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The poctnr,s Zee.

The average man will give lawyer
$500 to $500, together with lifetime's
praise, to keep him out OF the peniten.
tiary for from two to ten years, and at
the same time he will raise a. phos-
phorescent glow and a kick that can
be heard around the world If doctor
charges him $50 to 500 to keep him
out OF hell for lifetime. We are the
only people under Gods ethereal tent
to-day who keep open shop "a hours
each day and 365 days in each year.
We are also the only laborers to keep
on working for people who do not pay.
I can carry my part of charity with
as good grace as most men. l can
go through rain. snow or mud and do
my best, provided the case Is one OF
worthy need, but to reward continually
downright rascality, willful drunken
ness and wanton laziness is getting
out of my line.--Texas State Journal
of Medicine.
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CHAPTER i.-continued.

How dare you send my child away
when / had ordered her to bed?" re-
marks her mother, angrily.
Bed? Oh, Maud is too young to be
sent to bed"
You think she is too young?" Lady
Chartris' tone is appeased.
Two minutes after, Miss Chartris,
eating bonbons in the seclusion of a
magnificent confectioners shop on the
Cours Belzunce, remarks, suspicious
ly: What are you doing all this for,
Mr.. Barnes of New York;"
"I've got a little information to get
from you, Maud" says the American.
What kind Of a looking man was he
who gave you the communication for
Mrs. Anstruther?"
He was an Italian or foreigner or
something of that kind with the man.
ners of waiter or gentleman He
had long. thin scar over his left eye
brow. | noticed that because his
sleeve buttons had the same crest as
Musso Danella's--by the by, how's
dear Musso?"
THE deuce! Do you think Marina
knew him?" The Americans voice is
hoarse with concern.
How can | tell? Bride didn't see
him, l simply gave her the note. 1t
knocked her stupid, and she almost
tainted"
Then Maud's eyes opened bigger
than ever, for Mr. Barnes says stern
ly: Give me that motel"
What makes you think I've got it?"
Maud mutters, affrighted.
Give me the note you picked up
from the floor of the depot when 1t
fell from Marina's fainting hand, and
tucked in that left glove of yours
Not unless you buy 'em for two
boxes of marrons glaces!" asserted
the infant, commercially.
"Done" says the American, sharply.
Miss Chartris unbuttons her left
glove and carefully extracts from it
and passes him three pieces of paper.
Now pay up" she exclaims.
But after matching the three frag-
ments of letter and glancing hastily
over them the face of the gentleman
In front of her has grown so distressed
and Mortified that the candy she is eat
ing slips from Maud's fingers and falls
upon the floor of the shop.
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Some years ago, when the late
Judge John Henry Mccarthy was a
candidate for the bench, says the He
brew Standard, in district populated
by both Hebrews and Irish, there was
displayed in an East Broadway win
dow a banner which read: Vote for
John Henry McCarthy-the friend of
he Hebrew" An Irishman on his way to
the polls espied the sign and grew in
dignant. He remarked, Vote for the
friend of the Hebrews?' I'll be hanged
If | will. I'll vote for the other fell
low" And he did, the "other fellow"
being Henry NJ. Goldfogle.
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WORLDS MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUB
English JOY That There Is One Door
r shes Won't Unlock.

The Royal Yacht Squadron Is prob
ably the most exclusive club In exist
ence. says the Gentlewoman. and won.
derful to relate In this plutocratic age
money is quite power'ess to unlock
the charmed portals of the castle.
One or two mllllonaires with splen-
did yachts have tried In vain to pass
the ordeal OF the periodical ballot.
while men of no fortune or only just
enough to defray the upkeep Of a small
yacht have been elected without an
ddea of blackball
The only apparent qualification is
that the candidate must possess a
yacht of his own but there are other
qualifications much more difficult of
attainment by the man of money, and
1t Ia just here that the question OF
blackballing comes in. 1t must be
owned, rather refreshingly.
/; For really one had almost said that
there Is no social holy of holes" into
which he who is rich cannot penetrate,
until one recalls the pleasant circle OF
gentlemen who go to make up the
Royal Yacht Squadron. There is, one
remembers gratefully. just one insti-
tuition left to which the mystic words
Il am rich" do not have the effect Of
an open sesame"
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500 Reward, 500,

The readers OF this paper Will be pleased to learn
that there at least dreaded disease that science
mas been able TO cure In all Its stages, and that Is
Catarrh Hairs Catarrh Cure is the only positive
being constitutional disease, requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease and giving the patient
strength by building the constitution and assist
Ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
80 much faith in its curative powers that they offer
one Hundred Dollars for any case that IL fails To
cure. Send for list OF testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo O.
Sold BY all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation
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the c'eri coming out, says: Monsieur
Barnes. a note for you at the Office"
Burton has been compelled TO regis.
ter himself and party He steps in.
tearing open an envelope addressed in
an unknown hand. reads what, stable
minded as he is, gives him shock.
This compels me to tell Edwin. |
must post him little Bit" he thinks
rapidly, and acting with equal prompt.
ness. steps into the cafe. Not finding
Anstruther there, Barnes walks up the
stairs.
At the door of his wife's chamber,
the English naval officer is pacing the
corridor.
Marina is much better. She has
recovered her senses" says Edwin.
elatedly. But Enid believes 1t best
for me not to see her Immediately and
the French physician declares 1t is
madness at present to think of the
fatigue of a long railway journey for
my wife"
Il had feared that" remarks Barnes.
THE important thing is now to guard
her"
Guard herr"
Eyes. 1t is now imperative that
tell you, Anstruther. something would
have kept from you"
Two minutes hurried conversation
and the English sailor says in quarter
deck directness: Il understand No
one goes into that door except the doc
tor and Enid If anyone prowls around
here--lend me your revolver, Barnes.
You always carry one"
Yes. and you must from now on do
the same" answers the American as
he passes the weapon to the English
man. He steps to his own room, and
gets another pistol from his valise,
muttering grimly: IF have to shoot,
1t will be to kill. Now, this makes 1t
necessary to see Elijah Emory at
once. Luckily l cabled him"
Making his way hurriedly to the
busy Cours Belzunce, Barnes steps
into the Hotel des Deux- Monies, a
well-known house of commercial en-
tertainment. A moments inquiry of
the polite clerk and he steps into the
correspondence room of the hotel
After looking about a moment. he
places his hand on the shoulder of
man engaged in writing
Il saw you come in the door,
Barnes!" says the man, continuing his
labor. Glad to behold you. Your
wire from Ajaccio came last night.
I've got all the information for you.
l missed you at the care, and reck.
oned you'd gone on to Paris Here's
what you wanted finished" He passes
him the paper
Barnes chances carefully about the
room-which is deserted.
There's no living thing here except
fiies,' remarks Emory. 81 took care
of that before l began to write my
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confidential report for you. I'll keep
my eye on the door. so you can speak
freely"
Have you ever been over in Cor
sica?" whispers his client.
Never" says the detective. "And
don't banker after going there. If a
Corsican commits a crime and gets to
his blessed island, he can stay there
for me. To arrest him the gendarmes
might have to kill his whole tribe ::
they hang together like flock of wild
hogs"
Yes, too much. Now I'll tell you
what | want you to do for me, Emory.
| want you to act as a buffer"
"A buffer agin what?'
Against the intangible. / haven't
settled exactly against whom, but
listen to my story. 1t won't take over
half an hour. Then you'll know how
to act"
Rapidly, but under his breath,
Barnes tells the American detective of
the extraordinary. uncalled for and
mistaken Corsican blood feud that he
fears instead of having been satisfied
two nights before by the death of two
men. has been increased and extended.
During the first of his story, Emory
beams upon him with the genial smile
of man expecting ducats, During
the latter part of it, his face grows
worried, several times he nervously
wipes the Precipitation from his brow,
and squirms all over his seat uneasily.
AT the close he shudders: Gee whiz,
you want me TO put my finger in a
regular Corsican vendetta? Not on yer
blooming life! Not for all the rhino
in Barring Brothers. Besides, women
sometimes take hand in these affairs
and play the very devil"
Yes, it's because one unfortunate
lady is already in this sffair and an
other may be drawn into it / speak to
you" implores Barnes. Il know money
won't tempt you, Emory, but a coun-
trywoman, or rather one who will be a
countrywoman-"
"Oh. you mean the future Mrs.
Barnes OF New York. Well, for her
sake, hang me if don't so you!"
THANK youl" Barnes gives Emory
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Not an Up-to.pate Church.

Two colored sisters living in a SUI.
DURHAM town met on the street one
day, and Sister Washington, who had
recently Joined the church, was de.
scribing her experiences
Deed Mrs. Johnsing, Use fined the
Baptist church, but couldn't do all
the timing here, cause they had to
take me to the city church to baptize
me- You know there amt no pool.
room In the church here. Success.
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CHAPTER II.
The Document in Barnes Pocketbook

Tho Document in Barnes Pocketbook
You have read this?" Barnes IL
speaking while he is deciphering as
we'll as he can the mutilated note.
How could Lin the carriage with
you and after that under mamma
awful eyes?"
Where's the fourth-the other
piece?' asked Burton, savagely.
II couldn't get the other-tne peo
pie We're stamping about So STAN
mers Maud. She was tearing it up
when she keeled over"
Did Marina say anything"
yes, she sorter gasped; Don't tell
him! Then Edwin grabbed her. But
what's in it?" asks Maud, as Barnes
strives again to gain the full meaning
of the three-quarter epistle.
Nothing that would interest little
girl"
But it would interest ma. Let me
tell ma. Then she'll let up on me-"
Not word to anyone!" says Bur
ton, sternly.
Two more boxes of marrons
glaces."
Here. buy them." The American
passed to Mauds eagerly outstretched
hand a couple of 20-franc gold pieces.
But" Barnes demeanor has become
terrifying, If you blab of this to Ed
win Anstruther, I'll tell your mother
that you kept this note from her"
Great Jones" mutters Maud, shiv-
ering. Then she implores: But If |
keep dark. you'll beg me off for run.
ming away with you?"
Yes, avoid your mothers eyes for
two hours and I'll probably put some
thing in Lady Chartris' head that will
make her so happy she'll think you the
incest little chick out of its she'll"
The American courteously leads the
Chartris infant TO her hotel, but even
As he bids the child adieu al the door,
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Burton II. Barnes. wealthy American
touring Corsica, rescues the young Eng
lish lieutenant. Edward Gerard Anstruth-
er. and his Corsican bride, Marina,
daughter of the Paolls. from the muir
derous vendetta. understanding that his
reward is to be the hand of the girl he
loves. Enid Anstruther. sister of the Eng
fish lieutenant The four fly from Ajac-
clio to Marseilles on board the French
sues and as the quartet are about to
board the train for London at Marseiiies,
Marina Is handed mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and necessi-
tates postponement of the journey.
Barnes gets part of the mysterious note
and receives letters which inform him
that he Is marked by the vendetta. He
employs an American detective and plans
to beat the vepdetta at their own game.
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Revelations Of the ereaLt,..
To girls about to marry oro ,ablo'
tender the advise that tn. would
their intended victim at breaktos study
he is feeding like forty, reject a s, Il
the direct descendant of Cree. s'i R. a,
OF swine. II he is melancbo,,. nerd
ware of the abrupt curves Of NJ, be
permanent II he be boisterous ' en-
facetious. remember that an aus and
drum gives the greatest reverh, Empty
and ehatterbox at 8 a. m is auon,
some as Chanticleer at 8 o'clocl' - T., ufe'
morning. BY their breakson. III The
shall know them.-saturday Rev,eys you
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$1.0o FOUNTAIN PEN guaranteed
IA carat gold. By mail s1.00, Write
PEMBROKE STATIONERY CO., Salt Lake City.
ESTABLISHING the plural.

Fred. who was four years old, Wis.
tied his uncle on the farm. When he
came home his father asked him what
had pleased him the most.
20. liked the geese. I had such
fun chasing them, ard We had great
big goose for dinner one day!"
Well" said his father, how can
you tell the difference between a
goose and geese?"
Jaw. that's easy" said Fred "One
geese is goose and two gooses is
geese"
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A Forma, Occasion.

Eat my wife's earnest persuasion"
said Mr.. Meekton. 81 went to the
kitchen and notified the cook that she
would be expected to interest herself
in various household reforms"
And with what result?"
"She listened with apparent inter
est and then went ahead and did as
abe chose. She treated me as IL /
were regular notification commit
tee"
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Easy ShavlnoP

The barber in China frequently pur.
sues his calling under peculiar cond,.
lions, No soap is used, the parts he.
ing simply rubbed with water and then
scraped with fearsome iron weanon
made locally, which, though II mich
astonish cutler, yet answers the mr.
pose very well.-Tbs Wide World
Magazine.
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Women Would Vote on Bond lssu,

women Wouiu vote on bona issue.
The Woman's Civic league of Allan
ia has passed resolution asking the
city council to allow women 10 vote on
proposed bond issue Of $4,000
The league points out that Atlanta has
many women property holders who
have the good of their city at heart;
that in many instances their property
is the result of their own efforts, and
that If women know how to make mon
ey and how to take care of 1t they
certainly should have the right to say
for what purpose and by whom their
taxes should be expended
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FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN,

For thirty years Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousandsof
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges.
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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Discounted Dad.

i see," said the Wall street man.
that you are engaged again"
i am admitted the son and heir.
Just when violets and theater tick.
cts are due for their fall rise. Why
must you always fall in love on a bull
market|-kansas City Journal.
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snarrow as a Semester.

II is a curious fact that. though the
house-sparrow does not naturally sing.
yet handreared house-sparrow have
been made, by association with bull,
finches. to acquire the song of that
bird-a truly astonishing instance OF
hidden or latent capacity.
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The new law Offices of State Repre-
sentative Harry j. Robinson are in
ICONS 102-103 Mercantile Block, Salt
Lake City, Utah, to whom all who
IRE In need OF legal advice are re-
ferred.
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Cannot Fool Conscience.

"A man kin allus fix up arguments
TO quiet his conscience" said Uncle
Eben. but tain no use, No matter
how much you turns de clock back.
shutdown gwlnter come jes' de same"
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Criminals of Paris.

There are 10000 dangerous Grim.
inals in Paris who are capable of do
ing murder and 100000 who live by
dishonest means.
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stealing time from sleep is a poor
way to beat it.
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Auor,.r ~ Cures While You Walk
hiieh 81 oot-Ease for curns and bnni'pp Ia, -,
eallous aching feet 25c ali Druggist not sWeatJ
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Mrs windows Soothing Syrup.
FOR children teethlng, sofens the gums reduces In
hamation, allays pain, cures wind coiiu 25o bottle
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NOTHING LASTS IN THIS WORLD

The Girl-Oh. Jimmy, how I wish
this could go on forever.
Jimmy-Well, I'm afraid It won't.
I've an idea dat barb wire fence ahead
of us II stop us.
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You don't have to go to a rink to
see a lot Of cheap skates.
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How many American women IN
lonely homes to-day long for this
blessing to come into their lives. and
to be able to utter these words bnt
because of some organic derange.
ment this happiness is denied them
Every woman interested in This
subject should know that prepara.
ton for healthy maternity i
ACCOMPLISHED by the uss of
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SYNOPSIS.

Copyright, 1901. Dodd Mead q Co., N. z.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-26
THE ELK,s ITINERARY.
Plans Made For United States Grand
l.odqe's Trip to Los Angeles.

Special IL Times Republican.
Iowa City. Nov. 26.-George L. Red
dick. chairman of the committee on
transportation. of the grand lodge OF
Iclks. and Henry Louis have just re-
turned from Des Moines. where they
held q conference with railroad of-
ficials regarding the trip to be taken
to the meeting of the grand lodge or
the United States at Los Angeles next
summer Chairman Reddick is the
father of the movement to have all
the Elks from this state journey to-
gether to the grand lodge.
The itinerary, for WHICH details nave
just been perfected, begins at Omaha,
where all Iowa k;lks are to assemble,
The Rock Island line, with fun
Suuipment of sleeping and dining cars,
will be taken thru to Colorado
Springs The Colorado Midland Will
then transport the Elks to Grand
Junction, from which place the Rio
Grandc Western will be used to Salt
Lake City All the trains will be per-
sonally conducted and numerous side
trips will be a feature
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Red Oak, Lost Creek. Williamsburg,
Columbus City. Hiteman and in the
counties of Wapello and Mahaska, be-
sides there are hundreds of them to be
found in every mining town in Iowa.
The object and desire of the Fist
eddfod is to have such Il meeting as
will attract competition in great num-
bers from all of the above named
places and to give an Eisteddfod that
will surpass anything of the kind held
outside of the boundaries of the native
land. Fully 80 per cent OF inc
program is given in the English tongue
and every effort that can be made mas
been done to give the people the very
best meeting that the association mas
ever held in the state. The program
includes some of the best musicians
in the state as we'll as some of the
best declaimers, and there Us been
such response to lead the officers to be-
lieve that this years program will sur
pass all others.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-26
George Sharp, Farmer Near
Grundy Center, Narrowly
Escapes Losing $500
DEcoY LETTER CAUSES CAPTURE
Foreer Represented That Mortgage and
Notes Had Been Lost, and Fake Cor
respondence Was Carried on Until
Real Mr.. Hume's Attorneys Wrote
Sharp Asking for Payment
oecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Grundy Center, Nov ga would
be swinder was cleverly caught at
Davenport, a few days ago, after at
tempting to swindle George Sharp, d
farmer residing near here, out of S.
100. Mr. Sharp some years ago made
a loan with the German Insurance
company, of Freeport, Ill. When that
company failed, the Sharp mortgage
was sold to a John Hume, of Daven-
port. In August, Mr.. Sharp decided to
exercise his option to pay off the mort
gage on Sept. 1, SO he had Mr. Mof-
felt, our abstracter, write a letter to
that Mr.. Sharp desired to pay off the
mortgage, and asking him to send the
mortgage, notes and release to the
First National bank, of this place. In
reply to this letter, came letter signed
John Hume" stating that the mort
gage and Other papers had been lost
in moving, and asking MIR. Moffett to
arrange method by which the money
could be paid without the delivery of
the original papers. This kind of COR
respondence was carried on for some
time, when Ficke & Ficke, attorneys
for the owner of the mortgage, Mr.
Hume, wrote Mr.,Sharp asking him for
payment of the interest on the mort
gage. 1t was then discovered that the
party who had been writing in the
name of John Hume was in imposter
and forger and was not the real own
err Of the mortgage, and that neither
the mortgage nor the notes had been
lost, but were in fact lin the possess
sion Of Ficke & Ficke. The matter was
then taken up by Ficke & Ficke and
Williamson & Willoughby of this place,
who We're acting as attorneys for Mr.
Sharp, and release of mortgage and
affidavit Stating that the signer was
the owner of the mortgage, and that
the same was lost were sent to the
writer of the letters, and he signed
and swore to them and returned them
here
A decoy letter was then written by
the First National bank Of this place
to John Hume, and registered, and the
imposter called at the postoffice and
signed for the letter, and was there
upon promptly arrested by detectives
who were watching for him. When he
was arrested, it was learned that the
imposter was a John Humes, a la
borer, who had formerly been a brake
man; that he had been telling some of
his friends that he was expecting some
money from some of his relatives. That
he had obtained possession of the let
ter by reason of the similarity Of the
names. He claims that he was just
seeing how far he could go with Mr.
Sharp, but that he did not intend to
take the money. He was unable to Sc
cure bail, and was returned to Jail to
await a hearing. Several charges, in
GLIDING forgery, are likely to be- laid
against him. Mr.. Sharp has since paid
off the mortgage to the real owner, and
feels that he is very fortunate to es-
cape from so dangerous character.