NOUFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MAIU'II 2 , 11106. f
MOST OF NORFOLK'S DUSINE83
MEN SAID TO DE FOR.
COMMERCIAL CLUD PUSHES IT
Secretary Mathcwson of the Commor-
cl.il Club Said Thin Morning That
Ho Believes Most of Norfolk's Busi
ness Men Favor the Bond Issue.
Secretary MathowRon of the Com
mercial oluli was Interviewed thin
mornltiK l n-gird to the position of
the Commercial r'nili. tuki'ii us n whole ,
on the sewer IHMI I inopoHltlon.
"My opinion IN" ho Bald , "tlmt ono
win safely figure Unit the Commercial
flub , posHlbly without the exception
of a. single member , will bo fnvorablo
to the effort now being inudo to secure
sewerage for Norfolk. TblH opinion
Is based upon the fact tlmt In the mem
bership of this club are to bo found
the moBt public Hplrltod , progressive ,
up-to-dnto business man of our city.
Among tblH class of inon ono doim not
imturnlly look for obstruction's In
thw way of progress.
"Thut our city has boon without
sewerage for the post ton years IIIIH
uniloublotlly boon 11 handicap to Its
advancement Tlmt the good nnmunf
Norfolk , In Its standing among the
oltloH of our Rtato , IB at iitnko on the
rofltilt of the coming election on the
sewer bond propoHltlon , In also beyond
( | UOBtlon. It IB conceded that the
growth of the cities of cnatorn Ne
braska IB larKoly brought iibout by nc-
ooRRloiiB fnim territory oaat of the
MlHHonrl river. Thin country east of
iiB Is n section where modern Im
provements have taken the place of
( hone more simple arrangements fur-
nlHhi'd by nature. Our city must bo
attractive to this tide of Immigration
In order to profit thereby.
"Without sewerage , which IB today
the moat vital necessity of a nourish
ing city , Norfolk can not hope for
gront advancement. The Commercial
club Is pledged by Its constitution to
push forward every good work tending
to the material prosperity and upbuild
ing of this city , and that the favorable
consideration of the question now be
fore the people of Norfolk Is vital to
such prosperity no sane man can dis
pute. I fool confident that Norfolk
will go forward and not backward. "
BRAKEMAN'SJEAD ' SEVERED
Grand Island Man Meets Horrible
Death on U. P. Freight.
Kearney , Nob. , Fob. 23. Special to
The News : J. A. Wood , a Union Pa
cific brakoimin , was Killed at Gibbon
last night. He was banging to the
Bldo of a car when ho struck the plat
form nt the stockyartls and was
thrown under the wheels ,
Ills bead and llgs were sovorod.
Ho was married and lived at Grand
Island.
Grand Island , Neb. , Fob. 23. Spe
cial to The News : John A. Woods ,
the brnkoman on the Union Pacific
who was run over and Instantly killed
last night at Gibbon , wan trying to
make a coupling. Ho had run Into a
chute In the dark and It was hero tlmt
the cars came together , while ho was
under the car.
Ho was decapitated and then his
head was run over again , being sliced
In two , until ho was almost unrecog
nizable.
Ilo leaves a wife and child eight
months old. Ho came bore from Creston -
ton , Iowa , and the remains will bo
shipped there for interment
BIRTHDAY DINNER.
Mrs. Julius Richard Entertained Forty
Friends Laot Night.
A birthday party was given to Mrs.
Julius Hlchard last evening at her
homo east of the Junction. A few of
the immediate- friends and family were
entertained at a birthday dinner and
later in the evening some forty friends
dropped In and spent the remainder
of the evening In merriment.
COLONIAL SOCIAL SUCCESS.
Christian Endeavor Society Gives De
lightful Entertainment.
A very delightful tlmo was enjoyed
last evening at the colonial social 01
the Christian Endeavor in the Con
grcgational church parlors. The par
lors were delightfully decorated In pa
triotic colors and flags and the Idea
of Washington's birthday was kept
present In everything. A buffet lunch
eon was served , the charge being reg
ulatcd by the weight of each porsoi
and amounting to one cent for eacl
ten pounds. Souvenirs consisting o
a miniature flag and a paper hatchet
were given to each guest.
DRUGS IN FOOD.
If in Doubt Read the Following.
At a hearing before the committee
on public health of the Massachusetts
legislature , on a bill designed to pre
vent the wholesale drugging of the
public , the following eminent Hostoi
physicians testified against the health
fulness of Rochelle salts , and stronglj
recommended the passage of a law
which would prohibit the sale of those
cream of tartar baking powders whlcl
leave this dangerous drug In the food
Dr. Hartung , Dr. C. O. Kepler , Dr. F
B. Foster , Dr. G. M. Palmer.
The average consumer of baking
powder does not know that a reac
tion occurs in the process of baking
When a chemical reaction takes plac
the nature of the original material 1
entirely changed , so that the sub
lances which remain In the food to
o onion are very different from those
\hleh compose Iho baking powder bo-
ore baking. For Mils reason the
Intoment thai a baking powder con-
iltiH alum or cream of tartar Is worth
< HH so fur I H Informing the consumer
H to what he eats. What the con-
inner wauls to know Is what goes
ilo his stomach ; not what Is In ( he
an. The much advertised cream of
irlnr Hunt powders are of such com-
million as lo leave large quantities
f lloi'hcllo salts In the food. They
uvc never denied this ; they dare not
ony It. Why bo Induced by Ihelr
lever advertising lo buy their brands
nd pi ! ) ' IK lo HO cents a pound for a
baking powder that leaves In the food
a medicine that should be taken only
by the physician's directions ? The
nest baking powder In the world can
10 made for 25 cents a pound.
There Is a high grade baking pow
der on the market that Is sold at a
lodorato price , and one that leaves
lie food free from Uochello salts ,
him , or any Injurious substance. The
Calumet Making Powder company
uaiaiitecs this to the consumers , and
IB well to avoid all baking powder
tint cannot make Ibis statement. In
lew of ( he purity and healthfulness
f Calumet baking powder II Is rec-
mmonded by the leading physicians
nd chemists of Iho country.
TEAM STOLEN AT MADISON IN A
SENSATIONAL MANNER.
RIGHT IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
Farmer Zumbrum , Noticing His Team
Being Driven Along the Street , In
vestigated and Found That They
Han Been Stolen Thief Not Caught
Madison , Nob. , Feb. 2C. Special to
'ho NOWB : A sensational horBo theft
) ccurro'd hero Saturday evening In
ho sight of the man who owned the
oam that was tsolen. The thlof drove
ho horses out of town , along a main
treet , and passed the owner of the
torses , Christ Humbrum , who saw his
lorsea galloping away and gave chase.
Mio horses have not yet been found
mil Sheriff Clements has offered a
owurd of $100 for the arrest and con-
Ictlon of the thief.
"Pa , there goea our team , " said the
'armor's son , as he walked down the
street. Their team proved to bo
gone. The team was not valuable as
me horse was entirely blind and the
) thor has but ono oyo. Telephone
nossages all through the county have
ailed thus far to catch the thlof.
Farmers bring In your repair work
for spring. I will save you 2070 , as I
uivo the tlmo and am prepared to do
ho work. Paul Nordwlg.
KEYA PAHA RAILROAD. '
People of Wheeler County Have Just
Voted $34,500 Bonds.
The people In Wheeler county do-
slro a railroad and deslro It very much
ndeed. They have just voted $31,500
> f live per cent bonds to the Midland
Central Hullroiul company providing
hey build a track across the county ,
vhlch has only four miles of railroad
track within its borders now. The
irojeetod road must bo built from
Spahllug through the length of the
county to the north border by Fobru-
iry 1 , 1907 , to secure the bonds. In
eallty It will be a Union Pacific rail-
tmd proposition as Its connection at
Spaldlng Is a Union Pacific connee-
Ion. The proposition carried almost
iiianlmously at the election hold Tucs-
lay , there being but eighty votes
against It.
In Issuing the bonds It Is provided
that the line shall bo of standard
gauge with three stations In the coun-
y. One must bo In the south part of
the county , ono within eighty rods of
llartlott , the county seat , and the third
In Fremont precinct in the north part
of the county. This provision will not
only give central and western Wheeler
county greatly increased railroad ben
efits but will give the southern part
of Holt county an outlet. Much of the
territory through which iho contem
plated line passes , Is from thirty to
forty miles from the railroad and Is
only lightly settled because of this
This is the railroad which runs from
Spaldmg to Springvlow , Koya Palm's
county seat , and for which the people
of that section have boon long wait
Ing.
UNDER EAGLE AUSPICES.
Concert Tuesday Night In Marquardt
Hall by Dode Flsk.
A concert will bo given In Norfolk
Tuesday night under the auspices o
the Eagles. The Dodo Flsk concert
company will bo the attraction at Mar
qunrdt hall. Seats all over the house
will bo 25 cents. The company comes
well recommended.
HARRY REMBE SERIOUSLY ILL
Former Norfolk Young Man Danger
ously Sick In Minneapolis.
Harry L. Hembe , son of Mr. am
Mrs. L. L. Rembo , lies seriously Ilia
the homo of his parents , 2131 Emerson
son avenue , North Minneapolis. Mr
Roinbo lived hero many yeara > and I
well known In Norfolk.
Cleared $135.
The ladles of the Relief corp
cleared $135 on their entertainment
They wish to thank the public fo
their generous donations and patron
ago.
|
. HARRY FOOTE OF BLAIR BE
COMES NORFOLK LANDLORD.
DEAL WAS COMPLETED TODAY
. E. Needham Has Sold the Pacific
Hotel and Possession Will be Given
Next Thursday , March 1 No Change
In Employes Now.
The Pacific hotel was sold today by
. 13. Needbam lo J , Harry Foote , man
ger of the Clifton House at Hlalr ,
Neb.
Neb.The
The deal had been pending for sev-
ral weeks. Mr. Foote will take pos-
esslon iif-xt Thursday , March 1.
There will bo no change in the op-
rating department of the hotel , so
ar as clerks and ether employes arc
oncerned , for the present at least.
Mr. Footo IB now In the city. Ho
B a popular hotel man In Nebraska ,
nd Is progressive , energetic , Btralght-
or ward landlord. Ho will be popular
n ( his section of the state and will
onduct , hlfl friends say , an excellent
lotel In the Pacific.
Mr. Nnodham's plans for the future
re not yet announced.
REDUCTION ON JrVAHT AD , RATES
People Will be Encouraged to Use
More Want Ads. for Quick Changes
A reduction In the ratoB on want
ds. in The News Is made today.
Vhllo the small ad. for a few days
vlll remain nt the same rate , larger
ids. for a longer time will bo given a
ewer price.
Each day moans Insertion In two
Millions noon and afternoon.
Classified advertisements , any rog-
ilar classification , ono cent a word
inch day. No ad. taken for less than
0 cents per day.
Advertisements running six days or
nero :
Monthly ads. , less than 25 words , 75
ionl a line per month. Six words
nnlto a Una.
Twenty-five words or over , one-half
cent a word each day.
Forty-five words first week , $1.50 ;
each subsequent week 75 cents , or $3
a month.
Over 45 words at the 45-word rate.
Space rate One IncH or moro , $3.00
> er Inch per month.
The News want column has become
so popular and Is growing with such
a steady Increase Into the capacity
) f acting as medium for this whole
lorthwest country on barter and ex
change , for sale , for rent , help wanted
and so forth , that moro attention will
loreaftor bo given to It and , by re-
luclng the rate on long time ads. of
argo size , It Is hoped to encourage
nero constant use of this quick-change
column.
Notice of Probate of Foreign Will.
In the County Court of Madison
County , Nebraska. The State of No-
iraska , Madison County , ss.
To Cornelia Hobecca Wlblo , widow ,
md Hobcrt Edward Wlblo , son , and
ill persons interested In the estate
of .1. 10. Wlble , late of Gettysburg ,
Adams county , state of Pennsylvania ,
leceased.
Whereas , Hubert 13. Wlble , executor
) f the last will and testament of said
I. 1C. Wlblo , deecnsed , by Mapes &
llazcn , his attorneys , has filed In my
) illco a duly authenticated copy of an
nstrumont purporting to bo the last
will and testament of .1. E. Wlblo. , de
ceased , and of the probate thereof by
the register of wills In and for Adams
county , in the state of Pennsylvania ,
uid a petition praying that said Instru
ment may bo probated , allowed and
recorded In this court as the last will
uul testament of said deceased , for
the appointment of Hobert 13. Wiblo
is executor , If necessary , and for such
proceedings as the law requires.
It is therefore ordered that the 16th
lay of March , 1000 , at 1 o'clock p. in.
it the county court room in Madison
in said county of Madison , is the time
uid place appointed for hearing said
matter when all persons interested
therein may appear at the hearing In
the county court to bo held In and
for said county and show cause , If any
there bo , why the prayer of the peti
tioner should not bo granted and the
said Instrument probated , and that
notice of the pendency of said petition
and the hearing thereon bo given to
all persons Interested by publishing
a copy of this order In The Norfolk
paper printed , published and of gener
al circulation In said county , for three
successive weeks prior to snld day ol
hearing.
Witness my hand and oftlclal seal at
Madison in said county , this 17th da >
of February , A. D. 190G.
[ Seal ] Wm. Bates ,
County Judge.
Baking Economy.
By the use of perfect baking pow
der the housewife can derive ns miicl
economy as from any other article
used in baking and cooking. In selecting
lecting a baking powder , therefore
care should bo exercised to purchase
one that retains Its original strengtl
and always remains the same , thus
making the food sweet and wholesome
and producing sufllcicnt leavening gas
to make the baking light.
Very little of this leavening gas is
produced by the cheap baking powders
dors , making It necessary to use don
bio the quantity ordinarily requlret
to secure good results.
Manufacturers of cream of tarta
powders ask about twice as much fo
heir goods as that paid for any other
taking powder , and food prepared
nun tht'so cieam of tartar powders
ontalns large quantities of llochelle
HiiltH Ask your physician what the
esults would be from the constant
losing of Itochelle salts.
A baking powder that Is rocom-
nendeil by loading physicians and
hemlsts , and which Is both perfect In
limllly iiiid moderate In price. IB
hen-fore suggested one that has
leen found to be "best by test" "Cal-
iinol " From the standpoints of pur-
ty , wholesomcnesB and economy ,
bore Is nothing to excel It.
Fond prepared with Calumet Is nb-
Holntclv free from Itochelle salts ,
ilum , lime , ammonia or any Injurious
substance
"
FRANK HARMON TO WED.
Chadron Superintendent Will Marry
Mrs. Shares Soon.
Word reaches Norfolk of the ap-
iroachlng marriage of Frank Harmon ,
ho former Northwestern supcrlntcn-
lent at Chadron who has Just resigned
and who IB going out to Shoshonl ,
Wyo. , to fltnrt a bank. It Is said that
Mr. Harmon will soon bo married to
drs. Shares , who has within the past
ew weeks secured a divorce. Mr.
larmon had kept his plans In this re
gard a secret from his Norfolk friends.
SLEIGH BELLS JINGLE AT FAIR
FAX FOR FIRST TIME.
SNOW FELL THERE SUNDAY
Owing to the Extremely Mild Winter
Which Had Thus Far Prevented
Sleglh Riding , the Whole Town Was
Otu on Runners at 4 p. m.
Fairfax , S. D. , Fob. 2G. Special to
The News : The first real snow of
.ho winter commenced lioro yestor-
lay afternoon and by 4 o'clock sleigh
> ells wore Jingling In all parts of
.own , as everybody was anxious to
avail themselves of a sleigh ride ,
which had boon hitherto Impossible
localise of the extremely mild winter.
A number of Fairfax people who
mil been visiting In Omaha , returned
last night. They were : Mr. and Mrs.
Graydon I ) . Jackson , Mr. and Mrs. R.
[ J. Hagar , C. A. Johnson and E. Pet-
: oys.
PROSPECT FOR OIL.
Company Is Formed to Go After Oil
Wells or Minerals.
Humboldt , Nob. , Feb. 23. An orga
nisation has been formed hero to pros
pect for oil or mineral deposits in Rich
ardson county.
Observe Day at Ainsworth.
Answorth , Nob. , Fob. 23. Special to
The News : Washington's birthday
was appropriately celebrated here.
The Ainsworth drum corps played dur
ing the day. The school children gave
drills and schools were filled to over
flowing with visitors.
FORMER SIOUX CITY GIRL.
Miss Pollard , Now With Walker White
side , Is a Friend of Fred Haley.
Miss Carol Pollard , who is ono of
the members of the Walker White-
side company which appears at the
Auditorium tonight , Is a Sioux City
girl and placed In amateur theatricals
for years with Fred Haley. Her first
professional engagement was with Mr.
Whltesldo two seasons ago , when she
played the leading role in David Gar
rick one evening in Sioux City on
eight hours' preparaton. Whlteslde's
leading lady was suddenly taken ill
and Miss Pollard took up the part , re <
celvlng her lines In the morning of
the day she played It. Her work was
of so excellent a character that she
was Immediately offered a contract to
continue with the company , which she
has done ever since. Miss Pollard now
takes a character part of comedlal
qualities. She Is Aramlnta Drown ,
the old maid with a passion for poetry
of her own making , which she has hail
published and favorably commented
upon by friends.
ICE OUT OF NORTHFORK.
River Is up Two Feet But No Alarm
Is Felt From Rise.
The Ice went out of the Northfork
yesterday without causing any dis
turbance or Inconvenience. The wa
ter has also raised about two feet but
no trouble Is anticipated from high
water for the present as the melting
snow has swelled the stream slowly
and Is now mostly gone.
MRS. DEWEY'S HUSBAND.
First Husband of Wife of Admlra
Dewey , Owned Farm Near Here.
In examining the abstract of a farm
north of Foster today M. C. Hazen
made the discovery that the lani
originally belonged to General William
B. Hazen , whoso widow Is now Mrs
George Dewey. The land was hold
by Gneral Hazen on a government
grant and was later sold. Genera
Hazen was at one time chief of the
signal service of the United States
army. Ho was also a second cousin
of M. C. Hnzen. The farm , which be
longed to him , Is now the property o :
Mrs. Mattie Pascon.
If you want to buy land In South
Dakota It will pay you to call on F
G. Coryell , Norfolk , Neb.
GOVERNOR MICKEY SPENT THE
NIGHT IN NORFOLK.
FOUND THINGS RUNNING WELL
The Governor Arrived on the Night
Train and Left at Noon For Fremont.
He Said That the Hospital Needs
Another Addition.
Governor John II. Mickey spent the
night In Norfolk and loft at noon for
r'rcinont. Ho came up to Inspect the
state Insane hospital here. It was ono
> f his regular soml-nnnunl Inspection
ours and Just before leaving lie said
lo The News that ho was delighted
with the way things were running In
ho Norfolk Institution.
"Thoro has been a marvelous
imoiint of work done under the super
vision of Dr. Alden , " said the govern-
> r , "and I am very well satisfied. In
fact all of the state Institutions are
mining well just now. The hospital
Is crowded and there are moro pa
tients coming all of the tlmo. When
the now wing Is finished , there will bo
room for about 300 In the Institution ,
> ut even at that there Is need for
moro additions to the Norfolk Institu
tion. "
At the Hospital.
At the hospital Governor Mickey ar
rived last night and slept In the guest
hamber In the sulto of rooms occu
pied by Superintendent Aldon. Early
ibis morning he was up and around
Iho grounds , looking at the little odds
ind ends hero and there. Ho went Into
the laundry and there found the ma
chinery running before daylight. The
iaundry room had been especially dec
orated with plants and flowers and
this pleased the governor.
Ho expressed himself as delighted
with the manner In which the work
has been accomplished by way of Im
proving the roads.
Talks on Railroad Rates.
"I see that the commercial clubs of
Hie state this week passed resolutions
favoring a two-cent faro on railroads , "
said the governor at noon today. "I
wonder if the state editorial associa
tion will do the same thing ? "
"Well , don't you think that this re
form wave can be carried to excess ? "
wa asked , by way of arriving at an
expression.
"Oh , that Is no doubt true , In some
oases. " said the governor , "and re
forms should always have the motive
of right behind them. "
Then ho started in to speak of the
freight rate bill In congress , when
General Superintendent C. C. Hughes
of the Northwestern road chanced to
pass by. Mr. Hughes had not noticed
the governor and was almost by when
Governor Mickey reached out , tupped
the railroad man on the shoulder , extended -
tended the gland hand and diplomatic
smile , asked how everything was In
general and Mr. Hughes In particular.
Then the governor climbed Into the
Pullman coach and startd for Fremont
mont , where he went to deliver an ad
dress before the state convention of
Y. M. C. A.
PAT WELCH FINED.
Pleaded Guilty to Charge of Being
Drunk and Disorderly.
Pat Welch pleaded guilty to the
charge of being drunk In police court
this morning and was fined $2 and
costs by Judge Westervelt. Ho was
arrested Friday evening by Chief Hay
and after remaining over night In Jail
was glad to pay his fine and get out.
STAMPING OUT GLANDERS.
State Veterinarian McKim Killed Some
Horses at Valentine.
State Veterinarian McKlin spent
Saturday In Norfolk while on his way
homo from Valentine , where he was
called to examine several suspected
cases of glanders. Ho found six
horses there afflicted with the disease
and killed them and burned their
bodies. Three of the diseased horses
were in town , ono in the country and
two at Fort NIobrara. Ho declares
that slowly the glanders Is being
stamped out through north Nebraska
by strong repressive measures and
there Is little to be feared from an
epidemic of the disease among horses.
SHERLOCK HOLMES IN NORFOLK
_
G. A. Steven of Telephone Company ,
Develops Wlerd Cleverness.
When Sherlock Holmes ceased to
ply his peculiar talents In searching
out the curious and the criminal , the
vast energy and analytical powers of
his brain demanded that ho turn to
something equally engrossing. Chem
istry had long bespoken his attention
but even that did not suffice and even
tually ho turned to telephony. Amer
ica , of which ho had often spoken
with great admiration and whoso In
stitutions he well understood was the
field which ho must seek to do his
now work In. Ho acquired a knowl
edge of the rudiments of his now pro
fession within a few months and then
sought a position that ho might nn
dorstand It In Its very beginnings and
on through all of Its phases. The
publicity , which Mr. Holmes acquired
through the kindly and somewhat fill
some articles of his friend Dr. Watson ,
was always distasteful to him. Once
out of sight of England he cast his
old identity to the winds and landed
in America a changed man In both
name and appearance. Ho was now
G. A. Steven , a man of seemingly
larger and moro rugged build than
Sherlock Holmes , but still retaining
those analytical powers that had long
made him famous in all the world.
It was ns such ho came to Norfolk
some tlmo since as wlro chief for the
Ncbarska Telephone company.
Little did any ono , not oven Man
ager Sprechor of the local exchange ,
suppose that behind thin identity ex
isted that of the detective. Sherlock
Ho untangled the Intricacies of the
maze of wires that led In a myriad
directions from the exchange and wan '
satisfied until yesterday morning.
Then there arose ono of those little ,
ballllng things that always stirred him
to action.
In the money taken from the toll
box at the Pacific hotel wore four
slugs made of brass. They represent
ed sixty cents and were used some
time during Sunday to pay tolls on
the telephone. In an Instant all the s
"
Instincts of the old life came back to * &
him and G. A. Steven , the wlro chief , '
became again his true self , Sherlock
Holmes. For a moment he sat In
deep thought , then ho gave his orders
In rapid succession. The reports of
the Sunday calls were brought to him.
In an Instant ho singled out a note
saying that the Pacific hotel booth was
ten cents over. Nellie , who had
charge of the calls from there , was
called and explained that the extra
ton cents was paid by a man who gave
his name as . Ho did not
seem to mind the loss of the ten cents.
"Ho will call again , " Mr. Holmea
instructed the girl. "When ho does
hold him on the wire as long as you
can , " and relapsed into a nt of furious
smoking.
It was not until 10:30 : that Mr.
Holmes was told that had
put in n call from the Pacific hotel.
Ho called Mr. Sprechor and the two
hurried to the hotel , where they meta
a short man leaving the telophoho
booth.
"That Is the man with the brass
slugs , " Mr. Holmes quietly remarked
as ho passed by him heedlessly and
hurried on to the toll box. "Wo will
find moro slugs thoro. "
And such was the case when the
box was opened for two moro slugs ,
representing fifty cents , were shining
there with a yellow light. Together
they returned to the exchange where
Mr. Holmes took his seat at the win
dow and looked out dreamily on the
street below. Shortly after noon ho
rose hurriedly from his chair and
called again to Manager Sprecher to
follow with him. It was to the Oxnard
they went this time. Again their man
was In the telephone booth. He was
talking. As ho left the booth Mr.
Holmes stepped up to him with a
smile and showed him the handful of
slugs he had gathered in the toll box
es. His man dcdted everything the
slugs , the name of . even be
ing in the Pacific hotel but gladly
paid the value of the slugs to get the
matter settled.
"But how did you know it was this
man ? " Mr. Sprecher asked when they
had returned to the office.
Holmes only smiled and with a
shrug of his shoulders explained.
"I know It was he. when I saw that
he had overpaid ten cents and made ,
no effort to reclaim It. In this country - '
try , where money Is so plentiful , no
man likes to lose ono penny. Ho will
freely spend but will lose grudgingly.
There was something wrong with this
man , who did not demand back what
he had given In error. Then a superfi
cial examination of the calls showed
that he had spoken fifty cents worth ,
which with the dime made the exact
value of the slugs. No other name
had sixty cents credited to it In calls.
I could have gotten him then but pre
ferred to wait until I could give you
proof with your own eyes. I knew
he wouldn't leave town so long as he
could talk so cheaply , where talk us
ually costs money. It was all very
simple. Now I can go back gladly
again to my now life of G. A. Steven. "
Avoid the and " Can"
Cheap "Big Bak
ing Powders.
The cheap baking powders have but
one recommendation : they certainly
give the purchaser plenty of powder
for his money. These powders are so
carelessly made from Inferior mate
rials that they will not make light ,
wholesome food. Further , these cheap
baking powders have a very smalPper-
centage of leavening gas ; therefore it
takes from two to three times as much
of such lewder to raise the cake or
biscuit as it does of Calumet baking
powder. Therefore , in the long run ,
the actual cost to the consumer of
such powders Is more than Calumet
would be. Cheap baking powders
leave the bread sometimes bleached
and acid , sometimes yellow and alka
line , and always unpalatable. They
are never of uniform strength and
quality.
Why not buy a perfectly wholesome
baking powder like Calumet , that Is
at the same time moderate in price
and one which can be relied upon ?
Calumet Is always the same , keeps In
definitely and gives the cook the least
trouble.
MISS SCHOENFELD.
Young Lady Near Norfolk is Not Expected -
pected to Live.
Minnie Schoenfeld , the 14-year-old
daughter of Robert Schoenfeld living
four miles northwest of Norfolk , is
very low with serobro spinal menin
gitis and is not expected to live. She
was taken sick some time ago and
her condition has constantly grown
worse since.
If you have experienced "many a
slip 'twlxt the cup and the lip , " and
have had enough of such casualties ,
Insure against them , in your minor af
fairs , by reading the want ads ;