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Many Horses for War zo,,s

New Orleans, Nov. 27.4What is
said to be the largest single shipment
of horses for service in the European
war from an American port was to
leave here to-day on board the British
steamer Rowanmore. The horses, 1920
in number, arrived here yesterday on
two special trains from the Middle
West. 1t was said the Rowanmore
would clear for French port, and that
the horses would be used as mounts for
the French cavalry.
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Ban on War Correspondents

London, Nov. 26, 3.29 A. M-The
correspondent of the ''Express" at
Copenhagen sends the following: Gan
correspondents who were allowed to
accompany the. German army into Po-
land have been strictly prohibited from
communicating with their papers. !"
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Germans Face Beer Famine

Paris, Nov. 27.-The "Figara, :"
joyfully announces that the supply of
beer in Germany is endangered owing
to the scarcity of barley. Germany
uses 6O,O00,000 quintals (hundred-
weights) of barley in the brewing of
her beer every year. She produces one
half of this quantity and imports the
other half from Russia. The Russian
imports have been shut off by the war.
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Social and Personal
HAGERSTOWN WEDDINGS
-Four Pennsylvania Couples Were Mar
ried In Maryland City

Four Pennsylvania Couples Were Mar
ried in Maryland City
Hagerstown, Nd, Nov. 27.-The
following Pennsylvania couples were
married here:
Miss Goldie Akers, Warfordsburg,
and Samuel NJ. Carwell, Dodd. at t6e
parsonage of the First Christian church
by the Rev. G. B. Townsend.
Miss Ina Chopper, Keedysville, and
Harry Line, Carlisle, at the parsonage
OF Trinity Lutheran church by the Rev.
DIR. j. s. Simon.
Miss Olive Stem and Roy C. Bell,
both of Waynesboro, at the parsonage
OF the First Baptist church by the Rev.
E. X. Thomas, pastor.
Miss Fora f. Bentz and Roy B. AL
bright, both of Lemoyne, at the parson-
age of st. Paul's NJ. Z. church by the
Rev. DIR. c.. l.. Pate.
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Holy War Proclamation Published

Constantinople, Nov. 81, via Sofia
and London, 1902 P. M.-The procla-
nation of a holy war announced for
the first time some ten days ago was
published here to-day. 1t is signed by
the Sultan and twenty eight Moslem
priests and calls upon the Moslem
world to participate in holy war
against Great Britain, Russia and
France.
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Entertained at Cards

DIR. and Mrs. Clarence l.. Wright en-
tertained informally at cards at their
home, 234 Woodbine street, last even
ing. Luncheon was served after the
cards to the following guests: Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Kobler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Woehle, Mr.. and Mrs, Clarence
Hench, Mrs. Lila Peay and Mack
WittneZ.
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London Bets War Will End March 81

Chicago, Nov. ga "Daily News"
cable from London says: Remarkable
optimism relative to the duration of
the war prevails in financial and in
surance circles in London. The Lloyd
policies indicate that the betting now
is ten to six that the war will be end
ed by March 81. Not long ago the bet
ting was five to one that there would
be no peace within year,
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Lancaster Couple Married Here

The marriage of Miss Nellie II. Cast
to Thomas II. Hynicka, of Lancaster,
Pa, took place at the manse of the
Stevens Memorial Methodist Episcopal
church, Thirteenth and Vernon streets,
Wednesday afternoon. The wedding
was solemnized by DR.. Clayton Alber5
Smucker. Mr.. and Mrs. Hynicka will
reside in Lancaster.
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Nine. Poincare a Nurse

Bordeaux, Nov. 27.-The president
of the local bar association has present
ed an address to Nine. Poincare, wife
of the President, at the hospital found
ed by the lawyers in which they thank
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Duke Gives French American Shoes

Paris, Nov. 27.-Grand Duke Mich
ael of Russia has presented the French
army 100000 pairs of shoes, which
have been ordered from Webster, Mass,
factories, at an average price of SO
per pair. Some enormous orders for
shoes for the Russian army also have
been placed in America.
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Philip, who had received as a birth
day present a beautiful new micro
scope, presently astounded the cook
with the exclamation. "Hey, cook, lend
me flea, will you? I'll give it you
back in three minutes! London Tele-
graph.
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Peru Patrols It's Neutrality

Lima, Peru, Nov. 27.-The Peruvian
cruiser Coronel Bolognesi has been as
signed to patrol the coast of Peru, in
order that the neutrality of the country
be preserved.
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The happy combination of laxatives in
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE makes
the Quinine in this form have far bet
ter effect than the ordinary Quinine.
and 1t does not affect the head. Re-
member the full name and look for sig
nature of Il. w. GROVE on box. Price
25c.
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Turkish Mine LAYER Sunk

Athens, Nov. 27.-Advices received
in the Greek capital from Mitylene
state that a Turkish mine layer has
been torpedoed and sunk in the Bos-
porus.
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Duffy's Pure
Malt Whlskev

is a medicine for all mankind, which
favorable influences weak digestion, in
creases the appetite, corrects faulty as
similation of food, gives force to the
circulation, and brings restfulness to
the nervous forces. Why don't you
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Sold by most
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and dealers in sealed
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bottle; Commercial
Quarts $1.00 per
can't supply you,
The Duffy Nal
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II have used Duffy's Pure Malt Whis-
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trying on the nerves, but now 1 feel fine
every day, and I can heartily recon-
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finest medicine that can be used for the
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Watches in Splendid Variety

Thin model. is size, II
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Copyright, 1914, by Harold MacGrathl

! and Orloff from the window. Orloff
will whistle if he sees Jones removing
anything from any of the rooms. The
rest will be left to Felton,"
And, FELTON,, my friend" said
Braine softly-he always spoke softly
when he was in a deadly humor-"Fel-
ton, you slept on duty the other night.
Hargreave stole up, consulted Jones,
and got way after knocking me down.
The next failure will mean short shift.
Be warned!"
81 saw only you, sir. So help me. l
was not asleep. l saw you run down
the street after the taxicab. l did not
see anyone else"
Braine shrugged. Remember what
7 said"
FELTON, bowed respectfully and made
his exit. He wished in his soul that he
might some day catch the master mind
free of his eternal mask. 1t "a an
iron hand which ruled them and there
were friends of his (Felton's) who had
mys~teriously vanished after a brief
! period of rebellion. The boss was a
swell; probably belonged to clubs and
society which he adroitly pilfered. The
/ organization always had money. When
ever there was a desperate job to be
undertaken, Vroon simply poured out
the money necessary to promote it.
| Whenever Braine and Vroon became
engaged in earnest conversation they
talked Slav. Braine was never called
by name here; the boss, simply that.
Well, ten per cent Of a million was a
hundred thousand. This would be
, equally divided between the second
| ten of the Black Hundred. Another ten
per cent would 90 to 80 members; the
balance would be divided between
! Vroon and the boss. But his roul re-
belled at being ordered about like so
much dirt under another mans feet.
He would take his ten thousand and
make the grand getaway.
The next afternoon the princess
called upon Florence. Nothing was
said about the adventure, and this fact
created a vague unrest in the schem-
ing woman's mind. She realized that
she must play her cards more care
fully than ever. Not the least distrust
must be permitted to enter the child's
head. Once that happened good-by to
the wonderful emeralds. Was t'that
she really craved the stone? Was it
not rather a venom acquired from the
knowledge that this child's mother had
won what she herself, with all her
cleverness, was not sure of-Braine's
love? Did he really care for her or
was she only the catspaw to pluck his
hot chestnuts from the fire?
When Florence showed her the per
%sonal," her vague doubts become in
stantly dissipated. The child would
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SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave. millionaire. after
q miraculous escape from the den or
the gang of brilliant thieves known as
the Black Hundred. i've the life or a
recluse for eighteen years: HargreaVe
one night enters a Broadway restau-
rant and there comes face to face with
the gangs leader. Braine.
After the meeting. during which mel
Their man apparently the
other, Hargreave hurries to his mag
nificent Riverdale home and lays plans
for making his escape from the coun.
try. He writes a letter to the girls
school in New Jersey where eighteen
years before he had mysteriously, LETT
on the doorstep hts baby daughter,
Florence Gray. He also pays a WISH
to the hangar Of a daredeVi! aviator.
Braine and members Of his band sur.
round Ha~rgreave's home at nlght, ous
as they enter the house the Watchers
outside see a balloon leave the roof.
The safe is found empty-the million
which Hargreave was known to nave
drawn that day was gone. Then some
one announced the balloon had been
punctured and dropped into the sea.
Florence Hargreaves arrives from
Braine's companion. visits her ana
claims to be a relative. Two 6 de--
tectives call. but their plot is foiled
by Norton. a newspaper man.
b. bribing the captain or the OIlent
Norton lays a trap for Braine and his
gang. Princess Olga also visits the
orient's captain and she easily falls
into the reporters snare. Inc pan
proves abortive through Bralnes good
luck. and only hirelings fall into the
hands of the police. y.
After falling in their first attempt
The Black Hundred trap Florence. They
ash her for money, but h escapes,
again foiling them.
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mail, unless / push him off into the
dark. 1t was accidental"
The countess leaned forward, her
hands tightly clinched.
But the box!"
Braine made a gesture Of despair.
Leo, are you using any drug these
days." =
Don't make fun Of me, Olga" I'M
patiently. did you ever see me drink
more than a pint Of wine or smoke
more than two cigars In an evening?
Poor fools! What! let my brain go
into the wastebasket for the sake OF
an hour or so of exhilaration? No,
and never will I! I'm keen about the
gray matter I've got, and by the Lord
Harry, I'm going to keep it,. There's
only one dope fend in the Hundred
and he's one of the best decoys we
have; so we let him have his coke
whenever he really needs it. But this
man FELTON, has seen my face. Some
day he'll see it again, ask questions,
and then .
"Then what?"
"a burial at sea-" he laughed. The
laughter died swiftly as it came.
Threw it into eight hundred feet OF
water, on a bar where the sands are
always shifting. He'll never find 1t,
even If he took the range. He could
not have got a decent one. The sun
was dropping and the shadows were
long. He threw the chest into the
water and then began pegging away
at us, cool as you please, and fired
our tank"
1T looks to me as if he had wasted
his time"
THAT depends. Between you and
me and the gate-post, I've a sneaking
idea that this man Jones, whom no
body has given any particular atten-
ton, is a deep, clever man. He may
have been honestly attempting to find
a new hiding place; the advertisement
in the newspaper may have drawn
him. He may have thrown the box
over in pure rage at seeing himself
checkmated. Again, the whole thing
may have been worked up for our
benefit, a blind. But If that's the
case, Jones has US on the hip, for we
can't tell. But we can do what in all
probability he expects we'll cease to
do-watch him just as shrewdly as
before"
Olga caught his hand and drew him
down beside her. 81 wasn't going to
bother you tonight, but it may mean
something VITAL
"What?" alertly.
For reply she rose and walked over
to the light button. She pressed it
and the apartment became dark.
Come over to the window, quick!"
She dragged him across the room.
over the way, the house with the
marble frontage"
A man emerged, lit a cigarette, and
walked leisurely down the street.
NO" she cried, as Blaine turned
to make for the door. doubtless with
the intention of finding cut who this
man was. Every night after you
leave he appears"
Does he follow me?"
! NO. And that's what bothered me
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at the engine raised his head. 1t was
Norton, and Florence waved her hand
vigorously. ~.. ...
"a coaching party" he murmured;
and your Uncle James was not invit-
ed! Oh, very WE'LL" He laughed, and
suddenly grew serious. 1t would not
hurt to find out where that coach was
going. ~
He set to work savagely, located
the trouble, righted it, and set off for
the Hargreave home. He found>Susan
and bombarded her with questions
which to Susan came with the rapidly
of rain upon the roof.
$50 Jones went along?"
In his capacity of butler only"
Morton smiled. well, I'll take a
jaunt out there myself. You are sure
of the location?"
yes"
well, good.by. I'll go as a waiter,
since they wouldn't invite me. I'm
n of the best little walters you ever
heard of; and all things come to him
who waits"
What a pleasant, affable young man
he was! thought Susan as she watched
him Jump into the car and go flying
up the street.
Jones was a good deal surprised
when Norton turned up at the old
Chiffon manor.
What made you come here dressed
like this?" the butler demanded.
I'm a suspicious duffer; maybe
that's the reason"
DO you know anything?"
We'll. no: l can't say that l do.
But, hang 1t, I just had to come out
here"
ITO BE CONTINUED)
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carrying around. But the money stuck
and the burned thing wouldn't work.
And not having another penny in
change Mr.. Lukens was about to give
the atmosphere the one over, sulphu-
rously speaking, Of course, when he
noticed that a youngster had hoped
on the weighing machine. i don't
weigh anything" said the little fellow
when the dial failed to move That
was because he did not have a penny
to put in the SLOT" explained the ad-
vertising man. Right here Mr.. Lu-
kens got his philosophical inspiration.
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not have shown her the newspaper
had there been any distrust on her
part.
my child, your father is alive,
them" a%nimatedly.
1--WE don't know" sadly.
why, l should say that this proves
it,"
"On the contrary, it proves nothing
of the sort, since l have yet to dis
cover a treasure in this house. I have
hunted in every nook, drawer; I've
searched for panels, looked in trunks
for false bottoms. Nothing, nothing!
All, if | could only find it,"
And what would you do with it,
Take it at once to some bank and
offer the whole of it for the safe re-
turn Of my father, every penny of 1t.
| don't know what to do, which way
to turn" tears gathering in her eyes
and they were genuine tears, too.
There are millions in stocks ana
bonds and | cannot touch a penny OF 1t
because the legal documents have not
been found. | can't even prove That
am his daughter, except for half an OLD
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he Is now. Looks like an actor IN the
fourth act of a drams: G~ood-looking
chap, though" ''...@" 2
Norton came in through the outer
gates. He was in evening clothes, top
hat. A dead cigarette dangled be-
tween his lips. ", :
How much do you want?" asked the
night city editor.
Column and a half" .
"Of with your glad rags!"
Anything good?" asked the manag-
ing editor.
"The lid has been damned on tight.
No wine in any restaurant after one
o'clock. There'll be a roundup Of ev-
cry gunman in town."
Good work! Go to It,"
It was n o'clock when Norton
turned in his last sheet Of copy and
started for home. Just outside the
.9trance to the building a man with a
slouLh hat drawn down over his eyes
stepped forward.
"Mr. Norton?"
Eyes" Norton stepped back sus.
%piciously.
The other c%huckled, raised and low
cred his hat swiftly.
Good Lord" murmured the re-
porter. ..
will you take a ride with me in a
taxi?"
"All the way to Syracuse, if you say
30. Well, I'll be tinker id" .
mo names, pleased"
What took place in that taxicab was
never generally known. But at ten
o'clock the next morning Norton sur
prised the elevator boy by going out.
Norton proceeded downtown to the
national bank, where he deposited
5 $1,000 in bills, Of large denominations.
The teller had some difficulty in count.
ing them. They stuck together and re.
tanned the sodden appearance OF
money recently submerged in water.
Florence was delighted at the idea
of a coaching party. Often during her
schoolgirl days she had seen the fash
ionable coaches go %careening along the
road, with the sharp, clear note Of the
bugle rising about the thunder of hoofs
and rafting of wheels. Jones was not
enthusiastic; neither was he a killjoy.
"But you are to go along, too" said
Florence.
81, Miss Florence"
1.-THE countess invited you especially.
You will 60 with a hamper"
"Ah, in my capacity as butler; very
good, Miss Florence" To her he gave
no sign of his secret satisfaction.
The hour arrived, and the gay party
bowled away. They wound in and out
Of the streets toward the country to
the crack of the whip and the blare Of
the horn. Florence's enjoyment would
have been perfect had it not, been for
the absence Of Norton. Why hadn't
he been invited? She did not ask be-
cause she did not care to disclose to
the countess her interest in the re-
porter. They were nearing the limits
of the city, when the coach was forced
to take a sharp turn to avoid an auto
mobile in trouble. The man puttering
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CHAPTER vi.

did you get the ranger" asked the
countess, when late that nigh: Braine
recounted his adventure.
"Range!" he snarled. my girl,
haven't 1 just told you that l had to
fight for my life? My boat was in
flames. We had to swim for it till
we were picked up by a Long Island
barge tug. l don't know what became
Of the motorman. He must have
headed straight for shore. And I'm
glad he did. Otherwise he'd be howl
ing for the price of another boat.
Olga, for the first time I've had to
let one of the boys have a look at
my face. Doesn't know the name;
but one Of these days he'll stumble
across it, and the result will be black
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in the hope of teaching him normal
walking methods.
Charles Appleton Of New Orleans
was the subject Of illustration at a
lecture given by a physician in that
city not long ago. He had contracted
the habit Of closing his left eye. lie
said it rested his sight, he fancled,
the left eye being the weaker of the
two. The habit grew until he was
not using it for reading purposes.
At the lecture it was recited that
everything had been done to break him
Of the habit, but without success, un
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til he met with an adventure on a
street car that rufled him copsidera-
bly,. A woman boarded the car on
which he was a passenger. He had
his left eye closed as usual. She cas-
ually glanced at. Appleton and re-
marked the closed eye without there
seeming to be any cause for In ap-
parent affection. She looked once or
twice again and made such an impress
sion on Appleton that he was startled
out Of his habit and opened his eye.
The woman looked, started, denounced
Tim as a firter, complained to the
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HAD TIC PROVE THE HABIT
Man Who Had Allowed Himself the
Practice of Keeping Left Eye
Closed, Got in Much Trouble.

Physicians of Birmingham, Ala, re-
Gently called attention to the case Of
Thomas Armstrong, a boy of twelve
years, who uses his hands as well as
his feet for locomotion instead Of
walking erect. lie has never FIown
any other way IT getting about. The
Juvenile court took the boy in charge
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matte upon his pursuers and succeeded
in setting their boat afire.
All this within the space of an hour.
During dinner that night (there was
now a cook Jones walked about the
dining table, rubbing his hands to-
gether from time to time.
Jones'" said Florence, why do you
rub your hands like that?"
"Was l rubbing my hands, Miss
Florence?" he asked %innocently.
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Money IalkS.

Perry Lukens, a well-known New
York advertising man, has discovered
that he is a philosopher. He mounted
a weighing machine the other day and,
dropping a cent in the slot, waited for
the dial to indicate the exact number
of pounds Of avoirdupois tissue he was
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Hard to Please.

you didn't show your old-time form
in that seashore ballad" said the man.
ager.
"Quit cher kiddin'," said Tillie Too.
dies. 81 showed all the form l could
without gettin' pinched."
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How this applies to every day life
when a man hasn't anything" solilo
quized he. mo money-therefore he
does not weigh anything" Which are
profound words of philosophy, espe.
cially if you cannot make a touch.
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conductor, waXed angrier the more she
thought of the affair and finally had
Appleton arrested. He had to prove
his peculiar habit in order to escape
a fine.
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LESSON TEXT-Mark 14:1-rl
GOLDEN TEXT-she hath done what
she could Mark 1873.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
HOUSTON DECLARES
FOR DR.. BRUMBAUCH
Coatesville's Famous Temperance
Worker Says He Is in Favor
of the Philadelphian

A. F. Huston, OF Coatesville, one of
the most successful foes of the liquor
traffic In Pennsylvania and the anti
saloon leader of Chester county, yes
terday became a member of the
Brumbaugh citizens committee, which
is working for the election of DIR. Mar
tin G. Brumbaugh. Republican nomi-
nee for Governor,
The business and professional men
who compose the Brumbaugh commit
tee were elated at this announcement,
for the reason that Mr.. Huston's name
on the committee adds one more pow
erful Endorsement of the pledge given
by DIR. Brumbaugh that he will stand
firm for local option. Mr.. Huston has
directed the campaign against saloons
in Chester county for the last two