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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-28
Ballarat knows you are N love VITA that

Ballarat knows you are n love WITH that
young Frenchman."
Mrs. Villiers felt herself grow faint
this man, who had embittered her life
from the time she married him, was still
her evil genius. A man she had seen on
the road was now nearly up to them, and
with revulsion of feeling she saw that
it was Nandeloup. Recovering herself
with an effort she turned steadily.
You lied when you spoke just now,"
she said in a quiet voice. Il will not
lower myself to reply to your accusation
but if you dare to cross my path again I
will kill you"
She looked 80 terrible when she said
this that Nilliers involuntarily drew back,
but recovering himself in moment, he
sprang forward and caught her arm.
"IIl make you pay for this" and he
twisted her arm till she thought it was
broken. You'll kill me, will you?-you!
you" he shrieked, still twisting her
arm and causing her intense pain, You
viper"
Suddenly, when Madame was almost
fainting with pain. she heard a shout, and
knew that Vandeloup had come to the
down the road, and saw that her COM
panion was threatening her; so he made
all possible speed, and arrived just in
time.
Madame turned round to see Vande-
loup throw her husband into a ditch by
the side of the ROAD, and walk toward
her. He was not at all excited, but SEEM
ed as cool and calm as if he had just
been shaking hands with Mr.. Villers
instead of treating him violently
You had better go home, Madame"
he said, in his usual cool voice, "and
leave me to deal with this gentleman, You
are not hurtT
"Only my arm," replied Mrs. Villiers.
in a faint voice; 'he nearly broke it.
But | can walk home alone"
"If you can, do So" said Vandeloup,
with a doubtful look at her. Il will send
him away"
Don't let him hurt YOU
II don't think there is much danger"
replied the young man. with a glance
at his arms. II am stronger than | look"
THANK you, Monsieur" said Madame
Midas, giving him her hand; ''you have
rendered me a great service, and one
will not forget
He bent down and kissed her hand,
which action was seen by Mr.. Villiers as
he crawled out of the ditch When Mad
anne Midas was gone and Handcloup could
see her walking hOmewa9d. he turned to
look for Mr.. Villiers. and found him
seated on the edge of me ditch. all COW
cred with mud and streaming with water
presenting a most pitiable appearance.
You can tell my wife I'll pay her for
this
Accounts are paid on Saturdays" call.
ed out NJ. Vandeioup, gaily; IF you call
l will give you receipt of the same kind
as you had to-dEy."
Nilliers made no response, as he was
already out on hearing, and went on his
way to the station with mud on his clothes
and rage in his heart.
NandelOup looked after him for few
minutes with a queer smile on his lips,
then turnsd on his heel and walked home
hummins a song.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-28
One Privilege of the Rich.

"What would you do If you were
rich?" asked the New York man.
"Well," replied the man from Chi
cago, II s'pose the first thing would
do would to have dinner at supper
time, like all the rest OF the rich folks"
--philadelnhin roc"rd
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-28
Rubbing 1t In.

Old Skinem-Huh! So you want to
marry my daughter, eh?
Young MAXWELL, 1 guess that's
about the size Of it.
Old Skinem-Um-yes. Can you SUD-
port her in the style to which she has
been accustomed?
Young Mani can-but I'm not
mean enough TO do it.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-28

Take Garfield Tea, the herb remedy
that has for its object Good Health! 1t
purifies the blood, ceanses the system,
makes people well. Guaranteed under the
Pure Food Law.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-28

Great Britain spends SIP, 100000 8
year on the support of the poor. Thi,
does not include private charities.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-28

A set of six Chippendale mahogany
chairs, with open backs, fetched f2S3 1OA
in London recently.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-21
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN swEATsHoPs.

representative of the department of labor has been
making inquiries in England in regard to labor conditions
report
He will tell the department that the average wage for
the unskled male laborer in England is S. per week. and
for the unskied woman aborer $3.50.
He will report that women and girls 81 so week
making hobnails at 13 cents for every $50 nails.
He will say that although machine has been invented
which will card hooks and eyes, Birmingham finds it
cheaper to employ human hands, whose possessors link
3S4 hooks with 1884 eyes and stitch these card for all
of which they paid cents.
He will tell of industries at which work from
3 a. m. until II and - O'Clock at night.
The best thing he will mention will be proposed bill
of Sir Charles Dilkes, which provides that any trade
union may ask the appointment of wages board in it's
district and that such labor board will have the power
of determining the minimum rate of wages.
The worst thing he will say Gf he says the to the
deparmet he recently said in London) will be that
there places in America where the sweatshop cond
lions than they in England
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full armed and virtuous as before.
1t had apparently never occurred
to him that his principal duty is
! law enforcement, at least his oath
so implies, until the mayor of Spo-
kane in person undertook the duty
| that had never disturbed the prose-
, cutting attorney before.
But however blind the prosecutor
may have been to this duty hereto
fore, he was able to grasp the pos.
sibility that no little prestige would
accure to the mayor from the &C.
ton taken and that an adverse re-
Election would fall heavily on the
somnolent county attorney. Clear
ly it was time to make hay If Mr..
Barnhart would inspire the idea
that misunderstanding days should
be continued, and his picture should
again appear in the paper.
Therefore enter again Mr.. Barn
hart, preceded by the usual breast
work of black type.
His herald announces that slot
machines must cease their wicked
and unlawful depredations in this
domain ere this month passes, else
the good knight will snap his visor
and lower his spear. A new cham
pion appears and a new doom is
pronounced, albeit "a hours late
and several years late.
1t is becoming noised about, how
ever, that Mr.. Barnhart called at
the morning paper Office on the
evening of the day Mayor Moore
issued the machine order with his
own ultimatum, and it is also I'M
derstood that he did not hesitate to
mention that he had been surprised
into activity by the mayors unex.
pected decision. Such explanation
was entirely unnecessary. The fact
became apparent as soon as the
prosecutors ukase became public.
The next day. after the hoped-for
benefits of publicity might be ex-
pected to bear fruit, the cigarstore
men received their latest orders.
But the cheap political framework
upon which the tissue was hastily
flung in an agony of political APP
prehension protruded its clumsy
joints and angles. They are still
painfully apparent.
There is no fault to be found
with MIR. Barnhart's official course
in actually and conscientiously en-
forcing the law. That is what he
is elected for and is sworn to dc.
The fault lies in his claptrap man.
ner of doing 1t and the motives be-
hind the method.
II the prosecuting attorney will
develop some energy in enforcing
law Tor the sake of law enforce
ment he will find The Press his
strongest alley.
But tpolitical jugglery is not a
permissible attribute of his office
nor a function Of this newspaper.
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safe In the hands of his visitors.
BY the time Venables had writ
ten and stamped his letter Lord
Ravensptir came forward with
small meta disc in his hand.
This is bit of a curio in its
way" he said. "Intrinsically it is
worth very little. only few shill-
ings at the outside. If you like
to take a sovereign for it"
Perks accepted the offer eagerly
and the trio set out for the hotel.
81 suppose that was stolen prop
erty we caught Perks looking
over?" Ravenspur asked.
Not the slightest doubt of it,"
Venables replied, coolly.
II am going to tell you some
thing startling" Ravenspur said.
walter, you recOllect that little
ornament which I bought in Rome,
and subsequently gave to poor Della
hay, who took a great fancy to it?
had his initials engraved on the
back. He wore 1t on his watch
chain"
81 recollect it perfectly we'll,
Walter said. But what has this
to do with your purchase of this
morning."
"Only that it happens to be the
same thing" Ravenspur said quiet
ly. Il recognized it in moment.
Oh, there is no mistake. Here is
the disc. You Will see the initials
and the date on the back of it. AS
soon as we get time We must as
certain from Inspector Dallas if
Delahay's watch was missing when
his body was found. If so, then
this opens quite new phase of the
mystery"
The matter was discussed over
the breakfast, to which all of them
did ample justice. Then they
made their way back to the COM
mon again and sat down on the
grass to mature their plan Of cam
paign.
''Now what we want to do" Ven
ables began. sis this. We want to
be in a position to make close
study Of yonder house without
arousing the suspicious of the peo-
pie there. planned that we pass
ourselves off as an ordnance sur
vey party. Now you, Lord Raven
spur have only got to look wise
| and give us directions. You look
| exactly like the head Of an explor-
ing party. We will pretend to work
and make measurements"
Inside the grounds?" Walter
asked.
"Of course" Venables went on;
chat is the beauty of the scheme.
No spot of ground Is sacred to an
| ordnance party. I have actually
seen them work inside a church"
ITO be continued.)
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81 can hardly believe that it is
you, uncle"
"And you are changed almost out
of recognition" havenspur said.
Really, l must compliment Mr..
Venables. And now, where can we
get some breakfast"
Venables had already solved the
problem. There was a very fair
hotel not far from the station, and
1t would be an easy matter to hide
the surveying outfit till it was need
ed. In the first place, they could
skirt round the edge of the COM
mon and pay call on a man
named Perks, whom Venables
knew. He would look after the dog
till his services were needed again
They came at length to Perks
house, rather dilapidated looking
place, with a large, untidy garden
around it. There were shedssand
huts and kennels at the back, SO
that the intruders were greeted
with a terrible din Of barking as
they went up the path.
Cunning hand, Perks" Venables
explained. He is suspected of be.
ing a receiver of stolen goods. He
makes very little out of dog fancy
ing. But the animals are very use
full. Day or night the police can
never approach the place with the
object of raid without Perks having
ample notice"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-21
CHAPTER XXXII
What Does 1t Mean?

Reused by the angry uproar of
his dogs, a tall. round shouldered
individual appeared in the door
way. He had melancholy cast OF
face which was intensified by the
lank black hair which hung upon
his shoulders. Indeed, the man
looked more like a street preacher
than a suspect with a record of
crime behind him. But the eyes
were shrewd enough, and so was
the smile with which Perks greet
ed Venables when the latter dis
closed his identity.
''Ah, well, you was always one
for your little games, sir" he
said. Take care of that dog for
you? OF course will And a
rare beauty he is. Is there any
thing else, gentlemen"
'No," Venables explained, "but
maybe we shall be able to find a
job for you after dark tonight, but
as to that / can say nothing for
the present. At any rate, there is
five-pound note for you so long
as you are discreet and silent. I
suppose | can come into your
house and write a letter? III get
you to post it presently"
Perks intimated that his house
was at the disposal of the visitors.
The place looked comfortable,
though somewhat untidy. On the
table was a china bowl, filled with
odds and ends of small gold and
silver ornaments. Venables wink
ed at Perks, and the latter grinned
sheepishly. He snatched up the
bowl and hastily removed it to a
side table. Ravenspur held out a
OBTAINING hand.
'One moment" he said. 81 don't
wish to be inquisitive or to ask idle
questions, but unless | am greatly
mistaken you have a commonwealth
porringer amongst those things. !
should like to look at tt
Perks bowed to the inevitable
He cursed himself slightly under
his breath for his folly in not re.
moving everything, but he felt
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1t was practically daylight now,
so thai the greatest caution was
absolutely necessary. 1t was pos
sibie TO obtain covere behind a
group of thorn bushes and take OBJ
servations of the house. But even
that did not lack risk, all the more
so because of the presence of the
dog.
In front of the house was fairly
large lawn. shaded by shrubs and
trees. A kitchen garden at the back
was bounded by lane, and on the
far side of this stretched wide
open common covered with gorse
and bracken.
Walter suggested skirting round
the back of the house and so on to
the common. Once there, they
found shelter enough, for the gorse
was high and the bracken was deep
enough. Indeed, regiment of sol
diers might have hidden there with
perfect safety.
81 think l begin to see my way"
Walter said. ''One of us must stay
here and the other get bac kto Lon
don without delay. If you don't
mind | should like to consult my
friend Venables about this business.
He is very clever and courageous,
and, besides, he has decided fond
ness for detective business. l think
you will agree with me that we
want another hand?"
I'VE want half a Dozen" Raven
spur murmured. What we really
ought to do is to place this matter
in the hands of the police and have
yonder house searched at once.
Yet, l am very 10th to do that. l
am exceedingly anxious to prevent
anything like a scandal
Il think that can be managed"
Walter said after thoughtful
pause. You stay here while | go
back to London. / will return as
soon as possible. l will bring a
change of clothing with me. 1t
would be madness to hang about a
suburb like this in evening dress.
We should be spotted in a moment.
There was nothing for it but to
make the best of the situation.
Later in the day two Adventures
left the train at Cannon Green,
bearing a set Of instruments such
as those used by surveyors when
they are planning and laying out
new land. Their disguise was slight
enough, but quite sufficient for the
purpose. Both wore smart looking
caps, edged with gold, so that their
appearance was formal and official
In addition to this Walter carried a
bulky bag, which contained a COM
plete change OF clothing for Lord
Ravenspur. The latter breathed a
little more freely when he found
himself clad at length in Norfolk
suit. He rather rebelled against a
snowy white helmet and a set of
long gray whiskers which Venables
proceeded to attach dexteriously to
his face. A few touches of grease
paint and pencil, together with a
pnir of big spectacles, rendered the
disguise complete. Walter express
ed his admiration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-21
SEATTLE POLICE WANT
SANDERSON

The police are holding on va.
grancy charge Guy Sanderson. the
clerk who was accused of robbing
George Baker of $500, until an Of
ficer of the Seattle police depart
ment arrives. 1t is claimed Sander
son is wanted in Seattle on a forg-
cry charge. In police court yester-
day Justice Hinkle dismissed the
robbery charge against Sanderson
on account Of insufficient evidence.
Baker claimed that he met San.
derson in the Occur q Alene theater
and then went to a room with him.
Sanderson got up first and when
Baker awoke he missed $500. The
only evidence was the word of
Baker against Sanderson.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-21
SORROWS OF THE RICH.
This is a true story.


A western girl married New York millionaire. Mar
rying millionaire means opportunity to buy things She
has nine automobiles. 100 gowns every season,
and children.
Getting the gown is comparatively easy, her dress
makers have ife-sized wooden model to try them on
To keep them in order she employs two maids. They
number all the gowns and have card index each card
with the corresponding number and full description of
the gown. 1t is almost easy for her to find gown
as it is for business man to find a letter.
Yet, life for this woman still has care left. She
is constantly afraid she will lose the index.
During the recent panic of her husbands promo
tons blew up and ruined number of poor people, but
she does not worry about that And that is another
story, anyhow Perhaps these people did have any
indexes to lose.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-21
THE HARPOON
Mr.. BARNHART AGAIN

Prosecuting Attorney Barnhart's
performance Thursday morning in
rushing hotfoot into Mayor Moore's
slot machine crusade, started the
day before, is more than usually
productive of the weary feeling that
inevitably dogs Mr.. Marnhart's pub
lie outbreaks.
The present incident, with minor
changes of subject and personages,
duplicates the prosecutors cele-
brated encounter of a few months
ago with the race track gambling
joint at Minnehaha park. After the
Interstate fair had closed and the
racing season had ended elsewhere
practically, and after the fact that
the association would not attempt
to permit pool-selling next season
had been published broadcast, Mr..
Barnhart-with his picture in a To-
cal paper under big type-sudden-
ly spurred into the lists full armed
and speared that one lone poolroom
to the heart. Then he modestly
bowed to receive the victors crown
and retired.
Now ii happened that the mayor,
grown weary of the councils re-
luctance to act on a matter he
wished attended to, the enforce
ment of a law against slot ma
chimes, took the issue by the neck
with his own hands and set a date
when the machines must cease to
separate the five cent gambler
from his coin. He gave the pro
prietors until March to adjust them
selves to the new order.
Once more enter Mr.. Barnhart,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-21
BY SID SMITH

The geraniums in the windowsill
droop their heads, the tea kettle on
the kitchen stove sings dolefully
and has changed its song from the
rollicking tune of "Merrily We Roll
Along" to the sad. weird She May
Have Seen Better Days"
Somehow the old friendly Preside
seems less cheerful. and icicles
have formed on the mantel above
the CRATE. The thermometer tumbled
to the fact that there was some
thing doing, and dropped out of an
upstair window distance of 40
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-21
DIVIDED THEIR CHILDREN

Judge Sullivan this morning
granted divorce to Myrtle Well
wood from Henry S. Wildwood on
the grounds OF desertion and non
support. The pair were married at
Eagle Lake, Mimi, in 1897, and
have three children. Mrs. Well
wood was allowed to keep two girls,
aged three and II years, and one
aged nine was awarded to the hus-
band. Previous to the divorce suit
the parents had divided the chill
dren and the court allowed the di-
vision with the divorce decree.
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degrees.
The postman carelessly let fall a
bomb on the front porch OF the
Snowdrift family in the guise of a
letter from mothers half sister on
her fathers side.
The letter reads thus:
Dear Sister Emily: | take my
pen in hand to inform you that at
last, after all these many attempts
and failure. now see my way clear
so that | will be able to spend the
holidays with you. and that we will
have good, old-fashioned cup of
tea together.
Il suppose I'd hardly know the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-21
-SiONEySm'rfo

children; it's so long since / saw
them. James, imagine, is a great
help to his mother Does he study
his catechism? How are the girls
i hope you don't let them receive
gentlemen company, do you, dear
sister?
And the boy-don't be so spar.
ing of the rod. Remember poor
Uncle Will. how he drank?
And don't forget what | have
always said about these husbands.
Don't trust item. Let them see
that you are boss. You must rule
them with an iron hand these days.
Lovingly, Aunt Eliza"
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temperament for 25 years." he ex-
plains. "All the time I've been
prancing about the stage with a
tin can on top of my head I've been
soliloquizing. TO be or not to be-
has been running through my brain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-21
SMALL CONCERN CLOSED

PORTLAND, Dec. 21.-The Com.
monwealth Trust Co., small in
stitution, closed it's doors when an
attachment for 1000 was secured
against it. The company had but
SO. 200 in depOsitS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-21

It's to be-"
Foy will leave "The Orchid" late
this month. He expects to open in
New York on March 1. And Incl
dentally hereafter he will sign him
self Edward f. Fitzgerald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-04
Notice by Board of Public Works.

Notice is hereby given, that plans for
| the construction OF sewers in various
streets IN the city of Wansau as follows:
! l. First avenue between Elm and
! Spruce streets
2 Fourth avenue between Elm and
/ Gallon SIS.
3. Sixth avenue between Stewart Ave.
and Gallon ST.
4 Kickbusch and Logan streets be
| tween Canal street and Bells street
also Bells street between Logan and
| Young street.
s. Hamilton street, between Sixth and
| Seventh Sis
& Second street, between the Main
Stinchfield Creek sewer and Bridge
street.
:. Fourth street, between the Main
Stinchtield Greek sewer and Bridge
street
g. Chicago avenue, between Fifth and
Sixth streets
8. Third street, between Bridge street
and Chicago Ave. also Chicago Ave.
between Third and Fifth streets.
10. Seventh street. between the Main
Stinchficld Greek sewer and Hamilton
street
IL Bridge street, between Sixth and
Eighth streets.
II Humboldt avenue. between Fifth
and Sixth streets
13. Sixth street, between the main
Stinchfield Greek sewer and Dekalb
street, has been prepared and is now
open to inspection at the office of the
city clerk. All persons owning or inter
ested in real estate along and abutting
upon said streets are entitled to examine
the same at any time within thirty days
after the first publication of this notice
and file objections to said plan. On the
18th day of June, 1907, this Board will
be in session from o'clock a. m. until
4 O'Clock p M of said day 10 consider
any objections that may have been filed,
and all persons desiring to be heard
before the Board can then be heard
Dated Wausan, Wis, May 9th, 1907.
NJ H. DUNCAN,
CHAs. A. NUTTER,
IL f. MARQUARDT,
Board of Public Works.