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extraordinary tales are told of exploits I'M
der water.
For example, those on board La Cham
payne on her last voyage but two from
she approached LIE Havre. 1t was fun
noon. Ahead, on the port side, there sud
denly appeared a whale-lfke object. And
to general establishment the whale-like OBJ
ject hoisted the French admiralty's signal
stop"
voice.
1.-THE French transatlantic ship La
Champagne from New York to Havre," re-
piled the captain.
Pass, French ship.' growled the voice.
Were you an enemy you had already per-
ished without warning!
They continued TO stare at the whale-iike
object More and more it Rugged the wa
ter. 1T is sinking they cried; and short
ly 1t quite disappeared. Then. suddenly,
as the big ship was getting under way
again. they felt a distinct bump against
their port side.
I'VE are torpedoed." laughed the cap
tain. 1T is one of the French navys suo-
mergfbles. This is the first time such a
quasi-public demonstration of their power
has been made 1t was far out for a SUB
mergible. was 1t not?"
AS fact. 1t was the Espandon fitted with
the new apparatus for seeing everything on
the surface while 1t navigates at deprh
of six feet below the waves The teie-
scopic tube extends still nine feet into The
air. and Draced with taut piano wire, III
is invincible at 500 yards distance.
Practiced on Passenger Steamers.
Thus during five full days the Espando
and another submergible. the Typhus, tor
pedoed with dummy projectiles every ship
tina. steamed into the port OF Havre with
out their acknowledgement both submergt-
bles had made the trip from Brest by sea!
The maneuver is simple and certain. UP
to within a mile of its prey the submergi-
Bile on the surface looks like simple tor
pedo boat. Then, fearing to be seen, II
sinks and continues navigating six feet
under water with the aid of the admiralty s
perfected periscope. Within 800 yards or
scopic tube and navigate short time by
the compass.
When they Judge they are within oUU
yards they push the tube into the air again
Just high enough to let them see their
prey. 1t Is practically invisible to people
uususpicfous of its presence in that partic-
ular spot. At 800 yards the torpedo IS
shot, and what happens is what happened
to the Russian fleet so often
These are srbmergibles H. to 20 feet
long. semi-sea- going, and furnished with
both steam and electric engines Their nor
NAL plane of travel being on the surface,
just like torpedo boat their primary mo-
tive power is steam. These steam engines
run the dynamos to renew the motive pow
er OF the electric engines, and all details
of their construction are kept a dead secret.
Early constructed submergibies. like the
Sirene and the Silure. disappear IN eight
minutes after the order 10 stop their fires.
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ner and q new light is shed upon the i'm
projections OF the system which today per-
Hits the election to the presidency of a
man who IS favored by an actual minority
of the people of the country.
SIX STARS. By Nelson Lloyd. author Of
The Soldier of the Valley" etc. IL
lustrated by A. B. Frost Howard
Pyle. Fletcher c. Ransom and others.
New York: Charles Scribners Sons.
Washington; VIM. Ballantyne & Sons.
Six Stars belongs to a great American
galaxy, which is to say that there are
many such minor consultations scattered
over this great republican armament. with
just such groups of characters, just such
aggregations of grocery store loungers, just
such braggarts and foolish takers, just
such ridiculous old men and funny old
maids and fond fathers and silly mothers
and mischievous boys. Mr.. Lloyd knows
his rural America delightfully."- well. He Is
a character delineator without a superior,
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parsonage. There are some very lively
times, with all the characters troopang upon
the scene with a precision Of assemoiage
that suggests a conventionaIly constructed
comic opera. But IL Is sometimes very Stir
ring.
IN OUR TOWN. By William Alien White.
Illustrated by r. r. Gruger and W.
Glackens. New York: Mcclure. Phil
lips & Co. Washington: woodward &
Lothrop.
Just how far Mr. White Is telling about
the people of Emporia, Kan. and the work
ers In the Office OF the Gazette, OF which
he Is editor. must be left to the magma
ton. He has turned out series. OF char
acter studies which are so realistic and
convincing that 1t is difficult to avoid the
conclusion that they are drawn from life.
They are all true to type. The newspaper
Office itself Is somewhat different from the
majority of country Offices, but 30 Ii MI
Whites Euporia Gazette different from the
majority of journals printed In the smaller
cities. Just In that same degree was Mr.
Whites famous editorial, Whats the Mat
ter With Kansas" different from the great
mass Of stuff printed by the country news
papers throughout the United States. From
the office that produced that masterpiece
must inevitably come book that d1ners
from the common or garden variety OF
volumes as a choice flower differs from q
weed. These men and women and boys and
girls are so human that the reader hears
them talk and sees them move and feels
their presence. There is happy mixture
of those familiar friends, humor and pathos,
in the pages. Mr.. White can draw tears
of laughter as well as tears Of sympathy to
the eyes Of his readers He can make the
most stolid devourer Of printed pages catch
his breath from sheer emotion. There has
seldom been a subtler, finer bit OF fiction
than the tale this author tells here under
the title LAS Breath Into the Wind" So.
too, the sketch of 1.-THE Young Prince" is
SO good that It's brevity Is resented. But
they are all good, these chapters, or tales,
or sketches, or whatever they may be
termed. and their meIlowing influence will
inevitably be felt by all readers
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But Il E alleged that the fyphus can get
below In less than five minutes.
The Submergible and the Destroyer.
This comparative slcxness IN diving 10
not considered great disadvange. Sup
pose destroyer. making twenty knots. per-
ce1ves a submergible mile OF. Just as the
submergible sees 81. The superstition 10 TO
the advantage OF the destroyer; but let It
go. Admitting that the suhmergible az
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North and South, being Dealer and
Dummy. IL tricks.
Comment.
Trick 1.-Dunlmys trumps are only good
for ruffing and the dealer wishes TO re-
tain command of the adversarys suit,
as IL is likely to be useful later.
Trick Dummy leads diamond to force
high diamond from the adversarys
hand. hoping eventually 20 make some
small diamonds.
Trick BLASTS spade suit is being ruffed
10y the weak trump hand. he absp-
dons IL and leads the singleton club,
which must be his partners suit. North
wins the club trick In his own hand for
two reasons--to give Dummy another
run on the spades and to save the king
of clubs for re-entry IN Dummys hand
Trick 5.-I1aving command In the two
black suits and holding second and third
best in diamonds, one OF which will forc@
the command from the adversary and
thus establish the remainder OF the suit.
1t is time for q trump ieetd.
Trick 7.-North leads diamond to clear his
partners suit. then. whether the adver-
sary leads spades or cluba, the remainder
OF the Diamonds are good.
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Of play as given below. Then rearrange
the cards and replay the hand as outlined.
studying each trick carefully, finding where
the judgment differs and where your game
was at fault. The comments Will give the
reasons for the play.
The card underscored in the following
table wins the trick:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-21

Five hearts. adding the two honors, equal
seven, and one for the ace OF clubs gives
us total of eight, SO we make 1t hearts.
But take the same hand minus the ace OF
clubs and the total would equal only seven.
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North. the dealer, makes 1t hearts. Al
though there are three aces in the hand,
1t is a better heart make than mo trump.
on account Of the large honor score.
To get the most benefit from Illus
trated hand, take pack OF cards and ar
range the hands as given In the diagram.
Play the hand through. using your best
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make it diamonds. The hand is too good
to pass. Remember that when you hold
two aces. your partner will scarcely be
able to make 1t mo trump If he could
make 1t hearts the tricks are worth but
two points more. and the chances are more
than even that he would be obliged to
make 1t black.
However, when behind on the score. with
q large score against you, do not make II
diamonds. unless holding four honers or
you can count at least seven tricks in your
own hand. Dummy may hold better
make.
Hand no. /.
A HEART MAKE
DEALER.
GA, X. @, To-
"a, IA
10, z, 9.
4A,G,5.
gg$ss IS e
4J,6A2 .A X, q. 10. g z, =
g6,d
AK, 10, 2.
So, = q
DUMMY.
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diamonds when holding only four unless
all four are honors.
When holding Ave including three honors
or six including one honor make II dia-
monds. Thus:
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y Q s
4 J 4 2
O A X J g 3
. 10 9 s

Holding five. including two good honors.
with a trick in side suit, thus:
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North and South, being Dealer and
Dummy. IL tricks.
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VIE ELECTORAL SYSTEM OF TIN

the Constitution. By j. ttdnpueh
Dougberty New York: G. p. Putnam's
Sons. Washington. Woodward * Lo-
throp.
Mr. Uougherty has undertaken a most
important work which calls for serious
consideration by American statesmen. The
fact that no actual crisis has occurred in
this country in consequence OF the made
quacies OF the electoral system. which has
long since oGtgrQwn its original limitations
and has been dangerously adjusted by stat
ute and common understanding to meet
evolving conditions. does not lessen the
vital need OF a permanent change which
Will cure the evils now inherent In the
method in vogue of taking the popular
will In the election of federal officials. The
1876 caused by the failure OF the electoral
system to meet the case. has not been re-
garGed sufficiently as a serious warning
Mr.. DOUgherty. after reviewing the history
OF the electoral system and tracing its
gradual change from the original scope
and significance. proposes as a remedy for
the evils incidental 10 the general ticket"
constitutional amendment which VIII sub
stItute a system OF voting by districts He
explains his plan thus:
The only method whereby all the voting
units within a state can be placed upon a
par or efficiency is by the allotment TO
every candidate OF that proportion Of the
presidential vote of the state to which the
of the state for all candidates entities him
Upon this plan only is each voter within
the state placed In that situation OF equal
ity with every other voter to which the
privilege of the suffrage gives him a right"
The subject is treated in broad man
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-01-15
The OelaIal Cream Separatafs

Actually Itcc al Cus,. This IA ycal.
II thr tae. Ans reputable ~l~r~lt} may
bay an~t.asas s%uachsnc on such .,0crai
ictme 'ia' thc machine actually pays
lot tact iiow many cu" DO tuJ milk'
Dept y. ! \. NApuH~. Atlanta. Ga.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-01-15

~" WI
munity there is no subject OF
greater importance than that
OF water supply. While a sub
jcct OF importance to both rural
and snrban populations. to the
latter its importance in many
cases becomes vital.
Although the average annual
rainfall of Mississippi is about
tifty-Gvc inches, there arc sea-
sons or parts Of when
there Is Il great scarcity OF
potable Shallow-wcll. or surface,
water. Instances Of water being
hauled from town TO plantation
through distances Of five or six
miles during such caso arc
not rare. The attention Of all
who arc laborIng under the I'M
precision tina, "Missis>ippi j.
II vast swamp j. called 10
these facts. Fortunately, for
more : than one. The poo
pie OF our State are not depend
cut upon an unstable surface
water supply. In nearly nil
parts OF the State potable under.
ground waters are available.
The mcicoric and the geological
conditions are both favorable 10
an abundant underground water
supply.
In the first place the rainfall -
ample. 1t m ~ a rule
in gentle showers, which on
the whole are moderately well
distributed; hence, arc favorable
for collecting the water for the
underground supply. In the
second place, the soft and porous
AIdi aIkCI Va tliC IoA ~lEakd oul-
cropping between beds oil more
impcrvious nature iavors the
collection and conduciion OF
underground waters.
The questionable sanitary con-
dliion Of the surface and shallow
we'll waters in many parts Of The
State has rendered the inycsiipa
ton Of the availability OF deep
underground waters not alone
desirable. but, in many lnstan.
ccs, imperative. An abundant
supply Of potable water may be
considered one of the Common.
wcalth's most valuable re-
sources, for upon it depends not
only the physical well being Of
It's people but also much OF its
material prosperity.
In general, deep underground
waters are free from n~nlIu,i,n
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-01-15

Of infection, such as milk, oys-
tors and other contaminated
foods. are admitted, impure
drinking water is now conceded
to be responsible, in the maiorl-
" Of instances, for the spread OF
typhoid fever. In all instances
OF recent Investigation human
pollution has been discovered
and a removal OF the source ot
the pollution or the securing by
other means, OF i supply 81 pure
water has been the means IN
every instance OF checking the
spread cf the disease.
Moreover, although the mos
quito theory for the transmits.
sion Of malaria Is now commonly
accepted, nevertheless II has
been found that in nearly every
community where n change ha~
been made from the use of sur.
face. or ~halio%.wcll. water "a
deep underground water. there
has been i marked djminunon
IN tho number OF maiarlal Cases
II - nrph lilo chat th. ~. nt
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-01-15
Under Ground Waters of
Mississippi

Or, ". n. Logan, Gcologis, Miss. a.
X NJ. College.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-29
CHAPTER XVI.

ct Is Significant 10 you, them"
Thomas asked, uneasily. with a faint
smile.
''Oh, certainly not" returned John
Lamm, sarcastically. ut doesn't mean
anything. But don't delay. How did
Marion actP What did she have to say
for herself?"
The detective, instead of resuming
his seat, began to walk about the room
with his hands behind him
"She hadn't anything to say for her
sels,s returned Thomas. That's just
the trouble. She acted queer Queerer
than Stella had ever seen her act in
her life"
"How queer
"As the GIL expresses It, she seemed
Ike perso,, walking in her sleep.
She spoke TO Stella, but In mechan-
icsi way as II her mind were quite
elsewhere all the time They went back
70 the aepOt aud rode out TO swamp
scott tlgether.s
I'D pau mesa 70 say that MaFion
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-29

When you fail 10 keep an engagement
at the right moment when you come
dawdling in i've or ten minutes late,
whether It be a recitation, commit
tee meeting or any other appointment.
you have wasted what did not belong
TO yOu-the time of other and busy
folk. We prove that we can be pune.
tual whenever we catch train that Is
scheduled to leave the station at
certain hour. Knowing we'll that
trains do not await the convenience OF
passengers, OF ocean steamers tarry
at the wharf a moment after the hour
fixed for sailing, we are punctual IL we
are starting on a Journey OF. a voyage;
but we are much less apt to be punctu-
al, for instance, about entering church
in season, or reaching a friends home
at the moment we were asked.
To be late at dinner, as everyone
knows, is an objectionable sin, and
when you are old enough to be dinner
guests you will discover that you must
be punctual then. Try to be punctual
now. 1t is quite as easy to be little
in advance Of ones daily engagements
as to be a little behind. Never allow
yourself to be spoken Of as the tardy
Miss Emily, or the late Miss Alice.
Pride yourself on being known as one
who is as punctual as the sun. May
say a word about the start in the
morning? II one dislikes getting up
and dressing and being ready for
breakfast in good season, and II she
yields to her dislike, it is more than
probable that she will lose time all day
long. One never catches up with that
half hour that was wasted in a nap
after the rising bell had rung.
The morning hour has gold in its
mouth.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-29

other group of double trebles are
worked in this manner); chain in
next loop of the star, 8 chain, =, 8
double trebles in the middle stitch
of the next loop in the lower star,
chain, another group Of double ire
bles in the same place, chain, 2
groups Of double trebles, with chain
between in each of the next loops OF
the star, chain into nearest loop
of upper star; Z chain, 1 group of
double trebles in the next loop, l
group of double trebles in the nearest
loop Of next star, chain in next
loop. 3 chain and repeat from :.
Second row: double crochets I'M
der the first chain loop of the previous
row, ., a double treble under the loop
between the nearest groups Of double
trebles, 3 chain, back into first (picoD,
more double trebles, with a picot
between each under the same loop.
6 double trebles with a picot between
each OF the other groups of double
trebles ro0nd the star except the last,
which has only 5; 7 double crocheJs
under each Of the loops between the
stars and repeat from ., catching a
picot Of each star together as shown.
For the Heading.-First row: A
group of double trebles in the end
loop Of top star. ., chain. 1 treble
in next loop, 6 chain, treble in next.
l group Of double trebles in the next.
1 group Of double trebles in the near
est loop OF next star and repeat
from ..
Last row: One treble In every other
stitch, with one chain between each.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-29

Expressed no surprise wien Sc sag
Stella In the street,"
"Momentarily she seemed aroused,
but as soon rs Stella began to account
for herself she relapsed into her frozen
condition again"
"She was not strong enough to con-
ceal from her sister that something
terrible had happened. She was so
dazed and unnatural that the young
girl was frantic with apprehension"
"of course this places 1t beyond a
doubt that Marion had either killed her
legal father or had seen him killed"
'But, my dear Lamm, I can't enter
tain the first idea for a minute What
possible motive could. there be for
herr
at is to be determined simply by the
fact of whether the girl was alone in
the house that night"
"Ah, precisely. That is what am
working to find out Well, Lamm, on
the whole journey home, Marion Stack
house had but two sentences to utter
which seem to have any bearing upon
the case. The first was when Stella
made some mention of Stackhouse
Never speak to me Of that man again,
said Marion, fiercely. He is not my hus-
band And again, Just before they got
to the house, selling her sisters wrist
Stella she whispered, do you want
to see me in my grave? Then never tell
living soul where have BEEN"
Thunder and guns!" calculated
Lamm. THAT woman is the princess Of
mysteries. Doesn't it strike you little
peculiar that she should continue to as
sert that Stackhouse is not her husband
Mind you, she always puts it Sn thai
way. / have heard her say it myself
| He is not my husband Nov why
shouldn't she say, 4 refuse to live with
this man any longer not forever, 'HC
is not my husband Wasn't the mar
riage public?"
ITO be sure it was. The marriage oc
CURED in st. Paul's church, in the pres
ence of hundreds of people"
ITO Be Continued
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-29
CAKES AND ALE IN STORIES
Poets and Authors OF the Old School
Introduced Much Eating and
Drinking,

There are certain people who have
been known to dislike the "Pickwick
Papers" because there is so much eat
ing and drinking in theul. But. as q
matter Of fact, says the London Globe,
Dickens, fond as he is of giving his
characters a good meal, does not in
troduce cakes and ale into his novels
to a greater extent than do other
great authors Thackeray commented
on the frequent banquets In SCOTS
works, and Lord Byron's poems are
full of ree&ng. The fact is that the
great majority of readers enjoy a
banquet, and one Of the next best
things to participating in a banquet
ones self is 10 read the details OF
feasts in fiction. This maxim applies
with even greater force to the young
er generation Sir Conan Doyle has
given It as his opinion that an author
who can interest boys will do well ih
his profession, and in the recipe fur
interesting boys is included the rule;
Never scamp the description Of a
aeal-give it in detail
The thousands Of young readers who
have devoured Harrison AipaRnrth'A
''Tower Of London" probably re.nem-
Der the little suppers in the stone
kitchen with greater pleasure than al
most any other portion Of the ranRnce.
Il ere was a magnificent sraetiulnesa
about those meals which eous1 aot
fall to appeal to the reader, The very
word ''pasty7 Is A poem, and thu mfa
ton OF chimes o. beer and tAo liRs
convince him that this time =. 5ss
repllv cot hold At = q -Ssi0
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-03-29
NICE CROCHET TRIMMING.
This Trimming Is Made Of Waved
Braid and Crochet Cotton and
Is Very Pretty.

Waved braid No. 8. No. 2S crochet
cotton and a fine steel hook.
Work 8 chain, join in a ring, 16
double crochets in the ring, fasten off.
Cut of II waves, or points, of the
braid, join round, sew the inner points
to the crochet center, and round the
outer edge work Z chains from point
to point. This completes one star
All the other stars are worked in
the same way, those in the upper row
being Joined by catching together 2
loops on either side of the stars and
those in the lower, one star between
each two (see illustTation).
All the stars should be Joined be-
fore commencing the edging.
First row of edging: A double treble
in the middle stitch of second loop from
where the first stars1n each row are
joined together, draw through twice,
work more double trebles into same
place, leaving the last loops Of each
on the hook, cotton over and draw
through all the loops at once Gall the