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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21

A prominent government official
who has returned from a visit TO
Palm Beach, Fla, tells about seeing
a huge m~an-eating shark that was
captured at that place, says the New
York Tribune, 1t vas 4 Of the big
gest sharks ever caught in Florida
waters and was evidently a sailor or
many years. The animal measured
over eighteen feet in length, had a
sword attachment that was as long
as an arm and was of the leopard
variety, stamping it as n Of the
maneating variety, a dangerous beast.
The shark was caught by a shark
fisherman. He used a large rope for a
line and had a windlass as a reel. At
the end of the line was a huge steel
hook and this was baited with a large
bright tin can. The shark bit at the
bait and was e]ntrapped. He was
landed after the toughest time the
fisherman ever experienced. 1t was
the interior Of the fish, however, that
excited the greatest interest. When
he was cut open a whole porpoise was
found in the stomach. There was also
a large piece of partly digested shark
and the head Of an ostrich. The
piece of shark inside the monster was
out Of the back and contained the
backbone Of the dead animal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21
SHARK MADE QUICK TRIP


A careful examination showed that
the backb0nes were larger than tne
b~ackbOnes of the captured shark. a
number Of scars Oh his body showed
thar he had been in conflict with an
other shark and the finding Of a piece
of the adversary showed that the
conflict had ended in he death of the
opponent; that the victor had then
swallowed a juicy port on Of his ad-
yersary. The presence o. the ostrich
head in the stomach of t. Q man-eater
was regarded as undOubte proof that
the shark had probably jtst arrived
in Florida waters from Africa, n
that he had made the trip in two or
three days. The head was not digest
ed and the process of digestion had
only Just begun. There is only one
ostrich farm in Florida and when that
institution was communicated with
the owners said that they had not lost
an ostrich in a year. The ability OF a
shark to pass a fast steamer In n
minutes time is we'll known to trav-
elers, and there is no doubt that the
shark had been in African waters and
had captured a stray ostrich or the
head of one that had been killed and
then started across the Atlantic,
reaching the Florida waters before
the ostrich head had begun to digest
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21
MEN IN AN

Four Of the men called her little
woman" and entreated her to be calm.
Two said, There, there" and
looked at each other and asked bag.
gardly, If she was quite dead.
One put his arm around her tenta.
lively, not sure that the corpse
wouldn't sit up suddenly and smite
him for his temerity.
Another called the servant man who
had appeared in answer to his urgent
calls a "~blundering idiot" because he
didn't understand what vas wanted
when he was told to Run for the
nearest nat without any doctor"
This sounds quite like an army Of
men, but in reality it was only six
active n e who did all these things.
And Just as they were in despair q
woman came into the room. She took
in the situation at a glance, and gave
her orders coolly. Let her lie down."
said she, land stand from around her,
so that she may get some air. She'll
be all right in a minute. Take away
that whisky and let me have the wa.
ter. There you are"
And there she was, sitting up and
blinking.
Yes, it's just as DR.. What's-Her
Name says, men are more emotional
than women.
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each time our hearts have breathed it,
and the answer doth somewhere await
us"
She spake these words in solemn
Whisperings. more tender than the co.,
Ing of doves. more murmurous than
the ripping of the brook.
No eye saw the parting, when al last
Adina wrenChed his heart away from
hers. They two were alone in the ST.
lence with God. Even the dove came
not near them tonight, but remained
apart and alone, as il it had knowledge
OF all and forbore to come between the
beating OF their hearts and the COM
munion Of their souls.
At the rising of the sun next morn
ing, the altar was made ready in the
heart OF a deep wood, and by it stood a
priest respondent in the robes of his
office. The wood was in readiness. and
the fire prepared, nor was the Offering
for the sacrifice wanting. She stood, a
pure virgin, clad in stainless white, and
on her left, the young man Adina. And
the face of the maiden Namarah was
calm and peaceful, and her eyes trust
full and quiet as be the eyes of children
when they know their parents are close
by. And her face, for all its p~aleness,
was more beauteous to look upon than
ever 1t had been before, for the light
that shone upon it was not wholly
that cast by the rising sun, but, as it
were. a light from within her soul.
And Adina's face was radiant, too, so
that 1t seemed as II one light illumined
them from within. v g as the same
sun from without. And Namarah's
voice. as she spake, was tranquil and
assured.
Make ready thy fire, o priest Of
God" Namarah said. 'for all is ready"
And she turned and kissed her father
Jephthah full tenderly. Then, speak
Ing once more unto the priest, she said:
Il pray thee, while that the fire is
ktndling, suffer us to kneel and say one
prayer-I and the young man Adina."
And they knelt together. both in vir-
gin white. their hands clasped close
and their faces raised to heaven, and
the prayer of their hearts, even as the
fire blazed and cracked, and the knife
cleaned sharp and threatening near
by, was that the God in whom they
would deliver them in His own
time and way.
And they knelt so long in silence
that the priest, who wished not to in
their prayers, was fain at last
speak to them, lest the sacred fires
should burn too low. But there came
no answer to his words, and when he
and looked into their faces, that
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21

wonGYous light was gone from them;
for their spirits had fed together, and
the glare Of sunshine upon them re-
vealed that they were even the faces of
the dead.
And it was even so that God deliv-
cred them. This was His time and
place, and He had chosen His own way.
And that the vow which Jephthah had
vowed might be accomplished, the
body Of the maiden Namarah was laid
upon the altar and with 1t the body Of
the young man Adina, a burnt offering
unto the Lord.
And as the fires upon the altar be-
gan to sink, an object that seemed to
fall straight from out the sky dropped
down and fell into the flames; and 10!
it was the body of a snow-white dove,
which had been even dead before it
touched the fire Upon the altar.
(The Enid
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21

bullet had done its work, I had not
been attacked. Still, from the strue.
Cling that took place in front of ma
1t was clearly evident that it had not
deprived my foe OF life, and a wound.
ed leopard is without question the
most dangerous of wild beasts TO an.
counter.
The first duty OF a hunter after Ia
mas fired is to reload his gun. I en-.
oeavored to do so, but from my con.
strained position the process was
slow. However, at length I succeed.
ed, no easy task in the darkness. With
the wounded beast struggling toward
me. showed my musket forward IA
ire. With it's muzzle l touched Tho
OBJECT OF my aim. I pressed the tris.
ger, and in q moment after all was
sun. l drew a deep breath Of thank.
luiness, and no wonder!
So close was my trophy vedead m
the passage in front Of me that II ".
not without great labor l passed ova,
II and gained the outlet, but avsn
mere my task was not ended. for -
TOOK me an hour or more besor. :
Quiz draw out the carcass
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The woman tainted, and these are
some Of the things that the half-dozen
men in the room with her did, says
the Baltimore News.
Two Of them made a dash for the
dining room to get water, and fell
over each other at the door Of that
apartment.
One fastened to a %neighboring drug
store for a mixture of vichy and am
mouia.
One appeared suddenly with a glass
OF whisky, obtained no one knows
where.
In endeavoring to raise the gas two
able-bodied and excited masculines put
it out and left the party in total dark.
ness for at least a minute, while every
one Of them fumbled in his pockets
for a match.
Four men famed the invalid with
music, handkerchiefs, hats or what
ever was to hand.
One held a pot-pourri jar under her
nose under the mistaken impression
1t would be reviving in it's effects,
though it wasn't.
Another said, Here, dear" and
tried to wipe her brow with a fan he
held, instead of the handkerchief that
was in his other hand.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21

case of the animal or vegetable, ex
isting gold has existed in some other
state before assuming its presen,
form. Waters which percolate
through the earth's crust are said to
contain substances from which gold
is formed. Thus gold, like the animal
and vegetable, must have water In
order to thrive. The gold in the wa.
ter is deposited when it meets the
proper p%recipitant. The precipitant
may be an earth current Of electricity
in the rocks.
1t has Deen claimed that the mug.
gets found in placers are the forma.
lions from the waters that ~percolate
through the gravels and are not from
decomposed quartz, az generally sun.
posed. Those who 80 contend cite
the fact that In the center of nuggets
can often be found a small grain OF
iron sand. This was the nucleus
around which the earth current Of
electricity created or deposited In
electroplating. During long ages this
influence was at work causing the
gold to form around the little grain
OF iron ore and then grow to become
q bright, shining nugget Of gold much
larger and purer than any ever found
In the veins Of ore.-Chicago Chron.
tcle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21
HOW GOLD NUGGETS GROW

Gold, in its natural state, like many
other products of the earth, is an ar
ticle Of development. What it's orig
inal elements are is still a matter Of
some speculation, but the fact has
beer demonstrated that a nugget of
the precious metal left in it's original
environments will gradually, though
slowly, attract to itself particles of
gold dust, and after the lapse of years
possess an added value. Gold is
known to have grown on mine tim
bers which have long been immersed
IN mine water. In the California
state mining bureau museums there
Is a specimen of a piece Of jointed
cap and post taken from the Com.
stock. where 1t had been under water
for years. in which gold was formed
In the joints and pores of the wood.
Gold is constantly being formed in
ricks and veins and placers. Just
what 1t Is that the baby gold lorna.
ton feeds on to effect its growth is
not known;'if 1t were a new and won.
derfully lucrative industry might be
born and all other kinds of farming
the growing Of gold might tenn.
porarily to be abandoned. The forma-
ton and growth are due to mechanic.
al and chemical action. Az in the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21
ABOUT
Food Makes Then

Food Makes Them Good or Bad.
Saturate the human body with
strong coffee and It will In time show
In the complexion Of the coffee
drinker.
This Is caused by the action Of COT
fee on the liver, thus throwing part
OF the bile into the blood. Coffee
compilations are sallow and muddy
n will stay that way until coffee ID
given up entirely.
Inc sure way to recover rosy cheeks
m red lips is to quit coffee and drink
Postum Food Coffee, which makes red
blood. Il had been for more than 20
years an i~nveterate coffee drinkef
and 1t Is absolutely true that I had
30 completely saturated myself with
this drug that my complexion toward
the last became perfectly yellow and
every nerve and fiber In me vas
anected by the drugs In coffee.
For days at a time I had been com.
PEELED to keep to my bed on account
OF nervous headache and stomach
trouble and medicines did not give me
any relief. I had never consulted q
physician in regard to my head.
aches and terrible complexion and
only found out the cause Of them
after commenced the use OF
Postum, which became known to me
through Grape-Nuts. We all liked ths
food Grape-Nuts and 1t helped US 50
we thought Postum must certainly
have merit and we concluded to try
It. We found It so delicious that We
continued the use altogether although
never expected it to help my health.
After a few months my headaches
were all gone and my complexion Had
cleared wonderfully, then I knew that
my troubles had been caused by cot.
fee and had been cured when l left
coffee and drank Postum In it,
place" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek. Mich.
Postum will change the blood o
any coffee drinker and rosy cheeks
and health take the place o6 4 yellow
skin and disease.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21
ALL HE WAS r
He Was Willing That Walter Should
Keep the Chance.

Neep the Ihdh9e.
One of the stock stories about tip
ping IS that of q waiter in a swell DO
tel sneering at q quarter, and remark.
Ing to the giver: Il beg pardon;
haven't you made a mistaken"
A few nights ago, In the main dining
room OF the Waldorf-Astoria In New
York, where tips range from a quarter
to IS, a Westerner (not John Watch.
Me Gates this time) said to his two
companions: Watch me paralyze this
waiter. He amt worth a cuss. He
has MT shown us any extra attention
and doesn't deserve a cent, but here
goes"
The bill being paid and change being
placed before him in a plate, he hand.
ed the waiter a copper cent. AS he
expected, garcon turned up his nose
and said: II beg pardon; haven't you
made a mistaken" mot at all" wal
the reply, mot at all. You are quite
welcome. l lever give less" Waiter
duly paralyzed.-New York Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21
CHAPTER XII.

Even before the coming of the time
appointed. just as the moon was COM
Ing up behind the distant horizon,
Adina made his silent way into the
garden Of Jephthah's house, and stood
and waited. The hour Of moonrise was
Just what It had been two months be-
fore. on the night Of their parting here,
and In his ears were the same sounds
Of the babbling brook and Of the doves
In their house ear by. Up and down
the young man paced. his thumbs
thrust into the belt wherewith his
white tunic was held in place. and his
whole body tense and strained with the
mightiness Of his hardly mastered ex-
element. A light glimmered in the
room Of Jephthah. and on this he kept
hin gaxe. until presently 1t became in a
moment softly shaded, as II to screen
the eyes Of a who slept. Namarah.
Indeed. had soothed her father into a
gentle slumber. and when it was known
unto her that he slept she stepped forth
into the garden.
She had even refreshed her from her
Journey and clothed herself in snow
white garments. perfumed with myrrh
and f~rankincense. In which she moved
softly down the garden walks to meet
him whom her soul did love. The
grasses Qf summer bent beneath the
ooft pressure of her feet. and the vines
divided themselves at the light touches
~ her hands. The trees above her were
- the gall OF her temple Of love, and
the moon pierced through to light It.
sAdina stood and waited In the spot
made sacred to them by the early
dAwnings. ~ well as by the fruition of
their love: and as the maiden, fair and
white - n made Of the rays of the
moonlight. moved softly toward him,
~ stretched out his two arms. She
came 70 them with full gladness and
assurance. a. lone Of her white doves,
after lone ~w6ndering. cometh home.
And Adina spake no word: only he
drew her to him. as though he would
never lose her again. Az she rested
%. feeling against her heart the full
ehrob Of his, while that his close clasp
dghtened and bis breath came quick, it
seemed to her a moment OF such rap
lure that the thought OF her heart came
forth In words, as she said, on the
breath Of q low-drawn sigh:
II would that / could die even now!"
And Adina answered:
And ! with thee. that our souls
logether might return to God who gave
Ehem."
1T r. most sure" said Namarah.
lernestly. CIT may not be such as we
vOnld chooSe or look for: but He hath
|oard th1k prayer Of mine and thine
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21
HUNTER IN DEADLY Peril.

A hunter in the African desert had
discovered two leopard cubs in a cave
and was anxious to secure them
When he was about to enter the cave
It suddenly occurred to him that II
the father should return to his family
he, the hunter, would be in rather an
ugly tx. However, he p~ersevered, and
had secured the cubs, when a shadow
darkened the mouth of the cave. Mr.,
Gilmore continues the story in days
and Nights by the DESERT"
Serious as my position vas I had
no fear. Although deprived of the
light, I knew where my foe was, for
his eyes siowed like balls of fire,
gradually increasing in size and in.
tensity as the brute approached me.
One thing was in my favor. so much
50 that afterward I thought that to
It l owed my l~ife-namely, that the
roof was 81 low that the leopard
could not dash in upon me with a
spring, but had to advance slowly, as
his body was Of necessity stretched
out to It's full length.
Il was truly an anxious moment
while I took aim, for how much de-
pended on my taking q correct aim!
The report answered the triggers, and
II darkness had reigned before. 1t ap-
peared additionally intense from the
body Of smoke that Immediately after
surrounded me. As Z proof that the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21
cash" CLAWS 6LAcKEsr,--
ROW 1t Moved a Court and IT,
His Client Nv

The following story is re,,t..
Gen. ciay's power as an orator.
A man was once being trio, =,
der, and his case looked bonalos.u nun
deed. He had. without any sssn, ~
provocation. murdered one mias
nelghbors in cold blood. Not w
yer In the county would touch Nv. ~
case. 1t looked bad enough ~ us
the reputation of any barrister 'ua
The man, as 4 last extrani.u
pealed to Mr.. Clay to take tho ~
for him. Every one thought tb.. ' y
Clay would certainly refuse MI
when the celebrated LAWYER na
Into the case his fighting blood ~eu
reused, and to the great SURVIVES. va
oil, he accepted.
Then came a trial the like .. III.
has seldom been seen. CLAW s'a",a
carried on the case, and it looked ~
and more hopeless. The only grouas
OF defense the prisoner had was ,h..
the murdered man had looked a. S,~
with such a fierce, murderoua ,oa.
that out Of self-defense he had .tr,.s
first. A ripple passed through ~.
Jury at this evidence.
The time came for Clay to mako ~.
defense. 1t was settled In the m,ra.
OF the spectators that the man va,
guilty Of murder in the first deprs.
Clay calmly proceeded and laid all n.
proof before them in a mastery nav
Then, just as he was about to concluG.
he played his last and master card
Gentlemen OF the jury" he sail. a.
suming the %fiercest, blacklist look, And
carrying the most undying hatred in h
ever seen-"gentlemen. II a man
should look at you like this. vhai
would you do?"
That was all he said, but that va,
enough. The jury was startled, and
some ever ~quivered in their seats. IN,
Judge moved uneasy on his bench
After about fifteen minutes the fur,
nled slowly back with a Not guilty
your honor" The victory was CON
plete.
When Clay vas congratulated on hs
easy victory he said:
1T was not SO easy as you think
I spent days and days In my room DO
fore the mirror practicing that look
It took more hard work to give Ina,
look than to Investigate the most oh
truse se."-Louisville Courier.J Jour
nal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21
MASCULINE CHARACTERISTICS.
Begin to Show Themselves at an Early
Age.

The masculine characteristics, as
we'll as the feminine, begin to show
themselves at an early age. There are
a small boy and girl in the city who,
in conversation the other day, showed
this very notably, says the New York
Times. They are particularly bright
children, a little son and daughter Of
clever parents, who talk to the child
rem very much as they would to older
people. So when In talking together
the other day something was men,
toned which they did not understand,
the children Immediately began to
discuss the pros and cons. The little
girl is sever and the boy a couple Of
years younger. The former has q
habit while she is dressing Of talking
to herself. Arm, go in," she will say,
as she puts on n garment, and Foot
go in," as she puts on another. The
small boy had noticed this, and spoke
to her about it. why do you say,
Foot, go in. and Arm, go Ing" he
inquired. Why don't you say, Me
go in'?" why, it isn't me- that
goes in" replied the small girl, cit is
just my arm or my foot. What Is
me- anyway" The small boy thought
earnestly for a moment. why, me-
Is your head and stomach" he finally
answered. mo-" said the small girl,
II think me- is your head and heart"
Which proves positively that even In
early years the ego Of the man is his
stomach and that of the woman her
heart.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-21

In the kitchen Of a Boer farm at
Harrismith two brothers, Paul and
Hendrick Hoopstad, sat in earnest con-
v~ersation.
will you come, Hendrick?"
II cannot leave. Paul; there is Eng
lish in u veins, and, besides, to join
the commando against the British
would be taking up arms against the
woman I love-"
"The woman we love, Hendrick, for
God knows that l think Of her every
minute Of my life. You and / have
been all in all to each other aver since
we were born; but this mutual love for
Nancy Martin seems likely to divide
US. Even supposing we put our chances
to the test. IL l win her you will hate
me. and II you were successful my
thoughts would turn to you in anger.
Let US. then take our rifles, join the
commando, and for the time forget her.
and perhaps when the wal is over one
Of US may gain by death what the
other could not give In life."
II will not fight against the Eng
lish, Paul"
Think well. Hendrick. Nancy Mar
tin has been. in England for the last
four years-is 1t not possible that she
may have an English lover?"
I'VE are being enticed and threaten
ed into a foolhardy war by those who
have their own ends to serve. will
take my rifle and fight. but it will be
with the English"
Then, Hendrick, we must part.
though we part in all affection. God
bless you, my brother, and the woman
we love-"
Farewell, Paul, and God grant that
we may not meet on the battlefield"
Paul turned his horse toward New
while Hendrlck rode in the op-
posite direction, with the intention of
making his way to John Martins farm,
which lay on the banks of the Caladon
river, between Basutol and Natal.
Hendrick Hoopstad's love for Nan
~, the only daughter of John Martin,
3f the Caladon farm. was the one
that engrossed his mind. He
owed her. and was willing to lay down
his life for her without thought Of re-