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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-19
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THE HOUSE OF
A THOUSAND
CANDLES
BY MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Author Of THE MAIN cHANcE.s ZELDA
CAMERON" Etc.
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CHAPTER xxIv.-continued

Z CTAPTEH ANIN.--Contfnued.
That was originally a trench for
natural gas pipes. There was once a
large pumping station on the site Of
this house, with big trunk main run
ming on across country to supply the
towns west of here. The gas was ex-
hausted. and the pipes were taken up
before ! began to build. I should
never have thought of that tunnel in
the world II the trench hadn't suggest
ed 1t. fy~daenened and widened
It little and plastersA it with cheap
cement as far as th6 chapel; and that
little room there where / put Picker
ing's notesfhad once been the cellar
OF house built for the superintend.
emit of the gas plant. / never had any
IDEA that should use that passage as
q means of getting into my own house,
but Marian met me at the station, told
me that there was trouble here, and
came with me through the chapel into
the cellar, and through the hidden
stairway that winds around the chin
ney from that room where we keep the
candle-sticks."
But who was the ghost?" demand
ed, If you were really alive and in
Egypt%
Bates laughed now.
"Oh, ! was the ghost! I went
through there occasionally to stimu-
late your curiosity about the house
And you nearly caught me once!"
"One thing more, If we're not wear
ing you out-I'd like to know whether
Sister Theresa owes you any money"
My grandfather turned upon Picker
ing with blazing eyes.
you scoundrel, you Internal scoun-
drel, Sister Theresa never borrowed a
cent OF me In her life! And you have
. made war on that woman"
His rage choked him.
He told Bates to close the door of
the steel chest, and then turned to
me.
Where are those notes of Picker
ings2" he demanded; and 1 brought
the packet.
Gentlemen, Mr.. Pickering has gone
to ugly lengths in this affair. How
many murders have you gentlemen
committed?'
I'VE were about to begin actual kill
ing when you arrived" replied Larry,
grinning.
1.-THE sheriff got all his men OF the
premises more or less alive. sir" said
Bates.
That Is good. 1t was all 9 great
mistake.--a very great mistake; / had
no idea such things could happen, -
and my grandfather turned to Picker
ing.
Pickering, what a contemplate
scoundrel you are! I lent you that
100000 to buy securities to give you
better standing in your railroad enter
prises, and the last time I saw you,
you got me to release the collateral so
you could raise money to buy more
shares. Then, after / died"-he
chuckled-"you thought you'd find and
destroy the notes and that would end
the transaction; and II you had been
smart enough to find them you might
have had them and welcome. But as
It is, they go to Jack. If he shows any
mercy on you in collecting them he's
not the boy think he is.''
Pickering rose, seized his hat and
backed away toward the shattered
library door. He paused for moment,
his face livid with rage.
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pretty cupful OF water, the dip and
glide of a maroon canoe, the remem-
brance OF a red tam-o'-shanter merg-
ing afar off in an October sunset
my purpose to leave the place
strengthened as ! thought OF these
things. My nerves were keyed to a
breaking pitch and. losing control of
myself. turned upon him stormily.
$50 Miss Devereux was the other
person who shared your confidence!
Do you understandable you appre-
ciate the fact that she was Pickering's
allyn"
Il certainly do not" he replied
coldly. I'm surprised to hear you
speak SO of woman whom you can
scarcely know"
Yes, know her.! My God, / have
reason to know her! Gut even when
/ found her out / did not dream thai
the plot was as deep as it is. She
knew that It was a scheme to test me.
and she played me into chickering's
hands. ! caught her down there In
the tunnel acting as his spy, looking
for the lost notes, that she might gain
grace in his eyes by turning them
over to him. You know how ! always
hated Pickering was too smooth
too Snug. and you and everybody else
were forever praising him to me. He
was always held up to me as a model;
and the first time saw Marian Dever
eux she was with him-eIt was al
Sherry's the night before 1soaEhe here
I suppose she reached st. Agatha's
only few hours ahead OF me-
Eyes. Sister Theresa was her guar,
dian. Her father was a dear friend
and / knew her from her early child
hood. You are mistaken, Jack. Hei
knowing Pickering means nothing
they both lived In New York ant
moved in the same circle"
But It doesn't explain her EFFORT
to help him, does TT" / blazed. .'Ht
wished to marry her,-Sister There's
told me that,--and failed-I failed
miserably to keep my obligation here
II ran away TO follow herl"
CTo BE CoNTINUEDO
A new broom and straight aHsA
...alvo a aloon uxvaar
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sTRoNo ON THE pRopRlETIEs.
How Could she Re Expected TO Al.
dress Perfect Stranger

A traveller in the mountains of Ten
nessee had been slowed away In the
best bed the cottage afforded. Late
In the night he was awakened by the
voice Of the paterfamilias addressed
to the daughter. who was entertaining
company by the fireside.
Mandy" growled the old man, "is
that young man there yit?"
yep. pap"
rs he got his arm around yer
waist?"
Yep, pap"
"You-ali tell him to take't away"
Jaw, We tell him yerself, pap" re-
piled the girl, in dull, lifeless voice.
He air plumb stranger to me-
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water. water. Everxwhsre.

During the flood Of 1903 an old
darby living In the East bottoms
awoke one morning to find his
premises four feet under water.
Later be was found by q party
of rescuers walking about the yard
prodding into the ground with fish
ing pole. He was asked his purpose.
Good gracious, men," said he,
what do you think All am a-doin'? All
am tryin' to find NAH dog-goned well
SO All can git mahself pail of watah. !"
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Mountains Of iron Ore.

The world contains at least four
mountains composed of almost solid
iron ore. One ID in Mexico, one In the
United States, another In India and a
fourth In Africa just below the Sou
dan, and there have been reports Of
such mountain existing in Siberia.
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According TO Orders.

How do you dol" exclaimed the let.
ter carrier as he greeted the auc.
tioneer.
Il do as / am bid" answered the
auctioneer, with fiendish grin.
Much the same here" rejoined the
!. Q. Il do as / am directed"
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New Law Offices.

The new law Offices of State Repre-
sentative Harry ]. Robinson are in
rooms 102-1OS Mercantile Block, Salt
Lake City, Utah, to whom all who
are in need of legal advice are re.
ferred
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Mystery of ssadIs.. Er,,l.

Science SO far has failed to furnish
any explanation Of the mystery of
seedless fruits. They are not the out.
come Of the work Of man. Man per
petuates them; he does no more.
The seedless orange was found in a
state OF Vegetarian.
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French IlIlteracv.

Although France has had compul.
sorry education for about 25 years. the
percentage Of illiterates reaches the
high figure af 40 per 1000 men, and
so per 1,000 women. In this regard
Germany appears to great advantage,
as she has only four illiterates per
1000 of population.
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Worries Of Modern Life.

Nowadays we must not drink Spirits
nor eat meat; we must not smoke;
the air Of cities is poisonous, the air
Of the country too strong; the light
ruins our eyes and the noise racks our
nerves; shaking hands is means of
collecting microbes and kissing Is pure
suicide. Life is indeed growing dull
and dificult.-Madrid Diario.
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Meteors Of Various sizes.

Meteors vary in size from mere
grains of sand to several tons. and
consist for the most part of iron and
nickel, but no fewer than "a terrestrial
elaments have been found in them
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ADDING g Lil. onsn,Ivenss..

The man who told US 80 is always
doubly offensive II he comes around
after the arrival of our troubles and
tries to look as If he had forgotten all
about 1t.
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Parla Ahatea : NuIaanaa.

The Paris project of police has de-
cided that In future no more licenses
to play barrel organs In that city viii
be granted.
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help Larry get his things together
and my grandfather and / talked for
an hour.
you will stay on here.-you win
help me to finish the house?" the old
gentleman asked with unmistakable
eagerness of look and tone.
1t seemed harsh and ungenerous to
him that wished to go; that the
at world lay beyond the confines
Glenarm for me to conquer; that
lost as we'll as gained by those
months at Glenarm House, and
she'd to go away. It was not the
stery, now fathomed,-nor the
uggle. now ended,-that was upper
st in my mind and heart, but mem
es of girl who had Knocked me
h delicious girlish laughter,-who
lured me away from the Indiana
Ddlands that might see her trans
med into another, more charming,
being, only to shatter my faith at the
end. 1t was a comfort to know that
Pickering, trapped and defeated, was
not to benefit by the bold trick she had
helped him play upon me. His loss
wac AOAc 66 WSAi anu Was ksdu IN my
bitterness that had found her In the
passage seeking for plumber at the be-
hest of the same master whom Nor
gan, Ferguson and the rest of them
served. / did not mention her to my
grandfather; l resolved never to think
or speak of her again.
The fight was over and there was
nothing more for me to do.in the house
by the lake. After q week OF so |
should go forth and try to win a place
for myself. had my profession; /
was an engineer, and I did not Ques-
ton that I should be able to find en-
ployment. AS for my grandfather,
Bates would care for him, and should
visit him often. was resolved not
to give him any further cause for anx-
iety on account of my adventurous
and rowing ways. He knew well
enough that his old hope of making an
architect Of me was lost forever; and
now wished to depart In peace and
seek some part OF the world where the
trails we're new and there were tracks
to lay and bridges to build.
These thoughts SO filled NV mind
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-19

The back Is the handspring of
woman's organism. 1t quickly calls
attention to trouble by aching. It
tells, with other symptoms, such as
nervousness, headache, pains in the
loins, weight in the lower part Of
the body, that q woman's feminine
organism needs immediate attention.
In such cases the one sure remedy
which speedily removes the cause.
and restores the feminine organism
to healthy, normal condition is
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-19
LYDIA I. PlNEKHAM'S
COMPOUND

Mrs. Will Young, of 6 Columbia.
Ave-, Rockland, Me-, says:
was troubled for long time with
dreadful baclxaches and a pain in nv
side, and was miserable in every way.
/ doctored until was discouraged and
thought would never get well. read
what Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound had done for others and
decided to try it after taking three
bottles | can truly say that never felt
SO well in my life"
Mrs. Augustus Lyon, of East Earl.
Pa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
II had very severe baclxaches, and
pressing down pains. could not sleep.
and had no appetite. Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound cured me
and made me feel like q new woman. y.
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN,
For thirty years Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills.
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularitiee.,
periodic pains, backache, that bear.
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges.
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
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A new broom and q straight assA
make clean sweep.
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Did you ever see a pretty girl who,
didn't know she was pretty?
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WTDOWSsunder u eve LAW Obtained
1kS1<SAs1GSS Washington D. @
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-08-25

They camped on the shore of the
Mississippi river, about 200 yards
from the outlet of Wolf lake, and
slept on the ground in their blankets.
The night was very cold and they
had anything but a delightful out
ing. They were up before dawn
Sunday morning and were we'll on
their way down the river when the
mist lifted and the sun began to
shine. They went on down the
Mississippi to Lake Andrusa and
went to the north shore of that lake,
after which they went on their way
down the Mississippi to Allan's Bay,
passing through Allan's Bay into
Cass lake.
They circled the north shore of
Cass lake to Buck lake. Here they
found w. A. Caldwell fishing with
two polls attached to boat which
he was rowing. The warden held
a conversation with Caldwell and
ascertained that Caldwell was fishing
for the market and was shipping
his fish to Booth & Co. of St. Paul.
Caldwell was not distu1 bed and was
allowed to fish in contentment while
the warden and his companion went
on to the mouth of Turtle river,
some three miles distant. They
passed on from Turtle to Kithi lake
and to the north shore of that lake.
They laid in the grass for two
hours watching a man fishing, and
found that he was not violating the
law, they then returned to the mouth
of Turtle river.
At the mouth of Turtle Mr..
Rutledge watched Morgan Kenyon
fish for over an hour with two
poles, when he went out and ar
rested Morgan, bringing him to
tent which Morgan and compan-
ion were occupying. They waited
there some time, when Morgan's
companion appeared and the latter
was also returning with two poles,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-08-25

the warden took him into custody
also.
From the Turtle river Mr.. Rut-
ledge went back to Buck lake, where
he placed Caldwell under arrest, and
together with Morgan, went to
Cass Lake, after having seized
some fish which they had caught.
Kenyon and Kemp were allowed to
remain in Cass Lake, they being
well known to the game warden
and promising to appear in justice
court in Bemidji Tuesday morning.
Caldwell was brought to Bemidji
on the early Monday morning train
and appeared before Judge Bailey
in municipal court yesterday, where
he plead guilty to fishing illegally
and was fined SIS and costs. AS
Caldwell would have to send for the
money he was sentenced to serve
a term of thirty days in the county
jail pending the arrival of funds,
and upon payment of the fine i'm
posed will be released from custody.
Before H. w. Bailey, municipal
Judge, this forenoon, Matt Kemp
and Morgan Kenyon plead guilty to
illegal fishing and were fined $40
and costs, which they paid.
They fulfilled the promise made
to Warden Rutledge at Cass Lake
Sunday night and came to Bemidji
on their own accord this morning
and reported to the warden.
Undoubtedly these three convic-
tions will have much to do with
the proper observance of the game
laws in the vicinity of Cass Lake in
the future.
The trip taken by Game Warden
Rutledge and his assistant was a
strenuous one and involved a lot
of hard work and no little hard
ship.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-08-25

midi is very beautiful little city.
Mrs. George Coppersmith, wife Of
Conductor Coppersmith Of the NJ.
& T., passed through the city this
morning on he1 return home from a
two weeks visit with friends at
International Falls.
Mrs. ohm Yogler and child, who
are living on the Vogler farm, near
Nebish, departed this morning for
St. Paul, where they Will visit for a
fortnight, at the home Of Mrs.
Vogler's sister, Mrs. G. II. Miles.
I C. E. Reed and wife Of Thief
River Falls spent last night in
Bemidji. Mr.. Reed and his better
half were married in the month of
June and they left this morning for
Nisswa to finish their honeymoon.
Notice is hereby given that there
will be a meeting Of Bemidji Lodge
233, A. F. & A. NJ, Wednesday
evening at the Masonic hall. There
will be work in the third degree
and all members are requested to
be present. f ....,.
Misses Bertha Larson and Caro-
line Dettman of this city returned
last night from Lengthy where they
went Saturday afternoon to pick four
bushels of plums; so they said. They
returned to the city, fguratively
speaking, five bushels short.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Swedback of
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-08-25
WORK ON SEWERS WILL
Be COMMENCED AT ONCE
B0sWorth Bros. of Ada Will Build the
SeWer.-T0 Be Completed
October IS.

The work of constructing the new
city sewer, which will be built on
Dewey avenue, north from St.
Anthony hospital, will be commenced
and rushed to completion, accord
ing to H. F. Bosworth of Ada,
senior member of the firm of Bos.
worth Bros, sewer contractors.
Mr.. Bosworth came to the city
Sunday night and at once began
looking over the ground with view
to starting the work. He stated
that the material for the sewer was
beginning to arrive and is being
placed on the ground and that a
gang of men would be put to work
as soon as enough of the material
was on hand to work expeditiously.
There is approximately 1,70O feet
of sewer to lay.
Bosworth Bros. were awarded the
contract for building the sewer at
meeting of the city council held on
10inst, their bid being for $2,569
the sewer to be completed on Oct. IS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-08-25
Additional Short Locals.

this city left this noon for Duluth
and the twin cities for three weeks
trip. They were accompanied by
their daughter, Mrs. Stewart Of
Williston, N. D., and the latter's son,
Floyd. While away they will attend
the Minnesota State Fair.
Prof. A. E. Williams and wife of
Monticello are visitors in the city
and are the guests of Rev. and Mrs.
S. E. P. White. Prof. Williams has
been superintendent Of the public
schools at Monticello for the past
year, but has been engaged as prin-
cipal Of the schools at Stephen.
Sergeant Eilek, who is in charge
of the local recruiting office for the
u. S. army, has received white duck
uniforms for himself and the other
employees of the office. ) They are
splendid wa1m-weather suits and, by
the way, the Sergeant looks cool
and comfortable in his new raiment.
w. W. Woolley of Park Rapids,
who is a candidate for the republican
nomination for county attorney of
Hubbard county, was a visitor in
the city last night. Mr.. Woolley
went to Laporte this morning to look
after some of his political fences in
that vicinity. He is quite confident
that he will secure the nomination
for county attorney of Hubbard
county.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-08-25
Funeral of Wo0dW0rd Baby.

The funeral of the little girl of Mr..
and Mrs. Scott Woodwork of this
city, who died early Monday morn
ing of tetany, or a stiffening of the
muscles near the heart, was held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
baby was only two years and nine
months old at the time of its demise.
Services were held at the home on
Irwin avenue, Rev. Mckee of the
Baptist Church officiating. The
little body of the beloved child was
quietly laid to rest in Greenwood
Cemetary. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-08-25

B. B. Barnt returned to Duluth
this noon after a brief visit with
relatives in the city. :
Q. ]. Laqua, the general merchant
at Puposky, spent several hours in
the city today looking after some
business matters.
Henry Klawitter, who clerks in
Ibertson's Furniture store, returned
last evening from Wadena where he
spent few days at his old home.
George and Misses Lillian and
Bessie Cochrane of this city left this
noon for Grand Rapids where they
will visit few weeks with relatives.
R. c.. Spooner of Deer Lake came
in this noon and spent a few hours
among the business men of the city,
returning home on the afternoon
train.
Mrs. Fallon returned last evening
from the twin cities and Milwaukee
where she purchased her full stock
of fall and winter millinery for her
store in this city. .
O. Grevelle and his brother,
"Spike," and Simon Fairbanks came
down this morning from Red Lake
Agency and spent several hours in
the city on business.
c.. A. Pearson returned to- Duluth
this noon after spending a week in
this viciniry looking over the farm
ing lands. Mr.. Pearson thinks Be-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-08-25
VIOLATORS OF THE GAME
LAWS CONVICTED; FINED
Game Warden Rutedge, After Strenuous Trip, Arrests
Illegal Fishermen, Who Plead Guilty to Charges
Against Them for Violating Law.

w. A. Caldwell, Morgan Kenyon
and Matt Kemp we're arrested
late Sunday afternoon, on the nortt
shore of Cass Lake, by A. C. Rut
ledge of this city warden for the
State Game & Fish Commission,
charged with illegal fishing.
Warden Rutledge for several days
had been quietly working on some
information which he had to the
effect that there were violations oil
the law in the vicinity of Cass Lake,
and in order to get on the ground
without being seen by any of the
Cass Lakers, he made the trip from
Bemidji to Cass Lake by boat down
the Mississippiriver and intermediate
lakes to Cass Lake and Turtle River,
where the latter stream empties into
Cass Lake from the north.
Mr.. Rutledge, accompanied by
Charles Villeman of this city as
assistant, left Bemidji Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, in heavy
rowboat bound for Cass lake.
The warden and his assistant
encountered much shallow water on
their way and were three times
marooned on rocks in the river
between the outlet of Lake Bemidj j
and the dam, some three miles east
of Bemidji. They were compelled
to jump into the water and haul the
boat over the shoals and both were
wet all over when they left the dam
They portrayed around the dam anc
after taking a cup of coffee pro
ceeded on their way down the stream
The water was very low in the
river below the dam and they were
again compelled to get out severa
times and pull the boat through the
water.
1t was very dark when they
reached Wolf lake, and they were
confused as to directions, being
nearly an hour in the lake hunting
for the Mississippi outlet, eastward
which they finally found.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-08-25
THE SMALL-GAME SEASON
OPENS ON NEXT TUESDAY
No License Needed to Hunt In Ones Own County, but in
Order to Avoid Possible Complications Hunters
Should Procure License

The open season for hunting
ducks, geese and all other aquatic
fowl, turtle dove, snipe, prairie
chicken, pinnated, white e-breasted OF
short-tailed grouse, woodcock, upland
plover and golden plover, begins
next Tuesday, September /, when il
will be lawful to kill fifteen in mum
Der of any of the birds or fowls
mentioned in one day.
The law relative to licensing
hunters provides that no license is
necessary for a hunter to shoot small
game in the county in which he
resides, but if he desires to hunt Out
CT his own county he must procure a
license, costing 81, from the county
auditor. The license permits a
hunter to shoot all kinds of game, in
season, and confers shipping privel
eges.
The funds derived from the sale
of licenses 60 into the game and fish
commissions general fund to be
used for protection and propagation
of game and fish.
It is well, however, for every per.
son who hunts either large or small
game to secure a license from the
auditor before going into the field,
AS licenses are now issued they are
good for both big and small game
and the fee remains the same, being
81, so that hunters who get licenses
for the small game season get a
license for big game as we'll as birds
The season for big game, however
does not open until November 10
and closes November 80.
For small game (birds and fowls,
one days bag shall not exceed
fifteen birds. The number of bird!
allowed to have in possession at any