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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-09-13
FINE FARM FOR SALE.

A FINE FARM OF 1872 Acres, more or
"A less, situated about . miles Of CIopper's
station, this county, on fine public highway,
improved BY comfortable Frame House and
outbuildings; 100 acres under cultivation
and In fine condition, most of II having bean
lined twice most OF the remaining 92 acres
covered by good timber.
Apply to BOWIE =. WATERS,
July T-lm Attorney, Rock vile, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-09-13
For Sale I'm Rockville.

TWO HOUSES, one Of six rooms and one
OF seven rooms; also O STORE AND
DWELLING In the business part Of the
town. Store contains two large rooms, with
FIVE rooms over IL.
For particulars apply to
JOSEPH READING,
sep l6-lm Rockville. Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-09-13

Say" said Weary as he looked up
from the clover in the fence cornet,
how do they git at the gold up there
in AlaskyT'
by washin'," replied Weary's pard.
Count me out" said Weary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-09-13
COR 1AE.M.

2AcRes
Of highly improved land, with small house,
good orchard, frstclass well Of water, mile
from Rockville.
MARTIN BR0ADNICR,
neV a3-e9 Rockville, Nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18

begin this year July % and last TO August
l. The meetings will be conducted by Rev.
DIR. H. NJ Wharton.
CorrOtoman Church, in Lancaster county
was the scene Of a very pretty wedding on,
the 18th Of this month. The contracting
parties were DR.. William c. Chowning and
Miss Mary Elizabeth Blakemore, q school
teacher Of that county. Miss Alice X.
Blakemore. a sister Of the bride was maid
of honor. and Mr.. Philip M. Gresham was
best man. Rev. DR.. W. +. Dunaway was
the ofaciating minister They will reside
at Hawthorne, Fla.
Decoration day was observed here yester-
day by the local lodges of knights of
Pythias and the Rathbone Sisters The
lodges marched In a body to the last resting
places Of their departed members and
placed wreaths of flowers on the graves OF
each.
The dwelling and small nearby house on
the estate of Joseph j. Halsey. near Rae
coon Ford, Orange county, were destroyed
by fire last week. Circumstantial evidence
pointed SO strong toward a colored wonan
living nearby that she arrested and is
now detained in jail at Orange Court House,
awaiting trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Sl.5O Shirts, zoe.

Another lot of Mems Fine
White Pleated IN anch c ter"
Negliges is to go at about half
price They are made OF fine
quality materials throughout;
some have cuffs attached; full and
plenty of all sizes; all these $T.5o
Shirts in the great stock 7M~
clearance tomorrow at. u ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
News Of Fredericksburg.

Special Correspondence OF Inc
FREDERICKSBURG. Va. June IT, 1907.
Mr.. ]. R. Broaddus. a merchant Of Rap
pahannock Academy. Caroline county. re-
ceived letter from Connecticut few days
ego inquirng about belt and sword lost
during the civil war. The letter is as fol-
lows: In the retreat of Pope's army from
Culpeper to Rappahannock station about
August 20. 1862. bivouacked on the west
bank of the RappahannOck river one even
ing having in my possession two swords
and belts. one belonging to myself and the
other to lieutenant of Company F, 9th
ing or night / crossed by ford or bridge to
the east side Of the river and accidentally
left one sword and belt In the grass, as
supposed on the other side; 1t was COM
mon line officers sword, belt much worn
and cracked. If any such sword and belt
were ever found and saved by any OF the
neighbors and are now In any repository
anywhere that you can think Of. should be
glad to be informed of the proper place to
make inquiry for them.
(Signed) e f. MARVIN.
1t can plainly be seen that the writer has
mistaken the locality in which Mr.. Broad
dus lives and the locality which he trav-
ersed during those hostile days. If the
writer should communicate with some one
county, he may be able to secure some in
formation as to the missing articles.
The suit of w. L. Dempsey against Rob
ert s. Dixon, growing out Of the alleged
will come up in the corporation court of
this city tomorrow. Dempsey will be rep
resented by Attorneys w. D. Carter and
F. w. Coleman and Dixon by Judge r. II.
L. Chichester and c. o. c. Goolrick. Dix
on's father is looking after his sons in
terest in his absence.
Rev. R. C. Cowling. rector of Christ
Church and the chapel at Urbana, has re-
signed on account of his health. e
Mr.. Henry G. Chesley, treasurer or star
ford county. is being urged by ms many
friends to become an independent demo-
cratic candidate for the state legislature
from the counties of Stafford and King
George in opposition TO r. G. L. Moncure,
the announced candidate.
The fair grounds at Heathville. North
cumberland county, were sold last week at
public auction. Mr.. r. S. Brent was the
purchaser, paying $500 for the property.
The supervisors of Louisa county have in
creased the school tax of the county from
10 to 20 cents and the district tax from IA
to Is cents In every district in the county.
The Wharton Grove camp meetings will
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overheard. The trial runs given the yacht
show her to be q speedy little craft. She
will be used by her new owners for pleas
ure cruising on the Potomac during the
summer months.
The sail yacht Ella. belonging to Ray.
rsond Reeves, has been given a general
overhauling and painting and has gone into
service on the Potomac with the other
pleasure craft She Is being made ready to
take her owner and a party on a pleasure
cruise on the lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake bay including a visit to the James
town exposition. She will sail early IN the
coming month.
The power launch Friend, owned in this
city, is hauled out at Cumberland's boat
yard for a general overhauling and paint
ing preparatory to joining the pleasure fleet
ia service on the river The Friend will be
ready for service, It is expected, about the
end Of the present week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Watching for Plague.

The appearance of bubonic plague on the
Island of Trinidad, mentioned in cable
gram from Caracas, Venezuela. has been
reported to this government and Surgeon
General Wyman Of the public health and
marine hospital service has notified Atlantic
and gulf ports of this country and health
officers of San Juan. Porto Rico and Ha-
vana, Cuba. to be on their guard against
vessels arriving from Trinidad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Among the Pleasure Craft.

The yacht Edna Earle which was pur-
chased from Washington owners Ly club
of young men residing in Alexandria. has
been given general overhauling and equip
ped with a ten-horsepower gasoline engine
at Jones point below Alexandria and put
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Wonderful Glove Selling

A CROWD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ALI1SIIK AND SILK LLSI4F
selling
been less &c., of the overstock sales
woH1ENs ALI-sLK SILK Isle 2-CI4AsP GLOVES II
obtaining
woMENs 1s-BUTToN-LENGTH GLOVES. d
L. =
Isle a
for
10 AND IA IN LONG GLACE KID GLOVES. FOR WOMEN. IN
sold 81 SO; make sale special Of them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18

Engineer Williams. an employee OF the
Coal and Coke railroad. was killed by bis
engine being thrown into the Elk river at
Big Sycamore. a station On the road. Five
cars were smashed The Elk river Is at
food stage from recent rains. and the acct
dent was caused by the washing out of
earth from under the track
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CHAPTER vi.
The Two Detectives

60 YOU are Mr.. Solomon Sibthorpe?" said Maurice,
ewing the stranger who had carried in Curtis
by the neck.
AT your service" replied Solomon Sibthorpe.
still putting slightly after the exertion
And he replied in bland, cheerful tone such as
might have been employed by West End shopman
of superior manners to customer in search of pink
ribbon. There was sense of tragedy about Solo
Sibthorpe. He too stout to feel tragedy
His grth, in fact, enormous. And he had brown
whiskers and full cheeks, and teeth that cleaned
the midst of his smile, and wavy hair. Yet he was
never very far distant from tragedy Famous he
could not be called; but he enjoyed sort of sinister
subterranean celebrity. He was more known of
than known. His occurred frequently in the
papers, and almost always with the same formula,
The case is in the hands of Inspector Solomon
Sibthorpe of the Criminal Investigation Depart
ment" Nothing but that! Inspector Solomon
Sibthorpe never appeared at the trial
regarding the Inspector "Will you sit down." he
said at length in a resigned tone
Thanks" said sibthorpe genially. "At your
service" he repeated
II regret that you were not at my service little
earlier-a good deal earlier" said Maurice stitfly.
Il have been waiting for you all day"
Yes, l knew you were getting inpatient,
Slbthorpe's CHEEKY answer.
How did YOU know?
I've been here all day" said Sbthorpe.
Maurice started To learn that this elephant had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-11
CHAPTER "
A Curious Phenomenon

RREAkFAST was usually served at nine o'clock
- precisely at Tudor Hundreds. At nine o'clock
precisely Maurice entered the breakfast room. The
table was bare.
He rang the bell which was answered not by the
butler but by footman.
Why is breakfast not ready?"
If you please, Mr.. Maurice"
There is no Mr. Maurice here now" The inter-
ruption curt and cold Did Boncni imagine
that no one was going to eat to-day? Let the meal
be ready in half hour exactly. And inform M
Berger
Certainly, sir"
What struck the footman that the formidable
Italian chef, who posed artist, and had in
variably been treated such, was now summary
described as Boncni.' Not 'Signor Boncni'! Not
servants hall hummed to the definite news that the
dark eyed, dark haired master of the Hundreds was
already showing his mettle, and that his fathers
decisveness, without his fathers suavity might be
expected
Maurice and Emile Berger breadasted alone to-
gether eating little of the meal, whose perfection
proved that Signor Boncini anxious not to lose
a post worth two thousand a year and all found
Lady Mary was PROSTATE in bed, and Mlicent had
charge of her. The two young men talked as spar
lngly as they ate, discussing merely what necessary
formal things were arranged, and what remained
to be done
Less than five hours had elapsed since the discov-
cry of the murder and already astounding trans
formation had occurred in Maurice From dreamer
he had developed into resolute and effective force
He had taken command, and everyone obey
ing him with the alacrity that from awe
Emile, his intimate. not a stranger to this feel
ing; not even to Emile had he deigned to be con-
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what She had told Emile He made no comment
Il thought heard that new bell of your fathers
about two O'Clock" she said.
What new bell?" Maurice questioned
Il don't know; A bell he has been having fixed
in his bed room
We shall want men from Scotland Yard. sup
Arrived at the house. which was still absolutely
silent in sleep he said bruskly to his mother Go
Yourself to Millicent and tell her.!
And you? What are you going to do:"
Il am going to fathers bed room
They went up in the elevator together
In Carl's chamber. of which the blinds
drawn, the presence of the dead man seemed to be
imminent. 1t as if his spirit perrneated it. The
room was perfectly in order, save for white neck
tie that lay chair. In its costly and large
lander. By the bedside were the electric button by
which he rang for Curtis his and the switch
was open, face downward, on the pillow On the
marble top of chest of drawers in corner lay
coil of wire and a bell, also box. But there
no attachment; the bell not fastened to the
wire nor the wire to the wall Lady Mary must
have been deceived in fancying that she heard ring
ing in the room. Death had evidently cut short
Carls intentions with regard to that bell.
What was the bell meant to do? Was it part of
an uncompleted communication with the Statue?
The air full of problems and queries Carl
Courander had done everything attended to every
thing No one else had had any real duties The
vast organism of Tudor Hundreds had been kept in
proper activity by Carl alone. And the
applied to the mouse IN Hamilton Place, ana OF
course far greater degree, the business of the
firm of Courander, One single brain there had
been. And that brain eternally quiet.
The door communicating with Lady Mary's bed
chamber opened. and Mllicent came in. Her face
extremely pale; her eyes not yet fully
awake. But her brain was aroused, and she was en-
tirely collected She spoke very quietly.
is it true, what mother says?'
He nodded.
What will you do first. Maurice?" she asked
him. Il must look after mother. l told her to
come in here
Her tone expressed confidence in
him, an immense reliance him as the natural
head of the family, deep antcipatory respect for
whatever his decision might be. 1t seemed to draw
him magcally from his dream
Il must have Curtis, he said decisively I've
can't telephone yet; the exchange at Dunstable
doesn't open till eight, l shall get Emile to
the police station his bicycle, so as to
have fuss in the stables the garage. He can
also bring doctor. to certify. As can I'll
telephone to Scotland Yard and to Beakbane.'..
But the"
The body? Leave that to Curtis and me-
Then he leaned across the bed and pushed the
button that would Curtis. 1t was his first
definite act as head of the family.
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Curtis. He personally extended card to Curtis
and the latter perused thereon the words, The Earl
of Fenton..
Il must see Mr. Courlander," said the visitor
cormandingly.
No sir" Curtis gravely replied.
But must" said the visitor persuasivey.
No sir Curtis gravely repeated.
But don't you know I'm private secretary to
Lord Domestic, the Prime Minister" said the
visitor furiously. Il must see Mr.. Courlander! I've
come specially; It's of the highest Importance.
No sir" Curtis gravely iterated.
The Earl rapidly considered within himself what
the most precious thing in the world, and de
cided that it his dignity. He therefore departed
too proud to ask that note should be sent in to
Maurice.
Maurice unaware of such episodes. He sat
now, as he had sat dur ing the major part Of the
vast study. Except Curtis, there not person
in the house who did not show more grief than
Maurice. Two hundred answered kilograms, cables,
and seventy missves still unanswered lay to his
right. Emile and the clerk were writing at table
in a corner. Here in this room little center of
human life; anotherexisted in Lady Marys bed room,
where the chatelaine under tinted lamps,
watched over by her daughter and a maid And
within the dim locked bed room of the late master
shut in shell on the stripped bed, reposed solitary
the dead body of Carl.
And over all still hung the heavy cloud of the
enigma, made heavier by the passage of time and
by the unexplained and inexpcabe absence of
persons who ought not to have been absent Word
had come long hours ago that Beakbane and detect
ives route from London; yet they had not
arrived. And surely either Norah her father
should at least have sent message. Yet there was
sign from them. Even the Dunstable police,
Maurice informed, had left All these phenomena
extremely curious and dsconcertng.
A phenomenon still more curious and still more
dsconcerting occurred a little later. The door of
the study opened and Curtis foated into the room,
dangling by the scruf of the neck in the right hand
of tall, burly, and cheerful individual Curtis had
been defeated.
You are Mr.. Maurice Courlander," said the in
dvidual
What do you want!
Il want to YOU said the individual, putting,
and depositing an unmoved Curtis the floor.
WHO your"
Il will tell you that when we are alone"
Stay a moment said the individual. He ad-
vanced to the desk.
Maurice jumped up Emile also rose, as if to
shield the one or to attack the other.
Il merely wish to show you my card-you alone,
emphasized the individual. Il have my reasons
for showing it to you alone"
Maurice inspected the card.
mo one knows who you are?" Maurice ques-
toned.
No one" said the individual.
Very we'll
Maurice glanced at Berger.
Berger and the clerk gathering up their papers.
the Oriental, had preceded them.
CHAPTER vi
The Two Detectives
60 YOU are Mr.. Solomon Sibthorpe?" said Maurice.
eying the stranger who had carried in Curtis
by the neck.
AT yO11r service ~ reDlied Solomon SibthorDe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-26

county has an abundance to eat and
plenty to wear, and the wheat looks as
fine as silk. Most everybody has his
debts pretty well paid up and some
thing ahead. There isn't thing to be
scared about in Jewell county. Every
acre of land or piece of town property
is worth its face value and is the safest
holding a man could have. Long con-
tinued prosperity had set the people go
ing at a pretty swift pace to speculate.
The check that has come to that ten
dency is a blessing to the country. 1t
will make men stop to think and be
little more conservative; but as soon as
the crops come in everything will again
move forward. Prices have been at an
unusually high level, and if they do
settle back a little all along the line,
no harm will be done. Jewell county
people are in splendid shape to live in
dependently and comfortably. The way
to help matters right now is to pay ev-
cry debt promptly, whistle a bit of a
tune and celebrate Thanksgiving by be-
ing thankful" And so it is all over
Kansas.
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is worrying the least of any class of
| people. He is going ahead attending
to business and is just as cheerful as
! usual.
In fact, the farmer has an idea that
he is on Easy Street compared with
the poor millionaire who has to de-
pend on other people for things to
eat. The rest of the world may be
going hungry, but the farmer has
plenty to eat and to wear right
around him. The millionaire may
have a million dollars in gold coin in
his possession, but if he has nothing
to eat he is pretty hard up-and he
must pay the farmer before he can
get anything to eat. The farmer, on
the other hand, may not have cent
of money, but he has the really neces-
sary things, and he can get along in
definitely without the coin of the
realm. The wheat, and the beef, and
the bacon. and the eggs, and the corn,
and the poultry, and the cotton, and
the wool, are all his, and they are the
things the rest of the world must
have-and have quickly, too, when
they run short.
1t is true that the prices of some of
his chief products have dropped off
the uncertainty of the future, but the
world will soon have its reserve supply
used up, and then the prices will be
firm and steady. They may not be as
high as they were a few weeks ago,
for there is a feeling that some prices
were too high. But there Is a good
profit to the farmer in wheat at rs
and 80 cents a bushel, and it isn't
quite SO hard on the town man who
has to buy it as it is when the price
is up to dollar.
So it is to be hoped that Uncle Jim
Hill will not waste too much SYM
pathy on the poor farmer. The far
mer will get along in good shape and
he will scarcely know that Wall street
has had a panic" He has the grub
and the rest of us must have the cash
before we can buy it of him. It's the |
poor financier who needs sympathy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-26
POINTED PARAGRAPH.
[From the Chicago News.1

IFrom the Chicago News.l
Some people are born to be made rich
by others.
Some men seek temptation in order
to test their strength
1t is easy for a man to be patient II
he has nothing at stake.
Even a pessimistic LIQUOR dealer
manages to keep his spirits up.
In the game Of love a man is apt 70
draw to beauty until he makes a pair.
A woman's idea of an entertaining
man is one who says but little and lis
tens.
Spendthrifts may be so called be-
cause they have nothing in common
with thrift.
Sympathy is all right in it's place
but it can never take the place of ready
money.
A girls best insurance against trou-
BILE Is to make a confidential friend of
her mother.
A woman doesn't consider her we'd
ding a success unless she can shed a
few tears.
Greatness will show I'D in q great
man Just as certain as littleness will
show up in a little man.
Every man believes there is a reward
laid up in heaven for him, but he Is
never in hurry to claim It.
David said in his haste that all men
were liars. After thinking 1t over he
might have added that it Isn't always
easy to catch them with the goods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-26
THE RURAL SCHOOLS.

People all over Kansas will be glad
to know that superintendent Fair
child is going to do something for the
betterment of the rural schools The
cities of Kansas have as fine schools
as there are In any state, but in ele-
waiting the standard of work done and
purchasing new equipment for the
city schools it should not be forgot
ten that the majority of the people
of Kansas live in the country. The
Improvement of the rural schools
should have been begun years ago.
Salina Journal.
And it was begun years ago. Frank
Nelson instituted this very work about
1900 and had it we'll under way when
he went out of the state superfnten-
dents office, If the people of Kansas
had had the good sense to have kept
Mr.. Nelson about two terms longer
than they did. the rural schools of the
state would have received the atten-
ton necessary for their advancement
but politics caused a new man to be
put in Nelson's place and the rural
school was neglected.
Now Superintendent Fairchild,
who has made a study of this prob
lem, is taking up the work where Mr..
Nelson left off and is carrying it for
ward. He will probably have to do
over again some things that Mr.. Nell
son had already done, in the way of
arousing interest among the country
people, but he is doing it we'll, and If
the people of Kansas will keep him
on the job, Superintendent Fairchild
will place the country schools on a
high n1ano
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-26
THE POOR FARMER.

Speaking of the passing financial
difficulties, Mr.. James J. Hill recent
ly said:
THE consequences bear hardest on
the farmer. The fruits of a years
labor are now just gathering, ready
for the market. He has the food sup
ply ready, and the world needs and Is
able to purchase 1t. But the moves
ment from producer to consumer re-
Quires the use of both money and
credit. Without such use the farmer.
who is the foundation of all prosper
ity and whose loss or gain affects the
state of other industries, loses a large
percentage of the value of every
pound of butter and live stock that
he has to sell. 1t is this which makes
the present situation such a hardship
and an injury to the whole commun-
ity. For If the cultivators of the soil
suffer. no business will escape"
1t is to be hoped that Uncle Jim
won't weep his eyes out on account of
the poor farmer. because the farmer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-26

I have my two loves and we three
shall live together always. A man
came to me the other day and said
that in vaudeville we can get much
more than the ten dollars they pay
me now. We shall be rich and very
happy, my Gretchen"
with you and Juliet" said the lit
tie woman, as she patted the appraised
trunk. ct am sorry the children were
frightened, but I could not wait an
other minute, my Wilhelm"
Nor l." he answered simply, add
ing with true Snowman instinct. 1T
will be good for the business. 1t has
made people talk and they will want
to see the three lovers. ''-(Copyrfght-
ed 1907 by N. E. Daley.)