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MAIDSTONE
MAGIC
MADsToNEs are credited. states

MADSToNES are credited. states
AVA the Mentor. with the quality
of being able to cure dog and
snake bites. During the nine
tenth century many startling
cures were reported.
A DR.. Parker brought the first
Of these stones to America in
1904 and sold it a resident OF
Winona, Miss. 1t was whitish
gray, porous, and about half the
size of a hens egg. It's alleged
cures were so astonishing that it
became known internationally.
Said the Pail Mall Gazette of Lon.
don:
Eleven hundred applications Of
the stone have been made to mad.
dog and snake wounds, without
a single failure to cure. Two hun.
dred and fifty applications have
been made by Mr.. Benjamin Milan,
to whom the stone was be-
queathed by his late father"
The Pointer Maidstone" also
famous, was brought to this
country from China by Thomas
Pointer. of Halifax, Va, In 1915.
This black lump, looking like coal,
attained a reputation for healing
that for years continued to gain
newspaper publicity.
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THE ARTS OF
PEACE

66FElFIE giant plants erected dur
! ing the war to provide ex.
plosives. with which we attempted
to make political democracy safe
In Europe, are now producing
rayon to make social democracy
secure on American Main Streets"
points out Lucille Leech in an
article In this weeks Liberty.
ut may be next to impossible
TO find admitted rayon stockings
In the store" the writer explains,
s'but the deadly statistics disclose
these facts-America leads the
world In the consumption OF both
natural and artificial silk. The
use Of both is increasing by mill
lions Of pounds year by year,
and the two products are running
neck and neck in both production
and consumption"
Several advantages are claimed
for 4 rubber bathing suit recently
introduced at southern beach. It
dries quickly so that the wearer
may don street clothing within a
few moments after leaving the
water and without removing the
suit, Its elasticity permits free
movements, and 1t weighs but six
ounces. The material is silk
fabric which has been rubberized
to make 1t n0n.abSorbent.
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NOu1 Go On With The Story.

GST CAN'T afford to lose you now,
Miss Hicks. / shall have to tell
sou the facts. And though never
doubted your discretion, what / am
going to tell>you win place me in
your hands"
Sadie looked at him; the big
erect figure, the strongly cut fea.
lures and straight. inexorable eyes.
Tell me!'' she said.
"Sit down there" said Robert,
'and listen. You explained to me
once that you came Of q fighting
stock. When you have heard, you
shall be the judge. :"
His Narrative
Sadie seated herself, and Master.
ton spoke very quietly and clearly.
His explanation did not take long.
five or six minutes at most. Sadie,
still very pale, sat staring at him
dumbly. But the expression in her
eyes was quite different when he
had finished.
Nov do you understand" con.
cluded Robert. "You remarked
just now that there was good In
Chester. In a sense suppose that
IS true. He could help to wreck
the life OF one who had been his
friend, because he was to gain
largely by it. However, when re-.
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standing behind him. in hat and
ulster. Mulholland eyed the vaiise
with grim amusement.
so that's it," he said. I've
seen it coming for some time,
Amos. It has been written all
over you. But its interesting to
find you on the very edge of a
getaway"
Quantrill turned to him with
goaded look.
''Will you stop me?' he said.
II shouldn't think it worth
WHILE" replied Mulholland. "A
frightened man il no use TO me;
/ shall. be glad to be rid of you =
Jim" said QuantrilI, IF you're
not a fool you'll pun your freight
out, too. Go while the going's
good! The other sides too strong
for you, and the cards against you
are too high. There's only one
assets, dive under. and emerge
in a place OF safety. It's a loss,
but one has to cut losses in
matter OF life and death"
Il have to stay. Our positions
are very different" said Mui.
holland stonily. "You can take
your assets with you. / can't;
the choice isn't with me. play
a game out to the finish, and
hold much better cards than
Masterton when it comes to a
showdown. I'm long way
from being beaten"
He was gone before QuantrilI
gould answer. Quantrill wiped his
forehead; he was glad to be rid
of his ex-partner. He glanced at
his watch; there was time vet. He
completed his preparations.
The small valise contained the
savings of laborious IL not a.
well spent lifetime, and Quantrill
congratulated himself that bonds
are negotiable everywhere. He.
had also $1,000 In bills in his
pockets.
Not even MulhOlland was aware
that Quantrill mad taken care to
realize his assets four week since.
commencing in fact just after the
date Of Gerald Ames' disaster.
His terrors had Increased be-
yond bearing during the past two
days. A constant obsession was
upon him that he was being
watched; more than once he had
awakened in the night, sweating,
from q dream that he was on a
liner, congratulaIing himself on
having left his fears behind
ony to find that Masterton was
. fellow passenger.
Instinct and reason told him
that Maaterton would not let him
go. But now he hoped by taking
train to Florida he might elude
his enemy. From Key West he
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:ribution was close upon him and
he was in extreme danger Of pay
ing the penalty, he did find him.
self unable to commit a cowardly
murder of the gun-behind- the hedge
type. Everybody has his limits.
That much may be set to his credit
side. It does not seem to me )
very heavy balance on the scale Of
honesty. AS for the rest. I've told
you practically all the facts, SO
far as they relate to the past. You
know these men. And now YOU
can decide"
Sadie rose.
.'Mr. Masterton," said she, 81
stay by you. And believe me. I'll
never kick again. I'm sorry for
what ] said"
Masterton smiled.
Friends again. he said, and
moved to the door.
'Waitw said Sadie, You haven't
had my report yet. never saw
you when you came back after
that fortnight's absence, you only
sent me written instructions. Those
/ carried out. Do you remember
asked you for an extra $600?"
II Mmember now. hope you
gave yourself a good time with it;
that's what / meant it for"
Well, in a way did. / spent
1t looking pretty close after Jim
Mulholland. / don't know whether
it's your idea that MulhoIland can
do with watching: you don't seem
to have given it any attention.
I've always thought I was better
cut out for that job than any
of these big-footed police are.
There isn't anywhere MulhoIland
went. Chicago included, and not
much that he did during those
two weeks. that / don't know"
But this is amazing" said
Robert. II had no idea you were
doing anything of that sort. And
you say he went to Chicago at
such a time. What happened?"'
Sadie gave him a brief report:
he listened and reflected.
''Well. / don't see anything in
that. 1t sounds harmless enough"
mo. there doesn't seem any.
thing to it,, agreed Sadie, II
was disappointed; I'd hoped to
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SMUGGLING
JOKES

LTHoUGH many people who
- would be Mortified at he
thought of outright stealing look
upon smuggling as a mere game
of wits to be played with the
customs officials. the fact that 1t
is cheating cannot be overlooked,
points out 10 Pennington in an
article in this weeks Liberty.
The man Tor womanl who brings
in jewelry that he fails to de-
clare may look upon smuggling
as an adventure" the writer says.
THE Government, however, sees
nothing romantic in his conduct.
1t looks upon him as q cheat.
There is nothing sporting about
an attempt to undermine the
foundations OF American retail
trade. That is. what jewel SNUG
Cling amounts to, because it
creates unfair competition.
Instead of filling the ice box.
residents In a Texas city simply
turn Jet and a flow OF frigid
air energies to preserve food and
other supplies. The air is pumped
through pipes similar to gas
mains from central plant. and
the plan is said to be especially
suited to refrigeration in large
storage rooms.
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could get plane to Cuba. Mas.
terton could not occupy the same
plane and once in Cuba he would
feel safe.
Indeed. he began to feel safe al
ready as soon as the train pulled
out for the South, and the fu-ther
from New York he Travelled the
more easily he felt.
All the way to Key West he
pondered on his motives for
flight. They seemed good to
him: at least. good enough to
solve his towards conscience.
Once In the Florida city, he
breathed easier. He had no
longer that feeling Of being
watched. Yet as he came our of
the hotel the morning after his
arrival he thought he caught sight
OF figure he knew. He could
not be sure, it vanished so
quickly.
Who was 1t? All his fears re.
turned. He went to the hotel Of
flee and asked IL he could 70 by
aeroplane to Havana.
The clerk looked at him with
interest. 1t might be. There was
an ex-service man who often
made the flight.
QuantriIl tried to be casual as
he made the arrangements, He
was to board the plane outside the
town. He actually found relief
in getting away. As the only pas.
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CHEAPER, TO
DRESS

HHEAP limitations of expensive
~ fabrics and furs. which are
so well done today that once
rare materials now seem common
place. are responsible for much
of the present simplicity in
feminine fashions. contends Lucille
Leech in an article in this weeks
Liberty. Increasing simplicity
of woman's wear is in part a
result of the trend Initiated by
synthetic smartness," Miss Lesch
maintains.
When many materials, whether
wrested from mine, deep sea. or
perilous wilderness, were so ex-
pensive as to be exclusive. there
was every inducement to pile
them on the female back. The
more elaborate the gown or hat.
the louder it would cry the puis-
sarlce or pelf Of the wearer's
man. Furs, feathers, costly stuffs
in laces. shawls, fringe. and rib
bon, metal and gem. all proclaim.
ed money and talked as money
talks
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find out something. And vet
you never know. Anyway i've
got everything typed down in my
report. in case"
You wouldH' said Robert.
Wonderful little woman. All the
same. don't like this. Please
don't do it again"
''Why?"
Dangerous Work
1t isn't a Job for a lady. Ii
might be dangerous. i don't want
you to set mixed up with Null.
holland in any way whatever.
Leave him to me-leave him
alone"
well, l have left him alone,
lately. But do you mean I'm to
do nothing at alp" said sadie,
discontentedly.
Robert regarded her with a
CLEAN of humor in his eye.
II tell you what Miss Hicks"
he said, If you really feel you
have call for this sleuth hound
work, and want to aInuse your
self. you can take an interest in
the smooth Amos Quantrill. /
don't mind that"
II willp' said Sadie. THAT
goes. As 1t happens, saw Amos
Quantrin only yesterday. And
I'd like to tell you something
about him that will interest YOU"
What is it?"
"Quantrill is the worst frightened
man / ever saw. / consider him
the most abominabIe OF all that
crowd; anyway, next to Mulholland
himself. But what I have to say
about him is this-he is going to
quit He understands very we'll
what's doing. and he doesn't mean
to be the next. You may think
Tn mistaken but I'm not.
There's only one idea in that
mans headlight,
II expected it," said Masterton.
"Quantrill Is natural quitter."y
Not but what a man who's as
spineless as that might be danger
Gus. cornered," said Sadie. But
he's going to quit--and this isn't
merely a. theory of mine. Mr..
Masterton. When ] saw Quantrill
he was going into a ticket office
and / learned he was making in.
quiries about Florida and Cuba"
Masterton's eyes had suddenly
grown hard. and his mouth set
tight. Thank YOU" he said. II
appreciate what you have done
very much, and you'll do me 4
service il you keep me inform.
ed. Use your discretion"
Discretion is my middle NAME"
replied Sadie.
When Sadie had gone Masterton
remained thinking. then he sent
for Talbot.
Talbot" he said, 81 am going
to send you on active service. /
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-16
DEFENDS RAH
RAH BOYS

COLLEGE men and women are
~ no worse morally. and in
fact are often better. than their
non-collegiate contemporaries, in
the opinion of educators. judges,
and police chiefs quoted as the
result of a survey of lie colleges
all over the United States. accord
ing to Catharine Brody in an ar
ticle in this weeks Liberty. Point.
ing out that of the number of
people OF college age in the
country only about 10 per cent
attend college. the writer goes on
to say:
DO college students bring so
much more criticism on their own
heads by offending against public
decorum to greater extent
than other young people? Loud
denials arise from the persons
who might be able to judge. Col
lege students are certainly no
worse-if anything. they are bel.
ter--than their contemporaries not
in school. So they say"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-16
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP cATARRH
Tells How To Open CIogRed
Nostrils and End Head Colds.

r
You feel fine in a few moments.
Your cold in head or catarrn win be
gone. Your clogged nostrils viii
open. The air passages of your
head will clear and You can breathe
freely. No more dullness, head.
ache; no hawking snuffling, mucous
discharges or dryness; no struggling
for breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want i
small bottle of Ely,s Cream Balm.
Apply little OF this fragrant, anti.
septic cream in your nostrils, let
it penetrate through every air pas
sage of the head; soothe and heal
the swollen inflamed mucous MEM
brane. and relief comes instantly.
1t Is just what every cold and
catarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay
atuffed-vp and miserable,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-16
Fashion Fancies

Striped Sweater Sets from Swift.
zerland set the pace Of skating
styles. Worn with q velveteen
skirt, such set has a cap, whose
stripes go round and round. and
a sweater with solid tone sleeves
and body with contrasting color,
circular stripes.
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The Trials Of a Man Falsely Accused Of
a Great Crime and How He Came
Back Is Graphically Told
Read This First !.

BY Of plot engineered BY aides
Amss Chester Fsnne 9uan and ysecer Robert MaateOn
another charge reveals while dying Che rOtters
promise not 20 invoke the law but to take
mis- MastertOn Knowles
snd beautiful young Her faith In him shattered
1IulhOAnd wedding
cusng her husband 81 the is a Master.
grandfather He
Back h New York gives Sadie Hicks hungry out Of lob
position
her TO blame herself for her lack Of in her she Is
tsrton who goes % his Chester calling morning
snds Femme murdered Quantr Anles
sas,stsrtens vengeance Femme declared suicide
apratoFs plan 20 make ally Of Talbot
talk with Talbot Ams offers Talbot 5000 certain papers
oSsy disappear and detective questions uIhOand Cynthia
OveFhears the conversation and
sees Maserton and realizes that the only thing
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ADvERTlsEMENT
Makes Girls
More Attractipe

II the face powder you now use
does not stay on long enough to
suit you-does not keep that ugly
shine away indefinitely-does not
make your skin colorful like .
peach--try this new wonderful
special French Process Face. Pow
der called MELLO-GLO. Reraen.
Der the name MELLO-GLO.
There's nothing like it. The
Palais Royal, Inc, and other good
stores.
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Chair should begin at
home. And if you have a few
nice comfortable chairs Of your
own you won't want to spend so
much time Qua in other places
where the furniture is a better
fit.
know certain hostess who
worries because she isn't as
popular as she FUSED to be. She
has been taking courses in per.
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Cut in Sizes: s. s, 10 ana IL
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IA yards Of plain material with
y yard Of contrasting material
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Send 100 IN silver or stamps for
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Send Zoe In silver or stamps Tor
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sonality and gargling with per-
fume. The real reason for her
light lat homes is that her
wicker furniture has become
wrecker furniture. With knee.
length skirts her friends cannot
afford to figure on the loss OF
a pair Of stockings every time
they. sit in at tea and bridge at
her house.
People selecting chairs with a
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BY Fay King

Nothing Is more important to
ones happiness in the home than
comfortable chair!
Why people will run out and
pay fabulous prices for lincoln.
Portable antiques and pass UP the
modern perfection Of comfort at
little cost Is more than / can
understand. If the former owners
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don't know what / shall do with
out you here, but needs must.
Now listen to me-"
Talbot listened. He heard with
out comment the surprising direc.
tons that were given him, and
his eyes glistened> with salts
faction.
II understand sir" he said.
Good" said Masterton. BY
the way, you're a good bridge
player, aren't you?"
Talbot smiled.
very fond of the game. A
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-16
This Day III Our History

JAMES MADISON Isl 1881 in King George
county Va and died at Montpelier va Oh June Isl
He elected President Of the United
elected in 1872
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hobby OF mine sir"
Goodbye Talbot, and good
luck,' said Masterton, and shook
him by the hand.
CHAPTER 80
Flight
Amos Quantrill buckled the strap
of the valise that lay on his bed.
He had imagined himself to be
alone. but be turned with a start
and his face lost what little color
1t had when he saw Mulholland
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} from their present abode can look
down on these transactions, I'll
bet they chucISle and say what
fools these modern mortals be-
know housewives who have
their homes cluttered with a lot
Of SNOWY stuff and haven't
comfortable chair in the place.
No wonder these modern Ameri.
can husbands are wilful1y late in
hurrying home TO their early
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senger in a two-seater, he could
not be followed.
The pilot, dim figure in
muffled leather hood and coat,
nodded briefly when he arrived.
1t was rather like sitting in Z
cosy but narrow limousine, with
the chauffeur behind him instead
Of iE front.
There was dull noise as the
propeller roared. and the plane
started with swiftly gathering
speed.
tTo Be Continued Tomorrow
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American arm chair. which Is
about as cosy as a hat rack!
What's the good of having
Louis Seize furniture If it amt
your size? 1t anything more heart.
rending than to see 200.pound
man trying to look comfortable
in a tiny gilt chair?
Period furniture doesn't call for
a stop longer than the pause
indicated by a comai
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long limousine body should bear
in mind that not all their friends
are long-legged!
Don't put the bulk of your bud
get in rugs and tapestries, lamp
shades and va.HA-ses and over.
look chairs!
A comfortable chair. like a COM
Portable shoe, has lot to do
with ones outlook on the world.
, 1927-03-23

only gets the benefit of the reductions
above mentioned but puts himself in po-
sition to reap the benefit of such increase
in values as may logically be expected to
follow the bringing in of an oil well rated
at a Thousand barrels or better in Oregon
Basin, only 16 miles away, and the proving
thereby of a field which, in the opinion of
oil men qualified to judge, will develop
into one of the greatest fields in the entire
West, a development from which Cody, by
reason of it's location, is bound to reap
vastly larger benefits than any other COM
munity.
The people of Cody are entitled to the
first chance to invest in their own town
and accordingly these lots will be offered
for sale exclusively in Cody for one week,
which will give you plenty of time to decide
in your w minds whether Cody is worth
investing in at prices in all probability
such as will never be offered again. IF
any of these lots should remain unsold at
the end of the week people elsewhere, ilany
OF whom are sold right now on Cody as a
town worth watching will be given oppor-
tunity to take advantage of these prices.
But you have the first chance to show that
you believe Cody today is a zone best bet
and if you do show it by purchasing at least
the majority of these lots tina in itself
will not only make Cody a better town but
will give it the most favorable publicity
that any town can have.
, 1927-03-23
Here's a chance to show your faith in your own home town and
make an investment that should pay real dividends
To the People of Cody and Vicinity:

l nave sufficient confidence in the fu-
ture of Cody, by reason of it's world wide
fame as the home of Buffalo Bill" its
many permanent and increasing resources,
among them now it's promise of becoming
a real oil center, to nave made a contract
to purchase all the property of the Lincoln
Townsite Co., in the Original Townsite and
First addition, consisting of SO desirable
business and residence lots, and am placing
these lots on the market at once at prices
which represent in toto a reduction of ap-
proximately FIFTY PER CENT from the
regular list prices at which these lots nave
been quoted and similarly located lots lave
been purchased during the last several
years.
In many instances the prices at which
these residence lots are now offered for
quick sale are as low as ONE-THIRD of
the previous prices. Just for an example,
the list price on lots in block 10, now offer
ed at 1926 per pair, has been $500; in
Block 20, lots now purchasable at 1925 per
pair have been priced at $3.50; and the re-
auctions in many other cases are equally
or nearly as great.
In my opinion the previous list prices
on these lots nave been fairly typical of the,
prices generally prevalent for similar prop
erty in towns of the size, business volume
and prospects of Cody in the past, yet at
the prices now offered the purchaser not
, 1927-03-23

Personally I should like to see Cody
people do this very thing, as ! believe it is
a good investment in every way; and as l
desire to retain at least some of this prop
erty I am interested in the things which
will benefit Cody. In my Judgment, one
of the most important community enter
prises just now is the building and opening
of the Buffalo Bill Museum, and as a means
of helping this deserving project / will
give to the Buffalo Bill Museum Fund five
per cent of the purchase price of every lot
bought for cash by citizens of Cody during
the next week. This will apply also to for
mer residents who still have q warm spot
in their hearts for their old home town.
They can wire in their orders and know
that they are not only making a good in
vestment but helping the community.
If there are certain lots which any of
you particularly want because of owning
adjacent property, it is my desire that you
have the first refusal Of same; and / would
respectfully recommend that you take the
matter up at once. All sales will be hand
led by Mr.. F. F.. MCGEE, vice president of
the First National bank, and plat showing
location and prices of lots listed below is
now open for inspection in his office at
the bank. Note the prices below and read
carefully the terms and conditions offered
in connection Herewith, under the heading
Important"
W. W.. GAIL,