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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

age, is, somewhat trying, do not al
lude, as you perceive. Mr.. Quest, to
the horrible suspicion YOU seem to
have formed of Craig"
"AlI the same,' the inspector re-
marked thoughtfully, someone who is
still at large committed those murders
and stole those jewels. What is your
theory about the jewels. Mr.. Questss
Il haven't had time to frame one
yet" the criminologist replied. You've
been keeping me too busy looking
after myself. However" he added,
"ft's time something was done
He took a magnffyfng glass from
his pocket and examined very closely
the whole of the front of the safe.
mo sign of finger prints" he NUT
tered "The person who opened it
probably wore Gloves
He fitted the combination and swung
open the door. He stood there for a
moment speechless- Something in his
attitude attracted the inspectors at
tention.
sSWhat is it, Mr. Quest?" he asked
eagerly.
Quest drew little breath. Exactly
| facing him, in the spot where the jew
els had been, was a small black box
| He brought it to the table and re
moved the lid. Inside was sheet OF
paper, which, he quickly unfolded
They all three read the few lines to
gether:
/ "Pitted against the inherited cum
ming of the ages, you have no chance
/ will take compassion upon you
Look in the right-hand drawer of youl
desk"
Underneath appeared the signature
of the Hands" Quest moved like one
in a dream to his cabinet and pulled
open the right-hand drawer. He turned
around and faced the other two men
In his hand was Mrs. Rheinholdti
necklacel
(TO BE CONTINUED
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

Sanford Quest. master criminologist of
the world. finds that In bringing to JUS
uce Macdougal. the murderer OF Lord
Ashloigh's daughter. he has but just be-
gun q life-anddeath struggle with a mys-
terious master criminal In a hidden hut
N Professor Ashleigh's garden he has
seen an anthropoid ape skeleton and liv-
Ing inhuman creature. half monkey, half
man. destroyed by fire. In his room have
appeared from nowhere black boxes one
containing diamonds torn from lovely
Throat by pair OF armless, threatening
hands. both with sarcastic threatening
notes signed by the incrutable hands On
his return from finding the body OF Mac
douEal. who had escaped on his WY to
prison, he Is arrested for the murder of
hts valet, Ross Brown. and Miss Quigg.
N his rooms, Laura and Lenora. his as
eistants, suspect Craig the professor 5
valet. trap Craig and rescue Quest from
the Tombs to hypnotize Craig into confess
zion, but when Quest arrives he finds that
Craig and Lenora have both disappeared.
He lodges Police Inspector French. who
has discovered his escape.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24
CHAPTER XIV.

The professor swung round in his
chair and greeted Quest with some
surprise, but also a little disappoint-
ment.
mo news of Craig?" he asked.
Il got Craig, all right he replied.
"He came to the Servants club, where
I was waiting for him. My luck's out,
though. The place was burned to
the ground last night. saved his
life and then the brute gave me away
to the police. had to make my es-
cape as best | could"
The professor tapped the table pee
vishly.
This is insufferabIe," he declared.
II have had no shaving water; my
coffee was undrinkable; can find
nothing. have most important lee
ture to prepare and cannot find any
of the notes l made upon the sub
ject."
Quest smoked in silence for mo-
ment
ANY mail for me, professor" he
asked abruptly.
The professor opened drawer and
handed him a telegram.
"Only this!"
Quest opened it and read it through
1t was from the sheriff of a small
town in Connecticut:
The men you Inquired for are both
here. They have sold an automobile
and seem to be spending the proceeds
Shall I arrest?"
Quest studied the message for g
| moment.
Say, this Is rather interesting, pro
fessor," he remarked. These arr
the two thugs who set upon me
at the section house. They killed thu
signal man, who could have beel
my alibi. and swiped' my car, il
which, as it cannot be found, French
supposes that returned to New York
With their arrest the case agains
me collapses. tell you frankly, pro
fessor," Quest continued frowning g
hate to leave the city without havin!
found that girl; but I am not sur
that the quickest way to set thing
right would not be to go down, arres
these men and bring them back here
clear myself, and then go tooth an
nail for Craig"
Il agree with you most heartily,
the professor declared. Il recommen
any course which will insure the II
turn of my man Craig!"
Il cannot promise you that you wi
ever have Craig here again." Ques
observed grimly. 81 rather fancy Sin
: Sing will be his next home"
Quest stepped off the cars at Betht
a little before noon that morning. Tn
sheriff met him at the depot and gree
ed him cordially but with obvious su
prise.
Say, Mr. Quest" he exclaimed, e
they turned away, Il know these me
} are wanted on your charge, but
thought-you'll excuse me for sayir
!, so-that you were in some troub
2 yourself
+ Quest nodded
a I'm out of that-came out yeste
day. The moment my car is iden
1 fled and Red Gallagher and his ma
t arrested every scrap of eviden
against me goes"
n well, here's the garage and Il
n man who bought the car" the sher
a remarked, "and there's the car itst
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

at the rear. A bushel of coal carries
him through one rural delivery trip
nicely. The stove is kept going away
into spring on stormy or chilly days.
But this contrivance has been
paralleled In the past. According to a
Dakota story a tenderfoot inventor
sojourning in that region several years
ago had saddle especially made with
an asbestos lining. In the pockets of
the saddle he was accustomed to place
hot bricks when starting on long
horseback journeys. The cowboys
laughed q great deal at him, asking
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24
SCOUTS Do SPLENDID WORK
Great Britain Has Good Reason to Be
Proud Of Both Her Boys
And Girls.

The Boy Scouts in Great Britain
have proved themselves a valuable
little volunteer army, writes Ruth
Kaufman. In Leslie's Weekly. When
on the night of August 4th last King
George came out on his balcony at
Buckingham palace, and announced to
the throngs Of people assembled in the
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

square below that a state of war ex-
listed with Germany. a patriotic cheer
was the immediate answer. But not
far away there was another answer.
The clerks at the war office and the
admiralty rose. and practically in a
body, took up arms. Now the war
office and the admiralty headquarters.
more than anyone else, needed their
men; their work was doubled rather
than halved. Above all they had to
send and receive messages. They
could not trust new and strange
clerks, who might be in the employ
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

what was the benefit of toasting at
the calves and freezing at the throat.
But there were those who would have
tried it had the innovation been easily
attached.
There Is a story of Minneapolis
policeman who puttered a great deal
with electricity in his days of. and
who was said to have arranged an
electric heater in the shape of belt
or strap along the tail of his coat.
Scoffers declared that he had a way Of
throwing a piece of wire over an cleo
tric wire In the street and attaching 1t
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

gun, because of the absence of recoil,
is we'll adapted to use on aeroplanes
or dirigibles. The gun has both ends
open to the atmosphere. The shell
has the projectile fitted into one end.
and in the other end Is a mass of
birdshot. The shot Is of sufficient
weight to furnish the required reac-
ton when the projectile is discharged
from the other end of the gun. When
the gun is fired the projectile is
thrown from the muzzle at a high We
locity while the shot Is discharged
from the breech at low velocity.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24
Best to Avoid Pitfalls.

A knowledge of ones shortcomings
brings self-consciousness and that is
fatal to ease of manner and grace. If
you can convince yourself that you
score several points. For instance,
when matters of which you are ignor-
ant are brought into conversation,
silence is your refuge. Look as wise
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

When the Belgian refugees began
to pour into England, it happened
that a certain town near London gave
five hotels to welcome and care for
some of them. The Belgians were in
no state to look after themselves at
first, and, though food and shelter
were given them, the housework had
to be undertaken, at least temporarily,
by the inhabitants Of the town, whose
time was already sorely pressed by
their many charities. Here the Girl
Scouts filed in the gap. 1t was the
Girl Scouts who swept and made beds,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

as you please. but say nothing, and
the awkward position may be tlded
over. 1t is worse than senseless to
attempt to talk on matters which are
unfamiliar, and dangerous to frankly
confess ignorance-dangerou to popu-
larity, I mean. An avoidance of pit
falls is always the safest course.-Ex-
change.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24
DEFY COLD IN MANY WAYS
Men Compelled to Submit to Exposure
Have Devised a Number Of
Ingenious Methods.

Rural mail carriers need never suffer
from winter rigors or cold days gen.
orally II they follow the example of
Homer Slider of Oldtown. Md. Slider
makes his daily trip In a buggy
mounted on runners In winter. with a
complete little stove inside. a small
pipe carrying the smoke and gas out
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

of spies. Someone suggested Boy
Scouts.
AS result troop of eager, active
lads offered their services, without
pay, with only the desire to help their
country to the uttermost. There was
no limit to their willingness. A paid
errand boy would have taken his work
leisurely; the Scouts, with their shin
ing faces, ran to their destination.
They would have died rather than give
their messages to the wrong persons,
Never had Britain more faithful
servants.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24
Returning to Older Things.

Scholars say that the tendency to-
ward symbolism in painting and all
the arts Is but the swing Of the PEN
dulum. The world has grown old and
weary and tired Of its dry-as-dust phi
losophies and is going back to the
times when all the peoples Of the
earth dreamed of great mysteries In
little things; when the highest ritual
of all religions was the dances in the
hills which ended In strange stupors.
and humanity first imagined the cous'
try Of the gods.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

under the greenhouse bench, or in
a warm cellar until March.
Tea roses do their thriftiest grow.
ing during the cool, moist days of
autumn. Keep the insects down and
give good care. Mulch with dead
leaves.
0leanders, lemons, oranges, hydran-
geas, abutilons. chrysanthemums, and
nearly all tub plants are best wintered
in the cellar. Keep growing now.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

for a minute to his patent belt and
patent transformers.
This he denied at police trial, ad.
mitting, however, that he had been
working on battery heater that could
be carried in the coat and produce a
very comfortable amount of warmth.
Part of his scheme was to construct a
heater coat.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

There are plants that are murderers,
kfdnapers. advertisers, explorers and
storekeepers. The moccasin flower is
wanto1 murderer. Its flowers are
SO shaped as to lure ants and other
wingless insects to chem. Once inside
they have no chance to escape There
they stay. struggling until they starve
to death. Some orchids. while not
considered insect eaters, undoubtedly
draw a certain amount of nourishment
from the decayed bodies of their in
sect prey. Many other flowers trap
insects, which they kill and gradually
digest as food.
Indian Pipes are robbers and graft
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

ers as they draw their living from the
roots of other plants.
The Jack-in-the-Pulpit is a shame
less kidnaper. His beautiful pulpit
has a slippery, treacherous lining.
When gnats and other small insects
enter in search of shelter and food.
they easily slide to the bottom, whence
escape is impossible. Here at the bot
tom OF the pulpit may be found the
corpses of many wanderers, all kid
naped by the Reverend jack
The pitcher plant is another kidnap-
er. but in its case it is the leaves that
are guilty.
There are plants that lure rats and
small animals into their cup-shaped
flowers to the destruction of the ro.
dent.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24
The Way to Wisdom.

The Way to Wisdom.
Experience is good teacher, but
sometimes dear one. If one heeds
her lessons, he will correct on tomor-
row his mistakes of today. Some
need very sharp experience before
they are ready to profit by the teach
ing. Some go on from day to day
making the same sort of mistakes and
aever seeing why things turn out so
unfortunately. One burns his mouth
with hot soup, and yet does the same
thing the next time he has soup, think
ing 1t will not be so hot this time The
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

investor in 'get-rich-Quick" schemes
keeps right on time after time, never
waiting to reason things out He
never traces any connection between
cause and consequence. When things
go wrong, stop and ask why. That is
the only way to prevent the same
thing another time. Pope said.
Make each day the critic of the last"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24
HuhhY's Joke.

won't your wife sing for us2"
Sure! I just asked her not to-
The Mischief Maker.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

and washed dishes and gave up every
moment, gladly, to the homely tasks
that presented themselves.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24
Gun Has No Recojj,

An oflcer of the United States navy
has invented gun that fires a six
pound projectile without reoNu. This
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

Copper.
The electrical conductivfty OF cop
per depends on the total amount oe
impurities therein.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

(TO BE CONTINUED0
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-08-26
CHAPTER Viii.

~ENROD never missed a murder,
q hanging or an e~lectrocutton
in the newspapers. He knew
almost M much ahout Ropa
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time. Later she had another, and it

time. Later she had another, and 1t
kept her awake.
The next afternoon Mr.. Schofleld, re-
turning at 8 o'clock from the cares OF
the day, found the house deserted and
sat down to read his evening paper In
what appeared to be an uninhabited
apartment known to its own world as
the drawing room" A sneeze, unex
pected both to him and the owner, In
formed him of the presence Of another
person.
where are you, Penrodr" the par
ent asked, looking about.
Here" said Penrod meekly.
STOPPING. Mr.. Schofeld discovered
his son squatting under the piano, near
an open window-his wistful Duke ly-
ing beside him.
What are you doing therer'
"Me?"
"Why under the piano?"
WELL" the boy returned with grave
sweetness, II was just kind of sitting
h~ere-thinking."
"All right" Mr.. Schofield, rather
touched, returned to the digestion Of
a murder, his back once more to the
piano, and Penrod silently drew from
beneath his jacket (where he had slip
ped it simultaneously with the sneeze)
a paper backed volume entitled, "Slim-
sy, the Sioux City SQuealer; or. Not
Guilty, Your Honor"
In this the reading club con-
tinued in peace, absorbed, contented,
the world well forgot-until a sudden,
violently irritated slam bang of the
front door startled the members, and
Mrs. Schofield burst into the o and
threw herself into a chair moaning.
whats the matter, mamma?' ask
ed her husband, laying aside his paper.
Henry Passloe Schofeld," return
ed the lady, Il don't know what is to
be done with that boy; | do not!'
You mean Penrod?'
"Who else could l mean?' She sat
up, exasperated, TO stare at him.
Henry Passloe Schofheld, you've got
to take this matter in your hands. It's
beyond me!'
"Well what has he
Last night | got to thinking" she
began rapidly, "about what Clara told
us-thank heaven she and Margaret
and little Clara have gone to tea at
Cousin Charlotte's-but they'll be home
soon-abOut what she said about Miss
Spence
you mean about Periods being a
cor,for+o"
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South Dakota State College Of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts.
New 100000 Agricultural Building at
State College.
Municipality owned Telephone, Electric
Light, Heating and Water Works Plants.
Strong Commercial Club with 200 Mem
bers in Good Standing. Fine Club Rooms.
Surrounded by the Best Farming Land In
the State, Where Crops are Sure and Boun-
tiful.
One Exclusive Dry Goods and Ladies Fur
nishing Store.
Two Billiard Halls and Bowling Alley as
Places of Amusement.
Home Of the BrictsOn Tread.
Brictson Manufacturing Company, makers
of the Brictson Tire Tread.
B~rookings Produce Co. Cash Market for
All Farm Products.
Fifty New Houses and Seven Brick Bust
ness Blocks Erected During 1914, Besides
Many Other Substantial improvements.
Beautiful trees line the streets and the
City presents a fine appearance, matted as
1t is in the midst OF a fine growth of shade
and ornamental trees. Her citizens are will
ing and ready to encourage and assist every
helpful industry.
Bookings is Located on the Main Line OF
the c.. & N. W.. Ry. from Chicago to Pierre,
the Capital of the State. Also Headquarters
for Train Crews Running North to Water
town and on to Redfeld and Gettysburg.
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though omitted from the garden hose
and the lawn mower.
Naturally no sensible person dream
ed Of connecting that illustrious crest
with the unfortunate and notorious
Rena Magsworth, whose name had
grown week by week into larger and
larger type upon the front pages OF
newspapers owing to the gradually in
creasing public and official belief that
she had poisoned n family Of eight.
However, the statement that no sensi-
BILE person could have connected the
Magsworth Bits family with the ar
senical Rena takes no account Of Pen
rod Schofeld.
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wait! She stood there squeezing my
hand and struggling to get her voice.
startlingly, STOPPING to look under the
piano. A statement that he had sud
denly remembered his sons presence
would be lacking in accuracy, for the
highly sensitized Penrod was, Ia fact,
no longer present. No more was Duke,
his faithful dog.
What's the matter?"
Nothing" he returned, striding to
the open window and looking out.
go on"
"Oh!" she moaned. 1T must be kept
from Clara. And I'll neve hold up my
head again If John FAIRY ever hears
Of it,"
Hears Of what?'
We'll l just couldn't stand it, | got
so curious. And l thought. Of course,
If Miss Spence had become a little
unbalanced it was my duty to know
it as Penrod's mother and she his
teacher. So I thought l would just
call on her at her apartment after
school and have a chat and see. And
/ did, ~and-oh"-
"Well?"
I've just come from there, and she
told me-she told me! Oh, I've never
known anything like this"
what did she tell your"
Mrs. Schofield, making a great ef-
fort. managed to assume a temporary
appearance Of calm. Henry" she
said solemnly. bear this In mind,
whatever you do to Penrod it must be
done In some place when Clara won't
hear it. But the first thing to do is to
find him"
Within view Of the window from
which Mr.. Schofeld was gazing was
the closed door Of the storeroom in the
stable. and just outside this door Duke
was performing a most engaging trick.
His young master had taught Duke
to sit up and beg" when he wanted
ANYTHING, and II that didn't get 1t to
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A silk ribbon lasts longer and gives
better results than any other. Try
one on your typewriter. Get IL at the
Register ONCE.
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$125, 900 COURT HOUSE

BIRDS EYE VIEW
OF BROOKINGS
No Saloons
Two Bands
Two Hotels
Music Store
Six Physicians
Three Dentists
Candy Kitchen
Good Creamery
Steam Laundry
Eight Churches
Two O~steopaths
One State Bank
City News Stand
Chinese Laundry
Five Restaurants
$25, 900 City Hall
One Machine Shop
Three Drug Stores
Three Tailor Shops
Two Livery Stables
Seven Auto Garages
Four Barber Shops
Growing Every Day
Four Weekly Papers
Three Meat Markets
Two Cigar Factories
-Four General Stores
Three Lumber Yards
Five Grain Elevators
Fine AXE Near City
Three Jewelry Stores
Two Furniture Stores
$l25, 600 Court House
Two National Banks
Four Blacksmith shops
Two Department Stores
Carnegie Public Library
Two Exclusive Groceries
City of Beautiful Homes
Best Schools in the State
Two Photograph Galleries
Good Water Near Surface
Marble and Granite Works
Dakota D~eaconess Hospital
one Gents Furnishing Store
$50, 600 High School Building
SIS, 600 Government Building
State Circuit Court held here
Two Cement Block Factories
two Moving Picture theatres
Culhane Adjustment Company
1850 Students in State College
$40, 600 Brick School Building
Two Exclusive Clothing Stores
Wholesale Photo Supply House
FOrty-fve Hundred Inhabitants
Educational Center of the state
Three Exclusive Millinery Stores
Good Volunteer Fire Department
County Seat Of Brookings County
High School on the Accredited List
United States Experimental Station
Three Plumbing and Heating Firms
over $500, 900 Invested in Education
Finest Church Buildings in the State
Best Bakery in Eastern South Dakota
Finest County Fair Grounds in the Sta
One Thousand tudents in Grade Schoo
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WHAT WE NEED
A Gas Plant
Canning Factory
More Business Enterprises
More Manufacturing Enterprises
More Young People Who Want an Educa
tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-16
NO DEVELOPMENTS
 IN THE BECKER CASE

New York. July 15-Returning to- night from Albany, where he conferred
 with Governor Whitman, District At torney Charles A. Perkins denied his
 visit had anything to do with recent developments In the fight to save the life of Charles Becker, who is to die
 during the week of July 26. The ap- pointment with the governor, MT. Per
 kins said. was personal one arranged several weeks ago. and there was no reference during their talk to the former police lieutenant's case. Concerning alleged irregularities in obtaining the testimony of James Mar shall, the negro witness at the second trial who identified Becker as being present at the Harlem conference the district attorney issued long state. ment. If there was any irregularity, t neys staff would have known it, and all the evidence was obtained in the customary and legal way.
 Regarding the willingness of Assist ant District Attorney William A. De- ford to testify in a John Doe proceed ings In behalf of Becker, the district attorney declared that Deford never participated. in either the preparation or the trial of Becker.
 Perkins. said that for several days rumors had been circulated that irregu- larities existed in the manner in which the evidence in the Becker case was obtained, and faction in the district attorneys office believed Becker was made the victim of Jack Rose and Bridgie Webber.