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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21

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Dorothy. she said, slowly. 4
found something belonging to YOU
this morning"
Dorothy paIed, and an expression
OF uneasiness fitted over her face,
not SO much At the words as at the
tone.
How mysterious you are, Enid.
Well, and what did you find, eh?"
Enid drew deep breath.
aThe small Indian dagger Captain
Leicester gave you"
Dorothy started violently
Where where did you find it?"
she whispered, after long, painful
pause.
she had been racking her brain
to try and remember what she had
done with the dagger after that sud-
den blow.
Enid did not look at her; the sight
of that lovely, craven face distressed
her beyond, words.
SIN the woods, by the gate at the
entrance.
Dorothy drew short. sharp
breath.
They have found the dead body OF
man In the plantation, stabbed .
Dorothy stopped her; her two
hands grasped Ends arm; her face,
out Of which fear had driven every
scrap of beauty for the moment,
looked wildly up into the other girls
pure. wan, white one.
Dead" she whispered, hoarsely,
"dead! oh, good Heaven! No! No.
| Enid, you are telling me some hor-
| rible story. Dead! I can't believe it,
won't believe it! Why, he spoke to
| me after after I had struck him; he
| seemed quite strong again. Yes, yes!
| Don't look at me like that, Enid. ]
confess 1t was you saw last night.
and I dropped the dagger there my
self; but-but you don't know all,
| you
Enid could not withhold her sym
| patty for the miserable creature who
gasped with fear and whose limbs re-
| fused to support her. She drew up a
chair quickly, and gently pushed Dor
.othy into it. Gervais would not have
recognized his beautiful wife at this
moment.
Dorothy shook so terribly that Enid
was alarmed. The usually firm, con-
temptuous, smiling lips were parted
and shaking beyond her control. Enid
knelt down by her cousin and inn
| plored her to be calm
Think of what is at stake; no one
knows anything of this but me, and
Dorothy, surely by this time you
know you can trust me. For your
husbands sake, for your own sake,
you must be calm; you have a part ia
act. Heaven knows am no willing
advocate of deceit, but this is no time
to moan over that. You have to keep
this from Gervais; that is your duty!'
Dorothy tried to whisper back, but
every atom Of courage and strength
had left her; she could no nothing
but cling to Enid with her, cold,
trembling hands, till she had recov-
cred sufficient voice to ask with great
difficulty for the brandy that stood on
the table, and as Enid handed her a
small dose of it she drank it with the
eagerness of one who welcomes a
faithful friend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21

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"Now tell us, darling, what is this
troublesome business that has taken
you away from your hunting? Can't
1t be put off?"
Gervais shook his head.
II suppose I had better tell you,
Dorothy" he said, with something
like a sigh, aas it is sure to reach
you by some means or other.
Then very gently and tenderiy he
spoke of the dead man, and Dorothy
shuddered naturally. and chung to
him a little.
"And is he quite-quite dead, Ger
vais?"
@Yes, poor fellow. There is no
doubt on that point, unfortunately? :"
@But how came he on our
grounds?"
Enid had walked to the window to
hide her pale cheeks and her agita-
ton. She could scarcely bear to listen
to Dorothy's easy questions; this act
ing was too good; 1t Jared on her
every nerve.
"That has not been discovered. but
it has been conjectured that he
strolIed in from the lane and must
have been followed by some tramp.
who undoubtedly attacked and then
murdered him for gain. The poor
fellows watch is gone. with a little
bit of chain left hanging to testify to
the struggle that must have taken
place; his pockets were turned out.
and he has been terribly mutilated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Frank C. Archibald of Manchester
is in the village today.
Nelson Murphyof Herkimer, N. Y,
former resident, is visiting in town.
Miss Alice Daniels of Bristol is Wis
ting with her sister, Mrs. e. A. To
bin.
Mrs. George r.. Chapman of Pitts
field, Mass, is visiting at the home OF
Mrs. Isaac Pratt.
Calvin Endress has returned from
Hartford, Conn, where he attended
the funeral of his brother.
Mrs |. ]. Duprey returned Saturday
from Troy hospital where she un-
derwent an operation several weeks
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mort enter
tanned an automobile party from Troy
on Sunday. The party consisted of
Mr.. and Mrs. Munton; Mrs. Meisner
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs George
Fazakerly Of Watervllet and Clarence
b. Freeman. ex-alderman of Troy.
Edward Hatfield for ten years with
the f. W. Walworth Co.. and IL
cent store at North Adams was the
guest OF Harry Willoughby on Sun
day. Mr.. Hatfield was taken to the
monument and Soldiers home anC
other PAGES OF interest in town will
which he was much pleased. Mr.
Hatfield was born in England anC
has been In this country but few
years. He Is also well acquainted
with the Willoughbys In England
thus his visit to Harry Willoughby.
Following Is the program to b.
carried out at the regular grang
meeting to be held Wednesday even
ing: A glimpse OF what machir
cry has done for the American far
, mer, II. w. Myers: Reading. Wiz
ME Potter Something about tn
recent territorial acquisitions of tn
United States, Bridge Mcclure;
Recitation. Hazel lockwood; 5
Bakers food conducive to good healt
In the long run? Mrs. Albert Sauna
ers: My recent trip to England. {
c. Jones.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-31
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of 'he Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy ReaderS.

for Busy Readers.
Miss Anna Pike spent Monday in
Troy.
Miss Alice Smith spent Monday in
Troy.
William Wills was in Manchester
Sunday.
Miss TlIlie Silver was in Troy Mem
orial day.
Ralph Remington was in Manchest-
er Sunday.
Miss Fannie Wyman is visiting in
Manchester.
Miss Lillian Levin was in Manches-
ter Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Shaw of Adams
were guests in the village Saturday.
Reuben Sanborn of Schenectady
was a visitor at his home here Sun
day.
The Bennington City band played
Monday at Memorial Day exercises in
Londonderry.
Rollin Jenney Of New York visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Jen-
ney over Sunday.
Miss Ella MorrIssey and brother
Nicholas visited her sister Alice at a
Troy hospital Monday.
Those from the Knights of Column
bus who attended on Monday the con-
ferring of the fourth degree Of the
Albany order were William Sears, p.
]. Prendergast, Joseph McDermott,
William McCarty, Joseph Cunning,
John Casey and Peter McMann.
A three machine automobile party,
consisting of Mrs. l.. A. Karchin,
Rutland; Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Corners,
Springfield; George Mulley, Science
tady; Henry Baschin, Newark; H. M.
|Genernsey, Thomaston, Ct; G. b.
Goodwin, Harrington and ]. h. Girls
void were visitors here Saturday.
George II. Flowers of New York
was the guest OF DR.. H. c. Day over
Sunday and Memorial day. Mr..
FLOWERS is a Bennington boy, born
here December 10. 1867 He holds
the position of Chairman OF the Grand
Finance Auditing company of the
Grand Council for New York State
division of the United Commercial
Travellers of America and is Troy
Council No. 3 candidate for Grand
Treasurer this year. Convention to
be held at Manhattan Beach June s.
9. 10 and IL.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-31
MIRTH BENNINGTON

George Biggart OF Pownal was in
town Friday.
Hubert Henry of Hoosick Falls was
in town Monday.
Mrs. Bates Of Waterford. n. Y,
was In town Saturday.
Misses Mary and Katherine Colyin
of Troy spent Sunday In town.
II. A. Davis of Church street is
building an addition to his house.
A. NJ. Torrance of Bennington was
a guest OF Edgar Madison Sunday.
Ira Adams and Edgar Alderman at
tended shoot in Pittsfeld Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Howard OF Ar
lington spent Memorial day in town.
Mrs. Mary Houghton OF Arlington
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. II. c.
Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend yelling OF
Troy spent Sunday at II. T. Cush-
mans.
Miss Maude l.. Carpenter OF Ben
nington is the guest of Miss Harriet
yelling.
Ed. Phillips of Troy spent Sunday
and Memorial day at his fathers c.
d. Phillips.
Mrs. w. G. Shaw OF Main street
who has been critically Ill, is some
what better.
Mrs. Eliza Percy and son Ray.
mond OF Bennington visited friends
here Monday.
Mrs. Olive Tefft and son and sister
Miss Allard OF Bennington visited
friends In town Monday.
Miss Alice Madison has returned
from a few weeks visit with her sis
ter. Mrs. Russell Tinkham.
The regular conference and coven
ant meeting of the Baptist church
will be held Thursday evening a
l7:SO
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. Sheldon of Lon
donderry are visiting Mrs. Sheldon'I
sister. Mrs. A. Virginia Simonds a
Hall Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Goodermot'
and little daughter OF Petersburg. N
Y. visited at c. ID. Phillips owe
Memorial day.
Mrs. Ullne and daughter Mrs. Still
man OF Troy will be the guests o
Mrs. uline's sister, Mrs. II. l. Spai
ford this week.
Mrs. George NJ. Andrews OF COLLEGE
Point. l.. l.. was the guest of he
father. A. w. Hawks and OF othe
friends Saturday.
A meeting OF the young people
branch OF the Temperance Union wa
held nc the home OF Miss Gladys
Cooney on Thursday last
Mrs. Edward Daley OF Railroa,
Ave, has had her house and bari
newly painted. adding much to th'
appearance OF the property.
The funeral decorations placed Il
the cemetery on the hill, on Sunda!
and Memorial day. by those who hav,
loved ones resting there. were NOR
numerous and beautiful than in an.
previous year.
Clarence Bonynge and daughter
Miss Claire OF New York spent Sat
urday and Sunday In town. MI
Bonynge is making arrangement
preparatory to opening his summe
home here soon.
The regular meeting Of the We
mans Christian Temperance Unio
will be held with Mrs. A. w. Hawk
on Wednesday afternoon, June LIST, a
o'clock. At this meeting delegate
will be appointed to attend the COZ
yentlon In Rupert TO be held early I
June.
John Ross OF Albany, n. Y. Gale
on several old friends here Sunda
and attended services at the Baptis
church. Mr. Ross was one OF the ca
" shoe shop men that came TO Nort
bennington from greenwich. n. Y
In 1857. The few years spent in thi
village seem to be among the pleas
ATTEST memories Of his life. He 4
always a thrice welcome visitor q
the few old friends who are left {,
lgrect him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-31

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-31
FoR SALE

IrOR sALE-Farm of G5 acres, about - acres
II meadow and tillable land, balance pasture
and heavy timber land. Saving timber and
wood will pay for whole property, Good ten
room house, Fine shade and shrubbery. Nice
large lawns Beautiful view and fine l0ca-
ton. Two minutes walk from trolley station
on the Berkshire trolley. three and one.half
miles from Bennington Barn 3Ox35i barn
12x25; wagon shed likes woodshed lSxsO;
corn crib lOxl2; hog house lOxl4; hen house
9x10 hen house l0x30. Water in house; trout
stream near barns; 80 apple trees, ~ plum,
cherry. grape vines, currants, etc. Flnc
place for summer boarders or nice road house,
or would make a splendid chicken farm. Keeps
now COWS and team of horses. Price sS,5UO
Nash & Hutchns. IvtA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-31

EOR SALE-One Of the est building lots
Il In town. corner West Main Street ana
Harrison Avenue This lot has front or MAN
Street OF 40 feet and depth on Harrison Az
enue OF 1871 feet. VIII sell at reasonable price.
II whole lot Is too large viii sell either
half For further particulars inquire oil T. az. y;
dart. ~
Tor SALE Double house on Union 81. and
l. home place on Silver 81. belonging TO Is
tate OF Mrs. A. G. Bingham. For further PAT
ticulars inquire Of II. $. Bingham. ~tt
TOR sAIE-The two story frame building
L used for stores on the east side OF Main
Street North Bennington. VT. and the donb'e;
| two story frame tenement on the south side 81
Houghton street are offered for sale 70 close
| the estate of the late Geo. W. Walworth. FOR
| lerms and particulars. apply 10 Franklin scott,
| Administrators, North Remington. VI. Hl
EOR sALE-The two story frame, slate root
Il ed dwelling No. 212 on west side Depot ~
in BENNINGTON village. This IL two .amily
house, comparatively new and dcsirably locat
| I'd. For particulars inquire OF Charles y
| Powers, Real Estate Agent. Savings hanA
Building. WI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-31
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-31

Tor SALE. One SKI camera, tripod ana
l. sole leather carrying case and three plate
holders; good condition; for sale cheap AT l VIC
right price. Call AT the Banner once. fOto'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-31

TOR ssALE-Laundry building ana al ices .sI
house with ell and attic one pnzza closets ana
cupbOards; rooms painted and papered; Inod-
erri improvements. Lot 40 X 100 Wagon house
Is 20. roof shingled. All located near Main
u,,,chins 76t2i
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-02-26
TO SETTLE ROAD MATTERS
Meeting Called to Adjust Igo Road
Matter Wednesday Evening.

A matter which has been before the
people living in the vicinity of Igo for
some time is to reach final settlement
next Wednesday when a meeting of
those interested in the road to Ameri-
can Falls from that way, will be held in
the schoolhouse at Igo. 1t is hoped that
everyone in that district will be present
atthis meeting for the final arrange
ments are TO be made as to where the
road is to be, and work commenced at
once. There has been some discussion
as to where this road should go and var
ious routes have been proposed but this
meeting is to adopt one which seems to
those present the most convenient to all
concerned. This is one of the matters
which cannot be adjusted to entire sat-
isfaction of all, but the greater number
must be taken into consideration as well
as the future. This road will stand for
years and it is for future years as well
as the present that the route is to be
made. j. 7. Hughes, the road super
visor, asks the Press to give notice of
this meeting, as he desires all people of
his district to be present, as this is the
place to register a kick and not after
the decision is made or the road con-
structed.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-02-26
MODERN WOODMEN DANCE
Given by the Newly Organized Amer
ican Falls Camp.

The M. w. of A. dance which has so
long been talked of, is to be given
March the 3rd, in the Auditorium, and
the committee in charge promise those
who attend big time. This dance has
been under way for some time and
everything is now in readiness for the
occasion. The Auditorium orchestra,
which has given such satisfaction during
the past winter, will furnish music and
committees have been appointed to see
to the floor and will insure all Who
attend an opportunity to dance the
entire evening. Dancing will commence
at $50 p. m. The proceeds of this
dance will go into fund to purchase
uniforms for the Forester team which
makes this affair particularly interest
ing to the members of the local lodge.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-02-26
PLUMBING ESTABLISHMENT
|McKown Plumbing Company Now in
Their New Home.

For an establishment to work sheet
metal American Falls can boast of hav-
[lng the most complete plant in southern
Idaho. The McKown Plumbing COM
pany has reputation over the state in
Tact, for the manufacture of all kinds of
sheet metal work. One of the chief
features of this concern is the manu-
1acture of cornices for store buildings
which they make from any drawing.
Many buildings in American Falls today
f'are finished with the product of this
factory and they have also shipped to
many points along the line. Mr..
Mckown, at the head of this company,
rs genius when it comes to working
Fsheet metal and he has yet to be asked
10 make anything which he is not equal
TO- For the past year and half they
nave been making headquarters in the
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-02-26

California utilized the water from theiI
bitches for irrigation purposes.
The results obtained in Utah and
California induced settlers in other
states and territories to try the plan
and small tracts of land were put under
the bitches in Idaho, Washington and
Oregon. The Indians in the Clearwater
country, in Idaho, were the first in this
part of the country to use artifcially
supplied moisture in the cultivation of
crops. Rev. Henry H. Spaulding, who
came to the northwest with DR.. Marcus
Whitman, mentions this fact in his
early letters to relatives in New Eng
land.
Less than 10000 acres were under
cultivation in the United States in 1870,
but during the next decade the acreage
was increased to l, 200, 000~ The federal
census shows 1851, 4S1 acres on "a, 1876
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-02-26

basement of Oliver & McKown's hard
ware store but business has so increas-
ed the quarters were too small and they
were compelled to build. The large
building just completed on Chestnut
avenue is fitted up and better arranged
to suit the different departments of the
work in which this company is engaged.
The front office and display room is large
and will answer the purpose for which it
is intended, while the work room gives
ample space for the large force neces-
sary to carry on the extensive business
of the firm. The company recently
published catalogues and are going after
the business in their line in the southern
part of the state and there is little
doubt but that the present large quart
ers will be taxed when the superior
workmanship of this factory is better
known over the state.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-02-26
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
Farm Home of Charles Gilley Destroyed
by Fire Yesterday.

Word reached here yesterday after
noon that the home of Charles Gilley,
who resides near Neeley, was destroyed
by fire that morning. AS near as we
can learn the fire originated from a
defective fue and was not discovered
until under such headway that it was
impossible to do anything to save the
building and by rapid work part of
the furniture was saved. Mr.. Gilley
has not been here very long and this
will be bad blow to him and his fam
lily.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-02-26
HISTORY OF IRRIGATION
Some Interesting Data Relative to Irri-
eating the Semi-Arid Desert.

Supplying moisture to semi-arid and
desert lands by artificial means, was
practiced by the Arabians, Egyptians,
Assyrians and Chinese long before the
advent of Solomon, and it has since
formed a part of the agriculture of the
countries bordering on the Mediterra-
mean sea. The ancient art had its origin
in America in prehistoric times, by the
Pueblo Indians, who inhabited portions
of what are now New Mexico and Ari-
zona, and their descendants were still
cultivating the lands when the first
Spanish colonists came from the south,
several centuries ago.
A census today would show fully $780,
900 farms in the United States under
bitches, watering more than $1,000, 900
acres of lands. Colorado leads in the
number of acres irrigated, California
has the largest number of irrigators,
while Washington has the greatest per-
centage in the number of irrigators.
The science is also practiced in Canada,
England, France, Italy, Japan, the Ar
gentine, South America, Algeria, Aus
tralia, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark,
Bohemia, India, Spain and Scotland. 1t
is estimated that more than $4,000, 600
acres are under irrigation throughout
| the world.
History records that the valley of
March, in Arabia, was supplied with
water drawn from reservoir made by
dam 120 feet in height and two miles
in length. This wall was constructed
of hewn stones and it restrained the
swift current of an important stream
for more than 1000 years. Mention is
also made of the canal of the Pharaohs,
connecting the Red sea with Pelusium.
Flood waters of the river were used to
irrigate the valley of the Nile centuries
before, and the plains of Babylon were
literally criss-crossed with canals, some
of them hundreds of miles in length.
The Romans also operated vast systems,
while the Chinese supplied moisture
to their rice lands by artificial means
before the Christian era.
Mormons settling on the shores of the
Great Salt Lake, in Utah, were the
first of the English-speaking people to
make a systematic application of the
principles of irrigation in the west.
They turned the waters of the Wasatch
mountain streams upon their holdings,
the present site of Salt Lake City, mas
tering the art after years of effort.
Priests or the early missions also made
use of water on the lands in southern
California, where today may be seen
the ruins of pretentious works built by
the Indians. Placer gold miners in
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-02-26
-Four Lots---Sl0OO Each.

This week the Earring Realty company
closed deal with Henry Rock, who has
been in American Falls for some time,
for four business lots in the city for
$4,000. Mr.. Rock has made several
visits to American Falls, the first last
fall, and has kept closely in touch with
all things in favor and against great
city, and has purchased business lots
which is clear evidence of his ideas for
American Falls in few years to come.
Not only is Mr.. Rock an owner of real
estate in American Falls, but recently
purchased farming property in the vi
cinity.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-02-26
Mason-Goos.

"We knoweth not the day nor the
hour" That's Mrs. Johnson's verdict
of matrimony. Miss Louise Coos, a
niece of Mrs. Johnson, has been at
tending the academy at Pocatello, and
after being at home on few days va
cation she was seized with violent and
anxious desire to HE back to the realms
of tutorship. Her sudden emergency
call for book lore, while rather unusual
for the average student, would prob
ably have aroused no suspicion if Mr..
Mason had not incidentally or accident