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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-05-05

would be a serious error, and that would
only lead me into further difficulties. 1t
was as yet no more than half hour or
so beyond Compline, so the street was
full; and unwilling to attract the atten-
ton of the watch, which had habit of
combining its beat to places where it was
least required, began to stroll slowly
down, determined to inquire the way of
the first passer-by who looked in mood
amiable enough to exchange a word
with so bedraggled a wretch as was
then.
had not long to wait, for in short
time / noticed one who was evidently a
well-to-do citizen hurrying along with
a persuading staff in his right hand, and
the muffled figure of lady clinging on
to his left arm. Icould make out moth
ing of her; but the man himself was
short and stout of figure, and ran to
the conclusion that he must be CHEEKY
soul, for, as far as 1 could see by the
light of the street lamps, he looked like
one Who enjoyed a good meal and can
to follow, and, approaching, addressed
him:
Pardon, monsieur, but l have lost
my way"
had hardly spoken so much, when.
Ioosening his arm from the lady, the
little man jumped back yard and be-
gan fourishing his stick.
stand back!" called out the little
man, dabbing his stick at me.
BE still, Mangel. So you wish to
find the rue de Bourdonnais, sir?"
''He had better find the watch" in
terrupted Maitre Mangel, they have
gone that way towards the Porte ST..
Martini
''Then this is the"
rue ST. Martin"
"A hundred thanks. l now know
where am, and have only to follow my
nose to get where l want. | thank you
once more, and goodnight"
AT last l was once again in the rue des
Deux Mondes, very footsore and weary:
but kept up by the thought of what l
had before me, and ready to drop dead
before should yield to fatigue. There
was no one in the street, and, Selling
the huge knocker, 1 hammered at the
door in manner loud enough to waken
the dead. 1t had the effect of arousing
one or two of the inhabitants of the adj
joining houses, who opened their win
dows and peered out in to the night, and
then shut them again hastily, for the
wind blew chill across the Passeur aux
Vaches. There was no answer to my
knock, and then again beat furiously
at the door. with little sinking of nv
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-05-05
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A Partisan inventor has discovered
way of manufacturing waterproof pa
per.
Hyenas always fight kneeling, the
foreleg being the most vulnerable part
of their badly.
Thursday Island in the Torres straits
exports 100000 worth of mother-of-
pearl annually.
A substitute for rubber is now being
made from corn. and is said to possess
all the good qualities of the Para article.
The artificial product is taken from the
oil extracted from the corn, which is
condensed, mixed with a certain pro-
portion of pure rubber and then vul-
canized.
Queensland is inaugurating depar-
ture in the fruit trade. 1t has been
found that dried bananas are an excel
lent substitute for raisins in buildings,
and an enterprising firm in that place
has sent a consignment of bananas to
England, where it is expected a market
can be opened. If the venture is sue
cess we may find American grocers pre-
vailing on their customers to take dried
bananas instead of the succulent raisin.
Aluminium is now worked on a large
scale for all sorts of industrial purposes
and has taken its place as one of the five
or six commercial metals of the world.
Weight for weight it is already cheaper
than copper and tin, it does not tarnish,
is suitable for all kinds of cooking
utensils, is largely used in shipbuilding
n o1,,o HI n nf RI
lurgy, inasmuch as small adjunct of
aluminium to a mold of steel or brass
insures absolutely solid castings.
The liver has long been recognized as
powerful annihilator of poisons. The
digestive system of animals produces
ptomaines which would be deadly in
their effects except for the work OF
the liver. And now the bite of animals
has been tried as a direct antidote to
snake venom with success. 1t was
mixed with the venom, and the mixture
was injected into the circulatory sys'
tenn of rabbits. The bile of snakes was
found most effective against their own
venom. It is another instance of the
antidote being found in company with
the poison.
The American and Canadian sawmills
have discovered that the sawdust which
they have been perplexed how to rid
themselves of as a worthless encum
brance is worth some eight pounds pei
ton. A chemist in Baltimore has in
vented process of extracting gas from
the sawdust, adequate to supply a city
like Ottawa with light and heat at ter
cents per thousand feet. This is
thought to portend that around the
great sawmills, which have been empty
ng their dust into the Ottawa river,
variety of new industries subsisting or
t are likely to grow up.
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CHAPTER XVI.
A COUNCIL OF WAR.

AS slipped through the wicket I
cast hurried glance around me, and
then, acting on the impulse of the mo-
ment, ran forwards along the road for
about so PAGES with Babette's dagger
clenched in my hand. There 1 was
brought to stand by dead wall,
studded with iron spikes at the top,
which rose sheer above me for fully
20 feet and barred all further progress.
1t was evident that the folsom dor
stood in blind alley, and that l had
taken the wrong turning. Not even an
ape could have scaled the moss-grown
and slippery surface of those stones,
and. leaning against buttress in the
darkest corner Of the wall. stood for
a moment or so and waited, determined
to sell my life as dearly as possible
should be pursued. There was no
sound, however; all was still as the
grave. So I stole forth from the shadow
of the buttress, and, keeping the dagger
ready to strike, retraced my steps past
the Toison dor and along the winding
and crooked passage. keeping as far
away from the walls as possible to avoid
any sudden attack, until at last found
myself in cross street, down which
went, taking note of such landmarks as
could to guide me back, when should
return with vengeance in my right
hand. The cross street led into other
winding and twisting lanes, whose
squalid inhabitants were either fitting
up and down or quarreling amongst
themselves. or else sitting in q sullen
silence.
How long wandered in that maze of
streets / cannot say. but at last I came
upon an open space, and finding it more
or less empty stopped to take my bear
ings. My only chance to get back to my
lodging that highland it was all i'm
portant to do so-was to strike the Seine
at some point or other: but in what d.
rection the river lay could not, for the
life of me, tell. At last determined to
steer by the moon, and holding her
track to the southwest of me went on,
keeping as a landmark on my left the
tall spire of a church, whose name I
then did not know. So 1 must have
plodded on for about an hour, until at
last l was sensible that, the street
ers had passed through, and, finally, I
saw before me couple of lanterns, evil
IDENTIFY slung on rope that stretched
across a street much broader still than
the one was in. That. and the sight of
the lanterns, convinced me that I had
gained one of the main arteries of the
city, and it was with an inward THANK
God" that stepped under the light and
looked about me, uncertain which direc-
ton should take; for if kept the
moon behind me, as had done hitherto.
: l should have to cross over and leave
the street, and I felt sure that this
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inc Important TIMING.

"The marriage at Splicer's was fail
ure, was it not?'
"Well, in measure. The groom didn't
show up, but we had spanking good
Supper.-N. Y. Journal
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-05-05
A Terrible Tent.

81 see there's new telegraph system
that will transmit 1000 words min
ute"
Say, I'd like to have my wife die
tate to. it for a minute or two."-CIevo
land Plain Dealer.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-05-05
Got What He Wa. After.

Yeast-I understand Snapton. has
been after political job.
CrimsoDbeak-Yes; see he's not do
ing anything now. 1 guess he must
have got h.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-05-05
Fox Got the Bird. After An.

A pet fox in West Chester (Pa.) bird
store upset gas stove and asphyxiated
a number of the birds.-Chicago Chron.
icle.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19
Concerning Apnendicitin.

Dr. II. r. Lemen of Alton, Ills. says
II often meet people who have such a
wholesome fear of appendicitis that they
do not eat grapes, tomatoes, figs or
fruits containing little seeds because of
fear that these seeds will lodge in the
appendix and cause appendicitis
whenever l hear person say he
denies himself fruits because of this
fear take occasion to assure him that
1t is useless to take any such precau-
tions If you like fruit. eat it. for ap-
pendicitis seven in ten instances, is
due to other things than seeds Little
particles Of food Of any kind can lodge
in the appendix and produce appendi-
cltis, even bread crumb being capable
Of it In addition, great many cases
are caused by something entirely out
side the appendix. something causing
the inflammation.
''To all would say. Go ahead and
eat anything you like, for all precau-
tions you may take are not going to
save you from appendicitis if you are
going to have it. The inexplicable
things to which the majority of cases
are attributable cannot be guarded
against, and it Is useless to fight the
minority.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19
EDITORIAL soUIBs.

Senator Mason is pronounced the
Patrick Henry Of the Philippines.
A chewing gum Trust is also to be
formed. The whole country seems to
be rushing into Trusts.
Qlay went back to Washington last
Friday and left his plum on the tree,
not having been able to reach 1t.
Returned spsniards from the Philip.
pines are not the best witnesses to rely
on for the character or motives of the
Filipinos.
The oil wells at Scio multiply, hve
we're shot last Tuesday and all are pro.
ducers. No well has yet failed. The II
wells produce daily 740 barrels.
The Filipinos are ready to fight for
independence at least. Surely this may
be taken as favorable indication that
they appreciate it, and want no foreign
masters.
The Republican party Of Kansas was
killed few years ago, but at the late
election had a resurrection, and now
Kansas has Republican Governor and
Legislature.
Chauncey NJ. Depew will represent
the State of New York in the U. s. Sem
ate after the h of March next, as a co.,
league of Senator Plat. Mr.. Depew has
for long years been factotum of the
Vanderbits in connection with their
system of railways. 1t is to be hoped
the gentleman will not be iacile tool
for them, but will look to the interest of
the great state he represents.
Ths President in sending the treaty to
the Senate did not commit himself.
Hence Senator Foraker could say the
President was not adverse to the indie.
pendence OF the Philippines. President
Mckinley Is prudent man, is not apt
to stretch out his arm so far but what
he can easily draw it back again. This
is Railie Nicol Jsrvie's advice, and his
father, the deacon's, before him.
Paris seems to be again in hubbub of
excitement over the Dreyfus affair. Mr..
Beaurepaire, ex.Judge of the Court of
Cessation is fierce and furious and the
leader of the preseut turmoil. Dreyfus
denied that he ever confessed his guilt.
The Court of Cessation is giving the case
careful consideration and the decision it
is thought will be favorable to Dreyfus.
Knowing this was probably the reason
Beaurepaire resigned.
The Roller Monthly for January is a
creditable number. II is of convenient
magazine size and is worthy of liberal
support. Mrs. Voges is manager and
Mrs. Alice Danner Jones is editor.
Both ladies are devoted to their work
and we qualified therefor. We under
stand the edition for this month num-
bered 10000 copies. The subscription
price is 30 cents year, cents single
copy. 1t is a Canton enterprise and
should prosper.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19
Fog In PhOtogranhY.

One serious and at the same time un-
suspected source of fog in photography
is often due to the fact that the black
ing has slightly worn off the lens
mount and there is q reflection which
results in a loss of brilliancy in the
negative. Constant use and endless
cleaning of the lens in time wear the
backing OFF, and this should be attend
ed to and all metal parts kept we'll
BACKED Where lenses are mounted in
aluminium still more care is necessary
in this respect, as, wherever in such
cases the blackipg wears off, white light
instead of yellow light is reflected into
the lens.
Sometimes diaphragms of the iris
pattern arc greatly at fault in this re.
spect. BY reason of its construction the
leaves or vanes in this diaphragm are in
constant friction while being set, and
thus become polished and reflective, for
which reason some photographers avoid
having iris diaphragms in their lenses
Notwithstanding their convenience A
careful examination of the apparatus
will insure safety in this matter Stops
Of the ordinary pattern become in time
little better than bare metal, especially
at the edges of the aperture.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19
A shoem-ker,. Accounts.

There was q shoemaker | met not
long ago, says u writer in Chambers
journal. who had a most elaborate
method of keeping his books Against
the wall OF his Workshop he had large
board erected. which he painted black
Into this board he used to drive hob
nails, tacks brass and steel rivets and
other nails used in his trade to repre-
sent work done For instance, the sol
ling Of pair of boots woud be repre-
Bented by a small piece of leather tack
ed on to the board by means of brass
rivet but If the boots were hobnailed
then hobnail was used instead of the
brass rivet A steel rivet indicated
patch on the sole. and patch on the
upper was shown by the addition Of a
piece of thin leather New boots were
shown drawn in chalk, as were also the
hieroglyphics representing the custom
ers' names
Some peculiarity of manner, dress or
surroundings was chosen to indicate
whose account it was The parson 8 ac-
count was placed under the rough draw.
ing of a church; the curate, who wore
glasses. was represented by sketch of
themi couple of circles. one blank
and one with a dot in the center. stood
for the postnan- who had lost one eye
A beer barrel was the innkeeper' sign
the village pump did duty for the milk.
man, while the schoolinaster was per.
sonated by the driving of a cane. The
old man was II great wag, but he never
had his accounts challenged in spite of
their quaintness.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19
COMMON SENSE CURE.
Pyramid Pile Cure Cures Piles Per
mantely by Curing The Cause.
Remarkable Remedy which 10 Bringing
Comfort to Thousands of Sufferers.

Remarkable Remedy which 10 Bringing
Comfort to Thousands of Sufferers.
Probably half the people who see this
srticle suffer from piles. 1t is one of the
commonest diseases and one OF the most
obstinate. People have IL for years and
just because 1t 10 not Immediately fatal
they neglect 1t. Csrelessness causes no
end OF sufi ring. Carelessness about 30
simple thing as piles has often caused
death. Hemorrhages occur from no ap-
parent cause and loss Of blood causes
death. Hemorrhsges occur during cur
gical treatment, often causing death.
Piles are simple In the beginning and
easily cured. They can be cured even
in the worst stages, without pain or loss
of blood, quickly, surely and complete
ly. Tnere is only one remedy that will
do it-Pyramid Pile Cure.
Itallays the heinfammAtlon Immediately
heals the irritated surface and with con-
tinued treatment reduces the swelling
and puts the membranes into good,
sound, healthy condition. The cuse is
thorough and permanent.
Hers are some voluntary and unsolic-
tied testimonial we have lately received:
Mrs. M. o. Hinkley, 60l Mississippi
st., indianapolis, Ind, says: Have been
a Sufferer from the pain and annoyance
OF Piles for fift en- years, the Pyramid
Pile Cure and Pyramid Pills gave me i'm
me- diate relief and in short time COM
plete cure.
Major Dean Of Columbus, Ohio, says
| wish to add to the number OF eertih-
Gates as to the benefits derived from tbs
Pyramid Pile Cure. l suffered fran piles
for forty years and from itching piles
tor twenty years ond two boxes OF the
Pyramid Pile Cure has tffectually cured
me. ~
Most druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cur,
or win get it for you II you ask them TO
II 10 cne dollar per package and II is PM
up only by the Pyramid Drug Co., Mar.
shall, Mich.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19

"The administration does not intend
10 annex the Philippines, neither does II
contemplate any waiver of rights OF
present surrender of the obligations Of
suEerainty transferred to us by SPAIN y
says the Chicago Times.Herald.
And what does his administration
grgnn mean2 Is suzerainty all we ere
so get for thft twenty milionsP Is this
ali that Spain transferred? 1t has beer
generally claimed and supposed, thai
the treaty ceded the islands to the
United States, unconditionally save al
10 "open door" trading rights for ter
years. The administration seems to b.
Ihanging front.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19
DIR. N. W. HARRINGTON.

ton Of new highways On little ele-
vation from the shore swamps the site
Of Caparra is hidden from San Juan
bay, three miles distant, by row Of
hills. Another historical landmark near
by is the reputed gold mine worked by
the first Spanish settlers. Ponce de
Leon greatly enriched himself, say ira
dition and also history, by the compul-
sorry labor of the native Indians in the
mines. Although attacked by hordes Of
mosquitoes, the gray haired old warrior
and explorer remained in Caparra until
1919, and then set sail for the miracu-
lous fountain Of youth. His voyage end
ed on Easter Sunday, March 81, 1919,
in the discovery of the present peninsula
of Florida. But the greater part of the
original colony staid in Caparra until
compelled few years later to abandon
the town in order to escape the hot fe-
yer weather and an army of mosquitoes.
The final evacuation is said to have been
in 1869.
The story of the foundation of Ca
para is told at length in "The History
of Porto Rico" published in 1866 by
Fray lingo Abbad y Lasierra and re-
vised by Jose Julian de Acosta y Culbo
Under the title of the "First Colonizer"
the authors say; when Ponce de Leon
was in possession of the government of
the island, he decided to establish town
separate from the Indians. He chose a
place near the mines they were working
and started to build town, which he
called Caparra. 1t was situated on the
north coast, opposite the sea of ST. John
near Pueblo Viejo. The ruins are seen
in the vicinity of the plantation Of Don
Manuel Diaz. near the brook named
Margarita, a place surrounded by
swamps. So difficult was the work of
bringing supplies there from the ships
in the bay, distance of only league
that the cost was more than that Of get
ting them from Spain to Porto Rico
But the opportunity this place gave the
Spaniards to satisfy their desire for gold
made light for them the hardships which
they enduredin this town for ten years
The historians Herrera and Oviedo dis
agree about the year of the establish
ment of Caparra, the former saying in
1910 and the latter in 1909. >"
In "The Elementary Geography of
Porto Rico the author makes the fol-
lowing remarks concerning Caparra
"Ponce dc Leon was the first colonizer
in 1909. The first settlement was the
city of Caparra in the place named
Quebrada Margarita, near Pueblo Viejo,
and of which town no more remains
than the ruins, worthy Of worship as
the cradle Of the Spanish race on the
island. The city was abandoned in
| 1862"
DR.. Harrington has already called the
attention of educators in the United
States to Caparra in the hope Of saving
the ruins from further destruction.
Such historical settlement he thinks
at least ought TO be marked by monu-
ment. Even thus early the American
relic hunters have begun to chip of
pieces of the church foundation stones
for souvenirs, New Yosk sun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19
CLOTHES SPECIALS.
Queer Pockets and rhings TaiTors
Have to Pat In Garments.

Have to Pat In Garments.
"No special
With that remark TO the assistant
who took down the measurements the
tailor dismissed his patron and said
that the suit would be finished "sure
on certain day
"What did you mean by saying mo
special TO your clerkf" asked the Gus
toner
well, that means that you want
your clothes made all right and without
any crank things about them. Pockets
are the great specials We have GUS
toners who wont. besides the regular
pockets places in their waistcoats for
pencils eyeglasses and all sorts of
things Some pencil pockets are made
to hold only one pencil and some for q
bunch Eyeglass pockets are also or
dered in keeping with the shape and
style of the glasses. and pockets for
cigars are ordered for all sizes. from the
little half pencil shape to the great
big perfecto. Freak pockets, inside Of
other pockets are also in demand, and
chamois lined pockets which we usual.
ly make for the watch side of the waist
coat, are ordered often for trousers by
men who carry silver trinkets in them.
Another class Of special customers
are those whose garments are made
with view to the wearer's health
Many men have an inner band Of red
flannel put ON the waist of their trou-
sers as n cure for rheumatism. and some
driving coats are made 80 that sheets
Of stout paper may be slipped between
the breast lining and the cloth when
driving against the wind
'On the whole, said the tailor "a
man in my business has the best oppor-
tunity TO find out the kinks and queer
points about men, not only as to their
persons, but their minds. New York
Tribune
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19
SILVER DOLLARS GOOD AS GOLD.


/ have received q number of letters
ipquiring in what law l found my
authority for stating that silver dollars
are interchangeable with gold dollars.
was not speaking of the law, but of the
fsc's, which any one who cares can test
for himself not only in the United
States but in Europe, Asia or Africa.
The fact that a silver dollar bears the
mark Of the government of the United
States makes it as good as gold the
world over, with or without law. Two
or three years ago when an American
went to a bank or a brokers' office In
London, Paris, Constantinop'e, Calcut-
ia, Shanghai, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro OF
Valparaiso to get his American money
changed for the currency of the country
the banker invariably threw out all sill
yer certificates because of a lack OF con-
bdence in the financial policy of the
United states; for fear OF the passage OF
a law providing for the free coinage of
silver and the depreciation of the value
OF that form of our currency by an ex-
cessive supply. That lack Of confidence
exists no longer. ANY traveller will tell
you that since the significance Of the
result of the presidential election in
1896 has been understood abroad no
distinction is made by foreign bankers
between silver or gold certificates, green.
backs or coin OF the United States. Mr..
Curtis, Washington Correspondent
Chicago Record.