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CHAPTER VIlI.-Continued.

The shouts had grown more distant,
and Holton knew that no one else had
stumbled upon the trail or at least
that was his belief until he heard be-
hind him the sound of footsteps patter-
ing down the clearing. He paused,
curious TO see If it were not one OF
the scouts who had located his hidden
alleyway and found his suspicious
true. AS the big negro dashed to the
end OF the lane, Holton worked his
way to the opening through which he
had just come and waited, tense for
the encounter. The man located the
bent bSanches and with little grunt
started afresh on HOltons trail.
It was the last sound he made for
some time, for, as he burst through,
the Americans fist, launched with
bone-shattering force, landed just two
inches above his chin and down he
| went, like stricken animal.
Holton, with a prayer of thanksglv-
ing, leaned over the huddled figure and
was rejoiced to find that the fellow
had a revolver and belt filled with
| bullets, in addition to hunting-knife
All these things HoltOn appropriated,
and then leaving the negro where he
lay, pursued his way into the forest
| He had marked his direction before
starting upon his flight his intention
| being to make the hills over Santiago
| bay, ascertain the location of Cervera's
fleet, watch for any signs that might
| give hint as to the intentions Of the
| Spanish admiral, and then make for a
point where he might signal Samp-
sons flagship.
| He had no thought of getting clear
away until he had made a strong eff
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fight by accident. l have important
information for Admiral Sampson, IL
you think l can get to the coast"
You certainly can. | am sending a
couple of wounded men down to Sibo-
ney now on horseback | have anoth-
er pony which you may borrow-re-
member, borrow" laughed the surgeon.
BE careful to keep that first-aid
bandage on your head and by tonight
you'll be all right Not even head
ache"
Thanks" Holton, aided by the sur
geon, got upon his feet, swayed weak
ly a moment with the others arm
around him, and then, getting his
swimming head to rights, he walked
slowly toward the trail.
A hospital attendant stood there
holding two horses, and one Of these
the surgeon took and assisted Holton
into the saddle.
"You can leave the nag at our camp
in Siboney and I'll get him." he said.
"By the way, my name is Church.
,, Bob Church, of Princeton?" ex-
claimed Holton, recalling now that he
had seen that broad-shOuldered young
doctor on many hard-fought gridiron.
THE same" was the smiling reply.
We'll, Bob Church, | owe you one,
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complish double purpose. The aban-
doned farm is a form of entertainment
INDUCED in by many to whom faro,
horse racing and Wall street are not
exciting enough. Besides, just as in
human beings, no matter how low an
abandoned farm may have sunk there
is always some good in it.
TO rehabilitate an abandoned farm
and put it on it's feet is great pleas
ure. First, remove all the plumbing
replacing it with gold-plated pipes and
q belt line of shower baths: after this
has been finished will be time enough
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NeiqhborS.

Two little girls who were near
neighbors in school, the public school,
met one day last week in large Of
flee building. The mother of one OF
the little girls is a famous editor, and
she is telling the story to her friends.
What are you doing down here?"
first little girl
Il have come to bring my mamma
her lunch second little girl.
My mamma works down here, too"
first little girl
"Oh, does she? What floor does
your mamma scrub?'
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shocked into hamilton, there followed
few seconds of pulseless silence.

sAockGO INTO 1nanluOn, tnere IOllOWed
few seconds of pulseless silence.
Again Holton's pistol rang out. This
time, from the direction of the hidden
advancing forces, there came several
short sharp commands. AS Holton
lay hidden, thankful that the Spaniards
| had evidently attributed the shots to
some OveranXious soldier on their own
side, he saw two Cubans steal along
the trail and behind them a gigantic
young sergeant in the uniform of q
| Rough Rider.
Close behind him were four men,
They were picking their way stealth
| lily. There was no question that Hol-
| toms shots had the desired effect.
Then, as he looked, several long,
| lancelike lines of fame darted out of
the bushes in which the Spaniards lay
| The valley resounded with racketing
uproar. He saw the big Rough Rider
| sergeant stop short with look Of sur
| prise upon his face, saw his jaws set
| grimly, saw him advance a step, and
| then heave forward on his face, block
| ing the trail with his body
The bushes beneath Holton were
| now darling sheets of fame and the
gases from the smokeless powder drift
| ed upward and into his nostrils.
| From the American side he heard a
crashing as the main body rushed up
| into action or deployed into the grass
to the eastward of the trail and then
suddenly out of the thicket came the
roar of the Krags. Holton thrilled
| with pride as he noticed that the aim
| of the Americans was low and that the
shooting discipline was excellent.
The firing was incessant and Holton,
| whose activities with his revolver had
| brought a vOlley or two in his direc-
ton, now ceased firing and began to
work his way into the valley toward
| the American position. He had not
gone far when the advancing lines
swept upon him
Hello, Bud cried tall, swarthy-
| faced sergeant from q New Mexican
ranch, ''what're you doin' way out
| here?"
Holton smiled and was about to re-
ply when a red light suddenly flashed
| before his eyes and he clapped his
| hand to his forehead, for it seemed as
| though a red-hot brand had suddenly
been clamped upon it. Then merciful-
| ly came darkness.
And as he lay thus in the tall grass.
his eyes closed, blood streaming down
his cheeks and coagulatiDg in the hot
| sun, the Rough Riders met the regu-
lars from across the valley, while four
companies revolved around the left
end of the hidden enemy and then, as
| the Spaniards later put it, they start
ed to catch us with their hands"
For mile and half these men,
who had marched into what approx
mated deadly surprise, chased the
| Spaniards, sent them flying hastily
from three successive barricades until
finally, in utter route, they abandoned
all thought OF further interference
with the American movement and fell
| back on the trenches before Santiago.
But Holton did not witness this
| triumph Of Guasimas. Long after the
thin blue line had swept on up the val
ley he lay as he had fallen, vultures
flying over him and terrible land-crabs
rattling about, seeking for that food
which death alone makes palatable to
them.
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SYNOPSIS.

Lieutenant Holton is detached from his
command in the navy at the outset of the
Spantsh-American war and assigned 10
important secret service duty. While din
ing at a Washington hotel he detects
waiter in the act of robbing a beautiful
young lady. She thanks him for his aerY-
ice and gives her name as Miss La Tossa,
q Cuban patriot. Later he meets her at
a ball. A secret service man warns Hol-
ton that the girl is g spy. Senior La
Tossa chides his daughter for her failure
to secure important information from
I4olton. She leaves for her home in
Cuba. Holton is ordered to follow her.
They meet on the Tampa train. Miss
La Tossa tells Holton she IN a Cuban
spy and expresses doubt regarding the
sincerity of the United States. Holton Is
ordered to remain at Tampa to guard the
troop transports. He receives orders to
land Miss La Tossa, who Is considered g.
dangerous spy, on Cubel soil. At sea
he Is Overtaken by another Warsh1p
which takes Miss La Tossa aboard and
HOlton is ordered to return to Tampa.
He saves the transports from destruction
at the hands of dynamiters and reports
to Admiral Sampson for further duty.
Holton is sent to General Garcia's COM
mand in the guise of a newspaper cor
respondent to investigate Cuban plots
against the American troops and to learn
the plans of the Spanish navy. He de-
tects trusted Cuban leader in the work
of fomenting trouble among the Cubans
In the interests of the Spaniards. Holton
is seized by friends of the spy and later
Is ordered executed az q spy. He escapes.
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fort to perform the mission upon which
he had been dispatched
After walking all day with infre-
quent halts in the torrid heat making
perhaps ten or twelve miles, he came
near sunset to a tall grove of palms.
One of these he climbed and at length
was able to locate his position in a
general way.
1t may have been fever working In
his blood, although he felt well, but
through his mind ran something, not a
voice, more an impulse, which kept
suggesting to him to turn to the left.
Finally, staggering and stumbling, half
asleep, he obeyed the inward Sajunc-
ton, and in this way procee0s8 until
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Theory and Practice.

Little Beattice was taking piano les
sons and learning at the same time
something Of theory. Like many 9th
er children, she disliked practicing
her finger exercises. One day her
mother, who was working in an up
stairs room, noticed a sudden lull in
the playing. She looked down and
saw Beatrice sitting perfectly motion
less.
Beatrice, why don't you practice?'
she called down sharply.
Il am practicing, Ilother," replied
the child with perfect self-assurance;
I'm practicing my theory. "-~New
York Evening Post.
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Flames Threatened the Destruction of
Business Section-Three Firms
Sustain Losses.

Portage.-The business section of
this city was threatened with destruc-
ton by a fire which started in the rear
of E. w. Ports grocery and hardware
establishment. The flames consumed
the rear portion of the building, caus-
ing loss OF about $4,000. The LOOMS
& Co., general furnishing store, one
of the largest in the city, suffered
about $4,000 damage to it's stock. The
Democrat printing office also incurred
smoke and water damage
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Worse Vet.

He's a frightful bore, your baron.
Here he's been buzzing the whole
evening long about Kant and Schop-
enhauer"
''You have my sympathy. For my
part / detest philosophical discus
sIons''
Philosophical discussions, indeed
Kant and Schopenhauer are the names
of the barOns two horses. New
York Evening Post.
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Judoe Objects to Tax.

MISUNDERSTANDING his income of
$4,000 as Judge of the Seveteenth dis
trict circuit has been Illegally assess
ed, Judge Wickham of Eau Claire has
fled in superior court here a petition
for a writ of certiorari, directed
against the city clerk of Eau Claire.
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Many School Children Are sickiy.

Children who are delicate, feverish and cross
will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended
for complaining children. pleasant remedy
for worms. Used by Mothers for "a years. AT
all Druggists, 25c Sample FREE. Address,
A. s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. Adv.
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CITY MANS IDEA OF FARMS
Intended Witticisms Will Be Amusing
to Those Who Live in the Aari-
cultural Districts.

Farms may be roughly divided into
two kinds-the gentleman's or non
paying farm and the common or gar
den farm. When you have saved up
enough money to keep you in your
old age buy a farm. Besides getting
rid of your money death will come as
Q welcome relief-thus YOU will &C
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Manitowoc Buys Lighting Plant.

Manitowoc,-The city has purchased
he electric light plant for $145,000. It
!lsO owns the water works and Mayor
;tolze says the next move will be tc
AXE over the gas plant and local tele.
hone company.
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for you to imagine where the water
works are. You will usually find them
pleasantly situated at the other side
of the county seat. BY going to the
local political gang and carrying one
or two elections you will eventually
get a stream of water running into
your pipes which will excite the envy
Of every one within reach of your
megaphoGe.>-Life.
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Gives Life Blood to Baby.

Kenosha.-L. F. Biddinger, mer-
chant, gave of his life blood to save
the life of his infant child, when an
operation for TRANSMISSION Of blood was
performed. The effect on the child
was almost instantaneous.
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AppIeton.-Over $50 individuals anC
operations in Appleton under the in
ONE tax law pay $50, 27058. The lare
st tax paid is $4,000 by tile estate Q
ne late George Baldwin
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Natural LearinuS.

Did you get the florist to put up
those elephants ears for transporta
tIon?"
mo. thought they would feel more
at home in a trunk"
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A henpecked man has about as
much liberty as a tive-year-old boy
with a stepmother.
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Stop that cough, the source of Pneumonia,
etc. Prompt use of Deans Menthoiated
Cough Drops gives relief-5c at Druggists
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PutQam Fadeless Dyes color in cold
water Adv.
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Possible Explanation.

Some prophets are without honor
in their own country for the reason
that it is harder to fool people whe
they are well acquainted with Won
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China from Brittany.
Crockery made by the peasants OF
brittany is sold by q dealer in table
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1t is more diplomatic to sit on the
fence and let the other fellow have the
honor of telling the whole truth.
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ware. It looks as if it were made BY
peasants. In the center Of each dis>
is the somewhat crude, but at the
same time decorative, drawing OF "a
peasant-men, women and children
are all portrayed. The drawing il
outlined with fine black lines and Is
filed in with color About the edges
of the dishes are bands of gay flow
ers, stiff and cheerful looking.
The dishes are made in interesting
shapes, and would be especially ap
propriate for nursery dishes with
which to set the children S table.
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JUDGE ORDERED
THREE KILLED
IN MEX|CAL|
ONE AMERICAN ESCAPED; NOW
PAPERS FOUND PROVING
MExicAN'S ACT

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 6.-Allegation
was made by the authorities of I'm
perial county that papers were found
on Mesa de Salinas, formerly Judge
of the first instance in Mexicali
Mex, which showed that he had or
dered the execution of three Ameri-
can citizens who were shot there
January l of this year, thus explain
ing the killing of M. Sanchez and
F. Valfet, and the wounding Of A.
Flores. who was left for dead and
crawled across the border. bringing
word of the alleged outrage to the
American immigration officer on this
side of the line.
According to the county officials,
letter was found in Salinas pos
session, written in Spanish, and ci-
pher reports to President Huerta at
the City of Mexico, give the details
OF the execution of the two Ameri-
can citizens and the escape of the
third.
"On the banks Of the river near
Mexicali," the report is said to read,
the officers completed their duty,
their only mistake being that they
did not make sure that all three men
were dead
Salinas and A. M. Pencia. formerly
Mexican customs officer at Mexicali,
were arrested last week for stealing
some papers on the American side
OF the line. These papers, it is said,
proved to be the records of the ex-
ecution, which had been secured by
another Mexican
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-02-06

1''IIU y dVtUTHHHVE WIFI law, ana an
order of the Board Of Directors. made
on the 23d day of December 1918. so
many shares of each parcel of such
stock as may be necessary. will be
sold at public auction, at the office
OF the Company. Room 265 Russ
building, San Francisco, California
on Tuesday. the 3d day Of March,
1914, at the hour OF o'clock p. NJ OF
said day. to pay delinquent assess
ments thereon. together with costs OF
advertising and expenses of the sale.
CHARLES D. OLNEY,
Secretary
:. OFFICE Room 265 Russ Building, San
Francisco. California
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF NEVADA. IN Ann
FOR THE rnUNTV nEr NxyE.

TIE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND
FOR THE COUNTY OF NYE.
In the matter of the Estate OF Grace
I. Croney. deceased Notice to
Creditors
Notice is hereby given. that the I'M
dersigned has been duly appointed and
qualified by the District Court of the
Fifth Judicial District of the State Of
Nevada, in and for the County OF Nye,
as Administrator OF the Estate Of
Grace L. croney, late of said County,
deceased.
All creditors having claims against
said estate are required 70 lille the
same, with proper vouchers attached,
with the Clerk Of the Court. within
ninety days of the first publication Of
this notice
Dated Dec. 20, 1918.
CHAS. K. COBLE,
Administrator.
]. A. SANDERS. Attorney
Date Of LIST publication. Dec. 20, 1918
D29toM30
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OLD TIME PRINTER EXPLAINS
WHY HIS PAPER WAS A FAILURE

The following letter has been re-
eeived by Editor Fairbanks of the
Yerington Times from an old friend
of the stick and rule days,
is dated at Albuquerque, N. M.
We have thought it worth publishing
to show why some good hearts be-
come callous in the newspaper bust
ness and others are scratched I'M
til they bleed to death:
Dear Old Friend:
The last time we met you made
me promise to write and tell you
something of my past life and how !!
have lived since those happy days,
nearly forty years ago, when you
and worked together at the case
on the Cheyenne Sun and the Lara
ME Boomerang. But particularly yoI
wanted to know how | became su N
splendid failure as newspaper
man.
| will tell you some of the expert
ences that contributed to my journal.
istic delinquency, hoping you never
may know any such yourself, and
hoping mine may be light to warn
you off the rocks.
First let me tell you, my paper
Will be composite picture OF the
thousand newspapers In the five hun
dred towns in which have lived
since we were boys together When
first directed the course of my
sheet | steered toward a lofty ideal
and placed the honor of the paper
above every other consideration and,
sad to say. this seems to have been
my first serious mistake. | am con-
WINGED that no paper can exist and
fulfill mission unless directed by
some political policy, so believing in
myself as a statesman inspired | en-.
tered the lists-the champion of a
great party. And even now, looking
back over the vista of years, | am
proud--that | lost. For | found Gas
every honest editor will) that my DO.
litical gods had feet of clay. will
not detail the experience as it might
involve people prominent in the ma
tons council today, as well as names
of some who have gone over the
range, and vindictiveness was never
part of my paper But you know
1t is not the broken bones nor
hearts for that matter-that prove
fatal to a person or a paper. In
each instance it is the scratches that
kill So | will recount some of the
scratches: One of the most poison
GUS was the letters that came q am
now ashamed of it, in a feminine
hand, slandering and defaming some
good woman of the town, and filled
with obscenity These, Of course, |
refused to print. but noted and com
mented on them editorially, and very
warmly. Now, unreasonable as it
may seem, this brought many re-
quests to stop the paper, and not
only that. but relinquishing of ad-
vertising space.
Then, in my town was a Woman's
club. This was before the crop of
suffragettes grew and ripened- and
this club was very prone to devoting
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/ time to gossip. The president, a
very worthy woman, was very insist
ent that | print more "home news"
until | became convinced that | was
neglecting this branch of journalism
Then a sensation was whispered
around the shop, young girl and
married man were found to be
meeting clandestinely in sequest-
cred spot, and one of the reporters
was detailed to get proofs. He got
them And story was written that
would have pleased the most excit.
ing gossip. But the names of the
parties were hard to learn. Still the
story was put in type and space left
to insert them and orders given to
shadow some more Then, just be.
fore press time. the names were
brought in, and as the press was
about to be turned loose on the edi
ton ! came into the office, and,
Parbleu! the girl was the daughter
OF the club president and the man
the husband of one of the officers
| Immediately ordered the story
killed" and supplied the space with
piece of plate matter and a poem
out of the Fourth reader Next day.
when our estimable president read
the paper she declared, learnedly,
that a person who would print that
ancient stuff in a newspaper and
charge for it, should be set to Jail
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, and the poem deserved the
Ihost severe form of capital punish
ment. The married man, no doubt,
remarked emphatically on the deterio-
ration of journalism, and how much
better he could do if given a chance
-editorially. Both ordered their pa
pers stopped, but in ordering hers
stopped the president came to my
office and in very motherly wav de
F, plored my lack of editorial sagacity,
| and suggested that | must give my
columns more local color"-more
"neighborhood news" even if it had,
to be personal, racy or sensational,
and sadly informed me that | was a
failure in journalism because | lacked
the nose for news" Now, this was
one of the scratches that reach the
heart, and eventually kill much more
surely than either the bullet or the
| dagger. The mantle lechefous
beast-l let go; kept still because he
had an immaculate wife and beauti-
full family.
This was the sentimental side of
the item. Now the business side was
the reporters time to ferret out the
facts, which cost $40, and the setting
of the article that was never " cd,
$3.50, so that | was really out in
cash $3.50, besides my incalculahle
loss in patronage and business stand.
ing.
Well, Fred may write you more
at some future time. Remember that
| always wish you well, and hope you
will not make some of the mistakes
| have made.
Your old friend, NED
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Proof Of labor blanks FOR sale at
the Bonanza
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SALE OF HOME BAKERY

This is to give notice that | have
bought the Home Bakery from Mr..
and Mrs. Won Mohr and have taken
possession Of same this 31st day of
January, 1913, and will not be respon-
sible for any Indebtedness incurred
prior to this date.
adv.JS1-5t ALBERT SCHRAGLE