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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09
Chicago, ILL.,, 9. augusta (August, 1910.

Ia tlanek. katcrega skrpucajo
in obelodaniio Sc nikdar ne gre.
Profit in zopet le profit je nero
daJen IA kapitalistiGnega Gasni-
karJa. To je najviSji in odloGilen
namen. Seve je radi konkurence
tezko vSelej doseGi ta namen. Ali
ua sreco neumnoSt Sc nj umrla.
Ilvila neumnoSt! Vriskajo kapita-
listiGni caSnikarji. Ako bi prina-
Sali znanstvene in izobrazevalne
clanke in Zahtevali od citateljev
wee premiSleka in paznosti pri Gi-
tanju. tedaj hi bankrotirali svo-
jimi hsti, pravijo kapitalisti.
Ljudstvo potrcbuie lahko hrano.
kakerSno lahko prebavi vsak po-
hleven in ponizen SpiSar. List mo-
ra biti interesanten. Ma Siroko
mora poroGati umorih. hudo-
delStvih, tclctu tremi glavami,
morski kaGi, morskih deklicah.
prinaSati mora romano a la Bera-
cove skrivnoSti it'd.
kakSna naGcla zastopajo kapi-
talistiGni li>ti? Nobcna! Zameriti
Sc no6ejo nikomur. Ogiblieio Sc
Spretno povedati nekai odlocne-
ga. Pri njih ne odlocajo nacela,
marvec brcmaGelnost.
lie slu6aju Strajka so odloGno
ma strani Svojih razrednih tovari-
Sev - kapitalistov. Ia navidezna
nacelnost Sc prikazeva vselej. ke-
dar gre "a kapitalisticne interese.
Ali tudi ia dozdevna naGelnost
jc posledica profita. Kapitalisti
plaGujejO in honoriraio mastno
usluge kapitalistiGnih Gasnikar-
jev. In ljudstvo pa eta te casni-
Ike in ne opazi. da ga kapitalistiG-
nj casnikarii vleccjo "a nos.
Ali kapitalisticne casnike ne
titajO lie Spisarji in nezayedni de
lavci. Citajo iih tudi nekateri "a
vedni in organizirani delavci. Ko-
liko casa SEE
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09
VSEM DELNICARJEM JUGO-
SLOVANSKE DELAVSKE
TISKOVNE DRUzBE.

Direktorij je sklenil ma zadnji
seji, da Sc pozovejo vsi delnicarji,
ki imajo delnice, da posljejo svo-
je delnice radi kontrole ma uprav-
niStvo Proletarca' Istotako po-
zivlje direktorij vse tiste, ki so
morda placali delnice, pa jih MISC
dobili, ola pismeno obvestijo tenn
upravniStvo "Proletarca."
Ia razglas je veljaven "a devet-
deset dni od tistega dine, ko sc je
razglasil. Po 90 dneh Sc bodo raz-
dale delnice B. vsem tistim, ki so
pla6ali delnice in upo$tevali Ia
razglas.
Po 90 dneh Sc bodo vse druge
delnice preklicale neveljavnim.
Veljavne bodo lie delnice B.
Delnicarji vpoStevajte ia raz-
glas, da sc kasnej$e ne bo nihce
izgovarjal, da nj vedel "a ia cd
lok direktorija, ce bo trpel Skodo.
Direktorij.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09
SIOVENCI V SYGAN, PA. IN
OKOLICI Poor.

Vsem, lli Sc hocejo vpisati v
SLOW soc. klub st. 10. naznanjam,
ola Sc vrse seize vsako tretjo ne
deljo mesecu. ZaCetek je OBJ 2.
uri popoludne.
Ma delavski prank Labor
day) dine s. sept. priredi klub We
liko veselico shodom. Ma shodu
bo govoril sodr. joe Zavertnik,
st. IL Chicago. Vspored priobcimo
kasneje.
Ia socializem
Louis Glazer, tajnik.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09
SISTEM.
(Poroeila kapitalisticnih listov.)

- Graftcrji privatnih sluz-
bah So tezje izmulucjo kakor pa
graftcrji Y iavnih >lulbah. ktere
navadno potaStijo Sc kakSno ma
grado. Nedavno so priSi ma sled
velikaaskim slepariiam podru-
zicni upravi Illinois Central ze-
leznice. ktera je nadzorovala po-
pravljanje vagonov. Mnogi urad-
niki so ukradli siStcmatituim po-
tom poldrugi million dolarjev.
Ira G. Rawn. predscdnik Mem
phiS Car Co.. kteri je ma sunni. da
i "dclil" drugimi grafterii, Sc
ie minuli tedcn uStrelil.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09
KAPITALISTICNA CASNISKA
PODJETJA.

kako maj poStane Gasnik zani-
mlv! To jc vpraSanje katerim
Sc bavlJo lastniki kapitalistiGnih
casnkov IN Nth placani vsluzbcn-
ci noe In dan.
Nil Je casopisje sredstvo "a W
g"Jo, lzobrazbo,ljudsko prosvcto ?
Mar Je prvoborec "a ljudsko svo-
bodo IN pravice? To je neumnost q!
pravl kapitallSt. kcdo je neki ia
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09

Y Bolgariji, XII Sc izraza ski
canju vScSlovanSkcga kongrcsa V
Sofiji.
;. lzreka ruSkcmu bojuioGemu
proictariatu kot noSitelju ruske re
volucijc, katerc interest MISC no.
bcni zvczi ncslavizmom ruske-
"a carizma in ruskoSlovanSkc bur
Ioaliir. Svojc najtoplciSc simpa-
tiic.
3. NaglaSa svojo popolno raz-
rcdno >olidarnost ruSliim in
vScm SlovanSkim prolctariatom.
t. Prot krvavi zaStavi ruskcga
ab>oIutizma in ruSko-Slovanskega
kap'taIizma dvigujc zaStavo zdru-
Iityc SlovanSkih narodov: Zastavo
Socializma.
>. Pozvilic dclavStvo BolgarSke.
da naStopa napram Sklicanemu
vc>lovanSkcmu kongrcSu i'm ma
pram baharijam "napredne". ra-
dIkaIu" i'm lirokovcStnc socialiStic-
Do" intelligence" popolnim zani-
ccyanjcm. da Sc cm tc>ncie zdru-
ii pod zaStavo Socialnc dcmokra-
cijc in da ncumorno nadaliuie
>yoi samoStalni boz proti ropar-
skim uHnruum ruSk,pp ahSnll-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09
SOCIALNA DEMOKRACIA IN
VSESLOVANSKI KONGRES.

' SoilJi Jc SoclaIno-dcmokra-
iIcna Stranka dine ;. julia Skllcaia
vcIlk Nhod, X Sc Jc baviI d vNrNlo-
ran>klm kongrcSom. P"rrtaIa sta
ma nJcm sodru"a BIagoJcv IN kir-
kov. Nhod Je p"trm >prrJcI SIcdc-
O." rcSoluciJo:
Iak0zNam n""NIaNH'm. pod cl-
Gar Za>taNo :" SkIlcUlc VScS.oVan-
SKI kongrcS Y S"tlJ. nc prlkazu-
Jr nc drugrga kak"r >taroznano
>redStlo ruShrga abNolutIzma -
NiayoillStNo. katcro Sc Jc pred
kratklm z"Pct oIlvIio ~ cIIJc pro
ir'VoluclJc n7 huNhrm ter IN me-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09
= Strokovnjaki, ki potuieio

zapadu 50 izjavili. da bodc zctcv
irtoS kot navadno bogata.
lzjava Strokovnjakov dokauic.
da 50 bila prcrokovania o Slabi Ic-
tint vSlcd Slanc in suSc. navadne
kapi'aliSticnc lali. XII so iih trosili
V >vet Spckulantic $ pScnico in
drugim Sadricm, da hi TEN lozic
zvrSlIl napad ma liudsllc zepc.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09

ouplIdll mas DouO dcnarJcm -
ki jc smodnik Y danaSniih gospo-
ddrskih bojih med kapitalisti in
dclavci - doklcr ne zmagamo vsi.
ne vzamemo zadnic kapitalisticnc
poStojankc, zadnic forte.
kapitaliSti so Spoznali kmalu.
da St ic tudi ia naklcp poncsretil.
Ali kapitaliSti ni>o odnchali; Sli
50 dalje. Po poSredovalcih dvo-
umncga znacaia so namiguili
glavncmu odboru L. VI. w. of \.
lzdruzenim amcriSkim prcmogar-
Jem) da so "a Spravo. allo 81 ma
10 odneha od zahtrv. li so jih
Sprcjeli zaStopnil,i organiziranih
premogarjev N drzavo Illinois ma
konvcnciji Y Peoria. Ill. Ia to va
do je pa prijcl Lewis. predScdnik
|. VI. w. OF y. in / MIN YES glav-
nj odbor. XII nj incl pravice vtila-
Ii So gospodarski boj med pre-
mogarji prcmogarSkimi kapita-
h>ti draw Illinois. doklcr ne
pokicejo organizirani prcmogarii
ma pomoc. Talloi so maSili ne
kakSnc poSrcdovalne predloge. Ma
vidcz kraSuc. Y reSnici pa tako
okovanc in zavitc. da hi dolgo-
trajni Straik konjal skorai brcz
pridobitev IA prcmogarje. Komai
ie Ia poSredoVaini Spak zagledal
bel dan. ze so pisali kapitalistic-
nj dnevniki: Najvecja zmaga or
ganiziranih dclavcev Y zgodovini
amcriSke rcpublike, katero .ie IL
vojeval prcdsednik Lewis [. NJ.
W. of \.
KapitaliStiGni dnevnilli so su-
geStirali nekai pa obratali. Orga-
niziram premogarii Y drzavi Hi
nois in njih odborniki so pa obr-
Mill. Rekli so: Vas predlog poi
de ma splo;no glasovanie. Stra aiku-
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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09
Straik premOgariev v
drzaVi Illinois.

blJe ma Stranl StraJku1oclh pre-
mogariev V drzavi Illinois. Odpr-
to moramo prizrati. da so odbor-
niki prcmogarske organizacije Y
DRAW Illinois dobri taktiCarji
To pOmcni, ia razumejo. kakO je
treba voditi boj proti zdruzeni ST.
Ii laStnikov premogokopov, ako
Sc hote izvojcvati zmago. Pa tudi
StrajkujoGi premogarji SO tenn
boju neomahljivi. trdno zahteva-
10, da laStnilli prcmogokopov pri-
znajo niih opraviccne zahteve in
predloge, ki jih .ie sprejela kon-
vencija premogarjev Peoria, Ill.
V zatetku boia So bill lastniki
premogokopov slozni Nobeden nj
hotel priznati zahtevc organizira-
nih premogariev. Ko so pa lastni-
ki premogokopov uvideh. da so
organizirani premogarji Slozni,
so prihaiali poSamezui izrekli,
da podpiSeio pogodbo Z organizi-
ranmi premogarji in tenn pri-
znajo zahteve in prcdloge, Xxi so
iih stavili in sprejeli zastopnilli
organiziranih premogarjev ma
ma konvenciii Y Peoria. Ill. Dru-
GIN oSabnim zakrkncnim premo-
garskim baronom pa poGetje njih
kapitalisticnih toyariScv nj bilo
vSec. Nekateri 50 imenovali svo-
ie tovariSe izdaiicc. drugi so pa
spet priporocali vtopiti jih kot
podgane reki Mississippi. Ali
te psovkr in groznjc MISC imele
vspeha. Stevilo trdovratnih ka-
pitalistov s. ie krGilo I vSakim
dnem.. Dan IN incm so posamezm
premogarski kapitaliSti izrekli.
da hoGejo mir organiziranimi
premogarii, in ia priznajo zahte
We organiziranih premogarjev ma
peoriSki konvenciii IN pravicne in
poStene.
Strah in trepet sta Sc naSelila
., e,
uuS"h %"N' l'Icl,i,' i'''''',N'' -
hogohoPo\. '"'li So Il" He '''
Ia dan. ko bodr moral zadnii pre-
mOearSNl oaron USr'~"l'I N'S''
jabollo: priznati bo moral zahte-
We organiliranih prcmogaricv. Gee
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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09
IL delaVSkega Sveta.

IL dOloxISEoUo cx1Oto
'oNNS" o'N
Po uradnem porocilu je med
kaznjenci zvelini kaznilnici V
Lcawensforth, Kans., najvcc ban
cnih klerkov in uradnikov. Zoret
dokaz, kako moralcn in poStenjaS-
ki jr scdanji sistcm profita in pri-'
vatncga lastniStva.
lem ic pred nekai Gasom obiskal
ncktcre premogarSke kraje Y
Pennsylvania. Informacije O po-
loIaju prcmogarjcv ic pa iskal Y
farovIih ondotnih naSclbin! V Ii
ste krajc, kicr So premogarii ma
StraJku. PA ditni Teddy nj sci.
/akal. to moI : konjskimi zobmi
Ie dobro We.
y st. LouiSu jc par entuziaiStoy
uStanovilo solo. Y ktcri Sc bodo
fantJr in dekleta "pripravliali -
~ dobcr in srrccn zakon { y. Pri-
porocamo SIovcnSkcmu fajmoStru
Y Chicagu. q. Sojariu. da mai brz
tia poIlje nckai Svojih novoporo-
- L.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09
VoiaSke begune !

FoJdohS DSS uHe IoNlJO
Ameriki kot ma ladiiah rodgane.
RazIika ie le ia: Ma ladiji dohi IA
vSako veto podgano mornar pet
ccntov: Spijon "a vbeglega ameri-
Skcga vojaka pa petdeset dollar
Jcv. Ako hi vlada imela vse tiste
vojakc, ki so pobegnili. hi Sc il ne
bilo trcha bait vojne Japonsko.
kcr jih nina. rekrutov pa tudi ne
dobi, razpisujc premije "a vojaS-
Ike begune.
Mlad slovcnski fant. XII 81 dr.
zavljan tc republike. ne hod pro
Stovoljno k vojakom. da ne hos
nckcga dneva begun, in da ne bo-
do na tvojo glavo razl isavali pre-
mijc. kot ie navadi IN medveda
In volkove start domovini.
" St. Louisu SO aretiraIi Stiri
Siromakc. ki so ukradl; V mesnici
ko>cck mesa. da hi Sc najedli do
Sitega. kcr jc pa med tcmi siro-
maxi eden Scdem Gevliev visok.
bo scdai kapitalisticno casopisie
piSalo ponoSno: "V st. Louisu "a
piraio velike in male tatovcN'
kdor bo pa vcrjcl tel kapitali-
StiGni vcSti, bo dobil ncbcsih
brclplaGcn scdcz prvc vrSte. Kdor
hoGc Pc sill y nchcSa, maj veriamc
kapitalisti5ncmu GaSorisiu. Pc
Snrti "a caka plaGilo. Po svoiih
zmoznoStih bo lahko pei giStcl ali
pa tclc6ii has Y zboru kerubinov
in Scrafinov. Ako cloveka caka ia
ka east po smrti, potcm ze mora
vcricti kapitaliSti5ne lazi.
Tclctji bas pa fistel sovrazijo
ma zcmlji. lior fuSata oba. V ncbe-
Sih jc pa vsc soglasiu: Sc kri-
stianSka lena, ki Sc ic dala tri-
krat loGiti zakonitim potom V
amcriSki rcpubliki.
40 let ic minolo. odkar ie
rimski parcz postal nczmotliiv.
nastala ic razburicnost, ko je ka-
toliSka ccrkcv lcta 1870 skozi va
tikanski koncil proglasila svcca-
no nezmotliivost papeza.
KatoliSki nadSkof StroSSmaycr.
dobro pomat med slovenskimi in
hrvatSkimi katoliki. nj veriel V
ia humbug. kcr je incl bolj zdra-
We mozgane kot papcz, njegovi
podrcpniki in nicgov dvor. Ako bi
StroSSmaycr ne zavzemal takrat
tako odliGno mcSto katoliSki
ccrkvcni organizaciji, hi GA bila
katoliSka rcrkcv izobGila kot kri-
vovcrca. Ali katoliSkc cerkvc s
papczcm ma Gclu ie bilo strah pred
Strossmayerjem, ker hi MIN
zgubila hrvatski narod. zaeno hi
Sc pa znizal tudi Pctrov vinar "a
''vbogcga" jctnika Vatiliam.
MogoGc ic Strossmaycr, Xxi je bill
talcntiran in dalckoviden Glovck,
nalaSc pozval papcza in njegovc
zajcduhe ma papcSkcm dvoru V
arcno TEN, da Sc je iziavil, da ie
papez pOdvrzen vscm zmotam kOt
vSak navadni Glovck. Hotel .ic
mogoce - to je ugibanjc - resiti
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09
LetO (VOl.) v.

Jugoslovane rimSko katoliSke YER
skc tiranijc.
In danes? Danes so SkOfje, ka-
noniki. zupniki in kaplani navad-
nj hlapci rimSkc kurije. Sramota!
"a inteligente, XII so Sest-
naJst let hodili Solo, pa smatra-
20 "a Svoicga glavarja cloveka,
katcrega SO kleceplazni ljudje
proglaSili nczmotliivim.
Well, tenn bo Sc kateri ured-
nlkov pisal Y "Proletarcu", pa ne
duhovnikom V start domovini,
marvec amcriSkim slovenskim du-
hoNnikom V Amcriki.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09

- Kako della dnglcSki kapital.
jc razvideti IL nasledniih Stcvilk.
Y prvi polovici leta 1910 so an
gleSki kapitalisti invcstirali 1SS
mlllJonoy funtov Stcrlingov (pri-
bllzno Stiri milijardc avstr. kron.)
Cd tcga kapitala ie Slo V koIoniie
90 milijonov: Y britsko Indijo "A
miIijonov; Avstriio 4. miliione:
V BoIgariio SO miliionov: v Ru-
SiJo 2.6 milijonoy: Y Turciio 1.3
mIlJonov: Ameriko Skorai &c
miIijonov: Y ARGENTINE s mill
Jonov: BraZiliio IL miliionov
it'd. it'd.
ker anglcSki kapitalisti le ta-
krat Rosodijo dcnar. &C. so gotovi.
da ne bodo zgubili mic, lahko "a
kljutimo, da je skorai YES svet. da
so dclavci vSega sveta podlozni
anglcSkim kapitali>tiGnim lenu-
HON.
To dejstvo pa dokazuje jasuo
kot bell dan. da so ma krivcm DO
tn tiSti, ki Sc loviio "a borzuazne
narodne fraze.
kapitalizem je mednaroden. ra-
dl tega je treba tudi mednarodno
nastopiti proti MENU.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09

p A ZITE!
~
ma stevilko " oklepaiu-
nj sc ma h ala polea va
sega naslova. prileplie-
mega spodai ali
ma ovitku. Ako 1S3)
ie stevilka
tedai vam prihodnjo
stevilko nasega lista po-
iece narocnina. Prosi-
mo ponovite 10 takoj.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1910-08-09

This paper Is devoted
10 the interests of tn o
working class. Work.
ers are entitled to ell
what tn ey produce.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-29

81 fell and sprained my arm
and was in terrible pain. I
could not use my hand or arm
without intense suffering until
a neighbor told me to use
Sloan's Liniment. The first
application gave me instant
relief and I can now use my
arm as well as ever."-MRs. II.
B. SPRINoER, oa1 Flora St,
Elizabeth, N. ].
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-29
REST AND PEACE
Fall Upon Distracted Households
Whom Cutloura Enters.

Sleep for skin tortured babies and
rest for tired. frstted mothers is found
In q hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
= gentle anointing with Cuticura Oint-
mont This treatment, in the major.
ity Of cases. affords immediate relief
in the most distressing forms Of itch
ing. burning. scaly, and crusted hu-
mors. eczema. rashes. innammauons.
irr1tations. and chafngs. Of infancy
and childhood. permits rest and sleep
to both parent and child. and points
to = speedy cure. when other remedies
fail WORKOUT and worried parents
will ind this pure, sweet and econom.
ical treatment realizes their highest
expectations. and may be applied to
tho youngest infants as well as chill
dren OF all ages. The Cuticura Rem
edies are sold by druggists every.
whore. Send to Potter Drug q Chem.
Corp, sole proprietors. Boston. Mass :,
for their free 32-page Cuticura Book on
tho care and treatment Of skin and
scalp Of infants, children and adults.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-29

uIo NV oPSdh again uAIil
the Cannonball to stop at the sta
ton. Even then 1t was only a per-
functory remark. He went through
the gate with me, and with FIVE min
utes to spare, we lounged and smoked
in the train shed. My mind had slid
away from my surroundings and had
wandered to polo pony that
couldn't afford and intended to buy
anyhow. Then Mcknight shook off
his taciturnity.
For heavens sake, don't look so
martyred." he burst out; 81 know
you've done all the travelling this sum-
mer. l know you're missing a game
tomorrow. But don't be a patient
mother; confound it, l have to go to
Richmond on Sunday. IL want to
see girl"
"Oh, don't mind me-" l observed
politely. Personally, wouldn't
change places with you. What's her
name-North? South?"
West" he snapped Don't try to
be funny. And all l have to say,
Blakeley, is that If you ever fall in
love l hope you make an egregious
ass of yourself"
In view of what followed, this came
rather close to prophecy.
The trip west was without incident.
l played bridge with furniture deal
er from Grand Rapids, a sales agent
for Pittsburg iron firm and young
professor from an eastern college. l
won three rubbers out of four, finished
what cigarettes Mcknight had left
me and went to bed about one o'clock
1t was growing cooler. and the rain
had ceased. Once, toward morning,
wakened with start, for no apparent
reason, and sat bolt upright. had
an uneasy feeling that some one had
been looking at me. the same sensa-
tion | had experienced earlier in the
evening at the window. But l could
feel the bag with the notes, between
me and the window, and with my arm
thrown over 1t for security, l lapsed
again into slumber. Later, when
tried to piece together the fragments
of that journey, l remembered that
my coat which had been folded and
placed beyond my restless tossing.
had been rescued in the morning from
heterogeneous tumble of blankets,
evening papers and cravat, had been
shaken out with profanity and doIned
with wrath. At the time, nothing oc-
CURED to me but the necessity OF
writing to the Pullman Company and
asking them If they ever travelled in
their own cars. even formulated
some of the letter.
was more cheerful after had had
cup of coffee in the Union station
1t was too early to attend to business,
and l lounged in the restaurant and
hid behind the morning papers, As l
had expected. they had got hold of my
visit and its object. On the first page
was a staring announcement that ne
forged papers in the Bronson case
had been brought to Pittsburg. I'm
derneath. a telegram from Washing
ton stated that Lawrence Blakeley of
Blakeley & Mcknight had left for
Pittsburg the night before, and that,
owing to the approaching trial of the
Bronson case and the illness of John
Gilmore, the Pittsburg millionaire,
who was the chief witness for the
prosecution, it was supposed that the
visit was intimately concerned with
the trial.
l looked around apprehensively.
There were NO reporters yet In sight.
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baptism and vaccination. Whoever
wants them will have to steal my coat
to get them"
We'll, l would move them, If l were
you. Somebody in the next house
was confoundedly anxious to see
where you put them. Somebody right
at that window opposite
| scoffed at the idea, but neverthe-
less l moved the papers, putting them
in my travelling bag, well down at the
bottom. Mcknight watched me un-
easily.
81 have a hunch that you are going
to have trouble" he said, as l locked
the alligator bag "Darned If I like
starting anything important on Fri
day"
you have a congenital dislike to
start anything on any old day." l re-
torted, still sore from my lost Sat
urday. And If you knew the owner
of that house as do you would know
that if there was any one at that
window he is paying rent for the
privilege"
Mrs Klopton raped at the door
and spoke discreetly from the hall.
Did Mr.. Mcknight bring the even
ing paper?" she inquired.
Sorry. but didn't. Mr.. Klopton."
Mcknight called. THE subs won.
three to nothing" He listened, grin
ming, as she moved away with little
irritated rustles Of her black silk
gown
finished my packing, changed my
collar and was ready to go. Then
very cautiously we put out the light
and opened the shutters. The win
dow across was merely deeper black
in the darkness. 1t was closed and
dirty And yet, probably owing to
Richey's suggestion, | had an un-
easy sensation of eyes staring across
at me. The next moment we were at
the door, poised for flight.
Wen have to run for It," said in
& whisper. "She's down there with
a package of some sort, sandwiches
probably. And she's threatened me
with overshoes for a month. Ready
Eow!"
had a kaleidoscope view of Mrs.
Klopton in the lower hall. holding out
an armful of such travelling impedi-
menta as she deemed essential, while
beside her. Euphemia, the colored
housemaid. grinned over a white
wrapped box.
"Awfully sorry-no time-back Sun
day." painted over my shoulder. Then
the door closed and the car was NOV
ing away
Mcknight bent forward and stared
at the facade of the empty house next
door as we passed. 1t was black.
staring, mysterious, as empty build
ings are apt to be.
I'D like to hold a post-mortem on
that corpse of house." he said
thoughfully. by George. I've a no
ton to get out and take look"
Somebody after the brass pipes"
l scoffed House has been empty for
q year"
With one hand on the steering
wheel Mcknight held out the other for
my cigarette case. Perhaps" he
said; but don't see what she would
want with brass pipe"
"A woman!" laughed outright
you have bean looking too hard It
the picture in the back of your watch.
that's all. There's an experiment like
that. II you stare long enough"
But Mcknight was growing sulky;
he sat looking rigidly ahead, and he
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An ExactInq Personaae

II suppose you find life easier
goner
Nope" replied Farmer Corntossel;
we're workin' an worryin' Just as
much as ever tryin' to keep the hired
man contented."
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-29

Mrs. Wlnnow's Soothing Syrup.
Tor children tsethng softens he gums reduces In
AoanAlloA naJs paln cures Wind ooIio. No botiiA
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-29

Tho Family 0rowIer.
why are you weeping. little boyf-
II broke de pitcher"
split milk"
"G'wani Dis wuz beer."-Louis-
vile CourterJournaL
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Anything left to be done at your
leisure seldom gets done-S. Martin.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-29
Important to Mo,nsre

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and sec that 1t
siss.sar. ss.'a &c ., &X2ZzZ0
In Use For Over 30 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.