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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15

eye when I was bargaining with him"
I wondered If Dicky had a hand in
the trick, If trick 1t should prove to
be.
WELL" said Dicky obviously, II
think I know where the fellow would
have taken us. I trailed him this af-
ternoon, and I'll lay two to one that I
can pick out the right road"
is this the third road from Brook
lyn?" I asked, pointing to the track
that led to the left.
II reckon So" said Dicky. q"
haven't kept count, but 1 r~ecollect
only two before it."
"All right. Up with you them"
Dicky obediently mounted to the
seat beside the driver.
II shall ride outside" l said to Mrs.
Knapp. II may be needed"
Half a mile farther we passed a
house, and within a quarter 81 a mile
another.
"We are on the right road" was my
thought as l compared these In my
mind with the crosses on the diagram.
About half a mile farther a small
cluster of buildings doomed up, dark
and obscure, by the roadside.
"This is the place." l said confident.
ly, motioning the driver to pull up. ]
remembered that Henry Wilton's mar
had stopped at the third cross from
the parting of the roads.
mo, 1t isn't" said Dicky eagerly.
TITS two or three miles farther on. ]
trailed the fellow myself to the, next
house, and that's Il good two miles al
least"
had leaped to the ground, and
opened the door of the carriage.
I'VE are at the fourth place." I said
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15

loud. Here you are. 1 put the hacks
lights out just to escape unpleasant
remark"
Mrs. Knapp entered the carriage and
called to me to follow her.
l remembered Mother Borton's warn
ings and my doubts OF Dicky Nahl.
You're certain you know where you
are going?" l asked him In an under
tone.
mo, I'm not" said Dicky frankly.
1--WE found a man who says he knows.
We are to meet him. Well get there
between 3 and 4 o'clock. He won't
say another word to anybody but her
or you. l guess he knows what he is
about"
well, keep your eyes open. Meek
er's gang is ahead Of us. Is the driver
reliable?"
Right as a judge" said Dicky
cheerfully. Now, If you'll get in
with madame We won't be wasting
time here"
I stepped into the carriage. Dicky
Nahl closed the door softly and climbed
on the seat by the driver, and in a mo-
ment we were rolling up Broadway in
the gloomy stiffness of the early morn,
ing hour.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15
TIRED OF coRN.FiELp PEAS.
Amusing and S~emi!Traglc Refhinls-
cence Of the War.

Several prominent ladies Of the
c~onfederacy have, in the last few
years, given to the public their remin-
iscences Of the bitter tragedy, the
often intermingled comedy, and the
ingenious makeshifts of their life in
wartime. Now Eliza Frances An
drews, in THE Wartime Journal of
a Georgia Girl" adds another worthy
volume to the list. She shows, In her
record of the domestic hardships and
deprivations with which the southern
women had to wrestle, the same gal
liant mirthfulness as her predecessors.
Many of the hardships she scarcely
minded, but her soul sickened at corn
field peas.
Ham and corn-ield peas for dinner
one day, and corn-field peas and ham
the next" she lamented. Mother
does her best by making Emily give
us every variation on peas that was
ever heard of. One day we have pea
soup, another pea cr%oquettes, then
baked peas and ham, and so on
through the whole gamut, but alas!
tley are tOIn-ll'lu peas SUN, anu OllSh
not enough of even those"
THE table generally looks well
enough when we first sit down." she
recorded again, but when we get up
it is as bare as Jack Sprat's. We
have some good laughs at the make
shifts we resort to for making things
hold out. We eat as little as we can
do with, ourselves. but We don't want
fathers guests to suspect we are
stinted, SC Meta pretends to a loss of
appetite, while | profess a great fond
ness for whatever happens to be most
abundant, which is always sure to be
corn.field peas or some other coarse,
ran thing that | detest. 1t would all
be very funny if it were not SO NOR.
tifying, with all these charming people
in the house that deserve to be enter.
tanned like princes and are used to
everything nice.
"Metta's delicate appetite and my
affection for corn-field peas are 9
standing joke between us. She has
the best of it, though, for she simply
starves, while l 'nawsierate,' as Char
ity says. l make a face at a bag OF
peas whenever | go neal it in the
pantry"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15
THE MARKETS
LIVE STOCK.

NATIONAL STOCK YARDS, ILL.,, Jan.
l1.-Estimated receipts today, We're 4.5Oo
cattle, II. 500 hogs, 1000 sheep. Cattle
Beef and butcher steers, 4;5oq6. 80; hei tiers
4.T5; calves and yearlings. 3.25@S.OO;
lockers and feeders, 2.75@5.20. Hogs
Packers and heavy, 5.90@6.25; butchers
and shippers, 2.50@6.10; light shippers
500 as. so; pigs and ~throwouts, 4.O0@5.5O.
~Sheep-Lambs and y~earlings. 5.25Q7.50;
m%uttons, AIS; western lambs. 5.5O@6.25;
bucks. 3.75@4.00.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1l.-Receipts at the
stock yards to-day were the largest on re-
cord, the estimated arrivals being $1,000
cattle, sc, 1000 hogs, and 2 $1,000 sheep, COM
prising 3.279 carloads. The high price or
corn was given as the reason for the
was weak with prices off 15@25c. Steers
4.6O@7.4 40; COWS. S.O0@5.50; heifers 5000
6.75; bulls, 3.25@3.50; calves S.5o@10.0G
stockers and feeders 2.50@5.1o.. Hogs
zoe lower; choice heavy shipping, 5000
els; butchers 6.00@6.10 light mixed $50
@5.75; choice light 5.75@6,0o; packing
100000; pigs, 4'5O@5.65; buik of sales
steady; sheep 4.OO@5.9O; lambs 5,25@S.1O;
yearlings. 4.25@7.25.
KANSAS CITY, MO, Jan. l1.-Cattle-
Receipts 13, 900 including 800 southerns
choice export and dressed steers 5000 5.75
fair to good, 5.75@6,00; western steers,
4.50@6.25; stockers and feeders 3,35@5.50
| southern steers, 4.25@6.00; southern cows
2.50@4.OO; native cows, 2,25@5.00; native
heifers 1926 @6. 90; bulls. 3.25@4.75; calves
4.25@S.50. Hogs-Receipts 10, 900; market
10@15c lower, closed stronger. Top SO
! bulk of sales 5.5O@5.90; heavy. 5.S5@ $500
| packers and butchers 5.70@5.95; light 5.2t
@5.75; pigs. 4.25@5.25. S~heep-Receipts
| 1000; market kteady; lambs 7.2507.9 80
ewes and yearlings, 4.50@5.65; western
| Tearlings, 6.00@7.00; western sheep. 4.2l
| $50; stockers and feeders. s.ooG5.oo.
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forgotten that l had eve borne 1t. I
have lived more in the last month than
in the rs years that I remember before
it, and / have almost come to think
that the old name belongs to some one
else. May l ask how you got hold of
it?"
ut was simple enough. Henry had
told me about you. / remembered that
you were coming from the same town
he had come from. l telegraphed to
an agent in Boston. He went up to
your place, made his inquiries and tel
egraphed me. I suppose you will be
pleased to know" she continued with
a droll affection of malice in her voice,
that he mailed me your full history
as gathered from the town pump. 1t
is at the house now"
81 tried to get something out of
Mother Borton concerning you," con-
tinued Mrs. Knapp. 81 ever went so
far as to see her once"
81 don't think you got any more out
of her than she wanted to tell"
Indeed l did not. I was afraid Mr..
Richmond had not gone about it the
right way. You know Mr.. Richmond
acted as my agent with herr"
mo, / didn't know. She was as
close.mouthed with me as with you, !
think"
well, l saw her. I wanted to get
what information she had of you and
of Henry"
'"She had a good deal Of 1t, If she
wanted to give it up"
$50 / suppose. But she was too
clever for me. She spoke we'll Of you,
but not a word could I get from her
about Henry. Yet she gave me the
idea that she knew mHch."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15
II should think she might I had

Il should think she might I had
told her the whole story"
"She is used to keeping secrets, l
suppose" replied Mrs. Knapp. "But l
must reward her we'll for what she has
done"
"She Is beyond fear or reward"
"Dead?" cried Mrs. Knapp in a
shocked voice. And how?"
she died, l fear, because she be-
friended me-" And then l told her the
story of Mother Borton's end.
Poor creature!" said Mrs. Knapp
sadly. "Yet perhaps 1t is better SO.
She has died in doing a good act"
The carriage had been rolling along
swiftly. Despite the rain the streets
were smooth and hard, and we made
rapid progress. We had crossed a
bridge, and with many turns made a
course toward the southeast. Now the
ground became softer, and progress
was slow. An interminable array of
trees lined the way on both sides, and
to my impatient imagination stretched
for miles before us. Then the road
became better, the horses trotted
briskly forward again, their hoofs pat.
tering DULY on the softened ground.
"All the better" l thought. "It's
as good as a muller If any one is
listening for u.s."
Here's the place." came the voice
Of Dicky, giving direction to the driv-
err; and the carriage slackened pace
and stopped. Looking out l saw that
we were at a division of the road
where a two-story house faced both
Of the branching ways.
You'd better come out" said Dicky
at the door, addressing his remark to
me. HE was to meet us here"
BE careful" cautioned Mrs. Knapp.
l kept my hand on the revolver
that lay in my overcoat pocket, and
walked with Dicky on to the porch
1t was a common roadside saloon, and
at this hour 1t appeared wholly de
serted. Even the dog, without which
l knew no roadside saloon could ex'
list, was as silent as its owners
Here's a go!" said Oicky. HE was
to meet us, sure. What time have you
got?"
l struck a match in a corner and
looked at my watch by its flare.
Five minutes to three"
"Whew!" he whispered, we're reg
ularly done. l thought he had a bat
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15
CHAPTER XxvIII.-continued.

81 did not need it till Sunday" con-
1inued Mrs. Knapp. 81 have been wor-
ried much at the situation of the boy,
but l did not dare go near him. Henry
and l decided that his hiding place
was not safe. We had talked of nov
In, him a few days before you came.
When l found that Henry had disap-
peared / was anxious to make the
change, but l could not venture to at
tempt it until the others were out of
town, for / knew / was watched. Then
I was assured from Mother Borton
that they did not know where the boy
was hidden, and l let the matter rest.
But a few days ago-on Saturday
she sent me word that she thought
they had found the place. Then 1t
came to me to send you to Livermore
with the other boy-oh, 1 hope no
harm came to the little fellow" she
exclaimed ~anxiously.
Hes safe in my room in charge
of Wainwright" | said. HE got back
on the morning train, and can be
had for the asking"
"Oh, I'm so glad" said Mrs. Knapp.
81 was afraid something would hap
pen to him. but | had to take desper-
ate chances. Well, you see my plan
succeeded. They all followed you.
But when ! went to the hiding place
the boy was gone. Henry had moved
him weeks ago, and had died before
he could tell me. Then l thought you
might know more than you had told
me-that Henry Wilton might have got
you to help him when he made the
change, and l wrote to you"
And the key" I said. remembering
the expression Of the note. did you
mean this diagram"
NO." said Mrs. Knapp. 81 mean the
hey to our cipher code. I was looking
over Henry's letters for some hint Of
q hiding place and could not find the
hey to the cipher. thought you
might have been given me-. l found
mine this afternoon. though, and there
was no need Of 1t, so 1t didn't matter
after all" -.
The pitching and tossing Of the boat
had ceased. And, a minute later, with
elang of bells and groan Of engine we
were at the wharf and were helped
ashore.
Tell the captain to wait here for us
with fires up" said Mrs. Knapp. "The
carriage should be somewhere around
here" she continued, peering anxious
1y about as we reached the foot of the
wharf. t-~u
This way,%p said a familiar voice,
and a man stepped from the shadow.
"Dicky Nahl!" I exclaimed.
/, Mr.. Wiltong, mimicked sDiGky,
~But it's Just as well not tH speak 90
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15
Rapid Transit.

Mrs. Blunder had just received .
telegram from India.
What an admirable invention the
telegram isl" she exclaimed, when
you come to consider that this mes
sage has come a distance of thousands
of miles and the gum on the envelope
isn't dry yet."-Tit-Bits.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15
DOMESTIC

Mr.. Knagg-Before you met me you
said you wouldn't marry the best man
in the world.
Mrs. Knagg-And you are the only
one who thinks that l broke my word.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15
xxx.
The Heart of the Mystery.

was in the shadow Of the mystery.
A hundred questions rose to my lips;
but behind them all frowned the grim
wolf-visage Of Doddridge Knapp, and I
could not find the courage that could
make me speak to them.
Mrs. Knapp" 1 said, you have
called me by my name. l had almost
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15
X new the Sex-

He Cat the theater)-This is a play
that should appeal to women.
She-Why do you think so?
He-The plot is full of flaws, and
nothing delights a woman more than
to pick them.-Chicago Daily News.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15
On the Corner.

Tom-It was a case of love at first
sight with me.
Jack-Then why didn't you marry
her?
Tom-Oh, l saw her on several 90
casions after that!
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-01-15
Whale CAUGHT In Met.

was caught the other day at Torcross,
Devonshire, England, in a dragnet.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-06
SAILOR LOST
OVERHEARD

William McCracken, boatswain OF
the Alameda. was lost overheard in
mysterious manner during the voyage
from San Francisco No one saw him
leave the ship, and the fact of his hav-
ing dropped into the sea was not dis
covered until some hours later. 1t is
stated aboard the Alameda that Nc
Craken had not been well of late, the
idea of his shipmates being that his
troubles and bad health caused him to
commit suicide.
The accident occurred about six
O'Clock yesterday morning when the
vessel was only about $50 miles from
Honolulu. McCracKen had taken his
men forward to do some work. After
time the boatswain was missed, and
search revealed the fact that he was
not aboard the vessel.
The Alameda had one of the toughest
| trips down in her history. Not that
| the gales were the worst ever encoun-
tered by the old sea rover, but the
storm did not abate to any extent from
the Golden Gate to a point couple
of hundred miles from the Islands. Al
unusually large number of passengers
chiefly tourists from Southern Califor
MIA resorts, were brought over. The
vessel also had 3O7 bags of mail fol
Honolulu, and 20 bags to be taken b!
the Canadian boat at this port fol
Australia.
The Alameda will leave Honolulu a
10 o'clock next Wednesday morning TO
San Francisco.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-06
POSTAL CARD VOTE
ON COASTAL LAW

4. II. Petrie, who does not believe
in a suspension of the law, and John
Emmeluth, who desires that it be rec
commended that the law be suspended
altogether, on Thursday voted against
the proposition to take a postal cara
vote of the members of the Aer-
chants Association, on the question
of the suspension of the coastwise
shipping law as affecting Hawaii.
There were about a score at the
meeting of the Merchants Association
on that afternoon, at 4 o'clock, and
nearly all were in favor of taking a
postal card vote of the members OF
the Association to determine their SEN
timents in regard to the application
of the law which prohibits travel on
foreign boats between the American
ports of Honolulu and San Francisco
Those in favor of the postal vote
were James Steiner, H. Won namm
w. T. Lucas, j. M. Riggs, w. II. Nc
lnerny, J. H. Hertsche, II. II. viii
Iiams. c. S. Crane, E. Berndt, r. j
Buchly, w. Lishman, W. F. Dilling
ham, J. L. Cockburn, M. A. Gonsalve'
| and T. E. Wall, Fred L. Waldron was
! in the chair.
Emmeluth agreed with what Byron
o. Clark had said at the Young Hote
meeting, that the coastwise shipping
law ought to be abolished, and thu
recommendation for suspension SHOULD
go further and cover not only tn
desires of those who wished to ira
vel, but also include the matter o
freight. McInerny declared that ther
were now five freighters to one pas
senger boat and Lishman though
there was no sense in asking for to-
much at the start He believed i
inserting the edge of the wedge be
fore hitting on it, the idea being t
create business for American ship
and then have the law put back
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-06
Y. NJ. c. A. WORK
At NEW CAMP

The Honolulu Y. NJ C. A. has Sc
cured from Central Union church their
big picnic tent, which will be used for
meetings, entertainments and general
Y. M. G. A. purposes at Camp Moana-
lua during the encampment of the Ma
ton Guard there, February Is to %
inclusive. 1t is a large affair, cap
able of seating an immense number OF
people in a pinch.
Secretary Super intends to run a
regular Y. M. C. A. there during the
maneuvers. There will be reading
matter, writing material and games for
the men, and meetings will be held
every evening. These latter will be
varied in character. Thursday night
there will be a lecture, Friday night a
musical entertainment, supplied by
people from the city; and Saturday
night stereopticon lecture.
Mr.. Super will have charge of the
routine work of the Y. M. c. A. and
Rev. Mr. Simpson will attend to the
religious end of it. On Saturday and
Sunday Mr.. Super will have the as
sistance of DR.. Hand.
Several people have offered the use
of their automobiles for carrying en-
tertainers to Maonalua and back. Those
already accepted are the machines of
Frank C. Atherton, r. H. Trent and
w. G. Hall. These machines will
make several trips apiece every even
ing between the Y. Nj. c. A. in town
and the camp.
The advertising exhibition at the Y
NJ. c. A. in in full blast today. 1t is
open to the public, ladies as well as
gentlemen being welcomed at the door
The exhibition opened yesterday and
was the object of considerable atten-
ton in the afternoon and evening.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-06
VITAL STATISTICS

Registrar General d. P. Lawrence re-
ports the total number of deaths in
Honolulu for the month of January,
1909, were IS, a decrease of 16 compar-
ed with the corresponding month of
1908. Males, So; females, 81; annual
death rate per 1000 of population, 1872.
nonresident, /; deaths investigated,
10; post-mortem examinations, 6; CO.
roners inquests, 5; stillbirths, 7; births
reported, "a; marriages reported, 80.
Causes of death were as follows; Fee
brile, 2; diarrheal 5; venereal /; die
tetic 3, constitutional 10, development
tai 5, nervous II, circulatory 8, respira-
tory 10, digestive 6, urinary 8, repro
ductiye l, osseous and integumentary l.
accident and violence 5, suicide l.
By ages the deaths were as follows;
under one year, II; one to five 7; five
to ten g.; ten to twenty 4, twenty to
thirty 4, thirty to forty 6, forty to
fifty ~, fifty to sixty Z, sixty to seventy
8, over seventy 8.
BY nationalities: American, 10; Bri'
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-06
NOTICE OF SALE OF KULA LAND
AND FISH POND AT KANE
OHE, OAHU.

At twelve o'clock noon, Monday,
February 8, 1909, at the front entrance
to the Judiciary Building, Honolulu,
there will be sold at Public Auction,
under the Provisions Of Part 4, Sec
ton II, Land Act 1895, (Section 27o
Revised Laws of Hawaii), the follow
ing described public land and fish
pond.
S.2 Acres, more or less, Kula, to-
gether with S.O5 Acres, more or less,
Fish Pond, in the land of Kanohoulu-
iwi, Kaneohe, Oahu.
Upset Price, One Thousand (S1,OOO)
Dollars.
Terms, cash.
For map and further particulars
apply at the Office of the undersigned
Judiciary Building, Honolulu.
JAS. w. PRATT,
Commissioner of Public Lands.
Dated, Honolulu, T. H., Jan. z, 1909
5ts-Jan. 9, 16, 20, 80. Feb. G.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Letters of Administration of the Els
tate of William 3. Lowe, deceased hav-
ing been granted to the undersigned
by Honorable John T. De Bolt, F1rsI
Judge of the Circuit Court of the First
Judicial Circuit, Territory of Hawaii
on January %, 1909, notice is hereby
given to all creditors Of said William
s. Lowe, deceased to present their
claims, duly authenticated and with
proper vouchers, if any exist, even II
the claim is secured by mortgage upon
real estate, to the undersigned at lts
place of business, Fort street, Homo
lulu. within six months from the hrst
publication of this notice or WITHIN
six months from the date they tall
due. or they will be forever barred.
Dated, Honolulu, January p, A. D.
1909.
HAWAIIAN TRUST CO., LTD.
Administrator of the Estate of William
s. Lowe, deceased.
Kinney, Marx, Prosser and Anderson
Attorneys for Administrator.
5ts-Jan. %, 80, Feb. G, 10, 20.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-02-06
ORDINANCE NO. l.

An ordinance to abolish all Boards,
Committees, Com DAissions, Offices, Posi-
tons and Employment created by the
Board of Supervisors of the County of
Oahu.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the People
of the City and County of Honolulu.
Section l. That all Boards, Commit
tees, Commissions, Offices, Positions,
and Employments created by the Board
of Supervisors of the County of Oahu
be and the same are hereby abolished.
Section .. That all motions, votes,
orders, resolutions, rules and regula-
lions of the Board of Supervisors OF
the County Of Oahu creating or tend
ing to create any Boards, Committees,
Commissions, Offices, Positions and
Employments be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take
effect from and after the date of its
approval.
Datc of Introduction: January II,
1909.
introduced by r. w. Aylett.
l, JOSEPH J. FERN, Mayor OF the
City and County of Honolulu do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance
having been heretofore vetoed by me
on the 2Sth day of January, 1909, was
on the 4th day of February, 1909 at a
regular adjourned meeting of the Board
of Supervisors of the City and County
of Honolulu, by motion duly made, Sec
onded and carried, reconsidered by saic
Board of Supervisors, and upon such
reconsideration was passed by the af
firmative vote OF not less than five
members of said Board.
JOSEPH j. FERN,
Mayor of the City and County of Homo
lulu.
Dated this 5th day of February 1909,
1Ots-Feb. 5, 6, s, 9, TO- II, ~, 10, Is II