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- ray machine In or near
Mrs Close's room. Such thing could
never have been concealed. The alter
native? Radium! All That was dr.
ferent. I determined on an experiment.
Mrs. Closes maid was prevailed on to
sleep In her mlstresss room. OF course
radiations Of brief duration would do
her no permanent harm, although they
would produce their effect, nevertheless.
I'm ono night the maid became ex-
tremely nervous. II she had stayed
under them several nights no doubt
the beginning Of a dermatitls would
have affected her. II not more serious
trouble. A systematic application. COW
ering weeks and months. might in the
end even have led to death.
THE next day I managed. as have
said. to go over the room thoroughly
with a vacuum cleaner-a new one OF
my own which ! had bought myself.
But tests OF the dust which l got fr nm
the floors. curtains. and furniture
showed nothing at all. As "A last
thought ] had, however. cleaned the
mattress OF the bed and the cracks
and crevices In the brass bars.
TESTS OF that dust showed II to be
extremely radioactive. ! had the dust
dissolved. by a chemist who under.
stands that sort OF thing. recrystal.
lizcd. and the radium salts were ex-
| tracted from the refuse. Thus ! found
that had recovered all but a very few
milligrams of the radium that had beeT
| originally purchased In London. Here
It Is In this deadly tube In the leader
| casket.
"It Is needless to. add that the night
after had cleaned out this deadly ele.
ment the maid slept the sieep Of ths
just-and would have been all right
when next ! saw her but for the inter
ference Of the N,apect on whom ] hst
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His Motive.

a LADY having more than the average por'
~ I'm Of svoirdupois mounted y Superior ave-
nus car the other night. Safely inside she
srsbSsd strap and stood on sitting sentle~sn's
toe for the trip home.
Almost Immediately the sitting gentleman got
up bowsd gracefully and motioncd her to his
sAk.
.sYu sS very kind. SIR" dimped the roly.
poly lady. subadins.
"Eindi" mortsd the gentleman who had
ariaaa, This amt kindness-its sei.defense. -
Cisyelaad Plain Dealer.
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to sten as courtship
a
middle
their
did
waiting
he
be
would
would
license And Forrest"
with
subject
II he had the qualifications miltar,
he notgo
a
wisdom
down I
Of Well
his Ideas in comprehensive manner lie
refused Il
KNOW" applicant well enough acquainted with tho
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Copyright 1912. by Doid. Mead 4 Co.,
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

Craig Kennedy is a detective scaentist. . genius
who apIe brilliant scientific pnnciples 70 the
"a nswspaIwu man. Walter Jame.on. who mar.
rates the story. Dr. Gregory. an X.rsy scientist
ts.n under GrssSy. tr.ssa.u, Tor the removal Of
2 bEthmsrk She IA now suing him for ssriou.
injury 10 her health. alleged TO have been caussd
BY carelessnsas IN manipulating tie x.rays
Gregory declares himself innocent and axis Ken.
neiy TO take the cass. CrNis and jameson exam
Inc the doctorS x;fsy appsntuu. They next in.
!~tisste the Uoss hoi.ss. with !seuim cleaner
Mrs. Closes soom,. putting the gathered dust In
lssdsn boz. Afterward Craig summons to his
'sir. " tel. Them thsi sscr-t We 81 r"diu%. ny
IN enemy. may hare cSsed Nm. Closes in.
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killed the effect OF h green while of white vhieh
Pauline amb to Marie Louise
hadbeen OF
Princess
Of was
her
haA
while
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she had . small quantity Of perfume
sprayed on the skin or her body rubbed
with aromatic vinegar. A favorits
recipe Of the time was composed Of
rosemary, lavender. sage. mint. uaxnd
spices. lemon verbena and oamphor.
each ons ounce mixed with . quart Of
white vinegar and . wineglsssfui Of
both myrrh and BENSON. These ingrs-
dents were allowed to stand for .
month. when q most refreahins per-
numed vinegar was thu result.
With her sisters-in-iaw. both Of Ma.
poieon's successive wives. Pauline vas
always at swords points. Che was sx.
tremsiy Jealous Of JosephIns'S grace and
beauty and did her best TO outshins her
In every way. Her chief idea In marry
Ing the Prince Borghese was that then
she would have better position In So
ciety than Josephine. who was only the
wife Of the First Consul. She arrayed
herself In = magnificent toilet Of green
velvet and. glittering with Jewels and
accompanied by her new husband, she
went to call on Nspoleon's wife to
crush her by her magnincencs.
But the pretty creole was too clever
for her. She received Pauline In a
room hung with blue that completely
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verbal forms prevalent at headquarters
to grasp the fact that his application
was not approved. The War Depart
ment found itself equal to the occasion
when the following report was pre-
ssnted. I'VE busted the fort at miner
clock and scattered the niggers and the
men is SIN akilllnem in the woods
Some duties he was wont to throw
upon his subordfnates. saying. MY stan
they does all my drinking"
Gen. Sherman thought Forrest the
most remarkable man the war pro-
duced.
Tie had never read a military book
In his life," said sherman. knew moth
Ing about tactics. could not even drill
q company. But no had genius FOR
strategy which was original and TO me
Incompetent sible. There was no theory
or art Of war BY which ! could cal
culate with any degree OF certainty
what Forrest was up to. He seemed
always to know what / was doing or
INTENDED to do. while I am free to con-
factory idea of what he was trying to
Gen. Johnston said that II Forrest
military education and training he wou
the civil war.
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Then to the visitor he added; Take n
chair. Doctor"
The physician thanked him and sat
down.
Professor KsnMedy." he bean. ~
have bssn referred 70 you By Inspector
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CHAPTER Y.
The Seisn,Ogvaph Adventure.

/. JAiAiES HANSON. Cor
oner's Physician. Criminal
Courts Building" read
Craig Kennedy. as he held
a visitor's card in his hand.
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Beauty Secrets
By s,, .s.s~ OF Famous Women|
cSDynshs isa RaahA,as Tea D'sss wslN
PAULINE BONAPARTES MILK BAIHG
BIZ Andre Dupont.


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The Days Good Stories

Nope" replied tho native. I'm the roys,
cook"
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CHAPTER w.
tCsntinued.)
The De0dlN Tube.

WISHED to be sure that
~. would make no mistake.
OF course knew II was
useless to look for an X
ray nachlna In o.. nanr
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A T White sulphur Springs Gen. Forrest tsllinS
~ us stories his experience whom stopped
4 suddenly and said:
Spike guns Hood and Wheeler and the rest
you for old Gary Of South Carolina and
counting and dancing more in his line Married
0aryr
mot yet, General"
your vets 10 longer n old Msthussiahs almanac.
Gary"
How do you know that Methuselah had an aimanscT'
asked ar inauistive listener.
Because how could no a knowed he nearly q
thousand years old II he hadn't had almanac?
didn't sich trouble and SIGH waste er time
gittin splccd."
Tell us about It, General" all begged.
Ruto tho nj WIN call0<
La Junta tribune., 1913-11-08
MRy's FIRST LOVE
Accident h a Mine Is the Means
Of Settling a Lovers
Quarrel.
~ n. NJ. eceERT.

The Changing bell had reused the
countryside. II was no unaccustomed
sound. the deep. dull reverberations
which called the men to work IN the
gray hours OF morning. struck sharp
ly for the noon recess. and tolied NOR
Koberly-Ax IL seemed-At siI. when
the days toll was over. But those
three sharp staocato calls. the seconds
OF silence. and again the three braxen
alarms mean, only one thing here
had been an accident It the mine.
II had been fancy OF old Penny
man to place a bell at the pit head
In place OF the accustomed whistle
perhaps because. In that oyerero~ded
factory and mining region. whistles
were too plentiful to be readily dis
tinguishabl But for hve years the
bell had ,olled each day. and never be
fore had the three threatening calls
resounded
Nine men cut OF by FIRE damp.
ran the word. and everyone knew
what that meant Volunteers were
already below. searching among the
galleries for the unconscious victims
Of that deadly outpour OF asrhyriat'
ing gases from the cle'ts and seams
One woman stood apart from the
rest: unlike the rest. too. she had no
child She was an American, barely
thirty. one would have said. she stood
trs milling but with Ivcried eyes She
had no Wish to look down into that
inferno one OF the guards ap-
preached her. lie had not seen her
for three years
You. Mary" he stammered avk-
wardly. why don't you go home
Everything viii come out right"
She raised her haunted eyes TO his
John. is my-my husband down
there" she asked quietly. and he
bowed hi head
Three years before John Pascoe
and Mar Evans had been sweet.
hearts Their marriage day had been
BET. even The house furnished. when
La Junta tribune., 1913-11-08
u su,,r, HAD l..~n Clean.

Clear and commanding stands out
one great lesson from III. sulner
case II Sulxer had been clean and
honest. as b. vas ambitious. not even
tn. crooked manipulations OF Mur-
ply and Tammany could have pulled
him down from the Koysrnorship
Nothing the boss aud his gang of
Eraftcrs devised could have checked
his pursuit of the criminals Who rob
bed the state. The sordid story of
Grim. aud piliAxs. whose first chap
t~rs have been sketehed In. outline
by John Hcnn~s-y. could have been
continued uninterrupted 70 its rlos~.
II could have bscn vsrtfted BY sworn
Testimony and uassaailabls evidence
h the eourts. TIE crooks asd the
rasrals could have bssn brought In
book Tor their crimes. TIE pstsoas
= ssso ~ hs,oas veslA have tsksa
,hsa Aoa.r. New Yesk STATE .wosld
have bssa e'sass1 - ss1 . ssv IL.
sQoeoeiea ~nsi1 hsve bssa g1vso y
pU1o1e nssa ~ - Dslvaae soeaoses
thsoagAout ~ Unooe1 ooD1Ds-a nsw
onoeo1D - ~ Sosvoe1 1evsosol b
uouwUUU-lm1 0O0 UDooee
1Is e. ~ - ! y 3 4 :
La Junta tribune., 1913-11-08
Electric Iron L. Hest.

The chief reason why electric iron
own heat insid. OF itself and Keeps
u up as long as the current Is turned
on. This enables the user To get
along with only on. iron and avoids
the necessity OF running back and
forth between the stove and ironing
board.
Every woman knows that this Is
the hardest part OF the work.
The electric iron keeps itself nj u
f.ctiy clean and the heat Is applied
In tn. most efficient manner direct
" from the bottom of the iron. All
tn. heat Il used In the actual work
of ironing and therefore the temper
atur. OF tn. room Is not appreciabi,
increased as with the old fashioned
irons heated on a stove. With proper
use :hcrc IN nothing about the .l.e'
ir,o iron to wear out
nv ltiNA ''H' - Ah' ''hsi 'h''Ht
men, cost Irons for household ser
Vic. may be purchased for an aver
age price o! about $3.50. They var,
In weight from five TO eight pound,
and eor, abou, six ecnts an hour te
operate. Except when the iron Is In
use there Is no expense for current
More than 500. goo electric iron
per. sold In IN. United States dur
ing 1911 and the demand this yea
has been even larger.
The American housewife has beer
quick TO realize that there IL al
easter. quicker, better and eheape
way OF performing n task that every
body looks upon as more OF less of {
bugbear With this new device iron
ins has com. as near to being
pleasure a. ever II viii be-.
La Junta tribune., 1913-11-08
=. . se.s,,sh. ro.sy.xs.e x,,-..

r. II. MoelIer. Who recently re-
turned from Kansas. where he has
been travelling and making the Pan
handle OF Texas. received the follow
Ing letter sroIa n friend OF his who
made his first trip through the Pan
handle.
II have been on the road for n
Kansas City house Bow for six years
travelling Kansas and Missouri. but
the house has nov added the Pan
handle OF Texas to my territory and
have Just finished my first trip.
The first town out OF Kansas across
the strip vas Tyrone, OK. had
spent the afternoon there and Intend
ed to take night train back TO Lib
the front porch OF the Commercial
Hotel when | saw a headlight loom
ing up down the track. made a
rush for my grips and yelled at the
boy to get his cart and take 'em over
TO the depot quick. ! didn't walt for
his answer. but ran over To the de-
pot and rushed up TO the window
and demanded ticket for Liberal.
'How's this?" / said to the agent.
Il thought this train wasn't due for
an hour and here she Is not mile
away.
Mister" he replied. you better
go back to the hotel and buy cigars
for that bunch This is your first
trip down here. amt 1t? Wen, !
thought so. That headlight Is just
forty nine miles away. you've go,
pretty nearly an hour 10 finish that
game of rummy This is the long
est stretch OF straight track IN the
country. seventy six miles. clear
across the Panhandle without a
curve You see that house over
there That's where 7 live. ! don't
have to iight a lamp until after 3
o'clock winter nights About sun
down the Golden State Limited looms
up down about T-Khoma and she
shines rlEht into my kitchen win
dow for au hour. finally getting 50
bright that ms aife has TO pull the
curtain. and ton minutes behind her
comes No -, and It takes Il seven
,y minutes to ret by with IT. llsht
It's great saving for me- and my
wife has gotten "a she won't wash
dishe- by anything but electric light
] never have 10 call the dispatcher
to get a line ON the trains. I climb 10
the roof oi the station. Ee, n line on
the headlight aud mark up my board
accordingly. Have you any baggage
to check
La Junta tribune., 1913-11-08

the bitter quarrel aross which had d.
s,royed their happiness. The cause
Was trivial. ~ ofsen happens. but The
quarrel became the hArsher. words
passed-snd Mary threw the ring into
PAscoe's face.
- she turned away. She waited for
him to return. but John Pascoe never
did. lie had the Welsh obstiuscy In
his nature. which makes mountains
Of mol.hills Each waited for the 9th.
ers advances. After three months
Mary married VIII Stursis. q capable.
middls-ased contract miner. lie vas
Kind. when sober. but hs wss seldom
that John had heard sinister d.
seriptions OF their relationship. He
had done all but strike her. and II
he had not done that Il vas because
hg knew that the nrst blow would
never BE- repeated.
Mary would have left him long
since She could not bear to think
that John would know how disastrous
her adventure had been. She hid hes
wounds and passed. In the eyes Of her
little world. ~ . docilc. submissive
wife.
John Pssco~ knew tho Penny man
mine lihs book. for he had tolled Ia
its multi,udinous galleries for ycars
before old PsnnymAn. struck By his
build and air Of refinement. had made
him one Of the Rusrds-A privileged
post lie seldom met Sturgis.
Is my husband down th~re:" Mar
had asked. and John Pascoe was d
lent lie bowed bis head in amrms
tiou.
There's the elevator bcli.- he o.
claimed suddsaly. The volunisers
must b. coming up With The bodies
I meaa the survivors," As saia cium
ally. mo doubt your husband 70
smoss them. Mn. stursia win yos
wait here whils ! 60 and sesf'
For - instsat hss syss ~ his
as1 ~ saw the asoay in tAso. Evsa
n bis 6sspair that iavoluntasy eiaaea
eat . tArtll throssA hin. Masy eau
card. tAea. svsa - ~ ease1: u
rsa1 hss soul asigAt: thsee was ~
1esbtiss 4 little lisAt sisaosl
through ths DART ejeuds tAas hsaa
oves him. Even .tAeagA tAae veel
tAsls lase assetae. vAaa natter. q
1sa0 - Man tsvo1 hlnf
He sssee1 ~ ~ sAeo10A ~
oeeeeaias. fSAne3s vo0sA D1sA1aG
- ~ - oDq11y - - Doo1o1la
- 0o1e ~ ~ theoaGA - oDAe1l
- - ~ ~ ~ loan1D ~
~ e0eQla0 - g ~ Glposneal
sS - -.
The Ordway new era., 1913-09-26
ORDINANCE NO. 90.
PERTAINING TO MEETINGS. REGULAR AND sPE
CIAL, AND BILLS.

PERTAINING TO MEETINGS, REGULAR AND SPE-
CIAL. AND BILLS.
Be 1t Ordained by the Board of Trustees of the
Incorporated To,cm of OrdtUay:
Section l. That the regular meetings of the Board OF
hrd Mondays Of each al month at san % o ie anf
to November of each at.73O o'clock p from
November to April of each year. at which time all
business of nature be transacted pertaining
the town.
tees may be called by the mayor, or by a petition
signed by any two trustees stating in writing the object
Of said special meeting giving him written notice Of
the
and ordinances must be voted on by an aye and nay
vote and so recorded; anything else by viva
Passed and adopted regular meeting of the Board
of Trustees of the town of ordway held September
Approved September l. 1913.
ARLlE M, WARD; ARD
Attest: JOHN B. ESTES.
tseal1 Town Clerk and Recorder.
REVISED. PENAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF
ORDINANCE NO. ss
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING OFFENsEs MODES
OF PRocEDURE AND PRovfpINa Fin Fines t' AND
PENALTIES.
Be 1t Ordained by the Board of Trustees of the
Town of Ord,cdy that:
JURISDICTION
Section l. Unless otherwise specifically stated. the
prohibitions restrictions regulations provisions
all the following sections shall be held
apply to the territory embraced within the corporate
limits of the town of ordway.
PROCEDURE.
Section 2. All actions and proceedings the
shall be brought and conducted the provided
in subdivision VIII entitled Remedies and Proceedings
changes thereof.
of ordinance and continuance postponement OF
trial shall be granted he may be admitted to bail by
The Ordway new era., 1913-09-26
CERTIFICATES.
STATE OF COLORADO,
County Of Crowley,
Town Of Ordway,

!. John B. Estes. Town Clerk and Recorder of the
town of Ordway aforesaid do hereby certify that by
order OF the Board OF Trustees OF said town. have
pared for and caused to be printed OF
all the following ordinances numbered from go to 1922
consecutivey and inclusive passed and adopted by the
Board of Trustees Of said town. certified at the end
of each: that have caused to be compared the fore
going said printed ordinances with the original
script thereof now file in my office and that the
following true. full and correct copies thereof
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
(Sea) my hand and affixed the seal OF the town
of Ordway.
Done at ordway, Colorado, this 10th day of septem.
Der, A. d. 1913.
JOHN q. ESTES,
Town Clerk and Recorder.
The Ordway new era., 1913-09-26

company. with gasoline engine all of which we're
leased with privilege of buying during the term for ten
by the town. the consideration being the perform
by the town of the companys contract to supply
free water to the Missouri Pacific tank at this station
In October, 1902 such ordinances had been adopted
authorized the issue of bonds to the amount of S5
10000. which salabe at and the funds arising
therefrom put the Ordway water works fair but
limited working basis The artesian we'll which had fur
nished limited supply of good soft water played
and the steady growth of the town had by the
1907, rendered the reservoir system remaining entirely
inadequate the rapidly multiplying needs of the
community. In that year such action taken as
enabled the town authorities to dispose at of $40
10000 additional bonds with which established
entire system Of reservoir water rights ateras
and pipe lines well designed to meet the needs for
eral years. for water in large quantities In the
of 1918 there added the Pure Springs water
system drinking and household This water Is
absolutely be found in nature, but limited
in quantity. However, time in the future
the unlimited supply Of equally pure water from the
underfow of Horse Creek and its tributaries will be
July 23. 1913. ordinance. which had lain over for
about one year, taken and adopted, which
vides for complete sanitary sewer system covering
practically all the thicklyseted parts Of the town.
The maximum cost will be $19,60O.00 averaging about
$17OO lot In the district, payable In Is annual
sessments. the whole may be paid by any owner in
days after completion and acceptance of the work
per cent discount, at any time afterward any
owner may commute and pay out, thus releasing his
property Of assessments
Newark post., 1913-03-12
FIRE ALARMS

FIRE ALARMS
In case of fire call the following num-
bers in succession:
27 D
90 A
33 D
.,172
3iN -,,..
By order of
Fire Chief WILSON.
Newark post., 1913-03-12

that vast crowd of yesterday Castro, of
Venezuela, looked on and compared. L
saw Castro inaugurated several years ago
after l had followed him over many bat
tlefields of blood, and his little force com
pared favorably, when they polished their
strap to some Of our who were so uncOn-
sciously amusing yesterday.
3 / am not critical for the sake of being
critical, but | blush with shame to think
what that little group of diplomats and
attaches from all parts of the world said
about us over their coffee last night Why
should American military serve as jest
to our foreign visitors!
Newark post., 1913-03-12
Delaware Boys
Win Honors

The Washington Post of March 9TH,
gives a report of the inaugural Parade,
!: pes +. J. Archibald, war cores
80" which is far removed from the
,Hldatory account of the average
Archibald has probably seen more
! mics in the field than most men in
4 litary work, and has attended several
r (ronations in various capitals of Eu-
l 4pc. The story gives his personal opin-
n of the Inaugural pageant as com
bred with that of the coronation of
ing George V. Mr.. Archibald has act
as correspondent in fifteen campaigns,
> kd has seen more than 25 armies in war
: bd in peace, and is thereby competent
II give an expert opinion on the pageant.
om Mr.. Archibal's s article:
q British coronation arrangements might
lbve taught us much toward making the
arrangement S of yesterdays inaugura
y pn more agreeable for the public and
= IS tiresome for the participants. 1t is
= Btlicult to make comparison between
i is, the crowning event in man s life,
|he turning point in our nation S affairs,
3ld the coronations such as | have seen
y London, Madrid, India, and st. Peters
&lrg. But it is not difficult to point out
Many differences.
4 The Fundamental difference between
81 lr enthusiastic celebration and the last
british coronation is that with us the
peat evident desire is to be seen and not
y see. 1t is the desire to parade for the
Pike of parading and not the desire to
Jake that parade a credit to the country,
4 it was in London. The one dominant
<btc of dscord when comparing Presi-
fnt Wilson S inauguration to the corona
| ON of King George Y is shown in the
brses and in the police arrangements. Of
purse, our uniforms lack the brilliant
plor and the spectacular finish of the
British, but where our uniform is well
lorn it is as attractive as any in the
brld. Nothing could hare been better
Jan the shOWing made yesterday by the
massachusetts, and the Delawdre divisions
ed the Fourth regiment of Tirginia.
&rbed as they Were in their regulation
Witt. The Richmond Blues, the West
|biant, Annapolis. Virginia Military In
&tute, and Culver battalions were mag
1fcent in their special uniforms, but
zen the regular unifrom is an attraction
itself. The regular troops looked bus
Sesslike, and that is saying all that can
: said. But otherwise there was hardly
organization that would have passed
blind drill sergeant in England.
|rhe great beauty of the magnificent
Plantations seen at the last coronation
London was not in the brilliant uni
rms, for many of the English organi-
lions, such as the Yorkshire Rifles and
Middesex Infantry, have an ugly
k green and drab uniform, which is
Newark post., 1913-03-12
RIRAI. FREE DELIVER Y
BOARD OF TRADE

Pre$idcnt-D. G. Rose.
Sce-PrcSident-Jacob Thomas.
rredSurcr-Edward w. Cooch.
Bccrctdry-W. II. Taylor.