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Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-01-04
METHODIST CHURCH

The pastor, Rev. R. J. Craig, will
preach Sunday morning at IL o'clock
and at p. m. The regular commun-
ion win be held at the close Of the
morning service. this being the first
Sunday.
Epworth League at 6:15, and Sun
day school at 10 a. m.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-01-04
UNITED MISSION STUDY CLASS

The ladies of the different church.
es will please make arrangements to
attend the first lesson to be discuss
cd In our new Mission Study, Old
Spain in New America. next Tuesday.
Jan. 8, at 1880. in the First Presby-
terian Church. Mrs Daniel Is our
leader this year, and we are expect
ing the lessons to be unusually inte-
resting. and / am sure she will ex-
pect US to have our lessons we'll pre-
pared and in order to do this we
son. get interested and then you will
must first buy book, study the les
be present at each meeting.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-01-04
CARDS

I will ask for shower of birthday
cards. Most everybody knows when
that is. the 5th day Of January. Send
all cards to JOHN FLATT. Blooming
ton, Tenn. Route /.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-01-04

AL0ooD CIRCUIT NOTES
Preaching at Shipley Sunday morn
ing, Jan. Z and at Mt. Union in the
afternoon at o'clock.
FRED B. COX, Pastor
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-01-04
Happy New Year Greet
ings to All!

am still in the Realty and Insurance
business and want to thank one and all for
bushes given me during 1916, and hope to
have continuance of the same for 1917.
have a good list of farms and city prop
erty for SALE If you want to buy. it will
pay you to see me and let me show you be-
fore buying Can show you better than
can tell you on paper If you want to SELL
list with me, and if don't sell you are out
nothing. Also see me for all kinds Of In
surance and Bonds Very truly yours,
j. w. RICHARDSON
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-01-04

ssud the Herald to your friend.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-01-04

TRUSTEES REPORT
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-01-04
BUFFALo VALLEY, ROUTE I

D. e. sLAGLE, Trustee.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-01-04

Total Amt due all Funds. s1.152.ss
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-01-04

Without breathing the material at
mosphere our physical bodies could
not be kept alive; and without the In
spring influence of the Divine Spirit
there is no real life Of the soul.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
STRIKING FIGURES ON HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION
WE HAVE BUILT 1890
MILES OF ROAD
Would Reach From New York to San
Francisco and New Orleans to
Duluth-Is in 5000 Pieces

During the FIVE years in which work
has been in progress under the state
aid law there has been constructed:
A. Four thousand eight hundred
and forty-six miles of all types of road.
If built in continuous lines, this would
complete a road from New York to
San Francisco, and also one from
New Orleans to Duluth, or it would
complete II roads north and south and
II roads east and west through Wis
consin.
B. Of the mileage given in CAY,
2,771 miles have been surfaced with
various materials. If built cOntinu
ously, this would complete roads from
Milwaukee to New York, Milwaukee
to New Orleans and Milwaukee to ST.
Paul, or it would complete roads
north and south and 6 roads east and
west through Wisconsin.
The striking part of it, however, is
that we have not twenty-five miles
of road i'm a continuous stretch. It
is divided into $500 pieces.
G. In grading this 4,S46 miles OF
road approximately 100000 cubic
yards of earth have been eXcavated
and placed in fills This is the earth
contained in a canal SO feet wide on
the bottom, 20 feet wide on top and
10 feet deep, with a length of 88 miles,
being more than the distance from
Milwaukee to Madison. The difficulties
in moving this earth, however, were
much greater than would be the diff
Guilty of digging such canal, mas
much as this earth was moved in per-
forming 6,327 separate road jobs and
with small grading tools such as
wheelers and slip scrapers.
D. There have been built 1862 con-
:rete culverts on these roads, con-
Gaining 1000 cubic feet of concrete,
and with total length of 207,88 feet.
If placed end to end, these culverts
would extend a distance of 40 miles.
E. Since July 1, 1911, there have
been constructed in accordance with
the plans of Wisconsin Highway Com
mission 2,819 county and state aid
bridges, with a total length of 1920
feet, or about 16 miles.
F. In the height of the working
season there are daily employed in
this work approximately 175 engineers.
county highway commissioners and in
spectors, 600 foremen, 5000 labOrers
of all classes, including teamsters, and
$500 teams making up daily payroll
of probably $4,000 in 1916.
G.. There was expended in state aid
road and bridge construction in 1915,
$4134,83O; in 1916, $4,215,183; and in
dications are there will be expended
at least $4,6O0,OOO in 1917.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04

Features.
upon the top Of a bookcase without
otherwise changing his position, and,
glancing aside at Excl, said:
Nov, Mr.. Excl, what help can you
give us?"
81 have little to add to DR.. Cumber-
ly's account" answered Excl Offhand
edly. 1.-THE whole thing seemed to
me-
"What it seemed" interrupted Dun
bar, docs not interest Scotland Yard,
Mr. Excl, and won't interest the jury"
what do you want to know, then?"
asked Excl.
Il will be wanting to know" said
Dunbar, where you were coming from
tonight"
From the house Of commons"
you came direct?"
81 left Sir Brian Malpas at the corner
Of Victoria street at four minutes to II
by Big Ben and walked straight home,
actually entering here from the street
as the clock was Ginning the last
stroke of midnight"
"Then you would have walked up the
street from an easterly directionY"
Certainly"
did you meet any one or anythfng?'
"a taxicab, empty-for the hood was
lowered-passed me as l turned the
corner. There was no other vehicle in
the street. and no person"
"You don't know from which door
the cab came"
"As I turned the corner" replied
Excl, ST heard the man starting his en-
CINE, although when l actually saw the
cab it was in motion. but judging by
the sound to which l refer, the cab had
been stationary, if not at the door of
Palace mansions, certainly at that of
the next block. st. Andrews man.
SionS.'
Did you hear or see anything else?"
81 saw nothing whatever. But just
as l approached the street door l heard
q peculiar whistle, apparently proceed
ing from the gardens in the center of
the square, / attached no Importance
to it at the time"
"What kind of whistler
ST have forgotten the actual notes.
but the effect was very odd in some
way
In what way?
IAN depression of this sort is not
entirely reliable, inspector. but it
struck me as oriental"
"Ahi' said Dunbar and reached out
the long arm for his notebook.
"Can | be of any further assistance?'
said Excl, glancing at his watch.
You had entered the hallway and
were about to enter your own fat
when the voices of DR.. Cumberly and
Mr. LerouX attracted your attentions"
II actually had the key in my hand, ;"
reniiad FyaI-
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he ierked suddenly.

he jerked suddenly.
she has no maid at the moment" re
piled Leroux. ''She has been without
one for twelve months or more now"
when did you last hear from herr
"Three days ago.
did you answer the letter.
Yes; my answer was among the
mail which Soames took to the post
tonight"
You said, though. if | remember
rightly, that he was out without per
missiOn!
Leroux ran his fingers through his
hair.
II meant that be should only have
been absent five minutes or so. while
ne remained out for more than an
hour"
Inspector Dunbar nodded compre
hendingly. tapping his teeth with the
head Of the fountain pen.
"And the other servants?"
There are only two-a cook and
maid released them for the even
ing-glad to get rid of them-w wanted
to work.
'They are Iate?'
"They take liberties because am
easy going"
81 see." said Dunbar. $50 that you
were quite alone this evening when
he nodded in the direction of the writ
ing table-'your visitor came?"
Quite alone No living thing" said
Leroux mOnotonously. left this fat
from the time that the three of us
Excl. Cnmherly and I. entered up to
the time that Miss Cumberly came,
and, with the doctor, went out again.
HIM said the inspector, making
notes. 1T appears so certainly.
will ask you, then, for your own &C.
count, Mr.. Leroux, Of the arrival Of
the woman in the civet furs. Pay spe-
cial attention. pointed with his
fountain pen-"to the time at which
the various incidents occurred"
Leroux, growing calmer as he pro-
ceeded with the strange story. com
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(cOntlnCrd from page II
illness and of Being addicted to some
drug habit, probably morphine. This
beyond doubt, contributed to her
death, but the direct cause was as
phyxiation. She had been strangledr
"My Cod" groaned Leroux, drop,
ping his face into his hands.
You found marks OH her throatT
1.-THE marks were very slight. Nc
great pressure was required in heI
weak condition."
"You did not move the body"
Certainly not A more complete
examination must be made, Of course.
But | extracted a piece of torn paper
from her clenched right hand"
Inspector Dunbar lowered his tufted
brows.
I'm not glad to know you did that"
he said st should have been left"
at was done on the spur of the mo-
ment, but without altering the posi-
ton of the hand or arm. The paper
lies upon the table yonder."
Inspector Dunbar took long drink.
Thus far he had made no attempt to
examine the victim. Pulling out a
bullying note case from the inside
pocket of his blue serge coat, he I'M
screwed a fountain pen, carefully test
ed the nib upon his thumb nail and
made three or four brief entries. Then,
stretching out one long arm. he laid
the wallet and the pen beside his glass
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
RIVER FALLS. WIS.

Special courses of study are pro-
vided for High School graduates
as well as for those who have
completed the common schools and
grades in city schools.
The Diploma OF the school be-
comes a Life State Certificate af-
ter the holder has taught success
fully for one year and received
approval of the State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction.
An Elementary course of two
and one-half years is offered which
leads to the Certificate which is
valid for five years, after the
holder has taught successfully for
one year.
The school has large reference
and textbook Libraries and we'll
equipped physical and biological
laboratories. Excellent facilities
are provided for special work in
Manual Training. Domestic Science,
Music drowning and Physical Train
ing.
Tuition is free in the Model
Grades. The pupils in these grades
have the advantages of the cours-
es in Music, Drawing, Domestic
Science. Manual Training and Phys
ical Training.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
CHAPTER ILL.
A Window Is Opened.

A Window Is Opened.
3HILE Henry Leroux collected
W. his thoughts, DR.. Cumberly
- glanced across at the writing
S9EkN table where lay the fragment
Of paper which had been clutched in
the dead womans hand, then turned
his head again toward the Inspector.
staring at him curiously. Since Dunbar
had not yet attempted even to glance
at the strange message. he wondered
what had prompted the present line Of
inquiry.
MY wife, began Leroux, shared
studio in Paris. at the time that | met
her, with an American lady-a very
talented portrait painter-er-a Miss
Denise Ryland You may know her
name?-but of course you don't, no!
Well. my wife is herself quite clever
with her brush; in fact, she has exhib-
tied more than once at the Paris salon.
We agreed at-er-at the time of our
of our engagement that she should be
free to visit her old artistic friends in
Paris at any time. You understand?
There was to be no let or hindrance
Is this really necessary, Mr.. Inspec,
tori"
Pray 90 on, Mr.. Leroux.'
Well. You understand, it was give
and take arrangement, because | am
> fraid that myself demand certain
sacrifices from my wife-and-er-I
did not feel entitled to-interfere"-
Does she usually stay long?" in
quired Dunbar.
Not more than week. as a rule"
answered LcrouZ.
You must excuse me-" continued the
detective, IF | seem to pry into init
mate matters. but on these occasions.
how does Mrs. Leroux get on for
money!"
Il have opened credit for her." ex
planned the novelist YEARLY. lat the
| Credit I.yonnais. III Paris.
Dunbar scrubbed busily in his note
| nook
Does she take her maid with herr"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
He Suppressed Gasp of Astonishment.

re suppressed a gasp OF ASIOnISnhnSnIs
piled with the inspectors request. He
had practically completed his account
when the doorbell rang.
Its the servants" said DR.. Cumber-
ly. "SOames will open the door,"
But Soames did not appear.
The ringing being repeated:
81 told him to remain in his room,''
said Dunbar, until l rang for him,
remember
Il will open the door," said Cum
berly.
and tell the servants to stay in the
Kitchen" snapped Dunbar.
DR.. Cumberly opened the door, ad-
hitting the cook and housemaid.
There has been an unfortunate ac-
cident," he said, but not to your mas
good enough to remain in the kitchen
for the present"
Peeping in furtively as they passed,
the two women crossed the lobby aud
went to their own quarters.
"Mr. Soames next" muttered Dun.
bar, and, glancing at Cumberly as he
returned from the lobby: "Will you
ring for him?' he requested.
Dr. Cumberly nodded and pressed a
bell beside the mantelpiece. An inter
val followed, in which the inspector
made notes and Cumberly stood look
ing at Leroux, who was beating his
palms upon his knees and staring un-
seeingly before him.
Cumberly rang again, and in response
to the second ring the housemaid ap-
peared at the door.
Il rang for Soames." said DR.. Cum
berly.
"He is not in, sir" answered the girl.
Inspector Dunbar started as though
he had been bitten.
"Whatr' he cried. mot in?"
mo, sir" said the girl, with wide
open, frightened eyes.
Dunbar turned to Cumberly.
"You said there was no other way
QUIT"
There is no other way, to my
knowledge"
"Where's his room?'
Cumberly led the way to a room at
he end Of short corridor, and In
spector Dunbar entering and turning
1p the light glanced about the little
apartment 1t was a very neat serv-
ants bedroom, with comfortable, quite
simple furniture, but the chest of
drawers had been hastily ransacked,
and the contents of trunk-or some
of it's contents-lay strewn about the
floor.
He has packed his grip! came Le-
roux's voice from the doorway. Its
gone"
The window was wide open Dun
bar sprang forward and leaned out
over the ledge. looking to right and
left. above and below.
A sort of square courtyard was be-
meath. and for the convenience of
tradesmen a hand lift was constructed
outside the kitchens of the three fats
comprising the house-namely, Mr..
Exel's ground floor. Henry I.eroux's
second floor and DR.. Cumberly's top.
It worked in a skeleton shaft, which
passed close to the left of Soames'
window.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-01-04
Salty YOURSELF!

Properly tailored clothes from
your choice of our handsome ia
brics, with skilled workmanship.
Will stand the test of service and
the critical eye Of fashion. Leave
yourmeasure for a suit at a price
within your means. Let's talk it
over.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27

passage was taken on u steamship
sor the Pacific coast
Tho New York officers of the Rus
sian civilian relief. including Daniel
Frohman. Ivan Narodny, and DR..
Thomas Darlington. have been in
formed that the young woman will
arrive in New York some time IN
December to play prominent part
in the work OF the recently formed
organization.
Washington, Nov. 27.-%othing
was known at the State Department
to-day regarding the report that the
former Grand Duchess Tatiana,
daughter of the deposed Czar of Rus
sia, soon will visit this country on a
campaign to secure contributions for
civilian relief in Russia. The disposi-
ton of officials was to place little
credence in the report.
The heralded visit of the eX-CZar's s
daughter to the United States caused
n furry ut the Russian embassy and
American Red Cross. They would
welcome her as an aid in soliciting
funds for Russian civilian relief, if as
reported, she truly escaped Siberia
by a fictitious marriage and doesn't
care about restoring the Cars
throne.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
DANIEL L. KEISTER
MAYOR KEISTER TAKES
THE OATH OF OFFICE
IContinued from First Page.l

Continued from First Page.1
lands, and when the country's finan-
ella standing is being threatened,
when it is necessary for the bone
and sinew of our best citizens to be
called forth with the other nations
of the world in lighting a common
enemy, it is indeed n double honor.
to have the confidence of the ciu-
zens of the Capital City of old Penn
sylvania.
This honor is being conferred up
on me to-day, and it shall be my
first aim and purpose to see that
confidence shall not be misplaced.
1t will be Just one short month until
new Council to control the affairs
of the city will be installed. But
in that short month the present
Council has n very important duty 10
perform. l wish to admonish my
fellow members, that in making up
of the budget for the coming year,
that adequate means should be. pro-
vided for the good health and COM
fort of our citizens. also the pay
ment of a good living wage for the
employees of the city, always keeping
in mind the higher admonishment
Of our good President of the United
States, the conservation of our re-
sources. Municipalities, like indivi-
duals, must cut to the limit, the lux
uries usually enjoyed, hew close to
the line, and use only that which is
absolutely necessary to keep the ma
chinery going, and to see that the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
GOVERNOR ASKS
ARMENIAN AID
People of Pennsylvania Are
Urged to Contribute
Through Red Cross

Governor Brumbaugh to-day is.
sued an appeal to the people of
Pennsylvania in behalf of the people
of Armenia and Syria, urging that
contributions be sent in care of the
American Red Cross at Washing
ton.
The Governor says in his appeal:
THE President of the United
States has made direct and earnest
appeal for aid to the suffering peo-
pie of Armenia and Syria. There are
100000 people in these stricken
lands who to-day need food. They
face starvation. There are 100000
orphans. They are in great need.
women and dependent children swell
this total to upwards of 1000, 1000.
Old men and cripples constitute the
remainder. The entire group is
helpless. They are hopeless If we
do not speedily aid them. War has
caused this calamity. Those that
suffer are not to blame. They are
victims of the ambition and crime
of others. Surely they shall not he
left to die. Money to purchase the
simple necessities of life is needed
now. VIII you not at once make
through the American Red Cross at
Washington, d. c., your contribu-
tions for these needy people. Make
your own Thanksgiving holy by
making these people happy"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27

The city will not use the coal
cards now employed in some districts
to equaliZe the distribution of coal.
This announcement was made at the
conclusion of the meeting between
the fuel commission and the dealers
yesterday afternoon. The fuel ad-
mnistration does not seem to think
that the coal situation warrants the
use of the cards, while some of the
dealers think that the card system
will be the only means of avoiding
acute discomfort in the city this win
ter. Some of the dealers, however,
assert that the cards could do no
good unless an aocute record of the
amount of the coal already sold were
ascertained. 1t is likely the ques-
ton will be taken up again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
JOSHUA NJ. SIGLER

Joshua NJ, sigler, As, died very
suddenly at Coatesville, last evening.
His body was brought to Harrisburg
to-day by Undertaken Mauk. Flu
neral services will be held Thursday
evening, the Rev. Mr.. Rupp, officiat-
ing. The body will be taken to
Bucks Church, Perry county, Fri
day morning. where f0rther services
viii be held, and burial will be
made. He is survived by the fol-
lowing sisters; Mrs Mary b. Thomas
Mrs. Margaret Combs, Miss Emma
Sigler, Mrs. Lulu NJ. Hnmmel, of
Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
Deaths and Funerals
MISS EMILY WERNER

Word has been received here of
the death of Miss Emily Werner,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. A. f. Wer-
ner, formerly of this city, at the
home of her father, 1926 e. Seven
teenth street, Denver, Colorado, on
Thursday evening, November %.
Miss Werner was a graduate of the
Central High School and of the
Teachers Training School, and for
several years prior to her illness,
had been a teacher in the Foose
School building, She is survived by
her parents, and one sister, Mrs.
William p. Hayes, also of Denver.
Burial was mado in Denver Sun
day afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
Old Fashioned
Indigestion Remedy
Cheapest and Best
Stops pain almost instantly
OR MONEY BACK

The remarkable popularity of the
d-fashioned remedy for indigestion.
dyspepsia. gastritis. sour stomach,
etc, which is so easily prepared at
home by mixing IL ounces of BIsoma
Carbonate with one ounce of Mag
nesia Carbonate, is said by chemists
to be due TO the fact that a teaspoon
full of this mixture taken in n little
hot water Immediately after eating or
whenever pain is felt, instantly neu-
tralizes the acid. stops food fermenta-
tion and enables the stomach to pro-
ceed with painless normal digestion.
Owing to the almost invariable sue
cess of this remedy most druggists
now keep it put up ready for use un
der the name of Bi-uesia and give
with each bottle a binding guarantee
OF satisfaction or money back. OF
course you can mix the powder at
home and get just as good results, but
If you want n guarantee OF satisfac-
ton or money back. be sure to ask
for i-nesia.-Advertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
PROBE OF DRUG SALES
BEGUN BY FEDERAL AGENT

Federal Inspector Newton, con-
nected with the narcotic division of
the Federal government, has arrived
from Pittsburgh to take stock of the
drug situation in Harrisburg. The
drug stock of every druggist and the
prescriptions filled will be gone over
in an effort to see If the sale and use
of narcotics in the city have been
legal. The police know that drugs
are consumed in an illegitimate way.
and suspects have been arrested, but
there has not been sufficient evil
dence at any time to convict.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
FORMER CARS
DAUGHTER Is ON
HER WAY TOU.S.
Escapes From Russia Through
False Marriage With For
mer Chamberlain's Son

New York, Nov. 26.-Tatiana Mic
olaevna Romanoff, second daughter
Of Nicholas Romanoff, deposed Elm,
peror of Russia, has escaped from
Siberia through fictitious marriage
to son of a former chamberlain Of
the Emperor and now is on her way
to the United States chaperoned by
an English woman. according to in
formation made public here last
night by persons connected with the
Russian civilian relief.
The former grand duchess. who is
20 years old, made her escape from
TobolslI. the present home of the
exiled Emperor. to Hardin. in Man
churia, and thence to Japan, where