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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-19

now he was going to accomplish the
feat.
What mattered the ragged beard
upon his face, the ragged clothes upon
his body, the tattered cloths upon his
feet, the grotesque attitude and en-
semble? The Lord of Life saw into
his heart and understood. And who
might say with what joy Pandora
gazed upon her work, knowing as she
did what still remained within her
casket?
From these heights, good occasional
ly for any mans soul, George came
down abruptly and humanity to the
prosaic question of where would he
make his bed that night? To lie down
at the north side of the fire meant a
chill in the morning; the south side,
the intermittent, acrid breath of the
fire itself; so he threw down his blan-
ket and bags east Of the fire, wrapped
himself up, and sank into slumber,
light but dreamless.
What was that? He sat up, alert,
straining his ears. How long had he
been asleep? An hour by his watch.
What had awakened him? Not a
sound anywhere, yet something had
startled him out Of his sleep. He
glanced over the camp. That bundle
was Ryanne. He waited. Not move
ment there. No sign Of life among the
camel-boys; and the flaps of the two
tents were closed. Bah! Nerves,
probably; and he would have lain
down again had his gaze not roved out
toward the desert. Something moved
out there, upon the misty, moonlit
space. He shaded his eyes from the
fire, now but heap of glowing en-
bers. He got up, and shiver after
SILVER wrinkled his spine. Oh, no;
it could not be a dream; he was
awake. 1t was a living thing, that
long, bobbing camel-train, coming di-
rectly toward the oasis, no doubt at
tracted by the freight. Fascinated,
| incapable of movement, he watched
the approach. Three white dots; and
these grew and grew and at length be-
| came pith-helmets! Pith-
helmets! Who but white men wore
pith-helmets in the desert? White
men! The temporary paralysis left
him. Crouching, he ran over to Ry-
anne and shook him.
"What -
| But George smothered the question
with his hand. flush! For Gods
sake, make no noise! Get up and
stand guard over Fortunes tent.
There's a caravan outside, and I'm
| going out to meet it. Ryanne, Ryanne,
| there's white man out there!"
| George ran as fast as he could
toward the incoming caravan. He met
! it two or three hundred yards away.
The broken line OF camels bobbed up
/ and down oddly.
care you white men?'' he called.
EYES," said a deep, resonant voice.
"And stop where you are; there's no
hurry"
Thank God!" cried George, at the
verge of a breakdown.
what the devil Flanagan,
| here's a white man in a dress-suit!
God save us!" The speaker laughed.
eyes, a white man; and there's a
white woman in the camp back there,
a white woman! Great God, don't you
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-19

understand? A white woman!" George
clutched the man by the foot desper-
atefy. GA white woman!"
The man kicked Georges hand away
and slashed at his camel. ''Flanagan,
and you, Williams, get your guns in
shape. This doesn't look good to me,
twenty miles from the main gamelieh.
told you it was odd, that fire. Live
ly, now!"
George ran after them, staggering.
Twice he fell headlong. But he
laughed as he got up; and it wasn't
exactly human laughter, either. When
he reached camp he saw Mahomed
and the three strangers, the latter
with their rifles held menacingly. For
tune stood before the flap of her tent,
bewildered at the turn in their affairs.
Behind the leader of the newcomers
was Ryanne, and he was talking rap
idly.
WELL" the leader demanded Of Ma
homed, what have you got to say
for yourself?"
"Nothing!"
Take care! 1t wouldn't come hard
to put a bullet into your ugly hide.
You can't abduct white women these
days, you beggar! Well, what have
you to say?"
Mahomed folded his arms; his ex-
preston was calm and unafraid. But
down in his heart the fires Of hell
were raging. If only he had brought
his rifle from the tent; even knife;
and one mad moment if he died for it!
And he had been gentle to the girl;
he had withheld the lash from the
men; he had not put into action a
single plan arranged for their misery
and humiliation! Truly his blood had
turned to water, and he was worthy
Of death. The white man, always and
ever the white man won in the end.
To have come this far. and then to be
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-19

"And she borrowed a hundred an
fifty pounds Of you"
''Who told you that?" quickly.
''She did. She paid you back
eyes -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-19
Closely Allied.

The sublime and the ridiculous arc
often so very nearly related that it is
difficult to class them separately. One
step above the sublime makes the ridi-
culous, and one step above the rfdicu-
lous makes the sublime again.-Thon-
as Paine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-19

silence. The ire no longer bIazed;
it glowed.
"Who is Mrs. Chedsoye?" George
finally began anew.
First, how did you chance to make
her acquaintance?
'Some years ago, at Monte Carlo"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10

recommendation Of the commission for the
erection of a monument TO commemor ate
the building Of the canal 'The COM
mission Of fine arts" he says, believes
that a memorial record OF the building of
the canal should be made In the form OF
an impressive inscription upon q great
monumental surface at some point OF
prominence, and a careful examination
Of the whole length of the canal led to
the choice for this purpose of the east
wall at the point Of the deepest cut, 492
feet, at the continental divide. While
the size and design OF this monument
should be the result OF careful study, we
are inclined to believe that Il should be
approximately 100 feet In height and
somewhat more in width: that II should
be severely simple In design: that the let
tering should be done In Roman V-shaped
letters large enough to be easily read by
normal eyes across the canal, and that
the material should be concrete applied
as a maedve facing to the irreeularly
fractured trap rock OF the clin.
I'VE strongly recommend this and -.
gard Il as one OF the most important
matters to be considered. We suessst
also the possibility Of marking the high.
est point OF the canal excavation on Gold
hill Immediately over the proposed Inc
scription with some form Of monument"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10
,Westerners Take Part.
CONTROLS CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
Clapp Bill to Regulate Use of Con.
tributions Under Consideration.

The Clapp bill to prevent the sending
of any campaign funds from one state to
another for national elections will be
taken up by the Senate Monday. Senator
Clapp secured an agreement to this ef-
feet yesterday.
Every special election Of a congress
man. from now on. will invite the ut
most effort Of all parties" he said, "be-
cause of its supposed reflection Of public
opinion as to the tariff bill. We ought to
enact legislation as soon as possible t0
limit the use Of campaign funds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10
SIX MASTERS RECORD Run.
Big Schooner Covers 500 Niles q
Lass Than Forty, Eight Heuya

The big six-masted schooner B9WoS1
b. winslow. which the tug n Mitchell
Davis OF this city towed into Baitimese
early in the week from the capss % the
Chesapeake. made q record run from
Boston to the Chesapeake. where the
Davis took her towiine.
When she let 80 the Boston towboat
line inside Of Cape Cod q heavy north.
east breeze was blowing. and this gradu-
ally increased In force until II wss almost
gale. Carrying al sail that could be
put on her with safety. Capt Butler
forced his big ship along. and the run
of 600 miles was made In q little less
than forty-eight hours. better than ordi.
nary steamboat time.
At times the big vessel was slipping
through the water at q speed Of fifteen
or sixteen miles an hour. and ut no time
did she make less than twelve miles A
hour
The Winslow finished loading over 5000
tons OF coal this morning, and the Davis.
which was waiting for her. is on her way
dawn the bay with her. Capt Butler
will make an effort to make q round trip
to Boston inside Of ten days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10

a light on this eminence. All things CON-
sidered. we are not prepared to ADVISE
adding any structure to those already
projected at the south end Of the canal. y
tative. for the Identification Of the Isl.
ands of Naos, Perico. C'ulebra and
Flemenco. the report deals brtefiy with
the designs suggested for the improve
the permanent towns Of the Canal Zone.
There are five OF these towns, Colon.
Cristobal Gatun, Pedro Miguel and
Miraiores Also at the Pacific end OF
be created. to accommodate the general
administration offices Of the zone. the
navy yard and the canal shops. or this
new town of Balboa the chairman OF the
port that the final result In the creation
of Balboa, both In matters OF practical
convenience and especially matters OF
appearance. win depend upon the proper
handling of the innumerable details.
Neither the commission OF fine arts.
Mr.. French says. nor any paid profess
sional adviser at distance can safe
guard the work In regard to these de-
tails. which In the total will make or
break the artistic and practical success
upon the local executive organization. and
are peculiarly so where the work II iso-
lated and has to be pushed rapidly.
Attractions ~ an Asset.
practical experience In somewhat Sim
liar work undertaken for public institu.
tons and for companies engaged In the
business Of producing and selling resi-
Dental properties on a large scale.
where the attractiveness of the whole
community Is the principal commercial
asset, clearly indicates the Importance OF
certain points In the organisation for
10 fhot ~
town must be regarded as q single Job,
which stands or falls an q whole. and
that every feature In 1t should be, a.
far as practicable. controlled by a single
that purpose. and capable Of exercising
wise discretion as to matters OF APP
pearance. Special parts OF the work.
such as electrical and mechanical equip
m nsaad C. can an. and generally must b dele,
collaboration with the office In charge
OF the town work as a whole, but other
parts can be successfully handled only
under the direct and complete control OF
that Office.
On the architectural side, whether
buildings are erected by outside contract
ors or by an executive building depart
ment run by the organization itself. as
IL often the case with land companies.
and whether the original designs Of the
buildings are furnished by outside archi-
tectural offices or by the local architec-
tural department Of the organization. 1t
Is vital to success that all the details Of
no matter how trivial they
may seem, should be settled and carried
out under the authoritative inspection OF
of artistic skill. 1t Is impossi-
BILE, even were II not too extrayagantly
costly in time and money, to prepare
plans and specifications so complete and
detailed as to make II safe TO do without
such watchful artistic oversight over the
details of execution. Innumerable unfore-
seen questions constantly arise requiring
almost instant decision. which offer two
Or more alternatives Of nearly equal prac-
teal merit but very different artistic
value"
In conclusion Mr.. French submits the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10

under construction. There are striking
hills on both sides at some distance from
the canal At Balboa, on the left as one
approaches the Pacific. hill called Sosa
comes close to the canal. with. just a
margin Of navy yard shops and docks Pc
tween. These shops promise to be rather
ugly, but are SO far advanced that no
material changes could be made in the
plan. Turning to the left around Sosa
hill, the canal passes out through the
bay among very interesting Islands, with
bold headlands to the right"
Suggestions Made to Goethals.
Mr.. French then goes on to tell ct
suggestions which were submitted to
Col. Goethais. chairman Of the isthmian
canal commission. prior to their submits
sion to the President. The first OF these
suggestions has to do with thel ight-
the first object to be seen on the ap-
proach from the sea and the most con-
spicuous structure, with the exception OF
the Gatun locks. Mr.. French says that
the opinion of the commission Is that II
the original plans as shown in the report
carried out this structure will not make
as favorable and striking an impression
as is desirable. The art commission rec
commended to Col. Goethals that the de-
and this was done. The now design met
with the approval of the commission OF
fine arts.
''The commission IL impressed" MT.
French continues. with the desirability
Of marking with some dignified architec-
end where the canal enters the land.
sharply accentuating the translation from
the buoyed channel In the open bay to
the canal proper, and making a definite
ed by the fact that the plan for the light
Ing Of the canal shows at this point a
pair of lights, for which the design Of
the beacons already In place at the Pa
cific entrance would probably be used.
Structures OF this KIND certainly would
Shores Low and Loosely Formed.
..unfortunateiy the shores here are
very low, and It was learned that they
are OF 30 loose a formation that they
are at present worn back by the water
several feet a year. 80 that anything
built here would be In danger OF finding
itself surrounded by the sea within a
few years. 1t was stated. moreover. that
there would be serious foundation diff
We understand, however, that Ii the other
breahwater, which Is projected opposite
the present one. is built, this erosion
All the head Of the bay will probably
cease. In that case 1t certainly would be
advisable to determine the exact condi-
tons as to foundations at this point,
since rock was encountered at a depth
of from twenty to forty feet at several
points in the vicinity in dredging the
canal. and, II the foundation difficulties
are not too serious, to erect q monument
in the form Of lighthouse especially de-
signed for the purpose at either side OF
the canal, approximately in the posi-
tons now marked for beacon lights l
and 2.
'.If Il Is found to be inpracticahle to
mark this point monumentelly we would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10
Minister, White SLAYER, In Prison.

BRISTOL. Va, October i0.-Rev. Joseph
Owens. q Baptist preacher, yesterday
pleaded guilty In the federal court ~
Abingdon. Va. to taking a woman from
Virginia into West Virginia for immoral
purposes. In violation Of the Mann white
slave law. and was sentenced TO one
year and one day In the federal priscn
at Moundsville. w. Va He ran ave.
with q fellowsminiatsr'A rite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10

itself does not step UP architecturally
from one pair Of locks to the next. but
rises by an ogee slope, so as to enable
the towing engines to climb from level to
level.
Beautiful Forests Visible.
Beyond the Gatun locks. for twen-
ty-three miles through Gatun lake.
there will be nothing that looks like a
canal. So much OF the shores as are
within close view Of the channel are
generally steep and beautifully forest
ed There il a distressing fringe OF
dead trees rising from the water every
where along the shores. In the opinion
Of the engineers. most OF these trees
are likely to rot on at about the water
line In the course Of two or three years.
several feet 1t seems probable that at
least tho stubs of numberless snags
will continue to show above the sur
face much OF the time for great
many years. AS very little Of the tim
Der was marketable. the cost Of clear
to be too great to Justify removing 1t.
except from the navigable channel it
self This 10 much to be regretted.
"The high. bold hills around the lake
beautiful. The only canal structures in
the lake section are the aids to naviga-
ton: LRhthouses, small range lights
and tripods; all made OF reinforced con-
crete. and nearly all open to criticism
as to details OF appearances. Most OF
to modify the designs.
Occasionally. toward the upper END
as the lake narrows down. tho edges OF
the channel show above the water sur
face as straight red, bluffs where pro.
jecting points have been cut through
Where the channel departs from the
flooded Chagres valley the latter Is
barred off by q railroad bridge. and
the banks Of the canal cut are at first
so low that the transition Is much less
striking than where the canal leaves
Limon bay.
Culebra Gut Of Uniform Width.
''The Culsbra cut section. extending
eight miles from this point to Pedro
Miguel locks. IL uniformly 400 feet wide
IN q series Of straight reaches. with
slight angles between. The raw banks
rise very irresularly both as to height
ana as to rate Of slope. Rarely climiixe.
they will generally become covered with
vegetation, and look not very strikingly
different from natural steep fillsides.
Altogether, the boidest and most strik-
ing feature Immediately along the line OF
the canal IL at the point OF deepest cut.
through the continental divide where the
rocks on both sides happen to be q hard
trap which stands very steep. and Is safe
from the breaks and slides which occur
elsewhere along the cut The highest
point of the cut. begun by the French. Is
on the left side. some At feet above the
water Of the canal.
TAT Pedro Miguel there 10 one pair of
locks essentially similar to those at
Gatun. From this point the two miles
to MirsAores locks are through another
lake, much smaller than Gatun. but OF
the same landscape character. with ir-
regular shores not at all canal-lilxe In ap.
pearance. Two pairs of locks at Mira
hores connect with the sea level canal on
the Pacific eide. which runs through dat
land 70 the new port OF Balboa, now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10

Officials of the fifth National Conser-
walton Congress today established head
quarters at 619-622 Woodward building.
this city, in preparation for the coming
sessions of the organization. The con-
gress will convene November Is at the
New Willard, and will continue for three
days.
Thomas r. Shipp, who was general sec
rotary of the White House conference of
governors. five years ago, at which the
conservation movement started, has re-
turned to Washington and is in charge OF
the organization of the congress as it's
executive secretary. At headquarters, to-
day Mr.. Shipp made the statement that
the attendance promises to be large, and
that the far west will be well represented.
Interest Widespread.
"At no time since the famous confer
ence of governors at the White House."
said Mr.. Shipp. "have l seen as apparent
widespread interest in advance of a con-
servation meeting as is now being shown
In the coming session. 1t is the belief of
our officers that the meeting will bring
to Washington a greater number of con-
servafionists than have ever before as
semblcd at a similar meeting" a..
This years congress will be devoted
largely to forestry. The cooperation OF
the American Forestry Association has
been obtained and the countrys forestry
resources will be given special attention.
Water power will also occupy an import
ant part on the program. The president
of the congress. this year. Is Charles
Lathrop Pack of Lakewood, n. j.
,Westerners Take Part.
Joseph n. Teal Of Portland, Greg,
member Of the executive committee OF the
conservation congress. is in the city Mr..
Teal. as one of the prominent conserva-
tionists OF the Pacific coast. is in charge
Of a committee which will make an inn
portant report on the governments for
estry policy. There is great interest in
the conservation congress throughout the
west. he said. and he expected great
many far westerners here during con-
servation week. Mr.. Teal will return to
Portland next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10

Clark Orient Cruise Ell, rEb' 2nS.
9. g. Rotterdam" 2i.IT0 tons. 64 days. $500 40.
MOSS 5. ;. AGENCY, SIT iIth st. NV. Wash
r. M. HICKS. 1306 81.
DEC. AND JAN. FOUND THE WORLD TOURS
FRANK e. CLARK. Times bldg. New York.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-28
DE LUXE WILL BE
ZEAL THING THIS YEAR

Tho santa Pc railway announces
the De Luxe this winter with the fol-
lowing:
The Santa Pc DO Luxe viii hc2in
it's third sc"sou December p, 1918.
The success OF this innovation In rail-
roading is now an established thct
and the demand FOR space on the
train IL go great that reservations are
being made two months ln advance.
The Santa Fc was the first railroad
IN America which had the courage Co
charge an pNCcs9 fare of twenty-five
dollars simply for very fine service.
Tho speed OF the train was not taken
into consideration in basing the oN-
ira charge The big idea behind the
DE Luxe has been. not how last but
how nno.
The number Of passengers Us lim-
tied "a sixty. because this makes pos
eihle "a more individual service In the
dining car The train carries "a
ludy's maid and manicure valet, "a
barber and a stcnographer Bathing
facilities are provided, and no com
fort or luxury 81 modern home ne
Is missing
Tho De Luxe IS the only cXtra-faro
train between Chicago and Los Ar
gclcs Via any railroad u makes tho
22G8-milc run In siXiy-three hours, ATE
though 20 crosses four mountain
ranges that takes time.
An the ears are new and hunt en-
tlrely of steel. They are hentcd 10y
steam ana illuminated by electricity
There are four pullmous; two are
composed entirely of wing-rooms'
one is compartment car, ANA one "
ten-scction car with observation par
lor and rear platform. club car
and dining care are also carried. Th'
meals are served hy Fred Harvey
After December the train VIII
leave Chicago each Tuesday during
the winter except the Tuesday before
Christmas. For tho casthound irlp
ID will leave Los Angeles ON The same
dny of tho week,