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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-27

open, without a word, and | was led
down into the basement. The flicker
ing candle yielded but glimpses OF
great rooms, beautifully decorated,
and, almost before l realized what was
occurring, l had been thrust into a
square apartment, the door behind me
closed and locked. The W guards
left the sputterinG candle, perhaps a
third burned, behind, and l heard them
stumbling back through the darkness
to the foot Of the stairs. l glanced
about curiously, shaking the loosened
rope from my wrists, my mind instant
ly reverting to the chance OF escape.
Whoever these fellows might be, what
ever their purpose, l had no intention
| Of remaining In their hands q moment
longer than necessary. Somehow their
silence, their mysterious movements,
had impressed me with a strange feel
ing of fear which | could not analyze.
! could not believe myself a mere pris-
oner OF war, but rather "a being held
for some private purpose yet to be re-
yeaIed. Yet the room offered little
promise. 1t was nearly square. the
walls Of stone solidly imbedded in
| mortar, the door OF oak, thickly stud
| ded with nails, and the two small win
dows protected by thick iron bars. 1t
was g. cell SO strong that a single
glance about convinced me OF the hope
l~essness of any attempt at breaking
out.
was not there to exceed ten min
ute when, without warning, the lock
| clicked, and Peter came in. | sat up
quickly. but as instantly he had closed
the door, and actually stood there
grinning cheerfully. | would never
have believed him capable of 80 pleas
ant an expression but for tho evidence
Of my own eyes.
Spring lock-" he grumbled, a thumb
over his shoulder, "Opens outside"
Whatever resemblance to q soldier
he might have previously shown while
In uniform was now entirely banished.
~Bareheaded, his bald dome OF thought
shining in the candle-lisht. his round.
solemn face. with big innocent gray
eyes gazing at me, an apron about his
fat waist, the fellow presented an al
most ludicrous appearance. Somehow
my heart warmed to him. especially as
l perceived the tray. heavily laden,
which he bore easily on n arm. and
the towel flung over his shoulder. And
as l stared at him his movements be-
came professional. Silently, solemnly,
his mind strictly upon his duties, he
wiped OFF the table top. and arranged
the various dishes thereon with the
greatest care, polishing cups and
glasses, and finally placing one of the
chairs In position. Stepping back, nap
kin still upon arm, he bowed silently. |
took the seat indicated, and glanced
up into his almost expressionless face.
Peter, you old fraud" / said swift
ly, have o eaten?"
mot as yet, sir" his voice showing
! just the proper tone Of Difference, his
eyes staring straight ahead.
"Then take that chair and sit down.
ooh, no, sir; indeed, sir. am not at
all hungry, sir"
squared myself, lingering the knife
at my plate.
Peter" l said, sternly. I'm a bet.
ter man than you are, and you'll either
SIT down there and eat with me. or I'll
lick you within an inch Of your life
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-27
GA EMBROIDERY PATTERN.

Dresses that are made in peasant style,
with sleeves and body portions in one, are
really ideal for the tiny infants. The arrs-
hole seams are entirely eliminated and
the dress is perfectly comfortable and
easy to wear while it also Is extrerIely
simple to make. This one Is ernbroid.
cred in a pretty little design and finished
with an inset OF lace banding at the lowes
edge. 1t is very dainty and very charm
ing, yet perfectly simple and the labor in.
yolved is slight. 1t can be made still
palmer, however, by emitting the lace
I and the embroidery, and slips of such kind
are sure to be needed. What baby n
Is the comfort that comes from
seams and soft finished material; elabo
ton may well be reserved for occasio
only.
To make the dress will be needed
yards Of material SO or A inches wide wit
? yards of banding.
The pattern, No. 1904, is cut in one size
only, and will be mailed TO any address BIZ
the Fashion Department OF this paper.
: seceipt Of ten cents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-27
New Way With Carrots.

Scrape one quart Of large carrots.
Cut them into two-inch lengths, then
into very thin slices, lengthwise, and
then into thin strips as illustrated,
Place in a saucepan OF boiling sailed
water and boil until tender. Drain of
the water, add two tablespoonfuls OF
butter, half a cupful of vinegar and
three-fourths of a cupful of sugar and
return to the fire. Cook slowly until
the carrot strips are transparent,
then remove from tho fire and serve
as q side dish with roast veal, o,
serve very cold as a salad. They are
delicious either way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-27

There Is food enough here for three
men, and l want company
ITO Be C%ontinued)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-27

The Breton way Of serving roast
mutton IL to push q Glove Of garlic
into the knuckle end of the leg and
to serve with 1t a garnish a red beans.
The beans are soaked and slowly boil
ed until tender, then drained and turn
ed into the pan with the meat an hour
before the latter is done. Or, after
draining, the beans are lightly fried
in a little dripping and chopped onion
and heaped round the meat as 1t is
ready for serving.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-27
DESIGNED TO HOLD HATPINS
Tidy That May Hang on Wall by the
Side of Mirroryor In Other Con-
Venlent Place.

This Is a very simple little tidy for
hatpins, and it is INTENDED for hanging
upon q nail in the wall by the side Of
the looking glass.
1t is carried out N pale blue art
linen, lined and stifened with pale
pink sateen and bound at the edge
with narrow white silk ribbon and or
namented with a spray Of tiny white
daisies. 1t can be cut out entirely in
one piece of the form shown in the dig
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-27

Itch dreadiully. When my
hands first started TO get
sore, there were small
bllsters like water blisters
which formed. They
itched dreadfully. 1t Just
seemed as though l could
tear the skin all off. |
would scratch them and
the skin would peel of,
and the flesh would hs
all red and crack open
md .hland IL mnrrind mn
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-27

|Ye49ABENET

esthetic value. Everyone knows that q
feeble appetite is often tempted by a
tastefully garnished dish. when the same
material carelessly served would seem
quite unpalatable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-27

This Coupon mast accompany tbs
order A>
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-27
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Copyright, a. G. AcCIurg Il Co. 1911
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-20
Entomolooist's Pet.

An unusual pet" now is harbored
in a box at the Office of the state en-.
tomologist. Charles II. Baldwin. at the
state house The pet" is a praying
mantis. an insect about one and one.
half inches long. with long. thin
neck. blunt head and heavy body. On
its front feet are claws. shaped much
like those of a crawfish or lobster
The insect has become so tanned that
it eats flies and ants from the fingers
OF MIR. Baldwin's assistants, while
sitting on their hands in the position
from which it derives its name-pray.
ing. The insect sits almost upright
and. folding its long front claws up in
communicate attitude. remains for
several minutes. The insect in gen.
cral appearance resembles the outline
Of a horse. 1t is not poisonous and
devours flies and other insects. Many
specimens have been found recently
in the northern part OF indianapolis.
1t has many of the habits of grass.
hopper
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-20
Courtino in Church.

The Rev F. b. Meyer has been de.
claring at Leeds that he does not Sc.
riously object to little courting' in
chapel. One recalls an incident in q
Midland chapel some years ago.
The preacher was annoyed by the
sound Of whispering coming from the
semi-darkness under one OF the CALLER.
les. At last he paused in his sermon
and declared:
IF the young couple making love
under the gallery do not come to me
In the vestry before service next Sun.
day morning I will name them to the
church"
It was q chance shot. but next Sun.
day he found twenty couples awaiting
him In the vestry London Chronicle
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-20
a dummy hung suspended. &

~ dummy hung suspended. &
T.. bound thing OF a mans
dan Ing srotesquely from the
- The colonel turned his eyes
a.
e his cell William G.lfoy vas
$ beside his cot. staring vacantly
+ q the bars at wisp oil blue
a - colonel entered he started
a. an awakening out of dream.
+, '"ael sat down beside him upon
Ia bed
1r-" he said quietly, your
s. cart is here"
~ Locked hard al him.
hasn't heen told?" he said i'm
ely.
get C;:foy."
toy sIl''nd bravely 81 think
il g.l be bret 10 have il done as
possible" he said. "But, sir
M. h 81 W."
e shall never know" ar wered
NJ eoiorel. Tfon he benz forward
'g -ooh the boys hand in his.
Toy" he said. you save taken
M h. 1t vas not you who BETRAYED
" country-it was your devil, vour
ovu personal, private devil, the ono
uia lies in wait for each man to trap
Iia when he rryolts against the dom
i'aaoo OF his better nature. A caralry
troop leaves fer Santos this evening.
Won sill accompany 1t and there take
The train for Manila"
Gilfoy half rose. and suddenly sat
doan again and burst into tears.
Il ought to die" he sobbed. "She
will never"
she will never know anything" the
colonel answered, completing the sen.
tence He called to the jailer.
Private Gilfoy is pardoned" he
said. Bring him his uniform and set
him free"
Yes Miss King, you will have to
go back to Manila" said Colonel
Saunders five minutes later. III we
had known you were coming-well. we
might have made different arrange
ments. There will be cavalry troop
leaving for Santos the terminal, to-
morrow afternoon. Till then you
must be the guest Of the regiment"
lie passed his hand over his eyes.
and suddenly selling his pen. lie
scrawled Verdict disapproved" across
the paper. He looked up. "Tell Con.
rrossman T.athrop that shall try TO
live up to nv reputation heucefor.
ward" he continued.
Copyright. 1912. nv w G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-20

sufIused her face. "But they told me
In the barracks that MIR. Gilfoy had
gone to Manila to meet me there" she
said. 1T seems dreadful mistake
doesn't ii?"
Inwarlly the colonel blessed the
forcthought Of his men. But he might
have known that there was not one
man under his command who would
have told her--he might as we'll have
killed her
but | am so glad that he has
served his country with honor. and
has come safely through these terri
BILE dangers" Miss King continued
''Ie was well a little wild But he
has redeemed himself. as | knew he
would Congressman I.athrop- she
hestatpd. Then. seeing the colonies
look, and installing it, she continued:
He told my father that William
would be safe under your care. Colo
npl Saunders That is what everyone
says about you at home. They call
YOU she hcsitated we'll the Faith.
er OF the Regiment.
In the brief moment that elapsed
before he answered her a Thousand
thoughts rushed through the colonels
brain. 4 minute ago he had &c lally
dipped his pen into the ink p, para.
tory to signing the death warrant.
Now the act seemed impossible He
thought of Gilfoy-he had been wild.
but a good and brave soldier. conspic.
uous in many engagements until the
devil Of loneliness that was eating out
his heart summoned the drink devil
to his aid and the two together fud.
died the boys brains until he turned
traitor and disgraced the regiment
and his country And Gilfoy. crazy
from the villainous native potations
had been like man In a nightmare:
he had remembered nothing from the
day he deserted until he was captured
firing his rifle wildly into the air
alone in the deserted hut.
He might have saved him by few
kindly words. Instead he had commit
ted him to the punishment cells 70,
his first offenses. had bullied him
disciplined him. let him 60 to perdi
tion-he. the Father Of the Regi
ment."
Excuse me. Miss King" he said
abruptly. Pray be seated l will be
back In q few minutes" And hf
strobe away under the blazing sun In
the direction Of the barracks.
Inside the yard the executioner was
still fumbling with the trap. owe,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-20
= rCLl CEETER.

~ = 34'' a cd Colonel
Sal ns i; iis aieel-sray
ma, a. sa Lrei tma our
in. : Of .s'.sa service he
ae.g I'D. Til hcrtor CT this
uas .tv!l 9Ae:..s tlan tie hi
If bees " n. drlah With
bis n c,9sri N uHen I'll, skir,
IL: .5le.." ne muttcred
aaa b.ca ii.o his chair.
GU 2 tic hci sun OF tie Philip
pines glrnaa tie rarckcd land. send.
Ing is seorcbi:s ra"a into the White
wash 4 ho9 ia winch Ike sat. iron
the taD.a ia front OF him his ordc;l,
lad ,l4eai a closeiyt! ped document
of tiye PAGES. 1t Was the findings Of
the court-marlial which had sat On the
preceding day. 1t lad passed sen.
tence OF death upon certain William
Cilfoy for having joined the Moro
forces and fred upon his former COM
rades. II Colonel Saunders affixed his
signature to the document the death
sentence would be carried out-not d
year hence. ncr month hence, nor a
day hence. but now.
There was death in the quiet air. in
the hushed expectancy of the camp;
in the rows Of white washed cells in
the barracks also. and in the barrack
yard, where a grim post, like an en)r.
nous carpenters square set upright.
creaked as the executioner tested the
mechanism of the trap.
"Iis sweetheart" muttered the
colonel agairf Il cant see her-I
won't see her, Walters. Tell her"
MAY | come in?" inquired a gentle
voice outside. and a girl entered-a
typical American girl such as is to be
met In thousands In the little towns
and villages OF the New England
states. She might have been twenty.
five; her face had lost the sweet i'm.
maturity of youth and had been re.
placed by that gentle and half mater
nal look that is to be seen sometimes
on the faces Of good women
Il am Miss King" she said. smiling
happily at Colonel Saunders. II sup.
pose William has told you that-that
we are to be married here, now that
his term has ended" A slight blush
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-20
TRANSLATION A HARD MATTER
Few Make Success Of Work. but There
Are One or Two Instances Quite
Recently Brought to Light.

Reading Shakespeare In foreign
language is generally weird expert.
ence not without its amusing side. It
matters little what language one Sc.
Iccts, for Shakespeare has been trans.
lated into all Of them. and the transla.
.ionsare in all grades Of badness. Arthur
bennington writes in the North Ameri.
can Review. Similarly a Frenchman
reading Corneille In English is moved
to laughter or tears, and an Italian
reading Dante in English scarcely re.
cOgnizes the divine poet.
Good translations are rare. For q
faithful rendering Of mere words much
thought. backed by intimate knowl.
edge Of the subtle shades Of meaning
Of the words Of both languages is a
primary requisite. But more than
words are to be translated: thoughts,
spirit. atmosphere, art, are more i'm
pOrtant than words. And it Is in this
that most translators are an exem.
plification Of the old Italian epigram,
traduttOre, traditore.
This is not to say that every trans.
latOr is a traitor. Among the cases
in the desert are one or two Of the
more recent translations Of Shake.
speare Continental Europe-Germany
excepted-is really only just beginning
to know Shakespeare as We know him.
Italy is ringing with praises Of Diego
Angels version, OF which four vol.
umes-"The Tempest" Julius Cae.
sar," Hamlet" and "Macbeth"--have
already appeared France was thrilled
two years ago by Maeterlincks trans.
lation of Macbeth" and applauded De
Gramonts Julius Caesar" in 1906.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-02
and the Home Sphere
FALL AND WINTER HATS.
Dame Fashion Offers Wide Choice.
Larger Shapes For Dress.

Dressy hats show Il tendency 10
grow larger. Many roll away from the
face. while the mushroom model Is
popular. Afternoon And evening hats
have aigretS Naiincs is good for
winter as well rs fall. In lax plated
ruchcS On large HAT shapes il swathcs
the crowns ana wells the flowers that
appear in many attractive ideas.
Wings are much used on the under
hrins. Willow plumcs have given
way To ostrich feathers in black, white
and shaded effects.
Nelours To go with tailor made cos
tunes is Out in modified sailor shapes,
with high pointed. round and square
crowns They are in many cuiors.
with black ana white combinations in
the lead
The wide range OF styles in MILL
merry for fall and winter should enable
every woman. no matter how hard to
suit 10 lind something highly becom,
ing.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-02
FUNNY SHlDOWGRAPHS.
Whole Play May Be Acted In Panto-
mime This Way.

Al an evening party shadowgraphs
are great fun. They are something
Ike the effect produced by those Gu
Iious mirrors of which you have all
heard which, At any ones merely NOV
ing backward or forward III front Of
them. will make him or her short and
stout or TALL and thin. according 10
where the p,rson Is standing.
All YOU need 10 make shadow pie
trrcs are Il sheet or amy large piece of
rather thin white cloth and Il strong
light. suspend lie cloth from the
ceiling and place behind ii The light.
Now Try rcccding from the screen. and
!ou will seem To- he turning into Il
giant. II YOU move w nearer. 50 that
you are the same distance from the
screen that the light is. Your outline
sin lctomc distinct. and ii you move
III still nearer you Will seem To have
entirely disappeared. All sorts of fun.
ny positions can lie shown.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-02
For Our Boy and Girl Readers
A FEW IMPOSSIBLE FEATS.
Something to Try on Him Who Has a
Surplus of Self Confidence.

Many things are harder 10 do than
they at first seem. For your friend
who is possessed Of a surplus of self
confidence propose some of these seem
ingly simple but impossible feats:
Ask him 10 rub his ear with his
elbow.
Ask him to stand with his heels
against the wall and pick handker-
chief UP from the floor.
ASK him TO stand, blindfolded, for
tive minutes without moving.
Propose To him that he cannot break
Il match laid across the nail Of his mid
die finger and under his first and third
fingers. He will be pretty sure 10 try
this, but all his efforts will prove in
vain.
Ask him 10 get up from the chair in
which he is sitting without bending his
body or putting has feet under the
chair.
ASK him to stand at the side of the
room with both feet placed lengthwise
against the wainscoting
If he is clever he may possibly be
able 10 stand up when placed facing
the wall with his feet about two feet
away from it and his head bent for
ward until ii touches tbe-yall.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-02

v
book He had not realized that
" anything unusual was going on
until q scream from the girl
1 reused him. Two men were arguing
with her.
There must be- some mistake" she
insisted. II am Una Ormonde of De
trolt, am on my way To meet party
of friends, with whom am going
abroad, II | miss the boat ] shall not
only lose III trip. but ! shall find my
SELF in New York alone and friend'eSS. ="
Clayton threw down the book and
crossed the aisle. What is the mat.
tcrE' he asked. "Why do you annoy
his lady"
This amt no lady She is n conf.
dence queen" said the detective.
There's some mistake here" Clay
ton said quietly. II presume you are
making the arrest on Information
The detective drew printed slip
from his poke: and passed It To Clay.
ton. ltrccite0 that Loa Cogswell. alias
pfctfcr. alias Hay, alias Goodrich,
was wanted in Chicago for swind ing.
This il all wrong" he said decided.
1y. THAT description would fit hun
/ drcaS OF women who have passed
through this station today. II you mr..
rest Miss Ormonde. You will be sued
for false Imprisonment"
One OF her pals. ch:" sneered the
detective.
Clayton handed the man II card
IF YOU want 10 mess things up slill
| further" he said quietly. go ahead"
The officer looked at the card "Got
any letters TO back this upT' lie do
handed. Clayton produced several
from his coat.
~ guess we made 4 mistake" he
said uncertainty. Sorry we troubled
the lady. ! hope this will so no fur
ther, sir"
Its MI right, suppose was the
careless answer. "lf Miss Ormondc
will excuse YOU. have nothing more
60 say"
The girl bowed her Willingness, ana
the two men filed shecplshly out of
the ear. .hrrcsting a confidence queen
was one thing AIistaking friend of
the son of the governor of the state
was quite another.
Una turned TO Clayton.
Il am very much obliged to YOU" she
said softly. Il don't know what |
should have done had they taken ME
off the train. am to sail In the morn
ing with Uncle Jim and "A party of
| friends. Father sent him n draft for
my expenses, and should have landed
IN New York without funds or friends
! had been detained"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-02
THE WELL LIKED NElGHBOR.
Turning a Deaf Ear to Idle Gossip
Commands Respect.

Really il is not So very difficult TO
live AT peace with "the woman next
door," IL just takes a little trying.
says the Chicago Tribune. The es-
sence Of the whole matter may be thus
summed up; Be just as friendly with
your neighbor that you earn her CON-
plete respect, but never become SO
friendly that familiarity creeps In.
Be most careful where gossip and
scandal are concerned and always
avoid giving an opinion about the char
acter OF an absent person.
once woman gets known in dis
lrct as person opposed to SANDER
and gossip Of all sorts she VIII be left
severely alone. The gossip seeks out
;he gossip, not her who nbhors Cos
Sip And il is strange that the woman
who will not listen 10 gossip and sean.
,lal is the one most respected In the
Whole neighborhood. The gossip has
sneak!ng admiration for the woman
who sets her face against petty scan
dads and so forth.
AS TO visiting well. ii is advisable 10
visit AZ little Ne possible. People don't
care for others running in and out OF
their homes at all hours. The too fire.
,,ueut visitor is dubbed nuisance and
j. little appreciated. 1t Is quite wrong
10 assume that woman who does not
visit her neigbbors frequently Will be
looked On as n snob. She will not; her
ueighbors will really be grateful.
Re effusive with no one; be friendly
with all. Command respect, but allow
Of absolutely no familiarity. If you
cannot say 4 good word then hold your
tongue. II you can say good say 1t
and never be afraid. TO defend wor
Thy person whom you hear others con-
lemning
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-02
CARE OF GOLDFISH.
It Is Unnecessary to Change the Water
Every Few Days.

When you have goldfish or other
like fish for pets IL is u great mis-
take to suppose that II is necessary 10
change the water in an aquarium
every few days. The tank should be
arranged so us seldom. if ever, TO re-
'qurc change of water. This is not
difficult 10 accomplish.
Both animals and plants breathe.
and what is life To the plant Is poison
TO the animal. Animals absorb oXy-
zen and throw off carbonic acid gas.
II into carbon and oxygen, absorbing
the carbon. which is converted into
vegetable tissue. and throwing Off the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-02
He Didn't Think,

when he had an ache or q pain he
whincd.
And he couldn't work with blistcred
hand
II his shoes were tight much fault he'd
ind
II his boss compelled him awhile TO
stand
He stayed at home If he didn't feel we'll
And he cannot be blamed for that. OF
course.
Yet I've gave no thought. l am forced TO
tell
To his faithful servant--his poor sick
horse
He let him stand in the blistermg sun.
He checked his head. and he made him
draw ...
The heaviest loads, and he made him run
When his feet We're sore and his ba az
was raw.
That the collar chafod old pObbins breast
Didn't even cause him the least rUmorsc
And unto the Judge this man confessed
That he didn't think that IL hurt the
horse
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