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Cheyenne record., 1914-09-17

how this thing got on my closet-sheH.
must have put Il there myself
through some unaccountable mix-up.
It's too bad I couldn't have found 1t
before and SO saved you lot of wor-
ry. But you are one hat the richer for
1t, for paid the bill yesterday. Please
accept 1t with my compliments"
Cornelia exclaimed with delight over
the recovered hat.
But how in the world could 1t have
got into your closet, Tryon? 1t was
impossible. left 1t in my room,
know did. for spoke to Norah about
1t before I left. How do you account
for it,"
"Oh. don't attempt to account for
it." he said. with gay wave of hfs
hand. I've been 80 taken up with
other things this past week. / may
have done almost anything. By the
way. Mother. I'm sure you'll be glad
to hear that Judge Blackwell has
made me a most generous offer Of
business relations, and that I have de-
cided to accept It,"
Amid the exclamations OF delight
over this bit of news. the hat was
forgotten for a time, and when the
mother and sister finally reverted to it
and began to. discuss how it could
have gotten on the closet shelf. he
broke in upon their questions with a
suggestion.
II should advise, Mother, that you
make thorough search for your rain
coat. l am sure now that you must
have overlooked it. Such things often
happen. We were SO excited the
morning Cornelia missed the hat that
I suppose no one looked thoroughly"
But that is impossible. Tryon," said
his mother, with dignity. Il had that
closet searched most carefully"
Nevertheless. Mother. please me by
looking again. That closet Is dark. and
l would suggest light"
He beat hasty retreat, for he did
not care to be present at the finding
Of the rain-coat.
There is something strange about
this" said Mrs. Dunham, as with ruff
fled dignity she emerged from the hall
closet, holding her lost rain-coat at
arms length. you don't suppose your
DrOtner COulQ Oo playing some hlnO
of joke on US, do you, Cornie?
never did understand jokes"
"Of course not" said practical Cor
nelia. with sniff. TITS my opinion
that Norah knows all about the mat
ter, and Tryon has been helping her
out with few suggestions"
Now. Cornelia, what do you mean
by that? You surely don't suppose
your brother would try to deceive US
his mother and sister,"
II didn't say that, Mother" answer
ed Cornelia. with her head in the air.
you've got your rain-coat back, but
you'd better watch the rest of your
wardrobe. I don't intend to let Norah
have free range in my room any
more"
Cheyenne record., 1914-09-17
Mark Twaln's War Prayer.

o Lord, help us to tear the soldiers
OF the foe to bloody shreds with our
shells; help us to cover their smiling
fields with the pale forms of their pa
triot dead; help us to lay waste their
humble homes with a hurricane of
fire; help us to wiring the hearts of
their unoffending widows with un.
availing grief. Blast their hopes.
blight their lives, water their way with
their tears.
Cheyenne record., 1914-09-17

name Mary" She had told him he
might call her that. Could It be that
1t was her real name. and that she
had meant to trust him with 80 much
Of her true story?
He pondered the delicate writing Of
the note. thinking how like her it
seemed, then he put the note In an in
ner pocket and thoughtfully lifted out
the evening clothes. It was then that
he touched the silken lined cloth of
her dress, and he drew back almost
something sacred. Startled, awed, he
looked upon 1t. and then with gentle
fingers lifted 1t and laid 1t upon his
knee.
Gradually. as he looked, the gown
told its own story, as she had thought
1t would: how she had been obliged
to put on disguise, and this was the
only way to hide her own dress.
With sigh. he carefully folded up
the cloth gown, wrapped 1t in folds Of
tissue paper from the empty hat-box,
and placed it in his suitcase. Then
he transferred the hat to its original
box, rang the bell. and ordered the
boy to care for the box and suitcase
until he called for them.
During the afternoon he took oc-
casion to run into the Judges private
Office about some unimportant detail
Of the business they were transacting.
and as he was leaving he said:
by the way, Judge, who was your
young woman who gave you such a
fright by her sudden disappearance?
You never told me her name. Is she
one of my acquaintances. I wonder?"
"Oh. her name is Mary Weston"
said the Judge, smiling. II don't be-
lieve you know her, for she was from
California. and was visiting here only
for few days. She sailed for Europe
the next day."
That closed the incident, and. so
far as the mystery was concerned.
only added perplexity to it.
Durham purposely remained down
town. merely having clerk telephone
home for him that he had gone out Of
the city and would not be home until
late. so they need not wait up. He
did this because he did not wish to
have his mother or his sister ask him
hat and coat. Then he took a twenty
mile trolley ride into the suburbs and
back. to make good his word that he
had gone out Of town.
A little after midnight he arrived at
the clubhouse, secured his suitcase
and the hat-box, and took cab to his
home. He left the vehicle at the cor
lest the sound of 1t waken his mother
or sister.
He let himself silently into the
house with his latch-key, and tip
toed up to his room. The light was
burning low. He put the hat-box in
the farthest corner OF his closet, then
he took out the rain-coat, and. slipping
off his shoes, went softly down to the
hall closet.
In utter darkness he felt around and
finally hung the coat on a hook under
another long cloak, then gently re-
leased the hanging loop and let the
garment slip softly down in an incon-
spicuous heap on the floor. He stole
upstairs as guiltily as II he had been
a naughty boy stealing sugar. When
he reached his room, he turned up his
light, and. pulling out the hat-box,
surveyed it thoughtfully. This was q
problem which he had not yet been
able to solve. How should he dispose
Of the hat SO that 1t would be discov-
cred in such way as to cast no fur
ther suspicion upon the maid?
He took the hat out and held 1t on
his hand, looking at 1t from different
Cheyenne record., 1914-09-17

angles and trying to remember just
how the girl had looked out at him
from under its dropping plumes. Then
with sigh he laid it carefully in its
box again and went to bed.
The morning brought clearer
thought, and when the summons to
breakfast pealed through the hall he
took the box boldly in his hand and
descended to the dining-room. where
he presented the hat to his astonished
sister.
II am afraid am the criminal, Cor
nelia," he said In his pleasantest man.
nsr. I'm sorry I can't explain Just
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
6ene In Verse
rMe INVITATION.

CoME -. bsstbss: Take Il sasy fos .
" day.
for paay,
Here's ! spot for pleasant arsaniAs
Whsre the slender hirchss sway.
Here's pool where trout are gtsamfng
II your thoughts for nshtnS stray.
Rest bit from toll and schsuing and
ws'u play.
uERD tie air b sat asA hasy. IT'S .
IL crime
Not 70 linssr anA - tasy for tine.
90 willis sunfaer s13eg are warming
And The hsart beats all h dms
Let u steal day from farming.
From our daily gSit' and crime.
Let us stop whsrs life = charming foe
THEN whsa ws have rsstsA, nsighsds.
L Loafed and loitessd for day.
Wen 90 back again 70 labor
AL the better for eur play.
-Bsstou Bfalsg.
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
SUICIDE IN VIENNA.
sTtrsd o. Lhs~ . csmmsn Complaint
IN the Austrian Capital.

srtrsd Of LMsr . csmmsn Complaint
IN the Austrian Capital.
Statistics Of the cases Of suicide
which occurred in the course Of last
year In Vienna show that 1858 per-
sons killed themselves there. a. COM
pared with 1905 during the previous
year. Ths increase was mainly among
females. GIT Of whom took their Hives
q compared with $40 during the pre-
vious year, while the corresponding
Increase among the males was only
thirty-6ve. The ages at which persons
committed suicide varied within wide
limits, the Oldest of the victims being
eighty eight years OF are and the
youngest only nine yeara-
Il u 4 curious fact that the bright
summer months are apparently more
conducive to suicide than the gloomy
winter days. Thus June. July and
August head the list. while the low
est number Of suicides occurred in
February and December.
The modes Of death most frequently
selected were hanging 1888 caaesD.
shooting C28S casesl and poisoning (i0e
cMses,. Two women burned themselves
alive The most frequently assigned
motives for suicide were III health, dix-
appointment IN love and want Of food.
In seventeen instances attempts at
spicids were made by children who
found themselves unable 10 accomplish
their class work At school.
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
The Uaiversal Bsgbear

The London bobby born big and strong.
Keeps cautious eye A. he goes along
On each feminine thing In the busy street.
I.est ire maid or the matron he may nsss<
WIN pull on him bag Of tricks
or perchance . couple OF hidden bricks.
And he muttsrs a. on he fumes and frsta:
PLAGUE take these bluomin suhraSettssE
TIA ministers Of high degree
In stately British dignity.
On either side they look askance.
Lest they perform nimbls dancs
To sidsstep some insistent dame
With oratoTy all adams
And sigh. upon my nsrves this COTS
What's brewing with the sufffaSettssr
Fen kingiy George and stately Nay
Cannot IN this have royal way:
But, with their sparits much disturbed
At thought OF acts which can't BE- curbsd.
Come out In state to take the air.
But ever have . stea1thy care
A each Of each they ask. "As yet
Have you perceived suf1ragettsr'
josh Wink in Baltimore American.
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
A DRAMATIC MEETING.


Wt,sa Thaw Faced Jsrsns At ths Deer
u HE Hstsi Rssm.
In The little hotel at Colsbeook. N.
a., at which tie peindpah in the
Tbaw case wlfs staying Whtiam
Tfavess Jerome occupded rooms With
Deputy Attorney Gensfal Franklin
Ksnnsdy exactly opposits the elevator.
one door above the rooms occupied by
Thaw and his mother. Thereby hangs
Q tale.
The night was warm. Jerome and
Kennedy sat In their rooms discussing
the cass with the doors open. Jerome
was facing the door leading into the
hall. Suddenly Thaw appeared in the
doorway. Jerome, his mind nlled with
stories Of the threats OF Thaw against
him. leaped to his fest and half start
ed toward the slayer Of Stamford
White. Thaw. equally startled. siared
ut the man who more than any other
now alive be considsrs his deadly
enemy. ,s
But Thaw was the arst to recover
his equAnimity. With cold bow b
said: "Good evening. sif. ] seem to
be in tho right church, but the wrong
pew" whsseupon hs turned and went
downstairs one 6ight-New York Tril,-
une.
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
- Ths
Scrap Book
TimI4 o.II FIshtse.

Giuseppe Campanasi. baritone of The
Metropolitan Opera company In 0rsu
and Couried days. now spsnda bis SAM
mers at siasconset. having been II.
weighed there By his friend. former
Justice Fhmmsr Of New York. OF ali
the baritone's parts his favotits =
that Of Escamillo. the tersador In '.Car-
men" Judge Flammsr. who b - en-
thnsiastic golfer. persuaded sisnor
Campanari to undertake to bsarn the
game on the sisscouset links. The
baritone drove on. His bail executed
q parnboiic left hand curve and landed
gracefully between two cows srsxing
On the outskirts of the links. The
baritone gaxed wistfully ut the ball.
but did not move. "Your bali:' said
the former magistrate. There It b
between those two cowa- Go and get
T." Signor Campanari took few
steps forward and then step back.
They look dangerous" be said doubt-
fully. Nj. Flammer looked at him for
. moment In painsd silence. Chm
panari." be said at length. "sxcuse ne.
but You're - Of = toreadorr'
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
OLD sNIpA

~ Z whasvss that droop 10 voioslssa
IL Udss
~ The faded ships remain.
~ On crsaking spars The north wtnd
rides
And wssps the winter rain.
Gray, battered vstsrans Of the ~,
They swing with tstieso sway.
Aroused no more By storm Winds gise
Or upward splashing spray.
But In the night when all the din
OF life around II still
Their voices rise In accents thin.
High with the old Glad thrill.
They dream Of allowing, bsilisd sail.
OF whitseanr gay salute.
OF faro6 eomrads's CHEEKY hail,
OF ssaGulis raucous boot.
OF voyage far, when wind and wave
Called geatly from the sea;
OF mates who In gloomy grave
shah slssp st0Rnaiiy.
Beside the wharvss thsy strata asd swing
Gray drsamses Of the de:
No more to hear the breakers sing
Or brave the So wastss wide.
Arthur wallace Peach:
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
WAR ON PLAGUE RATS.
essttls l. Making Hard Fight 70 Pr.
vent eubenio 9pread,

essttls 10 Making Hard Fight 70 Pr.
won't evbsnie Spread.
Dr.. James E. Crichton. chief health
ofncer Of Seattle. Wash. has declared
that there are many bubonic plague
rats in Seattle and that the situation
y seriorm. but that the health depart
ment hopes to prevent an outbreak Of
the disease.
''Not for sig years." he said. has
there been case Of bubonic plague in
a human being in Seattle. In those
six years we have found twenty -four
plague rats. A considerable number
were taken during the plague outbreak
six years ago. and recently seven were
killed In section Of the water front
which has been thoroughly isolated.
Thousands Of dollars are being ex-
pended under the orders Of the health
department in tearing down condemn.
ed wooden buildings. constructing CO.
ment Easements and otherwise max
ing the water front ratproof. The in
fected district ID two blocks long and
one block wide and fronts on the bay.
We are trying to make 1t impossible
for rats To lodge or breed on the water
front" .l
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
Painful Exssrlsnes.

=
AFTER had written The Wake Of
the Sum ] soid It for f50." writes Mr.
Morley Roberts in 1.-THE Private Life Of
Henry Maitland when this bargain
was finally struck Mr.. Jones Brown
said to me. Now. Nj. R.. a. the hast
ness II all done. would Won mind tell.
ing me quite frankly to what extent
this book Of yours h trusT I replied.
1t II ~ true In every detail - II can
possibly be- Then you mean to say.
he asked. that You actually did starvs
NJ you relater said. Certainly did.
and might have made It q deal blact-
e. II had chosen! He fell Into mo-
mentary rsveris and. shaking his bad.
murmured. 'Ah. hunger II dreadful
thins-I once went without dinner ny
selfr"
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
A WORD.
A WORD b dead
A When It u said.
Some say.
! say II Just
Begins to live
That day. Selected
/ WORD.
GRANDPA AND ME-.


n ~ Y grandpa says that he was cue
n a little boy like me.
N s'pose he was. and yet II does
Il 9e4m queer to think that he
Could ever ct my Jacket on
Or shoes or like to play
with games and toys and race with Duke
~ DO every day.
Hes come to visit u, you ses.
Nurss says must b good
Add mfn4 my mannsrA ~ child
With such . grandpa should.
Fur erAudpa's very straight and tan
And very dtgnifod.
He knows most all there b to know
And other things beside.
d, though my grandpa knows % mueh.
thought that maybe boys
Wsre things he hadn't studied
They make such awful noise.
But when at dinner asked for
Another piece Of pie
I thou4ht I saw twinkle
In the corner Of his eye
% yesterday when they went out
Ard left W two alone
I was not quite 20 much surprised
To find how nice he'd grown.
You should have seen NJ romp and yuni
Ny. now almost sss
That p'raps he was long. long ago
a little boy like mel
Round Tassa
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
Try . Starch 18th.

It comes from Paris. the latest
beauty hint. A society woman Of the
French capital has made 4 wonderful
discovsry. II Il starch bath. A pound
Of starch dissolved in 4 saucepan fun
Of hot water ID poured Into the well
filed bathtub at blood heat and then
the bath 10 taken for twenty minutes
with all but the face and hair i'm
msrsed. The result Il quleting to the
nerves. delightful sense Of exhiIara-
ton. and q soothing effect upon the
skin. This bath should be taken be-
fore breakfast or before dressing for
dinner. For the limp or washed out. 1t
does what laundress does to 4 crum-
pied shirt.-LesIie's.
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07

.I As j. g.. .
Tho foabcwins paragraph Appeared In
nm alvsrttssmsnt se1t' OFT ~ . 0auN
factursf u patent upsdicins b CAi-
eutta:
my humble self h the grandson
and pupil Of that greatly renowned
hakim. late Caleb All sahib. WHOSE
wonderful treatments created wondess
and Advertisements an over rndia.
Therefore my humble self can take
pride that I have become well verssd
In ell that great Unani system can
teach ~ Ny humble self can boldly
say that medicines prepared By me are
all genuine and infalllbie. Ny humble
self has been practicinR In calcutta
since the end Of the last century and
holds testimonials Of the best men Of
the country certifying innumefabie
wonderful cures performed by me In
absolutely hopeless cases. One should
not speak much about onsseif."-
Evsrybody'a
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
NEW QUEEN ELIZABETH
A BATTLEsHIP NOVELTY.
British Warship Just Launched eurns
OIL instead Of ceal.

A novelty in the way of battieships.
the Queen Elizabeth. carrying an i'm
mense armament and using oil instead
Of coal for her motive power. hns Just
been launched at. the royal navy dock
yards In Portsmouth. England.
Details Of the construction of the
new vessel. whose keel was laid on
Oct. Fl. 1912, have been kept secret.
II u generally believed. however. that
her armament 10 to consist Of ten 6f-
teeninch guns mounted In pair in bar
bettes. while her secondary armament
Of four inch or six inch guns ID also
to be placed behind protective armor.
This 10 big advance over the arma-
ment Of her predecessors.
Under ordinary circumstances the
caurJtng Of such big battery would
imply a considerable increase in dis
placement. but this has been obviated
BY the utilixa ton Of oil fuel for the en-
gines in place Of coal. The substitution
of oil tanks for coal bunkers means
great economy in weight and space.
and in this way 1t has been possible to
increase the offensive and defensive
armament and at the same time keep
the size and displacement Of the war
ship within limits. Should the oil fuel
In the case Of the Queen Elizabeth
prove successful all large warshipx Of
the British navy will use 1t in future.
The Queen Elizabeth. therefore. Il
somewhat Of an experiment
The new vessel was not quite year
on the building ways and will be ready
for service in less than two years from
the time her nrst keel plate was laid.
Far more work was done en- her be-
fore launching than 10 usually the case
in battlsships. Her launching weight
was about 10000 tons. and she was the
heaviest vessel ever sent anoat from n
building slip In any Of the British na-
val dockyartis.
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
LOVE At sEA.
wv Pc are IN loves land to-
VIZ day.
Nv where shah We GOT
Wv Love, shall We start o.

Love- on1u w ok1Ss ~
stay
Or san or rowf
There's many Q wind and way
And never . Nay but May.
We are In loves hand today.
Where shall We gof
Our land wind u the brssth
OF sorrows Kissed to death
And Joys that were
Our ballast 10 . ross.
Our way Hes Whsse God knows
And love known where.
We are In loves hand today.
Our ssamsn are fssdgsd loves;
Our masts are bills Of doves.
Our dscks Ane sosd;
Our ropes are dead maids hair;
Our stores are tovs shafts fair
Ard unanjfos6.
We 80 b Deysis ,asA today.
Whsrs shall ~ IaaA ysu. swsstS
o. aslds Of strange mea's 9oet.
Or fields near home.
or whore the Ore 6owerD blow.
Or whore the flowsrs oe s0oW
Or flowers OF eoamf
We are IN loves hand today.
Land me, she says, where love
Shows but one SHAFT, one dove.
One heart. one hand.
a shore like that. my dear.
Lies where no man will steer,
No maiden land.
-Algsrnon Charles ewinburns-
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
HAS A SEVEN FOOT BEARD.
Tsxas Farmer Began Growing II Eleven
Years Ago.

Texas FARMER US0An 0roWtnN u ELEVEN
rsars Ago.
q. d. Carr OF Cleburne. Tex. boasts
Of having the longest beard In the
world It liz seven feet In length. and
when he stands on footstool 1t touch
es the door.
Mr.. Carr liz very proud Of his beard
and has refused offers to travel with
shows that would have netted him a
fortune. He prefers to remain with
bis children on bis farm.
Mr.. Carr is sixty nine years old. He
hates all sham and does not like to he
joked regarding his beard. which start
Cd growing eleven years ago. when
Mr.. Carr was III. He carries It tuck
ed into his vest and wrapped around
his body and exhibits 1t only on state
occasions.
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07

tV<VtSsSys
Something spoke In hailowsd hush.
DIrgsiiks. gray and cold.
No one listening to its vail
Yesterday grown DID,.
Something spoke in Iron voice:
DO you mind my VIM
Look ~ not at me askanoA
Today may bring - mr.
Domsthine driftsd down the stream
OF memory grown bright.
Full with tears Of lop4 ago,
Not knowing this days light.
Something hidden. something sad.
OF human love and strife.
Laugh - not at yesterday.
For yesterday was life.
Julia Cook Watson.
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07

One Of the cleverest bits Of election
ssring dodgery engineered in England
was devised by m agent who had been
forbidden to corrupt the electors. He
called meeting and attended with
his pockets full Of gold. II have to
inform you. gentlemen" he began.
that there is to be no bribery on our
side during this election. Clear. hear.)
For my part do not intend to give
away a penny piece. Uneasy silence.)
But am afraid there are some ID
rascals in this room and that present
y they win lay me - the table and
take 500 sovereigns out Of my pock.
ets." Ths next fsw 1anutss be spsae
vpon tie tab)a.
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
lifa.

An, what il iifs. % brief q bsstf
A waking between rest and rest:
An insects vail along the sand:
4 gems bright flash upon the hand:
A wave line traced on oceans shore.
Just rtppled there. then sssn NO more;
A breath upon frosted pane,
A moment warmed, then chilled aSafns
The shadow Of q cloud that stays
Until ohscursd By passing hasa
Canst think Of aught more bras3, more
deet,
To image forth TINES nyfng festf
Yet In the shadow. IN the breath,
Our love awakss, which known no Death.
And life, which sesms - bgSsf to b..
u crowned by Immortality
-Nargarse Nay.
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
oasIIe In esetiand.

Though the latest on1cial report on
the census Of Scotland shows that the
population IL fully one million greater
than in 1881. there 10 q decline In tho
number Of Gaelic speakers. The enuus-
GRAFTON Of Gaslic speaking persons III
Scotland was nrst instituted In the
census Of 1881. The census now under
review gives the number ut 202 ,396 NJ
against D0600 in 1901. Speakers VI
Gaelic alone numbered 2S.107 In 1871.
The Meeker herald., 1914-03-07
,IoAxlwe 4 PREMIER.


Weto0 - O8FSHDOs
n. Basthou. tho French prime minis
tsf. = an excellent host. and his din
noss always attract 4 select gathering
Of wit and talent. The other day an
s@cfa. looking parsonage Waited .
printer Wh0 does work for n. Barthou
aid ordered some Invitation cards for
q dinner to b given BY the premier at
his private residence. The man had
all the appearance Of an '.attache de
cabinet" and the printer executed the
order without question. A few days
afterward nfty Of n. Barthou's friends
received invitation. and thirty Of
them fastened to accept.
When the premier received the arst
acceptance he questioned his secretary.
who naturally know nothing about 1t.
Then other scceptancsa poured In. and
n. Barthou reelected ON what course to
take. In the end no decided to hold
the function which had been forced on
him. and the other evening his thirty
friends ate 4 good dinner ut his ex-
penss. Over the coffee and cigars he
told his story after every one had been
wondering what happy occasiou the
dinner party was to celebrate. After
the first shock Of the nsws the dtnsrs.
most Of al n. Barthou. laughed heart
ily at the humor Of the situation.
What u not amusing ID that the
practical Joker was not satisfied with
his 61t success, but has again sent out
cards. This tims n. Barthou fails en-
tirsly b 80 the joke and has placed
The matter in the hands Of the police.