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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-06-04
HILL DEFENDS PATTEN.
Great Northern Railroad Chief De
cIares Chicagoan Did Not Corner
the Wheat Market.

Seattle, Wash ]. ]. Hill, chair
man OF the Great Northern board
Of directors, in discussing the recent
wheat corner. said: III
1T is a mistake to say James A.
Patten cornered the wheat market.
Here is merely case of man taking
advantage Of an opportunity. 1t has
been but few years since 1t was es-
timated that the average consumption
Of wheat per annum In this country was
six bushels, but now the experts argue
that is seven bushels and some pounds.
The census Of 1910 will show that we
have a population Of 10000, 600 which
will mean that we will require for our
own use 63O. 100000 bushels here
after. n "a 81 A
I'VE raise now probably CSC, 00o. 900
bushels OF wheat in the United States
with good crop conditions This will
leave us but 2o.O00.0 900 bushels as a
surplus for export while In the past
We have exported upwards Of 10000.
600 bushels per annum. So you can
see we Will need all our wheat to feed
our own people.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Harvard where Col.
 Rupert Winter. U. s. A. visiting. saw the
 suicide of young Mercer. He met Cary
 Mercer, brother of the dead student.
 Three years later, in Chicago. in l5p',
 Col. Winter overheard Cary Mercer ap-
 parently planning to kidnap Archie, the
 coloncps ward, and to gain possession ol
 Aunt Rebecca Winters millions Miss
 Smith was mentioned apparently as Il
 conspirator. A great financial maEnatc
 was aboard the train on which Col Nln-
 ter met his Aunt Rebecca. Miss smith
 and Archie. Col Winter learned that the
 financial magnate is Edwin $. keatcham
 Winter, aided by Archie, Clevcrly rus trated a hold-up on the tgain. He took a
 great liking to Miss smith, despite her .ously disappeared in Frisco. Blood in.
 nearby room at the hotel caused fears for the boys life. The lads voice was heard over the telephone. however, and nm ute later a woman's voice-that Of Mss
 Smith. Col Winter and detective stt out for the empty mansion owned DN Arnold. a Harvard graduate. They were met with an explosion within. Mercer appeared. He assured Winter that Archie had returned. The colonel saw a vision fitting from the supposedly haunted house, It was Miss Janet Smith. Col; Winter to himself admitted that he loved Miss Smith. Mercer told Winter that Archie had overheard plans for a coup and had been kidnapped. One of Mercer friends returning the boy to his aunt had been arrested for speeding and when he returned from the police station to ms auTo the lad was gone. Mercer confessed he was forcibly detaining KeatchRm. Mercer told his life story. relating how Keatcham and his scoundrel secretary, Atkins. had ruined him the blow Killing his wife. Mercer was holding him prison CT In order that he could not get control of a railroad which was the pet project of the father of his college friend Endicott Tracy. Aunt Rebecca saw Archie Tn cab with two men. Then he Vanlshed She followed in an auto. into the Chinese district and by the use of a mysterious Chinese jade ornament she secured n 1 promise from an influential Chinaman that the boy would be returned. Archie | returned and told his story, Atkins for mer secretary to Keatcham, being his second kidnaper. Col Winter and Tracy returned to the haunted house.
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CHAPTER XIV,
From Mrs. MeIViIle's Poini {

From Mrs. MelViIle's Point Of View.
 The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, March 24, 1906.-My Dear Husband:
 Although l sent you postal yeatcr- day, l am writing again to-day to try to keep you in touch with our extraor- dinary series of events. Nothing has been heard from Archie except the letter. the letter--if he wrote it-which tells nothing except that his kidnapers use the same kind of writing paper as Miss Janet Smith. | grow more su3- picious of her all the time. You ask tbut of course you wrote before the re. cent mysterious and tragical occur rences), you ask do l lil.c Miss Smith any better, now that I am thrown with her so closely. No, Melville. have not the fatal credulity of the Winters! l distrust her more. She has, l admit, an engaging personality;
 there is a superficial suitability that would be dangerous to one not on her guard. But l am never off my guard with her. I'm sorry to say, however, that your brother seems deceived hv
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scruple at such deed; nor for that matter Mercer. But why leave the man thus? Why not dispose of the body-unless, indeed, the assassins had been interrupted. Anyhow, what q horrible mess this murder would make of the affair, and how was he to keep the women out of it, All at once, in the examination which he had been making (while a dozen gruesome possibilities tumbled over one another in his mind) he stopped; he put his ear to the mans heart.
 Isn't he dead?" asked Tracy, under his breath.
 No, he is not dead, but I'm afraid he'll never find it out returned the colonel, shrugging his shoulders. However, any brandy handy? And get me some water
 T know where there is some brandy I'll get it; there is some water in the fountain right-Cary,
 What's the matter?' demanded Cary Mercer in one of the arcade door, ways of the patio. What's happened?
 
 up to the kneeling soldier.
 You are in a position to know much better than l." said the colonel, dryly. We came this moment; We found this"
 Cary, did you do it?a-the young man laid his hand on Cary's shoulder; his face was ashy but his voice rang full and clear. If you did, l am sure you had a reason; but l want to know; we're partners in this thing to the finish"
 Thank you boy" said Cary, gen tly: that's good to hear. But l didn't hurt him, Endy. Why should l? Wed got what we wanted
 "Who did ?" asked the colonel.
 q didn't and Kito didn't. He went away to see his only brother who is sick. He hasn't got back. don't know who did it. but whoever stabbed him must have done it without warn ing him; for didn't hear a sound. was in the library
 He's breathing little, l think, murmured the young man, who was sopping the gray mask of face while Winter trickled brandy drop by drop into the sagging mouth, "and-look. somebody has tried to rob him; that's a money belt
 The waistcoat was open and Winter could see, beneath, a money belt with buttoned pockets, which had been torn apart with such haste that one of the buttons had been Erenched off.
 They seem to have been after money" said he; see, the belt is full Of bills; there's only one pocket empty"
 Perhaps he was interrupted eX- plained Mercer. Push the brandy, colonel. hes moving his eyelids, suh'
 We've got to do something to that hole in him, first said the colonel. "Is there any doctor-"
 T daren't send for one"
 Tony Arnold might know one We could trust" suggested Tracy T can get him over the long distance
 We want somebody now, this min ute" declared the colonel
 There's Janet Smith" said Mercer, my sister-in-law: she's Mrs. Winters
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companion; she used to be a trained nurse and a mighty good one; she could be trusted"
 Could she? And how the terms of his distrust had changed. He had fought against an answer in the af- frmative this morning; now his heart was begging for it: he was cold with fear lest she wasn't this conspirator's confederate.
 Send for them both" said he, with no sign of emotion.
 "Ill call up Aunt Rebecca." said Mercer. Isn't he reviving? No? Best not move him till We get the wound dressed, don't you reckon, colonel?'
 But the colonel was already making a rough tourniquet out of his handker- chief and pencil to stanch the bleed ing The others obeyed his curt di- rections; and it was not until the still unconscious man was disposed in a more comfortable posture on the cush- ions which Tracy brought, that Win ter sent the latter to the telephone; and then he addressed Mercer. He took a sealed package from an inner pocket and rendered it, saying: You know who sent it. Whatever happens you're a southern gentleman, and l look to you to see that she-they are kept out of this nasty mess-abso lutely."
 of course returned Mercer, with a trace of irritation; what do you take me for? Now, hadn't l better call Janet?'
 But if this were to be discovered-"
 She wouldn't have done anything; she is only nursing a wounded man whom she doesn't know, at my re quest
 "Very well, acquiesced the colonel with a long sigh as he turned away.
 He sat down, cross-legged like a Turk. on the flags beside the wounded man. Mercer was standing a little way off It was to be observed that he had not touched Keatcham nor even approached him close enough to reach him by an outstretched hand Winter studied his face, his attitude and suppressed the slightest of starts; Mercer had turned his arm to light another electric bulb and the action revealed some crimson spots on his cuff and a smear on his light trousers above the knee. The lamp was rather high and he was obliged to raise his arm, thus lifting the skirts of his coat which had previously hidden the stain. He did not seem aware that his action had made any disclosure. He was busy with the light "Thatll be bet. ter said he; I'll go call up Sister Janet
 How had those stains come? Mercer professed just 10 have entered Vainly Winters brain tried to labor through the crazy bewilderment of it all; Mer- cer spoke like an honest man-but lcok at his cuffs. How could any out side assassin enter that locked and guarded hcuse?-yet, if Mercer had not lied, some one must have stolen in and struck Keatcham. Kito? But the Jap was our of the house--perhaps And Janet Smith, what was she doing talking to Atkins? Had she given that reptile any clew? Could he--but it was his opportunity to rescue Keatch-
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THE SAME TO THE SAME.

The Palace Ho,el. March. 70, " P. M-My Dear Husband What " you think has happened? ] am aiiho'. too excited to write. Archie IS DacA' Yes. back safe and sound, and aOsV lutely indifferent, to all appearance to all our indescribable sunerlhsS OA his account, He walked into the par Tor about six or a little alter' s''a ming like an ape. as If 10 dlsappo'' from the face of the earth ana eoIs back to 1t were quite the usual en'Is' And when We questioned him. he p'T fessed to be on his word not 'o anything. And Bertie upheld nm ' this ridiculous position HoWe'en vas told by tho detective whom ". tie employed. rather decent Nu's little man, that they tBertie anu LA d had cornered the kldnapers a. "called their bluff" as he expresses .,. ~ bu. I'm inclined 10 think they so' .i.. ransom from our unfortunate, ,,, timised aunt who is too proud 'o 'U it, and that they probably maii"st ,tsy through Miss S-. l kno" roy called up the room to kno" II 'he .n was back, and l puEzled them Ns% saro fancy. by saying he was. may s saved our poor aunt some ihoN' usL that: but cant tell, of couise' vile. am almost sure that M,s a,e. S--. ie at the hottom of il, waate'1 tho mystery Is. l am almost sure ard not content with blackmailihs noc plunderlng auntie. Miss S-- sim. making a dead set at poor oIlao oIlno, sops ple-hearted Bertie! l have a,ote. which I haven't time to ehu" sa d Bertie will hardly hear d "V sast II criticism of her patiently; Ill la , a have ceased to criticise her to n' ,nsv. to Aunt Rebecca-ah, 1t IS M; lonely lot to be clear-slsh'eu' Ina noblesse oblige. But often duila' ray last few days I have thought 'pA sandra wasn't enough pitiea' n
 Your aff. wife,
 gro pr CONTINUED
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-27
CHAPTER XIII. Whose Feet We're Shod with Silence

Get cut your revolver" ordered the colonel look sharp! there may be some one here.
 But there was not sign of life re vealed by the search. Meanwhile, Winter was examining the body His first thought was that Keatcham had tried to escape and had been struck down in his flight Kito would not
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her plausible ways. And, of coursa our poor aunt is still her blind duno Aunt Rebecca has failed a good da., this last year; she is quite irritahla with me, sometimes, but she does ro, appear to realize the full horror os ,h,, kidnapping Miss Smith actually seeu, to suffer more; she looks pale and baa gard and has no appetite. I do m, think it all pretense, either: dara say much of it is remorse, The situo ton is dreadful. Sometimes I thin, Aunt Rebecca will not yield to the so. mands of these wretches who have m. poor boy, and that he will be mutjla.oa or murdered; sometimes think that they have murdered him already and are writing forged letters to throw nc off the track. You can imagine hov my nerves are shaken. l have seon hardly anything of the city and of course have not gone into society a. all Indeed, I have met only ono pleasant person; that was the secra tary of the great financier. Mr. Edwin keatcham who was here. next to us The secretary is a pleasing person quite comme Il faut in appearance. I met him here in the court where he nearly knocked me over; and he apoD ogized profusely-and really very nice ly, using my name. That surprised me. but he explained that they had been on the train with us Then re membered him. His name is Horatio Atkins; and he is very polite. He js on a two weeks vacation and came here to see MT. Keatcham. not know. ing he was gone. He was really most agrees1le and so sympathetic about poor lear Archie He agreed with me that such q nervous. tempera ment as ArCiie's suffers much more from unkindl ess. l could see, in spite of his assun d hopefulness, that he shared my fe@rs. He has met quite number of cur friends He may (through MT Keatcham1 be a most valuable acqu, intance Didn't you tell me, once. that <eatcham was the lead. ing benefactor of the university?
 He CMr. Atk ss) got his vacation on account of his edith and he is going to southern California 1 don't won. der. l have nc 1er suffered more than in this land of sunshine It is not 80 much the cold C.. the air as the humid. ity! Do pray be cautious about chang. ing to your summer underwear. Don't do IL, 1 nearly perished in the bleak wind yesterday, when I tried to yisi, a few shops Te sure and take the cough medicine Cu the second shelf Of our bathroom medicine closet; don't mistake rheumatism liniment for t; they are both on the same shelf, you would better sort them out. You are so absent-minded Melville l haven't a peaceful day when I'm away from you; and do for heavens sake try to bow 10 Mrs. Farrell and call her oy her right name You certainly have been to the presidents house often enough 10 know his wife on the street and l don't think that 1t was sooa excuse which you gave 10 Prot, Dae for calling Good morning, Katy 10 Mrs Dale who was born Schuyler and is most punctiliousl that you ms took her for our cock
 miss you very much Give my !e'e To all our friends and be sure to wear your galoshes lyour rubbers, you know) whe" the campus is We' whether it Is raining og no..
 Your aif wife,
 F WINTER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25
FREE IF IT FAILS.
Your Money Back If You Are Not Sat.
isfied With the Medicine We
Recommend,

We are so positive that our remedy
will permanently relieve constipation
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1t is worse than useless to ATTEMPT
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irritate and weaken the bowels and
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Constipation is caused by weak
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R We want you to try Rexa1l Orderlias
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They come in two sizes of packages.
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Pharmacy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.
Bad Stomach Causes Unsightly Com.
Observation-Disclosures Pharmacy
Has a Remedy.

Bad stomachs mean bad blood; bad
blood means sallow, unattractive skin.
Why? The stomach in a healthy
condition separates the nutritious
matter from the food and gives it to
the blood to supply the entire body
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If the stomach is not in a healthy
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Thus the blood is impoverished
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If you have belching of gas, dis
tress after eating, nausea, biliousness,
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You want Mona tablets, the great
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Relieves stomach distress at once.
Mona is sold by leading drug
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25

and misery. l advise all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" Mrs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
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Every such suffering woman owes it to
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If you would like special advice
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25
GOV. BROWN COMES
BACK AT NORRIS.
Says Judge is Trying TO
Shift Responsibility.
Especial to Times-Recorder.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. Ex-Governor
Brown today replied to the attack
made on him by Judge Morris regard
ing the kellogg murder case and the
Elliott murder case The governor
says that Judge Morris, before whom
Kellogg was tried, and not he was
responsible for the hanging of KeI-
logg. The governor asserts that the
Morris letter was clever move on
the judges part to shift responsibility.
The statements of Judge Morris re-
garding Elliott's case, Gov. Brown
asserts shows he has not read a syl-
liable of the record.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25
Fo1eys
kidney
Remedy

Cures Backache, Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.
It corrects irregularities.
strengthens the kidneys so they
will eliminate the impurities
from the blood and tones m
the whole system.
Commence taking Foley'e
Kidney Remedy at once and
avoid Bright's Disease or Dia.
betes. 50. and $I.o0 bottles,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25

Ladies Tailor Made Suits $1,000 to 5000
Misses Tailor-Mads Suits 1000 to $500
Ladies Tailor-Mad Goats 500 to $500
Ladies Tailor-Made Skirts 500 to 1900
Ladies Auto and Rain Goats $3.50 to $1,000
Ladies Silk Petticoats 1898 to 1000.
Childrens School Shoes $1.5O to 1880
Ladies' New Style Capes 600 to 1000
Small lot Ladies Suits $50 to $50
Ladies One Piece Dresses $1,000 to $500
Ladies Muslin Night Gowns SOC to 50
Ladies Muslin Drawers Csc to So
Ladies Knit Shirts and Drawers Csc to 81
ChildrenS Knit Shirts and Drawers rs to SOC
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25

When cold becomes settled in the
system, it will take several days treat
ment to cure it, and the best remedy
to use is Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. 1t will cure quicker than any 9th
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25

There is no case on record of q
cough or cold resulting in pneumonia
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stop your cough and break up your
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is safe and sure. Sold by all druggists
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25
WILL RETURN TO AMERICUS
TODAY FROM COLORADO,

Mrs: H. T. Davenport and Miss
Mary Davenport have been at Col
orado Springs several months, and will
return to Americas today, Miss Day
export remaining there a while longer
Miss Cranberry, after a few days at
her home here. will return to Col-
orado.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25

lie L 11hndA . ' CSC-
table Compound.
Eleven years ago |
was a walking
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under the doctors
carebutgotnorelief.
My husband per-
suaded me to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We ge table Com
pound anditworked
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lieved all my pains
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25

Money makes the automobile go, and
the automobile makes the money go
and there you are.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25
Board Of Education Makes Christina.
Holiday Long One.

The school children will have their
hearts bubbling over with generous
thoughts about the Board of Educd-
ton when it is learned that that hon
orable body has voted them a ten
days holiday at Christmas.
The public schools Of the city will
close on December 90 and will not
open until January g.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25

Our store open evenings from now
until Christmas. Daniels, the Jeweler.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25

Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound f
all liver and kidney troubles. Re!iev,
Brishts Disease. III Druggists sec.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25

Rev r. L. Bivins is confined to his
home by slight Illness with fever. to
the regret of his many friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25

Col. Church Bergman, the man be-
hind the audible smile. was given
the glad hand by 10000 friends in
,Americus yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25
SIX NEW MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD or TRADE,

At the meeting of the Americas
Board of Trade on Tuesday night six
new members were elected, as fol-
lows: DR.. H. B. Allen, LIZ. l.. F.
Grubbs, DR.. c. w. Walker. Messrs
Harry Bickford, C. C. Clay, S. R. Heys.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-25
MURDERED GERMAN AND
ESCAPED WITH $4,000.
Especial to Times-Recorder.

Especial to Times-Recorder.)
New Orleans, La, Nov. 24-Bur-
glars murdered George Eichorn, a
wealthy German, in house here this
morning and escaped with $4,000.