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Tensas gazette., 1912-09-06
DIctoqraph.

The dictograph consists of series
Of sensitive metal plates set In hard
rubber cylinder. In its elements II 10
telephone transmitter msgnifed.
Used in a business way II enables q
man to SIT at his desk In his private
ofice alone and talk on his core
spondence without the stenographer
being present The stenographer may
be in the next room or on the other
side Of the building. but she hears the
words as distinctly as though she
we're at his elbow, and sets them
down The dictograph promises TO be
Of great service in detective work.
and is already being used In that line.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-06

prised her at frightful disadvantage.
he knew instinctively, although the
fault was none of his, although he
had saved her life thereby, that she
would hold him and him alone re-
suonsible for the outrage to her mod
esty. and although he had seen little
at first glance and had resolutely kept
his eyes away. the mere conscious
ness of her absolute helplessness ap-
pealed to him-to what was best and
noblest In him, too. He must &C to
her: vet stay, she might not yet be
clothed. in which event. But no.
she must be dressed. or dead, by this
time. and in either case he would
have a duty to discharge.
II devolved upon him to make sure
Of her safety: he was In a certain
sense responsible for 1t. until she got
back to her friends, wherever they
might be; but he persuaded himself
that otherwise he did not want to see
her again, that he did not wish to
know anything about her future; that
he did not care whether It was well or
I'll with her; and 1t was only stern
obligation which drove him toward
her-oh, fond and foolish mani
He compromised with himself at
last by climbing the ridge that had
shut of a view of the pool, and look.
ing down at the place so memorable
to him. He was prepared to with
draw instantly should circumstances
warrant, and he was careful so to con
ceal himself as to give no possible op
portunity for her to discover his
scrutiny.
With a beating heart and eager
eyes he searched the spot There lay
the bear and little distance away
prone on the grass. clothed but wheth
er in her right mind or not, be could
not tell. lay the woman. For momen
as he bent concentrated. eager gaz'
upon her he thought she might have
tainted OF that she might have died
In any event he reflected that she haC
strength and nerve and win to have
dressed herself before either OF thes'
things happened. She lay motionlesi
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-06
FAMILY KuNT
Kansas Man Says Coffee Made Him
That

Coffee has been used in our family
Of eleven--father, mother. fve sons
and four daughters-for thirty years.
/ am the eldest Of the boys and have
always been considered the runt Of the
family and a coffee topper.
Il continued to drink 1t for years un-
til / grew to be a man, and then !
found had stomach trouble, nervous
headaches. poor circulation, was un-
able to do full days work. took medi-
cine for this, that and the other thing,
without the least benefit. In fact I
only weighed 116 when / was 2S.
Then / changed from coffee to Pos
tum, being the first one "A our family
to do so. noticed. as did the rest Of
tie family, that / was surely. gaining
strength and flesh Shortly after ]
was visiting my cousin who said, 'Tcu
look so much better-you're getting
fat
AT breakfast his wife passed me
a cup Of coffee. as she knew ] was al
ways such a coffee drinker, but said.
No, thank you
"what!' said my cousin. you quit
coffee7 What do you drink?'
Postum said. or water, and !
am we'll They did not know what
Postum was. but my cousin had stom-
ach trouble and could not sleep az
night from drinking coffee three times
a day. He was glad to learn about
Postum, but said he never knew cof-
fee would hurt anyone" (Tea is Just
as injurious as coffee because II con-
tains caffeine, the same drug found
In coffee.)
after understanding my condition
and how / got weil be knew what to
do for himself. He discovered that
coffee was the cause Of his trouble as
he never used tobacco or anything else
Of the kind. You should see the change
in him now. We both believe that II
persons who suffer from coffee drink
ing would stop and use Postum they
could build back to health and happl-
ness" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Greek, Mich.
There's a reason" Read the little
book, "The Road to Wellville." !" in pkgs.
Ever read the ABOVE letter. A new
one appears from tire to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
Ever read the shove 1etterv A new
4 one appears from time 20 ttue. TheJ
| are genuine, trEes and foil Of humaz
tntcrest.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-06
cuAprEa v (contInued).

suddenly the rolling thunder peais
concentrated, balls Of fire leaped out
= the heavens and struck the noun
ss,ns where she could actually see
,hem There were not words to de-
scrihe the tremendous crashings
mich seemed TO splinter the hills, 10
~ succeeded by brief periods OF 81
lsnce. to be followed by louder ana
more terrific detonations.
IN one Of those appalling alterna-
Aons from sound to silence she heard
= human cry-an answering cry 10
her own? II came from the hills be-
hind her. It must proceed. she
thought from the man. She could
not meet that man, although she
eraved human companionship as never
hefore. she did not want his. She could
not bear it. Better the wrath OF
God, the fury Of the tempest
Needless of the sharp note OF warn
ing. of appeal. in the voice ere 1t was
drowned by another roll Of thunder,
she plunged on in the darkness. The
canon narrowed here; she made her
way down the lodges, leaping reck-
lessly from rock to rock slipping
falling. grazing now one side, now
the other. hurting herself forward with
white face and bruised body and torn
hands and throbbing heart that would
fain burst its bonds. There was once
an ancient legend. human creature
menaced by all the furies. pitilessly
pursued by every malefic spirit oi
earth and air; like him this sweet
young girl, innocent, lovely, erstwhilt
happy. fed before the storm.
Then the heavens burst, and the
fountains of the great deeps were
broken open and with absolute lit
teralness the floods descended. The
bursting clouds, torn asunder by th'
Wild winds, driven by the pent-uI
lightning within their black and turgi'
breasts. disburdened themselves. Th'
water came down. as II did OF ois
when God washed the face OF thu
world. In flood. The narrow OF th'
canon was filled ten, twenty, thirt.
feet In moment by the eloud burst
The black water rolled and foamed
surging like the rapids at Niagara.
The body of the girl. utterly unpre
pared, was caught up in moment ant
flung like a bolt from catapult dow
The seething sea filled with the trunk
Of the trees and the debris OF tn
mountains, tossing about humanity Il
the wild confusion. She struck on
strongly swimming more because o
the instinct of life than for any othe
reason. A helpless atom in the boil
ing food. growing every minute great
er and greater as the angry skies dis
gorged themselves Of their pent-ul
torrents upon her devoted head.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-06

peal. The desperation in the cry left
him no moment for thought. the de-
mand was for action. The cry was
not addressed to him, apparently, but
to God, yet 1t was he who answered
sent doubtless by that Overlooking
Power who works in such mysterious
ways His wonder to perform!
He leaped over the intervening
trees to the edge OF the forest where
the rapid waters ran. To the right
of him rose a huge rock. or clin. In
front Of him the canon bent sharply
to the north, and beneath him a few
rods away a speck Of white cleaned
above the water Of a deep and still
pool that he knew.
There was a woman there!
He had time for but the swiftest
glance; he had surmised that the voice
was not that of mans voice Instant
ly he heard II. and now he was sure.
She stood white breast deep In the wa
ter staring ahead of her. The next
second he saw what had alarmed her
"a Grizzly Bear. the largest, iercest,
most forbidding speciman he had ever
seen. There were few Of those mon
sters still left. in the range; be him
self had killed several
The woman had not seen him. He
was a silent man by long habit. &C
customed to saying nothing, he said
nothing now. But instantly aiming
fro-1 the hip with wondrous skill
and a perfect mastery Of the weapon
and indeed 1t was short range fol
so huge a target, he pumped bullet
after bullet from his Winchester into
the evil monarch OF the mountains
The first shot did for him. but max
ing assurance double and treble sure
he fired again and again. Satisfied al
last that the bear was dead, and OBJ
serving that he had fallen upon the
clothes of the bather, he turned, de
Nscended the stream for few yard
until he came to 4 place where II wa
easily fordable. stepped through
without a glance toward the woman
shivering in the water. whose senss
tion so far as a mere man could, b.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-06

thoroughly understood and appreciat-
ed. and whose modesty he fain would
spare, having not forgotten to be
gentleman in five years Of his own so
ciety-high test of quality. that.
He climbed out upon the bank. up
rooted a small tree, rolled the bear
clear Of the heap Of woman's clothing
and marched straight ahead of him up
the canon and around the bend.
Thereafter, being a man. he did not
faint or fall, but completely unnerved
he leaned against the canon wall.
dropped his gun at his feet and stood
there trembling nightly. sweat be
dewing his forehead, and the sweat
had not come from his exertions. In
one moment the whole even tenor OF
his life was changed. The one
glimpse he had got OF those white
shoulders. that pallid face. that golden
head raised from the water, had swept
him back FIVE years. He had seen
once more in the solitude woman.
other women he had seen at a dis
tanCe and ayOlOeO III Mo JCoAAy 'i0ieS
TO the settlements. OF course. these
had passed him by remotely. but here
he was brought in touch intimately
with humanity He who had taken
life had saved It. A woman had sent
him forth: was woman to call him
back?
He cursed himself for his weakness.
He shut his eyes and summoned other
memories. How long he stood there
he could not have told He was fight
ing battle and it seemed to him at
last that he triumpbed- Presently the
consciousness came to him that per
haps he had no right to stand there
lie; II may be that the woman need
ed him; perhaps she had tainted In
the water: perhaps He turned to-
ward the bend which concealed him
from her and then he STOPPED Had
be any right TO intrude upon her
privacy? He must OF necessity be an
unwelcome visitor 10 her. he had sur
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-06
BEYOND LIMIT OF PATIENCE
Uses Of the Telephone VIII BE Apt
TO condone Mr.. RusIman's Brief
Loss Of Temper.

He was Just about exasperated with
the telephone, was Mr.. Busiman.
Ten times that morning he hac
tried to get on to number, and each
time something had prevented hin
from speaking. Either 1t was mum.
Dor engaged" or the person he want
cd to speak to was out. or else he
had been suddenly cut of. At last
he got through.
"Hallol" said be. rs Mr.. x. there?"
'Yes." replied a voice. DO you
want to speak to him?"
That was the last straw. Back
came the reply in icy tones:
"Oh. mol Nothing of the sort l
merely rung up to hand him cigarI"
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-06
SYNOPSIS

v-,a Maitland, a frank, free and un-
-Ie.iisd Young Philadelphia girl, is taken
y ne Colorado mountains by her uncle
y ysa,.srt Maitland. James Armstrong
SsitIands protege falls In IN love Wit ~ hv, bnt
- - hssltates, and Armstrong goes east
~ W hnsiness without a definite answeG-
p ~ hears the story Of mining engi-
nsn- nn Newbold, whose wife fell on cIn
snd was so seriously hurt tnat ne ne heo
- eafen by wolves while he went lot
hs, ~ Kirkby, the old guide who tells me
ps.p n.,tx gives Enid a package Of letters
.Ssck he says were found on the oea9
sn,e snn,osr's body. She reads the letters ano
J. Wtrthv's request keeps them. Wnlie
..,hsng In mountaing stream Enid Is az
.ssrEed by a bear, which Is mysterlousB
sse A storm adds to the girls terror
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-06

Harry ElkIns Wideper. who was lost
on the Titanic. had a very valuable
collection of books, qpd these VIII go
to Harvard university His grandfa-
ther, P. A. B. Widenef. VIII provide a
building in which the books VIII be
adequately housed. The collection In
cludes a first folio Shakespeare. =
copy of Shakespeare's poems in the
original binding. and what is described
as the finest collection In the world OF
Robert Louis stevenson's works.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-06
For Cure of Pneumonia

DR.. Serbert has since employed the
same treatment in 21 cases. one OF
which was extremely serious. since 1t
was a question Of double complicated
pneumonia in a woman seventy-two
years old. All these cases recovered.
II seem certain that the camphor pro-
duced these effects. since there was
no real crisis. the cure being gradual
and sbwly effected. = Philadelphia
North American.
Tensas gazette., 1912-09-06

Miss Dinningham-Mamma. do you
think papa knows Harold is going to
call for me In his aeroplane?
Mammal, think so, dear. He's
been hanging around the skylight with
q club all afternoon.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
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rely absolutely upon ZEMO. II you
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You apply liquid ZEMO with the
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ZEMO as quickly as you can. Relief
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too quickly for you. And remember:
ZEMo Is guaranteed. zEMo Is SOLD
by druggists at 800 for the regular
size large bottle or IS cents for tho
liberal size trial bottle.
ZEMO is sold and guaranteed by
druggists everywhere. and in Wash.
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The Washington times., 1912-12-04
YOURHEAD
STUFFED?
One dose Pape's Cold Compound
gives relief-Cure in
few hours.

You will distinctly feel your cold
breaking and all the Grippe symptoms
leaving after taking the very first
dose.
It is a positive fact that Pape's Cold
Compound, taken every two hours, un-
til three consecutive doses are taken,
Will end the Grippe and break up the
most severe cold. either In the head,
chest. back. stomach. or limbs.
1t promptly relieves the most mis-
erable headache. dullness, head and
nose stuffed up. feverishness, sneez-
Ing. sore throat. running OF the nose.
mucous catarrhal discharges. soreness,
stiffness. and rheumatic twinges.
Get a 25-cent package OF "Papas
Cold Compound" from your druggist
and take It with the knowledge that |,
VIII positively and promptly cure your
cold and end all the grippe misery;
without any assistance or bad after.
effects and that It contains no quinine
don't accept something else said tc
be Just - good. Tastes nios-acts
gently.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
REPORT ASSAILS
TWO RAILROADS
Grand Trnk Charges Will Be
Rushed to Capital as Fast
as Revealesd.

officials at the Department Of Justice
are awaiting eagerly the arrival either
today or tomorrow Of the preliminary
report Of Assistant Attorney General
Adkins. regarding disclosures made to
the New York Federal grand jury In
the probe of the deal between the New
York. Now Haven and Hartford rail.
road and the CRANK Trunk railway, 10
alleged violation Of the Sherman anti.
trust law.
Mr.. Adkins. 1t Is announced. will lay
before the Attorney General tae facts
AZ the grand jury determine them,
Is rapidly as possible. In order that
Mr.. Wickersham may determine his
course Of action with respect to .
merger dissolution suit, and will not
wait until the grand jury has prog
ressed into all the details Of the case.
Criminal proceedings. which the De-
partment Of Justice expects to see in.
stituted against the men responsiblc
for the violation of the Sherman law.
will be begun by indictments by the
New York grand jury. assuming. Of
course. that the evidence being given
warrants the finding Of true bills.
But the particular point. on which Mr..
Adkins report 10 expected to shed light
deals with the civil part Of the Sher.
man law and possible infraction Of that
part. It IL on this question that the
future course Of the Department Of JUS
tice depends.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04

Charging that the proposed changes
OF taxation in the District Of Columbia
contained In the George report were
drawn up with q view Of destroying the
organic act Of 1878. and asserting that
the main features Of the report were
antagonistic to the best interests OF the
District. Col. Charles c. Lancaster told
the members Of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association last night that the
passage OF the bill which Mr.. George ts
understood to be framing would cost
the residents Of Washington millions Of
dollars. Tho principles OF the bill are
desperate" said Colonel Lancaster. 1T
would drive most Of US out Of WASH
inyton II II were passed. Personally. l
do not want Mr.. George to appear be-
fore this association and explain his
motives. I do not want man to break
into my house and rob me and then
shake hands with me-"
There WAS q lively few minutes at
the meeting following Colonel Lancas-
ters remarks when Judge Charles 3.
Bundy, who had extended an invitation
to Mr.. George to appear before the a.:
sociation at the next meeting. charged
false alarm" He said there had been
no bill introduced In Congress to change
the tax system in the District and when
such bill Is introduced It would be time
enough for the association to 60 on
record concerning It,
II believe Judge Bundy 10 one OF those
persons who are inclined to lock the
stable after the horse Is gone.' replied
Colonel Lancaster. "I have authentic
Information that Mr.. George has an
r rounced he intends to introduce his tai
bill and have It passed before Christi
las"
James S. Easby.Smith rose to point
Of order and the tilt between the colone
and the Judge was at an end.
Most OF the evening was given oveI
| to revising the constitution and BYLAW
| Of the association. this having beer
nade the special meeting Of the asso
citation.
The association also took up the qucs
ton Of the erection Of buildings for bust
nes purposes In the residential sectioni
Of the city. and tho executive committe>
was authorized to appear before thu
District Commissioners and urge NOR
stringent regulations governing the issu
ance OF permits for such buildings.
The school committee reported favor
ably on the recommendation Of DR.. Gibbl
that the public schools Of Columbis
Heights be open in the evening and dur
Ing the summer for supplementary edu
cational purposes and as recreation ant
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
LIBRARY REPORT ~:
PLEA FOR BLIND
Congress Asked to Provide Division for Sghtess
ofl2o,ooo Books Added to the Institution in
-. Last Year.

CarIotta. and Pope Plus. TX, presented
by Mrs. Naury Werth. the daughter Of
the late Matthew Fontaine Maury, and
other Of his descendants.
Manuscript Gifts.
Other important gifts Of manuscripts
include some Van Buren, papers from
Dr. Stuyvesant Fish Morris and Mrs.
Smith Van Buren,; Mexican inquisition
papers from David Ferguson: Edwin M.
Stanton papers from Lewis II. Stanton;
the Louise Chandler Moulton collection
Of autograph letters; Thomas Hardy's
manuscript OF "A Group Of Noblo
Dames." from Sydney c. Cockerell. Of
England. at the hands Of Luther 8.
Livingston. Of New York.
J. Pierpont Morgan presented q set Of
autosraphic documents Of the sign.
Purchases were made In the case Of
several important sets Of manuscripts:
HoSss os IN FSm % sSs
classlfed and cataiosusd. have been
found to contain material Of historical
value. especially In the matter Of the
Impeachment trial Of President johnson.
eral autograph scores Of American COM
posers. In the development by purchase
In q number Of departments q system
attic scheme OF selection has been favor
ed BY opportunities OF the moment, such
a. for instance the purchase OF the
library Of Chaplain Hoes. U. 8. N, con-
tanning valuable Spanish war informa-
tion. collected ''on the spot
Suggests New Name.
The librarian suggests that the title
OF President Jeffersons time. 1.-THE Ii.
brary Of the United States" be adopted
now. because OF the scope Of the Ii.
brary and the fact that any investiga.
tor may secure books from this insti.
tuition through. his local library. The
extension OF this system awaits only
:he extension OF book or library post
with low cost Of transportation.
Sales Of the Library's extensive sys.
tenn of catalogue cards in the past year
exceeded 100000 copies. Specialists
have paid high tribute to these ca ards
covering as they do many fields thor.
oughly.
DR.. Hing Kwai Fung has been sc.
cured to classify and catalogue the
japanese and Chinese literature, OF
which there 10 q good foundation.
The copyright office fees amounted tc
sl1s.000, and the sale of cards to 81, COO
offsetting the appropriations for main.
tenance by $l6s.O00.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
TAXATION CHANGE
STARTS DISCUSSION

social centers. The committee reported
against the resolution to ask the Com
M!ssioners to open a branch public
library on the Heights.
The public utilities committee report.
ed favofably on the project to extend
the inausural ceremonies over a period
Of Ave days.
The following resolution introduced by
j.. Clinton Hiatt was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas Meridian Hill Park was
procured for the public by the act Of
March I. 1911. for the sum OF 1890. 600 and
the title 10 now In the District Of CO.
lumbia. and the location OF this park
is within the Jurisdiction of this asso-
ciation. which desires It improved for
Therefore. be It resolved by the CO.
lumbia Heights Citizens Association.
That We strongly favor and do now
earnestly recommend that. the sum OF
$4,000 be appropriated at this session of
Congress for the maintenance and i'm
provement OF said Park. as no money
has been appropriated to improve this
park since It was taken for the Dis.
trict."
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
RIPLEY APARTMENT
SOLD TO WOMAN As
GOOD INVESTMENT
Rentals Of 5000 Yearly Sc.
cured for Approximately
$S5,OOO Paid Down.

The Ripley apartment house at Elf.
teenth and r streets northwest. lust
completed by Harry aWrdman, has
been sold to Mrs. Catherine Wetmorc.
an out-of.town investor. for q consider.
alton Of $s6,0OO
The building 10 sixty by one hundred
feet. 10 Ave stories high and contains
twenty-eight apartments, the total rem.
tai Of which amounts to about 5000
yearly. lit II fireproof and modern In
The building IL interesting not only
because Of its own value. but by rea.
son Of the fact that II II one OF, seven
handsome buildings recently erectesi
on r street, between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets. The transaction was
made through shannon G. Luchs, and
Mrs. Wetmore will hold II as an in.
Addition to Residence.
DR.. Loren B.. T. johnson has pur.
chased eighteen feet Of ground to the
north OF his residence At 2l0s Sixteenth
street and will make extensive additi.
tons to his already handsome residence,
The property lies on Sixteenth street,
between v street and Vermont avenue,
and was purcased from Mrs. Amelia N.
9. oliver.
Buys Church Property.
Mrs. ]. Dyrenforth has purchased the
residence in which she lives at 2O2l o
street northwest, from the trustees OF
the Church Of the Covenant. The con.
sideration was 1890. and II is under.
stood Mrs. Dyrenf0rth will improve the
property.