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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
nnrk HampshIre sighted.

New York. May 1S,-The American bark Francis S Hampshire. from. Port Arthur. Texas which had spent t7rty Ave days at sea. delayed by continual calms until her officers and crew had run short of provisions, was sighted run short of provisions, was sighted yes- terday hy the steamer Matsnzas which arrived here today from Havana. The bark was about seventy fivc miles off the Maryland coast. The Matanzas supplied the bark with provisions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
JEROME GETS RECORDS.
Secures Books of the Supply Depart
 ment of Mutual.

New York, May 15.-After the ad- journment of the insurance grand jury yesterday. District Attorney Jerome announced that he had secured the en- tire records of the supply department of the Mutual Life Insurane Compa- ny,
 Whether he had secured them upon an order of the court he refused to state.
 Shortly after the announcement of the District Attorney, a truck backed up to the criminal court building and three huge packing cases containing vouchers. books and letter files were brought up to the district attorneys office
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
roR coMrLETIoN oF DAM.
ucysc Committee Recommends Money
 Enr the COOAa.

Washington. May 5-tSpecial) )-The House Rivers and Harbors Committee has authorized favorable report on inc bill to complete the dam of lock 4 on the Coosa river in Alabama. This i7 the measure in which MT Brown or e, cIaIr county has an interest. Mir Brown. who has been here for a week o |. more left for home tonight.
 Postmaster c. W Buckley of Mont ,xo,,er,- Is here in the interest of hls re- anpolntment His term will soon ex- nire The department officials are re- ticent as to whether he will succeed him self or whether some one named by the %,nhar,a referees will be given the DO
 MT and Mrs " Vandiver of Mont son,erv have returned from New York srd expect to spend a few days at the uot springs of iVrgina before return ina to Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
WOMAN KILLED WITH RATCHET.
c,r, wife of George Contest Found Tn
 Denver HoveI.

Denver. colo, May 15.--A l4 year old oir1 known as the wife of George Snntestl. alias George walse. was found dead today in a hovel in this city
 She had heen beaten to death with a ed from the body
 Tba child wife was Salvatore Sari- before hr marriage to Contesti which took place in San Francisco six r,orths ago The couple fled from San Tranetseo after the earthquake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
FINE ART BUILDING.
sJ .OoO. .00O Conditionally Promised B!
 Wealthy New Yorker.

s1 OoO. 900 Conditionaily Promised By
 Wealthy New Yorker.
 New York. May 15.-The Tribune to- day says s,
 It was learned last evening that Fl'- on0 noo had been conditionally promis- sd bv a wealthy New Yorker toward inc erection and endowment of Uni ted Fine Arts building to house the dozen societies composing the Fine Arts Federation. This plan. tormulat- cd several years ago. has received a fresh impetus since the union Of the National Academy of Design and the Society of American Artists. as was ex- pected council of the National Academy of de- signs. has estimated the cost of finan- cine the scheme at s3,o0o,ooo at least. appropriating $I,00o,OOo each for site buiIdinR and endowment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
GAPoN IS IDENTIFIED.
Body Found in Villa Is That of the
 Priest.

St. Petersburg. May f5.-At the in quest on the body of Father Gapon which was found May 13 in the upper ;hamber of lonely villa in the sum mer suburb of ozerki. Finland. M. Mar golin. the former priests lawyer posi- lively identified the body.
 The autopsy showed that he received blow on the head and that theory Is that revolutionists were listening in an adjoining room and heard Gagon betray his connection with the government and that Putenenburg, the socialist leader who is said to have lured Gapon to his death. rushed in, felled him to the floor and afterwards hanged him
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
NH support Great Rritnin.

et PeteTshurR, May Ib.--NO adnnia- s,on is obtainable here that Russia ;s tndulging in warlike preparations in tr,rs Caucasia, but it is possible that .be military activity reported in tbe disnatch from Tislis is an echo of a demonstration designed to support Great g=ata.n in her dispute with Tur- Ley regarding the boundary of the sinai peninsula.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
PUBLISHERS WELCOMED.
Acting Mayor Guuter and Major scre,
 Spoke.


 Tn fitting phrase. and with many warm expressions of pleasure the pub fishers of the South were welcomed in Montgomery. To them was extended the hospitality of the Capital City in terms strong and sincere.
 Acting Mayor Gunter. as representa- tive of the civic government gave to them the freedom and welcome of the city The city was proud, he said, to have them as its guests. Major W. W. Screws. editor of The Advertiser, greet ed them in the name of the press of Alabama, and he assured them of the heartfelt Rladness with which tho news paper men of the State look upon their presence in Montgomery.
 Tn response to the speeches of wei come, President of the Association, Mir Hemphill briefly and appropriately spoke and introduced H. H. Ca haniss. Corner President of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. and attending the con vsntion as special representative of The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
WEATHER FORECAST.

Washington, May 1B.--For Alnbmmaa Fair Wednesday and Thursday fresh south winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16

Rising as jOr ScreWs sat doWn, Ma for Hemphill thanked the two speak CTS for their words of welcome. He spoke with appreciation of Montgom Il have noticed in The Advertiser.'
 IContinued on Page TweIvel
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

showers, and then the treasure seekers had
on its back the turtle, which would not only
serve them as food, but also provide wide,
shallow dish for water, in case they were so
fortunate as to find any.
With the old turtle feet upward, there was
no chance that she could get away, and the
boys at once riAed her nest, finding eighty
three fresh eggs, that, in the absence of other
food, were palatable while raw, despite the
strong, fshy flavor.
This was a poor substitute for water, but,
as Bob sad ct was so much better than moth
ing that they ought to feel as if they had been
particularly lucky"
With turtle steaks and roasted eggs az
well as fair prospect of adding to their
stock of provisions on the next night their
situation was by no means as desperate as it
might have been.
The turtle was carried up the shore near
the camp, the eggs were covered with sand
until such time on the following morning as
Dudley could roast them, and nothing re-
mained to be done by the crew without
vessel save to turn in"
Only two slept at time, however, for
there was chance that the worthy Mr.. Gomez
might come in search of them, and Bob insist.
ed that strict watch be kept, to guard
against being taken by surprise.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

the west side of the island, and selected n
spot within fifty feet of the beach as the
place where they should spend the night
"If we stay here" he said, in explanation
to his crew, Eve may be able to signal some
vessel, and we shall stand a chance of get
ting few turtles, for by tomorrow morning
eat" @ ''' iei " W. HeeOeO '''"~''e
"Do you propose to lose sight of the ia
quita entirely?" asked Percy, in surprise.
1--WE can go and look at her whenever. we
want to, but can't see what good it will do
to keep watch over her. 1t isn't likely that
Pedro Gomez is going to back out from the
position he has taken just when we are who'll
any length of time, and / think our wisest
course is to endeavor to get out of the scrape
without trying conclusions with him."
"We might swim to her while he's asleep"
"Yes, and we might meet some shark that
has made harbor here. Allowing that all
know there isn't one chance in hundred
that we could overpower him, and | don't
believe he would hesitate to kill one or all of
us. He has come for the pirates treasure,
and he wouldn't be very likely to stop even
at murder"
II don't feel like giving up our boat with
out at least struggle" replied Percy, dog
gedly.
Neither do Il and when we can think
up some plan that appears to have show of
want But just now it is our business to
provide for ourselves in some way, so that
we shall not be obliged to give in to him,
because of hunger or thirst"
Dudley took no part in this discussion. He
would have been more than pleased to the
Spanlard's terms, even If they had already
found the treasure, and, guarded as it was
by the double cipher, he considered the pos
sibility of ever getting it to be so remote as
not worth even the semblance of a fight.
Bob went about his preparations for camp
ing, if he thought it might be some time
before they left Egg Key.
Working under his directions, the boys
put up a roof of light branches lashed firmly
with creeping vines to four trees
Thanks to lessons given by old Antonio on
previous voyages, they knew how to do this
in such a manner that it would resist any
ordinary gale of wind, and at the same time
be waterproof A wall, or screen, was placed
at the rear, and the task was completed by
sunset.
There will be moon at high tide tonight
Bob said, speaking as cheerfully as he could
under the circumstances, "and we ought to
be able to get some turtle eggs. They will
help out considerable, and tomorrow I'll try
a scheme Captain Moody told me about for
getting fresh water out of the gulf Ii you
fellows want to Sleep I'll stand watch till
it's time to look for turtles"
But neither the cook nor the mate of the
captured vessel had any desire for sumber.
Dudley sat moodily apart from the others.
drew the knotted rope through his fingers
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

that is to say, one or more words, each letter
of which formed distinct cipher. He may
thus, have changed the sense with every line,
word or character, and the only way to arrive
at the solution is to suppose that each letter
in turn has a certain value. Then, with this
counter table, / can in time read the writing
If find but one letter. shall have the key
to certain portion-one whole line, | think
You see, the fifth word in the c1yptogram is
made up of c's;, in the next line, two words
are spelled wholly with his; and, in the third,
one Is composed of us. | don't believe those
really mean anything, but are put in as
blind, or something Of that sort. AT any
rate, I'm going TO work on it tomorrow morn
ing, and by night I'll have made some head
way, I'm sure: Here is the comfortable, and
you see that by it | can change the value of
each letter throughout the alphabet, by simply
folding 1T to correspond in order to the first
line"
AS he spoke, he handed Bob the paper on
which he had been writing; copy of which
is in the adjoining column.
Bob studied the table carefully, and even
Dudley was aroused from his apathy by the
apparent meaningless repetition of letters; but
neither could understand exactly how this
would aid Percy in reading the secret writ
ing.
"Why didn't you put down Il and " with
the others?" the latter asked, at length
Because it is seldom that those letters
are used in real cipher and I'm most sure
that they were not at the time this was writ
ten."
Any further discussion of the cryptogram
was interrupted by the captain. The tide
was nearly at full flood, and he, as well as
the others, knew that ii they were to make
a supper of turtles eggs that night, it was
necessary that the strictest silence should be
maintained, otherwise their hoped-for visitors
would not come ON shore.
Had they not served an apprenticeship un-
der old Antonio in the art of turtle-catching.
the boys might have grown discouraged with
long waiting;. but they knew that upon am
untiring watch depended all their chances of
success, and they sat motionless as statues
nearly half an hour, at the end of which time
dark object could be seen coming out of
the water at a short distance to the right of
them
Not movement was made by the silent
watchers. They could see the broad, round
back of medium-sized turtle glistening wet
in the moonlight, as she crept awkwardly up
the beach, beginning to dig hole in the
sand with her fippers when She arrived above
high-water mark.
After this had been done, she remained half
buried in the sand, depOsiting her six or
eight dozen eggs like very large hen on a
nest; but when, this task having been finish
ed. she began to cover them with sand, using
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07
CHAPTER ".
A CONSULTATION.

A CONSULTATION.
n p HEN you give me exactly half Of
what you have found, but not a
- moment before"
IE0EE7I 1--WE have found nothing-valu-
able"
"Then give me what you Cid get,
and you shall come on board
'fWhat we've got we'll keep" retorted
Percy, his face flushed with anger as he shook
his fist toward the leering Spaniard.
"You will soon be willing to give all for a
drink of water" said the man, with grin.
And then he disappeared behind the bull
warks, as if well content to postpone all busi-
ness arrangements until the boys should have
had an opportunity to learn by experience
the meaning of the word thirst.
When the man who had taken possession
of the Jaquita had apparently concluded the
conversation by retiring from view, the own
ers of the felucca stood on the beach in
speechless astonishment. They understood at
once that they were powerless to do any
thing toward gaining possession Of their prop
erty. The two fowllng -pieces-ther only weap-
ons-were on board, under control of the vic
tor and they had nothing with which they
could even defend themselves.
They had come out to find a supposed
treasure, buried by freebooter, and, instead,
had succeeded only in finding veritable pi-
rate.
"What'll we do?" asked Dudley, exhibit
ing every sign of fear, while his companions
were too angry to think of personal safety.
''Do~ cried Percy, savagely Il know
what I'd do if 1 had that thief here, where
1 could get hold of him for a few minutes!"
"It's fortunate for you that he isn't here"
said Bob, laughing, despite himself, at the
thought of Percy attempting single-handed
to punish the man. "But since he is ON the
felucca, where we can't reach him, promise
that we find some place in which to make
camp for the night-that is, he added, "un-
less you think we had better come to terms
by giving him what he demands
Come to termsl" repeated Percy, angrily
'I'd rather stay here year than give him
so much as the broken slaves of the keg'
''But why not let him have what we
found? Dudley asked, earnestly. They are
of no use to us, and they won't do him any
good"
"They won't, because he'll never get them
that's certain!" and Percy emphasized his
words very distinctly. "But we'll know how
to read them before we're much older, or I'm
mistaken"
''Well, it don't change anything by stand
ing here holding an argument" interrupted
Bob. We've got considerable to do before
sunset so let's get to work on some kind of
a camp, and then. we can talk the matter
over at our leisure"
Although the weather was so warm, it was
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

thought.
He realized that the first and most i'm
portant thing to be done was TO make such ar
rangements for the welfare Of all as would
save them from the pangs of hunger and
thirst but even while he planned to this
end, he was trying to devise some means
whereby they might regain possession of the
felucca.
The question of food had been settled, at
least for as long as the turtle-laying season
should continue, and how to get fresh water
was the one important problem to be solved.
Bob knew as well as did the oldest fisherman
on the coast that they could get none by dig
ging in the sand; it might be possible to
catch some during shower, but such a SUP. D.
ply could not be depended on.
When all hands were called on the morn.
ing after the Jaquita had been stolen, Bob
knew exactly what should be done, and he
set each one to work without delay.
Percy was sent to learn what the Span
lard was doing; Dudley's duties were To die
such trench from the beach as would sup,
ply with salt water pool near the camp,
CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07
Cmrent Ry Games Ereos0n---

her fippers as dexterously as a boy would his
hands, Bob jumped out from concealment.
The old turtle did her best to scurry away
into the water before her enemies could reach
her; but all in vain. She was not more
than half the distance toward safety when
the crew of the Jacquita were upon her.
For a few moments there was quite strug
gle, during which the sand flew in perfect
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

square of letters on a stout piece of brown
paper, in which the dying sailors letter bad
been wrapped.
"How do you ever expect to be able to
read that writing?" Bob asked, after he had
watched his friend intenty for some time.
"By studying it," was the reply, as Percy
put the cryptogram carefully in his pocket.
"Of course. the man who wrote it had key
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

necessarily. as if expecting by such occupation
to him.
When the moon arose, flooding the shore Of
the key with siyery light, Percy studied the
cryptogram, examining the characters intently,
times each was used, and then writing a largn
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

necessary that the boys should have some
thing in the way of a shelter to protect them
from dew during the night and the mate and
cook followed the captain toward the interior
of the island to look for suitable camping
place
the key, formed by the bay, to the shore on
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07
CHAPTER V.
BOB'S PLANS.

THOUGH Captain Bob had appar-
emily settled down to the belief that
Pedro Gomez could and would re.
tain possession of the Jaquita, he
was far from feeling as passive un-
der the outrage as his companions
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

' p HEN you give me exactly half Of
' what you have found, but not a
- moment before"
sGE7I 1--WE have found nothing-valu-
able"
'rThen give me what you Cid get,
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the sigh of a pure heart, but who
doubts that if we could give one good
meal to the wretched creatures infeSt-
ing the streets Of cities we might begin
In some of them.the salvation from sin.
Elijah slept and ate. and slept and
ate again. The repose was natural, the
repast supernatural, but the lessons are
universally applicable. Gained and
strengthened, his holy spirit reasseae ed
itself. He would see Horeb the Mount
Of God.
"And he came thither, unto a cave"
Notice the parallel with Moses. These
two who were united in post-mortem
communion on the Mount of Transfg-
uration, were in life granted the most
inspiring visions Of Jehovah in per-
haps the same identical spot. How of.
ten in the Old Testament and in the
New, as we'll as in the later history Of
Redemption, We are reminded that God
grants additional favors and mercies
in the place where prayer is wont to be
made. Places in the lapse Of time ac-
auire redoubled sanctity. This church
was rebuilt over the spot where God
had for many years listened to His peo-
ple's prayers and praises. We see II
again this morning after an interval OF
several months. changed. but the same;
not yet in the final form of beauty
which we shall see in few weeks and
which will justify unusual services and
unusual gladness. but already brighter
and fairer than we have ever seen II
before.
We love to apply the term old to oul
churches, and the world has no more
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A.Tue Story.

I want to tell you OF something 1
saw take place on crowded Boston
street the other day. A dirty-faced,
ragged little lad was peking about >n
the ash barrels for spoils. He had
a tiny dog with him, quite as un-
hempt and uncared for as himself
but around that dogs neck was TIED
a bow of faded ribbon, and his m
cessant gambols and pranks found
favor in the sight Of his beggar-boy
master. It was plain to see that the
boy loved the dog, and between tae
two there was the complete under
standing of mutual affection. Sud
denly, while the dog was bounding
and barking In the exuberance OF ca
nine Joy and his masters eyes were
sparkling with relish Of this ono
thing in life that was his very own,
there came a rapidly driven team
down the crowded street. A moment
later I saw a ragged boy, with set
face and anguished eye, gather in hts
arms a manned and dying dog and
gently walk away. What had hap
pened? Only a worthless street cur
trampled to death, only a miserable
little raspicker robbed Of the sole ol'
oe toy and comfort his life ever knew,
the one friend that loved him, that
was all. But there was a look IN the
bov's face that will keep my heart
aching for many a day to come, and
the futtering bit of fancy ribbon
about the dead dogs neck brought
mist to ny eyes that hid the splendor
of the bright spring morning.-Our
Fourfooted Friends.
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Spiritual Exercise.

The best forms Of physical exercise
bring delight and satisfaction to the
body. Muscles, nerves and tissues are
called to new health and enjoyment.
The best forms of mental exercise Sc
cure rich returns to the thinker whose
mental faculties are stimulated and
quickened to larger powers Of attain
ment and enjoyment by each hearty,
healthful and honest exercise. So the
true worsh1per, as he closes his facul-
ties to the outer world and draws near
to God, spiritually. finds JOY. a peace.
a satisfaction, full of exhilaration and
approaching ecstasy, as he realizes
Gods presence. and becomes filed with
the fullress of God.-Herald and Pres
byter.
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to 100 pounds. Doctors told me I had
diabetes and could not live. I was
wretched and hopeless when began
using Doan's Kidney Pills, but they
cured me eight years ago, and I've been
well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Mail carriers in English cities set
about $400 a year.
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If your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
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What Life 1s.

Life is what we are alive to. It is
not length but breadth. 10 be alive
only to appetite, pleasure, pride. money
making, and not to goodness and kind
ness. purity and love, history. poetry.
music, flowers, stars. God and eternal
hopes, is 20 all but dead.-Scottish
RefOrmer.
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kidney trouble SO
bad I could not
work. Backache
was persistent and
it was agony to lift
anything. Gravel,
whirling head.
aches, dizziness
and terrible urin-
ary disorders ran
me- down from 1GS
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TWENTY YEARS OF IT.

Emaciated by Diabetes; Tortured With
Gravel and Kidney Pains.
Henry Soule, cobble', Of Hammonds-
port. n. Y, says: "Since Doan's Kid
ney Pills. cured me eight years ago, I've
reached 20 and hope to live many years
longer. But twenty years ago I had
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There is boom in mushrooms this
year in England.