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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08

the greatest stroke toward the settle
great Middle West
Engineers reported that the Mis-
souri, River, If improved according to
the plans OF this convention, would
have the carrying capacity Of 600 rail-
roads-tlfty times the capacity Of all
the roads running between the Missls-
sippi River and tie lower Missouri,
and more than twenty-five times the
capacity of all the railroads running
from the Mississippi to the Missouri
at all points These engineers reported
that making the Missouri River nav
igable from Sioux City to st. Louis
would cost less than paralellng any
single railroad between these two
points,
The navigable length Of the Missouri
River Is greater than the distance by
rail from St. Louis to San Francisco.
1t has a navigable length three times
as great as the entire length Of the
Ohio River.
If Congress does not want this ap-
preparation, the boosters Of the Middle
West may ask for legislation assessing
tax against land lying within 100
miles of the Missouri River. 1t has
been figured out that the entire s4O,-
100000 could be raised by an assess
ment of 80 cents per acre against the
land bordering upon the stream for 100
miles back. This territory produces
crops and live stock annually worth
over s2oO,OoO,O00.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08
"a HE .1 Side
$l@%gfT Is
The News - :

Couldn't we express the grip somewhere
else, instead of carrying it around with
us?
The advance in the price Of dukes will
further tend to discourage the leap-yea1
business.
A theatrical man reports scarcity OF
stage villains. Yet there are lot of very
bad actors.
Next to opera singing the most highly
paid industry is that of expert witnessing
in big trials.
Money lis again getting SO plentiful that
man can carry piece around in his
pocket for luck.
The United States Supreme Court calls
attention to the fact that the States are
still on the map.
Cuba has enough kickers already with
out sending that shipload of Missouri
mules down there.
A little mistake of S1OO,OO0,OOO in the
original estimates doesn't bother the Pan
anna canal people.
The new $40 gold pieces are mighty
ugly. STILL great many have decided
Dot to refuse them.
Fashions latest innovation is the hip
less walk. 1t must be another of fash
ions senseless fads.
The mother-in-law joke reaches the eli
max in the case of the Delaware man
who has just married his.
Dead men tell no tales, but in the
bruce case the unearthing Of O. corpse
completely reversed the adage.
The Chicago Federation of Labor is
urging the formation of a Vegetable
Growers Union. This beets all!
The London Times used to be 1.-THE
Thunderer," but it is now being Ameri
canized so it will be more like lightning
Mr.. Cortelyou insists that we have
$40, 100000 more money than we had @
year ago. But you can't feel in your
pocket and find it.
New York has a new sect Of sun wor,
shippers. Yet most Of it's people will still
find their greatest enjoyment under the
same old electric lights.
Statisticians say that birds, by eatin2
insects, save the farmers $SO0,O00,O00 6
wear. Glad to hear that the early bird il
still catching the worm.
Because a train was late lot o.
Frenchmen tore down depot near Paris
There wouldn't be half enough depots t.
20 around in this country.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08
CHAPTER Ill


Victor Lahlanche, the Partisan project
of police, was man who united within
himself qualities not often found con
Joined in the same individual. for while
he was a sagacious and even brilliant
theorist, he possessed at the same time
thorough practical knowledge Of his bust
ness. In the course of his long career on
the police he had risen, by ability alone,
from comparatively obscure to his
present prominent position. When called
upon to unravel mysterious crime, he
generally adopted a certain theory, and
pursued it with the persistency of a
bloodhound. 1t was the arrival of this
officer that little group of people in
side, and promiscuous crowd of about
two hundred of the inhabitants Of Vile
neuve who were assembled outside the
chateau impatiently awaited.
A sudden hush fell upon the gathering
on the lawn as, about an hour after day
break, dark colored unpretentious road
cart turned into the avenue. NJ. Victor
Lablanche had at once responded in per-
son to the call made upon him. The
reeking tanks and foam covered sides of
the animal in the shafts sufficiently at
tested the speed at which the distance
between the village and the metropolis
had been traversed.
NJ Chabot, cool and collected as ever.
was the first to receive the project. He
conducted him into the reception room.
The mayor and NJ. Delorme, the justice
of the peace, were slipping their coffee in
the dining room. Fearful that he might
in some way compromise her, Van Lith
had signed to Harriet not to come near
him, and she now sat, in silent, fearless
grief, with her arm about Emilys waist,
in the window seat of the library.
Five minutes after the arrival of the
coachman at his lodgings in the Rue de
Reverdy, DIR. Paul Mason was on the
road to the chs teau. He had gazed for a
moment on the face of his old friend
"She must have died instantly" he re-
marked, as he turned sadly away.
NJ. lie project was now at liberty to ask
any question he chose. He did not care
to ask any questions at present. He
would go into the room where the mayor
was, and hear what he had to say.
Have you examined the prisoner?'
was the first question he propounded to
that funetionary.
st have attempted to; but he refuses
TO make any statement, saying he prefers
to wait until he is brought before the
tribunal. He has the right 10 waive the
preliminary examination before the JUS
tice, of course, but he is hardly wise in
this instance. A pain explanation of
how he came to be in the chateau ct that
time Of night might go far toward ac-
quitting hiGn-that u.s." he added, IF it
Id capable of explanation"
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08
UNAVOIDABLE.

In the early years Of his ministry
Bishop Bascomb, Of the Southern Meth
odist Church, was severely handicap
ped, says the author Of "Women Of the
Confederacy," by the fact that he was
handsome and graceful. He was con-
sidered s'too much Of a dandy" and
for long time was sent on mountain
circuits to bring him down to the level
of fashioned Methodism.
AS last resort, when he continued
to appear "danditied, enc of his
mountain members persuaded the min
lister to wear suit of homespun, that
he might be more in harmony with his
listeners. The next morning he went
early to service to see the success of
his scheme.
When Mr.. Bascomb appeared, as trig
In homespun as he had been in broad
cloth, the mountaineer's chagrin was In
tense.
"Well, I declare'' he exclaimed.
go it your own way, Brother Bas-
comb. I give 1t up. 1t amt your
clothes that's so pretty; it's jist you"
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08
TO IMPROVE THE MISSOURI
Navigation Congress Would Make Il
Equal to 600 Railroads.

An appropriation of $4O,oO0O00 fol
the establishment OF twelve-foo'
channel in the Missouri river from St
Louis to Sioux City will be asked Of
Congress as a result Of the first annual
convention Of the Missouri River Narl
cation Congress, which met in Sioux
City.
Governors and Congressman from
seven States bordering on the Mis-
souri, River We're in attendance at the
convention. It was the voice Of the
convention that the Missouri River
as we'll as the Mississippi should BIZ
made navigable as soon as Congress:
can see its way clear to spend tha
much money. 1t was the sentiment o.
tie convention that the deepening O
the Missouri River channel would b,
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08
The Roupell Mystery
Ry A u s v n Ct r an Ill
q r a n v IL 1 e

lorror OF it. the facts which. with its ut.
,erance, instantaneously arose in the
mind Of Van Lith and arrayed themselves
remorselessly against him. deprived him
sor the moment of the power OF reply
"A the dead silence that ensued NJ Cha.
OF turned and dispatched the coachman
4 his errand, adding in an Imperative
one:
After you have called up the doctor
stop at Monsieur Revel's, the mayor. ex.
plain briefly what has happened, then
90 to Monsieur Delorme's. the justice OF
the peace. Tell him. too. Remember,
madame's life may depend on the quick
ness of your movements"
NJ. CEabot, whom one would never
have suspected of being cast in an heroic
mold, was undoubtedly the coolest person
in the room.
Van Lith fully conscious of the awful
peril in which he stood. again essayed
10 speak NJ Chabot interrupted him.
He did it politely; but there was no
lnistaking his frmness. The servants
thought it admira ble-and his knowledge
of law. ah was it not prod gious?
Monsieur Van Lith, you may be per-
fectly innocent man. If so, it will be
easy enough for you to explain everything
presently to the mayor whom | have
sent for. In the meantime, the fact Of
your appearance here at such ar has,r as
this, under circumstance sh.1n lny you
open to grave suspicion, make it my dItx J
as citizen, to forbid your departure.
Monsieur Chabot!' calculated Ear-
riet. What do you mean? You surely
don't believe that Charles-that Mon
sieur Van Lith has done this horrible
thing?''
The Frenchman shrugged his high
shoulders-just little. and showed his
white teeth as he s;niled-just little,
in deprecating manner.
"Man'selle must not blame me. I am
simply doing my duty
90. this must not be-" exclaimed the
girl, now almost unnerved with appre-
hension. 81 can explain ALL can clear
him."
But her wrist was seized in Van
Lith's grasp.
"Mam'selle can explain?''- began Cha
bot, pricking up his little ears like fox
terrier
"Mam'selle will explain nothing" re-
turned Van Lith, meaningly regarding
the Partisan.
Then perhaps monsieur camp
When the proper time comes, yes. To
| you, you sneaking cur not one syllable.
The trenchman's face took on a ghast-
| ~ color. He stammered out few unin-
telligible words, as one who in the heat
of a terrible passion pauses to find the
most singing epithet. But an exclama-
| ton from Emily Weldon checked both
| men instantly. She had been bending over
the PROSTATE form Of the injured woman
| Now she looked up. the calm of a great
despair in her face. the first tears she
had shed glistening in her fine eyes.
! %, Harriet she cried. "she is dead
I shall never hear her voice again."
The girls grief was something terrible
to witness. Harriet stole softly to her
sisters side, and, putting her arms about
her, strove to comfort her.
Let us leave them said Van Lith
to NJ. Chabot. who stood awed and hum
bled in the presence of such affection
And side by side the two men, the
Frenchman and the American, the ac
cuser and the accused went out from
the chamber, leaving the living and de-
spairing alone with their sacred dead.
CHA PTER TIL -.m
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08

The building located at the greatest
height in Europe is the climbers hut
on the AIatterhorn, nearly 12,8o0 feet
above tbs sea
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08
The Cali.

'You know" said Mrs. Subbubs,
"that Mrs. Newcome moved in across
the way last Monday, SO l called to-
day.
well, WELT" remarked her hus-
band, ''how like poker this social
game IS"
"You dc you mean"
"Why, in poker you also call when
you want to see whit the other per-
sons got. '-Phi1adelphia Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-06
j WHY NOT?

To all appearances there is little
doubt that the next senator Of Indiana
will be a democrat. In the absence of
the democratic party to declare for a
leaves the question in the dark. It is
interesting to see this situation in the
party which has SO strongly argued the
election Of senators by the people-but
Il must be admitted that only those in
the coming tower of democracy know
the position OF the big guns.
Il has been fair to assume that
Thomas Taggart will have something
to say on the question. John Lamb,
Tasgart and Kern look the most likely.
But Of all that timber. John Worth
Kern IL the most desirable The state
Of Indiana could not bestow on him the
vice presidency, but 1t had kindly
feeling for him.
He is man of national prominence
now and he made a good impression
wherever he went. He even in his
partisan moments did not go much
over the bounds which command re-
spect-
Kern has worked hard for his party
in an unselfish and self-sacrificing way,
and II that party is not too tied up on
the interior it will, as 1t should, recog-
nize him.
If we must have democratic senator
why not our friend and neighbor, John
Worth Kern?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-06
Heart toHeart
Talks.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
LIKE FATHER. LIKE SON.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1908. by Edwin A. Nys.


Young Beach Hargis Of Kentucky a
few months ago shot and instantly
killed his father. ......
Monstrous!
But wait
Behind the bald facts Of the shoot
ing are some things that throw a DIFF
ferent light on the dark shadows Of
the pitiful tragedy.
The plans for the defense in the
trial Of the young man show some
hideous disclosures in the early years
Of Hargis' life.
When he was but child his father
often made him drunk with whisky.
He did 80 for his diversion. laughing
at the maudlin antics of the boy Not
content to be entertained alone by his
child's debauchery, he invited in the
neighbors to enjoy the vaudeville.
Is 1t any wonder the boy grew up a
drunkard?
Or that. seduced by his father from
decency, he should be without natural
affection7
At the early age of fourteen Beach
Hargis was besotted young savage.
His prime ambition was to shoot some
enemy from behind a hedge or engage
in the feud wars Of the countryside.
From infancy Hargis taught his son
the expert use Of firearms, thus point
ing gun at his own breast
Later, says the boy. his father de-
veloped strong hatred toward him.
Time and again, without excuse, he
beat the boy into insensibility.
Put yourself in the place Of the son,
with his rearing and surroundings.
He was little more than a young ami
NAL, without conscience or mercy or
regard for human life.
And THE BOY WAS WHAT HIS
FATHER MADE HIM.
The teaching of this tale Of horror 10
plain
You viii reap what you SOW, and
more than you SOW. The law Of com.
pensation holds. Suffering necessarily
follows sin.
And YOUR BOY will be what you
make him.
Now he is putty in your hands. Soft
putty takes Impressions. You can mold
your boy into good or evil shape. By
and by the putty will harden. 1t Is
then too late to mold 1t.
II you sow In that boyish heart evil
thoughts. hatred, recklessness, disre-
gard Of your fatherhood. why
YOUR BOY WILL KILL YOU.
Oh, no; not with a gun perhaps, but
there is more than one way to kill q
father. 1t may be by slower process,
less merciful than gunshot. but he win
kill you just the same.
Are you bringing up a parricidef
BECKY:
Gold Medal Flour for me.
I,YpeIr
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-06
ROBBINS INJURED
IN PECULIAR MANNER
Throws ScaIding Water Upon
Himself.

In a peculiar manner. John F. Rob-
bins, the we'll known attorney sustain
I'd painful injuries at his home We'd
aesday morning. There had been no
fire under the hot water tank at the
Robbins home and the attorESy wished
warm water. Barefooted and but
partly clad he went down stairs and
secured gallon of boiling water from
a tank on the range in the kitchen.
He was proceeding upstairs in the
semi-darkness and split some of the
water, which fell on his foot. Instinc-
lively he jerked back and at the same
time threw up his hands, which con-
tanned the receptacle Of water. This
spilled and quantity Of the frey
fluid poured upon Mr.. Robbins neck
and across his cheek. His skin was
scalded deep brown color and today
had begun to peel off. His chest is
quite sore. but not sufficiently so to
keep him from his work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-06
JUDGE STUBS
CRITICALLY ILL
Father of Juvenile Court Is
Near Death.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov 6.-Judge
George w. Stubs of the Juvenile
Court is critically i'll at his home. 2460
Bellefontaine street, suffering from
neuralgia of the heart and stomach.
DIR. Dudley M. Culver who is attend
ing the judge, states that there is
hope for the judges recovery, but that
his condition was such that this was
by no means to be counted upon.
Judge Stubs is more favorably
known in every district of this city
than almost any other citizen of In
dianapolis. and his friends were great
ly pleased to learn yesterday of the
high compliment that was paid to him
in the election Tuesday when he was
the only Republican on the county
ticket who was elected. He ran near
ly thousand votes ahead of Taft in
the county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-06
SHAFT IS IN PLACE.
Dedication of Tippecanoe
Monument to Take Place
On Saturday.
ALL PREPARATIONS MADE.

Lafayette, Ind, Nov. 6.-The Tippe-
canoe Battlefield Monument commits
sion has completed arrangements for
the dedication of the shaft Saturday.
The Tenth regiment regular infantry,
from Fort Benjamin Harrison, will be
present at the exercises. The troops
will arrive at 8 a. m. and will return
late in the afternoon.
The monument has been completed
and will be turned over to the state
and government by the commission. A
large platform has been erected about
the base. The exercises will open at
10 O'Clock, when addresses will be de-
livered by Congressman Crumpacker,
Senator Will r. Wood and Col. r. P.
DeHart-
In addition to the massive granite
monument that stands ninety-two feet,
markers four feet high and two feet
wide, resting on concrete bases, have
been placed at various places on the
field. They mark where Davies, Spen-
GER, Owen and other heroes gave up
their lives on Nov. l. 1911.
The battlefield will be deliberately
decorated. Battle Ground children will
place garlands of fall flowers on the
graves. Many prominent men have
expressed their intention to be pres
ent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-06
ID EALISM.

Marse Henry Watterson does have
interesting things to say even when he
draws false conclusions from his prem
Uses.
The reasons which Mr.. Watterson
ascribed for the defeat of Bryan were
good. He said that it showed that
people cared more for prosperity than
for economic theories and more for ma
terial prosperity than for dangerous
agitation"
He describes Bryan as the heroic
son OF Nebraska" who traversed a
land gaping with curiosity, but too
busy over it's work and play to con-
slider any danger to the immortal soul
Of it's constitutional fabric"
And he described the American citi-
zen as one who would not exchange
the current crop reports with rising
price for political economy"
We guess that is about the size OF 1t.
Even the political economists from
Adam Smith down to John Stuart Mill
and W. J. Bryan have been mistaken
on the subject of political economy at
times. But the people on the contrary
hxve never been mistaken in what they
took to be prosperity.
What avails political economy il it
does not give prosperity? T..
And II Marse Henry would consult
the evolution Of nations he will find
materialism present until the people
have had enough to eat and wear and
then comes idealism. We are beoom-
ing more idealistic in this country be-
cause we are getting our material
selves satisfied. But idealism without
full stomach will not go far.
II Mr.. Bryan is an idealist he has
made his idealism pay. And we trust
will continue to do SO. He is none the
less in demand as speaker at chau-
tauquas and the people having had
three good meals will hitch up their
sleek horses and go after the idealism
as pronounced by Mr. Bryan at five
hundred per date.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-06
A Story Of the Zoo.

Strange things happen in the zoo II
you only gnu. dears. We only tell you
the bear facts. We wouldn't lion any
account. Visits to the zoo have tortoise
many things, which we put to good
porpoise. Why, one day we saw a
wolf lion calf, and then again we
have seen the wolves lion their backs
with their calves up In. the air. But
the poor little hippopotamus is suffer
Ing terribly. They noticed him grow
ing thin. In fact, he seemed to be
tapiring away to nothing. They are
going to try to cure him by putting
upon his hip pot O. mustard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-06
Miniatures.

Tiny portrait paintings are called
miniatures. and it is the general be-
lief that little paintings of this kind
are so called because Of their small
ness, the resemblance to minor" be-
ing seductively obvious. 1t Is purely
an accident, however.
The real chronological parent OF min
fature" is minimum" a red pigment.
This was habitually used in the illumi-
nation of manuscripts in medieval
times, but because such pictures were
usually executed on a reduced scale
the word miniature" came to be ap-
piled to small portraits.
Nowadays word that really means
something done In red has come to
mean simply something done on q
small scale.-London Chronicle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-06
Fox Has no Trouble as Others;
He Succeeds Himself as Judge

cult court judges must take office as
soon as they can qualify after election.
1t seems the general presumption had
been Jan. 1 would be the proper time.
The law of 1907 repealed that of 1908
which designated Jan. 1 as the date
for the Judge to take office. This
action left no law governing the cleo
ton of circuit court judges on the sta
tutes except that of 1881. which pro-
vides the office shall be assumed as
soon as the proper qualification can be
accomplished.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-06
Judge Henry c. Fox, of the Wayne

Judge Henry c. Fox, of the Wayne
circuit court, will keep on presiding
in the local court and the troubles
that are confronting the newly elect
ed judges in several of the circuits
of Indiana are not his. The judge is
his own successor and it makes no
difference to him whether his new
term begins Immediately or not until
Jan. /. 1t does to some judges Of the
state, however Investigation at In
dianapolis has revealed the fact cir