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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-24
CHAPTER WI.
A Disappearing Cigar Case.

A Disappearing Cigar Case.
What on earth brings you here,
Mac?" | exclaimed. accepting his prof
fered cigar and lighting 1t with a sud.
den interest and respect for the tradi.
tional pipe Of peace.
Train" said MacArdel, coupled
with an overwhelming desire to seize
upon you and take you of with me
for a months vacstion.''
so that's why you called at my Of
fee yesterday afternoon, eh?" I quer.
led.
How did you know that l was
there?" asked MacArdel.
my secretary mentioned In his
letter that came this morning." I ex'
planned. And it's a great good thing
that he did, for while the information
| only made a big mystery out of what
appeared for a moment to be a com
paratively small one. 1t served, fortu
nately, to clear you in an instant from
a very serious charge that l was nurs
ing against you"
"Humph!" said MacArdel. $50 that'i
the way you treat your friends!
Condemn 'em without a hearing
eh?"
well, Mac" I replied. this had tc
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-24

positive way. unless he had known
that It was true. Now, you are the
only person living with whom ] have
ever talked on this subject, for you
will remember that you ono init.
mated pretty broadly that | was In
love with Miss Carney"
And you denied 1t fatty" he re.
marked.
YES" I replied, 81 denied 1t
fatty"
"MacArdel," I said, soberly. looking
him squarely In the face, you've cor.
nered me and might as well tell you
the whole thing. II was three years ago
when we talked Of this before, and ]
must have loved her then and from
the day ! first SAY her. But not as
love her now, old man, for 10Y she in
my all in all and my only thoughts a-e
for her welfare and her happiness.
You know I saw her very frequently
when she was living in town. and now
that she is away our correspondence
is necessarily frequent, so that Lean
keep informed of her whereabouts
and know OF her needs from the es'
tate"
"Of course, you could not pay her
any attentions unless you meant to
ask her 70 marry YOU" said MacArdel
"'s: ! don't see any objection what
e/er to that. / know you haven't any
money, but your social position is as
good as hers. and you are doing vel
in your profession. 1t seems to me
that 1t would be a very appropriate
match IL you love each other"
"No, Mac" ! insisted. ITS better az
1t is. Considering my position in con
nection with the estate 1t would be 9
mean advantage for me to take. and
Mac, IL she refused me, l believe
would kill myself, I'm such a foo
over It,"
But suppose she didn't refuse you,
said MacArdel softly, laying his hant
on my arm.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-24

mo, old man, it's no use talkin,
that way" l replied. "Tll just go or
rs I've been doing. It's the only thing
I can do, as l see it,"
BET you a dinner at Sherry's that
you propose to her and marry her
within two years." said MacArdel.
with a quizzical look in his kindly
eyes. and, with a half-hearted grasp Of
his hand, | accepted the wager with
a temerity that was half wishing and
half hopeful.
$50 you see why I feel so strongly
about this note," l said. rising and
opening the door, which l had closed
carefully on my entrance. THE sub
ject is n that l cannot bear to have
trifled with. and, anyway. l cannot i'm
agine who could have read my inner
most thoughts. so correctly. That
puzzles me more than the mysterious
appearance of the letter in my bed"
81 fancy we'll be able to explain that
without much trouble said MacArdel,
lighting a fresh cigar and laying his
cigar case on the table beside him.
These mysterious occurrences always
happen in a most simple fashion. after
all Is said and done. One night, last
summer | was reading in bed and just
before putting out the light | laid my
eyeglasses on a little table about six
! feet from the window. l was perfectly
sure about it, for the spring was bent
slightly and l had spent several min
utes fussing with them before I put
them down. The next morning they
were gone and never turned up, In
spite of the most vigorous search, un'
til the maid found them, three or four
days later, hidden completely in the
folds of the laoc curtain which had
blown across the table and caught
them up. AS my room was on the
fourth floor and had been securely
locked all night, the affair was quite
m%ystifying until It was sy simply ex
planned. Wen find out before long
how the letter got on your bed. and
that vii: doubtless lead to the dis
covery Of it's author. Have a fresl
cigar and show me around the placs
a bit, It looks mighty interesting ant
romantic"
ro BIZ coNTINUEpA
LM
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-24
To illustrate. There is a little city in

To 1llu :araIe. There is a little city in
the central part of Wisconsin, a beau
tiful little place, with it's shady streets
and pleasant homes. 1t has several
general stores owned by live, wide
awake merchants, who are hustling for
business, yet are always pleasant and
ready to visit with a customer. They
are not put out at any time to show
goods, taking down bolt after bolt of
cloth and maybe then not making even
a fiye-cent sale. They take that as
part of their business; they are always
willing to send post-haste tc the city
for any article they may not have in
stock that is wanted by a customer;
their stocks are up-to-date and free
from shelf.worn goods. These men
make the humblest customers feel vel
come in their stores, and particular at
tention is paid to waiting on children,
giving them even better measure and
quality than their elders would re-
ceive. And these men are advertisers.
Their ads in the local papers are
changed regularly and show time and
study. They meet the mail order man
more than half way In special sales
and clearing of odds and ends. Here
Is an instance where there is no legi-
innate excuse for a person sending
away after goods. And the people do
not. Very few articles of general mer-
chandise are shipped into that city.
The buyer and seller are working in
harmony to their own betterment and
advantage.
But look at the other side. The city
which we have in mind has n hard
ware and one furniture store. Both
have fairly good stocks for the size of
their circle of trade. but just step into
either one of these stores. The pro-
prietor may be in the back room or the
back yard for all you know. but by and
by some stir Is heard and leisurely he
makes his Experimentation store
| has need Of a clerk-and probably with
some grumbles about being disturbed,
asks what is wanted. There might as
! well be ~placards In the store announc-
| ing Buy what I've got and keep stiil'
and I'VE are busy. don't disturb us"
| No effort is made to show you IN arti.
| Gle; nothing is eve taken down from
the shelves unless directly asked for,
Neither hardware mol furniture man
acts willing to get what you want II he
does not have 1t in stock. And again
neither IN OF these stores believe in
advertising. They use no space In
their home papers; a newcomer would
never know the city possessed such
places Of business enterprise. Whs
aver heard Of a country hardware o.
furniture store having a special sale
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or harvest sale or the like? hut way
not? These two storekeepers are Bit
ter against the mail order houses. I
wonder why? I talked with the rail-
road agents in that little city and he
said lots Of hardware and furniture
was shipped In. He said, One day I
made out an express order for $34 to
pay for a bill of hardware. told the
man to go up and see II the merchant
couldn't fill the order. He went but
soon came back, saying that he didn't
have half Of the stun on hand and that
he wouldn't cut a bit on what be I'D
have"
Column after column has been writ
ten deploring the fact that the buyer
spends her or his money away from
home, that she or he is helping to build
UP the mail order house to the detri-
ment Of the home merchant. The sem
timent Is good and the cause is worthy
of the efforts being made to stop this
undertow; but no amount of writing.
and no amount Of home patriotism will
ever overcome the bad effects OF the
dead merchant In the little town. The
truth can be plainly cen
Let us turn back to the general
stores and look up the proprietor OF
any one. He probably will be found
busy waiting on a customer, but II not
he will tell you that II is not the cata-
logues alone that he fears, but also
that 1t is the lethargy OF these two
dealers. They are helping to drive
away trade from home.
/ have wandered from the subject
and gotten over on the buyers side
of the fence; but isn't it well at times
to look at the other side of this pitiable
story? I started to write a few lines on
Why People Should Trade at Home"
and have gotten into the field of Why
the Home Merchant Should Induce
People to Trade at Home" 1t may be
fair to the little town to once in .
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-24

do with a matter that only you and ]
knew anything about, and what you
know about it you have merely in
ferred. Then, when ! saw you here in
the house there seemed to be no other
explanation at all, at least of the most
important part of the thing. But now
1t is more hopelessly tangled up than
before, for, as you were in my office
Yesterday afternoon, you could not pos
sibly have had anything to do with 1t.
Delightfully."- interesting, I'm sure!"
said MacArdel, land most appropriate
when occurring in q house alleged to
be haunted. Still, l confess / could
follow you more closely II ! had some
faint glimmer of an idea of what you
are talking about"
l handed him the note, and he read
it slowly and thoughtfully.
When did you get it," he asked.
Found 1t on my bed this morning
when l woke" | replied.
who put 1t there?" he continued.
How the devil do ! know who put
it there?" l returned, excitedly. "The
house was locked up and so was the
room. The window was open, l adj
NIT, but l am positive that 40 one
could have gotten in that way. There
are too many vines about 1t, and not
a twig was bent.
80 You thought 1t was a miracle
and that 1t must have been l who
performed 1t, eh?" said MacArdel. u
know you always maintained that ]
worked. a miracle when l cured your
typhoid"
"Hangt it all. Mac!"I exclaimed. u
don't care a snap of. my little finger
how 1t got on the bed! ! want to know
who wrote it,"
We'll. l didn't, anyhow" said Mac
Ardel. Il never heard of 1t before. j
suppose somebody wanted to play o
joke on you for your temerity in sleep
ing alone in a haunted house. Pretty
poor sort of a joke, to be sure, but
don't see anything to warrant your
getting SO excited over t."
sec here. Mac!" l said. drawing my
chair up close to his, you don't seen
to understand just what | mean. The
point is simply this. No n could have
written q thing like that. In such :
H. Eh.NH Lt
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-24
SOME REMARKABLE HORSES.
Wonderful. Stories About the Steeds
Of Famous Men.

In his letters to Lord Granville, pub
lished by the Royal Philosophical So
ciety, who was also greatly interested
in natural history, Smithson, the
founder of the Smithsonian institution
in America, relates, how the horse of
Alexander the Great, Bucephalus,
would at night, on hearing a blast Of
the trumpet from the soldiers on guard
showing the approach of the enemy.
run at great speed to his masters tent
and with his teeth grab the sleeping
monarch and shake him until he sprang
into the saddle and galloped toward
the enemy.
Also that the great Caliph Haroun-el-
Raschid in the eight century in march
ing toward the forces of Queen Irene
Of Constantinople constantly had q
number of trained Arabian horses (di-
rect descendants of the famous horse
owned by Ishniael 1000 years ago)
thrown forward es scouts, who from
time to time returned to camp and by
a peculiar whinny and neigh reported
the proximity of the enemy.
But, to come down to the present
day. it is related by a retired New
England clergyman. whose sands OF
life had nearly run out, that one day
on leading his horse down through a
lane to a brook for a drink the animal
suddenly halted and. turning its head
/ round. grabbed up with its teeth one Of
its hind shoes which had just dropped
of, and. holding 1t in its mouth with
the nails dangling, 1t backed up against
a stone wall and clapped 1t onto its
hoof and with a few violent kicka
nailed 1t on again.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-24

Opening the door I strobe down
stairs, intc ire library, and up to the
figure in tlia chair.
Hello" I exclaimed, g%raspins him
by the arm.
Better late than n%over!" he re.
sponded with a hearty laugh. What
made yon sneak upstairs In that mys'
FERROUS way? Think | was a ghost?'
NO" / replied, slowly and serious
ly, II thought you were a %scoundrel,
and | owe you an apology from the
bottom of my hearth"
Have a cigar, old man." said Mac
Ardel.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-24

while throw a few shovels full of earth
on the dead merchant, lest he stinketh
and polluteth the rest.
EDWARD T. HALE.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-24
The Actor's Complaint.

The physician looked grave.
II give you." he said. but ten more
years of work."
Grinding his teeth. the actor Kissed
inadvertently:
Curse you, why didn't you tell ma
this before? Arc you aware that You
bave robbed me Of at least seven fare
well seasonsY"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-24

Where the Differences Lies.
what ia grand opera as distinct
from light operas"
"Ch. you pretend TO appreciate one
but you can appreciate the other.-
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-07
THE CIVIL SERVICE
Eieetrotyper and Gardener. computer
and Other Employees Wanted BY
Federal ernment--Exam-
nations in Cairo.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces am examlna-
ton on August 2s, 1907 at Cairo, H.,
to secure elieibles from which TO
make certification to fill vacancies as
they may occur in the position Of
electrotype molder in the government
printing office. at 5Gi2 cents an hour
(eight hours to constitute a day S
work.
August 2S-To fill a vacancy in the
position Of green house gardener AT
5000 per annum in the Bureau Of
Plant Industry Department Of Agri.
culture, and vacancies as they may
occur in any branch of the service
requiring similar qualifications.
Attention is invited to. the fact that
applications for the position Of
gardener may be filed at any time.
but only those filed in complete form
with the United States Civil Service
Commission. Washington, D. C., prior
- the closing OF business on August
% 1907 viii be considered for the
specific vacancy mentioned.
August 22-To al a vacancy in the
POSITION of marine engineer ar 1920
per annum and rauons. I'm the Quar-
termaster's Department at Large,
Fort Mcdowell, Angel Island, Cal
Launch Captain Smeads. and yacan-
cies as they may orcur in any branch
of the service requiring similar quail
hcations.
September ITO FIJI a vacancy en-
the position OF magazine attendant. al
s. a day, at the Naval Proving
Ground. Indian Head. Md. and SINH
lar vacancies as they may occur
September ito an vacancies As
they may occur in the position Of pub
nc document cataloguer in the gov
eminent printing office at 5000 per
annum, and similar vacancies as they
may occur in other branches Of the
service.
September 11-l2-To fll two vacan.
cies in the position OF piecework com.
pUter. Nautical Almanac Office. Navy
and similar vacancies as
they may occur in that Office.
The department states that piece
work computers are paid according to
the kind and quantity OF work per
formed and that beginners earn from
$500 to 5000 per annum. Promotions
are made from this grade without fur
Their examination 10 the grade q as
sistant as vacancies occur. The /
salaries Of assistants range from
$1,000 TO $1,000 per annum.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-07
CHANGES ON THE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
TRAiNMAsTER j. D. BRENNAN
LEAVES ST. LOUIS DIVISION
AND GOES TO CHAM.
PAiGN.

beginning with midnight Sunday
night changes affecting the tralnmas-
tiers OF both the ST Louis and Contra
LA Carbonate districts Of the St.
Louis division of the Illinois Central
went into effect. and with the changes
with the St Louis division ends, tenn
with the CT. Louis division ends tenn
porarily at least, says the Carbonate
Free Press.
Mr.. Brennan. formerly chief dis
patcfler and for the past year or two
trainmaster of what is known as the
Centralia- Carbonate districts, is
transferred to the trainmastersnfp or
the Champaign district of the Chicago
division. He succeeds Mr.. Higgins.
who is now connected with the legal
department of the Illinois Central sys.
TEN. For the last few months Assist
ant Trainmaster Chas. ". Shaw, OF
this division has been acting train
master of the Champaign district
.Trammastef Geo. w. Berry, who
succeeded former Trainmaster Wes-
colt on the 81. LOUIS AiStilCl SuECNcla
Mr.. Brennan as trainmaster on the
Centralia Carbonate districts. Mr..
Shaw takes Mr.. Berry's place as
trainmaster on the St Louis district.
These changes will change Mr..
Berry's headquarters from East st.
Louis to Carbonate while Mr. Bren-
nan will have his headquarters az
Champaign which will necessitate his
removal from Carbonate tC the Uni
yersity city. The changes were eyi.
IDENTIFY rather unexpected. as Mr..
Brennan and wife hate but recently
started to keeping house" in the
former +. T Wilbur residence Mr.
Brennan has been a very popular
official during his several years resi-
denee here with the Illinois Central
and his departure from Carbondale
and the st. Louis division will be re-
GREETED By many friends"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-07

Do not be persuaded into buying q
remnant that is too short in length
for the contemplated gown unless
YOU are certain you can combine with
IL something YOU have or can buy at
price that will permit the gown to
remain bargain.
It is In waist lengths and rem
nants that may be utilized for child
ren's dresses that the greatest oppor-
tunities offer, and here even half
yard lengths OF plaids and bright col
ors may be utilized for pipings and
bands to brighten dress OF plain
color
Short lengths OF lace and emDrcid-
cry are valuable for yokes and in
Sci ). the fashion OF combining two
or more kinds of lace ir one rown
making II aossible T. EN- 10y odd bis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-07

Taxes neither the nerves, pocket
book nor resources OF her hostess.
she is punctual to the very min
ute.
She puts herself thoroughly in
touch with the habits Of the house
hold.
She isn't too Informal.
she doesn't keep herself in EVIL
derce ali OF the time, bit remembers
to give her hostess an opportunity to
attend to her household duties.
She has some consideration for
the servants.
She doesn't announce on her ar
rival that she isn't going to be "ons
bit of trouble" and then proceeds 10
upset the household machinery
through stupidity or thoughtlessness.
She makes so little trouble md
adds so much to the comfort and
pleasure Of every one that her de-
parture Is sincerely regretted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-07
CARPENTER IS
SERIOUSLY HURT
rfNi
GEORGE LEWIS PREclplTATED
TWENTY FEET TO GROUND
WHEN scAFFoLD BROKE
WHILE AT HIS WORK
Sustained two Long Deep Gashes IL
His Head and Other Painful In
juries-Removed to His
Home in Ambulance.

George Lewis, a Well known car.
penter sustained serious accident
yesterday afternoon about O'clock
the outcome OF which is uncertain.
While he was engaged IN working
on house on Twelfth street being
erected by Byron l.. and Harry b.
Ellis, the scaffod gave way on which
he was standing precipitating him to
the ground, fall Of about 20 feet
He aIighted head first On a porch
floor.
The injured man was removed To
his home at $50 Twentytifth street In
an ambulance where Dr. j. j. Rendle.
man attended him. The worst ap-
parent injuries are two deep cuts ex-
tending from above the eye to the
crown of the head The surgeon took
numerous stitches in these TO close
the gaping wounds which We're open
to the skull The latter, however,
was not fractured Nj Lewis arms
and hands also were badly bruised
AMI sprained
Last night the patient was resting
well and it is probable that unless
he is internally hurt his other injur
les will not cause any serious results.
The injured man is a brother OF y
V. Lewis of the Lewis Mercantile
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-07
SAW CUTS into
MANS SPINE
A. HUEGENS HORRIBLY IN.
JuRED WHILE AT WORK AT
THE CLARK .DANFoRTh
HANDLE FACTORY.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Recovery Is DoubtfuI--injured Man
Held in Hinh Esteem BY EN-
poyers and Fellow
Workmen.

J. A. Hudgens, an employe Of the
Clark Danforth Handle factory was
horribly injured yesterday while at
his work. His clothing catching in a
revolving lathe, he was drawn against
b saw and 4 small piece was cut from
the lower end Of his spine.
Mr.. Hudgens showed remarkable
fortitude despite his awful injuries
which involved the regions OF the kid
neys. He was removed in an ambu
lance to the office OF Or. w G. Clarke
where eight stitches were taken in his
wound and later he was taken TO 81.
Mary's lnfirmary II is feared that he
cannot recover
The injured man is steady and In
drstrious and his fellow laborers are
much grieved over his sad accident.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-07
DEATH OF LITTLE
CURTIS MEAOOR
SON OF MR.. AND MRS. s. Y. MEA.
DOR PASSED AWAY WHILE
VISITING AT The HOME
OF RELATIVES.

A message was received here yes
terday by Mrs William McHale an.
nouneing the death of little Curtis
Meador. son of Mr. and Mrs S. y.
Meador. of 209 Third street which
occurred at Paragould, Ark. at $3.50
O'Clock yesterday morning
Mrs. Meador and child went to
Paragould to visit relatives several
DAYS ago and while there the baby
was taken IL. Mr Meador was sent
for and was there when the little ono
passed away.
The parents are sadly bereft by the
death of the baby which was their
only child and their friends in Cairo
will sympathize deeply with them.
Mr.. Meador is superintendent OF
the manufacturing department OF The
Cairo Cider 4 Vinegar company.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-07
FINAL STEPS
TAKEN IN MERGER
cHllDREN'S HOME SOCIETY BE
COMES PoSsEssoR or FUND
FROM OLD CHARITABLE
ORGANIZATION
new BOARD IS ELECTED
Management OF Home Vested /
Board Composed of Nine Well
Known Women OF
Cairo.

Final action was taken last night Ia
the merging Of the old Orphans Asy
lum Association OF Southern Illinols
q society In active operation here
many years ago AMI the Childrens
Home Of Cairo AT meeting held at
the residence Of Mrs Andrew Lohr
2le6 Walnut street
The trustees elected the following
board Of managers Mesdames y.
Sadler A. Comings. w B, Gilbert.
John A. Miller NJ + Gilbert Charles
f. Miller Mary Bernstein George
Clarke, Andrew Lohr Immediately
alterward the board Of managers
elected officers as follows:
First directress, Mrs. A. Comings
Second direetress. Mrs. W. b. GIL
bert
Treasurer. Mrs. John A. Miller
Secretary Mrs. B. Sadler
Financial secretary. Mrs. Charles f.
Miller
The Children's Home society now
becomes the possessor OF the sum OF
over $4,000 which has accrued from
ah amount left in the treasury of the
CID society many years ago and which
Invested has attained this
amount. The money will
be kept invested and the principal
viii not be used,
The board OF managers desire to
Express their appreciation and graft
.ude to President John NJ I4ansden
ana Treasurer Miles Fred'k Gilbert of
the old organization for their careful
Of the funds which now
mean SO much to them
Extensive repairs will be made at
he Children's Home this fail when a
new furnace will be installed and
other improvements made.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-07
How Ahont Ynur skina

Massage is the best thing for skin
that is becoming fabby from loss OF
flesh Make a cream Of for ounces
Of mutton tailow. oae aud onc-quar-
ter ounces OF gll cofine. one-half
dInm Of tincisre ~ benzOin. ONE
quarter dram OF spirits Of camphor.
one-siKieenth dram OF powdered
aium, one-haif ounce OF rose water
Melt the taiiow in a basin set into
g pan o. boiling water Add giycer.
inc and alum. The isinglass Is dis
sol I'd in the rose water. warmed.
anl the other Ingredients are added
Remove the basin from water an1
BE- the trF0 mixtures together Use
On The face as a massage cream. /.
Is decidedly astriugent