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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03
CHAPTER x,
The Recognition.

began to understand the state OF
affairs now, piecing this and that to.
gether, lying there in the darkness,
listening for some sound OF guidance
from below. could hear the soft
breathing of the girl at my side. but
she did not speak or move She had
overheard all that was. said; she must
also realize fully the object of these
men. and the desperation OF our posi-
ton. Would she continue to trust
me? To believe in my purpose. or had
the words of betrayal spoken by Anse
Cowan and Kelly left sting of sus.'
picion behind? II they had, would |
dare to confess the truth, fully reveal
my identity. and thus leave the fate
of my secret mission In her hands2
Her sympathies must naturally be
with the Union forces; she would see
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03

that until assured those fellows have
really left. Do you hear any sound
below?"
We both listened in breathless ST.
lence, but no noise reached us with
any distinctness. | thought / caught
the echo of voice, but it sounded
from outside the house-possibly
someone yelling a report from the
stable.
Shall | risk exploring?" l asked
doubtfully. There is surely no one
on this floor except Nichols, and ]
Judge he has been knocked out for
some time. We can hardly wait here
for him to recover. and give US free
passage. What action do you think we
ought to take?"
81 certainly have no desire to re-
main here longer than is necessary"
she answered calmly, "but do not be-
lieve those men have all left the house.
Some may be outside in the storm
searching for trace OF us, but there are
others surely ON guard below. Did
you hear that? A knife fell on the
floor; someone is eating in the dining
room"
81 am going to lift the scuttle; pos
sibly some light may filter up the
stairs"
(To BE CoNTINUED)
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03
Copyright isl5. the Mcclure Newspaper syndloate5
JACK OF ALL TRADES.

There is a man In nv t,w,
your town, and in every town MI.
can do about everything well and moth
Ing very well. If he is a bookkeener
he is fairly good one, and he would
not be a complete failure sall,nn
goods behind the counter or nm az
road IL he is a stenogranher his
shorthand notes are legible. and ho
can usually read them. He is neither
rapid nor slow. If he is a FRACTIONS
physician, he diagnoses with ordinarv
accuracy, and is familiar with accent.
ed remedies, cures, and Treatments.
but nobody goes to him if suffering
from complication. Perhaps he i. a
lawyer. He can make out a hin os
sale, or mortgage, or any other legal
document, that will probably hold, hut
a great corporation employs better
man.
Most of these men would be fairly
proficient in any calling, and the
chances are that all of them know
how to do several things well; MANY
of them can do many things we'll
They pride themselves upon their
versatility, are good citizens, and earn
respectable livings. They make pretty
good husbands and fairly good fathers
They are usually Industrious; but, and
this BUT looms large on this page
and in the affairs of life-BUT they
have no real definite, solid, market
able asset. They are Trustworthy only
to limited degree. They are, or
can be. jacks of all trades, or Of any
trade They climb one, two, or three
rungs of the ladder, and there they
stay, neither falling back nor advanc-
ing.
am not asking any young man to
so devote himself to one thing that
he viii be ignorant of everything else.
/ see no reason why an eminent as
tronomer should not be able to hit
nail on its head oftener than to miss
it; but. if he prides himself upon his
mechanical ability in doing carpentry
work, this proficiency will come to
him at sacrifice of his more import
ant science.
1t has been said that no man can do
more than one thing very we'll
The great successes of life are those
who Specialize, who attempt to do one
thing better than all other things, who
make that one thing more important
than all else, not necessarily neglect
ing the little duties, not being wholly
ignorant of common affairs. They are
known not by the many things they
can do, but by the one thing they can
do better than the majority of those
in the same calling.
Don't be Jack of All Trades. The
Jack of All Trades is the Jack OF
Every Trade. Do something better
than you Go all else. Build up repu-
tation around that one thing, pro-
ficiency which will safeguard your in
terests and at the same time give you
a reputation which means money and
| fame.
The modern world has little use for
the fellow who is just fair, who is
coltent to plod. 1t awards its prizes
to the man who knows. and knowing
does.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03
SYNOPSIS.

Confederate Sergeant Wyatt is sent
as spy 10 his native county on the
Green Rriar He meets mountainecr
named Sen Taylor. They ride together
" 4 house beyond Hot Springs and meet
Major HARDWOOD father OF Noreen and an
old neigiibor Of wyatt. who Ii sent 20 bed
while the two other men talk. Wyatt be-
comes suspicious. and finds that Taylor
las murdered HARDWOOD and escaped.
WYATT changes 20 the H. s. cavalry uni-
,orm nc has with him. and rides away IN
ne night running into a detachment or
Federal cavalry, TO whom he Identifies
nimself as Lieutenant Raymond. Third y
~ cavalry. by means OF papers with
which he has been provided. Captain Fox
nnds Harwo0d's body and follows Tay-
ior's trail Fox and Wyatt believe Tay-
LOT TO be old New Cownn The detach-
nent Is ambushed Wyatt escapes to the
Green Briar country and goes to Har-
woods apparently deserted home where
ne ilnds Noreen HARDWOOD alone. She does
not recognize him. and he introduces him
SSl as Lieutenant Raymond. Parson
Nichols comes TO the house and tells No
reen OF her fathers death. Wyatt forces
farson Nichols 70 confess that he has
pene sent In advance OF Anse Cowan.
whc proposes 20 marry Noreen at once,
ana so quict title to the land In dispute
oeeuween the Cowans and Noreen's dead
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03
CHAPTER tx.
What We Overheard.

could feel the trembling of her
body. and for an instant my brain
seemed 10 reel with dizziness. The
danger confronting US was not so
much mine as hers These men were
not soldiers but desperadoes, the scum
of the hills. and they had come actu.
ated by one object only-the posses.
sion OF Major Harwoods daughter.
What the real purpose OF the Cowans
might be could not even conjecture
but this night raid was, beyond ali
doubt. part OF that same foul MOT
which had involved the cowardIy mur.
der Of the father That had been the
work Of the elder cowan. and now had
come the turn OF the son. Here was
the elimination OF the feud between
the two families. the blood anger which
had snoldered for years. finally 10 find
at expression IN this outrage under
she guise OF war With the major
dead, and his only child married TO
Anse Cowan--wh whether by force. or
otherwise-the account would be
closed. Once legally this villains wife
all her inheritance would be IN his
control Death. even. was far prefer
able 10 falling alive into their hands.
] felt iDstlnctiyely that II would be
her choice She had uttered no sound,
no cry after tat first startled excla.
nation. Suddenly her hands gragped
mine In which ! gripped the revolver.
DO moi shoot-not yetH she Wits
pered. the nd Of her words barely
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03
Family Of HYMN Writers

The Wesley family all wrote hymns.
including the father, three sons and a
daughter. though the two brothers,
John and Charles, wrote the most of
all. The first volume of hymns by
John Wesley was published in 1888,
and the first one by Charles Wesley
in 1882 Following these at inter
walls, John Wesley published Ave more
volumes separately. Charles Wesley
published So volumes separately, and
the two brothers published several
volumes together. Most of the vol
umes were small. some OF them con
tanning less than twenty hymns. but
20 of them contained more than ont
hundred hymns each, and one oil
Charles Wesley's volumes contained
455 Charles Wesley is said to have
written altogether $500 hymns, His
volume of hymns for children. pub
lished in 1868, contained 1880. The
sister. Mehitabel Wesley. who. by al
unhapp- marriage. became Mrs
Wright, wrote some hymns. but dl'
not publish any.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03
situation a Puzzle

Propagation of small fish of the in.
Vulnerable minnow family in Crater
axe Is unique problem, for. occunv.
ng the crater Of an extinct volcano
he lake has no shadows, and no
'treams enter or leave it in which
small hsh may find refuge. Yet the
mpply OF natural fish food must he
considerably and Immediately N.
'reased. II the magnificent trout fish.
ng In this lake is to remain at Its
resent excellence Minnows must he
brought from distant waters under ad.
erse conditions.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03
AVOIDING Responsibility.

"A candidate for office should DO
careful of the promises he makes,
quite So" answered the practical
politician. "He should make on'y
such promises as are subject TO al
least two interpretations and tnen
leave the task of Interpreting them
to his campaign manager.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-03
Reason For Doubt.

II is estimated that there are ls'oUV
species of fish in the world; nut to
ports from the summer resorts IN
dictate that great doubts as TO 'ns
yeracity of this statement exist.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

Detroit-Judge Arthur j. Tuttle has
handed down decision, ordering the
Pere Marquette road to be sold before
November. Is, fixing the upset price
for the property at $14,OO0,O00. The
road has been in the hands of receiv-
ers since April 5, 1912, Following
the appointment of receivers, various
phases of the case arose, and out of
this came the prolonged harangue be-
tween the various groups of bondhold-
ers and mortgages, which ended In
the decree ordering the sale of the
road.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14
GOOD NEWS
Many Thankful Readers Have Heard
1t and PrOfited Thereby.

"Good news travels FAST" and the
many bad back sufferers in this
vicinity are glad to learn where relief
may be found. Many lame, weak
and aching back is bad no more,
thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills. Thou
sands upon thousands of people are
telling the good news of their expert
ence with this tested remedy. Here
is an example worth reading:
Samuel Whiteford, blacksmith.
Water ST., East Jordan, Mich, says:
1.-THE first l noticed that there was
something wrong with my kidneys
was when my back began to ache. If
stopped, could hardly straighten
and was troubled with headaches and
dizzy spells. The passages Of the
kidneys secretions were too frequent
and very annoying. I used Doan's
Kidney Pills on friends advice and
they cured me. ! have since been
free from kidney complaint"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Whiteford had Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

Detroit-Directly due to the Work
mems Compensation law and the ef-
forts of both manufacturers and in
surance companies (whose business
it is to carry accident risks among
workmen) to cooperate in the carry
ing out of the law in the strictest
sense, Michigan's manufacturing
plants are paying better wages, are
getting more from each workman and
are paying in compensation to in
jured workmen, including hospital and
medical services, about what they ex-
pended under the old Employers LA
bility law in fighting damage suits
brought by injured workmen.
In Detroit is maintained branch
of the Workmen's Compensation Serv-
ice Bureau from which are sent into
every section of the state, competent
men whose business it is to inspect
the machinery, conditions and meth
DDS in every manufacturing plant
whose owners have chosen to operate
under the Workmen's Compensation
law.
Safety and Social Service Work.
These inspectors suggest changes
for the health of the workmen and
devices which will lessen the number
of accidents. As a result of their
effective work, with the cooperation
of the manufacturers, the number of
accidents has been greatly reduced,
those during the month of June, ac-
cording to the report of the Industrial
Accident Board of Michigan, having
been less than two thousand. The
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14
$25, 1000 GIVEN TO STATE FAIRS
West Michigan Fair Gets 50 GOO,
Michigan State S10,O00-Msny Co.
Fairs Gets $500 and More.

Lansing-The new agricultural fair
commission has awarded the appor-
tionment of the $4,000 fair fund
created by the legislature, as follows
Michigan State fair, Detroit, $10,-
600; Western Michigan State fair,
Grand Rapids, $4,000; Altoona county,
$187; Armada Agricultural society,
1924; Arenac county, $50; AlIegan
county, $3.50; Antrim county, $780,
Barry county, $577; Calhoun county
SOFT; Caro- Fair association, $780,
Cass county, $427; Charlevoix county,
$311; Cheboygan county, $172s Chip
pewa county, $484; Clare county,
$3.50; Cloverland Farmers fair, at
Stephenson, 1895; Deckerville Agrl-
cultural association, Sanilac county,
1881; Dickinson county, 1888; Er1meS
county, $267; Eaton county, $4s9s
Fowlerville, $3.50; Flint, River Valley
Agricultural association, $751;; Green
vile, 1892; Grange fair, st. Joseph
county, $204; Grand Traverse region,
$780,; Gratiot county, $225; Grange
Fair association, S161; Huron county
$462; Hillsdale, $500; Houghton
county, 1912; Holland, $449; Inlay
City, 1884; Iosco county, 500; Isz-
bella county, $50; Jackson county
81 ,006; Lenawee county, 1000; Luce
county, $3.50; Livingston county,
$500; Milford fair, $197; Manistee:
county, $134; Marquette, 1925; Me
nominee, $2S7; North Branch, $417r
Northern District Fair association,
$752; Mecosta county, 5000; Newaygo
county, $500; Ottawa and Western
Kent, $500; Oceana county, $685.
Ogemaw county, 1868; Otsego county,
$161; Osceola county, 1852; Presque,
Isle, 500; southern Grand Traverse,
500; Sanilac, $192; Schoolcraft, $500
Saginaw county, $1,000; Three Rivers
$162; Tuscola, Huron and Sanilac
County Agricultural society. $685.
Van Buren, county, 1888; Iron county.
$377; Alger, county, 500; Ontonagon
county, $22; Delta county, $44S; Bre-
wort, Mackinac county, 500; North
ern Mason Agricultural society, $1O0-;
| Alpena, 5000.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14
HEALS
HORSE

Especially now when horses are
getting more valuable, people I'm
Michigan will find it to their profit
to know about a 68-year-old linn
ment about which Mr.. H. c. Ferue
of Tivoli, N. Y, writes as follows
81 healed several bad cuts and
scraped hook on a valuable horse
by using Hanford's Balsam az
Myrrh twice a day."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

Lansing-The German Fire Insur-
ance company, of Peoria, Ill, has been
notified by Insurance Commissioner
Winship of it's cancellation of author
ity to do business in this state. Com
missioner Winship says that the COM
pany is not really impaired, but its
surplus is so small by reason of an
unusual loss ratio that he deems his
course a proper one.
Lansing-Three new buildings to
cost $250,000 will be erected by the
REQ Motor Car Company this fall. One
will be used in manufacturing trucks.
Grand Rapids-Funeral services for
State Senator John Paul were held
from the residence in East Grand
Rapids. Valley City lodge &c, F. &
A. NJ, was in charge of the services.
The Elks' lodge attended in a body.
Lansing-Petitions for a vote on
statewide prohibition will be placed
in every county in the state by the
Anti-Saloon league. Major Arthur p.
Loomis of lonia predicts substantial
majority for the "dry" side. The first
township to send in petition is one
in st. Clair county.
Lansing-State Oil Inspector r. K.
Barron turned over to the state treas
urer in the first six months of the
year, $13, 838.45, the amount for the
quarter ending June 80 being &c.
1851.
Muskegon-Carried out over Lake
Michigan a mile from shore before he
dared to release his parachute, Bal
loonist Ted Sweet narrowly escaped
death by drowning. He was reached
by boat. Balloon and parachute sank
in deep water.
Eaton Rapids-Peaches in this sec
ton will be abundant this year, but
apples, pears, plums and grapes suf-
fered by late frosts.
Ann Arbor-William Welsh of this
city, has been chosen by the National
City bank of New York as one Of 20
young men for service in South Amer
lea. He is a 1913 graduate of the
University of Michigan.
Hastings-Owing to the fact that
competitors . are making war NUM-
tions, the Consolidated Press & Tool
company of Hastings has been
swamped with orders. One of the or
ders is for 100000 worth of presses
for factory which will be erected
near st. Louis, Mo. The force of en-
ployes has been doubled.
Petoskey-Four brothers and sis
tiers, William Sewers, Lake City; Mrs.
R. G. Bliss, Petoskey; Mrs. George w.
Clark, Olean, N Y, and Mrs. Viola
Cady, Mt. Pleasant, met here Thurs
day for the first time since they part
ed at the deathbed of their mother,
Mrs. L. M. Sewers, of New Troy, Mich.
in 1876.
Traverse City-The Traverse City
State bank is unique in that the late
Perry Hannah, who was president of
its organization from 1856 to the time
of his death in 1904. At that time
he was the first president of the State
Bankers association. 1t was the first
bank in the state to employ an in
dustrial agent, the first to hold fruit
and grain shows, the first to have a
publicity counter of printed informa-
ton, and the first to celebrate apple
day in this region.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14
MICHIGAN'S 1915 INDUSTRIAL
STATUS.

More wOrkmen are employed in
factories.
The average wage is higher.
Factory output is greater in pro-
portion to the number of men
employed.
Percentage of lost time, because of
injured wOrkmen is less.
Standard of efficiency has been
raised to a new and higher level.
Plants are more sanitary and the
machinery provided with more
safety devices.
Employer and employe show a
more cooperative spirit each
giving the other better service.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14
Current Events
By Paul Leake

1t has been officially stated in Lon
don that ninety-five neutral ships have
been sunk since the beginning of the
war.
The province of Alberta, Canada,
has voted to go dry July /, 1916, by
more than 10000 majority.
William Marconi, the wireless ex-
pert, now a lieutenant in the Italian
army, says the belief in Italy is that
the war will last at least another
year.
Japan is planning the expenditure
of $100,000,000 for the enlargement
of it's navy during the next six years.
The total number of Russian pris-
oners in Austria and Germany is esti-
mated at 100000.
Hollis, Okld. Is the HOHle VI qudu-
ruplets, all girls. Mrs. Flake Keys
is the mother.
J. L. Armstrong of Pittsburgh, Pa,
has trained a rooster to meet him
every day at the railroad station.
The United States income tax in the
last fiscal year yielded $40 ,828,675.
In 1914 there were 1897 marriages
in Chicago and 3,577 divorces.
An ordinary bookkeeper's hand
travels about 10000 miles year over
ledger pages.
A tent for automobiles has been in
vented that uses the top of the car
for supporting pole.
Eric Bogh, Danish author, so
years ago predicted submarine war
fare.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

Grand Rapids-The state conven-
ton of the Michigan Anti-Tubercu-
losis association will be held in this
city Sept. "a, according to an an
nouncement by President Fisher of
Hancock. The convention will follow
Immediately that of the state medical
society.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14
MICHIGAN NEWS BREVITIES
SHORT NEWS STORIES FROM ALL OVER OUR STATE

Sturgis-The Ladies Library club of
Schoolcraft with appropriate cere-
monies placed tablet, marking the
house in which James Fenimore Coop
er resided while writing his famous
novel, Coax Opening" The house is
now occupied by Henry Wagner, a
jeweler.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14
RATS AND MICE

No cats, poisons or traps needed. Learn
she secret and keep them away forever. Sure
yet perfectly harmless except to rodents
Secret originally cost 500. but we will sent
u post paid for only 26 cents.
The above advertisement has appeared In
many magazines Send me rs cents for 2t
high class assorted post cards. and ] will
send you the Rat and Mice exterminator re
seipt FREE. Your money returned II yor
are not entirely satisfied. Address
MILTON BOSS
san 18th Ave. Roes lslana 100
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

The United States paid Russia ST.
100000 for Alaska. The territory
through its products has paid for it
self more than ten times over.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

There. are ATS, 100000 acres of I'M
improved lands in the United States.
The total acreage for this country
amounts to 1908, OOO,OOO acres.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

Mrs. Leon French of st. Paul, Mimi,
desires divorce because her husband
is alleged to have called her names
in the sign language used by the deaf
and dumb.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

Warships can now talk to submar.
ines at sea by wireless.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

Charles Hirsch of Rome, New York,
harnesses Southdown ram to run his
cream separator.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

st. Paul now manufactures all tn
grass rugs and carpets made in tn
United States.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

1t has been officially stated in Lon
don that ninety-five neutral ships have
been sunk since the beginning of the
war.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14


ines at sea by wireless.
1t is said new device has been per-
fected by which a man on the ground
can project electricity into the air
so as to check the fight of aero
planes.
China will hereafter manufacture
its own postage stamps.
Parafne wax models of every Brit
ish warship are made as soon as the
keel is laid. These models are tested
in tank made especially for that
purpose.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

Philadelphia has started a crusade
against dancing in hotels.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

The province of Alberta, Canada,
has voted to go dry July /, 1916, by
more than 10000 majority.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-08-14

Louisiana shows the greatest per.
centage of illiteracy of all the states
of the union.