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sidehill, and 10 overhung with trees
a. to be invisible. except from the d.
rection Of our approach. We could see
only the side wall. which contained
one open window. and was q one-room
affair. low and nat.roofed, built Of
logs. Its outward appearance was
peaceful enough. and the swift beat Of
my pulse Quieted ~ took rapid sur
vsy Of the surroundings.
"Sam," I commanded. 'you are to
remain here with Rene, while I learn
the truth yonder. Yes" to her quick
protest. ''that will be the better way
there 10 NO danger and shall not b
gone but for q moment"
! seated her on q low stump and
left them there together Sans eyes
rolling about In q frightened effort to
perceive every covert In the woods.
but the girl satisfied to watch me in
tently ~ I moved cautiously forward.
A dozen steps brought me within view
Of the front Of the cabin. The door
had been smashed In and hung dam
Cling from one hinge. Another step.
now with q pistol gripped in my hand.
enabled me to obtain glimpse within.
Across the puncheon threshold. his
feet even protruding without. lay .
mans body; beyond him. half CON
csaled By the shadows Of the interior,
appeared the outlines Of another. with
face upturned to the root. plainly dis
tlnguiohable because Of 4 enoW.WhAto
beard.
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NortonvnIs. Kanss
A Nervous Breakdown

Kapsas City, Kans.-"Df. Pssce's Fav.
orite Prescription brought me through .
very critical period for which ihall alWayD
b very grateful aud an glad to ts!l q Il
that other suffering women may taks my
advice and Try the Prescription I bad .
severe nervous breakdown, caused b.
Woman's trouble. Doctoss oaalsd Il indam-
nation. Idoctored for about dve ysazs With
very little help: saw Dl; ferees medicine
advertised and vas e disooufassd that I
once @ rot both ths 'Fsyofits Prescriptioo:
and The Golden Medical Discovery. I
think took about . dosen bottles but Il
Was surely worth II - Il restored mo to eood
health, curing mo Of Ill my ailments.' y:
MRS. LUCY FOREMAN. s1A 8. Pack
Ard ST.
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Remarkable Case Of
a Kansas Woman

Atchison, Kans. About twenty years
ago first commenced taking Dr. fiesoe's
Favosite Prescription for displaoement and
other feminine weakness. Tho first half
dosen doses gave me great relief, and by the
time finished the first bottle felt stronger
taken this medicine whenever I have felt
rundown, weak or nervous and II has
always given me the desired relief. I am
very glad to recommend 'FavoHte Prescsip.
ton - . woman'e reol friend."-MRa
IDA TICKNER, ll18 N. 10th g..
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certainly Not. Why speak Like
Thatf Have You Forgotten Again
That . am 4 9iavs-a Nsersssf"
ing; for the purpose Of gaining pos
session Of her these murders had been
committed. Why, then, should he run
away when he must have known the
girl was already In his graspi The
same thought apparently occurred to
her.
"You-you believe that Kirby did
thisf"
"What other conclusion IL possiblef
We know that he passed Us on the
steamer-Sam saw him plainly. It
was his man. Carver. whom We found
dead In the hut. 1t could have been
NO one else"
But" she questioned, unsatisfied,
he would have only one reason for
being here-hunting me. his slave.
That was his one purpose. was 1t not1
II he saw rs then he must have known
Of my presence, that was here with
you. Why should he make NO attempt
to take me with him7 Why should hs
steal our boat and run awayf"
Zone theory 10 ~ good a. another"
I said. land mine 20 far have all been
wrong. What do you make Of it.
Sam3"
"Who. sah1 Ne. sahf"
"Yes. take q guess at this"
"'Pears like" he said. deliberately,
rubbing his ear with one hand, "as
how 1t mought have happened dis yers
way. sab. All amt a.sayin' 1t wus-
1t mought be. Maybe Massa Kirby
nsbber got no sight oh Us tall. an
wus afeerd fer ter stay. He Just
knowed party wus yere-likely
'nough sum Black Abolitionists, who'd
be huntin' him II he didn't clar out,
just 20 soon as dey foun' dat Amos
Shrunk wus dead. Here wus his
chance. an he done took it,
He bent suddenly forward. his
glance at the edge Of the log. .Dey
ain't took but just de one boat. sab,
fer do odder am showed under dar
out'r sight
Al I stopped further over I saw that
this was true. the small rowboat. with
the oars undisturbed In its bottom,
had been pressed In beneath the con.
cealment Of the log wharf. almost com.
pletely hidden from above. yet to all
appearances uninjured. The very fact
that 1t should have. been thus left only
added to the mystery OF the affair. II
It had been kirby's deliberate purpose
to leave US there stranded ashore
why had he failed to crush In the
boats plnnking with 4 rock7 Could
the leaving Of the craft In At condi.
ton for our use be part OF some care
fully conceived plan; 4 bait to draw
u into some set trap? Or did II occur
merely as an incident Of their hur.
ried aightf These were unanswerabls
questions, yet the mere knowledge
that the boat WAS actually there and
In navigable condition promised u an
opportunity to escape. While hope re-.
mained. however vague. It was not my
nature to despair. Whether accident
or design had been the cause made NO
odds-I was willing to match my wits
against Kirby and endeavor TO win.
And I must deal with facts just as
they were.
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Looked Like ~

Clerk-iou can't keep me down.
Employer-What are you trying to
do, hold me up?
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Plenty Of Hope.

Seems to be big run to the NOV.
les" commented Y0rick Hamm. II
wonder If could make good7"
Don't see why not" declared Ham,
let Fntt. Hire II litter Of puppies and
trick mule, and with your acting abil-
ity you're bound to make good."-
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-03-04

Fortunate Is the man who knows
enough law to avoid II.
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-03-04

For your daughters sake, use Red
cross Bag Blue In the laundry. She
Will then have that dainty, well. groom
ed appearance that girls admire. &c.
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Fitting Work for the "Dsv.
ire Own"
tTo BE coNTINUFD.l
Ths PaIIins ove

The Failing Due.
Dora-Edith declares that the fsl.
low she u marrying 10 q man Of note.
Fora-ouits right. Like q note hs
exists o. promises and u diseevnted
= 1nanelal Neelaa-ChF>aaaa
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We'll Known
Kansas Woman

-.OWmg m0dIe @
! became al. run-
down. weak and na
yo0. i took d.
2isfce's Yavorits
Prescription and &
hsousht mo through
this critical period q
P1snRd health. I
have also taken IT,
De. Piscce's Goldeo
Medical Discovery
- . blood tonic and
fo9 The liver and
found Il equally .
ID 70 rocommend d..
MRS. WIN. OCKER.
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Inc last rev t00a or our journey
lay through thick underbrush. and be.
meath the spreading branches Of inter.
lacing trees. Suddenly I emerged
upon the bank OF the creek. with the
rude log wharf directly before me. I
stopped transfixed. staring at the va.
ter-nothing else greeted my eyes |;
both the boats were gone.
This unexpected discovery came to
the like . blow: the very breath
seemed to desert my lungs, a.
stared down at the vacant stream. We
had been outgeneraled. tricked. and oil
our theories ~ to what had occurred
were wrong. The duty ws had per.
formed to the dead had cost rs our
own chance to escape. Instead Of BE-
inE alone. ~ we had supposed. we
were In the midst Of enemies: We had
been seeo. watched. and while We
loitered ashore the murdsress had sto.
lsn eur beat and vanishsd. leaving -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

Had Little Strength Left
When She Began TAX
ing Tanlac-NOw
Feels Fine

. am more grateful to Tanlae than
words can express for it has given me
health and happiness after twelve long
years of suffering was the statement
made the other day by Mrs. Olivine
Peltier of % East Allen street Wiuoos-
XII, Vermont
Il had been troubled so long with
Indigestion, nervousness and sleepless-
ness that my home work was drudg-
cry and got little pleasure out Of
life, - She continued 81 Nv appetite
had. about left nc and what | did
eat caused severe pains and cramps.
Gas formed terribly bad and effected
| my heart 50 that ! thought | had heart
| trouble ] was SO nervous that / would
! jump at the least unexpected noise
/ and would drop everything | had in my
! hands. | got so weak and faint at
/ times that ! had to catch hold Of some
thing to keep from falling over. Ny
sleep was broken and restless and |
was losing weight rapidly. ! had little
strength or energy and as | had tried
all kinds of medicines without getting
results | had become very much dis
Outraged
My husband had been taking Tan
lac and when | saw what wonderful
results he was getting | decided right
then to try it myself And now !
think as much Of Tanlac as my hus.
band does because it has helped me
just like it did him. Ny appetite has
come back and it does not matter what
eat now because | can digest every
thing without the least trouble Ny
heart action is normal and my nerve:
are as steady as they can be- Ate
good night : rest I get up every
morning feeling SO tine tRat | 90 abou
my house-Work humming and singing
, all day long. III my strength an,
energy has returned and have game,
4 light or nine pounds il weight ! IN
0 Happy ! can hardly realize | am il
,uch fine health.
: Tanlac is sold in Brattle5oro by III
j Brattleboro Drug Co. and in Soutl
, Londonderry by Geo. G. Smith.-Adv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07
]. G. ULLERY
ANNUAL MEETING
THE MARGIN OF SAFETY

for busy business and professional men
is represented by the life insurance
Athey carry during their productive
years. What the protection costs, it
saves if taken on practical plan. Con
suit u.s. National Life ms. Co. (Mu-
tual EARLE S. KINsLEY, General
Agent, Rutland, VT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

Frederick s. Pease. IT,. and Robert
Tsham of Burlington accomplished feat
last Saturday which has made some
tyed in the-Wool mountain climbers sit
up and take notice These young men
crossed Mt Mansfield on foot, without
SHOWS shoes, during the day Saturday and
got back II Burlington Saturday night
They reported about six. inches Of snow
the Underhill side Of the mountain
md two feet ON the Stowe side The
young men climbed the nose, which haf
been swept bare by the wind
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07
> JUST RECEIVED
A FEW MORE
Thomas Farmers Almanacs
-
CLAPP & JONES CO.
pcvIce neads Pulee

Utilizing a galvanometer, French
scientist have invented apparatus for
measuring vibrations of human bones
and tissues With which among other
things, he reads 4 persons pulse more
accurately than by hand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

Charles +. Macdonald -. son Of Mrs
Jessie Macdonald OF Barre. shot himself
trough the heart Tuesday AFTERNOON At
l30, dying Instantly. Macdonald liked
all OF his lie in Barre with the scNcep-
ton of a year in the navy at Pelham
Bay, y. y He was discharged July last
nd until November was employed at
Fore River shipyala, when ill-health
compelled him to 90 home Since that
ime his condition had caused brooding
md after dinner Tuesday without amy
sign Of what he planned to DO, he went
70 an upstairs room, where, standing III
front OF mirror, he placed a 32-cahbrc
revolver to his breast and fired
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07
VERM0NTHNEWs.s

Miss Bertha f. Weisbrod, in charge
of the after-care work in poliomyelitis.
of the Vermont state board of health
suffered fracture of one wrist while
skating at Middlebury a day or two ago
and has gone, to the hospital at Proctor
to remain until the wrist is stronger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

Edward II. Williams house. three
miles from Woodstock on the Bridgewat-
er road. was burned to the ground about
noon Monday The fire caught III the
roof near the chimney and was well
under way before it was discovered. II
was large and we'll built house, amt
he loss is not less than $4,000 TIE
contents were very valuable, including
a library and valuable collection 81
stamps. The loss was partly covered b.
Insurance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

Seeing a strange object drop from the
sky in field on his farm a few days ago
Herbert Z. Amadon, a Pownal farmer
Investigated and found the object TO b.
a toy balloon three feet in circtlmfer-
ence. An examination of the aerial Wis
itor disclosed note tied to ii S9ivina
he address Of Paul Lewis of $50 Orchard
avenue, Cambridge, O.. and asking th>
finder Of the balloon to communicat,
with him. Mrs Amadon wrote to tn,
address and received a prompt reply from
Lewis, who i boy OF II years and in
terested in aeronautics The balloon la,
travelled about sixth of the way
across the continent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

L. A. Gibbs of White River Junction.
formerly part owner of the. Junction
House, has bought the John Stone res
taurant on South Main street and took
possession of it Saturday morning. a
son, Charles Gibbs, is to be the manager
Mr.. Gibbs intends to make this rcstaur-
ant one of the best in that part of the
state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

The employees Of the Peerless Knitting
Mills company at Barre. have received i
notice that they are to be presented with
life insurance as a reward for, their CON
tinued service in addition to the Christ
mas bonus. Those in active duty Dee
ID have been insured. The company has
been doing business in Barre about tire,
months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

Salary increases for Rutland city ofli-
Gals were voted at q meeting. OF the
board of aldermen the first Of the week
The salaries of the firemen and police
men were raised ON. an average about
$1tJ0 Year and tie superintendent Ct
the water department got an increase ii
ssssss:}oo. sssHS - as4stssTytF ' 80
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

Heman William Rice - year-olj
resident OF Essex junction, wa, found
Monday hanging by piece Of ropo from
i rafter in the barn, A note left in the
house saving, The CRATE to the furnace
5 broken. GOODBYE was the clue which
,et his ron-in-law searching Tor him anil
.esulted il his being found III the barH
Mr. Rice had been in i'll health ever sine,
aying pneumonia three years ago aua
had been accustomed to attending IT,,
furnace in the house No part ;cular sign,
+ strangeuess had been noted in his ar
ions. and the suicide came a. shctk
ne surprise to his people
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

Automobiles at the rate Of TOO a day
are being registered in the secretary Of
states office while operators license. at
he same rate are being issued TO persons
to drive automobiles The work is being
pushed along as fast as the clerical a.
sistancc i'll the Office viii permit Some
II the Office help worked Sunday in order
that the work might be advanced as f Il
Is possible and some Of the 300 applita
tions for licenses be reduced But eac
day sees new mail arriving The oldest
applications have to be disposed of first
50 that those who did not get their ap
piication i'll the office until thiN wrch
will have to wait a few DAYS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

WANTED-A few good men for cut
ing hogs Holden < Martin Lumber Co.
215.tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07
N TIE ID

A few good live men and women to
take orders for "The World War His
tory in five volumes Sells at see.
ing. Big money to agents. Write for
information. INGALLS, & HORNBY
l36 Federal ST., Boston, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07
WANTED.

WANTED-Two maids. Memorial hos
pital, 263-tt
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-12
AumSpille Man, 4
Victim Of Disease
Makes Self Wound

When Philip McNeal of Aumsville,
confessed Wednesday to Sheriff w. l.
Needham that he had consummayeo
an operation upon himself and of
which he had accused others; a story
unique in medical and surgical annals
was revealed.
Wednesday afternoon, Sheriff Need
nam and Deputy C. A. Lewis responu-
ed to a call from near Aumsville and
upon arriving there found that a seri-
Gus operation of private nature had
been performed upon McNeal who is
ABOUT 30 years of age. McNeal told
tne officers that the outrage had been
committed by two men who had
thrown sack over his head and taken
MIN to nearby barn.
certain features of the case caused
the officers to doubt the story and
inally McNeal's confession disclosed
Inc fact that while in a despondent
condition he had undertaken the op-
eldion with the aid of a razor. DR.
n A. Beauchamp of Stayton attended
.ne self-injured man, who was brought
10 salem Wednesday for examination
as 10 his sanity. Physicians and sur,
seons, in commenting upon the case
noid that unless the subject is in ar
aohormal mental condition, such al
bic.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-12
Tennis Tourney
Finals VIII Be
Weekend Event

With rising barometer and the
promiseof fair weather tomorrow, the
final matches in the all city tennis
tournament will be played this after
noon and tomorrow morning.
1t was at first feared that the final
matches in ladies' singles and mixed
doubles would go by default, as Miss
Marjorie Kay sent word from Eugene
that she would be unable to come up
this weekend. But last night her ten
mis- spirit got the best of studious am
billions and she arrived in Salem this
morning at 9;45 a. m.
AT p. m. this afternoon Walter Nc
Dougal will meet Noble Noodle in the
finals of the mems singles, ana -- 4
p. m. Miss Kay will meet Mrs. Jacobs
in match to decide the ladies city
championship.
Tomorrow will see the windup OF
the tournament with final events in
the mixed doubles. At 1890 a. m. Miss
Kay and Palmer will play Mrs. Riggs
and Jacogs, and Mrs. Van Doren and
McDougal will oppose Mrs. Jacobs and
Lantis in the semi-final round. The
winners Of these matches will play
each other in the final round for the
championship at 1880 a. m.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-12
Big Increase In
Capital Is Made
ByPhezC

An increase in capitalization of $2,-
500, ,O0O-from $1,500,000 to $4,000, 900
resultant from business expansion, was
shown in resolutions filed yesterday by
the Phez company at the office Of I.
B. Handley. Members of the firm be-
'lieve that this month the books will
show three times the amount of busi-
ness done in June of last year.
A marked increase in the company's
business generally has made an in
crease in capitalization necessary, off,
cials said. Sales are nearly double
those of last year and great quantities
of jams, jellies and cider are being dis
posed of.
The company does not plan to sell
all of its stock at the present time, and
according to plans no new buildings
will be erected at present.
ADD PHEZ COMPANY
Incorporation Filed
Certificates showing an increase IN
capitalization from s1,50O,000 to s4,-
00O, 600 was filed with the state cor.
poration department here today by
the Phez company Of Salem.
Articles Of incorporation were filed
today as follows:
Holbrook Logging and Lumber
company, Portland; $4,000; e. c.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-12
Todd Reelected
Superintendent
Salary Is $4,000

After serving for short time un-
der which he was elected from month
TO month, John W. Todd was last
night chosen superintendent of Sa-
lem schools for the year 1s2o-issl
at a salary of $500. W. H. Burghards
was reelected as clerk.
Twelve new teachers, seven OF
whom will be employed at the high
school, four in elementary schools and
one at the junior high school, were
hired by the board. They are as fol.
lows: Aurelia Birch. Ola Clark. Ellen
Kelley. Laura Hale. Myrtle Tobey,
Hazel Paden, Jennie Cowan, Sophia
Townsend. Bennie Hammer, Phoebe
McAdams, Mae Damn and Gladys
Perkins.
A leave of absence during The
school year 1s20-1ssl, was grante1 ]
Mable P. Robertson, principal of the
Highland school, who will go to New
York city and attend Columbia univer.
Isity.
All of the ten janitors employed II
the schools during the past year were
retained by the board. 1t was decided
to turn over the manual training build
ing during the summer to E. S. Rob.
Iertson,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-12
State House Notes.

Application for an increase in
light and power rates was filed with
the Oregon public service commission
today by the Sheridan Light and Poa -
Ier company of Sheridan. Yamhll
county.
A satisfactory agreement on freign,
rates on road building material in
line with the arguments advanced by
the oregon state highway commission,
is expected by Fred A. Williams. pub
lie service commissioner who is in
Washington representing the Oregoa
commission in the protest against the
proposed general increase in freight
rates. Arguments by the state com.
mission opened Friday and viii prob
ably continue for two weeks, Williams
states. Williams expects to return Il
Oregon about June 20.
The appointment of two new water
masters was announced by State En-,
gineer Cupper this morning as fol-
lows: Harry Kennard of Vale for tn,
Malheur river and its tributaries an(
w. c, Jennings of Valley Falls fol
Lake county.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-12

laKe: bunch beets 45e: cabbage Sc.
head lettuce soc doz; red peppers
25c; rhubarb 4c: peas Sc: tomatoes
I5c
Fruit: Strawberries $s.0e. oranges
ss.o0@s.5O; lemons $3.50: bananas
l2c; honey extract zee.
Retail prices: Eggs dozen loc;
creamery butter s0@s2e; country
butter 55c; flour hard wheat Ss.So0
ATS; soft wheat So.
LIVESTOCK
Portland. June IL. - Cattle steady;
receipts 1884, grain and pulp fed
steers s11.75@1225: choice sl1.oo o
I1.5O; good to choice s1e.50%11.o0;
medium to good ss.50 @1o.5o: fair to
good ss.5o0s.5o; common to fair
$7.T5@S.50: choice cows and heifers
s.75; medium to good s7.50QS.5o;
fair to medium s6,5O@7.50; Gamers
s4Oo@5.5o: bulls 5000 @s.50; prime
light calves s12.oO@1s.5o; medium
light $s@11: heavy $6@S.50.
Hogs steady; receipts 122; prime
mixed S15.00@15.5o; medium si4.5a
@15.0o: smooth heavy s11.00@1s.0o:
rough heavy s1e.Oo@11.0O; pigs sii
1850