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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31

house. Is there no one there from whom
YOU wish to conceal that coffin?
The arm rose higher until the muzzle of
the pistol glared, like a baleful. lusterless
eve. into Kent S face Instead of making any
counter motion with the Sheriff's revolver,
the scientist turned on his heel, walked to
Sedgwick, and handed him the weapon. Il
am going to open the coffin. Frank. he an
nounced. THAT pistol of Mr.. Blair's is a
target arm. 1t has only one shot.
True, put in its owner; but l can score
100 with it at hundred-yard range.
If he should fire, Frank, wing him. And
then, whatever happens, get that casket open.
That is the one thing YOU must do-for me
and yourself"
But he may kill you, cried Sedgwick in
an agony of apprehension.
He may; but think he won't"
won't he?" muttered the older man on
an indrawn breath. I'D rather it was the
other scoundrel. But either-or both"
Sedgwick stepped to within two PAGES Of
him. blair" he said with snarl, YOU so
much as think with that trigger finger, and
you re dead"
NO, no killing, Frank" Countermanded
Kent. in his place you'd perhaps do as he
is doing"
Don't take any chances, Mr. Blair be-
sought the Sheriff "They're desperate char
acters. Look what they done to me-
"There's testimonial murmured Kent,
as he picked up his spade, "for one who has
always worked on the side of law and order
He worked the blade craftily under the lid
and began to pry. The cover gave slightly
Blair's pistol sank to his side. Il should have
shot before warning you" he said bitterly.
"Violating graves is, suppose, your idea of a
lawful and orderly proceeding
THE rending crackle of the hard, heavy
wood was his answer. Kent stopped
and struggled up, bearing shapeless, heavy
object in his arms. The object seemed to be
swathed in sacking. He let it fall to the
ground, where it Topped and lay. "All right
said he, with strong exhalatlon of relief.
Il knew it must be. And yet-well, one
never is absolute in certainty. And if ID been
wrong, l think, Frank, we could proftably
have used that gun on ourselves. You may
drop it now. Come over here
Courageous though Sedgwick was, his
naryec were of q hiuh1y sensitive order He
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own devising caught the Sheriff full the wrist break
ing the bones and sending the revolver aspn into the
darkness. AS instantly Sedgwck struck, swinging full
armed, and Schlager went down. stunned.
PIN him. Frank ordered Kent.
But Sedgwick needed no directions, that resolue
action was the order of the moment. His elbow al
ready pressed into the Shers bull neck Schlager lay
still, moaning little
"Good work, my boy!' approved Kent. who had re-
trieved the revolver.
"Who dubbed me?' groaned the fallen Il
didn't third teller. And what goods it going to
do vou anyway? There you and there's the robbed
grave Exaggerated by assault on an officer of the law
he added technically
"That is right. too, Kent" confirmed Sedgwicb with
shaking voice "Whatever do don't see but what
disgraced and ruined
"Unless," suggested Kent with mild toned malice,
Eve rid ourselves of the only witness to the affair
A little gasp issued from the thick lips of Len Scha
ger. But he faced around upon Kent with courage and
not without certain dignity. "You got me-. he adj
mtted quietly. "If it's killin'-wfy, | guess it's
good way to go any, An officer in the discharge OF
his duty
mot so sure about the duty, Schlager," said Kent
with change of "But your life is safe enough in
any Pity you're such CRATER; for you got
your decent points. Let him up. Sedgwick.
Relieved of his assailans weight Schager undertook
to RISE set his hand to the ground and collapsed with
groan.
@Too bad about that wrist" said Kent. "Il take you
back in my to have it looked after we've
finished here
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
Grazing District Of Oregon overrun
BY Bears Driven From Homes by
Last Years Fires.

Portland, Ore.-One effect OF the
forest fires which swept great areas
last year has been to drive a lot of
grizzly bears from their former feed.
Ing grounds and make them a mem
c to stock. Many reports have
ben received here recently of the
depredations of these big animals on
the east slope Of the Cascade noun.
tains, and preparations are being made
to hunt them down.
The Cascade mountains have never
been known IS the haunt Of the griz-
Giles. In the Blue mountains, about
260 miles to the east. however, the
animals have been known to be fair
ly plentiful.
Great areas of the Blue mountains
and nearby ridges were burned over
in the great forest fires of last year.
and SO that spring the grizzlies did
not find the supplies of food to which
they had been accustomed. 1t is be-
lieved that they then wandered across
the valleys to the range nearer the
crest. Here they also found insufi-
Client supplies. and SO they have turn.
ed on the stock which ranges the east
slope of the Cascades.
Berry Hickson, an old-time woods
mar of the Upper Mckenzie river. had
a great surprise recently when he set
out on an expedition into the Cas-.
cades. In the middle Of one night
several bears brought down n Of
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01

thrives in Europe. In London and
Paris especially is she encouraged to
go ahead and be just as typical as she
knows how. Sometimes she yields to
temptation. In this respect, and then
well. 1t is to laugh. Interesting to
foreigners undoubtedly. but to plain.
everyday home folks she is merely
amusing and a trife saddening.
However, there are several Ameri-
cans perfectly at home in England and
on the continent who, while forced
and. naturally. not altogether dis
pleased to accept this title, the most
complimentary which can be bestowed
by a European on a woman from the
States-are content to retain the sim
plicity of mi and style which dis
tinguishes them back home" Mrs.
r. H. Carey, is one of these. I'm
doubtedly = great beauty, she has the
gift Of forgetting this fact very often
and letting folks discover 1t for them
selves-a faculty possessed by few
women famed on two continents for
their loneliness of face and figure.
Mrs. Garcy's grandfather was a
Belgian and at n time was the may
or Of Antwerp. On the other side of
her family she 10 descended from the
Marchioness o Ebbeson of Denmark.
She is a particular favorite in exclu.
sive yachting circles here and abroad.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
Tossed About on Open Sea for
Forty Eight Hours.
He Had Been Maddened by Fear Of
Sharks and by the Lost Chances
OF Reseue-He Had Done
Best He Could.

Manila, p. When the ship Poisat
went down of Malabon, PHILIPPINE is
lands, recently Alexandra Lorenzo
jumped clear of the wreck. After an
hours swimming he found a hatch
cover on which he rested. Then he
started toward San Nicholas, pushing
the hatch cover ahead of him. He
was nearly successful and was Just
reaching shallow water when the tide
carried him out to sea again. AS night
came the wind increased and the
waves tossed him and his hatch cover
back and forth until he thought 1t
would be impossible for him to hold
his support, but toward midnight he
found that he was being washed to-
ward the Cavite shore. Just as his
hope was strong the tide wind car
ried him to g again. He struggled
against them. but was swept out.
Something brushed against his leg.
He thought 1t q shark and screamed
In fear.
ut did not touch me again or l
should have gone mad"
The water was cold, the night dark
and the rain beat down on him. He
heard a cry in the darkness and push
ed his hatch cover in the direction
from which 1t sounded. Toward morn
ing he found a Filipino boy, another
survivor of the wreck, clinging to an
oil box. They drifted together. When
daylight came they could see boats
and thev ahoufad until fhav uora a
hausted, but could not make them.
selves heard or seen. They were tor
tured by thirst. Salt water got into
their mouths. They drifted all day.
Night came again and shortly after
dark they saw the lights OF q break
water. and with new hope noted that
they grew larger and more distinct.
They were being washed In again. The
boy was taken with cramps, lost his
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
RADIUM AND IODINE TO CURE
Remarkable Results With consump-
ton Are Claimed for Preparation
Of Hungarian Doctor.

Paris.-A new treatment for tuber-
%culosis. for which is claimed unusual
efficiency. was described to the Inter!
national tuberculosis society and
Therapeutic society here by the emil
nent tuberculosis specialists. Bern
helm and Dieupart.
The specific employed is a prepare
ton Of radioactive menthol and
iodine. 1t was discovered by Doctor
~Dessendeffy at Budapest. The com
position Of the preparation is pep
tonized iodine, 0.06 centigrams, and of
radium bariumchloride, one-tenth OF a
drop, in a gallon of ether.
Experiments on animals were so
encouraging that careful experiments
on humans we're tried. After ten in.
jections, in n case. almost all the
distressing symptoms ceased. Bern
helm and Dieupart detail rs cases.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
Fish Imported Into Pacific Ocean Wa
ters Threaten Great Canning In
dustry-Feast on Young.

Seattle, Wash.-Men engaged in the
salmon industry In this state and Ore
gon are vastly excited over the dis
covery that their livelihood IL threat.
ened by the ravages of bass. There Is
q demand that immediate measures be.
taken to exterminate the latter fish.
It was only a few years ago whei'
In response to the agitation of sportae
men and others who wanted more VI
riety In fish, bass fry were imported !
large quantities and were planted th'
various inland waters and the riverasl
II appears that they have multiple
at an astonishing rate and at the b
ginning of the season they were TO
ported to be very plentiful. RecentRio
the salmon men made the discove -,
that has dismayed them. The bal
have penetrated far up the ColumuR'
river and Its tributaries and have been
feastrng on young salmon.
John M. Crawford. superintendent
Of the fish hatcheries of Washington
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
METTLE OF FILIPINO

hold on the oil box and went down.
The man was washed toward the
middle of the bay and drifted during
the night. At dawn he was almost
ready to give up, but the wind and
waves headed him for the east shore
and he took heart. Then he saw boats
and used his last strength in trying
to reach them. The boatmen saw him,
and were able to get him in time, and
picked him out of the water. There
was not much of the man left, and
he was s%hrieking for water as he col
lapsed In the boat. He had been 4S
hours on a rough sea in a bad storm
with a hatch cover for support. He
had been maddened by fear of sharks
and by the lost chances of rescue. AS
he lay on a pallet after he found
himself able to talk again. his rescuer
spoke of his wonderful endurance. He
said, of course. he had done the best
he could. He wanted to live. he said.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
INDIAN CARVINGS ON A TREE
Missouri Woodmen Make Peculiar
Discoveries In Telling an Old Oak
Work Of chlckasaws.

Exeter, Mo.-While woodmen we're
cutting timber on Indian creek the
other day a large oak tree was feIlcd
that proved to be historic as we'll as
an old Indian landmark. A picture
of al Indian with bow and arrow
pointing at a running deer was carved
In the bark of the tree near the
ground, while higher up were pic
lures OF the rising sun with an In
dian kneeling. a flying eagle, a turtle
lying on its back and a picture of a
snake.
More than a dozen arrows we're EN-.
bedded in the tree. where they had
been shot many years age. From the
character OF the carving 1t is thought
to be the work Of Chickasaws.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
Onion Honor for rexas.

San Antonio. Tex.-Onion growers
OF Texas say that Indiana, with its
production Of 1.25O,0 900 bushels of on
ions. does not lead the nation as
claimed. The Southwestern TRUCK
Growers association alone has
shipped from the San Antonio terri
tory 2,100 car loads of onions. each
carrying $50 crates of so pounds, OF
n bushel to the crate. This is 1925.
900 bushels. or 51.250.000 pounds
Northern, eastern and central Texas
are yet to be heard from.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
30. Plays Spartan.

Cincinnati.-An example of great
fortitude has been brought to the no.
tice Of the Cincinnati police. When a
patrol wagon rushed to the scene of
an accident, the crew found a boy of
10. who gives the name of John Cron-
In. Of Indianapolis. sitting calmly
against a telegraph post. with both his
legs cut of. He had tried t O board a
freight train and had fallen beneath
the wheels. After the accident he
crawled to the pole and braced him
self against 1t. A ~passer-by noticed
him.
What's the matter?" asked the
stranger.
Nothing muchg he answered;
lust lost both my feet-that's ALL"
Then the stranger called the police.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
A TYPICAL AMERICAN BEAUTY
Mrs. r. Il. Carey. Whose Charm 10
Especially Appreciated In Lon
don and Paris.

New York.-Here, at home. we rec
ognize the fact that the typical
American beauty" is a myth. pure and
simple, that there is no particular
type of face and figure which stands
as an exclusive example of American
feminine loneliness. The rounded
grace OF the brown eyed soutl ern
belle. the athletic spareness of the
York state girl and the splendid.
lithesome height associated with the
daughters of the west-each is beau
tiful in its own way, but surely typi-
cal OF a section rather than of the
land Of the free as a whole.
One needs to go abroad to meet
the typical American beauty" She
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
is EVANGELISM PROFITABLE7
"Bllly" Sunday Says II 10, and He
Produces S7o,5o7 He Earned
During the Season.

Pittsburg, Pa.-William A. Sunday.
Quondam professional baseball player,
now professional r~evivalist, has closed
the evangelistic season of 1901 and
is $70.507.77 to the good as the result.
This return for about ten months
work, o than the president Of tho
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
Record Wheat Crop.

Dixon. m.-Elmer Byers of Palmyra
township has won the record of hay-
ing raised the best crop of wheat In
that township. He had ten acres that
yielded 298 busfSels by machine mea-
sure, giving sixty pounds to the bushei.
The wheat average in Lee county has
increased about a third over last year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01

paper placed before her. She has a re-
fined appearance.
She was brought before the maeis.
trates as being of nnsound mind. and
on evidence to that effect was re-
manded to the infirmary Tor a fort.
night.
After the first discovery several ar
ticles were found In an adjacent ae-,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
Grizzlies Flee From Fire

his pack mules and ate It. He had to
guard the others on succeeding nights.
and with difficulty got out of the coun-
try with any of them. He has also
suffered losses in stock. and will join
with other hunters In going after this
big game.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
Bass Killing Off Salmon

state. tells of the ravages he has cb-
served. The hateheries he conducts
are of great Importance to the indus
try They were started because it
was discovered that thes trout played
havoc with the young salmon In big
ponds the fry are Matched and millions
Of salmon are guarded until they are
about three inches long, a size suf-
icient to permit them to escape the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
Girl is Victim of Aphasia

Her feet were bare and her long hair
streamed over her shoulders.
Spoken to she turned to run and
dashed into a cab horse with such
force that she fell stunned. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rodda called a policeman, who
put her in a cab and ultimately teel-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
Messaae prIfted For Yeara.

Middletewn, N. while fishing in
the Waikiki river ear Montgomery,
Charles Smith OF that village found q
sealed bottle IN the mud The bottle
contained a piece OF paper on which
was written Joseph M Leeper and
John P. Sears The a is over July
4, 1866" The two men. o dead.
were lawyers. and are supposed TO
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01

We pack our baskets-or the wife
And children do, with hearts alight-
All heaping full-and seek the life
That Nature whispers us is right.
We all are boys and girls again,
Although our brows with age are crowned
We are not women now, nor men
When merry Labor Day comes round.
What merry tales the women tell
The portly ones we scarce would know
AS willowy Jane and slender Nell,
In those dear days so long ago!
What registering yarns the men spin out
While pitching quoits on springy ground,
The other fellows girls about
When merry Labor Day comes round.
And thus with sport the day goes by,
The toll of all the year forgot;
For cheaper It's to laugh than cry
For man as we'll as little tot.
God bless the holiday that comes
Into our lives with such a bound!
When Labor's noise no longer huns,
And merry Labor Day comes round.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01

United States has drawn for the same
time. is evidence that from a none
tary standpoint evangelistic work Is
more profitable than playing baseball.
Sunday recently refused an offer to
go back to the majors" at $500 q
month. Here are Sundays earnings:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
Suffer from "oIIx Eve.

South NorwaIk. eonn.-one hundred
thousaLd gallons of oil have been
placed OF the streets of this town.
Now the people are suffering from
oily eye" the newest of human al.
fictions, according to the physicians.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
Literature on Labor
BAYARD TAYLOR.

BAYARD TAYLOR.
Labor, you. know. is prayer.
Tal to some Ia happiness and rest to
others.
BEECHER. s
1t is not work that kills men; it is
worry. Work, good, honest laber, is
healthy.
Let q broken man cling to his work.
II 1t saves nothing else it win save
him.
WHITTIER
Thine to work as well as pray.
HOMER.
Labor conquers all things.
ELIZABETH BROWNING.
Get work. Be sure it's better than
uI,nf wan w-nYI- IN 0af W
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
IL Found Wandering Streets Of Bright
on, Clad Only in Nlshtdress-can-
not Identity Herself.

misunderstanding home in the
early hours Of the morning in a quiet
residential part Of Brighton. a M and
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01
PLEASANT REUNION
= OF SUTTON FAM

-, The Paris correspondent to the d
III ct Evening News contributes the
Ia lowing account Of the Sutton ia
list reunion, which was held last week
.. l. .Reries long ana rnen turn them
into the Kalama river, from which
they make their way down to the Co
We have found that the bass
are lying in wait for them and COB
bling them as they appear"
He advocates the prohibition by law
under heavy penalties Of any further
planting Of bass In the waters OF the
state, an open season for this fish all
the year round and stringent meas
ures to destroy them. Unless some
thing Is done he thinks 1t will be only
a few years before the salmon indus
try will be seriously crippled. He
would also bar pickerel. pike and
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-09-01

What men want is not talent, II H.
purpose: not the powera 10 achiexn.
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ADDISON.

ADDISON.
There is nothing truly valuable
which can be purchased without pains
and labor. The gods have set a price
upon every real and noble pleasure.
LOWELL.
Blessed are the horny hands of toll.
SCHILLER.
Labor is the ornament of the citizen.
The reward of toll Is when you IN
fer blessings upon others.
SCOTT.
Toll is necessary to the enjoyment
Of leisure.
ENUMERATION.
What men want is not talent, II a.
~xz~na=As azk ~ Nxxlw a. u~hswA
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SCHILLER.
ScnrT
BULWER-LYTTON.

Toll is necessary to the enjoyment
If leisure.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-07-01
ENerynnan,S Car

who came to you and said he was unable 20
serve You yesterday because hss sg
down. Ii the @
buy milk somewhere or borrow il from neigh
Dor. Any tradesman could explain days
failure to serve you. But could the mail man
explain? You don't accept any failure on the
part of Uncle Sam.
Eight hours day for two years-that's real
record and we doubt if any car but the Brush
ever cqualed it. It's too much to expect Of
complicated piece Of machinery, without
constant attention and costliest care. You
wouldn't expect dependability like that Of
$4,000 car.
And only II Is cents a mile. No car user but
Brush owner would expect such low cost
This record includes tires, gasoline, OIL up-keep,
storage and every other expense. notmerely
running expense. Figure what it costs to feed a
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-07-01

horse and compare the two. Many horse
sD.s las said he couldn't afford car.
Let us tell you this story: A Detroit salesman
asked his employer for car and was refused.
He then proposed to buy the car if he could
have the usual allowance for livery charges
This was agreed to and he bought Brush. IL
"a little over year the money he saved out of
his livery allouance paid for tlecar. Incident
ally he doubled his sales. Now, his employer
furnishes cars for all the statesmen.
That's possih!e in your business, if you depend
on quick, eco ion1ieal transportation for your
success. A salesman can see more people, sell
more goods and save time and money. Besides,
it means better health and more energy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-07-01

WE cite this experience of Fred Ingersoll
" Of Pasadena, Cal, because it presents
conclusive evidence Of the three espe-
pial virtues Of the Brush, which we wish to
emphasize to everyone SIMPLICITY, DE-
PENDABILITY and ECONOMY.
No complicated mechanism could stand this
steady grind without frequent necessity of re-
pairs, entaiing both loss Of time and expenditure
Of money. Either would have been fatal OBJ
lection to the use Of the Brush by Rural Free
Delivery mail carrier.
No car could be simpler than the Brush-no
car that is more free from mechanical difficulty
It is different from every other car made in
America-an original idea in motor car con-
struction.
Two years with no troublo-what better proof
ofdependabilitv? You could forgive the grocer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-07-01
The Brush az nkA


Everyone can ucc the Brush, whether mer.
chant, salesman, collector, solicitor contractor.
architect, mechanic or professional man-espe-
cially the doctor. Recently doctor advertised
in a medical paper asking brother physicians
their opinion of the Brush. Fifty-two answered
and praised the car. He ordered one, and sent
the answers to us. We've printed them in a
book which well be glad to send you.
We especially want merchants to ask us how
the Brush will help them in their business-we
have some surprising testimonials from men
who are using the car for delivery work. beside
hundreds who arc using it as a runabout.
But don't get wrong idea. The Brush isn't
wholly business car. Being simpler than any
other car, it's used by more women than any
other for pleasure. Everyone in the family can
useit-even the youngsters in their teens. That's
really why it's called EVERYMAN'S CAR.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-07-01
Engine stopped and started $4,000 times

This is convincing evidence
Of the stability Of the Brush.
The engine was stopped
and started $4,000 times
in the two years. It ran a
total Of 1000 hours an
average o.. 5 hours every
working day for two years.
Never missed a day and
is still in perfect running
order. How many big cars
can equal this showing !?
q