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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

a woman is suing for damages on
me ground that she was not awakened
On Journey in time to dress prop
e''F aud was thereby Inundated in
the eyes of her fellow-passengers, And
uhly a woman knows the depth of
tne humiliation of not being properly
ana oeeomingly dressed with lot of
oSaer women looking on. No matter
"nat plea the defendant company may
put IN, that women really suffered.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08
His Revenge.

How do you feel asked the stee-
pleiack. when you are working On toR
Of a high stsepls2~
How do fseI2' he repeated. a muir
derous glsam shooting from his steady
eyes I fssI that I should like TO look
down snt see the man who said There
- always room On top climbing up to
prove his statement
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

The plan of the California superin.
tendent of education to require less
work for school children at their
homes does not, of course, apply to
doing the chores and keeping the back
yard clean.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

The decision of the appellate divis.
ion that divorced man need not pay
alimony to a former wife when she
marries again should strike the Sec
ond husband favorably in his self-re-
spect
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

People who have received with alb
solute Indifference reports that ten.
twenty or fifty-dollar counterfeit bills
were in circulation are now seriously
disturbed. A counterfeit 81 silver GER
tifcate of good Workmanship has been
discovered.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

Thirty-two pancakes at one sitting!
That Des Moines story sounds like
that of the man who ate flannel cakes
and woke up to find half the blanket
gone
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

A New Jersey man threatened his
wife with divorce because she joined
the boycott and would not give him
meat. The beef magnates should
make some substantial recognition of
so determined a stand in their inter-
ests.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

There is nothing the matter with
New York's subway except that it is
overcrowded. Its tubes will also be-
come congested. 1t is a town that al
ways outgrows public conveniences.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08
cnrrarison shunned.

you didn't CRY at all at the mat
inee-"
No" answered the reposeful girl.
Il couldn't think Of such = thing"
But the young woman with you
wept copiously,~
~Of course. Her lace hsndkerchisfs
are ever so much more elegant than
mine"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

immigrant made a big record last
year and the indications are that this
years figures will be even larger. And
with such an importing greater be-
comes the necessity for a careful ex-
animation at all ports of entry. Gov
eminent officials must be compelled
10 do their work thoroughly and see
shat no andesirables from any foreign
iahd are allowed to land.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

This year all spring poets will be
forgiven; for the winter has been
such as to almost justify an exuberant
outbreak into song or the semblance
thereof once it is over.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

Let the ayiators who talk of the
heights to which they have scared
look at the price of hogs and be silent.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

by his attendant to the bottom, seven or eight
fathoms below. Filling his basket rapidly he is
drawn up and repeats the operation as often as
he can. About two in the afternoon the government
gunboat fires a gun and the feet sets sail back
As there wharves. the oysters are carried
on shore and deposited in the "kottu' by the
strong porters. AS soon as the shells are depos-
tied they are counted, two-thirds going to the
government as their share, the other one-third
going to the boat which brings them in At sun
set the shells auctioned by the thousand and
there is fierce competition, for who knows what
the lottery of chance may bring them in pearls
The oysters brought are then removed apart by
each buyer and placed in his compound where
they carefully guarded till the sun beats upon
them putrefaction sets in and the oyster begins
to disgOrge its treasure Then the maIodorous
contents of the shell washed in watts and the
residue yields-my lady's pearls
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

Senior Pedro Calarenas, the richest
man in Mexico, is also trying to die
poor. He gives away more than a
million dollars a year.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

Belgium's new king is an enthusiast
&c collector of stamps. This is less
expensive than the fads of his pre-
decessor on the throne.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

Uncle Sam has new gun with
bore 16 inches in diameter. As it jars
the earth six miles away it cannot be
called a concealed weapon.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

How would you like to be a poor.
8down-trodden farmer with nothing but
"a few droves of higs to sell at record
Breaking prices?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

When colored eggs are in vogue We
can expect the turkey to lay black
ones at Thanksgiving time, tokens OF
mourning for departed sisters.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

One trust after another is making
The discovery that the laws of the
United States must be obeyed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

All those explanations about the
eause for high prices do not seem to
bwer them any.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

The price of beef appears TO have
Ellen into its same old bad habit Of
bling up.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

How cruel of one French duelist to
run another through the arm! How
now can the poor man talk?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

We begin to suspect that the ground
hog stayed out to see the comet and
bot because he thought spring had
come.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

It takes more than a fire TO break MP
bridge whist party when the ladies'
let fairly started.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

The rush of Americans TO Euro
Npean resorts may be due partly to
sthe number of grand juries which are
8probing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

6AlI are turning to higher things
IL higher cost Of living in particular.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

h Is cold day when packer can't
law first page head.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

WarshIps don't az in fashion any
niger than women's mats.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

A spring without spring poets would
delightful but impossible season.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

Detroit man has eloped with his
gife's mother. He will find this is no
joke.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

Have you ascertained the truth OF
BE- statement that kissing is danger
aIg?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

That propose : PIPER merger seems
ssII lined with gold
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

rorn may be king, but he comes In
Ii shape Of pork.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

IN the sight of a rope or a collar
Of pearls around white neck, and
they are to most women the most
desirable jewel of all. But they
must be large or in quantity and
they are. If good. costly in the
extreme. The small pearls one
sees-seed pearls-are cheap. but
still set about a large diamond in
ring they seem to improve the
diamond, and at the same time to
derive some of it's virtue from
their neighborhood.
The pearl is all the more sought
after because, unlike other pre-
cious stones, no amount of artifi-
ctal treatment, such as cutting or
polishing, can enhance it's beau
ties. Natures workmanship must
be perfect and untouched and the
pearl comes to you exactly as it
energies from the oyster. On the
other hand, it has this disadvan-
tage. 1t is liable to discoloration
ana the only way Is to give it a
rest from too much contact with
the skin. Still that is not the only
stone which suffers discoloration,
Was it not the famous necklace of
Marie Antoinette, preserved in a
guarded case in a museum, which
after years of nonuse began to
lose color and had to be worn at
intervals in order to give it its
pristine beauty?
The value of the pearl is com.
parable with that Of the most cost.
ly gems. Its price varies with it's
size, form and general beauty of
appearance. A pearl of the first
water must have symmetrical
form, smooth surface, be free
from all blemishes or fractures. he
translucent, and have a fine white
color and perfect luster: and il
so happens that it is rare to get
this combination. The perfect
shape is spherical, egg shaped or
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08
Very Pleasing.

Hen gladly tell ycu how to win
TIE man who e2s the pslf:
Il gives him such a sp1sa1e chance
70 talk about himself
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-08

Wv + ' En- u q n )
diamonds the
lady Of wealth
may possess to
deck her fingers,
ears and neck.
she is always
reused to covet-
BUSINESS by the
sight of pearls.
There Is some
t hing aIluring
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-03-25
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confessed, 80 long as your coal lasts.
But you can't put in anywhere for a
new suppiy-what them"
He turned partially about, and
winked at De Nova; the fellow
grinned back at him, bat burst in
eagerly:
ooh, we're not quite SO green as all
zal, Mons. Stephens, an | t'ink we got
rs ting plan out jus bout right. We
steam SO till we get maybe far 'nough
south Were zey quit look for us. How
it be 1870 degrees west an 40 degrees
south? Nobody t'ink we go zere-
non, non. We got coal plenty for
Eat, an zen have bunch left. | know:
| try it. No more need push her eiZer
after we leave re Ferdandez-we be
well ahead zen Zen we rig up re
schooner sails. an make re next
t'ousan' mile wizout burn a poun'.
You see how it do? Re daniaire was
not, for in Eat ocean we meet Messing
but maybe re whale ship"
You understand what he means,
sir?' went on futile, as the creole
paused for breath. Once we'll ahead
we can fall back on canvas. and save
the coal. But we'll need the steam
power down there t hold her off an
on by the island while we do the job.
It's a mighty nasty bit O water, an a
sailin' vessel is apt to get pinched in
the ice. But with a steamer we can
hold her TO it, however Tie wind
blows"
| looked at the fellow with greater
respect. Evidently he had considered
was playing.
Your scheme certainly sounds rea-
sonable enough | admitted, almost
reluctantly. And the chances are
you will get there all right. But sup
pose you do; suppose you discover
this mysterious island; suppose you
find there the galleon as you say; sup
pose you even succeed in getting
aboard, and into possession of the
treasure-what then? Don't you know
you're bound to be caught the minute
you come out of the Antarctic into
any ocean patrolled by the fleets of
the world? You have committed pi-
racy-a crime against the nations
n the civilized world will unite to
hunt you down.
That's another reason why we had
to have a steamer he explained,
calmly. You just remarked that
they'd be look!n' for the Sea Queen to
come back. Well, let 'em look; they
won't never see her, sir. Once we
get that gold under matches, an back
rs far as that rock they call Dough
erty island-an' that's only a run o
maybe 500 milo>-Ill engage to make
over this here Sea Queen so that her
own captain wouldn't know her 81
feet away. How? I'd strip the en-
sgines out O. her, hist the stack over
board, tear down the bridge an wheel
house, rig her as a barkentine, change
every line O. paint fore an aft. an
then wreck her somewhere along the
east Patagonian coast, or maybe the
Falklands. 1t would be nOthin' but a
bloomin' wha:er gone ashore, an,
afore anybody finds out different, we'll
be scattered to hell an back"
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Driven by Hunger to Desperation.

Mrs. Mode had just returned home
from the country, to discover her pre-
viously well-stocked wardrobe empty.
Good gracious, HERBERT" she cried to
her husband. where are all my
clothes? And what in the world is
that big black patch out on the lawn
Nelly" he replied m~ournfully, after
wrote me that the key Of the pantry
was in the pocket of your bolero. Well,
/ don't know a bOlero from a box
plated ruffie, and | was desperate. SO
| took all the things out on the lawn
key among the ashes.'-Success Mag
aZine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-03-25

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RAI~ UggIzHl
MJSZRfZWW WANRNXNzNIY
N4aNSWH CAslWEtO 1919

l was obliged to acknowledge to
myself that it was not an impossible
plan. Eliminating the chance Of &C
cident or some unusually bad luck,
success appeared not only possible,
but probable.
Did you think all that out yourself,
Mr.. Tuttle?"
We'll, Francisco suggested consid-
cradle, but we did it together"
Where is he? on board?"
The mate laughed, his eyes ex-
pressive of contempt.
Not much. he hadn't the nErve
He's a schemer all right, but a blame
coward"
But suppose he gets to talking
back there in Valparaiso"
1t was big Bill Anderson who an
swered me, disguised with our long
controversy.
"Oh, to hell wild F%rancisco." be
broke in, gruffiy. It's wa you're
goin' to do we want to know. Fran
ciscoll hold his gaff well enough. He
expects a bit of the swag, All, Decides,
| let him know what was comm to
him if he let his tongue wag. | had
him right. let me tell ye. An,
damme, Mr.. Stephens" the bully in
him breaking all bounds, If it amt
comm the same way to any other
dutfer who goes back on us this trip.
That's what tails" He jerked his
sheath-knife from his belt. and, with
me fierce hinge. drove it half to the
hilt into the table. his brute eyes
scowling t~hreateningly into mine.
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bered 80, passengers II, including five
gots and pieces of eight, valued at
5000. 900 pesos. consigned by Canda-
mo, presidente, to department of the
west, receipted for by Salvatore, gov
eminent agent. Spoken by ship Con-
uuistador. Sanchez. master, July Is,
1853, SO degrees 20 minutes west and
AZ degrees Is minutes south: all we'll.
Lost at sea: no report"
l put down the paper, and looked
across at futile; he sat motionless,
his head in his hands. l confess the
tale had affected me strangely, and l
could not doubt that the man honestly
believed every word he had uttered.
Yet it was far too marvellous ever to
be true; too impossible; too wildly
romantic. 1t must have been a hallu-
cination, ar optical illusion born from
a mirage OF fog and sun in those
frozen seas. Over 100000 pesos,
locked within the eternal ice for 1875
years! Over 5000, 900 pesos, guarded
by the dead for a century amid that
sim uSSoidAloA vi oSo. W
it was simply unthinkable, and l even
ventured to smile at the credulity Of
the men about ne; yet l did it with
set jaws and lips parched and dry.
What if it was all true? l felt the
blood boiling up through my veins.
every extremity tingling with the
fever of it. Over 5000, 900 pesos!
Nnrcif,1 Vpofhnrf - vuoc Tho roncnrp of
a king; it was the temptation of hell!
l know not how l controlled my voice
so as to question calmly, for. even
as l first spoke, l noticed how my
hands trembled where they rested on
the outspread map.
rs that all?'
futile nodded his head, uplifting
his eyes ~questioningly to mine.
That's the whole of it, sir. What
do you Think"
That's more than | know, Mr.. Tut
tie. Perhaps you dreamed, perhaps
Francisco lied. l should have liked to
see that book"
bent lower over the chart, staring
at the red cross.
What was it you men wanted me
for"
t operate the steamer, sir; the
rest of us aboard only understand
sailin' vessels"
Yes, of course; but why did you
happen to choose a steamer for the
job? There were plenty of sailing
craft lying in the harbor easier to
steal than this yacht"
very true, but it happened to be
steam power we wanted. Here is
about how we figured it, sir. First
place, We had to get away quickly
out Of those portions Of the sea where
they'd be most likely to hunt for us.
We're outlaws, an every ship sailin'
under a flag is an enemy. Well, sir,
what chance would a sailin' vessel
have in such a chase? We needed
somethin' that would show EN- a
clean pair O. heels-somethin' that
would give 'em a run for their money.
That's what this yacht can do; she's
pOkin' It now at sixteen"
Yes; you've got the advantage" !
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CHAPTER XII.
In Which | Explain to Her Ladyship.

| gaZed directly into his bullying
eyes with a depth of contempt | made
no slightest effort to disguise. Then
! arose deliberately to my feet.
"Anderson, pluck that knife out and
put it back in your belt"
I'm damned if"
ID as | say quick, you surly brute"
| interrupted. sternly. Not another
word. I'm in command here yet, and
He understood | meant it, with his
innate cowardice plainly apparent, yet
did not yield until futile interlered
with a sarcastic laugh.
The captain isn't exactly the sort
to be handled in that kind O. way,
BILL he said. smoothly. Hes a
deep-water sailor, not a Iand-shark,
but | guess he's likely ready enough
by this time to say what he's williD'
TO do"
The entire situation seemed to I'M
roll before me like a panorama as |
stood there, hastily making up my
mind for action. | was ahoat on the
high seas, absolutely powerless to re-
sist the set purpose of these mel sur
rounding me, all rendered desperate
by greed. Much as | despised Anderson.
| comprehended that his threat was
no idle one nor did | possess a single
comrade on board who would stand
at my back. | was utterly alone; nay,
worse even than alone-with two
women dependent Upon me. If | out
Wardly agreed with these rascals, and
thus retained semblance of command
over them, l might possibly preserve
all our lives; | could, at least for the
the present. protect the women from
insult, perhaps from danger.
We'll. Mr.. Tuttle," | said, quietly,
Il may as well return you my an
swer one time as another. | don't give
q tinker's damn for Anderson's
threats. and | don't altogether put
much faith in your yarn. But per-
hars it's worth taking a chance at.
What is to be my authority on board.
providing l agree to go with you?"
You're the captain"
Absolutely in commando
He shifted about, appearing a trife
disconnected under my rapid ques-
%tioning.
We'll. yes; in everything %concernin'
the discipline an sailin' of the yacht"
he explained. There won't be no
fuss about that job, sir. But we amt
a regular articled crew, bein' that
were all here Of shares in the enter
prise. an SO, as regards the purpose
of the voyage, it'll have to be decided
by majority vote. However, that don't
need make no trouble"
What is to be my share if you find
the treasurer"
He thrust his head out of the win
dow nearest him, looking up and down
the deck: Their he leaned across the
table toward me, lowering his voice
until it was little more than whisper.
You get one-fifth, sir: the four Of
us here get one-fifth each: the other
fifth is to be divided among the crew.
Amt that fair enough, sir9'
1T would appear so; yet there Is
still another matter of some impor-
lance to be decided first. There are
two on board; how about
them?"
of his high-pitched nasal voice was
echoed by the others.
This steam-yacht we have stolen
was the property of the earl of OAR
lington," l explained. Lady Darling
ton and her maid are still on board. IN
the cabin aft
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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WERE NO TROLLEY CARS THEN.

Abel Stringham-I tell you, my boy,
Shakespeare could never have written
a drama like yours.
Playwright-You are very compli-
mentary.
Abel Stringham-Not at all. Take,
for instance. that trolley car accident
in the third act.
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the introduction
chusetts man marOoned by authorities at
mining operat;tns in Bolivia, he was de
and as a consequence was hiding. At his
Englshman and a young woman.
a drunk en- officer. He was THANKED by
fronted Stephens, told him that war had
and offered him the office of captain. He
Chilean vessel, should be captJred.
Stephens accepted the commission.
Stephens met a motley crew, to which he
was assigned. He gave them final IN
structiors. They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
to be the Esmeralda, through strategy.
Capt. Stephens gave directions for the de-
parture of the craft. He entered the cab
In and discovered the English woman
and her maid. Stephens quickly learned
the wrong vessel had been captured
It was Lord Darl'ngton's private yacht.
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
He explained the situation to her LADY
ship. Then First Mate futile laid bare
the plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken in order to go to the Antarc-
tic circle. futile explained that on a
former voyage he had learned that the
-" n Isabel was lost in 1853. He had
! 'U@l it frozen in a huge case of ice
Oh an island and contained much gold.