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.F00L IAE People
MOTTO OF "oeT.RicH.oUick"
MEN AND FAkiRs.
HOW SCHEMES ARE WORKED
Desire to Get "semsthins for Moth.
Ing" 10 Played Upon-Exereiss
of Common Sense Would
End Graft.


You can fool some OF the people
part Of the time. but you can fool 9TH
ers all the time." seems to be q motto
OF the getrich-quick men and gold
brick" operators. Pages OF the daily
and weekly press may be filled with
warnings to readers to be on the look
out for swindlers. yet many who are
credited with intelligence will keep
right on biting at baits thrown out to
them by various concerns who sell
cats in bags"
Psychologists say that every person
has q weak spot somewhere In the
brain. II seems that this softness is
commonly manifested In false reason
Ing that frequently one can get some
thing for nothing. Understanding this
desire on part OF the majority. the
fakirs bait their hooks accordingly.
There are large concerns which have
built up great enterprises by repre-.
senting to the people that with each
bill OF goods purchased the buyer
gets something for nothing"
Just think OF graft" like this
that will draw 81 500 worth Of soap or
ders In single month from town
| of 10000 people, But this is Just
what has been done within the past
few months. Just think OF wives OF
grocers and dry goods merchants in
large cities joining soap clubs" and
| paying n dollar each month to for.
eign concern Just to secure a pre-.
MUM. while their husbands could
| h,tf ha n tho
soap and the premium too Yet
such Is the drawing power of the
something for nothing" argument. II
the Creator gave these women COM
mon sense. they little know how to
utilize II.
! Some means should be devised to
tax directly or indirectly the con.
Germs In foreign cities that seek to
do business directly with consumers
through the mails. At present they
are protected by the interstate com
merce law. These concerns make
their money by dealing with the peo'
pie OF some community. where they
pay no taxes direct or license fees.
The merchants OF the town are
taxed upon the business they do. Is
this proposition a fair one! The for
cign insurance companies doing bust
| ness In a state must pay a license fee
| for so doing. Why not compel the
foreign mercantile concern to do the
same? Our national laws should he
so constructed as to provide that
there be n tax on the amount OF bust
ness transacted in II state by any
mercantile concern in another state
unless the business be transacted by
concerns which pay taxes within the
state for the doing OF such business.
| d. NJ. CARR.
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Million. Are Lost Annually.

Fifty millions Of dollars annually Is
a conservative estimate OF the amount
that the people OF the United States
are swindled out of through the opera
tion of fraudulent investment and in
surance concerns.
How easily people are Influenced to
make Investments In questionable con-
Germs. has been recently strongly H.
Illustrated through the operations Of
the different alleged cooperative mer.
camille. home-building and investment
schemes which have been declared
fraudulent by the postal authorities.
It is during the times of prosperity
that the schemers find the richest
field. People who never had the hand
ling Of much money. and who find in
their possession q few hundreds Of
dollars, just have enough for the
taste" Of wealth no that they are
easy victims for the sharpers who op-
crate fake enterprises which hold
out alluring promises Of great re-
turns On small investmsnts. State
lsws tor shc contrib et Rach concsrnS
snouM ~ strihislt ara severs ppn.
tshnsat nsee1 ~ tAoes sEko 0psek<s
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o. American make, and the m.,...
turers wrote to me per,onaIIv ,hs,
tney considered themselves 1ros.,w ~ =.
suited over the action Of the A..
"p'oMaic notes were exchanged. and
nnaiiy prevailed upon the duke n
state that he held the wheel harm,ess
ana snat his anger had been directed
solely against his niece. This letter
was duly forwarded to the manu,an.
turers. who. after the manner Of ,he,r
KIND. carefully altered the phras,nv -
ana used II In their magazine adv.r'
tisements. They we're 30 far annea ,od
that they offered me my selection from
the private stock. Happily the duke
never read anything but the Fliecende
blatter and Jugend. and thus war was
averted. '"'
laser an automobile agent visited
the town-at the secret bidding of her
hi9hness-but he was 40 unceremo
niously hustled over the frontier that
his teeth must have ratified like n
dancers castanets. It was a great
country for expeditiousness, as Won
VIII md. II you do me the honor 10
follow me to the end.
10 the grand duke swore that his
niece should wed DopDelkinn. and the
princess vowed that she would not
The man who had charge of my horses
said that one OF the palace maids had
recounted To him dialogue which
had taken place between the duke and
his niece. AS | was anxious to be OF
on the road was compelled TO listen
to his gossip.
The Grand Duke-In two months
time you shall wed the Prince OF Dop
pelkinn.
The What. that old red
nose? Never ! shall marry only
where l love.
The Grand Duke-Only where YOU
lo,e' tSneers.) One would think, to
hear you talk. that you were capable
OF loving something.
The Princess-You have yet to
learn. ! warn you not to force me.
pr'imise to do something scandalous
! Will marry one Of the people, man
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MAKING CHEAP oooos.
Low Prices Too Often Mean inferior
Articles.


Efforts to cheaper cost Of produc.
tiOn OF numerous classes OF goods and
to place them on the market In COM
petition with we'll advertised lines.
and at much lower price. has influ-
enced not too honest manufacturers
to turn out very inferior articles. So
long A. the, can be made attractive
In exterior appearance 10 AZ to please
those whose tastes are for the
"showy" seems to be the only consid.
GRAFTON. In the manufacture OF stoves
and ranges particularly Is there great
opportunity for fraud. In different
cities OF the middle west are large
concerns that make a speciality Of
manufacturing stoves to supply deal.
ers who depend on cheapness to Sc.
cure sales. These manufacturers buy
from junk dealers all classes OF old
iron, and this remelted and worked
over enters largely into their manu-.
factured articles. The result Is that
a stove Is produced that while 1t ap.
pears to be all right. few months
use will prove It to be almost worth
less. The tensile strength IL not
there. the metal is rotten and brittle.
and the expansion caused by the heat
makes II warp and crack. The Innings
are OF the poorest material.
One OF the tricks employed 10 the
use OF old sheet iron for lining
Throughout the south and in many OF
the large northern cities the manu-.
facture OF artificial ice Is extensively
carried on. Galvanized iron cans OF
the capacity of 3O0-pound ice-cake
are used. and in every large plant
thousands OF cans are In use. The
ammonia that is used in the process
OF freezing soon causes the cans tC
corrode. and then they are rendered
useless for the purpose required. The
stove manufacturing concerns buy W
these discarded cans. and use then
for lining stoves. II can be judged
that the life of the stove in this way
is shortened. but as the stoves are
never Intended to last long, the lining
is as good as the other material
which enters into their composition
In appearance these stoves are al
that can be desired. but their wearing
and durable qualities are not half that
OF a properly made stove should be
They are often sold at AS high price.
as the best article. but more frequent
ly are disposed OF as big bargains.
and are dealt in extensively by con
Germs that advertise themselves a.
manufacturers" and do business .'di
rect with the consumers" through tn,
mails. Makers Of stoves who put ou
brands of goods known to be STANDARD
never resort to such methods. as on'
inferior stove might result In the los.
| OF dozen sales. and no reputable
| stove dealer or hardware merchan
would handle the goods.
ID. NJ. CARR.
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VI poetry In my system that had sev~
Deem completely worked out, and i -
aiways imagining that at the verv
naxt schloss or Inn was to hit unor
some delectable adventure. / %,
only 2s. and Unfortunately fond Of nv
Dumas. VI NJ
1 RODE In gray whipcord breechs.
tan boots. blue serge coat vh,t.
stock. and never hat or can I'M ths
snow blew. used to laugh when the
peasants asked leave to lend me a can
or TO run back and find the one I had
presumably lost.
ohe night the delectabie adventure
Tor which was always seeking came
my way. and | was wholly unprepared
for 1t. '"'' GU
had taken the south highway: ths,
which seeks the valley beyond the
iake' The moonfilm lay misty upon
everything: on the far-ofr lake, on the
great upheavals OF stone and glacier
above me. on the long white road tba,
stretched out before me. ribbon. wise
High mp the snow on the mountains
resembled huge opaIs set In AMETHYST
was easily % miles from the CITY
That is to say. | had been In the saddle
some six hours. Nobody but a king.
messenger will ride horse moro thar
hve miles an hour. | cast about for q
place to spend the night. There was
no tavern in sight. and the novels !
had passed during the last hour offer
ed no shelter for my horse. Sudden
ly. around bend in the road. | saw
the haven | was seeking. 1t was {
rambling. tottering old castle. stand
ing In the center OF a cluster OF frs,
and the tiles OF the roofs and the Iv,
OF the towers were shining silver with
the heavy fall OF dew.
Lady Chloe smiled her kind. whln
MED. and broke into n trot. She knew
sooner than that there was life be
yond the turn. We rode up to tn,
gate. and I dismounted and strctche,
myself. | tried the gate The loci
hung loose. like a paralytic hand
Evidently those inside had nothing Il
fear from those outside. grasped al
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The Grand Duke-Bah! tSwears
softly on his way to the stables.)
But the princess had in her mind
a plan which. had II gone through
safely, would have added many gray
hairs to the dukes scanty collection
II was mighty ingenious plan. too'
for "A woman to figure out.
In his attitude toward the girl the
duke stood alone. Behind his back his
ministers wore out their shoes In wait
ing on the caprices of the girl. while
the grand duchess. half-blind and hair
deaf, openly worshiped her willful but
wholly adorable niece. and abetted her
in all her escapades. So far as the
nopuiace was concerned. she was the
daughter of the favorite son, dead
these Is years. and that was enough
for them. Whatever she did was right
and proper. But the hard.headed duke
had the power to say what should De
what, and he willed 1t that the pfln.
cess Hildegarde should marry MS ola
comrade In arms, the Prince oil Dop'
pelkinn.
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HOME NEWSPAPERS.
Are Factors in the Enlightenment Of
the People.

This Is an era when the business
man who would succeed must place
the right value upon publicity. This
is the most enlightened era the world
has ever known. Only small per
centagc OF the people. particularly
among the English speaking. cannot
read and write. and in fact 1t is rare
thing to find an illiterate person in
any American community.
In every farmers house can be
found from one to dozen newspa.
pers and periodicals.
The old-style farmer Is fast passing.
and there Is n general admission that
intelligence. In fact scientific training
is needed on the farm as we'll as in
the business house and factory. With
telephones. daily rural delivery serv-
Ice and every innovation Of civiliza-
tion. the American farmer is fast be-
coming noted among the educated and
advanced classes. They are readers.
thinkers and logicians. Growing gen.
erations In agricultural communities
have all the advantages that the youth
Of cities have. and few OF the disad.
vantages. They surely breathe a
healthier moral atmosphere. The
farmers are the main support OF the
country press. They feel interested
in all local affairs. and the home pa
per is the means Of keeping them in.
formed OF things going on immediate.
ly about them. II the average mer.
chant would give as substantial sup.
port to the home paper as does the
farmer. the editor would not only be
enabled to give the farmer better
paper represent his interests better.
hut the merchant would receive a ben.
eft In seeing his town improve and
its business increased. and all his
environments improved.
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Transmission Of Warts.

Recent experiments show that the
popular belief that warts are COM
municable is warranted" says a
writer. '.Inoculation of healthy tissue
with blood obtained from wart will
cause the growth OF a similar ex-
crescence. 1t is thought that these
growths contain an ultramicroscopic
germ to which is due the transmission
from one person to another. At all
events. persons who have warts should
take measures to have them removed
at once"
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81 Shall Marry Only Where Love-"

iron bar and pushed in the gate. Chloe
following knowingly at my heels.
could feel the crumbling rust on my
gloves. Chloe whinnied again, and
there came an answering whinny from
somewhere in the rear OF the castle.
Somebody must be inside. reasoned.
There were lights in the left wing,
. but this part OF the castle was sur
rounded by an empty moat. damp and
weedy. This was not to he entered
save by Il ladder. There was great
central door. however. which had a
modern appearance. The approach
was broad graveled walk. l tied
Lady Chloe to tree, knotted the
bridlc.reins above her neck to prevent
her from putting her restless feet into
them. and proceeded toward the door.
or all the nights this was the one on
which my usually lively imagination
reposed. was hungry and tired. and
| dare say my little mare was. !
wasn't looking for an adventure
didn't want any adventure; l wanted
n,thiny in the world but meal and
nod But for the chill Of the night air
the breath of the mountain Is colo
nj night should have been perfect
ly willing to sleep in the open. Down
drawbridge. up portcullis!
boldly climbed the steps and groped
around for the knocker. 1t was broken
and useless, like the lock on the gate.
And never bell could find. swore
softly and became impatient. People
in parscheit did not usually live In
this slovenly fashion. What sort OF
place was this?
suddenly grew erect. every hoer
In INV body tense and expectant.
A voice. lifted In song! A great
penetrating yet silkily mellow voice:
soprano: heavenly, not to say ghostly.
coming az II did from tho heart o. this
gloomy ruin Of stone and iron. The
Jewel song from Faust, too! How tne
voice rose, fell. scared again with IN
toxicating waves Of sound! What per
meatinK sweetness: stood tners. =
solitary listener, - far q knew. =
viIdersd, ~ heart bsasing hAfe a,l.l 49,
fast i lusSo& ~ hn6Ist, ,s . :.ls \ II
81 " y 1tsNf3n = : !. q Nh
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CHAPTER u.

As 1 have already remarked. l USED
frequently to take long rides into the
country. and sometimes did not re-
turn till the following day. MY clerk
was always on duty. and the WORK
never appeared to make him ro"ho'
shOuldered.
had ridden horses for years ou.
to throw leg over good mount was
to me one of the greatest pleasures IN
the world. I delighted in stopping u.
the old feudal inns. Of studying me
stolid German peasant. OF drink'ns
frnm stems uncracked these hundred
years. Of inspecting ancient ar'nor
ma gathering trthing romances 'at, !,
tached thereto. And often have naa
Inc courage to stop at some GUAM,
crumbiing Schloss or castle anc ~ :,
for Z NIGHTS lodging for myse't ~.
horep. seldom. Il ever. did sss
with refusal. ..s,. -
I noeeesssd the Whimsical na0s. I. y.
'.tsl5SS out sttxage rcefs ana r'c.ns
- f1i MN sWeoped dbNn iree w ~
~ ~ zE W. << IL ~ - - -
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There is more Catarrh 10 this section q The ee.,s
hsn ali other dfsessss toxethsf and uni the lest
few years supposed TO be incurabis. For great
many ysass docsors pronosnced local dissssc :nd
prescribed local remedies. and By constantly failing
70 cure with local pronounced it ncurabe.
Science has proven Catsrrh 20 be constitutional dis
ssse and therefore requires constitutional
Hairs Caiarrh Cure. manufactured by =. J. Cheney
Co.. Toledo. Ohio, 10 the only cure on
The market II IL taken Internally in doses from ~
irops to teaspopnful. 1t acts directly the blood
and mucous surfaces Of tho system. They ofYsr one
aundrrd dollars for any Il fails to curs- Sssd
Tor circulars and Testimonials.
Address: r. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. Ohio-
Sold by Druggists. sc.
Take fairs Family Pills for constipation.
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Gone. but Not forgotten.

In a recent single issue OF the New
York Herald. among the personal"
advertisements were 10 which asked
information of the present wherea-
bouts of certain persons. some Of
whom have been absentees for more
than half a century.
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No Trouble At All.

MIS-. Peppery-The rector Of that
fashionable church Of yours certainly
has an easy thing Of 1t.
Mrs. Swellman-But he is good
shepherd. and
Mrs. Peppery-Oh. it's easy to be a
good shepherd when the sheep are all
Fat and prosperous.-Philadelp
Press.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27

With smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can: 1t will have the
proper stiffness and finish. there will
be less wear and tear of the goods.
and 1t will be positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
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suIld,na W rrusts.

During the past ten years billions
of dollars have been sent to the large
cities BY the rssidsnts Of rural com
munities, and these billions have BEEN
med n building up trusts that work
araipst the bests Interests Of the
~ -ees ~, ssccshs n A~-scultwvrt -cc:
.ssons Ii Il n<k tine 70 awaken 10
- dssesse6 ~ meas3 49,
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J. isss, s,sss-hssr''i Cob
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
m consul to Barscheit. a
4 Europe. tells how the
duke had tried to IND u
his rebeiiious niece. the
d.carde. nnaiiy decreeing
x,.i IA. Prince OF Doppcl-
old widownr. Rnd ruler
sllty OF Dopp.ikinn. Though
In the country six months
consui Ind never seen III.
whcn at last they met II
III OF u surprise to both.
reR i.-cortinued.
cture OF her which I was
to see had been taken
s six. and meant nothing
way OF Identification. For
might have passed her on
She became to me the
the Invisible Cloak. pass.
b and doubtless deridins
% discern her. My curl
e alarming. l couldn't
thought OF her. Finally
the meeting was n great
us both. This meeting
ring the great hubbub OF
! Just written: and at tho
I met another who he'd
in my future affairs.
ess and | became rather
h,ed. was not a gentle.
ling to her code. but. IN
words OF the drug clerk. I
ns Just us good. She hon.
)th a frank. disinterested
Ehich still exists. I have
my fading souvenirs OF
)eryicc half u dozen notes
me to get up at dawn and
the lakes. something like
Ne was almost as reckless
oyself. She was truly a IA.
and a woman who sits
horse can never be aught
She was. In fact. youth.
Fming. with the most mag.
fk eyes ever beheld in n
)ad. witty. besides. and a
y no ordinary talent. II I
b love with hcr-which I
bw | was mott should
her beautiful aud exhaust.
OF complimentary adjec-
cause OF all this turmoil.
| am To spin my nara.
her education. hold that
princess should never he
ye as German. BY this
convey that her education
80 beyond German litera-
n history. German venera.
s. German manners and
Psiyity and docility. The
ildeearde had been edu-
gland and France. which
ferything. or. I should say.
complexities everything.
essed a healthy contempt
lat-d'ye.call.it that hedges
Having mingled with Eng
people. she returned to
land. her brain filled with
nee OF feminine liberty Of
action. Hence. she be-
ramble that prodded the
whichever way he turned.
pre- filled with horrors, his
mares which did not have
his stables.
uld he anticipate her In
on that day he placed
nd the palace she wrote
"a modern fiction: the mo.
Sed his vigilance she was
NE heartrending escapade.
scandalize the nobility by
hussar and riding her
Mecklenburg cross-coun-
she fllrted outrageousiy
ench attache and deliber.
her back on the Russian
the very moment. too.
A''ohs were going on be-
"a and Barscheit relative
piece OF land In the Bal
most terrible Of all to re-
sne ridden a shining blcy.
"hissstraSse. In broad dav.
"a bifurcated skirts. be.
a'' never forget the indig.
press at the time OF this
y, the stroke OF apoplexy
,'hed the duke. and the
'ne barred window which
occupied one whole week.
81 Inc offensive bicycle In
OF the palace, ceremo-
sud the princess had wit
so'emn auto da fe from
.'ndow. II is NO strain
,asslnation to cqnjure up
hS asr hne rage. her threat.
Ph,sr sr compressed lips. her
as eyes. a. she saw her
~ Wneel writhe and twist
Iascts. But what The
IIs,S S'f duke 70 - Win :
4. 'sarsd that ~ slaieea
ufand Duohy \ a. l5ass
nevor dln1nm ~ * 4
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lmpoetant % Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle Of CASrORIA
. safe and eure remedy for infants and chiidrsa
and SEQ that Il
Plague Of Froas Annoy.

The Rye and an adjoining spur OF
the Chiltern hills. near High Wy
combe. Eng. are nightly overrun with
a countless host Of frogs. Local resi-
dents have had to seek fresh prone
nades. and crusade against the frogs
is being planned.
To prevent that tired feeling on
ironing day-Use Defiance Starch
saves time-saves labor-saves annoy
ance, will not stick to the iron. The
big 16 OF. package for 10c. at your
grocer's.
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Arokiteets n many instancse are
spestfytn9 eaectfic plate Warnsfs -
~ ness6s beiaE osles esysetea, 'ss ~ !.
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A woman. II years old. accused 1t
Feltham. England. Of intoxication and
disorderly conduct, said she had been
keeping up" her mothers birthday.
Her mother was 98.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-11-06
PREMIUM FOR READY CASH
Offer Brings Out Savings Of Thou
sands OF People.

New York. Nov. 6.--Currency OF all
denominations and In varying stages
OF crispness poured into the Offices OF
several brokerage houses in Wall
street from all the hooks and crannies
Of New York
Hearing that 2h and 21s per cent
premium was being paid for ready
money men, women and boys brought
their savings to the financial district
and exchanged them for certified
checks, with the premium increase.
which they deposited forthwith in
their banks.
In the Offices of Mann, Bill & Ware,
one of the firms that led in the pre-
MUM paying, there was never end
ing line OF assorted personalities
throughout the day. They came from
the East Side principally and they
carried their savings, which ranged AL
the way from 500 or $500 to $4,000
or $4,000 in pasteboard shoe boxes, In
toy banks, in old socks tied with bit
of cord, in their pockets. and in one
case in derby hat.
In one of the brokerage Offices q
lad appeared with 5000. his savings
from the sale of newspapers for three
years. This he exchanged for certi
fied check, including the premium.