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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-12-11
aBABY soNOss Or W. S. S.
FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
sieilday Presents on the oevsnmsntsa
Financial Counter At Bargain 81
Rates This Month.

Do your Christmas planning earlyl
Do your buying now, and 1t will cost
you less!
Uncle Sam has the goods, whether
you are man. woman or child.
You can buy OF the same counter.
whether you are rich or in moderate
circumstances.
The price Of the new government
baby bond'-the 500 Treasury Saw
ings certificate lin November is $S4.4O.
The recipient of that Christmas gift
from you will have 500 on January !.
1924.
Then there is another "baby bond"
the $1,000 Treasury Savings certtfi.
cate. Il you get in on that in Novem-
Der. 1t will cost only $s44, and in five
years the recipient will have a cool
thousand dollars.
This also is bargain month In War
Savings stamps. The price for No
vember is $4.22. In five years that
will yield Eve dollars.
Then for the children there are the
Thrift stamps at 25 cents throw.
So. you see. Uncle Sam has on his
holiday bargain counter something to
suit men, women and children in all
walks of life.
To the person who has learned to
save through wartime necessity a
present Of "baby bond" or War
Savings stamp will be a welcome gift.
Perhaps the gift of War Savings
stamp or one of the new, Treasury
Savings certificates will start the re
cipient on career of saving that may
lead to his or her financial indie
pendence.
These government securities are
nondepreciable and nonfluctuating.
The Savings certificates are Issued
only In registered form with the name
of the owner on them. The registra-
ton records are kept In Washington.
This protects the owner. The 500
certificates may be purchased at post
offices Of the first and second class
and at banks; the $1,000 certificates
may be obtained through banks. Ger
tificates Of either denomination may
be ordered direct from the Seventh
District War Savings organization, 105
West Monroe street. Chicago, III. The
price Of the 500 certificate in Deem
her is $84.6O. The $1,000 certificate In
December costs $s46. The War Saw
ings stamp may be bought for $4.2S
in December.
Do your Christmas shopping early
and vnn xpf1l Savo unnoyt
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-12-11
THRIFT is HABIT; GET II.

Thrift is habit. "A habit is thing
you do unconsciously or automatically
without thought. We are ruled by our
habits When habits are young they
are like lion cubs soft, fluffy, funny.
frolicsome little animals. They grow
day by day. Eventually they rule you.
Choose We this day the habit We would
have rule over you. The habit of thrift
is simply the habit which dictates that
you shall earn more than you spend
In other words. thrift is the habit which
provides that you spend less than you
earn. Take your choice. "-Elbert Hub
bard.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-12-11
F. M. WARNS
sos1A East Erie St. Mo. Vale,
Searching Questions.

About what am I NOW employing my
own soul? On every occasion l must
ask myself this question. and inquire:
What have ] now in this part Of me
which they call the ruling principle7
And whose soul have now: That Of
a child. or of a young man, or Of
feeble woman. or of a tyrant. or Of
q domestic animal, or Of a wild beaati
Marcus Aurelius.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-12-11
Tired of Life Early.

Tired Of life at ten was the excuse
made by boy at the Kingston u.on-
dom children's court when charged
with attempting to commit suicide. AM.
other boy SAW him with his head on
the railway track and they had tus-
sic before lie could be got away.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-12-11
First Advertisement.

Although the first periodical paper
watch contained news In England ap-
reared in May, 1922. the first newspa-
Der advertisement published does not
seem to have been until nearly twe,,-
ty.flve years afterward. The adver-
tdsement related to the sale of book
sspplauded by the Clergy Of England"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-12-11
STRANGE Animal.

AT the foot of Mount Kowang, in
North Manchuria. there live strange
animals called faru-nanban-kau."
They are larger than ordinary apes
md dig spacious caverns on the rocky
sides of the hills. During the spring
and summer they store up sufficient
God for the winter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-12-11
Famou, Caves Change owners.

The Tillywhim caves and the Great
Globe at Swanage were offered by auc-
ton mt Bournemouth. England, but
failed to find purchaser. although the
Great Globe and Dorleston Head Castle
were knocked down for $4,000. The
Durleston Park estate. on which these
landmarks are situated. had previous.
y been offered as whole, but had
failed to find purchaser.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-12-11
WORK, SAVE. SUCCEED Nv. $. 8.
REVISED VERSIONS

There was little man,
Who laid down his little gun,
With its bullets all made Of lead,
lead, lead,
And he got little book,
And when in It he did look,
Why many happy things he said,
said, said. !
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to melt into the foliage, to become a
part of the natural landscape. Noun
tain ivy literally enveloped it. FIX
posed sections of the house were paint
ed green; the doors were green; the
leafy porches and their columns, the
chimney pots, the window hangings-
all were the color of the unchanging
forest. And 1t was a place of huge
dimensions, low and long and ram
bling.
Cad" he said to himself, "what
manner of crank is he who would
bury himself like this? OF all the
crazy ideas I ever"
His reflections ended there. A wom-
an crossed his vision; a woman stroll
Ing slowly toward him through the In
tricate avenues of the wildwood.
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CHAPTER VIII.
A Note, Some Fancies and an Expedi-
tion In Quest Of Facts,


tion In Quest Of Facts.
He started upstairs, his mind full of
the events and conjectures of the day.
As he entered the room his eyes fell
upon a white envelope at his feet. 1t
had been slipped under the door since
he left the room an hour before.
'Terse reminder from the prudent Mr..
Jones His bill for the day! He picked
1t up, glanced at the inscription, and
at once altered his opinion. His full
name was there in the handwriting
of woman. For moment he was
puzzled; then he thought of Miss
Thackeray. A note of thanks, no doubt,
unpleasantly fulsomel Vaguely an
noyed, he ripped open the envelope and
read:
'In case do not have the oppor-
tunity to speak with you tonight, this
is to let you know that the little man
who says he is book agent was in
your room for three-quarters Of an
hour while you were away this after
noon. You'd better see il anything is
missing. NJ. T."
He made hasty but careful exnmi-
nation of his effects. There was not
the slightest evidence that his pack
had been opened or even disturbed. If
the little book agent spent three-quar-
ters of n hour In the room he man.
aged most effectually to cover up all
traces of his visit.
Barnes lid not go to sleep until long
after midnight. He now regarded him
self as definitely committee to com
binntld9 Of sinister and piquant enter
prises, not the least of which was to
know about the mysterious young
woman Mt Green Fancy.
The next day he. with other dodgers
in the Tavern, was put through an ex>
animation by the police and county
officials from st. Elizabeth, and noti-
fed that. while he was not under sus-
plcion or surveillance. 1t would be nec-
essary for him to remain in the "baili-
wick" until detectives, already on the
way, were satisfied that he possessed
no knowledge that would be useful to
them in clearing up what had now as
sumed the dignity Of national prob
lem"
O'Dowd rode down from Green
Fancy and created quite sensation
among the ohlicials by announcing that
they had . perfect right to extend
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their search for clues to al parts G
his sstatA and that he was dseply -
tsfssted In the outcome Of tAsir h.
, vestigations.
TIE sAssln said he would Ne -
run over the ground a bit" that vesy
afternoon II 1t was agreeable to M.
| ODowd.
ODowd stayed to dinner. Dinner
was served in the middle Of the day
at Hart's Tavern.) He made q great
impression upon Lyndon Rushcroft.
who, with his daughter, Joined the two
men. Indeed, the palavering Irishman
extended himself in the effort to make
himself agreeable. He was vastly in
terested in the stage, he declared. Az
q matter Of fact he had been told
thousand times that he ought to 20
on the stage.
The little book agent came in while
they were at table. He sat down In
a corner Of the dining room and busied
himself with bis subscription Lists
while waiting for the meal to be
served. He was still poring over them.
frowning intently. when Barnes and
the others left the room.
Barnes walked out beside Ms
Thackeray.
1.-THE tailor-made gown is an I'm
provement," he said to her. He was
thinking that she was a very pretty
girl, after all.
1.-THE frock usually makes the wom-
an she said slowly, "but not always
the lady"
He thought of that remark more
than once during the course Of an aft
ernoon spent in the woods about
Green Fancy.
O'Dowd virtually commanded the
expedition. 1t was he who thought of
everything. First of all, he led the
party to the corner Of the estate near
est the point where Paul was shot
from his horse. Sitting in his saddle
he called the attention of the other
riders to what appeared to be most
significant fact in connection with the
killing of this man.
From what I hear the man Paul
was shot through the lungs, directly
from in front. The bullet went
straight through his body He was
riding very rapidly down the road.
When he came to a point not far
above the crossroads he was fired
upon. 1t is safe to assume that he
was looking intently ahead, trying to
make out the crossing. he was not
shot from the side Of the road, gen
tlemen, but from the middle Of 1t. IAe
bullet came from point almost d.
rectly In front of him, and not from
Mr.. Curtis property here to the left
or Mr.. Conley's on the right. The
chances are that Paul did not accom-
pany Room to the meeting place up
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set Of Dickens when he was here last
time, about DIX weeks ago. A years
subscription to two magazines throwed
In. By gosh, these book agents are
slick ones"
Hes a shrewd-looking chap" COM
mented Barnes.
"Says he won't be satisfied till he's
made this section of the country the
most cultured, refined spot In the Unit
ed States," said Jones dolefully. Tx
cuse me. There goes the telephone.
Maybe its news from the sheriff."
With the spasmodic tinkling of the
telephone bell the book agent arose
and made his way to the little office.
Barnes glanced over his shoulder a
moment later and saw him studying
the register. The poise Of his sleek
head, however, suggested a listening
attitude. Putnam Jones, not four feet
away, was speaking into the telephone
receiver. As the receiver was re-
stored to its hook Barnes turned
again. Jones and the book agent were
examining the register, their heads
almost meeting from opposite sides of
the desk,
The latter Strengthened up, stretched
his arms, yawned, and announced In a
loud tone that he guessed he'd stop
out and get a bit of fresh air before
turning in.
"Any news?" inquired Barnes, ap-
preaching the desk after the door had
closed behind the book agent.
ut wasn't the sheriff." replied Jones
shortly, and Immediately resumed his
interrupted discourse on books and
book agents. Ten minutes elapsed be-
fore the landlords garrulity was
checked by the sound Of an automobile
coming to stop in front of the house.
Barnes turned expectantly toward the
door. Almost Immediately the car
started again, with a loud shifting of
gears, and moment later the door
opened to admit. not a fresh arrival
but the little book agent.
Party trying to make Hornville to-
night" he announced casually. "Well,
good night. See you In the morning."
Barnes was not in a position to
doubt the fellows word, for the car
Enthusiastically had gone on toward
HOrnville. He waited few minutes
after the man disappeared up the mar
row stairway, and then proceeded to
test his powers Of divination. He was
as sure as he could be sure of anything
that had not actually come to pass that
In a short time the automobile would
again pass the tavern, but this time
from the direction of Hornville.
Lighting cigarette he strolled out
side. He had barely time to take
position at the darkened end of the
porch before tie sounds of an ap-
proaching machine came to his ears. A
second or two later the lights swung
around the bend in the road quar-
ter of mile above Hart's Tavern,
and down came the car at high rate
Of speed. 1t dashed past the tavern
with great roar and rattle and shot
Off into the darkness beyond. AS it
rushed through the dim circle of light
in front of the tavern Barnes succeed
ed in obtaining brief but convincing
view Of the car. That glance was
enough. however. He would have
been willing to go before jury and
swear that it was the same car that
had deposited him at Hart's Tavern
the day before.
Having guessed correctly in the one
Instance he allowed himself another
and even bolder guess-the little book
agent had either received message
from or delivered one to the occupant
or driver of the car from Green Fancy.
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sYNoesia

sz!ssF'SEs e: EEs:=:; :,s: s:,s;:
sM. plight Whiis they discus. N. 4:
III, arrives and Barns. is siven : m %
Hart's tavern. while the girl taken
q to her h ds.tinatiSnl ;ath a.l 1 Thish shs . t'lls
CHAPTER 1I.At the tavern Barnes
fa1ls in with Z. stranded troupe Of barn
:sssF' :a9 b.oen.: ssas:d ,.s.r..s1 e
them.
Barnes nnds himself Worrying ovsr II:
of Ss What I.
tsey. Two mounted men leave the tavern
n Z manner which arousss Barnes curl
CHATTER Iy,He mssts ''Miss Th.ck-
Hes! troupe. who is acting ss chamber
Hsid. That night he Il srou.sd hy the
sss 81 n. Of re ePs wRe :s S II:
Seds DsF0t q &. othsr m.s g. Boss haa
been shot
CHAPTER v-The wounded man, regis
tered at the tavern as Andrew Paul, dies.
ster X. ne no. and De
eeto. guests at Green Fancy. visit tho
tavern apparently much mystifsd over
CHAPTER vI-Barnes advances Rush
croft money sufncient to release the COM
thereby becoming its ofiicisi backer. He
visits Green Fancy and in the grounds
ndnsa han s 4f IL ss' nzh1 S
beauty.
His ramble carried him far beyond
the spot where Rooms body was found
and where young Conley had come
upon the tethered horses. His eager,
curious gaze swept the forest to the
left of the road in search Of Green
Fancy. Overcome by rash daring
impulse, he climbed over the stake
the big trees which so far had OBJ
scured the house from view. The trees
grew very thickly on the slope. and
they were unusually large. He pro-
crossed deeper into the wood. At the
end Of what must have been a mile
he halted. There was no sign Of habl-
tatOn, no indication that man had
ever penetrated so far into the forest.
AS he was on the point of retracIng
his steps toward the road his gaze
fell upon a huge moss-covered rock
less than hundred yards away. He
stared, and gradually 1t began to take
on angles and planes and recesses Of
the most astounding symmetry. Un-
der his widening gaze 1t was trans
formed into substantial object Of
cubes and gables and-yes, windows.
He was looking upon the strange
home Of the even stranger Mr.. Cur
tis-Green Fancy.
Now he understood why It was
called Green Fancy. Its surroundings
were no greener than itself; 1t seemed
The Glenwood post., 1919-06-14
o'Dowd Virtually Commanded the Ex-
pedition.

the road. He remained near the horses.
That's how he managed to get away so
quickly. 1t remained for the man at
the crossroads to settle with him. But
we're wasting time with all this
twaddle of mine. Let us be moving.
There is one point on which we must
ali agree. The deadliest marksman IN
the world fired those shots. No bull
Cling on that score, bedad."
In the course of time the party, trav-
crsins the ground contiguous to the
public road. came within sight of the
green dwelling among the trees.
Barnes interest revived. His second
view of the house increased his Won
der and admiration. If O'Down had
not actually located 1t among the trees
for him he would have been at loss
to discover 1t. although 1t was imme-
dlately IN front of him and in direct
line of vision.
De Soto was seen approaching
through the green sea, his head ap-
pearlng and disappearing intermit-
tently in the pillows formed by the
undulating underbrush. He shook
hands with Barnes n moment later.
'I'm glad you had the sense to
bring Mr.. Barnes with you. O'Dowd,"'
said he. "You didn't mention him
when you telephoned that you were
personally conducting sightseeing
party. I tried to catch you afterward
on the telephone. but you had left the
Tavern Mrs. Collier wanted me to
ask you to capture Mr.. Barnes for din
ner tonight"
ITO be continusd)
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CHAPTER VII.

spun-GoId Hair, Blue Eyes and varI-
Gus Encounters.
She was quite unaware Of his pres
ence, and yet he was directly in her
path, though some distance away Her
head was bent her mien was thought
full, her stride slow and aimless.
She was slender. graceful and evil
IDENTIFY quite tall, although she seemed
pigmy among the towering giants
The Glenwood post., 1919-06-14

Itching piles provoke profanity, but
profanity won't remove them. Doanb
Ointment IL recommended for itching,
bleeding or protruding pilsa co. a
any drug store. 4
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o'd papsr NJ s.,s - ~ sA.s.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-14
PAWNSHOPS.
and success

What is life without pawnshops2 Nothing saw
Washington. D. c. after trying hve years without
them.
They were closed TO control the loan sharks who
charging extortionate interest, is said
that secFe' deals carried an cheap jewelTy
and pool rooms. where higher az
charged.
In addition TO this the police say that when the
shops running openly they able to locate
20 per OF the 3ewery stolen. now less than
3 per cent is recovered
There are bills pending TO restore the pawHshops
but limit the interest which may be charged not
than per cent month, and to control the
sale of pawned goods so that stolen stun may be
disposed OF with undue celebrity honest goodp
without due notice 70 their
If the pawnshOp must live all, il should be under
rigid regulation. But much better than the pawn
shop is the education Of the public that
per cent month is sc per cent a year and that
thrift and hard work far cheaper and easier
The pawnbroker who is kept in business because
he is fence for thieves should be jail as
thief himself instead OF being protected that he
may make life easier for the burglar and the police
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-14

tratiOn organ, in the face Of ex-
posture, 10 save its face by rail
ing at the bawdy houses and
gambling bells, the existence Of
which are not new TO it, while
continuing 10 condone, screen,
protect, and encourage the po-
lice in it's conduct and attitude
on the booze question. renders its
hypocrisy too daranable and eX-
pressive for righteous consump-
ton by anyone save a fool. and
continues Il 'particeps criminis'
all the way along the line.
Look out now, There will be
few more raids, arrests OF the
less favored. another display TO
camoufiage the good church folk,
and TO give the administration
organ excuse for closing up again
and assuming that all is bliss,
with the sunshine of heaven
reigning supreme in every mu-
nicipal officials heart-while the
bulk of the cussedness. vested in
the more favored. goes on same
as ever. sanctified by-well,
that's ALI just "sanctified, be-
cause il is the handiwOrk of
Gods Own Party"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-14
MANY ACCUSED IN
j. s. LIQUOR CASE
937 People Arraigned and
SIT Have Entered Pleas
of Not Guilty.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July IA
Since the prohibition law went in
to effect in Indiana on April ?, 1918,
the number of indictments returned
in federal court against alleged viO-
lators Of the Reed amendment has
been 937, according 20 a compila-
ton made by +. l.. Mattice, assistant
United States district attorney. OF
this number 577 have pleaded
guilty and twenty-five have been
convicted, thus making SEE viola
tors Of the act who have been SEN
fenced by the court. The number
of persons acquitted was eight and
the number Of cases i'm which there
was no prosecution was fifty eight.
The remaining 26s cases are pend
ing either with the defendants
awaiting trial or because arrests
have not been made The fines i'm
Reed amendment cases aggregate
$41.875 and the aggregate Jail SEN
fences amount 10 forty eight years
and one month. The arraignments in
these cases were made on November
%, 1915. and March 10 and July =,
1919.
Fine IL Provided.
The law provides a maximum
sentence o. $1,000 fine and six
months in jail for the transportation
Of louor into a dry state The
maximum sentence was imposed on
Wolf Markovich last March. Marko-
yich was a steamship ticket agent AZ
Indiana Harbor. and il was shown
that he had mode it a regular bust
ness TO transport liquor from Chi
cage. His counsel explained in court
that Markovich had made l. Gus
tom 10 present each purchaser Of a
ticket with a half pint % whisky.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-14
LII.

Repeated warnings have been issued by medical
authorities the probability of recurrence Of
the Fiu next winter is a relief have Or. \. W.
FREEMAN state health commissioner of OHIO pro-
phesy that the dreaded visitor viii not return.
Or Freeman believes that people who have not
mad the disease were immune with. And
those who have had it are imnunized. That is
to say. those who have not had the Flu those
who would not get it under any circumstances. ana
those who have suffered oftener nave now
become safe from another attack.
we are planning the machinery battle with
another epidemic" says the health commissioner
I don't think will use it. want
10 be prepared for any eventually OF there
probably viii be sporadic cases when It gets cold
but they viii be exceptions TO the rule 1 believe
There won't be an epidemic if anything
about it."
Mark the fact that DR. Freeman is not content
10 rest upon his own prophecy II The other doctors
are right. and he is wrong ne is going be read
In July he pertecting his defenses asSnst posi-
ble offensive by the enemy in the fall. He is main
tanning the hopeful attitude that The hostile forces
have become so weak that they longer to be
feared. But if they bring mp unexpected reinforce
ments ne is READY so that his line may he
pierced.
That's pretty sood attitude for everyone to take
Building mp the vitality by sense and sunshine, ami
keeping cheerful and prepared, the best
ventives Of any epidemic