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rr,o,.oo cort,ce Young New England
er of Scotch Irish descent, gitteo VIII I. 81.
altogether uncommon mehtahty, PoS2 i1rit3iS
the unusual and uncanny poSef VI ~ , a. -;
recalling recoIIections of his Ego passed III
former reincarnatiOns, centuries apart. III
GLIDING many strange adventures by Iloou
and field some of them connected WIN
long forgotten treaSure-hoards, coHcFI LlltS
which by virtue of his weird gift, he IS
ahle 10 instance definite dates and exact
localities At the time when these con-
nected narratives begin, GoTtlce ndppe ~
10 be in London, practically pehnliess, al
though potentially he commands great
wealth He is reaching out Tor someone
OF means and integrity who Will evlnee
enough faith in his strange story 10 n
nance him in a critical and actual test:
Such an angel" appears in the person OF
Lord Westbury Wayne, marquis OF SCARS.
dale, A young peer or great WealIn' WIZ
Is eccentricaIly fond of bizarre adVen-
lures Retta Cortice, Barton's sister, De
pendent upon him, believes lnphcltly III
her brother, having acted as ms amanq-
ensis in setting down certain OF ms recUl-
lections Sis and Scarsdale eventually
'imake a match of it," as do also Bar
ton Cortice and Lady Blanche, sister OF
REINFORCED by John Dare, an American
newspaper man, who acts as narrator,
and Malcolm Forbes, British mining en-
gineer. After some surprising adVehluFes,
connected with a forgotten gold mine IN
the Andes of Peru, some hidden Jewels In
France and the lost treasure of KING
John, the young adventurer is induced 10
reveal the mystery of an old scots ram
2Iy. Next, he departs with his friends on
a dash to the South Seas in quest OF a
rich pearl-fishery, and then, in company
with John Dare, goes to italy, Where ne
nearly loses his life. After an exciting
trip by Cortfce in a flying machine to an
old Aztec treasure city, the entire party
ascends the Nile and are held for ransom
by an Arab sheik, but Cortfce effects their
release by divulging the secret of an an
Client tomb.j
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Dlay-spell One thing impresses itself
on my memory even to-day-the lavish
manner in which we made the trip;
no expense was spared, for Cortfce
was rich man by virtue Of his many
successful finds, and he insisted that
we should be his guests.
Also it is worth noting that although
we started out purely on pleasure bent,
with no thought of adventure, yet
before we turned our faces northward
again we had been through some pref.
ty thrilling and exciting experiences.
which quite Unexpectedly gave Bar
ton Cortice a chance to once more
deIve into his exceedingly varied and
lurid past-and incidentally save our
lives.
We did not linger over Alexandria,
Cairo, and the great pyramids; West
bury Wayne, hie sister, and Malcolm
Forbes had done" them all before;
and for one like our host, whose mem
DRY might carry him back to the days
when Egypt was young, these COM
paratively modern sites possessed no
charm.
But there Is only one way of going
ap the Nile, and that is by the native
boats or dahabeeyahs; true, there are
steamboats, and Cooks tours, but their
progress, like an old maids temper,
is mighty uncertain. The surest mode
Of travel and the most enjoyable, be-
cause the most leisurely, is to be
waited along by the steady north wind
?illing your great lateen sail, tying
UP at some palm-crowned bank at sun
set within sound of creaking water.
wheel, and being poled or pushed or
towed over shadows and rapids by an
army Of Juggling and sweating black
men.
We had transhipped from our roomy
dahabeeyah to smaller boats after
passing the first and second catar-
acts-some day the English will build
portage canals around those menaces
80 free naVigation-and on the Sec
Ond evening after leaving Korosko
we were moored as usual to the west
bank of the river, our small crew
were kneeling in prayer, each man on
bis individual square of carpet with
his face turned toward Mecca.
Forbes. Wayne and myself were on
the after deck smoking; the girls,
Lady Blanche and Retta, were in their
cabin dressing for dinner; Cortice
himself had gone ashore by narrow
gang plank which had been thrown
out, and his tall figure stood silhouet-
ted on top OF the bank against the
pale lemon-coiored glow of the west
Grn twilight sky II would be dark in
ten minutes more.
Suddenly saw Barton straighten
up, take his 1eld-glasses from the case
slung over his shoulder, and gaze earn
estly across the desert-which of
course we could not see, as our deck
was at least ten feet below the rim
of the bank
After three or four minutes of this
he slid the tubes together with a click.
came sliding down the bank, and in
three strides hoped across the plank.
What's up?" lastly Inquired West
bury Wayne, noting his unusual hurry,
See here, you fellows-I don't want
TO alarm you-but there's something
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UST HOW 1t was that
we all went to Egypt
that winter - Lord
W ayne M a l C o | m
Forbes, Lady Blanche,
Miss Cortice, Barton
Cortice, and myself
do not remember ex-
actly, but doubtless it
came about naturally
enough after Barton's
return from his soli-
tary expedition to the
Aztec country and his
desire that we should
all be reunited for a
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Girl S
WHO WIN

1T isn't SOL" declared thu
You're just saying 1t to try to-. 81
rise out Of me! You really dob,s Z
Iieve it," ~ .
Indeed 7 do" asserted tba a..
the green foulard gown. It
say, perfectly true that ali
cares abc&t is being entertainsa u
amused. What differences d.. s. y
make to him If a girl has a kind Il.
and is angelic to her mothers n
that appeals to him is her ahil;. =
make an idle hour pass pleasant,
DO you suppose" she de,na,a.,
that he cares at all If she gives ~
bridge party to visit the giekq I
possessed of passionate admiratto. !
her If she can broil a beefstea, :.
she always keeps her clothes men,
neatly and the buttons sewed n Y
shirtwaists? Not he! He would ST
straight past her in his eagernass |
get to Lottie Giggler under the nm.
plume hat which shades her SPARKS.
eyesi''
"Fiddlesticks!" scoffed the Il.
How absurd! Don't you give IS
credit for any sense?"
Not much" admitted the girl M
calm frankness. If you men had n
sense you wouldn't be so taken i !
you are nine times out of ten.
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The number of wireless 81
the coasts of the maritime
the world is placed at 40
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Tf you'll keep still a minuss
the man, T'Il demolish all yoa
ments and show you that yoa &
tirely wrong and"
Don't bother" said the gh
green foulard gown. I'm ns.
have just demonstrated ~
Here I'VE kept you chained e
for a whole three-quarters o.
when you should have been e.
room talking to the guest
She's such a capable gFEs
vented a patent door hinge
brought up a family OF zine
and sisters-and / never ga
in my life-except amuse ~ II
you win!" said the man
had glared at her a minute
urs, Anyhow, never vas y
ested In door hinges!
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SSAA'S ~ ''cAtNAA = OC ~ tdkGIf ih r.
you are nine times out of ten.
Il knew a man once who was 4,
fectly crazy about a girl because H
always was in such bubblng ri
spirits and simply efferYesced
fun and life," went on the girl il
green foulard. SO he married ber
took him about a year to discover
Betty had been so carefree becg
she absolutely refused to be bothss.
with anything. She kept her
spirits because she shoVeIed resp1
biltty of on anybody who happened
be handy, and she efferEesced becae
she wasn't capable Of ger
thought. It is kind OF wearing Cd
man when he comes home and Ii
that the bank has failed and they e
penniless if his wife yawns langui
and says, tDeAr mel Well, let's
think about it. Let's go to the thaa
and cheer up. And, darling, get
seats, because I like them better!'
This man stood it till his wife ga
q big card party when he was
| with pneumonia, because she said s.
positively could not stand the dulh
of the house. What did he dof g
he just died. Evidently he thou
that was the quickest way out
"A11 girls who are cheerful
amusing are not heartless,
the man. 1--WE men can tell she
thing We appreciate real WoTh
"Bosh!!" interrupted the girl b
green foulard gown shortly
| my rudeness, but / couldnf heb
Real worth, you know
firing, because 1t is generaal
and serious. and nowadays
runs from seriousness When
picking out a girl on whom t0eala
don't choose one because she has
lected more money for the hsa
than anyone else or can Tnansg
downtown business, do You? ID
say not! You run over the listot
acquaintance and murmuT,
/ I'll go see her because she's sue
Jolly girl and a fellow doesn't aaI
Think She lust rattles on and
have TO do is murmur Yes and g
and be comfortable. I'll so and s.
Gracie!"
Meanwhile the young peFsai
! sterling worth sits at home alone
a book-which she has bought q
and If she eats candy it IS SUI
be fudge that she has made aa
for nobody ever squanders
sending her violet-trimmed bore
chocolates from the confetti
stores. But I'll warrant that
could build a fair-sized cottage g
her discarded candy boxes!'
well, a fellow doesn't "
stick" protested the man. so
unfair. It quite irritates me-
know it isn't SO! Why. just =
tell you"
81 know precisely what you q
ing to say" interrupted the an
green foulard gown. You are
to burst into rhapsody on @
tense feeling a man has for the
| did girl who does things y
capable and sensible and nov
ways picks her out to MARY
awfuIly funny, but do you knos
lieve men actually think the7 9
| out sensible girls to marry
when man is marching aoFl
church aisle with the organ
Mendelssohn and girl on ~
who doesn't know enough e e
out Of the rain, but whose -
curl in a distracting way
can't blame a man for being
ish. Curling lashes are lots e
have than the straight, thin na'
are ,.o,,,4i tyoop sfIf1 a minute
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Romance of Old Portugal

The recent deposition of King Manuel of
Portugal and the events In the young kings
life that led up to it will no doubt bring back
to the minds of some of the older residents
OF the city the story of Elise Hensier, the
Springfield girl who married a king and be-
came the Countess Edla
The king she married was Don Ferdinand
H. OF Portugal, great grandfather of King
Manuel. Elise lived in Springfield about SO
years ago, probably for about four years.
The Henslers were humble people and
lived simply. The daughters, Elise and Louise.
were well received here and were given a
good musical education, especially Elise. who
had quite a remarkable voice. signor Guidi,
an Italian, at the time well known teacher
OF the voice, took an interest In Elise and IT
was when Stgnor Guidi went to Boston that
the Hensiers went there largely through his
influence. He believed that Elise had fu.
ture as singer and wished her to be where
ne could continue teaching her.
Elise Hensler after her removal with her
family to Boston continued her studies. She
was perseverant in her work and progressed On
well that she not only appeared in concerts in
the large cities in this country, but also in Eu
rope where she sang before royalty It was
While singing in Lisbon several years after the
death OF Queen Maria that King Ferdinand
heard her voice and felt the attraction that
led him to marry her.
Ferdinand was the tituIar king of Portugal
having been the second husband of Oueen
Maria II. Of Portugal Ferdinand married
Maria in 1886, when he was 20. The aueen
died In 1853, and he was regent during the mi.
nority of his son, Pedro v, who was the fa.
Their of the assassinated King Carlos. the
grandfather of the deposed King Manuel The
regency ended in 1856, and on June 10 1859.
he married Miss Hensler.
When the European powers decided the
time had come to restore Spain to a monarchy
following the overthrow OF the short republic.
which existed from 1873 to 1875, considerable
pressure was brought to bear upon Ferdinand
to induce MIN to accept the vacant throne
But his wife could never be queen Of Spain
and 1t Is possible that this fact alone induced
him to refuse.
This absolute refusal on his part to accent
the throne of Spain, with all the pomp and
splendor of royalty in exchange for the roman.
tic life that he was living with his morganatio
wife, had farreaching consequences. The com
plications and jealousies resultant on the at
tempt to find king acceptable to all the now.
ers helped to bring on the Franco Prussfau
war, and Alsace and Lorraine went hack IN
Germany, whence they had been wresfad hv
Napoleon Bonaparte
In consequence of these peculiar historical
facts, which geographically practically CHANGED
all western Europe Elise Hensler Countass
Edla, became famous throughout the world %
the woman who changed the map of Eurona .
During the life of the king they lived IN the
beautiful castle of Cintra. 1t is certain that
theirslif was above reproach. In 1aa5 tba
king died, and after that the countess lived il |
retirement IN cottage near the castle.
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Masterpiece Of Glass Work

In the British museum, in London, on exhi-
bition, is the Portland vase the masterpiece
Of ancient gIasswork. A chance discovery led
to the rescue of this magnificent urn from the
grave, where 1t had lain for hundreds of years,
hidden and unknown The vase was found
early in the seventeenth century by some la
borers, who, digging on a hillock in the neigh
borhood of Rome, broke into small vault
On further examination it revealed a suite
OF three sepuIchral chambers In the largest
room they found finely sculptured sarcopha-
gus, which contained the beautiful vase It
was full of ashes but it bore no Inscription as
to the remains it held nor has the mystery
ever been solved which shrouds Its origin.
The vase was deposited in the Barberinf pal
ace, where it remained until ITO, when the rep
resentative Of the Barberini family, a Roman
princess, was forced to part with it to pay her
gambling debts The vase changed hands
twice, then 1t was disposed Of to the duchess of
Portland, but with such secrecy that her own
family was not aware of the transaction until
after her death.
At the sale of the duchess of Portland's col
lection 1t was purchased by her son, the third
duke of Portland, for the sum Of $5,145, and it
was deposited in the museum by his successor
The vase was Wantonly smashed In pieces by
drunken visitor, but the fragments were.
however, Joined together, but the bottom. with
its mysterious figure in Phrygian cap, was not
replaced.
The material of this vase was long almost
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mo Openings Nowheres

She is fortunate In having girl chums who
draw roses from their friends now and then.
me other afternoon one of her rosy friends
pinned bright red one her and she sal
lied forth into the street to make other WON
en- enyious. She had not gone far when she
felt tug at the shoulder and turned to see a
strange woman
"Where'd you git that rose?" asked the
stranger generously
friend of mine gave it to me-" was
the answer, produced with some chill.
friend of yours? IN store?a
No not IN a store
Well hain't there no openings no
wheres?"
Not that I know Of
Humph! Just my luck. I'm lust crazy
for q rose, and when I saw you [ lust knowed
there was fall opening somewhere
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AN EFFECTIVE HOME MADE
KIDNEY AND BACKACHE CURE
Easily Prepared Medicine Which 10
Said to Regulate the Kidneys
and End Rackache.

10 make up enough of the "Dande-
lion Mixture which is claimed to be
prompt cure for Backache ana Kid
ney and Bladder trouble, get from any
good Prescription Pharmacist one-haIf
ounce fluid extract Dandelion; one
ounce Kargon Compound and three
ounces Compound Syrup of Sarsapa-
rflla. Shake well in bottle and take
IN teaspoonfui doses after each meal
and again at bedtime.
Those who have tried 1t say 1t acts
gently but thoroughly on the Kidneys
and entire urinary system, relieving
the most severe Backache at once.
A wef-known medical authority rec
ommends the prescription to be taken
the moment you suspect any Kidney,
Bladder or Urinary disorder or feel a
constant dull Backache, or If the urine
is thick, cloudy, offensive or full Of
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by scalding sensation; or for
too frequent urination during the
night.
This is a real harmless vegetable
mixture which could not cause injury
to anyone and the relief which is said
to Immediately follow its use is a rev.
citation to men and women who suffer
from Backache, Kidney trouble or any
form of Urinary disorder.
This is surely worth trying, as It is
easily mixed at home or any druggist
will do 1t for you, and doesn't cost
much.
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his mortgage Indebtedness is decreasing fast;
his taxation is small as compared with the
urbanfte's burden, and he has taken to auto
mobile riding on large scale.
Census taking every ten years is a tremen-
dous task It is the greatest single operation
undertaken by Uncle Sam, with the exception
of the Panama canal work and the assembling
Of an army in time Of war. The American CEN
sus Is the largest costliest and most accurate
of any taken by the civilized nations. It's
methods are the most modern and its equip
ment the most complete The census bureau
force comprises, first Director E. Dana Durand
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the disbursing officer, and G. W. spicer Is the
mechanical expert IN addition to these are
the chiefs of the divisions under the chief sta
tisttcian
There are about $50 permanent clerks and
5000 temporary clerks, ETC. The supervisors
numbered $50 and they employed and directed
the $1,000 enumerators. About 1000 chief
special agents and assistant special agents.
The supervisors also employed 1000 clerks, 500
special agents and 1000 interpreters to assist
them in the direction of the enumerators.
The data relating to population is trans
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as great puzzle as the story 1t illustrates
Breyal refers to it as the famous vase of
chaledony;" Nilsson calls It an agate Bartoll
sardonyx; while Caylus and others correctly
decided that it was made of glass The blue
body was first formed, and while still red hot,
coated over as far as the bas reliefs were in
tended to reach with semiopaaue white glass.
the delicate figure being afterwards cut down
to the blue ground in the same manner as with
real canoes
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Precautionary.

The Millionaire-Doctor, is it abso-
lutely necessary to remove my ap-
pendfx?
mot absolutely, but it is safer to
begin with some simple operation
like that."-Life.
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100000. II that Is all the expense, 1t is
cheap The late Gen. Francis A. Walker,
who was census authority greater than
any other living or dead, once wrote that
''the people of the United States can we'll
afford to pay for the very best census
they can get He penned this remark
in connection with frank confession of
his own shortsightedness in underesti-
mating the cost of the tenth census
It's the old story: When you are Ill
get the best doctor you can afford
The comparative cneapness with which
the thirteenth census has been taken was
largely due to Director E. Dana Durand's eco
nomical methods to the introduction of semi-au
tomato electrical card-punching, tabulating
and sorting machines and to the inheritance
OF wisdom from the experience gained by the
permanent census bureau. During the term of
the latter the methods of inquiry tabulation and
compilation have been greatly improved, both
IN accuracy and in economy. Millions will be
saved.
Mr.. Durand is responsible for many Of the
new methods to Increase statistical accuracy
at every step of the census taking and to de-
crease the per capita cost of the enumeration
The card-punching, tabulating and sorting ma.
ch1nery is the invention of a census mechani-
cal expert and the patent rights belong to Uncle
Sam. The machines are novel In plan and de-
sign. are of greater speed and efficiency than
those they superseded, and can be built and
operated at large saving of money as COM
pared with previous expenditures for this pur-
pose.
Other money-saving features are the elimi-
nation Of the vitalstatistics inquiry from the
work of the decennial census as It belongs to
the permanent branch of the United States
census; the reduction in the number of sched-
ules, the piece-price method Of paying for ma
chine work, the omission of the hand, house
hold and neighborhood industries from the
manufactures branch Of the census. and the
reduction of the size and number OF copies of
the final report
Congress limited the thirteenth census to
four general subJeets-population, agriculture.
manufactures, and mines and quarries The d.
rector is authorized TO determine the form and
subdivision Of Inquiries. The inquiry as to
population relates to the date April 49, 1910;
that as to agriculture concerns the farm opera
tions during 1909 and calls for an inventory Of
farm equipment April Is, 1910; that relative to
manufactures and quarries Is for 1909.
The enumeration carried only the popuIa-
ton and agriculture schedules April Is, 1910.
Special agents were sent out with the sched-
dles for the manufactures, mines and quarries
data, There were fully $4,000 enumerators, of
whom about $4,000 carried both the population
and agriculture schedules, as 1t is estimated
that there are now fully 100000 separate
farms in America, with farmers numbering
well up into score of millions. In 1910 there
were many more billions of dollars of fixed
capital invested in agriculture than there were
in manufactures, strange as it may seem. And
the farmer is getting better of all the tine;
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Penltent.

Irate Father-Wretch I saw you
stealing kisses from my daughter.
Young Mani admit it, but I am
quite willing to give them back to
her
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VI 41SulSc141, w nv "a
though only thirty-eight
years old, is older than
most of the generals COM
handing the forces In the
Civil war, and who is.
too, a statistically scar
red hero, a veteran in
government service, and
likely to prove the most
practical and efficient d.
rector connected with
any Of the past censuses.
Then there is the assist
ant director, William H.
Willoughby, of Washing
ton, D. c., former secre-
tary of state of Porto
Rico. Next in rank are
the five chief statisti-
clans: William G. Hunt,
in charge of the popula-
ton division; LIE Grand
Powers, heading the ag-
ricultural division: Will
liam NJ. Stuart, oversee
ing the manufacturing di-
vision; DR.. Cressy L.
Wilbur, the vital statis-
tics work, and DR.. Jo-
seph Adna Hill, the d.
vision of revision and re-
suits. Charles S. Sloane
is the geographer; Al
bertus H. Baldwin is the
chief clerk; Voler v,
is chief of the publica-
ton division; Hugh M.
Brown is private Sec
rotary to the direct
or; Robert M. Pindell,