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Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13

TrOntville Items.
Mr.. Fern Hoff spent last week with
Mr.. Geo. Null and family of Fredei ick.
Miss Nora Working of Hagerstown is
visiting friends at this place.
Mr.. Isaac Welty and family spent Sum-
day with Mr.. Chas. Hoffman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Havner and little
daughter spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. Joseph Fox and family
Miss Sue Stevens of Baltimore spent
Saturday with her sister Mrs. j. c.
Working.
Mr.. Fern Hoff spent Sunday with Mr..
Clyde Young.
Mrs. Cyrus Weddle has returned home
after spending few weeks in Baltimore.
Catoctin clarion., 1910-01-13

THE CONDITION OF THE TnuRMoNT
NATIONAL BANK, AT TnURMoNT, IN
THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AT THE
CLOSE OF BUsIN Ess.
NOVEMBER 18, 1909.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
in MANY GUISES
Story Of Exciting Dash for by
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ed the steps and noiselessly inserted
Jussieu's latch key into the lock OF
the front door. IL yielded the door
opened with slight creak and
crossed the threshold found myself
in wide but dimly lighted hall. IL
was carpeted with cocoanut mating.
Doors crowded It's sides. all closed.
Before ME was staircase. aud !
found myself mounting II. | remember
passing one door and turning the
handle OF second. Then | was In a
room. dark as Erebus. creeping to-
wards bed. upon which lay an uD-
seen sleeper. whose long. deep respira-
tions guided my stealthy movements.
What ensued appeared even then like
nothing SO much as the happenings OF
some wild and fevered dream.
paused beside the bed anl my hands.
drawn by an irresistible power. glided
light as feathers across the coyerlid,
across mans sleeping form. unto
his throat There they settled and took
hold. | heard strangled groan. \
sudden bright light filled the room and
Sir Chas. Venner's iiyid. outstarins
eyes glared into mine His arms en-
circled me. With an almost superhu-
man strength he writhed beneath me
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

across his shoulders and tip-tosd d
the dor.
sHolloa. within there" cried . ran
cous voice In French.
"All right" shouted Sir Charles
We'll be with you In . moment;
watt"
smiled srimly. Some passing po-
liceman. observing the street door
open. had rung the bell In order to
inform the household Of It's careless
ness. Sir Chas. venner. however. be-
lieved that one of my agents had
called out TO his confreres. who had
already entered. A moment later
yernet and Fulton reappeared. dressed
az though for a Journey.
Obeying the guidance Of a heavy
hand that gripped my shoulder.
marched from the room and began to
climb the staircase towards the third
story. The whole house was now
wrapped In impenetrable darkness. A
match was cautiously struck. and we
entered a small unfurnished room. the
door OF which was locked behind US.
In the middle OF this apartment was a
ladder that communicated with the
roof. Beudant climbed II with the
agility OF monkey and raised trap
lin the skylight. through which we all
passed In quick succession. Before
the muzzle OF Sir Chas. Venner's re-
volver l crossed slightly sloping roof
OF lead. and stepped over a knee-high
parapet OF stone. Thence we travers-
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
SAY ROCKEFELLER
WILL NOT SOLVE
SLAVE PROBLEM
Rescue Workers Predict Failure in
Crusade Against Shameful Traffic
IN Girls Because Victims
Will Not Talk.
"Woman's Love Keeps White Slave
Traffic Alive Is Contention of
Well-Known Authority. -
BY w. G. SHEPHERD.

NEW YORK. Jan. lO.--John ID.
Rockefeller. Jn. has been appointed
foreman OF the Kings-co. grand jury.
ordered to sift the infamous white
slave traffic.
Can the power OF the house OF
Rockefeller uncover evidence To send
The men higher up In this national
shame 10 the fate they deserve?
Men and women who have given
years 10 work among the unfortunate
victims OF the cadet system" appre-
ciate the monument task of young
Rockefeller Many predict that his un
dertakings will come TO nothing, he.
! Gauss the victims seldom talk. And
becsstse they know the girls upon
whom they prey will not talk. the New
York cadets" laugh I'm their sleeve at
investigation.
To get an idea OF the work young
Rockefeller is attempting | talked TO
two of the most famous women rescue
workers In the United States.
Women are SO constituted that
they never tell" said Miss Margaret
Luther, Bowery sentinel Of the Flor
ence Crittenden mission. And unless
they do tell. how can the grand jury
secure evidence TO convict the men
who trade upon their virtue?
In the years | have spent III this
work | have questioned not less than
$1,000 girls. and | do not know 10 this
day why they refuse 10 give evidence.
II they would talk. the conviction or
the cadets. and the smashing of the
system. would be easy.
II have had girls point out men TO
whom they gave money but when !
called a policeman 10 arrest the men,
the girls refused to testify.
Two instances Of this incompre-
hensible attitude are typical We
had Il beautiful, frail little girl who
for three weeks was locked i'm n room.
When the girl became i'll the cadet,
who had kept her in shameful i'm
prisonment. ran away leaving the
door locked. and IL neighbors mad not
found the girl she would have died.
We kept her in n hospital sonth,
and when able she returned 10 the
man.
Another girl was terribly beaten
by her angry youthful master, and
after two months in hospital re-
turned 10 him"
"Women's love keeps the white
slave traffic alive. Ii stands 10 pro-
tect the men who debase this love AMI
the law" said Mrs. +. NJ. Fireman.
~1'he traffic extends into every city
I'm the United States and Canada. IL
has lines leading to Europe. and Mr..
Rockefeller's task is To expose the
headquarters. which are in New York.
IF he unearths the system every
woman who has studied the problem
will be surprised. Effective evidence
can be had only from the women vic
Tins, and they will not testify.
Every one of these girls actually
believes the man who debases her
loves her and her alone. No matter
how brutally he treats her, he has hut
| to assure her occasionally that he
loves her and she will do his bidding.
Longing for love fills the breast OF
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

attention OF some chance wayfarers
whom my enemies might perhaps mis-
take for the police. Sir Charles caught
up a revolver. cooked IL leisurely. and
pointed IL at my head.
Look out of the window. Fulton
he said quietly.
Dr. Fulton peered through the shut
ter into the street below.
There are four men standing on
the pavement looking up at the tor
windows" he announced.
Sir Chas. Venner nodded. and for 3
few seconds stood blinking his eyes
In earnest thought.
what would you do?" demanded
DR.. Vernet.
Sir Charles shrugged his shoulders
and cooked his revolver. I'VE must
quit Paris or die In the attempt" he
replied. Mr. Hume. IL you wish tc
live. YOU will be silent. Fulton. look
out OF the windows again"
DIR. Fulton obeyed. Il can no long
er see any one." he reported.
Sir Charles suppressed a curse
They must be on the steps. perhaps
entering" he muttered. "Ah. Beudant!
phank heaven. Bind him. Beaudant' .
The Negro passed rope around my
arms and in a trice | was secured. A
bell began to tinllle In a distant por.
tion of the house. Sir Chas. venner
started at the sound, and paused for a
moment. intently listening. The bell
rang again. Sir Charles threw cloak
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

Or. Fulton. Both men were armed
with revolyers. which they pointed al
my breast. Glancing down the muz.
zles OF their weapons, / allowed my
weapon TO drop. IL would have been
madness to do otherwise.
My captors had only To hand me
over to the police as an apprehended
housebreaker--an attempted assassin,
and nothing that | might do could
save me from long term OF imprison-
ment. My very spine went cold mt
the idea. | looked hard at DIR. Fulton,
and saw that he was on the point OF
recognizing me.
Why, it's Brown. Dagmar's valet"
II bad an inspiration. BETTER any
tate'' thought "than a French
prison"
Detective Hume, OF Scotland
Yard" | cried. "Dr. Fulton. | arrest
You in the kings name. better nut
down that pistol. sir: your game Is
up. The street is full of my men. And
u DO not go out TO them in the next
Few minutes they will come for me"
LIAR gasped choking voice.
SIR Chas. Venner had spoken. He had
recovered consciousness, and as he ut
tered the word he struggled to his
feet. '''
LIAR yourself." | retorted desper-
atey. III you don't believe me. lool,
ont OF the window"
had a Wild hope that the noise NJ
NY struggle might have attracted the
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
CHARACTERs.

AGAR HUME. alias BROWN--Profes-
sional mimic. who becomes valet 10 Sir
VIM Dagnar, and schemes 10 make
fortune
SIR WM. DAGMAR--Wealthy bach
eior rocluse. whose house the rem
devious OF a mysterious coterte.
SIR CIIAS NENNEE-Wealth spe-
cialist. member OF sir Dagnars NOR
bid society OF seven. ch.ef prolnoler VI
a series OF shastly experiments.
GEO. CANANAGIi-Arti another Oh
the society. who has romance.
MARION LII MAk-ISeloyed OF Cav
anagh. who IL In the secret OF me 30
cietys experiments.
DIR FULTON. MIR. HUMPHREYS y
Mli. PARDO. MIR. HUSBAND-Mempef
OF the queer society.
DIR. VEI,NEr-A Frencn medical
fanatic
JUSsIEU. BEAUDANT-Negro as
sistants OF Sir chas. Venncr.
Jams title.
BuTrS--A butler.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
CONTINUED from ycsterdayJ
(To be Continued.)

Three weeks afterwards | was in
Paris on my way TO Cairo My inten-
tion was to find. first OF all, my false
love. Marion lie Mar. now Lady Dag.
mar. And through her. IL possible.
my encmy-Sir Chas. Venner.
| sought there 10 compose myself for
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

every woman, and these girls, realiz-
ing they have little chance to gain
thu. love OF another man. cling to the
|brutes who sell them. with pathetic
tenacity.
That's why they won't tell. I've
talked to thousands of these girls.
Some were educated and many were
of good families. They all seem to
feel the same way"
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

from the bed, and we fell together
with a dull but heavy crash upon the
floor. With a fierce and terrible salts
faction watched his face blacken and
swell. his tongue thicken and protrude
from his gnastly open mouth. Before,
however, | could Kill him a warning
step and loud cry sounded from the
door.
Quick as lightning | sprang erect
and turned. The Negro surgeon, Beu-
dant. Jussieu's companion. was rush
Ing towards me, an uplifted bar of iron
In his hand To strike. eluded him.
and, springing TO the fireplace, seized
a poker. had quite forgotten my re-
yolveT. For moment we fenced like
swordsmeu with our curious weapons,
speaking no word, but striking heav-
ily and warding. filing the place with
the loud clang OF steel.
Two men had entered the room be-
fore | was aware OF it, DR.. Vernet and
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
CesssopOO ? 001
ron eleIcnea'3
CAS- q RIA

California leads in the production q
quicksilver among the States, Win
Texas q close second. af X.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
1.-THE stars incline, but do not compel
HOROSCOPE
BY Cosette.
Wednesday, October 26, 1910.
The firm and bold
Shall power hold,

Mercury rules a fortunate planet this
day, granting "the fulfllment Of wishes
and the crowning OF desire" to those who
are firm in purpose and procedure. ad-
herring definitely to their undertakings
and duties.
There is an excellent sign for all force
full persons who have something to In
troduce to others or wish to impress
others with the Importance OF a plan or
undertaking. This sign is. always held
TO be sIngularly fortunate for sales peo-
pie, representatives of all kinds. canvass
ers. demonstrators. agents and adver-
tisers. Circulars. pamphlets. lectures
and all other means for appealing to the
public should be highly successful under
this aspect.
There is a distinct warning. however.
against weakness of design or the ILL
dertakIng at the last moment by making
inconseduential alterations in II.
arc under good aspects. but Mars holds
a place indicating the need for caution
before dispatching anything written In
anger.
that Involve figures or writings are under
especially good omens. for there is a
combination of planets promising clear
ness and insight,
The day Is excellent for all apstruse
study for scientific or industrial mat
ters that require technical knowledge
and the application of elaborate formu-
las.
Uranus Is in a place favoring sight
seeing. short Journeys and undertakings
or thoughts out of the ordinary routine.
Mars fayors the health this day. bcne-
filing inYalids and those who begin cures.
or change diets or other habits 10 gain
health.
In dealing with tickle persons it will
be we'll today to make sure that every
thing is clearly understood and firmly
agreed,
Persons with this birth date are under
aspects promising prosperity and health,
but they must beware against specula-
ton and over-indulgence during the
twelve month.
Children are born today under stars
that often give great ability for public
service. They must learn not to care for
more UaltcrX and adulati0n.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
ACTORS WILL ADD TO
ORPHANS HOME FUND
Grand Benefit i'm Which Talent
ed Players Are to Take Part
Is Planned.

fWill you try to devise some way
of helping our new home7" asked a
friend of the Orphans home of mum.
ber of stage people, all of whom were
lining at the Louvre a couple of even
lngs ago.
Help orphans7" was the answer
"Why, every actor is an orphan in
fact, with real and abiding sympathy
for the little folks who are homeless
and too often friendlcss. You suggest
the way and see how the actors will
help.''
Mr.. Willie, owner of the cafe, was
called into the consultation. He prompt
ly volunteered his place and offered to
give any percentage of the receipts that
might be agreed upon to the fund. Sub
sequently 20 per cent was decided to be
a fair amount.
Then it was decided to give the bene-
fit on Thursday evening of this week,
rs there are an unusually large number
of talented actors playing at the diff
ferent houses, fact that will con-
tribute much to the success of the even
ing.
The informal committee on program
was unable Tuesday night to tell ex-
actly who will be on the programme,
but it is assured that the Salt Lake
theater, the Colonial and the Orpheum
Mt least will be well represented. Max
Figman will be one of the star features
and other favorites of Salt Lake audi
ences will help out. The entire pro-
gramme will be announced Thursday
morning,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
Indigestion will Disappear
and Stomach Ills Vanish

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
whitaker REFUSES TO
ALLOW DAILY TO APPEAR

Despite District Judge Armstrong; 5
granting Of the city attorneys applica-
tion for writ Of certiorarl. which cur
ried with 1t the abatement Of the ex-
clusion Of the city attorney and his as
sociates from the police court. Police
Judge J. J. Whitaker Tuesday morning
refused to allow First Assistant City At
torney P. j. Daily to appear In police
court in behalf Of the city.
The city attorneys office Immediately
the view to having Judge Whitaker cited
in for contempt. but as Judge Armstrong
will begin review of all the steps In
the contempt proceedings against the
city attorney next Monday nothing was
done.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
REPORT SHOWS POLICE
WORK FOR NINE MONTHS

An exhaustive report OF the arrests
made by the police department Of Salt
Lake City for the nine months ending
September 80 has been compiled by Her
man Bauer. secretary to Chief Of Police
S. NJ Barlow. The report shows there
were 1884 arrests. as follows: January,
425, February. 433: March. 412: April.
2S2; May, 3S2: June. 470, July. SIG; Au-
gust. 444: September. $50.
Most Of the arrests were made for
drunkenness and vagrancy. A number
were for petit larceny. or the persons
arrested. the majority gave their occu-
pations as laborers. and the greater part
OF them ranged from 20 to % years In
age.
During the nine month. seven arrests
were made for murder and two for man-
slaughter. There were 451 women ar
rested during the nine months. thus ap-
proximately nine and one-half per cent OF
the persons arrested were women.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
UNCLE SAM NEEDS MEN:
EXAMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

A civil service examination for the po-
sition of veterinarian In the quarter
masters department Is announced by the
civil service commission for November
90. The examination will be held at
the federal building in this city. The
position will pay $1,000 a year, The sue
cessful candidate for appointment Will
be eligible to service In the insular pos
sessions.
The civil service commission also an
nounces the examination Of applicants
for appointment as copper plate map en-
grayer in the bureau of the coast and
geodetic survey at Washington. or else
where, as required. The examination
The salary Is $1,000 a year,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26

IL pays to be good, 1t always has. 1t
always will. There is more in life than
money The way TO be happy Is to
work and have some one who believes
In you to work for. This Is the KEY 10
success, the key to real happiness II Is
what makes you love your wife more
after you have been married TWENTY-FIVE
Iorty, hfty years than you did when YOU
stood at the altar that made you one.
You You loved the girl then, You loved her
when baby lips called her grandma And
today, as you look at that dear girl, for
'she is always a girl to you, always will
beyond, and then-she will stIll be your
girl for all time. Yes, 1t pays to be
good. not only for the woman, but like
wise for the man. Happiness, peace. con-
IN HE. always 1t follows when the old
maxim. 1T pays TO be good" is carried
out And there is good in every one
There Is a way to bring that goodness
At the Salt Lake theater on Tuesday
evening the lesson was taught that "It
pays to be good" 1t Is sermon, 1t Is
listening to its delivery sends you to
Sunderland. This sermon is told in
laughs. big. hearty. generous laughs. And
than entertained, for you are delighted,
charmed, happy. and when the curtain
falls upon the last act you look at the
girl at your side. the bride at your side.
the matron and mother at your side, the
dear old specialized grandma at your
side, and you exclaim in unison with
her, 1T pays to be good" and the ser
mon, by the way, has not been a preachy
one. for you have laughed until you
really felt that you could not laugh any
more: And then you say. My dear, we
Will hear that sermon again" And you
laugh again,
The text for this sermon is THE For
tune Hunter comedy. A wholesome
play. 1t is q, delightful American COM
laughing and which has been continued
for the laugh is not only contagious, but
also nfectious-catching, one might say
But IT is sermon, real. genuine SER
her religious convictions. declares is
sensible sermon. While the text. 8s
said, is 1T pays to be good" there are
number of texts In the sermon Here
1t is, in brief;
A young man once rich finds himself
poor. He tries work and falls. His en-
ployers discharge him. He is proficient
at cocktails and cigarettes; failure ap-
parently at everything else.
He is ashamed to ask further help from
friends, and reluctantly makes UP his
mind TO turn fortune hunter and marry
HIS wise friend says to him: Move
Dress very plainly and very elegant
ly. Don't drink, don't smoke. don't
swear,
go to church. Board with an old
widow, II you can find one.
Have serious books and large Rible
where everybody can see them on your
table.
Don't laugh, don't smile. Don't pay
any attention to young women, get job.
work hard.
''In every little town there's at least
one girl worth a million.
You'll marry her,
~ don't ask you to propose TO her for
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
One so Cent Box Of Mi-o-na
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
EXPLOSION CAUSES FIRE;
TWO PERSONS ARE INJURED

With a report which was heard for
several blocks. a large tank of gnso-
line in the New York cleaning and dye
ing works, 163 West South Temple street.
exploded at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning.
and in a second or so the room was a
mass of flames.
When G. d. Streitt, proprietor OF the
establishment, and his wife entered the
room they endeavored to extinguish the
flames. and were painfully burned, al
though not seriously Mrs. Streitt was
burned about the arms and her hus-
band about the face. They were both
treated at their home.
The fire department was called and
soon had the fire out
The damage to the building, according
to the fire department. amounted to $500
and to the contents $50.