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T "Come. brothers. let US fly: we only
Of all that came are left. comet"
Gideon. who had uttered these
words. pushed valdermere toward the
rope ladder. then he beckoned me to
follow.
We clung to the ladder. and climbed
In all the haste our exhausted
strength would permit. And when We
were near the middle. the rope caught
fire at Its lower fastenings. and we
were hurled against the solid masonry
OF the wall.
Hold on for your iives." cried
Gideon.
Al this moment nn explosion caused
the stone wall to rock. and the wind
howied furiousiy about us tossing the
rope to which we ciuns back and
forth. like the tail OF kite. grew
dizzy. and was almost ready TO drop
Into the waters when We reached the
ledge above where ! lay too exhausted
to 20 further. Then the nir was rent
with the roaring Of the waters. I
ciutchcd the ledge and looked below.
I again saw the light Of "Thc Avcns.
cr."
"Ah. what II that" The ship had
foundcrcd. I saw Il plunge among
The lashins waves. like n dy!n. hsh.
and suddenly dashinH forward II drove
Its Iron snout into the wall. A crash
"A cry Of horror-thc light had gone
out and The Aycn.cr'' was no more.
looked once more into the mini.
aturc hell Of IRE and water. on whose
foamins bosom no life could exist
The Ares had been qucnehcd by tho
invading river. which the explosion
had brought into the passages. and
whose furious waves churncd against
the black walls with unabaicd vio.
lcncc until II seemed as though the
great catncombs would be undcrmin.
cd.
Not word fell from our lips as wc
at las, reached the tunnel. which led
US Into the presence Of tho dead
warriors. whose resting place no arc
could destroy and no wafer inundatc.
Here wc fell upon the stone door. and
all Was darkness.
Hours rolled by. and the snrsins va.
tcrs still reared below. but wc slept
on. as obiivious TO the fury beneath
us. as were tho iifcicss bodies of the
warriors themselves.
Where were our companions. who
represented 80 much wealth. learning.
and science. Who were but few shor,
hours ago In tho fuiiness Of life. They
arc dead. forever. and they died q
death such as vas never died be.
fore.
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On. Car II. Entire eoII,co s,oe..

Though entirely new in Its pattern.
the Grca, Northern motor car that re.
Gently arrived In St Paui from Aurora.
H.. is not the first steam motor car
tina, the city has ever seen. The first
locomotive that was ever possessed
by the old st. Paul & Sioux City rail.
road. now part Of the Chicago. St
Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha. was .
motor car. the combination OF a loco.
motive, baggage car and coach.
This car was. IN tact. all the equip.
ment that the road had when In 1865
the roadway was FIRST completed be-
tween Mendoza and Shakopee. The
front end of the car rather resembled
an ordinary steam locomotive. with
its pilot. boiler and smoke stack all
projecting out from the rest Of the cas.
st. Paul Dispatch.
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CHAPTER Xxx,

a~okc with q start TO conscious.
ness. the horrible scenes repeating.
themselves In my sinmbcr had at last
brought back my senses. Ny brain
was ~hiriinE with thousand mad.
dcninE visions of the midnight hor.
rurs through which ~c had passed.
the terrible spectacle of sub,cfTan.
can fires. the intoicrabie splcnior OF
the vauitcd roofs. afamc and kissing
with the Hrcs Of the underworld. the
spectral shadows as they Icapcd from
rock TO rock. aud from Granny to Gran.
ny. the horrible and appalling scintci.
latious which buts, from the crysrai
chamber. where countless millions Of
prisms blascd forth In numbericsa re.
Elections. 10 burn on, the eyes of the
~rc,chcd conspira'ors. the appalling
dctonations Of the ,hunders in the
gaping abysscs tha, yawn.d hunvriiy
for their prey. and the crashing piliara.
dashed from their foundations and
shattered into fragments asains, the
walls by the rcsistiess inunda,ioEs.
The ca'acombs were wrapped in
darkness. but I could hear the breath.
Ing Of a man near by. I arose and
cried out. for the waters still roarcd
below us:
"You are Gideon. the courierf'
yes. I am Gideon. but no longer
the courier sroaned the giant. a. he
also arose. could hear his heavy
tread as he drew near.
Thunder Of He'll" he beloved. as
he stumbled against some object and
fell sprawling upon the hard stone
floor: whom have we here" and
feeling around him he lifted the form
Of a man in his powerful arms. have
you a match7" I searched the rock.
cts Of my rubber suit. and found
match.safe. which always carried
In the caverns. and soon Its feeble
fiickering rays revealed a sickening
sight. The hair Of the giant had be.
come as white ~ snow. his beard was
scorched and sinsed. giving his coun.
tenance a hercer look. The long hair
Of valdermere was burned from his
brow. and his face was. covered with
cinders and ashes. At last he recov.
cred consciousness and stood staring
upon us. his eyes filled with horror.
as he seized the hand Of Gideon. cry.
Ing:
"Ah. my brother. your countenance
is wretchedly changed. Are you ill7
Your hair is as white as marble7-
"And yours" said the giant. "is
burned away from your brow. and. by
all the storms Of hell. would never
have known you. but for your voice.
The match nickered and died into
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Salt ,ou.hens meat u aided before
Il commences To cook.
Wash over the undcrcrust Of a pio
with the white Of an cEs. not beaten.
to prryca, It's being sossy.
In order To prevent milk from burn.
Ing while being boiled mrs; rinse tho
saucepan thoroughly with cold water
aud rub II with ii,ti- frcsh butter
before pouring In the milk.
FIJI burnt saucepan with cold va.
ter to which some soda has been add.
cd. Allow the water To come slowly
tn q boil. when tho burnt portion oe
tho pan may bo soraPcd clean. 4
handful of wood ashes u added To tho
water uili aid tho cleansing.
In huyins pumicc stone upon which
To pour perfume extracts To use In
drawers and on shelves tho brokca
iumps In their natural state should bo
selected. The variety q. pumicc stone
that Is nnciy powdered and CON.
pressed Into cakes 10 too closely
packed Ia enable the liquid TO pea.
citrate and be retained.
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GIVES COSTLY GIFTS AT
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

NEW YoRK.-with gold and dia-
" nsond sleeve buttons and pearl
necklaces M souvenirs for his men
and women friends. Nathaniel =.
Moore. son of one Of the chief owners
Of tho Rock Island railroad system.
gave dinner the other night that cost
In the ncishborhood Of $4,000. and
takes rank with rcpasts that have
gained attention In the past. Il was
In celebration Of his birthday that
young Mr.. Moore made his friends his
guests.
In spite Of tho spcndor Of the Gifts
and the claboratcncsS Of the menu. tho
dinner had an Informal atmosphere.
and In eonsonancc with tho wishes of
their host the guests did not lay too
great stress upon the conventions.
There were about IL couples pres
cnt when tho dinner was begun after
visit Of most of the party tn play
house In broadway. Some were on
tho stage and Joined the others after
tho performance. For the most part
the men were Intimate friends Of Mr..
Moore. The youns women. with few
exceptions. arc playing In thcatcrs.
Tho party was held In a private room
In Rretor's. and lasted until nearly
iisc o'clock the next morning. Then
automobiles took the diners To Church
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MS. where coffee and liquors wsro
served.
In addition to q full orchestra. sew
eral vaudeville numbers were provided
for tho entertainment Of tho gather
Ing. many Of whom had attended .
similar dinner last year when Mr..
Moore celebrated his birthday and tho
acquisition Of fortune said to have
been nearly $4,000 from his father.
James II. Moore. formerly Of Chicago.
II was without ostcntation that the
favors were presented. Each suese
found under his or her Scrvieite III.
tie leather box. In which the jewels
lay. The necklaces consisted OF single
strands Of unusually pure pearls. made
up for Mr.. Moore. Il Is said each cost
about 81 900. Other faVors. too. vcru
presented to tho women.
James u. Moore startled the imam.
ciai world not long ago when. with his
brother. ". II. Moore. and Daniel q.
Reid and William u, Leeds. he put
through the Rock Island combination.
merging $1,000 miles Of railroad into
ono system. Only a few years ago III"
Moore brothers were heavily In debt.
through the embarrassment of tho
Diamond Match company. and today
they arc rated as having millions.
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beauty that he sough, the young girl
out.
Miss Morton. youngest daughter Of
the insurance man. Is 20 years old.
She made her bow to society in Wash.
ington two years ago and became
highly popular. She has spent sew
erai years in Europe studying Ian.
guagcs. music and painting. and then
had gone to one Of Bc tons fashion.
able schools. To that culture she
joined touch Of western breesiness
ard a fondness for outdoor sports.
Mr.. Smith. who was graduated frum
Harvard In 1902. won the German EN-.
peror's cup at the Kiel regatta the
same year that he closed his studies.
He Is a member of an electrical en-.
gineering firm and Is IS yC. Of age.
MIR. Smiths father. millionaire. lives
at IL E'st Forty seventh street
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Use Of sesaeboeks.

To keep clippings where they can bc
found readily II is a good idea to have
several cheap scrapbooks. dero,ins one
to each subject. One book tlay bc
used for recipes: a second for games
and entertainments: garden hints may
take a third: fancy.work suggestions
another. One with poetry. or another
with funny sayings and pictures may
brighten some hours for an invalid. A
strong manila envelope should he past.
cd in each book. where the clippings
may be filed when cut out. until there
IL an opportunity TO paste them in the
book
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FOR THE HOMEMADE RUG.
Economical and Durable Floor Cover
Ing Easily Made.

For rug collect about 25 pounds
Of flannel rags and dye them the do.
sired shades. tear into strips about
an Inch wide. These must be neatly
sewed together. overlapping about
half an inch SO that the Joining is
strong.
Now procure a length of clotheslina
rope and commence to crochet tho
hannel strips ever the rope.
This Is begun In the center. like any
crochet wheel for chair back.
large wooden crochet hook may
be obtained from n needlework shop.
The stitch OF double crochet Is used
nver the rope with the crocheted fan.
mel.
As you 20 along the crochet is In.
serted into the previous row. 10 that
tho circle grows with every pull OF
the needle.
In using two colors the paicr shade
should be used until the circio II
about a foot across. Then use tho
darker shade until you have gone
nve times around tho ring.
Return again to tho paicr color. sc-
pcaiins the alternate coiors until tho
flannel Is all used up. or the rug
IL the desired size. leaving the darker
shade u, the edge Of the rug.
These are very economical TO make.
and are very quickly done. and arc
among the most durable Of any Of tho
homemade RUGS. ms the rope makcs
such hard. strong surface before Il
II covered with the flannel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01
ROMANCE BEGUN At WHITE
HOUSE ENDS At ALTAR
aarss PAULINE MORTON. the sec.

aAiss PAULINE MORTON. the sec.
vi ond daughter Of Paul Morton.
president Of the Equitable Life Assur.
ance society and formerly secretary Of
the navy and vice president of the
santa re railroad. has become the
bride of ]. Hopkins Smith. Jr. The
wedding took place at st. Thomas
church and was notable incident
both in social and diplomatic circles.
Tor the guest list included many names
O, New York and Washington society.
ou, Of the formal acquaintance made
in the brillance and crush Of White
House reception grew the romance
tha, resulted In the marriage Of Miss
Morton to J. Hopkins Smith. Jr.. Har.
ward graduate and society man.
Though II was only Heetins glimpse
that St,i,h got Of Miss Morton. he
was SO Atr icted by her vivacity and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01

nkunacr. Around tho fallen chief srv.
-Tai Of the other figures lay upon the
iiaor.
The DEVILS own luck cried tho
rian,. as he lighted another match.
and discovered TO his as'onishmcn'
an opening which led into q chamber
below.
This wall has been opened by the
explosion said vaidcrmcrc. look al
iha, doorway. I, has hccn scaled by
the hand Of man. and broken by the
hand of-of-'
"of Cod mu,trTcd tho giant.
We Hu~ walked cautiously toward
the opening. and carefully feeling our
way over the pFpstrstcd warriors. en-
tered new series OF chambers.
They we're connected 10y Railways and
passages. and along the walls on
either side thousands of cmbaisncd
bodies could be seen standing close 10.
scthcr along the side of the walls.
"Ah. could cofoni have seen these $
sighed vsiicmcre. but. alas. II iH too
ia,c-tco iaic-eamc."
Our intcrcs, had been aroused. but
wc were driven forward by hunger
AND fear.
These passages wore unlike the
others. and for miles the path rose
higher and still higher. There were
none Of tho grand scenes here ths;
were visibi, In tho Dead Cavcrns.
and even the strata OF rock seemed TO
have changed as higher and higher we
ascenicd.
At times the road was partially oh.
s;ructcd by large yellow stones. and
crystal water drippcd from the walls
or crcvices. affordinE us much relief.
We had travelled abou; thirty hours.
zropinE slowly and In the darkness.
only lighting a match when we sus.
pected danger.
Coming TO tufn In the road. the
giant. who was in the lead. lighted
a match. Which revealed a heap Of
driftwooG
Ito be Con,inued)
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CHAPTER xIx.-contInvsd.

CHAPTER xix.-contInusd.
Mr.. DE Tavenier pulled me down
toward him. and whispered:
poor fellow. I know your secret.
May God spare you. and save you
but how-how? Leave me. and try
to 20 to her. Climb Into the catn'
combs-one word more-Marie-Ma.
rie-" here he choked. lis the child
of-of-vai-bu I love her-as my
own-ny-ny-leave me-and God
God bless you-and-oh-my God"
A. this moment terrible explosion
followed by crash OF stones fell upon
us. and the water Of the river began
TO surge as II stirred from below.
Go. my son. bless you-io Marie
tell hcr-my last blessing was-was-
for"
bent over the dying man. His
eyes were fixcd and CLASSY. ! seized
his hand and pressed his dead. cold
iips. and covering his face ] turned
again upon the scene about me with
the words ciinsin. to my heart. 'Shc
IL vaidermcrc's child Then I came
. i appalled, me.
1fi.rc was no terror In his face. lie
stood watching the strange horrible
scene. his matchicss eyes niied with
a quiet sadness. his lips drawn and
his brow white. lie seized my hand.
'Ah. I am clad you have thus cs-
capped"
"But IL there hope" cried. II
do no, wish to live for myself. hut
but"
He smiled sadly. "Ah. know
know" he said.
what Ii that" cried. for hri.h,
\ sircak Of light had sho, from the va.
tcrx Of tho river.
"Ah, I, Is The Avcngcr.'" said Val
dcrmcfc. manned by Pansuilly and
Romanski.''
The Iron craft rose upon the waters.
then suddenly disappeared.
-And arc they aboard:" cried
looking still upon the turbulent VA
tcrs.
They are sounding the bod of the
river he replied. trying 10 md an
outlet. Hut let us sec II 90 can't
md some means of escape"
"Iut where arc the mcn.- I cried
for In my attentions to De Tascnlcs
I had seen nothing that had tran
spircd. and. now rs I looked abou, me,
I saw only a haif.doscn figures crouch
Ing at the brink Of the river. tho
eyes Of some filled with insanity. 9th
ers with hopeless despair. and as
looked saw one Of the men dash
away into the darkness Of q tunnel
and disappear. screaming a. he Ned
from our midst. and the scene that fol
lowed. like many other. lives In m,
mind and eats into my hear, like an
ulcer.
The sro,csauc bent figure Of the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01
Oatmeal Water.

Flu, one cup of oatmeal IL a stone
jar with cup of sugar. juice and thin
yellow riud Of three lemons. Cover
with three quarts of boiling water and
let II stand until sugar is dissolved
Strain and put on ice.
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Sure Enouoh.

Parson Basster tdogmaticaily)-Dar
amt no use uh.'spostulatin' and polly.
foxin' bout desc yuh ayin.machines'
Dey won't work. and dey isn't ever
gwine to. necder!-de Lawd never in.
tended de air to be circumambulated
Brother Snike-Yassah. but lemme
az yo': How you spect we's uh.
g~ine L git TO heaven-go 'round7-
Puck.
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Far from u.

Mr. Tuckcr-Tommy. wha, do you
want TO put a dry goods box In the
back yard for1 Have you some nj.
terror design7'
Tommy-Nope. Fox tcrrier.-Chi.
cago Tribune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01
We Were Hurled Against the Wall.

second member of the Death Commit.
tee. who had been driven to insanity.
began TO laugh Economically. He
heat the air. cursing the Gar. and
crying out, "oh. We are destroying
there goes Peterhon. ha! ha, ha,
Hurrah," he shouted again. as The
Avenger" once more arose to the sur.
face throwing its powerful search.
light upon his CHASTITY face and bills.
tered iirs. There goes kronstadt.
and Russia is free-free-free,-"
and before we could Interfere he had
plunged into the waters. followed by
two others whose dying silent faces
sunk into the flaming waters.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01

The sum Of all that makes a Just
man happy consists in the well choos-
inS OF his wlfe.-yiassinger.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20

ment and added to the producing area
of the country.
. The compilation Of the department
refers only to the eastern portion Of
the United states, which includes all
states east or a line drawn from North
Dakota 10 Texas. Because these
swamp lands are found in widely sep
arated tracts their vast extent is not
realized. Were 1t possible 10 collect
them into one tract. it would make an
empire as large as England, scotland
and Wales. II placed in the eastern
part Of our own country, it would
cover the six New England states,
New York and the northern half Of
New Jersey. The swamp lands would
make a strip 1873 miles wide. reach
ing from New York to Chicago.
Not an OF this, of course, is suitable
for agriculture, but the departments
experts have a%scertained that 77,000,-
900 acres can be reclaimed and made
tit for cultivation by the building Of
simple engineering structures. Al
though distributed so widely, SO per
cent OF the total Is held by private
owners Estimating the cost of drain
age upon the basis Of what has been
done in the past, the experts say these
100000 acres "a be thoroughly
drained and made ready for tillage at
an average cost Of S15 an acre. Their
present value averages SIS an acre.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20

had melancholy, probably caused by an In
active liver. A bad liver makes one cross
and irritable, causes mental and physical de-
preston and may result disaatrously.
Billiards. Herbine is acknowledge % be
the perfect liver regulator. N you are blue
and out Of sorts got a bottle today. A posi-
tive cure FOR bilious headache. constipation,
chiis and fever and an liver complaints.
Sold by j. IT, ORiclly Co.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20
Try a Morning Journal Want AID
SANTA EE TINE TABLE.

From the East Arrive. Deperi
No, I. southern Cal Exp..... 1851 $3.50 :
NJ. 3, California Limited ....122Op 1900 .
NOT. North. Cal Fast Mail .i0;bb . i2it5 .
No. 3. III p. q Mex city Erp~1i.i5 y i2;2o 8
From the West
No. , Chicago Fast Mail..... 5000 sis6 .
No. 4. Chicago Limited 1900. 5:6op $3.50 .
No. s. Chi & Kan. city EXP. si4op 7:2o ,
From the south
mo %. Chit. Den. 4 X. c. Ex ESQ., 7;co 2
EMO. 10 connects at Lamy with branch train
for Santa Re and stops at all locs, points 10
New Mexico. T. E. PURDY Agent
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20

Similar lands in various parts Of the
country that have been drained sell
readily at from $50 to 500 an acre,
and in many instances they have sold
as high as $500 an acre. But taking
the lowest figure OF $50 an acre after
drainage, the increased value of the
lands would amount to the stupendous
sum OF S2,S49,0 600. 900.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20
CnId Menther Advice

to all is 20 beware OF coughs and iolds on
When you see that kind OF a weather
forecast you know that rheumatism weather
ls at hand. Got ready for a now by getting
a bottle OF Billiards. Snow Llniment. Fin
est thing made for rheumatism. ehiiblRins.
frost bite. sore and stln Joints and muscles,
all aches and pains. Csc. soc and 81 a
bottle. Sold by J. II. O'Rielly Co.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20
our Vast swamp Lands.

An interesting pamphlet which has
been issued by the department Of ag-
riculture will4open the eyes Of the
people to the enormous extent Of the
swamp lands 81 The various states
and ~ 10 the value they would attain
were they subjected 20 proper treat
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-01

serious injuries sustained on December
Gath, Just one week ago, by his falling
from the scaffold ar the new Weber
Stake academy building.
The announcement of his death VIII
come as a great surprise to his many
relatives and friends, as hope OF his
recovery was entertained until Sunday,
when lock-iaw developed and he was
removed from the hospital to his home
that evening. From the time he took
the change for the worse. he grew rap
idly weaker until death came to relieve
him of the terrible suffering.
For more than Is years Mr.. Stone had
been following the business of contract
ing and building in Ogden and was the
contractor for the wood work in the
new academy building. The day before
Christmas he was working on the build
ing adjusting some of the timbers when
In some way he slipped and fell TO the
ground, terribly breaking the bones la
both legs and otherwise badly injur-
ing him. He was taken to the hospi-
tai where physicians and nurses care
fully cared for him. In the hope that
the bones would grow together the
physicians desided not 10 amputate his
feet, and he died without amputa-
ton.
Deceased was the son OF Dudley w.
and Martha Boviard Stone. He was
born at Uintah, Weber county. and
has spent his entire life here. He was
first counsellor to Bishop d. IA En-
sign OF the First ward which position
he has honorably filled for more than
10 years. He was man of noble char
acrerlstic and possessed the faculty
OF making friends. He WIN be greatly
missed In the ward and community. \
loving wife and six children. the oldest
being but 16 are left to mourn his I'M
timely demise. The time and place of
funeral viii be announced later.