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iy with all his might at the Servian's
head. upturned in the earnestness OF
his bawling. On the instant the re-
volver roared loudly In the narrow
kitchen. and Armitage seized the brass
lamp and flung IL from him upon the
hearth. where it fen with a great clat-
ter without exploding
Ii was instantly pitch dark. The
Servian had gone down like a felled OK.
and Armitage. at the threshold, leaped
over him into the hall past the rear
stairs, down which the men were STUN
bling, cursing volubly as they came.
Armitage had assumed the existence
OF front stairway, and now that he
was launched upon an unexpected ad-
venture be was I'm humOr 20 prolong
X for a moment even at further risk.
He crept along a dark passage 20 the
front door, found and turned the key
TO provide himself with a ready exit.
then. as he heard the men from above
stumble over the PROSTATE Servian. he
bounded up the front stairway. gained
the second floor. then the third and
readily found by its light the room
that he had observed earlier from the
outside.
Below there was smothered confu-
sion and the cracking or matches as
Durand and Chauvenet sought 10 grasp
the unexpected situation that confront
ed them. The big servant. Armitage
knew. would hardly be able TO clear
matters for them at once, and he hur-
riedly turned over the packets OF pa
pers that lay on the table They were
claims OF one kind and another against
several South and Central American
republics, chiefly for naval and mill
tary supplies, and he merely noted
their general character. They were. on
the face OF IL. certified accounts in the
usual manner OF business. On the back
OF each had been printed with a rubber
stamp the words: vienna, Paris.
Washington. Chauvenet ct Durand."
Armitage snatched up the coat which
Chauvenet had so carefully placed on
the back OF his chair. ran his hands
through the pockets. found them
empty. then gathered the garment
tightly IN his hands, laughed a little TO
himself 10 feel the papers sewn into
the lining and laughed again as he tore
the lining loose and drew forth a fat
linen envelope brilliant with three
seals OF red wax
Steps sounded below. A man was
running up the back stairs, and from
the kitchen rose sounds OF mighty
groanings and cursings In the heavy
gutturals OF the Seryian, as he re-
gained his wits and sought to explain
his plight.
Armitage picked up a chair, ran
noiselessly TO the head OF the back
stairs and looked down upon Chauve-
net. who was hurrying up with dam
Ing candle held high above his head.
Its light showing anxiety and fear
upon his face. He was halfway up the
last hight, and Armitage stood in the
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IN the wall. and the door was at once
opened and instantly closed
Armitage. following at twenty yards
on the opposite side OF the street,
paused abruptly at the sudden ending
OF his chase. 1t was not an hour for
lettering. for the Genevan gendarmerie
have rather good eyes. but Armitags
had by no means satisfied his curiosity
as TO the nature OF Chauvenet's errand-
He walked on to make sure he was
unobserved, crossed the street and
again passed the dark, silent house
which Chauvenet had entered He
noted the place carefully. 1t gave no
outward appearance OF being occupied
He assumed from the general plan OF
the neighboring buildings that there
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was courtyard at the rear OF the
darkened house. accessible through
narrow passageway at the side. AS
he studied the situation he kept NOV
Ing to avoid observation and presently.
at moment when he was quite alone
Ia the street walked rapidly to the
house Chauvenet had entered.
Gentlemen In search OF adventures
do well TO avoid the continental wall
Mr.. Armitage brushed the glass from
the top with his hat Ii jingled softly
within under cover OF the rain drip
The plaster had crumbled from the
bricks In spots. giving a foot its op-
portunity, and Mr.. Armitage drew him.
self TO the top and dropped within.
The front door and windows stared at
him blankly. and he committed his
fortunes 70 the bricked passageway.
The rain was now coming down In
earnest. and at the rear OF the house
water had begun 70 drip noisily into an
iron spout The electric lights from
neighboring streets made a kind OF
twilight even IN the darkened court.
and Armitage threaded his way among
n network OF clotheslines to the rear
wall and viewed the premises. He
knew his Geneva from many previous
visits. The quarter was undeniably
respectable, and there is. to be sure. no
reason why the blinds OF n house
should not be carefully drawn at night
fail at the pleasure OF the occupants.
The whole lower floor seemed utterly
deserted Only at one point on the
third floor was there any sign OF light
and this the merest hint
The increasing fan OF rain did not
encourage lettering IN the wet court
yard, where the down-spout now ratified
doiorously, and Armitage crossed the
court and further assured himself that
the lower floor was dark and silent.
Balconies were bncketed against the
wall at the second and third stories
and the slight iron ladder leading thith.
er terminated a foot above his head
John Armitage was aware that his
position, IL discovered, was. TO saw the
least untenable, but he was secure
from observation by police. and he as
sumed that the occupants OF the house
were probably too deeply engrossed
with their affairs % waste much time
mitage spraug up and caught the low
est round or the ladder. and IN n NO
ment his tail figure was a dark blur
against the wall as ne crept warily I'D.
ward. The rear rooms Of the second
story were az dark and quiet a.
those below. Armltage continued 20
the third story. where a door as well
as several windows gave upon the
balcony. and he found that It was
from broken corner OF the door shade
that a sharp blade OF light cut the dark.
All continued quiet below. He heard
the traffic OF the neighboring thorough
fares quite distinctly. and from Sitch-
en- near by came the rough clatter OF
dishwashing 70 the accompaniment OF
a quarrel In German between the
maids. For the moment he felt Sc
cure and bent down close TO the door
and listened
Two men were talking. and evidently
the matter under discussion was OF inn
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Chapter "

JOHN ARurAoE A PRISONER.
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venet struck OF
at once away
from the lake,
turned into the
Boulevard Hell
vetique. thence
into the Boule-
ward Froissart
with it's colony
OF pensions. He
walked rapidly
until he reached
a house that was
d / stin guished
from its imme-
diate neighbors
only by its I'M
lighted upper
windows. He
pulled the bell
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BE man cllnched Arn!-
tage about the body with
his legs while he struck a
match on a box he pro-
duced from his pocket.
The suddenness with
which he had honr, nn,r.
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p ortance, for
they spoke with
a kind OF logged
elaboration. and
the long pauses
IN the dialogue
lent color 10 the
belief that some
weighty matter
was in debate
Tho beat OF the
rain on the bal
cony and its
steady rattle in
the spout inter
vened TO dull the
sound or voices.
but presently one
OF the speakers.
with an impa-
tient exclama-
ton, rose. open
ed the small
glass paned door
a few inches.
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him tight In a moment be was thrown
ecross the threshold OF a door into
an unlighted room. where his captor
promptly sat upon him and proceeded
to strike light
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he man whom John Ar
mitage expected arrived
at the Hotel Monte Rosa
a few hours after the
Claibornes' departure.
While he waited Mr.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07
eara q rha,sk..

We WISH to thank our friends
spd neighbors for their kindness
during the sickness and death Of
our son and We especially want to
thank those who sent the flowers,
but We appreciate the kindness of
oil our friends more than We can
toll.
Mr.. AND Mrs. J. j. SPENCER.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07
FOrmaldehyde
Fuller Drug Co.

Great Bargain IN . state Lease.
Better hustle and secure it.
Easy terms. Also three quarter
sections Of decided land, first class
in every particular and At about
half prise other lands are selling
at. Town lots at your own price
A. n. IsBELL.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

On Saturday, April 18th, the
Ladies' Aid OF the Methodist
Episcopal church will hold their
Annual Bazaar at Mrs. Heaton's
store. There will be a Food Ex-
change. Plants for sale and many
other useful things.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07
OILY 4SO. .OO Fron Denxer. J.

The Colorado 4 Southern offers
between March 9th and April Both
this very attractive rate to Cali
fornis. Arizona, Nevada, Oregon
and Washington points; also Mex
ico Certain poipts).
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

Aeets Visa Camp No. g. w..
o. r., hsld' . vaokse Thsrsdsy
svsaisg q woodosa tsmpls. An
aaaisss ~ given bv Nsighbor
Osssssy. sqd ths rs0aiedsr qe ths
s..s'as ~ :.io''d 's, /. social
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

~ q leAesaa q Osaass y
~ Wlpdlag ~ = H. aill u
Qsaesa ~ b aivlso satisesssioa.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

\ dssss viii 4 given q ths
nsssdtsv eest9 hosss Tessday
evceiaG, nesea II. 0ood sssie.
0oed 1ooe ed . aood time asearsd
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07
A Twenty-yea Sentence.

. II have just completed . twenty year
health sentence, imposed by Bucklen'a
Arnics Salve. which cured me Of bleed.
ing piles just twenty Year, ago." writes
o. 8. Woolever, OF LeRaysvilie, N. Y,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals the worst
sores. boils, burns, wounds and cuts in
the shortest time &c at Fuller Drug
Go.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07
vaIsss q eaas..

vaass - 4als.
TIE rsqsirsnest fhaE Al cattle,
hossss and sheep grazing under
permit On the Natyunal Forests be
given salt n frequent intervals 10
regulation which hes been found
to 60 : long way in protecting the
Seass and conserving tho forage
\ ops
Experience hes. shown that the
want 1t salt makes stock restless.
Il cattle and horses sre not sup
Piled = they need it, they roam
and wander. haunting old sailing
grounds ussd in previous seabons,
tsaupliug the forage plants in
sesad Of eating them, paving the
groand, and 10 other ways injur-
ing the range. But II their crav-
ines ere supplied, they scatter
peasefully over the pssture
grounds and feed It their leisure.
Salt i 20 necessary to the easy
aud profitable handling Of sheep
on the range. that no aockmaster
would think Of eettin /, along with
ont It II sheep do not receive
their usual supply It is only with
grsit dimcolty that they can be
held in bosds or kept in camp at
night So far - sheep are con-
Derued. NO regulation, BY Law 10
necessary, because the owners, for
their own convenience, will salt
their Aocks. But cattle are not
hsrded, and tho owners might
neglect to salt them, II the rsgu-
lsssqns were not strictly enforced.
Stock on different ranges re-
quirs varying quantities Of sait.
Sheep need less on dry range than
o. green. An average quantity
tor 1000 heed of sheep would b
frop loo 70 !, 800 lbs. sach ysar.
For . Ike asnbsr Of cattle, from
5000 - 10000 lba . year is ~
qsitsd. Hoesss need less than
eaS<laI
Od hsassrs In the days OF the
pieoe6ss kaew that dsef aud baI.
40 tlsvslsd .ha9 distances TO liek
sak IN sal,as springs. The Blue
Lsshs % Lieking R,vsr, in Ken
tashg. sad . sinilar immoral
nDsiag a 1lk River, in Wsst Viz.
elsia, vess iAaoss Sor the herds
q der, bu9alo and Elk which
fssqesstsd tbso.- The sdjsesnt
sssasd We % dssply trsnpsd
49,. The marks we're 70 b sssn
oaey yssrs afese the places ceased
- - visited By these animals.
TIE 6aguaehs public SCHOOL was
eleesd let Monday on account Of
sseelst tsvsr. At that time there
wees three OF four cases in town.
Il S,s . vsry light form and thsss
49, 49, IT,
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

The Ohio state convention met
At Columbus Wednesday and laid
Senator Foraker and bis friends on
ths shelf. The convention nomi-
mated delegates at large to the Chi.
ca9o convention and instructed
them for W. H. Taft.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

~ nil,lae eseyssy ~ =
| sslse1is ~ ~ = ens1ssss vhsal
1to9 9egoho6a ~ eoed.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

Remember there 10 skating at
the Broadway rink every Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday nights
Good music and . good time for
everybody.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

TIE iost 0ssiasd Nevs ''6e.
ussss thss at lsass 1900 pSopIs vii
bo'os ~ ~ town The oeaooa oud
~ u vill rsQs,rs thirty hot,ls p
0eeoooeaaAs ~ crowd.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

just l.eceived..l6O
Columbia Gold Mold
Records. They are
csc each at BRADY'S
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

volaiy Phillips vho bee bsss
svay It ef1At ysass has returned
- lbo.&1oago 10 spuaiu until llay.
~. Phillips hes soos COED nia.
~ property q Aldss froo vhioh
- ~ oAioood soQo ora
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

TIE 6aguachs public SCHOOL was
elessd let Monday on account Of
sseeIst 6sver. At that time there
weee three or four casee in town.
Il 6,s . vsry light form and thew
hsvs beea 20. sev oasss since, aud
I'll ~ old ones ere Improving.
Il 6thosgAt today that II will b
soet 70 reopen the school next
Me6day.-Cfeeceut.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

0bel1iae ~ iseseassd
olb1)e4aoshU 6evise ~ pses
- ta1s e1sk' ~ Y
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

Daer~ Dunn made . business
trip 70 Denver Tuesday night
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07

DsLlGaTs or rmE sra:
Tho Colorado l. Soutbern's low
rates and splendid service places
the Mexican Cult within only a
few hours distance. Let % toll
you Of the splendid attractions.
TIE FssaHR,
General Passenger Agent, Denver
Good work horses are bringing
good prices ct Monte Vista,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-23
LECTURE ON Y.
M. c. A. WORK
BY DR.. WEATHERFoRD TO CA.
DIETS AT THE COLUMBIA MIL
TARY ACADEMY.

DR.. W. D. Weatherford, Information
al Secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A. fol
the South, lectured to the student
body in the chapel at the Columbia
Military Academy Monday evening
DR.. Weatherford lectured along the
benefits that were achieved by the
work done by the Y. M. c. A. AS a
result of his lecture the Columbia
Military Academy will have a student
representative at the International
Young Mems Christian Association
Conference at Columbus, Ohio This
conference convenes next Thursday,
the 22nd, and the representative from
this school will leave Wednesday
The election has not as yet
been made, but will be done tonight
The members of the faculty at a
last night decided to give a
general holiday today, in order that
both the teachers and pupils might
have a chance for little rest as the
work that has been going on has been
very trying on both teachers and pu-
)ils.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-23
GAVE A DRINK;
FINED $500
JOHN HARRIS HEAVILY HIT IN
THE CITY COURT-TAKES
AN APPEAL.

Quite a number of transgressors
faced Judge Erwin Monday morning
when City Court opened for trial of
those who had been taken in the tolls
Saturday and Sunday.
The most important case on the
docket was against John Harris, col
ored, who was up on the charge of
selling, furnishing or giving away liq-
uor. The arrest was made by officer
Lancaster, and John was fined $500
and costs. An appeal was taken to
the Circuit Court
Lucy Robinson, colored, charged
with disorderly conduct, was fined
$500 and costs. William Smith, col
ored, was up charged with assault and
battery, but the case was continued
until Tuesday afternoon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-23
COUNTY JAIL is
FALLING DOWN
QUESTION or ONLY A FEW
YEARS, AND THEN A NEW
BUILDING.

Il is only a matter Of time and a
very short time at that, according to
the members OF the Jail Commission.
before Maury county will have to have
new jail.
/ w. j. fowler, a member Of the Com
mission. in discussing the matter Fri
day said the present building was the
worse job he had ever seen foisted on
any county in the way Of a public
structure and that the building was
literally falling to pieces. The walls
are bullying in and out, chimneys and
fues are falling in, the floors are
.swagging down in spots and It re-
quires constant repairs and care to
keep the building in a habitable con-
dition
Mr.. fowler spent Thursday at the
jail having twelve long iron rods put
through the building from end to end
to draw and hold the walls in plumb,
this work having been recently or
dered by the County Court. On ac-
count of the sagging walls the sew
erage is constantly getting out of re-
pair and leaking and foul odors aris-
ing making the establishment not only
disagreeable but unhealthy.
The present Jail was finished in
1884, or twenty -four years ago.
The contract price was $21,45O
and it is said the contrac-
tors cleared large amount on
the job. With proper construction
and first-class material the building
should have been good for another
fifty years, but under present condi-
lions it will be only few years be-
fore it will have to be replaced.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-23
HEAD IS CUT
FROM HIS BODY
AN AGED MAIL CARRIER MEETS
TRAGIC DEATH NEAR
GALLATlN.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
GALLATIN, Tenn, Oct. I9.-NeIson
Haw, aged n years, a mail messenger,
was struck by freight train at
Saundersville in Sumner county today
and his head severed from his body.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-23
BAD ACCIDENT
AT FLYS STORE
UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION BLOWS
TWO MEN FORTY FEET
m AIR.

News reached here Thursday nigh
of a serious accident which Occurre,
Thursday morning at Fry's Blum Oh
the Hickman county line OF the new
railroad being built by the 3Iiddl,
Tennessee Railway Co. which runs
from Franklin, Tenn, to Leatherwood
in Hickman county, in which Will W
Elan. one Of the foremen OF a gans
OF graders and Capt. L. G. Garner. an
other foreman Of a gang Of graders
we're blown a distance OF thirty fee
or more by the blast and dangerously
wounded. Several others we're shock
ed.
The blast was being made through
a deep covering of dirt into several
feet of rock below in the side of the
bluff. The holes were sunk and load
ed, two and one-half kegs of pow
der being used in the charge. The
explosion occurred and the gang wait
ed several minutes for a second ex
supposed that both went off at the
same time and returned to the scene
Garner was standing directly over the
hole looking down at it and Elan was
down to one side and a little under
the top of the mound where the sec
ond hole was when the explosion oc-
Cured. Garner was blown straight
I'D with tons of dirt and rock a dis
lance of thirty-five or forty feet to-
gether with a large rock weighing a
ton or more, the rock falling within
a few feet of him. Garner had one
rib rOken and was cut about the face
and head, one shoulder and hip be-
ing badly bruised, and was shocked
to a great extent, while Elan had two
ribs in his right side broken and one
torn loose, he was badly cut about the
face, large cash was cut almost
across his head and he was bruised
up SC badly about the body that he
cannot turn in the bed. Frank Will
son, he superintendent, was knocked
down twice, but escaped without any
serious injuries. Several of the hands
who were close up were knocked down
and received slight injuries.
NJ. Garner was taken to his home
in Nashville and the latest reports
from him state that he is resting as
comfortably as possible under the
circumstances, but is quite nervous.
Mr. Elan spent very bad night, but
is reported as resting more quietly
To-Day. His nerves seem to be shat
tered and his condition is considered
serious, but while this is so, his ply
sicians think if there are no internal
injuries, he will recover all right.
This bluff is the one where twenty
four kegs of powder and fourteen
cases of dynamite were used several
months ago in one blast and at which
time stones weighing many tons were
blown a distance of two hundred feet
and the creek completely damned
with the debris.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-23
CLOTHES WORN
IN REVOLUTION
ARE ON EXHIBITION AT THE
PHOENIX NATIONAL
BANK.

A suit Of home-spun, which IS on
exhibition at the Phoenix National
Bank in this city is attracting a great
deal Of interest. The suit has a BIT
OF history attached to it.
L was the property Of Thomas
Greer, and was worn By this gentle
man in the Revolutionary War. 1t is
fashioned after the style Of the time,
knee trousers. with vest ana coat cut
in the long Colonial cut-away shape
Mr.. Greer was in the battle or
Kings Mountain and during the battle
distinguished himself for his bravery
and courage, and after the battle was
made a special messenger to carry
the glad news to Congress then in
session at Philadelphia. During the
battle Mr.. Greer's wife was with him
and from behind a giant oak tree
moulded bullets for her husband
He was a native of North Carolina
and for this service and many others
rendered the cause of the revolution
the State of North Carolina gave him
a grant of land of 5000 acres. This
grant was situated in a beautiful val
ley in Lincoln county now in the State
of Tennessee, and upon a portion of
this grant two of Mr.. Greer's sons
now reside. These sons are twins
and are in their seth year Thomas
Greer, Jr., and John Greer They are
as proud of this suit of clothes and
guard it as the most precious thing of
their lives.
The suit was sent to DR.. T. A. Whar-
ton by these gentlemen to be placed
in the Battle Abby on the battlefield
at Guilford Court House during the
week and Centennial at
North Carolina, last week.
The Greer brothers also possess a
letter written to Thomas Greer, Sr.,
by General Washington, which they
would not part with. At night the
suit of clothes is placed in the vault
at the bank.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-23
EXCELLENT HEALTH ADVICE.

Mrs. NJ. NJ. DAVIDSON, OF NO. 3l9
Clifford Ave., San Jose, Cal, says:
1.-THE worth of Electric Bitters as, a
general family remedy, for headaches,
biliousness and torpor of the liver and
bowels is so pronounced that l am
prompted to say a word in it's favor,
for the benefit of those seeking relief
from such Affections. There is more
health for the digestive organs in a
bottle of Electric Bltters than in any
other remedy | know Of" Sold UNI
der guarantee at GEO. S. ALCORN'S
drug store. SOC.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-23
NEW PASTOR FOR
CULLEOKA CHURCH

Special to The Herald.
CULLEOKA, Tenn, Oct. 16.-The
congregation of the Presbyterian
church U. S. A. at this place has
called the Rev. Mr.. Henry of Leba-
non to the pastorate. Mr.. Henry has
accepted and will preach the second
and fourth Sunday in each month. His
first sermon will be on Sunday, Oct.
25th.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-23
STOLE CASH SENT TO
BRYAN'S NEWSPAPER

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 15.-1n the
Police Court today Clarence F. Broad,
substitute mailcarrier n the employ
of the Lincoln postoffice, confessed
that he had taken letters addressed to
VIM. j. Bryan's newspaper contain
ing funds for the Democratic cam
paign fund. Broad admitted taking
eleven letters Monday. He was
bound over to await the action of the
United States grand jury.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-23
BAPTISTS HOLD A
SUCCESSFUL MEETING

Special to The Herald.
CULLEOKA, Tenn, Oct. 16.-The
revival services that have been in
progress at the Baptist church here
for the past week, conducted by the
new pastor, Rev. Mr.. Hough will come
to close Saturday night. The meet
ing has been quite success in many
ways.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-23
CONTINENTAL FIRE INSURANCE.

co.-When 1t comes 70 insurance
tie Best is the Cheapest, irrespective
of cost, but the Continental charges no
more for its policies than agents Of
many less responsible companies ash
Tor theirs. Farm business solicited.
FARRELL q LIpscoMB, Agents