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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22

our deStlH:tt!On, when the station mas
ter hurried towards us. Il suppose
that you are detectives from I4ondony"
said he.
Holmes face.
What makes you think such a
hing"
Because Inspector Martin from Nor
wich has just passed through But
maybe YOU are the surgeons. She's
not dead-or wasn't by last accounts.
You may be in time to save her vet
though 1T may be for the gallows."
Holmes brow was dark with anxiety.
I'VE are going to Riding Thorpe
Manor" said he. but we have heard
nothing of what has passed there"
Its II terrible business" said the
station master. They are shot both
Mr.. Hilton Cubitt and his wife She
shot him and then herself-so the SER
despaired of. Dear. dear, one of the
oldest families in the county or Nor
folk, and one of the most honored"
Without n word Holmes hurried to
a carriage. and during the long seven
miles drive he never opened his mouth.
Seldom have / seen him so utterly de-
spondent. He had been uneasy during
all our journey from town, and / had
observed that he turned over the morn
ing papers with anxious attention, but
now this sudden realization of his
worst fears left him in a blank melan-
choly. He leaned back in his seat lost
in gloomy speculation. Yet there was
much around to interest us. for we
We're passing through as singular u
country side as any in England, where
a few scattered cottages represented the
population of today. whileon every hand
enormous square lowered churches
bristied up from the fiat. green
landscape and told of the glory and
prosperity of old East Anglia. At last
the violet rim of the German ocean
appeared over the green edge of the
Norfolk coast. and the driver pointed
with his whip to two old brick and
timber gables which projected from
a grove of trees. That's Riding
Thorpe Manor" said he.
AS we drove up to the porticocd
front door observed in front of it, be-
side the tennis lawn. the black tool
house and the pedestaled sun dial
with which we had such strange asso-
Citations. A dapper little man, with a
quick, alert manner and u WaXed mus :
tache, had just descended from Il high
dog cart. He introduced himself as
Inspector Martin, of the Norfolk con-
stabulary, and he was considerably as
tonished when he heard the name of
my companion.
why, Mr.. Hoiraes. the crime vas
only committed at three this morning.
How could you hear of it in London
and get to the spot as soon az, ~
II anticipated it. | came in the hope
of preventing it,
Then you have important evidence.
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could read i'm them SCI purpose to de-
vote his life to this quest until the
client whom he had failed to save
should at last be avenged. The trim
Inspector Martin, the old. grey headed
country doctor myself, and stolid
village policeman made up the rest OF
that strange company.
The two women told their story
clearly enough. They had been aroused
from their sleep by the sound of an
explosion. which had been followed a
minute later by second one. THY
slept i'm adjoining rooms, and Mrs. King
had rushed in to Saunders. Togethe.
they had descended The stairs. I'hs
door of the study WAS open. and :,
candle was burning on the table. Their
master lay upon his; face in the center
of the room. He was quite dead. Nea.
the window his wife was crouching, her
head leaning against the wall She was
horribly wounded. and the side of her
face was red with blood. She breathed
heavily, but WAS incapable of saying
anything. The passage, as we'll as the
room, was full of smoke and the smell
of powder. The window was certainly
shut and fastened upon The inside
Both women We're positive upon The
point. They had at once sent for the
doctor and for the constable Then.
with the aid of the groom and ths
stable bov they had conveyed their
injured mistress TO her room. Both she
and her husband had occupied the bed
She Was clad in her dress he in his
dressing grown. over his night clothes
Nothing had beer moved in the STUDY.
So far as they knew there had never.
been any quarrel between husband
and Wife. They mad always looked
upon them rs u very united couple
These were the main points of the
servants evidence. In answer TO In
spector Martin, they we're clear that
every door WAS fastened upon the in
capped from the house. In answer to
Holmes, they both remembered that
they We're conscious OF the smell OF.
powder from the moment that they
ran out Of the rooms upon The top
floor Il commend that fact Very care
fully 70 Your attention." said Holmes
to his professional colleague Ana
now | think We are in II position to
undertake Il thorough examination of
the room.
The study rro"ed to be sasal
chamber, lined on three sides VITA
books and With Il writing table facinu
an ordinal window. which looked out
upon the garden. Our first at
tention WAS given to the
body OF the unfortunate squire
whose huge frame lay stretched across
the room His disordered dress showed
that he had been hastily aroused from
sleep. The bullet had been fired at him
from the front. and had remained in his
body after penetratins the heart His
death had certainly been instantaneous
and painless. There was no powder.
marking either upon his dressing gown
or on his hands. According To the
country surgeon. the lady had stains
upon her face. but none upon he,
hand.
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for it singular and a dangerous web
in which out simple Norfolk squire is
entangled."
So. indeed it proved, and as come
TO the dark conclusion Of a story which
had seemed to me to be only childish
and bizarre. 1 experience once again
the dismay and horror with which
was filled. Would that 1 had some
brighter ending to communicate to my
readers, but these are the chronicles
of fact. and must follow to their dark
crisis the strange chain of events which
for some days made Riding Thorpe
Manor a household word through the
length and breadth of England.
We had hardly alighted at North
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ly, and with burning sensation They
showed sediment | became discour
aged, weak, langnid and depressed, so
sick and weak that | could not keep
UP. AS doctors did not cure me. de-
cidcd to try Doan's Kidney Pills, and
with such success that my troubles
were all gone after using eight boxes
and my strength, ambition and general
health is fine"
Sold by all dealers 80 cents a box
Foster Mlburn Co, Buffalo. y. y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22

\ white beds are women and girls who
A1rc awaiting or recovering from opera
lE1dns made necessary by neglect.
Every one of these patients had
plenty Of warning in that bearing down
feeding. psin 1T the left or.right Of the
abdomen. nervous exhaustion, pain in
the small of the back. pelvic catarrh,
dizziness. flatulency. displacements or
irregularities. Alliof these symptoms
are indications of an, unhealthy con-
dition of the female organs, and If not
Needed the trouble may make headway
until the penalty has to be paid by q
dangerous operation, and a lifetime of
impaired usefulness at best, while in
manv cases the results are fatal.
J Miss Luella Adams, Of Seattle. WsSl.,
writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham -
about two years ago was great sui.
ferer from q severe female trouble, pains and
headaches. The doctor prescribed for NE and
finally told me thaS had q tumor and must
undergo an operation II l wanted to get we'll
I felt that this was my death warrant, but I
spent hundreds of dollars for medical help,
but the tumor kept growing. Fortunately
correspondent with an aunt inthe New England
States, and she advised me to take Lydia E.
NPinkham's Vegetable Compound, as it was
Abegan to improve in health, and was entirely
cured, the tumor disappearing entirely, with
out an operation. wish every suffering
woman would try this great preparation
& just as surely as Miss Adams was
Cured of the troubles enumerated in
Iher letter, just SO surely will Lydia E.
'sPinkhams Vegetable Compound cure
other women who suffer from fe-
male troubles, Inflammation, kidney
troubles, nervous excitability or ner-
vous prostration.
y Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
women who are i'll to write her for free
advice. She is daughter-in-law Of
Lydia E. Pinkham and for twenty-five
years has been advising sick women
free Of charge. Address. Lynn. Mass.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22
BY a. CONAN DOYLE.

dial. He enclosed copy of it, which
is here reproduced:
Holmes bent over this grotesque
frieze for some minutes, and then sud-
denly sprang to his feet with an en-
clamation OF surprise and dismay. His
face was haggard with anxiety.
I'VE have let this affair go far
enough" said he. Is there a train to
North Walsham tonight?"
turned up the time table. The last
had just gone.
"Then we shall breakfast early and
take the very first in the morning
said Holmes. Our presence is most
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22
All. Her Fault

Mr. Wnmbat-' Loogy yuh. Claud. Oars
a heap q scussion gwine on about de fact
dat No Rugged Miss I.ullabelle Snoot 50
hahd at de dance dc uddcr night dat yo
done broke two of her ribs. DE CANAL
opinion am dat dar wasn't no discrimin-
attn circumstances. and
Mr. Coopah-"De doose dar wasn't, Not
castin' any reflections on de lady, .lcss
femme AK yo'. as man to man. what kind
nh ribs was dem to take to social func-
tion. ull p"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22

Proprietor Patent Mcdicinc-n a hos
pitai-"My poor friend hear you met
with a terrible accident on the railroad.
near Smiths Crossing"
Patient Yes: l was thrown fifty feet.
and given up for dead
so / heard; and. when YOU regained
consciousness. you were gazing on the big
rock which contains an advertisement of
my stomach bitters."
YES. sir"
Well. you have been snatched from the
jaws of death. and have called for a
testimonial
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LlNcoLN's cARELEssNEss.
His Hat His Favorite Receptacle for
Letters and Papers.


Letters and Papers.
From the Century.
When Lincoln WAS postmaster of New
Salem me used 10 tuck III" letters inside
his hat and deliver them Whenever he
happei.ed to meet the persons to whom
they were addressed AS this is Il fair
example of his business system il may
readily be imagined that the office of
stuart x Lincoln NILS not IL model es-
tablishuent, where there was a place
for everything. and everything in its
place. And il WAS not indeed as "a
managing clerk The junior partner
would have been hopeless failure. and
as an attorney, in the technical sense
of the term. he would never have dis
tinguished himself. He disliked every
thing connected with the dIlldgery of
legal routine. hated drawing the declar-
ations and pleas. despised the Artificial
tiles and reiinements which We're even
then beginning To creep into the plead
ings, and disregarded forms whenever
IL was possible to do so.
There WAS nothing mechanical pre-
else on lncthodical about the man. and
in III those housewifely virtues which
characterized the careful. orderly. ex-
act solicitor he MAS utterly deficient
He never knew where his papers We're,
ailn apparently tHe otiiS dlteinpi ne
ever made TO better the disorder was
To write on one of his bundles of papers
which Uttered his desk. When you
can't find 1t anywhere else, look in
this" But that was long aftei The firm
OF Stuart IL Lincoln has dissolved, and
even then we find him explaining To a
correspondent that he had placed his
letter inside an old hal ana had thus
neglected answering it, which shows
he had not wholly outgrown the habit
OF his postotlice days. Indeed, his hat
Continued to be his favorite receptacle
for papers AS long as he liNad and he
never acquired amy sense Of order.
AS early as 500 b. G.. artificial eyes
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22
GRAND 70 LIVE.
Ana the Lust Laugh !. Away. 'h'

And the Last Laugh Is Always the
Best.
six months ago ] would have laugh
ed mt the idea that there could be any
thing better for a table beverage than
coffee writes an Ohio woman nov
l laugh 10 know there is.
Since childhood | drank coffee rs
freely as any other member OF the
family. The result WAS ptlny slckiS
did not gain in health, but was ailiict-
Ell with heart trouble. a weak and dis-
ordered stomach, wrecked nerves and y
general breaking down, till last winter
Mt the age OF :;s ! seemed TO be on The
verge of consumption. My friends
greeted Inc with How bad you look .
What a terrible color and THIS was
not very comforting.
The doctors and patent medicines did
me absolutely no good. | was thor
oughy discouraged.
Then ! gave up coffee and COM
menccd Postum Food oonee. Al first
/ didn't like it. but after a few trials
mud following the directions exactly it
was grand. 1t WAS refreshing and
satisfying. In couple Of weeks no
ticed a great change | became strong
CT, my brain grew clearer, | was not
troubled with forgetfulness as III coffee
times. my power of endurance WAS
more than doubled. The heart trouble
and Indigestion disappeared and my
nerves became steady and strong.
II began to take an interest i'll things
about me. Iousework and home-mak-
ing became a pleasure. My friends
have marveled at the change and when
they inquire what brought 1t about,
answer Postum Food Coffee, and moth
ing else in the world" Name given
by Postum CO., Battle Greek. Mich.
There's reason. Read the little book,
"The Road to, Wellyille." In pkgs
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22

State of Ohio. city VI Toledo Lucas coun-
ty. S.:
Frank i. Cheney makes oath that he is
60. doing business in the City Of Toledo
County aud State aforesaid. and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every ease of Gu
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use OF
lInI!'s Catarrh Cure.
FRANK L. CHENEY
Sworn TO before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9Th day Of December. a. ID.
1888. \. w. GLEASON.
(Seal.l Notary Public
Halls Cntarrh Cure is taken Internally.
and acts directly oil he blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Send for testimu-
mails free. +. j. CHENEY 81 co.
Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Chance to Get Even.

From tho Chicago NoWs.
The i7r'end--"I can't understand your
method Of dealing out justice.
The Judge You can't eh?''
The Ericnd-'sNo. For instanec why ,lid
sou give that woman ten years NJ hard la
boz yesterday for assaulting "a ucighbor?"
The J,srss-'l' because She once gave my
"iff cooking lessons. That's ttl,. answer. "
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22

the torture | went
through now seems
TO have been almost
unbearaile. J had
backacllc, pains i'm
the side and loins,
dizzy spells and hot.
fevcrish h e II d aches.
There We're bearing
down pains, and the
k i d II ely secretions
passed too frequent
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22
1.-THE ADVENTURE OF THE
DANCING MAN.-Continued,

Yes. saw him at his work But I
will tell you everything in order. When
got back after my visit to you. the
very first thing 1 saw next morning
was a fresh crop of dancing men. They
had been drawn in chalk upon the
black wooden door of the tool house.
which stands beside the lawn in full
view Of the front windows. took an
exact copy, and here 1t is" He UNI
folded a paper and laid it upon the
table. Here is a copy of the heiro-
glyphics:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22
An Ant PuniI.

From the New York Weekly
Doctor THE trouble with you is that
you don't take enough exercise Take
moro"
Blinks Thanks How much do / owe
YOU"
Doctor-"rwo dollars. Here is yonr
change Much obliged. Ilelgho. don't
feel very we'll myself.
Binks-"You take too much exercise.
doctor. Take less Two dollars, please. !"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22
Compensation.

From the Washington Star
Potatoes in Greenland are no larger
than marbles" remarked the person who
makes Irrelevant remarks.
Well answered the man who refuses
to be surprised. there's compensation IN
al things. I have no doubt that in sum
.ner, the Greenland ice-man leaves much
larger Jumps than we get.
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TX XII TYX5F'

urgently needed. All! here is our ex-
pected cablegram. One moment. Mrs.
Hudson, there may be an answer. No,
that is quite as expected. This mes
sage makes it even more essential that
we should not lose an hour i'll letting
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22

You Can Get Aliens Foot Ease FREE.
Write today to Allen S. Omsted, lie Roy,
n. ", for FREE SIMPLE of Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder to shake into your shoes.
II cures tired, sweating, hot, swollen, ach-
ing feet 1t makes new or tight shoes easy.
certain cure for Corns and Buuions. All
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22

For Sent-several gra:;l and stock
farms. John Mulhall 306 z Pierce street.
Telephone 592. Sioux City. Ia.
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Excellent" said Holmes. excel
lent! Pray continue"
when 1 had taken the copy, 1
rubbed out the marks, but. two morn
ings later. a fresh inscription had APP
peared. I have a COPY of it here
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22
Worth Knowing

that Allcock's are the original and
only genuine porous plasters; all other
so-called porous plasters are limitations.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22

About 3,5oO,0oO people are on the sea.
either as passengers or seamen. every
day Of the year
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22
COULD NOT KEEP UP.
Broken Down, Like Many Another
Woman, with Exhnu.tinE kidney
'IrOuLleS

Mrs A. Taylor, of Wharton, y. j.,
says: u had kidney trouble in its
most painful and severe form, and
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22
HOSPITALS CROWDED.
4nayoairYi Of pATlEnrS waath
Mrs. pinkhsms. Advice. s.yes, M.ny,
From this sadand Costly. experiences.
1t, issasad.but

It issasad but
certain fact that
g y cry. We q r
brings a n, iin.-.
c re use in, the,
numberofopera-.
tions performed,
upon women in
GU hospitals.
More than three-
Ifourths, of the.
patients LYNN 6
on, those SnOw-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22

AS early as 500 b c. artificial eyes
We're made by the priests OF Rome and
Egypt. who practised as physicians
md SilrgeDnS.
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II fear it is too deep case for such
simple remedies" said Holmes. How
long can you stay in London?"
II must go back today. l wou.l not
leave my wife alone at night for any
thing. She is very nervous and begged
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22

Tell me-" said Holmes-and l could
see by his eyes that he was much ex-
this mere addition to
the first, or did it appear to be entirely
st was on different panel of the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22

our destination. when the station mas
ter hurried towards us. Il suppose
that you are detectives from I.ondon?"
said he
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-22
Wonders Mover Cease.

Sold by all Druggists 15c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
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"A Positive
CURE
Ely's Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
r;uo pot:oe ~ o,

gists or by mail; Trial Size 10 cts by mail
Ely Brothers, SO Warren Street, New Yor.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-05-26

built churches, and converts; they go,
,neii' priests and aided them uustint-
;"SiN To build up the kingdom OF the
Cr,riiei. and today the Catholic Di-
"eriory declares what an immense
debt is due IL Ireland by Catholic
America.
His Grace enlivened his conference
by many anecdotes illustrating the
unvcrsality of Catholic blood and the
influence of the Hibcrnian in various
countries. Towards the conclusion DR..
Ireland expressed his opinion HAT
iu>ter laws now existing in Ireland
will keep the people from emigration.
Still. this should not prevent her
priests and nuns from bringing the
light nf the Gospel to the heather. and
thus fulfill the sacerdntul destiny of
Erin. the island of saints and Srho-
;,r:;.
\ vote of thanks. proposed in Irish
and seconded in English. brought the
proceedings tn Il close.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-05-26
FROM THE IRON RANGE.

Evelcth Mimi. May 24.--Now that
the excursion season is opened our
citizens look forward with pleasure to
Tuesday evening when they vii! as
srmble at Vail opera house anu ac-
company the Rev. r. ]. Mooney on IL
tour through Ireland. Rev. Mooney
is II forccful speaker and will say
much of the men who have mad. Ire
land famous in every line of human
endeavor. 1t will be most impressive
to listen to the wonderful part played
by freshmen in the development of the
United states. Born. reared ANA edu-
Gated in Ireland Rev. Mooney is we'll
qualified to give comprehensive treat
nnent to this allurins subject. \
graduate of old Trinity college Dublin.
from whose classic halls have issued
many a patriot whose name has been
emblaZoned on the scroll of fame. Rev.
Mooney returned to Ireland afte" long
years of absence and viewed the
scenes of his youth through American
eyes. Everybody is invited by the
Ancient Order OF Hiherni,ns who look
forward t" a large audience.
Morris EathanSon the we'll known
clothier is making fine improvements
at his home on Jones street. Morris
says, there is nothing like keeping
abreast OF the times"
James Murphy has been confined to
his home for several days with lung
trouble but is now much improved.
John Prmacish has been confined
to his home for the past two weeks
with intammatory rheumatism.
Rev. Father Floyd of ST. Patrick's
church will visit his home in Ireland
in June. Err. Floyd has been an in
cessant worker here for the past two
years. In that time he has completed
st. Patrick's church and built one of
the finest residences in the city. It
was through his influence in a large
measure that the new plat was taken
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-05-26
PROBATE NOTICE.

State of Minnesota, County Of Hennepin
In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of John Tel
man, Decedent.
On receiving and filing the final ac-
count of the Administrative of the estate
Of said decedent. and her petition pray
ing for the allowance OF. said account and
for a decree assigning the residue Of said
estate to the persons by law entitled to
the same.
It Is ordered. That all persons interested
bate Court on Monday the 4th day Of
June. 1906. at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, at the Probate Court in the Court
House at Minneapolis in said county. then
and there to show cause. If any there be:
why said account should not be allowed
and said estate should not be distributed
as prayed for in said petition.
And it is further ordered That notice
Of such hearing be given by publishing
this order once each week for three, sue
cessive weeks. prior to said day of hear
ing. in the Irish Standard, Il newspaper
printed and published in said county.
Dated at Minneapolis. this 5th day of
May. 1906.
BY the Court:
F. c. HARVEY.
Judge of Probate.
!. r. CORRIGAN.
Atty. for Administratrix.
1011 New York Life Bldg.
Minneapolis. Mimi.