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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-19
The Teddy Bear Muf Is
Succeeded by the Fido
Beauty Spot Veil Is
the Correct Wrinkle-
Double Decker Hats Are
an Autumn Sensation
The Lines of the NelO
Draped Costumes Are
Loose.

The Fido mum has taken the place OF
Teddy Bear as pot and one will meet
dozens of these new pets in Fifth ave-
nue. soon in the arms of their devoted
owners. Not all the muffs are alike ana
Of course the name Fido is not an arpi-
trary one-"Sport' or "Tigo' or any
other suitable canine pseudonym wouiu
answer equally we'll. The black astra-
chan ana Persian lamb doggies are the
favorites, for they have most wonder
full resemblance TO a French poodle De-
fore he has been shaved.
The outer side of Ffdo presents an
unbroken furry coat. but on the oppo-
site side are two pockets into which the
hands may be thrust as into big mum.
The little dogface is surprisingly natu-
raj with It's bright eyes, white teeth and
red tongue hanging out at one side ana
a metal collar and ribbon bow make the
resemblance to a real dog all the more
vivid.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-19
# YOU'RE HUNTING
WIFE, DON'T APPLY
TO MRS. ECKERSON
She's Beautiful, Rich and a
Widow, But She's Not for
: You-Oh, No! +

Mrs. Ora Eckerson. whose charms
matrimonial prize. regardless of the
million dollar bequest that became
hers when she put on widows weeds.
a year ago. was locked securely In her
$500 suite. with a chair against the
door and the key on the inside. when
the Hamburg American liner Cleveland
started to-day on a round the world
voyage.
She received only one visitor before
the Cleveland sailed. and she wouldn't
let him in until ne had vowed on his
honor AZ a ship news reporter that he
would not propose marriage. Then she
took away the barriers. opened the
door and closed II again swiftly.
snapped tho key In the lock and asked.
brea thlessly:
well. what on earth Is Il you want
| IL not to marry me? lie careful. I'm
| IA desperate woman and you must keer
your word!'
Before the astonishcd interviewer
could reply Mrs. Eeckerson demanded
| Have you seen him? Tell me. Is h,
on the pier? A man who looks like al
artist. l mean, and has "a very square
jaw. Ho said he wouldn't let mo 20
| And now I'm sorry l have started
| No. no; not because OF him. He's y,
persistent that l am afraid OF him
But this ship isn't what I supposed l
would be. Why. there are eighteen
bachelors aboard. oh. dear. can't go,
advise mo what to dor
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-19
RS. ECkERsoN SEEKS AN
ADAMlESS EDEN.

Eckcrson was fleeing not from u man,
hut from MEN. In her home city they
had fiocked around her--fortune hunt
ers and genuine admirers almost be-
fore she had buried her husband.
Among the group OF suitors was an
artist, whose name she did not mention.
when she ceased to smile upon him.
having decided he took her smiles rs
encouragement to his suit. he threat
ened TO kill her and himself. she said.
She feared he might follow her on
board the ship. But that was not the
reason she had locked herself In tn,
$500 suite-the finest on board.
Some woman friend. to whom Mrs
Eckerson explained her prcdicament
advised her to 10 ON trip around the
world, personally conducted. She sale
ones companions were either elderly
married couples, honeymooners or spin
sters no longer young. 30 Mrs. Eek
erson engaged the best accommodation
on tho Cleveland and didn't come Il
New York until tho last minute. Sh'
was taken In hand at once BY Mrs
I.andon Reed. the social director OF tn,
round the-worlders.
You'll be sure to enjoy yourself.
said Mrs Reed. "On the Cleveland you
get every social advantage of the shore.
and beAdes. one Is brought into contact
with the most eligible sort OF men.
Then, too. there are fewer formalitles.
We have been 40 successful socially on
other voyages that the Cleveland has
come to be- known as the marriage
abI In
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06

me, on the score Of my poverty. was
convinced, resolved to leave the
country, cut all my connections, and
make for South Africa. There l was
Joined by man named Colville. He
and had been chums at college; he
also knew Alma, and the first thing
which drew us together was the men
ton Of her name. He had a little
money, and We agreed to purchase
share In diamond mine. We did, in
fact soon became rich. Colyille took
fever and very nearly died. l nursed
him. and on his supposed deathbed be
made confession. He also loved AL.
ma, and in order to win her had gone
to see her and told her lies about me-
that was secretly engaged to another
girl, and more-and the poor girl be-
lieved him. He had no knowledge at
the time that pressure was being
brought to bear upon her to wed Cen
eral Colthurst. When he discovered
that his nefarious scheme had failed,
and that he could not win her, he re-
solved to join me In Africa. His OBJ
ject. he said. was to watch me in order
to prevent my having the least commu-
nicaton with Alma, feeling sure that
II be blded his time he would win her
yet, as she seemed certain to survive
old Colthurst, who was in very poor
health. He expressed penitence for
what he had done, but to my great sur.
prise. and his own, recovered. When
he was well again ! told him we must
dissolve partnership. We did so, and
he left me. telling me that he intended
to travel through Matabeland, and
cross the Zambesi into the Congo Free
State. have not heard from him for
several months. BY accident l received
information Of Colthurst's death and
resolved to return home. But as my
health was much impaired, I acted on
q physicians advice and took long
sea voyage. | went from Africa to
Marseilles In trading steamer. From
there took passage In a small brig
called the St Cyr for New Orleans.
This sailing ship was not supposed to
carry passengers, but l made friends
with the captain and he was not averse
to making few dollars for his own
pocket by taking me along. Strangely
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06

enough. the poor old st. Cyr caught
fire on the day after her arrival in New
Orleans, some explosive stun in the
cargo blew her to atoms and the cap.
tain and his officers were all killed.
arrived here from the Crescent city
this morning"
There Is some frightiul plot behind
all this" said. "Lidderdale, Alma Is
dead, murdered-and God help US. you
are accused OF the deed!"
He sank back In his chair and gazed
at me with staring eyes and pallid
face. | gave him a rapid account OF
what had taken place, and assured him
that |. for one, believed him guiltless
Of the crime.
"All the same" he said. II can see,
Halifax, that am in an awful net.
The fact Isl cannot help tt suspect
Colyille. You have never seen the man,
but he Is as like me as q twin brother"
But what motive could he have had
In committing such a terrible crime :"
| asked.
Jealousy" replied Lidderdale. with.
out hesitation. Alma would never
have anything to do with him. sup.
pose he used my name to get an inter.
view with her. But seem to have
made mess Of things all around. II
is going to be hard for me to prove my
tale. Since left New York l have al.
ways gone under another name. I
didn't want my friends to write to me,
and when I arrived In Africa I took
the name Of John Ross. My shares In
the mine are In that name. have q
large sum Of money In the bank, but
can only draw It In the name Of Ross.
In short, fool that am. have sur.
rounded myself with complications"
AT all events" said. you can
prove that you sailed on q certain date
In a certain vessel from Africa to Mar.
seilles; you were entered In the ships
books as John Ross; the captain and
crew and passengers would know you
again."
They might, II they could be found,
but the vessel was tramp and most
OF the passengers foreigners; It would
take q long time to get hold Of any Of
them. And tho destruction Of the st.
cyr has removed the other witnesses
to my Identity"
persuaded Lidderdale 10 stay for
he night at my house. and In the morn,
Ing he met me with q brave face.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06

ri killed her In q At Of frenzy" he
said. "She refused to have anything
to do with me. Yes, / borrowed your
name. Months ago I meant to do
something Of the kind. and also man
aged, while with you in Africa, to Sc
crete some Of your visiting cards. l
had made careful copies Of your hand
writing and knew l could initiate II
sufficiently to deceive anyone WIZ
was not an, expert. knew Alma woul
see me II she thought was you. She
did 30; but when she discovered the
trick her rage and scorn were greater
than l can describe. Then l resolved
that you, at least, should not have the
prize which could not obtain. l had
large claspknife In my pocket;
opened 1t and stabbed her to the
heart. The instant did the deed re.
pented. l ran to a decanter which con.
tanned brandy and poured out a glass
Il was Ill at the time-I had been
queer for weeks. One Of those awful
tremors assailed me-the glass fell
from my trembling hands and cut my.
self. l filled up another and drained
of the contents. The stmulant gave
me strength and nerve to leave the
house as quietly as II nothing had hap
pened."
His voice faltered, but making ter.
rife effort he sat up In bed. The de-
tecuves pushed aside the screen and
one OF them handed paper to Lidder.
dale.
Get him to sign this" he said.
Put your name here, Colville," said
Lidderdale.
A choking laugh was the response.
THE law cannot reach me now," he
croaked. 80 don't mind signing" He
scribbled bis name feebly at the bot
tom Of the paper.
"She is lost to US both now, Lidder-
dale" he continued; that Is my only
comfort" This was his final remark.
He sank back on his pillow in another
fit, In which he died.
OF course Colville's confession
cleared Lidderdale. and the latter left
for abroad almost Immediately. II have
nothing to live for now," was his part
ing remark to me on the day saw
him OF.
But he is young. and Time, the great
healer, may yet cause him to think
differently.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06

the bottom. | examined 1t closely and
came to the conclusion that 1t was
blood'stain. Now. from the appearance
OF the broken glass did not think for
moment that the dark stain was
caused by the victim. In all probable
ity the man who had welded the knife
had rushed. after the horrible deed was
done, to steady his nerves with drink
OF brandy. In his agitation he had
doubtless broken the top of the glass,
and perhaps cut himself In SO doing;
the blood had poured down inside, and
now lay clotted In the bottom OF the
glass.
l suddenly remembered that I had
some microscopical slides and cover
plass In my pocket. | took out the
case. slipped slide away from its fel.
lows and. taking smear from the clot
In the bottom Of the glass. put 1t on
the slide. AS soon as 1t had dried |
put the slide back into the cover glass
and left the house. went straight to
my laboratory and submitted the slide
to the tests necessary for the thorough
examination OF the smear OF blood. I
had no sooner done so than an excla.
nation Of establishment escaped me.
This blood contained q quantity Of the
remarkable parasite. flaria perstans.
As this parasite has never been con.
tracted anywhere except on the west
coast Of Africa this fact proved con.
clusively that the blood was not that
OF Mrs. Colthurst. It must therefore
follow. as a natural consequence. that
It could only come from person who
had been In West Africa
As I eagerly studied the dark smear
I remembered q remark LIdderdale
had made. He told me that when Col.
Vile and he parted company Colville
had started to travel through Matabe-
land. across the Zambesi. into the Con.
80 Free State. It was therefore quite
plausible that. on bis way down the
Congo. while living among the natives,
Colville might have contracted. un.
known to himself Of course. the para.
site flaria perstans. I had studied
eastern diseases with care, and waa
well acquainted with the peculiar ma
turs Of this strange parasite. Was II
possible that now held In my hand
the means Of clearing my friend!
After . few moments Of careful 70
Election I went to the house Of . spe
cialist who was celebrated for hii
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06

Il have made up my mind how to
act" he said. Nov that Alma Is dead
I am rather Indifferent as to what be-
comes Of me. In any case, cannot live
under cloud. Halifax, you must &C.
company me to police headquarters
and will tell them all"
could not but admit that this WAS
the proper course, and we went to the
Central office. An interview with the
chief followed. and that Official in
formed Lidderdale that 1t was his duty
to place him under arrest. Ny friend
went of to await his examination be-
fore the magistrate. The longer l
thought over the case the more be-
came convinced that Lidderdale was
right In his conjecture and that Col.
vile must be the guilty person. l re-
solved to visit Mrs. Colthurst's house.
| had been there frequently during the
past week and the servants knew me
we'll. l saw the butler. Carson, who
had chanced to be the first to discover
the corpse Of his murdered mistress,
and got him to take me to the fatal
room.
1t had been left undisturbed since
the inquest Carson went to draw up
one of the blinds. As he did so. l saw
dark stain OF blood on the carpet
where the unfortunate girl had fallen
after she had received her death
wound. In one corner OF the room.
put away on a table, perceived a
couple Of decanters; they were both
half full, and contained either wine or
cognac.
What are those bottles doing
there?" | asked.
They contain the brandy and sherry
which were taken into the room the
night Of the MURDER" he answered.
when Mrs. Colthurst saw Mr.. Lidder.
dale's card on her return home she de.
sired me to bring refreshments to the
drawing room. and l put the brandy
and sherry and biscuits here"
/ lifted one Of the decanters-lt con.
tained cognac. As I was putting 1t
back l noticed. lying by Its side. a
broken wine glass. Nearly half Of the
upper portion Of the glass had been
smashed. but enough remained to al.
low dark stain to show plainly In
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
THE DOG AS MANS
BEST FRIEND

A writer in the New York Evening
Mail, who is evidently no enthusiast
over polar exploration. does justice to
some of the forgotten heroes of 1t in
a rather surprising fashion. "By the
power Of the dogs thews that have
drawn u.s." he says, "by the glow Of
his heart that warmed us, by the
strength of his faithful flesh that has
fed us, we have attained these use
less poles. If they were good for
anything, they would by right belong
to the dog; but he has no more use
for them than we have. This, how.
ever, as his reward, we have q right
to ask-that We should give up
polar exploration forever"
Not the least tragic page in the
long story of the polar quest is that
which tells Of the agony Of the dogs
whose endurance and capacity for suf.
fering alone made 1t possible. It is
rare to find any explorer who utters
a word of pity. or feels any remorse
when he orders them to be slain for
food. Yet, as the writer quoted above
somewhat bitterly remarks, the dogs
have been the real conquerors of the
polar regions.
In like manner, 1t may be fairly
claimed that many Of the surgical op-
erations that daily save so many hu.
man lives would have been impossi.
BILE without the highly organized and
pitifully intelligent creature which
lent Itself SO admirably to the pur.
poses of the vivlsectionist. Most of
the progress in modern surgery has
been brought about by the incessant
torture Of the only animal in the
whole stretch Of creation that has
ever had the courage to love man and
Insist upon being his friend. To those
who have given their hearts to q
dog to tear" the cost Of such discoy.
cries will always bring infinite dis.
quiet They yield to none in admira.
tion Of the great explorer or the great
surgeon. but to them those unregard.
ed helpers who buy success with their
poor lives and have none Of the glory
Of 1t are shadows that almost hide
! the sun.
There are good dogs and bad dogs:
but the majority Of dogs are good, and
the man who has a faithful dog for a
friend can afford to laugh at the
worst tricks of fate. The gentlest
mistress. the tenderest mother. the
dearest child. will never love him as
dog loves him with an absolute.
uncritical, unquestioning affection. No
matter though humanity has cast him
out and he sinks through swamps and
thickets, with price on his head. the
love OF the dog holds fast, survives
starvation and ill.usage and impels
him to die for his master, II need be.
without thought that It is possible
to do anything else. The dogs faith
In the man is perfect. It Is not to be
moved by any evil received In re.
turn from his merging Of his life in
another which he dimly comprehends.
He has no hope Of future reward to
encourage his fidelity or atone for his
suherings here; and the mystery Of
bis unique place among the other crea.
lures who are absolutely Indifferent TO
mankind Is something that not a
few tender hearted people are afraid
to contemplate too closely.
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Too Much,

Too Much.
II didn't mind my daughter gett,ne 4
engaged now and then"
"Well?"
But she went and got married 10
some 3obless duffer she met at Palm
Beach. ! call that carrying frivolity
too far"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06


l left the hospital and went straight
to police headquarters. After an In.
terview with the chief I returned to
the hospital accompanied by Lidder.
dale and two detectives. We sought
Colvllle's bed and Lidderdale stepped
inside the screen. while l remained on
the other side with the two policemen.
l heard Lldderdale utter a startled ex.
clainaton. and knew he had found his
man.
"Rouse yourself; I am here" he said
In hoarse voice. The patient started
and muttered In bis sleep. "Open your
eyes," continued Lidderdale. "Do you
remember when you were III last-do
you remember what you confessed
Awake. Colville, awake!"
The well.known tones burst through
the terrible lethargy which was carry
Ing the man to his grave-he opened
his eyes. The detectives and I moved
a little nearer, and one Of them pro
duced note book, prepared to take
down any confession which might be
made.
Am I lyingi" asked the sick man.
"You are." responded Lidderdale
gravely. "Tell the truth. Why did you
take Alma's life?"
Colville's eyes, 30 like those Of the
man who stood beside him. glittered
strangely.
Williams news., 1912-01-13

room on the second floor and Miss Watson the banquet room on the same floor.
 The teachers and children have heen busy in their respective rooms during the week and we understand that they are getting an excellent start, and no doubt the echool will be saved this year regardless of the great calamity that has befallen it We would like to see every patron of the district give the best of SUD- port to the school now in it's great needs. and help the teachers in every way possible.
 Prof. Cureton has been working day and night. Sunday included with insurance adjusters since the fire. but as yet can not give us any definite report or figures of losses but we understand that the loss ex- ceeds the insurance fully $15.OOO We will give the figures in our next issue.
Williams news., 1912-01-13
A PRELIMINARY
 MEETING HELD

One of the largest and most en- thusiastic mass meetings of repre-. r. sentative citizens and business men ever held in Williams met in the city hall last Saturday evening, and after a most thorough and business like discussion of the coun- ty division it was unanimously re. solved that immediate steps be taken to present the merits of county division to the coming leg islature. The meeting was pre- sided over by Hou. L. s. Williams; speeches were made by many of the leading citizens, business men and tax payers of the western end of the county, viz: Mayor H. M. Stark, Geo. McDougall, George Rounseville, Judge M. J. Rounse- vile, Postmaster Fred w. Smith, c. E. Boyce, Prof. Cureton and mary others. Thereupon a com mittee was appointed looking to the accomplishment of the pur- poses of the meeting. including the drawing of the legislative act for county division. It seemed to he the unanimous sentiment of the meeting that a readjustment of county lines in northern Arizona would accomplish the results sought If the new county were esta b;ished Williams would probably be the county seat. The line of division will probably be somewhere about the 112th meridian.
Williams news., 1912-01-13
NEWSY NOTES FROM
 THE COUNTY SEAT

Hon. Hugh E. Campbell, presi- dent of the Arizona Fair associa- ton, one of the largest sheep own CTS in Coconino county, and a pion- eer of this section, is up from Phoe- nix, where he is spending the win. ter.
 Dr. Berr~. the veterinary. sur. geon, is wearing the big smile, all on account of the arrival of little daughter at his home on the 9th.
 The public schools closed one day last week on account Of drainage pipes freezing in the basement of the building.
 Work is going on preparatory for the new cement sidewalk on Front street near the Santa Fe tracks.
 Mrs. Cameron, mother of Dele gate Ralph Cameron, has gone to Los Angeles for a several weeks stay. Mrs Cameron is one of Flag. staff's pioneers, and despite her ad- vanced age-she being way into the seventies-gets around with dash and step as lively as many of the younger ladies.
Williams news., 1912-01-13
will assume the management of the

will assume the management of the local office
 Judge E. M. Doe returned Mon- day from Prescott, where be had been looking after court matters.
 The water pipes at the Lowell observatory have been frozen for the past week.
 Several new students from a dis tance have entered tie Normal within the past week.
 Geo. Colton, manager of Rabbit Bros. furniture. Indian curio and blanket departmer t, is highly grat- flied with a $2O0 diamond ring which he won at rafie Tuesday.
 s. S. ("Boss") Acker. who owns the famous Apache Maid ranch, some 35 miles southeast of here. was in the city this week market: ing load of dressed porkers. Assessor B.-A. Cameron is in Bis. bee this week attending a meeting of assessors of the various counties of Arizona.
 Mrs. Charles Schulz, who was thrown from her horse and killed near Phoenix last Friday afternoon was brought here Monday night and buried in the Masonic ceme- tery Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. She was a native of Missouri, came west when quite young, and was AZ years of age. Besides huBtand she leaves grown daughter, " 1o is attending school in the eas t, but who was spending her vacation at her parents ranch at the time oi the accident. Mrs. Schulz aLso has three sisters and a brother living She belonged to the Presbyterian church. but the funeral was held from the family residence. Rev. Howard Clark, pastor of the Presbyterian church, is on the sick list this week.
 Jimmie Black, the Ash Fork cat tleman, is here this week visiting with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Geo w. Black. and friends.
Williams news., 1912-01-13
Quaker Meditations

Many man has stubbed his toe over his own ambition.
 Wit is the wine of, intellect which ill-nature turns into vinegar.
 The more a man goes around the less of crank he is apt to be.
 For one office that seeks the man there are thousand dodging him.
 It is one of the mysteries of life how two men can make bargain and both get tbesworst of it.
 The philosophy of life demon stratee that many good dinner is wasted on poor appetite.
 Unless you look out for yourself you won't see much.
 Does clock factory ever hang out sign. Hands Wanted?"
 It's when she looks in the mirror that a girl really feels sheis out of sight.