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right point In the wall. then. letting
20 his hand. she stopped and picked
up a stick OF fre-wood which lay at
her feet. with this she struck pretty
hard upon the planking. The sound
which the blow gave forth was as
hollow as drum.
Cayley started. "A cavel" he ex.
claimed. "A cave here!-Oh, / see.
It's cold cellar they made. by cutting
a hole In the ice that filled the assure.
And why do you suppose they boarded
IL up?"
The girl laughed delightedy. Evi-
IDENTIFY she had not, as yet. developed
the whole of her discovery She
flashed on the light again.
Look" she commanded
In the center of a little circle of
wall which the bull's-eye now illum-
mated Cayley saw the barrel Of a
rusty hinge.
You see," she went on, its door.
and they only nailed IL up the other
day. There's a nail-head somewhere
here that's quite bright ] caught the
CLINT OF It while ! was rummaging be-
fore breakfast. and that was what
made me look"
Cayley darted back into the living
room. returning almost instantly with
the broken-handled pick.
In less than a minute. with a pro
testing squawk. the rude door swung
open. and they saw before them Just
what Cayley had predicted A rather
high, but narrow cavity, the sides of
which were the naked rock of the
cliff, but the floor and ceiling solid
ice.
Despite the fact that the girls ex-
element over the discovery of the
cave had, for moment. carried Cay
ley along with II, he was not greatly
surprised, and not at all cast down
when. at the end of five minutes of
hasty exploration, it was made evi,
dent to them that the ample supply of
stores which they sought was not to
be found here
Jeanne herself would not, perhaps,
have entertained SO high hope had
she learned of the reference to the
other cave which Cayley found In the
journal before she herself had CHANGED
upon the mouth of this one. AS 1t
was, his theory that the stores were
to be found In cave vaguely situated
along the glacier. made little impress
sion upon her, she was so sure that
they had been right here. under their
hands
When their investigation made It
clear that whether he was right or
not, certainly she was wrong, she was
bitterly disappointed. Cayley was
aware of that, even as they stood
here, side by side. with no light TO see
her face by. She said nothing. or
very little. but he knew, neverthelees,
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chat for just this moment all the life
and courage had gone. out of her;
knew that the slight figure there, so
close beside him. was dropping. trem-
bling little.
He laid steady hand upon her
shoulder. Almost instantly. under his
touch, she turned TO him, caught with
both hands at the unbottoned edges Of
the rough weolen jacket he wore, and
sobbing a little now and then. but 9th
erwise in silence. simply chung to him.
He did not offer, with his aruan, to
draw her any closer. to turn what was
\ mere instructive appeal to the protec-
ton of his strength and courage. into
an embrace. He kept hand on each
OF her shoulders. more by way of sup
port than anything else. and waited
a moment before he spoke.
After all" he said at last, what
we've got here is Just so much clear
gain. and 1t will be immensely valu-
able to us. though II isn't what we ex.
pected. The fact that 1t is their super
fluffy the things they hadn't any par
ticular or immediate use for, doesn't
make what we've found here any the
'ess valuable to Us. That pile of bear
skins there win supply what is. at this
moment, the most vital of our wants
that big sack appears to contain
Gathers: and those walrus tusks will
ierve any number Of purros es--forks
md spoons for one thing. As to that
great lump OF spermaceti,tit will keep
us supplied with candles all through
The winter. can't imagine why they
didn't uae 1t themselves. except on
the theory that the longer they lived
here. the more they grew like beasts !;
the more content with the beasts
habit of life. and the more inert about
taking the trouble to provide them
selves with such OF the comforts and
decencies of life as they might lave
had. So you see, we may find a>hong
the things they had no use for the
very ones that will help US most"
The cutting in the ice did not &c
very far back in the assure, and they
were soon at the end OF 1t, and with
out having made any new discovery
of importance. either There was a
little of cast-off articles Of various
sorts. chiefly clothing which future
privations might make useful TO them
There was a great frozen lump Of
brownish- green vegetation. which they
afterward identified as the edible
scurvy grass to which Captain Field
| ing had referred In his journal.
That was all. or they thought II was
but just as they were about to re
trace their steps to the hut. cayley
happened to glance up. The roof Of
| the cave was not very much higher
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MUST REMAIN The CHESTER
United States VIII Not Recognize the
Boat Under Name Of "Pio-
neerD-To Retain Name.

New Orleans. April 5.--The Chester
new river steamer reconstructed 70,
the Missouri River trade, has moi
Jailed A hitch has arisen over thu
changing of the name of the boat
The supervising architect, Robert VIII
ION, sent the United States lnspectiol
department blue prints of the pro
posed oil burners on the steamboat,
Pioneer The supervising Inspector,
lohn A. Carer, sent back the printG
TO Mr.. Wilson saying the government;
lid not recognize the existence of tn :
iteamboat Pioneer and that she mus;
be called the Chester. The federal
regulation is that after hull has gon0
nder a name for twenty-four yearp
cannot be changed, hence the nam :
chester win cling to thfs boat when
she plies the Upper Missouri These
details, however, will be straightenec
out in the course of few days anG
the government inspection completed
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NOTICE TO CONFIRM TITLE.

Notice Is hereby given that on the
9th dav OF March, 1911, II. g. Hopkins,
G. M. Hopkins, hazel Il. Jackson, for
merly Hazel b. Hopkins and Minnie NJ.
Hopkins, fled in my Office their petition
TO the Chancery court of Polk county,
Arkansas, praying that said court at
its April term 1911, by its decree, con-
firm and quiet their title TO the follow
ing described lands situated IN Polk
county, Arkansas, to-wit: The south
west quarter OF noPtheastquarter, sec
tion 81 and all OF that part of the
southeast quarter of northeast quarter
of said section 81, and that part of the
southwest quarter ofnorthwest quarter
OF section %, bounded and described
as follows. Beginning. on the east
line of sail southwest quarter of
northwest quarter Of said section 81,
2l0 feet north of the southeast corner
and running thence west 1873 feet:
thence north l34 feet: thence west 3l5
feet: thence south 1874 feet: thence west
30 feet TO the west line of said south
y est quarter of northwest quarter of
section 81; thence west J27 feet: thence
south 2l0 feet to the south line of said
southeast quarter OF northeast quarter
of section 81; thence west on said line
TO the southwest corner of said tract;
then north on the west line OF said tract
to the northwest corner of the same;
thence east on the north line of said
tract to the northeast corner of said
southeast quarter of northeast quarter
of said section 81; thence east on the
north line of said southwest quarter
Of northwest quarter of section 81 to
to the northeast corner of the same;
thence south on the east line Of said
tract to the place of beginning; also
the northwest quarter OF northwest
quarter OF section ~, all of said lands
being in Township south, of Range
30 west.
Now, therefore all persons who claim
any interest in said lands or any part
thereof are hereby warned and called
upon to appear in said court within six
weeks from this date and show cause,
If any there be, why the prayer of said
petition should not be granted and
why the title of the said petitioners in
and to said lands and every part there
of should not be, in them, confirmed
and quoted.
Given under my hand on this 9th day
of March, 1911.
II. J. Green, Clerk.
March oct
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W"J-WHdts tno Matter, Phtllp7"
cat-nap on one Of the hunks, and with
difficulty rubbed his eyes open. The
SAVIOUR OF something good to eat was
already in his nostrils.
Jeanne, with her back to him. was
bending over the fire, busy with the
breakfast She heard him stirring,
and looked around.
"Oh, I'm sorry" she said. Il didn't
mean to bang that pan down that way
meant you to go on sleeping for
hours and hours"
Looking fairly at him as he sat
there on the bunk she saw his hands
clutch tightly over the edge of It;
saw the color go ebbing out of HIS
face and then come surging back
again. She had seen him do that once
before.
Why-whats the matter, Philip"
she asked
tits just the wonder of you" he
said slowly; "of waking up to find you
here, busy about this home of our
as if-as If it were all true. I've been
very deep asleep"
You'd better get ready for break
fast" she said, in a tone whose mat
ter-of-fact infection was little exag-
gerated IT'S nearly ready"
When they had finished, and while
they still sat face to face across the
board plank which had served them
for a table, Cayley leaned forward q
little and, smiling, asked a question.
Whats the secret. Jeanne? Your
eyes have been shining with mystery
ever since we sat down here"
She laughed You're much too pen
etrating. | didn't mean you even to
dream there was a mystery to pene-
trate. But-well, it's time to tell you
now. any way"
She, too, leaned forward little and
shook her head at him with a tanta-
lizing air of triumph.
"You didn't find the thing you were
looking for last night In fathers jour
nal--the place where they hid the
stores, mean"
"Oh. but | did" he cried Il only
waited to give you time to eat nee
essary and sensible breakfast before
spoke Of it. had 1t on the tip Of
my tongue to suggest that we set
about finding IT in good earnest. when
saw, in your eyes, that you had a
mystery of your own"
1t was evident frcm the look in
those eyes now that she was both sur
prised and puzzled
You found it last night" she ex'
claimed. Found ii ii the journal
and then never went to look at i'll"
"Why. ] found an unmistakable ref
erenca m II and thnn0h tho e~""t 10
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Notice Is hereby given, that I'm pursuance
OF the authority and directions contained in
the decretal order OF the Chanoery Court of
Polk county made and entered ON the LIST
day OF April, 1911, In certain cause No.
ga then pending therein between Frank
Butts, administrator Of the estate OF Sciota
ID. Butts, deceased, plaintin. and l.. b. Den
nison and M r.. Dennison, defendants, the
undersigned, as com missioner OF said Court,
viii offer for sale at public vendue to the
highest bidder, at the southeast door or en-
trance OF the county court house, In which
said court IL held In the county of Polk,
within the hours prescribed by law for ju.
dicial sales, ON the nth dag OF April. 1911,
the following described real estate, to-wit:
South half of the Southeast quarter l5M
$50 OF Section n, Township 2 south, OF
Range 81 West. In Polk County, Arkansas.
Terms Of Sale: on credit of three
months the purchaser being required TO exc
cute bond as required by law and the order
and decree OF said Court fin said cause, with
approved security. bearing Interest at the
rate OF ten per cent per annurn from date OF
sale until paid, and a lien being retained on
the premises SC Id 70 secure the payment Of
the purchase money. -.
Given under my hand this 4th day ofApril,
1911.
a pril cat II. j. Green.
Commissioner In Chanrery.
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Cures Blood, Skin Diseases. Eczema
Greatest Blood Purifier Free.

If your blood is impure. thin,
diseased. hot or full of humors,
if you have blood poison. cancer,
eating sores, scrofuia, eczema.
itching, risings and Dumps, swell
ings or superating sores, scabby
pimply skin, ulcers, bone pains,
catarrh, rheumatism. or any
blood or skin disease, take Bot
anic Blood Balm (B.B.B.l Soon
all sores heal, aches and pains
stop and the blood is made pure
and rich. Druggists or by express
81 per large bottle. Sample free
by writing Blood Balm Co
Atlanta, Ga. b. B. B. is es.
pecially advised for chronic, deep
seated cases of blood or skin
diseases, as it cures after all else
fails. Sold in Mena. Ark, by
w. G. Vandiver
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Constipation brings many ailments
in its train and is the primary cause
OF much sickness. Keep your bowels
regular madam, and you will escape
many of the ailments to which women
are subj ct. Constipation is very
simple thing, but like many simple
things, it may lead to serious conse.
quences. Nature often needs a little
assistance and when Chamberlain S
Tablets are given at the first indica-
ton, much distress and suffering may
be avoided. Sold by all dealers.
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CoMMlssIoNERs SALE.

COMMISSIONERS SALE.
Notice is hereby given. that In pursuance OF
the authority and direction contained in the
decretai order OF the Chancery Court of Polk
County, made and enter on the 9th day OF
March, 1911. In a certain cause, No. 4l3, then
pending therein between ID. q. Clark, Plaint-
III. and II. r. Brooks and Lucetta Ralney
Brooks Defendants, the undersigned as Com
missioner of said Court. will offer Tor sale ut
public yendue, to the highest bidder, Mt the
southeast door or entrance OF the County
Court House. in which said court Is held, In
the County OF Polk, within the hours pre-
scrihed by law for judicial sales, on the 18Th
day of April, 1911, the following described
real estate, to-wit: Lots /, 2, 3, and In
Block n In the town OF Jansen, Polk Coun-
ty, Arkansas.
Terms OF Sale, on n credit of three months,
the purchaser being required To execute a
bond as required by law and the order and
decree OF said court In said cause, with APP
proved security, bearing interest at the rate
OF ten per cent per annun from date of sale
until paid, and a lien being retained on the
premises sold to secure the pay ment OF the
purchase money.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of
March, 1911.
II. j. Green,
Mich 30 st Commissioners In Chancery.
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Notice is hereby given, that on the LIST day
OF March, 1911, \. Is. W Wallace filed in my of
flee, his petition TO the Chancery Court or
Polk County, Arkansas praying that said
court at its April term 1911, by It's deeree con
firm and quiet his title 10 the following de-
scribed lands situate In the County OF Polk,
state OF Arkansas to-wt.
All OF that part OF the SEX Mex Sec. %, Il.
s., X. 30 W., not embraced within the plat
OF the town Of Dallas, as shown on the plat
of said town Of Dallas, now on file In the of
flee of the Recorder for Polk county, and de-
sctibed ON said plat as lot No. /, OF the said
SEA MEN OF said section 80, also the Nsh
n Elf of section 30, also the NWA NWX and
all OF that portion Of the SWA NW4 of sec
ton 33 lying north ofthe old Dallas and Hot
Springs public road and described az follows:
beginning at the southeast corner Of the said
NWl. NW14 OF said section 3D. and running
thence south BOZ feet. thence south 63 degrees
and 40, west, GOO feet: thence south Is de-
grees and 4W west 700 feet; thence south ~
degrees west l4l feet: thence with section line
west S6B feet to the sont. west corner Of said
NWl4 N'WA section 80; thence east on subdi.
vision line 1920 feet to place OF beginning lex.
copting and leaving out the lands occupied
by the Dallas cemetery. all In township
2 south, OF range 30 west. Also blocks |, q, Z
ana IL of the town OF Dallas, ms appears upon
the plat OF said town on file In the office OF
the Recorder OF Deeds for Polk county
Therefore all persons who claim any inter
est In and to said lands or any part thereof
are hereby warned and called upon to-appear
in said court within six weeks from this date
and show cause, II any there be- why tho
prayer OF said petition should uot be granted
aud the title Of the said petitioner In and 10
forever established, quoted and copirmed.
Given under my hand as clerk ofsaid Chan
Gerry Court, this LIST dayof March, 1911.
i6-ft II. j.. Green, Clerk.
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Ask your friend, your preacher.
your druggist for his OPINION of
Swamp Chill and Fever Cure; ask
anyone who knows or who has
ever used Swamp Chill Cure. and
you will find they one and all will
say Swamp Chill Cure is as nee
essary as food; to those who dwell
in any section of the country
where chills and fever prevail
Prove it for Yourself. 1t is guar
anteed absolutely to cure.
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coMMIssloNFR,s sAT,r,

Notice il hereby given, that,in pursuant Of
the authority and direction contained IN the
decretal order Of the Chancery COURT Of Polk
County, made and entered Oh the LIST day OF
March, 1911, IN certain cause. No. 707, then
pending therein between j. II. Hart and
Sarah + Hart, plaintiff, and A. ID. Price. and
Mamie Dunagan, defendant the undefsfgned
as commissioner Of said court Will otter for
sale at public vendue to the highest bidder,
at the southeast door or entrance of the
County Court House. In which said court Is
held, In the County OF Polk, within the Hours
prescribed by law for judicial sales, on the
29th day Of April, 1911 the following described
real estate, to-wit: The NWA OF SWA OF
Section 80 and the Nf,if Of SEX of section 81,
all in Township s., Il. 81 West, eoptaining
80 acres, In Polk County. Arkansas. s,ts
Terms Of Sale, ON credit OF three months,
the purchaser being required 10 execute a
bond as required by law aud the order and
decree of said court In said cause, with APP
proved security, bearing interest at the rate
Of 10 per cent per annum from date OF sale
until paid, and n lien being retained on the
premises sold to secure the payment of the
purchase money.
II. J. Green
March 10 st Commissioner In Chancery.
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Must Go To Trial.

Cincinnati, April SIT is time to
stop all technicalities in this case
end try It," Judge Dickson said after
hearing attorneys for George 3 Cor
and Prosecutor Hunt argue as to
whether the court should proceed
with the case or await hearing by the
state supreme court OF motions the
prosecutor desires to file.
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NOTICE oF ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Notice IL hereby given that on the 18th day
of a pril, 1911, between the hours Of 10 o clock
in the forenoon and 3o'clock In the afternoon,
| Will offer for sale at the East Door OF the
Court House In Mena, Polk County, Arkan-
sas, In accordance with an order OF the Pro
bate Court for polk County, the following
described lands, or SO much thereof as VIII
be necessary TO pay the debts OF the estate oi
I,odema N. Goff, which have heretofore been
presented to me and allowed. said lands be
ing as follows, to-wit:
The VIZ OF the SW4 and the 50 OF the
NV Of Section g. Townships South, Range
30 West, and the ic4 of the SEN, Section l.
Township South. Range ~ West.
Said lands Will be sold Ia separate tracts o.
40 acres each, on credit Of three months
and the purchaser VIII be required TO give
personal security, and lien viii be retained
on the land for the purchase price thereof
Witness my hand as said administrator
this the 10th day of March, 1871.
JAMES A. THORNTON,
Mch 234t Public Administrator,
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A Taft Assistant Goes lIn.

Washington, April Rudolph Fors.
ter of Washington was named as chief
clerk of the executive Offices at the
White house at $4,000 a year. Mr..
Forster has been connected with the
White house clerical staff for years,
lis latest position being that of as
istant secretary to the president al
$4,000 year.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior u. $. Land ONCE
at Little Rock, Ark, March %, 1911.
Notice IL her eby given that
WILLIAM j. BRINKLEY
OF Rich Mountain, Ark, who, on July 5, 1905,
made Homestead Application No. 1850
Serial No. 0401s, for M SW4, SW4 NWi4
OF Section 81, Township | North. Range %
West, and 81 NJ Section 30. Township /
North, Range % West, 18th Principal Meri-
dian, has filed notice Of intention 10 make
final i've year proof. 10 establish claim TO the
land above described. before Circuit Clerk
at Mena, Ark, on the 9th day OF May, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses;
Loranza ID. Downs, Joshua n. Little, John
G. Wilson and John X. Little, all OF Howard
Arkansas.
Guy w. Caron. Register.
First publication March 30, 1911.
Last publication May I, 1911.
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NOTICE OF FILING PETITION TO Sci
LAND

NOTICE OF FILING PETITION TO SELL.
LAND.
In the Probate Court OF Polk County, In the
Matter of Guardianship OF Ruth Early,
minor.
Notice is hereby given that A. A Early.
through her attorney, Glenn II Dale, VIII,
for Ruth Early. minor under fourteen years
Of age, make application to sell the following
described md, to-wit The Northwest quart
err OF Section t27) Twenty in Township
49, Three, South OF Range t32l Thirty-two
West OF the 9Th Principal Meridian, In Polk
County, In the state Of Arkansas.
Therefore all persons who claim any inter
ests In said lands are requested to appear on
or before that time and show why said lands
should not be sold.
A. A. Early,
This 10Th day Of March, 1911. Mar. % Al
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Los Angeles. April 6.--An incoming
Glendale interurban car was held up
by two men. who robbed 30 pas
sengers and the motorman and con-
ductor. The passengers were then
ordered to leave the car and the
motorman forced to run the car Il
mile into the city. where the robbers
left It,
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sale of Timber District No. 3, AIbuquer-
que. n. NJ, March II. 1911. Sealed bids
marked outside ibid Timber Sale Appllca-
ton. August 81. 1910, Arkansas" and adj
dressed to the District Forester, Albuqner-
que, New Mexico, viii be received up 70 and
Including the list day Of May, isll,: for as the
merchantabe dead timber standing ~ dow n,
and the live timber marked for cutting by
the Forest officer on designated area Of
about 2920 acres, located approximately In
Sections IS 49, 20, p, ~, ~ 2s ~, 3d. I'll n, X.
- W., 9Th I. NJ, within the Arkansas Natior-
al Forest Ark ansas, estimated 10 be aHtO,000
II. -. NJ. shortlcaf pine. 3u0OO0 IT, Is. M.~white
oak: and 10000 1T. Il. M.'red and black oak,
moro oar less. no bid Of less than 500 per
" fl j. NJ. for short lear pine, s1dw per N II.
n. NJ. for whts oak, and i.J) PERM #. Is. NJ /.
FOR red and black oak win be considered and
a deposit OF $4,000 must be sent ". the First
National Bank Of Albuquerque, NJ NJ. for
each bid submitted to the District Forester.
Timber upon valid claims is4exempted from
sale. The right TO reject any and all bios Is
reserved. For further Information and regu-
ations governing sales address. Forest SUI
pervisor, Arkansas National Forest, Hot
springs, Arkansas. Earle IL. Ciapp, Acting
District Forester. March 30 st
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Chinese in Russian Army

Pekin, April Stalking advantage
# the famine conditions. emissaries
If the Russian government are re.
ruiting Chinese In the starvation belt
southern China for service in the
,ussian army The men are promised
sood pay and further that they will
be kept near Manchuria and Mongolia
and not be sent into the interior OF
Russia,
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than it had to be to permit HIM to
stand erect in It, something under sew
en- feet; but here at the further end
of It he saw a circular. chimney-like
hole about two feet in diameter, lead
Ing straight upward through the solid
Ice in aNo fssure
Continued next week.
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Farmers and others who live at a
distance from a drug store sonld keep
ia the house bottle OF Ballard $
Snow Imminent. II may be needed at
my time for cuts, wounds, sores,
sprains or rheumatism. IL Is a power
iul healing and penetrating remedy.
Price 25c, 50c and SI.00 per bottle.
Sold by Jackson Drug q Furniture
~
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When a medicine must be given TO
young children II should be pleasant
to take. Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy is made from loaf sugar. and the
roots used In its preparation give IL
a favor similar to maple syrup, max
ing it pleasant to take. II has no SUI
perior for colds, Group and whooping
cough. For sale by ali dealers.