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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-09-27

about me into the dismantled room,
endeavoring to clear my brain and
figure all this out. 1t was not so dim.
cult to conceive what had occurred,
every bit of evidence pointing to
single conclusion. Grant had searched
the house for Eric, and discovered no
signs of his presence; whatever had
subsequently happened between the
girl and himself, she had not felt JUS
titled in releasing me while he and
his men remained. They must have
departed soon after dark, we'll pro-
visioned, upon their long march toward
the Delaware, leaving ElmIlurst unoc-
cupied except for it's mistress and her
servants. The fact that neither the
lady nor Peter had opened the en-
trance to the secret staircase would
seem to show that the attack on the
house must have followed swiftly. 1t
had been a surprise, giving those
within no chance to seek for refuge.
There had been a struggle at the front
door; some Of the assailants had
achieved entrance through the win
dow, and that had practically ended
the affair.
But what had become of Peter? or
the girl? Who composed the attack
ing party? The Indian had been de-
spatched to Valley Forge with my
memoranda; probably Peter, the Irish
man, and a negro or two were alone
left to defend the house. AS to the
identity of the marauders, had small
doubt; their handiwork was too plain
ly revealed, and those two dead men
remained as evidence. Rough as were
British and Hessian foragers, they
were seldom guilty of such wanton de-
struction as this. Besides this was
the home of a prominent loyalist, pro-
tected from despoliation by high au-
thority. The hellish work must have
been accomplished by one or more
bands of those pine Robbers" who in
tested Monmouth county, Infamous
devils, hiding in caves among sand
hills, and coming forth to plumber and
rob- Pretending to be Tories, their
only purpose of organization was pill
lage. Even in the army the names
Of their more prominent leaders were
known, such as Red Fagin, Debow,
West and Carter, and many a tale Of
horror regarding their depredations
had I heard told around the campfire.
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the right. but l had to move before
smouldering remains of what must
have been a large barn. | advanced in
that direction, skirting the orchard.
and row of negro cabins. These
were deserted, the doors open, and
two of them exhibited evidences of
fire. A storehouse had it's door bat
tered in, huge timber, evidently used
as ram, lying across the threshold,
and many of the boxes and barrels
within had been smashed with axes.
The ground all about had been tram
pied by horses hoofs, and only a
smouldering fragment of the stables
remained.
| stared about perpleXed, unable to
decipher the meaning of such de-
struction. Surely Grant would never
dare such a deed with his unarmed
force. Besides Elmhurst was the
property of a loyalist, ay! the colonel
of his regiment. Not even the mad
ness of anger would justify so wanton
never hope to solve it lettering there;
the house itself would doubtless reveal
the story, and l turned in that direc-
ton, skirting the fence, yet exercising
care, for there might still remain de-
tenders within, behind those green
blinds, to mistake me for an enemy.
saw nothing, no sign of life, as l
circled through the trees of the or
chard, and came out upon the grass
plot facing the front porch. The sun
was up now, and / could perceive each
detail. There was a smashed window
to the right, green shutter hanging
dejectedly by one hinge; the great
front door stood wide open, and the
body of a dead man lay across the
threshold, a dark stain of blood ex-
tending across the porch floor
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-09-27
Prospects for the sevs" 80. H
National Dairy Show Chicago

uh,,o +b;s event has each year siv-
en- evidence of its useiulness :.
dairy world, yet the rounoihe ou' "
the seven-year period promises 10
give to the country one OF the most
valuable educational shows ever ne
sented. With the thought IN n,hu oa'
the importation of dairy proouo'S
growing to a dangerous amount Snu
that present prices and genera 0o
ditions concerning agriculture ~
America warrant tremendous amount
of work to stop the terrlnc oIain
upon our gold by foreign countries ioi
products we should and must gFo"
at home, the attention OF the mana
ment has been given entirely 10 cne
rendering of practical demonstrators
on lines of the maximum OF prtelpc-
ton at the minimum of cost, OF Calry
products. While features OF intense
moment on sanitary and nyslenlc
methods will be presented, yet! the
paramount work Of this great educa-
tional show is for the farmer.
Matters of breeding and feeding
will be presented by demonstration
and discussion; the better handling
and marketing of dairy products Will
be discussed--in fact, everything that
will tend to aid in profitable dairy
farming will be here shown anu
talked over by the highest national
authorities. The machinery depart
ment will have many active, interest
ing and instructive exhibits. 1t is the
intention that every exhibitor shal
have an opportunity to display his eX'
hibit, wholly or in part, in active use'
thus giving practical demonstrations
under expert hands. But the cow and
her place upon the farm will be the
paramount issue; with $9,000,000 an
nually being shipped out of this coun-
try for dairy products, the COW and
how to increase her capacity has The
most need of consideration by all
patriotic citizens.
No farmer in the middle west, be he
already engaged in dairying or not, can
afford to overlook this ten-day short
course in all that is best for the farm.
In fact, this show has assumed rela-
ton with farming and dairying that
makes it the annual roundup of all
affairs of the dairy world. where
show-yard battles are settled for the
season; where trades are made and
where matters affecting the next
years work are discussed and
planned.
The show will be held this year,
commencing October "a, in the Inter
national Amphitheater, Chicago. While
the show is National In name, 1t Will
be International In character, as by
comparison alone are we able to see
what is being accomplished the world
over. Some new and useful classes
are being added to the classification,
which will be ready for distribution
shortly. Adv.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-09-27
CHAPTER Xy.-Continued.

The silence and loneliness caused
me to become restless. | could not
entirely throw off the sense OF being
buried alive in this dismal hole. l.
wondered If there was any way or es-
cape, IL that secret door was not
locked and unlocked only from with
out. A desire to ascertain led me to
take candle In hand, and climb the
circular staircase, examining the wall
as I passed upward. The interior OF
the chimney revealed nothing. While
I felt convinced there must also be
false fireplace on the first floor, so as
20 carry out the deception, the dim
candle light made no revealment OF its
position. / could Judge. very nearly
where It should appear, and I sound
ed the wall tt ereabout carefully both
above and below without result. Nor
did any noise reach me to disclose a
thinness Of partition.
Convinced of the solidity Of the wall
at this spot, / continued higher until
I came to the end Of the passage. To
my surprise the conditions here were
practically the same. Had I not en-
tered at this point I could never have
been convinced that there was an
opening. From within 1t defied dis
covery, for nothing confronted my
eyes but mortared stone. l was sealed
I'm helplessly, but for the assistance
of friends without; no effort on my
part could ever bring release.
Yet l went over the rough surfaGD
again before retracing my steps down
to the room below. All this must
have taken fully an hour of time, and
the strain of disappointment left me
tired, as though | had done a days
work. | can hardly conceive that |
slept, and yet / certainly lost con-
seriousness, for when | aroused myself
4 was i'll pitch darkness.
: felt daZed, bewildered, but as my
hand felt the edge of the table l COM
pretended where I was, and what had
occurred. Cropping about, found flint
and steel. and that last candle, which
forced into the candlestick. The tiny
yellow fame was like a message from
the gods, How / watched it, every
nerve tingling, as 1t burned lower and
lower. Would ii last until help came,
or was / destined to remain pinned up
I'm the darkness of this CHASTITY grave?
Why, / must have been there for
hours-hours. The burning out of the
candles proved that. Surely / could
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thing, even her, and cursed aloud, hat
ing the echoes of my own voice. 1t
seemed as though those walls, that
low roof. were crushing me, as If the
close. foul air was .suffcating. / recall
tearing open the front of my shirt
to gain easier breath. | walked about
beating with bare hands the rough
stone, muttering to myself words with
out meaning. The candle had burned
down until barely an inch remained.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Queens Ranuers,

A bullet had struck the hand rail,
shattering one of the supports, and the
broad steps were SCARED and splin-
tered. The man lay face upward, his
feet inside the hallway, one side of
his head crushed in. He was roughly
dressed in wooden shirt and patched
smallclothes, and wore gold hoops in
his ears, his complexion dark enough
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-09-27
The Case.

How did it happen that Jopps did
not keep the good position he had?"
"On one important occasion he lost
his head"
How did that happen?f
1T was cut off,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-09-27

YOU GAN CURE CATARRH
~ using Coles Carbolisalve. lit is a most
effective remedy. All druggists. 25sand SOC. Adv.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-09-27

A woman's headaches are natural:
mans are usually ACQUIRED
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ENOUGH for One MINT.

Enthusiast Cat musical recitaD-
we shall hear more Of this Young man.
Sufferer-Not tonight, hope!
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-09-27

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, red uees infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind colo, 25c bottle.
Adv
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-09-27

ct Seemed as Though Those walls,
That Low Roof Were Crushing
Me; as If the Close, Foul Air was
Suffocating.
doubt no longer this was a trick.
cowardly. cruel trick! IL help had
been coming it would have reached me
before this. The day must have passed.
and much of the night. Grant and his
marty would have marched away long
before this on the road to Philadel-
phia. What could have occurred, then,
20 prevent Peter or the girl from set
ting me free? Could they have been
forced into accompanying the sol
diers? Could they have forgotten?
Gould they deliberately leave me there
90 die?
Mybrain whirled with incipient mad
ness, as such questions haunted me
INCREASINGLY. | lest faith in every
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-09-05
GREEN WAS
HUNTED MAN
Speak-Easy at the Bottom
of Tragedy.
DEAD MAN SUSPICIOAED
Antonia Green Purchased Revolver
and Dagger Last Satur-
day Night.

The Eagle street speak-easy was
the cause of the Sunday night tragedy
which resulted in the shooting of
Raphael Capatso and the suicide of
Antonia Green.
Since the arrest of Vincinso Mata-
lusa, charged with selling beer illeg-
ally, there has been much indignation
and excitement among the Italian
colony, and especially those who fire.
quented this beer selling place on
Eagle street. Antonio Green was
suspicioned by several as being re-
sponsible for divulging the informa-
tion to the police and he was several
times threatened with violence.
Green knew that he was suspicioned
and he was also alarmed. On Satur-
day Green purchased the 3S calibre
revolver and big dagger sort of
knife. He also purchased a plentiful
supply of cartridges for the gun.
Capatso boarded at the Eagle street
speak-easy house and he was among
those who thought that Green had in
formed the authorities that Matalusa
had been selling beer.
1t was to quarrel with Green about
this that Capatso called Green across
the street. Capatso charged him with
being the informant and when the hot
words passed, Capatso struck Green
a stinging blow in the face. 1t was
then that Green shot Capatso and fled.
That most of the Italian colony were
against Green was indicated by the
manner in which they hunted the fell
low after the shooting of Capatso.
Usually an Italian will do everything
possible to cover up one OF their coun-
| trymen when the police are after him.
1t is also said that on Sunday an
Italian was going about the streets
with a loaded revolver looking for
Green.
The tragedy makes it plain that the
| police should enforce the law against
| carrying weapons. Under the law
the police can learn the name of any
one who purchases a weapon here,
and precautionary measures can be
taken. There are far too many gun
'toters" in Bridgeton.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-09-05

other great corporations, as evidenced
by the statements of Senator Boise
Penrose and John Archibold before
the U. S. Senate Committee. 1t fur
ther appears that the said Roosevelt
after giving the said Taft the Presi-
Dental job with the Republican party
as the instrument for so doing, felt
great grief for his generous action,
and within the past few months has
been trying to take the job away from
the said Taft and used the Republican
party as best he could for the pur-
pose. 1t still further appears that
the said Roosevelt was loudly in evil
dence in the National Republican Con-
vention, and that the said Taft had the
votes, whereupon the said Roosevelt
did scheme, plan and actually create
a new party, and with public acclaim
and much hymn singing, did give
notice that he had forsaken the Re-
publican party for all time.
Did the action of Roosevelt in leav-
ing the Republican party constitute
bolt?
Webster in his unabridged diction-
ary says:
1. Bolt: To shout, to discharge, to
drive forth.
2. ITO utter precipitately; to blurt;
to throwout."
8. "O. S. Politics To refuse to
support, as a Nomination made by a
party to which one has belonged, or
by caucus in which one has taken
part"
In the mind of the Court, the situa-
ton is so plain that there can be but
one decision. Roosevelt did and is
doing all of the things that Webster
defines as BOLT, and the defendant
must admit it.
Thereupon the judgment of the
Court is that the defendant is in de-
fault and that he is entitled to and he
is hereby directed to pay to the said
plaintiff in this case one box Of Ches-
terfeld cigars.
1t is also adjudged that the said
defendant is contemplate in the mind
of this court for questioning the mo-
tives and the decisions of the said
court and that the only way to purge
himself from this contempt is to pay
to the said court for the use and COM
fort of the court, twenty-five cents
worth of the said Chesterfield cigars.
1t is further suggested as warning
to the said defendant, that if it was
beyond dispute that the said defendant
suggested that the decision of this
Court should be recalled, that the said
Court would be pleased to recall to
him the days of his youth when he
was gently bended over fathers knee
and given sound spanking for utter
ance unwise and foolish.
Signed and sealed this thirry-first
day of August, 1912.
B. F. HIRES,
The Court,
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-09-05
Stokes SAYS
He IS OUT
Harmony in the Party is
Necessary.
PECULIAR POSITION.
Former Governor Stokes Says He
Is Not to Be Senatorial
Candidate.

By the decision of former Governor
Stokes not TO enter the primaries as
a candidate for United States Senator,
the present incumbent, Senator Frank
o. Briggs. finds himself alone in the
Republican field for that office.
Former Governor Stokes decision
was not reached until late last night
The time for filing the petitions did
not close until midnight, and the for
mer Governor took until the last hour
to consider the matter.
Asked for statement of his posi-
ton last night, former Governor
Stokes said:
"The situation for the Republican
party is so acute that there seems
just now to be greater need of har-
mony than of candidates. Therefore,
l have decided to stay out of the race.
My chief interest is, as it has always
been, for the welfare of the Republi-
can party"
The former Governor said he would
have a further statement to make
within day or two. When it became
known Yesterday afternoon that he
was hesitating about entering the Sen
atorial race, many Of his friends CON-
municated with him by telephone and
by letter, urging him to file his petit
ton. 1t was suggested to him that
trolled by neither the emocrats nor
| by the old line Republicans, and that
| the Progressive Republicans might
| hold the balance of power. In that
| event he would be the logical com.
promise candidate for the two wings
| of the Republican party in event o1
his receiving a satisfactory vote il
| the primaries. This argument, how
ever, appeared to have little weigh
| with him. \
Mr.. Stokes position in politics has
been peculiar. He is firm believer
in Colonel Roosevelt and does not dis.
guise the fact that he expects Presi
dent Taft to be overwhelmingly de-
| feated At the same time he prefer:
to remain lin the regular Republican
party rather than to subscribe to thC
third party idea; Up to yesterday the
former Povernor was almost alone il
this peculiar situation, but he has nov
been joined by United States Senator
| Cummins, of Iowa, who in Statement
announces himself in almost precisel.
| the same situation
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-09-05
BOAT WRECKED
AND RESCUE MADE

Cape May, N. j., Sept 3.-The
launch "Mulford", of Atlantic City,
was reported in distress in the bay at
Fishing Creek this evening, with its
owner, C. c. Scull, his wife and 10
year-old son, Mclford, aboard. ~
Commodore Starr, Cora II, flagship
of the Cape May Yacht and Country
Club, proceeded to the rescue with
Walter Starr, Jr., son Of the commo-
dore, and his captain, Charles Hand,
in charge.
They reached the Milford and
towed her successfully to the entrance
of the harbor, when the hawser broke,
and the Mulford crashed against the
stone pile, the boy being washed over
board. He was rescued by his father
and placed on the stone pile, and was
again washed into the water by a
wave, and again rescued.
The party was successful in getting
ashore safely, but the Mulford, which
is a new boat on its first voyage, is
likely to be complete wreck.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-09-05
Saturday, September II, 1912,

all the following land and livery stable
premises, situate on Broad street, in
the Third Ward of the City of Bridge.
ton, New Jersey, bounded and de.
scribed as follows:
Beginning at corner in the south line
of Broad street south seventy-set IN
degrees fifty minutes, east thirty-tWo
feet more or less to corner to j.
Christian Kienzle's lot; thence south
erly at right angles to said Broad
street and along lots of said Kienzle.
Hannah Griner and reserved land of
grantor, two hundred and twenty one
and half feet more or less to a
corner of reserved lands of SAID grant,
ors; thence along line of j. H. Appel
gates properties North seventy de-
grees, forty minutes, west ninety-eight
feet more or less to the southeast COR
ner of the County property; thence
along said north twenty-five degrees,
east fitty-one and half feet to a
corner of Ann Elwells lot; thence
along the same and Hands lot south
seventy degrees forty minutes, east
sixty-fiye and half feet to a corner
of said Hands lot; thence northerly at
right angles to said Broad street and
along said Hands line one hundred
and seventy feet to the south line of
Broad street and place of beginning.
/ Reserving, nevertheless, out Of the
above description a right of way in
and over strip of land eight feet in
width along the easterly side of the
above-described premises from Broad
street to the southerly end of same.
Sale to take place on the premises.
Terms 10 per cent. of purchase price
when property is sold, balance when
deed is delivered.
H. L. TYLER, Auctioneer. Z,
WILLIAM w. JOHNSON,
Trustee,
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-09-05
RALLY DAY.

Rally Day at the Sunday school of
the Fourth M. E. Church next Sunday
afternoon at 2.30. The Trinity orches-
ira will render some fine selections.
Rev. L. T. Bausman, of Fairton, will
be the speaker of the hour. Several
selections by the teachers and stu
dents will be part of the program.
All formers members and those in
terested in Sunday school work, are
urged to be present.
ELCANA HICKMAN,
Superintendent.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-09-05
SMITH FIGHTS
FOR THE SENATE
Upsets the Democratic Party
Harmony.
PRACIIcAl|PROGRtSS|vE
Democratic Leader Claims that he
! Will Make No Fancy
Promises.

forner United States Senator
James Smith, Jr.. yesterday filed a
petition as candidate for U. S. Sena-
tor at the Democratic primary. In
addition, the former Senator makes
public statement in which he claims
to be loyal Democrat and strongly
supporting the national ticket and
Baltimore Convention. In his state
ment the big Democratic boss says:
New Jersey is destined beyond
question TO be the greatest industrial
State in the Union.
Il have worked beside men and
have employed men in thousands in
this State. 1 have competed with the
outside world and with other manu-
facturers in this country-and l know
that no government can govern well,
unless it legislates first of all for the
majority, the workers. The sum of
| prosperity in the nation is the multi
plication of the prosperity of the in
dividual unit. And that unit is the
workingmen.
| Il am not able to make promises
quite as sweeping as are made by
| others more progressive in the
realms of pure fiction or less expert
enced in affairs. I cannot promise to
do more than my best toward improv-
ing conditions nationally and gradu-
ally. We shall always have problems
Of labor and capital, of trusts and of
tariff as long as human nature shall
exist. But we can solve problems as
we meet them, wisely combining in
legislative bodies youthful optimism
and mature experience.
"We can live up to the platform
promulgated at Baltimore, and we can
make conditions better steadily, il
| slowly.
MY main thought is for the vel
fare of the body of workers, the Ia
borers, the skilled mechanics, and
the farmers who feed the nation and
produce the national wealth.
i Il cannot offer myself to the voters
as the most radical of ultra-progres
| sives. Others undoubtedly will sur
pass. me in wealth of imagination and
in generosity of prediction promises
! Il have been working in this world
long enough to know that real re-
suits are accomplished slowly and
that the biggest work takes the long
i est time.
| Both old experience and youthful
! enthusiasm, however, are useful in
, government-as | have said. And ]
offer myself as a candidate to the peo-
pie for the senatorship, as one having
, experience, and I promise, should
| be elected, to use my experience and
my knowledge of affairs in general
and of New Jerseys affairs in par
ticular for the best interests of the
nation and Of the State of New Jersey
Smith as a candidate greatly dis
. turbs Governor Wilson and his mana
gers and there will be an effort made
to get John Westcott, Senator Geb-
hard and Congressman Hughes to-
gether, so that the progressive vote
will not be split up and thus assuring
Smith of a plurality of the vote.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1912-09-05
This Is an Easy Test.

Shake Aliens Foot-Ease in one shoe
and not in the other, ana notice the
difference. Just the thjrg z to ,e when
rubbers or ogers noes become necss-
sary, and your shoes seem to pinch.
Sold everywhere, z5c. Don't accept
any substitute. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen o. Olmstsd. Ls Roy, n. 7.