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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1905)
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons. (I 'mil 1 1 1 1 id 1 . ) iloii'l think we inn I'vi'ii vciiiiirp to NllinKl' l N f 1 1 llllll'. HuWI'VIT, ll'M it two lii oik I'liiinri Unit vi Ki't noun lliliitf In ny im for our troublo." It I'I-ovimI, however, tlnii our vlll Wll llllt III III' MO llllljf It lIlllNII'A llllll IimI hi to fciir, iiml It eiiiliil In n very hiiiIiIiii ninl nIhkiiIiii' fanliltm. In nn lllNtlllll, WltllOtll till' ll'MNt aoiiml to wnrii iih of liM I'oitiliiK. tb' Ririli'li gutti nwiiiiK "pen, hihI n llllii', tin rk llKnr, iih Mwlft ninl active aa mi njie, niMliiil tin the ifiinlfti piilli. Wo nnw it wlilak mnt the light thrown from over Ui iliMir Mini iUaaiM'ar atfiittiat I ho IiIik k aliadow of Ih Iioiihp. TJier waa a limn aue, during wlilrh we held our breath, ami Hmu a very gen tin creaking aomid cam to our eara. Too window waa being ohim1. Tli nolnit eeaamt, ami again there waa a long alienee. Tti fellow waa moklug hla way lutu the liuua. We w Hie nuildi'ii flaati of a dark luutrrii liwlde ilni room. Mint lie aotiglit waa evi dently not there, for agiiln we auw the AuhIi throiiKti mioiher lillml ninl then through auother. "It iih k'1 to tin n'ii window. We will Huh lil in n ho ellinlm out," l'siriule wIiIhh-iii. Hill lii'l'ore we cotiM move the mil 11 hud emeri; 'd nualn. Ah he riime out Into the g. linn. cling patch uf lluht we iliw lli.ll he cnrrlcil Hiilni-t.illitf white iimli'l' Iim iiriii. lie looked Mculthll all round hhu. The mIIcIhc of the de m-llcj Htvi't I ill .Mined him. TurnlliK liU 1'iii'U u', i'ii im, he laid down hM Inn-- It'll, ii iid the Ih'XI liiNtimt there wim the muml i.f 'a r-Uurp tap, followed liy 11 I'hilter mill rattle. The mini wna m luleiit iimiii what he wiim doiui; that he never heard our hlepa nn we atole ucrim the plot. Willi the hound of II tiger, ll'ililicrt will oil hii hack, illld nil :iil:int later t.eitrade mid I hud lilin I'V either w i'Ih! mid tlie hand ciiir had I n f ;iili ii''i. Am wt tun. ill 111 lit over I K1IW II IlidenlH, HIllloW fare, with writhing. fiiriin fenturea. KlaruiK up "t '. mid I 'l.ui'w that It wax In li'i'd the m ill of the pli"l"'nili whom w- had m- im . Itut It win iml nor prisoner to whom llulmii wni i'iliiu IiI.h nlti'iitliin. Sipial leil on l!i" il in- ii-'. 1"' win in U;i(,'"'l In I ii ' -1 r.iri'I'iiilv i-wimiiiiiii: that win Ii the mail lunl lii-niilit Iroiu the Imii-i- fl w a h it Im I uf NapoN'oii, like tin- nil.' Vthlih ui' li.nl h'-i-u lli.it .HKil'ii llig. uti I It h i I I 1 1 I'loKe'i In' i similar trii,: i i-nl-i. I 'n.vf i : 1 1 1 lotin.- held e:u ii sep.u' ite i-ljiinl M the lllit, Itil hi hi way did II diwiT from im.v other Miat tered plire of plaster. lie had JlHt iiuiplili'd In" '.iiiilnatlnii when the hull I I'll I Hew up. the door opened uud the nn in-r of the IniM-ie, ii Jovial, rotund tlgure in Milrt ninl Iroimera, presented "Mr. .Install Hrowii. I Hitppo.-e'r" hiild ili'lmes. 'Ve. Hir; and ml, no doulit, are Mr J Sherlock Holme-? 1 had the note which J o'l Ncnt I'V the expriMH ines.seli ger, iiml I did exactly what you told i ine. We liH-ked every d'Kir on the In I nlde mid uwnlted de elopuietit.-i. Well, j I'm very glad that you have g it therm- i fill. I hop)', gelil leuicll, that you Mill , collie In mid have Monte refrinhinent." However. 1-ntrade will iinvlmw to: get hi lt: ii Into Miife ipiartcr.i. ho within a f-'W tnliuiiei our call hud j lieeli Hiithi. limed a'ld e were all four j Upon our way In l.oiidmi. N"t a word would our cai'llie My. I 'Ml !: i'.ai'i'd .it m lioi.i the '!l lii in uf I' - in.itted hair, c.il 'iiiee v- I i ii m' ''' I w i i : i n I . r ! h I - mi '' "I :! ;t I'!-..--.1 liiing.-.v wolf. .V 1 1 ":'"' at i'ii- poll hi .ii t'i learn that ii m.u, 'i . !' h'. -i clolli.i,;.' 'veal'' i ' 'l:l- s;ivi' a le.v :,;ilii: : ::n I a ' ei : -licul'i kllU'e. the 1 1 :' 1 1 of I '! hole CO loom trace- of recent li!o id. "That'-, all rlg'.it." nald l.c lrade iih we parlcd. "Hill Knows all iln-n' gen try, mid he will giw a name to lilin. You'll ninl that my theory of the Mulln will work out all right. Itut I'm mi re 1 iiiii exceedingly oldiged to you, Mr. Holme, for the workmanlike xvay In which you laid IiiiihIh upon him. I don't ipiite iindcrHtiinil It all yet." "I fear It In rather too late mi hour for explanations," mild Holmcx. "lie sldeH, there lire one or two detullH which ure not llnUhed off, and It In one of thoso onsen xvhlch nro worth working out to tho very end. If you will come round once more to my rooms at d o'cluck tomorrow I think I sluill he uhle tn allow you that even now you have lint griiKped the entire meaning of this business, which pre sents Home features which make It ahsnliitely original In tho history of crime. If ever I permit you to cliron Iclo any more of my little problems, Watson, I foreseo that you will enliv en your pages by mi account of the singular adventure of the Napoleonic busts." VMien wo met ugaln next evening U strudo wun furnished with much In formation concerning our primmer. Ills namo, it nppeared, was lieppo, second uaiuo uukuowu. lie waa a well known no'er-do-well among the ' Italian col ony. Ho Lad once been a aklllful sculp tor ami had earned an honest living, but he had taken to evil courses and hail.twlco alreadv been In lull once for a petty theft and one, aa wir nan hi- i ready heard, for mnbblng a fellow j countryman, lit could talk Kngllili perfectly well. Ill reaaona for le- lii.lii.. Iia l.tiala witrn a. 1 1 1 IlliW miiafl i and ho refuaixl to anawer any qtiea tlotia Upon Uie mibjeit, but the potlea had discovered that theao aatno htisln might very well have Ixrn inado by hla own hnnds, altira ho waa engnged lu this elm) of work fit the esliibltah tneiit of .elder t'o. To nil this Information, much of yhlrh we nlrenily knew, llolmea 11m Icii.'d with polite iittentloii, hut I, who knew him an well, could clearly aeo Hint hla thoughts were elsewhere, and I detected a mixture of mingled nn enNlueaa and expectation bent-nth that iniisk which he waa wont to iinhuiiio. At IrtMt he atnrted In hla chair, and hla eyea brightened. There had been a ring at the hell. A minute later wa tienrd atepa upon the atalra, ami an elderly, red fared man with grinded aide whlaktra waa ualiered In. In bla I "l".l, rk1- Jlc rnn lnl tin ohl fiihhlnnrtl rnrin tUnij. right hand he carried an old f.-ii'ilntn-d carpetbag, ulib h he place I up hi Mu table. "Is Mr. Sherlock II iIiiicm hi re'" My friend bned and umilcd. "Mr. San.b-f.ir.l of Itcadiiig. I Mipp-neV" Hald he. "Vcm, nil-; I fear that I a:n a little lute, but the train were awkward. Vou wrote t i me uboilt ll bust that N 111 IUV l -i-isc:iHloll." 'i:actly." "I bnve your letter here. Yon a-ild, 'I 1 1 ex; re to posMfM II copy uf I'evllie'H Napolc hi and inn prepared to pay you Xlu f ir the one which U In your pw Hflou.' h that right?" 'ertalnly." "I wuh very much Htirprlned at your letter, for 1 could not Imagine how you knew that I owned Kin Ii n thing." "Of -ouie oii must have been mir irlHed. but the explanation Is very nlm ple. Mr. Harding of Harding Kros. mild that they had Hold you their last copy, ninl he gave me your nddresa." "(Hi. that wuh It. whs It? I'ld he tell you what 1 paid for It?" "No. he did not." "Well, I am nn holiest man. though not n very rich one. I only gave 1." Hhllllngs for the bunt, and I think yon ought to know that bef ire I take P friuii you." "I 11 in Mure the Hcruple doea you hon or. Mr. Saiideford. Itut I have named that price, no I Intend to Ktlck t It." "Well, it In very handsome of you. Mr. Holmes. I hroiu-ht the bust up with Hie, as you asked me to do. Here It Is!" He opened his hag, ninl lit last we hiiw placed upon our table n com plete Kpeclmeu of that bust which we had nlrenily noon more than once In fragments. Holmes took u paper from his pocket mid laid a ten pound note upon the ta ble. "Yon will kindly Hlgn that paper, Mr. Snndeford. lu the preaence of these wlt iiphhch. It Is simply to any that )-o- tranafer every possible right that you ever had In the bust to nie. I am ii methodical nniu, you see, and you nev er know what turn events might take afterward. Thank you, Mr. Snndeford. Hero la your money, and 1 wlah you a very good evening." When our visitor had disappeared Sherlock llolmea' movements were, mich as to rivet our attention. He be gun by taking ii clean white cloth from a drawer and laying It over tho table. Then ho placed his newly ncipilred bust In the center of the cloth. Finally ho picked up his hunting crop and struck Napoleon a nhnrp blow on tho top of the head. Tho figure broke Into frag ments, nud Holmes bent eagerly over tho shuttered remains. Next Instant, with a loud shout of triumph, ho neld up one splinter, In which a round, dark object was tlxed like a plum In n pud ding. "(iontlcmen," he cried, "let mo Intro duce you to the famous black pearl of the llorglus." Leatrado and 1 ant allent for a mo incut, and then, with u spontaneous Impulse, wo both broke out chipping, us at tlu wclkwrouirht crisis of . a play. ( Continued on hist page.) 1 mMm ! W urn Aiwawirin . i Tho Kind You liavo Always In UNO for over 30 yvp.rn, hi1 ry?mt'jt. "onal atipcrvlalon alnco Ita Infancy. f4CCC44w Allnvmi niin fi ileri-lvn vnn In (hla. All Counterfeit1, Imitation and " Juftt-UN-frood" ar but Experiment that trifle with and endanger the health of Infant and Children Experience agalnat Experiment. What Is CASTORIA Outorla i a harmleaa aubstltute for Cantor Oil Par fforic. Drop and 800 th luff Syrup. It Is Pleasant. It contain neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narootlo ubatance. It age I Ita guarantee. It destroy Worm and allay Fererbibnes. It cure Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieve Tcethlnjr Trouble, cure Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilate tho Food, regulate tho Mtomach and Ilowela, riving healthy and natural alaep. The Children' Panacea The Mother' Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS S7 Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. Tx etarrcua commm. Tf liu-iiuv arncrr, mw touh ertv. THE MOST DEUGHTFUL WAY TO CROSS TKE CONTINENT Thaouj;h 5all Lake City, (ileuwooj Springs Leadville, Pueblo, Colorado 5prlnzs and Denver. A Daylight Ride Through Nature's Art Gallery Causing Ca.Kle lale. Canyon of Marshall l'as and 3 I WAINS DAILY UbTWEEN OODHN AND I)hNV r ll'HKXT HKIIVII r! Nll ll'll TO llr. SEEK NO FUthfr FOR BETTER C1NT BE FOUND Kur l-tail:iJ Infnrmntion Aclilreps V. C. ricBKIDE. General ARcnt 124 Third Strert Look at t lie -U'-mti it i 1111 of I lie laii'l iteil with Tho ICxam Br thin wwk (or1 imtfil witii 1 no uxam nor tiiiM wtH'K tor1 iik'. ami M-li-t't vi'iir iei-e ln-lore it liax 1 Ix-i'ii .il'l lu ciiiiif nut; t-Ui'. t( Wl:a I t:lN 5l AUli UIINu, ( Hh.-.. at tin- Mi-rcimtile Connuinv n St or Lakevuw, On-gon. (loud 5tock Easy Coachrs 1 . i ; - from I.aKi'vicw to I51y, coniift't in' a itli 1'iuly StHk'i' to the railroiul. OlTicc at tlio Rly Hott-l, Oregon. 0. CASEBEER, - - Proprietor lily, Oregon. Nasal ' CATARRH In all Its stages. Ely's Cream Balm cleanse-, soothes and heals tlio tliw-tuicd membrane. 1 1 cures caUrrh and drives away cold In the head Cream Ilnlin la placed Into the nostrils, spreads over tho niembrano mid la absorbed. Belief Is Ini- .. . . ... T.l . J..I,..1.U.. Bieuiaie ana a cure ioiiuwb. iiiiu" Dot produce sneering. I-arge Bixe, 60 lenU at Drus glsts or by mail; Trial Sise, 10 coins. KLY Iin0TUKS, Warrea Street, Nsw York rOLLBTT House Painter . Paper Hanger NEW PINE CREEK, - - -OREGON nought, ami tvlilrh hnn been haa borne llio alicnatnre of ha been msun umlcr hla ner- Signature of The (Irande, Tennessee I'asa, The Koyal (lorgc 3 PORTLAND. OREGON w I' Cf IV V 1 . 1 C ' SI' -i VM-it-V'oHt-iJs: p V 1 v.-.- VJ . l.'i ' r.-rsL-V- ,J. Pi-fore You Purchase Any 0!hr Write THE KllVHO.V): StWING MACHINE COMPANY ORANGE, MACS. Many Sewlne Machines are rraieto sell retard less of CjUdu-y. bJt t:.e "Xew lloii" is mads to wear. Our c'ia' "'y never runs out We make Sewmj r--.ch.ines to suit a'.l condition of thetraJii. Tie "" Xtw Homo" stances at the herd 0! aU II luh-irriule faxilr sewine machines Hold by aul'iorlxeil tleulera euly, "c r sauc siw The e-v r iua Sewinf- Machine Co. Lakeview Cigar Factory A. Stokkman, Prop. I . j Maker of. TTi"itm ntlil 1 llllll llllll Domestic Citrars C0UNTBY OROElta BOL1C1TKU Ciivc lid a trial. Ktoro in the brick liuiU'ins next door to l'nst & King ea loon. Lakeview. Oreiton. OASfTOIlIAi Baart tfca 4 lhl "iDi 1,01 m BflHjlt WW I 1 LST I, J. j r"J lii. 1 ; 1 k ',. ?rY-m .-n j A pMOCUMCO AND Of rtMBCD. a-wlmwim, I a rir. tn vtmUt. fur , iirt ii,frnMl frm rp.n 1. 1 fi. ifrlm, h..w to otH.1 ptant, intt tnajk-, I l-Wllto., N Lt COUNTRIC. I Burimrf mrrri l H aikingUm tsvrl Iim, I manry mmm irjtrm tut paimt, Pitwtt 14 InfrlnftmMt Pnctle Eiclwlrdy. Writ, at Mm t am ml U BUrlt Mr, ff. Vniut IteU. f.taat OflM. WMINOTON, O. C. Land Notice. JOHN MULLAN. Attorney aad Counselor at Law. iJio Connetkut Avenue Waahlnrton, O. C. All ptrmi win bavt ticrctafort made rt"L PROOP la tny kind M Land. Mineral orTliw kr etrU, blck baa btt accepted by tk R.f laUr T R.cclvcr M any U. 5. I Jnd Mflc, can bava the laananc tA their I . . Patent tor .Id Land promptly atlei.ded to by ending M their Duplicate kecel.ts, or Ortlflcatea at Entrv, and an agreement to pay me $10 when ever aald Patents shall lue. JOHN Wl'Ll A.N. Oref t.n, ili uf i; and Nr State ri' V4 60 YEARS K EXPERIENCE Traoc Marks Designs Copyrights Ac qnlckif HSe-efrtmn onr opimn free whether an lrTminn ! prr'bnhlf paten tll. f'niniunlaw tUTiirictlyritiOlntiaI. llfoidbnokcm t At&ula ent frtxj. OMnat tutfmcy for tuvunng pairnt. rint tail en throoirh Munn A Co. recelv ttperitU wittce without chwrgp. In tbo Scientific Jlmcrican. A handao-nety l11atniM -wklT. 1 rvt Mr nil. lion of any wientinc Journal. Trm. 13 a Tr: fnor montbs. L tkliltT!l ne--1o.l-T-u MUNN & Co.381- New York i-rmncd Omee. 25 F Bt. Waitilai-tuii. 1. C $1,250 Reward. e, K The Harney i.ui.tj !.( M-It Ar-la-of hii ti 1 am a mi-inlw-r. n $.50 rwanl fcr 1-1 ideiii-e c a.hhK la !h- inn- viriitm iti paniul hii-hUiik slfn-k be UhiieIi.' tn Is min- lM.r. In .il'titinn I fir.iffer -"' T-wrd. Hnrw lirnl liurse hIhm liar on elltier or iM'ih Ke- i rordi-tl tn Ki-ountiea Ranee. H artier. 1ji and t'niok ('otintica. llorx Ti-niel hen Mrl.l itorM -old to paa Ihrongb Ihl. MM lii'ii will be reorieit in Ihia papor. H not so ri-poried, -jli-aM wriit? ir tele phone The Timet llerxld. Main ff.'t, Burns, Ore gon W Bkowh, Hie, Ore. FOR S A TiE. t'lnr; Nhrrp Ksa Ii in Mod or County Tbe Examiner has lor sale one of tt sheep ranches In Modoc county, which Iroiu the best ranire in I'aiifu.-nia 4t consists of MO acres all under fe:iee. It Jies alon Pilt river for 2 miles. Resides other buiilinf-s there are two houses 1'j miles apart. , It is an ideal sheep ranch. If taken quick t -will be sold for o0U0. I NH KP H It If N. lamOC Rsrrv "rt"1" w'i'h Swallow Fork Id JalllCb Ddiljf right ear for ewes; reverse for wethers. Some ewes fquare t'rop aud SHI in right ear. Tar Brand 111. Ratine. Crane Lake. Postnfflce address. I Jke view. Oregon Zac Whitworth Branuswitb i.'ropoff lefl ear. Hall cnaererop on rilfht for ewes; reverse for wethers Tar Brand W. Range, Fish Creek. Poitomee address Lakeview, Oreeon Northern Stage Line. LAKEVIEW PAISLEY. A. W. BRYAN, Proprietor. Leaves Lakeview at G a. tn. every day but Sunday. ' Returning, leaves Paisley at 6 :30 a. m every day but Sunday. Passengers' are $3. Round trip f OFFICE- Reynold- Winstfleid'-. L-.keviaw '