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The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-24
And. few

before nobody. And. rev
steps behind him. NJ. Moncharmin DID
the same thing that he was doing. In
addition to pushing away M. Kenny
and begging NJ. de La Borderie. the
ambassador and the manager OF the
Credit Central. mot to touch M. 10
directeur."
Moncharmin, who had his own
Ideas. did not want Richard to come
to him presently. when the twenty
thousand francs were gone, and say:
Perhaps it was the ambassador
or the manager OF the Credit
Central or Remy."
The more SO as at the time OF the
first scene, as Richard himself admit
ted, Richard had met nobody in that
part of the theater after Name Giry
had brushed up against him. -.
Having begun by walking backward
in order to bow, Richard continued to
do SO from prudence. until he reach
ed the passage leading to the Of
fees of the management In this way.
he was constantly watched by Mon
cbarmin from behind and himself
kept an eye on any one approaching
from the front. Once more. this
novel method OF walking behind the
scenes. adopted by the managers OF
our National Academy Of Music. at
tracted attention; but the managers
themselves thought Of nothing but
their twenty-thousand francs.
On reaching the half-dark passage
ID 80 ~ tn, n In
voice:
II am sure that nobody has touched
me. You had now better keeT
at some distance from me and watch
me till come to the door OF the Of
fice; it is better not to arouse suspi
cion and we can see anything thai
happens"
But Moncharmin replied. mo, Rich
ard, no! You walk ahead and III
walk Immediately behind you! won'l
leave you by a step!"
But. in that case" exclaimed Rich
ard. they will never steal our twenty
thousand francs!"
81 should hope not. indeed," do
clared Moncharmin.
Then what we are doing is alb
surdl"
We are doing exactly what we die
last time. Last time. Joined
you as you were leaving the stage
and followed close behind you down
this passage.
That's true." sighed Richard. shak
ing his head and passively obeyine
Moncharmin.
Two minutes later. the joint man
ayers locked themselves into theiI
office. Moncharmin himself put ths
key in his pocket:
I'VE remained locked up like this
last time" he said. until you ief'
the opera to go home"
That's SO. No one came and dis
turbed us. suppose?"
mo one"
Then" said Richard. who was try
ing to collect bis memory. then
must certainly have been robbed or
my way home from the opera!"
NO." said Moncharmin in a driei
tone than ever. mo. that's impossible
For dropped you in my cab. The
twenty-thousand francs disappeared
at your place: there's not shadow
of doubt about that
Its incredible!" protested Richard
II am sure Of my servants
and II one of them had done 1t. he
would have disappeared since"
Moncharmin shrugged his shoulders
as though to say that he did not wish
to enter into details, and Richard be
gan to think that Moncharmip was
treating him in a very insupportable
fashion.
tTo BE CONTINUED
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-24
Earthquakes In scotland.

Earthquake shocks have recently
been experienced in the central part
of Scotland. A tremor was distinctly
felt In all parts of Bridge of Allan
the other morning, but no damage was
done. Two earthquake shocks were
experienced in Dunblane district early
the previous morning. Generally
sound sleepers were awakened by the
rafting of windows and doors, and
more than one housewife had to gath
er up the fragments of broken china
in the morning caused by the shock
1t is also reported that the pheasants
from the hills had been scared by the
unusual occurrence, as those about
at that time observed them as If in
a panic. The shock lasted nearly half
a minute.
Residents of Ocean City. N. j.. have
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-24

amazement to the spectators OF this
very natural but quite inexplicable
scene when NJ. Richard had nobody in
front of him.
M Richard bowed to no.
body: bent his back before
nobody; and walked backward -. /.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-24
Overheard.

"Heigho!" said Bildad. as Jimpson.
berry flashed by in his motor 81
wish had an automobile"
"Oh, nonsense. BILL" said Slathers.
Whats the usef You couldn't afford
to keep It."
mo. by jiminy!" said Bildad. But
l could AFFORD to sell it"-Harper's
Weekly
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-24
CHAPTER XVI. (contInued.)

CVftT n NNis kSoutiHbcusJ
And really It was not necessary to
make long study Of Nine. Giry's ex-
cited features to understand what
could be got out OF that fine intellect
with the two words ghost" and EN-
press
But who pulled the strings OF that
extraordinary puppet? That was the
question.
You have never seen him; he
speaks to you and you believe all he
snys?" asked Moncharmin.
Yes. To begin with, ! owe It to
him that my little Meg was promoted
to be the leader OF row. l said to
the ghost. II she Is to be empress In
1885, there Is no time to lose; she
must become . leader at once He
said, Look upon 1t as DONE And he
had only word to say to M. Poligny
and the thing was DONE"
80 you see that M. PoIigny saw
hint"
mo, not any more than l did: but
be heard him. The ghost said a word
In his ear, you know, on the evening
when he left Box Five. looking so
dreadfully pale"
Moncharmtn heaved a sigh. what
a business!" he groaned.
"Ah!" said Nine. Giry. Il always
thought there were secrets between
the ghost and NJ Poligny. Anything
that the ghost asked M. Poligny to do
NJ Poligny. did. M. Poligny could re-
fuse the ghost nothing"
" you hear. Richard: Poligny could
refuse the ghost nothing"
yes. yes. hear!" said Richard.
IN. Poligny is friend Of the ghost;
and, as Nine. Giry is friend OF Nj.
Poligny. there we are! But |
don't care a hang about M Poligny."
he added roughly. "The only person
whose fate really interests me is
Nine. Giry. Mme Giry, do
you know what is In this envelopeY'
why. of course not" she said.
well. look"
Nine Giry looked into the envelope
with lack-luster eye, which soon re-
covered its brilliancy.
'Thousand.franc notes!" she cried,
"Yes. Nine. Giry. thousand-franc
notes! And you knew It'll"
II, sir7 II swear -
Don't swear. Nine. Giryi
And now Il will tell you the second
reason why sent for you. Nine.
0iry. am going to have you ar
rested
The two black feathers on the dingy
bonnet, which usually affected the at.
titude Of two notes OF Interrogation
changed into two notes OF exclama'
ton: as for the bonnet itself. II
swayed In menace on the old lady'a
tempestuous chignon. Surprise. indig
nation. protest and dismay were fur
thermore displayed by little Meg'f
mother in a sort OF extravagant move
ment of offended virtue. half bound
half slide. that brought her right un
der the nose OF M. Richard. who coult
not help pushing back his chair.
Have me arrested"
The mouth that spoke those word.
seemed to spit the three teeth thai
were left to It into Richards face.
NJ. Richard behaved like hero. Hs
retreated no farther. His threatening
forefinge- seemed already to be point
Ing out the keeper OF Box Five to th'
absent magistrates.
Il am going to haye you arrested
kn~ oiry. as a thiefI"
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-24
svNopsls.

constsrnation IL caused on the lsst
n nisht that the 0per, is managed by De
pssrancs . Of shost. is ssid TO y have been
n eyidenos on several previous occasions
Christine Daas Z rnembsr Of the opera
Important part and scores a great sue
eess Count de Chagny and his brother
Eaes are so1s those who sRpIss6 the Is
and later discovers that some one d max
upon @ entering the roo room % ne And: G T Il empty,
While the farewell ceremony for the re-
us nfins managers e going on, the Opera
Boz No. is @ sold o with disastreS. sreS re results.
opera dsos cans asr to 5re hs
ror. Christine Daae writes Raoui that
she has gone to visit the. grave of her
fciows her gees e the ",'0 chupeh ape wcnde9fu @ s
violin music is heard Raoui visits a
sfsysyard s'os Raoyl Is found next pofrnlnS
s1s S % aSs na sfHs from
sS Ss leading % .nas pss eGT n waansd snf e
refusing, loses her voice II the middle Ii
Soundns '0%s many sRs Rsou sssTehe. e%hs da1 ror
e does and M' sr
note is received frem her making an
appointment for q masked ball. Raoul
meets Chrfstins at the ball. He sees a
person in the disguise of Red Death.
He hears her conversing with some one
whom she calls Erik. Raoul visits
Christina and tells her he knows the
name OF the unseen man whom she calls
the Angel OF Music. Christine and Raoul
become secretly engaged prior to a polar
expedition that Raoul IL to make. Chris
tine relates a strange adventure with the
with Raoui. Rnoul announces his inten-
tion of marrying Christine which dis
plenses Philippe. In the midst of q per-
formauce the stage is enveloped in dark
ness and Christine disappears. No trace
OF her In found. Moncharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely. Raoul searches
madly for the missing singer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-10-24

ain't fur eatin'-it's fur burnin'."-
Washington Post
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
Are Our Chickens Too Handsome.

INV Ouh SiiiChCHS lOO
Herbert Quick, editor of Farm and
Fireside, writes an article in the cur
rent issue of that publication, in
which he says that many American
chicken fanciers have been breeding
on the theory that fine feathers make
fine birds, which is not the truth.
Now they are confronted by the fact
that the utility breeders of Australia
and England have been breeding for
laying and have beaten them. Mr..
Quick goes on to say:
No work of higher scientific
character or of more general utility
has ever been done in poultry than
that of DR.. Raymond Pearl of the
Main station. He has taught the
world how extraordinary laying
qualities are inherited. He has Civ
en- us working plans for improving
the laying qualities of our poultry.
Nothing that has ever been done in
grain breeding, or any other plant
improvement, is more important eco
nomically. In few years the breed
ers who still breed for feathers and
shape will be outclassed by those
who breed for only one thing-eggs
There will be record books as closely
kept as those of the horse and other
livestock breeders.
"Of course this will set up new
conditions which the present breed
ers will have to face. Many of them
are already facing it, The most of
them are already facing it. The most
of them are trying to keep their birds
up to exhibition standard as to out
ward appearance, and at the same
time breed for eggs from extraor-
binary laying strains, and with indi-
vidual pedigrees. Maybe they can
succeed. If they do, they will have
done fine thing in breeding. But
l think it safe to predict that out of
the laying contests, and out of the
principles of heredity established by
DR.. Pearl and others, will come
breeds of laying hens, the breeders
of which will pay no more attention
to color and conformation than do
the breeders of the Pit Games. But
they will lay.
"The farmers are interested in bet
ter laying-whether the hens doing
it have any feathers at all or not"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
HIGHWAY TO Be SCENIC
State Assumes Engineering Ex-
penses of New Road Over Siski-
yOus-View to BE Superb.

Medford, Sept. 15.-No time will
be lost in starting work on the Pa
cific Highway, states Judge Tou
Velle. The road law authorizes the
issuance of per cent county war
rants and it is probable that the
work will be carried on by warrants
until the formalities necessitated by
the bond issue are completed, the
warrants then being taken up by the
proceeds of the bonds.
Assistant State Highway Engineer
Kittridge, who with Engineer ]. S.
Howard has been surveying the new
road over the Siskiyous, came to
Medford Thursday The survey has
been turned over to the state high
way commission, which at its last
meeting adopted a resolution reim-
bursting Jackson county for the cost
of the preliminary surveys and as
suming cost of all engineering work,
thus showing state cooperation with
the county
Engineer Kittridge states the route
selected will take one of the most
picturesque highways in the world.
The road runs along the skyline at
the summit Of the Siskiyous for over
two miles, with the Rogue River Val
ley in view far below on one side and
the California valleys stretching in
the distance on the other, a surpass-
ing panorama of mountain scenery.
No curve on the line has less than
$50 foot radius, and only one such
curve. The line is free from forest,
and snow will not accumulate as in
the present toll road. The grade will
be "a feet wide, with 16 feet paved.
Surveys will be completed within
a week so that bids can be called for
for construction work.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon,
September 12, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that George
w. Hoxie of Colestin, Oregon, who
on May 18th, 1909, made Homestead
Entry No. O5001 for northwest quar-
ter Section 80, Township 40 south,
Range east, Willamette Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
Final Homestead three-year proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before Herbert Smith,
United States Commissioner, at
Grants Pass, Oregon, on the 3rd day
of November, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses:
R. Borton, of Colestin, Oregon.
D. M. Brewer, of Ashland, Oregon.
A. Rummerfield, of Colestin, Ore
gon.
George w. Trefren, of Ashland
Oregon. B. F. JONES,
32-6t-Mo. Register.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
Reception to Teachers.

The members Of the board of edu-
cation gave very pleasant reception
to the teachers of the city schools
Friday evening. The affair was held
in the Masonic hall and was very in
formal, the members of the board
being assisted in receiving by their
better halves. The only guests were
the teachers and the wives of the
married gentlemen teachers. 1t was
in the nature of "get acquainted"
function and was thoroughly enjoyed
by all present as well as tending to a
closer relationship between the board
and the teachers. Light refresh
ments were served.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15

VIII Live at Los Angeles.
The Grants Pass Courier contains
the following report of a reception
to Rev and Mrs. John MacAllister,
formerly of Ashland, who so to Los
Angeles to make their home:
Rev. and Mrs. John MacKllis-
ter were rendered a reception at
Bethany Presbyterian church on
Thursday evening, previous to their
departure for their new home at Los
Angeles. Many of the members of
the church and congregation were
present and expressed their apprecia-
ton of the good work done by Mr..
MacAllister during the few months
he has supplied the pulpit. Words
of commendation and appreciation
were spoken b. George Riddle and
George Parker and pleasantly re-
sponded to by Mrs. MacAllister.
Fruit punch and cakes were served,
and good time enjoyed by all pres
ent. During the several months Mr..
MacAllister has served the church as
temporary pastor he has made many
warm friends and his wife has also
entered so thoroughly into the work
that she will likewise be greatly
missed. This genial couple left Fri
day morning for Ashland and, after
few days visit with friends, will
go to Los Angeles to be with a son
and daughter"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15

The Qui Vive Club met at the
home of Mrs. A. A. Young, Granite
street, Friday. September IL. After
the regular order of business a pro-
gram was rendered. led by Mrs.
Thornton. Mrs. Sayles read an arti-
Gle title, Nova, Dark Feather of the
Films; Mrs. Wilcox. Girl Rescued in
the Nick of Time; tells how it feels
to drown in the surf; Mrs. Buck
Waiting; Mrs. Young. Why Has He
Taken Her Also; Why Do They Diff
fer, by C. Fanny Allen; Mrs. Thorn
ton, Over the River 1t was an
nounced there would not be no meet
ing next Friday. September 19, on
account of Ashland day at the sol
diers' encampment. but will be Sep
tember 26. Mrs. Gorrison then gave
us some instrumental music. After.
ward Mrs. Young c'airvoyantly gave
SOME fine messages. The meeting
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
BOWIby To Build Roads
Continued from Page one.)

authorizing counties to issue road
bonds up to 2 per cent of their as
sessed valuation. Jackson county's
energetic action sets an example fol
other counties to follow.
THE present road over the Siski.
you mountains, known as the Dollar
Hide toll road is bad. 1t is impass-
able at times and has grades as high
as 20 to so per cent. The maximum
grade on the new road will be per
cent. We expect to have the entire
so miles of the highway in Jackson
county hard-surfaced and completed
by the end of next year, so that it
will be open to travel in 1915, the
San Francisco fair year.
Road Will Bring Tourists.
Jackson county people are expect
ing this road to bring many 1915
tourists into the county, and it will.
The county will get back more from
the tourists coming through by auto
mobiles than the entire road will
cost them. The highway passes
through Ashland, Medford, Central
Point, Gold Hill and Rogue River.
THE building of this road, partic-
ularly the stretch over the Siskiyou
mountains, will not remove every diff
ficulty for autoists between Portland
and the California line, but it will
remove one bad obstacle. There still
will be a bad stretch through Doug
las county. The people of that coun-
ty, however, are already talking of
bond issue to improve this section
of the highway"
Among the good roads workers of
Jackson county, whose efforts result
ed in the voting of the 100000
bond issue, are: George Putnam, of
the Medford Mail Tribune; F. l..
Tou Velle, county Judge; w. H.
Gore, w. M. Colvig, A. E. Reames
and ]. A. Perry, vice-president of
the Pacific Highway Association for
Jackson county.
Other Counties May Follow.
AS one deeply interested in good
roads | am especially pleased with
the public spirit displayed by Jack
son county," said julius L. Meier,
president of the Columbia Highway
Association, yesterday.
Now that Jackson county has
pointed the way, l expect a rush on
the part of other counties to vote
good roads bonds. All that was
needed was for one county to act
first, and Jackson county has been
especially liberal.
1T is only a question of a few
years until every county in the state
will have good roads within it's
boundaries, with fine trunk highways
traversing the state. The benefit to
the counties and to the state as a
whole from these good roads will be
enormous. No phase of the states
development is more important"
jackson county has shown Won
derfully progressive spirit in voting
such large bond ISSUE" said Frank
B. Riley, vice-president for Oregon
of the Pacific Highway Association.
"As soon as this road has been built
and the great benefits it will bring
have been demonstrated, as they
soon will be, the other counties will
be clamoring for roads as good. The
start has been made by Jackson
county and it's people deserve much
credit"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
BARGAIN TIMES.
OregOnian and Tidings From Now
Until January 1, 1915,
for $3.50.

We have made special arrange.
ments whereby we can give the Ore
gonian and Tidings from this date
till January 1, 1915, for $3.50. This
offer holds good only until Novem.
Der 1. After that the price will be
$2.75 for the two for twelve months
This will be applied to either old or
new subscribers. Payments strictly
in advance.
Those taking advantage of this
offer during September will receive
both papers for Is months at tn,
price of one year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
Ashlanders at Table Rock,

Table Rock correspondence in Cen
trail Point Herald: Rev. Schwimley,
the Congregational minister at Ash
land, accompanied by his wife, the
male quartet of his church and 9TH
ers, making party of IA, held SER
vices here Sunday evening. The ex-
ercises were in the nature of sa-
cred concert. The music and singing
were of high order and much en-
joyed by the congregation, which
would have been much larger were
it not for the absence in the noun
tains of many residents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eubanks and
son of Ashland were welcome callers
at the Nealon home Sunday. Mrs.
Eubanks, then Miss Goodyear, taught
term Of our school in 1885 and this
was her first visit to Table Rock
since those good CD old days when
teachers were paid a salary of SIS
per month for three months term
and had to board around among the
patrons of the school, Well, things
are different with us now and she
was surprised and pleased at the i'm
provement.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
Society News.

Please phone all news items, So
eiety or otherwise. to the Tidings,
No. 80. 1t is often necessary to
leave late items over until the next
issue, so as to insure insertion please
phone them in as early as possible.
The Tidings goes to press early each
Monday and Thursday afternoon and
items must be in and in type by noon
II possible.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15

The Upper Granite Embroidery
Club met with Mrs. George Holley
Friday afternoon at her home on
Granite street. The meeting was one
of unusual interest because of the
presence of Miss Hancock of China,
who told of some of the customs of
the people in that country. Mrs
Holley is an ideal hostess, and made
every one of the eighteen ladies per-
fectly at home, besides providing
amusements for the several children
present, not overlooking the diminu-
tive new member, Miss Evelyn CALI
van, who attended Friday for the
first time.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15

Mrs L. NJ. Leland and little daugh-
ter, who have been visiting Mrs. Lee
lands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tiffany,
on Granite street, left for their home
in Portland Sund aeyvening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
Everything Arranged.

Damsel-You must ask mamma.
Suitor-But your mother is away
from home.
Damsel-Yes, but she's left an
affirmative answer in the gramo-
phone. -Meggendorfer Blaetter.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15

The Womens Missionary Society
of the First Presbyterian church will
meet with Miss Sarah Fox, 96 Laurel
street, Thursday afternoon, at 2:30.
Subject, Latin America" leader,
Mrs. Chisholm.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
Should Score a Home,

Kitty-Oh, Fan, dear, what do you
think? Mr.. Profundo, who sings in
our choir, wishes me to marry him.
What would you advise?
Fan (well named) )-Take your
base,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
Ashland Mill

Just received, $50 barrels of best
guaranteed blre-stem old wheat
flour; will sell at SIS in barrel lots.
Also salt rolled barley and chicken
feed wheat, $50 per ton at the MILL
j. J. MORTON, Phone 40.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
A Timely Gift.

Angry Farmer-Is this your dos
jes been KILN all my pigs?
Acquaintance-It is not.
Angry Farmer-Then whose dog
is ut?
Acquaintance-It's yer own. l give
i'm to yer jest before he killed the
first.-Sketch.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15

Miss Doris Bagley, one of Ash
lands sweetest singers as well as
most charming young ladies, leaves
this afternoon for Forest Grove, Ore,
where she will attend Pacific Uni
versity the coming year, devoting
most of her time to music, both vo-
cal and instrumental.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
Spirella COrsets.

Mrs. Myra McNeill, 100 Oak
street, phone S44-L, is the only rep
resentative now in Ashland for the
very popular flexible, comfortable
Spirella corset. 1t-Mon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15

Mrs. John A. Goodmanson and two
children, John Howard and Adelaide
La Trobe, who have been sojourning
in Ashland since last October, re-
turned last week to their home in
Moline, III. Mr.. Goodmanson will
meet his family in Denver.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15

The first monthly meeting of the
West Side Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion will be held tomorrow (Tues-
day. afternoon at the usual hour
This will be business meeting, no
special program having been pre-
pared.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-15
Which Proves 1t.

"They say that unions raise the
price of labor"
Quite right! Two of my clerks
got married last week and struck me
for more salary"