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The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-15
With the March
of the Flag
The Colonel Comes Into ths Onion.
By IRWIN s. COBB
Copyright, by Ford Pub. Coz
By IRWIN S. COBB

For a fellow who has never been
west of st. Joe, Mo-, In his life,
guess | owe more to the Filipinos than
anybody does. If it hadn't been for
the Filipinos and that foolish little
war of theirs. l suppose / would be
here in New York alone; and Betty
would still be down in Tennessee, or
married to somebody else, and the
colonel would still be hating the Yam
kees-but I'm getting ahead of my
story. l guess the best way to begin
a story is to begin at the beginning.
kipling said that. believe; and if he
didn't somebody else did; anyway, it's
OF no consequence.
My story dates from the time the
house sent me down to Tennessee to
make reports on the new oil fields
down there. l went down to a little
town called Hannibal. | suppose you
never heard of it. 1t only has about
1900 inhabitants, but it's fuller of
characters than down east drama.
The place where oil had been struck
was about ten miles away in the foot
hills-"knobs," the natives called
them.
Here it was that met Betty Shelby.
Just how it is needless to state.
That was the busiest winter 1 ever
spent-attending to the oil business
in the morning. taking horseback rides
with Betty in the afternoons, and go
ing to see Betty in the evenings. AS
1 remember. proposed at the end of
the first week. and proposed regularly
thereafter twice a day always, and
sometimes three times, throughout
January. February and March.
But Betty never would say yes, and
she never exactly said no. 1 was hap
by and miserable all in the same
breath-happy because l knew that
Betty was beginning to care for me,
miserable because l was afraid never
would have her. 1t was all the fault
of her father, the old colonel.
From the very start l won over
Miss Clarissa to my side. Miss Clar-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-15

issa was Betty's maiden aunt, who
lived with Betty and her father and
managed them and the household and
everything on the place. Miss Claris-
ssa's hobby was family trees. She
knew more about old Virginia and
Kentucky and Tennessee families
than the recording angel ever i'm
her, she asked me if l was related to
the North Carolina Thorntons. I'd
never heard of the North Carolina
Thorntons. But l took long chance.
said was. 1t was good guess. It
seemed that the North Carolina
Thorntons were something where they
lived. After that had a champion in
Miss Clarissa. She even excused my
being born north OF the Ohio river.
1t was the colonel who stood be-
tween me and happiness. which Is am
other way of saying Betty. He
Wouldn't get over the fact that l was
"a Yankee. He never had been re-
constructed. AS well as l could Judge
he never would be. A dozen times /
proposed going to him and making the
talk of my life. But Betty said 1t
wouldn't be any use. When thought
1t over / agreed with her. He was
always very polite to me. in a courtly,
distant, stand-offish kind of way. But
he mentioned the United States of
America as If they were foreign parts.
He used to refer to the north as your
country, SIR" Why. you would have
supposed that he didn't live in it him.
sself.
"Why. he never forgave my brother
Breck for joining the regular army
two years ago." Betty used to tell me.
"He couldn't get over having his own
son put on blue uniform"
N'Surely, Betty" would protest, ut
.dsn't my fault that my ancestors
landed at Plymouth instead of James
town."
dad would probably say your an.
cestors showed very poor taste. You
see, Bob. dad doesn't realize that the
war ended over 40 years ago."
"But you. Betty, surely you haven't
any Of those moth-eaten prejudices ?"
r'I'll confess" she would say, half
Laughing. half crying. that while I'm
q pretty good rebel, might be willing
to do my part In reuniting the country.
But there's daddy-he's getting old.
Bob-rve never done anything yet I
didn't think he would approve. like
you. Bob-I like you whole heap, but
with Breck away or yonde. in the
Philippines. and estranged from dad,
IN 2 way. I'm the only one he has left.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-04-15
Sweeping Him an Elaborate curtsy

snatching historic homes from distin-
guished old gentlemen, but if it is
definitely for sale, / might as well
have it as the next man: mightn't -"
Certainly you might. That is-of
course-if the ghost will let you"
'The ghost?"
"Of course. Didn't you know there
was a ghost?"
Heavens! No! Is ,there?"
There certainly is-if report speaks
true"
"Humph! That's serious My Sis
ter will live with me, and a spook
would frighten her to death 1 must
look into this. Suppose hadn't found
out in time?"
"Oh, you'd have found it out if you
had spent night in the house"
Would 1? Tell me, what stunts
does the ghost do? Has he a history?
Its she-not a he. She does diff
ferent things at different times. Not
always the same. Her story dates
back to the revolution. The man who
bought in the property has sent two
successive prospective purchasers be-
but they saw the ghost, and the prop
erty is still unsold. And this time of
the year is particularly bad season
for ghosts-they appear everywhere.
almost"
That's a pleasant prospect"
Late the next afternoon Wilmot
found himself installed in the old Ma
son mansion, in. two rooms, which
were kept habitable by a pair of col
ored caretakers, who lived in a little
cabin hundred yards or so to the
back.
He and Miss Vernon had parted at
the railway station with mutual .ex-
pressions of desire for further meet
ing, an eventuality which Wilmot, for
one, intended should be brought about.
He looked from the window. 1t was
almost night. The sun had dropped
out of sight, and the mass of the
mountains lowered black and gigantic
across his view. In the east a few
stars began to twinkle. All around him
he heard the sound of feathered things
settling themselves to rest. II was too
late to seek her that night. Besides,
he had to explore the house and pre-
pare to interview the ghost.
Lifting the lamp from the table, he
started out to investigate. For an
hour he DroWled through echoinp cor.
ridors, dust-strewn and cobweb-hung.
"Humph!" he murmured, as he started
back from his sudden reflection in q
mirror, "n there isn't ghost here,
there ought to be-couldn't hsve q
better setting"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02

and they heard his hoarse shout ~
he sighted them again. The king
glanced rearward. and glimpsed his
apish bulk bowling down with gigantic
strides, eating up the space.
The queens knees gave way under
her, she sank and the mirror went
glancing from her nerveless hand;
but Sir Hugo passed his arm about
her. and with closed eyes she hung I'm
his clutch as he bore her onward.
The king looked 20 the duchess, pant
ing at his shoulder; his lips formed
an unuttered offer OF assistance, but
she only bravely smiled, from her
white face and shook her head
They were almost to the river, an"
CONTINUED on Pag IA
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02

Look Behind us!" exclaimed the
jester, abruptly.
All whirled. so urgent was his tone.
Swiftly scuttling down from pine
to pine on through the glade that they
had just left, some three hundred
yards to their rear, neared hot upon
their trail a mans squat, uncouth fig
ure. He shook his arm at them,
THE cricket" bade Sir Hugo. Bet
ter the prince than Del Oro."
He grasped the queen and dragged
her into instant flight. Down the
slope, through the scattered trees,
they sped, the four Of them--stum-
bling, lun ging, sliding their need pre-
cipitous. Behind them the Cricket
was toillng up the rise He topped 1t,
The Washington herald., 1909-05-02
The Nations Pawn
This Great Serial Story from the pen
of Roy Norton will start in the
Literary Magazine May 10.


TUsT we are doing talking about the Roy Norton
y serial story which we have purchased Literary Magazine
but in another two you and everybody else who reads
the Literary Magazine will be doing it. Without question the story IS
the interesting that has appeared in this country in
publication will talk wherever good stories
read.
Pawn" a stronger appeal to the real
did that other great Norton
story "The Vanishing Fleets because it intensely American 1t
tells of bitterly contested presidential election like the famous Hayes
Tlden imbogo; exciting the Alaskan ontcting
Washngton armed forces gathered the cap
ol city grim fight rather than submit any
decon abduction the presdcn
al candidates and mysterious of the other from linn
tied train travelling full speed of the part in this
national drama played by "1hc Nations Pawn, Of immense
wealth and strange power great commercial and political
affairs happy the trouble
mysterious activities "he Nations Pawn the happy
the hero and whose destnes terribly complicated
by those of the candidates
In brief way, that outline of Roy story
It impossible do justice in that space bat may
indicate you that praise the cxegc
alton.
" OF will have wait only opening
stalmcnt of this great o Of May
Iercs good you-thc inamcn will be liberal
There will the story every satisfy you yet
leave you craving for
Moreover expect high grade Illustrations for every
nsalmcnt
NTIL the opening of 'Thc Nations Pawn giving You
strong three part story by Campbell MacCullocl, "Ile
rifce" which starts in this ISSUE Campbell MacCuIocn has
big hits recently, notably story "The
Dimension" is collaborating Henry "Thc
Open Door, play and his story, "he Sacrifice" is be
dramaized
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-12
The NewtoWn Bee Newtown, Friday, November s, 1909
South Britain
NEWS HEREAB0UTs.

NENo tiDHI-abob ps
 Mrs Allen of Stratford visited Mrs Munson over Sunday.
 MT and Mrs Smith and Mir and Mrs Cole are spending a few days at the Cedars.
 Mir and Mrs Smith welcomed q little son, Friday night. Mrs Henry Curtis is the nurse in charge.
 Mrs Henry Mitchell is serously i'll with heart trouble. A trained nurse is caring TOT her.
 Mrs Burr Castle of IoxbIry visited Mrs ArthL; Mitchell over s" aday.
 Mrs Samuel Ayerill spent a few days in Stamford, last week.
 Mrs George Cass entertained the Ladies' club, thursday afternoon. A delightful luncheon was served.
 Edward Scoyille and Thomas F'le.nmine are iu the Maine woods. hunting.
 Miss Saia Plat has returned from Ne% York.
 Mir Robinson of Tulsa. Indiana Territory, is visiting at Willis Platts, Dorothy Taylor entertained mum. Der of her little friends, Saturday afternoon.
 At the annual meeting of the Ladies Aid Miss M. Bradley was elected president, Mrs s. Pierce and Miss Gertrude Bradley vice presi- dents and Mrs Carrie Manville secre- tary and treasurer.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-12
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

By local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear There is only one way to cure deafness and that is by constitutional remedies Deafness is caused by an inflamed con- dition of the mucous lining of the Eus- tachian Tube. When this tube is in famed, you have a rumbling sound or imperfet hearing, and when it is en- tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to it's nor nal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused bv Catarrh. which is nothing but an in- famed condition of the mucous surfaces We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness, (caused by ca tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, Free
 F. J. CHENEY &. CO., Toledo, o.
 Sold by druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for consti- patton.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-12
Bridfewater.
NEW ENGLAND SUPPER.

A New England Supper will be given under the auspices of the Y. P S. c. E., in the Congregational chap el, Friday evening, November 19 Supper 25c plate.
 The ladies Reading club held theil 1 first meeting of the season with Miss Mabel Keeler, last Tuesday after. noon.
 MT and Mrs George V. Smith oi New Haven recently spent several dry sin town, the guests of MT and Mrs H. INV. Treat.
 At the Grange meeting, Wednesday night, class of candidates were in- structed in +le first and second de. grees.
 Loudon c. Minor has secured DO. sition with the Adams Express Co., of Bridgeport. John J. Kavanak of New Milford spent Sunday at his home here.
 H. w. Treat made a business trir to New York City, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-12
Here Is the Best One Yet.
All for $260O CASH. Several others not advertised.
 Water, Water, Water.

From the best neverfailing mineral spring in Connecticut and located near city and ready sale f0 all you can fui nish. Building, pumps and everything ready to start busi- ness. A fortune for live man. no dead one fire places. large barn. sheds. hen houses, B acres land.
 All for s45OO, s2oO0 can remain on mortgage.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-12
YOUNG MEN WANTED

NOR SALE-Hominy Meal at B. Hawley & U Co.,, Stepney Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-12
This Is a Corker.

Don't let 1t miss you. Earn of s scres, fine location, nice Il room house. 2 fire places barn, 2 hen houses. corn crib with 7S bushels of corn on the ear. ? fine COWS, horse, 5 fowls. 2 pigs, will be hogs. 12 tons hay in barn. large field of corn and potatos, 10 cords wood in stoys lengths. carriage. 2 wagons, sleighs. farming utensils, all fer $st@. CHARLES F BBARDeLEY. Newtown. Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-11-12
Still Another-Who Has Got the
 / Sand.

Fine house, veranda farm 49 acres, 3 cows, poultry, farming tools, miles to good market; s22O0.
 Farm 75 acres, room house, water in house, trout stream in rear, ideal duck and chicken farm, 1 mile from station, creamery and church, 5000; $10UJ can remain on mortgage.
 House, barn, 35 acres fine land; $2500. Farm. house and barn. 1O6 acres of land, 15O0; two miles from railroad station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-17
ASHORE TWICE IN SAME SPOT
SCHOONER'S CREW RESCUED BY
LIFE LINES
Four Master Merry Beached at High
Tide Near Moriches, Long
Island Station

NEW YORK, February 1.-THE four
masted schooner Miles NJ. Merry ran
ashore on the beach within few nun
dred yards of the life-saving station at
Moriches. l.. l.. just before daylight this
morning. less than a quarter of mile
from the place where she ran ashore last
year.
The Merry was bound from Boston to
Newport News. Va. light When first
sighted by the Moriches life savers she
was between the beach and sand bar
lying off shore and was sailing along the
shore. her officers apparently unaware Of
their danger, although the weather was
clear Soon afterward the vessel struck
on the beach only short dis ance from
the life-saving station. Running light. she
was driven high on the beach by strong
westerly wind. The vessel pounded heav
ily but did not. spring leak.
So near was the vessel to the dry land
that n line was quickly shot through her
rigging and Capt. j. O. Farrow of Saco
Me- and eleven men composing the crew
were taken ashore in the breeches with
out even getting wet in the sea. AS the
vessel stranded at high tide there will be
difficulty in floating her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-17
TWO CONSULAR NOMINATIONS
w. C. TEICHMANN TO GO TO
STETTIN, GERMANY.
w. c. Magelssen to Colombo, Ceylon
Oyster Bay Neighbors to See
President Out of Office.

The President today sent to the Senate
the following consular nominations: Will
liam c. Teichmann of Missouri. to be
consul at Stettin, Germany: William c.
MagelSsen, Minnesota, at Colombo, Cey-
Ion. The following were nominated to be
cilaplains in the army: Rev William
Reese Scott of Pennsylvania, Rev. Franz
Joseph Feinler of South Dakota.
The Presidents conference with Will
liam II. Taft and Senator Knox broke
into his days business with other call
There We're numerous congressional call
ers. nearly all accompanied by visitors
from their states and districts.
William l.. Ward. republican national
committeeman from New York. and en-
cussed some New York matters with the
President. Representative Dwight was
another New York caller.
Among the callers were Secretary
Wright, with Col. Goethals of the canal
commission: Solicitor General Hoyt Gift
fort Pinchot. Secretary Newberry, Sen
atoTs Piles Clapp. Burkett. Flint and
Knox, Representatives Peters. Wheeler.
Hayes, Hackney, Lowering. Calder Por-
ter. Englebright. Cocks. kipp. Burton,
Lowden and eXRepresentative Grosvenor.
Representative Cocks told the President
that his friends from Oyster Bay are
coming to see him go out of Office and
give him d hearty send off. Mr.. Cocks
said there would be about 2D Oyster Bay
citizens in Washington al the time. They
will go with other New Workers from the
Roosevelt Immediately after William III.
ldft taxes the Odtn OF office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-17
PROSECUTION CLOSES CASE.
Pittsburg Bankers Trial for I'm
proper Use of Banks Funds

PITTSBURG February 1.-THE prose
the Trial Of William w. Ramsey. former
president of the German National Bank
OF this city charged with ordering the
payment of $1,000 to Capt. John r.
Klein, a member of the common council.
to secure the passage of ordinance
designating his bank as city depository.
A careful examination of bank eN-
aminers and bank directors consumed
the first session of court today. Assistant
Bank Examiner Wesley NJ. Bennett test
fed that while he was examining the
books of the bank Mr. Ramsey appeared
very nervous.
Later In a conversation with Bank En-
aminer Nesbit and Mr. Ramsey, the wit
ness said Ramsey admitted that note
for s17.500 indorsed by Cashier Vilsack,
discovered among the papers of the bank,
Was for money paid to Councilman Klein
to secure for his bank deposits of city
funds.
Vice President Charles A. Pagan and
on the stand and told of Il meeting of
the board when the conduct of MIR. Ram
and MI NilSack was discussed with
reference to the payment of $1,000 Both
witnesses denied absolutely that the de-
poSitors of the bank knew that the money
to be paid
Mr.. Pagan was recalled 70 the stand
as the first witness for the defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-17
MRS. TUCKER FAINTS IN COURT.
Dramatic Scene When Husbands
Trial Opens in Chicago Today.

CHICAGO February ia dramatic
scel-e took place III the federal building
today when Col. W. f. Tucker and his
WIFI met before the army retiring board
which is considering Col. fuckers case.
Mrs. Tucker tainted OH the witness stand
but was soon revived She came a
witness against Cot. Tucker
The army retiring board resumed consid-
eraIion Of the case of Col. Tucker today.
His wife Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker. and the
latter's mother Mrs. john A. Logan. who
expected TO be called as witnesses. wait
ed in a nearby office until the board con-
vened Col. Tucker was accompanied by
George w. Fry, said to be brother of
Col. fuckers nurse. Mrs. Myrtle Platt.
Assistant Custodian Nagle of the fed
eral building interviewed number of
employees Of the building in an endeavor
to develop clues in the alleged attempt
to plackmail Col Tucker by means of
endearing letters said TO have been writ
ten to the colonel while he had an office
in the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-17
CANDIDATES SHOW EXPENSES
SUCCESSFUL NOMINEE NOT EX-
PERT IN ETHICS.
Neal Brown Will Not Say 100000
Is Too Much to Spend on Cam
paign for Senator.

MADISON. Wis, February l1.-Neal
Brown of Wausau. democratic nominee
a the recent United States senatorial
primary, was the first witness before the
legislative senatorial primary investiga
tion committee today.
Mr.. Browns primary campaign eX
pense, he said, was $1,01o. He had no
campaign manager. A clerk in his office
attended largely to campaign correspon-
Gence
Asked if he thought il proper for q
candidate TO spend s1OO.Cp in d cam
paign Mr. Brown said ne hardly liked
TO testify a. an expert in ethics. II had
been his observa alton that a candidate
might spend all he could afford and
more TOO.
Nj. Brown was then excused.
Samuel \. Cook. defeated republican
senatorial candidate. was called. Nj.
Cook said that w. {. coWling of Osh-
kosh was his campaign manager.
When Senator Morris spoke of money,
Mr.. Cook opened a bundle of checks lie
sent Cow'ing twenty-five checks during
the campaign. the total being S2sJoJ, all
to he used ito handle my campaign lie
said.
Mr. Cook had an agreement with Cow
ling whereby he paid him S210 per month
for not more than twelve months. Mr..
Cook kept account of all personal eN-
pendiIures and read from typewriter
statement.
Mr.. Cook had sent checks for small
amounts 10 a list of men in different dis
'tricts. recommended to him as high
minded and honest. He read from "A list
of vouchers paid out to CoWling since
tlling his eXpenSa statement. These
vouchers showed that since filing his
expense account of about $4,000 with the
secretary of state he had given CoWling
checks of $11,sO0 TO pay contested
claims
Added to his personal expenditures not
included in the official statement, the
total sum not accounted for until now
comes to 1890.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-17

postp consideration of the conference
report. with it's attendant difficulties, until
tomorrow morning. On this question the
vote was 139 to Ill. So the House Will
have twenty-four hours in which to pre-
pare to remedy the present conditions.
Immediately after the passage OF the
motion to posi- pone. MeSSrs. Bingham. GIL
lett and Livingston. conferees on the
part of the House on the legislative Dill
locked themselves up for an executive
session to consider the matter
Way Out Of Trouble.
After comforting with Speaker Cannon.
Asher Hinds and other members and Of
ticials of the House. Chairman Tawney
OF the House appropriations committee
this afternoor introduced resolution for
reference to the committee on rules
which, it is thought, opens a way out of
the difficulty.
The resolution provides that the House
the Senate concurling, be authorized to
consider in conference the matter of the
salary of the Secretary of State for the
fiscal year of 1910, already agreed to by
both houses. and also with respect to the
law governing the salary Of the Sec
retary of State for the fiscal year 1909.
This resolution will be reported by the
committee on rules. tomorrow morning.
The whole matter will come up then for
consideration.
This resolution is held to afford the
best if not the only way out of the
difficulties.
Mr.. Tawney explained to a reporter
for The Star this afternoon that there
still remains grave doubt, in view ii
the conflicting Legislation on the sub
ject. as to whether there any
money available at all to pay the salar.
OF the Secretary of State from Marcn
/ to July l. While this was not abso-
lutely settled the House leaders con-
si fn inc nd I'm no F,tlas
in question a proviso whereby the
House may with authority OF both
houses. look into the matter
The House leaders believe they VIII
get this unique miXup Strengthened out
tomorrow. Tney intend to make d Vio-
lent s.ffnrI in that irs.1. Lnn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-17
MINERS FOUND ALIVE.
Thirty-Two Out of 200 Men Rescued
From English Colliery

NEW CASTLE. England. February IL.
After rescue work had progressed all
Stanley, where a disastrous explosion oc-
Cured yesterday afternoon. entombing
nearly 200 men, the mine was cleared as
far as the second level, where thirty-two
men We're found alive this morning. Most
Of them however were severely injured.
The force of the explosion was SO ter
rife that although the upper level. where
it occurred is $40 feet deep flames leaped
fifty feet above the pit mouth on the
surface.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-17
White Girl Will Marry a Chinaman.

WALLA WALLA. Wash, February Il.
Bessie Linder OF this place. will be mar
licd 10 Frank Lee. Chinese doctor, who
practices in the local oriental quarter.
The girl is only sixteen years of age, and
her mother. Mrs. Sarah Lamb, has given
her approval TO the marriage. The mother
made the following statement: Frank
has known my daughter six months and
seems to think everything of her. He
wanted her and she wanted him, Sc
guess il is all right"