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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-02-10
Or. HUMPHREYS SPECIFICS.
Directions with each Walls Five Languages
English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Frencl

No. FOR Price
1. Fevers. COMPOSITIONS, Infammations ......2J
2. Worms. Worm Fever. or Worm Disease. As
3. Collie. Crying and Wakefulness OF Infants -
4. Diarrhea, of Children and Adults. ..........15
b. Dysentery, Gripings, Bilious Cole. .......26
=. Coughs. Colds Bronchitis. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
.. Teothache, Faceache, Neuralgia. ...........2B
3. Headache, Sick Headache, Vertigo.
10. Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak stomach. -. Is
ID. Group. Hoarse Cough, Laryngitis ...........20
4 4. Salt Rheum, Eruptions, Eryspelas. ........2S
10. Rheumatism or Rheumatic Pains. ....... %
q. Fever and Ague. Malaria ...................2 rs
IL. Piles. Blind or Bleeding. External Internal rs
4 q. Ophthslmia. Weak or Infamed Eyes. ...... Is
ID. Catsrrh. Influenza, Cold In Head ..........2S
20. WhOOping Cough. Spasmodc Cough ..... rs
FL. Asthma Oppressed, Dnicult Breathing .....2S
81. Kidney Disease, Gravel, Calcuii ...........2S
-. Nervous Debility. Vital Weakness $500 90
10. Sore Mouth, Fever Sores or Canker..........2J
30. Urinary incontnence, wetting Bed ..... rs
81. Sore Throat. Quinsy and Diphthera. ..,... rs
b. Chronic Congestions, Headaches. .........2S
IT. Grippe, Hay Fever and Summer Colds. rs
A small bottle of Pleasant Pellets. fits the vest
pocket. Sold by druggists sent receipt price
Medical Book sent free.
HUMPHREYS HoMEo MEDICINE CO., Corner
william and Ann Streets. New York.
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SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley, lawyer, goes to
Pittsburg with the forged notes In the
Bronson case to get the deposition of
John Gilmore, millionaire. In the latter's
home he is attracted by a picture of a
young girl, whom the millionaire explains
Us his granddaughter. lady requests
Biakeley to buy her a Pullman ticket. He
gives her lower eleven and retains lower
ten He finds a drunken man In lower
ten and retires in lower nine He ava
kens In lower seven and finds his clothes
and bag missing. The man in lower ten
is found murdered. Circumstantial evil
dence points to both Biakciey and the
unknown man who had exchanged clothes
with him. Blakeley becomes Interested
in girl in blue. The train rs wrecked.
Blakeley is rescued from the 6urning car
by the girl in blue. His arsu is broken.
They go to the Carter place for break
fast. The girl proves to be Alison West,
his partners sweetheart Her peculiar
actions nlystify the lawyer. She drops
pocket Blakeley returns home He finds
pictures of the train taken Just before the
wreck reveal to BlakeIey n man ieaping
from the train with his stolen grip.
Biakeley learns that man named Sui
hvan leaped from the train near M
and sprained his ankle. He stayed some
time Mt the Carter place. While making
inquiries at Carriers. Blaketey finds Ali
son and kisses her. Mrs. Conway. the
woman for whom Blaketey bought the
Pullman ticket, tries to make a bargain
with him for the forged notes, not know
ting that they are missing. An amateur
detective thinks he has found Sullivan.
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came forward rubbing his hands, fol-
lowed by a thin man In overalls. "Mr.
Peck says" he began-"this is MIR.
Peck OF Peck & Peck--says that the
place we are looking for is about
seven miles from the town. It's clear
ing, isn't it?"
"It is not" returned, savagely.
"And we don't want a runabout, Mr..
Peck What we require Is an hermet-
ically sealed diving suit. suppose
there isn't machine to be had?" Mr..
Peck gazed at me in silence: machine
to him meant other things than mo-
tors. automobile" i supplemented.
His face cleared.
"None but private affairs. I can
give you good buggy with rubber
apron. Mike, is the doctors horse
in?"
am still uncertain MS to whether
the rawboned roam we took out that
night over the mountains was the doc
tors horse or not. If 1t was, the doc.
tor may be a good doctor, but he
doesn't know anything about horse
And furthermore, l hope he didn't
need the beast that miserable evening
While they harnessed the horse
Hotchkiss told me what he had
learned.
"Six Curtises in the town and vi
cinity," he said "Sort of family name
around here. One of them is telegraph
operator at the station. Person we
are looking for is-was-a wealthy
widow with a brother-named Sulli
van! Both supposed to have beer
killed on the Flier."
Her brother" I repeated, stupidity
"You see," Hotchkiss went on
three people, in one party, took the
train here that night, Miss West, Mrs
| Curtis and Sullivan. The two women
| had the drawing room, Sullivan hat
lower seven. What we want to fine
out is just who these people were
! where they came from, If Bronson
knew them, and how Miss West be
came entangled with them. She may
have married Sullivan, for one thing.
l fell into gloom after that. The
roam was led unwillingly into the
weather, Hotchkiss and I eclipsed be
hind the blanket The liveryman stood
in the doorway and called direction!
to us. "You can't miss it," he finished
Got the name over the gate anyhow
The Laurels.' The servants are still
there:( leastways, we didn't bring then
down" He even took step into tn,
rain as Hotchkiss picked up the lines
'"If you're going to settle the estate,
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one inaccessible and If, as you say, the
--er--garments were in a tub here at
x, then, as you hold the key to the
vent dog did not raise any disturb
ance? Pardon a personal question,
but do you ever walk in your sleep?"
The priest looked bewildered.
I'll tell you what to do" Hotchkiss
said, cheerfully, leaning forward, "look
around little yourself before you call
In the police. Somnambulism is a
queer thing. It's a. question whether
we are most ourselves sleeping or
waking. Ever think of that? Live a
sanity life all day, prayers and mathis
and all that, and the subconscious
mind hikes you out of bed at night
to steal undermuslins! Subliminal
theft. so to speak. Better examine the
roof"
l dozed again. When l wakened
HotchlSiss sat alone and the priest,
from corner, was staring at him
dazedly over his breviary.
1t was raining when we reached
SiCSooh, a TdlH tUdC ndQ
forced the agent at the news stand to
close himself in and that beat back
from the rails in parallel lines of
white spray. AS he went up the main
street Hotchkiss was cheerfully oblivi-
GUS of the weather, of the threatening
dusk, of our generally draggled condi-
ton. My draggled condition, should
say. for he improved every moment
his eyes brighter, his ruddy face rud-
dier, his collar newer and glossier.
Sometime, when it does not encircle
the little mans neck, shall test that
| collar with a match.
/ was growing steadily more de-
pressed: l loathed my errand and its
necessity. l had always held that a
man who played the spy on woman
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-11

Mrs. AUGUsTE VEsPERMANN, De For
est, Wisconsin.
Another Operation Avoided.
New Orleans, La.-"For years suf-
fered from severe female troubles.
Finally was confined to my bed and
the doctor said an operation was neces.
sary. I gave Lydia Z. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound trial first, and
was saved from an operation" Mrs.
LILY PEYRoUx, I'LL Kerlerec ST., New
Orleans, La.
Thirty years Of unparalleled success
confirms the power Of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to cure
female diseases. The great volume Of
unsolicited testimony constantly pour
ing in proves conclusively that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
remarkable remedy for those dis
tressing feminine ills from which 80
many women suffer.
IF you want special advice about
your case write to Mrs. Pinlhanl,
at Lynn, Mass. Her advice is
free, and always helpful.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-11
Lovers Wedding Cake.

Four pounds of our of love, half q
pound of buttered youth, half a pound
of good looks, half pound Of sweet
temper, half pound Of self-forgetful-
ness, half pound Of powdered wits.
half an ounce of dry humor, two table,
spoonfuls of sweet argument, half a
pint of ripping laughter, half wine-
glassful of common sense.
Then put the flour of love, good
looks and sweet temper into we'll
furnished house. Beat the butter of
youth to cream. Mix together blind
ness of faults. self-forgetfulness, pow.
dered wits, dry humor into sweet argu-
ment, then add them to the above.
Pour in gently ripping laughter and
common sense. Work it together un-
til all is well mixed, then bake gently
forever,
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he bawled, don't forget us, Peck &
Peck. A half-bushel of name and a
bushel Of service"
Hotchkiss could not drive. Born a
clerk, he guided the roam much as
he would drive a bad pen. And the
roam spattered through puddles and
splashed ink-mud, that is--until
was in a frenzy of irritation.
what are we going to say when we
get there?" asked after had finally
taken the reins in my one useful hand.
Get out there at midnight and tell the
servants we have come to ask a few
questions about the family? It's an
idiotic trip anyhow; wish 1 had
stayed at home"
The roam fell just then and we had
to crawl out and help him up. BY the
time we had partly Embarrassed him
our matches were gone and the small
bicycle lamp on the buggy was wa
vering only too certainly. We were
covered with mud, painting with exer-
tion and even Hotchkiss showed a dis
position to be surly. The rain, which
had lessened for a time, came on
again, the lightning flashes doing
more than anything else to reveal our
isolated position.
Another mile saw us, il possible
more Respondent. The water In our
clothes had had time to penetrate; the
roam had sprained his shoulder, and
drew us along in series of convulsive
jerks. And then through the rain
spattered window of the blanket, !
saw light. 1t was a small light
rather yellow, and it lasted perhaps
30 seconds. Hotchkiss missed it, and
was inclined to doubt me. But in q
couple of minutes the roam hobbled tc
the side of the road and stopped, and
made out break in the pines and
an arched gate.
| 1t was small gate. too narrow fol
the buggy. pulled the horse into al
much shelter as possible under thu
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was beneath contempt. Then, admit
For time, however, this promised to
be negligible quantity. The streets
of the struggling little mountain town
had been clean washed of humanity
by the downpour. Windows and doors
were inhospitably shut and from
around an occasional drawn shade
came narrow strips of light that mere
ly emphasized our gloom. When Hotch-
kiss umbrella turned inside out, I
stopped.
81 don't know where you are going"
/ snarled, "and 1 don't care. But I'm
going to get under cover inside of ten
seconds. I'm not amphibious."
l ducked into the next shelter,
which happened to be the yawning en-
trance to a livery stable, and shook
myself, dog fashion. Hotchkiss wiped
his collar with his handkerchief. 1t
emerged cleaning and unwilted.
'This will do as we'll as any place,
he said, raising his voice above the
rattle of the rain. Got to make be.
ginning"
sat down on the usual chair with
out back, just inside the door, and
stared out at the darkening street
The whole affair had an air of unreal
ity. Now that was there l doubted
the necessity or the value Of the jour
ney. was wet and uncomfortable
Around me, with Cresson as a center
stretched an irregular circumference
of mountain, with possibly ten-mile
radius, and in it was to find the res
idence of woman whose first name
/ did not know and man who, sc
far, had been purely chimerical per
son.
Hotchkiss had penetrated the steam
| ing interior of the cave and now his
voice, punctuated by the occasional
thud of horses hoofs. came to me.
Something light will do," he wai
saying. "A runabout. perhaps HI
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-11
The Test of Time.

Benjamin Hapgood Burt and U. s.
Epperson of Kansas City were motor
ing in Long Island the other day and
stopped at Evans hotel in Douglaston.
They ordered large quantities of raw
oysters, some of which were thrown
aside by the oyster opener.
How do you determine when an oy-
ster is bad?" asked Epperson.
'You wait short time and If you
have ptomaine poisoning the oysters
were bad" said Mr.. Burt. "If you are
not Ill they were good. That's the
only safe way to tell good oysters from
bad ones"
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-11
A COMPLAINT.

Were for women first, last and all
the time. We like her beautiful or
plain, clever or just ordinary: witty
or not; shapely or pudgy, but con-
found 1t, we do wish that each and ev-
cry one of them would get over the
notion that man has no right to
turn the pages of newspaper Just
because he's wedged against her in
a street car. We've been frozen by a
look, stabbed by sneer and wounded
to the quick by sigh just because
we've tried to read the story contin-
ued on page seven, column five, and
the thing that hurts the most is that
we still think that we had perfect
right to do so.-Detroit Free Press.
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hessoh rext-Matthew A:S2-b1, Memory
verse ~.
Golden Text--"watch and Pray, that
ye enter not into temptation."-Matt.
26.H.
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CHAPTER xxI,i.
A Night at the LaureIs.


slept most of the way to Cresson,
90 the disgust of the little detective.
'FfnaIIy he struck up an acquaintance
with a kindly faced old priest on his
way home to his convent school, armed
with a roll Of dance music and sur
reptitious bundles that looked like
boxes of candy. From scraps of con-
~ersaticn CLEANED that there had
teen mysterious occurrences at the
csnvent- ending In the theft of what
the reverend father called vaguely "a
quantity of undermuslins." dropped
asleep at that point and when reused
q few moments later. the conversation
dad progressed. Hotchkfss had dia-
gram IN an envelope
.With this window hozteG and that
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CHAPTER xxil-Contjnued.

I sat for a few minutes thinking 1t
over. "But what did he mean by say
ing he hadn't seen the notes for ten
days? And why is Bronson making
The overtures?"
"T think he was lying" Hotchkiss
reflected. Bronson hasn't reached
his figure"
TITS a big advance. Mr. Hotchkiss
and I appreciate what you have done
more than l can tell you," said.
~And now, If you can locate any of
my property in this fellows room
we1l send him up for larceny and at
least have him where we can get at
him. I'm going to Cresson tomorrow.
TO try to trace him little from there.
But I'll be back in a couple of days
and we'll begin to gather I'm these
scattered threads"
Hotchkiss rubbed his hands togeth-
er delightedly.
That's it," he said. That's what
we want to do, Mr.. Biakeley. Well
gather up the threads ourselves; IL
we let the police in too soon they'll
tangle it UP again. I'm not vindictive
1y haJtl z, Jul WhcH Al ACiOW tthS Dul-
Mvan not only commits a murder but
goes to all sorts of trouble to put the
burden of guilt on an innocent man
L say hunt him down, sir!"
"You are convinced, of course, that
Sullivan did it,"
"Who else?" He looked over his
glasses at me with the air of a man
whose mental attitude is unassailable.
well, listen to this" I said.
Then 1 told him at length of my en-
counter with Bronson in the restau-
rant, of the bargain proposed by Mrs.
Conway and finally of Meningitis new
theory. But. although he was i'm
pressed he was far from convinced.
@'It's a very vivid piece OF imagina-
tion," he said. drily; "but while it fits
the evidence as far as it goes, it
doesn't go far enough. How about the
stains in lower seven, the dirk and the
wallet? Haven't we even got motive
In that telegram from Bronson?"
YES" / admitted. "but that bit of
chain"
POOH" he said, shortly. perhaps,
like yourself, Sullivan wore glasses
with a chain. Our not finding them
does not prove they did not exist"
And there i made an error; half
condolences are always mistakes.
could not tell of the broken chain in
Alison Vests gold purse.
1t was one o'clock when Hotchkiss
finally left. We had by that time ar.
ranged a definite course OF action
Hotchkiss to search Sullivan's rooms
and il possible find evidence to have
him held for larceny. whiIe I went to
CTessOn.
Strangely enough. however, when
entered the train the following morn
ing. Hotchkiss was already there. He
had bought a new notebook and was
sharpening fresh pencil.
II changed my plans. you see," he
said. bustling his newspaper aside fol
me. Its no discredit To your intelli
gence, Mr.. Blakeley, but you lack the
professional eye, the analytical mind
You legal gentlemen call spade 6
spade, although it may be a shovel
A primrose by the rivers brim
A yellow primrose was tn him,
And nothing mores
quoted as the train pulled OUT
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SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

De Forest, Wis.,
after an opera
ton four years ago
1 had pains down.
ward In both sides.
backache, and q
weakness. The doc
tor wanted me to
have another opera
tion. took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and
I am entirely cured
Of NV tro,,b1oo
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-11

Most marriages are happy; the un-
happiness comes later.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-11-11
Thelr ewn Race the Enemy

It has been found in Nova Scotia
that the Holsters chief enemy IL not
the dogish but the lobster.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
JOSEPHINE SAXTON AND DIXIE
KIDS AT THE MAJESTIC.

Now, you talk about clever colored
kids; You should have seen the Dixie
Kids at the Majestic last week. They
were about the best on the bill and
the way they did sing and dance was
great. This has been one of the best
colored acts in Denver for some time
and they are one of the few colored
acts on that circuit.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
ALL THE TIME AT THE R. M. A.
CLUB.

Veil, boys, if you feel lonesome and
want some place to go, why not drop
in at the Rocky Mountain Athletic
club? There you will lind plenty Of
real pleasure, and amusement at all
times. There is always a big fast
boxing bout in the gym, and you can
get a game of pool or billiards any
time you call for it. Whist at all
times. In fact you can get just what
you want at the R. NJ. A. club, and
that's pleasure.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
THE NEGRO BOXER HEADS ALL
CLASSES.

We are fast running by all of the
whites in the fistic game. We will
start with Jack Johnson, champion
heavyweight of the world. Wealth is
estimated at 100000. Next comes
one Samuel Langford, champion of the
light heavyweights, wealth $4,000.
Then comes Dixie Kid, who should
and is supposed to be champion of the
welterweight class: wealth $4,000
And were Jack Blackburn in the
game, he would no doubt soon become
lightweight champion of the world
But misfortune has oyertaken him.
and some other Negro must win that
lightweight crown and then we will
be champs. of all classes.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
THE STROLL IN CHICAGO.

The Pekin is turning them away
nightly playing the best colored acts
in town. The Grand is still paying
her performers, which means that bus
mess is good The Monogram has bill
ed three new colored acts that have
been the talk of Chicago and they are
still putting on good acts every week.
Chicago will be the only show town
It's year.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
LANGFoRD SIGNED WITH BURNS

Hugh Mcintosh has got the articles
all signed for fight between Sam
Langford and Tommy Burns. They
will fight at the National Sporting
club of London the middle of Decem-
Der aid Langford says if he don't
WHIP Burns, that he don't want any
money.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
SOME OF THE AMATEUR COL
ORED BOXERS WANT TO
FIGHT.

Kid Bruce wants anybody who
thinks he knows anything about the
game and can make I-,. Kid Harris,
late Of New York, is a clever boy and
thinks that he can master any of the
light weights in the state. Young
Cans is in Salt Lake training for a
fight with Bubles of Reno, New.
Young Organ, who has been training
for the last six months, has yet got
to show me that thSe are fighting
strains of blood running through his
veins. Six months training and no
fights. | wonder who is his mgr.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17

reported, will retire from the stage
after IS years of success before the
people of this country and abroad.
At one time Madame Patti was the
worlds greatest colored songrstress.
THE NEW YORK MUSICAL WITH
THE COLOREO.
This season bids fair to be one OF
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
JACK JOHNSON WON'T BE BOTH
Erred.

Jack says that he has so much
work TO do in the theatrical business
for the next six months that it is use
less for anyone to talk fight to him,
as he has just got to have his time
out on the road and running that big
benz wagon that has helped to make
him famous.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17

the grandest in years in and around
New York. The colored are all TAX
ing interest in the coming season as
there will be a colored symphony 81
30 pieces which will play in the s
cities of the east, the Frags will gtSe
their first ball of the season in Oc-
tober, this is New York's ball of the
early season.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
BROWN AND SHETALL.

Have just closed ten weeks run
off the Keith & Proctor circuit They
are now in New York arranging to
come out over the Orpheum and will
be seen in Denver the first week in
January, 1911, with an act that will
make you sit up and take notice.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
THE WILLIAMS TRoURADoUR CO.

This company Of high class artists
are playing with great success in the
southern states. Prop. Eph. Williams
will start his company No. On the
road about the first Of October. They
will play the western states, and much
is to be expected from this company.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
AD WOLGAST AND PACKEY Nc,
FARLAND TO MEET.

After a lot of sidestepping and big
talk, Ad Wolgast, the champion light
weight of the world, has signed ar
tlcles to meet Packy Mcfarland in a
ten-round contest, no decision, Oct.
9Th, in Milwaukee. Battling Nelsen
wants the winner f the contest.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
PLAYING FOR V. 3. o.

Michael & Michael, colored enter
tainers, opened at the Auditorium
theatre, Lynn, Mass, last week for
the V. B. o. They are booked solid
for the season, and what's more, it
appears as though they will be able
to take care of themselves.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
MISS ROSE FOX & PICKS.

Miss Fox will leave New York some
time this week with one of the clever
est pickininnie acts on the road. one
is known as Foxey Rose, With her lit
tie African knights They will open
in St Paul on the Orpheum time.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
ROYAL DUKES NEW ONES.

Of course you can't lose Duke. He
is always there with something new.
He has two more to his credit as an
inventor of drinks. They are the Dix
lie Flyer and the Red Top, which he
mixes at the R. NJ. A. club.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
COMING!
East Turner Hall, the great
$4,000 Orchestrion Electri-
cal is piece Band. Watch
this space for announce
ment next week.
THE QUARTETTE r. M. A. O.

After a months vacation the quar-
tette has resumed. They have a large
number of engagements to fulfill this
season at the different white clubs
and large house parties on the hill.
They are singing the very latest songs
by all negro composers.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
SPORTS and The The STAGE
BY LEON PRYOR
MURPHY AND FRANCES.

They closed a very successful week
at the Pantages, last night and will
play Colorado Springs this coming
week, and sail for London, England,
the first of October. Tney have sign
ed a contract for two years abroad.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-09-17
BLACK PATTI CO.

Madame Patti after this season. it Is