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tally tagged him as the best I ever heard. As he took his bold and pictur- esque flights of fancy, I gave him now and then the stimulus of a timely question. I couldn't but be pleased at the wide sweeps of his imagination; 5 It was magnificently entertaining, but 1t was poor waste of good time for a man who wanted facts, reliable and authoritative. for the outside world.
 And so I left him. smiled as I thought how he looked and then tried to frame in the setting of picture of a United States naval officer or in the iAdmiral's cabin of q Brazilian man-o'- war. His figure was, however, that sort of figure in which one looks for strength as he looks for 1t in an oak and finds 1t quite as naturally. But this figure was disguised in the clothes that belong to the derelect and the fan- ure. A heavy coat, wet, wrinkled, and sagging. a pair of experienced trous- ers of some light unsubstantial stun. worn and hot too clean shirt with tightly knotted tie at the throat, and a felt hat battered with time and wealth CT, were his sartorial embellishments Their appearance by no means com mended their wearer to the considera- ton of the stranger.
 But the second and the closer look l had given him raised the thought that, after all, the fancy that this man had fought, achieved and done things, was not so absurd. A remnant of au- thority was still in his bearing. Ills eyes were steely and well set in his head: his forehead broad and square. His jaw had an unconscfously agSres- sive way of throwing itself forward as he talked. The nose was of that long. full. Roman type which belongs prop erly to theman who one time or an- other, leads some of his fellow men. He wore mutton chop whiskers and d mustache. all closely trimmed and rem- iniscent of the military whiskers Of Thackarey's characters.
 Tn the smoking room of the club that night I sat with a blonde young naval officer. a clean, wholesome young fel- low. had just completed three hours rapid-flre task at the typewriter In the telegraph office, and had left a shirt-sleeve operator ticking off a 4,000-word story of the storm. Even as I loafed in the smoking, room, quiet
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encouragement to the sailors manifest interest in the man who avoided his fellows. He had an interesting story to tell. You see 1t was such pie turesque story and his appearance wasn't exactly what fancied should fortune. Told me he was onse an Ad- miral in the Brazilian Navy and that he once commanded Chilean cruiser 'T am not familiar with all the ex- pertences he has had" went on the young officer, slowly. But he has had an odd life,-and he. has had hand in nearly every bit of trouble on the western continent in his day. He car ried the Nitchteroy to Brazil and they gave him an Admirars commission down there. He had commission in the Chilean navy. guess he didn't tell you anything that wasn't true. From the soldier of fortune stories that have been passed around of him am prepared to believe anything that comes from him."
 What is he? What does he do here?" I asked.
 He Is lumber classer," the officer replied ethoughtfu1ly ''or something like that. But first of all he's a mys- tery. EA had clean record in the navy. He was man that knew his work and did 1t. He Is n man from what I understand of him. of some strength and force He cut loose from
 the navy, went out on new lines among people who didn't know him and made new reputation and success. | And now--now he is a lumber
 classer-almost day laborer. don't understand it. It's queer. It's odd9 | I went out of my way the next
 morning and with some trouble found
 the sea rover who had lived so strange
 life and who knew the sea and the
 crafts that sailed upon 1t. l delayed
 a launch trip of inspection over the
 bay to find him and have him go along. We stood in the bow of the launch
 leaning idly against the roof of the cabin scant four feet above the deck. We stood leaning idly against the
 cabin and through lazy half shut eyes,
 drank in the perfect beauty of an In-
 dian summer day, when nature, as if
 in atonement for her fierce and urea
 soning in her storm shaken moments.
 Iavishes her tenderest caresses upon
 the earth and sea she so lately dashed
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ziIian coast some fourteen years ago. l thought 1t has as much force as wind and water could get together. but that blow of yesterday beat 1t. I was an Admiral in the Brazilian Navy at the time of my typhoon2 experience. 1 went down to that country in com7 mand of the old dynamite cruiser, the Nitchteroy. This cruiser had been built in the United States. and I was given command of her by the Brazilian Government.
 Tt was Q new idea. this idea of shooting great piles of dynamite at an enemy. 1t was dangerous pTOpoSi~ tion, too. The vessel that made a busi- ness of making this new style and dam gerous war had to have q man in com mand of her who knew something about explosives, guhnery and seaman ship. I'd left a pretty neat record al. Annapolis in those studies, so was called to take hold of the Nitche- roy and bring her down to Brazil. The insurgents were giving the Governments no end of worry at that time. They made me an Admiral when I got down there. That's how had a hand in the Brazilian trouble.
 The Nitchteroy, you know. was later bought back by the United states Government and called the Vesuvlus. You know she had big hand in tho blockade at Santiago. She used fo slip in at night and belch up those big loads of dynGmites which kept the Spaniards scared nearly to death, but which did no special damage.
 T had a hand in one of the fights ashore down in Brazil" he went on. once well staNed in his story. "rhe Government troops and the insurgents had a real f1ght--there was nothing oil the comic opera about that battle There was plenty of blood spilled in the fight. I would not like to repeat that experience, not that I minded the fighting. The thing that Stuck in my memory and still sticks there is the memory 1,500 wounded and dying men lying on the ground between the two armies, in the burning sun. crying and screaming for aqua, aqua'-water. water. There they lay, the poor devils, and there was not enough humanity in both armies to strike an armistice and move the dead and wounded. can still see those unfortunates there in
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somehow. than his informing talA .R m the 'harbor and the storm. He didn't look like the man who nad pesn beaten in lifes fight and had quit. ! had seen failures, men who become hacked in the fight and run 70 2 ov |ner This man had nothing of the |cowed and the beaten in his looks none of that furtive, uneasy dtscon- tent. that humility which stamps tn@ man who has fought and failea-
 This man was still easy and assureos TO him the sunshine was still WarMs the sea still fascinating and life stlil held good. The joy of living nad nos yet departed from him.
 aFrom what state did you go to the Naval Academy7" asked suddenly. switching the talk from storm ana storm damage.
 "Wisconsin." he replied puffing lazily at his cigar T went up from General Bragg's district. You remember aDous him. He was the man who said ok Governor Cleveland, We love him for tho enemies, he has made But sam Dunlap was in Congress then. He was there just ahead of General Bragg.
 "How did you get the appotntmenlf I queried. scenting story rom tns particularity of his answers.
 You see, I was born with streak of daredeviltry and damfooiism in me. It's been there ever since I ever knew anything about myself. My father was a sea faring man. He was a sailor or the Great Lakes. ran away from home whensI was only slip of a boy
 They were building the Northern Pacific Railroad at that time. the first railroad to be built across the plains and the Rockies. At the same time the Great Western Telegraph Company was putting across the first telegraph line drlfted Into camp of these telegraph line workers and stuck to them for two years. I was one of the water boys-there were two of us hired to keep the men In drinking water
 'The cook of the gang was one of the strangest characters I ever met up with, and I've met some strange ones in my time. He was the best educated man I ever saw. and the worst drunk ard. He was an Irishman and had studied for the priesthood. But before he took orders he fell He came to America to hide his disgrace. He was the immediate superior of the water boys and drunk or sober he reserved
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:he blazing tropical sun screaming aqua. aqua
 You say your rank was that of Ad miral in the Brazilian Navy?" I asked trying to keep the note of ineredulity out of my voice
 Yes" he answered with easy as- surance. "Brt that was only a part of my South American service. I tooK service with Chile when she and Peru were having their bloody tin. I was in command of a Chilean cruiser and held a commission as Captain. l ve held a naval commission from three separate nations. There's a record for you. One other man has the same record, but only one other. He was John Paul Jones'"
 I looked at him admiringly one and intrepedity in romancing. men
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ing nerves with a restful smoke after a rather strenuous day. my thoughts were still circling around the fancieJ of my friend of the bay front
 Do you know a fellow named Mount?' I asked my new acquaintance of the navy a heavily built, broad shouldered fellow. Says he's an eX- naval officer"
 I've met him accidentally" re- sponded my acquaintance of the navy yard, with some interest lie doesn't come around us at the Navy Yard, Rather avoids navy men. Question of pride with him no doubt. Oh, yes, he was in the navy. Graduated from the academy with honors, too. He was q class mate of the commandant down at the yard, too, but I never heard of him calling on the commandant.'
 T met him today l went on as an
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in her violence. In the distance a blue haze rose from the sea and met the sky. Against it the pines of santa Rosa stood outlined like a piece of magnificent lace. delicately yet gigan- tically made On countless waves the evening sunlight played and danced and the sands of santa Rosa where sun and water met upon them was
 shining silver.
 We had passed in and out among the shipping in the bay, to the open water where we puffed among the harbor lights Mounts talk upon the shipping. the channel, the damage done by the storm was no less than a complete lecture I followed 1t close ly and mentally. l put down note after note to be taken up at night and weaved into the days story.
 Mount held more interest for me,
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the right to dc the Kicking and cuit- ing that was coming to us. If any other man in camp made a pass at us he would have to take on the cook. who was the nastest fighter with the gang.
 He had an odd hobby. Whenever we were near one of the small towns he was certain to load up on liquor. He was equally certain to buy every book in town offered for sale. It might be a copy of Robinson Crusoe. an Eng fish grammar or an abstruse work on logarlthms. It made no difference to him I'll bet there never was such pile of literary junk hauled across the plains as that Irish cook bought for our education.
 Tt was his firm purpose to see that the two water boys got an education. Every time he got drunk and bouahf
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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
A Healthy Skin.

There is a great difference between
a healthy skin, glowing and flushing
with life and emotion. and made-up
complexion of rouge and paints as
there is pronounced difference be.
tween real rose and a rose and a
cambric one. If you will observe. you
will see that Jour skin is a reflection
of the state of your health. When You
have rested and feel well the cheeks
are glowing. the eyes bright and the
spirits soaring Late hours and illness
show at once by bringing to the face a
sallow and a drawn expression. \ sim
pie lire Of treatment is to obey the
rules OF hygiene. to battle the face
every night with warm water a com
plexion brush and some pure soap.
rinsing, drying and rubbing in creme
marquise or orange flower skin iood.
Upon arising in the morning, dash
cold water over the face and dust the
skin with a good powder. \ cream
should always be used after une's
c0untenance has been exposed to wind
o. sun.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
A NERVOUS WRECK
Mrs. Green Gained 26 Pourds ano
Recovered Her Health by Taking
Or. Williams Pink Pills.

General debility is term that covers
q multitude of cases where there is no
acute disease, yet the patient continues
to lose strength and the doctors medi-
cines have no apparent effect. This is
the decline that leads to death if means
are not found to check it. In q great
majority of cases DIR. Williams Pink
Pills will check it and restore health and
strength because they actually make new
blood and so send renewed vitality to
every organ and tissue of the body.
Mrs. 8. A. Green, whose address is
Box 30, r. F. d. No. 4, Franklin, Ga, 4,
says: "For three and a half years l
suffered with weakness and nervous
ness, complicated with stomach trouble.
At times / was confined to my bed for
periods ranging from three weeks to two
months and was under the physician 9
care most of the time for three years. ]
do not know the cause of my trouble but
I was prostrated with weakness and, al
though took great deal of medicine,
nothing seemed to give me strength. At
times my stomach hurt me something
fearful and my head often troubled me.
I was sleepless and what sleep did get
did not refresh me.
"When l began taking DIR. Williams
Pink Pills, l weighed but 104 pounds.
l knew l was SO bad that n few doses
would not cure me and l had patience.
Soon the pills began to give me strength,
my blood got in better condition, could
sleepwell at night and help some with the
housework Now l weigh 1870 pounds and
think nothing of walking half mile.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills have done Won
ders for me and the neighbors al know
this statement is true.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, or will be sent by mail, post
paid, on receipt of price, so cents per box.
six boxes $3.50, by the DIR. Williams Med
icine Co., Schenectady, NY.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
Hinky Dink and Barrie.

H. G. Wells of England. the fore
cast-novel man and sociologist, met
an interesting person in Chicago and
In a magazine article tells all about
the experience. Il made" he says,
the acquaintance of Alderman Ken
ma. who is better known l found
throughout the states as 'Hinly Dink,
saw his two saloons and something of
the Chinese quarters about him. He
is a compact. upright little man, with
iron-gray hair, clear blue eye and
dry manner. He wore a bowler hat
through all our experiences in COM
mon and kept his hands in his jacket
pockets. He filed me with ridicu-
lous idea, for which l apologize, that,
had it fallen to the lot of j. NJ. Barrie
to miss a university education and
keep a saloon in Chicago and organize
voters, he would have looked own
brother to Mr.. Kenna."
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
WELL PEOPLE TOO
Wise Doctor Gives Postum to Con.
valescents.

A wise doctor tries to give nature
its best chance by saving the little
strength of the already exhausted pa
tient, and building up wasted energy
with simple but powerful nourish.
ment.
Five years ago." writes doctor,
81 commenced to use Postum in my
own family instead of coffee. l was
so well pleased with the results that
l had two grocers place it in stock,
guaranteeing its sale.
81 then commenced to recommend
1t to my patients in place of coffee.
as a nutritious beverage. The conse-
quence is, every store in town is now
selling 1t, as it has become house
hold necessity in many homes.
I'm sure l prescribe Postum as
often as any one remedy in the Ma
terla Medica-in almost every case of
indigestion and nervousness l treat,
and with the best results.
when ! once introduce it into a
shall continue to use it and prescribe
1t in families where l practice.
IN convalescence from pneumonia,
typhoid fever and other cases, l give
1t as a liquid, easily absorbed diet.
You may use my letter as a reference
any way you see fit" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. Read
THE Road to Wellville" in pkgs
There's a reason"
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
HE HELPS A PRISONER.
l5IslFVVp T1TITIINS v m
WBYUELLtOTT FLOWER

Bring in the hoboes," was the or
De-, and Policeman Flynn knew that
that meant to round up all vagrants.
The department had been severely
scored because of the increase in the
uumber OF petty thefts.
Now, the term 'vagrant' is compre-
aensive in its meaning, and may be
made to include many different kinds
Of people. Anyone who has no visible
means of support and no place to sleep
comes under that general classifica-
lion. Whether he is anxious to steal or
anxious to work is quite immaterial; /;
II he has no job and no home and no
money, he is yagrant, and his inten-
tons count for little or nothing. A
man OF Policeman Flynn's judgment
would like to discriminate OCCASION
ally, but. under such an order as had
been given, a conscientious officer has
no chance. So when he saw the man
Iger of a small manufacturing estab-
Iishment on his beat holding shabby
looking fellow by the collar, he knew
that the time had come lor him TO act.
Here officer" said the manager,
run this fellow in"
What's he been doin'?" asked Po-
liceman Flynn.
oh, he's a plain hobo" was the
reply. This is the second morning
I've caught him sleeping in the door
Tor job"
why don't ye give it to him?" in
luired Policeman Flynn.
TO hint" exclaimed the manager.
Why look at him Do you think he
really wants a Job? It's only an ex-
cuse'
"Ye can't tell be ma-an's luks
what he wants" was the sage sugges-
lion of Policeman Flynn TO lux at
me mebbe ye might not think | wa
lnted million dollars Then he
turned to the vagrant and demanded;
Where d ye liye?'
Anywhere" sullenly answered the
man.
What d ye do f'r livin?"
I'm looking for work
Where d ye work. la-ast?'
The man gave him an address, but
added:
That was three months ago. got
4 dollar a day as sort OF general
hustler but they cut down the force
and let me go
AN ye've mad no job since? No
wondher ye're lukin' r-rocky," com
mented Policeman Flynn. But or
ihers is ordhers. an if We ha-aye no
home an no money. an no work., III
ha-ave fr to take ye in"
On the way to the station the man
complained bitterly of his hard luck.
He was a comparatively young fellow,
but poorly equipped for the battle with
the world. His education had been
neglected. and he was handicapped by
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
Habits of Wild Bees.

There are about five thousand spe
cies of the wild bees, all with interest
ing ways of their own. Among them
is a species whose females are VERT
able amazons, and carry more and
better weapons than the males. There
are the "cukoo" bees, who deposit
their eggs in the nests of others. the
progeny of both living peaceably to
gether until maturity, when they sep
arate. Then there is the tailoring bee
which cuts leaves with her scissors
like jaws, and fits a'snug lining of the
leaf material into her cave-shaped
Dasf
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
SUNLESS WINDOW.
PLANTS THAT WILL THRIVE
WELL IN THE SHADE.
The White Petunia is a Good Winter
House Plant That Will Bloom
Profusely-AIl Palms Grow
in Shade.

The common white petunia make.
a really charming plant for use in a
shaded window. II is of the easiest
culture. For winter blooming it should
be planted in the early fall. Give IL
moderately rich soil. just enough wa
ter to keep the soil moist, and a
weekly bath to keep its foliage clean.
and It will bloom profusely.
When the branches seem to have
exhausted themselves by the constan
production of flowers cut them back
To within a foot of the pot. In a
short time new branches will be sent
forth. and they will bear flowers of as
fine size and as great profusion as a
young plant would be likely to give.
No plant can be removed more easily
or with hettar results.
The fuchsia is one of the most sat
isfactory plants for a sunless window.
If 1t is kept from blooming in the
summer ii will begin to bloom as soon
as brought into the house in the fall.
Give it a sandy loan and frequent
showerings,
The Gala is very satisfactory
flower to grow in the shade. Its great,
luxuriant leaves are attractive in
themselves. and when to these are
added the pure white beauty of the
flower It forms an ideal plant for the
sunless window.
The white azalea gives vast
amount of pleasure If the room in
which it is kept can be regulated as
to heat and moisture.
To grow it well the air must never
be dry and warm enough to exhaust
the vitality OF the plant. Fresh air
should be admitted daily, and the
temperature Of the room should be
kept low.
Begonias are particularly adapted
to sunless window and bloom with
great profusion.
The rubber plant does well in the
shade. So will nearly all of the
palms.
The best ferns for the sunless win
dows are the sword fern and the
Pteris tremula.
Asparagus plumosus is another
plant with foliage as dainty as lace
in texture. yet having the merit Of
standing heat and dryness of the at
mosphere very well. IL requires a
sandy loan. moderate amount Of
water. and frequent showerings. 1t
is an especially decorative plant.
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The fact that he had been prepared for
neither business nor a trade. SO,
while it was possible to get mel OF
better attainments tor even minor po-
sitluns, his services We're at dis
count. Even as day laborer, he
lacked the physique that would COM
mend him to an employer.
But I'm honest, he protested Il
really want TO get a job. but what
chance is there for me in thes
rlothes?"
.Thruc rr ye," replied Policeman
Flynn, locking at the dilapiIated suit.
'Tis like ye dhressed in tn da-arl
an didn't notice what ye was ta-akin'
from tn wardrobe.
Flynn was ~. night duty at the time,
and the arrest was made just as e
was relieved in the morning, 50 h5
brought the prisoner in himself ana
aad him booked" rs a yagrant Then
ae sat about the station and smoked
for time before going home to break
fast.
'TIs a sha-ame," he muttered, "tha;
III Ia-ad sh'ud be sint up If he wa-ants
rr to work."
After a little he .ent to the cell in
which the man was confined and beck
pued him to the door.
Honest, now" he said. "w'ud ye
Rpr-rk If ye had tn chalst?"
Just try me-" answered the man in
\ tone that carried cuuy fiction with it.
Policeman Flynn left the station In
thoughtful mood but, instead of go
Ins home to the waiting breakfast. he
vent back to his beat and presently
.,pped at the pace where he had
,.-de the arrest. In one of the win
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-09-21
Stuffed Apples.

Iare large smooth apples. cut out
tfe cores without breaking through
the under side. Make filling of lne-
ly chopped cold cooked chicken, sea
scred with salt, pepper and little
firsly chopped parsley. To one cup
o, the chicken add one-half cup of fine
bread crumbs. Fill the apple cups
with the chicken, with a bit of butter
o.; each. and set in a hot oven to
cock till tender, but not soft enough
t. oreak down.
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dows of the establishment was the
sign: Man Wanted"
Il thought ray-mimbered it," he
said. as he went in and asked to see
the manager.
''Ye're lukkin' fr a ma-an?" said
Policeman Flynn inquiringly, when he
had reached the managers office.
Yes" admitted the manager. DO
you know of one?"
"Ye're lukkin' f'r a ma-an." repeat
ed Policeman Flynn, an whin ye
ha-ave ye-er ha-ands on wan that
wa-ants fr to work. ye sind him to
tn polls station"
I'm looking for man and not a