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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-03-10
CHAPTER VI.
A Mighty Poor Joke.

or course, one knows that there are
people who in a different grade of So
ciety would be shoplifters and pick
pockets. When they are restrained
by obligation or environment they be-
come a little overkeen at bridge, or
take the wrong sables, or stuff a gold
backed brush into a muff at a recep-
ton. You remember the ivory dress
ing set that Theodore Bucknell had,
fastened with fine gold chains? And
the sensation 1t caused at the Buck
nell cotillion when Mrs. Van Zire went
sweeping to her carriage with two
feet of gold chain hanging from the
front Of her wrap?
But Anne's pearl collar was differ
ent- In the first place, instead of
three or four hundred people. the sus-
picion had to be divided among ten.
And OF those ten, at least eight of us
we're friends, and the other two had
been youched for by the Browns and
Jimmy. 1t was a horrible mix-up. For
the necklace was gone-there couldn't
be any doubt Of that-and although,
as Dallas said, 1t couldn't get out Of
the house, still, there were plenty of
places to hide the thing.
The worst OF our trouble really
originated with Max Reed, after all.
For IT was Max who made the silly
wager over the telephone, with Dick
Bagley. He bet five hundred even
that n Of us, at least, would break
quarantine within the next "a hours,
and, Of course, that settled 1t. Dick
told 1t around the club as a joke, and
a man who owns a newspaper heard
him and called up the paper. Then
the paper called up the health office,
after setting up a flaming scare-head,
"Will Money Free Them? Board of
Health versus Millionaire"
1t was almost three when the house
settled down-nobody mad any night
clothes. although finally, through Dali
las, who gave them to Anne, who gave
them to the rest, we got some things
OF J~immy's-and / was still dressed.
The house was perfectly quiet. and
after listening carefully, I went slow
ly down the stairs. There was a light
in the hall, and another back In the
dining room, and ] got along without
any trouble. But the pantry, where
the stairs led down, was dark, and the
wretched swinging door would not
stay open.
/ caught my skirt in the door as ]
went through. and / had to stop tc
loosen It And in that awful minute
heard some one breathing Just be
side me. I had stopped to my gown
and / turned my head without
straightening-I couldn't have raised
myself to an erect posture, for MI
knees were giving way under me-
and just at my feet lay the still glow
ing end of a matchl
l had TO swallow twice before
could speak. Then l said sharply:
Who's there?'
The man was so close it is !
wonder / had not walked into him; hi,
voice was right at my ear. 4
"a am sorry / startled you" he sal,
quietly. Il was afraid to speak sud
denly, or move. for fear / would do
what I have done"
II was Mr.. HARRISON
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tt thought you were-it is very
late" | managed to say, with dry
lipes. do you know where the cleo
trio switch Isl"
Mrs. WILSON," II was clear he had
not known me before. why, no;
don't your"
Il am all confused" muttered. and
beat a retreat into the dining room.
There, In the friendly light, we could
at least see each other, and ] think
he was as much impressed by the fact
that ] had not undressed as vas by
the fact that he had. partly. He wor
a hideous dressing gO%n OF Jimmy's,
much too small. and his hair, parted
and plastered down in the early even
ing, stood up in a sort Of brown brush
all over his head. He was trying to
fatten 1t with his hands.
1T must be three O'clock" he said,
with polite surprise" and the house
Is like a barn. You ought not TO be
running around with your arms un-
covered. Mrs. Wilson. Surely you
could have called some Of us"
Il didn't wish to disturb any one"
I said. with distinct truth.
Il suppose you are like me- he
said. The novelty Of the situation
and everything. I got to thinking
things over, and then I realized the
studio was getting cold, so thought !
would come down and take a look at
the furnace. | didn't suppose any one
else would think of It. But | lost my
self IN that pantry, stumbled agatnst
q half-ODen drawer, and nearly went
down the dumb-waiter." And. as If
in Judgment on me, at that instant
came two rather terrific thumps from
somewhere below, and inarticulate
words. shouted rather than spoken. 1t
unCanny, Of course, coming as 1t
did through the register at our feet.
Mr.. HARRISON looked startled.
"Oh. by the way" | said as careless
ly as l could. In the excitement, l
TO mention it. There is a police
man asleep in the furnace room. II
suppose we will have to keep him
now" l finished as airily as possible.
oh, a pOliceman-in the cellar" he
repeated, staring at me, and he moved
toward the pantry door.
You needn't go down" I said fever
ishly, with visions of Bella Knowles
on the kitchen table, surround
ed by soiled dishes and all the cheer
less aftermath Of a dinner party.
Please don't go down.I-it's one of
my rules-never to let a stranger go
down to the kitchen. I'm peculiar
way-and besides, it's-it's
mussy."
Bang! Crash! through the register
pipe, and some language quite articu-
ate. Then silence.
Look here, Mrs. Wilson," he said
'esolutely. What do l care about
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"This young man who wants TO
marry you. Clara--what do you know
about him?"
I'll be frank with you. papa. I
naow little or nothing. / met him at
the seaside In June and from the very
FIRST I felt that ! could love him."
"But you are taking great chances.
my dear. He may be an adventurer.
Isn't there IN special thing that COM
mends HMM addition to his regard
for your"
"Yes, papa. He told me that he In
tended to model his business career
on your own ambitious rise and re.
markable success"
"Hum. Send him to my ofics to
morrow, my dear"
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Hill Strawberries

Experiments made at the Pennsyl.
vania experiment station show that all
hill strawberries are not larger and
better formed than those grown IN
matted rows, provided the matted
row Is a narrow one. Both hills and
matted rows produced fruit somewhat
interior to that from narrow mat
ted rows. It is evident that different
soil conditions and cultural methods.
especially In the matter of manuring.
would change these results somewhat
more fayorably to the hill system.
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Work and MARRIAGE.

In the New York courts recently 4
girl, aged II, on being told by her
mother that she was old enough ~
go to work, replied: Work, / viii
not; / prefer to marry" Whereupon
she was married before night to \
young man earning So per week
This is Of a piece with the reasoning
Of another girl who, being interro.
gated by a friend, Where are Won
working now, Manner" answered
promptly, %" amt working; I'm mar
ried."-Boston Herald.
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SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he Is called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was. HIS
ambition in life was to be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused 10 do so. his
art Is considered a huge joke, except to
himself, II he asked people to dinner eN-
eryone expected a froIiC. Jimmy marrifs
Bella Knowles. they live together a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
OF his divorce. Those who attend tho
party are Miss Katherine MCNair. who
every one calls Kit, Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
Brown. the Misses Mercer, MaNWeII Reed
and a Mr.. Thomas HarDis0n, a South
American civil engineer. TIE party is in
fun swing when Jimmy receives a tCle-
gram from his Aunt Selma. who will ar
rive in four hours TO visit him and his
wife. Jimmy gets his funds from Aunt
Selma and after he marries she doubles
his allowance. He negleCts 20 tell her OF
his divorce, as she is opposed TO II. jim
my takes Kit into his confidence, he tries
10 devise some way so that his aunt Will
not learn that he has no longer a wife.
He suggests that Kit play the hostess for
one night. be Mrs. Wilson pro tern. Kit
refuses, but is finely prevailed upon 10
act the part. Aunt Selma arrives and the
deception works out as planned. as she
had never seen Jim's wife. Jim's Jap
servant is taken i'll, his face Is covered
with spots. Bella, Jimmy's divorced wife,
enters the house and asks Kit who Is be-
Ing taken away in the ambulance? Bella
insists II Is Jim. Kit tells her Jim is well
and Is In the house. Bella tells KIT II
wasn't Jim she wanted TO see. but Taxa
hira, the Jap servant. as she wished TO
secure his services. HARRISON steps out
on the porch and discovers a man lacking
a card on the door. He demands an eX-
PLANTATION. The man points to the placard
and HARRISON sees the word S"Smallpox"
printed on Il. The man tells him he Is
an officer OF the board OF health and
tells him the house is under quarantine
and that the guests will have 10 remain
in the house until after the quarantine is
lifted. The guests suddenly realize their
predicament, the women shed tears, the
men consider Il a good joke.
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FRUIT PICKER is PRACTICAL
Prevents Bruising When Picked by
Flexible Holder-lIIustratlon
Shows Operation.

, To prevent fruit from being bruised
when picked, a fruit picker with fiex-
ible holder has been invented, in
which provision is made for varying
the capacity of the holder to obviate
the necessity of dropping the fruit to
any distance, says the Scientific
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sion while working
the pain was SO Sc
we're I was helpless
and had to be car
ried into the house.
I found no relief
and was in terrible
shape when I be-
gan taking Doan's
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Kidney Pills. They cured me com
pletely, no sign of kidney trouble hav-
ing shown itself in years. / have
recommended Doan's Kidney Pills to
at least one hundred people"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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Aren't you going to marry Miss
Pertie?"
Not me; she's too up-to-date for
mel"
-How is she &C rp-to-date?"
Il telephoned her last week that /
would be up the following night to
propose. and sha went and sold the
moving picture rights OF my proposal
to the highest bidder"
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Tasted Good.

o" saw John, the butler, smackinr
his lips, just now, as he went out
Had he been taking anything, KatiefS
asked the mistress.
What was he doin', ma'am?" asked
the pretty waiting girl.
"Smacking his lips"
Sure, he'd Just been smacktnr
mine, ma'am!"-Yonkers Statesman.
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The Easier Way,

Your wife and you seem to get
along so beautifully together. Don't
you ever have any differences of opin-
ion?"
"Oh, yes, every day, but 1 don't let
her find it out"
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Fruit Picker With ExpansIbI. Holder.

Fruit Picker With ExpanslbIe Holder.
American. AS shown in the illustra-
ton. the fruit picker comprises a pair
of jaws shown open, in full lines, but
which may be drawn to a closed posi-
ton. shown in dotted lines, by operat-
ing a lever connected to one of the
jaws by means of a wire. A bag
mounted on the jaws passes through
a slotted yoke. which limits its capac-
ity. BY sliding a sleeve upward. the
Jaws are raised, drawing the bag out
of the yoke. and increasing its capac
fly.
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LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

one size smaller after using Aliens Foot-Ease,
the antiseptic powder TO be shaken into the
shoes. 1t makes tight or new shoes feel easy.
Refuse substitntes. For Free trial package, adj
dress Allen s.. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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Users Of Tasks Ointment for Piles
should read DR.. Vim. I. Mars new
practical Study of Piles" sent free by d.
Ransom, Son & Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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SNOWY AND HARDY PERENNIAL
Anthems KeIwayI Blooms Freely,
Flowers Being Oaisy-Like and
Of Rich Golden Color.

A snowy and beautiful hardy peren-
NAL blooming the first season, and du-
ring the summer months for many
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SUFFERED FOR YEARS.
Kidney Trouble Caused Terrible
Misery.

D. c. Taylor, 7O5 E. Central Ave,
Wichita, Kan, says: For years I
suffered from kidney trouble and was
often confined to bed. On one occa-
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DIR. Pierce's Pellets, small, s~ugar-coated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Do not
QriDe.
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Tale THE to Heart

Some men work harder trying to
get out of doing a thing than 1t would
take them to do it.-Exchange.
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People seldom improve when they
have 10 model but themselves to copy
after.-Goldsmith.
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The reward of a thing well done Is
to have done it-Emerson.
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Modesty is to merit as shades to fig
ures in a picture; giving 1t strength
and beauty.-Bruyere.
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One kind of a brute is a man who r,
fuses to fiatter a woman.
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A cup of Garfield Tea before retirin,
will insure that all-important measure, tn,
daily cleaning of the system.
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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-03-15
CHILD DRINKS PINT OF
WHISKEY AND EXPIRES

Elkton. Ky. March 11.--Secur-
ing a quart bottle of whiskey while
there was no one else in the room,
Clarence, the fve-year-old son OF
Robert L. Harris, a farmer of We'll
helmina neighborhood, drank about
a pint of the liquor and was in an
unconscious condition when found
by his mother upon her return from
the kitchen, where she was prepar-
ing breakfast.
TIE child had placed the bottle
back in the hex where 1t was kept
and Il IVES some time before the fam
lily ascertained what the real trouble
was. Medical aid was summoned,
but nothing could be done to stop
tie commissions and death relieved
the child's suffering.
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MORE AMERICAN TROOPS
WILL GO TO MEXICO

Washington, March 11.-Far-
reaching military plans for the mass
ing of still other troops on the Next
co border are rapidly being perfect
ed by the War department. The ut
most activity prevails among the
general staff, and already plans have
been made on paper for the quick
mobilization of another division of
.16.O0O troops for use If emergency
requires.
The whole Naticnel Guard of Ken
lucky will be put under orders at
the first shooting on the Mexican
border. II is the intention to throw
in the National Guard as a reserve
force for quick, decisive action, IL
trouble comes, and trouble is ex-
pected.
There is a strong and growing i'm
preston that the movement of Unit
ed States troops will eventually and
probably not far in the future, ex-
tend to Mexico City.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-03-15
Had Charge of Suspended
StephenspOrt Bank.
MOST GLARING CASE OF LOOT
Banks Attorney Found the
Holdings of Fleeing Cash.
Ter a Myth.
DEPOSITORS VERY HARD HIT

Stephensport, Ky, March IL
Developments here since the closing
of the Two States bank on TUESDAY
of this week and the departure or
disappearance of Cashier John 5.
Adair show that the bank was COM
pletely looted before it was closed.
There was practically nothing left
in it. and even the young lady, Miss
Payne, who was assistant cashier. rs
we'll as her mother, had all their
savings in the bank. and the prob
ability is that they will lose it all.
One of the surprising things is
/ that she did not know or the bank
being impoverished. though she was
in charge of the bank often alone
while Adair was absent on other en-
terprises, or away at Hawesville or
Owensboro, to both of which places
he often went. This fact is also
deeply humiliating to Miss Payne.
Orlando Smith, who was the heav-
lest stakeholder in the bank after
Cashier Adair, is frank in saying
that the bank is ruined and also
gives out the fact that several Of the
stockholders are utterly insolvent
and good for no amount. much less
for the double liability. The proba-
bility is now that the $4,000 at
first given out as the amount of in
debtedness contracted by Adair
through others, but practically all Of
which is supposed TO have gone 10
his purpose may be trebled when all
revelations are made. II is now
known here that the directors were
averse to Adair spending so much of
his time away from Stephensport.
and protested more than once, bur
Adair always explained things so
well that no action was ever taken.
Attorney John p. Haswell, who
has been employed by the directors
to look after the interests of the
bank, and Mr.. Smith were at Halves
VILE this morning for the purpose of
seeing what they could get there be-
longing to Adair. and though thev
found there the places in which he
maintained q winter and a summer
home, they found no property of his,
nor any information as to his where
abouts, He and his wife LEFT HAYES
willie for Greensboro on the night be-
fore the closing of the bank was an
nounced. One rumor has it that
they are in Mississippi, where a
daughter of Mrs. Adair resides.
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PLEASANT SOCIAL Event
GIVEN BY MRS. McHENRY

On last Wednesday evening Mrs.
John j. McHenry gave a delightful
surprise party to her guests. Misses
Margaret Frost, of Nashville, and
Elena Smith, of jacksonville, at the
McHenry home place on Mulberry
street. The house was artistically
decorated with daffodills from under
the old pine trees, other flowers and
evergreens. Old-fashioned games
were the feature of the evening and
delightful refreshments were made
by the young people on a chatting
dish. The soft glow Of candelabra
revealed a scene pleasant to look
upon.
A beautiful boudoir bag was won
bv Miss Alta Mae Likens. the young
lady who caught the most plates in
the game of plate-spinning, and
dainty silver pencil was the prize
awarded Mr.. Henry Griffin in the
same game. The other games were
also joyously amusing.
Mrs. McHenry is a most delightful
entertainer and made all her guests
feel perfectly at home. It all SEEM
ed a breath of bygone days and
revival of the times when the hos
pitable home of the McHenry's was
the scene of so much happiness for
all who lived in Hartford.
Those who enjoved the evenings
pleasure were: Misses Margaret
Frost, of Nashville, Tenn; Elena
Smith, of jacksonville; Alta Mae Lii
kens, Matte Moselev, Beatrice
Haynes, Mrs. Jennie T. McHenry,
Mrs. John J. McHenrv and little son
Henry D., Prof. T. II. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Foster, Messrs. +. c..
Barrass, Tice Burns. Estill Park,
Ellis Foster, Henry Griffin, Trimble
Pendleton, DR.. II. ]. Bell and Heber
Matthews.
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Centertown Citizen Dead.

Mr.. f. H. James, one of Center
towns old and respected citizens,
died at his residence in that town on
last Saturday, of old age and
complications, in the 73d year
of his age. He had long been
a member of the Methodist
church and was a good citizen. Flu
neral services were conducted at the
West Point Baptist church Sunday,
by Revs. r. D. Bennett and L. w.
richenor. in the presence of large
crowd. Interment was in the fami-
ly lot near the residence of Mr.. ]. d.
Bell, Point Pleasant. Mr.. James
was sick only about week before he
died. He leaves four sons and two
daughters, all grown.
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HARTFORD KY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH Is, 1911.
J traIns OF damagIng railway

ing trains OF damaging railway
property.
The permanent Commission OF
Congress, which has the power to
act as Congress when that body is
not in session, deferred the measure
covering this proposed action of the
Government to subcommittee
which is instructed to report to the
Joint commission Monday, when the
measure probably will be adopted.
A note accompanying the bill,
SIGNED by Miguel Macedo. sub-sec-
rotary at the Department of the In
terror, says the President considers
the long string of depredations COM
mitted since Nov. 20 of such a char
aster as to Justify application of that
clause of the constitution providing
for suspension of personal guaran-
tees. This is an intermediate state
between civil government and mar
tial law. The decision to present
the bill for the approval of Congress
was made at a recent Cabinet meet
ing.
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Acquitted Of Serious Charge.

In the trial of DR.. ]. l.
Smith, of Centertown. charged by
Miss Nora Burress, Of the same
town, with, being the father of her
Legitimate child. which was held
before Judge R. r. Wedding in
Hartford several days last week, the
defendant was acquitted, The case
was warmly contested on both sides
and eloquent speeches were made
by the contending attorneys. The
jury YVES composed Of Messrs. S. T.
Barnett, ]. II. B. Carson, w. T.
Ward, Jr., Mitchell Baldwin and w.
f. Bidwell. The prosecution was
represented by County Attorney c.
E. Smith and Mr.. w. y. Bornes.
while Messrs. Heavrin & Woodward
and Mr.. J. f. Fogle represented TIC
defendant.
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AUTO MANGLES BABY GIRL;
MOTHER BECOMES INSANE

Cincinnati, March 12.-After see
ing her five-year-old daughter. Es-
Their, crushed to a pulp by being hit
by an automobile, and picking up
the mass of mangled flesh and run
ming four squares to the city hospi-
tai, Mrs. Mary Coffman. of this city.
went violently insane to-day when
informed by the officials of the insti-
tuition that the child was dead. She
was placed in a strong ward and is
in precarious condition tonight.
A riot was narrowly averted bv
the timely arrival of the police di-
rectly following the accident. The
little Coffman girl was playing in
Central avenue when the machine.
owned by Mrs. w. A. Leach, of Nor
wood, ran her down. The car was
occupied by Mrs. Leach. a daughter
and her maid. The accident hap
pened in the center of the Jewish
section and a body of men attacked
the car after the child's body had
been pulled from under it. The
arrival of the patrolmen, however.
saved the occupants of the machine
from serious injury.