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expressing his opinion of the situation
in terms which seemed to embarrass
the elderly gentleman who sat in the
through the outer edge Of the dis
turbance. and sought its center.
There in the midst of the tangle
was a big black touring car. Its one
occupant was a girl-and such a girl!
Her fawn-colored cloak was thrown
open; her face was unveiled. Orme
was thrilled when he caught the
glory of her face-the clear skin,
Drowned by outdoor living; the de-
mure but regular features; the eyes
that seemed to transmute and reflect
softly all impressions from without.
Orme had never seen any one like
her-so nobly unconscious of self. SO
appealing and yet so calm.
She was waiting patiently. inter-
ested in the clamor about her, but
seemingly undisturbed by her own
Part in 1t. Orme's eyes did not leave
her face. He was merely one OF a
crowd at the curb. unnoted by her.
but when after a time, he became
aware that he was staring, he felt the
blood rush to his cheeks, and he NUT
tered: What a boor I ami" And
then, But who can she be? Who can
she be-"
A policeman made his way to the
black car Orme saw him speak to
! the girl: saw her brows knit: and he
quickly threaded his way into the
street His action was barely con-
scious, but nothing could have stopped
him at that moment.
You'll have to come to the station.
miss" the policeman was saying.
But what have done?" Her voice
| was broken music.
You've violated the traffic regula'
tons. and made all this trouble. that's
/ what you've DONE"
I'm on a very important errand.
she began, and"
81 can't help that, miss, you ough,
to have had some one with you that
knew the rules"
Her eyes were perplexed, and she
looked about her as If for help. Fol
a moment her gaze fell on Orme, whe
was close to the policeman's elbow
Now, Orme had a winning and dis
arming smile. Without hesitation. hi
touched the policeman on the shout
der, beamed pleasantly, and said
Pardon me, officer, but this car wa!
forced over by that dray."
She was on the wrong side." re
turned the policeman, after a glanc'
which modified his first intention t.
take offence. "She had no business
over here"
1T was either that or collision
My wheel was scraped, as 1t was.
She. too. was smiling now.
The policeman pondered. He like'
to be called Officer" he liked to b
smiled upon: and the girl, to judg'
from her manner and appearance
might well be the daughter Of NAL
Of position. Well" he said after {
moment. be more careful anothe
time" He turned and went back t
his work among the other vehicles
covering the weakness of his SUI
render by a fresh display Of angry al
thority.
The girl gave a little sigh OF relic
and locked at Orme. Thank you.
she said.
Then he remembered that he di
not know this girl. Can I be Q
further seryice?" he asked.
No" she answered, Il think no.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25

Cigars are still made by hand. M
machine having yet been invented that
will roll them SO nicely and evenly
o do deft human fingers. The cheap
est cigars-the three-for-flve variety
are made of French. Kentucky. Alge
Ran or Hungarian leaves. At the other
extreme are the cigars smoked BY the
car of Russia. which are of the choic'
est and best matured Havana. and
which cost $3.50 each.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25
CoszsaseLs Son BY Wireless

mosphere by wireless any evening. At
present it is likely to be transmitted
only by DR.. Walter Webb of Sharon
Hill to his son. Joseph S. Webb. a
freshman at Swarthmore college.
The finer details of this minute-by-
minute parental guidance were COM
pleted recently when a receiving sta
ton was installed in young Webb's
room in Wharton hall, the boys dorm.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25
sent the previous day. What excuse
L.

sent the previous day. What excuse
could be offered?
OF course. this is not likely in this
particular case. because Webb Is a
diligent student and does what he
says he intends to do. But when the
practice of having wireless stations at
all homes and all schools in common
what will the average boy do:
At present Joseph Webb. at school,
has only a receiving station. DR..
Webb can counsel and admonish him
to his hearts content and there will
be no back talk"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25
SKIN TORTURED BABIES
SLEEP AND MOTHERS REST

A warm bath with Cutlcur1 Soap.
followed BY q gentle anointins with
Cuticura ointment II generally sum-
Gent to afford immediate comfort In
the most distressing forms OF itching.
b6tning and scaly eczemas. rashes. ir'
ritations and inilammations Of In.
fants and children. permit sleep for
child and rest for parent. and point to
permanent relief. when other methods
tail. Peace falls upon distracted
households when these pure. sweet
and gentle emollients enter. No other
treatment costs 90 little and does %
much for skin sufferers. from infancy
% age. Send to Potter Drug 4 Chem.
Corp, Boston. for free 32-page book ON
The care and treatment Of skin and
scalp troubles
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I'm SO sorry. We're going out with
some new friends. Wish knew them
well enough to ask you along. Can
you have some golf with u at ARA
dale tomorrow afternoon"
Delighted! Say. Bessie. do You
know q girl who runs black touring
cart"
"What?"
DO you know q tall. dark girl who
has . black touring car?
Il know lots Of tall. dark girls. and
several of them have black touring
cars. Why?"
Who are they?"
There was a pause and . little
chuckle: then: Nov. Bob. that won't
do. You must tell me all about 1t to
morrow. Call for US in time to catch
the one-four."
That was all that Orme could get
out of her; and after little banter
and a brief exchange Of greetings
with Tom, who was called to the tele.
phone by his wife. the wire was per
mitted to rest.
Orme pushed q chair to the window
Of the sitting room and smoked lazily
looking out over the beautiful expanse
of Lake Michigan, which reflected
from its CLASSY surface the wonderful
opalescence of early evening. He
seemed to have set forth on new and
adventurous road. How strangely the
girl of the car had come into his life!
Then he thought Of the five-dollal
bill, with the curious inscription. He
took 1t from his pocketbook and ex
amined 1t by the fading light. The
words ran the full length Of the face
Orme noticed that the writing had q
foreign look. There were flourishes
which seemed distinctly un-American
He turned tho bill over. Apparent
ly there was no writing on the back
but as he looked more closely he saw
dark blur in the upper left-hant
corner. Even In the dusk he couli
make out that this was not spot d
dirt: the edges were defined too dis
tinctly for a smudge: and 1t was no
black enough for an ink-blot.
Moving to the center table, HI
switched on the electric lamp. AMI
looked at the blur again II stood on
plainly now, q series Of letters ant
numbers:
Evans. 8. R Chi. A. 100 N. 20 z
T."
The first thought that came to Orm'
was that this could be no hoax. /
Joker would have made the curious
cryptogram more conspicuous. Blu
what did it mean? Was 1t a secre
formula?' Did 1t give the location o
a buried treasure? And why In tn
name of common sense had It beel
written on q five-dollar bill?
More likely. Orme reasoned. It cor
cealed Information. for or abou
some PERSONS. r. Evans" probably
And who was this S. r. Evans?
The better to study the mystery
Orme copied the inscription on shee
of note paper, which he found In tn
table drawer. From the first he d.
. cided that there was no cipher. tn
letters undoubtedly were abbrevis
tons. Evans" must be. as he had a
ready determined. q mans name
Chi" might be. probably was. "Ch
cago." 100 N. 210 E." looked lik
100 (feet? paces?) north. 20 (feet
. pacesD east"
The "A" and the ct" bothered hin
"A" might be the place to which &c
r. Evans" was directed, or at whic
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25

vas at this time began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills and soon improved
When I had used u boxes Was
without . sign Of the trouble which
seemed to be carrying me to my gravs.'
Remember the name-Doan'A
For sale BY al dealers. 80 cents
box. Foster ilburn Co, BufaAo. N. !.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25
A Deadly Error.

Dr.. w. b. Cannon Of Harvard. die
sussing anti-vivisection literature at .
dinner In New York. said with .
smile:
This literature. In part at least. -
% fagrantly erroneous az the medical
department conducted BY . young col
lego girl In q weekly paper. A sam
ple reply in this department ran:
'Bereaved.-The reply given last
Seek was q mistake. It should have
been ten drops Of laudanum. not ten
CUPS Of laudanum. Yes. We advocate
cremation rather than the old-fash-
toned burial"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25

And so 1t may go on. Inventive IA
Tiers may devise a thousand and one
ways of keeping the son at college up
to scratch. When such home and
school connection becomes general
it is hard to say how unbearable a col
lege boys life will become.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25
CHAPTER Z.
The Threshold Of Adventure.

The Threshold of Adventure.
The roar of State street filled the
EARS of Robert Orme nc: unpleasantly.
He liked Chicago. felt towards the
western city something more than the
tolerant, patro0iZing interest which
30 often characteriZes the eastern
man. To him 1t was the hub OF gen.
U,ne Americanism-young aggressive,
perhaps a bit too cocksure, but ever
bounding along with eyes toward the
future. Here was the city OF great
beginnings, the city of experiment.
experiment with life; hence its incom-
pleteness-an incompleteness not dis
similar to that OF life itself. CHI
cago lived; it was the pulse OF the
great middle west.
Orme watched the procession with
clear eyes He had been stroliing
southwark from the Masonic Temple,
into the shopping district. The
clangor, the smoke and dust, the hur-
rying crowds, all worked into his
mood. The expectation Of adventure
was far from him. Nor was he man
ment; whatever came to him he weigh
ed, and accepted or rejected according
as il was valuelesS or useful. Whole
2ome he was; any one might INFER
that from his face. Doubtless, his
fault lay in his overemphasis on the
purely practical: but that, after all,
was a lawyers fault, and it was
counterbalanced by a sweet kindness
toward all the world-a lOveableness
which made for him friend OF every
chance acquaintance
It was well along in the afternoon,
end shoppers were hurrying home
ward Orme noted the fresh beauty
of the women and girls-Chicago has
reason to be proud Of her daughters
and his heart beat a little faster
Not that he was man to be caught
by every pretty stranger; but scarce
ly recognized by himself, there was
hidden spring of romance in his prac
teal nature. Heartfree, he never me,
q woman without wondering whether
she was the one. He had never found
her; he did not know that he was
looking for her: yet always there was
the unconscious question.
A distant whistle. the changing O
gongs. the rapid beat Of gallopins
hoofs-fire engines were racing dowr
the street. Cars stopped. vehicles o.
all kinds crowded In toward the curbs
Orme paused and watched the fire
horses go laundering by. their smo
king cnariots swaying behind then
and dropping long trails of sparks
Small boys were running, men ant
women were stopping to gaze afte
the passing engines, but Orme's al
tention was taken by something tina
was happening near by, and as thu
gongs and the hoof-beats grew fainte
he looked with interest to the stree
beside him.
He had got as far as the corner o
Madison street The scramble to &c
out of the way of the engines hat
here resulted in a traffic jam. Tw'
policemen were moving about, shou,
ing orders for the disentanglement O
the street cars and vehicles whicl
seemed to be inextricably wedged to
gether.
A burly Irish teamster was below
ing at his horse. The hind wheel O
q smart barouche was caught in tn
fore wheel of delivery wagon, an
the driver of the delivery wagon wa
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25
Great Possibilities in Universal kppii.
cation of Scheme Established by
Philadelphia Physician.

1920 p. m.-Joe, what are you
studying now? Don't forget your
French Goodnight DAD"
This message, or one somewhat like
#, the Philadelphia Bulletin asserts,
is likely 10 be roaming about the at
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25
Retore Courteous.

Retore Courtoovo.
Two men were occupying . double
seat in q crowded car. One Of then
was q long!distance whistler and the
other was evidently annoyed
You don't seem to Ike my whist
ling?" said the noisy one. after i've
minute continuous performance.
mo, don't" was the frank reply.
WELL" continued the other. maybe
you think you are man enough to
stop it," .
NO, I don't think I am" re1oino4
the other. but l hope you are"
And the whistling was discontin'
ued.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25
Taste and Smell.

Psychologists have long known that
many sensations ordinarily ascribed
to taste are in reality due to smell.
but this fact has been made clearer
than before by the investigations of
German savants. Air enters the olfac-
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25

which the doctors said
was incurable. ] grad
ually grew weaker I'M
tn I had to take to my
bed. Tho kidney secre
lions were suppressed.
I became terribly bloaA
cd. and finally reached
the point whore I took
100000 a. NSRA "a
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25
Nipped In the Bud.

Parke-!Too bad about Differs boy.
wasn't it~got him graduated from
college and thought he had . career
before him.
Lane-What happened?
Parke-Why. he has Just eloped
with the lady chauffeur.-Life.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25

The Philosopher Of Folly.
Don't marry your stenographee:
advises the Philosopher Of Folly. she
belongs to the union and knows the
rules and she'll never let you hire
another one"
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nnep, ssck AND osscovRAoen
ooan,s kIdasy Pills 0seesae Health
end chooeS0lnooa

Ma ]. p. Pembefton. SSl SO. L.
fayette st.. Mazshall, No. says: "Toe
yoars suffered from Bright'o disease
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25

We find the worst in all BY trying to
ret the best of any one.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25
Doesn't Seem Natural.

Doesn't Seem Natural.
Here's O new kind Of magazine
story"
In what way"
"A village storekeeper IS intro
duced who doesn't say. Dog my
eats!'"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-10-20

Every year brings forth Its fund
|of campaign stories which the politi-
cal spellbinders tell with effect TO IL
iustrate points Of their speeches, and
the pi esent mayoralty contest In Phil
|adelphia 10 no exception At several
meetings Edwin o. Lewis. candidate
for sheriff on the Blankenburg slate,
told story OF a temperance meeting
which made quite hit. The candi-
date said that speaker at the cold
water gathering declared that II II
was within his power he would empty
every barrel OF strong drink into the
river After that he would empty
every bottle, and so on down the line
until he had every vial OF liquor in the
river Every time me speaker declar-
ed he would throw the liquor into the
water man In the rear OF the hall
applauded vigorously. After the meet
ling the temperance advocate ap-
preached the one who had applauded
and said; MY man. you appeared to
De very enthusiastic tonight. When |
said Il would give me great pleasure
10 throw every drop OF liquor into the
river you applauded Are you a firm
believer In the cause Of Temperament
mo. SIR replied the man. Il am a
diver New York Globe.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-10-20

may draw upon such resources as red
haws. elderberries. Wild grapes, and
plums. The paw-paw - not only a
keen delight. but also an extensive
one, Wild plums are becoming too
scarce In most places to be regarded
seriously IS a staple ration. rcd
haw is but = nibble Of a tiny scarlet
apple: wild grapes and elderberries
are even smaller and less satisfying
than haws. But paw-paw Is good
for almost as many lnouthfuls as a
banana. Jnstice-loying nature causes
1t to prosper only in such remote
places that II becomes reward to I'M
daunted pedestrianism Distance
don't mean nothin' to body that
wants a paw-paw." Missouri river
hermit has declared. Yet distance
means that country boys usually prove
themselves the most ardent lovers Of
fat wild fruit Of autumn which
grows most plentifully In almost In
accessible bottom lands or ON diff
cult hilkldes."
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porrLAR yoTE FOR SENATOR'S

Those who are agitsting the cleo
ton Of United States senators BY d.
rect vote can md some food for re-
heciion In the famous Stephenson
case the details Of which become
more and more ioathsome as the
probe progresses. Some Of the pa
pers who favor the amendment 70
the constitution allowing senator's "a
be elected by direct vote instead
81 BY the legislatures are using The
Stephenson case as a text from which
10 preach their doctrine. They for.
get that the 100000 spent b,
stcphenson's campaign manager Wal
spent not in brlbing the members o.
the Legislature, but In securing th'
votes Of the electorate. II vote
we're purchased. they we're not vote
Of the members Of the legislature
but votes Of the people. Stephenson
was elected IN a progressively Idea
primary under the auspices Of tie re-
publican party Of Wisconsin. III
state Of Ia Toilette and the origlns
home Of so-caIled progressive idea
Of government. The legislature ha
nothing 10 20 with the election "a
cept 10 confirm the selection o
stephenson By the majority Of u
. voters Of the state.
II IL true that men untitled for N
J high place Of United states senate
, are often selected By legislatures.
has been demonstrated very strIkin,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-10-20
italian Nffirsrs, Wives

Recent regulations bearing on the
question OF marriage In the Italian ar
my are worthy OF brief mention.
Henceforward. officers. whether on
active service or aalf pay. will not be
allowed to maay III they have reach
ed the age Of % and have obtained
the sanction Of the king. The bride
will no longer be required 10 bring
specified dol. but she viii of course.
have 10 give satisfactory evidence as
to her social fitness for tho position
81 an officers wife. Il viii be remem-
bered that the dot regiementaire"
was abolished some years ago In the
French army BY General Andre. other
social requirements. OF course. re-
naming as before.--From the Queen.
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CAUSE or HIGH PRICES

OF the various reasons assigned for
the continued high cost OF foodstuifs.
that Of the factor Of supply and de-
mand must be given the most careful
study. During the past decade our
population has Increased at an enor-
nous rate, while the worlds supply
has not kept pace with the demand
Big industrial and manufacturing en-
terprises have drawn upon the rural
districts for employees. which has
tended to diminish the pro rata ratio
in the supply OF foodstuffs.
Another. and a most important, fac
tor in this increase in the cost OF
living Is the middlemenls profit APP
pies. potatoes and vegetables grown
in this state are shipped TO northern
brokers'. and then purchased BY North
carolinIan wholesalers, and resold to
the consumer at a price far higher
than the original cost here. This
means that the consumer must pay
tribute TO several midlemen before
the foodstufis finally reaches him.
The solution TO this great problem
will BE- found when the middIeman
Is discarded and the producer sells
either direct or through one agent at
fixed commission. and when the pro-
duction equals the demand.
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PAw-PAWs.

The editor OF Golfers Weekly has
abandoned his search through the
miry and murky places for trust mag
mates. grafters. psss food yioiators
and other denIzsns OF the lowlands
and has gone ont in search OF paw
paws. We had thought that this fas-
cinating employment OF youth was a
pastime that was the peculiar and
inaIiensble possession OF the southern
boy. What one OF our North Caro-
lima contemporaries has not stole into
the thickets Of the moss carpeted bot
tom lands Just about this time Of .ihe
year in search Of paw paws and hazel
nuts. And pnrchance there was a do
mure maiden awaiting at thu edge OF
the thicket finger In mouth for the
old wool hat laden with the fruit 10
be laid al her feet Whether the edit.
Or Of Golfers was once a south erner
or whether paw paws grow In the
north shorrible thoughtil, We are IN.
able TO say; but. anyway. the editor
Of Golfers has been there. Hear
him:
Rich = the country boy these days.
-yeying with expert eye certain
edible treasures that are spread out
on the warped shingles 81 the wood
shed Now and then he clips a cou-
pom. when one Of his persImnons ap-
peers % have grown deIIciousiy ripe
without waiting for the flavor 81
frost or when some ones annoying
delay about sounding the dinner bell
compeIs him to spend a paw paw. n
and the 'possnms and coons and
Aedgehogs are not IN sympathy with
recent attempts 70 Burbank some 81
antumns choicest Wild fruits. n IN,
on order change,h. giving place Il
new. as the department Of agricul
lures scientists have planned. ans
well tended orchards Of pucterIesa
seediess persimmons AZ large AZ 10
matoes and Of considerable CONNER
/ cial value succeed 10 thickeis. III,
j chief beneficiary Of the present avs
! tenn dixie many another siandpaiter o
great weathD may expect 70 enepant
Z sr serious restraints upon bic appe
{ lite. Yet keenly az he would feel III
loss of benefits accruing from contro
{ o. the persimpon crop. h. would al
: be far from bankrupt We have men
! TONED paw-paws,; and. besides thea.
'-lhis depository fof autumn treasure
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An East indian Amulet.

In India variety OF gems ana
stones are used az anulets. The most
common is the salagrama. stone
about as large as billiard ball ana
which is perforated with black ms
is supposed to be. found only IN Gan
daki, a river In Nepaul The person
who possesses one Of these stones q
esteemed highly fortunate. He pre-
serves ii in clear cloth from
whence il is sometimes taken g %
bathed and perflnned, He believes
that the water in which 1t Is wash
ed, II drunk, has the power 20 pre-
serve from sin. Holding II IN Ms
hand. the dying Hindu expires ~
peace.
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Dear as Remembered kisses after
death,
And sweet as those by hopeless
fancy feign'd
On lips that are for others.
-Tennyson's THE Princess
An ''lnvhitive kiss" caused Arthur
walchman, a florist, TO be summon
ed before Judge Conders.
The ''intuitive kiss" turned out q
be kissless or unkissed kiss--the
kiss that never came
Mrs. Tillie Shaw testified that
soon after she got employment with
waIchman he threw a dollar into
her lap and tried 10 kiss her.
did he really try 20 kiss your
asked the judge.
II had an intuition he was coins
to-.
walchman said he was going e
the telephone and bad no intention
OF trying TO kiss Mrs. Shaw. Hel
husband testified he was far ava,
at the time. but had had an intuition
II was about TO happen.
walehman was discharged.
New York World.