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they speak. fly and lose not haste
when they bid you fly"
This was all very vague. but a
deeper acquaintance with his purpose
made 1t the more clear. In answer to
my question why he could not bring
the Jewel to the hotel. he said that 1t
would never be surrendered except to
a certain force, and with that force
he would supply me. He himself
seemed to be under an oath 20 bear
no hand to the emprise, and he was
emphatic in laying down the condition
that I must go absolutely alone; or.
said he, "the hand of Fatma shall not
be passed nor that which you seek
come to you"
Now. the proper spirit in which to
have received this suggestion would
have been that OF an uncompromising
negative. Chassaigne had cautioned
me particularly against going into the
old town, and here was 1 hearkening
to proposition to visit it not only by
night, but in the company of those
who possibly were honest. but more
possibly were cutthroats. knew well
enough what he would say to the ven
ture, and truly l was much disposed
to refuse it at the beginning and to
go to London as had at first intend
ed. This told Sidi. and he gave me
for answer a shrug of the shoulders,
which implied that II did my prop
erty. for which l hoped to get thou
sand pounds, would certainly remain
behind me. Nor did threats and en-
treaties move him one iota from his
position, neither on that day nor on
the next two; so that l saw in the
end that l had better decide quickly.
or take ship and fly city of indolent
Frenchmen and rascally Moors.
Having once agreed to Sidi's terms,
he set upon the realization of the
project with unusual ardor. The very
next evening was chosen for the un-
dertaking. the hour being close upon
ten, and the Moor himself accompany
ing me some part of the way. He had
advised me to equip myself en- Arabe
for the business. and this l did with
some little discomfort, especially in
the manipulation of the long bur
mouse and in the carriage of appalling
headgear, which he would not allow
me to dispense with. I had put these
things on at the hotel, but. as 1t is
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the utter absence of clew or convic-

the utter absence of clew or convic-
ton.
When / was yet angry with myself
at this absurd oversight had sec
ond thought, which was even more
useful, and one to which / owed much
before l had done with the matter.
remembered that the French police
had set down my loss to the loud
talk of Sidi amongst the others at the
hotel. Why, then, / asked. should
not this man also scatter the tidings
that l would give SO many hundreds
of francs for the recovery OF the
scimitar? No sooner had i got the
idea than ] acted upon it.
"Sidi," said l. when he came to me
the nextsmorning, 81 have heard much
of your cleverness. but you have not
yet found my property; now / will
give a thousand francs to the man
who brings it here within a week."
To my utter surprise. he bowed his
head with his old gravity and an
swered, "If Allah wills. the jewel is
found"
This was amazing, no doubt. and in
its way a triumph of impudence. II
he could find it with that ease. then
he must have known by whom 1t was
stolen. l turned upon him at once
with the accusation, but he stood with
the gravity OF granite and responded
to all my threats with the simple
greeting, as a father to son:
"And upon you be peace"
To have argued with such a rogue
would have been as useful as a dem
onstration in theology before mol
lab; to have accused him boldly of
the theft would have been absurd,
even had l not possessed such a
wealth of testimony in his favor. l
sent him about his business. there
fore. and went in search of my friend.
Chassaigne who had been away since
l lost the trinket. but was then at the
arsenal again. The lieutenant took
the news with edifying calmness. but
assured me that had at last taken
the only course which was at all like
ly to result in success.
"Our friend, the Moor" said he. "is
the most honorable OF his kind in AL
giers, where all are rogues. l do not
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him by the throat and. shaking him
roughly. said:
You consummate rascal. l believe
you have the Jewels all the time; If
you don't bring them in an hour will
take you to the police myself"
My anger availed me no more than
my forbearance. 1t did but awaken
that inherent dignity before which l
cowed. and when had done with him
he left me and came no more for three
days. On the third morning. when he
returned, he looked Mt me with re-
proach marked In his deep. black eyes
and. raising his hands to heaven. he
protested once more in the old words
and to the old conclusion. l was then
SO wearied of the very sound of his
voice that l took him by the shoulders
and held him down upon an ottoman
until he would consent to bargain
with me, shekel by shekel, for the re-
turn of my gems. and in the end he
consented to make me the longest
speech that I had yet had from his
lips.
by the beard of my father" said
mo- PAolSok " lhoI
nor my people have the precious
thing he wots of; but the dog of a
thief. upon whose head be desolation.
is known to me. For money he took
the Jewel. for money he shall lay it
again at milord's feet: yet not here,
but in the house of his people. where
none shall see and none shall know"
A long argument and some fine bar
gaining enabled me to get to the bot
tom of the whole story: but only un-
der a solemn oath that the keeping
of the secret should be shared by no
one. With much fine recital and many
appeals to the holy marabouts to
bear witness. Sidi demonstrated that
the thief was no other than Moham-
med. the porter. who had the stone
hidden with extraordinary cunning.
and from whom 1t was to be got only
at my own personal risk.
Under the shadow Of the Kasbah
1t lies," said he; under the shadow
Of the Kasbah must you seek 1t with
those l. shall send to you and no 9TH
ers. Obey them in all things: be ST.
lent when they are silent. speak when
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BABY's ECZEMA AND BoILs

my son was about three weeks old
when l noticed a breakingout on his
checks, from which wetery sub
stance oozed. A short time after, his
arms, shoulders and breast broke out
also. and In few days became solid
scAb- became alarmed. and called
our family physician who at once pro-
nounced the disease eczema. The lit
tie fellow was under treatment for
about three months. By the end Of
that time, he seemed no better be-
came discouraged. dropped the doc
tors treatment, and commenced the
use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
and in few days noticed marked
change. The eruption on his cheeks
was almost healed. and his shoulders.
arms and breast were decidedly bet
ter. When he was about seven months
old. all trace of the eczema was gone
During his teething period. his
head and face were broken out in
boils which cured with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Surely he must
have been a great sufferer. During
the time of teething and from the time
l dropped the doctors treatment.
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, nothing else, and when two
years old he was the picture of health.
His complexion was soft and beauti-
full, and his head mass Of silky curls
l had been afraid that he would never
be well, and feel that I owe a great
deal to the Cuticura Remedies"
(Signed) Mrs. Mary w. Ramsey, 224
E. Jackson St, Colorado Springs, Col.
Sept. a., 1910. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere. a sam
pie of each, with 32-page book. will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept. l., Boston.
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There was an instantaneous
change in the fellow, and it spread
all over the hotel in half an hour.
was asked by mine host to do him the
favor to change into prlncely suite.
the head waiter took care OF me in
the dining room, and the other Amer
leans had to stand back and see me
served first in everything. l am going
abroad again next summer, but | have
learned the ropes, and the minute l
land on the other side l am the man
who loaned the government the money
to build the Panama Canal and stand
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to my room and rang for a porter to
come and shift my trunk two feet.
He was long in coming and when he
arrived he was surly and impudent.
"'You scoundrel!' l roared at him
as l took him by the collar and shook
him, how dare you use tmpudence to
me-to mel
"'But why not to your he asked.
because l am who l am. Because
| am the man who is building the
ocean subway between New York and
Havre at an expense of three billion
dollars, Now, then-now, them
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room in the house. The poorest wait
er was assigned to my table. The
clerks looked down on me, and the
proprietor didn't care a copper wheth-
er l stayed or went.
81 felt hurt, and 1 was wondering
why / was such small potatoes around
there. when l looked over the regis
ter and found that of the 80 other
Americans in the house every one had
registered as Senator Judge or Gen
eral.' There was the cause as plain
as the nose on my face. l was the
only one without a title. l went up
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Advertisina Summed Up.

What is the object of advertising?
To sell goods, isn't it? Let us keep
one thing firmly in mind, that adver-
tising is nothing more than salesman
ship on paper-printed persuasion
the art of influencing public opinion
so that people will prefer your goods
to those of your competitor.-John E.
Kennedy in Printers Ink
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FOUND OUT VALUE OF BLUFF
Indiana Man Discovered Way to Sc
cure Attention During His
Stay in Europe.

Before going abroad last sum
mer." said the Indiana man, Il
thought / amounted to something. but
after l had registered at Paris hotel
] was made to feel that they didn't
even know where my state was sit
uated | registered under my own
plain name and was given the poorest
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Customs Gates Lifted a Trlfle.

Tourists returning to France from
abroad and proceeding to points in
the interior of the country are in
formed in notice published by the
French consulate-general at Geneva
that they are allowed to take into
France duty free enough tobacco,
cigars and cigarettes to smoke on
their journey, providing they declare
them to the customs. The amount is
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31
Manila to Play Tennis.

The city Of Manila IL building ten
tennis courts for the use of the public
in the sunken gardens opposite the
city hall The courts will have tho
Accomplishments of baths, lockers and
reading rooms, which will be made
By transforming the bastion near Vio-
toria gate into an upto-date club.
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limited to ten cigars, twenty cigar
cites and forty grams of tobacco.-Le
Temps.
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Demonstration.

Money can do everything"
YES; / know of rich man who
gave an entire blind asylum its site."
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Garfield Tea is admittedly the simplest and
best remedy for constipation.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-31

Street gas lamps were first used In
London in 1907.
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ready to buy the old thing any day at
| 20 per cent above cost"
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About the size of your shoes, you can
wear size smaller by shaking Aliens Foot
Ease, the antiscptic powder, into them.
Just the thing for Dancing Parties and for
Breaking in New Shoes. Sample Free.
address Allen s. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
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Fourteen per cent. of the egg Is. al
bumen.
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II You Are a Trlfle Sensitive

A man never complains of his
wife's relations-if she hasn't any.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15

NJ ASH1NGTON.-The first of the
W seasons evening receptions by
the President and Mrs. Taft brought
to the White House a company that
surpassed in the manner of appoint
ment and attire anything ever before
seen in Washington, even at diplo-
matte reception.
AS usual on this occasion the Jew
els and gowns of the feminine visitors
were in keeping with the court uni
forms and decoration of the ENJOYS.
Nine. Bakhmeteff's sapphires and dia,
monds, the Countess Won Bernstort's
diamond tiara and necklace, with Mrs.
Franklin MacVeagh's ropes of pearls,
are never seen to such splendid ad-
vantage as when in contrast with the
gold embroidered and beribboned gen
tlemen of the corps diplomatique The
plainest person at the White House
function is usually the president him
self. Mrs. Taft is maintaining her
reputation as the best dressed mis-
tress the White House has known
since the days Of Dolly Madison, when
dress, like manners, followed a pre-
scribed form which the wife of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15
How Congressman Became an Indian

IN the Office Of Representative Steen-
i erson of Minnesota hangs q pipe of
peace and hatchet-once buried-that
are mementoes of the time Steiner
son was adopted by the Chippewa In
dams.
Steenerson was grown man at the
time Of the adoption. He had never
become regular Indian. He had done
several favors for the Chippewas and
they made him a member of the tribe,
just as a college might bestow an
LII. D. When 1t came to the actual
comforting of the tribal title there
we're war dances, smoking of the pipe
of peace, burying the Ratchet, and
much more merry doings that made
Stevenson think what a dne thing it
would be If the Elks and the Knights
Templars could arrange to hold a
joint grand lodge meeting. jolly as it
all was, the Indians we're as solemn
as If they had just spent several
months previous standing in front Of
cigar stores.
Toward the close of the exercises
the chief walked toward Steenerson
and proceeded to invest him with a
wampum belt, or surcing!e, that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15
Keeps Ants in Bottle for Ten Years

CLEVELAND, OH1O.-Away up In
~ the tower of St.. Ignatius' college,
where is situate the observatory and
the sanctorum of Father Odenbach,
astronomer, are several hundred ants
that have lived ten years in a bottle
corked with an aluminium stopper,
without any food save small pieces Of
sound quarter-sawed wood moistened
with water.
This somewhat unpalatable ration Is
served to the ants by Father Oden.
bach about once month. And al
though commonly known as white
ants" the most destructive to wood,
particularly to oak, Of any known in
sects, they are really not ants at all,
but termites and members Of the
"darning needle" family.
The bottle is nearly covered on the
inside by a Shiny, cement-like excre-
ment given out by the insects in NOV
ing about. The bottle has been chang
ed once during the ten years, and then
because that which they first occu-
pied was accidentally broken by the
savant
The particular "ants" Father Oden-
bach has came from Florida. Many
have died, but others have been born,
the number remaining about the same
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15
Rhinoceros Tail Is Latest Gift to Bride

r HE tail of a rhinoceros for a we'd
i ding present! That was the ex-
traordinary gift received by Miss
Mary Carlisle, leader of the younger
social set, from Col. Theodore Roose-
welt, mighty hunter of Oyster Bay.
The arrival at the Carlisle home on
l street of a strange looking package
from the Roosevelt village was not
told until the other day, although the
gift was received several weeks ago,
at the time Of the wedding of Miss
Carlisle to Walter Howe, young
lawyer of this city. Miss Carlisle
opened the package herself, feeling
Tat the greatest prize of her record
breaking collection of wedding gifts
was about to be revealed.
A little scream of fright drew the
members of the family and servants
as black. peculiar object resembling
snake rolled out on the floor.
What on earth can it be?" the
household asked.
1T must have crept into the pack
age in the express office!" suggested
some one.
Then gradually the truth dawned.
1t was no mistake. 1t was the gift of
the great hunter-the brush OF the
rhino'-the prize won in the greatest
of jungle battles.
The rhinoceros tail, despite its evil
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15

CCRANTON, PA.-After lying buried
y In the roots of a tree for more than
century, it Is thought, a stone tab.
let bearing the confession Of revolu.
tionary soldiers infamy has been
found by William Sherer of this city.
sherer Is cripple. and, while wan
dering through the woods, near Rat
tlesnake Pond, in Spring Brook town
ship, he accidentally brushed away the
dirt from a piece of dagstone that
caught his attention.
When the coating was removed the
following inscription was exposed to
Sherer's astonished eyes: my name
Is John Nair. Born In 1747. I ran
away from the battle of Brandywine in
1777."
With Sherer when he made this in
teresting discovery were John Hart
man and Harry and Louise Pilger
They viewed the find with bullying
eyes and finally aided Sherer in a
closer inspection. When the tablet
was tilted on one side the excited
group discovered small pocket in the
other side. Pebbles were packed tight
ly into the slit. and when they were
removed an instrument resembling a
nail was revealed. 1t was about three
and half inches long and it had evil
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15
Uncle Sans Bare-Legged Soldiers

there were 4,13O men and 296 officers
at last report. This constabulary had
its origin In the Filipino scouts that
were organized during the war of oc-
cupation. The scouts readily adopted
the methods of the Americans and
showed themselves easily amenable to
discipline. With them as a basis, the
force has been gradually increased un-
til members of the constabulary are
to be found In nearly all parts of the
island, and have come to be as much
depended upon to keep order as are
the American troops.
The Filipino boys are taken when
they know nothing of the English IAN
guage and little of civilized life. They
are provided with shelter and food
and get small wages. There is a
scramble to get into the service. BY
nature these Malay Monaghan races
are great imitators When they see q
thing done cnce they can come near
repeating it.
The Filipino is being found to be
an excellent fighter. There have been
instances when led by an American
officer these troops have charged for
titled positions with a resulting death
percentage as high as 40 and have re-
fused to give up the charge.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15

Uncle SAM has in his army some
~ thousands of little brown men of
the mid-Pacif1c, who approximate all
grades of civilization and lack of it
and who are we'll typified by the &C.
companying illustration, which shows
the Philippine soldier in the course Of
being transformed. A year before this
picture was taken these men were
wild in the woods, with nothing but a
breechclout in the way of clothing.
They have advanced to a stage where
they take great pride in their caps
and coats, but still refuse to adopt the
trousers and shoes. A year later,
however, they will be found as fully
equipped as is their captain, shown in
the foreground.
The Philippine constabulary, OF
which these men are a part, is now a
little more than 5000 strong, includ-
ing officers and men. To- be exact
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15

dent value in the eyes of the ex-pres1-
dent, was carefully picked up by the
butler summoned to face the crisis
with manly valor and removed to 4
sequestered section of the mansion.
The wedding OF Miss Carlisle and
Walter Howe in st. Johns church was
one of the big social events OF tho
winter, and they are now on a honey
moon in European extensive tour,
but one that will not take In Africa
The bride, so her friends say, is spend
ing much deep thought in an effort
to compose a note of thanks to the
colonel
The rhinoceros tail was unadorned.
It was simply dry and black. much az
if it had been ripped of by the
mighty BWano Tumbo and hung up to
dry. Mrs. Howe is the daughter of
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, whose late
husband for many years was one OF
the leading authorities here on inter
national law.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15
These Dancers Must Don Diving Suits

7 OS enthusiastically women of
Il Los Angeles, San Francisco and
Pasadena are planning fete on the
bottom of the ocean of Catalina
Island early this spring. It is such a
party that even Rome in its greatest
days never saw the equal.
Walter Howison Pritchard, marine
artist, is arranging details, and, &C.
cording to him, guests are to be at
tired in diving suits, each with an
oxygen tank or air tubes.
Catalina Island has been chosen for
the affair because of the extraordinary
clearness Of the water and remark
able marine gardens at the bottom Of
the sea-
The bottom Of the ocean will be H.
Illuminated by electric bulbs, and by a
unique arrangement music from a
band on a yacht anchored overhead
will be conveyed through the water,
acting as sounding board.
The turkey trot" and three entirely
new dances, the mermaid Dip" the
lobster claw" and the "fnny wiggle,
will be danced by the guests to the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15
Wealthy Thief Erratic Since His Duel

versity, where he studied many years, "
said Mrs. Harbeson. 1T was the Gus.
tom then to fight with schlagers. He
was the best swordsman in the uni
versity, and, to use slang expression,
was the goat whenever his college
had been offered an insult by another
university.
"The most serious duel, the one in
which he received so vicious a cut
that the removal Of a part of his skull
was necessitated, arose when a Ger
man student insisted the Rhine was
wider than the Hudson river There
were hot words and a challenge re-
suited
There was no reason for my sons
act other than his Ill health, which
has made him trifle cratic I have
given him good monthly income, be-
sides paying all his running expenses
and the interest on his property. l
think his eccentricities are due to the
many wounds he received in his duels.
He fought thirty-seven in all.
Il shall go to him at once and see
what can be done. I deplore this no.
toriety. 1t hurts me terribly"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15

The bodies of those who die are eat
en- by the survivors and it is not in
frequent for some of the insects to kill
one another by the cannibaiistic meth.
cd.
Several instances where species
Of the termites, differing but little
from those in the bottle, has nearly
caused great havoc and loss of life IN
Cleveland buildings, were given BY
Professor Odenbach. In one dry
goods store he found the oak uprights
SUPPORTING an entire department un-
der which a number of girls were
working, almost eaten through by the
omnivorous insects.
Another case was that Of a machine
shop where uprights supporting the
roof, pulleys and shafting had been
followed ort by the termites. They
have penchant for paper-it is like
ice cream and cake 10 them, Father
Odenbach says
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-03-15

NEW YORK-Matthew w. Harbe-
~ son, son of the millionaire founder
Of the brick trust and great-grandson
of Robert Morris, a signer of the
Declaration of independence, who was
sent to Jail for thirty days for stealing
a loaf of bread, has been "erratic" ever
since he fought a duel many years
ago, his mother declared.
Recorder Medina, in Woodcliffe, N.
j., sentenced Harbeson on complaint
Of grocer who saw him take loaf
from his bread box.
'Harbeson, who married maid in
his mothers household, has five chill
dren and lives in one Of the show
places in Woodcliffe, which his mother
bought for him.
Matthew has not been we'll since
he was wounded in duel at kiel uni