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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05
SYNOPSIS.

The ntory opens at Monte Carlo with
Col Terence ORourke. military free
tAGce and something Of gambler. In his
hotel leaning on the balcony he sees a
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight Al the
gaming tubN ORourke notices two men
watching him. ono In the Hon. BERTHE
Slynn, while his companion IL EisCuunt
Des Trebes. duclist. The yiBcount tells
aim the French government has directed
uim 10 O'ROurke as n man who would
UNDERTAKE secret mission. At his apart
ment. ORpurkc, who had agreed to I'M
1cftake the mission. finds n mysterious
letter. The ylscount arrives. hands u
eeAlcd package TO O'Rourkc. who Ia not
20 open i until on the ocean. pair Of
Dainty slippers are seen protruding from
under q doorway curtain Tho IrlBhmHn
nnds tho owner OF the mysterious feet to
DC his wife, Beatrix. from whom no had
reconc!iod. and opening the letter he nnds
Ihat Rnngoon law firm offers him
IOO,po pounds for n Jewel known AZ the
Poo' OF Flame and left TO him by a dy-
mined Chambret in Algeria. O'Rourkc
worsts the noblcman I'm a duel The wife
bids ORourko farewell and he promises
10 soon return with the reward. lie dis
covers both Glynn and the viscount on
board the ship. As he finds Chambret
There Is an attack by bandits and his
friend dies telling OTtourke that no has
LETT the Pool OF Flame with tho governor
given tho colonel will deliver over the
Jewel Arriving at Algeria the IrlshmRn
nnds tho governor general AWAY. Dea
Trcbes makes a mysterious appointment,
and tells o'Rourke that he has gained
possession OF the jewel by stealing II. In
IA duel O'Rourke masters the yiHcount.
secures possession OF tho Pool of Flame
and starts by ship for RangoQn He finds
the captain 10 be n Bmugglcr who tries to
steal the jewel 1t In finally secured by
the captain and O'Rourkc escapes TO
land. with the aid OF ono Danny and
his sweetheart O'Rourko RECEIVERS the
Pool OF Flame. On board ahip once more,
pound for ltangoon, n mysterious lady
appenrs. O'Rourko comes upon a lascnr
about 10 attack tho lady, who IL Mrs.
I'rynne. and kicks the man into the hold.
Mrs. Prynne claims she In on route for
Indiana on mission for the king.
O'Rourke Is attacked by the lascar. who
secures the Pool OF Flame. the captain
10 shot and tho lascar jumps into tho Hea
The ship arrives in port. Danny hands
O'Rourke tho Pool Of Flame which he
has stolen from Mrs. Prynnc. 1t Is the
real Jewel, the one lost Mt sea being n
counterfeit. O'Rourke goes to Calcutta
and discovers Des Trebcs disguised. lie
now knows that Mira Prynno was an ac-
complete.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05

Hes very entertaining" she com.
mented. pleasantly. But then most
Frenchmen are. don't yoa think? |
hope to see much of him in Rangoon. !"
so he's landing there, too."
O'Rourke filled In the pause.
Il believe so. And you, Colonel
0'Rourke?"
Il may have TO wait over until the
next steamer" he admitted warily.
Il sympathise heartily with your
disgust at the prospect" laughed the
girl.
Eth? and why? IT'S land OF fair
repute for climate and beauty"
"Ah. but / live In Burmah, you see,
and SO have come to know 1t far too
we'll. But that's the way with all ex-
patriates. isn't ito hate their homes
SO far from homer"
Must We endure IT, then. Miss Pyn-
sent7"
An orphan has LITTLE choice. II
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05
Cherry Puddino.

Use old china cups or metal must.
ard cups. Each cup is TO be half
filled with pitted pie cherries, a gen.
erous teaspoonful of sugar and a pat
of butter Prepare plain, sweet cake
batter and drop ono mixing spoonful
on each cup. Stand the cups in Il
long pan half full Of boiling water.
Place in the oven and bake quickly.
The cake batter should pun up over
tho cups and bake nice brown. To
serve, turn each cups contents upon
a small plate. with the charles On
top.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05
A Judge Without Prisoners.

st. Helena is n curiousity among our
colonies. inasmuch as its governor is
also chief Justice. although he may
never have opened law book. The
retiring ruler. Sir Henry Galloway, Is
a soldier. and in reviewing his nine
years administration the little local
paper mentions that he presided at
33 courts OF quarter sessions, but ut
81 of them there was no business ex.
cept presentation OF white gloves. The
absence Of serious crime is declared
10 be both remarkable and gratifying
In view OF the struggle for existence,
and the fact that since the withdrawal
Of the garrison St Helena has seen
in state Of neutrality-suspicious.
Chronicle
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05
FOODS WHICH CONTAIN SUGAR
Vegetables, Grains and Fruits Yield
the Sugars We Eat-Must Be
Well Cooked.

Fruits, grains and vegetables con-
tain the sugars we eat.
Fruit sugars are directly absorbed
into the system without previous prep
aration by the digestive juices OF the
lntestines, and are almost the only
food eaten by man OF which this can
be said. The sugars found In cane,
beets and the maple tree must under
go the digestive process before they
can be absorbed by the body.
Grains contain the sugar In the
form of starch. This sugar can only
DO developed by thorough cooking or
partially digesting starch. which is
found in the form OF small granules
lncased In a woody covering; when
thoroughly cooked the granules burst
this covering and cap be reached by
The saliva and good digestion is as
Bured
The starches, We have found, are
the most abundant OF all food eie-
ments and are largely contained In
seeds and plants. All of our cereals,
breakfast foods, breads, legumes, etc.
are about three-quarters starch, there
fore We can realize how important It
is to cook them we'll A form OF
sugar called "dextrine" is developed
In well cooked or partially digested
starch. and scientists tell us there are
twenty-five changes in dextrlne be-
tween raw starch and digested or fruit
sugar.
The sugar In vegetables appears
also in the form OF starch, In small
quantities compared to that found in
cereals. Most Of them are made more
digestible by cooking.
The exception is green corn, which
contains almost twenty per cent. of
sugar in the place of starch. and
therefore should be cooked a very
short time.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05

deck or at meals, Danny sat behind
bolts, alert and under arms. and vice
versa. BY night they stood regular
watches together. the one on guard
while the other slept. Clearly the ad.
venturer was determined that no lack
OF safeguards on his part should again
deprive him of the ruby.
But It's no easy matter to avoid
meeting any particular person on a
ship with small saloon list. unless
one is willing to be purposely rude
and discourteous. For all his war;.
ness the Irishman was to carry with
him personal impression of Miss
Pynsent
On the last day OF the passage. to-
ward evening, the Poonah raised the
coast OF Burmah; by dark she was
steaming steadily southwards along
the littoral heading for the della Of
the Irrawaddy.
A still, bright night with little wind:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05

seems my kismet to abide in Rangoon
forever and a day. You see, my only
living relative is an uncle, Mr.. Lans
downe Sypher. and he's got no one
else to keep house for him"
"Lansdowne Sypher :"
The ejaculation sprang to O'Rourke's
lips before he could restrain t.
Yes. Do you know him? He's the
junior, you know, Of the firm Of Sec.
rctan and Sypher."
Solicitors, are they not?
No; It's me misfortune not to know
your uncle. But the name OF his firm
I've heard"
The genial nature of the Irishman,
which had insensibly warmed to the
girls charm, withdrew abruptly. tor.
toise-llke, into shell OF reserve. The
element Of coincidence had again en-.
tered into his affairs. and he had
learned bitter lesson from experience
to distrust coincidence on general
principles. There's naught SO com.
mon In life as condolences" he phil
osophised, "and be the same token
naught so dangerous.
For which reason no invented an
early excuse to terminate the CONVEX
sation, and ungallantly withdrew to the
seclusion OF his stateroom. where he
passed a night that seemed intermlna.
BILE; for he lay long in a wakeful pan.
&c OF imagination. scheming out hun
dred stratgems whereby he might con-
fuse as many possible attempts to pre-.
vent tho due and safe delivery of the
Pool of Flame into the hands of Mr..
Lansdowne Sypher.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05

Scale clean, trim and wipe dry six
small, fresh porgies; heat three table.
spoons melted lard in frying pan.
add the fish, season with teaspoon salt
and half teaspoon white pepper and
fry for five minutes on each side,
place on hot dish; remove all the
fat from the pan. place on a brisk fire
with half ounce butter. toss the butter
In the pan until light brown.
squeeze in the Juice of half sound
lemon. adding one teaspoon chopped
parsley; lightly toss. pour over fish,
and serve.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05
CHAPTER XXX.

Toward the close of the following
day the Poonah dropped anchor in the
river roadstead OF Rangoon; and with
In the ensuing hour her passengers
had deserted her. De Hyeres and Miss
Pynsent In their van, ORourke among
the last to leave. And nothing hin.
| dered him, not the least hitch delayed
his Decentralization. 1t was curious,
1t was incredible, It was disturbing.
He took away with him no case OF
mind whatever
There were tikkagharries waiting,
and without a breath's delay the ad.
venturer and his servant climbed into
the nearest and desired to be con.
veyed TO the Offices of Messrs. Sec.
retain and Sypher. The vehicle whirled
them swiftly away and into the main.
Travelled way of Rangoon Mogul
street.
In front Of structure of stone and
iron so palpably an office building
that It might have been transplanted
to the Strand without exciting COM
ment-save for the spotless cleanli.
ness of it-their tikkagharry drew up.
The gharriwallah indicated the Of
fees of Messrs. Secretan and Sypher,
one flight up-and named his fare.
ORourke paid him and alighted. with
Danny at his heels and his heart try.
Ing to choke him. The hour OF full
fllment was at hand-and all was
well! He who had faced death in n
hundred shapes OF terror, unflinching,
found himself In flutter of nerves
that would have disgraced a school.
girl
He lodged into the building, took
the steps three at stride and
suddenly found himself in the pres
ence OF. more than that, closeted with
the man to meet whom he had crossed
half the world at peril of his life:
Mr.. Lansdowne Sypher.
Colonel O'Rourke?" Sypher's man.
ner was very cordial. I'm glad to see
you You are within your time, yet
had begun to despair of you. Be
seated" He indicated a chair beside
his desk. And permit me; you of
all men will appreciate the precau.
ton"
He laughed and went to the win.
dows, adjusting the wooden shades in
such manner that the light was
and no portion of the room
could be visible to anyone spying
from window In one of the adjacen;
The he turned and smiled |
cheerfully at the stupefied adventurer.
~ have 1t here" said o'Rourke: safe
be the mercy OF several highly poten-
tial saints!" He laughed uneasily,
in his breast pocket. There
It u.s." said he, tossing the stone in its
chamois covering upon the solicitors
desk.
Sypher himself betrayed some evi.
iences of nervousness as he sat for
ward and lifted the case by its leath.
srn thongs. He let It dangle before
aim for an instant, watching II with a
speculative smile.
WE'LL" he said. really -
And after a pause; II congratulate
'ou, Colonel o'Rourke. And | admire
iou immensely. :. You see,
when this commission was offered us,
considered seriously the project of
,oing in search of you In person and
ringing the stone back to Rangoon
myself. But then--although I'm not
eally a timorous mani knew the
circumstances SO well-I feared
Ihould never reach Rangoon siive
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05
CHAPTER XXI.

Back In his stateroom on the Poo.
nah. O'Rourke threw himself into the
lower berth and lay there, a forearm
hung across his eyes, thinking ex.
citedly, disturbed by formless fore.
bodings
Beside him Danny was packing in.
dustriously, with now and again a
pause during which he would stand
reflective, his gaze fixed upon his EN-.
ployer's face. little puzzled and per.
picked.
The Poonah was pauslng overnight
to discharge and take aboard cargo;
for this reason O'Rourke In his haste
to get ashore had not delayed to take
his luggage with him. on
deck, fore and aft donkey engines
were putting and chugging and chain
tackles rattling as they lifted freight
to and from the hold and the lighters
alongside.
Abruptly, without moving. O'Rourke
spoke. IN want evening clothes,
Danny" said he. "'Tis dining am
tonight with Mr.. Straker and his
niece, Miss Pynsent. who came with us
from Diamond Harbor. Twill save
bit of bother to dress before | go
ashore"
AVN" said Danny, assimilatIng.
And the MISUSE" he said
suddenly, some minutes later. MAN
In Madam oRourke. sor. Did ye get
no word from herr"
For what else would | be driving
to every hotel In the town after leav.
ing Mr.. Sypher, Danny. but to inquire
for her? She's not here: but she'll
come, be sure. She's still got several
days-three or four-in which to keep
our tryst. IT'S discontinued am not
to find her waiting for me, but I'm
satisfied entirely she'll keep faith"
And" insisted Danny eagerly
begin yer honor's pardon-but what
Will We have to tell her, sor?"
ORourke sat up Have to tell
her? What dye mean?"
Il mean, sor, I'm dyin' wild the wish
to know how uts all turned out
Phase, yer honor, won't ye be tellln'
me? Is ut--is ut all right?"
Bless your heart, Danny" laughed
O'Rourke. "'Tis so dazed I've been
that / never thought to tell ye-think.
Ing all the time that ye knew. 'Tis
all right. indeed, me boy. The Pool OF
Flames in Mr.. Sypher's keeping and
the moneys in mine-in the bank. |
Danny, payable to me order. Think OF I
it-one hundred thousand pounds Of ,
real money, and all me own. 'Tis !
It's absurd TITS meself .
hardly credits the truth OF II all; yet !
| was there--saw the man, gave him
the jewel went to the bank with him
and for the space OF five minutes sat
at table. with all that money before
me, counting 1t over, bill by bill, a
square hundred of them, each for a
thousand pounds, guaranteed by the
Bank OF England! Think of
that-all that belonging to me--to me,
0 'Rourke! :"
Thank Cod" breathed Danny de-
votedly. "But did ye Earn nothih'
about the stone?"
Little enough, Danny--only a part
IF the meaning of the whole divilish
business; the rest I'm to know to-
night. Mr.. Sypher II be tellin' me
litter we've dined; he wants to hear
ne own end OF the story. too"
CTo BE coNTINUED)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05
Vanished Paper.

When vanished paper becomes
dust covered 1t may be cleaned in this
manner.
To pail half full of warm water
add two tablespoonful OF ammonia
Wash the paper with this mixture,
using flannel cloth.
Then to u pail half full of water
add two tablespoonfuls OF turpentine.
With a piece of channels wipe the
surface OF the paper. This produces
polish.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05
A Good Stew

One pound beef, two pounds pork
chops, two onions. cut up beef in small
pieces, place in layers. season each
layer with salt and pepper; use no wa
ter, but cover tight; place In larger
dish OF boiling water. Do not uncover
for three hours. There will be nice
lot OF gravy when done.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05
Rum Omelnf

-Four eggs beaten separately, four
teaspoonfuls water, four teaspoonfuls
powdered sugar. pepper and salt. But.
ter spider and cook slowly. When dono
sprinkle with powdered sugar ana
pour over It two tablespoonfuls rum.
light. and take to table blazing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05
Elephants Ears.

One cup OF molasses. one cup Of
sugar, one cup of thick. sour cream,
Dne cup of raisins. chopped fine; four
cups -four. two eggs. one teaspoonful
Of soda; spice to taste. Drop on but
tared tins. :.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-13

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CAST DOWN, NOT DESTROYED.

Let us see about this. The dis patches say that United States Sena- tors Cummins and Kenyon, of Iowa, and Governor Hadley. of Missouri, have entered upon an attempt to re- organize the Republican party, And these men are in every sense of the word progressive. In fact Senator Cummins is, and has been for many years. a leader in securing progress siye legislation. The statutes of Iowa attest this fact. His colleague, Sena- ator Kenyon. although a new man in national politics, is built along pro- gressive lines. And Governor Had ley. There is nothing of the Bourbon about him. He is a strong, clean-cut, able man, and although he was a pro Roosevelt supporter in the Republi- can National Convention, and made a brilliant fight there for the Bull Moose leader, he refused to follow him into revolt after Mir, Taft had been renominated. He believed that the Republican party was old enough and strong enough to purge itself of it's impurities, and rid itself of the barnacles that infested 1t,
 Senator Cummns. We understand, supported the Progressive ticket in Iowa, but without putting himself be- yond the pale of the Republican par ty, while Senator Kenyon was bus. fly engaged with his own campaign for reelection.
 But notwithstanding the assertions of Colonel Roosevelt respecting his own party and his denunciations of the party which had signally honored him prior to the National Convention of the party in Chicago. we are not of those who believe that the Repub, Hcan party is dead. On the contrary, We believe that it will be reorganized and rehabilitated. It has been cast down. and we believe it should have been. But it has not been destroyed. | It Will emerge from the ashes of de feat purified, and with new leaders of higher type and with higher pur' poses will again take a prominent place in the political life of the na, | tion
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-13
WHAT MINING MEN SAY.

You have heard through the col. umus of The Empire what mining men have to say about the mining outlook in this section of Alaska that is to say mining men who have visited this section and investigated it for themselves. as we'll as those who reside here.
 Harvey p. Dunant is one of the wis iting mining men. He is from Chi- cago. He says that this mining dis trict "is destined to be the most pros porous and permanent quartz country on the continent" And he adds, of course most Of the ore is low grade, to be sure, but 1t is practically mex haustible and this makes for perma- hence and prosperity"
 We do not know Mir. Dunant, but his words ring true. Evidently he is an observer as we'll as an investi- gator. Certainly he cannot be classi- fled as a Bnocker. and we presume his statements are unprejudiced. Not only that. but his statements are cor, roborated by many others.
 The gold.bearing rock of the Harris Mining district, and beyond it. Is prac- tically inexhaustible. Numbers of the old.time prospectors and miners have known it for years, but 1t takes large capital to develop these immense ore bodies and make them productive.
 Juneau is fortunate in having as fine a lot of experienced young mining men as ever were leading factors in the development of the mining indus, try of any country under the sun. They are energetic and full of opti. mism. They wait until they know they are right and then. like Davey Crockett, they so ahead. These are the men who know how to do things and then so ahead and do them.
 Juneau has waited long and patient ly for the coming of the day of de, velopment of the quartz lodes of this section. and, naturally. 1t is wei comed. Let 1t be met, also. in a broad and reasonable spirit. There is opportunity in store for all who are wide-awake and energetic and who know how to meet the changing con. ditiOns. For Of a certainty the change is here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-13
AUSTRIA AND THE BALKANS.

The Balkan war situation is getting nightly interesting. The fly in the ointment of the other European pow rs seems to be Austria. The Turks cry for mediation. while Europe seems to be awaiting somewhat breathlessly the bursting-out of the flame that may enkindle the conti- nent.
 There is much speculation and no one seems to know what may not be expected Great Britain has declared that the Bulgarians and their brave allies shall not be deprived of the fruits of their victories. The Kaiser has congratulated Greece upon it's capture of Salonica. Surely the Bal kan muddle has assumed a deep pur. pie hue.
 At this distance. if we may judge accurately. Austria Is the crux of the situation. and it is thus outlined:
 Could Austria smash her way through to Salonica if Europe per mltted? That does not seem so cer- tain as 1t did some weeks aso Aus trian arms have long been weakened by tyranny. She was beaten in Italy and at Koniggratz partly because the Hungarians were frettlng over politi- cal rigts. How much zeal would Bo- hemians and Slovaks show now in op- pressing brothers of Slav blood? Would Bosnia and Herzegovina, held by an efficient despotism. rebel? And the Balkan states themselyes-would they be easily conquered? They have put into the field more than 6OO,0OO men. most of whom would fight to the death for the freedom of their brethren.
 Would Europe permit Austria to crush the Balkan states? Russia has already mobllized forces on the Aus trian frontier. A Liberal Govern ment in England would neither wish nor dare to enter another Berlin Con- gress and cynically hand over five million people to massacre and flames; it would mean overthrow. AS for Austria's allies. Italy Is tangled up in Africa, her communications at the mercy of the French fleet. And is Germany's interest in Austrian az grardizement keen enough to run the risk of fighting France and Russia at once. while Britain smashes her new fleet before it is ready? Germany can
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-13
DEFEAT OF TURKS NOT ALL
 LUCK.

There are many and diverse views about the successive defeats which the Turks have suffered at the hands of the Bulgarians and their allies, Some of them are of more than mere ly passing interest. and here is one of them. It is the opinion of an Oregon man. and was published in the Ore gonian:
 T have seen 1t stated that there was no telling what would happen to the Tnrks in this most amazing war waged upon the terrible Turk To any one who studies the Bible as well as history, it is perfectly clear that the Turk is going to be driven out of Europe and that he will set up his empire in Palestine, with the Holy City as capital. All the things predict ed by the inspired prophets have come true so far; the next thing, told us by