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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-06
CHAPTER TX.
Strange Disappearance.

Strange disappearance.
The further adventures of Mr..
Hobbs on this memorable after
noon are quickly chronicled, not
withstanding the fact that he
lived an age while they were
transpiring. and experienced SEN
sations that would still be fresh
in his memory If he lived to be a
hundred.
He was scarcely we'll out of
sight of the cabin when his
conscience began to smite him:
after al, his patron might be in
dire need of his services, and
here he was, fleeing from an old
woman and Whit of smoke!
Hobbs was not a physical coward,
but 1t took more than a mile of
hard-ridden conscience to bring
his horse to a standstill. Then,
with his heart in his mouth, he
slowly began to retrace his steps,
walking where he had galloped a
moment before. A turn in the
road brought him in view of
something that caused him to
draw rein sharply. A hundred
yards ahead, five or six men were
struggling with a riderless bay
horse.
my Gawd!" calculated Hobbs.
cts his horse! I might have
known"
He looked eagerly for his
patron. There was no sign of
him, so Hobbs rode slowly for
ward, intent upon asking the
woodmen-for such they appear
ed to be-to accompany him to
the glen, now but short distance
ahead.
AS he drew nearer, it struck
him forcibly that the men were
not what he had thought them
to be. They were an evil-looking
lot, more like the strikers he
the day. Even as he was turning
the new thought over in his mind,
one of them stepped out of the lit
tie knot, and. without word of
warning, lifted his arm and fired
point blank at the little English
man. A pistol ball whizzed close
by his head. His horse leaped to
one side of the road in terror, al
most unseating him.
But Hobbs had fighting blood
in his veins. What is more to
the point, he had a Mauser re-
volver in his pocket. He jerked
1t out, and despite a second shot
from the picket, prepared to ride
down upon the party. An instant
later half a dozen revolvers were
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the gate to Perse's doorsteps.
Well. she never crossed that
space. Her maid waited for an
hour near the fernery and then
came to the baron's. The courts
ess has not been seen since she
passed through the gate in the
wall. l say that she has been
carried away"
"The maid will be at my office
at IL with the duke of Perse and
the house servants. l have de-
tailed man to look up this fell
low Brutus you speak of, and to
ascertain his whereabouts last
night. Come, we will go to the
Tower. The duke is greatly dis
tressed. He suspects foul play, |
am confident, but be will not ad-
nit that Marlanx is responsible.
But what about MIR. King!"
piped up small voice.
Colonel Quinnox has gone to
look for him, Bobby?" began
Tullis, frowning slightly. lie was
interested in but one human be-
ing at that moment.
Il want the old witch behead-
ed said the prince. "Why don t
you go, Uncle Jack? He's an
American. He'd help you. l bet,
If you were in danger"
Tullis flushed Then he pat
ted Prince Robins shoulder and
voice:
Perhaps / deserve the rebuke,
Bobby, but you must not forget
that there is a lady in distress.
Which would you have me do
desert the lady whom we all love
or the man whom we scarcely
know"
''The lady," said Bobby
promptly. Hasn't she got a
husband to look after her? Mr..
King has no friends, no relations,
nothing. Aunt Lorraine likes him
and so do l."
Hes a fine chap" asserted
Hobbs, and afterward marveled at
his own temerity.
Lorraine, her merry eyes now
dark with anxiety, her cheeks
white with resolution. turned Ut
ON John Tullis. you might
leave the rescue of the countess to
the proper authorities-the po-
I;oo che eo;d oaI,,,lxy oct +b;plx
it is your duty as an American to
head the search for Mr.. King. If
Count Marlanx has spirited his
wife away, pray, who has better
right"
but we are not sure that
he"
I'VE are sure that Mr.. King is
either dead or in dire need of
help" she interrupted holly. He
looked at her in surprise, swayed
by two impulses. .
Colonel Quinnox is quite COM
petent to conduct the search" he
said shortly. r.
but Colonel Quinnox is quite
competent to conduct the Search"
he said shortly.
but Colonel Quinnox has gone
forth on another mission. He
may be unable to give any of his
time to the search for Mr.. King.
1t is outrageous, John Tullis, to
refuse help"
CONTINUED Tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-06

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Making Life Safer

Continued Tomorrow.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-17
HISTORIC spor IN IseLANp
Maishlde Csstle, a Few Miles North
OF Dublin. Has Much TO Interest
the Tourist.

Maiahide castle, on the sea coast.
about ten miles north Of Dublin. Is the
oldest inhabited stronghold in Ire
land. A most picturesque old place, It
has extensive encircling woods. which
make Il an ideal residence in either
winter or summer, while the little
town OF Malshide is similar TO an Eng
hsh village adjoining a nobleman
well-cared-fOr estate. Malahide tut
nishes the unusually rare instance
a baronial estate having continued 20
nearly seven centuries and a half II
the heirs male Of the ancestor o
whom IL had been originally COZ
ferred. Henry H. gave the manor l.
Richard de Talbot in liza. and hi
male descendants have resided
Malahide ever since. except for a bri.
period during Cromwell's time. whc
they were driven out for seven years
In the great hall at Malahide is ,
suit OF armor with a cash in the sid
about which a romantic story Is told
The wcarer OF this armor had jus
been married in Malahide churcl
when there came a sudden call q
arms. and though the bridegroom
side was successful he himself tell d.
the fray His bride-"maid. wife an'
idow" I'm one day-sOOn. however
consoled herself. for she vas married
twice after that tragic day. the frs
time six months Rfterwar6. BY he
second husband she had son
Thomas Talbot. whom Edward ~
appointed lord admiral OF Malahid
and The seas adjoining, an hereditar
honor borne by successive heads @
-he family down 70 the present Lor
| Talbot de Malahide. This lady's thir
/ husband was John Cornwalshe. chic
/ baron 20 Henry VI. and dying whe
! over so. she was buried az Malahid'
/ where her tomb may yet De seen.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-17

Ysrrs In Which 10 lncreases--whsn 1t
Falls Most Rapidly Is After
Fhtieth Year.

According to excellent authority the
muscles, in common with all organs
of the human body. have their periods
OF development and decline. our phys
ical strength increasing up to Ger
tain age and then decreasing. Tests
OF the strength OF several thousand
individuals have been made and the
following figures are given as the
averages derived from such tests:
The lifting power of a youth OF IL
is 2SO pounds: in his twentieth year
this increases to 500 pounds and In
the thirtieth and thirty-first years IL
reaches its height. sos pounds. At the
expiration OF the thirty-first year the
strength begins 20 decline. very grad
ually at first. by the fOrtieth year it
has decreased eight pounds and
diminution continues at a slightly in
crcasing rate until the hftieth year is
reached. when the figure is $50
pounds
Subsequent 20 this period strength
fails more and more rapidly until the
weakness Of old age is reached. Il
is found impossible 20 obtain trust
worthy statistics OF the decline of
strength after the fiftieth year. as the
rate varies greatly in different indi
viduals
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-17
Fidelity In Love.

What IS the meaning Of fidelity In
love and whence the birth of Il? It's
a state Of mind that men fan into. and
depending on the man rather than the
woman. We love being in love. that's
me truth ont II We had not met
Joan. we should have met Kate and
adored her. We know our mistresses
are no better than many other WON
en-. nor no prettier. nor no wiser, nor
no Wittier. Tis not for these reasons
we love a woman. or for any special
quality or charm I know of, We might
as well demand that a lady should be
the tallest woman in the world, like
the Shropshire giantess. as that she
should be a paragon In any other char
acter. before we began 70 love her
Thackeray.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-17
s--.s Evr-.,s-he-r.

"Eve-ythiur blabs." said Emerson
"Be sure your sin viii find you out"
said Moses There is nothing Gov
cred up thar shall not De- revealed;
and hid. that shall not be known,
said one wiser than both. All are
statements % the natural law ~ eE-
posture. Every scandal THAI comes 20
public hearing but illustrates this law.
one secret se-s a hundred tongues O
v-ac-ing Dead men DO tell tales
What is done in darkness SIS exposed
ir The c'aring light Of publicity. The
right hand does find out % the left IS
sueared with blood or wickedness.
Everything IS headed FOR -he surface
Nature IS rlu of detectives who spy
az MS night and day. who peer within
and without. and In the end make full
publicity 90 what they find.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-17
The Appian Way.

The famous Appian Way was con
structed by digging two parallel
trenches. three feet in depth. at the
bottom OF which were placed two lay
ers Of Fat stone in mortar, upon which
layer Of cobblestones was placed,
also laid IN mortar; then came a
course Of pebbles IN concrete. over
which were placed large, fat blocks
OF smooth lava well Joined together.
forming an even. uniform surface. II
was primarily a military road, and ex-
tended from Rome 20 Brundusium, a
distance OF $50 miles. SO perfect was
the construction OF this celebrated
road that IL still exists IN places as
good as ever. notwithstanding II was
made more than 90 centuries ago.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-17
LIE ssaaar,s strataasr.

FOR artistic methods The Partisan
bergar is hard 20 beat one man
recently arrested was IN the habit Of
wandering through the streets fol
lowed a. a considerable distance by
q Newfoundland dog. on seeing a
bone OF crust So the gutter be would
dart on g. feverishly. and the cog
would rush and snatch 70 from him.
A terrific struggle ensued. ending IA
The flight a the dog bearing on the
prize. while the man lay exhausted IN
The gutter u IS easy 20 imag. ne how
kInt-hearted wayfarers. after assist
ing him 20 rise. would shower coins
on the poor devil driven by poverty
70 fght so desperately for a meager
crust
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-17
TACT SHOULD BE CULTIVATED
Not k5rd Thing 20 DC, ard Its Pos
session Is . Wonderful Help
10 Success.

II IS ~c~crary conceded that tact
IS a quality Which serves Us well at
times and ip al circumstances. And
While al regard IL as a thing TO be de-
sired. many fail 90 recognize that Il
nay fbe cons ciously cultivated. II we
analy2e tact we end that il is made
ID Of certain elements;
4 svwratN enc knowledge OF human
nature. its fears. weaknesses. exDecta-
tiors and inClinltions.
Tie ability 90 put yourself in the
other persons place and 20 consider
the matter as 81 appears 10 him.
The maEnaniwity TO deny express
sion 20 such Of your thoughts as might
unnecessarily offend another.
The ability 90 perceive quickly what
is the cvncdieut thing. ard the willing
ness 90 make the necessary conces-
sions.
The recognition that there arc mil
lions of tirc~crt human opinions OF
which voar own is but one.
A Spirit OF uutoiEncd kindness such
rs makes even an enemy debtor 20
vour innate ccod VIII
a patience that supplonts eccusa-
zion with the opportunity for self-dis-
covcry.
8 recognition 90 what IS customary
In the circumstances and a gracious
acceptance OF Che situation.
Cc1ticress. chcerfulness and sin
ce~-ty-and such variations as the
spirit % these may suggest
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-17

Richmond, Va. February 9-The
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
having changed hands. will be oper-
oted the coming season. which will
be about June /, under new man
agement. Such improvements will
be made for the approaching SEA
son as the time will permit. Prior
to the opening of the season 1911,
decided improvements will be made.
Il is the purpose OF the new own
ership and management to make the
Old White" the leading Sumner
Resort of the country restoring it
its once pristine glory. NotWith-
standing the proposed Improvements.
the accommodations will be varied
and reasonable prices will prevail
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-17
Location Of Fire ExtiaguIsheTs.

We now have. in addition to the
large chemical engine. six. three gal
lon extineuishers which are very
simple to use and very effective at
the beginning of fire. These six
extinguishers can be found at the
following places: Bob Holmes
residence; Gslbs Vaiden's. resi-
dence; Fire Engine House. {. J.
Persons store. r. T. Caseys store.
J. w. Casey's store.
There are also number OF private
extinguishers located in the follow
ing places: DR.. Hankins' residence.
telephone Central. Knitting Mill,
J. +. Randolph's store. r. 7.
Casey's residence.
In case OF fire we would ask the
public TO AT ONCE GET THE
NEAREST EXIINGUISER and
TELEPHONE CENTRAL the To-
cation OF tire so company can be no
titled. Respectfully.
Fire Company,
c. J. Person, Chief.
p. S.-DON'T FAIL TO NOTI-
Fly CENTRAL, as this is most
important.
On account of our lack of water
1t would be a good thing if every
resident could have a three gallon
exunguisher IN the house. Anyone
wishing TO purchase an exungulSner
&c would DC pleased 10 furnish al
actual net cost, whichis about S.. 20.
{. J. P.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-17
To THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THOS
I WEST.


You are hereby notified that a tract ~
and known as 'Mt. Prosnect." in Ha--
ison District containing 81 acres. and
sanding on the COMMISSIONER book
Fra the name of Thomas West wa
sold on the 9th dav OF January. 1905
1- delinquent taxes. levies. interest ard
costs due thereon. and was purchasr
AZ said sale bv Ms William e. Gil
You are further notified 20 appear 10
four months from the date oi this noe
uce 90 do what NAV be necessary 20
protect your Interest.
Given under my hand this 18th dav (
.auuarv. 1910 r MAJOR
Clerk Circuit Court OF Charles Cifv
County. Va.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28

him, or even more SO, for others could
turn to farming after a fashion, while
it would take generations for the un-
trained to develop and manufacture
those things necessary to the produc-
ing, handling and marketing of crops.
The time has passed forever when
people of one occupation are depend.
ent upon none other; all men, of
whatever class, are dependent upon
their fellow men, and it is we'll that
il is SO. 1t is the plan of the Creator
and none can change it.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
10000

The farmer is the man who moves
the world, we might say. If he would
GO out on a strike and refuse to raise
a crop for a single year, it would un-
doubtedly produce a more disastrous
effect than would result from a uni
versal strike of all the other labor
organizations combined. In fact he
could paralyze the world; yet there
are many people who don't seem to
know how much more u prosperity
depends on the farmer than it does
on the dude with a cane and a waxed
mustache.-Ex.
The above item has been going the
rounds of the press for the last three
months. The only truth contained
therein is that which infers that the
dude with the cane is worthless. The
farmer does net move the world alone.
The fact is the farmer today is the
result of mechanical appliances. The
farmer of today is absolutely depend
ent upon the laboring class of the
country. When you talk of the farm
er moving the world" alone, he
would have to do it naked and bare
handed and a sorry stab he would
make of it. Take from him his Gus
tom made clothing. -four. groceries,
lumber. coal, wagons, harness, ma
chinery, hardware, elevators, railroads
aud the hundred and one things
which are the product of labor, and
which be must buy to be able to carry
on his farming. Take from the farm
er these things and where would he
be at? Imagine, if oucan, the farm
er pulling the wool off the sleeps
back with his fingers (he could not
have shears for those are the product
of skilled labor and making it into
cloth without the aid Of machinery
other than that he could contrive with
his bare hands. Where would he get
the bread be eats?--he might eat
wheat off the ground the same as d
horse would eat oats, or he could
grind it by hand between two stones.
The crop he raised would have to be
gathered with his bare hands and
treaded out by foot or shelled by
hand. The farmer is simply the first
man in the industrial chain; he might
quit and the others would starve or
go to tilling the soil for themselves
after the fashion in vogue among
barbarians "a the original farmer
would have to do. But you can say
the same thing if the last man in the
industrial chain should cease work.
The farmer would have to become his
own artisan, and thus combine farm.
ing with skilled labor. The farmer,
as he farms today, could not exist
without the other features of our in.
dustrial system. He is as much de-
pendent on others as others are upon
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
SUNDAY euaninr AZ ana Congra

Sunday evening at the Congr3-
gational,church will occur the corona.
ton rites OF the boys X. O. X. A. So
ciety, followed by an address by j.
Harris Hubbard, of Castlewood. Th'
coronation rites and the address will
occur at, and take the place of, the
the regular evening services. A cor
dial invitation is extended to the
public.
Frank Webster departed the first
of the week for Stratton, Col, to look
at some of the cheap land offered for
sale.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
The INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
LOCAL NEWS.
from al Around the Town and
County.

Vance Crane came up from
Brookings to spend Sunday.
&C. 1. Moor, of Halleck, Mimi,
visited his friend Otto Altfillisch Mon
day.
Ray Bliss, of Huron, visited his
cousin Claud Stockwell the first of
the week.
-Wp. Fl Warren went to Canton
Thursday to join his wife in a visit to
her parents.
"A twelve pound boy arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. e.
Warner Sunday afternoon.
The county commissioners have
decided to have the court house fitted
for city gas. An advertisement for
bids for this work appears in another
column.
Leonard Grotto, who has been
out west of the river on his claim the
past year or so, began a term of school
in the H~alvorson district northeast of
town. Manchester News.
George Altfllisch returned Mon
day from Bellevue, Iowa, and is so
far recovered from his attack of APP
pendicitis as to be able to resume his
work in the bank Tuesday.
Otto Altfllisch departed Tues
day evening for Minneapolis where
he will remain a few days and then
go to Bellevue, Iowa, for a visit with
his mother. He will be absent about
ten days.
Mrs. Mary Bennett arrived from
New York City Saturday evening.
Her o Will, who had been i'll of ty-
phoid fever and had a relapse, had so
far recovered his health as to be able
70 start for Cuba a week ago last Sat
urday.
Richard Trenary was down from
the farm home northeast Of the city
Saturday. Says this is the most snow
he ever saw in South Dakota, but
thinks it must be worse at the old
home, Plattville, Wis, as reports
were to the effect that the town was
without mail for four days.
M. Bryed Wilson, optometrist
and manufacturing optican of Huron,
will make his next professional visit
to De Smet Tuesday, February 1st,
one day Only. Glasses accurately fit
ted and ground to exactly correct er.
rers OF g.s.ea. All work guaranteed,
Office over Bank of De Smet.
WIN. Christianson, until a short
time ago a resident northwest of this
4 city, but now living near Altamont
in Deuel. county, was upon our streets
Friday and Saturday. He came back
after some horses that had been left
with S. Rudabeck and to help the
latter move over to a farm in the
same vicinity.
Mrs. S. I'll. Warne's home was
q~uarantined on Monday. Edna had
been sick for a few days and DR.. Hop
kins pronounced the trouble diph'
liberia. She has not been very sicl
and will soon be we'll again no doubt
II is sincerely hoped that the trouble
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28

may be checked here and no new
cases appear.-Hetland New Era.
The ladies aid of the NJ. E.
church will meet with Mrs. Gardner
Warner Wednesday, Feb 2.
-FoR SALE OR RENT-The second
house west of the Catholic church,
formerly the parsonage. Inquire of
Rev. j. F. Hogan.
DIR. Stevenson, the well known
eye, ear, nose and throat specialist of
Sioux Falls will be in De Smet Tues
day, Feb. 9Th, at the Syndicate Hotel.
Glasses also fitted correctly.
w. j. Kohler went to Winona,
Mimi, Monday to be absent for the
week. This is his annual visit to the
head Office. Once each year the man
ayers of important yards belonging
to Laird Norton Yards company are
privileged to visit the head offices
of the company at Winona, all ex-
penses being betrayed by the COM
pany.
S. Rudabeck started overland
Saturday for the farm near Altamont,
in Deuel. county, which he purchased
last fall. Mr.. Rudabeck is a good
farmer and has done we'll here as a
renter. In fact, he has prospered to
such an extent that he will no longer
be known as a renter. He has pur-
chased a farm of his own as he says
he a pay interest On a part Of the
purchase price cheaper than he can
pay rent based on the full value of
land. We hope the move will prove
to be a profitable one for him.
Harvey T. Dunn a former student
of the college, is now a staff artist on
the Saturday Evening Post, and his
work forms a conspicuous part of
the illustrations in that publication.
Mr.. Dunn is a South Dakota boy an d
after leaving the college here he stud
led for some time in eastern art
schools, and he is now rated as one
OF the best in his line of work
Brookings Register.
Harvey T. Dunn is Manchester
township, Kingsbury county product
He was born in that township and
there he lived with his parents until
taking up work at the Brookings col
eye.
j. A. Dowden who last fall bought
what is known as the "Strawpile'
johnson farm, just northwest of
town, has moved his family from
Kingsbury county to this city and
for the present is occupying the
Presbyterian ans In the early
spring Mr.. Dowden expects to erect
a complement of farm buildings or
his new place and will then move
upon the same, Mr.. Dowden and
family come here highly recommend
ed by their cid Kiagsbury county
friends and neighbors and the people
of this vicinity take pleasure in ex
tending them a hearty welcome
Volga Tribune.
-Chas. p. Warren, assistant states
attorney was at Arlington Monday or
matters connected with that Office
1t seems the city council, or a major
ity Of them, decided to see that the
ordinances and state statutes in re-
gard to nickel-in-the-sl machines
we're enforced. The city marsha
was directed to notify the parties anc
give them a reasonable time to taks
the machines from the places OF bust
ness. John Abbott, who is also tho
mayor, refused to take the machines
from bis piece The result was thai