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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-07-27

long vistas of polished floor and mir
rors which reflected us from unexpect.
ed corners, until felt some OF Liddy';.
foolishness communicate itself to ne
The house was very long, rec
tangle in general form, with the main
entrance in the center of the long side.
The brick-paved entry opened into q
short hall, to the right Of which, SEP
arated only by ru,, of pillars, was n
huge living room. Beyond that was
the drawing room. and in the end. th,
billiard room. Of the billiard room,
in the extreme right wing, was don,
or card-room, with small hall open.
ing on the east veranda, and from
there went up a narrow circular stair
case. Halsey had pointed it out with
delight.
Just look Aunt Racnel," he said
with flourish. "The architect that
put up this joint was Wise to a few
things Arnold Armstrong and his
friends could sit here and play cards
all night and stumble up to bed in the
early morning, without having the fam
lily send in a police call"
Liddy and l got as far as the card
room and turned on all the lights. |
tried the small entry doo- there.
which opened on the veranda, and ex-
amined the windows. Everything was
secure, and Liddy, a little less nervous
now, had just pointed cut to me the
disgracefully dusty condition of the
hard wood floor, when suddenly the
lights went out. We waited mo-
ment; l think Liddy was stunned with
fright, or she would have screamed.
And then / clutched her by the arm
and pointed to one of the windows
opening on the porch. The sudden
change threw the window into relief,
an oblong of grayish light and show
ed us a figure standing close, pesring
in, AS / looked it darted across the
veranda and out of sight in the dark
ness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-07-27
CHAPTER l.
a Take a Country House.

axe SCQiiA ''oaSS'
This is story Of how a middle
aged gp,nster loot her mind, deserted
her domestic gods in the city, TOOK
furnished house for the sum,
mer out of town, and lonho
herself involved In one Oh
those mysterious crimes that Keep
Dur newspapers and detective agencies
happy and prosperous. For twenty
gears had been perfectly comforta-
bic. for twenty years l had had the
syindow-boxes filled in the spring, the
carpets lifted, the awnings put up
and the furniture covered with brown
iinen. for as man. summers hai
said goodbye to my friends, and, atter
watching their prespiring hegira, had
settled down to delicious quiet IN
TOWN where the mail comes three
times day, and the water supply
Goes not depend on tank on the
roof.
And then--the madness seized me.
When I look back over the months |
spent at Sunnyside, ] wonder that |
survived at all. As it is, | show the
wear and tear of my narrowing eX-
periences. | have turned very gray
I,iddy reminded me OF it only yester-
day by saying that little bluing in
the ringe-water would make my hair
silyery instead Of yellowish white.
hate to be reminded OF unpleasant
things and snapped her off.
mo" | said, sharply, I'm not going
to use bluing at my time of life, NJ
starch, either"
Liddys nerves a:e gone. she says
since. that awful summer, put she has
enough left. goodness knows, And
when she begins to go around with 8
lump IN her throat, all / have TO d>
ls to threaten to return to Sunnyside
and she is frightened into seru
hlance of cheerfulness,- from whicf
you may Judge that the summer there
was anything but j success.
The newspaper accounts have beer
so garbled and incomplete-one o
them mentioned me but once, an'
then only as the tenant at the tins
the thing happened that feel 1t m:
due to tell what | know. Mr. Jaml
son, the detective, said himself q
could never have done without me, a
though he gave me little enougl
credit, i'll print.
shall have to go back seyera
years thirteen, to be axact to stai
my story. AT that time my brothe
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1909-07-27
| A New Baby.

New Baby What magic what mystery, what charm these words have
~ for Yet how infinitely they to the mother j
short to be SURE but full possibilities Some one must be pient hopeful
has heard her aby first cry and whether be her first tent the feeling
the same HeE feeble arms ousohd those that will
desert 1t long The mother shall live And that hand which supports
head the neWo b the mothers hand supports the civilization the world
Is Wonde ask mothers that with all these responsibilities
resting your all too weak shoulders you the necessity Of
selecting the babes medicine with care necessity protecting your
babe from worthless unknown and narcotic drugs you would protect from
the freq
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14
LEGAL DECISIONS
.ssssss,ssssssssssssssssss

Speed Lsws-Business Portion
People VS.. Dow.-The Public Acas Of
1895 provide that in cities ami vii
lagos motor ears shall not be run at
greater speed than eight miles an
hour In the business portion, not at a
greater rate than fifteen miles an
hour in other portions. Section l de-
fines business portion" as the terri.
tory contiguous to d public highway
which, is wholly or partially built up
with structures de-oted TO business
Held. that the regulation as to bust
ness districts is not limited to a sin
gle central business area in a city
hut applies to all business districts
where there are more than one. The
statute so construed is not uncertain
and indefinite because of difficulty in
determining the question of fact whe
Their an area is wholly or partially
built up so as to constitute a "busi.
ness portion. Supreme Court Of
Michigan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14
GREAT PRODUCTION OF SALT.
Twenty-Five Million Barrels OF This
indispensable condlnnent Made
In Arerics Last Year.

There has been a big increase In the
production Of salt in the United States
in the last ten years. Close 10 $4,000
900 barrels were produced In this
country last year, which was in excess
Of any such period previous Possibly
the largest domestic source is in New
York state. in the vicinity Of Syracuse.
Michigan probably comes next.
Salt originally is in the rock form
or in a solution In sea water or brine
springs. The former is obtained by
quarrying or mining and by solution.
With the latter water Is poured over
the salt until the mineral f. saturated
and IL then brought 10 the surface BIZ
pumping. The brine Is boiled down in
large pans
The finest salt is boiled 81 tenn
perature OF about 107 degree. cent?
grade. Commercial salt. fishing and
bag salt are produced in successfully
larger pans and at increasingly low
temperatures Finer salt Is raked ont
OF the pans at much shorter intervals;
In the case Of The finest. two or three
times a day.
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MAY FAVOR TAX
ON PETROLEUM
THIS ACTION EXPECTED OF SEN.
ATE COMMITTEE IN SPITE OF
HOUSE ACTION, PUTTING OIL
ON FREE LIST.

Washington, June 1S.-The senate
committee on finance will. in ali
probability, recommend that duly
be imposed upon crude and refined
petroleum and the products of petrol
cum in spite of the action of the
action of the house In putting these
articles on the free HIST.
This subject was the most import.
ant of many matters discussed at Il
meteing of the republican members
of the committee today The oil
question was not disposed of finally
but indications are that crude oil will
be made dutiable at a quarter of a
cent gallon, and on refined petrol
cum rate of % per cent al valorem
viii be fixed II is probable also that
the latter rate will be made 70 apply
to the products of petroleum.
Many members of the senate favor,
ed the countervailing duty on pc
troleum, but representatives of oil
producing states did not favor it.,
The demands for protection upon oil
come principally from independent
oil men.
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HER HUSBAND |

by ANNE WARNER.

Jerry was fond of trout,fishing
and. being fond OF trout-fishing
was naturally attracted to the brand
new resort which advertised square
miles of virgin forests with sport for
the multitude. Siddons had been
there and said 1t was all true and that
Jerry would be in Paradise. Jerry.
with the hotels folder in his vest
pocket, was easily persuaded to be
lleve his friends statement. and took
the Saturdays train. Siddons FOL.
lowed him on Sunday. She arrived
the Tuesday after
"She" arrived in a peacock blue
broadcloth travelling dress, the cut and
style OF which was so perfect that
everyone forgave and forgot the color
She brought with her q maid and le
trunks. There are nobetter social vouch
ers lin a new place. than maid and
l6 trunks, so she was accepted with
open arms, and Siddons introduced
her TO Jerry, and Jerry-who had
nothing half.hearted about him-fell
III iONC with hti at suht'
Siddons flshed and his friend walked
and talked with her Ii was all very
delightful until. Just as the fortnight
was closing in. she suddenly referred
to an expected arrival upon the NOR
row.
Il sha'n't be alone any more she
told him. looking straight up in his
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HARD LOT OF M0UNTAINEER.
On Land so Poor That the Easiest
Kind Of Crop to Raise Was
Beyond Him.

II was on a lonely road In the noun
tains. A weary rider was slowly max
ing his way up the steep mountainside,
pausing now and then to rise In his
stlrrups and look about In search Of
some sign OF civilization Suddenly a
turn In the road brought him face to
face with a lank. sallow-faced noun
taineer seated upon the top rail OF the
snake fence which bounded poor
little farm which had found Judgment
on the mountainslde.
The rider paused. Can you tell me
how far II is 10 Big Stone gap" he In
quired.
The mountaineer's lips moved In an
swer. but no sound reached the riders
ears. He moved over nearer to the
fence and repeated the question. This
time he could barely distinguish a
whispered word or two In the farmers
answer.
What's the matter with your" he In
CURED, dismounting and walking over
TO the fence where the old man sat.
Cant you TALK"
The old man looked pityingly at his
questioner for moment, and then.
climbing down from his seat on the
rail. he walked MP to the traveller. and.
putting his grizEled face close to his
ear. whispered, hosrsely:
"Yis. 7 kin talk, but the fact is,
stranger. land is 50 poor in these parts
that ! kaip'> even raise my voice"
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BUT ONE ARTICLE SOLD
Concluded from First Page).

tune and many other interesting ar
ticles. One of the Polish actress s
finest Macbeth costumes was left to
Mrs Daniel Frohman.
Souvenirs were given 10 many of the
great stars OF the stage and several
Los Angeles people were remember
ed. To the Modjeska theatre in Chi
co were bequeathed TWO valuable
paintings by Chelmennki. the cele.
brated Polish artist now living in
Paris. and two paintings by Witkie'
wiez. the Polish Ruskin OF Tatr
Mountain.
All Modjeska's art treasures went
to Felice Modjeska, her daughter-iD-
law. an artist, and sculptor whose
house in Chicago is veritable mu-
scum of art Also to this Chicago
family was bequeathed the wall tap
t,stry that belonged to Prince Ru-
dolph of Austria. All the laces went
to Nine. Felice ModIeska, and includ-
ed magnificent piece of black chan
tilly and a handkerchief more than
300 years old which will he remember
ed by many who saw the exhibits at
the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
To the Chicago Modjeskas were en-
trusted ten golden crowns that had
been presented to the Polish actress
by different countries. The most gor-
geous of these was the gift of the Poi
ish people. 1t is chaplet of laurel
leaves, the name of one of Modjeska's
famous characters being engraved on
each leaf These crowns are to be
presented eventually 10 public insti
tutions. Modjeska's diamonds, valued
at $4,000; Che forgeous lizard OF
and diamonds, and all her
other jewels go to the Chicago rela-
ives. also her Turkish and Indian
,hawls, which are of great value and
interest.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14

or died when l read about Bydia Il:
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; so !
began to take it, and am well again and
relieved of all my suffering" Mrs.
GEORGE JoRDY, Box 40 Marlton, NJ.
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know of, and
thousandsof Observation-Disclosures
on file in the Pinkhann laboratory st
LINN, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form of.
female complaints, Inflammation. .ul-
ceration. displacements,f ibroidtumors.
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache.
Indigestion and nervous prostratlon.
Every suffering woman owes 1t to her
self to give Lydia s. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound trial
If you would like special advice
about your case write a confiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkhan, at
LYNN, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14


brick finds its strongest claim to
merit In the fact that, not only is 80
per cent Of the paving M the Ohio
valley done with brick, but also 80
per cent of the paving that is planned
to be done. This is due largely. no
doubt, to the fact that brick is con-
venient and the best for the money
for general service; but If it were not
satisfactory it probably would have
lost its prestige in this section long
ago. Nevertheless. it need not be
assumed that there is no better ma
terial for the price than brick, for all
sorts of traffic. heavy and light. Such
an attitude could be justified only on
the theory that the world had come
to stand-stil in the matter of street
paving.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14

Complaints of dirt" on Washing.
i avenue are not in orier, and are
rdly fair as an argument against
OK streets. The finest asphalt
eet ever built would be as dirty
Washington avenue is and has
en- under like circumstances. Cit
is must know that no paved streets
j clean anywhere unless they ar
shed at short intervals; and the
.oother the pavement the more cas-
the dirt is picked up by the wind.
Il this need not be used as an argu.
Int acainst either pavement in Cal
for these gentlemen were wrong
aO, mt the meeting last week de-
iredNthat Cairo would be without a
rect cleaning system for years to
me. Mere than likely, Cairo will
We a very good strset"cleaniug sys.
- next year. AT any rate, to secure
is. was one of tie several strong
asons which prompted the city
nncil to pass the high license ordl-
nee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14

"You pay your money and you
he your choice" will apply TO testi-
ony regarding the merits or de
erits of street pavements as we'll as
apples. One can get anything one
looking for on any one of half a
zen different kinds of paving. and
e Board Of Local Improvements of
afro, while giving respectful atten-
IN to what may be presented to IT
r or against any given brand of
aterial, will have TO depend large y
BON its own best judgment to de-
rhine what will be best to accept
,der all the circumstances. There
e good brick stress and bad brick
reefs: good asphalt streets aud bad
sphalt streets. and probably in each
Use the good predominates greatly
sphslt, or asphalt composition. has
advantages. no doubt. and can
resent some strong points as a pave
emit for permanent residence stree S.
hich can be protected by ordinance
ON heavy traffic. although some
IMPLIES are shown which seem to
ave withstood heavysraffic very well
n as an ~ail-around" good pave
ent (bsrlng the mater Of uoise)
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14
MARKED AMMUNITION
Seized In Sho1 Of Black Hand Leader
Shells Had Cross Marks
On Them.

Marion, Ohio juno 13--Hundreds
of shot gun shells containing cross
marked bullets we're captured by In.
spectors Ohfeld and Pate Of Cincin-
cinnati, in raid on the shop of Sam
Lima black hand suspect. here today.
The shells and cross marks were
identical with those found in Den
nison, Bellfon'aine and other towns
visited by the officers. Lima. who
was ont on bail. met the officials
with show of great indignation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14
TIME CARD CAIRO ELECTRIC RVS

D~ls Us,,o cars due to leave Second 81. &C :
DGIl Lille ing north on Com mercial Ave
every ib minutes from 6 a. IN. to II p. m.
Going north. on Walnut Stevery ID minuies
from 8:0S n. m to 1888 r. m.
Poplar ST. Line 10 saps s ass ST st. 1 s
Ing north on Volhrook: at 6b7; SIT. at2; 6b7
7:i2 a. IN. and on the same minutes every hour
until 1912 and ii:i2 p. m.
$40 6:3t, 6:4g and 7O4 a. m. and on same min
utes every hour until 1854 and ii :04 p. m.
Poplar st. cars due TO pass ST. Marys PARK
10 minutes after leaving Second st
Belt Line Owl Cars n il1 D. on m. w ,a:ss :.
M; 1850 A. M; 2:so q. m. $40 a. M; 40 =. M
$40 a. m.
North on Commercially p. m. q. m, -
m q. m. 4 q. m. 5 q. m.
Belt and Owl cars are due 10 pass We,
nfrty-fourth ST. 10 minutes amer issvin
Sec nd st!
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14

~ transpire that the saloon at the
sutheast corner of Commercial ave.
q and Sixth street was closed q
IN or two after the robbery OF the
mberman Of S445 in brace crap"
Sme, and is not yet reopened. The
.arpet-bag" gamblers who framed"
d carried out the Job" picked up
leir band bags and left own on the
xt train each with his share of the
wag" and the "carpet-bag" pro
sietors followed on after, being
iven up" by their hackers. This
Use illustrates one kind of competi-
.,n which confronts the man who
llnts to conduct legitimate saloon
8tsiness In Cairo. Some "fly-by-
ght' irresponsibIes procure a
ense and at once push their bust
sAss" for all II is worth: they import
gang of professional tricksters who
i for and rope in the Suckers
bake them down" IS thoroughly as
ssible, and then al the first note
alarm the whole bunch hikes
t.. And one very conspicuous and
ynificant fact in this case as in
hers OF similar character has been,
at the rogues came into the city
It'll the full knowledge of the police,
4 their work under the noses of the
lice, and left town without the
fightest movement on the part Of
E police TO stop them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14
DO You Think You Get My Meaning ~

face and smiling. "and you can come
and call on me in my own parlor.
Thatll be 40 much nicer I'm always
glad when my husbands with me and
| can ask my friends to my own
rooms"
He ran the cord OF his monocle up
and down through his fingers. Wei.
what Of It? OF course he must have
known that she must have had hus.
band. All women naturally had hus-
bands. 1t didn't make any difference
to him, anyhow, because he was only
ment had thought of being In earnest.
'Tll be especially glad TO have you
alone in my own parlor," she con-
tinued in a tone that sounded more
serious than any which he had ever
heard from her before, because
want to say something very important
indeed TO you; it's something that I
want to ask You about, and it's a sub
ject which one would never think Of
trying TO discuss in public"
but she never noticed the look, and
continued:
Il expect that my husband will ar
rive about noos tomorrow Won't
YOU come in al i've o'clock and meet
him and let me give you cup Of tea?"
He saw no reason why he should re-
fuse 10 meet her husband or drink her
tea, so he accepted the invitation to
do both, and the next dav, having
gone fishing to please and pacify Sid
dons he hurried home extremely early
so that he might please and pacify his
own contradictory inclinations.
Her suite was on the third floor and
gave upon the forest It was one Of
those which include two towers and a
balcony. The tea table was spread
upon the balcony. and some lazy East
Indian chairs and rugs and cushions
kept II. company there. He observed
all this during the half minute that he
waited in the small reception room.
Then she came in--and her husband.
The caller received rather a start
ling shock when his eyes met those of
the husband
For the husband was a giant, and
his eyes we're simply electrifying in
their piercingly quick and intent
glance. He was very handsome. and
the hand-clasp which followed the in
PRODUCTION was most cordial-aimost
too cordial. in fact, for 1t was of that
species which preclude all sensation
until ten minutes after.
They passed out upon the balcony
at once. and she poured the tea. chat
tering gavly. almost nervously. as
she did so Her husband sat at her
side in silence. looking sometimes at
her. sometimes al Jerry. and some
times AZ the forest he did not appear
particularly interested In what she
was saying. but his expression was
more placid than bored
After the tea-drinking was com
pleted maid came out and removed
the tray Then her husband placed
his chair so that he could rest his feet
upon the balustrade and offered Jerry
his cigar case. Thcreupon The latter
Advertising inThe Bulletin Bays tn
advertiser because Il oiroulstes smons
Ia Rs0lls hat asys noasy 10 EzsnA
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14
ILLINOIS LAND AGENT DIES.

Washington. June t3-lsaac r.
Hit state land agent of Illinois, died
here today, at the home of his son,
Isaac r. Hit. Jr Mr. Hit was 81
years old and had been in i'll health
for several months.
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TO SELL HIS STORE
One Of Csiro's Leading Dry Good.
Merchants Hs. Other Import
ant interests.

Jesse Ora Hunt offers to sell out
his dry goods business on CONNER
cial avenue as ner advertisement
elsewhere in this paper. Mr.. Hunt
has interests in another line which
call for his attention and he feels he
can not give his time to the Cairo
establishment Mr.. Hunt has me of
the best established dry goods stores
in the city. He has been over sis
years in his present location and was
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14
SUCCESSFUL IN TRIAL
Concluded from First Pagel.

at various times operator and expert
for Roy Knabenshue and Baldwin.
both national figures in the world Of
aeronautics. was made. Parker at.
tanned an altitude of between $50 anil
300 feet and remained in the air for
ten minutes.
The butterfly" aeroplane claims
several advantages over all other aero
planes that have been constructed.
In the first place it rises gradually
from the ground without runners,
wheels or any assistance other than
from its engine. and II weighs com
plete, engine and all, only 200 pounds
or less than one-third the weight Of
the Wright brothers, aeroplane. In
some of its details, however, perfec-
tion has yet to be attained. These
improvements apply both to engine
and plane construction and will have
been completed by Monday or Tues.
day, when another flight will be
made.
Messrs. Brownell and Stewart have
arranged to enter the trials of heav
Ter than air flying machines to ne
conducted under the auspices of the
United States government at Fort
Meyer. Wash in October BY that
time they expect to have perfected
their Invention SO as to obtain any
desired height and a speed of Is
miles IN hour
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

srage number of complete and
erfect copies of The Cairo
bulletin printed daily and Sun
ay during the year 1908. .2oS4
srage number of complete and
erfect copies of The Cairo Bull
etin printed daily and Sunday
luring the month of May, 1909 2143
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MANY AGREE WITH HIM
CONTINUED from First PsSe.)

bine with the southern senators I'm
the interest of the two articles tot
gether.
The finance committed provision
relating to maximum and minimum
rates will be thoroughly elucidatel
before it finally receives approval. II
is generally understood that the com
mittee will recommend a drawback
provision which will be along the
lines of the present law rather than
accept the house provision.
The night sessions will continue
throughout the week.
If the house succeeds in obtaining
quorum Monday the conference 70
port on the census bill will be con
sidered
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14
FARRELLY INSTALLED.

Cleveland, June f3.-Right Rev.
John p Farrelly was formally in
stalled Bishop of the Cleveland Cath
Ollie diocese today. the fourth bishop
since the diocese was established.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14
THREE MEN DROWN.

St. Louis. June 13-Three men
were drowned today by the oyerurn-
ing Of rowboat on Creve Coeurl
Lake, 25 miles west of St. Louis The
bodies were not identified
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-14

given me new lie.
/ suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, in
f1ammation, ulcer
alton. Indigestion,
nervousness, a nd
could not sleep.
Doctors gave me
up, as they said my
trou b les were
chronic. / was in
despair, and did not
care whetherI lived