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CHAPTER XII.

Hold your tongue said Welch,
with an oath.
Mr.. Hazel looked at Miss ROLES
ton, and she at him. 1t was a mo-
mentary glance. and her eyes sank
directly, and filled with patient
tears.
Their situation was briefly this.
Should II come on to blow gale,
these open boats. small and loaded,
could not hope to live. Therefore
they had two chances for life, and
no more; they must either make
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CHAPTER X

CHAPTER X
The captain sounded the we'll and
found three feet and half water
in naM ,'sTs ordered all hands to the
They turned to with good heart
and pumped watch and watch till
daybreak.
Faces began to look cloudy and
Hazel threw off his lethargy, took
his spell at the main pump with
the rest.
When his gang was relieved he
went away, bathed in perspiration,
and, leaning over the well, sounded
It,
While thus employed the mate
came behind him with his cat like
step and said, See what has come
on us with your forebodings. 1t Is
the unluckiest thing In the world to
talk about losing ship when she
is at sea-
You are a more dangerous man
on board ship than / am" was
Hazers prompt reply.
The well gave an increase or
three inches.
Mr.. Hazel now showed excellent
qualities. He worked like a horse,
and, finding the mate skulking, he
reprOached him before the men
and stripping himself naked to the
waist invited him to do mans
duty. The mate thus challenged,
complied with a scowl
A slight breeze sprung up from
the southwest and the captain or
dered the men from the buckets to
make all sail on the ship, the
pumps still going.
When this was done he altered
the ships course and put her right
before the wind, steering for the
island of Juan Fernandez, distant
100 miles, or thereabouts.
The Proserpine glided through
the water all night like some ter
ror stricken creature and the in
cessant pumps seemed to be her
poor heart beats.
At daybreak she had gone 100
miles. But this was balanced by
new and alarming feature. The
water from the pumps no longer
came up pure, but mixed with
what appeared to be blood.
Hazel inquired and found the
ship had quantity Of dye wood
amongst her cargo. He told the
men this and tried to keep up their
hearts by his words and his ex-
ample.
The wounded vessel, with her
ever beating heart, had run three
hundred miles on the new tack.
She had almost ceased to bleed, but
what was as bad or worse, small
fragments of her cargo and stores
came up with the water and their
miscellaneous character showed
how deeply the sea had now pene-
trated. a.
This ana their great fatigue be.
gan to demoralize the sailors. The
pumps and buckets were still
| piled, but II was no longer with the
uniform manner Of brave and hope
\ full men.
II Six feet water In the hold!
\ The captain. who had been sober
beyond his time, now got dead
Il drunk.
The mate took the command. On
4 hearing this, WEIGH and Cooper
\ left the pumps. Wylie ordered them
back. They refused and coolly
\ lighted their pipes. A violent alter
cation took place which was
brought to close by Welch.
II 1T is no use pumping the ship"
said he. "She Is doomed. Dye
think we are blind. my mate and
me? You got the long boat ready
| for yourself before ever the leak
was sprung. Now get the cutter
1ready for my mate and me-"
At these simple words Wylie lost
color and walked aft without a
word.
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land or be picked up at sea before
the weather changed.
But how? The nearest known
land ives the group of islands
called Juan Fernandez, and they
lay somewhere to leeward; but
distant at least 900 miles and
more to windward: for Hudson
undertaking the leak, as Is sup
posed, had run the PrPoserpine
fully that distance out of the track
of trade.
Now the ocean is a highway-in
law, but in fact it contains a few
highways, and millions of byways;
and, once a cockle-shell gets into
those byways, small indeed is it's
chance of being seen and picked
up by any seagoing vessel.
Wylie, who Was leading, low
cred his sail, and hesitated be-
tween the two courses we have in.
dicated. However, on the cutter
comingg up with him, he ordered
Cooper to keep her head north
east, and SO run all night. He
then made all sail he could, in the
same direction, and soon outsailed
the cutter. When the sun went
down he was about a mile ahead of
her.
Just before sunset, Mr.. Hazel
made a discovery that annoyed
him very much. He found that
WEIGH had put only one key of
biscuit, a ham, a key of spirits,
and small barrel of water on
board the cutter. He remonstrat-
ed with him sharply. WEIGH re-
piled that it was all right; the
cutter being small, he had put the
rest of her provisions on board the
longboat.
ION board the longboat?' said
Hazel, with a look of wonder. You
have actually made our lives de-
pend upon that scoundrel Wylie
again. You deserve to be flung
into the sea. You have no FORE
thought yourself, yet you will not
be guided by those that have It,"
At daybreak Mr.. Hazel was
Weakened by loud hail from a
man in the bows.
All the sleepers started up.
"Longboat not in sight"
1t was too true. The ocean was
blank. Not a sail large or small
in sight.
Many voices spoke at once.
HE has carried on till he has
capsized her."
He has given us the slip"
CHAPTER XIII.
The longboat was a hundred
miles to windward of the cutter.
Wylie had been perp;exed as to
the best course. He had decided
to run for the island; but he was
not easy under his own decision.
Finally he gave the order to huff
and tack, and by daybreak he was
very near where the Proserpine
went down, whereas the cutter,
having run before the wind, was,
at least a hundred miles to lee
ward.
He was not aware that the cut
ter's water and biscuit was on
board his boat, nor did he discover
this till noon next day.
He then ordered the boat to be
put before the wind again; but the
men scowled, and not one stirred
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-04-17
OkDINANCE 10 ,

Be 1t ordained by the Cit, Council OF
the .ity IT TuCumcari. New Mexico:
{. That II shall be unlawful tor the City
Council OF the Clty u IuCunCat. New
Mexico, to grant any license to sell spirit.
uous. ylnous or malt or other INTOXICATING
liquors, within the corporate limits Ut said
ciiy IN excess Ut eleven OF such licences.
. That the uumDcr of licences TO be
issued Of granted to sell. barter OF give
away auy spurious. yiuuua. malt or other
intoxicating lquuIs within the corporate
limits ui the 1T Di IuCumCau. New
MrMCu, Is hereby limited 20 the number
OF eleven AM alter the number oi eleven
OF such Iceuse, are ISSUED no more or
other sugh license shall be ISSUED 10 any
person, persons. nrm OF corporation, while
the ]icGnces, To- the number oi eleven. shal
bc "a force and effect
3. II !, understood and provided that
nothing contained IN this ordinance snai,
b. construed a, discrimination rtHee
persons 81 "A like ~ similar character en-
gagged IN the same class 81 business m favor
OF one a. against another. nor 10 dlsCflm.
mate between places. locations OF build.
ings ~ favor ui one against another, which
are situated In the same business district
IL said Guy, But hi, ordinance II H..
tended tor the sole purpose OF limiting the
number OF saloons, aud the number ut
licenses granted to run or operate saloons
IN saId CITY TO the number OF eleven. All
ordinances OF parts Of ordinances ln con.
iilat herewith are hereby repealed.
Passed tins l4Ih day oi April, 1909.
Approved this I4th day OF April. 1909
Seal A. Street.
Mayor ui @lucumcari. New Mexico.
Attest: Il, Daughtry,
Clerk,
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HITCHCOCK is DEAD; FAMOUS
AS FOE OF LAND GRAFTERS

Ethan Allen Hitchcock, sccrr.
tary ot the Interior under prosi
drnte Mckinley and Roosevelt, IS
d ad.
Hitchcock had been III for some
weeks lie contracted y severe
cold while IN the west. His con.
dlt'on became serious and be- hur-
ried to WASHINGTON to place him.
self IN the hands OF specialists who
had attended him during his Of.
icial career here. He suffered
from a complication OF kidney.
heart and pulmonary diseases.
With him AZ the home OF his
son.in.law, Lieutenant Commander
Sims Ot the navy, the former naval
aldr OF the president, were his
children, Mrs. Sims and Mrs.
Sheplcy, and Miss Margaret Hitch.
cock.
His passing marked the close Of
a career whose pre.eminent feature
was an administration OF the inter.
Ior department that stirred the
Western land problem as never
before.
Brought here from st. Peters.
burg, where he had served as am
bassador under an appointment of
President Mckinley, Hitchcock
directed the most sweeping in.
vcstigatlons, arouslng the enmity
ot powerful political interests.
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Report o; Police Judge TO the Cit,
Of Iucumcari.

Report OF Police Judge TO the CT, of
IuDumcau tot the month II March. 100
The Cts Of 1urumoar sd. AIbe Meet.
ing March 3 1000 charge running i'ay
without lcrns" Defendant entered plea
OF guilty fined siou I'D cost.
The ciy OF Tu.umcati v, lanes Ran.
dglpi March 8 1000 "A harry" disturbing
thu poac, case dismissed hy cty attorney.
Tn, CIT, vt rucumcatI VS. Arthur Kan.
dulph March 3 1000 .tharg". disturbing
tm' peace Defendant entered ulea ui not
gut, ami case tried Defendant found
guilty and nn"1 So op and costs casc az
pe,I'i
The CO, Of 1ucum,au VI, Mrs. ilauue
Shairt March q. 1900 Charge fighting
Defendant entered plea II guilty and fined
$500 and costs. nuri paid
The cat, OF luCumgart W, ~otcro Con
sairz March go 1919 charge. theft Of
coal Defendant plead guilty aud hned
$50 and costs. hnc RENTED
The city II Turumclri 81, Rcymundu
N"ito March TO, 1909 charge, theft OF
coal Defendant plead guilty aud fined
5000 and costs nm" f-mitt"d
The city OF @1ucumcari vs. Mrs. Laura
Satterlee March Is. tyug, charge, hight.
INK Case dismissed b, acting City At.
torncy.
The city Of Tuoumcar vs. e " White.
SIDE March - 1909 barge, hphting
Defendant plead not gut,t, case tried and
defendant found not guilty
The city oi IuCumcafi ~ Joe Bump
March 10 1000 &C barge, drunk and dis
turning the peace defendant plead gully
aud nued $500 and costs hne settled by
note.
The cit, of IuCumCait vs. Iuan Cufdova
March a., 100 Charge, lighting DE.
irnlan, plead not guilty Case tried de-
PENDANT found guilty and fined s. 90 and
all cost, hne settled by note. ninety days
Tho cry o! Turumcari vs. Luis Saudpval
Mar h 100 - large. nghung De.
PENDANT pIra. >a.t, and tined $1,000 and
hit- 10 day, IN lil One halt OF Jail sent.
snCe RENTED and fine settled lbs note.
Tie city IT lu,umtau w Luis Sando
val March ~, 90 Charge, drunk
Defendant pleau guiitl. fined $1,000 and
costs and fifteen days IN lail jail sentence
femittrd anu hne ,e' .rd 10y note.
The CITY ut IucumDari w. perlstcin
Brothers. March -, 1909 -Iharge, per
mitilng trash a. accumulate On ,tfret case
dismissed TOT want II prosecution.
he city of lucumcau y, W o. Davis.
March ~. 1909 Charge. dfunk Deicu.
dant entered a plea OF guilty aud fine
$500 and costs
The city OF Tucumcati Us K. W. Shute
March ~ 1909 Dhatgc. drunk aud DIS.
orderly. Defendant plead guilty aud mn.
Ell $500 and all cost,
The city of Tucumcarl IS >. " Armour
March ~, 1909 Charge, drunk. Dricn.
dant plead guilty lined $500 and costs
hnc and costs satisfied
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Ministers Meet

TIE regular scmi.mIuth'y meet.
inp OF the local Ministerial Assoc
citation took place at IN, home OF
Rev. Taggart last Monday. Res.
olutIons commanding the action
OF the city council tor tn, massage
OF the anti.gdmbliup ordinance
were drawn up and a copy sent to
the aldermen.
Rev. DuBosc read the paucr OF
the occasion. II dealt with the
Triumph pt Christianity accord.
ing to the Book OF Acts.
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lie prosecuted cases against
numrrous men IN public lie and
privat busRns-, inc u ng Tinted
States Senator Mitchell ot Oregon,
who Was convicted and died not
long oi'"rward' former Congress.
man Ringer Hermann, who had
served os commissioner OF the
general land Office, and who was
acquitted; former United States
Senator Dietrich Of N.bra ka.
Representative Williamson OF ore
pon, and John \ Benson, a mil
lionaire real estate broker OF san
Francisco.
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FOR SALE New four room
house, with hall and closets, ard
cellar, lot 5oxI42 with picket fence.
Part cash balance your own time
in Niece Addition. Call Pioneer
Drug Store. 23-ti c
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Presbyterian Aid Market

Retail business Tor sale, paying
100 per cent. on the investment OF
Of $4,000. Address, 4, this office.
2--2t.pd
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For Sale

Some good desirable city real rs.
tate. For particulars call OF ad.
dress W. Is. farrell. 2o.tl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
orlx,n .. .rhe Biz stick..

The first association of Theodore
Roosevelt with the phrase. the big
stick" dates from speech delivered
by him at Chicago in 1902. On that
occasion he said: There is a home
ly old adage which runs, Speak soft
~ and carry big stick. and you will
go far"
& The New York World, In an edito.
rial published Sept. 20, 1904, revived
the speech. contrasting it, in parallel
columns, with Roosevelt's pacific speech
to the delegates Of the Interparlia-
mentary Peace Union. Sept. "a, 1904. 4
The first cartoon embodying the
big stick" idea was published In the
World of Oct. 70, 1904. 1t represented
Roosevelt mounted on a fiery steed.
throwing a lasso around the flying
Angel Of Peace and carrying a.cudgei
bearing the words big stick. upon 1t,
( It Is interesting to notice the vary
ing changes in cartoons in the charac.
ter of this stick, At first It, was sim.
ply a long. round stick of uniform
thickness. 1t later changed to the
knotted club or bludgeon type, and
now IT is often seen with spear pro.
trhding from the large end. This lat
ter form was derived from Reesepelt,s
expression, my spear knows no
brother" A marked contrast is shown
in Roosevelts emblem and the mail.
ed fist" Of Emperor William. Will
Jams symbol typifles Power and Force
nothing else. Roosevelt's big
stick although formidable. means
peace peace backed up by the
big lstick." Success Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
WHY MEAT is 50 HIGH.
a Few Expressions That Don't ella,
Ii

"a Few Expressions That Don't clar.
fy Matters at All.
BY this time. summing up the va
ried statements Of those In the bust.
ness, 1t is possible to form remark.
9ably clear ideas Of why we are pay
inH more for meat than the resi-.
dents OF most other places: The pa.
tient and lucid explanations OF the
retail dealers lead us to these def.
mite conclusions:
The prices OF meat are no higher
in Providence than they are in Bos.
ton or in any other community in
this part Of New England.
The prices Of meat are Aoticeably
lower In Providence than they are
In Boston.
The reason why meat Is higher in
Providence than in Boston and other
cities is because the people Of Proyi.
dence eat more meat than anybody
else. s & i.
Meat is higher in. Providence be,
cause OF the greedy farmers. The
farmer gets all the money.
The high price of meat in Provl.
dence Is due to the high price Of
ice. 81 ~ &.
1t is all on account Of a sharp ad.
vance In the price OF cleavers. and
deterioration In the quality OF
steel "A cleayer does not last as
long as 1t used to. Some markets
are compelled to get six new cleav.
ers q year. where four were an am.
pie supply five years ago,
The weather isn't what 1t used to
be. and SO meat is higher.
Meat Is high In Providence be.
cause Providence people have hab-
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the older men declined to waste time
upon, She's SO absorbed =
He's been looking gloomy every
night since he started on it, re-
marked Mr.. ;McLemon who covered
Tenderloin police. Amt a bit like
himself" 5 ~
They speculated, but after one or
two attempts the Whiff's stan ceased
to ask questions, because Hendrick
displayed a too savage temper when
Inquiries were made. Click publicly
mourned over him. "a
Hendrick must have six full pages
in the magazine he, said to Snip
per, the Sunday editor, on Saturday
afternoon. You shouldn't let him
work as he does. Bad.
Why, can't get him to write
even little human interest story.
and offered to run his name over
II" said the: Sunday editor. They're
all lazy. And he's the LATEST"
"Hendrick hasn't anything in to.
morrow?p
Nary a line,' said Shipper.
Mighty queer = ruminated Click.
us he trying to bust the magazines ~
In the city room Hendrick was
writing as usual. but he appeared de-
iected 3s
Nov what are. you doing?' asked
Click. Sunday story r. ~
Hendrick nodded sadly.
won't the end come out right"
e "Nothing's right said Hendrick,
wofully tits all wrong.''
Click heard the swish OF a silk
gown. That was an infrequent sound
in the city room. He looked. A
pretty girl. in an olive green gown
and a droopy sort of hat with a
plume, OF which Click approved, fol-
lowed a pug-nosed copy boy toward
Hendricks desk. She carried a
sheath Of big envelope with The
New York Whiff printed In one cor
ner
6 "oh.S Joey" she cried, rushing past
the boy; 1--WE moved two weeks ago
and i just happened to go into the
old place and there ! found all the
letters together! What must you
have thought 2"
Isis it all right?" Hendrick
scorned to wait for Click to absent
himself ia It."
"of course, you silly said the
pretty girl. she blushed redly.
7 lust couldn't welt. and SO walk
ed in here" she added.
Click sneaked away.--N. Y Tele-
graph.
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leaves. the sides Of which rapidly coal

leaves. the sides of which rapidly, coal
esce without leaving any trace of the
union after being beaten upon. At
the second hour, when the gold is
about the 150,000th part of an inch in
thickness, 1t for the first time permits
the Transmission of light. If the gold
is pure. or but slightly alloyed, green.
rays pass through; when highly al.
Logged with silver violet rays appear.
As rule about four hours beating
with a seven-pound hammer Is requir-
ed. A single ounce of gold will at this
stage trim to about 1900 leaves three
and quarter inches square. The I'm
ished leaves are taken out Of the mold
and the rough edges trimmed of by
slips Of rattan fixed In parallel grooves
of an instrument called a wagon, the
leaf being laid upon leather cushion
for that purpose.
The leaves are placed in books" ca.
pable of holding twenty-five leaves
each, which have been rubbed over
with red ocher to prevent the gold
from cllnging to the paper The fine
gold heaters skin is the outer coat of
the caecum or blind gut Of the OK spe-
cially prepared.
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1t Of not paying for it.
The reason is the high freight
rates. The railroads charge a higher
rate from Chicago to Providence than
from Pascoag to Woonsocket.
Meat is high because of the grad
ual disappearance of the clam and
the lobster.
Providence people pay more for.
meat than is paid by any other peo.,
pie because they love the market
men and realize that the latter al
ways give them square deal
The price Of meat In Providence is
higher than in Boston because it is
better meat.
The Providence price is no higher
than the Boston price
The Providence price iy lower.
than Boston.
The farmer gets all the money.
After these clear explanations any
one who is unable to understand the
whole situation must be dull OF com.
prehension. Providence journal.
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]. G. Wilson declared that his faith
In Christian Science had been
strengthened by test he made in
stepping In front of speeding New
Orleans trolley car. Surgeons at the
hospital. where the man was re-
moved, say he has conclusion of the
brain. gashes and cuts about the head
and face and that the left leg may
have to be amputated II he RECEIVERS
from the injury to his skull. Wilson
affirms that he does not feel any pain.
II left my lodgings in the morning
with the lines of true thought run.
ming through my BRAIN" he said. 81
saw the car coming and instantly re-
solved to put my belief to test. AS it
drew within few feet of me /
stepped onto the tracks. heard the
changing Of gongs. the shouts Of the
motorman and the screaming of won.
en- as ! sprang head first at the car.
Then I woke up here.'
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THE BfSENMANa GYRo.scop1c
MONCR-A1L SAR>

ly he exhibited, on the war Office
grounds near Chatham, a 22-ton car,
40 feet long, 10 feet high and 10 feet
wide, mounted on a single line of four
wheels, without other support than
those wheels.
Two horoscopes were used, weighing
three-quarters of ton each and max
ing 5000 revolutions minute In a
vacuum. A gasoline engine furnished
the power. The gyroscope wheels are
| 3 feet 6 inches in diameter and are
placed In a cab at the front Of the
car A speed of only seven miles an
hour was attained on trial.
1t was found that the big car. was
even more successful than the, model.
1t showed no tendency to leave the
track or to tip. Sudden shifting OF
weights in no way endangered the
equilibrium.
It is expected that this type of car
will do away with the dangerous and
uncomfortable side thrust which leads
to spreading rails and excessive jolt
and Jar, and limits the safe speed OF
the ordinary two-rail. train to about
seventy milesean hour.
Moreover, the power of this engine
can be more economically applied. and
| 1t is predicted that safe speed Of 100
miles an hour can, be attained.
The gyroscope employed is on the
same principle as the toyrof that name
and Of the ordinary spinning top. 1t
lends stability to the supporting car
through the fact that a revolving wheel
tends to remain In one place.
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the CRICKET SONG.
Japanese.

J6RdAkCo0s
Here In my lonely cnttage,
Now winter winds are cold,
hearken to the crickets,
And sigh that I am old.
! hear their small bells tinkle.
Like beads Of silver rain
That break on the brooks In summer,
And dream I am young again.
! see my native rice fields
Flushed with streams in spring
And hear the frogs. SO many
The waters seem to sing.
Sweet are the rivers of settsu,
The rice,streams sweetest of all,
For there all day In the sunlight
The. cherry blossoms fall.
Nothing falls here save. snow,fiakes,
Blown from the wintry sky;
No light here save from embers
That sullenly smoldering die:
No sound save the bells Of my eric.
kets.
Somewhere in the darkness rung,
And the sigh Of the poor old singer
For something that still is young!
-R. H. stoddard in Scribner's.
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eenerou. .taw,se,. E.pen.e.,

l1a j y y -
Eyes," said the tired-looking won.
an. II hayea very generous husband.
and this is the way he gets that repu.s
tation. The other day l worked and
shaved in the kitchen for about ten
hours making jelly. It was my first
attempt, SO had considerable trouble
and burned my fingers about seven.
teen times. It turned out pretty good,
however. and Of course / was proud
and delighted. That night put some.
on the table for dinner, and husband
got enthusiastic.
q Next day he was visiting a sick.
friend Of his. man, by the way, quite
able to buy anything he might want
and whose wife never lifts her finger.
On leaving. Mr. Generous Husband
says: Wife made, some pretty good
fjelly the other day. You might like
some. I'll send you up half a dozen
Jars
Nov. wouldn't that frost you. or
rasp you. or whatever they say? Half
q dozen Jars! After all my .,l..,- =.
hand that Jelly oyer, to a-mah- 6ose
wife IL. too lazy. to- breathe ~ madee-
exactly eight jars, SO we will have one
more, unless he has already promised
1t to somebody else"