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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29

but it might mean good deal to Us if
we had no other means of discovering
the sender. You see that he has be-
gun by writing The game
is" and SO on. Afterwards
he had. to fulfil the prearranged cipher,
(, TO FIJI i'm any two words in each space.
He would naturally use the first words
which came TO his mind. and if there
were so many which referred TO sport
among them. you may beStolerably sure
that he is either an ardent shot OF in
terested in breeding. Do you know any
thing of this Beddoes?'
why. now that you mention it, >
said he, 1 remember that my poor ia.
Their used to have an invitation from
him to shoot over his preserves every
autumn.
Then it is undoubtedly from him
that the note comes said l 1t only
remains for US to find out what this
secret was which the sailor Hudson
! seems to have held over the heads of
these two wealthy and respected men,
Alas. Holmes. / fear that It is one
, OF sin and shame" cried my friend.
But from you ] shall have no secrets.
/ Here is the statement which was drawn
up by my father WhCH he knew that
the danger from Hudson had become
! imminent. | found it in the Japanese
cabinet, as he told me for l have
/ neither the strength nor the courage 10
do 1t myself
These are the very papers, Watson,
which he handed TO me. and ] will read
them la you. as | read them i'm the old
( study that night 20 him They are en-
dorsed outside. as you see. Some par
ticulars Of the voyage of the bark Clio
ria Scott. from her leaving Falmouth
on the Sth Of October. 1865. TO her de-
structi0n in y. Lat. u degrees 20 min
utes W Long. p degrees IA minutes.
on Nov. 9th. 1t is i'm the form of q
letter. and runs in this way:
my dear. dear son. now that APP
preaching disgrace begins to darken
| the closing years of my life, l can
write with all truth and honesty that
it is not. the terror of the law. it is not
the loss of my position i'm the county,
nor Is il my fan in the eyes of all, who
know me that cuts me to the heart: but
ii is the thought that you should come
Ia blush for me-you who love me ana
who have seldom. / hope, had asOn
TO 90 other than respect ne. But If
the blow falls which is forever hanging
over me. then / should wish YOU TO
read this. that you may know straight
from me how far | have been to blame.
| On the other hand if all should 20 well
(WHICH may hhtd tFbd Almighty grant ,
| then, if by any chance this paper should
be still undestrOyed and should fall into
your hands. / conjure you, By all you
hold sacred by the memory OF your
dear mother, and by the love which has
been between us. to hurl it into the fire
and to never give one thought TO il
again.
If then your eye goes on to read
this line, I know that ] shall already
have been exposed and dragged from
my home, or. as is more likely for YOU
know that my heart is weak, be lying
with my tongue sealed forever in death.
In either case the time for suppression
is past, and every word which / tell
you is the naked truth. and this /
swear as I hope for mercy.
ffrMy name, dear lad, is mot Trevor
was James Armitage in my younger
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29

" Nothing. There lies the ineXplic-
able part of il. The message was alb
surd and trivial. All, my God. it is as
l feared
AS he spoke We came round the
curve of the avenue, and saw in the
fading light that every blind in the
house had been drawn down. As we
dashed up 10 the door, my friends face
convulsed with grief, a gentleman in
black emerged from it,
When did it happen, doctor" asked
Trevor
Almost Immediately after you left
" Did he recover consciousness?
e For an instant before the end
ANY message for me?'
Only that the papers were in the
back drawer of the Japanese cabinet,
My friend assembled with the doctor
to the chamber Of death, while re-
manned in the study, turning the whole
matter over ana over i'm my head, ana
feeling as sombre as ever I had douc
in my life What was the past of this
Trevor, pugilist. traveller and gold
digger. and how had he, placed himself
in the power of this acid faced seaman
WIZ, too should he. faint at an allu,
sion to the half-cffaced initials upon
his arm and die of fright when &c had
a letter from FOrdingham? Then ] re-
membered that FoTdingham was in
hampshire, and that this MF, Beddoes.
whom the seaman had gone 10 visit
and presumably to blac5mail. had also
been mentioned as living in Hampshire.
The letter, then might either come
from Hudson, the seaman. saying thai
he had betrayed the guilty secret which
appeared to exist or it might CONT
from BeddOes warning an old confed-
crate that such a betrayal was imni-
nent. So far il seemed clear enough.
But then how could this letter be triv-
ial and grOtesque. as described by the
son? He must have miSread ii. If 50,
ii must have been one OF those ingea-
ious secret codes which mean one thing
while they seem To mean another.
must sec this letter y there We're a
hidden meaning in it. ! was confident
that ] could pluck il forth. For an hour
| sat bordering over il in he gloom.
until at lat weeping maid brought in
a lamp, and close at her heels came
my friend Trevor pale but composed.
with these very papers which lie upon
my knee held i'm his grasp. He sat
down opposite to me, drew the lamp
TO the edge of the table and handed me
q short note scrubbed as you see. upon
a single sheet of gray paper. The sup
ply of game for London is going stead
lily up it ran. 'Head-keeper Hudson.
we believe, has been nGTy told to re-
ceive all orders for fiy-naper and for
preservation of your hem heasants
life
Il dare say my face looked as be-
wildered as yours did Just now when
first I read this message. Then / re
read il very carefully II was evident
~ as l had thought. and some secret
meaning must lie buried in this strange
combina ton of words. Or could il be
that there was a prearranged signil-
canoe to such phrases as fiy-paper'
and 'hen-pheasant2 Such meaning
would be arbitrary and could not be
deduced in any way, And yet | was
10th to believe that this was the ease,
and the presence of the word Hudson
seemed to show that the subject ef the
message was as I had Guessed. ana
that it was from Beddoes rather than
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29
Sherlock Holmes.

Il stared at him in establishment.
" Yes, II was the devil himself. We
have not had a peaceful hour since
not one. The governor has never
held up his head from that evening, and
now the life has been crushed out OF
him and his heart broken, all through
this accused Hudson
What power had he, them
" All, that is what ] would give so
much 10 know. The kindly, charitable,
good old goVernor-how could he have
fallen into the clutches of such a ruff
fan. But l am so glad that you have
come. Holmes, ] trust very much to
your Judgment and discretion, and
know that you VIII advise me for the
best
I'VE were dashing along the smooth
white country road, with the lolN;
stretch of the Breads in front of US
glimperinS in the red light of the set
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29

ting sun. From a grove upon our left
could already see the high chimneys
and the hagstan which marked the
squire's dwelling.
My father made the fellow garden
err said my companion. and then, as
that did not satisfy him. he was pro-
NOTED TO be butler. The house seemed
to be at his mercy, and he wandered
about and did what he chose i'm it. The
maids complained of his drunken hab-
its and his vile language. The dad
raised their wages all round to recon-
pense them for the annoyance. The
fellow would take the boat aud my ia
theirs best gun and treat himself to
little shooting trips And all this with
such a sneering. lecring. insOlent face
that I would have Knocked him down
twenty times over if he had been a
man of my own age. / tell you.
Holmes, ] have had To keep d close
hold upon myself all this time; and
now | am asking myself whether. if !
had let myself so a little more / might
not have been a wiser man,
We'll. matters went from bad to
worse with Us. and this animal Hudson
became more aud more intrusive, until
at last, on his making some insolent re-
ply to my father in my presence one
day. l took him by the shoulders and
turned him out of the room. lie SUNK
away with iivid face and two venom
Gus eyes which uttered more threats
than his tongue could do. / don't know
what passed between the poor dad and
him after that, but the dad came to
me next day and asked me whether
would mind apologizing to Hudson. 7
refused. as YOU may imagine, and
asked my father how he could allow
such q wretch to take such liberties
with himself and his household.
"''sAh. my boy" he said, lit is all
very well To talk, but you don't know
how / am placed. But you shall know,
Victor. I'll see that YOU shall know.
come what may. You wouldn't believe
harm of your poor Old father. would
you. ladr?' lie was very much moved
and shut himself up in the study all
day. where I could see through the
window that he was writing busily.
That evening there came what
seemed 10 me to be u grand release. fdr
Hudson told Us that he was going to
leave us. He walked into the dining
room as we sat after dinner and an
nounced his intention in the thick voice
of a half-drunken man.
e 1--WE had enough of Norfolk" he
said. tn run down TO Mr.. Beddoes
in Hampshire. He'll be glad TO see me
as you Were | dare say.
You're not going away in an I'M
kind spirit HpdsonSsi hope, said my
father, with a tameness Which made by
blood boil.
1--WE not had my 'poiosy," said
he. sulkily. CHANGING ia my direction
Victor, YOU VIII Acknowledge than
you have used this worthy fellow rath-
er roughly. said the dad, turning 10
me.
'On the contrary, I think that we
have both shown extraordinary pa
tieuce toward aim, ] answered.
"'"Oh, You do. do you2' nc snarled
Very good. mate. Wen see about
that"
He slOuched out of the room. anc
half an hour afterwards left the house
leaving my father IN a state Of pitiable
nervousness. Night after night | heard
aim pacing his room. and it was just
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29
The MYSTERY of THE
"GLORIA SCOTT"

the sailor. ] tried it backwards, but the
combination life pheasant's hen was
not encouraging. Then l tried alter
nate words but neither the of for nor
supply game London promised TO
throw any light upon it,
And then in an instant the key of
the riddle was i'm my hands, and ] saw
that every third word, beginning with
the first. would give message which
might wen drive old Trevor TO despair.
1T was short and terse, the warning,
as ! now read it 10 my companion:
The game is up. Hudson has told
all. Fly for yOJT life
Victor Trevor sank his face into his
shaking hands. 1t must be that.
suppose said he This is worse than
death. for it means disgrace as well.
But what is the meaning of the head
Keepers and hen pheasant" p
II means nothing to the mesSag
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29
Adventure z.

as he was recovering his confidence
that the blow did at last fall
And how" ! asked eagerly.
In a most extraordinary fashion a
letter arrived for my father yesterday
evening, bearing the FOrdingbridge
postmark. Ny father read it, clapped
both his hands to his head, and began
running round the table in little circles
like a man who has been driven out
of his senses. When I at last drew him
down onto the sofa. his mouth and eye
lids were all puckcred on one side, and
| saw that he had a stroke Dr., Ford
ham came over at once. We put him
To bed; but the paralysis has spread, he
has shown no sign of returning con-
sciOusness, and | think that we shall
hardly find him alive
You horTify me, Trevor | cried.
What. then, could have been in this
letter TO cause So dreadful "a result !?
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16

weo, m oss oliieoat Jasper Mo. for -
"eek ending Feb le 1905. ~ 'or the
!, W. S, Deihnnor a.
N. G. fairfield VIM Eckles,
Mrs f A McSaoo., A. S. SAGE.
Mrs Matte Rollings. u
u B WADE p Al
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
The Reason Why.


There is a reason for everything.
DiKowise. there are several reasons why
N. johannes & Sons cap undersell all
competition.
First ofBll We are buyers just like
you, but on larger scale and our long
experience, large volume, spot cash and
other facilities 'nables us 10 buy cheaper
and sell cheaper than other concerns.
LIST, 30 years experience iu the whOio-
sale aud Retail business.
2nd, the largest retail concern Of its
kind in the west.
81, the largest vciume OF business
which enables US t0 buy cheaper thap
the smaller concerts.
4th, shipments 10 larger quantities,
which gets the lowest freight rates.
9th, pay spot cash for everything,
which gets all the discounts.
9th, smallest selling expense. own their
buildings. The ''hired. hands" nearl!
all belong 10 the firm.
9Th, buy direct from the largest
factorits, who maintain no iobbers,
branch houses, travelling nsn, or in 'act
any ''middle men" Of any kind. Rigbl
here is where n. Johannes Sons 'cuf
out" at least 20 per cent which ia mosl
cases is added To tho factory cost OF the
goods handled by our competitors.
Sth, it is a positive fact that n
Johannes Il Sous own their goods
,haaner aud can sell them cheaper than
a. --lar housps
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
FRAUD Expos.

10" eounterfeits bava
IDr. Ki1,a, anG trying TO sell imitations =,
tio. M nrns's New Discovery for con,,,', ',o"s o.
i,'ion''Coughs and Colds, and % Tonsun'p
Ta9 %9S' thereby defraudipC tba '"Fr med
peorla ~ "aro You TO beware Of snat
inv rUoi,e' who seek to profit, tbron,,h =, such
bas 'nP reputation Of remedia. = ,s, slsal
-. 's oFen cen successfully curi,g winch
you. is on, 9olrs' oa A sure Protection lo /
,or il -, our a name on the wrapper. Jnot. IT, - |
o.,, ~ y, on all DIR. Kings. or , H Look
iane Es"lI Others are more 'n.g" i,,,
ago. IN ,n,, n' nUCkLEN ,,t5 & CO., Chi
ros' % ''' ana Windsor, Canada. wsh,, ~
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
WANTED

( N AND WOMEN ia ~
ana adjoining territoriss '"is count.
of sofia 'a.'se s. 40 Old established bauro
men a -, noa1eial standing. sala~, 'se Use
weal,'' % sSi weekly, TO women SO 70 ~" 70
weekly with Expens, * adsas sls 10 SlS
quarters og check direct from boaal
aba,'erS y ban Horse and buggy fnroi.rl, h9ad- !,
@ Necessary; ss position pernsnn,,' ,n.d
donon eldn Sl'| ~ bros' q Co., Dept 5, ) |
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
A MODEL Farm.
Lamar Paper Tells Of The Rex
Place.

Lamar Paper Tells of The Rex
Place.
The Lamar Republican has the
following concerning tho J W Rex farm
four miles northeast OF this city:
Twenty seven years ago Johu w Rex,
our present efficient county treasurer,
bought some raw prairie land about u
miles southeast OF bLamar. lie began
at once TO improve the same and add to
his beginning until nov he has one Of
the best farms in Barton county, com.
prising in all about 490 acres,
This large tract is we'll fenced and
cross fenced into 40 acres with hedge,
post and wire, gates are at convenient
places. There is q large and comfor-
table dwelling OF ten or eleven rooms,
water is forced from well of soft water
to large elevated tank by q windmill
and from this tank piped to the house,
barn aud stock yards. There are four
commodious barus on the place, furnish
ing shelter for all OF the stock grown or
fattened on the place Every year u
quantity OF fat cattle and hogs are
turned of by the manager OF this
place, Mr., Z. +. Rex, son Of the owner.
On this farm tfere are probably the
best horses and mules OF any in the Co.
and every year there are "A number 10
prime condition for the market.
Mr.. Rex made success Of farming in
Barton county and while he has retired
- f@-n, there is
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
. TIE JASPER NEWS F., :
INN
Dewey.

bis lanes ZINES COT sent word from Idaho,
tho. ,e 'e'Io baby was dying and Ho If =, si ,nal
has typhoid. ioF burial. 1t
Mr. u1saay w"iay night the neighbors su,o,,..,,
inc Matthews wa by happening in:snd br'sed use.
yaso.,. s yea with him, it being h, HUI "a. TAX
Day ''ion and also birth I
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
" \
BERT WEBB, Cashier.

Do general banking Business Special attention given
to Collections. Your patronage solicited
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
Sick tieadacbs

\ a. 's distressing ailment resul,. >,
u'Sordered condition of tho s,. s ron
dose or - ,' NEEDED is to efrOct cure !.
and r,,,o Vr Two Of Chamberlain 5 ston.,o,' =
ma,. u"u LIVER Tablets In fact, rba 'oa'"ch o,a
IL i""y ry, oe |@sded Off, or grearly Wv ,. attack
Tablet ~ py taking dose of tboso as"
Of ,'.s an as soon as the first tsymn,,,,.o ,neso
D,n n "n attack appears Sold by p1oms w
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
oct 1t at the New York Racke,


Your food must be proner,.
you. ',lon Ifn" to be of any value ~
ID ,.. - your stomach is weak or a. M 20
,rsa ~ 'ate neutrality-suspicious. !, r. ,o,. u,sea'
rs1, 1a' you eat and gives the stomaas
new life ama ~ It 10 recuporate, take on
ss,es sour stomach, gas. bIoatin,, nodol ~.
pSpitatlon s1l and all digestive 's dss, '.neart
sold by J. X. Scholar disorders.
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
'1'T"'d OF strong N1ea,o,

rheamatir r'opie op. suffer for years from
ratbor ,.'e ,t pa'as, aai prstor !, da % an
us"a'I.. "1r Than take the strong maaio,.s y go SO
usually given tar rhenm",i,". medicine
had n' simn,l 2ulek relief from pain nav i~ bo
@ Pair SIMPLY p by applying Chambarla;,,,p 90 %
c,ns s nalm ;n and without taking nny ,r'n r,as
9rn, 9lue . internally. For sale bv v'y asi @sd'
'rug q Hardware Co, oy Webb !
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16

a nne line OF Ingram
Brussels. Moquctts, an
Picture Frames.
Also my cotHns a
supplies are fine and a
from. / have robes
hose. | have staken q
10 Emhalming and wi
OF bodies ahd preserve
i furnish Pictures en-
other things.
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
TEMPERANCE COLUMN
oO"uuoted by the W. c. II. II

PRESIDENT Roosevelt said in bi.
70 Congress that tbere ras s 'les
c'ass OF oifenses for which ~ one
ennient was provided for
''''ict ct Columbia. flo ro,o 'ue
'ne practice ofwife beating 10
tahl,sS su mat The whipping. post he o.
'so'iSned by law and that wife.t a., =, es'
Tb einon a dose OF their own madio;n.
i"e residents Suggestion !. '0''o'
auu Is attracting much a,ton,ian
"eak and helpless wives mead =, o4'''n'
7eteu not only from drn,,on ~ pro
s,o.a. ~ - u'ai husbands, Already seye,aI ,
,.. s.a.eS are about to pass laws IL 'v'a' r
~ 'ne iaea Of the President 49,
piV OF II is that such laWr hana
ooen 10 existence. How of,an 81
'oau ID our papers of tho ao',sI .
wivoa ou 90 'of assaults upon defepseIess II.
80 oy drunken or vicious hushana,' :. !.
'uo oniy penalty for such brntaIiI. I
,Io- "'i ''ne or few days in iail w;,h
TO eat and drink and warn o "''"
-eis' ~hiie the poor victim il ,o.,l aa !
y pain and lacking the comr.. 'u'eu ma
aries of life. ''i'oh neces- n.
we hope the whipping. post win tior
IN every state ana ,hat iciD
,..' ~'ie.oeater will receive such a tas,a Tbi,
"nat II means that be viii Iaarn ~ peor
low low, little more humanity TO his uit 70 ing
ne man that lays his hand upon have
"o'nan' for o
,vL - 'ne way OF Kindness, is a wre,oh you,
h 'were gross fIattery to name for it,
"o""ard' remeo
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
The FueunoIn ssn.a

coughs and Colds in cbiIdroo
as adults are frequently dangsrons :, "si y.
TINS season of the year. and a 6,',o a
caution now may save much o t.o,,iI pre-
,isa Ian, aud expense Kennedy's Lara
md oa,a pasy and Tar a combined cough
o o oo'u cure new scientific disopn
60. 20 nedlcine--is II certain cnrs -.
Ss' ousns' Gods, Group, wbooni"
Jousn' etc The coughs and ooIds rug a
pieared out OF the.systom by pent,, ,,' ,are
'ng The bowels and at the ssme ~, 49,. n'o'
are 80 s,. .nes'' 'ungs and bronchial tubes
nrohs ~ ,''i' SIeosthened that there is IittIe
at,~o 'Uli''y r OF danger Kennedy s Law
CO coa,.,i money and Tar is pleasa nt to t"ra
So+ vu'H,nS no opiates. Sold by ] X
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16

eIoonsn, u,''ul eyes and handsome face . %
ara iuens n,' oomme1ations. Bright ave o are
n.,, 1 widows to a woman's be,r, eyes
bright .vs rocky Mountain Tea ma.oo o,'
J. * scSa, Eyes 30 cents, Tea or Tablas. las'S
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
Furniture and
Undertaking

l at all times am keeping nice line
Of Furniture, all Paper, Telescolc cs t,
winew shades, Linolum and Oil cloths.
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16
Dublin Items.

" wash Sharp is hauling wood
~ "'0'des hauled soar wodpe.,,.x
,oan . iva Walters aud Alb Hyder h,ro
''o IS still here but about f,ovo
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16

,rlrR.
hut u scar
lye Cuts,
Piles disap-
alive as SNOW
ring. Miss
III. says; 81
n fsver sor
Witl4s Witch
less than 4
,oler
The Jasper news., 1905-02-16

,y,tEI rok SALE Forty :ao,es o, =,a
!. ',0'n 10 az a Of mile Of town. win so'i
10. jnot ~, ~ ~. acre S' tracts or the whole
~, w. Just the thing for poultry or sm.p'
''u'' 'arm Inquire at this Office.
The Washington times., 1905-08-24
chase's-Polite Vaudeville.

The greatest novelty in many seasons
at Chases viii be witnessed next week
when the world famous August family
makes their temperance after five
years. Their first last, and only pre-
vious American engagement was i've
years ago in Star and Garter. mu-
sicai comedy made 10 tit their sensa-
uonal creation. The exceptional sue
cess they achieved is still fresh in tne
recolleetions of those who s5fw these
amusement genIuses in the execution
of their almost incredible feats of
transposltion. Stuart, the male Patti, "
Will be the supplementary feature of
this bri!liant bill. aud mis- dashinS i'm
iersonations, garbed in MS $4,000 Paris
gowns, will be a striking innovation.
The Ballatzer sisters, gymnasts. will DC
seen in great act: Snyder and Buck
ley, in their latest instrumental bur-
lcsque; the Dancing MitChells: Al Law
renee, the favorite mimetic comedian;
l eipzig, the mysterious manipulation.
and comedy motion pictures OF What
Happened to Jones. form the remain
Ing novelties.
The Washington times., 1905-08-24
Eew National-"The prodigal Son"

Hall Caine stands IN the foremost
rank Of the fiction writer's of the pres
ent day and nothing ne has yet done is
50 intensely Gsar2atic as is his latest
story of THE Frodigal Soa," Washing
ton IS particularly Interested in this be
cause it was this city that I.iebler =
Co. selected for the first presentation OF
both Mr.. Gaines earlier dramas. The
Christian and The Eternal City, and
now the new play The Prodigal Son
too. Is 20 pe shown for the first time 10
the public here at the New National
Theater next Monday night Liebler q
Co. have always given Wa3shing2,tt,on 2,t,6 the
very best Ia The dramatic line The cast
announced for The Prcdigal son IN
,iudes Edward Morgan, Aubrey, BoHel-
cault, Marie Wainwright. Ben " ebSter'
Charlotte Wa.ker. Drina De Wolfe, lda
Waterman. ". II. Thompson, j. r Dod-
son, George {. Bonifacc. ST, and Henry
bergman. Such a combination of PLAY
scenery n th.z production is said to be
as lavish cs tie cast. The prices to pa
charged are $50 81 and % cents Sale
Of seats began This morning.
The Washington times., 1905-08-24
GOOD HUMOR AND ODDITIES
AT THE PEACE CONFERENCE

PORTSMOUTH. Aug GA Wash
ington furniture dealer who supplies the
White House and other Government
buildings At tRe National Capital VITA
the necessary furniture heltiaS their
Importance camo here al the request
of the State Department and brought
q carload of goods 10 iii up the Cea-
ferencs room. ana now he proposes,
after the conference Is closed. 10 have
an auction sale OF the furniture. and
already there is great interest among
the people of Portsmouth and through
out the State TO get at least one piece
Of furniture as q souvenir of the oc-
caSion