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tains as Milverton's face had turned
i'm our direction, but now / ventured
very carefully to open it once more.
He had resumed his seat, the cigar
still projecting at an insolent angle
from the corner of his mouth. In
front OF him, in the full glare of the
electric light there stood a tall. slim,
mantle drawn round her chin. Her
breath came quick and fast, and every
inch of the 1.-the figure was duivering
with strong emotion.
'Well,'' said Milverton, you've
made me lose a good nights rest. my
dear. I hope you'll prove worth it..
You couldn't come any other time
ell 2"
The woman shook her/head.
Wei, if YOU couldn't you couldn't.
If the Countess is a hard mistress.
YOU have your chance to get level With
her now. Bless the girl. what are
you shivering about? That's right
Pull yourself together. Now, let us ge.
down to business" He took a note
book from the drawer Of his desk.
You say that you have five letters
which compromise the Countess d'Al-
bert. You want to sell them. ! want
to buy them. So far so good. 1t only
remains to fix a price / should want
10 inspect the letters. Of course. If
they are really good specimens
Great Hevens, is II Vou?"
The woman, without q word had
raised her veil and dropned the
mantle from her chin. 1T was a dark.
handsome clear-cut face which con-
fronted Mlverton--a fare with q
curved nose strong. dark eyebrows
shading bard. olittering ewes. and n
STRAIGHT thiu-iipped mouth set in a
dan perous smile.
at is l." she sad, che woman
whose life Won have ruined"
Nilvertor LAUGHED, bit fear vi
hrated IN his voice "Yor we're %
very obstinate " sa'd 10 "Whv did
ven drive ne tn e11oh extreynes2 as-
sure won I wouldn't hurt = e. If nv
c,-., accord. brit everv pan rnv hi
b,reiroc~ and w',ot was 7 to do9
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$50 vov sent the lettors to NJ hus-
hard. ond bo--th& rohle~t o~t'eroa~
trat ovor lived roan who~~ hoote T
VOC rover vyorthv t. lnna-ho broke
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ting his lips to my very ear. 81 can't
quite make it out. Anyhow, we have
no time to lose"
Can / do anything"
Eyes stand by the door. If You
hear any one come, bolt it on the in
side. and we can oct away as we came.
If they come the other way, we can
get through the door if our Job is done,
or hide behind these window curtains
IL it Is not. Do lou understand?
l nodded, and stood by the door. My
first feeling of fear had passed away.
and / thrilled now with a keener zest
than I had ever enjoyed when we were
defenders of the law instead of its
defiers. The high object OF
our mission, the consciousness
that it was unselhsh and chivalrous,
the villainous character of our oppon-
ent all added to the sporting interest
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overcoat ON a ehair-Holmes laid out
two drills. a Jenny. and several
skeleton keys. / stood at the centre
door with my eyes glancing at each of
the others. ready for any emergency.
though. indeed, my plans were some
what vague as to what / should do II
we We're INTERRUPTED. For half an
hour. Holmes worked with concen-
trated energy. laying down one tool
picking up another, handling each
with the strength and delicacy of the
trained mechanic. Finally ! heard a
click, the broad green door swung
open, and inside / had u glimpse Of
a number of paper packets. each tied,
sealed, and inscribed. Holmes picked
one out, but it was hard TO read by
the flickering fire. and he drew out
his little dark lanter. for it was too
dangerous. with MiIyerton in the next
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had our own duties and our own OBJ
jects, which were not to be lost sight
of. But hardly had the woman rushed
from the room when Holmes, with
swift. silent steps. was over at the
other door. He turned the KEY IN
the lock At the same instant we heard
voices in the house and the sound Of
hurrying feet. The revolver shots had
reused the household. With perfect
GOODNESS Holmes slipped across to the
safe, flied his two arms with bundles
Of letters, and pourned them all into
the fire. Again and again he did It.
until the safe was empty Some one
turned the handle. and beat upon the
outside OF the door. Holmes looked
swiftly round The letter which had
been the messenger of death for Mil
verton lay. all notified with his blood,
upon the table. Holmes tossed it in
among the blazing papers. Then he
drew the key from the outer door,
passed through after me. and locked
it ON the oLtside. This way. Wat
SON" said lae. I'VE can scale the
garden wall Ia this direction"
/ could NOT have believed that an
alarm could have spread SO swiftly.
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The Return Of Sherlock
Holmes.
CONTINUED From Page one.)

was Illuminated by it. Near the door
/ saw the CLEAN Of an electric switch
but it was unnecessary. even II ii had
been safe to turn it on. AT one side
of the fireplace was a heavy curtain
which covered the bay window we mad
seen from outside. On the other side
was the door which communicated
with the veranda. A desk stood in
the centre. with a turning-chair of
shining leather. Opposite was a large
bookcase, with a marble bust OF
Athene on the ton. In the corner, be-
tween the bookcase and the wall there
stood tall green safe. the freight
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Copyright, 1904, by Golfers Weekly
room, t. switch on the electric lieht.
suddenly ! saw him halt. listen intent
". and then in an instant he had
swung the door Of the safe to, picked
up ms coat. stuffed his tools into the
pockets. and darted behind the win
dow curtain, motioning me TO do the
same
1T was only when / had Joined him
there that ! heard what had alarmed
his quickened senses. There was
u noise somewhere within the
house. 4 door slammed i'm
the distance Then con-
fused. dull murmur broke itself into
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flashing back from the polished brass
knobs upon its face. Holmes stole
across and looked at it. Then he crept
to the door of the bedroom. and stood
with sIanting head listening intently.
No sound came from within Mean
while it had struck me that it would be
wise to secure our retreat through the
outer door so l examined TO my
amaZement it was neither locked nor
bolted. / touched Holmes on the arm
and he turned his masked face in that
direction | saw him start. and he was
evidently as surprised as l.
Il don't like it," he whispered. put
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upon the table. coughing furiously and
clawing among the papers. Then he
staggered to his feet. received another
shot and rolled upon the floor.
you've done me-" he cried, and lay
still. The woman looked at him in
tently, and ground her heel into his
upturned face. She looked again. but
there was no sound or movement
heard sharp rustic, the night air
blew into the heated room. and the
avenger was gone.
No interference upon our part could
have saved the man from his fate. but.
as the woman poured bullet after bull
let into Milverton's shrinking body /
was about to spring out. when / felt
Holmes cold strong grasp upon my
wrist understood the whole argu-
meT that firm. restraining grip
TT as no affair OF ours. that JUS
/ oYertaken Villain. that we
go
,
.-es s--.s
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
Hen Manure.

Hen manure is strong in nitrogen
and should be used with care. If you
have stable manure it is best to mix
the droppings of the poultry with it.
II you must use it alone, put it on
asparagus, rhubarb, lettuce, or any
of the plants that are grown for top.
DO not use it in large quantities on
plants grown for root or fruit without
adding some potash, or you are likely
to have more top than is needed. Used
on strawberry vines it has ruined the
crop. If not mixed with other material,
good way is to work it into the soil
before the seed is sown, then add wood
ashes. Do not mix the manure and
ashes, as the result is a setting free
of the nitrogen.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
Campaign Contributions.

The Republicans have discovered
another matter TO stand pat" upon,
or rather someone else has discovered
it, much to their CONSERVATION. The
claim of the Democrats that millions
were contributed by the corporations
and trusts, to buy enough voters in
the doubtful States, to keep the
party" in power has partially come to
light but a good deal more is yet to
be uncovered President Roosevelt
has been persuaded by the Republican
leaders TO stand pat" and give up
his idea Of restitution Of the large
amounts contributed by the life insur-
ance companies to his campaign fund.
But it is stated, that TO ease his con-
science, for the loss sustained by the
widows and orphans for his benefit.
he is determined TO recommend legis-
lation that will, through publicity,
prevent such contributions In future.
1t is safe to say that the Republican
majority in Congress will stand pat
on such legislation, or at least pass
no bill that will really prevent their
graft on the corporations.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
Keeping Honey.


When it is intended to keep honey
for household use there is no necessity
to bottle 1t off in small bottles, a large
stOneware jar being about as good a
vessel as any to keep the honey in I'M
til wanted. 1t is popularity supposed
that after the hives have been packed
and quilted in readiness to meet the
winter the bee-keeper must perforce
remain idle until the spring again
comes round, but if the bee-keeper so
wishes he need never be at a loss for
something to do. For one thing, all
the section crates and holders need to
be thoroughly gone over, not only
scrubbing, scraping, and cleaning but
also doing any repairs that may be
deemed necessary. After this the way
to do is to wrap them up in old news
papers, which keeps them clean and
free from cobwebs until again wanted
for use
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
HENRY IRVING is DEAD.
Foremost Actor of the Age Expires
Harness in ENGLAND


Harness in England.
All England is plunged in grief be-
cause of the sudden death of Sir Henry
Irving, greatest actor of the age. who
expired Friday night before medical aid
could reach him after powerful pre-
sentation of Lord Tenaysou's Beckett"
In the playhouse at Bradford. The APP
plause of the audience scarcely had died
away when the famous tragedian breath
ed hisl asst
Sir Henry died literally in harness.
He was giving u series of farewell per-
tormances in the English provinces and
was playing an engagement at Brad
ford, appearing in several fave lite roles.
Thursday he presented king Rene's
Daughter" and The Bells and seemed
to be in excellent health, taking the
exhausting part of Matthias in the latter
play with all the vigDr of youth. Fri
day night before an enthusiastic audi
ence he portrayed one of his most char
acteristically intellectual parts. the title
role in his own stage adaptation of Lord
Tennyson'S Beckett" with marked sue
cess.
After the performance Sir Henry re-
turned to his hotel. reaching his rooms
at 11:30 o'clock, when it was observed
that he was in great pain. Physicians
were Immediately summoned, but before
they could arrive Sir Henry was seized
with an attack of syncope and expired
within a few minutes, without having
uttered a word.
To the last moment of his life Sir
Henry Irving's heart was in the work
to which he had devoted his career
the raising of the standard of his art
On Wednesday he was entertained at
luncheon in the Bradford town hall, at
which the Mayor presented him an adj
dress from his admirers.
In replying to the address Sir Henry
spoke of himself as one the sands of
whose life We're fast running out, but
no one then present had the slightest
idea that the end would come so soon.
He proceeded in his reply to eloquently
advocate the establishment of theaters by
municipalities, because" he said, II
believe that by this means the standard
of the true drama. Us distinguished from
miscellaneous entertainments, would be-
successfully upheld"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
Trust Prosecutions,

The protests of the people that the
Department of Justice bestir itself in
prosecuting the beef trust has borne
a small amount of fruit. One of the
firm of packers has been fined $25,-
900 for conspiracy in accepting re-
bates from railroads. This is step
in the right direction, but it does not
help decrease the high price Of beef
to the consumers, in fact it may lead
to another advance, so that the Of
tenders can get their money back.
This prosecution has nothing to do
with the case against the beef trust,
which is still dragging along.
But how about the railroad man
ayers who paid the rebates, are they
to go free? Their Offense is more
heinous than that of the firm of beef
packers who have been fined for
there is an express statute against re-
bates and there could have been no
conspiracy unless the railroad man
ayers were a party to it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
Grass for Stock Feed.

Some grasses have harsh heritage,
the outer cells of the leaves and stems
containing too much silica. This sub
stance is not needed by animals, and
when abundent is not acceptable to
them. Other grasses have a covering
of hairs, either short and sharp, or
long and silky. These hairs are not
easily digested, and are disagreeable
to the animal. Such grasses are to be
avoided. A comparatively smooth
grass, with no tendency to secrete too
much silica, is the best, so far as
texture is concerned. An English au-
thority sums up the desirable qualities
in a forage grass as follows: The
grasses whose leaves exhibit a fine
grain, are developed without much
woody fiber and are sweet at the
nodes Goints) will be of the highest
feeding character.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
Republican View of Imitation.


The address of Secretary Shaw be-
fore the Ohio Bankers Association at
Cleveland, contained some extraordi-
nary statements, if he is correctly re
ported by the Associated Press. After
stating that our monetary system is
not perfect, because it is non-elastic.
Mr.. Shaw said, there will be no fur
Their CURRENCY legislation until we shall
have experienced a panie'i and 1--WE
came nearer panic September 30,
1902, than most people appreciate We
do not need and must not have infla-
ton. The average amount of money
is, in my Judgment, abundant. The
difficulty lies in the fact that the
volume remains stationary" OH we
must notnhave imitation. Why Secre-
tary Shaw must know that imitation
is going on every hour and minute
The treasury circulation statement
for August l, 1905, shows an infa
ton of the total none, in circulation
of S5S,312,7S9 from the same date in
1904, of which $54,047,O11 was an in
fiatton of national bank notes alone
This imitation was intensified during
July of this year, which is included
in the total already given. for during
that month the increase in the eircu-
lation of national bank notes was 49,
POI, 3S9 or at the rate of over one
hundred millions year.
How is that for imitation? e Yet
Secretary Shaw says: "the difficulty
lies in the. fact that the volume of
money remains stationary" The Sec
rotary of the Treasury also seems to
have overlooked the enormous gold in
Cation that is in progress of over
seventy millions of dollars per annum
aN1 steadily increasing.
On top of all this imitation the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury would give
the national banks the right to issue
an amount OF currency equal to 30
per cent of their bonds deposited in
the treasury by paying q per cent,
upon which the treasury has already
issued to the banks full face value.
That, according to Shaw, is not in
fation, it is merely to tide Wall street
over" its annual debauch of dear
money, TO move the crops"-that is
to move the crop of undigested securi-
ties.
President Roosevelt should call
down Mr. Shaw, or he will make the
financial end of his administration
laughing stock to the world, let
alone to our own people. With the
tariff fostered trusts holding up prices
and imitation helping to initiate the cost
of living, those Republican policies are
making the lot of those with limited
incomes hard one to bear.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
PkZTICS &ah


Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia is
editing the memoirs of Gen. Jubal A.
Early.
Kerr Hardy. the radical anC eccentric
member of the British parliament, has
abandoned shoes for sandals.
Elk Secretary of the Navy John ID.
Long prefers to make speech rather
than to listen TO one. He declares that
both are bores.
John Grant Lawson, chairman of com
mittees and deputy speaker of the house
of commons, on his mothers side is the
grandson of tie orr ginal of one of Dick
ems "Cheeryble Brothers"
Joseph Chamber ain, the celebrated
Englishman, is not a graduate of any
university nor large public school, He
was a Iull fedged business man at the
age of IS. and when IS is fortune had
assumed such proportions that he was
able to retire from commercial life and
devote himself to the study and practice
Of politics.
Green McCurtain, Governor of the
Choctaw Nation, will take his place
among the millionaires ere long. He SET
tied up the affairs of the tribe recently.
involving the sale of coal lands worth
S40,000.O00. OF this purchase price
Gov. McCTrtain will receive 10 per cent
as commission. or $4,000,000.
The Hon. j. w Lowther. VI. F., and
now speaker of the House of ParIia-
ment, has a peculiar mannerism. He
lays his eye glasses, which he only uses
for raadinp IN LITTLE table at his riohf
hand side. Then he bal noes them on
their edge, only to lay them fat On
their face and repeat the operation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
Political Potnourri.

This is the last straw The grafters
have got in their work on the Public
Health and Marine Hospital service
and the one caught says ''he needed
the money SO did the poor sick
folk
attention to the fact that the Panama
Canal managers are quite active in
digging into what remains of the ap-
preparation in the treasury. but rather
lax about making the dirt fly.
The Republican factions in Della
ware are striving for harmony, but
the question is not easy to settle, for
some one in this peace business has 20
be the lion and some one the lamb.
Addicks will be no tender chicken for
amy of the lions TO swallow.
Some of the Republican newspapers
are attacking GOV. La Toilette, charg-
ing him With making $4,000 as a lee
turer the past summer. which he had
| perfect right to do. If he had taken
a big fee from the railroads instead
| of showing up their plundering. those
corporation organs would be perfectly
| satisfied.
The holders of life insurance poli-
| cies have been handsome confirm
tors 10 Republican campaign funds
and when further investigation shows
what the trusts and the railroads gave
TO 1.-The cause the wonder will he
| that there were as many honest yot-
ers as the returns show voted for the
| Democratic candidates for the past
| few years.
Our State Department protesting TO
| Argentina that her tariff is too high
is rather impertinent il it was not
laughable. Here we have tariff that
/ was enacted TO shut out the products
of Argentina and no protest is heard
from that country. Her government
has sense enough to mind her own
business. But when she puts on a
% per cent daty on agricultural ma
cbinery, how the trust, that charges
our farmers more than the Argentina
farmers, does roar through diplomatic
| channels.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
Feed and Bedding for Horses,

The litter for horses should be cut
in two-inch lengths, as it makes bet
ter bedding and manure than long lit
ter. Rake it under the manager in the
daytime, so that it may be kept clean.
Salt is a great essential for the horse;
in fact, he cannot do without it; give
him a little twice a week. Do not feed
horses much corn in summer, as it is
very heating. A mixture of ground
oats and corn is excellent for them.
The giving of water to horses is very
carelessly attended to; it should al
ways be given before feeding, that it
may not wash the feed along with it.
A crop of carrots grown and fed to
the horses will always make profit
able investment 1t is poor policy to
stint work horses, as they should be
in the best of flesh for the spring and
summer work. and flesh cannot be put
on as easily as it can be kept on. Oats
ought to be soaked before feeding them
to old horses
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
Frenzied Finance and Elections.

President McCall's Eberality with
other peoples money is no new trait
of frenzied finance. Over 100000 ap-
pears to have been used by the New
York Life Insurance Company to cor
rupt State legislatures besides $780,
900 subscribed for the purchase of
votes by the Republican National
Committee. Restitution of this latter
amount by the committee to the
widows and orphans of the insured
appears as far off as before the scan
dial was discovered, though it is stat
ed Mr. Cortelyou, the chairman, has
a balance of 100000 in the hands
of the treasurer, which could not be
used to advantage in the late cam
paign. The Democratic committee did
not have as much contributed alto
gether as the balance still held by the
Republicans. The Republicans could
have elected ''yaller dog with the
money they had to debauch the doubt
full States.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
The Butter Eve.

A yellowish tinge in the skin is con-
sidered point of great Importance in
Jersey cattle. How much foundation
there may be for it has never been
satisfactorily determined, but there is
an impression among certain breeders
that the presence of an orange circle
around the eye is indicative of the
ability of the COW possessing it to
not only produce a great yield of but
ter, but give butter of good quality
and the highest flavor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24

is no restitution, or any desire to
right the wrong At least President
Roosevelt should insist, for the sake
of his own fair fame, that the tainted
money from the life insurance. COM
panies should be returned to its right
full owners The Democratic party
can afford to be defrauded. 1t was
defrauded in 1876, but retribution fol-
lowed for no restitution was made
and history will repeat, itself.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-24
Investigation Demanded.

The Democratic members Of Con-
gress should insist that an investiga-
ton of the campaign funds of both
parties shall be ordered and find out
just what amounts We're paid and by
whom. during the last three national
campaigns. Treasurer Bliss, of the
Republican national committee, could
a tale unfold that would harrow I'D
the already distressed souls of the Re
publican leaders. Such an exposure
would arouse the voters to demand
that such donations for corruption of
the electorate of the close States and
Congressional districts should be pun
ishable by fine and Imprisonment and
loss of the office by the candidate for
whom the money is expended.