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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-16

The priest and the dentist resem-
BILE and nearly answer the description
of two men who have recently passed
counterfeit $40 bills in Boston. New
Haven and other neighborins cltles-
These spurious bills, circulated III
New England, first came to the a'teh
ton of the secret service men Oh
Anrit 81, 1912. The treasury depart
mont sent ont the usual notice OF
warning. Recently the check letler
and plate number appearing on these
bills was changed and on August 2s
last the treasury department issued
another warning notifying banks OF
this change,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-16
WOMEN MAY WIN
FRANCHISE IN HOLLAND

The Hague, Netherlands, Sept. 16.-
There is every indication that women
vii shortly be given the parliamentary
franchise in Holland
In the speech from the throne, de-
livered at the opening of the states
general today, the new Dutch cabinet
stated it's intention of granting the
vote to women.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-16
MORE WARSHIPS LEAVE
JAPAN FOR CHINA

Toxic, Sept 1G.-A flotilla of Japa-
nese torpedo boat destroyers was
despatched by the admiralty today to
reinforce the war vessels ordered to
Nanking yesterday.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-16

II will not pay you to waste vcur
time writing out your legal forms
when you get them already printed
at the New Mexican Printing Com.
pany.
The state herald., 1913-06-13

kief wills
kher nnnn !
1t Hans
lrd or, II
ht Joe Tir
|. The ba'
| Cub spi
The state herald., 1913-06-13
Mada First Llah,nIna Rod.

Nearly everybody believes that Ben.
jamin Franklin was the inventor and
constructor OF the first lightning rod
In this particular they are mistaken.
as tho first lightning catcher was In.
vented by a poor monk OF Bohemia.
who put up the iirst lightning rod on
the palace OF tho curator of Prcdlty.
Moravia. Juno Is. 1854. The apparatus
was composed OF n pole rurmoun,cd
by nm iron rod. supporting ~ curved
branches and terminating In ms many
metallic boxes tlled with iron ore.
The entire system OF wires was uni.
ted to the earth by large chain. rho
enemies of tho Inventor. jealous OF his
suecoaa. excited tho peasants OF the To-
oniity against him and under the pre-.
tost that his lightning rod was tho
cause OF the excessive dry weather
Ind tho rod taken down and tho In.
yontor Imprisoned
The state herald., 1913-06-13
Searching for Hidden WIN.

The romantic story of a hidden will
is arousing keen interest In the neigh.
borhood OF Bradley Fold. n little VII.
lage three miles from Bolton. i.anca-
shire. England. Search for the mis-
sing document is being made by a
woman from Gunhersbury. London.
She believes that II she succeeds In
her quest. she will become entitled to
a valuable estate. The search was
prompted originally BY statements
made by n medium at spirituaiistic
seance. The will Is supposed to be
concealed In wall sunk In shed
which has been brickcd up for many
years. II formed a cellar to an old
house. The london searehers anees
tor. John Bradley. who married his
housekeeper. was known to possess
great wealth. No will could be found
after his death.
The state herald., 1913-06-13
German funniest. Jun. as-as.

Denver.-The committees in charge
OF the great International German
turnfest. which is to be held In Den.
YER June 20 to 20. have arranged mat
ters so that not one Of the thousands
Of visitors to the festival will be
held up" in the matter OF hotel rates.
Western railroads have made low
rates to Denver for the funniest. and
many persons who are not turner's
will accompany the Germans West to
see the country and witness the pic
turesque events of the Teutonic carni-
val. So many people will go to the
festival from Colorado points that
roundtrip rate from state towns has
been fixed ut the cost OF the usual
one way tickets.
The state herald., 1913-06-13
CHAPTER XIV.
Echoes From the city.

Sal,ie Kingsbury. unused to psyche
logical analysis. could not have ex.
planned why Mr. Hand was SO OBJ.
jectiolable TO her. lie was no relative
OF the family. she had discovered that /:
and. accustomed as she was to the old.
fashioned gentility OF thrifty New
England town. instinct told her that
he could not possibly be one OF It's
varied products. He might have come
from anywhere; he talked 80 little that
he WAS suspicious on that ground
alone; and when he did speak, there
was no accent at all that Sallie could
lay hold Of Useful as he was lust
now in taking care OF that poor young
man upstairs. he nevertheless in.
spired in that breast most unholy
Irritation. Her attitude was that OF a
housemRld pursuing the cat with the
broom
Mr. Hand was not greatly troubled
by Sallie's tendency to sweep him out
OF the way, but whenever he took any
notice OF her he was more than a
match for her. on the afternoon foi.
lowing Agatha'E visit 10 Mrs. Stoddard,
he appeared to show some slight oh
lection TO being treated like the cat.
lio ate his luncheon In tho Kitchen
n large. delightful room--whilo Aleck
Van Camp stayed with James. Hand
was stirring broth over the stove, now
and then giving a sharp eyo TO sallle'a
preparation OF her new Mistress
luncheon.
You haven't put any salt or pepper
on madcmolsolle's tray, Sailie," said
he. aa the maid was about to start up
stairs
Miss sallic. I should prefer. MIR
Hand" she requested In mournful
tone Of resignation. And Miss Rod
mond don't thko amy pepper on her
nigH. | watched hor yesterday"
We'll. hhe may want some today
Just the same" insisted Mr. Hand In 4
lordly manner. putting n thin silver
boat, FILED with salt. and n cheap plni
glass peppcruhakor side by side on
tho tray salllo brushed Hand away
In diagunt.
That doesn't no with tho boat nil
yer salteoilhr: that's tho kitchen pop
per And. you can nay Miss sailic. II
you please.
mo. Just sallio, n you pleased I've
taken n great fancy to you. saiiio, nnt
don't like TO be 30 formal" argued
The state herald., 1913-06-13

ness. She prayed for the stranger
within her gates. for the sick man over
yonder. and implored Gods blessing on
tho work of her hands; and praise
should bo to the Lord. Amen.
And now, Angie" she said prac-
tically, as she rose to her feet. ad-
dressing the girl who instantly ap-
peared from around the doorway. "go
and tell Little Simon to drive up to
the horse block. Agatha. you go home
and rest. and I'll get hitched up and
be over there almost as soon as you
are. Angie will help me get the Ice
bag and all the other things, In case
you might not have them handy. Come.
Agatha"
But they paused yet a moment,
stopping as II by a common instinct to
look at the white cross. Susan Stod-
dard gazed down on It with grief in
her eyes that was the more heart
breaking because 1t was inarticulate.
Agatha remembered the doctors
words. and understood something Of
the friction that could exist between
this evangelistic sister and the finer.
more intellectual brother.
I've never been inside the old red
house since he died." said Mrs. Stod.
dard.
I'm sorry!" cried Agatha. TT is
hard for you to come there. know"
He maketh the rough places plain"
chanted Susan Stoddard. Hercules
was good brother and a good mani"
Agatha laid her arm about the older
woman's shoulder. and thus was led
out to Little Simon's buggy. Susan
helped her in. and Agatha leaned
back, with closed eyes. Indifferent to
the beauty of early afternoon on a
cool summers day. Little Simon let
her ride in quiet. but landed her in the
dust on the opposite side OF the road
from the lilac bushes.
Those trees." said Doctor Thay-
er's voice. as he came out to meet her.
How did you make out with Susan?"
She's coming" said Agatha. is
your patient any better?"
Il don't think he's any worse" IN.
swered the doctor obviously. but I'm
glad susan's coming: I'D be glad to
know how you got round her"
Agatha paused moment before re-
plying. i wrestled with her"
The doctor smiled grimly. I've
known the wrestling to come out the
other way"
II can believe that!" said Agatha.
We'll. It's fairly to your credit"
And rerhaps this was as near praise
as his New England speech ever came.
The state herald., 1913-06-13
SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond. opera singer. starting
granger sent as her chauffeur. Leaving
s S 81 shs sa intend hs pss sF sS
% %no has left her property. There she is
90 the auto. climbs In and chloroforms
witnessed the abduction Of Agatha He'd
m9nd. Hambleton sees Agatha forcibly
taken aboard yacht. He secures tug
board. ,Aleck Van Camp, friend of Ham.
oieton. had an appointment with him. Not
meeting Hambleton. he makes a call upon
ni.n rii,snds, Il. Madame and Miss Meianis Key
1nssd The three arrange a coast trip
on van Camps yacht. the Sea Gull.
aambleton wakes up on board the Jeanne
Redmond HIS clothes and money belt
nave been taken from him. He meets a
man who introduces himself as Monsieur
They fsRt, sne sns are rs Interrupted a.n A0 BY the
sinking OF the vessel. Jimmy and Agatha
are both abandoned by the crew. who
take, take to the boats. Jimmy and Agatha
In thoroughly exhausted condition. Re-
covering slightly. the pair find Hand. the
chauffeur who assisted In Agatha's ab-
delirious and on the verge OF death. Hand
goes for help. He returns with DR..
Thayer. who revives Jim. and the party
conveyed 10 Charlesport, Where Asa-
tha's property ia located DR.. Thayer is
the brother OF Agatha's benefactor. Van
camp and his party, In the Sea Gull.
reach Charlesport and get tidings of the
wreck OF the Jeanne D'Arc. Aleck fnds
Jim on the verge of death and Agatha In
despair. DR.. Thnyer declares his sister.
Mrs. Stoddard. is the only one who can
save Jim. She is a woman of strong re-
ligious convictions, and dislikes Agatha
on account OF her profession. She refuses
TO nurse Jim; Agatha goes TO see her.
and pleads with her TO take the case.
The state herald., 1913-06-13
Fin. In Tunnel on U. p. Checked.

Cheyenne. Wyo.-Through traffic
on the Union Pacific was threatened
when the Aspen tunnel. a mile-long
bore by which the road passes into
Uinta county. caught fire. The tun.
mel walls drip oil and contain seams OF
coal and It was feared that the fro
would become general and traffic be
Indefinitely delayed. A general alarm
was sent out TO neighboring stations
but the crew OF freight train who
discovered the fire were ablo TO
check II after some timber had boen
burned.
The state herald., 1913-06-13
ANOTHER RICH S7l
ORE FOUND WITHIN ONE |
OF SURFACE AT PLAToA,
Grass Roots Find on "1s7sn /
Runs sse.so Per Ton In Col
and Silver Ore.

Western Newspaper Union News ssrvic.
Platoro, Colo.-All Of the cam,
the new Platoro-G Gilmore-Stunns,
per mining district are excited
the "grass-root" strike made su,
June 1st, on the 1875" claim Of
Hook & Co., not far from the pro,
Of the August Mining Company, N
latter was located late last fsu
George Gilmore and which brv,
this district into world-wire notice
ID attracting miners from all CAM
tho United States and British Cd
bia. The first assay( made June
Of ore taken from the "1S76" d
within one foot of the surfae,
turned 4.14 ounces of gold and
ounces Of silver with q total valuI
$9e.80.
One finds scattered all over the
trict scores of pioneer miners
prospectors of Colorado. who in
cent years have been working in
mining districts of Utah. Arizona,
vada, Montana, British Columbia
Alaska, but who have returned to D
orado by reason of the gold strike,
the Platoro district.
The town of Platoro is growing u
Idly. 1t is located In Conejos coun3
Colo. on the south bank Of the Cod
Jos river, has q fine site with ,
abundance of pure water. A Gems
taken May 31st shows population
400. as compared with five or six N
pie living there last winter. On th
date thirty-six cabins and sixty-sev
tents were counted with many n,
buildings and tents going up. The
10 a steady stream Of people conf
into the district and now that t
snow has disappeared, Indicate
point to a great influx. The &,
field is from forty to fifty miles fr,
q railroad. but there are automob
and stage lines from numerous
Luis Valley railroad towns and &c
accommodations can be obtained
all the camps.
At the present time Platoro Is ,
only camp having a postoffice. bu: {
Postoffice Department has arrani
to establish offices at Sumner O
Jasper and they will be opened by |
first OF July. 1t so happens that I
telephone company has trunk i
through the district and shortly ,
camps will be within telephone &C
munication with the outside world.
F. A. Wadleigh and George L. Be
Of tho passenger department OF ,
Denver & Rio Grande railroad.
turned to Denver after a four da
tour Of the new Platoro-G Gilmore-S St
ner-Jasper mining district in souths
Colorado. The snow on the mounta
Is oil gone except in some de-
sulches on the north side in the hi
est attitudes. and prospectors. "
have been waiting for the snow
disappear. are now covering the hl
equipped for seasons work.
The state herald., 1913-06-13
CHAPTER xIv.-con,Inued.

A singing blush-a blush OF anger
and outraged pride as much as OF
n.odcsty-surged up over Agatha s
face. She was silent moment. and
in that moment learned what 1t was
to control anger.
Il have not been living with this
man, in any sense OF the term. Mrs.
Stoddard. / will say this once for all
to you. though l never would. in any
other conceivable situation, reply to
such an implication. You have no
right to say or think such things"
'Wickedness must be rebuked OF the
Lord" intoned Mrs. Stoddard.
Are you his mouthpieceY" said Aga
tha scornfully. But she was rebuked
for her scorn by Mrs. Stodderds look.
Her eyes rested on Agatha's face with
pleading and patience. as II she were
world mother. agonizing for the sal
walton OF her children.
1T Is his command TO pluck the
brand from the burning" said Susan
stoddard. ''Ungodly example is a sin.
and earthly love often d snare for
yoy,hfgl feet"
As Agatha listened to Mrs, stod
aard's strange plea, the Instinct with.
In her which, from the first moment OF
the interview. had reeoiled from this
fanatical but intensely spiritual WON.
an. found its way. as II were. into the
light Such was the power OF her sin.
cerity. that. in spite OF the e1traor-
dinary character OF the interview. Aga.
tha's heart throbbed with a new com.
prehension which was almost love. She
stepped closer to Susan Stoddard, her
tail nguro oyertopplng the others
sturdy one. and took one OF her strong
work.tardoned hands.
Mrs. Stoddard. this man has never
spoken word OF love TO me. But II
| ever marry. Il will be n man like
him-a plain. hlgh.hearted gentleman.
Therel You have a woman's secret
And now come with me, and help US
70 save 2 life You cannot, you must
not. refuse me now"
Tho subtle changes OF the mind are
hard to trace and are often obscure
even to the eye OF science; but every
day those changes make or mar our
Joy. Susan Stoddard looked for long
minute up into the vivid face bending
over hers, whllo her spirit. even as
AgnthaA had done pierced tho hedge
which separated thom. aud oompro.
hendod something OF the goodness In
the others soul. Finally she laid her
other hand over Agatha's. enclosing
II in strong clasp Thon. with n
certain pathetic pride In hor snbmla.
tion. tha said:
Il have been wrong. Agatha; | will
come" AgRthas grateful eyes dwclt
on horr. but the strain OF the inter.
view was beginning to count. She
sank down in tho chair that Mira. stod.
dard lad offered Mt the beginning OF
thor meeting. and covered hor eyes
with ono hand. Tho elder woman kept
the other.
"wo will not 40 TO our task alone. %
,ho Said, I'VE win ask 0od'a help. Tho
prayer Of faith shall heal tho aiok.'
Thon falling 10 her kneoH by Agathn's
aide. with rapt. lifted faeo md closed
eyes, nho made her confession and her
petition 10 tho Lord. Her ringing voice
intoned the phrases OF tho Bible m II
thoy had been music and boro tho bur.
Acn OF hor deepest soul She said uhe
had bosn sinful In impu.ing un.
righteousness to others. and tina, she
~ bs~p blinded By her own vilful.
The state herald., 1913-06-13
Brlef and Painted

That man Gablcr Ia always looking
for a chance TO talk In public"
'Yeu, once heard him speak In a
crowd OF 1000"
''is that Hof what did he sayY"
Louder. pleased"
The state herald., 1913-06-13

An honest man Ia not a mere AMI.
NAL; he knows right from wrong. and
loves the rtShl
The state herald., 1913-06-13
k,,p. proml.,i send. ero.h.r 10000

Lee. Mnss.-A promise mado TWEEN.
ty.four years ago was fulfilled when
Charles Blonde received n check for
$4,000 from his brother. Joseph
Blonde OF Anchor. wyo. When he Lott
Loo In 1889 TO seek his fortune In tho
West. Joseph told Charles that tho
would make him u present II he pros
porcd. In n letter accompanying tho
check Joseph said that ho had not
forgotten his promise and that he
hnd "mnde good"
The state herald., 1913-06-13
oIrIs Use HatpIns to Fight Plekets.

Girls Use HatpIns TO Fight Plekets.
iIaEieton. Pa.-Girls employed at
tho shirt factory OF J. 0ebhardt A Co.
continued the use OF hatpins when ap.
preached by piekots OF tho United
Mine Workers and other unions 10
urge thom 10 remain away from the
factory. In n clash at West iiaxleton
q number 90 pickcts, among them
some OF the girl strikers. 4 wero
scratched with hntpinn. ond girl
worker was arrested ON n chas1e OF
threatening 10 uso n pin on Plice'
man. Her sister was almost stripped
TO IN. waist In a fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Tried Again-This Time by Fire

In December. 1911, when the
warehouses AND yards of the
company were congested with
cotton, a fire occurred which de-
stroyed some twenty odd bales
of cotton and damaged about two
hundred bales, obliterating all
Identifying marks. This cotton
was owned by more than fifty
depositors, and the receipts were
scattered over a wide area, hav-
ing passed altogether from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Of Even Greater Importance Is the New Compress Now
Being Perfected BY the Warrant Warehouse Company

The Warrant Warehouse COM
pany is now perfecting an lin-
proved cotton compress which
will be installed both at Mobile
and Birmingham. A bale from
this press, although subjected 10
much less PRESSURE than by the
old methods, occupies only half
the space required for the ordi-
nary bale. For this reason .eau
going vessels have offered to
of so cents to rs cents per bale
on cotton subjected to this new
method of compression. This saw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

Ing In space will also be Of tre-
mendous advantage to railroads.
as 1t will enable them to carry
twice as much cotton to the car
ana move the cotton crop much
more rapidly than can be done at
present.
AS Birmingham now ships
about 100000. bales of cotton an
nually and Mobile about 100000
paies' shippers of cotton through
tnese TWO points will save $200.-
600 to 100000 every season In
freights. This inducement will
largely increase the cotton re-
celpts Of Birmingham and Mo-
bile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Best Automobile Storage In America

The company makes a special
ty of automobile storage. The
rubber and leather portions. of
these machines and ti,e ehighly
CLOSED finish of their painted
parts, makes 1t necessary that
they should be kept in a cool,
even temperature, with a MIMI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
The Warrant Warehouse Company of Birmingham Now
Joins Hands With the Magnolia Compress
and Warehouse Company of Mobile

1t is a distinguished union in
all respects, and one which will
have large and continually
growing part in the development
of this state and the two sister
cities. AS is the case in Birming-
ham with the Warrant Ware
house Company, the stockholders
and directors of the Magnolia
Compress and Wareht use COM
pany are leaders in the business
and financial circles OF Mobile.
On Its board ars men who are di-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
The Mobile Warehouses Will Get Lower Insurance
Rate as the Result

The presses and warehouses of
the Magnolia Compress and Ware
house company, covering five
city blocks, are ideally located
for the purposes for which they
were intended. 1t is planned to
remodel these warehouses grad
ually and build others on the
lines of the Warrant Warehouse
company's warehouses in Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
A Few Words About the Future of Mobile as q Port

Mobile is approximately as near
the Panama canal as any osher
port and has the advantage Of
New Orleans in being much
nearer the gulf. River steamers
plying out of Mobile cover more
than fifteen hundred miles of wa
terway, which means that in ad-
dition to the freight they bring
they are instrumental in making
low railway freight rates for Mo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

hands of the original owners.
So perfect, however, was the
companys system of checking
and protection that an immediate
settlement was had with the in
surance companies, and as fast
as these receipts were turned in
some of them coming in a year
later--the money was on hand
with which to take them up,
and pay for the cotton that had
beens damaged or destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

mingham and thereby give Mo-
bile the low insuI ance rates on
cotton and other commodities
which are enjoyed by the Bir-
mingham warehouses The effect
which this will have in augment
ing the cotton receipts of Mobile
and increasing the general COM
mereial growth of the city Is OBJ
vious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

The first test of public conf
dence in the integrity of the or
ganization of the Warrant Ware
house company and the ability
of it's mana cement came in the
panic of 1907. when the banks of
Birmingham issued clearing
house scrip in lieu of money.
During this dark period the notes
issued by the Warrant Ware
house Company against cotton
held in storage circulated as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

mum of light. Discovering this,
the company changed two of the
half easements of one of It's
warehouses to meet these excep-
tional requirements and Birming-
ham car owners and dealers con-
sequently have the benefit of the
best automobile storage in this
country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

to the Warrant Warehouse conn
pany puts 1T into the market for
them-it sells the cotton ut tho
best price obtainable, deposits
the proceeds in the bank to the
credit of the sellers and sends a
full record OF the transactions
by the next mail. 1t is always
pleasure for the company to
give It's customers the full
benefit of its knowledge of cor
ton and its experience in the
market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

rectors in the principal banks of
the city-such as the Peoples
bank. the First National bank
and the City Bank and Trust
eompany-whose assets repre-
sent more than half the banking
strength of Mobile.
The combined assets of the two
companies are in excess of $780,
000-resources which guarantee
that the broad aud far-reachinx
policy of the united companies
will be carried out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Three Crucial Tests Successfully Met-The Panic Of
1907-the Fire of 1911-and the Prosperity of 1912

CASH, side by side with clearing
house scrip. Today-as then
Warrant Warehouse receipts are
considered the best of collateral
in both local and foreign busi-
ness circles, commanding for
their holders the lowest interest
rates on loans. These receipts, 1t
should be stated, bear on their
face the amount of insurance ef-
fective on the cotton covered by
them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Selling Cotton For Distant Owners

Merchants or farmers living a
distance from Birmingham occa-
sionally accumulate small lots of
cotton which they ship to the
Warrant Warehouse company.
Whenever they desire to sell this
cotton 1t is not necessary for them
to expend considerable sums in
kilograms to ascertain the state
of the market and the demand
for their grades of cotton. A
single message, by wire OF phone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

The company also undertakes
the storage, transfer and distrl-
button of goods and manufac->
tured articles for firms whose
stores and factories are at a dis
tance, and who do not have Of
fees in Birmingham This serv-
ice includes everything connect
ed with the handling of mer-
chandise and products, except the
actual selling-such as collec-