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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18

ferocious outburst of snarls and yells,
flung themselves upon him.
Had it not CHANGED that Winthrope
was lying upon his side, with one arm
thrown up, he would have been fatally
wounded by the first slashing bites OF
his assailants. The two which sought
to tear him were baffled by the thick
folds of Blake's coat, while their lead
er's slash at the victims throat was
barred by the appraised arm. With a
savage snap, the beasts jaws closed on
the arm, biting through to the bone. At
the same instant the fourth jackal
tore ravenously at one of the out
stretched legs.
With a shrek of agony, Winthrope
started up from his torpor, and struck
out frantically in fury of pain and
terror. Startled by the violence OF
this unexpected resistance, the jack
ais leaped back-only to spring in
again as the remainder of the pack
made q rush to forestall them.
WINTHROP was staggering to his
feet, when the foremost brute leaped
upon him. He fell heavily against
one Of the main supports of his BAN
boo canopy, and the entire structure
came down with crash. Two of the
jackals, caught beneath the roof
howled with fear as they sought to
free themselves. The others, with
brute dread of an unknown danger,
drew away, snarling and gnashing
their teeth.
Weakened by the first ferocious yelps
of Winthrope's assailants, Miss Leslie
had started up and stared about in the
darkness. On all sides she could see
pairs of fiery eyes and dim forms like
the phantom creatures Of nightmare.
Winthrope's shrek, instead Of spur
ring her to action, only confused her
the more and benumbed her faculties.
She thought 1T was his death cry, and
stood trembling, transfixed with
horror.
Then came the fall Of the canopy.
His cries as he sought to throw it off
showed that he was still alive. In a
fash her b"wilderment vanished. The
stagnant blood surged again through
her arteries in fiery, stimulating tor
rent With a cry, to which primeval
instinct lent a menacing note, she
CROPPED her way to the fallen canopy,
and stopped to lift up one side.
"Quick!-into the tree!" she called.
Still frantic with terror, WINTHROP
struggled to his feet. She thrust him
towards the baobab, and followed,
dragging the mass OF interviewer bam-
boos. Emboldened by the retreat Of
their quarry, the snarling pack in
stantly began to close in. Fortunately
they we're too cowardly to rush at
once, and fear spurred their intended
victims to the utmost haste. Cropping
and stumbling, the two felt their way
to the baobab, and Miss Leslie pushed
WINTHROP headlong through the en-
trance. AS he fell, she turned to face
the pack.
The foremost beasts were at the
rear edge of the bamboo framework,
their eyes close to the ground. In
stinct told her that they were crouch
iny to leap. With desperate strength
she caught up the canopy before her
like a great shield, and drew IL in
after her until the ends OF the cross
bars were wedged fast against the
sides of the opening. Though 1t seemed
so firm. she clung to 1t with a con-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
got w'at'll do for i'm! Run. you swine;

got w'atll do for i'm! Run, you swine;
you"
There followed a torrent of cockney
abuse so foul that Miss Leslie blushed
scarlet with shame as she sought to
quiet him. But the excitement had so
heightened his fever that he was in a
raving delirium. 1t was close upon
midnight before his temperature fell,
and he sank into death-like torpor.
In her ignorance, she supposed that he
had fallen asleep.
Her relief was short-lived, for soon
she remembered Blake. She could see
him lying beside the pool or out on the
bare plain, his resolute eyes cold and
CLASSY, his powerful body contorted in
the death agony. The vision filled her
with dismay. With all his coarseness,
the man had showed himself so re-
sourceful, so indomitable, that when
she sought to dwell upon her reasons
to fear him, she found herself admir-
ing his virile manliness. He might be
a brute, but he did not belong among
the jackals and hyenas. Indeed, as
she called to mind his strong face and
frank, blunt speech she all but disbe-
lieved what her own ears had heard.
And anyway, without his aid what
should she do? WINTHROP had already
become as weak as a child. The
emaciation of his jaundiced features
was a mockery of their former plump
ness. Blake had said that the fever
might run on for another week, and
that even if WINTHROP recovered, he
would probably be helpless for several
days besides.
What was no less serious, though
she had concealed the fact from Blake,
she herself had been troubled the past
week with the depression and lassitude
which had preceded Winthropes at
tack. If Blake was dead, and she
should fall i'll before WINTHROP recov-
cred, they would both die from lack of
care. And IL they did not die of the
fever, what Of their future, here on
this desolate savage coast?
But the very keenness of her mental
anguish so exhausted and numbed the
girls brain that she at last fell into a
heavy sleep. The fire burned low, and
shadowy forms began to creep from
behind the bamboos and the trees and
rocks down the gorge. There was no
sound; but greedy, wolfsh eyes
cleaned in the starlight.
Only the day before Blake had told
Miss Leslie to store the last rack of
cured meat inside the baobab. The
two sleepers lay between the fire and
the entrance to the hollow Slowly
the embers of the fire died away into
gray ashes, and slowly the night
providers drew nearer. The boldest of
the pack crept close to Miss Leslie,
and. with teeth barred and back
bristling, smiled at the edge OF her
skirt. Whether because of her heavy
breathing or the odor Of the leopard
skin, the beast drew away, with An
uneasy whine.
There was pause; then. backed
by three others, the leader approached
WINTHROP. He was still lying in the
death-like torpor, and he lacked the
protection which, in all likelihood, the
leopard skin had given Miss Leslie.
The cowardly brutes took him for
dead or dying. They shifted at him
from head to foot, and then, with a
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
Revolver Shot Cures Tothaehe.

New York.-Gus Williams refuses tc
prosecute Francisco Canovio for shoot
ing him, because the shot performed
a real service. Williams annoyed Ca
novio until the latter is said to have
fired shot at him which wen
through both cheeks. In Its progress
the bullet tore out tooth which hac
been aching for a week, and in ap
probation of this relief Williams has
refused TO prosecute.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18

out cane. and as l continued my
health gradually returned. l was so
grateful l made a public statement OF
my case, and now seven years have
passed, am still perfectly WE'LL"
Sold by all dealers. SOC box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
WIFElY SOLICITUDE.

Burglar-Hands up!
Wife-Oh, John, be careful Of those
globes; you'll break them!
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18

idlue, WSdh, run
down to a mere
skeleton. My back
was so bad I could
hardly walk and
the kidney secre-
tons much Gisor
dered. A week after
| b @ gan using
Doan's Kidney Pills
| could walk with
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
Within Her Means.

A pretty little girl Of three years
was in a drug store with her mother.
Being attracted by something in the
showcase, she asked what it was. The
clerk replied: That is a scent bag"
allow cheap!" replied the little girl,
I'll take two!"-Lippincotts Maya
zine.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-09-18
The Prospect.

81 am sorry that there is craze for
these aeroplane flights"
"Why so?"
Because the lovers who want to
take them will be more in the clouds
than ever"
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
a Religious Authors Statement

For several years l was afflicted with
kidney trouble and last winter ! was
suddenly stricken with a severe pain in
my kidneys and was confined to bed
eight days unable to get up without
assistance. My urine contained a
thick white sediment and | passed
same frequently day and night. | COM
menced taking Foley's Kidney Rem
edy, and the pain gradually abaied and
finally ceased and my urine became
normal. | cheerfully recommend
Foley's X Z II Remedy. kerr's
Pharmacy.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
o1r#own fruit baskets.

oar Own fruit baskets.
Then too, we must not stop
planting for shelter and wind
breaks. AS the old ones die out or
grow mp and the lower branches
fall off. new trees should be set.
Just now when tie new catalogs
are beginning to come in, we ought
to get these things on our minds.
The catalog is a great educator,
put them away carefully on a pile
and get them out some evening
and compare prices and select
some new fruits and ornamentais
for spring planting. Plant a little
every spring and keep up your
groves and orchards.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
Notice to Contractors

Sealed proposals shall pe received at the Office
of the City Clerk of the city of Falls City, Ne
braska. until l. o'clock, noon, standard time,
January END, 1909, and opened at 1880 =. m, at
the city Hall, for the furnishing of all labor,
material and equipment necessary To install
complete and put in successful operation in the
City's water and light plant in Falls City, Ne
braska, all in accordance with the general
specifications and Instructions to bidders on lille
at the office of the City Engineer and City Clerk,
Falls City, Nebraska. Bidders to furnish their
own plans and specifications conforming to the
general specifications ON file. The proposals are
to be made on bidding form attached To specif-
cation on file to cover the following items:
One new POO to 21O horse power water tube or
internally fired double-drum boiler.
One new 300 horse power open feed water heater
equal to Cochrane make.
All steam piping and other piping necessary to
install this pump and boiler complete and con-
meet it with the present system.
Prospective bidders are requested to confer
with the Engineer, visit the present plant and
make themselves familiar with the requirements
of the work. Time is the essence of this con-
tract, and the shortest time possible in which
the contractor can Install this machinery COM
plete will be given due consideration by the
council. A certified check of ; per cent of
amount of each bid, payable to the City Clerk,
must omp each proposal. Successful bid
der must give bond in the amount of 80 per cent
of the contract price. The City reserves the
right to reject any or all bids, or to accept any
bid without explanation.
WM. SCHMELzEI, City Clerk,
W. w. ABBEY, Mayor,
52-lt }. A. Crook. City Engineer.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22

Troubles

The heart may be weak
Just the same as the eyes,
stomach or other organs.
1t often happens that a
person is born with a weak
heart. Then again dis
ease, feyers, over-eXcrtion,
anxiety, nervousness,
rheumatism, etc. weaken
the heart. The result is
shortness Of breath, pal
p%itation, pain in the heart,
or III some Of the nerves
Of the chest or abdomen.
The heart should be
strengthened with a tonic,
and for this nothing equals
DR.. Miles Heart Cure.
AZ had IaGrinpe last fall as l
thought in a mild form. | was weak.
tired feeling, and short of breath;
could hardly go about and a good
breathing and extremely nervous. |
began taking Dr. Miles Heart Cure
and Nerytne and now | feel so much
better IN every way. | am so thank
fnl thai / began taking this medicine.
and shall not hesitate to tell others
how much good il has done me
MRS. II. j. NORTON,
freovillc, New York.
Your druggist sells DR.. Miles Heart
Cure, and we authorize him to return
price of first bottle lonly) II 1t falls
TO benefit you.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
Notice of Probate of Will

IN THE COUNTY COURT OF RICHARD
son COUNTY. NEBRASKA
In the Matter of Probating the Last Will and
Testament of William Cade, Deceased. Notice
is hereby given to all persons interested that
Ethel Cade has deposited in said court an in
strument purporting to be the last will and tes-
lament of said William Cade, deceased, and filed
a petition praying that said instrument be al
lowed and probated as the last will and testament
of said deceased. 1t is ordered that the same be
heard by the court on Saturday, the SOth day of
January, 1909, at Q o'clock, Il. m, in the county
court room in Falls City, in said county, when
and whore all persons interested may appear and
contest the probate thereof.
By order of the court, dated January 9th, 1909.
JoHN GAGNoN,. County Judge.
First publication Jan. 10. 3t
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
Notice to Nonresident Defendants
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RICH
ARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
Moses Frederick. Plaintiff.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF RICH
ARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
Moses Frederick, Plaintiff,
Allen Il. Bowersox, Admin
istrator of the Estate of
Annetta NJ. Nankirk, de-
ceased; Lizzie Nankirk,
Gilbert Nankirk, and Co
ra Bowersox, Defendants
To nonresident defendants. Allen 4. Bower
sox. Administrator of the estate of Annetta NJ.
Vankirk, late deceased, Lizzie Vankirk, Gilbert
Vankirk, and Cora Bowersox you and each of
you will take notice that on the 10Th day of Jan
uary, A. D.. 1909, Moses Frederick, plaintiff here
i'll, filed his petition in the District Court of
Richardson County, Nebraska, against you, the
said defendants, the object and prayer of which
are to foreclose a certain mortgage executed by
one Annetta NJ. yankirk to the plaintiff upon the
following described premises. Lot No. i3) three,
Block No. 90 six, in Rouleau and Bedard's addi-
ton to the town of Rulo Proper, Richardson
County, Nebraska, according to the official sur
vey thereof, to secure the payment of a certain
promissory note dated August Eth, 1908, for
the sum of $55S.00 and due in sixty days after the
date thereof; that there is now due thereon upon
said note and mortgage the sum of S55s.W with
interest at the rate of s per cent per annum from
said Eth. day of August, 1908, for which sum
with interest, from said date, plaintiff prays for
a decree that you, the said defendants, be re-
quired to pay the same, or that said premises
may be sold to satisfy the amount found due.
You are required to answer said petition on or
before the LIST day of March, 1909.
Dated. January ~, 1a09.
MOSES FREDERICK,
Plaintiff.
by JoHN WILTsE,
Attorney
First publicniion January -. It.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
Real Estate Transfers

Curtis Downs to Flora Fishburn lot |
block 9 Shubert. ..... 49,. 800
Calvin Vanlan3ingham and wife TO
Chas. Balterman lot / block T. Shu
Maud Downs and husband 10 Flora
Fishburn blk u Shubert. ..,... Sll00
Francis Dietrich ct al to a. W. Hunt
: hi of Sc Or and the 5 hf of n hf Sc or
of sec s town , range l6 being l20 acres
Catherine Nedrow to Anna Schroeder
lots l3 to Ii blk ! Falls City .....S1100
John and CLANCY Dunn to loretta
Anderson lots :, $ blk % Rulo $500
Cora Boss to August Moritz lots | to
) blk IL Humboldt ...... ....... $1,000
J. W. Hesslet ct al to VIM Boyd lots
II to Il blk | Salem ............ 1920
Anna Schroeder to Joseph Schroeder
lots l3 to ld blk l Falls City -. .$ll00
Mrs. f. J, Grinlths to Thos. Carlisle
ttbo y = plh ID 1ditNi sss...sssss plDDO
Retecca Meier to rhos. Carlisle lots
! > blk % salem, 3. ....,..... $40
Lizzie Ilkenhons to Thos. Carlisle
lots :, ) blk b.. .,.,........ $50
VIM. Harding to Benz. Poteet sec
81 twp > range Is 26s acres. -. $4,000
Benz potreta and wife to h Whitaker
lots |, !, blk 80 Falls City........ $4,000
Wm. Cook to Henry Fisher lots ;, 1
Blk ; Nerden -. -. 10000. $500
lohn Anderson aud wife to Josep h
FrrdvrlcK t hf lot 3 In range Il %
dsre~ .,..s,,.# +...... ......... Slo0O
Cnas. Falfh To Jane, Hath " hf Of
81 a. OF st or OF sec u twp , range L
-'....'. -. 80 ....Ntou
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
HAD QUIT WORK
READY TO GIVE UP IN DESPAIR
Restored to Health By Vinol

Il was sick, rundown and finally
had to give up work. After trying
a number of remedies and several ply
s~ieians, | was just about ready TO give
up in despair. l saw Vinol adj
vertised and decided to try 1t.
and it has done more good for
me than all other means combined. 1t
has built me up and restored my
strength until | now feel twenty years
younger, and am able TO attend to my
work again as usual" Job Jeavons,
1886 Lind street. Wheeling, w. Va,
The reason Vinol is SO successful in
such cases is because 1t contains tonic
iron and, all of the strengthening
blood-making and bodybuilding ele-
ments of cod liver oil, but no oil.
Vinol is ~unexcelled as a strength
creator for old people, delicate children,
weak, rundown persons, and after
sickness-and is the best known rem
edy for coughs, colds and bronchitis.
We return your money II Vinol fails
to give satisfaction.
A. G. MANNER, Falls City, Neb.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
Are You Doing Yourself Justice?
Mr.. FARMER

mr.. FARMER:-Are you looking ahead for your son, or if you
are a renter are you looking ahead for yourself? Are you going TO
accept this chance for a homestead that Uncle Sam has made possible
for YOU? Are you doing over this, while your more alert neighbor is
acting? Dom you realize that the irrigated homesteads now being
offered by the government in the Big Horn Basin and North Platte
Valley will prove to be the richest land prizes that the government
has yet bestowed on its citizens. You certainly ought to know of the
present land hunger III this country. Now you have the govern
ment furnishing you 50 and l60 acre tracts of land irrigated by the
intelligence and financial security of Uncle Sam who has suddenly be-
come the greatest lrrigator the world has ever known. who offers you
abundant and perpetual water with the choicest land al S35 to $40 per
acre IN ten annual payments without interest; land that will yield
more in one year per acre than the price of the farm.
Do you realize what a good thing this is in this day and age?
If you do not, let me tell you something about it.
Personally conducted homeseekers excursions first and third
Tuesdays of each month. Write d. Glenn Beaver. General Agent.
Landseekers' Information Bureau, 1904 Farnam St, Omaha, for litera-
ture. No charge for his services.
.III1II1IIll1IN E. G. WhitfOrd, Ticket Agent, Falls City
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22

farm e has had the most favorable
conditions, or at least everything
has worked 10 his benefit to a
greater extent than one could rea-
sonably expect. With good corn
husking weather clear through the
old year. no one could have any
excuse for not getting the corn
gathered and all the fall work fin
ished.
The weather has been go mild
that the stock has hardly needed
to be shielded and as for dry bed
ding, every farm has been abund-
antly supplied. The hogs have
fattened well under such condi-
TONS and although we grumbled
some at feeding 50 cent corn, yet
after all it was mostly Of our own
growing aud WI are now getting
81 to 6 cents for hogs and who
dare say those are not good prices?
The cholera has not spread with
very great rapidity and while we
hear of a new outbreak now and
then, the cases are scattered and
it does not sweep over the country
rs in former days.
TIE ROAD QUESTION.
We have had beautiful roads for
several months and SO far the haul
ing has been done under the most
favorable circumstances, a team
could pull all that the wagon could
be loaded with, there was no dust
and the wheels rolled along as if
ON city pavement.
OF course we do not expect such
conditions to last forever and even
now there Is a stir all along the
line about this ever present sub
Jject. 1t is very probable that some
legislation will be had this winter.
1t is a patent fact that the Ne
braska farmer does not want mac
adamized roads at this time. They
are very nice things to talk about,
but having watched the sentiment
of the common farmers for a few
years, we find that they are of the
opinion that we must build our
roads of the material we have on
the ground, that is of dirt.
The experts from Washington
put in a road at Auburn in Ne
mana County and ii cost from six
to eight thousand dollars per mile
to build it. Now that would make
1t cost, even at the lower figure,
something like $4,000 for each 100
acres of land and then we are told
that II costs on an average of $50
per mile or S25 a quarter section.
to keep up the road after it is once
built.
Now if we should put that much
work, that is, $50 per quarter see
ton. on our roads in grading and
dragging with the King drag, we
would haze very fine roads. While
there are some few bottom roads
that it might pay to macademize,
it is the dirt road the farmers will
have to depend upon.
THE WHEAT SITUATION
The whole state of Nebraska,
that Is with a few limited excep-
tons, lis showing a very poor pros
pect for a 1909 wheat crop. Many
u llCid tuhl udp bttu QtSlSudltd dS
a seed bed, was left unsown be
cause the long continued drouth
OF the autumn forced the farmer
to relinquish his hopes because it
was too hard to pillow or the clods
could not be pulverized sufficiently
for seeding.
The wheat that was sown the
usual time, even if the ground had
been plowed early and we'll har-
rowed and in pretty good condi-
ton, came up spasmodically and
much that did come up was killed
or stunted and we have none of
the beautiful green fields of other
years.
MANY farmers are now sellinU
The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
Snap Shots
and Observations

or rather a dark flour if it is not
put through the bleaching process
in milling. We a not compete
with the whittier flour made from
other wheats So we are told that
we will have a deprecated crop on
our hands next year. This is a
pure food order that hits the whole
state, for our foundation of wealth
is in agriculture and anything that
tends to %depreciate our grain val,
ues hits us hard.