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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-21
CHAPTE- III.
Ralph Weston Opens the Case

l, Ralph Weston, junior partner in
the firm of Hawkins & Weston, private
inquiry agents, have been requested to
set down in narrative form such cir
cumstances connected with the So
called Arnewood Mystery case as came
under my w personal observation
The task is, in some respects, an easy
one enough, inasmuch as / have ample
notes and an excellent memory to work
upon; but my literary experience be-
ing by no means ON a par with my
knowledge of the case, / fear that I
must crave an abundant indulgence for
inartistic use of the ample material at
Bile l now proceed.
The night OF Thursday, Nov. 10Th.
was one of the foggiest and bleakest
nights | ever was out in. On my way
home ran across a former schoolfel-
low. Tom Webb. who had given away
badly to habits of intemperance, and in
whose welfare / was strongly interest.
ed. His teeth We're chattering with
cold: and, despite the bitter weather,
he had no oyercoat.
/ could see he was not sober; in
deed, he seldom or never was, / fear.
Still, / could not we'll refuse his re-
quest for a drink, and took him with
me to my chambers. There, in addl
ton to helping himself freely to liquor,
he contrived las l afterwards discov-
ered) to purloin half a bottleful of
whisky.
He refused absolutely to stay over
night. So / lent him a spare overcoat,
and he started homeward Just as the
clock of st. Martins church was strik-
Ing 2 a. m. / felt somewhat uneasy
after be had gone, especially when +
noticed the disappearance of my whis-
ky; but, Of course. / could do nothing,
and had to content myself with hoping
that he would reach his lodging in
safety. He lived at No. 10, Cato street,
Soho.
The contents bill of the early editions
of the evening papers me-. day made
the not very uncommon announcement
of q Tragedy In Soho:'' but | was
greatly startled TO find that the scene
OF the said tragedy was the identical
house IN. (which Tom Webb lodged. The
first details published were very mea.
ger. The dead body of a gentleman,
unknown, had been discovered in n
room rented by a ledger, whose where
fbouts were not at present known. and
upon. whom. of course, the gravest sus-
picion rested. / at once fastened TO
Cato street.
/ should here state that although I
was at that time only head clerk to my
present partner, Mr.. Hawkins, l had
frequently come into contact, In the or
binary course of our business, with
many OF the leading Scotland Yard off,
Gals, and could usually count upon Sc
curing admission to places closed even
to the most insinuating of Press report
ers. Upon the present occasion, I hap
pened to be well knownIo the inspect
or il charge, and was promptly passed
through the Gordon of police stationed
IN front OF the house.
A simple question to the landlord
elected the reply that the name Of the
missing ledger, In whose room the
body had been found. was Webb: and
this Information embarrassed me at
nrst as to the course I should follow.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-21
SIBERIA
Destined to Become q Great Agst
tural and Mining Country.

DSSttota w - Oftnt Akl&
tural and Mining Country
The hope of Russia in deVeloplMs
IBERIA is that the harvests Of Tie Il
gantic province will supply REa
grain needs. The efforts, thereiGer
Gently put forth toward attracting
berian immigrants have been great =
1t appears that the province Is FGg
Of such inducements. Its five MIN
square miles have at present a EpA
ton of four million people, but, Own
to Russian energy, last years adt1S
amounted to no less than four hanaH
thousand persons. Mr.. Monssil
United States consul at ChemnitI, GO
many, reports to the state depaltnsz
at Washington, that this moysmsaii
%unequaied anywhere except In tAsx
ords OF past immigration INTO =
United States. He says that slRA
long looked upon as a barren vase
destined to be one OF the worlds 20
est and most productive sections
northern France wheat ripens u y
days; in Siberia, In 10 days, pa
strong night frosts do not inIais Z
young seed. / may add that Oas
quire In Siberia and the Amur cOais
only rs days, and in the regions q !.
Yenisei only 107. The frost perlOc =
only 81 days in the IrkutsE eOalus
Speaking of the Yenisei, 1t may !"
known that ten steamers carry tns Y !
regularly on that river. The oOl Z
already a hundred steamers aua
hundred tugs in service. a
other important development
IBERIA, namely, mining, Mr.. hOuas.-
reports that between Tomask ana p
nesk there lie over twenty-three y.
sand square miles of coal lanos ~.
have never been touched. ins
mines are particularly good IN Qa'' /
yielding as high as 60 per gen.
eastern Siberia alone there
four hundred places yielding s~-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-21
A New yersiop.

"Sir. how is it you advertise all the
beer a fellow can drink for 5 cents.
and then stop me on one glass after /
have paid my money!" Indignantly de-
maDded Hungry Willie.
Il advertised all the beer you can
drink for 8 cents, didn't II" asked the
bartender.
''You did, sir" replied Willie.
We'll, that's all the beer you can
drink for 8 cents in this place. See?'
Baltimore News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-21
Women Piano Tuners.

I have been bordering over le n.
lem of feminine money maAins
pations, and among the unS, n
fields / believe piano tuning w.
the thing for musical women y
generally conceded that X
ear Is finer than a mans, ai'nvuo j.
musician of my Acquaintance A y.
ception to the statement, says ,sss
er. However, I say to him Una ~ II
women than men sing on inc ~ d
play out of tune. Piano tun.. ,ssubt
hard work-that Is, 1t does n.y.. Az,
any amount OF physical eAs s,osl
does require a correct eau, 4 ID
edge of music and a degree ,sasss
which can be acquired frop trsll
in the tuning line like any here d
1t is one of the few fieios
competition is even.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-21
VIEW OF THE sovrH.,,,
one q tn. Most Pls.a...,,.
the southern ~ ON

oihERN ~
One Of the Most ple,r,.
~, the southern ss NV 0ss
a ABOUT the stars of the s. sa,. sors
phe 81 1.-The the most p~icturs apasaea
s sne southern skies. Al ona oas
nams formed part Of the ls tine
named the centaur, WIZ s'asas
lnelaae 3D., under that called w
Ireat Ship but toward ~ Ara
s sacama century the sopts sad !
became a constellation ~
count. Nevertheless its - ~, y %
= cross must have been SsaSlsa
before this time. since 0 Is
sioDe has been found o. AID
outline OF a cross is mars y saa
group OF stars. The loprss sa's
cross points nearly to r. Sai
e situation Of which in q. \
Is not marked by any b, ne lal
put which is about four aas
cross lengths from the ~, aaa ,
cross, For this reason ~. se =
Gamma are sometimes aqua sana. 4
POINTERS" In fact. the y. \
Cross may be looked upon n !, ssaa]
naha OF a great clock, Ts' y \
around once in twenty.,' 'u'a y
moving in the same direetIa n a'3
hands OF a clock, unlike On, I rs.I y I
OF Dipper In the northern lay 3
which appear to go aroma ., asa's
ern pole in a direction contra. ~ !.
hands Of a clock. This Is hs...'
observers face. when loOEins ! \
northern pole, is turned IN . y \
contrary to the face Of an IVY
In the southern hemisphere tr D-,Sa |
ward the southern pole. No, !.
Southern Cross is an almos, ,.l
patch Of sky, which is r.n.s \
Coal Sack" by early nsyigat0r /
the Coal Sack only one very srsa I.
can be seen with the unaiies !. \
the telescope reveals many starr 1, |.
seemingly deserted region. ,ro.'
that the striking blackness i Az, 1
ply TO the effect Of contrast VITA !
brilliant ground surroundipp i,
sides. On the northern edge j !
Coal Sack is a star Of ruaa, /,
known as Kappa, but too small II
seen with the unaided eve. IN,
small telescope fails to make ona !.
lie the splendor of this star. bu, i.
Sir John Herschel turned his tTr,
foot reflector in its direction he !
surprised to find Kappa the cent?
a cluster of over 100 stars Of AM
colors OF the rainbow, contrasr
wonderfully with one another /
compared it to a superb piece Of M
jewelry, while Flammarion descdbs
as a "casket of %glittering gens'-|
Nicholas.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-21
A Happy

lets reverse the conditions said
the seedy-looking man to the waiter.
"iou sit down and I'll serve you. and
with the tip you are in the habit OF
getting from other people I'll be able
20 get a square meal somewhere else"
Philadelphia North American.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-21
The Best She could NJ.

All! Angelica, if you only knew
how low you, you would not be so
formal with me. Call me Fred, dar-
ting; call me d~earest.'
Il am sorry, Mr.. Softly" replied sne,
but the best ! can do for you Is to call
you dOwn."-Baltimore News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-21

A novel poster was seen " n N
sojourner In Nova sco,is "a pdt
printed on rough paper win ,sstsi l
In a childish hand. and was ,ousp s
a telegraph pole in a consp usucsrt y
ton. There will be . COMO non i
fair In Mrs. Parsons si'u .,oct shs1
day. July twenty, at two os.y "
Admission-Adults. 1--WE ~, 10 if|
dren. two cents; BABIES
cent" I.
Every woman Is a soo0
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-19
pERTNENT PARAGRAPHS.


The click of the well-hlled purse is q
snap
When a man loses his head he talks
through his hat.
AS a silent partner the hen-pecked
husband fills the bill.
The performance of the amateur mu-
siclan is often music rack.
Standardization is ample proof that
there is no accounting for tastes
Gossip sometimes gains currency but
1t isn't the kind you can pay debts
with.
The other half usually has to live on
what the better-half knows how to
cook.
Yachting is not expensive-If you are
fortunate enough to be an Invited
guest.
a philosopher says 1t is much easier
to make a blunder than 1t is to &C
knowledge 1t.
It's good thing for men that wo-
mems dispositions don't depend on the
fit Of their shoes.
What a jolly old planet this world
would be II every man would act as ne
thinks his neighbor should.
Babies are always blessings, but
they would be considered doubly bless
ed, IL 1t wasn't for their persistence IN
keeping awake when other folks want
to sleep.-Chlcago Daily News.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-19
PASSING pLEAsANrRIEs.

"wouldnt you like to live your life
over agaln?" land owe twice as much
as do? Not much!"-Tit Bits.
How Some Men Like lido you be-
lleye In the observance Of the golden
rule?" Yes, l always like to have
ether people keep 1t In mind when they
are dealing with me."-Chicago Times
Herald.
The Real Media self-opening and
closing umbrella has been invented.
That's no good. What the world
wants Is an umbrella that will ind It's
way back home when stolen. '-Detrolt
Free Press.
Knew What He Wanted-The Amia-
Bile Plutocrat-But riches do not bring
happiness. The Unamiable Pauper-
But aln't lookln for happiness. All
want is comfort.-Indianapol Jour-
nal.
Important-"There Is an insane man
at large In Rennes!" Indeed" e%-
claimed the prosecuting officer. AS
certain Immediately II his hallucin1tl0n
is on our side OF the case. Washing
ton Star.
Under the New Order-Relatiye( from
beyond the uburbs)-'Mandy, wnos
that young fellow snOOpin' around IN
the kitchen? City Niece-Never mind
him, Aunt Ann. He's the hired GIRL
Chicago Tribune.
one Mans TneOry-GIles - Statistics
show that fewer men I'LL drunknrds
graves than In former years. Miles
What's the cause? World growing
better? Gilcs-No; guess cremation
has something to do with it.-ChicaBo
News,
The Word Splitter Squelched-They
were gazing across the LIKE. 1T looks
like rain" said the man who is rech-
less with his English. what LOOKS
like rain?" coldly inquired the WORD
splitter. Water" said the reckless
man.-Clevclaud Ilain Dealer.
Reason for Gt-"Why is she only IN
half mourning? Uf course she married
old Skinnint FOR his money, but she
ought to respect his memory, now that
he is dead" "Oh, she thinks she's 90
ing all that is required under the CIR
cumstances. He only left her half MS
fortune. Chicago Evening Post.
Up to the New standard-"l under,
stand you Rrc looking for servant
said the girl. "Oh, dear, no. answered
the lady OF the house. when was
frat married / was foolish enough TO
occasionally look for servant put
got over that. I'm looking for gen,
eral supervisor Of the household now
Chicago Evening Post.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-19

The portrait OF Abraham Lincoln Will
be strictly in evidence on Friday. Fri
day is sometimes counted as an unlucky
day, but rain or shine. our colored
brothers never fail or the 22d OF Sep
TENDER to render tribute to Father
Abraham. Friday will be Emancipa-
ton Day, and every freedman, old and
young. will make 1t holiday and do
honor to the day in a manner such as
only the colored citizen can do it.
When Lincoln signed the proclama-
tIon setting free the colored race and
wIpIng out forever on this continent
the curse OF slavery. he struck the
bonds from 100000 human beings. To-
day the colored population is more than
1000. 900. and they have been celebrating
Emancipation Day, and that glorious
act of humanity by our great war Pres
Ident annually for the thIrty-sIx years
that have elapsed since the document
was signed.
Considering the colored race in this
country had been in slavery for cen
turtles. the progress that 1t has made in
the generation, especially in the north.
since 1t was released from bondage, and
the disadvantages and prejudices 1t has
Ind to contend with, has made wonder
full progress, in the way OF education
and advancement. Who shall say that
in another thlrty-sIx years, with the
colored schools and colleges and
churches, and other institutions being
established, the next thIrty-sIx years
will not witness completely the solution
Of the race question?
With Increased advantages each gem
Grafton enjoys there is no doubt of it.
Each succeeding generation finds thou
sands OF additional schools established,
and the south is beginning to look to
this remedy. The question. through
educational means and those of such
men ms Booker Washington, may solve
itself long before political demagogues
are able to agree.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-19

hasn't 1t the courage to commit such an
act OF treason and take the punishment
that he had the courage to do?
What does the Register hope to gain
for itself by abusing the commander-ln-
chief of the armies and navies of the
country. for carrying out the natural
results of a war that Its own party
helped to force upon the country? Let
the Register come out squarely and join
the Atklnsonian League. which is circu-
latlng a pamphlet ON the "Apostusy Of
America" in which all our national airs
are paraphrased by reversing their LAM
guage, THE Philippines" being substi-
tuted for 1.-THE United States" even the
great national song, 1.-THE Star Span
gled Banner" not escaping the BIAS
phemous use?
Let the Register come out sQuarely and
openly declare itself an enemy of the
country, sympathlzer of the lnsurrec-
tionlsts. who have shot down our brave
soldiers, or a faithful supporter of the
flag and all that it represents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-19
THE INTELLIGENcER.
WHEELING, sRpTEMBER 10, 1885,
unprecedented steeI Boom.


The New York Times has a lengthy
review OF the steel boom, which is most
encouraging and reveals the height Of
prosperity to which the great industry
has attained. 1t shows an abnormal
demand throughout the world, and a
prosperous condition unprecedented.
The mills are all working overtime and
the steady increase in price is not due,
according, to the manufacturers, to the
combinations. Contractors are suffering
because the demand exceeds the sup
ply. notwithstanding the hundred or
more large mills in the United States
are working to their fullest capacity.
Railroad corporations which ordered
thousands Of tons of steel rails early In
the present year are still waiting for
deliveries; the building of bridges In
certain localities has been deferred for
want of steel, and architects and build
ers on every hand are complaining that
their interests are suffering because OF
the inability of the mills in supplying
structural steel
The production of pig iron in this
country last year was In round numbers
$4,000 900 tons, and S.s22,S57 tons of steel
of all kinds. The review says:
This output Of steel included 5000 tons ms
NJ Besseuler steel and 2,25O,lS9 tons OF
onsn.hearth steel, An Increase Of all kinds
OF steel was shown over 1881 amounting 70
iiIi5.SJO tons, or more than u per cent "
steel structural shapes the Increase IN 10y
over 1880 was llS4Ol tons ot more G ,I 5Gm 3
was "a, OILS tons, or almost " per cent a ha
IN pessener steel rails the Increase was
Sl2is2 tons, or more than % per cent
1t is expected that the gross output
of pig iron in this country for the pres
ent year OF 1893 will be 100000 TONS
and estimating three-fourths of this
tonnage as steel, gives an output OF
steel at the current year OF 1O.5OO'OOO
tons. Experts predict that the proper
ton of steel to iron will be greater than
ever before. Among the causes is the
increase OF electrical railways, and the
building OF large business structures
within the past year, says the Times
the OFFICES OIL HTSl-SlhSS SNSS' AS
ranged from SIS to $36 per ton and steel
blllets have been quoted from SIG to
$A.
one of the features of the situation Is
the remarkable demand from foreign
countries for American steel and pig
iron. The calamity howlers who were
asking where is that promised prosper
ity are silent. and Mr.. Bryan's once
popular inquiry, "Hhave you seen Cen
eral Prosperity lately?" has been buried
under the overwhelming testimony Sc
self-evident-for 1t Is not only Of the
steel INDUSTRY these facts may be re-
lated, but 1t is all along the line.
The boom in the steel industry means
increased demand for labor at increased
wages: 1t means tremendous demand
for coal and coke. You are not hearing
OF big coal strikes this year. Our ex'
port trade has similarly effected al
lines OF Industry, and the balance II
our favor has astounded Europe, whicf
has seen It's day in supplying the olc
World. America stands triumphant.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-19
statlstics on Alcoholic Effects.

StulStlCS OIL hlCOuOllC 14IChNSs
The British Medical Association has
been making some statistics about the
effects OF indulgence in alcoholic drinks.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
commenting on the results. says that
the demonstrations are possibly for the
purpose OF personal justification, and
they find that the proportIonate death
rate of total abstainers is greater than
that Of the temperate uppler, the argu-
ment being that in prescribing n mod
crate Indulgence for the stomach's sake
the inspired writer was clearly within
health regulations. In making this
comparison, the ages and the causes Of
death Of 1924 persons, whose habits
were known, have been tabulated. 1t
appears that ION an average total alb
stalners from liquor lived 5l.22 years;
habItull drunkards, 52.OS years; free
drinkers, 57.59 years; careless drinkers,
59.67 years, and the hnbitually temper
ate individuals. 62.lS years"
1t goes without saying, says our con-
temporary, that the deductions will be
challenged by the total abstainers, as
bullded upon a false premise. The
argument will be made that the conclu-
sIons are drawn from comparatively
small number of cases and are mis-
leading and of no value; that among
the 4,2S4 persons whose deaths were
recorded, there may have been only a
few total abstalners or habitual drunk
ards, the former happening to be short
lived"
Medical statistics which cover but a
few cases are utterly worthless. In
case 1t might appear, after an Investi-
CATION Of 1000, 900 deaths that the death
rate of the total abstainers Is not as
low as that OF habitual drunkards, then
the total abstinence advocate will
have to take new track or acknowl-
edge they are wrong, and proceed ito
perform the proper action in all such
contingencies made and provided"
But In this contest of statistics the
temperance people are somewhat adept,
and until the final figure is checked of
they may be counted upon us by no
means defeated. In fact, the weight OF
the statistics will all be on their side
and the vIndicatlon of their position
thoroughly demonstrated.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-19
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-19
sIntn Of ONO. CIV Of Toledo,
Lucas County, IS.


Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner Of the firm Of F.
], Cheney & Co., doing business in the
CITY OF Toledo, county and state afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum Of One Hundred Dollars for each
and every case OF Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use Of Halls Catarrh
cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence this 9Th day Of December,
A. D. 1896.
(Seal) A. w: GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
send for testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY e. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.