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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18
USE FOR OLD BLUEPRINTS
sleached by a Simple Process, They
Furnish Sketch Paper Of
Fair Grade.

In the engineering department OF
every mine office. blueprints will accu-
mulate until the quantity has reached
amazing proportions. Some compa-
nies keep record and file of all prints
made and at periodical times destroy
the old ones. In addition to this. says
the Engineering and Mining Journal.
at the time of printing. there is sure
to be certain waste due to poor ex.
posures. blotchy paper. etc. A method
for turning this waste into a useful
article is presented b., E. B. Birken-
bend. In the American Machinist.
These old or useless prints may be
bleached by immersing them in soda
bath containing four ounces OF soda
to one gallon of water If 1t is desired
to bleach only portion of the print,
this may be done by painting that part
with this solution. BY washing the
prints in fresh water, after bleaching.
any discoloration is prevented The
blank paper thus obtained furnishes
fair grade of sketch paper and
there are numerous other uses to
which it could also be put.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18

searchlight on the junk. The scene
it revealed beggared the experience of
man whose trade was fighting; it
fell upon decks slippery with blood
and Uttered with the bodies of dead
and wounded; it silenced confusion
indescribable. Upon that insane turmoil
the light fell with the effect of thun-
derbolt from a clear sky.
Screaming shrilly in their panic, the
Chinese scattered and fell away, leav-
ing O'Rourke beside Couch, Wheeler
being down and buried beneath three
Chinese corpses. And instantaneously
something grated harshly against the
starboard side Of the junk, and man,
his figure stark black against the cold
white glare. leaped upon the rail and
tumbled inboard. Others to the num-
ber of a dozen followed him. swarm
ing over the decks. Couch reeled to-
wards them, babbling orders and in
structions.
The second launch had arrived.
Sick and faint, O'Rourke slouched
back against the rail, watching with
lack-luster eyes the end of the chap
ter 1t was simple to the point of
seeming farcical in comparison with
that which preceded 1t. The dazed and
now outnumbered Chinese offered no
further resistance. Disarmed and put
under guard, they disappeared from
his consciousness, while he watched
the men from the second launch.
spurred by Couch, scatter in search of
the abducted women.
Loss of blood was beginning to tell
upon him; his strength seemed alto
gether gone his wits buZzed in his
head like a swarm of gnats. He
grasped his support convulsively, be-
ginning to appreciate how seriously
he was hurt. He heard as from a great
distance thin, faint cries of men shout
ing in triumph; saw Couch, a pygmy
shape. holding in his arms doll who
wore the face Of Miss Pynsent. Then
of a sudden he was conscious of a
woman Fastening toward him, fan
tastic and incongruous figure in a din
ner-gown, her skirts trailing in the
slime of the shambles, her arms out
held to him; and knew her for his
wife.
He essayed to speak, but could not
He felt her arms close about him. In
the face Of the seerchlight's penetrat-
ing and undertaking glare. night
closed down upon him.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18
Vanderbilt Helps Injured Man.

Newport, R. I.-Reginald Wander
bilt and Preston Gibson. the latter
formerly Of Chicago but now of
Washington. rescued David c. Cruik-
shank, who had been run down by an
automobile driven by Augustus Jay.
The injured man, whose skull was
fractured, had been riding on the tail
seat Of a motorcycle when run into by
the automobile and hurled to the curb.
Vanderbilt and Gibson, passing IN
their machine, lifted Cruikshank into
hospital, where he was said to be in
a serious condition owing to his age
Of seventy years.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18
TRAVEL IN THE EAST
The "Gemming" Country Of
Famed Old Ceylon.
Native superstitIous In Evidence Ew
erywhere-Three Small votIve
Lamps Always Kept Burn.
Ing by tho Devout
Natives.

Ceylon.-I wanted to see the "gem.
ming" country. and journeyed by train
to Av1sawela, whence drove by coach
the twenty-six miles to Ratnapura; it
was late in the afternoon when at last
/ reached Ratnapura resthouse, and
Adams Peak itself appeared over the
jungle, glorious under warm, rosy
cloudlets that seemed to be playing a
game CT touch mountain" as they
passed from one pinacle to another.
The rest house is pitched high up on
the hillside, and in front of 1t the
broad Kela Gange river cleaned that
night under the stars, and the mysteri-
GUS gloom Of the forest brooded be-
hind curtain Of winking fire-fiies.
Less than halfway to the sea, up
among the hills ON the southern side of
the river, an English syndicate is
working a plumbago mine with first
class machinery and expert engineers.
] stopped to visit this mine, and in its
dark '1evels," blasted out of the gneiss
rock in the bowels of the earth, saw
the plumbago being hacked out in
Jumps. Near the top of the shaft, In
small wooden box, three little votive
lamps are always kept burning-one
light for God, one for the company,
and one for the miners.
During the second day Of the river
journey came the shooting of some
rather gentle rapids where brown
rocks thrust their noses out of the wa
ter and we rushed down splashing on
slide to lower level. At last, some
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18
From the Ash Tray.

Even the ash OF hubby's cigar can
be utilized. In what way7 Why. as
a polisher for gold watches. bracelets
and rings. let alone chains and a mul.
titude Of other trinkets. This comes
from a prominent 1eweler. SO It must
be nearly correct He even goes to
the extent OF carrying with him q
small case in which he preserves all
the ashes from the cigars which he
smokes. He says that the grain is so
fine that It leaves no mark that II
discernible to the naked eye
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18

or another Of his companions had
been tackled bodily by one Of the
junk'S crew. On his own part he
caught glimpse of shadow moving
ghostlike against one of the lights,
and promptly exercised 1t with a shot.
By this time the vessel seemed to
be caught in the grip of pandemon-
ium; shouts and shots We'd with
screams, groans, confused padding
footsteps, to make the moment one OF
a nightmare. The boarding party stood
at bay, not daring to venture from the
spot on which they had landed, firing
steadily but with discretion.
Huddled together like children in
fear of the powers of darkness, the
three held their fire against the inev-
table assault in force. handicapped
fearfully by their absolute ignorance
Of the lay of the deck, of the number
Of their opponents, and of from which
quarter they had to expect the attack.
And the silence and the suspense
wore upon their nerves until the final
struggle came in the shape of boom
to save them i-om madness. And 1t
came with rush and will, cyclonic.
tremendous, overpowering. BY sheer
weight of human flesh the Europeans
were pinned against the rail, fighting
at handgrips with cruel and cunning
foe far better prepared for such bus.-
ness than they. For at such close
quarters pistols were practically
worthless save as clubs, while knives
could slip to slay through almost any
interstice, however straitened.
O'Rourke had no time to think of his
companions. Stung to desperation by
the silent. unrelenting fury of his as
sailants-twice he was conscious of
the white-hot agony of a knife-thrust,
one penetrating the flesh of his side
and scraping his ribs, the other biting
deep into his thigh-he fired until he
had but one cartridge left in his re-
volver, and expended that blowing out
the brains of an extraordinarily per-
sistent coolie, then dropped the USE
less weapon and trusted to his naked
strength.
1t served him well for little One
man, precipitated by the weight Of
those behind him into the adventur-
er's arms. he seized by the throat and
throttled in twinkling; then lifting
him from the deck. he exerted his
power to the utmost. and cast the
body like log into the midst of the
melee. Thus clearing a little space, he
found himself able to step aside and
let another run past him into the bull
wark; and seeing the sheen of a
swordblade in the fellows hand, be-
fore he could recover seized his wrist.
twisted 1t savagely. and wrenched the
weapon away.
The finale came moment later, sig
nalized by binding flash of light
more bright than that of day. which
fell athwart the deck and Illuminated
instantaneously every inch of the
fighting ground. Fervently be blessed
the nearby vessel that had turned its
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18

SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col. Terence O'Rourke, a military free
lance and something of gambler. in his
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight. At the
gaming table O'Rourke notices two men
watching him. One Is the Hon. Berthe
Glynn, while his companion is Viscount
Des Trebes. duelist. The viscount tells
him the French government has directed
him to O'Rourke as a man who would
undertake a secret mission. At his apart
ment, O'Rourke. who had agreed to un-
dertake the mission. finds mysterious
sealed package to O'Rourke, who is not
to open 1t until on the ocean. A pair of
dainty slippers are seen protruding from
under q doorway curtain. The 1rishman
finds the owner of the mysterious feet to
be his wife. Beatrix. from whom he had
run away year previous; ST. They ey eags are
that Rangoon law firm offers him
100000 pounds for jewel known as the
Pool Of Flame and left to him by a dy-
named Chambret In Algeria. O'Rourke
worsts the nobleman in duel The wife
bids o'Rourke farewell and he promises ;se
to soon return with the reward. He dis
covers both Glynn and the viscount on
board the ship; As he finds Chambret
there is a an aaek ~ paadfs that ah he has
left the Pool of Flame with the governor
general, who at sight, of a signet ring
given the colonel will deliver over the
Jewel. Arriving at Algeria the Irishman
finds the governor general away. Des
Trebes makes a mysterious appointment,
and tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possession of the jewel by stealing 1t. In
a duel O'Rourke masters the viscount,
secures possession of the Pool of Flame
and starts by ship for Rangoon. He finds
the captain TO be a smuggler who tries to
steal the jewel. 1t is finally secured by
the captain and O'Rourke escapes to
land. With the aid of one Danny and
his sweetheart, O'Rourke RECEIVERS the
Pool of Flame. On board ship once more,
bound for Rangoon, mysterious lady
appears. O'Rourke comes upon lascar
about TO attack the lady, who is Mrs.
Prynne, and kicks the man into the hold.
Mrs. Prynne claims she Is en- route for
Indiana on a mission for the king.
O'Rourke Is attacked by the lascar, who
secures the Pool of Flame, the captain
Is shot and the lascar jumps into the sea.
The ship arrives in port. Danny hands
O'Roulke the Pool of Flame which he
has stolen from Mrs. Prynne. 1t is the
real jewel, the one lost at sea being
counterfeit O'Rourke goes to Calcutta
and discovers Des Trebes disguised. He
complice. Finally he gets to the lawyer
who has offered the reward, delivers the
jewel and gets the money. Going to the
residence of the lawyer on invitation,
O'Rourke finds him murdered and Des
Trebes is found dying. An officer appears
and O'Rourke assists him in unraveling
the mystery. O'Rourke leaves with the
reward.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18

ity ahead. 1T there were only star
light" he complained bitterly.
Stand by, Wheeler. to stop the motor.
Well drop alongside with the current,
as quietly as we can. Colonel
O'Rourke, will you get forward and
take the boathook and headwarp,
please; I'm needed at the wheel and
Wheeler at the engine until we make
fast"
Cautiously the Irishman rose, took
the boathook Couch offered him, and
crept out upon the narrow triangle OF
deck at the bows. Crouching there,
he found the headwarp and waited.
tense with anxious expectancy, star
ing ahead in futile effort to penetrate
the wide, shadowy reaches of the riv-
er. But the mystical distances con-
fused and eluded him. The launch
seemed to move, painting, in an abyss
of night. She made little noise: a
hiss of water beneath her stem; the
steady humming of the motor, throt-
tied down to half speed; the mufiied
gasping of the exhaust. And present
ly even these ceased at word from
Couch, and the launch moved only
with the tide.
Abruptly a towering wall of opaque
black rose out of the darkness to
starboard. O'Rourke braced himself
for the imminent instant of action,
poised so lightly upon his toes and
fingertips that a swell from a moving
vessel would have thrown him off
his balance. perhaps overheard. The
launch closed swiftly and silently in
upon the black wall; it lowered over
him like a cliff; far above he could
see dim divisions between black and
black that must be the rail. And he
shook his head, dismayed; he could
never scale that. he thought; not even
the O'Rourke could accomplish a mir
acle. But in a breath it had faded
back, and he realized that the tower
ing poop Of the junk had misled him.
They were now alongside at the waist.
He stood up and saw low railing
moving and caught 1t over the edge Of
the rail, drew the launch in, let go the
boathook and, with the headwarp
wrapped about his hand, jumped
blindly.
Something dealt him a vicious, all
but paralysing, blow in the pit of the
stomach; he doubled up, for a mo-
ment helpless, across the junk's rail,
but retained sufficient presence of
mind to hold on to the headwarp.
Then, recovering trifie, he squirmed
over and fell sprawling upon the deck,
his heels drumming an abrupt and
violent alarm. From somewhere he
heard a shrill jabbering arise, with an
ensuing patter of bare feet. Swiftly
he got upon his knees and drew in the
headwarp. with his free hand search
ing along the rail for cleat. Some
thing thumped heavily on the deck be-
side him, and grunted; and something
else followed with a second bump;
and the launch swung outward and,
caught by the current, jerked the
headwarp from his grasp. May the
luck of the O'Rourke still hold!" he
prayed fervently, getting upon his feet
to realize that, with Couch and the
man Wheeler, he was impris ed
aboard the junk, doomed there to ;
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18
CHAPTER xxxv.

In after days, when he was alto
gether. well and whole. they journeyed
forth, these two, the man and his
wife. from Rangoon northward. The
railway carried them some distance;
later they struck off with their train
into the primitive wilderness beyond
the ultimate British outposts on the
Chindwine. main tributary to the Ir-
rawaddy.
The land was peaceful. hospitable,
and very. very lovey In its wilder
nssa. Their happiness was ecstaxy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18

HE'LL Whatever might Defall, until
the coming of the second launch 4.
or perhaps for longer time.
AS he rose some indistinct body ran
into him and cannoned off with an un-
couth yelp; with no time to draw his
revolvers, the adventurer struck out
with bare hand and had the satis-
faction of finding goal for his blow
of landing heavily on bare flesh and
OF hearing the dull sound of fall
upon the deck.
spontaneously lights were flashing
out for and aft. A revolver spat ven
omously beside him. Somewhere a
man screamed and fell, whimpering
horribly. The revolver expoded a Sec
ond time. There we're confused
noises. as of furious struggle, rough
and tumble. and he suspected that one
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18
Innocent. 2s Years In CEN.

Huntington, Ind.-Mrs. John Epps.
who served % years in the Indiana
woman's prison for the murder Of her
husband. and who was paroled six
years ago, has been vindicated, It waa
learned. by the deathbed confession
of Henry Epps, brother.
Epps. before dying. said that ha
poisoned his brother. !
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18
Didn't Get Across,

First Omaha Man lin surprised
What! Back already? Why. l
thought you were going to see Europe?
Second Omaha Man (cheerfuliy)-
So did l. but 1t seems that New York
saw rae nrst-Puck
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18
CHAPTER xxxIv.-(continued.)

like these chaps were after noW-ol
a highly respectable Chinese merchant
and head of one Of the tongs-one or
the richest men in Rangoon, who, 1t
seems, was also after that ruby. l
can't imagine what he wanted of 1t.
but that'll come out, probably; the
mans rich enough to buy dozens of
stones as fine. However l
gather he'd laid his plan far ahead.
The coolies intimated you'd been
watched all the way from Bombay. At
all events, the brutes were ready
when you arrived; Sypher was
doomed man from the moment you
handed over the Pool of Flame. They
surrounded his house this night, COM
ing up from the river, just as soon as
it was dark enough to conceal their
actions. Then they found third ele-
ment in the business-your friend Des
Trebes, all unsuspicious Of them, lurk-
ing on the veranda and watching Sy-
pher through the window. So they
waited to see what he was up to. And
pretty soon they found out Sypher
came downstairs, went to the safe and
opened it; presume he had the stone
in his hand, ready to put away. While
he was standing there the F'renchman
slipped up behind and stabbed
him, annexing the stone and leav-
ing the way he got in. The in
slant he stepped off the veranda the
Chinese got him; but he managed to
scream before they could silence him
ho IF hn a.
hold, Miss Pynsent, your wife and the
servants. So to cover things up they
had to gather them all in. The serv-
ants were killed-there were three OF
them-and the women :"
Neither man spoke for time. Then
Couch resumed.
This coole was an outsider
of the junk gang; so he stayed ashore,
and thought it would be fine young
scheme to return and do a little loot
ing on his own I've telephon-
ed the head Office to arrest that
cursed merchant and confiscate his
house and goods and detain anybody
they could catch connected with him.
The nets we'll enough laid, and
think
The lights Of the city became Wis
ible, strung along the right bank of
the river as the launch rounded
bend. Couch swung the little boat
out into midstream. "Half-speed,
Wheeler" he said, adding to O'Rourke:
I've got to pick out that junk. pre-
sumo the right one will have all sail
set and be moving downstream with
the tide; it's just on the turn now
and fortunately there's no wind worth
mentioning. l wish l could
see something of the other launch"
He peered aasiouSly into the obscur-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18
ClnsaIese Superstition: A "Luck-PoIe"
on the Site of a New Houss In ceylon.

miles after we had passed the opening
of the Kelani river canal, the long
bridge of Kaletura appeared at the riv-
er mouth with a line of fiery sunset
sky behind it, and l saw again the rail-
way, and that fringe OF cocoanut palms
against the sea which more than any
other detail is typical OF Ceylon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-08

Inquiries of All Classes Are Made Daily
in These Columns That Lead to
Bargains for Many.
These were in The Herald want ads
yesterday:
'ewanted-A Spanish teacher for a
high school"
To buy good 500 or 500 pounds
platform scales"
"A competent solicitor for tailored
clothes"
BY a chauffeur, Of five years ex-
perience, a position"
A plumber wants a basement for q
shop close to business center"
These gllmpses give an idea Of the
variety of want ads which appear in
The Herald every day. A nurse girI
who speaks English and a boy with a
wheel for delivery work are sought,
also an experienced mixer and a Mex
lean tailor. Rewards are offered or
a string Of gold beads lost Wednes-
day night and for a purse A bachelor
girl wants a companion and offers to
share a furnished fiat with a healthy,
refined young woman. Two automO-
biies are listed in the TOO Late to
Classify as for sale at bargain prices
Here is a fact which ought to drill
in and stick. OF the two pages given
over to the classified columns in The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-08
BRYANT Is GIVEN
VERDICT FOR $1,000

T. C. Bryant, plaintiff in the suit
against the Atchiso1, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railway company, which was on trial
in the 34th district court, was awarded
verdict by the jury of $4,000. The
verdict was brought in by the jury Fri
day morning, after it had been out all
night, the case having gone to the jury
at o'clock Thursday afternoon. The
plaintiff sued for $4,000, alleged to
have been the amount of damage he sus-
tanned by the reason of a train III that
company iniuring him in the local wards
Of the company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-08
MONTE HALEY ARRESTED
On CINCTNN ATI CnnTnr. ArArr

Monte Haley was arrested by the
police Thursday and released on a $500
bond. The arrest Of Haley was made
by the police at the instance of letter
addressed 10 police chief J. n Davis
from police chief William Copelan of
Cincinnati, o. The Cincinnati chief
wrote chief Davis that Haley was
wanted in that city on a charge Of hay
ing obtained money under false pre-
lenses in that he secured SIS from
Frank Temper for q suit of clothes. and
failed to deliver the suit. Haley
was engaged here in the tailor
ing business about two years ago and
is wen known. He declares that there
is no ground for the complaint.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-08
CLINT PEOPLE ASK
A VOTE ON SALOONS

Residents of Clint, Texas. wish an
election on local option. A petition
signed by a number Of citizens of the
town has been presented to the court
Of county commissioners asking that an
election be called to determine whether
or not the town shall be without sa-
looms. There are now two saloons in
Clint. The commissioners viii act up
on the petition on Monday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-08

Herald five days each week with a
substantial overflow Saturday, two
thirds OF the space is occupied by ad-
vertfsements that are reported day in
and day out. This means that results
are apparent, else a. cancellation would
be ordered The first service Of the
want ads is to fill quickly a suddenly
deveIoped need. But the people read
them. 20. 600 people each day, and pO-
tentiaI buyers who develop into actual
buyers make Herald classified ads prof
fable Telephone your ad to The Her
AID The cost for one insertion is two
bits. and it's less per day longer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-08
DAMAGE SUIT IS TRIED
FOR THE SECOND TIME

For the secord time the case of J. R.
Cummings, who is suing the Ell Paso Ice
and Refrigerator company Tor $4,000
for the loss OF the sight Of one Of his
CURED when he was in the employ Of
that company, Is on trial In the 34th
district court. The plaintiff was injured
over a year ago when a niece OF steal
struck him in the eye. The first trial
Of the case resulted in the jury not be-
ING able to reach q verdict
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-08
ROOSEVELT MOTORS INTO
NEW YORK CFwF

New York. n. Y, Nov. S.-CoL Roose-
welt mOtOred to New York from Oyster
Bay and visited his editorial office for
the first time since he was shot He
said that he had adopted a policy of
silence and had no further comment to
make on the election. He was feeling
fine, he said, and had almost forgotten
there was bullet in his chest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-08
JUSTICES COURTS.
!. B. 1IeCIlntock, Presldine.

T. H. Rogers VS. Herbert Drummer,
sequestration suit; filed.
Monte Haley, charged with being a
fugitive from justice; complaint fled
Burton Lingo company VS. p. A. Pare
des, debt and garnishment suit for
s64.50; filed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-08
MRS. MELISSA LYONS.

Mrs Melissa Lyons, mother Of Mrs.
Ed W. Pew died in Tacoma, Wash. The
remains are being brought to FL PdsO
for interment in the family plot in Ev-
ergreen cemetery. Mrs Lyons left here
in the early summer to join her daugh-
ter, who is teaching English in the uni
versity of Puget Sound at Tacoma. She
was suddenIy stricken on Monday last.