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The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
Navy pons with Tattooinr.

"TattOoing may have become the
vogue among faddy young men and
women Of distinction In society, as
occasionally see noted in the news
papers, but 1t has gone out OF fashioH
among the memo war's-men," said 4
naval officer at the Brooklyn yard the
other day. "For a number OF years
past, In fact, the old-timers have beeu
using a certain method to get rid OF
their tattoo marks. This is the milk
and-toothpick treatment, and It's about
the simplest thing in life.
''rhe sailorman who has a biz OF tat.
tooing that he wants to get rid of sim,
ply dips a sharp and hard toothpiCk in
milk and jabS away at the mark with
II. 1t ia trifie painful, Of course. The
skin must be broken all over the sur.
face OF the tattoo0d mark to let the
milk into the flesh.
'The milk absoFbs the ink, and when
the wound heals the tattoo mark is ne
longer there. A scar is left, but by no
means 40 bad a scar 10 left after tat.
too mark has been treated by the elee.
trie needle.
"fn time about every enc grows
weary Of his tattoo marks. The young
officers Of my day in the old navy near.
ly all had themselves marked up with
the bunch Of tattoOing needles, just az
the old-time bluejaeketsg did, but |
think we're all more OF less sorry for
it."--New York Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
He Misled Them .

"What has become of that Mr. Jol,
liem who used to be so fond of your
little PerclvalT we ask of the proud
mamma.
"oh," she says, don't mention that
detestable person to me agalnw
but why? He seemed thoroughly
enraptured with the child. He was al.
ways dandllng It on his knees and get.
ting 1t to talk to him"
That's just it. He would take little
PerciVal on his lap and stuff the child
with candy, and encourage him In
every way to try to talk, and then
and then"
"And then what? He didn't try 10
kidnap the infantT
Worse than thatT', she lamented.
I'VE learned that he was the manager
Of a biscuit factory, and his only pur.
pose in fawning over our darling was
to get him to say something that could
be converted into name for a new
brand Of goods."-New York Times.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
AN ELUSIVE ISLAND.
~ Was In the Missouri River and Now
Tangles Land Titles.

10 Was In the Missouri River and Now
Tangles Land Titles.
The ownership of st. Charles Island
Is to be officially determined at the
September term of the St. Louis Coun.
ty Circuit Court. Five ejectment suits
Cor this purpose have been filed in the
Circuit Clerks office In Clayton. Since
1888, when the current of the Missouri
River was changed at st. Charles, the
ownership of the island has been o
matter of dispute between Louis II.
Broker and o. 7. Cottle, Of St. Charles,
and several citizens of st. Louis and
st. Louis County. Both Broker and
Cottle agree that the island has not
been an island since that time, and In.
sist that II was swept across the river
and annexed by st. Louis County,
where 1t became a part Of the main
land.
Broker and Cottle were the plain.
tIffs in the suits filed at Clayton, John
Boyle, Jr., william Buddlcks, Frank
Mitchell, Charles Filllngham and Dan.
Vel Coffee the defendants. The extent
of property involved is 335.47 acres
st. Charles Island was surveyed In
1859 by Theodore Bruere, surveyor OF
st. Charles County, and recorded as a
part of the county. For twenty-four
years 1t remained stationary, and its
owner prOspered from the fertility OF
Its grounds. The channel Of the river
changed from the st. Louis to the
st. Charles County side, and the cur.
rent washed into the ST. Charles Coun.
ty shore, thus widening the distance
between the county and its island pos.
session. Day by day Broker and Cot.
tie could see their land getting further
and further away from their homes on
the mainland.
Boyle and his neighbors owned the
land to which It Joined when the river
changed and they took possession.
When Broker and Cottle asserted their
claims they maintained that they were
entitled to all accretions, and that st
Charles Island no longer existed, be-
cause it had been swept away. Broker
and Cottle tried for a year to get pos.
session peaceably, and finally resolved
to appeal to the courts. Several close
law points will be brought up when
the cases are called for trial before
Judge McIlhenney.-St. Louis Repub.
lie,
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
POR SALE.

Several tracts Of land near BrightwOod
and TakomA, also Building Lots on
Brightwood Ave, and 14th 6trect road.
Louis p. Shoemaker. 920 + st., N. w.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11

SUBJECT OF large and
rapidly growing i'm
portance, OF which little
is known by people in
general, will be promi-
nently brought before
the public by the Inter
national Conference on
Plant Breeding and Hy-
bridization.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
When Company Comes.

When a woman is pleasant to every.
body in the family It LIS sign she has
company visiting her.-New York
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
Our Divided World.

Half the people in the world are too
optimistic and the other half are not
pesslmistic enough.
The suburban citizen., 1902-10-11
SURPRISING RESULTS FOLLOW
THE BREEDING OF PLANTS

4+++++t+++rr+rr+++++++ ++++++++++++++++r+++r+++
+t Strange transformations Wrought All ff
~ Branches OF Agriculture by Selection and Hy- ~
bridization - Experiments OF the Minnesota
~ Agricultural Station in the Propagation and ~
I+ Improvement OF Field Crops =. =. :; ~
4+4444++++E44++++4+++++++++++++++++++++44+44+++++
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-23

full marine glasses to Capt. Waters,
who took a long look in the direction
indicated by the excited owner Of
the SHARK"
"You're right" he said, II see him
He's big 'un," observed the cap
tain as he handed back the glasses.
"If you want to watch some fun,
come up forward, gentlemen!" he al
most shouted. "Hulry up; the bonn
bartlment is about to begin! Come
along, Mr.. Morton, l will show you
some sport for your lives!"
Hestor's excitement was contagious.
"Look over on the bank, there"
said Hestor. DO you see something
that looks like a Logo
81 do" said Mr.. Kent. Mr.. Nor
ton also made it out, as did most
OF the party,
Its gator; an alligator, and
a whopper! said Hestor. 81 won't do
a thing to hint"
Hestor sprapg to polished piece
of machinery, and dropped behind a
slantins steel guard, marine
stood by the side of this bit of
mechanism, which was recognized at
a glance as u rnpid-tire Hotchkiss
gun. Mr.. Pence gave it one look and
retreated behind the deckhouse. Mr..
Morton and the others looked on
with keen interest.
6 Bing-r-r-bing r-r- zine- -zip-r-r-bing.
bing-rip-rip T. bling r rip zip ring
bing!! I"
The first shot struck the water
to the right about 100 feet from the
loglike object. Hestor swung the
gun with quick movement to the
left, and a marine raised the mllzZle
with the turn Of an adjusting de-
vice. For second the water at the
edge of the bank was churned into
foam. The next instant the ''log"
was alive. a long tail waved in the
air; the great jaws opened and bel
lowed in a hoarse roar of rage and
agony. 1T. rushed for the bank, but
As the head sank in the water the
Squat legs relaxed and the hulk lay
motionless.
uestor jumped back from the gun
He took one look through the case
Gus vapor from the weapon; threw
his cap in the air and danced fol
| joy.
"What do you think of that?" he
shouted. The books say you have
to shoot 'em in the eye in order
to fetch ''em. I@know trick wortl
two of that! Say, but he's /,
'beaut!' What do ydu think of Hes
tor Islapd,s Mr.. Carmody? This il
only Il starter. You can have mor'
fun here in a week than you cal
have in New York in year. Com
out from back there, Mr.. Pence! thu
cruel war is over. Lower the launch
Capt. Waters. There is plenty o
water over there, and We'll so an'
take look at him.
During this incident, and in all tn
happenings Of this eventual day, Hes
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-23

rels OF flour and crackers, barrels
OF oil, lamps and lanterns, and an
endless variety of cooking utensils.
There was also barrel which Mr..
Vincent handled tenderly, and that
gentleman took special care of crates
containing bottles of claret, beer and
Burgundy, to say nothing of cigars,
tobacco, sherries, cordials, brandies'
and liquors. Mr.. Vincent arranged
these in order, and then stood and
gazed lovingly at the imposing array.
And still the sailors brought new
treasures from the hold of the
SHARK" There were library shelves,
pictures, mirrors, bric-a-brac, a piano
and the parts of billiard table.
There were guns, revolvers and cases
of ammunition, together with rods
and an assortment of fishing tackle.
y huge chest contained a complete
set of carpenters tools. There were
numberless articles of necessity and
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-23
Inc KIDNAPPED
MILLIONAIRES
ATale cfWan Street
and the Tropics - q
By FREDERICK u. ADAMS
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright, 1901, ~ Lothrcp Publishing Company.
AL rights reserved.

All rights reserved.
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER 1.-The sensational news OF
the disappearance of four of New Yorls's
Wealthiest millionaires appears in the
\ CHAPTER II.-Robert Van Horne Is
owner of the Record and William ChaI-
mers Is his managing editor. Mr.. Hestor.
young millionaire friend of Van Horne.
his services gratis. Hestor has made
worldwide reputation as a reporter. and
is constantly planning some great coup
ne ~, EiRm2rital fasf hjS mama aPranges
meeting with P. ]. Morton, financier and
for the formation of a newspaper trust.
CHAPTER IV.-R. ]. Kent. the famous
board of trade operator. stampedes the
stock market. forcing many small firms
cs GHaTTE P.,n w;r9ne a morning Anarus
be found and the stock exchange Is panic
stricken as result
no CHATTER p Err y VI NJ elsw to wherea.
day letters are received from them say
ing they are all safe. L. Sylvester Vim
cent. a Chicago promoter. has also dis
CHAFTER v11.-Mlss Helen carmody,
daughter of Andrus Carmody. calls on
a large reward through the Record for
rescue of the millionaires and Srrest OF
w Urf eAais9TitKfs SvIII.-chalmers bends ev-
cry effort to work of rescue. greatly for
Helen's sake. Seymour. reporter at Chi
cage, telegraphs that Vincent is the alb.
ductor. Chalmers endeavors to learn of
Hestor's whereabouts; latter had report
ed he was about to leave on a trip to
cnHP i his Yacht tbs sh aacSnsran,.a,
evidence is unearthed pointing to Hestor
as the, abductor. Chalmers and Helen
Carmody become quite friendly while
wersinE i9sethe g ap tSs c gSss TO sew
Orleans and learns that Hestor had had
house built for him recently somewhere
:" f,s !IGRAea l-Hestor naa invited ma.
lionaires to take a short cruise in his
scheme: They had accepted and when
out of the harbor he told them they We're
all to be his. guests for some time as
he had intended to learn If the universe
would continue to run in their absence.
They are salt, all thunderstruck at the infor-
appearance on the boat. Sidney Ham
mond. young lawyer friend Of Hestor,
rnnr-l EK xIiT.-After voyage OF .
few days they come to an island in the
tEanjca
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-23
Cold Wave.

The forecast of sudden changes in
the weather serves notice that hoarse
voice and heavy cough may invade
the sancity of health in your own
home. Cautious people have bottle
of One Minute Cough Cure always at
hand d II. Wise, Madison, Ga. writes:
II am indebted to One Minute Cough
Cure for my present good health, and
probably my life" 1t cures Coughs,
Colds, LlGrippe, Bronchitis, Pneu-
mOnia and all Throat and Lung troub-
les. One Minute Cough Cure cuts the
phlegm draws out the inflammation,
heals and soothcS the mucous men,
branes and Strengthens the lungs
Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-23
What's In a Name2

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve, e. q. De-
Witt & Co. Of Chicago, discovered,
some years ago, how to make a Salve
from Witch Hazel that is a specific
for Piles. For Blind, bleeding, itching
andiprotruding Piles, eczema, cuts,
burns, bruises and all skin diseases
DeWitt's Salve has no equal. This
has given rise to numerous worthless
counterfeits. Ask for DeWitt's-the
genuine.-Shuttleworth Drug Go.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-23
CHAPTER XIV.
NARROWED.

"There's one! See him, captain I?
Right beyond those weeds, on the
bank of that little island, almost
under the big rock! Don't you see
him?"
Hestor danced around the forecas-
tie in the most excited manner. Capt.
Waters looked in the direction in
which he was pointing.
Don't you see him? Take my
glass and you can see him as plain
" as the nose on your face! He's
under that rock with the cocoa tree
over it," Hestor handed the power
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-23
CALIFORNIA.

The Chicago Great Western Ry.
offers the choice of three through
tourist cars via different routes max
ing fast time and having every COM
fort. Ask for booklet about them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

scream, and saw a large object re-
sembhng an enormous animal OF some
KIND dart past with girl in its mouth.
lie could not see it very distinctly. but
ne saw enough 70 show what was getting
all the lost ones. He hurried home as
last as possible, and IN the morning he
told everybody about what he had seen
or course. all the people were more terri
hed than ever. but no one knew what
was TO be done A great meeting Of the
surviving citizens was held. and oscar
retold his story and the thing was dis
eussed but after an nothing was decided
except that everybody had 10 remain in
doors at night.
Now this terrible animal which had so
suddenly visited the country was the
Brown ColliwObble. a fearful beast. that
generally lives IN the most remote and
inaccessible Businesses Of the Ruritural
Mountains in Besarabia. and only comes
forth when il is completely empty. but
even then it cannot eat for a couple Of
months
II catches eIi the people it can. how
eVer-children that are juicy and tender
being preferred-and ii stores them in
some deep, dark cave until it is able to
eat, or, in other words, until its new set
Of teeth are fully grown. for It sheds It's
long, sharp teeth every winter just as
deer lose their horns The Colhwobble
rests during tie day and guards its cap
tives and at night il just breathes its
breath upon them and paralyzes them for
ten hours. ana then Il goes a-hunting.
Selling upon young and cid indiscrimi-
nately after a while, so that when its teeth
are grown II has enough food for another
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VI. Doppte Kanishes

So little by little he drew away from his
double and left him more and more alone.
He was sorry for him, but he felt that it
was the only safe thing to do. He went to
see Mr.. Dopple. to find out how TO get
rid Of his double. but. alas. the old wise
acre had moved to another town. as his
business had become very bad indeed, and
no one knew where he had gone.
One morning Oscar awoke hearing
voices in his room, and turning over he
was so startled that he almost fell out Of
bed. There beside him sat two doubles,
side By side, looking guilty at him.
Gee whiz!" he cried, sitting up. What
has happened?"
One Of them, looking more scared and
guilty than the other, replied:
i was so lonely that I couldn't help IT."
What have you done?" sked Oscar.
Il took the mirror our into the moon
light last night and made myself a dou-
bic" replied Number TWO, for I was
tired Of being left alone all the time"
You've got a nerver' said Oscar. Now
he'll so and do the same thing. and where
will it all end. I'd like 10 know? III soon
have a couple Of dozen of you hanging
around me"
NO, we can amuse ourselves well
enough and not be lonely now" replied
Number Two.
IN take mighty good care to see that
you are kept invisible. anyhow" said
Oscar. You must promise me. both OF
you, not 10 repeat this performance, for
won't have any more doubles. I'd soon
he a regular muluplica ton table If I lei
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The CoiltzvO66le Puzzle

Now, as It had cavorted around the
village it had seen Oscar with his doubles
several times, and the spectacle Of three
boys exactly alike had made a queer
impression upon the beast, for It was
wise and old, and such a sight warned
it that something uncanny was about.
1t therefore was somewhat afraid TO
tackle them. as it didn't know exactly
what they were. In the many thousands
of years that the Colllwobble had been
ravaging it had never gone at more than
one person at once, except In the case
Of very small children. for il was a
dreadful coward, and three big boys filed
it with terror, especially when they were
all alike, for it had seen wizards. ma
gicians and conjurers, and feared them
nightly. Why, it fed for hundred miles
the first time 1t saw a man on a bicycle
with his lamp lighted, ana an automobile
almost threw II into spasms, so you may
judge that it was big craven
1t was about the size of an elephant
and resembled in shape a weasel, only
ii had no tail at all. having lost 1t during
the eruption Of a volcano in the RUritural
Mountains when it was sound asleep in
its cave and couldn't escape before its
tail was blown quite on. II had seven
rows Of teeth and six toes on each foot,
armed with long, sharp and terrible claws,
with which It could dig a hole IN the
ground six times as quickly as a terrier
dog after a grounding. Its eyes stuck
out from its head like those Of a lobster
and it could project them away up and
beyond its head and see over trees and
houses, so that it was almost impossible
10 hide from the fearsOme beast It now
had three hundred and twenty-nine peo-
PIE, large and small. in the cave not far
away, and as it had enough it now decided
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empty air, all the boys stared at him, and
one of them said: Oscars nutty, sure!
He's talking to himselfp'
But one Of the boys, wiser than the
others, suspected something, and, seeing
Oscars guilty look and flushed face (for
Oscar realized at once that he had for
gotten himself ard spoken to his doubled.
he cried, Hes got somebody here with
him that We can't see He's a wizardr'
All the boys sprang up and ran away
crying, Wizards, wiZardsI" as II they
were chased by wolves. Oscar looked
serious, for he knew it would be all over
the school 10y morning.
There now.' he exclaimed. "You see
what you've done by your carelessnessF'
Let them tell it TO all they please"
said his double, laughing Nobody VIII
believe them. IN fact, people viii think
that they are crazy If they go around
saying that you had an invisible compan-
ion. Would you believe it yourselfq"
Oscar was forced to admit that he would
not and it was just as the double had
predicted. All the teachers were quite
angry at the tales the other boys told
and punished them for repeating what
they considered the most childish non
sense. Oscar, however. was so disturbed
By the occurrence that he wouldn't allow
his double TO play with the other boys
afterward. Often, because the double
was very lonely, they would go away and
play together, but even that was danger
Gus, as It was almost impossible to so
anywhere without somebody overhearing
them. and soon people began to tell
strange tales about Oscar shouting and
laughing all by himself
1t IS such an uncommon thing for a lad
20 do this that they began TO suspect him
Of being weakminoed, and soon none of
the other children would play with him or
associate with him. for most Of the peo-
pie were very superstitIous in the village
and feared that he might affect others.
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OSCAR VISITS THE WISEACRE

not to 90 out after any more. but just
wait there quietly for its new teeth 70
come.
Oscar thought and thought, and finally
Number Two spoke up and said: II now
remember that the yvIseacre DOppel said
he had a sister living in Robinsonville-
Let's go there and see If he hasn't gone
TO live with her"
That's a good idear~ said Oscar. 4
wonder you didn't think Of it before"
He went to Robinsonville, and sure
enough he found Mr.. DOppel there. The
wiseacre looked very grave when Oscar
asked him how they were to rid themselves
of the COlliwobble. and thought a Ions
time Finally he said:
There is one way, way that was
tried many ages since. but I am afraid
II can't be worked a second time"
What is it?" asked Oscar.
why, once upon a time IL was given
out that whoever went to the COlEwobble
and answered correctly every one Of the
riddles the animal asked would have it
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How Little Oscar and His Dope9mrS DESTROYED the CIdFanq COOd

completely at his mercy, and It would be
quite helpless But / think It's perfectly
hopeless. indeed"
4 don't" said Oscar. and went home.
He got all the riddle books that We're
in the public library and all the people
got together and told him every one
they knew. riddles from away back tnat
came over in the Ark, and the two doubles
sat there and listened with him. for ne
depended on them 20 remember every one
When nobody could reCollect another rid
die he was ready to seek the ColiToDole
Then he got telegram from the wise
acre. 1t read: Beware Of the animal S
breath, It's fatal"
After some thought he get a huge deml-
john OF strong ammonia, for that he knew
would take even a Colliwobble's breath
away, and then they started for the
mountains at daybreak
They heard the animal breathing long
before they came to the cave where It
was hidden, and then they boldly walked
right UP. The beast lay with its head
outside and its body filing the opening, so
that nobody could escape.
It shivered a little when it saw the three
coming, for it was afraid Of them.
I am come, said Oscar ito hear your
old riddles. Co ahead and ask them
quickly, for I suppose you have many"
Then Il was really scared, for IL mad
been such long time since anybody had
come to guess the riddles that # had for
gotten hundreds Of them, and it knew II.
II thought for awhile until Oscar said:
Come, wake up and get started or Il
viii be too late"
Well, then. answer me this one" It
said, very angry
It's an ancient Morse one and very
hard There was road above. road be-
meath and road in every direction
Oscars double laughed and replied: II
remember that one: A bird few above.
a fish swan beneath; We stand on a
bridge
The CoHiwobble gritted its gums to-
gether and tried agalns
1t has eight feet. two eyes. it walks
tight-rope and its knees are higher than
its head
oh" said Number Two; That's a
spider in its Web.r
The Colliwobble thought a long time.
then asked:
What continually falls without hurt
Ing itself, is never silent. yet has no
tongue. goes on but never leaves its bed. 20
"A waterfall" replied Number Three
quickly, as if he was afraid Of losing his
chance.
The animal groaned. for # could scarce
~ remember any hard ones. then growled
out: -Four were walking, four hanging.
two showing the way, two keeping on
dogs, one always dirty, Iags behind"
That's another Morse one" said Oscar.
IT'S a COW; four feet, four teats on her
udder, two eyes, two horns and her tail
The COlliwObble sat zap In a dreadful
rage ana tried to think Finally 1t snapped
out this:
1t has ten tongues. twenty eyes, forty
feet; it moves along the road
An easy OneY' cried Number Two. 1T s
a SOW with nine little pigs"
The Colliwobble turned pale. for Il
couldn't remember another riddle. and
then it opened its mouth. Oscar saw at
once that it was drawing in its breath to
breathe out some poisonous vapor upon
them, and he smashed the demijohn OF
ammonia down upon the rocks, breaking
il, and then he retreated some distance