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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21

simply an unfortunate affair for
which no one person or body OF per
sons should be held directly respon-
sIble. However, Hartford people
hope to be forgiven and are ready to
make amends in any way "old Vet
eran" may suggest.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21

George Gould, of the New York
family of multi-millionaires of that
name, predicts Democratic victory all
over the country and the winning of
Congress by the Democrats. He lays
the anticipated result to the high
cost of living, caused in a great
measure by the tariff.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21
CRITICISING THE COURT
COMPARISON OF A MATTER
Bryan's Commoner says:

Does any one recall the indigna-
ton, real or feigned, with which the
Republican editors and Republican
leaders attacked the Democratic plat
form in 1896 on the ground that it
criticised the Supreme Court? How
mild that criticism was, compared
with the censure pronounced by Mr..
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21

The recent overwhelming victory
of Senator Lafollette can be taken as
nothing other than a clear-cut and
direct reputation of President Taft
and his policies, by the people of
Wisconsin.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21

Roosevelt at Denver. After this the
Republicans will have to admit that
the Democrats were wen within
proper limit in what they said of the
income tax decision.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21

Those who become proficient at
wearing the hobble skirt will be in
fine trim for the sack race at the
Iext county fair.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21

II Teddy has actually set out to
dodge all the corrupt politicians in
his own party, he will need spikes In
the heels of his boots to keep him
from slipping at many abrupt cor
ners.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21

What to DO i'm Case of Accident.
If skin Is broken apply DR.. Bells
Anti-Pain at once and the wound will
heal quickly and never get sore. Used
and externally. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21

The Hartford Republican seems to
think il has discovered a mares nest
wrapped up in a newspaper by find
ing an editorial paragraph Of the
same import and phraseology in both
The Herald and the greensboro In
quirer. For years it has been GUS
tomary for newspapers of the same
political faith 10 use some syndicate
stuff sent out from headquarters and
the Republican has not only used one
paragraph, but dozens Of columns OF
It, without change, and it cannot
truthfully deny it. II should not in
vite rocks at its own glass house.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21

Caleb Powers says that his nomi-
nation over Congressman Edwards is
a vindication Of his connection with
the assassination Of Governor Goe-
bel, and he proposes TO fight his way
through till election day on the same
hypothesis. Powers connection with
the murder of Mr.. Goebel was con-
yincing and conclusive and he has
never yet been indicated by the law.
The Republicans Of Kentucky nor Of
his own district cannot afford to send
him TO Congress upon such plea.
II they do, it will be their downfall.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21

What could have caused the polit-
zeal revolution in the rock-ribbed
State of Maine which brought it out
from Republican shackles? Surely
It must have been something extraor-
binary to cause Maine Republicans
TO desert their party even for one
election. In looking for the chief
cause, one could hardly avoid the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill, which is
thorn in the side Of the Republican
party these days.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-09-21

Just at present the Democrats Of
Kentucky have a question in front
of them slightly aside from who will
be our next nominee for Governor,
and that is the race for Congress in
the different districts. Let US first
give our Congressional nominees
rousing majorities, and then turn
our attention 10 the coterie Of ex-
cellent gentlemen who are aspirants
for the gubernatorial nomination.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08

bottle, Mrs, Watson was fixing tray
to be sent in to NE. and when l asked
her about Rosie she confirmed her
absence.
She's not here" she said; but I
would not think much OF that. Miss In
mes. Rosie is a pretty young girl,
and perhaps she has sweetheart. It
will be a good thing if she has The
maids stay much better when they
have something like that to hold them
here
Gertrude had gone back to her
room, and while | was drinking my
cup OF hot tea, Mr.. Jameson came in.
We might take up the conversation
where We left of an hour and a half
ago" he said. But before we go on,
want to say this: The person who
escaped from the laundry was WON,
an with a foot of moderate size and
well arched. She wore nothing but
a stocking on her right foot. and. in
spite of the unlocked door, she es,
capped by the window"
And again l thought of Gertrude's
sprained ankle. Was it the right or
the left?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08

&c EvERAL times recently, when
y the name of the American ex-
neutrality-suspicious. has been men
toned. / have been asked: You've
heard the dog story. Of eourse?'" says
Joe Mitchell Chapple in the National
magazine.
Il like to hear all the variations On
dog stories, so asked. Which dog
stoFy?'
That one, you know. that Buffalo
Bill tells about Roosevelt hunting
bears in Colorado. It seems that he
hired a man and dog, but neither
seemed TO be very successful In get
ting him the desired bear. At last he
lost patience and inquired: Isn't
there a good dog to be had in this
country"
oh, yes-SmIth down below here
has the best bear dog in the noun
tains.'
Well. go down and get him. urged
the presidential hunter. Let's see if
We can't have some sport with a bear
Smith won't hire his dog
Tell Smith to come along and Join
the party for hire or On any terms he
likes The story runs that the guide
departed and returned with report
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08
Senate 'Chair" Calls Himself to Order

atnT Bacon was going to speak. was
engaged in conversation with his col
leagues. Senator Keau of New Jersey
was also talking to Senator Warren OF
Wyoming Senator Bacon wanted &c
get the attention OF the senator from
Vermont before speaking on his bill
and hesttated q moment, which Sens.
tor Curtis took as a sign for him &c
get busy. So he began pounding that
little marble cube until the senats
chamber fairly rang BY the time he
had worn of . little sharp edge the
senator from Vermont sat Up and tuuk
notice, and Senator Kean OF New Jer
sey woke up and returned TO his seat
Finally Senator Bacon, who was get
ting pretty hot under the collar ana
pretty red in the neck and face, man
aged to make his voice heard Mr.
President" he said, I did not seek
the attention of the senator from New
Jersey When Ecu had secured tbs
attention of the senator from Vermont
was satisfied and was ready to pro
coed. but you kept On banging the
gavel so that it was impossible for
me to begin now yield the floor
Senator Curtis. who Is nothing if not
polite. with a merry twinkle in his
black eyes. apoIogized for his indus
exertions with the ivory cube. and
said; The chair win now come &C
order The senator from Georgia is
reeogniEed-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08

ately the shot was fired. Now. Miss
Innes. here is the'strange part of that
Mr.. Armstrong had no key with him
There was no key in the lock, or on
the floor. In other words, the evil
dence points absolutely to this: Mr.
Armstrong was admitted to the house
from within"
1T is impossible" I broke in Mr.
Jameson. do you know what your
words Imply? Do you know that
you are practically accusing Gertrude
Innes of admitting that MANI"
Not quite that" he said with his
friendly smile, In fact. Miss Innes.
am quite certain she did not But
as long as learn only parts of the
truth, from both you and her, what
can do? know you picked up some
thing in the flower bed; you refuse
to tell me what it was. I know Miss
Gertrude went back TO the billiard
room to get something. she refuses TO
say what You suspect what happened
to the cuff-link. but you won't tell me
So far, all / am sure of is this: [ do
not believe Arnold Armstrong was the
midnight visitor who so alarmed you
by dropping-shal We say. a golf
stick? And | believe that when he
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08
iii CIRCULAR STAIRCASE

surprised II they wake up some morn
ing and find their throatg cut"
After which carefully yelled sar.
casm Liddy relapsed into gloom. War
ner came in then with a handful OF
small tools. and Mr.. Jameson went
WIN MIN to the basement. Oddly
enough, ] was not alarmed. With all
my heart ! wished for Halsey, but /
was not frightened. At the door he
was to force Warner put down his
tools and looked at 1t. Then he
turned the handle Without the slight.
est difhculty the door opened, reveal,
ing the bIackness Of the drying room
beyond!
Mr. Jameson gave an exclamation
OF disgust. 'Gone!" he said. Con
found such careless work, I might
have known"
IL was true enough. We got the
lights on finally aud looked all
through the three rooms that con.
stltuted this wing of the basement.
Everything was quiet and empty. An
explanation of how the fugitive had
escaped INJURY was found in heaDed-
up basket Of clothes under the chute,
The basket had been overturned, but
that was all. Mr.. Jameson examined the
windows; one was unlocked, and Of
fered an easy escape The window or
the door? Which way had the fugi-
tive escaped? The door seemed most
PROBABLE and hoped it had been so.
l could not have borne, just then, to
think that it was my poor Gertrude
We had been bounding through the
darkness, and yeti had met Ger
trude not far from that very window.
l went upstairs at last, tired and
depressed. Mrs. Watson and Liddy
were making tea in the kitchen. In
certain walks Of life the tea pot is the
refuge in times Of stress, trouble or
sickness; they give tea to the dying
and they put it in the baby's nursing
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08

1T Is quite against all the rules Of
L prCprfeCy to make a noise in the
United States senate. even with the
little bit of an ivory cube which the
president OF the senate once in awhile
touches gently upon the marble desk
70 call the attention of the senators to
some little thing
Senator Charles Curtis Of Kansas,
The only aboriginal American who ever
SAL in q senatorial chair. vas presiding
in the senate the other day, having
graduated over there from the house
AS is well known, the gaveIs on the
speakers desk in the house do not last
very long. One session usually spIint-
ers them Even If they were made OF
cast iron they would wear out, and on
Senator Curtis presiding hangs a
tale.
Senator Bacon of Georgia. grave.
dignifed and somewhat dictatoriaI.
was trying TO address the senate.
Senator Dillingham; Of Vermont. who
had the hill in charge apon which Sea-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08

scratched the stalrczse-you ace 4
know about that-If this visitor was
a woman, why should not the same
woman have come back the foifovfug
night, met Mr., Armstrong On the cir.
cular staircase, and In alarm shot
him.
II was man." reiterated. And
then, because could think OF m 9TH
eF reason for my statement, I toId
him about the pe-rl cuff-Ifnk. He zag
intensely interested.
VIII you give me the link" he said
when finished. "or, at least. let me
see 1t? consider it a most iupor.
tant clew."
Won't the description dor"
Not as well as the original"
Well, I'm very sorry," I said as
calmly as / could, 1.-The thing ia
lost. lit must have fallen out of
a box On my dressing table"
Whatever hs thought OF my expIa-
nation, and I knew he doubted ii he
made no sign. He asked me to de-
scribe the fink accurately, and 7 did
so, while he glanced at a list he took
from his pocket.
One set monogram cuf-linkg," he
read, ''one set plain pearl links, one
set caf-ltnks, woman's head get with
diamonds and emeralds. There is no
mention Of such a link as you de-
scribe, and yet, If your theory is right,
Mr.. Armstrong must have taken back
in his cuffs one complete cun-link, and
half, perhaps, Of the other"
The idea was new to me. II It had
not been the murdered man who had
entered the house that night, who
had it been?
There are number of strange
things connected with this case the
detective went on. Miss Gertrude
Innes testified that she heard some
one fumbling with the lock, that the
door opened, and that almost immedi-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08
CHAPTER VIIG.
The other Half of the Link,

RHG NAAtSF TAU u NNG LINK
Miss Inues," the detective began.
what is your opinion Of the figure
you saw on the east yeranda the nisht
you and your maid were in the house
alone?"
1t was woman" said positively.
And yet your maid afirms with
equal positiveness that it was a man. +"
Nonsense. / broke in. "Liddy
had her eyes shut-she always shuts
them when she's frightened"
And you never thought then that
the intruder who came later that
night might be a woman-the woman
in fact, whom you saw on the veran-
DAP
Il had reasons for thinking il was
a man." l said. remembering the pearl
euff-link.
Now We are getting down to bust,
ness. What were your reasons for
thinking that?'
hesitated.
If you have any reason for beliey.
ing that your midnight guest was Mr..
Armstrong. other than his visit here
the next night, You ought to tell me
Miss Innes, We can take nothing for
granted. If. for instance, the iutru-
der who dropped the bar and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08

WASHTNGTON.-Experience under
w the family desertfon and non
support law in Washington has proved
that it is possible to bring deserving
husbands to time and make them sup
port their families, however much
they may want to skip out and leave
wives and children to shift for them
selves
Punishment in itself profits nobody.
The law aims not TO punish but 10 Sc
sure support The man decides
whether he viii work in confinement
or cut Of it. and Judge William. H. De
Lacy Of the Juvenile court sees that be
does work in one way If he will not In
he other
When q man brought up for non.
support promises to furnish fl he Il
put on probation. and ordered to pay
Z specified amount Of his wages each
Saturday night at the police station
nearest ais home. The sergeant turns
the money over to the juvenile court,
and then the wife gets 1t in full On
Monday morning. her pay day. The
money Is pretty safe here, and the
plan heads OF many Saturday night
spree. The man is kept at work,
which is a mighty good thing Of itself,
and the family Is kept together.
Men who are not willing to furnish
support under this arrangement and
those who default in payment or de.
seEt a second time are promptly sent
To the WorEhouss. There they are
made up into gsngs and put to work
in Rock Greek park where Mr.. Roose
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08
Col. Roosevelt in a New Dog Story

Of uon-success- Mr.. Ro0seyelt's fuuz-
ttence took on q tingH OF Fexation, and
he went himself to secure the ada
mantine Smith and his valuable dog.
This IS Mr.. Smith. l understand
you have fine bear dog. Mr.. smfthg'
Nome better In the Rockies, was
the assurance
Can't I hire him or buy hInE
He amt for hire and wouldn't
sell that dog for no price ycu could
offer.
Wen, won't you come with the
dog-aElow me to hire both you and
the dog?'
No. amt hirin' cut now. l got
to go after bacon and -four and some
more things my folks wants for the
house
Report has It that President Rocse
EsIt felt > Uife nettIad at the mans
obstinacy-
Look here he said. do ron know
who ann
mo, don't knov-whats the
oddsT
7 am Theodore Roosevelt, presf
dent of the United States. A pause tc
await the desired effect and yielding.
Smith dexterousIy deposited some
tobacco juice on the ground Just
beyond the presidents nearest hunting
boot.
Well he said, slowly, I don't
care if you are Booker T. Washington.
you can't hire my dog
And all the little innocent bears
went to bed happy that night glad
they had escaped Smiths dog"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08

EDESTRIANS who are out Drawing
L the disagreable weather. and who
happened to be in the vicinity OF the
New willard hotel in Washington lie
Gently. were struck with wonder whec
they saw the upper portion Of the he
tel obscured by 4 rapidly moving
cloud
And the moving mass which created
ali this Jement-excitement within
as we'll as without the hotel-proyet
to be & flock of swallows gone astray
In their aerial flight Within the hotel
no end OF trouble and Inconvenience
were experienced. for many OF the
birds few in through the open win
dows and were Ousted with = great
deal of difficulty,
The feathered cloud went Rstray.
probably through the miscalealstion Of
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08

The distinction of first appointing a
woman postmaster does not belong to
America. nor is the employment of
women in the postal service new
idea. As early as I54S a woman post
master was appointed to look after
the mails of Brafne lie Comte, an i'm
portant town of France. In the try
ing times of the Thirty Years War
the principal office in the postal serE-
Ice Of Europe was held by a woman.
Alexandrine de Rue, From 1923 to
1876 she was in charge of the mails
of the German empire the Neither
lands, Burgundy and Lorraine She
was known as 3 master general OF
the mails. In America. Elizabeth
Harvey was the first to hold place
in the postal department. She had
charge of the letters in Portsmouth.
n. FL. in the beginning OF the seven
tesnth century. 4 half century after
ward Lydia Hill was placed in charge
of the post once in Salem, Mass.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08
Furnishing Wife Deserters in Nations Capital

Welt when president used TO take his
afternoon gaIICp They have a hard
days work in the open air. with good
food, and for this TIE law requires the
government TO pay 50 cents a day TO
the wives. as for any government en-
ploye. The work In the park would
cost $50 . day If not done By prison
ers. so one dollar Is left to pay for
boarding and guarding the men, after
the wages have been taken cut Con-
grsss appropristes $4,000 q year for
this purpose.
1t pays 10 do SO. man who can get
out at any time win not work long in
this way Last rear only one man out
Of nine had to he sent to the work
house, and he got out after an average
Of six weeks. The government paid
$3.50 for work, but the men outside
earned s3S, 819-65. which was collected
by the police and paid to the families
through the juvenile court
Beyond the money vaIae Of the Ia
Dor, however, is the moral eject Of
the work and its compensation on the
man In his relations to his family. In
stead OF escaping the punishment
which he deserves. and SO falling to
realize that he has done wrong. the
issue ia sguareIy made and the work
house sentence. If inflicted, reveals his
conduct to him in its true character
Many men have reformed after this
experience, and IL is due in large part
to the compensation provided that the
Judge is able 10 infict the punishment
without hesitation where he thinks il
necessary.
Judge Delays execution Of the law
! is effective because 1t IL certain. Fam
| fly desertion Is . misdemeznor or a
felony in almost every state and Is
punishable with lard labor in many.
But to punish the man in Jail the Judge
must also punish his wife and children
by cutting on his wages
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08
Washington Hotel Is Stormed By Birds

the leaders. and when 4 few Of them
flying too low. went in the direction OF
the hotel windows. the rest followed
like flock OF misguided sheep PeIL
nell they struck against the roof AMI
upper windows. and where the win
dows were open. IN they few and
round and round thz rooms. But the
seroplane landing On the Willard is
not in commission vet and the hotel
management o5. S'ted strenuousIy tc
any attempt # guests to enter by
means Of tie rooS
Accordingly = corps of hotel en-
pioyes, Including al the volunteers
who csuZd be pressed into service
made fur the upper chambers OF the
IostsIry and swtShed and switched
the winged visitors out OF doors, some
dead and some alive
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08
The Knife.

Rita" the English novelist, said
luncheon at the Colony club OF
ashington that she thought there
f-ere too many surgical operations In
/ merica
And now" she went on, they
| ave proved at the Rockefeller insti
lite that the heart can be operated
Y, and men prophesy that heart OPP,
atoms will be as common in the fu.
re as operations on the appendix
ar me!
Tt all makes me think OF a poor,
mid creature lying in a sick bed.
his weakling dreaded the thought OF
aarp knives cutting through his ten.
err flesh, and to the grim surgeon
ending over him he said; . -
Doctor, is it absolutely necessary
, operator
emo; but it's customary the
aurgeon answered"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08
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rtt antss lnnes, spinster and guardian OF
G 1eL .i.u0e and Halsey, established sgrarnsT
neadqlarters at Sunnyside. Amidst nu.
~ sF9 2gB diflculties the servants deserted
~, ~ Mlss lnnes locked Up for the night,
S s. was startled by a dark figure. on fFle
,,t t;aIloa. Sne passed terrible night,
ThiCt was hiied with unseenly noises.
~ me morning Miss Innes found a
orange hnk cuff. button in a clothes
mdirhIpGr. Gertrude and HaIsey arrived
"Ita JACK Bailey. The house was awak-
g me, py q revolver shot. strange man
+ ~ FOUND round shot to death In the hall
~ proved to be the body Of Arnold Arm
strong strong. whose banker father owned the
country house. Miss Innes found Hal
Teys revolver 90 the lawn. He ana Jack
Eai!ey had disappeared The INK cuff
outtnh mysteriOusIy disappeared De-
5EecttFe Jameson and the coroner arrived.
Yer Irude revealed that she was engaged
70 JACK Bailey, with whom she had
saIEed in the billiard room a few mo-
,nIents before the murder Jameson told
saiss lines that she was hiding evidence
from him. He imprisoned an intruder in
"a empty room. The prisoner escaped
doWn a laundry chute. It developed that
ne Intruder was probably a woman
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08
INJURED ONLY ONE SUITE
<stom Of King and Queen Of Italv
Astonished Their Hostess In
French Capital.

Xavier Paoli, in his "reminiscences
the King and queen Of Italy, teIls
le following story of their visit to
n .aris:
NJ The authorities, conforming To
hapyal usage, had considered It the
uroper thing to prepare two distinct
ynadl1tes OF rooms, one for the king and
me Tor the queen, separated by an
normous drawing room. Great was
9ur surprise when. on the following
A1orning, the rumor ran through the
preign office that the kings bedroom
lad remained untenanted. Had he
Ound 1t uncomfortable? Did he mt
Ike the room? Everyone began to
ne anxious, and It was felt that the
saystery must be cleared I'd. l.
NeIderefore, went TO one of the officers
~ the royal suite, took him aside, and,
ard 1ile talking of other things tried
sskin question him as to the kings i'm.
mucEssions.
Vege' Is his majesty pleased with his
EDWartments?
~ w Delighted
nonni Was there anything wrong with
dread hsdtihs arrangements? Or per.
mygtps the king does not care for the
ton provided for his majesty's use?"
ame On the contrary. believe his ma
gnn VIIty thought everything perfect
sahla Alas! | felt that my hints were
FoIsunderstood. | must needs speak
Vege,re directly. Without further cir
and hmlocution, | said:
fol y The fact is, it appears that the
aDm 5g did not deign to occupy his apart
yaiuggTnts.'
Tf The officer looked at me and
abOUiled.
tai But the king never leaves the
Lyneen! he exclaimed. With us, mar.
80 ID couples seldom have separate
Pms, unless they are on bad terms
md that Is not the case here!'"