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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17
The MARATHON MYSTERY
a STORY OF MANHATTAN.
~ BURTON e. STEVENSON
Author OF Tho Honaday Case" Cadets of Gasoony" Etc.
"A o OF MANHATTAN.
I'd expected! Now take us up to tn.
rooms, Thomas"

I'd expected! Now take us un t o the
rooms, Thomas"
But in the vestibule he paused.
lis that the rack where the coats
hang, Thomas?" he asked.
Yes. sir"
and where Mr.. Drysdale hung his
coat that night2"
Yes. SIR"
Did you happen to notice. Thomas.
when he came in. whether or not the
top button OF his rain-coat was miss
ing?"
Eyes, SIR" answered Thomas slowly;
Il thought about 1t afterwards, and it's
mighty funny. sir. but I'd swear he
had hts coat buttoned up tight around
his throat. How could he a-done that
IL tn top button wasn't there?"
How. indeed7" unused Godfrey. gag
ing at the q with yes intent.
Then they softened. frightened: his
face broke into a smile.
"Of COURSE" he said. half to himself:
how dense Of me not to have thought
Of it! Now. Thomas. we'll go up
stairs"
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ARTIFICIAL FACES.
Romance Of tho Aluminium Nose-Enq.

Romance Of the Aluminium Nose-Enu.
land q Pioneer in the Industry.
The entire reconstruction of a hui
man face by artificial apparatus, which
has been achieved in Paris is prob
ably unique. But there is no need to
90 to Paris for artificial faces. All the
necessary detai1s-eyes. ears, noses, up
per and lower jaws, and even artih-
cial cheeks n cheekbones-can be
procured in London. says The Daily
Mail.
A visit to the London hospital showed
q Daily Mail representative that Eng.
land. in fact, Is a pioneer in this indus
try. New noses are the features most
in demand at the hospital Finsen Light
department. Most OF the cases have
been ~disfigured for years. and as they
watch the progress Of the cure under
the lights rays the patients vanity
which may have been overwhelmed for
years by the Disagreement Of the dis
ease. comes to life again.
The noses are made out Of aluml.
mum n are daintily tinted to suit
various compilations. They are minute
ly stippled. n a few fine yenulea
make them closely resemble nature.
The inventor and maker is an ex.
cabinet maker in Yorkshire. who. hav-
ing lost his own nose by lupus dis
ease. vas forced to find an artificial
substitute. The result Of his inyen-
ton was so satisfactory that now he
has given up cabinetmaking and de-
votes all his time to making aluminium
noses. ears. etc.. chiefly for patients
from the London hospital. There are
four general styles Of nose:
The Ordinary English"
The aquiline.
The classic Greek. r.
The slightly retrousse.
According to n Of the nurse. in
the Finsen light department. patients
do not always follow their original
type OF nose. but choose one whose
shape appeals to them.
A soldier, whose whole lower law
was carried away by a bullet in the
, ago provided with n new Jaw. teeth.
lowsr lip and hin In this case most
OF the apparatus was made Of soft
rubber.
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Memory WA. Rad.

For more thar an hour a witness for
the defense had lodged questions. His
faulty memory was particularly exas-
perating to the counsel for the plaintiff.
who was seeking to recall to the Wit.
nesses's recollection an event of four or
five years previous. Eventually the man
remembered something about it,"
"Ah," continued the lawyer for the
plaintiff, what did you think of 1t at
the time?"
Really" said the witness. speaking
bafore the lawyer for the defense had
time to interpose objection, ut was so
long ago I can't recall exactly what I
thought OF It."
Well" shouted the cross-examiner.
excitedly. "is you can't recall exactly'
tell US what you think now you thouxht
then.n
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PART v-DAv.
p I.
WHAT HAPPENED IN sU1rD
FOURTEEN.

I was conscious. in a dim way. that
the end was at hand. that we were
about to penetrate the mystery. In
deed. I already had a vague linking Of
the truth-too vague to be put into
words. too obscure to be discerned
clearly. I was trembling with eager
ness: I endeavored to string upon q
common thread the bits of evidence
which had seemed to Godfrey SO Inn
portant-the bottle. the scratches on
the wall. the coat rack. the broken
the the note; but for the life of me
I could see no connection between
them. Yet I knew there must be, or
Godfrey would not now be walking
up and down the room with a face so
beaming. so triumphant. . /.
miss Croydon will see you at once.
sir" announced Thomas from the
threshold. and we followed him to the
farther end of the corridor. where he
tapped at a door. A voice babe us
enter.
(cone;aued Next Weekly
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Be at the pergola at nine.
II I am late, wait for me.
Well" I faltered; "well-.

Well" I faltered; "well-'
"Oh. don't o see. Lester. It's the
key to Il whole problem. It's the
light we've been looking for-with our
eyes shut! And to think that instead
Of coming straight here for it. I should
have stumbled about in the dark for SO
long. It's the only possible explanation,
and yet I didn't think of it. 1t was in
evitable from the first, and yet 1
couldn't see 1t. It disgusts me with my
self-lt's what l get for being so cooked
up over finding that bottle down there.
Even after l saw that blotter. I didn't
guess it,"
He had taken out a card. and as he
spoke he wrote a rapid sentence on 1t.
Here" he said to Thomas, take this
to Miss Croydon at once please"
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William r. Smith, a Scotchman by
birth, IL about to complete his 55ti
year as superintendent OF the botanical
garden in Washington. He says he has
served the fedora government in the
same position longer than any other
OF Its employees.
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Proof Positive.
Fio.n Illustrated Rit,

An freshman was in trouble abou.
a u found in his possession. The
law. unfortunately for him. adopted
The unkind suggestion that le mad
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: MORE OR less HUMOROUS. .


Put eiame on the "Old Man."
The young man had returned from his
wedding trip. and was again at his desk I'M
the office.
1t was the day after his return that the,
Junior partner called him to his desk and!
said: ,
Nov that you're married, Mr.. Quilts. i
trust you will, be considerate in your treat
ment of me-" =
II don't quite understand you. sir!" ex-
claimed the young man, in surprise. !,
"Oh. It's a little early. 1 KNOW" admitted
the Junior partner. but there's nothing
like taking time by the forclock. [ suppose
you haven't been out late at night yet?"
Certainly not, sir"
And it's none Of my business II you
have. But when you do stay out some
night. be considerate. Remember that q
have a reputation for fairness and humane
treatment of everybody in this Office that
I would like to retain. Don't tell your wife
that you're sorry you're late. but that that
slave-driver at the office piled work upon
you to such an extent that you had to
work right into the night; don't tell her
that the tyrant you work under gave you
one-and-sixpence for dinner. and told you
that you would have to post all the books
In the office before leaving for the night.
Just invent some other excuse. you know"
The young man thought the matter over
for a minute or two. and then asked
anxiously: d
well. II I should be late, what shall I
say?"
"oh. put 1t on the senior partner. as .
do. He can stand it,"
"The 'Heaper Of Goals"
Mrs. Fanny Crosby. the author OF
hymns. is still. though 81 years old. in first
rate health.
Not long ago. said a New York clergy
man. Il visited Mrs. Crosby in Bridgeport.
and found her exceedingly entertaining.
l shan't soon forget some of the youthful
memories that she r%ecounted.
Our talk turned to the subject of chill
dren's quaint misunderstanding of biblical
metaphors and parallels. and she told IN
amusing story on this head. T..
She said that a little boy came home
one day from school In q bad humor. An
other boy. Jack Jones. had given him .
thrashing. and he wanted revenge.
Oh said his mother. don't think OF
revenge, Willie. Be kind to Jack. Heap
Goals of fire on his head. Then he will be-
come your friend
Willie thought he would try this meth,
ID. He did not see Jack Jones till the next
day at recess. Just as he was buying a
lemon pie for luncheon Jack appeared and
said:
Look here, I licked you yesterday. but
I didn't give you enough. Now I'm going
to lick you again.
"And he planted a hard blow on willie's
little stomach.
willie gasped and grunted. but instead
of striking back he extended his pie to
Jones.
Here he said, In a. kindly voice, I'll
give you this. I make you a present of It,
Jack Jones. in glad anazement, fell.
dpon the pie greedily. and it had soon dis
appeared.
Gosh, 1T was good he said. What did
you give it to me for?'
Because you struck me- said the heap
er of Goals.
Instantly Jones hauled off and struck
him again.
"'Now. go and get another pie he said.-
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Caps for the Police?
From the New York SIM

Doubtless deputy Police Commits,
sioner waldo can produce excellent ar,
gunents to support his decision that
caps are better head covering for pa
trolmen than are the helmets now in
use. 1t Is a peculiar and interesting
fact that every new administration OF,
the police department finds something,
wrong with the uniform worn when it
command. n proceeds straight-I
Way to remedy the defects. These are,
high matters, not to be discussed light
ly by laymen, for it is notorious h
one commissioners ideas Of equipment,
ava Uniform are pretty likely to be
s>orned by his successor, and if police
experts disagree with each other the
public must confess it's inability to pass.
on such questions. 4
The helmet has seemed a s%atisfact-!
DRY article OF clothing. It's shape shields
the back of the policeman's head as.
we'll as his forehead. The heavy, stir
material of which it is made is a pro-
lection against the brickbat. The air.
space serves to keep the Wearer's head,
from becoming overheated, and there
fore does mo- tend to depilate him.
Bald headed policemen are no nuner-
Gus. The helmet is warm enough. It il
a safe place in which to carry papers.
note book and other articles OF small
bulk n weight. A comfortable, use
full part of the uniform it seems to be.
The helmet. with its distinctive shane
and color. Identifies a policeman In a
crowd: The cap will be lower than
the helmet and many men of many CALI
ings wear caps. There is comfort for,
the lonely wayfarer in the sight of al
police helmet. When a man in a can
approaches, 1t may be hard to tell at
a glance whether he is an inspector.
q motor1nan or conductor or a street,
railway. a uniformed mailman or a po-
liceman.
There will be regret for the passing
OF the helmet. Yet nobody should
mourn as one without hope. Probably!
Mr.. Waldo's successor will abolish cans
and restore the police "skypieces" with
which New York is now familiar. To
make changes in the uniform is the FIRST
duty of the police commissioner.
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Women Voters and poa Tax.

YIN O1IOI1ICI3,
Victoria, the canital OF British Co,uu-
hia. has a peculiar municipal franchise.
Every person who pays 81 dog tax In,
entitled to vote in elections for MAYOR
and aldermen. The system has led to
abuses. 1t has been discovered that six
strength of a single dog. Worse still;
one ingenious lady. unable to get a real
dog In time to qualify, took out a IL
cense for a china dog on her mantei.
piece. Municipal franchise reform i
In Victoria. and the unktnd associatio.
of logs with mayors and aldermen n.
doomed. "
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A BRIGHT, Frethy Tragedy.

What 1 want Francis Wilson told an
amateur dramatist, 'is a bright, frothy
Notwithstanding crisp and snappy."
"How do you mean?'' asked the would
%be-author. slightly puzzled. Can you give
me an idea?"
"Oh. yes" said Wilson. Here's Inc.
Just a little thing In one act, YOU know.
"Nhen the curtain goes UP two persons
are discovered on a sofa, one a pretty
young woman. the other a nice looking
young man. They embrace. Neither say
a word. Then a door opens at the back
and a commercial traveller enters. He
wears an overcoat and carries an umbrella.
You can tell at once by his manner that
he is the husband OF the young woman. At
least that would be the natural inference
of every discriminating p%laygoer. .
The husband takes off his coat, draws.
a revolver, and in the midst of the silent
embrace of hero and heroine fires. J
The young woman falls dead. ,
He fires again. The young man fallsi
dead.
Then the murderer comes forward, puts,
on a pair OF eyeglasses and proceeds to-
contemplate his sanguinary work. ,
Great heavens!' he exclaims. L am on
the wrong floor"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09

and | happened to find it," He turned
TO the strangers who had accompanied
him from the ship. crying, "Serve those
warrants" and they stepped forward.
The uproar of the past few minutes
had brought men running from every
direction till, finding no room on the
stairs, they had massed in the street
below while the word flew from lip to
lip concerning this closing scene Of
their drama. the battle of the Midas.
the great fight upstairs and the arrest
by the Frisco deputies. Like Sind
bad's genie, wondrous tale took shape
from the rumors. Men shouldered one
another eagerly for glimpse of the
actors, and when the press streamed
out, greeted It with volleys of ques-
tons They saw the unconscious mar
shall borne forth, followed by the old
judge. now a palsied wretch. sinking
beside his captor. very shell of a man
at whom they jeered. When McNama-
IA lurched into view, an image Of de
Feat and chagrn, their voices rose
menaclngly. The pack was turning
and he. knew it, but, though racked
and crippled. he bent upon them a
visage so fun of defiance and contemp-
tuous malignity that they hushed them
selves. and their final picture Of him
was that of big man downed, but
unbeaten to the last. They began to
cry for Glenister so that when he
loomed in the doorway, a ragged, he
roic figure. his heavy shock low over
his eyes, his unshaven face aggressive
even in its WEAKNESS. his corded arms
and chest bare beneath the futtering
streamers, the street broke into wild
cheering. Here was man Of their
own. a son Of the northland who labor
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
IN THE FIRST DISTRICT.

Senator Deboe and Collector Franks
and Mr.. Happy. says the Louisville
Post, are the Fairbanks Triumvirate;
devoted each to the others political
fortunes, and having an unbounded
faith in the persuasive power of al
Office in prospect.
Since Governor Bradley's election
to the senate the Fairbanks managers
have been profuse in their promises
of patronage. Enter here or leave
hope behind for federal Office" say
these experienced politicians.
But remembering the Lineup" al
Frankfort in 1896, when the Republi-
cans were trying to elect a senator,
remembering the difficulty Mr.. Franks
and Mr.. Hunter had to convince the
governor they were not trying to
bride members to vote for Hunter
remembering with what difficulty a
solid vote was secured for Mr.. Deboe,
we doubt whether applications for
Office Endorsed by Deboe and Franks
and Happy can move the new senator
to any great zeal, especially as the
president will be named Taft, and not
Fairbanks.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
BRYAN'S DOOM.

William Jennings Bryan, the urim
and thmmim of Democracy, has set
up the criterion in his Omaha plat
form, and the oracle foretells defeat
for the party. Abandonment of the
Philippine islands and free trade will
offer issues with Taft as the Republic
can candidate. 1t is doubtful whether
any candidate, other than Bryan
would have the temerity to talk about
tariff for revenue only" It has
been the pleasure of the Democratic
press to talk about tariff revision"
instead of the adjustment of the pro-
tectiye features.
Mr.. William II. Taft has said the
last word about "tarff revision" He
says a commission after the next cleo
ton, to keep politics out of a busi-
ness matter. Bryan says to fight over
the old question OF free trade or pro
lection, keep the tariff in politics and
upset business.
He can't say much about the
hihpplhSS INV ne uSSu W name
us weep over the patriot, Aguinaldo,
and his brave band; bn-, salas! Aggy
accepted terms and redred in COM
fort, ana the Filipinos regard Taft as
their protector from The threatened
aggressioas OF Asia M. Bryan won't
be able to make us weep over the
Filipino pa;'lots, and he won't be
able to frish,en us with The expense.
William H. Taft, again, satisfied the
congress, tliat undsr his administra-
lion the Philippines haven't cost the
United States penny above the reve-
RTE derived from their.
II Bryal says anytairg about the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
HAPPY
THE PRISONERS ENJOY SINGING
ABOUT THEIR HOME.
How Two Prisoners. Held an Wife
Murder Charges. Take II
Differently.

The latest diversion employed los
the prisoners in the county Jail Ia
while away the time. is singing. and
several quartettes. scNtcttcs and
choruscs have been organized There
are. several excellent yocal.sts On the
ial and The songs they render include
everything from The complaints made
by the stars" az the moving picture
shows. 10 the high class operate airs.
one of The favor.te selections ls song
entitled I'VE Are So Happy in Our
Home Sweet Home"
A trip through the Jan easily cou-
yinces one that the prisoners arc real
Is happy with the exception OF Mon
roe bacon. the negro. who o. la jail
awaiting trial tor numbering his w.fc.
Bacon sits aloof from the rcsi'of the
crowd and spends his time bending
over q table reading the Bible or
Grooming religious song Bacon
says he Is prepared to die should the
court so viii.
Alex wade. also In jail for murder
ing his wife. is one of the happicst In
the lot aud seems not To appear TO b"
worrying about the outcome of .his
trial.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
TAETrS LEAD

Taft gained thirty delegates last
week, while Joe Cannon got one, six
teen contests were filed, and Fair
banks didn't lost any of the twenty
seven he has in prospect in Indiana.
Taft now has sixty-four, twelve more
than those of his competitors. includ-
ing Indiana. the contests and the I'M
instructed delegations combined. Ne
braska and Oklahoma, both of which
will instruct for Taft, will choose this
week. and Iowa, another Taft state,
will instruct next week.
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ed and loved and fought in way they
understood, and he had come into his
due.
But Roy. dumb and llstlcss stag
gered up the street. refusing the help
Of every man except Wheaton. lie
heard his companion talking. but
CRASHED only that the attorney gloated
and gloried.
1--WE have whipped them, boy. We
have whipped them at their own game.
Arrested In their very dooryards-citcd
for contempt of court-that's what
they are. They disobeyed those other
writs, and so got them"
II broke his ARM" muttcred the
miner.
Eyes, saw you do IL! Ugh! 1t was
an awful thing! l couldn't prove con-
spiracy, but they'll go to Jail for n
little while just the same, and we have
broken the ring"
1T snapped at the shoulder" the
other continued duly, Just like n
shovel handle. | felt it-but he tried
to kill me, and had to do It,"
The attorney took Roy to his cabin
and dressed his wounds, talking in
cessantly the while, but the boy was
like a sleep walker. displaying no ella
ton. no excitement, no JOY of victory.
at last Wheaton broke out:
Cheer up! Why, man. you act like
loser! Don't you realize that we've
won? Don't you understand that the
Midas is yours? And the whole world
with it?"
"WonT echoed the miner. what
do you know about It, Bill? The
Alidas-the world-what good are they?
You're wrong. I've lost-yes-I've lost
everything she taught me, and 10y
some damned trick of fate she was
there TO see me do II. Now, go away:
want TO sleep"
He sank upon the bed with its tanglc
OF blankets and was unconscious he
fore the lawyer had covered him over.
CONTINUED In next issas.l
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
MIR. EDWARD collision Is
MAKING GOOD" IN MEMPHIS

The many friends OF Edward Rolls
ton will be pleased to learn that he Is
making good doing newspaper
work on the Memphis News-Scimltar.
He has received a large share of the
most important assignments since he
has been with that paper and will this
week be sent TO Jackson, Tenn, to
establish news bureau for the News
Scimitar. lie will stay at Jackson
until the work is systemlzed and then
return to Memphis, whore he is court
reporter.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09

Panama canal William II. Taft can
+ oduce foures to show Sat since his
war department has takeh direct
ol arge Of II e work the dart has been
flying at a marvellous rate.
Everybody, but the senate cabal,
thinks the tariff should be revised o.
not by cutting down all around, not
by raising all around, not by remov-
ing the protective features. but to
meet conditions that have arisen IN
the last dozen years. Nobody but
Bryan desires free trade. We woull
risk giving Bryan a Democratic con
gress, in both branches, and bet he
could not pass an absolute free trade
bill. The Democratic idea of free
trade is to put on the free Est every
thing one has to buy, and in the tariff
schedules everything he has to sell.
Imagine a Louisiana Democrat voting
to put sugar on The free list. or an
Ohio Democrat voting TO put wool on
the free list.
1t is odd that those candidates, who
up to now have been posing as
the great disciples Of Mckinley, do
not advocate ta'if revision. The
martyred president in his last speech,
a few minutes before he was assassi-
mated, came ont plump for reciprocity
and tariff revision. and this plank in
the Ohio platform dictated by Nj
Taft, is in line with the policy 10
which Mr.. McKhley pledged himself
at the last.