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aad dashed on to my room for whisky
and dry clothing.
CHAPTER XIII.
Another Escape.


II was still early in the evening and
such was my anxiety to solve this
problem without unnecessary delay
that, In spite of my experiences OF the
day, | resolved to return again to the
manhole and see how 1t happened to
have fallen shut and IL anything new
could be learned from a superficial in
spection of the place after dark.
/ stopped long enough in the hall.
way to dispatch a servant to the rail
way station with my letter to Mac.
Ardel so that 1t would catch the late
mail and then, leaving word that | was
going out for a short stroll, I put on a
heavy coat and left the house.
There was an icy chill in the air
that b%etokened snow in the lear fu-
ture, and | had heard one of the ma.
tives say the day before that we would
have a storm and a "gol dummed big
one, too" before the end of the week.
AS | started down the path to the
river I could not doubt the accuracy of
the fellows prophecy, and l drew my
coat collar well about my neck and
shivered ftfully as the rigorous blasts
of the coming winter reached through
my garments and chilled my very
bones.
A sudden drop in temperature, fol-
lowed by heavy snow, in the early
autumn was not uncommon in this eli
mate, al l knew full well, and it was
usually a serious matter to the farm.
ers, whose fall crops were ruined and
many OF whose cattle perlshed; but
this year was destined to see such a
storm as had not been equaled in many
a decade.
The wind howled and whistled
through the trees and over the hill
tops and then, when a lull would come,
1t was emphasized by the dull, heavy
moaning Of the pines and hemlocks
far away in the distance beyond the
river. At times l even thought I could
feel occasional flakes of snow striking
me in the face as I strobe on over the
turf on my way to the tunnel en-
trance, but / could not be sure, and it
might have been only the dust and
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-16
Stanharh nf mnrk Ratarh
By StrrttltultH Ttfr
BY HON. JAMES d. GILL,
U. 8. Collector Internal Revenue.

ST people, who have had to work for their living have been
compelled as a general rule to lead a more or less strenuous
life. There have been some exceptions, but in the great mass
they are relatively few. Men also who are responsible for the
direction of great enterprises, merchants and organizers and
administrators Of various types, and most actively employed
professional men, all are under the necessity of leading q
strenuous life, and all have been compelled in the past to fol-
low that rule.
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BLOW FOR THE iNsPEcTo OR.
chInamsn Was Different from Any He
Had Had Dealings With.

When former Minister WI Ting
panied by IN extensive retlnue and at
tended to the steamer by a delegation
of local Chinese merchants.
The customs officials, who then were
also immigration inspectors, carefully
took the names and count Of the local
Chinese as they went on board. This
~precaution was to prevent some de-
ported or otherwise not welcome celes-
tial from effecting a landing by Joining
the merchants as they came ashore
after taking a ceremonious farewell
of their distinguished countryman.
Half an hour or so after WI and his
friends had gone on board one Of Wu's
secretaries arrived ON the dock and
was hurrying up the %gangplank when
a customs inspector seized him by
the arm and pulled him back on the
| wharf.
"Washamalla you, John, l no takee
name, you no can come back. Who
you belong?" said the inspector, smil-
ing at some girls with whom he had
been talking.
The Chinese shook loose the inspec.
tors hold on the loose sleeve of his silk
robe and with quiet dignity remarked:
"This violence Is unnecessary, sir,
and my name is a matter Of no inter.
est to you. / am a member of his ex'
| cellency's suite. / go on board this
steamer to leave this country, never
again, | hope, to return"
That customs inspector is still on
the force, but never since has he tried
to be funny with a Chinese gentleman
San Francisco Call.
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more he succeeded in freeing himself
and tore down the road in the direc-
ton of the village.
My clothing was torn and mud
stained, my hands and face were
bruised and bleeding, l ached In every
limb and was we'll nigh exhausted with
the furious and protracted encounter,
and | was hatless and coatless into the
bargain, but | at least had one cause
for cOngratulation.
In my second wrestle with my hith-
erto unknown assailant l had been
able to get a sufficiently good view Of
his face to identify him positively and,
in spite of the remarkable protesta-
lions of ignorance concerning the Car
ney-Croft mystery which ! had heard
him make to the widow only the night
before. and which l was now forced to
believe were but part of a little COM
edy gotten up for my special delecta-
ton, my lusty antagonist was no other
than the long-snffering jerks.
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other small bits of matter that were
picked up In the gale and whirled
viciously through the air.
When l reached the manhole l was
not at all surprised to find that some
one had been there before me and
again covered 1t with leaves and bits
of grass but, as ! tried to raise it once
more, lever doubling that / could
make my escape across the lawn IL l
were detected in this, my astonish-
ment was profound at discovering
that it was securely fastened down
from below.
While l was kneeling down on the
ground and Juggling 1T the lid to make
sure that it was locked, l thought l
heard a step behind me and turned my
head quickly to see If anyone was APP
preaching. 1t was. however, apparent
ly nothing more than the swapping Of
a branch due to the fury of the wind,
and / again turned to the manhole.
hoping vaguely that, even if l could
not open 1t, | might perhaps hear some
conversation through the grating that
would serve as a sort of a clew to the
grewsome doings beneath.
AS l laid my hand on the iron work
again 1t touched a cold, heavy object
which hac certainly not been there a
moment before. and. picking 1t up and
holding 1t between me and the sky, I
saw, to my amazement, that 1t was my
own revolver, to the handle of which
was tied a bit of folded paper.
For an instant my heart seemed to
stop and ! remained rigid on my knees
with my arms appraised as had held
out my pistol for inspection, fearing to
move through very terror of my own
shadow. My breath caught In my
throat and then came In short. heavy
gasps. while the wind alternately
moaned and roared about me and oc-
casional thick damp snowfiakes lightly
touched my ashen face.
There certainly had been no soua'
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-16
USED BY THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent of the Drugs Pre-
scribed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition Of physicians,
has been neither far reaching o
profitable, to patent" medicines, nine
ty per cent of all drugs that physi-
clans use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing COMMENSURATE, in
fact, patent" medicines just as truly
as If they were advertised in the
newspapers.
The average doctor knows little or
nothing of pharmacy and is. there
fore, glad to depend on the very medi-
cines, which in public he condemns,
Just as he is obliged in many cases
to depend on the diagnosis of the pa
tient himself, even while publicly de-
crying what he calls 'self-diagnosis."
How rapid has been the growth of the
professional use of patent" or pro
prietary' medicines Is shown in an
article written for the Journal Of the
American Medical Association for
September 20, 1906, by A. Jacob, M.
D., LII. D. He relates that $4,000 pre-
scriptions, compounded in several
drug stores were carefully examined.
From 1850 to 1870 no prescription vas
found for patent" or proprietary"
medicines. In 1874 but n prescrip-
ton in 1900 called for r~eady-to-use
remedies. Between 1875 and 1880 the
number calling for patent" or PRO
prietary" medicines equalled two per
cent of the total. This increased to
s per cent in the period between 1880
and 1890. In 1895 it was IL per cent,
in 1898 it was Is per cent, and in 1902
1903 was from 20 to rs per cent.
DR.. jacob says that in a large
store he was assured that 20 per cent
of the prescriptions were for patent"
or proprietary" medicines, and this
probably is approximately the correct
proportion at the present time. From
this it would seem that If the patent
and proprietary" medicines are good
enough for physicians to prescribe in
seven cases out of ten they are good
enough for family use in cases of
necessity and where the symptoms
are well known and as easily under
stood by the people as by the doc.
tors.
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TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT 1T.
Wife's sneering Comment Met with
Sharp Answer.

Gelett Burgess at the recent dinner
Of the American Booksellers associa-
ton Of New York said: Il once knew
q San Franciscan who married a girl
for her money. She was not a pretty
girl, and as time passed and love
cooled, she developed a rather tart
tongue.
One day her husband bought with
his quarters allowance a 20-horse-
power automobile. He took the a
home gayly and brought his wife out
to the front door to look at 1t. She
gave n sneering glance. and then
said:
Its very fine. but If 1t hadn't
been for my money, 1t wouldn't be
here
"'Well. Mamie said the husband,
quickly, If 1t hadn't been for your
money you wouldn't be here your
self"
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Doctor Explains It.

When l returned to the house my
first thought was to read the note
which | had found tied to the pistol
and, as had expected. 1t was in the
Bruce woman's hand and was evident
ly intended for jerks, whom / had de-
tected as he was coming to get 1t. 1t
"a brief and to the point and read:
TRY and return this pistol to Mr..
Wares room. Be cautious. Get her
to manage 1t. Do as she says"
(TO BE CONTINUED.l
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-16
Q~... &Ne,

In speaking of the So
called marriage of con-
venience' so common in
France, we mean a mar
riage arranged by others
for the parties thereto;
a marriage determined
by questions of practical
purposes, not determined
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-16

Why more of our young
men do not go to sea, is
hard to understand.
The opportunities for a
career for young men
were never better.
A boy should start in
at about Is years, say at
SIS a month, with bed
and board supplied him.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-16
Complain OF Beavers.

There is a movement in Maine to
permit IN open season for killing
beavers. because OF the damage to
standing timber caused by the little
animals. Lumbermcn lay all sorts of
d~epredntions at the door Of the dam
builders.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-08-16

strenuous life was made. It was rather to the shirkers Of responsibility,
to the skulkers Of society who were anxious to escape the obligation Of
initiative in many directions, and above all to the lesureloving, work.
despisng classes that the appeal was made, and the effect of that appeal
has been very distinct.
Twenty years ago the proportion of persons who we're conhnted with
lives of purp@eless leisure was very much greater than it is now. 1t is
no longer fashionable in any but the smallest and queerest set to be idle.
A new standard has been established, and it is expressed in the almost
universal eagerness Of Americans to be doing something that may be
be classed Is useful and remunerative work.
The attitude that once existed of contempt for labor, and of the
desire to be understood as being above work, has quite disappeared. The
actual leisure class in America does not command much respect, and this
is becoming true of other countries than ours, where
Lord Stafford mines frc coal and SALT
The duke of Norfolk deals in NAL,
The Douglas in red behring's;
or where a kaiser vehementy breaches in person the gospel OF work.
1t may be said that this does not square with the fact that people
engage more than eve before in relaxation, diversion, amusement and
pastime, but the truth is that the standard of all sorts of work has been
raised, the productiveness of effort is increased, and the maintenance of
this standard of the strenuous life is a
made possible only by the occasional Aeksee. S1G@,
day off and the annual vacation.
The Meeker herald., 1907-11-16
Have Instruction Car.

The newest attempt to increase the
efficiency of a railroads working force
and diminish thereby the fatality lists.
which have been growing from year
to year with the reduction Of running
time. is the travelling instruction car.
now in operation on the Union Pacific
railroad.
Instead Of being equipped with
states and blackboard to facilitate
their work In imparting Information.
the Union Pacific's corps of travelling
schoolmasters have sets of air brakes.
signal apparatus and all the compli-
Gated machinery which goes to make
up the operating end Of great rail-
way system. A two months cam
paign of education is thus being car
ried on a wheel. during which 5000
employees. scattered over almost 5000
miles of territory, will be required to
undergo examination as to their efl-
cheney.
The Union Pacific adopted on Au-
gust l new book of almost 1000
regulations. designed to increase the
alertness and efficiency of its en-
ployes. OF these regulations SO were
new. and the lecture tour was started
to insure uniform understanding of
them by trainmen, conductors, engi-
neers, brakemen and other operatives
upon whose knowledge the safety Of
the travelling public depends.
The instruction coach is fitted up
with seats and has raised platform
at one end. equipped with charts, me-
chanical devices and stereopticon H.
Illustrations Of interlocking plants. The
car also contains miniature automat-
ic block signal section of track.
Promotion on the road Is to be made
contingent, hereafter, upon exact
knowledge, and the management has
announced that advancement will be
placed as nearly on the basis of q
naval or military school as possible.
"All this involves great deal of
trouble and time" said General Mana
ger Mohler of the Hartman road,
but railroading has become of such q
scientific nature that the old methods
are entirely obsolete and unsafe"
The Meeker herald., 1907-11-16
When Wood Wa. tho Fuel.

The original American locomotives
were nearly all wood burners, and
during protracted period, before the
invention of spark arresters, the fly
ing sparks caused great amount Of
damage and annoyance. interviewer
with this difficulty was a necessity
for using smokestacks many times
larger than those now In use-too
high, indeed, to pass under overhead
bridges or the roof Of covered wood
en- bridges. To overcome this dim.
Guilty the smokestack of many of the
locomotives were jointed or hinged SO
that they could be lowered when
trains were proceeding over or under
bridges. This naturally greatly in
creased the danger Of setting fire to
the wooden bridges, and 1t was Gus
tomary for a Waterman to follow
every train over or under the bridges,
carrying bucket of water for the pur-
pose of extinguishing fires. Notwith-
standing this precaution the burning
Of bridges was q most common 90
currence.
On most of the early railroads the
cars were 1t nrst entirely uncovered,
being in fact merely platform cars,
with . row Of ssats along each 80.
The passengers were unprotected from
tho sun, rain, smoke or cinAses.
The Meeker herald., 1907-11-16
TOLD BY T4e poarEs
Singular Actions Of the LADY Wild Dc
Red Umbrella"

Porter, l have travelled with you
a great many times; how long have
you been on this RUM"
Il don't exactly know. sir; only dis.
rs de porter on de first sleepin' car
run on dis railroad"
We'll, porter, in. that time you
must have had a good many amusing
experiences" -,
Il certainly has. sur; certainly
has some remarkable 'currences"
What was the strangest?"
We'll. sur. l specks it's dat lady
wild de red umbrella, dat surely was
excitin' fer time.
Everybody done turned in. de hui
car was sleepin' fine an was blackin'
de boots on little camp stool down
at de end OBJ de car. den l hear a
swish, swish, swosh, as tho dere was
a steam of water runnin' thro' de car
listens an It keeps on, SO I leans
forward to look down de car fer what
It's an dere's de hui car still 'ceptin'
fer one lady dressed in de remark.
ablest Japanese kimono l ever laid
eyes on. She was walkin' up an down
de length OBJ dat car wild red UNI
brella up over her head, an dat UNI
brella was rubin ON de curtains az
she passed along.
Il looks at her an she apparently
dom take no notice; den l drops my
blackin' box an shoes, an runs for
de conductor. When de train con-
ductor an de brakeman an We all
gets dere an watch her. an she JUS
keeps on walkin' up and down dat car.
De conductor tells me Use got to do
somethin'. So goes to her an says.
Miss, you better go to bed;' but she
tells me dat it's rainin' in de car, an ]
seen It warn't no use argymentin' wild
her, SO JUS study. an by and by I
tell her dat II she takes de umbrella
into de berth wild her she won't get
wet. Den directly she seems to think
it's all right an gets back into de
berth, keepin' the umbrella up over
her head all de time. an dere she was
goin' to sleep in dat berth wild dat
umbrella propped wide open over her
head. Den de conductor he tells me
l got ii watch de berth. Sure enough
watch It, In de mornin' when twas
time to call de people calls 'em all
along In de usual way, an she gets up
an leaves de car JUS as de other folks
JUS same as tho nothin' had hap
pened. Whatever possessed dat won.
an don know, but 1t certainly was
mighty astonishin' 'currence."
The Meeker herald., 1907-11-16

There is the girl, for instance. with
the "turkey-toed" stride. Her feet
emulate in position those of the awk-
ward bird who graces our autumn
tables. and inevitably she cannot lift
her feet properly, but lets them slide
and shuttle in an extremely ugly man.
ner. Hs t0
Just as bad Is the equally ungrace-
full pigeon-toed habit. Here the feet
. wonder that their owner does not
fall headlong over them!
The old dancing master. whose in.
variable rule was. Turn your toes
out" had sound sense back Of the ad-
juration. The only cure for turning
the toes In ia to turn them out again,
and keep them that way.
Straddling is as harmful ~ II IL
unpleasing. A good rule is to, walk
with the feet Just the distance OF ona
foot apart Thus straddling and knock-
kneedness are alike avoided :
When one walks correctly there ID q
straight line from the ears. through
the shoulders and hips. to the. feet,
Just as when one sits correctly there
10 straight line from the ears TO the
center Of the sides Of the chair.
The most important Of all rules ID to
walk always on the balls of the feet.
To locate the bali. put box or large
book on the floor. and place your foot
on It. with the heel free. Then raise
the toes and the remaining portion Is
the ball.
Walking on the heels Jars the entire
body: walking on the toes gives a
mincing and affected appearance. The
ball Is the cushioned part OF the foot,
and il the part intended for locomo.
ton. Mss.
For correct and graceful walking
the chin should be in. the abdomen
straight and erect and the chest well
out. ~.
To acquire correct carriage Of the
chest practice walking with book on
the head, or place broomstick or
cane across the back under the arms
Correct position In standing and sit
ting II a corollary Of correct position
In walking. 10y -
The Meeker herald., 1907-11-16

Dear Madam Merri: As I have .
birthday party on my hands Of Il
year-old brother. / come to you for
advice. do want 1t to be success
and SO many get such good advice. l
come to trouble you too. His birth
day comes on the 18th Of December
and Friday. l would like to know
some attractive way to TX up an in
vitation and also some games. and
decorations of the house. 1t has .
fireplace. It is to be surprise
A PUZZLED SISTER.
II ID no trouble. my dear, to assist
you, and / am glad the brother Is to
have party. For the invitations. l
should write little notes with the date
of birth and present date at the top
of the sheet, 80 all the guests will
know the occasion of the affair. Then
I'd have glorious big cake with 81
candles and have little canes and silk
hat candy, boxes for souvenirs. You
could ask each one to come wearing
something to represent their favorite
superstitions and decorate with black
cats, owls. etc. to carry out the FRI
day and 18th idea.
The Meeker herald., 1907-11-16
Railroad Statistics.

The interstate commerce commits
sion has made public an abstract Of
Its nineteenth annual statistical report
covering the year ending June 80,
1906. showing the par value Of rail-
way capital outstanding was 314,67O,-
421.478. or $67.9S6 per mile of the rail-
ways in the United States. OF this
over 80 per cent. paid no dividends.
OF the railways stock outstanding ST.
257 ,175,799 was owned by railway cor
porations and of railway bonds 3641,.
305,030 was SO reported. The aggre-
gate gross earnings from the operated
mileage of 222, $40 miles of lines were
$2.325. 765. 167. being $243, 2S2, 761 great
er than in 1905. Their operating ex.
penses were s1,536,s77,271, or S1l6,-
275,119 more than in 1905. The net
earnings aggregated $7SS, 1887 ,se6, an
increase of $s7,007,s44. Deducting
fixed and other charges. the report
says 1886. 1s6.32s is the net income for
the year available for dividends OF
surplus. There were 977,507, 1888 pas.
sengers carried, an increase Of over
10000, 900, and 1,641,374,219 tons OF
freight carried. an increase Of over
202. 900 .00O. =
The report shows that 1858 per.
sons were killed and 97,7Oe injured
There, was q total Of 1,521,a55 per
sons on the pay roll, The report
shows that one passenger was killed
for every 2,227.041 carried, while IL
1905 one was killed for every 1.37k.
$50. Ono person was injured fol
every 1876. ~ against one u svssy
7o.sSS In 1906.
The Meeker herald., 1907-11-16
Answers TO CORRESPONDENTS
Advice and Suggestions Sent In By
Nine. Msrri. ace.

ideas for = Trip Around the World.
We are going to give "A TIP
Around the World" very soon. Would
you please give us some suggestions
about amusements and costumes for
Scotland? Also suggestions for decor
atoms. entertainment. costumes FOR
men and women and mefhods' for
dressing .women's hair for China?
I PUZZLED.
T, For Scotland use plaids Of Scottish
origin, have Scotch airs played and
the Highland Fling" danced. Get q
bag pipe If possible. For China, the
men wear queues, loose trousers and
shirts and the women short skirts
with shirt-like waists; the hair 10
wound in coil at the back. fastened
with many ornaments. the front .
slick. smooth pompadour.
The Meeker herald., 1907-11-16
4 Party Tor Young People.

I am anticipating having = party for
about fourteen of, my friends between
the ages Of fourteen and seventeen.
Can you give me some suggestions
for games and some good words to b
used for charades?
Also ! am going to serve Ice cream
and cake. II I have them seated at
4 table how can l decorate It? I can
have what flowers. want but-I can.
not AFFORD any more elaborate favors
than pretty place cards. MYRTLE
Good charade words are fngratitate.
turkey. sinecure, dramatic. and
telescope. A good amusement is
soap bubble contest, a nail pound
Ing and button sewing, contest or q
superstition party where each guest
wears his or, her favorite aversion.
OF course l mean something to rep
resent 1t. Decorate the table with
flowers and candles. Plain cards with
the name written are perfectly suit
able for name cards, without any
decoration.
MADAME MERRl.
The Meeker herald., 1907-11-16

The suit shown in the above illus
tration ia developed In black and gray
English suiting. The coat Ia made
loose. having bias fold Of the goods
stitched over the shoulders, back and
front, and buttons on the left side.
The collar is made Of black velvet.
Two rows of buttons are placed down
the front. The sleeves are the regula-
ton coat sleeve. The skirt is laid in
inverted box plaits all the way round