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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-15
HEAT AND COMFORT.

L. GRAND none can surpass @
30 For STOVES Of the very highest clas -
Grand cooking apparatus patrons meet r.
" At corner OF II upon SIXTH STREE
DANCES and FURNACES be will show, n
N Unsurpassed wherever 1o ~
A ttractive and economical. all agree. "
~ They save US many q golden v
Noted for REPAIRING, il would seem, q
~ For workmanship he stands supgem Z
Dependable always, patrons confess G
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

An Ungenerous Assumption.
do you know that mans views on the
TARIFF
No." replied Senator Sorghum: but
I'll bet / can tell what they are as soon
as I find out what business he's engaged
in"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-15

Entered second-class mail matter At the post
once at Washington. d. @.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04

handler at burying folks than at dig.
ging them up"
The uncanny moment came when
Alex and Jameson tossed the spades
ON the grass. and | confess | hid nv
face. There was period of stress. I
think, while the heavy coffin was be-
ing raised. | felt that my composure
was going, and, for fear I would
shrek, | tried to think of something
else-~what time Gertrude would reach
Halsey-anything but the grisly reali.
ty that lay just beyond me on the
grass.
And then heard low exclamation
from the detective and l felt the pres.
sure of the doctors fingers on NV
arm.
Now, Miss Innes," he said gently.
IF you will come over"
l held on to him frantically, and
somehow got there and looked down,
The lid of the casket had been raised
and silver plate on it proved we
had made no mistakeI But the face
that showed in the light of the lantern
was face | had never seen before.
The man who lay before us was not
Paul Armstrong!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
Letter Journeys Long Distance Il
Reach Destination Ten Feet
from the Starting Point.

One of the most remarkable mali
routes in the world Is that in whica a
letter journeys in going from Beebe
Plain. VI, to Beebe Plain, Quebec,
Canada. While the two offices are
within ten feet of each other-are 10,
Gated in the same room, in fact-a let
ter mailed from one office to the other
must make trip of 294 miles-67
miles in Canada and the remainder in
the United States,
The plain. oId-fashioned store build
ing which is situated on the interna-
tional boundary line contains both
the United States and the Canadian
offices. There are separate entrances
to each, but both are in the same
room, have the same lobby and there
are no partitions to mark the division
between the domain of Uncle Sam
and the possession of King Edward.
If you mail a letter from the Yer,
mont side addressed to the Quebec
side," says the postmaster, 1T goes
trom here to the junction, then to New
port, then to White River Junction,
and back to Lennoxville, Quebec, over
the Boston and Maine. There it is
transferred % the Grand Trunk and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
TIL CIRCULAR STAIRCASE

called the hospital. while we crowded
around him. Ana when there was no
longer any doubt that It was Halsey,
and that he would probably recover,
we all laughed and cried together. /
am sure ! kissed Liddy, and I have
had terrible moments since when
seem to remember kissing Mr..
Jameson, too, In the excitement.
Anyhow, BY IL o'clock that night
Gertrude was on her way to Johns
Vile. $50 miles away. accompanied by
Rosie. The domestic force was now
down 10 Mary Anne and Liddy, with
the undergardener's wife coming
every day to help out. Fortunately.
Warner and the detectives were keep
Ing bachelor hall in the lodge. out
Of Difference to Liddy they washed
their dishes once day, and they con.
cocted queer messes, according To-
their several abilities. They had one
triumph that they ate regularly FOR
breakfast, and that chung TO their
clothes and their hair the rest of the
day, u was bacon. bareback and
onions, fried together They were al
most pathetically grateful. however, I
noticed, for an occasional broiled ten.
derloin.
i was not until Gertrude and Rosie
had gone and Sunnyside had settled
down for the night, with Winters at
the foot of the staircase, that Mr..
Jameson preached a subject he had
evidently planned before he came.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
AWFUL BURNING ITCH cll.r,
IN A DAY N9

I'm the middle of the night ., =,
goth | woke up with burnins !, Aa'ca
my two hands and l felt as II I'Sl u
pull them apart. In the morri. COud
itching had gone to my chest ing Toe
ing that day it spread all NV. wv 0af
body. l was red and raw from ~, ny
OF my head to the soles of NV ,s sn' 'op
was in continual agony ~ 0s'saa
itching. could neither lie dow low as
sit up. happened to see abOn ~l Jug loi
cura Remedies, and thought u.s.
give them trial. took q uo,s "Oua
with the Cuticura Soap and usod Oa q
Cuticura Ointment. put II on ON =. .us
my head down to my feet and n ~.
went to bed. On the first of A.. %sG !,
felt like new man. The itching y.
almost gone. l continued with ~. -
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura ointmo ~
and during that day the itching con r'
pletely left me. Frank GridIev 's ..
East 4Srd Street, New York City AM ~
~, 1909" Cuticura Remedies arc ~, u,
throughout the world; Potter Drnr ' !
Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston MAJ
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04

ness past, cemetery at night Is much
the same as any other country place
hlled with vague shadows and unex
pected noises. Once, indeed-but Mr.
Jameson said It was an owl, and
tried to believe him.
In the shadow of the Armstrong
granite shaft we stopped. / think the
doctor wanted to send~me back.
It's no place for woman heard
him protesting angrily. But the de
tectiye said something about wit
nesses, and the doctor only came over
and felt my pulse.
Anyhow, ! don't believe you're any
worse of here than you would be in
that nightmare of a house." he said
nnally, and put his coat on the steps
OF the shaft for me to sit on.
There is sense OF Dissertation, of
reversal OF the everlasting fitness of
things. In resurrectlng a body from its
mother clay. And yet that night, In
the Casanova churchyard, / sat quiet
ly by, and watched Alex and Mr.
Jameson steaming over their work,
withour single qualm, except the
fear Of detection.
The doctor kept keen lookout, but
no one appeared. Once in a while
ne came over TO me, and gave me a
reassuring pat on the shoulder.
\ never expected to come this" he
said once. There's one thing sure
Ill not be suspected of completely. A
doctor is generally supposed to be
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04

Youth is eternal to him who believes
in eternity. To me youth means anv.
where from eight onward. I was an
exceedingly old person at eight and :
trust l violate no confidence when /
confess a youthful exuberance now
that have bumped against the half.
way post Fifty is a splendid time for
youthful expansion; ones fancy stin
retains all its ingenuity while ones
Judgment is bettered by experience
When sitting on the so milestone the
vane of mans vision points southwark
to the past and northward to the fin
ture with minimum of oscillation
Rancorous thought and splenetic ex.
preston give way to quieter nerves
and calmer view, and the mellow lipbt
ed vista of the years that have gone
soften the heart of the youth of a balt
century Of years,-John Philip sorsa
in the Circle.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04

of miles In the box-car, locked In, per.
haps, without water or food, had
read Of cases where bodies had been
found locked in cars on isolated sid,
lHgs IN the west, and my spirits went
down with every hour
His recovery was destined to be al.
most as sudden as his disappearance,
and was due directly to the tramp
Alex had brought to Sunnyside. II
seems the man was grateful for hts
release. and when he learned some,
thing OF Haisey's whereabouts frotn
another member Of his fraternity
for II Is frassrnity-he was prompt
in letting Us know.
On "Wednesday evening MIR. jamie
son, who had been down at the Arm,
strong house trying to see Louise
and failing met near the gate at
Sunnyside by an Individual precisely
as repulsive and unkempt as the one
Alex had captured. The man knew
the detective, and he gave him a
piece Of dirty paper, on which was
scrawled the words: He's at City
hospital, louisville" The tramp who
brought the paper pretended to know
nothing, except this: The paper had
been passed along from a hobo" in
townsville. who seemed to know the
information would be valuable to us
Again the long.distance telephone
came into requisition. Mr. Jameson
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04

Miss lnnes," he said, stopping m,
as | was about to go to my room up
stairs. how are your nerves to-
night?"
i have none" | said happily. with
Halsey found, my troubles have gone.
I mean" he persisted. do you feel
as though you could go through with
something rather unusuaI?"
"fhe most unusual thing can think
OF would be u peaceful night. But II
anything Is going to occur, don't dare
to let me miss IT,"
Something Is going to occur" he
SAID, And you're the only woman |
can think of that can take along."
lie looked at his watch. Don't ask
me any questions. Miss lines. Put on
heavy shoes, and some old dark
clothes, and make up your mind not
TO be surprised at anything"
Liddy was sleeping the sleep of the
Just when went upstairs, aud |
hunted out my things cautiously. The
detective was waiting In the hall, and
| was astontshed to see DR.. Stewart
with him. They were talking CON
hdentially together. but when | came
down they ceased, There were q few
preparations to be made: the locks to
be gone over Winters to be instructed
as to renewed vigilance. and then,
AFTER eXtingulshing the hall light. we
erepG In the darkness, through the
'front.' door, aud into the night.
| asked no questions. | felt that
'hey were doing me honor in making
me one of the party, and would show
them | could be as silent az they. We
went across the fields, passing through
tue woods that reached almost tn me
ruins OF the stable, going over stiles
now and then aud sometimes stem.
ping ever low fences. Once only
somebody spoke, and then it was an
emphatic bit of profanity from Or.
Stewart when he ran into wire
fence.
We were Joined at tne end of five
minutes by another man. who fell ipto
step with the doctor silently. He car.
r'ed something over his shoulder
which | could not make out. In this
way We walked fer perhaps 90 minuss
ihe doctor was putting somewhat
when We finally came to a halt con.
Tess that Just at that minute even
sonuyside seemed a cheerful spot. We
rad paused at the edge Of a level
cleared place, bordered all around
with primly trimmed evergreen trees,
Between them l caught a GLIMPSE of |
starlight shining down on rows of !
"hlte headstones AID an occasional
more imposing monument or towerins |
smart. In spite OF myself, drew INV |
breath In sharply We were on the /
euge II Nc Casanova churchyard. ,
saw now both the man who had
joined the party and the Implements
he carried, 1t was Alex. armed with |
two long-handled spades, After the
first shock of surprise, l fiatter NV.
self | was both cool and quiet. We
went in single file between the rows !
OF headstones, and although, when |
found myself last, had an instructive |
desire to keep looking back over NV |
shoulder, found that, the first uneasi. !
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
ByM4RY o
ROBERTS
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KLLkJZR4HO1s5 6y R4rnHInFas$
sasy@1n no ~ a4ass 1nAeeara



Miss Innaa, splnster and guardian Of
iner headquarters at sunnyalde. Arnold
Arm strong was found shot 10 death In
ine nali Gertrude and her tiaDce, Jack
haiigr, had etnvefNed In the billiard
room shortly before tie murder Detec-
tiFe Jhrnieson accused Miss innas Of hold
Ing back efidqnee. Cashier Bailey Of Paul
AFnStroHK's bank, dafanet, was arrested
Tor aulbezxlemeBt Paul ArfnHtronG'a
ueafh Naa annei need. Baiaey's nancee,
f.cutse Armstrong, told HHlsey that while
sue SIN lDfed him she WAS 70 marry an-
other Il DEVELOPED that Or. Walker was
me man. Inuist. was found unaonseiOus
AZ The bottom uf the circular staircase,
sne said something had brushed by her
tainted Bailey u suspected OF Arm
strOHk's murder Tlionaa, the i0dgekeep1
af. was found dead with a note in his
poehet bearing tie name HLneien Wal
lace, ladder found out Of place deep
rHs Tie mystery The stables were
burned, ard ID the dark Miss ilnes shot
an Intruder. Halgey myateriouaiy diaap-
paafsd, His auto waA found wrecked by
p freight train II developed Haisey had
an afkumenl u the library With woman
pefgfa MS disaUpenrHnces New COOK dis
appears. MiAe Times learned Halsey was
9hNe Pr, Walkers face becomes nvid
- mention ~ the name ~ Nina CARING
ton Evidence was secured from tramp
shaI man supposedly flalaey, had been
bound apd aaEgeG and thrown Into an
Hunting Tor her, Miss Times ran Into q
ran and tainted A confederate 0f Or.
Waiker confessed his part IN the niys-
ferY
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
=ssaessgsss=ssas
CHAPTER xSIx.--contlnued.

"She struck me as being an ugly
customer. and when she left, about II
o'clock. and went across 70 the Arm.
strong place, was not far behind her,
She walked all around the house first,
looking up at the windows, Then she
rang the bell, and the minute the door
was opened she was through II, and
into the hall.
How long did she stay?"
THAT'S the queer part OF t." Riggs
said eagerly "she didn't come out
that night at all. | went TO bed at
daylight. and that was the last
heard Of her until the next day, when
! saw her on truck at the station,
covered with sheet. She'd been
struck by the express and you would
hardly have known her--dead Of
course. ] think she stayed all night
IN the Armstrong house, and the
agent said she was crossing the track
20 take the up.traln 20 town when the
express struck her"
Another elrclei" exclaimed.
Then We are just where we started"
Not so bad as that. Miss lines"
Riggs said eagerly Nina Darlington
came from the town In California
where Mr. Armstrong died. Why was
the doctor so afraid OF herr The Car
rington woman knew something. q
lived with DR. Walker seven years,
and ! know him well. There are few
things he Ia afraid Of | think he killed
MIR. Armstrong out In the west some.
where, that's what think What else
he did | don't know--but he dismissed
me and pretty nearly throttled me-
for telling Mr., Jameson here about
MIR. Innes having been at his Office
the night he disappeared and about
my hearing them Quarrellng,"
What was II Warner overheard the
woman say to Mr. lnnes in the II.
braryF tho detective asked mo.
she said I knew there was some.
hing wrong from the start. A man
an't well one day and dead the next
without some reason
How perfectly II all seemed to At!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When Sany'

If parents realized the fact that COZ
fee contains drug-cdfeine-whichN
especially harmful to children, they
would doubtless hesitate before giving
the babies coffee to drink.
When l was a child in my motl
er's arms and first began to nibple
things at the table, mother used 10
give me sips of coffee. AS my parents
used coffee exclusively at meals l
never knew there was anything I"
drink but coffee and water.
And so l contracted the cones
habit early. l remember when quite
young the continual use of coffee So
affected my parents that they trieu
roasting wheat and barley, then
ground it in the coffee-mill, as a SUD
stitute for coffee.
But it did not taste right and they
went back to coffee again. That was
long before Postum was ever hearG
OF. continued to use coffee untll !
was q, and when / got into ONES
work, began to have nervous speis'
Especially after breakfast l was 81
nervous l could scarcely attend to n'
correspondence.
AT night, after having coffee lol
supper, l could hardly sleep, and On
rising in the morning would feel WeSA
and nervous.
"A friend persuaded me to w
Postum. My wife and l did not Has
1t at first. but later when boiled goVg
and strong it was fine. Now we "ouu
not give up Postum for the best Gomez
we ever tasted.
Il can now get good sleep, am treT
from nervousness and headaches,
recommend Postum to all coffee drinA
ers."
Read THE Road to MELVILLE !"
pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf ~
one appears from time to time ~
are genuine, true, and full or
Interest.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
"That First Invented sIeep.v

Now blessings light on him that
first invented this same sleep! It GOV.
ers a man all over, thoughts and all,
like a cloak; it is meat for the hungry,
drink for the thirsty, heat for the
cold, and cold for the hot. It is the
current coin that purchases all the
pleasures of the world cheap; and the
balance that sets the king and the
shepherd, the fool and the wise man
even. There is only one thing, which
somebody once put into my head,
that dislike in sleep-it is that 1t re
sembles death. There is very little
difference between a man in his first
sleep and a man in his last Sleep
From Cervantes.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
WRONG IN THAT No.
Physielan's Method NAV J
All Right, but Her. ~ HaN D..
at Fault va

We are told that thu
t tion In the medical world l !. ! 's
tlon Of doctor that he !. ne ~
looking into a patients ev ! abe
an accurate diagnosis Of M !, . ma
winch the patient is sufrer,n e0nplas
this really as novel as Il i But
g be? / recollect heariny !. SUPPOSE
ago Of doctor who said : ! some tn.
VINO was under examinat,on'a patlee
see by the appearance Of c
eye what is the matter WIN ,ouf rigA
are suffering from liver ;" u you. Yog
MY right eyer" asked -,
Yes" returned the d ~ patient
shows me plainly that vo~. Or. d
out of order" ''ur liver [,
Excuse me, doctor" s.,a !,
tient, apologeticallly. INV ~, me "
a glass one" i'snt eye,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
Why the Boy Gave Thapks

Alan had played the entire day with
little brother without an impatieut
word. After saying his customar
prayer that night, his mother suggest,
ed that he add: Il thank God was
not impatient with little brother to
day" This he did with much fer
vency; after which he remarked that
there were some other things bs
would like to thank God for, and forth.
with he closed his eyes and said;
Il thank God l offered my candy to
mother before taking any myself.
Il thank God l offered my candy
to little brother before taking any my.
self.
And l thank God there was some
left. "-Lippincott's.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
Takes In Civcuitous Routes
CTo BE CONTINUED

goes to "A south-bound mail pouch and
comes to Stanstead Junction and then
back to this same building. a distance
of 294 miles.
IF we wish to mail a letter from
the American side to Derby Line II
must go to White River junction and
the" come back over the official
route"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
Mkln hN Marriane,"

A caller was talking to a small Har
EN- girl who is extravagantly fond OIL
her mother. She likes her father
well enough, but he is far from be
ing first in her affections. The call
er, knowing the situation, asked the
child why she didn't love her father
as she did her mother.
"Oh, you see," she explained, loftlly'
"he is only kin to us by marriage"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
When He Hedaed on Faith.

Oars nutin' lax faith" said Broth
er Williams. II once prayed fat
turkey off high roost, but the sher
iff took him FUN me ez wuz gwine
home ter cook him, an l wuz took ter
Jail"
Why didn't you pray your way out
of jail?" someone asked.
Il would 'adone it," was the reply,
but l didn't want Providence ter
know l was in no SIGH place"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-04
CHAPTER xxx.
When churohyaras v.nn.

"'F'F-6' ~T'fF W 2 " II NsfFTt :
Il was on Wednesday Riggs told us
the story OF his connection with some
incidents that had been previously uu,
explained Halsey had been gone
since the Friday night before, and
with the passage Of each day | felt
that he might be carried thousands
The Glenwood post., 1910-01-01
NOT MUCH TROUBLE TO WRITE
Some Proper Names That at Least
Have the Distinguishing Merit
of Novelty.

In the Zuyder Zee there is a bay
called Y, and Amsterdam has a river
Y. while, strange to say, in quite an
other part of the earth, in China, the
same brief name is given to town.
Elsewhere in the f1owery kingdom.
in the province of Honan there is
city called U, and in France there is
river and in Sweden a town rejoic.
ing in the name OF A.
Proper names of this brief nature
are not. however, monopolized by
places; instances are on record where
individuals have been similarly named
Some years ago there was a shop kept
on the Rue de Louvan. Brussels, by
Theresa o, and there is a Nine. O in
Paris, who is well-known as the pro-
prietor Of popular cafe.
An amusing incident is recounted in
connection with the impressment into
the military service of the son of one
OF the members of the o family. The
young man could not write, and SO
signed his name on the military pa
pers with cross. it not occurring to
him or to any Of the officials how
easily he could have written his name.
The Glenwood post., 1910-01-01
MANAGERS AND SWiTCHMEN
FAIL TO COME TO TERMS
AT SAINT PAUL.
MAY APPEAL TO TAFT
POSSIBILITY OF GENERAL STRIKE
OF ALLIED BRANCHES OF
LABOR UNIONS.

ST. Paul-Contrary to expectations,
developments Monday in the contro-
versy between the railroads Of the
Northwest and the striking switch
men, instead of resulting in an am
icable settlement of the strike, result
ed in wider breach than has here
tofore existed.
Not only have the switchmen de-
clared all negotiations with the rail
roads off, but the labor leaders say
there is strong possibility of gen.
eraI strike by the allied orders be-
longing to the railway branch of the
American Federation Of Labor.
H. B. Perham, who has been acting
as chairman Of the railway counsel in
session here, left Monday night for
Washington to seek advice.
There. mag be a general strike"
said Mr. Rerham.
President Hawley of the switch
mems union, asserted:
Several other members Of the rail-
way. council besides Mr.. Perham have
left for their headquarters to make
preparations for a strike of their re-
spective orders"
Mr.. Perhana, in speaking of Mon
days developments, said
Friday we were, on the verge of
settlement with the railroads and we
thought the matter would be fixed up
today. But this morning the railroads
presented a mysterious change of
front and assumed such arrogance that
we decided at once to have nothing
more to do with them. l am leaving
tonight for Washington. I have bust
ness in Chicago and Cincinnati first,
but will arrive at the capital Thurs
day
"As the Intervention of the state
authorities have failed, l shall seek
the aid of the United States in putting
an end to controversy that is caus-
ing bankruptcy and suffering among
innocent people who have no voice in
the natter
Mr.. Perham would not state to
which department at Washington he
would appeal, He said he may seek
to interest the Interstate Commerce
commission and he may take the mat
ter up directly with President Taft.
In the conference between the rail-
roads and the labor leaders the rail-
road officers refused to take back all
the switchmen at once, but agreed
to re-employ all those they have places
for. They gave the switchmen until
II O'Clock Wednesday to accept this
offer. The offer was Immediately re-
jected by the labor leaders.
Asked as to how long 1t would take
to call a general strike, if such action
is decided upon, Mr.. Perham said:
Some of the orders can be called
out Immediately. There would be
some delay in calling out others. be-
cause of difference in the method
of procedure in such cases."