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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15


Then soon built up my criminal by
the heel. To begin with, it was,
though water-sGaked, unusually small
for mans heel-that is. considering
the poor quality Of the leather, which
indicated that the shoe belonged to a
poor-that Is to say. q laboring man.
"A small heel means small and
rather narrow shoe. A shoe OF that
description means light, but not
necessarily short man. The foot, Of
course. develops strictly in accord
ance with the body's need OF sup.
port.
II knew that the owner was not
short, because Of the space between
tho foot tracks, Indicating length Of
limb. Consequently the owner of the
heel was tall and slight. There are
only three types OF men in the world,
Langton: the tall and slight, the
short and slight, and the heavy man
whether tall or not Is immaterial Now
our friend Evans exactly answered
the description which tho heel af-
forded me-"
"But you could never convict man
upon such theorIzing."
mo, of course, | merely used the
theory rs groundwork, from which
TO build up facts. got those whom
he was kneeling in front OF the hole"
What were thcy?" g
But Crewc became suddenly tactl.
turn. wait till We bring home the
catch tonight he answered. Lang
ton, smell supper and this country
air has made me uncommonly hun
cry" .,s EN-
The hours after supper seemed to
spin out ixterminably. We smoked
our pipes in the library until mid.
night, when e yellow arc on the east.
crn horizon indicated the rising Of the
moon. When II had mounted high
enough to flood the country with Its
silvery light Crewe and ! set out 81.
.lently from the house toward the lake,
he carrying the file hook, | the length
Of cord. We crossed the ice and, hav-
ing reached the hole, which was al
ready covered with a new coating.
tied the hook to the cord, weighted It
with a paper-weisht which Crewe
took from his pocket, and let It dc.
scend. As Grove had foretuld, the 80
feet proved ample. We felt me weight
rtrike the bottom when L !, cecd was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15

perceived that Crewe was hauling
something out OF the hole. He brought
, 1t to the level of the ice-over. Then
it dropped from the hook and fell clat.
terlng upon the frozen surface with a
metallic clang. hurried toward the
spot in time to see Crewe lift It in
his hand with q low shout of joy.
1t wcs rusty skate!
And is that all?" l asked. Have
we been fishing for that thing since
midnight"
>"Ali"- Crewe repeated. Don't you
know why l wanted it,"
"Nc."i
There were marks Of the clamp on
the heel found"
But you can't convict Evans"
and marks of the skate clamps on
Evanss soles yesterday. But not on
the heels"
you mean that Evans was wearing
skates when he crossed the pond?"
Il mean" said Crewe, rising, that
tho so.called wheelbarrow tracks
were nothing but the tracks left by
the skate,blades in the soft snow.
That is why there were no foot.
prints round the house, and not Fish.
er's absurd reason" Asa g
But there was only a single line"
Exactly. Did you ever hear of a
skater going with both feet down2
We're there not gaps in the lines?
That was where Evans shifted from
one foot to the other. s,S,.G&
"AsI was saying this evening, Lang.
ton, knew from the space between,
the lines that the wearor OF the skates
was tall. He came on skates because
he knew what deadly witnesses boot.
prints are, although he had not sense
enough to think OF the wheelbarrow
theory until Fisher SO kindly obliged
him The marks across the ice were
made the following night" f'5
THE following night?" re-cchoed,
Precisely. When Fisher gave. him
his clue Evans was not slow to take
1t. He SLATED to the opposite shore;
then turned again. But in the. middle
OF the pond he lost his skate. Lang
tom said crewe, turning to me. "did
YOU notthink of skntes when you saw
the floating heel? Is there anything
but skate tlatiwlil pull : htci from
boot?
"Hia heel came on n, ,-fnt,.iti., n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15
She Expected Too Much.

O.
ossian Flngal Thompson, chief clerl
In the Nickel Plate passenger depart.
ment, was station agent oacc-eyery.
sody recalls Terrence Mulvaney, who
was a corp'ril wanct-in the city Of
Elyria. That was in his Lake Shore
days, howeyci. Theyahad certain
New York train favored Of the town,
So.i6it was scheduled, concerning
which alady. called to,make some in.
quirles. ~
mo. els ten minutes late,' said the
polite agent. !i.i ID
The lady turned to speakto friend
who had accompanied her, but In three
minutes approached the window to re.
peat her question. Again Thompson
gave the desired information
Another two minutes and the ducs.
ton was asked for a third time. This
time Thompson felt just the least bit
nettled. 8ia6i taS Se
Madam he said, with all the Sc.
verify Of which his gentle soul was
capable, Noe is%stillTten minutes
latei1Y itl,, i& i.t.I .cs
But she was far from crushed.
"Pshaw!. She exclaimed. -'Tthought
IL would have made Aia that tenim!n!
ltes by tElstime, ~ 6SsSjlssss '4sslS ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15

OF the 1886 emigrants who en-
barked at Bremen last ysdr 1860
were bound for the enlted Stayc4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15

In the old $days armies We're safe
AT a distance Of 4oo yards, as arrows
We're not effective at that distance
Modern guns shoot projectiles that
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-15

Farmers in Holland have been get.
ting this autumn 10 cents per bushel
tctr apples and 10 cents for pears.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-22

THE DAILY SHORT STORY
A Sage From Sangaree.
The Sadieville Mercury an
nounced:
"Mr. Richard Jefferson Skeet-
ers, son of our worthy country
man, Mr.. Hezekiah Skeetcrs, who
has just graduated with high hon
ors at Sangaree college, returns
home next week. Sadieviile ex-
tends a hearty welcome to her
distinguished son."
AS a result, when the Sunset
express pulled in there we're 200
Sadievillians on the platform.
Everybody craned his neck Gag
crly, and Farmer Skeeters and his
wife, Aunt Sallie, crowded for
ward. When solemn, drab-and-
gray, preacher-like man appeared
half the crowd shouted, That's
him. - But when Mr.. Richard
Jefferson Skeeters, B. A, of San
garee, really appeared, there was
a general gasp of wonder.
The eminent collegian was at
tired in a sweater of orange and
black, crossed and barred like
some Royal Gengal, in straw
colored trousers, balloon-shaped
and upturned for half a foot at
the bottom, with a cap the size
of an ice cream saucer and bear
ing a red Greek monogram stuck
on one side of his head. His pipe
swooped down to his waistband
and he led squat, unamiable dog
Hello, Guv," he hailed the
open-mouthed Uncle Hezekiah;
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-22

When the Reverend Scruggsby
and the other guests arrived for +,
the evenings edifcation, they
found young Richard Jefferson
with the Simpson twins, the hired
man and his wofshiping younger
brother arranged in semi4eircle
by the side of the house. Rich
ard Jefferson was standing Wav-
ing, a cane with blue, green and
crimson streamers, while the
chorus bawled:
"Rickety-kix, go-wix, bum-bix,
Kickety-rix, oh nix, oh nix!
Hum, bum, hyder-wee,
We're the stuff from Sanga-
reep
Farmer Skeeters was sitting
upon the fence in philosophical
resignation, but he followed the
bunch into the house to heed the
flow of learning. The minister
began the proceedings:
Just what phase of the colleg-
late work most deeply impressed
you, Richard Jefferson?"
We'll, I'll tell you. deac," re-
piled Master Richard, 81 think
the best thing was the way little
Martin used to whip the ball
around the end for 20 yards. Then
that night we hauled the presi-
dents runabout on top of the
chapel and cut off his horses tail'
"AhemT interrupted the min.
lister. II was referring to your
classes.
"Oh,' responded the graduate;
well, 1 should Say physics. There
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

Births-Joe and Anna wiles. 1850 North
Twenty-thlrd, boyi William and Grace
Shields 35OS North Twenty-eighth, girl
Walter and Alberta Schmidt, 1896 South
sixteenth, boy; Fred and Lillian Peterson,
1904 Grand avenue, girl; ,Mino and Allene
and Mary Bilec, 2S27 Walnut girl; Dennis
and Dora Burns, ST. GATHERINGS hospital,
boy; Robert and Mary Beichtel, St Cath
crimes hospital, boy.
Deaths-Margaret M Gold, Emmanuel
hospital, 2; Louise Johnson, 2517 South
Twenty first, A.. Ella Wallerstein, 102l
North Twenty-third. Il; Frank Soukup, 1910
South Twelfth, 81
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
DEATH AND FUNERAL NOTICES

Funeral Of Mrs. Sophia Gyger will take
place from residence, 1922 South twenty
eighth street Thursday morning az lO.1
IN. Interment at Plattsmouth, Neb.
JOHNSON-Louisa, beloved wife OF
Charles ]. Johnson and sister OF Rev.
&c r Ewing, aged 43 years IL months
Funeral Thursday afternoon at o'clock
from residence, 2517 South Twenty-first
street Interment Laurel Hill cemetery
Friends invited.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
WANT ADS

Want a6s received 80 any time but
90 insure proper classification must
be presented before ~ o'clock m. for
the evening edition and before 1880
for morning and Sunday editions.
Want ads received after such hours
will have their first Insertion under
the heading. "Too Late 70 Classify"
CASH RATES FOR WANT ADS.
REGULAR CLASSIFICATION-One
insertion M cents per word and
cent per word for each subsequent in-
eertion. Each insertion made on odd
days, ~ cents per word. e1.6O per
line per month.
Rates apply to either The Daily or
Sunday Bee. Always count six words
70 q line.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following marriage licenses have been

The following marriage licenses have been
issued:
Mama and Residence. Ace.
Carl a. Petersen, Obert, Neb...,.......... ~
Lottie Rritenbrink, Omaha.........."....' 20
Henry E Gray, omaha. q
Mary Anderson, Omaha. u
Arthur Carter, Omaha. %
May Sehaefer, Omaha. ~
Anton Paskach. South Omaha. ........" z
ella A. Daice, Omaha ............,..,.'.'. II
Ray II. Stevens, Olathe. Colo. .......,..,. "
Clara Peterson, Irvington, Neb. .....''''. IL
Lenuel Smith, Nebraska City............ q
Eta NJ. Barrett. Leavenworth, Kan..... IL
Louis c. Rolls. Elkhorn ................ 20
Hazel %. Minard, Benson ..................T
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
OFFERED FOR RENT

ONE nicely furnished. newly papered,
south front room; modern in every way;
suitable for two gentlemen; best home
cooking. 21lt Harvey ST.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

FOR SALE-Patent on the first and only
nonscrewing monkey wrench Has a per-
feet grip; made on an entirely new and
original plan. A fortune for some one.
Can show faultless working model. Ad-
dress b. S33, Bee
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
Miscellaneous.

SOUND MENU to 20 years old, wanted
at once for electric railway motormen
opportunity; no strike; write Immediately
for application blank Address Y-lis, Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
OFFERED FOR RENT
Furnished Room--contInurd.

1891 HARVEY; furnished rooms VIZ o,
board
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

Hotels and Apartments.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

DALzELL's Ice cream is in a quality
class by itself. II j. w. Caulvan, 2Os s.
10th ST, will come to The Bee office
within three days we will give him an or
der for a quart brick of this quality ice
cream free.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

FOUR elegantly furnished front rooms
on main floor: complete for housekeepIngI
$50 per month. 201S Davenport
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

CLEAN, nicely furnished room; modernl
gas range; porch and lawn; private fanAkZi
reference. 1926 Harvey. Tel II. 1890
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

NICELY FUl,NtsHED ROOMS for ,sao.
tlemen THE CHATHAM. ITO 5. igthiNS,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
NICE rooms. housekeeping. l113 s. nth.

FOR RENT-Rooms, Housekeeping: three
very pleasant rooms with balcony in quiet,
modern home. 1870 North nth 81 :
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

7-RooM, new house; ali modern. Sl2s
Cass Inquire next door east.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

PATToN'S SUN PROOF paint card free
Saratoga Drug Co, 24th and Ames.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
Unfurnished Rooms.

CHEAP-S rooms, modern except furnaces
one block south OF vinton school Cali
Douglas 6198.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
OFFERED For REM
hoard and Rooms-Continued

o'BR1BN's chocolates are famous every
where, because they are the best. II Mrs
j. Peterson 240e Henderson St. will come
to The Bee office within three days we
will give her an order for a 60-cent box
free.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

$50 SOUTH 9eth Ave. Two front pariOrS'
plano. y
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
Furnished HousekeepInG Rooms.

NICELY furnished light housekeep,nr
| rooms i7ls Cunning street.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
Houeas In all parts OF the city.
AAOuSSS Crei6h Sons a Co, Bee BldE.

s-RooM modern house, newly papeA
and painted throughout, oak floors, 81 y
per month. zoos Webster ST. W. j. DerS
mody Invest. Co, 1914 City Natl Bank
Bldg. Doug. 7S6.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25
Furnished Houses.
Houses ana COTTAGES.

NEW cottage, 8 rooms, with tile bath.
gas and electric combination fixtures; ce-
ment cellar and walks; draw curtains;
must be seen to appreciate 2S16 N. 9th
Ave, Lake car, Omaha, or phone o. ..
over, Bell Red 1912 or either phone ga.
Council Bluffs, Ia
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

Oodan Hotnl Council Bluffs Room, q
= 40 81 per week.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

Al CH0R nee CO.
IRON and wire fences cheaper than wood;
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

REACHES, ANTS, BEDBUGs, FLEAS
AND RATS exterminated from your prem
lses under guarantee contract; estimates
free; Bugdead Insectide, 40c; large can
powder, &c Call or write Riley Chemical
Works, I'd floor, Crounse block, Oppo. post
office. d. S552 A-1S6S
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

LOANS-Salary or furniture: $40 up.
J. II. Wasserburger,
1903 FARNAM ST. Room 25
Douglas 229o. Ind. A-l07l.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-25

Boys.
WANTED-Five reliable boys with bicy-
Giles; first-class wages Western Union
Telegraph Company, 212 S. 18th street
WANTED-One delivery boy with wheel;
one boy for washing bottles and prescrip-
ton room utensils; one boy for soda foun-
tain room. Sherman g. Mcconnell Drug
Co., 10Th and Dodge SITS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11
CURIOUS CROWD is sTUNG
What Eager Mob Saw After Trailing
Patrol Wagon Loaded With
Policemen.

In the midst of the noon hour rush
Saturday patrol wagon changed down
the street loaded with half dozen po-
licemen, turned into a cross street and
stopped in front of one of the big de-
partment stores
The patrol sergeant jumped out a1d
hurried into the store while crowd
of curious persons oongregated around
the wagon and dozen of the holder
ones rushed into the store at the SER
geant's back. The rumor quickly
spread that the store had been raided
that the store was afire, that a masked
burglar had tried to hold up the man
ager. and large portion of the tide
of pedestrians up and down the street
was diverted to the patrol and the
sidewalk of the department store.
The sergeant came out again,
jumped up beside the driver and held
whispered conversation. Then he
returned to the store, and the patrol
drove slowly to the rear entrance of
the big building. The crowd saw the
ruse and surged behind. The wagon
backed up to the curb. the policemen
jumped out and entered the rear door.
The crowd waited breathlessly. In
few moments the police came out with
arms burdened down with bundles of
winter uniforms.
'Stung" muttered the sergeant as
delphia Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11
WILL BE SADLY MISSED
Not Many Sons Would Care for Their
Poor Old Nanny Like the
Deceased.

Iuella was hired Monday. but last
week it was Thursday before she came
TO do the washing" said an uptown
housewife. ''Laundresses are hard to
get, so l didn't presume to ask her
reason; late in the day. however. she
offered it
Il been over in Brooklyn stayin'
with a pore ole lady that lost her only
son. she explained intended comm
back las Sunday night, but she was
feelin' so powerful bad l jes' couldn't
bear to leave her She misses him ter
rible- She's eighty-two. you see. and
she hadn't any husban' nor chile but
him. He was powerful good to her
wouldn't let her do thing for herself
an took fine care of her. Poor ole
auntie, They amt many sons like
hers was,' and Luella wiped a tear
away.
TOO bad I said: land who'll sup
port her now that he's gomez"
"'Oh, his goin' don't make no diff
ference that way. she answered cheer
fully. 'Auntie1l go right on takin' in
laundry work He never earned moth
in, but, I tell you. every afternoon
when five o'clock comes round. an he
amt there to get up from his chair an
make her cup O. tea an bring 1T to
her. she'll miss him somethin' terrible.
They amt many sons would take care
o. their pore OF mamnie that way.
kin tell youi" and Luella shook her
head dismally over the iiial depravity
of her race.'r
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11
Progress of the Pen.

Many trades, sedentary in appear
ance, are the cause of a vast amount
of motion. The carpenter who drives
his plane over the plank, the polisher
who leaves it shining like mirror,
the gardener who sweeps the paths.
the carpet layer who drive his nails,
the cellarman who puts the wine into
bottles, the house painter who sweeps
the wall with his brush, the wood cut
ter who Yields his ak, the graceful
typewriter who, in striking the keys
of her machine. increasingly raises and
lowers her delicate fingers-all these
people move or cause movement in a
part of their person Add together all
these rapid and apparently trivial
movements, and you will discover that
they cover at least once in the course
of a lifetime the long route round the
earth 1t has been calculated. and the
calculation is easy to verify. that the
writer with a facile pen who black
ems the paper for five hours a day at
the rate of 80 words a minute will
thus cover a distance of about 10000
miles year by, SO to say, mere
strength Of wrist That means a
much greater distance than that of
the circuit of the earth. And yet this
unconscious hero has scarcely quilted
his desk
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11
old-rime rrottins Horse Men.

There Is no longer the old dyed-in-
the-wool trotting horse men of our
younger days. A few years ago at a
sale a shabby old man bid and bid
for a horse. running it up to more
than 81 800. at which price he bought
1t. On being asked for the cash he
coolly peeled up his trousers. peeled
M his drawers. peeled down his
stocking. and from the double fold
brought out two $1,000 bills They
had been SO long in the fold. creased.
that the paper was cut through and
the bills fell in eight quarters to the
table The treasury redeemed them
all right
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11
Fresh pork at Bakers

Rhoades s. Hixson want your hogs
next Monday.
Henry Staatz was Kansas City
visitor this week.
This is the paper to advertise in
it goes into HOO homes.
B.F. Bragg returned home from
Kansas City Wednesday evening.
Commissioner Briggs was up from
Franklin township last Thursday
Rhoades s. Hixson bought and
shipped two cars of hogs last Monday.
Miss Gertrude vatet has accepted
position with John F. Jones as stem
ographer-
c. c. Yetter was up from Ogallah
last Friday and took a look in on our
new outfit.
Kans., last week to look over the
country around there.
Chas. Trapp of Bunker Hill, was in
the city this week looking after his
land interests in the comfy.
Smith Bros. of Wilcox township
are hauling corn from here to finish
fattening big bunch of cattle.
Culver Yetter, of Ogallah, was a
county-seat visitor last Friday and
made this office an agreeable call.
We have a two horse gasoline en-
CINE for sale cheap. Must be sold
soon to make room for a larger one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Harries left
Wednesday evening for Syracuse,
Nebr., to visit Mrs. Harries' parents
Baby won't suffer five minutes
with Group if you apply DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil at once. 1t acts like
magic.
Uncle John Hoover was up from
Franklin township over last Wednes-
day night attending to some business
matters
The Good Will society will meet
with Mrs. o. A. Cortright on We'd
nesday, February Is, 2:30 p m.
Bring work. Secretary.
County Clerk Larabee is building
an addition to his house south of
Mrs. Chalk. John Goble and brother
are doing the carpenter work
Martin Clawson and family left
Friday morning for Aurora, Col, to
make their future home. Mr.. Claw
son has homestead near Aurora.
Alex Harvey was up from Ogallah
Thursday and called at this office and
left an order for sale bills. Watch
next weeks paper for his date, ETC.
Jack Evans, of Ogallah, was in the
city Wednesday. He says Ogallah is
little quiet just at present, but
things win liven up as soon as spring
comes.
Billy Bragg sold his restaurant to
Roberts & Harper the first of the
week. This gives this firm the mon
opoly of the restaurants on the east
side of the street.
w. A. Tawney, postmaster and
merchant of Ogallah, was in the
city short time last Monday attend
ing to business matters. We ac-
knowledge a pleasant call.
Ed Robinson and family left the
first of the week for Burns, Kansas,
where they will make their future
home. The good wishes of their
many friends goes with them.
Rev. B. Ziegenfuss, of Collyer, will
deliver lecture in Big Creek hall, as
already announced, on Monday, Feb
ruary 18th at 8 p. m. The subject
will be a philosophical satirical
answer to the question: eff all fools
go on the moon, who is going to stay
on earth?" This entertaining and in
structive lecture on human nature
you cannot possibly miss.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11


Read the World Want Ads.
Home made chill at the o. K
Correct Abstracus-W. III. Swiggett.
Have you noticed the slump in
eggs? Nit.
Dandy sunshiny California weather,
minus the moisture.
If you want to sell your land, list
it with Frank Shaffer. 49-tf
Last Saturday was pension day and
the old boys in blue were happy.
For Rent-Omce occupied by L. c.
Nudge. Inquire at World office.
"Mound City Paint may cost a trifie
more-but. Verbeck Lumber & Sup
ply Co."
Major Poffenberger, who has had
an attack of. pneumonia, is slowly
improving.
The home of Rev Mumford, we
understand. is under quarantine for
scarlet fever.
This week c. L. Hardman pur-
chased handsome new automobile.
1t is a Smith 80 horse power and one
of the best cars made
Regulates the bowels, promotes
easy natural movements, cures consti-
Doan's Regulets. Ask your
Druggist for them. % cent box
This week J. H. Poffenberger and
family are moving into Rudolph
Horak's cottage in the east part of
town, opposite W. S. Gorrell's resi-
dence.
NThe many friends of Sam Swiggett
viii regret to learn that he has been
quite seriously i'll from an attack of
pneumonia at his home in Washing
ton, d. c.
Impure blood runs you down
makes you an easy victim for organic
diseases. Burdock Blood Bitters
purities the blood cures the cause
builds you up.
Monday evening F. D. Hastings
left for Plainfield, Iowa, where he
went to see his mother, who is in
about ten days.
Don't forget ''Cudid and the Slip
per-, next Friday night. The boys
are going to give dandy play with
lots of spice and fun to it, and de-
serve the patronage of home people
as they expect to use the proceeds
for home benefit.
The declamatory and spelling con-
tests will be held at the court house.
Saturday, February IS, at D. m.
Those wishing to enter the declama-
tory contest should report to the
county superintendent. Eva Phil
brook Jones.