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Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13
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SYNOPSIS.

Robert Cameron. capitalist, consuits
PHILIP clyde, newspaper puonsher: re-
has received. The first promises a sample
OF the writer's power on certain DAY:
On that day the head is mysteriouely cut
from portrait of Cameron while the lat
ter II IN the room. Clyde has a theory
that the portrait was mutilated while the
room Was unoccupied and the head later
by Cameron Evelyn 9rsyson. Cameron.s
niece. with whom Clyde Is in love. hnds
the head of cameron,s portrait nailed to
target clyde pledges Evelyn to secrecy:
clyde learns that a Chinese boy smp,,,oy,ea ,,1,a
erons' iodgekeepr. clyde makes an es-
He pretends to be Investigating. alleged
os nson ,Ss 2. the az opium nnG pS n
wss found. The chinese boy e ;und
dead next morning. While yisiunf hu IAN. lam.
mirror is mysteriously shattered Cameron
becomes seriously ill as a result OF she
snoSk s,o The third letter & appears mysse, msss,
direct threats against the life Of Cameron.
Clyde tells Cameron the envelope va va
empty. He tells Evelyn everything ana
f.. yacht pick. up a nsherman found ,,sa
drifting helplessiy In a boat. He Eves
the name OF johnson; Cameron a,ssH
turned. A fruitiess search 10 made 70,
motor boat seen by the captain JUST Do
fore Cameron disappeared. Johnson II al
lowed to 60 after being closely questioned
Evelyn takes the letters 20 an expcrt IN
Chinese literature, who pronounces them
of Chinese origin. Clyde seeks assistance
from a Chinese fellow college student.
who recommends him to Zip Sing most
prominent Chinaman In New YORK. The
latter promises to seek Information OF
Cameron among his countrymen. AMONG
Cameron's letters II found one from one
Addison. who speaks Of seeing Cameron
In Pekin. Cameron had frequently oe-
clnred 10 Clyde that he had never been ~
China Clyde calls on DR.. Addison ne
learns that Addison and Cameron were ~
one time intimate friends. but had iaIi-
Ing out over Cameron's denial OF navlns
been seen IN Pekin by Addison. Ciyde
goes 20 meet Yup Sing. sees Johnson at
tempts TO follow him. falls into oase-
ment, sprains his ankle and becomes un.
conscious. Clyde IL found by Miss Ciement
q MISSIONARY among the Chinese. He u
sick several days as a result o. inhaiine
charcoal fumes Evelyn tells Clyde OF =
peculiarly acting anesthetic which renaers
n person temporarily unconscious NUT
phy is discovered to have mysterious re.
istions with the Chinese. Miss Clement
promises to get Information ABOUT am
eron. Slump In Crystal Consoiidated @ o.
which Cameron 10 the head 10 caueea -
q rumor Of Cameron's illness. C!yoe hnus
Cameron on Fifth avenue In a dasea ana
en,aoiated condition and takes MIN no"s'
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13
CHAPTER xvli.-continued.

-
He was about to bid me goodnight
when I checked him.
Doctor" ! said. 81 am glad to nnd
you 10 optimistic. Before you go
want you to write me a bulletin OF MT.
Cameron's condition and sign II. ]
want no mention in II OF the injury.
since It 10 not serious. II possible,
would suggest that you use the WORD
'indisposition' and be sure to employ
the temporary you called into play a
moment ago"
DR.. Massey gladly acceded. Seated
at Cameron's writing table he scrib-
bled bulletin Of even more encourag-
ing and confident tenor than had In
dicsted. And I used It to turn the tide
Of speculation In Crystal Consolidated.
But neither the spoken nor the writ
ten words OF the physician held for
me any considerable measure Of So
lace. My friends condition was des-
perate. I knew II and my heart ached
for him; but II ached more for Evelyn.
his ward. who loved him. and who
must be given the gladness cs good
news os,y to be crucified the next mo-
uent or she s'oss Of anxiety.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04
HUNTER RIDES Wild
BUCK fOR NINE MILES

Tho ordinarily rcspo,WhI, NvW
York sun contuhltcs the following
10 our nature nking column.
vernon Rider of Kingston had 70
thrilling adventure while hunting
deer the other duy. To keep from
being gorod Nh. Rider seized tho en-
ragged animal ny the antlcta uud the
docr's head boo rising threw tho hunt
Ter lstridc The back Loakiug his feot
under tho stomach coz thc buck. Nj
Ridcr held on to tho auucrs Tho
Back plunged into IA, forest, 1ud 1G
Rider could not Def go hIs hold h,
was carried, as near as hu could c-tl-
mate. between niue and ten miles
The uiutiutcd animal tri,d tp throw
the unwcicomc gentleman by Druab-
ing against trees and rocks No
Riders clothes were torn Go .hrcds
Du Doc held FAST Peter o. Markell
au old hunter. saw the deer coming
With Rider and be- fired heavy baU
through the animals for. shoulder
Tho Durk fru uud Rider muu.d Iu
The branches OF spruce tree This
Mn Rider from Dis experience with
inc buck should no able to ridp any
circus trick mule.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04
THE LITTLE UOY WE USED
no KNOW.


The little boy whom wo used 10 know.
who camo 90 us when the dav burn.
90 low. ...
who loft his swing and his bat ana
ball
Who left hiss playmates and games
and an
To come and stand by our oasy-choiI
ro stand before us win yellow hair.
ou sturdy legs with his feet apart
Before he snugglcl ar1in-, our heart
Whore ia he now with his rcmp ANA
squcul.
with his little hurts that kiss
wouI1 h.al'
We heard his -ay his o. ay mo down,
And we pressed our lips Go his tous-
led crown.
Then his father uptoed across the
gloom
While his mother stayed Dog his side
to Groom
4 soft bye loss Goo "a Norld-old tune.
While he drIned out into slumbcr-
ipud;
Thcu Ve stood md gazcd az HIM
hand In hand
Ana -looEIur backward 90 where ne
lay
u seem twas th,u that ne went away
u seems that ho never came back at
ro thc rubber .a' ana the bouncing
FlU
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04

ptntfe The task 30 csdnr fot ihom
~ lhty handed doinr ire oimosi 60
identify them and o. fconue families.
- clcthc. feed and shelter lhom on-
lii they could be sen, on @ their des-
iinatlons ana seeing that when they
itfs they had the nccessarlss Of nfo---
was taken IN hand ~ the Red Gross
emergcncy relief COMMITTEES. q ssand-
INK committee 81 me Now York Char
ity uFenniration sociely and afnli-
aied with the American RED cross
The task of putting back on their
Zee, those families 81 periions q
families who ioss the ssslnes vita
which they had expected TO make a
STARE o. she New World. is vital
paft o. the relief plans Obviously
L is Handicapped by lack II funds.
AZ laie as October rs "a was esii-
mated that at least s2o.o oo more
woald be needed.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04
PLACE ron THE KAISER TO
BACK CP.

Dispatches from Berlin indicate
that the emperor has given his sane
ton 70 the brutal measures of re-
preston which have been adopted by
German troops IN znborn, VILLAGE
of the province Of Alsace a feature
Of the campaign 90 COW the proud
people Of that district was the assault
by a German officer upon q lame AL
satan shoemaker. who had his head
laid open By the officers snber
so-callcd "conciliaiory" tactics for "a
quarter of century have secured
only semblanoe, hollow shell. Of
German loyalty among this french
people who dream ever OF the time
when they may be able to resume
their allegiance to the lilies OF
France The war lord should realize
that in the present age one OF the
greatest 90 The great powers presents
rather mdlcrous spectacle t. tho
world in trying 70 beat fealty into the
heads and hearts OF "a conquered poo
pie with a saber ID was evident
yesterday that the roiehstng. bS a.
considerable majority b. disposed 90
condemn the brutality of the army la
Alsace aud ccnsurc the government
The opportunity appears Go bee o. good
one for lhe Hohcuzollorn CO. prompt
ly back up and call Oft the doe.
There is something that appeals
atronely Go the human heart of the
nations in the undying loyalty per-
sistent 10 spite OF stornost repression.
displayed by the people of Alsucc and
Iorralne To their natIse hand.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04
TITANIC AND VOITURNo REhEF
FUNDS.

An account OF tho roliei for the
Volturno survivors with uu interest
ing comparison between the Problems
presented by the voliurno and III
tanlc disasters. and the funds raised
for thom. appears In the November
magazine issue Of The survey IN
the oase OF the Titanic, the world
knew accurately in q day or so aho
had been osi or VINO had come
ashore widowed and orphaaed with
IN short time $4,000 was con-
tlbuied 10 the relief fund IN the
case 81 tire Volturno the nine dif-
foreni resculns steamers took the
survivors nearly an Immigrants, %
various ports So scattered were they
ana 20 difncuH 81 Identification were
many of their names mat g was
days before aceurafe knowledge cou'd
D. had a. 20 who or how many were
iofi helpless Ia the world. An appeal
for money woa made ana az the ena
81 two weeks only 45.2sss2 has
hecn contributed
scarcely survivor of ihe Nohur-
~ could ppeak Enslish. The passen-
etrn vore RUSSIAN Jews, Poles, hnn-
rafians. cfoaiiana Macsdonianf,
.1..aa. rnrn,anr nnfchnoen ann
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04
SAVING IN FURNACE AND RANGE
Right Way Of Making and Running Fire

How DO YOU lisht the easg There
Is right way and wrong. Most
hUusekeepers turn on the gas fun
forge and then apply the match. The
result Is slight explosion which
starts the meter checking up itw
extra turns. n means only a TOW
cents each month; but sou can save
them by holding the match 10 the
burner before turning on the gas and
then turning 4 very slowly
no you know how TO start fire
IN the furnace or range and then
maintain Il economically Most
housckeepcrs do not says tht Pic
torial Review TO start fire. "a
Quautty OF light material or chips
etc, must be burned until the chin
ney is heated NJ the drafts are
right and smoke comes into the room
a brief wood fire must be kept up
until better draft s secured. a
good draft is necessary 20 save fuel
when the wood Is burning briskly.
add tho coal little at "a time. Keep
q level and below the top OF the fire.
box OF che range When a blue flame
appears close the direct draft. or
dampcr Close the lower crafts and
open the up az tho front OF the stove
above tho firehox, The fire is now
checked off for the gay at the least
possible expense 81 fuel when need
"a for baking etc. close tho lip and
open tho lower draft. n necessary
open tho Glrect draft or damper for
u few moments until the desired heat
q obtained. Then close u again.
Fuel Is often wasted because house
Keepers do not realize THAI when wa
ter is once boiling % can become NO
hotter no matter how great the heat.
How often gas IS turned on or coal
heaped up to make added heat when
the water O. already 40 boiling point
This Is waste 81 fuel Keen the fire
az an even heat SO that the water
merely keeps on boiling; e o. not
necessary Ca have q Wildly lcaping In
J The kettle
when more coal is needed, put on
only ,itJle at time Small size
chestnut "a the most economical coal
FOR the range. Sever allow the top
of the range 10 get red hot You
,un neither cook nor bake as we'll
and most Of tho fuel o. going 90 send
ing heat up the fiuo More than that
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04
gIsAIAIlk ABi.E GRONTU N
WORN OF GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY.

/ During th last SIX years the hDld
investigation OF inc United stato
geological survey and the Office work
connected with them hayt shown rec
markahle growth. according Go the
annual report recently made 90 5ec-
rotary Lane Notwithsiandng tho
fact that within this period thc for
NOR technologic branch of the survey
has become an independent organiza'
ton. the bureau of mincs, tho older
bureau, Is larger now than O. was uiN
years ago.
ia personnel the net growth of 'ho
survey slnco 1907 has been 37 pes
cent. IN general correspondence tho
Increase has been 80 per cent -he
total distribution of reports and maps
haF increased 2a per cent the in-
crease in maps sold 20 ger cents and
the total cesh receipts from sales Of
publications are larger by 90 per cont
than In 1901
The activities imposed by congress
upon tho goological survey have been
increasing faster than tho appropria-
lions provided therefor until now a
d an too apparent that inc organ
lzailon b undermined and UNDER
equipped. The demand upon the SUR
yey Tor plore work can NOT bo check
"a. Dut the means 10 meet thc de-
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04

Tho fret essential In The avoidance
III iaseFeulossn ~ the lunrs. or con-
sumption. is to keen the lungs strong.
80 that lf the germs are hroathed
thcy can % no harm. one Of the
most important thlngs Ia keeping the
lungs strong y 10 keep the chest wide
open - thar the lungs can be prop
efiy used. n the body Is dropped or
sloops. Or II the shoulders are az
lowed to DRAG forward tround shout
dcr). or n the haad Is carried for
ward instead OF wen back over tho
shoulders. the chest must be fattcn-
ed. the breathing must be- shallow.
and the lungs, not being freely usei
become wcas. II is IN this iyfe e
rhest that tuberculosis usd1lN lc-
gins. The consumptive is usuaiiy
narrow .chested. with dropped shOrl-
ders and with the head crancd err
ward. while the development 90 e.
strong. well-formed chest b. one Of
the most important factors in pre-
venting tuberculosis. the same thlng
- 20 be desired II the disease has
once started. Not only should we
live In the open. but we should stand
up straight and learn TO "throw a big
chest" 40 that the iungs can grow
strong and .he fresh air be taken IN.
The runner. the singer. or any one
who Is obliged 10 make sustained cf-
fort Is taught 10 stand and sit with
the chest high 20 that the lungs can
be used to the best advantage. and II
every one would DO .ho same thins
there would be- less tuberculosis be-
cause there would be fewer We Is
lungs
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04
SHOP EARLY


Behind packed eouutcrr an day long.
Facing ruFhiug crushing throng,
breathing the heated, tccming air.
Sow ausWcrius here. now unwsoring
there,
with jumping nerves AN worn to
hhrDds,
With aching feet and tired heads,
The shopgiris stand and weak and
faint
Their voices rise in this one plaint;
"Shnp early"
"shdp cnrlyr
Painted wagons cross thc crowded
town
with christmas wonders laden down
From Harlem and from Brooklyn
way
Thei come and go an uight, AN days
Wnru ninddlno hotsoa hrar thons 800
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04
RABBITS AND RATS ARE
FOUND ~ \ SNAKE

The Bishoc, Ariz, city MIXTURE fokir
comes forward with the fnlowius
one Boo dispatch Co The El r1sp
Herald.
one OF tho largest uulpaupE"
skins ever displayed bon tn, district
F being shown DOSE John TWom,.. who
purchased DO from cowboys boo the -lu
Pedro valley when shot b., Do, Cow
boy tho snake was found tu have two
young rabbits ana several field rts
bon its stomach 90 measures over
eight feet without the h,Hd ana is
over 10 inches in Circumference, Mr
Twomey has th, skin mounted.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04

IA red hot stove means woaring-out
stove
Did You know that YOU can burn
ashes, either slftcd or unsiftcd and
burn them urnin and again until not
q particle az carbon remains To
DO this remove an ciinkcrs from the
ashes and sprinkle with watsr until
thurouEhiy moistened After u good
coal fire has been started these ashes
may be spread over thc hot bed Of
GOALS. Theg van hold the fire a.
lOne time, giving out a sufficiently
steady, white heat
In mild weather Il ~ not necessary
20 shake down" the furnace fire.
You can economics on fuel ana stili
have fire ready 10 start fun blast
should the north wind begin 90 blow.
With the furnace poker rake down
only part Of the ashes. forming
sort OF crater by polging out che ashes
thoroughly from the bottom and tho
top. into This "ctator" put the fresh
coal This Is really q sort 90 furnace
within the larger one and holds the
fire without using coal 70 heat the
whole furnace,
when q cold strap comes shake tho
crate thoroughly shovel on fresh coal
and open the drafts, The furnace viii
hcat 60 ~ utmost capacity IN very
short time. The small fra. running
ca fire should az full blast viii
hold for days during wnrm spell
ana VIII reduce the coal bin about
ono fourth.
The gas range is often greatly
abused because ~ the Ignorance Of
the housewife The gas should burn
with "a blue flame VI the flame .s
red YOU have too much air. and the
mixer must Doe adjusted. The mixer
OF air chamber. " found In the end
Of each pipe next 10 the gas cocks a
pale yellow flame means lack of air
FOR proper combustion. ~ YOU do
not know how 90 manipulate these
mixers drop a postal Go your gas
company They viii usually Doc very
glad to send % man o. Instruct YOU
Regarding these things Keep the
I burners clean NJ thoy are yloggCd
with grease. you can not have good
results no clean tho burners re-
move them from tho range and place
in boiling water To- which has boon
added two tablespoons 81 washing
soda
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04


Sempiete RETURNS On the school
eensla 81 ths various counties 81
New Mexico alshlls moolsf the essl-
mais made rv DAYS $50 aat .hcy
90 BOT imp.ote b. The rttarns
SHOW pp lnsfeaas y 600 IN tho totn.
>hom population - the state
ne cola facs must be faced that
this means faiiine on Ia the popu.
iatiou o. New NeAioo aursnE the past
Year. In az oHerasate q some S0o.-
200 people ihe natural 'nefense ID
the nnnhcr ~ children between the
aeca ~ I'VE ana twenty-cne should
bo more than 5o0-~without any new
additions TO the adult population.
The showing made By this school
census - something that every loyal
New Mexican win think about deeply.
Il uioans that New Mexico mas prac-
tlcaily stood sun durlns tho past
year. The reason is mon fer to seek.
We called attention 70 Il the other
day; New Mexico b. not soing for.
ward for the simple reason that she
- noi advertising
~ advertising We mean honest lc-
siiimaie boosting. among the people
o. tho United states Of America. Of
the actual bona fsde resources Of the
state What we want ~ state adver-
slaing. state publications. ofncial sta
tlssiea, on the opportunities for the
farmer with small capital; the min
Ing investor with large capital: the
industrious dairy stockman with a
reasonable amount Of capital. the
cattle grower; the horticultural who
finds here the finest fruit CROWNS
country IN the west; the legitimate
irrigation investor, the man with the
small factory. the man 10 develop the
great areas Of land irrigabie from
underground waters - these and
scores Of other varieties
Advertising doesn't mean hot air
IN the case Of commonwealth any
More than il doVs in she case OF the
individual good-faith advertlser-the
man who tells the public what he
has ~ sell. What New Mexico must
40 ~ rho expects 20 grow and pro-
srcss Is 70 cell the world what she
has for the prospective settler or i'm
weston
New Mexico is falling behind ARR
z0na, behind Oklahoma, behind colo
RADIO and Utah and an her neighbors
In proportionate progress. For a
brand, splinter new state we should
be making more rapid progress than
our nsighbors We should be carry
ing on an organized campaign 20 tell
The world Of our wonderful climate
resource which Is not affected ny
monetary depression and which Is
just a. good whether We have bump
O. crops OF none. We should be sys-
temagleany disseminating informa-
ton about our schools. our churches.
our improved roads, our scenery, our
money-mnkinF and health-mHkins
possibilities ana an the manifold at-
fractions which New Mexico hes 10
offer Some Of them unique in the
whole country
The ieason of the census should be
Needed by New Mexico. We have "a
year ahead % us 20 rcurieNe the mis-
takes OF the past year aud other years
ahead OF that n We VIII organize
and pun together for our stnto We can
make record during the coming
year aud les successors that VIII
ulace New Mexico IN her rightiui poo
sitioh among thc states of the west
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04
sounds

fhcy seem to givo this mournful
sounds
shop caflyi'
shop cariyi"
Up and down the street.
llhnpinE in their ncyor-tnding beat.
me men IN gray with heavy sacks
~ Christmas mail upon thclr hnrka
% back and forth, to us 90 bring
Hlad marks ~ friendships offering b.
boxes OF gloves. ur bonka. or rsfaee.
Cards with their ggn'rous eiyors
names.
And NJ they creep from door 90 door
WIN mFsing steps that spring no
more
hoaring us gifts that thrill each
heart.
This plant their hareard looks Inn.
part.
shop Curlyi"
Paul West. la Ncw York World.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04

Last Friday evening while chas.
ing cattle Theodore u,ck ram sud.
denly onto large American EaRl,
Sitting ON Tho bank or tho creek Hu,
iua no gun with him De- took his
'arIH' rope and us Jhr Eoglr siartcd
poo soar into ih, air hD threw his
Poop. Md caught 90 Iy the no,b. %
bias brown body ana white hoa /
and wii and measures from tip o.
zap eight inDt CmHrruu NcWg.
For quick service can BamDrOoK
Bros Auto Line Phone BgG.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04

and small rattlcrs Tho first dag
thcrc hc was busy oustlng the s'r-
penis ana whom the lest ray Of sIr-
light fen hc had succeeded in dlsu,r-
ING OF as of them. Then nc rested
and slept The following morning hc
found several more 90 them thlt bad
come In during the night Tho foe
lowing day he continued "a, oE'"r-
m.uation or the Veuomous .erprnts
ana Boa an Killed 80 m ami around
the cabin
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04
Mature as She Is
Faxed

AHut Nj Old CABIN
Hero is rather fancy one from
ihe Gallup dHu.ndont which would
seem to Dol nrt n the blue ribbon
class
- y pusu father of our city
clerk T. . bUFun is working out
at Tuba Aria, digsing coal FOR tho
government un hla arrival There hc
went Co living 9 cabin that had
not been occupied FOR some time =
that IN moi inhabited hy man nut
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04

Have YOU seen that pinaforo2
~ you have, zee u some more.
n YOU haven't sure ns fate
Sec u on the proper GATE.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-04

Don't UFo harsh physics The roe
action wcakons tho bowels. leads 90
chronic constipation. Got D0au's
hogulcts Thoy Operate easily. zoe
at an stores