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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

The story so shriekingy heralAed
was told in a few paragraphs. and
FitZhugh breathed easier as he read.
Substantially, it related that Nikolay
had been found that afternoon by Es-
Tiers landlady, who, thinking the man
drunk, had called the police. An ey-
animation showed that he was stabbed
to the heart and had been dead for
hours Esther had disappeared. leav-
ing no trace behind her.
fltzhugh dropped the paper to the
foor and stared thoughtfully at the
ceiling, crushing his cigarette slowly
between his fingers Suddenly he
jumped up and began pacing the floor
restlessly
"Pshaw she'll get away all right.
Yes. yes. shcll get away al! right"
On his WAY to work next morning
he called at the post office and found.
as he expected, letter from Esther
1t was written on scrap of wrapping
paper with a lead pencil, and began
without preface:
you so. l did it for your sake. / am
praying God that your desire for wealth
may be granted you. Even though your
ambition is one of which do not entire
ly approve, l would willingly die that you
might achieve it. That is how | love YOU
1t may be a long While before you hear
from me again, because l am going far
away. Destroy this letter
Your adoring
ESTHER
He burned the letter in the kitchen
range and knuckled down to his OBJ
probrions toll as on the previous day.
l'itzhush had clearly defined rea-
son for doing Scullery work in a res
taurant. 1t provided steady. if
small, income; it Facilitated economy.
and, above all, it afforded him a secure
hiding place during the day. He In
tended TO stay there six weeks Ey
that time his beard would be sufS-
GENTLY long to be shaped into Van
dyke. Also for he practiced the most
rigorous flugility, he expected to have
tilifly dollars with which to buy some
pfesentable clothes. From that point
on he felt positive that somehow his
soaring aloft would be swift and sure
Only once was the monotony of that
month broken. BY one of those
anomalous conditions peculiar to some
cities, the street the restaurant was
on miserable. poverty-stricken thor
ou@hfare, is less than ten minutes
walk from Chicago's wealthiest resi-
Dental section. This inconeruous lux
Imposition accounted for the break in
tllzhu@h'S routine. 1t was late one
warm night in June, and he haG
walked few streets from his board.
ing house and was taking the air along
the Lake Shore drive. when he saw
Kathleen Otis. A shining limousine
stopped before the iron gateway
through which he had twice passed,
and as he drew back into the shadows
OF some shrubbery she alighted with
her father. How exquisite she was
how desirable!
Every night after that Fitzhugh
promenaded the drive. But he never
saw her again. He read later that she
had sailed for France with her mother
and would not return until the au-
tumn. s.gi l,f2..,4,ls -ry'e - -e- "
d
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17
CHARLES BAGLEY
Minnesota Farm Land

Corn and clover lands in south
central Minnesota, the State that
leads in the production of dairy
products. Hutchinson is town Of
$500 population with excellent
schools, many churches and ha
also The Danish-Norwegian Theo-
oglcal Seminary. Mcleod Coun-
ty Land Company, Hutchinson,
Mlnnesota.--adv. i3pd
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

and sidestepped like lean panther,
springing in quickly to deliver two
blows in rapid succession. the last of
which brought blood. In the next rush,
however, a sledge hammer seemed to
swing upon the point of his chin, and
he spun dizzily backward. unable to
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

CHAPTER IV.-Friendless and penni-
less, Fitzhugh takes refuge with Esther,
who has become infatuated with him. but
with the thought of Kathleen in his mind
ne gives her no encouragement His one
idea is to become rich and powerful. and
win Kathleen While hiding in Esthers
mouse he grows beard, which effectu-
ally changes his appearance
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

CHAPTER III.-Esther is the first to
VISIT Fitzhugh in Jail, and despite his pro-
vest makes arrangements for procuring
legal advice. His trial is speedily com.
pleted and he is found insane and COM
united to an asylum, from which he cas-
lily makes his escape and travels many
miles on foot to the city of Chicago
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

CHAPTER vII.-Through Hunts opera
lions Fftzhugh nets nearly 100000 He
leaves Quigg, devoting himself, with
ming large sums He receives a pathetic
letter from Esther, who is in Russia, and
sends her money. Telling Hunt he has
his old companions and INDUCES in a two
weeks debauch
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

CHAPTER X.-Four years speculation
has Melted Fitzhugh nearly 100000. He
presses Kathleen for a definite answer
She tells him that when he has million
dollars she thinks her father will consent
He agrees to wait
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

CHAPTER IX.-Fitzhugh has won mon
ey from Arte Sparkle, brainless society
youth, at poker, and holds his notes with
these as weapon he compels Sparkle to
Kathleen occasionally, and finally con-
fesses his love. She gives him no definite
answer. but he believes she returns his
anection. and he is confident that in the
end he will be able to overcome Otis op-
position to the match or force him to give
his consent
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

CHAPTER VIII.-Recoverng from his
spree" Fitzhugh finds Hunt knows he
is not wealthy, but, impressed with his
aplhty, the SPECTATOR admits him into
MS business deals Fitzhugh meets Sy-
m1ngton Otis, who invites him to Join
MIN In a proposed corner" Fitzhugh
puts MIN off. AT Otis house he is intro
duced to Kathleen, who knows him again.
and his ,enslavement is complete Learn.
Ing Fftzhugh has little money Otis is in
dlgnant and sewers friendly relations.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

CHAPTER vI.-Fitzhugh attracts the
attention of one Quigg, dealer in bogus
stocks In Quigg's place of business Fitz-
tors. Staked by his employer in a poker
gene for. high stakes, he meets a wheat
PIT Spectator, Henry Hunt, who believes
MIN to be New York man of wealth.
With his poker winnings he joins Hunt
In wheat deal Hunt has formed the
opinion that Fitzhugh is a New York man
q business WAY
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-17

CHAPTER Vim fight with Nikolav.
Jealous admirer of Esther. F'itzhugh
worsts him leaving him unconscious, and
escapes though Esther is Respondent Sc
Nikolay has been found dead in Esther's
house and in a letter to him she admits
the killing, telling him she did it for his
sake and that she has gone away. He
sees kathleen from distance, and is
strengthened in his determination to win
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09
Marlboro Directors Declare Big
Dividend.

Announcement was made on
March 81 Of the action taken by
directors of the Marlboro cotton
mills, meetir. in McColl, who de-
clared a 100 per cent stock divi-
dend on a capital of $963,800.
In addition to this dividend,
the Marlboro directors are offer
ing 4,879 shares to the stock
holders at par at the rate Of one
half share to each holder of one
share.
The directors are also offering
905 shares TO the operatives at
par, with two years to pay for
the stock, during which time the
stock is not negotiable.
Marlboro operates seven mills,
and Claude Gore is president of
the company. This action in
creases the capital stock to ST.
100000.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09

and a party of nine field artil-
are marching from At
lanta, Ga, to Camp Bragg, N. c.,
with heavy equipment,th the equip
ment belonging to the party
consists of one 155 nm. howit-
ger, two Holt tractors, two
trucks and one touring carr
This party will arrive in
Rockingham, N. Co April 18th,
1920. And the army recruiting
service cordially invites the citi-
zens of that city to make a mi
mute inspection of this equip
ment and ask the men in charge
such questions as they may de-
sire.
Roy T. McLamore,
End 1t. Tank Corps.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09
March Health Report.

The following are the cases of
contagious diseases reported to
DR.. J. M. Maness, County Quar-
antine Officer, for the month of
March:
Diptheria - Herbert Currie,
Rockingham, Route 8.
Lobar Pneumonia - Alb.
Blake's child, Ellerbe, Route.
Whooping Cough - J. G,
Wilkes children, Rockingham.
Chicken Pox--H. C. Parsons
Jr., Anna Scales Parsons and
James Parsons, Rockingham.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09
Another Club Organized.
IditOr Post-Dispatch:

On Tuesday, March 23rd, Mrs.
John Sandy Covington, with the
ladies of tt community, met a.
the Har, .,Con school house and
organized the "Jane McKimmon
Community Club" While there
were but few present, great in
terest was manifested.
At our meetings we will dis
cuss really helpful and practical
things.
In connection with the Com.
munity Club, Mrs. Covington has
organized a Canning Club for the
younger set, and they are max.
ing plans to buy a community
Gamer. Progress"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09

Washington, to Samuel Com
pers, and a dozen other friends,
including Gen. Peter E. Traub.
The President of the American
Federation of Labor spoke most
encouragingly Of the increases
proposed for the army.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09
Artillery Coming.

U. S. Army Recruiting Service,
Charlotte, N. c., April l, 1920.
To Editor Post-Dispatch:
Marching from Atlanta, Ga,
to Camp Bragg, N. c.
Lieutenant Ross B. Warren
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09
Light & Heavy Draying.

When in need of light or heavy
drawing, phone us. We have a
truck for hire. Hale Furniture
Co., phone 208.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-09
Car Cedar Shingles.

Just received, a car of 5 *
Premium Red Cedar shingles
McRae Grocery Co.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
Scouts Keep the Law.

Every now and then some judge or
Juvenile court worker bears testi-
mony that scouting keeps boys out Of
mischief, that scouts keep the law and
are good citizens in embryo. Recently
q. e. Harmon, an attorney of Tacoma,
Wash, made the following statement ::
"Of all the boys passing through the
juvenile court in the last year, not one
was an active scout" There are 700
boys affiliated with the Tacoma coun-
Gil, so this statement really means
something. Not one boy who came up
as case before the court was an &C
tive scout, and upon Investigation 1t
was shown that in only two cases were
the offenders boys who had had any
connection whatever at any time with
scouting-James e. West, In Boys
Life.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
DRUGS FEARFUL AND AWFUL
Amazing Connections That Our Anees-
tors Swallowed, Believing That
They Had Medicinal Virtues.

The medicines used down to even
to our ears. AS late as the eighteenth
century dried toad was seriously con-
sidered specific against the plague.
In an article In the New York Med
zeal Journal Dr. William Renwiek
Riddell of Toronto, Canada mentioned
a few of the remedies in vogue.
A plaster made of arsenic was ap-
piled to cancers. Bleeding was prac-
ticed on all occasions, even in the
time of our grandparents. But the
sovereign remedy of all was known
as mithridatium or theriaca. This was
the great antidote of Roman phar-
macy. 1t originally had 40 or 80 in
gradients, all vegetables, but Nero's
physician, Andromachus, added the
flesh of vipers. Every physician had
his own variation of the formula, and
Matteoli in the sixteenth century put
no less than 120 ingredients into it.
The name theriaca or theriac. I'M
der which 1t was commonly known,
was derived from the Greek THEREON, "
wild beast, as the stuff was consid.
cred specific against the poisonous
bites of beasts and serpents. The
French word "theriaque" was corrupt
ed into the English "treacle," and the
medicine was known in England as
Venice treacle" 1t was the famous
Sydenham who first opposed the use
of drugs. In fact when Sir Richard
Blackmore asked him for a good guide
In practice he replied: Don Quixote."
and declared that the arrival of good
clown would do more for the health
with drugs.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
Facts About Lightning.

We see In the papers after severe
storm that "a thunderbolt" has fallen.
This and another popular superstition
namely that there is a protected
space under n lightning conductor
were finally dlspelled by the lightning
research committees report.
We now know that the so-called
"thunderbolt'' is very powerful flash.
which disturbs the ground like burst
ing shell. The action of lightning
stroke on an insutficiently protected
building may he compared to the ef-
feet of n very heavy rainfall on house
which has insufficient cutters and
rainwater pipes. The water, before II
can escape. will probably food the
building. A single lightning rod, fixs
to the chlmncyshaft, will do its ps
by receiving some of the flash.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
MIxup In Relationships.

. Adoption proceedings before Judge
Raymond Dobb presented complex
situation that lawyers are trying to
figure out, writes a Syracuse IN. "
correspondent. James and Lucy Loaf
well were born six years ago. Their
mother, Mrs. Lucy Loatwell, wife Of
James Loatwell. died shortly after
nat.heir birth. Their father married
lNagain and then Percy Mcdonald.
hDrother-in-law of the deceased Mrs.
Loatwell. adopted Lucy. Charles Sing
Her brother of the deceased Mrs. Loaf
N we'll, adopted Jimmie.
oA Lucy must now call her own broth
sr Cousin Jimmie. Her own father
becomes Uncle Jim. Her hitherto
Uncle Percy now becomes papa.
While she will always revere the men,
Dry OF the departed mother, she must
'egard her maternal parent as de-
.eased aunt, at least in the law. Her
,wn cousins, the children of her adop-
i've parents, become her brothers and
sisters. and the same holds true of lit
lie Jimmie. Lucy's now legal father
becomes uncle to her own brother,
While her stepmother she must ad-
iress as auntie.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
PEARLS Transformation.

For two or three years in the seas
Of Japan, the Antilles or the Indies,
at depth of not more than ten or
twelve meters, the marvel known as
a pearl has It's birth. takes form and
grows In its sheltered infancy. Then
there comes day when suddenly, bru-
tally. something tragic and wonderful
happens. After the great excitement
of rude unrooting, the pearl awakens
to daylight like the princess of the
fairy tales. Passionate. mad eyes gaze
upon her. Perhaps, already. the divers
are killing each other over her. But
a master comes and assures her pro-
lection, places her among companions,
and with them surrounds her with a
thousand attentions by dint Of which
she loses that look of extreme youth
and greenness which has fingered from
the sojourn in the ocean.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
Arnenia,s Homer

Armenia, as well as Greece, had a
Homer. Like Homer, Moses of
Khorene, who wrote in the seventh
century. was held to be dealing alto
gether with tradition until archaeolog-
lcal discoveries revealed the fact that
some of his personages were historic,
according to the Christian Science
Monitor. Semiramis, the queen who
built the city of Van, much as Homer
describes Dido building the city Of
Carthage, has been found in the rec
ords of the past but the civilization
Of her day was overthrown by Cyrus
and his successors, and the land be-
came Armenia, and entered upon a
period of about a thousand years
when general illiteracy obtained
among the population. Concerning
this period practically no record sur
wives. Not until the fourth century
did the land, now influenced by Chris
tianty, begin to find self-expression ;
so 1t is hardly strange that what Moses
of Khorene wrote was long held to be
wholly of his imagination.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
The DAYS of '49.

California was as popular 40 years
ago as it is now, Judging by an extract
from copy of Missouri paper in the
possession of Blythe (Cal) man,
dated 1S49. The extra is an adver-
tisement for an auction sale.
"Public sale, state of Missouri coun-
ty of Pike. To whom 1t may concern
The undersigned will, on Tuesday
September %, A. u. 1S49, sell at pub
lie cutlery for cash, on the premises
where Coon creek crosses the Old Mis-
sion road, the following chattels, to-
wit: Six yoke oxen with Jokes and
chains: two wagons with beds, three
niger wenches. four buck niggers,
three niger boys, two prairie plows'
twenty-five steel tracks, one barrel
picked cabbage, one hogshead toDac
co. a lot of niger hoes, one spinning
wheel. one loom. thirteen fox hounds
lot of coon. fox and skunk skins and
lot of other articles. / am gwine to
California.
IN. B.-Gingerbread and hard cider
free on the grounds"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05

In the whole gallery of war pictures,
it may be doubted if any could have
been more colorful than those COM
posed by the remarkable British cam
paign in which Colonel Lawrence,
archaeologist by pre-war profession,
gathered and led the desert host Of
Arabs. "The order of march," says
Colonel Lawrence, describing the en-
trance of the conquerors into the town
Of ElWijh, was splendid and bar
barrie. Feisal rode in front dressed in
pure white. l was on his left, also in
white, and on his right was another
shereef wearing a red headcloth and
a tunic and cloak dyed with henna
and behind us were Bedouins carrying
three banners of purple silk, topped
with gold spikes, and behind them
rode three drummers playing march,
and they were followed by a wild,
bouncing mass of 5000 cames that
constituted our bodyguard, the men
In every variety of colored gown and
headdress, and the camels equally bril-
liant in their trappings, and the whole
crowd singing at the top of their
voices a war song in honor of Feisal
and his family" Memory runs over
accounts of conquering hosts of all
ages and finds nothing as the English
leader himself describes 1t, more bar
barrie and splendid. .
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
Gets EN- on the Fly.

The Wilson warbler is the champion
fiy-catcher of the United States. His
method of getting most of his food Is
to dash out from the limb of tree
and snatch passing insects on the
wing. They catch other insects which
are fitting about or sitting on the
foliage or blossoms of the trees. You
will often find these little birds In APP
pie trees when in bloom. Their olive
green and yellow plumage harmonizes
with the green leaves of the trees.
The male bird has black crown patch
on the top of it's head, while on the
female this cap is greenish like the
back. This bird. is found throughout
the eastern United States but winters
in Central America.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
WISDOM IN JUDGES CHARGE
Irish Jurist Warned "Good Men and
True" Against Being "Obfusti-
Gated" by the Lawyers.

Round the library fire in the -Four
Courts. Dublin. Irish barristers long
have gathered to spin yarns of their
profession while waiting for BRIEFS
One of these stories was OF novel
charge to a jury given by Gaelic
Judge, which is recalled by a writer
in the Irish World. Ms follows;
Gentlemen OF the jury" judge be
gan when counsel for the defense had
concluded an eloquent and elaborate
address. "Gentlemen Of the jury, there
are two courses, do you observe, to be
adopted by counsel. The first Is SIM
pie enough. If he has middling case
he endeavors to convince the jury.
But If he has no case at all, If the
evidence Is all one way and the guilt
of the prisoner is as plain. do you see,
as the nose on his face, and no one
but a fool or juror could be asked
to have a doubt about II, then counsel
endeavors to ObfuSticate the jury For
counsel seems to think that when IN
tellgent men come into n jury box
they hang up their common sense with
their hats and coats on the pegs be-
hind them"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
SNOW HOUSES QUICKLY BUILT
Residence That Satisfies Eskimo Can
Be Put Together In Something
Like Six Hours.

II takes about six hours to build a
hrst-class winter residence in Eskimo
land. The material. snow cut from
bank that must have been made in
single storm, must be solid and homo
geneous, fine, yet soft enough to he
easily cut with saw or snow knife The
blocks are three or four feet long, two
feet high and six to eight inches thick.
They are piled on one another, some
thing like In building n brick house,
save that they are placed to form
spiral. inclined inward to form
dome-Shaped structure. When finished
the house is 10 or l. feet high and l.
to 10 feet in diameter, and has the ap-
pearance of a hemisphere of snow set
on its fiat side. An entrance, big
enough to crawl through, is made on
one side and on either side of II are
cubhy-holes for the storage of harness,
spare food, etc. A window is cut in
the wall and covered with seals in
testines, sewed together. These are
translucent and admit daylight In
lieu of that slab of clear fresh
water ice may be used. The house Is
lined with skins to prevent the warm
air from the inside from melting the
snow roof. Between the skins and the
wall there is always n layer of cold
air. There is also small hole cut In
the roof for ventilation. and to pro
vide draught for the family lamp.
On the side Of the house opposite the
entrance broad snow bench is built,
with a long pole for an edge. This Is
the family bed. For a mattress u
thick layer of shrubs is spread upon
it and over these many deersklns.
Clothes. when taken off, are rolled up
and put under the skins for pillows
One blanket of skins serves to cover
the whole family.