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Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

Average Jones could, and did. He
found Miss Graham's piquant face I'M
der the stress of excitement, distinctly
more alluring than before.
isn't it stranger" she said, holding
out hand in welcome. why should
anyone advertise for my Peter Paul?
He isn't lost"
Il am glad to hear that" said the
caller gravely.
do you know what that advertise
ment means?"
Perfectly. wrote It,"
Wrote it! You? Well-really!
Why in the world did you write it?'
Because of an unconquerable long
ing to see"-Average Jones paused,
and his quick glance caught the storm
signal in her eyes-'your uncle" he
concluded calmly.
She rang the bell, dispatched a serv.
ant, and presently Judge Ackroyd
stalked into the room.
What is the market quotation on
beetles, judge?" asked the young man,
tapping the rug with his stick.
What are you talking about?" de-
manded the other, drawing down his
heavy brows.
"The black beetle; the humble but
brisk haunter Of household crevices,'
explained Average Jones. you adver.
tised for ten thousand specimens. I've
got few thousand I'd like to dispose
of, If the inducements are sufficient"
I'm in no mood for joking, young
man." retorted the other, rising.
You seldom are, understand" re.
piled Average Jones blandly. We'll
If you won't talk about bugs, let's talk
about dogs"
1.-THE topic does not interest me
sir" retorted the other, and the glance
of his eye was baleful, but uneasy.
The tapping OF the young mans
cane ceased. He looked up into his
hosts glowering face with a seraphiC
and innocent smile.
mot even if it-er-touched upon g
device for guarding the street corners
in case-er-Peter Paul went walking
-er-once too often?"
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

She chung in his mind like a remem-
bered fragrance, after he had gone
back to Astor Court temple to wait.
Nor had he banished them, when, two
days later, the telephone brought him
her clear accents, a little tremulous
now.
Peter Paul is gone"
Since when?"
"Since ten this morning. The house
is in an uproar."
"Pll be up in half an hour at the
latest. Let me in at the basement
door at haIf-past one. Judge Ackroyd
mustn't see me-"
1t was a strangely misshapen pres
entation of the normally spick-and.
span Average Jones that gently rang
the basement bell of the old house at
the specified hour. All his pockets
bulged with lumpy angles. Immediate
ly, upon being admitted by Miss Ora.
ham herself, he proceeded to disem.
burden himself of box after box, such
as elastic bands come in, all exhibit
ing homogeneous popularity, hole
at one end thinly covered with gelat
nous substance.
BE very careful not to let that gel
broken" he instructed the mystified
girl. In the course of an hour or sc
it will melt away itself Did you see
anything suspicious in the garden?"
moi" replied the girl. She picked
up one Of the boxes. How odd" she
cried. "Why, there's something in II
that's alive"
Very much so. Your friends, the
beetles, in fact. Where is you
uncle?"
Upstairs in his study"
do you think you could take me al
through the house sometime this after
noon without his seeing me?"
mo, I'm sure 1 couldn't. He's beer
wandering like an uneasy spirit sine,
Peter Paul disappeared. And he won
go out, because he is packing"
80 much the worse, either for hin
or me. Where are your rooms?"
"On the second floor"
Every well. Now, 1 want one o
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

Judge Ackroyd took one step for
ward. Average Jones was on his feet
instantly, and, even in her alarm,
Sylvia Graham noticed how swiftly
and naturally his whole form set"
But the big man turned away, and
abruptly left the room.
you spoke OF having someone
guard the corners of the block" re-
marked the girl, after a thoughtful ST.
lence. do you think I'd better ar
range for that?"
mo indeed. Therell be hundred
people on watch"
He handed her a galley proof
marked with many corrections. She
ran through it with growing amaze
ment.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

THAT will appear in every New
York paper tomorrow morning" ex-
planned it's deviser.
81 see," said the girl. Anyone who
attempts to take Peter Paul away will
be tracked by band of boy detec-
tives. A stroke Of genius, Mr.. Aver
age Jones'"
She curtsied low to him. But Az
erage Jones was in no mood for play
fulness now.
"That restricts the judges endeav-
ors to the house and garden" said he,
"since, Of course he'll see the adver-
tisement."
"Pn see that he does" said Miss
Graham maliciously.
"Goodl I'll also ask you to watch
the garden for any suspicious excavat'
ing"
what am to do next?" she asked,
do as you would ordinarily do;
only don't take Peter Paul into the
street. or youll have score of high,
school boys trailing you"
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25
HAVE YOU SEEN THE Doea

HAVE YOU SEEN THE DoG2
R1oo-One Hundred DoIlars-$1o0 :
For the Best Answer in 500 .
Words
Open to All High School Boys .
Between now and next Saturday an
old Pug Dog will come out of a
big House on West Sixteenth
Street, between Fifth and Sixth
Avenue. 1t may be by day. 1t may
be any hour of the Night. Now,
you Boys, get to work.
Remember: 500 in Cash
Open to All High School Boys
description Of Dog.
2-DescriptiOn of Person with him.
Subscription Of House he Comes
from.
Account of Where they Go.
Account of What they Do.
Manuscripts must be written
plainly and mailed within twenty"
four hours of the discovery OF the
dog to
A. JONES: ADVISOR,
Astor Court Temple, New York
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

DIED-AT 100 WEST SIXTEENTH
street, September IA, Peter Paul, a dog,
companion Of the late Amelia Van Hal
tern. Burial in accordance with the wish
and will of Mrs. Van Haltern, at the fam
lily estate, Schuylkill. September II. at
three o'clock. His friend, Don Quixote,
Is especially hidden to come, II he will. /
Average Jones leaped to his feet.
where's my hat? Where's the time
table? Get cab! Simpson, you idiot.
why didn't you make me read this be-
fore, confound you! mean God bless
you. Your salary's doubled from to-
day. I'm or"
Eyes, sir," said the bewildered Simp-
son.
Miss Sylvia Graham looked down
upon slender finger ornamented with
the oldest and the most appropriate
of engagement rings, scarab beetle
red-banded with three deep-hued
| rubies.
"But, Average" she said, and TIN
golden laughter fiickered again in the
brown depths Of her eyes, mot even
you could expect girl TO accept a
man through keyhole."
81 suppose not" said Average Jones
with a sigh Of profoundest content
Some a for privacy in these mat
tiers; others for publicity. But / sup
pose I'm the first man in history who
ever got his hearts answer in an ad
yertisefnent."
Copyright The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

To this day, Average Jones main.
tains that he felt a distinct thrill at
first sight Of the advertisement. Yet
fate might well have chosen a more
appropriate ambush in anyone of q
hundred OF the strange clippings which
we're grist to the Advisors mill. Out
OF bulky pile of the days paragraphs,
however, 1t was this one that leaped,
significant, to his eye:
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-05-25

wANTED-TEN THOUSAND LoATHLY
black beetles, by a leaseholder who con-
Gracted to leave house in the same con-
idition as he found it, Ackroyd, 100 w.
Sixteenth St.. New York.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
LONE U-BOAT SINKS
126 ENEMY VESSELS

Berlin, Oct. 20.-The order of Pour
la Merite has been awarded Lieuten-
ant Commander Arnauld de La Per
riere. commander Of the submarine
U-35, for his achievements In sinking
1876 vessels, totaling 100000 tons.
Among the vessels destroyed by the
U-35 were one French and n Eng
lish small cruiser.
While assigned to the Mediterran-
can Commander Perriere sank a num-
Der of loaded transports, munition sup
ply ships and eleven armed mer-
chanthien.
He is credited with fighting seven
teen battles and on one voyage de-
stroyed 81 900 tons of shipping and
brought home four cannon as prizes.
The U-35 visited C~artegena, Spain,
last June.
Ii was later officially announced In
Berlin that the submarine carried an
autograph letter from Emperor viii
lam to King Alfonso of Spain and
medical supplies for informed Ger
mans
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
ELECTION news
QUESTION OF SECURING THE
UNOFFICIAL RETURNS.

Pierre, Oct. 20.-The question of
securing unofficial returns from all
counties of the state is a problem at
each recurring election. Most of the
county auditors make an effort TO get
the returns in as early as possible.
but there are always a few who fail
to send them in, generally this Is
where il is hard to get the final re-
turns from scattered precincts, and
the regular official returns are ready
as soon as the unofficial can be COM
piled. The official list is sealed and
sent in with the general idea that
they take the place of unofficial re-
turns. when as a matter of fact such
returns cannot be opened for several
weeks, and in case of a close election,
there is no real way to know how
the state has gone through the fail
ure of the county auditors who do
not get in unofficial returns. The
state officials are again this year
urging the county auditors to get in
their unofficial returns, and they
hope for a better showing than in
some past elections.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
down GOES MERCURY


Following up the first snowstorm
OF the season yesterday, Old Man
Winter this morning renewed his on
slaught by sending down a temperf-
ture which volplaned recklessly In
the direction of the zero mark, and
arriving within only twelve degrees
of il. The low mark was reached 81
about 6 o'clock this morning. and IL
was approximately fifteen degrees
colder than it has been at any for
mer time since last winter.
The cold snap was the signal for
lighting the few furnaces that had
not gotten under way with the ON
ing Of the snow yesterday. Coming
as it did, several weeks before its
usual time. it caught many homes
and a few business institutions short
of fuel. 1t is said that comparatively
few persons had set up heating
stoves.
The wet snow, followed by the ice
making temperature created a heavy
demand for rubber footwear, mer-
chants report.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20

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I have also had my oldest girl take it
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Sleeplessness, nervousness, irritabil-
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This famous remedy, the medicinal
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Women everywhere bear willing testi-
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
STATE CASH BOX
STATE AUDITOR TELLS OF WAY
OF GETTING MONEY AND
SOME SALARIES PAID.

Pierre, Oct. 20.-"Few people re-
%alize." says State Auditor Handlin.
that ii is harder to get money out
OF the state treasury of South Da-
kota than ii is out of the United
States treasury. The United States
government takes an employees oath
that he be paid out a certain sun for
expense. while our law makers have
provided not only for an oath of the
employee. but also that he must sub
NIT a receipt from the person to
whom the money was paid. In many
cases state employees are unable to
secure receipts for money paid out
for the state. In such Ease they lose
this amount, as the state auditor can
not issue a warrant unless the vouch-
er is sworn to and a receipt at
tached."
In speaking of expenses, he shows
that the auditors office of South Da
kota costs ~$S,46S.S3 annually; that
of North Dakota S16.765, and that of
Missouri, $31,5OO.
The supreme court of this state
costs annually $4,000 for salaries
and all clerk hire and incidental ex-
penses; that of North Dakota, $685.
600.
The expenses Of maintenance of
the state departments of South Da-
kota are about 81 per cent of the ex-
pense of maintaining the state de-
partment OF neighboring states.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
FAILED OF REFORM
PASSES Had Check Soon After Lcav-
ing Prison.

Sioux Falls, Oct. 20.-Within an
hour or two after being released from
the Sioux Falls penitentiary after
serving a term, John Larson visited
the business district and passed a
worthless check. Complaint was
made and he was soon in custody of
the police. Larson purchased clothes
to the value of SIS, and rendered in
payment a check for $25, which was
drawn on an Elk Point bank and bore
the purported signature of A. An
derson. A telephone message TO Elk
Point disclosed that "A. Anderson"
was unknown there. Larson, in the
new case against him, is charged
with obtaining money under false
pretenses. Some time after being ar
rested he made a break for liberty,
and was recaptured after a spectac-
ular pursuit in the business district.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
ALBERT HANSON KILLED NEAR
HARTFORD WHEN AUTO
TURNS TURTLE.

Sioux Falls, Oct. 20.-Thursday
evening about 6 o'clock Albert Ham
son. a single man about 35 years of
age. who has been making his home
with a brother, Carl M. Hanson, who
lives on "a farm six miles southwest of
Cotton, met instant death when the
automobile in which he was driving
turned turtle. crushing him beneath
the car.
The accident occurred about a mile
from Hartford. In the party besides
Mr.. Hanson was his sister-in-law.
Mrs. Julia Hanson. her daughter and
an infant child who was in the arms
of Mrs. Hanson when the accident
took place. The road at the point
where the accident took place Is per
fectly smooth. The ill fated man
was steering the car with one hand
while using the other hand TO turn up
his coat collar when the car got be-
You'd his control and the accident re-
suited.
A passing car picked up the body
of Mr.. Hanson and the other mem
bers of the party and took them 10
Hartford. Coroner Trepanier was
notified and in company with Sheriff
Carleton went to Hartford, but on
hearing the story of the surviving
members of the party decided that an
inquest was not necessary.
Mrs. Hanson sustained a broken
arm and the daughter received some
slight bruises. The baby escaped un-
injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
STATE NEWS.

Rapid City-Clyde Mccain, Oliver
Lemley and Peter Lemley, three
Rapid City men, have recently con
tracted to furnish the French army
with 5000 head of horses. delivery to
be made between now and next
spring. They are now buying horses
in Nebraska.
Pierre-The state has received
title TO quarter sections of land in
Meade county, and a small amount
OF money, as the proceeds of the es-
tate of Bryan Kehoe, who died with
out leaving any known heirs. and the
estate comes to the state by escheat.
Pierre-Gov. Byrne has appointed
M. M. Robertson as county Judge of
Bennett county to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of w. f..
Hooper. The republican county COM
mittee of this county has selected j..
M. Starkey to fill the vacancy on the
ticket made by the death Of Haakon
Pierson, the nominee for county
treasurer.
Yankton-All the pupils OF the
city schools. from kindergarten to
seniors in the high school, were as
sembled at the new school building
Monday afternoon for a flag raising
ceremony at the new steel Flagstaff.
Over 1000 children participated, this
being the first time In the history of
the city that all the children were
assembled under school direction for
any event.
Spencer-This place was this week
the scene of an apple war" which
resulted to the great benefit of the
residents of the city, who as a result
OF the war were able to purchase APP
pies at much less than the market
price. A Kansas man brought in a
carload of apples and sold them at
$1.25 per bushel. A day or two later
another carload from Kansas arrived
here. these being offered at s1.15 per
bushel. The first arrival then low
cred his price TO 81 per bushel and
his entire stock o was sold at this
price.
Rapid City-From information re-
ceived here the 640-acre homestead
bill will come up for action by con
gress when congress reassembles in
December. At that time the amend
ments made by the United States
senate either will be concurred in or
disagreed to. In case of concurrence
the bill will become a law immediate
ly upon approval by President Will
son If the house does not concur in
the amendments the result will be a
conference to adjust the difficulty
between the two houses. According
to South Dakota members of con-
gress who now are in the state, the
final passage of the bill in December
is practically assured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Big rs cent meal at Rays.

For Rent. Seven room house,
close in.-Mrs. A. f. Clough.
House for rent or sale, Apply to
Mrs. ID. McKinnon.
For Sale. Residence property on
East Fifth street. See A. b. Smith.
For Rent. My farm, the south N
section 80, Franklin township. In
quire Of Albert Budde.
For Sale. A quantity of upland
and midland hay. in stack or deliver
ed. S. Thompson, Phone 1857.
Notice. We are prepared to clean
your rugs.-R. II. Mayfield.
For Rent. Half section farm. good
improvement. blowing done. Inquire
at this office.
III your milk man has failed TO de-
liver cream or milk you can get sup
piled at the Sugar Bowl. Milk, 8
cents per quart.
For Rent. Five room house, els
tern and we'll, Egan avenue.-W. G.
Abbott.
/ want to sell my restaurant al
Sibley, Ia, at once. Good live town,
good business. Will sell cheap and
give good terms.-Ray Phillips, Mad
ison, S. ID.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
US TOBACCO HELDINLOND0N
British Claim Shippers Failed to OBJ
serve Neutrality Order.

London. Oct. 19. - Large consign-
ments of tobacco from the United
States for Dutch and Scandinavian
ports are being held here on the claim
of the government that they fail TO
comply with the recent arrangement
under which cargoes paid for before
Aug. 4 and shipped prior 10 Aug. 30
might proceed to neutral destinations.
Many American tobacco shippers
who have their own representatives in
Europe, with which they do a whole
sale business. shipped TO them under
the impression that the new order
would permit such action.
The government, however. contends
hat proof must be furnished that the
cargoes wee paid for before Aug. 4
by the actual European buyers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20

Washington. Oct. 30. The bureau
of Indian affairs has begun the dis
tribution of the per capita amounts
due to Minnesota Chippewa Indians
from the former sale of pine and 9th.
er Indian lands authorized in the last
Indian appropriation bill. The total
amount to be distributed at this time
is about 81 500. 900. The per capital
amount will be about $3.50 for each In.
dian.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20

Washington. Oct. ls-Increasing
business Is being done In Portugal by
American concerns. according to con.
sular adyices Twenty American YES.
sells have discharged cargoes at Lis.
bon since the first OF the year. Such
A number never has been approached
before.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
AND ST. L. ROAD is FINED
Convicted CT Violating Federal Six.
teen-Hour Law.

Des Moines. la, Oct. l9.-ln a de-
cision here in the federal district
court Judge Martin j. Wade fined the
Minneapolis end 81. Louis railway ST.
900 fer violation of the law which pro-
hints railroads from allowing their
en- plcyes tn work more than sixteen
consecutive hours.
The government asked that a fine OF
$500 be assessed following the in,
dietmert G. he railroad on nineteer
senarafe ~~~f
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20

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me out in good
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all the time, as We
live on a farm and |
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20

Trivial blemishes are sometimes the
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hands, DR.. Hobson's Eczema Ointment
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
NORWAY SENDS TERSE REPLY
Tells Britain She'll Do as She Pleases
About Visiting Divers.

Christiania. Oct. 20.-Norway has
the right. but II is not a duty to bar
lighting submarines from her waters.
This is Norway's reply TO the allies
recent note to neutrals claiming fight
ing divers should be excluded from
neutral waters.
In other words. Norway will do just
as she pleases about il.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
Constipation DuIls Your Brain.

hat dull. l~istless, oppressed feeling
is due to impurities in your system.
sluggish liver. clogged intestines. DR..
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
Noted Jesuit Educator Dead.

Milwaukee. Oct. l9-Rev. Aloysius
Bosche, seventy-one years old. former
pastor OF Gesu church and one OF the
foremost Jesuit educators OF the Mid
die West, il dead. From 1880 To 1887
Father Bosche was project of studies
in the Jesuit colleges OF Detroit, Gin
cinnati. Chicago and Milwaukee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20

Biliousness, sick headache. sour stom-
ach, gas, bloating, constipation. dyspep-
sia-all these distressing consequences
of retaining a mass of undigested and
fermenting food in the m are
avoided III the bowels are kept open and
regular. Foley Cathartic Tablets are
first aid to good health. DO not grippe.
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20

Bad Colds from Little Sneexes Grow.
Many colds that hang on all winter
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DIR. Kings New Discovery, with its
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
xAxx THE HOST OF PROSPERITY

Every man should keep fit these days
and make the most of his opportunities.
No mar can work his best handicapped
with disordered kidneys and bladder,
aching back. swollen joints. stiff mus
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20

movement will tone up your system and
help to clear your muddy. pimply CON-
plexion. Get a bottle OF DR.. Kings New
Life Pills today at you druggist, rs
cents. A dose tonight will make you
cheerful at breakfast.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-20
WITH THE BOWIERS
by Dan

In the Madison Bowling league
last night the Wells Fargo team took
two out of three games from the
Daily Leader five. Following are the
scores:
Wells Earpn-