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Putnam patriot., 1910-05-13

AAa Court of Probate Held al Putnam "A Conn, within and tor the district os Putnam
 on the sist day of April, 1910.
 Present Edward q. Wright. Judgc. nn motion Of Frederick W. StwArds AuWintes traior an the intestate estatr ef William LAwt0a late of Putnam within said distrtct, deoenned. This Court doth decree that six months pe et-
 lowed and limited for tho creditors of sAid estaeo to exhibit their claims against the same to VI Aamtustrator ant directs that public n0ttee - given of this order sy advertising te q newspaper having circulation tn said dtstrtrls
 and by posting copy h.<-eof an the paonc es9n post in said town of Putnam.
 lib EDWARD e. Whl0Hi<S114Ss
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-13

ArA COURT OFPRuBATE HOLDEN AT "A Putnam within and fov the dlssytse of Putnam on the 6th dny Os May. A. D. ip1o Prssset. Edwsrd e. wnskt, Esq.. jedes On motion Of Frederick VI. hrwssd. sad@lntn- trasor on fhs fntenfats estate of samuel HAs(0 late of Putnam within axid district. deceas<4. This Court doth decree that six months be ~. lowed snd limited fCr the crudltcrs cf antd e. tate to exhibit their clslms sgatust tho sarne to the Admipstrntor and 6sscts that public uGetCe bs slyep of thln order py sdveFtistnE tn eeWs. pAprY havlpa e1rcaiaitop in add district. en4 by posting copy thereof on the public sten.ppat in said town Of Putnam nearest tho pinco where the deceased last dwelt- Ceftidess from Record. ia-2t EDWARD3. WRIGHT. JodGos A Court Of Probate holden nt Woodstoen, "A within snd for the district of Wo0datock on the a6th day Of April. A.. 1910.
 Present. clArence H FhiId, Judge On motion Of Ysrnon $, Wsathsre'i ef keee Woodstock, Connecticut. administrator With will annexed on the testate estate of AlWirH Wright late of Woodstock within said .disfrlets deceased.
 This court doth decree that six months from date hereof bu allowed and limited for tho e. ditars of satd estate to exhibit their ctalWe agalnst fhs same tuthe sdmiuihffatnriapd directs that pubc notice be given Of this order ny advertising iu ( ne eW spnpar pubiished ip Putnam haying acireuiation fn sssid district. and by post ing q copy thereof on tne public sign p0s8 In said town of Woodstosk nearest the .plnoo where the deceased last dwsit
 Certified from Record,
 fs-W Clesrnce q. Child. Jud9o
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-13
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For Sale.

40 shares Preferred and 70 shares Common Stock of the Toquima Mlu- ing Company. Inquire at the Patflce Office. IT
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-13
His Whit to America.

Edward VII. was the only persoa to occupy the British throne who has vis- lied the United States- Al the young Prince of wales in ls00 he mads tour of Canada At ths invitation oE President Buehanan he extended his visit b the United seatss and was fss-
Putnam patriot., 1910-05-13
For Sale.

Best equipped restaurant inWehster, NJ lass. located near the railroad station Mill earn over SI2OO. Must be closed out at once to settle claim. B0x 32l, Webster. l8-lD
The Tupelo journal., 1910-01-28
Advice Given by Puck to New York
Doctors Who Are Not Too Well
Off Financially.

American Medicine says that the
economic problems of the practicing
physician are daily becoming more Sc
rious, and that 60 per cent. of the ply
sicians in New York are not earning
$1,000 a year. 1t says there is trou-
Bile somewhere and finds some of it
in 'the too rapid growth of special
ism. beyond all needs and demands"
There or whereabouts, we guess. is
the main trouble. Most families can
afford a family doctor to tell them
what's the matter and what to do, but
comparatively few families a af-
ford a doctor who must ask some 9TH
doctor what ails them. and then
call in a third or fourth to do some
thing. 1t is not that all the doctors
may not be amply worth their fees,
but that the families have not got the
money to divide among SO many. Fiji
teen hundred dollars is not an Excess
sive doctors bill for sc simple an
event as a new baby In a moderate
ly well-to-do New York family. Elder
" people who are out of the habit of
babies, can often afford such q
fee and would cheerfully pay it If they
had occasion. But rash young people,
who are the ones who have the babies
when there are any, can't possibly pay
for their at that rate. And they don't,
The Tupelo journal., 1910-01-28
CHAPTER ".

Without offending Mr.. Van Torp,
Lady Maud managed lot to e him
again for some time, and when he un-
derstood, as he soon did, that this was
her wish, he made no attempt to force
himself upon her. She was probably
thinking over what he had said, and
in the end she would exert her in
fluence as he had begged her to do.
He was thoroughly persuaded that
there was nothing unfair in his pro-
posal and that, when she was con-
WINGED that he was right, she would
help him.
But when he had taken the first
step towards accomplishing his pur-
pose, he was very much at a loss as
to the next, and he saw that he had
never undertaken anything SO diff
cult since he had ~reorganized the
Nickel Trust. trebled the stock,
cleared a profit of thirty millions and
ruined nobody but the smallfry, who,
of course, deserved it on the principle
that people who cannot keep money
ought not to have any. Some unkind
newspaper man had then nicknamed
it the Brass Trust, and had called him
Brassy Van Torp; but it is of no use
to throw mud at the Golden Calf, for
the dirt soon dries to dust and falls
off, leaving the animal as beautifully
shiny as ever. a..
Mr.. Van Torp did not quite e how
ha pOuId immediately aDD1v the force
of money to further his plans with
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SYNOPSIS.

Baraka, a Tartar girl. became enamored
of a golden bearded stranger who was
prospecting and studying herbs in the
vicinity of her home in central Asia, and
revealed to him the location of a mine
of rubies hoping that the stranger would
love her in return for her disclosure.
They We're followed to the cave by the
girls relatives, who blocked up the en-
trance, and drew off the water supply,
leaving the couple to die. Baraka,s cousin
Saad. her b~etrothed, attempted to climb
DOWN a cliff overlooking the mine; but
the traveller shot him. The stranger was
revived from a water gourd Saad car
ried, dug his way out of the tunnel, and
departed, DESERVING the girl and carrying
a bag of rubies. Baraka gathered all the
gems she could carry, and started in pur-
suit. Margaret Donne (Margarita da
Cordova), a famous prima donna, became
engaged in London to Konstantin Lo-
gotheti. a wealthy Greek %financier. Her
intimate friend was Countess Leven.
known as Lady Maud, whose husband
had been killed by a bomb in st. Peters
burg; and Lady Maud's most intimate
friend was Rufus Van Torp, an Amer1-
can. who had been a cowboy in early
life. but had become one of the richest
men in the world. Van Torp was in love
with Margaret, and rushed to London as
soon as he heard of her betrothal. He
offered Lady Maud s., 600 for her pet
charity If she would aid him in winning
the singer from Logotheti. Baraka APP
preached Logotheti at Versailles with
rubies to sell. He presented a ruby to
Margaret
The Tupelo journal., 1910-01-28
EPIDEMIC OF ITCH IN WELSH
VILLAGE

Elm Dowlais, South Wales, about ff-
teen years ago, families were strick-
en- wholesale by a disease known as
the itch. Believe me, it is the most
terrible disease of it's kind that l
know of, as it itches all through your
body and makes your life an inferno.
Sleep is out of the question and you
feel as if a million mosquitoes were
attacking you at the same time. L
knew a dozen families that were so
affected.
THE doctors did their best, but
their remedies were of nc avail what
ever. Then the families tried drug
gist who was noted far and wide for
his remarkable cures. People came
to him from all parts of the country
for treatment, but his medicine made
matters still worse, as a last resort
they were advised by a friend to use
the Cuticura Remedies. am glad to
tell you that after a few days treat
ment with Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Resolvent, the effect was wonder
full and the result was a perfect cure
In all cases.
Il may add that my three brothers,
three sisters, myself and all u fam
lilies have been users of the Cuticura
Remedies for fifteen years. Thomas
Hugh, 1850 West Huron St, Chicago.
Ill, June 20, 1909"
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INSOMNIA
INSOMNIA
Leads to Madness, If mo- Remedied in
Time.

Experiments satisfied me, some 5
years ago." writes a Topeka woman,
that coffee was the direct cause of the
insomnia from which I suffered ter
ribly, as we'll as the extreme nervous
ness and acute dyspepsia which made
life a most painful thing for me.
81 had been a coffee drinker since
childhood, and did not like to think
that the beverage was doing me all this
harm. But it was, and the time anne
when / had to face the fact, and pro-
tect myself. l therefore gave UP coffee
abruptly and absolutely, and adopted
Postum as my hot drink at meals.
Il began to note improvement in my
condition very soon after | took ON
Postum. The change proceeded grad
ually, but surely, and 1t was a matter of
only a few weeks before | found my
self entirely relieved-the nervousness
passed away, my digestive apparatus
was restored to normal efficiency, and
i began to sleep, restfully and peace
fully.
'sThese happy conditions have con-
tinued during all of the 5 years, and l
am safe in saying that | owe them en-
tirely to Postum, for when I began TO
drink it / ceased to use medicine"
Read the little book. ."The Road to
Wellville. I'm pkgs. Theresa Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, trues and full of b sman
Interest,"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-01-28
Saving Time.

The family was to leave on the two
o'clock train from Broad street station,
so the mother was all in a furry as
she hurried the children in a certain
West Philadelphia home.
Now, children, get everything ready
before luncheon" she said. Don't
leave everything until the last min
ute"
And the children said they wouldn't
Luncheon ended, they hurried into
their wraps and started. In the hall
the mother said:
Edward, you didn't brush your
teeth"
Eyes, ma'am, / did,"
But you couldn't, she said, "you
didn't have time. Why you just got
I'D from the table,"
Il know that" said Edward; "but we
were in such a hurry I brushed them
before l ate."-Philadelphia Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-01-28
His Terrible Threat.

Aviation has improved considerably
since the time when Col. Cleary, then
county commissioner and for years a
well-known Chicagoan, made a balloon
ascension at a county fair over IN
Michigan, says the Chicago Journal.
AS the guest of honor the colonel
was sent upward with the assurance
that there was absolutely no danger.
But as the distance from the earth
grew greater the colonel leaned out
a~nxiously.
Pull me in" he shouted.
The men who were bailing out the
rope paid no heed to his demand.
Higher and higher went the balloon.
Wilder and wilder grew the colonel.
Finally, almost standing on his head
as he tried to keep a precarious bal
ance, he gave a final cry of exas-
perated panic:
Pull me in, l tell you, or I'll cut
the rope."
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"Dont You FUSS About Burning Coal"

thing to-day. You've been quite the
most disagreeable person this after
noon that l eve met in my life"
Il know / have" Logotheti answered
with admirable contrition. "Tll wait
a day or two before / ask anything;
perhaps you will have forgiven me by
that time"
I'm not sure. What was the thing
you were going to ask?"
He was silent now that she wished
to know his thought.
Have o forgotten it already"
she inquired with a little laugh that
was encouraging rather than con-
temptuous, for her curiosity was
reused.
They looked at each othJr at last,
and all at once she felt the deeply dis
turbing sense of his near presence
which she had missed for three days,
though she was secretly a little afraid
and ashamed of it; and to-day it had
not come while her anger had lasted.
But now it was stronger than ever be-
fore. perhaps because it came SO un-
expectedly, and it drew her to him.
Their eyes met and they looked
long at one another in the shade of
the elm tree on the lawn, as the sun
was going down Only a few minutes
had passed since Margaret had been
very angry, and had almost believed
that she was going to quarrel finally,
and break her engagement, and be
free: and now she could not even turn
her face away, and when her hand felt
his upon it, she let him draw it slowly
to him; and half unconsciously she
followed her hand, bending towards
him sideways, from her seat, nearer
and nearer. and very near.
And as she put up her lips to his,
he would that she might drink his
soul from him at one deep draught-
even as one of his peoples poets
wished, In the worlds spring time,
long ago.
1t had been a strange love-making.
They had been engaged during ore
than two months, they were young,
vital, passionate; yet they had V
kissed before that evening hour under
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the box a little, poked the contents
about with one large finger, and soon
found an uncut red stone about the
size of a hazelnut, which he took out
and placed on the white cloth before
the visitor.
Now that's what l call a ruby" he
said, with a smile of satisfaction. Got
any like that, young man? Because
if you have I'll talk to you, maybe.
Yes" he continued, watching the orr
entails face, 81 told you I'd make you
sit up. But I didn't mean to scare you
%baldheaded. What's the matter with
you, anyway? Your eyes are popping
out of your head. Do you feel as if
you were going to have a fit? l say!
Stemp!"
Barak was indeed violently affected
by the sight of the uncut ruby, and
his face had changed in a startling
way; a great vein like a whipcord sud-
denly showed itself on his smooth
forehead straight up and down; his
lids had opened so wide that they un-
covered the white of the eye almost
all around the iris; he was biting his
lower lip so that it was swollen and
blood-red against the little white
teeth; and a moment before Mr.. Van
Torp had called out to his servant, the
young man had reeled visibly, and
would have collapsed if the American
had not caught the slender waist and
supported the small head against his
shoulder with his other hand.
Stemp was not within hearing,
therefore Mr.. Van Torp called to him
in vain, and meanwhile stood where
he was with his arm round Barak,
and Barak's head on his shoulder; but
as no one came at his call, he lifted
the slim figure gently and carried it
towards the sofa, and while he was
crossing the large room with his bur-
The Tupelo journal., 1910-01-28

effect. He knew his ad~versary's finan-
cial position in Europe much too well
to think of trying to attack him on
that ground; and besides, in his rough
code it would not be fair play to do
that. 1t was "all right" to ruin a hos
tile millionaire in order to get his
money. That was business" But
to ruin him for the sake of a woman
was slow down." 1t would be much
more "all right" to shoot him, after
fair and due warning, and to carry off
the lady. That was impossible in a
civilized country, of course; but as it
occurred to him, while he was think
ing. that he might find it convenient
to go somewhere in a hurry by sea, he
bought a perfectly new yacht that was
for sale because the owner had died
of heart disease the week after she
was quite ready to take him to the
Mediterranean. The vessel was a
least as big as one of the ocean liners
of SO years ago, and had done % Lie
knots on her trial. Mr.. Van Torp took
her over as she was, with her officers,
crew, cook and stores, and rechrls-
tened her. She had been launched as
the Alwayn; he called her the Ian
cashire Lass-a bit of sentiment on
his part, for that was the name OF a
mare belonging to Lady Maud's
father, which he had once ridden
bareback when he was in ar amazing
hurry.
He had one interview with the cap
tain.
See here, captain" he said, Il may
moi want to take a trip this season.
I'm that sort of a man. I may or /
may not. But If / do want you, I'll
want you quick. Seer"
With the last word, he looked UP
suddenly, and the captain saw" for
he met a pair Of eyes that astonished
him.
yes, / see" he answered mechanic
ally.
And If you're in n place with
your boat, and / wire that | want you
in another, Id like you to get there
right away said Mr.. Van Torp,
yes. sir"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-01-28
The Els,A of Solids.

The idea of flow is generally asso.
ciated with the movement of liquids
and gases, and indeed the term fluid
is usually restricted to these two
states of matter.
Nevertheless it is beginning to be
understood that nearly every sub
stance is capable of a movement cor
responding tof the idea of flow, and
that such a thing is absolute rigidity
does not exist.
The flow of solids ccurr In such
mechanical operations as the drawing
of wire, the manufacture of drawn
tubing, the production of various
shapes in the forming press and in
the spinning lathe, and all these are
we'll known to the engineer. To the
general observer it is apparent that
we have in the mountain glacier an
example of continuous flow of an ap-
parently solid mass, and that, too,
without rupture or disintegration.-
Casters Magazine.
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HER WEIGHT INCREASED
FROM TO I4O POUNDS.
Wonderful Praise Accorded
Perunathe Household Remedy
!. Maria Goertz, Orienta, Okla

Mrs. Maria Goertz, Orienta, Okla
homa, writes:
"My husband, children and myself
have used your medicines, and we al
ways keep them in tn house in case OF
necessity. / was restored to health by
this medicine, and DR.. Hartman's in
valuable advice and books. People ask
about me from different places, and are
surprised that l can do all of my house
work alone, and that / was cured by the
doctor of chronic catarrh. My husband
was cured of asthma, my daughter OF
earache and catarrh of the stomach, and
my son of catarrh of the throat. When
1 was sick / weighed 100 pounds; now L
weigh 140.
g have regained my health again, and
I cannot thank you enough for your
advice. May God give you a long life
and bless your work."
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den the palpable truth was forced
upon him that his visitors slimness
was more apparent than real, and an
affair of shape rather than of pounds.
Before he had quite reached the
lounge, however, Barak stirred, wrig-
gled in his arms, and sprang to the
floor and stood upright, blinking a lit
tie, like a person waking from a
dream, but quite steady, and trying to
smile in an apologize sort of way,
though evidently still deeply dis
turbed. Mr.. Van Torp smiled, too, as
if to offer his congratulations on the
quick recovery.
Feel better now?" he inquired in a
kindly tone, and nodded. Il wonder
what on earth you're up to, young
lady?' he soliloquised, watching Ba-
rak's movements.
He was much too cautious and wise
to like being left alone for many
minutes with a girl, and a cookbook
ing one, who went about London
dressed in mems clothes and passed
herself for a ruby merchant. Mr.. Van
Torp was well aware that he was not
a safe judge of precious stones, that
the rubies he had seen might very
we'll be imitation, and that the girls
emotion at the sight of the rough
stone might be only a piece of clever
acting, the whole scene having been
planned by a gang of thieves for the
purpose Of robbing him of that very
ruby, which was worth a large sum,
even in his estimation; for it was
nearly the counterpart of the one he
had given Lady Maud, though still un-
cut.
Therefore he returned to the table
and slipped the gem into his pocket
before going to the door to see wheth-
er Stemp was within hail.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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CHAPTER discontinued.

I'm not sure. l never ask myself
questions about what l do. l hate peo-
pie who are always measuring their
wretched little souls and then tinker
ing their consciences to make them
fit l don't believe l wish to do any
thing really wrong, and SO l do exactly
what / like, always"
IF you will only go on doing what
you like" Logotheti answered, 1T will
give me the greatest pleasure in the
world to help you. / only ask one
kindness"
"You have nc right to ask me any
The Tupelo journal., 1910-01-28
Reduce Tariff on Babies

of course. but as a rule they pay ore
than they can afford, and have it deep
ly impressed upon them that babies
are beyond their means.
But babies are the beginning and
mainstay of the doctors business.
They mean fees at the start, and then
patients. They should be welcomed,
not scared off. We recommend the
physicians to reduce the tariff on ba-
bies in the interest of trade.-Puck.
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BVFMARIONC CRAWFORD
@AVNNNpM MRACUxSM" HREzWM"EHM
AkASzR4NWXyW M.MSN, m5o
,clyr ho1z r. x n11RhoH c1HWroR0 WYNN
BY f. EHRIOW CRAWFORD

the elm tree at Versailles. Perhaps 1T
was for this that Konstantin had
played, or at least. for the certainty
it meant to him, if he had doubted
that she was sincere.
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AND TOMMY GOT BIFF.

Tommy say, sis, Mr.. Gotsplosh
wanted to know what you had in your
stocking this morning,
Sis-Indeed; and what did you say?
TOMMY said the usual things.
you know.