Ellis County Republican. (Gage, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1907 Page: 2 of 8
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— Ki:r«*« 1 noble courage, that she refused to
Ellis County RepumiCim : ghow any outward sign of her feelings.
She was the reserved, dignified girl
! had ever seen her.
"Jim, Miss Sands and I thought It
best that we should have a little match
up at this stage of our deal,” Bob be-
gan. ”1 want to know if you both agree
with me on adhering to the original
plans to close out at Ii5. 1 never felt
surer of my ground than In thiB deal.
UK, lKxibl»<i»J !'»*• a o».»
CHAPTER II.—Continued.
No one who scanned the crowd that
morning would have believed that the
calm, set face on that erect Indian
figure, occupying the very center of
that horde of gamblers who were only
awaiting the ringing clang of the gong
to hurl themselves like madmen at
each other, was the hysterical man
who the night before was wildly pray
ing for this moment. Nearly every
man in that crowd was calm, but Bob
Brownley was the calmest of them all.
It's the exchange code that at any cost
of heart or nerve-tear a man must re-
tain good form until the gong strikes.
Then, that he must be as near the un-
caged tiger as human mind and body
can be made. Only I realized what
volcano raged Inside my chum s bosom.
If any other man of the crowd had
known. Bob's chances of success would
have been on par with a Canadian
canoeist short-cutting Niagara for Buf-
falo.
Suddenly, as I watched the scene,
there rang through the great hall the
first sharp stroke of the gong. There
were no echoes heard that morning.
The metallic voice was yet shaping its
command to 'at 'em, you fiends" when
from 300 throats burst the wild sound
of the stock exchange yell. No other
sound in any of the open or hidden
places of all nature duplicates the
yell of a great stock exchange at an
exciting opening. It not only fills and
refills space, for the volume is terrific,
but it has an Individuality all its own,
coming from the incisive "take-mine-
Tve-got yours,” from the aggressive,
almost arrogant "you-can’t-you-won t-
have-your-way,” the confident by-
heaven-I-will" individual notes that en
ter into the whole, as they blend with
the shrill scream of triumph and the
die-away note of disappointment, when
the floor men realize their success or
their failure. 1 picked Bob s magnifl
cently resonant voice from the mass
“40 for any part of 10,000 Sugar." It
was this daring bid that struck terror
to the bears and filled the bulls with a
frenzy of encouragement. Again it
i«ng out—"45 for any part of 23.000;"
and a third time—"50 for any part of
50.000.”
The great crowd was surging all
over the room. Hats were smashed
and coats were being stripped from
itOIl' owners' backs SS though made of
paper, and now and then a particular-
ly frantic buyer or seller would be
borne to the floor by the impetus of
those who sought to All his bid or grab
his offer. Through all the wild whirl,
straight fend erect and commanding
was the form of Bob. his face cold and ]
expressionless as an iceberg, in five
minutes the human mass had worked
back to the Sugar pole and there was
the inevitable lull while its members
"verified.'’
1 could see by the few entries Bob
was making on bis pad that he hn,d
. been compelled to buy but little. This
meant that bis campaign was working
smoothly, that he w as driving the mar-
ket up by merely bidding, and that he
had the greater part of my 50,000 yet
unbought, which in turn meant he
could continue to push up the price,
or in the event of his opponents' at-
tempting to run it down, he would be
under the market with big supporting
orders.
Suddenly the lull was broken. Bob's
'voice rang out again 15.1 for any
part of 10.000 Sugar.” Again the gam
biers <*losed in and lor another five
minutes the opening scene was dupli-
cated. with only a shade less fierce
ness After ten minutes mad trading
a mighty burst of sound told that
Sugar was 160 bid. Then Bob worked
hts way out of the crowd, and passing
by me fairly hissed. "By heave*, Jim.
I've got them cinched!"
I went back to tbe office. In a few
minutes Bob without a word strode
through my office and into the little
room occupied by Beulah Sands. He
closed the door behind him, a thing
that be bad never done before, it w-as
only a minute till he opened it and
called to nie. In his eyes was a strange
look, a look that came from the blend-
ing of two mighty passions, one joy,
the other I could not make out. unless
It was that soft one. which suppressed
love, .merging from terrible uncer
tainty, generates in deep natures and
which usually finds vent in tears.
Beulah Sands was a study. Her heart
was evidently swaying tnd •tigging
with tbe news Bob had brought her
She must have seen tbe nearness of
release from the torture Gat had been
tilling her soul during the past three
months, and yet such war the remark-
able xelf-control of the «oman. such
Sharp and shrill rang Bob's ex-
change telephone. The ring seemed
shriller; it certainly w*M longei than
usual. Bob Jumped for the receiver.
CHAPTER III.
He listened a moment, then an-
swered, “Stand on It at 80 for 12,000
shares. I will be there in a second.’
Ue dropped the receiver. "Jim, we
taue right ■ have struck a snag. Arthur Perkins,
*SgSveB ‘i m«stTe.b!S
she goes again—3%, 4, 4'A. and 1,200
at a half. There Is a tremendous de-
mand from all quarters. Washington s
buying is unlimited; the commission
houses are tumbling over one another
to get aboard and the shorts are scared
to a paralyzed muteness. They don't
know whether to jump in and cover or
to stand'thelr present hands, but they
have no pluck to fight the rise, that is
certain. The news bureaus have just
published the story that I am buying
for Randolph & Randolph, and they
for the insiders; that the new tariff
is as good as passed; and that at the
directors’ meeting to-morrow the Sugar
dividend will be increased, and that It
is agreed on all sides she won't stop
going until she crosses 200. I've been
obliged to take on only 18.000 of your
50.000, and at present prices there is
over two hundred thousand profit in
them. I think I could go back there
and in 30 minutes have it to 180. Then
if 1 rested on it until about one o'clock
and threw myself at It for real fire-
works up to the close, 1 could, under
cover of them, let slip about half our
purchases, and to-morrow open her
with a whirl and let go tbe balance.
If I'm in luck I’ll average 180-185 for
the whole bunch, but I’ll be satisfied
if 1 get an average of 175, which would
allow me to sell it on a dropping scale
to 160.”
1 agreed that his campaign was per-
American people becoming 3nnoc=
ulatrtJ Wit\) tSermof j^onestp
By DR. NEWELL DWIGHT HILL1S.
quick." and he shot out of the office.
1 sprang for Bob's telephone. “Per-
kins, quick!" "What are they doing,
Perkins?” I asked a moment later.
“Conant has almc-st filled me up. He
seems to have a hogshead of It on
tap,” he answered.
'•Buy 50.000 shares, 5.000 each point
down; and anything unfilled, give to
Bob when he gets there. He Is on the
way.”
1 shut off and turned to Miss Sands:
• This Is no ti®e to stand on cere-
mony, Miss Sands. Barry Conant is
Camemeyer's and Standard Oils head
broker. His being on the floor means
mischief. He never goe* into a big
whirl personally unless they ure out
The geologist tells us Hiat the White mountains j
were the firet peaks to emerge from llte sea: then, lit-1
tie by little, the whole continent appeared, rising above
tbe hot waters of either ocean. That was a great momenl
when Mount Washington first cleared itself of water,
steam and mud and stood forth, crowned with sun-k
light, the forerunner of a new continent.
Hut more wonderful still the sudden entrance of
conscience and ethics into the industrial and eorpora-
tive life of the republic. For years, doubtless, the
preparatory processes have lieen going on. hut the ethical movement has
I published itself only in tbe last few weeks and months, lo-day the rail-
roads are posting their rates and withdrawing secret rehates. A armed,
politicians no longer hawk franchises in the lobbies of the city ha ■ •
More striking still the ethical note in the .realm of public morals
Man wants money—but when a man is hungry he must not eat coals or
fire. And when a man is avaricious lie must not seek satisfaction by get-
ting money through crime and fraud. The whole nation is rising up to
FOR GARDEN PARTY
HERE’S A DELIGHTFUL SUMMER
ENTERTAINMENT.
Calls for Littlo Effort or E*pe"*e' *"d
Will Be Greatly Enjoyed by the
Young People —Suitable
Refreehmenta.
For anyone who
swung under the trees,
small tables grouped in s, wa> t «
geat »oclabllity. Qn^wh tab e &
sl nrettv cover that win
vase or Lwl of flowers, buttercups.
daisies and clovers.
There may he croquet ftnd tenn‘*'
archery or a bean hag coategt for
those wh* feel energetic, though
where there are a lot of young P »
who have so many affairs of absorb-
ing interest In common to ta£ °'r"
there Is no necessity of providing any,
social amusement. A dance on
lawn is delightfully picturesque, and
| an amateur fortune teller in g> P»»
1 dress who can predict interesting fu-
tures in keeping with the character
and aspirations of the classmates she
knows so well adds much of in-
terest and success to the
Refreshments are simple as befits e
hours, which are usually betJ'.e<>a
---- mere
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for blood. Bob has exhausted his buy-1 ting money through crime atm irauu. me ......® .
ing power, and though 1 tell you frank- 8hake off i(|i fornier lie, vices and sins. In polities if a youth wants po*i-
IS stmc^Te mulr portray
intend to let them wipe the floor with of bonor Rn<1 the defeat 0f sham and humbug. If a magazine wants to
him without at least making j,icrease it8 circulation it takes up some cause and becomes a voice for . . en
sxx&sz h*. «„ »< - ** r. »
om Miss Sands. Ordinarily I would mPntui acquirements who have tried to get on by adopting the low ethical R strong iemonade. quite s*ee.
defer to your wishes but 1 love Bob i(lpa]s of the politicians of the old school, with the result that these am- which isadded ^bmrrtes.
plunge in stock, if they should turn future preferment. 1 '-*** ,f wished a sala . an c
Bob over in this deal, he—well,^they’re| Honesty is becoming a contagion. It is an auspicious hour for our
people. It is the golden age for which the fathers longed. And this new
note of conscience in public life, prophesies a new era of happiness and
progress for the people of the republic.
not going to, if L can prevent it,” and
I started for the exchange on the run.
When I got there the scene beg-
lital $Jrnblm
in be &olupb
By OSCAR S. STRAUSS.
Secretary of Department of Commerce end Libor.
___ _______ water; sand-
wiched (and if wished a saladV an ice
or frappe and small cakes. These are
served from a large table by maids in
black dresses, white caps and aprons
or more informal still, the young girl
friends of the boy or girl giving the
party. , , .
Among the dainty sandwiches and
cakes suited to a lawn party are the
following;
Hickory Nut Macaroons—Mix to-
gether one heaping cup nut meats
chopped fine, one cup sugar, two well
beaten eggs and five even tablespoon-
fuls flour. Drop on a paper-lined bak-
ing sheet by the teaspoonful and bake
in a moderate oven.
Cocoanut Macaroons.—Add to a
scant cupful sifted flour one cupful
granulated sugar and two cupfuls of
the best shredded cocoanut. Mix
Xo greater, more im-
portant, and vital ques-
tion has ever come for-
ward for solution than
the relation between cap-
ital and labor. It is to-
day agitating the parlia-
ments of all enlightened
nations, and is receiving
the thoughtful attention . ^ be8t ghredded cocoanut. jh*
o, ™ .»<! l,fi,l,„or, who ^ «... S* pW of »!»...» H<* £»*£.
high above the narrow pathways of selfish interest g(iff frotu. Make into small flat cakes'
The effect of combination of either capital or labor is not in itself an
evil. The methods by which such combination is arrived at or by which
it is maintained or operated, if those methods are inequitable or unlair,
should not only be exposed, hut should be drastically dealt with. A cor-
poration desiring to per|M-tuate its domination may use its combination
power to give better sen ice-that is a public good-but when that power
is used to prevent any one else from giving a like service or the best serv-
ice it can. then its combination power is being used as an encroachment
upon the rights of others and against the public welfare.
It is not within the power or proper sphere of government
to equalize competitors, but it is within the power and
proper sphere of government to equalize the opportun-
ities of competitors. It is the sphere of government to
keep open equally lo all men the avenues of commercial
development, to maintain the opportunity for competi-
tion. and to prevent the use of unfair means that dimm-
ish or destroy such equal opportunity.
El
Sob’s Voice Rang Out Again.
feet, and Beulah Sands said in her
usual quiet way, "It is entirely in your
hands, Mr. Brownley. I don't see how
any advice from us can help."
Bob went back to the exchange and
I into my office. Bob had been right
again, in ten minutes the tape began
to scream Sugar. With enormous
transactions it van up in 15 minutes to
188. in three more it dropped to 181.
and then steadily mounted to 185Mt,
dulled up, and was healthy steady.
Presently Bob was back and we sat
down again.
•I’ve bought 20,000 more for you.
Jim. on that bulge. I've 38.000 In all
of the last 50,000. which leaves me
12.000 reserve. The average is way
under 75, and there must be $400,000
lor you in it now and a strong $1,400.-
l»00 in Miss Sands' 20,000. and $1,800.-
000 in our 30.0ff0. They say it's bad
business to count chickens irt the shell,
but ours are tapping so hard to get
out I can't help doing it this once. I'm
going to keep away from the floor for
an hour or so. then I will go over and
wind it up and—good God, Beulah
Miss Sands—are you ill?”
The girl's race was ashen gray and
she seemed to be gasping for breath
1 rushed for some water wrtJle Bob
seized both her hands, but in an In-
stant the blood came lo her cheeks
with a rush and she said, "I was dizzy
for a moment, it must have been the
thought of taking $1,800,000 back to
father that upset me With that amount
father could make good all the trust
tunds. and have hack enough for his
own fortune to make us seem, after
what we have been going through,
richer than we were before. Pardon
me Mr Randolph, fron t you. when l
gared description. That of the morn-
ing was lame in comparison. A bull
market, however, terrific, always is
tame beside a bear crash, in the few
moments it took me to get to the floor,
the battle had started. The greatei
part of the exchange membership was
in a dense mob wedged against the
rail behind the Sugar pole. I could not
have got within yards of the center
A (Tmrttee
on Smapitt
Terrapin is the acme
of creation, an.l l think
terrapin an.l not man
was made on the sixth
day. The odd tune was
tilled up in making field
mushrooms.
What are the essentials
for terrapin?
Plenty of it. I like
shell, hilt you can’t make them bad. 1 hey should
By JUDGE J. UPSHUR DENNIS.
of Supreme Court of Mwylind.
and bake in a slow oven until crisp
and a delicate brown.
Petite Fourt.—These are very in-
expensive when made at home and
not at all difficult. The foundation ie
a simple light sponge cake baked an
Inch in depth in a shallow tin lined
with paper. It is not necessary to
grease the paper. When done, turn
out on a bread board and with a sharp
knife cut into diamonds, dominoes
and squares. Split each of these
through the center, spread half with
j jelly, frosting or rich preserves, put
the other half on top and ice with var-
iously tinted and flavored icings—
white with almond, yellow with or-
ange. brown with chocolate. Decor-
ate the brown domino shapes with
white dots of frosting, the pink cakes
with candied rose leaves, tbe green
plstache with candied cherries and
the white with candied violets or
cherries and angelica leaves
Excellent Sponge Cake.—Beat six
fresh eggs and a cup of suga: together
with a wire beater, not the patent
beater. Whip in long strokes until
the m!t#ure is perfectly creamy, light
and white. This takes time. Add a
teaspoonful of vanilla or lemon and
two teaspoonfuls of cold water. ar.d
beat again. I-astly, fold in—do not
beat—one cup sifted flour. Bake ;n a
rather slow oven.
tZ the'merest ’^onTf shorrv'und be season,1 with butler pep-
nor and salt. If thin, a good deal of .roam should be put with them..
JUlTolS f°.VbUS|The host kind arc fresh -aught mud terrapin
panic-stricken, if the fate of nations When if? the best mouth to cat terrapin. , . .
had depended on my errand. I had Any (imi, vou (Mn them. After November they lav up food, and
witnessed such a scene before. It rep - / . . . > i ji-j „„G| thoroughly done and then stewed.
Marv,.ntl ..........long to them, and champagne is the pieee
------•,parentIv has every other man HS ,hc beverage; but good old burgundy is till right at any
floor against him 1 understood!^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Won Llnv,,; in my country on the
Knaters Shore, used to have a song that appealed to me very much. )♦
began this wav: .... .
VVI.cn tl.e honeysuckle htoo rn« and the rtogwond e white.
Then 1 he terrapin lay#, an.) the red drum* bile.
man apparently has every other man
on the floor against him I understc ■“
Bob against them all—he trying to
slay the onrushlng current of drop
ping prices; they bent on keeping the
sluice gates open. He was backed up
against the rail—not the Bob of the
morning; not a vestige of that cold,
brain nerve-and-body In-hand gambler
remuined. His hat was gone, his col
lar torn and hanging over his shoulder
His coat and waistcoat were ripped
open, showing the full length of his
white shirt front, and his eyes were
fairly mad. Bob was no longer a
human being, but a monarch qf the
forest at bay. with the hunter in front
of him, and closing In upon him. In a
great half circle, the pack of harriers,
all gnashing their teeth, baring their
fangs, and howling for blood. The
hunter directly facing Bob. was Barry
Conant—very slight, very short, a mar
vellously compact; handsome, minia-
ture man. with a fascinating face, dark
The cotton-seed indus-
try presents greater at-
tractions and offers
greater possibilities in
the immediate future for
enlargement in foreign
markets than many
others of our principal
industries. If it were
more generally known in
the United States, tliat the best cotton-seed oil is equal in purdy and
©Hue ©U out
of Glutton Swfc
By MAJ. JOHN M. CARSON.
Chief of the Government Sureeu of Manufacturer*.
the United states, mai ............- ■ -
, , , . . healthfiilness to olive oil, the demand for cotton oil at home would expand
ture man. with a fascinating face, daikj . ... ■ lltliv rpn. with the profits of those inuiiu-
oltve in tint, lighted by a pair of spark- to a point tliat would seriously intn I-ie wilt,
ling black eyes and framed in ^Gt> I faeturwr* of olive oil in frame, Italy and Spun
me^r" Randolph:‘iro^ryou. when 1 | black hah ; a black mustache was ^ ,.OIM,lH.t of their business. Our manufacturers of cotton
sav-God bless you and every one I parted over while teeth, which w en P „ , , y ,.fforlH to bringing their product to the
ss..................-......
Zt for you and Mr. Brownley? " , at all times was this Barry tenant. ^ <he mi, qilu|itiP8 „f cotton-seed oil. very much of the olive oil ««•»
.............................
i, woman before whom, as she stands
cn the brink of hell, suddenly looms
her heaven.
men.
Cleaning Ivory.
Most homemakers have had diffi-
culty in cleaning Ivory or fine bona
handled knives, and one of their diffP
cutties has no doubt been in (he too’
vigorous cleaning that an inexperi-
enced maid has given them to their
complete undoing. Here D a tried
method:
(’oat the steel with wax or paraffin,
and immerse the lumdles In a so’.u- l
Hon of chloride of lime an.l water, in
the proportion of one part of lime to
four parts of water.
Leave the knives in this ba.li for a
day, then wash well with warm water
and wipe dry. Remove the wax u the
bone Is perfectly white and free from
tit h in s.
Another way Is to dip the handles
In n saturated solution of alum and
water for from one to three hours,
then wash and wipe dry. Tile lauer
method is far preferable unlcis the..''
handles are very much darkened and
discolored. Polish the blades with
putty powder, using a buffer wet with
alcohol. This will not stain the
Ivory.
To Clean Silver.
Prepare a mixture of two ounces of
good yellow soap, four ounces of com-
mon soda, six ounces of whiling, and
r pint of boiling water. Shred the
Boap and put Into the wHte- with the
soda, then stir in the soda and let it
simmer on the stove till It has a
creamy consistency. Btlr it often
while cooking. Hub the paste over
the stiver with a flannel dipped in hoi
water, then wash each piece in water
and dry at once
Ptaita in Jackets.
In lining a Jacket, put plait in nod-
dle of the back, to allow tor stiairx
across the back.
(TO BE I’ONTINt’KD.)
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