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in his heart, leaped forward into the
seemingly narrow fringe of fire in his
front. Head down, he ran blindly,
stumbling forward as he struck the
ore-dump, and beating out with his
hands the sparks that .scorched his
clothing. The smoke appeared to roll
higher from the ground here, and the
coughing soldier crept up beneath it,
breathing the hot air, and feeling as
though his entire body were afire.
Mason, his countenance black and un-
recognizable, his shirt soaked with
blood, peered into his face.
Hell, amt it," he sputtered, "but
you're dandy, all right"
rs Hampton dead?"
II reckon not. Got hit bad, though"
Brant cast one glance into the
white, unconscious face of his rival,
and acted with the promptness Of mil
itary training.
Whip of your shirt, Mason, and tie
1t around your face" he commanded.
Lively now!"
He bound his silk neckerchief
across Hampton's mouth. and lifted
the limp form partially from the
ground. Help me to get him up.
There, that will do. Now keep as
close as you can SO as to steady him
II trip. Straight ahead-run for I'll"
They sprang directly into the lurid
flames. bending low, Brant's hands
grasping the inert form lying across
his shoulder. They dashed stumbling
through the black. smouldering lane
beyond. Halfway down this. the
ground yet hot beneath their feet, the
yapor stiaing, but with clearer
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man leap from the back window of the
Occidental. Is that true?"
The missionary nodded.
Good; then come along with me.
/ intend breaking the back of this
lynching business right here and
now"
He strode directly across the street
to the steps Of the Occidental his
clothing scarcely more than smolder-
ing rags. The crowd stared at him
sullenly; then suddenly a reaction
came. and the American spirit of fair
play, the frontier appreciation of bull
dog courage. burst forth into con-
fused murmur. that became half a
cheer. Brant did not mince his
words.
Now, look here, men! If you want
any more trouble, we're here to ac-
commodate you. Fighting is our
trade, and we don't mind working at
1t. But l wish to tell you right now,
and straight off the handle, that you
are simply making a parcel of fools
of yourselves. Slavin has been killed.
and nine, out Of ten among you are
secretly glad Of 1t. He was a curse
to this camp, but because some of his
friends and cronies-thugs, gamblers
and dive keepers-accuse Bob Hamp-
ton Of having killed him, you start in
blindly to lynch Hampton, never even
waiting to find out whether the charge
is the truth or lie. You act like
sheep. not American citizens. Now
that we have pounded little sense
into some of you. perhaps you'll listen
to the facts. and II you must hang
some one. put your rope on the right
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CHAPTER XIII.
The Door Closes.

Totally exhausted, the two men
dropped their heavy burden on the
earth. Mason swore as the blood be-
gan dripping again from his wound,
which had been torn afresh in his ef-
forts to bear Hampton to safety. Just
below them a mounted trooper caught
sight Of them and came forward. He
failed to recognize his officer in the
begrimed person before him, until
called to attention by the voice of
command.
Sims, IL there is any water in your
canteen, hand 1t over. Good: here.
Marshal, use this. Now, Sims, note
what l say carefully, and don't waste
a minute. Tell the first sergeant to
send file of men up here with some
sort of litter on the run. Then you
ride to the Herndon house-the yellow
house where the roads fork, you re.
member-and tell Miss Nadia Gillis
don't forget the name) that Mr.
Hampton has been seriously wounded
and we are taking him to the hotel
Can you remember that?"
Yes, sir"
"Then off with you, and don't spare
the horse
He was gone instantly, and Brant
began bathing the palid, upturned
face.
You'd better lie down, Marshal"
he commanded. You're pretty weak
from loss of blood, and I can do all
there Is to be done until those fell
lows get here"
In Is minutes they appeared, and
five minutes later they were toiling
slowly down to the valley, Brant walk
ing beside his still unconscious rival.
Here and there down the street, but
especially about the steps of the Occi-
dental, were gathered the discounted
vigilantes, busily discussing the affair,
and cursing the watchful, silent
guard. AS these caught sight of the
little party approaching there were
shouts of derision. The sight and
sound angered Brant.
Garry Hampton to his room and
summon medical attendance at once"
he ordered. Il have word to say to
those fellows"
Seeing Mr.. Wynkoop on the hotel
porch, Brant said to him: Miss
Spencer informed me that you saw
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You Would Not Accept Counterfeit
Money, Why Accept Counterfeit
Goadc2

Good money Is made by the Govern.
ment in which you have implicit faith
and confidence. Good goods are made
by manufacturers who are willing to
stake their regulations on the quality
of the material offered to you through
the medium of their advertisements in
this paper. Counterfeit goods are not
advertised. The reason for it is they
will not bear the close scrutiny to
which genuine advertised goods are
subjected. Counterfeit money pays
more profit to the counterfeiter. Coun-
terfeit goods are offered to you for the
same reason.
Insist on the Genuine-Reject the
Counterfeit.
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CHAPTER xxII.-continued.

II really would enjoy accommodat.
ing you, Cotton" he said, coolly, feel
ing much more at ease, "but never
lows as you. And now, you other
men, it is about time you woke up to
the facts of this matter couple OF
hundred of you chasing after two
men, one an officer of the law doing
his sworn duty, and the other limo.
cent of any crime. I should imagine
you would feel proud Of your job"
Innocent? He'll"
THAT is what l said. You fellows
have gone off half-cocked-a mob gen.
orally does. Both Miss Spencer and
Mr.. Wynkoop state positively that
they saw the real murderer of Red
Slavin, and it was not Bob Hampton"
The men were impressed by his evil
dent earnestness, his unquestioned
courage. Several voices spoke almost
at once.
'Is that right?"
"Oh, say, saw the fellow with his
hand on the knife"
After we git the chap, we'll give
them people chance to tell what
they know"
Brant's keenly attentive ears heard
the far-off chug of numerous horses
feet.
II rather think you will" he said,
confidently, his voice ringing out with
sudden authority.
He stepped back. lifted silver
whistle to his lips, and sounded one
sharp. clear note. There was a grow
ing thunder of hoofs, quick, manly
cheer. crashing through the under.
brush. and squad of eager troopers,
half-dressed but with faces glowing
in anticipation Of trouble, came gal
looping up the slope, swinging out into
line as they advanced, their carbines
cleaning in the sunlight. It was
prettily. sharply performed. and their
officers face frightened.
Very nicely done, Watson" he
said to the expectant sergeant. De
ploy your men to left and right, and
clear out those shooters. Make a
good job Of 1t, but no firing unless
you have to-"
The troopers went at 1t as If they
enjoyed the task, forcing their restive
horses through the thickets, and
roughly handling more than one who
ventured to question their authority.
Yet the work was over in less time
than It takes to tell, the discounted
regulators driven pell-mell down the
hill and back into the town. the eager
cavalrymen hating only at the COM
mand of the bugle. Brant, confident
OF his first sergeant in such emergen-
cy. merely paused long enough to
watch the men deploy, and then press.
ed straight up the hill, alone and on
foot. That danger to the besieged
was yet imminent was very evident.
The black spiral of smoke had be-
come an enveloping cloud. spreading
rapidly in both directions from its
original starting-point. He arrived
finally where the ground was charred
black and covered with wood ashes,
still hot under foot and smoking. but
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Rescue Of Miss Spencer.


While Hampton fingered between
life and death, assiduously waited
upon by both Nadia and Mrs. Guffy,
Brant nursed his burns, far more Sc:
rious than he had at first supposed,
within the sanctity of his tent. Glen.
caid meanwhile recovered from its
mania of lynch law, and even began
exhibiting some faint evidences of
shame over what was SO plainly a
mistake. And the populace were also
beginning to exhibit no small degree
of interest in the weighty matters
which concerned the discriminating
love affairs of Miss Spencer.
Almost from her earliest arrival the
extensive cattle and mining interests
of the neighborhood became aggrea-
sively arrayed against each other; and
now, as the fierce personal rivalry be-
tween Messrs. Moffat and Mcneil
grew more intense, the breach per-
ceptibly wicened. While the infatua-
tion of Rev. Mr.. Wynkoop for this
sime fascinating young lady was
plainly to be seen, his chances in the
race we're not seriously regarded by
the more active partisans upon either
side.
The regular patrons of the Miners
Retreat were backing Mr.. Moffat to
man, while those claiming headquar.
ters at the Occidental were equally
ardent in their support of the pros
poets Of Mr.. Mcneil. It must be con-
fessed that Miss Spencer fiirted out.
rageously and enjoyed life as she
never had done In the effete east.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Whv Thew Siuhed.

Two men, one bachelor, the othei
married, happened to sigh simultan
eously while riding downtown together
and each looked at the other.
why did you sigh?" queried th,
married man.
Because l get lonesome" replied
the bachelor. And you?"
Because | don't get chance to gel
lonesome" answered the married man
Whereupon they both sighed again.
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A New Definition.

Senator Harte, who has introduced
at Albany bill against the sale and
manufacture of cigarettes, has many
original views. These he has the tai.
ent to express in terse and striking
terms.
Discussing medicine, in which he
places none too great faith. Senator
Harte said neatly at a recent Albany
banquet:
Medicine is the art of amusing the
patient while nature cures the dis.
ease"
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Hanulno ScaffoIds,

With the modern skyscraping Office
building has come new form OF
building scaffold. Instead of construct
ing the scaffold from below, which Is
impossible in the cases of buildings
ranging from 10 to so stories high.
platforms are suspended from the
steel girders above. On these swing :
ing platforms the bricklayers wo.k
and the scaffold is raised as the wo X
rogresses.-System.
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Beware of Ointments for Catar rh
that Contain Mercury.

% mercury will surely destroy the sense OF smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering IL through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on pfescrfp-
tons from reputable ply scians, as the damage they
win do Is ten fold to the good you can possibly de.
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney q Co., Toledo, o. contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood aud mucous surfaces Of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally and made ir Toledo
Ohio, BY T.; j Cheney 4 GO. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, T5c. per bottle.
Take Halle Family Pills for constipation.
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Made Good Investment.

Six months ago the Tendring Eng.
guardians decided to keep pigs and tt
feed them on the waste from the work
house. At meeting recently it wa!
announced that the profit from thu
sale of the pigs amounted to $325
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Compensafion

Mrs. Baker-My husband costs me q
good deal of money.
Mrs. Barker-Yes, and he isn't very
good to you, either.
Mrs. Baker-I know 1t, but 1 got a
dandy lot Of wedding presents with
him.
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breaths OF air blowing In their faces,
Brant tripped and fell. Mason beat
out the smouldering sparks in his
clothing, and assisted him to stagger
to his feet once more. Then together
they bore him slowly de- below the
first fre-llne.
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AS my doctor did not help me l began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. In few
weeks all these symptoms left me.
now weigh 1853 pounds and feel in ex-
cellent health"
Sold by all dealers. so cents q box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Many Injured in Boarding Cars.

Contrary to the prevailing opinion
there are more persons injured II
boarding the street cars in New Yori
city than in alighting from them
The monthly average during the last
year has been about IS per cent more
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a critical time Of life
! was on the verge Of
a collapse with kid.
ney troubles, back
ache, dizziness, puffy
dropsy swellings and
urinary irregularities.
I lost flesh and felt
languid, nervous or
lInafrIinD all tho firna
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THE MARKETS.

KANSAS CITY-Cattle--Choice export
and dressed beef steers. Sc. 40@6SO; fair
to good, $5.25@6.3O; western sters, s5.00@
6.7b; stockers and feeders sseoQ5.7G
cows, $2.75@5.0o; native cows. $3.2505. 75;
native heifers, $3.s5@6.50: bulls. $3.50
$40: calves, $s5Od575. Hogs-Heavy.
s5se@5S7h pseseTs GERS and bntehers 1 sS;5o -
CHICAGo-Cattle-s s5OO@725:
cows, ss.75@625; heifers, sS5og675;
stockers and feeders $3.25@5.75. Hogs
Choice heavy shipping, $5.7005.S0; butch
ers. $5.75@5.S5; light mixed, S560@5.SO;
choice light. s5.70@5.S0; packing. s5.l0Q
ST. LOUIs-zCattle-Natiy shipping
and export steers, $6.35@715; dressed
under 1000 lbs $475Q53O; stockers and
feeders, $325@525 cows and heifers
$S.75@6.40; Gamers $2@3 bulls. s3.25@
steers. s3.25@650 cows and heifers. 81 rs
@425. Hogs-Pigs and lights. $3.75@5.SO;
packers. $475@5S0 butchers and best
heavy, s5.75Q5.90.
Grain Markets.
KANSAS -CITY-Wheat--No 2 hard.
ssaahc@n;. No: 9; 94@ssc; No 2 red, $50
64h @6Gc; No. 8. hQ64Nc: No. 2 white,
Sac; No. 3. 63h hdD64c. Oats--No. 2 white,
4sh@4sAc; No. mixed. Asa @47Mc.
CHICAGo-wheat--No: 8 spring, sscD
S1.10; No. red. 9sA @99%c. Corn--No. 3,
67A @6Sc; No. yellow. 6S@69c. Oats
No. 2, 50Hc; No. 2 white. 53lac; No. 8
mailing, 7OQ75c Flaxseed--No. North
western. $1.21A.
ST. LouIs-wheat-No. red s1o1,l
@p102; No. hard. s61a @si.O4. Corn--No
., 66A@67c: No. 2 white. &c. Oats
No. 2. 49c; No 2 white, 53c.
PEORIA. .Corn--No 2 yellow, 67@6Sc:
No 8 yellow, 66@66hc; No. q, 66066hc;
No. 4, 64hc; no grade. 60063c. Oats
No white, 6oA05o%c; No. : white. l0h
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important to Mothers.
Very Likely.

again Mae Wood" exclaimed the
non-sensational reader Of the newspa.
pers.
YES" replied his cynical friend;
II guess they wish Mae wouldn't"
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At A CRITICAL TIME.
Women Are Likely to Suffer with Dan.
gerous Kidney Disorders.

Mrs. John Kirk, r. F. d. No. 2, De-
troit, Mich, says: Five years ago at
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15

Many q man thinks he is cunscfen.
tious. whom he u only self-conscious
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cigar is
good quality all the time. Your dealer or
Lewis Factory, Peoria, I'll.
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1t is dishonor to think what 1t is
dishonor to do.-Pulsford
The Montgomery tribune., 1908-05-15

XIII the FIles Now
before they multiply. A DAISY FLY
KILLER kills thousands. Lasts the sea-
son. Ask your dealer or send zoe to H.
Somers. l49 De Kalb Ave-. Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Alike.

ATTKc.
Working for living is like Shake
speare's plays-always praised. but
avoided as much as possible.
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PEORIA .Corn--No. yellow. 67@6sc:
No 8 yellow 66@66hc; No. 8. 600 G;
No: 9 white. boA @5oNc; No. ! white. SSM
7Soos 8
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Grain Marketa.

ST. LOUIS-Wheat-No. 2 red, $1.01Ik
@1.02; No. 2 hard. s61a Gl$1.04. Corn-No
3, 66A Q67c: No. 2 white. &c. Oats
No. q 49c; No. 2 white 53c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The American steamship Wilhelmina OF
New York is under charter to carry
phosphate rock from Port Tampa. Fla. to
Alexandria. 1t is expected that the YES
sci will move up the Potomac about the
first of the coming month. 1t will be the
third or fourth cargo of the fertilizer
making material that the Wilhelmina has
transported from Florida to the Alexan-
dria plant and it is understood she will
make a trip or two more If possible be-
fore ice forms on the Potomac. The Will
helmina was the first steamship to carry
phosphate rock to Alexandria. Previous
to her advent in the trade the material
had always been freighted by big coast
ing schoOnerS.
The receipts of oysters in the shell from
the beds in the lower Potomac are or the
increase since the dredgers got to work
and yesterday five or six vessels. each
with several hundred bushels Of the BIZ
valves aboard, arrived in port and berth
ed at the nth street wharf. The demand
ror the oysters continues excellent and
several of the vessels that came into
port yesterday morning will complete the
discharging of their cargoes today and
will be able to sail at once for the lower
river to load back to this city. With
good breezes they can GO down the river.
Dad and be back here early the coming
week. The catch Of oysters by the dredge-
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BOTS is quiate large. and the buyboats

bots is quiate large. and the buyboats
from this city have no trouble whatever
In getting cargo. On arriving on the
oyster-taking grounds an American flag
is set In the rigging and in a short time
boats with oysters to sell cluster about
the vessel. 1t is then only a question Of
price
One of the sand and gravel digging
machines belonging to the Miller Com
pany Of this city. has been placed on the
Potomac fats. on the Virginia side Of the
river. almost opposite the Firth Sterling
steel plant. and 1t is stated she will make
tests to ascertain If sand and gravel Of
marketable quality and quantity can be
found on the flats.
Arrived-Steamer Dennis Simmons, lum-
Der from a North Carolina port for this
city: schooners Martin Wagner. Winnie
Windsor. William H. Bixler. Ethel Yale
and 7. H. Kirby. oysters in the shell
from the Potomac beds for the dealers
here: schooner Bertha May, cord wood
from Occoquan creek for the dealers:
tug George w. Pride, with a tow from a
dOwn-river point: scow Farmers Friend.
pulp wood from a river point at Alexan-
dria: schooner Carrie. lumber fom a vi
ginia port for Eastern branch dealer; tug
Carter. with q tow: A. o. Co. barge No.
n, in two of tug No. II. oil in bulk from
Baltimore.
Sailed-Sloop Enola. light for the lower
river to load for this city; sloop Return
ing Dove. light for the eastern shore to
load oysters: bugeye Thomas H. Kirby.
light for the Potomac oyster beds I'd load
for this market: schooner Mary Francis.
light for river point to load cord wood
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BOYS AND GIRLS AT POLITICS.
Y. M. c. "a. and Jefferson School Dis
trikt to Vote Tomorrow.

Although the right of suffrange Is denied
to the citizens of Washington. the boys
of the city who have attended the three
preliminary political meetings Of the Y.
NJ c. A. will be able to boast to their
fathers tomorrow of having cast vote
for President All that Is necessary for
any boy between the ages OF twelve and
fourteen to do is to present his registra-
ton card to the clerk of election. II
this is punched to indicate that he at
tended three of the preliminary meetings
here held during the campaign he will be
allowed to enter the booth and cast his
vote.
The polls will be open from 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning until o'clock In the
evening. Wallace Slower will act as
election clerk. 80
A political debate is planned Tor this
evening at 1870 o'clock in the y NJ y.
A. buildings and the boys Of washington
will be welcomed. Boy orators Will dis
cuss the ISIS hes Of the campaign to the
boys who Will vote tomorrow.
Three Of :he speakers of the evening
are RichardI Zipponey. republican: Rich
ard Hale. dlmocrat. and William Covell.
independents
In addition to the seething caldron of
politics at the Y. M. c. A. the eighth
school division has q red hot political
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situation Of its own. c. n. Thompson.
principal at the Jefferson School. started
the scheme of turning his school into
state and conducting a campaign. start
ing from the primaries and going through
all the proper movements up to casting
the electoral vote. There was SO much
real interest taken in the scheme that 1t
has gone beyond the Jefferson School into
the entire district.
The Jefferson School tickets have final
ly been made up, after a great deal of
school boy and school girl politics. and
is as follows:
Republican ticket: For President. Will
liam Howard Taft, Ohio: for Vice Presi-
dent, James g. Sherman. New York: cleo
tors-at-large. Maris Roy and Ernest
Dakin: district electors. Ethel ManGum.
Maud Kittron. Edmund Hooker. Clinton
Flood. Franklin Myers. Mary Shield.
Annie Wiegand. Jessie Watts: for Con-
gress. Ethel Nugent. Louis Deatley. Mar
ion Miller. Genevieve Lowe. Harvey
Mott. Ruth Treherne, Jacob Knipsaw,
Eleanor Leonhardt.,
The democratic ticket reads: For Presi-
dent William Jennings Bryan, Nebraska;
for Vice President, John w. Kern, in
diana: electors-at-large. Edna Tillett and
Allein Allison: district electors. Frank
O'Donnell. Esther Bell. William Gibbons.
William Kelly. Thomas Aisop. Bessie
Gallanorn. Willard Yeatman. RAYMOND
McCanley: for Congress. John Waters.
Ralph Holden. Joseph Gerard. Mary
Smoot. Albert Stern, Louise Tillett, Wil-
lard Oldfeld. Harry Hayden.
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for this city: tug Pride. for a river point
with tow; sloop Daisy, from Alexandria
for Pennington. Md,

with a tow: sloop Daisy, from Alexandria
for Pennington. Md.
observation-disclosures Earl Biscoe is In
Mattox creek, loading cord wood for the
dealers here; barge Chesapeake Is at
river point loading pulp wood for Phila-
delphia; schooner Rover has been charter
ed to load lumber at Norfolk for this city:
tug Dixie has arrived at Baltimore with
the barges Totusky and Reliance from
this city: schooner Oscar will return to
river port to load for this city; schooner
Marvel is at a North Carolina port load
ing lumber for the dealers here.
The steam barge Lily and Howard, be-
longing to Carter & Clark of this city.
which has been lying out of service at
the 10th street wharves for more than
year. Is being painted and overhauled to
protect her against the rain. snow and
bad weather of the winter months.
The easterly winds of the past two or
three days Is causing extra high tides IN
the river and last evening and again this
morning the water was we'll over the sea
wall about the Potomac Park and all
the low lands on the Virginia side of the
river were under water. The tide at no
time approached the danger point. and
there is no danger apprehended along the
river front from the high water.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, which
arrived here this morning from a North
Carolina port with a cargo of lumber, is
paying her first visit to this port for the
past month or two. The vessel had been
running regularly to this city, but OF
late she has been taking her cargoes TO
Baltimore.
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WHITE PLAGUE AND NEaRoEs
Prof. Routzahn Talks to Students OF
Howard University.

A large number of students OF Howard
University gathered in the college chapel
last night and listened to lecture by
Prof. E. G. Routzahn. assistant secretary
of the National tuberculosis Society. on
1.-The Cause and Cure of tuberculosis"
Prof W. P. Thirkield. president of the
university, presided and introduced the
speaker.
The speaker said that there are three
times as many cases of tuberculosis
among the negroes as there are among
the white race, and used slides and charts
to prove his statement He said that
patent medicines will not cure the disease.
but that pure food. fresh air and good
medical supervision will.