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turned to the fire. After some little
| experimenting, she contrived way to
support the rod beside the fire so that
all the meat would roast without burn
ing.
At first, keen as was her hunger,
she turned with disgust from the fab
by sun-seared flesh but as it began to
roast, the odor restored her appetite
to full vigor. Her mouth fairly wa
tered 1t seemed as though Winthrope
and Blake would never come. She
heard their voices, and took the bam-
boo spit from the fire for the meat to
cool. Still they failed to appear, and,
unable to wait longer, she began to
eat The cub meat proved far more
tender than that of the old leopard.
| She had helped herself to the second
piece before the two men appeared,
Hold on, Miss Jenny; fair play"
sang out Blake. You've set to with
out footing the dinner.horn, | don't
blame you though. That smells mighty
good
Both men caught at the hot meat
with eagerness, and W1nthrope
promptly forgot all else in the animal
pleasure of satisfying his hunger.
Blake, though no less hungry, only
waited to fill his mouth before inves-
tigating the condition of the prospec-
tive tree ladder. The result of the
attempt to burn the trunk did not
seem encouraging to the others, and
Miss Leslie looked away, that her face
might not betray her, should he have
an inkling of her neglect. She vas
relieved by the cheerfulness of his
tone
SLOW work, this fire business-eh?
Guess. though it'H go faster this after
noon. The green wood is killed and is
getting dried out. Anyway, we've got
to keep at it till the tree goes over.
This spring leopard won't last long at
the present rate of consumption, and
we'll need the eggs to keep us going
till we get the hang of our bows
what is that smoke back there
interrupted Miss Leslie. Can it be
that the fire down the cleft has sprung
up again?"
NO; it's your funigation. You had
plenty of brush on hand, so | heaved
it into the hole and touched it off
While it's burning out you can put in
time gathering ring grass and leaves
for a bed"
would you and Mr.. Wfnthrope
mind breaking off some bamboos for
me?"
What for?"
Miss Leslie coored and heSitated.
Il should like to divide off corner
of the place with wall or screen
Winthrope tried to catch Blake's
eye; but the American was gazing at
Miss Leslies embarrassed face with a
puzzled look. Her meaning dawned
upon him, and he fastened to reply.
"All right, Miss Jenny. You can
build your wall to suit yourself. But
there'll be no hurry over it. Until the
rains begin, Win and III sleep out in
the open. Well have to take turn about |
on watch at night, anyway If we don't |
keen I'D a fire some other spotted kitty |
will be sure to come nosing up the
gully"
There must also be lions in the vi
cinity," added Winthrope.
Miss Leslie said nothing until after
the last pieces of meat had been !
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Hated to Take the Money.

Frank !. Cobb the chief editorial
writer of the New York World, was
on a vacation in the Maine woods
cnce when Joseph Pulitzer owner of
the World, wanted to communicate
with him. Mr.. Pulitzer sent Cobb a
cipher message.
Presently country operator drove
in to the Cobb camp and handed Cobb
the message, which read something
like this:
Observation-Disclosures - grif-
-gerald-roderck - hopscotch -
hamfat-publicity.
There's a dollar to collect for de-
livering that message" said the opera
tor, but hate to take it. Somebody
along the line got it all balled up,
end they amt no sense to it,
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why do musicians wear long hair?"
said the barber ''Pshaw, ! thought
everybody knew that. They wear long
hair to protect their ears, of course
their sensitive ears. All depends, with
musicians, on the ears, the same as
all depends on the eyes with paint
ers And the ears of musicians are
delicate, liable to take cold. liable to
aches, infammations and what not
So they protect them with long hair,
and you have no more right TO laugh
at the name of a pianist or violinist
than at the protective shields and
pads of your favorite halfback."
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handed around and Blake sprang up
to resume work.
Mr.. Blake" she called, in a low
tone; "one moment, please. Would it
save much bother if a door was made
and you and Mr. Winthrope should
sleep insde?"
Wen see about that later" replied
Blake, carelessly,
The girl bit her lip, and the tears
started to her eyes. Even Winthrope
had started off without expressing his
appreciation, Yet he at least should
have realized how much it had cost
her to make such an offer.
BY evening she had her tree-cave-
house, she preferred to name it to her
self-in a habitable condition. When
the purifying fire had burnt itself out,
leaving the place free from all odors
other than the wholesome smell OF
wood smoke, she had asked Blake how
she could rake out the ashes His
advice was to wet them down where
they lay
This was easier said than done
Fortunately the spring was only Il few
yards distant and after many trips
with her palm-leaf hat for bowl, the
girl carried enough water to sprinkle
all the powdery ashes. Over them
she strewed the leaves and grass which
she had gathered while the fire was
burning. The driest of the grass, ar
RON IN, fop ,,-, :,
more comfortable bed than had been
her lot for the last three nights
During this work she had been care.
full not to forget the fire al the tree
Yet when, near sundown, she called
the third meal of leopard meat, Blake
grllmbled at the tree for being what he
termed such COMPOUNDED tough prop
OSitiOn.
Good thing there's lots of wood
here VIM he added. We'll keep this
fire going till the blamed thing top
pies over, if it takes year"
"Dh, but you surely will not stay
so far from the baobab tonight" ex-
claihled Miss Leslie.
Hold hard!" soothed Blake. You've
no 1loense to get the jumps yet a
while. Wen have another fire by the
baolsab SO you needn't worry"
A few minutes later they went back
to the baobab and Winthrop began
helping Miss Leslie to construct Il
bamboo screen in the narrow entrance
of the tree-eave, while Blake built
the second fire
AS Winthrope was unable to tell
time by the stars, Blake took the first
watch. At sunset, following the en-
gineer's advice, Winthrope lay down
with his feet TO the small watch-fire,
and was asleep before twilight had
deepened into night. Tagged out by
the mental and bodily stress of the
day, he slept 80 soundly that it seemed
to him he hardly lost consciousness
when he was reused by rough hand
on his forehead.
What is it," he mumbled.
Bout one o'clock" said Blake.
Wake up! | ran overtime, cause
the morning watch is the toughest.
But | can't keep wake any longer"
81 say, this is beastly bore" re-
marked Winthrope, sitting up.
"Um-m," grunted Blake, who was al
ready on his back,
Winthrope rubbed his eyes, rose
wearily, and drew a blazing stick from
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The Best Food for Workers.

The best food for those who work
with hands or brain is never high
priced.
The best example of this is found in
Quaker Scotch Oats. 1t stands at the
top among foods that supply nourish-
ment and vigor, without taxing the di-
gestion, and yet it is the least exDen-
sive food one can eat.
This great food value and low cost
make it an ideal food for families who
want to get the greatest good from
what they eat.
Laborers, factory or farm hands, fed
plentifully on Quaker Scotch Oats will
work better and with less fatigue than
if fed on almost any other kind of
food All of these facts were proved
and very interesting information
about human foods were gathered by
Professor Fisher of Yale University in
1908. In addition to the regular pack
age Quaker Scotch Oats is packed in
large size family packages either with
or without china dishes. y
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The Rare Gift OF Courtesy.

Courtesy includes not merely social
kindness, graces of speech, absence of
rudeness, but honorable treatment of
business associates and of all the fel'
low citizens with whom a man of af-
fairs may have business to transact.
1t is not American to keep one citi-
zen waiting all day at the door be-
cause he is poor, and to grant an
other citizen an interview because it
is believed he is rich. Wisdom is not
confined in a purse, and frequently
much wisdom may be learned from a
bOor man.
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Va DON after sunrise MISS
lA-B Leslie was awakened by
the snap and dull crash OF
falling tree She made a hasty toilet
and ran out around the baobab. the
burned tree, eaten half through by the
fire, had been pushed over against the
cliff by Blake and Winthrope Both
had already climbed up and now stood
on the edge of the cliff
Hello, Miss Jenny" shouted Blake.
We've got here at last. Want to
come up?"
Not now, thank you
It's easy enough. But you're right.
Try your hand again at the outlets,
won't you? While they're frying we'll
get some eggs for dessert. How does
that strike you?"
I'VE have no way to cook them"
Roast EN- in the ashes. So long!'
Miss Leslie cooked breakfast over
the watchfire, for the other had been
scattered and stamped out by the men
when the tree fell. They came back
in good time, walking carefully, that
they might not break the eggs with
which their pockets bulged. Between
them, they had brought round dozen
and half. Blake promptly began
slowing all in the hot ashes, while
Winthrope related their little adven-
ture with unwonted enthusiasm.
You should have come with us,
Miss Genevieve," he began. This time
of day it is glorious on the cliff top.
Though the rock is bare, there is fine
view"
Fine view of grub near the end
interpolated Blake.
"As, yes: the birds you must take
a look at them, Miss Genevieve, The
sea end of the cliff is alive with them
hundreds and thousands, all hud-
died together and fighting for room.
They are a sight, | assure you! They're
plncky, too. 1t was well we took
sticks with us. As it was, one of the
gannets-boobies Blake calls them
caught me a nasty nip when | went to
lift her off the nest
Best way is to kick them off, ex-
planned Blake. But the point is that
We've hopped over the starvation stile.
Understand? The whole blessed cliff
end is an omelette waiting for our pan.
Pass the leopardettes, Miss Jenny"
When the last bit of meat had disap-
peared, Blake raked the eggs from the
ashes and began to crack them, sol
emnly smiling at each before he laid
it on its ! platter. Some were a
trife high None, however, were
thrown away.
When it was all over, Winthrope
contemplated the scattered shells with
a satisfied air.
DO you know" he remarked, this
is the first time I've felt-er-re-
plenished since we found those cocoa
nuts
How about one of EN- now to top
off on?" questioned Blake.
fTO BE CONTINITEDt
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Law.

OF law there can De no less acknowl-
edged than that her seat is the bosom
of God, her voice the harmony of the
world; all things in heaven and earth
do her homage, the very least as feel
ing her care, and the greatest as not
exempted from her power; both angels
and men and creature s of what condi-
ton soeyer, though each in different
sort and manner, yet all with uniform
consent, admiring her as the mother of
their peace and joy.-Richard Hooker
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Mary, aged IA, was found one day
by an older sister sobbing and crying
What is the matter?" she asked
with great concern.
Three boys have asked me to go
to the dance tonight" was the unex-
pected reply.
We'll, my dear child, certainly that
Is not such terrible misfortune"
Yes; but l told the first one |
would go with him, and the last one
was long painter "-Harper's.
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Peel one pound Of yellow pear to-
matoes, cover with sugar and let
stand over night. In the morning
pour off the syrup and boil until quite
thick; skim, then add tomatoes, gin
ger, and lemons which have been
sliced and the seeds removed. Cook
until the tomatoes have a clarified ap-
pearanCe.
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so you've rented that haunted
house which was on your hands so
,ong?'
Yes; rented it to an actor
Did he find out its reputation"
That's the very thing that decided
him to take the house"
Rather surprisingly
He said it would be snch a comfort
for him to get inside of house
where the ghost walked every night. ="
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DOUBLE SARCASM,

Old Crab-What be ye doin' araound
this place, eh? Wanter buy it?
Nervy Nicholas-Why, Use de spe-
cial agent of Andrew Morganfeller
and Use lookin fer a site ter lay out
his enormous estate on. I'll offer yer
tree plunks fer dis place if yell trow
off 80 per cent. fer cash.
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Beautiful Girl - Gardener, don't
make a flower bed there, 1t will
spoil our croquet ground"
Gardener - Can't help it, miss,
Them's my orders. Your father says
he is going to have this garden de-
voted to horticulture. not husbandry.
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Serve one-half of large peach the
hollow of which is filed with whipped
cream and then sprinkled with nuts
The peaches should be first sweet.
ened and the cream may be sweet.
ened and favored with t,'rrond.
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~ ARE to be what you are, and
learn to resign with a good
grace all that you are not and to believe
in your own Individuality y'-Amiel.
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|neKITFGHEN| !
|22eEHe1ABENET

W LING to your youth: it is an
artists stock in trade; do
not give up that you are aging and you
won't age. Robert Louis Stevenson.
with mirth and laughter let old
wrinkles Shakespeare.
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the shipwreck of
the steamer on which Miss Genevieve
Leslie, an American heiress, Lord Win
thrope, an Englishman, and Tom Blake,
a brusque American. were passengers.
The three were tossed upon an uninhab-
tied island and were the only ones not
drowned. Blake recovered from a drunk
en- stupor. Blake, Stunned on the boat,
because of his roughness, became a hero
as preserver of the helpless pair. The
Englishman was suing for the hand of
Miss Leslie. Blake started to swim back
to the ship to recover what was left.
Blake returned safely. Winthrope wasted
his last match on a cigarette, for which
he was scored by Blake. Their first meal
was dead fish, The trio started a ten
mile hike for higher land. Thirst at
tackled them. Blake was compelled to
carry Miss Leslie on account of weari-
ness. He taunted Winthrope. They en-
tered the jungle That night was passed
roosting high in a tree. The next morn
Ali three constructed hats to shield them
on cocoanuts, the only procurable food.
Miss Leslie showed a liking for Blake,
but detested his roughness. Led by Blake
they established home in some cliffs.
Blake found a fresh water spring. Miss
Leslie faced an unpleasant situation.
They planned their campaign. Blake re-
covered his surveyors magnifying glass,
thus insuring fire. He started a jungle
fire, killing large leopard and smoth-
ering several cubs. In the leopard's cav
ern they built small home. They gained
the cliffs by burning the bottom of
tres until 1t fell against the heights.
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Why Musicians Wear Lone Hair.

TO BE CONTINUED3
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CHAPTER XII.
A Despoiled Wardrobe.

DON after sunrise MISS
Leslie was awakened by
the snap and dull crash of
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-09

that l travelled around more thar
10000 square miles of hitherto un
known ground and opened up an en-
tirely fresh field for exploration.
Inc severe gale blowing cut shor
attempts to obtain a longer Interview
with DR.. Cook.
that he had seen nothing of the ex.
pedition of Commander Peary.
Agrees To A Test.
Another correspondent who board.
ed the Hans Egede says:
DR.. Cook told me that from the
day he left Heiberg Island, on March
Is, he made continual observations
and, trusting the accuracy of these
ne was convinced that he stood az
the pole when at midday on April 81
he hoisted the American flag. He
was willing that all his. observations
or which he kept a record, should be
submitted to any scientific authority
Tor examination, and sad he trusted
MS claim would be tested by his fig.
ures. He was quite prerared to hear
that Jealousy was at work trying tc
lessen the Importance Of his discov.
cry"
The Hans Egede was met in the
North Sea by the pilot steamer PoIat
Bear, aboard which was Captain Am.
uIup' the Well-known POLAR explorer
VINO was sent as a special representa-.
tive or the Danish government TO wei
coem DR.. Cook. AS the vessels an.
proached each other Captain Am.
urup led the cheers for the Americas
explorer.
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BOY KILLS MOTHER
AND Then HIMSELF
Youth Sought to Conceal Crime
With QlickIime.
HID VICTIMS BODY IN ATTIC.
hearing Police Approach Sweet
hearts Home. Murderer Quickly
Puts Bullet In Brain-Simons Was
A Civil Engineer And Only Son.

Pottsville, Pa. Especially Without
waiting to be accused of the murder
of his mother, George Simons put a
bullet in his brains at the home Of
his sweetheart, Miss Viola Hartramo.
when he heard police officers ap-
preaching.
Previous investigation showed that
Simons had killed his mother a week
ago and left her body in an attic.
first stopping up the cracks in the
door and then screwing the door shut
with hve screws and marking It
Paint so nobody would touch it
Covered Body With Quick Lime.
To add to the horror Of the crime
Simons had covered the body of his
mother with quick lime, hoping to
destroy the evidence of his CHASTITY
deed.
Mrs. Simons disappeared Thurs
DAY. Young Simons told his father
that his mother had gone 10 visi,
friends at Mahanoy City. Hearing
nothing of the mother. the father
went to Mahanoy City and found she
mad not been there. He then came
back and asked Chief Of Police Davies
to investigate
The Simons house on North George
Street was. searched. The door.
sealed with parafine, attracted the
attention of Chief Davies and il was
broken down. Mis-. Simons. who
was 5S years old, was found lying in
the middle of the room. The body
was so badly decomposed that it was
difhcult to tell just in what manner
she was killed
Murderer Kills Himself.
Il had no idea whatever of what
was to occur" declared Chief Davies.
when We drove up and asked for
young Simons at the home of his
sweetheart. But as soon as he heard
our voices Simons, who was seated I'm
an adjoining room, got up, excused
himself to those present. and, going
TO the door, shot himself to death.
The motive of the murder is be-
heved to be the gaining OF a trifinC
sum with which. it is believed. ST.
mons expected to get married He
was civil engineer. The murderer
was an only son.
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ATE 10000 WATERNiELONs.

Rocky Ford, Col. Especially The
greatest pile of watermelon rinds in
the history Of the world Law scat.
tered over the fields Of Rocky Ford
the result of the celebration of wa.
termelon day. Ten thousand water.
melons were consumed in addition
to vast quantities of cantaloupe. Ex.
cursions were run from many points
and the melons served by hundreds
OF attendants were given freely to ali
comers. Each person ate at least
one melon. The celebration was in
accordance with the unique method
adopted by the farmers of varioug
localities OF Colorado to show ths
virtues Of their particular products
pumpkin pie and strawberry days al
ready having been observed.
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Depth Of Sea Unknown.

Returning we were forced to take
more westerly route, and the first
0 days l took observations daily and
recorded them. was unable to
measure the depth of the sea, as |
had not the necessary instruments.
The lowest temperature recorded
was SO degrees centigrade Tor III
FahrenheiO below zero.
Il have ample proof that | reached
the North Pole in the observations /
took. which afford a certain means
of checking the truth of my state
ments.
Although 1 am proud of my
achievement in planting the Ameri-
can flag on the North Pole, / look
with much greater pride in the fact
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-09
The Incubator Baby.

Iopeka' Kansas Especially Mar.
ian Bieakley, the incubator baby
viii be turned over to it's mother
MIS- Charlotte Bleakley, at Kansas
Clty' within a few days, when the
attorneys for Mrs. Stella Barclay .,
bunalo. N. Y, charged with kidnap.
ping the child will ask that the ha.
peas corpus proceedings brought Al
Kansas City be dismissed. This an.
nouncement was made by the attor.
neys for both sides, sSs'
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Liner Hit 7O-Foot wbo,o

plymouth Especially The steam.
er Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
rived here from New York. or tho
banks OF Newfoundland she collided
with 1O-foot whale that was evil
IDENTIFY asleep on the surface OF Tho
water The whale became impaled
on the liners bows. and all its es
forts to free itself were futile. Final
iy the steamer had to 60 fulI snaaS
astern to get clear Of tha dying levi
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-09-09
Are You
Sick?

Much sickness is due to
a weak nervous system.
Yours may be. If it is,
you cannot get well until
you restore nerve strength
Your nervous system is
natures power house; the
organs Of your body get
their power from it. If
the power is not there, the
action of the organs is
weak, and disease (sick-
ness) follows. DR.. Miles
Nervine cures the sick
because it soOthes the
irritated and tired nerves
and gives the system a
chance to recuperate.
Try it, and see if you do
not quickly feel it's bene-
fetal effect.
ing Il dSotorg %ss given g3ot up to to die by a lead
books and found that DR.. Miles Ner-
vine Mt my case. From the very first
dose took 1 got better. 1 am better
now than have been for years. and
90 all my own work on the farm.
Ihats what DR. Miles Nervine has
done Tor me, and 1 am glad to recon-
mend 1t to others
JOHN JAMES. Riverton. Nebr.
Your druggist sells Or. Miles Nery-
Ine' and we authorize him to return
price OF trst bottle (onIy) II It falls
to benefit you.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
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Leaves Bench To L.nhnr-

Kenosha. Wis. Especially Garry
ing out his determination to become
common laborer. Judge Joseph B.
Clarkson, whose strange action in
leaving his home and friends to work
In button factory at Sabula. Ia,
caused sensation a few weeks ago
went to work Thursday as an as
sembler of brass beds at the plant
OF a local company. The Judge ap-
peared at work in a suit of overalls.
wearing an old golf cap and carried
his dinner in a tin pail.
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Father OF as ChiIdren Dend.

Indiana. Pa. Especially - Thirty
eight children mourn the death of
their father, John w. Miller, 76
years old, who died here. Mr.. Mil
Ter was married four times. One
wife survives him.
Child Dead, Parents Hurt In Crash.
youngstown, o. Especially Rose
norman, aged five years, was killed
and her father, mother and sister
were seriously injured in an automo-
bile accident at Lowellvine. near
here.
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Makes FOur-Day Trip.

New York (Special) The Lusi-
tanla, by landing her passengers in
New York at 7.30 p NJ, accomplish
ed the first four-day western passage
Of a transatlantic liner. Her time
from Daunt's Rock to the Ambrose
Channel lightship was four days II
hours AZ minutes. This new rec
ord clips more than three hours
from the Lusitania's best perform
ance heretofore.