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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12

Was my aged great-uncle in hiding
somewhere, playing malevolent pranks
on us? How had that note gotten in
| to my own apartment? Nobody had
access to the place but myself-yes,
and Mrs Burke, my great-aunt's trust
| ed old laundress. / determined to re-
| turn to the apartment and lie in wait
for her until she came in to do up
my room. In the week that l had
\ lived there had not even laid eyes on
Asr, although each evening when l
Tcame in found my bed neatly made
While awaited her arrival / busted
myself with studying anew the differ
ent rooms in the apartment, hoping
ever to find some new clue to the
methods by which the anonymous
notes had been delivered. l went to
the back of the house and looked out
of the rear windows. An ornamental
ledge of stone, perhaps eighteen inches
wide ran along apparently on the level
of the flooring. Any agile person
might easily have crept along it II
they dared risk falling six stories to
the ground, but there was no means Of
access to it save from either my bed
room or the sitting room or from the
corresponding rooms in the Bradford
apartment. Certainly no one from my
apartment had been Tipping mysteri-
Gus notes into the other apartment.
Could the converse be true? Was
there some unbalanced person in the
Bradford family who was doing It'll
Could it be one of the servants, or
possibly Claire Bradford? She always
had been Eighty, according to her Sis
ter's description. Had her troubles
unbalanced her to such an extent that
she was playing mysterious hysterical
pranks on all of us?
/ sat down at my uncle's desk. The
pigeonholes crammed full of papers
caught my eye. Under ordinary cir
cumstances I would have hesitated to
examine them, but now I felt no
scruples. Old Rufus had warned me
hat there was some mystery about
he place. The pearls had strangely
disappeared. ldCeu lle dCCuSdllUH
II having stolen chem. Surely l was
Untitled to examine anything and ev"
rything In my efforts at solving this
mystery.
Pigeonhole after pigeonhole I exam
he'd without result until at last l came |
II little leather-covered diary. ! |
rad it with interest, noting that II
vas for the present year and that the
last entry had been made only the day
bGore he had departed for Maine
About six weeks previous to the pres.
en- date l found this amazing entry;
Heard whispers last night"
week later there was another en-.
tr! "Whispers again." There could
beno question as to what he meant
Tlh ghostly noises that had been heard
byboth Miss Bradford and myself had
ben heard by him, too. No wonder
the old man had been so terrified,
otter entries in the book recorded
heaing the whispers at intervals Of
abdt one week.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12

The voices were vague-iust Ike q
ghosts might be-" she said.
Yes" / admitted. that's what they
sounded Ike. But there aren't any
ghosts. II those whispers were real.
some human being was making them.
I'm going TO find out who II was. and
when we've learned that. Wen have
learned a lot about"
/ hesitated.
"Ab6lt whom?" she questioned.
Il don't know yet" / answered.
l was wondering about my great
uncle Rufus.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12

Pills and used Lydia 7. Pinkham's
Sanative Wash and now am well, can
eat heartily and work. l give you my
thanks for your great medicines. You
may publish my letter and | will tell
everyone what your medicines did for
me. Mrs. PEARL HILL, 4l9 Jacksboro
ST., Knoxville, Tennessee.
Hundreds of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
plished are constantly being received,
proving the reliability of this grand old
remedy.
If you are i'll do not drag along and
continue to suffer day in and day out but
at once take Lydia E, Pinkham's
egetable Compound, a woman's
remedy for wonlan's ills.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12
INDIANS FAVOR IMPROVEMENT
Live Stock Owned by Navajos in New
Mexico to Be Bred to Purebred
Sires in Future.

More than $4,000 head of live
stock owned by Navajo Indians in
New Mexico henceforth will be bred
only to pure-bred sires. The female
stock includes 5000 cattle, 5000
horses, 10000 sheep. and 10000
goats, besides smaller numbers of
swine and poultry.
The Indians have signified their sup
port of the Better Sires-Better
Stock" movement. The United States
department of agriculture is co-operat-
ing in supplying the Indians with
literature dealing with livestock i'm
provement.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12
CHAPTER IV-Continued.

"Oh, no, she must never know. Dad
did not want her ever told anything
about it. We talked it over, Claire
and /, and decided to put personal
advertisement in the papers. 1t sim
ply said, Liberal reward and no ques-
lions asked for return of important
papers.
"Were there any answers?
Eyes and no. One morning there
was second note"
delivered like the first?"
Eyes, I found it, too, on the floor
of my bedroom. Here it is"
More amazed and perplexed than
ever by the growing ratification of
the plots of the thieves that seemed
to involve us both, I took the paper
and read:
"Ten thousand is our price for the
papers. Pay it or you'll never marry
Thayer."
Did you go then to meet the man
in the park?"
mot until after I got a third note,
more threatening than the first and
second. Claire and l talked it over
aud over, trying to think who could
have taken the papers. We only keep
two servants now Sarah and Mary,
and they both have been with us since
we were children. 1t could not have
been either of them. They think as
much of us as our own mother does"
"Do you suppose the man that she
married may have learned of your
fathers death and have returned from
France to try to blackmail herr"
1--WE thought of that. The notes did
not come from him. They do not read
as If Frenchman wrote them"
"Who could 1t be?" I said more to
myself than to her
"Then there was another note" she
went on. st demanded that Claire
wear red carnation and meet the
writer in the park and bring ten thou
sand dollars. That was the time 1
first met you. Your presence must
have frightened them off, for we had
no more demands until night before
last"
"Did you have ten thousand with
you that night first met your"
She shook her head
eve haven't ten thousand dollars
IN the world. outside Of our furniture
and our jewels and our motor, we
have very little. II all the bills we
owe were paid, we'd have almost moth
ing at ALL
'What did you propose doing when
YOU met the manor men|
81 didn't know. I was going to try
70 plead with them to give me the pa
pers. l would have promised anything
10 have gotten them back"
"But the mantle MCKNIGHT
have harmed you"
She smiled incredulously.
''Hardly. There was little danger
of their attacking me there in the
pnrk so near the avenue, with people
constantly passing, and besides, car
ried this"
She reached again into the pocket
of her habit and brought forth
yicious-looking automatic.
.'It was Dads" she said. HE
taught me to shoot with 1t, though |
don't think either of us thought then
there would come a time when l might
psed it."
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12

what did the last note say?"
Here It Is"
This was written and folded as the
others had been, on the most ordinary
kind of writing paper. 1t read:
Unless we get the money Wednes-
day, Thayer gets the papers Thursday.
No wedding then for yours. Same
| bench at siY-thirty."
what can do about It'll"
"Tn go in your place" 1 suggested.
"Oh, no, l couldn't permit that"
Let me explain" fastened to say.
'Tm in this mystery as deep as you
are. Only last night discovered that
all the CASTOR jewels which had been
left in my custody are gone"
Not stolen !" she cried. 1.-THE Gas
ton pearls"
Yes" 1 replied, "the pearls, too"
"Why, they are worth two hundred
thousand dollars, at least. What have
you done about it? Have you notified
the pollce?"
mo, as yet have told no one of the
robbery but yourself"
"Why not2 You must notify the po-
lice at once"
l hesitated. 1t was hard to explain
my actions without telling her the
whole miserable story, without admit
ting to this girl on whom was most
eager to make the best of impressions
that was a young man out of q po-
~Sk oh raI fyN
she had given me her confidence. 1t
was only fair to her and to myself
that there should be no secrets be-
tween us. l began at the beginning.
I told her of my coming to New York
and how I had seen my great-uncle
Rufus only once or twice. I related
the departure of Roller and Birge for
the war front and told her how eager
had been to go with them. even
went into detail as to the reason had
not gone with them, my debt to the
mother.
She did not seem greatly interested
in the first part of my narrative but
whensI began telling of the PROPOSE
ton the Gastons had made to me and
of the mysterious warnings each OF
them had separately given me, I could
see her interest kindling.
There is something wrong in that
apartment house." she explained. 1--WE
have had nothing but trouble ever
since we lived there. l wonder If
there is anything in the theory that
4 No. lyoY NHyh9 oh
spreads it's effects all about. I know
| feel there Is a sinister atmosphere
about the whole place."
I'm beginning to feel it, too" said
bitterly.
I told her then of my unexpected
and unwarranted discharge without
explanation the day before.
"How do you account for it?" she
asked perplexedly.
"YOu must have some enemy, some
malicious person, who has spread
some terrible tale about you"
II haven't any enemy in the world"
I replied, yet even as l spoke there
flashed across my mind the malevOlent
glance the scar-faced man had given
me in the restaurant few evenings
before.
81 wonder" said Miss Bradford
thoughtfully, "if the same people who
are trying to blackmail US are not try
ing to involve you with US in some
way"
"Why should they?"
"They may have been watching and
have seen you enter the house with
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12

not eat ana my mead
bothered m e, a Ii
caused by female
trouble. | was
three years W i t b
these troubles and
doctors did me no
good. Your med
icine helped my sis
ter so she advised
me to take it. | took
Lydia E. Pink#m's
V eg e t a b G Com
Mound and the | liver
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12

me twice. They may think that you
and l are friends and that you were
there in the park purposely that first
time"
even So" 1 replied, "that doesn't
explain this"
pulled from my pocket the note
I had found on the floor Of my bed
room and showed 1t to her.
"Where did you get thatT she
gasped in astonishment.
Last night l heard footsteps and
whispers. l thought at the time I
was dreaming. This morning l found
this note on the floor"
"You heard whispers" she cried ex-
citedly, whispers that seemed to
come from up near the celllng?"
81 thought heard them. wasn't
sure"
II know, she said, shuddering
1--WE heard them-twice."
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12

Over $4,000 cattle were on the wait
ing list to be tested as soon as the
veterinarians can work with them.
Still another lot of 259,331 cattle have
passed through the first stage of the
test without showing any dangerous
symptoms. The least optimistic esti-
mate indicates that two-thirds of this
number will conclude the test salts
factorily, and add 10000 cattle to the
accredited column.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12
go OUT OF 100
Need vaeher-saIm at Tines

Nothing better for summer colds
hurts or itching. Keep II handy.
Agents wanted where We have none.
E. W. Yacher, Inc, New Orleans,
La.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12
ESSENTIALS FOR SWINE

The following combination
should be kept before the hogs
at all times:
One hundred pounds Of slaked
coal or wood ashes, four
pounds air slaked lime, two
pounds common salt, one pound
epson salts.
Mix thoroughly and sprinkle
over the combination the follow.
ing solution:
Two pounds copperas dis
solved in one quart boiling wa
ter.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12
Nelson and Barbara
agree to meet frequently.
GRO BE CoNT1NUED)

New Musical instrument.
NSy in the musical instrument line
Is aIwhistle with two tubes that Ia
playd like slide trombone.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12

a little whistle is soon footed.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12
BACK HURT
ALL The Time
Mrs. Hill Says Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Removed
The Cause.

Knoxville, Term. my back hurt ne
all the time, was all run down, could
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12
Daily Thouuht.

Neer anger made good guard IN
itself-Shakespeare.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12

A single application o. Roman Eye Bal
sam on going % bed will prove its merit
Use Il for indGmmations OF the Eyes.-AdN
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-12

Loan Oft loses both itself and .r!end.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-01-02
Sm 3meifeI. Sic Iini

SIM 3meifeI. Isle iino
uoc eintgen Wonaten iiuleeaogen, -.
10, ih 9ebort. idone @obmmg2"
rYrod)tpou!"
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rSabcn mir c 9abesimmer &irI.
ncr?"
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NutIer tbie NbreIie oes ~reberfabrc.
nen %uoticreno): so, 10, Nuiifer
l'nb Sic?, las i~nterciiiert mid -
~ iii nGmlid oas critcmal, oaB i'd
Gncn Muiifer i~iberiabrcr. babel"
Ser moral DE- S ii n q.
ting. Su cine pollgepfropfte glef'
triidc iteigt nod i'm Ictten Iomcnt
tinr Tame.
.@oaen mir petten", iagt Elm
iuiiger Mann 3il !einem Sreraoe,
OaB tein ein3iser Der Sabradite Der
Come ieinen 9Ias anbieten mirb9"
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-01-02

Bir p~eriIud)en 10 oft 6as bolt
@eidid, obne 81 beocnfen, wie oft
mir iclbIt has boic @cidid anbcrcr
paren.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04
NASHVILLE TESTIMONY
Home Proof. Here. There and
Everywhere.

When you see Doan's Kidney Pills
recommended in this paper you must
always find the recommended a Mays
Vile resident. It's the same every
where In $500 towns In the U. s.
Fifty thousand people publicly thank
Doan's. What other kidney remedy
can give this proof OF merit, honesty
and truth? Home testimony must be
true or it could not be published here.
Read this Maysville recommendation.
Then insist on having Doan's. You
will know what you are getting:
George H. King, prop. grocery, GIG
E. Second St., Maysville, says: IL
have used Doan's Kidney Pills of and
on for several years, getting them at
]. ]. Wood & Sons Drug Store and /
have been greatly benefited by them.
Sometimes my kidneys have been out
OF order and the kidney secretions
have been irregular in passage. /
nave suffered severely with aches
through the small OF my back. When
have been that way. l have used a
box or two OF Doan's Kidney Pills.
They have never failed to cure the
attack"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. King had. Foster Bilburn Co.,
Mfrs, NJ Y
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04
WORLD TOUR PLANNED BY
CHAUTAUQUA LECTURER
Mildred Leo Clemens Sails for Homo.
lulu. VIII Bring Back Hawaiian
Singers for Chautauqua Tour.

Like her illustrious cousin, Mark
Twain, adventure holds an unanswer-
able lure for Mildred Leo Clemens Tin
private life Mrs. Robert Even Shenck)
who sailed few days ago to explore
the tropic wilds of the Hawaiian is
lands in quest of new material for her
lecture when she will appear here in
chautaukua.
1t is Miss Clemens desire to see
Mount Kilaueau in action, and to visit
many of the less frequented spots in
the Hawaiian islands. She will bring
back a group of native Hawaiian sing
ers and players who will travel with
her on the chautauqua circuit next
summer, and after that our is finished
will probably go to England for a sim
liar tour there, the entire organization
presenting a beautifully illustrated
lecture including motion pictures with
a musical setting rendered by native
singers and players. After her chau-
tauqua lecture tour she will visit Eu-
rope and plans to meet her husband in
the Orient in about two years time,
and together they will return to the
United States, crossing the Pacific.
Miss Clemens holds the distinction
of being the only woman who has COW
cred the Australian-New Zealand
chautauqua circuit as lecturer. Pre-
vious to lecturing she was engaged in
newspaper work in San Francisco and
is member of the League of Ameri-
can Pen Women, and of the Pacific
Coast Women's Press League,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04
MURDER TRIAL NEARS END.

Rochester, n Y, June 3. - The case
of Pearl O'Dell charged with murder
of Edward j. Kneip, was expected to
reach the jury today, following in
structions of the court.
Judge Thompson ruled out late We'd
nesday testimony regarding the men
tai status of James O'Dell, the hus-
band, who is awaiting electrocution at
Sing Sing.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04
CONVENTIONS OPENING TODAY

Calgary, Alta.-Canadian Industrial
Congress.
Fernie, B. C.-Great War Veterans
Association of British Columbia.
Grand Rapids Michigan Women's
Association of Commerce.
Greenville, Miss. - Mississippi Com
mercial Travellers.
Lexington, Ky. - Kentucky Mining
Institute.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04

Ledger Service-Emclency.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04
CHILD is FOUND IN
ABANDONED CISTERN.

Ashland, Ky, 49, Harry Rece, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rece, of Russell, who dis
appeared from home about two months
ago and who, it was thought, was
drowned in the Ohio River, was found
in an abandoned cistern on a lot near
his own home 1t is believed he fell
into the citern while at play.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS.

Catherine Waugh McCulloch, noted
Chicago lawyer and suffrage leader,
born at Ransomvllle, N. Y, So years
ago today.
Rev Charles Stelzle, eminent sociol-
ogist and leader in many public well
fare movements. born in New York
city, 81 years ago today.
Thomas d. Schall, representative in
Congress of the Tenth Minnesota dis
trict, born at Reed City, Mich, 43 years
ago today.
Peter F. Tague, representative in
Congress of the Tenth Massachusetts
district, born in Boston. 40 years ago
today.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04
POSSIBILITIES OF THE FUTURE.

There was published in The Herald
of Sunday an article under the caption
of "Our New Kentucky Home" from
which we republish paragraph.
1.-THE lesson of the tour is that Cen
trail Kentucky must have good roads
above all things if there is to be an in
terchange of courtesies and commodi-
ties between the cities of this region.
Without those, the towns are isolated
and the mercy of inefficient railroad
transportation, and cheap and rapid
movement by truck and automobile is
an impossibility. But with good roads
and channel down the broad Ohio to
Maysville, the future holds promise of
unlimited possibilities.
I'VE are one of the favored people
of the earth. Canada, with her short
summers and long and dreary winters.
Japan and China with their many mil
lions crowded together, trying to wrest
a living from pitiful patches of scanty
soil Australia, famed by the soft
breezes of the Pacific until she blooms
like a garden and then facing the
deadly drouths that leave her barren
and PROSTATE. India, with her Won
drous growth of tropical fruits and fol-
iage, but with the gaunt and whostly
forms of cholera, bubonic plague and
famine always with her South Amer
lea with her many leagues of wonder
full plains, tremendous water courses
and productive soil, torn by internal
dissensions, her ports fever held and
her people unhappy. l diffidently sug-
gest with a full realization of the
wasted absent years that lie behind
me, with twinkling stars looking down
like angels eyes from the land where
the spirits of those we love live for
ever, all of fellows who want to be bet
ter men give thanks to God that we are
Kentuckians. Because, woman for
woman, man for man and acre for acre |
she is the peer of any, the superior of |
most spots in the world And the day |
is coming when the deep boom of the
river boat, the whirr of the travelling
motor, the shrill sound of the factory
whistle and the pleasant EXCHANGE of
simple courtesies are going to make
our New Kentucky Home a leader in
the Union"
We can recall no paragraph so brief
that gives fairer idea of the advantages
that Kentucky possesses as a place in
which to live nd to work Canada,
Japan, China, Australia, India, South
American all of which the author of
the article has lived and played and
worked - suggests rather than states
the advantages this favored land has
over each and all of those countries.
II a realization can once be brought
home to all of us in the Blue Grass
that we are one people, that the Blue
Grass is one city that It is the most
favored spot of the world, but that to
get the benefit of the multifold bless
ings that Nature has showered upon II
and us there must be cooperation,
friendliness, mutual understanding
anw sympathy-we can carry out to
the fullest the pregnant suggestions
made in the article from which we
take the excerpt printed above
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY,

Copies of peace treaty with Germany
reached Washington by courier.
L. S. Senate adopted joint resolution
submitting woman suffrage amend
ment to the states.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04

1t is an almost universal custom in
Japan for workers, including govern
ment as well as private employees, TO
receive a bonus of several months
salary at New Year.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-04

More than forty American million
aires crossed the Atlantic ON the same
steamship recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
CLUB NOTES.

District ID. A. Rat n recent meet
ing of the Americanization and pa
triotic education committee. Mrs. Ed
ward Roome, chairman, an address
was made by Justice Siddons Of the
District Supreme Court on the i'm
portance of the work of American
ization. A paper was read by Greek
boy from the Americanization school.
who had only been in this country
seven months. Plans were started
for an Americanization ball to be
held at the Hadleigh January IL: MRS.
Glenn Fay jerks was made chairman
of the ball committee. The commit
tee Endorsed the work of Miss Maud
Alton in the Americanization schools,
and planned to make an appeal to
Congress for increased appropr.a-
tions for this purpose.
District Chapter, National American
War Mothers, elected the following
officers at it's meeting Friday night
District war mother. Mrs. NJ. T.. War
field; first and second vice war moth.
ers Mrs. Joseph Phillips and Mrs.
Bradley A. Snyder; recording sscre-
tary, Mrs. Edith Sears; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. E. c. Wagner
treasurer, Mrs E. c. Criswe1. Others
Of the official stan were continued In
k...k.sA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.
PIANO INSTRUCTION.

MISS MARY ISABEL KELLY
Publ Of Xaver EcharWenka, Berlin
ta6e--810o- AztA 6e. NV Phono0 30aA =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
ThelJniyeratyP Prepare orrSchool

Sc. Cor. 18th and SITS. N. W.; phone Fr. 1850.
Mathematics. physics, chemistry. Latin, Ereneh,
Spanish. English. history. bookkeeping, ste
biography. typewriting. auditing. accountaney.
L.AdOlph Richards, MA, 81, Prfncfpall
13s a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12

Children of the American Revolu-
tiOn.-The state executive COMMITTEES
met Wednesday in the children's
room in Memorial Continental Hall.
Reports of officers and committees