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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

ing 80 destructive To q mans financial
interests as for him 20 desert them
for a honeymoon. Wedding trips and
business are unmixabie. II you would
not have the one disillusioned and the
other destroyed, keep them far apart
Love can wait it's hour. but when for
tune knocks upon the door we must
be there to throw it wide. Perhaps In
a year from now" She paused and
averted her cheeks.
Perhaps in a year from now
whatT / cried eagerly. Her voice
became very low.
Nothing in particular. / was only
about to say that II In year from
now you have not changed your mind
and your business affairs are so
grounded that you can leave them in
safety for a period, it might then be
proper for you to ask the fortunate
lady"
But a year seems a lifetime to one
who loves her as do. And she might
become tired of waiting" / expostu-
lated.
Then would not imagine that she
had your best interests at heart, or
that she would be a particularly desir-
able person to choose as a life COM
panion. This is, of course, supposing
that she understood the reason for the
delay. This is my sisterly advice to
you. having no idea, Of course. who
the charmer may be whom you have
In mind" The wisdom Of her advice
seemed unanswerable and remained
mute before IT, My hand falling upon
hers and clasping 1t longingly was my
onfy reply.
II was the day following this that
/ met B=uce In his despair over his
lost fortune, and IT was the next night
that Uncle Abner was robbed. think
everything of Importance has now
been told up to the time drew lie
Due through the door after the de
parture Of the police.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

erage crook-catcher, and while Idon't
wish to sound egotisticaL ! don't be-
lieve that the rule holds good in my
case. Furthermore, ] can mix with
ladies and gentlemen among any sur
roundings, as well as with profession
al criminals. without betraying my
self to either class. which is in itself
a considerable advantage, for the
criminal can spot the average city
policeman, although he be In plain
clothes, as readily as you could should
he put on a dress suit and enter your
drawing room. In addition to that,
am not bound by rules and regulations
or the instructions of superiors who
may or may not be competent to d.
rect me, and neither am l always look
ing forward to the hour when 1t Is
time for me to go of duty and take
my rest. Your city sleuth is paid few
dollars a day for certain hours OF
work. expects no reward as general
thing. and therefore more or less me-
chanically performs his work and
then gUes to his home the same as
any other workman. do not blame
him for II, but it illustrates the weak
ness Of the system. In addition to
that, he probably has dozen other
somewhat similar affairs in his mind,
and his work is more of general
than a special character. II he is
running along the trail Of one criminal
and strikes that of another whtCh
seems a little warmer. he is likei, 20
be diverted, since all evil doers are
fish In his net. On the other hand, when
I take up a case - Hzwith the ex-
pectation of rece 'Vm8 Substantial re-
muneration in cs vuw uhcceed. and !
am not to be DIV, ~ Wy other mat
tiers which onIy uF city concern
me; and neither am | at all particular
as to the hour when | shall quit my
days work These and other facts
which I will not take the time to men
ton, added to my natural fitness
for the work, have made me success
full many times when the regular pc
lice force failed. You have lost $40.
900, and make this proposition tc
you: 1t will be a case Of no cure
and no pay, as the doctors put 1t, and
therefore an advantageous arrange
ment for you. II the regular police
get your money back will charge yot
nothing for what I may have done
in the meantime. Neither will l pre-
sent you any bill for the capture o
the guilty party or parties unless
get some or all of your money back a
well. But on all funds that / regain
for you will charge you rs pc
cent. commission. don't see hoy
anything could be any fairer thai
that"
, Uncle Abner, who had remaine'
. quiet during LeDuc's utterances nov
sat up and began to whimper. "Te
? per cent is plenty enough for any on
| to charge. / have been robbie
5 enough already. Suppose you shoul
> go out and get the money back in 2
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

Does It pay to stop your motor car
after an accident and go back to sec
what has happened? Two young mo
florists on the south side believe Il
does.
With green chauffeur these two
boys were trying out new model
touring car. They were sitting In thu
back seat when the greenhorn at thu
steering wheel gave # twist and
came within an ace Of hitting an old
man at crossing. The victim was
80 shocked that he fell to the pave
ment. and a crowd gathered In an In
slant.
Looking back. the motorists decided
that things looked bad. but that they
had better go back and see whpther
the old party was killed. Finding him
all right, but winded, they took him
for a nice ride around the parks. Su
pleasant did they make It for him that
when they took him home to his wife
he introduced them as "The two young
men who saved my life"
They are now thinking OF applying
for Carnegie medals.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

agreed that his explanation was prob
ably correct. He seemed to be think
ing intently for while after that and
did not disturb him, but presently
he turned to me.
In getting at the roots Of case
like this, one way Of simplifying it is
by the process of elimination-that Is
to say, by the wedding out Of those
persons and circumstances which al
though Immediately surrounding the
affair could not in the nature OF
things be connected with II. BY do
ing this you are often able to narrow
the field of your search and thereby
secure greater concentration. / be-
lieve that you can help me consider
ably in this matter II you VIM frankly
answer. all questions may ask you.
feeling perfectly free to volunteer any
thing that may occur to you as you
proceed. First of all. was your uncle
In the habit Of keeping large sums OF
money in the safer" I shook my head.
livery seldom happened. Perhaps
once or twice year only. and then
merely because the cash was received
ort of banking hours. The rest Of
the time 1t would not be worth rob
bing"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07
Mllkx WAY cau,s. oIaeIer..

Another suggested cause Of glacial
periods is that they have been due 70
the shifting Of the milky way, such AZ
is known to have occurred. ASSUMING
that much OF the earth's heat comes
from the stars, DR.. Rudolf Spitales
finds that the change Of position In -
lation to the milky way might hava
given a different distribution Of tean-
perature from that existing st the
present time. The stars are not only
crowded in the region OF the milky
way, but many of them are OF tho hot
test type.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07
SUFFERED ALL
NIGHT LONG
Painful Experience Of Mrs.
Stephens. Husband Tries in
Vain to Obtain Relief.

Pontotoc, Misss-"An night long
says Mrs. P. G. Stephens, of this
place, Il would suffer with my back.
and had such dragging down pains
/ could not stand 1t to walk or ride.
for it would put me in bed.
My health had been bad for two
years My husband got the best doc
tors that he knew, but their medicine
did me no good.
/ used Cardui, the woman's tonic.
and it put me on my feet sgain- I
am feeling as well as / did when !
was Is years old.
used about Z bottles in all. and
Cardui has helped me more than any
thing that / used.
took lots Of other medicines. but
they did me no good.
As long as / live. won't be with
out Cardui in the house"
AS a remedy for weak, tired. worn
out women, who suffer from any OF
the aches and pains caused by wom-
anly troubles, Cardui has been proven
safe and reliable.
Composed of gentle-acting. herb In
gradients, its action is mild and natur~
al. and 1t has no bad aftereffects. 10
Is therefore harmless for young or old
It has, helped others. and should
certainly help you. too.
Try 1t.
N. B.-write tOs Ladies' Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co, Chat
tanooga, Tenn, for Special Instruo-
lions, and 04-pnge book, "Hene Treas-
ment for Women" sent In plain wraD-
per, on request.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

whined the voice rom the sheets.
Then as LeDuc. with an Indifferent
shrug Of his shoulders. arose as II to
depart, the lean hand of Uncle Abner
shot from beneath the coverlet and
hooked itself to the tails of his coat
Very well, II you must take adj
vantage of sick man. suppose win
have to submit. I'll be lucky If don't
die in the poorhouse after all. the way
everybody imposes upon me-" That
LeDuc was half inclined then and
there to throw up the proposition in
disgust could tell by the curl Of his
lip, but after a second of reflection
he turned to me with a little smile
which told me that he had made his
allowance for the nature of the man
with whom he was dealing.
very well. Sign this agreement
then" he commanded shortly, as he
handed the quibbler a paper and a
fountain pen. Carefully Uncle Abner
ran his colorless eyes over the printed
form, inserted the necessary words
and figures and affixed his signature.
LeDuc thrust 1t into his pocket. and
first having his new client repeat
what he had previously told the po-
lice, turned his attention to the room
without comment upon the statement.
The safe he examined with infinite
attention to detail The hole that
had been drilled in the combination
1.~-G.l ~. .&+o,&fov, FOR az laa af fen
minutes in itself. He measured II,
peered into It as terrier peers into
a rat hole, examined 1t by the aid OF
a magnifying glass and actually
smeiled of 1t. The shattered pieces Of
lock he examined slowly. ponderins
over them for many minutes as he
slowly turned them. around and
around In his hands. As for the room
itself, the floor and the walls. he wen
over them inch by inch, and having
at last finished that task asked me
to show him the closet in which hal
found the old man. In the hallway
saw him suddenly stoop and pick vi
some small object which he thrus
hurriedly into his pocket withou
showing 1t to me. Inside and out w
went over the house for full hour
and then at his suggestion returned L
my room where we seated ourselves
asked him If he had discovered any
thing.
"Yes. The explosion occurred a
22 minutes past three" he replied. a
he blew a long cloud Of smoke. ! d.
} rranded that he tell me how he knee
that.
simply because the clock on tn
mantle stopped at that hour. CAV
!, It a little shake when / noticed this
It had stopped and 1t started up agai
! as merrily as you please. 80 CUES
' the conclusion Is what put 1t out {
a business temporarily. he smiled. Sin
3 pie and obvious as this fact had bee
4 I had not noticed It In my survey
4 the room, and not particularly hatte
4 ed at my own lack Of discernment.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07
RI.ked LIf. 70 save Pei Dos.

A New York woman occupying top
fat Of an apartment house. because
Of her affection for pet dog almost
lost her life in q recent fire which
destroyed the building. Observing that
the lower floors Of the house were on
fire. she rushed about In search OF the
dog. and when she found the animal
her escape was cut OF She theH
cravIed ~ the sill, the dog IN hef
arms. and while hundreds IN the streef
cheered, fremen rescued ber WIN
scaling ladders t ,a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

no Moore, no Tennyson, no Longfellow,
no Whittier, no Holmes. There Is In
philosophy no Macaulay, no Carlyle,
no Motley, no Emerson. There Is In
fiction no Dickens, no Bulwer, no
Thackeray, no Reade.
Yet the world Of activities, OF prog
ress and of thought is as fun Of un-
touched subjects for thinkers and
writer's as the universe Is full Of stars
and suns that have never come within
the sweep of telescope Maybe the
shakespeares and Millions, and Beet
hoyens and Angeles and Sheridans and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07
SYNOPSIS.

fhn.r Halliday. q misery millionaire.
4 found gagged. bound and insensiole In
n. room. his safe rified and 10000 miss
~ me thread Of the story Ii taken up
Thls nephew Tom. Living In the same
ksuss are other relatives; reckless Bruce
asiiiday and pretty Glare Winton. Bruce,
No q bond broker, has been trying 70
r1iss ,l0ooo to put through a deal ana
ave himself from dnacial ruin. He has
1spied 10 his misery uncle and to others
i,i the loan but has been refused; Tom
rnds Tor william LeDuc. an old-ume
Mend Connected with q detective agency.
Il relating the story Tom reverts to MS
scoualntancs with q Mrs. Dace. wealtny
-sAoW Whose business agent Is Richard
Naeksy. Z boodler and political boss.
ION 4 Jealous of Mackay and - deeply
Il love With Mrs. Dace. Bruce Halliday
vans him 10 shun her as an adventuress.
Ton ssss Mrs Dace and Mackay togeth-
r. ne Afterwards meets the woman at
4 horse race, and. happening to mention
hsl Bruce had tip on the winner. she
ages him 800 10 place on the race. Inc
d Koss wrong and she loses her money.
li1r Tom invests In stockA
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

but our advance has been along dill
ferent lines from those of the last GEN.
tury. There is no orator now living
who occupies in the public estimation
the same rank as that which was held
by Beecher, or Chaplin, or Yancey, or
Sumner, or Wendell Phillips. or Baker.
or Starr King. There is no great
tragic actor who has taken the place
Of Forrest or Macready, or Edmund
Kean, or the elder Booth, or Wallack.
There is, In statesmanship. no Daniel
Webster, no Henry Clay, no Abraham
Lincoln. There Is IN poetry no Byron,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

Mrs. Tuthill has a reputation OF pro
longing her calls. One Sunday. after
an hours visit at q friends house on
her way from church. she said. play
fully, to the eldest child:
II am going now. Willie. and want
you to 60 part OF the way with me
and be my own little boy"
Il cannot" answered serious WI
liam. I'VE are going to have lunch
as soon as you lsase."-Metropolitan
Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07
Almost spoiled H.

Time has been very kind to ycu.
he said wh.n they met. after the lapse
Of years.
4. is very good of You to say so.-
she replied. making no effort to con-
ceaI her pleasure.
Not at all. not at al. O2e Is al
wayz justified in strainins q Roint Il
necessary TO spread hap-l msan !
couldn't truthfuily say anything sisa
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

effort, is what Is it worth to the
world?"
We are richer than our forbears.
The century has given US the railroad,
the electric tramway. the 20,OO0-ton
ocean steamer, the telegraph. the tele-
phone, the photograph, the combined
harvester, the sewing machine. the
typewriter, the incandescent light and
many other useful and benehcent In
ventions.
It may not be said that We have
really refrigerated or failed to advance
In letters, or art or orstory. or music;
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07
CHAPTER INTERESTINGLY

had won handsomely. my spirits
vsrs eKeryescent and my old feeling
q assurance predominant. l assumed
De attitude Of q critical man OF al
l.is whose confidence IL his own
judgmsnt has been verified by his sue
,ssses IN many a jousting bout with
ks great knights Of the financial
reoa. leisurely rambled aheld
snongst the larger topics OF the pub
lc press as I sat In the easy chair
which she had bought for my especial
somfort. referred hazily to my pres
sni Investments and diagnosed the
tonditIon Of the business world; the
1uaSian wheat crop: the boil weevh
b Mississippi cotton; the machina-
tioAs Of the trusts. She did not seem to
h particular impressed and made few
comments. At times I even imagined
ssnIle came nickering about her lips.
bot proceeded with careless sssur-
sncs until the time came when | re-
marked that must be departing. Sne
Cd not press me to stay, In fact,
seemed to be thinking about some
Ains else; and 1t was then that |
Played the card that had been lead
ng up to throughout the evening.
| opened my pocket-book casually.
By the way. Matte" I remarked half
pstronizingly. II put q little down
Tor you the other day on some stock
hat thought was q good thing. II
vent up. as I had expected. and
closed you out a n'.le profit. Here is
yom share I tossed a clearing
eouse'certiflcate for $500 before her.
She glanced at II with quick side
long nash Of her eyes and her hand
ana stealing over mine. why. Tom
don't know what to says~it was SC
rs1erpus-so thoughtful Of you. You
coat know how much l appreciate II
not the money, you know. but the
e0nsideration that prompted II. Yet
rally do not feel like accepting !
Wen ! took none OF the risk. You had
better keep It for reinvestment"
hnghed lightly as I backed away, tell
ns her that 1t amounted to nothing
tno that she should keep 1t for PHI
honey.
she picked It up. folded II carelessl.
sao tossed II into a drawer Of he
secretary. Very well. II you so wisl
Z But shall not spend 1t. ! shall
seep Il for luck. You once told M
ust was an enchantress. We shall
We ] am going to use all my blacl
v towards the conjuring Of you
,oFtune. With this magic check as
oazs ! shah work wonders" Tn
nile she gave me as she closed tn
e,Awer ras certainly that Of an eI
eaentress. She went on almost with
on psnsing.
lou must have a few mouthful
-ae ne-nothing but coffee and SAND
s'enes you know. I was just aoou
= ercsr them when you spoke of g
denurred psrfunctorily. rel
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07
An IiIustrstIon.

Courage is often the result Of isne
rancA"
How do you make that out?~
why do you suppose the mice tns
other night would have got your hair
arrangements on the fioor and tore
them to pieces II the miss had knows
thsy we're ratsr-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07
v.Iu. >, Newspaper Advertising.

You know when you put your adj
yertisements In a newspaper that 4
the reader reads the paper he win see
your advertisement and you know
very well that three or four-or ten
or twelve-separate brain impressions
are what make cumulative advertising.
which you cannot get 90 quickly
through any other medium.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07
ONE TEST FOR EVERYTHING
surely They Are Right Who Assert
nat This Is Most Certainly a
Unitarian Age.

We are living in a utilitarian not to
: materialistic age, and the test
l.sn Is universally and Involuntary
-splied to every scientific discovery,
10y work Of art, every product of
= sk1ll, and every offspring Of
- genius In every field Of human
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07
lime.

How long have you been a widow.
Mrs. Weed?"
ct viii be year the 4th Of next
month"
Dear me! Is 1t as long as thaty
How time fiies."
"oh. do you think SO? Wen. II you
ever have to wait year to look pleas
ant when men offer you attentions
you'll give up the idea that time -
much OF q flyer"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

coldsmiths and Pitts and Gibbonses of
the goth century are now toddiing
around the kindergartens.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

Smile on wash day. That's when you ~
Red Cross Ball Blue. Clothes whittier than
snow. All grocers. Fs
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

seThat horrible weather''-how pleasant Il
really is when You are well! Garfield Tea
helps always.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

We all admire man who says Just
what he thinks-about other people.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-07

The man who wears silk hat
shouldn't butt in
The evening world., 1912-05-10
Eruption ltched So
Could Not Sleep
SIN SIT ~ NJ. Alnsse l.nn
V31k ,Aseoy. CW

WoD'A0ooys Woo1De C0vG.
II you AZ snifsstns trea sous 49,
ins. busning skia steuSls, nod What 90
jaF a 2ssiaNl 0ieAueat, used with 'Rse.
inol eoap. dld ice Mia Rose Doembeef,
Of MartfasviJls, M. She writss;~ ~Ap-
ri o, lole. The skin eruptloa ! havs
been afflicted Nth csns upca Ne about
nine months q . year sgs. u started
:. ny . :.:s &. ssA n. ;s:' = s 1872. =. y
itched 70 mvaA that ] eqald ~ sleep q
night: We ,tssatsd Tor sttvt three
moaths sndtt grew worse. Ia(sct. after
five different prescriptions. my chest BE-
came 20 sore end tEs skia % dry that
whsu ] moved about doing NY house.
wesk. tAeskin would split sad blsed.aad
bstwssn the itchlng Ard The pain ! wss
almoeG insAns NTH sgoay. Iundertook
to tsy RsGipol Ontmeut and Suap, snd
tie lisst pl0ht's lcep ! iAd N three
noaths was whsn ] used Aesiapl 0int.
asnt. kept up the Rssiael treatment
until ] bad used oas iss Il Resiuol
Ointment. With The Raanol Soap. and
sss bssn tseuHlsS M 4 sinss, which /,
Ne 4 tSis torture"
Hsinol Soap aad 1sdaol Ointmeu,
stop itching Instantly sad quickly hsa
CESSNA. rashes. ringwerm and othel
eruptions - well - pimples. dandruif
bols. sores. ulcers. burns. scalds. wound
and itching. inilsmed and bleeding piles
Your druggist recommends and sell
them (Soap Csc. Ointment SOC and el)
but you AN sst . sample Of each on sp
piicstion to Dept. 90. Resinol Chemica
Co. Baltimore. Md.
The evening world., 1912-05-10
sHIPWREcK THRILLS CROWD.
Atlaatis City "Boardwalkers" See
Ihse.savers ~ WORK.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May 10--The
members Of two ~iife-saving crews fur
ntshed an unusual spectacle to hundreds
Of visitors at this resort when they bat
tied ~furiouaiy to save an unknown
thrse-rnastcd schooner from going to
pieces % the shosi on the Inlet. There
was . fierce twenty-nve-m ii~ wind blow
ing and Nhe vessel was being pounded
hard BY the waves. but the t~fc-savers
hoped 70 get her on.
Thu schooner went ashore during the
night. Word spread about to-day that a
ship was ashore. and in an incr edibly
short time the boardwalk was lined with
hundreds OF curious persons eager to
watch the thrilling work Of the ltfe-
Oavere.
The evening world., 1912-05-10

for that. because once q child 10 sent
away 10 a school to be disciplined his
whole hfe 10 biighted. and usually he
becomes worse. instead Of better.
"IIow tho probationary schools would
do away with all this. The child could
remain At home. but would rave quite q
distance to travel in the morning. Ills
lessons would be the same. but his con-
duct would be much better. Moreover,
" a teacher h rid Of all her lax pupils,
she can devote her time to teaching the
other students IN her class.
The evening world., 1912-05-10

HNdHAMrON. N. ". May 10.-Capt
c. Burdett Abies. for thirty years q
member Of the Police Department, died
suddenly " ;Mlo On duty last night, Capt
Ables was Assistant C.dcf Of tiIs de.
paftmsnt at the time OF his death. lie
was an officer in the Fighting Sixth
and was woai known In veteran army
circles.