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The review., 1916-06-08
Nebraska In Ancient DAYS.

In late tertiary times what is now
Nebraska was low lying and swampy
region covered with vegetation similar
to that now growing in most climates
much farther south. Camels and la
mas were abundant, and during the
pliocene epoch great ground sloths and
glyptOdOnts, whose relatives now live
In South America. inhabited western
Nebraska. Mastodons with tusks on
both the upper and lower jaws, much
like those Of the miocene epoch still
persisted. Short legged rhinoceroses re-
NAMED abundant, and there was a
great variety of wOlf1ike carnivOra.
Saber toothed tigers and true cats,
some of them considerably larger than
the modern tigers, were also abundant.
Three toed horses were still numerous,
but the modern genus equus was not
anon gAthem. One Of the most curious
animals of the time i'll Kansas and
Nebraska was a gopher-liEe rodent that
had two large horns on his nose. It's
enormous claws indicate good burrOw-
ing powers, and its horns also may
have been used in digging.-Argonaut
The review., 1916-06-08
Avoid Catching Cold,
ITO be continued,1

Colds are catching mostly from otn-
ers. Therefore avoid people who havo
colds. Avoid people who have recennn
had pneumonia (within two years
Avoid crowds. Avoid hot placas
Avoid badly ventilated places.
Colds can't be caught from onesa,r
Therefore keep the mouth. nose and
tonsils clean. Avoid gorging with food
or drink. Avoid alcoholics
The germ is a factor, but the human
body is also. Therefore avoid getting
overwarm or overcold in the eptiro
body Or any part thereof
Colds cannot be caught when resis-
tance is high. Therefore build up heat
making powers by sleeping out, taking
cold baths and eating moderately. Ex-
ercise daily in the open air.
If you have contracted a cold do not
spit carelessly. Do not sneeze or cough
carelessly. Destroy all nose and
mouth secretiOns.
IL the attack is accompanied by
aches and fever avoid pneumonia by
going to bed, decreasing eating and
by taking purge. Take medical coun-
sci.
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Professional Secret.

Tramp-Thankee, mum. That is the
best meal I've had for two days. But
knew I'd get good feed here.
Housekeeper-You did? Is there any
mark on my fence?
'No'm. Marks don't go any more.
People rubs 'em out or paints 'em
over"
"Then how do you know"
81 hate to give ANYWAY the secrets
Of the perfesh, num-
'"Then I'll make you an offer. Tell
me how you know you'd get a good
meal here and I'll give you another
every time you pass through the town"
That's fair, mum. / knew by the
appearance Of the yard"
'The yard?'
Eyes, mum. 1t has a mussed up,
slipshod look, as lie the folks was the
shiftless sort that's too lazy to keep
themselves from bein' fooled by any
vagabOnd that comes along. Good day
mum. Pittsburgh Press.
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SYNOPSIS.

Mary Page, actress, is accused OF the
4zzaurder of James Pollock and IL defended
aay her lover, Philip Lansdon. Pollock
enwas intoxicated. At Marys trial she ad-
xnits she had the revolver. Her maid
enestihes that Mary threatened Pollock
with 1t previously, and Mary's leading
anan duplicates Langdon. How Mary dis
smppeared from the scene of the crime iS
mystery. Brandon tells Of a strange hano
Nsrant he saw on Mary's shoulder. Further
evidence shows that horror of drink pro-
aauces temporary insanity in Mary. The
edefense is ''rspressed psychosis Wit
zAesses describe Mary's flight from her In
&spxicated father and her fathers suicide.
Nurse Walton describes the kidnapping or
Mary by Pollock and Amy Barton tells
auf Marys struggles to become an actress
sand Polock's pursuit OF her. There Id
4avidence that Daniels, Mary's manager
@hreatened Pollock. Mary faints on the
aptand and again goes insane when po-
Nlceman offers her whisky. Daniels testi-
&aes that Pollock threatened to Kill Mary
2and Langdon and actually attempted to
Hkill the latter. Two witnesses describe
Ndary's flight to the street from the hotel
14nd her abduction by men from a gam
Bling place near by. Further evidence
seems to incriminate Daniels.
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Care Of the Hands.

To keep the hands smooth. soft and
white wipe them until they are per-
fectly dry after washing them. The
neglect to dry the hands is the COM
mOnest cause Of the redness and chap
ping of the skin. If the hands have
got into condition where treatment
is needed rub them thoroughly at bed
time with a mixture composed of tine
ture of benZOin, one teaspoOnful
glycerin, four ounces, and rOsewater
three ounces. A similar treatment Is
to rub a small portion of cold cream
well into the skin. This may be done
during the day several times, and it is
protective treatment against chapping
when about to go out into the cold
Wear loose kid gloves on the hands
during the night after applying the
lotion, as it aids in the softening and
bleaching work. A teaspoonfuI Of
lemon juice. two teaspoonfuls Of
glycerin and six teaspoonfuls of water,
all mixed together, make serviceabIe
daytime application for the hands
after dishwashing, sweeping or scrub
bing. Wear rubber gloves when do
ing this work.
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describe exactly what you saw" Lang
don moved nearer to her, and himself
listened attentively.
II saw the body Of Jim Pollock ly-
ing face down on the floor with a drib-
BILE of blood coming from under him,
and little ways off Mary Page lying
in a dead faint, with her face all twist
ed up, like person with a stroke. Mr..
Langdon was lifting her up in his
arms. Daniels was there, and the pret-
ty boy that played the lead in the Page
company. There was one of the hotel
officials, too
The memory of the CHASTITY scene did
not disturb her at all. She was as
calm as though she had been entertain
ing visitors at home
"But you did NOT see, did you, the
short man whom Pollock had been ha-
ranguing few moments before?" The
question was sharp and direct.
mo. Unless it was either you, Mr..
Langdon, or Mr. Daniels. There was
no other man there whom it could have
BEEN"
''Was the voice you heard mine?
Speak frankly"
'No.> Unless you've changed your
elocution teacher There was q slight
litter. "It was kind Of thick and ma
SAL"
would you recognize it again if you
heard itY'
"Yes. But haven't heard it since"
What did you do during the excite
mentY
Il was too horriied to do anything
Tor minute. Then people kept push
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r. e- .
someone laugh in the corridor, and /
know. the banquet must be arriving,
and wanted to keep tabs ON the
guests"
did you see the defendant, Mary
Page, pass?"
eyes"
"Was she alone?"
"No: Daniels, the theatrical feller,
was with her,
There was a slight pause.
"Now, Miss Hale Langdon's voice
was serious, but deep with an emotion
that stirred the bewildered spectators
with the sense Of something big and
important even though they could not
grasp It, ibid Mr.. Daniels show any
emotion when he passed the door OF
the gray suite?'
"I don't know as you would call 1t
emotion exactly. He acted like man
that hears q familiar voice. To come
down to facts, he stopped short and
listened, and it wasn't till he noticed
that Miss Page had stopped too that
he laughed loudly as If to cover up
something and hurried her along to
the banquet ROOM"
'Did you see Mr.. Daniels againY'
Eyes; q little later I went across to
the window to get an eyeful of what
was going on out there, but couldn't
see a thing, and after waiting bit l
went back to the door,"
"Was anyone in the corridor?
Eyes. A kid was walking along to-
wards the stairs and Daniels was
standing by the door of the gray suite
with one hand On the knob and with
his ear fat against the PANEL
glow long did he stand thereY'
"Oh, a minute Or SO. At first
thought he was going to open the door.
Then he shrugged his shoulders and
walked a step away. Just then /
thought heard the sound Of window
being closed and I ran towards my
window. Before I got there. though,
there was a scream and shot and /
ran out into the hall instead. Old
Daniels was beating it down the cor
ridor and Mr.. Langdon here was
standing at the door Of the gray ROOM"
'Did you join the crowd about the
door?'
"Of course did. was one of the
first to get into the room"
''Was the window still Open?"
mo" The witness was very en-
phatic. Her mouth shut in a tight
line.
"NOw-be careful. Miss Hale-are
you sure of that?'
"Sure? Of course I'm sure. One
window was open. yes. The one to the
left hand side of the ROOM but the
other one, the oae through which I had
heard the talk, was closed. I'm dead
sure of it-dead sure
Miss Hale you say you were one of
the first to enter the room. Will you
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mental note to warn Langdon that
witnesses whose characters were not
beyond reproach detracted from rather
than added to a case.
And he made that resolution In the
face Of the twinkle Of amused recog-
milton that Maggie Hale had shot him
when she took the stand. For all
kinds and all classes met at Barkers
and it was with this famous place that
LangdOn's first question dealt.
tAs secretary to Mr.. Barker you
must have been frequently at his es-
tablishment back Of the Hotel Repub-
lie, were you not?''
81 was" the witness answered read
lily. "But mostly In the daytime.
had my evenings free
There were evenings when you were
there, though, were there nOtY'
ooh, lots." Her tone was freighted
with easy amusement Sometimes l
met up with party for dinner Or a
show, and then we'd drift about to try
and bank at The House."
She smiled, and several men in the.
courtroom smiled too.
James Pollock?"
81 knew him; knew him pretty we'll
He was at Barker's a good Bit
Were you at Barker's on the night
that he was shot?"
eyes, but early. Somebody tipped me
off that the air was fresher at a caba
ret
A snigger Of repressed mirth filtered
through the room at this hint of the
big raid, but Langdon frowned.
Had you seen Mr.. Pollock that
day?"
"No. Not since the night before"
Miss Hale, isn't it true that you
were to have Joined the supper party
for the company that Mr.. Pollock and
Mr.. Daniels were givingY'
"No. l wanted to, but he said it was
purely theatrical. Then 1 bet him I
would come anyway
"Why were you particularly anxious
to attend that party-on Mr.. Pollock's
account?'
"Not on your life! knew that there
was going to be some crooked work
pulled off, but | couldn't prove it. I
I had grudge against someone who
was in on it, and I wanted to queer
the deal"
"Will you tell us please what that
deal wasp
The woman twisted her hands to-
gether nervously, and her eyes darted
among the spectators as If searching
for a menacing face, then she said
slowly:
ho 6noI
Ia rather-tell it without any names,
II I've got to tell it. I'm not keen
about Switching on people,
Il think you may tell it as you
please Should it become necessary to
reveal the name | will ask for it,
That's the ticket. Well, you see it
was this way"
Miss Hale settled back in her chair.
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Ing IN, and so I went across and to.,
another slant at the f1re-escape 80 'A
did you see anyone?"
"Not on the fre-escape itse1r ,,,.
two men were in the alley starinc Dur
at the hotel. could see their fone. W
"Two men-are you sure thero w..
two?" were
Yes. or course 1 am, could SO.
them plain. One was almost under tho
arc light" ING
miss Bale" said Langdon, cleorlu
and calmly, weighing every word a,
though he knew the sensation his ouas
tion would create, was thr~ man who
stood under the arc lig'st dressed ,n
light suit with a red tie2"
"He VAST
To be continued
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This new witness was, however. not
o. woman to bring from Mary anything
but an uncomfortable shudder of aver
sion. For she was of the hard-mouth-
ed, bold-eyed type whose profession
1t Is to make herself attractive to men.
She was the decoy of the great gam
bling hell back of the Hotel Republic,
and Mary wondered vaguely what on
earth she could possibly know of the
tragedy, that after so many weeks
seemed no nearer q solution.
The Prosecutor wondered much the
same thing, and the Judge made a
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sit was then that you round you
could not reach the fre-escape, was
TT"
Eyes. But I could see it and that
was just about as important for me.
ALI / wanted was to have the goods
ON a woman that had been blabbing
too much about me"
"Miss Hale did you at any time when
Won looked out at the fire-escape hear
any conversation?
"Yes."
"When?'
"Well I wasn't wearing my wrist
watch that night SO can't tell you the
exact time. 1t was pretty late, after
midnight I had about decided tha%
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What Word Rimes With sIam2

Hello, sweetheart" said a voice al
she took down the phone.
''Is that you, honey" she answered.
''You bet it is. How are your"
"Just fine
''Well, you were looking mighty fine
when saw you last"
"Now you're fiattering."
"No, I'm not"
'"Tell, me, Jim, what are you calling
me for this time Of dayT'
Jim! / amt Jim! Aren't you Flof-
ence?''
mo, I'm not
Wrong number"
"Well, / think so.'~
Slam.
Slam.-Indianapolis NewR ~t
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without the slightest hesitation.
That's around the corner from the
banquet ROOM"
"How near Is that to what is known
as the gray suite,' do you know?'
"Of course l do. It's at the end of
that corridor"
"Can you reach the escape from
itY'
mo There's a fire tower at the
other side Of the building that you are
supposed to use. But l didn't know
that when I was seized with a desire
to write letters in that ROOM"
What time did you go in there?"
"Oh, don't know-round about
eleven o'clock Or so.'
did you look out the Window
"sure did, lots of times. I had to
do something to prevent death from
boredom with my own company"
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James Pollock, Mary Page and PhllIp
Lan5don.
the game was due to come off pretty
quick or not at all. and had leaned out
Of the window to take a last look when
l saw the lights flash up in the next
suite
"Were the windows open?"
"Yes."
"And you could hear talking?"
Yes
"Was it man and woman?''
''No; two men. One was shouting
pretty loudly and the other seemed to
be promising him something or reas-
suring him. One voice seemed kind of
familiar, but l didn't place it then be-
cause 1t was thick, like a man with an
edge on. The other voice / didn't rec
ognize. AT any rate, I heard the lush
say,
"'Now beat it, and don't you let any
body butt in this time. Stay where /
told you to, and for the Lords sake
don't get run in as a sneak. Do you
get me%
the other fellow. What the dickens
has got into you tonight, Jim? 1 be-
lieve you've got something up your
sleeve you're not tellin'.'
"'Well.' says the drunken voice,
you've been keepin' a few things uD
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your sleeve for a long time 1 haven't
lad an accounting for that money yet
'At that the other growls something
and they both came to the window"
could you see them?' Langdon's
voice shook little in his excitement.
"No. / couldn't see anything but
their shadows. A tall one kind of
wavering, and a shorter one"
"Did you hear any moreT"
mo. Because just then I heard
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MAGGIE HALE
%%X w YHAT is your name?"

" And your occupationT
For fraction of a minute
@he hesitated and then answered light
". Il am out Of employment just at
present. l was private secretary to
Theodore Barker"
A flicker of mutual amusement shot
from Langdon's eyes to those Of the
Prosecutor, and the spectators with Il
whispering rustic Of interest leaned
forward to stare, for Texas" Barker
Was a striking figure in the city.
His millions amaSsed by the mascu-
17ne love of taking a chance" would
lave made him notable anywhere, but
~Texas" the gambler enlarged that
1otability to the spectacular, though
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mis- constant clashes with the police
had recently robbed him of some of
Eis more exclusive patronage
To Mary Page alone the name Bark
&>r meant nothing, and the sudden eag-
&srness in her manner was due not to
THE expectation Of bit of sensational
testimony, but because this was the
woman she had been supposed to be
ON the night when the police dragged
@@r to Jail.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-04-14

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound My
mother bought it and the next month 7
was so we'll that I worked all the month
without staying at home day. am
in good health now and have told lots Of
girls about it. miss CLARICE NORM,
22 Russell Street, Taunton, Mass.
Thousands Of girls suffer in silence
every month rather than consult ply
stefan. IF girls who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
fainting spells or indigestion would take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, a safe and pure remedy made
from roots and herbs, much suffering
night be avoided.
Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. lconfdentiaD for free
advice which will prove helpful.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-04-14
Drvino Films for the Movies.

The drying of Photographic films by
the ordinary method is slow process
and is the cause of much delay in the
manufacture of the long strips re-
quired for moving pictures. To reduce
the time of production one Of the big
film companies has introduced an cleo
trical apparatus that greatly faclll-
tates the process. The wet films are
wound spirally on large drums q feet
In diameter, which are introduced into
a casing that has a 3,000-watt air
heater set in the back. The cur
rent is turned on, the drum is stead
lily revolved by small electric mo-
tor, with the result that the film is
now thoroughly dried in about one
fourth the time previously required,
which varies from one to ten hours,
according to the humidity Of the at
mosphere.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-04-14
Fernando POS Changes.

The Spanish island of Fernando Pc.
the destined receptacle of the German
fugitives from the Cameroons, was,
until African possessions looked up in
quite recent times, one of those I'M
considered trifles about which nobody
worried much. Discovered by the
Portuguese navigator whose name it
bears in 1471, 1t was occupied by the
Spaniards in 1878, but left derelict
in 1882. There was British settle
ment in the island from 1927 to 1884,
utilized chiefly for observation upon
the slave traffic, and Baptist mission
aries fingered on until the Spaniards,
who came back again in 1914, expelled
them in 1858.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-04-14
NO WAR WITH UNITED
STATES, SAYS CHANCELLOR
Or. Won Bethmann-HoIIWeg Asserts
Gerrany's Peace Offer Was Re-
jected by the Allies.

Berlin (by wireless to Sayville, L.
~, April 7.-Chancellor Won Beth
man-Hollweg indicated in his speech
in the reichstag on Wednesday that
any suggestions Of peace ON the basis
Of destruction Of Prussian military
power would make possible only one
anSWer-the German sword. He said
that if Germany's adversaries desired
to continue the slaughter of men and
devastation of Europe the guilt would
be theirs, and that Germany would
have to stand it as men,
The chancellor protested vigorously
against the report that Germany now
or in the future contemplated agrees
sion against the United States The
chancellor said:
The latest offspring of the caIumni.
ating campaign directed against us is
a report that we, after the end of this
war, shall rush against the American
continent, and that we shall attempt to
conquer Canada"
The chancellor insisted that the con-
fiict must be fought out to a finish and
that guarantees of peace in Europe
must be forthcoming after this con-
flict is over.
DR.. Won HOllweg declared
there must be new Belgium. At the
same time he said that it must not
be expected that Germany could ever
again deliver into Russian hands the
Polish provinces captured by the Teu
tons.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-04-14
PROSPERITY IN
WESTERN CANADA
900 Million Dollars in New Wealth
Added in 1915.

Canada as a whole has enjoyed won.
derful prosperity in 1915, from the
products of the farm, the orchard and
the centres Of industry. No country
wrote brighter page Of history in
agricultural and industrial develop
ment during 1915 than Canada. Nearly
billion bushels Of grain produced.
Taxes in Western Canada average $24
and will not exceed $35 per quarter
section, which includes all taxes. No
taxes on improvements.
When Western Canada was faced
with her enormous harvest last fall
sle military authorities decided that
soldiers in Canada could give the En-.
pire no better service for the time
being than to assist in harvesting the
crops. For that reason leave OF alb
sence was given to soldiers who
wished to work in the harvest fields
and their labor was an important fac.
tor in harvesting the big crops success
fully.
The necessity for increasing the az
ricultural production is commanding
even more attention in 1916, and 1t Is
now announced that soldiers in Cam
ada may obtain leave of absence from
their military duties in the spring for
a certain length of time to enable
them to plant the seed for the crops
in every Province Of the Dominion.
The fact that the Government rece
ognizes the seeding and harvesting OF
Canada's crops as being Of the first
Importance is perhaps the best evf'
dence tina. CONSUMPTION or any hi
crease of taxes which would reduce
tho agricultural activity Of Canada
will never be considered by the author
tiles.
Owing to the number who have en-
listed for overseas service it has been
found necessary to secure farm labor
in the United States. It is hoped that
fifty thousand can be secured.--Adver
tisement.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-04-14
BIG MILK STRIKE
ENDS IN CHICAGO
Producers Win Battle for Higher
Prices.
NO ADVANCE TO CONSUMER
All Companies Except One Agree to
Paw Farmers More-Decision
Reached After Seven
Hour Debate.

Chicago, April 1O.-The farmers
have won the milk war and the con-
sumer will not be the victim. Thls
was the gist of an announcement on
Friday by Health Commissioner Rob-
ertson at the conclusion OF negofla-
tons between representatives or the
distributors and producers.
The producers will get their price
of $1.55 a hundred pounds, and the
consumer will pay the old price OF
eight cents.
The guarantee of the old price came
from the officers of the Bowman Dairy
company, whose surrender ended the
seven-hour parley.
The surrender of the Ira J. Mix COM
pany and the Bowman company leaves
the Borden Condensed Milk company
the only one that has not signed the
agreement.
1t required a seven-hour conference
to end the strike.
At ten o'clock in the morning Will
liam Pinnow, mayor Of Crystal Lake,
Robertson to take the initiative In
steps to end the strike; r. B. Swift,
the president of the Producers asso-
citation; w. J. Kittle, secretary; {. II.
Potter, chairman of the fighting milk
board, and former Judge George Brown
of Sycamore called upon the health
commissioner.
Doctor Robertson Immediately sum-
mOned the dealers.
At the close of the conference Presl-
dent Swift of the Milk Producers asso-
citation was jubilant.
1T is q deserved victory for us,
he said. Il think we understand each
other better now and can come to
terms again without a struggle. Great
credit should be given Doctor Robert
son for calling us together and ms
patience in averting break two or
three times"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-04-14
cARRANzA BARS USE OF ROADS.
Foreign Minister of Mexico Says NO
Permission Has Been Granted.

Permission Has seen 1FaNtco.
Queretaro, Mex, April 10.-The Mex
lean government has not given the
American government permission to
use Mexican railways for any purpose
whatever, said Gen. Candida Aguilar,
Mexican minister of foreign relations,
after a meeting of the Carranza cab
met on Friday.
General Aguilar denied vigorously
stories published in the American
press to the effect that the CarranZa
government had given permission to
the United States army forces to use
Mexican railways for transportation
of foodstuffs and supplies.
Please rectify those false state
ments," said General Aguilar to cor
respondent. THE Mexican government
has not given the American govern
ment permission to use Mexican rail-
ways for any purpose whatever