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I1.
when the door was left unlocked, he is gone from it
practically all the time when the door is locked;
therefore,,
Opinion again" interrupted The Thinking Ma
chine CURLY. Facts, Mr. Swayne, facts!
If he isn't gone, why does he keep the door
locked?'
Perhaps" and the Grabbed little scientist re-
garded him coldly,-" perhaps it's really because
he is busy and doesn't want to be interrupted
That is always possible, you know. I'm that way
myself sometimes
And where does he go? How does he go? And
Ii had to diagnose this case remarked The
Thinking Machine almost pleasantly, Il should
say It severe attack of idle curiosity, compll-
whole tone, his whole manner changed. Has the
conduct of the business of the company been all it
should have been since Mr.. Carroll has been in
charge!' he demanded.
Well yes" admitted Swavne
He has made money for the company"
Yes"
perhaps increased its earnings, if anythng?''
Swayne nodded reluctantly.
Nothing is stoen: the scientist demanded:
Nothing is missing? Nothing has gone wrong?"
Three times Swayne shook his head.
The Thinking Machine rose impatently. IF
there had been anything wrong, of course YOU
would have gone to the police" The Thinking
Machine went There being nothing wrong
yov come to me. l don't mind giving what assist
aI.ce l can in instances where it works for good
but my time is valuable to the world of science,
MIR. Swayne, and really l can't be disturbed by
such trivial affair this. If anything does go
wrong, if anything does happen, you are at liberty
to call again. Good day.
The two men rose, stood staring bankly at each
other for moment, then turned to go out. Swayne
face was crimson with anger: chagrn at his abrupt
dismissal But at the door he turned back for one
final question.
Would you mind informing us how Mr.. Carroll
disappeared from his office on the two occasions
when know he did disappear, before he locked
his door against US?
GU saw him go in one door; he went out an
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then wheeled suddenly on his heel there and called:
Mr.. Swayne!"
The secretary and treasurer started little at the
imperative command, al Carroll motioned for him
to approach. Then he ed the way into his Office,
Swayne following, and the clerks outside heard the
lock click. Swayne, inside, stood waiting the presi-
dent pleasure. A vague sense OF physical danger
oppressed him.
Sit down." commanded Carroll. The secretary
obeved. You the secretary and treasurer of
this company, are You not:" demanded Carroll
brutally.
Certainly Why?"
Then you know supposed to know,
actlv what securities this company holds in trust
for its customers to protect margins, don't your"
Carroll went His eyes were blazing the secre-
tary met them:
Certainly know Swayne responded after
moment.
You know that in the round three million dollarsi
worth of securities vaults and safety deposit
thousand dollars worth OF United States gold bonds
and that these include the numbers oo43917 to
oo4412o:'
immediate answer which lay behind the tone and
stopped to consider the matter carefully Was it a
trap of some sort? He couldn t tell.
Do you do YOU not know that this consgn-
ment of bonds includes those numbers" demanded
Carroll hotlv.
Yes" was the reply, Il know that those numbers
included in the Mason HaCkett trust lot. Further
| know that locked them myself the vault in the
Office here
CAROLS eyes were contracted to pin points and
all the latent power of the seemed aroused he
turned savagely in his chair.
" If you know that to be true, then what does that
mean and he flung down sheet of paper violently
under the eyes of the secretary and treasurer
SWayne, with vague sense OF terror which he
could not fathom at the moment, picked up the
paper and glanced over it. 1t affidavit signed
by E. c. Morgan & Co.. brokers, and dated the day
before. 1t in the usual form, and attested with
innumerable reiterations, that United States Gov
eminent gold bonds, numbers oo43oI7 to oo4 2o4o
inclusive, were in the possession of E. c. Morgan
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other, | suppose, re-
Piled The Thinking
Machine.
There is only one
other door retorted
Swayne with some
thing like triumph in
his voice. That is
blocked in his office
by his desk and
also blocked in the
stockholders meeting
room, to which it
leads, by a long couch.
The offices are fifty
feet from the ground;
SO he couldn't jump
from a window. He
didn't go through the
stockholders room,
either, because that
has only one door,
and that opens into
the outer office within
two or three feet Of
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planned and had to leave the paper on his desk"
4 thought you said you him go in?' de-
1nanded Swayne.
Il did, sir
Well he must be in there; he hasn't come out"
insisted Swayne Are you sure he isn't there:"
Why, positive, yes, Sir, replied the bewildered
t,ookkeeper
Swayne was bending over the high desk intent1y
studying the figures before him The bookkeeper
stood for little while II awaiting another order,
then resumed his work.
Well 60 in there together and see if he isn't
20 be found, said Swayne at last in a
If fact tone.
But just" the bookkeeper began.
Never mind, come along, directed swayne;
and don't talk loud, he added in a lower tone.
Wonderlngly the bookkeeper followed the secre-
ta-v. Swayne himself raped on the door There
quietly. Carroll was sitting at his desk going over
the morning mail He apparently was not aware
that the door had been opened and Swayne started
to close it as he and the bookkeeper withdrew.
You were mistaken, Black, Swayne remarked
casually.
Come in, Mr.. Swayne, you and Black" called
Carroll Just as the door closing.
Swayne warned the bookkeeper to silence with
one quick, comprehensive glance, then reopened the
door and they entered the private office closing the
door behind them. Swayne faced his superior
calmly dehantly almost; the bookkeeper twlddled
his fingers nervously.
Since when is it customary for employees here
20 disobey my orders:' demanded Carroll coldly.
Mr. Black told me you were not here, and l came
70 see myself, replied Swayne with singular
You see that he was mistaken, them" demanded
Carroll. Mr.. Black, shall require your
services any longer. Mr.. Swayne will give you a
check Immediately for what is due you. And you,
Mr.. Swayne, understand that if my orders not
obeyed to the letter in this Office shall be compelled
70 make other changes From this time forward
he door will be locked when l in my Office.
That's all
But | was obeyng orders when Black began
Il put my order on the door for you 10 obey
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d Co., having been
bought in the open
market three days
previously.
Swayne stared I'M
believingly at the affi~
davit, and slowly,
slowly, the color de-
serted his face until it
was chalk white. Twice
he raised his eyes from
the affidavit to the
strangely working face
of Carroll, and twice he
lowered them under
the baleful glare they
met. When he raised
them the third time
there was mystitica-
ton, wonder, utter
helplessness, in them.
"Well?" blazed out
Carroll. Well" he
repeated.
owayne started to
his feet.
" Just a moment.
Mr.. Swayne," warned
the president in a voice
which had become sud-
denly and strangely
quiet. " You had bet"
ter remain here for a
few minutes until we
look into this" He
rose and went to the
door, and spoke to
some one outside.
Please bring me al
the securities of all
kinds in Our vaults"
he directed, and send
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personal opinion or prejudices, Mr.. Swayne," he
Tebuked sharply. you want my assistance in this
matter, must insist that you relate the facts and
only the facts, freed of all coloring which may
have been infused into them by your i'll feeling
toward Mr. Carroll. l understand readily enough
the cause Of this-this i'll feeling You are his
senior in the Office, and he promoted over your
head to be the president of the company while you
remained secretary and treasurer. Now give me the
remainder of the facts please
There considerable pause. A flush had
slowly mounted Swayne's face, and it only with
an obvious effort that he controlled himself Once
he looked toward Black who had been silent
witness of the interview.
We'll, after those first two Incidents Swayne
went on at last, the door of Mr. CAROLS private
office was always locked the inside the moment
he was left alone. Now l am not fool, Professor
Van Dusen. In my mind it stands to reason that
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-09-05
The Missing Link

That there are scientists who still
DelleVe there is a missing link be-
tween mankind and the animals is
shown by the fact that DR. Max Mos
koWski, of Germany has just arrived
at Java with an expedition whose
|sole purpose is to discover the "miss-
ing link The expedition Is being
financed by the Royal Prussian
Academy of Science and the Dutch
government, and DR.. Moskowski,
who is a zoologist, is accompanied
by biologists, engineers, and an es-
|cort of troops provided by the Dutch
authorities. Java was selected as
the starting point of the expedition
because Prof. Dubois, a Dutch scien-
list, said that he found the "missing
INK there some twenty years ago.
IN the course Of his excavations at
Java Dubois unearthed the remains
|ot savage being which, he says,
could have been neither man nor
ape, but something between the two.
fDr Mosko wski INTENDS to begin his
OBSERVATIONS in"the valley Of the Solo
RIVER, near the volcano Layu, and
ne Will carry on the work for at
least q year.
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I'm ING THE YARDS. 7
A Naval Femopy That Il Not What
y : S "a LII Used to Ro. -

a Naval ckenopy That 10 Not WhaS
a: = s, a Lit Used to Re. -
:. In thS Scl0 navy. when United States
ships were. actually ships with yards,
the %ooAnB mates call, IAN hands
cheer shipeswas followed by a much
more picturesque ceremony than Is
posslole how when the vessels of the
navy are fitted with but a single yard
and that only used for signaling. At
the word NOt command Man the
YARDS" there was an amount OF aero
batic: scurrylng on the main decks OF
the old ships that was calculated to
make the ship visitor hold his breath,
the thing looked so dangerous. The
men forward IN bluejacket uniform
would fairly, leap up the rope ladders,
and almost BY the time the echoes of
the command bad died away every
yard on each mast Would support
scores OF men and boys. all standing
erect, most Of them only held up by
the crossed arms OF the men beside
them. This Representation of a cross
was held by all Of the men, and it
was their business to stand thus with
absolute statucSQueness. Then the
command, "Cheer ship" would be
bawied out ON deck by the chief bos'n's
mate, and there would be yell from
cathead to mizzcn that couldn't help
but warm the blood Of every body with
in hearing OK it. When the men
manned the yards with all sail except
topsails and stunsails set, such pic
ture was really beautiful, the mems
uniforms Of blue standingxout in sap,
phire-lfke contrast to the cameo white
ness Of the shrouds. This was cere-
mony On all formal occasions, such as
the visit aboard the old ships of dis
tinguished men. ARD MAN the
yards" and."Checr shfpr' were COM
mands always given when one Of the
old clippers OF the United States navy
was either departing for or arriving
from foreign station.
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Lively Mourning.

a noted English artist once was
standing at the edge of the road wait
ing for his horse and he was dressed
in his usual peculiar Style-mustard-
colored riding SUIT, vivid waistcoat
and bright red tie. a man who had
evidently been reveling happened to
lurch round the corner Of the street.
He stared at the famous artist for
a minute in silence, then he touched
his cap and asked In q tone Of deep
commiscration, "Beg pardon, guv'nor,
was you in mournin' for anybody,
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PALFREY- FOR DINNER.
1t Was Not Horsefiesh, However, That
Dr.. Johnson Ate.

DIR. Johnson in his journal mentions
the interesting fact that be had on a
certain day Ia, 'G.3ziirey for dinner.
Now, these three words have caused
not little trouble to the critics, and
for this reason. that they know not
what palfrey really Is. 1t has been
suggested that palfrey Is clerical err
ror made, by the doctor. himself for
pastry, butt the doctor wrote so lecibty
ana there is so much difference be-
tween the words palfrey and pastry
that this position is not at all tenable.
'Palfrey Is defined In Johnson's cele-
brated dictionary as "a small horse fit
for ladies'" and some have thought
that the doctor (whose feats. as a
trencherman were notorious) may have
broken a record on the day in question
and disposed Of small horse. All
these and other conjectures are wrong,
and we will proceed to give the correct
explanation.
The word palfrey sometimes pam
frey by the interchange Of and m) is
still In use among the rustics Of Scot
land and the north Of Ireland and
means young cabbages when they first
come to table in the spring. Such cab
bages have not begun to, close" or be-
come solid In the center. They are
generally spoken of as early pamfrey''
and are considered a luxury. DR.. John.
son probably picked up the word from
his friend Boswell or from some other
Scotch acquaintance, = London Notes
and Queries.
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A Good Medicine.

Laughter not only gains friends, but
It's good medfcine-keeps the eyes
bright, the heart light and increases
the number OF red corpuscIes Per.
haps that is the reason one sees SO few
fashionable people laughing, They are
cultivating blue blood
A man who was very i'll was visited
by his doctor, one Of those lugubrious
creatures, about as cheerful as q tomb.
stone. He assumed the properly de,
jected air and inquired OF the sick
man where his friends were. In case
they need be notified and asking il he
had any last request.
Yes, one" the patient answered fee.
bly,.
What Is it?'
Il wish l had another doctor."-St
Louis Republic
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Short Sketches of Cur
rent Events
RANDOM SNAPSHOTS

Washington, Sept. 4.-Senator
Hemenway, Of Indiana, once lived in
Kansas and he tells how in those
days he used to make money haul
ing bufralo bones to Wichita. The
fprairfes Of Kansas were covered with
these bones and the settlers soon
learned that they could sell them, as
they were shipped to New England
and used for making buttons and
other things. There was time
when one Of the principal streets OF
Wichita was paved with buffalo
skulls and horns, and it is said that
many a good horse, was ruined be-
cause Of it. When the settlers
brought in the buffalo bones many
OF them brought the horns and
skulls also, but there was no market
for these and the city authorities
made the settlers take them out of
town on their return trips. Some
one started dumping their loads Of
horns and skulls on Seneca street.
Wichita, and soon every one was
following the example. Not long
afterward buffalo horns and skulls
brought good price, but in those
early days thousands Of dollars
worth of them were thrown away.
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I OF civilization itself, the Hebrew
be written has been the altar OF the
Hebrew faith, an earthly throne, and
the very, chiefest influence in the life
and vision of the Hebrew child has
preservedits place and its power in
the development of that race even in
SC thoughtless and gold-struck coun-
try as ours with amazing poiSe. Prof.
lSaacs very properly attributes the
it will be felt down the years. They
have given dignity to the Negro min,
lister.
There is yet a higher reason why
this bishops for Races" proposition
should not prevail. 1t will as surely
promote the spirit, and ultimately the
letter, of Jim Grow" as night fol,
lows day There can be no opposition
to the election of a Negro as a full.
hedged bishop in the Methodist church
On the other hand, there is no good
reason why one has not been selected
before this day. There are Bowen.
Jones and Brooks. Mason and Thomas
Lucas, Shumport and Logan, and a
score of other men Of like character.
reputation and attainment, any one oil
whom would honour the bench anC
Rut the selection of either were a
distinct defeat Of the spirit of the
church and the index and higher am
bition of the Negro people, unless ii
meant that he could preside in Ohio
as we'll as in Georgia. A Bishop is q
Bishop. Who would, who could re-
strict him, and yet not know the i'm
port and consequences Of that restric
ton? Men cry out Representation
Representations" So cry We, but not
representation at any cost. Hard is
the pill for the mbitious, but. their
membership perfers it.
The black membership of the Meth
oGist Episcopal church is not asking
for black bishops; they are satisfied
with bishops, with love in their heart
and the gift of power, nor do they
care whether their faces are done in
ivory Or in ebony. If the time ever
comes when this membership must
have black bishops, since there is mol
a needles point Of difference in the
faith or creed Of the mother church
and the A. NJ. E, A. NJ. E. H., or e.
NJ. E. churches, why not join either
of these? Each has black bishops to
let. That thought we know is not
comforting to the eagle-eyed masters
of the trick in the several Negro cor
ferences but we press it.
1t at least shows the way Of escape
from Indicating Jim Crow prlncl
pies in a church great because 1t has
so far successfully withstood the
march of prejudice and separation.
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a Curious En1brocation,

Rattlesnake oil is preserved and pre
pared very carefully for use as lini,
ment In some parts Of the world.
rheumatism and sore Joints are the
ailments in which it is chiefly en-
ployed.. The fat is taken from the
dead reptile and laid upon cloth in
the hot sun, from which the filtered
oil drips into jar. From fear that
the reptile may be bitten itself the
clear oil Is tested by dropping q por-
! ton Of it into milk. If it floats in one
globule 1T IS regarded as unaffected.
II 1t breaks into beads and curdIes the
milk 1t Is judged to be poisonous and
thrown 8Way.-Montreal Standard,
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Radiunf Substitute.

The school Of medicine at Roche
tort, France, has announced the
discovery Of new radioactive sub
stance by one of it's students named
Luncien. 1t is said that the sub
stance is uranyl-molybdate, and its
constituents, uranium and molly
bdenum, are fairly abundant so, that
there should be no trouble In bro.
curing them, or in preparing the
new discovery. The molybdate is
formed by adding ammonium molly
bdate to uranyl nitrate, when a
white powder separates. This is
dried IN the dark, and is so unstable
that 1t must not be exposed to the
light. 1t Is said to give radioactive
effects practically as intense as those
given by radium. It's cost is estimat-
cd at about $40 an ounce, which,
however, Is slight compared to that
OF radium, which has gone I'D to
many thousands Of dollars an ounce,
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His Medal.

The button worn by those to whom
congress awards medals for special
bravery in the country's service Is
blue with white stars, but it is not
common enough for its significance
to be generally understood A city
Official who was entertaining a visi-
tor who wore one Of these buttons was
puzzled by it and finally asked his Wis
1tor to enlighten him. The man hest
tated modcstly and began to explain
that it was different from most dec
orations, especially foreign, which are
usually brilliantly colored. Suddenly
the official recalled what the medal
meant
"Oh, I understand now" he inter
rupted; "it certainly is different.
There's no yellow in it."-New York
Sun. "
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RACE QUESTION IN POLITICS.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
The investigation Of the Brownsville
"shoOting-up" incident got to the stage
Of popular Indifference before the re-
cess of the committee at Washington
Some Of the investigators got tired
themselves, and there was some doubt
about their being ultimately any i'm
portant result
Interest has revived. The investi-
cation itself is by no means dead, but
the chief concern has been transferred
to the political field. Senator Foraker
has met with most enthusiastic APP
prevail of his course from the colored
people in Ohio, and big vote in this
state will be Influenced by the Senator
among colored electors, to the exclu-
sion of all ordinary political questions
and all other new issues. The num-
Der of colored voters in Ohio is now a
figure of the deepest consequence in
the Republican situation.
The administration has entered into
the fight. Mr.. Taft, who as secretary
of war was conspicuous in the enforce
ment of the dismissal order, has been
especially in earnest in addressing the
Negroes in Kentucky and elsewhere.
How far the speeches Mr.. Taft has
made will go toward removing the con-
vicitions made by Mr.. Foraker'S expo
Sition of the facts of the dismissal is
hard to fundamentally estimate.
Will the revolt of white Republicans
who are tired of so much concession to
the colored element offset the alleged
injustice of the Brownsville dismissal
Has Mr.. Foraker taken from Mr..
Roosevelt his position of amiability to-
ward the colored people. and if he has,
will it do him harm or good? The
judgment of conservative people is
that President Roosevelt has suffered
greatly in republican friendship on
account of the warmth Of his social
considerations. Has he promoted or
postponed the extinction of prejudice
between the races? That is one Of the
aching questions.
Now Senator Foraker has come in
gallantly for the "colored troops"
Where will it all end? Who is going
to get the worst of it?
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is THE SOUTH GOING DRY?

Georgia's adoption of the State pro
hibition by legislative enactment di-
reefs national attention to the marvel
Gus progress of this idea in the South
ern States.
In the North, except in Indiana
Ohio, and southern Illinois, the pro
hibition sentiment is moribund, if not
dead; but in the South it is sweeping
onward with relentless and Irresistible
force, gaining new converts and in
Creasing in power every year.
Seven-eighths of the territory Of the
Southern States is today "dry," and it
is believed that majority Of the pop
ulation favors national prohibition
The Anti-Saloon League is we'll organ
lied in most Of the States, and is pur.
suing quiet, determined, relentless
opposition to the liquor business.
Today there are fewer saloons in the
thirteen Southern States than in
Greater New York, and only few
more than in the city. Of Chicago. In
New York there are 10000 places
where liquor is sold, in Chicago %,
900. IN New York State the estimated
population in 1905 was 100000, and
the government issued in the state
that year Sd $50 "Special-tax stamps
to persons desiring to engage in the
| manufacture and sale Of liquor. The
thirteen Southern States, with %,
| 100000 people. secured in 1906 less
than 10000 stamps.
President Marion e. Taylor OF the
| National Liquor Dealers convention
held in June In Atlantic City, in call
| ing attention to the assaults made By
ProhibitioniSts on the liquor business
especially in the South said: "Oul
! only recourse now is to save our busf
| ness. Unless we work with energy
and discriminating to stop this tida
wave, every state in the South will
| be closed against u.s."
Measures designed to restrict or alb
solutely prohibit the manufacture ant
sale Of alcoholic beverages have beer
in troduced since the first Of the veal
! in the legislatures Of half dozer
Southern States, and in almost every
| instance have resulted in new victories
! for the prohibition cause.--From "Tht
Prohibition Wave in the South" by
! John Corrigan. in the American Re
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