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IN THE. LIMELIGHT
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Ernest P. Blcknell has entered on his work
a# director of the work of the Red Cross of the
United States. As his title Implies, he Is to be
the managing head of this great organlgation.
He gave up the office of secretary of the Associ-
ated Charities In Chicago, which paid him a salary
of >6,000 a year, to go Into this new field of work
at an Increased salary. Back of his election to
the office Is the old story of work well done.
After the destruction of Son Francisco by
earthquake the Red Cross forwarded Immense
sums of money to the stricken city. It was
necessary to have a high-grade man at the head
of the society’s relief work In that city, and some
one suggested Mr. Blcknell. He obtained a leave
of absence from his Chicago office and went to
San Francisco at a time when everything was
-chaos there. Within a remarkably short time he had brought things to a sys-
tem, and for months from a tent In the destroyed city administered the char-
ity of the Red Cross, and supervised the financial end of the transaction.
Last summer when the Red Cross society decided to enlarge the field of
Its usefulness It saw the need of a directing head— a man upon whom the re-
sponsibility of operation could be placed. Naturally It turned to the man who
had served so well In the San Francisco affair. Mr. Blcknell was loath to
leave his work In Chicago, but finally consented. W. H. Taft, president-elect,
Is president of the society, and has consented to accept a re-election, which
means that for the first time a president of the United States will alBo be
president of the Red Cross society.
Mr. Blcknell has already matured plans for strengthening the society.
The charity organizations of the municipalities of the country are being In-
vited td become members of the society and are promptly accepting the In-
vitation. Mr. Blcknell Is now visiting the larger ciUes of the east, New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, in connection with the work of co-opera-
tion. A little later he Intends to visit the cities of the Central west. The Idea
is that the municipal charity organizations shall be so affiliated with the so-
ciety that when a disaster occurs In or near any large city the local charity
organization can promptly take hold of the work of extending aid.
AMERICAN IS SCOTCH LORD
Mr. Barnes,
American
Archibald Clavering Gunter
A Sequel to
Mr. Barnes of New York
Author of "Mr. Bum, of New Yort.”
"Mr. Pott.r of Ton*.”
"That Franckauu>.” Etc.
Copyright, 1IOT. Dodd Mead * Co.. N. T.
Having been confirmed by the committee on
privileges of the house of lords in his right as
the twelfth baron of Cameron, Albert Kirby Fair-
fax, native American, now officially bears the
title of Lord Fairfax of the Scotch peerage and
is entitled to all the privileges of a peer In the
United Kingdom, excepting that these do not
include a seat In the house of lords, a distinction
which, however, may be attained by him through j
election as one of the 16 delegates to the House
by the Scottish peerage for each parliamentary
session.
The house of Fairfax dates bdck to 1627. Its
founder was one of the few nobles who sided
with Cromwell and he held chief command at
Marston Moor. His son was general-in-chlef of
the parliamentary forces and gained the great
victory at Naseby. When the king came to his own the Fairfax of that day
deemed It beat to come to America, and about 1739 settled in Virginia, where
he bought a tract of land comprising some 6,000,000 acres, and erected two
mansions—Brevoir and Oreenway Court—where he lived In baronial style.
The present Virginia family home is Northampton. Prince George county, an
estate of about 700 acres, being a part of the original Fairfax grant. Albert
Kirby Fairfax was Born there, as were his brother and three sisters.
His father was Dr. John Contee Fairfax, who, like all of his ancestors
after the first of them came to America, disdajned to lay claim to the title.
[with the exception of Fev. Brian Fairfax, who went to England In 1800 and
Received recognition as the eighth Lord Fairfax, but returned to this country ______ _
and never assumed the title. The mother of Albert Kirby Fairfax was a muttered;
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daughter of Col. Edmund Kirby of the United States army.
Several years ago Albert went to New York and obtained a position In
the banking house of Barring. Magoon & Co., in Wall street, with the intention
of becoming a banker. In 1902 he went to London to represent an internation-
al banking concern and announced his Intention of assuming his title. The
British chancellor decided that he could exercise all the rights of his rank—
attend coronations and various court functions, but could not have a volcfe In
the house of lords unless he should become a British subject and be elected
as one of the 16 Scottish peers. *
He attended the coronation of King Edward by special Invitation and was
extensively entertained by the peerage.
CHAPTER I,
The Shock In the Marseille*. Depot
T wonder If I can head off those
cursed Corsican murder enthusiasts?”
mutters Mr. Barnes, of New York, as
he stands on the deck of the French
steamer with Marseilles looming up in
the heat mist ahead of him on a May
morning of 1883, after the escape of
the bridal party from. Corsica.
There are very few passengers.
Barnes’ gold having sent the steamer
back on her return voyage to Mar-
seilles within two hours after her ar-
rival at Ajaccio.
His glance Is turned contemplative-
ly beyond the whirling, eddying wake
of the propeller’s foam toward that cu-
rious island of a semi-mediaeval race,
200 miles behind him, whose rugged
mountain slopes and chestnut valleys
are the home of that undying revenge
that the Corsicans think Is noble; that
they worship, idealize and call “the
Vendetta.”
The representative of New York
fashion, American sportsmanship and
modern materialism, who has flitted
to the Island and plucked' not only the
young English lieutenant, Edwin Ge-
rard Anstruther, but his bride, Marina,
the daughter of the Paolis, from the
meshes and entanglements of a feud
that only ends with death, notwith-
standing his reward is to be the hand
of the beautiful girl he loves, emits a
low, contemplative, melancholy whis-
tle.
He mentally glances back and sees
the house of Musso Danella in the
moonlit chestnut groves of Bocognano,-
and Marina In her bride’s gown, her
sensitive, passionate face filled with
that weird mixture of undying love
and uncanny horror as she shuddered
from the arms of the man she had juct
sworn to cleave to through ttfe anh
“Antonio’s murderer! ’’
41.0
and the lies des
“Why, we are nearly at Marseilles,”
ejaculates Enid.
“Yes, only breakfast between us and
every-day France," returns her escort.
"Now Just run down and direct Thomp-
son to get your traps together and
then tell Edwin to hurry Marina. They
should be on deck. You know as soon
as landed, we’ll get right on to Lon-
don. We can probably catch the morn-
ing train.” -
Miss Anstruther’s answer makes
Burton chew his moustache; she saya:
“If Marina Is strong enough.”
"Strong enough? She’s got to be
strong enough. We must get out of
France. The further we are away
from Corsica, the better. In France
they don’t need a reciprocity treaty to
take us back to that mediaeval Island.
There Is no telling what devilish com-
plexion the natives of Bocognano may
put upon the two dead men we left
behind us. I don’t want to alarm you
—I wouldn’t say this to Edwin or his
bride—but the sooner we are out of
France, the better.”
"And you think that will be the end
of the matter?" asks his fiancee, cling-
ing closely to his arm as If Mr. Barnes
were potent to save her from the whole
Corsican race.
"Well, I think It would have been
had we got away wlthou* old Tomasso
killing Count Danella and the French
carbineers shooting old Tomasso. As
It Is”—Barnes pauses suddenly and
aBks abruptly: "Did poor old Tomasso
Monaldi have any close relatives? Not
so very close, either. Cousins, even to
the second and third degree often take
a hand in these barbaric feuds.”
“I believe while I was there,” an-
swers Miss Anstruther, “I heard a
daughter spoken of. Etherla, she was
called—the betrothed, I understand, of
that mediaeval young cavalier who
acted as bridesman and made that
awful Smollet speech to Marina. Young
Bernardo Saliceti, a member of the
local governing body, ambitious to be
elected to represent Corsica in the
French chamber of deputies.”
"Humph, a young Corsican swell be-
trothed to the daughter of the man
an old Corsipap, who,
best broad-bgtpi sombrero and allver- 1
buttoned coat, is seated upoa a hen- Something About the Ai
coop and economically eating some Imported Prod
hard-boiled eggs and roasted Tj—
nuts he has produced from his
"You don’t remember civilized countries,
teo,” remarks Barnes, gazli^>!«*uie ! plentiful in most of the L
ancient Innkeeper of the auberge II! of America.
Pescatorl. Although the best husbands In
"By the blessings of the saints, 11 country are acknowledged by experts
do, honored Signore Barnes, of New
York,” replies the representative of
HODCARRIER KNIGHTED BY KING
Cavalier Dominick D’Alessandro, a Boston
hodcarrler, has been knighted by the king of
Italy. D’Alessandro, In spite of his humble call-
ing, is a scholar and a reformer. His title came
to him as a token of the king’s appreciation of
hlB efforts In behalf of the laboring people of the
tenements. He has been perhaps one of the
greatest workers in that field ever to come out
of the ranks of the laborers. The padrone system
of the Greek bootblacks and of the Russians, who
are employed in great numbers among the sugar
beet fields of the west, has come In for much of
his attention. In the field of organized labor he
has likewise been active and he is the recognized
head of the hodcarrlers’ organization. Withal
he Is a scholar of economic subjects and Is edu-
cated In several languages.
When he came to New Yojd from Italy D’Alessandro was possessed of a
great knowledge of the oppression of the poor, and he determined to devote
his life to a betterment of their condition. He began with the tenements In
a quiet way, and then Included an Investigation of the padrone children among
the Italian child laborers. He gathered evidence In his spare time against
the heads of this terrible system of slavery, and the result was successful pros-
ecutions of the padrones In New York, Boston, Philadelphia and other east-
i' f r i ( |1
All this was thought to the attention of the Italian monarch, and he re-
warded the hodt^Ay' reformer with a knighthood.
Next be remembers the strange proof
that brought back the wild happiness
to the bride’s face as she learned there
was no taint of her brother’s blood on
Edwin Anstruther, her husband; that
her horrible belief was due to circum-
stantial evidence and the Jealous and
crafty plot of Musso Danella, her guar-
dian, the man lying dead upon the
floor of the bridal chamber, Tomasso’s
dagger In his heart; and then had fallen
fainting into her bridegroom’s arms.
With this, the mind of Mr. Barnes
reverts to his desperate efforts to get
the whole party to Ajaccio before the
natives of the little commune of Boco-
gnano learned they had now another
to avenge, and to the death of Ma-
rina’s brother on the beach in the
duello had been added that of Danella,
xhelr old-time friend, and to his peas-
ants their kind maestro and proprie-
tor.
Additional concern makes the face
of (he American even more grave as
he mentally bears the distant ringing
of the rifles on the mountain side as
the carbineers shot old Tomasso Mon-
aldi, who having become an assassin,
had fled as a bandit, as the party made
their weird ride to the Corsican sea-
port.
"If no deaths had followed the ap-
pearance of Marina’s husband and me
In the Island, perhaps the accursed af
fair might have slumbered and died
out.” reflects Barnes, gloomily; “as It
Is, there’s no telling where the devllsh
•l»U5l=4l=ler,~f
IRONE
rvla has occupied a
ie the accession of hlH
methlng like that of vice-
ntry. He is the youngest
hlch means that he was not
light of a possible heir to the
’ore cut comparatively little
rs of the troublesome kingdom,
er, the youth finds himself sud
> a position of prominence and
In the eyes of his countrymen and
de world. Hla elder brother, Crown
_Inee George, Is the rattle brained youth whose
■Pash words and Intemperate actions have all but
^precipitated his country into a costly war with
EJ Austria against the wishes of hie royal father
The young man
father when the latter would have remonstrated with him on
and on one occasion attempted to strike the king. He made the
the Servian so torrid that it was even reported that his father
f packing up his crown and royal ulster and running away
et on the outside the peace and tranquillity he longed for.
of all thla, the Servian court has begun to think perhaps
would be a dangerous sort of king In case his father should
young Alexander would be a much safer, wiser and more
d would keep the kingdom out of menacing ructions
the Servian legislature
acres making the younger prince heir to the throne Instead ol
"And You Think That Will
End of the Matter?"
Be the
killed on the mountain. Besides, I’ve
heard the dead Musso speak of a half-
brother, Corsican on the mother’s side
T-one Corregio Clprlano Danella. De
Belloc mentioned him as we rode
down the mountain. Corregio lives
most of the time In southern France,
but has the damnable ethics of his
iBl&nd,” mutters Burton, then he sud-
denly checks himself, for Edwin An-
Btruther is bringing his bride up the
companionway to the deck.
Every time her eye lights on her
bridegroom, the flush of happiness
transforms the bride’s face Into a
dream of passionate loveliness. Each
time she touches the arm of Edwin
Anstruther, Barnes notes that her
slight fingers cling to the young Eng-
lishman’s stout muscles as If to be
certain a living husband is beside her
and she is not bereft. Still there Is a
confidence In the young Corsican
lady’s bearing that makes the Ameri-
can, who now considers himself as her
physician, more hopeful of her physi-
cal strength.
“Ah, Marseilles Is ahead of us, dear
Dr. Barnes,” she days, her dark eyes
lighting up In their enthusiastic south-
ern way. “To-morrow, Paris; the next
day, London, where, Edwin tells me,
old Corsica, his eyes lighting up with
a lurid glow. “A grand duel that we
arranged on the beach a year ago! All
Ajaccio has been out to aee where An-
tonio died and Marina took the oath of
the vendetta. It helped business
grandly, Has she killed yet?” The
old man’s tone is moodily eager.
"Not yet,” answers Barnes, senten-
tlously.
“Per Baccho, I saw her with another
English officer in the stern a few min-
utes since. They say she’B wedded to
him. Hasn't found the man who slew
her brother, but given her beauty to
another of his accursed race. ’Tis
shame on Comlca!” mutters the old
vendetttalBt, disgustedly.
"I believe on the morning of that
duel,” Interjects Burton, "you were
kind enough, Mateo, to give me quite a
little history of the vendetta on which
you seem to be an authority; how your
father, a fisherman, fell In one, and
you drowned the man who killed your
father."
"Ah, that memory is a pleasant one,
Signore. I can always sleep In peace;
my enemy had no relatives or de-
scendants.”
“But where there are relatives and
descendants, the feud goes on?” The
American knocks the ashes from his
cigar.
“Until there are no more left, of
course! Even to all who bear the
name or have a drop of the blood In
their veins if they are men and Cor-
sicans," answers old Mateo, stoutly.
"Ah, but you seem quite an authority
on the subject. But are these feuds
ever permitted to Include women as
victims?’’ asks the American, his eyes
very anxious.
"Maladetto, why not? Women pro-
duce two-thirds of the vendettas,” mut-
ters the old man, sardonically.
• Mr. BarneB turns moodily away fro:
this cruel aspect of the Infernal pas
sion of unending revenge. As he en-
ters the dining salon and seats himself
beside Miss Enid, he mutters to him-
self: “By Jove, am I losing my
nerve?" for the thought that his deli-
cate fiancee may possibly be drawn
Into the horrible blood feud has pro-
duced a new sensation In his veins.
Half an hour afterward the Ajaccio
boat Is pulled up alongside of the Qual
Jollette in Marseilles and Is discharg-
ing its few passengers and little freight
Into that bustling artery of modern
commerce full of moving wagons,
shrieking cabmen and the other etcet-
eras of a great commercial port.
The ladles are below getting their
little baggage together, assisted by
Edwin. Barnes, who has already sent
a waiter on shore to bring a carriage,
with an afler-breakfast cigar between
his teeth, is pacing the deck of the
vessel.
A bright, smart little telegraph boy
files up the gangplank. After asking
directions of the first officer, he step*
to Mr. Barnes and hands him a blue
envelope.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
to be indigenous to the soil, those
commanding tbe highest market prices
are the Imported varieties, because
of their expensive labels. Tbe Crown
brand brings tbe largest figure.
Tbe husband la a wary and elusive
animal, fleeing for safety at the first
noise like a skirt to his lair in clubs,
offices and other remote caves of his
habitat; bat he may be cajoled forth
by an appearance of Indifference on
the part of tbe trapper, as his curi-
osity can always be aroused by the
strange creature > who could remain
immune to bis charms; after which he
may be easily caught anywhere In
broad daylight (though a white night-
light or moon-calcium is 'preferable),
In a trap composed of frou-frou, tal-
cum, golden locks and flattery.
There is a tradition to the effect
that tbe earliest husband-catcher was
a clumsy contrivance made of fine
hand-sewing attached to a spinning
wheel, decorated with home-made pre-
serves put up in a syrup of sweet dis-
position and sealed In common-sense
Jars.
Once secured with a matrimonial
nalter tied in a diamond lltch, the hue
band usually becomes quite tame and
will eat from the hand and Blgn checks
at will. There are more than 67 va
rieties of husbands at large and in
captivity, but they are broadly classed
as good and bad by their respective
owners or keepers called wives.—Sue
cess Magazine.
# *
Facing the Enemy.
MaJ. Cary, who died a few months
Ago in England, was the leader of the
search party which rode through the
African bush to find the body of the
prince Imperial of France. It was
with Lieut. Cary of the Ninety-eighth
regiment that he went out on the
.fatal ride In the Zulu war. Ellen Bar-
i account of the tragedy in
the prince, and alBo men-
:le incident of his boy-
is curiously prophetic ol
the spirit he showed In his last fight.
The prince was a bright, jovial
youth, with high spirits. "The Dear
Boy,” he was called In camp. When
the corps of volunteers under Cary’s
conupand found his body in the tall
grass, it was seen- that he had re-
ceived 17 assagai wounds, all in front.
When the young prince was a small
boy he was attacked by a deep-seated
abscess in his back. An operation
was ordered, and the little fellow sub-
mitted bravely. Something troubled
him, however, which at last he con-
fided to his father.
The abscess being in his back, he
would have a wound behind.
“If a scar remains,” he said, "per-
haps my enemies some day will thlnf
I ran away."
broth M
thing may end. If they have money u h to be happyi happy a8_
enough to pursue us, holy poker, they ... - »__..
os: even Include me In the scrim-
la* ce.”
K little, delicately gloved hand laid
•rjon his arm Interrupts his medlta-
Jlon. Miss Enid Anstruther, standing
beside blm, looking like a joyous fash-
ion-plate In & light Parisian traveling
dress, whispers archly: “Thinking of
me?" then suddenly ejaculates In al-
most frightened tone: “Oh, I hope not!
Your face Is so moody, dear.” Blushes
spring upon the sensitive face, and his
young English fiancee whispers with
a piquant pout: "Gloomy, and going
to marry me In three days? That's
not very complimentary. Burton."
"No, in two, If we can make quick
connections for London," answers Bur-
ton, rapturously. “One day Is past.
But I wasn't thinking of you, young
lady," he continues, tenderly, giving
her delicate cheek a caressing, pro-
prietary pinch; ”1 was thinking of—’’
"What we left behind us,” shudders
his vivacious betrothed. "Don't let us
think of that weird horror, when—
when—” The radiance of her blue
eyes and the blushes on her fair cheeks
suggest the rest.
"When our wedding day Is so near,"
whispers Burton, tenderly. “I would
on very happy, too, If our Corsican
friends would only forget It." He
checks himself, biting his lip and adds:
'However, the modern world Is before
As I am,” interjects Anstruther.
‘Enid has promised to make you so,
hasn’t she, my boy? And I’ll see that
she does It. No delays for trousseau;
minister to the mast and sentence ex-
ecuted at once on that young lady who
Is putting her head over the taffrall to
hide her blushes, which she'll pretend
come from the sea air."
“Please attend, to Marina's blushes,
Edwin; theyjje enough for any man
to take care of,” laughs Miss An-
struther.
"Yes. and take Mrs. Anstruther In
to breakfast," commands Barnes, deft-
ly giving Marina her English name,
thinking it will impress upon her that
she Is no more a Corsican.
“Breakfast!” eays Mr. Anstruther,
promptly, and leads his bride Into the
dining salon.
"Though I am not married, I am
hungry also,” remarks Enid, sugges-
tively.
"All right, step In quick,” returns
Burton, but pausing at the cabin door,
he whispers: "Excuse me a moment.
1 see an old friend forward.”
“What, you are not going to sit by
my side?” pouts his fiancee.
“In a minute. Order my breakfast
fof me.”
A minute later he is standing among
the few third-class passengers In the
extreme bow of the boat, addressing
DIDN’T PURCHASE THE MJNE.
Prospective Owners Knew Not Where
to Get Pack-Train Needed.
The secretary of an eastern com-
pany that some time ago was anxious
to purchase a silver-lead mine in the
northwest tells of an amusing incident
In the negotiations for Its purchase.
As the ore assayed well and every-
thing looked propitious, a mining ex-
pert was sent to examine the mine.
His report was favorable, too favor-
able, in • fact, and aroused the sus-
picions of the would-be purchaser; sc
it was determined to Investigate more
closely. At this point a well-known
raining man of Butte recommended
that a certain rough-and-ready genlua
should be sent to look at the mine.
“You can deepnd upon his Judgment,”
the mining man Bald. "You can trust
to his report, which In all probability,
will be brief and very much to the
point." The advice was followed. As
predicted, the report was short and
pithy. It read substantially as fol-
lows: “Gents: I have made an exam-
ination of the X— mine, and report
that the ore is there as represented;
that It assays high; that it is there In
plenty; but to get your supplies in
and your ore out, you will need a pack-
train of bald eagles.”—Harper’!
Weekly.
Wigs and Hair Powder.
The pure white powder used on the
hair in Washington’s time was made
from pulverized starch, scented with
violet or other perfume. The fashion
began in the French court (Charles
IJ{, end of sixteenth century). Those
having dark hair UBed violet and
blondes used iris. Even wigs were
filled with It. The hair was greased
with pomade to make the powder
hold. At one time the hair powder^
tax In England yielded nearly >100,QJj
a year. The French revolu
hastened the return to natural
The powder added to the weigh|
the expense of wigs, large qua
being used, sometimes two pou|
a time. In 1670 Gov. Barefoot
Hampshire wore a powdered
Cotton Mather denounced
luxurious feminine protfc'xity,” and
thought an Indian war was a direct
punishment from God for wearing’
wigs. They caused much baldness.
Fos to Racs Suicide.
The problem of race Bulclde will be
simplified by the better housing of
working people. As the result of an
experiment—costing >1,600,000—by an
English manufacturer, a garden col-
ony for employes is reported to have
a birth rate of 66 and a death rate of
only nine per 1,000; while the child-
ren of seven are three Inches taller
and seven pounds heavier and those
of 11 years are five and one-half
Inches taller and 20 pounds heavier,
than the average of children of the
same ages among the laboring classes
of Liverpool.
Baked Bananas and Rubber Heels.
“For nervousness,” said the special-
ist, “I prescribe baked bananas and
rubber heels.
“The Jar given to the spine In walk-
ing by the continual clump, clump ol
a heel of leather and iron upon a
floor of stone or cement, Is the chief
cause of nervous disorders. Hence
the rubber heel that I prescribe,
which removes this cause. Heels,
anyway, are unnecessary. They orig-
inated in Persia—a protection, you
know, against the redbot desert sands
—but we have no redhot sands, so
why the heel?
“Baked bananas make a dish that
for nourishing and calming qualities
Is unexcelled. If you are ever shaky
from overlndulgeuce In coffee or tea,
or alcohol, either, try a dish of them.*
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t h
Oldest Tunnel in the World.
Qlenfleld tunnel, on the Leicester A
Swannlngton railway, in England, Is
the oldest tunnel in the world. It Is
about a mile long, and is the oldest
section of the Midland company’s sys-
tem. Only four passenger trains pass
through the tunnel each week day, and
from Saturday night until Monday
morning the tunnel Is closed by a pad
locked door at either end.
Ageing Timber.
Timber is now seasoned electrically,
ft is placed In a solution of borax,
resin and carbonate of soda. In a
large tank connected with an elec
current. The effect of the current
to make the sap rise to tbe top of th«
bath, while the solution enters th«
pores of the timber. The process last*
for seven or eight hours, and then th«
wood is died. Timber may be sea
c^ned In this way la a few days, and
is equal to that which has been stored
five years.
Evidences.
"Women.” said the juvenile cynic,
are more remarkable for head thas
for heart."
“Yea,” answered Mias Cayennv
“one would think so by noting the
relative measurements of hats an#
corsets.” , ('">
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The Tribune. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1908, newspaper, December 18, 1908; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881938/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stephenville Public Library.