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The Detroit times., 1909-12-31

Now. mein friendt. you can go!"
said I.
Where to. sir?" he inquired.
gave him a handful OF silver. You
take a cab" I began. "and you drive
TO re Marble arch. zere you get out,
und you take a bus to Cricklewood,
Eyes. sir"
Well. ven you come to re Crickle-
wood terminus you find a man zere
waiting for you-a big Sherman gen.
tleman. like me. You say to him !:
'Doctor!' und he will give you a small
box! You bring that box back to me
quick, und take care not to lose it
for II is worth much geld--zat Is mon.
ey. You know now what you do,
Heinz
He assured me that he understood
and would follow my instructions to
the letter. whereupon dismissed him
to his fate.
In another moment had changed
my fang teeth for a more fashionable
set and ten minutes later / slipped
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31

had once known rather intimately
Polish Jew named Kutnewsky. Him
| resolved to personate. He was fat
podgy person, his foreign accent hide.
Gus. All the while I dressed. | prac-
ticed his voice and accent. | had IL al
last to a T. A false wig and beard
with clothes in keeping completed my
disguise. I was very soon the double
OF Kutnewsky. l then packed a small
valise with complete suit Of fash
ionable clothes.
A. fourwheeler took me to Oxford
Circus, whence hanson brought me
back to Piccadilly and the Bolingbroke
hotel. presented myself II the clerk
whom | informed in execrable broken
English, that I was the famous Ger
man court surgeon, Herr DR.. Garscha.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31

defense. She said the bicycle cop h
scratched the plano finish on the
mousine body of the Jarless Six VIII
getting run over. and should be pl
ished for malicious destruction
property.
This made a. great impression
the judge. Several times he W.
away the tears that blinded his
/ don't know how much the
would have been II II hadn't been
my employer. but they marked d
$50 against me. not counting the
tors bill. Mrs Speedway-Nero Y
II. or I would have gone to the vol
house. She said II was an outral
and II was coming to pretty pd
when traffic policemen had to be al
ed to the upkeep OF an automobile
Hereafter. Dillpickles," she
strpcted me, do not stop when u
run ovah one of the capaille."
(Continued)
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31

out of the passage. locking my d
behind me. as smart dude as 9
stepped from a bandbox.
walked with mincing steps /
screwed up my features till they \
ed as vacuous and expressionles
possible. I found on turning the
ner that a gentleman, whose n l
I recognized. was standing before
elevator door. For a second
cold. HAD my decoy then failed 4
purpose?" asked myself. In
of anxiety I began to descend
stairs. straining my ears TO listen.
signal bell rang-but heard 81
footballs in the passage. In
| understood. Two of my three
overs had followed the waiter
the third had remained behh
watch my room. Within min
would open my door and discoN
escape. Moreover, he would an
certain whom he must thencefor
low, for he had given me shar IA
as / passed him.
(To be Continued.)
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31

II is fierce!
or course. wound up In police
court after ran down the bicycle
cop with the Jarless. The Car That
Are" There wasn't any charge
against Mrs. Speedway-Nero, al.
though she was among those present
when the thing happened. But she
took lively interest In the case, see
Ing that II was her car. she tele-
phoned 10 the hospital to learn how
the cop was getting along. and said
she hoped 1t would teach these min
ions OF the law not to infringe upon
the rights of automobile owners. and
hereafter stick close to the gutter.
The cop wasn't badly hurt, thank
goodness, and was able to appear In
court against me today.
Mrs. Speedway-Nero was In court
too. She was there to speak In my
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31
CHARACTERS.


AGAR HUME. alias BROWN--Profes-
sional mimic. who becomes valet TO Sir
VIM. Dagmar. and schemes TO make
fortune.
SIR VIM PARLIAMENTARY bach
elor recluse. whose house Is the rem
devious OF a mysterious coterie.
SIR CHAS VENNER--Wealthy spe-
cialist member OF Sir Dagmar's NOR
bid society of seven. chief promoter or
a series of CHASTITY experiments.
GEO. CAVANAGH-Artist. another OF
the society, who has a romance.
MARION LIE MAR-Beloved OF cav
anagh. who is In the secret OF the So
ciety's experiments.
DR. FULTON. MR. HUMPHREYS
MR.. PARDO. MR.. Observation-Disclosures
DR. VERNET-A French medical
| fanatic.
JUSSIEU, BEAUDANT-Negro as
sistants OF Sir chas. venner.
| SEXTON DAGMAR-Heir TO Sir Will
Jams title.
BCTTS-A butler.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31
\ euIdn't You Like N
10 Hope You Gould
Live For 200 Years?
That's What WI Ting Fang Wishes
But Once He Wanted To Die
That Was When He
Had sciatiea. How
ever.


# That War When He Wu may not be o make good
ever | his promise in which Of course
he would fail make good his
claim that twocentuy mark but he will come whole
lot closer many whom he said goodbye
WI farewell message to Americans
he proved that he had observed while ntO
says EAT TOO MUCH.
He says EAT TOO FAST.
He ys further that we are IN WHAT WE
general up little attention to the mode
of living only in eating but in other things
Worship the Almighty Dollar falling he declares at whose
shrine forget health and the rules of health
WI hasn't got measured
great peril people face written big letters
big sgnboar nearly every business district
QUICK LUNCH
QUICK LUNCH because that the people
Of the times
pneumatic tube service probably little
o their desks and their cash registers
Possibly day people will adopt the mesaving
device Of nhsing taking tabloid FORM
As is now they give hurry-up eating places
almost q the door coming
The service quick prompt guarded
every thing he does
To ueese "ahee" likely bring sandwich
before You.
49, An aa,hem. and the man has changed iiay
Drop viii dipOsng their
lnnoh IN i've 0 minutes-wu takes an hour.
Furthermore he than
onosA day.
Thsre i no uric acid n his blood, either.
His New fakes potatoes
Htde bread butter, milk and apples.
He eats only two meals day.
lie bad he wanted to die
perfect physical condition life looks bright
to him he live to be 200 years old
says much know. he those
Of who the the very who should not
poor devils who swing picks all day against
rocks dig with shovels in bitches
fellows socially often little
ntisfy consistent demands Of their bodies
sedentary life talking those who live such
sufy Offices and ride to and from them
IN o automobiles
He is talking they
hat will give bodies and keep them sound
WI takes exercise and practices deep breathing.
He may many Of
friends less careful dead, FEELS he will
At any gives understand that there much Joy be
consideration of the question Of health and less Of
struggle for money
you you gives
example he for you
He got rid Of scatica that way.
You might get ride of what ais you way
Remember:
himself himself he wanted die
living correctly eating slowly that which good
chewing food and keeping his muscles hard HE WANTS TO
LIVE TO BE 200 YEARS OLD
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31

gen, just arrived to confer with my
eminent colleague, Sir Chas. Venner
| told him to send Sir Charles up i'm.
mediateIy he arrived. My first act was
TO arrange the dressing table Just as
/ had done on the previous day In my
room at the Colonnade hotel. Putting
on a pair OF goggles. sat down 70
await my victim. AS before he was
prompt to the fraction of minute
AS Sir Charles entered the room,
ground out string Of cultural. yet
oily greetings In broken English.
Sir Chas. venner's face was pale
but icily composed. He eyed me for
full minute with look of piercing
hate.
Els Or. Rudolf .Garschagen Identical
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31
MOST ANYTHING

Said a handsome gray kitten from
Malta,
al wish you would please call me
Waltah
For names such as Tom on
This street are so common.
The very ideah makes me faltah!"
Judge. s-.ga- aew
The Kentucky night riders are
properly incensed over the outbreak Of
whitecapping In Indiana.
Whether or not Leopold's death was
received with applause In the Congo,
II remains a fact that many OF the
natives gave him hand.
Will the sailors on the new battle
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31
From Another Point of View

herea resolved.
= like thief in the night
- stealing in" the is right to date
hint: Don't laugh in sleeve 1t causes wrinkles in
Al of probably
commissioner don't shoot the old
the
be lbeed
her suggesting that will
more than one
hut
Ing meanwhile
8 to
from.
The Of
tears II
THE HIGH PRICE OF FOOD.
don't
1870 me tooear
steak Is longer served
UNDER COMPLETE Subsection.
rs your husband tidy about the house?"
outdoors he wants
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31

Lady (requiring nurse girl);
have you had any experience with
dren?
Applicant; Experience? Why T
yer, mum. I'm only just out afte.
ten years fer baby farming, ]
bourne Punch.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-31
Az Truth. No Matter
Whom 1t Helps or Hurts.

DR.. WI Ting Fang, retiring Chi
nese minister to the United States,
departed these shores Thursday
vowing he would return to see us
again in 1859, a half-hundred years
from now, and that he would live
to be 200 years old.
WI may not be able to make good
his promise, in which case, OF course
he would fail to make good his
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31
Bowel 7 onic
For Old Folks
Free

No matter how sound and healthy
old people are they still suffer with
their bowels. The machinery of m.
system doesn't work as it did when
they were young and active. But
while you can't restore youth you can
help age to live more pleasantly.
That a laxative is needed every mn.
while by people as they get around nffy
and beyond. there Is no doubt bu, y
Is Important which laxative is taken
Old old people women ,n. and, and all eSeep, thoas
avoid anything that gives a shock H.
the system and which at best is bn,
temporary expedient. Among these ,r'
pursative waters. They are too s,rarl arl
and only do temporary good Not oni1
that but they really bind the bowel.
What you want Is something tha, viii.
regulate the bowels and again get then
In the habit Of performing a certain
function at a certain time. while at the
same time tonins and strengthening the
a remedy is DR.. Caidwelis Syrup Pen.
sin. and II you have never used II is,
the doctor send YOU q sample botls
without cost All druggists sell IL AZ
nifty cents and one dollar a bottle. ,6S
those who have used II will continu. 10
buy Il. II Is pleasant TO take. very e..
hold remedy. AZ all the family can u,s
II. But DIR. Caldwell Is eager 10 have
all readers unscquainted with II TO send
for q free sample
Thousands Of old people and heads ~
families are never without IT, for in this
way they cure and avoid constipati91
liver trouble, indigestion. sour stomach
sick headache. sleepiness after eating
belching and similar stomach liver and
bowel disturbances. Mrs Title Hom.n
4o< Wautanga street. Knoxville, Tenn
and T. II. Marshall. Nail. okla. as wei
as thousands Of others. attribute much
Of their present good health 20 this
grand laxative tonic
/ Dr. Caldwell personally win be plea sei
! to give YOU any medical advice you may
desire for yourself or family pertaining -
the stomach. liver or bowels absolutely
free OF charge. Explain your case In a
letter and he will reply TO YOU in detail
For the free sample simply send your
name and address on postal card or
otherwise. For either request the doctor :
/ address is DR.. w. r. Caldwell, roll Caid-
well building. Monticello. III.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31
FOR SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.
Enormous Amount OF Work Prepare
tory to Announcing Sale Of Lands.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 3o.--Thc
school Lana department is preparing
for one of the greatest real estate
deals in the his,o.y Of the United
States, Every one from Secretary
Cassidy down to the porter are as
busy as bees, The enormous amount
of work incident To the sale OF ole
million three hundred thousand acres
TO the United States, the checking
up of titles and descriptions, the set.
tling with lessees who are now living
upon aad in possession of much of
this land. the adjusting of the value
of the Improvements which they have
been placing upon this land for many
years, all brings to the surface many
intricate and difficult problems all
of which must be solved before the
land can be advertised and sold The
ordinary citizen who does not know
of all these difficulties may be IN.
cliled TO criticise the department for
proceeding so deliberately, but were
they acquainted with all OF these diff
iiculties which effect the sale and
title OF the land there is no doubt
that they would commend the care.
iul consiterate work of the secretary
and his assistants. The school land
department can not afford 10 sell 10
some citizen a law suit along with a
piece Of school land hence every pre-
caution is being taken 70 eliminate
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31

TO A. A. Chisholm, OF Tresdwell, y
Y. now. His reason is we'll worth
reading: For a long time suffered
from indigestion, torpid liver, consti.
patton. nervousness, and general de-.
bility." he writes. ~ couldn't sleep,
had no appetite, nor ambition, grew
weaker every day in spite OF a..
medical treatment. Then used Elec
tric Bitters. Twelve bottle restored
all my old.time health and vigor
Now 1 can attend 10 business every
day. It's a wonderful medicine" In.
fallible for Stomach, Liver, Kidney
Blood and Nerves. soc at Ardmor"
Pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31

ful Yankee tariff wall" German
manufacturers, as represented in u,
press OF Berlin and other cities. are
hot under the collar" and are IN a
threatening mood. although the Ger.
man agreement does not expire unti.
early next year
The tone OF the German press +, IS.
pecially untriendly 10 the Uniteu
States Even the unofficial press Is
publishiag editorial articles which
show that every pressure is being
brought to bear upon the government
IN order to secure the adoption of a
program Of retaliation The most
marked exception is taken 70 the max.
imum and minimum feature OF the
new tariff law The impression Is
now abroad in Germany that many of
the increases in the law aye aimed
directly al German trade
The exporting interests OF Germany
seem 10 be convinced that the United
States will enforce the maximum rates
against that country on March 81 OF
next year. As a result OF this belief.
strong pressure is being brought 10
bear upon the Imperial government 70
induce II 10 assume the offensive be-
fore that time, The existing commel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31
DISSATISFACTION EXISTS IN FRANCE
OVER NEW AMERICAN TARIFF ACT

Washington, Oct. 30--The close OF
business today will mark the eXpira
tion OF the commercial agreements en-
tered into with France, Switzerland
and Bulgaria under the Dingley tariff
act, and the preferential agreemen,
with those nations will cease To exist.
Duties imposed by the new tariff law
will be- imposed on all importationS
which are no. entered in the Uuited
States customs houses before the
close of business today. The effect
will be- 10 largely increase the price
OF wines and other merchandise i'm
ported from France. The tax will taI.
heaviest upon the consumers OF cham.
pagne,
Adyices from Paris state that there
is much dissatisfaction in France over
the new American tariff
There is great anxiety with regard
TO the future position OF France, and
tlc hope is expressed that the govern.
ment will avoid = needless and harm.
iul tariff war, and that il will act
quickly and prudently 20 obtain the
minimum rates for French imports.
The three countries with which the
preferential agreements expire today
are not the only European nation
which are up in arms agsins, the hate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31
hoM's Ihis7

We offer one Hundred Dollars r..
ward for any case of Catarrh tina.
can not be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure
r. j. CHENEY e. CO, Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known
+. j. Cheney for the last Il years
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and ii.
nancially able to carry out any obli'
CATION made by his firm.
Walding, kinnan 4 Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cnre is taken inter.
nally. acting directly upon the blooo
and mucous surfaces OF the system,
Testimonials sent free. Price 70 cent ;
per bottle Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation, d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31

II Is apparent that Chicago will
have few financiers left by the time
the National City Bank of New York
has completed its tactics OF absorb.
ing the leading lights q the Windy
City's monied circles. Joseph r. Tai.
bert. former vice president OF the
Commercial National Bank of Chi
cago and president of. the Chicago
Clearing House association, will he.
come a vice president of the Stand.
ard OH financial institution on Mon.
day IL Is understood that he will
have as his especial field the devel.
opment and extension of the rela.
tions between the National CITY
Bank and out of town institutions.
particularly in the west.
Samuel McRobeITs. formerly treas.
urer of Armour & CO.. was elected a
vice president of the City Bank : s-me
time ago, and Frank \. Vandcrlip
now the president, was also brought
to that institution from Chicago as a
vice president, although his immedi.
ate residence had been Washington.
where he had been assistant secre
tary OF the treasury The election of
MIR Talbert brings the number of ac,
tive vice presidents Il the National
City Bank up 10 six, the others being
Mr. McRo5eTs, William \. Simon
son. Horace VI. Kilborn. James 4
Stillman and John f. Gardin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31

cial agreement between the Unitcd
States and Germany will expire next
February. If the German government
accedes to the demands of the busi-
ness interests of the country, 1t will
nut it's maximum rates into effect
against America at that time.
The appeals submitted to the lin.
pcrial government are designed TO
show that Germany can endure a com.
mercial war much longer than the
united States 1t has been pointed
out that in 1908 the imports into Ger.
many from the United States were
valued at 1907 100000, while the
goods shipped from Germany TO Am.
erica represented only $12l,00O,c0o
The value of the exports from Ger
many to the United States last year
was considerably less than that OF
the preceding year.
The German exports which will be
most seriously affected by the new
law are silk goods. cotton fabrics,
wines. razors aud postcards German
business men believe that these arti.
cles will be disseminated against no;
only by the application of the new
schedule, but by the adoption of the
new system OF valuation, which makes
the wholesale price in the United
Of In Ia A
mentioned In the manifest accompany.
ing the shipment.
II Is expected that France will i'm.
pose her maximum tariffs immediate.
ly on the termination of the existing
agreement The United States will
be practically helpless so far as retail.
alton is concerned. until March 80
1910 One measure of retaliation tina,
has been considered is the exclusion
absolutely OF French champagnes an
sparkling wines. Undoubtedly these
could be shut out OF the American
market under the pure food law. fol
it is we'll known TO the government
/ chemists that certain preservative
! are used in preparation of the Frencr
/ wines which are forbidden or Al.
subjects of regulation under the iopC
and drugs act.
The original trade agreement viii
France was made on June |, 1898, uh
der which substantial reductions wcr,
made in the duties on French i'm
ports, principally champagnes and Ii
quors. In return the government OF
France gave reciprocal advantages &c
certain products of the United States
principally argols. canned meats, lem
ons, oranges and certain fruits, fresa
and dried. and woods. sawed timber
and paving blocks. But the spirit OF
the reciprocal agreement has not been
observed in very many important re
spects.
Secretary Wilson made statemen'
recently in the course of an officia
conference on the subject of recipro
city with France, that not a pound .
American meat had been admitted {
France since he had been secretar!
of agriculture, notwithstanding tn'
trade agreement is supposed to giv'
favored rates to the American mea
producers The French have fouu,
an effective method OF exclusion il
hard sanitary measures imposed, b.
which the American products hav,
been excluded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31

any possibility OF such occurrence
and no quarter of school land will BE-
offered for sale until satisfactory ar.
rangements has been made with the
lessee which Mil absolutely prevent
any friction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31
INTERESTING NEWS, VIEWS AND
GOSSIP FROM NEW YORK CITY

tariff has increased the cos; of i'm
por1 atom
There is a possibility Cf another
and even greater calamity threaten.
ing the denizens of the White Way.
That Is that France may begin a
tariff war against the United States.
in which case II IS hinted that Uncle
Sam would use the pure food law a.
club to beat the Frenchmen into
submission. by prohibiting the impor.
ta;ion of French champagne into this
country. Just fawncy'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31

pric,-.. ~ az all Workmcn were
mad, to believe that this imposition
IN the inhabitants of the country
Wa. made for 'heir benefit and that
if g. ver, cu. OF their wages would
fan to- the foreign level though they
Uero given no share in the increased
profits and their labor is really no
better paid than like labor abroad
efficiency and cost " living c.nsid
.-,d ana foreign workm"u We're
uroush, over .n lare" numbers to
kocu down wages.
s.. tho strip and greed oi these
interest, grew stronger the favor
taxes were revised aeaiu and again
hy republican congresses. but al.
Nay- upward. mI those of the
UueI.y law 'V,Iy, wears ap1 were
'ao h.suyt ever known Before the
,n,.t ot these could be fully felt
.ay spanish wJr came ON, and Oh"
superb eucrg, and resources of the
country sweep lt out - the hard
'im,s and over aIl obstacles into
period enormous growth This tn
p,u.loares of tAa, law declared
was due 90 Ne mrh take, Do i'm.
posed u ,H,r behalf They backed
'l- claim hs most ,kulml u.s., ol
.l.rloo1 pr,tcn-" and intimidation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-31

A furnished room 10 rent? Il want
ad. will change Il to furnished
room. RENTED.