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fore the Gfjh day. and meanwhile | might observe Frank Gnd try to solve the riddle of bis conduct
 He seemed a good boy. bUt some whqt gcc.vfive and mysterious. He had bnilf Htfle house for himself at the rear edge of the garden. and though he lacked any direct instruction in carpentry the work had q distinct professional finish There ne spent most uT his leisure. working with tools and often msklng salabIe articles, but chitHy occupied with some invention. his sister told me
 Frank would admit me to this house, but not to us secrets An end Of its single room was always screened of. I became naTe and more firmly con vingud thai he solution Of the whole mystery lay behind that screen.
 There was no way Co get Into the little house uuobserved In the daytime, and at last | resolved upon a burglarl- ous midnight entry
 Upon the evening which had select ed for my amateur burglary Celia and I sat little Inter than usual by the fire. and it was some while past l2 when I crppt out of the silent house and across the back garden and broke into Franks den.
 The first objec, that met my ere when I had removed Inc screen com. plstely staggered me. It was an up- right piano covered in the usual way for shipment but absolutely unmiI- takahle. A placard was attached, snd, bending forward with my candle read tIe words, "Celia, from Uncle Oliver"
 There were several smaller objects whose shane did not disclose their nature. and saw that Franks own name was upon one or them. The boy must have played Santl Claus with his uncle's monev. Put how had he managed to buy the things and 10
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have them carted to that house with out his mothers knowlcdrel
 May | inquire, said voice. what you are doing hereT"
 | turned Ike a flash, and there was Celia Before | could answer her she had seen the outlines of the piano.
 What is that" she cried. and who urc you: Have you come from Mir GariauIT"
 There was no help for 1t now. ! had to teu the story dealing with Franks unbelievable conduct in the most gen. erous end light hearted spirit as mere freak of youthful folly
 But these things can't have cost all that uaoneyr' exclaimed Celia, mortified and heartbroksn- He must have stolen the rest.
 Pianos are expensive seid I. and we don't yet know what the other things are. Lets have a peep at this, which seems to be intended for your mother"
 It looked ike some sort of chair, and so it was--the most dilapidated, the most pathetic, the most iaughable wreck of n chair that ever was seen. A card fastened upnn it bore this let. terinC.
 COUSIN LUCY;
 GENUINE ANTIQUE. GUARANTEED BY COUSIN OLIVER.
 That chair has been in our attic for forty years" said Celia
 turned to the piano and lifted an end. It came up Ike a balloon The thing was framework of wood, cleverly built and protected by a cover borrowed from citizen of the Harhor who had recently received q real piano
 These merry jeSts," said I, "scquit your brother IT he had touched that money he certainly would not joke about it"
 We stood dumb with utter perpleIity.
 You arc sure the money was sent to mel" said Celia at last. "I can't understand Oh" she cried suddenly. twas lt Celia K. GarlundY'
 "YeS. Isn't that your
 "No; its Aunt Kate. Her first name Is Celia. No doubt Mfr. Garland used Co call her by that name"
 "They were friends in youthT ! asked.
 I suppose so, she replied "Aunt
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-28
GOOD NEWS
Wary Alaskan Readers Have Eissra
 !, and ProfTtsd Thereby.

Good news travels fast" and ths tho"ssrds oS bed baok sufferers In Alssss are ghad Co learn that prompt relief is within thesr resch. Many a lane, weak and aching back Is bad n more. thanks to Deans Kidney Pills. Thousands upon thousands of people are teiang the good news of their sr. pe-iencs wtth the old Quaker Remed. Here ts sn example worth reading.
 Mrs. J. H. Clothisr, Is5 Fiat 'B' Fourteenth st, San Francisco. Cal. says; T derived lasting benefit from Deans Kidney PTe and consequently [ am as s'-ong in my praisa oS them as was 1907. when p,Iblicly en- dorsed them first used Doan-s Kid ney PRls when living iu Canada. srd they relieved me of s dull. heavy paia in the small q my back. Oth4r symptoms e kldney trouble that had bothered me were also disposed of and my entire system wss toned up. Since then have had no further nee of Kidney medicine. consider t s duty as well as a pleasure. Co reoui mend Doan's Kidney PHls."
 For sale by an dealers. Price 90 rents. Foster-MIIburn Co. Buffalo Vew York. sole agents for the Init d States
 Remember the uams-Doan 's--a7d take uo other
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AsSoqATkns

Kate. Of course. was n0i a'-ays as she Is how
 -she lIvez in gentle cream. said T. "What was it that disturbed her mindT
 q never knew. answered CeHa. and after a inomea"s pause. let us go back 10 the house
 Celia Iiluted tnr sitting room lamp and bade me wait She was gone only a few minutes ard returned wtb an enamclcd box. which she placed on the table
 T took thts from her room while she slept said sle. "Is it righ;y-
 Yes" said l. "It seems right to me
 she opcnri the box. which contained only some trif.nE kaepsakes and package or letters tied with s faded blue ribbon At the top was ths pink envelope, at the bottom letter post marked more than twenty years aco. upon the day ot Oliver Garland's we'd ding The others had been received within a year and half. perhaps e dozen ia all None had been opened
 It was tlo welding d1'e wh'rh solved the riddle for mo. revealing the old. long hidden. sgd romance Gar. land had broken th's womau's heart and dethroucd her m'ld already knew that The man bed married sn helress.
 His attempt to make Aunt Kate his almoncr WIS a clum7v effort Co as- suaCe his conscience Upou her side the gap Of years was nothing. She had laid the new letters with the old un- opened
 sat down that night and wrote Co Garland tho mere facts. without my explanation. Next dav [ began the execution os a counter joke upon Master Frank. I went acro@s tp Rn'fast. casEed a check. bought piano and some other things as near as possible 'o tho line of the .hov's Christmas fCs'9 sni had them shipped ac~oss Co mo a' tho liar hor. but moi cont to tho h1UsN | wrote an account of thls matter to Garland, from whom bad bad nn woui
 The days slipped hv On Dec 23 I received notification from the lccal telephone office th7t some one wished 10 speak with mo. It proved 10 bs Manning. The Belfast banker
 'sThst cheek has come back no good" said he.
 For heavens sake, whv'" I dc handed.
 Tt cost me SIS in telephone tolls to find out" said he. "but [ know now. Garland has gone to smash and has skiprel. Present whereabouts un- known ! lr1E 70 you to make good~
 "AU right sad [ "I'l sec you fp- morrow
 I returned rt once 10 the house and told Celia lhe whole truth Tho girl was aghasi
 "Thoy caa put you In prison" she cried
 "No. they can't" saIl [. Nobody can do any tricks with mo any more. lt R my turn. came here as Oliver Gar lands erraud boy Co help you. and this Is the end of lt. Give mo the right to do it in my own proper character Celia. if vou will put your hand in mine and trust in mp-f you can do it if your heart prompts you--I will he a weak man no longer will dght this world to its knees
 It seemed a long time that we stood quite stil, looking into each others eyes Then | felt her hand in mine
 Tho rest was easy. [ saw Manning next day and made him take my note. [ crammcd It down his throat
 Then ! went to New York, and for aBout week ragged around among
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the Marshall heirs like a mad bull until they were all so frightened that they didn't dare to stay alone In th, dark Then the strongest of us got together and forced m equitable settle ment over the heads of the lawyers. h February returned to Easteriy liar Dor a rich man. with a reasonable self respect under my walstcoat
 Oliver Garland's letters stTU He In the enameled box So they shall He until Aunt Kate Is gone Then Celia shall open them, bestow the money Ln charity and burn the letters unread
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TWAS one of the Marshall heirs ex' F pectirg a fortune and weakly
 waiting for the contest of the
 A win 10 be compromised Meau- while ! was species Of crrsnd i-cy for Oliver Garland whO seeElo1 to ie some sort of capitalist r,ror had the faintest com9rchepSion of his nusi. ness.
 I met him fr.j at j'' 3srF'. club one evening. sul uu .u.s 4.r.y 30
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-ssNr sEpucTIoN SALE

-. Ha,- gra.u Is now selhsg 6 biz l es Fa15 Goods Gt reduced --.g- Eag are setting too old to r7.E and se.. ar z profit Yours,
 .r Herman Grimm.
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THREE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO

Fos iso yo-. o.u EeS q wbols'ouie. home cooked n esi ss the Ner Hor' Restaurant, 5th Ave, juet of or Broadvay.
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FIRs sALEI FIRE sALsl
WOOD 10 ausN

WOOD TO BURN Good Dry Planking Tor Summer us Special rrice this month
 s2.oo pER RICK Stc--H ERE TAYLOR-rt
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
PACIFIC TRAINS STALLED;
4 FIERCE STORM RAGING,

Sacramento, Jan, 13,All telegraph
and telephone wires into the Sierras
are down, and the, Southern Pacific
and Western Pacific OFFICES can OBJ.
tain but meager reports Of the ex-
tent Of the blizzard that is raging in
the mountains. All overland traffic
has been tied up, while both com
panies have hundreds Of men and
snow plows and rotaries clearing the
blockades.
Western Pacific trains west bound
are held at Portola and the eastbound
Overland Limited is stalled at Bel
den, California. East bound Souther,
Pacific transcontinertal trains tha;
left here last night are stalled at Col
fax and Emigrant Gap, California,
while those due. on the coast cannot
leave Sparks. Nevada.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
PLANS FOR BIC
NAVAL REVIEW
CERTAIN coNGREssMEN PLAN
s3 TO HAVE FLEETS or THE
WORLD RENDEZVOUS AT
HAMPTON ROADS IN 1915.

Washington, Jan. 13.--The Virginia
delegation in congress- plans to have
the naval fleets OF the world rendez-
vous at Hampton Roads in 1915
whether the Panama exposition IS
held in New Orleans of San Fran
cisco, or some other city.
Senator Swanson today Introduces
as an amendment to any exposition
that may be passed provision d.
recting the president to invite AT the
foreign governments to make sleh
rendezvous part of their participa-
tion In such celebration as may ne
had In connection with the opening
OF the Atlantic Pacific water Highway.
Representative Kahn. of California,
has introduced joint resolution an
thorizing the president to mold naval
reviews both in San Francisco and
Hampton Roads.
The Swanson amendment contem-
plates having the president welcome
the representatives Of foreign fleets
in Washington and their voyage to
tho exposition city.
The New Orleans exposition boost
ers have agreed to such an amend
nent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
SCANDAL ENTERS
SCH[NIK CASE
GREAT INTIMACY BETWEEN MRS.
ScHENk AND "A PIANO
SALESMAN.
LONG AUTOMOBILE RIDES.
Beer, Wine and Sandwiches For Re.
freshments Accused Woman
\ Gave Paramour Cost
iy Presents.

Wheeling, w. ", Jan. 13.-Tedium
of hypothetical questions and techni
|cal testimony was suddenly ended in
the Schenk case today when the state
through witness brought into the
court records the first intimation Of
scandal in its prosecution Of Mrs.
Laura Fornsworth Schenk, who Is
charged with administering poison to
her husband, John o. Schenk.
Daniel Phillips, a piano salesman,
told Of long automobile rides with
the accused, at her invitation, tcr
over 18 months previous to her ar
rest. In the. last year, he said, Mrs.
Schenk had talked 10 him about
plans to secure divorce, and talkei
constantly of the strong probability
of her husbands death.
Phillips admitted that Mrs. Schenk
on various occasions, had given him
costly presents, among them did,
mond pin and smoking jacket, but he
denied any knowledge or $500 fur
overcoat which, it has been alleged,
he was to have received the day ste
was arrested and lodged In Jail
The state tried several times to
establish undue intimacy between the
defendant and the witness, but to all
questions Phillips refused to answer,
on the ground that he would incrim-
mate himself. and was sustained by
the court.
Phillips told of meeting the accused
at Martins Ferry, and other Ono
points. Beer, wine ana sandwiches,
he said, We're always taken on these
auto rides. Phillips admitted further
that after arriving at their destination,
points near Smithfeld, Ohio, the re-
freshments would be disposed of, the
chauffeur dismissed and he and Mrs.
Schenk would remain in the car.
The defense refused to cross cx.
anime the witness.
Just before leaving the stand the
witness admitted that Immediately
after Mrs. Scheifhs arrest he had
called on Prosecuting Attorney Hand
Ion and offered to make a clean
breast Of the affair. 3I
The testimony for the day was
started when the state called DIR. O.
w Rurdatts a dentist RurdattS
examined Mr.. Schenk's teeth on Octo-
Der 2, five days before the removal
of the latter to the hospital, and he
noticed blue lines on the gums. He
testified that this was not due to any
diseased condition, but must have
come from other causes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
DIRECT VOTE ON
U. 5. SENATORS
PROPOSITION MUST BE- FACED
BY THE SENATE AT THIS
SESSION.
CONSIDERED YESTERDAY.
Seems That Majority Favor Plan
Senator cullom Finally Gets
Further Action De-
iayed.

Washington, Jan. 15.--That the sen
ate at this session must face the ques.
|tion as to whether the constitution
shall be amended SO as To require
the election of senators BY direct vote
of the people was made plain today.
A vote was taken and resulted
largely in favor of the proposition.
The matter arose In connection
with the joint resolution for such
amendment to the constitution re-.
Gently reported from the committee
on Judiciary. When that resolution
was reached Mr.. Kean was ready
with an objection which had the eff
feet OF preventing immediate consid-
Grafton.
Mr.. Ganinger appealed to Mr.. Keen
Ito withdraw his objection. He con-
sented, and the senate election resoll-
tion was launched upon Its legislative
voyage.
Senator Sutherland wanted to
amend the resolution so as to strike
out the provision giving the state
Legislature supervision OF elections
Senator Hale. of Maine, urged de-
liberate movement. and moved an adj
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
BR!B[D JUROR HEARD
In Trial OF Erbstein Yesterday--De.
tailed Description Of System
Of Signals.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Grant McCutcheon
juror in the second trial of Lee
O'Neil Browne, who declares he was
bribed by Attorney Charles e. Erb-
stein to hold out for Brownies nc.
quittal, took the stand today in the
second trial of Erbstein.
McCutcheon said a plot to acquit
Browne had been arranged by Harry
tSacey and described in detail sys-
gresham and Mrs. R. B. Macon, Miss
McCutcheon after the matter of pay
ment had been made.
II made numerous visits to Erb-
stems office" said McCutcheon, "ani
on one occasion he gave me 800. He
told me would be well tayen care Of
and would get position four times
better than the one had"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
FIVE KILLED M
RAIL DISASTER
TWO OTHERS BELIEVED 70 sE
FATALLY lNJuRED--2o GER
iouSLY HURT.
on NEW YORK CENTRAL
Express and Special coIlided at Ba
tavia, New York--One Was
Standing Still ,ghen Other
Crashed Into Rear.

Batavia, N. VI, Jan. 13.--Five men
are dead, two probably fatally ipjured
and more than 20 persons were seri-
ously hurt in the wreck of the west
ern express and the Boston and Rlf-
falo special on the New York Central
Railroad here today. -Four OF the
victims were killed instantly, one has
since died and two of the injured in
the hospital are not expected to live
The Buffalo. and Boston special,
train number 49, was at q standsfilI
In the station yard, when. It ID all
legged by railroad officials. Engineer
.! Y. Lydell, of Buffalo, OF the West
erii Express. train number 90. ran
past the cautionary signals and dash
ed into the rear of the standing train
The Dead.
CASSIUS G. PERRIN, OF New York,
Instantly killed.
ROBERT M'F'AI,I.AND, Detroit,
died at hospital.
FRED J. S-EAKERAI4, New York
A. r. BROWN, Syracuse.
LEON DONC0uRT, Philadelphia
identification not positive.)
Probably fatally injured:
#. VAN vALKENBERG, OF Fulton
Vile, N. Y, conductor of the Boston
and Buffalo special.
II. J. CADE, Chicago.
When Engineer Lydell saw the tai
lights OF the express train thr0gsi
the fog 1t was too late to .psevAnt tht
disaster. He damned on the air
brakes. reversed the engine and with
a cry of warning to his fireman leapet
for his life The train with scarcely
an aRpreeIahle eaeEls a~lng "a tlpe lei
on the rails, plowed into the PullmaI
coach, the last car on the standing
train.
The heavy coach was telescoped
and tossed to one side. the engine
going on through the wreckage to the
next car the day coach,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
MOTHER GAv[SON
CARBO[|C ACID
BODY WAS FOUND
IN SWAMP NEAR ALBANY,
NEW YORK.
WOMAN HAS CONFESSED
Arrested in Rochester, New York,
Yesterday-TeIls Wocrul Tale
Charged With First
Degree Murder

Rochester, N. Y, Jan. 13.-4Mrs
Edith Melber, widow, VINO says she
is 20 years old, of Schenectady, N. Y.
confessed tonight according to th,
Rochester police that In a swami
near Albany last Friday Afternoon
she gave her 5-year-oid son George
carbolic acid, from the effects o.
which he died.
She was arrested in the New York
Central station here, and will bt
locked up on charge of murder In
the first degree. She VIII be taken
to Albany in the morning.
In explanation of her crime. the po
lice say, Mrs. Melber declared she
has been widow four years, during
which time she has had hard strug
gle to care for herself and her child
and that this battle FOR existence
drove her to take the boys life.
She Is an unusually attractive
young woman, and at The end of her
examination was unnerved and wesp-
ing historically. According to the
police she said she gave the child
the acid when he asked for drink.
Mrs. Melber stayed in the rooms OF
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation last night, and said she was
looking for work today,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
FARMER KILLS
NEGRO EMPL0YE
THEN TELEPHoNED FOR SHER-
IFF TO CONE 70 HIS HOME
AND ARREST HIM.
UNSUITABLE HOMICIDE
Is Verdict Rendered by coronsr,s
Jury Soon After--Negro Beat
Man and Jabbed Him
With Pitchfork.

u St. Louis, Jan. ia. ]. Long. a
farmer at Alton, ST. Louis count,
killed Reuben Jackson at his farm
early today. He called up the coroner
and asked that the sheriff be sent for
him. Late this afternoon the coro-
ner's jury returned a verdict of jus
tifiable homicide.
The negro. who was farm hand In
Longs employ, was killed with shot
gun after desperate struggle in
which he tnrust the prongs OF pitca-
fork into Longs arm, and beat him on
the head.
Jackson had been working for me
a short time and discharged him
this morning." said Long. when ]
ordered him off ths premises, he at
tackled me-
The testimony before the copner's
jury was to tine effect that Jackson
was feeding the cattle when the quar-
rel started.
After the pitchfork attack Long re.
treated to his home. when he got his
shotgun and fired upon the negro,
who continued the fight until he was
killed. s
Coroner Bracey was surprised
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
GOI MONEY BY
FALSE PRETENSE
KANSAS CITY PAINTER WHO
TOLD STORY OF iNHERiTlNG
FORTUNE OF 100000 ARREST
ED YESTERDAY.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 13--M. L.
Mason, painter Of this city, who
learned last Monday that his grand
father, Geo. Hopkins, of Pine Bluff
Ark, had died, leaving him a fortune
OF 100000, was arrested today on a
cnarge Of obtaining money and prop
erty under false pretenses.
a complaint made by W. II. Felix
clothier, led to the arrest. On the
strength of his fortune story Mason
obtained clothing from Felix to the
value of SILT,
Before his bubble burst today, Ma
son had purchased two automobiles,
one for $4,000 and another for s2,50O.
lie gave checks for then. Mason adj.
mitted today that he had no money,
and that no graedfSther in Pine Bluff,
had left MIN any.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
ILLINOIS GREAT
COAL PRODUCTS
VALUE or PRODUCT nv TO, WAS 4
$.s,s1o,211--MiNE0 $685.
2sf TONS.
.l7,659,690 IgNs IN '0S
Casualty Record In 1909 the Worst IN
States History-Coai Miners
Of Illinois Are the Best
Organized.

Washington, Jan. 13--An exhaHs-
tive report by Edward w. Parker or
the United states Gco:ogical Survey.
Oh the production of coal In 1899 was
made public today. The report con
tains an account of the coal mining
situation In Illinois, labor conditions.
rank Of the state ais q coal producer
rate Of production and accidents.
Total production Of coal i'm Illinois
In 1907 says the report. twas 5o,-
S93,25l short tons having spot value
Hof s5s,5I0,211 against 47.G59,6 600 short
ions valued at s4a,s7S,2a7 In 1908.
"The coal miners OF Illinois are
probably better organized than those
of any other bitmninous coal mining
state One result Of this has been
the establishment throughout mo
coal mining region OF the eight hour
day but the by-yearly shut down ma
urally has resulted In long periods cf
idleness and lack Of income to BON
operators and employees
'sIIlinois contains more coal pro-
ducing counties than any other stase
In the union, there having ben in
1909, So counties that produced more
than 10000 tons each
The statistics show tnat the cas-
L.xafty record for 1909 was the worst
IN the history of the state. Not count
ing the Cherry disaster there were
|2l3 fatal and S94 non-fatal accidents.
The largcst number OF fatalities in
any previous year was 1906. when i9s
Hives were lost
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
ELL FILED YESTERDAY I'M ADD.
TloN 70 EQUITY CASE Al.
READY BEGUN.
ACTION IN CONCORD, \. /.
An Order is Asked Restraining Eddy
Trustees From Removing Per-
sonal Property cf
Eddy Estate.

Concern, N. HI, Jan. 13.---In addi-
tion to the bill in equity in the mat
ter of the will Of the late Mrs. Mary
Baker G, Eddy, filed In the superior
cor'7t for Meremac county yesterday,
by Geo. w. Glover, a bill was flied
this afternoon in the United States
circuit court in behalf Of DR.. =. ].
Foster-Eddy, which covers substan.
italy the same grounds SO far as
the legal points involved are. con-
cerned.
An order is asked restraining the
Eddy trustees from removing from
Meremac county any of the personal
property OF the Eddy estate.
Ut Is pointed out that in her will
Mrs. Eddy described herself as of
Concord, N. H., and the statement is
made that the construction Of a will
disposing of personal property de-
pends alone upon the laws of the
domicile Of the testator.
The bill recounts the various mar
aiages of Mrs. Eddy and says that
her only child by those marriages is
Geo. w. Glover, Of Lead. South Da-
kota. Dr. Foster-Eddy AYERS his re-.
aationship to Mrs. Eddy was that Of
an adopted son. and he says this re-
iationship is and has been recognized
Geo. w. Glover. The latter and Or.
Foster-Eddy, it is asserted, are the
only heirs at law.
Other matters uncovered by the
bill filed by Glover ana IN other GU
ments already published were taken
up fas well as bills necessary to be
allowed TO bring the matter within
the jurisdiction of the federal court.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
NEED s5,0OO,O0O QUICK
Taft Urges Immediate Appropriation
Of That Sum for Fortification
of Canal

Washington, Jan. 13.--An immedi
ate appropriation of $5,000,0OO for
the Panama canal Notifications, to be
taken out of the total appropriation
Of $ls,475,32S for Panama defense, to
be included In the regular appropria-
ton bills for the next fiscal years,
was asked Of congress today by the
war department
The president sent a special mes.
sage to congress yesterday recon-
mending this appropriation.