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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

At the trial the covert threat cons
tained in the words above quoted was
given in evidence against the prison.
er and when he protested that he had
not meant them the Judge (aftsr tho
manner Of that day. called him q
lying rogue"
So John Minden went TO the gall
lows amidst the execrRtions OF. mob
and was afterward hung in chains
on a gibbet erected at four cross-
roads within sight Of the scene OF
his supposed crime.
The old house got an evil name
and remained vacant for several
years. An ancestor OF my friend and
host bought it and every now and
then the story of its being haunted
cropped up and scattered the sery-
ants.
All this" said my host, rueTully,
"cost me nearly $4,000 and for
nothing. II what happened 10 YOU
were not a nightmare We are Just
where we were, minus the hope that
the thing might be got rid Of.
Here the superior acuteness of his
wife came in. IL don't agree with
you at all, Frank" she said. u think
| we have made an immense advance.
| Thanks to Mr.. KS admirable pres-
ence of mind and bravery (remem-
heIing the abject terror into which
I hAa been plunged ! acknowledged
the conlptmSua with c efukiy Emilo).
this .nystUTf b tn . SAir way to bt
solysG. By SEssnq eG q Cream or 2
/ vision or Q TsgItaSdOn-cSll Il whAS
! you liks --~ ysUEe esar old seepheg
GIave has Eot hesS1ng AZ last and
believe that everything he ssid on
caused Mf. < 70 see is true. John
Minden's god EAmS->1 arc sure ae
was a good raEp, for all his baG
temper and hiS hAsty words ~ must
be restored kE& his memory Vindt-
Gated"
And she hN6 hcT way,
A carefully worded paragraph was
published in the local papers to the
effect that grave doubts had arisen
as to the guilt Of "the deceased"
Such of his remains as could be found
in the ditch, into which they had
been flung when the rustad chains
Of the gibbet could hold them no
longer, were collected and given de-
cent burial In conseGrated ground.
And a tablet was erected in the
church to his memory, In which he
was described as
A FAITHFUL SERVANT, a Z
FALSELY ACCUSED, s
BUT NOW INDICATED.
| / passed all the rest of my visit
sleeping In the new room. have
occupied II since, over and ovsh
again. Others have preceded and
followed me and hd oae has ever hesis
| disturbed 50. -.-...---.----
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

n WAS spending the night ia the
home N an old friend OF mins.
a ! fell asleep soon after my head
touched the pillow and DO not
Gn|U how long remained pescsf,ilI,
"a he land or Nod when somethinS
halpsned. Did ( wake an or did /
b7 pfnr conscious 0f q dresmy That
sni unable ~ decide even now The
room VISA fuii Of light. which en-.
eotef me 10 notice that The window
shutters were closed and the curtsius
d'a"h I could not sse any lamp aga
ts7 fire had gone out I heard no
m'yemeht bui directly ia FROM OF
my bed. facing ne. stood a figure
before
set ~. rubbed M eyes. and
0sked, Am J drssmingy" ! ala not
address this question 10 nv visitor.
J 1ld not even speak II 20 myself I
0niy thought r., but he answered me
''i' you are good enough 90 consult
my convenience, he said p0iitely
you will assume that you are Most
psrsons ia your position iump out
0f bed and scream some cover IN
thHir heads Ia the clothes and bid me
bSkDhs, A person who called him
5etf man Or science slept here not
~ very long ago. He saw mo with
his syes. he heard me with his ears
1nd he had the eifrOntry 10 tell me
10 my face that ! was delusion
sn'h treatment Is most dlshearten-
ing
Who . OF" | bsgan to STAN
mef.
Never mind, he interrupted with
graceful gesture. II am made up
0r several things which can not be
explained 8m part OF you, for ex.
6mple This Cooking round himj
was once nay own bedohamber, but,
strange to say, ! can not visit II un-
loas Il be occupied by someone else
what is this stuff they have stuck
up on the Walls2 And these sofas and
cupboards with looking glass doors,
Hnd 500 dear me Is this utenAll II
b1thl q assented. And a writing
tablet What do you want with such
tiings AS these In Il sleeping apart
msulT"
yentufsd TO state that they had
become the fashion
'Ah, yssl" he sighed, "and fashion
muet Dteyall, / know thar to my
gpst But II makes me feel quite
ptfa0sS supDoae YOU were to come
bs0ktt4o gd. ! meap, 10 some place
With gvbF9 object la which you had
DagS bes4 fsmiliag and where you
bad gbent some happy days, and
toapd nothipE absolutely nothing,
tbat YOU gould recognize AWould NOT
gbg gAsl strange and sad3"
dNQ M0ubt,n puhmitleq, there
mist w y ksSat hlteratis9ln,p
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

by ourselves. and this was the story
told 10 me:
In the early days OF George III. the
lloyd Of the manor OF Lington was one
Stephen Glaye-a studious man and
confirmed bachelor until. during a
visit to London. when he wac in his
fiftleth year. he was fascinated by
beautiful italian dancer and mar
ried her. Their after life was one
bitter wrangle--he clinging TO his
old quiet habits. she insisting upon
excitement and pleasure. What else
had she married him for? Against his
body servant, John Minden, she con-
ceived violent hatred, suspeCting
him, and not without cause, OF keep
ing his master informed about GER
tain things which, from her point OF
view, should have been left unmen-
toned. BY no threats could she pre-
vent John Minden from standing up
for his master, and by no csjolerles
could she induce his master to part
with him.
Tho position was thus: So far as
they could ascertain Stephen Glave
had not revoked the will which he
had made in his Wite's favor at their
mAc.!6KeI still, he might do so any
day He was rich, but, having some
knowledge Of what was going on, hs
sternly refused to increase her IA
come. sle would hs better ctt AZ a
widow Titb only hsr dover than az
now. Stephan Glave was clearly ~
ths way. John MiDdsp was backing
his master ND and finding out
| Through brother who lived IN
| IondOnl more and more unpleasant
truths. IL any fatal accident (D
happened to the lord OF LiDEton
manor one Of these plotters was sure
she would rather have a bloodhound
on the scent than John Minden. Any
arrangement, therefore, by which
master and man might cease tS be In
the way together would be highly
beneficial. And such an Arrangement
was made,
The pair was seen in the vicinity
of the manor house on the very morn
ing of the murder, but the clrcum
stantial evidence against John Min
den was so strong that no notice wal
taken of this fact. Shortly before
the fatal day he had been overheard
to say to his master In an angry
tone, Il wish that one Of us wert
dead To which the latter re
piled, And II you had the choice,
suppose, it would be me?" Your
right, by Cod" cried the old 6ervan
In rage.
The lord of the manor was founC
dead in his bedroom with Minden'
knife In his heart. And so violen
was the stab, as It then appeared
that even part OF the handle wa
found to have penetrated his flesh,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03
THE ToLDI SERVANT

recall what Il was.
! found my host waiting for me
in the hall with evident anxiety.
Have you had a good nights rest?"
he asked quickly. without any Good
morning" or How are your" When
face OF the hostess Frightened up
with more than her usual geniality
as she exclaimed: "Oh, you Cont look
a bit as though" she broke on at
a warning look from her husband,
became incoherent and smashed a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

from HIS companion. tried to NJ II
into the wound. But his hand trem-
bled. Drive II home, fool" hissed
the woman; drive II IA ss you did
the other" with ayerted face he
tried to do her bidding, but failed.
With that she SCI her foot on the
end OF the hsft and stamped the
blade in. Then she picked up the
broken pieces OF the real death wesp-
on, wiped them carefully and burned
the napkin she used in the embers OF
the CRATE.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

gone and a large four poster Of the
type one finds at Hampton court took
It's place But there was no one IN
that bed. The man who had been
born IN it. whose ancestors for gene
rstiOns had died In II, lay half un-
dressed In the middle Of the floor on
his back with broken rapier stick
ing out OF red stain on the left
side OF his shirt front.
And the face upturned to the
moonlight was the face OF my yisi-
tant!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

teacup. Now, all l had said to my
host in the hall was that had had
a very strange dream. We were
sixteen strong, mostly young people,
at table, so that this little slip was
soon covered by the usual clatter and
chatter, o
We three most interested had It
out afterward In the small library
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

There have been frequent reports re.
Gently Of uuoasiuess in Switzerland re-
gordmg possible violation of the coun-
try S neutrality, and it was announced
officially few days ago that parts OF
The Swiss army net yet with the colerS
would be mohilized Italy, according
to official dispatches, has been strength
euing her defenSeS ON the Swiss border,
President SchultheSS. Of Switzerland,
said recently that the Swiss people
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

would never allow a foreign army to in
wade their soil.
The commander in cbiot OF the Swiss
army, General Willie. said the army was
prepared to defend Swiss neutrality at
ali costs.
london reports say that Swiss news
papers assert masses of German troops
are concentrated near Basel rhg Swiss
general start IS convinced that an in
vaSion Of Switzerland is contemplated
with view TO freeing Alsace from the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

French invaders, saws one account The
French have held a narrow strip Of Al
SAGE since the early days OF the wal
The Swiss army has a total war strength
OF 100000 we'll trained men The Swiss
system of universal service has been
urged on the United States.
Pictures show General Willie. a body
of Swiss infantrymen and a map of the
relationship ofSwitzeglaud to the war
ring powers, also the little strip of Al
sace held by the French.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

A corner of the tapestry was lifted
and a man and woman came in
stealthily. the latter with common
clasp knife In her hand 1t seemed
az though they had arranged already
what had to be done, for they lost
no time In doing 1t. The man knelt
DOWN beside the corpse, drew out the
broken repIsE and, taking the kpits
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

amy gentleman may accidentally
break his sword" she said, handing
him the fragments. They will seek
no further when John Minden's knife
Is found" o
woke in the morning with the
sensation that something unusual
had HAPPENED, but could not ct once
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

as he can make arrangements for their
coming Tribune,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

The Tribune reminds the people Of
uWru> that thav have At least enc thing
90 he thanhgul for--thev don { have to
worry about the ceal shortage,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03

Continued from page ono.)
lion last November, did not wish to.
seryr, Slur
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-03
A FAITHFUL SERVANT, a
FALSELY ACCUSED,

BUI NVW 14ND1CAI HD'
l. passed ali the rest Of my VISIT
sleeping In the new room. I have
siSHRsd ssaR obeas sAIs svt PTsT STeesGea s1S
followed me and ne, eae has ever pesf&
dlstNrbeQA I ~ -
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17
Ask for Your Money?

Editor MissOulian: May | appeal to
YOU for garden advice? Moved by n
desire to serve my country | invested a
few weeks ago in a shovel a hoe a
rake, Il Spading fork, a. pair of Ovcralls
a flannel shirt and vast quantities of
seed and planned a backyard garden
After breaking my sons bank for
money to pay the plowman and my
own back to do the planting | have
put beetS and carrots and turnips and
onions in their proper places. But
with my potatoes l am having troubles
| must be helped out OF. Most of my
garden was to have been devoted to
potatoes. ! spent $l5 for seed. Now
| probably look like n greenhorn, and
| suspect the seed man knew it, He
didn't give me seeds at all but things
which looked like the finished article
| thought at the time they were po-
tatoes. but he assured me they were
for seed. Now ] have cut open every
one of them and there wasn't Il seed in
the lot. ! had to throw them all out
What shall | do? Shall | sue the seed
man or just tell him and ask for my
money back"
CITY MAN.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17
WEARING THE FLAG.

The little tricolor rosette or bow. the
tiny flag. the lapel button--ali these
are not object onable as expressive of
the loyalty of the wearers; there Is no
violation of good taste in this personal
display of the colors. But it seems to
the Post to be the limit of poor taste to
wear tiny flags pasted to collars-sOme
of the latter far from clean. The in
discriminate use of these little flags
does not impress the observer as par
ticularly expressive of patriotism: 1t
partakcs rather of freakishnesS and it
does not serve any good purpose. Men
in the service who have been trained
to reverence the flag must be shocked
by some of the misdirected uses of the
cOuntrN's emblem. Here is case for
good Judgment to assert itsclf.-l'utt"
Post.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17
CITY MAN.
Wants Dances investigated.

Editor Muscular: Whatever may
be the merits of the current contro-
versy concerning the character of the
Elite dance hall, it is apparently fact
that public dances in this city are Civ
en- little official attention. Perhaps
they are well enough conducted, hut
if they are the glory belongs to the
individuals who enjoy them, and indi-
viduals commonly go as far as the law
will let them. Street corner talk about
MisSoula public dance halls indicates
that this rule holds good here.
Now I am no kill joy. think dane
ins Il proper pleasure. But If we are
to have public dancing here it should
be carefully conducted. for it has the
air of being officially approved and
thus attracts persons who expect de
ctncy. pecency may be there, but
II rulation is tn" only thing that abso-
lnt"ly insures II. Why cannot some
civic organization investigate these
dance halls and recommend to the city
Whatever seems necessary.
INNOCENT RiSTANDEI.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17
HOW TO KICK.

The way to improve conditions in the
thaater is not for the dissenting play
gOer to stay away. thereby registering:
his protest. but for him to attend that
thea,rr and register vigorous protests
with the management, for this action
will be much more effective of the two.
This is the opinion advanced by
Charles Sale, more Familiarity known
to vaudeville patrons as Chic" Sale.
IF "A playgO"r objects to the sort of
shows any particular theater puts on
said Mr. sale to II representative OF the
christian Science Monotor, ''he can
accomplish little, il anything, by stay
ing away. For there always seems to
be ii sufficient number OF discriminate
ing patrons of a show to carry ii along.
And these patrons are the sort who
have no idea of registering, anything
like an objection to the style of enter
tainment Offered them. Most of them
go there looking for that sort of thing.
Now if the playgorr who will not tolcr
ate Objectionable entertainment. in
stead of doing Il minimum of damage
to it by refusing to see it, should make
II Il point to attend, discover exactly
what his objections are and never fail
TO see that the management knows
about them afterward. we should pro-
Gress much faster toward clean
thcater.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17

Just as welcome are the smane,A gets.
A good start has been made but
there must be no tagging. Every one
must give n mite or more. The work
must be pushed forward from all direc-
tons. Small contributions are cspe-
cially invited.
The swimming pool--if We get it's
to be community affair. 1t is to
belong to all the citizens. Its benefits
are 10 be shared by all alike. 1t is
everybody's business and all must
take hand. Despite the good start
the project will fail unless the people
of Missoula come forward as n body
to help.
BE guided by the spirit OF little
Maurice Llafet. Remember the DESC
lation of the home that was bereft Of
its sunshine. Send in your subscrip-
ton to the fund today so that there
will be no more homes robbed OF boys
by the secret currents and eddies Of
the Missoula river.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17
NO EXCUSE FOR FAILURE.

Perhaps no nation ever entered n
war with fewer possible excuses for
failure than did the United states in
the spring Of 1917.
We have had two years and a half to
thresh out in every conceivable way
the reasons for or against entering up
on the war. Instead OF the year
which Mr.. Bryan has suggested AS the
panacea for war, we have had two and
J.: half times that period for the con-
sideration of the action which we have
now taken.
Most nations have in the past car
ried on their technical military expert
ments on a laboratory scale. Instead
of peace time maneuvers and peace
time proving grounds. we have had a
whole world in arms to learn from.
The military knowledge that Europe
has won at the cost of rivers of blood
is ours almost for the asking.
If we had little excuse for failure in
the direction of technical equipment.
We have even less excuse for failure i'm
the direction of political and industrial
organization. The democracies of
Canada and England have paid the
cost of our tuition in the school of bit
ter experience.
Last, and not least. we are now pre-
pairing for war under the sharp spur
Of war itself: and yet We are shielded
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17
KEEP BUSINESS GOING.

Nothing could be more unfortunate
or indeed disastrous to the successful
preparation for war than a misguided
sense of economy.
The country needs thrift. not greed.
There must be economy in waste, re-
trenchment of expenditures for useless
Injuries and conservation, but not
boarding Of resources. Every dollars
worth Of food saved helps to end the
war. Every citizen should be guided
penditures.
The situation may be stated briefly
in tn" cali of the American Society Of
Thrift upon all the people to remem-
Der that the most acute need of our
nation today is intelligent, productive
and instructive thrift. There must be
no clogging of the channels of indus
try, no indiscriminate. dangerous
boarding of money or food
All conditions in this country spell
prosperity, Prosperity we will have
If the industrial and business methods
run along normal lines, as they have
been for many months. There will
b" no food ranics If people keep their
heads and work on sound methods.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17

reaching the lad the ACCOMPLISHMENT
might have succeeded. The intention
was to button hole the young fellow
and speak earnestly on the misuse of
other persons property. He slipped
from our grasp, however, and the in
cident was closed, except for the boot
ing of the lads companions who sat
along the curb across the street. There
are various ways of keeping the boys
off your lawn. Some favor the idea of
threatening to call "a policeman, others
prefer to shake d stick. All of the diff
ferent ways have their merits. But
none of them do any good.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17
SPRING IN LEWISTOWN

We have Yet to hear the first robins
clear note. In truth, we fear he hts not
arrived since Frank Wright remains
strangely and sadly silent on the sub
Jcct. Frank is the first robins best
friend. This plumaged harbinger of
spring trills his first roundalay for
FRANKS private and personal enjoy
ment and then opens up In full
tfIr"ated song for the entertainment of
the rest of the public. But there are
other signs quite as infallible. johnny
Rhtch says that he could distinctly
ir"l the poetic music twanging on his
heartstlings yesterday This is not SO
much promise of spring as a portent
OF things we dare not print. We used
to print them. but that was when the
daring OF youth was upon us and we
We're willing TO take a desperate chance
now ana then. Nothing is quite perfect
IN TINS topsy-turvy world and even
spring. glorious beautious spring, has
us drawbacks, as will be ab,lndantly
shown when Johnny breaks forth into
poetry. Withal, the grass grew grcener
yesterday and the buds gave first
promise of their belated burgeoning.
Inc &c" man greeted the dawn of q
perfect day with an expansive and
welcoming smile while the coal man
met his victims with u less furtive
look. Spring has came" and if she
doesn't backslde before this finds it's
place on the printed page, all will be
as joyous as a whole. symphony of
bells.-Lewiston News DEM
ocrat.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17
THE WAVE OF PROSPERITY.

When the great European war start
cd in 1914. the business circles of the
nation wer" pessimistic. They fore
saw and predicted grave disaster to
the industrial interests of the country
For a time the situation bordered on
panic. Time has proved the astonish-
ing lack of foresight which governed
during that period. The months since
have been the most prosperous the
nation has ever seen. The European
war has brought unprecedented pros
perity to America, and the people must
not again make the mistake of being
pessimistic. Nothing short of n ma
tiOnal cataclysm can avert the pros
perity which now hOverS over the
country.--HelenaA Record Herald
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17
GOOD HEALTH HINTS.

Look well after the health of body
and mind. Divide tn" day wisely into
hours of work and recreation. Eat
good. wholesome food. BE clean in
every respect and live in Il dry, sunny
we'll ventilated habitation.
Eight hours Of work, recreation and
mental development. eight hours OF
rest, and eight hours of sleep. are best.
Two hours of sleep before and two
hours of sleep after midnight are the
most refreshing. Two hours should be
devoted to the three meals of the day
two hours for art and lectures. two
hours for the family. your friends and
the public. two hours for a sane sport
walking. riding. driving. rowing
swimming. gymnastics and play in the
open air.)