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iie-1ou know, Clara. about the dia.
ihond engagement ring l want to give
you, diamonds have gone up So She
On you dear boy, How sweet of
you to want to make sacrifices to
prove your love- Baltimore American
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18

One sees nothing of the narwhal and
very little of the kayak, for dasbino
seas wash over the little craft. but the
double bladed paddles seesaw with tbo
regularity of pendulum.
Homecoming takes many hours ana
engenders prodigious amount of hard
work, but there is energy to spare for
a wealth OF meat and fat is the cul.
mination Of all Eskimo ambition
Seven Of these ponderous animals
were brought in during five days
making heap of more than 40 0oo
pounds of food and fuel. Then the
narwhals suddenly disappeared, and
we saw no more of them.
Three white whales were also obto,n
ed In similar way at Etah at ahout
the same time
(Continued next week.
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he Conquest of the Pole
By DR.. FREDERICK A. Cook

Copyright. 1909, by the New York
Herald Company. REGISTERED In
Canada In Accordance With Copy
ri<ht Act. Copyright In Mex.
leo Under Laws of the Republic
OF Mexico. All Rights Reserved
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Not to Be Baked.

The Lawyer - The precedents are
against you, madam.
The Lady-Well. sue them too.
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Orchids.

Orchids.
Only IS is paid in Brazil to the finder
of an orchid which is sold In New
York for $3.50 or more.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-18

. TITH a hasty farewell to Mr..
" Bradley and the officers and
encouraged with n cheer
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-11-04
CHAPTER II.
"Dan"-Qulsote.

Leaving the hotel Maitland strods
quietly but rapidly across the car
tracks to the sidewalk bordering the
park. A dozen nighthawk cabbles bore
down upon him. yelping in chorus. He
motloned TO the foremost. Jumped into
the hanson and gave the fellow his
address.
Five dollars" he added. ~ you
make II in Ave minutes"
An astonished horse. reused from Q
droopeared lethargy. was yanked al.
most by main strength out OF the cab
rank and into the middle OF the ave
nue.. Before he could recover, the
long whip-lash had leapsd out over
the roof OF the vehicle, aud he found
himself stretching away up the avenue
on a dead run.
Yet 10 Maitland the pace seeme'
deadly slow. lie fdgeted on the Sc
In an agony OF impatience. dozea
times feeling In waistcoat pocket foT
his latch keys. They were there, and
his fingers itched to use them.
by the lights streaking past be
knew that their pace was furious. and
was haunted by a fear lest II should
bring the police about his ears. At
Twenty-ninth street. indeed. a dream.
Ing policeman, startled by the uproar.
emerged hastily from the shelterins
gloom OF a stoi, entrance. shouted
after the cabby an inarticulate aues
uon, and, getting no response. un
sheathed his night stick and loped up
the avenue In pursuit. maxi the
locust sing upon the payems.it n
every Jump.
To BIC coNTINuEpJ
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SYNOPSIS.
coeYeioHr 1907
lrHt soees-stsesILL 60.

Mad" Dan Maitland. on reaching his
New York bachelor club, met an attrac-
Tive young woman at the door. Janltar
O'Hagan assured him no one had been
within that day. Dan discovered WON
ans finger prints In dust on his desk
along with a letter from his attorney.
Maitland dlned with Zimmerman, bis at
torney. Dan set out for Greenhelds, 70
10 the country scat. he met the young
woman in gray. whom he had seen leav.
, nrs,,e ems do o' lie nSea IL ny ruse she
lost" him. Maitland. on reaching home,
surprised lady in gray cracking the safe
containing his gems. She, apparehty;
took him for well-knOwn crook, Daniel
Anisty. IIalf-hypnotized. Maitland opened
his safe, took thercfrOm the jewels, ana
gave them to her, FIRST forming a part
nership In crime. The real Dan Anistyt
sought by police OF the world. appeared
on the same mission. Maitland overcame
him. He met the girl outside the house
60. lie had the Jewels and she promised
20 meet him that day. Maitland received
mfr Snaith." introducing himself as a
defective. To shield the girl IN gray
Els. supposedly lost. was felled by blow
from "Snath's" cane. The latter proved
10 be Anisty himself and be secured the
gems. Anisty. who was Maitland's dou-
Bic, masqueraded as the latter The
criminal kept Maitland's engagement with
the girl in gray. lie gave her the gems,
AFTER railing IN love ~ nrst slknt ..neg
were 90 meet and divide the loot Matt
land revived and regretted missing his
engagement Anisty. masquerading as
Maitland narrowly avoided capture
through mysterious tip. The girl In gray
visited Maitland's apartments during his
absence and returned gems, being DIS.
covered on return. Maitland. without
cash. called UP hts home and heard
woman'e voice expostulating. Anisty,
disguised as Maitland. told her hts real
Identity and realizing himself tricked
tried 70 wiring from her the location OF
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was upon her in an instant. however.
hard fingers digging into her shout
ders. You little fool"
Not. she cried. NO. no. no, Let
me go. you-you brute,-
Abruptly he thought better OF his
methods and released her. merely put
ing himself between her and the door.
way.
Don't be a little fool" he coun-
seled. you kick up that row and
you'll have us both pinched inside Of
the next five minutes"
Defiance was on her tongues tip,
but the truth In his words gave her
pause. Palpitating with the shock.
every outraged instinct a-quiver, she
subdued herself and fell back. eying
him fixedly.
They're here" he nodded thought
fully. "You wouldn't have stood for
that II they weren't. And since they
are, | can find them without your as
sistance. Sit down. l shan't touch
you again"
She had scant choice other than
TO obey. Desperate as she was, her
strength had been severely oyertaxed.
and she might not presume upon It
too greatly. Fascinated with terror,
she let herself down into an easy
chair. .
Anisty thought for a moment. then
went over TO the desk and sat himself
before II.
Keys" he commented. rapidly In.
ventorying what he saw. How'd you
get hold of them?"
They are Mr.. Maitland's. He must
have forgotten them"
The burglar chuckled grimly. Go
incidences multiply. 1t is odd. That
harp. o'Hagan, was coming in with a
can Of beer while was picking the
lock. and caught me. He wanted 20
know II I'd missed my train for Green.
fields, ana gave him my word OF hon.
or had Moreover, I'd mislaid my
keys and had been ringing for him for
the past ten minutes. He swallowed
every word Of II. by the way. here's
a glove of yours. You certainly man
aged to leave enough clews about TO
insure your being nabbed even by a
New York detective"
He faced about, Spssing her the
glove, and with Il so keen and pene-
trating a glance that her heart sank
for fear that he had guessed her Sc
cret. But as he colsinued she re-
gaiSed confidence.
Il could teach you thing or TWO"
he suggested, pleasantly. you make
about as many MISTAKES as the aver.
age beginner, And. on the other hand.
you've got the majority beaten to a
finish for 'cuteness. You're as quick
as they make them"
She Strengthened up. uneasy, op-
pressed by vague surmise as 10
whittier this tended E
Thank you" she said. breathlessly,
but hadn't you better"
PLENTY Of time. my dear. Maitland
has gone 10 Greennelds and, we've sew
eral hours before us. Look here, little
woman. why don't you take a tumble
90 yourself. cut out all this nonsense.
and look 20 your own lnterestsg"
Il don't understand you" she fall
tered. but if" ifl "a
I'm talking about this Maitland
affair. Cut Il out and forgetit You're
too good-looking and valuable to YOUR
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self 10 lose your head Just all on &C
with a goodlooking millionaire. You
don't suppose for an instant that
there's anything In II for yours. do
you? You're nothing 20 Maitland
Just an incident: next time he meets.
the baby-stare for yours. You can
thank your lucky stars ne happened to
have a reputation 10 sustain as a VII
lage cut-up. a gay. sad dog. always out
for a good time and hang the expense,
Otherwise he'd have handed you yours
without a moments hesitation. I'm
not doing this up In tin.foil and tying
a violet ribbon with tassels on II. but
I'm handing Il straight to you: some
thing you don't want to forget. You
Just sink your hooks in the fact that
you're nothing TO Maitland and that
he's nothing to you. and never will be.
and you won't lose anything-except
illusions"
She remained quiescent for little.
hands twitchlng in her lap. torn by
conflicting emotlons-fear OF and aver
sion, for the man. amusement. chill
horror bred OF the knowledge that he
was voicing the truth about her, the
truth. at least. as he saw II. and--and
as Maitland would see II.
'Illuslons?" she echoed. family, and
raised her eyes to his with a pitifui
attempt at a smile. 'oh. but must
have lost them. long ago; else I
shouldn't be-"
Here and what you are. That's
what I'm telling you"
She shuddered imperceptihly: looked
down and up again. swiftly. her expires.
sion inscrutable. her voice a.tremble
between laughter and tears: Weir
En-" The directness OF her query
hgurativcly brought him up all stand
ing, canvas tapping and wind out OF
his sails.
What are you offering me In ex-
change for my silly dream'" she In
qulred. a trace OF spirit quiekening her
tone.
"A fair exchange, thlnk-some-
thing that wouldn't offer you II you
hadn't been able TO dream" He
paused. doubtful. clumhy.
Go on" she told hirn. family. Since
II must come, as well be over with Il.
See here" He took heart OF
desperation. you took TO Maitland
when you thought he was me. Why
not take to me for myself2 I'm as
good a man, better as Q man. than he.
II | do blow my own horn. You side
with me, little woman, and-and all
that-and I'll treat you square.
never went back on a pal yet. Why"
Frightening with enthusiasm as his
gaze appraised her, with your looks
and your cleyerness and my knowl.
edge of the business. we can sweep
the country, you and l."
"Ohl" she cried. breathlessly
"we'll start right now" he plunged
on. misleading her; right now, with
last nights haul. You'll chuck this
added sentimental pangs-ofeonscienc
lay, hand over the Jewels, and--and
IN hand 'em back to you the day we're
married. all set and--as handsome
wedding present as any woman ever
got" " Pr 20 ~ ~
She twisted In her chair TO hide her
face from him. fairly cornered at last.
brain a-whiri deyis.ng Q hundred
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COOS PF-
.MMCEo

maneuvcrs. each more helpless thsa
the last. TO cheat and divert him for
the time. until-untii-
Tne consciousness Of his presence
near her. OF the sheer strength and
might Of will.power Of the man. bore
upon her heavily; she was like child
In his hands. helpless. She turned with
a hushed gasp to ind that he had risen
and come close to her chair; his face
was not a foot from hers. his eyes
dangerous In another moment he
would have his strong arms about
her. She shrank away. terrified.
NO. MOI" she begged.
well. and why not' wellr'-
tenscly.
How do I knowf This afternoon I
outwitted you. robbed and sold you
for-for what you call a scruple. How
can know that you are not paying me
back In my own COIN"
"oh. hut little woman" he laughed.
tenderly. coming nearer. 1t Is be
cause you did that. because you could
hold those scrup'as and make a fool
Of me for their safe. that I want you.
Don't think I'm capable Of playing
with you--it takes a woman 10 do that.
Don't you know."-he bent nearer and
his breath was warm upon her cheek
don't you know that you're too rare
and fine and precious for a man TO
risk loslng9 Come nowl"
Not yet" She started 10 her feet
and away. Wait There's a cab"
The street without was echoing with
the gathering drum OF galloplng hoofs.
AT this hourl" she cried aghast.
Gould ~ be-"
mo fear Besides-there. tie
stopped"
In front % this housel"
mo, three doors mp the Htrcet. NJ
least That's something yor must
learn. and I can teach you--to Judge
distance by sound In the darkness"
But l tell YOU" she insisted. 70
treating before him. 'it's a risk. There.
did you hear that"
That" was the dulied crash os the
front door.
Anisty stepped to the table on the in-
slant and plunged the room In dark
ness
steady" he told her evenly.
STEADY. II can't bs-bu; take nc
chances. Go TO the trunk closet and
get that window open. II it's Malt
land. -grimly-"well. III follow"
What do you meant What are you
going to dol"
Leave that to me. I've never been
caught yet"
Cold fear gripped her heart nc. m .
fash Of intuition. she OWNED his In.
tentlon.
"Quick," no babe her. aayagely.
Don't you want"
Il can't see" she Invented. -whero's
the door, I cant see"
Here"
Through the darkness HIS fingers
found hers. Come" he said.
"Ahi"
Her hand closed over his wrist. ana
In thought she had flung herself bo-
fore him and caught the other. In
the movement her hand brushed
against something that he was hold.
ing: and Il was cold and smooth and
hard.
"Ah! no. not" she implored Not
that. net that"
With an oath he attempted 20 throw
her on. hut. frail strength magnifes
by fury ~ fear. she Joined issue with
him. cllngilg TO his wrists with the
tenacIty OF wildcat. though she was
lifted from Ter feet and dashed this
way and thai brutally. mercilessly.
though her heAyt fell sick within her
for the hopelessness OF Il. though
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CHAPTER x.-continued.


''By the powers. I forgot for . mo-
ment. So you thought me Maitland.
eh7 We'll. I'm sorry didn't under
stand that from the first. You're so
quick as a rule. you know confess
you duped me neatly this afternoon
that ! supposed you we're wise and
only sfraid that II give you what you
deserve II they had sent any one but
that stupid ass, Hickey. to nab me, I'd
be in the cooler now. AS IL was, you
kindly selected the very best kind OF
house for my purpose; | went
straight up TO the roofs and out
through building round the corner"
But the shock OF discovery. with its
attendant revulsion Of feeling. had
suddenly in the chair. eyes half closed.
face pallid as mask OF death.
Anisty regarded her in silence for
meditative instant, then, taking up
the lamp. strobe down the hall to the
pantry. returning presently with a
glass brimming with an amber-tinted,
enervescent llqi ia.
his lips. wish I had Maitland's
means to crafty my palate. He knows
good wine. Here. my dear, gulp this
down." placing the glass to the girls
Ups and raising her head that she
might swallow without strangling.
AS Il was, she choked and gasped,
but after a moment began 10 show
a - \ AZ
draaght, faint color dawning In her
cheeks.
That's some better" commended
the burglar, not unkindly. Now, II
you please. we'll stop talking pretty
and get down to brass tacks. Buck up,
now. and answer my questions. And
don't be afraid; I'm holding no great
grudge for what you did this after
noon. | appreciate pluck and grit as
much as anybody, ! guess, though do
think you ran It pretty close. peach
ing on a pal after you'd lifted the
Jewels. By the way, why did you
do it?'
because But you wouldn't under
stand II ted you"
81 suppose not. I'm not much good
splitting sentimental hairs. But Matt
land must have been pretty decent to
you to make you go so far. Speaking
of which. where are they?"
'"rhey?"
Don't sidestep. We understand one
another. l know you've brought back
the jewels. Where have you slowed
them?"
The wine had fulfilled it's mission,
endowed her with fresh strength and
renewed spirit. She was thinking
quickly. every wit alert.
Il won't tell you"
wont Ell? That's an admission
that they're here, you know. And you
may as well know propose to have
'em. Fair means or foul, take your
pick. Where are they?"
Il have told you wouldn't tell"
'T've known pluckier women than
you TO change their minds, under pres
face close TO her. eyes savage. and
gTipped her wrists none too gently.
"rell mel"
"Let me CO."
Ho proceeded calmly to imprison
both small wrists In one strong. bony
hand. Better tell.
.Iet me -go." she painted. struggling
10 rise. Hi.esl a1fai'l cara % 'a
His voice took en- an ugly tone.
."Telli" ..,... --.,..r. f
She was 4 child IN his hands. but
managed nevertheless 10. rise. As he
applied the pressure more cruelty TO
her arsis she cried aloud With pain
and. struggling desperately, knocked
the chair over.
II went down with crash appalling
~ loud In that silent house and a.
that hour: and taking advantages OF his
instant Of conservation she jerksd
ssse and sprang toward the door. he
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j A wise man should not refuse .
kindness.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
The Safety Pin.

1.-The originator Of the safety
pin," said historian of inventions,
''was little boy, an English black
smiths son. The little boy, Harri-
son by name, had to look after his
baby brother. The baby often cried,
and its tears were usually to be
traced to pin punctures. The boy
nurse tried a long time to bend pins
into such form that they could be
used with safety to his brother S
flesh.
'In this he failed, but his father,
the blacksmith, perceiving the util-
| ity of the idea the lad had been at
work on, took it UP on his own ac-
count ana eventually turned out the
rafetv rin that IS in use today ali
pyer the world"
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can supper at the Celford theater
Later, they will go over to Matamor-
os, wher they will be received at the
consulate by L. S. Consul and Mrs.
Miller, and afterwards will hear
serenade by the Mexican military
band in the plaza. Tomorrow at
7:45 the excursion up the line to visit
on the Hidalgo branch will leave
Brownsville. It was planned by
some of the ladies of the city to have
picnic at Mercedes for the delegates
but, owing to the cool weather. this
has been called off.
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Still a PuppY.

The youth had only just left col
lege, and his ambition, like his co.
Lar, was high.
At home the all engrOssing sub
ject was the young mans future
career, and he was discussing with
his parents which of the professions
stood most in need of his genius
The fathers idea of his sons abil-
ity was disgustingly low.
/ think" said the old man, chat
you had better adorn one Of the
stools in my office"
The young man drew himself up,
and the high collar grew tight as he
strove to swallow his righteous an
ger. Folding his arms, he asked;
Gam l dog"
NO. not yet, but you'll grow
came the crushing response.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
ANCIENT SWORDS.
Thu Famous Old @Two Handler" Was
Terrible Weapon.

errIOle weapon.
In the thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth centuries the develop
ment of the sword was carried for
ward rapidly. Hitherto the mill
tary organization of Europe had
been of the most irregular charac-
ter, but in the fourteenth century
the German troops and the men
from the Swiss mountains became
known far and wide for their thor
ough discipline and their excellent
organization. They approached
more nearly to the modern notion
of a soldier than any troops that
had vet been put in the field, and
they were employed as hired troops
by the various European soyereigns.
They we're armed with a pistol and
a huge two handed sword, which,
through their marvelously skillful
handling, became one of the most
famous weapons Of the army. This
1.-TWO handler" as the Germans called
it, often reached a length of seven
feet, and one still preserved IN
Westminster abbey weighs quite
eighteen pounds.
The wavy outline of the blade,
style of decoration that was much
in favor in the arts about this time
and from which came our word
|,famboyant," or Flaming" gave
greater efficacy to the blow. The
prongs below the crosspieces pro
tected the guard Welded by train
ed men, this weapon was capable Of
doing terrific execution. The brawny
man-at-ar1ns grasped the sword
/ firmly in both hands. Balanced on
one foot, he swung the blade IN a
circle above his head and fetched a
crashing blow that moved down eV-
erything before it. Itwas fayorite
weapon with the English soldiery, to
whose strongly built frames its huge
proportions were well adapted.
Richard the Lion Hearted, who
from his great size alone would
have been the foremost man on any
field, handled this heavy weapon
with such strength and skill that his
name became a terror to the foe.
According to an old romance, an
expert swordsman might hope to
leave sixty Of the enemy disabled on
the field. But these mighty brands
had all the faults Of their virtues
! Like the cumbrous armOr Of the
Gothic period, they we're a sore tax
on the spent energies Of the weary
soldier, and owing to their awkward
size extreme care was required IN
handling them lest an unexpected
blow might be bestowed upon some
fellow soldier in the furious assault
Besides, it took a lifetime of train
ing to produce men Of sufficient
strength and dexterity to render Ell
fective service.-Chicago News.
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Need Fixed Policy.

What We need is an established
railroad policy. A man who is look
ing for an investment expects and
has a right to feel that his invest
ment is made under a policy that can
be relied upon. If, through agitation
or for any other reason, the terms
are to be made strict and Improbable
let that be known, and then an inves-
tor can judge for himself as to
whether or not he wishes to invest in
a state whose laws are not restrictive
that a fair return upon his invest
nent cannot be expected. Whatever
the terms ar to be, 1t them be made
and made permanently
- q want to say to you that there
is today more money which has ac-
cumulated through the shutting of
of development work, manufactur-
ing and other enterprises of the coun-
try than we have had for many
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
Figs Were Discussed.

Prof E. ]. Kyle stated that in
Beeville two years ago an experiment
was tried with Smyrna figs and that
Just about the time the trees were
ready to bear they were killed by
a cold spell, but last year these trees
bore a nice crop of figs. The most
serious pest with which they had to
contend with in Beeville was an in
sect that attacked the roots and
caused them to rot. Whenever cot
ton dies Of the root rot. said Prof
Kyle. look out for the roots of the
fig trees to also rot. Some one in
the audience asked Prof. Kyle if he
had ever tried Asiatic figs, to which
the professor replied that at/the A.
and NJ. College several of The varie-
ties had been tried. butthe land was