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Of my 6 just because his son hates
re?"
Captain Elvin will kill anybody he
wants to get rid of. He is the most
suspected and the most feared OF >all
men in Buenos Ayres. But he is so
crafty that the government cannot
catch him"
But you! Why DO you stick to a
man like that?"'
OH /! Because it is to my ad-
vantage. You see, young senior, we
are not all in favor Of this govern
ment of ours. ] did something once
that brought me in disfavor. I was
to be shot. I escaped, with the help
Of Elvin, and turned-well, l became
the captain Of the Black Cat Richard
Elvin owns me body and soul. Now,
you know why l am afraid to let him
know l saved your life"
But of course the danger is over
now" said Rob. you can take me to
Buenos Ayres and let me find my I'M
Gle. Then your danger will end"
Captain Torrevo looked at Bob with
wide-open eyes. 1t was as if he
thought Rob had taken leave of his
senses.
Take you to Buenos Ayres! Take
you to Buenos Ayres! What! Why,
my danger would just begin. AS long
as l can keep you here with me and
make Elyin think you are my nephew.
l am safe. But once let you to get D
Buenos Ayres, and Elvin would have
my life in an hour"
"But l would not tell that you saw
ed me-"
Torrevo shook his head.
mo, no. It win not do" he said.
"You must give that up. You are one
Of the crew Of Eel Cato Negro now.
You must so remain. What! 1t is
not a bad life. You see the world.
We live on the best. What more do
you want?"
Il want to reach my uncle"
Torrevo turned on him savagely.
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Their was no answer, and ROb's
heart sank again. Torrevo was in the
plot against him, too, and had simply
come to satisfy himself that Rob was
In his deadly prison.
After a short tlme-perhaps fifteen
minutes-when Rob had given up all
hope.h he heard a greater noise outside.
Now" he hear Torrevo say in a
voice of command. "All together"
There came to Rob the sounds of
men grunting as if straining at an
effort, and suddenly the stone rolled
away. letting in a food of daylight.
There stood Torreyo and a half dozen
of the men from the BLACK Cat"
whom he had brought to move the
rock-a job too great for one man to
accomplish.
my jewel! My jewell" exclaimed
Torrevo, In an extravaganza of ecs-
tasy. grasping Rob and hugging him.
You did that well! You did that
we'll! BY the saints. you did that
weIl!"
al ""o a suuhCA NhdDSC dSdlD.
Rob wondered what kind Of a man
Torrevo was to brutally strike him
n hour and hug him and call him a
jewel the next.
Il don't understand" he said. II
didn't think you were my friend"
Not your friend! Indeed, what do
you call the man who let's you out of
that placer"
Eyes, but that ropes end!"
Captain Torrevo burst into a bois-
ferrous laugh.
"Oh. that! Why, didn't you under
stand? II I had treated you with
kindness Elvin would have asked
questions. And, when Starne came I
dubbed you well. so that you would
not raise your face for him to see it.
No! We did 1t we'll! But for that
W. would both be dead now"
".Oid they miss me?" asked Rob.
M. thank me for that, too. I
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, cute the offender for violation OF the
city ordinance; still, he had no desire
to appear eccentric, SO eventually he
| wrote to the avenue resident as fol
lows:
'Slr.-I beg to inform you that
found the inclosed envelope on my
lawn this morning, together with a
shirt-waist box addressed to your wife,
O bunch of excelsior and other litter.
will thank you if you will make some
other disposition Of your trash than
dumping it or my premises. 1t is an
ineXcusable nuisance and n which
[ have no intention of tolerating. !
| shall not write to you again on the
subject, but if l am annoyed in the
same way | shall take prompt action
or another sort. Obediently yours"
In due course of time the citizen re-
ceived the following reply:
Dear Sir-I have to thank you very
heartily for your favor received this
morning. | presume that you did not
| look in the envelope you SO kindly e
stored to me. If you had you would
have found a check payable to bearer,
for 1888, no allusiOn to which was
made in the letter that accompanied
it. 1t was in payment Of a debt that
never expected would be discharged,
and which l had no idea of pressing.
1t was truly like finding money
with renewed thanks, I am yours
gratefully"
But there was not a word about the
waste paper. The citizen would feel
easier in his mind If he knew whether
there was really a check in the en-
' velope.-Chicago News.
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Not Fair to Women

We have heard overmuch Of late OF
the fact that women have never be-
come artists or poets or creators Of
the very highest order, judged by the
male standard. The insinuation Ia
unfair because biased. Women have
never had a real chance to equal men.
and to argue that because they have
never attained the lsvel of a Shake
speare or a Raphael. therefore they
are inferior to men generally, ia to
condemn them because they do not
rise superior to the average man.
How often have men produced a
Shakespeare or a Raphael! And men
have had the start of centuries.
Take England only. Have not two
Of the greatest. II not the two great.
est, Of her sovsreigns been women9
How many men novelists are on 4 mar
with George Eliot? Have not certain
women shown their ability to hold
Gsir swn IN scholarship with men In
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-25
n Legend of Harvest

In ancient Israel, SO say the seers,
Two brothers lived in peace-as broth
ers should.
And titled that ground whereon in after
years
King solomon's illustrious temple
A common heritage, each gave the field
His honest share of toll, and took
therefrom
An equal portion Of the yield.
Nor grudged his part-nor held In doubt
the sum.
But on the night the harvesting was
done,
And all the corn lay heaped beneath
the skies,
The elder kinsman sat in thought alone
And gently reasoned with himself this
wise;
MY brother is not strong and suffered
Beneath the heat and burden of he
day.
10. / win take some sheaves from out
my store,
Unknown. and d to his across the
way
And, reasoning thus, he did; then found
sweet sleep,
Not SO, howe'er. the younger of the
Who lay awake and said. How can I
keep
My great. full half Of all this golden
grain,
I. who am still but one. whilst he must
feed
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His wife and little children from his
shaioi"
So that same night. to meet q greater
need,
He, too. in secret did what he deemed
fair.
Now. when at break Of day both cheer.
lily
Game forth to work-with greeting.
name for name
Each scarce concealed his wonderment
to see
Els separate stack OF sheaves was st,ll
the samei
And when. next night. and next, In love.
Gncw
These lavish kinsmen gave by stealth
their best
But al Ia vain-behold the riddle erew
Exceeding strange and caused them
much unrest:
Until at last It's secret was revealed
To both at once (blest be the Hama
that weaves "'N
Such threads OF chance), for half across
their field 'o"
They met one night-eoch bent with
heavy sheaves!
An, klnsfnen true, no offering later laid
by solomon upon the c~ostliest shrina
or This immortal ground, was better
made 'o
Ihan yours, nor gave to heaven a holier
Augustus W. Bomberger In Youth,
Companion.
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The Spectac Gle Habit.

ut is a singular and grotesque fact"
said an eye specialist of New Orleans
to a Times-Democrat man, that a
great many ~uneducated people get into
the spectacle habit without any need
whatever for wearing glasses. Take
for instance, a man whose eyes be-
come a little inflamed from exposure
to the sun or some other cause. His
sight is all right, and what he really
needs is a soothing lotion of some
sort to allay the irritation Of the
membrane. Very frequently, how
ever, he will imagine that he requires
a pair Of ~spectacles. and will buy them
at the cheapest place he can find
without the slightest regard to the
suitability of the lenses. In nine cases
out OF ten it is almost impossible for
him to see through the things, but
he will wear them as much as he can,
believing that his eyes are being bene-
fitted Such instances are astonishing
ly common among the poorer classes,
and the peddlers who go through the
country districts always carry several
dozen cheap specs in their packs.
They find a ready sale. / have had
several country people come to me for
treatment who were wearing glasses
that contained only one lens. They
would explain that they took the other
one out s. they could see to get
around. When they were fitted with
proper lenses they were very much
surprised to find they could sea better
through them than with their natural
eyes. The wearing OF spectacles In
some remote rural districts amounts
almost to a superstition--when peo-
pie arrive at a certain age they believs
they ought to put them on. regard
lsas Of the1s actuAl visioa."
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| "See here!" he said In a tone that
could not be mistaken. II am not
quite SO bad as Elvin or as Starne.
l saved you twice. But If you think
I am going to run my head in a moose
to take you to your uncle, you are
mistaken. You stay here, do you UNI
d~erstand! Obey me and you will get
along. But try to play me false and
l will kill you before Elvin has a
chance to kill me-"
Rob looked at him appealingly.
There was no mercy in the dark and
now scowling countenance. He stroll
ed on deck and gave sundry orders.
The dark crew sprang to work, the
anchor vas raised, and sails spread.
The BLACK Cat" headed down the
river.
Where are we going? Where are
you taking me?" asked Rob, who had
followed Torrevo on deck.
ITO Rio de Janeiro," said Torrevo,
calmly. 1--WE go to get another cargo
of rum and tobacco"
Rob stood helplessly. with beating
heart, sorrowfully watching the waves
made by the "Black Cat" as she gath
cred Roadway.
Was he never to find his uncle? Was
he never to see his dear mother again?
Was he to live and die q prisoner
among these outlaws2
There was no answer to his frantic
thoughts.
He was on his way to Brazil. What
disasters might not befall him before
he ever saw Buenos Ayres, or even
New York, again-if, indeed, ne ever
saw ether
GO get some sleep" said Torrevo.
now losing his severe manner. you
need sleep; go get It."
Rob did not dare disobey even so
simple a command. So he went to
his cabin, and on the comfortable bed
sobbed himself to sleep once mora.
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A south side citizen took a great
interest in the clean street movement,
his front lawn being so situated that
the draft of the wind down the alley
covered it with all the waste paper
that happened to be lying around
loose-and there usually happened to
be plenty.
The householder in question knew
that most Of the litter came from
the alley, but although he kept a
careful watch from his back windows
he could never fix the responsibility
on any of the neighbours; indeed, he
often found the alley far cleaner than
his lawn. But the waste paper still
came, and the citizen grew daily more
furious and his opinion Of people who
threw out paper to blow w~hithsrsoever
the wind listed was expressed in some
Of the most forcible and u~nvarnished
Anglo-Saxon that the language affords.
Nor did his language exaggerate his
sentiments.
One morning the citizen went out
and found much about the usual thing,
only more Of it, and, picking up q
dusty, sun-yellowed envelope, he
noted that it was addressed to q
prominent resident of an adjoining
avenue. There were other envelopes
and these were also without exception
addressed to the same person. A
battered shtrt-waist box, half full of
excelsior, lay close at hand. This, the
citizen discovered. was addressed to
the wife of the prominent resident.
Here was a large-sized clew at last.
The outraged man considered for
some time what course he should pur.
sue His first impulse was to prose
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cursed you and said I had sent you
on board the schooner. They went
away, and / set sail for the mouth Of
the river. Then. when they had time
to get far away, l came back. I knew
where to find you. Oh! You are wise
enough. But come on board. You
must be hungry"
Il am starving"
Torrevo led the way back to the
river. where the boat from the BLACK
Cat" was waiting. They were soon
on board, and a substantial meal was
at once set before Rob, who did full
Justice to 1t. Captain Torrevo sat near
him smoking while he ate.
II tell you, it was a close shave"
said the captain. when ] saw the
young man / thought it was all up.
But l dubbed you well. did l not?"
II should say So" said Rob, shrug-
ging his shoulders, which still ached
from the drubbing. But what is the
meaning OF 1t all?"
1.-THE meaning of 1.-THE meaning OF
my part OF it Is this: For some reason
or other, Starne wanted you to die.
II he or Elvin knew l saved your life
either one would kill you and me.
They stop at nothing. l don't know
why Starne wanted to kill you, but /
know enough not to let him kill me-"
who are these len"
Well. Elvin-Richard Elvin, the
captains the chief of the %Independ-
ents. That is a party opposed to ev-
erything in the present government
He IL the boss of the smugglers. is
rich, lives in Buenos Ayres, and Is
constantly conspiring In some way
against the government, as well as
getting richer in every way he can.
The secret of his wishing your death
must be connected with your relation
ship to Horton"
''But who Is Lemuel Starne?"
HE isn't Lemuel Starne at all. He
IL Lemuel Elvin. the captains son."
"But he hates me-"
Perhaps not, He may simply want
20 get you out OF his way"
s'But how can I be In his way?"
II don't know. I am not In their
secrets"
~ 1lvin 20 cruel - b kill I bag
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The South Sea Islander wac ,,.u
at the fashion paper that b,s ,0pls !
cast ashore with the wreck 1'u V
"Um." he read. "OOenvo..
will be more open than evsr ss'
mer." leAl SUI
The South Sea Islander reaa,+...
looked at his wife as she sr,,. y
wood. 'r' Y
GOSH" he murmured. III tb,, \.
keeps on she'll soon be so stv1is, \.
thereT be no living in the sam. )
with her."-New York Sun.
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New Order.

But the germ theory changed ~
thing.
Now the wise man builded his hcul
on the sand,
"For," said he, good drainage
about the main thing"
1t was the fool who builded on u
rock. For the fool said in his heat
there is no bacillus.
And the storms came and went Al
the wise man was none the worse, ID
the fool dwelt in the midst Of sui
nant pools. and knew not health In y
true scientific sense.-Puck.
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The Recipe Habit.

II think those ncighbors ar, n
mean" said Mrs. Bliggins.
whats the trouble?" asked \
husband.
You know our Marguerite dos,
get on in her studies very well y
their Mathilde Is always at the hv
of the class"
What CT that?"
"They wouldn't tell me what d
ticular sort Of brain-producing pate
food they gave to their children"
Washington Star.
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With an ~Anglonanlae'

With an Anglonan'a'' ,vsl
Have you been to the al'
Its such q bore
DO you like billiards!
They're such a bore.
"Golf?"
awful bore"
"Polo?"
"Bore." -
what do you think Of horse I
ing?"
ITS such a beastly bore, ND
"Have you seen them drillins !"
on the subway ,u yd1
cts such a b-eh'
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CHAPTER IN.

The Journey to Brazil lasted about
two weeks. and passed without any
noteworthy incident, OF course Rob
was sorrowful over his gloomy pros
poets, but he was wise enough to hide
his feelings when Captain Torrsvo was
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His Reaso~
-. why VI Is IT." they asked, w.,

why Is IT, they asked 49,
gas to eletcric light?" You NJ
s,, TN the case Of electric ,,.,.
1T usually can be n',onlshns
OF a button or a spring on ' !, NJ
within easy reach" 0n the I
They admitted that he spo.. I
That being So" he v ,ruAe tal
ever you had stood over On,
pretty woman who. with small
anxious face, was striving tourned
chandelier to light the %, react
would have asked me the or ,.a D,
New York Press. suestloa'
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In Famous Milwaukee

Senator Spooner reia'oe d
sation he heard last sum
street car in Milwaukee. I'm
"Do you have pale pee, som
asked Q young lady Oh ne
ion. thar. :
ooh, no." replied the QUIZ, Mer
always gets his bottled
Times.
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The Way of II. a.,Al
"Of course we've 8bandoneu A. Y
surd idea that the king can
wrong" .,.,ouorsh4|
"Oh, don't know. In tl' "a III
ing circles of society they seem
the same old view Of it.
whats that?' y
"Merely that It isn't VIZ
king does ft."-Chicago fo'-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-25

'9uick success often depends On cur
khovisdgs of how long It takes to suo,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-25

.Paintiug and DECORATING 80
@ the young lady ssio Wv"
tnrod her boulder.
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tnese days? The average man is not
me intellectual equal of a Miss Faw.
cett.
AAs real handicaps women suffer
are domestic. They have to keep the
nome beautiful while their husbands
ua surviving after those triumphs
"hich may mean immortality. There
La one thing, at any rate, that the
PROGRESS OF women has proved. and
lhat is tina the larger the voice wo.
men have In affairs the higher are
Tue moral ideals entertained By the
coinmunity.-Boston Journal.
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Inc daily newspapers Of the United
e.a'es use In a year 500 .1o7 900 worth
pounds.
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When Patriotism Strikes :.
Congressman Mcclellan n: .,,e.
maker Of epigrams ese ,,teos
reportorial days. Here Is M m.to
.Patriotism that doesn't s,m Z
a an oficeholder makes ~"
patriotic."-New York iim'
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| N VENTS 20 W D / R
Alton junction Man Makes New
Snaokeless EXPLOSIVES
WOULD START MILL IN OI4UMWA
/. L Newkirk Has an Invention That
viii No Doubt Pay Big Returns if
Handled in a Businesslil<e Manner
Is Experimenting With Powder.

From Saturdays Daily.
Ottumwa has an opportunity 10 Sc
cure a powder mill for the manufacture
OF a rev snlokeless powder which, il
reports are true, is superior in many
points to the powders manufactured
by many of the leading mills of the
nation. The inventor is l.. L. New.
kirk a restauranteiIr at Alton juno
tion, a small station a short distance
east Of Greston, and it is claimed that
his smokeless gunpowder. when man
ufaetured on business basis, can be
sold more cheaply than any other
Courier spondent examined
some OF Mr.. Newkirlts smokeless gun,
powder and finds that it is unusually
strong and equally as smolseless as
the highest grades of established pow,
.ders. The first real trial of the ex-
plosive viii be made next month in
Osceola, when the Iowa state touIna
ment is held there, and several 0ttum
vans will be present at this meet to
see the product
Wants 10 Start Factory.
Mr.. Newl1irk wants to start fac
tory but wishes to be furnished with
funds A. stock company, il organized
in 0ttumwa, could no doubt make ar
arrangements with the inventor. and il is
STATED on good authority that he has a
preference for Ottumwa and would be
gin the manufacture of his powder
here If The proper Inducements are al
.forded,
Mr.. Newkirk is experimenting upon
- q =
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NotIce-Proof Of VIII.

state OF Iowa Wapello county. S.
In the district court.
10 MI Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that an instrr-
nent in writing phrportlng to he the hast
wlll and testament of Frederick Dlngs, de-
ceased, was this day produced, opened and
read by ffe undersigned, and that have
fixed Monday, the 18th day Of MAY, 1900, ms
the day for hearing proof IN relation there
to-
Witness my officiai signature with the
seal of said court hereto atfixed,
tSeal. this 18Th day Of April, 1893
II w MICHAEL,
Clerk District Court.
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LEGAL.
Notice-Proof Of VIII.
u IowM. WanelIo eonnIT. s..

State Of IowH Wapeilo county. ss
III The district court.
10 all Whom il May Concern:
Notice is hereby given, tllal an nstru-
ment In writing purpolfing 70 he The last
xii and testament of Eleanor Simpson, de
ceased was this day produced. opened and
road BY the undersigned, and that hive
fixed Monday. the 18th day Of May. 1903as
the day for hearing proof in relation there
TO-
Witness my official signature with the
seal of said court hereto affixed,
(Seal) this 18th day of April. 1903
II W MICHAEL,
Clerk District Court
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FOB SALE.

FOR SALE oTTUMWA MINERAL
Springs With the land containing 1914
acres, ono dwelling, two story, modern
eonyenlences, one small threeroom dwell
ling, large barn, FISH house, lee house,
with eighty tons fourteen inch ice, buggy
sheds. aud tool houses, large wind min
and tank which furnish Independent wa
ter supply, large fish pond. well stocked
with gold silver and pearl fish, / desire
TO sell the above altogether. Jim Gray.
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