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YES ! grudgingly admitted AZ .
hastily reviewed them In my nina, !
suppose they could all be explained
in that way"
"The question then came to me.
continued Davis, how could Crandali
have known Of the hidden danger
that threatened General Parrish! II
was highly improbable that the gen.
eral would contide a thing OF this sort,
either to his daughter or to her fan
ce. He must have come on 1t IN some
other way. l judged that when he
revealed his knowledge to the general,
the latter, In fear that his daughter
might learn what he had been trying
to keep from her, in rage ordered
Crandall from the house.
"The only logical way for Crandall
to be restored to favor was for him
to clear up the mystery that was men
acing the general. As he had been at
work on it for some time, | felt sure
that in his rooms we would find a clue
to the address Of the persons we We're
seeking. / was confident, too, that af-
fairs were approaching a crisis. Gram
dali apparently had taken Katharine
into his confidence. 1t looked as II
some plan they might have made had
failed and that this failure had driven
Katharine to despair. With the lock
box in ArdWay as q clue, with the LETT
handed stamp as evidence and with
!, Crandall's movements to watch. l felt
certain that We could quickly solve
the whole mystery"
But how about the morphine sy'
| ringe?" I asked again.
81 hardly gave it a second thought
For all ] knew, 1t may have come there
by accident, yet Crandall quickly ex-
planned it's presence in the talk that
/ have just had with him. lie kept
this chap, Young, there in his rooms
| for two weeks, trying to worm out OF
him the secret with which Young hac
been trying to blackmail the old gen
eral. When Young disappeared he
left the syringe behind him."
so" l exclaimed in excitement
she mystery of the yellow letter was
a Matchmaking plot against Genera
Parrish"
NO" said Davis, II don't think the
Parrish case had anything to do with
the other chain of suicides, unless II
was that both devilish plots originated
in the drug-fevered, malevolent brain
Of the DOOR fellow in yonder. It Is
true that General Parrish got yellow
letters. Once a week for months and
months he has found n in his mail
each more threatening, more menacine
than It's predecessors. He has for
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calmly, TOR not having e e the left.
handed clue. You lack the education.
Only a person who had seen hundreds
and hundreds OF envelopes and had
studied them closely would have OBJ
served 1t. You remember that a pc.
liceman brought me part Of a yellow
envelope that had been found in old
Andrew Elser's room On It was a
stamp and part Of the postmark. The
first thing that noticed was that the
stamp was put on crooked. This
might mean much or nothing. A left
handed person stamping a letter in.
variably gets the stamp on crooked.
It ordinarily is put in the upper right
hand corner Of the envelope. A right.
handed person stamping a letter has
the two edges Of the envelope as a
guide. Try putting On a stamY with
your left hand and you will SCI that
your hand M in such a position
that the edges Of the envelope are
hidden and In ninety-nine cases GU
OF a hundred the stamp is out Of
plumb"
II still fail to see," l said stubborn
ly, why you did not suspect Gran
dali. There were many things that
seemed to point to him-his telephon-
Ing to Katharine just before she shot
herself, his sudden disappearance, the
finding OF the morphine syringe in his
rooms, the Ardway address In his note
book, coupled with the fact that Gen
eral Parrish had forbidden him the
house. / do not see how you could
help %suspecting him"
"Ill admit that on the surface these
things all did look damaging, but
against this vas the one important
fact that he was too well-balanced-
too sane, II | might put it that way.
l quickly learned that he was a repu-
table business man, that he was one
of the governors In two clubs, and you
yourself informed me that Katharine
Parrish had thought highly OF him.
No well-balanced man commits crimes
Of this sort"
do you near to tell me-" I cried
angrily, that all criminals are IN
sane?"
YES" said Davis thoughtfully. 81
mean exactly that. The time will
come when our courts will not be punt.
tive but curative. Men are criminals
because they can not help it. The
great w%ell-balanced majority of people
see that in the observance Of the laws
the community has made for itself
lies the only hope of a happy, regular
nfe. The unbalanced few, the I'm.
healthy product Of unfit parents, in
their poor misshapen brains are I'm
able to comprehend this. They be
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Rash ON FACE FOR 2 YEARS

Sioux Falls, S. D.-My trouble OF
skin disease started merely as a rash
On my face and neck, but it grew and
kept getting worse until large scabs
would form, tester and break. This
was just on the one side of my face.
but 1t soon scattered to the other
side. | suffered a great deal, especial
" at night, on account of its itching
and burning. / would scratch it and
Of curse that irritated it very much.
This rash was on my face for about
two years, sometimes breaking out
lots worse and forming larger sores.
It kept me from sleeping day or night
for a couple Of months. My face look
ed disgraceful and l vas almost
ashamed to be seer by my friends.
"A friend asked me to try Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment. ! would
battle my face with hot water and a
lot Of Cuticura Soap, then | would put
on the Cuticura Ointment. In less
than two days time, the soreness and
Inflammation had almost entirely dis
appeared, and in four weeks time you
could not see any Of the rash. Now
my face is without a spot OF any kind.
I also use them for my scalp and hair.
They cured me completely" (Signed)
Miss Pansy Hutchins, Feb. s, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv
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long, long time been living In daily
dread that the anonymous writer Of
these letters might at any moment
carry out his threats and expose him
to public shame, and disgrace him In
the eyes OF his beloved daughters"
But how did you learn all this?" ]
asked.
Young boosted to Crandall about
the weekly letters. So sure did he
feel that General Parrish would not
dare openly to prosecute him that with
fiendish malignity he took delight in
retailing to Crandall the d%read-inspir
ing phrases he had employed and il
dilating on the terror they undOubted
ly were causing the general. 1t II
small wonder that the sight Of you
and Louise examining the scrap Of one
Of the yellow letters, coming al 1t did
right on top OF Katharine's desperate
act. brought on a stroke Of paralysis
Poor old man." I said. 'how hi
must have suffered"
Ear more than we can imagine
said Davis. II do not think any one
but q ~half-crazed drug fiend. either
could have conceived such reflnemen
Of torture az Of always usirg the same
peculiar yellow stationery"
(TO IN O09gI1NUED.)
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-13
ARABIAN NIGHTS CITY
Ancient Town of Bagdad Now an
Historical Relic.
Once the Center Of the Mored's Arts,
Literature and Sciences, With
100000 Population, Is Today
Shorn OF Her GIories.

archaeological, City Of Glory!
How It's brilliance has shone
throughout the history Of the world.
Once a city which is said to have
housed 200 900 souls and to have led
the world in art, literature and sci
ence, Bagdad today is shorn OF all her
glories.
To the approaching traveller the
city appears to be rising out of the
midst of trees, and towering above all
are the glittering domes of the tomb
mosques, overlaid with gold. A great
portion Of the ground within the city's
walls is occupied by gardens in which
figs, oranges and palms grow in great
abundance.
In most places the streets are uE-
paved and 81 narrow 1t is difficult for
two horsemen to pass each other.
There is no sewerage system in the
city, the surface OF the streets answer
ing the purpose; the refuse is wash
ed into the ri-er and as the city draws
it's only supply of water from the Tig-
ris the death rate is high and cpl
denies frequent.
The Tigris at this point is a little
more than SEQ feet wide, but very
deep. It's banks are Of mud. There
are no retaining walls other than
those formed by the foundations OF
the houses along the banks.
Double decked horse cars, a relic Of
the reforms of Midhat Pasha, connect
Kazeman, the suburg, with western
Bagdad. The two parts of the city are
connected with pontoon bridges. Al
though these are very old and In con-
slant danger of collapsing, thousands
Of persons cross them daily. On Fri
day, the Mohammedan day Of rest,
hordes Of Arabs can be seen entering
the city over these bridges to buy and
sell. During the summer months, aft
er the heat OF the day, many walk up
and down these bridges in an attempt
to each the cool breezes which may
come from the river.
The native breakfasts in Bagdad
consists Of a piece Of bread and a
glass of tea and may be had from in
Vulnerable street vendors, equipped
with thier Russian samovar or self
boiler. Picturesque dwellings are built
right oct in the Tigris to get the bene-
fit of the refreshing evening breeze
in the hot season This entire suburb,
north OF Bagdad, is Inhabited by
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-13
GOOD TIMES IN CANADA
BUSINESS PRosPERiNc, TRADE
INCREASING AND FINANCES
IN GOOD SHAPE.

The present tightening up of money
must not be looked upon as being in
any sense brought about by financial
~etringency. 1t is really more a period
of stock-taking resorted to by the
banks to ascertain the true condition
of the finances and trade of the coun-
try. Legitimate business enterprises
are not affected. Throughout the
States there are those who if allowed
to continue borrowing, would inev-
itably be a means towards precipi-
tating something a good deal worse
than they feel now. In Canada, the
conditions are excellent, and it is
safe to say business was never bet
ter. The pulse of trade is carefully
watched by the Finance Department
Of the Dominion government, and it
is illuminative to read portions Of the
address Of Hon. w. T. White, the
Finance Minister. delivered a few days
ago before the House of Commons.
Mr.. Whites remarks are in part as
follows:
1T falls ~agreeably to my lot to ex-
SCHd AiJ LiiCoS ACdlAy Wig uluidllOA0
to the House and the country upon
the prosperous conditions which 1t
continues to be our good fortune to
enjoy. I'M happy to that
the outcome Of the last fiscal year,
which ended on March 81, will prove
even more satisfactory as rejecting
by far the highest pitch to which cur
national prosperity has yet attained. l
have every expectation hat when the
books are closed. it will be found that
the total revenue will have reached
the splendid total of sizes, 100000, or
an increase over the year 1911-12 OF
over $32, 900, 900. Some indication OF
the magnificent growth of the Domin-
ion may be CLEANED from the fact that
this increase in revenue during the Pc
riod of one year almost equals the en-
tire revenue Of the country seventy
years ago.
The augmentation Of revenue to
which | have referred has not been
irregular, s%pasmodic or intermittent
In it's nature, but has steadily charac-
terized each month Of the entire fiscal
year. 1t was Of course mainly derived
from Customs receipts, but the other
sources OF revenue-excise, post Office
and railways-also gave US very sub
stantial Increases"
That in a period OF great finan-
cial stringency not only have We not
been obliged to resort to the con-
gested markets of the world. but have
been able to reduce SO substantially
($23, 900 ,000) the debt Of the Domin-
ion, must be a matter OF qualification.
both to the House and to the people
of Canada.
Il believe that during this period
OF exceptional money s~tringency the
credit of the Dominion as reflected in
the quotations OF it's securities has
maintained itself among the highest
In the world"
Owing to the favorable state OF It's
finances Canada was in a position to
pay off a heavy loan in cash without
recourse to the issue OF bills or Sc
Observation-Disclosures.
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Peculiar Skin Boat Of Baodad.

wealthy Jewish families. Each house
has Its own garden OF semi-tropical
fruit trees Of which the date palms
are the most conspicuous. As shown
in the picture the people row up and
down and across the river In the pc
culiar shaped round skin boats built
on the style Of an immense doughnut.
The tomb mosques Of the city, the i'm
portant Of which is Kaxamin, form
one Of the great shrines of the villa.
'et Of Bagdad. The native Is a fana-
E in his reverence for these tombs
nd it Is extremely dangerous for q
hristian to attempt to approach the
osQues.
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CHAPTER xiIl.-(contInued.)

CHAPTER xlll.--(continued.)
A. II in confederation of my words.
The three OF them, Crandall. Davis and
the constable. returned just at this
moment.
"come, Miss Parrish" said Crandall.
Z think It time l was starting home
With you. II you feel able to travel. I
Aese run the car up just outside the
cottage. / think we can safely leave
0e completion OF our mission to the
Inspector and Mr.. Kent"
II wish Mr.. Kent was coming back
with us" said Louise in q sweetly
plaintive tone that made me long to
eratify her wish.
Z need him here" said the In
opector almost roughly.
And that m first for all OF u.s.
ahe said bravelv.
watched the automobile out of
alght and then turned back into the
outage, where I found the constable
stretched on the floor. already fast
a1leep. Davis. sitting on the floor be-
tore some smoldering logs that had
Aeen placed in . rudely-constructed
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-13
"Take the Cathedral, Too"

London.-The bishop Of Salisbury.
speaking at a meeting of church peo-
pie held at Marlborough to discuss the
financial needs OF the diocese, said:
II had a letter recently from a firm
Of agents offering to purchase the
bishop palace at Salisbury for q
wealthy American client. My reply
was obvious. 1t was If he was pre-
pared to include the cathedral Al . lit
tie extra I might possibly consider
it,
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Carefully Selected.

by the way, Cleverly.' asked the
publisher. where did you get these
photographs of strong minded, deter
mined looking IN with which o
illustrate your article on Why Men
Don't Marry"
Oh replied the author. they're
wives Of the men | know
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open fireplace. seemed wrapped in
thought and did not even look up when
( entered
Nevertheless, l seated myself on the
ooor beside him and. placing my hand
- his shoulder. ! said once more:
and now ! want to know al about
It."
Shut up" be said. savegely shaking
- my hand. "Can't you see ! want to
thinkf"
Rebu6ed and amazed by his rude
neso, ! sprang to my feet. only to get
= new surprise A.. in tones as courte-
ous q his others had been rude. he
aid: RI I were you. Harding. I'd fol-
low tho constable's example and try to
eot aome sleep. You and ] have a
hard day ah4ad Of ne tomorrow"
Geelne that no was In no mood to be
4ouestfoued, I smothered back the many
ehines wanted to ask him and
stretchod myself On the door. not to
deep. but to ponder. A. ! reviewed
~ amazing events Of today, Of yester-
az. Or tho day before. It seemed %
e ages and aEes-grim. mystifyfng.
terrlfying aees-had passed since that
hour when ! left ~ ONCE light-hsart-
- e can on Loulos Parrish.
An - mofnine-the inspector had
mi1W1to lring = hard DAP Tor 9both
m w ssry1. sssla tonarrsv
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Rata Make Nest Of Stamps.

Yonkers, N. Y.-Workmen building
on an addition to the p~ostoface here
discovered q rats nest made Of post
age stamps. Fifty dollars worth OF
stamps disappeared recently and the
clerks had to make good to the GOV.
ernment
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-13
Poison Oak or Ivy Poisoning

Poison Oak or Ivy Poisoning
is quickly relieved by bathing the at.
fected parts in a solution Of two tea
spoonfuls Of Tyree's Antiseptic Pow
der to q pint Of water. 25c. at all
druggists or sample sent free by j. 8.
Tyree, Washington, d. C.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-13
Could Have Saved Her.

why do you hate her so?"
She used to be engaged to my hus-
band"
And didn't marry him. Oh, l see."
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SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
propose marriage and finds the house IN
great excitement over the SUI
eide OF ner sister Katharine. Kent starts
An Investigation and finds that Hugh
rrandall. suitof for Katharine. who had
been forbidden the house by General Far
fish, had talked with Katharine over the
telephone just before she shot herself.
= torn piece Of yellow PAPER IL found.
IT sight Of which General Parrish IS
stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers
that Crandail has left town hurrlediy.
suicide about the same time as Katharine
attempted her life. A yellow envelope Is
found in Elser's room. Post Ofhce In
the case. Kent Is convinced that Gram
dali il at the bottom Of the mystery.
Kathar1ne's strange cutlery puzzles the
detectives. Kent and Davis search Gran
Box II. Ardway, N. J. Kent goes to Ard
way to investigate and becomes suspi-
commits suicide at the Ardway Hotel. A
yellow letter also figures In this case.
Kent calls Louise on the long distance
telephone and finds that she had Just been
Cook" disappears. The Ardway post
master Is missing. Inspector Davis ar
rives at Ardway and takes up inves.
woman is Sarah sacket Of Bridgeport.
Louise telephones Kent implorlng him to
crop the investigation. Kent returns to
Rev York 70 get an explanation from
louise. He finds the body of a woman In
Central Park and moro yellow letters.
He sees Crandall. whom he recognizes as
Cook enter the Parrish home. Louise
ag8sn implores Kent to drop the investi-
Earion and refuses to give any expiana-
Hon. Later Kent sees Crandall and Louise
In An automobile. Kent returns to Ard
way. Davis announces that he has
planned to arrest the missing postmaster
and also the master criminal. While seek
ing the criminals, Kent comes across
louise and CrandaIl. Pursued by Davis
the postmaster jumps Off a precipice and
Ss Killed. Aieck Young. the master Grim
inal. IL found In a hut in a morphine
Otupor. Louise tells Kent that she and
Crandall had come to get papers from
Young which gave him q strange hold
owef General Parrish.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-13

Wild oats have a few tares mixed
with them.
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When misfortune overtakes = husfr
Ter It he's to 60 some.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-17
HARTLAND.

Ex-Congressman Haskins OF Brat
tleboro win deliver the memorial
address at Hartlnnd, May 80. The
teachers and scholars of the town
are especially invited TO be present
and assist in the exercises One or
two determinations from each school
would he very acceptable Also
please don't forget the wrearhs and
flowers for the soldiers graves.
The first bali game of the season
between Brownsville and Hartland
on May 10, at Brownsville }
resulted IN score of az 10 q m
favor OF Harflapd. Renehan wac
hit FOR four singles, striking out six
men, wiiile the Hdrtland team goi
"a hits, with total OF Io bases.
The features of the game were
Renehan's home run, bringing in
Two scores, and Giles artistic bns~
stealing. Lesure's wing was in good
order, waiting all chances al first
The candidates are all showing up
well and we look Tor some snHpPy
work from them before the season
is over. Next game Brownsville al
Hartland, May ~ Hartland NJ
Windsor, Nav "a
c. ID. Lamb returned to his home
m 81. Louis, Mo-, MAJ 9.
A beautiful Barre granite monu-
ment has been erected 10 the memory
of Mrs. Charles Darling in the village
ermetery.
Our village merchants announce
hat fIum now until October the
stores will be open evenings only on
Mondays and Saturdays.
Miss Florence IL. Sturtevant, who
mas been Studying at the Leland
Powers School OF Oratorv in Boston
Tor the past year, is with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Sturtevant, for
the summer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-17
HaDLEY is SUED BY AN ARTIST
Former Governor OF Missouri Says
likeness for Capitol Wall In Too
Hard About Mouth

st. Louis. Mos--While Governor
Hadley was the chief executive OF
Missouri he had his portrait painted
1t was TO take it's place In the gallery
at the state capitol building Though
Governor Hadley is now Mr. Had
ley and though the portrait has long
since been finished from a technical
standpoint, the .,sittings- are not yet
over.
A deposition fled IN the Superior
court recently made clear this fact
II also showed that the former state
executive didn't like the expression
OF his own face,
The deposition Ia that Of Miss Anita
Moore of St Louis and was fled on
behalf OF Miss Samantha l. Huntiey.
an artist. who has brought suit for
$1.ls5 against Colonel A Houts and
three other members OF the stEte leg
islatnre who. II il charged. have re-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-17
Mlk.ao.e rlaarrtte.

The Office window man has seen
fine photograph Of the new emperor
of Japan, takeE out OF doors. win
half dazen OF his generals ano
statesmen saeout hiHn The young mi
kado Is shown IN q modern European
military uniform. very smart and wen
tailored He Is certainly good iopk-
ing young man. according to the Jap
auese aristocrHtic standard He some
whaT resembles his late father. pnt
his face does not possess the an
cient dignity and aioofness oil tnat
famous sovereign. And u remarkaoie
circumstance Ia TO be recorded; BE
tween the fcrefnger and the middle
finger OF his left hand the young en-
perur jauntIly holds lighted cigar
ettei To fhia. It appears- the mod
ernization OF Japan has cums Doubt
less the emperor Of Japan has as goon
n right to smoke n cigarette as any
young prince OF Europe. but somehow
the habit seems TO reduce his an
cient dignity and qualify his awfui sa-
rredness.-NSew York Mail
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-05-17
Get After the Worms.

The tent caterpillars. which are
largely found Gun Wild CHEEKY and
neglected apple trees. are more
numerous and menacing than ever,
and there is general call to arms
for the destruction of the pests.
How TO destroy them is outlined
by one FORESTER ms follows They
are largely found ON wild cherry and
neglected apple trees. Ii every
neiahborhood viii organize volun-
tary gang. many of these tents could
be destroyed at once The larvae or
cAierpillars. leave their tents about
8 o'clock In the morning and return
20 camp about o'clock in the after
nos.n; hence they may he DESTROYED
by removing teHis and all early or
late in the day When the nests pre-
still small. they are easily removed
by hand. Put ON some old gloves
and tackle them. crushing them sn
the ground. Some use burning
torches. but this injuries the trees
more or less The nests high up
can be reached by long pole with
a swab ON the end Of H. Spraying
with arsenical poisons viii also kill
them. but the former methods are
qnick and effective With every
days delay. however. the larvae gets
larger and eat more vegetation.
Here is a cali to the boy scouts.
and even 10 brigade Of our lsiHurel
grandfafhens. and in fact every
body. 90 perform some elective pnb-
lie service: but next week viii be
100 lac FIR tsll issDess.