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The silver messenger., 1910-12-06

thrust his hand into the stump a.
Cooke directed, thrust again a little
deeper, and laughed aloud as he drew
out little brown jug.
Cooke nodded approvingly.
Were all right. The revenue men
come in here occasionally and smash
the stills and arrest a few men. bul
the little brown Jug continues to dc
business at the same old stand. II
you have dollar handy, slip it under
the stump, so they'll know we're not
stingy."
Ardmore was scrutinizing the jug
critically.
They're all alike" said Cooke. but
that piece of calico is a new one
just fancy touch for an extra fine
article of liquor"
I'll be shot If l haven't seen that
calico before" said Ardmore; and he
sat down on a boulder and drew out
the stopper, while Cooke watched hin
with interest.
The bit of twine was indubitably
the same that he had unwound before
in his room at the Guilford house, and
the cob parted In his fingers exactly
as before. On a piece of brown paper
that had been part Of a tobacco wrap.
per was scrawled:
This amt yore fight. Mr.. Ardmore
Wher's the gunner Of North Carolina?
That's new one on me-" laughed
C4olxo
thing Mind-reading isn't in 1t with
them. They know who we are and
what we have come for. What's the
point about the governor?"
"Oh, the governors all right" re
piled Ardmore carelessly. "Ht
wouldn't bother his head about lit
| tie matter like this. The powers re
served to the states by the constitu
tion give a governor plenty Of worl
without acting as policeman of thu
jungle. That's the reason I said tt
Gov. Dangerfield, Governor l said
don't worry about this Appleweigh
business. Time is heavy on my hands.
I said You stay in Raleigh and up
hold the dignity of your Office, and
will take care of the trouble in Dbl
we'll And you can't understand
Cooke, how his face frightened a
my words. Being the brave man h
is, you would naturally expect him t.
come down here in person and seiz
these scoundrels with his own hands
l had the hardest time of my life t.
get him to stay at home 1t almos
broke his heart not to come"
And as they retraced their steps t
the caboose, it was Ardmore who led
stepping briskly along, snd blithel
swinging the Jug
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ical es them. No one cali be more
Amiliar than BRAND; but no one gets
hmiliar with him, nowadays. without
invitation.
Born in the dull Breton port of St.
Nazaire he conquered a degree of
aw. Would he have been content to
plead party-wall cases. marry an
$4,000 dot, play the violin. sing admir-
ably, beat them all at billiards. and
talk politics at the Cafe du Com
merce?
When does he prepare those
speeches that charm, equally, in cold
print? They are all impromptu
When he lets himself go everyone
listens. Every listener feels the pres
ence of mighty intellect. perhaps, a
great heart. Yet every foreigner. at
first. wonders how he came to be
prime minister. He is so negligently
gay, almost bohemian. And yet-and
yet, with all those easy ways, one
feels a gossamer web between him
self and the strange. worn young
man.
What will he do? Nobody knows.
What does he do? He steps through
cruel difficulties without effort. non
chalant. cigarette on lip, the young
prime minister. Other prime minis
ters, gray-headed or bald, grow up.
slowly, to the perilous position.
BRAND has stepped into it almost a
tenderfoot. He never steps into a
trap.
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DAME NATURE HINTS
When the Food Is Not Suited.

When Nature gives her signal that
with the food. The old Dame is Al
ways faithful and one should act ct
once.
To put OF the change Ii to risk that
which may be irreparable. An Arizona
man says:
For years could not safely eat any
breakfast. l tried various kinds of
breakfast food, but they we're all soft.
starchy messes which gave me dis
tressing headaches. l drank strong
coffee, too, which appeared to benefit
me at the time. but added to the head
aches afterwards. Toast and coffee
were no better, for found the toast
very constipating.
"A friend persuaded me to quit the
old coffee and the starchy breakfast
foods, and use Postum and Grape-Nuts
instead. l shall never regret taking
his advice. l began using them three
months ago.
"The change they have worked In
me Is wonderful. l now have no more
of the distressing sensations In my
stomach after eating, and never have
headaches. l have gained IL pounds
In weight and feel better in every way.
"Grape-Nuts make a delicious a.
well as a nutritious dish, and l find
that Postum is easily digested and
never produces dyspepsia symptoms"
There's a Reason"
Get the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above 1etterS new
one Nppenrs from time t. time. They
ire Eenuine, trues and full of euns&
. screst.
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CHAPTER X.
Prof. Griswold Takes the Field.

FroI. 0TiSWOio axes tne Fleio.
Barbara and Griswold stopped at
the telegraph Office on their way back
to the executive mansion, and were
met with news that the sheriff of
Mingo had refused to receive Girls
wold's message.
His private lines of communication
with the capital are doubtless well es-
tablished," said Griswold, "and Bos-
worth probably warned him, but it
isn't of great importance. It's just as
we'll for Appleweight and his friends,
high and low, to show their hands,"
When they were again or the YER
anda, Griswold fingered for a moment
with no valid excuse for delay beyond
the loveliness of the night and his
keen delight in Barbara's voice and
her occasional low laughter, which
was so pleasant to hear that he held
their talk to light key. that he might
evoke it the more.
You have done all that could be
asked Of you, Mr.. Griswold, and l can
not permit you to remain longer. Fa
ther will certainly be here to-mor
row."
"Oh, but your father isn't absent
He is officially present and in the sad
die" laughed Griswold. You mus
not admit, even to me, that he is moi
here in full charge of his Office. Ant
as for my leaving the field, l have moi
the slightest intention of going bacl
to Virginia until the Appleweigh-
ghost is laid, the governor of Nortf
Carolina brought to confusion, ant
the governor of South Carolina Wis
IDLY present and laundering his edicts
again, so to speak, ex cathedra. My
own affairs can wait. Miss Osborne
The JOY of having hand in little
affair like this, and of being able tC
tell my friend Tommy Ardmore about
it afterward, would be sufficient Ard
more will never speak to me again for
not inviting him to a share in the
game
ITO RE CONTJNJyED
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main line Is concerned, and it might
not be bad idea to establish head
quarters there. We have the tools for
cutting in on the telegraph, and we
can be as Independent as we please.
l told the agent we were carrying
company powder for a blasting job
down the line, and he suspects moth
ing"
Paul left the caboose as the train
started, and rode away on horseback
to visit his pickefs The train crept
warily over the spur into the old
wood-cutters' camp, where, as Cooke
had forecast, they were quite shut in
from the main line by hills and wood
land
And now, Mr.. Ardmore, If you
would like to see fire-water spring out
of the earth as freely as spring water,
come with me for little stroll The
thirsty of Dilwell county know the
way to these places as city topers
know the way to bar. We are now
in the land of the little brown jug.
and while these boys get breakfast I'll
see if the people in this region have
changed their habits"
1t was not yet seven as they struck
off into the forest beside the cheerful
little brook that came down singing
from the hills. Ardmore had rarely
before in his life been abroad so
early, and he kicked the dew from
the grass in the tSeerfullest spirit
imaginable
Cooke had net been in this region
for seven years, and yet he never
hesitated, but walked steadily on, fol-
lowing the little brook. Presently he
bent over the bank and gathered up
a brownish substance that floated on
the water, lifted little of it in his
palm and shifted it.
That" said Cooke, holding it to
Ardmore's nose, lis corn mash. That's
what they make their liquor Of The
still is probably away up yonder on
that hillside"
He crossed the stream on log,
climbed the bank on the opposite
shore, and scanned the near land
scape for a few minutes Then he
pointed to an old stamp over which
vines had grown in wild profusion.
IF you will walk to that stump, Mr..
Ardmore. and feel under the vines on
the right-hand side, your fingers will
very likely touch something smooth
and cool"
Ardmore obeyed instructions. He
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MASTER OF FRANCE.
Unknown Who Has Become the
Republics Star.
eriand, Now Prime Minister, Is Only
Forty-six, and Was Not Even a
Congressman 10 Years Ago
Considered a Genius.

Paris.-Briand is forty-six years old.
the French republic. He was no
body. not even congressman ten years
ago.
Also, he is a genius, in the sense
Of Pitt, Jefferson or Robespierre;
and geniuses are rare. However they
differ. they have an instinct for
greatness. BRAND will be French
president II he wishes. l say IF he
wishes" because he is not only a
genius, but strange one.
At thirty-hve he was an outsider
and. worse. seemingly a failure, even
as lawyer. Suddenly he willed; and
all came easy to him.
Only genius could have led the ease
loving. hail-fellow cafe charmer, half
cases. in ten years to dizzy power as
the great man of France. The public
ls still astounted. Perhaps BRAND re-
mains trife surprised
And perhaps not He remains q
bundle of contradictions. France
wonders at his erudition. AS cabinet
minister successfully of public In
struction, beaux-arts, cultes, justice
md interior, he appeared laborious
specialist of each. In the separation
he held the record of all time fol-
brilliant readiness in the tribune
master of a thousand technicalities
! Yet no one has ever seen him open q
book or take a note.
He still loves his ease in his cafe
You cannot be with him five minutes
without feeling the amusing, easy
going companion, bubbling with the
Joy of life; yet back of 1t, even his
old cronies feel a negligent force thai
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Had His Way.

Sir Frederick Treves, the noted sur
geon, had for patient bishop whom
he advised to go to Algiers for a need
ed rest.
Impossible" exclaimed the bishop,
az have too much work to do, that
absolutely must be DONE
"Well, SIR" said the positive sur
geon, at must be Algiers or heaven
for you"
"Oh dear me-" said the bishop,
"then l suppose l must let you have
your way about it."
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The Newest Top Piece.

Tne newest creation In millinery re.
ported from raris is the monoplane
hat, invented In celebration of Mois-
SAINTS fight from the French capital
to England.
Like the Bleriot, it is a monOplane,
with two wings, each over foot long
spread out on each side of the head.
But the chief novelty is the hat pins.
These have propellers at their ends,
not mere limitations, but real miniature
propellers with wooden blades. When
a breeze blows the blades revolve
gayly as the wearer walks along.
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He Came by II Honestly.

Lend me your pencil. Johnny" The
small boy handed 1t over and teacher
continued to correct the exercises Of
the class. When she finished she suf-
fered a sudden lapse of memory ana
laid the pencil away in her desk Az
she stood up to excuse the class she
encountered the scornful gaze of John
ny's eyes. Rising in his seat he fixed
her with an accusing forefinger and
uttered the single word Craft"
Johnny's father writes for a current
magazine
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Experience Teaches.

"Sure, and OF tink it pays to b
honest, afther ALL" said Pat. "Ot
.roied thot phoneyweight business In
my grocery sthore lasht year, and Oh
lOsht money by Ut"
How SO? Did you get found outr'
asked his friend.
mo, sorr," returned Pat. "Oi made
the mistake of film me weights wid
lead, so thot livery mon thot came to
me for wan pound Of sugar got twinty-
three ounces to the pound
Weekly.
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Was No Handwriting Expert.

The postmaster of Haystack Hollow
was on the verge of a nervous break
down.
"Consarn that there postal savin's
bank business, anyway" he remarked
to a close friend.
"Why, how's 1t goin' to affect you.
Ezry?" asked the friend.
"How?" rasped tne peevish post
master; "why, Jest think Nv me hav-
in to identify signatures on checks
when cant make out what's on half
the postal cards that pass through my
hands,"
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Oklahoma Land.

"Did l understand you to say you
we're from OklahOma?'
"Yes"
"What business are you engaged In
out there?"
Real estate. l own a large amount
of the best land in that splendid COM
monwealth."
"How much of it did you get from
Indians in return for gumdrOps?"
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A Perfectly Awful Cigar.

II bought a cigar named after you,
today" said the low comedian who
looked rather pale.
"Really?" smiled the prima donna;
"I wasn't aware l had SO great an
honor thrust upon me-"
Honor. Suffering smokers!"
gasped the comedian; "but I must not
say more; rest assured, little one.
your secret is safe with me!"
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Thomas Ardmore and Henry Maine
Griswold stumble upon intrigue when the
governors of North and South Carolina
are reported to have Quarreled. Girls
void allies himself with Barbara Os-
borne, daughter of the governor OF South
Carolina, while ArdmOre espOuses the
cause Of Jerry Dangerfield, daughter Of
the governor Of North Carolina. These
two young ladies are trying to fill the
shoes of their fathers, while the latter
are. missing. Both states are in a tur-
moil over one Appleweight an outlaw
with great political influence. Unaware
and Ardmore set out to make the other
prosecute Appeweight. Valuable papers
IN the Appleweight case are missing from
the Office Of Gov. Osborne and Griswold
places the theft at the door of the
echeming attorney general. Ardmore
charters caboose and starts for the
border to plan the arrest of Appleweight.
Jerry meanwhile, Is a guest at Ardsley.
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Sweet Femininity.

Old Sport (who has just related
somewhat risque yarn)-Yes, my dear
Mrs. Youngfan Fair, l usuany call a
spade a spade!
His Fair Auditor (significantly)-
And I usually know an old rake when
/ see one!-The Widow.
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The Limit.

MY only daughter eloped. And I'll
never forgive her!"
"Now, look here, old man. remem.
ber-"
Remember. Yes, I'd be decent
about 1t, if she'd let we'll enough
alone But she not only eloped-she
came back home!"
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Indefinite.

Il am positive this actress buys her
puffs.'
(Which ones-newspaper or hair
dressers?"
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II 1t had not been for his lantern
and the tub he lived in, probably
Diogenes would never have been heard
Of
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Pr Pierce's Pellets, small ,ussr-coated, seY 2
liver and bowels DO not gdps.
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never knows who hts friends are ~
til he hasn't any.
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The false prophet has both eyes a
the profits.
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Indications.

Il might know this conservatory -
longed to baseball enthusiast"
"Why?"
Because 1t has so many pitcher
plants"
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of.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-19
BURKE WANTS RECORDS
Illinois States Attorney After Papers in Legislative Bribery Case-May
 Subpoena Lee O'Nei Browne.

Springfield, H., Oct. 19.-A sub poena duces tecum has been issued by States Attorney Burke for all rec ords of the office of Secretary of State James "A. Rose affecting the election and subsequent ac of State Senator Stanton c. Pemberion of Oakland and State Representative Joseph s. Clark of Vandalia, two of the legislators in dicted in the legislative bribery probe, whose cases are set for trial in the Sangamon county circuit court Wed. nesday, October 19.
 A subpoena was also issued for the secretary oi state, who was a member of the commission which awarded the furniture contracts, and which result ed in the indictment of Senators Penn berton. Clark and Holtslaw and A. E. Johnston. the latter being furnitu. @ man.
 It is also probable the state will is- sue a subpoena for Lee O'Neil Browne of Ottawa, and if this action is taken it will place the minority leader in a new role, that of an aid to the prose cution.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-19
CELEBRATE AT YORKTOWN
Anniversary of the Surrender of Lord CornwaIis to Washington Is Fit
 tinSy Commemorated.

Yorktown. Va, Oct 19.-This town was the scene of most interesting celebration today which was attended by many prominent men and by thou sands of other visitors. The occasion was the 129th anniversary of the sur render of Lord Cornwallis to Gen. George Washington, an event which marked the conclusion of the War for Independence and which has given to the little hamlet of Yorktown a last ing fame which endears it to the American people. There have been other celebrations on former anniver- saries of the triumph of the Conti- mental army and its French allies over the British. Indeed, some sort of com memorative eXersises are held each autumn, but this years program was far more pretentious than anything tion was under the direction of the Yorktown Historical Society of the United States and the Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, with the cooperation of other patriotic organi- zations. Governor Mann of Virginia presided and the governors of the thirteen original states were invited J. J. Jusserand ambassador of France to the United States, made an address. The war and navy departments at Washington arranged the military and naval display that contributed the chief spectacular features to the cele- bration.
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STORM |sOLATEs CITIES
FLORIDA AND ADJACENT SEAS
 SWEPT BY HURRICANE.
stroyed by Terrific Tons of Wind Hurled Water.

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 19.-With all wires down south of Titusville and 8 terrific hurricane sweeping both the east and west coasts, the gravest fears are entertained for the citizens of Key West and the inhabitants of all cities in the southern part of the state
 At last reports from Key West that city was being swept by one of the worst storms in the history of the gulf coast.
 All night long the hurricane drove the waves over the sea wall at St. Augustine and the lower part of that city is flooded. Heavy damage has been done to shipping and to prop erty.
 Three laborers are reported dead, but it is feared here news from fur ther down the coast will tell of heavy loss of life among the workmen along the East Coast railroad, where miles of track have been carried away Heavy damage is reported from Titus vile.
 Reports from New Orleans say the second Cuban hurricane is travelling westward at frightful velocity toward Louisiana and the adjacent gulf states. Wireless warnings have been sent to steamers in the path of the approach ing hurricane, A tidal wave is feared along the coast
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-19
PARIS STRIKE AT AN END

Paris. Oct. 19.-The railroad strike was formally called off, according to the decision of the strike committee of the National Railroaders union.
 Work will be resumed on all lines.
 The succession of bomb outrages Tn connection with the strike reached a climax in an attempt to wreck a pas senger train at Versailles. A bomb was thrown at the entrance of~the tunnel to the Chantiers station at the moment a passenger train was due from Dreux. It struck the limb of a tree and, bounding off, landed beside the tracks with a terrific explosion Neither the tracks nor the tunnel was damaged.
 The police attribute the bomb throw ing to anarchists and fighting revolu- tionists. They do not believe that the rank and file among the strikers are responsible.
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POPULATION LESS
 IN RURAL PARTS AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS SHOW FEWER PEOPLE BY CENSUS
 RECENTLY TAKEN. FARMERS MOVE TO TOWN ''lnos Tillers of Soil Are Sending Sons West for Cheaper Land- Same Condition of Affairs in
 Indiana and Ohio.
FARMERS MOVE TO TOWN

washington, Oct. 19.-The census iillhois, announcement of which is expected within two or three weeks, VIII snow a decrease in rural popula- SOn' according to the prediction of ue census officials. who likewise an- uVlpate falling off in the rural pop an a'a'oh Of Indiana and Ohio, and pos s0iy other middle western states from sH,oh me returns will come in their slpnaueucal order The Michigan cen ss' when was given out in advance t O'ler states on account of the cleo su ia"s that were to be affected. sOSed .s marked falling off in many s. 'le counties. More recently, the m' a0.'eased showing in Missouri excited much comment
 n "edsons Given for the Decrease. n. "e'sohs given for the decrease in inn .afai sections of Illinois. the show.
 = '. which Is in prospect, are:
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-19

of wages is not being considered, in asmuch as the Missouri Pacific recent ly made three per cent increase.
 Machinists on the Missouri Pacific have been out of the railroads service since last May, when a general walk out was ordered.
 While l will not speak officially" conferees do not reach an agreement a general strike on the Missouri Pa cific undoubtedly will result"
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-19
MISSOURI PACIFIC STRIKE
Complete Tieup of System Is Planned Unless Terms Are Reached
 Within a Few Hours.

St. Louis, Oct 19.-A general strike of all union men employed by the Mis- souri Pacific is threatened if the rail- roads officials do not reach an agree ment with officers of the International Machinists' union. The conference is at the Southern hotel.
 B. F. Lamb, one of the business agents of the machinists' union, de- clared the organization was fighting to uphold one of its technical shop rules regarding shifts. The question
The Prescott daily news., 1910-10-19
CHURCH DISPUTE SETTLED
Question of Presbyterian Union in Arkansas Is Finally Decided by
 State Supreme Court.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct 19.-The state supreme court settled the ia nous Presbyterian church union case for Arkansas by denying a rehearing in the case of Sanders -Baggerly, in volving the question of legality of the union between the Presbyterian Church, U. s. A., and the Cumberland Presbyterian church, Property valued at $1,000, 0G0 was involved.
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lmpro ements in farm machinery.
CAPITAL STOCK, PAID UP, $35, ,000.G0
 SURPLUS, S15, ,000 %.

1mpro rements in farm machinery.
 Wealth of the farmers, who, with their large holdings, do not care to di- vide them into small farms, and who are sending their boys to the west to take up new land in the less settled regions.
 Drift to the Cities.
 The natural "city drift" about which so much has been said, also Is an ele- ment. but the experts think the true explanation lies in combination of the reasons given above. It Is pointed out that all the land in Illinois, practi- cally. now is occupied The improved farm machinery enables the farms to be worked without so much manual help as previously.
 Of course. the city increases will make the state as whole show sub stahtial growth.