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sYNoPsIs.

agatha Redmond. opera singer, starting
Tor an auto drive In New York, hnds a
stranger sent as her chauffeur. Leaving
the car, she goes into the park TO read
the Will OF an old friend Of her mother.
VINO has left her property. There she Is
hccosted by q stranger. who follows her
20 the auto. climbs in and chlorofoTms
her. James Hambleton OF Lynn, Mass.
witnessed the abduction or Agatha Red-
mond. Hambleton sees Agatha forcibly
taken aboard a yacht He secures a tug
and when near the yacht drops over
board. Aleck Van Camp, friend OF Ham
oleton, had an appointment with him. Not
friends, Madame and Miss Meianle Hey
nler. He proposes 10 the latter and is re-
fused: The three arrange a coast trip
~ Ham yan amps yacht. the sbs sua,,
pare, the yacht on which is Agatha
Redmond. His clothes and money belt
nave been x from hin; He meets a
Chatelard. who is Agatha's ~abductoi.
They night, but are interrupted by the
sinking OF the vessel. Jimmy and Agatha
take to the boats. Jimmy and Agatha
swim for hours and finally reach shore
IN a thoroughly exhausted condition. Re-
covering elightly. the pair find Hand. the
chauffeur who assisted In Agatha's abb
duction. He agrees to help them. Jim Is
delirious and on the verge OF death: Hand
f fRaye Ior w he'p revi Re jTis m, and w she party Dtg;
IL conveye 10 Ch~arlesport, where Aga
tha's property Is located. DIR. Thayer is
the brother OF Agatha's b~enefactor. Van
reach Charlesport and get tidlngs of the
wreck OF the Jeanne DArc. Aleck hnds
Jim on the verge of death and Agatha In
despair. DR.. Thayer declares his sister,
Mrs. stoddard. IL the only one who car
save jim She Is a woman OF strong re-
ligious convictions. and dislikes Agatha
10 nurse jim. "s Aeratha goes 10 sec hsr.
and pleads with her to take the case.
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Also Had Time to Think.

What is it that you have never
married."
When / was a boy my father and
others who possessed the benefit Of
experience, advised me not to marry
until | had saved up at least 100000"
Haven't you ever been able to ave
that much"
Yes; but a fellow learns such a lot
while he is saving $4,000"
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CHAPTER xlv--contInued.

A singing blush-a blush of anger
and outraged pride as much al OF
n.odcsty-surged up " Agatha's
face. She was silent a moment, and
in that moment learned what It was
to control anger.
Il have not been living with this
man, in any sense OF the term. Mrs.
Stoddard. / will say this once for all
70 you, though / would, in any
other conceivable situation, reply to
such an implication. You have no
right to say or think such things"
"Wickedness must be rebuked of the
Lord intoned Mrs. Stoddard.
Are you his mouthpiece?" said Aga
tia scornfully. But she was rebuked
for her scorn by Mrs. Stoddard's look.
Her eyes rested on Agatha's face with
pleading and patience. as II she were
a world mother. agonizing for the sal
walton OF her children.
1T is his command to pluck the
brand from the burning" said Susan
Stoddard. "Ungodly example is a sin.
and earthly love often a snare for
youthful feet"
AS Agatha listened to Mrs. Stod-
dard's strange plea. the instinct with
In her which, from the first moment of
the interview. had recoiled from this
fanatical but intensely spiritual WON
an. found its way, as 1t were, into the
light. Such was the power OF her sin
certify. that. in spite Of the extraor-
binary character of the interview. Aga
tha's heart throbbed with a new com
prehension which was almost love. She
stepped closer to Susan Stoddard, her
tail figure overlapping the others
sturdy one, and took n of her strong
work-tardened hands.
Mrs. Stoddard, this man has never
spoken a word OF love to me. But II
4 ever marry. It will be q man like
him-e plain. high-hearted gentleman.
There! You have q woman's secret.
And 20 come with me. and help us
to save q life. You cannot. you must
not. refuse me now"
The subtle changes OF the mind are
hard to trace and are often obscure
even 20 the eye OF science; but every
day those changes make or mar our
Joy. Susan Stoddard looked for a long
minute up into the vivid face bending
over hers. while her spirit. even as
Agatha's had done. pierced the hedge
(which separated them. and compre-
hended something OF the goodness In
the others soul. Finally she laid her
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THAT man Gabler is always boxing
for a chance to talk in public"
"Yes. ! once heard him speak n q
crowd Of 1000"
"Is that SO? What Gid he sayf"
sTouder. pleased"
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Natural,

There's a fellow who is hoping for
a crop failure
That seems unusual. What has he
sown?"
wild OATS
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V e 6 bl e Com
pound. My back
acheduntil Thought
it would break, / had
pains all over me,
nervous feelings and
periodic troubles. I
was very weak and
run down and was
losing hope of ever
being well n d
strong. After taxi
ing Lydia Z. Pink
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An honest man is not a mere an
NAL: he knows right from wrong. ~
loyos the righk
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Nearly everybody in a small town
pretends to despise an amateur show
yet nearly everybody goes.
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3 improved lows farms for sale at auction,
Sept. 8, 9, 8, 8 and 10th. ITO cash and hals
the crop yearly until balance is paid, or in ten
payments. j. Mulhall, 420 9th Street, Sioux
City, Iowa. Adv.
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WOMAN IN
TERRIBLE STATE
Finds Help in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
:. Compound.

Bellevue, Ohio. -"I was in a terrible
state before | took Lydia E. Pinkham's
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What IL Costs.

"Politeness costs nothing"
Nothing, Ell? Costs me my seat
twice a day." declared the tired strap
hanger.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27
BIC AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Sixty Different Makes Will Be On
Exhibition at Des Moines.

Nearly 200 motor cars OF sixty diff.
ferent makes will be exhibited al the
fourth annual Des Moines automobile
show, to be held in the Des Moines
Coliseum from Marc1J3 to 8, inclusive.
Sixty automobile, accessory and sup
ply concerns already have contracted
for space at the snow and every bit
of available space in the big structure
has been disposed of.
Everything new in 1913 automobiles
VIII be on dress parade in the Coli
scum during show weeks. All of the
numerous improvements Ior which
the rapid progress of motor car con-
'strucuon during the past year has
been responsible, win be shown in
the scores of cars that will occupy the
booths. Practically every car of i'm
portance will be represented in the
show, according to the recent an
nouncement of exhibitors by the show
committee. Macs
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27

particular star of some low-collared
songster's kindred solar systemic a
certain extent, and they have the love
OF the Beautiful and the thirst for
knowledge of the Wherefores and
Whences and Why's and Why-nots Of
Existence. l know that poor Henry's
deafness to the Subtler Harmonies
and want of sympathy with Intangible
Warnings often made me want to slap
him, but after all, Henry was always
willing to have the washing sent out
and he never gave me occasion for
one pang of jealousy.
THE difficulty with US is that we
also want filet mignonne and mush-
rooms and grape fruit salad and cleo
trio broughams. cut flowers and mani.
cures and SILK hosiery and 1913 model
hats and gowns" Mrs. Merriwid went
on. A man can't do everything, and
II he puts in his time listening to sky
larks and murmuring brooks and seek
ing out his Utmost self in sylvan soil
tude, he can't bring In the loot to the
loved ones at home. That's why I'm
writing poetry back at Mr.. Rondo.
His case of cark complicated with dole
won't be improved when he reads it."
"You are going to, hurt his feelings,
I m afraid" predicted Aunt Jane.
Il can break II gently to him with
this" said Mrs. Merriwid, picking up
another sheet Of paper:
Plump PIutus evermore will gain the
goal
For all the arts Apollo can contrive.
The Low-Brow who can peel a goodIy
roll
Has got the Gentle Bardlet skinned
alive" ..-
Copyright. 1912. by W. c.. Chapman.)
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ports for the wheels can be made OF
stifr wire and be fastened to block A,
a piece of bamboo can be used Tor an
axle, and wooden button molds or
spool ends will make good wheels.
Fig. s shows the patterns for the
wings. tail, fin and rudder. The wings
require frames made of wire, or of
four bamboo sticks bound together at
the corners with linen thread. as in
dictated by the dotted lines in the
drawing, and they are covered with
silk. Bind the projecting ends of these
wing frames to- the ends OF wires C
and d on the center-pole Figs and
y. and connect the outer edges of the
wings with a thread or cord, making
the cord short enough to warp the
wings about 21s inches (measure.
ments taken at the center. between
the string and the center-pole).
The tail has one stick which slips
into a hem in the short edge of the
cloth, and cords run through hens on
the other two edges. Fasten one end
Of each cord to the stick and the 9TH
er end TO a small brass ring This
plane should be warped q inch by
means Of warping cord attached to
the ends of the stick, as In Fig. /.
The fin is prepared similar to the tail
plane. but instead of having a stick
run through 1t, the hem on the short
edge slips over the upper end of wire
K Zig. y. The rings on the fin and
tail slip over the nail at F! .@a
The rudder has piece of wire run
through its edge to give it stiffness,
and the ends of this wire are bent into
hooks and fastened to the lower part
Of wire E figs. and p. Attach Il
thread to the rear Of the rudder and
fasten the ends of this to the ends of
the tail plane. ...
When you try out this model, you
will probably find some re-adjustment
of the wings, tail. An and rudder nee
essary before it will fly satisfactorily.
Copyright. 1912. by A. Nicely Hall)
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27
Goes Abroad to Study Music.

Wade H. Hammond, bandmaster
Of the Ninth cavalry band, U. S. A.,
sailed from New York few days ago
for England, where he will be en-.
rolled In the Royal musical school for
bandmasters, at Hinslow. near Lon
don. He Is on a six months leave of
absence. The extended leave of alb
sence he receives and his assignment
to this school, courtesy extended by
the British government, is said to be
unparalleled In the history of army
bands OF either race, and the more re-
markable that the recipient of the
honor Is negro. Unlike In this coun-
try. where the ability of the bandmas-
ter marks the attainment OF the band.
Great Britain teaches band music as
branch of the musical art I'm this
special school. and to Mr.. Hammond
as the instructor of the best regimen
tai band in the army the chance to
enter has been an ambition for
months. now realized through the in.
terest of the war department In his
work His expenses are borne by reg
mental funds. . -. p.
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dye He has many purple thoughts,
don't you know"
"Nonsense!" said Aunt Jane.
"Oh, very well" returned Mrs Mer,
riwid, equally. Still, If you were of a
sympathetic nature you wouldn't say
such harsh things. What is your un.
biased, unruffled, untucked opinion of
this:
My heart is thine, as thou shouldst know
full well.
Aud. lacking 1t, suffer carlc and dole
Unkind bereavement of kindred soul.
or fond slave who dare5 not to rebel
All! dear Enchantress, canst thou not
divine
Ny dark despair? What boots 1t then to
tell
This page of purple that my heart is
thine?
1T sounds very pretty" commented
Aunt Jane. What's cark?"
III have to ask him." answered
Mrs. Merriwid. would you like to
hear what I've written"
Il couldn't say without hearing IT,"
replied Aunt Jane.
'I'll try it on you, anyway" said
her niece.
IT'S sweet to know thy faithful heart is
mine,
IT'S sweet to know thou art a kindred
soul.
But wilt thou beat the rugs upon the
And hump myself to carry in the
coal?
you see, | show him that am
touched by the passion and romance
of his verse" continued Mrs. Merri-
wild AT the same time allow him
to see the futtering doubts that agI.
tate my weak being. I'm following
that course right along. For instance,
he MARBLES into my willing ear:
Would that Knight stand between thee
and harm
And bear myself the burden of thy
woes, .... r... ... r ..... ...
As thy true knight deliver stalwart
blows ~
And celebrate with minstrel lutte thy
charm!
The thought of thee in CORY stricken
fight
Would steel my soul and nerve my dead
~ arm, ~ ..
Decked with thy purple scarf. Would
that | might! .. ...
And come right home at him with
this little acid test-proof gem:
With thee TO guard. no harm could s'er
befall
Aad at the thought my heart with rap
ture thrills.
But let me ask, hast thou the wherewith-
al
To promptly settle up the weekly
bills?
IAN that can say is that you are
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27
A SIMPLE MODEL AERoPLANs.

The model aeroplane shown in Fig
l is neat little monoplane and one
OF the simplest designs to carry out
The centerpole. which is shown in Fig
2, can be made out of a piece of a
bamboo fishing.rod or bamboo um.
brella handle, Is inch or y inch in
diameter. Cut 1t "a inches long. Pre-.
pare the blocks A and b as shown in
Fig. 3, cutting block A 4 inch thick.
"a inch wide and lIa inches long, and
block B of the same width and thick
ness by IL inches long. Make these
out Of hardwood, and bore the holes
shown for the centerpole to slip
through before trimming them down
to their proper size. to avoid splitting
them. Also bore hole through A for
the propeller shaft and screw a screw.
hook into B. F'asten block A to one
end of the center-pole, and block B
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27
FOR THE DEPARTED
CIeyelander Plans Unique Maui
soleum n Stories High. y
Dr.. Michel Declares He Has Dlseov.
cred Secret Of Embalmlng Sub
stance That Was Used In
PtoIemy's Time.

Cleveland, O.--That antique gentic-
man who said "history repeats ITSELF
might be interested in the plan pro.
posed by Dr.. G. ii. Michel, 3S0S Pros.
peet avenue, for disposal of the dead.
Michel, bachelor OF science in the
University of MaFseilles, and who
claims to have rediscoveRed the SO.
cret by means OF which the ancient
Egyptians preserved the bodies Of
those they reyered, offers the idea
Of a public mausoleum twenty-o
stories high, with crypts for $1,000
bodies. to supplant the unsanitary
cemetery, which, by reason OF the
space, is, he says rapidly becoming
impractical.
The scheme as outlined, especially
for the, present use OF the congested
cities of New York and Chicago, pro-
vides that the mausoleum be pyra,
midal in construction. like those OF
old Egypt a
Should it ever be adopted tourists
will not have. to go to the land OF
Anubis to see Cheops, but merely
lotus and the Nile and the dog-headeo
take q trip to any metropolitan GENE,
terry. Consequently, it may be that
DR.. Michel's idea will meet with op.
position from Cooks and other tour.
list agencies.
The undertakers of the Ptolemys'
time stored away the great and beau
tiful of their land, for future refer
ence 1.-THE reference being to the un-
certain date of trombone solo). AS
ancient kings and queens, coutesan
and beautiful slaves were swathed in
bandages, immersed in secret oils,
unguents and pitch calculated to en.
able frail mortality to withstand the
ravages of centuries, so we Of this
day may actually immortalize, II we
follow Michefs advice.
1t may be argued that Lillian Rus
sell. Sarah Bernhard and other OF our
stage favorites, not to mention some
of our Republican statesmen, will not
need extraneous aids to preservation
that they are perennial
Then the Carnegie institute might
arrange for foundation having as its
purpose the naturalization by DR..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27

Micheps method Of ex-presidents and
their entombment in pyramids or
great Sphinxes like the Pharoahs
builded for themselves. Needless 10
say this would be after they were
unable to draw the pension provided
Hitherto the chief objection to ID.
terment in mausoleums has been the
necessity of disinfecting plant, the
savant points out
BY preparing the bodies with his
special embalming fluid, before plac.
ing them in the crypt, the necessity
Of disinfecting plant is obyiated, he
says, for If the bodies are treated &C.
cording to his directions, decom.
position will be no more possible than
In a marble statue.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27
OLD CHINESE ROLLS FOUND
covered in Grottos by a
French Explorer.

Paul Pelliot, the young French ex-
plorer OF Chine sc Turkestan, found in
caverns at Tuan-Huang silk rolls
which are Chinese manuscripts, some
Of them embroidered by artists who
seem 10 have stepped out Of The
Arabian Nights" These rolls have
been immured in these grottos for
nine hundred years. and when de-
ciphered and translated will tell the
story of civilization that fiourished
over a thousand years ago and Is
dead
The explorer brought back ave thou
sand rolls; It as there are I'VE hun
dred grottos, he believes many more
libraries will be found.
In the last few years archaeologists
AT work in the Mediterranean island
Of Crete have unearthed ruins and pot
terry which prove that civilized people
inhabited Greece as far back as the
year % B. c. The system Of drain
age in the prehistoric city of Gnossus.
In Crete. is more sanitary than any
found in any historic age anywhere on
earth until the nineteenth century.
The life of the human race upon
this planet is being traced further and
/ further back. The earliest known
civilization being found to have
been preceded by one still earlier.
One curtain Of the past appraised re-
yeals another curtain which the scien-
lists are certain conceals stili more
secrets Minneapolis Journal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27
MELISSA .LisPs IN NUMBERS, AND
MR.. RoNDo GETS HIS.

Mrs. Merriwid was sitting at her lit.
tie semi-Sheraton writing desk with
a thoughtful and ink.smudged brow
when her maternal maiden aunt Jane
came In from marketing. A pile OF
large purple envelopes bullying with
purple paper was toppled over in front
OF the inky lady and half dozen
sheets of the same stationery were
scattered over the desk. She held up
hand in a gesture imposing silence,
upon Aunt James entrance. Her lips
moved slowly and her eyes were fixed
upon a spot on the ceiling.
What in the world" calculated
Aunt Jane.
Mrs. Merriwid, with an air of sudden
inspiration, brought her eyes down
from the ceiling and scrubbed rapidly
for a minute or two. Then she said:
''There!"
Butter is up two cents again this
morning. Melissa Aunt lane re-
marked. What are you doing?".
I'm wooing the Muse, as Mr.. RondO
puts It, and l don't thank you for but
ting i'm with butter, If you'll pardon
me. dearie." replied Mrs, Merriwid.
In other words. I'm writing; poetry.
That young man has been sending me
batch daily for the past three weeks
and l feel l ought to reclprocate. Did
l ever show you any of his sonnets 10
my eyebrow. 'Auntums? Well. sit down
and have the time of your well-spent
life. You see he uses purple paper,
only he calls it fabric of the Tyrian
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27
Duellinq In ireland.

The controversy around the duel IN
Germany recalls how duelling -four
ished amongst the Irish squires Of the
past. 1t was the dessert to the din.
ner. There is the story of the Gal
way gentleman who was seen prac,
ticing with the pistols In his back
garden. And the explanation: I've
a dinner party OF friends this even,
ing" he said. "and | am getting my
pistol hand into practice" One re,
calls, too, Mr.. MacDonagh's note to
his son. God bless you, my boy"
he said. Il leave you nothing but
debts and mortgages; but I'll give
you one piece Of advice-never drink
with your back to the fire. and never
fight a duel with your face to the
sun" -...a.. .... .ra -. e..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27

211a inches away from It, Then run
a piece of stiff wire through the cen
ter-pole al C, which should be 2Ia
inches from A, and another at d,
which should be . inches away from
wire c.; also run piece of wire So
inches long, with its lower end bent
into the form OF a hook. through a
vertical hole bored through the cen
ter-pole u inch back of block b.
Drive a screw into the top Of the pole
at F, which should be Z inches away
from block B. and fasten q brass ring
to the rear end of the pole. as shown
at G. ar .ssp g ... # ~.
A wooden propeller correctly pro-
portioned 10 not easy for a boy to
make; one can be bought at a small
cost from any Of the dealers who ad-
yertise materials for making aero
planes, and one of these will give the
greatest satisfaction. But you will
find propeller made similar to that
shown in the Illustrations fairly good
one. 1t is easy to make, too. The
two blades are of tin. Cut them out
Of tomato can. using Fig. as a
pattern. The curve of the can will be
Just the right curve for the blades,
so, after removing the ragged edge of
the opened end Of can, mark Out the
blades upon its sides and then cut
them out. These blades set in the
slotted ends Of hub block, such as Is
shown in Fig. 8. Make this out of hard
wood, " inch by ss inch by ~ inches
in size. drill small hole through the
center for a shaft, and slot each end
diagonally for a distance Of is inch
with saw, as shown in the detail.
Notch the edges of the blades near
the narrow end. as shown In the pat.
tern. and after slipping them into the
slots In the hub turn over the little
ends against the hub and drive a tack
through the wood and the tin to help
hold them in position. Procure the
ring from the top of WORKOUT alarm
clock. and machine-screw of the
proper thread to fit 1t, for the pro
peiler shaft Zig. 81, and cut small
washer out OF hardwood. Fig. 3
shows how the machine-screw should
run through the propeller hub, then
through the wooden washer. through
the lower hole in block A, and then
be screwed into the clock ring. The
propeller is operated by rubber-band
motor. Buy enough Sinch rubber
bands to make six strands long enough
TO reach from block A to block B,
when looped end to end. and fasten
one end OF each strand to the clock
ring and the other end to the screw
hook In block B.
A landing chassis is not necessary for
this model: still, II you provide one
there will be less danger Of the pro-
peller blades being bent by coming
In contact with the ground. The sup
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-27

!. TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY. !,

Sunday, February as. 1898.

In the absence of Rev. z. c. Hol-
man the pastor, the Congregational
pulpit was occupied by Rev. DR.. Ma
goun, OF Grinnell.
Richard Nash led class meeting at
the old charge.
Death of Jacob Siebert, ST., at his
home in Beacon, aged SIS years.
Personals: Miss Nellie Roberts
visited with her mother at Leighton.
Pete Newerf was IN Des Moines TAX
ing a rest from his duties as decor
Iator in the Baldauf store. Mrs. NJ.
McCone and daughter, Miss Lizzie, OF
Brooklyn, were guests of the John
Champion home. Benio Campbell
came up from Ottumwa. Ollie Heits-
man, May Coburn, Minnie and Alice
Andre, old-time favorite Misses OF
New Sharon, were guests of oskaloo-
sa friends on this date. Henry Weth-
erell spent the day at Iowa City, the
guests of his son Frank, who was in
school at the state university at that
time. -.r- 81. .a H..