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Similar Result.

There are certain delicate shades of
expression of which a Frenchman is,
as a rule, past master. One member
of that fluent nation, stranded in New
York, was setting forth his troubles to
q lawyer
Il understand from what you say
that you are convinced your friend Lee
comte has stolen your purse" said the
lawyer.
No, no, monsieur, not SO fast!"
cried his client. Il only say that if Lee
comte had not assisted me to hunt for
it I should have found it again.
Youths Companion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14
Damage Done by Rats.

'"The western farmer is waking up
to a realization of the fact that he
is, as the agricultural department told
him some time ago, losing not less
than $10O,OOO,000 a year from rats"
says j. H. Van Burden, a Milwaukee
grain merchant. 1T costs about SO
cents year to feed rat We know
this because we have boxed them up
and fed them as much grain as they
would eat for year. 1t is a conserva-
tive estimate to place our rat popula-
ton at 15O,O00,00O. About one-third
of them live in the large cities, where
they do not get so much grain
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SYNOPSIS.

| A detachment of the Eighteenth in
fa1try from Fort Bethune trapped a, by
IS a stranger who introduces himself by
| the name of Hampton. also ellis the
! majority of the IS Soldiers are killed dur.
ing three days siege Hampton and
they e fan pn eyhansted on p' the plains.
company of the Seventh cavalry. Lieut.
| and the girl stop at the Miners Home in
| Ilencaid Mrs. DUFFY, proprietress. HamP-
| iis-the Kid. She shows him her moth
er's picture and tells, him what she can
she shall live with Mrs. Herndon. Nadia
and and re5oins Hampton m f0 He induces her to
go back, and to have nothing more TO do
'e canda He Pass to Red
that he has quit and then leaves Glen
Giencaid to teach its first school Miss
Spencer meets Mazda, Rev Wynko3p'
Nadia and Lieut.. Brant again meet with
out his knowing. who she is. She informs MS
honor Gi Of Msa speneer ie Grant
meets Silent Murphy. Clusters scout: He
soeaf rss at the
clubs ball among the admirers of Miss
Ger but she is not his acquaintance of the
day before She tells him of Nadia, and
returning to the ballroom with fan for
Miss Spencer Brant accompanies pan Na ida
informs him to who she is. and that
she is to meet Hampton Brant and
Hampton meet. Hampton informs the
lieutenant that his attentions to Nadia
must cease, and proclaims an authority
over her that justif1es the statement.
Brant tells Hampton of the presence OF
Silent Murphy, and of the fact that Red
Slavin receives government messages for
him. Miss Spencer called on Bob Hamp-
installing her for Nadia Brant inter-
views Red Slavin. Finds that he is an eN-
trooper in the Seventh cavalry. 1t was
Slavin's and Murphy's testimony that
more than ten years before had convicted
Robert Nolan, then a captain in the Sew
Hampton attempts to force confession
from Slavin. Slavin insists it is Murphy
he wants and Murphy had left In a
scuffie Slavin is killed by a knife thrust
Hampton surrenders to Buck Mason,
marshal Mob attempts to capture him.
Mason and his prisoner escape TO a hill
and defend themselves Mob lights fire
to burn them out. Rrant tells Nadia that
he loves her. She tells him there is an
insurmountable barrier between them,
but that she does not fully understand
it Brant and his troop rescues Hampton
mob. Brant carries the unconscious
gambler through the lines of fire Hamp
ton is taken to the hotel and Nadia comes
to nurse him Miss Spencer accepts the
heart and hand of Rev. Wynkoop. Brant
is ordered to take. the field Before he
goes Nadia tells him she loves him. but
cannot become his wife offer ex-
PLANTATION He insists he will return to
her Hampton goes on the trail of Silent
Murphy, then at Cheyenne, the one
man who can clear Capt Nolan of the
charge of murder of Maj. Brant 10 years
before Hampton arrives at Cheyenne
after Murphy had left with dispatches
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

A party of American tourists who
were comfortably established in a ho-
tel in Germany discovered new con-
tribution to English as she is spoke"
only this time they found it in the
written word. The building had been
recently wired for electricity and IN
der the bulbs in each room directions
were posted in French, German and
English. The French was irreproach-
able, the German nearly so. The Eng
lish read as follows: ITO open and
shut the Tightening electrical on, is re-
quested to turn to the right hand. On
going to bed it must be closed. Other
wise the tightening must be paid
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14
CHAPTER xxvII.-continued.

The memory of his old plain craft
woald not permit any neglect of the
few necessaries fer the trip. He
bought without haggling over prices,
but insisted on the best. So it was
four in the afternoon when he finally
struck into the trail leading north
ward. He rode a mettlesome. half
broken bronco, wicked-eyed brute,
which required to be conquered twice
within the first hour of travel; a sec
ond and more quiet animal trailed be-
hind at the end of a lariat, bearing the
necessary equipment
He had, by persistent questioning,
acquired considerable information. dur
ing that busy hour spent in Cheyenne,
regarding the untracked regions lying
before him, as well as the character
and disposition of the man he pur-
sued. Both by instinct and training
he was able to comprehend those brief
hints that must prove of vast benefit
in the painless wilderness.
The night was already dark, but
stars were cleaning brilliantly over
head. and the trail remained easily
traceable. 1t became terribly lonely
on that wilderness stretching away
for unknown leagues in every direc-
y
so watchful was he lest he miss the
trail To his judgment, Murphy would
not be likely to ride during the night
until after he had crossed the Fourche
There was no reason to suspect that
there were any hostile Indians south
of that stream, and probably therefore
the old scout would endeavor to con-
serve his own strength and that of his
horses for the more DerilOuS travel
beyond.
About midnight, the trail becoming
obscure, the rider made camp, conf
dent he must have already gained
heavily on the man he pursued He
lariated his horses and flinging him.
self down on some soft turf, almost
Immediately dropped asleep. He was
up again before daylight, and, after
a hasty meal, pressed on The nature
Of the country had changed consider
ably. becoming more broken, the view
circumscribed by towering cliffs and
deep ravines-
Late in the afternoon he refined up
his horse and gazed forward into
broad valley. bounded with precipi-
tous bluffs The trail led directly
down toward where considerable
stream of water shone silvery in the
sun, half concealed behind a fringe of
willows. And yonder, close in against
those distant willows, some black dots
were moving Hampton glued his
anxious eyes to the glass The leveled
tubes clearly revealed man on horse
back. leading another horse. The ami |
mails were walking. There could be lit
tie doubt that this was Silent Murphy. |
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Hoo Cholera.

The greatest drawback to the hog
industry which breeders in this coun-
try have to contend with is what is
known as hog cholera" and Swine
plague"
Hog cholera is highly contagious
disease and unless checked is liable
to carry off a great number of hogs in
very short time.
Mr.. A. P. Williams, of Burnetts
Creek, Ind, tells of an experience
which he had with some hogs that
had the cholera Five years ago."
says Mr.. Williams, ST was in the en-
ploy of Mr.. J. D. Richardson, Lafay-
cite, Ind, as his barn foreman. Some
fine hogs that I was feeding took the
cholera. I gave them Sloan's Lini-
ment and did not lose a hog. Some
were so bad they would not drink
sweet milk and 1 was compelled to
drench them. have tried it at every
opportunity since and always find it
o. X"
- Write for DR.. Sloan's free book on
the treatment of Horses, Cattle, Hogs,
and Poultry. Address: DR.. Earl s.
Sloan, 615 Albany Street, Boston,
Mass
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Hampton lariated his tired horses
behind the bluff and returned to the
summit, lying fiat upon the ground,
with the field-glaSs at his eyes, The
distant figures passed slowly forward
into the midst of the willows, and for
half an hour the patient watcher
scanned the surface of the stream be-
yond, but there was no sign of at
tempted passage The sun sank lower
and finally disappeared behind those
desOlate ridges to the westward
Hampton's knowledge of plainscraft
rendered Murphy's actions sufficiently
clear. This was the Fourche; beyond
those waters lay the terrible peril of
Indian raiders. Further advance must
be made by swift, secret night riding,
and never-ceasing vigilance. This was
what Murphy had been saving himself
and his horses for. Beyond conjec-
ture. he was resting now within the
shadows of those willows, studying
the opposite shore and making ready
for the dash northward. Hampton be-
heved he would linger thus for some
time after dark, to see if Indian fires
would afford any guidance. Confident
of this, he passed back to his horses,
rubbed them down with grass, and
then ate his lonely supper, not ventur-
ing to light a fire, certain that Muir
phys eyes were scanning every inch
of skyline.
Darkness came rapidly, while Hamp-
ton sat planning again the details of
his nights work. Then, with the two
animals trailing cautiously behind, he
felt his slow way on foot down the
steep bluff, into the denser blackness
of the valley.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14
OLD SURGEON
Found Coffee Caused Hands to
TrembIe.
Found

The surgeons duties require clear
judgment and steady hand A slip
or an unnecessary incision may do ir-
reparable damage to the patient
When he found that coffee drinking
caused his hands to tremble, an Ills
surgeon conscientiously gave it up and
this is his story.
For years l was a coffee drinker
until my nervous system was nearly
broken down, my hands tremb1ed SO I
could hardly write, and insomnia tor
tured me at night.
Besides, how could 1 safely per-
form operations with unsteady hands,
using knives and instruments of pre-
cision? When 1 saw plainly the bad
effects CT coffee, decided to stop it,
and three years ago / prepared some
Postum, of which 1 had received a
sample.
The first cupful surprised me- 1t
was mild, soothing, delicious At this
time 1 gave some Postum to a friend
who was in a similar condition to
mine, from the use of coffee.
"A few days after, 1 met him and
he was full of praise for Postum, de-
ciaring he would never return to cot
fee but stick to Postum. We then or
dered full supply and within a short
time my nervousness and consequent
trembling, as well as insomnia, disap-
peared. blood circulation became nor
nal. no dizziness nor heat flashes.
My friend became Postum en-
thusiast. his whole family using it ex-
clusively
1t would be the fault of the one
who brewed the Postum, If it did not
taste good when served.
The best food may be spoiled il
not properly made Postum should he
boiled according to directions on the
pkg Then it is all right, anyone can
rely on it 1t ought to become the
ma uonai drink There's a Reason
Name gwen by Postum Co., Battle
creek. Mich Read The Road to
Wellyille." in pkgs.
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One Use for. Catalogues.

The American consul at Nankin ut
tiers a caution to his fellow country
men, who spend lavishly on illustrated
catalogues on thick paper, handsome
ly bound, which appear to be highly
priced by the Chinese at Nankin
where the supply is at times unequal
to the demand As the English Ian
guage is not yet general accomplish
ment among the citizens, the consul
made inquiries and discovered that
the leaves of the catalogues were he
ing used as inside soles for shoes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

Persons in New York who intend
ed to marry Were able. until January
1. to take the important step without
drst securing license from the civil
authorities In all other states, save
South Carolina and New Jersey, citi-
Gems have had to secure a permit
New York, the largest of the states,
has been slow in adopting this desir-
able rule for the prevention of hasty
and illconsidered marriages
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

The pessimists have been saying
SO many dreadful things and predict
Ing such dire possibilities that the
prophecy of a Missouri professor to
the effect that the United States is
destined to become heaven on earth
In this century is cheering. says the
Baltimore American, even though the
cautious will receive 1t a little du-
biously. remembering that heaven is
peopfed with angels and saints, and
that the investigating committees
here below have not ceased from
troubling. nor are the muckrakers yet
IT rest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

The city of Paris owns $1,000 trees.
or one to every 80 inhabitants. with
out counting the trees in some 800
acres OF parks The horse chestnut
Is the commonest tree planted by the
municipality, after it comes the plane
tree In some of the more distant and
secluded avenues lines and acacias
are found, but variety must not be
sought outside the gardens and parks
which belong to the state There one
may find almost every tree that may
be grown in the Paris climate.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

French roads are generally reccg-
aized as the best and most complete
IN the world. The highways of
France are not good because of any
special talent for bodybuilding but be-
cause of the constant, intelligent su-
pervision of the department having
charge OF them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

The marquis of AngIesey, who has
an incone of 5000, 900 year. is said to
have decided to marry an American
girl. The reason is not given but it
must be remembered that even $780,
600 year may not seem very much to
a marquis
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

A Chicago & Northwestern engineer
has been on the road for so years and
las never had a wreck. He is rar-
tty, but he serves to show that what
has been considered an impossibility
may, after all, be easy to the right
kind of man.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

A man in California cut off his foot
while chopping wood for a kitchen
stove. He Will doubtless join the. as
ISOLATION of men who believe that
wives were made for that sort of la
Dor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

According to an Arkansas minister
he'll is large city. This will be pleasant
news to the grafters, who may be ex-
pected to feel completely at home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

Every now and then some traveller
speaks in such high terms of Raisu1i
that Moroccans who are not brigands
seem to suffer by comparison.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

The advantages of Denver as a con-
vention city in July are at once DEM
onstrated by the offer of one of the
railroads to deliver a carload of snow
each day at the convention hall.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

Assertions by a Chicago physician
that laughter is the best cure for the
grippe are unreasonable A man who
can laugh hasn't the grippe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

Somebody has figured it out that
congress costs the country $1.50 a
minute. But look at the oratory we
get for it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

A poet has written a sonnet to Tet-
razini. He says she is sweet
cousin to the nightingale We hope
this doesn't mean that she is a whip
poorwiu
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

In China girls are not permitted to
go to school after they are Is years of
age. That must be a poor country
for sororities
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

And now the man who goes regu-
larly to the gymnasium can show his
muscular ability by shoveling snow.
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Diamonds are falling in price, but
they are not so vulgarly low that the
ladies who live at the hotels feel
that they should leave them off at
breakfast time
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

Time is the glorious cure for all
headaches and heartaches.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

The passion of love we feel is great
er than we inspire.
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Dalny was a model city. This may
be why it keeps modestly out of print
even when a Russian writes another
article on the siege of Port Arthur.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

Pigeon toes betrayed a st. Louis
man, long sought by the police. Any
person with such a fatal defect should
make it an early aim in life to toe
the mark of righteousness
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

All China asks is another year or
two before gazing across the Yellow
sea and suggesting that the neighbors
try it again.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

The Smoky City thief who left gold
and jewels untouched to steal the pic
ture of a pretty girl must have been
Pittsburg millionaire in disguise.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

Catfish. says a New Jersey man.
prefer a dark place at night. Evident
ly even catfish have to sleep some
umes-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

Cincinnati girls captured a masher
and locked him up until a policeman
came. Leap year methods appear to
be rather violent contrariwise..
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/. DIFFERENT EFFECT.

Mrs Goodsole-My boy, it makes
me sick at heart to see you smoking
Kid-Dat's funny. 1t seems to ketch
me right in the stummick.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-14

H. s. GIvLER. Pub.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-11

Mohair Is one of the most practical
materials for suits for this season Of the
year and suit made in this material
is here shown. The blouse jacket Is not
too elaborate for home making. though
It IS one Of the latest styles. It may be
made up with or without n lining. while
the sleeveless effect IS extremely smart
for warm weather. The peplum, which
is quite I'm line with the present modes.
is Of excellent shaping. having an invert-
ed pl"at at the back and ending nattily
at either side OF the front. while Il Is at
tached 70 the coat by means OF the belt.
The skirt is n two-piece circular model.
with an inverted pleat at the center-front
and back and a smart fare at the hem.
AS shown it is cut I'm round length and
trimmed with Il siN-inch bias fold, which
should be omitted if the skirt Is made in
sweep length. The style is suitable for
development IN any OF the new materials.
including shantung tropical suting. and
linen. In the medium size tho coat re-
quires 3-S yards OF 21-inch material and
the skirt SIS yards OF the same width.
this quantity not including the trimming
band. Two patterns. 6lI1. sizes. % 10
q inches bust measure. 6l42. sizes. % 70
81 inches waist measure.
These patterns may be obtained by in
closing 10 cents to the Pattern Depart
ment, Washington Herald. and indicating
numbers (6l4l-6l42) and size desired
The Washington herald., 1908-06-11
PINS FOR THE JABOT.

There has recently been invented a new
kind Of collar pin which seems to answer
all requirements. The pin is Of medium
length, from an inch 10 two inches long.
made with a slightly curved or bent bar.
and the pin also slightly bent out on the
other side so as to give plenty Of space
for a good-sized knot or tie The collar
is therefore held neatly together and the
jsbot kept firmly in place at the same
time. The pin may be in plain gold or
set with small precious or semi precious
stones. or else made of the new ma
terial that is so fashionable for all pur-
poses. from clocks TO jewelry.
Another new pin for the jabot is a
comparatively small brooch of an efTec-
tive design. IN pearls and diamonds. tur-
Quoise, or whatever stone is preferred.
The pin is curved so as 10 At through
the jabot and keeps it firmly in place 1t
Is certainly far safer to wear a pin Of
this description shaped regularl, for the
tie than 20 attempt 70 fasten handsome
brooch with a pin that is not sufficiently
long to allow Of its being bent the least
bit out OF shape.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-11

want TO step out OF the millionaire class
and into the ranks Of the gilded youth
and tarnished gilt. at that You have
brains just as well as Bulpitt. Don't
lay down 20 him. Let's make another
Muley Zidan Of the CuSs. Converting
brigands our specialty-wLat?"
Maybe You are right but I hate 20
leave her IN the vicinity Of that devil
faced brute Dare. Ugh How I hate
the man, He has me hOOdOOed. Slap
Dash. II may sound mad, but believe
he has something 20 DO with the change
in Kitty"
However. before Dashmore was done
with him. he had persuaded his friend TO
leave Donoyle for awhile and devote his
energies 70 lighting Buipitt & Co.
II was finally decided that Dashmore
should go 10 New York and try to line
Up the young millionaires OF Vandraken's
own type-the spenderS against the mon
ey spinners. That was the issue as Van
draken saw il. He himself would so 70
London, and work the market from there.
In spite Of the gigantic size OF the capi-
talzation, he did not see why Metal COM
mon should not DO cornered. In fact,
the very YaStnesS Of the stock would rem
der the men who were selling il unsus-
picious and easy 20 trap. but. all the
from the fight a comparative pauper, and
thought 1t only right that Lady Kitty
should know.
When Nandrakcn and his fancee met,
the day after the latters talk with her
mother, on the subject Of breaking her
engagement, they had so much 10 say 20
one another that they found IL hard 10
say anything; but az last the young man
blurtcd out the truth about his financial
position.
4 suppose I would stil have very
decent income" ne finished but, OF
course, that would be very different from
unlimited wealth" He watched her face
eagerly for its real answer.
This makes It hard for me. Standish."
she answered. looking very troubled
1T needn't" he answered. rather Bit
terly II it was my money you were
going to marry. and 1 lose Il, Of course
1 lose YOU. release you till regain my
position"
"Oh, you don't understand" answered
the girl, with q despairing gesture. L
came TO tell you that I couldn't 90 on
with our engagement. Now you have
made il almost impossible for me 70 tell
you. II you had asked me 10 marry you
the first time We met, would probably
have accepted you. I was well brought
up" she put IN. sadly. "Still, I would
have made no pretense about it'll liked
you've could have been good friends.
( The next time we met there was a great
change in YOU. or at any rate IN the way
I felt toward yOu-sOmething In you call
/ ed 70 something in me. I thought in my
( foolish girls head. that it was soul call
| ing soul: but Il is hard 20 distinguish
voices. You ought 20 have gone over
board with me. that last night on the
yacht Standish. I felt there was a
/ change coming-I told you I felt Il.
know now that IL is something sv.l IN
/ you that appeals TO me. and I viii shat
the door in its face. 7 am not the work.
! ly girl you FIRST knew. don't know
what has changed me. but am changed.
can see two roads before me: one leads
I 70 the stars. the other leads downward.
| That is the road where you would lead
me. and I'd dance down It gayly enough
/ when we got started"