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Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-08

made a careful survey of the small, cluttered room, found he was alone, and quickly sorted over a pile of thumbed sheet-music on the bed. Some of it was new. The two songs he had heard on the mouth-organ lay together He selected those and several other pieces of music. among them "Tenting on the Old CampGround." placed them in his pocket, and, after casual ex- animation of the other things in the room. left directly.
 At dinner alone he read carefully the words of the songs he had taken with him. Having finished, he expressed his satisfaction in the contemplat.ve smoking of long after-dinner cigar, and took an hours stroll At length he found himself in front of the Mac Gregor mansion.
 Near by was a cab. with a uni formed coachman standing on the curb. Poe approached him. and slipped five-dollar bill in his palm.
 I'm Mir. Hardy, the man you mis- took fer one. of the looters at the Ora mercy National, Clancy" he said  I'm anxious to be let alone on this job. You won't waste any of your de- tective prowess on me tonight, hope YouIl have plenty to do in the regu- lar direction of your work"
 ''Oh. no. no. sir." said the hired de- tective. laughing awkwardly. T rec ognize you now, sir. l won't mistake you again You were with Mrs. Mac Gregor all this morning"
 'Yes. l may ask you to help me to- night" answered Christopher Poe. gliding up to the MacGregor porch, and taking his stand in a shadow be- hind pillar.
 Twice he drew out his watch anx- iously. At length the chimes of neigh boring clock sharply recorded the hour of ten on the monotonous, even hum of the city night.
 Poe started. Something whizzed past his face Before he could jump back there was an explosion, and a flash of light leaped at his feet He
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-08

"I1l ask him to 50 away" Poe started for the door
 The blind beggar began a new tune. and Poe hurried out and across the street
 Would you mind moving further along?" he said gently. There's sick lady in the house opposite. You1l find more people up at the park en- trance" He dropped fifty-cent piece into the quivering hand.
 This one tune and then I go. sir"
 If you wouldn't mind" said Poe. you can finish it further along"
 "Oh. all right. sir. all right" an- swered the beggar quickly. getting stifiy to his feet. and standing still a moment as he finished a few final barv. and then hobbiei on toward the park entrance. feeling his way with his stan
 The soft violet shade in Chris topher Poe's eyes became more vivid he drew the corners of his nostrils and lips together in two deep wrinkles. and watched the man for half a minute. Then he returned 10 the MacGregor mansion and entered by the servants door
 The maids were sufficiently famil- far with his face to defer to him, as a close friend of their former master With their aid he found the several en- frances to the basement, and inspected them carefully. Then Andrew took him to the rooms above. where he ex- amined the window-locks and found them all quite in order. But he was not satisfied with examining this floor or the one above: he went on up to the dread Peacock room. looking ev- anywhere for traces of the man or men who had spirited Geordie away. On up to the turret he climbed, only glanc- ing at the big barred door behind which Geordie's grandfather had raved lunatic for so many years.
 The doors been plastered up since I was here last" he remarked. passing on into the attic.
 Yes. sir, near two months ago, sir when the rooms were redecorated. IL was madames orders" said Andrew.
 Having casually examined the attic and finding nothing of interest. Poe went on downstairs. and found Rose busy in the nursery.
 He made a second examination of
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-08
tain. He has e peculiar way of play

tain. He has a peculiar way of play ing that"
 The beggar across the street chopped his song in the middle. and changed to a popular air, Its Up to You to Do the Rest" He rose sud denly. swayed back and forth on his rickety legs. ceased playing. and sham bled down the street.
 Strange that a blind man across the street should have seen me touch the window-curtain. He must have very keen eyes," unused Poe. stepping to a mirror, and putting on a neces- sary Hawkshawian disguise in the shape of a neat little mustache. With a quick twist of his tie and a rumpling of his hair he changed his appearance remarkably, donnsi a Taincoat Andrew procured for him. put on a soft black felt hat, and went down to the street. following two blocks behind the blind beggar and not taking his eyes oil him once.
 At Fiftieth street the ragged fellow took a Fifth avenue bus downtown. Poe followed in a taxi. The beggar left the bus at Washington arch. and started rapidly toward Bleecker street
 Hes forgetting his shuttle. Doesn't stop to tap his cane often enough" Poe noted with amusement. as he fol- lowed on foot.
 At a dismal alley the street must clan turned in. Poe listened. and heard him clump up two flights of squeaky stairs. Following into the tenement, he cautiously ascended to the third floor. There he found a dark corner, and waited. From a room at the front of the hall came the sound of a mouth organ repeating two tunes alternate ly. only the first part of each. Poe noted the words of the songs carefully.
 Five minutes later the door opened. and young, bright-eyed foreignlook- ing fellow stepped out. going quickly down the stairs.
 Our blind beggar." Poe smiled to himself. He didn't stop to change his shoes. and only brushed the ashes of his hat and altered its shape lit- tie"
 Poe crossed to the door the young fellow had left, and unlocked 1t with a slender skeleton key as easily as though he were entering his own home. As soon as he was inside, he
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-08

| Geordie's bed. but found nothing of in- terest. Going directly to little-used smoking-room in the front of the house on the second floor, he asked Andrew to see that he wasn't disturbed, and. as soon as the door was closed, fell | to pacing back and forth refectively, his hands behind his back. a cigar clenched in his teeth. his head well forward. For two hours he paced back and forth, sometimes mumbling to himself. according to an ineradica- ble habit of summing up matters in short phrases and seemingly discon- nected words:
 "Pronto, Pronto! A single tap. No shuttle. Heavy bullet. Nellie Cray Odd!"
 He opened the door. went down stairs, and found the maid who had discovered the kidnapers' note on the porch. After a careful questioning he had her take him to the very spot where the note had been found. There he carefully calculated the distance from the street, and stopped to make a hasty examination of a mark on the cement floor of the porch. Then he asked for the bullet found in the note, and carefully examined that and the envelope, finding :ha: some of the lead had been grazed from the nose of the cartridge and a corresponding hole had been scraped in the envelope. He Iunched alone in the smoking room at about three o'clock, Mrs. Mac Gresor still being asleep.
 As he was in the middle of his cigar. he jumped up. and peered out of the small front window. standing well back. though the window was cur tained, SO no passer-by could see him. The wheezy accordion was again playing plaintively: the air was Tent ing Tonight on the old CampGround."
 Something in the drawling execution struck Pce's ear strangely. The tune was repeated with strong emphasis again on the first two words.
 "Ten-ting tonight" repeated Poe. pulling back the edge of a window-cu.-
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Wyoming.

The production of petroleum in the United States in 1914 aggregated 29O.- 3l2,535 barrels. Wyoming showed the greatest relative increase in oil pro duction during the year, exceeding it's record output in 1913 by nearly 4s per cent, though failing to gain there by rank above that attained in 1913, namely, ninth.
 The news comes to Thermopolis of the bringing in of three new wells in Hot Springs county within the last ten days. X. Whiting for the Mexico Wyoming struck a good producer in Grass creek on the Littlejohn lease. where he has been drilling for some time. The Mexico-Wyoming will be recognized and the development of this property pushed along rapidly. Nat Levi also reports oil on Cotton wood.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-08
Arizona,

Considerable activity is reported at the Stonewall Jackson mine in the Globe district
 The spelter recovered from Arizona zinc ores in 1914 amounted to 9.792.- 337 pounds, valued at si99.i09 against an output of 9,42s.O67 pounds. valued at s527.972, in 1913.
 The gold produced in Arizona in 1914 amounted to 2O2.166.62 ounces. valued at s4.179.155. an increase of s155,2ii. Of this output, s3O,140 came from placers. s3,OO2,7O2 from dry or siliceous ore, and s1 .051.O14 from cop per ore.
 The copper output from Arizona ores, principally from crude ores and concentrates, decreased from 4O7, ,923,- 402 pounds, valued at s63 127, in 1913, to 393,017 400 pounds, valued at S52.271 ,3l4, fin 1914. but Arizona con tinues at the head of the list of cop per-producing states.
 Silver production from Arizona ores and placers increased from 3.94S,091 ounces. valued at s2,3S4,6i7, in 1913 to 4,317,99i ounces, valued at s2.421.- 03l, in 1911. Of this output. 2,6O4.371 ounces came from copper ore. 1.l33.. 376 ounces from dry or siliceous ore, and i93,226 ounces from lead ore.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-08
Colorado.

It Is encouraging to announce that the zinc oxide plant of the Western Zinc Oxide Company at Leadville is now running at full capacity. and the results being obtained are proving highly satisfactory to the stockholders.
 At Leadyille the pumping work at the Penrose continues under the most favorable conditions.
 Carter and associates, leasing on the 1,00O-foot level of the Vindicator mine at Cripple Creek. have opened fine body of better than the average grade ore.
 J. w. Burns, one of the pioneers of Rico and an old Comstock miner, has opened up a very promising deposit of copper ore on the Catskill claim on Silver creek.
 The June net earnings of the Trail lease at Cripple Creek are placed at s15,000, from some fifty-three cars of ore Of this, s2,000 went as royalty to the United Gold Mines Company.
 From s6792 in January to s2,05O in June represents the progress Of the Trail lease as a payer of royalty to the United Gold Mines Company. which owns the territory and about 100 acres just as good"
 McGee and Cleveland, leasing on the fifth leye! ot the Henry Adaey prop erty, situated on Rosebud hill. Grip pie Creek, have started shipments of ore that will carry average values of about $20 a ton in gold
 The mineral discovery made on :hs Ella w. property, situated on Tender foot hill, Cripple Creek. is a topic of general interest in mining circles. The first carload shipment of ore that was made from the surface workings brought settlement of S19.55 a ton in gold.
 The Portland Gold Mining Company has increased its quarterly dividend to per cent (S9o. o.000). which was paid July 20, making s210.00O since the opening of the year. and s10.027,- Os0 all told since the company was oe. sanized in 1894.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-08
New Mexico.

A large deposit of bismuth is re- ported having been discovered recent. ly in the San Andreas mountains.
 New Mexico produced 4,3i5 tons of spelter last year. according to the bulletin of the U. s. Geological Sur very just issued.
 A large number of oil locations are being filed from the Playas Valley. and a great deal of development work Is being done in the Playas toward bringing out the oil indications in the field.
 It looks as though New Mexico were destined to have that oil boom so long anticipated Columbus, in the south ern part of the state. is likely to bs the forerunner of such a desirabls consummation, for a well at that placs has unmistakable evidence Of it's presence. Locations of land are numerous adjacent to the discovery.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-08
YVES ERIN MINING NEWS IN 8 RIFF
IN B a 1 6 E

Western Newspaper Union NeWs SerVics.
 Metal Market vaiues. Spelter, St. Louis, $20.97n. Copper. casting. s1925919.50. Lead. New York, s 50. Bar silver, 475sc.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-08

At seven o'clock this morning ore of the maids of the MacGregSr househoId was sweeping the front porch when . thick square en- yeIope bearing on the outside a h,deous skull and cross bones, fell
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OFFICE.
New England Water Resources to Be
Investigated from Boston.

The United States geological survey viii
open on May l district office at Boston
from which investigations of the water re
sources of the New England states will be
carried on.
For several years the geological survey
has made measurements of the flow of
streams In New England, the work being
carried on from the district office at All
bany, \. Y. The establishment of a dis
trlct office at Boston will make possible
the extension of the work and will greatly
facilitate the Investigations.
The states of Massachusetts. Maine and
Nermont are cooperating in these invcsti-
cations.
Charles II. Pierce, district engineer of
the geological survey, will be placed in
local charge OF the work and, until the new
offices can be made ready, will make his
headquarters at 66 Elm street, Melrose
Mass
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30

troubled him, but they finally took out the
appendix on general principles.
That new Three-H league. which was
not to have any players on the rosters of
the clubs who were under contract at the
end of the 1914 season. has waived that
rule. Northampton manager reports every
thing rosy in that city of the league as he
understands there is to be no opposition
from the Twin State league"
The Company f basketball team of
Bellows Falls claims the state cham
pionship at basket ball. This claim is
based upon record of q games, OF
winch Il We're victories. Only eight
OF the games were PLAYED with teams
IN Vermont and two of these were
with ''Old Timers and one with "SAIl
stars. ;, Of the remaining five games
with Vermont teams one of two with
Newport (Vt) was a loss.
Looking over several deals if oceurs
to us that George StalIings put some
thing over on Charles II. Ehbetts of
the Brooklyn team. Smith. who was q
failure with Brooklyn, made good with
the Braves. Moran did very much the
same thing. Eban, a sub infielder. has
gone to the Braves and now Ragen.
VINO has not done much for Fbbetts
lately, has been captured by StaIhnns
by the waiver route and Raglan viii
do some pitching for the Miracle Man.
Benny Kautf jumped yesterday from
the Brooklyn Feds to the New York
Giants and thereby caused full
tledged row. President Gaffnev of the
Braves refused to play with Kauff in
the Giants lineup and Umpire Quiglev
ordered the game forfeited to Kew
York. Later it was played under a
ruling from President Temer of the
National league that Kauff was inelig-
ible to play and Boston won. Boston
banged Marquard all over the lot.
Gowdy hit a homer with the bases
crowded. Magee got two triples and
a double, Meanwhile a single and two
doubles and others enough for total
of Il hits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30
EXPLOSION INJURIES
FATHER AND HIS SON
Parent Strikes Dynamite Can with
Chisel-Six-Year- Old Boy Prob
ably FATAL, Injured.

RUTLAND, April 80. - An explo-
sion of dynamite caps at the home of
Louis Ricei on West street yesterday
afternoon tore the left hand from six
year-old Alfred Mainolf who was
watching his father, Frank Mainolf.
at work on woodwork of the hall. The
ehisel which the elder Italian was
using came in contact with the caps.
The boy also suffered a compound
fracture of the left leg and badly
cut right leg. He is not expected TO
live.
The father was blown full of small
pieces of the caps and his condition
was reported as serious by the hospital
authorities
State S Attorney c. V. Pouin and
Deputy Sheriff Pascal Ricei invcsti-
gated the explosion and they discover
ed the tin box which contained the
caps. 1t was rusty and partially COW
cred with cobwebs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30
OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR
CHAUTAUQUA WEEK
E. B. Smith Is Chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee List of
tho Guarantors of Fund.

In a recent meeting of those interested in
Chautauqua week, to be observed July
1920 inclusive, the following officers and
chairmen Of committees We're chosen
Executive committee f. b. Smith. chair
man; w L. Hunt, treasurer; w. b. Smith.
secretary; Miss Florence NJ. Wellman
Miss Florence Nj. Hemenway, C. S. Hon
kins, A P Simonds
| Charmen of mmittees-Publicitv. TT
G. Rice; automobile, Rev Roy NJ. Hough-
ton; tickets, George NJ Clay; site Rev. e.
| @. S. Osgood; tent decoration, Mrs l.
! Adams; town decoration, W J. Pentland.
jr.; hospitality, Rev. ID. Z. Trout; Junior
Chautauqua, Mrs {. H. Thompson; Sun
day program, Rev Nelson Kellogg
The following are the guarantors of the
| Abbott, j. NJ Adams, f. NJ. Adds. i Fl
Allen, ir., T. f. Barber, II. G. Barber. |,
! II. Barber, O. F. Benson Peter Biagiotti
/ Henry Bond, II. E. Bond, w. II. Bond. w.
| H. Bracket, f. L. Burnett, H. B. Chase.
| A. B. Clapp, F. c. Clark, G NJ Clay. e. j.
Coils, f. II. Crane, c. r. Crosby. c. B.
CroWell, S. A Daniels, G. L. Durham. +.
/ /. Durham, H. f. Eddy, l.. S. Edwards
II. L. Emerson, j. G. Estey. ]. H Fstev
| j. f. Fitzgerald, w \. Gilbert G. l..
| Gould, c. f. GRAHAM, H. P Greene. p. j.
Haigh, w. H. Haigh, A. T. Hamilton. X.
Z. Harper, c. A. Harris, w. z. Haskell.
w E. Haskell, ir., L. W Hawley. Gustaf
Hertzberg, w. H. Haywood, L. l.. Hill
dreth, /. e. Holden, II. d. Holton, c. S.
Hopkins, NJ. c. Houghton, r. NJ Hough-
iton, W. T. Hubbard, Q. B. Hughes. ". L.
Hunt, A. B. Jordan, H. F. Jordan. Nelson
kellogg, f. S. Knight, f. A Larrow, J. T..
Mann, H. l.. March, c. A McRae. b. S.
Alichelman, A. T. Miller, K Z. Mosher.
F. r. Newell, w R. Noyes, f. Q. S. Os
good, L. w Owens. w j Pentland. II.
". II. Phillips, f. II. Putnam, F. w. Put
nam, Q. +. Randall, II. c. Rice, A. f. Rob
erts, j. f. Rogers, w F. Root, ]. r.
Ryder, w. G. Sargent, Freeman Scott. d.
F. Shea, G. f. Sherman, w A. Shumwav.
Ebert Simons, \. p. Simonds, f. B. Smith.
w. b. Smith, w, X. Sparks, W. F. Spear
W. S. Stearns, b. E. Slower, f. ID. b.
Stowe, c. F. Thomas, A S. Thompson. G.
z. Tomkinson, A. L. Trip, d. E. Trout,
}. G. Ullery, F. r. Vaughan w. B. Vim
ton, II. P. Wellman, W. NJ Wells, c. G.
Wheeler, Fl. E Whitney, H. NJ. Wood. A.
| d. Wyatt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30
VERNON.

Miss Lizzie Graham of Northfield,
Mass, spent the weekend with her
sister, Mrs. H. A. Brown.
There win be regular meeting of
the Grange Saturday, May l. The
third and fourth degrees will be con
ferred.
Mr.. Tyler and daughter and little
granddaughter of Easthampton, Mass.
We're weekend guests in the home of
his brother, w. f. Tyler.
Mrs. NJ. !. Reed has gone to New
York to visit her son. Ernest A. Reed
and family. From there she will 90
to Tennessee to spend the month Of
May with her niece, Mrs. Morgan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30
CLOSE TO WASHINGTON.
President Wilson Will Spend Only
Limited Time At Cornish.

WASHINGTON, April 80. = Presi-
dent Wilson has planned not to cstab-
lish an office at the summer White
House at Cornish, n H., but TO spend
most of his time in Washington. He
will make several brief trips to Cor
nish to visit his family. 1t was said
at the White House today that those
plans were not made because the Pres
ident looks upon the European situa-
ton as critical, but because he thinks
It his duty to remain in Washington as
much as possible to keep in close
touch with public questions.
lie has found it necessary TO decline
invitations to speak in New York Nav
Il and Is during his review of the
Atlantic feet and in Philadelphia May
10 at meeting of newly naturalized
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30
Sporting NeUs
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.

American League Games Today.
New York at Boston.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Detroit at Chicago.
st. Louis at Cleveland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30
WoODSMEN WANT WAGES.
Claim Their Employer Left Them in
Lurch at MontpeIier.

MONTPELIER, April 30.-Twentv.
seven lumberjacks who spent the win.
ter near the sky line of Vermont in
Fayston, swinging axes in anticipa-
ton of spending their bank rolls this
spring, are in the city penniless ana
in an ugly mood The police are look
ing for their employer, Martin Gibson,
who the choppers say, owes them 800
to $500 each. Their story is to the eff
feet that.he agreed to pay them off if
they came to this city; that they
walked here distance of q miles and
that after Gibson met them in the Pa
vilion he slipped out a back door.
jumped into an automobile and drove
away in the direction of Plainfeld.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30
MARINO IN OWN BEHALF.
Man Accused of Murder Testifes at
Rutland

RUTLAND, April 3O-Giovanni Ma
rino, charged with the murder of
Angelo Di Gioio on February 6, last,
took the stand yesterday in his own
behalf, telling of his career in Italy
and this country up to the time of
the fight in which Di Gioio was killed.
Many character witnesses were put
on by the defense, including DR..
George B. Parkhurst of Fair Haven.
The prosecution claimed that an at
tempt had been made to intimidate
the state s witnesses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30
College Baseball Results

At Cambridge, Haryard 10, Virginia
AT Hanover, N. IT,, Syracuse uni.
vcrsity ,, Dartmouth /.
AT Boston, Boston college 5, George.
town I.
At Durham, y. H., New Hampshire
II, Norwich 1.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30

Young Lady-That parrot you sold
me last week doesn t talk at all.
Dealer-Yes m; you said you wanted
one that wouldn t be a nuisance to the
nelghbors.-Stray Stories.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30
National League.

National League Games Today.
Boston at New York.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Pittsburg.
Cincinnati at St. Louis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-30
Recovered.

He-I feel like q fool tonight.
She = So glad you We recovered
Boston Transcript.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-05
REVOLT COST 1000 LIVES.
Minister SHUTS Says 10000 "eb"i&
Are Prisoners.

Cape Town. South Africa, MAJ
tine thousand Roer rebe!& We
taken prisoners during the recent e
bellion against British authority Il
the colony and the losses on both S'ias
totaIed I.nO0. Finance Minister
SHUTS announced in the Assem"'F
yesterday.
The trouble in the South African
Union. which Is now shown 70 maze
been more serious than was general
supposed, broke out soon after Eng
lands entry into the war again3t Ger-
many. with the rebellion Of Il c"i''-
mando under Colonel Marirz. Prci1-
ier Botha took energetic measures &c
cope with the rebels, who obtained
some backing from German West Al
rica. Most recent news FROM South
Africa told OF an expedition agaic*t
German West Africa headed by Ger
cral Botha, who had landed rr0ons 81
Walfish Bay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-05
.eNAAMAN THE LEPER."
DR.. McElroy Delivers Another Inter
esting And Practical Sermon.

Rev DR.. N1cElroy spoke to a large
congregation last night in the Second
Presbyterian Church. His theme
was "Naaman the Leper."
The speaker said leprosy illustra-
ted sin in its small beginning and
large results. It is incurable, loath-
some and contagious. He urged the
young present to begin the Chris
tian life early aud surrender TO God.
Several persons in the audience
expressed desire to lead Christian
lives.
Dr. McElroy will preach this even
ing. Song service at 7:45 o'clock.
The pastor, Rev. Dr.. Jno Lee Ali
son. will leave for Manassas this af-
ternoon to lecture for the Eastern
College, under the auspices Of the
Association. This is an en-
of two months standing.