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Typical Woman of France.

Mrs. Carroll. dressed in a dark tailor
made dress and close-fitting turban
trimmed in violets. with pretty set of
furs, looked particularly attractive. She
was the typical French woman in every
way, except that she was enthusiastically
proud of America
II was SO pleased to see the fine ships
of tho navy on the Hudson as we left
New York this morning" she said with
Partisan notes in her English, which in
creased the interest which attached to
her words. She added that her sons
attendance at the United States Naval
Academy would always cause her to be
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In Australia and New Zealand.

The league has been watching the work
of Australia and New Zealand in making
the long water haul for perishable goods
practicable from Australian points to
England. 1t was matter Of absolute
necessity to get the perishable products
such a meat, butter, eggs and apples out
of Australia and on the English market.
Many important improvements We're
made in ship refrigeration and the long
haul is now accompanied not only safely,
but at very low cost. More than that.
the shippers and handlers in England
have developed system Of forecasting
SO that from April to June, which is the
height of the apple season in Australia,
they can keep each other advised three
or four weeks in advance as to the prob
able shipment, while the English produce
journals always carry a statement of the
amount of perishable goods af1oat so that
they know for at least two weeks what
the condition Of the local market will be
as to the supply Of meat, APPLES and
butter
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Plenty of Grass for Horses.

COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE AND GRIP
LAXATIVE PROMO Quininc removes the cause
There Is only .'BROMO QtININE." Look
for signature Vt +. W. GROVE. &c.
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ing work in city office. Her ply
stefan ordered her to a sanitarium for
rest and upbuilding, and when she re-
turned to work he instructed her to
eat four fresh laid eggs daily; two
eggs for breakfast and the others raw
in milk Finding it difficult to obtain
dependably fresh eggs she persuaded
her mother to permit her having a
small flock in the home yard. A port
able house was purchased and fifteen
bullets Installed in it. 4 small brother
was paid ten cents a week to feed and
care for the flock, two bags OF ready
mixed food were bought and the result
of the venture was not only all the
eggs the young lady needed and sup
ply for the family. but there was a
surplus which found ready market
at the corner drug store. bringing ten
cents dozen above the market price.
The Christian Herald.
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Wisconsin News Briefs.

Waupaca.- Residents of this citv
are planning for the third annual DO
tato bake to be held on Sept. > and
Ashland Ellison, an en-
gineer of the Ashland Water comma
ny, was nearly killed when fvin o
rock from a dynamite explosion 2O0
feet away, struck him.
Oshkosh.-Police have been m
able to find John Eggert, a retired
farmer, who disappeared from the
home of his sister here, wearing on
ly an undershirt and carrying bible
and satchel.
Marinette.-t is announced that
Sheriff A. E. Schwittay has decided
to withdraw as a candidate for tba
legislature
Racine -Fetis Hinas, a Iaborer
lay down to sleep while his dinner
was cooking The gasoline stove ex-
ploded and Hinas saved himself from
cremation by jumping from second
story window He was stunned in the
fall and broke an ankle
Sheboygan.-Joseph Witt. aged %
years, has disappeared and the police
are searching for him. He had a
large sum of money with him when
he was last seen
Sheboygan.-Work on the new fish
hatchery has been started. The
building will be two stories high. 38
feet long and 80 feet wide.
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SYNOPSIS.

The scene Al the opening OF the story Is
laid In the library Of an old WORKOUT
southern plantation, known as the Bar
ony The place is to be sold. and IL. us
history and that OF the owners. the
Quintards, is the subject Of discussion oy
jonathan Crenshaw. a business man.,
stranger known Baden. and BOD
Yancy. a farmer when Hannibal wayne
Hazard. a mysterious ci!ild OF the OLD
southern family. makes his appearance
Yancy tells how he adopted the boy. Ma
thaniel Ferris buys the Barony. but the
Quintards deny any knowledge or the
boy. Yancy to keep Hannibal Captain
Murrell. a friend OF the Quintards, ap-
pears and asks questions about the Bar
DRY. Trouble at Scratch Hill. when Han
nibal is kidnapped by Dave BIount. Cap
tain MurrelPs agent Yancy overtakes
BIount. gives him thrashing and secures
the boy Yancy appears before Squire
BALKAN, and is discharged with costs for
the plaintiff. Betty Malroy. a friend Of
the Ferrises. has an encounter with Cap
tain Murrell, who forces his attentions on
her. and Is rescued by Bruce Darlington.
Betty sets out for her Tennessee home.
Darlington takes the same stage. Yancy
and Hannibal dsa appear. with Murrell on
their trail. Hannibal arrives at the home
of Judge SlocUm Price. The Judge recog-
nizes in the boy. the grandson Of an old
time friend Murrell arrives at Judges
home. Cayendish family on raft rescue
Yancy. who IS apparently dead. Price
breaks Jail Betty and Darlington arrive
at Belle Plain. HannibaPs rifle disclOses
some startling things to the judge. Han
ulD4l ana Betty meet again. MuFTeH ar
rive In Belle Plain. Is playing for big
stakes. Yancy aWakes from long dream
less sleep on board the raft. Judge Price
makes startling discoveries In looking up
land titles. Charley Norton a young
planter who assists the judge. is mys-
teriously assaulted. Norton informs Car
rington that Betty has promised to marry
him. Norton is mysteriousy shot. More
light on MurrelPs plot. He plans upris-
ing of negroes Judge Price, with Hanni-
bal. visits Betty. and she Keeps the boy
as a companion In a stroll Betty takes
with Hannibal they meet Bess Hicks,
daughter of the overseer. who warns
Betty OF danger and counsels her to
leave Belle Plain at once. Betty, terri
fled, acts Bess' advice. and on their
way their carriage it stopped by Slosson,
the tavern keeper, and a confederate and
Betty and Hannibal are made prisoners
The pair are taken to Hicks cabin in an
almost inaccessible spot, and there Muir
rell visits Betty and reveals his part in
the plot and his object. Betty spurns
his profered love and the interview is
ended by the arrival of Ware terrified
at possible outcome of the crime. Judge
Price. hearing Of the abduction plans ac-
ton. The Judge takes charge of the
situation, and search for the missing ones
is instituted. Darlington visits the judge
and allies are discovered. Judge Price
visits Colonel Fentress, where he meets
Yancy and Cavendish Becoming enraged
Price dashes a glass of whisky into the
colonels face and a duel is arranged.
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Canada Has Sufficient
Coal for 5000 Years
1t Has Enough Agricultural Land for the Set
ting of Millions

report dealing with the coal re-
sources of Canada has been issued by
the Dominion Department of Mines
The estimates given are only based on
what is known. In the western and
northern regions, which have been
little explored, there may be vast de
posits Of which nothing whatever is
known at present. The officials of the
department estimate that Of btu
minous coal there is in Canada 1914
billion tons; of anthracite 461 mil
lion tons; sub-bituminous and Ignite
over 100 billion tons The quantity
of coal now annually mined in Canada
is about II million tons. With an es-
timated quantity Of unmixed good coal.
Of IA billion tons, it would require
6,l66 years to exhaust the supply. If
the inferior grades were included. sup
ply would last for 14,575 years. Of
course the coal demands of Canada
will keep on increasing, but it will be
a good many years before the quantity
of Canadian coal mined will equal
present output of the United States
mines Their annual output is about
500,000,000 tons. At that rate it
would take only 145 years to exhaust
the estimated Canadian supply OF
good coal, and about $50 years to get
to the end Of the total supply. And
with the increasing population, made
up of about four hundred thousand per-
sons year (and it looks now as if this
number would be reached this year.,
one hundred and seventy-five thousand
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an admission from MIN that Murrer
would not condone if it came to his
knowledge. He had also acquired a
very proper and wholesome fear OF
Judge Slocum Price. He stepped close
to Wares side "WhatIl come OF the
girl, Tom? Can you figure that out?"
ne questioned, sinking his voice al
most to whisper But Ware was in
capable of speech, again his terrors
completely overwhelmed him. Il
reckon you'll have to find another
overseer. I'm going to strike out for
Texas said Hicks.
Wares eyes met his for an instant.
He had thought of flight, too; was
still thinking Of it. but greed was as
much a part OF his nature as fear:
Belle Plain was prize not to be light
ly cast aside, and 1t was almost his.
He lurched across the room to the
window. II he were going to act, the
sooner he did SO the better, and gain
a respite from his fears. The road
down the coast sid away before his
heavy eyes; he marked each turn,
then palsy of fear shook him, his
heart beat against his ribs, and he
stood gnawing his lips while he gazed
up at the sun.
DO you get what l say, Tom?
am going to quit these parts, said
Hicks Ware turned slowly from the
window.
''All right, Hicks. You mean you
want me to settle with you, is that
it?" he asked
yes, I'm going to leave while L
can; maybe l can't later on" said
Hicks stolidly. He added: Il am go
ing to start down the coast as soon
as 1t turns dark, and before it's day
again I'll have put the good miles be-
tween me and these parts
You're going down the coast?"
and Ware was again conscious of the
quickened beating of his heart. Hicks
nodded. See you don't meet up with
John Murrell," said Ware.
.'Pll take that chance. 1t seems a
heap better to me than staying here"
Ware looked from the window. The
shadows were lengthening across the
lawn
Better start now, Hicks" he ad-
vised.
I'll wait until it turns dark"
You'll need horse"
Il was going to help myself to one.
This amt no time to stand on cere-
mony," said Hicks shortly.
"Slosson shouldn't be left in the
lurch like thiS-Or your brothers
folks"
They'll have to figure It out for
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the opening up of this rich field of ag
rieulture. and it is a high class. of ag-
rlculture, carried on by the use of
brains, and. where energy has not
been endowed, it has become in that
splendid air case Of inoculated en-
ergy.
The rapid advancement of RAILWAYS
makes the situation easy. Today one
may be located thirty miles from one
of the many branches Of the different
systems. A year from now, the whis-
tie Of the locomotive and the long
train of cars may pass the farm. the
elevator is but a short drive from the
home, splendid market is established,
and all the advantages of an old set
tied community are at hand.
The prospects this year from an ag-
ricultural standpoint are exceedingly
bright, and, relieved Of untoward con-
ditions, the farmer is already counting
his bank roll, planning for more eX-
tensive operations for next year, and
figuring on paying out for his farm.
He is calculating what the increased
value of his holdings, as a result of a
successful crop, will add to his assets.
Already some fields of wheat have been
harvested, barley has been cut, and
the yield is above his expectation. In
fact, the feeling at the time of writing
is that never in the history of any
country on the continent has there
been such a prospect OF large aver
lage crop, all over the three central
provinces of Canada, as will be harvest
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being an estimate of the immigration
from the United States for 1912, the
consumption Of coal will naturally in
crease.
The agricultural districts Of Canada
have now become SO we'll known
throughout the world, and the vacant
area of splendid land is still SO great
that it may be expected that the num-
bers mentioned will increase from
year to year, and it will not be many
years before the immigration figures
will reach the million mark.
1t may be asked what is there to
warrant this large immigration? With
millions of acres of land, capable of
producing twenty-five to forty bushels
OF wheat to the acre; or, If in oats,
from forty to ninety, and even as high
as hundred bushels per acre, or the
same splendid yields of fax or bar
ley, there is ample inducement to at
tract these hundreds Of thousands who
are filing the present agricultural set
Elements and pushing forward into the
newer settlements year by year. and
leave room still for the hundreds Of
thousands who will follow. There re-
mains not only the agricultural wealth
of the country, but there are also the
social advantages, the home-making
privileges, apart altogether from the
financial opportunities, there is the life
and the energy born from the knowl-
edge that the settler is more than
unit in the upbuilding, in the making
Of country that will soon rank
amongst the first In the nations of
the world. There IS no desire on the
part of the writer 70 dwell upon the
success that has followed the Ameri-
can settler in the Provinces of Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and
the coast Province of British Column
bia, or to speak of the thousands of in
dividuals whose hundreds of dollars
have made them thousands, but atten-
ton must be paid to the fact that these
people have done well. They are fol-
lowed by their families and their
friends, who also are doing we'll
Where, a few years ago, seemingly
only months ago, there was nothing
but the open prairie, or If we speak Of
the more central portions Of these
provinces, the park districts, there are
today well titled and cultivated farms,
large farms, too, and the herds of cat
tie. Cities and towns are the result of
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appear against him, no jury will dare
to find him guilty; but there's Hues,
what about him." He paused. The
two men looked at each other for a
long moment
Where did they carry the cap
tain?"
Il don't know"
1T looks like the Clan was In a
hen-fired hole-but Shucks. What
will be easier than to fix Hues?-and
while they're fixing folks they'd bet
ter not overlook that old fellow Price
He's got some notion about Fentress
and the boy" Mr.. Hicks did not con-
slider it necessary to explain that he
was himself largely responsible for
this
How do you know that?" demand
ed Ware.
He as good as said So" Hicks
looked uneasily at the planter. He
knew himself to be compromised The
stranger named Cavendish had forced
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ed this year The railroads are add
ing to their already large mileage and
have got ready for handling the crop
thousands Of box cars The govern
ment agents and the railways are max
ing arrangements for from fifty to six
ty thousand extra farm hands in order
that the crop may be successfully and
quickly harvested, business men are
laying in larger stocks than usual, real
estate men are active preparing for
the rush of business that is sure to
follow, and everywhere there is the
note of optimism, which seems to be
perfectly justifiable.
There is, as has been said vast
area Of the country still open for set
Element and homesteading lying in the
center north. Speaking of this part
a writer, who made the trip when the
crop was in it's green stage, said;
Gust now, the whole country is
beautiful sight, as it presents itself in
full dress of living green, varied in
shade, many places elegantly fringed
and interspersed with pleatings of
Shrubbery and patches of sweet scent.
ed flowers in rose. yellow, white, pink.
scarlet, cardinal and purple. In tray.
cling over the virgin SOIL l have seen
some OF the most charming rolling
prairies, sloping hills, deep ravines,
mirrored lakes, artistic flower fields,
and natural parks that one could wish
to behold, and all placed there without
the aid Of man. The land in general
is heavily matted with grass, mixed
with vetches and pea vines, nearly up
to the knee, and many millions OF
acres of which are going to waste
while beef, pork and mutton are soar
ing at prices heretofore unknown. The
comparatively small acreage under cul-
tivation reminds one OF few small
garden patches.
when we consider the estimated
crop of 30O,0000O0 bushels Of wheat
for 1912, to be produced on these west
ern prairies from these garden patches,
some faint idea can be formed by an
imaginative mind as to the immense
possibilities and rich heritage of glo-
rio1le western Canada"
The estimate of the wheat crop, as
made by the writer quoted, is excess
sive, but with even $50 million bushels,
there will be great deal Of satisfac-
ton on the part of the settlers.
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Masterpiece Gone to Waste.

The very seedy looking young man
made his way with difficulty down the
corridor on the ninth floor of one OF
New York's best hotels, says the Pop
ular Magazine, and knocked loudly at
his friends door. Anguish was writ
ten on his face and wrinkles on his
clothes. \ He was a walking sign of
what it meant to spend hard night,
What's the matter?" called out the
sleepy friend
Matter? It's a tragedy. a death,
the end of all things ruination and
grief"
We'll, what it is?" lazly inquired
the drowsy man. without opening the
door
Whereupon the seedy-looking young
man, leaning against the door and lift
ing his voice to howl. replied:
L called up my wife on the long-dis-
lance telephone last night and told
her why | had not returned. | gave
her perfectly good excuse. And now
/ can't remember what it was"
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CHAPTER XIV. (continued3

"Hues!" cried Murrell in astoniSh-
ment, for the man confronting him
was the Clans messenger who should
have been speeding across the state.
Toss up your hands, Murrell," said
Hues quietly.
One of the other men spoke.
You are under arrest!
Arrest"
You are wanted for nigger-steal-
ing" said the man. Still Murrell did
not seem to comprehend He looked
at Hues in dull wonder.
What are you doing here?' be
asked.
Waiting TO arrest you-ain't that
plain?" said Hues, with a grim smile
The outlaws hands dropped at his
side. limp and helpless. With some
idea that he might attempt to draw
a weapon one of the men took hold
of him, but MurrelI was nerveless to
his touch; his face had gone a ghast-
ly white and was streaked with the
markings of terror.
well. by thunder" cried the man
in utter amazement.
Murrell looked into Hues' face
"You-you-" and the words thick
ened on his tongue, becoming an in
articulate murmur.
Its all up, john" said Hues
NO" said Murren, recovering him
self. You may as well turn me loose
you can't arrest mel"
1--WE done it." answered Hues. i've
been on your track for six months"
How about this fellow?" asked the
man whose pistol still covered Ware.
Hues glanced toward the planter and
shook his head
Where are you going to take me?"
asked Murrell quickly. Again Hues
laughed
time, and then your friends can pass
the word around if they like; now
you'll come with me-"
Ware neither moved nor spoke as
Hues and his prisoner passed back
along the path, Hues with his hand
on Murrel's shoulder, and one OF his
companions close at his heels, while
horse
Presently the distant clatter of
boots was borne to Wares ears-only
that; the miracle of courage and dar-
ing he had half expected had not nap
pened. Murrell. for all his wild boast
ing, was like other men, like himself
His bloodshot eyes slid around in
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of his men across the bayou, who must
for il Wares mind these three
events were indissoiubly associated.
The planters teeth knocked together
He was having terrible acquaint-
ance with fear, its very depths had
swallowed him up; 1t was a black pit
IN which he sank from horror to hor-
ror. He had lost all faith in the Clan
which had terrorized half a dozen
states. which had robbed and muir
dered with apparent impunity, which
had marketed its hundreds of stolen
slaves. He had utterly collapsed at
the first blow dealt the organization,
but he was still seeing Murrell, pallid
and shaken.
step sounded in the hall and an
instant later Hicks entered the room
without the formality of knocking.
Ware recognized his presence with a
glance OF Indifference, but did not
speak. Hicks slouched to his employ
ers side and handed him a note which
proved to be from F'entress Ware
read and tossed it aside.
If he wants to see me WHY don't
he come here?" he growled.
II reckon that old fellow they call
Judge Price has sprung something
sudden on the colonel" said Hicks
'He was out here the first thing this
morning; you'd have thought he
owned Belle Plain. There was
nf NTH h
had me in and fired questions at me
for half an hour; then he hfked off
up to The Oaks"
MurrelPs been arrested" said Ware
in dull level voice Hicks gave him
glance OF unmixed astonishment.
MOI"
Yes, by Cod"
Who'd risk it,"
Risk it? Man, he almost tainted
dead away-a damned coward He'll"
How do you know this?" asked
Hicks, appalled,.
Il was with him when he was TAX
emit was Hues-the man he trusted
more than any other!" Ware gave
the overseer a CHASTITY grin and was
silent, but in that silence he heard
the drumming Of his own heart. He
went on. Il tell you, to save him
self, John Murrell will implicate the
rest of US; we've got to get him free,
and then, by hell-we ought to knock
him in the head; he isn't fit to live!"
The Jail amt built thatll hold
HIM" ,muttered Hicks
"Of course, he can't be held"
agreed Ware, And he'll never be
brought to trial; no lawyer Will dare
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Mongols Live in Saddle

Of one people, and have always ex-
tended from the Yalu to the Volga.
They are, and always have been. no
MAIDS. Grass and water are their only
property" and absolute need, for
they are. tribe for tribe. Invariably &C
eompanied on the move after pasture
by thousands of horses, cattle. goats.
sheep, camels-never pigs.
Thus from ancient times they have
always been in a position to send 200,-
900 to 100000 horsemen rapidly to
any point; mountains and big rivers
are the only serious obstacles: at
pinch raw meat enough for ten days
campaign can be cooked" on the
rapid march by placing it between the
saddle and the sweating horse II
this vast movable force should be
virilized again under Russian suprem-
acy there are those who say that
nothing in Asia can resist It.
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WILLING to Wait for Good Time.

A woman who for twelve years has
conducted a boarding house in Chi
cago, and who takes pride in telling
that "boarders usually stay until they
get married and then send some one
to fill the place made vacant By mat
rimony," anticipated possible COM
plants because Of smaller portions
of meat by placing neatly written
notice in the dining room which stat
ed that the price Of beef, mutton and
veal had advanced to figures which
had not prevailed since the Civil war,
and that Everything is high in pro-
portion. There has never been any
complaint among my boarders, and
hope there will. be none. | am doing
the best l can and complaint will do