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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13
BY
GILBERT
|[SlAYSON

copYRIGHT. 1907 By
oEoR6g n. AQANRST

[ysoPss or PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
kmyrER lat the suburban home of Charles
Knight, high 6nancier . he and his broker,
N Gibbs. hatch up scheme to corner
.slsh street railway stock. rhey rely upon
support OF Dick Horrigan, boss OF the
&shboing city, who Is coming to discuss
t,r. Alderman Pheian, the thorn In
Iriesn's side whom wainwright Is anxious to
|dIlale, Is also coming. Among the members
'vduhghts household are his niece aud
5Asw, Dallas and Perry wainwright, aud his
tdap, Thompson, secretive young mau In
fui the hnancier has implicit, confidence.
Ia Newman, neighbor Of wainright,
~ continuance In Office depends upon
thssns favor, requests wainright's inter
lon with the boss Another visitor TO The
'nights Is Alwyn Bennett. IN love with
q who is calling to ask her about her
1ocd engagenent to Gibbs. Perry Is in love
! cynthia Garrison, also neighbor. IT.
Mia Is the daughter Of bank president who
wars before the opening Of the story was
XtN " Wv uSdhhko VI III htiudthctl uiSuOucot
aeu and shot himself, Hts son thereupou
pcared Mrs Bennett cougratulstes her
won The Immaculate record Of her sous
etd father. Dallas refuses 10 marry Alwyn
n he docs something worthy Of his family
sdueatiou, Phelan and Horrigan face each
I IlI-Phelau dehes Horrigsn. Judge
pan Is turned down by the boss, but at
fnshts request Horrigan agrees % recon.
Az case, Horrigan becomes suspicious of
rpsoa but wainright scciiS At The idea.
Ban aud weinrisht make corrupt deal
sSs the ioriner. for a big consjdctatlot. u TO
He from the board Of aldermcn per
franchise for the Borough Street railway.
rs Is worried BY the Reimbursement
hins his power At the coming election and
''rg about for candidate for mayor with
record. He hits upon Bennett, who has
me slight political experience. The latter
t bot warns Horrigan, that, II elected, be
sosolulely honest and independent.
ell' began the Judge. bis custom
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13

babe me to tell you. He was afraid
you might think he''--
u don believe one word Of itV' cried
Dallas, her big eyes ablaze. "Alwyn
Bennett could not stoop to sucr q
thfng.p
mop said Wainwright "Then you
probably viii refuse to believe what
am about to tell you now. ] consider
ed Borough stock safe Investment,
and put all your money and Perry's
In It. Bennett knows this, and In spite
OF the knowledge he is trying to Kill
the franchise even on the certainty Of
beggaripg you and Perry along With
Gibbs IL only he can ruin Gibbs he
cares nothing about making you and
Perry paupcrs too. That is the sort
of man you are defending against your,
own uncle. have Just learned be-
sides that he has secretly through his
brokers, sold large blocks Of Borough
stock short Thus his veto that ruins
us win make him very rich man,
ut Isn't truel' affirmed Dallas in
logged certainty "Mr. Gibbs, do ron
CONFIRM this story Of my uncle'sF'
"Please leave me out Of this, Miss
Wainwright" answered Gibbs gently
II prefer to say nothing to prejudice
YOU When I fight ! fight fair
sEven at the cost OF all your money
amended Wainwright. Gibbs, this Is
!. ....,t.xrx x,sx.,rf oanee of honOr TO an alb
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13
Had letter for Thirty Years

have suffered with letter for thirty
years and have tried almost countless
remedies with little, If any, relief.
Three boxes Of Chamberlain's Salve
cured me twas torture. 1t breaks
out little sometimes, but nothing to
what it used to do-D. H. Beach, Mid
land City. Ala. Chamberlain's salve is
for sale by Harry Cross
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13
chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, Better
Than Three Doctors.
Than Three DOctOrs

Three years ago we had three
doctors with our little boy and every
thing that they could do seemed in
vain At last when all hope seemed to
be gone we began using Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and 'Diarrhoea Remedy
and in a few hours he began to improve
Today he is as healthy child as
parents could wish for. Mr. B, ].
Johnston Linton, Miss, For sale by
Harry Cross
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13
She Likes Good Things

Mrs. Chas. E. Smith, of West Frank
lin, Maine, says; II like good things
and have adopted DR.. Kings New Life
Pills as our family laxative medicine,
because they are good and do their
work without making fuss about IT. +"
These painless purifiers sold at Ed
Greene's drug store. asc.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13

The truth has been stretched concern
ing the sheath gown" so fashion
paper AYERS. A number Of necks have
been abnormally stretched because OF It
too
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13

tipped an arm ing With three
~ her wafst as Of your daugh-
POKE. tiers this even
Pnd the least | can do is to repay
pleasure BY
you. reallyY' beamed the Judge,
nom the unmarried state OF his
fast aging girls rested heavily
sure Mrs. Newman will be
q But this business matter.
you won't mlsunderstand me-
course not" replied Alwyn heart
You and ! are too old friends,
TO-
ope so; | hope so.' conceded New.
sith growing anxiety 10 his tone
see"--
= you have some trouble coming
POINT said Awyn. plying the
evident dEscomnture, "and I'm
you feel SO. You were ny "a
Trend, and ] Ike 70 think Of you
q my own best friends There
mould be no hesitation In ask
s'ning In my power TO grant"
snboldeued Newman b|urted
e-thst Is, seems to me you
cn a little hard upon this Dor.
snchise bill. II you don't mind
ing so. Bennett. couIdn't you
g them now n
no, Judge. I can't" replied
sun failing to connect New
'th the wainwrlght. Horrlgsn
sua attributins the judges In
the matter 10 an amateurs
oabbling In politics. II cap't
mat hghtS be continued "AIi
franchIees a1e wrong and
'cular frnuchise It'll i rotten
. IN sheer >ue(Ieo II lny oath
must light n $
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13

is ~ loVe WI"
you. he SLOWS
G'pps also wisn'
es 10 marry you
ne SHOWS SHOWS, soo'
.nae eipps UT
uepenus os
.ne saesess
s sue ~. 80
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13
A Weakling

Is the only way to describe the poor
child that is afflicted with worms. No
matter how much or how often it eats.
the worms get all the nourishment from
the food the child gets practically
none. Whites Cream Vermifuge gets
rid of the worms quickly easily and
With no bad after effects. Price as
cents bottle. Sold by Ed Greene
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13
For Sore Feet

Il have found Bucklen S Arnica
Salve to be the proper thing to use for
sore feet, as well as for healing burns,
Sores cuts, and all manner of abra-
sions," writes Mr., w. Stone, Of East
Poland, Maine 1t is the proper thing
too for piles Try i'll Sold under
guarantee at Ed Greene's drug store. sc
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13
Sick Headache

This disease is caused by derange-
ment of the stomach. Take dose OF
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets to correct this disorder and the
sick headache will disappear. For sale
by Harry Cross
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13

A Texas physician says that it is inn
possible to over eat Doubtless he has
reference to the average mans income.
however, rather than his physical
makeup
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13
DisagreeabIe at Home

Lots of men and women who are
agreeable with others, get cranky at
home. Its not disposition, its the
liver. If you find in yourself that you
feel cross around the house, little things
worry you, just buy bottle Of
Billiards. Herbine and, put your liver in
shape. You and everybody around
you will feel better for It, Price So
cents per bottle, Sold BY I'd Greene
An Ohio man has Invented a uaashiae
that will do away with typs%gitsr giS,s
That mans wife 49,, 49,
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13

II John d. Rockefeller is a stickler for
the eternal fitness of things, his forth
coming book will appear in oilcloth
binding
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13

A legislature in the south wants TO
abolish flirting. That is what comes OF
summer sessions
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13

airy ar or pom
pous nervous
ness IT ged
by an almost
G neiliatory
m a \ q er. II
would like to
have a little
business talk
with you II you
don't mind dis
cnssing work at
q ball."
"Not at ali
I've had fho
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13

New York is about to deepen He'll
Gate, presumably to relieve the con-
gestion OF the Great White Way
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13

A Florida town has passed an osdell
nance regulating the speed of airships
overhead. Reform is marching on"
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13
Active a. 81

This would be unusual news If men
and women would ksaR. themselves free
from rheumatism 9Ghes and
pains as well as n1eS
and joints limbef
Eminent. Sold by Ed0F< i
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-13

begap the Judge. bid CUSTOM
The sun., 1908-05-10

Scarcely has the long, irregular string OF
rough clad hunters started when from the
tufts Of prairie uass spring up the nervous
Jack rabbits, and with their huge ears laid
close across their backs 60 scurrying away
on their zigzag course Right then and there
the hunting fun begins.
Bang, bang. baRgl rattles down the ad-
vanoing line. At first the farm boys stop
10 pick up the rabbits, but they cease that
they cannot hope TO carry home all the
game OF this sort Some slash Oh a pair
Of ears as evidence Of their prowess, but
most stalk on-double quick.
The marshals oanter up and down, their
horses becoming more nervous with every
trip. The riders feel the importance Of
their POSITION.
Here not 80 ast-koep back they
order as part OF line Is making too great
speed. Faster don't let them beat yea
in, as another section Is laggard,
II is a swift march all the time, for every
one is eager to get to the goal with the
others. Every one knows that OF there
to the south Is coming another line with
hunters dropping rabbits and occasionally
seeing a coyote as II sneaks through draw
or rounds thick hedge: 1t is very nerv-
Gus time in Wolivile.
Not many coyotes are left In the well
settled counties Of Kansas, the bounty
offers having brought about a state Of
almost determination. But in every town
ship is a family or two that defes the best
Of the hunters until there is an organized
force like this.
Br'er Wolf scarcely understands the new
deal. He skips out at first care free and
at ease. No dogs are allowed on the hunts,
so he secs no reason for excitement. On
and on he goes, wondering what the con-
stantly thickening line behind him means,
Then suddenly he hears shots ahead
and there Is another line coming 10 meet
him on the other side.
This is his first alarm He breaks into 0
run and turns TO the right, meaning to get
away from the opposing hosts.
Another line is TO the right another
| line 10 the LETT.
This is the VOLTS day Of disaster. Az
| the lines come closer together the noise
is multiplied many fold. Like the wolf
| hundreds OF rabbits are enclosed In the
closing walls Now it is that the wolf hunt
becomes interesting
With eight hundred men surrounding a
section IL means they are about twenty-five
! feet apart. With every forward step they
come nearer The wolf, who has delayed
! until now, sees little chancellor escape. The
rattle Of shotguns is like that Of an army
| In action. The rabbits are falling by the
score, and all the time the men are march
ing at double quick time toward the pole
out there in the centre Of tho pasture where
| hutters a red streamer.
The men are tired with their four mile
walk at double quick. Each s eager foI
| the honor OF killing a wolf and taking II
! back TO town or 20 the farm. The excite
ment increases with every moment
Over by the roundup pole il a company OF
| sightseers. Sometimes on pleasant day
there are a hundred or more. The fami'
| lies Of the hunters are there with wagons
The sun., 1908-05-10
SHOPPING At HiLIFIX.
All the stores There Give You 10 Per Cent
OF on Everything You Buy.

The shopper in New York takes it for
granted that she will not buy at even figures
she pays 9s cents, or $i.i3 or 1881 whatever
il NAV be. and is content so long as she is
certain shs has made bargain. so il is a
shock to her when she goes TO some place
where a different system Of pricing goods
and of offering bargains obtains.
u got my greatest shock in Halifax,
n. S." said New York woman, They're
the oueerest people up there. It's a
queer old city anyway, 1t looks as II 1t
were built in very ancient times; reminded
me Of an old English garrison town. At
every step you took you met a soldier.
beautiful old place, though, built on a
steep hillside that lovely harbor. But |
was telling about the shops
sYou see, I'd been told that il was a good
place to buy things much cheaper than in
New York. 80 when my husband and |
landed there for a three days stay | made
I'D my mind Id do some shopping,
well, the shops were loyely-lots Of
room, attentive salespersons and all that.
The first thing got was marked So, and |
thought il was a bargain and said I'd take
it,. / counted my change and found Id
got 81. 80 back Tor my S. bill,
Guess you w made a mistake, | said
10 the Young woman who waited on me.
You've given me 30 cents too much, and
handed back the 30 cents.
sOh. no, that's all right, she told me.
Ten per cent of you know
Il supposed il was some special discount
on the class Of goods Id bought and went
on TO another shop.
THE same thing happened again.
began 10 wonder, then, thinking 1t odd that
| I'd struck two 10 per cent. discounts IN one
mornings shopping.
AT the third sto-shop, mean. nearly
forgot myself and said store-you mustn I
| do that in an English town. picked oul
somethng / wanted for $40. ] hesitated
a moment over the price and the young
GOf course with the discount it's only Ss
sNercy mel said. What do you mean
by your discount? II you only want s.
| why don't you mark it that?
s'You're a stranger here, she said why
we always give 10 per cent discount oil
everything. ,,
IAN of them, she said.
1But what good does that do?' | burs
out. Why not mark all goods right in th'
first placer 81,
"The people expect 10 per cent, on wai
her answer, and couldn't get any more ou
OF her, -,
.Why the people like it I'm sure ] don
know, for II reduces shopping 10 a deaC
| level Takes all the fun and e1citemen
out Of il. Why on earth don't they var!
their eternal 10 per cent. on and make II y
or lie once in while and give the shoppe
a run for her money!
"Still, II you could see the women dree
In Halifax you'd understand. They al
dress alike; that is, they're all dowdy The,
don't care how their clothes M, so suppos
they don't care how they buy them.
And the New York woman passed on
In a hurry 10 get 10 So and Sos department
store before all the hats for te.N had bee
grabbed up.
The sun., 1908-05-10
SLEEPING ~ FACE OF ENEMY.
Uncomfortable Dcs.rein situations Of Great
Tension Army Surgeons story.
From The British Medical journal

From The British Medical journal
II Is not an unknown thing for a soldier
IN fail aslecp even when ostensbly taking
An active part In an action case in point
s supplied by an interesting communication
from a London surgeon who served IN South
Africa lie writes
ANY one who has seen men In situations
Of great tension knows that some Of them
in fact small minority OF them-may be
overcome by an uncomfortable desire 10
sleep. II Affects some men more than others
At Honning Spruit, June, 1900, the writer
happened to be the only surgeon on the spot
when Col. Bullock tnow Gen. Bullock was
attacked for about nine hours by boer
force double his own in numbers. better
armed and assisted by artillery We were
without this invaluable assistance. The
Beers failed TO take the post 49,.
During the attack the writer visited a
trench in which one man was badly hit and
another was lying apparently dead, except
that he had not the color Of man killed in
action The writer turned him over 10 get
a better look at him and found the man had
been sound asleep and this was not the only
case OF sleeping that day.
Col. Bulocks force we're called upon TO
repel at attack at about A, NJ, on empty
sfomachs. were obliged TO lie face downward
in shallow trenches and endure the shell
and rife FIRE from all but invisible foes; and
In the sun. after a sleepless night Of travel
in railway trucks a few Of them went 10
sleep. The main cause, the writer believes,
was the tension Of the situation in the absence
OF active physical exertion
The writer felt the same desire for Sleep
| but active employment kept him awake
The wounded. except the most severely
| wounded. soon nccumbed 10 the beautiful
! nc tion of this natural anRshetic.
The sun., 1908-05-10
COYOTE ROUNDUPS IN KANSAS
NEW SPORT IN WHICH WHOLE
TOWNSHIPS ENGAGE.

Hundreds Of Men and some women COm'
blne 70 Clean Up Their NeighbOFhoOds
Fun for All, Many Dead jack Rabbits
and Pew sealps Of Wolves the Result
ABILENE, Kan, May s-This Ia the time
when the Western farmers get even with the
coyote and all his pestiierous tribe Six
teen neighborhood hunts have taken place
in this county alone In the last eight weeks,
cleaning up every one Of the $50 square
miles that have been more or less infested by
the "varmints.'
Whats the use OF letting these critters
eat up our hens and throttle our sheepF
asked the farmers Of one another early
In the spring, and they planned for whole
sale vengeance.
They carried notices to the county papers,
reading like this:
dRASD WOLF HUNT.
There will be wolf hunt In Garfield town
ship next Saturday. Lines will be formed
at 10 O'Clock Roundup on Section Twelve
Only shotguns allowed, No dogs Every
body come. COMMITTEE
This is all the notice needed. Prepara-
tlons are widespread, and as the weather
has been fne for the last few weeks the at
tendance has not been confined to the terri
tory designated.
Cant help you tomorrow, says the
merchants chore man on Friday evening
'Goin to tn wolf hunt
The merchant is probably going too, for
all sorts and conditions Of hunters have
taken part. Farm lads jostle clerks and
mechanics from the towns; ministers in
frayed frook coats, doctors, the Sheriff, and
even some sturdy prairie girls in hunting
costume have walked over the course.
Lining up is a serious business. Il is a
poor wolf hunt that does not have at least
600 armed men in the list. Some definite
order must he observed to insure proper
work. Here is where the master hand Of
the captain comes in, He is the COM
mander in chief Of the wolf hunt.
The captain has done little all the week
but get ready. He has ridden TO the farms
Of his neighbors and has issued orders to his
stat Of aides.
Il want some good men, he says; men
that will make the crazy hunters come TO
time. II you see one shooting sidewse get
OF and lick him.
Gums straight ahead!' is the order, and
the march Is at double quick. No dogs
are allowed and only shotguns can be
carried by the hunters,
Away over in the centre Of the biggest
pasture is a tall pole. Not many large
pastures are left, but this one covers half
section. The pole carries a flag at Its top
and Is 10 be the centre Of the roundup. To-
ward it every hunter walks.
The sun., 1908-05-10

ahad nshlnE continued good here, In fact.
down 70 as recently as twenty years ago.
In 1888 there were taken at one time out OF
one pound net In Gravesend Bay $40 shad,
and from nets Of various Borts one man
took ip that year as the result Of single
days fishing /, ,s2S shad.
Up to ten years ago the shad fishing In
the bay continued fairly profitable and
In some years good, though the numbers
taken were fewer than In the old years.
But before that tbe number Of fishermen liv-
ing around the bay had greatly diminished,
30 that twenty years ago they numbered
farms back had disappeared or were fast
disappearing before the enoroaohments OF
city. And the shore line was rapidly in
creasing In value and being bought for
other uses than fishing, for places OF resi-
denoe and for common resorts and Tor
various business purposes, aud there were
left but few desirable places to haul up, and
the bay itself came finally 10 be occupied
by yacht and boat clubs and for pleasure
sailing
With all these changes continuing the
older fishermen retired from fishing, and
their number continued 10 diminish, some
taking up other business and employments.
while their sons sought other occupations,
and finally. within the last ten years, what
with the Increased traiio on the bay and
the increasing pollution Of the harbor' q
waters, tho number OF shad coming in grad
ually diminished, and in the last six years
shad fishing in Gravesend Bay has been
practically a failure.
There still remain about the bay some
men who follow fishing, but OF the fishermen
Of the old time sort who followed fishing the
year around and who caught shad in the
spring there now remains but single one
And this year he set no shad nets. For the
first time in the history OF the bay II has
not been fished for shad. And so It may
safely be said that we have seen the last
Of shad fishing in Gravesend Bay.
The sun., 1908-05-10
THOSE Who DIE WITHOUT KIN
WHAT LITTLE PROPERTY THEY
LEAVE THE CITY GETS.
Il May He One Cent or Several Thousand
Dollars. but II All Passes Through the
Mil OF the Public Administrators or.
nee-Hundreds OG Estates" Under 81.

Thousand OF persons die every year in
this city whose only obituary notice ia
line in the CITY Record, the journal pub
Hshed by the city daily except on legal
holidays Sometimes this obituary notice
is but name sometimes not even that,
Those whose departure from life lie re-
corded thus briefly are without home or
known kindred Whatever property they
may die possessed Of, even the clothes OF a
penniless suicide, passes into the hands OF
the Public Administrator. who makes an
accurate record and reports fully once a
wear to the Board Of Aldermen. HIS report
Il published in the CITY Record, and thus
even the unidentified dead get public
notice OF their passing.
The Public Administrator Of New York
county. at present William NJ Hoes is
busy man. The law sets forth in detail
the cases in which he must act.
In general the property Of all persons
diving within the county without leaving a
will goes into his hands. But in many
oases relatives Of the dead man or woman
intervene and get appointed administrators.
II they do not the Public Administrator
takes charge Of the estate.
The Coroners, the Commissioner Of
Charities, the Superintendent Of Bellevue
Hospital, the Board Of Health and other
public bodies and officials report TO the
Public Administrator all cases Of death
coming under their official notice Some
cases Of intestacy develop in the Surrogates
Court and are turned over 10 the Public
Administrator
Then, too, the law requires that every
person keeping a hotel or boarding or
lodging house shall report TO the Public
Administrator the name Of every person
not member Of his family who shall die
in his house within twelve hours after such
death. Undertakers must report similarly
in the cases OF persons they bury having no
next Of kin known to them.
This provision Of the law is we'll lived up
TO- as each year hotel and boarding house
keepers and undertakers receive circular
letters from the Public Administrator
quoting the law and the penalties Of its
violation. So Il may be said in general that
every death which should come 10 the notice
Of the Public Administrator does come
70 his notice. @,
Naturally enough the estates which pass
through the Public Administrator bands
are Of small amount. Any one who has
much property to dispose Of makes will