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gratitude of the convict seem very
reasonable indeed.
AS king of Washington and Fam
ming islands. Father Rougier must
have realized large return from his
investment. Copra from the flourish
ing cocoanut groves on both the
islands, guano deposits and vast
fields of second and third-grade phos-
pilates had made the places valuable
from a commercial point of view.
Britons Get Island Base.
But the kingdom of Father Rougier
was TO come to an end. On the fifth
dey of October, 1911, Canadian
English syndicate closed negotiations
whereby the islands passed into their
ownership. The islands were sold
for $350,000 Captain Miller has now
brought suit for huge commission,
claiming that he was Rougier's agent
in an earlier effort to sell the islands
to Japan.
Whether or not Captain Miller will
be allie to bear out his contention
that as Rougier's agent he is due the
sum of S53,o31.50 the facts remains
that his life has been quite as ro-
mantle as that of the French priest.
Full of pluck and energy, his career
has been one Of adventure not equal
" experienced outside of fiction. It
was about twenty years ago that the
British steamship Dawn went ashore
on the Hogs.ie reef in the Bahamas.
When she was abandoned to the
Bahama wreckers, Miller heard about
her. Professional wreckers had CIV
en- her up and failed to haul her OF
the reef. Captain Miller, after taking
look at the situation, purchased the
wreck, chartered a New Orleans
wrecking outfit, hauled her of the
rocks and, after repairing her thor
oughly, placed her in /. the Haytian
trade.
The ship, afterwards renamed the
South Portland, was lost on the Alas
kan coast during the Klondike excite
ment. Soon after this, Captain Mill
err purchased the steamship Gather
inc Whiting. When that vessel went
ashore on the Frying-Pan shoals he
had not a cent of insurance on her.
His father, then eighty-four years
old, was on the ship but all hands
escaped safely.
MiIlers Adventurous Life.
The loss of the Catherine Whiting
sent Miller back into the merchant
marine service and he was for some
time master of the Valentia, a vessel
owned by the Red d line. When the
Spanish-American war broke out he
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ficient depth of passage for any ship
to pass in, and on the inner or bay
side is smooth and convenient an
ehoring, which, together with the
abundance of wood and water, the
j tropical fruits, bes. of fish and ex-
cellent turtle here to be obtained,
make this very desirable place for
the refitting of a ship and the re-
freshing of. crew."
OF Strategic Importance.
In point of strategic position say
experts, the two islands are admir-
able. The increasing Importance of
Pacific trade, the necessity of main
tanning the balance of power in ORR
entail marts, make it seem almost
certain that the islands We're pur-
chased as British naval station, an
OUTPOST for that great nation. in the
Pacific.
CAPTAIN Miller it is who now comes
forward with what he alleges to be
still further unwritten history and,
suing the French priest for over $780,
00e as commission for assisting in
the sale of the islands, alleges that
the Japanese government too were
approached upon the subject of buy
ing the islands Tor use as coaling sta
lions in time of war. This suit, to
be tried within the next two weeks
in the local circuit court, promises
much of the unusual and the sensa-
ticnal, but in the meantime the inter-
est which attaches itself to the ro-
mantle lives of the two litigants has
been, if anything, increased.
Scarcely more than one thousand
miles south of Honolulu lie Tanning
and Washington islands. Robert
Louis Stevenson, when asked the di-
rection to the far-off islands of the
South Seas, said that if you took the
boat at San francisco the islands
were the second turn to the left. And
this well illustrates the fact that that
part Of the globe, even in Steven
sons day, was by no means on the
regular route of vessels sailing the
Pacific The islands sold by Father
Rougier, in particular, are isolated
lar from civilization. To this green
oasis dropped down in the center of
great ocean scarcely anyone ever
comes except occasional royers of
the sea who, from spirit of adven-
ture, drift about the odd and unyisit-
ed corners of the globe. Wonderful
tales, far more marvellous than even
the pen of a Dumas or Stevenson
could produce, have been recited by
these few wayfarers familiar with
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the ground. Tales of pearl fishers
who, year after year, have piled their
trade in unknown bays and estuaries
and who have at the last returned
home fabulously rich. Tales too of
men who have lived their lives in
forgotten places, content to dream
away the years in the wonderful Sc
duction of the southern seas. Beauti-
full is the pellucid sky, beautiful are
the white, perennial island clouds
that hang suspended always above
lazy, land-locked lagoons. Steven
son felt the deep attraction of the
land and writes of the stately palm
trees, as silent as though nodded in
bronze, forming delightful bowers
for none to visit"
Marvellous tales are told of the
traders in copra and of their isolat-
ed stations visited only every year
or two by some long-looked-for
schooner; of pirate ships and crews,
of ships companies that disappeared
in a night and were never after heard
of.
And yet there is no history of the
Pacific as interesting as the history
of the French priest, Father Rougier.
For twenty-five years he has laLored
in the South Seas. He was sent out
by the Catholic missions and for
many years his black hat and red,
sweeping teard have been familiar
landmarks to all South Sea shippers.
Twenty years after he first began his
missionary work he retired from the
missionary field, purchasing Tanning
and Washington islands at a cost of
$135,000. Here, isolated from the
world, visited only at long intervals
Ey occasioned sojourners in that far
off part Of the globe, the Catholic
priest ruled as king for a number of
years.
One Of the Several Stories.
OF how Father Rougier obtained
enough money in the first instance to
buy the islands is romantic enough
to form the ploS of any novel from
the hand of Clark Russell. AS a
missionary, it is related he befriend-
ed poor French convict in one of
the penal colonies. The convict,
later falling heir to a fortune left
him in France, gave the large sum
to the missionary out of gratitude.
After one has talked even for short
time. with Father Rougier this tale
seems highly probable. The priest
is mute as to his own affairs of a
personal nature and yet his broad
and generous personality makes the
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No one who has talked for more
than five minutes with either Father
Emmanuel Rougier, the French Cath
ole priest so much of whose life has
been spent among the islands of the
southern Pacific, or Captain Freder-
ick Miller, sailor OF fortune and vet
eran mariner of the Pacific. can fail
to realize the great romance of the
lives of these two men, lives filled
with an extraordinary amount of
strange adventure.
For more than twenty-five years
the French priest has cruised
through that little out-of-the-way
group OF islands situated almost in
the center of the Pacific ocean. Cap
tains of trading barks driven off their
course by adverse winds have time
after time reported his various YES
sells in waters far from the ordinary
bypaths of everyday travel. To
strange forgotten islands Father
Rougier's adventurous destiny has
taken him, and what marvellous
sights or remarkable experiences
have. fallen to his lot he alone can
tell.
No less remarkable and extraordin-
AIRY have been the experiences of
Captain Frederick Miller who, from
the time he went to sea at an early
age has passed through every stage
OF the business from cabin boy to
mariner and captain. He, too, has
spent many years among the strange
naOpleS Of tho South Gpa islands and
there is probably no one else in the
world, with the possible exception of
Father Rougier, who can recite their
weird and romantic history SO well
and SO intimately
Selling Islands.
In many ways the climax of the
life of Father Rougier was reached
when he succeeded in selling Fan
ming and Washington islands to the
Armstrong syndicate. syndicate
which, it was rumored at the time,
effected the purchased in behalf OF
the British government. BY this
single act, Father Rougier came into
the possession of a large sum of
money The British government
wanted the two islands for a coaling
station, so the story goes, and any
one noting the central location of the
islands in relation to Austrana, Cam
ada and other British possessions,
may well credit the tale.
AS early as 1898 Captain Tanning,
who discovered the island named
after him, during that year described
it in these words: There is suf-
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took command of the Associated
Press boat. One of the romantic
features OF Captain Mlller's lie Is
the fact that he was once offered the
command OF navy which was 60.
be built for the United States OF Co
Iomhia
Captain Miller's experiences m thS1
South Seas have occupied the years
of his life since 3he war OF 1898.
II is during this time that he formed
IA friendship. gased upon admiration
and respect, for Ia her Rcugier. Il
is said by those on the inside that
the suit brought at this time AGAINST
the French Catholic priest who has
been king In his own right w the
veteran mariner whose boast is that
he has entered every port in the sew
en- seas. is the result merely OF
diffrence in opinion between the two
litigants. II Is believed and hoped
that the friendship which has bound
together these two strange adventur-
ers along the worlds highways will
not be shattered forever by the fling
of the suit on the part OF Captain
Miller.
In the meantime Captain Miller
may be found along the water front
of Honolulu almost any sunshiny day
when he is not cruising about In the.
Sailor Boy. For some little time he
has been content to live peacefully
in Honolulu, resting content after a
life that has been brimful OF adven-
ture. But old seadogs who know him
best shake their heads as the days go
by and declare that he Is even now
growing restless and that 1t will not
be long before he is on his way
again to strange ports in answer to
the baffling, siren call OF whatever
of the romantic and unexpected fort
une may have in store for him.
And the priest, Father Rougier?
A few days ago Rougier sat in the
corridor Of the Young hotel discuss
ing plans for the future. All the
years of my life In the Pacific have
taken daily notes" he said reminis-
Gently, "and now think that Il VIII
lie a great pleasure for me to write
book, story Of the South Seas an
of all lands washed by the Pacific
My memoirs, one might call Il, sup
pose And Just now / am going back
to France. Many times I have longed
fox sight of the land Of my ances-
tors And then, after twenty-five
years, one knows everything about
the old Pacific. Perhaps one grows
tired. And then there Is France
Perhaps | shall go away never to
return again" Father Rougier was
silent for a moment. Then he sighed
and shook his head. After all |
shall come back some day, ! sup
pose" he said, this Is always the
place know the best and there is
always that to ~ pulling me back,
the thought of the South Seas
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Portland Welcome. DIrse. LIN.

The first opportunity IN several
years to take direct fassage from
Portland to the Orient viii come with
the operation Of the Nomenclature,
Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire
between Portland. the Orient and Eu-
rope by the Royal Mail steam Packet
Company, all of which will accommof
date a large passenger list. Until they
are placed in operation late next sum
nier chartered steamers will handle
the business, the first Of which, the
Hritish steamer Harpagus, Is DUE
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Crystal
White
Soap
MAST OF THE MAINE
SAFE AT ARLINGTON
tBy --latest MALL

The mainIhast of the battleship
Maine arrived at the Arlington Ma.
tional cemetery in good condition and
has been placed under cover, 10 await
the final decision of the secretary of
war, as to the design and location OF
the Maine memorial, 10 be erected N
that cemetcrv
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DIED

SPOULL n In Honolulu, May ., 1918,
W C. Spoull, aged % years
ANDERSON - In Honolulu, May 10,
1913, Winifred, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Anderson, aged j.
months
Funeral from the residence, 355
School street, this afternoon, at l
o'clock.
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The baseball team of Stanford uni
versity is TO visit Japan in May. A
series of IL. games have been arrang
ed with the Japanese colleges.
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Costly models of fine linens made
upon empire lines are often trimmed
with cluny and hand-embroidered.
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For Sale
5. S.
KeStreI

For particulars apply TO r. NJ.
FIT, Young Hotel. or his attorneys,
HOLMES, STANLEY & OLSON, Ka-
ahumanu Street, Honolulu.
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Notice to TaX-Payers.

TO the Taxpayers of Wayne Coun-
tv:
You are hereby notified that you
must make immediate settlement of
your taxes. Under the law | am
required to settle in full with the
incoming sheriff. BY giving this
matter your attention you will save
interest and possible &C It's.
All taxes not paid on or before
June ! will be returned delinquent
BY paying sheriff now you will save
the costs and trouble of redeemirg
from the auditor.
Don't delay. Write for a state
ment as soon as you read this no.
tlce, provided your taxes are unpaid.
Office open every day in the week.
Yours truly,
SAM j. CRUM, ex-Sheriff,
3 l2f. Wayne, w. Va.
'AdvertisemsntI
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fIhi III O"b hLSlTOlaSS ~ ihtiuS'
Fred Bush has returned from Ar
Akansas Hot Springs, where he spent
nine weeks taking treatment for
rheumatism. He says be feels fine.
Walter Crate, who came from
he south several days age, has re-
eived letter from his mother and
brother, who reside at Dayton, o.. ,
stating they escaped the food.
Rev. L. f. Connolly writes that
he has been having big reviyals on
the Maiden circuit. At Maiden
there were 245 conversions aud at
Putney there were 259 conversions
WANTED One good farm and
dairy hand; good wages; must be
sober. Write at once to OSCAR
PYLEs, Sta. a." Box "a, K. Liver
! pool, Ohio.
Miss Ella Hersey returns thanks
o the kind people Of Ceredo especi-
~ those who offered her a home
r.. John Harrington, Mr.. Wade
own, Mr.. Hensley, Mrs. Will
rcum, Mrs. Ed. Stewart, Mrs.
Hinkle and others.
via, hOusekeeper begins
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Shoals. w, Va.

Health Is very good at this writ
ing with few exceptions.
Arnold Perdue, who has been
quite sick with typhoid fever, il
getting some better.
Mrs. Julia Stephenson is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Ella Carroll is visiting her
brother, whose child ie very sick,
at Kenova.
f. <. Staley was called to Ports.
mouth last Friday on account OF
the serious illness ,of his daughter,
who has typhoid fever.
Mrs. E. E Staley and Mrs. Jas.
McCallister were the guests of Rev.
Jerry Harmon and wife last Mon
day.
Mrs. j. M. Plymale was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
CalIister Wednesday.
a revival meeting has just closed
at the Newcomb Baptist church
with good success, there being 81
souls saved. Another meeting is
being held at the Stony Point
school house on Buffalo with much
success.
Well, l have told you all the
news, SO will have to stop for this
time.
March %. IL.
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hOW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF CataIrh that cannot be cured nv
Halls Catarrh Cure. ~
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
we, Ihe undersigned, have known r. J.
Cheney for the past IS years and believe INF m
perfectly honorable IN all business transac.
lions and financially able TO carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. kINNAS & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists Toledo. O.
mars CatsrTh Cure is taken internally.
surfaces OF The system. Testimonials semi
Ifee. Price 70 cents per bottle. Sold by ali
druggists. "
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Died.
READER

VIM. farrell, aged about 60 years
led at the residence of w. Nj.
ewart, two miles south of Ceredo,
st Wednesday, of neuralgia of the
2eart. He was sick for several DAYS
Srior to his death. After having
leave his home on account of high
Pater he walked to Mr.. Stewards.
4 The deceased owned a dwelling
Pn the East End of town that was
washed away by the flood. The
only things he saved were a portion
of his household goods and two
mules.
lie leaves two sons and one
daughter to mourn his death.
The body was buried in the Harve
Perdue cemetery Friday.
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House Cleaning Time.

Maybe you need some of the
following: Wood alcohol and cam.
phor, strong ammonia, crude car
bolic acid, chloride lime, moth balls.
naphtha fakes and special furniture
polish prepared for removing white
flood STAN.
Wild d Boette, Druggists, Flor
entine Hotel corner, Hun tington,
w. Va. Adv
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George Dickerson, an aged color
ed man who had been a resident of
the East End for many wears, died
OF diseases brought about by old
age, March %.
The remains were buried at Kel-
logg.
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Executors Notice.

To all persons indebted TO John Mead
Sr, deceased, or having claims against
HIM are hereby notified to make settle
ment for all claims at once with the un-
dersigned executor.
Given under my hand this the 2Sth
day OF Feb. 1913. ID. ID. WALLACE,
mar 4wks Executor
(AdvertisementD
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Don't be surprised if you have an attack
OF rheumatism this spring. Just rub
the affected parts freely with Chamber
lain's Liniment and it will soon disap-
pear. Sold by all dealers
(Advertisement)
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The Juries.

The following citizens of the
county Will be requested to do jury
service at the May term of circuit
court:
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For rheumatism you will find nothing
better than Chamberlain Liniment'
Try 1t and see how quickly it gives re-
lief. For sale by all dealers.
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pty Seat News.

nty Seat News.
s. Blllups is at Hunt
week serving on the
md Jury.
complete for the well
ranch of Big Lynn and
Pc commenced soon.
who is law studen,
irginIa University,
day. He returDe
w ednesday.
3 wife died las,
s buried Saturday
\pear kinner, Ky.
ent woman and
who are sad be.
en death.
which is composed
y, president; and r.
Ii. w. Thompson,
was opened Monday
regular April term
i last all the week
few days of next
Zig which was blown down
Phelps we'll on Mlllers Fork
= been rebuilt and the work on
Hhe well has been resumed.
SMALLPOX ON PADDLE CREEK.
The board of health of the county
held meeting at the court house
Tuesday: Present: G. M. Fraley,
president of the county court; Dr..
j. w, Rlfe, president of the board :;
Rutus Lester, secretary and d. b.
Hardwick, pros. atty.
1t had been reported to the board
that case of smallpox had devel
oped at Sith Webb's home on
Paddle creek in Butler district. The
Board employed Louis Barr to wal,
on the case and see that a ouaran
tine Is maintained and Or. Rife was
instructed to go at once and render
the necessary medical aid.
April 10. READER.
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Stevens May.

daughter of A. l.
9evens, was born
M Pse' in Ca,Ie,tsburg.
KY, Aarch 2s, 1918. Age
81 yrs g dsys. She married
Frank My Aug 80, 1902 Or this
union five children were born unto
them, all of whom have crossed the
river save one lite daughter named
frankie who still SURVIVES her
mother. She was brought up in the
church, and taught to love and
serve God. At the time of her
death she was member of the Ce-
redo Baptist church. During her
last illness she was great sufferer,
bat always patient, she never muir
INJURED nor complained beneath the
Christening rod, but In the hour of
greatest pain did lean upon her God
She Is not dead but gone before.
love to think of her and Lonnie,
not as dead, but just across the
border land. Death is an unwelcon Q
messenger, yet he Will come to all
OF our homes. He will enter in.
his time none can tell.
In the sad bereavement which has
recently befallen Mr.. Stevens and
family they certainly have the
prayers and sympathy of every
Christian in Ceredo. We know not
what day may bring forth, but we
know that all things work together
tor the good to those who love God
WIN. FALLEN.
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For SALE.-Barred Rock Eggs.
fifteen for $l.25. One hundred
$500. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Best of relrence given on request.
EMMA HARGITr, Saybrook, H.,
route l. Adv. l9mar4 W.
Have numerous orders booked
for later Oh, but let US get busy
now-at once. 9. V. DODaE,
Painting and Decorating,
Adv. 19msr4w. Kenoya.
w. w. Smith has opened a law
Office in the Prindle building, over
the Colonial theatre, 4th avenue,
Huntington. He will continue TO
practice in Wayne county.
Don't wait for statement if you
owe for this paper. We will cheer.
fully and thankfully give you credit
for any amount you may send.
The county bridge that span,
Twelve Pole at this place was not
washed away, as we're many bridges,
by the recent food.
We think Spring is here 70,
keeps this time. Let me help YOU
clean house.
ReI4W. Q. V. DoDeE,
RiptinR and DscoFatinR
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GRAND JURORS.


Ceredo District-WIley Hatten,
Harrison johnson, VIM. Ferguson
and j. w. Irons.
Union-Eliiah Bailey, VIM. F.
Marshall and Gallie Bowen.
Butler-D. II. johnson, w. T.
Workman and Moses Tucker.
Lincoln-P. u Wilson, Harvey
Stepp and Alex Pratt.
Graut-Alvis Maynard.
Stonewall - John b. Dean and
VIM. Parsons.
PETIT JURORS.
Ceredo District-Herbert Jack
son, Ed. Davis, J. j. Johnson, Ike
Hensley, JEFF Drown, J. f. Nal
colin, Guy Plymale Jr., and Oliver
WeIlman.
Union-A. w. Stratton, Alfred
Childers, @. ID. Ward, Hays Ward,
Ellis Watts, Ira Smith, A. j. Ross
John M. Cade and o. S. Newman.
Butler - Rufus Lester, A. J..
Stultz, Jerome Akers, 5. J. Crum,
w. J. Smith, Oliver Loar, l.. b.
Damron, Dan Reed and I. b.
Smith.
Lincoln--L. K. Vinsou, John G.
Ferguson, T. r. RatlifF, Hezekiah
Adkins aud John l.. FARRELL.
Grant -- Lewis Toppins, Boyd
Maynard, X. w. Nelson, John
KAmey, Ed. Mcclellan, Wiley
Queen and Checker Queen.
StoneWall -- Shannon Fry and
Hezekiah Marshall.