A Mysterious'Disap
pearance Solved
Br WILLIAM CHANDLER
Sotno workmen tearing down a build
ing in PnrlH, on reducing the level of
a compartment, closet or (something of
the kind nbout big enough for one to
stand In upright, enme upon a Human
head. There was hair on It. but not
much. It was more than a skull, yet
not exactly u head. As the men went
on lowering the walla they revealed u
female figure in the clothing of u man,
which crumbled as they proceeded
downward
The Ugurc faced an Iron door behind
walnscfiutlng A panel was made, or.
rather, had been made, to slide side
waul, and the door behind It opened
Inward, leaving sulllclent room for the
llgure to get Into the closet and shut
the door. There was a latch on tliu
outside. The panel had originally been
moed by weights and locked with n
secret spring. Hut both door and panel
had been walled up a long while be
fore, and their existence had become
unknown.
The master workman sent word of
the find to the owner of tho building,
asking for Instructions as to what to
do In the matter. Tho owner came, ac
companied by a gentleman wearing the
button of the Legion of Honor, nnd the
latter examined both the body nnd its
inensoment carefully Ho wns a pro
fessional antiquarian. lie ndvlscd that
tho body bo burled anil began a search
for tho renson of its having occupied
for so long the position in which it
'was found. In tlmo he published in a
Paris magazine tho result of his inves
tigations, tho following being an ab
breviation of n long story:
Tho building in which tho body was
found dated back to tho reign of Louis
XL In this reign tho king increased
his power at tho cxpenso of tho no
bles, and tho royal authority became
absolute. Ills successors maintained
what ho had gained, and from that
tlmo down to tho beginning of tho
reign of Louis XVI. tho government
was ono of tyranny nnd intrigue.
In tho reign of Louis XIII. plot nnd
counterplot reached their holghL The
king was n weakling, and Cardinal
Richelieu governed virtually in his
stead. There were conspiracies ngalnst
tho king, tho cnrdlnnl nnd every ono
connected with tho court At this tlmo
tho building was occupied by tho Mar
quis do Kontnyne, n noblemnn who was
mixed up with theso feuds and Joined
a coalition consisting' of tho king's
brother nnd other persons to seize tho
government Mile. Loulso do NVm
tnync, tho marquis' daughter, was In
love with Rlssloli, ono of those favor
ites Catherine do' Medici nnd brought
with her from Itnly.
Now, this Rlssloll was ns black heart
ed n villain ns ever lived. Doing im
plicated In that conspiracy which wnn
tho most formidable of nil tho plots
against tho king, when it wns discover
ed his name was given to tho prlmo
minister as ono who must bo taken at
all hazards. Knowing his lnftucnco
with Mile, do Kontnyne, ho lied to her
house nnd begged her to conccnl him.
Loulso, who wns a noblo character,
proposed that they oxchango clothing.
While sho was being taken away In
his stend ho might escape as herself,
nnd upon her Identity being disco vercd
Bho could rely on tho lnlluouco of her
fnther to savo her from punishment
for aiding und abetting tho escape of
ono of tho king's enemies. Rlssloll ac
ceded to this, ntid tho exclmngo was
made.
It was not long after this Hint the
main door of tho chateau wns thrown
open nnd n party of armed men burst
in, seeking tho Italian. It was plain
that if they found him they would kill
him on sight lie had e.vpccted this
and had realized that whosoovcr they
found personating him would be stab
bed to death, but was too contempti
ble to decline to permit Loulso taking
this risk. Hearing tho clamor below
for his blood, ho darted away, lenvlng
Loulso to her fnto.
Loulso, realizing thnt If found In Ills
doll's clothes nnd mistaken for him
sho would bo killed, ran to n secret
closet of which sho know nnd Intended
for a plnco of concealment In enso of
danger. Hnvlng removed tho panel
nnd opened tho door, sho stepped Into
tho closet, shutting both behind her
IMssloll escnped to Italy and was
nover again seen In Paris. Ho being
tho only person with Mllo. do Kontnyno
when tho party camo for him and not
knowing whero sho had gone, there
was nobody In tho secret of her, hiding
place. After tho commotion sho was
missed. Day after day passed and she
did not appenr indeed, though every
effort wns made to And her it was un
successful. Tho antiquary found records of this
disappearance of Loulso do Fontnyno
occurring at tho tlmo of tho discovery
of tho conspiracy ngalnst tho king, no
nlso found a statement mndo by Rls
sloli giving an account of his being
with Loulso up to tho tlmo tho men
broko into the house and ho and sho
darted away In different directions.
This enabled the searcher of tho story
to tell It up to that moment
A careful investigation was mado of
tho apparatus for opening tho doors
of tho closet with a view to determin
ing why tho Imprisoned girl could not
relcnso herself, but so old nnd decayed
wero tho apparatus and locks that it
wns impossible to toll why they had
not worked. Only n hypothetical solu
tion could bo given. Tho Iron door wns
found closed nnd locked. For soma
reason l( could not bo unlocked, but
an to whv rlitr wii m evidence
Foat of a Strong Man.
Well known in tho old buffalo tiny
of Saskatchewan was .loo Hen Mure,
famed n thousand miles us the biggest
eater In the north. Joo was not six
feet tall, but he was a broad, deep,
thick sort of man. with a hand like a
ham and a Htomach like nothing obe
In tho world. He would eat an entile
boxful of apples atone fitting and think
nothing of It. Onw, having en miinei'
ed a gentleman wli-i thought In- win
tome outer. .Toe consumed Hff, three
pound') of buffalo meat In one !:i. and
topped off with a raw turnip, a h,
pound pk'c-e of pork, xoiih lard and
two loaves of bread. The bet lu
competltor could do wnt thlrty-M'Wii
pounds of meat Hoaupiu wasotri!ij
he never would light any man for leal
he should kill him. One day. while
Eleddlug on a umiow trail with at,
obstlnati' horse, he became angoni!
struck the horse on the head with hi
fist and killed It. He loosened i!i.
harness and threw the dead aulni "I on
ono side of tin trail. lie tii'vcr i il'
know how strong la was. Ilea up. (
died of rheumatism while still a .wninu
man. Saturday Evening Post.
Tho Soyonth Inning Stretch.
It Is n simple ceremonial, but Ir.i
presslve. like all manifestations of the
soul of n multitude. I need only do
my eyes to call up the picture vividly
It Is n day of brilliant sunshine, and a
great crowd of men Is seated in tin
open air, a crowd mndo up of all con
dltlons, ages, races, temperaments and
states of mind. The crowd has sat
thero nn hour or more, while the aft
ernoon sun has slanted deeper into the
west and the shadows have crept
across greensward and hard baked
iloy to tho eastern horizon. Then, al
most with a single motion the time
may bo somowhero between 4 o'clock
nnd C o'clock this multitude of divers
minds nnd tempers rises to its feet
nnd stands silent, while one might
count twenty perhais. Nothing Is
snld. No high priest Intones prayer
for this vast congregation. Neverthe
less, tho impulse of 10,000 hearts Is ob
viously focused Into n single desire.
When you hnvo counted twenty the
crowd sinks back to tho benches. ,A
half minute nt most und the rlto Is
over. Simeon Strunsky In Atlantic.
Virtue of Peanuts.
Tho oil of tho peanut has a quieting
effect on tho pnoumognstrlc nerve, the
largest norvo supplying tho stomach.
Many nervous persons who llko pea
nuts nnd do not know why, like them
for this reason. They quiet the nerves
of tho stomach. These persons should
eat a fow fresh roasted peanuts nfter
each henrty menl, ns many nervous
conditions arc due to an irritation of
tho pucumognstrlc nerve, and tho pea
nut oil nets ns a sedative to this nerve
Of course the nuts must bo crisp and
well chewed nnd not too many taken
To get the best sedative effect a hand
ful of the hot peanuts should bo eaten
Just before retiring. This presup
poses thnt tho powers of elimination
nro In good repair. Tho peanut n
member of tho pulse family, Is nutri
tious nnd would clog tho system If
not eaten correctly, ns It Is almost
equal to meat Philadelphia Ledger.
Putting It on tho Map.
Captain Cook shows In his "Voy
ages" how some of the mouth filling
plnco names on mnps are evolved
"Off Now Zealand there Is an Island
called by the natives 'Matuaro.' One
of my olllcers, having asked a native
the name of tlurt Isle, the latter re
plied, 'Kematuaro, putting 'the' bo
foro the name, us Is tho custom. The
olllccr, hearing the sound Imperfectly,
repented his question, whereupon the
nntlvo repeated his reply, emphasizing
It with tho word 'oeln,' which means
'Indeed. So in tho logbook Matuaro
was transformed Into 'Kumettlwarro
weln.' "London Olobo.
Ho Rivaled Cicero.
Qulutus Ilorteuslus, the lEomau ora
tor, would hnvo come down In history
with great fame had any of his speech
es been preserved. He died In the
year fit) It. C. He was a soldier and
statesman, nnd his mentality can bu
Judged from the fact that he was a
rival of Cicero.
His Future Assurod.
"I don't know what to do with that
kid of mine."
"Is he disobedient?"
"Not exactly. Rut whenever I tell
him to do a thing he wants to debate
tho mutter n long time."
"Ho will grow up to be a senator "
Louisville Courier-Journal.
To Remedy a Leakina Pen.
If one Is troubled witli a leaky foun
tain pen tho application of n little
soap to the threads of tho screw will
work magic. If the pen Is emptied,
thoroughly cleaned, tilled nnd the soap
applied thero will bo no more trouble
until the pen needs filling again. Ex
change.
Looking Ahead.
Practical Father lias that youus
man who wants to marry you nn,
money? Romantic Young Lady -Moneyl
He gne mo a cluster dla
mond ring. Practical Father Yes. I
know. But has he any money left?
Exclmngo.
Verified.
Ho And, Judge, she's lost a lot ot
my money playing bridge. She Don't
bcllovo him, Judge. -1 don't know a
thing about tho game. He That
right, Judge. Clovelnnd Plain Dealer
Envious.
"Your wife Is very fond of dumb mil
mals."
"Yes," replied Mr. Meekton. "Some
tlracH I most wish T hnfl never lenrp'
to tntk."-Washington Star
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. M. C. Wcstfnll Is recovering
from a Illness of several days' dura
tion. Mrs. C. T. Whelnn has Issued Invita
tions for a card party next Wednesday
afternoon.
A daughter was born last week to
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Doyle, residing on
east Fourth street.
Mrs. W. H. Munger, Jr., who had
been visiting for two weeks in Omaha
nnd Silver Creek, returned homo Wed
nesday evening.
Frank Johnson, oJ the Wellfleet vi
cinity, was visiting friends In tho city
Wednesday und seeking Information
on the election.
Mrs. C. R. Morey entcrtnlned eight
ladles at bridge Monday afternoon
complimentary to her sister Mrs.
Quudo, of Stuplcton.
Charley Liston and son Clarence
wore up from tho ranch In Dickens
precinct Wednesday transacting busi
ness and vltltlng friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Elliott left Wed
nesday for Florida whoro they will
spend the winter. They mr.ko an an
nual trip thero to opend tho winter.
Earl Luther, 25, of Oconto, Nebr.,
and Miss Maymo A. Dorsey, 20, of
this city wore married Tuesday after
noon at tho court house by Judge
Grant. They will mako their homo at
Oconto where the groom 5s engaged
in farming.
Word has been received from Don
Clabaugh a former North Platto boy,
announcing that he is returning from
Chile whoro he was sent some tlmo
ago, to Astoria, Ore., where ho will
now ho stationed. Mr. Clabaugh Is In
tho employ of tho Standard Oil com
pany and was sent by that company
to Chile, South America. Ho went on
u Gerinun vessel and was presumably
to return on that vessel. After tho
war broko out tho vessel was Interned
and ho was obliged to remain thero
for some time bctoro ho could return.
For Sale Hard coal heater.
Red 377.
Phone
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Lutheran Announcements.
' Next Sunday will bo observed as
Luther Sunday. Tho morning worship
at 10:30, subject of sermon, "Our Op
portunities." Tho Sunday school at
12 o'clock m. Special homo mission
service with an address by Mr. A. W.
Schilling, subject: "Modern Fruits
trom Luther's Sowing." Tho offering
at this service Is for Homo Missions.
Luthor Lcaguo at 0:45. Topic: "Re
kindling the light, that Failed."
Evening worship at 7:30. Tho main
part of this service will consist of
special music by tho choir. Anthems,
"Tho Lord Is King" and "O Day of Rest
and Gladness;" solo by A. T. Yost;
duet by Miss Mario Bowen and James
Shaffer. Short talk by the pastor.
Every man of tho brotherhood and
church Is expected to the banquet
Monday night at 7 o'clock.
M. I). Church Notes.
Sin and Insanity will bo the themo
at tho Methodist church Sunday even
ing at 7:30. Can wo outgrow sin or in
sanity? Will either sin or insanity
burn out in tlmo? Does sin or insan
ity brutallzo tho victim? Thcso with
other questions will bo discussed at
this service and will bo Illustrated
by "Tho man who thought ho was a
chorry, Tho man who thought ho was
Napoleon, nnd tho man who thought ho
was a corpse." Thero will bo special
music by tho choir and a solo by Mr.
McDermott.
Tho themo for tho morning hour
will bo "Tho Compassion of a Chris
tian." Sundya school at 9:45 a. m.,
Junior League at 3 p. m Epworth
Lcaguo at 0:30. There will be n do
bato In tho league at this time on a
llvo Christian subject. Do not miss It
$200 Hi: WARD
for best motion picture by amateurs.
Not a school. Particulars for n stamp.
Photoplay Bureau, Fulton, Mo.
Mr and Mrs. Roy Mitchell of Coun
cil Bluffs, nrrlved In the city tho first
of tho week lor a visit with Mr. Mit
chell's brother, Dr. E. Mitchell and
family. Mr. Mitchell left Wednesday
for Douglas, Wyo., whero he will make
arrrangenients for moving In their
now homo and Mrs,. Mitchell remained
hero for a nioro extended visit.
The Celebrated Lightning Combined
Power Solf-fccil Hay Press at Her
shej'K opposite post oftice. l'liouo J".
J. E. Sebastian Is now able to bo
around tho houso on crutches after
having been confined to bed for nearly
two months with it broken thigh. It
will bo sonio tlmo yet beforo ho will
bo nblo to get down town nnd It will
probably bo two months beforo ho can
get uround without crutches. Ho
thinks to do well to get out by spring
so thnt ho can walk around with snf
oty. Public l'lcuso Take Notice.
Wo. tho undersigned, hnvo decided
to plnco our respective LAUNDRIES
on n CASH BASIS. As most of our
accounts nro small wo And It Impos
sibly to succeed nnd continue tho
credit system. Thoreforo on and aftor
December 1st 1914, ALL LAUNDRY
MUST BE CASH DELIVERY.
Signed: EDMUND DICKEY,
Sanltnry Laundry.
Win. Adair, Ownor,
W A. SKINNER, Mgr.
tf North Platto Laundry.
We're
on your
Line
WhntoH'r jour nunts iniiy be remem
ber that our telephone service Is ef
ficient. Call us by wire und we'll
wilt ou you nt once. With our nccur
ate service nnd our quick delhcry
no stand ready nt nil times to assist
you or your doctor. Remember that
wo hno what you want.
Stones Pharmacy
A. Baker, of Cheyenne, chief of tho
field division of the general land office,
spent a couplo of days in town this
week getting data, at tho local land
offlco.
Miss Marell La Camer as "Alma" in the Big Muscical
Success "Alma Where Do You Live," at Keith Theatre
Friday Nov. 6th.
OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH
The First National Bank
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XORT1I 1L,A.TTE, A'JSiJISASiTA.
Member Federal Reserve Bank System.
CA.FITA.L, AX SU-RI'KUS:
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars.
STABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE
HAVE REEN THE FACTORS IX THE GROWTH OF THIS
RANK, AM) THE SAME CARE1TL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO
SMALL ACCOUNTS AS IS GIVEN TO LARGE BALANCES.
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS.
.Jin' " 1 1 rin miwi'iiwriT'ii'i iinrTnn7miiiiii iTTirnivUiiiiiviiHmiiii.'i'jj
i iiig
This cabinet range $33.00 placed in your kitchen
ready to use. Easy Terms. This price covers stove
and pipe from the main. Other stoves from $20
up. CALL AND SEE OUR STOVES.
North Platte Electric Co.
C. It. 3I0HEY, Manager.
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CK. TEMPLE,
REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE
ROOMS IMS 2,
INUKIM r-LAI
C. C. Roscnburg, of Lexington, cpent
Wednesday In this city visiting friends
and transacting business. Ho Is con
nected with the Rosenberg Hardware
company of Lexington.
with gasi
jE3icrasia
PLAY IX G AM) WOltKIXG
a man must thuk of his homo und fam
ily to own n homo first nnd then pro.
tect it mid his family, insurance
against fire Is tho best policy a ncc
essnry one. Accidents will happen and
lire might break out In a homo where
the greatest caution is continually
observed. Get a Fire Insuranco Poli
cy from me. It costs little nnd means
much.
I.O.O.F. BUILDING,
It.lNttJKASKA.
Her Revenge.
Girl Shopper Why did you mako
that poor snlesmnn pull down nil thnt
stuff nnd then not buy anything? Sec
ond Ditto Why, tho raenn fellow wns
In a car yesterday nnd never offered
mo his sent though 1 looked right nt
him, so 1 Just decided I would get
even. Boston Transcript.
Simple Enough.
Here is a simple catch that may
bother you some:
"All 0."
Not much in it perhaps, but enough
to mako It troublesome.
Too hard?
And yet It's "nothing, after nil."
Cleveland Plain Denier.
"Pan."
"Pan" was the nnmo of one of tho
Greek gods. The word means "all,"
or "universal." Henco "Pantheism"
tho doctrine thnt all Is God. Hence,
too. "Pan-Americ.in"-that Is, nil that
is American, nil the countries of North
nnd South America.
Pleasant Rehearsal.
Fair Amateur Tho curtain will rise
in a few minutes. Are you qulto sure
you know your words? Hero Yes;
nil except tho part where I kiss you.
We'd better rehearse that again.
1 Tommy's Question.
Tommy Papa, when n thing Is
bought It goes to tho buyer, -doesn't It?
Tommys Papa Yes. my &on. Tommy
Then how Is It that when you buy
coal It goes to the cellar?
Its Drawback.
"Don't go Into the well digging busi
ness." "Why not?"
"Because It's sure to get you in a
bole." Baltimore American.
Lovo of the brother we see will help
us to the lovo of tho Father we do not
swe William Wntson.
Can you afford to miss it? What?
Why the chanco to get your presents
for Christmas all ready mado at the
salo at the Parish house Nov. 12th.
F. J. DIENEIt & CO.
Real Estate nnd Insurance
Come and see us for town lots In
different parts of tho city. Good In
vestments on easy terms. Houses for
salo and rent. Wo have also good bar
gains in farms and ranches.
Cor. Front and Dewey Sts., upstairs.
COL. M. L. McDERMOTT
General Auctioneer
20 Years ExDorience
Stock k Farm Sales a Specialty
Phone Red If! I.
Resilience HI vust Third Street.
NORTH PLATTE, NERRASKA.
Notice to Property Owners.
Notice is buroby given thai tho
City Council of tho city of North
Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, will
sit as a Hoard of Equalization begin
ning at the hour of S:00 o'clock P. M.
of the 17th day of November 1914,
at the Council Chamber in the Library
Building in the city of North Platte,
Lincoln County, Nebraska, fo'r tho
purpose of levying on the real cstato
lying and being within the extended
Sewer District "K" taxes for tho pur
pose of paying the costs of the con
struction of said extended lateral
sewer in the said Sowor District
"K" and that the said taxes will
be levied upon each parcel of real es
tate according to extent of benefits to
such property by reason of tho con
struction of said lateral sowor, and
if tho said council shall find such
benefits to ho equal and
uniform such levy of taxes
wil1 bo according to tho
front foot of tho lota of real cstato
within said extended Sower District
"K" or according to such other rule
as the City Council sitting as such
Board of Equalization may adopt for
tho distribution or adjustment of such
costs.
All persons interested will file their
objections, if any they have, to tho
nssesslng of taxes against their prop
erty on or beforo tho 17th day of No
vember, at 8:00 P. M., with tho City
Clerk.
By order of the mayor and City
Council, mado the 20th day of Octo
ber, 191-1.
0. P. TEMPLE,
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