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The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
ADVANTAGE Of SUencer.

This crash of the bullet makes the
value Of the Maxim silencer very little.
so far as military efficiency II con-
cerned, In the way that the fiction
writer imagines the silencer to be use
full. but not to prevent the enemy from
discovering the position Of the men
firing as many fancy.
Its value lies In the fact that Il
eliminates fully half Of the recoil Of
the rifle from the action Of the gases
In Its chambers. and II gives the off,
GERS much better control v the fire.
because Of the lessened noise Of tho
rifles. II cuts down the o q Of tho
Springfield to about the noise Of the
1920 and thus the roar Of the rides
ut the firing line Is much reduced, and
the commands Of the officers al b
heard.-Outing.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

The Laws sat about the long green
table. All the fundamentals were
there v one. Even the decrepit
Sale Law was present, doing be.
tween the Mosaic Laws and the Law
Of Primogeniture.
The chairman, the Law OF the
Land, called the meeting to order.
Are all PRESENT. he asked.
1t was the Blue Laws who respond.
ed.
81 don't see nothin' Of the Law OF
Nations" he %sQueaked.
THE Law Of Nations has been
abolished" the chairman sharply re-
piled. The business Of the conven'
ton will now proceed"
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
ONE ON SECRETARY DANIELS
Head Of the Navy Evidently Not an
Expert as to tho Odor Of
Alcoholic Liquors.

A story Is going the rounds in
Washington about Secretary of the
Navy Daniels which may or may not
reflect credit on that official. accord.
Ing to the point Of view. According
to this story the secretary was one
morning comforting with an officer
and In the middle OF his conference
interrupted the proceedings to say:
This is the second morning that I
have smelled whisky on your breath.
sir!"
To which the officer is said to have
replied: II beg your pardon. Mr.. Sec
rotary. It was whisky yesterday. but
It Is gin this morning"
No name has been allowed to leak
out In connection with this story. and
1t may be that there Is more fiction
than fact in it.-Boston Transcript.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
Hail Insurance Fund

Levy OF o%ne-fourth OF l mill on as.
sessable property Of the state for a
hail insurance Slnd and provision
whereby farmers who suffer from hail
losses may collect from this fund, are
principal points of the Osterman bill,
which contemplates naming a board
of adjustment In each county, the three
members thereof to make settlement
OF hail losses and to draw on the state
for amounts thus fixed. Farmers who
want the. protection are required to
pay in a IS fee for registration thereof.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
is EPILEPSY CONQUERED,
New Jersey Physician Said to Have
Many Cures to His Credit.

Red Bank, N. ). (Special) .-Advices
from every direction fully confirm pre-
vious reports that the remarkable
treatment for epilepsy being admins.
tered by the consulting physician Of
the Kline Laboratories, OF this city, is
achieving wonderful results. Old and
stubborn cases have oeen greatly bene-
hted and many patients claim to have
been entirely cured.
Persons suffering from epilepsy
should write at once to Kline Labora-
tories. Branch As, Red Bank, N. j., for
a supply Of the remedy, which Is be-
ing distributed gratuitously.-Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
No Wonder.

ID you think the world IS getting
better. Mr.. Gadson?"
"Surest thing you know! It's get
ting better every day"
In spite of the war;" 81
oh. yes"
I'm surprised to find you SO CD.
timistie."
You wouldn't DO II you knew what
| knew"
And what is that?'
I've already cleaned up half q mil
lion In wheat and expect to make
more"
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
CONSERVATION at the Front.

The archbishop of York, In his early
days, did q great deal of work among
the uneducated classes. and on one
occasion a very illiterate woman
was godmother to a child at q chris
tening. In the cour Of the ceremony
she was asked In the usual way II she
renounced the devil and all his works.
etc.
"Oh, yes, sir" she replied briskly.
II recommend them all"
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
An Old Contention,

How did she happen to decide that
he was her soul mater"
"He was demonstrating a new dance
at her house and b Ike a costly vase"
II don't see how she figured that
out"
Neither do !, but there Is a great
deal In the philosophy Of women that
can't be figured out"
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

Not Much Acquainted with Him.
your husband" said the caller. SYM
p%athizingly. was : man Of excellent
qualities"
YES" sighed the widow. he Wa
q good man. Everybody says %. I
wasn't much acquainted with him NY
self. He belonged to six lodges"
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
Limits Of Literature.

You've read The Heavenly Twins?
asked the Englishman of an lrishman
Yes. l have"
And The Sorrows of Satan'?"
Yes"
And you have read Looking Back
ward'?"
How the divil could l do that?'
asked Pat.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
Notice FOR Yourself.

"Old Mr.. Grabbles says there Is
nothing too good for his daughter"
"He has a hard Jolt coming to him
some day"
"What makes you think so?"
"A girl who Is brought up that way
almost invariably picks out Q man to
marry who isn't worth killing"
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

feet and what I did do was by . great
effort I could not sleep at night and
of course felt very bad in the morning,
and had a steady headache.
"After taking the second bottle I no
ticed that the headache was not so bad,
1 rested better, and my nerves were
stronger. I continued its use until II
made q new woman Of me, and now I
can hardly realize that I am able to dc
20 much as I do. Whenever I know any
woman in need Of a good medicine l
highly praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound."- Mrs. FRANK
CLARK, 3l46 N. Tulip St., Richmond, Pa.
Women Have Been Telling Women
for forty years how Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restored their
health when suffering with female ills.
This accounts for the enormous demand
for it from coast to coast II you are
troubled with any ailment peculiar to
women why don't you try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound? II
will pay you to do 30. Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

compound was in o
d~readfully rundown
state Of ,.ealth,
hsS internal trou.
bles, and was 80 ex-
tremeiy v and
Frustrated that If !
had given In to my
feelings I would
have been In bed.
Al II was I had
hardly strength at
timea Ia hC IN nv
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

II a man didn't make an ~occasiona
mistake his friends would have nc
kicks coming.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

The truly disnifed man 10 never
ashamed to lay aside his dignity for
the purpose OF doing his duty az he
sees II.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
To Circumvent "Tax Dodgers"

The state press association bill In.
troduced by Richmond and Broome.
and which calls for the publication Of
personal assessment lists. is a meas.
ure much commented on In the legis-
lautre.
The legislators figure that while II
will probably cost the various counties
a considerable sum, the publication OF
the personal assessment rolls would
save this cost many times over by
driving the t%ax-dodgers to the open.
III a man knows hat his return OF
personal property is going to be put
out where everybody "a see 1t, instead
Of being stuck away and lost in the
dusty files in the assessors Office. he
Is going to think twice before he re.
turns a ridiculously low personal
schedule, as so many OF them do un-
der the present scheme Of things"
said Representatives Richmond and
Broome.
The bill provides for the publication
BY townships at one-third the legal
rate. Only the total and not the item,
ICED schedule Is to be printed.
The state food, drug. dairy and oil
commission received $7,935.2S worth
Of fees during the month Of January.
At the same time the department.
made 1910 inspections, covering every,
thing from humble groceries to large
packing houses. Mr.. Harman's com.
mission filed fifteen complaints against
alleged yiolaters OF the law, completed
three prosecutions; issued 1923 SAM.
tary: made AZ chemical analysis and
twenty-six seed analysis.
Interest appears to be growing on
he Beal agricultural activities bill
now pending in the senate. The meas
ure will likely provoke a fight, as
sentiment is pronounced in both direc,
tons, for and against 1t. The bill as,
sembles all agricultural activities I'M
der one head-a board Of nine mem.
bers-and includes everything from
collection OF statistics to supervision
of the state agricultural college and
allied activities.
Howells first insurance bill to re-
uuire companies to classify risks and
to charge the same rate throughout
the state, q sort Of a self rate making
bill, was recommended for passage by
the state senate. The bill is intended
to carry out the recommendations of
State Insurance Commissioner l.. G..
brian In his annual report to the state
Insurance board.
A small legislature. even though the
terms OF the members be increased to
four years, does not appeal t. the sen.
ate. The committee OF the whole in
the upper house killed Spirk's bill for
"a smaller legislature by a vote Of Is
to IL.
The house standing committee on
miscellaneous subjects listened to ar.
gument In favor of legalized boxing
matches in Nebraska under the super.
| vision of a state commission, the state
to receive a revenue therefrom. and
unanimously recommended It for pass
age. 1t has taken its place on the
general file.
The Tibbetts bill, requiring rail.
roads to publish time tables in local
papers Of all towns and cities where
there are two or more depots, was
indefinitely postponed.
Hail Insurance Fund
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

The man who knows himself knows
how selfish other people are.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

The day has passed when we can
pretend to know things. People want
to be shown.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

Straw hats shipped abroad from
British factories in 1918 numbered
nearly 5000. 900. value. $780, 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
Perpiexed

InQuisitive Incubator Chick-Say,
do they figure your birthday from the
day you're laid or the day you're
Matched ?-Puck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
Your Liver
Is Clogged Up

Have No Appetite. ~
CARRIERS LITTLE IN
LIVER PILLS @
s.: !: ): i !? : I; ~: =: J : i! !!!'||Il|]
In a few days. DITTlE
stipation, q ~=
Biliousness, Indigestion and Sick Headache
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE
Genuine must bear Signature
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
WOMAN WOULD
NOT Give UP
Though Sickand Suffering; At
Last Found Help in Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Richmond, Pa. -" When I started
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

Some men are 90 lucky that they
even fall down when nobody 10 aroma
to see.-St. Joseph Gazette.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

Dry grain, preferably rice. is the
best thing to use to clean the inside Of
yiOlinS,
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
Ooean't GO Vary Far.

Redd-What do you think Of his
new car?
Greene-Oh. it's all right as far az
Il goes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18
IItO Ambltlo

its Ambition.
wheat 10 going up"
well. I suppose its after the
dough-"
The Red Cloud chief., 1915-02-18

The Tibbetts bill. requiring rail.
roads to publish time tables in local
papers Of all towns and cities where
there are two or more depots, was
indefinitely postponed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04
LIKE so MUCH DEAD HORSE"
Man Who Paid Debt With Check VIII
Die In the Belief That He Has
Settled Twice.

A man made 4 bet with his wife
which vas indiscreet
The wife Won-which was foreor-
dained
The man wrote the wife check for
IS In payment Of the bet-which vas
sad.
The wife cashed the check al the
grocery, but forgot 70 endorse It
which was natural
The grocer. despite the lack OF en-
dorsement. paid IL TO . packing house
collector-which was careless.
The packing house collector turned
IL in-which was all in q days work
A packing house once man diseoV-
cred the lack OF endOrsement-Shieh
was good work
He handed Il back 70 the driver and
locked the drivers sAlAry-which was
system
The driver placed the check in his
white duck coat and sent II 10 the
laundry-Which was unwise.
The laundry mutilated the check be-
yond recognition-which was unvise.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04
CHAPTER XIV.
VIVA. Happened After~ard.

There remains only to tell what be-
came OF the various characters OF the
tale
Mccarthy, on whom the action start
ed, returned, but never regained his
political hold. barrow always main
tanned that this was only the most OBJ.
vious result OF his policy OF delaying
the denouement. People had been
forced to think seriously OF such mat
tiers: and. when aroused. the public
conscience Is right
barrow demanded. and received. the
large money reward for his services In
the matter. Pocketing whatever blame
the public and his fellow scientists
saw NJ to hand out to him. he and Jack
Warford disappeared In command OF
a small schooner. The purpose OF the
expedition was kept secret: it's direc
ton was known only to those most in
timRtely concerned. II II ever returns,
we may know more of IL.
Eldridge went on being n scientist
exactly As before.
Simmons received n gold medal, q
large cash sum, any amount OF news
paper space, and an excellent oppor
tunity to go on a vaudeville circuit.
Hallowell had his salary raised; and
received in addition that rather vague
brevet title OF star reporter"
Helen warford IL still attractive and
unmarried. Whether the latter condi.
ton is only pending the return OF the
expedition Is not known.
As for the city. II has gone back 70
its everyday life. and the rifiiea on the
surface have smoothed themselves
away. In outside appearances every
thing 10 as before. Yet for the present
generation. at least. the persistence oi
the old Independent Self-reliance OF the
| people 10 assured. They have been
tested. and they have been made Il
think OF elemental things seriously
For some time to come the slow pro
cess for Standardization has been ar
| rested.
| fTHE ENnN
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04

without the slightest hesitation. But
as / told him at the time, y man must
have imagination and human sympa-
thy to get next to this sort OF thing
Leaving all science aside, for the
moment. what do we and in the mes
sages TO Mccarthy? First. a command
to leave within a specified and brief
period: second. a threat in case OF
disobedience. That threat was always
carried out"
Darrow turned to Mrs. warford.
With your permission. should like
to smoke" said he. Il can follow my
thought better"
by all means" accorded the lady.
DarTow lighted his cigarette. pulled
moment, and continued:
For instance, at three o'clock he
threatens to send q sign unless Nc.
Carthy leaves town by six. Mccarthy
does not leave town. Promptly at sir
the sign comes. What do you make
of it?"
Nobody stirred
Why" resumed barrow, how, II
Monsieur was a hundred miles OF
SO away. as Eldridge figured. did he
know that Mccarthy had not obeyed
him? We must suppose. from the
probable fact of that knowledge. thai
either Monsieur X had an accomplish
who was keeping him informed. oil
he must be near enough TO get the In
formation himself"
There is a third possibility" broke
in Jack. Monsieur X might have SEN
along his sign at six o'clock. any
how. just for general results"
Darrow nodded his approval
Good boy, Jack" said he That II
just the point | could not be sur,
about But finally. at the time, yot
will remember. when l predicted Nc
Carthy's disappearance. Monsieur }
/ made definite threat. He said" oh
served barrow. consulting one of thu
bundle OF papers he held in his hand
MY patience is at an, end. You
last warning will be sent you at nine
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04

teries, man can absolutely stop VI
bration of either heat, sound. light. or
electricity length 1t is entirely ques-
ton of simple formulas. Here they
are"
He held out four closely written
pages bound together with manuscript
fasteners
No man has ever before attained
this knowledge or this power" went
on barrow. after a moment: land
probably never again in the history Of
the race will exactly this combination
Of luck and special talent occur. These
four pages are unique"
He laid them on the edge of the
table, produced a cigarette, lighted it.
picked up the four pages OF formulas,
and held the burning match to their
edges. The flame caught, hared up
the fiimsy paper Darrow dropped the
burning corners as it scorched his fin
gers. 1t fell to the floor. tiickered,
and was gone.
Jack leaped forward with an excla-
nation of dismay. The old man bound
" tue CHAIR uiQ not WINK Dut stared
straight in front Of him. his eyes fixed
like those of an owl or a wildcat.
For Gods sake. Darrow!" cried
Jack Warford. do you know what
you have done?"
Perfectly" replied Darrow calmly
This is probably the greatest achieve
| ment Of the scientific intellect; but II
must CO. 1t would give to men an
unchecked power that belongs only tc
the gods"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04
sIlnht MIsunderutandl

Railway official (breaking the news
gently to the wife OF a commercial
traveller: ~Ahem, madam be calm.
Your husband has met with a slight
that is to say. one OF the front wheels
OF a passenger locomotive struck him
In the check, and "
Wife-"Well, sir. you needn't come
round here in order 10 collect dam
ages You won't get penny from
me. II your company cant keep Its
property out Of danger. it'll have o.
take the consequences. You should
have your engines Insured"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04

chance switched me into the City Han
tragedy. l possessed myself OF the
apparatus"
That was the square black bagl-
cried Jack
''of course-and hustled back TO the
Atlas Building You can bet l was
relieved when found that Monsieur X
had returned to his lair"
-Taleum disturbed again ?" asked
Jack.
Precisely"
';And the black bag7-
Contained merely a model wireless
apparatus with y clockwork arrange
ment set to close the circuit at . Ger
tain time. That is why Monsieur X
was not involved In his own cAtas-
trophe-
~ see!-
Then all had to do was to uit stin
and wait for him to become danger
GUS"
How did you dare to TAXA such
chances?" cried Helen.
Il took no ehAnces.- answered Oar
row Don't you see? II he were To
attempt to destroy the city. he must
either involve himself In the destrac-
ton. or he must set another bit OF
elockwork II he had left his ONCE
again should have seized him, broken
into the office. and smashed the appa-
ratus."
But he was crazy" spoke up Mrs.
Warford How could you rely on his
not involving himself in the general
| destruction7"
Yes, why did you act when you
did," seconded Helen.
AS long as he held to his notion OF
getting hold OF Mccarthy" explained
/ barrow, he had a definite object in
life, his madness had definite outlet
he was harmless But the last mes
sage showed that his disease had pro
crossed to the point where Mccarthy
was forgotten, His mind had risen TO
genuine frenzy. He talked OF gen
eral punishmentS. great things. Al
last he was in the state OF mind OF the
religious fanatic who lacerates his
tlesh and does not feel the wound
When he forgot Mccarthy. | knew II
was time to act. Long since | had
provided myself with the REQUESTS
key. You know the rest"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04
Quite a Surprise.

A builders man was seen walking
with his right avn raised above his
head and slightly bent, as II carrying
an object OF some weight
What the dicaens are you walking
like that for?' asked the puzzled fore
man.
Cant / walk blooming well as
like"
Yes, perhaps you may: but what
about the chap behindf"
Turning, the workman saw his mate
standing two yards In the rear hold.
ing his arm in precisely the same
way
Well, I'm blowed. BiIl," be said.
after moments reflection. we've
left the blooming ladder behind.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04
The Cautious Scot

A Scot went To London for q holi-
day. Walking along one OF thu
streets he noticed bald-headed
chemist at his shop door, and lnquir.
ed II he had any hair restorer.
Yes sir" said the chemist; step
inside, please. There's an article
can highly recommend. Testimonials
from great men who have used IT,
Makes hair grow In twenty-four
hours"
"Aweel," said the Scot. we can gis
the top o. your held bit rub wit.
and I'll look back the morn and SEQ
II ye're telIin' the truth"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04

thirty this morning. If you do not
sail on the Celtic at noon, | shall
strike and so forth. The Celtic sailed
at noon, without Mccarthy. At twelve
thirty came the first message to the
people calling on them to deliver up
the traitor that is among you How
did Monsieur X know that Mccarthy
had not sailed on the Celtic? The an
swer is now unavoidable: either an
accomplice must have sent him word
to that effect, or he must have deter
mined the fact for himself.
Il eliminated the hypothesis OF an
accomplice on the arbitrary ground Of
plain common sense. They don't grow
two such crazy men at once; and one
crazy man Is naturally too suspicious
to hire help. took It for granted.
Had to make a guess somewhere; but.
contrary to our legal friends, be-
lieve that enough condolences indi-
cate a certainty. But II Monsieur X
himself saw the Celtic sail without
Mccarthy, and got back to his instru-
ment within a half-hour. II was evil
dent he could not be quite 20 far away
a. Eldridge and the rest Of them
thought"
"One thing" spoke up Jack. Il often
wondered what you whispered to Sim
mons to induce him to pass those mes
sages over to you. Mind tellingf"
Not q bit Simmons is an excep-
tiona man. He has nerve and intel,
ligence just pointed out to him the
possibility that Monsieur X might
have control over heat vibrations. He
saw the public danger at once, and
realized that McCarthy's private
rights In those messages had suddenly
become very small"
Jack nodded GO ahead" said he
Il had already" proceeded Darrow
found out where the next wireless
station is located. Monsieur X must
be nearer the Atlas station than &c
this other. II was, therefore. easy tc
draw a comparatively small circle
within which he must be located"
so far so good" said Helen. How
did you finally come TO the conclusion
that Monsieur X was in the next Of
fice?"
DO you remember" Darrow asked
Jack. how the curtain OF darkness
hung about ten or twelve feet inside
the corridor OF the Atlas Building?"
Sure" replied Jack
And do you remember that whil'
the rest OF you. including Eldridge
were occupied rather childishly with
the spectacular side OF it. had dis
appeared inside the blackness?''
Certainly"
Well. In that time ! determined th'
exact extent Of the phenomena.
found that II extended in & rough
circle And when | went outside ant
looked up-something every one els'
vas apparently too busy TO do cav
that this phenomenon Of darkness alsS
extended above the building. out int
open space. At the moment / noteS
the fact merely. and tried To III II
my own mind approximately the di
mansions. Then here Is another point
when the city-Wide phenomena tool
place. again determined their extent
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04

We enjoyed your visit so much
Say. Central. I've been waiting q
minutes"
MY wife and I never had . wort
with each other"
4 never wore = hat that cost les,
than $50"
I've had only one drink today
Il never put myself out for com
pAny"
We did not have a ~ in the houS.
all summer"
i've got to meet a customer to
night"
We never have trouble keeping
servants"
Il was reared in luxury and refine
ment"
when the baby came their hAppl
ness Was complsta. Smart Set.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-04
John Did Ills DUTY.

1T IL the duty OF everyone TO make
at least one person happy during tbs
week" said a Sunday school teacher.
Now have you done so. Johnny"
Yes" said Johnny promptly.
That's right What did you do"
Il went to see my aunt and she vas
happy when went home. "-LadIes'
Home Journal.