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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-04

was pierced by a low door. Mrs.
their heels, handed the candle to Bet
ty.
In yonder!" she said briefly, nod
ding toward the door
"Wait!" cried Betty in a whisper.
NO" said the woman with an al
most masculine suriness OF tone. Il
got nothing to say" She pushed them
into the attic, and, closing the door,
fastened it with a stout wooden bar.
Beyond that door, which seemed to
have closed on every hope, Betty held
the tallow dip aloft, and by its uncer-
tain and pickering light surveyed her
prison. The brieiest glance sutticed.
The room contained two shake-down
beds and a stool; there was a window
in the gable, but a piece OF heavy
plank was spiked before 1t.
Miss Betty, don't you be scared"
whispered Hannibal. When the Judge
hears we're gone, him and Mr.. Ma
haffy will try to find us. They'll go
right off to Belle Plain-the Judge is
always wanting to do that, only Mr.,
Mahaffy never let's hIm-but now he
won't be able to stop him"
"Oh, Hannibal, Hannibal, what can
he do there-what can any one do
there?" And a dead pallor over
spread the girls face To speak OF
the blind cropping of her friends but
served to fix the horror Of their stu
alton in her mind
81 don't know, Miss Betty. but the
Judge Is always thinking OF things to
do; seems like they was mostly things
no one else would ever think Of"
Betty had placed the candle on the
stool and seated herself on one OF the
beds. There was the murmur OF
voices In the room below; she won
dered II her fate was under considera-
ton and what that fate was to be.
Hannibal, who had been examining
the window, returned to her side
Miss Betty, If we could Just get
out of this loft we could steal their
skiff and row down to the river: /
reckon they got just the one boat;
the only way they could get to us
would be to swim out, and II they
done that we could pound 'em over
the head with the oars-the least lit.
tie thing sinks you when you're in
the water" But this murderous fancy
OF his failed to interest Betty.
Presently they heard Sherrod and
Bunker come up from the shore with
George. Slosson Joined them and
there was a brief discussion, then an
interval of silence, and the sound OF
voices again as the three white men
moved back across the field in the
direction Of the bayou. There sue
ceeded a period of utter stiffness
both In the cabin and in the clear
ing, a somber hush that plunged Bet
ty yet deeper in despair. Wild
thoughts assailed her, thoughts against
which she struggled with all the
strength OF her will.
In that hour Of stress Hannibal wal
sustained y.hss faith in the Judge
He saw his patrons powerful anc
picturesque intelligence applied atC
solving the mystery Of their disap
] uaarance from Bella Plain; It was In
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-04
GRAY and Purple.

There seems to be veritable cpl
demic of neat, light gray spring suits.
Every third girl one meets seems to
be wearing one, many selecting pur-
pie as the relieving note. A black hat
worn with one of these gray costumes
looked particularly attractive. The
low dome crown was left quite plain,
while on the wide straight brim near
the edge there was laid fiat feather
trimming in a rich shade Of purple;
around the throat there was worn a
close fitting feather ruffie the same
shade. finishing at the left side with
n cluster Of pastel toned satin flowers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-04
CHAPTER XIX lcontlnuedl.

AS they stumbled forward through
the thick obscurity he continued his
personal revelations, the present en-
terprlse having reused whatever there
was of sentiment slumbering in his
soul. At last they came out on a
wide bayou; a white mist hung above
1t, and on the low shore leaf and
branch were dripping with the night
dews. Keeping close to the waters
edge Slosson led the way to 2 point
where a skiff was drawn up on the
bank
step in, ma'am," he said, when he
had launched 1t.
81 will go no farther!" said Betty
In desperation. She felt an over
mastering fear, the full horror OF the
unknown lay hold of her, and she gave
a piercing cry for help. Slosson swung
about on his heel and seized her For
a moment she struggled to escape.
but the mans big hand pinioned her.
mo more of that!" he warned, then
he recovered himself and laughed.
You could yell till you was black In
the face, ma'am, and there'd be no
one to hear you"
Where are you taking me?" and
Betty's voice faltered between the
sudden sobs that choked her.
Just across to George Hickss."
For what Purpose?"
you'll know in plenty OF time"
~ lanraA ut har
darkness.
Hannibal is to go with me?" asked
Betty TREMENDOUSLY.
"Sure!" agreed Slosson afrably.
"Your Niger. too-Quite party"
Betty stepped into the skill She
felt her hopes quicken-she was think
ing OF Bess; whatever the girls mo-
tives, she had wished her to escape.
She would wish 1t now more than
ever since the very thing she had
striven to prevent had happened.
Slosson seated himself and took up
the oars, Bunker followed with Han
nibal and they pushed on No word
was spoken until they disembarked on
the opposite shore, when Slosson ad-
dressed Bunker,
81 reckon | can manage that young
rip-staver; you go back after Sherrod
and the niger" he said
He conducted his captives up the
bank and they entered a clearing.
Looking across this Betty saw where
cabin window framed single
square of light They advanced to-
ward this and presently the dark out
line of the cabinet itself became dis
tinguishable. A moment later Slos-
son paused, door yielded to his
hand, and Betty and the boy were
thrust into the room where Murrell
had held his conference with Fentress
and Ware. The two women were now
it's only occupants. and the mother,
gross and shapeless. turned an ex-
pressionless face on the intruders;
but the daughter shrank into the
shadow. her burning glance fixed on
Betty.
Here's yo' guests, old LADY," said
Mr.. Slosson. Mrs. Hicks rose from
the three-legged stool on which she
was sitting.
Hand me the candle. Bess." she
ordered.
At one side Of the room was steep
fight OF stairs which gave access to
the loft overhead. Mrs. Hicks, by a
gesture. aignifed that Betty and Han
nibaf were to ascend these stairs;
H'they did 90 and found themselves on
narrow landing inclosed " par.
tition Of rough planks; this partition
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-04
GIRLISH COSTUME HAS MERIT
arIy Appropriate to Make Up
This Dress.

Pale blue zephyr is used for this
pretty girlish dress. The skirt is
slightly full and has three inch-wide
tucks above the hem then above these
is a band of embroidery insertion.
The bodice has a front Of the ma
terial laid over deep piece Of the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-04
PIeated skirts,

The new tailored skirts combine
comfort in walking with slim ap-
pearance, and the fashionable paneled
skirts conceal their width In knife
plated folds which are only discoV.
cred when walking, and which dron
neatly back into place at once.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-04

trimming, with narrow pieces at the
Sides Plated net frills finish the
sleeves.
Hat of Tagel, with a crown COM
posed of frills of ribbon, with wreath
of roses beneath and satin ribbon
bow at the side.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-04
Guiana Fond Of Ralnlns.

The life Of Cuba 10 largely sustain ed
ty raisins, its people consuming the
fruit more generally than any other
of the spanish-American colonies.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01

many lands was attended with more
deaths than achievements Of value.
In the Central and South American
republics the year was on the whole
time of peaceful progress. Some dis
turbances occurred. and there was some
disappointment at the regrettablc failure
of the United States Senate to ratify a
pair Of treaties which would have been
of immense value to two of those states.
But there were no serious troubles, while
the material achievements Of several or
the nations were noteworthy in the high
est degree The New World thus Jared
better than the Old, the latter, and es-
pecially some Of its most ancient realms,
spending most of the year In strife and
ending it upon the very brink of pofen'
tial cataclysm, which If realized might
be the most disastrous in century. The
world on the whole is in more ominous
condition to-day than 1t was year ago,
and the legacy Of 1911 to 1912 is scarcely
to be coveted.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01

after the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico will need only five more ratiiica-
tjons in order TO become effective.
The country's export trade continued
to increase last year For the twelve
months ended June 80. 1911. It reached
value Of $2.049. 800. 199-much the larg-
est on record. The gain over 1909 10
was S3Oj. 100000. The foreign trade of
the country in 1901 reached value of
S3,576.OCO,O00 In domestic trade and
industry the year was uneventfu, be-
cause normal.
The confessions made by James T. Nc
Namara and John j. McNamara-the
one admitting having dynamited the
building of ''The Los Angeles Times" and
the other admitting having dynamlted
the LleweIlyn Iron Works in Los Angeles
threw much light on the criminal Jper-
ations which had terrorized the building
trade in this country and were crush
ing blow to union labor leaders who
had raised large funds to defend the
McNamaras.
Three additional American Roman
Catholic archbishops were raised in No
vember TO the rank Of Cardinal.
The greatest American war fleet ever
assembled was reviewed in New York
Harbor by President Taft on November 2.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01
CHILD LABOR
More Inspectors Wanted to Safeguard
Tenement House Workers.
he Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The statement OF Mr.. Hall before
the state factory investigating committee
that more than 10000 children are doing
work I'm New York tenements and earning
from s. to 50 a week." is worthy OF speclal
consideration, for the problem of how 10
free tenement homes from all factory labor
is one OF vital Importance to the welfare or
the whole tenement population. Thls year
the Department of Charities asked for
nearly 100000, IS per cent more money
than Il did in 1910, and this simply 10
palliate bad conditions, not to abolish thcH.
To-day factory work cannot be prohioited
I'm tenement houses, but can merely be
regulated, and that only In duly licensed
tenements which come under the generai
labor law (as amended July |, 1909 gov
erning all factories and mercantile estao-
lishments in this state This excellent law,
which is being enforced as we'll as the
small number of inspectors eighty only
can execute 1t. prohibits the employment OF
children under fourteen In factories ana
stores or other specified work places; but
this law does not apply to factory work III
tenement homes and herein lies the crux
of a bad situation.
For instance, no maker of artificial fiow-
ers can employ in his factory any child
less than fourteen years old, but he may
give out work to a family In whose tene-
ment rooms flowers are made by six chill
dren, aged two and one half, five, eight,
ten, fourteen and sixteen years.
In these home factories the work Is al
most ncessant. and no wonder one OF the
makers of artificial violets at 3la cents a
gross said TO an inspector: Il wish God
had never made flower!"
The authorities are awakening to the Sc
riousness OF this matter, and II the Depart
ment Of Labor had, say. 100 inspectors in
addition to It's present force Of eighty, and
such legislation was induced at Albany as
would enable the Board of Health to guard
the manufacturing of articles in the 5000 or
more licensed tenements against unsanitary
conditions, and Of detecting as well any
work carried on illegally among the far
greater number OF unlicensed houses,
great and growing abuse would be got
under some control.
JOSIAH c. PUMPELLY.
New York Dec % 1911
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

In the world Cf money and business
favorable than was looked for a few
months ago. While II has been trying
wear for almost all industries, the gem
eral volume OF trade has been large, al
though profits have been small, owing
to the high cost of operation. Business
men and ;lnanciers are optimistic over
the future. believing that the improve
ment recently shown In the iron and
steel industry foreshadows expansion In
all lines In the current year, as the Iron
and steel trade is considered our best
business barometer. Improvement re-
ported in various lines in the last few
weeks bears the mark of permanency.
Measured by bank clearings and rail-
road earnings, the volume Of business Is
much heavier than that reported at this
time last year, clearings for the closing
week Of 1911 showing gain of more
than . per cent as compared with the
corresponding time In 1910. Earnings
of the larger number of railroads I'm the
United States are increasing. and &C
cording to current indications both gross
and net returns In 1912 will be we'll
above those reported In the last year, es-
pecially in the matter of net results,
which should expand as consequence
of the efforts of railroad managers to
reduce operating expenditures. The rail-
road companies have adopted a policy Of
cutting expenses without weakening the
physical condition Of the properties
In the textile industry conditions are
far more promising than they were at
this time i'm January. 1911. The record
breaking cotton crop and the low price
for the staple have naturally brought
about measurable improvement in the
cotton goods situation. Speculation in
cotton futures In the last few months
has been on the bear side Of the market,
reflection of which is found In current
prices. which are far under those re-
during the last few weeks for the various
months averaging about nine cents d
pound. Exports of cotton have been
heavy since September. and notwith-
standing the low prices received by ship
pers of the staple the money involved
amounts to an enormous sum. Exports
of breadstuffs also have been large and
we'll In excess Of the records of recent
years, while exports of general merchan-
disc in the last twelve months have been
heavier than were ever before noted in
the history OF the country. the total for
1911. December figures estimated,
amounting in value to more than SO 900,
100000. For the eleven months ended
November 30 the excess Of our exports
over imports was more than $415.O 5.OO0.-
900. and for the twelve months ended
November 80 an excess of exports Of
s5G6,947, ,706 was reported. One of the
strongest factors in the present financial
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGfI.-King Georges list of New
Year honors was made public; II. Rlder
Haggard was among those created
baronet. Premier Borden of CANADA was
named a Privy Councillor three new
peers were created and several othef
honors announced. - The British
government sent troops and a cruiser 10
Persia to protect British consulates ana
trade routes there. -- SIX Japanese
were wounded In conflict between the
japanese Legation guard at Pekins and
Premier Yuan Shih-kafs bodyguard; ;
Chinese republicans opened fire on Han
Yang. - Sailors at Antwerp told or
having been forced to take part In a
naval flibuster against Paraguay.
DOMESTIC.-It was announced at the
White House that Charles w. Morse
would not be pardoned at this time
John Burroughs, in an inter
view published in The Poughkeepsie
Courier" said that Theodore Roosevelt
would be a candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for President again II
the call came strong enough. - AS
semblyrnan Charles A. Dana, OF New
York, candidate for Speaker of the As
senibly, opened headquarters at Albany
the indications there pointed to the elec-
tion of Edwin A. Merritt Jr., however:
A Columbus. Ohio. dispatch said
the ohio Progressives may not lndorse
n Presidential candidate at their confer
ence to-day. - The gold and silver
production of the United States in l9ll
showed a falling off; the world supply
of gold increased az diminishing rate.
according to an official report from
Washington. - The government Will
make a feature of the killing cost IN
the trial of the beef packers. it was an
nounced in Chicago. 60 Dr. James V.
May finished his work as superintendent
of the Matteawan State Hospital, pre-
paratory to assuming his duties as presi-
dent Of the State Commission In Lunacy
to-day. The condition of Repre-
sentative Oscar Underwood was much
improved, a Washington dispatch stated.
- An opinion of the Public Service
Commission, I'd District, was made pub
lie at Albany. showing that the board
| is opposed to the building of roads by
bond issue alone
CITY.-Summaries Of the years busi-
ness on various exchanges showed a con-
siderable falling of from 1910, except
in coffee and bond sales. - Sheriff
Hamburger, who goes in office to-day,
said he would appoint women as special
deputy sheriffs, and he mentioned Mrs.
o. H. r. Belmont, Mrs. Clarence~,H.
Mackay and Miss Anne Morgan as
among those he had already selected
- County CLERK Dewey, OF Kings
County, gave a New Years party, that
his friends might witness his first official
act, just after midnight, when he sent
letters of dismissal to two deputies who
had ousted him last summer by means
OF ripper bills" - The United States
Circuit Court, which was established by
a law signed by George Washington,
ceased to exist. - Discussions over
the accounting of money spent for the
peace dinner on Saturday are expected
when the committee meets to-day.
THE WEATHER.-Indic tions for to-
day: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 81 degrees; lowest, 30.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01
THE DOUBTS OF 4 FRIEND.

For geographical reasons, and because
he is good representative Of our mate
rial interests" THE Watertown Times"
assumes that Mr.. Edwin A. Merritt, Jr.,
will have the support Of the Assembly
men from Northern New York in his
candidacy for the Speakership. At the
same time it says that support of him
would "be easier if he were in harmony
with the political Thought of this sec
"tion, and then no apologies would have
"to be made for him" 1t admits that
"his commanding ability enables him to
keep q place in his own district though
'the political thought of that district is
opposed 10 his political ideas by a good
majority" OF his political ideas it
says: "He is thorough representative
"of the Old Guard, whose domination
brought the party to defeat and whose
domination will bring it to defeat again
'in year when New York State ought
"to be enrolled in the Republican column
'in the Presidential election
This is certainly damning with faint
praise. If an honest representative Of
the sentiment of Northern New York,
with it's material interests" at heart,
can advocate Mr.. Merritts election as
Speaker only with apologies, what about
the rest of the state, where there Is no
tie of neighborly feeling and where the
material interests might not be identical
with Mr.. Merritt's? Do the representa-
fives of New York, Brooklyn, Rochester
and Buffalo and all the rural counties
want to select for leader of the Assembly
a man for whom one OF his advocates
feels il necessary to make excuses? VIII
II help them with their constituents If
they support even a man Of command
ing ability" despite the fact that the
political thought" of his district us op-
posed to his political ideas by a good
''majority"? Will 1t help the Republi-
can party, newly come into control Of
the Assembly, to have its representatives
elect for Speaker "a thorough represen-
"tative OF the Old Guard, whose domina-
"tion brought the party to defeat?
Mr.. Merritt is one of the Oldest men,
bers of the Assembly, and his legislative
ability is unquestioned. His qualifca-
tions for the Speakership were just as
commanding in 1906. when he was the
leading candidate for that high place, but
.was turned down In favor of young Mr..
Wadsworth. selected by Governor Hig-
gins and other party leaders and elected
as a man who would go in and smash
the existing Assembly ring. The issue OF
Progressive versus machine politicians
was not then so acute within the party
nor SO vital with the public. Mr.. Mer-
ritts political views were more IN keep
inc with the standards of his pa1tys ad-
,eInistration and his partys platforms
then than they are now; his political
friends and associates were in the ma-
jority In the party councils IL IL was
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01

and commercial situation is the expan-
sion of our export trade. Which gives
this country credit balance abroad.
In the iron and steel trade business iS
heavy in all lines, orders from the rail-
way companies supplying the conspicu-
Gus feature Of the market. In the Pitts-
burgh district specifications for flnished
steel materials are being placed on n
basis of prices that shows a falr pront
TO the manufacturer, and according 10
the latest advices received from iron ana
steel centres gradual Improvement may
be looked for In the course or the next
few months. In the year just closed
semi-depression prevailed m the metal
markets until the late autumn, when
marked improvement In the demand tor
iron, steel and copper was reported, tne
overproduction of basic materials In l9lo
being responsible in large part for the
narrow market and low prices recordeo
in the best part of the twelvemonth
period. In November and December the
untitled tonnage Of the United states
Steel Corporation advanced above four
million tons for the first time since the
opening of the second half of l9lO In
the copper market an excellent demand
both from domestic and foreign con-
s".ners is reported. The metal has sold
above ii cents in recent weeks, and the
best informed men in the trade believe
15-cent market is a matter Of a short
time only.
Money market conditions in this coun-
try are absolutely sound. and while the
inquiry for loan accommodation is not
especially heavy at the moment 1t Is
generally believed the demand for funds
in the present year will be far heavier
than that reported in 1911. The last
year closed without disturbance In the
money market, call loans ruling under
per cent, while for loans to run four, five
and six months 4 per cent was the min
imum rate recorded. Mercantile paper
is not In heavy supply. 1t is probable
that merchants will enlarge their OPP
erations in the commercial paper mar
ket in the near future. In the stock
market price movements suggest further
Improvement, while the character of the
buying, both for speculative and invest
ment account, warrants the prediction of
material expansion in the operations on
the Stock Exchange and In the open
market in the months to come. Our
requirements of the railroads, which are
expected to make heavy offerings Of new
securities in 1912. There has been no
important liquidation OF investment
securities In the last twelve months,
in the number of shareholders Of Ameri-
can corporations.