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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-03

San Bena vides. trying vainly to guess
what was being said. blurted forth an
anxious inquiry. His compatriot ex.
planned briefly. Somehow the meas.
ured cadence Of their talk had less
reliable sound than the vigorous An.
glo-Saxon. They were both brave men.
They had not scrupled to risk their
lives In an enterprise where success
beckoned even doubtingly. But they
were lacking when all that remained
to be settled was how best to die: in
such an hour the men Of an English
speaking race will ever choose fight.
Ing death.
This time It was woman who de-
cIded.
Iris rose to her feet. She brushed
back the strands Of damp hair from
her face and with deft hands made a
rough and ready coil Of her abundant
tresses.
Are you planning to send me with
two others adrift In boat while sew
enteen men are left here?" she asked.
The Brazilian ceased speaking. There
was another uneasy pause. Hozier felt
that the question was addressed to
him. but he was tongue tied. almost
shamefaced. Coke. however. did not
shirk the task Of enlightening her.
Something like that" he said. I'VE
can't let you cut in with the rest Of us.
missy. That wouldn't be reasonable.
But it's best to fix the business fair
an square. We amt a-goin' 10 try
any other way. not so long as I'm skip
per-" and he looked with brutal fran';-
ness at De Sylvia and the anxious. hul
uncomprehending San Benavides.
The ex-president knew what he
meant. Even In his desp0ndency he
resented the implied slur OH his good
faith.
"You cannot examine the boat until
darkness sets in." he said. Then you
will find out how frail foundation
you are building Oh. II Is alisoIutrir
ridiculous to assume that She can he
made seaworthy. Her occupants woulC
Ue uTOWucu Deioic tucs "tiS ''t"' wa
the Islands,
I'm any case. refuse to CO." said
Iris.
'The boat that brought these men TO
this rock can bring nineteen men aid
woman 10 Fernando N0ronha. We
must land there tonight. With those
to guide us who know the coast. sure
ly that should be possible. We have n
right to struggle for our lives. We ~
the Andromeda at least have done no
wrong TO ,he cruel wretches who
sought to xiii us without mercy today
Why should We not endeavor to de
fend ourselves? There Is food there
and guns IN plenty. Let Us take lbrd
Above all. lei Us not dream aLy
such useless device as this prop,sal tc
send three 10 drown snncw here IN thJ
sen aud leave seventeen tu perish mis-
erably here We ara in ,'ud'~ h1uuS
Let US trust 10 him. but while doing
that fully and feariesSIy We must serk
life. not death.
Bully for you. miss roarcd a sailor
and growl Of admira,L.u raus
through the cave.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-03

"THANK ooD-oH. guese friends say
THANK GoD!' we must not re-
main here an instant longer than Is
necessary"
YES" said a strange voice. 1.-The sea
Is moderating. At any moment a boat
may appear. Follow me. all of you
The road is rough one. but 1t Is not
far"
The speaker was an elderly man.
long haired and bearded. Of whose per-
sonality the girl caught no other de-
tails than the patriarchal beard. pail
Of remarkably bright eyes. a long.
pointed nose and a red scar that ran
diagonally across domed forehend.
He turned away without further ex'
planation and began to climb natural
pathway that wound itself up the side
Of an almost perpendicular wall OF
rock.
Hozier caught Iris by the arm and
would have assisted her. but she shook
herself free. She felt and conducted
herself like a fractious child.
81 can manage quite WELL" she said.
with an odd petulance.
Suddenly she clung to him.
"Dont let them send me back to the
ship" she implored.
| "No, no. You are safe now"
"Of course | am safe, but l dread
that ship. Why did ever come on
board? Captain Coke said be would
sink her. told YOU
STEADY! Keep little nearer the
rocks on your left. The passage Is
narrow here"
Hozier raised his voice somewhat
and purposely hurried her. They were
skirting the seaward face Of the rocky
islet on which they had found saliva
tion. The sun was blazing at them
sideways from a wide expanse OF blue
sky. Thinking he was still dizzy from
the effects of the blow. which the girl
had ascribed to the bursting Of shell.
Philip glanced at his watch. 1t was
twenty-five minutes past 8. Yet he
distinctly remembered eight bells be-
| ing struck while Coke was telling MIN
from the bridge to give the anchor
;h!rty-fve fathoms Of cable. Was 1t
possible that they had gone through 80
much during those few minutes?
Just then the track turned sharply
away from the sea. A dry water
course cut deeply into the cliff. where
torrential rains had found an upright
layer Of soft scoria Embedded In the
mass of basalt. Their guide was stand
ing ON the shy line Of the cleft. some
forty feet above them.
"rell the others to make haste ne
said "rhis Is the end OF your Jour-
ney."
WHO II hep Iris asked. being rather
breathless now after steep climb.
IL don't know" said Aozier.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-03

forth b NJ heI |
own helplessness
The pain In hel
eyes blinded her
She shrank ava.
again. Not until
Philip b I'm self
spoke did she dare
TO look at him. e
find that he was
bending over hel
q n d endeavorinr
to allay her agita
ton by repeated
assurancesOf their
common well be
ing.
Com e, Miss
Yorke," said HO
zier. "our Portu'
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How absurdr' she gasped. I'll
think I'm dreaming. Why-have We
come here"
II wns bot as furLace In this mar.
row ravine. Each upwald step de.
manded an effort. She would have
slipped and hurt herself many times
were It not for Hozier's hrm grasp,
nor did she realize the sheer exhaus.
ton that forced him to seek support
from the neighbOring wall with bis
dlsengaged hand. The man In front.
however. was alive to their dangerous
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-03
Il q e Z b u lOt
more to com e

yet. take my tip-a devil Of lot or
I'm the biggest lunatic within a ten
mile circle Of were I'm stannin'. which
Is givin' long odds to any other crank
IN the whole creation"
And Coke was right. though he lit
lie guessed then why he was so thor
oughly justified in assuming that he
and the other survivors Of the Androm-
eda had not yet gone through half or
quarter or more than mere curtain
raising prelude to the strange human
drama 10 which they were destined To
he the chief actors.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-03
G Gbe
1T ~
By ~
to,uc TDACv =
LOUIS TRACY
Author Of the pillar Of Light"
"The Wings Of the Nom
ing" and "The Captain Of the
Kansas"
Copyright. 1909 by Edward J cIode


almost simultaneously and in the very
nick of time. Already the skeleton OF
the ships hull was beginning to slip
of into deep water. The deck was
several feet lower than at the moment
of the vessels final impact against the
rocks. Even before the three reached
the ledge from which their rescuers
were working the bridge and funne'
were swept away. the foremost fell
the forehold and forecastlr were riot
ouSly flooded by the SEA. and Watts
were be capable of using his eyes
might have seen his deadly enemies
the rats. swarming In hundreds 10 tht
tiny platform that still rose above the
destroying waves. Soon even that
frail ark was shattered. When the
keel and garbnard stroke plates snap
ped. all that was left Of the Androme
da topplcd over. and the cavern she
had invaded rang with Il fierce note of
triumph as the next wave thundered
In without hindrance.
II was indeed new and strange
world on which Iris looked when able
to breathe and SEQ once more. Dur
ing that terrible ascent she had retain
ed but slight consciousness Of her sur
roundings. She knew that Hozier and
herself were drawn close to a bulging
rock. that her companion clutched at
It with hands and knees and thus fend'
ed her delicate limbs from Off Its bro
ken surface: she felt herself half car
ried, half lifted. up into free air and
dazzling light: she heard voices In
musical foreign tongue uttering words
that had the ring of sympathy.
Friendly hands placed her In a warm
and sunlit cleft, and she lay there. un
able to think or move. BY degrees the
numbness Of body and mind gave way
to clearer Impressions. But she took
much for granted. For instance. II did
not seem an unreasonable thing that
the familiar faces of men from the An
dromeda should gather near her on an
uneven shelf Of rock strewn with bro
ken powders and the litter Of sea
birds. She recognized them vaguely.
and their presence brought a new con
fdence. They increased In number
Sailor-like. they began 10 take part
instantly In the work Of rescue. bui
she wondered duly why Hozier did
not come to her. nor did she under
stand that he had gone back to that
raging inferno beneath until she saw
bis blood stained face appear over the
lip Of the precipice.
Then she screamed wildly. THANK
God-oh. thank God"' and staggered
10 her feet In the frantic desire To help
in unfastening the ropes that bound him
to the insensible Watts. Tears gushed
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fully suspected.
bristled now
with indignation.
"Oh. that's all.
II 1T" he cried
Q a rcastically.
NO, sir; II amt
all, nor 'arf. nor
quarter. Let ME
tell you that no
crimson pirate
on Gawd's earth
can blow a Brit
ish ship OF the
Ugh seas an then
do the dancin'
master act, with
'is and on Is
cart. an say 1t
was just a fam
in mistake. All,
says you? Don't
you believe 1t.
~ 4 l@N
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-03

Good pasture Is the most economical
milk feed that COW can have, and when
pastures are short, green soiling comes
next:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-03

No one but scrub dairyman should
use \ scrub bull. Progress ana scruo
stock were never yet found on the same
farm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-03

Hogs are waste savers. A farm with
ont hogs has many leaks.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-03
AMONG THE FARMERS,
"sPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topic
10 solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
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CHAPTER vi.

&: &: {: Is: :: s. !: ::
and of n ctretched into the In
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
Aviator Wins $1,000 Prize.

Memphis. Dec. 9.--Rene Barrier
won the $4,000 prize offered by ths
Commercial Appeal for an aeroplans
flight over the city to Presidents is
land and Hen and Chicken island and
back to the Tri-State fair grounds, a
distance Of 16 miles.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
CAPITOL LOCATION is PUT OFF
The Regular Session of Oklahoma
Legislation viii Pick Location
Of States New Capital.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Dec. 10.-After
a lively meeting with the capital 10
cation committee of the senate, Gov.
Haskell has succeeded in forcing out
of the proposed senate bill the pro.
vision that the capital should be 10.
Gated inside the corporate limits OF
Oklahoma City and not more than
three and half miles from the fed.
eral building AS the bill is to be in.
troduced, unless further changes are
made, the capitol may be built at Put.
nam City or even 20 miles from Okla
hona City.
Under the senate bill as now being
drawn, the capitol site finally is to
depend upon the action of the legis.
iature when Ii meets in regular ses-
sion next month. The site is merely
to be recommended by the capitol
commission to the legislature and the
latter may reject the site offered and
demand new one. The effect of this,
actually, is to leave the decision to
the regular session with the way open
to return to the original Putnam City
scheme should 1t be deemed ex-
pedient. Generally, the opinion lis
that unless the present session makes
the Putnam City location impossible
1t will be forced upon the next legis.
lature and whipped through The
senate committee will not be able to
introduce its bill
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
OUR JEFF CUT ICE
Then, Said Senator Daniel. the Arkan-
san Fell Into the Hole and Is Yet
There.

Washington. Dec. s. They are tell
ing today of the incident of the arrival
in Washington of Senator jeff Davis of
Arkansas. He came here loaded and
and he didn't care who knew it. He
told the people back home that he
would show them a few, and do it
without delay.
And he did that very thing. He
made speech that was classic be-
fore he had been in Washington a
month. This was painful breach of
senatorial etiquette.
A few day, later a little gathering in
the Senate cloakroom was discussing
the general proposition of new sena-
tors making themselves heard so early
in their careers. Senator Davis spoke
up:
Il didn't propose to stay here for
years and stagnate. / made a speech
that cut some ice. -
Senator Daniel of Virginia was list
enine and in his mild and CURLY way
replied:
Yes. my dear Senator, you cut
some ice. The only unfortunate thing
is that you fell in and have not been
heard from since.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
SHORT BUT EXCITING RUN
Horse Owned by 0. M. Elrod Wrecked
Awning and Wagon in Run Of
One and One. Half Blocks.

A horse owned by O. M. Elrod, but
being used by w. t. Ashford in doing
some hauling, became frightened while
standing back of the Arkansaw Wagon
Yard when one OF the shafts of the
wagon became lose and fell down.
The animal then started on destruc-
tive trip. He went a half block to-
ward Mena street. and in making the
turn took too much room and tore out
a post from the awning in front Of the
building room next door to Nj. f. Rat
cliffs s store. causing the top to fall
down. Getting clear of this, he start
ed across the street and rear wheel
OF the wagon caught on a farmer 5
wagon and was completely torn up.
Then the horse started down the
street. he ran onto the sidewalk in
front of Harrison & Hughes black
smith shop. whe he slipped and fell.
The horse was apparently uninjured.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
HER CHURCH is TO GET ESTATE
Revenues From Mrs. Eddy Copyrights
to Be Used In Propagation
OF the Faith.

Boston, Dec. 10.-The terms of the
will of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy
were learned here. To the Christian
Science church. the source from
which it came, goes the bulk of her
estate, which inclusive of the value
of copyrights, Is about sl.5O0,OO0.
This part of the estate which win be
about s1.O00,O00, is under the terms
of the will to be devoted TIC the pro
pagation OF the faith.
To the board OF directors is left the
final decision as to the form which
this bequest will take. but in her will
Mrs Eddy has left several sugges.
tons and it is said that the principal
one relates to the instruction OF
needy persons who may desire to be
come Christian Science healers.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15

"cracklin'" bread and ''punkin
pies like your mother used to make =
prepared by the Mena Bakery, with
Blankets best coffee distilled under
the management of Old Lindsay and
COOLIES" of milk for the temperate
was served in the best handout style.
Tubs we're placed to receive the bones
as they were denuded by the hungry
members. The feasting was contin-
ued until six o. clock Saturday morning
and then there was heaps of good
grub left.
OF the original twenty-five charter
members, but FIVE are still members.
They are: DIR. w. j. Preston. Silver
Cliffs, Colo: A. Lanefeldt. San An
tonic, Tex; J. w. Long, w. E. Wat
kins and Old Lindsay. OF these the
last three were present last night.
The lodge has a membership of 1873
and is in a prosperous condition.
Many of its members are in the en-
ploy of the Kansas City Southern and
are now scattered along its line Sew
eral were down from Heavener and
they just immensely enjoyed the oc-
casion.
Among the out town lodges repre-
sented were: J. H. Schlaughterback of
Ellis, Kas.; d. d. Fryar and j. M. Full
Ter of 0den; w. c. Vaughn and John
Young of Westville. Ok: Wilburn
Philpot and DR.. X. c. Mccoy of Egger:
DR.. Sanford of Board Camp.
Everybody seemed to think that it
was good to be there and they will
look forward pleasant anticipation to
The Oath anniversary. Sure thing.
xxx.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
A CHEAP ELECTION
THE RECENT CONGRESSIONAL
ELECTION COST BUT LITTLE
MONEY.
ONLY STOP, l44 WERE EXPENDED
The Big Dollar Seems to Be De
throned-Election Was Most Eco
nomical In so Years--ln Marked
Contrast to the Past Conflicts.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Millenium is
at hand. Its harbinger and herald IL
found in the reports furnished by the
congressional campaign committee oil
the Republican and Democratic
parties to the clerk of the house Of
representatives. In this year of grace
and of reform the amazing fact Is
recorded that the entire COMPRESSION
al campaign of the Republican party
whose past is plethoric with prolific
expense only $74,373 have been spent
while in the tempestuous and yet
triumphant campaign of the Demo.
cratic congressional candidates only
s27,771 have been expended on the
election of the majority of the Sixty.
second congress.
Never Known Before.
Such an amazing reduction in the
use OF money in elections has never
been known since the close of the
civil war inaugerated the use Of the
dollar in politics and enthroned
money as the prophet and priest OF
triumph in national and congressional
campaigns. II is not a far cry from
the Jerimiah wall of Alton B. Parker
In the presidential campaign of 1904
and the thunder OF denial from Theo-
dore Roosevelt, of the expenditure oil
stately millions in persuading the
American electors in that momentous
issue.
Never since the day of commercial
politics began has an election been
fought and won with much less ex.
pense than the ballot that closed up
on the eighth day of November. II is
a revolution in American politics. II
is an inspiration to honest men to re-
sumo their places in the ranks OF
party and 1t is crushing discourage
ment to the mercenary electors who
have heretofore fattened their pockets
and debauched their consciences up.
on the profits of the ballot box. The
exhibit of an unbought electorate is
fairly thrilling with inspiration and
announcement to the honest voter OF
the future
No Longer an Excuse.
When revolution so pronounced
and far reaching as that has just
taken place in American politics has
been accomplished practically with.
out money there is no longer and
there never will be again any excuse
for the lavish use of money in the
future.
The reports filed practically and
forever eliminate the dollar as the
dictator of American politics and
leave the ballot box freer and fairer
and more representative than 1t has
been within so years of the century
be hind us.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15

Whereas, Our Creator in His infini-
mite wisdom, has seen fit to take from
our sisters, Sarah Pool. Carrie john
son and Mollie Grisham. their husband
and father, DR.. A. J. Pool. therefore
be il
Resolved. That Holly Rebekah
Lodge No. II /. O. 0. F. extend to
these sisters our heartfelt sympathy
in this dark hour. We feel that it is
not their loss alone. but the commun-
ity feels vacancy which cannot soon
be filled.
Done this December 10, 1910.
Ola Randolph.
Dora Lindsay.
Committee.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
P0SEY HOLLOW INDUSTRY
]. c. Hauerwas and c. [. Posey Max,
ing Brick.

j. c. Hauerwas, accompanied by
Mrs. Hauerwas, was in Mena Saturday
and left at the Office of The Star sam
Piles of brick made by himself and L.
c. Posey at their kiln in Posey Hollow
about fifteen miles northeast of Mena.
The start was made in a modest
way, with $4,000 brick, nearly all of
which have been sold at the kiln at
prices remuneratiye to the makers
and advantageous to the purchasers.
These gentlemen expect to make
many more next season. and hope
thereby to keep many good Polk coun-
ty dollars at home that otherwise
would 60 TO other localities.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
NEW BAKERY FOR MEEA.
]. c. Rauh Opens Store at 6l4 Meua
Street.

j. c. Rauh. who came here from
Wichita Falls. Tex. Saturday opened
a bakery, confectionery and fruit
store at 6i4 Mena street. The sun
plies and equipment TO make store
complete will arrive this week.
Mr.. Rauh has secured the oven To-
Gated on De Queen street formerly
used by the Star Bakery.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
SOLD STATE COTTON
Penitentiary Board Secured ie.2s Cents
Turned $4,000 Into State
General Fund.
Special to The Star.

Special to The Star.
Little Rock, Decemb r 12.---The
penitentiary board today sold 800
bales of cotton from the state farm
to be delivered to Lesser Goldman
at Warner, at 1926 cents.
The board then ordered $43. 900
from the sale turned into the gem
eral revenue fund, thus temporarily
relieving the financial stringency in
the state treasury.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
MR.. EcoLF BLEW HIMSELF.
Membership In Brass Band Made 1t
Necessary, the Wife Said.
From the Kansas City Star.

FROM tne hhnSAh lily star.
After contest Mrs. j. Emily Eeolf
was granted a divorce from William
D. Egolf, real estate agent, in Judge
Middlebrook's court this morning.
Mrs. Egolf said they we're married
in Mena, Ark, in 1900 and separated
last February. Egolf, she testified,
made her keep boarders to support
herself. In fact. according to Mrs.
Egolfs testimony, the only time Eeolf
ever blew himself was when he was a
member of the Mena. Ark, brass
band.
Mrs. Eeolf is in the millinary BUSH
ness in Little Rock, Ark. She was al
lowed $40 month alimony.
Mrs. Egolf was given the custody of
their only child. a boy about seven
years old.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
THE MORNING AFTER
THE NIGHT BEFORE
Members Of ODD Fellows Lodge No. f52
Celebrate Twelfth Anniversary
With q Big Feed-All
Night Session.

Mena Lodge No. 152 I. O. o. F.,
celebrated its twelfth anniversary at
its mali Friday night and through next
morning until daylight. They had a
hay" of time. About 100 members
of the order. all men. we're present.
At the regular meeting Of the lodge
and along with the routine business,
the third degree was conferred. and
after the lodge was closed there was
an adjourned meeting to the social
hall where a great quantity of fine
quality backbones. spareribs and
gravey--Ben Strauss Besf--with
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
Meua Maid to STAY Here.

Clyde Whisenant has brought Bess
r.. fine mare and her colt. Mena
Maid, the latter the FIRST standard bred
colt foalded Ia Polk county. back
from DeQueen. where they were taken
some time ago by their former owner
Carl kiene. They will be kent IN Polk
county hereafter. Mena Maid was
sired by the Nubian, J A. Thornton 5
Irptter,
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
Hamilton Falls 400 Feet.

Memphis, Dec. 9.--Charles X. Ham.
ilton fell 400 feet while making a
Hight at the Tri-state fair grounds
Presence Of mind In guiding the ma
chine to the ground saved his life
He suffered badly bruised face and
body His biplaps was wrecked.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-04
Continued on Page 81

KAUAI SUGAR awaiting shipment
includes the following, according to a
report brought here by the inter-island
steamer Niihau: X. S. M, 5000; NJ. A.
X, 1926; Mob, 14,410; NJ. s. Co.
10000; X. S. Co., 3571; l.. p, 1905;
II. NJ, $3.50: G. f., III.
THE SCHOONER HELENE sailed
yesterday evening for Aberdeen, Wash
ington, after having discharged full
shipment Of lumber at the Allen and
Robinson wharf. The Helene went
on the local marine railway before
proceeding to sea.
A SAN FRANCISCO report Is to
the effect that the Matson Navigation
liner Lurline sailed from the Cali
fornia port for Honolulu on Wednes
day. The Lurline Is bringing passen
gers and general cargo for the islands
GRAYS HARBOR is the destination
of the American schooner William Oh
sen which has finished the discharge OF
shipment of lumber at Bishop wharf
The vessel Is now ready for sea and
may get away today,