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something that can be carried without
discomfort and passed without at
tracing attention.
At the designated spot the mes.
senger sees man with toothpick
stuck in the front of his hatband.
The letter writer begins cautiously,
if not ambiguously. He first takes
pains to find out in detail about the
emissary, how long he has been with
the politician by whom he Is now en-
ployed and if he has any documents
on his person to prove that he is what
he claims to be. He exhibits letters
and papers.
1t is now time for the letter writer
to unbosom a little. The emissary
flies at him. Where are the letters
To whom were they written? What
statements do they contain? And a
lot more.
But the wise disposer of corpora.
ton correspondence does not give up
so easily. He wants to see a little
money before he says word.
1--WE got to trust you and you've
got to trust me-" he says. "You may
as we'll begin now I want 500 be-
fore I tell you thing"
The messenger expected this, and
hands out one of the four packages
into which. he divided the $400
"Now. t. whom were those letters
written ant what do they say?" he
shrieks above the thunder of the train
overhead.
They are to and - and
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How the Letters of
Corporations Are Stolen

have suddenly achieved a commercial
value; he knows that he can lay his
hand upon them any minute, and he
straightway writes to the politician
who made the charge against his en-
ployer the following anonymous let
teri
Dear sir:-I have read what you
have said about the Blankety- Blank
Blank company. Now, know this is
all true, and I can prove it Is true,
no matter what Mr.. -, says about
1t. What would you give for letters
written by him that would prove ev-
erything you say? If you mean bust
ness meet me tomorrow night at
designating the place.. I will have
a toothpick stuck under the front of
my hatband. Come up to me and
say, Good evening"" l will say,
kalamazoo" You'll know by that
that am the man. Trusting that
you will will be interested in this
opportunity to prove what you have
said am
Yours very truly, LETTERS.
The politician is indeed interested.
He is not exactly consumed with a
burning desire to meet, even by proxy,
the anonymous letter writer. So he
calls into his Office man who knows
how to keep still when he ought not
to talk, who has mind like a gimlet
and who is, above all else, good
Judge of men. The anonymous letter
is laid before him, and the possibility
Of it's truth is briefly discussed. The
man is also given $500 for Expenses,
all in one dollar bills. He has rea
| son for this. This is not the first
time that he has gone to call on an
onymous letter writer's who had
stolen correspondence to sell. He
knows that such persons are particu
lar about what kind Of money they
take. Checks they will not touch, mol
large notes, nor much silver. They
want something light and small;
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

in two weeks on this very subject,
and / have seen them ALL"
However, such reflections do not
"get him anything" to use his own
expression, and he soon dismisses the
subject from his mind. Nor does he
think Of 1t again until the next morn
ing. The occasion for his thinking
of it then is another article in news
paper. This attracts his immediate
attention, because it was written and
signed by the head of the firm for
which he works. And the substance
of it is that there is not one particle
of truth" in the charge made against
him.
This time the face of the $12 clerk
breaks into broad grin.
1.-THE old mans got his nerve" he
thinks to himself, as he recalls the
four letters. And again he dismisses
the subject from his mind.
But by this time he has become
enough interested in the matter to fol-
low it up in the newspapers. And lie
notes the next day that the politician
who originally made the charge comes
back rather weakly, as one must do
who has said something that he may
believe to be true but cannot prove.
what a monkey they would make
of the old man." he thinks to him.
self, IF they had the letters I've
Scent"
There goes the lighted match into
the dry leaves!
The clerk realizes that tho missives
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f1OEV Los 6COA a AuA1-
IL All ers discarded match as
" it kindles the first feeble
blaze on the dry floor of
YWWT@O forest will understand
NSEESSE this story.
~ He already knows how
the fred leaf clutches and curls about
the flame. and how the strong wind
takes the blaze from leaf to twig and
from twig to tree until the mountain
side is first a roaring furnace and
then a silent desert of hot ashes.
In the simple tale that is to follow
the corporation employee who sells
his firms letters is the feebly blazing
match. And the strong wind that car
ries him far afleld when he had meant
to stray only foot is the dishonest
newspaper or politician bent upon
buying what he has to sell, writes A.
L. Benson in the New York Herald.
A young man, we will say, is en-
ployed in a clerical capacity in the
Offices of a corporation that is much
in the public eye because Of Its ex-
ceeding interest In affairs govern
mental. His salary is $12 week.
He isn't married yet, but he has
picked out a girl he intends to marry.
Some evening the conversation
around the cigar store turns upon the
furious onslaught that has been made
by a politician upon the corporation
by which he is employed. He hasn't
read the attack, but he quickly learns
upon what the heated conversation in
the cigar store is based. A high off,
cial Of his firm is accused Of bludgeon-
ing railroad to obtain rebates in VIC
lation Of the law, or Of giving it's NOR
al support to one candidate for office
and its immoral support to another.
He doesn't say much, but the thought
comes to him like snowslide from
q roof
by George! that's all true. The
old man has written four letters with.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18
AN INT0LERABLE ITCHING

"Just about two years ago. some
form of humor appeared on my scalp.
The beginning was slight itching but
It grew steadily worse until, when I
combed my hair, the scalp became
raw and the ends Of the comb-teeth
would be wet with blood. Most Of the
time there was an intolerable itching,
In painful, burning way. very much
as bad. raw burn, II deep, will itch
and smart when first beginning to
heal. Combing my hair was positive
torture. My hair was long and tan
gled terribly because Of the blood and
scabs. This continued growing worse
and over half my hair fell out. was
in despair, really afraid Of becoming
totally bald.
Sometimes the pain was SO great
that, when partially awake, I would
scratch the worst places SO that my
fnger-tips would be bloody. I could
not sleep well and, after being asleep
short time, that awful singing pain
would commence and then I would
wake up nearly wild with the torture.
A neighbor said it must be salt rheum.
Having used Cuticura Soap merely as
toilet soap before, now decided to
order set of the Cuticura Remedies
-Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills.
used them according to directions
for perhaps six weeks, then left off,
as the disease seemed to be eradi-
Gated, but toward spring, eighteen
months ago, there was a slight re-
turn of the scalp humor. 1. COM
menced the Cuticura treatment at
once, SO had very little trouble. On
my scalp used about one half a cake
of Cuticura Soap and half box of
Cuticura Ointment in all. The first
time took six or seven bottles of Gu
ticura Pills and the last time three
bottles-neither an expensive or to-
dious treatment. Since then I have
had no scalp trouble of any kind
Standing up, with my hair unbound, il
comes to my knees and had 1t not been
for Cuticura should doubtless be
wholly bald.
'This is a voluntary, unsolicited ties
timonial and take pleasure in writing
1t, hoping my experience may helI
someone else. Miss Lillian Brown
r. F. D. l. Liberty, Me-. Oct. 20. 1909
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

John L. Perry, Co.
lumbus, Texas, says:
II was taken sick
about a year ago. My
limbs and feet be-
gan to swell and my
doctor said I had
Bright's disease. I
then consulted an
other doctor who told
me ! had dropsy and
could not live. Doan's
Kidnov Pills re.
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deved me promptly, and I owe my life
10 them"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. 7.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums, reduces in
Hammaton allays pain. cures wind collie. Csc bottle
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18
IT WEARS YOU OUT.
Kidney Troubles Lover the Vitality
Of the Whole Body.

Don't wait for serious illness; be-
gin using Doan's Kidney Pills when
you first feel backache or notice
urinary disorders.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18
Poor Indeed.
Ella-My face is my fortune.
Stella-You destitute thing!
Kill the Flies Now and Keep

disease away. A DAISY FLY KILLER
will do it, Kills thousands. Lasts all season.
Ask your dealer, or send zoe to H. SOM
ERS, $50 DeKalb Ave-, Brooklyn, n. Y.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

SORE EYES, weak, inAamed, red, watery
and swollen eyes, use PETTIT'S EYE
SALVE. Csc. All druggists or Howard
Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

How one woman doesn't enjoy hear
ing another praised.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

One can't always disguise the
breath of suspicion by spicy talk.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

It's awfully hard to convince the
young man in the case that all the
world loves a lover.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

Nothing is there more friendly to q
man than a friend in need.-Plautus
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
Summer complaint, bowel trouble, cramps have no
terrors In the household where this dependable
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

Many a man tries to stand on his
rights when he hasn't any.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

@HOEVER has seen a hunt
Il er's discarded match as
1t kindles the first feeble
blaze on the dry floor of
y a forest will understand
81 this story.
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
DEFENDS NAN WITH
WHOM she EL0PEO
hs|ress Says She Is Wholly to
Blame for Affair.


Chicago, Jan. 12.-Roberta de Janon,
the Philadelphia heiress, who was ar.
rested here with Frederick Cohen. the
waiter, with whom she eloped Dec. 20,
said that If court proceedings were be.
gun against Cohen, that she would be
his chief defender. She was emphatic
in her declarations that the elopement
was all her fault, and that Cohen was
In no way to blame.
"Mr. Cohen is in the right" she said
when told that announcement that
Cohen would be prosecuted had been
made in Philadelphia.
ut was who persuaded him to
leave Philadelphia; it was he who re-
fused; it was he VINO asked me day
after day to return to my grandfathe,
and it was he who cared for me. II
they start court proceedings against
FredI will certainly go to his defense
He has done nothing amiss.' RI
Miss de Janon declared that hel
chief desire was to eliminate future
trouble and return to her grandfather
To Inspector Wheeler she related the
story of her travels, reiterating that
her relations with Cohen had never
been otherwise than those between
father and daughter.
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
At BISMARCK AND cRooksToH
Two New Catholic pIocssss tor the
Northwest.

HI \
Two New Catholic pioessss tor the
Northwest.
Archbishop John Ireland Of st.
Paul has made an announcement
which will be of supreme interest not
only to the Catholics of Minnesota, but
to those Of the entire Northwest. 1t is
that two new dioceses have been
created, one in Minnesota and one in
North Dakota. The archbishop made
public this piece of news in the fol.
lowing statement:
1.-THE recommendation of the bishops
Of the ecclesiastical province of st.
Paul that two new dioceses be formed
in the Northwest has been favorably
acted upon in Rome. They are that
Of Crookston,, in Northwestern Mime.
sofa, and that of. Bismarck, in West.
ern North Dakota.
"The new diocese of Crookston takes
In all that part Of Minnesota west of
the easterly lines of Hubbard and Bel.
trami counties and north of the south
erly lines Of Clay, Becker and Hub.
bard counties.
"The new diocese of Bismarck takes
In all the state of North Dakota west
OF the eayterly line of Emmons,. Bur
leigh, Mel, ,ean and Ward counties.
"The new see cities will be Crooks
ton and Bismarck respectively. A
new bishop will be appointed for each
one Of these new dioceses without any
great delay"
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
I'm NORTH DAKOTA
News Of the Week From vari-
Gus Paris Of the State.
TELLS A GRuEsoME STORY
Alleged Murderer Claims That
He Is Innocent.

Revolving in the extreme is the
story Of Frank Mike Of Perth township.
who is being held on the charge Of
numbering his wife and infant son on
Christmas day. Mike is charged with
the crime as a result of the finding Of
the coroner's jury in the case.
The morning Of Dec. 27, Frank Mike
came to the home of John Vasicek, in
Perth township. and told him that his
wife. and baby boy were dead at his
home. Coroner Altendorf went to the
scene; performed a post mortem on
the bodies and testified that the wo.
man and child came to their death
from. strangulation. pressure being
from without. States Attorney De
Puy and Sheriff Arnot were present at
the inquest, following which Frank
Mike was arrested and brought to the
county jail at Grafton.
The evidence in the case is circum:
stantial, but the story Of the defendant
is doubted. He states that the family
ate Christmas dinner at the usual hour,
and that about in the evening the
boy, three years old, became i'll. The
mother carried the child for a while
but being in delicate condition was
obliged to turn him over to the father.
The latter walked with the baby dntil
nearly II O'clock, and then laid it on
the bed. Shortly afterward, he says,
the little one died.
The parents, then went to bed and
the father slept all night. In the morn
ing he claims he found his wife was
dead. He remained at home all of
Sunday; ate his regular meals and at
night retired and slept in the same
bed on which lay the dead bodies of
his wife and child. Monday morning.
after eating his breakfast he went to
the home of John Vasicek and told
his story.
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
OSCAR MELEHoRN IS DEAD
Imbecile succumbs az a Result o.
Exposure.

Imbecile succumbs az a Result Of
Exposure.
Oscar Melehorn, Stwenty-R five years of
age, was taken to>a hospital in Bis
marck from Dogden, near there, suf-
fering from frozen parts of the body,
and later he died as result of his
exposure.
Melehorn claimed he was turned out
Of the farmhouse of a neighbor with
whom he sought refuge, his own fire
having died out. He was unable to
endure the cold in his home and he,
started twelve miles through the cold
for Dogden. The last two miles of his
journey was made on his hands and
knees, his feet having become SO be-
numbed that he was unable to balance
himself on them any more. He was
found on the streets of Dogden. An
examination of his trail showed that
he did not travel in a straight line,
but staggered great distances out of
his. path, the direct roads being con-
'cealed beneath drifts of snow. Mele-
horn was an imbecile and his story of
being turned out by neighbor proved
to be merely fabrication Of his dis
ordered mind.
Notwithstanding reports Of possible
famine in this state, all points re-
port plentiful supplies. The coal sup
ply is adequate and there is no gen.
eral suffering. It is feared that cat
tie on. the ranges west Of the Missouri
river will suffer greatly. The storm is
said to have surpassed anything Of
the kind since 1888.
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
ANDY II. JONES IS ON TRIAL
Charged With the EmbezzIement Of
Banks Funds.


Banks Funds.
Andy H. Jones, cashier of the Rugby
First National bank, was placed on
trial in the United States district
court at Fargo on charge of EN-.
bezzlement, misappropriation and alb.
straction of funds of national bank.
There are seventeen counts in the in.
dictment, and if he is found guilty he
can be sentenced to maximum of
170 years In the penitentiary.
During the three years covered by
the indictments he checked out about
$25O,OOO.
Shortly after Jones' peculations
were discovered he fled the state; but
was caught late in the summer in
Texas and brought back by the United
States marnhal.
AS soon as the case was called a
motion was made by Judge Engerud
for a continuance on the ground that
Senator Purcell of Wahpeton, also for
the defense, was not present, but. this
was not allowed. 49, ,s
Special Agent Proctor made the au-
dit Of the bank books after the de-
parture of Jones from the state. It
became known that Jones will have to
explain the expenditure of over; $780,
900.
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
A Pot WalIopsr.

The parliamentary register for 1896
showed that there was then only one
pot walloper in all England. One see
ing the term for the first time might
easily imagine that a pot walloper was
q. species of ichthyosautus orTsome 9TH
er reptile Of a past age. Il will be dis
upon inquiry. however. that
the term ..pot walloper" ID literally one,
who boils a poland was applied to vot-
ers IN certain boroughs- Of England.
where before the passage Of the re
form bill Of 1882 the qualifications for
suffrage was TO have boiled (walloped,
his own pot ID the parish for six
months. London Notes and Queries.
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
SAYS SALOONS MUST CLOSE
Governor Of Kansas Issues UItimatum
- 49, n
to County Officials.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. Ex-Governor
stubbs has served notice on the coun-
ty officials of Crawford, Cherokee and
Leavenworth counties that unless
they use more vigorous methods in
enforcing the prohibition law he will
call out the militia to do it. In these
three counties the saloons and joints
have been cleaned out, but the boot
leggers and cellar men do flourish
ing business on pay day nights.
Crawford and Cherokee counties
have many miners and Leavenworth
county has many regular. army men.
The three have been the most per-
sistent violators Of the law in the
state.
The governor has grown tired of
this condition and sent word to each
officer that he was either corrupt or
incompetent and that if he did not
stop the liquor business the governor
would provide the militia to do it.
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
INDIANS ACT AS ART CRITICS
Approve Statue Of Famous Member Of
Their Race.

Approve Statue OF Famous Member Of
Their Race.
Chief Spotted Weasel and James
Holding Eagle, two full blooded H.
,t!ans from the government agency at
Fort Berthold, spent several hours in
Chicago in the capacity OF art critics.
They were inspecting statue Of an
Indian maiden, the work Of Chicago
sculptor, which is to be placed in the
state capitol at Bismarck.
The Indians, accompanied by Pro-
lessor o. G. Libby Of Grand Forks.
president Of the North Dakota His
torical society. gave their approval Of
the clay model Of the statue. It will
represent young Indian maiden, the
famous Sacajawea, who guided the
Lewis and Clark expedition through
the Rocky mountains. *
The money for the purchase Of the
statue is being raised by the Fedora
ton Of Women's clubs and the school
children Of North Dakota.
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
win Not Leave Dakota.

Right Rev. Cameron Mann, bishop
OF the Episcopal church Of North Da.
lkota, said when shown a dispatch
from New York that he was to be.
come assistant to Bishop Greer, that
he ID not going to. leave North Da-
kota. but Is going to New York for
two months, and will assist Bishop
Greer during that period only.
Leaves Of Absence Granted.
A favorable report has heen made TO
the house Of representatives at Wash.
ingt0n on Representative Martins
bill granting leaves Of absence during
the winter months to settlers In North
and South Dakota and adjoining
states. 81 8
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
THE PIONEERS.

4 TOAST to all the pioneers
~ Who press through dangers.
~ doubts and fears.
To be with their achievements
great
The playthings Of tricky fate
And come victorious to stand,
But enter not the promised land.
In every field of human thought
Their skirmish battles have been fought.
They are the scouts who forward 70
And draw the fire Of all the foe.
Their failures are our beacon lights .
And their successes point our heights.
Their names are not on any tongue.
They seldom hear their slories sung.
Rebuffs are theirs instead of praise.
The later comers wear their bays.
No costly piles surmount their bones.
Their monuments are stepping stones.
a @ -McLandburgh Wilson.
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
Notice Of Chattel Mortgage
Sale.

Whereas, on the 21st day of Febru-
ary, A. d., 1907, F. E. Ankeny, mort
gagor, executed and delivered to
Everett & Waite, and Oliver Waite &
Son, jointly mortgages, chattel
mortgage to secure the payment of six
hundred eighty-two. and no 100 dollars
ard interest, which said mortgage was
filed in the office of the register of
deeds Of Dickey County, North Dakota,
on the 28th day Of February. 1907, at
8 o'clock a. m.
And whereas, default has been made
in the conditions of said mortgage,
which default consists in the failure to
pay said mortgage debt or any part
thereof.
4 Now, therefore, the following prop
erty described in said mortgage, to-wit:
One gray horse named Guy, weight
about 1900 pounds, seven years old;
one brown hlrse named Ted, weight
about 1000 pounds, three years old; one
roam horse five years old, named Tom;
one blue roam horse. six years old,
named Joe; one sorrel horse, four
years old, named Fred; one blue roam
mare, nine years old, named Bess; will
be sold at public auction on Saturday,
the 9Th day Of January 1910, ct 2
O'Clock in the afternoon at the old ID.
w. Coleman farm on the southwest
quarter Of section IL, township 100,
range So, the proceeds Of which sale
shall be applied to the payment Of eight
hundred and seventy-nlne and 63-1OO
dollars, row claimed to be due on said
debt after paying costs and disburse-
ments allowed by law.
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
.Azoilbsrt story.

3 Sir w. 8. Gilbert. who was one Of
the few playwrights who defended
the stage censor. 10 noted for his caus-
tic criticisms on anything which does
not meet With his approval.
While dining ont once some one hap
pened to ask him his opinion OF Burne
Jones women. ..Too long in the neck. e
remarked the author Of '.rhe Mikado !"
.'When I look at one Of them l always
feel that she ought TO haye . Joint In 1t
aud wear q stocking. ondon Tit.
Bits. u " lss &
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
Bismarck May Lose Park.

Secretary Ballinger of the interior
department has recommended to con-
gress the repeal of the act giving Sib-
ley island IN the Missouri river, near
Bismarck, to the city of Bismarck on
condition that Bismarck convert the
property into pleasure park. The
revocation of the grant Is urged on
the ground that Bismarck has not
complied with the conditions.
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
strikebreaker; Killed. 1

Frank Graf, thirty years old, one
Of the strikebreaking switchmen, vas
instantly killed in the yards Of the
Northern Pacific in Fargo by being
run down by freight cars Both legs
were broken, bis, head CRUSHED aud
both arms broken. He came here.
from Toledo. o. 5ts9s
The Oakes times., 1910-01-13
Toscas Again Arrested.

A. Toscas, the Greek Interpreter
whose case on the charge Of obtaining
property from the Great Northern was.
continued at Grand Forks, was again
arrest ID, this time on a message from
the Minot sheriff. 1t is understood a
similar charge has been preferred at
Minot against Toscas and a warrant
sworn out. The whole Toscas affair
iss assuming strange features.