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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06
CHAPTER VIII.
The Coffin-Shaped Box.

After Capt. Tom Phinney rejoined
the two girls. he was not long in COM
pretending that his and their moods
had become reversed. in some unac-
countable way, during the few hours
OF their separation. Where he had
been weighted down by no very press
ing anxiety, and they Enthusiastically
had been, he was now taciturn under
stress OF an acute and growing men
tai perturbation. while his compenions
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06
Ito be Continuedl
Summer Constipation h.

Constipation In summa
more dangerous than in the fan w.t.,
ter or spring. The food Won a. ."''
OFTEN contaminated and is mora N. %
ly to ferment in your stomach "e'
you are apt to drink much cold ws,~
during the hot weather. thus IN
your stomach. Collie. fever nton,a,ns
poisoning and other Ills are ua,
results. Po-Do-Lax will kean a'arai
We'll as II Increases the bile tha you
ural laxative, which rids tho hat nat
or the congested poisonous VAST o"es
Do-Lax Will make you feel ho,, 70
Pleasant and effective. Take 0s'er'
'ohight. ooc at your druggists N''e
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06

Il would have imposed them myself,
and gladly" he retorted.
The dark eyes met his in a long,
maddening look. while the color rose
In her cheeks.
Il could learn to love you very
easily" she said. and was gone.
Fully ten minutes Van vechten sat
like man In trance; then rousins
abruptly, he called Barnicle.
Get me cigar" he commanded.
Barnicle tried to oppose an objec-
ton. Mr.. Rudolph. your nerves, you
now-Doctor Pottle-"
Damn Doctor Pottlsi Fetch me q
agar!"
Barnicle fed
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06
OREGON SHORT LINE

No. 137 connects at Bliss With
train No. IS west and train No. II
west.
No. 1873 connects at Rupert with
Twin Falls train and at Minidoka
with train No. 10, east.
Freight leaves Minidoka Monday.
Wednesday, Friday and Bliss every
alternate day.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06

you are that girl you
are" ou-you
Paige csrsw." she said
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06

Will make the season OF 1914,
until July 18th. at my ranch. 1 mile
south and 3I miles west OF jerome.
w. G. GODFREY, Owner
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06
Book 4.
SYNOPSIS

Book l.
CHAPTER I-Rudolph Van vechten.
| young man OF leisure. is astonished II
see q man enter No. 1913, house acros.
house has long been unoccupied and i
spoken OF as the House OF Mystery.
CHAPTER II-severa persons at rexu.
Lar intervals enter No. 13la
CHAPTER 1II-van vechten expresse.
concern to his friend. Tom Phinney, re-
garding the Whereabouts of his c6t,sin
and nancee. Paige Carew. A fashionsbiv
atureo woman Is seen TO enter the HOUSE
r Mystery A man is forcibly ejected
from the house. Van Vechten and Tom
street.
CHAPTER VIVIAN vechten is attract
90 py the face OF girl in the crowd OF
onlookers surrounding the BODY Later
ne discovers the girl gazing at him witt
HOOK OF scorn from the windows OF The
mysterious house.
CHAPTER v-Detective Flint calls on
tragedy.
CHAPTER vI-Tom Phinney goes alone
on yachting trip. He recognizes among
some persons IN a passing motor boat
~ men whom ne had seen enter the
House Of Mystery. He sees one Of them.
a MT Calls on shore later and follows
him. Tom Is seized, blindfolded and taken
20 mouse. He hears girl named Jessie.
authority, question his captors A sweet
voiced girl later protests against the
ronsh..s== - - o-S:c-s
Book II.
CHAPTER Ivan vechten calls on his
uncle. Theodore Van vechten Big man in
wan street and known as the Man OF
ron. In search OF information regarding
the Whereabouts OF Paige Carew
CHAPTER II-Detective Flint shows
the House OF Mystery van recognizes If
az belonging to Paige carew.
nelps Tom Ph,nney escape. but refuses 10
disclose her Identity. Tom declares he
will meet her again
CHAPTER Iv-Detective Flint tells Van
Vechten he has theory that Paige has
been kidnapped. Van goes to lay the casa
before his uncle.
CHAPTER v-Messases are sent n
Europe IN an effort. to trace Paige. Tom
tells Van vechten he is in love and re-
lates his adventure.
CHAPTER VIA message from London
Miss carew and her Companion, 9 Mrs
Devereaux. sailed for New York some
time. previously. A reward Of s. 500 is Of
fered-
CHAPTER Wilt develops that the
ladies visited the English home OF Tenn
pie Bonner. owner OF the House OF Mys-
terry Flint has a theory that they ara
connected with the mystery OF No 1913
CHAPTER WILT is recalled that
Temple Bonner was in love with
daughter OF Compton Schuyler. who mar
rfed Max Willard. The other daughter
married a man named Devereaux Bon
ner and Willard were intimate friends
search Is started for Willard.
CHAPTER Ix-van vechten enters the
House Of Mystery by the back door in
time to hear John Calls threaten a girl
He interferes and helps the girl escape
gle with Calls
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06
Book III.

CHAPTER Tom Phinney get, a toh
as master OF Brownlow's yacht Kohinur
which has been chartered for some mys-
FERROUS mission.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06

CHAPTER 1.-THE charterer and his
friends board the yacht at night and Tom
also Of a man involved in his adventure
Of few nights previous
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06

CHAPTER 1II-Tom finds the girl more
oeautful than he had anticipated The
charterer turns out to be Max Willard
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06

CHAPTER Iv-willard assures To,
that his mission Is honorable and int
mates that a great wrong is about to
rfghted. He gives orders that no one
TO leave or board the yacht without h
permission. Della, the girl OF the vote
insists upon going ashore and while Tol
Is explaining his orders Calls jumps ovei
board.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06
SOCIETIES.

Jerome Fire Department-Meets every Tuesday
evening at fire station. town hall. R. Bur
roughs chief; Clyde Harper. Secretary.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06

BOOK ].
CHAPTER I-Rudolph Van vechten. .
see man enter No. 1919 a house across
the street from the Powhatan club. The
house has long been unoccupied and L.
spoken OF as the House OF Mystery.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-06

CHAPTER with Willard's consen
Della goes ashore to telephone and re
turns to the yacht in great agitation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
STORES WILL WILL CLOSE
 AT 1 ON THURSDAYS
Employees Will Get Half Holiday Through July
 and August

Beginning Thursday next and contin- uing through July and August, practi- cally all wholesale and retail merchants fin Birmingham will close their doors at l o'clock Thursday of each week. Tho merchants in the Board of Trade who agreed to close their doors did so after a committee had been appointed to look Into the matter and had reported favor ably upon it.
 Tho list is as follows: NJ. Well & Bro; Burger Dry Goods company, Saks Cloth- ing company. J. Blach & Sons, Ideal Millinery. Cloak & Suit Store. Sommer Tailoring company. D. & A. Rich. Love- man, Joseph X Loeb. s. H. Kress S Co. l.. plzitz. Parisian company. Gold stein Bros. Marx Link. Hirsch Millinery company, Morris Berl Successor to Feeder & BerlO; J. Friedman & Co.,. J. Minis- man, Cox Shoe Co.,, Oster Bros. Furniture company. Caheen Bros. Hey-Ratter- mann Carpet company. Guarantee Shoe Store, Boston Shoe Store, l.. Forst. Odum & Bowers, Yeatman- Baugh company, Armstrong Hat company, Wright's Hat Store, H. ?. Hat Stores, Reynolds Hab- erdashery company Samuels & Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
CREDIT MEN CLOSE
 ROCHESTER MEETING

Rochester. N Y. June 26.-At the clos ing session of the National Association of Credit Men here tonight. the following officers were elected: President. Charles E. Meeks of New York; first vice presi- dent. H. G. Moore Of Kansas City; sec ond vice president Herbert E. Choate. Atlanta. Board of directors: John NJ. Cal lender. Des Moines; J. G. Davis. Dallas; Frank $. Flag. New York; l. D. Kings burg. Rochester,: l.. R. McCaisland. Wichita; l.. B. McCommas, Los Angeles; George C. Morton. Boston. W. R. Nun roe. St Louis: Fred R. Salisbury, Min neapolis; J. Fl. Scales, Louisville, Ky, and E. r. Sheifey. ISnchburg. Va.
 The board of directors will select the next convention city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
OFFICERS INSTALLED Elyton Royal Arch Chapter and Farrar
 Lodge Have Joint Ceremony

A joint installation of officers of Farrar lodge No. s, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, and the Elyton chapter Royal Arch Masons. was held last night at Ely ton. The chapter officers were installed by John B. Bethea and those of Farrar by Grand Master Clanton l.. Miller. Past Grand Master Ben M. Jacobs was present and spoke briefly.
 The chapter officers installed were as follows: L. H. Salter, high priest; G. w. Harrell, king. H. J. Salter. scribe; c. w. Worrell, treasurer; G. A. Allison, secre- tary; B. R. E. Lee. captain of the host; Fred Rodenbeck, principal sojourner; F.. S. Faer. R. A C.; E. W. Wood, master third veil; Dan B. White master second veil; R. E. Osborn, master first veil and J. M. Dupuy. sentinel.
 Farrar lodge officers were installed as follows:
 Roy E. Osborn, worshipful master; Dan B. White, senior warden William O. Davis, junior warden William R. Goude- lock. treasurer; Horace J. Salter, secre- tary; A. M. Mosley. chaplain; William Lawson, marshall: William A. Davidson, senior deason Brewer R. E. Lee, junior deacon; D. w. little, junior stewart; Walter c. Pitts, senior stewart; John M. Dupuy, tiler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
PRODUCTS OF CHILD
 LABOR ARE SHOWN


 New York, June 26.-Exhibition was made today before the state factory investigation commission of some of the products of child labor According to George Hall of the New York child labor commission they were made un- der pitiful and illegal conditions. Mr. Han exhibited a bunch of violets made bya girl of IA. He said the girl must make 576 flowers and paste them in wreaths to earn 10 cents. The aver age earnings would not exceed $2 a week.
 A mother and three children aged respectively s, 13 and 15 years who make artificial flowers, earned but be- tween s6 and s7 a week. MT. Hall said the children were required to go to work at , o'clock in the morning and work until o'clock. when they went to- school. After school they were re- quired to work till 10 o'clock at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
ROTARY CONVENTION
 IN HOUSTON ENDS

vention of the international Association of Rotary clubs closed here tonight when a. midnight the Rotarians started on swing around the state on a special train. San Antonio will be visited tomorrow.
 The board of directors failed to name convention city for 1915. but were expected to do so within the next few weeks. Pre- yious to the announcement each rotar1an city will be allowed to vote for the city of it's choice. but the directors have made no pledge to abide by the decision thus made.
 The Toledo O., delegation today was awarded the convention attendance cup. Officers elected yesterday were installed today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
When the Cuchoo Arrives

From the London Chwronicle.
 Sussex alone of English counties has one fixed and unalterable day for the ar rival of the cuckoo. which has already been heard in Kew Gardens. This Is April IA. the date of the Cuckoo Fair" at Heathfield. where an old lady who has charge of all the cuclloos lets them loose from her basket. The old dame is said to be of very irascible disposition and all lows only one or two euclSoos to escape if anything has happened tc ruffle her temper. Whatever truth there may be in the story. Heathfield though now part ly spoiled by prosaic. natural gas works. still possesses a park, whose TO- mantle hidden ravines and wealth of fol- iage would furnish an ideal retreat for the wandering voice" of Wordsworth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27

daughters who seemed to be always need ing shoes; and she was the head push of the local suffrage organization and a fanatic on the subject. The wretched dealer tried to excuse himself, but she just handed him a stony stare and dis appeared in the gathering darkneess. If that merchant had taken his mouth when it was young and trained it to occupy a hack seat until called to the platform he'd have saved himself much trouble and humiliation.
 Some merchants have so little sense of the fitness of things that one is com pelled to wonder how and why they ever broke into business. There is a druggist who goes around his store like ghost and if you begin conversation with him he will tell you all about his sufferings from indigestion. He will describe every pang with a sort of gloating enthusiasm, creating the impression that he wouldn't take a million dollars for his indigestion. On his shelves he has a dozen sure cures for the disease he Is telling about, and you naturally wonder why he doesn't take few of them. The natural ex- planatlon is that he knows they are fakes; and if his indigestion cures are fakes. his other medicines are likely to be in the same class. That's the way the GUS toner's mind travels. This particular druggist-and he is not fiction--has so little trade that people are puzzled to know how he keeps going and his indi- gestion is the cause. The baldheaded barber who wants to sell you q hair tonic Is not a joke or a fable; he exists in great numbers, and he never seems to see the incongruity.
 A few months ago I was feeling too tough for utterance, and decided to call upon doctor and get prescription. went to one I had never patronized be- fore. He was seated in his office look ing as though he had been boiled over slow fire, and when I asked him how he stacked up, he began telling doleful story. He was all run down, and his liver was reproach to humanity, and his blood circulated the wrong way and his stomach was sight to be seen He described. my own symptoms and suffer- ings perfectly, and I felt there was no relief to be had from him. doctor who would let himself get into such shape surely didn't know of any medicine that would do good. So l recommended a good undertaken to him, and left his of flee without mentioning my own agonies
 Then l went to a good veterinarian, and he told me to take a bran mash three times day and to sprinkle my hay be- fore eating it, and in a week I was as good as new.
 Merchants are organizing all over the country, against one thing and another, but they do not organize against the lit tie things which cost them so many cus- toners; and the pathetic feature is that they don't recognize those little things.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
{ MERCHANTS COMMITTEES
Ask TilIman, Bradley & Morrow to
 Act in Solvent Credits Fights

At meeting of the merchants com mfttees at 3:30 o'clock yesterday after noon at the Chamber of Commerce, Till man. Bradley & Morrow were asked to handle the cases of the merchants in fighting the tax on solvent credits, which was demanded of the merchants by Back Tax Commissioner J. V. Allen, a few days ago.
 The merchants are determined to make 3. vigorous fight against the tax, saying it is unconstitutional and unjust. It has been pointed out by them that if taxes on solvent credits, that is, accounts re- ceivable and reasonably sure of collec- tion, for the years since 1909 up to the present time 1t would ruin many small firms and place larger concerns in an embarrassing position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
HINTS ID MERCHANT ON WHAT NOT ID DO
Things That Cause Dealer
 to Lose Customers

The average retail dealer has the same manner for all customers; usually an ingratiating manner. backed by a win ming smile and a number of stereotyped phrases which are calculated to soften the hardest and stoniest of hearts, writes Walt Mason in the Kansas City Star. It seldom occurs to him to make study of his customers, to discover their little weaknesses and prejudices, yet it cer- tainly would pay to do so.
 l was standing with Grocer Griggins in the front part of his store, discussing the merits of his imported prunes when cer heaved a sigh.
 I'd give my whiskers, said he, Ito know why the judge never comes in here any more. He used to be my best customer, and all of a sudden he quit coming and every time I see him pass feel like Mariana in her Moated Grange. I don't think he could have been dis satisfied with the goods he bought here, for I always took special pains to send him the best. It's a mystery to me-
 A few hours later I met the judge and with great skill, led him gradually around to the subject of Grocer Griggins.
 Hands Lost Him Customers
 T used to buy raft of stuff of that man." said he, ''and he treated me we'll but I had to quit going there because he has a disagreeable habit of putting his hands on me- The minute I'd go into his store he'd put his arm around me, or grab me by the arm, or rest his hand on my shoulder. If there's one thing sets my teeth an edge it's having a man paw ing over me. l hated to tell Griggins that his conduct raised gooseflesh on me- and I though the easiest way to es- cape a nuisance was to keep away from his store, which I have done"
 In case of this kind the curious thing is that the offending party couldn't see what was wrong. If Griggins had been using his eyes he must have noticed that lis versatility with his hands made the judge sore. But people given to the paw ing habit never do seem to notice that they impart weariness. I know half dozen men who have this unpleasant habit Every day they receive pretty plain hints, but they never profit from them. and probably they spend good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
COUNTER SUIT
 BRINGS $500O

Atlanta, June 26.-J N. Bateman of Atlanta today was awarded damages amounting to s5000 against Frank Rothleutner, Nebraskan. who sought to obtain verdict for $20,O00 against MT. Bateman for an alleged fake pool room operation. Today's verdict was rendered by jury in the superior court on a counter suit filed by Bate man.
 Rothleutner charged that Bateman was the head of a chain of fake pool rooms in Atlanta, Miami, Palm Beach and other cities He represented that he lost $20,000 on a fake bet in one of the alleged poolrooms.
 fBateman was arrested at the in stance of Rothieutner but on Septem- Der 24, 1913, all charges, against him were dismissed. He then entered suit suit against Rothleutner for s25.000 lo the humiliation, expense and loss of reputation occasioned by the baseless and malicious accusations" The Jury held that he was entitled to recover S5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27

ceal of time wondering why people go to so much trouble to avoid them.
 One of the common failings of dealers is that excessive cordiality which ap- breaches servility Many customers like it. beyond a doubt. It is soothing to them to be treated as though they were John l.. Sullivan in his prime but to many other customers 1t is disgusting. When a merchant steps up in a fawning way, looking as though he would consider it privilege to die in your woodshed. the discreet patron feels at once that he Is in- sincere, and if he is insincere in his man. ner, he is likely to be insincere in his weights and measures. You naturally couple such things together. Now and then you encounter a merchant whose manner is Just right; he is cordial, but not too cordial; he has some dignity and reserve, and doesn't begin telling you his family history before he has known you 10 minutes. Neither does he explain his troubles with his clerks, or comment dismally upon the hard times. When you encounter such merchant you find him refreshing and invigorating like something that costs a dollar a bottle. with corkscrew thrown in. and you transfer your trade to his establishment.
 Worse than excessive cordiality is ex- cessive familiarity. The merchant usu- ally is emuated by his clerks. If Tom Jinks, an old friend and neighbor, steps into his store, the merchant may feel it's all right to greet him with Hello, Tom," or something like that; but if he were wise as Q serpent, he would say, Good morning, MT. links" Some day when links steps in, a clerk he doesn't know from side of sole leather, will sing out. Hello. Toml'' And that will make him sore. and he'll gird his lions and do his trading at some other store.
 Too Much Talk Is Bad
 The dealer who talks too much is pretty sure to lose lot of his best customers. There's no greater handicap than a flow of words. You may talk politics with nine customers and do no damage, but the tenth will boil over with indignation and never come around again. In a Kansas town there was a shoe dealer who thought talk was a good business policy. He tried to discover a customers opinions on any subject that happened to be occupying public attention, and having done that he would put up line of talk that he thought would be pleasing. He agreed with everybody. no matter what views everybody might hold One day a red- headed old gentleman drifted into his store. and the dealer knew he was fiercely opposed to woman suffrage, so he started in roasting the movement up and down and sideways. The old gentleman was charmed to find a man who agreed with him so thoroughly. and the two ripped suffrage to pieces in great shape. They raised their voices so high they didn't hear the entrance of woman of austere bearing. She stood listening for awhile before the shoe man saw her. Then a cold sweat mantled his bulging brow, and he'd have given 4S cents to any able bodied man for kicking him around three blocks. The woman was his best cus- toner, wealthy widow with string of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
HEAT REGISTRATIONS IN MONTGOMERY South in Many Sections Suffers From Severe
 Warmth

Montgomery. June 26.-tSpecial.)- were several heat prostrations in Mont gomery today as a result of the hot weather, which showed a maximum tenn perature of 1Os degrees at 1 o'clock this afternoon. None of the prostrations proved serious.
 The weather today was the hottest in Montgomery in number of years. Num- bers of people working Tn places wnere fires wer burning faintd from the ex- treme heat and were forced to give up their tasks. Men working on the streets for the city were compelled to quit their labors for several hours during the mid- dle of the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
Furniture Men Elect Officers

At its annual election of officers yes- terday the Birmingham Retail Furni- ture Dealers association named the following: c. w. Greene president; F. M. McCarty, vice president; F. o. Har- vey. treasurer; Mrs Mabel F. Leake, secretary. The executive committee of the association will be appointed Friday next by the president. The as- sociation went on record again as op- posed unalterably to the proposed tax on solvent credits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
How Customs Change

From the Macon News.
 If some of the notables of ancient times were living now, how differently they would act!
 Noah would charter an ocean liner. Nero would step into the parlor and turn on the phonograph, while Rome burned and the heather ragged. Ben Hur would pilot a 60-horsepower racing car and spin around saucer tracks. Jason would hire the great detective to find the Golden Fleece. instead of going after 1t himself. Icarus would mount the sun in a Bleriot monoplane without fear of its wings melting off. Napoleon wauld invade Rus ria in a Pullman palace car. Demosthenes would go on the Chautauqut circuit Cain would plead circumstantial evidence, self defense and emotional insanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-27
Twelve Ir0nwOrkers
 Begin Sentences

Leavenworth Kan. June 26.-The l2 ironworkcrs convicted in the dynamite conspiracy cases who arrived here late last night to begin serving their sentences were put through the routine process of
 dressing at the United States peniten- tiary today.
 Each man was given bath, a shave, new suit of clothes and new pair of prison shoes and their prison life, which began New Years Day a year ago, but was interrupted by their release on bond, started over.
 By the arrival of Eugene A. Clancy of San Francisco and Frank J. Higgins of Boston, the men will take up their old places on the work of. constructing cell houses.