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YES, THERE ARE FLATHEADS
Babies Heads Arc Bandased In Asia
Minor to Produce the Ap-
proved shape.

People who are markedly broad.
headed are more or less fiattened at
the back of the head. Some of the
fiattest headed people of the world
are among the Armenians and the
tribesmen in the highlands of Asia
Minor and some of them practice the
custom of bandaging the babies heads
in order to get them the approved
shape. It is just the opposite in
Crete.
With the exception of the better ed.
ucated people in the towns and in the
village in the mountains all Cretan
mothers bind the heads of their chill
dren when tiny to make them of a
nice round form. In fact, when l was
pressing home my questions in order
to make quite sure of the object the
mothers had in view one of them told
me that / had very bad head" and
that my bumps and ridges ought to
have been smoothed away in my in
fancy. Yet. after a fairly exhaustive
inquiry, | came to the conclusion that
the bandage in Crete is never tight.
and lasts for SO short a time that
nothing is effected.-C. II. Halves. In
the Wide World Magazine.
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ToIstoy's Intensity.

We quoted the other day an inter
esting description of the count by an
eminent Russian writer. Everything
in Tolstoy's character. he said. attains
Titanic proportions. "As a drinker
he absorbed fantastic quantities of
liquor. AS a gambler he terrified his
partners by the boldness of his play.
As soldier he advanced gayly to bas-
ton four. the bastion Of death. at
sebastopol. and there he made dying
men laugh at his witty sayings. He
surpassed everyone by his prodigious
activity in sport as well ~ in litsrs'
tuTe."-London Times
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James ProjectiIe.

lead. which. adhering to the tin and
to the iron, forms a compact mass
around the projectile.
When the gun is fired the powder
gases are forced into a base OF the
projectile. and through the ten open
ings against the packing. and this,
expanded into the rifiing OF the gun.
imparts to the shot or shell the re-
quired rotation in flight. The pack
ing" selected by this inventor was
carefully thought out; and. as the
lead. melted into its place, had an ex-
ceedingly tenacious grip, and as the
force of the powder charge could ex-
pand the packing" no farther than
the grooves of the gun. there were
no complaints as to the packing be-
ing blown off in fragments before the
missile had completed its journey.
The average weight of the James
solid shot for a 42-pounder is S1k
pounds, or If shell. 64A pounds. of
which, in either case, 6Ia pounds is
the weight OF the packing"
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Defiance Starch
l6 ounces to the package-other starches
only II ounces-same price and
"DEFIANCE" IS SUPERIOR QUALITY
In Strange Company.

The visitor-And what is that gray
stone structure over there?
The Courier-Zat ees re armory for
re soldiers.
The Visitor - All, yes. And that
long, low building that looks like a
train shed-whattis that?
The Courier-Xat ees re arsenal.
The VISITOR see. And what is the
big factory with the immense smoke
stack?
The Courier-Zat ees re gr-a-reat
iron works where is made re big gun
an re shot an re shell.
The Visitor-And that peculiar look
ing structure across the river-the
one with the rounded roof?
The Courier-Zat ees re powder
magazine.
The Visitor-And what is this mag
nificent marble structure with its won
derful dome and countless columns?
The Courier-Oh, Eat ees only re
palace of peace, - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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Business Instinct Strong.

photographer tells as joke on
himself that woman. accompanied
by a little boy. come into his studio
the other day. Il want my pickcher
took" she said. Il see that you take
pickchers for four dollars a dozen this
week, so | come fer mine. And l
want this little boy took in the same
pickers with me- Yes, madam
but, of course, we make an extra
charge outside this special rate when
two pictures are taken at once" "oh. !"
says the lady. but I'll keep the boy
in my lap. That's the way I do in the
street cars, and nobody ever says
anything"
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MISSILE OF SIXTIES
James ProjectiIe Used During
Civil War.
All old-Time Artillery Missile Made Of
Cast Iron, and Of Most Peculiar
and Interesting Construc-

Philadelphia, Pa.--Of the many
styles of artillery projectiles made
and used during the War for the
Union those constructed on General
James place were among the most
interesting and useful. This inven'
ton, however, was not one OF those
springing directly out of the sudden
and intense study given by Americans
to military matters, the system haV-
ing been devised and subjected to Sc
we're tests several years before the
opening of the Civil war.
Shot and shell on this principle
were elongated and, of course. were
intended for rified cannon only. The
James missile was of cast iron, cylin-
dro-conoidal. the whole forward por-
tion-the point-being solid, If shot,
and followed and provided with a
percussion fuse, if bombshell. In
the base of the projectile there is a
central orifice extending into the cyl
inder and from this orifice tas seen
in the illustration) ten almost
rectangular openings diverge tlike the
mortises for spokes in wheel-hub)
through the body to the exterior. In
recesses on the outside of the pro-
jectile is the packing" an envelope
of strong canvas. sheet-tin and lead
suitably arranged for the peculiar
work assigned for it. On the outside
is the canvas. which is well-saturated
with tallow lubricant. In making
the heavy tin envelope is secured in
its place by an iron collar. and the
space between the tin and the body
of the cylinder is filled with molten
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A BRAIN WORKER.
Must Have the Kind OF Food That
Nourishes Brain.

II am literary man whose nervous
energy is a great part of my stock in
trade, and ordinarily have little pa
tience with breakfast foods and the
extravagant claims made of them. But
| cannot withhold my acknowledge
ment of the debt that owe to Crate
Nuts food.
81 discovered long ago that the very
bulkiness of the ordinary diet was not
calculated to give one clear head.
the power of sustained, accurate think
ing. l always felt heavy and sluggish
in mind as well as body after eating
the ordinary meal, which diverted the
blood from the brain to the digestive
apparatus.
81 tried foods easy of digestion, but
found them Usually deficient in nutri-
ment. experimental with many break
fast foods and they, too. proved I'M
satisfactory, till reached Grape-Nuts.
And then the problem was solved.
"Grape-Nuts agreed with me per-
fectly from the beginning, satisfying
my hunger and supplying the nutri-
ment that so many other prepared
foods lack.
Il had not been using it very long
before found that / was turning out
an unusual quantity and quality or
work. Continued use has demonstrate
ed to my entire satisfaction that
Grape-Nuts food contains the elements
needed by the brain and nervous sys-
TEN OF the hard working public wri-
ter" Name given by Postum Co, Bat
tie Creek. Mich.
There's reason" and 1t is ex-
planned in the little book. THE Road
to Wellville." In pkgs.
Ever read the above Ictterf A new
one nppenrs from time to time. They
nre genuine, true, md full of human
tsterest.
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PHYSICIAN ADVISES
CUTICURA REMEDIES

-Four years ago I had places break
out on my wrist and on my shin which
would itch and burn by spells. and
scratching them would not seem to
give any relief. When the trouble first
began, my wrist and shin itched like
poison. / would scratch those places
until they would bleed before l could
get any relief. Afterwards the places
would scale over, and the flesh un-
derneath would look red and feverish.
Sometimes it would begin to itch until
it would waken me from my sleep,
and | would have to go through the
scratching ordeal again.
Our physician pronounced it dry
eczema" l used an ointment which
the doctor gave me, but it did no good.
Then he advised me to try the Cuti-
cura Remedies. AS this trouble has
been in our family for years. and is
considered hereditary, felt anxious
to try to head it off. l got the Cuti-
cura Soap, Ointment and Pills, and
they seemed to be just what needed.
THE disease was making great
headway on my system until / got
the Cuticura Remedies which have
cleared my skin of the great pest.
From the time the eczema healed four
years ago, until now, l have never felt
any of its pest. and am thankful to
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment which
certainly cured me. l always use the
Cuticura Soap for toilet, and l hope
other sufferers from skin diseases will
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment"
(Signed) Irven Hutchison. Three Riv-
ers, Mich, Mar. 16, 1911. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere.
sample of each. with 32-page book,
will be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura," Dept. IL X, Boston.
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xcount d Rosini. the italian ambas-
0hor, L. at dinner with diplomats whom
= messenger summons him to the en-
bessy. where beautiful young woman
Asks for q ticket to the embassy ball:
The ticket II made out In the name Of
Miss Isabel Thorne. Chief Campbell OF
fhe secret service. and Mr.. Grimm. his
brewing In Warrington. and Grimm goes
20 the state ball for Information. His at
Sention is called to Miss Isabel Thorne-
who with her companion. disappears. A
shot is heard and Senor Alvarez Of the
Mexican legation, IL found wounded.
Grimm Is assured Miss Thorne did IT; he
visits her. demanding knowledge Of the
Thorne visits an old bomb-maker. and they
discuss a wonderful experiment Fifty
thousand dollars is stolen from the office
lQf Senior Rodriguez. the minister from
Venezuela, and while detectives are in
vestigating the robbery Miss Thorne ap-
pears as a guest Of the legation. Grimm
accuses her Of the theft; the money Is
rsstored. but new mystery occurs in
6horne reappears, bearing a letter which
states that the ambassador has been KID
naped and demanding ransom, The am
bassador returns and again strangely dis
appears. Later he is rescued from an old
house in the suburbs. 1t is discovered
that Pietro Petroxinni shot Senior Alvarez
and that he In Prince d'Abruzzi. Grimm
orders both Miss Thorne and d'Abruxz!
to leave the country: they are conveyed
to New York and placed on n steamer
but return. Grimm's coffee is drugged
and upon regaining consciousness he finds
q sympathetic note from Isabel Thorne.
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AN INTELLIGENT ELEPHANT
Incident Which Helps to Solve the
Much Discussed Problem, DO
. Animals Think"

Enthusiastically an Indian ele.
phant has covered considerable terri
tory toward the solution of the much
discussed problem, DO animals
hink?" Ordered to drag tree. which
proved too heavy, urged and excited
TO continue her efforts, the chain by
which the beast was fastened finally
broke and she made dash for the
Jungle.
1t was supposed she would mix
with the wild elephants and be seen
no more, but in an hour back sne
came bringing with her two other
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wasps Enjoy Church Service.

Germantown. n. Y.-Because he al
lowed a swarm of wasps TO build q
nest in the church. Sherman Likely
sexton of the Dutch Reformed church
is in danger of losing his position
The wasps nearly broke up the serv'
ices. and now committee is investi'
eating. The swarm made its home in
the church during two weeks the
church was closed. and when the fires
were started Sunday the wasps de
seconded upon the worshlpers.
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country. Five years ago . fellow

country. Five years ago . fellow
countryman of mine happened to be
present at an electrical exhibition in
New York City. and there he wit
messed an interesting experiments
practical demonstration of the fact
that a submarine mine may be ex-
ploded by the use Of the Marconi
wireless system. He was practical
electrician himself. and the idea lin:
gered in his mind. For two years he
experimental, and finally this result
ed" He picked up the metal spheroid
and held It out for their inspection.
"As It stands 1t is absolutely perfect
and gives a worlds supremacy to the
Latin countries because 1t places all
the navies of the world at our mercy.
It is a variation of the well-known
percussion cap or fuse by which
mines and torpedoes are exploded.
"The theory Of 1t is simple, as are
the theories of all great inventions;
the secret Of it's construction is
known only to its inventor-a man OF
whom you never heard. 1t Is merely
that the mechanism of the cap is 30
delicate that the Marconi wireless
waves-and only those-win IRE the
cap. In other words. this cap II
tuned, II l may use the word. to
certain number of vibrations and half
vibrations; a wireless instrument OF
high power, with modifying addition
which the inventor has added. has only
to be set in motion to discharge 1t at
any distance up to twenty-five miles.
High power wireless wives recognize
no obstacle. SO the explosion of sub
marine mine is as easily brought about
as would be the explosion Of mine
on dry land. You will readily see its
value as a protective agency for our
seaports."
He replaced tho spheroid on the
table.
But its chief value 10 not in that.
he resumed. Its chief value to the
Latin compact, gentlemen, is that the
United States and England are now
concluding negotiations. unknown to
each other. by which they will pro-
tect their, seaports by means Of mines
primed with this cap. The tuning of
the caps which we will use is known
only to US; the tuning Of the caps
which they will use is also known to
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-11-24
CHAPTER XIII.
Tho Percussion Cap.

| Tho Percussion Cap.
There was a long. tense silence.
The cowled figures had risen omin-
ously; Miss Thorne paled behind her
mask. and her fingers gripped her
palms fercely. still she sat motion
less. Prince dAbruzzi broke the 81
lence. He seemed perfectly calm and
self-possessed.
How did you get inr" he demand
ed.
"Throttled your guard at the front
door. took him down cellar and locked
him in the coalbin." replied Mr..
Grimm tersely. 'T am waiting for
you to burn it."
| And how did you escape from
from the other placer"
Mr.. Grimm shrugged his shoulders.
"The lamp ia in front of you" he
said.
"And nnd your way heref" the
prince pursued.
Again Mr.. Grimm shrugged his
shoulders. For an instant longer the
prince gazed straight into his in
scrutable face. then turned accusing
eyes on the masked figures about him.
"Is there traitor?" he demanded
suddenly. His gaze settled on Miss
Thorne and fingered there.
81 can relieve your mind on that
point-there is not" Mr.. Grimm as
sured him. "Just a final word. your
Highness, II you will permit me. 1
have heard everything that has been
said here for the last fifteen minutes.
The details Of your percussion cap are
interesting. I shall lay them before
my government and my government
may take It upon itself to lay them
before the British government. You
yourself said a few minutes ago that
this compact was not possible before
this cap was invented and perfected.
1t isn't possible the minute my gov
ernment is warned against its use.
That will be my first duty"
you are giving some very excellent
reasons, Mr.. Grimm" was the delib-
crate reply. why you should not be
permitted to leave this room alive"
Further" Mr.. Grimm resumed in
the same tone. II have been ordered
to prevent the signing OF that COM
pact, at least in this country. 1t seems
that / am barely in time. II 1t is
signed-and It will be useless now on
your own statement unless you muir
der me-every man who signs 1t will
have to reckon with the highest pow
er Of this country. VIII you destroy
IT.? l don't want to know what coun-
tries already stand committed by the
signatures there"
II will not" was the steady re-
sponse. And then, after little: "Mr.
Grimm, the inventor of this little cap.
Insignificant as it seems. will receive
millions for it. Your silence would be
worth-just how much?"
Mr.. Grimm's face turned red. then
white again.
Which would you prefer? An in
dependence by virtue of a great for
tune, or-or the other thing?"
Suddenly Miss Thorne tore the
mask from her face and came for
ward. Her cheeks were scarlet. and
anger famed in the blue-gray eyes.
mfr. Grimm has no price-I hap
pen to know that" she declared hotly.
Neither money nor consideration
for his own personal safety will make
him turn traitor" She stared coldly
into the princes eyes. And we are
not assassins here" she added.
tTO BE CONTINUED)
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-Mr. Grimm, you are in very grave

"Mr. Grimm. you are in very grave
danger"
THAT il beside the question:" was
the reply. "Be good enough to give
me that document"
He backed away as he spoke, kicked
the door closed with one heel. then
leaned against 1t. facing them.
"Or better yet" he went on after
moment, burn 1t. There is lamp
in front Of you" He paused for an
answer. 1T would be absurd of me
to attempt to take 1t by force" he
added.
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Elephants Unite Their Strength.

elephants. and by their united strength
the tree was easily moved. After the
job was finished the two strange ami
imals disappeared. but the one
faithfully remained to go forward with
her higher education.
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US! The addition to the wireless ap-
paratus which they will use is such
that they can not, even by accident.
explode a mine guarding our sea-
ports; but, on the other hand, the az
dition to the wireless apparatus which
we will use permits OF the extreme
high charge which will explode their
mines. To make It clearer. we could
send a navy against such a city as
New York or Liverpool. and explode
every mine in front of us as we went;
and meanwhile our mines are impervi-
GUS.
Another word. and have finished.
Five gentlemen, whom / imagine are
present now, have witnessed test of
this cap, by direct command of their
home governments. For the benefit
of the others of you simple test has
been arranged for tonight This cap
on the table is charged; its inventor
is at his wireless instrument, fifteen
miles away. At three o'clock he will
turn on the current that will explode
It," Four Of the eleven men looked
at their watches. 1T Is now seven
teen minutes past two. / am instruct
ed. for the purposes of the test. to
place this cap anywhere you may se-
lect-in this house or outside of II, in
box, sealed, or under water. The
purpose Is merely to demonstrate its
efficacy; to prove to your complete
satisfaction that It can be exploded
under practically any conditions"
His entire manner underwent a
y nhn y, fN a
table. and stood for an instant with
his hand resting on the back.
THE compact is written in three
languages-English, French and Ital-
ian. l shall ask you to sign. after
reading either or all. precisely as the
directions you have received from
your home government instruct. On
behalf of the three greatest Latin
countries, as special envoy of each, /
will sign first.
He dropped into the chair, signed
each of the three parchment pages
three times, then rose and offered the
pen to the cowled figure at one end
of the semicircle. The man came for
ward, read the English transcript,
studied the three signatures already
there with a certain air of surprise.
then signed. The second man signed.
the third man, and the fourth.
The fifth had just risen to go for
ward when the door opened silently
and Mr.. Grimm entered. Without a
glance either to right or left, he went
straight toward the table, and extend
ed a hand to take the compact.
For an instant there had come
amazement, a dumb establishment. at
the intrusion. 1t passed. and the hand
Of the man who had done the talking
darted out. sei-ed the compact, and
held It behind him.
IF you will be good enough to give
that to me. your Highness." suggested
Mr.. Grimm quietly.
For half Q minute the masked man
stared straight into the listless eyes
Of the intruder. and then:
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Smile on wash day. That's when YOU use
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes whittier than
snow. All grocers.
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The man who is envious of evil
doers will soon be one himself
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arsapariNIa

Eradicates scrofula and all
other humors, cures all their
effects, makes the blood rich
and abundant, strengthens all
the vital organs. Take it.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
ehocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
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lenses.

Teacher-Tommie. what is the fu-
ture of Il give?"
Tommie-"You take."-Life.
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SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER Jack Keith, . typical Dor
Fs trail on the lookout Tor oaminx wal
spurs as captain in q Virginia. gimen
service to find his old southern home ID
ashes, his friends scattered. ana the -.
lcinatior OF wild western life had Aliured
him. IL ~sotices a camp IRE at 2 as
Etance and then sees q team attacneo t0
q wagon spd ~ tull gallop pursued ~
men on ponies.
CHAPTER II-When Keith reaches
the wagon the raiders have massacreo
He searches the victims hnding papers
and q locket with . woman's portrait. He
resolves to hunt down the murderers.
CHAPTER III-Keith reaches Carsoa
City ans IL arrested there charged with
numbering and robbing the two travellers.
His accuser 10 given ~ Black Bart. .
notorious ruffan.
CHAPTER Iv.-They can readily swear
the crime on Keith. The latter kose 60
81, s.9 i fS,'y .sa \ sSm 1as os'i IN ' Fl: :s esll T. Ssr :
negro, who tells him he y Neb and ia
he knew the Keith family back IN w.
ginia-
CHAPTER v-Neb knows about the
two murdered men from the DESCRIPTION
y. R o:ssr d Hs w. WIN: enc ws x:s form torme siS's n
lofncer in the Confederate army.
CHAPTER vI-Ths Rls,n.m:n and his his
CHAPTER vII-Ths two fugitiyes b
come lost in the sand desert.
CHAPTER %vIII-They come upon q
cabin and And its lone occupant to be q
beautiful young girl. Keith recogni.es
her as q singer he saw AZ carson City.
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mean IFS own arrest, leaving her In
worse condition than w II he only
knew who this man Hawley was, his
purpose, and plans! Yet what pro-
lection could he and Neb prove. alone
here, and without arms? All this
flashed through his mind in an instant,
leaving him confused and uncertain.
Il hope not" he managed to say In
answer to her query. But it. is rather
a strange mix-up all around, and con-
fess l fail to comprehend its full
meaning. 1t is hardly likely your
friends will show up tonight, and by
morning perhaps We can decide what
is best to do. Let me look around
outside a moment.
Her eyes followed him as he stepped
through the door into the darkness;
then her head dropped into the sup
port OF her hands. There was silence
except for the cracking of the fire.
until Neb moved uneasily. At the