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She Said.

ticular use and he devoted his time to
exploring 1t.
He came up at noon-it was the 29th
Of December-with grimy face and
hands and a grin on his face. l had
spent my morning In the towers to no
purpose and was in no mood for the
ready acceptance Of new theories.
i've found something" he said. FILL
ing his pipe.
Not soap, evidently"
mo, but I'm going to say the last
word on the tunnel, and within an
hour. Give me a glass OF beer and a
piece OF bread. and well go back and
see whether we're sold again or not"
Go ahead and let us be done with
it. Wait till l tell Stoddard where
we're going"
The chaplain was trying the second
floor walls, and ! asked him to eat
some luncheon and stand guard while
Larry and I went to the tunnel.
We took with us an iron bar, an ak
and couple OF hammers. Larry went
ahead with lantern.
you see," he explained, as we
dropped through the trap into the pas
sage, I've tried compass on this
! tunnel and find that we've been work
ing on the wrong theory. The passage
itself runs straight line from the
house under the gate to the crypt; the
ravine Is rough crescent-shape and
| for a short distance the tunnel touches
it. How deep does that ravine aver
| age-about 80 feet?"
Yes; it's shallowest where the
house stands. 1t drops sharply from
there on to the lake"
Very good; but the ravine IL all on
the Glenarm side of the wall, isn't It?
Now when we get under the wall I'll
show you something"
Here we are." said Larry, ~ the
cold air blew in through the hollow
posts. Now we're pretty near that
sharp curve OF the ravine that dips
away from the wall Take the lantern
while I get out the compass. What do
you think that c on the piece of paper
means? Why, chapel, OF course. !
have measured the distance from the
house, the point Of departure, we may
assume, to the chapel, and three
fourths OF 1t brings us under those
beautiful posts. The directions are
as plain as daylight. The passage It.
self Is your N. w., as the compass
proves. and the ravine cuts close In
here; therefore, our business is to OK.
plore the wall on the ravine side"
] (To BE CoNTINUED.l
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Inventor Of the seemsr,na.

The boomerang is rather q puzzle.
One might think that the highest laws
Of mathematics had been laid under
contribution In the perfecting OF It.
The convexity on one side, the fiat.
ness on the other. and the sharp, knife.
like edge on the inside Of the con.
vexity have the air Of having been
carefully thought out.
Yet the people who invented this
singular weapon cannot count higher
than FIVE and are destitute Of all the
arts and amenities of life. Theirs IN
perhaps the lowest plane Of human
life.
Some people have assumed that the
boomerang was the creation OF an old.
Or and higher civilization, but Tor this
there is no evidence. It must be tho
product Of one age long empirical use
Of throwing weapons.
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TWO WAYS OF LOOKING ArIr.
WIfs's SnssrIng Comment Met with
Sharp Answer.

oelett Burgess at the recent dinner
Of the American BOOKSELLER associa.
ton Of New York said: II once knew
. San Franciscan who married . Eirl
for her money. She was not . pretty
girl. and ~ time passed and love
cooled. she developed . rather tart
tongue.
"one day her husband bought with
Els quarters allowance . 2O.horse.
power automobile. He took the car
homo gayly and brought his wife out
TO the front door to look at It She
gave one snserins glance. and then
said:
Its very nne, but II It hadn't
been for my money, It wouldn't be
here
"'Well. Mamie said the husband.
quickly. II 1t hadn't been for your
money you wouldn't be here your
SELF"
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USED ~ THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent Of the Drugs Pre-
seribed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition Of physicians.
especially Of those whose experience
has been neither far reaching nor
profitable. to patent" medicines. nine
ty per cent Of all drugs that physi-
clans use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing concerns.-are. In
fact. patent" medicines just az truly
as II 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 10 obliged in many cases
to depend on the diagnosis OF tho pa
tient himself. even while publicly de-
crying what he calls 'iself.diagnosis."
How rapid has been the growth OF tho
professional use Of patent" or PRO
prietary" medicines II shown In an
article written for the Journal Of the
American Medical Association for
September 20. 1906. by A. jacob. N.
D., LII. d. He relates that $4,000 pre-
scriptions, compounded in several
drug stores were carefully examined.
From 1850 to 1870 no prescription was
found for patent" or "proprietary"
medicines. In 1874 but one prescrip-
ton in 1900 called for ready.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 II per cent.
in 1898 It was 15 per cent. and in 1902.
1908 was from 20 to rs per cent
DR.. Jacobi says that in . large
store he was assured that 70 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 II 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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full efforts of Mr.. Pickering's allies to
assassinate me, as a mild form of elm
nation, one would naturally expect me
to sit calmly down and wait to be shot
in the back. But you may tell Mr..
Pickering that | throw myself upon
your mercy. l have no other home
than this shell over the way, and l
beg to be allowed to remain until--at
least-the bluebirds come"
Il quite sympathiZe with your re-
luctance to deliver the message your
SELF" she said. rs this all you came
to say?"
Il came to tell you that you could
have the house. and everything in its
hideous walls" I snapped; Ito tell you
that my chivalry is enough for some
situations and that l don't intend to
fight a woman. l had accepted your
own announcement of the legacy in
good part but now. please believe me.
it shall be yours tomorrow. I'll yield
possession to you whenever you ask
it,-but never to Arthur Pickering! AS
against him and his treasure-hunters
and assassins l will hold out for a
dozen years."
"Nobly spoken. Mr. Glenarm! Yours
is really an admirable, though some
what complex character"
MY character is my own, whatever
it Is" l blurted.
Il shouldn't call that debatable
proposition she replied, and l was an
cry to find how the mIrth had loved
full. She half-turned away so that
might not see her face. The thought
that she should countenance Picker
ing in any way tore me with jealous
rage.
Mr.. Glenarm. you are what have
heard called a gutter. defined in COM
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SETTING THE BRIDE At EASE.
"WIdder's" Sympathy Went Out to
Fellow Passenger.

A couple recently married had Just
entered the train that was to bear
them to the mountains on their honey.
moon. when they became aware OF the
close scrutiny Of them by a female pas
renger. who had evidently spotted" a
bride and groom. The young wife. on
opening her handbag. let fall some
rice on the floor. and the woman
smiled. The other passengers regard
ed the couple with interest. Seeing
that the bride was every moment be-
coming more flushed and uncomfort-
able by reason Of their scrutiny. the
woman in the goodness of her heart.
leaned across the carriage.
Never mind, my dear!" she said.
I'm a widder now. but by this time
next week I'll be In the same fx my
Relft"
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Door Of Bewilderment.

The Door Of BewIderment.
We had established the practice OF
barring all the gates and doors at
nightfall. There was no way OF guard
ing against an attack from the lake,
whose frozen surface increased the
danger from without: but we counted
on our night patrol to prevent sur
prise from that quarter. l WAS well
aware that must prepare to resist the
militant arm of the law. which Picker.
ing would no doubt invoke to aid him.
but intended to exhaust the poesibili-
ties in searching for the lost tr"asure
before yielded. Pickering might, II
he would, transfer the estate ut John
Marshall Glenarm to Marian d vereux
and make the most he could Of that
service. but he should not drive me
forth until had satisfied myself Of the
exact character of my grandfather's
fortune.
The phrase, THE Door of r, llder;
ment." had never ceased to roilnrate
itself in my mind: there was a r"rtain
fascination and charm in it. We dis
cussed a thousand explanation of It
as we pondered over the scrap of paper
l had found in the library. an very
book in the house was examDE"d in
the search for further clews.
The passage between the house and
the chapel seemed to fascinat" larry.
He held that it must have sorc par
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mon Americanese as one who quits!
Your clustering can hardly conceal the
fact OF your failures. l had hoped you
would really be OF some help to Sister
Theresa, and incidentally to me, but
we both sadly misjudged you"
Her tone, changing from amused In
difference to severest disdain, stung
me into self-pity for my stupidity in
having sought her. My anger was not
against her, but against Pickering. who
had, l persuaded myself, always
blocked my path. She went on.
Mr.. Pickering is decidedly more
than a match for wou, Mr.. Glenarm,-
even in humor."
She drew herself up with tragic
scorn in every line OF her figure, then
relaxed, laughed and was Olivia again; ;
and as l watched her,-wondering, per-
picked, chagrined,- turned swiftly
away and RAM am sure she ran
from the room.
She left me SO quickly, SO softly,
that stood staring like fool at the
spot where she had been, and then !
went gloomily back to Glenarm House,
| angry, ashamed and crestfallen.
While we were waiting for dinner
made a clean breast Of my acquaint.
ance with her to Larry. omitting moth,
ing,-rejoicing even to paint my own
conduct as black as possible.
You may remember her." ! con-
cluded, ,-"she was the girl we saw at
Sherry's that night we dined there.
She was with Pickering, and you no
ticed her,-spoke OF her, as she went
out?"
THAT little girl who seemed SC
bored, or tired or sick? Bless me
why her eyes haunted me for days
Lord, man, do you mean to say"
| A look OF utter scorn came into his
face, and he eyed me contemptuously
"Of course l mean it," l thundered
at him.
He took the pipe from his mouth
pressed the tobacco viciously into the
bowl, and swore steadily in Gaelic un
til l was ready to choke him.
"Stop!" l bawled. do you think
that's helping me? And to have you
curse in your blackguardly Irish dia
lect! l wanted little Anglo-SaxoI
sympathy, you fool! l didn't mean fol
you to invoke your infamous gods
against the grill"
Don't be violent, lad. Violence IL
lreprehensible," he admonished witt
maddening sweetness and patience
What was trying to intimate very
mildly was the fact, borne in upon me
through years Of acquaintance, thai
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NO RELIEF FROM ECZEMA
For Over Two Years-Patent Msdi.
eines, Quaek Cures and Doctors
Eail-Cuticura Succeeds.

II was very badly affiicted with ecze-
ma for more than two years. The
parts affected were my limbs below
the knees. tried all the physicians
in the town and some in the surround.
ing towns. and also tried all the pat.
ent remedies that heard of. besides
all the cures advised by old women
and quacks, and found no relief what.
ever until I commenced using the Gu.
ticura Soap. Cuticura Ointment. and
Cuticura Resolvent. In the Cuticura
Remedies I found immediate relief.
and was soon sound and well. c. v.
Beltz. Tippecanoe. Ind. Nov. IL. '05."
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run down from $50 to 1875 pounds.
was having terrible pain in the kid.
involuntarily. My left leg swelled un.
til 1t was "a inches around. and the
doctor tapped 1t night and morning
until I could no longer stand 1t. and
then he advised amputation. I refused.
and began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The swelling subsided gradually. the
urine became natural and all my pains
and aches disappeared. have been
we'll now for nine years since using
Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. so cents q
box. Foster.Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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What Caused the LynehIns.

Out at Stafford the other day .
group Of farmers met train. and when
a tall. sunburned man stepped OF the
car they all grabbed him and shook his
hand warmly. The man looked them
over calmly and then said: Gentle.
men, l am sorry to disappoint you. I
know you think am harvest hand.
but you are mistaken. ] am a light
ming rod agent."-Kansas City Star.
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1hA Modern Child.

Five-year-old Nellie had been
naughty all day. Finally her mamma.
a very portly woman. sat down and
drew the little culprit across her am
pie lap to administer the long delayed
punishment. Nellie's face was fairly
buried in the folds Of her mother s
dress. Before the maternal hand could
descend Nellie turned her face to say:
well, II I'm going to be spanked
must have eair."-Harper's.
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Wouldn't Take His Place.

Hearing of the sudden taking on tho
stage OF life of q leading Thespian
while he was playing in Chicago. q
New York Rialtoan out Of Job tele-
graphed the manager as follows:
Having heard OF the sad and tragic
demise Of Mr.. -. I'll take his place
for $50 a week"
As the message was sent collect It
elected the following reply: Thanks.
l wouldn't take his place for twice that
amount"
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you are.-to be bold, my, lad, to be-
bold,-a good deal of a damned fool
The trllling of his RS was like the
whirring rise of covey of quail.
Dinner is served" announced Bates,
and Larry led the way, mockingly
chanting an Irish love-song.
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A Nice Sentence.

"You have q pleasant home and q
bright fireside. with happy children
sitting around 1t. haven't you" said
the Judge.
,"Yes, SIR" said the prisoner. who
thought he saw a way out OF the dim
Guilty.
WELL" said the Judge. III the happy
children sit around the cheerful fire
side until you return. they will stay
there Just AZ days"
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says: Il had been
showing symptoms Of
kidney trouble from
the time I was mus
tered out Of the army.
but in all my life l
never suffered as In
1897. Headaches. dig
ziness and sleepless-
ness. first. and then
dropsy. l was weak
and helpless, having
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-13

Countries Of Large Area.
In round figures. the area Of India is
1,5OO.0 square miles: the United
States. 100000. and Russia. includ-
ing Siberia, 100000.
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A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
How . Veteran Was Saved the Ampu.
tatlon Of . Limb.

B. Frank Doremus. veteran, of
Roosevelt Ave., Indianapolis, Ind,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-12
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
St. Louis-ss In Probate Court,
Special Term, January 9, 1907.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Andrew
L. Larson. deceased.
On reading and fling the petition of
J. A. McCuen, Special Administrator
Of the estate of Andrew T.. Larson, de-
ceased, representing, among other
things, that he has fully administered
said estate as special administrator,
and praying that a time and place be
fixed for examining, settling and al
lowing the final account Of his admin
istration, and for the discharge of the
special administration, and the sureties
on his bond. ~ ~, &4;% u e{.,tSM$en, fs~.y--
"a: It is ordered, that said account be
examined, and petition heard sby this
Court on Monday the fourth day of
February. A. D. 1907, at ten o'clock, A.
M, at the sProbate Office in the Court
House in the City Of Duluth in said
County.
And it is further ordered, that notice
thereof be given to all persons inter-
ested, by publishing a copy OF this
order once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day Of
hearing, in the Labor World, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at
Duluth, in said County.
Dated at Duluth Mimi, the 9th day
Of January, A. D., 1907.
BY the Court,
FRANCIS A. WATKINS,
Judge of Probate Of Carlton County.
Acting Judge Of Probate of St. Louis
County MINI.
(seal Probate Court, st. Louis Co.,
Labor Wor1d-Jan. 12-1s-2e, 1907.
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DULUTH HEIGHTS GOSSIP
BRIEF AND SOCIAL NEWS

Duncan McDougal, young man
whose boyhood was spent on the
Heights passed away last week Of
diptheria.
Mrs. VIM. McEwen Of Orange street,
Is suffering from la grippe.
Master Raymond Butler was slightly
injured while at work in Ryan's ma
chine shop Tuesday.
The Ladies' Embroidery club met at
the home of Mrs. Sewery on Lemon
street, this week.
There has been great deal of sick
ness on the Heights this last week.
Mr.. Lowrie began his sermons on
the ten commandments. Last Sun
days sermon was the first of a series
of them.
pital Sunday evening.
The Duluth Ski club planned a
tramp from town up to the Heights
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Borgan had
refreshments waiting.
Mrs. G. L. Eaton is ill at St. Luke's
hospital this week.
Mrs. John Jenkins was on the sick
list this week.
Miss Eva Metcalfe visited on the
Heights.
Mrs. Paul Rose and her son Floyd,
are visiting on the Heights with re-
latives.
Miss Anna Smith was on the hill
Tuesday.
Miss Mable Rhodes visited her
father Monday evening.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-12
Texas Legislature Passes Resolu-
ton Providing for 1nvesti-
cation of Conduct.

AUSTIN. Texas. Jan. "a resolution
providing for a sweeping investigation
Of the conduct Of United States Senator
]. w. Bailey of this state was intro
duced in the house of representatives
today. It Is signed by % members of
the legislature. Senator Bailey's term
expires March 4 next.
In the primary election Of last July
Senator Bailey was endorsed for sem
ator by practically unanimous vote
of the people. Since that time it is
charged that evidence has been OBJ
tained which shows that he has re-
cetved large sums Of money in loans
and fees from the Waters-Pierce Oil
company, the Kirby Lumber company,
the Security Oil company and person
ally from II. C. Pierce of the Waters
Pierce Oil company.
The resolution recites the charges
against Senator Bailey, In order, SUBJ
stantially as follows: That while a
affording sufficient protection to the
lives and property of it's patrons, ar
ra1gned the system of wages paid the
operators and signal men on the road
and recommended that all the block
signal stations be kept open "a hours
day and no additional duties given
the operators aside from working the
signals and attending to their tele-
graphic duties.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-12

ing been redeemed from said SALE
and having then become the absolute
property Of the State of Minnesota
was sold and conveyed at public sale
by the County Auditor of said County
pursuant to the order and direction
Of the State Auditor of the State Of
Minnesota, and in accordance with the
provisions of the statute in such case
made and provided. for the sum, Of
Ten Q0) Dollars and seventy mine (79)
cents duly paid to the County Treasur-
er of said County.
That the certificate of sale for said
piece or parcel Of land executed and
delivered by said County Auditor upon
said sale last above mentioned has
been presented to me at my office by
the holder thereof, for the purpose Of
having notice of expiration of time for
redemption from said tax sale of said
property given and served, and that
the amount required to redeem said
piece or parcel of land from said tax
sale, at the date Of this notice, ex-
elusive of the costs to accrue upon
said notice, is the sum of Ten (10)
Dollars and ninety-seven. (97) cents.
That the time for the redemption Of
said piece or parcel of land from said
tax sale will expire sixty 600 days
after the service of this notice and
the filing of proof of such service in
my office.
Witness my hand and seal of office
this 10Th day of December, A. .. 1906.
(Official SeaL) O. HALDEN,
Auditor st. Louis County, Minnesota.
BY L. A. MARVIN, Deputy.
Labor WOrld-Jan. 1885,, 1907.
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SlMPLlFlED SPELLING.

We do not believe in countenancing
every fad that comes out; not even
at the instigation of such a man as
President Roosevelt. Even a chief
magistrate is not proof against the al
Turing sophistry of fad promoters
Only few years ago the arguments
in support of vertical system Of pen
manship, misled many of the best
educators in our land. Everybody
today knows what was the effect of
giving heed to the PLAUSIBLE nonsense
upon which the system was based.
We are fully pursuaded that so-called
simplified spelling belongs to the
same category of humbugs as vertical
penmanship. The English spelling as
given In the dictionaries of the lang
uage must continue to be the authori-
tative standard. That we shall have
progressive changes, constituting i'm
provements and notifications in the
photography Of many of our words, is
to- be expected. Such changes have
come gradually in the past, and no
doubt, will continue to- come in the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-12
THE SHERIFFSHIP.

Our friend Mr.. Brady has institut-
ed proceedings to GUST the present
incumbent of the sheriff's office, on
account Of the illegal transaction with
Jack Miles, which need not be here
recited, as our readers are familiar
with the facts.
Mr. Brady owes it to the party who
so generously supported him at the
polls to fight the matter out to a fin
ish. We believe he will do so.
If our courts hold that an individual
has a right to use money in anyway
he sees fit to hoodWink the voters, up
to the moment he files as a candi-
date for an office, the corrupt prac-
tice act ought to be amended without
delay.
According to reports Mr.. Miles has
taken his departure for regions un-
known, leaving several creditors in
the lurch.
The outcome of Mr. Brady's case
will be watched with much interest
by all of our citizens irrespective of
party affiliation.