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CHAPTER XIII.
In Which We Sail Due South.

Those days and nights following.
while serving to bear us continually
deeper into the immense OF
water that concealed the mystery
awaiting us in the great South sea,
contained little of incident directly re.
lating to this narrative. Day following
day that same wide circle of the sky
came down to unite with the circle of
The waters. 1t was almost as though
we remained m%otionless, "a painted
ship upon a painted ocean; only the
figures on the paper, the pins on the
chart, the sharp stem cleaving the
waves asunder, and the oily wake
astern leaving us aware of steady
progression through this trackless
desert of the sea.
We passed somewhat to the west.
ward Of Juan Fernandez, so far
out that only with a glass from the
foretop could the distant peaks be
dimly deciphered in blue. misty blots
against the sky. Already futile had
banked the fires, and spread the Sea
Queens canvas, reaching to the west
ward to get the most possible out OF
the fresh breeze. The Sea Queen
ans motive power and appearance
as il by magic, the square yards hid
ing the jauntiness of her keel, and
concealins the rake of her masts. the
white sails believing out before the
wind, sending her %swooping forward
through the water like a great bird,
leaning owe until at times her lee
rail was all awash with white foam
and her forward decks glistening with
spume.
futile drove her recklessly. holding
on in spite Of cracking wood and sails
threatening to tear loose from the
b~olt-eyes, taking shrewd advantage of
each slant of wind, and lowering can
vas only when danger was deadly. He
had come into his own, he was al
home, and the ~reiuvenated Sea Queen
leaped forward at his will, as though
endowed with fresh life. He seemed
to understand her moods. her caprices.
as though he had sailed her in every
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with Lady Darlington was never re
sumed. There seemed an intangible
barrier Of reserve between US. al
though we talked freely enough r
garding our situation, the pe%culiarities
Of futile, n the constantly changing
wonders of the deep. 1t was as il
neither of us quite dared to probe be
meath the surface, opening up once
more the depths each endeavored to
conceal; rather were We content to
drift as the tide ran.
| saw comparatively little of De
Nova. the second officer, during this
period, and gained al impression thai
he was endeavoring to avoid meeting
me. YET l ran Gro him twice in
company with Celeste, nee in the
cabin, and again in the narrow deck
space overhanging the stern, n be
gan to hope vaguely that the girl was
winning him over to our interests.
With the others / sought to approach
| made no progress. Mcknight sell
dom showed his nose above deck, and
then only to smoke in sullen silence,
seated gloomily on the edge of the
main hatch or to the lee of the chart
house. Olsen was undoubtedly honest
enough. yet without intelligence, his
eyes those of a faithful dog. The
Chilean. a smooth-faced young fellow
wonderfully deficient in chin. learned
had been assigned as assistant to the
cook, and was thus kept too busy in.
side the galley ven to be approached.
Indeed, SO far | had not seen his face
on board the ship.
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sea, and / watched him test her, loos-
ening a rope here. tightening another
there, striving to discover her good
and bad qualities. until my admiration
for his s~eamanship almost oyerbal-
anced my growing detestation OF him
otherwise.
Lady Darlington became positively
afraid Of him, dreading his approach,
shrinking from his address, yet not dar-
ing to withdraw wholly from his pres
ence. His sole topic OF conversation
was psychomancy. and every time she
endeavored TO lead him TO some more
pleasant subject he would return with
dogmatic persistence to that one rath-
err dismal theme. His blatant self-con-
ceit saved him from realizing her utter
WEAKNESS. and he never seemed TO
tire OF his own unctuous, nasal tones.
Heavens. but the fellow was an insuf-
ferable bore. Celeste would slip away
unobserved. but her mistress and my
self had no means OF escape. l re-
manned quietly below for three days,
and even then was not released Dy
apy formal word Of mouth. simply
became SO tired of the senseless i'm
prisonment that | mounted to the
deck. taking Lady Darlington with me
determined to be confined 10 the CABIN
no longer except b. physical force DE
Nova wal upon the bridge we
emerged from the comrailon' D"l us
merely glanced at us c%urionsly IL
tie. coming aft a little later, feIaineu
sense enough to remain silent Inc
three days passed below a thrown
ms much into the society of both ms
tress and maid. although the Tram
intimacy of that first conVersa'ion
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EUGENE c. GROSS.

shoulder. Range, heads of Brush aud
Cedar rocks. Address, Bennett. wyo.
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|. q. PLATw.

Cattle and horses branded any where
on animal. Range Beaver Creek hill,
p. o. Collins. Wyo,
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DR.. WI TING FANG
SAYS ''UM"
CHINESE MINISTER TO THE UNIT.
ED STATES INVESTIGATES
sPlRlTuAllSM

Washington. Oct. l0.-Hasing salts
fled himself yesterday regarding the
technique Of flying machines. when he
visited Wilbur Wright and piled him
with questions, DR. Wu Ting Fang. the
Chinese minister to the United States
tonight turned his attention to spirit
uaiism and took his first plunge init
the mysteries of the spirit world. He
attended IL meeting Of the Temph
League If spirituallsts where he was
Informed by medium that half Il
dozen spirits hoEered by his side.
From the time the human inter
ragation mark" as Wa has become
knawn here, entered the hall he Mas
all open-eyed attention. When Mrs,
Hennen, regarded as a very good med
ium by the spiritualists. took the floor
and asked whether anyone present
who had never received a message
from the spirit world. DIR. Su sisni-
fled that he Was such. The medium
declared that she saw standing by
the minister's side woman Of his
country and two children. She said
she had not been given their names,
but described them to him and re
marked that If during the evening
the names We're given her hs the
spirits she would make them known
to him. While she gave spirit mes
sages, names and descriptions of
spirits To persons i'm the audience, DR.
Wu watched and listened with the
keenes! attention.
When the meeting came to a close
DIR. Wn sought out the different med
iums and interragated them.
Why is il then, | cannot see the
spirits How long have you had this
power In sec the spirits2" asked DIR
Va.
When answered that the power MAS
a gift and that the medium had been
able to see the spirits since he was
a child knee high. DIR. WI shrugged
his shoulders and uttered signifi-
cant I'm"
Many We're the questions he asked
before he took his departure and il
was not until after he had left that
the spiritualist leaders learned that
their visitor was the minister from III.
celestial empire. Before leaving DR..
Wa gracefully inquired regarding
future meetings and gave the impress
sion that he intended t. investigate
further.
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COMING TO MONTANA.

Salt Lake City. oct. 10.-Members
Of the Massachusetts Street Railway
association. with their wives. about 80
in all. arrived in Salt Lake today from
Denver, where they attended the In
ternational Street Railway convention.
In special train they are making Il
lo.000 miles tour of the country. After
ride about the city and visit To the
car barns they left for Butte. where
they are due at IL O'Clock tomorrow
morning. They will also visit Helena
and Great Falls before going On to
Washington.
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MANS RIGHT TO PAY
BOARD TO WIFE
AFFIRMED

Washington, oct. l0.-Sustaining
that man has right to board
with his own wife, and discounting
the fashionable hotels as boarding
places, the comptroller of the
treasury has approved the reim-
bursement of DR.. e. e. NGtting Of
the fisheries bureau for 81 Il day
fer board and lodging with his wife
last July. The commissioners of
fisheries explained that Mr.. Nutting
MAS directed to do certain official
work at San Diego. GaL Under
the limited appropriations DIR. Nut
ting found even the third-rate hotel
prices prohibitive. and his wife Of
fered to rent s30-a-month cottage
ard board him for s. a day.
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OPERATOR BADLY SHOCKED.

Cincinnati. Oct. I0.-With the full
voltage Of the Fort Thomas. Ky, mill
tary reservations electric plant shoot
ing through his body. and helpless in
his chair at the key, Charles Kingston,
member Of the Second infantry. and
official telegrapher at the fort, re-
ceised injuries today as IA result of
which his condition Is critical Ac-
cording To information obtained to-
night, some person. unknown To- the
authorities, ut the post had attached
an electric light wire to one of the
steel chairs In the telegraph room
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OUTLAW BISON START
UPON LONG
JOURNEY
TWEkTY-ElGHT BUFFALOES ARE
ROUNDED UP AT RAvALLi
AND SHIPPED.
Staff Correspondence.

Staff Correspondence.
Ravalii, Oct. 10.-By dint oi
patience and perseverance rs head oi
buffalo were loaded here today and
will start on their long journey to the
Canadian national park in Alberta to-
morrow morning.
The work of loading the buffalo was
not SO exciting as 1t was Il few months
ago, when nearly 200 OF the animals
We're loaded upon one train and sent
from the Flathead reservation across
the border, but there was plenty OF
interest in the sight TO a large crowd
from Missoula and the country sur
rounding Rayalli. The animals, all
cows and calves, fought stubbornly
against being loaded into freight cars
like $50 many common cattle. and 1t
was with no little difficulty that the
shaggy beasts We're pulled into the
cars and Grated into the narrow
stalls that will be their home until
they are delivered at the park
Outlaws.
the animals. "A portion nf an out
law herd that was purchased by the
Canadian government and not to be
rounded up when the former ship
ment was made, We're corralIed in a
big pen at Roman and hauled and
driven from there across the noun
tains and through the beautiful Mis-
sion valley To Rayatii several days
ago. Since that time they had beei.
kept in the corrais at Ravalli.
Bright and early this morning Alex
Ayotte. the Canadian government rep
resentatise, Michel Pablo. from whom
the herd was purchased. and force
of buffalo punchers commenced the
task Of driving the animals from the
pen through a loading chute into the
cars. AZ each animal reached the
end uf the chute a moose was dropped
about his shoulders and a score of
husky men would pull him into the
ear by half-hitehing the rope around
"a post firmly planted IN the ground.
and literally dragging the stubborn.
fighting, snorting beast from the
chute into his stall in the car. Some
of the animals fought desperately
against being imprisoned and at times
when Il particularly unruiy beast
would almost overcome the strength
af the men and appear 10 be on the
verge OF making his escape into the
crowd. No such accident happened,
however. though one cow resisted SO
strenuously that she sank to the floor
of the car from sheer exhaustion. 1t
is feared that she will die before she
reaches the Canadian park. Another
animal broke its leg and had to be
turned out to wander upon three feet
back 10 its native heath.
Though there are still some 50 or
more of the animals upon which the
Canadian government has a claim.
they have not been rounded up and
il is stated by representatives. of the
government that no further attempt
viii be made IT, secure these beasts
before next spring and il is possible
that no effort will be made then
Michel Pablo, former owner OF the
herd. will accompany the present ship
ment Ia Canada and assist in unload
ing the animals at the park. Mr..
Ayotte will also accompany the ship
men:.
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"PoPuIAR SSoctAT TioN OF
HREE EASTERN PROVINCES"
ISSUES APPEAL.
MANY CHARGES ARE MADE
Organization OF Citizens of Cathay As
serts in Circulars Spread Broadea ast
Among Lower Glasses That Nippon
Has Devastated Land. Enslaved Men
and Insuited Women.

Toxic, Oct. lo,-Copies of circulars
issued in North China by body of
Chinese calling themselves the "popu
lar Association of the Three Eastern
Provinces have been received in jap
an after having been spread broadcast
among Chinese of the lower classes
The circulars contain inflammatory
statements against the Japanese. They
bear upon what is called the weak
ness of poor China" and the insult
ing aggression of Japan"
Attacks Japan.
Assertions are made that Japan has
devastated the arabic lands of north
ern China, has enslayed laborers along
the lines of the Antung Mukdcn rail-
road. that Japanese officials have
beaten the men, insulted the women
and terrori2ed the people. The cir
culars point out that the weakness
of China in military sense makes
ii impossible for her to resent this
treatment except by boycott and
call upon the people of China gener-
ally TO refuse all dealings with the
japanese. All students and persons
who value freedom are called upon
to propagate the doctrines of the as
sociation. Failing In this, they are
threatened with. vengeance and even
death.
Thorough Boycott.
The document concludes with the
request that Chinese vehicles. vessels
and railroads refuse to carry Japanese
goods. An endless chain is sought In
the request that patriotic citizens into
whose hands the circulars may fail,
shall have them reprinted and scat
tered broadcast until Japan Is COM
pleteiy shut out from all commercial
communication with China
These circulars have created SONG
thing of a sensation in japan. Ef-
fort Is being made To prevent the
spreading of their contents among
japanese of the ignorant class because
the danger of aronsing feeling at this
time Is recognized. Meanwhile there
is reason to believe that Japan has
called, or will Immediately call. the
attention of the Chinese authorities to
the illegality of the boycott propa-
ganda. demanding that the circulars
be outiawed as Illegal documents and
that the Popular Association of the
Three Eastern Provinces" be dis
ciplined.
The exact method by which China is
able to control her people in this way
Is not known. but ii is believed here
that the government of China can
suppress promptly any boycott move
ment. All merchants Of standing in
China have official rank and can be
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FIRST GUN is FIRED
IN new YORK
CAMPAIGN
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
MAYOR CHARGES HEARST
WITH PERFIDY.

Ne~ York, Oct. 1o.--In Il statement
| fuli of sting and bite. Yet devoid of
| infectiTe. William j. Gaynnr, demo-
cratic candidate for mayor of Greater
New York, fired his first big projectile
of the municipal campaign today in
an attack on William r. Hearst. Last
week Mr.. Hearst issued a statement
saying positively that he would not
run Tor mayor. but would support
Justice Gaynor. Two days later he
accepted an independent nomination
for the office.
Justic Gaynor tonight came out with
statement and letter purporting to
show that Hearst had urged him tn
run for mayor nearly six months ago
on any ticket" and pledsing his sup
port To strengthen his statement.
justice Gaynnr first made public Il let
ter addressed To him by Rudolph
Block, who occupies an editorial posi-
tion on the Hearst papers. Under the
date of October ., Block said: While
regretting exceedingly to be drawn
into the affair."" reviews at some
length what nurports tn have been the
details Of meetings between Hearst
and Gaynor early iust summer. The
letter said In mart:
shortly before MIR. Hearst left for
Europe last summer l,c as..cd me to
bring you u his home. ! think this
was the second or third time YOU have
ever seen him. lie asked you III You
would not run for mayer in the fall
and said / don't care what ticket YOU
run on, I'll support snn."
Justice Gaynor reviews incidents
which led up to Hearst's repudiation
of him which he describes as the
most painful shock | had ever expert
enced," and breach of trust such as
lie never encountered before.
Meanwhile" continues the state
ment, THE primaries of the indepen-
denee league had been held aud il Was
found that decisive majority of the
delegates were i'm ms favor. There
upon Mr., Hearst would not permit the
convention To be called 10 order. No
other party boss ever went as far as
that. II is said that this may be an
indietabie offensc and il is being looked
into.
After the primaries Mr.. Hearst be-
gan To cry fraud as usual and that his
ballot boxes had been stuffed
No one could vote at the league
primaries except it's enrolled members.
as everyone knows. In fact. the en-
roliment Mas mere skeleton. most of
the districts having only a few ON the
roll and only a handful voted at the
great majority of the polls And vet
the bald statement Of Mr. Hearst that
Charles +. Murphy or Tammany or
someone stole his primaries or stuffed
his ballot boxes, SENS In have been
suipea down by every partisan news
paper in the city.
MIR. Hearst now repudiates his lea
que party: will not permit the con-
Ssntton To be called and Is having
himself nominated by petition against
ne. | am fully conscious that his
great estate Of from So. .nn0. 600 to ss5.-
oea.0hn gives him big advantage
over me in one respect. but | am
ready 10 meet him before the people
of New York | suppose We are about
TO witness in the campaign such a
lavish use O. money bs candidate
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TO THE GAME?

Milwaukee. Oct. 1a.-Dr. Frederick 4.
Cook tonight gave a lecture before d
large audience here He was given Il
warm welcome by the Milwaukee Press
club. Tonight nr. Cook left far
Detroit.
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The WEATHER

Toaay-Par cloudy.
Tomorrow-Fair.
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AMERICAN NAG WINS.

Paris. Oct i0.-At the Eois d.
Boulogns race course today the prlS
Glaaiateur- for IA pure of ss.aae and "a
trophy valued at $4,000. was gan by
W, h Nanderhilts Seasich IL.
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FL PAso NEWS sUspBNDs

The FL Paso Daily News has
suspended publication after twenty
years and a loss OF about $4,000
from all sources and under its dif-
ierent arrangements who have
tried to crowd a third daily paper
into a field where two were sufh-
cient to supply the demand. The
News had been for two or I h T e e
years butting into the FL Paso city
administration and following graf,
until it was considered a knocker
by some OF the best people OF the
city. The paper that makes the
most fuss is not always right, and
there is never much money in rails.
ing a rumpus about things t h a
don't concern the publication, OF
morally or materially a II e c t the
community,
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the territorial superintendent. In
Quay, however, the notice is too
late to be made generally known
to the SO or 90 school districts at
distant places. 1t is going to work a
hardship on the county superin.
tendents and their directors as it
is now impossible to get the in.
formation to them in time. How.
ever, Tor places along the line OF
railway notice can be given and
elections can Je held. II other
Legislation turns out as this has,
there may be many other ccmpli.
cations quickly following. At
torney general Clancy may hold
that the total OF the acts OF the
thirty.eighth Legislative assembly
are null and void, but a, that,
1t might be that the loss would be
less than otherwise to the territory
OF New Mexico. However, the
treaty OF Guadalupe Hidalgo will
probably he undisturbed.
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CONTEST NOTICE

Department OF the Interior, United States
Land Office Clayton. y. NJ. March 40. 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit having bren
hled in this office by Howard Charter, con.
,csiant, against homestead entry No iiso7
serial No. DISCO made Dec. ~. 900. Tor
AVA sec. 81, twp. IS n, r. s. e, by Melvin
smith, Contestee. IN which II is alleged
that said Melvin Smith has wholly aband
Oned said tract that he has changed his
residence theretrom for more than SIX
months since making said entry. and mex,
prior 10 the date Of this afidayii. that said
tract Is not settled upon and cultivated b.,
said party as required by law. that sand
defaults have not been cured at date OF
this affidavit said parties are hereby mott.
fed to appear. respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m
on MAY 40, 1909, before A. Paul SIegel. a
u. =. Commissioner at his office in Nara
Visa, y NJ, and that final hearing will be
held al 10 o'clock a. m. on May II. 1909.
before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Othce in Clayton, y
VI.
The said contestant having. IN a proper
affidavit. filed March 20 1909. set forth
facts which show that after due diligence
personal service Of this notice can not be-
made, II Is hereby ordered and directed
that such notice be given by due and pro.
per publication. :
Cont 10Y. Edward W Fox, Register.
l.. G.. Welch.
Attorney tor Contestant 4'j-5t
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THERE ARE OTHERS

Roosevelt is off on that hunting
trip to Africa, with its great dan.
gerous and long absence: For the
first time, the Register Tribune has
q grievance against the ex-presi-
dent. We believe that our sug-
gestion that he take along Senator
A. Beveridge, Ormsby McHarg,
ex-governor Hagerman, John ID.
Rockefeller, Joe Bailey and Secre-
tary Ballinger was a happy one
and should have been acted upon
for the good OF the country RIOS
well Register Tribune.
The News has a like grievance,
and desires to go on record as
heartily endorsing the suggestion,
and II the Register Tribune will
put the question in the form OF a
resolution or motion there is. little
doubt that II will meet with q second
from the press Of New Mexics.
The News has no hight to make
on Roosevelt, and nothing in par
ticular against Coal Oil Rocky OF
Senator Baily OF Texas. but the
other four appear as Williams in the
play to US; they look like ordinary
stock cattle 10 New Mexicans, and
IL we ever re,ord a statehood
brand we would be better off with
out them. Africa would he IN
ideal field for these. where amongst
Wild animals. reptiles and poison
Gus insects IL would be appropriate
for them to have their stingers ou'
co~ntipuAlIy.