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me-"
1t was our visitors turn to look surprised.
Why, Mr. Holmes, 1 thought you knew
have never heard of Godfrey Staunton, you
don't know Cyril Overton, either?'
Holmes shook his head good-humoredly.
Great Scott" cried the athlete. why, !
was first reserve for England against
| Wales, and I've skippered the varsity all
this year. But that's nothing! I didn't
think there was a soul in England who did
not know Godfrey Stanton, the crack
three-quarter Cambridge, Blackheath and
five internationals. Good Lordl Mr..
Holmes, where have you Hved?'
Holmes laughed at the young giants
naive establishment.
You live in a different world to me, Mr..
Overton-a sweeter and healthier one. My
ramifications stretch out into many sec
tons of society, but never, | am happy to
say, into amateur sport, which Is the best
and soundest thing in England However.
your unexpected visit this morning shows
me that even in that world of fresh air
and fair play there may be work for me
to do. So now, my good sir, beg you to
sit down and tell me, slowly and quietly
exactly what 1t Is that has occurred, and
how you desire that l should help you"
Young Overton's face assumed the both
cred look of the man who is more accus-
toned to use his muscles than his wits but
by degrees, with many repetitions and OBJ
securities which l may omit from his MARIA
tive, he laid his strange story before US.
It's this way, Mr.. Holmes. AS have
said, l am the skipper of the Rugger team
of Cambridge Varsity, and Godfrey Staun-
ton Is my best man. Tomorrow we play
oxford. Yesterday we all came up, and
we settled at Bentley's private hotel. AT
10 o'clock 1 went round and saw that all
the fellows had gone to roost, for l believe
in strict training and plenty of sleep to
keep team fit 1 had word or two with
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cause for alarm 1t is not upon this
occasion the instrument of evil but il will
rather prove 10 be the key which will un.
lock our mystery On this syringe | base
all my hopes. l have just returned from
a small scouting expedition and everyt hing
is favorable, Eat a good bre 4kfast Wat
son, Tor propose TO get upon DR. Arm
strohgs tran today. and once on il | will
not stop fer rest or food until | run him to
his buIroW
In that case" said l. I'VE had best carry
our breakfast with US. for he Is making an
early start. HIS carriage IS al tie door"
Never mind Let him go. He will be
clever II he can drive whese / cannot fol-
low him. Wien you have finished come
downstairs with ME. and | viii introduce
yen TO a detective who is a very eminent
Specialist IN the work that lies before u.s."
When we descended l followed Holmes
into the stable yard, where he opened the
door of loose-box and led out a squat,
lop-eared, whte-and-tan dog, something
between beagle and foxhound.
Let me Introduce you to Pompey," said
be. Pompey Is the pride of the local
Ora xh01R41d Great 0inp. hia
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taed once 10 check his remarkable career
Now / knew that under ordinary conditions
he no longer Craved FOR this artificial slim
Mus, but l was well aware that the fiend
was not dead but sleeping, and I have
known that the sleep was q light one and
the waking near when in periods of idle
ness l have seen the drawn look upon
Holmes aSC.uc face, and he brooding of
his deep-sct and iuscrutable eyes. There
fore ! blessed this Mr.. Oyerton, whoever
he might be. since he had come with his
enigmaJc message TO break that danger
Gus calm which brought more peril to my
friend than all the storms OF his tempestu-
Gus life.
AS We had expected. the telegram was
soon followed by its sender, and the card
OF Mr.. Cyril OvertOu, Trinity College Cam
bridge. announced the arrival OF an enor-
nous young man, sixteen stone of solid bone
aud muscle. who spauued the doorway with
his broad shoulders, and looked from one
of US 10 the other with a comely face which
was haggarl with anxiety.
Mr.. Sherlock Holmes?"
Ny companion bowed.
I've beer down TO Scotland Yard, Mr.
Holmes. l saw Inspector Stanley Hopkins
He advised me 10 come to you. He said the
case. so far S he could see. was more In
you line than In that OF the regular police"
Pray sit down and tell me what Is the
matter"
It's awful. Mr. Holmes-slmply awful
I wonder my hair isn't gray Godfrey
Stanton you've heard OF him, Of course?
He's simply the hinge that the whole team
turn on. Ia rather spare two from the
pack. and have Godfrey for my three-quar-
ter line Whether it. passing, or tackling.
or dr!bbiug, there's no one to touch him,
and then, he's got the head. and can hold US
all together. What am l to do? That's
what l ask you, Mr.. Holmes. There's Moor
house, first reserve. but lie is trained
as half, and he always edges
right IN on 70 the serum instead of
keeping out on the touchline. He's a fine
place-kick It's true. but then he has no
judgment. and he can't sprint for nuts
Why. Morton or Johnson, the Oxford fliers.
could romp round him. Stevenson Is fast
enough. but he couldn't drop from the
twenty-five line. and a three-quarter who
can't either punt or drop isn't worth place
for pace alone. No, Mr.. Holmes. we aro
done unless you can help me to find God
frey Staunton"
My friend had listened with amused sur
prise to this long speech, which was poured
forth with extraordinary vigor and earnest
ness. every point being driven home by the
Shaping of a brawny hand upon the
speakers knee. When our visitor was
silent Holmes stretched out his hand and
took down letter IS" of his commonplace
book. For once he dug In vain into that
mine OF varied information.
There is Arthur II. Staunton. the rising
young forger." sad he. and there Was
Henry Staunton, whom / helped TO hang,
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Of energy and character" said he. 81 have
not seen man who. If he turns his talents
that way, was more calculated to fill the
gap left by the illustrious Aoriarlty. And
now, my poor Watson. here we are, strand
ed and friendless in this inhospitable town,
which We cannot leave without abandoning
our case. This little inn Just opposite Arm
strongs house Is singularly adapted to our
needs. If you would engage a front room
and purchase the necessaries for the night,
l may have time to make a few inquiries"
These few inquiries proved however, to
be more lengthy proceeding than Holmes
had imagined, for he did not return to the
inn until nearly o'clock He was pale and
detected. stained with dust. and exhausted
with hunger and fatigue. a cold supper
was ready upon the table. and when his
needs were satisfied and his pipe alight he
was ready to take that half-comc and
wholly philosophic view which was natural
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strand postmark, and dispatched ten
thirty-sX." said Holmes, reading It over
and over. Mr.. Overton was evidently con-
siderably excited when he sent it, and some
what incohereut in consequence. Well,
well, he Will be here I dare say. by the
time I have looked through the Times. and
then we snail know all about it. Even
the most Insignificant problem would be
welcome in these stagnaut days"
Things had indeed been very slow with US,
and l had learned to dread such periods
Of inacuon. for l knew by experience that
my companions brain was so abnorutally
active that it was dangerous to leave 1t
without material upon which to work
For years l had gradually weaned him
from that drug mania which had threat
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Alternatives
L could mention several. You must ad-
nit that 1t is curious and suggestive that
this incident should occur or the eye of this
important match, and should involve the
only man whose presence seems essential
to the success of the side. 1t may. of
course. be a coincidence but it is interesting
Amateur sport is free from betting but a
good deal OF outside betting goes on among
the public and II is possible that it might
be worth some ones while TO get at player
as the ruffians of the turf get at a race
morse. There is one explanation second
very obvious one is that this young man
really is the heir of a great property how
ever modest his means may at present be,
ana 1t Is not impossible that plot to hold
him for ransom might be concocted.'
These theories take no account of the
telegram"
Quite true, Watson The telegram still
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ried them over to the window and carefully
examined that which was uppermost
II Is pity he did not write in pencil"
said ne, throwing them down again with
shrug of disappointment. LAS you have no
doubt frequently observed. Watson, the i'm
preston usually goes through-a fact which
has dissolved many a happy marriage
however, l can find trace here. l re-
1oice, however to perceive that he wrote
with broad-pointed quill pen, and l can
hardly doubt that we will find some i'm
preston upon this blotting pad All yes
surely this is the very thingl'
He tore off a strip of the blotting paper
and turned toward US the following hero
glyphic:
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: were IalTly acCuS-
toned to receive
weird kilograms at
Baker street, but l
have a particular
recollection of one
which reached us on
a gloomy February
m o r n I Il &, some
seven or eight years
ago. and gave Mr..
Sherlock Holmes a
puzzled quarter of
an hour. 1t was ad-
dressed to him. and
ran thus:
please wait me.
Terrible misfortune.
Right wing three
quarter missing, in
dispensable tomor-
row. Overflow"
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so that Is the tail end Of the telegram
which Godfrey Stanton dispatched within
few hours of his disappearance. There
are at least six words Of the message which
by US for Gods sake!-proves that this
young man saw formidable danger which
approached him. and from which some one
else could protect him. U.s. mark you!
Another person was involved. Who should
II be but the pale-faced, bearded man. who
seemed himself In so nervous q state? What
then Il the connection between Godfrey
ataunto0 and the bearded man2 Ard what
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yet as to the cause of the disappearance T
don't think that among all our cases 7
have known where the motives are
more obscure. Surely you don't really
imagine that he may be kidnapped in order
uncle?"
i confess, my dear Watson. that tina I
does not appeal to me very probable
explanation 1t struck me- however. as
interest that exceedingly unpleasant old
person.''
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Copyright 1904 by A Conan Doyle and Golfers weeky)
Copyright, 1905 by Mcclure. Phillips Coz
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-08

one woman in twenty-five but what
suffers with some arrangement of the
female organism, and this is the secret
of so many unhappy homes.
No woman can be amiable, light
hearted and happy, JOY to her hus-
band and children, and perform the
duties incumbent upon her, when she is
suffering with bac<ache. headache,
nervousness, sleeplessness, bearing.
down pains displacement OF the womb,
spinal weakness or ovarian troubles.
Irritability and snappy retorts take
| the place of pleasantness, and all sun
shine is driven out of the home, and
lives are wrecked by woman's great
enemy-womb trouble.
Read this letter
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
al was troubled for eight years with irregu--
larities which broke down my health and
| brought on extreme nervousness and despon-
dency. Lydia Il. Pinlkham's Vegetable Com
pound proved to be the only medicine which
helped me- Day by day improved in health
while taking it until was entirely cured.
can attend to my social and household duties
and thoroughly enjoy life once more, as Lydia
| t. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has made
me a well woman without an ache or pain. 7"
Mrs. Chester Curry, AZ Saratoga Street,
East Boston, Mass.
At the first indication Of i'll health,
painful or irregular menstruation,
pain in the side, headache, backache,
bearing-down pains, nervousness or
"the blues" secure at once bottle OF
lydia e. PinlSham's Vegetable Com
pound and begin it's use.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-08
BAD Game Without Gun or Dogs.

Mrs. Owen, VINO lives three miles
north of town, came in this morning
with fifteen quail, eleven rabbits and
two squirrels and when asked how she
killed so many stated that her four
little sons went out walking yesterday
afternoon (Sunday) without dogs OF
gun. tracked a covey of quail into
brush pile and killed fifteen by get
ting on the pile and jumping up and
down.
They killed a number of rabbits in
the same manner, and still others by
chasing them into dens and twisting
them out with long forked sticks. The
SQUIRRELS were killed by getting them
into hollow trees and twisting them
out in the same manner as the
rabbits. -Cookeville Correspondence
Nashville American.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-08

clans prescription, and contains the fol- |
lowing non alcoholic ingredients
Lady's Slipper (Cypripediltm Plibescers)
Black Cohosh (Ctmictfuqa Rdcenosnl.
Unicorn root (ChdnnCeJtriun Ltttel,1rl
Blue Cohosh( Cdltlophyllltm Thaltctrotdes)
Golden Seal (Hydrdstis Ca,ladensts).
Scientifically prepared by experienced
chemists at the Laboratory of the
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
tion, Buffalo, N. Y.
DR.. Pierce does not claim for his VIA
yorlte prescription that 1T is vcure-all."
1t IS recommended as a most perfect
specific for woman's peculiar ailments.
So uniform are the results which follow
the use OF this remarkable remedy, that
1t can be truly affirmed of rFavorite Pre-
scripton that 1t allOoys helps and almost
dnodys cures; Ninety-eight per cent. of
the women who give this medicine a fair
and faithful trial are cured and remain
cured.
1t is a powerful invigorating tonic, i'm
parting health and strength in particular
to the womb and its appendages. The
local, wOmanly health is so intimately
related to the general health that when
diseases OF the delicate, womanly organs
are cured the whole body gains in health
and strength. For weak and siclSly
women who are uworn-out," orun-down'
or debilitated, especially for women who
work in store, Office or schoolroom, who
sit at the typewriter or sewing machine.
or bear heavy household burdens, Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription will prove
priceless benefit because of it's health
restoring and strengthening power.
THE PROOF
81 want to tell you of the great improve
ment in my health since taking your Favor
tie Prescription" says Mrs. II. 8. Jones' OF
Forest, N. G. cWhen l began it's use l was a
physical wreck and had despaired of ever
having good health again. Could not sit ur
all day. l noted a great Improvement before
, the first bottle was all used. Was suffering
, with almost every pain that woman is sub
) ject to; had Inflammation Of the Ovaries
painful and suppressed periods and Other
symptoms of female disease After takins
2 six bottles of Favorite Prescription l fell
, like a new person. Can ride horseback ant
! take all kinds of exercise aad not feel tired.
5 FEEL. CRANKY ?-Case of constipation
l A man or woman who neglects constipa
= ton suffers from slow poisoning. Docto
e Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa
D ton. One little "Pellet" is gent
: laxative and two a mild cathartic
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-08
The Young Physician.
WHAT HIS EXPERIENCE PROVED.

II the early sixties it was usually the
dn rn of practicing physician to ride
uu oDv miles every day on his regular
r m%rd of visits upon his patients. In
t tHuse DAVIS young man who had received
. on svn9ILendid medical training in one of the
q Sasf medical colleges of that day was &C
oov oSt to ride ten, twenty or thirty
,o;Ies or more visiting the sick and
anfiicted. His success was soon phenom-
anal Doctors and families called him for
oonnnsnltation to towns at considerable dis
tonces by rail. One Of his specialties was
the cure of those distressing diseases of
w vnT He had early discovered that
NV combining the vegetable extract OF
he following medicinal plants in just the
r ritC proportion without the use of alco-
bolN6is prescription invariably cured
snch cases. Later, in order to. place this
remedy before the public in a shape easily
to be procured, he established labora-
torv at Buffalo, N. Y, where regularly
oualified chemists were put in charge to
accurately prepare his prescription and
mt it in shape for shipment to all parts
Of the United States. This remedy, which
he named DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip
ton. is not a vpatent medicine" IN the
common acceptance of the term, but &
tonic for women. and regular physi.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-08
County Hall Suggestion.

ing, which would completely cover the
roadways and footpaths, the traffic
would be conducted, and on the vault
ing the main building would be erect
ed. A three-story building erected on
the bridge would yield a floor space OF
about four and a half acres. A coun-
Gil chamber, public rooms, museum,
a library, a picture gallery, all come
within the scope of Mr.. Bennet's plan,
of which he estimates the total cost
to be, including the acquisition OF
property at the approaches, $23,75O,-
600. The hall itself would cost about
$11 ,125,000.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-08
PLAN FOR VAST STRUCTURE.
City of London ContempIstes Building
to Cost Millions.

London, England wants a new
county hall. Mr. A. r. Bennett, M. l.
e. e., says, build a great new bridge
at the Temple, large enough and
strong enough to take the tram lines
from north to south, and to support a
county hall which for beauty, economy,
accommodation, and site would sur
pass the county councillors most
opulent dreams. The bridge would be
surmounted by lofty vaulting with
open sides, so that light and air would
have free access, and under this vault.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-08
uie Dav for Misfortune.

A peculiar accident was reported
t-ovo Augusta. Me. A visitor to the
canital city was passing along the
street when an icicle fell from a
building, and striking wire, sheered
from it's course about twenty feet and
,tr,,ck the pedestrian on the head.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-06-08
LIVING TOO HASTILY
AMERlCANWOMEN BREAK DOWN
Irregularities and Female Derange-
ments Result - Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound.

Owing to our mode and manner of
living, and the nervous haste of every
woman to accomplish just so much
each day, it is said that there is not
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-09-19
TOO CUTE FOR THEM.

Wahpeton Globe: The other day q
farmer living few miles west Of town
met two husky looking fellows who
were Cooking for work. = He hired
them at $3.50 per day to work with lids
threshing. machine, and told them he
would not charge them for board when
It rained. The men went with him.
In the morning q man called the at.
tention Of the farmer TO the fact that
the fellows were mixing out" The
farmer hitched up his horse and talk
ing another man with him started
after the fellows. Overtaking them
on the road the farmer said 81 thought
I hired you men to work. e so you
did said one Of the men, s.but we
thought your work didn't look good to
us. Well, !" replied the farmer, Il
want Is cents from each Of you Tor
your breakfast, and Is cents from
each Of you for coming after my pay Z
The fellows demurred little when
the farmer, jumping out Of his buggy,
said: Il think I can lick you both,
anyhow I'll try; and my friend IN the
buggy will assist if necessary" The
fellows handed over the money, glad
to- escape SO easily. .5t.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-09-19
A Good Thing.

T. H. Poole in jamestown Alert: !
notice by the Bismarck Tribune that
the city council of Bismarck has fol
lowed the example set by our city
council and has appropriated 5000 per
annum toward the support of city
band. Bismarck has practically been
without a band for two years. Prior to
that time fer 5 or 6 years the city had
one but was forced to quit on account
of lack OF financial support. Bismarck
is not lacking in material for a first
class band and the band boys are
energetic, faithful and efficient fellows
and with a good competent instructor
will make fine band. It's mighty up
hill work to keep such an organization
going without some public assistance
no matter how Jealous the members
might be. / am particularly anxious
to see the boys succeed as had the
pleasure in acting as their conductor
for 5 or years. know they will ap-
preciate the generosity offs the city
council and will give the town a good
orchestra, such as jamestown has and
Bismarck should have am glad to
hear OF the boys good prospects and
that Bismarck has followed the good
example OF jamestown In providing
financial assistance for its band.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-09-19
Harry Is "It.n

Sheldon Progress: Harry Oliver
has always been one of those unselfish
and publicspirited people who have
their coats of half Of the time plug.
ging for a neighbor or the town and all
the time are being cussed by someone
for wanting to run everything" Har-
~ has long been everybody's Niger
in politics, on the school board, in
lodge and municipal AFFAIRS and has
done much to improve the local Gene.
terry although this Is not where he
got his name OF Bones" A captious
critic at Lisbon the other day wanted
something from the city council and
was told he had better see Oliver.
Hang 1t all. )" he said. "it's getting 90
"a man can't turn around In this town
without seeing Oliver. II he wants to
go to school, he has to see Oliver; IL
he wants to mail letter, It's "see
Oliver; something in politics, see
Oliver, and now, by Hartig's whiskers,
he must go see Oliver II he wants to
get buried!"
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49,

The board of capitol commissioners
had no bids to consider at the meet
ing held in pursuance of the advertise
ment inviting proposals for recon-
struction of the capitol building and
in view Of the writ OF injunction no
action whatever would have been
taken on proposals until after the
hearing court on the 25th inst. It Is
understood that the commission will
issue statement of their position in
relation to the matter dn controversy
and that the time for the receiving Of
proposals has also been extended to
December 18th, thus giving sufficient
time to overcome all complaints on
this score. The board has proceeded
on the theory that architects and con-
tractors understood as well as they
that the legislative judgment on the
maximum sum that could be con-
sidered in submitting proposals was
5000, 900, as provided in the act, and
bidders under the amended advertise
ment will therefore have stated,
tangible sum to guide them. The act
provides that the commission shall
obtain the services Of such expert
supervising architect as they may
deem necessary and there need be no
fear that the interests Of the state
wM not be fully guarded.