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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-24

your giving nm rnis document, or your
ingenious return 10 the room last night
and OF the manner in which you took
the letter from the hiding place under
the carpet"
She stared al him with an ashen face
and gulped twice before she could
speak.
"You are mad. Mr.. Holmes you are
maGw she cried at last
He drew a small piece OF cardboard
from his pocket IL was the face OF a
woman cut out OF a portrait
Il have carried this because
thought i might be useful" said he.
''rhe policeman has recognized it."
She gave a gasp, and her head drop
ped back IN the chair.
"Come, Lady Hilda. You have the
letter The matter may still be ad-
justed. / have no desire 10 bring trou-
bic to you My outy ends when have
returned the lost letter 10 your bus
band Take my advice and be frank
with me. II is your only chance"
Her courage was admirable Even
now she would not own defeat.
Il tell you again. Mr.. Holmes. that
you are under some absurd illusion"
Holmes rose from his chair.
Il am sorry for you. Lady H.lda 1
have done my best for you. can see
that IL is all in vain"
He rang the bell The butler entered
"Is Nj. Trelswney Hope at homer"
HE wiz ha home, sir, at a quarter
TO l."
/ Holmes glanced al his watch.
"Still quarter OF an hour" said he
VERY good; shall wait.n
The butler had hardly closed the door
behind him when Lady Hilda was
down on her knees at Holmes feet,
her hands outstretched, her beautiful
face upturned aud wet with her tears.
"oh, spare me, Mr. Holmesl spare
me" she pleaded IN frenzy Of sup
plication. For heavens sake, don't
tell him! / love him s.! would not
bring one shadow on bis life, ana this
know wo1d break his noble heart"
Holmes raised the lady. Il am
thank eul, madam. tear you have come
to yopr senses even at this last mo
meut There is not an iRstGnt TO lose
Where is the letter:'
She Garied across to a Writing desk
unlocked il and drew out long blue
envelope
Here It Is, Mr. Holmes Would e
heaven l had never seen IL"
"Il0w can we return itT Holme,
muttercd, quick quick, we mus
think Of some way! Where is h'
/ dispatch b0xF
"Stll ia his bedroom"
"What stroke OF luck Caick
madam, bring IL here"
A moment later she bad appeared
with red, fat box 10 heg hand.
How did you open il befOre3 YoJ
/ have a duplicate aeys Yes, OF course
you have. open t?'
From out Of her bosom Lady Hid,
had drawn a small key The box few
open, u was stuffed with papers
Holmes thrust the blue envelope deer
down into tbe heart Of them. between
the leaves Of some other document
The box was shut locked and returned
to the bedroom.
"Now We are ready for him. sals
Holmes I'VE have stili ten minutes
am going far 10 screen you, Lady
Hilda. In return you viii spend th'
time 10 telling me frankly the rea
meaning Of this extraordinary affair
Mr.. Holmes. 1 viii tell you every
thing cried the lady. "Oh. nT
Holmes. would cut OF my right hans
before l gave him a moment Of sor
rDwl There is nQ woman IN al Lon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-24

deceive me, Constable Macpherson"
said Lestrade, with dignity. mo doubt
you thought that your breach Of duty
could never be discovered. and yet
mere glance at that drugget was
enough TO convince me that some one
had been admitted to the room. It's
lucky for you, my man, that nothing
| is missing. or you would hnd yourself
| in Queer street. I'm sorry TO have
called you down over such petty
business, Mr. Holmes, but thought
the point OF the second stain not cor
responding with the first would inter
est you"
"Certainly. It was most interesting.
Has this woman only been here once,
constableT
Eyes, sir; only once"
"Who was she?'
"non't know the name, sir Was an
swerlng an advertisement about type
writing and came 10 the wrong num-
ber-very pleasant. genteel young wo-
man, sir"
'Tanl Handsomer
"Yes, sir; she was a well grown
young woman. suppose you might
say she was handsome. Perhaps some
would say she was very handsome oh
officer, DO let me have peepr says
she. She had pretty, coaxing ways, as
you might say, and thought there was
no harm in letting her just put her
head through the door"
How was she dressedT'
"Quiet, slr-a long mantle down 70
her feet"
what time was it,"
1T was just growing dusk at the
time. They were lighting the lamps as
/ came back with the brandy"
Very good" said Holmes. Come,
Watson. think that we have more i'm.
portant work elsewhere"
Az we left the house Lestrade re-
malned in the front room, while the re-
pentant constable opened the door 10
let ms out Holmes turned on the step
and held up something IN his hand. The
constable stared intently.
"Good Lord, sire' he cried with
amazement on his face Holmes put
his finger ON his lips. replaced hS hand
in his breast pocket and burst out
laughing as we turned down the street.
"Excellentw said be. Come. FRIEND
Watson. the curtain rings np flr the
last act You VIII be relieved 10 hear
that there will be no war mat the
Right Hon TrelaWney Hope viii suf-
fer no setback in his brilliant career,
that the indiscreet sovereign VIII re-
celve no punishment for his indiscre.
tion. that the prime minister VIII have
no European complication 20 deal with
and that with a little tact and manage
ment upon our part nobody viii be 9
penny the worse for what might hay,
been d very ugly incident"
My mind filled with admiration fol
this extraordinary man.
"YOu have solved III" I cried.
Hardy that, Watson. There ar
some points which are as dark as ever
But we have SO much that il will b
our own fault IL we cannot get th'
rest. We viii go straight 10 White
hall terrace and bring the matter 70
head
When We arrived az the residence o
the European secretary Il was 10
Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope that Sher
lock Holmes inquised. We were shoWI
, intO the morning room.
"Mr Holmes." said the lady. aud be
! face was pink with her indignation
''thls is surely most unfair and ungen
, erous upon your part. / desired. as
have explained. 70 keep my visit 4
you a secret lest my husband sh0ull
think that was inrudirg into bis Al
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EXPOSITION

Portland, Ore. S0ne to Oct. rs
Tickets sold on following days onls
May %, "a and 25 June 10. IA. -
n, 2S and 30; July 6. z. s. IL. 10. 1S
25. 26 and o.; August IS. is II. 20.
30 and 81 September y. IS IA. Is.
27, 2Sand ~ Final limits 80 days
stopovers allowed west of and includ
ing Colorado common points.
care $4s.1O.
Fare through California $eo.f0.
+. j. BEST. Agt.
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$A.45
HOT SPRINGS and RETURN.

Good for 90 days.
via.
Fort Smith and Western Railway.
by far
The Quickest, Best, and Shortest Way
Compare the time with other lines.
and our Excellent Connections, and
you will adopt the "ssns Bcis Route"
as the proper route
Call at City Ticket Office No. III
South Division Street, for further in
formation, as we are
always glad TO serve you"
Jos. p. o'Dcnnell,
Phone 773 General Agent.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17
LONGEST Span Bridge

There is now under construction
across the st. Lawrence at Quebec a
cantilever bridge which, when com
pleted. will contain the longest span
of any bridge yet erected, not even
excluding the great cantilevers of the
Forth Bridge in Scotland. The struc-
ture consists of two approach spans of
21O feet each. two short arms, each
500 feet in length. and great Gen.
trail span 1900 feet in length.
The total length of the bridge is
1920 feet. and although in extreme
dimensions it does not compare with
the Firth of Forth bridge, which is
about one mile in total length, it
has the distinction of having the long
est span in the world by 80 feet, the
two cantilevers of the Forth bridge be-
ing each ITO feet in length.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17
A USEFUL CLOSET.

The crying needs of the modern WON
an are closets and pockets. The peck
cts we may get in some future state OF
existence, but here is a plan for a
closet which you may have now, As q
general catchall in the nursery, a handy
corner in the kitchen or Il clutter closet
in the shed, it fills the bill, and, best OF
all, woman can build it herself, pro.
vided she has two arms, Il hammer and
lives near a grocery store. Mine is
made from five wooden boxes They
are put one above another and nailed
together. / covered mine with strip
of heavy wall paper. Folds of the
same tackled with brass tacks cross
where tile boxes join and finish the
edges. A curtain to match as near as
possible is hung on brass rod. l Use
this closet in my den for papers, books
magazines, etc.-Writer in New Eng
land Homestead.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17
A UToPIAN FACTORY TOWN.
Garden City, England, Is Planned to-
Be An Idyllic Spot.

An industrial town unlike any 9TH
err in the world is about to yise near
London. IL is TO be called Garden
City because every house will be sur
rounded by a garden. EbenezeT How
ard is the protector of this Utopia and
he has, after many years, induced
rich philanthropists to form stock
company and furnish the large capital
necessary to Begin work.
There is to be one family to each
house, flats and tworfamily houses be-
ing absolutely barred; the aotal
population is not to- exceed 10000 and
a maximum of one-sixth of the town
area is to be given UP to buildings.
There are to be factories. but every
window of these is to- be a window
garden. Meat is to be supplied direct
from the surrounding farms; each
family is to grow it's own vegetables
on it's own land; COWS are to be pas
tured in the town and each house is
to be hygienic and pretty. Garden
City is to be managed strictly as a
business enterprise There is moth
ing socalistic about it and the resi-
dents will have little to say about the
government of the place.
The projectors expect to scatter
such Garden Cities all over England.
New York World.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17
GENERAL UTILITY BOX.

Almost any woman can make "gen
eral utility" box, and then use it fol
keeping the baby's wardrobe, or for s
shirt waist or skirt box ana window
seat Get good, strong, close-matchet
board box fifteen inches deep, three OF
five feet long by two feet wide, with
four harness hooks and six medium
sized hinges. First, pad the lid so il
will have a rounding effect. Then up
holster with a pretty cretonne, or arr
denim, fastening the pleats around the
sides with brass-headed tacks. Line
with cheesecloth. Screw in the har.
ness hooks for legs, and fasten on the
lid with the hinges. 1t can be made 8
pretty as we'll as useful piece of furni
ure.--Philadelphi Inquirer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17

bylocal applications asthey cannot reach the
diseased portion ofthe ear. There's only ons
way TO cure deafness, and that is by constl-
tutional remedies. deafness Is caused by an
innamed condition OF the mucous lining OK
the Eustachiun Tube. When this tube is in-
famed YOU have a rurAbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it Is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the in1iam-
nation can be taken out and This tube re-
stored to its normal condition, nearing will
be- DESTROYED forever. Nine cases out OF Ten
arecaused by catarrh which is nothing but al
infiamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars Tor any
case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh )thaLcan-
not be cured by Hall 8 Catarrh Cure Send for
circulars free. Il. ). CzENEY d Co., Toledo, G..
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take falls Family Pills for constipation.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17

pounds of weight from the ground, the
pain was so severe. This was nay con-
dition when 1 began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills. They quickly relieved me,
and now am never troubled as | was.
My back is strong and can walk or
ride long distance and feel just as
strong as l did twenty-five years ago.
I think so much of Doan's Kidney
Pills that have given supply of the
remedy to some of my neighbors, and
they have also found good results. 1t
you can sift anything from this ramb-
ling note that will be of any service to
you, or to any one suffering from kid
ney trouble you are at liberty to do So.
A TRIAL FREE - Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price so cents.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17

No report is made on the average
earnings OF the children. 1t is shown
! that child labor is not by any means
confined to the South In the North
Atlantic States, including New York
and Massachusetts, the percentage of
| workingmen who are partially sup
ported by their children is 21.G4, while
in the South Atlantic States it is 1883.
The percentage is smallest in the far
West, being only 1927.
The earnings of the wives are con.
siderable. The income of the average
workingman's family from all sources
is ST49.50. Of this sum the wage
earning wife contributes $12S.52. What
the boarders and dodgers contribute is
not given, but whatever it is should
be credited to the wife, for she bears
the burden of this work. In her earn
ing capacity the Western woman
makes far the best showing, as OPP
posed to $14609 in the North Atlantic
states.
Summarized, the report shows that
the average workingman in the United
States earns only 79.49 percent of the
family income. His wife, children,
and boarders contribute the rest. The
native-bOrn workingman earns more
of the income than the foreign-born,
but it is plain that in all except the
privileged classes wives and children
are becoming important factors in the
wage question.
Popular opinion to the contrary not
withstanding, there never has been and
never will be any large class Of sup
porting men and supported women.
The Workingman has always expected
his financial condition to be bettered
by marriage, and for this reason prac-
tically all women in the working
classes marry. In the classes where
the wife has to be supported, where
her only contribution is Well-ordered
home, only so percent of women have
an opportunity to marry. In the
wealthiest class where a dowry is
sure to be part of the woman's at
Effectiveness, the same proportions are
given an opportunity to marry as in
male workers in the last ten years is
given as 25 percent. The increase of
women wage-earners is 40 percent.
This fact is attracting attention, as it
should. The impression that girls and
young women work for pin money
and not for the necessities of life is
gradually passing. 1t is admitted now
that women work because they must
earn their livings. The old ideal of
the home as the only proper sphere
for vile and daughters is hard to re-
linquish, but it also must go. So
rapidly has the change in the indus
trial status of women been effected
that statistics gathered ten or even
five years ago are now utterly value
less. 1t is probable that the next bull
letin Of the Bureau of Labor relating
to the cost of living in workingmen's
families will record still more startling
changes. York Post
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17
Broke Six, Not Half a Dozen.

A Germantown family has for its
servant girl fresh from the Emerald
Isle, with a penchant for breaking
thing and limited knowledge of the
English language.
When a newly bought consignment
Of tumblers disappeared within a
week the girls mistress decloeu TO
take her to task, and the following
dialogue ensued:
Sure, mum, and how many of them
glasses was J. after breakin'?"
six, Mary"
And how many did We buy?"
Half dozen, Mary"
"Ah-ha, mum, and sure it was me-
self knew l didn't break all Of Them"
philadelphia Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17
CARE OF SEWING MACHINE.

Not one woman in a thousand knows
that the most faithful of ali household
appliances is the sewing machine And
it is really sensitive, if inanimdte
creature. Were this fact better known
the average sewing machine world
give better service in the family circle.
The up-tO-date machine is vastly differ
ent from the one our grandmother
used Ready to wear garments are re-
sponsible for the many attachments,
and manufacturers could not afford to-
put out hand work, where at the pres
ent time the machine does all that it is
required to do.
Some of these attachments are wor-
thy the investigation of households
where much dressmaking is done and
where there is not time for deft fingers
to place innumerable dainty stitches.
But the woman who intends to use
these up-to-date attachments should
take a course in instruction.
A machine which is used every day
should be oiled every day. Occasion
ally it should be fabricated with the
best quality OF Kerosene. After the
Kerosene has been used the machine
should be run rapidly for few mo-
ments, then ordinary machine oil
should be applied.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17
Extraordinary Hand at Whist.

A wonderful hand at whist was play
ed at the St. Paul's institute, Grfmsby,
yesterday.
The cards were shuffied and dealt in
the usual way, but when the players
looked at their hands they found that
one of them (the dealer) had twelve
spades another eleven hearts the
third man twelve diamonds, and the
fourth eleven clubs.
Spades were trumps, and the lucky
dealer simply threw in his hand and
claimed the twelve tricks.-London
Daily Mail.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17
The Motor De Luxe.

Railway travelling, observes The
Taller, Is getting old fashioned; the
up-to-date millionaire goes every
where nowadays by motor. Mrs.
Mackay, tne widow of the Silver
King, claims to have the most perfect
machine yet invented In which she in
tends to make the long journey from
Paris to Rome this month. This mar
velous car Is fitted with every imagin-
able convenience, including revolving
chairs and movable tables, so that
meals can be served while on the
road. Mrs. Mackay Is also credited
with having the most beautiful fiat
in Paris, IL no. in the world. 1t COW
ers the center floor Of one of the big
buildings in the Bots, and the spa
cious hall is like the gorgeous inte-
rior of some Eastern palace, with
priceless treasures in every nook and
corner. The great drawing room Ia
in the French style, with Louis XVI
gilt furniture and Aubusson carpet;
tho white dining room is hung with
crimson and paneled with wonderful
tapestry, whilst the prevailing tones
in the bedrooms are pale blue and
pink, each being fitted with marble
bathroom.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17
Submarine Balloon. (.

In various parts of the Paclic
ocean. chiefly along the shores OF
America and Asia, is to be found the
largest as we'll as one OF the most
wonderful aquatic plants that exist
upon the globe. This is called tine
Nereocystis, and it is particularly
plentiful in the neighborhood of the
AIeutian Islands. Where it can lind
a warm soil, even at depth OF 2oo
to 300 feet below the surface OF tine
water, it will grow vigorously, and
eventually reach the top. The pecu-
Harity of the plant is that ulTt1l thlS
latter end Is attained 1t CONSISTS OF
only one rope-like stem, at the upper
end of which is a large bladder or
balloon, somewhat like pear In shape
and often attaining diameter OF SIX
feet by nine feet in the largest part
This balloon naturally drags the stem
toward the surface 2 long, slender
leaves.
To such size do these leaves at
tain that the balloon is often the CEN
ire of mass of weedy growth 40 or
so feet in diameter. To the natives
of the Aleutian Islands this plant is
almost as useful as the bamboo is to-
the Chinaman The stem itself, when
dried. makes an excellent rope; the
long leaves are split, dried and used
in the manufacture Of wickerwork and
various other articles of similar ma
ture: while the balloon itself is
cleaned out, scraped, and dried in the
sun. to form water tank, storing
cask, or a multiplicity of other useful
articles, according to it's size. The
rope or stem of the plant is otter de-
taehed from the bottom and pulled UP
into boat in one unbroken length of
two to three hundred feet.-Waver
LEWIS Magazine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17
A New Dish.

Ex-Congressman LATE Pence tells a
story of an old lady who always knew
everything before anybody else. One
day her niece saw her passing the
house and ran out to meet her. do
come in, aunty," she begged, land
help us. We are making charades."
Certainly 1 will answered the old
le.ly. Il knew you were making them
because | smelled them as / came
along"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17
G@pNouSEtolO
~ RECIPES !

Princess PotGtoes-Cut cold mashed
potatoes into two-inch strips. Have
ready in one saucer tablespoonful OF
melted butter and in another beaten
egg. Dip the strips first in the butter
then in the egg; with Knife lay them
in a buttered tin, and cook for twelve
minutes in hot oven.
After-Dinner Relish-ThiS may sound
rather musSy, but experience mas
proved it to- be one of the most paiat
able of after-dinner rehshes to take the
place of dessert. Serve with the cream
cheese plenty of paprika. Hungarian
sweet pepper. The paprika is mixed
with the cheese and the mixture
spread OH slices Of tar apple. The
taste for this grows with what it feeds
on, like jealousy, and is as difficult to
abandon after the habit is formed.
Maids of Honor-Take one cupful OF
sour. milk, one of sweet, a little salt,
the yolks of three eggs, han tea
spoonful of vanilla and q half cupful
of sugar. Put the sour and sweet milk
on to boil together in double boiler
and allow it to become sufficiently
heated to set the curd. Then strain OFF
the milk, run the curd through strain
err and add butter, sugar, eggs and va
nilla. Line the little rams with the
richest of puff paste and fill with the
mixture. Bake until firm in the centre,
which will be from ten to fifteen min
utes.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17

Some day a great reformer, in whose
aspirations sense is duly blended with
enthusiasm, will make and win great
fight for pockets in women's street
clothes. Why woman does not have
more and better pockets in her clothes
is one of the mysteries of civilization
Harper's Weekly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-17

J B. Corton,
farmer and lum-
herman, of Dep
pc. n. c., says:
II suffered for
years with my
back. 1t was so
bad that | could
not walk any dis
lance nor even
ride in easy bug
gies. | do not be-
lieve l could
have raised ten