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Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-12-07
CHAPTER TX.

The group stood In 0ead sllencer broken only by the stifled sobs oi Lucy and Carolyn, while the heavy tramp of General Blazes died away in his slamming of the outer door.
 Harry shook his head doubtfully, as the Count continued to assure him In dumb show that he could clear things up for him.
 Come, daughter" MT. Medders said, thee must quiet myself. Then we will go home"
 Aren't you going to give me a chance to explain?" Harry asked.
 "Explain!" Carolyn blazed forth. looking up at them with her eyes red and her cheeks stained with tears. Explain! How can you explain? Oh. dear! I never should have gone away to school. should have stayed at home and done my duty by my broth er."
 Nonsense, Carolyn" Harry reproved her. You simply make things look worse for me by such talk as that"
 How could they be any worse for youi" Carolyn demanded. "Oh, men are wretchesI I suppose they are all alike I thought I could trust my own brother. I-I-even doubt Pigeon, now!"
 The Count smiled grimly at Harry and shrugged his shoulders. Harry looked at him in mute appeal, as though asking him to come to the front now with his plan of squaring things. But the Count was man of experience. For all his fiippancy and gaiety, he was man of experience enough to know that when you are going to defend anything or any po- Sition which is being attacked you are better off if you wait until the attack ing party has exhausted its ammuni- ton and arguments.
 So he bided his time, while Carolyn gradually relieved her mind by means of tears and recriminations, and while Lucy who was completely mystified, but who felt that something was tre- mendously wrong, slowly arrived at state of calm on the haven of her fa- ther's shoulder.
 Shrewd old Amos Medders, being by birth and training a patient man, said nothing beyond a few soothing words to Lucy. He had concluded to end their visit and take her home, yet he was a fair man and he would give Harry chance to come from under the cloud. if he could.
 Well, Carolyn" Harry said at last, If you have finished all you have to say, we will get at the real truth of the matter. Count von Fitz, I think, can tell us something that will at least interest us"
 The Count strengthened his shoul- ders and took a deep breath. He twisted his mustache thoughtfully, and then f1ecked an imaginary piece of dust from his lapel.
 Tiff you will all sit down." he ob. served, 'I can talk bedder. Dare iss no occasion for weepings, nor for at tacking MT. Swifton. If anybody shali be attacked, it is me, for vat has hap pened. and vat may yet happen, iss my fault
 Carolyn resumed her seat, Lucy, with a wondering expression, took a chair, and MT. Medders, holding gravely, also sat down. Harry lounged on settee, and carelessly chewed an Nnlit cigar.
 Tt iss like diss," the Count said, as though addressing jury. Tn life dare iss many things vich seem i'm possible of explanation, but vich ven we know vat dey are, do not mean so much"
 MT Medders bowed assent and liar " looked at the Count with consid- erable admiration for his self-posses- sion and his control of the situation.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-12-07
Ink Stains,

accidentally spilled a bottle of ink on fine lunch cloth, and after using lemons, butter and vinegar could not remove the stain. I then tried perox idle of hydrogen, putting a ten-cent bottle into a pail of cold water, put in the lunch cloth, and let it boil until every trace of the stain was removed This is a sure way of removing ink stains.-EXchange
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-12-07

the last two years. I think from your description of internal catarrh that I must have had that also. I suffered very severely.
 Nothing ever relieved me like Pe- runa. It keeps me from taking cold.
 With the exception of some deaf ness am feeling perfectly cured. I am forty-six years old.
 "I feel that words are inadequate to express my praise for Peruna."
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-12-07
COLDS BREED
 CATARRH
Her Terrible Experience Shows How Peruna Should Be in Every
 Home to Prevent Colds.

Mrs. c. S. Sa g e T s e T, 1911 Wood land Ave, K a n S a s c i t y, Mo-, writes:
 "I feel it a duty to you and to others that may be af- ficted like myself, to speak f o r Peruna.
 My trou- b l e fl rs t came after la grippe e e i g b t or nine years ago, a gath ering in my head a n d neuralgia. I s u if e T e d most all the t i m e. My nose, 6 a T s and e y e s were badly affected for
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-12-07
At the Dance.

"Ah say, Miss Mandy, am you pro gram full?"
 'Lordee, no, Mir Lumley. It takes moan a san'wich an two olives to fill nah program"
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-12-07
Where Evil Came In.

Husband (meditating upon the bon net bilD-God made woman, but the devil certainly makes the new styles Judge.
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ing makes any approach TO either
beauty or the artistic. On the con.
trary, all of the work is rough and
rudely performed
However. there is an element OF the
odd and grotesque in all of these cary
ings, crude though they are. In point
or art the work may be compared to
the rude paintings of the plains In
dams on their skins composing their
rude tents or tepees. buffalo robes, etc.
Generally the figures carved on
these totems are those representing
human beings, particularly the faces.
features. etc, all of which are extreme
ly grotesque-and even drolly fantastic
In shape and crude expression. or
course the forms of various wild ami
mails, fish and marine creatures, etc,
are carved on these pieces of wood In
point OF size these totem figures vary
from mere toy dimensions, up to very
large size. Some OF the figures are
ieet and even yards in length. When
large these queer appearing figures
a-e carved out of the solid tree or log
and form part of It,
The totems are invariably exposed
like those shown in the illustration,
in the streets. along roadways. trails.
the seashore and in many other
places.
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HARVESTER Ar WORK
Uncounted Miles OF Bountiful
Crops Make Glad the Farmers
OF Western Canada.
YIELD WILL BE RECORD ONE
practically Beyond Reach OF Accident.
the Fruit Of the Fertile Flelds
is Being Gathered-EIevators
and Railroads viii Be Taxed
to Their Capacity.

On beautiful Saturday afternoon
-FOUR weeks ago. the writer started for
a twenty-mile drive into the country
from one of the hundred or more new
towns that have been well started dur.
ing the past spring. in the Province OF
saskatchewan. in Western Canada
Mile after mile. and mile after mile.
was traversed through what was one
CONTINUOUS wheat field. the only relief
10 'ae scene being the roadways that
led back into other settlements
where would have been repeated the
sane great vista of wheat.
What wealth. Here were nun.
.dIeds and thousands, and millions OF
plsheis or what was declared to be a
quality of grain equal to any that has
ever been grown in the province. AS
we drove on and on thought OF those
lelows down on the Board of Trade
81 Chicago st. Louis. MINNEAPOLIS
and Duluth. While they were exploit.
Ing each others energies the farmer
OF saskatchewan. Alberta and Mani.
toba was contemplating how much he
would realize out of his crop. now
past any danger of accident. over
what his anticipations were two
months ago One man said to me:
The profits Of that field of wheat will
give me sufficient money to purchase
800 acres of land. for which the rail-
way company is asking $4,000. and
pay 1t in cash" Another. with a field
OF hax-lt was only 800 acres-said
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ODD TOTEM POLES IN ALASKA
Made by Indians and the Carving ls
Often Extremely Grotcsquc
and Fantastic.

Sitka. Alaska.-What are known as
totsms. or totem poles. are quite com.
mon in Alaska territory. Some OF
these totems are shown in an accom-
panying illustration
AS usual thing these totem poles
are OF Alaska cedar. which is very
abundant I'm the territory. This wood
though OF rather soft and yielding
fiber. is fine grained and we'll adapted
TO carving. All the totems are made
by Alaskan Indians; the carving is
done with rather rude. coarse imple-
ments. and consequently is OF crude.
unartistic nature None OF the cary
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carried on with tho private office of
Mr.. Williams or Mr. Valentine.
But this guess proved incorrect
The doors were open; from the presi-
dents Office came the urgent click of
Miss Peters typewriter. From the
other room sounded the steady drone
OF Mr. Valentines voice as he dictated
TO Miss Marion.
Neil Banding put the mystery away
for pondering during less urgent mo-
ments. There was work to do now.
He lay awake half that night in his
narrow. sitting hall bedroom. But
the baking heat seemed more bear
able than usual. He had the incident
OF the day to think about
The next day, when the hands OF
the clock pointed to IL Blanding
found 1t necessary to call the express
company again.
He smiled as he took down the re-
ceiyer. II was just this hour yester-
day he had called. and had been given
the wrong number or course the
incident was closed. as far as he was
concerned. In due time he would un-
doubtedly find out who that girl was
Number" said Central
Blanding replied Broad fiye.fye-
eight-seven"
lie realized. before the words had
barely passed his lips that he had
called the member which had been
uppertnost in his mind for "a hours.
Broad hvc-five-eight-seven said
the girls voice. as familiar TO Bland
fng's waiting ear as though he had
been hearing It for years.
Oceanic Express company" he
queried. crafty.
Came little ripple OF laughter
mo, Mr.. Banding: you have the
wrong number-again."
Who is this?" no demanded
boldly.
Broad five-five-eight-seven came
the demure reply.
''Yess but who is that?"
why don't you look 1t up in the
book?" was the retort. IN a voice fair
~ bubbling with mischief. He
heard the receiver click back on the
hook
Why. indeed? IL would be mon
umeptal task. as he OWNED by a
glance at the ponderous. blue-bound
book
Handing loitered that night until
he was the last person I'm the office.
Then he took the telephone book
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0S0SnGS&4zs1&sGs@ GS@S3DGS@S0@
Love Works by Wire
Copyright. 1910 by Associated Literary Press.
BY M. j. PHILLIPS

Hello" said Neil Blanding: rs this
Broad five-nine.eight-seven
Nine" and five sound much alike.
especially when the line is not work
Ing well. A girls voice at the other
end Of the line said YES" In that far
away. eerie. impersonal tone that a
contrary telephone will sometimes i'm
part
This is the Williams-valentine Ma
chine company. Please send one OF
your trucks down for a pickup"
Just a moment. please" returned
the other voice. little more distinct
~. you have tho wrong number. This
Is Broad five-five-eight-seven.
OH" calculated Banding: 81
wanted five-nine instead OF five-five.
Beg pardon
"Granted--Mr. Blanding."
Blanding secured the express COM
pany's Office and delivered his mes
sage before allowing himself to pom
der on this most surprising rejoinder.
The girl with the PARKWAY voice knew
his name.
He was humble unit in the big Of
flee force of the Williams-Valentine
company. He knew scarcely score
OF persons In the city's swarming hun
dred-thousands. and certainly. he re-
called to himself. not girl with SO
pleasant and wcll-modulated voice.
Blanding looked about the office
speculatively. Was it a joke Of one
of the stenographers, using another
phone crossed with his? No. All
were at their accustomed places. Per-
haps. then. his conversation had been
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splendid country. all one beautiful pic
ture. and such an opportunity to use
ones imagination in figuring up the
amount of the wealth OF the crops
through which the trip into town took
us. was not to be enjoyed every day
And away we started.
1t was delightful. We drove and
drove through avenues of wheat.
which today. having yellowed with
the beneficent sun. is being laid low
by the reaper. stacked and threshed
by the thousands of hands required to
do ii. and in great wagons is being
taken to the elevator.
a nights ride by train took us
through 225 miles of this great prov.
ince OF Saskatchewan-into the south.
western part-and from appearances
II might have been as though a trans
fer had been made across a township.
There were wheat fields. oat fields.
barley fields and flax fields. and many
more that could not be seen. Yet
there they were. and during the night
We had passed through a country sim
ilarly cultivated.
II will all secure a market and get
its way to ocean or local mill by
means OF the great railways whose
well-arranged systems are penetrating
everywhere into the agricultural parts.
Prosperous Alberta.
We afterward went over into AL.
berta. and here again it was grain and
cattle. cattle and grain. comfortable
farm homes. splendidly built cities
and towns. the best of churches and
the most thoroughly equipped schools
While talking with Southern Sas
katchewan farmer he said that the
land he was working. and for which
he had been offered $50 an acre. had
been purchased five years ago for Sl2
en- acre. but he won't sell He is
making a good profit on his land at
$50 an acre. and why should he sell?
Farther north. land was selling at
from SIS to SIS and sec an acre. 1t
was learned afterward that the soil
was similar TO that in the south. the
price of which today is $50 an acre.
The climate was similar and the mar.
kets as good. In fact the only differ.
ence was that today these northern
lands occupy the same position that
the more southerly ones did FIVE years
ago. and there are found many who
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AMERICAN WOMAN IN LONDON
Wife of Diplomat and Writer Prom.
inent in Social Life Of
Metropolis.

London.-Among the American
women who were conspicuous in the
London social life of the recent coro-
nation period was Halle Erminie
Rives. the beautiful wife OF Post
Wheeler. Mrs. Wheeler was a Ken
lucky girl and is a cousin OF Amelie,
Princess Troubetzkoy. n well-known
novelist. She is the author OF at
least half dozen novels which proved
popular and remunerative. Perhaps
her best known book is Satan Sander
son.
In 1906 she married Post Wheeler,
at that time secretary of the Amer
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he could do the same and still have a
balance in the bank. Flax produces
wonderfully we'll, and the current
price is about $3.50 per bushel. We
then drove over into another town
ship, getting further back from the
railway. and the main Travelled road
Here we found ourselves in the center
of Swedish settlement. Those form
ing the settlement were originally
from Nebraska. Invited to put up our
horses and stay over for dinner. and
dinner that was enjoyed not only or
account of the generous appetite Gre
ated by the eXhilaratins drive, but
also because of the clean linen. the
well-prepared dishes Of roast fowl. po-
tatoes. cabbage, and a delightful des-
se-t, some of the history of the settle
ment was learned. The host and
hostess were modest in describing
their own achievements. and equally
modest as to those OF their friends
but enough was learned to satisfy us
that they had come there about three
years ago. in moderate, almost poor.
circumstances. Most of them had re-
ceived their homesteads as a gift from
the government, and by careful dill
gence had purchased and paid for ad-
joining land. They had plenty of cat
tie and horses. some sheep and hogs.
and large well-kept gardens, showing
an abundance Of potatoes and cabbage
and other vegetables Their buildings
were good. Schools were in the neigh.
borhood and there was evidence Of
comfort everywhere.
On TO the Park Country.
Reluctant to leave these interesting
people. the horses thoroughly rested.
were hooked up" and driven on. IN.
der sun still high in the heavens.
with the horses pulling on the bit and
travelling at 12-mile an hour gait
over a road that would put to shame
many OF the macadamized streets. we
we're whirled along a sinuous drive
through the woods and then out I'm the
park country.
Here was another scene OF beauty.
groves of poplar. herds OF cattle.
fenced fields of wheat and oats and
barley and flax Here was wealth.
and happiness and surely content.
UleUt. TIC NiOHo were INHkNIUcHnt.
The settlers. most OF them. by the
way. from Iowa. had selected this To-
cation because of its beauty It's en-
tire charm was wholesome Fuel was
I'm abundance. the soil was the best.
the shelter for the cattle afforded BY
the groves gave a splendid supply Of
food. while hay was easy TO get They
liked e. Here was a sturdy farmer.
with his three boys He had formerly
been n merchant in an Iowa town. his
children had been given college edu.
cation and one OF the boys was about
to marry the accomplished daughter
Of a neighboring farmer
Through Land Of Wealth.
rhe invitation 10 remain TO supper
was accepted. but taat given to re-.
main over night was tabled II was
only 25-mile drive into town over
the best Of roads. through such a
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The next time Paul GIL. the lumber
man. calls the police 10 look after a
case Of murder I'M his yard he'll first
make personal investigation. The
last time he called upon the authori.
ties he put faith In the breathless
statement OF an employee that a man
had been killed in the yard and that
both legs we're gone. The fact is that
man. who had overindulged bis ap.
petite Tor drink. got into a fight. bled
freely from mis- nose and acquired a
most ensanguincd appearance Then
some one. TO keep him from further
harm. bad unbuckied his two wooden
legs and let him snooze of his souse
In the lumber yard
it was az this angle that he was dis.
covered But when the police awak-
ened him he proved n very lively
corpse. Cleveland Leader
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AaIIle ermInle RIves-wheeIsr.

lean embassy at Tokyo, but now sec.
rotary Of the embassy at St Peters
burg Mr. Wheeler is an author Of
ability and has written considera.. Ia
OF interest and value on the Tukudh
Indians I'm the Arctic regions with
whom he spent an extended period Of
time. For many years Mr. Wheeler
was one OF the editors OF the New
York Press and sim contributes the
wcll-kuown paragraphs which appear
under the heading Reflections OF .
Bachelor"
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say they will come into a price nearer
their legitimate value of $50 or $50 an
acre quite as quickly as the southerly
lands. And / believe 1t.
Throughout all this great country.
practically 500 by 500 miles square.
there are still great many home.
steads which are given free to actual
settlers. Many who have secured pa ,.
ents for their homesteads consider
their land worth from SIS to s25 per
acre.
immense Crops Assured.
Throughout the southern portion of
Alberta. district that suffered more
or less last year from drouth there
Will be harvested this yeer one of the
best crops of fall wheat. winter wheat.
oats. fax and alfalfa that has ever
been taken off these highly productive
lands
In Central Alberta, which comprises
the district north of Calgary and east
two hundred miles. through Camrose.
Sedgewick. Castor. Red Deer. Wetas.
kiwin. Edmonton. Lacombe. Vegre-
vile, Tofield. Vermillon and a score
SGIIlo0
large numbers OF Americans. the
wheat. oats and flax. three weeks ago.
was standing strong and erect. large
heads and promising from 30 TO 35
bushels Of wheat and as high as 100
bushels of oats on carefully titled
fields. while flax would probably
yield from Is TO 1S bushels per acre
In these parts the harvesters are
busy today garnering this great crop
and II will shortly be known whether
the great anticipations are to be real
lied.
Throughout all parts Of Saskatche.
wan. whether north. south, east or
west. the same story was heard and
the evidence was seen OF the splendid
and bountiful crop
Rich Yield in Manitoba.
In Manitoba ii was the same. The
fields of grain that we're passed
through In this province promised to
give TO the growers bumper WELD
and as high as 35 bushels OF wheat
and co bushels OF oats was freely dis.
cussed.
II would appear as n the expecta.
ton OF an average o. rs bushels Of
wheat throughout the three provinces
would be met.
In few days tho 10000 .0OO-bushel
elevator capacity throughout the coun.
try will be taxed. the 25,0O0.00O bush.
els capacity at Fort William and Port
Arthur will be taken up. and the rail.
ways and their equipment will be
called uron for their best Today the
great. broad. yellow fields are midas.
trial haunts. the self-binder Is at work
in its giant task Of reducing into
sheavos the standing grain. the har
vesters are busy stocking and stack
ing. the threshirg machines are being
fed the sheaves. the large box wagons
are taking It 20 the elevators. and no
matter where you go u is the same
story and a picture ouch as can only
be seen I'm the great grain fields Of
Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta
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New RUGS for a Nickel.

When the rugs and carpets grow
dingy, don't throw them away as long
as the pile and nap remain. You can
renew the original brightness of color
without taking them up-scrub the
rug or carpet with hot suds made
from Hewitt's Easy Task soap, just
as you would scrub the bare floor,
then wipe up the suds with a damp
cloth.
Hewitt's Easy Task soap acts d.
rectly on the dirt and grease. Try it
next time. It's only a nickel a cake.
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in the death Of Albert de Roths.
child the great fraternity Of chess
players has lost n devoted brother. ac.
cording to one OF the Vienna blogra-
piers OF tho late fnancier lie was
one Of the founders and for many
years the president OF the Vienna
Chess club and devotee Of the royal
game Not only in the councils OF
the organization sd he take an active
part. but for years be spent a part Of
nearly every day A. its Headquarters
where he attained high place as a
player says Que paper.
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The Quaint annual hair falr vac
held at Limoges France a few days
ago This curious market brings the
great dealers In human hair ald the
representatives. OF important hair
dresserg from all parts Of Europe. buy
ers and sellers coming from Berlin
and Rome Spain and Austria. and
from AL the great towns OF France
Fair aud dark hair IS seen there 80
great quantities. but here sud there
can be seen rarer plaits Of white hair.
which with the red. are sold for a.
much as SEQ and $40 a kilo.
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sleep. The doctors thought had only
a short time to live. l was so great
ly improved after short use OF Doan's
Kidney Pills that continued and was
completely cured. am positive that
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure any case
OF kidney trouble If taken as directed"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.