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The state herald., 1910-04-22
HOLDER OF FIRST PATENT
Wright Brothers, Inventive as They
Are, Could Not Claim Infringe
ment There.

Glenn II. Curtiss, at n dinner. said
OF the Wrights, goodnaturedly:
They don't own the air. you know.
Did you hear about that conversation
that was overheard between them at
the Dayton plant?
"'Orville,' cried Wilbur. running out
of doors excitedly. look! Here's an
other aviator using our PATENT!
"'He certainly Isl shouts Orville.
That's our Simultaneous varying and
steering movement to IT,
"'Call cop' screams Wilbur. Get
another Injunction
But orville, who had looked up
through his binocular. laid his hand
gently on his brothers arm.
"'Come in back to work. Wilbur he
said. It's n duck"
The state herald., 1910-04-22

An Englishman and an Irishman
were having an argument on the sub
ject OF Shakespeare. Il defy you, !"
said the former, to find a single Irish
character in the whole OF his works"
well. can give you two, at all
events" replied the Irishman. Miss
O'Phelia and Cory O'Lanus." He
forgot Hamlet's intimate friend. who
stood beside him while he was con.
templatlng his uncle In devotion. and
observed: Now, would do It, Pat.
while he is praying. Springfield Re
publican.
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CHAPTER v.
In Which We Gain the Deck.

In Which We Gain the Deck.
paused a moment amid the dense
shadows to reflect more carefully upon
some of the details OF our nights
work. For the first time / clearly
realized the desperate nature OF this
adventure upon which was so reck'
lessly embarked. Could We once ut
tain the yachts deck unobserved and
make our attack with sufficient swift
ness to prevent the discharge OF FIRE
arms, the rest might be accomplished
without great risk of discovery, bar
ring some unexpected mishap. The
very audacity OF such an attempt was
strongly in our favor. II we succeeded
In silently warping the Esmeralda be
yond range OF the guns of the shore
batteries all real and immediate dan
ger would be over. Probably not a
war vessel In the harbor had steam
up. and. II they did. no Chilean war
ship could hope to overhaul us when
once fairly at sea.
gave the personnel OF the crew
futile had collected brief considera
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The state herald., 1910-04-22

forth along the lee rail of the poop.
Suddenly. out from the enveloping
smudge. came shower of sparks
and a red glare. and. n moment later.
traced the outlines of steam launch
cleaving the black water. 1t quickly
vanished behind the fog wreaths hang
ing TO seaward, the faint sound of its
churning dying away. leaving the ST.
lent loneliness behind more solemnly
impressive than ever. Only from on
the land came echoing the noises OF
men-the loud vivas. the reiterated
boom OF explosives. the ceaseless
blare OF bands.
The scene became oppressive In its
barrenness, and | felt the need OF
movement to overcome its weakening
effect upon the nerves. This was to
be night of action. not of dreams, so
CROPPED my uncertain path back
along the Uttered wharf and around
the curve OF the shore line, beneath
the gloomy shadows OF coal sheds. OF
lights there were comparatively none.
II l except the uncertain glimmer OF
rockets along the waters surface, and
l was consequently compelled TO feel
my way from object to object like u
blinded man. Still. the course was
sufficiently familiar so that | success.
fully maintained both footing and di.
rection, finally emerging safely close
beside the spot appointed for our ren.
devious. There was considerable open
space here. tho Mercantile Company's
sheds standing some 30 feet back OF
the shore line. and their wharf for
the unloading OF barges extending
more than so feet out into the harbor.
| could dImly perceive great crane
at the farther extremity, with dan.
Cling buckets. outlined against the
sky. The night was too dark for me
TO dcciphcr the face OF my watch. yet
II could not now be long before the
arrival of the men. crouched down
beside n post to await their coming.
once again searching the harbor with
my night-glnsses.
The company nj last arrived BY twos
from out the cnyeloplng gloom. silent
~ kNbhIiik Ah'mh'lN'h Nillu in' NluH'
ows. | could distinguish mn occasional
gruff cough. and the shuililng OF feet,
but there was no sound of converse.
ton or hllnrity, Evidently De Nova
had sufficiently Eobcrod them TO their
duty. Al last one man detached
himself from among the crowd
and moved stenlthily forward. | met
him Mt the shore end OF tho wharf.
pcorcd Into his face. halfoonccalcd
beneath tho visor of his cap. until I
recognized the fellow.
Grew nil here. Mr.. Tut,lo7"
yes. sir" he answered. startled By
my sudden appearance into courteous
response. but mighty uneasy to BE-
of"
They shall moi be- delayed. Got the
boats out Mt once. You nrn 10 take
charge of the whalobont and I will
accompany De NOVA In the cutter. Pull
silently to the end OF the wharf and
lie by there TO await instructions. DO
your men undcratnnd the boats they
are assigned TOT"
"Ay. ny. nlr."
Every we'll. then. ret the boats out.
and tho crews aboard, Not n sound.
remember. for there are guards patrol
ling the hnrbor,"
must confess this preparatory wofl
was well and umartly accomplished
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the Introduction
Of John Stephens. adventurer. Massa-
chusetts man marooned by authorities at
Valparaiso. Chile. Being interested in
mining operations in Bolivia, he was de-
nounced by Chile as an insurrectionist
and as consequence was hiding. At his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
Englishman and young woman.
Stephens rescued the young woman from
drunken officer. He was thanked by
her. Admiral of the 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.
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CHAPTER iv.-continued.

"Sacre! 1t has been as re devil
Drove" easily. "Ze last was sandal
wood in re South seas. l care little.
SO re pay be good"
Then we'll get down to facts" and
sat back in the chair fronting the
two of them. "Mr. futile, how many
men have you enlisted for this AFFAIR.""
Twenty"
Those fellows out yonder?" and
nodded toward the closed door. He
exhibited his yellow teeth, his eyes
narrowing.
They'll be about all ye'll want to
tackle, guess" he volunteered, with
some assumption of cheerfulness, ''un.
less maybe you decide to turn this
expedition into piracy. an give 'em
half the spoils. They're that sort. all
right"
i Strengthened back in my chair, my
Jaws set hard. my gaze endeavoring
vainly to catch and hold his shifty
eye.
Mr.. Tuttle," l said, sternly, "as
understand matters l am captain this
cruise, and you're mate. Whenever |
desire your advice I'll probably ask for
1t. Just at present please confine
yourself to my questions. What crew
have your"
The expression OF his face was
angry enough, yet he evidently
thought best to answer civilly.
First and second officers. boatswain
and gunner, five coal-heavers, the rest
seamen."
Nationality"
Every mongrel race under the
sky"
You have no engineer"
Couldn't pick up any: however.
there's one on board. and. no doubt.
we can persuade him to stick to the
Job"
The mans manner and tone re-
manned surly and insolent. but !
gripped my Indignation and held back
the hot words burning my tongue. II
was necessary that make the best OF
II now, but after we were once safely
at sea intended very shortly TO take
the measure OF this Yankee whaleman.
My eyes wandered toward the olive.
tinted face of DE Nova. barely visible
through the enveloping smoke OF his
c'sa'e''e' ihe ia.'er houueu cheer'
iuhy, US 'housh nc interpreter my
'"oukn''
''oh. 20 men was nil right. mon.
h'ea', ne put IN, sihi.ihs'y' Mayoee
bit rough. but. sacre. wat would
!out ms snouiuers risihs 10 the ques'
uoh' Mr. iut.ie ne srumoie' put IL
WIS aii oa,h' KNOW MN IN ! raA'
ger nave MN 30 Fan near MN tax 10
20 spirits' wen ne 10 zat' u make me
SICK. oy gar
you disappearing. mongrel inhdel.
the whalemans nasal voice rising
shriii with anger. i don't nave 10
count beads In order to lit my soul to
the other world
There is liable TO be fighting
enough before morning." interposed,
sharply. fearing quarrel. "withou,
comrades falling out about their be
lief. Leave that for lubbcrs ashore
TO argue over. Now tell mo what mr..
rangcments have been made for board
ing the Esmernldn?"
futile spat into tho sawdust, his
gaze stiil on De Nova.
"Two boats concealed beneath the
Milling of tho Mercantile company's
The state herald., 1910-04-22

President Taft. in welcoming tho
delegates to the convention Of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage Association.
Thursday night. said he was not en-.
tirely in sympathy with the movement
and during his remarks was Missed by
some of his auditors. The ladies' af.
terward officially declared they were
sorry.
The state herald., 1910-04-22

How did you win your wife,"
win my wife? How does any man
win wife,"
There are various methods. have
seen wives that looked as If they
might have been won in raffle."-
Kansas City Journal
The state herald., 1910-04-22
The Literary Fabrieator.

How did that story that George
Washington couldn't tell n lie get
started?" asked the inquisitive youth.
Il don't know" replied the irreyer-
ent person: unless he had II press
agent that could"
The state herald., 1910-04-22

She-Darling. are you sure you love
me?
He latter kissing her)-Do 1? l
wish you were two-headed girl.
That's all | can say.
The state herald., 1910-04-22

1t is reported that Theodore Roose.
welt upon his return home, will write
n history of Texas. That will take
at least of thirty minutes OF his time.
Toledo Blade.
The state herald., 1910-04-22

into the boisterous crowd. but ignor-
ing everything. glancing neither to
right nor left, picked my way through
the motley gathering out into the well
come blackness OF the night.
The state herald., 1910-04-22

bridges is very daring man.
Never heard of him. What did he
ever do?"
Spoke right out loud in the doc.
tors reception room. Buffalo Ex-
press.
The state herald., 1910-04-22
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l sat where chilling draughts blew
through
Oh. what fearful jolt!
Now am hoarse-Atchee, Kerchew!
I've got an awful colt
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Cora-That funny writer, Mr.. Dill.
pickle, proposed to me last night.
Dora-Why, he isn't old enough to
have whskers.
Cora-Possibly not, but his jokes
are.
The state herald., 1910-04-22

Mrs. Subbubs-Now, look out how
you get on and off the cars. You're
so awfully careless about the trains.
you know.
Subbubs-Thats fact. lost two
yesterday-one going to the city and
one coming home,
The state herald., 1910-04-22

That man you see over there is
sky pilot"
Pulpit or airship?"
The state herald., 1910-04-22
Meeting Requirements.

Say, there's hig blot of ink on
this SIS BILL"
you said you wanted spot cash for
the hat, didn't yon7"
YES"
well, you have it."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The state herald., 1910-04-22
An Artist at the Game.

Teacher-Jimmy. you look very pale
this morning. Are you Ill?
Jimmy-No, ma'am. Ma washed my
face this morning herself.-Woman's
Home Companion.
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the men the merest silent shadows as
they hauled the two hidden boats
forth from concealment and quietly
took their assigned places at the oars.
Tuttle's crew was first afloat, De
Nova experiencing some difficulty from
attempting to load too near shore, In
somewhat shallow water.
Drop overheard. two Of you. and
shove Off" ordered, finally. Lively
now, lads. but no splashing."
The two fellows in the stern low
cred themselves into the shallow wa
ter. bending down so as to put their
shoulders against the planks for
heave. Suddenly, not three feet dis
tant, smudge of shadow uplifted, and
| became conscious of a pallid human
face cleaning family through the
dark. Instantly leaped toward 1t,
with such force as to send the heavily
laden boat swirling forward, the heav-
ing men plunging face downward into
the water. There was n startled ex-
clamation in Spanish, short-arm
blow shot into dimly revealed, half
familiar face, n fierce grip at the
throat, and the two of us were on the
sand. graphing like wild cats. Out
Of the water, dripping from their
bath, the two seamen came to my aid,
and. between us. we pinned the fellow
to helpless silence.
Toss him into the boat" I said,
painting from exertion. He will be
safer with us than left ashore"
1t appeared even darker out on the
water than when we looked off upon 1t
from the land, but, with few eau
| tious strokes. we discovered the
| smudge which represented Tuttle's
whaleboat. and drew up within an
oars length of where he lay waiting.
MFR. Tuttle." began. speaking
slowly and concisely so that the men
in both boats could hear. this is going
to be no boys play tonight. and | ex.
| pect implicit obedience to my orders.
Do exactly what ! tell you and no
more. You know the situation of the
Esmeralda, and want you to put your
| whaleboat In under her bow. II you
keep point east OF north you can
s go nu,ss !. nels Is son , ,
nls o,is ,., ahcnor,u NV ieet pe.
so"a, WIN oniy s,'s'e i'sne sho"'ns
Sn "es 'o,en ~ YOU eo'"u UP un'
ae' her snauo~ you aie not i'kely "
. sen oeiv,e you Urn. uo~m nsa'nst
."no u''
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raoa,,a go - -, 80, Nv " rs sou
s. ',s"ai i,o" '..
mai. s,ra,ch, ,or ,ho or,,no roorn
rho, uIu comnr,sa ,ha an,ira a,,, -,
vonr crew. ava o,oya an ,h,n.s 10,
1, no occom,IIshod s,,on,I. nv, ,ar
mi, one or yonr mon 10 oorry a io,ded
0re,rm Iyso ho,ayt,c n,ns ~ Won
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17

war must be waged against them from the outset, so for those who are seek ing ease of culture, with beautiful eff
 feet, no more satisfactory vine can be
 found than honeysuckle Hallena (HalPs honeysuck-e), yielding freely it's beauti-
 full, fragrant flowers, pure white at first, turning to soft, pleasing shade of vel low. This IS evergreen in the South
 and upon the Coast. and remains green
 until after Christmas in the cold sec
 tions of the North. This is one of the Heckrott's honeysuckle, which some seasons swarms with aphis. Scar-et, everblooning honeysuckle combines
 beautifully with Halls and each furnish
 an abundance of delicious blooms for
 cutting. Clematis Jackmani1, with inn
 from disease and effective as pillar
 plant, presenting a perfect mass of bloom. Clernatis paniculata for a late
 season bloomer, is striking sheet of snowy white that must be seen to be appreciated These perennials should be secured ln early spring from some first rich soil, the ground kept stirred until dry weather sets in, then given mulch of four or five inches depth. Cobaea is grown from seeds which should be started early, planting the seeds edge sunny window. May first is soon enough, and they should be lightly wat cred until above ground. By allowing the soil to dry somewhat, they may be slipped from the inverted pot without root disturbance Scarlet salvia planted at the base of cobaas proves highly ar tistic-a favorite combination with flor ists-enduring until frost A very har- monious combination is shown in our lower illustration. which also portrays the beauty and utility of the fragrant evergreen honeysuckle. The gay nas- when in bloom, will harmonize perfectly with the scarlet sa1vias and white geranlums in the porch boxes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17

terest are discussed to our mutual bene- fit, and fair knowledge of the worlds onward march Is thus innparted to the children. To avoid the danger of fall ing in a "rut,' they are freely encour- aged to "r11ix" and exchange thoughts with others Perhaps ours is not the ideal method, but Love has it's abiding place in the home.
 Don't
 "Yes, children are extremely trying j; they are never content unless they are noisy or annoying. I tell my children, don't do that but what's the use? They only do something still more aggravat- ing, but I suppose all children are alike in that respect"
 "Oh, yes; mine are very trying, too, but don't say don't many times. If they can't behave, then I punish them. I have no use for spoiled children, and don't intend to spoil mine"
 When 1 hear such remarks I think S'what pity that mothers do not under stand their own chi1drent' Have you ever thought what that don't means to a child, every fibre of whose active little being says, E'Do, do, do"? Activity is the normal condition of the healthy child, and we might as we'll tell an en- zine full of steam, Don't" Children must do, not necessarily that which an noys others, but something. Their own resources are limited, and they have not the ability to spend their time in the various pursuits of their elders. The wise mother has few "dan'ts." but will
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17

and genuine sympathy, but are quick to detect anything unreal or inconsistent. Our two boys and two girls, all between the years of seven and sixteen, are my boon conapanions. 1 try to be as inter ested in their studies as they are them selves, and to know as much about school affairs as thorgh I were in reality one of the pupils. This keeps their in terest unfagging and their advance is rapid and continuous Although the large number of studies necessitates hard work at home, I do not allow 1t to interfere with the little home duties necessary to keep the domestic circle in it's proper groove, and the knowledge of which is vita1ly essential to their future happiness.
 A part of the days work in the home is assigned to each one, the tasks are performed with willing hands and cheer ful spirits. We have an agreed rate for all of these little services, payable in cash on demand once a week, or it may be left on deposit. A cash book and ac- count current with each one, kept by myself, is open at all times for inspec- ton. The revenue thus derived provides for all their small wants, and is spent more economically and with a higher conception of it's real value than if money were given them promiscuous1y.
 A pleasant and an instructive part of our home training is the family reading circle The older children, my husband and myself take turns three times week reading from good magazines and papers Current events of general iu-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17

wrong way is to check off at random a list of those which strike your fancy, regardless of adaptation to your garden exposure and soil, and with no thought pf comparative height or color effects The right way is to outline in rough pencil sketch the places. with their di- mensions. where the flowers are to be planted, then study this plan in connec- eion with the full descriptions given in first-class catalogues. Give thought to their season and duration of bloom, if an abundance of flowers is the object, adapting them to shaded or sunny To- cations as better suits their habit frightening distant and forbidding places with bright co1ors and lending the softening effect of cool shades to glar- ing and heated exposures.
 Wherever there are flowers there is a hone," and the widespread love of flowers becomes a passion with those dependent upon the markets or re- stricted to the space of most city lots.
 That your garden is small does not preclude the wise selection of few 1ong-season bloomers. The ground may be rocky and forbidding, but Nature has made ample provision. Even though it be well nigh sunless! as hundreds upon hundreds of city lots are, there are left the hardy ferns and many foliage plants. Three hours of sunshine day is the minimum for Towering plants, and only
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17
SIMPLE DISHES ONLY FOR
 THE UNEXPECTED GUESTS
Wise Heusekeepet Does Furry Herself with Excess of
 Effort Emergency Meals

meat left over from previous meal. I slice it and garnish the platter with parsley, mint or other herb I may have
 French fried potatoes is a favorite side dish of mine. When ones fingers. work nimbly, it does not require much time to prepare the potatoes and fry them m boiling fat. Cold left-over yer IpSt;t;os p95a;toss sliced onions, pepper, parsley, and deco rate with sliced hard-boiIed :ef eggi i.. To- leaves is another favorite, and II my nasturtiums are growing, sometimes make dainty little sandwiches, slicing the bread thin and then cutting it in tri- angular shape.
 There are several simple desserts from which I choose If have plenty of milk and eggs to spare, make floating island. and with a little stiffened jelly dropped in the center of each island, 1t makes an attractive-1oolking dessert. Then corn starch pudding, made in separate cups cooled in pan of ice-water, turned when cold into pretty saucers and served with cream or preserved or canned fruit, proves acceptable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-17

Wood ashes are corrective,- and a most excellent fertilizer. A peck of ashes well mixed with wagon-load of soil IS the gardeners way of applying it; but in small garden beds, after spading them deeply, the ashes may be scattered evenly over the surface until the ground IS white as with a light snowfall. This should be well raked in, the work being done as soon as the ground can be worked. or two or three weeks before. planting-tir1e. If the soil is heavy and sodden as wei as. sour. the very best way is to have it thrown out to depth of three feet, carted away and replaced with good soil. This. however, proves too expensive for the many and the next best way, after throwing out the soil to the given depth, is to fill in a foot deep with durable rubbish-stones. pieces of iron, broken pottery, tin cans, etc, in order to pro- vide perfect drainage. Liehten the soil thrown out with ashes in the proportion
 given, and, if possible, add one-fftt
 coarse sand Otherwise try to mellow the soil by means of fertilizers Farm
 yard manure is the most natural and perfect p1ant-food known, and ~it pro
 drces results that no comrne rcia1 fer
 tiizer can give. because it adds to the soil so much vegetable matter that both heavy and sandy soils are greatly ben efted. After filling in, breaking up the