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Washington telegraph., 1909-05-14
Copyright 1907. The Bobbs-Merrill Co..
SYNOPSIS.

MAD" Dan Maitland, on reaching his
New York bachelor club met an attrac-
tive young woman at the door Janitor
O'Hagan assured him no one had been
within that day. Dan discovered a wom-
ans finger prints in dust on his desk
along with a letter from his attorney
Washington telegraph., 1909-05-14
CHAPTER I.-continued.

Further and closer inspection de-
yeloped the fact that the imprint had
been only recently made. Within the
hour-unless Maitland were indeed
mad or dreaming-a woman had stood
by that desk and rested hand, palm
down, upon it; not yet had the dust
had time to settle and blur the sharp
outlines.
Maitland shook his head with be-
wilderment. thinking of the gray girl.
But no. He rejected his half-formed
explanation-the obvious one Besides,
what had he there worth a thiefs
while? Beyond a few articles of
Virtue and bigotry" and his pictures,
there was nothing valuable in the en-
tire fiat. His papers? But he had
nothing; handful of letters, cheque
book, a pass book, japanned tin dis
patch box containing some business
memoranda and papers destined event
ually for Bannerman's hands; but
nothing negotiable, nothing worth a
burglars while
1t was flat-topped desk, of mahog-
any, with two pedestals of drawers, all
locked. Maitland determined this Jat-
ter fact by trying to open them with
ont Icy; failing, his key-ring solved
the dihHulty in a jiffy. But tha-sfTrw-
ssSsses| ca stii'uSd; nothing had
aer handled, ior removed, or
4ced SO far as he could deter
..,;ne$ Ard again he wagged his head
srcsi side to side in solemn stupefac-
on.
"This is beyond you, Dan, my boy"
And: 'But I've got to know what it
means"
In the hall O'Hagan was shutting
impatience. Pondering deeply, Matt
land relocked the desk and got upon
his feet small bowl of beaten brass,
which he used as an ash receiver,
stood ready to his hand; he took it up,
carefully blew it clean of dust, and
inverted it over the print of the hand.
On top of the bowl he placed a
weighty afterthought in the shape of
q book.
"O'Hagan!"
''Waitin', sor."
"Come hither, o'Hagan. You see
that desk?"
"Yissor."
"Are you sure?"
"Ah, faith"
81 want you not to touch it, OLA
gan. Under penalty of my extreme dis
pleasure, don't lay finger on it till |
give you permission. Don't dare to
dust it. Do you understand"
"Yissor. Very good, Mr.. Maitland. "
Washington telegraph., 1909-05-14
insane MAN wreaks Woe.

Boyle, Missionaries Jones OF
Rosedah, Miss, shot and killed Jesse
Pase of Arnold here Monday. Jones
used shotgun and pistol.
Washington telegraph., 1909-05-14
CHAPTER II.
Pcst-PrandiaI.

Bannerman pushed back his chair
few inches, shifting position the better
to benefit of faint air that famed
in through the open window. Matt
land, twisting the sticky stem of a
liqueur glass between thumb and fore
finger, sat in patient waiting for the
s Ia yf'ee7' to speak.
But Zimmerman was in no hurry;
bis mood was rather one contempla-
I've and genial. He was round and
erubic little man, with the face of
Aileless child, the acumen of sue
IA counsel for soulless corpora
Is (that is to say, of a high order),
particular sense of humor, and a
appreciation of good eating.
Maitland was famous in his day
thoroughly conversant with the
nlering a dinner.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-27
GENERAL NEWS.

The heaviest snowfall in many years
occurred at johannesburg. South AZ
rica, on the 18th inst.
The National Encampment Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic will be
held at Atlantic City, N. j., next year.
Mayor Ozaki OF Toxic has offered
as a present to President Taft 10000
cherry trees. for the purpose OF plant
ing the new park on the banks of the
Potomac river. in Washington. d. c.
William Jenney. a medical student
at the University of Kansas, and for.
merly of Leland Stanford University.
was drowned in the Kansas river at
Lawrence while boating. His home
was in Sedalia. Kas.
BY order of the secretary OF
war. approved by the president, seven
cadets have been expelled from West
Point for hazing Cadet Roland Sutton
OF Portland.
The entire force of the Westing-
house Electric & Manufacturing Com
pany at East Pittsburg has been
placed on full time. Several thousand
employees are affected.
Harry X. Thaw was taken from the
westchester county jail back to his
old quarters in the Matteawan asylum
Tor the criminal insane. on the 18th
Iinst
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-27
news FROM WASHINGTON.

Addressing the convention Of first
class postmasters ut Toledo. Postmas-
ter General Frank II. Hitchcock made
public announcement of a policy Of
strict economy throughout the depart
ment with which he requested the
postmasters to comply. The conven-
ton pledged support to the policy Of
economy.
William Cramp & Sons OF Philadel-
phia were the lowest bidders for con-
structing the battleships Wyoming and
Arkansas, bids for which were opened
at the navy department on the 18th
inst. The vessels are to be OF 26.00O
tons each. the largest ever undertaken
by the American naval establishment.
the increase Of tonnage in this class
of vessels being from 10000. the size
Of the original Dreadnaughts. the Del
aware and North Dakota.
In a letter addressed to Secretary
Nagle Of the Department Of Commerce
and Labor, President Taft has served
notice that any man engaged in the
taking OF the thirteenth census who
engages in politics In any way will
lmmeOlutely De uISlHisseu- outslue Vi
casting their votes the President be-
lieves that census supervisors and
enumerators should keep clear OF any.
thing that savors of politics, national.
state or local.
At Colon the first public p,ay-
grounds ever established on the 18TH
mus Of Panama are about the be
onened They are uatternpd after the
Fairgrounds OF New York.
Fifteen skeletons. lying together in
such a position as to indicate hasty
burial and three English copper coins
bearing the date OF 1929. were found
with the skeletons during the excava.
ton for the United States medical
school hospital. near the banks of the
Patomac. bringing to light, 1t Is be-
Iieved. some Indian or piratical trag.
edy OF early American days.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-27
Foreign Words Creep In.

In a letter from Dresden an Amerf-
can speaks Of the patriotic efforts of
the Germans to exclude from their
writing and conversation all foreign
words" and OF their inability to do 80.
I'm one paper" he says. "in which an
editorial appears on this subject (
found also list of guests at a cot
tage sanitarium. a description Of .
picture by Ludwig Dettmanu. entitled
The Picnic.' and another painting by
Arthur Kampf. Der Clown and an
article on the movement against tho
Berliner theater with the headline
'Das Boykottierta Theater.'s
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-27
Pinchot In Black Hills.

Deadwood. s. D.-To investigate
the policy OF permitting sheep to
Craze in the Black Hills National For
est reserve. Chief Forester Clifford
Pinchot has arrived here Pinchot
and Supervisor Keller will hold mas
meetings on the reserve. at which
settlers who oppose the plan will be
given a hearing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-27

The attorney.general OF Oklahoma
has ruled that the occupation tax levied
by towns in Oklahoma does not apply ,o
companies OF other states.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-27

Kicked by her pet colt as she was
feeding IT. the little i-year-old daugh-
ter Of Ranchman ID. II. Vosle. living
west OF Greeley. received such injuries
that she died an hour after the Icci.
dent.
The Greeley correspondent of the
Denver Republican asserts that the
fact that Greeley In n short time will
be the railroad center Of northern Col
orado Is evidenced by the fact that
there are now thirty small towns
springing up In its vicinity. These new
places are all in n rich agricultural
community and Nunn. the farthest
away. is only eighteen miles.
Highball. sailed by X. c. Campbell
OF Denver. won the first cruise in the
yacht races on Grand lake for the Col.
orado cup. on the 18th inst. the time
being slow because OF light winds and
squaIlish rains. Harry Bryant Of Den-
yer came In a close second In his yacht
Dorothy H.. finishing fifty-six sec
onds behind highbali. Leonard C..
Jones' The Witch finished third and
Harry Langley's The Loon fourth.
Phillip Dale. field man for the Great
Western Sugar Company, stated at
Greeley that this years beet yield will
injury done by beet worms. This is
rarity because OF the larger acreage
and partly because the beets where
they escaped the ravages Of the worm
are fine. The loss in the neighbor.
hood OF LaSalle is estimated at $50
acres, or about 20 per cent. OF tic
crop.
While fishing on Tennessee creek.
five miles south OF Leadville. on the
18th inst. Don W. Armstrong. aged -.
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. Armstrong was lessee on the
Ibex mine and n son-in-law Of Thomas
G. Crocombe. superintendent OF the
ibex His mother lives at 1885 East
1hirty-first avenue. Denver. and is the
widow OF A. f. Armstrong. former pas
tor Of the Leadville Presbyterian
church. and later resident of Denver.
The Colorado Women's Baptist Col
lege in Montclair, which Will open for
students September Ith.. will probably
be the only institution OF its kind in
the country that will offer special
course educating girls to be home
makers and mothers. In the curricu-
lum the course will be called Higher
Home Arts"
The Colorado Telephone Company
has decided to erect a large. new ex-
,hange at Tenth street and Tenth ave
,ue. in Greeley. to cost 100000. About
;I25.oO0 will be expended by the com.
,any In the Greeley district. including
eaton and Windsor. In 1910.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-27
JOHN coRcoRAN, FORMER POST.
MASTER AND POLITICIAN
DEAD OF CANCER.
WELL KNOWN IN STATE
APPOINTED POSTMASTER BY
HARRISON AND AFTERWARD
SERVED AS ASSISTANT.

Denver.-John Corcoran, pioneer,
former postmaster. chairman Of the
Republican central committee. Mis-
sissippi sheriff and picturesque
figure in the stirring days of re-
construction In the South. died at
st. Anthonys hospital at 1880 o'clock
Friday night, from cancer OF the
stomach, from which he has been .
sufferer for two years.
Corcoran was one OF the best known
men in Denver. having held the posi-
tion OF postmaster during the admin
istration of President Harrison. 1888
1892. also OF assistant under Paul J.
Sours. He was chairman OF the Re
publican central committee for several
years. He was at all times staunch
Republican but he was above all
firm believer in business methods in
connection with the business OF the
government.
When he assumed the office OF
postmaster there was connected with
count OF his years of experience with
the office was a valuable assistant.
This man handed In his resignation.
saying that he supposed Corcoran
wanted his position for some friend.
Corcoran refused. declaring that the
office was run for business and not
for politics. H7N5
], Corcoran's life was full OF romance
and adventure. He was born In Cairo.
ILL.,, sixty-six years ago. and early en-
tered politics as candidate for city
clerk. Although running on the Re
publican ticket In a Democratic city.
he was defeated by only ten votes. but
those ten votes broke his heart and he
quit Cairo. going to Friar's Point.
Mississippi. There he became a mem
Der OF the firm OF Harrington & Craw.
ley. large handlers OF general mer-
chandise. and plantation outfitters.
After coming to Colorado he settled
first In Pitkin county. near st. Elmo.
where he engaged In mining, but
not making a success Of his work
moved to Denver In 1873. He opened
a mercantile store on Larimer street
under the name OF Corcoran & Fan
ming. Upon the death Of Tanning he
sold out and started a furnishing
store at 1910 Larimer. later moving to
1910 Curtis. Two years ago he sold
his business and since that time has
done no active work. although he held
n position In the office OF W. J. Park
inson In the Charles building.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-10
ABERNATHY REMAINS
IN GUTHRIE CHARGE

Special to Daily Leader.
Muskogee, Okla. Nov 9.-The six
'ty-sixth annual session of the Okla
|lloma conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church South closed here,
after selecting Ardmore as the meet
ing place in 1910 and the assignment
Of $50 ministers to charges. For the
Oklahoma district. in which Guthrie
Is included. the assignments are as
follows:
Arcadia circuit, ]. r. Hendrix;
Blanchard circuit, W. n. p Childress,
supply: Earlsborro circuit, VI. II. Ev'
erett; Ell Reno station. II. c. Gar
relt; Franklin circuit, IA r. Sullivan
Guthrie station, J. r Abesnalhy, Lex.
lngton station, e. H. Greasy; McCloud
circuit. A. N. Everett. Jr; Mobile ana
shiloh. e. A. Parish. supply; Norman
station, i. Il. L. Morgan; Oklahoma
CITY. Capitol Hill W. l.. Blackburn;
Oklahoma City, st. james NJ NJ,
Spain; Oklahoma City St. Jonn's. X
X. Triplett: Oklahoma City, ST. Luke's
.P. r. Knickerbocxer Oklahoma City
circuit, ]. w Glance, supply; Perry
station, A. NJ. Miller, Piedmont sta.
tion, j. p. Cox Purcell station. q. y
Taylor: Shawnee. First church. n. l.
Linebaugh, Shawnee Trinity, N. D.
runaway, shawnee circuit. j. p Turn
er: saltwater station, r i. Ownsby;
Nadil. T. H. Darnell; Talihina, J. ~
White: Tuskahoma and Mayer, Ira
Wade.
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a baitleshlp is built on series OF
heavy blocks running The whole
length of the keel. and as the struc-
ture grows. long wooden shores are
arranged to support the sides 10 en-
able the ship to maintain its equnib-
rum. On each side of the line of
blocks are what are known as per-
manent ways
Taese are slipping timbers and are
so built as to form an immoyable
portion or building sill. As the
mighty vessel approaches the launch
ing stage, long baulks of hardened
timber termed the sliding ways are
laid along the permanent gradient
aud upon the top Of these timbers
eventually rests the cradle. When
the launch Is effected the vessel, to-
gether with the cradle and the sliding
ways, passes down the well creased
slope 20 the water.
Much has to be done before this
aan be accomplished, however, The
cradle Is formed of massive pieces of
hardened timber, three feet square.
firmly secured to the side OF the ship
50 that the lower part rests upon the
sliding ways. When this is completed
the task OF transferring the weight
of the ship from the blocks to the
ways is commenced and when 1t
Is realized that the launching weight
Of Dreadnought is between 1000
and 5000 tons, the greatness of the
operation will be more readily un-
derstood
II was consequently a matter of
great relief to those In charge OF the
Neptune when, in the presence OF a
large assemblage headed by the
duches Of Albany. the massive bulk
of iron and steel glided gracefully
along the creased ways, and with a
tremendous splash. floated success
fully in the waters of Portsmouth
harhor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-10

People II Paris Have > Simple Way

People IN Paris Have Simple Way
OF Stopping H.
II was DR.. Sangerbond Of Paris.
who first discovered that dandruff
and falling hair were caused By =
microbe
SO ia Paris. where the hair is bet
eer understood than in America. the
people found that the easiest way 10
stop falling hair aud get rid OF dand-
run was % Kill the microbe that did
the damage.
And nov that Partisan Sage. the
remedy that kills the dandruT germ
is sold in every town in Anerica
the clean people Of this country have
awakened to the fact that dandruff
is Unnecessary: that falling hair and
iching scalp can be quickly stopped.
and that people who use Partisan
Sage viii never grow bald.
To every reader OF The Leader
Who wishes 70 eradicate disgusting
dandruf. stop falling hair. and have
an Immediately clean scalp, free
from itchiness. F. B. Lille and Co.
at Postofiioe drug store makes this
offer;
viii return your money, without
red tape, If Parisian Sage does not
Danish dandruf. stop falling hair and
itching scalp in two weeks.
Partisan Sage is sold by druggists
all over America, and by F. B. Lille
and Co. at Postofice drug store for
80 cents large bottle Il is an
ideal, daintily perfumed se.r aress-
ing, free from grease and sickness.
and win cause hair TO grow lustrous
and luxuriant. II is used by refined
women the world over.
Mail orders filled charges prepaid.
by the American makers. Gironx Mfg.
Co., Buffalo, n. Y. The girl with
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-10
/ NEWEST, BIGGEST BATTLESH|P
England's Super-Dreadnaught, the Neptune,
Greatest Warship AfIoat.

In the recent launching OF tAe Ncp
tune, the biggest warship ever con
structed by any nation, Great Britain
gave her answer to the alarmists.
and the iingoes are getting bolder
every day
The new fighting vessel has been
described as a super-Dreadnought in
allusion 10 the fact that II Is larger
heavier and more powerful than the
famous Dreadnoaght which up TO
the present time has held the record
among war vessels.
There are now eight batileships Of
the Dreadnought type in the English
navy and three battleship cruisers OF
the Tnflexible class, but England has
only one Neptune, and so far Is the
only nation to have launched a yes
sci OF greater power than the class
of ship represented by the Dread
nought
The tonnage OF the Neptune is 20,-
ESQ IONS. or more than 2,000 tons
heavier than the Dreadnought, and
she is ten feet longer and two feet
wider than any OF her predecessors.
The principal feature about the new
leviathan, however. IS the ftct that
Its bulkheads are SO heavily armor-
ed as TO make them proof against
any torpedo yet devised In the
opinion OF experts. she Is unsinkable
Nevertheless the supremacy OF the
Neptune Is destined to be short lived.
Already congress has Appropriated
the necessity funds TO construct two
battleships of $4,000 tons each, while
Japan is building two more Of 20,SO0
tons each
Despite the mammoth proportions
OF the Neptune, II has taken only
eight months to bring 1t up TO the
launching stage.
Its keel was laid only last January,
and II was then said that the vessel
would not be ready for launching for
fifteen months.
Just what II was that Induced the
British government to expedite the
building OF her most powerful war
vessel must be matter of coniec.
ture. but the fact remains that It's
construction has progressed just
about Twice as last Is was originally
contemplated. and Great Britain has
adroitly stolen a march on the other
nations 70 the tune of seven months.
The launching of the Neptune,
whicA took place at Portsmouth last
month was looked forward to with a
good deal of anxiety.
Though modern science has pro
duced many revolutionary changes In
the principles of construction of
great battleshlps. the methods OF
launching are practically the same as
prevailed IN the days before steel
supplanted oak and steam superseded
sail To those responsible. ii Is the
most critical moment in the whole
history Of The construction of war
vessel One miscalculaiion, however.
may involve disaster and destruction.
or may seriously lessen the future
lighting value Of the vessel.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-10
GOVERNMENT ISSUES
CORN CROP STATEMENT

Washington. D. e., NOV. J-Tne
crop reporting board Of the depart
ment of agricultural gives an indicat-
cd total production of corn for nine
teen nine, as 2767,sl60O0 bushels
against 2,66S, 1851. 0O0 as finally esti-
mated last year. with qualify as Sf.2
per cent against S6.9 last year.
The preliminary estimate Of the av-
eragc Weld per acre Of coin IS 29i
bushele against 26.2 last year About
three per cent Of the crop of 1908 y
estimated 10 have been IN faimers
hands by Novehmber 1. against 2.ib
per cent OF 1907 crop in farmers hands
1T this time last year
Table by states shows following:
Yield per acre for 1903: Missouri
eG.4: Kansas 1873; Oklahoma 40; Ar
kansas 1870
Total production 1902 Missouri
2i5,02S,00O Kansas. l5s,i19Oo0 Ok
lahoma, l00,555,000. Arkansas 52,oo2,'
coo. Quality for 1909: Missouri ~
100000: Kansas 75,000,o00; Oklahoma
72,000.000: Arkansas 75.000,00e
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of how to pass Sunday is not one
for fanaticism.
III a man were to open a place and
add a public. show or sport there on
Sunday and invited people to come
and charged admission. he would be-
giving a public sport or show sup
pose. Now, the words in the coue.
other sports, exercises or shows,
take in almost everything suppose
you could think Of in the way OF
sports. These we see all around us
but It puts the word public" to il;
so that would have to be defined in
order to determine what sport or
show or game was violating the law.
II is better for our young people to
amuse themselves openly than in Sc
cret places"
II must be remembered that as
mayor. Mr. Gaynor is removable on
charges by the governor II the charges
re sustained. Governor Hughes Is a
Sabbatarian In its strictest sense.
On January |, Mr.. Gaynor will have
about him city and county officials OF
the opposite political faith. He is any
thing but popular with them. Were
he TO wink at violations of the sun
day law the district attorneys or shee-
iffs in any OF the five counties in the
city would be in a position TO start a
case against him, file charges and
cause his removal. This would deprive
New York of the only Democrat elect
cd to office last Tuesday. and his sue.
cessor would be John Purroy Mitchell,
elected last Tuesday on the Republic
an-Fusion ticket as president OF the
board of aldermen
II is this condition Of affairs which
makes Il highly improbable that sew
York win have any more latitude on
Sunday than has been the custom fos
years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-10

The Matter Of Beauty.

The Matter Of Beauty.
A writer in an English paper com
ments upon the beauty or lack of
beauty Of English women. and says
thar here are more beautiful WON
en- in London than IN the small
towns where daughters and wives of
tradesmen spend the summers. He
thinks il possible that beauty is an
attribute Of the rich and the poor.
while the tradesmen classes produce
homely women because OF the strain
Of their work. Another strange
thing he finds Is that women in
shops, in the chorus and so on are
much prettier than those who seek
domestic service. II Is rare TO find
a pretty serving maid aud rare to
find homeh shop girl. Even in
the slums he finds beautiful children.
while in the struggling, respectable
middle classes they are seldom found
The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and iueir children's teeth are on
edge" the parents transmitting the
effect of their own scheming to their
children.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-10
PRISONER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

Waurika, Okla. Nov. 10 Sever
ing his windpipe while attempting to
commit suicide In the county jail by
cutting his throat with a razor Har-
pey Powers has been taken TO the
hospital at El Reno for treatment.
Powers has been held IN the coun-
ty jail at Ryan for killing r 5. Gar
rett and ]. A. Cornelius recently.
Garrett, acting as a peace officer,
killed Lee Powers February 2, fol.
lowing a dispute over the opening Of
a road near Waurika. When Harvey
Powers met Garrett at Hastings re-
Gently he shot TO avenge his brothera 8
death, and besides killing Garrett
nlorlally wounded Cornelius. a lcwel'
er, an innocent bystander
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-10

Rev Joseph II. Feslerman. Salisbury
N. G., who Is the author of several
books. writes: For several years |
Was afflicted with kidney trouble and
last winter was suddenly stricken
with severe pain in my kidneys and
was confined to bed eight days un-
able to get up without assistance. My
urine contained a thick white sedl
ment and passed same frequently
day and night commenced taking
roley's Kidney Remedy, and the pain
gradually abated and finally ceased
and my urine became normal. | cheer
fully recommend Foley's Kidney REM
edy.' c. r. Renfro