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ANOTHER HOLpUP

BUTTss, Mont, Sept. 9.--A rob OCT locked the officials and clerks If the State Bank here in vault and escaped with $4,000 in curren- cy.
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Harry Wills who arrived in Juneau yesterday. is registered at the Gas tineau Hotel from "42nd and Broad way"
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POLIcEMEN's UNION TO STRIKE

BOSTON. Sept. 9.--The police mems union here has voted to SO on strike today.
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John G. Thomas. tourist from Buf. falo. New York. is staying at tho Ghst.neau Hotel.
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PRESIDENT WILSON IN HIS TALK IN SIOUX FALLS SAYS TEUTON
 AGENCIES AGAIN ARE ACTIVE E--
 TREATY FOR WORKING PEOPLE

The President concluded by say ing that the world was not going to settle down to a peace basis until it learned what part America intended to play for future peace. He said the United States was the only na. ion with enough free capital to re- habilitate the world and readjust conditions economically.
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ACCEPTS WOMAN SUFFRAGE

ST. PAUL, Sept. 9.-The House of Representatives has ratified the woman's suffrage amendment.
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Supreme Council Said to Have Been Informed That Rumania Does
 Not Want Treaty FRENCH TO RATIFY SOON Claimed that the Chamber of Deputies Will Ratify the Treaty Tomorrow
 and Senate Later

PARIS, Sept 9.-It was reported today that the Rumanian peace dele gation will not sign the Austrian treaty. The probable action Of the Peace Council is not announced.
 Previous to the news of the deci sion of Rumania, the Supreme Coun cil had informed Rumania that she must sign the Austrian peace treaty without reservations, or not sign at all. The Rumanians announced re gently that they intended to sign with certain reservations.
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FRENCH WILL SIGN TREATY

PARIS, Sept. 9.-The Echo de Paris says the Chamber of Deputies will ratify the treaty on September 10 and the Senate on September 20.
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with tools clamped to It; sometimes
most eager thinkers are asking:
WTp wo apo n difPnr from Nature

at all why not differ altogether Why
not replace one arm by two steel rods.
or even three, so long as they can be
usefulf'
Men learn that the old motions by
which they have been accustomed to
get things done are not necessarily the
only ones. A farmer with one arm
can use a shovel; he simply has an
implement with longer handle, which
goes through strap at his waist.
Then the one arm does nothing but
press down on the handle and the
shovelful Of earth Is lifted just as well
as by the old method.
Il the man wants more power he
can use his knee. Large objects can
be moved by one arm and the hip. A
necktie can be tied by one hand and
the chin. The hand can be washed
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all sorts Of fowl and small creatures,
In any Of the windows where it passed,

Out, WHICH IS WOFSV, IC cut UII tHe
blade Of the green corn so as utterly
to destroy it, the hailstones burying
themselves in the ground; and the
bowling-greens, where the earth was
anything soft, We're quite defaced, so
a. to be rendered unserviceable for q
time. This I had from an eye
witness.
1.-THE hailstones, some of which
weighed five ounces, were Of different
forms. Two hailstones were weighed
at Ormskirk which came to three
quarters of pound each. AS young
woman at Bootle was running for
AhAlter her hat fell off and hailstOue
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hit bier hehind the ear ma

tumble. The stones rebounded, many
Of them two yards high. At 1nce two
horses were knocked down at the
time"
MADE SACRIFICE OF RULERS
6omeWhat Remarkable Form Of Lin.
tied Monarchy Was That Praeticed
by Tribe Of the Caucasus. -~.~s
o. 80, .ssssss ss.* u sssssss,e,-
AT i certain stage Of social evolu
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IMPROVING ON OLD MOTIONS
Ones Accustomed Ways Of Oolns
Things Need Not Be Accepted 20
Necessarily the Best.
The idea that wooden leg or Q
false hand can be clapped onto
wounded man and the case dismissed
with a blessing is thing Of the dis
tant past. A wooden hand Is good for
very little except to look respectable
in the street. The thing for which
the doctors are striving is to give
back to the injured man not = hand
but the work Of a hand.
And this opens possibilities. The
work of hand may be done In an e.
traordinary number Of ways. Some
tinnas II II &anared nv n steel rod
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SMALL SUMS WUkIH SAVING
h00 Amounts That Seem insignificant
Pile Up Into Figures That Are
Impressive.
A great French banker was once
asked the secret Of French thrift and
he replied, compound interest" Just
as constant waste, even In little
things, may change ones life from sue
cess to failure, so the steady saving OF
money will eventually bring independ-
ence, If not actual wealth.
Let us analyze the statements made
by the Frenchman.
There are very few people who can.
not, without any Inconvenience what.
ever, lay aside 10 cents a day. With.
In ten years ones daily savings Of this
insignificant amount will amount to
1896, In addition to 5000 compound
Interest, making q total Of $445.86 to
-, nSr .s1A ~kn =
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HAVOC CAUSED BY HAlLST0RM
Account Of Destruction In England IN
1887 Seems Almost Incredible
Horses FelIed at the PloW.
The greatest hailstorm that ever oc-
Cured in England was that of April
20, 1907, recorded by Edmund HALEY,
the astronomer. The story seems al
most incredible, vet it Is told by a
philosopher. the contemporary and
friend Of Isaac Newton, and an &C.
curate observer Of natural phenom.
ena. The main body of the storm, he
states, fell upon Lancashire, in a
right line from Ormskirk to Blackburn.
'The breadth Of the cloud was
about two miles, within which COM
mass n did incrodihlo damage killing
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Khazar Kings" mot few races ap'
pear to have been In the habit Of put
ting their kings to death, either at
the end of a fixed term, or on the
failure Of the kings health and
strength, or simply whenever great
public calamity, such as drought or
famine had befallen the country"
Among tribes which have practiced
this remarkable form of limited mon
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few luxuries or extravagances. But II
would have meant substantial sum
for yOu-something that would add
to your poise, peace Of
mind and acknowledgements. w.
etraus in Thrift Magazine.
UNIQUE IN DECORATIVE IDEAS
Praise Must Be Awarded IndIvldualo
Who Have "sprun9" Something
New on Old World.
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tIes OF meuleVdI umeS. Vboy were not
dlssimilar to the Odd Fellows. For
esters and other similar organizations
OF the present day, which include with
In their sphere Of operations, benevor
lent and useful as well as conviviA
and social objects.
The insignia borne by the knights
OF this order consisted Of Jester or
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Seniors Will Present "Stop Thief"
stop Thief" will be presented by
the Senior Glass Of the Minot high
school.
One Of the events Of the year which
is always looked forward to with a
great deal Of pleasurable anticipation
is the senior class play, These PLAYS
are always the final and best effort Of
the senior class to please the parents
and patrons Of the school.
In deciding upon "Stop Thief" for
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SOCIETY HAD HIGH IDEALS
Order Of Fools, Founded In 1881, Was
Not by Any Means What IL
: nsRs xeel !"s!sst 4. :.
4eas..sa.-- ....a IL. - - "a -.
On November II, 1881, the assoei.
alton known as The Order of Fools
was said to have been founded by
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years this now almost forgotten tribe,
from their home in the spurs Of the
Caucasus and along the western shore
Of the tgaspian-called after them the
Sea ofs the Khazars-played a great
part in history on the European-Asian
border1and. It is certainly remark |
able that a people which had reached
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count OF CloyeS.

title, "D'Order Want Geeken Gesells-
chap" Though bearing designation
savorins too strongly Of contempt, the
members Of this order were composed
Of noblemen and gentlemen Of the
highest rank and renown, who In this
way formed themselves into q body for
humane and charitable purposes. They
were in no way connected with the
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day for ten years.
BY saving 10 cents day for ten
years, with interest compounded at

oOf cent, one VIII nave the cOmt0ft'
able sum Of $86s.1S; 20 cents day
will net $4,000. Save so cents day
for ten years and you will have 49,.
22778. A dollar day will give you
a total Of $4,455.74 for the ten-year pc
Rod. All these figures are based on
the savings being put out at per
cent compound interest.
Look back over the last ten years
Of your life today. Be honest with
yourself! Look facts squarely in tho
face! Could you not have saved 50
cents day, or a quarter day. or pos
sibly a dollar q day?
1t might have pinched you, now ana
than To do ca. IL ,oinhf hnu> unoo nj
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T|TTT 7TT TT 100000 Nm I7T1I wv wv lN1 UT E
big problem now Is to get word to
everybody about the play, when it
will be given, and the price Of admis-
sion. Everyone will be interested in
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IN Of being both funny ar
me, and at the same time S
dramatic to call forth a e
clever acting.
The senior class this year
onally fortunate in havin
embers both boys and girl
rong talent in this line. III

play is well selected and ca
rticularly suited to the part
~. This talent has been doh
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sale at the Association Of Commerce
rooms at noon on May 18TH AS the
best seats will soon be snapped up
hose 1uhn Wis tho tnr1r hnct raa&ss
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Miller tiate Victory
successfully Mnots May the ST.
!
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itorium with its seating capacity OK
1000 will be taxed to it's utmost to
care for the people who wish to see
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with what she called, 1.-THE records Of
din and dinner"
her bedroom was papered with leaves
Of music from the operas In which
she had won fame and fortune, and
that her dining room was similarly
decorated with the hotel bills she had
paid-in every country
and continent. A wealthy young wOm-
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piles Of love letters. She decided to |
make q dadO of them in her special |
sanctum. For months 1t became quite |
q society function to sit on the floor |
and xoad tEia lad,,,s. dado cloud
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-08-21
LIZA JANE.

Mrs. A J. Wilder of Mansfield
was elected chairman and Mrs.
Flora Mansfield of Hartville was
elected secretary of the woman's
division of the Wright County
Democratic Com mittee at Hart.
vile Tuesday. Mrs. Wilder will
attend the meeting of the 18th
congressional district at Rolla
Tuesday. DR.. W. M. Hamilton at
tended the meeting of theWright
County Democratic Committee
Tuesday at Hartville.
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CHAPTER XVI.
The First Wayfarer Visits a Shrine,
C%onfesses, and Takes an Oath.

How was he to find the courage to
impart the appalling news to her? He
was convinced beyond all doubt
that the so-called Sprouse had made
off with the priceless reasure and
that only a miracle could bring about
its recovery. He realized to what ex-
tent he had been shaped into n tool to
be used by the master craftsman. He
saw through the whole Machiavellian
scheme. and he was also now NOR
ally certain that Sprouse would have
sacrificed him without the slightest
hesitation.
In the event that anything went
wrong with their enterprise, the man
would have shot him dead and earned
the gratitude and commentator of his
associates! He would have been
glorified and not crucified by his
friends.
With a heavy heart he mounted the
stairs. At the top he paused to DELHI
crate. Would it not be better to keep
her in ignorance? What was to be
gained by revealing to her the But
Miss Thnckeray was Turing him on to
destruction. She stood outside, the door
and beckOned. Then she closed the door
from the outside, and Barnes vas
alone with the cousin of kings and
queens and princes.
II feared you had deserted me-"
she said. holding out her hand to him
as he strobe across the room.
81 saw no occasion to disturb your
rest he mumbled.
Il have been peeping." she said,
looking at him ~Searchingly. "Where
is Mr.. Loeb going, Mr.. Barnes?"
"O'Dowd says he is to be zone for a
few days on business" h. equivocatcd.
"Hc viii not return" she said quiet
~. lie is a coward at heart. Oh, |
know him WELL" she went on, scorn In
her voice.
"Was 1 wrong in not trying to stop
him. he asked.
She pOndered this for a moment.
"NO," she said. but he caught the dtH,i-
u note in her voice. at Is just as
well, perhaps, that he should digap.
pear. His flight today spares--but wc
are more interested in the man
SprouSe. Has he rcturned?"
'NO, Miss Cameron" said he rue
fully. And then, without a single res
eFyatlOn, he laid bare the story Of
Sprousc's detection. When he inquired
if she had heard Of the man known u
Chester Nalsmith, she confirmed his
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Mr.. Sprouse Continues to Be PerpIex.
ing, but Puts His Nose to the Ground.

WIZ opTouSe CONTINUES 10 DC ScTpicN-
ing, but Puts His Nose to the Ground.
Barnes was abroad early. He was
at breakfast when Peter Ames called
up. An inspiration seized him when
the chauffeur mentioned the wholesale
exodus: he hired Peter forthwith and
ordered him to report immediately
with the car. He was going up to
Green Fancy for Miss Cameron's
wardrobe.
Two minutes after Peter drove up
to the Tavern he was on the way back
to Green Fancy again, and seated be-
side him was Thomas Kingsbury
Barnes, his new master.
There "A not q sign Of human life
about the place. Peter accompanied
him upstairs to the room recently &C.
cupied by Miss Cameron.
They found two small leather
trunks, thickly belabeled, In the room
upstairs. Both we're locked.
"You take this one" said Barnes,
land I will manage the other" He
was In a hurry to get away from the
house. There was no telling when the
government agents would descend
upon the place.
Barnes helped Peter to lift the
trunks into the car and then ordered
aim to start at once for Harris Tav-
ITO Be Continued.)
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Lead Hill
Some cooler and we had two
good rains last week,

Some cooler and we had two
good rains last week.
Miss Florence Hopper will
teach the Lead Hill school this
year beginning Sept. 1.
w. S. Gaskill, wife and two
granddaughters visited Bill Pool
of Cedar Gap Sunduy.
Ed Lee and wife of Cedar Gap
visited Sam Goss Sunday.
Jim PierSon and wife visited
Jake Orders Sunday. Two of
the Matney boys ofSeymour Wis
tied them that night.
Thomas Matney and Ira Goss
visited Cap and Marvin Goss Sat.
urday night.
There will be a singing at
Lead Hill the 28th, on Thursday
night before the fifth Sunday in
August.
Some one in this vicinity got
over.StOcked with cats and there
was a bunch left at Joe Goss'
Sunday while they we're gone to
singing there was q
stock law but didn't care to put
up that kind-the owner will find
them at the garden gate as they
are too weak to get away.
There will be a singing at Lead
Hill the third Sunday in August at
2 p. M.
LIZA JANE.
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Pleasant Flat

We got a good rain at last but
not in time to spare the nubbins.
The rain in this community came
fast and brought a pretty strong
wind with it. We had several
peach trees full of peaches tC
break during the wind storm
Friday night. Fred Justice and
family were on theic way toWol
Creek to attend the big meet
ing when they saw the heavy
rain approaching and turned
back but the clouds moved SO
rapidly they were unable to
reach home before the storm
caught them.
Mr.. Justice and wife spent
Monday with Robert Hurts.
Rev. w. H. Moore and family
Joseph Long and wife, Berley
and Coda Thorp. also Mrs. Dav.
id Thorp are spending the week
at Mt, Grove.
Wm. Keys are attending the
tabernacle meeting at Mt. Grove.
The barbecue was well attend
ed at Wolf Creek Sunday. We
have not heard the particulars.
Clarence Williams spent Sat.
urday night and Sunday with
Ed Fagan's.
We were surprised indeed
when we stepped in the Moore
school house Sunday afternoon
and found every seat taken.
This was a very pleasant sur
prise as we used to see only a
small crowd at Sunday school at
that place. 1t seems they are
doing good work.
Andrew Calhoun has moved to
E. M E b. Shaws' to make their
home with him.
Miss Ruth Barnet is we'll
pleased with her school at the
Moore; as is Chester Tharp at
the Tharp school. Both are
young teachers and have made a
splendid start and trust each
will be well pleased with them
till the finish, We wish them
The basket dinner announced
at the Meore for next Sunday
has been postponed indefinitely.
Sunday School at the Tharp at II
m; at Liberty at 3 p. M; at the
Moore at 8 p. m. each Sunday.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Second Wayfarer Is Transformed.

O'DOwd returned late in the after
noon He was in Il hurry to get back
to Green Fancy; there vas no mis-
taking his uneasiness.
"FOr the love Of heaven, Barnes, get
her away from here as soon as pos
sible, and do 1t as secretly az you
can" he said. 81 may as well tell you
that she Is in more danger from the
government secret service than from
anyone up yonder."
'She may prefer to face the music,
O'Dowd. If know her at all, she will
refuse TO run away"
"Then yen have to kidnnp her"
snid the irlshman earnestly. "There
will be men swarming here from both
sides Of the border By tomorrow night
or next day. It's the gospel truth, and
its going 10 be bad for all of us If
we're here when they come"
"Wbo Is she, ODowd2 Man to man,
tell me the truth. l want to know Just
where ! stand"
ODOwd hesitated, looked around
the tnproorn, and then leaned across
the table.
Miss Cameron Is In reality the
Countess Thercse Mara-Dafanda-fa-
miIiarly ana lovingly known In her
land az the Countess Ted. She
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was visiting in this country when the
war broke out. If 1t is of any use tC
you, I'll add that she would be rich II
Aladdin could only come to life anC
restore the splendors of the demol
ished castle, refill the chests of gOlt
that have been emptied by the con
qucrOrs. and restock the farms that
have been pillaged and devastated. Ir
the absence of Aladdin, however, SHE
is almost as poor as the ancient
church mouse. So there you are. me
man. Half the royal progeny of Eu
rope have been suitors for her hand
and the other half would be If they
didn't happen to be of the same sex
Good-by. l must be on my way" He
arose and held out his hand. "Good-by
and good luck forever"
"You are a brick. O'DOwd. I want
to see you again. You will always
find me"
Thanks. Don't issue any rash invi-
tatlOns. might take you up."
Barnes started upstairs as SCOT as
O'Dowd was off, urged by an eager
ness that put wings on his feet and a
thrill of excitement in his blood. Half
way up he stopped short. A new con-
dition confronted him. What was the
royal blood? He would have to think.
Pausing at her door, he was at once
ware of voices inside the room.
He raped on the door, but so tim
orously that nothing came of it. His
second effort was productive. He
heard Miss Thackeray say good gra-
%cious," and, after a moment, Miss
Cameron's subdued: "What is it,"
rather ashamed of his vigor. Its
only Barnes"
"Come in," was her lively response.
at was awfully good Of you, Miss
Thackeray, to let me hear your lines.
l think you will be a great success in
the part"
"Thanks," said Miss Thackeray
dryly. "Ill come in again and let
you hear me in the third act" She
went out, mumbling her lines as she
Barnes without seeing him.
81 hope you will feel able to leave
place tomorrow, countess. We
must get away almost Immediately"
"Ah, you have been listening to
O'Dowd, l see"
'Yes. He tells me it will be danger
Gus to-"
"He is right. 1t would be difficult
for me to clear myself. No one would
believe that I did not deliberately
make off with the jewels. They would
say that I-oh, it Is too dreadful"
Don't worry about that" he ex-
claimed. "You have me to testify
that"
SLOW little you know of intrigue"
she cried. "They would laugh at you
and say that you were merely another
fool who had lost his head over a
woman. They would say that 1 duped
"NO" he cried vehemently. "Your
people know better than you think.
You are disheartened, discouraged.
Things will look brighter tomorrow"
81 don't know what I should do with.
out you," she said.
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We ever see him here after eleven in
the EVENING" You did not--not until
last night, anyhow. In the struggle he
had with Nicholas last night he was
recognized. That's why poor old
Nicholas is lying dead up there at the
house now-and will have a decent
burial unbeknownst TO anybody but
his friends"
Good God, O'nowd, you can't mean
that he-he killed."
He stuck Il knife in his neck. The
dirty snake, And the chief trusted
him ms no crook ever was trusted be-
fore. In the name Of God, Barnes, how
did you happen to fall in with the viii
lain?"
Barnes passed his hand over his
brow. dazed. .'He-he represented
himself as a book agent he mumbled,
striving TO collect himself. "Jones
knew him. Said he had been around
here for weeks. II"
That's the man." said O'Dowd,
scowling. "He trutted all over the
county. selling books. For the love of
it. do We think? Not much. He had
other fish to fry, you may be sure.
Barnes, if we ever lay hands on that
friend of yours-well, he won't have
to fry in hell. He'll be burnt alive.
Thank God, my minds at rest On n
score. She didn't skip out with him.
They all think he did. Not one of
them suspects that she came away
with you. There is plenty of evidence
that she let him in through her win
dow"
"All ready, O'Dowd," called Loeb.
"Come along, please"
Coming" said the Irishman. Don't
blame yourself, old man. See you
later, Barnes. So long!"
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Daniel S. Hylton, one of th

Daniel S. Hylton, one of the
prosperous farmers of south of
Norwood, was in town Wednes.
day, having brought with him
the skin of one grey wolf and the
ears of another that he had killed
on his farm Monday of last week
The wolves were making raids
or the sheep of Mr.. Hylton and
he poisoned the two by placing
strychnine in the carcass of a
sheep slain by the wolves. - Hart.
Vile Republican.
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Is Your Name Here?

The following have our thanks fol-
cash on subscription since our last re.
port:
Rev. j. W. Null, Seymour.
K. p. Williams, Mansfield
Alta Cochenour, Tulsa, Okla.
DR.. Mack Davis, Mansfield
Rev. J, W. Roberts, Bryant.
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Ed williamson Adrian are Wis.
iting relatives here.