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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-02-03

sfick oiit like y sore thumb. And. say.
th. Advance Will receive subscriptions
for their families"
Durkiu entered with a bundle of
proofs
And. say. Downs added McHenry.
print in bold faced type that the Ad-
vance will starr the subscription with
500
MIR. Dupuy is downstairs" announc-
ed Durkiu.
The managing editor could not sup
press sour expression which crept
across his face "Dupuy. eh?'' he
grunted half audibly. Wonder what
he wants around here nowl He's a
regular buttinski.'
McHenry knew Dupuy In a business
way. knew he was counsel for several
of the big mercantile establishments
which advertised in the Advance aud
Gus corporations at the state capital
well. suppose I'll have to see him."
be finally resolved. SHOW Mr. Dupuy
in be called To the boy.
Good evening" was Dupuy's greet
ing to McHrnry as be entered and
placed his overcoat on a chair
Good evening Sir. Dupuy. What
can | do for youE" The visitor seated
himself at the right of McHenry's
desk.
"McHenry," began Dupuy decidedly,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-02-03

/ somebody on your paper has been
making bad breaks Iatey. particularly
the one This morning"
What one this morningT"
THE Judge Bartelmy story. of
course
Help sang out McHenry. I've
been getting that all day
Hrs no joke. McHenry," snapped
Dupuy.
1T was a mistake" responded the
managing editor.
Mistake, Who was responsible for
it," leaning forward.
"Oh. il just slipped through in the
rush.
Tell that TO the marines" retorted
Dupuy sarcastically. He paused. Who
slipped it through
There was another pause.
McHenry began TO assert himself.
Excuse me. Dupuy." be asked point
edly Put how does the Bartelmy
story affect your
Some Of my clients have a very
high regard for the judge. Your story
,rossly misrepresents him"
YES. suppose So"
This growing tendency TO hiring our
lndiriary into diSrespect Is dangerous
symptom of The unrest beneath the
surface" spoke Dupuy pompously.
The federal bench is the ultimate
buiwnrk"
McHeDry laughed.
oh capital in distress, Yes. know
all about that"
Dupuy stirred Indignantly.
There was no occasion for that re-
mark" he shot forth tartly.
McHenry saw that Dupuy was very
much In earnest. and the management
Of the Advance. as be had previously
known it-representatives of an in
surance would have desired
TO crafty the wishes of the powerful
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aging editor cmIii moi tell what his at
utude would he IN the matter. bns he
bad received no Instructions as yet 10
change the policy ~ the paper. Plain
ly the course of wisdnni ip reasoned.
would b.. 10 act toward Dupuy AZ be
had acted ia The past when the insur-
auce company had insisted that the
paper be operated GA purely com
mercial basis ~. hs would deal
carefully with Dupuy that is. with
Dupuy's clients.
No onrust meant" explained Nc
Henry. Well. well have nothing
more about Rartelmy. VIII that salts
~ your people:
THANK you. McHenry. That will be
eminently satisfactory both 10 ihem
and 10 me as their legal adviser
~AlI right; that settles that.
"Oh. not quite said Dupuy. raising
his hand waruingiy. There's ole
more point Who was responsible for
the story
"Oh. let's pass that.
But Dupuy could not be turned aside.
McHeury had begun 10 give way TO
him. and the lawyer intended TO fol
low up his advantage.
Very we'll: it's up To you he said
But want you TO rralize. whatever
happens there Is no personal animosi-
~ iu the matter"
What do you mean by whatever
happensT" asked the managing editor
quickly.
The visitor was a living picture Of
complacency.
How much advertising did you get
from our concern last year,
The managing editor began TO dis
Germ more clearly the hidden club in
Dupuy's words and demands.
.Oh. | can't say as 10 that"
About S10.UoO worth. wasn't itT'
Eyes. | should think so.' admitted
McHenry.
We'll. there's the answer" eIclaim-
ed Dupuy triunphantly- AS matter
of business. McHenry. II you are not
friendly TO my clients. why. you can
hardly expect them 10 be friendly to
you. and | shall explain to the new
proprietor of the Advance. Mr.. Nolan.
the reasons for the sudden drop in his
advertising He is a rich man. and
be probably will not like TO know that
be il in the way of losing good deal
of money TO further a radical propa-
ganda which he probably abhors.
Come. McHeury, for your own sake
be reasonable. Who wrote the story?
Surely you are not going to consider
a mere reporter in matter so vital
TO our interests Who was itY'
McHenry surrendered.
"A young fellow named Wheeler
Brand
Dupuy rose and lowered above Nc.
Henry az he sat at his desk.
Il thought 50 ! only wanted TO
make sure" he said He's a danger
Gus type Comes from good enough
people. but ambitious 10 get into the
limelight by stirring up the mob.
Thought he might have learned sense
by now. but it seems he hasn't. Guess
be never will: these fanatics never do"
I'VE consider him the best investi-
gator in town" warmly. in praise OF
Brand
Hes entirely too jealous. Do you
catch mes" asked Dupuy. leaning over
McHenry and gazing significantly into
his eyes.
The managing editor caught Dupuy's
meaning and stared at him blankly in
his surprise
you dou't mean
Dupuy smiled coldly.
"Yes-I meaD-get rid Of himr'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-02-03
D 0 INWARD COURSE.

Thtt DeinH NeAhzed oy Emmett FcoPie.
A little backache at first.
Daily increasing till the back is
lame and weak.
Urinary disorders quickly follow.
This is the downward course of
kidney ills.
Don't take this course. Follow
the advice of an Emmett citizen.
Robt B. Baldwin, East Main ST.,
Emmett, Idaho, says: II was troub-
led almost constantly by kidney dis
orders which were caused by hard
ships / endured in the war. The
kidney secretions were very profuse
and had to get out of bed at night
on account of their too frequent
passage. The secretions also con-
tanned a brickdust sediment and
varied in color. My back ached and
often was so painful that | could
hardly straighten. Ny heart beat
very rapidly and at times | had
trouble breathing. as | was subject
to smothering spells. When Doan's
Kidney Pills were brought to my at
tention, | procured a supply at
Davis Drug Store and when l had
used eight boxes | was cured. |
give all the credit of my cure to
Doan's Kidney Pills, as | had pre-
viously tried all kinds of medicine
without finding relief. | shall never
tire Of telling other kidney sufferers
about them.
For sale by all dealers. Price 90 |
cents. Foster. Milburn Co. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for United
States. Remember the name
and take no other.
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Continued
Won't Need a Crutoh

When Editor ]. P. Sossman OF
Cornelius, N. c., bruised his leg
badly, it started an ugly sore. Many
salvcs and ointments proved worth.
less. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
healed it thoroughly. Nothing is so
prompt and sure for Ulcers, Boils,
Burns, Bruises. Cuts. Corns, Sores.
Pimples, Eczema or Piles. 25c at B.
B. Davis.
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In the Air
Tom-Just saw Miss Wenofsh on the
street and lifted my hat.
Dick-And did she respond
Tom-Yes She lifted her oose.
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NOvelized by
FREDERICK
R. TOOMBS
From the Great Play
of the Same Name
by Joseph Medill
Patterson and Har-
riet Ford. @ ~
COPYRIGHT. 1903. BY JOSEPH
MEDILL PATTERSON AND
HARRIET FORD
CHAPTER II.

BRAND gazed at
J" the girl, and above his own
misery rose his sympathy and
|EHz4E8 thought for her whom he
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06
IS GREAT TRAVELLER
Capt. Simpson Has circIed the
Globe Eighty Times.
Tests Ocean Currents With Bottles
Thrown Into Sea and Gathers
Valuable Data for Mariners
Sails 2.oeo.soo Miles.

Sydney. Australia the
World IN Eighty Days or so times
round the world-which Is the more
surprising record? Jules verne's
well-known romance has made us IA
mfliar with the former adventure.
Now Capt Alexander Simpson, com
mander of the Pericles of the Aber-
deem line OF steamships. has just per-
formed the latter feat. lie has trav-
eled no less than 2.060.S00 miles AZ
sea. a record probably unique in the
annals CT the mercantile marine.
All through his career the captain
has remained faithful to the Aber-
deem line: and since the days when
he served his apprenticeship in their
old teak-built and copper.fastened
clipper. Queen of the Nations. a sail
ing vessel OF $40 tons. he has wit
messed some marvellous Developments
in the mercantile service.
When the Aberdeen line began TO
run steamers in 1852. Captain Simpson
was appointed chief officer 10 the
steamship Aberdeen. which was the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06
POSTUM FOR MOTHERS
The Drink That Nuuriahes and Sup
plies Food for Mother and Child.

my husband had been unable to
drink coffee for several years. so We
were very glad 70 give Postum "A trial
and when we understood that long
boiling would bring out the delicious
favour. we have been highly pleased
with IT,
1T Is ono Of the finest things for
nursing mothers that have ever seen.
IL keeps up the mothers strength and
increases the supply Of nourishmcnt
for the child II partaken Of freely
drank # between meals instead OF wa.
ter and found r. most beneficial
Our fiyeyear-od boy has been very
delicate since birth and has developed
slowly. He was white and bloodlc8s.
| began 10 give him Postum freely and
you would be surprised az the change.
When any person remarks about tbs
great Improvement, we never fail 20
tell them that we attribute his gain
in strength and general health, 20 the
free use of Postum and this has led
many friends 10 use Il for themselves
and children
Il have always cautioned friends 20
whom | have spoken about Postum. 10
follow directions in making IL. for
unless IL Is boiled fifteen or twenty
minutes. n IN quite tasteless. on the
other hand. when properly made. IL rs
very delicious. ! want TO thank you
for the benefits we have derived from
the use Of your Postum"
Read The Road TO Melville" found
In pkgs. There's "A Reason"
Ever read the above Ieffers new
49,
are genuine, true, asd full OF bunnm
Interest.
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a RIDICULOUS HABIT.

There have been Americans who
and have sought 10 provide a remedy
Thirty years ago the legislature of
Wisconsin enacted an anti-treat law,
but 1t was pronounced unconstItution-
alan infringement upon personal
liberty-and perhaps 1t was. says
Milwaukee Wisconsin At about the
same time Henry Ward Beecher
proposed that instead of considering
bibulosity as the standard. Americans
feeling kindly disposed to their friends
should adopt some other formula than
the hackneyed. sterotyped. moss
grown invitation, come in and have a
drink" He saw no reason why men
feeling the impulse to buy should not
drag their companions up the steps
of the postoffice and say. come and
have n stamp" or take them into
dry goods stores and treat them to
neckties or suspenders The Henry
Ward Beecher plan failed to work be-
cause the average American is too in
dependent to let anyone place him
under obligation by contributing to
his support. The average American.
who would resent the offer of friend
70 buy him a thing he needs. viii let
his friend buy him drink which he
does not need and often does not want.
And having taken the drink which he
does not want. the average American
will insist on buying n drink for his
friend. who does not want 1t. and for
all his other acquaintance who may
happen to be standing at the bar.
many Of whom may be convinced that
they have had as many as they need.
but who. when they have accepted a
treat, will insist upon treating. and
buy another round. which nobody de-
sires, but which everybody drinks, and
which serves as a starter TO more
treating.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06

London is in the midst of a whirl OF
stock gambling and dispatches state
that the movement amounts to a craze
in some quarters, spectators rushing
into the widest investments in their
search for sudden wealth, while safe
securities are neglected. However.
that is not a condition confined ex-
clusively to London. A little effort
may recall a number of similar exper-
fences on both sides of the ocean
This is one reason why the stock of
lambs" in the financial slaughter
houses never falls
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06
Another Instance.

The FIJI cannibal reluctantly pro-
duced "A quarter in response 10 rho
Lightning Calculator pathetic plea
AT the psychological moment
If you would only cut out the
booze" he growlcd. and pass up the
crap and dice ana the handbook thing,
you wouldn't have 10 be- touching your
friends for grub-stake so regularly
"Ah' You're like go many others.
my Philistine friend" sighed mo
Lightning Calculator; "lt seems im-
possible for you TO understand The cc-
centricities OF Eenius!"-Lo8 Angeles
Herald.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06

A story Is told Of an EnnllahWan
who had occasion tor doctor while
staying in Picking.
Sing Loo. gloatest doctor" said his
servant; The sayec my lifoe once
Really" qucried the EnRllshman
Yes; me tellible awful was fho ny.
ply: "me callee in another doctor Is
Givee me medicine me velly yolly
bad Ne callee in another doctor BE-
come and give me medicine. make me
volly. velly Bladder. Nc calleo tn Sing
Loo. He no come. he saycc my Ne"
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en- as a rule are the savers rather
than the spenders. and when the pen
ny is laid by on its way to the dollar
mark the saving is generally due to
her economy.
Another man holds that it is the
part of the ideal wife to keep herself
neat and tidy. 1t is; but too many
men throw the whole burden of the
household drudgery upon a woman's
shoulders. without once rejecting that
a maid -of-all-work cannot keep her
couture, her complexion and her at
tire as immaculate as the lady of
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06

Sometimes hard fate in the guise Of
an angry parent prevents her. and
then the gallant youth - kept wait
ing Sooner or later she leans over
the balcony and smiles at him. The
happy youth ties . note to cord
which the fair lady drops from the
balcony The next day the young man
comes again. This time he rings At
the door II the inquiries which the
young lady's elders have made prove
satisfactory. the swain II admitted to
make the acQuaintance Of the young
lady. After that. courtship IN Portugal
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06
Boosting Troy.

Mrs. Stubb-John. what was that
lady from New York talking about In
the art gallery?
MFR. Stubb-Why. Maria, she was
telling us that Helen of Troy was the
most beautiful woman the world has
ever Known.
Mrs. Stubb (stimy)-Just like those
New Workers. Always boosting some
place in their home state.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06

In certain parts of Europe corncobs
are utilized for building purposes. The
cobs are taken to factory. where
heavy compresses crush and mold
them into blocks Of various sizes. just
as bricks are variously nodded. These
blocks are then bound with wire SO As
to make them hold together. They
are then soaked in tar in order that
they may ~ watertiSht spd. after this
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leisure. who may loiter as long as she
likes before the mirror and the toilet
table in her boudoir. IL is a source of
unhappiness in many a home that the
man makes disparaging comparisons
between his careworn and preoccupied
wife and some airy fairy Lillian whose
chief concern is whether her white
shoes are spotless and her gloves
quite clean.
Another man believes that the ideal
wife is one who does not harass the
life and soul out of a man" Heckling
or henpecking at home is. beyond per-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06

France is having trouble with the
food question, also. 1t is related in a
dispatch from Paris that grocer in
that city has been convicted of viola
ting pure food requirements. He sold
eggs marked fresh" "newlaid' and
'today's." There was a suspicion that
all were of about the same date, and
rs 1T was proved that "today's" came
from Russia there did not seem to be
much doubt of which to give the ac-
cused the benefit. SO he was punish
ed accordingly. The old country has
something which is quite as objec-
tionable as the American cold storage
system. at least when it comes to
eggs
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His Wifely Ideal

sort, who when he got of the Old and
trite remark about the bread that
mother used to make. was tartly told.
We'll. you don't make the dough that
father used to make
The hardest domestic experience
for woman is to have her husband as
scribe to her lack of thrift the fail
ure to lay by money against a rainy
day. when the real reason is that his
own earning capacity is inadequate to
supply the elemental requisites. Wom-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06
ssx&x&x#x#xssx .ssxssxssxs

A Philadelphia clergyman collected
and read from the pulpit on a recent
Sunday number of letters from hus.
bands-presumably model husbands
bearing on the model wife.
One man wrote that the ideal wife
should not spend SIS week when the
income was but $50. He probably
meant that. in any event. SIS was too
much. and only an extrayagant house
keeper would lavish any such sum
upon the home. 1t was q man of this
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06

4 It would be ever so satisfactory II
science would pause for few minutes
in its discussion of radium emanua-
tons and the fourth dimension and
dispose of the whooping- prob
lem.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06

Doesn't 1t ever make you unhappy
TO see the way the papers refer to
your husband as a grafter?" 1t used
TO. but ! don't let IL bother me any
more He says he has things fixed
SO that he could stand any kind of an
investigation. Chicago Record-Her.
aid
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06

Queer computations are used in esti-
mating values Consul Junior. the
chimpanZee that recently died in Tex
rs of tuberculosis, was appraised at
$4,000 and had his life insured for
$4,000 Consul Junior was more val
liable than other chimpanzees princi-
lpauy because he could wear clothes.
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first vessel 70 introduce triple expan-
sion engines. A little later. while in
command OF the steamship Austral-
asian. he began TO take an interest in
tracing the trend and speed Of ocean
currents. hobby which has developed
into so important a business that the
United States government is about TO
bring out a new set of charts entirely
drawn from his data.
These valuable records. which now
fill many bulky log books. had their
origin in a Joke. on one of his voy-
ages. nearly 30 years ago. passen-
ger was showing him an ALLY Slo-
per" watch he had received as re-
ward for sending in the requisite nuns-
Der of coupons TO an illustrated COM
&c paper The captain iocularly re-
marked that he would try TO earn a
watch also. and accordingly had the
coupon I'm the comic sheet manifolded
and dropped overheard in beer bottles
every day throughout the voyage
On his return to London. Captain
Simpson was surprised 10 find that
many of the coupons had reached
their destination. and he was duly pre-
scented with watch. The proprietors
of the paper also printed thousands Of
the coupons for the captain TO use
during his voyages. The results were
astonishing and when he realized
what extraordinary distances some OF
these sea messages covered before
they were picked up, he decided TO
deal with the matter IN a serious and
methodical way. Every day a coupon
was placed IN an empty beer bottle
corked down and sealed by dipping
the neck I'm molten marine glue. which
sets hard. II was then thrown over.
board at noon.
Messages OF His Own.
When his supply of coupons had
been exhausted. Captain Simpson pre-
pared message OF hts own, and the
following was printed on "A slip OF pa.
per in English. French. Spanish. Ger
man and italian:
This paper was put overheard for the
purpose Of tracing ocean currents. The
finder 10 please forward. stating when
and where il was found. and reap just
reward.
The captains name and address at
the Offices Of his company were APP
pended The Just reward" referred
10 ustu 10 foDriht Oh copy OF
Froude's "Oceana."
Bottles have landed on the shores
OF Portuguese and French Guinea, on
the coast OF Africa. and. in fact. in
almost every quarter of the globe
Many have been picked up by natives.
who imagined they had secured
prize i'm the carefully sealed beer bot
tie. and their chagrin on drawing the
cork can be easily imagined. a negro
ia Sierra Leone. who picked up a bot
tie and did not receive the promised
reward. wrote 10 gay: Il am sorry TO
insinuate you that the copy OF
Froude's 'Oceana' was not transmitted
10 me"
A bottle thrown overheard one day
near the Cape OF Good Hope was,
after a long interval, found on the
west coast OF Scotland. having, f. H.
supposed, gone round by the West In
dian islands. until Il was caught by
the Gulf Stream and carried TO It's
landing place. Shortly after his aD-
pointment TO the Pericles, Captain
Simpson threw over a bottle when
about 40 miles from Cape Town Il
was washed ashore FIVE months later
at Parahyba, in the Brazils, having
travelled 1000 miles.
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ALERT
BIGELOw
PAINE

fugftives, then decided TO return and
organize a posse. which they raised In
short order. This posse followed the
track of Lewis and Crawford beyond
the Wichita river. TO place where
the robbers had taken to the thick
brush overgrowing the river bottom.
Here the trail was lost.
Capt. Mcdonald. returning from the
Fftzsimmons-M aher contest. via Fort
Worth, had got as far as Bellevue In
the adjoining county when he was met
by a telegram. containing the news
of what had happened that morning at
Wichita Falls. He Immediately wired
the authorities at the Falls 10 have
horses in readiness for himself and
men.
The Rangers reached the city about
two in the afternoon and mounting
the horses. already waiting, dashed
away in the direction the robbers had
taken.
Presently they met the local posse
coming back. The posse had given
UP the chase but was able to furnish
information Capt Bill and his Ran
gers learned where the robbers had
disappeared. and pressed on in that
direction; the posse followed. re-
spectful distance behind.
1t was now getting toward evening
and would soon be dusk. Ii was de
sirable TO make an end of matters by
daylight. If possible. and the Rangers
wasted no time. They picked their
way as rapidly as possible. into the
thick underground of the bottoms, and
suddenly in a bend of the river dis
covered the Clydesdale horses tied
close to the bank. Their riders were
believed to be close by. and the Ran
gers expected TO be fired upon TT any
moment Without waiting for any
such reception. they charged In the
direction of the horses, with no other
result than that Ranger Sullivan
broke stirrup. fell. and with frac
tured rib. retired from action.
Lewis and Crawford had abandoned
the horses, and their trail led down
the river bank. Finally the tracks
led to the river where IL was evident
the bandits had crossed.
IL was February and the water was
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-06

The demand for babies is greater
than the supply in New Orleans at
present. Send all your extra babies
to New Orleans-this is the season
when the stork flies north