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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-20

permit me to say So" Snaith was
studying his hosts face intently. "Hig
gins, poor fellow, had his faith shaken
to the foundations. This Anisty must
be clever actor as well as a master
burglar. Having cursed Higgins root
and branch, he got his second wind
and explained that he was-Mr. Matt
land! Conceive Higgins position
What could he do?"
What he did, / gather"
Precisely"
And Anisty?"
Once loosed, he knocked Higgins
over with the butt of a revolver.
jumped out of the window and van.
ished By the time the butler got
his senses back. Anisty, presumably
was miles away. Mr.. Matt
land!' said Snaith, sharply.
"Yes?" responded Maitland, elevat.
ing his brows. refusing to be startled.
Why" crisply, didn't you send
the constables from Greenfields. ac-
cording to your promise?"
Maitland laughed uneasily and looked
uowh' VlslDly embarrassed, acting
with consummate address, playing the
game for all he was worth; and enjoy
ing it hugely.
why 1 Really.
Mr.. Snaith, l must confess"
"A confession would. aid us materi-
ally dryly. THE case is perplexing.
You round up burglar sought by the
police of two continents, and listlessly
permit his escape. Why?"
Il would rather not be pressed"
said Maitland, with evident candor;
but, since you say it is imperative.
that you must know" Snaith in
clined his head affirmatively. why
q. to tell the truth, was a bit
under the weather last night; out with
party of friends, you know. Dare
say we all had bit more than we
could carry. The capture was purely
accidental; we had other plans for
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-20
PRODUCT OF FAR-oFF BRAZIL
Druggist Explains Where Seductive
SarsaparilIa Comes From.

The druggist served his warm and
thirsty patrons with icy sarsaparilla-
called "sasp'rella" in the vernacular
Did you ever stop to think where
this delicious stuff comes from?D he
asked.
Sassafras, isn't it?' they hazarded.
"Sassafras nothing" said the drup.
gist. "Sarsaparilla is made of zarza
roots, and zarza roots come from the
Amazonas swamps of Brazil.
Fearful swamps they are. Smelly
black mud-mosquitoes in millions
snakes and crabs-heat, poison. or.
chids, fever.
And here the natives camp for
weeks at time, gathering zarza roots
for the summer sarsaparilla trade
The vine runs along the ground. the
roots are located and half of them are
taken, the remaining half is carefully
covered with soil again, so that thew
Will sprout for next year.
1T is because sarsaparilIa like
qulnine, grows in fever soil that It Is
good for fever"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-20
Copyright 1907. The Bobbs-M Merrill Co..
SYNOPSIS.

Mad" Dan Maitland, on reaching his
New York bachelor club. met an attrac-
1--WE young woman at the door. Janitor
O.Hagan assured him no one had been
within that day. Dan discovered a wom-
ans finger prints in dust on his desk,
along with a letter from his attorney.
Maitland dined with Zimmerman, his at
torney. Dan set out for Greenields, to
got his family jewels. During his walk
10 the country seat, he met the young
woman In gray, whom he had seen leav-
ing his bachelors club. Her auto had
broken down; He fixed it. BY ruse she
lost, him. Maitland, on reaching home.
surprised lady in gray, cracking the safe
containing his gems She, apparently,
TOOK him for a well-known crook Daniel
Anisty. Half-hypnotized, Maitland opened
MS safe. took therefrom the jewels, and
gave them to her, first forming q part
nership In crime. The real Dan Anisty,
sought by police of the world. appeared
on the same mission. Maitland overcame
him. He met the girl outside the house
and they sped on to New York in her au-
70. He had the jewels and she promised
10 meet him that day. Maitland received
Mr.. Snaith"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-20
Costly Necklaces.

The most costly necklace in the
world belongs to the Countess
Henckel, a lady well known in London
and Paris society, the value of which
is said to be s25O,OOO 1t is really com.
posed of three necklaces. each of his.
toric interest. One was the propertv
OF the ex-queen of Naples. sister of ths
late Austrian empress; the second.
once tne property of Spanish gran
uee' wnile the third was formerly
owned by the Empress Eugene. Not
long ago necklace composed of 412
pearls, in eight rows the pronertv 81
the late duchess of Montrose was cold
Tor 100000. The Empress Frederick
or Germany is said to have possessed
a necklace of S5 pearls, worth at least
S2Oo,OOO, while Lady Ilchester's neck.
lace OF black pearls is valued at about
s125.00e. ~ "'o1'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-20

the night and-well," laughing shortly
i didn't give the matter too much
thought, beyond believing that Higgins
would hold the man tight"
see. 1t Is unfortunate, but
you motored back to town."
1t was not question, but Maitland
so considered it.
I'VE did," he admitted.
And came here directly? ?"
II did"
Mr.. Maitland, why not be frank
with me? My sole object is to capture
a notorious burglar l have no desire
10 NEEDLE with your private affairs,
but You may trust in my dis
erection. Who was the young Lady,"
To conceal her Identity" said Matt
land, undisturbed, lis precisely why
| have been lying to you"
You refuse us that information?
Absolutely. | have no choice in
the matter. You must see that"
Snaith shook his head, bafied, in
tnitely perturbed, to Maitland's hid
den delight
VI course" said he, ''the policeman
at the ferry recognized me?"
You are well known to him." adj
mitted Snaith. But that is a side is
sue. What puzzles me is why you let
Anisty escape. 1t is inconceivable."
FROM police point of view"
From any point of view," said
Snaith, obstinately 1.-The man breaks
into your house, steals your Jewels"
This is getting tiresome," Maitland
interrupted, CURLY. rs it possible
that you suspect me of conniving at
the theft of my own property?"
Snaith's eyes were keen upon him.
stranger things have been known
And yet-the motive is lacking. You
are not financially embarrassed-so
far as we can determine. at least"
Maitland politely interposed his fin
gers between his yawn and the de-
tective's intent regard. you have
ten minutes more, I'm sorry to say"
he said, glancing at the clock.
And there is another point. more
significant yet"
Abr"
Yes" Snaith bent forward, elbows
IN knees, hat and cane swinging. eyes
mplacable, hard, relentless. "Anisty."
le said, slowly, left a tolerably COM
'lete burglars kit in your library"
"Well-he's burglar, isn't hep"
Not that kind" Snaith shook his
lead.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-20

the tnier ponuered this; then, with a
laughing oath, seized the pen and
scrubbed, with no attempt to initiate
the others handwriting, message:
Regret unavoidable detention. Let
ter of explanation follows"
To this Maitland's name was signed.
"That ought to clear him neatly, II
understand the emergency"
The thief rose, folding the telegraph
blank, and returned to the bedroom,
taking up his hat and the murderous
cane as he went. Here he gathered to-
gether all the articles of clothing that
he had discarded. conveying the mass
to the trunkroom, where an empty and
unlocked ldt-bag received it all.
THAT, think, is about ALL
He was very methodical, this Grim
inal, this Anisty. Nothing essential
escaped him. He rejoiced in the mi
nutiae of detail that went to cover up
his tracks so thoroughly that his cam
paigns were as remarkable for the
clues he did leave with malicious de-
sign, as for those that he didn't.
A bowl of hammered brass, inverted
beneath a ponderous book, upon the
desk Why? In a twinkling he had
removed both and was studying the
Impression of a womans hand in the
dust, and nodding over it.
That girl" deduced Anisty. Nov
ice, poor little fooll-or she wouldn't
hava wactad tir,,o caorob;oo hare fox
the jewels. Good locker, though
from what little he''-with a glance at
Maitland-"gave me chance to see
of her. Seems to have shared him, all
right, If she did miss the haul.
Little idiot! What right has a woman
in this business, anyway? Well,
here's one thing that will never land
me in the PEN"
AS, with nice care, he replaced both
bowl and book, door slammed below
stairs took him to the hall in an in
slant. Maitland's Panama was hang
ing on the hatrack, Maitland's collec-
ton of walking sticks bristled in
stand beneath it, Anisty appropriated
the former and chose one of the latter.
Fair exchange" he considered, with
harsh laugh. After all, he loses
nothing but the Jewels"
He was out and at the foot of the
stairs just as O'Hagan reached the
ground floor from the basement.
"Ah, O'Hagan!" The assumption of
Maitland's ironic drawl was impec-
cable. O'Hagan no more questioned it
than he questioned his own sanity.
Here, send this wire at once, please;
and" pressing coin into the ready
palm, keep the change | was hur-
ried and didn't bother to call you. And.
| say, OHagan!" from the outer door:
Visor
IF that fellow Snaith ever calls
again, I'm not at home"
Very good, sor"
Anisty permitted himself the slight
est of smiles, pausing on the stoop to
draw on the chamois gloves. AS he
did so his eye flickered disinterested-
ly over the personality of a man stand |
ing on the opposite walk and staring
at the apartment house. He was a |
short man, of stoutish habit, sloppily |
dressed, with derby pulled down |
over one eye, cigar butt protruding ar |
rogantly from beneath a heavy black |
beefy cheeks, and thick,
soled boots duly polished.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-20
CHAPTER v.-ContInued.

Maitland accepted the card and ele-
waited his brows. Obi" he said, put
ting 1t down. his manner becoming per-
ceptibly less cordial. 81 say, O'Hagan."
"Yessor?"
II shall be busy for VIII half an
hour satisfy you, Mr.. Snaith?"
You are most kind" the stranger
bowed.
In half an hour. O'Hagan, you may
return"
Very good. sor" And the hall door
closed
So" said Maitland, turning to face
the man squarely, you are from police
headquarters"
las you see." Mr.. Snaith motioned
delicately toward his business card
as he called it.
"Well?"-after a moments pause.
Il am a detective, you understand"
Perfectly" Maitland assented, I'M
moved.
His caller seemed partly amused,
partly-but very slightly-embar-
raised. Il have been assigned to
cover the affair of last night" he
continued blandly. 81 presume you
have no objection to giving me what
information you may possess"
Credentials?
The mans amusement was made
visible in fugitive smile, half-hidden
by his small and neatly trimmed mus
lache. Mutely eloquent, he turned
back the lapel of his coat, exposing a
small shield; at which Maitland
glanced casually
Very WELL" he consented, bored but
resigned. Fire ahead, but make it as
brief as you can; I've an engagement
ln"-glancing at the clock-"an hour.
and must dress"
I'll detain you no longer than is es-
sertral. OF course you under
stand now keen we are after this man
Anisty."
What puzzles me-" Maitland inter-
rupted, lis how you got wind of the
affair so soon"
Then you have not heard?" Mr..
Snaith exhibited polite surprise.
i am just out of bed"
"Anisty escaped shortly after you
left Maitland Manor"
"Ah!"
Mr.. Snaith knitted his brows. evil
IDENTITY at a loss whether to ascribe |
Maitiand's exclamation as due to sur
prise, regret, or relief. Which pleased
maitland, who had been at pains to
make his tone noncommittal. In point
OF TACT he was neither surprised nor
regretful.
Thunder!" he continued, slowly. 81
forgot to phone Higgins"
That is why | called. Your hutler
did not know where you could be
found. You had left in greac haste
promising to send constables: Won
tailed to do so; Higgins got no word
N the course of an hour or so his
'harge began to choke-or pretended
o. Higgins became alarmed and re-
moved the gag. Anisty lay quiet until
lis face resumed its normal color and
hen began to abuse Higgins for
idiot"
Mr.. Snaith interrupted himself to
buckle lightly
You noticed a resemblance? he re- !
1med.
Maitland, too. was smiling. Some
ling of the sort"
1T is really remarkable. it you will |
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-20

V e ge t a bic Com
pound and Sanative
Wash have done me.
/ live on a farm and
have worked very
hard. / am forty
five years old, and
am the mother Of
thirteen children
Many people think
it strange that l am
not broken do wn
with hard work and
the care Of NV fam
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-20
OWES
\ HER
HEALTH
70 Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Scottville, Mich.-"I want to tell
you how much good Lydia E. Pinkham's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
|. AND R. FIGHT TODAY.
Supreme Court Takes Up Considera-
ton of New Method.

Washington, Nov. 2.-The legal fight
to put an end to the initiative and
referendum method of legislation in
America will come to a climax prob
ably today when the supreme court of
the United States is scheduled to take
up consideration of the constitutional
ity of the method Prominent attor-
neys from one coast to the other are
the subject. Other business before the
court, however, may result in post
ponement until tomorrow
The method comes into issue as a
+ result of the attempt of the Pacific
States Telephone & Telegraph COM
pany to have declared void a proposed
tax. imposed by the initiative and
referendum system of legislation, in
telephone company case is considered
the court will listen to arguments that
an amendment to the charter or the
city of Portland, Oregon. authorizing
the construction of a $2,0O0,O0O bridge
in that city is void because adopted by
the initiative and referendum method.
Violates the Constitution.
e. S. Pillsbury, a San Francisco at
torney, is here to argue for the Pacific
States company that initiative and
referendum legislation is violation
OF the guaranty in the federal constl-
tuition of a republican form OF gov
eminent for each state
r. r. Duniway of Portland Will at
tack the system on behalf of the Port
land taxpayers opposed to the bridge
project.
a number of states which have
adopted the system have Joined hands
with Oregon to defend it. Among
these are Missouri California, Arka1l-
sas. Colorado, South Dakota and Ne
braska The city of Portland has also
sent attorneys here to be heard in the
matter.
Among those who will address the
court in favor of the method will be
George Fred Williams of Boston; j.
H. Ra1stOn of Washington, D. c; At
torney General A. W. Crawford of Ore
gon, and F. S. Grant and w. c. Ben
how of Portland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
NO SPECIAL SESSION.
Probability That One Will Be Held Is
Remote.

The repsrt in the morning papers
ahol the rrob biliry Of a sneciaI scs-
sion of the legislature lacks founda-
ton There IS a possibility, but not a
probability of such a session. For more
than a tear there has been talk Of a
special session. but Governor Stubs
has neWr seriously considered such a
thing md IS not considering it now.
The ida of a law for a presidentia ii
primary exists in the mind of Senator
Bristof and William Allen White. bu-
Governor STUDIOS and State Chairman
Dolley have not yet embraced it. The
presifrtial primary bug would givs
LaFolette 4 chance for the Kansas
delegation Rristow and White arc
stro.E Cor the Wisconsin mar. DoIIe>-
is a Taft man, while the governor mas
not ret taken sides in the presidential
fight for 1872
If Governor Stubs should can L
NSpeaal session that would be paramount
t. declaring war on Taft. 1t is a far
taal he IS not considering the roaf+er
at an. At The last session the presi-
deItlal primary was considered and
then killed There IS no assurance tI11+
suth 8 bill wculd be passed at a snac-
ial session. The calling of an exnen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
City Commissioners viii Curb
ElectrOlysis Damages.
Resolutions Saturday Morning to
Bond All Water Mains.
AFTER PLUMBERS, TOO
Plumbing inspector Will Warn
Against POer Work.
Thousands Of Dollars a Year
Lost to Property Owners.

! The first official step to curb the
damage done by electrolysis to the city
water mains will be taken by the board
of city commissioners Saturday morn
ing when they will vote to connect all
mains with the rails of the street rail-
way company. Through this connec-
ton it is hoped that the diverse cleo
trical currents from the street car
company's rails will be carried back to
the power plant at Eleventh and Jack
son streets, and the extensive damage
to water mains and services will be
stopped.
And this isn't all the commissioners
will vote to accomplish. They will
begin war against the city plumbers
The city plumbing inspector will be
/ asked to inspect all water service cola
nections before they are covered in the
trenches. A demand will be made on
the plumbers of the city to guard
against careless worknen who cut too
deep the threads of the service pipes.
Other recommendation and warnings
will be suggested and passed for the
l. benefit of the property owners and for
the attention of the plumbers.
Big Damage by Electrolysis.
In the last few years, H. 2. Miller,
! city commissioner of WaterWorks and
/ electric lights, has discovered that big
/ holes have been eaten in the water
4 mains through the presence of wild
currents from the tracks of the street
railway company. These leaks have
/
works department. In the last few
months they have broken forth in
scores of places over the city and have
caused considerable damage.
i The street department has been
compelled to repair many weak spots
in the pavement, which were found to
have been caused by leaks from the
water mains that had cut out channels
under the old fashioned sand founda-
ton pavements. Property owners have
been put to enormous expense repair
ing water services that have been
caused by the electrical currents.
The damage through poor plumbing
has been nearly as large to the proper
ty owners as electrolysis has been TO
the city at large The fact that
plumbers have left the threads of
pipes exposed to the soil and damp
ness and the ultimate rotting of these
threads, has caused hundreds of doll
lars expense to property owners in To
peka this fall
The board of city commissioners will
entertain a resolution to be introduced
by Commissioner Miller Saturday
M orning. Every effort Will be made to
reduce the damages dane by electro
lysis and poor plumbing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
BOMB LET down CHIMNEY.
Explosion Which Injuries -Four Caused
by Mistake

New York, Nov. IA dynamite
bomb, lowered by a long string down
the chimney of a tenement house OIL
East Eleventh street, exploded early
this morning behind the fireplace of
Basil Iebarb, a we'll to do tobacconist.
The cover of the fireplace was blown
through a partition and struck two
sons of Lebarb. slightly iniuring both.
bronze statuette from the mantle
piece was blown through another pax
tftion and injured Lebarb and his wife,
who were asleep in their bedroom adj
joining.
The explosion shook the entire five
story building and sent a hundred pam
icky tenants scurrying to the street.
Lebarb told the police that he had re-
ceived no threatening letters and be-
lieved the bomb had been placed in his
chimney BY mistake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
TAKE PRISONER FROM OFFICERS
Town People Free Man Disarmed and
Handcuffed.

Hobart, Ok. Nov. Trouble of a
serious nature took place at Mountain
Park when Deputy Sheriff Joseph
Hawkins and City Marshal Ray Clark
of Roosevelt attempted to arrest Sam
McNeal. wanted in Greer county, ac-
cording to word received here. Nc
Neal is said to be one of the men inn
plicated in the killing of Wyatt Staples
when the Swanson county fight was at
its height.
McNeal was located in the rear of a
store where he was disarmed and
handcuffed when the citizens of Noun
tain Park appeared with Winchesters
and forced the officers to free N1cNeal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
COAL MAY COST $4,000.
Dispute Results in Establishing Woman
Who Purchased 1t.

Kansas City. Nov. "A ton Of coal
may cost S. L. Evans, a fuel dealer
at Southwest boulevard and Wyoming
street. $1,000. A jury returned a YER
dict for that amount in favor of Mrs.
Mary z. Patterson, a widow. of 1923
Bell street, who sued for $4,000.
In 1906 Mrs. Patterson purchased q
ton of coal from Evans and said it was
not satisfactory. She says she offered
to return it or pay for the part she
had used, but that Evans refused to
cancel the bill or receive the coal He
caused her name to be published as
unworthy of credit in the bulletin Of
the Edgar Merchants Exchange of lola,
Kan. it was testified.
In former suit on the same facts
a jury gave Mrs. Patterson 81, 500. but
the verdict was reversed by the court
of appeals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
ADJUSTMENTS

Following are a few epigrams from
Jumping Jupiter" in which Richard
earle will appear at the Grand Sat
urday matinee and night:
I wouldn't frown for a crown.
Laugh once an hour and you'll never
need any pepsin.
Smile even if it hurts your face;
some people have to be cruel TO be
kind to themselves.
Everybody likes joke; no one goes
around telling blank verse.
No one ever accused Master Cupid
of being a tragedian.
When you look me in the face and
smile, 1 know you haven't got gun
up your sleeve.
I'd rather be a Bi1iken than a
BUddha.
No man ever laughed when he was
premeditating a foul crime.
Included in the roster of sixteen big
song hits in 1.-THE Sweetest Girl in
Paris" which will come with Trixie
F'riganza heading the famous original
cast, to the Grand next week, are
three comic mum berS that completely
convulse the audiences. They are:
That's the Way That limitations Look
to Me- Il Want a Man" and Gee,
Amt It Shame to Be Fati'
Now that Lyman H Howe's travel
festival is coming to the Grand next
week no one ueeu put OH lnaJ nODeQ-
for world tour any longer. You can
take it without getting a leave Of alb
sence, or without a big bank roll. You
don't even need a steamer trunk. nor
clothes for different climates. All you
need to do is to go to the theater
just as you are-without baggage or
passports or custom officers to worry
you.
George Evans Honey Boy Ministries
is the only organization of the kind
which secure their bookings and route
through the office of Klaw & Erlanger.
This means that the Honey Boys APP
pear only in first class theaters and
offer an entertainment sanctioned by
the leading theatrical exchange of
Am erica The route covers the entire
United States from ocean to ocean and
from New Orleans to Montreal. Their
appearance in Topeka will be Novem-
Der 9.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
; governor for such Il

si7e session By the governor for such Il
cause would endanger his political fu-
ture. And if the proposed law failed TO
pass after a long wrangle the governor
would be IN TIE political scrapheap.
Rrist,.w and White ar Impractical
enthusiasts and would doubtless call a
special session in a minute if they had
the power, but the governor is hard
headed and practical and viii consider
the kick before he fires the gun.
Special session talk at this time
sounds Ike nonsense to the men n
close touch with the governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
WIFE OF II YEARS ANGRY.
Seeks Divorce Because She Must Wash
for Support.

Atchison, Kan, Nov. with their
golden wedding anniversary only three
years away. Sarah E. Hubbard is seeking
a divorce from J. NJ. Hubbard. A peti-
ton aAeging gross neglect of duty has
been filed in the district court here The
Hubbards were married in Peoria, H.
April z. 1864. They live at Muscotah
where they have comfortable home and
some money in the bank. Mrs. Hubbard
asks a share OF the property.
The wife alleges that Hubbard failed to
provide for her the necessities of life and
that she is compelled to do family wash
ing for living.