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Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
THE PUTNAM. PATRIOT October IsII.

siedge.
 Il hope you have not caught cold lvin- in the snow. m'Seur. s8id Crois- set. bolStering up the engineers head and shoulders and covering him with heavy furs. 'swe should have been back sooner. but it was impossible. poo-la. Woongar' he called softly 10 his lead dog. "Get up there, you wolf houndr'
 As the sledge started. with Croisset
 running close to the leader Rowland
 heard the low snapping of whip be hind him and another voice urging on other dogs. With an effort that almost disiocated his neck be twisted himself SO he could look back to him. X hun dred yards away he discerned a second team following in his trail; he saw a shadowy figure running at the head of
 the dogs. but what there was on the sledre. or what 1t meant. he could not see or surmise. Mile after mile the two sleages continued without stop. Croisset e1id not turn his head; no word
 fell from his lips. except an occasional
 SlK0Hl 10 tnt dtEs- Aht NAoAs hat turned now straight into the north. and
 soon Rowland could make out no
 <igu of it. but knew only that they
 were twisting through the most open
 places in the forests. and that the
 play of the polar lights was never over
 his left shoulder or his right. but al
 ways in his face.
 They had trareled for several hours
 when Croisset gave sudden shrin
 shout to the rearmost sledge and halt
 ed his own The dogs fell in a panting
 group on the snow. and while they
 were resting the half breed relieved his
 prisoner of the soft buckskin that had been used as gag,
 "It will he perfectly safe for you to talk now. m'seur. and to shout as loud
 ly as you please" he said. After l have looked into your pockets 1 will free your hands so that you can smoke.
 Are you eomfortahle?' ''ComfortabtAb cursed" were the first words that fell from Howland's ,ips, and his blood boiled at the soci- ahie way in which Croisset grinned down into his face 50 you're in it, too. eh? And that lying girr'- The smile left Croisset's face. Do you mean Meleese. Mseur How land?"
 Yes
 Croisset leaned down with his black eyes glcaming like coalS. Do you know what l would do if l was her. -m'seur?" he said in low voice and yet one filed with threat which Stilled the words of passion which the engineer was on the point of uttering. Do you know what l would do? 1 would kill you-kill you inch by tnch-torture you. That is what would do"
 For Gods sake.. Croisset. tell me why-why"-
 Croisset had found Howland's pistol and freed his hands. and the engineer stretched them out entreatingly. "I would give my life for that girl, Croisset. told her so back there, and she came to me when I was In the snow and''- He caught himself, add ing to what he had left incomplete. There is a mistake. Croisset l am not the man they want to kill" Croisset was smiling at him again. Smoke = and think, m'seur. It is | impossible for me to tell you why you should be dead. but you ought to know | unless your memory is shorter than | | child's."
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
WEIGHED THE ELEPHANT.
( Problem Which Hindu Prince Was
 Able to Solve.

Able to Solve.
 There is story often told Tn India yf Shajee. d Hindu prince. who on certain occasion showed himself al- most as clever as AThimedes.
 A high official had made a VOW that be would distribute to the poor the weight of his own elephant in silver money. But the great difficulty that at first presented itself was the mode of ascertaining what this weight real ly was. All the learned and clever men of the court seemed to have en- deavored in vain 10 construct ma chine of sufficient power to weigh the elephant.
 At length ShaJee came forward and suggested a plan which was simple and yet ingenious in the highest de- gree. He caused the unwieldy animal to be conducted along a stage speriai- ly made for the purpose by the water side into flat bot,omed boat. Then. having marked on tbe boat the height to which the water reached after tue elephant had weighed il down. the latter was taken out ard stoues sub stituted in sufficient quantity to hold the boat to the same line. The stones were q hen taken to the scales, and thus, to the amazemeDt of the court. was ascertalned the true weight of the elephant Exchange.
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
IN N>skgHg S COPYRIGHT i9lO ~.
 p &bO85S . MERRILL Ga SalFHH..F-

ed. Do you mean that it is wrong for you to listen 10 mel I-I-took it for granted that you were a girl that
 'No. no: 1t Is not thatn' she cried quickly. catching his meaning. '1t is not wrong for you to love me- Sud denly she asked again. "Wul you please tell me what time 1t is-nowr'
 He looked again.
 Twenty-Five minutes after mid night"
 "Let us go farther up the trail." she whispered. T am afraid here"
 She led the way. passing swiftly be yond the path that branched out to his cabin. Two hundred yards beyond this tree had fallen on the edge of the trail. and. seating herself on it. Neleese motioned for him to sit down beside her. Howland's back was to the thick bushes behind them. He looked at the girl. but she had turned away her face. Suddenly she sprang from the log and stood in front of him
 Now" she cried: "nowm And at that signal Howland's arms were seiz- cd from behind. and in another instant he was struggling feebly in the grip of powerful arms which had fastened themselves about him like wire cable. and the cry that rose to his lips was throttled by hand over his mouth. For an instant he caught a glimpse of the girls white face as she stood in the trail; then strong hands pulled him back. while others bound his wrists and still others held his legs. Every thing had passed in a few seconds. Helplessly bound and gagged, he lay on his back in the snow. listening to the low voices that came faintly to him from beyond the bushes. He could understand nothing that they said. and yet he was sure that he recognized among them the voice of Meleese.
 The voices became fainter He heard retreating footsteps. and at last they died away entirely.
 In these moments that he lay on his back in the freezing snow a million de- mons were born in his blood. The girl had betrayed him again. This time he could find no eXcuSe-no pardon for her She had accepted his love, had allowed him to kiss her. to hold her in
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06

his arms. while beneath that hypocrisy
 she had plotted his downfall second time Deliberately she had given the signal for attack. and now
 He heard again the quick, running
 step that he had recognized on the trail The bushes behind him parted. and in the white starlight Meleese fell .on her knees at his side. her glorious face bending over him in grief that
 he had never seen in it before. her
 eyes shining on him with great love.
 Without speaking she lifted his head in the hollow of her arm and crushed
 her own down against 1t. kissing him and softly sobbing his name.
 "Goodby." he heard her breathe.
 ''Goodby. goodby'-
 He struggled to cry out as she low
 cred his head back on the snow. to
 free his hands. to hold her with him,
 but he saw her face only once more
 bending over him. felt the warm pres
 sure of her lips to his forehead, and
 then again he could hear her footsteps
 hurrring away through the forest.
 That Meleese loved him. that she had
 taken his head in her arms and had
 kissed him. was the one consuming
 thought in Howland's brain for many
 minutes after she had left him bound
 and gagged on the snow. That she had
 made no effort to free him did not at
 first strike him as significant. He still
 felt the sweet. warm touch of her lips, the pressure of her arms. the smother ing softness of her hair. IL was not until he again heard approaching sounds that he returned once more to
 n fulI consciousness of the mysterious thing that had happened He heard first of all the ereaking of toboggan on the hard crust. then the pattering of dogs feet and after that the voices of men. The sounds stopped on the trail a dozen feet away from him. With a strange thrill he recognized Croissets voice.
 You must be sure that you make no mistake" he heard the half breed
 say. "Go to the waterfall at the head of the lake and heave down big rock where the ice is open aud the water boiling. Track up the snow with q pair of Mseur Howland's high heeled boots and leave his hal tangled in the bushes. Then tell the superintendent that he stepped on the stone and that fl rolled down and toppled him into the chasm They could never find his body. and they will send down for new engineer in place of the lost | monsieur
 Stupefed with horror, Howland strained his ears to catch the rest of | the cold blooded scheme which he was overhearing, but the voices grew low e,. and he understood no more that | was said until Croisset, coming nearer, | called out:
 "Help me with the monsieur before | vou go. Jackpine. He is dead -'eigh' | with all those rawhides about him." As cooIly as though he were not more fhan a chunk of stovewood | Croisset and the Indian came through | the bushes. seized him by the head md feet. carried him out Into the l trail and laid him lengthwise on the
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
RrsrDEsTIAL SECTION

Collections. DeApatches 6.l5 to GAO a. m, mail despatched st 2. .0h a. m S.30 to II 30 a. m., " l" l2.i0
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Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
A WORD WITH WOnEN
Valuable Advice for Putnam
 Readers

Many a wt man endures with noble patience the daily misery of bsckaehe. paips about the hips, blue, nervous spells, dizziness and urinary disorders, hopeless of relief because she doesn't known what is the matter.
 It is not true that every pain In the pack or hips is trouble "peculisr to the sex" When the kidneys get congested d and infiamed, there are many such aches and pains and the whole body suffers.
 You can tell it is kidney trouble If the secretions are dark colored, con- tain sediment; the passage are too frequent or scsnty. Then help the weakened kidneys. They can't get well alone.
 Doan's Kidney Pills have brought sound backs and new life and strength to thousa nds of suffering women. They are endorsed by tbousands-endorsed at hope--Read this Putnam woman's con- yincing statement: Mrs. Joseph Mason, 7s Battey Street, Putnam, Conn.,, says .I suffered severely from lame back and other symptoms of disordered kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills did me more good than any other remedy ever used, dis posing of my pains and aches and res- toring my kidneys to a normal conoi ition. Another member of my family received great ben sfit from the use of this remedy. We recommend DoaD's Kidney Pills highly"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents Foster. Miiburn Co.,, Bufaio, New York cole agents for tre United States. Remember the nams-Do~a's and take
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
MAILS OPEN FROM

Boston, New York, Hartford sn poir
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Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
MAILS CLOSE Fon

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 m. Danielsou, 40, i0.l0 a. m, 5.35, 7.45 p. m. Hartford. LAO. le.l0 a. m., 5.35 7.45 D. n. New York, TAO, l0.l0 s.m., 3.l5,5 35,T.s5 p.n New Haven, TAO, l0.l0 a. m., b.35, 7.45 ?. m. Norwich, TAO, l0.l0a. m., 5.35, 7.45 ?. m. Willimantie, 7.05. l0.l0 a. m., 5.35. ii ?. m. West and sontLern States, 7.05 T40, i0.l0, |
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 FRANK C. LETTERS. postnastss
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
CHAPTER VIII.
THE TRYsT.

M0T still lacked nearly an hour E ! of the appointed time when kQ[S6I Rowland came to the seciuu
 ed spot in the trail where " vas to meet Meleese. Conceaied ~ ue deep shadows of the bushes '. seaied himself on the end Of faiien 'pruee and loaded his pipe, taking ca''
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06

Open from s a. n. 10 c ?. m, closed on Sun
 days and Legal Holidays. Registry Division open during office hours
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
FRONT AND ELM STREET BOX.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.

EouIes NO, T. 2, . hhd Rural Carriers leave daily, Sundays and Ilol days excepteai sls.l 0a. m return al BIO ?. IL Mailahle matter. weighing pounds or les sent by Raa Carrers must be prepaid b, stamps affixed.
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
Court of Probate holden al Woodstock "A within and for the district of Woodstock

on tht 1tn uaY Uf AUKuSVs N. U.i UT
 Present, Clarence II. Child, Judge, On motion of sidney N Morse of Easthainpton. Mass Fxecntor on the tesiate estate Of Nelson Morse late of Woodstock within said district deceased.
 This court doth decree that six months from date hereof be allowed and limited for the CT, dItors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the Execuior ana ui' reefs that publie notice be given Of this order by advertising in a newspaper published m Put. man. having A circulation inisaid district, ana by posing a copy thereof on the public sign post to this court of notice given.
 Certified from Record, s2-34 CLARENCE II. CHILD, Judge
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06

FRANK C. LETTERS. pest~assss
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
DELIVE RES

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 Collections and Despatcbes From the Street Letter Boxes. tSundays ant Holidays excepted.l
Putnam patriot., 1911-10-06
Good Things 10 Eat

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
GOOD WORDS FO ROUR WAYS.
Young Austrian, Living a Fast Life,
saws Our Business Ways saved Him

says Our Business Ways Saved Him
London "A pleasing compliment
was paid to the United States the
other night by young Austrian, the
son of a steel manufacturer
America has made a man out of
me-" he said 1T transformed me
from useless spendthrift into at
least a useful working member of the
community. AS the son of wealthy
father, my training in Europe had
been simply to spend money. / dld
this elegantly. generously; in fact, so
much so that the geometrical n
crease of my expenditures alarmed my
father, and after a fierce interview
he packed me off to New York on an
allowance of SIS a week and told me
to take care of myself.
There was something in the at
mosphere that caught me. At first
I was morose and worried along on
the SIS. Then | became discontented
/ knew / couldn't get any more than
s15 a week from my father, SO tried
to get it myself. was useless in bus
mess, had no trade and little knowl-
edge OF English, but finally landed
a 1OD as workman Du Tie soHibSi
building, then being erected, and
started in at $40 week. 1t was no
time before the sense that 1 was ca
pable of doing something myself
gave me the happiest feeling / have
ever experienced.
Sometimes at night when I shuck-
ed off my Overalls / went to Martins
to have coffee, just to see how the
o.d life looked through my new glass
es. One night / met the Austrian
consul, who knew my father. Before
sitting with him ] explained that
wore overalls in the daytime and per-
haps he wouldn't care to sit with a
| common workman.
" That's all right, my boy he said
| slapplng me on the shoulder; this
isn't Europe. This is America. Here
we wouldn't have any respect for you
unless you were useful and working
| during the day
That gospel Of the dignity Of work
I found practiced everywhere. did
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
PAY Ss0t AND COSTS
rOR TARRING OUTRAGE
Accc sores to Assault on Miss Cham
berlain Get Off Lightly.

Lincoln Center, Kan Sheriff. Clark
and John Schmidt, under conviction
for completely in the taring of Miss
Mary Chamberla n, the Shady Bend
school teacher Were sentenced by
Judge Grover in the district court.
each being fined 5000 and costs.
Clark and Schmidt furnished bonds
and returned-to their homes.
The two men We're accused, with A..
y. Sinms, of being accomplices in the
'tarring' of Miss Mary Chamberlain.
The jury acquitted Simms and found
Clark and Schmidt guilty.
After he had been sentenced Clark
denied rumor that he and the 9TH
ers charged with the tarring had ar
ranged a settlement with Miss Cham
oerlain by which she was to receive
$4,000.
County Attorney McCanless said to
the court that these men were merely
/ charged with being d ,cessories and in
view of that fact Their punishment
was not expected to be as severe as
that inflicted on the men who actual
ly id the tarring.
Everett G. Clark, Jay Fitzwater
/ Watson Scranton and Edward Ricord
are each under n sentence OF one wear
in Jail for participation in the crime
Ricord and Scranton are serving theil
sentences, Will the other two mer
will appeal and are free on bonds
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
CHILD TIPS OVER BOTTLE
OF ACID, BURNING EYE

John Day, Ore.-The infant son of
DR.. H. NJ Brownton of this city was
severely burned by tipping a bottle
'of carbolic acid from a table to his
face Medical assistance was sum-
moned almost Immediately and rem
edies Were applied to counteract the
burning effect of the acid. While the
burn is very painful. the doctor thinks
the child closed its eye when the acid
was overturned and kept it closed
until the remedies were applied. This
is expected to save the sight of the eye.
The burn covers one side of the face
and neck.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
SWALLOWS $50 PIECE.
PAYS $50 TO GET III
Man, Besides Losing an Odd Bet
Nearly Chokes to Death i'm Saloon.

Scranton.-Joseph Mangellis Of
Winton is trying to determine wheth-
er. he is out $40 or in that amount as
the result of an odd wager in sa-
loon near his home. one of his
friends bet him he could not drink
a glass of beer at the bottom of which
had been placed a $50 gold piece
W ithout swallowing the money.
Mangellis promptly took the wager.
and dropping a gold piece into his
beer, raised the glass and quafted the
beer at a single draft, but he lost
the bet. for the coin slipped down the
glass and into his throat before he
realized it. The coin wedged itself in
the oesophagus, and for a few min
utes it was though he would choke
to death.
DR.. william Monte Of Archibald
was called, but he could neither ex-
tract the gold piece nor force it down
Mangellis' throat. and after an hour :
labor it vas decided that the only
thing that could be done to save the
mans life was to operate on him.
He was hurried to the State hos
pital here and after an X-ray photo
had been taken Of his throat. which
showed the position of the coin, he
was placed on the operating table
the throat opened and the coin re-
moved.
While Mangellis lost the bet. he re-
covered the yellow boy" but as the
! operation and attendant treatment
will cost him in the neighborhood OF
$50, he thinks ne is money out or
| the deal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
AMERICANS HELD
GUILTY OF CRIMES
Murders and Robbcries in Paris Com
mittcd by Well Organ. .zed Gang.

mittod by Well Organized Gang.
Working upon the theory
that an organized band Of Americans
S responsible for the crime wave tl,.t
: sweeping Paris, Police Prefect -ei-
pine today launched the most d.a q
campaign against lawlessness OF re-
cent years to round up the r!nglead
ers
While the search for the culprits
is being conducted with great secrecy,
il has become known that secEet SER
vice agents OF tie French government
are cooperating with the municipal
po.ice n an endeavo- to run down the
criminals.
That American brains planned and
Amer can criminals carried out the
murder and robbery of approximately
S50, 0O0 from a bank clerk in the heart
of the French capital en- Thursday
and the robbery of jewels at fir-t re-
ported To be worth $50 600, from the
corpse of Mile. Tantelme in a tomb
in Perela Chaiss cemetery. is belief
that has crystalized from the meager
facts so far known. II has since been
learned that the gems which the
grave robbers got were paste. and that
the genuine pearls which they had
sought We're overlooked. At least this
is a police vers on
Other burglaries that have been re-
ported to the police but which have
not all been allowed to reach the
public are also attributed to tbs same
gang.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
WASCO BARTENDER
KILLS COMPANION
Henry Milne shot in Abdomen and
Neck by Cal Cteycns Dies.


Wasco. Or-Cal Stevens and Henry
Milne, bartenders, had a few words
terminating in fatal shooting.
There We're no witnesses. but the par
cipants each give their view of the
fight practically as follows:
on closing the saloon at night. Ste
vens says it was'his duty to take the
cash from the drawer to his room and
that for this reason he carried re-
volver. According to Henry's story
stevens wanted to take out of the
stock some liquor to peddle on sun
day. to which Milne objected and they
finally got into fight. stevens
claims he shot Milne in self defense,
as Milne had him by the throat and
was choking him.
Stevens shot Milne twice, one shot
taking effect in the abdomen, which
struck a rib and glanced, following
the rip to the vertebrae. but not in
juring the spinal cord the other shot
TAX ng effect in the neck. passing clear
through, but missing vital parts.
Stevens at once notified Chief of
Police B. d. Taylor that he had shot
man and Taylor Immediately took
charge of him.