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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15
D .ltEE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

lights, and bathed my face with Co
logne, and felt better.
But did not go to sleep. When
the hall olook ohimed two, discover
ed / was hungry. had had nothing
since luncheon, and even the thirst
following the South American goulash
was gone. There was probably some
thing to eat in the pantry, and If there
was not, / was quite equal to going
to the basement
l ate bread aud butter and drank
milk, and was fast becoming ra-
tional person again; had pulled out
one Of the drawers part way, and
with tray across the corner / had
improvised comfortable seat. And
then l noticed that the drawer was
full Of soiled napkins, and remember
ed the bracelet I hardly know why l
decided to go through the drawer
again after Flanagan had already done
1t, but did. finished my milk and
then, getting down on my knees,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
Ply HIS frionds- Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than no really was. His
ambition In life was to BIO taken seriously,
but people steadily refused to do so, his
art is considered a huge Joke, except to
himself II he asked people to dinner ev-
eryone expected a frollo. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together a year
and arc divorced Isimm a friends ar
of his divorce. The party Is in full swing
when Jimmy receives q telegram from his
e, visit him and his wife,. He negleots 70
tell her OF his divorce. Jimmy takes Kit
into his confidence, he tries. to devise
some way so that his aunt will not learn
that he has no longer a wife. He sug-
gests that Kit play tho hostess for one
plight, be Mrs. Wilson pro tenn. Aunt Sc.
hna arrives and the deception works out
as planned Jim's jap servant is taken
HI Bella, Jimmy's divorced wife, enters
the house and asks Kit who 10 being TIA
u H. jim Kit tells her Jim Ia well and Is
In the house HARRISON Bteps out on the
porch and discovers q man taoking a
PLANTATION The man points to the placard
and HARRISON sees the word Smallpox"
printed n an on he o tells hin hin ,t the guests
tine y lifted The guests suddenly real
lao thair predicament the women. shed
Tho ali Important question arises as to
who is to prepare the meals and perform
the other household dut1es. HARRISON I'm
of the quarantine several letters are found
In the NAH box undellvered. one H. ad-
dreSsod to Henry Llewellyn. lquique.
Ohile. which was written by HARRISON.
he describes minutely of their inoaroera-
tion. also OF his infatuaton for Mrs, VIII
son Aunt Selma In taken Ill with Ia
grippe Betty acts as nurse. HARRISON
finds KIT sulking on the roof She tells
him that Jim has been treating her out
regooualy- HARRISON fully believing that
abe Is Mrs- Wilson, tells her that she
doesn't mean the things she Is saying
about her husband Kit starts down.
tho arms of a man who Kisses her sew
ersl times- She believes that HARRISON
did II and lie Inundated Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
other articles OF jeweiry have been stolen
She FOCUSES Betty of tho theft
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15

The experiments carried on by the
United States government with an un-
usually powerful submarine signal de-
vice on the Sandy Hook lightship at
the entrance to New York harbor.
have proved remarkably successful.
Similar signals have been installed
at 81 different points along the At
lantic coast, thus affording more COM
plete protection than any other coun-
try in the world. Briefly. the signal
apparatus consists of bell placed be-
low the water line which is rung at
fixed intervals. according to a regular
code. More than 600 steamships are
now equipped with submarine signal
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15
CHAPTER XII.
Tho Roof Garden.


was quite Ill the next morning
from excitement. suppose. Anyhow.
l did not get up, and there wasn't
any breakfast. Jim said he reused
Flanagan at eight o'clock, to go
down and get the fire started, and then
went back to bed But Flanagan did
not get up. He appeared. sheepishly,
at half-past ten. and by that time
Bella was down. in a towering rage,
and had burned her hand and got
the fire started, and had taken up a
tray for Aunt Selma and herself.
AS the others struggled down they
boiled themselves eggs or ate fruit.
and nobody put anything away Lollie
Mercer made me some tea and scorch-
ed toast. and brought 1t, about IL
o'clock.
Il never saw such house." she de-
clared. "A dozen housemaids couldn't
put 1t In order. Why should every
man that smokes drop ashes wherever
he happens to BET"
That's the question of the ages" l
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15

replied languidly. What was Max
talking so horribly about little
while ago?' Lollie looked up az
grieved.
about nothing at all, she declared.
Anne told me to clean the bathtubs
with oil, and did It, that's all. Now
Max says he couldn't get 1t of, and
his clothes stick to him, and If he
should forget and strike match in
the-in the usual way, he would ex.
p;ode. He can clean his own tub to-
morrow" she finished vlndictlvely.
At noon Jim came in to see me,
bringing Anne as concession to
Bella. He was in rage, and he car
ried the morning paper like club in
his hand.
What sort of newspaper lie
would you call this?" he demanded ir-
ritably. 1T makes me crazy; every
body with mental Image Of me lean
ing over the parapet of the roof, wa
wing q board, with the rest Of you sit
ting on my legs to keep me from
overwhelming"
Maybe there's picturel" Anne
said hopefully.
Jim looked.
mo picture" he announced. ~ won
der why they restrained themselvesl l
wish Bella would keep off the roof, !"
he added, with fresh access of rage.
"or wear mask or veil. One of those
fellows is going to recognize her. and
there1l be the deuce to pay"
when you are all through discuss
ing this thing, perhaps you will tell
me what is the matter" remarked,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15

A trial package OF Munyon's Paw Paw
Pills will be sent free TO anyone on re-
quest. Address Professor Munyon, SD b
jefferson SITS, Philadelphia, Pa. If you are
in need of medical advice, do not fail to
write Professor Munyon. Your commune
cation will be treated in strict confidence,
and your case will be diagnosed as caro-
fully as though you had personal inter
view.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are unlike
all other laxatives or cathartics. They
coax the liver into activity by gentle
methods. They do not scour, they do
not grippe, they do not weaken. but they
do start all the secretions OF the liver
and stomach in a way that soon puts
these organs in a healthy condition and
corrects constipation. In my opinion
constipation is responsible for most all
ments. There are 20 feet Of human
bowels, which is really q sewer pipe.
When this pipe becomes clogged the
whole system becomes poisoned, caus-
ing bilousness indigestion and impure
blood, which often produce rheumatism
and kidney ailments. No woman who
suffers with constipation or any liver
ailment can expect to have clear
complexion or enjoy good health II
l had my way would prohibit the sale
of nine-tenths of the cathartics that are
now being sold for the reason that they
soon destroy the lining of the stomach,
setting up serious forms OF Indigestion.
and so paralyze the bowels that they re-
fuse to act unless forced by strong
purgatives.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are a tonic
to the stomach, liver and nerves They
invigorate instead of weaken; they en-
rich the blood instead Of impoverish
it; they enable the stomach 10 get all
the nourishment from food that is put
into it.
These pills contain no calomel, no
dope; they are soothing, healing and
stimulating. They school the bowels
to act without physic.
Regular size bottle, containing As pills,
% cents. Munyon's Laboratory, SD &
jefferson Sts.. Philadelphia.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15

proceeded systematically to empty the
drawer. ! took out perhaps a dozen
napkins and as many doilies without
finding anything. Then l took out
large tray cloth, and there was some-
thing on 1t that made me look farther.
One corner of 1t had been scorched,
the clear and well-defined imprint of a
lighted cigarette or cigar, blackened
streak that trailed off into brown
and yellow. / had queer, trembly
feeling, as If were on the brink of a
discovery-perhaps Anne's pearls, or
the cuff buttons with storks painted
on CHINA in the center. But the only
thing l found, down in the corner of
the drawer, was half-burned ciga-
rette.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15

from my couch why did you lean
over the parapet, Jim, and who sat on
your legs?"
81 didn't, nobody did" he retorted.
waving the newspaper. Its lie cut
out of the whole cloth. that's what 1t
is. asked you girls tos be decent to
those reporters; 1t never pays to Of
fend newspaper man. Listen to this,
Kit"
He read the article rapidly. furi-
ously, pausing every now and then to
make an exasperated comment
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15
CHAPTER xl. Continued,

Il saw you kiss her In the dining
room, remember thatl" Aunt Selma
went on, giving the screw another
turn
1t was Bella's turn to be excited.
She gave me an awful stare, then she
fixed her eyes on jim
-'Besides," Aunt Selma went on,
you told me today that you loved
her Don't deny 1t, James"
Bella couldn't keep quiet another In
slant She came over and stood at
the foot OF the bed
Please don't excite yourself, dear
Miss Caruthers," she said, In voice
like ice Every one knows that he
loves her; he simply overhows with
It lit Is quite by-word among
their friends. They have been sitting
together In corner all evening""
Yes, that was what she said; when
/ had not spoken to Jimmy the whole
time in the den Bella was catfish,
and she was Jealous, too. l turned on
my heel and went to the door; then l
turned to her, with my hand on the
knob.
You have been misinformed," !
said coldly. You can not possibly
know, having spent three hours in a
corner yourself-with Mr.. HARRISON"
abhor jealousy in a woman.
At midnight the house was fairly
quiet, except for Jim, who kept walk
ing around the halls because he
couldn't sleep. / got up at last and
ordered him to bed, and he had the
Rudacity to have grievance with me.
Look at my situation now!" he
said, sitting pensively on a steam re-
diator. Aunt Selma is crazy. only
kissed your hand, anyhow, and l don't
know why you sat in the den all even
ing; you might have known that Bella
would notice 1t. Why couldn't you
leave me alone to my misery?"
Very WELL" l said, much offended
-'After this shall sit with Flanagan
in the kitchen. He is the only gentle
man In the house."
left him babbling apologies and
went to bed, but had an uncomfort
able feeling that Bella had been wit.
ness to our conversation. for the door
into Aunt Selinas room closed softly
as l passed
knew beforehand that l was not
going to sleep. The instant turned
out the light the nightmare events OF
the evening ranged themselves in a
procession, OF a series of tableaux. one
after the other: Flanagan ON the
roof. with the bracelet ON his palm
looking accusingly at me; Mr.. Harbi
son and the scene on the roof, with
my fiippancy; and the result OF that
fiippancy-the man on the stairs, the
arms that held me, the terrible kisses
that had scorched my lips-it was aw'
full! And then the absurd situation
across Aunt selina's bed, and Bella's
facet oh, 1t was all so ridiculous-my
having thought that the HARRISON man
was gentleman. and finding him a
cad, and worse. It was overwhelmingly
funny. l quite got headache from
laughing; indeed l laughed until
found was crying, and then knew
was going to have an attack Of
strangulated emotion. called hysteria
90 ] got up and turned on all the
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15
Submarine Signal Device

receiving apparatus. This mechan-
ism consists of delicate instruments
placed on both sides of the ship which
pick up the sound or rather vibrations
of the submarine bell, and transmit 1t
by telephone TO the bridge of the
liner. The. ships officer with this
telephone at his ear, can steer the
ship with absolute safety in the thick
est fog, thus eliminating completely
one of the Oldest dangers of the sea
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15

q daring attempt at escape made AZ
eight or nine members Of tho smart
set were imprisoned during the course
Of a dinner party, when the Japanese
butler developed smallpox. The party
shut in the house includes Miss Kath-
crime McNair, the daughter of Theo-
dore McNair of the InterOcean sys-
tenn; MIR. and Mrs. Dallas Brown, the
Misses Mercer, Maxwell Reed. the
well-known clubman and whip, and
Mr.. Thomas HARRISON, guest of the
Dallas Browns and South American.
"'Officer McClouds story. told to
Chronicle reporter this morning, is as
follows The occupants of the house
had been uneasy all day. From the
air of subdued hustle, and from care
full inspection Of the roof, made by the
entire party during the afternoon, his
suspicion had been aroused. Nothing
unusual however, occurred during the
early part of the night From eight
! o'clock to twelve McCloud was re-
lieved from duty, HIS place being
taken by Michael Shane of the Eighty.
sixth street station.
"'When McCloud came on duty at
midnight, Shane reported that about
IL o'clock the searchlight of steamer
on the river, flashing over the house,
had shown man crouching on the
parapet, evidently surveying the roof
across, which at this point 10 only IL
feet distant, with view of making
his escape. On seeing Shane below,
however, he had beat retreat, but
not before the officer had seen him
distinctly. He was dressed In evening
clothes and wore a light tan over
coat.
"'Offioer McCloud relieved Shane at
midnight, and sent for plain-clothes
man from the station house. This man
was stationed on the roof Of the Bev.
ington residence next door, with strict
injunctions to prevent an escape from
the quarantined mansion. Nothing
suspicious having occurred, the man
on the roof left about a. M, report
ing to McCloud below that everything
was quiet At that moment, glanclng
skyward, one of the officers was as
founded to see a long narrow board
project itself from the coping of the
Wilson house. wayer uncertainty for
a moment, and then advance stealth.
lily toward the parapet across. When
1t was within foot or two of a rest
ing place, McCloud called sharply to
the invisible refugee above, at the
same time firing his revolver in the
ground.
"'The result was surprising. The
board stopped, trembled, swayed lit.
tie. and dropped, missing the vigilant
officer by a hairs breadth, and crash.
ing to the cement with a terrific force.
An inspection Of the roof from the
Bevington house, later, revealed moth.
ing unusual. 1t is evident, however,
that the quarantine is proving irksome
to the inhabitants of the sequestered
residence, most of whom are typical
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15

We sat in dead silence for a minute.
Then:
Perhaps it is true" I said. mot
of you, Jim-but some one may have
tried to get out that way. In fact, l
think It extremely likely"
who? Flanagan? You couldn't
drive him out. He's having the time
of his life. Do you suspect me?"
Come away and don't fight" Anne
broke in pacifically. you will have
to have luncheon sent in, Jimmy; mo-
body has ordered anything from the
shops, and feel like old Mother Hub
bard
Cro BE coNTINuED)
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15
THE ROOF GARDEN.
Attempt at Escape Frustrated-Mem
bers of the Four Hundred
Defy the Law.

especial oficer McCloud, on duty
at the quarantined house of James
Wilson, artist and clubman. on Nine
ty-fifth street, reported this morning
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-06-15

Whipping boy In order to make
him go to Sunday school is a good bit
like beating the devil around the
stum
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-07

this self-poised, semi Official
looking parsonage be? Had l
been violating, unconsciously, one
of the 5000 statutes made and
provided to keep US "sovereigns'
in good order and to Undue us
with a due sense of their majesty
and endless ramifcations? When
he said he was ''from Washing
ton," the chill struck deeper and
l, with not a little trepidation, in
quired the object of his visit. 81
am here, sir"-reaching his hand
into the inside breast pocket of
his coat, which action gave addi-
tional flight to my agitated i'm
agining; was the paper he drew
forth a summons to answer for
reasonable editorial u~tterance, or
at best, a legal notification to APP
pear at the national capital for the
enlightenment of some congress
sional committee?-'I am here to
see you as one of the five most
prominent men in the communi-
ty." With regained complacency
l stroked my flowing whiskers and
awaited developments. l felt that
if the other four were in it, too,
my misery would have the con-
ISOLATION of company. And ''most
prominent" gives a dignity my
manner n 10 doubt then and there
assumed. 81 desire to place be-
fore you, for your criticism a
work''-(great Scott, a common,
everyday book agentD "a work
which has received the favorable
and laudative comment of the
foremost litefati of the Union, if
not of the world; and for this es-
teemed favor will repay you, in
part, with a copy of the same:
nine volumes of 400 pages each.
This, whether your criticism be
favorable or the reverse. The only
cost to you, in money, will be one
dollar freight charges" Did |
bite? Sure! That is to say, l
nibbled, but didn't gorge. There
was a codicil to the agreement to
be signed which provided that 1
pay S23.10 for binding, and 1
thought the binding too high. I
regretted this, being naturally
averse to saying "No!" to a
proposition so zealously and
feelingly urged. So the agent
went his way and I saw him no
more. He is an "artist' and his
five most prominent" list is as
elastic as a pair of ld-fashioned
rubber suspenders. 1t was
elongated to at least ten before he
finally shook the granitoid and
gravel of Ironton from his feet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-07
Annapolis News.

Weather cool.
Church last night with A. O'Ban-
non in the pulpit. He gave the
youngsters a good lecture and
they will be wiser If they heed
what he says.
George w. S'usher's child, Is
months old, died of pneumonia
fever last Monday evening. The
remains were inferred in the An
napolis cemetery Tuesday.
VIM. Kitchell has a very sick
child to-day.
Joseph Sutton has about round
ed up all his sheep that had stray
cd. Several were killed but he is
left with a goodly number.
The tie business is now rushing
here.
John McFall reports tie business
a cce at Des Arc and Vulcan.
He received fifteen loads at Des
Arc Saturday.
The cholera has got about all of
the best hogs in Reynolds county.
Squire Kitchell has several cases
pending in his court, and set for
December 18th. They are all civil
suits on accounts for merchandise.
James M. CASTLE and wife are
both in poor health and have been
for some time with la grippe-a
mighty hard disease to overcome
when 1t gets a good hold on you.
Dobbs g. CASTLE are running
their saw mill on two-thirds time,
land are getting some good logs,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-07
From GOOdland.

Old November, with his severe
winter weather has passed away
and December has come with its
chilling winds, and its promise of
a long cold spell.
MI. Hapner and family with
Mrs. Farmer, are spending two
weeks with relatives in Phelps
county.
Randolph Adams had no school
last week. He was suffering from
a severe cold and threatened
pneumonia. He is again at work
teaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bond, of
Belleview, spent a week with rela-
tives here. Mr.. B. had his hounds
with him and went fox hunting
while here.
Edgar Wadlow, of Le~sterville,
was the guest of DR.. Adams re-
Gently.
Mr.. Sol. Bays and family, of
Tolu, were visitors here Saturday.
Chas. Chapman and wife had
business here Saturday.
DR.. Adams is spending a few
days with friends at Tolu.
A card from Misses Florence and
Salome Love says they are very
busy and happy with plenty Of
hard work at the university at
| Columbia.
Lucy Akers and Ray Stricklin
are on the sick list.
Mrs. Fred Akers has a very sick
baby.
Walter Mayfield has purchased
a very fine mule.
Rev. Alfred Pryor, of Caledonia,
is visiting friends here and at
Goodwater.
F. M. Croker has sold his farm
on Strother to Chas. Shy.
Mrs. Love gave an old peoples
party on Thanksgiving. Although
the morning was so cold that not
many were bile to get there, those
present enjoyed to the utmost the
fine dinner. Mrs. L. is certainly 8
model hostess.
John Love and family spent the
week end with Mrs. LIS parents
at Lesterville.
w. D. Troutman has been laic
off from work for a week by ill.
ness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-07
Des Arc Items.

| did not finish my war story of
the battle of Malvern Hill, Va.
1t was here that Joseph E. john
son was wounded and Gen. Lee
took command. Malvern Hill was
the last of the seven days fight
around Richmond. The enemy
was driven back by u Infantry
to the James River under the pro-
lection of their gunboats. Our
artillery company lost 81 men,
among them our brave Captain,
JAS. w. Wyatt. My brother, j.
w. Fitz, lost his right eye by a
minnie ball and is still living. |
took sick with typhoid fever and
my brother, j. L. Fitz, who was a
member of the I'd Va. Cav, hap
pened to come to our home, u
miles west of Richmond, heard of
my sickness and he and my
mother came after me in a car
rage. l received a letter from
him Sunday and here is part of
its contents: "Dear brother-After
the battle around Richmond | hap
pened to come home after a fine
horse. My mother and | went
down below Richmond near the
battle field of Malvern Hill and
found you in an old house fused
for a hospital) and started home
with you. After travelling Is miles
night overlook us at Perkinsville.
You was so weak that we could go
no further, so we called in Dr.s
Sneed and Perkins and stopped
here for eight days. Then we
started for home and made it in
two days." They landed me safe-
ly home and in go days | was in
front of the Union army at the
second battle of Manassas. This
time | was with my brother in
cavalry, having been transferred
from the artillery. | served the
balance of the war in the cavalry
service under Fitz and Lee and
was never sick any more God
was SO merciful to me in sparing
my life through that cruel war and
/ have been thanking Him every
since My next story will be
seen. Johnson's Retreat From
Yorktown in 1892 just before the
battle around Richmond.
Lots of o ties coming in. j.
McFall paid out $500 last week.
The merchants are paying SO and
40 cents, cash on trade.