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Natural History had prophesied that
the original home of the elephants
and of several other great groups
would be found to be In Africa. These
animals, he believed. in spite of the
contrary opinion OF science. had in
vaded Europe, Asia and North Amer
lea from Africa.
The American museum authorities.
SO rich in the remains of the great
monsters of their own country. could
not fail to be interested in the Fayum
discoveries. and Prof. Osborn longed
tn fit out an expedition to discover. IL
possible, and bring back to the New
York treasure-house the African ances-
tors Of the vast creatures which once
inhabited the American continent.
In due time the plan became an ac-
complished fact; the Egyptian gov
ernment, in the person of Lord Gro
mer. gave the American explorers
every help in its power, and Prof. Os-
born and his assistants went to work.
AS their caravan crossed the desert,
it amused Mr.. Osborn to think that he
was going with camels. the gift of the
western American plains, to bring
back the remains of elephants, which
were the gift of Africa to all the other
continents.
At first. the results of the American
Museums search were disappointing,
but after ten days the explorers were
rewarded with the jaws and teeth
of the ancestral elephant which the
expedition chiefly desired, and fort
night later they found complete
skull of the Palaeomastodon, belong
ing to the second stage Of the evolu-
ton of the elephant. A week later. the
skull of Moeritherium (the beast of
Lake Moeris) came to light, and Mr..
Osborn knew that he had found the
representative Of the first distinctive
stage in the evolution of the elephant
Twenty-seven species of land ami
mails were discovered by the Egyptian
survey, and now several new animals
were discovered by the American ex-
pedition. These include the giant Ar
sinoitheres, the smaller and larger an
cestral elephants, the large and small
rock.conies. and certain pig-like ami
mails. With two exceptions. all these
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ZELCL ODOW I4ZZET

Ever since the discovery of re.
mains of prehistoric animals in the
Fayum desert in 1901 made North AZ.
rica the storm center of paleontology,
men OF science have been seeking to
exhaust the secrets of that region. and
to solve the problems of origin which
the Fayum fossils suggested. BY
1905 Mr.. Beadnell. accompanied by DR..
Andrews of the British museum. had
proved that Africa. far from being a
continent parasitic upon Europe. was
n partly dependent, but chiefly inde-
pendent. center of "A highly varied life.
"a great breeding place. not only OF
animals which subsequently wandered
into Europe. but OF animals belonging
to types hitherto unknown" Before
the work of DIR. Andrews had been
even begun. Prof. Henry Fairfield Os-
born of the American Museum Of
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Colorado's Fruit Exhibit.

At the fruit exhibit of the Depart
men of Horticulture, Cornell univeI-
sity. New York, in November last.
says the Cornell Countryman, probably
the most interesting exhibit of fruit
from a single state was that from Col
orado. which took first prize for the
best general exhibit. The fruit showed
very plainly the very remarkable DIFF
ference in varieties produced under
different methods Of cultivation and
conditions of climate. The Colorado
apples. grown under irrigation and in
n dry climate. were uniformly larger
and higher colored than those grown
in the more humid climate Of the
Northwestern states.
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to the helpless and unprotected c,tt,s
huddled together In startled terror or
already beginning their migration by
Intuition. running with the wind
II ratified loose window CASINOS 4,
the hotel. SO that people turned unoas.
lily In their beds. 1t sent strange croo.
lures OF the imagination to prowl
about. Cowmen thought of tho de.
pleted herds when the riders sbouId
come In on the free ranges in the
spring should that moaning wind
mean real Northwestern.
Louise was awakened by n suddo,
shrek OF wind that swept through the
slight aperture left by the raised win
dow and scnt something crashing tn
the floor. She lay for n moment drowsI-
ly wondering what had fallen. Was
1t anything that could be broken? She
heard the steady push of the wind
Sainst the frail frame building and
knew she ought to compel herself suf.
hciently to be aroused to close Tho
window. But she was very slcruv
The crash had not awakened Mary
She was breathing quietly and deeply.
But she would be amcnublc to a touch
just light one-and she did not
mind doing things. How mean. though
to administer it in such Il cause She
could not do It. The dilapldatcd green
blind was Tapping dlsmally. What
time was 1t? Maybe It was nearly
morning. and then the wind wOuId
probably go down. That would save
her from getting up. She snuggIcd
under the covers and prepared TO slim
deliciously on into slumbcr again.
But she couldn't 20 to sleep after
all. haunting suspicion proved on
her waking faculties that the crash
might have been the water pitcher.
She had been asleep and could not
gauie the shock OF the fall It had
seemed terrific. but what awakcns one
from sleep is always abnormal to
ones startled and unrcmcmbering
consciousness. Still. II might have
been the pitcher, She cherished no
fond dclusion as to the impcnctra.
bility of the warped cottonwood floor.
ing. Water might even then be trick.
ling through to the room below, She
found herself wondering where the
bed stood. and that thought brought
her sitting up In a hurry only TO re-
member that she was over the musty
sittinG.room with It's impossible car.
pet. She would be glad to see IL
soaked-it might put little color into
1t. temporarily Al least. and lay the
dust OF ages. But. sitting up. she felt
herself cnveloped in gale of wind
that played over the bed. and so wise.
ly concluded that II she wished to see
this court through without the risk OF
grippe or pneumonia complications.
she had better close that window. So
she slipped cautiously out OF bed. ner-
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vously apprehensive of plunging her
feet into pool of water. 1t had not
been the pitcher after all. Even after
the window was closed there seemed
to be much air In the room. The
blind still Tapped. though at longer in
tervals. If 1t really turned cold. how
we're they to live in that barn-like
room. she and Mary? She thought of
the campers out on the fiat and shiV-
cred She looked out of the window
musingly a moment. 1t was dark. She
wondered II Gordon had come home.
or course he was home. 1t must be
nearly morning. Her feet were get.
ting cold, so she crept back into bed.
The next thing of which she was con-
scious, Mary was shaking her excit-
edly.
what is it," she asked. sleepily.
Louise! There's n fire somewhere!
Listen!
Some one rushed quickly through
the hall: others followed, knocking
against the walls In the darkness.
Then the awful. heart-clutching clans
of n bell rang out-near, insistent, me-
tallic, 1t was the Westinghouse bell.
There was no other in the town. The
girls sprang to the floor. The thought
had found swift lodgment in the mind
of each that the hotel was on fire, and
in that moment Louise thought or the
poisoned meat that had once been
served to some archenemies OF the
gang whose chief was now on trial ior
his liberty. So quickly does the praih
work under stress of great crises, that.
even before she had her SHOES anu
stocking on, she found herself wonder.
ing who was the marked victim this
time. Not Williston-he was dead
Not Gordon-he slept in his own room
back of the office. Not Langford-he
was bunking with his friend In tnat
same room. Jim Munson? Or was the
Judge the prescribed one? He was not
a corrupt Judge. He could not pe
bought, It might be he. Mary had
gone to the window.
"Louise!" she gasped. tine court
housed"
True. The cloudy sky was reddeneo
above the poor little temple OF justice
where for day and weeks the tide OF
human interest Of = big part OF . pig
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Fruit Buds and Frost.

Many people are curious to know
how buds on fruit trees may burst
forth into what appears to be full
bloom after 1t Is known that the crop
has been ruined by frost. The young
pistil, in the very center. is the most
sensitive to frost Of all the parts Of the
flower, and 1t must be examined before
injury can he detected. II 1t has been
injured 1t will be found to be shriveled
and discolored. The condition Of tho
fruit buds can be determined at any
time during the winter by this means.
But while the pistil may be dead the
petals are often uninjured and may ex-
pand as though the blossom were cap
able of setting fruit.
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Growth of German Marine.

On January IA, 1906 DAILY Consular
and Trade Reports), one Of the Ger
man steamship lines owned and ip-
Grated 160 ocean steamships of $751;
900 total gross registered tonnage, en-
ploying 10000 persons. This COM
pany is now building seven steam
ships of $4,000 aggregate gross regis
ter tonnage. Its total tonnage ex-
ceeds that Of the entire seagoing mer-
chant marine Of each of the following
countries: Spain, Holland. Italy. Rus
sia and Sweden. The German ex-
port trade has been largely promoted
by the great feet Of this one com.
pany.
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animals were short.footed and slow.
moving. and they had a pair Of front
teeth as large as tusks. probably for
defense against the actively running
carnivora OF the period. The Arsin'
oitheres were one exception. and de-
Tended themselves by sharply pointed
horns. Two million years ago the
Mediterranean bordered on Eocene
Libya. and was inhabited by whales
known as the Zeuglodons, remains OF
which have been found in every part
OF the Fayum region. These creatures
were extraordinarily long and snake
like. and were far more slender In
body than any existing whale. Among
other discoveries made in Eocene
Libya are remains which go to prove
that the Sirenia, or sea.cows, represent
an aquatic ofr-shoot from the very
stock which gave rise to the elephant
This kinship was surmised by de-
Blainville long before Darwin, and IL
has now been confirmed by the eN-
traordinary resemblance between the
most ancient sea.cow, the Eotherium.
and the most ancient of the elephants,
the Moeritherium.
um. a name derived from the ancient
Egyptian word "Phiom," meaning tho
lake" lies 80 miles southwest of Cairo.
and Is the fertile alluvial bottom of
great natural depression. or basin, en-.
riched by the Nile sediments, which
have poured for ages into large nat
ural lake of late geological times. and
subsequently into the more contract
ed Lake Moeris of the Ptolemies.
The brackish lake named Birketel-
Qurun which bounds the Fayum to
the northwest is the vestigial remnant
of these two great sheets of fresh wa
ter. 1t lies 1870 feot below sea.level.
and receives such n meager overflow
from the vast irrigation system of the
Fayum plains that it is constantly di-
minishing in extent and increasing in
salinity.
The rich historical associations OF
the northerly shores of these ancient
and modern reservoirs begin with the
Palaeolithic flint-makers. They include
the irrigation works of Amenemhat l.,
2200 u. c.: they cover the rise and
fall of populous Greek and Roman
cities. now represented by the ruins
known as Dime and Mushim. But far.
far back of this period Of man. the
discoveries of the survey on the north.
erly shores of these same lakes reveal
the presence of n world Of life SO an
cient that the pyramids seem as of
yesterday, of a period when the Medi-
terranean shores were 40 miles south
of their present boundaries, when
Mother Nile herself, which impresses
us as among the Oldest of rivers. had
not come into existence. Here another
and much older river system poured
its sandy deposits into the ancestral
Mediterranean. the ancient original
life of Africa found its burial-place in
the shifting sands, and has lain for
perhaps two million Of years awaiting
the evolution of man, and finally the
development in man Of the spirit OF
inquiry and exploration.
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QUEER NAMES USED IN CHINA.
Much the Same Idea as That Of the
North American Indian.

I'VE Chinese" said the law student.
give our children queer names. Our
girls. for instance are not called
Mabel, Jenny or Matilda, but Cloudy
Moon, Celestial Happiness, Spring
Peach or Casket of Perfumes. Our
boys get less delicious names. Boys
are made for work and wisdom. rather
than for dancing and pleasure. and
their names show this. as Practical
Industry. Ancestral Knowledge. Com
plete Virtue. Ancestral Piety. Discreet
Valor. To our slaves we give still an.
other set of names. Yes, those dear.
pathetic little slaves of ours. some
girls. some boys. who do a hundred
various little tasks about the house.
these lowly creatures have names ike
Not For Me. Joy to Serve, Your Hap
piness and Humble Devotion.
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POWER OF THE RoTHscHILos.
Accumulated Wealth Soon to Mako
Influence Of House Enormous.

It has been calculated that at the
present rate of accumulation the
Rothschilds will own by the middle OF
the present century some G2,OOo,ooo''
900 sterling, or nearly enough to pay
off the national debt three times over.
says a writer in the Grand Magazine
of London, England. The IMAGINATION
is staggered and fails to realize tue
power which is represented by sucn
figures. It could finance. or 1t couid
.ton war: It could delay the indus
trial development Of country for q
generation; or 1t could. on the other
hand. enable country which 1t ia
yored to beat all its industrial rivals.
A power like this must have its fingers
on all the arteries through which nows
the life.blood of commerce. the edo
and fiow Of which It can regulate un'
controlled. I.
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CHAPTER XVII,

'nu arose along toward mid.
,ne wind that many q hardened
~ NY, would have foretold hours
nau ne been master Of his time
usnts' ,,' AS a rule. no signal
~, vas needed in the COW coun.
Ioa ~ VINO practically lived in the
~ u natural right to claim
I, Use acquaintance with the por.
a,pproaching -, changes. But 1t
wv w peen we'll had some storm
-, ", over the little town that
lba me Inc wind that came slipping
(ns n,sht' first In little signing
= .sklrmishes. gradually grow.
taupatient. more domineering,
hs,x. contemptuous, naughty,
y. ~, sweeping down from its
|ms,a camping grounds, carried .
sce In its yet warm breath
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HAPTER xVI.-Continued,

me anything? Not they. She
pch good girl. Dick. There
|Nas better. She never com.
She never got her screens.
prl. wish she could have had
feens before they murdered her.
did you lay her. Dick?"
Williston, said Dick. taking
PA OF ihc mans burning hands
faking with soothing calmness,
Il me for not telling you at
! thought you knew. l never
d that YOU might have been
e all tn" while that Mary was
She is alive and well and with
She only tainted that night.
prace up, Why, man alive.
sou glad? Well. then. don't so
es Ike child. Come, brace up,
)ou."
-you-wouldn't lie to me.
you, Dick?"
God Is my witness, Mary is
hu In kemah this minute-un-
iu earthquake has swallowed
tel during my absence. I saw
Il 'hah two hours ago."
me a minute, my dear fellow,
pu? IL"
aiked blindly away a few steps
aown onco more on the ruins
homestead. Gordon waited.
a sat still-his head buried in
as' Gordon approached, lead
mare. and sat down beside
'eii me-" he said, with simple
pess.
our later the two men sepa-
the door of the Whites claim
.ow mere until I send for YOU"
'uon's parting word.
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A Q. McCIurg Il Co. i90I)
SYNOPSIS.

, winston. poor ranchman.
ndcJ nrd cultured. searches Tor
<,ssinr from his rhnch-thc Lazy
n wooded spot In the rivers bcd
In have been an island had the
be.n at high water. he dis.
hand OF horse thieves engaged
liz over brands on cattle. lie
Ear enough to note the chang
Fsbr Three Bars" brand on one
! the u. II" brand. Paul Lang
Il rich owner OF the Ihree
|is Informed Of the operations o,
Ia OF cattle thlcvcs-a band or
rebcatIrI by Jesse Black. who
I've drnrd the law and nuthori-
TKcman county. South Dakota:
N is struck with the beauty OF
tommouly known AS "Williston's
III" Louise Dale. an expert
who had followed
kie. Juder Hammond Dale. from
a 10 tho "DnkOtuhs, ana VINO
q with him ut Wind CITY. Is
"a hy the county attorney;
Gordon. to come to Kcmhh ana
testimony In tho preliminary
al Tn. train for Louise. looks
Irrd or cattle being shipped by
rown and there detects old
la well known emery" steer be-
10 his employer OF the Three
knCL Muus0n and Louise start
Mah. Crowds assemble In Justice
In. MrAllistcr'H court for the
Aary hearing. Jesse Black springs
l OF many great surprises. waving
stlon Through Jake Snndcrson.
4 Of III" outlaw gang. he had
|that the steer Mag" had been re-
and thus saw the uselcssncss OF
against being bound over. County
Gordon accompanies Louise
her return TO Wind City. While
b stands tn the light In his door
, "A shot is fired at him. The house
Iked and battle cnsucs between
h. and hts daughter. on one side.
outlaws on the other. The house
IRE Is an outlaw raises his rifle
b Willistou shot from an un-
|sourCc pirrCos his arms and the
y 10 the ground. Aid has come to
b. but he and his daughter are
y and borne away by the outlaws.
hson late at night heard the shots,
nd the attack on wIlliston's house.
|io the Three Bars ranch and sum
I.angfOrd and his brave men to the
u wus l.Hngford who fired the shot
eaved Willi-tOn's iif. Langford
Mary from her captor. The party
b vain Tor wllliston. Louise comes
Mary. Williston IL given up for
ht m"He"r evidence is obtninnble
Jesse Black, and II is concluded
ease must be fought out on the
kstlOn Of Mag" Judge Dale ar
\ sit at tho December session OF
eit court nt which the cattle theft
y be tried. Gordon has hard work
Ping an unprcjudiCcd jury. Red
Pr thk"s "a scat In the hotel din
hcsld" Louise and addresses her.
hncercwunlOusly showed aside by
SIndrrsou draws his gun. The
lgins. Gordon makes good i'm
EedilhUnE In the night Gordon
tmsclf beside tho ruins OF tn.
II" Is called by his name. The
that uf williston. and the long
" and needed witness Is found.
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HEARST
MAKES GAINS, IT. CONTINUED,
THAT WILL ELECT HIM.
Tbirt y-Scycn in Two Precincts Of the
1910 To BE Inycstigatcd-Ihc
Vote.

New York, May 29.-The actual
rccounting of the ballots cast for W.
r. Hearst and George b. Mcclellan
for mayor In the last election for that
Office in this city in November, 1909,
was begun after delay of more than
two years.
The contents of two ballot boxes
were counted in the presence OF a
Justice of the supreme court and re-
suited in a net gain by w X. Hearst
of twenty-seven votes in the two pre-
cincts the votes of whkh were counted
There are 1910 precincts in the
greater city. Mayor McClellan's piu-
rality over Mr. Hearst in the original
count was 3,i7S.
The votes in one of the boxes count
ed. which showed a net gain of fifteen
votes for Mr.. Hearst had been subject
OF complaint before the grand iury
A Socialist watcher at the polls al
legged that the vote for Hearst aud
Mcclellan had been transposed.
On the original count, Mcclellan
had 1853 and Hearst l59 votes. On
recount Hearst had lG7 votes and Me-
Clellan 1876 IN this box.
Justice Lambert, before whom the
recount is being made. said at TIC
dose of the days session that from
now on the count would proceed more
rapidly. Counsel for Mr. Hearst SAID
he believed the recount would be Goa
pleted within six weeks.
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BARKLEY MEDAL
WILL RE AWARDED TO HIGH
SCHOOL ORATOR TONIGHT.
Edwin Cave, Edward Mitchell, VIII
Rock aud Frank Luftenburs VIII
Contest for Honor.

Tonight at the High school the
dSclamatory contest for the Barley
medal will be held and four High
school pupils will be in the race for
the prize. The boys are: Edwin Cave
Edward Mitchell. VIII Rock and
Frank Luftenburg. A musical pro-
gram will be given by students of the
school and the faculty between the
declamations The subjects OF the
destinations are: "The New South, "
Edwin Cave; THE Supposed Speech
of John Adams" Edward Mitchell;
e The Race Problem" VIII Rock;
American Liberty" Frank Luften-
burg The public is invited to attend
the contest.
Between the first and second dec
lamatlons there will be a piano duet
by Misses Bess Lane and Eunice Rob
ertson. while Mr.. Frank Cheek will
sing after the second defamation.
The last number on the musical pro-
gram will be cornet solo by Robert
Bondurant. The judges are Hon. w.
A. Berry, j. S. Ross and l.. V. Armen-
trout.
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IRAVELINGsMEN
WILL MEET HERE JULY % IN.
STEAD OF JUNE -.
kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi
Association Convention Date
Is Set.

The date of the annual meeting of
the Kentucky-Tennessee and Missis-
sippi Travelling Mems association
which was to meet here June 25-27
has been changed and the association
will meet in Paducah July ell. The
secretary of the association informed
the Paducah Commercial club that
during the three days of the conven-
ton between / 900 and 1000 travel
ing men, representing the various
firms in the United States doing bust
ness in the three states mentioned
would be present.
1t was through the efforts of the
Commercial club of this city that this
convention is going to be held here.
The Commercial club will appoint
committees in few days to take
charge of the entertainment and it is
expected with the assistance of our
merchants and others, to raise fund
sufficient for the entertainment OF
the travelling men while in our city.
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Emma Run, a colored servant at
the home of Mrs. Belle Curd, 635
Broadway. was accused of stealing
the pocketbook of Mrs. Curd yester-
day and late yesterday afternoon was
taken to the city hall by Patrolman
Henry Singery. Patrolman Singery
"sweated" her, and she confessed
and told where the money was hid,
but said another negro stole the
coin. After the money was found in
the stable Emma was released by the
police.
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A vicious dog excited the pupils OF
the Franklin building yesterday and
for a short tine had the whole play
ground to himself. II. p. Barksdale.
an engineer for the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & st. Louis railroad. heard
the screams and secured his shotgun
and killed the dog the first shot.
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Buses Wrecked.


Burlington. Iowa. May ga Sc
we're wind and rain storm struck
southeastern Iowa. Reports of much
damage are coming In. Barns were
wrecked. outhousos levcled and sew
eral persons killed or injured. Tele-
phone and electric light wires are de-
molisbod The Burlington railroad
I. line south OF here is blocked By land
slides.
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DECORATION DAY EXCLUSION.

Saturday, May 3Oth. to Mound City
and Cairo ON the steamer Dick FOw-
Ter. Fare for the round trip 75 cents.
Leaves Paducah y a. m. Arrives at
Cairo mt noon. Leaves Cairo 3:3O ..
m. Arrives Paducah \ y. m. Special
provision made To accommodate col
ored passengers. Good music and re.
freshments ON boat.
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20, so
n.y.
AT Culey'S
Dissolution of williams & Peal Firm.

Dissolution of Williams 4 Peal Firm.
The firm of Williams & Peal, con-
sisting of Charles Williams and c. c.
Peal, has this day dissolved by mutual
consent, C. O. Peal retiring, and
Charles Williams continuing the bust
ness Charles Williams will collect
all accounts and assume all obliga-
tons of the firm.
CHARLES WILLIAMS.
G. G. PEAL.
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what the team will be organized The
game may be played in June or July
4. and the proceeds from the contest
20 TO some charitable institution.