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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-08-31

Lace Curtains fifty cents a pair at the
Chicago Store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21
SHERLOCK HOLMES WAS STANDING SMILING AT ME-

/ In my own person NJ Baker styeer,
threw Mrs Hudson into violent hys-
| terics ana found that Mycroft had pre-
/ served my rooms and my papers exact
" as they had always been. So II was,
my dear Watson that at ? o'clock to-
day | found myself IN my old arm
chair IN my own old room and only
wishing that / could have seen my old
friend Watson In the other chair which
he has so often adorned"
Such was the remarkable narrative
10 which | listened on that April even
/ ing, a narrative which would have
been utterly Incredible TO me had IL not
been confirmed by the actual sight OF
the tail, spare figure and the keen. ea-
1 ger face. which ] had never thought to
! see again. In some manner he had
/ learned Of my own sad bereavement.
and his sympathy was shown IN his
manner rather than In Ms words.
"WOrk Is the best antidote TO sorrow,
my dear watson said he, "and / have
a piece Of work for rs both tonight
/ which II we can bring II TO a success.
I ful conclusion will Ia itself justify a
mans life on this planet" In vain I
begged him 10 tell me more "Y0u will
hear and see enough before morning"
he answered I'VE have three years OF
the past TO discuss. Let tbnt suffice un-
til half past .. when we start upon the
notable adventure Of the empty house"
II was indeed Ike old times when at
I Tat honr I found myself seated beside
him IN a hanson, my revolver in my
/ pocket and the thrii Of adventure in
my heart. Holmes was cold ANA stern
and silent AS Tie glcam OF the street
lamps flashed upon BIS austero featurcs
/ ] saw tlat his brows were drawn down
in thought and bis thin lips compressed.
! ! knew not what wild beasts we we've
/ about 10 hunt down In the dark Jungle
I Of criminal London, but j was well as
sured from the bearing Of this master
huntsmn that The adventure was a
most grave ONE, while the s1rlonic
smile which occasionally broke through
bis ascetic gloom bOded little good for
the object OF our quest
! had Imagined that we were bound
FOR Baker street, but Holmes stopped
The cab at the corner Of Cavendlsh
square observed that as be stepped
out he gave a list searching glance 20
right and left aud az every subsequent
street corner be TOOK the utmost pains
70 assure that be was not followed.
Our route was certainly a singular one.
Holmes knowledge Of the byways OF
London WAS extraordinary. and on this
occasion he PASSED rapidly and with an
assured step through q network on
news and stables the very existence
Of which I had never known We
emerged az last into a small road lined
with old, gloomy houses which led us
into Manchester street and 50 70 Bland
ford street Here he turned swiftly
down narrow passage, passed through
wooden gate into a deserted yard and
then opened with a key the back door
OF q house we entered together and
be closed II behind Us.
ITO be continued tomorrow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21
NO TONGUE CAN
TELL SUFFERING
From Itching aed Bleeding Eczema
Pain Terrible Body and Face
Covered with Sores - Doctors
and Medicines Failed.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL
CURE BY CUTICURA

No tongue can tell how suffered
for five years with itching and bleed.
ing eczema, until / was cured bv the
Cuticura Remedies, and 7 am 50 CRATE
full ! want the world to know. for what
helped me will help others. Ny body
and face were covered with sores.
One day il would seem to be better.
and then break out again with the
most terrible pain and itching. 7 have
been sick several times, but never in
my life did I experience such awful
suffering as with This cc1cua. i had
made up my mind that death was near
at hand, and I longcd for that time
whcr 1 would be at rest. / had tried
many different doctors and medicines
without success, aud my mothtr
brought me the Cuticura Remedies.
insisting thct try them. 1 began to
feel better after the first bath with
Suucura Soap, and one application of
Cuticura Ointment I continued with
the Soap aud Ointment, and have
taken four bottles of Cuticura Resolv-
ent, and consider myself we'll. ANY
person having any doubt about this
wonderful cure by the Cuticura REM
edies can write to my address.
Mrs. Attic Etson, Bellevue, Mich" F"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21


fanciful persoh, but ! give you my
word that / seemed to hear Moriartys
voice screaming at me out OF the abyss
A mistake would have been fatal
More than once as tufts Of grass came
out in my hand or my foot slipped IN
the wet notches Of the rock thought
that / was gone. But / struggled up-
ward, and At last / reached ledge
several feet deep and covered with
soft green moss. where / could lie un-
seen in the most perfect comfort. There
! was stretched when you. my dear
Watson. and all your following were
investigating in the most sympathetic
and inefficient manner the circum-
stances Of my death.
At last, when you had ali formed
your inevitable and totally erroneous
conclusions, you departed for the hotel,
and ! was left alone had imagined
that / had reached the end Of M ad-
ventures, but very unexpected occur
renee showed me that there were sur
prlses stlll in store for me- A huge
rock, falling from above, boomed past
me, struck the path and bounded over
into the chasm For an instant I
thought that 1t was an accident, but a
moment later, looking up. / saw a
mans head against the darkening sky,
and another stone struck the very
ledge upon which / was stretched
withia n foot Of my head or course
the meaning Of this was obvious. Mo-
rfarfv IaT not Iaan nIonn A r,r..f .l....
ate-and even that one glance had told
me how dangerous a man that confed-
eEate was-had kept guard while the
professor had attacked me. From a
distance, unseen by me. he had been a
witness Of his friends death and OF
my escape He had waited, and then.
making his way around TO the top OF
the elf he had ondeavorad TO succeed
where h.s comrade had failed
Il ala not take long TO think about II,
watson. Again / saw tllat grim face
look over the clin, and ] knew that it
Yves the precursor OF another stone.
I scrambled down on to the path /
don't think / could have done Il IN cold
blood 1t was a hundred times more
difficult than getting up. But ] had no
time 10 think Of the danger, for an
other stone sang past me as / hung by
my hands from the edge Of the ledge,
Halfway down / slipped but by the
blessing OF God, / landed. torn and
bleeding upon the path ] took 20 my
heels, did ten miles over the noun
tains III the darkness. and week later
/ found myself Ia Florence. with the
certainty that no one in The world
knew what had become OF me.
81 had only one conhdant my broth
er Mycroft / owe you many apologies.
my dear Watson, but IL was an impor-
tant thlt II should be thought ] was
dead. and IL is quite certain that sou
would not have written so convincing
an account OF my unhappy end had you
not yourself thought that 1t was true.
Several times during the last three
years ! have taken up ray pen 10 write
b you, but always ! feared lest your
anectionate regard Tor ac should tempt
you 10 some indiscrction which would
berny ny secret For that reason
turned away from yQu flis evening
when you upset uy books for ] Has n
danger 40 iipa time. ana Any shov ~
anrir.sf ana es~a-su upou yoar Part
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21

Rhen YOU hear Girl has aspira.
tors 70 be great actress It IS a Sign
she may set ia The chorus il She is
bua bat way
a vaa calls her youngster cute
wien he solses ont your eye with his
fu ar, an expects YOU to be iiczied to
dcath over g.
Do makes man feel awful fanny to
have eirfs mother come into the
room and act as Il she thought the
lcns hair on bis coat was his own.
gne reason women can't believe
moa have souls Is that they don't get
any more excited over bsbys new
tooth than over a stock market panic.
A woman can guess at the amouns
o. flour she ought to put in the bis.
cult and hit It oE every time but you
can never make her see the same rule
WORT work with catching trains
New York Press.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21

King Victor Of italy IS very fond NJ
fishing. bat unfortunately he seldom
stcceecs in catching any fish. says
the New York Herald The other day,
after fishing for several hours, he
vas returning home with three perch
nc bigger than sprats in bis bag When
he met a peasant who had been nsn-
ms and had caught several splendid
trout
"weli neighhor, ! see You havnt
caught many, said the peasant with
q laugh. yet / don't see why. for they
are biting good today guess you
ere the same kind Of a fisherman our
king IS"
what do you mean?" asked King
Victor. vlushing furiously
"Oh." replied the peasant Eve all
know him. He thinks himself a great
sportsman, but he's no good at fshing
/ suppose the Lord thought it was
enough to make him a king without
making him at the same time a
sportsman"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21

might have dravn attention 10 INV
Identity and led 20 the most dcpiofahio
and irrepnrabie results As to Mycroft
7 had 70 conide iu him in 6riet o. oh.
tain The money which ] uecacl The
course OF events ia London did not run
SO wen ASA has hoped. for The trial OF
The Morlarty gang left two OF lts most
dangerous members. my own most vim
dictive enemies at liberty I travelled
for Two years m Tibet. therefore. ana
amused myself by visiting Lassa and
spending SOME days with tie head
lama. You may huyc rrad of die re.
markahlc explorations on Norwegian
named Sigerson. but ] am sure that il
never occurred 20 you that YOU were
receiving news Of your friend I then
passed through Persia looked n at
Mecca ard paid q short but interesting
visit 70 The khallfa at Kbartum. tie re-
suits Of which I have comuuni. .atod
20 the foreign Office Returning to
Franco, ] spent some months i'm re-
search into The coal tar derivatives
which | conducted In a laboratory nt
Montpellier, In the south OF France.
Having concluded this 70 my sausfac-
tion algl learning that only one Of my
enemies was now left ia London. / was
about 70 return when toy movements
were FASTENED by the news ar this very
rcrar..cf'a rc~' iane mystery. vn.cit
not only aprcalcd 70 me by its own
MERITS but which seemed 10 oner some
most peculiar personal opportunities.
] came over at once TO London called
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21

sworn my death There wo+e ~ ir,isr
three others whose desire forl rCncc-
ancc upon mc would only De hlr-cnsel
by thcdcath ofotbo.r leader rllpy were
an most dangerous men, one h. other
would certainly get me- On nv other
band, II al the world was ehnvinced
that was dead they would tAke ihcr.
ties, these men: they would soon lav
themselves open. and sooner on Inter I
could destroy them. Then Il would be
time FOR me TO announce that ] was
still in the land Of the living. SO rapid
~ does the brnln act that believe I
had thought this an ont before Profess
or Morlarty had reached the bottom Of
the Reichenbach fail
Il stood up and examined the rocky
wall behind me- In your plcturesgue
Uccount Of the matter, which ! read
with great interest some months later.
you assert that the wall was sheer.
That was not literally ,rue A fow
small footholds presented themselves.
and there was some Indication of a
ledge The clin is so high that 20 climb
II all was an obvious inpossibillty.
and Il was equally impossible to make
my way along the wet path without
leaving some tracks I might, Ii Is true,
have reversed my boots, as / have done
ON similar occasions, but the sight Of
three sets Of tracks IN one direction
would certainly have suggested q &C.
cepdon On the whole. then, lt was
best that l should risk the climb III
was not a pleasant business, watson.
The fan roared beneath me. am not a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21

turned from the club exactly at 10
His mother and sister were out spend
ing the evening with a relaG.e The
servant deposed that she heard him en-
ter the front room ON the second floor,
generally used as his sitting room.
She had lit a ERE, and as it smoked she
had opened the window 10 sound was
heard from the room until 1120 the
hour Of the return Of Lady Mayuooth
and her daughter Desiring to say
good night, she attempted to enter her
sons room. The door was locked on
the inside. and no answer could be got
to their cries and knocking Hcip was
obtained ana the door forced The IN
fortunate young man was found lying
near tic table. His head had been hor.
ribly mutlated by an expanding re-
volver bullet. but no weapon Of any
sort was Go be found In the room. On
the table lay two bank notes for flo
each and III los IN silver and gold the
money arranged in little piles of vary
ing amount There were some figures
also upon a sheet Of paper. with the
names OF some club friends opposite to
them. from which It was conjectured
that beto~e his death he was endeavor-
ing to make out his losses or winnings
at cards.
A minute examination of the circum-
stances served only 70 make the case
more complex. IN the first place. no
reason could be given why the young
man should have fastened the door
upon the inside. There was the posi-
blnty that the murderer had done this
and had afterward escaped by the win
dow. The drop was at least twenty
feet, however and bed Of crocuses in
full bloom lay beneath. Neither the
flowers nor the earth showed any sign
Of having been disturbed. nor were
there any marks upon the narrow strip
Of grass which separated the house
from the road
Apparently therefore # was the
young man himself who had fastened
the door But how did he come by his
death? No one could have climbed
up to the window without leaving
traces. Suppose man had fired
through the window, be would indeed
w a ANAAAhA hNHfA rINA NL9 hOlAu VIII
a revolver innict so deadly a wound
Again, Park lane e a frequented thor
oughfqre There = cab stand within
hundred yards Of the house No one
had heard u shot. Aud yet there was
the dead man and there the revolver
bullet, which had mushroomed out,
as soft nosed bullets will, and SO in
flcted a wound which must have caus-
ed instantaneous death. such were
the circumstances Of the Park lane
mystery, which were further compli-
Gated by entire absence OF motive,
since. as have said, young Adair was
not known to have any enemy, and no
attempt had been made TO remove the
money or valuables in the room.
All day 1 turned these facts over in
my mind. endeavoring to hit upon
some theory which could reconcile
them all and to find that line Of least
resistance which my poor friend had
declared 70 be the starting point OF
every investigation / confess that
made little progress In the evening
/ strolled across the park and found
myself about 6 o'clock at the oxford
! street end OF Park lane A group Of
loafers upon the pavements, all staring
up at particular window, directed me
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21
The Adventure of
the Empty House

gc5t,isif. 1905 ), n csr4n Doll, end conis,'s
Ksstb)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21

it struck me u0t ttc fetlOto must Dc some
poor btbli0philc.
TO the house which l had come TO see.
A tall, thin man with colored glasses,
whom l strongly suspected Of being a
plain clothes detective, was pointing
out some theory Of his own, while the
others crowded around 70 listen to
what be said. l got as near him as
could, but his observations seemed TO
me 10 be absurd, so withdrew again
in some disgust. AS I did so I struck
against an elderly, deformed man VINO
had been behind me, and ! knocked
down several books which he was car
rying / remember that as / picked
them up / observed the title Of one Of
them, THE Origin Of Tree Worship"
and It struck me that the fellow must
be some poor bibliophile who either as
a trade OF as a hobby was a collector
Of obscure volumes. / endeayored to
apologize for the accident, but Il was
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21
ITCHING ECZEMA
And All Other Itching and Scaly
EruptiOns Cured by Cuticura.

The agonizing itching and burning
Of the skin, as in eczema; the Fripht,
iui scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss Of
hair anu crusting of scalp, as in
scaled head all demand a remedy Of
almost supcrhuman virtues 20 success
fully cope with shem. That Cuticura
soap. Ointment and Pills are such
s.ands proven beyond all doubt.
a cul'cum sgap Ointment end ria are sald thrnaahn,
Ht NNfN futrr hrfN Ihru Corn ffu.fra N.Ir
tfopneofa aE-send ~ How 70 Cur, Eosaida
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-21
SELF Evident.

Tho boy with the grdmy countenance
leaned over the backyard fence and
made faces at the boy with tho ppw
suit OF clothes, whose father was O
Eoapmaker.
"Huhl" he said. yer dads soap
paid fur them clothesi"
That's ali right, dirty face" ro-
sponded the other BOY. your dad
didn't help pay fur en-. Chicago Tri.
bUne.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
Screen. In China.

Screens are to be seen everywhere III
the dragon empire. They are carved
of lockwood and handsomely painted
with various figures and devices. In
some parts of China bedsteads similar
to our own are used. They are curl
ously carved, with drawers underneath
and shelves for holding toilet necessi-
ties, all of which are hidden out Of
sight by drawers which look like a
beautiful screen.
The rooms in the different suits Of
apartments are separated one from an-
other by the carved wooden scrollwork
for which the Chinese IRE famous. 1t
Is usually dark and gives very rich
and handsome appearance to the whole
interior, which is dull and dark-owing
to the want of windows-until the
myriads of lanterns are lighted. The
carving is sometimes gilded, and some
times the wood is left in state of
nature with high polish. Doorways
are often half filled in with it. Again.
low, deep frieze is seen nil around
the room. The women's apartments
particularly are decorated with the
carved work. Whatever can be mag
ined as contributing to pleasure and
the support of luxury is to be found in
the secluded quarters devoted to the
women.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04

t6 twice the length Of each tuft, IL
placed in the trough Of the filling ma
chine, from which toothed rack picks
up exactly the same quantity each
time-enough for one knot or tuft AS
this little bunch of fiber advances on
one side of the machine strip Of iron
feeds forward on the other The two
will meet above the holes in the back
of the brush, which the operator is
holding in place, but sust before that
happens Il die descends and punches
from the strip of metal small piece
shaped somewhat like an inverted pair
Of trousers.
This bit Of iron is known as the 'au-
Choir" 1t is deposited, waistband down,
upon the center OF the tuft of fiber.
That is simultaneously folded upon It
self, thrust into the waiting hole in the
brush back and driven home by a
plunger.
The blow serves not merely to force
the knot or tuft of fiber to the bottom
of the hole, but striking between the
two shanks Of iron which represent
the legs Of the trousers, it spreads them
apart and SO drives the sharp outer and
upper corners into the wood at the
sides of the hole. A pull on the tuft
of fiber merely presses these corners
deeper into the wood and locks the tuft
more securely.
Two brushes minute is the average
rate at which all this is DONE The
operators only duties are to see that
the machine has n sufficient supply Of
fiber amt of metal tape and that the
brush back is so placed that the plum
ger hits the hole accurately.-Youth's
Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
Music .by Ear,

Never music teacher existed who
did not discourage and dlscountenancc
playing the piano "by ear" as the tai
ent for hearing strain and reproduc-
ing it has been somewhat ambiguously
termed. Yet there thrives in the center
Of New York an cnterprising and not
too particular person whose avocation
1t Is to teach the piano by ear" as his
window sign puts it. He has quite n
clientele too. Presumably his task
lies with those that possess a musical
ear to start with and want quick re-
suits. To such he imparts knowledge
of chords and their relative changes
sufficient to carry the pupil through
many of the tunes heard and remem-
bered. When once the bass accompani-
ments are known the learner is prac-
tically equipped for public perform
ance. The professor" gives a recital
every once in awhile. On these occa-
sions the programme is wonderful
succession of ragtime, popular songs
and selections from new light operas
and old heavy ones. One wonders what
the teacher could accomplish with an
applicant who desired to "play by ear
and, like Charles Lamb, had none
New York Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04

A new idea in household furnishings
Is tea table Oh which Is spread a
cloth having white background with
graceful design III blue. AS u setting
for blue and white china or for use in
room done in Dresden colors this is
very effective and pleasing variation
from the regulation tea table, with its
fancy cover embroidered in white or
with plain white squares OF damask.
For summer time use, however, these
blue and white covers will be found
very satisfactory. They are made
Of lightweight material, something like
Japanese Grape, are inexpensive and
harmonic very well with the light,
airy summer draperies. With tea
set OF old blue china one of these COW
ers is a pleasing accompaniment, but
even without family heirlooms 1t makes
an agreeable substitute for the ever
lasting white used during the rest Of
the yeQr
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
"Fnle" sailors A-plcnty.

Fake Sailors" said n naval officer,
work more harm to the reputation Of
Jack ashore than the real man-of-
wars man is able to overcome by the
strlctest regulation of his conduct
when on land. The navy is popular,
and Its sailors are popular, and, realiz-
Ing this, there has sprung up a pan
handlers contingent whose regular
business is the impersonaton Of
Uncle Sans bluejackets.
Somehow they manage to get pos
session Of CASTOR naval uniforms
Sometimes, failing that, they go even
to the expense Of having uniforms
made after the naval pattern. Dressed
In these, they do u profitable business.
Their ship has just sailed without
them, and they want money to join her
at Newport or they will be court mar
tailed. Some want only enough money
to get to the navy yard, where they
must report at once. And SO on with
all sorts Of plausible stories. When
you see man In navy uniform beg
glng, take my word for 1t he is pan
handler and not a man-of- wars man."
New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-10-04
lockwood.

A. j. Eaton, from south Of town
was a Manchester caller last Friday
Arthur Breed, who has been visit
ing his mother and sisters, left Mon
day for Chicago to resume his work
in the Medical school at that place,
this being his last year.
Clyde True and wife are the proud
parents Of a baby girl, which came
to their home, Sept. 26.
Lou Hubbell and wife returned
home last Monday, after several
weeks visit with relatives in Illinois
Mrs. Dir. Reed left last week for
her home at Storm Lake after visit
ing her mother and sister at this
place.
Mrs. S. V. Hubbell, Of Greeley
was calling on relatives in and
around Edgewood, last Thursday.
Vernon Fisher and wife are re
joicirg over the arrival Of a baby
girl, which came to brighten theil
home, Sunday morning, Sept. 24th
Mr.. Lou Hubbell and wife visited
the formers brother Vint, at Gree
ley, last Friday.
Quite a number of Edgewood''
young people attended the dance il
Strawberry Point, Friday night.
Mrs John Richards has returned
from her trip to Portland, Oregon