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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-15


exceptional stretch of ground that
could be effectively built into a fin
ished road by the use of this machine
alone. 1t often seems. however, that
the prevalent idea of road construc
ton is to drive one of these machines
over a piece of road, cutting the side
bitches the same depth over hills and
hollows alike, and making the same
cross section for the whole length OF
road. This method of road making is
as incorrect as the old slip scraper
methods under the old labor tax sys-
tenn.
"The common way during the past
few years of working the roads with
one of these machines has been for
the township superintendent to hire
men and teams near the strip of road
on which he is to work. Each man Is
allowed to drive his own team and
there is one man on the grader to
operate, which makes three to I'VE
men and four teams necessary for
the operation of the machine. This
is not economical or efficient. The
best driving can be done by one man
skilled in the work, and the machine
should always be operated by man
who is a skilled road builder. me
training of the teams is considerable
task in itself, and when once teams
are secured which will work we'll to-
gether they should be used continu-
ally. If the grader is not to be oper-
ated in a country where considerable
amount of mud will have to be encoun-
tered mule teams make the best ami
mails for this work. In wet or muddy
places, however, they are not so de-
pendable as are horses.
"The elevating grader is being used
with considerable success in many
parts of the state where dirt must be
hauled. There are parts of the state
that are so fiat that it Is necessary
to build road grades that water will
not cover in wet times, and the ele-
waiting grader can be used in such
cases with considerable success II
care is taken to construct the side
bitches to a continuous grade, and not
to deepen them below an outlet.
"In a more rolling district these
machines can be used to good advant-
age to load dump wagons, but ex-
perience so far seep,s to indicate that
it is usually not good investment
for a township to spend the large sum
necessary to purchase, or to try to
operate one of them with an un-
skilled set of men. There is large
sum of money tied up in such ma
chine, which is used only during q
small part of each year. Also 1t re-
ouires a trained crew of men and
horses, and a complete outfit for
camping on the job" to prevent loss
of time. If the machine is owned by
the county, however. it can be oper-
taed very successfully in this way,
provided competent man is secured
as foreman. 1t would perhaps in most
instances be preferable to let the
work to a contractor owning such an
outfit, after receiving competitive BIDS
per cubic yard, as his profits then de-
pend directly on the results he OBJ
tains. It is absolutely necessary In
the use of both the ordinary revers-
ible machine and the elevating grader
that experienced apd competent men
be placed in charge of them and that
the horses or mules used be trained
for the work"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-15
BROOKS BROS,
Walnut Seed Importers. Carlton, Ore.

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choice French walnut seed, collected by
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the seed source of scientific nursery
men and propagators We are booking
orders for all standard commercial va
rieties, and will guarantee these to be
true to seed source. Owing to many
planters wishing to plant nuts instead
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want, and through us planters are avail
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for general information, ETC., and our
successful secrets in propagating.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-15

The new book Of The Bank for Saw
inos In Seattle is out. II you have NOT
received your copy, please advise us ana
it will be sent at once.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-01-15
300 Relpnnana, 300.

Die asIer SieIer 3ettuns psrosn no freusn su er.
fabrenJ baB e psnigRens cine eetirhtete arantbeit
eiebt, ipel4e ote Wiienf9aft in an ibren Stufeu ~
tsilen I'M Stanbe 1T; 9olPs Ratarrb=fur III Die cine
siee iest Der dr;tli&en Brloeri9aft betaunts poFtibs
Rur. Ratarrb ~erforoert ais cine @ouftitutiousfront=
belt cine conhitutionele Bebanoluug. 9aa's Ra-
tarrb=9ur piro innerli9 9enonrnen uno mirit brett
euf eas Blut uno Die i4leimissn Oberiidhen oss
Snfems, ooourh ole @runolaee Der Rrantbeit ;er=
It6rsno uro Dem patientsn 2rait oebenb. inoen fs
bic Contribution ses R6rpers anIbout uno Der gtatur
in ibrert s8erte bilft, Die GisentbAmer baben 70
S Stst y SSoTar. ~ i9rsa SeiI II Bag Ts Elm bun
ben he Ja inriren perfehlt. Gast Sud cine Site bon
Sellgnifen tomntsn. 9Ran %aoreiire:
s.. > 9btneo u, 60, Gipentb., SOl.oo, 8.
gertanft bon afen &potbetern, 9rtis rs Gents.
Nehnt 6aIPs GamiIisu 8tQtn fir BerfoDfuna.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-01-15

rer Sergeant Der e%ntlafienen 0eger=
fDmpagnien, berbaftet 1T. babe ben
Nnfane Der MDrotaten biloen iuIen.
Sc lit cine unteriuduna i'm ganoe,
nm bic gatiaden feitsuiteQen. 81
Die Shauergeibihte fih beuabrhet.
ten mtrb, bteibt abaumarten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-01-15

Der 8aHaaier5ua Der Southern
Baeiftc 8abn entgleiite in Der Rdhe
oon Weintbel0, Utah. Der 2otn.
n1otipEibrer muroe eetDtet uno mebs
rere B~afia9iere ruuroen uerlebt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-01-15

Naien= ober paIs : &atarrb wtro
lofDrt beieitlat uno permanent turirt
onr9 D1orU SUrmaiim", t@imer
g Mrnenn). Sn allen Npot6eten
al habea.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-15

search. lie drew II OUT again. there was
nothing in il. his hand was empty.
Sweetwater stared at that hand amaz-
ed.
Don't you find anything:' he asked.
isn't there a roll OF bills in that hole ?"
NO." was the gloomy answer, after
a renewed attempt and second disap-
pointment. There is nothing to be
found here. You are laboring under
some misrepresentation. Sweetwater.'
But l can't be. / saw the money:
saw it in the hand Of the person who
hid it there. Let me look for 1t. con-
stable. l win not give up the search
till I have turned the place topsy
turvy"
Kneelirg down in Mr.. Fcnton's place.
he thrust his hand into the hole. On
either side OF him peered the faces OF
Mr.. Fenton and Knapp. abel had
slipped away at whisper from
Sweetwater1 They were lit with
similar expression OF anxious interest
and growing doubt. His own counte-
nance was a study of conflicting and by
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-15

Sweetwater shook MS neau With d
discouraged air. but suddenly brighten
ed. and. stepping quickly across the
floor. paused at one of the windows-it
was that one in which the shade had
been drawn down.
Peering at this shade he gave a
grunt.
You must excuse me for minute"
said he. Il have not found what
wanted in this room and now must
look outside for it. Will some one
bring the lantern:"
Il WILL volunteered Knapp, with
grim good humor. Indeed. the situation
was almost ludicrous to him.
Bring it round the house, then. to
the ground under this window" order
ed Sweetwater without giving any
sign that he noticed or even recos-
nized the others air Of condescension.
And. gentlemen. please don't follow.
It's footsteps l am after. and the fewer
we make about the house ourselves
the easier it will be for me to establish
the clew l am after"
Mr.. Fenton stared What had got
into the fellow?
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-15
NO MAN IS STRONGER THAN
HIS STOMACH.

Let the greatest athlete have dyspepsia
and his muscles would soon fail. Physi-
cal strength is derived from food. Ii
man has insufficient food he loses strength.
III he has no food he dies Food is con-
verted into nutrition through the stom-
ach and bowels. 1t depends on the
strength of the stomach to what extent
food eStcn is digested and assimilated.
People can die OF starvation who have
abundant food to eat. when the stomach
and its associate organs of digestion and
nutrition do not perform their duty.
Thus the stomach Is really the vital or
the body will be weak also. because il is
upon the stomach the body relies for its
strength. And as the body. considered as
Whole. Is made up of its several mem
berS and organs. SO the weakness of the
body as consequence of weak" stom-
ach Will be distributed among the or
gans which compose the body. If the
body is weak because IL is ill-nourished
all the organs-heart, Tiger, kidneys. etc.
The liver will be torpid and inactive,
giving rise TO hi,iousnesS. loss of appetite.
weak nerves. feeble or irregular action of
heart. palpitation, dizziness. headache.
backache and kindred disturbances and
weaknesses.
Mr.. Louis Pare. of Quebec. writes: wFor
years AFTER AFTER my heai, ,i began to fail. my head
was sore all the time. while everything [
would ca. would SEEN rem 70 s lie iesxy Ike lead
IL was sympathetic trouble due to dyspepsia.
and prescribed for me. and although ] took
their powders regularly yet felt no better.
Ny wife advised me TO try DR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Di>covery-And stop taking the doc
tors medicine. She bought me bottle and
we soon found that began TO improve. SO
kept up the treatment ! took on flesh. my
stomach became normal. the digestive organs
worked perfectly and l soon began to look
like q different person can never cease to
be grateful for wha. your medicine has done
for me and certainly give II highest praise"
Don't be wheedled by penny grabbing
dealer into taking inferior substitutes for
DIR. Pierce's medicines, recommended to
be rjust as good.
To gain knowledge of your own body
in sickness and health-send for the Peo-
pies Common Sense Medical Adviser. A
book of zoos pages. Send 81 one cent
stamps for paptr-covered, or 81 stamps
for cloth bound copy. Address DIR. r. v.
Pierce. 6o3 Main Street. Buffalo, n. Y.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-15
lie nlc.1,lond Palladium. Tuesday, January Is, 1901

talent Let local talent WORK. rnen.
sir. and when you want me send to
the tavern on the docks. where l will
be found till l am notified that my
services are no longer required"
.sNo, no. protested Mr.. Fenton.
This boys enthusiasm will soon evap-
crate Let him fuss away if be will
His petty business need not interrupt
u.s."
"But he understands himself. whis-
pered Knapp Il should think be had
been on our own force for years"
"All the more reason TO see what he's
up to. Wait. If only to satisfy your
own curiosity. I shan't let many min
utes go by before I pull him up"
Knapp. who was really of a cold and
unimpressionable temperament. re-
Trained from further argument. and
confined himself to watching the young
man. whose movements seemed to fas-
cinate him.
"Astonishingw Mr.. Fenton heard
him mutter to himself. Hes more
like an eel than a man." And indeed
the way Sweetwater wound himself
out and in through that room. seeing
everything and examining everything
that came under his eye, was a sight
well worth any professionals atten-
ton. Pausing before the dead man on
the floor. be held the lantern close to
the white. worn face. "Haw said he.
picking up something from the long
beard. Here's a crumb of that same
bread. Did you see that. Mr.. Knapp"
The question was SO sudden and so
sharp that the detective came near re-
plying to it; but he bethought himself
and said nothing.
THAT settles which of the two
gnawed the loaf" continued Sweet
water.
The next minute he was lowering
over the still more pathetic figure of
John. sitting in the chair.
"Sad, Sadi" he murmured.
Suddenly he laid his finger on a small
rent in the old mans faded vest. You
saw this. of course" said he. with
quick glance over his shoulder at the
silent detective.
No answer as before.
Its new slit" declared the
officious youth. looking closer. end
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-15
CHAPTER XIV
TWO coRPsEs.

Gentlemen, we have reached the
conclusion OF this business sooner than
] expected" announced Knapp. IF
you will give me just ten minutes,
will endeavor to find that large remain
der of money which we have every rea-
son to think is hidden away in this
house."
stop a minute" said the coroner.
LET me see what book John is hold
ing SO tightly. Why" he exclaimed.
drawing it out and giving it one
glance. sit is a Bibler'
Laying it reverently down, he met
the detectives astonished glance and
seriously remarked:
There is some incongruity between
the presence of this book and the deed
we believed to have been performed
down yonder."
Not at ALL" quoth the detective
sit was not the man in the chair. but
the one ON the floor who made use of
that dagger. But wish you had left it
to me to remove that book, sir"
You? And why? What difference
would it have made?"
Il would have noticed between what
pages his finger was inserted. Moth
ing like knowing the details, sir"
DIR. Fenton gazed wistfuIly at the
book. He would like to have known
himself on what especial passage his
friends eyes had last rested.
II will stand aside" said he, "and
hear your report when you are done"
The detective had already begun his
Investigations.
Here is a spot of blood" said he.
''See, on the right trousers leg of the
one you call James. This connects
him indisputably with the crime in
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-15
CHAPTER XVII.
MISS PAGE SUSPECTED.


A half hour later these men were all
closeted with DIR. Talbot In the label
kitchen. Abel had rejoined them, and
Sweetwater was telling his story with
great earnestness and no little show of
pride.
Gentlemen. when l charge a young
woman Of respectable appearance and
connections with such a revolving crime
as murder, do so with good reason, as
l hope presently to make plain to you.
Gentlemen, on the night and at the
hour Agatha Webb was killed, 1 was
playing with four other musicians in
Mr.. Sutheriand's hallway. From the
place where l sat I could see what
went on In the parlor and also have
clear view OF the passageway leading
down to the garden door. As the
dancing was going on in the parlor I
naturally looked that way most, and
this is how l came to note the eager
ness with which during the first part
Of the evening Frederick Sutherland
and Amabel Page came together in the
quadrilles and country dances. Some
times she spoke as she passed him and
sometimes he answered. but not al
he was pleased with her or would have
been II something-perhaps 1t was his
lack Of confidence In her, sirs-had not
stood In the way of a perfect under
standing. She seemed to notice he
did not always respond and after
awhile showed less inclination to speak
herself, though she did not fail to
watch him and that intently. But she
didn't watch him any more closely than
/ did her. though l little thought at the
time what would come Of my espion-
age. She wore . white dress and white
shoes and was as coquettish and seduc-
tive as the evil oSa makes them. Sud-
denly I missed her. She was in the
middle Of the dance one minute and
entirely out of it the next.
Naturally I expected that she had
slipped aside with Frederick Suther
land, but no. he was still In sight. but
looking so pale and so distracted l was
sure the young miss was up to some
sort or mischief But what mischief?
Watching and waiting, but no longer
combining my attention to the parlor.
l presently esp.ed her stealing along
the passageway. l have mentioned
carrying long cloak which she rolled
up and hid behind the open door. Tleu
she came back. hamEiag a gay little
song which did.'t deceive me for mo-
ment- Good" thought 1, she and
that cloak viii soon join company.
And they did. As we were playing the
Harebell nazurka | again caught sight
- her steaithy white figure In that dis
tant door Selling the cloak, she
wrapped 1t round her. and with just
one furtive look backward. seen. war
rant, by no one but myself. she van
ished In the outside dark. Now to note
who follows her" thought I. But no
body followed her This struck me as
strange. and having natural love for
Detective work in spite of my devotion
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-15

He sho tped ttco rolls Of netc crisp bftls.
no means cheerful emotions. Sudden
ly his aspect changed. With n quick
twist Of his 1.-the. IL awkward. body,
he threw himself lengthwise oil the
ground. and began tearing at the earth
inside the hole, like a burrowing ami
NAL.
81 cannot be mistaken. Nothing will
make me believe II is not here. 1t has
simply been buried deeper than l
thought. All! What did I tell you?
See here! And see herew
Bringing his hands into the full blaze
of the light, he showed two rolls Of
new crisp bills.
''They were lying under half a foot OF
EARTH" said he, 'but If they had been
buried as deep as Grannie Fuller's
well. I'd have unearthed them"
Meantime Mr.. Penton was rapidly
counting one roll and Knapp the other.
The result was an aggregate sum OF
$3.50, just the amount Sweetwater had
promised to show them.
"a good stroke Of business" cried
Mr.. Fenton. And now, Sweetwater,
whose is the hand that buried this
treasure! Nothing Is to be gained by
preserved silence on this point any
longer"
Instantly the young man became
very grave. With a quick glance
around which seemed to embrace the
secret recesses of the forest rather
than the eager faces bending toward
him, he lowered his voice and quietly
said:
THE hand that buried this money
under the roots Of this old tree Is the
same which you saw pointing down.
ward at the spot Of blood in Agatha
Webb's front yard"
'You do not mean Amabel Page"
cried Mr.. Fenton, with natural sur
prise.
Eyes. do. l am glad it is you who
have named her"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-15

Never VIII any or them forget that
sight They had not as yet recovered
any more than the mass of their towns
folk from the shock of seeing Agatha
Webb lying in her blood on the old
horsehair sofa. But this-this was so
unexpected and so deplorable that.
hardy men though they were, they sue
cumbed without being able to resist
the overpowering impression made up
on them.
On the floor near the entrance lay
one brother IN a streak of moonlight
which showed every feature of his
worn and lifeless face, and at table
drawn up in the center of the room sat
the other, rigid in death, with a book
clutcbed in his hand.
Both had been dead some time, and
on the faces and in the aspect of either
was visible a misery that added its
own gloom to the pitiable and grew
some scene and made the shining Of the
great white moon. which filed every
corner of the bare room. seem n mock
cry well nigh uncomfortable to those
who contemplated it. John dead in his
could be sadder and what more pite-
Gus?
Knapp, who of them all would natur-
ally feel this least. was of course the
person to speak first.
Both wear long Boards" said he,
"but this one on the floor was doubt
less Lotions customer. Ahp' he cried.
pointing at the table. as he carefully
crossed the floor. Here is the bread,
and" Even he had his moments of
feeling. The appearance of that loaf
had stunned him; one corner of it had
been gnawed off.
"A light! Let us have lightv' cried
Mr.. Fenton, speaking for the first time
since his entrance. "These rHoonbeams
are horrible. See how they cling to the
bodies as If they delighted in lighting
up these wasted and shrunken FORMS"
"Could 1t have been hunger? began
Abel, trembiingly following Knapps
every movement as he struck match
and lit a lantern which he had brought
in his pocket.
God help us all II it was" said Fen
ton in secret remorse no one but Dr.
Talbot understood. But who could
have believed it of men who were once
prosperous. Are you sure that one of
them has gnawed this bread? Could it
not have been
These are the marks Of human
teeth" observed Knapp, who was ex-
aiming the loaf carefully. II declare.
it makes me very uncomfortable. not
withstanding it's in the line of regular
experiences" And he laid the bread
down hurriedly.
Meantime Mr.. Fenton, who had been
bending over another portion Of the |
table. turned and walked away to the |
window.
IL am glad they are Dead" he NUT
tered. They have at least shared the
fate of their victims Take q look
under that old handkerchief lying be-
side the newspaper. Knapp
The detective did so. A three edged
dagger, with curiously wrought ham
die. met his eye. 1t had blood dried
on its point and was. as no one could |
doubt. the weapon with which Agatha /
Webb had been killed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-15

"Hd! Here's q cralfnb of that same bread.
Did you see that, Mr.. Kndpp?'
yes-there's blood on the edges. Here.
take the lantern. Mr.. Fenton, l must
see how the skin looks underneath. Oh,
gentlemen. no shirt! The poorest dock
hand has shirt! Brocaded vest and
no shirt; but be don't want my pity,
not now. All. only bruise over the
heart. Sirs. what did you make out of
this?'
AS none of them had even seen it
Knapp was not the only one to remain
silent.
shall l tell you what l make out of
it,? said the lad. rising hurriedly from
the floor. which he had as hurriedly
examined. This old man has tried to
take his life with the dagger already
But his arm was too feeble. The point
only pierced the vest. wiping off
little blood in it's passage. Then the
weapon fell from his hand and struck
the floor. as you will see by the fresh
dent in the old board l am standing
on. Have you anything to say against
thatY'
Again the detective opened his lips
and might have spoken. but Sweet
water gave him no chance.
where is the letter he was writingw
he demanded. Have any of you seen
any paper lying about hereT'
HE was not writing" objected
Knapp; "he was reading-reading in
that old Bible you see there"
Sweetwater caught up the book. look
ed it over and laid it down, with that
same serious twinkle of his eye they
had noted in him before.
HE was writing he insisted. See,
here is his pencil And he showed
them the battered end of a small lead
pencil lying on the edge of his chair.
Writing at some time" admitted
Knapp.
Writing just before the deed" in
sisted Sweetwater, "Look at the fin
gers of his right hand. They have not
moved since the pencil fell out of
them"
1.-THE letter. or whatever it was. shall
be looked for" declared the constable.
Sweetwater bowed, his eyes rowing
restlessly into every nook and corner
of the room.
1.-THE brother, James, was the strong
err" he remarked; yet there is no
evidence that he made any attempt at
suicide"
How do you know that it was sui
eide John attempted" asked some one.
why might not the dagger have fallen
from James hand in an effort to kill
his brother?'
Because the dent in the floor would
have been to the right Of the chair
instead Of to the left" he returned.
Besides, James hand would not have
failed so utterly, since he had strength
to pick up the weapon afterward and
lay it where you found it,
True, we found it lying on the
table," observed Abel. scratching his
head in forced admiration OF his old
"AN easy, very easy" Sweetwater re-
seeing the wonder in every
eve. Matters like those are for
child's reading. but what is diff
cult and what I find it hard to come
by, is how the $50 bill got into the old
mans hand He found it here, but
how
Found it here? How do you know
that?'
1cAlltmCA, tAdt - q punt Will
make clear to you later. when / have |
laid my hand on certain clew / am |
anxiously seeking. You know this is |
new work for me. and l have to adj |
vance warily. Did any OF you gentle |
men, when you came into this room,
detect the faintest odor Of any kind Of |
perfumeE"
.'Perfume:' echoed Abel. with a |
glance about the nusty apartment. |
.Rats-Eather-.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-15
(To Be Continlaed.)

Start the New Year with 4 resolution
to save something. One Of Dickinson
Trust company's Savings Banks will
help you. 3l-tf