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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

OIten brilliantly original.
On one especial occasion, warm after
"OOh late in June, when the houses and
Sdros were all quiet and the very dogs
lay stiil in the shade, the vicar led them
softly to the chicken yard, mystified them
Dy crawling through a broken glass
frame into the covered rUost, crouching
along beneath the perches and going ont
again by the legitimate door without
stopping to speak. This effectuallv
sienced the lieutenant-the chicken house
seemed an old ruse to him. and he was
SHINING IN preparation for the expression
OF his opinion. Out across the yard and
twice around an enormous hogshead they
walked solemnly. Such a prelude must
mean a great finale, and the head captain
felt decidedly curious. The vicar paused
made short detour for the purpose ~
getting two empty boxes, piled them one
on the other. and lightly swung herself
into the cask. A loud thud announced
her safe arrival at the bottom. and
flushed with delight at the uncomfortable
secrecy Of the thing the head captain
folloWed her. The lieutenant grumbling
as usual, and very nearly hanging him
self in his sash, which caught on the
edge, tumbled after. and standing close
together in the great barrel they grinned
consciously at each other.
The head captain broke the silence.
Are we all here?" he demanded his
voice waking strange and hollow echoes
Yes" replied the vicar delightedly.
bursting with pride.
Aye, aye!" said the lieutenant with
careful formality.
Then listen herew the head can,a,,
spoke IN q hoarse whisper. 'This'u be
dinren way. This Is going to be the
real thing. To-day we're going to steaIT'
The vicar gasped Really stealY' sho
whispered.
STEAL what?" said the lieutenant with
non-committal grufrness.
i don't know till get there" replied
the head captain grandly. Gold, I sup-
pose. or treasures, or something like that.
OF course, If we're caught"
The lieutenant sucked in his breath
with peculiar whistling noise-one of
his most envied accomplishments-and
ran his finger nail with a grating SOUND
around his side of the barrel.
lin Elder stole some apples from NV
fathers barn, and my father licked him
good" he suggested.
Apples! Applesv' The head captain
frowned terribly, adding, with biting
irony, "I s'pose Jim Elders a piratel
spose he wears a uniformi 1 s'pose he
knows the ways this gang knowsi 1
spose he meets in q barrel like thisl
Hum?"
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shallow, carved rold-covered thinR
touched her hand. her cheeks heated red.
sne seized 1t and hid 1t in her pocket
Gimme another" she begged softly:
gimme that shiny little cup!'
II there had been any doubt as To the
heavenly reality Of the thing. II was all
over now. No more need the head cap
tam swelling words I'LL out the bare gaps
OF the actual state OF the case. Here
were the things-this was no nr.,sn6
game. Here was danger, hero was crime.
here was glittering wealth all unxuarded'
ana no one knew but them!
Inc mead captain first mastered himself.
II m, that's enough-from herei" he
commanded with dreadful implication.
Come on. They'll kill us II they catch
vicari" UO'
ON In G different direction he led them,
having closed the box softly, and instead
OF making for the stairs stopped before
three square openings in the floor He law
nat on MS stomach and peered down one.
Inc vicar caught the idea before the
lieutenant Light as a cat she dropped.
scrambled out OF the manger. and as a
step sounded in the outer barn. dragged
the lieutenant through In an agony of
apprehension. stumbled across the great
neap OF stable refuse, and crouched, pal
HANeAASb OCAiiiQ the COW mouse door.
Inc mead captain, whom crises calmed
and immediate danger heartened. himself
crept back into the stable to gather from
the sound Of the steps tho direction taken
by the intruder.
He was talking to the horse
want some dinner? I'll bet you do.
Stealing hay, was you. That'll never do
1t was enough. Soon he would 60 up-
stairs to count over the treasures-who
would ever have supposed that this SIM
pie looking stableman had known for
years of such a trove?-and then woe to
the pirates!
Come on, you'll Run for youu lifel'' he
shot at them, and they tore across the
yard and over the back fence, and across
vacant lot, painting, stumbling, mutter-
Ing to each other, the vicar crying with
excitement. The lieutenant caught his
foot in his sash and fell miserably, mis-
loyalty turned back to pick him up, and
fighting them with feeble punches. They
dragged him through a hedge and took
refuge In an old tool house.
Slowly they got back breath. The de-
licious horror of pursuit was lifted from
them. 1t appeared that they were safe.
You goin' homo now?" said the lieu
tenant huskily.
Home? Home? Was the fellow mad?
The head captain vouchsafed no answer.
Forward, marchi
He strode out of the tool house and
made for the barn. A large dog barked
and voice called:
Down. Danny, DOWN.
They returned hastily and climbed la
bortously out OF q little window on the
other side Of the tool house, striking a
bee-line for the adjoining property. The
treasure. 1ingled In their pockets as they
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Suddenly dull, echoing crash shook the
moor. The vicar squeaked in nervous ter
ror. say squeaked; because with grand
presence OF mind the lieutenant smothered
her certain scream in the folds OF his ever
ready sash, and only q faint chirp dis
turbed the deathlv silence that followed
the crash. The head captains hand trem-
bled. but he held the cover Of tho chest
and waited. Again that hollow boom,
Followed by a rustling as Of hay being
dragged down and q champing, swallow
ing. gurgling sound.
Nothin' but the horses" whispered the
lieutenant. removing his sash. shut up,
now!'
The vicar breathed again The head
captain bent over the chest
oh! Oh! Oh. fellows! Look a-herei''
His voice shook. His eyes stared w1do.
They crept nearer and caught big breaths.
There in the old chest. carelessly thrown
together, uncovered. unprotected. lay q
glittering wealth Of strange gold and sill
yer treasures. Knobs, cups. odd pieced,
shallow saucers, countless rings as big
as small cookies. plain bars Of metal.
heavy rods
The head captains eyes shone feverish-
ly, he breathed quick.
Here, here, herei" he whispered, and
thrust his hands into the box. He ladled
out handful to the vicar. For q mo-
ment she shrank awayi and then, a. q
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Lieutenant
AYE, aye, sirT'
Go straight ahead and watch out for
u.s. Whistle three times II the coast Is
clear. Beware of-of anything you see!''
AYE, aye, sir"
The lieutenant skunk OF, q peculiar eau
tien in the slope of his shoulders and his
long, noiseless stride. He rounded the
barn and disappeared from sight. There
was a moment Of suspense. Suddenly he
appeared again, his hand raised warn
ingly.
'Sst, sst!' he hissed.
Promptly they skipped behind the wood
house door. In a moment a mans foot
steps were audible; somebody was swing
ing by the barn. whistling as he went. Ho
called out to the cook as he went by,
pretty hot"
He was gone. He had absolutely no
idea Of their presence. Tho first Of tho
delicious thrills had begun.
Presently three soft whistles broke tho
silence. They glided out round the barn
and scaled the first fence.
(which way, head captain?"
A dusty forefnger indicated the neigh
boring barn.
Secret way or door,"
Secret way"
They carried hurried Elances about
them; nobody was in sight. At the corner
of the barn the lieutenant again per
formed scout duty, and his three whistles
brought them to a back entrance hardly
noticeable to the chance explorer Of stable
yards-a low door into q dlsused cow
house.
Softly they stole In. softly peeped into
the barn. 1t lay placid and empty,
smelling of leather and hay and horses,
with barrels of grain all about, odd bits
of harness and tins Of wagon grease.
wisps OF straw and broken tools scattered
over the floor. Broad bands OF sunlight
streaked everything. They crept through
a lane Of barrels and mounted q rickety
stair, heart in mouth. Who might be at
the top?
captain nodded.
"All right, men," he breathed.
They went carefully through tho thick
hay that strewed the upper floor, avoid
ing the cracks and pits that loosened
boards and decayed plankfng offered the
unwary foot. The perspiration dripped
from the wears round cheeks; she painted
with the heat.
Walking on HIS tiptoes. the head cap
tain sought the darkest depths OF the cor
ner. stumbling over an old covered chest.
He stopped; he put his fsands on the lid.
The two attendant officers gasped. The
head captain, with infinite caution, lifted
tnat no. ----- .------t------. ---..-...-
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There was no answer and tho head cap
tain settled his neck more firmly. Come
onr' he said.
They looked at the sharp edge of the
hogshead; 1t was far away They looked
inquiringly at the vicar; she dropped her
eyes.
The head captain smiled to himself.
81 guess you kids never'd get out o.
here unless showed you how" he. re-
marked chcerfully.
Forward. March," He took the one
step possible and scowled because they
did not follow him.
Don't you see?" he said irritably.
when say three fall over. Now, one.
two, three!'
He pushed the lieutenant and vicar
against the side OF the barrel and pre-
cipitated himself against them. The bar
rel wavered. tottered and fell with bang
on it's side, the subordinate officers
Jouncing and gasping, unhappy cushions
for their head captain, who crawled out
over them. adjusted his collar and strode
OF across the chicken yard At the gate
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-08-21
Canals on the Brain. %IGz j.

What. then, is the conclusion to be
drawn? 1t is, / think, probable, that
the so-called canals with the excep-
ton perhaps Of a lew of the darkest
and most prominent seen with low
telescope power may not really ex-
list upon Mars; and also that the ap.
parent doubling, seen in many Of them,
may be still more delusive. I think
that what is seen may for the most
part be an appearance produced by the
observers eye, when affected by the
strain of lo.A; and earnest gazing
through the telescope l consider that
this conclusion is supported by the eX-
periments quoted, and by the physiol-
ogy of accommodation, astigmatism
and diplopia in the human eye. And
| believe that there is also a subtle
influence which is often conformity eff
fective upon the brain and nerves of
an objecthrdlu hrdlu hrdlu pu pu pu
an observer.
When much has been seen, more is
wished for, and then more is seen.
Those who once begin to see canals
generally go on to see an increasing
number; and others may presently see
what they have recorded. Even An.
toniadi wrote in 1898 that had it not
been for Professor Schiaparelli's Won
derful discoveries, and the foreknowl
edge that the canals are there, he
would have missed at least three,
fourths of those seen now. e. Led
ger, in The Nineteenth Century.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-08-21
The Automatic Waiter.

81 believe that there is no work in
the world that makes such machines
Of men as does the business Of waiting
in some Of these quick lunch eating
places" said the business man. "The
brains Of the walters seem to work
like monographs. What they hear in
the way Of orders given them is seem.
lngly registered and reproduced with.
out shy apparent mental activity OF
realization Of exactly what the order
means. The other morning. for in
stance, I overhead this dialogue and
monologue in Park Row restaurant
Two men seated at the same table
gave their orders to the same waiter
Bring me a couple of soft-boiled
eggs and a cup Of coffee, said the
first, man.
"'Same thing fer me, waiter Gail
the second, adding in a jocular way.
but be sure the eggs are fresh
"'Au right was the reply.
"And a moment later his voice came
srom the back Of the restaurant:
'Scft-toiled for two-an' save two of
EN- fresh! New York Times.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-08-21

enough. AZ the time when Elton
glanced over hls shoulder. 10 End his
mate apparently missing. Denly had
just come up rapidly into the place Of
one Of The other runners who dropped
cut exhausted Elton's blurred vision
had been unable 10 distinguish faces.
Instead of getting drst place by a mar
row margin, HIS team had taken sec
ond as we'll The meet was unques-
tlonably won.
For the FIRST time since the race. FL
ton smiled broadly. His university
had won the meet; he had taken first
place In the mile run. Such a combl-
nation he had long ago regarded as i'm
possible.
While he was still smiling, the meg
aphone beloved out some other an
nouncement. In an instant the crowd
was yelling and cheering In a perfect
fury. The coach Of the team rushed
up and grasped Elton's hand
what Is III" asked Elton half
dazed.
Don't you know" demanded the
coach. with happy face you broke
the intercollegiate record for tho mile
run"
They were crowding round him now
in great numbers, each ready with
congratulations The coach thumped
him on the back with great heartiness.
The big football player scattered tho
crowd right and left as he made his
way to EltOns side, and slipped one
OF the runners white hands into his
great brown one.
But best OF all, a pleasantfaced man
authoritatively pushed his way through
the group OF Elton's admirers, and
reaching him at last, threw an arm
affectionately round his shoulders and
turned to introduce him to the men
who had followed him.
Gentlemen" he said with proud
emphasis, this is my son!"-Youth's
Companion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-08-21
RocKEFELLER's AcUMEN
The Standard Oil Magnate Astonlshcd
an Adirondack Tramp.

az FNNll ~lida@N . e'iFs
A copper mining engineer says: 81
consider John d. Rockefeller one Of the
most underestimate men in this
country. The man who has done what
he has done must possess brains that
are not easily compared with the ordi-
nary mind Mr. Rockefeller can no
more miss the point of a financial
problem than an artist can fail to see
a picture when harmonious lines or
color fall under his eye.
81 will illustrate the Rockefeller
financial capacity by something which
occurred within my personal knowl-
edge. John D. Rockefeller a few years
ago was enjoying his bread and milk
in the Adirond2cks upon large dairy
farm. An ordinary business man
might have said. What is the profit on
this milk or What does it cost and
what do you get for it?' Not so, how.
ever, with Mr. Rockefeller He said
to the farmer, What do you pay for
your silo and what do you pay for
your labor, etc, and a few other in
nocent questions. Then he took pen.
ell and paper and in a few moments
looked up from his figures and said,
MT. Smith, your milk costs you -
cents per quart And Farmer Smith
replied, Thunder and guns! it took us
II years to find that out, and you have
~,
Now" continued the mining engi-
neer, eff you will take your own lead
pencil and figure the relative efficiency
of that Rockefeller lead pencil as COM
pared with most farm lead pencils at
II minutes VS. II years, and multiply
the organization ability behind the
lead pencil as expressed in the tens of
thousands of brain units it has organ
lied and efficiently directed, you will
get the mathematical answer to the
problem of why one man distances all
competitors in the race for billion.
dollar goal, although starting from the
base Of a 81 q week clerkship. Wall
Street Journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-08-21
A Shockinu Ride.

Whether any Of the people who now
ride on the elevated trains will be
in New York when the world comes
to an end is a question, but if any of
them happen to be doing business in
this neighborhood they VIII be able
to stand the shock better than others
who have never Travelled on the Il"
The sensation will be nothing new to
them, because they get q foretaste OF
the final shake-up every time the
train stops.
There are other movements and
other cessations of movement that
produce strange, indescribable thrills
in the human frame, but none sends
the same SILVER from head to toe as
the spasdomic jerking of the elevated
train when slowing up or getting I'M
der way. It may be the new electric
system, but, whatever the cause, the
passengers, specially those that happen
to be standing when the train stops
and starts again, feel as If the bot
tom was dropping out of everything
and they are sinking down, down,
down into fathomless abyss. OF
course, that may not be at all the
way people will feel on the last day
but all elevated train sufferers are
willing to take oath that they cannot
feel any worse.-New York Press.
Thirty thousand people a year are
going from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa into the Manitoba wheat regions
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-08-21
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
The worlds record for o mile for
heavy auto cars-oyer 1000 pounda-
Is 4C seconds The worlds record for
light cars-under 1000 pounds-ls
as 3.5 seconds. The worlds record for
motor bicycles Is 53 2-5 seconds.
To prevent pitting from smallpox.
says q foreign report, Il is only nee
essary to protect the patient from the
blue and violet rays OF light, which
can be done by allowing no light 20
enter the room save through red glass.
in the absence of these irritating rays
OF light-to which sunshine is due
the deep disngurlng pugtules do not
form.
Peas contain no starch and so can
be served with starch vegetables and
meats. They are easy Of digestion
when cooked properly They are rs
percent water, lG percent sugar and 4
percent proteid There Is a small per-
centage Of mineral matter in them and
some little cellulose and fat. But,
though they contain so much water,
they are very valuable to the system,
as they, as well as all green vegetables
aid in keeping up the peristaluc move
ments of the intestines.
The epidiascope. Of German manu-
facture, is a new optical lantern OF
greatly enlarged usefulness. 1t Is
adapted for projecting not only ordi-
nary lantern slides, microscopic prep
arations and other transparent objects,
but also the reflected images Of Opaque
objects up to a size Of more than eight
inches square. Butterflies, coins, ETC.,
are shown in a very realistic way, the
natural shadows being reproduced.
| Manuscripts and pictures may be
thrown upon the screen without prep
aration, and the most delicate natural
history specimens-ever living organ
Isms-ean be safely placed upon the
table Of the object chamber, as dark
neat rays are cut Ou ny q N9bIA No4AA'
..., - .-,~nsf7sr-. ,i,rf.,
A valuable invention, for use in the
manufacture Of gloves hosiery, ETC.,
has just been entered at the German
| patent Office. The novelty consists in
using metal in place of wooden forms.
The metal forms are hollow, and, when
connected with a steam heating or cleo.
trical apparatus, can be used for CIV
ing the article glove, stocking, etc.
the proper shape The old cumber'
some stoves and furnaces hitherto
used for pressing and shaping in Ger
man factories will be superseded
, Time, fuel and labor will be saved
BY means of the new method the ar
/ ticles receive a better finish, more
frmness Of shape, which is of great
value in cotton and silk textures. The
heating can be kept at a more even
temperature, so that the product is
mt6o uniform. - -sg-
I
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-08-21

Thirty thousand people a year are
going from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa into the Manitoba wheat regions
Of Canada.
Evening journal., 1903-10-10

that the evils and sensations Of which
they write have their approval.
The president Of a press association
said recently that newspapers are more
to be condemned for what they omit
than for what they publish. There is
truth in the statement. Half the time
the wealthy scamp or the powerful or
ganization is shielded, while the penni-
less criminal and the struggling So
ciety have their errors exploited. What
is needed is not less publicity but fuller
publicity-that which fears not the
wrath Of those who vince because the
plain truth is told.
The man Of limited breadth cannot
look beyond the environment Of his
own calling, but anyone who attacks
the press as a whole. attacks the very
greatest engine of human intelligence
and a moral teacher that the clergy
cannot afford TO scorn.
Evening journal., 1903-10-10
WHAT asockuMn MEANS.

"Wnl somebody tell us where Sock
um really is?" Thus the editor Of the
Sussex Republican lays bare his hum
ger for information. We think we
can gratify his iaudablo curiosity and
win proceed to do so.
soclkum is not a place, It is an at
tltude or state. The origin Of the word
IL obscure. but it is probably an
ahrevlation OF "sook It 10 'em" We
may trace It back TO tho rude sports of
boyhood days when in the strenuous
contests the unpopular We're soaked
OF "soclsed" hence "sociSum."
Consequently. when in our mature
years we engage in political contests
that atir a whole community and there
is considerable rough play, we speak Of
"sockum," and the person who emerges
from such contest with the laurel
wreath Of victory becoming a Senator
or a Secretary Of state, is said to be
from "sockum."