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ACtA4Ai4lNco "a q - -
an entire broadside was hurled
against the opposing ship at short
range. the enemy's craft would
SILVER from stem to stern as though
shaken with an ague. Stewart had
a foe worthy of his steel. however,
and for hours the contest was waged.
Time and again he steered his ship
close TO the side OF the Cyane. and
would then back away in order 10
hurl a crushing broadside into the
smaller Levanu Finally the Cyane
was forced 10 strike her colors. Just
as the Americans were recuperating
the Levant, which had retired 10 re
fit, appeared again on the scene in
an effort to rescue her sister ship.
She found this task hopeless, how
ever, and put 10 flight. Then began
a long chase, ending in the final sur
render of the vessel.
After the surrender of both ships,
Stewart entertained the vanqulshed
English commanders on board the
Constitution. Here the discussion
between the two defeated admirals
became so heated on the question as
TO who was responsible for the dis
aster that Stewart was forced 10 be-
come a peacemaker, and in testing
moed offered TO settle the point at
issue by allowing them to return
to their ships and fight the battle
over The offer was declined, how
ever
After these many victories the
Constitution returned home.
In 1928 the Navy Department of
the United States issued an order
that the Constitution should be dis
mantled and broken up, as her days
of usefulness were over, and her
maintenance was a needless drain
upon the National Treasury. I'M
mediately there came from the pen
of a young law student poetic ap-
peal which went straight 10 the
hearts of every patriotic American.
The thought of tearing her tattered
ensign down" was a clutch at the
heartstrings of the nation. AS the
'Marseillaise" had quickened the
hearts of the French and led them
to hundreds of victories. and as the
signal, Don't give up the ship had
inspired a defeated crew to the point
of divine enthusiasm, so this appeal
from Oliver Wendell Holmes awak-
ened every spark of patriotism in the
hearts Of American citizens, and
there went up a protest from the
masses which was irresistible. "Old
Ironsides," which had been virtually
forgotten by the people in their man
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A CannibaI Army.

In order TO get the largest returns
the white officers have enlisted the
services of native soldiers. known as
sentries. This army OF warrior as
sistants is recruited from the f1ercest
tribes Of the Congo region. They
are, as a rule, men of most cruel and
bloodthirsty nature. These sentries
act in the capacity of overseers. II
a certain village does not furnish its
allotted quantity OF rubber periodi-
cally they go forth and are given
carte blanche to use any means
which they think eff1cacious in
bringing about larger returns. Left
to their own atrocious devices these
sentries stop at nothing. When q
raid is made upon a village the
younger members OF the tribe fee,
leaving the sick and the aged to fall
into the hands of toe human demons.
These decrepid persons are seized
and carried to a ''maison d'otage,"
or prison house. where they are held
as hostages until they are redeemed
by heroic exertions on the part OF
the tribe to bring in more rubber.
Owing to the fact that many Of the
hostages are In q feeble condition
when they are brought to prison. not
a few Of them die while they are kept
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tries, while the fifth administers a
frightful chastisement with the CHI
cote. II frequently happens that the
flesh Is laid open by this cruel in
strument of torture. The H.-ite man
sees that the whipping is sufficiently
severe to engender a proper amount
of respect for the law Of tie COM
pany and it's demands. Should THIS
means not bring about the desired
quantity of rubber, more drastic
measures are eventually brought TO
bear, as previously mentioned.
A fact that is still more deplorable
is that the punishment by the sem
tries Is by no means confined to the
men. The women and children FREE
qaently suffer from equally severe
measures. English missionaries
write that the favorite method OF
disposing of children is to dash
them against the stumps of trees.
These deeds are so ineomprehensi-
bly, cruel and narrowing that the
average reader viii turn away in
horror from the written account. But
this method of disposing of the sub
iects does not mend matters in Con-
go. So long as these atrocities are
practiced they are a disgrace to civil
lization and an ineffacable blot upon
the worlds boosted humanity.
All doubtas to the truth of the first
reports has been entirely removed.
The accounts which are before the
world today are authentic What
does the world intend to do about
IL?
If the atrocities of the Turks IN
Armenia called for a demonstration
at the hands of the nations OF the
world, and if the Boxer uprisings IN
China warranted the landing in the
celestial kingdom an army of allied
powers, surely the state of affairs
in the Congo Free State, for whose
existence all nations who took part
in the conference at Berlin. are in
part responsible. should appeal 20
the sense of justice and humanity
Of these several governments
1t is reported that the matter will
come up for discussion at the pres
ent session of the English parlIa-
ment. II seems that all nations are
averse 20 taking the initiative in the
matter on account of the hostile
feeling which any such step would
cause in the diplomatic relations
with Belgium But when a helpless
race Of human beings are being tor
tured In manner unparalleled in
the worlds history. IL is not tine
for diplomacy, but for action.
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prone TO lean toward lenienCy toward
the government in its statement Of
the conditions. At least we may infer
so from the fact that the personnel
of that body is made up of King
Leopold's friends, and they would
naturally be inclined to present mat
tiers in as favorable a light as pos
sible for their monarch and the ex-
listing regime. From the facts set
forth in the report. however, it
seems that all conceivable and i'm
aginable horrors have been perpe-
trated.
Not only the published reports
recount deeds which are narrowing,
but photographs have been brought
back to Europe showing cOnclusively
that the conditions which are re-
puted to obtain are not the product
of a heated imagination or the work
o. a sensation monger.
Among the many rumors which
have been substantiated by recent
accounts from the Congo Free State
is the fact that the white officers
who have charge of the concession
aires companies for the gathering
and expectation of rubber have not
only allowed, but have connived
with the native blacks in practicing
ATROCITIES which would have sick
ened the vandals of pre-mediaevel
days and would cause the atrocities
of the "unspeakabIe Turk" TO aP-
pear as sweet charity by COMPARE
sou.
AS is well known, the chief indus
try Of the Congo country is the pro-
duction of rubber The one aim Of
the Belgium regime seems to be
more rubber and a better quality,
without regard to the means by
which these ends are achieved. The
companies operating in the Congo
country, in order TO realize a large
profit, have resorted to the most
drastic measures 20 terrorize the
natives into shaving without rest or
recreation. This state of affairs is
to a certain extent directly charge
able to King Leopold, as he eXacts
so per cent of the Income from the
rubber companies as compensation
for administration Of affairs.
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Roger Easement. returned
from the Congo Free State
and startled the world by
a publication of alleged outrages
which had occurred in that portion
OF Africa, the world was Mortified.
So atrocious were the crimes which
were said to have been perpetrated
Upon a defenseless people that the
world tried 10 sOothe its ruffied feel
i1gs with the belief that such things
could not exist in the enlightened
twentieth century. under the very
eyes, and with the connivanee of
white men. Surely there must be
some terrible mistake, There was
some indignation manifested for a
time. but as has been the way from
time immemorial, other matters soon
distracted our attention from these
human beings so far removed from
he cares and worries Of the great
world OF commerce in which We live.
Fortunately for the good name OF
civilization the indignation of the
White man lasted sufficiently long
to demand that an investigation
committee be sent out TO look into
these charges which had been regis
tered against the administration of
the Congo.
1t seemed ali the more impossible
that such things could occur in
Congo Free State waen it was re-
membered that il was the one politi-
cal division in Africa which had
been born as a result of a philan-
thropic movement, and with the
avowed intention that the country
should be brought TO a high state of
civilization. and the natives be edu-
Gated and helped in every manner
possible. II must be acknowledged
that it has been these good inten-
tons which have paved the way for
a rapacious government TO make a
veritable hell of horror for those
who have come under its jurisdic-
ton. The fault 20 be charged TO the
good intentions" congress, which
met in Berlin in 1885 and disposed
OF the Congo. Free State question by
placing 1t under the surveillance of
Belgium, is that no safeguards were
placed around the natives, and as a
consequence there have never been
any persons who were sufficiently
interested in the welfare of the Con-
golese 70 see that they were treated
IN a humane and charitable way.
The inhabitants or the region were
not In any respect of interest to
King Leopold except as money-mak-
ing machines.
The fact that the Congo Free State
is throughout the greater portion
Of It's territory uninhabitabIe by
Europeans, owing to the malarial
dangers. forestalled any idea of ever
rearing an empire IN this section of
the Dark Continent. and even had
the Belgian monarch contemplated
such a move he knew that his steps
would be thwarted by the other land
greedy powers of Europe, who were
only willing that he should assume
the responsibilities of the region and
get p personal revenue from 1t 10
pay him for his trouble. The fact
remains that however much the
countries of Europe try to place all
the onus upon Leopold. IL is at least
their duty to see that measures are
taken at once to prevent a continu-
ance or a repetition OF the horrors
which chill the blood of civilization
u u
MoHof Qfopfoo OaaGHa,aH
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Worst Stories Confirmed.

WoFSt 0t0FIeS UohJlFmed.
The re-opening OF this question has
resulted from the report Of the COM
mission of inquiry. which was sent
out by the Belgium government after
the matter had created a great deal
OF excitement in Europe during the
summer OF 1903. The commission
returned 10 Belgium last March, but
its report has only recently been
made public. The world may rest
assured that this report does not
paint conditions any worse than they
really are. AS a matter of fact. II
anything, the commission has been
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zmoro IS sentry took the wife of the
dead man back 10 the white mans
camp with him. This IS not al
case, but one Of iuaay.
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Der that had been required of him,
but one of the sentries. who had
jurisdiction of the particular village,
came TO him and asked for the
blacksmith's wife. Ilumbo replied
thathe had given the required amount
of rubber, but that ne would not
surrender his favorite wife Upon
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receiving this refusal the sentry tied
the helpless wretch to a tree and
stood of some distance shooting at
him. The first bullet struck the
mans jaw and shattered it. Sew
eral other bullets hit him before one
at last struck a vital organ and put
him out of his misery. Then the
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e WO and a half years ago
When the English consul,
Roger Easement. returned
from the Congo Free State
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-09-12
CHAPTER XVI.


Before Denver left the vessel carry
Ing Lang toward the convict city, he
became aware of the destination of
the party. The detective might have
remained on board for the whole of
the journey, but he did not wish to
jeopardize his chances by counting dis
covery, AS soon as possible after leav-
ing the boat Jim fitted himself out in
regular western style, purchased
good serviceable saddle and pack
horse, and set out on his journey over
land. If he had not fallen into the
hands of band of prairie outlaws,
and been robbed and left for dead
upon the prairie, he would Lave
beaten the party overland AS 1t was,
however, he arrived at frontier town,
more dead than alive, little too late
20 see the emigrants off.
Here 1t became necessary for him
to wait for remittance from Chicago
in order to purchase a second outfit.
He employed his time in resting up,
and taking notes on all the rumors he
heard in connection with the party he
was in search of. He became assured
that he was following the right trail.
While waiting he fell in with an ad-
venturer, Col Hanchett, one of those
bold, headstrong men, who risk every
thing for gain. The colonel had been
brought up on the plains and was a
man used to border warfare. At this
time Hanchett was acting as sheriff
and had quite company of rangers
unGer his command.
Rather taking a fancy to Hanchett,
who seemed to be quite well posted
as to the doings of the convicts Cor
rather colony of persons whom Den
Yer called the convicts) Denver made
a proposition to the ranger which was
readily accepted. OF course, the jour
ney to Paradise was not made direct
because out of the way of Hanchetts
regular patrol, and, during the jour
ney, owing to the slowness of the
march, Denver often made excursions
alone for his own benefit. On one OF
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Kept up by all the company from one
end OF the tunnel to the other. Den
yer and Hanchett then proceeded to
enter the city through the under
ground road
Above them, suddenly, they heard a
noise as of tramping feet, as if body
Of men were passing back and forward
In hand-to-hand struggle. While
they stood debating as to the cause,
the ground trembled and seemed to
roll and turn. Rocks and patches of
dirt came tumbling down across their
path, while dull rumblings were heard,
as If huge bodies we're being blown
into space only to fall back to earth
With great force.
To digress for moment. What the
Denverites were hearing was the noise
made by falling walls crumbling into
ruin by the shower OF dynamite and
shell. AT the same time the convicts,
liberated from prison, were carrying
on struggle with the citizens pos
sibly right above them.
During the time Of the scuffiing
above them, the Denver party had
halted AS the noise ceased, Jim at
last threw off fear and again lit up the
tunnel with the rays from his lantern.
scream was heard, echoing and re-
echoing through the rocky cavern,
and before him stood the form OF
woman. It was Pearl Huntington,
who had been placed in the tunnel for
safety. She had her back against the
only means OF entrance and exit, and
In her hands she held pair OF shin.
ing revolvers.
Our party OF Denvertes as well as
P4arl were taken completely by sur
prise. But Jim was the frst to re-
cover himself. Having learned from Or,
Huntington that Pearl had been left
In the hands Of Lang, he very readily
surmlsed who the girl really was.
Mrs Lanel" he said efear not, we
are friends
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SECOND HAND MAIL. BOXES.
Why a Little Village May Have Big
Numbers,in Its Post Office.

The man who was spending his
summer vacation in the country was
looking quizzically at the mail boxes
in the rural post office.
Il did not know this was such a
large place." he said. II thought it
had population Of only about 4,000y
but the mail box numbers run much
higher than that, and don't suppose
every one in town rents box either"
The postmaster peered out of his
little barred window.
II can explain that he said. you
see the country post offices never
get new boxes, but we have those
left over when the city establishments
make over their Offices and get new
boxes. So you see lots of country
places are bound to have high mum.
Der boxes.
although our numbers run over
1000, you won't find any less than
1000, some other country post office
drew the lower ones. | myself would
rather get the big numbers, for it
makes us seem like busting little
city"
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ny CI-LAPL ES NORRIS BUTLER
Copyright 1906 by Charles Morris Butler

Then said Denver, satisfied, let
us explore the passage into the cellar,
and IL possible acquaint Lang with
the fact of our presence here; he
may need our help. | am certain
that Lang has undertaken the robbery
of the government vault and II so he
will send the gold out this way. Yet
| don't understand how he can expect
to carry away any great sum unless
aided by some one besides what lew
friends he has made on the inside"
What condition do you suppose the
wealth of the country is in?' asked
the colonel.
Bags of gold as dug from the noun
tains-greenbacks as paid in Tor en-
trance fees,' answered Denver; Il es-
innate the value at, say, two mil
lions!"
Il guess we can get away with 1t, !"
replied Hanchett, nonchalantly There
are twenty-four of us in the expedi-
ton. Each man should be able, with
the sailed" mounts he has, of carry
ing on an average of seventy-five
POUNDS WITH HlIn gay MY pOuHuS vi
gold and twenty-five of greenbacks.
That ought to net twenty-five or
thirty thousand each. If Louis Lang
is the practical man you think he is,
he Till have the pick of the vault, and
he will not burden himself with use
less material! Besides, he will have
certain friends of his on the ranch
who Till want to join our band.'
Another boom of cannon.
Let us hasten to the scene of the
skirmish," said Jim, getting excited
bring on all the men you can spare
our friends may need our help!"
Col Hanchett saw that everything
was in readiness to either escape OIL
hold the passage. Such was the con
struction of the tunnel that one man
could keep at bay regiment of sol
diers. Pickets were placed on guard
with orders to allow no one to enter
or leave the tunnel without written
order from Hanchett The balance Of
the troop were left at convenient
points along the passage so that 6
means of communication could be
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1t was Pearl Huntington.


these lonely journeys, Denver ran
across the spot where the skirmish
took place between Long Rope and
tne emlgrants. UP to this time Dem
yer had not run across the trail-that
is to know 1t. But here he found a
private signal which had been agreed
between Lang and Denver to be left
a letter in cipher, giving in details
the history OF the tight, post driven
into the ground.
From here the journey was made
easy by following the trail. AS luck
would have it, before reaching the
protected strip, on the borders of the
convict country, Denver ran into the
escaping DR., Huntington. From him
he learned OF all the deeds performed
by Lang the lay OF the country, and
best OF all the tunnel entrance into
the convict city. 1t was compare
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Hasty
Nervous
Chewing
Of Food
the Cause of
Dyspepsia

If your teeth are fit, chew, chew,
chew, until the food is liquid and
insists on being swallowed.
If teeth are faulty, soften Grape
Nuts with hot milk or cream, or
allow to stand a minute soaking in
cold cream.
There's a reason" as follows.
Grape-Nuts food is in the form
of hard and brittle granules,
intended to be ground up by the
teeth; that work not only preserves
the teeth but brings down the saliva
from the gums SO necessary in the
primary work of digestion.
Many people say (and it is true)
that when they eat Grape Nuts they
seem able to digest not only that
food but other kinds which formerly
made trouble when eaten without
Grape-Nuts.
Chewl
There's a reason" for
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Inere was something IN the speech
of Jim that treasured Pearl TINT sach
was the CASE but true to her ords-,
never flinching, she still presented
her arms. Denver took step forward
so that he stood as much in the glare
of the light as did the woman"
Where is LOUISE" he demanded.
First tell me who you are?' she
answered coolly.
II am Jim Denver"
Thank God for that" she exclain-
ed fervently. you have come in the
right time. Here is paper for you"
And she handed him a letter scrolled
all over with hieroglyphics. the detec-
tive's private cipher, and Jim read of
the plans of the insurgents. That Will
son with ten men was in charge of
the vault where the money was
stored; that Lang alone was trying
to ge hold of the counterfeiting tools
kept in the printing Office; that Rog-
| ers and his men were bombarding the
| walls and blowing them down; that
Black Jack was leading the convicts
to a bloody fight for freedom. 1t was
mapped out for Denver to receive and
hold the money as it came from the
vault.
A peculiar rap was given on the
door. 1t being signal to open, Pearl
threw open the door. Into the tunnel
trooped a dozen smoke-begrimed
men, heavily weighted down with
sacks, which afterward turned out to
he filled with greenbacks and gold.
| George Wilson led the party.
When Wilson saw Denver, he utter
ed an exclamation of agreeable sur
prise. "Of all men in the world-Jim
Denverl" and he threw down his load
and grasped the hand of that worthy.
II said that l would be here on the
right time, and | ami" was all Denver
said
There is plenty more gold where
this came FROM" said Wilson, "and as
had to blow up part OF the treasury
to get at it, | think we had all better
return for what is left, before the
hounds get on to our game"
During the excitement of the first
surprise, we are safe enough" said
Jim, "but when the misguided citi-
| ,ane 6pd.o,,+ +to+ +ho,, o,o erh+;,,c e,r
notb,na ana that wa ora oaSr,,;ne osr
their wealth, they will combine to
mo,,e o,r bo,,I ory TOO a,,,o, Gov safo'
ty."
.piebt Won oreo Gotta uorohat+
whose palm was itching to handle the
.orben Hancbett - said nenvor e,
leava va, ond von,. MON 70 bondIa tbo
noes &c soet &c tbev orc hrorgh+ ~
this no,nt Tal,a nartior,a,. oara, -
Mo Iaro al soa go 10 ~,
conoes IL ber No matter wbat bannens
~ vii, Load tho marty faal
-rTrnu- uneasy abouf lang and must
satisfy myself that the brave man 10
in no danger. would advise Won TO
get your troops ready TO march in.
stantly Won get the word, Then lin
took the lead with Wilson for 70.
turn to the treasury
When the conspirators. led nv Den.
yer. arrived at the Mace where the
j firearms were found by Lang every.
thing was quiet. So quiet. in fact.
that Jim Denver. who had ALWAYS
been noted for his foresight stonned
before the door was opened and eau.
toned his men to be prepared for a
surprise.
The mart of the tunnel where the
Wilson and Denver parties stood as
has been said before. was about TWEEN.
ty feet SQUARE and was the mouth of
the tunnel proper. From the door. II
was necessary to pass along a mar.
row ledge In zig.zag fashion between
rocks ON one side and the running
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sublec, for Another Lecture.

"Oh, dear" exclaimed Mrs. Slap
dash, when they were finally seated
in the carriage, I've only got one of
my. earrings on. I left the other on
my dressing table,"
HUH" grunted her husband, Just
like my lectures on your carelessness
lin one ear and out the other"
Just because man gives up dol
lar to hear a lecture downtown it
doesn't signify that he cares for free
lectures at home.