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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-06-19

In he shrubbery. I wonder whether
he has been trying any of his travel
er's tales on us? Do you really mean
to let the dogs loose:"
"Tn relieve them of their collars.
sir" answered, land leave them free
to take a turn in the night, IL they
smell a reason for it,"
"All right" says Mr.. Franklin.
We'll see what is to be done tomor-
row. am not at all disposed to alarm
my aunt, Betteredge, without a very
pressing reason for 1t. Good night"
He looked so worn and pale as he
nodded to me and took his candle to
go upstairs that / ventuerd to advise
his having a drop of brandy and wa
ter by way of a nightcap. Mr.. God
frey. walking toward us from the
other end of the hall. backed me. He
pressed Mr.. franklin in the f~riendliest
manner to take something before he
went to bed.
Mr.. Franklin declined the brandy
and water and went upstairs with Mr..
Godfrey, their rooms being next door
to each other. On the landing. how
ever, either his cousin persuaded him.
or he veered about and changed his
mind as usual. Perhaps I may want
1t in the night" he called down to me.
Send up some brandy into my room"
sent up Samuel with the brandy
and water. and her went out and I'M
buckled the dogs collars. They both
lost their heads with establishment on
being set loose at that time Of night
and jumped upon me like a couple Of
puppies. However. the rain soon cool
ed them down again. They Tapped a
drop Of water each and crept back into
their kennels.
Samuel and | went all over the house
and shut up as usual. / examined
everything myself and trusted nothing
to my deputy on this occasion. All
was safe and fast when / rested my
old bones In bed between midnight
and / In the morning.
The worries of the day had been a
little too much for me, ] suppose. At
any iutt, 4 a ~ tVuth VI III. lam
Inns malady that night. 1t was sun
rise before | fell off Mt last into a sleep.
All the time ! lay awake the house was
as quiet as the rave. Not a sound
stirred but the splash of the rain and
the signing of the wind among the
trees as a breeze sprang up with the
morning.
About half past I | woke and opened
my window on a fire sunshiny day.
The clock had struck s and I was just
going out to chain up the dogs again
when l heard a sudden whisking of
petticoats on the stairs behind me.
! turned about, and there was Pencil
ope flying down after me like mad.
Father" she screamed. ''come up
stairs for Gods sake. The diamond is
gone.'
Are you out of your mind:" asked
her.
Gone says Penelope. Gone, No
body knows how! Come up and see"
She dragged Inc after her into her
young lady's sitting room, which open
ed into her bedroom. There. on the
threshold of her bedroom door. stood
Miss Rachel, almost as white in the
face as the white dressing gown that
clothed her. There also stood the two
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a Mysterious Disappearance.

with family matters. in which
You can have no interest and
which | am not very willing TO
speak of out of our own circle. But
after what you have said | feel bound
In the interests of Lady verinder and
her daughter to tell you something
which may possibly put the c!ew into
your hands. | speak To you in conf
1encc. You will oblige me, | am sure,
by not forgetting that:"
With this preface Blake told the Indi-
an traveller speaking now in his clear
headed French way all that he had
told me at the Shivering Sand. Even
The immovable Mr.. Murthwaite was so
Interested In what he heard that he let
his cheroot go out.
Now" says Mr.. Franklin when he
had done, "what does your experience
say?r
my experience answered the trav-
eler. says that you have had lore
narrow escapes of your life. Mr.. Frank
in Blake. than | have bad of mine. and
that is saving a great deal"
lis 1t really as serious as that
'In my opinion il is" answered Mr..
Murthwaite. II can't doubt after what
you have told me that the restoration
Of the moonstone to its place on the
forehead of the Indian idol is the mo-
tive and the justification of that sacri-
fee OF caste which | alluded tn just
now. You have been carrying the dia-
mould backward and forward here and
In London and you are still "A living
man. Let us try to account for it.
II was daylight both times. | suppose.
when you took the jewei out of the
bank in London"
BROAD daylight" says Mr.. Franklin.
And plenty of people in the streets?'
Plenty
Lady Nerinder's house at IA certain
time: It's a lonely country between
this and the station. Did you keep
Your appointments"
NO. | arrived four hours earlier
than my appointment"
Il beg to congratulate YOU on that
proceeding. When did you take the
w NV buuh Ut tit toWn mere
Il took ii an hour after | had brought
1t to this house and three hours before
anybody was prepared for seeing me in
these parts"
Il beg to congratulate YOU again.
Did you bring it back here alone:"
NO. | happened to ride back with
my cousins and the groom"
Il beg to congratulate you for the
third time. If you ever feel inclined
to travel beyond the civilized limits.
Mr.. Blake, let me know. and | will go
with you. You are a lucky man. If Il
thousand lives stood between them and
the getting back of their diamond and
III they thought they could DESTROY
those lives without discovery they
would take them all. The sacrifice Of
caste is a serious thing in India. if you
like. The sacrifice of life is nothing az
ALL
They have seen the Moonstone on
Miss Verindcr's dress" he said. What
Is TO be done?''
What your uncle threatened to do"
answered Mr.. Murthwaite. Colonel
Herncastle understood the people he
had to deal with. Send the diamond to-
morrow. under guard of more than one
man. TO be cut up at Amsterdam Make
half a dozen diamonds Of it instead Of
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ACOlumn of
Smiles For
Everybody
Self Made Barber.

The scythe artist who holds the
chair OF applied caustics in the barber
shop in the corner was asked II he
ever went to a barber school.
NO" he said; II worked my way up
in a shop"
I'm other words" remarked an adj
joining convalescent who hopes to be
back on the firing line again in a
week-"in other words, you relied sole
ly on your own efforts to carve out a
career."-Detroit News.
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cover

So many famous discoveries have
turned out to he rediscoveries that we
become cautious about asserting that
any event or achievement was the first
of its kind.-John Fiske.
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Good Either Case.

Mabel-Whats are you going to do
with all these flowers after the carni-
val is over? It's a shame to waste
them. Maud-They won't be wasted.
If Jack sees me before papa does
thererl be a wedding, and il papa sees
Jack before I do there'Tl be a funeral
Puck.
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Lowering High Cost Of Living.
why does your fiancee study the bill
of fare so long?"
"She wants to figure to me afterward
how much l will save If we get mar.
ried."-Meggendorfer Blaetter.
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"I've been wearing the same suit Of
clothes for five years. That's pretty
tough"
"Of course it is. my friend. But I'm
worse of than you. I've had the same
automobile for i've years."-Birming.
ham Age-Herald.
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Insuited Indeed.

"why is Mrs. Van Wombat so angry
with your
1T seems the cook she lured away
from me is not neutrality-suspicious.
City Journal.
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Which Was the Worse?

when l returned from our card par
ty last night my wife just looked at
me. Not a word was spoken"
my wife looked at me, too, and I
don't believe that a word was un.
spoken."-Houston Post.
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The Onlooker-Say, old chap. that pic.
ture makes me Ill, really.
The Artist-Thanks, old fellow. Ny
ambition is gratiHed. I hardly hoped
to paint a marine that would make any
n seasick.-Wisconsin State Journal.
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Comes Cheaper.

81 want you to come up to my home
some evening and see my new card
table"
"All right. Give me the address OF
the plaee you got it FROM"
What for?"
IF they've got the same thing it
won't cost me so much to look at 1t
t~here."-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
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Laying II on Thick.

Did you ever notice how dauby
some pictures look at close vision"
Don't speak so loud. l told my
girl she was as pretty as a picture
Cornell Widow.
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Iime.

81 fear this is an i'll timed gift"
"In what way
ITS a watch that won't run-my
wife gave it to me for a birthday pres
ent."-Exchange.
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Two Of Kind.

Newlywed ,Husband-The time has
come. dearest, when / shall have the
painful task Of acquainting your ia
Their with the fact that / am heavily
in debt. Wife-Don't mind that. I'm
sure he'll give you the sympathy Of a
companion in adversity.-London Tele-
graDb. 4
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SWEARING OFF.

IF you find that swearing of
l. Has failed to help a bit.
Stop swearing off and for a change
Just quit.
selected.
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Caustic.

Longwed-I was married by a judge.
Oldbatch-What had you done to de-
serve such a sentence!- New York
Globe.
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Rubbing II In.

Miss Antiaue-I would marry a man
to reform him.
are not always best in such a case
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Pas Definition,

L'enfant-Father. what is a "sepul-
chral tone of voice." LIE Pere-That
means to speak gravely.-Dartmouth
Jack-o'Lantern.
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Couldn't. but Did.

what do you mean by kissing me?'
I'm sorry. l just couldn't help my.
self"
but you just did"-Columbia Jes.
ter.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-03

Under the direction of William G..
Redfield, Secretary of the Depart
ment of Commerce. A. l.. Thurman,
solicitor of the department. has tax
en- up the Federal investigation of
the wreck of the Eastland in the
Chicago River. Mr. Thurman was
taken into the department by Mi.
Redfield. He is from Ohio and is 4
graduate of the law department Of
the University of Virginia
George Uhler. supervising inspec-
tor general of the steamboat in
spection service of the Department
of Commerce. was in California
when the accident occurred He
left at once for Chicago. General
C'hler has been head of the steam
boat inspection service since 1908,
leaving the presidency of the Ma
rine Engineers Beneficial Society
to take the place, and since his oe-
cupancy of the position has been
through several hard fights with
various interests. In his earlier
years ne was a marine enginee.'
himself, serving, however. on the
salt water and not on the lakes.
There is no commission, body, or
department in the service that has
any power to sit in Judgment on the
stability of vessel" said Secre-
tary Redfield in Washington the
other day. In my reports have
called attention To the need of adj
ditional powers, A year ago. before
the Marine Association in New York.
spoke on the necessity of giving
the service greater powers of in
spection over steamboats,.
Mr.. Thurman said: "A man can
build any sort of boat he sees fit.
He can take any model he desires
and get il into commission without
any inquiry at all from the govern
ment rs to whether it is stable
craft There is no board with au-
thority to pass on its design.
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TEXANS ARE NUMEROUS
At COLORADO RESORTS
Lone Star State Sends More Tour
lists Than ANY Other State


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
July 3.-Texas. the official records
show. has sent to Colorado Springs
and the Pixies Peak region this sea-
son more representatives than any
two states in the union This re-
gion always has been a favorite spo.
with folks of the Lone Star state
and this year is no exception.
Texas remnants flutter from scores
of automobiles. little Texas signs
flap from coat lapel and shirtwaist.
But the Texas girl is the one infai-
liable sign. Texas sends more pref
ty girls. the newspapers say, to Col
orado Springs and the surrounding
region than any other state.
News brought here by Texas mo-
florists indicate that the Colorado TO
the Gulf highway is in prime con-
dition for almost its entire length.
The best indication OF good roads,
however, is the travel thereon and
that travel has been growing daily,
until there is a daily caravan of
motors OF all sizes and all sorts The
lowly "Flivver car, speeding along
with its big, beautiful neighborins
expensive machine is an indication
that there is prosperity in Texas aud
everybody is able TO come for a va
cation in the cool mountains.
Early in August Texans are TO
invade and capture Manitou. the
captured city being especially will
ing. This will be on Texas Day
when the Texans will gather by the
hundreds to whoop up the fact that
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THE Lone ssas seaAs = ~ 49, -
them. Efforts sss 80 ooong 49,
10 set some promiueut speakess 70
make the addresses. A decorated
automobile parade 10 plenned. thesc
will be competitive sports for rep
resentatives Of the various eittea, .
special lunch and . hand concert.
one half Of which VIII h. southern
melodies.
\ Waxahachians who recently visit
ed this region were Mr.. and Mrx-
e. 3. Prince. Mr.. and Mrs John D.
McRae. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII McPhef-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. H. BoehIe.
DIR. Henry c. Evans. president Of
Texas Presbyterian college At Mil
ford. was the preacher at the Texas
Day church services held recently
in Manitou. He is spending the
summer in the Pixies Peak region
and a large number Of Texans heard
him preach at the special service.
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The first car load Of wheat ever
shipped from Red River county was
sent out last week. when three cars
were consigned from GAINESVILLE to a
Bonham Touring mill. The crop was
produced as an experiment and II Red
River county farmers determine to
grow wheat regularly II will be nec-
essary to purchase new improved
mill machinery in order that the
grain may be converted into extra
high grades without injuring thu
s.steeple. -Clarksville Times.
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ENNIS. Texas. August s.Ennis
got two bales Of cotton yesterday.
the first for this section Of the state,
C. T.. johnson of the Bob White farm
brought the first bale at 1890 p. M.
1t weighed $50 pounds and was sold
at public auction by A. L. Burge. sec
rotary OF the COMMERCIAL club. to r.
Freeman at l2.25c. the bale bringing
$3.50. the seed $3.50 and pre-.
MUM OF s74.25. making the bale
bring $139S5. Charles I4aznosky Of
near Telico brought in the second
bale ten minutes later and Mr.. Burge
sold his bale to r. f. Webster & Co
for 12c. The bale weighed SIS
pounds and brought $50. Both bales
we're ginned in Ennis, and both
reached the gins about the same time.
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SHERIFErS SALE.

STATE OF TEXAS. County of Ellis
BY virtue of Order OF Sale issued
out OF the Honorable District Court
of Ellis County, on the 2Sth day OF
April. 1915, by the Clerk thereof
in the case of The City of WaXa-
hachie versus Matthews-GammoA
Co. No. SI25 and 10 me. as Sheriff,
directed and delivered, will pro-
ceed 10 sell. within the hours pre-
scribed by law for Sheriffs Sales,
on Tuesday the 9Th day of Sept. A.
D., 1915, at Court House Door,
Waxahachie, Texas. in Ellis Coun-
ty, the following described property
to-wit: Lot No. ., in Block No.
10, in the City OF Waxahachie,
levied on as property of Matthews
Cannon Company. To satisfy a
judgment amounting to $264.76 in
favor OF The City OF WaXahachie
and cost of suit.
Given under my hand. this 3
day of Aug, 1915.
II. S. DEARBORN. Sherln.
BY r. A. Callens. Deputy.
Tues ADD l24
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G. w. Bowlin to NJ. r. Bowlin. Sc
acres out Isaac Carroll pat. right,
consideration s5,035.
B. r. Hansen to d. NJ. Cox, lots
and 10. block 2. Midland addi-
ton in Ennis. consideration $3.50.
J. Ernest Turns to H. J. Harris.
blocks AZ and 4S Columbia place,
city of waxahachie, consideration
$3.50.
T. H. Williams to George Pryor,
part block 273, Waxahachie. con-
sideration $1,000.
p. r. Hickman to A. o. Hickman.
lots and in subdivision 3 Of
division 20. Ennis, consideration
valuable.
Dock Seabolt to l.. D. Floyd. As
acres out of Stephen Winship sur
yey, consideration S28l4.50.
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gin at once on this al! important
work.
II seems that when the rural
routes were first introduced waxa-
hachie did not claim her rightful ter
ritory and the service has alwa Is
continued as IL was begun l, is be
lieved that " this matter Is properly
presented to the department survey
of the rural routes viii be made
which viii bring about changes "a
give better mail service to all the
rural districts.
Pat Sims was named 10 preside
over the next meeting two weeks
hence.
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.Dsdsoa's liyef Tom" Is Harmless Il
Clean Your Sluggish Liver
aAd Bowels.

t'gh! Calomel makes you sick. It's
horrible. Take dose of the dangerous
hug tonight and tomorrow you may lose
days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones
'aiomel, when it comes into contact
With sour bile crashes into ii, breaking
I. up. This il when you feel that awful
iausea and cramping. II You are slug
sish and "all knocked out" il yenr
liver Is torpid and bowels constipatel
or YOU have headache. dizziness. coated
tongue. If breath il bad or stomach sour,
just try = spoonful Of harmless Dodson's
Liver Tone tonight ON my guarantee.
For sale By Curlin's
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D|lkAcHE AND
[UR|DAG0 RIGHT OUT
q 1afn ond Stiffness away with
Amaly bottle of old honest
u Jacobs Oil

~ your back is sore and lame
1inhoeo, nciatica or rheumatism has
Z 6tsG6ned up. don't suffer! Get a
Q1at hottie of old, honest st.
49, our Ct any drug store, pour a
~ a your hand and rub it right
e ~ naln or ache, and by the time
q S61at llty, the soreness and lame
Qo04 ray crippled This soothing,
061g1t1n9 Oil needs to be used only
f. ~ t1kes the ache and pain right
q g Yo1r hock and ends the misery.
~ l1Gjool, yet. absolutely harmless
a11iI2t burn tie skin.
N0t61GG e1sr stops lumbsgo, seiatica
a 9N9s 49, misery So promptly,
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COMB SAGE TEA
INTO GRAY HAIR
Darkens Beautifully and Restores
Its Thickness and Lnstre
~ Once.

Darkens beautifully and Restores
Its Thickness and Lustrc
II Once.
Common garden sage brewed into
heavy tea. with sulphur and alco-
hol added. will turn gray. streaked
and faded hair beautifully dark and
luxuriant: remove every bit Of dan
druff, stop scalp itching and fallins
hair. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sui
phur recipe at home. though. il
troublesome. An easier way is to
get the ready-to-use tonic. costing
about so cents a large bottle. at
drug stores. known as "Wyeth' i
Sage and Sulphur Compound" thus
avoiding lot OF muss.
While wispy. gray. faded hair Is
not sinful, we all desire to retain
our youthful appearance and at
tractiveness. BY darkening your
hair with Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur, no one can tell. because ii
does il so nturally, so evenly. You
just dampen a sponge or soft brush
with it and draw this through your
hair. taking one small strand at a
time: by morning all gray hairs
have disappeared. After another
application or two your hair be-
comes beautifully dark. glossy. soft
and luxuriant and You appear years
younger. Curlin's Two Drug stores
adv
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Interurban Time Table.
North Bound

Local Cars leave Waxahachie for
Dallas and all intermediate points
5:55 and 6.47 a. M Local cars from
Waco running through to Dallas
making all stops. pass Waxahachih
|8:47. 1O:47 a. m. and lean Eat,
4:47. CAT. $50 and 1850 p. IN.
(Cars passing at $40 and 1870 win
run on limited time
Limited Cars from Waco. running
through to Dallas. stopping only In
cities and towns. pass Waxahachie at
|7:30, 9:30 and 1f:3O .. M. AMI
1850, $3.50. $40 and $50 y. m.
South bound.
Local Cars from Dallas. running
through to Waco, making all stops,
liz necessary, pass Naxahachie 6.4u.
T.49, $40 and 11:49 Al. M. l.49.
3.49, $40, $40 and 1910 d. M
tears passing $40 q. IN. and $40
and 10: 40 p. m. run On limited timel
Cars arriving from Dallas and inter-
mediate points 7:4S p. M. and 1870
Ia. IN. stop at Waxahachie.
Limited Cars from Dallas, running
through to Waco. stopping only IN
cities and towns. pass Waxahaehie
$40 and 1910 a. m, 1870, 2.40.
$40 and $40 p. M.
North bound baggage and express
cars pass WaXahacnie 1915. 6.N3
and 1888 p. m.
South bound baggage and express
cars pass Waxahachie l:07 and $3.50
lip. m.