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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-05
The judae's Advice.

In sentencing forger Of banknotes
to death au English Judge said. Il can
hold out no hope to you for mercy
here. and must urge you to make
preparation for another world, where
hope you may obtain that mercy
which due regard to the credit Of
our paper currency forbids you to hope
for here"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-05
FOR SALE.

One imported Belgium stallion,
weight, 1000 pounds; one registered
coach stallion, weight about 1900.
These are two as good horses as ever
came to Bismarck and will be kept
here until sold. The owner will con-
slider any reasonable Offer. Inquire OF
Lyman Harris or w. H. Spear, Bis
marck, n. D. S. HARRIS.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-05
The Manager.

Are you able to manage you bus
band?"
II don't have to. My mothe hvss
with ."-Houston Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-05

Patience-A:! the girls just hate him
because he's going to marry me. "a
trice-You love him for the enemies no
has made, I suppose -.Yonkers States'
man.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-05

Dickinson Recorded: Frank Kub-
istg won his bet with Uncle Sam and
was up before the register and receiv
er yesterday to claim his rights to
the 100 acres that the second party
bet against the first party's $1S that
he wouldn't stick for five years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-05
Jealousy.

Mays new hat is perfectly hide
Ous''
lit isn't BIT more hfdeous than mine.
You're always saying nice things about
May."-1'hiladelphia Ledger.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-05

Clever men are good, but they are
not the best.-Carlyfe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-05
The Sporting VIEW

A HomesIeader Wins Out in Wager
With Uncle Sam Of $18 That the
Claimant Wouldn't Stick for Five
Years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-01-05

CHOICE LINE
of Cutlery, Granite and MCKEE plated
ware, at the Union Mercantile co.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
When the ciot,,ier Tainted.

A London clothier was never known
to acknowledge that he didn't have
anything q possible customer might ask
for. One day a customer entered the
shop and asked II he had any trousers
made especially for one-legged men.
Certainly" replied the merchant.
What kind do you want?"
Dress pants" said the man. Tho
best you've got
Hurrying into the rear of the shop
the enterprising merchant snatched .
pair of trousers and shipped off the
right leg with pair Of shears. Hastily
turning under the edges he presented
them to the customer.
That's the kind want. What's the
price,"
Thirty shillings"
We'll. give me q pair with the left
leg off,"
month later the clothier was pro-
nounced convalescent-London Globe.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09

stitute she took up the study OF stem
ography at her home and before long
became proficient in it. While 1t was
not necessary for her to seek employ.
ment, the girl did not wish to be idle
Mrs. Mearson was the only mem
Der of the family to talk with Esther
Monday morning. when the girl was
preparing to continue her quest of a
position. The girl was more conf.
dent than ever she would find place
where there would be a chance of ad.
vancement. She told her mother that
was the kind of position she was
trying for.
Il will be home as soon as | can.
mother" said Esther. as she kissed
her parent goodby. II will be glad
If find the place l am looking for be.
cause need something to occupy my
mind"
A woman describing herself as Mrs
J. F. Kennedy went to see Mrs. Near.
son and told her that she was pretty
sure that she had seen Esther on Third
avenue near One Hundred and Twen.
ty-Fifth street Mrs. Kennedy said
she saw a middle-aged man in the
neighborhood of fifty. say. accost the
girl. calling her miss" The girl, Mrs.
Kennedy says, stopped and the two
were still talking when Mrs. Kennedy
went on about her own affairs.
Thousands of such cases come ia
the notice Of the Gotham police ev-
cry year. Some Of the disappearing
persons return after they have been
away a short time and the public
hears nothing more of them. Others
never are found and go down in the
annals of the police department as
unexplained mysteries.
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Lost IN new YORK
Thousands of Disappearance
Reported to Police Annually.
Esther Mauds Mearson's Case Ressm.
bIes In Many Respects That oe
Ruth Wheeler Who Was Mur.
dered.

New York.-Exhaustive search BY
the police in every nook and corner
OF New York failed to reveal the
slightest trace Of Esther Maude Near
son. aged sixteen. who mysteriously
disappeared after starting out to seek
work as stenographer.
The case resembles in many re-
spects that Of Ruth Wheeler, who
also sought employment as a stem
ographer and went to the rooms OF AL
bert Wolter, where she was mur-
dered and her body burned and put
into sack. 1t is another OF the many
city's daily life.
In fact. the parents OF Esther Near.
son. having in mind the sad fate Of
Ruth when their own daughter went
in search of employment. cautioned
her against going to private residences
for work or answering post card re-
quests for help as did Ruth Wheeler,
Esther. an unusually attractive girl.
well proportioned and large for her
age. was also warned to be careful
OF her conduct while In the presence
of strange men.
1t was Lyon Mearson, brother Of
the missing girl. who first notified the
police OF her disappearance. Lyon, a
graduate of the New York law school,
is employed in the ONCE OF a large
law firm. Joseph Mearson. the girls
father. is retired jewelry and dry
goods salesman. There are seven chill
dren in the family. They live at 1O7
East One Hundred and Twenty-third
street.
Esther left school two years ago
and became pupil In the Hebrew
Technical institute. where she took a
special course. Upon leaving the in
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
Valuable Map Just Issued.

The 1910 edition of the Denver & Rio
Grande folder, Natural Resources Of
Colorado, Utah and New Mexico" is
especially valuable because the large
map, which takes in the territory from
the Rocky Mountains west to the Paci-
fic Coast. is not only brought right up
% date but shows also the route aud
stations of the new Western Pacific
Railway. the Pacific Coast extension OF
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
from Salt Lake City to San Francisco.
This new line was opened for freight
traffic some time ago. and 1t 10 antici-
pated that passenger business will be
inaugurated early in August. It is said
that the route through the Sierras and
down the Feather River rivals in
scenic attractions the world-famous
Denver & Rio Grande. Another inter-
esting feature in connection with this
new Pacific Coast line is the fact that
there is no grade of more than fifty.
two feet to the mile. which makes It
possible to conduct transportation
across the mountains at a lower cost
over that line than over any other now
operating on the American continent.
The map is being distributed by the
Passenger Department of the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Iurpentine and Eorests

You do not know the turpentine tap
pers. but If you come to Florida YOU
will soon find them out 1t is a curl.
GUS business that will deliberately de.
stroy all the forests of a half dozen
states for little immediate gain: and
still more curious Is the lassitude that
allows the destruction to go on. The
French have method of tapping trees
which gives profitable return and
leaves the trees practically uninjured.
In this way an industry is perpetuated.
but our American tapping is another
thing.
The trees are cut with broad Ak.
hewing out great slices and leaving
scars from which the resin flows into
boxes at the bottom of the cut and is
scraped once a month into casks. The
cut is repeated each year, and in sis
or seven years the tree is exhausted.
So go great forests of pine that stand
so to 100 feet high, leaving us thou.
sands of acres Of standing lumber
which will be cut down by portable
sawmills. The end of 1t all is a hax.
gard waste.-E. P. Powell, in Outing
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
When Father Helped.

The fond father held the manu-
script while his son practised the ora
ton.
Shall we permit the ruthless hand
of the hydra-headed tyrant." cried the
youth. "to-to-to-well. what is 1t -
The father was wrestling with the
manuscript.
''Oh. yes" he muttered. here It Is:
TO dessicate' Go on"
It's desecrate." cried the boy. in
dignantly "'Shall we permit the
ruthless hand Of the hydra-headed
tyrant to desecrate the-the-the-'
why don't you prompt me?'
The father was staring hard at the
manuscript.
'.The-the poodle -paddle-poodle-
um of our liver ties" he stammered.
Its the palladium Of our lfber-
ties" roared the boy. Gimme that
paper-I'l say 1t meself."
And he stalked away angrify.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
Y 90. .s,:;ss .;:.. .:: a.: 1hsspsss's Eye Water
German Alcohol stilis.

An authority on alcohol stills says
that there are 10000 farm stills in
many. The German government per-
mits the farmer to produce certain
amount of grain or potato alcohol. the
amount depending upon the size and
location of the farm and the annual
demand for the product. upon the pay
ment of reduced revenue tax. Alco-
hol distilled in excess of the quantity
allowed is subject to the higher rate
of taxation. Denatured alcohol, how
ever. is not subject to any tax.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09

complete bewilderment, the captors.
after carefully inspecting their work
and finding it satisfactory. seemed to
disappear utterly from the face of the
earth
In the woods to her left she thought
she heard horse neigh: then she saw
shadows moving in that direction;
and again, from the road. she heard
the brief debate of the two men as
to the whereabouts of Bill: and 1t
struck Jerry humorously that he
would not soon see his friends unless
they came and helped him out of his
predicament,
1t may help to an understanding OF
Miss Jerry Dangerfield's character II
it is recorded here that never in her
short life had she failed to respond to
the call of impulse. She was lost in
the woods. and strange men lurked
about; a man had been attacked,
seized. and left sitting in a state OF
absurd helplessness on a horse pre-
sumably his own, and there was no
guessing what dire penalty his cap
tors had in store for him.
Qulet relSneQ In the nelgnDOfnOOd
of the church; the lights had blinked
out: the bang of the closing shutters
reassured Jerry, and she crept on her
knees toward the unconscious captive.
loosed his horses rein and led 1t rap
idly toward her own horse. a little
farther back in the woods. Her blind
folded prisoner. thinking his original
captors were carrying him OF. renew
ed his efforts to free himself
Jerry gained her own saddle in the
least bit OF panic. and when she
had mounted and made sure Of the
leading-strap with which her prison
er's horse was provided. she rode ON
at rapid walk until she reached the
clearing. where the stumps again
grimly mocked her. She stopped to
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
lnew that che time had long passed

lnew that che time had long passed
for her return to the house
She did not know then that three
men had witnessed her flight from the
duke. or that they had taken swift
vengeance upon him for his unpardon-
BILE conduct in the moon -blanched
road. II was not Jerry's way to ac-
cept misfortune tamely, and after cir
cling the wall of timber that shut her
in. in the hope OF determining where
she had entered, she chose a trail at
random and plunged into the woods.
She assumed that probably all the
roads and paths on the estate led
more or less directly to the great
house or to some lodge or bungalow.
She h.d lost her riding-crop in her
mad fight, and she broke OFF a switch.
tossing its leaves into the moonlight
and laughing softly as they rained
about her.
Suddenly ahead of her through the
woods f1oated the sound of singing
one of those strange. wavering pieux
cantiques peculiar TO the south. She
rode on, thinking to find help and a
guide back to Ardsley; then the music
ceased. and lights now flashed family
before her, but she went forward
guardedly
r m much more lost than thought
! was. for | must be away off the es
tate, she reflected She turned and
rode back few rods and dismounted
and tied her horse TO a sapling. She
was disappointed at not finding
camp of Ardmore's wood-cutters, to
whom she would unhesitatingly have
coniided herself but it seemed wise
now to exercise caution in drawing to
herself the attention OF strangers. She
did not know that she had crossed the
state line and was in South Carolina.
or that the singing she had heara
fOated from the windows of Mount
Nebo church.
She became now the astonished wit
ness OF a series of incidents that oc-
CURED so swiftly as fairly to take her
breath away A tall. loosely articu-
lated man came from the direction of
the church and walked toward her.
She knelt at the tree and watched.
the moonlight giving her clear view
- q 'hs'NiN 9oiii'N iiht past as
whose chief characteristics seemed to
be a grizzled beard and long arms
that swung oddly at his side. The
brim of his wool hat was turned up
sharply from his forehead. and she
had glimpse of the small, keen. gray
eyes with which he swept the forest
before him. He freed a horse which
she had not before noticed. and she
expected him to mount and ride away
to join others of the congregation
whom she heard making on in road
beyond the church. Then. with a
quickness and deftness that bafied
her eyes. two men rose beside him
Just as he was about to mount. there
was no outcry and no sound of scuf-
fling. so quick was the descent and so
perfect the understanding between the
captors. In moment the man was
gathered UP. bound, and flung on his
saddle. She had better view of him.
now that he was hatless though a gag
had been forced into his mouth and a
handkerchief tied over his eyes, so
that he presented a grotesque appear
ance. Jerry was SO absorbed that she
forgot to be afraid; never in her life
had she witnessed anything so amaz-
Ing as this; and now. to her more
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
Up to Date Milking Scene.

Whats going on around here
asked the surprised visitor. rs this
hospital?"
"Oh, no." answered the tall man in
the silk hat; this is the stage setting
for New England farm drama. Tho
next act will be the milking scene'
But thought the young lady in
the antiseptic apron was a trained
nurse?s'
oh, no; she is the milkmaid. The
young man In the rubber gloves that
you thought was a doctor is the farm
boy. As soon as they bring in the ster-
ilized stool and the pasteurized pals
and find the cows tooth brush the
milking scene will begin"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
Fires French Cook.

London-The new queen is SO thor
cughly British in her culinary tastes
that she is reported to have dismissed
King Edwards French chef, NJ
Menager. who for years has been the
monarch of the royal kitchen. Queen
Mary is said to have decided to EN-.
ploy only British labor when possible.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
Paint Make. Cow. uo,x.

Washington. PA diet of paint
was fatal to three registered Jersey
cows belonging to Scenery hill farm
ers and fourth is expected to die.
A can of paint was thrown into the
pasture which, after they ate 1t. caused
them to run about the field and try to
gore each other.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
Heard, But Not Seen.

Heard, But Not Seen.
Have you seen any crows?" asked
the man with the gun.
NO. I aint." replied the farmers
boy, but rye heard some"
From what direction" cried the
eager hunter.
From the direction Of the chicken
house." the boy said, and his state
.nent was Immediately verified by the
clarion calls OF two Plymouth Rock
roosters-Chicago News.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
His Objection.


do you favor the fast curer
asked the young medical student who
had been perusing one Of the marvel
Gus cure stories.
Il do not" snorted the old doctor.
Il look at things from a practical
money making standpoint and favor .
slow cure every time"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09

trouble SO aMecte0
my vision as to inter
fere with my shoot
ing. l became SO
nervous I could hard.
ly hold a gun. There
was severe pain in
my back and head
and my kidneys were
terribly disordered.
Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me after I had
doctored and taken
nearly every remedy
Imaginable without
ro1iof T Uf11 0iv0
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
s1ss an Ounce for Rare eork..

London.-Tfe record price Of y156
an ounce was paid by Mr.. Amor for
two rare old silver two-pronged forks
from the collection Of Lord Tweed
mouth. The forks were respectively
Of the William and Mary and Queen
Anne periods.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
PROLONGED lts Existence

Prolonged Its Existence.
''See that 81 check" said the poet.
Ten years ago your magazine sent
me that check for a poem. had It
framed"
Then 1t was never cashed?" in
quired the publisher.
No"
Now I am more than ever puzzled
to understand why that magazine
failed financially"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
HumIIIAtIno.

The Snake-If you don't quit cuss.
ing like that you'll chase the sunlight
all out of the desert.
The Monk don't care three crack.
ed cocoanuts. just heard those dude
tourist things over there claim to BE-
descended from our family.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
har PIana

Mistress-I feel very i'll, Bridget
What would you do II should die?
Maid-Faith. an l cud give warnin'
to the master a. well a. to yourself.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
I Is 7
Cop,nsht 10. by The Bosbs- M~rri!! Conpan
Il
SYNOPSIS.

Thomas Ardmot" and Henry Maine
Griswpid stumble upon intrigue when til.
governor Of North and South Carolina
are reported to have quarreled. Grtsw old
allies himself with Barbara Osborne.
iaughtrr Of the governor Of South caro-
lima. white Ardnore espogses the cause
OF Jerry Daugcrfieid daughter OF th"
o<ernar nj North Carolina. These two
youug ladies are trying to I'll the shoes
OF their fathers while the latter are miss
ing. Both states are in turmoil over
one Appleweight. an outlaw with great
political influence. Unaware Of each oth-
er's pohitOu. both Griswold and ArdmOre
set out to make the other prosecute Ap-
pfr~rignt ArduOre organizes big hunt.
Grtswpid also takes the field. Frank Col
ins. Atlanta reporter. is arrested by Ard
Nnore. but released TO become press agent
Sor the young miliionaires expedition
sriswold 5 men capture Bill Appleweight-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09

further details Of my case to anyone
enclosing stamp"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
UNDEFEArEp CHAMPION OF THE
NORTHWEST.
Z. A., ireland. Rihe Shot, Of colfax,
WASH, Tells . Story.

Mr.. ireland IL the holder OF four
world records and has yet to lose
his hrst match-says he: Kidney
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09
Valuable Information.

Valuable Information.
One thing sure. il the proposed Jap.
anese expedition to the South pole
gets there, 1t will know whether or
not the pole is made Of bamboo
Cheyenne Tribune.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-09

The fond father held the manu-
script while his son practised the ora
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-16
HAMMOND
man Wins
THE AUTO

It's a nice thing these December
days to be informed that you have won
a $1,750 Buick touring car Such was
the happy news received by d. J. Mo
ran, Hammond attorney with Offices
in the Hammond building and district
deputy for the Knights of Columbus
Mr. Moran held ticket S-I22 in the
auto drawing held for the benefit of
Holy Angels Roman Catholic church
of Gary. The drawing took place yes
terday afternoon in the X of c. hall
A committee consisting of A B. Kell-
er, w. d. Hunter and f. c. Simpson,
Gary bankers. conducted the drawing.
The procedure was for small boy to
draw out fifty tickets from the stub
receptacle and the iftieth one was de-
clared to be the winner.
The auto drawing was one of the big
events featured in connection with the
Holy Angels church bazaar held dur
ing the latter part OF October. The
machine is valued at $1.750 and is one
of the latest six-passenger Buick tour
ing types
Ticket No. 351 won the $50 gold piece
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-16
D0|NCS IN
LAKE Cd.
COURTS

John Sandra who was arrested on
complaint of the husband of Elizabeth
Rodoni the charge of having i'm
proper relations with her was released
in the Lake Superior court this morn
ing after a trial of the case.
Dan McKeller, of Hammond was Civ
en- the heaviest sentence that has been
imposed in the Lake Superior court
in a long while when he was sentenced
to from 10 to 20 years for robbing Mrs.
Clyde and abusing her after he had
committed the robbery.
Abe Laboski. who was granted new
trial on the promise that he would
come into court and plead guilty to
grand larceny was sentenced to from
to IA years in the penitentiary. 1t
was he who several months ago was
found guilty of robbing Charles Pit
zele's store in East Chicago.
Peter Dopi of East Chicago. held on
the charge OF arson in connection with
the burning of a number of buildings
in East Chicago has appeared in court
and asks for a new trial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-16
tBy TIMES star MAN,

Crown Point, Ind, Dec. 49,
That the Gary police have re-
duced torture to science and the
"third degree" method Of securing
confessions from prisoners, suspected
of crime, is a common practice in
the Gary Jail is asserted to be fact
if the statements Of a score or more
of prisoners now in Jail at Crown
Point is to be believed.
Further than that; colored women
testify that to be jailed in Gary for
even a few days involves the pro-
liability of improper advances on the
part of certain Gary police officers.
few days ago a TIMES reporter was
called to the prisoners cell in the Lake
Superior court by man who revealed
a condition of affairs in the Gary jail
that was unbelievable.
An investigation was started al
once and by queer coincidence
Alonzo Taylor, a negro who was or
trial IN the Lake Superior Court fol
highway robbery, told Judge Virgil s
Reiter such narrowing tale of his
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-16
D. I. emery
IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT

The underwriters of fire insurance
in Hammond about 20 in number went
10 Chicago last night where they sat
down to banquet and then attended
the theater.
The purpose of the meeting was
purely social and there was no elec-
tion of officers. The officers which
were elected last year held over. They
are David T. Emery, president; Charles
Friederichs, vice president, and j. ,.
Blackmun, secretary and treasurer.
The committee which had charge OF
the arrangements was composed OF
David T Emery, Charles Friederichs
and Walter Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-16
GARY 8 |N1ERURBAN
AFTER SWITCH TRACK

The Gary and Interurban railroad it
is said will ask the Gary council for
the privilege to put in a switch siding
near Madison street on Eleventh ave-
nue. for their GaryHammond line cars.
Heretofore the cars met at the corner
of Eleventh avenue and Broadway, but
with the new siding they hope to save
considerable time in their schedule.
There are four cars in operation be-
tween Hammond and Gary and the
Gary and Interurban making
every effort to give the best of service
to their patrons.