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idea flashed across his mind that if he
could kill noise in the motor vehicle by
application of the principle he had dis
covered he could apply the same theory
to weapons of war Strangely enough
like the mythical individual who open
ed Pandora's box and let ont the ms
chief makers. Mr. Maxim once he hna
invented noiseless guns hegan To =.
gret il on acconnt of the dangerous p.
sibilities he had created
81 am fully conscious. said he ''nt
the awful possibilities of this CUR
and my conscience is not ut all r;sf
on the subject II ii could he taf"u
hold of by the government alone ann
Its manufacture be restricted 10 IhF
government. 1t might not hr 81 hnd
1t is not perfectly noisel"Ss anair
that is to say. there is II slight hiSsing
sound. perceptible Il few wards n"aN
perhaps. But In the open air the rus
Ting OF the leaves in the trees or III
noise OF passing wagons would com
pletely drown the sound OF the gun
You would not even know what bad
killed the victim nntii IN eXHmina;i ~
was made"
Mr. Maxim's fear is that fore =,
governments max Learn the secret nui
arm their forces with noiseless guns
or that the latter may get in the
hands of the criminal classes the
Black Hand cOnspirators. for instance
Perhaps" he says. I'D better get TO
work right Of and try to devise ssne-
thing that will offer means Of pro
lection against the gun"
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How Eads Arise.

1T Is hard for merchants and manu-
facturerS to foresee the fancies of the
public said the proprietor of Broad
way store. Take the demand for blue
fruit dishes. for example. All of sud
den about six months ago housekeep-
ers all over town began to ask for
fruit dishes of glass or china in vari-
GUS shades of blue. There were only
few such dishes on the market. The
supply was soon exhausted. and before
another consignment could be secured
our clerks were pestered to death by
importunate women who wanted to
know why on earth we didn't keep in
stock plenty Of those blue dishes. FL
nally we investigated the source Of
this craze for blue dishes and found
that 1t originated in the statement of
French scientists that that color on ac-
count of certain action of the rays of
light helps to keep fruit fresh Wheth-
er there is any truth in the theory |
can't pretend to say. but the women
evidently have faith in it and are back
ing up their belief in most substan-
tial manner."-New York Times.
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CHOICE MISCELLANY
Manchuria's Chaotic Currency.

The currency in Manchuria is in
state of chaos. according 10 the acting
British commercial attache ut lekn.
In the South and at the northern ter
minus of the South Manchuliun rail
way subsidiary silver coins known as
small money" constitute the currency.
All transactions. great and small are
based on this currency, which is at a
discount OF nearly 20 per cent op its
face value.
Silver dollars, whether Mexican,
British or Chinese. are scarce. while
Yokohama specie and Russo-Chinese
bank dollar notes the former issued
by the Newchwang branch of the
bank are common, but at discount of
some 4 per cent, vis-a-vis the silver
dollar. To add to the confusion the
South Manchurian Railway company
has issued an order that only gold yen
will be accepted by the railway. and
dollar notes issued by the Chinese Hu
Pu Tor government bank are now be-
ing put into circulation In northern
Manchuria rubles silver and paper
and silver and bronze kopeck pieces
are the currency. and no other coins
are accepted by the railway on the
Chinese Eastern railway.-Pall Mall
Gazette
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FIeas and the PLAQUE

1t has long been known that rats are
an important cause of the spread of
plague. but more recent researches
seem to indicate that fleas serve as an
intermediate link in conveying the dis
ease from rats to men. According to
the observations and conclusions of
SimOnd, infection of plague from one
human being to another takes place.
but In an insignificant number of
cases compared with those where feas
carry the infection from rat to man.
The recent experiments of the plague
commission at Bombay have establish
ed the fact that feas convey the
plague from infected to healthy rats,
and IT has also been shown that the
species of flea concerned Is always
found in plague infected houses. Med
tcal science therefore declares war
upon fleas as upon mosquitoes. and the
mystery of epdemics is proportionally
cleared up. Yet much remains to be
learned.-YOuth's Companion.
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D[AN O{ IH[ SENATE
Iowa Statesman Hes Served Thirty.
five Years In the Upper Branch
Of COngress-his Strict
Conservatism.

of the foremost statesmen or MS ia,
He has been described as "the youngest
old man in the senate" He has rel
cheeks aud handsome head of rum
pied white hair He is polished. lei
surely and courteous upon all occa-
sions. was never known to be excited
or angry and In the course of his thir
ty-five years of service"in the senate
has accumulated a storS of knowledge
which has made him If great value as
a legislator for the nation. He has oft
en- been talked of for president. but. as
some one put it. the bee of emulation
was in his bonnet the canker Of dis
appointment was never in his heaN
His quiet easy manner and his eau
tiousness in taking n position on any
question have led to many jokes among
bis colleagues in the senate. with
whom however. he is very popular
The late Senator Vest once said that he
could walk over eggs without fractur,
ing a shell Another member declared
that he could walk with hobnailed
shoes on piano keys from Washington
10 Dubuque ana never strihe IL Hote
One of the senator's characteristics Is
that of guardedness in answering q
question. A correspondent once in
Quired of him when he Thought con
gress would adjourn
81 can't say" the lowan replied.
"Rut it will adjourn soon. won't it,
LAS to that" the senator replied. 81
am reminded of the story of the mar
who went out riding and was caught
In rainstorm He didn't know wheth
er to go on or seek shelter. and he ap
piled to a farmer who was ploddins
along the road My good man.. he
said, do you think 1t is likely to stoI
raining?' Well, said the farmer. ii
always has"
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A. NoIsELEss GUN.
Dangerous Possibilities Of the Inven-
ton of Hiram Percy Maxim.


ton of Hiram Percy Maxim.
The terrible possibilities of the new
silent gun. the Invention of Hiram
Percy Maxim. have almost appalled,
the man who fathered the idea rhe
Maxim family Is a very inventive one.
especially where guns are concerned.
The Maxim in question is son of Sir
Hiram S. Maxim. whose name is aSsoci-
ated with many inventions OF much i'm.
portance and especially engines of war
AS the elder Maxim invented the
Maxim quick firing gun and the auto.
matte system of firearms as well as the
smOkeless powder known as cordite. ii
seems quite in line with family tradi-
tons that the younger man should in
vent a gun which may be fired without
making loud explosion. The principle
of this tirraru is similar to that of the
automobile mutfter. the gas produced
by the igniiion of the powder being
allowed to escape gradually. thus pre-.
venting the sudden impact with the at.
mosphere which causes the noise when
the ordinary rife or pistol is fired The
device may he applied to any ordinary
pistol or gun Mr.. Maxim has for some
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william B. ALLISON.
Veteran Senator Whose Contest M1th
Governor CummlnS Is Attract.
iEG Much Attention
Remarkable Career.

"lIE contest in Iowa between
Governor Albert B. CumminS
IA and Senator William b. ALI
son over the latter'S seat in the
upper branch of congress is attracting
considerable attention. Both men are
national figures and both have a fol
lowing Of devoted and trustworthy ad-
mircrS The adherents of the present
senator claim that his splendid service
during period OF so many years
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should entitle him to the retention of
his seat as long as he may desire it.
The governors friends say that Mr.. Al.
lison ought to be content with the hon
Ors he has had and give the younger
blood chance. Mr.. Allison is the
dean of the senate. which he entered
In March. 1878. having previously
served in the house in the Thirty.
eighth Thirty ninth. Fortieth and For.
ty-frst congresses. His service in the
senate covers period Of thirty five
years. The senator recently celebrated
his seventy-ninth birthday. While be is
not the Oldest member of the senate.
his continuous service covers a period
longer than that which can be credited
70 any other member.
,nator Allison and Governor Cum.
the former in Ohio and the latter in
Pennsylvania The governor is fifty
eight and in the prime of his manhood.
with iron gray hair and erect. athletic
figure. He is nearly six feet in height.
1t has been said of him that wherever
he sits down there is the head of the
table. He Is the author of the Iowa
idea" regarding the tariff and Is the
first man in his state to be nominated
and elected governor for third term
He broke up the operations of the
barbed wire trust west of the M'"sis.
sippi and has fought the railroad lob,
by in his state to standstill. Cum
Minis has been likened to La Toilette
The two have political histories in
many respects similar. Both have
presidential aspirations Both stand
for tariff revision. for railroad control.
for primary reform and popular eec
ton of senators and elimination Of cor
poration influence from politics. Cum
minis has been carpenter. express mes
senger. civil engineer and lawyer. He
was candidate for the senate in 1899
and was defeated by three votes
through railroad influence
Governor Cummins was pointed out
at the Republican national convention
In 1900 as the huDdsomest man on the
platform. The first time he ran for
governor Of Iowa they called him
Handsome Albert and "the Des
Moines Apollo" in the notion that those
were damning epithets. but he was
nominated. and the vericst hayseed In
the convention that named him said.
well. our county want much for him.
but when seen I'm up In is room he
looked so much like n guv-ner that |
concluded I'd vote for i'm. anyhow"
sA"'t"r Ati;n;.-: e r"rnrnized as one
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Food Value of thu Shark.

Bearing in mind how Judgment is
warped by tradition. habit and even
hearsay. the reader will perhaps be
less Mortified at Dr.. Frederick Grif-
tith's proposal that we take to eating
sharks. Writing from Rome to the
Medical Record, he says: In Italy l
find regularly served fish food which
Americans discard through ignorance
and prejudice, fish as palatable as
the halibut-namely. the shark. This
so called hyena of the sea is, as n mat
ter of fact. says DR.. Griffith, clean
feeder and Is found in enormous guam
titles along our Atlantic coast from
Maine to Panama. The meat resembles
that of shad in color. is firm and COM
paratiyely free from bones. 1t sells In
Italy for about 8 cents pound. but
could be wholesaled In Fulton market
according to the doctors figures, for 2
or cents. 1t would thus be very
cheap but highly nutritious addition to
our sea food
Jnckie-Does your father know any
thing about music, Tommy
Tommy (whose father is an old po-
liceman)-Yes.
Jackie-Well, what does he know7
Tommy-He knows how many bars
there are In a beat, for l have heard
tim tell mother so.-Tit-Blts.
Lady Helper Ito small boy)-Will you
have some more bread and butter1
Small Boy-No fear when there's kike
about. Lady Helper Crying to be
kind)-Cake? Certainly! VIII you have
plum or seed? Small Boy-Plum, In
course. Dye tilss me for canary7-
London Punch.
Apropos Of vanity a story Is to'd
about a politician who. the day before
he was to make n certain speech, sent
a forty-one page report of 1t to all the
papers. On page 20 appeared this
paragraph: But the hour grows late
and must close. cNo. no! Go on!
% ou'1"
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HIRAM PERCY MAXIM AND THE NoIsEI. Esq
PISTOL
years been interested In the manufac.
ture Of automobile apparatus In com.
mon with many others he was seeking
means Of mutfling the reports of gas
engines. and 1t was while doing so that
he ran across the invention he has lust
patented. In the case of the automobile
he located the seat OF the trouble In the
piston of the engine. and when he ar.
rived at the solution Of the problem the
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NO. nor corrected Wainwright.
MT. Horriganr thinks that you have I
sta6ug chance Of
'%ThAts right" corroborated the boss.
'Itll be hard Aghts but with the right
man we'll win, and. We believe you're
the right man. Evsnsif you lose. you'll
show ttheIworid what yos're made OF.
Folks admire.a dgAtee.s' They haven't
much use for an itilsr."
The eoarseiy spoken words brought
back with, Z rush. Dallas Wainwraght's
plea and his own yearntng to do some
thing, to make, her proud. OF him--to
win hec by great sdeeds--to prove his
love worth her. acceptance. WAss this
the chance-the chance be had % eager
" longed tori 1t seemed providential.
His face alight with the Joy OF battle
and the hope OF his hearts reward,
Bennett turned upon the waiting boss.
II accept"
Good" yelled Herrigan. slapping
him resoundingiy on the back. ."Good
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Chapter Three Continued)

II wou7un't 60 20 far a. that. It'll be
. tussle. but with plenty Of cash and
the right man for mayor-mark n,e. I
say anu t1e right man'-we ought 70
win."
THE woods are full Of right men,"
replied Wainwright. "The money Ia
the chief thing to consider. That Ia
why ] asked you here today This Il
the point I'm getting at: As soon a.
election Is safely over the Borough
Street railway will apply for q fran.
chise for car. line from Blank avenue
to Dash street along the river 'front.'"
Il see!' nodded Horrigan. "And. a.
you own the City Surface line and as
that Is the Borough Street railways
worst rival. you want the Borough's
franchise bill killed when It comes be-
fore the board Of aldermen"
You're wrong. To paraphrase your
own words. you know a lot about poll.
tics. I want the Borough Street rail-
ways franchise granted. and l want
the franchise to he narnatral
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But I don't see what your driving
Mt. II you intend to merge the Borough
Street railway with your own City Sur
face line Its charter Will become void.
Il don't mean to merge them. l OWL
both roads. and run them separately
1.-THE - You dO"'
That's a little surprise, Ell?
haven't made any parade Of 1t. l just
went quietly to work. through Gibbs,
and bought up majority of the Bor-
ough stock. Now don't you see how
the granting of the franchise and the
news that control the road will work
when they are made knownY"
Sure! It'll send that stock sky
high You'll scoop in a million or two"
"A million or two!" echoed VAIN
wright scornfully. Nearer
Hold on" interrupted Horrlgan.
whats that nOise?''
He had jumped to his feet with an
alacrity that was surprising In SO large
q man and was listening intently.
THAT clickingY' asked Wainwright
"Oh. that's only the private wire In my
Office"
Private wire? Any OPERATOR"
''Of course. Whyy
Suppose he should happen to be
listening to usY"
"Who? Thompson? Absurd!'
II don't know. I'd rather
Nonsense. It's Thompson. my pri.
vate secretary. a man who's been with
me nine years. ! trust him as
but don't. don't trust anybody.
Send him into some other room"
II can't. In bis absence some i'm
portant message might come. and If he
wasn't there on the very moment TO
transmit 1t to me might lose thou
sands He's all right II ever a man
was. trust him implicitly"
'Oh. all right then. Go on with what
you were saying"
Il want the Borough Street railway
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the foiiies and idleness that had hitler
to masked 1t. remember one thing. II
! win this fght-if am elected mayor
Il shall never once swsrvs from my
solemn oath Of sfilce. ~
Wainwright. uneasy at the candi-
dates unwonted words and manner.
started to speak. but Horrtsan deftly
interfered.
"Of course youW keep your oath Of
ONCE" he beloved jov!ally. "Of
course. you will. That's, understood"
Then In an UNDERGONE to Wainwright
~ Alwyn moved away the boss whis'
percd:
Don't butt -ini Leave himnto mel
| That silly reform talk. don't mean any
| thing. It's the way all youngsters In
| politics blow Oh steam. Leave him to
| mel.
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noies ana eyed his host ouizzicailv
wainwright did not even pretend not
10 understand. Still, instead of giving
direct answer he went ON with seem.
ing irreleyance:
am public spirited citizen. I he.
'ieVe civic welfare would suffer by any
change In municipal administration 40
10 keep the present party In power l
am willing to donate tolit soc, OO0 To-
ward election expenses"
That sounds pretty good rs far as 1t
goes but maybe you didn't hear some
.hihg asked you minute ago. What
want to know is, How does all this
concern me?"
I'm coming to that. As I said.
am public spirited citizen I'm, also
good friend-such good friend thxt
I'm always glad to put my friends ON
10 anything in the market that looks
particularly promising. Suppose cur
ry Tor your account at the market
price chats G3 just now, 1900 shares
OF Borough Street railway stockY'
"Wen?"
IF that franchise Is granted. Bor-
ough stock will go up at least Is points
within two days. That would clear up
FOR you a profit of-iet's 2ee-about
1919 COO"
Horrisan had pulled a pencil from
his pocket and was figuring on the
back Of an envelope.
Yes" he said at last: "that's eight.
$4,000 That would be my 1protit,
while yours would run into the mil.
lions. That's not warm enough FREUD
ship for me-"
surely. that Is a geNerOus"-
Generous. maybe. but I'd like some.
thing mnnlficent-say 25.O0O shares q
90. Then at the 25 point Jump I'D
make-Td make" his ng.
ures on the envelope-"somethin over
$d00GC0 That sounds better to me
! Hev|'
"But Mr.. Horrigan"-
you've got my terms. Take 'em "a
leave EN-"
"Oh. very WELL" conceded Vain
wright, with lame graciOusness.' ANY
thing to oblige an old friend"
Good. So we get 100000 for elee.
ton expenses, and my personal &C
count receives $4,000 shares at g."
quite so. And now
And now comes the questioned tn
right man for mayor. We
Again Horrigan paused, rising 70 hi
! feet stealthily. like. some pouderou
cat. his head bent slightly. ~ thong
eatch.ns' faint or distant sound
"Wlmt's the matterr" asked Wa1n
WRIGHT, looking, up.
Nothing" returned HOrrisan. Blu
be did not resume his seat Instead. Z,
he talked he began to pace the.room Il
apparent aimlessness. yet every turI
CHANGED to bring him nearer and near
er to the door of the adjoining Office
"You see,". he said, I'VE must hav<
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CHAPTER w.

TINE next few months were Pc
/ riodaof. Unprecedented toll aud
excitement for Alwyn Bennett
II He sometimee wondered at his
own eloQuence. Speech after speech
be made IN every section of the city
. In half built suburbs, In halls where
nine-tenths of bis hearers were IN
evening dress and where familiar
! faces dotted the place; In overcrowded.
smoke reeking auditoraums, where not
one man In. three wore collar and
where q score of nationalities We'd for
PRECEDENCE.
With Z Versatility that delighted
Hortigans the. candidate managed to
adapt himself to. every audience and.
moreover. to impress bis hearers with
. sense Of his absolute sincerity and
honesty. In the crowded. polysiet
meetings. he hit on the plan Of speak
ing to representatives Of each race In
their own language. In q single even
ing. 90 the papers recorded. be hsd
made, speeches in English. French.
German. Italian and Spanish. At some
meetings tOughs had tried to confuse
him by interrupting with questions.
Joking comment or insult. Tor each
Alwyn, without breaking the thread Of
bis DISCOURSE found some quick reply
20 apt a. to turn the laugh ON his tor
mentor and turn the audiences sym
pathy to himself.
At last election day came and went.
a "A u b., eotr f<v-
ny carried his entire ticket to victory.
Even bis severest critics In the organ.
ixatfon were Eorced-to admit that Ben
nett. and Bennett alone. had saved the
party from severe defeat. Horrigan's
judgment and choice Of men for the
thousandth time In the boss' crooked
political career was vindicated. aud
Horrigan himself was overjoyed be-
yOnd measure. Nor did the fact that
he had failed to GUST Alderman Phs-
Ian In the primaries wholly cloud the
boss' delight
There was. however. q slight cloud
On Alwyn's triumph. for Dallas Vain
wright was not present to share that
Within few days after Hor-
risan'si visit to the Wainwright place
Dallas had gone with an aunt on an
eight month"; tour Of Europe and the
But Perry. who at her
secret request had kept her posted on
every detail Of the stirring campaign.
Abled her the result On election night.
and the following day . reply mes
Iage OF congratulatioh crossed the At.
aatic to gladden. Alwyn's heart. In q
etter that followed . week later DIAL
~ asked the arst political favor the
future mayor was called Upon to grant
She begged that In his once Bennett
would ny to md I place for Cynthia
Garrison, In consequence Of which
when tho young man made up his list
II personal appointments Miss CARR
ION found herself listed a. assistant
private secretary at decidedly com.
,orfAhla salary-
Continued on Next Page)
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boy! No "
we'N"-
but remem-
Der one thing.
Mr.. .H0rrigan
interrupted Ben
nett. aud his
careless boy
hood seemed to
have falle n
away from him
like d discarded
garment. leav.
Ing the men,
hood and rug
ged strength
oAptDnAA ~ all
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AltDun Bennett.
LET them. They'll soon get hoarse
and have to rest their threats. AS long
as we get the votes what do we care
IT,
Yes. yes!" agreed the boss impa-
tiently. That's all right. but what !
want to know Is. How does all this
concern meY'
Horrigan threw himself back In his
chair, uptilted cigar IN one corner OF
his mouth, thumbs in waistcoat arm
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denl" jerked II open.
Thompson stepped quietly over the
threshold into the library. walked over
to his employer. handed him dispatch
and went out again under the battery
of HorrigaL's glare. closing the ONCE
door after him.
THAT fellow was listening to every
word we saidv shouted the boss -
the door shut behind Thompson.
How foolish you are" protested
Wainwright. "He was bringing me
this message. I've tried and tempted
and tested Thompson In . hundred
ways. and he's always rung true: J.
trust him utterly"
We'll. I don't trust q man living"
retorted Horrigan, reluctantly convine-
ed. Il don't sign receipts or keep &C.
counts or write letters or have Wiz
nesses when l talk. always make u
question Of veracity between me ana
the other man II there's an investiga'
uon. My words as good as any enes'
and they can't prove anything against
me In case of q showdown. ADVISE
go W ny Tue 6duc pan. - =
one. And in the meantime II ] were
you I'd keep an eye on that secretary
He'll bear Watching"
Never mind about Thompson. Hes
all right. Let's get back to the cleo
ton. Who have you in mind Tor
mayor"
WELL" considered Horrigan. "he's
got to be some one who isn't mixed W
IN politics or corporations. Some one
the public isn't on to. A man with 70
queer past"
Il advise you to consult the calen-
Oar Of saints and pick out your candi'
date there" sneered Wainwright. VINO
could not clearly follow his guests rea-
soning.
mo. think I c1n@ find htp ON
EARTH" laughed Horrigan. "Hes GOT
to be young. clever, educated. with q
good name. Q good family aud soc'si
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the rightfnaD
II we don't, we
haven't q shad.
ow Of q show
to win. We must
be carefuf to
choose the best
manp0ssible. In
fact. MIR. Vain;
W rig - In
fact
His; 4 wander
IN gs b . d
brought him to
the office door
With the last
word he sud-
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next few months were q Pc
riodaof. unprecedented toll aud
II. excitement for Awyn Bennett
Il He eoinetfsmeo wondered At bis