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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-07-23
SYNOPSIS.

Burton II. Barnes, n wealthy American
touring Corsica. rescues the young Eng
lish lieutenant. Edward Gerard Anstrn,h-
er, and his COrsican bride, Marina,
daughter of the PaolIs. from the muir
derous vendetta, understanding that his
reward is to be the hand Of the girl he
lish lieutenant. The four fly from Ajac-
clio to Marseilles oil board the French
steamer Constantine. The vendetta pur-
board the train for London at Marseillcs,
Marina 10 handed a mysterious note
which causes her TO collapse and necessi-
ta,es a postponement Of the Journey;
and receives letters which inform him
. that. he Is marked by the vendetta. lie
eniploy0 an American detective and plans
70 beat the vendetta at their own game.
For the purpose OF securing the safety
OF the women Barnes FRANCES to have
Lazy Chartris lease n secluded, villa at
Nice to which the party Is to be taken
IN a yacht. Suspicion is created that
Marina is in league with the Corsicats.
A man, believed to be Corrcgio Danclla,
is seen passing the house and Marina Is
thought to have given him "A sign. Ma
rlna refuses to explain to Barnes which
fact adds to his latent suspicious Barnes
plans for the safety of the party arc
learned by tho Corsicans. The carriage
carrying their party to the local landing
II followed by two men. one Of the
horscmen is supposed to he Corregio.
They try to murder the American. The
cook on the yacht-a frcnchman-is sls-
pected of completely in the plot. The
party anchors at ST. Trnpcz. The yacht
In followed by a small boat. The cook Is
detected giving signals to the boat.
Barnes attempts to throw him overheard,
but is prevented by Marina and Enid,
The cook IL found to be innocent OF III"
supposed plot and Is forgiven. The party
arrive at Nice and find Indy Chartris
and her daughter Maud homiciled In the
villa rented with Barnes money. Barnes
Is amazed to find that Count Corr"gio Is
at Nice and Is acting the role Of adm!rcr
TO Lady Chartr!s. Barnes and Enid
make arrangements for their marriage.
The net tightens about Barnes. lie re-
ceivcs n note from La Belle Black wood.
the American adventures. Barnes hears
that Elijah Emory, his detective. has
been murdered by the CorSicans. He
learns that the man supposed to be Cor
regio. who FOLLOWED the party on their
way to the boat, was Saliccti. "A nephew
OF the count. and that Count Corrcgio
had been in Nice for some time prior to
the party's arrival. The count warns
Barnes not TO marry Enid unless he
would have her also involved in the muir
dcrous feud. Barnes and Enid are mar
ricd. Soon after their wedding Barnes
bride disappears. Barnes discovers she
has been kidnapped ana taken to Corsica.
The groom secures n fishing vessel and
Is about to start In pursuit OF his brides
captors when he hears Il scream from
the villa and PUSHES back to hear that
Anstruther's wife. Marina, is also miss
ing.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-07-23
Bats In BeIfrIes,

BATS In belfrles are q frightful
nuisance" said a young clergyman.
in the belfry of dear old Saint Jude's
they are as thick Is flies. and I don't
know how to get rid Of them. They
eat the candles, you know, tho com.
munion cloths. the vestments. the In.
cense. the mattings. and they even
drink the consecrated wine. Strange
It is to think OF bats doing that. isn't
II? A strange bat diet, truly-candles,
incense. embroidered vestments and
holy wine. ! have tried to smoke out
the pests by burning sulphur. but they
appear rather to like those fumes.
For q sure way to rid my belly OF it,
bats I'd gladly give two dollsrx"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-07-23
70 the Home.Maker,

To build up the power Of our homes.
for beauty, for companionship. for In.
t%elligence. for charity, for a constant
acknowledgment and furtherance Of
the rights OF others. is to build up a
power greater. perhaps. than we our.
selves shall ever realize. And its with.
in the reach of every home, whether
It's a big or a very little one
Harper's Bazaar.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-07-23
will b proof that they ere tahins hs


Will b proof that they ore tah,ns hs
to ~Bocognano."
BY Barnes direction Graham imme
diately alters the course Of the vessel
further to the south, and they dash
down the picturesque coast Of the
island, whose forest clad mountains
run to the very waters Of the sea, till
they weather the point Of Carges. and
open the beautiful Gulf Of Sagons, now
calm as a summer lake.
Here. to the east, In the far recesses
Of the bay, 10 q sail cleaning white IN
der the sun that has Just risen over
the wooded headlands.
Barnes puts his field glasses upon II
n for a moment thinks 1t some nsh.
Ing craft, but the Scotch mate leaving
the wheel to a seaman's hands, springs
forward. takes a long look at It; then
borrows the Americans glasses and
runs nimbly UP the rigging to the top
Of the mast.
From his eerie post he calls excited.
ly: by st. Andrew. it's the Seagull!"
Can Enid be on board of her?" 10
heard In Marlna's anxious voice.
II can ne'er believe It," anaw ers
Graham, as he descends to the deck.
for the vessel Is anchored"
For Gods sake. get US to the
yacht" commands the American.
But despite every exertion. for the
breeze has died with the rising sun. It
Is another hour before they fan their
way near the Seagull. Upon its deck
Is a solitary man, who frantically
screams to them: "a moi, mes amis!
Rescue me! Sacrs bleu. - pirate
cochons have left me. l am Leboeuf,
q cook"
Take heart; we'll board ye. Draw
Leboeuf!" shouts Graham, and care.
fully conncd by the Scotch mate, the
fishing vessel is run alongside OF the
Seagull. The light swell permits them
to spring from n little craft to tho
other. and In a moment Barnes has
assisted Marina onto the yachts deck.
Here they are met by volatile ex.
CARNATIONS and explanations. from
Monsieur Leboeuf. Monsieur Barnes"
he cries alphabetically. re pirates
have carried your bride away. ley
boarded me at 20 moment | was plac.
Ing your supper on re cabin table last
evening. Zen zey gagged me TIL I
could not speak. One-two-threc
minutes and she came on board in 20
b%lackness. Expecting to meet you.
Madame Barnes ran down into 20 cab.
In, and zen"
Them" Barnes face 10 set like
that OF a statue.
zen zey locked re cabin door upon
Madame, and though she cry out. pay
no more attention to her till zey had
got under way. Z~en--zen-"
What ncxt?" Buttons voice Is
hoarse.
"Aftaire Eat, zey como to me and
say: No harm to you. Cook us a
good meal and n young man. hand.
some.faced. bright.eyed. well.dressed
gallant. he gave me n louis and said:
Feed us well but feed us on deck. We
are gentlemen; We do not intrude upon
n lady Zen | give ZEN. mon Dicu, ze
beautiful meal l have prepared for
you. All, how re pirates ate IT,"
GRO BE CONTINUED)
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-07-23
More lIqht Needed.

People are 10Y demanding more
powerful lights, using 30 condlepower
electric lamps where a few years back
they would have been content with
eight. The eason appears to BIO that
the pail over our towns Is increasing
In general intensity. though actual
fogs are fewer. Hence more and more
lights are being fitted In dark cor.
ners.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-07-23
BOOK THREE.
CHAPTER XII.
beware the Path Ahead Of Youi"

The American PAGES the deck more
%buoyantly: reflection shows him what
a prodigious aid Marina's knowledge
Of her native island, its proud, vcnge.
full race and curious customs, will be
to him in his search for his lost bride.
The mists of.the morning are slowly
rising from the bluff headlands OF
Cape RossO; before the vessels bow
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-07-23
FOR sIck m

For thirty years Lydia f.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been tho
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively curedthoGsandso Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulccra-
ton, tibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, !latulency, indiges-
ton, d!zzincss,Ornervous p%rOstratioD.
Why don't you try il?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
TERRIFIC FIGHT
ON PROHIBITION MADE
GBy Associated Press. ]

Nashville. Tenn, Dec. 15.-Indica-
tions multiply that the liquor ques-
tion will be burning issue before
the Tennessee legislature which meets
here in January. Advocates of a
statewide prohibition law are max
ing claims and have opened head
quarters here with Former State Sen
ator l. l.. Pendleton of this city, in
charge. Last night Austin Peay.
chairman of the democratic state
committee and close friend of Gov
ernor Patterson, announced that as
democratic state chairman. he has
opened headquarters here to oppose
statewide prohibition Legislation.
Chairman Peay has also issued call
for the democratic state committee to
meet here Thursday, December IL,
Ito consider the situation"
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
Will NOT
MODEST
DUTCH
IRy Associated Press. /


Washington, Dec. 15.-The exist
ence of what amounts practically to
a state of war between Holland and
Venezuela, the absence for the first
time in many years in an acute crisis
of this kind of American warships
from their proper sphere of influence,
and the profession by the state de-
partment of their ignorance of the
intentions of Holland constitute a
most curious and interesting interna-
tional situation.
The fact that America has a quar-
rel of her own with Venezuela and
has severed diplomatic relations with
that country gives rise to a doubt
as to the accuracy of the statement
that this government is not interest
ed in what is going on off the coast
of Venezuela.
Indeed. there is reason to believe
that Holland is proceeding with the
tacit consent of America to bring
about an end to the chaotic condi-
tions that have prevailed in an in
rational sense in Venezuela for tn
last two years.
So long as the Dutch warships act
strictly within the lines of the Mon
nual message to congress of President
Roosevelt last. year, there will prob
ably be no interference by the Unit
ed States.
Undoubtedly Holland has already
given this government assurance up
on that point.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
JAYNES IS HERE
TO FACE CHARGE
HIGHLY INTERESTING
EVIDENCE Is GIVEN
AND DEFENDANT HELD

Last night a. T. Jaynes, the well
known ticket broker. who was not
present yesterday when his case was
called for preliminary trial before the
United States Commissioner and who
thereby suffered the forfeit of his
Dond of $1,000 at the order of the
United States District Attorney, re-
turned to the city last night. Mr..
Jaynes states that he got here as
quickly as possible and made no eff
fort to evade the law.
This morning at 1890 before Com
missioner sweeney Mir. Jaynes was ar
raigned on the charge of violating
the interstate railway law by selling
an interstate ticket he pleaded not
guilty. He was represented by At
torney Straud NJ. Logan. Deputy
United States District Attorney Logan
of Pueblo. another attorney from
Denver, and Attorney Halderman
represented the prosecution. Deputy
United States Marshal Clark waited
upon the court.
There were some most interesting
developments at the hearing and the
details OF the case. which have been
pretty carefully suppressed until this
time. were made public.
The first witness called was Con-
ductor Turner, VINO has a passenger
run between Grand Junction, Colo
RADIO and Ogden. Utah. He was shown
a pass which he identified as one he
touk up from one ID. Forsythe. pas
senger on his train on November / 3.
and put Forsythe off at the little
station of Mound, Utah, after inform
ing him that the pass was no good
Before getting off Forsythe turned
over to Conductor Turner a number
# receipts. etc, he said ne had re-
ceived from the Grand Junction
ticket broker.
The next witness WAS Forsythe.
Said his home was in California. That
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
WHILE PLANNING TO
KILL SELF, MET DEATH
icy Associated Press. !

New York, Dec. 15.-Planning to
commit suicide by drinking poison.
Samuel Shapiro, a drug clerk, pre-
sumably fell asleep and was asphyx-
lated accidentally by gas in a Brook
lyn drug store, where he had asked
permission to rest in rear room. On
this theory Harry Gordon. proprietor
of the drug store. was arrested last
night on charge of homicide.
When Shapiro was found uncon-
scious in the store Saturday night a
vial of nitric acid was found in his
pocket with note, which read:
II am tired of life. Please don't
blame anybody for my death"
This led the police to believe that
the case was one of suicide by poison.
but an autopsy showed that asphyx-
iation was the cause of the death. and
Gordon was detained. although his
connection with the affair. if any. ap-
pears to be entirely accidental He
admits, however. it is said. that he
turned on stopcock in the room
where Shapiro was found to clear the
gaspipes of air and then forgot to
adjust it.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15

he was in this city on November ! j..
en- route home Was a little short o.
money and seeing the ticket broker
cu- rate sign of a. 4. Jayres. wen,
into Mr.. 'Jaynes' office and asked
what the fare was to Salt Lake City
He said that Mr.. Jaynes replied
$1,000 He said that after some
conversation Jaynes told him he
could supply him with a ticket fol
s11.00 and gave him an order for q
rebate of $500 from a certain party
when he reached Salt Lake City.
Forsythe said ne agreed TO take this
ticket and was told to come back thar
evening. He did so. Said Jaynes
furnished him with the pass that was
before the court. also a receipt and (;
rebate order. These were put in al
envelope. addressed to one Frank J
Seville, Salt Lake City. and on The
envelope was written the warning
keep out of sight on train For
sythe identified all OF these papers IL
the court room as being the ones he
was given or sold by Mr. Jaynes
SAID he got on the train next morn
ing, that the conductor took up the
pass, declaring that was no good auC
put him off the train at Mound. Al
ter working at Mound some days For
Sytne paid full rare on to salt Lake
City. He declared that he was moi
then. never had been and is not now
in the employ of the railroad com
pany. He said that he paid Jayne,
s11.OO for the interstate pass ano
got no rebate in Salt Lake as he had
given the papers to Conductor
Turner.
Most interesting indeed was the
Testimony of Rem I SNYDER chief
clerk in the mechanical department
of the local railroad yards. Mr. Sny-
der was shown the pass Jaynes is
alleged to have sold to Forsythe. Mr.
CONTINUED on page -
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
ROOSEVELT VERY ANGRY:
CALLS PULITZER NAMES
BANKER GOODING IS
REPORTED VERY
ILL
Especial to The Sentinel.l

Especial to The Sentinel
Canon City. Colo. Dec. 15.-John
E. Godding, the Rocky Ford bank
wrecker and convict. is lying on n
cot in the penitentiary hospital in a
very dangerous condition. suffering
from an ailment so serious that a
fatal termination is not at all un-
likely.
GoddiRg was ordered to the hospi-
tai Sunday, and yesterday prepared
for surgical operation.
For several years the banker con-
vict has been suffering from an ag-
gravated case of progressive fistula.
which has now reached the stage
where drastic surgical operation is
necessary if his life is to be saved
Godding will not be assigned to any
prison labor pending his confinement
to the hospital. and he will not be
compelled to wear a convict's striped
uniform until after his recovery.
Semi-ofiicial information has been
received in Canon City by friends of
Godding that Governor Buchtel has
promised to make him the recipient
of a Christmas or New Years pardon
or parole.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
TERRIBLE
RECORD
MADE
LRv Associated Press. /

Washington. Dec. 15.-Betweeu
thirty and thirty-five thousand deaths
and 100000 injured is the accident
record in the United States during
the past year among workmen. ac-
,cording to bulletin on accidents is
sued yesterday by the bureau OF
labor. OF those employed in factories
and workshops it is stated that prob
ably the most exposed class are the
workers in ironsand steel. Fatal ac-
Icidents am ongS electricians and cleo
tric linemen. and coal miners are de-
clared TO be excessive. while railway
trainmen were killed Njp sehe proper
tion of 7.46 deaths per f.0Qo~ of ems
ployes. N4
The bulletin declares that much
that could be done for Interpretations
of the workingmen fsS neglected
though many far-reaching improve
ments have been introduced in fac
tory practice during the last decade
1t is pointed out that the possibilf-
ties for successful accident prevention
have been clearly demonstrate in the
experience of foreign countries
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
BIG BILLS FOUND;
ROBBER may BE
CAUGHT
IRv Asl$(ated Press. /

by ~ fiateu freSS.l
Portland, -, Dec. I5.-The most
tangible leS5as to what became .of
$4,000 n IN from the East Side
bank. Dad qber Z, became public,to-
day Io5 It was learued%thatetw two
bills 49, a gold certificate and the
otha- arrency of a large denomina-
tiS,c the same number as some that
49, Seen stolen.- has been discovered
I. lie postoffice at Ogden, Utah.
ft occurred through the wrong ad-
SBressee getting hold of an old news
paper in which was wrapped $4,000
in currency. The address was
|"Charles l.. Price" A plasterer of
that name who lives in Ogden called
for and was given the package. On
discovering the contents, Price hur-
ried back to the postoffice and hand
ed it over to the postal .apthorities.
The large denominations of some
of the bills and the peculiar manner
in which they were transmitted. to-
sether with the fact thatfhe paper
was sent from Portland, aroused sus-
picion. and the Portland authorities
were notified.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
DEVOTION TO HIS
SWEETHEART IS FATAL
[By Associated Press. |

Chicago, Dec. IA devotion tc
ais sweetheart that would not permit
his leaving her bedside when she was
i'll of typhoid fever cost the life of
Frank Griffith. "a years old. North
western university athlete of tho
early sos, just on the eve of his
wedding.
Some months ago Criffith's fian-
Gee, Miss Susan Paddock. fell ill with
the fever. but was sustained in her
fight with the ailment by the pres
ence of Griffith at her side.
She recovered but he was stricken
with the same malady and died yes
terday.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
IRv Associated Press. /


Washington, Dec. 15.-President
Roosevelt today sent to the senate
a statement concerning the purchase
of the Panama canal property by the
United States, denouncing in strong
language the charges that there was
anything wrong in the acquisition
of the canal property.
In summarizing the charges, the
president says:
They are false in every particular
from beginning to end. The wicked
ness of the ISLANDERS is only surpassed
by their faulty. So utterly baseless
are the stories that apparently they
represent in part merely material
collected for campaign purposes and
in part stories which We're originally
conceived with view to positive
blackmail."
In FORM the president says,
they are partly fibels upon Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Robinson meaning
Douglas Robinson, relative of the
PRESIDENT. ]. for instance; but they.
in fact. wholly and in entirety form
partly libel upon the United States
government.
Il do not believe we should con-
cern ourselves particularly with the
individuals who wrote the lying and
libelous editorials. the articles from
correspondents or the articles in the
news columns. The real offender is
Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer. the editor and
proprietor of the World.
While the criminal offense of
which Mr.. Pulitzer has been guilty is
in the form of a libel upon individu-
ais, great injury is done in blacken-
ing the good name of the American
people.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
WANT The
SCHOOL HERE

+ Already uses are being pro- :;
= posed for the Teller Indian i
+ school of Grand Junction since 1
+ it has been announced that the :.
4. Indian school is to be discontin- 1
+ ued. 4
+ w. r. Calliootte, state hu- 1
+ name officer well known in this i
+ city. yesterday wrote letter to 1
+ the Humane Society suggesting /
= that the Grand Junction Indian 1
+ school be purchased by the So =!
= ciety and transformed into a 1
= school for defective children. !
z. \ =. = 4. a a =
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
DYING MILLIONAIRE
BURNS HIS WEALTH
J IBy Associated Press. /

Lond on. Dec. "a special dis
paseh.. from St Petersburg to the
Daily Mail relates that a dying Mos
COW millionaire named Peterhoff had
his whole fortune withdrawn from
the bank and the banknotes brought
to thes ssicsroom. They were them
piled before, him. and he set them on
fire. Peterhoff then called his rela-
tives and showed them what he had
done. congratulating them on escap-
ing from the evils of wealth.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
DEN0UNCES PANAMA CANAL
SCANDALS AS VILEST
CLASS OF BLACKMAIL
In Message Today to the Senate the President Uses
Terrific Language in Denounc;ng Noted
Editors and Writers

1T should not be left to private
citizens to sue Mr.. Pulitzer for lib9.
He should be prosecuted for libelfk
the government authorities.
''In point of the encourageQa1t Jf
iniquity. in point of infamy aY of
wrongdoing, there is nothing to
choose between a public servant who
betrays a trust, public servant who
is guilty of blackmail or theft or
financial dishonesty of any kind, and
"A man who is guilty as Mr.. Joseph
Pulitzer is guilty in this instance.
1t is therefore high national duty
to bring to justice this villitier of the
American people, this man who wan
toniy and wickedly and without one
shadow of justification seeks to black
en- the character of reputable private
citizens and convict the government
of his own country in the eyes of the
civilized world of wrongdoing of the
basest and foulest kind. when he has
not one shadow of Justification.
"The attorney general has under
consideration form under which
proceedings against Mr.. Pulitzer shah
be brought"
The president then again details
the history of the purchase of the
Panama canal property from the act
of congress to the final turning over
of the money, transmitting many pa
pers with the message bearing on the
vap,a'ss points, and says in conclu-
sion
$50 far as this government is con-
cerned. every step of the slightest i'm
portance has been made public by its
executive and every step taken by
France has been made public by the
proper officials"
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
UP GOES
COAL PRICES

:. 1t is reported this afternoon
i. that nearly all of the coal deal
1. ers of the city have agreed to
:. raise the price of the standard
= coal from $3.50 to S5 per ton.
+ There have rumors of such a
4. raise for some time.
!. This is the second raise in
r coal prices that has been made
j. in Grand Junction during the
i. past / s months, the former raise
J. being from $3.50 to $3.50 per
4. ton.
= It is to be hoped that no more
:. raises are to come.
4 Additional advances in the
i. price of coal are evidently some
+ of the signs of the Taft prosper
+ ity that was coming so rapidly
+ after the election.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
GREAT K. P. SANITARIUM
LBy Associated Press. ]

Chicago. Dec. 15.-Dr. G. C. Nc
Connell, medical examiner in chief of
the Knights of Pythias. announced
yesterday that it has been formally
decided that q sanitarium for tuber-
culosis patients affiliated with the
order would be established in New
Mexico. The cottages and other build
ings, when sufficient funds have been
collected from members of the order
will be erected on a large tract of
land near Las Vegas. donated for the
cause by New Mexico lodges.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-15
REWARD NOW $4,000
GBy Associated Press. ]

Spokane. Wash. Dec. l5.-The
total reward offered by the Great
Northern officials and the govern
ment for the arrest and conviction of
the train robbers who held up and
robbed thain No. near Hillyard,
Wash. last Wednesday has been in
creased to $4,000. Many believe
Frank Hauser and Mcdonald. who
robbed a Great Northern train of
$4,000 over year ago near Her
ron Siding, Mont, were in the holdup.