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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-08-21

When girl first puts a little
paint on her lips to heighten her
good looks, she has no more idea of
ever going wrong than the young
man who sips his first glass of
beer. Sometimes both escape per-
dition after this good start, but it
would have been much better had
they not commenced.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-08-21

DR.. Ben Bruner, Republican stall
wart OF stalwarts, announces he will
support woodrow Wilson for Pres
ident. ~ ''Aaa'es'@
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-08-21

A lone train robber boarded a
Southern railway train near Balti-
more, N c., and secured $4,000
from the express messenger.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-16
Hpkz6

TIE BLACKS aAzED APPREHENsIvKLY AT
THE DARK LINE ON rHk WATER.
another. his arms around the blacks
neck. one hand clutching prayer
book.
While he read the service the blacks
gazed apprehensively at the dark line
on the water, above which rolled and
tumbled the racing clouds. The first
breath OF the wind. faint and silken,
tonic with life, famed through his
dry baked body as he finished reading,
Then came the second breath Of the
wind. an angry gust, as the shovels
worked rapidly filling In the sand.
So heavy was the gust that Sheldon,
still on hts feet, seized hold OF his
man-horse to escape being blown
away. The Jessie was blotted out. and
a strange, ominous sound arose as null
ttudlnous wavelets struck foaming on
the beach. 1t was like the bubblins
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-16
CHAPTER ~.

JOAN LAChIANps
@Y the second day of the north.
K wester Sheldon was In col
IL lapse from his fever. 1t had
taken an unfair advantage OF
his weak state, and. though 1t was only
ordinary malarial fever. In forty-eight
hours It had run him as low as ten
days OF fever would have done when
he was In condition. But the dysen'
terry had been swept away from BE
rande. A score of convalescents lin
gered In the hospital, but they were
improving hourly. There had been
)ut one more death-that OF the man
whose brother had walled over him In
stead Of brushing the flies away.
On the morning Of the fourth day OF
his fever Sheldon lay on the yeranda,
gazing dlmly out over the raging
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-16

INTO tue WOODS 10 cut timber Tor mouse
beams. others to cutting cane grass
for matching and forty of them lift
ed whale boat above their heads and
carried 1t down to the sea. Sheldon
lapsing soul together and taken Be.
rande plantation into his fist once
more.
Have you seen the barometerT Cap
tain Oleson asked. pausing at the bot
tom of the steps on his way to oversee
the Decentralization of the sick.
NO Sheldon answered. us II
DOWN."
ITS going down"
Then you'd better sleep aboard to
Never mind the funeral. Iii see to
poor Hughie. II you can see your way
to II, come ashore tomorrow and lend
me hand. lf you can't. send the
mate"
Right o. I'll come myself. MIR
Johuson's dead. sir. forgot to tell
you-tbree days ago"
sheldon turned to his partner. calling
for boys to carry him into the house.
But Hughie Drummond had reached
the end. His breathing was imperccp
tible. by mere touch Sheldon could
ascertain that the dying mans TEN
pernture was going down. II must have
been going down when the Their
mOmeter registered one hundred ana
seven. He had burned out. Sheldon
knelt beside him. the house boys group
ed around. their white singlets and
ioin cloths peculiarly at variance with
their dark skins and savage counte'
uances. their huge ear plugs and carved
and glistening nose rings. Sheldon
toitercd to his feet at last and half
fell into the steamer chair Oppres
sive as the heat had been Il was now
even more oppressive. II was dith
cult to breathe. He painted for air
The faces and naked arms Of the house
boys were beaded with sweat.
"Mnrster." one OF them vpntured
"big fella wind he come. strong fella
too much"
sheldon nodded his head. but did moi
look Much as he had loved Hughie
Drummond. his death and the funera
II entnilcd seemed an intolerable bur
den To add to what he was already
sinking under. He had feeling
nay. II was certitude-that all he
had 10 do was TO shut his eyes ant
let 60 md that be would die. sink
into immensely OF rest. His weary
body seemed torn by the oncomine
pangs Of dissolution. He was n foo
to hang on. He had died score OF
Of prolonging II to twoscore deaths
before he really died? Not only was
he not afraid to die. but he desired
| to die.
| But his mind that could will life Of
death still pulsed on. He saw the tive
whaleboats land on the beach an,
the sick. on stretchers or pickabacl,
grooming and wailing. go by In lugu
brious procession. He saw the wine
making on the clouded horizon ant
]
Here was something waiting for hi
hand to be done. and 1t was not In BIZ
nature to lie down and sleep or di
when any task remained undone.
The boss boys were called and givel
their orders to rope down the hospitn
with Its two additions He remem
bered the spare anchor chain, new ant
black painted. that hung under tn
house suspended from the floor beam
and ordered II 10 be used on the hos
pital as we'll Other boys brought thu
coffin. n grotesque patchwork of pack
Ing cases. and under his directions
they laid Hughie Drummond In II
Half n dozen boys carried It down tn
nench. while he rode on the hack o
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-16

W InlIlLg """lNW'S Ne IHO. h"lNH'
,runkpd trees twisted und snapped
about like wbiplnshrs The mir seem
I'd tilled with their flying leaves. IN.
one Of which. stcm-nn. could brain n
nan Then came the rain. II driuge.
n straight. horizontal sheet that poured
along like n river. defying grnriintion.
The black. with sheldon mounted IN
him. plunged ahead into the thick Of
II. Sionping far forward and low to the
ground To avoid being tOppied over
backward
lies sleeping out and far to
night. sheldon quoted IA hr thought
Of the dead man In the sand and the
rninwater trickling down upon the cold
clay.
So they fought their way back up
the beach. The other blacks caught
hold Of the man.horse and pulled and
tugged. There were among them those
whose fondest desire was TO drag the
rider I'm the sand and spring upon him
and mash him into repulslve nothing.
ness. But the automatic pistol In his
belt. with its rafting. quick dealing
ing spirit In the man himself made
them refrain and buckle down to the
task OF hauling him to safety through
the storm.
Wet through and exhausted. he was
nevertheless surprised mt the ense with
which he got into n change Of cloth
ing. Though he was fearfully weak. he
found himself actually feeling better.
The disease had spent itself. and the
mend had begun.
"Now. II ! don't get the fever" he
said aloud and at the same moment
resolved to go to taking quinine as
soon rs he was strong enough to dare.
He crawled out on the vernnda. The
rain had ceased. but the wind. which
had dwindled to half gale. was In.
crensing. A big sea had sprung up.
and the mile long breakers. curling
M to the overfali 200 yards from
the shore. were crashing on the
beach. The Jessie was plunging madly
to two anchors. and every second or
third sea broke clear over her bow.
Two flags were stifIly undu.dting from
the halyards like squares Of flexible
sheet iron. One was blue. the other
red He knew their meaning In the
Berande private code: what are your
instructionsf Shall attempt to land
boatf' Tackled on the wall between
he signal locker and the billiard rules
was the code itself. by which no veri.
6ed the signal before making answer.
On the Flagstaff gan boy hoisted a
white fiag over red. which stood for.
Run to Neal island for shelter"
That Captain Oleson had been ex.
pecting this signal was apparent by
the celebrity with which the shackles
were knocked out of both anchor
chains. He slipped his anchors. leav-
ing them buoyed to be picked up In
better weather. The Jessie swung Off
under her full staysaii: then the fore
sail. double reefed. was run up. She
was away like race horse. clearing
Balesuna shoal with half cable length
10 spare. Just before she rounded the
point she was swallowed up In n ter
rifle squat that far outbIew the first.
All that night. while squat after
squat smote Berande uprooting trees.
Dverthrowing copra sheds and rocking
the house on Its tah piles. Sheldon
slept. He was unaware OF the com.
motion. He never Weakened. nor did
he change his position or dream. He
awoke new man. Furthermore, he
since food had passed his lips. he
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-16


ocean. The wind was failing. but a
mighty sea wns still laundering In on
Bcrandc beach. the flying spray reach
ing In as fnr as the Flagstaff mounds.
the foaming wash Dreaming against
the gateposts. He had taken thirty
grains Of quIninc. and the drug was
buzzIng In his ears like nest Of hor
nets. making his hands and knees
tremble and causing a sickening pal
pitation Of the stomach. Once. open
ing his eyes. he saw what he took to
be a Authorization. Not far out and
coming in across the .Iessie's anchor.
agc he saw O whaleboat's nose thrust
skyward on a smoky crest and dis
appear naturally, as an actual whale.
boats nose should disappear, rs 1t
slid down the back OF the sea. He
knew that no whaleboat should be
out there. and he was quite certain
no men In the solomons were mad
enough to be abroad in such storm.
But the hallucination persisted. A
minute later. CHANGING to open his eyes.
he saw the whaleboat. full length. and
saw right into It as It rose on the face
of n wave. He saw six sweeps at
work. and In the stern. clearly out.
lined against the overhanging wall Of
white. a man who stood erect. gigantic
swaying with his weight on the steer.
ing sweep. This he saw. and IN eighth
man who croucbed In the bow and
gnzcd sboreward. But what startled
Sheldon was the sight OF a woman In
the sternsheets between the stroke
oar and the steersmnn. A woman she
was. for a braid Of her hair was flying.
and she was Just In the' act of recap.
turing 1t and slowing 1t away beneath
hat that for all the world was like
his own "Baden.Powell."
The boat disappeared behind the
wave md rose into view on the face
Of the following one. Again he looked
into II. The men were dark skinned
and larger than Solomon islanders, but
the woman. he could plainly see. wns
white. Who she was and what she
was doing there were thoughts that
drifted vaguely through his conscious
ness. He was too sick to be vitality In
terested. md. besides. he had half
feeling that II was all dream.
GOOD boatmen.' was Sheldon's YER
dict. as he saw the boat leap forward
on the face or huge breaker. the
sweeps flying swiftly to keep her on
that front OF the moving mountain OF
N.s haN rnn Ad ~ fnF m ahnR0
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-16
By
JACK LONDON
Copyright. 1910 By Street 4 Smi.h
Copyright iyii oy the Maesiias
Conpaay
CRATER III.

fcIt that ne couId not grow
any weaker and live. much
less make MS four dnily ronnus
or the hospital. The deaths were aver
aging four day. and there were more
new cases than recoveries The blacks
were In FUNK. Each one, when taken
sick. seemed TO make every enort '"
die. They believed they were going
to die. and yet. believing this with
lacked the nerve TO rush the ran
wrath OF man win the white SKIN
ana escape from the charhe' mousse pS
the whale boats Ihey chose the I'M
gerinG death they were sure a"a''eu
them rather 'nah 'he inmeu'a'e "e"'n
they were very sure ""u'u poun'e
upon them " they went up against
the master lhht No never s'ept 'hey
Knew, That he could not he conjnred
to death they we're equally sure-they
had tried II. And even the sickness
that was sweeping them or could not
kill him.
with the whipping in the compound
discipline had improved. They cringed
under tho iron hand Of tho white man
They gave their scowls or malignant
looks with ovorted f,cos or whom his
h,ck vos turned Thcv s-ved tbe,r
mu,tor,ncs ,or m. IN rrocrs NJ p,ch,
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-16

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used to command At the same time
one hand pressed him back toward the
pillow while the other caught MIN
from behind and eased him down.
You've been unconscious for TWEEN.
ty.fonr hours now" she went on. "and
I have taken charge. When ! say
the word you'll get M. and not until
then. Now. what medicine do you
takc-Qulnine? Here nre ten grains.
That's right. You'll make a good pa.
tent"
MY dear madam" he began.
You mustn't speak," she interrupt.
ed. That Is. In protest. otherwise you
can talk"
But the Plantation
"A dead man IL or no use on p'an'
tation. Don't you want to know about
me? My vanity In hurt. Here am
!. Just through my first shipwreck.
ana here are you. not the least bit
curious. talking about your miserable
plantation. Can't you see that ! am
just bursting to tell somebody. any.
body. about my shipwreckr
He smiled. II was the first time In
weeks. And he smiled. not 40 much ut
what she said. MS at the way she said
1.-THE whimsical expression on her
face. the laughter In her eyes. and the
several tiny lines Of humor that drew
In at the corners. He was curiously
wondering as to what her age was.
as he said aloud:
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-16

p. II. BURNETTE
Commissioner OF Deeds for California
and New York; NOTARY PUBLIC,
Grants Marriage License Draws Mort
cages, Deeds, Bills Of Sale, Leases.
Wills, etc. Attorney for the District
Courts. 70 MERCHANT ST. HOMO
LULU. PHONE ts4S
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
.RESULTSNOW SEEM
TRULY WONDERF OIL
Many Local People Report Great Ben
eft and Rard Improvement Under
New Treatment.

Judging from the reports that are
now pouring into the Bruce drug
store the effect of Root Juice in cases
treated here is even more remarkable
than was at first supposed. A num-
Der of home people who have suffered
for years with Indigestion, loss of
appetite, bad breath, headache, belch-
ing, bloating, distress after meals and
other symptoms of stomach trouble,
have tested the juice treatment and
some truly remarkable reports have
come in. The first few doses, in
most cases, have restored the appe-
tite. and the sufferer is usually sur
prised to find that even though a
heavy meal is eaten, no after dis
tress Us felt The rapidity with
which the juice exerts its influence
upon the stomach astonishes nearly
everyone who uses it.
This rapid action probably accounts
also for the promptness with which
rheumatic and kidney sufferers are
reliveed for the medicine seems to
reach such cases almost as quickly
as it does stomach trouble.
Backaches, weak kidneys, painful
urination, interrupted sleep, puffiness
under the eyes( dizzy spells and other
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
REDUCED RATES TO ST.
PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS

On account Of the quadrennial an
nual convention, Methodist Episcopal
church, the Southern railway will sell
tickets from Brunswick to the above
cities at $56.45 for round trip. Tick
cts will be on sale May 6, 10 and 20
and will be good returning before
midnight of June 10. For further in
formation call on or address E. L..
McGougan, General Agent.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION

On account OF the above occasion
the Southern railway will sell round
trip tickets from Brunswick to Okla
homa City at the very low rate OF
$3.50. Tickets will be on sale May
1914 inclusive and will be good re-
turning to reach Brunswick before
midnight of May 81. For further in
formation including schedules and
Pullman reservations call on or ad-
dress E. L. McGougan, General Agt.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03

H. E. Archer, a well-known citizen
of Westover, Ala, recommends ro-
ley's Honey and Tar Compound as
perfectly safe and effective for chill
dren. "My little boy had an acute
attack of bronchial trouble so severe
he could not get out of bed for a
week." he says, 'The first dose or
two of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound relieved him and before he had
used one soc bottle he was we'll For
sale at Roberts Pharmacy.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
FOR THE REUNION.

On the night of Monday, May g,
the Southern railway VIII operate a
special Pullman sleeping car from
Brunswick to Macon for accommoda-
lions of visitors attending the reunion
Reservation of space may be made
at the ticket office now.
{. l.. McGougan, GENT Agt.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03

well-known symptoms of kidney dis
orders are said to vanish almost as IT
by miracle under the powerful, Gu
rative influence of the medicine.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03

Ask for MINNIE LAURANCE a
the DRUG STORE Insist upon get
ting MINNIE LAURANCE.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13
COTTON GIN IN A TULSA COUNTY TOWN

and other Improvements. and as tho
interior Of the city becomes more
congested. the greatest activity by
the home builders Is TO be found In
these many additions.
But for the four years that n rec
ord has been kept of the building
which has gone n in Tulsa, the
amount is startling Modern business
houses of all different sizes have
gene up with great rapidity, occ" e
toned by the heavy demand by men
of affairs who come here to enter the
field of commerce. Today there are
probably more new buildings under
construction than there ever before
was in the city, and the contemplated
structures are numerous. Within
the next year or two there Will be
erected here a federal building to
cost about 100000. 1t is quite
likely that Y. NJ. c. A. building
will he fostered into frsitage by that
time and II is known that many
large business structures will be
built The commercial supremacy
of Tulsa is therefore rapidly assert
ing itself. and the name Of the city
Is becoming common word for
thrift and enterprise in the remotest
parts OF the country. Everybody has
heard of the city. and hearing, they
have heard nothing but the best re-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13
CLAY WORK FOR CHILDREN
When the weather Keeps Them In
doors Modelling is Good
pnStimC.

From the Kansas Industrialst.
When It is raining or showing,
some Saturday morning, and the
children can't go out. nothing will
stop the riot so quickly as bunch oi
clay for modelling. II is much like
mud pies, but cleaner, and the chill
dren will leave box Of chocolates
to get at II. A little practice will
soon enable them to make many
things.
The best clay can be procured IN
the form Of white powder costlns
from two to four cents q pound. Tht
rough clay. directly from the works
can be bought by the barrel at two
cents or a little less n pound. 1t IL
best to let the material remain as
powder until one or two days before
using. Then pour water over as mucn
AS It is desired to use. Stir II occas-
lonally. A small portion may be kept
ready for use il watched to prevent
drying.
A specially prepared, oiled clay
can be bought fof thirty-fiye cents
a pound. 1t comes in colors and is
always ready for use
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

otnet 1.~a son. Business here has
always beer good Ihefe has always
been a distinctive enthusiasm ~ Ihe
breasts of Tulsans which has bid
them look brightly upon the future
That enthusiasm has never gone un-
rewarded. The same enthusiasm Ia
here today, and 1t will not so unre-
warded through the years that are
to come.
The immense growth in population
during the past few years has been
directly responsible for the greA
amount of building which has been
done. With the development of Tul-
sas trade territory. extending for
miles in all directions on account OF
the strategical commercial position
which this city enjoys, will come tho
demand for more structures from
which to handle the proportionato
increase in business which must ne
cessarily be done.
Tulsa has always looked good, but
today she is looking better than AT
any other time in her history
You can make no mistake In cast
ing your fortune Tulsaward and IN
linking your future with the future
of the fastest growing and most SUB
stantial city In the entire southwest.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

Increased over fourteen hundred per
cent. the largest increase in popula-
ton for that time of any city in the
world, and today Tulsa stands with
progress, a city of some 10000 souls
every one a booster for the town in
which he lives. and all ready at any
time to help forward to greater and
better things.
During the next ten years Tulsa q
going ahead as she has gone ahead
during the past. The line II devel-
opment may be changed somewhat,
but the growth is bound to be just
as steady and Just rs sure. The city =
commercial reputation is now estabs
lished in all quarters of the globe,
and from this will the building up
begin to be felt. The opening Of the
broad acres of this county and tho<u
of surrounding counties to the pur-
suit Of agriculture. In fields as fertile
and productive as any to be found on
earth, will mean much for the sta.
bilty of the community, which is
just beginning to be asserted.
And in the meantime. the building
activities are bound to 20 on with in
creasng strides. The trend is all for
the better, and there never was a
day since the establishment OF the
city that the trend has been in any
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13

ports At times when there have
bcen depresslons noted In other
cities all over the country. Tulsa was
forging ahead IN all lines, The bank
cloarings for the past several months
have weekly shown increases ovei
the same period OF last year OF from
20 TO 10 per cent, and weekly have
gGno TO tho million dollar mark. Oh
past. The records OF the Tulsa post
Office are another thing that tell OF
the wonderful growth OF the city.
and within the next year these rec
oeipts viii have far exceeded the an
nual mark of 100000,
For the past four years, Tulsa has
erected buildings whose total cost
was in excess Of $5OOOO0O, The year
Of 1909 saw buildings so up that had
a total cost Of $l,296,2SO The next
year, Tulsans erected structures that
cost them s1,26O,O00. For the year
OF 1911, the building done here cos,
slightly over Sl,240,OO0, while for the
present year. with yet two months
activity, the permits amount 10
Sl,l52,455, As the next two months
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-13
Have a Laugh
Mr.. Oil Man.

published a set of regulations for drilling
operations in his hotel lobby just by way Of
diversion while you are scrapping over
those Usage regulations and to help you
chucke away few minutes at any rate.
Our Mid-contnent correspondent at Tul-
sa Ga staff man) would rather raise smile
than a well most any day, while down at
Electra, Tex, we've got one Of these fat,
rolly-poIly cusses who grinds EN- off regll-
larly without even having to think of Joe
MilIcr's little book on amability.
Try it On for year It will only cost You
two bucks and you'll get all the straight
dope anyway on the oil game, besides that
monthly guaranteed laugh.