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[copyrisht. 1910, 81 Louis Joseph vancs.1
SYNOPSIS.

City @ee,s bols Sss bla @ 81 Who
although he dislikes Blackstock, the rea-
crime Thaxter. Coast fails to convince her
mat mat Blackstock is unworthy Of her
1 nae,sa H, At the party Coast meets two
4 aSa.rel: and siackst o uy Shoots Van
Tuyl dead. Coast struggles to wrest the
swsapo nj. from him. thus the police dis
ssSie is convicted. but as he begins his sen
~ murder and kills himself, Coast be;
katherine Thaxter and fed Coast pur-
]; # en- yacht and while sailing sees .
8 mar thrown from distant boat. He res
! The They arrive at a lonely island. known as
no Mans Land Coast starts out to ex-
pore The place and comes upon some
dead: Upon going further and approach
ing louise he sees Katherine Thaxter.
VINO explains that her husband. under the
He e blind. a wireless operator and has
#ner husband murdered Van Tuyl; Coast
burying man. They fire at him. but he
Is rescued by Applevard. who gets him
18th 70 the Eel Echo In safety. and there he re.
and has been watching the crowd on
the island. suspecting they are criminals.
Coast is anxious to fathom the mysteries
Of No Mans Land and is determined
to save Katherine. Appleyard believes
that Black and his gang make a shield
OF the wireless station to conduct snug
lair of Blackstock's Disguise Katherine
enters the room and passes him q note
which tells Coast that neither his life
aor her own are safe. Coast feels that
BlackstocF suspects him. Appleyard and
afhe Echo disappear. Coast assures Kath-
asrine of his protection. and she informs
him that they are to abandon the island
The blind man and his
scoolie servank overpower Coast. who aft
escapes and is met by Katherine.
Wishing to flee. They discover. yawl
but before they can reach 1t the coolie
disab!es the craft. Black appears and
tauntingly states that he is no longer
blind. He Is overpowered. and Coast and
Katherine fly from the spot and go to a
remote part of the island and signal
boat which they see in the distance.
sAppleyard and the Echo appear. Black
stock comes. rushing to the boat. claim
ting he is dying.
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gether In close captivity; the compan-
ion doors were closed and undoubted-
ly locked-since otherwise Appleyard
would long since have had them open;
for the air in the cabin was hot and
oppressive. Katherine was looking
pale and worn, Appleyard bright but
distinctly worried Coast himself was
suffering severely from the blow on
his head and broken scalp, which
Katherine had bandaged as best she
could with two handkerchiefs. Inso-
far, their condition was unpleasant
and uncomfortable; external circum-
stances rendered it distressing and
apparently dangerous.
"Blackstock jumped me-" Appleyard
explained-"I had my back turned,
you know-just as the Chinaman
dropped on you like load of brick.
Before knew what was up. the brute
had me in hold couldn't break
both arms pinioned. Then he snatched
my gun out of my pocket and threw
me after you-t'other side Of the CEN
ter-board. lit on my feet, but the
doors were slammed and bolted before
could turn round. and it was all over
but the shouting. :. There was
plenty of that, for Blackstock wasted
a lot of valuable time trying to start
the motor before he told Chang to
hoist the sail. BY then the long
boat was close in and Blackstock
warning her to keep of. or he'd shoot.
Right then somebody In the boat
started something the bullet lodged
in the side, by the sound Of 1t. The
long-boat bumped us, and there was
the dickens Of shindig going on
overhead. gathered that Chang dis.
tinguished himself with boathook.
using it as flail, and Bfackstock
must have had another gun besides
mine from the way he kept a-popping.
The other gang kept busy. too; but
they hadn't the heart for It Blackstock
and Chang had. and after bit they
shesred of and gave It up.
somehow or other Chang got the
sail IL, and We began TO move. There
was come grooming overhead. and
then ! fall. With Blsckstpck cussin'
! moderate. but steady. but We skinned
EalonX 70 &c adiIy ana prsttily ~ you
4 pleasS. .Tslt ~ Over ~ hour ago.
4 'islasy an iaour M u lkaf ands sSsrSsincl
thS m lnnatjc n insss / aa- beer
sntn a ~ ~ -
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Laughter.

Here's to laughter! The sunshine
OF the soul. the happiness Of the
heart. the heaven Of youth. the priv.
.lege Of purity. the echo Of innocencs.
the treasure Of the humble. the wealth
Of the poor. the bead on the cup az
pleasure: It dispels detection. ban.
ishes blues and mangles melancholy.
for It's the foe OF woe. the destroyer
Of depression. the enemy q grtsf:: 4
is why kings envy peasants. plufo.
Gratis the poor, the guilty To inno.
cent; It 10 the sheen on the silver 81
smiles. the ripple on. IN Eaters III
delight. the CLINT a. To gold ofF gtad
ness. Without II humof womb 4 g.
Sdnmb NJ would Mither. dlmlplss woai1
ssisappsar y ma smiiS II sould shstysl;
f0r "a thu SloN IN = eiSans ccnsdls
sot listl g a ~
0Dx3
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did everything In his power to 10
lieve her suffering. He supplied her
with appetizing food and at the risk Of
his life delivered messages to her
friends. During the long siege Of her
trial he faithfully served her in every
manner, and when the 1nquisition final
" condemned her to death at the
stake he was heart-broken. The bish-
OPP Of Beauvais ordered her Bible and
rosary to be destroyed, denying her
the consolation of religion, 30 far 40
his power extended. Crushed and hui
inflated, she awaited her terrifying
fate. The keeper. at her request, pro-
cured q rosary from asympathetic
priest, who was powerless to aid the
maid. She was quite overcome by
the keepers devotion, and blessed him
many times. n s5.
Finally, tho day ret for the awful
event arrived and the innocent VIC
tim Of superstiti Ion was led forth from
her prison tower to pay tho price Of
her service to Charles VII. of France.
When the light had been applied to
the fagots and tho flames rose about
the frail form Of Jeanne dare. the I'M.
relenting bishop discovered the 10.
sary suspended at her side. He order.
"a = priest to remove II. but q d ~
drew near the ssaintly Jslnn the
flames formed 3 forbid ding sbalxiees
which no one could s6raye e
The rosary = the chi riGhsd treasure
l4nf the little vnrnnsi u rlin ~ H. fsnlyv
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CHAPTER xx.-(continued.)

With this assurance Appleyard rose.
catching the Echo's side as Coast
shipped his oars and the dory glided
smoothly alongside the larger vessel
1" Steady on" he said. Coast, you
FIRST, and 6. : hand to Mrs. Black
stock. Now. you''-to Blackstock,
when Coast had helped Katherine into
sthe cockpit-"and step lively! Your
sfcompanions in crime are bit too
gelose for comfort. Coast, I'd
suggest that Mrs Blackstock step be-
Low until we get under way; there's
+ apt to be bit of shooting. I'm afraid.
sif we don't look sharp"
a. Katherine sought Coasts eyes; he
Nodded a grave affirmation into hers.
E0hfy a few moments" he said, Of
1fering her his hand. Without word
she accepted it and let herself down
the dark interior of the cabin
Row, Coast, the anchor-lively!"
Coast Strengthened up hastily.
Blackstock was in his way, standing
In the corner of the cockpit between
the cabin-trunk and the coaming,
while Appleyard was hurriedly taking
up the engine-pit hatch. So the young
er man stepped unsuspiciously to star
board across the center-board trunk
into the very arms of calamity.
What followed fell like bolt from
the blue and passed with its rapidity.
AZ Appleyard stood to port with his
back to Blackstock, in the act of put
ting the hatch aside. Coast on the
seward side was on the point of lift
ing himself to the top of the cabin,
with intent to go forward and cast of
the anchor. There was crossing his
mind the veriest hint Of a suspicion
that the blackness in the shadow of
the unfurled canvas, above the cabin,
Ras more dense and tangible than it
should be, when this shadow, seeming.
" with single movement, rose above
him like cloud, towering as huge
asnd terrifying, its black human bulk
gblotting out the blazing stars, as the
tabled jinnee Of the fishermans bottle;
doomed menacingly above him in the
enormous nakedness Of Chang, and
{ fell upon him with the fury and fe-
Tocity of panther.
58ss For q few chaotic seconds he re.
mained conscious, feeling himself
crushed and borne down irresistibly
10 the deck. then lifted like bag Of
grain and hurled directly into the
nlack, gaping nav Of the companion.
ething came In painful contact
his skull. and the world went up
B blaze Of crimson fame.
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11ieayinx only lche oSIs u Mort 1. u.
Then sudd denly II ~ consciouS.
lying It the bottom 81 ! III u svsr.
IlastinE midnight his limbs constrsinsd
I'M unnatural posit ions. his head racked
by splitting pains. but singulArly, scft.
" pillowed. his face gently believed
with drops OF moisture, soft and warm,
4 He struggled to rise. stirred, muir.
INJURED incoherently, and slid back Into
insensibility. l5sfs sS, 3sS
When again Intelligence returned q
him, there was light-a strong and
yellow glare flooding the cabin Of the
Echo from the lamp rocking In tt
gtmbals overhead. A face bent above
his Katherine's: his head lay In hsr
lap; and another face. Appleyard's.
was close beside that fairer one. on
both he read anxiety. compassion and
solicitude. s
Hello" he said weakly.
Feeling better?" asked Appleyard.
Some" Coast essayed smile.
and made failure Of 1t. then with
q sudden return to memory put forth
an effort that cost him the agony Of
feeling jagged tongue Of flame lick
through his brain. and sat up. What's
happened" he asked thickly.
"A little something Of everything un-
pleasant" said Appleyard. "You had
a nasty fall and pretty nearly cracked
that solid ivory skull of yours. I've
had bit Of a shake-up, extremely Diet.
rimental to the admirable poise Of my
nervous system; and Mrs. Blackstock
has experienced a shock and fright
that didn't do her any particular
amount Of good"
Yes (. but .. !"
Coast reviewed their position in .
comprehensive survey Of the cabin.
They three were prisoners, huddled to-
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Easily Answered.

''These kids l teach arn't bit
SLOW" observed school teacher yes
terday. I'm fact. I'm afraid they read
the papers. The other day I pro-
posed the following problem to my
arithmetic class:
GA rich man dies and leaves ST.
100000. one-fifth Is to go to his wife,
one-sixth to his son, ons-seventh to
his daughter, one eighth to his broth.
er and the rest To foreign. missions.
What does each get7'
ga lawyer said the littlest boy In
the class Case and Comment.
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"a III al, 4 n y ss
l1S 0Aly st dSGI!i &
That out 0l Sh1p s aI6 III u iysSl
hoarss Mithcut I an j Il, sishle. 1fayGt
opinion u that both q ri an ssty
pretty wsll shsott tp y iiots q sot
away, and Nc nov ID ns I ~ ~ g
pleasure boat !. z Il
That sounds reasonable, satd
coast, preoccupied. He reviewed H.
situation briefly. then bent over and
with the twisted screw-driver pried up
one Of the deck planks. which had
been left unnailed, though tightly ht.
ted. to facilitate the placing Of bal
last. IN the aperture revealed NUM-
Der OF bricks Of lead lay against the
center board trunk. In . thin wash Of
bilge water. Coast picked one up,
balancing It In his hand while he re-
placed the plank. The bar Of lead was
solid and very heavy-of the shape
and weight technically known a. .
"afty-six. =
Right. commented Appleyard:
that may do the trick. Come over on
this side. II you please. Mrs.. Black
stock" he added. az Coast rose and
facing the door balanced himseN -
carefully as the scant headroom Of the
tiny cabin would permit; III the door
should hold by accident, that things
liable to bounce back like a rubber
ball. only much more So You might
as we'll keep out Of the way"
When Katherine had quietly COM
piled. Coast, the ffty-six poised near
his shoulder. waited until the Echo
momentarily rode with an even keel.
then with all his might sent Il crash
ing against the panels Of the starboard
door. They yielded like paper, leaving
a ragged hole. through which hs
thrust an arm. cropping for the bolt.
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A very successful remedy for pelvic
catarrh is hot douches Of Paxtine An.
tiseptic, at druggists, Csc q box or sent
postpaid on receipt Of price by The
Paxton Toilet. Co., Boston. Mass.
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The old friend ID better than tho nov.
Sg3arneM Tee q not only old but tried and
found uus. Made Of pure Mholssome Hsrbs.
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DsstInsd too Many Trlp..

Destined for Many Trips.
4 II have written short story" said
the amateur literary person. What
10 the first step to take IN selling ",
BUY ten dollars worth Of stamps"
advised the old hand at the business.
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lt Does.
sS DO You ind this presidential pref
erential primary puzzling?'' s4
well. It makes you mind your pa =
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Some people away up II the social
seals are really too light 10 bring the
scale down.
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DIR. i. Il. RiNpLAUH (speciaII,t,.
4, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
II Fargo, N. ..

It's question whether women grow
old. or merely catch up with thcir
age. e E,
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" u hs - % arbitration should bs
paid u pesos work
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! |
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Baking : a d d
PURE WHoL EsoNIE
RELIABLE
MADE FROM CREAM OF TARTAR
DERIVED SOLELY FROM GRAPES,
THE MOST DELICIOUS AND WHOLE
SOME OF ALL FRUIT ACIDS
It's Superiority S unquestioned
It's fame worldwide
It's use protection and
guarantee against afum food
= 4
Alum baking powders are e1assed BY physician. detri-
mental to health.
Many consumers use ahm baking powders unaware.
They anred to the danger BY the cry Of cheapness,
byfake tests and and false and ppan adver-
usenens in the newspapers. Aim baking powders do
not make "pure, Wholesome and delicous food" any
more than two and two make ten
Hyou wish to avoid danger 10 your food,
READ THE LABEL
and decline to buy any baking powder that Is not
plainly designated as cream Of tartar powder.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-03
Road PLANNED FROM OCEAN TO
OCEAN.
Bill Now Pending in Congress

There is bill now pending in Con-
gress which, 1T IL probable, not many
Marylanders know much about, but in
which they, in common with the peo-
pie of the rest of the country, have a
very real interest. Tit il the one pro
viding for a national ocean-to-ocean
highway, by which the old roads and
trails which helped to make the cOun-
try's history are to b. widened and
improved to form great artery OF
travel from Washington to the Pacific.
This road would traverse Maryland
from the National Capital to Garrett
county, passing nearly through the
center Of this county. This great
highway ia planned a. memorial to
the men and women who carried civ
ilization from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific.
The bill was introduced in the
House Of Representatives In January
by Congressman William P Borland,
or Kansas City, and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, Of which
Congressman Lamb, OF Virginia, il
chairman.
lit provides that the road shall ex-
tend through Maryland, West Virgin
ia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Him
OILS, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New
Mexico, Arizona, California, Nebras-
ka, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon
and Washington, being made UP of
links that are now known al Brad
docks Road, National Pike, the Santa
Fe Trail, Kearney's Road and the Or
egon Trail. The road is to be not
1nGc 4hnTn on ~ hnS Tn n
macadam.
The sections of the road lying i'm
any one State are to be built by that
State or by any of the subdivisions of
the State, and when the part lying
within any State has been completed,
half the cost OF construction is to be
refunded by the National Government,
The bill provides that the highway
must always be kept in good repair by
the States through which it passes.
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Am Effort for Railroad Connections.

The situation of Taneytown, with ref
erence to railroad connections TO and
from Westminster and Baltimore, has
been placed before the Public Service
Commission through somewhat lengthy
correspondence, which has called
forth replies from both the N. @. r.,
and the w. nj. r.. r. For twenty-five
years, these two roads have managed
to evade connections at Keymar, with
Baltimore, to and from this end Of the
N. C. R., and the outlook is that if
left to work out their own prefer
ences, will continue to do SO.
AT present, a connection from Bal
timore to Taneytown is missed at
Keymar in the morning, by 11 min
utes. This is but single instance
which might be repeated numerously
by going over the experience Of years
There is not a single connection, even
by waiting an hour, either morning
or evening, from Baltimore and West
minister toward Taneytown; and
only one daily connection toward Bal
timore, and that in the evening by
waiting at Keymar As minutes.
This long-standing situation j. not
accidental, but apparently one OF de-
liberate planning and choice, on TO-
part OF one or both Of the roads. Nc
sane person believes that two roads, il
operated 'harmoniously, would fail for
rs years to give at least one connec-
ton each way, every day, at Keymar
recognizing in some slight degree the
relations that ought to exist between
a public carrier and the public itself
m is I'D to the Public Service Com
mission to require the two roads tc
give the public a fair service, if this
Commission Is anything like true to
its name, and has any real powers
over the corporations purporting tc
give a reasonably satisfactory public
service in return for their rights o.
way. The roads, if left to them
selves, will not do it in this case, i
past service is any criterion.-Car-
roll Record.
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ArbOr Day At Paramount.

The following program was render
cd by the pupils OF Paramount School
on Friday afternoon, April rs, 1912:
Scripture Reading, Grace R- "A. base
man; The, Lords Prayer, by the
school; Singing Recitation
Welcome, Edwin Harris; Dialogue
Why We Keep Arbor Day, by seven
girls; Recitation-The wise Old Owl
by Charles H. Alban; The Birch, Wal
ter Shaffer; Dialogue-The Robins
ner; Acrostic-Arbor Day, by eight
girls; Singing-Arbor Day March ;
Recitations-Th Pine, George Rine-
man; What Little Girl Heard, Emma
Richards; Dialogues - Dandelions, -
Esther Shaffer and Mamie Wink;
What / Should Do? Ethel Ruby and
Elizabeth Shaffer; The Little Plant,
by two girls and boy; Recitations-
Dandelion, Elmo Stricklin; Remem-
brance, Maize Wisner; Singing
Dor Day; Dialogues Somebody
Knocking, by four boys; Cheerfulness,
Delilah BiXler and VIOLA Harris; Reel
DISQUALIFICATION, Edwin Harris; ;
Clovers, Russell Abbott; Dialogues-A
Little Girls Questions, May and Ethel
Abbott; The First Speech, Maurice
>Utz and VIOLA Harris; Singing, Arbor
Day Song; Dialogues-Flowers and
Weeds, Maurice Eberg and Raymond
Ruby, Little Buttercups, Oscar Shaft
er, and Granville Wareheim; Spring
is Most Here, Esther Shaffer and
Mamie Wink; Recitations Violets, Mel
vim Harris; Happy May, Harvey Graf;
Dialogues-Daisies and Buttercups,
Mamie Wink and Jane Abbott; The
Tree and Grass-EdWin Harris, and
Noah Utz; Sing A Song to Me, by two
girls and boy; Buttercups and
Robin, Walter Frank and Frank Abb
bolt; The Ill-natured Brier, by four
girls; Singing-An Arbor Day Tree;
March and Drill, by sixteen boys;
Flower Drill, by sixteen girls, Re
marks by the teacher.
"a number of trees were planted and
named after noted people.
Singing-The Glass Tree; MIR. Nv.
Vernon Hoffacker kindly assisted with
the singing. q number OF visitors
were present including patrons and
parents.
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THROW OUT THE line
Give the Kidneys Help and Many
People VIII BE Happier.

Throw Out the Life Line
Weak kidneys need help.
They're often overworked-dOn II
get the poison filtered out Of the
blood.
Will you help them?
Doan's Kidney Pills have brought
benefit to thousands Of kidney suffer
era
Read this case:
8. J. Knadler, George st., Westmin-
ster, Md, says: II willingly confirm
the public statement 7 gave in 1907
recommending Doan's Kidney Pills.
My kidneys were i'm bad shape and
was caused annoyance by irregular
passages of the kidney secretions. My
back also ached and after I stopped,
# could hardly straighten- + was
restless and arose in the morning
feeling tired. I finally obtained
Doan's Kidney Pills at Moore's Drug
Store and they helped me at once.
Continued use benefited me in every
way
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster ilburn Co, Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the Unit
cd States
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-03
Silver Bun Churches Will Celebrate
15Oth Anniversary.

Preparations are being made for a
proper observance of the 15Oth ami
versary Of the organization OF the
Reformed and the Lutheran congre-
cations at Silver Run.
All former living pastors Of the
churches have been invited to attend
the celebration, and most Of them
have accepted. Two histories, one of
the Reformed congregation, and the
other of the Lutheran profusely IL
Illustrated, are being prepared by the
pastors now in charge, respectively
Revs. j. Charles Hoover and John D.
Yoder.
The first church erected at Silver
Run a rude log structure, stood in
the wooded hollow below the old
grave yard. When it was torn down
part of its material was used in the
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construction w school house which |

construction Oh school house, which
was afterwards used az a sections
house. This building was removed
only few years ago, in order to
enlarge the cemetery. The first
church, and the one that succeeded
it, the latter a brick building erected
in 1921, were both union churches,
being used ON alternate Sundays by
the two congregations. Between
1890 and 1900 each congregation built
for itself a fine new church edifice,
the buildings now in use, and no
handsomer houses OF worship can be
found anywhere in the state outside
Of the larger cities The old brick
church above referred to, was demol-
ished i'm 1902, to increase the size Of
the hitching ground.
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COOPERATE WITH SMITH &
REIFSNIDER THE COALMEN. We
had such a cold, long winter that we
could not accumulate any stock OF
Coal to speak of. Since April list the
miners have been out and no coal
mined. We are doing our best to
care for our customers temporarily.
BE patient-better service i'm a few
weeks.
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The Has and The Are.

I'D rather b. Could Be,
If I could not be an Are;
Tor a Could r. il May b.,
With a chance OF touching par.
I'd rather be- a Has Been
Than Might Have Been, by far;
Tor a Might Have Been has never
been,
But Has was once an Are.-Blue
Bull
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Fine Carroll Co. Farm.

7 am instructed to sell "a fine farm of
PIG Acres located near Taneytown. Elk
cellent land in fine condition. 200 acres
cleared. Well watered; good fences;
fine orchards; good stone residence, 2
large barns and other outbuildings.
This is an opportunity seldom offered
to acquire good farm i'm that section.
For price and particulars apply to
i, LELAND HANNA,
s22EEquitable Building,
oct Sly Baltimore, Md.