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The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17

and faced him with burning cheeks.
"a thousand pardons! / had no
idea-no idea"
Then why didn't you go along and
mind your business? ] didn't ask you
to come"
"Of course not, and I'm so sorry, and
l beg so many thousand pardons.
Really now. but I'll 60 at once.
mo, you WON'T was playing
scarecrow here to keep the birds from
the corn. You had to come along and
discover me and bumiliate me. Now
play scarecrow yourself for an hourl
It's fer the poor widow there in the
door,
'l,Il--I'll-by George, I'll do 1t! Only
serve me right III stand here for an
hour by the watch. and then shall
expect to receive your forgiveness"
I'll didn't quite mean what said. =
stammered Miss May as she saw that
he was about TO take her at her word
"But Pm willlng--quite willing. /
viii excuse you for an hour, please"
Miss May went to the house and sat
on the doorstep with the widow. She
wanted to be angry. but the humor Of
the situation prevented. She wanted
to think the young man very imperti-
nent, but really he was fine looking
fellow and a gentleman, and be wa.
out there playing scarecrow under her
eyes The widow laughed and the
girl giggled. and the 'scare's" punish
ment was cut fifteen minutes short by
a hand being waved to him. As he
came to the steps an informal intro
ductIon took place. Then Mr.. Morti-
mer. with his superior ingenuity. man.
aged to rig up an object warranted To
keep all crows forty rods from corn
field or no pay.
Next day Miss May had to come
down TO bring the widow some tea
and pie, and Mr.. Mortimer had to see
how bis scarecrow was working. Then.
hs the girl failed TO appear next day.
Mr.. Mortimer had TO call at the jas.
per farmhouse 70 inquire for her
Then widows and scarccrows and low.
ing hearts and the good old summer
time got all mixed up. and the last re-
port from the widow was:
Yes. sir that last scarecrow saved
the corn. aud II you don't believe
those young people have fallen dead
in love With each other and are going
70 be married next year you Just wait
and look OF the society papers"
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17
The suez Canal.

There is every reason to believe
that some three thousand years ago
in the time OF King Solomon, there
was an open channel through Suez, By
which the light-draft vessels OF the
Phoenicians passed through on their
voyage to Asia and to the gold re-
gions OF Ophir, which are now known
to be In Africa, and reached from the
east coast Of that continent. In the
course of time the two seas (the
(Mediterranean and the Red), by ac-
ton Of the waves. filled up the con.
Meeting channel, and SO It remained
until II was opened by the French un.
der Lesseps for traffic November II
1859, at a cost Of about sS5. .0O0,0 600. II
was subsequently enlarged at mod
crate cost.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17

STATE DEPOSITORY
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17

Does General Banking Business.
Has been in continuous existence for
92 years; has declared 184 semi
annual dividends.
The state herald., 1909-12-03

name amongst friends. Good.by till
day after tomorrow. then"
AT half after eight"
IAN right-half.past-I shall re-
member"
But at two o'clock. on the next day
but one, Logotheti received n note
brought by hand. in which Mr.. Van
Torp said that to his great regret he
had been called away suddenly. and
hoped that Logotheti would forgive
him. as the matter was of such urgent
Importance that he would have al.
ready left London when the note was
received.
This was more than true. II pos
sible. for the writer had left town
two days earlier. very soon after no
had parted from Logothou In Pail
Mall. although the note had not been
delivered till As hours later.
The state herald., 1909-12-03
CHAPTER v.

Mr. Van Torp knew no more about
Bayreuth than about Samnrkand. be-
yond the fact that at certain stated
times performances of Wagner's
operas were given there with as much
solemnity ms great religious festivals.
and that musical people spoke OF the
Bayrouth season In cuTronsly rever-
ont manner He would have been
much surprised II any one had told
him that he often whistled fragments
Of "Parslial" TO himself and liked the
sound OF them; for he had n natural
ear and n good memory. and had
whistled remarkably well when ho
was n boy.
The truth about this seemingly i'm.
possible circumstance was really very
simple, In what he called his cow
punching days. he had been for six
months In company with two young
men who used to whistle softly to-
gethcr by the hour beside the camp
FIRE. and none Of the other boys had
ever heard the strange tunes they
seemed to like best, but Van Torp
had caught and remembered many
fragments. almost unconseiously. and
he whistlod them TO himself because
they gave him sensation which no
real music" ever did. Extraordinary
natures, like his. are often endowed
with unnotlced gifts and tastes quito
unlike those Of most people No ono
knew anything about the young men
who whiHtlcd Wagner; the Lost
Legion" hides many secrets, and tho
two were not popular with the rest.
though they knew their business and
did their work fairly well One OF
thcm was afterwards said 10 have
been killed In u shooting ARRAY and
the other had disappeared nbout tho
same time, no one knew how. or
cared, though Mr. Van Torp thought
he had recognized him once many
years later They were neither Amer.
leans nor Engllshmcn, though they
both spoke English we'll. and never
were heard to use any other language.
GRO M CONTINUED
The state herald., 1909-12-03
CHAPTER iv.-continued.

But Barak now understood what he
was going to do. and ran before him.
and stood before the door In an atti.
tude which expressed entreaty so
clearly that Mr.. Van Torp was puz.
xled.
Well" he said. standing still and
looking into the beautiful implorlng
eyes. what on earth do you want
now. Miss Barrack? Try and explain
yourself"
A very singular conversation by
signs now began.
Barak pointed to tho waistcoat pock.
ct into which he had put the stone.
The matter concerned that, OF course.
and Van Torp nodded. Next. though
after considerable difficulty. she made
him understand that she was asking
how he had got II. and when this was
clear. he answered by pretending to
count out coins with his right hand
he had bought II. There was no mis-.
taking this. and Barak nodded quickly
and went on TO her next question.
She wanted to know what kind OF n
man had sold him the ruby. She i'm.
provised n pretty little dumb show In
which she represented the seller and
Mr.. Van Torp the buyer OF tho ruby.
and then by gestures she asked II the
man who sold II was tall
Van Torp raised his hand several
inches higher than his own head. lie
had bought the ruby from very tall
man. Putting both hands TO her chin
and then drawing them down as II
stroking n long beard. she inquired II
the man had one. and again the an
swer was affirmative. She nodded OK.
citcdly and pointed firut to Van Torp'H
sandy hair and then 10 her own short
black locks. The American pointed to
his own. md then touched his watch.
chain and smiled. The mans hair
was fair. and even golden. By n sim.
liar proccaa abe aacertained that his
eyes were blue and not black. and hcr
sacltomont grew, Last OF all she tried
The state herald., 1909-12-03

Exactly" assentcd Logotheti. And
oddly enough, the first of those stories
is about Samarkand. which is not so
far from Baraka's native village. II
seems to have taken the girl about n
year to find her way to Constantine
pie. and when she got there she natur-
ally supposed that II was the capital
of the world. and that her man. being
very great and very rich. thanks to
her, must OF course live there. So she
searched Stamboul and Pera for him.
during seven or eight months. She
lived In the house of good old Per.
sian merchant. under the protection OF
his wife, and learned that there was
a world called Europe where her man
might be living. and cities called Paris
and London. where people pay fabu
lous prices for precious stones. Per.
sian merchants are generally well.edu.
Gated men. you know. At last she
made up her mind to dress like man.
she picked up an honest Turkish man.
servant who had been all over Europe
with dlplomatlst and could speak
some French and English as well as
Tartar. she got letter OF recommen.
dalton to me from n Greek banker.
through the Persian who did business
with him. Joined some Greeks who
were coming to Marsellles by sea. and
here she Is. Now you know as much
as do. She is perfectly fearless, and
as much more sure OF herself than
amy man ever was. aB some young
women can be In this queer world. or
course. she'll never find the brute who
thought he was leaving her 10 be muir.
dored by her relations. but II she ever
did. she would either marry him or cut
his throat"
Nice. amiablc kind of girl" rc.
marked Mr.. Van Torp. who romem.
berod her behaviour when he had re-.
fused her pro1fored gift That's very
interesting. SIR. Logothetl. How long
do you count on being In London this
time? Three or four days. mnybo?"
II dare say. No longer. I fancy"
why don't you come and take din.
ncr with me some night?" asked the
American. DAY after tomorrow.
perhaps, I'd be- pleased to have you "
Thank you very much" Logothcti
answered. since you ask me. | see
no reason why should not dine with
you. II you want me-
They agreed upon the place and
hour, and each suddenly remembered
nm engagement
"By the way" said Mr.. Van Torp,
without apparent Interest. II hope
Mime. Cordoyn IN quite wcll7 Where's
she hiding from your"
Just now tho hiding place Ia Bay.
routh. She's gone there with Mrs.
Hunhmoro 10 hear 'pnrHlfal' be-
lioyc I'm not musical enough for that.
no I'm rowing tlll IT'S over That's my
personal history NJ this moment And
Miss Donno IA quite we'll. | believe.
thank You"
u notice you call her Miss Donne'
when you speak Of her" said Van
Torp. Excuse me n made n mis-.
take Just now I've always called hor
Nine, Cordoya"
1T doesn't matter at all" answered
Lngothoti cRrelennly. but I believe
ahe prefers 10 be called by her own
The state herald., 1909-12-03

to ask where the man was, but II was
some time before she could make Mr..
Van Torp understand what she meant.
As II to help her out of her difficulty.
the sun shone through the clouds at
room; she pointed to 1t at once.
turned her back to 1t. and then held
out her right hand to indicate the
east, and her left to the west.
"oh. yes" said Van Torp. who had
seen Indians do the same thing, ut
was west of here that bought 1t of
him. a good way west"
He pointed In that direction. and
thrust out his arm as II he would
make 1t reach much further II he
could. At this Barak looked deeply
disappointed. Several times. to show
that she meant London. or at least
England. she pointed to the floor at
her feet and looked inquiringly at Van
Torp. but he shook his head and
pointed to the west again. and made n
gesture that meant crossing some
thing. He spoke to her as II she could
understand.
i've got your meaning" he said.
You're after the big man with the
yellow beard. who is selling rubles
from the same place. and has very
likely gone or with yours. He looked
like bad egg in spite of his hand.
some face"
He turned his eyes thoughtfully to
the window. Barak pluckod gently at
his sleeve and pretended to write In
the palm OF her left hand. and then
went through all the descriptive ges.
lures again, and then once more pre-
tended to write. and coaxingly pushed
him towards little table on which
she saw writing materials.
You'd like TO have his address.
would you, Miss Barrak7 wonder
why you don't call In your interpreter
and tell me so. II would be much
simpler than NIL this dumb crambo."
Once more he made n step towards
the door. but she caught at his sleeve
and ontrcatcd him In her own Ian.
guago not TO call any one. and her
voice was so deiiciously soft and be.
socching that he yielded and sat down
nj the small table and wrote out an
address from memory. lie handed her
the half.Hhect Of paper when he had
dried the writing and had looked over
II carefully.
Poor little thing'" he said in n
tone of pity. III you ever flnd him
he'll eat you"
Bnrak again showed signs Of great
emotion when she put the address
into mn inside pocket Of her mans
coat. but II was not Of the same kind
M before. She took Van Torps big
hand In both her own. and. bonding
down. she laid Il ON her head. meaning
that he might dispose Of her life ever
afterwards, But he did not under.
stand.
You want my blessing. do you. Miss
Barraok7 Some people don't think
ilraWy Van Torp'a blessing worth
much. young lady. but you're welcome
to II. such aa II IN"
lie pattod her thick hair and smiled
an she looked up. and hor eyes were
dowy with tears,
The state herald., 1909-12-03
SYNOPSIS.

Baraka. n Tartar girl. became enamored
Ct golden bearded stranger who was
prospecting and studying herbs In the
vicinity OF her home In central Asia. and
revealed to him the location OF mine
of rubies hoping that the stranger would
love her In return for her disclosure.
They were followed TO the cave by the
girls relatives. who blocked up the en-
trance, and drew on the water supply.
leaving the couple to die. Barakn's cousin
Sasd. her betrothed. attempted to climb
down clin overlooking the mine. but
the traveller shot him. The stranger was
revived from water gourd Sand car
ried. dug his way out OF the tunnel. and
departed. deserting the girl and carrying
q bag of rubies. Baraka gathered all the
gems she could carry. and started in pur-
suit. Margaret Dome (Margarita dn
Cordova). famous prima donna, became
engaged in London to Konstantin Lo-
Gotheti. n wealthy Greek fnancier. Her
intimate friend was Countess Leven.
known as Lady Maud. whose husband
had been killed by n bomb In st. Peters
friend was Rufus Van Torp. an Amerl-
can. who had been a cowboy in early
life. but had become one of the richest
men In the world. Van Torp was In love
with Margaret. and rushed TO London as
soon as he heard OF her betrothal lie
offered Lady Maud 100000 for her pet
charity II she would aid him In winning
the singer from Logothotl. Baraka APP
preached Logotheu Mt Versailles with
rubies TO sell. lie presented n ruby To
Margaret. Van Torp bought n yacht and
eent II to Venice. He was visited by
Bnraka In male attire
The state herald., 1909-12-03
Just gulted Hin.

The LandlRuy our table. Mr..
njinkn. II In the custom to return
thanks at each meal" The New
ljoardor-"Thnt'n nnc' ! like II lots
better than paying cash" a.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28
Monte cnrIn,s sea.nn-

Monte Carlo. March 27-Monte Carlo is experiencing the most successful season on record in the matter of the quantity and quality of Its victims The number of English and American people arriving is continually increas- ing, and Is already above the average.
 A conspicuous feature of the season Is the prevalence of millionaires who. 1t is declared. have never been SO rF7i- merous. It is calculated that the com- bined fortunes of the millionaires seen here this season must aggregate up. wards of $2.o00. .000. 900.
 A few of the wealthy visitors are the Duke of Westminster. the Duke of Portland. Sir John Miller, w. K. Van derbilt. Sr.. and Jr.. Pierpont Morgan. Barons Edourard. Henri and Maurice de Rothschild. Lionel de Rothschild. MT. Goldsctmidt- -Rothschild Countess Sze- chenyi (nee Gladys Vanderbflt), and Solly Joel. A local yacht agent stated that he has never been advised of the arrival of so many English and Amer ican yachts as in the present season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28

comes delightful. The opportunities for target shooting are. or course' enormously increased. as. with silencer, a rifle can be fired inside house, in any room of dimensions sul.- able for target practice. without creat- ing the slightest disturbance In ao1oih- ing rooms. It may be used likewise in yards and grounds where echoing reports would cause instant and vigorous objection. The sportsman whose rifle is equipped with a silencer may find new delights and advantages in his favorite pastime, no reverbera- tions alarming every living thing with. in a large radius.
 Since the safe stopping of a bullet is quite as important. or more so. than the starting of 1t, a suitable target must be provided for indoor shooting. and this is found in the sandbox tar get, a box filled with sand and capable of stopping even powerful and high velocity bullets. With the aij of one of these bullet-absorbing targets and a 32-calibre rifle equipped with silencer. many a dull evening or after noon might be made ito pass most cheerfully and the youngsters develop ed into expert marksmen. Women. too, who. under the old conditions. have had little opportunity for shooting, may become proficient with the rifle. The concern manufacturing the siIencing devices refuses to supply them for use with any kind of pistol or revolver. A silent revolver would make the foot-pad and assassin a menace to civilization.
 The inventor of the silencing attach ment for firearms declares that this device may be applied to cannon of the largest bore with as much ease as to a light rifle. and there Is no reason apparent why this should not be the case-a year ago we would have de- clared the silent rifle an impossibility "a year hence, we may see a hostile fleet approach our shores, halt. stag ger beneath the weight of great shells hurled from unseen batteries. and re- treat shattered and cowed though no roar of cannon has echoed along the deadly coast.
 A fanciful writer has drawn gloomy picture Nof the time when the use ot the silent firearm shall have be- come universal. picturing an era of un- checked. because undetectable, assas- sination. when any man who may have an enemy will fear to walk the streets lest a bullet. flying silently from some draped window shall strike him down. But this writer appeals to be rather an alarmist. The longbow, already mentioned, was silent. except for the slight twang of the string. and most deadly up to 300 yards-about as far as a man could be recognized, or hit even with a modern rifle except by an expert marksman-yet assassina tiun was no more known in the days of the gray goose feather than today.
 It is not as yet proposed to fit silen- cers to shotguns--nor would 1t seem feasible to equip a shotgun with the present device. as shot begin to spread the instant they leave the muzzle of the gun. It would be possible. doubt less. to materially reduce the report, using a cone-shaped s4fencer but this is only an idea of layman, who knows a great deal less about the sub feet than does Mir. Maxim
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28

ror many years there have besu rumors from time to time of a noise less gun. Even during the Civit Wa. 1t was officially reported on several occasions that 'the enemy were using these fear-inducing instruments' though investigation disclosed In each instance that some reckless soloieI with strong sense of humor had not been able to resist the opportunity 10 nlay A trick on his comrades. This op- nortunity would ~ consist of dark night, and a handful of heavy nails. One of the latter. strongly thrown. would have a sound much like the whine of an aImost-spent rifle ball.
 At last, however. the silent gun Is an accomplished fact. and the device which smothers the crack of the rifle and will do away with the crash ana boom of the great guns, is. scientifi- caIly and mechanically. very simple. The idea of a noiseless powder Is. of course. absurd. Any explosion suf- ficient to drive bullet would. if the vibrations of the air were not artificially controlled. produce sounl. sound being, in fact. nothing more than vibrations in the air.
 A Battle of The Future.
 When next two armies face each other on the field of battle. instead Of the crackle of musketry and the roar of cannon, there will probably be silence-the silence of deathS Masked and muffled batteries far away will hurI their shells; concealed rif1emen, their position disclosed neither by flash of flame nor gun report. will pour in their deadly rifle balls. Gone will be the tumult. and. alas. much of the TO- nance of war. By using the gunfire silencer, firearms will be deprived of that very feature which first made them popular in human conflict.
 The first guns made to be fired from the shoulder were poor instruments, re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-28

of the Cansbsska. They never forgot.
 oome days ago Nr. Charles 6chwab. of, the Bstillshsm Steel Works. was re- ported to have prophssied that if the tariff on iron and steel be reduced to . revenue basis. the iron and steel workers would Ind their wages cut and the act of Congrees would revo- lutionise the industry of the land by fomenting . general strike. That is to say, if iron and steel arc forced by law to pay the government fair tax. then iron and steel manufacturers will combine with labor leaders to elect Congress which will not tax the iron and steel industry but which will pro- vide . bonus to that industry in the market by . tarin law.
 The Roman and later the French aristocracy used their land monopoly laws to create a governing class. Corey, Sch wab, Rockefeller, Hartman. ct i'd omne genus. nor exceeding twenty-nve men, may combine with Gompers. Mitchell. Lewis, first sto increase the Labor Union to indefinite proportions. Next, the Labor Union increased in numbers and supported by predatory wealth or tariff made wealth. which Is the same, may strike long and strike hard and finally take possession of the Federal city anu change the whole fa- DrlC or government anu koca'S tutions. If such a combination De found useful to monopolies sustained by iniquitous legislation there are abundant signs to foretell the ultimate combination. Indeed the fusion Of the most potential organization of men for independent self advancement the world has ever known. tho Labor Union. and the most powerful class of modern times, the Captains of Industry, Is both the logical and the inevitable solution of existing opposition to equitable gov ernment in tho United States. Not gun need be fired. The individual own CTS of the bonds of the nation may lawfully issue currency upon them 10 their face value. they may pay the expenses of labor strikes and not di- minish the face value of the bonds one dollar. They may pay the expenses or a candidate for the presidency to the extent of a hundred million and yet hold their bonds intact. They may re- store negro suffrage without cost to tn emselves.
 "I know of no way of judging the future but by"-history. "1 have put one lamp by which my feet are guided and that is the lamp of'-history. A single escaping piebeian soldier over threw the patrician government or Rome and opened the way to the re- public.