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4 HsGHEa MORAL STANDARD.

This 1. the s.AsSsn es the seMs ~swa
a e~rfain slmms af writer's take aa In
v~ssory ri ths eou1srs's morals and
sh~~siss aFsnn sh. question as 10
whether ascrsis,y pas reached high
er 81 bower stage Go the surface
II wouia appeaF that IS natipa
oar ehafaesoF wAs degrading nat 50
ID. more shougAtfui thls conviction
acce moi sppeaf well founded
Thls year IKE tho oas lusl pre-
ssssiinc has s~s.n marked by unusual
public attention 10 public and private
grafsiag I, has not bo.n productive
og so maRt os such as'onmdtnE casss
OF corruption Ia either pahlie ~ pri
vat. affairs az ths year 1895 yri ju
many high places conditions have
been revealed which the people ser"
not prepared so believe could exist
These discoveries. however. DO net
necessarily lead 90 the conclusion
that ihe country Is growing more
rare}eNs of its moral character bnt
on 1hc ether hand furnish convincing
evidence that the people as whole
are becoming more vtgiieut concern
ing their affairs and that they are
demanding higher order OF public
service and business integrity
The great wave ~ moral reform
that has been sweeping over the
country has not set reached the re-
ceding point. II has sustained the ad
versities inciden, 60 All reform move
ments. Some OF itS original leaders
have committed the grossest treason
against A. Many who were elevated
to positions of great honor by virtue
of their early advocacy OF civic right
euosuess have compromised with the
political sinner and become veritahle
stumbling blocks in the way 60 the
Of higher ideals
Demagogues. great and small. OF the
old school and the new. have attach
ed their political ambitions 10 the
moral wave. until IL has become al
most impossible to distinguish be-
tween an honest man advocating civ
&c righteousness and the public graft
er who uses it as a platform to get
into office. That many hypocrites
have retarded moral progress both
in government and in business is uu-
true.
Bur the demagoeue and the hypo-
critic have been with Us for all time
and will be here to the end He is
unmasked before accomplish
ing much harm In spite OF him the
moral standard OF the country has
been elevated with the succeeding
years Men are better not worse
than they used 10 be Public officials
are required To give stricter accounts
OF themselves than formerly and
ing exaCted of those who transact
our private affairs
The people are not as easily fooled
today The demagoeue Is more east
~ detected because he is more dill
gently watched The man who now
adays -.ts himself mp as the patron
saint of % moral undertaking must
possess the morals himself More
and more the public is growing sus-
.p{slou- az tho citizen who breaches
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Springfield man whose wife was
away on visit became tired of
"baching and hit upon plan To in
duCc her go return, says the Kansas
city star He sent her copies OF the
local papers with some items clipped
uut The scheme worked admirably
In less than week she was home go
find out what it was that had been
going on that her husband didn't
want her 90 know about
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Coming Attractions.

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Awakening of Mr. Pipp."
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Freedom of Suzanne"
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-12-04

have t git key fer you-the other
tenant lost his-leastways, 1t wasn't
found on him. Or mebbe you'd rather
I'd change tn lock?"
"Oh, no." l assured him. "Another
key will do" and we entered together.
examined the room with keen inter-
est. Evidently everything had been
left just as 1t was ON the night Of the
crime; only the body had been re-
moved, and 1T. knew. was at the
m0rgue waiting Identification.
Higgins led the way into the bed
room and opened the door Of the bath
room beyond.
81 shall bring my own furniture" i
said. "But l haven't any carpets. Per-
haps can buy these. They seem pret-
ty good"
"Thcy are. sir" agreed Higgins.
They're good carpets, and as good as
th' day they was put down. It'll make
it lots easier for us IL We don't have t
take 'em up"
GAIL right" agreed. "Find out what
they're worth. When can you have the
rooms ready?"
He looked ut me and scratched his
head again. Then, remembering sud
denly the nature Of janltors. took out
my purse and tipped him.
"IIave them ready by tomorrow
afternoon" said. "Get man to help
YOU. IL necessary. I'll expect to be at
home here tomorrow night"
THAT'S all right, SIR" he assured me
instantly, and just then the elevator
bell rang. There" he added, "it's them
confounded artists, too lazy t. walk
downstairs. I'll be back In minute.
sir" ~
I looked about the room. There was
the corner where Miss Croydon had
covered. and from which she had shot
at Thompson's assailant. There was
the spot where Thompson himself
had fallen. He had lain extended
on the carpet, while the-what was
that? A tiny sparkle caught my eye,
reflection of the light overhead.
sprang from my chair and stopped
above the place, but could see nothing
/ returned to my chair and again
caught the reflection. This time l
marked 1t exactly in the pattern Of the
carpet, went to 1t carefully. put down
my hand-nothing-yes. little hard
point pressed into the carpet, 80 minute
could not pick 1t up. l moistened my
finger, and an instant later under the
light saw that had found dia'
mond!
"Well, have y got 1t all fixed. sirT
asked voice from the door. and
turned with a start to see Higgins
standing there. :.
eyes" I answered, rousing myself
with an effort; and I gave him such d.
rections as occurred to fhe. HAS any
one else been In the roomsr I asked.
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OR three days Thompson's
body lay enthroned on Its
sEsss3 couch at the morgue, but of
y&44 the thousands Of people who
filed past it not one could give single
clew to its Identity.
Public interest waned and dwlndled
and passed on to other things. Even
with me, living at the very scene OF
the crime, it faded in an astonishing
way; it no longer occupied my
thoughts. Over my evening pipe it was
not the details Of the mystery con-
jured up, but vision Of dark face.
An inquiry Of the janitor developed
the fact that it was my neighbors, Mr..
and Mrs. Tremaine, whom l had met
that evening as I left the elevator
They had the apartment just across the
hall from mine. and I had thought, Of
course, that | must meet them fire..
quently, but three days had passed and
l had caught not glimpse Of them;
their hours for coming and going
seemed radically different from mine.
heard the sudden opening Of door;
scream, shrill, full Of terror.
Rarely have been SO startled as
was by that voice. In an instant was
In the hall. A red light streamed
through the open door Of the apartment
opposite, silhOuetting a woman's figure.
staring, with clasped hands.
l sprang past her, pulled down the
burning curtains and threw them into
the hall, where Higgins, who had run
up the stairs. stamped out the flames.
The room was full Of smoke, but 1t
was evident that the fire had spread no
farther. opened the window and the
smoke was whirled away.
"Ah, bon diew cried Mrs. Tremaine
in a queerly broken but very charming
mixture Of French and English. what
chance! What good fortune that you
were in your room, m'sieur"
She had closed the window with q
nervous shiver at the cold and then
stepped back into the full light.
fairly gasped as I looked at her.
Charming she had been gowned ac-
cording to the New York fashion; now
she was radiant In costume whose
gorgeousness seemed just the setting
her beauty needed. At the moment 1t
completely dazzled me, but was able
afterward, in calmer mood, to
analyze 1.-THE crimson petticoat, the
embroidered chemise with its fold upon
fold of lace, showing through the silken
shoulder scarf; the necklace Of gold
beads and bracelets, studs, brooches
what not. The sight Of Higgins stand
ing staring at this vision with open
mouth brought me to my senses.
lam very happy to have been there,
madame" I said, and started toward
the door.
"But you will not CO." she protested.
"M'sieur Tremaine will be here IL a
moment. He will desire to thank you"
The words were accompanied by a
smile there was no resisting. falter-
ed, stopped.
Higgins was still staring from the
hall. Mrs. Tremaine stepped forward
and calmly shut the door in his face.
In that instant a quick shiver ran
through ne, as though I had been
suddenly impli isoned with wild beast
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"She has," he said, "but It's stran:e
she remembers it. for I'll swear Sic
never looked ut me. or perhaps. he
added, knitting his brows. "she has
some special reason to remember.
happened to he i'm the hall CT the Mara
thon apartment house talking with
Higgins. the janitor, when she and her
husband canie in from dinner the night
that man IT, ompson was killed there.
Perhaps you remember about It"
l nodded, smiling.
"Yes, | remember"
Something in my face caught his at.
tention.
you mean you know something
about IT." he asked quickly. But
movement of feet across the hoor out
side interrupted him. We can't talk
here" he said. "Will you be at homs
tonight|
"Yes."
"Then Ill look you up." and he turn
ell to go.
wait minute" said. "Pm not
with Mrs. Fitch any more"
Aren't you"
mo. I'm quartered at the Mara
thon."
"At the MarathonT
"Yes. Suit fourteen. Higgins VIII
show you up."
He stared ut me an instant with
starting eyes. Then the door opened
and Mr.. Royce came In, followed By
two clerks.
'T'I look for You this evening""
added, hugely enjoying his stupefac'
tion.
He nodded mechanically and turned
away, walking like a man In q dream.
fro RE CONTINUED
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Say. ,irlt's funay!" he cried &c
purity nigh fergot It. Early this
mornin' they was somebody-a wo
man" He came close to me and
dropped his voice to hoarse whisper.
'D' y know who ! think 1t was? That
Croydon womanv'
: stared ut him in amazement.
weren't you sure?"
"No; she had veil wrapped round
her head an she was dressed different.
But 1t was her%I know It,"
"And what did she want?" asked,
more and more astonished.
"She wanted t. see th' rooms, but l
told her they was closed. tell you, /
was dead afeared t come up here with
her. How'd l know but she'd take
shot at me? Then she wanted t. rent
'em sight unseen. an offered months
rent in advance, but I told her we
didn't rent scots t. single women, which
was true. Mebbe was kind O. rough,
but was a-skeered t. have her around,
fer l kind O. believe she's crazy, so
purity soon, after some more talkin',
she give 1t up an went away"
AS we went down in the elevator
the car stopped. A man and a woman
were waiting to be taken up. At the
man I did not even glance, for his
companion held my eyes. Such fierce,
dark, passionate beauty had never
seen before, and my nerves were still
tingllng with the sight Of 1t as l left
the building and turned westward to-
ward my rooms.
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The Magic In ..Dry Farming.

Another factor which is doing won
ders not only for this region, but west
ern Kansas and Nebraska as we'll, Is the
Campbell system of "dry farming" as 1t
is called. It is the result of deep study
for twenty years on the part of Prof.
II. w. Campbell. In a nutshell, the
idea is but recognition of the princi-
ple that if the soils and sub-soils are
properly cultivated and loosened, IA
inches of rain can be made to 60 as far
as 25 or so under the ordinary condi-
tions of agriculture. As Mr.. Campbell
explains, sit is simply aquestion OF the
thorough working of the soil" To
much Of this vast territory, where the
rainfall is entirely inadequate and irri-
CATION out of the question, such dis
covery, if practicable, and 1t has already
been shown to be, will mean Its COM
plete redemption. Mr.. Campbell is not
opposed TO irrigation. He regards 1t,
however, as unnecessary where there ia
a rainfall of anything above IA inches
Under his management model farms
have been made to raise 80 bushels Of
wheat, go bushels of corn and 142 bush.
els of potatoes to the acre, when just
across the fence the crop has been either
an entire failure or about one-fourth
that of the "model farm."-Cor. In New
England Farmer.
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"a shiver that had In 1t something
fearfully delightful. And let me add
here that the emotion which Cecily-
for so came to know her-raised In
me was not In the least admiration In
the ordinary sense Of the term, but
rather nm overiowerlng fascination.
such as one sometimes feels In watch
ing a magnificent tigress pacing back
and forth In her cage. Such, I believe,
was the feeling she inspired In most
men, even in Tremaine himself.
She smilel ut me again as she swept
past me to couch in one corner and
sank upon it.
"Sit, m'slcur," she said, and motion
ed me to a chair close Mt hand. II was
very lonesome. | was weary OF talk
ing to my own body"
cannot reproduce the soft dialect
she spoke. Any effort to do so makes
it appear grotcsque, SO shall not try.
At first it puzzled me occasionally. but
l soon came to understand her per-
fectly.
$50 was l." said, smiling Mt the
quaint expression. IT was growing
very sick of my own body. Have you
been in New York long?"
"Less than q month, m'sieur; and ]
do not like it. 1t is too cold, too gray"
"Ah, you have come in bad time"
l said, wondering at her almost child
ish expression Of misery. "Wait until
June. Then you will seer
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Tremaine and l, and felt myself
yielding to the fascination Of the song,
even as the serpent did. It was not
very large, nor seemingly very formi-
dabIe, so l did not even think Of fear
when Cecily opened the little door Of
the cage and drew 1t forth. She held 1t
between thumb and finger just behind
the head and by slight pressure she
forced Its jaws apart. Then she poured
the wine down It's throat, drop by
drop. Finally she returned 1t to Its
cage and shut the door.
When 1t was over and she was lying
again Oh the couch. painting with a
kind of fearful exhaustion, l turned to
Tremaine, who was mopping his fore
head feverishly.
"Pve got kind Of superstitious hor-
ror Of that snake" he said apologetic-
ally as he met my eyes. 1--WE seen
lot of them, but none ever affected me
Just as this one does"
what is it?' l asked. astOnished by
his pallor, by the trembling or MS
hand as he put away his handkerchief
nnd reached for cigarette. lie light
ed 1t before he answered, inviting me
by a gesture to help myself.
Its a fer-de-lance," he said at last,
"one of the deadlisst serpents In the
world, and this particular variety is
said to be especially deadly, sort Of
creme de Ia creme, as it We're. Its bite
kills a man In three minutes II 1t hap
pens to strike an artery. 1t does more
than that. 1t turns him to swollen,
rotten piece of carriOn. I've seen it,"
And he leaned back to blow a ring to.
ward the ceiling.
1 sat, petrified, with my cigarette
halfway to my mouth.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-12-04

1 n > matter OF course, tue ahah
IAl at the Marathon created a
E-ry5 great public sensation. The
tS papers overhowed with de-
tails, theories, suggestions to the police.
letters from interested readers.
1t has long been habit Of mine,
when any particularly abstruse Grim
inal mystery is before the public, to pin
my faith to the Record. Its other fea-
lures l do not admire. but knew that
Jim Godfrey was Its expert in crime
and ever since my encounter with him
In the Holiday case have entertain,
ed the liveliest admiration Of his acu'
men and audacity. If mystery was
possible Of solution, believed that he
would solve 1t, so it was to the Record
/ turned now and read carefully every
word he wrote about the tragedy.
was sitting In my room on the
evening of the second day after the
affair, smoking postprandial pipe
and reading the Records stenographic
report of tie coroner's inquest, When
there came knock ut my door and my
landlady entered. She held In her hand
a paper which had formidable legal
appearance.
"Have you found another apartment
vet, Mr.. Lester?" she asked.
mo, I haven't, Mrs. Fitch" l said
T'm afraid I've not been as diligent In
looking for one as should have been"
well, I've just got another notice.
and she sighed wearily. They're going
to begin tearing down the house day
after tomorrow. can't find another
house. so I'm going to put my furniture
in storage. I've told the men to come
for it tomorrow"
cali right" l said. If l can't find
an apartment to suit. I'll put my stuff
In storage, too. and stay Mt hotel fol
awhile. Ill know by tomorrow noon
Mrs. Fitch"
settled hack In my chair and took
up my paper again, when a sudden
thought brought me bolt upright. Here
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-12-04
Profits In Theory.

It is easy to figure out profits on paper.
The trick is how to get them In practice.
Some of us have discovered the truth OF
this in growing onions, in raising Poul-
try, in the ginseng business, in breeding
Belgian hares, and one man, at least, has
found this out in raising skunks. II re-
ports are true, this man, who lives In
Chautauqua County, New York, stocked
his "skunkery" with about forty OF the
malodorous animals, expecting to In
crease the number by natural propaga-
ton TO about three hundred within the
year and sell about $500 worth OF hides
fortv skuuks soon got into q big fight,
and had it out until only one was left,
and it crawlsd into hole and died. In
most Of these products, odd or regular,
it will not do to depend too much on
the profits that can be figured out on
paper.
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- The
Marathon Mystery
n Story Of Manhattan
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
Author Of "The Holiday Case"
cesy,ishs. 1901. BY Henry Her and co"sa"y
ce,y,iSbt. 1907. sy H.n,y Hefs Company
. Story Of Manbaffan
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
Author Of "The Holiday Case"

was an apartment, two rooms and bath.
just what wanted, empty-and, more
over, so situated that should be ad.
mirably placed for close at hand study
of the tragedy. glanced ut my watch.
It was only half past Z, and I hurried
into my coat In sudden fever Of i'm
patience lest some one else should get
there before me.
Twenty minutes walk brought me to
the Marathon apartment house. and as
I stepped into the vestibule / saw sit
ting by the elevator red faced man
whom l recognized instantly as Hig-
gins. the janitor. He rose as I ap-
preached him.
"You have an apartment here to
rent, haven't you" asked.
"Not Jest now. sir" he answered.
"There will be next week-lf tn walk.
in delegates leaves us alone. You
see, tn house is being remodeled."
"Oh." / said. more disappointed than
I cared to show, 81 thought perhaps
there was one l could move into ut
once. Next week won't do me any
good"
He moistened his lips and scratched
his head, eying me undecldedly.
"May l ask your name, sir?" he said
at last.
I handed him a card which had also
the address of my firm, Graham &
Royce. He read 1t slowly.
"We've got one apartment. sir" he
said, looking up when he had mastered
It; 1.-TWO rooms an bath-but it needs
little cleanin' up. When do y have
t have it!"
II have to move In tomorrow" an.
swered, and l told him briefly why.
"May look at this apartment"
He hesitated yet moment, then
Strengthened up with sudden resolu
tion.
You kin see 1t IL you want to, sir"
he said, "but first must tell you that
it's SCOT fourteen, where they was IA
murder two days ago."
"a murder?' repeated. "Oh, yes;
I did see something about 1t In the
papers. Well, that doesn't make any
difference; I'm not afraid Of ghosts"
"Then that's all right. sir" he said,
with sigh of relief. and motioned
toward the elevator.
The car stopped and he led the way
down the hall.
Here we are" he said, pausing be-
fore door and producing a bunch OF
KEYS. (Which reminds me that I'll