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The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-04

bered 32, passengers 17,Nncluding five
women; carried treasure, in gold in
gots and pieces of eight, valued at
100000 pesos, consigned by Canda-
mo, presidente, to department OF the
west. receipted for by Salvatore, gov
ernment agent. Spoken by. ship Con-
quistador Sanchez, MASTER July 16,
1853, so degrees 2Oeminutes west and
AZ degrees 15 minutes south; all well.
Lost at sea; no report"
i put down the paper, and looked
across at Tuttle; he sat motfonless,
his head in his hands. | confess the
tale had affected me strangely, and l
could not doubt that the man honestly
believed every word he had uttered.
Yet 1t was far too marvellous ever to
be true; too impossible; too wildly
romantic. 1t must have been a hallu-
cination, an optical illusion born from
mirage of fog and sun in those
frozen seas. Over 100000 pesos,
locked within the eternal ice for 1876
years! Over 100000 pesos, guarded
by the dead for century amid that
grim desolation of crested sea! God!
1t was simply unthinkable, and ! even
ventured to smile at the credulity of
the men about me; yet | did it with
set jaws and lips parched and dry.
What If 1t was all true? 1 felt the
blood boiling up through my veins,
every extremity tingling with the
fever Of it. Over 100000 pesos!
Merciful mother! it was the ransom of
king; 1t was the temptation of hell!
I know not how controlled my voice
so as to question calmly, for, even
as / first spoke, / noticed how my
hands trembled where they rested on
the outspread map.
"Is that all?"
Tuttle nodded his head, uplifting
his eyes questioningly to mine.
That's the whole Of 1t, sir. What
do you Think"
That's more than know, Mr.. Tut.
tie. Perhaps you dreamed, perhaps
Francisco lied. should have liked to
see that book"
bent lower over the chart, staring
at the red cross.
What was it you men wanted me
for?"
ITO operate the steamer, sir; the
rest Of us aboard only understand
sailin' vessels"
Yes, of course; but why did you
happen to choose steamer for the
job? There were plenty of sailing
craft lying In the harbor easier to
steal than this yacht"
Very true. but 1t happened to be
steam power we wanted. Here Is
about%how we figured 1t, sir. First
place, we had to get away quickly
out Of those portions of the sea where
they'd be most likely to hunt for us,
We're outlaws, an every ship sailin
under flag is an enemy. Well, sir,
what chance would sailin' vessel
have in such chase? We needed
somethin' that would show 'em a
clean pair O. heels---somethin' that
would give 'em a run for their money
That's what this yacht can do; she's
| pokin' II now at sixteen"
| Yes: you've got the advantage"
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-04

to-daya well woman."-Mrs. WILLIAM
AHRENs, 9S8 w. 21st St.. Chicago, Ill
Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases of any similar medi-
cine In the country, and thousands of
voluntary testimonials are ON file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, u
ceration, ,displacements,f fibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound a trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a confiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-04
Premature Repentance.

The sick man seized his wife /. hand
in his feeble grasp. ... A1 :. ~
please tell me the whole, awful
truth at once" he begged, gaspingly.
ooh, William," cried his wife, its
all right at last! The crisis is past
and the doctor assures US that you
will recover!"
rs he absolutely sure of that, my
dear?"
Perfectly"
well, then. darling. please do this
for. me at once. Run and telephone
to my partner that didn't mean what
said yesterday about not foreclosing
that mortgage. He'll understand that
/ must have been out of my head"
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-04
A GOOD CHANGE
A Change Of Food Works Wonders.

The wrong food and drink causes a
lot of trouble in this world. To
change the food is the first duty Of
every person that is i'll, particularly
from stomach and nervous troubles.
As an illustration: A lady in Mo. has.
with her husband. been brought around
to health again by leaving of coffee
and some articles of food that did
not agree with them. They began us
ing Postum and Grape-Nuts food. She
says:
For a number of years l suffered
with stomach and bowel trouble
which kept getting worse unutil was
very Ill most of the time. About four
years ago left OF coffee and began
taking Postum. My stomach and
bowels improved right along, but was
SO reduced In flesh and so nervous that
the least thing would overcome me.
"Then l changed my food and be-
gan using Grape-Nuts in addition to
Postum. I lived on these two prin-
cipally for about four months. Day
by day gained In flesh and strength
until now the nervous trouble has en-
tirely disappeared and feel that I
owe my life and health to Postum and
Grape-Nuts.
Husband is 73 years old and he was
troubled fer long time with occa-
sional cramps, and slept badly. Finally
prevailed upon him to leave on coffee
and. take Postum. He had stood out
for a long time. but after he tried
Postum for few days he found that
he could sleep and that his cramps
disappeared. He was satisfied and has
never gone back to coffee.
Il have a brother In California who
has been using Postum for several
years: his whole family use It also be-
cause they have had such good,results
from it,
Look in pkgs. for the little book, The
Road to MELVILLE" There's Reason =
Ever read the above letter. A new
one nDpetrs from tinee g tiDe, They
arg gepuAnes trpes as& full - h&aaan
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-04

ra
was Obliged TO acknowledge to
myself that 1t was not an impossible
plan. Eliminating the chance of ac
cident or some unusually bad luck
success appeared not only possible
but probable.
Did you think all that out yourself
Mr.. Tuttle?"
We'll, Francisco suggested consid
cradle, but we did 1t together"
Where is he? on board?"
The mate laughed, HIS eyes ex
'pressive of contempt
Not much, he hadn't the nerve
He's a schemer all right, but a blame
coward"
But suppose he gets TO talking
back there in Valparaiso?'
1t was big Bill Anderson who an
swered me, disgusted with our Ions
controversy.
"Oh, to he'll wild Francisco" he
broke in, gruffiy. 'It's wat you're
goin' TO do we want to know. Fran
cisco'll hold his gaff well enough. Ht
expects bit of the swag, an besides
let him know what was comm L
him if he let his tongue wag. l hat
him right. let me tell ye. An
damme, Mr.. Stephens" the bully il
him breaking all bounds, "if it ain
comm the same way to any othe
duffer who goes back on us this trip
That's what talks!" He jerked hi
sheath-knife from his belt, and, Will
one fierce lunge, drove it half to thu
hilt into the table, his brute eye
scowling threateningly into mine.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-04
The Appetites of kinqs,

The king of Spain makes up for this
daily expenditure of activity by tre.
mendous appetite. I have observed.
for that matter. that the majority Of
sovereigns are valiant trenchermen.
Every morning of his life Alfonso XIII.
has a good rump steak and potatoes
for his first breakfast, Otter preceded
by eggs and sometimes followed by
salad and fruit.-From Recollections
of NJ. Paoli in McClure's.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-04
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SYNOPSIS.

Tho story opens with the introduction
OF John Stephens, adventurer a Massa-
chusctts man marooned by authorities at
Valparaiso, Chile. Being Interested in
spining operations in Bolivia. lie was de-
Yo,Inced by Chile as an nsurrectlonlst
fAiid as consequence was hiding. At his
hotel hts attention was attracted by an
Englishman and n young woman
Stephens rescued the young woman from
Va drunken officer. He was thanked by
Iher Admiral of che Peruvian navy con-
fronted Stephens. told him that war had
| been declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the Office of captain. He
desired that that night the Esmeralda n
Chilean vessel should be captured
stephens accepted the commission
stephens met n motley crew, to which he
was assigned. He gave them final in
structions. They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
10 he the Esmeralda. through strategy.
Capt. Stephens gave directions for the de-
parture of the craft. He entered the cab
In and discovered the English woman
and her maid. stephens quickly learned
the wrong vessel had been captured.
II was Lord Darlington's private yacht,
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
He explained the situation to her lady
ship. Then First Mate Tuttle laid bare
the plot, saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken in order to 20 to the Antarc-
tic circle. Tuttle explained that on "A
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost in 1853 He had
found II frozen in huge case of ice
on an island and contained much gold.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-04
CHAPTER XII.

In Which Explain to Her Ladyship.
| gazed directly into his bullying
eyes with depth of contempt l made
no slightest effort to disguise. Then
/ arose deliberately to my feet.
Anderson, pluck that knife out and
put it back in your belt"
''I'm damned if"
DO as l say quick, you surly brute,"
| interrupted, sternly. Not another
word. I'm in command here yet, and
you'll obey orders, or I'll make you"
He understood meant it, with his
innate cowardice plainly apparent, yet
did not yield until Tuttle interfered
with sarcastic laugh.
THE captain isn't exactly the sort
to be handled in that kind O. way,
Bill" he said, smoothly. He's a
deep-water sailor. not a land-shark,
but l guess he's likely ready enough
by this time to say what he's willin'
TO do"
The entire situation seemed to un-
roll before me like panorama as /
stood there, hastily making up my
mind for action. l was afoat on the
high seas, absolutely powerless to re-
sist the set purpose of these men sur
rounding me-, all rendered desperate
by greed Much as despised Anderson,
l comprehended that his threat was
no idle one; nor did possess single
comrade on board who would stand
at my back. l was utterly alone; nay.
worse even than alone-with : two
women dependent upon me. II l out
wardly agreed with these rascals, and
thus retained semblance of command
over them, l might possibly preserve
all our lives; could, at least for the
the present, protect the women from
insult, perhaps from danger.
Well, Mr.. Tuttle." said, quietly,
Il may as well return you my an
swer one time as another. don't give
tinker's damn for Anderson's
threats, and I don't altogether put
much faith in your yarn. But per-
haps it's worth taking a, chance at.
What is to be my authority on board,
providing agree to go with your"
You're the captain
Absolutely in commando"
He shifted about, appearing a trife
disconnected under my rapid ques-
tioning.
Well, yes; in everything concernin'
the discipline an sailin' of the yacht"
he explained. There won't be no
fuss about that job, sir. But We amt
a regular articled crew, bein' that
We're all here on shares In the enter
prise, an SO. as regards the purpose
of the voyage, it'll have to be decided
by majority vote. However, that don't
need make no trouble"
What is to be my share If you find
the treasurer"
He thrust his head out of the win
dow nearest him, looking up and down
the deck; then he leaned across the
table toward me, lowering his voice
until II was little more than whisper.
You get one-fifth, sir: the four OF
us here get one-flfth each; the other
fifth is to be divided among the crew.
Amt that fair enough. sir?"
1T would appear SO; yet there is
still another matter of some impor-
tance to be decided first. There are
two women on board; how about
them?"
What" The vibrant excitement
of his. high-pitched nasal voice was
echoed by the others.
This steam-yacht we have stolen
was the property of the earl Of Dar-
lington,"I explained. Lady Darling
ton and her maid are still on board. in
the cabin aft"
(To BE coNTINuED.l
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-04

TORS SAID L could not
get well unless L
had an operation.
1 knew I could not
stand the strain OF
one, 30 I wrote to
you sometime ago
about my health
and you told me
lThat to do. After
{ taking Lydia e.
'Plnkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and
p1nnd prrri for am
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-04
Romance In Both,

"The first time ever met my wife. !"
said the large man, was over the
telephone. and from her voice know
we were afflnities"
'"The first time / ever. met mine" :"
said the little man. was over the
kitchen stove, and from her griddle
cakes I knew we were soulmates."
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-04
Saved In Time.

Clerk (run into by somebody In the
dark)-S.upid ass-(perceiving 1t 10
his employer) that am.-Fliegende
Blatter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
RESULT OF TOO MUCH MONEY
Prosperity and Certain Forms Of
Blindness Seem to Go Hand
In Hand.

Prosperity is a disease which at.
tacks those who have too much money,
1t is virulent ailment, and affects its
victims in various ways. says writer
in Lippincott's. Sometimes Il In
duces almost total blindness. 80 that
It's victims may ride on an elevated
train or other vehicle through blocks
of slums filed, with poverty-stricken
people, without being aware Of it.
In other cases men suffering from
prosperity have been known to hand
the poor great quantities OF books. even
when these poor did not know where
their next meal was coming from.
In still other cases. sufferers from
prosperity. which many doctors look
upon as a species Of megalomania.
have secured complete control Of an
important article OF food. such as
wheat, and. when the people objected
to the resultant increase In price.
roundly cursed them for their pes
simism and lack Of confidence In the
integrity of the business world.
The malady would yield readily to
treatment, but for the unfortunate fact
that those afflicted with It seem to
enjoy it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
NOT so MUCH OF A WAITER
Genial Philosopher Proved That He
Had College Professors Record
Beaten to FRAGILE.

There's romance for you" said lit
tie Binks, putting aside his morning
paper. This paper has 9 story of a
college professor who met beautiful
girl twenty years old. fell in love with
her at first sight, and then lost sight
Of her altogether Now. after waiting
20 years, he is rewarded by leading
her to the altar as his bride. Just
think of it, waiting 20 years for 8
wife"
What Of it?" asked the genial phil
osopner. There's nothing extraordi-
nary about that. I've waited So years
for mine"
"You? Waited 35 years? Why. 1
thought you'd been married that long"
said little Binks.
II have" said the genial philosopher.
That's how l know how long I've
waited. I've waited for her to get her
gloves on about three years. I've wait
ed for her to change her hat about
four ) ears. I've waited while she said
Just one last word to the cook for at
least i've years; I've waited upstairs;
I've waited downstairs; I've waited at
church; I've waited at the theatek
and have waited in cabs, omnibuses,
takes, motor cars and the Lord knows
what else besides. Fact is. Binksy,
I've waited Sc lo2s, SC otter. and SO
regularly that between you and me
that little college professor Of yours.
with only one wait Of 20 years, strikes
me as a miserable little piker."-
Harper's Weekly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
THREE PARTS OF ENGLAND
Region Of Great Industries, Small
Factories and Cathedral Towns
Are Noted.

England, as every attentive observer
has noted, falls roughly into three
parts North of a line drawn from
England which is almost as new as
America, the England of coal and iron.
cotton and wool, the England of great
mills and mines and Of industry on the
immense scale. That is the England,
the capitals of which are Manchester,
Shelf ED, Leeds and Bradford. the
cities whose names stand throughout
the world for modern English manu-
featuring supremacy and commercial
enterprises, and this England has pro-
nounced decisively for the govern
ment, for free trade and, above all, for
democracy.
Just to the south OF the line there
s the midlands. the region Of which
Birmingham is the capital, the region
in which industry is carried on for the
most part in small factories by strug-
Cling employers. That England has
on the whole. gone against the govern.
ment-
Finally. there is the south, the
ieudal England. the region character
lied by cathedral cities, small market
towns and rather decayed residential
5oroughs.
In size Of population. in wealth, In.
industrial significance, and in virility
The urban north as unquestionably out
weighs the urban midlands and the
urban south as it has unquestionably
given its verdict for the cause Of
progress.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
coNsPIRE TO CAUSE NOISE
Treachery of lnanimate Objects When
One Is Seeking to Avoid Awaken
ing Nearby Sleeper.

Who is it that tells inanimate OBJ
jects when one is trying to avoid
waking some one in the next room?
They always know and their ghoulish
tricks are really horrid to see. Chairs
fall over on no pretext whatever. Inc
mere brush of ones skirt and down
they go with an awful crash. Ones
own innocence is so clear to one, but
the chairs know how difficult it will
be for you to fasten the blame on
them, and with silent chuckles they
implicate you dozen times. Doors
bang that at other times close with an
invariable mousiness. Things at the
opposite end Of the room creak loudly
quite shameless in the openness with
which they dispense with all cause
but their own wicked intentions. After
while one abandons caution and
gives up going on tiptoe. If every
thing is determined to make such a
fearful run9pus you might as well &C
cept calmly the reputation for thought
lessness which will be l<ae at your
door with entire unjustness. Humans
are not unkind to inanimate objects.
Why should the latter always behave
AS though they had grudge to pay
Oft? 1t is churlish 1t makes one
wonder if the japanese did not have
deep reasons for discarding furniture.
They believe in devils, but they prefer
having them on pedestals, where they
can be watched, rather than lurking
about in household effects, ready to
betray one at moments notice.
There may be great deal in this mat
ter. 1t should be carefully investi-
gated. and, If possible, cleared up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
DISAGREE ON HALLEWs COMET.
Visible Effects Of Passage Of Earth
Thru Tail Uncertain.


Boston, Mass, May 16.-Agreelns
that no harmful effect is to be expert
enced on next Wednesday from the
passage of the earth thru the tail OF
Haney's comet, New England astrono-
mers appear not to concur as to the
possibility of luminous display SINH
lar to northern lights. Prof David r.
Todd, of Amherst College. thinks the
AURORA effect probable. Prof. Robert
w. Wilson, of the Harvard College OBJ
servatory. declared yesterday that there
may be a darkening of the atmosphere,
while Prof Edward c. Pickering, head
of the Harvard observatory, said: i
do-h+ if there will be any effect at ALL"
Professor Wilson said further, that
there may be a shower of charged par
,...us, lsry small but numerous, which
may affect wireless telegraph appara-
tus There is no cause for alarm or
fear Cyanogen exists only near the
comets head and the tail is good
vacuum"
Professor Todd declares that there
will be no more sensation than that
caused by a rays of light from a dis
tant candle on a persons hand. A pro-
portionate amount of cyanogen gas is
radiated from each, he says.
Leon Campbell, author of the Har-
ward astronomers, thinks a luminous
display probable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
Leap NAV Cost Life.

Davenport, May IS. Charles A.
Fouriner, who leaped from a south
bound train on the Chicago, ROCK
Island & Pacific road Friday afternoon
while the train was en- route TO Musca-
tine. H.. is still in an unconscious con-
dition at st. Lukes hospital, where
he was taken short time after the
accident and may not recover from the
effects of the fall. His skull IS frac-
tured and his shoulders broken While
he is otherwise seriously injured An
operation for trepannng his skull was
performed shortly after he was brought
to the hospital in the hopes of saving
his life. His companion who was with
him at the time he leaped from the
train. was brought to Davenport last
evening by Deputy Sheriff Marinan,
and Will be held until a thorough in
vestigation is made.
F'ouriner with his companion had
to beat his way to Musca-
tine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
DYSPEPSIA AS TIME SAVER
According to This, Undesirable All.
nent Is Positive Benefit to Man
Who Has TO Work.

One has so much more time on
ones hands when, ones appetite Is
bad than when. it is not. Eating does
and yet when one is eating nothing
the days are 80 long and SO much
gets itself done.o OF course, one does
not waste any time in being hungry;
there is that to- be thought of. One
does not for three-quarters Of an hour
before each meal prowl around ex-
claiming Luncheon is not ready?
1t isn't? How queer! Yes. know 1t
is not one by any Of the clocks, but 1t
feels fearfully one to me. think on
the whole you. better give me a but
tered roll" There is that three-quar-
tiers of an hour saved. Then there is
the actual time OF eating which Is
sometimes Internationally long, as
well as all the time one would spend
In digesting II one had eaten anything
worth digesting. Added to this there
are number Of odd minutes picked
up during the afternoon which would
otherwise have been spent in regret
ting that one had eaten so much and
determining not to do it again. Alto
gether, dyspepsia is as efficacious a
time saver as anything at the moment
thought Of. Not sleeping well ought
to help out tremendously; but it does
not. for II one loses three hours sleep
1t night one takes up II waking
hours in explaining what martyr one
is. giving minute description of how
sleepy one feels, and this, combined
with one or two little maps one has
to take, wastes time shockingly. All
mention of the time spent in con-
vincing people that one was awake
three hours, in spite Of the fact that
one did not hear a single clock strike
the quarter hour. has been purposely
left out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
Youthful Teachers Bravery.

The brave action of girl teacher
was publicly noticed at a recent meet
ing of Scarborough (Eng) town ~coun-
Gil. Miss Smith was in a room with a
class of 40 children, none over five
years Of age. One boy had in his
pocket some Bengal lights. Suddenly
his clothes burst into flames. Miss
Smith at once called the children to
order to prevent panic and then seiz-
ing hold Of the screaming child
wrapped him in her dress and pat
out the flames with her hands. But
for her presence of mind the child
would undoubtedly have lost his life.
Then she ran with the child to its
mother and collapsed. Her hands and
arms were badly blistered and her
dress burnt, but the child was saved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
Peculiar Charitable Idea.

The proposed home for INDECENT
southern women in New York has met
with such generous support on the
part of northern women that the plan
has been changed and widened. In
stead of building the home in Vir-
ginia, as was at first proposed, it has
now been determined to erect 1t near
New York and to open 1T to both
northern and southern women. 1t is
planned to conduct it along the lines
of the Louise home in Washington,
where President Tyler's daughter
spent her last days. The only re-
strictions will be that the inmates
shall be of gentle birth and re-
spectacle. Mrs. lie Roy Broun is at
the head of the committee which Is
raising the necessary funds.