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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-09-08

Why the war is being fought?
What started it?
Why Austria declared war?
Why Russia interfered?
Why Germany joined with Austria?
Why France and England aided Russia?
Why Belgium was made the ''goat?''
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-09-08
The European War at a Glance
A Book of Facts

Tells the complete history of all the Powers of Europe
in nutshell statistics of the wealth. strength,
military and naval of the European countries at glance
This publication will post you fully on subject which
is the gavest menace in all history and which will proba
bly change the map of the entire world.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-09-08

The reasons behind the war!
The causes of international hatred?
The history of the conflicting nations?
The location of navies. troops and Notifications?
The strength of the Powers?
The size of their armies and navies?
The different religions?
The percentage of illiteracy?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-09-08
Do You Know the Truth About This Worlds War?

Its cost to humanity.
The issues at stake.
Americas untold opportunity.
rophecy of experts on the outcome
Its effect on the future.
The probable results.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-22
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Roofing
Windo10s, Doors, NH Work.
Come i'm and see our neae, plan books.

1t has been proven that Is per cent of the
depreciation of farm machinery is due to
weather exposure-only Is per cent is due to
wear and tear.
This means that rust destroys your machin-
cry three times faster than use.
You can't save YOur machines from zpear. but Yo
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-22

quote you NOW before the rise in prices on
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-22
Prices are going ND!


advance. If you contemplate building let us
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-14

room. There Mary looked It ne mo-
tionless body on the door and rscoilsd.
horrified.
Nlaine noticed some spots on her
hands. and. seeing that thsy were
stained BY the blood Of Long Sin.
wiped the spots on on her handker-
chief. dropping Il TO the door.
"Ugh!" exclaimed cultural voice
behind them
II was the servant who had come
In.
~You-kill him-with knifsf" insin-
uated the Chinese.
Elaine was dumb. The servant did
not witt for an answer. but hastily
opened the hall door. o
TO Elaine It seemed that something
must be done quickly. A moment and
all the house would be In uproar.
Instead. he placed his finger on his
lips. "Quick-no word" he said. lead
ing the way to the hall door. "and-oh
you must not leave that-it viii be
a clue" he added. picking up the
UAOOoy hohohOAShAOA Ah0- RASooAAA8 ~
into Elaine's hand.
They quickly ran out into the hall
"Go-quick!" he urged again. "ant
hide the handkerchief in the bag. Lei
no one see III"
He shut the door. Al they hurried
away Elaine hreathed sigh Of relief
They had reached the street Afrait
to run. they hurried a. fast a. the,
could until they turned the frst cor
ner.
They pressed each others hands and
parted.
Meanwhile in the front room Lonl
Sin was on his feet again. brushing
himself on and hopping up the blood
1T worked very well. SAM" he sale
to the servant.
They were conversing eagerly and
laughing and did not hear noise ir
the back room.
A sinister figure had made its way
by means Of IRE escape TO real
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-14

Mary. She looked at II with interest.
as one woman always does at the pic
ture of another pretty woman. It was
q newspaper cut OF Elaine. under
which was:
"ELAINE DODGE, THE HEIR
Ess, WHOSE BATTLE WITH
THE cLuTcHiNo HAND is GRE.
ATiNo WORLDWIDE INTER
EST"
NOW" he began at last. breaking
the silence. "I'll show you just what !
want you to do"
He went over to the wall and took
down q curious long Chinese knife
from q scabbard which hung there
conspicuously.
See that?" he added. holding II up.
Before she could say word he had
plunged the knife. apparently. into his
own breast
"Oh!" cried Mary, startled.
She expected. to see him fall. But
nothing happened. Wong laughed. 1t
was an oriental trick knife. In which
the blade telescoped into the handle.
look at It," he added. handing It
to her.
Long Sin took q bladder Of water
from table near by and concealed It
under his coat Nov. you stab me"
he directed.
Mary hesitated. But he repeated the
command and she plunged the knife
gingerly at him. It telescoped. He
made her try 1t over. and she stabbed
him more resolutely. The water from
the bladder poured out
Good" cried Long Sin. much
pleased. "Now," he added. seating
himself beside her. II want you to
lure Elaine here"
had been amusing myself by rig.
ging up q contrivance by which
could make It possible to see through
or, rather. over. door.
Kennedy. who had been busy at the
other end of the laboratory, happened
to look over In my direction. whats
the big idea, Walter?" he asked.
It was, admit, rather cumber
some and clumsy affair.
well. you see, Craig" explained
you put the top mirror through the
transom of door and"
Kennedy interrupted with a hearty
burst of laughter. "But suppose the
door has no transom?" he asked
pointing to his own door.
scratched my head thoughtfully.
had assumed that the door would
have q transom. A moment later
Craig went to the cabinet and drew
out tube about as big around AZ q
putty blower and a. long.
"Now. here's what cali my de
tectascope." he remarked. "None Of
your mirrors for me-"
81 know" / said somewhat nettled
but what can you see through that
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-14

Elaine Took Out The Package Of Bills.
putty bloweri A keyhole is just a.
good"
do you realize how little you can
really see through keyholef" he re-
piled confidently. TRY It over there"
did, and, to tell the truth. could
see merely little part of the hall.
Then Kennedy inserted the detecta'
scope.
Look through that" he directed
put my eye to the eye piece and
gaxed through the bullying lens Of
the other end ! could see almost
The whole hall.
Elaine was playing with Rusty when
Jennings brought ina oard on which
We engraved the name. ~1rise-afary
Carson" and underneath IN pencil WA
written sBelsian Relief Cotnmittee.'
sHow interesting" commented
Nl3lne, rising and accompanying Jen'
nfnoo into tbe 1rqWinn roo1E = won
dor What ~ ~nn1s3' y.
"vory pleased % 0reet you, Aiss CIR
49, she eroete6 ~ vioitogs 4.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-14

she opened ths ~ and displayed
the bloodspottsd handksrchisf. He
took it and examined e carefully.
Elaine" he said earnestly. not at
al displeased ! coulA go. that some
thing had come up thax might blot out
the past unfortunate misunderstand-
Ing. ''there simply. must bs something
wrong here. Leave this handkerchief
with me. III do my best"
Thank you" she said simply -
she left the laboratory.
Craig went to work abruptly without
q word.
On the laboratory table he placed his
splendid microscope and several cases
Of slides, az well a. innumerable mr.
cro-photographs. He had been work
ing for some time when he looked up.
1T is dogs blood--not human blood. {"
he said simply. but what's the game
back of all this-that's the main Ques-
ton now"
It was not much later that Elaine
received second visit from Mary.
do you know why the servant al
lowed US to leave the apartment"
whispered Mary with glance about
fearfully. as II the walls had ears.
"No--why?" inquired Elaine anxious
ly.
Hes q tong man who has been
chosen to do away with the prince.
He followed me. and says you have
done his work for him. II you will
give him ten thousand dollars for ex.
penses he will attend to hiding the
body"
Here. at least.was way out.
1T IL the safest way out OF the
trouble. Yes. Ill do 1t. Ill stop at the
bank now and get the money"
They rose and Mary preceded her.
eager to get away from the house.
At the door. however. Elaine asked
her to wait while she ran back on
some pretext.
Our telephone rang in the middle
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-14

of our conversation on blood crys-
tails. and Kennedy himself answered Il.
It was Elaine asking Craig's ad-
vice.
They have offered to hush the
thing up for ten thousand dollars" she
said in q mufiied voice.
She seemed bent on doing II, and no
amount Of argument from him could
stop her. She simply refused to 40
cept the evidence of the blood crys-
tails as better than what her own eyes
told her she had seen and done.
"Then wait for half an hour" he
answered. without arguing further.
you can do that without exciting
suspicion. Then go with her to her
hotel and hand her over the money"
"All right-I'll do It." she agreed.
What Is the hotel?"
Craig wrote on a slip Of paper what
she told him-"Room 500. Hotel La
Coste."
Hastily he threw on his street coat.
go into the back room and get me q
brace and bit, Walter. he said.
did so. When I returned saw
that he had placed the detectascope
and some stun in a bag. He showed
in the brace and bit also.
Come on-hurry!" he urged.
We must have made record time IN
getting to the La Coste. It was an or
nate place, where merely to breathe
was expensive. We entered. and by
some excuse Kennedy contrived to
get past the vigilant bell-hops. We
passed the telephone switchboard and
entered the elevator. getting on at
the nth floor.
With a hasty glance up and down
the corridor. to make sure no one was
about. Kennedy came to Room 500.
then passed to the next room, 611.
opening the door with skeleton key.
Quickly Craig went to the door
which led to the next room. It was.
OF course. locked also. He listened q
moment carefully. Not . sound. Quick.
~. with an exclamation of satisfac.
ton, he opened that door also and
went into SOC.
This room was much like that IN
which we had already been. He
opened the hall door.
Watch here. Walter he directed
LET me know 1t the slightest alarm
Craig had already taken the brace
and bit from the bag and started ID
bore through the wall Ia Room I'll,
| aaIocffng = anof hehinA = OicturA Of 4
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-14
syMoPsIs.

The New York police arc fnystifed by q
series Of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal Is the warn
Ing letter which n sent the victims. signed
tim, Of the mysterious assassin IL Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president. His
daughter. Elaine. employs Craig Kennedy.
the famous scientific detective. to try to
complishes II told by his friend Jameson.
. Newspaper man. Enraged at the deter
mined effort which Elaine and Craig Ken
crimes. the ciutchins Hand. az this
strange criminal II known. resorts to all
sorts of the most diabolical schemes to
put them out of the way. Each chapter
OF the story tells of Q new plot against
their lives and OF the way the great de-
tective uses all his skill to save this pref
~ girl and himself from death.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-14

window that was not barred, and 81
lently he had stolen In on them.
They turned at q slight noise and
saw him. Genuine fright was now on
their faces as they looked at him.
open mouthed.
Whats all this?" he growled. Il
am known ~ the Clutching Hand. !
allow no interference with my affairs.
Tell me what you are doing here with
Elaine Dodge"
Their beady almond eyes flashed
fear. The Clutching Hand moved me-
nacingly. There was nothing for the
astute Wong Long Sin to do but to
submit.
With q low bow, Wong spread out
his hands In surrender and submission.
II will tell you. honorable sir" he
said at length.
go onl" growled the criminal.
Quickly Wong rehearsed what had
happened from the moment the idea
of blackmail entered his head.
"How about Mary Carson7" asked
Clutching Hand. Il saw her here"
Wong gave glance Of almost su-
perstitious dread at the man
"She will be back-is here now" he
added. opening the door at q knock
and admitting her.
Adventures Mary had hurried back
to see that all was right. This time
Mary was genuinely scared at the for
bidding figure Of which she had heard.
1T IL all right" pacihed Wong.
'Henceforth we work with the hon
orable Clutching Hand"
At homo at last. Elaine sank down
into q deep library chair and stared
straight ahead. She saw visions Of
arrest and trial, Of the terrible cleo
trio chair with herself in It. bound.
and Of the giving of the fatal signal
for turning on the current.
Were such things az these going to
happen to her. without Kennedy'a
help? Why had they Quarreledf She
buried her face in her hands and wept,
Then she could stand It no longer.
She had not taken on her street
clothes. She rose and almost fied
from the house.
Kennedy and were still in the Ia
boratory when q knock sounded at
the door. went to the door and
opened It There stood Elaine Dodge
II was complete surprise to Craig
what II the matterf" he asked.
She hesitatsd. then suddenly burs'
out "Craig-I-l ANA murderessi"
I had never before seen such 4 lool
on Craig's face = suddenly came ove'
II
Thsa abe poured forth the story sub
stantially - I have Get II down. bu,
without the explanation. which It tina
time was not known 70 any Of a.,
"Oh," expostuIated Craig. there mus
b some mistake It'S7mpossfbls Am
| possible"
mo-" shs asserted. ~Look -hsrs'l
~ handkerchief III spcttsd vitl
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-14

'"Now--not word Of who she y in
the papers. Mccain" Kennedy con-
cluded. referring to Elaine. "You
know, Il wouldn't sound well for the
La Costs. An for that woman-well.
I've got the money back. You can
take her off-maks the charge
Al the house man LETT with Mary ]
handed Craig his bas. We moved -
ward the door. and - We stood there
. moment with Elaine, he Quistly hand
Cd over to her the big roll Of money.
II he had BEEN lees Of 3 scienfist ~
might have understood Tie look %
her facs. but with nod 70 "A -
turned and went
A. sho looked 6rs& e him. thsn 4
~ palezy ~ thousand 4 NJ 1an4
Elaine stamped hse httle foot = -
~. ~ / nen's ~ s1stAla&
uosa~ - erlea NO ~ 90
~ " Dardoa nz1o 1osol~
GO - 6osv1ng01p3
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-01-29
IEu GROCERY FIRM
OPENS next WEEK

The Williams Mercantile CO., is the
title of a new grocery firm which will
open for business in the Collins building
on Main street the first Of next week.
Mr.. Frank Williams, who is well and
favorab.y known to Gunnison folks
from his association with c. L. Stone &
Son for time, is in charge, and after
purchasing the store and meat market
fixtures Of Stone & Son following their
recent fire, is now moving them back
into their old stand, on central Main
street.
Mr.. Williams needs no recommenda-
ton to the Gunnison citizens who are
already acquainted with his square
dealing and mastery of the grocery bust
ness. He has for the last year been
employed in a large grocery store at
Cripple Greek. His brother, Harry
Williams. viii assist him in the store,
and ''Chink" Nordstrom will operate
the meat market, rs of old, but inde-
pendently Of the grocery firm.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-01-29
IDuu WARRANTS ulu
Z MNE Investment
Municipality Offers Favorable
Terms to Local Capitalists
Who May Have Some
Loose Change.

Members of the Town Council are
pleased at the interest which has been
stirred up by the recent publication in
the News-Champion of their proposal
TO place the improvement warrants of
Gunnison, amounting to e17, 900, IN the
hands of local capitalists rather than rs
ct present in eastern states. These
warrants bear six per cent semi-annual
interest and are usually considered rs
good as q seven per cent bond II they
can be sold locally it will keep more
than a thousand dollars year of in
terest money here and be an excellent
investment for local folks.
1t should be understood, however,
that this is not a new debt: these i'm
provement warrants are held by eastern
investors who are perfectly satisfied,
but by exchanging and giving local
man a new warrant it simply transfers
the debt from New York to our own
town.
We understand about two thousand
have been so transferred and other
parties are considering the matter.
The town is now paying warrants at the
rate of three thousand year from pro-
fits of the light and water plant, so that
the investment once made will be good
for several years.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-01-29
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Ms. Harrisa AAaas Pssss,
Away = Advs.csd Ase.---
Came Iese u ~.

rhe dseth Of Nm. hsrriett n.
Adams. occurred in GSasissa Sstusa.y
aftsrnsoa ct $50. Mrs. Adams vea
sixtv -uine yssss Of ags sad dseth wsa
ns4 uBenpsctsA.
Mn. AAnas vas oee Of Gsnaissa' 4
ssdsst rssiasets. ksviaG ssae hsse i
Octehss l67s With hsr kushesd Jss. q.
Adams, Who aisd sbost eleven year.
ego. She u the mother of John end
George Adams, the owners of the large
AdaMs Brothers ranch neer Gsnnisoa,
and of HARRIET Adams of Gsnnisoa. She
lived with her two sons end dsuGhter ut
the old family residence, formerly the
Red Lion Inn, on lower Main street.
Another daughter, Mrs. C. L. Huff,
lives in Colorado Springs. She was
here to attend the funeral
The funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon, ct l:3O from the house.
Rev. Z. H. Robinson conducted the SER
vices. The body was laid to rest in the
Mssons and Odd Fellows cemetery.
Mrs. Adams was born April IL, ls46
1T South Bend, Indiana She was mar
ried to Mr.. Adams in 1869 and spent her
early married life in New Mexico,
where she experienced many of the pio-
neer hardships. She came to Gunnison
with her family in 1879, during the days
of the early mining excitement. and she
knew much of the early history of the
community.
Mrs. Adams was truly pioneer of
the west and her strong character was
felt in many of the early day activities
Of Gunnison. She met the hardships of
the new west, but met them nobly and
won the respect and regard Of all
who knew her
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-01-29
ku WlIIles M
M NJ n efficiency
Description Of Recest Improve
ments Clipped from the Mar
be Booster; New Contracts
Constantly Being Secured.
Marble Booster

Marble Booster
1t is a delight to walk through the
main storage yard over which the
structural steel roof was recently built.
The yard is absolutely free of snow, as
clean as . pin. as dry as . bone, and is
nearly as warm as the shops that are
heated. although the windows are not
yet in place. These windows are ex-
pected this week and will be put in place
Immediately. after which this immense
yard will be in effect as one of the fin
ishiug shops.
In Shop No. 4, when the reporter and
George B. Taylor visited it this week,
Mr. Taylor estimated that there were
upwards of $35, 900 worth of Lincoln
Memorial column drums in sight and
about S., 900 worth was Grated on cars
ready for shipment. Workmen were
fitting columns for both the Memorial
and the Colorado National bank Jobs
and ss fast as perfect columns were fit
ted the separate pieces were boxed and
loaded on cars. Shop No. is an i'm
pressive place to visit with all this big
work going on and perfect swarm of
workmen sttending strictly to business.
Work is still proceeding on the snow
slide river wall but the wall is now so
far advanced and so strongly built as to
make certain the safety of finishing
plant and the workmen in it, no matter
how much snow might come down. In
this connection, however, it may be
said that the chances of slides of any
magnitude occurring this spring are
very small because there is no snow to
speak of on the range of mountains
opposite the plant The slide wall is
not yet complete however, and Mr..
Manning says that it won't be for the
next twenty years, for it is the purpose
of the company 70 dump all of the waste
and condemned marble there until the
val is 30 high they can't reach it.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-01-29
LOCAL RABBIT HUNTERS
HIO THEM SCARCE

AT the rabbit hunt Saturday. honor
went to the Methodist boys who won bv
2-lOth of rabbit per man over the
Presbyterian aggregation. Orville
French got seven bunnies with y, and
won first prize. The Presbyterian boy.
were ahead IN the count until Pete East
man came in just before seven o'cloch
with six The count stood 3 to Is.
showing that the festive cottontail 10
not so plentiful at this season of the
year. And then it was the coolest dav
of the year, 80 that most e,me kept
indoors IN spite OF the sunshine.
Bobbie Burns speaks of winter wealth
er:
And bird and beast in covert ress
To pas the besrtless day"
There are no ''heartless" DAYS in Coz
or.do, the sunshiDes prevent that, bus
ve have some right cold ooes.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-01-29
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Sscsod fo1 Al 0raachcs a iassucaioss.

mg design, charcoal work. pen and
nah skeschsng, water color, and OIL
HE recently spent . years leave Of
ABSENCE IN hanIch perfect,ng himself
IN his art. We do not hesitate in the
least to say that the work gwen by Mr.
Richter is snexceIied anywhere IN the
West
Miss Cora sisrsisnd, a graduate OF
the Emerson College Of Oratory viii
teach reading. dramatics. oratory. and
debate. Opportunities are offered for
individual work She will also stage q
play or two, and will give q course Of
lectures on a number of the modern
plays.
Professor Dana NJ Evans, who con
Quoted the work IN physical training 50
satisfactorily last summer, has been se-
cured to direct the School Of Physical
Education. He will be sssisted by Mr..
Earle A. Pritchsrd, a graduate of the
Y. N. C. A. Training College, Spring
field, Mass, who is nov the coach st
ttsc ". % ~ o. 0bd - ise n AotUeTt0e
Hale. "A. b. State Teachers College ],
who will direct the work in Folk Danc-
ing.
The courses here have besn planned
to meet the Rseds Of coschss Of oil
forms sf sshIstics, pseyerSsad dissctoss,
80 tsschsss II physiesl tssiaiaG NJ
saly much thoseticsl wesk 10 sAsssa
but slss the psaeticsl wesk N ths gya-
nasiuM end On the sthlesie ~ b co.
pAasissd. COSssss sse plaaasd II
ss@ss, Arst siA, diai~ssis, 80 nassaes.
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msst carry Ut Ieast fifteea keurs Of
regular class work Our elm 10 TO Ais-
cover end develop talent.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-01-29

The general Response of the teachers
II W essern Colorado to the offerings of
eco departments which were created
lsst ssmmer has induced the manage
nent to extend the work CONSIDERABLY
BY organizing two schools with separate
faculties for this work. They are.
l. The School Of Fine Arts
III. The school Of Physical Education.
The School Of Fine Arts comprises the
departments Of Music, Art. and Public
Speaking Mr. y. George Damson. a
graduate of the American Conserve
tory, as director will have charge of
the work in chorus singing. orchestra.
band, and glee club. Mr.. Damson $
He will give Individual instruction not
enly in these Instruments. but also in
The various other string and wind IN
struments used in band and orchestrs
work. Miss Alberta Rogers, . grsdu-
ste of the Columbia School of Music.
viii teach voice and public school music.
She will slso conduct ladies chorus
end quartette. Both of these teachers
have worked in the c. 5. N. s. the past
ysar end have schieved little short Of
v0adsrful pssvlts with their pupils. At
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Mr.. ksnFy L. Richtss, - well saA
fsvsssbly known - tks peistse a
oOcky nesntsin Landscapes will have
charge Of Che work in drswing (includ-