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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-10
/ THE HAND OF THE UNKNOWN

soft arms were about his neck
Good night. grace" he said, and the
kiss he pressed to her cheek brought
much the feeling of a strong man ca
ressing a child. fearful lest his mere
touch might mar the smooth delicacy.
Long into the night be remained in
the library, thinking how he could best
fulfill the trust imposed upon hin-the
care of wonderful woman's mind. And
to his room, previously ssSown and made
ready for him, he carried the thought.
All through the night he dreamed pic
lures inspired by It.
While, some hours later, Grace. Mrs
Graham, and Jim were seated together
IN the library, Frank Black stood alone
in his office reading a telegram from
the sheriff, and, in spite Of himself, a
satisfied smile possessed his counte-
nance.
He was not a pad man, but the in
trigues of politics in a country town
had made their indeIible mark upon
ms character. and where the results OF
plan once formed proved its wisdom
ne was apt to lose sight of the means
ne had employed TO bring about those
results.
Quick work, sheriff" he said 70
himself, quick work. / don't wonder
that Mr.. James Alton, Of No. 2O6s
Bowery. decided to leave his home for
parts unknown. And now. pIscinr
the telegram in his pocket, what
shall l do about it?
The Continuation Of This Story VIII
Be Found In TOmOrrOTv's Edf-
ton of The Times
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Times Want Ads. Bring Results.
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Synopsis of Chapters Already Published

James Alton. a young man brought up
In the lowest quarter OF New York, but
OF education and fine instincts, leaves the
city after an alteration with his brutal
father. Before taking his train ne hnos
a handbag which has been dropped py
young woman sitting near him. Mrs
Grace Gordon, at the moment telegram
was handed 10 her Unable TO return the
bag. Alton boards his train. and during
the night IL is stolen from him, but sun
seqDentiy recovered Arrived at his des-
tination, Chanton. a country town. Al
ton seeks TO return Il to Mrs. Gordon,
who happens 70 live there. but In so
doing encounters Frank Black, an I'M
portant parsonage in love with Grace
Black accompaniesJim TO her home where
TO the amazement Of all, the girl rushes
10 Alton and throws her arms about his
neck, calling him Jim.
Il develops that Grace has been made
insane by news contained In the tele-
gram that her brother and baby have
been burnt to death IN the FIRE which
nearly destroyed Chsnton, and seeing
Jim. the last person she had noticed De-
fore her mind became derauged. she takes
him for her brother. who she beieves
car restore her child. Old Dr. JORDAN
says there is but one way by which ner
reason may be restored. and informs Al
ton that he must sacrifice himself Tor this
purpose.
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NOT A TRAVELLER.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. May 1o.-Mrs
Leah Levengood, who in all her long
life OF eigilty-three years had ridden
only three miles in a railroad train.
diel, at Eattlesnake Hill. She smoked 4
pipe, lived outdoors a great deal, and
was a -smarkable woman in many re-
spects.
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1880 Persons-s50 Horses-S0 Clowns.
SIS ARENIC STARS-2O0 from ABROAD
Schuman Horse Circus. DaisF HodEini
Pacheco Troupe, RobledillO. Patty Brothers
Torch Family, and 100 OTHER NEW AND
STARTLING FEATURES
BIGGEST MENAGERIE ON EARTH
los Cages DARWIN, the Man Monkey.
3 NERVE-RACKING ACTS OF DARE.
One Soc Ticket Admits to Everything
Children Under u Years. Half-price
THIS MORNING AT 10 O'CLOCK
Big Free Street Parade 8 Miles Long
Admission tickets and Numbered Re-
served Seats now on sale at Ogram's Drug
Store, 18th and Pa ave. at same price
charged in ticket wagons On the show
grounds II
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BY ROBERT RUSSELL

Written Expressly as Serial The Washington Times
Dramatic Translation, and All Other Rights Reserved
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13

those shipped to tie dealers In three
days we had sold 100000 copies. Then
there was a lull, slight increase, and
the sales died down to nothing. But
they commenced again when 1t was
announced that "A Hand In the Dark
was a best seller and, taking all the
sales together, both | and the author
made a mighty good thing. Some dis
appointed persons threatened to prose-
cute both me and him, but thought
better of rt before taking action. The
scheme put me In bad odor with my
fellow customers for awhile, but I'd
added largely to my capital and went
into de luxe editions Of eminently re-
spectacle books.
"The scheme? oh, that was simple,
The author wrote several hundred
thousand letters, each with an illegible
signature, limiting at some secret OF
the person addressed or some one near
ind dear which was revealed In "A
Hand In the Dark"
HELEN INGLEHART.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13
Culinary Courtship.

Janet had nodded the domestic af-
fairs of the family with whom she
lived for so many years that the news
of her intended marriage had much
the effect of an earthquake. Have
you and David been engaged longT"
ventured the mistress Of the house
hold.
"One week when next Sabbath
comes" stated Janet briefly.
"And-and had you any thought OF
marrying before that?" asked her nhs-
tress.
"Tlmes l had and times l had not"
said the 'imperturbable Janet, las any
person Will. But n month ago when |
gave David a wee bit of the cake I'd
been making and he said to me. Janet,
have you the recipe firm In your mind,
lass, so you could make II If Mrs.
Mann's book would be far from your
reach2' l knew well the time was draw
ing short.
"And when," said Janet. closing her
eyes at the recollection, II said to him.
David, lad, the recipe Is copied in a
little book Of my own and saw the
CLINT IN his eye l reckoned 'twould be
within the monthshe'd ask me-" 4
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13

diyidual orders weTe enormous. But I
saw at once that trouble was brewing
for me as well as for the author,
though / had nothing whatever to do
with his scheme for making mar
ket. Some of the letters were covert
threats, but most of them indicated
anxiety In greater or less degree to
get a copy Of the novel;
Sat last l made a date of publica-
tion. On the morning Of the day an
nounced an enormous crowd of people
waited before the store till the doors
should open. j was obliged to push
my way through struggling mass of
humanity to get into my own office.
The binders had disappointed me, and
/ was unable to furnish the book.
had notice tackled up outside to that
effect and that 1t would be ready the
next day. How many people went
away on seeing the notice l don't
know From window / saw num-
Der Of men approach, smile and leave,
but most of the women stayed till the
notice was put up. some muttering,
some melancholy. learned afterward
that the dealers all over the country
were besieged In similar manner,
though the smaller the town the less
the demand.
II hurried my binders. desiring to
get the book out as soon as possible. I
expected every day to hear Of the au-
thor's arrest, and II he were arrested |
feared ! would be enjoined by court
process from publishing the book.
wouldn't have cared to be stopped
from issuing 1t had 1t not been for the
fact that there was now small for
tune In II.
'Well, the next day l got It out
Clerks were kept busy all day selling
alnaia- -a2Riss -QYsx the 1eaAntsr shAsidss
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13

II. he ADMIRED rnat ne ran risk OF
arrest, and | agreed with him, but
neither Of us thought his arrest would
he Il very serious matter or injure the
sale of his novel. l took week to
consider 1t. then told him that he
might go ahead, but my part would
depend upon whether he succeeded In
attracting the attention of the public
to his book before IL was issued. He
consented to this, and the deal was
made.
1T wasn't long before began to re-
ceive orders from dealers In various
places for one or two copies each OF a
aoyel was to Issue called A Hand In
the Dark j knew that this was the
name of the novel l had agreed to
publish, but had never seen the manu-
script. i put the orders on file. pay
ing no more attention to them. Very
soon many of them We're increased,
new ones also coming In. l began to
get letters from people--mostly wo-
men-asking when "A Hand In the
Dark was to be published and a re-
quest to send a copy as soon as 1t was
issued. These orders also kept grow
Ing till had received sufficient
number Of them to pay all the ex-
pense of publication.
II now began to think, OF getting out
the book. Calling for the manuscript,
l read II and hadn't gone over fifty
pages before | regretted my contract.
l couldn't back out. for the fellow had
fulfilled his only condition of making
a market \. The stuff was the worst ]
ever read. delayed having the plates
made. hoping for some way out OF the
trap. But the orders continued to
come In. ! noticed they were more
scattered than those pertaining to any
book 1 had eyer published. = The In
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13
"A Best Seller.

Copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
"Did you ever hear" asked the pub
Usher, how "A Hand In the Dark was
doomed? 1t was not only the best
seller of its season, but II sold 800 per
cent better than any other novel pub
iished In i've years.
! II was just starting into the busi-
ness then and mighty anxious to make
a strike that would put me well ON
my feet. especially as TO capital.
read hundred manuscript novels Sc
lected from thousand read by my
assistants aud out of the hundred Sc
lected three that concluded to take a
risk ON. They were all dead failures.
They weren't high grade literary
works either. knew enough not to
put out that kind Of stuff to make
money on; but, even with stories on
the ground door, l couldn't make 1t
go.
i zone day a ,measly looking chap came
into my office and said he wished me
Ito go into a scheme with him for pub
lishing a novel. told him that II he
had a manuscript to submit would
have 1t read.
YOU'RE beginning at the wrong
end he said. The story Isn't Of any
Importance. It's making a market for
1t that counts. Make your market first
and you can select your novel with
your eyes shut
There was something SO brazen
about this that It attracted my atten-
f10R ASalad faT hIa QlanA4 and ha gaxa
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13
Moroccan Red Tape.

Official correspondence In Morocco is
couched In very fiowery and fam
boyant style. 1t Is interspersed with
variety Of meaningless adulatory
phrases that tend to confound the real
meaning of the epistle. For example.
an order to the minister of finance
to contract loan begins thus:
"In our present letter God increase
his power and make the glorious sun
and his moon glitter In the armament
of his felicity we have authorized our
incorruptible servant (here follows
nameJ to contract In the name and on
the behoof of the treasury (heaven fill
IT. loan of -" etc.
Considering that the "incorruptlble
servant" Is filching as much as he pos.
sible can from the treasury it is GER
talnly necessary to pray that "heayen
I'LL it."-London Graphic.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13
Attraction.

Fruits fall to the earth because the
earth attracts them. Bubbles In cup
of tea stand around the sides OF the
cup because the cup attracts them.
The little bubbles gather about the
large ones because the large bubbles
attract the smaller ones. Why do the
bubbles follow a teaspoon Because
the spoon attracts them. Why are the
sides OF a pond covered with leaves.
while the middle is clear? Because the
shore attracts the leaves to itself.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13
Thev Chanuod,

A Vienna paper relates an anecdote
OF the painter Makart, who was some.
times as taciturn as Vor Moltke. One
evening at dinner he sat for an hour
next to the soubrette Josephine Gall
meyer without volunteering word.
Finally she lost patience aud exclaim-
ed, "Well. dear master, suppose we
change the subject"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13
O., ID. 4 M. ELECTRIC

SoUTH-Cars leave for Columbus
at 0, Z, 8 and 10 a. m. at IL noon
and at 2, 4, 8, 8. 8 p. IN. Ten and III
m. cars go to Delaware only
NORTH-Cars leave Columbus fou
Marion ut 1880. $3.50 and 1l:3s
m, and at 1889. 2:S0. $3.50. 6:s0
1880 and at $3.50 p. m.
Saturdays, Sundays and legal boil
days there will be hourly service be-
ween Marion and Columbus from Z
O. m. TO 8 p. m. N''
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tlis Mistake.

NJ am very sorry to hear. captain,
that your wife left you SO uncere-
moniously."
my mistake, sir. l took her for a
mate, and she proved to be skipper"
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PENNSYLVANIA

NORTH-l2:S0 p. m: $3.50 y. N.
Daily except Sunday. 1926 o. m. SUM
days only.
SOUTH-9:53 a. m: daily ana S:0l
q. m. daily except Sunday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13

EAST--6:lS a. m: $3.50 q. ma
2:40 p. m: 6:l2 y. m; ll:4S .. m.
Daily except Sunday. runs To
Lima only. runs TO Huntington
only. ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13
TIMECARDS.
HOOKING VALLEY.

NORTH-s7 a. m; 1916 a. m; 4:zo
q. m: 1920 a. m; 6:le .. m. Logan
to Marion only.
SOUTH-6:45 a. m: 1920 u. m
1915 a. m; s1:36 p. m; 7:16 y. IN
Daily except Sunday.
BIG FOUR.
EASTBOUND--9:26 q. M; l2:2a
noon; 1922 p. m; 1857 p. m; ll:i,
p. m; 5:27 y. m.
WESTBOUND-2:38 a. m; t:b3 q
~; S:55 a. m; l:65 y. m; 7:26 D
m: 4:27 y. m.
ERIE-CHlOAGo DIVISION.
WEST-l0:26 a. m: l:64 y. m;
a2:S2 q. m; s!s:4o y. M sa7;l0 \
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q M a q rI.EcrRIn

NORTH-Cars leave Marion fon
Bucyrus at o. .. 10 q. m. II. 2. 4. q.
and 3 p. m.
SOUTH--Cars arrive from Bucyru
at 7:65, 9:55 and 1855 q. M; l;6&
.:65. 6:65. 7:66 az
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-13

ERIE-CINCINNAT DIVISION.
SoUTHWEST--lO:27 a. m; 4:lO ..
m; 12:46 a. m.
EAsT-l2:63 p. m; ls:0l Q. ms
$3.50 p. m.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-27

home. The hills are Of gradual in
cline and as they approach the lake
benches are formed along the
shores and as for beauty and
scenery one spot compares favorably
with the other. Along the east side
Of the lake for q short distance there
Is wagon road, but the occupants or
the summer homes are compelled for
the most part to depend upon water
transportation. and most Of them own
their private launches, and those who
do not own launch can always se-
cure a boat or a launch at a reason
able rate from the many companies
operating along the lake.
Church on Iakeahore.
Sheltered BY q clump OF trees and
located about half way up the lake
stands tall white church. and near
by q parsonage. II is ideally located
and serves as . place OF worship for
. Norwegian settlement back among
the hills. It Is wen patronised ana
throughout the year whether the day
DO one Of snow and storm or OF sun.
shine the wcrshippera can be seen
eongregating about the church At the
hour OF worship.
Q. y. q n. Drawbridge.
Just above the point where the ST.
Joe river flows into the lake stands
the drawbridge OF the Oregon Rail-
road a Navigation company--the
highest In the world. It stands be-
tween 1900 and 500 feet above sea
level and Is a thoroughly modern
structure, Thirty-fve miles up the
s. Joe river Is situated the city OF
st. Joe. There ID probably not .
more picturesque stream In the
United States than the st. Joe, and
each year II is visited BY thousands
Of excursionists and tourists. The
stream is about 400 feet wide, has a
depth Of about SO feet during the low
water season. and has very slow
current. On It's banks grow willows
so thick that they are impenetrable,
and back Of these the tall cotton
woods grow. Then come the valleys
the meadow lands covered with
timothy, and farther back towers the
mountain ranges with their heavy
timber. The river hardly varies in
width and from the time It leaves the
city Of st. Joe until It empties into
the lake rs water run smoothly and
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-27

Is crowded with skiffs. boats. canoes.
launches and water craft OF every
description, and they may be rented
at very reasonable rate by the Wis
itor. by the hour. the day or the
week. The lake itself. and the
streams flowing into 1t, abound in
gamy fish, and the mountains sur
rounding 1t with all manner OF game,
and those in search Of this kind OF
pleasure can hunt to their hearts
content. A fayorlte pastIme Is to Sc
cure a launch and visit the points OF
interest along the lake-go to its far
therest points on some bright day
and sail back over its water In the
moonlight under the starry heaven.
During the summer months the boat
lines make regular excursion trips
each Sunday up the lake and follow
the shadowy st. Joe liver to the head
Ian excursion which for granduer
Of mountain scenery can not be ex-
celled.
Lake Occur d'AIene.
Lake Occur d'Alene. upon whose
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-27
Every Accommodation Afforded.

Every Accommodation Afforded.
Every accommodation is afforded
the tourist and the searchers for re-
creation, rest and pleasure. The
city can boast of hotels equal to those
in the large cities, and for those who
desire camp life there is an abund-
ance Of tents which may be located
in desirable places and cottages on
the lake shore that can be secured at
reasonable rates. The lake posses
ses $50 miles OF shore and along
these shores can be found hundreds
OF cottages which constitute the sum-
mer homes Of the wealthy class.
Nearly all Of them are constructed
on q modern plan elegantly equip
ped, and make an ideal summer home
during the hot and sultry summer
months.
Every Pleasure Awaits Visitors.
Every conceivable kind Of pleasure
awaits the summer visitor. The lake
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-27

cial point. The principal induatrl
10 numbering. and 1t can boast Or onl
.of the largest lumber mills in en-
west. The town has made rapil
strides in the last few years. and y
has before II bright future, and al
the years glide BY It IL destined a
prosper and grow.
PIenty Of Game and Fish.
Lake Occur d'Alene and its tribu|
taries are famed for their nshIng ana
hunting. In all OF the bays Of thl
lake are found fine bass. perch ana
trout. Bass have been caught weigh
Ing eight and nine pounds anl
catches Of so and 40 basa = day Ar
common occurrences.
In the mountains surrounding IN
lake are found almost every concelv
able kind OF game. Bear and dee|
are plentiful. and In the fall grouse
ducks and pheasants are abundanI
and the places whore they range d
easy access.
A Mild Climate.
Occur d'Alene has a delightful anl
mild climate which strangers do 10
understand when they look at tn
map. Il Il situated In latitude 81
degrees, 40 minutes north. and lon
gitude lit degrees. rs minutes west
At an elevation OF about a1BE fee
above sea level. The parallel Of Coen
d'Alene passes well TO the north shorI
Of Lake Superior. but II II south D
Paris. and Influences almllaF 10 thoal
which give a milder climate to Eur
ope than 10 the American side of thi
Atlantic ocean. give Occur d.Alonc
climate not unlike that Of southern
France, The gulf stream warms thl
coast or Europe and a aimilar grea
ocean current from the tropics In thl
Pacific ocean passes north and cas-
and strikes the west coast 81 America
giving Il q mild climate.
Extreme cold, that Ii, zero wea
Their, IL never accompanied b. wind
thus the most disagreeable feature b
winter east OF the Rockies 10 elimin
ated here. High temperatures q
summer are also Of short duration
being mItigated BY cool breexes which
sweep down from the mountains.
The average temperature Of coauI
d'Alene for each month Of the year
according to the United States wea.
ther bureau, Ia a. follows
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-27

No City Can SHOW such Parks.
Occur d'Alene ~ q city OF nafnra
scenery. and on al Of the vacant lot
slong the streets. and IN the outskirts
Of the city trees can be found, and
II might appropriately be described
as q vast natural park. But the real
beautiful feature OF the city IN this
respect Is It's cultivated parks--the
City park and the Blackwell park.
The City park comprises 30 acres
Of land which was donated 70 the
city for park purposes by the goysTn1
ment when the Fort Sherman Mill
tary reservation was thrown upon the
market. It was then q tract Of I'M
derbrush. but by the expenditure Of
thousands Of dollars II was trans-
formed into park Of flowers, shrub
berry with the green lawn broken here
and there by some gigantic pine tree.
The park has 700 feet OF water front.
and 1t gives from any point a fns
view OF Lake Occur d'Alene.
The other park--the Blackwell
park Is owned BY the Occur d'AIene
4 Spokane railroad company. II
lies adjacent to the city park and q
in close proximity to the lake. ana
the two parks combined constitute a.
handsome a park as can be found
anywhere on the continent. In the
center Of the two parks stands 3
large pavilion. covered with roses
and eiinging vines. The parks are
visited during the summer months b.
thousands Of people. and can only be-
appreciated By paying them q visit
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-27

together with innumerable others,
have attracted men Of wealth located
in neighboring cities to make it their
home, and men who have amassed a
fortune and retired from active bus
mess or professional life. and these
have erected residences that for ele-
gance and modern conveniences COM
pare with any of those in the large
cities In the west or the east. White
Occur d'Alene City can boast of more
of its men of wealth in residential
sense than any other city of its size
in the west, it is the middle class that
comprises most of it's 5000 popula-
ton, and nearly all of them are the
owners of the homes in which they
reside. Nearly all of these homes
are beautifully designed, well con-
structed and of a substantial char
acter, and there are but few that can
be characterized of temporary ma
ture, and these are rapidly being re-
placed by structures of a permanent
character.
1t requires but little expenditure
of money, and but little labor to con-.
struct good home in this city. The
material can be secured at a reason
able price, and labor, while not low,
can not be said to be high. The soil
is fertile and trees when once plant
ed grow with but little care and at
tention, and lawns spring up within
a few weeks after sowing. There is
probably not a city in the west that
can offer to the rich, and the man of
moderate means alike, so many Of
the natural advantages that enter
into the making of a beautiful home
In Occur d'Alene, and as time goes
by it will be more and more appre-
ciated in this respect. It is but an
hours ride over the Occur d'Alene
Spokane railroad to the city of
Spokane, and some of the wealthy
class Of that city are now beginning
TO make 1t their home, and as time
goes by their number will increase.
Within year 1t Is authenticity stat
ed an electric line will be built to
Wallace, the metropolis of the fam
Gus Occur d'Alene mining country,
and this win mean but a little over
an hours ride from there to this city,
and as in Spokane the establishment
by many Of its business men of their
residences here will follow and the
time Is not far distant when Occur
d'Alene viii be the residence town
Tor the wealthy class Of all Of its
large neighboring cities because of its
natural advantages. its beautiful
lake, delightful climate and magni-
heent scenery and its railroad faclli-
ties which VIII permit the business
men to reach It In the evening after
their days labors are over.
A Popular Summer Resort.
As a summer resort Occur d'Alene
city can not be surpassed by any
other place in the whole west. 1t
has been dominated. and is known
lar and wide as the Scenic City by
the Unsalted Sea- and to it may be
ttruthfully applied the phrase, 'In