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The Detroit times., 1910-04-06
THE sHERIFFs ELECTION.
BY A. M. Perkerson.


The sheriff lay broodlngly awake
when call and heavy knock
brought him out of bed.
Bank broke into; safe cracked
TWO thousand gone" the man half
shouted. Guess it's the same fellow.
The sheriff threw on his clothes
and slipped his pistol into his holster
In front OF Haley's place a crowd
was beginning to gather. forming IT,
self into one big muttering. threaten
ing group.
Boys he said. Il want 'er make
this lone-hand game" Mounting ne
rode down the street
Within two weeks one safe had
been cracked and two stores robbed
OF Tyson. These robberies, coming
as they did on the eve OF the county
elections, seemed TO seal the sheriff S
doom.
AS the deputy had shouted into his
ear the news of the last robbery, he
thought OF a daring capture that
would turn public feeling again 10
him. To aid his hope he had a theory
| He believed that the robber escaped
by the old mountain trail to Tiger.
| The sun had risen we'll above the
hills when the sheriff stopped with
an eager cry. At the bottom OF q
steep, almost precipitous, descent
sprawled the body of a horse shot
through the head. II was plain that
IL had fallen, snapped n leg. and had
been shot TO end it's suffering
The sheriff topped a steep ascent
and below him appeared a man toll
| ing along The sure-footed pony clat
tered down the trail. The man wheel
ed. His hand flew TO his side. With
a groan the sheriff toppled out OF his
saddle, hung for an instant on the
edge OF the cliff. and fell. His horse
wheeled and dashed back along the
| trail.
Automatically the sheriff's hands
clutched out. With a violent jolt he
brought up and lay on the narrow
ledge, clinging weakly TO a projecting
root. Below him was drop TO In
| slant death His strength began &c
ebb, mist came over his eyes, his
| fingers relaxed, and he could feel him
self slipping over the ledge when an
arm caught him round the body
! Everything went black before his
eyes. When next he opened them he
was back on the trial. a stocky man
was supporting him, staunching the
wound in his shoulder, then giving
him drink from his flask.
The man had taken off his coat and
was making a pillow Of 1t for the
sheriff's head, when a company OF six
| horsemen clattered into sight along
| the trail
The man continued to kneel by the
sheriff A fash came into the latter's
eyes and died out He saw vision
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06
CYNTHIA GREYS
CORRESPONDENTS

Dear Miss Grey: ID When a man
is walking with two girls should he
walk between them or next the curb
CD I've been corresponding with a
man for year. Should address him
as Dear Jack" or Dear Mr.. Banks" =?
JOHNNY.
A-O Next the curb. CD II you
have known him long enough IL is all
right to address him as Dear Jack"
Dear Miss Grey: The skin on my
face rolls up and peels Off What is
the cause Of It. and remedy for il?
ADJUST be due to some irritation
Either your soap is not pure (try cas-.
tile). or your face is chapped Do
you use face powders or creams? II
so, change the brand for a while
Battle the face in hot water at night
and rinse In cold water. Dry without
too much friction.
Dear Miss Grey: II young man has
shown plainly that ne wishes to know
me better would II be all right for me
TO invite him 10 call? Who should
appoint the time? S. S.
Ayes Arrange the time TO suit
the convenience of both.
Dear Miss Grey: What will remove
stains made by the Juice from apple
pie from a light blue cloth dress?
ANXIOUS.
Airy ether If that fails, send
to the dry cleaner.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06

and girls or grown-upS, either, III not
a little better. Why, | had a friend,
a big black Newfoundland named Gen
eral, and he lived with Mr.. Murdoch
and his family, who lived over their
store. There was a flight OF stairs
by the side of the big front store door
and there were some back stairs lead
ing down into the store. and Mr. Muir
dock had q clerk named Sam who
slept In a back room of the store
every night-'to catch burglars he
said. lie wouldn't have been much
good, though, because he slept like a
stone statue. believe he never would
have walked up. even in the morning.
IL Mr.. Murdoch hadn't trained General
"a sort OF an alarm clock. About
Z every morning Mr. Murdoch would
say, General, last call for Sam In
the sleeping car and General would
rush down and grab Sans bed
covers and tug till Sam tumbled out.
Sam didn't like dogs and he hated
General. He chased him out of the
store and he took his bones and he
was Just generally mean.
Bat one night the store took fire
and General was the first TO find II
out, so he ran barking through the
rooms and pulling at blankets and
jumping on beds until everybody got
up and got out, except one. After a
while Mr.. Murdoch yelled out. Why,
where's Sam? Now, of course, Sam
was in the store and the fire was be.
tween him and the street. Mr.. Muir
dock ran around TO the back of the
store, but the door was barred and
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06

he knew il would take an earthquake
to wake Sam up. For minute he
didn't know what TO do. and then he
said, General last call for Sam In
the sleeping carr They tore around TO
the front and found the front hall like
chimney with the smoke pouring
out. but General didn't care. Up the
front stairs he scooted and down the
back stairs A man couldn't have
done It. In a house afire. you know
the nearer the floor you are the less
smoke there is, and a man c" uldn't
have run 80 fast and so close 10 the
floor as General did The dog knew
his way with his eyes shut and he
rushed up TO Sam and tugged at the
blankets. Sam kicked at him, but
General tugged again. Go way. Sam
says, only half awake, 1t isn't even
daylight yet. but General hung TO II,
and Sam got mad.
He reached for a revolver that he
kept near by, for the burglars, you
know. and he sat up to shoot poor
General But when he sat up his head
went into the smoke and he could
see the flames In the store room
You'd better believe Sam got out OF
there through the back door without
waiting TO pull the trigger. He didn't
even wait to see what became of poor
old General. who had risked his life
for him. Now. which do you think
was the better fellow, the man or the
dog?"
Tomorrow's story will be "The Lit.
tie White Dachshund."
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06
patten Loses Heavily.

CHICAGO, April 6.-James A. Pat
ten. king of the wheat pit. lost a for
tune in the cotton market yesterday
II Is estimated his losses will be
100000 and may reach $l,500,000. A
reported combine against him of spec
ulators in Liverpool and New York
with heavy rains in the south, ar.
said to have caused the enormous
loss to Patten and his crowd. Th'
price Of cotton declined one cent ;
POUND. Patten alone is said TO have
800, 900 bales on hand. II this Is true
II would indicate loss OF approx
mately $1,500.000.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06

feet concealment. The sheriff nodded
toward IT, The man. pausing for an
instant, his face suddenly lighting up
slipped out of sight.
With a clatter of hoofs the six rid
ers swept down the trail and in ali
instant formed into an anxious. ex-
cited ring around the sheriff.
He got me- then went on down tho
trail" the sheriff explained weakly.
You can catch him in half an hour.
Don't anybody stay with me, I'm all
right"
The two who would have remained,
mounted, at his insistence and the six
rode holly down the trail AS they
disappeared, the man behind the
boulder slipped out. The sheriff had
tainted. The man knelt by his side
for several minutes, then hurried up
the trail toward Tyson.
The sheriff was still in swoon
whom the six pursuers rode sternly
back They found at his side a heavy
cloth bag stuffed with money and, by
II, a rudely written note:
You acted square with me. pard.
Here's all the swag I got from them
four jobs"
Tenderly they bore him back to Ty-
son, and a month later helped to re-
elect him by an overwhelming major
ity. 1t being agreed that he was
square and that a square man was
what the country needed
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06
Hosv to Fight The Bed Bug

urate with gasoline the hens and
every buttoned down place. BE
thorough.
Now. 1t must be remembered that
these bugs find homes in walls, in
cracks OF floors. and behind pictures
and holdings. and that the war must
be carried on into these places.
It is one OF the discouragements OF
fighting bedbugs that one never
knows when the victory Is won When
you have done all you can think of
yourself. then hang bed clothing
about on chairs. set the parts of bed
steads against the walls, close all
windows tight. set fire to a sulphur
and formaldehyde candle in each bug
infected room, run out and close the
doors behind you so that the candle
can complete your work.
After IL hours open windows and
doors, and air the rooms we'll For a
while you need have no fears-but
keep watch constantly.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06
SCREENS OF PLANTS N
HELP TO BEAUTIFY

Plant-screens to hide unsightly
fence corners, piles OF old lumber, or
The garbage can. are composed of
hollyhocks, golden glow or tall reed
grasses, which spring from old roots
every year; or are raised annually
from seeds OF sunhower. or castor
bean
The latter makes quick growing
screen Of great beauty. and II is val
ued also because its odor Is said to
drive away flies and mosquitoes.
Large leaved vines like the moon
flower or the cucumber are liked for
concealing heaps of boxes, boards,
the clothes poles or the baby's sand
pile.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06
A Simple Prescription
for. Nervous People

A lot OF money is wasted Ia
high-priced nerve medicines and
doctor bills. simply because peo-
pie do not know any good home
remedies for nervous troubles.
Here is a home made nervine
that produces prompt results IN
any nervous disorder. II Is
splendid for weak nerves, ner-
vous headache, sleeplessness.
etc, and has been used very
successfully in cases OF nervous
prostration and acute hysteria.
It's action proves that opiates
and other dangerous drugs are
not at all necessary In nervous
diseases.
Make a strong tea by sleeping
five cents worth OF Hops In a
pint OF boiling water, and strain
carefully. Put 2 OF. OF Thargol
Compound In an s or. bottle lex
actly half pint and fill 1t up
with the Hop Tea. Try two
teaspoonfuls four times daily.
There are probably plenty OF
people who won't try this be-
cause IL Is homemade and
doesn't cost much--about So
cents. But, just the same. there
is no better nerve medicine az
any price.
BE sure 10 get the right in
gradients from your druggist
Hops, sc; Thargol Comp o.
Get both of these rights
important.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06
Children Teething.

Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrLp has
been used for over FIFTY YEARS by
MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
PERFECT SUCCESS. II SOOTHES the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS
all PAIN: CURES WIND collie. and is
the best remedy for DTARRHOEA. Sold
by Druggists In every part Of the
world. Ro sure and ask for Mrs. Win
slows Soothing syrup" and take no
other kind. twenty-five cents a bottle.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06
THE EVENING Story

of what his defeat would mean-his
crushed ambitions, his ruined hopes.
The man kpeeling by him straighten-
ed up and, stepping back, folded hts
arms stocially. The clatter of the
horses grew louder.
Al one side of the trail was a
boulder, so formed as to offer imper.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06
STORY OF THE
SUNS CANDLEP0WER

The candlepOwcr OF the sun is lib
O00. 900. 900 100000 100000 600 | lighted
candies. Here's how You get that
one octillion. SO septillions, and then
ON down a bunch OF ciphers, through
the sext!llions, quintillions. guadrll-
ions trillions. billions. millions. hun
dreds of thousands. and units. Don't
count them, hut n you could bring
That number of candles together. and
Get them burning all az the same in
slant. the scientists say you'd have a
Vvht equal 10 tina. o. our sun.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06
N4RE5@|l0Y@0

Meat Cakes--Mix one pound chop.
ped onion. one and one-half teaspoons
salt and dash of pepper together and
shape into small round cakes. Melt
two tablespoons fat in skillet and
brown cakes in It,
Mock Duck-Place on a round steak
a stuffng Of bread crumbs, we'll sea
soned with chopped onions, butter
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06

French scientists have had much
success In locating subterranean
water by using microphones In connec-
tion with open pipes sunk a few inches
into the ground.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06

Three-pIece suits are very popular
this season. and are made of silk OF
various kinds.
This costume Is made OF heavy
green Tussor, trimmed only with
hand-embroideieG disks at the hens.
A long scarf OF soft green silk en-.
circles the waist OF the under gown
aud falls to the hem. where IL Is fin.
ished OF with a long tassel
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06
I'm 'Smoc1r7v
.=OONASAx

The Kappa Delta society OF Detroit
college, will give dancing party IN
Strasburg's hall. Wednesday evening
The Detroit times., 1910-04-06

Tomorrow's story will be 1.-THE Lit.
tie White Dachshund.v
The Washington times., 1910-06-28
~ ~

Now, hold her up there Teddy
shouted, leaning toward Days end Of
The see-saw. High in air on the magic
teeter, Dorfy and The TickIemouse gazed
around them.
Magic? II certainly was. For they
could see clear over the edge Of the
DIG, round world into fairyland. Or was
II GOOSeIand2
Far away, over the edge Of A grassy
OH. came a strange procession. Listen -
whispered the Mouse Hear the bull
IoIllnS the bell? And see-there's the
sparrow with his bow and arrow. anc
enc uSh with his little dish 10 catch the
blood, the owl with mis- spade and trowel;
the beetle with his thread and needle
al following after the larki Do you
know what they're doing. Dorfy?''
w ny, Of course-now l dor' said
Dorfy. It's Cock Robins funeral! But
oldn know all those folks were real"
ReaIE They're the realest things in
the World-a lot more real than everyday
thlnss! But We must go down now and
let pavy have a look"
The Twins were scared half ont of
their wits. half hour later, TO hear the
LlcNemouSe-whO was up in the air just
then-give startled squeal Quick
quick Let US down"
The moment the see-savy touched The
ground he was of for tho nursery, never
stopping till all were safely inside.
What did You see Uncle Tick2'' asked
Willy. breathing hard.
Cats o Dawn" answered his uncle.
looking bit ashamed of his scare. and
they looked aWfully near-frOm the teet-
er. you know They We're racing along
In the path Of the rising sun. and thew
looked so fierce I forgot for a moment
that they were away over the edge of
the world!'
The Washington times., 1910-06-28
TIME TO MAKE WAR
AGAINST THE FLY

DO not wait until the flies have made
their ad-ant and are basking about in
the suTs hiue before making war upon
them lake one room al a time. Close
doors ana windows and STUFF Up all
cracks end lleyholes. Get an old tin lie,
crunble q piece Of paper in IL, and on
this sUprinkIe a tablespoonful OF pow
cered sC-ohUr- Set on the floor on q
brick, 20 the heat viii not aTecJi any
thing. Light the paper, and 30 out Of
the ~oom, keeping It tightly closed f0-
about two hours.
Every fly and al thei- kith and kin
Will have suCcUmbed- Even the most
defiant ones. who spUrued every invita-
ton 20 partake Of the tempting poison
Gus liquids in the saUcers. VII have
fallen victims 10 the deadly sulphur
fumes. Likewise, all other insect life
viii 5e destroyed, as wei as their eggs.
The spider who was securely hid under
the buffet or behind the picture on the
wall will have spun his last web Tor
aye. no damage VIII be done anything
IN the room. except 10 purify IL. and
nothing need be covered Up or taken
out
Air the room after the process and
keep screened az all times.
The Washington times., 1910-06-28
81, The Tick1emouse "a
WIN Il D. and his SLepyland Adventures G&24N
SET& By Roy Rutherford Bailey with Davy and Dorfy GlgS
The Teddy Bears See-Saw

/ A IL the long, golden June afternoon
\ Davy and Dorfy had been playing
see-saw out in the yard, and it was no
wonder they were so tired that the
Ticklemouse had slow work tickling
them awake.
Seems To me-" said the Mouse to
Willy. ITS about time we let the twins
choose what we shall do tonight, eh2''
Willy nodded. Well" said Dorfv.
smiling, first I'd like to have you tickle
( Teddy alive again; maybe he knows
something that would be a lot of fun. -
NO sooner said than DONE laughed
Willy, bringing Dorfy's Teddy bear from
the toy pile in the corner and setting
Tick, you tickle him alive. while I wish
that he'd tell us what he'd like to play
tonight NOw-Ore. two. three-tickIeT'
anG he stood on one leg, shut one eye,
and wished with all his might.
Teddy slowly rolled over and stretch
&C slaepily, then sat up and rubbed his
eyes with both furry paws. Suddenly
his mouth few open, as if the Mouse
had tickled a spring Let's see-sawr"
ne roared, suddenly jumping to his feet
and palIing Tor the window. And the
merry mice and the happy twins hip
pity-hopped after him to the "teeter, q"
as the mice called it.
Teddy bear jumped to the middle Of
the long plank and Davy climbed on to
one end, With Willy beside him. The
Ticklemouse and Dorfy crawled ont TO
the other end. and the plank slowly
The Washington times., 1910-06-28

I An indebted to several Of the puz-
Zlers for immediate response %
1 my call FOR help IN the selections
OF the puzzles.
Having something interesting 20 offer
from week 10 week and seeing that the
day by day chat about the work goes
along merriIy IS not such an easy task
as IL appears en- the surface Of things
and when yet no help from the work
ers themselves 7 am in q sOrry state Of
mind. in face. for the past -ew weeks
have been about willing to eire up and
let the puzzle feature 20 by The book
II there are a sufficient number Of the
circle willing 20 give me their assist
ance IN the selection OF the problems 7
am more than willing 70 do my part,
but this digging away in the dark is 100
disCOUraEinE even FOR the most bUOyGnt
Temperament.
Here are two or three opinions which
have come TO give me comfort and con
The Washington times., 1910-06-28
HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION.

Dried lemon peel sprinkle5 over Goals
viii destroy any disaereeable odor about
the house
To make croutons for soup quickly
cut the bread into cubes and put II IN
a corn Poprer. Shake this over the fire
as If popping corn and II viii soon
brown
Cut a couple Of pieces about an inch
long from an old garden hose and slip
them over the faucets and you viii save
many hicks IN china and flower vases
and such things.
When washing fine china or cut glass.
a heavy Turkish towel on the bottom OF
the dishpaD VIII often keep the dishes
from chipping.
To keep the floor very white scru. K
with a mixture Of three parts sand al
one part Of partly Stacked lime. Thss
will remove all grease spots, as well
as destroy all insect life
The Washington times., 1910-06-28
TRIOLETS
By KENNETH HARRIS.

We were really alone,
And her folks had not missed her.
Is IL hard 10 cOudOne2
We were really alone.
I'm not wooden or stone,
admit that I kissed her.
We were really alone,
And her folks had not missed her.
That she liked 1t feel,
Though. Of course, she resisted
Not a very great deal
That she liked IL I feel,
IN despite a small squeaI
And a neck slightly twisted,
That she liked II I feel.
Though Of course, she resisted.
The next time that we net
She betrayed 10 resentment,
They were easy 70 get
The next time that We met
When tried II she let
Ne with perfect cCuJentmenL
The next time that We met
She betrayed no resentment.
The Washington times., 1910-06-28
WHITING CLEANS
COLORED WOODWORK
Copyright. 1910

All housewives know what a difficult
matter it is to keep white or any deli
cate colored woodworlks in a state Of
cleanliness. Get some Of the best whit
clean. warm water. and a piece of fan
mel. which dip in the water and squeeze
until nearly dry. Take as much whiting
as Will adhere 10 il. apply quickly 10 the
Soiled surface. when a little rubbing will
remove instantly any dirt or grease.
This done. wash well with clean water.
rubbing dry with soft chaCmis.
The paint Will look as well as when
first done. and without injury 20 the
most delicate. colors. II is far better
than using soap. and does not require
half the time and labor.
The Washington times., 1910-06-28
By
Frances COrrOll
DAILY FASHION TALK

THE steamer rug coat is the latest
-dea among the women who go in
for the ultra smart effects. OF course,
aboard sea-gcing ship such a coat IS
IN its own bailiwick. but no less is It at
tractive as a garment for mountain
wear or for travelling if one is TO go
by coast or inland water routes.
The possibilities it offers for real COM
fort are not to be overlooked. nor yet
is the ability 10 Withstand wear anu
tear. Furthermore. the garment is very
smart. and as an adjunct 10 the mo-
torist wardrobe when a long tr1p is in
prospect il has much TO commend it.
As presented in the Illustration the
coat is fashioned Of a brown and white
checked rug and the trimming consists
solely Of big brown buttons made Of
wood and finished with a duh polish.
The outfit IS properly finished by A
natty motor bonnet OF pale brownish
silk Of rough weave.
The Washington times., 1910-06-28
WOMAN LION tanner
HAS VARIED CAREER

A lively person IS Mira Maglieseo. a
music hall singer by profession. a Span
ish bull fighter by taste, a lion tanner by
necessity. The militant suffragettes are
mild and gentle beings compared with
this woman, who was born at Algiers.
her father a wealthy shipowner and ner
mother an Arab woman She chose a
vagabond life naturally and her whole
life Of rOman-e has eliminated in arrest
at Naples.
Her Spanish bull fight. in which she
was disguised as bauderiiia, finally
q fsabie,i her, and again her lions terribly
nauled her Then she went 20 Nice and
sang I'm a concert hall
While there she bought for a few dol
lars a picture which turned ont 70 be a
Gioto and sold for $4,000 This sum she
doubled at roulette, and then lost every
cent BY gambling. She was then ar
rested FOR attempting 20 pawn jewelry
not her own.
The Washington times., 1910-06-28
TRIMMING WAIST
WITH COIN DOTS

Here is a very clever way Of trimming
a white net waist with coin dots taken
from cOin-dotted net.
ter example, suppose you have a blue
ana tan striped net for the founSatio1
and wish trimming of coin dots.
Select a net with coin dots about the
size OF dime or nickel, cut them o,Ir
ana paste in place, then outline with a
blue silk floss, or, better sin bia.i-
silk, IN a bUttonhoie stitch. nor roo
closely applied-a hit and miss stitch
Even cjin-dotted net can be trim
med with is own dots. but these Should
lie closely placed
The Washington times., 1910-06-28

It's the Grand Central point Of all railways.
All roads unite here when they end.
It's the final resort Of all tourists.
All rival lines meet here and blend.
All tickets. all mile-books. all passes,
If stolen or begged for or bought
On whatever road or division.
VIII bring you at last 70 this SPOT
If you pause at the City Of Troable.
Or wait in the Valley Of Tears.
Pc patient the train viii move onward.
And rush down the track OF the years.
Whatever the place IS YOU seek for.
Whatever your game or your quest.
You shall come at the last with rejoicing
To the beautiful City Of Rest.
You shall store all your baggage % worries,
You shall feel perfect peace In this realm.
You shall sail with old friends on fair waters.
With JOY and Delight at the helm
You shall wander in cool. fragrant gardens
With those who have loved you the best.
And the hODes that were lost in life's Journey
You shall find in the City Of Rest.
The Washington times., 1910-06-28
Worth While
Puzzle Wanted.

Miss CarrOIl-AIauy OF the puzzles
are deLghtfUl-besr Of ali. those re-
curing research. Those that are but
"child's play" IRE a disappointment
70 the puzzled because they leave
nothing when they have uassed on
Those that leave a better knOWIedEe
OF books and authors, I ike best
They often lead one into new knOvvI-
edge, always freshen old ones. and
are, 10 me, the most satisfactory
ones 20 put time into, because I do
not feel that 10 is tine wasted
Il Is not just the winning, Is IS the
worth Of the work that counts
Sincerely, PUZZLER