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before they returned, armed. An in- stant later three large touring cars from the fort swept up before the of flee of Woodward. Into them the armed men piled.
 .Hurry-to the Del Mar bungalow" |" ordered the lieutenant, jumping up with the driver of the first car. We must see that nothing happens to Miss Dodge and MT Jameson
 They shot away in cloud of dust, followed hard by the other two cars, dashing at breakneck speed over the good roads.
 In the narrow, wooded roadway near Del Mars, Woodward halted his car and the soldiers all jumped out and gathered about him as hastily he is sued his directions.
 Surround the house first" he or dered Then arrest anyone who goes in or out
 They scattered, forming wide cir ele. AS soon as word was passed that the circle was completed, they advanced cautiously at signal from Woodward, taking advantage of ev- cry coneealment.
 
 Around in the kitchen back of Del Mars, Henry, the valet, had retired to visit one of the maids. He was about to leave when he happened to look out of the window.
 Whats that?" he muttered to him self.
 He stepped back and peered eau tiously through the window again There he could see a soldier, moving | stealthily behind bush. He drew back further and thought 2 minute. He must not alarm us. Then he wrote a few words on 6 piece of paper and tore 1t so that he could hold it in his palm. Next he hurried from the kitchen and entered the study.
 | Del Mar had scarcely begun to out line to us long and circumstantia pseudo-investigation into what he wa. pleased to hint had been the death O Kennedy, when we were interrupted again by the entrance of his valet.
 Excuse ne, sir" apologized Henry as Del Mar frowned, then noted tha something was wrong. i, As the valet said the words, he man aged surreptitiously to hand to De
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gether, making you think they are some strange ercp. The hills differ in size. Here they are not as big around
 as sugar loaf, there one is as tall as haycock, and farther on are some which make you think of haystack. The hills are red or brown, according
 to the soil of which they are made. They are found, not only in the pas | ture fields. but even in the cultivated
 lands. Sometimes they are only a few feet apart, and sometimes 15 or
 20, or more.
 | These hills are made by the white
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ants. Each hill is an ant village. a sort of catacomb, populated by thou sands of these insects. There are as many working ants below the surface as above it, and one of the serious problems of the farmer is to get rid of the ants. The only way to do this is to dig out the hills and burn them. This must be done before tLe ground can be plowed.
 These ants are to be found in the villages. They make their way up through the brick floors. and start their little hills there. A housewife
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Feminist the Lawyers.

Do I believe in lawyers?" said the little man, bitterly. No, sir; I do not"
 Why not?" asked his companion.
 Because lawyer never says right out what he means" retorted the small man, viciously. He twists things about so. Suppose he wanted to tell you that two and two make four. he'd begin: If by that partieu- lar arithmetic rule known as addition we desire to arrive at the sum of two added by two, xe should finland \
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HILLS MADE BY WHITE ANTS
Great Round Mounds Are Scattered by Thousands Over the Plains
 of Paraguay.

In riding over Paraguay you pass tens of thousands of ant hills, writes F. c. Carpenter. These are great round mounds, which in some places rise to a height of from 10 to 20 feet
 They look like monuments scattered over the fields. In some places there are hundreds of them standing to
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may go to bed at night with her floor as clean as Dutch kitchen and awake the next morning to find it covered with great cones of sand in which there are thousands of ants. The ants eat wood, and they honeycomb the rafters and posts of the buildings. and also the furniture They will eat the inside out of the chair legs, leav- ing thin skin of wood, covered with varnish.
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say this boldly, without fear of con- tradiction-I repeat, we should find by that particular arithmetical formu- ia, hereinbefore mentioned-and. sir. I take all responsibility for the state ment l am about to make-that the sum of the two given added to the other two would be four No, sir" finished the little man, coldly; q do not believe in lawyers.
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A fool can lay plans, but it takes a wise man to hatch them out
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THIRTY-FIFTH EPISODE
In Del Mars Cottage.

It was early the following morning that, very excited, Elaine and l showed Aunt Josephine the photo graph which we had snapped and de- veloped by using Kennedy's trick method.
 But who is it?" asked Aunt Jo- sephine examining the print carefully and seeing nothing but face masked and with pair of hands before it, a seal ring on the little finger of one hand.
 "Oh, forgot that you hadn't seen the ring before,' explained Elaine. Why, we knew him at once, in spite of everything, by that seal ring-Mr Del Mari"
 'Mr. Del Mari" repeated Aunt Jo- sephine. looking from one to the oth- CT of us. ineredulously
 q saw the ring at his bungalow and on his own finger" reiterated Elaine positively.
 But what are you going to do now?" asked Aunt Josephine.
 Have him arrested, of course. ," Elalne replied.
 Still talking over the strange expe- rience of the night before, we went out on the veranda.
 Well, of all the nerve!" exclaimed Elaine. catching sight of man com ing up the gravel walk If that isn't Henry, MT. Del Mars valet"
 The valet advanced as though noth- ing had happened and indeed sup pose that as far as he knew nothing had happened or was known to us. He bowed and handed Elaine a note which she tore open quickly and read
 Would you go?" she asked, handing the note to me.
 It read.
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Experience. A boy of ripe experience is too wise to monkey with green fruit
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Dear Miss Dodge


 If you and MT. Jameson will call on me today, ! will have something of interest to tell you concerning my investigations in the case of the dis appearance of Craig Kennedy.
 Sincerely,
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M. DEL MAR.
"Yes,s I asserted. q would go"

"Yes," I asserted. 'I would go"
 Tell MT. Del Mar we shall see him as soon as possible" nodded Elaine to the valet, who bowed and left quickly.
 Aunt Josephine shook her head sagely in protest. But Elaine waved all her protestations aside and ran into the house to get ready for the visit
 Half an hour later two saddle horses were brought around to the front of Dodge Hall and Elaine and l sallied forth.
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all will be discovereo. M.
 Smith read the note, nodded. and put it into his pocket, as he started to the door,
 No. no" shouted Del Mar. calling him back. This thing means that you'll have to be careful in your get away You'd better go out through my secret passage" he added, point ing to the panel in the library wall.
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and personal history of Martin arrest
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Del Mar, still continuing his nefari- ous work of mining American harbors and bridges, had arrived at scheme as soon as he returned from the at tempt to get back from us the Sandy Hook plans. Smith, who had stolen the plans from the war department. was still at the bungalow.
 Early in the morning Del Mar had seated himself at his desk and wrote letter.
 Here, Henry" he directed his valet, take this to Miss Dodge"
 As the valet went out. he wrote an other note. Read that" he said, hand ing it over to Smith. Its mes sage l want you to take to the head i quarters right away"
 It was worded eryptieally:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-10-14

e The Eur seas On is here and we are
here with the goods. Ladies furs in
stock and made to order-The Fur
Store. y
Remember we carry fur coats for men
and women we invite inspection-The
Fur Store.
Men and boys mackinaWs, sweaters,
sheeplined coats etc; at The Fur Store.
Largest stock of gloves in Sank 90. is
at The Fur Store. Try us we save you 10
per cent.
Wear-U- Well shoes and rubber goods
are real bargains, see our $2.98 rubber
boots and our four buckle high artic at
$1.9o best roll edge rubbers at 50 cents,
best Wei Kid shoes two styles at 81. SO.
Splendid box calf shoes button or lace
at SO. Heavy work shoes several
styles at $2.48. Little gents shoes at
$1.68-The Fur Store.
For overalls; work pants, shirts, hats,
caps, etc try The Fur Store.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-10-14
State of Ohio, CITY of Toledo,
meas County Ss'

Lucas county
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. j.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
FOR each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH CURE. FRANK
J CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December
A. D. 1886.
(SeaD A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal.
ly and acts directly upon the blood and
mucus surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for sonsti-
patton ADV
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-10-14
Preacher Was Laid Up

Rev. C. M. Knighton, Havana, Fla,
writes: ''For three months / suffered
intense pain in the kidneys and back
which at times laid me up entirely. I
used u bottles of Foley Kidney Pills
and all the pains disappeared. l feel
as if 20 years had been added to my
life. - Relieves rheumatism, backache,
sore muscles, stiff joints. G. W. Whit
man. Advertisement.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-10-14
T oils T rom
Top Of Tree

Claude Newell, who resides north of
the city, was seriously injured on Friday
in fall from the topof a hickory tree.
Physicians who were summoned found
that his arm was broken in two places
and his wrist injured as we'll as severe
bruises about the ribs with possible in
ternal injuries.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-10-14
Two Children Had Group

The two children of J W. Nix, Cleve-
land, Ga, had Group. He writes: Both
got so choked up they could hardly
breathe. l gave them Foley's Honey
and Tar and nothing else and it COM
pletely cured them" Contains no
opiates. Cuts the phlegm; opens air
passages c. w. Whitman. -Adver-
tieement.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-10-14
Fire in Sumter

A machine shed on the farm of
Frank Koehler in Sumpter was burned
one night last week. 1t was about for
ty feet long and was filled with hay
and straw. How the fire originated is
not known
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
LODGE CASE IN COURT
Expelled Member Seeks Reinstatement
Through IL Mandamus.

For the latest styles in millinery
and for Chesterfieldian manners one
should have visited 4he court room of
A. w. Dana, judge of the first divi-
sion of the Shawnee county district
court today. a colored lodge case was
being tried and there was a liberal
attendance of sisters and brothers of
the order, each faction wing with
the other in the matter of clothes ard
irreproachable courtesy. and the law
yers lost no opportunity to display
their legal skill.
The contention was over n man
damus suit whereby Anna Holmes
sought to be re-instated in good stand
ing in the order. Mrs. Holmes, it was
conrended had advanced a printer $50
of the funds of the order to pay fol-
having minutes of the lodge meetings
printed. Later she paid him the re
mainder of the contract price, SIS or
$135 in all The later payment was
not to have been made until the
printed matter had been delivered. Be
fore the work was completed the
printshop burned and the lodge never
received anything for the money
spent. The lodge sought to mold Mrs
Holmes responsible. She declined to
pay and at a grand meeting of the
order after much debate. she was
suspended from membership
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HARDING.

A self-vaunting damSel named Harding
Whose vaulting ambition needs guarding,
Says she's in the
For Dan AnthonyS place
And nobody II get there but Harding.
The Kaiser says he's in for Harding
And when he gets through with lombard
Our merchant marine
With his shooting machine
He'll take off his helmet to Harding.
John Bull says: 'Ooray now for 'Arding
Don't you know Well be begin 'er parding,
For she's a self-starter,
y knight of the garter.
An that's wat hi likes about 'Arding
The Tsar says that he'll work for Harding,
Americans all need safe guarding,
With her in the chase
For congressman place
The Cossacks will all vote for Harding
Poincaire says there's high hope that
Harding
Her spinstership will be discarding,
That she'll waltz away
With Il Frenchman some day.
While Congress sits waiting for Harding
The Turk says he just must have Harding,
While ConstantinopIe needs guarding,
She'll make his hareem
Glow glitter and CLEAN,
His seraglio is dull without Harding
So. here's to the damosel. Harding;
While silly men all need safeguarding
Well keep her at home
With her toothbrush and comb
And kotOw to damOselle Harding.
CAMPAIGN MANAGER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
ON FRUIT INSECTS
Horticultural Society Plans Its Sum-
mer Campaign.

Plans for The fall campaign of the
state horticultural and chronological
societies were discussed this after
noon at Il meeting in the state house
1t was the first meeting during the
new fiscal year and the general cam
paign of the year will be considered.
1t is the purpose of the horticultural
society to conduct a state wide cam
paign for the protection of fruit trees
and the determination of the bugs
and flies and worms that cause fruit
growers grief and sorrow and tears.
This year the state will be divided into
two sections-north and southland
systematic fight will be made for the
betterment of fruit conditions.
An appropriation of $4,000 a year
is available for the horticultural So
ciety 1t is a narrow, skinny sum.
But the society will try to get the
most for the money. An appropria-
ton of $500 will be set aside for a
crusade against diseases among bees.
This money will be spent by the ento-
mological society and the effort will
be made to reduce the death rate
among honey producers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
ITALIANS SURPRISE FOE
Small Force, by Daring Coup. Force
IsOnzO, and Take Positions.

Rome, July 23.-In the face of a
murderous fire, a small Italian de-
tachment forced a crossing of the
Isonzo, three miles above Goritz, last
night and dug themselves in at the
western pass of Monte Santo. They
are maintaining their positions against
superior forces.
The daring coup of this small body
of men is one of the notable exploits
of the heavy fighting now proceeding
around Gorltz.
Bersaglieri crossed the river in
scows and on pontoons- They had
reached the eastern bank of the Ison-
20 before they were discovered.
Searchlights ON Monte Santo were
played upon them but before the
enemy could sweep their ranks effec-
lively they were reinforced by more
attachments and occupied several po-
sitions.
All reports received here today in
Dictated that 4 violent battle is pro-
ceeding west of Goritz, where General
CadOrna is launching a heavy attack
against the AUStriaES.
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He WOULD BUY BELGIUM
Wanamaker Urges Hundred Billion
Loan, Without Interest.

Philadelphia, July 2S.-The pur-
chase of Belgium from Germany by
the United States and the imposition
of high duties on imports and exports
by this country, are among the sug-
gestionS made by John Wanamaker
in an address here at a meeting at
which prominent business and profess
sional men formed a local branch of
the National Security League.
Mr.. Wanamaker. who was later
elected president of the organization.
said it is now the duty of the bust
ness men of this country to do all in
their power to restore normal condi-
tions in Europe, and proposed that a
hundred billion dollars be loaned
without interest to the government
for the purchase of Belgium. He Sug-
gested that later the government of
that country could be turned over
to its own people
Mr.. Wanamaker declared the Unit
ed States made its first mistake when
it failed to protest against the viola
ton of the neutrality of Belgium.
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CHANGE IN HIS TITLE.
son of City Commissioner No Longer
..City Officer"

G H WATSON. a son of w H. Was
SON city commissioner of finance, al
though doing the same work as for
merIy and receiving the same amount
of pay from the city as he did before
his father became a city commissioner,
has undergone change in title He
is no longer listed on the city payroll
as a sewer inspector. He is called an
instrument man
The technically makes distinction
between a person who is a city office
holder and one who is a day laborer.
WATSON is still paid by the month.
Section III of the commission form
of city government law reads:
The relatives by blood or marriage
of the mayor or any commissioner are
hereby disqualified from holding any
office during the term for which said
mayor or commissioners are elected.
While WATSON, senior, was city audi
tor and prior to his election as COM
missioner of finance, his son was re-
ceiving SIS a month as a sewer in
spector. All other sewer inspectors
were paid by the day at the rate of
$3.50 per day But an investigation of
the semi-monthly payrolls of the city
shows that WATSON received $3.50
twice a month from the first of the
year up to April 1.
After his father had been nomi-
mated for city commissioner and for a
few days following his election, young
WATSON apparently did not work for
the CITY," said a city hall man today.
The election occurred on April 6. The
April 1 to Is shows that WATSON
worked only one day and was paid
sass
But the next pay roll shows
him back on the job sewer in
spector' receiving $3.50 while other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
MINIATURE CITIES
Commission Rule Organized at
Topeka Fairgrounds.
List of Ordinances Passed for
Government of Polk.

The city government plan of play
ground management is becoming pop
ular among the nine Topeka play
grounds Officials have been chosen
among the children and ordinances
passed regulating conduct on tbs
grounds.
Several of the Fairgrounds have
commission form of government While
one or two have adopted the old coun-
Gil form. The use OF profane IAN
guage. quarreling and cheating in
games is barred.
Following are the ordinances passed
by the officials of the Polk play
grounds:
Ordinance Any person quarreling
on the grounds at any sport or game
shall be punished by One-half hours
labor on the city work yard.
Ordinance Amy person using OBJ
scene or profane language on the
grounds shall be punished by one-half
hours labor on the city work yard.
Ordinance 3--Any person failing -
properly put away any play ground
p&raphernalia when required to do so
shall be suspended for one-half day.
Ordinance Amy one refusing to
obey the officers of the play grounds
shall he punished by one-half hours
labor on the work yard
Ordinance ANY person throwing
trash on the play grounds shall be
required to remove the same and shall
perform one-half hours labor on the
work yard
Ordinance 6-Any one improperly
using any play ground paraphernaIl2
shall be punished by labor for one
half hour on the work yard.
Ordinance Any person guilty Of
disrespect or impoliteness towards the
play ground directors shall be pun
ished by labor for one-half hour on
the city work yard.
Ordinance S-If more than ten per-
sons are present on the play grounds,
tennis sets shall end at four games
instead of six. If less than ten per
sons are on the grounds regular sets
may be played.
Ordinance Second violations of
the above ordinances shall be pun
ished by such penalties as the police
judge may impose in his discretion.
Other successive OffenSeS may be pun
ished by indefinite suspension, which
may be revoked or set aside by the
play ground directors.
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Chicago, Ill, July 23.-The suspen-
sion of Manager Rowland of the Chi
cago Americans, which was imposed
three days ago and which aroused
Owner COmiskey to make charges that
the umpiring IN the American League
this year was the worst he had ever
seen, was lifted today The suspen-
sion was ordered after a heated ar
gument between Rowland and the UNI
piTes in the Boston series.
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THE MILLS DRY GOODS COMPANY
inspectors were paid on day basis of

inspectors were paid on a day basis of
$3.50"
Along about this time some question
was raised as to the legality of Was
sons employment while his father
was a city commissioner On the May
Is pay roll, after his name the words
inspector of sewers" has been par
TALLY erased and the title instrument
man. written over it, and on succeed
ing pay rolls WATSON appears as an in
Strument man. WATSON drives a horse
and wagon for the engineering de-
partment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
Canadian Roads Grow.

Montreal, July 23.-This is the an
niversary of the opening to traffic of
Canada's first railroad IS years ago.
The original line ran from La Prairie
to St. Johns Today, with 26.0 900 miles
of railroad, Canada has more per
capita mileage than any other coun-
try in the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
All Want in Movies.

Springfield. III, July 23.-The only
difficulty a feature film company had
in securing society talent for a
Springfield romance film the other
day, without cost for salaries. was that
everybody in town wanted to take
part.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23

GClose of prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers. broker. Column
bian Bldg.1
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AlhanX's Birthday.

Albany, n. Y, July 23.-Today is
the anniversary of the founding of the
city. which was incorporated July %,
1863.
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Miners Chipping In.

London, July 23.-Nottinghamsh
and Derbyshire miners are raising
$150,00O for motor ambulances for
British army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-23
KELLEY SAYS POLITICS
Secretary Commercial Club Claims L.
;. Attorney Wants to Go to X. C.

IF Mr.. Robertson wanted to stay
in Topeka he could do so,'' said ].
Will Kelley. secretary of the CONNER
cial club, this afternoon, referring to
the removal Of the office of the United
States district attorney, Fred Robert
son. to Kansas City. Kan Mr.. Rob
ertson himself says his removal to
Kansas City is purely selfish matter;
that there is better opportunity to
establish law Office in that city.
THE government has been asking
for the exercise of economy, but there
is no economic reason why the Of
fee should be changed. Robertson
wants to tear up fifty years of prece-
dent The next United States district
attorney may want to move the Of
flee to Coffeyville or some other
place. 1t is pure and simple politics.
August 1 Is Date.
Kansas City, July 23.-The office
of the United States district attorney
for the eastern Kansas district will be
removed from Topeka on August 1.
This announcement was made today
by Fred Robertson, district attorney,
who said he had a government order
authorizing the move.