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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-06-15

ed, to climb trees, to wade or swim,
to play baseball where there are
windows, to put apple or lemon seeds
into your ears, to look down the
muzzle of shot gun, to pound dyna-
mite caps with hammer, to whittle
toward your stomach, to chop wood
when barefooted, to drag your gun
after you through fence, to rock the
boat, to eat green apples, and-and
well, its mighty dangerous, Mr.. Re-
porter, to be alive in this busy world.
We are not defending the wholly
reprehensible and marvelously asinine
"habit'' of putting erasers into ones
nose. But we don't believe it is a
habit with boys. It's just natural,
like humps and measles and stubbed
toes. Kansas Industrialist.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-06-15
SHARPO d. Z S
MECHANICAL
MILK g e
The March of Mechanism

ONCE perfected, a mech
" anical device inevitably
overcomes every barrier
against its use. The inven-
ton of the reaper swept
away ten centuries OF the
scythe.
Mechanical progress is
swift and certain.
Men have MIXED by hand
since the dawn of husbandry.
Yet in four years over 1000
SharpleS Mixers have been
installed. This is prophecy of
the new era in dairy science.
That such progress should
be made in so short time is
largely due to the universal
confidence of the dairymen
in the Sharples product. For
thirty-two years the name of
Sharples has stood for correct
principles and sturdy quality.
The elimin alton of the
drudgery of hand-milkingwill
effect a great culable economy
of labor in the dairy and on
the farm.
Cows are more contented
when MIXED by the Sharples.
The milk flow is greater, and
teats and udders are kept in
| perfect condition.
There is a dairy near you
in which a Sharples Mixer
is working successfully. Let
us tell you how you can in
spect it.
Illustrated Booklet on Request.
The Sharples Separator Co.
West Chester, Pa.
Branch Offices
Chicago, Ill. San Francisco, Cal.
Portland. Ore. Dallas, Texas
Winnipeg. Can. Toronto, Can.
Agencies EoeTywhers
n q d n n . n ID q y q q n
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churn. The temperature will have to
be determined by experimenting and
should be such as will bringthe butter
in small granules about thirty to forty
minutes after starting to churn.
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minutes after starting to churn.
The best method of preserving but
ter, and the method that is used al
most exclusively is by chilling it to
freezing point or below and keeping
it until ready to use, 10 that condi-
ton. This is the way they store all
storage butter, but on the farm very
good results have been obtained by
keeping it in a strong salt brine solu-
ton. The butter is packed in stone
jars and the brine is poured over the
top and left in as cool place as pos
sible until you are ready to use it.
You will find that great care must be
taken in the selection of the cream
and the care of the butter in this kind
of storage, but if proper methods are
used in handling, the butter can be
condition.
The record COW for butterfat is the
Holstein, and although the Holsteins
as rule give large flow of milk, we
find that the percentage of fat is
generally low. This does not mean
however, that the Holstein COW is the
most economical producer of milk
and fat. While in some cases we
know that they will produce more
economically than will the Jersey, we
also find many Jerseys that will pro-
duce higher butterfat much more
economically than the Holsteins
The type of COW that one should need
on the farm will depend on various
conditions, and while the Holstein
COW may be the best in one case, the
Jersey will prove better in another.
In mild climates where the winters
are not severe, the Jersey will do very
well. The Holstein is of course a
much larger COW and is able to with
stand severe winters.
We generally find that COWS that
have had their calves running with
them as long as three weeks are very
hard to manage SO as to get a maxi
mum amount of milk. If it is pos
sible it would be better to wean the
calf while it is only few days old,
and then by careful manipulation of
the udder, there should be no trouble
in having the COW let down her milk.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-06-15
PUGET SOUND HERD
H0Istein-FrieSian Cattle
DUROC JERSEY SWINE

SERVICE SIRES-Querinus Cornuco-
pia, Dams record BOT pounds butter in
I days, and Sir Inyo Mercedes I'd, full
brother to the Worlds Champion Milk
Cow "Margie Newman" 1856 pounds
milk and 81. TO pounds butter in days,
and 1851 pounds milk and 13l.17
pounds butter In 80 days.
Stock For Sale. Tuberculin Tested.
William Bishop, Chlmacum, Wash.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-01
|. MOUNT CLARE

MT. GLARE, Jan. The .citi-
zens living in the vicinity of Band
Summit will give the electric car a
hearty welcome when It makes its
appearance Wednesday for the first
trip of its regular run to that point.
Emory Brand, the efficient Balt.-
more and Ohio agent at this place.
was called to Fairmont Monday on
business for the railroad company.
Mrs. Dora MCGOWAN, of Garrett,
a daughter of John Highland. of
West Milford, was here Tuesday on
her. way to visit her parents, and
may move back to West Milford.
Samuel Bowman, Of Broad Oaks,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-01
. COAL LAND
Is iEeased Near Lost Greek
and Will Be Worked on
Royalty Plan.

An important coal deal was recent
ly closed on property located on the
West Virginia and Plttsburg division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
about one and one-half miles south
of Lost Greek, consisting OF 1876 acres
Of Pittsburg and eighty-six acres of
Red Stone vein of coal by Truman ].
Lynch ct al owners to A C. Leisenr-
ing, agent for the RICHTER Coal Com
pany Grading for the side track
and switch IS being done by Contract
or Joseph Fuccy and is about COM
pleted. The company expects to be
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-01
Wa here Monday looking alter hIs

was here Monday looking after his
gas interests.
DR.. E. N. Flowers, Of Clarksburg,
was here Monday on professional
business.
Mrs. Henry Basel, Mrs. John
Louther, Miss Kate Pickett and
Miss Edna Maxwell were visiting
in Clarksburg Tuesday.
Harry Meredith has a severe case
of lagrippe. Mrs. Mereditn. his
wife, has been i'll for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Sullivan are
both confined to their rooms.
Miss Mettie Miley, OF Stone Pot
run, was shopping IN clarksburg
Monday.
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shipping coal fro mthe property in d
very short time.
1t Will be operated on the royalty
plan.
BABY RECOVERING.
plan.

Virginia. the year old twin child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Rush. is recover
ing very nicely from severe burns
she received few days ago when her
clothing caught fire from an open
fireplace.
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CARD OF HANKS

desire 70 thank my friends and
nelgh5ors and members Of the IL Q.
o. NJ. for their kindness and sympathy
during my great .bereavement,sch caused
by the illness and death OF my wife.
w. N. CROSS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-01
a MAN WHO nAs rpIE soNrY

Is very APP. to watch the Telegram
classified ads especially the ..sbusi-
ness opportunities" and the real esi
ate for sale ads"--very closely. with
: view to finding a safe Investment
rE:ch promises larger profits than
mere savings bank interest.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-01

W g. Meeks went to Huntington
Wednesday morning. where he viii
spend the week looking after business
matters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-01

David A. Godfrey, of Redwood.
spent the day here visiting his fam
lily.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
Mrs. Gardeners Clever Scheme


Lady Temple invariably saw all of them.
when physicians card came up she
would ask me to retire to my own rooms
and then would be cIoseted for a long time
with the visitor. II could not be pro-
fessional calls these doctors were max.
Ing. for there was nothing about her lady
ships health to call for such a varied as.
sortment Of medical attention
What could be the meaning OF all these
visits from physicians? My curiosity got
the better OF me, and determined to do
a little eavesdropping.
My opportunity came when the maid
brought In the card of "Dr Robert Mac
keDzie, OF Edinburgh. Scotland" AS
usual, Lady Temple said. Show him up"
and asked me If would be good enough
10 retire Instead of closing the door
which led from Lady Temples sitting
room to my own, left 1t open triiie
and stood there with my ear to the crack,
where l could hear every word that was
said and also get an occasional peep at
the lady and her visitor
DR.. Mackenzie was a grave, pompous
appearing man, slightly under middle age.
He was dressed in the conventional garb
of the old school physician and carried a
small medicine case.
Il have come to see you, Lady Temple"
NC Sdiu, ditST Tue usual pOnte preI1mr
lnaries, "in relation to your advertisement
In the current number OF Lancet Your
late husbands practise seems to offer Just
the opportunity have long been seeking
to establish myself in London May I
ask II 1t is still for sale?'
MY husband was very distinguished
man and had a very lucrative practice"
the bogus Lady Temple replied "You
must read these notices in the papers
which were printed when he died Here
is one from the London "Times-ohi my
poor dear husbanc''
At this point Mrs. Gardner burst into
tears. She covered her face with her
black bordered handkerchief and her
charming figure shook convulsively with
her sobs. Her visitor. DR.. Mackenzie,
stood with head bowed In silent respect
Presently Mrs. Gardner recovered her.
self with an effort and. gazing appealingly
at her visitor through her tearstained
eyes, said
will you pardon me? Iknow it Is very
weak OF me to give way to my grief like
this
"As was saying" she finally resumed,
my husband was so dear to me that
cannot bear to think OF living in London
now he Is gone That Is why | am anxious
to dispose OF my interests there at once.
Did you know the late Sir Edward doc
tor?"
Il never had the honor OF his ac-
quaintance. but I have often heard him
lecture. and have in my library all the
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must have escaped by eide entrance I
returned to Claridge's and found she had
been there before me. She was gone, bag
and baggage-and In a great hurry. as the
disorder of the rooms showed.
I lost no time in arranging my own
departure and ] did not feel safe until
was we'll on my way to New York with
my trunks full OF more fnery than
had ever possessed.
Two or three years later Helen Gard
ner, alias Lady Temple, was convicted in
France for obtaining money under false
pretenses. Her prison term brought her
to her senses-showed her how foolish
1t was to waste her life In crime. When
she was released, she settled down to an
honest career and later became the wife
OF a prosperous merchant.
The account OF my experiences with
famous women sWindlers would not be
complete without some mention of the
greatest Of them all-the notorious Ellen
Peck. long known as the Confidence
Queen"
Mrs. Peck's exploits during the many
years when she defrauded everybody who
came within her reach would all n book
One swindle would hardly be finished be-
fore another would be begun. and often
she would have several entirely different
schemes under way at once.
She paid her lawyers several fortunes
In her persistent efforts to keep out of
Jail and to retain possession of the prop
erty she had stolen. At one time, when
she was in her prime. she was defendant
In twenty-eight civil and criminal suits
One of Ellen Peck's many pecularities
was her fondness for practicing her skill
full arts on her fellow criminals She
found more satisfaction In cheating a
thief out Of a ten dollar bill than In de-
frauding some banker OF $1,000
Even I. trained In crime from child
hood. was not proof against Ellen's wiles.
Several times I became her victim as
completely as did Carrie Morses-and
can vouch for the fact that no shrewder
fox ever lived
Each time she tricked ms would make
solemn vow never to have anything to
do with her again. Then along she would
come with some story. oh. 80 plausible!-
and ! would swallow it as readily as
had the previous one and as much to my
sorrow.
Once she actually cheated me out of the
very shawl on my back. 1t was a rne
cashmere shawl-one had secured In
Europe at great bargain.
Come" said Ellen, "let me have that
shawl l know rich woman who will
give you $500 for it,"
NO" said. firmly. 81 don't want to
sell it." But Ellen turned her hypnotic
eye on me. began her irresistible flow OF
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smooth argument and-got the shawl.
That WAS the last saw of her for
six months. When I did succeed In run
ming her down she said she had been able
to get only 800 for the shawl-and che
had left that at home on the sideboard!
Grabbing her by the arm told her I
would not let her go until she gave me
what money she had. After considerable
argument she emptied $3.50 out OF her
purse-which was all ever got for my
$500 shawl.
Ellen Peck conceived a very simple
scheme Of plano swindling. and was in
partnership with her in It, She had been
working this swindle alone until she had
become known to all the piano dealers.
how we managed 1t:
/ would go to n store and buy piano
on the Installment plan, paying Ave or
ten dollars down. The instrument would
be delivered at some one of the twenty
furnished rooms which Ellen had en-
gagged for Just this purpose In various
parts Of the city
AS soon as the piano was installed at
one OF these rooms we, would promptly
advertise 1t for sale at a greatly reduced
price. II the first purchaser did not move
the piano at once we would sometimes be
able to sell the same instrument to Ave
or six different persons. When we had
squeezed as much money as we could out
of piano we would dlsappear-only to
repeat the same trick at another fur
nished room and with piano from an.
other store.
1t sometimes happened that when the sew.
eral persons to whom we had sold single
piano came to claim IL the merchant from
whom we had secured it and to whom 1t
still belonged would also put in an ap-
pearance. Then there would he the live
Hest kind Of squabble. which would have
to be settled In the courts.
Crafty Ellen Peck supplied the brains
for this enterprise but made me do most
OF the hard work and gave me only q
meagre share of the profits. 1t was a
despicable swindle, for the loss did not
fall on the dealer but on the poor fami-
lies to whom we sold tho pianos and who
could Ill AFFORD the money we took from
them. am thankful to say that I did
not long make my living In this mean
way,
hope that Ellen Peck may be alive
10 read these lines. In her declining
years wisdom and charity have doubtless
come to her just as they have to me.
feel sure that she shares my sincere re-
pentance for past errors. and that she
will give me her hearty Endorsement when
] say. as constantly do. that under no
circumstances does crime pay
SOPHIE LYONS.
CopyriVht. 1912 by tho Star Company
i .
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with her pocket fattened by the proceeds Of her
s"indes in Nice Monte Carlo Mrs Gardner planned
campaign against the big jewcry shops Paris and
London wac deliberately sowned, hated and bce.v.
elied to play the of her enormously rich American
MRS Gardner engaged the best suite rooms at the
most Fashionable hotel London and hired twohorse
brougham, coupe and landau, all Of which vehi-
cies she had crest and monogram painted. She hired
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HuUe HccOHlpZIShed ASfOnishi1l0
R0bberies Which the Most Skill
full Men t js Underworld Would
Never Think of ATTEMPTING

covered enough Of their senses to nut
the police on my trail. Hurriedly throwing
a few OF my possession into trunk,
shipped 1t to my friend, Mr.. Rowe's hotel
and followed there myself on foot
To Mr.. Rowe I poured out the whole
story OF my troubles and asked his help.
He was very willing to do all in his power
10 aid me.
1T looks bad for you, Sophie" he said.
"A detective was here less than fifteen
minutes ago nquiring for you and the
chances are that he'll be back again be.
fore long. But can easily hide you until
night and then we'll try to find some way
OF smuggling you to the station. III loan
you whatever money you need and will
ship your trunk to you when you get to
Detroit"
Mr.. Rowe was right-the detective re.
turned and posted himself at the front
door OF the hotel With him came an.
other headquarters man to guard the side(
entrance. They were evidently convinced
that Sophie Lyons was in the hotel or
How ] Escaped Arrest
Night came and the two sleuths showed
NO signs Of leaving. The only avenue OF
escape from the upper room where had
been hiding all day. was by the window
With Mr.. Rowe's kind help secured
fastened to the window frame one end OF
long rope which was kept for use in
case Of fire. Down this ! slid in the
darkness TO the roof OF a onestory build
ing adjoining the hotel From there II
was an easy drop to little alley which
hnally brought me out on Broadway
After an agonizing wait of several
minutes at the station, I got safely on
board train and was soon speeding
toward Detroit. Then l drew the first
long breath I had taken since morning
when l had seen that fearful crowd of
investors and creditors in front OF the
closed bank.
Carrie Morse was never caught or pun.
1shed for the ladies' bank swndle. which
the newspapers later said must have net
ted her at least $4,000 Years after
met her In Chicago where she was oper.
attng a matrimonial agency which was
almost as crooked as the bank had been.
she never mentioned our banking venture
nor ohered me my share of the profits.
and as l was prosperous then. I never
asked her for It.
She was swindler TO her diving dav
and served many long prison terms AS
she grew old 1t took all the money she
could make to keep out OF Jail and she
finally died in poverty With all her
cleverness she never seemed able to see
what expensive folly it was to waste her
seally brilliant abilities in life of crime.
This was my first experience with clever
women swndlers. was surprised to
learn to my sorrow that the standards of
good faith which are maintained among
men OF the Underworld do not hold good
among most women criminals. fully de-
termined to have no more dealings with
criminals Of my own sex
But this wise resolve was broken quite
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The horses harnesses were sivernaounted vIth
of-arms
II nepIre confidence and TO impress the poor clerks
we day after day drove to the shops In various
equipages but did often enter them. st was our
habit to send in our iNeried that
would like to sec that diamond necklace more
would the clerk bring 1t the carriage lust a mo.
mentf Our scheme was to impress tho jewellers with
Dur evidences of great wealth. and the shops
sending their most valuable ieweo by wholesale to our
hotel apartments and begging permission them
Va ITO consider"
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=, 49,. peettve customers who called she
: ,vaa very distinguished man, and had
nr.e., &c. You must read these notices
.h,ei, =, tere printed when he died. Here
/ ondu,n Times-oh! my poor dear hus
~ Mr. Gardner burst into tears She
!. ,vithl her black-bordered handkerchief,
PING fig SSre soo1s so"'a a. WIN neI
sltfr. CO.: "seNe"e' $1,000 WIN nea'
rssepee
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by accident few years later, while 7 was
travelling In the south of Europe and he
came acquainted with Mrs Helen Gard.
ner an English Swindler and confidence
peTator. MIS- Gardner was a woman OF
me presence. a finely modulated voice
all the manners, graces and charms of
weii-Dred English woman and an amaz
lngiy inspiring. and persuasive CONVEX
sationalist
IN daring and ingenuity this remarkable
"ohhah surpassed any man l ever knew
Grimes which the cleverest men in tho
underworld would have declared imnosst.
ole or too foolhardy to undertake she not
only attempted. but carried through to
success "
FOR years the boldest schemes followed
one another In rapid succession from
MIS-. Gardner's fertile brain Swndlinp
was as natural to her as breathing 10 r.
normal persons. She was the most suc.
cesSlul confidence woman who ever oner
ated In England on the Continent. and
no rich man was safe once she got her
traps set for him
hrst met Mrs. Gardner in Nice, where
! was enjoying little vacation after a
long arduous bank-robbing campaign in
america She was then travelling under
the name OF Lady Temple.
10 make long story short we soon be-
came great friends. We went everywhere
together and she generously shared VIII
me the luxurIes with which she was co
pientifully supplied. She finally even in.
duced me to take rooms in the hotel adj
Joining her own suite
did not know at that time that she wac
Mrs. Gardner. the famous English conf.
dence swindler.
She told me little OF her personal ef
fairs except that her husband Sir Ed
ward Temple, had been a prominent
physician in London and that she was In
NICE 70 recover from the shock incident
10 MS sudden death. The deep mourning
she habtually wore and the heavy black
band or her visiting cards bore out this
story, but, to tell the truth, didn't bother
my head much about its truth or falsity
! did not at that time happen TO know
mat II is the custom in England for a doc
TOTS practice to be sold when he retfres
from business or dies
There was no doubt that she had MONEY
and that she was giving me a liberia,
snare or It's benefts-why should worry
ABOUT where 1t came from or how long &
would last? s ~
in turn kept her In equal ignorance q,
my own past life and OF my means of
support. VI
But there was one thing about which
! couldn't help being very curious-the
number OF doctors who were calling at
the hotel to see Lady Temple Every
day there was at least one and some days
there were three or four-each came
alone and the same one seldom appeared
second time