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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-07
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PROMISING IMMEDIATE PROTl
1OO-Acre Tract

very near the city, on one AZ =
principal roads; lays beautifully e.
and can be sold ~
immense profit az soon al subdfy
and put on the market. For p3At
particulars see
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-07
Chas. A. Rose ca.

Have For Rent:
1910 Floyd Avenue, 10 rooms.
613 E. Franklin, 16 rooms.
3l2 E. Grace, basement and 3 rooms.
1928 Grove Avenue, 9 rooms.
l4O4 N. Twenty-third, s rooms.
1911 1-2 N. Twenty-first, 8 rooms.
TIA Fendall Ave, Brookland Park.
ZIG Fendall Ave, Brookland Park.
720 Fendall Ave, Brookland Park.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-07
Stores

736 w. Broad, Store and Flat.
729 w. Marshall, Store and Flat.
1922 l04-106 N. Seventh, new Storea
2l3-217 N. First, new Stores.
10 s. Belyidere, Store and Flat.
200l e. Broad, Store.
Corner Thirty-first and M, new Sf0
and Flat.
Phone Madison 1860 for Rent LII
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
CHAPTER VIII.
The Hour Of Death.

A red. unwinking eye staring at
him fixedly from out of impenetra-
Bile gloom--an ogreish, cleaning
thing that brought life back into
him with thrill of horror-was
Howland's first vision of returning
consciousness. 1t was dead In
front of him, on level with his
face--a ball of yellow fire that
seemed to burn into his very soul.
He tried to cry out, but no sound
fell from his lips; he strove to
move, to fight himself away, but
there was no power of movement
in his limbs. The eye grew larger.
He saw that 1t was so bright 1t
cast halo, and the holo widened
before his own staring eyes until
the dense gloom about it seemed
to be melting away. Then he knew.
1t was lantern in front OF him,
not more than ten feet away. Con-
seriousness flooded him, and he
made another effort to cry out, to
free his arms from an invisible
clutch that held him powerless. At
first he thought this was the clutch
of human hands; then, as the Ian
tern-light revealed more clearly the
things about him and the outlines
of his own figure. he saw that II
was rope, and he knew that he
was unable to cry out because Of
something tight and suffocating
about his mouth.
The truth came to him swiftly.
He had come up to the coyote on a
sledge. Some on had struck him.
He remembered that men had half
dragged him over the rocks, and
these men had bound and gagged
him, and left him here, with the
lantern staring him in the face.
But where was he? He shifted his
eyes, straining to penetrate the
gloom. Ahead of him, just beyond
the light, there was black wall;
he could not move his head, but he
saw where the same wall closed in
on the left. He turned his gaze up
ward, and 1t ended with that same
imprisoning barrier of rock. Then
he looked down, and the cry of hor-
ror that rose in his throat died in
muffled groan. The light fell
dimly on sack-two of them
three-a tightly packed wall of
them.
He knew now. what had happen
ed. He was imprisoned in the coy
ote, and the sacks about him were
filled with powder. He was sitting
on something hard-a box-fifty
pounds of lynamite The cold
sweat stood out IN beads on his
face, glistening in the lantern glow.
From between his feet thin, white
ghostly line ran out until 1t lost
itself in the blackness under the
lantern. 1t was the fuse, leading
to the box of dynamite on which he
was sitting!
ITO be continuedD
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
(Continuedl'

The gloom of night falls early in
the great northern mid-winter, and
1t was already growing dusk when
there came the sound of voice
outside, followed moment later
by a loud knock at the door. At
Howland's invitation the door
opened and the head and shoulders
Of man appeared.
Something has gone wrong out
at the north coyote, sir, and Mr..
Macdonald wants you just as fast
as you can get there" he said.
HE sent me down for you with a
sledge."
Macdonald told me !. the thing
was ready for firing" said How
land, putting on his hat and coat.
whats the matter?"
bad packing, guess. Heard
him swearing about it. He's in a
terrible sweat to see you."
Half an hour later the sledge
drew up close to the place where
Rowland had seen a score of men
packing bags of powder and dyna-
mite earlier in the day. Half a
dozen lanterns were burning
among the rocks, but there was no
sign of movement or life. The en-
gineer's companion gave a sudden
crack Of his long whip and in re-
Spouse to 1t there came a muffled
halloo from out of the gloom
That's Macdonald, sir. You'll
find him right ny there near that
second light, where the coyote
opens up. He's grilling the life
out OF half dozen men in the
chamber. where he found the dyna-
mite on top of the powder instead
of under it,
"All right" called back How
land, starting up among the rocks.
Hardly had he taken a dozen steps
when dark object shot out behind
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28

. CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-Seeing .
= burglar crawling along the =
= floor at 2 a. M, Mrs. William =
. B. Stenh0use sprang out Of =
. bed square on his back. and =
. as she was thrown off her Z
. hand touched his electric Z
. flashlight. =
= She flashed it in his face, =
= got good look at him and he Z
. threw up his arms and fled. =
q . . 90 . NV
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
THE DANGER TRAIL
JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD
copyright 1s1o. The Bobbs. errill COM

him and fell with crushing force on
his head. With grooming cry he
fell forward on his face. For a
few moments he was conscious of
voices about him; he knew that he
was being lifted in the arms of
men. and that after time they
were carrying him SO that his feet
dragged on the ground. After that
he seemed to be sinking down
down--down-until he lost all
sense of existence in a chaos Of
inky blackness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
SEATTLE SYNDICATE
BUYS VERA TRACT

Vera. the irrigated tract east of
the city, will be transferred by its
present owners, D. X. Mcdonald
and A. c. Jameson, to q Seattle
syndicate, who will in the future
manage the section.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
cuPlD's BOOK BALANCED.

> When one can aid Cupid IN his
subtle Wizardry and still keep his
account books balanced, properly.
one should do so, decidedly, thinks
Judge KEENAN, of the superior court,
who yesterday married "a couple,
and just to make things, even up.
granted q divorce to another couple
who had wearied4 Of worrying and
sought disunited bliss once more.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28

SIOUX FALLS, s. DIT devel-
oped today that the United States
grand jury has returned an indict-
ment against Charles l.. Hyde, a
millionaire real estate man at
Pierre, on the charge of misusing
the mails.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28

BOULDER, Col.-Over 100 stu
dents of the University Of Colorado,
who have been on strike for two
days, voted to return to classes at a
mass meeting held last night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
Granite Cloth 39c
Wide Black Taffeta S5c

a N unusually good quality in an all silk black tat
90 feta, 33 inches wide. grade that usually brings
$1.25 yard The Crescent's special price. $50
THE CREsCENT-Frst
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
Kryssal Glass Cruetss

a HEAVY bleached Irish damask, full y inches
AN wide, is shown here in a number of good patterns
special price. .....................$ 81. so
CREscENT-Ffrst
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28

bishops Of the trienna
Episcopal clergyman LATITUDE IN
repealed The
monn
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
Sale of Waists @Ra
For Large Women 0)OO

II ERE'S sale of waists that will interest only
!. those women who wear sizes 40 to A. No
garments smaller than size 40 in the lot. A num-
Der of styles in lingerie and tailored effects all
made of good materials Mostly medium and light
weights. All are in styles becoming to large
women.
Every garment if bought in the regular way
would have to sell for considerably more than the
price at which they go tomorrow ...... $50
THE CREscENT-second Floor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
ENROLL NOW

Our plan of individual instruction
makes it possible to do as well by
students who enroll in October as
by those who begin in September.
This is the best year in our his
tory. A visit will convince you that
we have the very best Business Col
lege in Spokane.
k1>;,>Hzxu
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
etc nv Hand.

We shall never be in danger of for
getting that our ancestors did their
sums on their fingers so long as arith-
metic retains the word "digits" But
modern civilization knows nothing of
the elaborate developments of this
method. 1t takes a Wallachian peas
ant to multiply by on his hands.
This is how he does it: The fingers of
either hand, beginning with the thumb,
stand for the numbers from to 10.
So the ring finger of one hand and the
middle finger Of the other are stuck
out to represent 8 and 9. Counting the
fingers remaining on the side farthest
from the thumbs he finds them l and
2 respectively, and 1 multiplied by 2
gives him the units of his product
Then he counts from the thumbs to
the stuck out fingers inclusive, finds
them 3 and 4, adds these, and gets
for his tens. Answer, 70. All this to
avoid knowing the multiplication table
beyond 4 times 4
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
HUGE TRADE IN DRUGS
Nations Medical Exports and Im=
ports in Twelve Years Nearly
Billion Dollars.
MUCH IS SENT TO THE TROPICS
Two-Fifths Of Patent Preparations
Goes TO Great Britain, Com
merce Bulletin Shows.

With importations of drugs and
chemicals rapidly approaching $780,
100000 a year, the Importance Of COM
mercial relationship between the Uni
ted States and the tropics is empha-
sized in the latest statement of the bu-
reau of statistics of the department of
commerce and labor Nearly a billion
dollars worth of chemicals, drug dyes
and medicines have entered the COM
merce of the United States in the last
twelve years. The imports were about
$500, 900, 900 of the total and the ex-
ports made up the remainder But
both imports and exports of that class
show substantial gains and imports
have Ieaped from S48,O00,000 in 1899
to $85,0O0,000 in 1909
Patent and proprietary medicines
form more than quarter of all the ex-
ports. = large proportion of the crude
drugs which come up in bulk from the
tropics goes back under labels and
brands in bottles and packages The
exports as a whole are marketed in
widely separated countries. Two-fifths
Of the patent medicines, however, 90
to the United Kingdom. Nitrate Of
soda was the chief import in value in
1909 More than 100000 worth was
used.
Every corner Of the earth contrib
utes to imports of drugs and chemI-
calls which find their wav 70 the labora-
tories and apothecary shops of this
country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
For the Skin md ScaIu.

Because of its delicate, emolIient,
sanative, antiseptic properties derived
from Curicura Ointment, united with
the purest of cleansing ingredients
and most refreshing of flower odors,
Cuticura Soap is unrivaled for preserv-
ing, purifying and identifying the
skin, scalp, hair and hands, and as
sisted by Cuticura Ointment, for dis
polling itching, irritation and in
fammation and preventing clogging
OF the pores, the cause of many disfig-
uring facial eruptions All who de-
light in a clear skin, soft, white hands,
clean, wholesome scalp and live,
glossy hair, will find that Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment realize
every expectation. Cuticura Rene
dies are sold throughout the world.
Potter Drug & Chem Corp, sole pro-
prietors, Boston, Mass. Send to them
for the latest Cuticura Book, an au-
thority on the best care of the skin,
scalp, hair and hands. 1t is mailed
free on request.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
WORLDS NEW WARSHIPS.

One Hundred and Fifty-one Fighting
Vessels Launched Last Year.
One hundred and fifty-one fighting
ships were launched for the various
navies Of the world in 1909, according
to Lloyds annual returns. They had
a collective displacement of 4,475
tons, approximately 100000 tons great
er than the ships Of the preceding
year. In both 1901 and 1904, however,
a smaller number of naval vessels ag-
gregated a greater displacement-467
SAT and 435,006 tons, respectively. Of
the 1909 naval launchings, twenty
seven vessels, with a total tonnage of
99,116, were to the order of the Ger
man navy; Great Britain was a good
second with thirty-five vessels, of 9S,-
100 tons; France had nineteen vessels
of 95,740 tons, and the United States
Jagged along we'll in the rear, with fiji
teen vessels of 1859 tons.
The total merchant tonnage launch
ed in the year was 1,602,O57 1,O63
vessels), of which 991,O6 6tons took
the water from British shipyards and
2O9,604 from those of the United
States. The new merchant tonnage
was smaller than it has been in any
twelve months since 1897 One of the
most interesting merchant vessels of
the year was the Wyoming, a six
masted wooden schooner, of 8 100 tons
burden, launched at Bath, Me- She is
the largest wooden sailing vessel ever
built with a length of $50 feet, and a
spread of canvas of more than $4,000
wards
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
zN!
Sporting
- World NX6Nr ID

Kenneth Huszagh, at the Chicago
Athletic Association, swan the 4O-yard
dash in Ole 2-5, slashing c. NJ. Dan
iels' world record of OLE As.
Tyrus Cobb has received and signed
his contract with the Detroit Ameri-
can League Tigers" Cobb's contract
calls for $4,000 annually for three
years.
Plans have been completed for the
construction of an automobile toll road
from Santa Barbara, Cal, to Ventura
1t is estimated that the proposed road
will cost about 100000.
In the Tetley Tea, at Winnipeg,
Stocking, of Duluth, beat Mckay, Of
Pilot Mound, by a score of Is to 10,
and in the same competition Thomas,
of Cypress River, beat Mcmillan, of
Duluth, by IA to 9.
Walter G. Travis, former national
golf champion, was caught off his long
game at Pinehurst, n. c., and defeated
up and to play in the semi-finals
of the Valentine golf tournament. his
victor being P. W. Perrin, of Philadel-
phia.
In the 1910 Middle West Bowling
tournament, which recently closed at
St. Louis, first money in the doubles
went to A. Bell and R. l. Bliss, of ST.
Louis, with 1884. and first money and
a gold medal in the singles to H. F.
Siemens, of st. Joseph, with 645.
The sale of the Latonia race track
property has been announced at Gin
cinnati. Captain c. A Titles, of ST.
7 haoor,ooc ha
chasing the interests of George B. Cox,
of Cincinnati, Congressman Joseph
Rhinock and Harvey Meyers and 9TH
ers of Covington, Ky.
There is an attempt being made to
establish a new association at Topeka,
Kan, with the avowed object of pur-
chasing the old fair ground and tracks
The project would be backed by large
capital and considerable sum would
be devoted to the Improvement of the
property.
University of Wisconsin foot ball au-
thorities, Coaches Barry and McCar-
thy, charge that Coach Williams Of
Minnesota is in conspiracy with rep
resentatives of Big Eastern universe
ties on foot ball rules committee TO
place the game back TO the old smash
ing style that used to prevail in ante
reform days.
There was a surprise at Tuxedo, n.
Y, at the Tuxedo Tennis and RACQUET
Club, when Harold F. Mccormick. of
Chicago. winner of last years gold
racquet championship title, was beaten
in the final round for the champion
ship by George c. Clarke Jr., of New
Y ork, in three games to two by a score
of 10-15, 15-6, 14-1S, 1913 and
15-6.
''Tangy," c. L. Hoods famous little
race horse, at La Crosse, Wis, which,
on the Wisconsin fair tracks last fall,
established a mark of 2:19A without
being let out, is dead. The horse fell
in a stall, breaking a leg, and had to
be shot
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Dumascus 81 Garden civ

Damascus is a garden city touched
by the great desert. Under its roses
one feels the sands. Beside its trenl-
bling waters one dreams of the trent
bling mirage. The cry of its muez-
zins seems to echo from its mosque
towers to that most wonderful thing
in nature which is God without man. .
The breath Of the wastes passes among
the poplars as that Bedouin boy passed
among the merchants when he came
and when he went In Damascus one
hears the two voices And when one
looks from the sacred mountain upon
that city of dream, Graded among the
woods, one sees far off the tawny be-
ginnings of that other magic which
looks out from the Bedouin's eyes.
And though perhaps with the pilgrims
from Samarkand one loves to rest be-
side the fountains under the hedges
of roses, one is aware of the other love
intercourse with which has made De
mascus an earthly paradise for them
and for you.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
FROM FAR AND NEAR.

The commission form of government
was adopted by lola, Kan, and reject
ed by Spearfish, S. D.
The commission form of government
was adopted at an election held in
Wellington, Kan, by majority of 435
votes
Orders for 10,100 steel cars of al
classes, approximating in cost 2,0O0,-
900, have been placed at Pittsburg in
the last few weeks.
Lancy Evans, expert rice statistf-
clan of the United States Department
of Agriculture, suggests that rice farm
ers use low grade rice to feed cattle.
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., has let con-
tracts for a country home on the north
shore of Long Island, near MATINEE
cock point, N. Y at a cost exceeding
$25O,0O0."
Jacob Kohel, a farmer living near
Dorchester Neb., was shot and in
stantly killed by his son, John Kohel.
The father, who had been drinking,
was f1ourishing a shotgun.
Fire caused by crossed electric wires
destroyed the storage battery depart
ment of the Westinghouse Machine
Company's plant at East Pittsburg.
Pa. causing a loss estimated at $751;
600.
Plans for the merger of companies
said to control about two-thirds of the
Autograph business of the country,
have been announced at Cincinnati,
Ohio.
President Charles S. Barrett of the
National Farmers Union called a ma
,tional convention of farmers to meet
in ST. Louis from May 8 to to dis
cuss legislation affecting farmers.
Philander c. Knox, Jr., who has been
cut off by his father, Secretary of State
Knox. because of his elopement and
marriage, has gone to work in Provi-
dence, R. L, as an automobile agent.
The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
Railroad car repair shops at Fairview,
Okla, valued at 100000, were burned
They will be rebuilt.
After a two and a half days run up
on the Society for Savings in Cleve-
land. the depositors regained their
equilibrium and the panic ended. While
the run lasted s1,25O,000 was with
drawn.
Countess Jean de Castellane, sister,
ln-ldW Oh OOulL DUH sOS SdSlS4ldI6y Is
credited with the statement made at a
reception in Versailles, France, that
Count Boni was to wed Miss Anne
Morgan, daughter of ]. Pierpont Nor
gan of New York.
Charles Davsi, colored, who last
August killed Ella WEIGH aged Is.
also colored, was electrocuted in the
Ohio penitentiary at Columbus.
The New York League of Republi-
can Clubs, in session at Syracuse,
adopted resolutions indorsing Presi-
dent Taft and the policies and meas
ures advocated by Governor Hughes,
especially mentioning primary reforms
The foreclosure of a mortgage on
the farm birthplace Of Daniel Webster,
near Franklin, \. H, may lead to the
formation of an association to pur-
chase the place as Webster memorial
Senators Lodge, Crane and GaIlinger
are interested in the project
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Her Wardrobe in a Mail Bag

Uncle Sam has found nothing is
sacred to a woman where the care of
her personal belongings is concerned.
A woman who recently arrived in New
Orleans from Guatemala carried a
large part of her wardrobe in regu-
lation mail bag that originally be-
longed to the United States govern
ment She was detained by the Gus
toms house officials, but succeeded in
satisfying them that she had bought
the bag in Guatemala, where it was
placed on sale in the ordinary way,
and did not know she was committing
any wrong in making personal use of
it. The fact is that the material of
which the United States mail bags are
made possess remarkable qualities of
durability, combined with fneness of
texture, and every year, especially in
South American countries, where
goods of the same quality seldom are
seen, American mail bags disappear
mysteriously Usually the women of
the place transform them into petit
coats or skirts, while they are priced
by the men as saddle cloths or packs
for mules.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
4 LITTLE THING
Changes the Home Feeling.

manages tut 8.
Coffee blots out the sunshine from
many a home by making the mother,
or some other member of the house
hold, dyspeptic, nervous and irritable.
There are thousands of cases where
the proof is absolutely undeniable.
Here is one.
A Wis mother writes:
81 was taught to drink coffee at an
early age, and also at an early age be-
came a victim to headaches, and as |
grew to womanhood these headaches
became a part of me, as l was scarce
ly ever free from them
About five years ago friend urged
me to try Postum. l made the trial
and the result was so satisfactory that
we have used it ever since.
MY husband and little daughter
were subject to bilious attacks, but
they have both been entirely free from
them since we began using Postum
instead of coffee. l no longer have
headaches and my health is perfect"
If some of these nervous, tired, irri-
table women would only leave off cof
fee absolutely and try Postum they
would find a wonderful change in their
life. 1t would then be filed with sun
shine and happiness rather than wearf-
ness and discomfort And think what
an effect it would have on the family,
for the mood of the mother is largely
responsible for the temper of the chill
dren
Read The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-03-24
Bribery in English Elections

Bribery is term which every can
d1date for a seat in the imperial as
sembly breads, for the law visits Of
Tenders against it with very heavy
punishment, and more than one poll
tician has realized that the game is
not worth the candle.
The would-be NJ. P. must be very
careful not to give, lend or promise
money or moneys worth to induce an
elector to vote for him or abstain from
voting for an opponent. Neither must
he pay the days wages of any voter
or give him money for railway fares
or loss of time. If he does and is
elected the candidate loses his seat.
and both he and the recipient of his
i'll advised gift are liable to twelve
months imprisonment or fine not ex-
ceeding $500. Even treating the
wives or relatives of electors may con-
stitute an offense, and the quantity is
immaterial if the intention is corrupt
The withdrawal of custom from a
tradesman, if done with a view to af-
fecting the mans vote, constitutes I'M
due influence, for which the punish
ment is the same as in the case of
ribery-Pearsons Weekly