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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

UP to Visalia to inspect the beet sugar
plant which Police Commissioner
Nathan Cole, jr., is heavily interested
in, and yesterday the mayor and friends
took a run up to Elizabeth Lake, in the
Antelope Valley, to bag a few ducks.
Buster Than McAIeer
Mayor Harper's daily routine is in
sharp contrast with that of Mayor Nc
Aleer, whom he succeeded. While Har-
per is one of the busiest men in the city,
in attending to his municipal duties,
McAleer had time to attend to his own
business. make all manner of trips and
enjoy life generally.
Seldom was McAleer in his Office in the
afternoon. After lie left the hall at
noon it was next to impossible to find
him anywhere but at the plant of the
Republic Iron AID Steel company, of
which he is general manager.
At this plant he looked after his own
interests, and it required urgent busi-
ness to induce him to visit the city hall
III the afternoon. During the morning
hours, from to H. McAleer had no
difficulty in meeting all the callers who
visited his office.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
Pneumonia Causes Asthma and Lrlna Disease

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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Everything you want you will find in
the CLASSIFIED page. One cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

you say she is IS years older than
her husband, and yet they get alone
beautifully?"
"Um. You see she brought up a
family of boys of her own and knows
how to handle him. m."-Detroit Free
Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Everything you want you will find In
the classified page. One cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
The Last Hour

When O'Clock comes the mayors
offices are usually pretty well cleared
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
RespIte Id Moor

TOWards noon The line Of isitOrs Us
ually thins Out and the mayor steps
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

The Greatest Living Authority, S. ADOLPH KNOPF NJ. d. NJ
Santaum Germany vice president OF the Pennsylvania Society
supervision insufficient The patients blind reliance china
alone will cure"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

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Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03

out there was much to be done before
then. And If she persisted In not see
ing me, | wondered how / was to
force my presence on her. In the
meanwhile | must attempt to learn
something of Captain Forbes's deten-
ton.
| lunched alone, and well. The abb
sence of DR.. Starva was only to be eX-
pected Even so brazen a villain as
concern. During the struggle in the
porter's lodge no word had been
spoken by either of us, but certainly
he could not have been ignorant of
my identity any more than was | of
his. When we again met therefore, 1t
would be as avowed enemies.
Frankly, | did not look forward to
that meeting with pleasure. The fate
of Captain Forbes pointed too obvious
moral. | had put myself deliberately
in Starva's power by my return to the
chateau. If were unmolested it would
be because my services were indis-
pensable.
Hdu llSHltu my CiSdItllt. JdCquSS
was nolselessly gathering up the
things. | had determined to take him
into my confidence. | believed it was
ne who had bror chit me the note.
suspected that he ~as not ignorant of
my leaving the chateau. He had ac-
cepted my excuse too readily. At any
rate, | believed the fellow could be
bribed / demanded carelessly:
And DR.. Starva? Is he, too, con-
fined to his room?"
The man shrugged his shoulders.
Evidently he held DR.. Starva in no
great CO.. sideration.
One knows nothing of him. He is
mysterious, this DR.. Starva."
| looked at the man keenly. The
adjective was significant.
Everything about this chateau is
mysterious, it seems to me-" L re-
marked cheerfully. Last night, for
instance, i could have sworn | heard
the shout of one in distress"
rs it possible, monsieur"
And when l retired / found a note
on my pillow. l would give hundred
francs to the man who placed it there
if could find him."
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03
CHAPTER XXI.
The Secret Staircase.

The Secret Staircase.
I'VE trust him to help us in our diff
ficulties.'
Those were the words Helena had
spoken; she trusted me, who had been
called coward, to accomplish what the
cleverest and bravest man must have
hesitated at promising. For one can
not promise with reason to attempt
successfully the unknown. 1t was the
vagueness of my mission that made
it so perplexing.
One cannot tear apart lover from
lover as one tears a piece of paper
And yet. if Sir Mortimer were living
and still enamored of his mistress,
had promised to attempt even that
If, on the other hand, Sir Mortimer
were dead, l was to essay duty even
more difficult: to rescue his great
name from dishonor.
Before midnight. then, there were
two things to be accomplished:
must know the truth from Madame de
WARMER concerning Sir Mortimer
Brett, whether he were living or dead;
| must rescue Captain Forbes.
1t was to be double duel. The first
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03
@UntiT Twelve Tonight" She Said.

to be fought was Madame de WARMER,
the weapons to be of her choosing,
cunning and wit; the second DR.. Star
va, and he had already shown me
what weapons he preferred.
To arm myself for my fight with him
| supposed would be simple matter.
But when | made inquiries for gun
smiths shop l learned to my dismay
that there was none in Alterhoffen.
was compelled to return to the cha
teau empty handed.
The terrace was deserted. | crossed
IL, close to the castle walls. | intend
ed, if possible, to enter the hall unob-
served by the little door under the
winding staircase through which | had
followed Dr. Starva. / looked eau
tiously into the great room through
one of the mulIioned windows. No
one was about. Once within the cha
teau. and the door locked, | gained
my room. and rang the bell for the
servant Jacques. the lackey who had
shown me to my room the night be-
fore answered the call.
1T is half past one" | cried impa-
tiently. us Madame de WARMER not
ready for luncheon"
The man looked his surprise.
Luncheon has been waiting for
your Excellency. | came to your room
some time ago, but there was no an
swer when | knocked.
81 had been wandering about the
chateau" | replied carelessly. so
luncheon is ready. | hope | have not
kept Madame dc Varnier waiting too
long?"
Madam begs TO be excused. Lunch
con is served for DR.. Starva and your
self"
| followed the man to the room
where we had dined, not at all pleased
at the seclusion that she affected.
was impatient for action. Nearly ~
hours were to cisp-c before midnight,
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03

There is nothing too difficult to be
discovered with diligence, your Excel
lency," he said softly, his crafty eyes
cast down.
80 you were the faithful messen-
ger" l took out my pocket-book.
"A little letter is a simple thing, and
since it was not sealed, knew that
madam would not object" He smiled
greedily on the notes that had laid
on the table.
"Ah, you are loyal to Madame de
Varnier?"
Very loyal, monsieur" he returned
with perfect seriousness.
| intended to test this admirable
loyalty. | was forgetting Captain
Forbes. | proceeded cautiously.
Am | the only guest of the cha.
teau?" | demanded. toying with the
notes.
There is Dr. Starva. as your Excel
lency knows"
And he is a man of mystery, you
tell me. | suppose it not impossible
that he has his friends"
"F'riends?" he asked, and he gave TO
the word a strange note of uncer.
tainty.
Did not one call on him last night,
jus5 before | retired?"
81 have understood So"
"And he has come to the chateau as
DR.. Starva's own guest?"
Certainly. DR.. Starvas friends have
visited him here occasionally"
THE chateau is so immense that
one would find it difficult to be sure
that one knew the whereabouts of all
Ms rooms"
IF Dight take the liberty, | should
say that your Excellency would be in
terested in making an inspection Of
the chateau. The view from the tow
ers is superb"
And these towers are readily ac-
4 cess,lls?"
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03
Need a Good Bank.

good bank Is a valuable asset for
the small town. During these days
OF prosperity people of almost every
community have surplus amount OF
money to deposit in the bank. or 70
invest in a way that will hiring
fair margin of interest. LatelvxG ava.
tenn has grown up of doing AL,sing
business by mail Alleged FTtfngs
panks and investment companies In
large cities advertise widely Offering
SIX to seven per cent interest on do.
posts. Many who have little knowl.
edge of financial affairs make deno,.
It's In these banks. The Lincoln hank
at Oak Park, ILL.,, was one of these in.
sututions that made great offers to
the people of agricultural districts in
order to secure deposits. More than
$l,oOo,0O0 were deposited by farmers
and others in this concern. Within a
year 1t was declared unsound nv the
United States authorities. the pro.
moter OF 1T placed under arrest and
charged with fraud. The poor de-
luded depositors are not likely to re-
ceive i've per cent. of their deposits
Remember that when you send your
money from your local community IL
ceases to be any factor In de<sloping
nome resources or in adding TO the
wealth OF the place II Is better al.
ways to ratroni7-. homS banks than
La~L1 Z t-yov
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03
WIDENING THE FIELD
MAKING GREATER OPPORTUNITY
FOR SONS OF FARMERS.
BUILDING UP THE HOME TOWN
Some Causes for Complaint Which
Can Be ObIiterated by the
United Efforts Of the
People.

How often do we hear it said that
the young man has not the opportun-
ity that the young man of score OF
years ago had. How great is the CON-
plant of trusts and combinations
which control industries to the detri-
ment of the smaller ones in business,
and how often is reference made to
business concentration in the large
cities at the cost Of the smaller
towns.
Innovations in business methods
have been many. 1t may be said that
this is an era OF economical methods;
that evolution is going on continually
broadening the field for individual
effort and making possible the opera
ton of mammoth enterprises. There
can be no doubt as to the detrimental
effects upon small towns of this busi-
ness concentration in the larger cities.
Pessimists deplore the lack of oppor-
tunity for the young men Of to-day.
At the same time the large corpora
tons put forth the cry that there is
scarcity Of the right kind of material
for important places of trust. How
ever this may be, there is one thing
evident, and that is, small towns being
kept from advancing narrows the
field for the young men who would
otherwise enjoy an opportunity to en-
gage in business.
Travelling to the large city for en-
ployment, the youth, perhaps, seeks
ri rEoh In
are thousands Of others that he must
compete with in the race for success.
His field Is narrowed. 1t is not often
that he has fair competition, and ia
voritism he finds Is one Of the obstruc-
tons In his way. One Of the cures
for this condition is to devise means
OF enlarging the scope and Importance
of the so-called country towns.
There is no economical reason why
the large city should have the bust
ness that rightfully belongs to the
small town. There is no saving in
buying goods at a distant point even
though a small percentage may be
saved directly. Whenever resident
of a community sends his money to
some other community for the neces-
stiles that he requires, he robs his
own home town of certain amount
of business. Employment is given to
the people Of the large city instead of
the people of the local community
1t has been estimated that more
than so per cent. of the trade goes
from some communities to larger
cities. If this trade were given to the
home town, it would Immediately dou-
BILE its business Importance and give q
corresponding increase in employment
for the people. This means that the
population of the town would be in
creased and the opportunity for en-
gaging in business would be greater
Not only this, but it is an established
principle that values of farm lands to
a great extent are dependent upon the
activity of the town near which the
farms may be located. Thus it is
plain that if the sons of farmers
would have greater opportunities open
to them for engaging in business, it
can be increased by closely adhering
to the home trade and home protec-
ton principle, which widens the local
field for individual effort in business,
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03
CHAPTER XIII.
A Terrifying Apparition-

did not hesitate. There was no
time like the present. This servant
had been false to Madame de WARMER.
me with as little conjunction If it
were made worth his while.
walked slowly up the grand stair
way leading from the hail. | gained
the gallery that ran about the hall.
meeting no one. l pretended to be in
terested in examining the designs of
the tapestry. l tapped the wall as
moved deliberately along. 1t seemed
to me quite solid in every direction. l
began to think that Jacques had been
playing with me.
AS stood there hesitating- Afphonse.
the confidential servant of Madame de
WARMER, appeared suddenly before me.
Either his tread had been catlike or
the secret staircase was very near.
thought | read CONSERVATION on
his face. | leaned over the carved
railing of the gallery, gazing down
into the hall.
Am l not to see Madame de Var
nier before long?"
II shall tell madam that your Excel
lency is waiting
IF you please"
| walked carelessly down the long
corridor that led to my room. | closed
the door, but was careful to hold the
handle in my hand, and in an instant
my eye was at the keyhole.
He had paused irresolutely, looking
down the corridor toward my roora.
Evidently he was dismayed at having
been surprised by me. He was hest
tating whether he should return to
warn Madame de Vanier. Luckily he
did not hesitate long.
He vanished round the corner OF
tho corridor. In an instant had fol-
lowed him. AS he lifted the tapestry
he touched a spring. door opened
noiselessly.
"One moment, Alphonse." | cried.
(To BE CONTINUED)
Animals with Long Tongues.
CRATES and ant eaters have
tongues nearly two feet in length.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03
HELPS FOR TOWN BUILDERS.

Strangers to town form their
opinions as to its people by the APP
pearance of the business places and
the residences. In a town where the
buildings are dingy and dirty, and the
show windows of the stores are care
lessly arranged, 1t Is evidence that
there Is Lack of enterprise. 1t pays
the business men of town to be care
ful as to the exterior appearances Of
their places of business.
Small towns usually contain but few
expensive residences 1t matters little
how inexpensively built residences are
II the buildings are Kept well painted
and the yards neat end clean. This
is evidence of the good taste of the
people.
there are hftching posts placed here
and there before the stores II is gen.
orally the case that where the hitch
ing post is found, unless the street is
we'll paved, there lis mud hole
Every town that is Incorporated
should have regulations as to the
placing of hitching posts fndiscrimfn-
ately in the streets. There should be
set aside some side street that is con-
venient to the business portion of the
town, where the farmers and others
can hitch their teams instead of in
front of the stores.
Good sidewalks give the strangers
to town a favorable impression of
the place. and also they are an advan.
tage in many ways and may prove a
matter of economy through the pre-
vention of accidents that might give
cause for damage against the town
corporation.
Nearly every small town has its
public park. It is often noticed that
these parks are little cared for. They
are public pastures and serve no good
purpose as places where the people
of the town can meet evenings for
social intercourse. People of towns
should take pride in keeping the pub.
lie parks in good condition. They can
ba made beauty SPOTS with but llttl,
.c9rl nd eSrqrse.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03

Jacques shook his head. Monsieur
has said that the chateau is immense.
One might find 1t difficult without 4
guide"
And you will be that guide" said
with assurance.
He shook his head still more vigor-
ously. Impossible! Madam would
object Besides. there is Alphonse."
"Alphonse? Who is hep"
'He is madams confidential serv-
ant"
"At least you can tell me the way
to the towers"
Il have never been to the towers"
the man persisted.
Then the staircase is concealee?" l
asked sharply, irritated at his n.y.
pocrisy.
Il have seen the tapestry near the
gallery move very strangely" he
blurted out
Captain Forbes, then, was impris-
oned In one of the towers. The stair
case leading thither was concealed be-
try. This door was near the gallery.
So far so we'll But / rememb cred
that there was one central tower,
fianked by three smaller towers. ,In
which Of them was Captain Forbes
held prisoner? | came to the point
directly. To fence with the fellow was
wasting time.
The rooms in the towers them
selves must be interesting. In me-
dieval times they were no doubt used
as dungeons, if there can be dungeons
in the air. In which of these towers
does DR.. Starva usually lodge his
friends?"
| asked the question not without
trepidation. l was tolerably sure of
my man. but for the moment l feared
that l had overshot the mark. He
poised tray on his palm and shuffled
hastily to the door, as If he were
frightened at the information he had
already given.
You have forgotten something" l
said carelessly, and tapped the notes
on the table. He hesitated; then, re-
turning, snatched at them.
When one has assembled the secret
stairway" he said in low voice, lone
finds oneself in a bare room. That is
the central tower. 1t is triangle in
shape. At the corners of the triangle
there are three doors opening on three
smaller rooms, the dungeons, as mon
sieur calls them. One of these rooms
is the oratory of madam. Monsieur
knows that madam is very religious.
When madam is not to be seen she is
at her prayers.
Again he seized his tray, but | had
still another question to ask.
Which of these rooms is the ora
tory? And in which does DR.. Starva
lodge his friends?"
But, monsieur, | do not know" he
stammered, and again seized his tray.
You know very well, if you think"
commanded.
He rubbed his nose, gesture curl
ously reflective and agitated. He
turned himself about like top as he
tried, or pretended to try, to remem-
Der toward whlch points or the CON-
pass the various rooms faced.
Monsieur knows that the chateau
itself does not face either south, north,
east, or west The oratory is to the
south. No; it points to the west. The
locked room, DR.. Starva's, that is to
the east. But no-truly, your Excel
lency, it is impossible for me to re-
member"
He fed from the room, the dishes
on his tray rafting in his perturba-
ton.
But he had told me much. | knew
that if could find the secret staircase
TO the towers, if | could force open
the door behind the tapestry, | might
bag both my birds with one shot
Captain Forbes in his prison, or
Madame de WARMER at her prayers
it was all one to me.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03
OQVRvi7T 100, 81 DAk8Kk71

ignorant that Locke or any other had
been in the stairway.
Until ~ tonight" she said.
Until IL tonight" | repeated.
lifted my hat and walked swiftly to-
ward the chateau.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-08-03

Animals with Long Tongues.
CRATES and ant eaters have
tongues nearly two feet in length.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-07-25
Our Poultry Industry.

The poultry industry OF Mis-
souri, is enormous. tis a real
wonder to our people and to all
nations. From the fifty coun-
ties for which full returns have
been pablished in bulletins, the
egg shipments for the year 1906
we're 49, 25s.034 dozen. a total Of
501, ,O9G,372 eggs. These eggs
brought S7,3ss, ,70465.
If the eggs were all cased-
thirty dozen in a case, and 400
cases to a CART would take a
train Of 4, 4,4O5 cars to transport
them.
During 1906 there were ship
ped from the same counties a.,
s56, 1853 pounds of live poultry,
and 81, 975, 439 pounds Of dressed
poultry, a total Of %, ,S31 ,7s6
pounds. Three-fourths Of these
shipments, or go, 622, $50 pounds
were Missouri hens, bringing to
the counties which shipped them
S4,114, 226. 40 for the live and s., :
272, ,235.05 for the dressed hens,
or total Of S., 1856, 461.45, which
with the S7,35s, ,7O4.65 realized
from the eggs, makes a grand
total Of Sl5,775,I66.1O.
When the reports come from
the sixty-four counties of the
state, the record will be doubled.
An Missouri farmers can easi-
" get rich if they want to.-St.
Joseph Observer.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-07-25
Be Kind in Little Things.

The sunshine Of life is made
up Of very little beams that are
bright all the timo. In the nur-
sefy. on the playground and in
the school room, there IS room all
the time for little acts Of kind
ness, that cost nothing but are
worth more than gold or silver.
To give up some things when Civ
ing mp viii prevent unhappiness:
to yield when persisting win
chafe and fret others to 90 a lit
tie way around rather than come
up against another; to take an
i'll word or a cross look rather
than TO resent It; these are the
ways in which clouds and storms
are kept of and a pleasant smil-
ing sunshine secured even in a
humble home, among very poor
people, as well as in families in
higher station Of life. Much
that we term the miseries Of life
would be avoided by adopting
this rule Of conduct. .-Ex
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-07-25
COUNTY ASSESSMENT.
Township Assessors Agree On Rate
for Bates County.

The township assessors for
Bates county recently held a
meeting at Butler and the follow
ing rate Of assessment for the
year 1908 on real estate and per-
sonal property was agreed upon:
Average horses and mules to
be taken at S1OO per head and
assessed at 40 per cent Of their
value.
Stations and Jacks to be left 10
the judgement Of the assessor.
Average . year old steers to be
taken at S25 and assessed at 40
per cent Of their value.
Average I year old steers to be
taken at SIS per head and asses
sed at 40 per cent Of their value.
Average cows to be taken at
$50 and assessed at 40 per cent Of
their value.
Hogs to be assessed at $3.50
per 100 pounds.
Average sheep to be assessed
at $3.50 per head.
AL land TO be assessed at 30
per cent Of its value.
The county judges, r. F. Har-
per, Estes Smith and A. d. Hyde
publish a card with reference to
the above rates fixed by the as
SCISSORS, in which they state that
it will not provide revenue sufi-
cient to meet the running expen-
ses, and call upon the assessors
to reconsider the matter and save
the County Court the trouble and
the people the extra expense OF
having q Board Of Equalization sit
for a week or more to raise the
assessment sufficient to meet the
demands.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-07-25
A Toast to Central"

When tempted to speak harsh
ly to central, says q Kansas
exchange, it might be vel to re-
member the response Of Nun
ford Savage, at the Illinois State
Telephone Association, to the
toast The Telephone Girl"
Here's to the telephone girl.
An employe who does the most
work and suffers the most abuse
for the money she receives. Who
does the most fayors that are un-
appreciated by those upon whom
they are conferred. Who knows
more about men than the sociolo-
gist does: more about women
than the officer OF a federation Of
clubs; more about the manner OF
children than the teacher does,
and who can tell where every
gentleman snd lady lives. She
is seen in all lands and in al
cames, and speaks all tongues.
God bless her"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-07-25
Jos. Littleasld Dead.

JOS. Littledeld, Of Foster, died
az his home Thursday evening,
aged about s. years.
Deceased had been suffering
for some time Of a complication
of diseases. He was a pioneer
resident Of the county and was
well known. He leaves besides
his wife, three sons aud i've
daughters 10 mourn his death.
The funeral was held Saturday
morning at Foster, and inter
ment made in the city cemetery