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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-04-10
Important TO Mothers.

Questionable.
Has she n sense OF humorT
Il can't tell"
why not?"
because she looked seriouB when
shc told me she admired your sing
ing"
True friendship can AFFORD true
knowledge A want OF dIsccrnmcnt
cannot be an ingredient In it-Thor-
eau.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-04-10

rs this meat dear?'
mo, maam, sheep"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-04-10

WE PAY i0-tIcts. FOR cow HIDES
and high price FOR tUrS. Sell traps cheap.
y W. Hide x Fur Co. Minneapolis. MINI.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-04-10

II sometimes happens that distant
relation Is too close.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-04-10
Woman and
!
the
Life Festival

y THE dim childhood
OF the human race,
man, not woman, was
made the central fig
ure. It appears, Of
much that celebrated
the triumphs OF life
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
SYNOPSIS.
! COPYRIGHT 1907
lTME eoeeS-AgHRiLLS CO.

Mad" Dan Maitland. on reaching his
New York bachelor club, met an attrac-
tive young woman at the door. Janitor
within that day. Dan discovered a wom-
ans finger prints in dust on his desk,
along with letter from his attorney.
torney Dan set out for Greenfields. to
get his family jewels. Maitland, on
reaching home. surprised lady. in gray.
She, apparently. took him for we'll
known crook. Daniel Anisty. Half-hyp-
notized, Maitland opened, his safe. took
therefrom the Jewels, and gave them to
her, first forming partnership in crime.
The real Dan Anisty. sought by police of
t bie, "9Tid; aP2 ts Cd. Maitland oyer4ame
In her auto. He had the jewels. She
was to meet him that day. A "Mr.
t1la r. int1od1sed himself as detee-
about to show him the Jewels, supposedly
lost. was felled by blow from 'Snaith's'
himself and he secured the gems. Anisty
who was Maitland's double. masquerade
as the latter. The criminal kept Matt
He gave her the gems. The girl in gray
visited Maitland's apartments during his
absence and returned gems. Maitland.
Anisty,. disguised as Maitland. tried to
wiring from her the location of the gems.
Maitland overwhelmed the crook. allow.
Ing him to escape to shield the young
woman. The girl in gray made her es-
cape, jumping into a cab. An instant
later, by working a ruse, Anisty was at
her side. He took her to Attorney Ban
nerman's Office. There, by torture, he
tried in vain to wiring from her the loca-
ton OF the gems. He left her a moment
the words: 'Tell Mr. Maitland under the
GRASS bowl" the hiding place in the lat
ter's rooms, when Anisty heard her
words. Bannerman also was revealed as
4 crook. He and Anisty set out to secure
the gems and leave town. The girl was
still Imprisoned. Maitland finding the girl
gone, searched his rooms and unearthed
the Jewels under the brass bowl. He
struck Anisty's trail in a big Office build
Ing
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
When to Send Children to Europe.

When to Send Children to Europe.
Some people wait so long before
sending their children to Europe that
the little ones are Inundated by others
who have already been there. Every
self-respecting parent will be careful
not to subject his children to this evil
dent injustice; at the same time all
unseemly hurry Is to be avoided.
Some people argue that as soon as
child can walk well and speak few
necessary French words. he should be
placed in a stateroom. next to q
private bath, and sent to Paris. 9th
ers feel that he must naturally lose
much at this age, and that the proper
time is between FIVE and six, when
as an American-he has reached his
maturity.
Probably the ideal age is about four.
At four a child can easily do England,
France and Italy, and get home IN
time for the first night at the opera
Judges Library.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
TAKE CARE OF GOOD HEALTH
Mistake Most People Make Is In Wait
Ing for Bad to Come and
Then Coddlinq u.

II we would take as good care OF
our good health as we do Of our bad
health we would have more OF the
former and less of the latter. We set
our good health down in draft and
let it get its feet wet; we infringe on
its sleep time and gorge 1t with un-
suitable food at irregular hours. We
load 1t with nerve-racking cares and
duties, and reply to it's frantic ap-
peals for rest with. You haven't
time" We squeeze it with clothing;
we distract it's ears with noise and its
lungs with bad air. But we put our
bad health in a quiet room, on a soft
couch. We robe it in comfortable
gown; we give it pure air at stated
intervals; we put ice on it's head and
hot water at its feet; we feed IT with
food convenient for it. We take
away all care and responsibility; We
give 1t a soothing draught to rest It:
and we pay a doctor two dollars to
come and leave it scrap Of paper
and say that it will better tomorrow.
One might think we preferred bad
health to good health. From an ar
ticle in Good Health.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

The bureau of statistics at Wash
ington reports an enormous increase
in building operations Throughout the
country. This is another sure 'ndica-
ton OF the revival OF business rctivity
In every direction. When financial
stress is felt the work of building is
one Of the first to feel the effects.
The Washington statement shows that
the value Of building permits issued in
100 OF the largest cities in the United
States for the year ended July 1, 1909.
was 100000 in excess Of that for
the same period in 1906. when building
was at high tide. There have been no
ticeable gains in other directions, but
in building the movement appears to
be a veritable boom. owing to the de-
mand for increased accommodations.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

The frequent assertion that the soils
Of the United States are W caring out
is not conceded by Prot. Milton Whit
Rey, chief of the bureau of soils, Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
He has prepared a bulletin in which
statistics Of yield since 1867 are care
fully compared. and in which he ar
rives at the following conclusion: 1--WE
are producing more crops per acre
than formerly. This Is undoubtedly
due to better and more intelligent cul-
tivation. more and better systems Of
rotation of crops and in later years
to the intelligent use of fertilizers
through measures of control in the
hands Of every individual farmer"
Much that has been said on the sub
Ject Of exhaustion Of the soil was
alarming and even disheartening. That
Prof. Whitney sees no reason for a
Dessimistic view is reasurring.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
WHEN SHOULD GIRLS MARRY,

A grandmother has undertaken to
answer the question in the headline
N q magazine article. Having had ex-
perience. she thinks she knows what
she II talking about It Is her opinion
hat no girl should marry before she
b Is years old. There never has been
and never can be any fixed rule for
the mating OF human beings. Ages
ago parents were the sole arbiters of
he marital destinies of their daugh-
ters. They gave in wedlock when and
where and TO whom they pleased, and
he daughters had nothing to do with
which there is pretty nearly indepen-
lence OF thought and action on the
oart Of American girls. Parents may
ny as they will to shape their daugh-
ters' love affairs to conform to their
1--WE ideas, but 1t is a rare case In which
they succeed-and even then success
IN the part of the parents is not
guarantee of the girls happiness. It
has been estimated that a woman's
chances of marriage begin to diminish
At the twenty-fourth year and decline
rapidly to the thirtieth year, when
they have almost disappeared. The
period OF greatest expectation Is from
10 to IS. 1t is between these periods
that the majority of women must
make up their minds, and they do It
from the dictates of the heart oftener
than from any other consideration.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

DR.. Stiles. chief government zoolo-
gist, has just given advice in a de-
partment bulletin for the treatment
and eradication OF the book worm" or
lazy" disease so prevalent among the
poor whites of the southern states
The disease produces an anaemic con-
dition and an utter disinclination for
labor. Judging from the latter symp-
tom. 1t would seem that the lazy
worm" does not restrict its activities
to sections south of Mason and Dix
on's line. 1t Is hardly lese majesty
to rise up and assert that 1t has incu-
Dated in the municipal blood. in view
Of tae exasperating delays in various
movements planned for Philadelphia.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

The sultan of Morocco's picturesque
Idea OF locking the rebellious Ell Rhogi
In a steel cage. strapped to the back
Of q swaying camel and marched. cir
Gus style. through the streets in a free
parade, shows an oriental kind OF HUI
NOR hard for the western mind to APP
preciate. So IL his humorous idea Of
punishment with boiling pitch in It.
Somebody ought to remind him that
this IL sultans' bad day.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
VIII Seek the South Pole.

A. Henry Savage Landor, the Eng
lish explorer, who will soon make an
attempt to reach the south pole. Is OF
the opinion that Lieut.. Shackleton
failed through having cumbersome
and unnecessarily large expedition.
Mr.. Landor's theory is that q small
caravan of trusted and hardy men.
lightly equipped as in his expeditions
through Asia and Africa. is best. Mr..
Landor's activity in aeronautic inyes-
LEGATIONS gives color to the rumor that
an airship will be used by him In bis
expedition.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

urge Of this wild adventure. Strange
that Anisty should have chosen it for
the scene of his last stand-strange,
and strangely fatal for the criminal!
For Maitland knew that from this
eyre there was no means of escape,
other than by the stairs.
Well and good! Then they had the
man, and
The thought was flashing in his
mind, illumining the darkness of his
despair with the hope that he would
be able to force a word as to the girls
whereabouts from the burglar ere the
police arrived; Maitland's foot was
on the upper step, when scream of
mortal terror-her voice!-broke from
within. Half maddened, he threw him
self bodily against the door, twisting
the knob with frantic fingers that
slipped upon its immovable polished
surface.
The bolt had been shot, he was
barred out, and, with only the width of
a mans hand between them, the girl
was in deathly peril and terror.
A sob that was at the same time an
oath rose to his lips. Baf1ed, helpless,
he fell back, tears of rage starting to
his eyes, her accents ringing in his
ears as terribly pitiful as the cry of a
| lost and wandering soul.
"God!" he mumbled incoherently,
and in desperation sent the pistol-butt
crashing against the glass. It was
tough, stubborn; the first blow scarce
| ly fawed 1t. AS he redoubled his eff
forts to shatter 1t, Hickey's hand shot
over his shoulder to aid him.
And with startling abruptness the
barrier seemed to dissolve before their
eyes, the glass falling inward with
shrill clatter.
| Quantity, with the effect of a pic
ture cast by a cinematograph in q
darkened auditorium, there leaped
upon Maitland's field Of vision the pic.
ture Of Anisty standing at bay. face
drawn and tense, lips curled back
eyes lurid with defiance and despair
He stood, poised upon the balls Of
his feet, like a cat ready to spring
in the doorway between the inner and
outer offices. He raised his hand with
an indescribably swift and vicious
gesture, and fame seemed to blaze
out from bis fnger-tips.
At the same instant Hickey's weapon
spat by Maitland's cheek: the young
man felt the hot furnace breath of II
4 The burglar reeled as though from
tremendous blow. His infiamed fea
lures were suddenly whitened, and hii
right arm dropped Imply from the
shoulder. revolver falling from fingeri
involuntarily relaxing.
Hickey covered him. Surrender
he roared. And fired again. Fol
Anisty had gone to his knees, reach
ing for the revolver with his unin
jured arm.
The detectives second bullet wingeS
through the doorway. over Anisty'
head, and bit through the outer win
dow. AS Anisty, with tremendoul
strain upon his failing powers, strug
gled to his feet. Maitland, catching tn,
murderous CLEAN In the mans eye
pulled trigger. The burglars answer
ing shot expended itself as harmlessl,
as Maitland's. Both went wide of thei
: marks.
And Of . sudden Hickey had draw
] the bolt and ths BODY Of police b
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
WHERE SHE MADE THE MISTAKE.
Mrs. Jack Frost's Experience as a
Chicken Raiser.

Yes. farming is all very easy" the
farmer said. ANY city person could
make success of 1t at the first 60
off,"
He sneered at his three girl board
ers from Chicago in order to show that
he had spoken in bitter irony.
Mrs. Jack Frost he resumed,
took the farm next to mine one year.
Being from the city. she thought she
would show US country people a thing
or two about real farming. She be-
gan on chicken yard.
1T was fine yard. Pretty soon a
hundred eggs Matched out. There was
half hens and half ROSTERS. Mrs.
Jack Frost, before sailing for Europe.
separated the two sexes, and. killing
all the ROSTERS she sent them to her
friends. A fine lot Of spring br'ilers
they made-they were no bigger than
squads.
But when Mrs. Jack Frost got back
from Europe. strange sight her
chicken yard presented. It was moth
ing but young roosters-young roos-
tiers Growing. young ROSTERS swagger.
ing about. while here. with flying
feathers and squawks and blood. .
terrible fight went on, and there, dis
regarded by all. lay the corpses Of
brave birds slain in single combat.
At sunrise you could hear the crow
ing of those ROSTERS all over the
county.
Poor Mrs. Jack Frost understood
the theory Of chicken raising all right:
only. in separating the young bjrds.
she mistook the males DOR the ssana3ss
and vsss veyeAs
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
WcyEPf4
.MNmo|

Hickey awkwardly handed her the
glass. She slipped mechanically.
Il have a cab below" continued
Maitland. "And I'll try to arrange it
SO that we can get out of the build
ing without having to force q way
through the crowd"
She thanked him with a glance.
There's tn freight elevator" sug-
gested Hickey, helpfully
Thank you Is there any
thing can do for you. anything you
wish?" continued Maitland to the girl,
standing between her and the detec-
tive.
She lifted her face to his and shook
her head, very gently. NO." she
breathed through trembling lips. '"You
you've been" But there was
sob in her throat, and she hung her
head again.
Not a word" ordered Maitland.
"Sit here for few minutes. If you
can, drink the water and-ah-fix up
your hat, you know" damn Hickey!
Why the devil did the fellow insist on
hanging round SOD "and will go and
make arrangements.
"Th-thank you," whispered the small
voice shakily.
Maitland hesitated a moment, then
turned upon Hickey in sudden exas.
peration. His manner was enough;
even the obtuse detective could not
ignore it. Maitland had no need to
speak.
I'm sorry, sir" he said. standing
his ground manfully but with q trace
more of respect in his manner than
had heretofore characterized it, "but
there's uh Igentleman-uh-your fren'
Bannerman's outside nd wants tub
speak tub yeh."
"Tell him to"
Excuse me. He says he's gottuh
see yeh. If yeh don't come out, he'll
come after yeh. I thought yeh d
| ruther-"
That's kindly thought Of" Matt
land relented. It'll be there in min
ute," he added, meaningly.
Hickey took an impassive face to
the doorway, where, whether or not
with design, he stood precisely upon
the threshold, filling it with his burly
shoulders. Maitland bent again over
the girl, and took her hand
Dearest" he said. gently, please
don't run away from me again."
Her eyes were trimming, and he
read his answer in them. Quickly-it
was no time to harry her emotions
further; but so much he had felt he
must say-he brushed her hand with
his lips and joined Hickey. Thrust
ing the detective gently into the outer
room, with a not unfriendly hand
upon his shoulder, Maitland closed the
door.
Nov, see here" he said quietly and
| firmly, you must help me arrange to
get this lady away without her becom.
| ing identified with the case. Hickey,
I'm in position to say good word
for you in the right place; she had
| positively nothing to do with Anisty,"
| (this, so far as he could tell, was as
black lie as he had ever manufac-
tured under the lash of necessity
"and-there's wad in 1t for the boys
who help me out"
well. :" The detective shift,
ed from one foot to the other, eying
him intently. Il guess we can fix it
freight elevator nd side entrance.
Yeh have the cab waitin', nd"
'1'll go with the lady, you under
stand, and assume all responsibility
You can come round at your con.
| yenience and arrange the details with
me, at my rooms, since you will be SO
! kind"
CTo BE cONTINUED)
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
CHAPTER XVI.
Recessionai.

Him, hrummi" Thus Hickey, the
inopportunely ubiquitous, numbering
hastily In from the other ONCE and
checking, in an extreme of embarrass-
ment, in the middle Of the floor.
Maitland glanced over his shoulder.
and, subduing a desire to fay the
man alive. released the girls hand.
Il say, Hickey" he observed. care
fully suppressing every vestige Of
emotion, will you lend me hand
here? Bring a chair, please, and a
glass Of water"
The detective stumbled over his
feet and brought the chair at the risk
Of his neck. Then he went away and
returned with the water. In the
meantime the girl. silently enough for
all that her eyes were speaking. with
Maitland's assistance arose and seated
herself.
You win have to stay here . few
minutes he told her. -until-er-"
II understand" she told him IA Q
choking tone.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

II requires some figuring to see how
New York woman could hire out for
domestic service at SIS a month
while herself keeping q servant at
va q month. The answer IL that she
was lifting jewelry and the like from
places where she was employed. Aft
sr rObbing - women this kitchen
ttinsrAnt has gone to q reformatory
for three pears.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

Germany grows about nine times a.
big . potato crop ~ the United States.
although this country Is much more
than nine times as big IN Germany.
And some Dessimists talk as IL Amer
ica were already near the limit Of it,
possible food production.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

The department OF agriculture n
now attacking the character Of cats
a. ratcaacherA Their long standing
a. Aaekfence solOists. however. II
Sttn uAassstiOnsd By the depart
msnE
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

hind forced Maitland pell-mell into the
room. AS he recovered he saw Hickey
hurting himself at the criminals throat
one second too late. True to his
pledge never to be taken alive, Anisty
had sent his last bullet crashing
through his own skull.
A cry of horror and CONSERVATION
forced itself from Maitland's throat.
The police halted. each where he
stood, transfxed. Anisty drew him.
self up, with trace of pride in his
pose; smiled horribly; put q hand
mechanically to his lips
And died.
Hickey caught him as he fell, but
Maitland, unheeding, leaped over the
body that had in life resembled him
so fatally, and entered Bannerman' s
private Office.
The gray girl lay at length in q
corner of the room, shielded from OBJ
servation by one of the desks. Her
eyes were closed, her cheeks wore the
hue of death; the fair young head was
pillowed on one white and rounded
forearm, in an attitude of natural rest
and the FURNISHED hair, it's heavy coils
slipping from their fastenings, tum
bled over her head and shoulders in
shimmering glory, like splash of liv'
ing fame.
With low and bitter cry the young
men dropped to his knees by her side
In the outer Office the police were as
sembled in excited conclave, blind to
all save the momentous fact OF
Anisty's last, supremely consistent act
For the time Maitland was utterly
alone with his great and aching lone
Illness.
After a little while timidly he
touched her hand. 1t lay upturned
white slender fingers like exotic petals
| curling in upon the rosy hollow of hel
palm. And it was soft and warm.
He lifted it tenderly In both his
own, and so held it for space, brood
ing, marveling at its perfection. And
inevitably he bent and touched 1t with
| his lips, as IL their ardent contact
would warm it to sentence. =.
The fingers frightened upon his own
slowly, surely; and in the binding Joy
| of that moment he was made con
| scious of the ineffabie sweetness Of
opening, wondering eyes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
Decentralization.

What makes the parrot 90 pro-
fanef"
well, num-" answered the sailor
man, Il s-pose it's part my fault
Every time / hear him speak . bad
word 1t makes me 30 mad that he gets
Q chance to learn q lot of new ones.r
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
EASY

Mrs. Henpeck-Od you ever hear Of
anything worse than q man who
who smokes In the house?
Mr.. Henpeck-Yes. A smoking lamp.
Ask me anotherl
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

After breaking IS bii tie pieces
are soon lost.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

d. Pisroe's Pleasant Pellets regulate Aaa tny1a,
e1ate stomach, liver and bowels. onGne.ouatG3
my gJa1ulsa can 20 take ~ sanav.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-01-18
WOMEN WHO ARE
 WELL HEELED"

LoNDON-A list of the richest women in the world has been pub. Hshed here. Mrs Hctty Green leads with a fortune estimated at Sgo.ooo. 900.
 Mrs. Russell Sage comes next. with an estimated fortune of $S5.oooooo.
 Frau Bertha you Bohlen, daughter of Krupp. the German gun mauufac. mrcr. comes third. with SSo.oooooo.
 Mrs. Frederick Cortland Penneld d Philadelphia. is fourth. with $6oooo. ooo.
 Mme. Creel Of Mexico is said to have an income of &5.ooo.ooo a year.
 The marcbioucss Of Graham. by ,he death of her father. the duke O. Hamilton. came into the possession Of an income of nearly sSooooo a year
 The Baroness won EckhardsJein. the daughter of Sir Blundeu Maple. has recently come into the second portion Of her fathers fortune. mak- ing her yearly income s55o.ooo.
 The duchess Of RoNbrghe who was Miss May Goelet Is credited with possessing fortune of $25. 900 .OOO.
 The Countess Szcchenw, who was Miss Gladys Vanderbilt. is placed on the list with $l2O000Oo
 Mrs. s. C. Aschcr, daughter of the lite Harry Barnato, is estimated to be worth $lO.OO0O0