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"They are almost exactly the same" !"
they exclaimed in unison.
A smile of satisfaction spread over
Brands face.
"All right. Now chase back to room
4, both Of you!"
The office boy brought Brand card.
He took 1t, and as he glanced at it his
eyes narrowed down into little sparks
of light.
He's on time," he murmured. Very
we'll, Durkin." he ordered, 'show him
in, and, Durkin, remember, don't let
any one else in under any circum-
stances"
A half minute later Judge Bartel-
my stood in the doorway. He nodded
briefly to Brand, and his eyes swept
around the entire room before he step
ped in. Slowly he proceeded in front
of Brands desk.
Good evening. judge" said the ed
itor.
Good evening, Mr.. Brand"
them up" offered Brand. Just as Du-
puy had been, Bartelmy was in even
ing dress. He took off his white kid
gloves and put them in his pocket and
then handed his hat and coat to the
editor. Brand opened the door of a
closet at the right hand side of the
room and hung the judges things
therein. He closed the door. Bartel-
my stepped to the closet opened the
door and peered sharply into it's four
corners, even fumbling behind mis- long
coat, to make sure that no witness was
lurking there to spy on him.
"Oh, that's the way you feel" COM
mented Brand. I'll show you over the
place. But you shouldn't worry"
Bartelmy coughed nervously.
"One can never be too careful about
matters of his kind, Brand. should
think that you would have learned
that much by this time"
This is my first experience of this
kind" said Brand.
| III COURSE IL 10, DaA SSA
nv, with a tinge of sarcasm in his
voice. 1T always is the first time.
But you are assuredly very lucky in
deed, Brand, to do so very well at your
first try at-at"-
Come, look over the place. and let's
get through with it," put in the editor
He crossed and locked the door
through which the judge mad entered
| Then he led his visitor over to the door
on the opposite side of the room OPEN
! ing into a hallway which extended tc
various rooms. He pointed to the
room directly across the hall. Its
quite dark, you see," he said. This
is where a couple of editorial writers
sit. They go home nights. lucky dogs
not being newspaper men," BartelmJ
was quick enough to catch the ironicaI
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comment Of the busy managing editor
on the scholarly men who wrote the
opinions Of the paper. Brand drew
the judge back into his Office and lock-
ed the door behind MIN.
Now we are alone, absolutely
alone" commented Brand significant
ly. He led the way to his desk and
pointed out to the Judge the chair al
the right hand side. Brand dropped
into his own chair. Have seat
judge" he said.
Judge Bartelmy drew the chair in
dicated even closer to the managing
editors desk and seated himself in 1t
He leaned forward toward Brand and
rested his elbow on the desk. His face
was within ten or twelve inches Of the
telephone.
To be Continued.
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ESTABLISHED 1855.
synopsi. of Preceding Chapters.

Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters.
Chapter Judith Bartelmy, society
woman, goes to the office Of the Daily
Advance to protest against story
which had severely criticised her faith
er a Judge of the United States court.
She discovers that the author of the
article was Wheeler Brand, brilliant
young writer whom she had promised
to marry. He refuses to cease attack
ing her father. II--Judith discards her
engagement ring. Dupuy, lawyer.
demands Brands discharge, as his cli-
ents are friends of Judge Bartelmy.
HI-Brand is discharged by the man
aging editor, for the paper, long own
ed by an insurance company, had been
friendly to corporations. Michael Mo-
Ian, who buys the paper, comes in the
Office and finds Dupuy to be an old
enemy of his. V-Nolan calls for
Brand and makes him managing editor.
V-Brand tells Nolan and his socially
ambitious family that the dishonest
judge, Bartelmy, and his unsuspecting
daughter have taken them up socially
so as to try to induce Nolan not to at
tack the Judge in his newspaper. VI
Dupuy aids Bartelmy in endeavoring
TO have Brand and the Advance avoid
attacking the judge regarding tricky
opinion he has rendered in the Lansing
Iron case. Every man has his price,
even Brand" says Dupuy. VII-Nolan
says II Brand will trap Bartelmy In the
act Of offering him bribe to keep ST.
lent that the Advance will print the
story in full. V1II-Bartelmy agrees
to pay Brand $4,000 to keep quiet
about the Lansing Iron case. TX
Brand lays the trap for Bartelmy.
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#iseellauen,ls 8eadius.
PRICES OUT OF SIGHT.
Commodities Of All Kinds Highest on
Record.

Commodities Of All Kinds Highest on
Record.
Charlotte Observer, Saturday.
"A compilation Of figures by Brad
streets in regard to the exceedingly
high prices obtaining on the ueces-
just at this time when Federal ex-
perts in Washington have just begun a
movement looking into the tremendous
increases which have been made on all
feedstuffs. Bradstreet's bulletin enters
into an elaboration Of the cost on 96
commodities that enter into daily and
direct consumption by the people and
itIshows that an absolutely new record
inI high prices was reached during this
mbnth, exceeding that OF March, 1907,
when In anticipation Of the impending
panic. prices on all commodities went
skyward at a fierce rate Of speed.
A Stupendous Increase.
The following extensive explanation
of the bulletin issued by this firm is
given in yesterdays issue Of the Green
vile News and is altogether worth
reading by those who have interested
themselves in study Of this problem
ofaeconomics. 1t is as follows:
HThe new number surpasses the
previous high record Of March l, 1907.
sst,2s3 by IL per cent. This ratio also
measures the advance that was made
on the 96 commodities in December
last. At the same time, the present
index number reflects a gain Of Ill
over Janaury 1, 1909, which means that
prices of the So articles rose approx
mately 81 cents within a years time.
Tie lowest point for commodity prices
for which Bradstreet's have any rec
ord was touched on July 1, 1896, when
ths index number was .$57,019. The
latest figure shows gain Of more than
81 sper cent over this number, indicat-
in& Of course, that for every dollar you
spent then for living expenses you are
spending $1.61 cents now.
dThe new index number mirrors an
increase of 1876 per cent over the COM
pafatively low point reached on June
/, 1908, but it Is only 35 per cent over
that Of January 1, 1907, also time of
ascending prices as forerunners Of the
panic. The gain over January 1, 1906,
is hos per cent while the rise over the
same date in 1906 is 14.2 per cent and
the increase over January, 1904, Is 1876
per cent.
Here is table showing the import
ant swings Of the index number on the
q6 commodities since Ian l. 1892:
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"coNTEMPT OF COURT"
srazen Effrontery Of Some Of the Big
qer Criminals.

ger Criminals.
Read the Colorado supreme court
reports, volume 35, page S25. You
will find 1t charged that the Colorado
& Southern Railway company, the
Denver G. Rio Grande railway COM
pany and the public service corpora
tions of Denver had an agreement
with Governor Peabody whereby these
corporations were to be allowed to
select the judges to be appointed to
the supreme bench; that Luther M,
Goddard had been selected as a prop
er Judge by the public utility corpor-
ations, but that the two railroad COM
panies objected to him as "too closely
allied with the interests Of the Denver
City Tramway company and the Den
yer Union Water company" "As a
last resort" the statement continues,
"the agent and representative Of the
said Colorado & Southern Railway
company was induced to, and did, af-
ter midnight on Sunday, the Sth day
Of January, and at about o'clock In
the morning on Monday, the 9th day
Of January, repair to the home Of the
said Luther M. Goddard, calling him
out of bed, having then and there
such conversation with the said God
dard that the said railway corpora
tions, through their agents, withdrew
their opposition to his confirmation,
and they did on said morning at about
8 o'clock thereof announce to the re-
mainder Of the said corporations
through their said agents and repre-
sentatives, that their opposition had
been withdrawn, and the withdrawal
of the said opposition having been an
nounced, the assembly did, almost
Immediately upon its convening on
the morning Of Monday, the 9Th day
of January, confirm the said nomina-
ton Of the said Goddard"
The brief containing these charges
is signed by Henry M. Teller, United
States senator, and by Ex-Governor
Thomas, acting as counsel for Senator
T. M. Patterson, who had made the
charges in his paper, the Rocky Noun
tain News These gentlemen offered
to prove the charges before the court,
but the court in a most amazing deci-
sion, refused the offer, held that no
matter how true such charges might
be, 1t was contempt Of court" to
make them, and fined Senator Patter-
son $1,000.
Senator Patterson, rising to receive
his sentence, protested against 1t to the
court. IF constructive contempt" he
ended, "is to be maintained as 1t has
been maintained by this court, 1t can
simply mean that we have In
each of the states of the union a chos-
en- body of men who may falsify JUS
tice, who may defy the constitution
and spit upon the laws, and yet no
man dare make known the facts
From this time forward
will devote myself to deprive
every man and every body Of men OF
such tyrannical power, Of such unjust
and dangerous prerogative. 1.-THE
Beast and the Jungle" in Everybody's.
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gan his decline with the appearance OF
the refrigerator cars. The little far
mers dropped out under the hard con-
dition of the refrigerator business and
the big ones took to disposing of their
products only to the commission men
or shippers. Thus cities that formerly
supplied their demand with home-
grown products now depend absolutely
upon products shipped in refrigerator
cars. The service that the extravagant
American demands Of his butcher and
his grocer is another thing that the
department Of agriculture finds figures
in the cost. The American today wants
quick delivery by his butcher; some
times he even wants his butcher and
grocer to call at his house and take his
orders. All that adds to the cost in the
end.
"The figures that the secretary Of
agriculture has collected thus far show
that on January 1, 1909, the price Of
beef was 22.6 per cent higher than the
average level Of price in the five years
from 1896 to 1900 inclusive. The price
that the farmer got for his beef before
they were fattened was only a little
higher than the average price he had
received in the 1896-1900 period. The
increase in price that he got for his
cattle on corn was not equal to the rise
in the price Of corn. From this the
secretary decided that the farmer was
not getting all that was coming to him.
1.-The increase in the retail price Of
meat according to the departments
information, also has been much great
er relatively than the increase In the
wholesale price. When the packer has
raised on the retailer the retailer has
passed the raise along to the consumer
with a little more tackled on for good
measure"
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FOUR BOXES.
An Effective Quartet Of Great Govern
ina Powers.


ing Powers.
THE world is governed by three
boxes" said an American wit Of GEN.
tury ago, "the cartridge box, the bal
lot box and the bandbox."
Between the first two Of these great
governing powers no one questioned
the natural alliance, but that the sex
whose box was the bandbox should
also claim right to use the ballot box
was in his day undreamed Of. Half a
century later, during the civil war,
Horace Greeley, the famous editor, held
the old opinion.
Madam" he said bluntly at a pub
lie meeting to the pioneer suffragist,
and the ballot go together. If you
want to vote, are you ready to fight?''
Certainly, sir" replied the quick
witted lady, to the delight of the audi
ence. Il am ready to fight just as you
nave fought-with my pen."
Not all the early women suffragists
would so readily have countenanced
warfare, even in jest, for notable
number Of them were Quakers or OF
Quaker ancestry, to whom force was
abhorrent In the Society Of Friends
the rights of men and women have
been always absolutely equal, so that
as Lucretia Mott declared, 1t seemed
but natural to wish to counsel and act
with men everywhere on even terms
as she had always done in Nantucket.
One Quaker philanthropist, ABBY
Hopper Gibbons, who had never been
identified with the "woman's rights
women, yet acknowledged with de-
mure humor that, although she talk.
ed little about her rights, she had
been in the habit Of always taking
them" when she could.
Once however, she failed to take
very important one when she was
summoned to do so. She had singu-
larlv bold and firm handwriting, easily
mistaken for a mans, and often signed
business communications simply A. II
Gibbons, so that she one day found
herself, as a citizen and a taxpayer
imperatively required, in the name OF
the law, to furnish reasons why she
should not serve as juror.
II know Of none," she wrote serene
ly at the foot of this formidable docu.
ment and sent 1t back. But the official
who read this apparently impertinent
response must have investigated the
record Of his correspondent and found
a reason, for A. H. Gibbons, house.
holder Of New York, was excused from
service in that fourth box, so impor.
tant in civilized communities-the jury
box.-Youth's companion.
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Skeleton In the cIoset-The origi-
nal of the singular saying "A skeleton
in the closet" which Is found in almost
every language in Europe, is found In
one Of those curious collections Of
stories that have come down from the
middle ages. In one Of these collec-
tions, compiled by an unknown hand
about the middle Of the tenth century,
there is a story of a wealthy lady who,
having a secret grief, confided 1t to q
friend who was apparently perfectly
happy woman. She was the wife Of q
nobleman who lived in his castle In the
south Of France. She and her hus-
band were .outwardly on the most low
ing terms. Not a care cloud seemed
to cast a shadow on her path.
After hearing the story of her affiict-
ed friend the noble lady took her by
the hand and led her to a secret cham
Der adjoining her bedroom, there OPEN
ed the door Of a closet and exposed a
skeleton. Know, my friend" she said.
no one is happy. Every day I am
forced by my husband to kiss this
grinning death head, which Is that OF
a gentleman who was my husbands
rival and whom would have married
had not my parents willed otherwise" !"
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"Ro,o po,tld you like to be q reporter"
that fly duck that tried to keep me
from coming in?"
I'm sorry, Nolan; I'm very busy to-
night, and you'll have to excuse me.
I'm very busy"
Brandy, old boy, l came in on busi-
ness Want to get job for my friend
Powell here. He's a poet" He drag
ged tine wan eyed rhymester up to
Brands desk.
The editor looked Powell over.
1--WE don't carry poets on the pay
rolls" he grunted.
But just look at this one. Po-
WOW, let Mr.. Brand see your ode to the
opening of the Omaha exposition. He
went in the competition with this"
Powell handed the poem to Brand.
And 1 see he came out with it.
snorted the newspaper man.
Yes, sir" agreed Powell family.
People haven't time for poetry,
commented Brand.
That's what I've been trying to tel
Powow," pu in Sylvester. He was
born after his time"
How would you like to be a report
err" asked the editor.
Powelrs eyes cleaned with sickly
color that showed that he was en-.
Unused.
"A reporter? On, yes, sir!" he said
Brand took down the phone.
Hello! Give me night city editor
please Hello! That you? I've got 6
cub here named Powell. Please give
him a weeks trial. Report to city ed
tor
Where Is he, sir?" asked Powell, be-
wildered.
You're a reporter now. Find out"
Yes, sir" He started toward the
hall door.
over here, Powow." cried Sylves'
ter leading him in the opposite direc'
ton.
Joe Dillon now added to the man
aging editors troubles by again com
ing into the office.
Thank you, Mr.. Brand" he began
Gould you spare me little car fare?'
Brand tossed him a quarter. "Nevel
mind now," he said. Say, Joe, go ou
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
CHILDREN OF LONG AGO.
The. Etiquette They Were Taught In
the Eishtesnth Century.

the Eighteenth Century.
A volume on politeness and manners
which was published In the eighteenth
century does not conflne itself to pure
ly ethical considerations. The minut-
est directions are given as to polite be-
havior under all sorts Of circumstances:
Take salt with saltspoon or else
with a clean knife, not with that you
are eating with, for that will foul the
rest.
do not laugh at table, much less
sneeze, cough or yawn. But II you can
not avoid it hold up the napkin or ia
blecloth before your face and turn
aside from the table.
when you drink bow to some one
Of the company and say sir or madam.
Never regard what another has on
his plate. It looks as II you wanted It
IF you have occasion to laugh turn
from the company.
Always look pleased. but not mer-
ry unless there is occasion"
Now as to the department of young
master:
Put one hand easy and free into
the bosom of your waistcoat and the
other under the flap Of 1t.
do not button more than the three
lowest buttons Of your waistcoat that
your hand may not be raised too high.
do not thrust your hand into your
breeches as vulgar boys do, but let 1t
fall with ease under the flap Of your
waistcoat."
To face this page there is beauti-
full copper cut" Of young master in
the easy and elegant attitude recon-
mended, and truly there is great
deal Of sweetness in his looks"
This delightful volume was publish
ed by R Baldwin at the Rose in Pater-
noster row and B. Collins in Salisbury
1765.-London Strand Magazine.
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CHAPTETR X.

Brand hung up the telephone receiv-
er with an anxious expression on his
face. Nolan must keep away from
this" he muttered tensely. Let min
take a train or go to sleep or bury
himself IL he wants to. If Bartelmy VI
Dupuy gets hold Of him after I've
shown my hand there'll be the merry
ID to pay, and If they find him they
might succeed in coaxing-I wonder II
Nolan will stick; I wonder IL Nolan
will stick" he kept repeating over and
over to himself.
The noise of voices raised in indig-
nation broke In upon him from the
outer hall at his right. "Oh, that's a
chestnut" some one cried; "he's always
out, always when I come"
The editor glanced around and saw
Sylvester Nolan leading in his friend
Powell. the poet.
You're not out, are you, old MANI
asked young Nolan Of Brand. Who's
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01
The Commodities CLASSIFIED.

lt,he 96 commodities included In the
ta9hlation are divided into thirteen
general groups as follows: Bread
stuffs, live stock, provisions, fruits,
hides and provisions and drugs and
miscellaneous. While all Of these en-
ter into the cost of living to a greater
or less extent the higher cost Is more
pronounced when the groups are Sc
lected that enter more directly into
personal consumption. Take these
seven groups, embracing So commodi-
ffoc.
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Total .s42177 s6.SO33 s7.2617

embraced in this list would have paid
s4.2177 on July 1, 1896; s6.SO33 on
March l, 1907, the former high record
date, and $7.261 on January 1 OF the
present year. Declines in general prices
as between the high Of 1907 and that
Of January 1 last have occurred In the
item of fruits, which is more or less OF
a luxury, chemicals and drugs, build
ing materials and naval stores.
The Movement For Reform.
This week will see some interest
ing developments In the movement
against the high cost Of living. Next
to the action of the Federal autEori-
ties against the beef trust, the inves-
tigation by the District Of Columbia
committee of the house Of representa-
tives promises to yield the most satis-
factory results. That committee is
scheduled to begin its investigation to-
day into the hign prices prevailing In
the district. While the inquiry Will be
confined to conditions in Washington
they will apply throughout the country.
The announcement has been made that
the committee will summon experts
from all parts of the country.
"One of the first to testify before the
committee will be Secretary Wilson OF
the department of agriculture. He
seems to be the only person VINO has
really made an investigation into the
conditions and who will be able to pre-
sent hard and cold facts. The secreta-
ry has had his men at work all over the
country collecting information and ne
already has formed some pretty defin-
lite conclusions which he has expressed
off and on recently. The secretary al
ready is satisfied that the farmer Is not
getting the exorbitant profits out OF the
beef that he raises, and 1t Is said that
bulletin will be issued by the depart
ment of agriculture this week setting
forth the fact.
1.-THE bulletin, it Is predicted, Will
show not only that the number OF ami
mails used for food has increased IN
the last year, but that the increase has
been greater in proportion to the pre-
vious supply than tine increase in pop
ulation. The secretary Of agriculture
has little doubt that the excessive prof.
its on other farm products also are go
ing into somebody's else pocket. In
the secretary's opinion there Is some
excuse for a certain increase in the cost
of living, because the farm area has
not been keeping pace with the increase
in the population, but this condition
does not explain the present prices.
Farmers Are Responsible.
"One cause for high prices as the de-
partment of agriculture views the Sit
uation, is the decline Of the neighpor-
hood farmer. Fifteen or twenty years
ago farmers living near small cities
| used to have their family customers.
The families arranged regularly with
the farmers for their supply OF pork,
butter, eggs, fruits, vegetables, pota-
toes and sometimes lamb and other
| meats. The neighborhood farmer be-
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Low-Priced Land.

With a milder climate and a longer
growing season than any other section
enjoys, we are able to grow every crop
Of the north and weston my home
farm corn, wheat, oats, cotton, peanuts
and tobacco all are cultivated-and In
addition to all this, the south has
monopoly Of what Is today the most
profitable staple crop on earth, the
southern farmers pockets now bulging
with nearly a billion dollars received
for his 1909 cotton alone. with prop
er attention to stock raising and le-
gume growing you can in six or seven
years make your southern lands worth
500 per acre." declared Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson to me last spring,