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1eetle'a Great STRENGTH.

II asked to name the strongest ami
mails. most persons begin with the
largest. the elephant, and continue
with oxen, horses. etc. This is, OF
course, correct in SO far as their total
horsepower is concerned.
But for real strength, proportioned
to the size and weight of the animal,
n must 60 to the insect world.
Compared with insects. the strength
of almost any large animal. and es-
pecially OF man. Is absurd.
A man is considered strong II he can
drag a mass weighing three or four
times as much as himself, but the
beetle will walk with 200 times his
own weight. II a man were placed
under a wooden box with five times
his weight on top to hold 1t down. he
would remain there indefinitely.
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New Type Of Block Signal.

A new type of automatic block sig
nal, which Is being used on an inter
urban electric railway west of Cleve-
land, O., Is believed to furnish a So
luton Of the problem Of operating
block systems in cold weather. Dur
ing the last winter the various rail.
roads experienced considerable diff.
Guilty owing to the accumulation of ice
and frost on the signal lamps. The
lighting of the new signal is provided
by a single 25-watt tungsten lamp sup
piled from a trolley through a resist.
ance. A high speed one-tenth horse
power motor drives the mechanism,
the motor being designed to operate
safely through a wide variation of line
voltage. Enough heat Is furnished by
the lamp and its resistance to prevent
the accumulation of ice on the lenses
and mechanism.
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SYNOPSIS.

Dan Blair. the 0-year-old son Of tho
town. Mont, is 2 guest at the English
home OF Lady Galorey. Dams father had
his visit to the United States and the
courtesy II now being returned to the
young man. The youth has an ideal girl
IN his mind. He meets Lily, Duchess OF
Breakwater. q beautiful widow. who Is
attracted by his immense fortune and
takes a liking to her. When Dan was a
boy, q girl rams q solo at a church. and
he had never forgotten her. The Ca
loreys. Lily and Dan attend a Londo
theater where one Lefty Lane II the star.
Dan recognizes her as the girl from his
town. and going behind the scenes intro
duces himself and she remembers him
He learns that Prince Poniotowsky Il
sutton n escort to Lefty. Lord Ca
lorey n q friend named Ruggles deter
mine to protect the westerner from Lily
and other fortune hunters Young Blair
goes to see Lily: he can talk Of nothing
but Lefty and this Anglers the Duchess
The westerner finds Lefty III from hard
work. but she o and Ruggles and
Dan invite her to supper. She asks Dan
% build . home for disappointed the
atrical people. Dan visits Lily, for the
time forgetting Lefty. and later an
Lefty refuses to sing for an entertain
insnt E1ven by Lily. gaiorey tells Oar
that al LILY cares for is his money. and
have been mutually in love for years
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ing 1.64S,O33. one out Of every eight
was injured.
These statements are made in Pop
ular Mechanics.
In the west an organized movement
for safety has been started among
railroad men," the article says. "In
September OF 1911, officials Of the
Frisco road inaugurated a safety
first movement to reduce, so far as
This safety first movement has crys-
tallized in the form of committees or
ganized on each Of the ten divisions
and in the three shops, who are con
stantly on the watch for conditions by
which life and safety are endangered
in their territory.
The committee members are sup
piled with report cards printed, 4
have noticed . to be filled
out with suggestions for %remedying
defects in roadbed, station platforms
or operation Of rolling stock, which
might some time cause loss of life or
limb.
Each member of a division commit
tee goes owe the main line and termi-
nails Of that division once a month.
his expenses and time being paid by
the railroad company. Some Of the
division men inspect the shops and
some Of the shop men inspect the d.
visions each month, being assigned
particular points to observe.
"A nnnfroJ aNrovoj<$oo ~,ook. o-->
a month and considers all Of the sug-
gestions and complaints. They illus
trate the bulletins with a great many
photographs, showing everyday acts
OF carelessness to impress upon each
employee the necessity Of being care
full"
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BABY'S ECZEMA AND BOILS

"My son was about three weeks old
when I noticed a breaking-out on hlD
cheeks. from which q watery sub
arms, shoulders and breast broke out
also, and in a few days became a solid
scab. l 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. I be-
came discouraged. l dropped the doc
tors treatment, and commenced the
use OF Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
and in a few days noticed a marked
change. The eruption on his cheeks
vas almost healed. and his shoulders.
arms and breast were decidedly bet.
ter. When he was about sever months
old. all trace OF the eczema was gone.
During his teething period. HE
head and face were broken out In
boils which I cured with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Surely he must
have been a great sufferer. During
the time of teething and from the time
I dropped the doctors treatment. I
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 a mass of silky curls.
I had been afraid that he would never
be we'll, and I feel that l owe a great
deal to the CuticurA Remedies"
(Signed) Mrs. Mary w. Ramsey. PA
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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daring In its simplicity. She might
have been Emma. Lady Hamilton. be-
cause perfectly beautiful. perfectly tai
ented. she could risk severe simple
ity. having In herself the fire and the
art and the seduction. Her hair was
a golden crown and her eyes like stars.
She was excited, and the scarlet had
run along her cheeks like wine spilled
over ivory.
She looked around the room. failed
to see Blair. but saw the Duchess OF
Breakwater In her velvet and her Jew.
els. Lefty Lane began to sing. Dan
and she had chosen Mandalay and she
began with 1t. Her dress only was
simple. All the completely of her tai
ent, whatever she knew Of seduction
and charm. she put in the rendering Of
her song. Even the conventional au-
dience. most Of which knew her we'll,
we're enchanted over again, and they
went wild about her. She had never
been SO charming. The men clapped
her until she began in self-defense an
other favorite Of the moment, and end
ed In . perfect huzzah Of applause.
She refused to sing again until, in
the distance. she saw Dan standing by
the column near his seat. Then indi-
eating to the pianist what she wanted.
she sang The Earl Of Moray, such .
rendering of the old ballad as had not
been heard In London. and coming. az
It did. from the lips Of q popular sim
ger whose character and whose vervo
were not supposed to be sympathetic
to q piece of music Of this kind, the
effect was startling. Lefty Lanes face
grew pale with tho touching old trag-
edy, the scarlet faded from her
cheeks. her eyes grew dark and moist,
she might indeed herself have Been
the lady looking from the castle wall
while they carried the body Of her
dead lover under those beautiful eyes.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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lector are connected by ear Of a
hose Of large diameter, and the sue
ton hose Is attached to the bottom Of
the dust collector.
When the injector valve Is opened
the live steam passes the opening Of
the suction chamber and creates a
vacuum therein, which produces the
suction drawing the dust and dirt into
the dust collector where it is retained
by the water. The air. after unloading
its burden of dirt. then passes into the
steam trap and Is exhausted into the
atmosphere. With a sufficient length
of hose, several passenger coaches can
be cleaned by simply back
ing the locomotive up to one end. The
apparatus is used on one of the Ger
nan railways.-Popular Mechanics.
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STORMS TO PREDICT SELVES
Wireless Stations to Be Used 10 MAKE
Tempests Send Their Own
Warning Ahead.

Storm centers move usually In an
easterly or ~northeasterly direction.
Hence the prediction OF storms on the
Atlantic coast Is possible. since most
OF them come from the Mississippi
valley. Some come up the coast from
the Caribbean sea. but even IN this
case we have no warning.
But western Europe Is less fortu-
nate. Its tempests come from the At
lantic, and with little warning. Euro
pean weather men have made as much
as possible q study OF the paths OF
American storms across the Atlantic
and are sometimes accurate IN pre-
dieting the time of their arrival; the
same has been done with storms COM
ing up from the South Atlantic.
But 1t often happens hat storms
vary either their route or the rate OF
movement, 80 that predicting cyclones
on the coast OF western Europe Ii
more or less guesswork.
AS q possible help In this respect
Director Andre OF the Lyons observa-
tory is making a deep study OF the
galvanometer records OF various wire.
less telegraph stations.
He has found that the antennae are
sensitive to any stray electric currents
as we'll as to messages. and he hopes
to discover a way to make the storms
telegraph their own warning ahead OF
their arrival.
Every storm is accompanied by cleo
trical disturbances, and already M.
Andre has accumulated a mass OF evi.
dence to show that each storm in this
way gives warning. Just how to read
this evidence Is the problem to which
he is devoting himself.
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Cat and Doc chums.

When my dog was . puppy I got a
little kitten to keep him company, says
q writer In Fur News. They got to
be good friends. but a. they got older
the cat seemed to think she could take
are of herself.
When the cat climbed q tree II
seemed to puzzle the dog. and he
would stand below the tree and look
up at the cat and then at me, as II
trying to understand how the cat
could get up into the tree while be
had to stay on the ground.
When evening came the dog would
hunt up the cat and carry her to the
kennel where they slept at night The
dog kept one OF his forelegs over the
cat and there sAs had to stay until
morning. At last the cat va hlleA.
but l have The dos yet
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How Sun Vat Sen Got Money.

How Sun Vat Sen Got Money.
In his "Reminiscences" Sun Vat Sen
gives a graphic account Of the efforts
that were made to capture him by the
former Chinese government. He esti-
mates that the rewards upon his head
amounted to no less than zoe, 900 taels
Isl, 200, O0O)! He has raised much
money for political purposes. especial
ly in America, and in this connection
he says: "All W. the world. and par
ticularly in America, the legend has
grown up that Cinnamon are selfish
and mercenary. There never was a
greater libel on a people. Many have
given me their whole fortune. One
Philadelphia laundryman called at my
hotel after a meeting, and. thrusting a
linen bag upon me, went away with.
out q word. It contained his entire
savings for 20 years."
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er under his eyes. and the woman
smiled at him as Blair had never e
her smile.
very well. then. goose" she capt.
tulated almost tenderly; II don't love
that boy, Of course. I'm marrying him
for his money. Now. will you let me
got"
But he held her still more firmly
and kissed her several times before he
finally set her free. and went out Of
the house miserable-bound to her by
the strongest chains-bound in his
conscience and by honor to his trust
to Dams father. and yet handicapped
by another sense OF honor which d.
crees that man must keep silence to
the end.
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in 1911, m out OF
every 1914 a 8
killed. and one out
of e eight was
injured"
"Of the 1884
yardmen employ
ed, one out of ev-
cry 1877 was killed,
and one out of ev-
cry eight was n
jured."
Taking all rail-
a d employees.
covering trainmen,
yardmen. bridge
men, trackmen
and GRO 8 n &
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MADE INTO VACUUM CLEANER
Simple Device by Which = Locomo-
tive Adds Greatly to Its Term
Of Usefulness.

An ingenious apparatus by e OF
which a locomotive Is converted into
a vacuum-cleaning plant is shown in
the accompanying illustration. 1t
comprises simply \ suction chamber
attached to the injector valve OF the
locomotive, a steam trap for the con
densation of water, a dust collector,
which Is kept partially filed with
water, and the necessary amount of
hose and types OF suction tips or noz
zles. The steam trap and dust col
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CHAPTER XVII.
Lefty Lane Sings.

Lefty Lane Sings.
The house Of the Duchess Of Break
water In Park Lane was white. with
green blinds and green balconies:
beautiful. distinguished and old, mel
low with traditions. and the tide of
fashion poured its stream into the
mushroom to listen to the Sunday
concert. Without. the day was bland
and beautiful. mild spring In the deep
sweet air. and already the bloom lay
over the park and along the turf. Pic
cadilly was ablase with flowers. and In
the windows and In the dower-wo-
mems baskets they were 20 sweet a.
to make the heart ache and to make
the senses thrill. Keen to the spring
beauty. the last guest to 60 into the
drawing-room Of tho Duchess OF Break
water was the young American man
In whom the magic of the season had
stirred the blood. He seemed the
youngest and the brightest guest to
cross the sill Of the great house whose
debts he wa going to pay. and whose
future he was goino TO secure with
American money.
Close after him . motor car rolled
up to the curb. and under the awning
Lefty Lane passed quickly, ~ though
thistledown. blown into the distin-
guished house. The actress was taken
possession Of By several people and
shown upstairs.
Dan spoke to his hostess. who wore.
-, No. nwuro draaa. 4 necklncA Gfvon
her by Dan. She said b was too
late for words" and why hadn't he
como before. After greeting him she
set him free, and 10 won't eagerly to
and his place next = an elderly woman
whom he liked immensely. Lady Cal
warn. She had given him twenty
pounds for some Of his poor. Lady
Caiwarn had : calm. kind fAce. and
Dan sat down beside her. well out Of
tn crush. and they talked amaably
throughout the violin solo.
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Substitute for Third Decree.

A New York dentist advocates
laughing gas as a substitute for the
police third degree. He believes that
this. the least dangerous Of anesthet
les, lays open what already 10 in the
mind, unconscious Of tho search for
its secrets. He believes that II .
mar who has committed q serious
crime should be questioned about II
during q certain stage Of recovery
from nitrous oxide. or laughing gas
anaesthesia, he would not only reply
and truthfully. but half a minute later
he would realize fully what he had
said.
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Galorey repeated vaguely. "State?"
why. she's all run down. tired out:
she's got nc real friends In London"
The other mar Kicked the ash from
his cigarette and looked at Blair's boy
through his monocle.
And you thought that Lily might
befrieud her, old chap"
Yes" nodded Dan. "just give her q
aift, you know"
0alorey nodded back. smiling gent
~. Il see, I see-a moral. spiritual
liftf see-I see." He glanced at
the woman with his strange smile.
She put her cigarette down and
seated herself. clasping her hands
around her knees and looked at her
Nance.
ITS none Of my business what Let
" Lanes reputation 10. don't care.
but you must understand one thing,
DAN. I'm not q reformer. or a charit
able Institution. and II she comes here
II Il purely professional"
He took the subject a. settled. and
asked for = copy Of the program and
put Il In his pocket. "I1l get the
names Of her songs fron her and take
the thing myself to harrison's. And
"a better hustle. I guess; there's no
time 10 lose between now and Sun
day" And he went out triumphant.
0alorey remained. smoking. and the
Auchess continued her notes In sill
ence. cooling down at her desk. Her
ronpanion knew her too well to speak
- her until she had herself in hand.
and when finally she took up her pen
md turned about, she appeared con-
oeious for the nrst Of his presence.
'Here still" she exclaimed.
Il thought l might do for q safety
valve. Lily. You could lot some Of
Uour anger out on me-"
The duchess left her desk and came
0ver to him.
Il expect you despise me thorough
y, don't you. Gordon?"
They had not been alone together
since her engagement to Blair. for she
had taken pains to avoid every oppor-
tunity for Z tete-a-tete.
aDespiss your" he repeated gently.
IT'S awfully hard. isn't It. for q chap
Hike nj TO despise anybody We're
nome of N used to tho best quality Of
behavior. you know. my dear GIRL"
Don't talk rot. Gordon" she muir
nmred.
sYou didn't ark my advice" he con-
S1nuo1. 'but I don't hesitate to tell you
that ! have done everything l could to
oAve The boy"
~ accepted this philosophically.
sOh. I knew you would: / quito ex-
pocboG 4, but" and IN tho look she
fhrov &C him there was more liking
than roeentment-'T knew you. too;
0eu oouldn't 80 very Tar. my dear TEL
~.
4 think Dan Blair = excellent
scum Gordon said.
slzo = the Sroenest. youngeot. most
rs1icuIous infant" she exclaimed with
irritation. and laughed.
~EIis money n old enough to walk.
bsweyer. isn't Il. Lily3" She made N
oAgry gesture.
4 expected you'd ny something
1oothaone."
H companion met her eyes direct
~ - lit her chair and came and
~ Own beside him on the small
n0nA1 ~ did not move. or look at
-, 1T regarded his cigarette With
nrtool ~ 1oaned close to him and
fW11Dn1ro4: -0ordon. try to - nice
Aocouk ~ - forget yourself.
3 y , - what = wonderful
@-1SAt II l..e - nnd thar - g. -
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cIaarette Barred.

did you insist on having love, hon.
or and obey included In the marriage
service"
mo" replied MI. Fimgilt: the
only thing l made my wife promise
was that she wouldn't smoke In the
house."
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oxH- wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for 0hiidrea
teething, seftsns the gums, reduces innamms,
0ons AllAys pain, cures wind collie. No q hotAln
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ea Lanlsnt HI pemand.

In order to love mankind. We must
not expect too much Of them.-Jsremy
Dontham.
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lnd,spen.abIe for Success,

He who invests one dollar In bust.
ness should invest n dollar In ad-
vertising that business.-A. T. Stew
art.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-31

A man never complains Of hia
wife's relations-if she hasn't any.
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The most stubborn o~ostiveness yieldaL
gently and naturally, 70 Ne psrsuAsivs sotio1
q Garfield TeA.
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IN SAFETY MOVEMENT
ORGANIZATION OF RAILROAD
MEN DOING GOOD WORK.
Committees Formed Of Employees Arr
Constantly on the Watch and
Report at Once All Pos
sibiy Dangerous Con-
ditlons.

"Of the 235, S41 trainmen employed
the railroads Of the United States
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-10
He stayed In.

Senator Bacon of Georgia passed 4
constituent around the capitol for
awhile and then, having some work to
do on the floor, conducted his visitor
to the senate gallery. After an hour
or so the visitor approached a gallery
doorkeeper and said:
My name is Swate. | am Il friend
of Senator Bacon. He brought me
here. and want to go out and look
around bit. | thought that | would
tell YOU so can get back in
That's all right" said the doorkecp-
er. 'but may not be here when you
return. In order to prevent any mis-
take l will give you the password SO
you can get your seat again"
What's the world?" Mr.. Swate
asked.
''1diosyncrasy.'
what"
"Idiosyncrasy.'
Il guess I'll stay in," said swate.-
Washington Star.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-10
4 Voice. Ia the lNiant.

business had detained the master of
the house. Strictly speaking. ii waS, :;
O'Clock in the morning rs he softly
crept up he stairs and everything M:is
calm and peaceful.
Carefully and noiselessly he opened
the door of his bedroom and crossed
the threshold with the grace of an
lntIian on the trail
Unfortunately, however. the family
cat was enjoying Il we'll earned rest
OH the rug by the bedside and the
master OF the household elected, under
a misapplehension to deposit the
weight of his foot upon the feline :
candal appendage.
Naturally. the feline uttered Il shrill
and noisome complaint, piercing sounds
that awakened the mistress OF the
house This good lady sat up in bed,
perturbed, but not at q loss.
"Frederick" she murmured. don't
YOU think it's Il tritle late to be sing
ing? The neiahbors might complain,
you know
Then Frederick nimbly elected the
musical mouser and deftly slid between
the sheets.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-10
OUR CONSUMPTION OF FRUIT.
We Eat UP Nearly s2oo,ooo,ooo Worth
Yearly, Statistics Show.

rSotI/, SSdIiSIICS 0nO"s
Orr consumption of fruit runs up
in one year to the enormous total of
nearly s20o,000,0o0, says the New York
Press. The statistics for 1909 show
that our apple crop was worth $780,
0OO,0OG, our peaches $2S,O0O.00O. our
grapes 2,0UO,O0O and our strawberries
S11,000,WD. our oranges reaching the
same large figures. We consumed S1O.-
ON.000 Of plums and prunes. $7OOo,0o0
of pears and cherries and SJ,OOO,OOO of
the raspberry. And all of these things
are part of the high cost of living, since
there has been an increase of nearly 70
per cent in the value of orchard fruits
between 1899 and 1909, while there has
been less than , per cent in the in
crease of production.
One OF the curious features of this
production of fruit has been the lessen
ing OF the apple crop, which in the past
decade. with growing population, has
decreased from 175,0GO0OO to 100000
600 barrels On the other hand, the
production of tropical fruits in CONT
mental United States has about trebled
in the same time and ten times as
many pineapples are grown now as
were produced ten years ago When ii
is realized that since 1889 there has
been decrease of nearly 4o.00O.O0t
| quarts in our small fruits and that the
| value of the crop advanced neurly 80.
100000. it is easy to sec wig he cos
OF living increases amon@ the sweets ol
life as Weif aS among the more sub
staitial things HAT man needs 10 20 ON
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-10
According to Style.

During the Spanish-American war
the navy department. by way of a
graceful compliment to the great uni
ers Harvard and Yale. Not long after
Commodore Dewey was asked what
new names should he conferred upon
two little Spanish gunboats that had
been captured in Philippine waters.
oh said the commodore, We'll just
call one the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and the other the Pennsyl-
vania College of Physicians and Sur
geons. Chicago News.