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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
CHApTER VI

It was near noon when we had buried
the two stokers shot by the skipper, and
more on in the afternoon before the decks
were made straight, and the traces of the
scufffp quite Oblterated. But PaolO lay
all day in a deliriu1,, and Mary went in
and out. bearing A gentle hand to the
wounded. who alternately cried with the
pain of it. and begged grace for their in
sanity After the hour of lunch the skip
Der called ROderick and me into the cabin.
"One thing is clear" he said; you've
brought me on more than a pleasure trip.
and while | don't complain, it will be nee
essary at New York for me to know some
thing more-Or, maybe to leave this ship.
Last nights work must he made plain. of
course: and this second officer of yours
must stand to his trial. The men | would
willingly let 90. for they're no more than
Iubberly fools whose heads have been turn
ed. But one thing | now make bold to
claim take this yacht straight from
here to Sandy Hook: and we poke our
noses into no business on the way"
That's quite right" said there's nc
reason now why we shouldn't go straight
on-if we don't meet with anyone to ask
questions on the way"
We all went out on deck after we had
agreed to let him have his will. We found
the first officer on the bridge, looking
away to the southeast, at the black hull OF
a steamer. ] noticed that she steamed al
a fearful speed, and she showed no smoke
from her tunnels.
Skipper" | said. will you look at that
hull? Isn't the boat making uncommon
headway"
You're right. She's going more thar
twenty knots. I've seen that ship be
fore" he said
"Where:" asked Roderick laconically.
Five days ago, when she fired a shell
into the Ocean King"
In that case" said I, there isn't much
doubt about her intentions she's chasing
US,
THAT may or may not be-" he replied
as he raised his glass again. but She,
the same ship, I'll wager my life. Look al
the rake of her-and the lubbers, they've
left some Of their bright metal showing
emidships!" :"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
CHAPTER Mi


1t was about o'clock in the evening
when we brought the Celsis through the
Narrows. Then the greater harbor be-
fore the city itself rolled out upon our
view; and as we steamed slowly into il
the customs took possession of us, and
made their search. 1t was a short busi-
ness, for we satisfied them that Paolo
suffered from 40 malignant disease.
For ourselves We went off to dine at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. When dinner was
done l suggested that Roderick should
take Mary through the city awhile, and
that l should get back to the Celsis, there
to secure what papers were left for me,
and to arrange, after thought, what my
next step in the following of Captain
Black should be.
| was driven to the wharf very quickly,
and got aboard the yacht with no trou-
bic. There was a man keeping watch
upon her decks. | went to my own cabin,
getting my papers. my revolver and other
things that | might have need of ashore.
As | was ready to go back to the 9th
ers | looked in Paolo's cabin, and, some
what to my surprise, l saw that he was
dltSScb, anu SttulIISlS dbOuI " uu4l luc
yacht. This discovery set me aglow with
expectation. If the man were going ashore,
whittier could he go except to his asso-
ciates? Was not that the very clue
had been hoping to get? This thought
sent me forward into the fo'castle, where
Dan was.
Hist, DAM said I, give me a mans
rig-out-a jersey and some breeches and
a cap-quick," and while the old fellow
stared and whistled soft l helped to
ransack his box; and il trice | had
dressed myself, putting n.y pistols, my
papers, and my money in my new clothes !;
but leaving everything else in a heap on
the floor. AS l came on deck, saw a
shadow on the gangway, The man was
leaving the yacht at that moment, and
followed him.
Once ont into the city. and having turn
ed two or three times to satisfy himself
that he had no one after him, Paolo
struck for Broadway. and thence with
staggering gait he made straight for the
Bowery. At last, after a long walk, and
when the man himself was almost falling
from the exertion Of it, he stopped before
All open uODI III lIlt ulIlIeSl VI tuh streets
through which we had come, and disap
peared instantly. | came up to the door
almost as soon as he had passed through,
and found myself before a steep flight Of
steps, at the bottom of which through a
glass partition | could see men smoking
and hear them bawling uncouth songs.
It was a fearful hole, peopled by fear
full men all nations and all sorts of vii
lains were represented there low Eng
lishmen, Frenchmen. Russians, even
Cinnamon; yet into that hole must l 90
if | would follow Paolo to the end.
pulled my cap right over my face and
passed through the swinging door.
The room was long and narrow; bank
ed its whole length by benches that had
once been covered with red velvet, but
now showed torn patches and the pro-
truding wool of the stuffng. | passed
quickly to q bench near the door, and
there sat wpdged against a fair-haired
seaman, whose look stamped him to be
Russian.
ITO be contnued.)
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

One Of the earliest signs of consump'
tlon Is loss Of strength and flesh, ana
this should always arouse suspicion in
the case of young man or woman
when there is no other evident cause
for 1t. In addition to the gradual ema-
citation there will usually be found
rapid pulse, shortness of breath, ane-
mia, as shown by pale lips and ex-
treme whiteness Of the eyes, poor
appetite, and Indigestion. There may
be feverishness in the afternoon, to-
gether with a hacking cough and some
times little splitting of blood; but
this Is more commonly a sign which
appears in the later stages.
The two mAinstays of the person
threatened with, or actually suffering
from, consumption are fresh air and a
generous diet. In no disease should the
injunction to throw physc to the
dogs be 50 faithfully obeyed.
If possible the consumptive should
sleep actually in the open air, on
balcony sheltered from the north AMI
east winds; but if this cannot be done,
the windows of the bedroom should be
kept wide open at night and the bed
should be 50 placed that 1t is bathed
in the sir entering from without. The
patients often fear this will give them
colds or Increase the cough. but it
does just the opposite. or course the
sleeper should be we'll protected, with
a hood in very cold weather, and
warm sleeping robe so as not to be-
come chilled if the bedclothes are acci-
dentally displaced
The daytime should be passed in the
open air The patient If weakness or
Ia fever keeps him from walking,
should sit all day on porch or by an
open window on the sunny side of the
house, and should practice full, deep
breathing for a few minutes at time
frequently.
The diet should be as nutritious az
it is possible to make 1t. Eggs and
good allowance Of meat. and also Of
milk should be the standbys. with
fat If fat can be digested Care rauSt
be taken not to upset the stomach. for
much depends upon good digestion
but patient living in the open air
day and night will be astonished at
the quantity of food he can eat and as
simulate. Fever at any partsof the
day Is a sign to avoid fatiGuing ever
else. The bowels must be kept in
proper ondition.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

curity of the contents and as regards
fire danger to life it is the part of PRIV
dence to consider it from the stand
point of an ordinary building. 1t must
be conceded that in an office building
it Is possible for fire to start and the
smoke, heat and flames to spread
throughout, making it impossible to use
the stairways and elevator as exits.
Under the circumstances it is to be ey-
pected that number of persons will
be imprisoned above the fire and their
safety dependent upon circumstances.
THE possibility OF a serious fire in
an office building Is generally discount
ed on the ground that office buildings
do not contain enough fuel for a con-
siderable fire, but whoever entertains
this notion should look about and esti-
mate the quantity Of combustible mate
rials contained in an office in the shape
of desks, cabinets, rugs, papers, etc. 1t
is true that the usual office OCCUPANCY
is not such as results in frequent fires
but there are the hazards due to the
heat, light and power and In many
instances offices are used for compare.
lively hazardous purposes. At the same
time among thousands Of offices it Is
reasonable to expect certain propor-
tion of fires and among these some that
will get headway and result in a con-
siderable fire. e."-Translation In Liter
ary Digest.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
PrOfesteh PrONcrha.

You can't judge by appearances"
Can't you, though! How else can you
Judge an actor but by his appearances
Never say die" Nice, prosperous
undertaken you'd make with that mot
to, wouldn't you?
"Give the devil his due" What's
the use of botherlng, he's sure to get
it.
Seeing Is believing" Not always.
Your wife sees you when you come
home late from sitting up with a sick
friend" but she doesn't believe you.
Faint heart never won fair lady"
Well, what of it? Ours is a brunette
Boston Transcript.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

me get aboard. Hands of told you
the job was risky" and he tossed and
turned and fell into troubled slumber,
Aud could not help thought of sorrow,
for | feared that he would hang if ever
we set foot ashore.
Gentlemen" said the skipper later,
'you owe your lives to the Banks; and,
please heaven, III see you all in New
York before three days"
And he kept his word for we sighted
Sandy Hook, and harm had come to no
man that fought the unequal fight.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Cause of the StooD,

The Portrait Agent-One notices a
great many stoop-shouldered men in
this vicinity. Due to hard work, sup
pose?
The Storekeeper - Nuthin' else,
b'gosh Totin' around the average crop
Nv whiskers peculiar to these here
parts amt no sinycure, l tell you =
Puck
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
QUEEN OF HOLLAND IN
DRESS OF TRISTAN PEASANT

This picture, which was taken quite
recently, shows her majesty, Queen
Wilhelmina Of Holland, with the child
iSh look made familiar by her photo
graph as a little girl Il few years ago.
Friesland In the Old days included not
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Poor Memory Somewhere.

Mother-Tommy, what did say I'd
do to you II you touched that jam
again?
Tommy-Why, It's funny, ma, that
you should forget It, too. I'm blamed
IL | can remember philadelphia Tel
egraph.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

LET me see" said she. What is
It you call these men who run automo-
biles?'
Pardon me-" replied the gallant
man, I'm too much Of a gentleman to
tell you what | call them. ."-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

only a part of Holland, but also parts
Of Prussia, Oldenburg and Schleswig.
The province of Friesland proper in the
Netherlands to-day covers an area Of
,2S2 square miles, and 1t has popu-
lation of less than half a million. The
people of Friesland, who speak a curl
Gus form of low German, are simple,
hard working folk, and dress in a
charming old-world way which suits
the young Queens style.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
First Prayer In Congress.

The first prayer in Congress was
made in 1777 by the Rev. Jacob Duche,
rector OF Christ church and a man of
considerable learning. lie afterward
turned traitor to the cause of inde-
pendence.-The Sunday Magazine.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
FalIacy Exploded.

talk Is cheap" remarked the man
with the quotation habit.
Not always" rejoined the practical
man. "My wife talked me into buying
her a $50 gown this morning"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
In After Years.

Mrs. Newed-And will you love me
just as much when | am old, darling?
Newed-MOre, | think. You probably
won't be so silly then.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

If men were relatively as strong as
beetles they could juggle with weights
af several tons
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Old Iayy for Hours of Work.

As early as 1917 law was passed
in New Hampshire making ten hours
a legal days work.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

Many a rich man is unable TO offer
better than a poor excuse.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-25
BURNS TO DEATH
AS OTHERS LOOK ON
Old Veteran ait Yankton Is Gre
mated in His Own
Home.

Yankton, S. D., Jan. 21.-Gerhard j.
Sanders, veteran Of the civil war and
a pioneer of this city. was burned to
death, in his sleep at midnight in his
home here.
The body was in plain sight during
the fire. but could not be reached.
it balanced on a heavy floor joist in
the center of the fire. The home was
destroyed.
Sanders lived alone and had just re-
ceived a pension. This fact gave rise
to the theory that he had been mur-
dered and robbed and his body inciner-
ated and an Investigation is under
way. Most people, however. believe he
had been drinking and left a lamp or
candle burning, which in some way
started the fire.
He leaves three daughters. one. Mrs.
Thomas Douglas. living here. and two
supposed to be in Sioux City. One son
also lives near here.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-25
KIT TREDGE ASSAlLS
THE LUMBER TRUST
South Dakotan Says, 1t Cor
trolls Both Wholesale and
Retail Trade.
CRUSHEs INDEPENDENTS
Octopus Is Held to Be the King ot
Combines-So Bold 1t Makes
No Secret of Nefarious
Practices.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 21.-After
trust by Senator Kittredge of South
Dakota, today, the senate agreed to his
resolution instructing the secretary OF
commerce and labor to Investigate the
monopoly.
Mr.. kittredge said:
In it's far-reaching effects there Is
none to compare. 1t is remorseless in
its grasp on the people, and the only
change it contemplates is to increase
the price of it's products at stated and
frequent intervals without regard to
cost.
THE consumer not only bears the
burden of it's aggressive policy of ad-
vancing prices. but also of the profits
of intervening agencies.
THE trust has become so bold in its
operations within the last year or two
that it has eliminated in many local
tiles all semblance of competition and
from a central point controls the
wholesale and retail trade and fixes
prices to the consumer.
IT costs $40 to manufacture lumber
in the mills and yields to the trust
profit of at least 200 per cent.
According to the last United States
census the value of timber products in
1900 was s566, 100000.
THE methods by which the trust has
obtained control of the lumber business
of the country are no longer secret. 1t
not only arbitrarily advances the prices
| unscrupulous methods to crush inde-
pendent Dealers"
Kittredge favored the abolition Of
duty on lumber
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-25
GIVE HoMEsTEADE9S RESPITE
FROM COLD ON PLAINS

B Pierre. s. d., Jan. IA joint resolu-
sion asking congress to extend the time
of establishing residence on lands west
Of the river to April l passed both
houses under suspension of the rules
and was teegraphed to congress.
The anti-pass bill was amended to
compel railways to file a list of pass
holders with the railway commission
twice a year and was rsad the second
time
The game bill was introduced in both
houses and a special committee an
nounced to which it was referred in the
house. The committee is Drake. Foster,
Hare, lssenhuth, Lee, Wolsmuth and
link In the senate it went to the COM
mittee on state affairs.
Carroll in the house introduced a bill
for constitutional amendment relating
to revenue providing for an Inheritance
tax also on incomes and for the taxa
tion of the gross earnings of corpora
tons.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-25
GOVERNOR COE 1. CRAWFORD
NAMES HIS PERSONAL STAEF

Pierre, S. ID. Jan. Ex-Governor
Crawford has appointed as aides on his
personal staff: Captain. George NJ
Guyer Brookings; w. II. Stokes. .jr.
Watertown; Harry Libby. McCook:
Frank Muller. Burke, {. G. Clason,
Sioux FAILS.
At the annual meeting of the State
Historical society the old board was re-
elected, consisting of c. +. De Land, b.
A. Cummins, John Hays and Chaplain
DAILY. The officers selected We're: r. F.
Kerr. president; DR.. De Lorme w Rob-
inson. vice president, Doane Robinson,
secretary.
Governor Crawford has in his hands
the recommendation of the board of
pardnns that clemency be granted to
William Fitzpatrick, of Roberts county,
who is confined i'm the penitentiary on
a charge of manslaughter.
No state school endowment lands
will be offered for sale this year. that
decision having been reached by the
state lands board. This puts the leasing
dates all on March 19. The minimum
lease price was given an upward trend.
ranging from cents an acre west of
the Missouri river. 10 cents in the
counties along the east bank of that
stream. and from that up to 81 an acre
in Union county.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-25
COAL FAMINE I'm THE
HILLS SAID TO RE RAD

Deaduood. S. D.. Jan. l9.-The fuel
situation is becoming more serious in
the Hills each day. Early in the winter
the shortage of coal was felt yet suff1-
Client car loads were brought in from
day to day to prevent actual suffering
or discomfort Yesterday, however,
found the fuel dealers in this city with
out 4 pound of coal on hand. A fact
which aggravates the situation is that
there are standing at Edgemont over
120 cars of COAL most Of which has been
there for weeks, and which the railroad
has not been able to bring further ow-
ing to the shortage of engines. Some
little towns along the line have taken
coal from the cars by stealth at night
and coal dealers in some of these places
have gone so far as to have cars set
out by force to relieve the sufferings OF
the community. The Hills, however,
does not feel the lack of coal so much
as the prairie country, as notwithstand-
Ing the forest regulations. there is still
available a large quantity Of timber
which can be used for fuel.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-25
SUNDAY SHOWS in BOX
AND LID NAILED DQWM

Watertown. s d.. Jan. 21.-The lid
has finally been shut down tight on
Sunday shows i'm Watertown. and here
after no playhouse i'm the city can open
Tor Sunday entertainments under :,
fine of So. This action is the culmili-
alton of a long fight on the part of the
best people of the city against the char
acter of the shows that We're brought
here. TIE first action taken by the
council was the fixing of annual Ii
cemse Of $50, ANA now all sunday night
privileges are revoked. The general
sentiment iaNors the action.
Vital statistics for 1906 show Coding-
ton county to have been one of the
hea!thful localities in the state. for
there We're only 1903 deaths in the coua-
u turing the year. There We're 232 mar.
ria ges and 2ol births.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-25
halt CALLED TO
INSPECT IIif FACTS
Browne, OF Brown County,
Says 2-Cent Fare Plan Needs
Investigation.
SLOW UP ON ANTI-PAss
Nleinsasser's Bill Which Takes the
Transportation Question Across
the Sty. Thought by Many
10 Sc Dead Wrong.
SLOW UP ON ANTI-PASs


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'rh,. te,nrer of ne senate seems to be
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shsnii,,eIII satjer.c1orv from me start
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Gudoubted support of a majority of
both committees as was shown by the
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-25
SPARKS FROM HOT IRON
SETS OFF BLAST POWDER

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Jan. 23.-While at
work in a blacksmith shop which he
has on his farm, Joseph Orda, near
Sioux Falls. had a miraculous escape
from death.
He was hammerng hot iron when
sparks set fire to and exploded four
pounds of blasting powder in a drawer
in a bench Immediately beside where
he was working.
The force of the explosion was suft1-
cient to badly wreck the shop. Holes
We're blown through two sides of the
structure. and the bench in the drawer
of which the powder had been stored
was blown to atoms. The shop was
filled With pieces of iron, bolts, tools,
etc. and these We're blown in every
direction.
and injured
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-25
SNOW MAKES RANGE
MEN NAPPREHENSlvE

Pierre, S. D.. Jan. l9.-George A. Poe
of Hitchcock, who has been holding
cattle near Midland, came in last night
for a conference With Northwestern
railway men in regard to obtaining
cars to bring his cattle to the eastern
part of the state to get them near
feed.
He says it has been showing steadily
since Friday and cattle cannot find
anything to eat on the prairie, and hay
supplies are running short. What he
wants is the privilege of shipping hay
west and bringing out cattle. The chief
officers of the road have been COM
mumicated with to allow such ship
ments
Mr.. Poe says that while the snow is
deep and the weather severe, there is
no suffering from lack of fue! as yet,
but long continued cold is likely to
cause distress.