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SYNOPSIS.

Tho story opens with the shpwreck OF
the steamer on which Miss Genevieve
Leslie. an American heiress, Lord Win
thrope. an Englishman, and Tom Blake,
a brusquc American, were passengers
The three were tossed upon AN uninhab-
tied island and were the only ones not
drowned. Blake recovered from a drunk
en- stupor Blake, stunned on the boat,
because Of his roughness became "A hero
az preserver of the helpless pair. The
Miss Leslie. Blake started to swim back
to the ship to recover what was left.
Blake returned safely. Winthrope wasted
ms last match on cigarette, for which
was a dead fish. The trio started n ten
mile hike for higher land. Thirst at
tackled them Blake was compelled to
ness. He taunted Winthrope. they en-
tered the jungle That night was passed
roosting high in tree. The next morn
All three constructed hats TO shield them
selves from the sun. They zen feasted
on cocoanuts. the only procurable food.
MISS Leslie showed n liking for Blake,
put detested his roughness. Led by Blake
they established a home in some cliffs
Blake found a fresh water spring Miss
Leslie faced an unpleasant situation
They planned their campaign. Blake re.
covered his surveyors magnifying glass.
thus insuring fire. lie started n jungle
fire, killing n large leopard and smoth-
ering several cubs. In the leopard's cav
rin they built a small home They gained
the cliffs by burning the bottom of n
tree until 1t fell against the heights. The
Miss Leslle's white skirt was decided
upon as "A signal. Miss Leslie made
dress from the leopard skin. Blakes ef-
forts TO XIII antelopes failed. Overhear-
ing a conversation between Blake and
Wlnthrope, Miss Leslie became fright
erned Winthrope became III with. fever.
Blake was poisoned by n fish. Jackals
attacked the camp that night, but were
driven off by Genevieve.
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Have no Say, Miss Jenny, you
really ought to have stayed home from
boarding-school and England long
enough to learn your own language. |
meant, we've got to take what's COM
ing to us. without laying down or
grouching, Both are the worst things
out for malaria
You mean that we must resign our
selves to this intolerable situation
that we must calmly sit here and wait
until the fever"
No; I'll take care we don't sit
around very much. Well go on the
hike, soon as Win can wobble. Which
reminds me, I've got little hike on
hand now I'm going to close up that
barricade before dark. Me for quiet
night"
Without waiting for reply. he took
his weapons, and swung briskly away
down the cleft
He returned a few minutes before
sunset, with what appeared to be a
large fur bag upon his back. Miss
Leslie was pouring a bowl of broth
from the stew-pot and did not notice
1im until he sang out to her: Hey,
Miss Jenny, spill over that stuff. No
more of that in ours"
It's for Mr.. Winthrope. He has
Just awakened" she replied, still in.
tent on her pouring.
And you'd kill him with that sIop,
Heave it over. He's going to have beef
juice"
"Oh! what's that on your back?
You've killed an anteloDel"
Sure! Bushbuck, guess they call
him. Sneaked up when he was drink.
ing, and stuck an arrow into his side
He jumped off a little way. and turned
to see what'd bit him. | hauled off
and put the second arrow right through
his eye, into his brain. Neatest thing
you ever saw"
You surely are becoming splendid
archer,"
Yes; jim dandy! I could do II
again about once in 10000 shots All
the same, I've raked in this peacherino
Trot out your grill and we'll have
something fit to eat"
You spoke of beef juice"
I've dozen steaks ready to broII
Slap 'em on the fi'e, and III squeeze
out enough juice with my fist to do
Win for tonight"
He made good his assertion. using
several of the steaks. which. bavine
lost less than half their juices in the
process, were eaten with great relish
by Miss Leslie and himself.
Winthrope, after drinking the sfinr
lating beef juice and quantity Of rot
water, turned over and fell a-,,or
again while Blake was DRESSING his
wounds None of these was serious -,
itself; but Blake knew the danaer ~,
infection in the tropics, and carefrlIr
washed out the gashes before apnIvino
the tallow salye which Miss eeIio
mad tried out from the antelope fat
The dressing was completed hv
torchliGht. Blake then rolled tbe
sleeper into a comfortable positior
took the torch from Miss Leslie onI
Ieit the cave, pausing at the entrance
to mutter a gruh goodnight The girl
inurmured response, but watched
MIN anXiously as he passed ont A
step beyond the entrance no nar.o1
and turned again. In the red ,Iana
OF the torch, his face took ON an o.
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Only Nine Left.


Lee Wyman is an earnest "
OF some plan under which "
tngs of children shall be pro
for future generations to read
"The other day, for instane'
Wyman, my little boy was call
fore the tribunal over which hi
mother presides.
You've broken one of the p'
ten commandments she said
Did ~ asked our boy can
like.
Yes, my boy. I've said
over and over the ten con
ments,' said Mrs. Wyman, an
you've broken one of them.
Dear, DEAR my boy said
only nine left now
And Mrs. Wyman let II
that"
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Was Taking No Chanea

Once upon a time a fond l
disapproved of her daughter nd
This was the more awkward
the young lady had picked thI|
man out. Also he had weali
the mother, who was widOya
not the wherewithal to furt1
daughter with the variety dl
and things which her youthii
craved. Il might not object
man so much" said the mOas
evening. "if you would only
see him. But here is a man Z
have never set eyes on, and
whom you insist on taking fol-
band. don't understand 81
crecy!" The daughter repla
| ever introduced him you'd ID
marrying him yourself"
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q tumor caused by a rupture, i
to you for advice and you It'll
to get discouraged but to hi MI
f. Pinkham's Vegetable CSs|
/ did take it and soon the lTsI| l
side broke and passed awsyS]
r. r. HUEY, 713 Mineral Aye. l
Kans.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegets,]
pound, made from roots ANIL
has proved to be the most nj
remedy for curing the worst !,
female ills, including displas
Inflammation, fibroid tumon
larities, periodic pains, baCkaI'
ing-down feeling, flatulenCy
tion, and nervous prostratiOn
but a triie to try it, and d,
has been worth millions b
suffering women.
If you want special adyic
forit oMrs.Pinkham,Lym
1t is free and always helpt
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l. pot of meat set on to stew
1t had ample time to sim
mer. Winthrope was wrapped in 2
life-giving sleep. out of which he did
not awaken until evening, while Blake.
unable to wait for the pot to boil and
nauseated by the fishy odor of the
dried seafowl, hunted out the jerked
leopard meat, and having devoured
enough TO satisfy native, fell asleep
under bush.
The sun was half down the sky
when he sat up and looked around
wide awake the moment he opened
his eyes. Miss Leslie was quietly
placing an armful of sticks on the fuel
heap beside the baobab
Hello, Miss Jenny Hard at 1t, |
see, he called cheerfully.
"Hush," she cautioned Mr.. Win.
thrope is still asleep"
Good thing for him. He'll need all
of that he can get"
Then you think"
Well between you and me, don't
believe Win was built for the tropics.
This fever of his, coming on so soon,
wouldn't have hit nine men in ten half
so hard. He's bound TO have another
spell in month or two. and"
But cannot we possibly 60, AVA
from here before then? Is there no
way? Surely, you are so resource
full"
Nothing doing, Miss Jenny! Give
me tools, and Id engage to turn out q
seagoing boat. But as it is, the only
thing ] could do would be to re-burn
a log. That would take two or three
months, and in the end we'd have a
lop-sided canoe thatd live about half
a second in one of these tropic
squalls"
do not the natives sail in canoes?"
Maybe they do-and they make fire
by rubbing sticks. We don't"
But what can we do?"
"Take our medicine, and wait for a
ship to show up"
But we have no medicine"
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Premium on Total Ahs.i..

oha,,p "A prominent manufacturer Of Wos,
ten pna'ia' a,., Germany, has offered to "ea. no.
,rn marks $3.50 to any one 70 y, pa' ,'9
eu,pioyeS who has Joined a total oi MS t
SyInehce society, with extra ana ,G'ai "a. an'
noniha ema[a l9r those who maintain 'IIsg. tbe5,.
ttm. ttoo'rShip for definite periods ,'el, or
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DOCTOR
AI)YISEl||
0PERA11
CuredbyLydiaE,p ,pinll
Vegetable Compouns

Galena, Kans. IA va.
March 1 fell, and a feyyVe yeai /
there was soreness in nv, ~ "
In a short time a bunch y ln
bothered me SO much hn ~ ean,
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~ w Hgli T.
not s!leepp." \
growing IN
BY fall III
large l assG]
i.eo | could NIL
bed bed Withhold
YwahterbOtts]
to that sal
one Of theb
: tors in Ks,
he b. told mmyyS
tthatIwOai' t
be operataI
"nd 60.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

Muscat is famed as the hotbed Of
snugglers in the Persian gulf, the
nearby desert tribes being regularly
supplied with arms despite the efforts
Of the British patrol But TO the
writer. reared on a Missouri farm,
the odd antics Of the COWS Of Muscat
seemed nothing short Of freakish. They
actually eat fish. No grass grows, 50
the willy Arab teaches his family COW
to subsist on dates and dried fish. The
milk tastes queer to q foreigner.
which is probably why the Arab likes
It. He also claims it IS richer and
makes more butter. but most ridicu-
lous OF all is the deception practiced
on COWS when the calves are -wean-
ed" A calfskin or sometimes a goat
skin Is stuffed with rags and tied not
far from where the mother COW is an
ohored. This efigy Of her late lament
ed offspring soothes her nerves and
keeps her from going dry" accord
ing to Arabic tradition.-San Francis
co Chronicle.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

The only way 70 raise chickens IN
large numbers In a short space o. time
and have them ~ TIE right time TO
get ne biggest prices FOR them ia 70
uss iacuhaiors and broodera By the
use o. lhe hen for Matching and brood.
ins. enough chickens ran not be raised
n 4 season 10 make 4 pay. Many Of
ny customers tell me that they would
rather iaku care Of 100 chicks In
brooder than to care for one old hen
ana her brood. You can set AZ many
eers IN q medium sized incubator a.
you can put under ten Sitting hens.
with the machines you have absolute
control at al times. No lice 70 night
No danger Of eega being broken or
chilled during incubation. Eggs and
chicks perfectly safe At all timea. No
work AZ all compared with the work
that ten fussy old hens would cause
you.--Agriculturai Epltomlst.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

The following is from the Almanac
ana Encyclopedia for 1910. published
BY the International Harvester Com.
pany;
me greatest risk IS always on the
landlords side 10 the rental Of prop
efty He is putting BIS property into
me possession and care Of another.
who may be person Of doubtful util-
ny. u q well 70 observe these rules
ana eantionu DO not trust 70 a YER
bal lease--let Il be "a writing signed
ana sealed, It's stipnlatlons then be-
come commands and can be enforced.
let 4 b. signed IN duplicate. so that
each party may have an original.
be careful ~ selecting your tenant.
There Is more IN the man than there
= 10 the bond. Insert such covenants
Is 70 repairs. manner Of use. and IN
restraint Of waste as the circum-
stances call for. As to particular slip
Lotions examine leases drawn BY thoss
who have had long experience IN rent
Ing farms. and adopt such as meet
your case. There should be covenants
against assigning and undertaking,
~ the tenant is OF doubtful respon.
slbilily. make the rent payable IN in
sialiments. A covenant that the crops
shall remain IN the lessons tn the
iessee's contracts with him have been
fulfilled Is valid against the lessees
creditors In the ordinary case OF
renting farms on shares the courts
win treat the crops as the joint prop
erty Of lord and tenant. and thus pro.
iect the formers rights. Every lease
should contain stipulations for forfeit
ure and reentry 10 case Of non-pay.
ment or breach Of any covenants
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

Act watch Propably WIN Pass Fol-
lows German Lines.

Act watch Propably WIN Pass Fol-
lows German Lines.
The French oldage pensions scheme,
The bill for which has just passed
It's first reading in the Senate, follows
the Prussian rather than the English
measure As In Prussia, It Is contrib
utory and compulsory, workmen and
employers contributing an equal
amount annually.
Men are to pay $3.50. women $i.20
and persons under IS 30 cents yearly
until their 65th year. when they Nil
become entitled TO a pension, which
will be paid from the total contribu-
lions plus the employers quota and
a sum Of So paid by the State. The
conditions for receiving the full pen
sion are that the worker shall have
contributed to the fund for thirty
years, including In the case OF men
the two years Of military service.
Those who have contributed for more
than ten years and less than thirty
win be entitled to a reduced pension.
Existing friendly societies which
NAV be taken into the scheme win be
authorized to collect old-age contribu-
tlons from their members they VIII
receive from the State a contribution
OF 30 cents head for sickness and
insurance. plus an additional sum 70
cover expenses.
The working classes la france are
estimated to number f1,000,ooo. The
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

government has agreed with the oppO-
sition 80 far as 70 restrict the principle
Of compulsory contribution 70 town
and rural wage earners. otherwise
workmen IN the ordinary sense Of this
term, and 10 make contribution option
Al 10 the large class Of small farmers,
petty land owners and partproht cub
iiVatora (meiayers), all Of whom are
ia1crers ~ reality II they do not
contribute they cannot benefit by tha
pensions scheme. These rural classe9
are computed al 10000 ID hunted
Forty years hence. when the scAeme
Is IN fun operation, the DengionerA
viii have $50 gear. They viii start
the year after the bill is passed witb
5000 a year, the pension % rise
gradually during the interval. a cor
respondent OF the New York Sun says.
The chief newspapers on the gov
eminent side predict that early IN
April the bill via become law, and
viii be regarded as the greatest
achievement Of the third republic, but
q great many prominent politicians
are not so optimistic. Many Senators
have voted for the second reading Of
the bin for no other reason than get
ting a better opportunity Of making
more Systematic and concentrated at
tack on the compulsory clauses.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

nator OF the radium discoveries The
best testimonial TO her abilities came
from prof. Curie himself when he was
offered the decoration Of the Cross o.
the Legion Of Honor and refused Il DC
cause the same decoration was not Of
fercd to his wife.
She shares with most savants that
faculty OF abstraction that l. 80 Faiu-
able 10 those engaged IN scientific
work. When she IS employed upon
diaicuit piece Of research she hears
noshlne. sees nothing and IS unmoVed
b. anything that Is not directly con
cerned with her Investigations Il Is
said that once when In the middle u
an absorbing experiment a servant
ran into the laboratory. screaming
loudly: Madame. madame. I have
ewallowed pint" There. there,
don't cry" said Nine. Curie. sooth-
luely. athere is another that you may
have"
Nine. Curie has a sister who Is
notable doctor OF medicine in Austria,
ana as an Instance OF heredity Il may
IA said that the famous scientist be
lleves that her little daughter shows
promise Of even more brilliant scien-
tlfc powers than herself She is train
ing the child with the Intention OF de-
welcoming these talents to the utmost
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

pin man. arrived In Des Moines 70
continue his search for new designs to
add 70 his collection. the Evening
Tribune Of that city says.
During the years Of travel In his
capacity as salesman for a Connecti-
cut t-glass concern Mr.. Brinekle has
gathered together the largest assort-
ment OF rare and beautiful scarf pins
In the world. The collection contains
l.0i6 pins and Is valued al s25.ooo.
jewelers. IN all large cities know q
Mr. Brlnckle because Of his fad. He IS
referred to in most localities as the
-scarf-pin man" because OF the fact
that he wears so many unique pins.
He declares that only once during the
last fifteen years have any Of his Gus
toners seen him wearing the same
scarf pin. ne also has a collection Of
500 scarfs.
Gathering scarf pins is a hobby with
arr. Brinckle. Although unusual and
costly. Il has proved to be intensely
interesting. A large number Of the
settings have a history. which the
owner. with enthusiastic pride. loves
to relate. The collection was recently
placed on exhibition at Tiffany's in
New York. where many admiring col
lectors offered immense sums for the
rarest specimens.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30
MooEsHInE BUrrEn.



strange New Industry Costing Uncle
Sam Millions Of Dollars.
"Aoonshine butter Is making a good
deal Of trouble for fhe government ia
these days. says the Ohio State Jour
nal.
The reason Is simply that there IS a
tax Of 10 cents q pound on oleomaf-
safine that IS colored 70 initiate but
ter, whereas on the uncolored article
Il Is only one-fourth Of a cent a pound
OF course. this offers an invitation
70 fraud A man rents a house OF a
cellar. buys a few hundred barrels Of
"oleo" from a meat packer puts It
into a big vat, heats It. adds the reqEi
site amount Of "anatto7 10 give the
desired tint. mixes It thoroughly and
sells the stun as fresh dairy butter"
This sort Of thing IS being done at
the present time on a considerable
scale in most Of the large cities Of the
East and Middle West II gives the
government more annoyance. ten times
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

lTine. CurIe shares with Mosf sn~
wants Faculty Of Abstraction.
In a quiet little house IA Paris,
screened from the outer world by a
high wall, lives Nine. Curie. co-discoy-
arer with her late husband OF radiun
other women Who might be inclined
10 envy this most wonderful Of FEM
lnlne scientists are disarmcd BY her
extreme modesfy. When an admirer
beiabors her with compliments upon
her achievements she s,nlles almost 30
establishment and shrugs her shori-
lers as Il she had done little to make
iass about.
When. upon the death Of her hus-
band, she was appointed 10 q chair -
The sorbonne. the great seat Of learn
Ing IN Paris. Il was decided ~ several
women 70 present her with a testi-
monial The occasion demanded Il
50 Il was fhought). for was not Nine.
curie the nrst woman who had ever
achieved such an honor?
The scientists reply however,
spoiled everything. She said quietly:
II would be contrary 70 my hus'
bands ideas and certainly to my own"
So her feminine admirers departed
without leaving their testimonial be-
hind them.
Yet, despite her modesty, Il Is known
that she was more than a mere assist
ant 10 her husband Il IS indeed,
Stained that she herself was the origi-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

Authorities say that fresh manur.
loses Ia the process OF decay from 20
70 70 per cent OF is original weight
Some tests conducted BY the Cornell
Experiment Station showed that two
tons 81 horse manure exposed IN
pile Tor i've months lost 81 per cent o.
rs gross weight. 60 per cent Of rs
nitrogen. A. per cent o. Is potash.
Five tons o. COW manure exposed for
The same length Of time IN a compact
Pile lost. through teaching and diasi.
patton o. gases. 40 per cent = Srosl
weight Al per cent Of Us nitrospg,
IS per cent Of rs phosphorus acid INA
& pcT cent OF IL potash
ton o. average fresh horse ma
nure from animals fed on ordinary
balanced ration. contains about 10
pounds potash
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30
woMAN's STRANGE BEaUEsI

An Au-Whffe Funeral and Cnop1n'n
March Flffy-sesen Times.
The Vicomtesse de Vaugelet. who
has Just died at the age Of II. left the
bulk Of her fortune. estimated at
100000. various minor legacies be-
ing deducted, to the town Of Riom on
certain curious conditions, which were
all. or nearly all. complied with.
Cincinnati EnQuirer's Paris letter
saws. She insisted on an entirely
white funeral, with white trappings,
white flowers and white horses
No white horses were discoFeraole
In the country. but in other respects
her wishes were obeyed- The late
vicomfesse seems 70 have been par
ticulariy musical. for she bequeathed
5000 to the local band on condition 1t
played Chopin's Funeral March con-
finually during the obsequies all the
wav from the house to the church and
from the church 10 the graveyard, q
distance OF sixteen miles.
The result was that the hand play
ed Chopin's Funeral March" fifty
seven times and then retired almost
inanimate to a village inn. where 8
portion Of the $500 was consumed in
drinks.
Nine de vaugeIet also left 5000 to
the French academy, to be bestowed
..upon a child aged between 5 and 10
wears having shown peculiar distine-
ton in music.
There seems to be no time limit for
the discovery Of the requisite prodigy
hv the academy. Finally the residue
III the vicomtesse's fortune goes to the
town Of Riom. OWING 1t seems, to the
stubborn dislnterestedness OF NJ Gle
mentel. former minister Of the colo
MES. whom for years she implored to
be her heir. As he persistently re-
fused. she appointed him only her ex-
ecutor and the town Of Rom her To
siduary legatee.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

TIE $40 d q fesf ahlch q always
Inspiring 70 ihe man who knows 10
value and il caanoi b. preached from
TOO often. writes s G. MlIlff Whfr.
ever u q sen q denotes farming
u solves fht problem 81 turning into
ne highest efriency that portion ~
tie cora crop which falls 20 reach he
desired mainriiy a. iced. The niio
can - fiIet * ie1s saprnss than the
same amount 81 dry feed can Be cared
fof ana d makes better feed This
d. afief al. ne main point % con-
slider Daliymen have learned that
shen COWS arc kept IN The stable Tor
I'VE % seven mnnfhf they cannot ~
turn a. satisfactory profits n they are
confined 70 4 ration o. dry feed alone
Ensiiare gives sucrniencc and u very
much easier 60 masiicate and digest
than dfy corn fodder There "a aino
great SAVING % labor IN feeding en.
alag. over feeding dry corn fodder.
The Initial expense keeps many allo
fr9m decorating The landscape. but
e Is eood practice % economic IN
other directions 70 provide Tor q once
hBiss enA rightly built q win not have
70 81 renewed Tor many years. 80 ne
ccg4 q spread out 70 thiniy that y
cuts no great figure 10 the business
n farfInf
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-06-30

Senator Beveridge. apropos Of fame,
said at a Washington luncheon:
what Is fame. after all? Kipling,
when he lived In Brattleboro, Vt. took
trip to Montpelier. The frst even
ing he came down to the hotel dining
room he overheard this dialogue be-
tween two walters:
First waiter-Do you know who
that Is, George?
Second Waiter-No Who Is III
First waitsr-That Is the eele'
brated Kipperln.
Second Waiter-What's he done3
First Hanged II know.
Fish line. amt it2"