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CHAPTER Viii.-Continued.
You followed?" queried Stanton.

You followed?" Queried Stanton.
Yes, and when 1 got there the
colonel was shut up In Williams of.
f1ce with fellow named Smith. When
1 got place to listen In they were
getting ready to quit, and the colonel
was saying: THAT settles it. Smith :
you've got to come over into'-I didn't
catch the name Of the place-'and help
uS.'''
Again the gentleman with the sharp
jaw took time for narrow-eyed refiec-
ton.
"YOum nuve to switch over from the
colonel to this fellow Smith for the
present, Shaw" he decided, at length.
You look him up and do it quick"
The young man glanced up with a
faint warming Of avarice In his sleepy
eyes. It'll most likely run into money
for expenses" he suggested.
"For graft, you mean," snapped
Stanton. Then he had 1t out with this
second subordinate in crisp English.
I'm onto you with both feet, Shaw;
every crook and turn of you. More
than that, l know why you were fired
out Of Maxwell's Office; you've got
sticky fingers. That's all right with
me up to certain point, but beyond
that point you get off. Understand"
Shaw made no answer in direct
terms. but if his employer had been
watching the heavy-ldded eyes, he
might have seen in them the shadow
OF thing much more dangerous than
plain dishonesty: q passing shadow of
the fear that makes for treachery
when the sharp need for self-xotec-
ton arises.
I'll try to find out about the hobo"
he said. with fair enough lip-loyalty, |
and after he had rolled a fresh ciga-
rette he went away to begin the min
Ing operations which might promise
to unearth Smiths record.
It was ten o'clock when Shaw left
the real-estate Office in the Hophra
House block. Half an hour earlier
Smith had come to town with the
colonel in the roadster, and the two
had shut themselves up in the
coloners private room In the Timan-
yoni Ditch company's town office In
the Barker bidding, which was two
squares down the street from the Ho-
phra house. Summoned promptly,
Martin, the bookkeeper, had brought
IN his statements and balance sheets.
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kinzie met the issue fairly. 81 DOM
know You Vet, Mr. smith; but do
, Know Colonel Baldwin, here. and ]
guess I'll take q chance on things as
they stand. I'll keep my StocE."
III" new Secretary'S smile was rather
patroniZiQg than grateful.
AS you please. Mr.. Kinzie. of
course" he said smoothly. but I'm
going to tell you frankly that you'll
keep it at your own risk. l am not
sure what plan will be adopted but /
assume it will be amortization and a
retirement of the stock of the original
company. The voting control of the
OLD stock We already have, as you
know"
The banker pursed his lips until the
stubbly gray mustache stood out
stiflly. Then he cut straight to the
heart Of the matter.
"You mean that there will be a ma
1ority pool Of the old stock, and that
the pool will ignore those stockholders
who don't come in?"
something like that" said Smith
pleasantly. And then: Were going
to be generously liberal, Mr.. Kinzie;
ne are giving Colonel Baldwin's
friends a fair chance to come In out
Of the wet. OF course, If they refuse
to come inf they prefer to stay
out"
kfnzie was smiling sourIy.
You'll have to take care Of your
own banker, won't you, Mr.. Smith?" he
asked. why don't you loosen up and
tell a little more? What have you
fellows got up your sleeve. anyway"
AT this, the new financial manager
Stacked off on the hawser Of secrecy
l little-just little.
Mr.. Kinzie, we've got the biggest
hing, and the surest, that ever came
o Timanyoni Park; not in futures,
mind you, but in facts already rs good |
IS accomplished. II it were necessary
IS 1t isn't-I could go to New York to-
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troubled with cramps and teel Ike a
different woman. l cannot praise
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound too highly and am recommend
ing it to my friends who suffer as | did. ="
Mrs. GEORGE R. NAYLoR, Box "
Marysville, Pa.
Young women who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
fainting spells or Indigestion should
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
remedy.
Write for free and helpful advice to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (con-
fidentiaD, Lynn. Mass. Only women
open and read such letters.
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The next instalIment describes
sharp clash between Stanton
and Smith. The fight ceases to
be merely q battle of wits and
becomes deadly and desperate
and bloody.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Roots Must Have Room.

The yield of cotton Is dependent
upon the number of flowers we are
able to induce the plant to form, and
root space is necessary to Towering,
The cotton plants normal roofing may
occupy two square yards of earth,
which is several times more than given
1t IN practice, and the yield may often
be reduced By this fact as the roots
must int
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bag apiece, Cheers"
But said one of the goats, won't
the people get them first?"
mo" said Billy, "for they don't
come right out to get them and the
bags are left on the doorstepG by the
front DOORS"
Fine" said the goats. And the very
next morning each of them had spe-
cial treat Of bag of rolls for break
fast, but after that the people in the
houses got the rolls first. The goats
were happy, though, for they had had
one breakfast with a new and wonder
full treat!
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a goat. You all know that"
"of course we all know that" sale
| The other goats. But we meant vol
acted like pig in saying you woult
eat all the breakfast yourself"
Il didn't act like one at all.
| haven't eaten all the breakfast yet. II
won't be breakfast time until tonor.
row morning"
1T could be-" said the other goats.
1T could be, perhaps" said Billy.
But then again 1t couldn't be-"
You are trying to be smart" said
the other goats.
"What makes you all say that?" ask
ed Billy.
Because" said the other goats,
you are saying something none of us
understands. And folks and animals
think II IS smart to say something no
one understands. Then they pretend
they know more, but If the truth were
told most of the time no one could
understand it because there was moth
ing to understand"
"You sadly misjudge me-" said Billy.
Then explain" said the other goats.
Its this way" said Billy. "Per-
hapS to be sure | am silly. Goats have
all been thought silly. But that's no
disgrace. I'm sure / like to be silly.
It's far nicer than being cross or some
thing very mean"
Good excuse" said the rest of the
goats, nodding their heads. eve like
to think that. We always shall from
this time on"
"And 1t was quite true to say that
perhaps we could have breakfast at
any hour and perhaps we couldn't. In
most cases we could eat breakfast in
the evening, only call it breakfast if
we wanted to. But in this case we
have to wait for the time that folks
consider Is breakfast time"
"Why do we have to wait until folks
it time? What have we to
do with folks and what have they to
10 with u.s."
"Ah, you shall hear" said Billy.
All the goats gathered about him
and he commenced his story:
81 noticed that yesterday morning
Ill the people who live in those new
houses over yonder got bags" and .
Billy pointed to row of houses where
people had just moved. They were on
he outskirts Of the village and near
where the farmer kept his goats.
They all came out of their houses
md picked up these bags" continued
Billy. "The bags were left by the
'akery boy"
"What were In the bags" asked the
oats eagerly.
rolls" said Billy, wiggling his
'oatee and winking his right eye.
wonderful" said all the other
oats.
eyes" said Billy, IT saw one little
irl open the door and take one Of
he rolls out of the bag and commence
ating it. All the people got the same
orts Of bags at just about the same
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time. For the
bakery boy stop
ped at each of
those houses"
Can we get
rolls for our
breakfasts ?" ask
ed the goats.
yes" said Bill
ly. Come with
me tom Orrow
morning when l
call you. and we
shall get a bag
from each Of
those Sc s.
I'LL n,nnn A
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She Understood.

Certain members of the house party
were describing the accidents that had
happened to them during their respec-
tive careers. Adventures by flood, fire
and field had all been we'll received.
and Mr.. Brown. eager for fame.
thought 1t was his turn.
'D'you know" he said, 81 had a
very painful experience once. l ran q
COMPOUNDED splinter quite half an inch
long right under my finger-nail, don't
you know
Really, Mr.. Brown" said q maiden
of the party; ''how did you do it2"
WELL" he said, 1T happened like
this"
As he spoke he unconsciously raised
his hand and scratched his forehead.
"Oh, l see" she interrupted, sweet,
ly; "how very careless of you.''
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"N0w what q
silly question:
said the other
goats.
"All right" said
Billy. Call my
question silly If
you will. | shall
have a goo d
breakfast all by
myself"
Then you are
nothing but a pig
gie-pig-pig, " said
all the goats.
Il am not"
said Rilly 81 am
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synopsisJ Montague Smith Bank and
hees knocks his employer Warous
and fees the
esy ana wants him take the blame
uhted by Durham Several weeks
az the Rocky
dch construction His
"hams the superintendent who trmp
Jonh smith, important
financially because
dermne the local crowd headed by
Smith
rotary OF h&dwlns He
acquaintance with Corona winsome daughter
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"o0Ao AAN -
in bed several days
every month. !!
tried all kinds Of
remedies and was
treated by doctors,
but my trouble con-
tinued until one day
| read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
it had done for
others. | tried It
and now | am never
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-07-28
DADYSEY[N|NQ
FAIRY TALE
GOATS BREAKFASTS.
G MARY GRAAAn BONNER

who wants a good breakfast?"
asked old Billy Goat.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-07-28

There are times when man can't
do his best, but there Is no time
when he can't do the best he can.
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Those awful
CRAMPS
Suggestions that may save
Much Suffering

Marysville, Pa.-"For twelve years
I suffered with terrible cramps.
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~Try to Find Out About the Hobo. :"

~Try to Find Out About the Hobo !"
and the new officer, who was as yet
without title, had struck put his
plan Of campaign.
Amortization Is the word, colo
nel," was Smiths prompt verdict after
he had gone over Martins summaries.
The best way to get at It now IL to
wipe the slate clean and begin over
again."
The ranchman president was chuck
ling sOberly.
"Once more you'll have to show
me. john" he said. "We folks out
here In the hills are not up in the
Wall street crinkles."
"You don't know the word? It
tharmsans to scrap the old machinery to
or aake room for the new" Smith ex-
The y
simplest
! this part OIL
her of the Ian
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-14

mainland where he was frozen-in most of the winter. He was very success ful on his hunting trip.
 w. R. Polk, who haS spent the win ter on the island leaves on this months Dora for California.
 There will be considerable activity in the fishing line around here this summer. Two new canneries are be- ing built right at our back doors" neither of them being more than ff- teen miles from us, distance not worth mentioning in Alaska.
 Mir. and Mrs. Holmberg have as their house guest this week Mir. Silva, of San Francisco.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-14
SANAK NOTES

SANAK, Alaska.-(Special Cores pondence.) - J. Silva, of San Fran cisco is here in the interests of the Alaska Goldfish company. Mir. Silva makes a trip to these parts about once every three years.
 Emil Mobeck returned from Sand Point the latter part of March, bring ing with him a new 4S-foOt gas boat. Mir. Mobeck will engage in salmon fishing for the Pacific American Fish cries company during the coming season.
 The Liberty" one of the P. A. F. company's large power boats, in com mand of Captain Rochefort, was over from King Cove after beef a week ago. Four beeves were secmed-one from P. F.. Nelson, one from Paul Hanson and two from Mrs. c. w, Hammond.
 Who says Sanak is behind the pro- cession in the public spiritedness :? B. Benson who is going outside this summer has promised Clerk Nelson that he will purchase an organ while below and present it to the school. This is very generous of Mir. Benson as he has no children in school and the cost and freight charges on the instrument will amount to good sum.
 A. Carlesen returned from the
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-14

Proof of labor blanks for sale at Gateway.
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SEWARD SNAP SHOTS

Matt Ryan, the stellar outfielder of last years ball team, is expected to return to Seward on the Alameda.
 The members of the fire department
 Leon C. Booker has been appointed by the court as temporary administra- tor of the estate of Miss Anna Nim- mo, who died in Seward yesterday. will meet tonight at TAO o'clock.
 All those who aye m;e ested ir the success of this years baseball team are to meet tonight n the city hall at S:3O o'clock
 J. A. McCarren, who recently sent a painting of the Lowell creek canyon to General Hugh Scott, chief of the United States army staff, has received a letter of thanks, and that the picture is most highly appreciated. Mir. Me Carren is an artist of ability. Another picture on the same order which was started, was burned recently in the fire which destroyed the main part of his cabin.
 Miss Marry Mcdonald, who has been visiting her father for several months returned to her home in Seat tie on the Mariposa this morning.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-14

We carry Symphony Lawn Station ary the Seward Drug Company.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-22

Mrs. Jennie AnsilI, Ills Townsend,
jumped from fourth floor window.
Dead.
Jas. Reynolds, toWerman on sIe-
waited at 9Th aV. and Van Buren,,
crushed to death by train.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-22

Sam Craig, 24o N. MapIewood av.,
beaten up by wife; then arrested on
her charges Of cruelty.
Butcher shop of Florenz RuswicE;
5341 Madison, visited by two auto.
bandits, who got $50.
Western Kansas world., 1917-01-06

got stuck with hundred dollar sweat
shop. When you come to compare pic
lures with fur overcoats, Birsky, you
never spoke a truer word in your life.
because while it's an old saying and
true one that a cat comes to life nine
times, Birsky, nobody but asfur over
coat manufacturer knows whether the
cat is going to come to life as Persian
lamb, Siberian mink, Hudson Bay
seal, beaver, broad tail, nutria, ermine,
skunk or sable. So If / would be
millionaire, Birsky, instead of oil
painted pictures would go to work
and collect railroads and electric light
plants and traction companies, be-
cause while it's true that no million
aire ever got indicted on account Of
buying up a lot of competing oil paint
ings or making agreements with the
owners of competing oil paintings to
keep up the price and limit the output,
at the same time, Birsky, on a $780,
600 oil painting no millionaire could
float 81 5000 issue of first refund
ing per cent gold bonds of 1885. un-
derlying 81 100000 of first mortgage 4
per cent bonds maturing in 1876.
which is a first mortgage only on the
back door of the mill, and on the rest
of the mill is subject to an issue of
$S,50O,0OO genwine, all wool, first
mortgage 31s per cent bonds maturing
Western Kansas world., 1917-01-06

The British museum had its origin
in an Irishman's bequest. The person
referred to was Sir Hans Sloane, a
celebrated physician and naturalist,
who was born in County Down, Ireland,
April 16. 1860. After receiving a thor
ough literary and medical education he
became physician general to the Brit
ish army, physician to the king. and
succeeded Sir Isaac Newton as presi-
dent of the Royal society. He spent
several years in the West Indies, was
much interested in the development of
the American colonies and was an ac-
tive promoter in the settlement of
Georgia. In 1749 he made n will be-
queathing to the nation Il splendid col
lection of books and natural history
specimens which had cost more than
10000, on condition that the govern
ment pay his family 5000. 600 After his
death, in 1853, an act of parliament
was passed accepting the gift and pro-
viding quarters for it. This was the
beginning of the great museum.
Western Kansas world., 1917-01-06
With the Other Porkers.

"Stop!'' The brakes of the motor
were suddenly applied, a pandemOnium
of whirling wheels ensued, and the
mOtorist came face to face with Con-
stable Coppem, who had been hiding
in the hedge.
Excuse me, sir said the portly
policeman, taking out his notebook
and pencil, "but you exceeded the
speed limit by two miles over a meas
ured piece of road"
81 have done nothing. of the kind, %
retorted the motorist; "and be-
sides"
well, if you don't believe me I'll
call the sergeant, bein' as it was i'm
as took the time. 'E's in the pigsty
yonder."
Don't trouble to do that" was the
prompt reply; "I would sooner pay
80 fines than disturb the sergeant at
his meals i''-London Tit-Bits.
Western Kansas world., 1917-01-06
Really Easy.

Jones-I say, Smith, you are a good
hand at arithmetic?
Smith-Yes; am considered very
good. Why?
Jones-Well, here is a little problem
for you: There was a man named
Little living in Dublin, who had a
daughter. Now, she was in love with
chap she knew her pater did not
approve of, so one day she eloped with
him. When the old man found out, he
was very angry, and at once followed
Them Now, then, what time was it?
Smith (angrily)-What time was it?
How on earth do you suppose 1 can
tell you? i give it up.
Jones (triumphantly)-Wh Little
after two, of course.
Western Kansas world., 1917-01-06
JAP TOYS REPLACE GERMAN
European War Has Changed the Ma
tionaIity Of Our WeiI-known
Santa Claus.


That the war has changed the ma
tfonality of Santa Claus from German
to japanese. Is made evident by the
predominance OF Japanese toys In the
shops.
made In Japan" has taken the
place OF Made In Germany" The
wonderful displays from the Cherry
Blossom Kingdom" delight the hearts
of parents as well as the little folks,
for the inventive genius of the Jap
anese has produced line of Christ
mas playthings that is unique.
When the japanese steamship Wa
kasa Maru nosed her way into New
York harbor after a 16,OOO-mile jour
ney around the Cape of Good Hope
In order to dodge the submarines OF
the Teutonic nations, 1t was loaded
with toys. There We're Geisha girls
marvelous-carved elephants, dolls, me
chanical ROSTERS which eat corn out
OF a bucket and no end OF new and or.
iginal playthings.
The japanese have been studying the
toy market and have taken advantage
OF the international combat to bring
toymaking up to the usual Oriental
perfection, and they will make strong
bid for the toy market even after the
war.
Western Kansas world., 1917-01-06
Luck for Three Murphys.

Because they possess the name Of
Murphy, three students in search of
an education. are on their way to their
ambition, through the terms of the
will of the late William S. Murphy, a
Harvard alumnus, who left 500, 600 to
the university, the income Of which
Is to support scholarships for men Of
his name.
As there are no freshmen of that
name entered this fall, three scholar
ships were given instead to students
In the graduate schools, only one of
whom holds a Harvard degree.
The holders are Clifton Murphy of
Georgetown, S. c., frst-year student
in the law school; William A. Murphy
Of Boston, in his first year in the
medical school, and Gardner Murphy
of Boston, student in the graduate
school.
Western Kansas world., 1917-01-06

1t up In the annual report so that
you can prove to customer that you
already paid out more than you can
afford to charity, understand, all
you see Is: Collected through Felix
Geigermann $1O2.5O.' and the custom
er sticks you another ten dollars for a
free soup society before he would buy
from you another dollars worth
goods
$50 that's the idea you got when 1
tell you that b. Altman collected the
pictures and give 'em to the Metro
politan Museum ~ Birsky exclaimed.
do you think the people which B.
Altman collected them pictures from
gave them to him for nothing?"
''Why not?' Zapp said. Last week,
Birsky, your wife comes round to my
wife while am downtown and says
she is collecting for an immigrants
home old clothing, y'understand, and
my wife gives away on me two suits
and an overcoat which I wouldn't be
ashamed to wear getting an accommo-
dation at a bank, SO becoming they
looked"
There's collecting and collecting -
Birsky explained. when / say B.
Altman collected pictures, 1 mean he
bought them and paid his good money
for them"
''And the people which he collects
Western Kansas world., 1917-01-06
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well as most baby skin troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
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Western Kansas world., 1917-01-06
Toads Barred From Mail.

On complaint of the postal authorities
that soldiers along the Mexican border
have been sending live insects. ami
mails and reptiles through the United
States mails, General Funston has Or
dered that postal regulations be strict
ly observed by the Guardsmen. The
soldiers have been mailing lizards,
scorpions, horned toads and other spe-
cimens Of border life to ''the folks
back home"
Western Kansas world., 1917-01-06
Settling 1t.

"Pahson," said Brother Buckaloo,
"me and Brudder Sankey Smith has
jess been havin' an intellectual 'spute
bout de pen and de swo'd. Which
does you say. sab, am de mightierf''
"Ugh-well, sah." replied sage old
Parson Bagster, 'dey bofe has deir
p'ints o. s'periority. F'rinstance, de
swo'd am de best to stick into a man
and de pen am de best to stick
man into. Hurrumph I"-Kansas City
Star.
Western Kansas world., 1917-01-06

cept the picture department, and when
1t come to the p4tureS they closed 'em
out to the Metropolitan Museum of
Art for practically nothing"
Birsky shrugged his shoulders.
"Say, what the use arguing with
an ignerammlk like you, Zapp," he
said. "Don't Ssu know that them pic
lures which B. Altman left to the Met
ropolitan Mustlm wasn't taken out of
stock at all7 They were private pic
lures which ht collected?'
$50 he collected them?' Zapp COM
mented. "Wes, that's the way it is
with them ricl fellers. A big concern
Ike b. AltmaIl gets the credit for Civ
ing them pfctbres to the Metropolitan
Museum, y'uiIerstand, whereas the
people he co,ected them from, no
body never hilrs about at all. It's
the same wa! with them charitable
people which 3 running all them or
phan asylums md homes They both
er the life outpf you you should give
'em for ten or fifteen dollars to their
asylums, and Then you come to look