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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31

~ have been making some expert
meuts." said. with regard to a new
cure for certain forms Of insanity, l
need not waste time in repeating 10
you exactly what | have done. ioUr
part Is to obey my directions implicit
". If you refuse. | shall consider n.y.
self absolved from my promise, and
will tell Maxwell the entire truth"
~ will do anything you wish" she
whispered hoarsely.
This box which | have brought
with me from town. l continued, "con-
t~'-s capsules. These capsules are
made of gelatine, and each of them
holds a certain dose. The medicine
is of a new and important kind, In
my opinion and that OF Or. Everard
it acts directly upon the higher nerv-
Gus centers. There is a strong posi-
bility, Mrs. Joliffe, that within this
box there lies the cure Of your daugh'
ter's ailment. She must take three OF
these capsules daily. Get her to prom
Use you this. Give her one when she
wakes in the morning, give her an
other before she leaves here with her
husband. Make her VOW hat she will
not omit to take three daily"
II will do So" she answered. God
bless you, DR., Halifax. Have o any
thing more to say"
Yes: Miss 1oliffe must also furnish
you with her address. There are
enough capsules in that box to last
her exactly a month. If they do any
thing for her. she will probably be
obliged to continue the cure for sew
eral months. l must be placed in a
position to be able to supply her with
more capsules: the whole thing is an
experiment, and it may fail. but it is
the best l can do"
The tears sprang to Mrs. Joliffe's
eyes.
You are a good man." she said
You shall be obeyed in every partlc,
ular."
The next day Laura and Maxwell
we're married. The wedding ceremony
took place without a hitch. and nc
bride ever looked more lovely. ! was
standing in the hall when the bride
and groom went away. Maxwell had
forgotten something, and had to run
upstairs. For a moment the bride and
found ourselves alone. She came
quickly to my side,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
horror, sufficed to avert the

ness, of horror, sufficed to avert the
cursor"
TRY to calm yourself" l said. Mrs.
Joliffe, ! do not think this marriage
ought to be allowed to go on"
She faced me deflantly. 1T must"
she cried. Il can think Of no n but
| Laura, and you are bound in honor
not to betray me. / know, none bet
ter, the workings of the insidious NAL
ady. Have l not gone through 1t all?
Laura feels badly tonight. but tomor-
, row in all probability she will be her
own happy self. The attacks at first
are always light. If she gets a shock
now, she will be a maniac for life. DR..
Halifax, hold o to your promise"
There was little sleep for me that
| night. l went down to breakfast in
the morning i'll at ease and strolled
away by myself. MY n faint hope
was that Laura might betray herself
that day, and that Maxwell would be
thus warned in time before he was
united to a mad wife. To my infinite
distress, however, her mothers words
with regard to the young girl proved
correct. When she came to breakfast
! she looked calm and happy; her eyes
met mine with serene unconscious
ness. l managed to have a chat with
her, and found, to my added perplex-
ity, that she had forgotten every word
she had spoken to me on the previous
evening.
could not join the rest of the hap
py party. / went to the wood Ind SIT
| down to think over the situatirl.
Suddenly thought of what my frisI.d
Everard had said:
Brain disease is often due to f:i.ic-
| tional disturbance and consequent n.al
nutrition Of certain centers. If we
can, therefore, ascertain where tie
brain is at fault, a rational lins OF
treatment is pointed out"
With DR.. Everard's remark q. my
| mind, / thought carefully over the ex-
periments which ! had Lately made
with regard to animal extra4:tt as Il
means of cure. If his idea WAS cor
rect. there was a certain portion of
Laura J~oliffe's brsio which was not
/ sufsciently nourished. The new line
J of treatment pointed out a definite
I; cure for this. If l could supply the
i unhappy girl with those portions OF
| brain which we're faulty in her own, i
T might gradually overcome the terri
| HE malady which threatened her. IN
short. row was the time for me to
| fest the experiments which l had so
| lavishly made.
lost no time in excusing myself TO
my host and caught the first train for
| New York. drove straight home,
| entered my laboratory ard secured a
hor of carefully prepared medicine.
Iefore twelve o'clock that night re-
t,,.ned To Ashley and seized the first
c1nurtunity l could find of speaking to
J Mrs. Joliffe.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31

Il remember now all that | said to
you the other night she whispered.
'Oh, DR.. Halifax, the awful fear is
over me again. From now on l will
be in his power. and l know he means
to poison me-"
For one instant a look of black des.
pair had settled upon her face.
Have courage" | whispered back.
Take your medicine three times e
day without fail, and the terror w:il
cease to pursue you"
Il have promised mother to take
those queer little capsules" she said.
Il will keep my word, DOCTOR"
The fear passed away from her
face as Lucian joined IS and she
sprang lightly into the waiting car
riage, waving us a laughing goodbye
as they drove off.
What | suffered in the next few
weeks it is difficult to describe. No
news reached me with regard to Max
well and his bride. Mrs. Joliffe, ac-
cording to her determination, return
ed to Fairleigh sanitarium. My sleep
was brolen nightly oy dread forebod
tISS. tAho l. dollS lAShl VI "ich6 .
Would the capsules effect a cure, or
would Maxwell find out when too late
that l could have warned him against
his fate and yet failed to do so? AT
last, one morning. a month after the
wedding. l could stand the strain no
longer, and hurried off to Fairleigh
sanitarium. AS soon as ] got there |
had an interview with Mrs. Joliffe.
She came eagerly to meet me-; her
face was bright, her eyes full of hap.
piness. She placed a letter in my
hands, and ssw at a glance that the
writer Was Maxwell.
Read that portion" she said, point
ing to the third page. / did so.
Il am glad to be able to inform
YOU 1t ran. that Laura. who was
nervous and depressed, and at times
very strange during the first two
weeks of our honeymoon, has now
quite recovered he- normal health and
spirits. She is really in excellent
ting on flesh. | doubt. when we re.
turn home, if you will know her fer
the fragile creature who left her n
|.tive land a short time ago. There
is only n odd thing about her; she
insists on dosing herself with some
extraordinary little capsules three
times daily. She is looking over me
as l write, and begs me to say that
the supply will soon be exhausted and
she wants you to send J r some 1aore.
She believes that they have an almost
magical effect upon her, soothing her
nerves in the most wonderful way"
You see, the experiment is a sue
cess, DOCTOR" said Mrs. Joliffe tri-
umphantly. as | finished reading.
ut seems So" | responded. with o
sigh of relief. And now, / have
brought you a fresh supply of capsules.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
r4ease send them TO Mrs. Maxwell BY

rrcase send them TO Mrs. Maxwell By
the next mail"
"Dr. Halifax" said MS. Joliffe, Il
intend to try your medicine on my
self. If it has effected a cure in my
child's case, why not In mine?"
The suggestion vas a timely one.
and with Everard's approval 1t was
carried out. Today both mother and
daughter are alive and we'll. mentally
and physically, and the black horror
Of madness has passed out OF their
lives forever.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
n. Difference.

The Difference.
The difference between a dema-
gogue and n patriot is that the dema
gogue frequently makes it pay.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-11
High Finance Even i'm Ancient Baby

n ECENT discoveries OF the won.
N ders Of Babylonian clviliza tIon
reinforced by the fruits of
earlier explorations-show that "BusI-
ness is business" as a rule of life is as
old as history,
AS far back as two thousand years
before Christ the Babylonians had
made such progress In commercial ap-
titude that special laws had to be
framed to deal with these gentlemen
who tried short cuts to wealth. The
young man with expectations, In those
days |hen there was less regard to the
sacredness OF the person and the right
to live borrowed, as his modern repre-
sentative not infrequently does to-day,
from the professional money lender.
The Babylonian merchant banked
regularly and issued his brick checks
and bills OF exchange, and the law
stepped IN, even as 1t does to-day, to
preserve inviolate the rights of prop
erty, So keen were the business In
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with great care by the royal as
tronomers.
AT the precise time OF L hour
Q minutes 40 seconds in the morn
ing he began the ceremony Of the
purifying bath, which lasted until
morning. The king clad in white
from head TO foot attended series
Of Buddhist services held in various
halls OF the palace.
Then he was borne In golden
palanquin to the Amarindr Vinhchai
(meaning the Hall Of Judgment of
lndra), in which all the royal princes
and ministers OF state were assem-
bled. Here the king, after leaving
his palanquin, lighted some candles,
after which he retired to a dressing
room and put on an additional
cloak OF material soluble in water.
Then he took his scat on an octa-
sonal dais. the sides of which faced
the principal points OF the compass.
His Majesty first faced toward
the Southeast. Then the water fell
in showers from the roof upon the
king. He faced each of the points
of the compass in turn and fresh
showers fell on him each time.
Finally his outer garment was COM
pletely washed away and he stood
revealed in beautiful costume Of
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TO pay every year the expense OF
The Mock King" who for three
days has royal power in Siam, and
is appointed by the reigning mon
arch each year The King is very
glad to pay this expense. however,
because If the old customs were
revived he would be in the boots Of
1he mock king, and would have TO
go to execution Immediately after
the threeday festival was ended
In Siam, in very ancient times.
the people killed their king off
every year, About 800 years ago
king arose who had he cour-
age to demur to this. and he forced
the priests to accept the substitute.
Custom has been modified through
out the years. The mock king must
still be member OF the royal fam
lily. For three days he enjoys royal
honors. He can issue royal DEGREES
and edictS, and these must be
obeyed. He can go where he pleases
and do what he pleases, just as the
king can. The royal dancing girls
delight his eyes. After many cere-
monies he is conducted to the
'chair OF celestial glory" and a
priest lays lightly upon his throat
very sharp knife. Tie pretends to
be dead, and is carried away. He
must then remain in retirement for
two weeks, when he is allowed to
take his usual place in the society
Of Siam.
How can the king distinguish
between his 1903 brothers and SIS
ters so rs 10 show them the proper
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They also undertook what we
should now describe as agencies" for
private individuals, and in addition to
their vast money-lending transactions
must also have engaged in what we
low term bankers" business, for we
know that documents existed in these
early days corresponding to modern
checks and bills OF exchange. The
various transactions OF the firm were
noted down on clay tablets. which
were stored in great earthenware jars
for safety; and there they remained
until they were accidentally discovered
some few years ago.
All bear the names OF the contract
ing parties and witnesses, and most
OF them are dated. The Egibi firm
were not the only great trading 1rm
In ancient Babylonia. as during the
at Nlffer there were dis.
covered the records of another firm,
known rs Muasu, which rose to a
position OF great wealth and, import.
gnce during the eth century. 4. G.
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stincts OF the people that even the
priests were not above deal in offer
ings and in real estate. Indeed. as
an article on the subject in The Aco
countant explains. great part OF
the commerce OF Babylonia was con-
centrated in the temples.
The vast quantities Of metals,
cereals, and other commodities which.
either as gifts to the temples or Of
ferings to the gods, poured in daily
we're sold by the priests, who did not
neglect to get their full margin of
profit Business ability, indeed, seems
to have been an important qualifica-
tion for admission to the priesthood.
Careful accounts OF revenue and er.
penditure were kept, and these show
that investments In loans and the pur-
chase Of land and other profitable
dealings we're regular part OF the
fiscal activities Of the priestly estab-
lishments.
Perhaps the most interesting et nj
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amount Of recognition and brojherly
affection? 1t is certainly impossible
to carry constantly in his mind the
ability to distinguish clearly between
1,203 persons whenever called upon
TO do so.
We know that the aborigines OF
New Guinea cannot count above
five. The ability to realize a great
number OF separate objects at one
time varies according to mental de-
velopment, but probably it rarely
reaches 1903.
For the Siamese Kings benefit
his brothers and sisters have been
numbered in native characters ac-
cording 70 a peculiar system. His
brothers born Of royal mothers have
the letter A with a number after IT.
His brothers OF non,royal mothers
are lettered b. With number: his
sisters of royal mothers are !ettered
G with a number, and his sisters of
non~royal mothers are lettered d
with number.
Each one OF them carries his or
her letter and number on a gold
badge around the neck. So the king
can tell at a glance which brother
or sister he is looking at The sys-
tenn also enables him to tell il his
relatives arc behaving as they
should.
Every year 1t is the custom OF
each town and village in Siam to
send its most beautiful maiden TO
the kings harem. In addition every
unmarried woman in the kingdom
has the right to inscri5e herself
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the buried records which have come to
light, writes bookkeeping expert, are
the contract tablets kept by firm
of bankers and money-lenders known
as "the sons OF Eglbi," established at
Babylon before the time OF Senna-
eherib, probably as early as 1000 B. C.,
and which existed for several CEN
tUrieS.
These brick books" as they have
been called, constitute the chief source
os our knowledge OF life in ancient
Babylon. The firm of Egibi possessed
enormous wealth and influence, and
have been designated the Rothschllds
Of the ancient world" They carried
on every sort OF financial transaction.
They made loans to the State as well
as to private persons, and the finances
OF the court We're intrusted TO them
for several generations. They collect
ed the land taxes. tIthes and dues for
the use Of the public roads, and paid
them into the royal treasury
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The Problems of q Much
Married Monarch U)h0
Has to Look Out for AH His
ancestors Matrimonial
Dentures as U)eU as His Ou,n
.HE new King OF Siam, Maha
Vajiravudh, has just been

kTHE new King OF Siam, Maha
Vajiravudh, has just been
J. crowned and has assumed
all the peculiar powers and prtvi-
leges, both royal and domestic, per-
tanning to his rank.
Officially he is styled. Half Brother
OF the Sun, Brother of the Moon.
Arbiter of the Ebb and Flow Of tie
Tides, and Lord Of the Golden Um-
brella.
Also he has 1908 brothers and
Sisters, GOA stepmothers, and other
relatives in proportion.
The late King, Chulslongkorn,
had upward of six hundred wives,
each wife left on an average two
children who grew to adult age.
Scores Of young children died and
the king kept them in little mum.
bered caskets in hall Of his palace.
There we're 104 Of these little cas-
kets. When feeling sentimental
the king would pull out a few of
the receptacles and muse over them.
4 Besides looking after his 600
Wives, the king took care Of all the
surviving wives of all his predeces-
eors. They formed a little city of
hbout 5000 women. A similar duty
deyolves upon his successor. The
new king must take care of all his
ancestors wives, OF all his own
wives. who will increase by leaps
and bounds every year, and of all
MS brothers and sisters.
IA But his 1908 brothers and sisters
ge not the only source Of expense
20 The new King Of Siam. He has
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throned on the Biggest Barge.

on the list of royal wives.
According to ancient custom the
king has to accept all these as wives
or to provide them with other hus-
bands.
A great distinction Is made be-
tween the wives Of royal and noble
birth and those Of ordinary birth.
Many OF the latter are nothing but
slaves, acting as servants. The
latter are never allowed to go out
of the matrimonial enclosure.
The king makes use of all his
wives. Hundreds OF them are
trained to sing and dance for his
amusement. The Siamese panto-
mimic ballets are wonderfully de-
lightful. Wives less gifted by ma
ture work hard as cooks.
The king is expected to show
some attention to every one Of his
almost countless wives. OF course
no one has a right to tell the king
what he ought to do. but 1t would
be a reflection on his powers as
HALF Brother of the Sun" ETC., III
he could not bestow at least a smile
and kind word on every one Of
his wives from time to time.
Naturally he cannot remember
them all, and so 1t is the duty of
the chief harem keeper to remind
him every evening that 1t is His
Majesty's intention to call on one OF
his wives, mentioning her by name
and number
The whole nation went into
mourning for a year on the death
OF King Chulalongkorn. which was
only natural, as practically every
body in the country was a wife OF
connection by marriage,
The date and hour of Prince Maha
NAtilayudh's coronation were chosen
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sacred emblem OF
his rank; the gold
plate or leaf en-
graved with his IT,
ties, and other arti-
cles Of regalia. in
Guiding the triple
ringed gold pagoda
crown, the serpent
sceptre and the fam
ing sword.
The king placed
the pagoda crown on
his head and ascend
ed the throne In the
main hall Of au-
dience. The throne
was on a very high
dais under a nine
storied canopy and
screened by enor-
nous curtains OF
gold tissue.
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them. This was the signal TO, the
people that His Majesty had as
sumed his sacred quality.
Then he retired to his dressing
room and put on new and more gor-
geous royal robes He received
from the chief priest the nine
storied golden umbrella, the most
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Exactly twelve hours after the
beginning OF the sacred bath the
chief priest gave a signal, and the
great curtains were drawn apart,
disclosing His Majesty in state
thousands OF Siamcse in strange
costumes, some wearing pagoda
hats, and others curious hoods,
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beat their heads upon the ground
in obeisance to His Majesty. and
then dehled in solemn procession
before him.
Gorgeous professions through tbs
streets, upon the waters OF the har-
Dor and other interesting ceremon-
les filled up the rest Of the week.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-11

gold and precious stones.
Then came blast of uuearthly
music from priests blowing on conch
shells, and this gave the signal to
the batteries outside and the war
ships In the harbor to fire salutes
OF 121 guns. AT the same time the
priests in all the temples in the
city beat bells and gongs with
wooden mallets, while bands every.
where struck up the national an.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
ono The Hulk $5OOOO0O Has Guarded Over Centr
Salvage Company Has Begun to Sweep Gold from ocean
Floor at Entrance to Zuyder Zee-A Good Start
Toward Recovery of Treasure Has Been Made.

until il finally rested upon tho underlying
firm bottom Of clay-a matter OF hfty-two
feet below the waters surface at low tide
This meant a covering of forty feet OF
sand. II is an easy thing TO pump away
sa nd but il Is a different problem 10 keep
a subaqueous excavation from filling ur
again even when not exposed TO currents.
The wreck OF La Lutine lies in an exposed
postion. where the winds and tides run
strong and the waters are shallow-the very
worst combination to combat because all
of these contribute TO keep the sands con
tinually moving There are generally only
brief periods during the spring, summer
ani early fall when 1t is possible for even
a l.Clt draft craft to lie anchored o'cr the
site Of the wreck, and the dredging oper-
ations of a weeks hard work may be wiped
out over night by heavy sea.
This. in part. explains why some of the
enterprises have been discouraged. The
long. expensive periods of waiting and the
unproduCtivC outcome Of days of dcsperat"
toilirC, with that never dissipatcd doubt OF
the value Of the treasure remaining, nave
led to abandonment and an unpleasant bal
anco on the debit side OF the ledger The
dogged courage and persistence Of the Eng
lish is a matter Of tradition, and We are
going To sec how this perseverance. COM
bined with unalloyed luck, has At last got a
grip so to speak upon the real obstacle
which now remains between recovery and
the buried riches
The National Salvage Association, Lin
tied, OF London. was incorporated two years
ago to operate upon 4 number of richly
laden wrecks lying In certain known posi-
tions upon the west coast Of Africa. y
preliminary survey of those wrecks dis
closed that most of them were reasonably
accessible 10 properly equipped salvage
New-York tribune., 1912-02-11

best OF reasons the Utmost secrecy was
maintained. so that no news should reach
the French Of the approaching sailing Of
la Lrtire or Of the value Of her burden OF
bullion and specie. only a part of the
shipment was insured, ana IT has always
been understood that the British govern
ment had consignment O. coin aboard for
the payment OF it's trooTs then upon the
Continent.
Some time during the night following
her sailing from Yarmouth La Lutine was
blown ashore in gale striking the coast
of Holland at one of the entrances to the
Zuyder Zee The ship init the Dutch sands
with such violence that she was immedi-
ately thrown over on her beam end, and
wnen daylight dawned her hull had dis
appeared. so heavy were the seas running
while the - orca OF the nearby islands
were strewn with wreckage and dead.
only two persons were picked UP alive
one died without regaii.'ng consciousness
and the other lost his mind Lecause Of the
rigors OF his. exposure.
There was no one to tell tie HCllanders
how much the ship was bearing u the
bankers OF Hamburg. ~ "a way that was
fortunate. as Holland was at that time an
ally OF France. and for that reason a foe
10 England. The Dutch claimed the wreck
of La Lutine a. spoiis OF war and
u.ould rot permit the British underwrit-
ers. LIoyds, of London. to take any steps
,oward saIving the sunken riches. On
their mart the British rcsointely kept their
..cret 20 that the Hollanders should not