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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-05-15
MYSTERY or THE
3 AYOU WOODS
Copyright, 1908, BY 4. n. kellogg Newspaper CO.
SYNOPSIS.
BY wALKER REMEDY.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-IIerbert Wright goes to
chief of police of Ntlus in great agitation
dered body of his father, John i Wright.
a wealthy cotton king, from Whom ne
has been estrangsd. In the bayou WOODS
bert, whose answers cause former 70
suspect him of the crime. The chief. with
reporter. Irving Warde. goes to scene
cHAPTER II-They find body and ex-
anime surroundings but fail to discover
any rellaR!ss f fns@warde examines mys-
terious footprints in the snow and tells
an o1d tbem Is Is
arrested on suspicion OF being implicated
in the murder.
CHAPTER Iv.-Col FRANKLIN is a brill
liant lawyer, but says he is unable to
sa GMA 1hf ERRysNse nAy coroner.s ,naues.
Herbert Wright is submitted and the
jury sharEas hH with the Eoes T. uer.
bis power to clear her brother. Col.
Franklin says he thinks strong case
has been made against Herbert.
3 CHAPTER Villain attempt is made to
poison Herbert in Jail Warde deducts
that he has shrewd person to contend
Of murder against the dead mans son.
in Mhsh hs Is eyids9sly is TO
i questionable resort and an attempt made
to murder him, but he is saved by Fem
ton. a detective.
Cf1AfiEII lX.-When Mrs. Wright's
lawyer, Mr.. Everett comes to settle up
the dead mans estate 1t is learned that
although he was known to have been a
very wealthy man at one time little
property or money can be found. and no
satisfactory explanation of its disappear
ance can be discovered. Fenton Is. dis
charged for his activity in the case,
showing unlimited influence behind the
.aql murderer
CHAPTER x.-Warde's interest in the
case is not altogether for Herbert's sake,
but because 1t gives him opportunities
to see Miriam. and their acquaintance
has gradually ripened into something
stronger than friendship.
CHAPTER xI.-A rich stranger who
calls himself Merivale, and. seemingly
good friend of Col. Franklin, comes to
Nilus. Warde obtains possession of q
valuable paper which contains damaging
evidence against the murderer
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-05-15
AsLittle Early Riser

now and then, at bedtime viii, cure
constipation, billiousneSs and liver
troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Ris-
ers are the famous little pills that
cure by arousipg the score lions, NOV
ing the bowels gently, yet effectually,
and giving such tone and strength to
the glands of the stomach and liver
that the cause of the trouble is re-
moved entirely, and If their use is con-
tinued for few days. there will be no
return of the complaint Sold by
Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Special Bates to California and Arizona
The Chicago Great Western Rail-
way. Tickets on sale daily from April
1st to ] une 18th. For further In
formation apply to any Great Wes-
tern Agent, or j. p. Elmer, G. p. A.,
Chicago, III. june Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08

same store for long time They nave the
same sort of idea that school teachers nave
tine salary is good and they like the work.
Do merchants employ young and cookbook
ing girls in preference to older women?
Most emphatically they do not. 1t may be
chants judge girl by her ability to sell
goods, and not by her good looks OF
course, she must dress neatly and look
pleas SAINT, but the older woman is some
times preferred. A woman of thirty or
thirty-five who applied for n position
would get it as quickly, all things being
equal, or more quickly than very young
woman. 1t is simply the ability to dispose
of goods that counts. No a saleSwoman
need not worry that she will be turned
down after she grows older, as long as she
tries to be a benefit to the store. She is
always assured of a good position and
grows each year more in the confidence of
her employer.
1.-The trouble with most girls" said a
well-known merchant. lis that they look
upon marriage as a certainty, and therefore
do not try to improve themselves. / have
some very bright girls in my store who, If
they would might make themselves of
value to US, but they are just common sales
women, so far as concerned, because
their interest Is not in the store Their
minds are conferred parties, dances
beauxs and so forth, and their work is but
a minor consideration. These girls are
dead sure they will be married. Most prob
ably they will. But there is chance they
VIII not, and 1t is pity they do not look
on their work as men do theirs as some
thing that will have 10 be done through
life Men look on their work as a career
but rarely does woman feel that way If
she does she gets her reward and becomes
head OF her department. and there is no DO
sltion she may not aspire to-"
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THE AVERAGE sALEswoMAN.
Five Years Regarded as About the
Term of Service.

.yyb.t becomes of the saleswomen VINO
,, old IN the seryice?" asked a Star re-
norter of the manager of one OF washing
toms best-known department stores TO-DAY
"Girls stay with a great many OF the
stores for a long time was the response.
."rhey can stay IS long as they wish TO- ana
the longer they stay the better the store
likes It, Every year adds to salesgiri
yalue-that Is, if she is conscientious ana
really wishes to be of service. There Is no
objection to middle aged saleswomen 1t is
all nonsense to imagine for moment that
after girls first youth is past she Is OF no
more value to a store. Many girls work
hard and become heads Of departments; put
even If they should not be able TO 90 So
they are kept and are welcome 10 their po-
sitions as long as they wish to have them.
The average length of time that girl stays
with a firm is five years VI course, some
stay four times and five times as long as
that but I am talking of the average girl.
At least % per cent Of the girls get married
Are they ambitious? Yes. good many OF
them are, but we really know very little
about that, as they do not tel us apout
their studies. Those who wish to go at
something else generally go to business
colleges at night. and then, when they have
completed the course, leave the nrm 10 go
into something else. No, we do not dlscour-
age them when they wish to go to some
thing better; in fact, we are very glad to
see them make the most of themselves"
Girls as general rule" declared an
other manager ARE content with their po-
sitions and are not very anxious to go into
ANYTHING else. The work in store where
the firm treats its employees well Is not
very hard. and the salary is usually good.
So they just stay on until some man comes
along and they get lifetime position. The
average length of time a girl stays? Well,
three or four years l should say. Some
times il is ever and ever so much longer
than that.
"A girl is sure of one thing If she is a
saleswoman-that long as she is con-
sc.entious and does her best she will keep
her position and get better wages each
year. Every merchant prefers to have his
employees stay with him as long as possible.
The girl that drifts from store to store does
so with very little benefit to herself. But
girls are really very contented, and most
of them are seen behind the counters of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
Unforbidden Fruit.
From the Atlanta Journal.

From the Atlanta Journal
If you have not eaten any fruit today
you have done violence to your digestion
and have run the risk of impairing your
health.
There are thousands of men and wo-
men who are within easy reach of or
chards and fruit gardens, of frutstal!s.
who sit down each morning TO q heavy,
greasy. fried breakfast, which taxes their
digestive organs to the utmost. Many OF
them never take fruit at all except in the
form of pie"
So says the health oracle in The Youth's
Companion. That authority suggests a
barrel or two OF apples in the cellar as a
solution of the fruit problem in winter
The idea is an excellent one. There is
something very wholesome and honest and
gociable about an apple. and we regard il
as very fine food. We differ with the Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08

by southern promoters Of cotton manufac-
turing plants.
TWo-thrds of the south's crop of cotton
nnds Its way abroad. absorbed as II IL by
nations that have learned to convert a
pound of raw material worth 10 cents into
pound of finished goods worth fifteen
times that amount and over France for
instance. makes high-priced lace out of the
product of our cotton fields, while we are
conf1ning ourselves to the production OF
cheap, coarse fabrics. Other nations have
acquired the knack of transforming it into
expensive underwear and hosiery for our
consumption, whereas are tagging be-
Mnd, apparently without ambition to cover
the most profitable ground in the cotton
manufacturing field.
1t may be objected that the south is not
as yet prepared to compete in the manu-
facture of cotton goods of the highest
grade; that 1t must feel it's way to the top
of the ladder of production in this particu-
lar. Admitting, for the sake of argument,
that there is something in this, there is no
good reason for not making a few steps
into the domain of finer manufacture a
beginning. No one will seriously contend
that the south is not ultimately destined to
work up the bulk of its raw cotton. Why.
then should there be further delay in the
promotion OF the industry in its higher
branches?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
BOER STUDENT AT CORNELL.
Calls Himself an Africander and Will
Take POSTGRADUATE Course.

From the Ithaca Journal.
The first Boer student who ever entered
Cornell University. and a member of the
first delegation sent to the United States
by the universities of South Africa arrived
in Ithaca this morning to take up gradu-
ate work on the hill His name is Leopold
Reinecke. and he halls from Wellington,
Cape Colony. having been graduated with
the degree Of B. A. from Cape Town Uni
versity in December. 1902.
Mr. Reinecke is of Dutch descent, with
slight admiXture of German blood, and has
spent his life in South Africa. He speaks
English f1uently. as both that and Dutch
are current in his native country. The gov
eminent of the colony being English, that is
the official languageS and1the better classes
are thoroughly conyersant with our tongue
Cape Town University is more like the
University of the Estate of New York,
usually known as the eRegents. than an
American institutions 5ofi higher learning.
The students pursue their studies at vari-
Gus points throughout the colony, going
to Cape Town to try their examination
and receive their degrees. Mr.. Reinecke
took his college course in his native We'll
lington. and while there was a pupil in
botany of Miss Bertha Stoneman, '94, who
is a sister of Mrs aG D. Harris, wife of
Prof Harris of the department of geology.
Miss Stoneman persuaded her pupil to come
to America to pursue hiscgraduate work In
her alma mater.
He will specialize in. paleontology, under
Prof Harris. taking minors in physics and
chemistry. He will, spend three years at
Cornell, preparing for his Phi. d. degree,
and will then return to his native country
to engage in field work In geology under
the colonial government. He reports that
this line OF work is just beginning to re-
ceive the attention of biologists in Cape
Colony. and the field is an inviting one to
a young graduate
Until the present year. so far as is known,
no student from South Africa has ever en-
tered an American university. This fall
however. has seen sudden development of
interests in the opportunities offered by our
colleges, and several young men have come
to this country to obtain university edu-
cation. One or two have entered the Column
bia School of Mines. two have gone to
Princeton to study theology. and others are
considering other institutions.
Mr.. Reinecke brings fattering credentials
from his faculty in Cape Colony, and is
expected to prove an unusually. good stu
/ dent die calls himself an "Africauderi1
but is closely akin in descent and native
tongue to the Beers of the Transvaal
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panion's oracle. however. when he states
that apples ARE best raw" We think that
the opposite is the case Raw apnles are
not nearly so dgestible as when bakcd
or stewed; and. to our taste are not so
palatable. But de gustibus, etc.
The apple Is the most democratic of ALL
fruits. Inc poinegranate is priestly; the
grape is royal; the orange is luxurious.
the peach and pear are plutocratic; but the
apple belongs to the populace. 1t is SYM
bolic of the country store and the corner
grocery IL breathes the free spirit of the
American township and village. 1t has
a flavor of the old New England and vet a
pungency as of the south and middle west
1t is mild, palatable. nourishing and pro
motive OF good Fellowship and long !.ee
Let us all lay in a barrel of good armies
for the winter evenings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
Variety of Attractions.

The variety of the attractions exceeds
that of any hotel of the ordinary sort. One
tent is a card room, another a billiard
room; there are band concerts and the
alter, shooting galleries and a casino for
dances, japanese tea gardens, golf links
tennis courts. croquet grounds, botanical
gardens. bath houses. menageres of mon
keys and pools where Pacific seals are
Squirnfng for the amusement of the chill
dren. And yet it must not be supposed
that these diversions partake of ''Coney
Island atmosphere" On the contrary, the
tent cities have a family appearance
from end to end, and even at the band con-
certs given every evening the audiences
are, socially, of the neighborhood type, and
not that diverse and motley assembly one
meets at the park beaches on the Atlantic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
MANUFACTURE OF CoTToNs.
The South is Slow in Turning Out Fine
Goods.
From the Houston Post.

The rapid growth of cotton manufactur-
ing in the south has become a source of
frequent comment concluding mostly with
the remark that while we are doing much
and doing well in this particular we should
do more and do better. In other words, in
telligent observers of the souths progress
in the turning of the staple into merchant
able fabrics are struck with the fact that,
as yet, but few attempts have been made
to produce cotton goods of the finer grades
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08

Miss Vick-Senn-"A friend of mine told
me you said l had the most venomous
tongue in town. She says half a dozen
other persons heard you say it"
Young Millsap-''What If l did? / can
show you from the latest drug quotations.
that real snake venom is worth nearly S2S,-
900 pound. Chicago Tribune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
To Cure n Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money II IL fails to cure f. W.
Groves signature 10 on each box. Csc. ocIth tutf
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
About Old Timers.

Harry shufieberger and jim Has
set, two Pocatello pioneers known
to every old timer are in this CITY.
jim Hassett was agent for the Short
Line at this point when there VAS
very little here but virgin sage and
Harry Shuffieberger was road mas
ter here up to about six years ago.
Both gentlemen have but recently
left Carlin New, where for some
time they were engaged in the hotel
business. They are now on their
way to the Sound country where
they will again engage in the hotel
business. The old timers are max
ing the pleasant for them dur
ing their stay in the city. Tribune.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
Pretty Tough.

The Boise Statesman the ldscog-
nized republican organ thu state
IS pretty hard on the gt blican
majority of the Legislature. In It's
Thursday issue it has an excellent
carlcature in which Representative
jenkins, the republican leader in
the house. Is represented as being
neither able to see nor hear, his
eyes and ears being bound by con-
trivance Presented by Shoshone
Mlneowners, while in front Of him
Senators Cation and Ballantlne al d
Representative Moore, one republi-
can AID two democrats, are holding
toward him hour bills and back
Of him stands large crowd de-
handing the passage Of one Of the
bills. The cartoon IA a very trne
one and characteristic of the atti
tude of the republican party which
is also made deaf and blind to the
pleadlngs of labor for relief, but
made deaf and blind by corporate
interests. The only wonder is that
the Statesman is just finding all
this out and is willing to let the
public know the true condition.
Advance.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
With the Lodges.

Here are the meeting nights of the
various orders i'll the city.
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL.
Enterprise No 1s. 10. o. f. every
Wednesday.
Hope lodge No. 30, D. of R 1st. and
3rd. Mondays.
King Soloman, No. 81, A. F. & A. M.
1st. and 3rd. Thursdays.
DeMolay Council Scottish Rite, End.
and 4th. Saturdays.
Queen Isabel, No 18. o. E S. End
and 18th Thursdays.
Walnut Camp, No 1877. End. and 18th.
Mondays
B. of A. Y. End and 4th Fridays.
Montpelier Hive No. A. L. o. T. M.
End and 4th. Tuesdays.
Gem Of the Mountain Circle. Women
of Woodcraft, LIST and 3rd Fridays,
OPERA HOUSE HALL.
Idanha No 8, K of r. every Tuesday.
Montpelier Lodge No. 6O7, B. of R. 7.
meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays.
REBEKAHs.
The Rebekahs have out posters for a
dance on the nth of Ireland.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
Deficiency has been Determined.

State Auditor Turner has com.
pleted his Investigations of the
amount Of the deficiency IN the sew
eral funds which amounts to $751;
4O0.77.
The amount of the claims up to
January 30, 1908, footed up $780,
$4,000. The amount of claims
from January - 10 February -
amounted to $2,745.48. The amount
of claims certified to up to Febru
airy 10, 1908, amounted to $9,37e.-
O8, making total Of $40, lO3.82.
Bills were rejected to the amount
of $s, 29o.95, which, added to the
total makes the amount stated
above.-Capital News.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
Spring a Surprise

: Benjamin F. carlorough and
Miss Nancy G. Gallagher, two
prominent young people Of Poca-
tello were married Tuesday after
noon at 4 o'clock IN the Catholic
church by Father Van der Donct.
Only the brother of the bride, Mr..
P W. Gallagher, and Mrs. Alice
B. Madden were present at the GER
emony, and the many friends of the
couple were completely surprised
when the news of the marriage
leaked out.-Trlbune. j.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
: New Officers.

At q meeting of the Womens
Home Nj .sionary, held Friday,
,Feb., Goth, 1908, officers for the
ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows:
President. Mrs. Mary G. Gee.
Vice president, Mrs. Mary r
Harris. ~
Recording Sec, Mrs, Ida McCon.
mel.
Treasurer, Mrs. Lottie Redman.
Sec Literature, Miss Iris Gee.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
An Enormous Business.

The shor. Line is ctrtaiDly doing
an enormous business tins winter
and the equipment of the road is
taxed 70 it's utmost to handle the
traffic, notwithstanding that the
company is one Of the best equipped
In the west. The Montpelier wards
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
L. O. Il. M

The Bees held an interesting session
last Tuesday evening. Lady Redman
was elected as sergeant vice Lady
Roberts resigned. The Hive will have
initiation next meeting.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27

The other lodges report things moving
along about as usual, with good interest
shown by all members.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
wooDMAN CIRCLE.

The Circle ladies are holding good
sessions and expect many new applica-
tions to work on shortly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
MASONS.

The Nasoas ''have been at school,
this week with Grand Lecturef Good
heart. They have one OF two applica-
tons in the hands OF committees.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
KNIGHTS OF PYrH1As.

The Knights are working on two
candidates, which brings their member
ship up to 49,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27

with : mjlcs al m.l-s a.
tracks, Is practices ally .'hlrrs a. e.
the Tune, notwithstanding g lhA, rbN
yard crews hal,dl, the trains us fast
as can possibly be done and no cars
are kept here any longer than Ell
gines can be had to take them out.
About $4,000 cars will be handled
at this place this month.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
woopMEN or THE WORLD

The Woodmen will initiate two can
didates at their new session.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-02-27
ODD FELLOWS.

The Odd Fellows have W.
hall for electric light and all
DINNER" for work"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-09
DON'TS FOR CHRISTMAS
Little Things Which Will Help the
Postmaster.

Don't do up parcel with such pood
wrapping paper or in such a fiimsy
manner that the wrapper may be easily
torn and separated from the contents.
Don't fail to put your own name and
address, preceded by the word ''From,"
on the upper left hand corner of every
piece of mail.
Don't fail to give the full address
street and number (or box), town, city,
county and state of destination.
Don't mail a parcel without previ-
ously weighing it to ascertain the
am cunt of postage required.
Don't place handkerchiefs, neckties
or other articles of merchandise in
packages of printed matter unless you
prefer to pay the higher rate of postage
on the whole.
Don't seal or wrap parcels in such
manner that their contents may not
be easily examined, unless you desire
to pay letter rates of postage.
Don't use one and two-cent stamps
for postage on heavy packages. Use
the larger denominations. 1t saves you
trouble in affixing them and saves time
and work in the postoffice.
Don't seal up packages containing
photographs, pictures, Christmas
cards, New Years cards and mark
them "Photo only" "Books," or
':Printed matter,' as the sealing will
subject them to letter rates of postage.
Don't hesitate to write any form of
presentation or "Merry Christmas"
s::Happy New Year," accomplishments of
the season. Or any writing of that
kind-of an impersonal character
with your name. 1t is especially pro-
vided for in the postal regulations.
Don't fail to register valuable letters
and packages. The government in
sures their safe delivery and the extra
| cost is but cents.
Don't mail sealed packages of mer-
chandise to Canada and Mexico, un-
less you prefer to pay full letter post
age. The rates to those countries for
such matter are the same as in the
United States, viz, l cent per ounce
when unsealed.
Don't mail parcels of merchandise
to foreign countries without making
special inquiry concerning the regula-
tions governing foreign addressed mail
matter.
Don't mail jewelry and coins to for
eign.. countries. They are positively
prohibited from the mails.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-09
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS A Box

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS A Box
is the value II. A. Tlsdale, Summerton,
S. C. places on DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. He says: II had the piles for
20 years. l tried many doctors and
medicines, but all failed except De.
Wits Witch Hazel Salve, 1t cured
me-" 1t is a combination of the healing
properties of. Witch Hazel with anti
septics and emollients; relieves and
permanently cures blind, bleeding, Itch
ing and protrnding piles. sores, cu's,
hrn's's, eczema salt rhtum and all skin
diseases. Sold by all druggists.