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CHAPTER x.-Continued.

Now. SIR" said Gormly. you see
what our masters the people think.
They wish me to put to you a ques-
ton. II such a measure comes be-
fore you. will you veto It or will you
not?"
The mayor was In a dilemma, a
fearful one. He was quick enough to
see that his whole political future.
the future Of his party. practically de-
pended upon his action. II he did not
declare his purpose to veto the bill. he
and his party were doomed. II he
took some other course. they would
still have a fighting chance. The
mayor rose to the occasion.
Gentlemen" he said, my action
shall be dictated by yourselves"
Answer, Answer! No speech"
reared the crowd.
Every man Is entitled to his
chance" said Gormly. and beg you
! to hear"
Il will pledge you my word" con-
tinued the mayor, that so far as
have power the issuance of this fran
chise shall be determined by the cleo
/ ton. IL am SO fortunate as to re-
ceive a majority. I shall take II as q
sign that you indorse the policy which.
with an eye single to the public inter.
est, believes that It demands the
granting of this franchise to the
Gaham Freight Traction company
which has already served you so well
/ II on the contrary, my distinguished
opponent shall prevail. the matter will
be left for his determination"
You won't sign the bill II II comes
to you then? asked some one In the
crowd.
II will not. and l will use what infiu
ence have to see that It is not pre-
scented to me-" was the answer.
Nothing" said Gormly. could be
fairer than that The issue Is clearly
and sharply drawn. II you want te
perpetuate the power of the Gotham
Freight Traction company. you have
only to re-elect the present mayor. Il
you want to resume your cwn coItro
OF affairs. you have only to elec. me
l don't ask you now which II shall be
l don't want any more cheering.
want you TO go to your homes and e
to work. Good night"
He sank down In the automobile
covered with Precipitation and trem
bling with nervous excitement.
Amid tumultuous cheering and ap
p:auding. the crowd opened lin,
through which the big automobil,
slowly moved over toward Broadwa,
and then sped upward through tn,
night
Connell turned to the mayor. "Shal
! drive these dogs out Of the square
Curse 'em!" he cried.
Nothing would have suited tn
mayor better; but policy would no
permit
NO" he said. lust picket the az
proaches to the city hall. Let the pee
pie alone. They will dispense now"
Indeed they were already beginning
to break away.
well. you've gone and done 1t now
for sure" said Connell. giving the nee
eesary orders. Unless you get eles
ted. the Gotham Freight Traction CON
esny's busted"
We're all busted - you say sal
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Stops I Deep-Seltsd
Couch IN 4 Huny


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a pint Of granulated suQf, with IL pint
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.hildren take it willingly. Splendid for
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Pinex is a special and highly concen-
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Pinex has often been initiated, but never
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send to The Pinex Co., 23S Main St., Fort
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BROTHER LONG Lost
indians Carried Away william
Brown at Austin, Tex.
Recent Rumors Have Prompted .
Search by Mrs. Carrie Jayne Me-
FarIand, . sister, but % Far
Without Result.

Darlington, Okla.-Neariy seventy
years ago william Love Brown. then
twelve years old, was carried away By
q band OF Comanche Indians from the
home of his parents in the outskirts
of Austin, Tex, and taken to the Co
manche camps in what Is now south
west Oklahoma. Ever since that day
the kinsmen of the lost boy have been
searching for him. and hoping that he
might be found. Their inquiries were
lately renewed by reason OF . news
paper story telling of an old man. long
captive among Indians In Oklahoma.
who was trying to find his people.
Mrs. Carrie Jayne Mcfarland Of
Port Lavaca, Tex, sister OF Brown.
heard OF the story and has written to
United States Indian agents in Okla
The agents have no knowledge OF
him. Mrs. Mcfarland IL being assist.
ed In her search by her son-in-law, r.
p. Penfield of Houston, Tex. Mis-
sionaries among the Kiowas and Co
manches have been requested to Ques-
ton the old men of these tribes and.
n possible. learn II they have any
knowledge of the attack on the Brown
home.
Mrs. Mcfarland lately told this
story OF the Incidents that led to the
loss OF her brother:
Some eight or ten Comanche In.
dams rode up to our gate Sunday.
July 10. 1912. and asked the way to
Austin. Father walked out near the
gate to direct them. my mother and
the children following to look at the
painted faces OF the Indians and the
shields they carried.
An Indian reached over the fence
and picked up my brother Amos and
placed him behind him and started to
put q belt round his and the child's
waist. in that way trying to strap the
child to him. Father stepped out the
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"Of course ! wanted to come" said
the young woman. earnestly. Il have
read every scrap pertaining to the
campaign. I have done what I could
among such friends as l was able to
influence to get them to aid you. It
was through me that Livingstone
profered his services. ! even tried
my father. but I have been unable to
make any impression upon him: and
l wanted to hear from you directly
how things were going"
Il realize all that you have done.
and you can't imagine. Miss Haldane.
how great a deprivation II was to me
to send such a message. and how hard
a course It was to decide upon"
Il made Livingstone bring us both
down here tonight. But ! never
dreamed that I was going to be the
spectator Of such q scene a. that
which has Just happened. l don't be-
lieve there was ever anything more
dramatic or splendid In the history of
American politics. Why. 1t was like
new Declaration of Independence!
When that multitude surged back and
forth. crying. yelling. threatening. and
muttering. followed every emotion In
my own heart. never was SO thrilled
In my life. ! am glad to have lived
through this. to have seen II, to have
been a small part Of It."
you can't imagine" said Gormly.
how great part of It you have been.
l will not say that ! am doing 1t all
for you now; that would not be true
or fair. But you were my inspiration
In the beginning. your words. your
presence. Miss Haldane. have some
thing to say to you.
First Of ALL" be began. where are
| you taking mer'
Anywhere you want to 60. You
said you had no engagement. you
know" Miss Haldane leaned forward
and touched her brother. He stopped
/ the car again and turned about. Mr..
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gate and took Amos from the Indian.
and then turned to my mother and
told her to take the children and 60
quickly into the house.
MY mother ran with the children
at her side. An arrow narrowly
missed her and stuck In the door
facing as she entered the house. Ny
father ran, but was shot. and fell In
the yard near the door. An arrow
passed half way through the arm OF
little Amos. Just above his left elbow.
Two carpenters at work on the house
were present. One OF them. Mr.. Hos
kins. was shot and killed.
MY mother called to the carpen.
ter In the house and they carried my
father inside. He asked for brother
William and was told by the negro
girl that the last time she saw him
the Injins were takin' him on.
Father died in fifteen minutes after
he was shot. He and Mr.. Hoskins
were buried across the road from the
house. My mother kept hoping and
looking for brother Williams return
for thirty years or longer"
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CHAPTER xI.

Miss haidane Listens to a Declaration.
For some distance the automobile
sped onward. Before one Of the big
wholesale buildings on lower Broad.
way. now entirely dark. 1t suddenly
stopped In obedience to q signal from
the tonneau. A hand was laid on
Gormly's shoulder. and a voice he
knew and to which he thrilled spoke
to him.
Mr.. Gormly." said Miss Haldane,
that was the most magnificent, splen-
did. dramatic scene l ever witnessed
or participated In"
Gormly rose to his feet instantly
and faced about.
You were there. Miss Haidane!" he
exclaimed.
Didn't you see me?" asked the girl,
a note Of disappointment In her voice
And didn't you see mef" put In
Miss Stewart OPPORTUNITY.
Well. girls" said Livingstone Hal
dane. how long are you going to
keep up stopping here?"
Il was about to suggest" said Miss
Stewart. that Mr.. Gormly and
change places. ! don't want to tall
TO you particularly: but I know that
Eleanor wants to speak to Mr. CORN
ly. and"
The words were not out OF hez
mouth before Gormly had leaped t.
the street and opened the door. He
assisted Miss Stewart to the place he
had vacated. and took her place In the
big -oomy tonneaa. AS soon a. the en-
/ change had been effected. HaldanA
started up the street again
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-10-20
The Universal Franchise.

A small number Of men sympathiz.
ers took part in the suffragist parade
In New York city. among them several
members of the faculty of Teachers
college. One of these professors had
the honor Of leading the male contin.
gent and of carrying banner.
Did you notice." he asked a friend
sfterward, what the inscription was
on that banner they gave me to
carry?"
NO" replied his friend, "you car
ried it as II you were afraid some one
would decipher it."
1T read" chuckled the professor,
The men vote-why not We? "-Suc
cess Magazine.
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Molasses Kills Many Fish.

New Orleans.-Dead shrimp by the
million and thousands OF fish are
floating on the surface Of Lake Point.
chartrain as a result of their feeding
on moiasses- The sweet diet found III
way into the lake from the city sew.
ers when 100000 gallons flowed In the
streets by the bursting Of q storags
tank The molasses contained abou,
~ psr cent. Of potash
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-10-20

Il have a clue" was the answer.
Come In here!" said the chief. lay
ing his hand on the other mans shout
der. and In his excitement and eager
ness almost jerking him into the city
hall.
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Whenever you have a pain think Of
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Thu RAst.

What do you think would be .
good motto for the motorists"
Wrecks to the reckless"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-10-20
Peculiar Inouatr

Peculiar Industry.
An important industry and one pc
euliar to Spain is the manufacture OF
jute and hemp sandals.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-10-20

1t pays to be honest-at least It pays
your employer.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-10-20

About the only proof a woman needs
that she Is In love with q man Is to
feel perfectly sure that she isn't.
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CHANGE
IN WOMAN'S
LIFE
Made Safe by Lydia E. Pinkham's
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Graniteville, Vt-"I was passing
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II may be o. X. for q woman to
seek to duck the issue by saying that
she's too intense" but that's q pif.
fling excuse for a man!
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Tho Ano;er's Bait.

A well-known angler at Peterbor-
ough having obtained a wasps' nest
containing large number OF grubs.
placed the nest in the kitchen oven
to kill the grubs SO that he could use
them for bait.
The next morning he went to get
the grubs. but on opening the oven
door a swarm Of wasps few out The
oven was not hot enough to kill the
grubs. but was sufficiently warm to
match them.-London Daily Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
PLATTEVILLE.
special Correspondence to the Herald.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Platteville will not be provided
with a lecture course the coming
year. At least that is the decision Of
the local association, who complain Of
lack of fands to provide creditable
course of lyceum entertainments. This
IS to be regretted, although the chau-
tauqua held each summer will partial
ly take the place of the winter enter.
tainments.
The Platteville postofice will here
after be a postal savings bank COM
mencing July 5.
A great saving in ore marketing
has been made at the Peaceful Valley
mine and is attributed mainly to the
use of an automobile truck, The
cost of putting the ore on the market
has been reduced from 6Oc per ton to
15c. For some time the company has
been mining and shipping sulphur at
the rate of g carload a days A
case involving and alleged forfeiture
of aiming case comes up for trial
in Circuit court September Z, 1911.
The action will appear on the
calendar as j. w Hird VS. Fl. 7.
?riestley as trustee of the Reich
Mining Co. This company has been
working on the Hird land near Ben
tons < The Monarch Mining Co.
composed of Minnesota capitalists has
been overhauling the equipment of
the old Trego property and will start
operations as 5000 as the mine can be
unwatered
Prof. Fred Schaub, Of Charles City
College, addressed the German
Methodist congregation Friday even
ing.
Frank Jones. of Indianola, Iowa,
visited in Platteville part of last
week.
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=. : aG g u ! 7 ! -
| E0RRESP0N

family, Chas. McKlusky and family,
John Hale, VIM. Garner and wife,
Mrs. Frank Hickok and Mr.. Cap
Schlosser
Lancaster callers last week were
George Thorpe and wife, Toay Gar
ner, Walter Allen Fl. Stevens, AL
Wright. and Frank Tebo
Addie Donaldson and Julia were at
Bloomington Monday.
Mr.. Cottingham salesman from
Dubuque was here last Tuesday
Mrs. Emma Rogers, Stella Auel,
Edna Myers, Maud Garner, Anna
Tebo. Laura Wright, and Julia Wise
called on Mrs. Bonham and Mrs VIM.
Chapman last Tuesday. .,.,.
Paul Bumphry was down in his
auto last Tuesday.
John Lance and wife of Blooming
ton, called Friday.
Neb Suttle of Flora was caller
Friday.
Nose Heinricks has a new auto.
Tommy Auel and Adam Jamison
were at Cassville Friday.
Mrs. Walter Allen and son were at
Platteville last week to attend the
graduation of the formers daughter
who returned home with them Friday.
Dick Metcalf is visiting relatives
here.
Rev. Clark held services here Sat-
urday evening and j. A. Jamison Sun
day evening.
A number from this place attended
the picnic at Pete Caspers'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
FAv0RS BUILDINGS OF GOLD
Suggestion Is Made by Ambassador to
Great Britain, WhiteIaw Reid,
for Frisco Fair.

San Francisco.-At a banquet the
other night 500 prominent citizens Of
San Francisco celebrated the winning
of the Panama exposition by this city.
The gathering cheered, more than any
other, the toast, New Orleans" and
joined in Singing "Dixie" as a tribute
to San Francisco's rival
Whitelaw Reid, ambassador to Great
Britain, was among the speakers.
1.-THE greatest successes in this world
often have been made through name,
a sobriquet, as it were," he said
'My suggestion is that our exposi-
ton be called The Golden City by the
Golden Gate in the Golden State and
that in the creation and finishing of our
great buildings they all be colored the
golden color that the roofs and promi-
nent ornamental points be covered
with gold leaf.
Il want to suggest that the admins
tration building be decorated with pol
ished gold, be built as the central
point-an effective representative of
our idea-and that the principal statu-
airy and Communications shall be in re-
membrance of the old pioneers of our
state"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21

Is now your loving companion for
life.
Huldah Hodge, Sadie Patch and
Hazel Shrake are picking berries
for Ed Borah.
Mrs, E Garner, Of C4ssville, was
a guest in the Will Wood family of
Bagl3y, last week.
viii Patch, that popular agent
for McConnOn's remedies will be
here IN few days He makes the
rounds every three months.
Len Stagman has an auto and
takes real PLEASURE with his family
sailing through the streets in the
cool of the evening.
Albert left U & a sample of
nice large straw berries, one measur-
ed 81 inches round it. They were
the New York variety.
Rem Culver of Boscobel, accom-
panied by Hiram Eggleston, of
Bridgeport, spent few days with
r. E. Culver and family on the
Fo1ehand ranch, near Bagl9y. The
Culvers are | leasant people to as
sOclate with.
MR.. Geo. Nash and brother Chas.
Mlllln were At Lacrosse Saturday to
see their mother who is recovering
nicely from a serious operation for
gall stones.
Mrs Joel Alexander is some
better after a severe illness.
A severe electric storm struck
Bagley last Friday evening.
Some Of the farmers have COM
menced haying and the busy season
is on and has been and will be until
snow flies in November.
The river Is on the rise, but will
not endanger crops on the low lands,
so say old timers.
Mission meetings in Bagley con
Quoted by our pastor Rev. Hooking,
ably assisted by Rev. Crowder, of
Madison, will last a week longer
and the prayerful hope is that they
may be able to accomplish much
good.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
Subjects for Bio Stick.

"My great-grandfather was clever at
blowing rings Of smoke" began the
first Ananias, as he helped himself to
the crackers in the corner grocery.
"Horseshoes were scarce in those days,
so when he wanted to play a game Of
quoits he would blow rings Of smoke
and cover the peg every time"
Every clever, indeed" said the Sec
ond Ananias, with a smile, "but my
great grandfather was also an artist
at blowing smoke rings. One day a
cyclone came along and blew out his
keyhole in the front door, but great
grandfather just lit his pipe, blew a
smoke ring and made new one"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-21
FOR FALLING HAIR.
You Run No Risk When You Use
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J. I. Bennett,
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Hold Meeting by Telephone.

Rochester, N. by an arrange
ment of telephones, in which each man
at the table used an operators receiv-
er, the Buffalo and Rochester AID clubs,
each in its own city, held joint SEES
sion, with luncheon, the other day.
Presidents of. the clubs and other
speakers made addresses, songs were
sung, and two advertising experts, one
at each end of the 69-mile wire, made
addresses alternately, and all was
heard by both bodies, as the doings at
one end were transmitted to each indt
vidual at the ether.