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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-10
Richey.
CHAPTER XVI.
On to Richmond.

Strangely enough, I was not dis
turbed that day. Mcknight did not
appear , all. l sat at my desk and
transacted routine business all after
noon. working with feverish energy.
Like a man on the verge of critical
illness or a hazardous journey,
cleared up my correspondence, paid
bills until | had writer's Cramp from
signing checks, read over my will, and
paid up my life insurance, made to
the benefit of an elderly sister of my
mothers.
no longer dreaded arrest. After
that morning in the station, felt that
ANYTHING would be a relief from the
tension. l went home with perfect
ONENESS, counting the warrant that
7 knew was waiting, but l was not
molested. The delay puzzled me. The
carly part of the evening was unevent-
fr1 l read until late, with occa-
sionaI lapses, when my book lay at
nv elbow, and l smoked and thought.
Mrs. Klopton closed the house with
ostentatious caution, about eleven,
and hung around waiting to enlarge
nm the outrageousness Of the police
search. l did not encourage her.
zone would think" she concluded
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Pains Eli q .G sSs; s..
MADE CONVERT OF OLD SILAS
Member Of schoo! Board May Have
Had Deep Thoughts, but Anyway
He Was Satisfied.

The athletic young woman who
taught the district school was On trial
for soundly thrashing seven unruly
boys.
'You-you think you can control
the situation, do-do your" inquired
the president of the school board, who
suffered.
81 can," replied the young woman
with considerable decision. -
well, l don't know about this"
grinned Silas Weatherwax. 'Tf any
boy needs nckin' l can give 1t to
him myself. l don't believe IN mis-
cellaneous lickin's."
The teacher smiled.
Neither do l." she said. eff thrash
ings are to be administered think it
much better for one person to admin
lister them. And after l have cleaned
up the school I may decide to go out
and clean up the township"
A moment later when a vote of con-
fidence in the teacher was called for.
the AYE" of Silas Weatherwax was
the loudest of all.
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Summoned as Witnesses.

Whenever Rev. Scion Jefferson
called on Aunt Candace it was her
eustein to set plate of gingerbread
before him and then ply him with
what she called "'ligious 'spoundin's.
Wha' TO does de Lawd send cpl
aemics into de land?" she asked him
one day.
When folks get so bad dey must be
removed, some of 'em, Sist' Candace
zen de Lawd permits de coming OBJ an
Epidemic" said Mr.. jefferson, and
look large bite of gingerbread.
uh-h!" said Aunt Candace. Ell
oats so, how come de good people
gets removed along wild de bad ones?'
De good ones are summoned 70
Witnesses" said Rev. Scion, fortified
"a spirit and clarified in mind by the
gingerbread, although slightly embar
iassed in his utterance. "De Lawd
slos every man a fair trial. Youth
Companion.
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CHAPTER XxV.-continued.

Against both of these theories, &C.
cuse purely chimerical person
named Sullivan, who was not seen
by any of the survivors-save one,
Alison, whom | could not bring into
the case. l could find a motive for
his numbering his father-in-law, whom
he hated, but again. would have
to drag in the girl.
And not one of the theories eX-
planned the telegram and the broken
necklace.
Outside the office force was arriv-
ing. They were comfortably ignorant
of my presence, and over the transom
fioated scraps of dialogue and the
stenographers gurgling laugh. Nc
Knight had a relative, who was read
ing law with him, in the intervals be-
tween calling up the young women OF
his acquaintance. He came in sing
ing. and the office boy Joined in with
the uncertainty of voice of Is. |
smiled grimly. l was too busy with
nv own troubles to find any joy in
opeuing the door and startling them
into silence. l even heard, without
resentment. Blobs of the uncertain
voice inquire when Blake" would be
back.
hoped Mcknight would arrive be-
fore the arrest occurred. There were
many things to arrange. But when at
last, impatient of his delay tele-
nboned, | found he had been gone LOT
more than an hour. Clearly he was
not coming directly to the office, and
with such resignation as | could
muster I paced the floor and waited.
felt more alone than l have ever
felt in my life. Born an orphan as
Richev said. l had made my own way
carved out myself such success as
had been mine. l had built up my
house of life on the props OF law ana
ordar and now some unknown hand
had withdrawn the supports anu
stood among ruins.
I suppose It is the maternal III
woman that makes man turn 10 he'
when everything else fails. Ihe etei-
mol how in him goes to have MS
wounded pride bandaged' his tatteTeu
self.resnect repaired. If he loves the
woman. he wants her to kiss the hurI'
The longing to see Alison, always
with me, was stronger than l was
mai morning. 1t might be that
lid not see her again. l had moth
ng 10 say to her save one 'hins' ""N
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Silly Game.

A city cousin had been staying at
the farm for two weeks, resting up for
the winters round of pleasure. One
evening after supper she suggested to
her country cousin that they get up a
bridge party some evening.
My sakes, Arabella," was the hor-
rif1ed reply. They amt no bridge
nearer than four mile, and that ones
awful rickety. This time of the year.
you'd all have pneumonia For crazy
new-fangled idees, give me you city
folks!"
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ERUPTION COVERED BODY

Three years ago this winter had
breaking out that covered my whole
body. 1t itched SO it seemed as if
should go crazy. 1t first came out in
little pimples on my back and spread
till it covered my whole body and
limbs down to my knees, also my arms
down to my elbows. Where
scratched it made sores, and the ter
rible itching and burning kept me
from sleeping. l tried several RENE
dies all to no purpose. Then l con-
GUIDED to try the Cuticura Remedies.
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, also the Resolvent, for
about four months, and they COM
petely cured me of eczema. have
had no return of the disease since.
never had good nights rest after the
skin eruption first broke out till COM
menced using the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. l had only used them a
few days before I could see they were
beginning to heal, and the terrible
itching was gone.
Those that lived in the house at
the time know how l suffered, and
how the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me. l never take a bath with
out using the Cuticura Soap, and
do not believe there are better rem
edies for any skin disease than the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment" (Signed)
Miss Sarah Calkins, Waukegan, ILL.,,
Mar. 16, 1911. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere, a sam
pie of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti'
eura," Dept. 8 K, Boston.
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As George Sees the Peers.

David Lloyd George" said the
miner from Wales. as he emptied his
glass of cwrw. David is a very witty
speaker I've heard him many time
in Carnarvon.
Speaking in Welsh, he once ridi-
culed in Carnaryon the house of lords.
He said the average peer thought so
much of himself that at family pray
ers he always made one well-known
passage run:
Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days OF my life. and
l will dwell in the house OF the lords
forever!' London Globe.
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RED.
it's the Red Blood corpuseIes That
Proper Food Makes.

An Ohio woman says Grape-Nuts
food gave her good red blood and re-
stored the roses Of youth to COM
plexion that had been muddy and
blotchy. She says:
For 10 years had stomach trouble
which produced a breaking out on my
face. The doctors gave it long Latin
name, but their medicines failed to
cure it. Along with this l had fire.
quent headaches, nervousness and US
ually pain in my stomach after meals.
II got disguised with the drugs,
stopped them and coffee OF short, and
quit eating everything but fruit ana
Grape-Nuts, with Postum for my table
beverage.
The headaches, stomach trouble,
and nervous weakness disappeared al
most like magic, which showed that
when the cause was removed and
good food and drink used nature was
ready to help.
MY blood was purified and my COM
plexion became like a young girls,
while my weight was increased from
80 to 100 pounds in a few months
good, solid firm flesh, where it used
to be soft and f1abby.
Il recommended Grape-Nuts and
Postum to one of my friends, who was
afflicted as had been. She followed
my advice and in short time was re-
stored to complete health and in about
s months her weight increased from
100 to AS pounds.
Our doctor, observing the effect of
Grape-Nuts and Postum in our cases.
declared, the other day, that he would
hereafter prescribe these food prod
ucts for gastritis." Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book. The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
One appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
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couraged when advised to use Doan's
Ttdney Pills. did 80 and when l had
.aken one box, the pain left me. ]
TENT on and perfect cure was the
result"
oWhen Your Back Is Lame, Re
,amber the Name-DoAN'S." SOC a
fox at all stores. Foster-Milburn Co.
Buffalo, N. Y.
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Test Of Real Greatness.

Columbus had made the egg stand
on end.
But could you unscramble it," de-
ISnued the mortified courtiers.
winch merely accentuates the great
aulh that nobody is springing any
V" puzzles nowadays.
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Riuht Place.

Henry may be bad student, but
at least he is consistent"
In what way?"
Il caught him swearing over his
profane history"
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Definition Of Velocity,

ieacher-What is velocity, Johnny?
Sohnny--V Velocity is what chap let's
90 Of a wasp with.
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: woman may not be able to make
,ooi OF every man she meets, but she
~ make something just as good.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-10

Only a few people can follow the
lines Of least resistance and obey the
alarm clock at the same time.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-10

,l; nIsood Poisoning is often caused by
EsnII cuts or wounds. Death may result.
po S;sllns Wizard Oil will draw out the
grsoh, heal the wound and prevent Sc
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some days / passed
half a gallon of
blood. They wanted
to operate on me
and / went to st.
Joseph's Hospital at
Omaha, putting in
three months there
without any gain. l
was pretty well dis.
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Every corrupt Judge examines badly
the truth.
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NJ HOSPITAL NINE moNrHo.

.,fuI Tale Of Suffering From Kidney
Trouble.
AIRED ]. o'Brien, Second St., ster.
,.ng Colo, says: Il was In the Bal.
.;m v Marine Hospital nine months.
Tba urine was in a terrible state and
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C O. D S
Cured in One naY

As a rule, few doses of Munyon's Cold
Remedy will break up any cold and pre-
vent pneumonia. It relieves the head,
throat and lungs almost instantly. Price
Is cents at any druggists, or sent postpaid.
If you need Medical advice write to
Munyon's Doctors. They will carefully
diagnose your case and give you advice by
mail, absolutely free
Address Professor Munyon, SD and
Jefferson streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
ASTORIA, safe and sure remedy fol
Alants and children, and see that II
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SYNOPSIS.
; fIARY ROBFRTc RNEHAF

1s1,SS[I1, 1[0ax -. go N:KNE1XNEAS
Douglas Island news., 1911-09-20
The NOrthIand The latest News, from Reliable SoarCes, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed. Information for Everybody.

A dredge is operating On the Tanana river.
 The Ketchikan public school has 85 pupils aud four teachers.
 Snow on the mountain tops is report ed by the Skagway Alaskan.
 LF. Shaw and G. L. Judson have leased the plant of the Seward Gate, way.
 There are thirty pupils attending the Haines public school and every seat is occupied. On or about October l Dr. J. H. Romig will open the Pioneer hospital iu Seward. A Valdez citizen will be made to serve nineteen days in jail just for beating his wife. Three new cases and one old ono on the docket constitutes SkagWay's claim for term of court.
 The cash register at the Board of Trade saloon in Skagway was robbed of SIP last Thursday night.
 Henry Disston, the saw manufacturer, is reported at Whitehorse on a.hunting trip. He might cut some ice.
 The meaning of the word "Alaska" is aGreat Country" and was derived from the Eskimo word "Ali.ak.sa."
 c. A. Holland, a former resident of Skagway. was drowned while attempt ing to cross the Klondike river. The court martial at Fort Seward has adjourned to meet at Valdez, upon mo- tion of fthe defendant, Lieutenant Orch ard.
 The Methodist and Congregational churches of Nome have united and for the rest of the season will be conducted as one.
 A whole native family died at Golovin from eating rotten fish heads. Five deaths are reported at Teller from the same cause.
 The Alaska Garnet Company, com. posed, it is said, entirely of women, has applied for patent to it's garnet claims near Wrangeu.
 Anthony McCauley, publicity agent for the Valdez quartz boom, has served out the term of his usefulness and will seek greener pastures.
 When the Thetis reached Valdez, nineteen prisoners were taken ashore, the result of the cleanup made in Southwestern Alaska by the floating court.
 AIaska's telegraph consists of 2524 miles of submarine cable, 1,4o3 miles of land wires. There are now number of wireless stations operating in Alaska and several are now being conpleted.
Douglas Island news., 1911-09-20

A DlR hdlidk Oedt9 pi SSOhCON UO A'iA'' Higginson, the authoress, last year, iO running loose on Orcas island, playing havoc with the fruit trees
 During heavy gale last Thursday morning the warehouse of the cannery at Ketchikan collapsed, dropping 10000 cases of salmon into the bay.
 Bogoslof, the great Aleutian volcano' is again emitting great volumes of smoke, wRich some say is an indication of great political activity in Alaska.
 Ed. Is. Davis, president of the Cor dova Copper Company, whose property is located on the sound near Cordova, was killed in au automobile accident at Toppenish, Wash.
 Alaska is the greatest gold producing country in North America, the annual product amounting to about $2O,00O,OOO. The total product to date amounts to more than Sl7O,OOoOoo.
 A Klondike miner recently convinced the natives of Kildonan, Scotland, that auriferous gravels existed there in large and profitable deposits. The bubble burst few days ago.
 What is thought to be move by the Alaska Packers Association to estab fish American headquarters at Blaine, Wash, is the wintering of the fishing schooners of it's Alaska line there.
 Work for the season has been sus- pended on the bridge work by the Canadian road commission, which made an attempt to put piled bridge over the Klehena river at Pleasant Camp.
 Monte Russell, the genial manager of the Whitehorse baseball team, is in town awaiting boat to take him away. Mr. Russell states that he probably will not return to the North.-Skagway Alaskan.
 Eighty-foar tons of meat that had been in cold storage at Fairbanks for more than a year was seized by United States Marshal Love, acting under the provisions of the pure food law. The meat will be destroyed.
 The Nugget after a careful in7estiga- tion of the number of men employed in the vicinity of Nome is ready to state that close to 2,G00 miners or labor ing men are working out in the hills to the east, north and west of the town.
 The advance party of the interna- tional boundary survey expedition has reached the Arctic coast, completing all heliotrope work between Alaska and Canada. The members did not expect to finish this part of the work until late next season.
 The meeting of the American Mining Congress at Chicago has been post poned until October 24. J. l.. Steele, Henry Hartman, Maurice Leehey and Falcon Joslin, all prominent in Alaska mining circles, will attend as speakers in the interests of Alaska.
 Since the arst of April thirty deaths have occurred at Chignic and vicinity. There has been an epidemic of erysipe- las at that point, which has claimed nine victims, seven of whom were na- tives, the other two white men living with native women. The court party called in to investigate the situation.
Douglas Island news., 1911-09-20

The Kennicott Mines Go. will soon begin the development of the low-grade copper ore en the properties adjoining the BonauEa mine. This includes the Jumbo, Erie, and the 4ndependence claims, upon which there has hereto fore been but little work, At the Bo" uanza mine the machinery is being in- stalled in the concentration baildings which is practically completed
 James R. Hayden, president of the Kenai Alaska Gold Company, arrived in Seward with the first cleanup from the Falls creek property. Sfxty-fvs tons of run of the nine oRe @akeu from the stopes aboge the lower tunnel milled in dd0 hours, returned gold buls lion amounting to l97 ounces and l2 pennyweights. The assay value is S1s.75 per ounce. This is the first cleanup from stamp mill operated on the Kenai peninsula.
 The Fairbanks Daily Times has taken for ifs slogan the phrase "Eight Days to the States" The paper complalns that during the busy summer season 6 mail leaves Fairbanks for the outside about once iu ten days, by route that consumes all the way from two to four weeks. The Times contends that ap automobile road to Chitina, the rail- road to Cordova and five days' run to Puget sound would give relief and fs- cilitate the business of the great Tanans valley.
 Alaska must be opened up. The ad~ ministration at Washington thoroughly appreciates the urgency of the situa- tiou and the necessity of the earliest possible action. Private exploitation of the coal and mineral lands is not to be considered or tolerated. A leasing system, literally drawn, that will in vite and protect capital, and at the same &irae conserve public interests seems the most practical solution of the problem, and this idea is supported by the experience of Australasia, wheres according to statistics, it has operated adVantageously. Government owneh ship is the third alternative, but this would involve ownership of transportar tion facilities as we'll, and is not con- sidered possible of adoption, at least at this time. All these things were'6.ough out in a speech by Secretary of tse In terior Fisher at Seattle.
 Dawson.-Crops in the Yukon this year are exceptionally good. Farmers and gardeners near the city are having splendid success. One farmer alone al West Dawson will have root crep o3
 uore than 200 tons, including potatoes. Several tons of tomatoes have been ripened within a mile of Dawson, The The potato yield will be worth a neat sum. It is estimated the klondlke camp annually consumes more than S200O0@ worth of potatoes. Beets, eel cry, caulifower. turnips, cabhages and other vegetables are now in splendid condition. About 200 acres under cul" tivation near Dawson in past years has produced annually 450 tons of potatoes and 150 tons of other vegetables. Straw berries grownin the open also have cut some figure in the market this year. Raspberries, bIueberries and wild CUB rants in their wild state growth abund ance on all hills. Yukon oat crops rnr as high as fifty bushels to the acEeanf potatoes $50 bushels to the anSs
Douglas Island news., 1911-09-20

Thoroughly satisfied that even the opening of Alaska coal lands would not result in reducing it's fuel bill to any considerable extent, the White Pas $ Yukon route, it is authoritatively stated, has determined to provide it's rail and river equipment with oil burners.
 The schooner Redfeld, loaded with government supplies for the mission stations along the coast, is reported wrecked off Cape Prince of Wales. The revenue cutter Bear was close by at the time of the accident and stood by while the crew and the greater part of the cargo were saved.
 Tony Diamond, we'll known pros- pector and operator in the Nzina min- ing district, while riding fractious horse, was severely wounded by the ae. cidental discharge of an automatic pis- tol. The 45 caliber ball entered the thigh, and ranging downward fractured the bone, finally lodging just above the knee joint
 The most important fisheries in the world are iu Alaskan waters. The an uual fish products alone amounts to over S1O,OOO,OOO. One half the salmon supplied the world is caught here. Other fish found in abundance are cod. herring, grayling, trout, haIibut and white fish. Besides these many other fish are found in lesser quantities.
 Report-laden zephyrs are being Waft- ed around these days and one of them brings the news that deal is on be- tween the w. P. & '. B. and Northern Navigation company by which the lat ter will take over the business of the former and corral all the traffic between Skagway and St. Michael. This report may be true; also it may nof be true.- Ex.
 G. Carson, a Nome engineer, was elec- trocuted August 19 by coming ln con- tact with live wire carrying 2,2Co volts. He fitted telephone hearing apparatus over his head and turned on the switch. The live wire had fallen across the telephone wires, and when found all that was left of Carson was smoking, cracking mass of burnt flesh.
 Judge and Mrs. John Shackleford have visiting with them at their home on North J street MT. and Mrs. Lewis Shackleford, of Juneau. Alaska. MT. Lewis Shackleford expects to leave shortly for Boston, and on his return to this city will visit until November, when he and his wife will return to the North for the ewinter.-Tacoma Tribune, Sept.8.
 As sample of what a general ma terial reduction of freight and passen- ger rates on the ". P. & Y. R. would do for the Yukon Territory, we cite the action of Chairman J. P. Mabee of the railroad commission when, with one stroke of the pen, he cancelled the ad- vance from s1.z5 to S3.25, made by that transportation company on ore, the out pat of the Big Thing mineat Carcross, from that point to .Skagway. That stroke of the pen enabled the most gigantic quartz mining industry in Yu- kon and the entire North, aside from that of Treadwell, Alaska, to continue operating Star.
Douglas Island news., 1911-09-20

During heavy gale last thursday morning the warehouse of the cannery at Ketchikan collapsed, dropping 10000 cases of salmon into the bay.
Douglas Island news., 1911-09-20

Thoroughly satisfied that even the opening of Alaska coal lands would not result in reducing it's fuel bill to any considerable extent, the White Pass $ Yukon route, it is authoritatively stated, has determined to provide it's rail and river equipment with oil burners.
Douglas Island news., 1911-09-20

A big Kadiak bear, presented to Ella Higginson, the authoreos, last year, iO running loose on Orcss island, playing havoc with the fruit trees.