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The Lamar register., 1908-04-22
SYNOPSIS.

George Williston. "a poor ranchman.
high minded and cultured. searches for
s." On wooded spot in the rivers bed
that would have been an island had the
soSsfs Sena OF ho4se me
in working over brands on cattle. He
ecreeps near enough to note the chang,
steer 10 the -. r. brand. Paul Lang
ford. the rich owner of the Three
outlaws headed by Jesse Black. who
iie ns OF nG Kena hso county s"S South DAKOTA
I.angtord is struck with the beauty OF
court court ste stenographer. who had followed
her uncle, Judge Hammond Dale from rom
is living with him at Wind City. is
requested BY the county att attSrn aHi
hearing OF jesse Black. Jim Munson. in
At a herd OF cattle being shipped by
Bill Brown and there detects old
longing to w his f employer p" of the Three
Bars" ranch. Munson and Louise start
for Kemah. Crowds assemble In Justice
James r. McAllister's court for the
preliminary hearing. Jesse Back springs
the first OF many great surprises, waving
member of the OUTLAW gang. he had
learned that the steer Mag" had been re.
covered and thus saw the uselessness OF
Attorney Gordon accompanies Louise
Dale on her return to Wind City. While
willIston stands in the light in his door
at night "A shot is fired at him. The house
is attacked and n battle ensues between
williston and his daughter on one side.
and the outlaws on the other. The house
is set on fire. AS outlaw raises his rifle
to shoot Willlston a shot from an un-
known source pierces his arms and the
riff. falls to the ground. Aid has come TO
% williston, but he and his daughter are
captured and borne away by the outlaws.
Jim Munson late at night heard the shots.
discovered the attack on Williston's house.
hurried to the Three Bars ranch and sum
moned Langford and his brave men to the
rescue 1t was Langford who fired the shot
which saved Willistons life. l.angford
rescues Mary from her captor l.angford
takes Mary to the. home of Mrs. White
Her arm has been broken by a shot She
grows delirious and receives medical at
tention.
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words and remember I said it. It's a
sorry day for the cows when the riv-
ers running in December"
She was serving the judicial party
herself. and capably, too. She dearly
loved the time the courts met, on eth
er side of the river. 1t brought many
interesting people to the Bon Ami, al
though not often the Judge. His COM
ing for supper was most unusual
honor. and it was due to Louise, who
hal playfully insisted. He had hum
ored her much against his will, 1t
must be confessed; for he had deeply
worn habit of making straight for the
hotel from the station and there re-
naming until Hank Bruebacher. liv-
eryman, who never permitted any
thing to interfere with or any one to
usurp his prerogative of driving his
honor to and from Kemah when court
was in session, whistled with shame
less familiarity the following morning
to make his honor cognizant of the
fact that he, Hank, was ready. But
he had come to the Bon Ami because
Louise wished it. and he reflected
whimsically on the establishment,
amounting almost to horror. on the
face of his good landlord at the Vel
pen house when 1t became an assured
fact that he was not and had not been
in the dining-room.
You are right, Mrs. Higgins" as
scented the judge gravely to her wealth
err predictions, land the supper you
have prepared for us is worthy the
hand that serves 1t. Kings and po-
tentates could ask no better. Louise.
dear child. I am fond of you and
hope you will never go back east
Thank you. Uncle Hammond" said
Louise, who knew that an amusing
thought was seeping through this dec
laration of affection. Il am sorry to
give you a heartache, but 1 am 60
ing back to Gods country some day.
nevertheless"
Maybe so-maybe not" said the
Judge. Mrs. Higgins, my good wom-
an, how is our friend, the canker-
worm. coming on these days?'
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| business when they don't understand
one single mite about 1t. We don't
want 'em putin their fingers In our
pie when they don't know a thing
about us or our ways. That's my
say" she closed. with appalling sig
nificance. fiattering herself that no
one could dream but that she was
dealing in the most off-hand general
tiles. She was far too polite to an
tagonize, and withal too good wom-
an not to strike for a friend. She
congratulated herself she had been
true to all her gods-and she had
been.
Louise smiled in complete sympa-
thy. challenging the Judge meanwhile
with laughing eyes. But the Judge
he was still much OF boy in spite of
his grave calling and mature years
just threw back his blonde head and
shouted in rapturous glee. He
laughed till the very ceiling rang in
loud response; laughed till the tears
shone in his big blue eyes. Mrs. Hig-
gins looked on in undisguised amaze
ment, hands on hips.
Dear me, sui" she sputtered. 'is
the man gone clean daffy?"
Won't you shake hands with me.
Mrs. Higgins?" he asked, gravely. Il
! ask your pardon for my levity, and
assure you there isn't a man in the
whole world l esteem more or hold
greater faith in than Dick Gordon-or
love so much. thank you for your
championship of him. I would that he
had more friends like you. Louise.
are you ready?'
Their walk to the hotel was a silent
one. Later, as she was leaving him to
go to her own room, Louise laid her
head caressingly on her uncle's
sleeve.
"Uncle Hammond" she said. impul-
sively, you are-incorrigible, but you
are the best man in all the world"
THE very best?" he asked. smiling
ly. ,.e.ia
THE very best" she repeated. firra-
ly.
(To Be Continued.)
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new paralyzing blow and refused to be
knocked out, who walked with them
and talked with them, but kept his
own counsel. abided his time, and in
the meantime-worked.
One day Langford was closeted with
him for long two hours in his dingy,
one-roomed office on the ground floor.
The building was a plain wooden af-
fair with it's square front rising above
the roof. In the rear was a lean-to
where Gordon slept ana had his few
hours of privacy.
1T won't do. Paul" Gordon said in
conclusion. Il have thought 1t all
out. We have absolutely nothing to
go upon-nothing at least but our own
convictions and a bandaged arm. and
they won't hang man with Jesse's
diabolical influence. Well fight it out
on the sole question of Mag Paul.
After that-well-who knows? Some
thing else may turn up. There may be
developments. Meanwhile, just wait.
There will be justice for Williston
vet"
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seemed TO be in the hall. 1t was like
the hiss of escaping steam or the
swish of bushes.
Mr.. Lane Investigated. His daugh
ter had heard the same noises and
they appeared in the hall from their
rooms simultaneously. They were
greeted with an unusual sight. Lum
bering toward them was huge white
object Suddenly there was a crash
and the sound of breaking glass. The
strange object. which looked as ghosts
are pictured, had collided with piece
of furniture and broken a mirror.
Mr.. Lanes daughter ran toward her
father Before she reached him the
ghost-like object met her. Together
they rolled downstairs.
BY this time Mr.. Lane had collected
his thoughts and realized that big
hog which he kept in the stable had
become loose and in some way had
gotten into the house and upstairs
and that the hog was now making OIL
with the daughter of the family riding
on its back. He started in pursuit OF
the animal After following about
quarter of a mile he found the yount
woman lying beside the road in
badly frightened condition. He tool
her home in his arms. and in a shor
time quiet was restored to the house
hold. though the women folks slep
little for the remainder of the night.
The pig was later found at neigh
boris, none the worse from its expert
enca of the night before quietly root
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WHY Congressman Criticised Pinchot

knowledge before the public OF the
work that they arc doing. The trou-
BILE was that the men who prepared
the reports did not know anything
about the popular side of the questions
discussed and as result the news
papers to whom the reports were sent
did not use them to any great ex-
tent
Now in several departments OF the
government there are trained men
whose business II Is to take the gov
eminent reports, and while preserving
scrupu1ously every fact contained
therein to present the prepared mat
ter so that the newspapers will use
it and the peope will read it. The
forest service and geological survey
have a press service OF this kind.
The reason that congressman arc
hearing from their constituents Ia not
because the congressman are criu-
cised. because no line OF criticism
does or could appear in the matter
sent out. 1t is case simply OF In
teresting the people and of inducing
them through their interest to write
letters in support of measures before
congress.
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Uncle Sam to Aid in Hunting Wolves

or three men, who will become. under
Mr.. Bailey's instructions. expert in
wolf killing During three months of
the spring they will hunt the young in
dens, and during the summer they will
trap the older wolves. They, will be
kept busy about six months of the
year.
Mr.. Bailey says that very rough
estimate of the number of timber
wolves in the upper peninsula is 200.
In one days travel on snOwshoes last
spring he found the tracks of Is diner
emit wolves. A very rongh estimate of
the number of deer killed by tho
wolves each winter Is from 1000 to
1000, although Mr.. Bailey says that
the number may run much higher.
single wolf is altogether capable OF
killing ten deer in single night.
In the upper peninsula the wolves
begin to breed about April is. and the
present plan is that the campaign will
be inaugurated at about that date. Tho
killing OF the pups after they have
been taken from the dens involves no
practical difficulties. .u
The success that has followed
scientific wolf killing in other parts of
the country is indicated by reports
from the forest reserves. The bio
logical survey has worked with the
forest service in an effort to clear the
national forests of timber wolves and
coyotes. and reports received by tho
survey indicate that between 400 and
1900 timber wolves were killed last
year In and near the forests. and about
10 900 cOyOtes
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N EMBERS of congress have been
N1 finding faul with Clifford Pinchot
because he has been making the peo-
pie of the country familiar with the
work of the forestsaving service. The
members who have criticised Mr. Pin
chot are the members who are opposed
to the bills which have for their OBJ
ject the saving of the forests on the
eastern mountains.
The forest service simply has sent
out publications showing the neces'
sity for the saving of the forests, but
the result has been that members who
don't want to save the forests have re-
ceived letters by the hundreds from
their constituents telling them that
they must vote for forest reserves.
This has made the members angry.
Some time ago 1t was hard for the
departments of government to get
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WOMAN cHokEs COYOTE.
Animal Killed Had Fastened Its
Teeth in Her Breast.

Portland, Me.-Choking a coyote to
death after the animal had fastened
his teeth in her breast is the expert
ence of Mrs T. A. Caldwell.
Mrs. Caldwell, who lives on the NJ.
Wingfeld ranch, near Abel. was at
tracted to the barnyard by commo-
ton among the poultry. Discovering
that a coyote was making raid on
her chickens. Mrs. Caldwell sought to
scare away the animal.
She had no idea that the wolf would
attack her, but. releasing his hold on
a hen, the animal turned fiercely on
the woman, who, as she started to
beat hasty retreat, tripped and fell.
The coyote was upon her in a mo.
ment and fastened his teeth in her
breast. Mrs. Caldwell graL.ed the
best by the throat, and. notwith-
standing his desperate efforts to free
himself from the woman's clutch. the
animal finally sank exhausted. but the
brave woman did not release her hold
until the animal was dead. ,.
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WILDCAT IN FREIGHT CAR.
Now IT'S Loose Near South Amboy;
Natives Go Armed.

South Amboy. n. MANY resi-
dents of this town have armed them
selves in anticipation of sudden at
tack by supposed wild cat, which es
capped from Pennsylvania freight
car. The car contained lumber con
signed to the South Amboy Lumber
and Supply company. 1t came to the
company's yards from North Caro-
lima. and was on tine way nearly q
week.
AS the lumber handlers started tc
open the car they heard scratching
noise inside, and when they opened
the door they saw in the shadow two
cleaning eyes. None of the men
wanted to enter. Finally Edward
Let's hit upon the happy expedient oil
going to the other side of the car and
banging it with crowbar. The Others
drew away from the door to give the
animal a chance to come out. 1t did.
1t proved to be a wild cat. or south
ern lynx. and the lumber handlers say
II was about four feet long. though its
rapid exit from the lumber yard may
have caused an optical delusion in this
respect.
IL was seen later in the day drink
ing from n spring near the railroad
The lumber company has offered a
reward for its capture dead Or alive.
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"canker.worm? repeated Mrs. HIg-

"Canker-worm repeated Mrs. Hig-
gins. "Meanin'. your honor"
Just what l say-canker-worm.
Isn't he the worm gnawing in discon-
tent at the very core of the fair fruit
of established order and peace in the
COW country"
I-I-don't understand, your hon.
or" faltered the woman in great trepi-
dation. Would his honor consider her
a hopeless stupid? But what was the
man talking about? Louise looked up,
flush of color staining her cheeks.
Maybe fire-brand would suit you
better, madame? My young friend.
the fre-brand." resumed the Judge.
rising. THAT is good-fire-brand. Is
he not melting the populace to open
rebellion, false doctrine and schism!'
Is it not because of him that roofs are
burned over the very heads OF the
helpless homesteader?"
For shame, Uncle Hammond eN
claimed Louise, still flushed and with
a mutinous little sparkle in her eyes.
You are poking fun at me. You
haven't any right to. you know; but
that's your way. don't care. but Mrs.
Higgins doesn't understand"
Don't you, Mrs. Higgins?' asked
the Judge.
No, l DON'T snapped Mrs. Hig-
gins. and she didn't but she thought
she did. only If you mean Mr.. Rich
ard Gordon. I'll tell you now there
amt no one in this here God-forsaken
country who can hold tallow candle
to him. Just put that in your pipe and
smoke it. will you?"
She piled up dishes viciously. She
did not wait for her guests to depart
before she began demolishing the
table. 1t was tremendous breach of
etiquette, but she didn't care. To have
an ideal shattered ruthlessly is ever
heart breaking thing.
but my dear Mrs. Higgins" ex-
postulated the judge.
You needn't" said that lady, short
ly. Il don't care she went on, IF
the president himself or an archangel
from heaven came down here and
plastered Dick Gordon with bad-smell-
in names from the crown of his little
toe to the tip of his head. I'd tell EN-
to their very faces that they didn't
know what they was a talkin' about,
and what's more they'd better go
back to where they belong and not
come nosin' round in other peoples
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vacant lot In Beech street, with
its fairly-smooth surface. is in daily
use by the small boys of the neigh
borhood. Too poor to acquire catch
ing gloves. the youngsters, whose
main pleasure is baseball, use their
heavy wooden caps in the most skill
full manner to check the impact of the
ball in the left hand. The back of
the cap is held, the inside exposed. and
as the sphere comes HURTING near the
clutch is relaxed. and the ball is re-
ceived and held with almost unerring
skill.-New York Tribune.
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Alicia. Ark.-Determined that she
would not marry any other than he
own choice. Miss Birdie DrickIy. ;
girl in her teens, scooted down the
fire escape after merry chase will
the man her father selected for her
and, making for the railroad, SUCCESS
fully pleaded with the foreman of {
section gang, who carried her on {
handcar to Mintnrn 10 MARI" San
Smith, her sweetheart. The bride
groom. however. had gone on to Hoxie
and when Miss Drickly reached. thert
she found her father and Smith await
ing her. The father had hurried cross
country on horseback. He exacted 6
promise of Smith to return home for 6
formal marriage ceremony. and al
returned here. when the knot wa.
tied
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Enaland,s Liquor Expenditure.

1t is reassuring to learn from DR..
Dawson Burns annual review OF the
United Kingdoms drink bill that al
though we spent f590.000 more on
intoxicants last year than in 1906. the
average expenditure per head fell from
CO 16s Sd to G3 15s Cd. From 1872
to 1878 the average expenditure never
fell below "a head. and in 1876 1t
touched GA 9s. On the other hand.
from 1871 to 1851 tboth years includ-
Ned). 1t never rose as high as G3. while
in 1912 it fell as low as f2 SIS 5Ad.
or less than two-thirds Its present
amount AS matters are we stand ex-
iactly where we stood in 1866. when
the expenditure per head on alcoholic
liquors was, as last year. i3 15s Cd.
Westminster GAZETTE.
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GIRL TAKES MIDNIGHT
RIDE ON A WHITE HOG
THOUGHT SHE HAD BEEN CAP
TURED BY A GHOST IN HER
OWN HOUSE..

Skowhegan, Me.-To be wakened
from a sound sleep at two a. m. by
weird noises and then to be carried
downstairs and n quarter of a mile
from home on the back of strange
white creature which aroused suspi-
cions of ghosts was the unusual ex'
perience of the 16-year-old daughter OF
Frank Lane of this town.
Mr.. Lane was first awakened by
strange sounds. He decided the wind
was whistling about the house corner,
and went to sleep again. Soon after
the noises were heard again. and this
time more distinct. In fact, they
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I have absolutely no recollection of
the circumstances.
1.-The only incident in connection
with the robbery dates from the even
ing, about three weeks ago. when |
found myself standing in the waiting
room at the Union station. had $50
in my chatelaine bag and some little
trinkets. l was then trying to recall
where | had secured them, but | could
not.
81 seemed seized with an irresisti-
Li. impulse to take flight-to run
away from some one. | did not know
whom. | wandered toward the ticket
window and mechanically asked for a
ticket to Leadville. | seemed to be
forced to go. and | remembered | had
a brother living in that place. be-
lieved would be safe there from the
thing from which I was fleeing.
"As another proof that l never in
tended to rob my friend or that !
even knew | had taken her money is
that a few weeks ago | wrote to her
and asked her to send some of my be-
longings. AS soon as she learned
where l was she told the authorities.
Since the charge OF theft was
made against me | have tried. to re-
fresh my memory OF the events sur
rounding the supposed theft. j don't
deny that stole the money. But |
cannot see that am to blame for it;
that is. for doing thing over which
l had no control"
Hannah says she found herself in
similar predicaments in childhood.
When a little girl she says she was
accused many times OF small thefts.
such as books and other trinkets from
pupils at school.
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q EMINENT triumphed- over com.
. mercialism in the house Of rep.
resentatives the other afternoon. and
Wesley Gaines, the battle-f;carred
legislative warrior from Tennessee.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was under consideration. and Repre-
sentative Burleson, of Texas. in an
effort to save, few southern trees, of
fered an amendment providing for the
removal of mistletoe from all trees in
the southland on the ground that it is
a parasite deadly to tree life.
Instantly there was an uproar on
the floor, but Gaines emerged with a
volume of "Pickwick Papers, out Of
which he proceeded to read the touch
ing chapter on the wedding party at
Mr.. Wardle's home, where the mis.le-
toe permitted many an innocent lib
erty that might have provoked fire.
arms display or at least a roushand-
tumble fight under other circum-
stances.
Just at this juncture a message was
received from the president. and Rep
resentative Lolgwofth. of Cincinnati.
was called upon to take the chair, the
house previously having been in COM
mittee of the whole.
After the message was read and
Mr.. Longworth left the chair. Gaines
called upon him to arise and testify
to his experience under the mistletoe.
MICK scarcely blushed as he made
his way back to his seat. although the
suggestion created laughter. Barle-
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CRIMINAL WHEN
MIND IS BLANK
SERVANT GIRL ARRESTED FOR
RoeeING ROOMMATE TELLS
ODD STORY OF APHAsiA.
IS PURSUED BY DELU5IONs
After Taking Money at Denver She
Wanders to LcadviIle to Get
Away from Mysterious
Phantom.

Denver. Col.-To commit a crime
and have no knowledge Of it until fur
nished with proof many weeks later is
the unfortunate position in which
Hannah Indy, prisoner in the ma
irons quarters of the city jail. finds
herself. She is a Danish servant, pos
sessing attractions above the average
of one of her station.
The girl was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Shafer on the charge of steal
ing $50 and some jewelry from Ida
Lehten of Twenty-third street. The
alleged theft was committed three
weeks ago. The girl was found at the
home of a brother in Leadville and re-
turned to Denver.
Not until she was shown facts 10
support the charges against her did
she become impressed with the sense
of her guilt By tracing her move
ments back to the day of her depar-
ture from Denver, she recalled having
in her possession sum of money
and other belongings. Where she OBJ
tanned them she was never able to
discover.
In her cell Hannah told remarka-
BILE and unusual story of lapses of
memory and her inability to control
or even to realize her actions.
The present case is one of the best
Illustrations l can give OF my misfor-
tune" she began. Ida Lehten is one
of my dearest friends. 1t is hardly
likely that l would rob girl who had
befriended me and helped me in time
of need.
I'VE were roommates and had been
living together ON Twenty-third street
for several months. II had ever In
tended robbing anyone she would be
III. I.at norson Id choose for a victim
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Waterbury. Conn.-Charles Mallory
supposed to be farm hand of Bris
tolls suburbs, wandering from Walcoti
recently. lost his way in the darkness
and fell over wall. He landed in the
crotch of tree growing out of the
side OF cliff. He had been there per
haps IL hours when his groans werd
heard By young girl crossing a
swamp for milk.
Mallory was taken out. with two
ribs broken and a fractured ankle
HIS watch escaped without even a
broken crystal.
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CHAPTER XIII.

Mrs. Higgins Rallies to Her coIors.
The Kemah county court convened
on Tuesday. the second week in De-
cember. The judge coming with his
court reporter to Velpen on Monday
found the river still open. December
had crept softly to Its appointed place
in the march of months with a gentle
heralding of warm, southwest winds.
''Wea-.er breeder" said Mrs. Hig-
gins of the Bon Ami, with a mournful
shake of her head. You mark my
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"In restricting their output and
raising prices that corporation is 60
ing contrary to the law
The law" echoed the sad-eyed con-
sumner; why. 1t doesn't even respect
the law of supply and demand."--
Washington Star.
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Glorious Triumph for Tennessee Warrior

sons measure was defeated by a vot
of So to As.
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Hollands Drainage SYSTEM.
Holland has 1O,1O0 windmills. each
draining on an average of 80 acres OF
land
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Look Upward.
Brownioe: The- blue in the heavs7s
is larger than the cloud.