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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12

Here's the place" came the voice
of Dicky, giving direction to the driv-
er; and the carriage slackened pace
and stopped. Looking out saw that
we were at a division of the road
where a two-story house faced both
of the branching ways.
You'd better come out" said Dicky
at the door, addressing his remark to
me. "He was to meet us here"
"Be careful" cautioned Mrs. Knapp.
| kept my hand on the revolver
that lay in my overcoat pocket, and
walked with Dicky on to the porch
It was a common roadside saloon, and
at this hour it appeared wholly de-
serted Even the dog, without which
| knew no roadside saloon could ex-
ist, was as silent as its owners.
Here's a go!" said Dicky. He was
to meet us, sure What time have you
got?"
| struck a match in a corner and
looked at my watch by its flare.
Five minutes to three"
"Whew!" he whispered. we're reg
ularly done. ! thought he had a bad
eye when l was bargaining with him.
l wondered If Dicky had hand IN
the trick, if trick it should prove tc
| be.
Well" said Dicky obviously, I"
think | know where the fellow woult
have taken u.s. trailed him this af
ternoon, and I'll lay two to one that
can pick out the right road"
rs this the third road from Brook
lyn?" l asked, pointing to the tract
that led to the left.
Il reckon So" said Dicky. i"
haven't kept count, but l recollec
only two before it,
"All right Up with you them"
Dicly obediently mounted to tn
seat beside the driver.
Il shall ride outside" said to Mrs
Knapp. Il may be needed"
Half a mile farther we passed
house, and within quarter 81 mil
another.
We are on the right road" was m
thought as | compared these in m
mind with the crosses on the diagram
About half mile farther a sma
cluster of buildings loomed up, dar
and obscure. by the roadside.
This is the place" said confiden
ly, motioning the driver to pull up.
remembered that Henry Wilton's ma
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12

a droll affection of malice in her voice,
that he mailed me your full history
as gathered from the town pump, 1t
is at the house now"
Il tried to get something out OF
Mother Rorton concerning you," con-
tinued Mrs Knapp. 81 even went so
far as to see her once"
Il don't think you got any more out
of her than she wanted to tell"
Indeed did not was afraid Mr..
Richmond had not gone about it the
right way You know Mr.. Richmond
acted as my agent with her?'
mo, ] didn't know. She was as
close mouthed with me as with you, l
think"
We'll, I saw her. wanted to get
what information she had of you and
of Henry"
She had a good deal of it, if she
wanted to give it up"
so | suppose. But she was too
clever for me. She spoke we'll of you,
but not a word could | get from her
about Henry Yet she gave me the
idea that she knew much"
Il should think she might. had
told her the whole story
She is used to keeping secrets, l
suppose" replied Mrs. Knapp. But l
must reward her we'll for what she has
done"
She is beyond fear or reward"
"Dead?" cried Mrs. Knapp in a
shocked voice. And how"
She died. fear, because she be-
friended me-" And then | told her the
story of Mother Bortons end.
Poor creature!" said Mrs. Knapp
sadly. Yet perhaps 1t is better So
She has died in doing good act"
/ The carriage had been rolling along
swiftly. Despite the rain the streets
we're smooth and hard. and we made
rapid progress. We had crossed a
bridge, and with many turns made a
course toward the southeast. Now the
ground became softer, and progress
was slow. An interminable array oi
trees lined the way on both sides, and
to my impatient imagination stretched
for miles before us. Then the roat
became better, the horses trotteC
briskly forward again, their hoofs pat
tering DULY on the softened ground,
"All the better" thought. TIT
as good as muftler II any one Il
j listening for US"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
SIZE.
Find Good Market in Mexico.

When it is learned that over one
half of the foreign merchandise con-
sumed in Mexico is supplied by the
United States, and that the total value
of the imports from this country for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1908,
was $5S,617,593 (gold). it will be un-
derstood how strong are the ties of
commerce between the two republic.
The United States transacts with Mex.
leo more than three times the amount
of trade that either Great Britain or
Germany does and five-fold the busi-
ness that is reported by France. And
IL we add together the imports into
Mexico from all of Europe and the
United Kingdom there is still shown
balance in favor of the United
States of nearly $10.0O0.OO0 annually.
The Mining World.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12

had stopped at the third cross from
the parting of the roads.
mo, it isn't" said Dlcky eagerly.
ITS two or three miles farther on. I
trailed the fellow myself to the next
house, and that's good two miles at
least"
had leaped to the ground, and
opened the door of the carriage.
1--WE are at the fourth place." said.
And the cockeyed barn." inquired
Mrs. Knapp, peering out.
was struck silent by this, and
looked blankly at the dark forbidding
structure that fronted on the road.
You're right" said Mrs. Knapp
with a laugh. Cant you make out
that funny little window at the end
there"
| looked more closely at the build
ing. In the dim light of the stars the
coat of whitewash that covered il
made it possible to trace the outlines
of a window in the gable that fronted
the road. Some freak of the builder
had turned it a quarter of the way
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
CHAPTER xxvIII.-continued

II did not need it till Sunday, con
+jnued Mrs. Knapp. Il have been wor'
ried much at the situation of the boy
bu. | did not dare go near him Henry
and | decided that his hiding place
was not safe. We had talked OF NOV
sn,, him a few days before you came.
When | found that Henry had disap
,eared | was anxious to make the
.nange, but | could not venture TO at
tempt it until the others were out OF
town, for | knew | was watched. lhen
| was assured from MOtl4r Borton
that they did not know where the boy
was hidden, and ! let the matter rest
But few days ago-on Saturday.
she sent me word that she thought
they had found the place. Then it
came to me to send you to Livermore
with the other boy-oh, hope no
uarm came to the little fellow" she
exclaimed anXiously.
'Hes safe in my rooms in charge
Of Wainwright" l said. He got back
on the morning train, and can be
had for the asking"
"Oh, I'm so glad" said Mrs. Knapp.
'I was afraid something would hap
pen to him, but had to take desper.
ate chances. Well. you see my plan
succeeded. They all followed you.
But when | went to the hiding place
the boy was gone. Henry had moved
him weeks ago, and had died before
ne could tell me. Then thought you
might know more than you had told
me-that Henry Wilton might have got
you to help him when he made the
change. and wrote to you"
And the key" l said. remembering
the expression Of the note. Did you
mean this diagram?"
mo" said Mrs. Knapp, Il meant the
key to our cipher code. ] was looking
over Henrys letters for some hint of
a hiding place and could not find the
key to the cipher. | thought you
might have been given one. | found
mine this afternoon. though. and there
was no need of it, so it didn't matter
after all"
The pitching and tossing of the boat
had ceased. And. minute later. with
clang of bells and grOan Of engine we
were at the wharf and were helped
ashore.
Tell the captain IT, wait here for us
with fires up" said Mrs. Knapp. The
carriage should b.. somewhere around
here" she continued, peering anxious
iy about as we reached the foot of the
wharf.
This way" said familiar voice
and a man stepped from the shadow
''Dicky Nahl!" exclaimed.
Mr.. Wilton!" mimicked Dicky
but it's just as we'll not to speak Sc
loud. Here you are. put the hacks
lights out just to escape unpleasant
emark.'
Mrs. Knapp entered the carriage ant
called to me to follow her.
remembered Mother Bortons warn
ings and my doubts of Dicky Nahl.
You're certain you know where yoV
are going?" asked him in an under
tone
mo, I'm not said Dicky frankly
"T've found a man who says he knows
We are to meet him. Well get ther
between and O'Clock. He won
cay another word to anybody but he
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
CHAPTER xxx.
The Heart of the Mystery.

l was in the shadow of the mystery,
A hundred questions rose to my lips;
but behind them all frowned the grim
wolf.visage of Doddridge Knapp, and /
could not find the courage that could
make me speak to them.
Mrs. Knapp" l said, you have
called me by my name. had almost
forgotten that l had ever borne it. l
have lived more in the last month than
in the 25 years that remember before
it, and 1 have almost come to think
that the old name belongs to some one
else May | ask how you got hold of
it?"
1T was simple enough. Henry had
told me about you remembered that
you were coming from the same town
he had come from telegraphed to
an agent in Boston. He went up to
your place, made his inquiries and tel
egraphed me. | suppose you will be
pleased to know" she continued with
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12

or you. ] guess he knows what he is
about"
We'll. keep your eyes open. Meek
ers gang is ahead of us. Is the driver
reliabIe?"
Right as judge" said Dicky
cheerfully. Now, if you'll get in
with madame We won't be wasting
time here"
l stepped into the carriage. Dicky
Nahl closed the door softly and climbed
on the seat by the driver, and in a mo.
ment we were rolling up Broadway in
the gloomy stiffness of the early morn
ing hour.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
Reduced to DecimaIs.

1t has been known, theoretically,
that the tides act as brake on the
rotating earth and tend to lengthen
the day. The effect, however, is so
slight that it cannot be measured in
any length of time at mans disposal.
It may be estimated with the aid OF
certain assumptions, and, using the
data available. Mr.. w. D. Macmillan
has recently made the necessary com.
putation by the formulas used by en-
gineers. He finds for the increase OF
the length Of the day one second in
100000 years.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
French as She Is Spoke.

The restaurant customer pored over
the bill of fare until the waiter began
to shift ostentatiously from one foot
to the other. Then finally the Gus
toner said:
"Tll have 'emince of turkey"
"Wot's that?"
"Emince of turkey"
The name gave the waiter no clue.
"Why, look; here it is" said the Gus
toner. And he pointed out to the
waiter the exact spot on the bill of
fare where the name of the desired
dish appeared.
"Oh," said the waiter, vastly re-
lieved. "Eminence of turkey, you
mean. Yes, sir Whole portion-or
half?"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12

Paris Pattern No. 1861, All Seams
Allowed.-This simple little all-cover
coat is developed in tan.colored
Venetian cloth, with trimmings of
black soutache braid and black satin
covered buttons. The model hangs
straight from the shoulders, the side
seams being slit up slightly. All the
stitching is done with black silk, and
the full sleeves are gathered into the
armhole and wristbands. The patch
pockets are slightly pointed at the
lower edge, and are set we'll toward
the front. The model is an excellent
one for the everyday coat made up in
dark blue or black frieze cloth, lined
with q brilliant-colored silk or satin.
The pattern is in five sizes, one-half to
seven years. For a child of five years
the coat requires 2A yards Of material
q inches wide, 2B yards 36 inches
wide, 1% yards AZ inches wide, or IN
yards 81 inches wide; one yard of
braid.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12

Paris Pattern No. 1896, All Seams
Allowed.-For the more dressy shirt
waist. made up in messaline, SILK
voile, chiffon cloth, taffetas or surah
silk, this is an excellent pattern. The
wide tucks at the front and over the
shoulders give the required fullness'
and the model fastens at the center
back. Silk which has been hand-em-
broidered is used for the yoke and
turn-back cuffs; the material tucked
to form a shield and undersleeVes'
which, if desired, may be of contrast
ing material. The sleeves may be
made in seven-eighths or three-quarter
length, according to taste. The pat
tern is in seven sizes-32 to A inches,
bust measure. For Sc bust the waist
requires Az yards of material 70
inches wide, 3Is yards 27 inches wide
21s yards Sc inches wide, or IA
yards 42 inches wide; as illustrated,
five-eighths yard of tucking 10
inches wide for collar, shield and un-
dersleeves.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
sreakina the Tee.

do you think any girl ever pro
poses in leap year, ~ they say, Jen-
nie?" he asked.
Not unless she is obliged to-" an
swered the maiden.
HIN! l hadn't thought Of that" he
said, after a pause.
"But, George" she said, laying her
hand affectionately upon his arm and
looking into his eyes, you. am sure,
will never force me to that humilia-
ton"
"No-er-that is to say-of course
not"
The ice was broken and three min
utes later George was Jennie's &C.
cepted
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
Remarkable Discovery Made in Frozen
Siberian Bog.

Sixty-one years ago young Russian
engineer, Benkendorf, saw the River
Lena In Siberia release dead NAM
moth frozen ages ago in the bog.
There had been exceptionally warm
weather in the north of Siberia, and
the river, swollen by melting snow
and ice and torrential warm rains
swept out of its old channel and carV-
ed a new one, carrying to the sea vast
quantities of its former banks and fur
rowing up the thawing bogs over
which it raced. AS he made hislway IN
steam cutter. against the current
Benkendorf saw the head of a NAM
moth appear above the lopd. Rush
upon rush of water more and more
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
Ice Had Preserved Mammoth.

released the body. Its hind legs were
still imbedded when he saw 1t, but
"a hours liberated these. The NAM
moth had sunk, feet first, into a bog.
The ooze had frozen over 1t; success
sive tides had heaped soil and vege-
tation upon it. Bone and flesh and hair
were perfect They secured 1t; they
cut off its tusks; they dissected 1t and
found in its stomach the last meal 1t
had eaten, young shoots of the mr. and
pine and masticated fir cones. They
we're still at work when the river,
spreading farther, engulfed them. The
men escaped, but the watars surged
over the mammoth and carried it for
carrion to the sea.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
Heaven on Earth,

Heaven consists of desiring, from
the heart, good for others more than
for ones self, and in serving them
with a view to their happiness, not
from any selfish aim of obtaining re-
muneration, but out Of love.-Sweden.
borg.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
HeInl Murderl

"Why did you knock Jones DOWN.
I'VE were talking about the fire.
quency of Browns jag"
"Wel?"
well, great Scott! he referred to
Browns present drunk as the current
bun. .'"-Boston Transcript.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12

M. Clemenceau, the French pre-
mier, is a martyr to indigestion, and
has been a regular visitor to Carlsbad
for 20 years, finding it easier to direct
a government than a stomsch.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12

Salt Water Used at Key West.
Key West has salt water fire and
sanitary flusbiEg system-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12

The cooks kettle and temper are
apt to boil over simultaneously.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16

The Gar is learning how to get
along with his parliament. He told the
president of the Duma the other day
that he approved its action In rejecting
the naval program Of the ministry, and
sympathlzed with its championship Of
the cause Of the university students.
Not only does the Gar seem to under
stand the Duma, but the Duma itself Is
doing the business for which it was
established with remarkable success
for body composed of men without
previous legislative experience.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16

could not run wilder riot than is here
seen in reality.
The photographs shown with this
story give the reader fairly good idea
of some of the formations. Cathedral
Spires, one of the most peculiar group
of rocks in the entire Garden, is So
called from its resemblance to church.
At near view, the resemblance is lost,
but from a distance, at certain angles,
one may readily believe, IF he did not
know to the contrary that he is looking
at beautiful cathedral and would ex-
pect to hear the echoes of the chimes
borne family to him on the breeze.
Near to the Cathedral Spires Is Eagle
Rock. The rock itself has no resem-
named, but If you look at the very sum-
NIT you will see a formation which Is
an exact duplicate of an eagle. This is
one of the most remarkable sights in
the whole section. The stone bird
perches himself at the very top Of the
rock and there he sits as he has set
for ages, looking out over the other
wonderful things that were created at
the same time he was. The Flying
Dutchman is a grotesque pile Of stones
nearly 400 feet high which bear a de-
cided resemblance to the Dutchman of
the stage with his funny cap on his
head. The Siamese Twins are so named
because they are close together, each
being practically duplicate of the
other
Balance rock is a stone nearly 300
feet in height which stands on its point
almost like an egg. 1t is so perfectly
balanced on another stone that It some
times sways in heavy gale, but appar-
emily there is no power on earth that
can bring it to the ground. How many
thousands Of years it has stood there
connot be told; neither can any one
know how It was made to assume its,
peculiar position.
1t is the opinion Of biologists that
the masses Of rocks, In their strangely
garish colors, the sedimentary strata
that once lay horizontally upon the
mountains breast, but that some gigan-
tic convulsion of nature threw them
into their present perpendicular atti-
tude, with their roots, as 1t were, ex.
tending hundreds Of feet underground.
The erosion by water, when the region
was part of the Gulf of Mexico, is be-
lieved to account for the quaint and
astonishing shapes of the various for
nations, though since that remote pc
riod there has been such a change of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16
SOME STATISTICS OF CRIME.
Figures of Prison Population that
Furnish Food for Thought.

Figures of Prison Population that
Furnish Food for Thought.
A bulletin issued by the Census Bu-
reau contains some statistics of the
prison population of the country that
are startlingly suggestive, says the In
dianapolis News. The statistics are of
June 20, 1904, when the total popu-
lation Of the country was estimated to
be S1,301, ,S4S. At that time the coun-
try had 1887 penal institutions, includ.
Ing four United States civil prisons,
sixty-seven State prisons and State and
county penitentiaries, fourteen reform
atories for adults, seventy-one munich
pal prisons and warehouses; and 1,1S1
county jails. At the date named these
various prisons contained S1,772 in
mates, an average Of 1905 per 100000
of population. The average seems ap-
pallingly large. but it shows an i'm
provement over 1890. when it was 1915
per 100000 of population.
There is some consolation in the fact
that, appalling as the aggregate Of
crime appears, the percentage of Grim
inals to population is not increasing.
This might be due to remissness in the
enforcement Of law, but we are at least
permitted to hope that it is not the
case, the moral trend Of the times being
toward stricter instead of laxer enforce
ment Of law.
1t appears that of the total number
of prison inmates on June 80, 1904, IT,
269, or 9416 per cent, were males, and
4.503, or 519 per cent, were females AS
there Is no great difference in the num-
ber of males and females in the coun-
try. the figures indicate clearly that
crime is much more prevalent among
men than among women.
On June "a, 1904 there were in the
United States nlnety-three institutions
for Juvenile delinquents between the
ages Of and 81 years. These institu-
tions, included reformatorles reform
schools, truant schools-in fact, all
kinds of prisons, places of detention
and religious agencies for juvenile de-
linquents, AT the date e,named they con-
tanned 23,034 inmates, of whom 1866
were In the Catholic protectory at
Westchester. n. Y.
The number of inmates in all kinds
Of institutions for juvenile delinquents
increased from 1886 on June l, 1890,
TO 23034 on June 30, 1904. This was
a gain of S,1SS, or $50 per cent. On
its face, this is not encouraging, though
it may be due to the fact that there
were more institutions for juvenile de-
linquents in 1904 than there were in
1900 and more activity in arresting and
confining them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-16

No mind, no intellect, Is powerful or
great enough to attract wealth while
the mental attitude is turned away
from it-facing in the other direction.
One Of the greatest problems of mod
ern science is to discover means by
which the great energies or forces
which are going to waste all about lis
may be utilized. 1t is well-known
fact that the finest locomotive yet made
has succeeded in utilizing only about
10 per cent Of the energy of its fuel
Elghty-five per cent Of the suns force
stored mp in the coal Is lost. Great
forces of nature are everywhere going
to waste because man does not know
how to control them, to marshal them,
to harness them to his uses.
On every hand we see great humal
ability doing the work of mediocrlty or
running to waste; splendid possibilities
In rags and novels men of quality and
talent living shiftlessly in narrowness
and squalor; thousands of men and
women, who have reached their gray
hair period, having still seventy-five.
eighty, or ninety per cent of their abil-
ity undeveloped, untouched. They are
small, mean, and pinched, when, had
they discovered themselves and de-
manded the best Of themselves, they
might have been large, broad, full, and
complete.-Orison SWEET Marden, IN
Success MngnZine