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rVlce III UneIT nanus. Al tuLo p..
,lsO appears-though ever SO slight
the element of coincidence.
The new character is Skipper Mat
Baldwin of the schooner Maud, en-
ragged in the CoastWise lumber trade
The Maud is lying at the dock, prcpar
ng to sail for Halifax on the morrow.
with a return cargo. A battered and
pleasant old man, the Skipper Bald
win, with an eagle profile which dc
notes his courage and a soft eye which
indicates his gullibility. He was g
widower of long and affectionate mem.
Dry: because of that and because OF
his searchings of the spirit on lonely
voyages, he became believer in spir.
ituaIism of the kind which Rosalie LIE
Grange used to practice Rosalie was
his favorite medium-and his friend.
Toward the schooner Maud she was
now driving her taxicab.
The piece of luck was this: At the
very moment when the taxlcab round
ed the corner from Wall street and the
driver began 10 inquire for pier 1879.
Captain Baldwin was as near to pro-
family as his convictions allowed. AS
for the mate, he had no convictions
which prevented him from expressing
himself to the limits Of his vocabulary,
over that unlucky accident, that tum-
bic into the matches, which had sent o
newly-signed Italian member of the
crew to Bellevue hospital nursing q
broken arm. With all the heaven
condemned things they had to do be-
'ore the improper cid sccw could be
cleared in the morning, how the sin
and sulphur (the mate inquired of the
bright air. were they going to dig up
mother sailor to satisfy the port regu.
lations?
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Pleasant Surprise.

"A pleasant surprise" said Senator
Frawley of New York, apropos of
charge that had been exploded against
a brother legislator. "A splendid sur
prise indeed. 1t reminds me of Smith.
"A half dozen of us sat gossiping in
the club one afternoon when Smith en-
tered.
"'Oh, dear met / groaned Here's
Smith. Here's Smith, just back from
a three-month European tour. He's
going to bore us to death with travel
talk. / see it in his eye
Smith, sure enough, came straight
toward us. He sat down, lighted a
cigar. beamed on US, and said:
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| VALUABLE MONKEY IS LOST
Johns Hopkins Hospital Misses Little
Animal Holding the Key to Very
Rare Disease.

A small monkey, which scientists OF
the pathological department or johns
Hopkins believe holds the key to the
solution Of rare and fatal disease
mysteriously disappeared from It's
cage in the Hunterian laboratory ana
no trace of it has been discovered.
Whether the animal was stolen or
escaped from it's cage and intel!igentiy
closed and fastened the door behind II
remains as much mystery as the all
ment with which it was believed 10
have been inoculated, and from which
there have been five deaths at johns
Hopkins hospital in the last year.
DR.. Harry Schmeisser, who has been
making the experiments, said that ne
did not believe the animal could COM
municate the malady to humans. 1t
showed evident symptoms of the dis
ease, according to Doctor Schmeisser.
and he is practically certain his expert
ments have been successful. He be-
gan them early this year.
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THROUGH THE SARGAsSo SEA
Captain Brings Report Of Spot SO
Dreaded by Mariners in tho
Days of Sails

Capt. S. A. Beauchant, commanding
Aibyn steamship Thistletoe, has sent
a report to the imperial merchant
service guild of Japan on his expert
-srce in q mysterious stretch Of sea
in the AtIanEg called the Sargasso
sea, which is al most in line with the
Gulf of Mexico about 500 miles south
east OF the Bermudas. 1t is said to
have been discovered by Columbus,
who was involved in it for fortnight.
u sailed from Norfolk, Va, for Rio de
yaneiro. South America, on May l.,
runs the captains report. "On the
next day we fell in with the gulf of
weeds, end Cay after day we passed
through larte patches that We're
spread all ov II the oc, n as lar as the
eye could Zee. About five p. m. on
May z the temperature Of the sea wa
ter suddenly hose 20 degrees, and no
ticed that sralI objects were floating
around tho different patches of weeds
and with tie binoculars / found them
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to Alexandra in the far north, dis
lance of 1904 miles.
1t was Cecil Rhodes ambition that
the railway should traverse British
territory throughout its entire length,
but when the Germans annexed the
whole of the east bank of Lake Tan"
ganyika this plan was apparently rem
dered incapable of fulflment. Mr..
Rhodes tried hard to wrest a portion
Of this territory from the Germans
and personally approached the kaiser
on the matter, but in vain. The Bel
CLANS, however, evidently awake to
the value of the railway, have now
agreed to transfer strip of the Con-
go to the British flag, thus making the
Cape to Cairo project an all British
route.
Northward the line has crossed into
the Congo from northwestern Rhodesia
to a place called Elizabethville, 1920
miles from Cape Town, to which point
trains are now running regularly.
Then from Cairo the rails have been
pushed southwark for distance OF
| 400 miles from Khartum, right into
the heart OF the Sudan. If advantage
is taken Of the upper reaches of the
Nile and the great lakes here, the
Albert Nyanza and the Victoria Nyan'
"a, by placing steamers upon them
and running them in conjunction with
the railway less than 900 miles Of rail
will need to be laid to complete q
through communication.
The line is being continued north
ward to Bankeia. Thus Is Cecil
Phodes's great dream of an all British
railway through the c,nter of the
Dark continent being realized. Today
you can travel in Up to date trains,
possessing every modern convenience,
right up from Cape Town to the Vic
torfa Falls and beyond through the
very center of Africa into the Congo.
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CHAPTER XVI.
The Last Sesnce.

Fortunately for her plans, only three
of Rosalie lie Oranges regular board
ers ever came home to luncheOn--Con
stance, Betsy Barbara and Professor
Noll. OF these, two were disposed OF
for the day. Professor Noll found
three strangers already placed and eat
ing. Two young men, powerful and
slow-moving, sat at either side OF the
hostess. At the other end of the table.
in Miss Harding's accustomed seat
was a matronly woman, gray-haired
but alert of motion and eye.
"Mr. Kennedy-Mr. Hunter-Mrs
Leary-I want to introduce Professor
Noll. The professor is one of my regu
lar boarders. This lady and these gen
tlemen are transients; they'll be with
us Just q few days." said Resale LIE
Grange. The two men nodded and fell
to their luncheon, of which they con-
sumed vast quantities. Mrs. Leary.
however, smiled upon him an expert
enced smile.
Mrs. Leary," pursued Rosalie LIE
Grange. "has got some foreign views
I'm sure you'd like to see. You won't
be droppin in this afternoon, Will
you?"
mo" said Professor Noll, sorry,
I'm making up the paper today.
won't get home until just before my
dinner. My habit" he added, address
ing Mrs. Leary, always to dine just
at seven. The human intestinal sys-
tenn is a machine, admirable, weli-bal
anced. nicely calculated to its uses.
Now the minute study of scientific
management has proved that ma
chine" And so Professor Noll, hav-
ing mounted his hobby, rode biithely
away upon it; and Mrs. Leary, with
all the ready tact of the experienced
police matron that she was, vauited
to the pommel and rode with him. Ro-
sale had learned all she wanted to
know. Professor Noll would not trou-
BE her again that afternoon.
The chimes of the Metropolitan
tower rang the hour Of two. At the
first stroke, Rosalie, as one who finds
relief in action, ran down the base
ment steps and opened the back door.
Inspector Martin MCGEE, dressed IN
plain clothes and carrying small oag'
was waiting outside.
"AT set?" he asked under his breath.
"Everything's ready" replied Rosa
| lie as she led the way across the base
ment.
But Inspector Niece stopped her at
the stairway.
"Say. it's all right to let you have
your head and do things your own
way. Grimaldi reported back for
other duty at one o'clock, just as you
told him. But I'm running risks when
III take your word that you'll deliver
this Estrilla when we want him-or |
would be, if it was anybody but you
Why can't you tell me-"
See here, Marty McGee,' said Ros.
allie, give got ready to put one OF the
biggest feathers in your cap you ever
wore. An I've done 1t by goin' my
own woman's way. If it hadn't been
for me, you'd been barkin' up the
wrong tree yet. I've acted this way
because I do things woman-fash1on
an there amt single mutt man alive
that would ever say was on the right
track-until delivered the goods. The
hardest thing I know is to tell what
l know-thats a habit. Are you goin
to believe me when say that / car
put my hands on this Estrilla when
ever please? Are you goin' to leave
that to me, just like you've left the
whole thing so far?"
I Gro BE CONTINUED.|
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told my husband to get me bottle OF
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and would try it before / would
submit to any operation. He did so and
/ improved right along. am now doing
all my work and feeling fine.
'Thope other suffering women win try
your Compound. I will recommend il
to all l know. - Mrs. DANIEL ID. B.
DAVIS, ITO Franklin St, Logansport, Ind.
Since we guarantee that all testimo-
malls which we publish are genuine, is it
not fair to suppose that if Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has tho
virtue to help these women it will help
any other woman who Is suffering In q
like manner?
If you are iii do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia e. Pinkhan's Vegetable
Compound.
Write to Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine CO., (cOnfidentiaD Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened.
read and answered by a woman
and held i'm strict confidence.
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and fetching for establishments of
your class. How's this for line:
Our eggs straight from the hen--our
coffee grew on a vine--our boarders
stay till they die"
mo, thank YOU" replied Resale,
dimpling upon him. And then, with
the air Of one who has NO time to
waste in airy persifage, "I'm here on
business, though. Mr.. North, / want
to borrow tho services of your stenog-
rapher for a day"
"Me?" inquired Betsy-Barbara.
YOU" replied Rosalie LIE Grange.
She turned back to Tommy North
then; and the flash of her dimples dis
armed any possible resentment.
"Mr. North, haven't you got five or
ten minutes Of business somewhere
else? Like buying your days cigars
or something? When two ladies want
to talk something over alone, they
hate to talk in the hall"
"Oh, certainly" replied Tommy
North, rising and reaching for his
coat
IL ain cFClJ hOahdCAb
Resale LIE Grange, "who is intelligent
enough to let his landlady boss him.
Now you be back in just ten minutes
by the clock, that's an obedient boy"
Tommy cast one look at Betsy-Bar-
bara as he went out of the door; and
Betsy Barbara smiled as though to re-
assure him.
Resale proceeded to the heart Of
the matter without any Of her Gus
tomary circum,ocution.
"Betsy-Barbara Lane" she said, 81
believe you'd go for a friend to the
place we amt supposed to mention,
except in church. Wouldn't your
what has happened?" asked Betsy
Barbara, her color departing with a
rush. HAS Constance
Constance is perfectly all right"
treasured Rosalie. "She was tryin' to
read-poor thing-whon l left her fiji
teen minutes ago. But I've got my an
swer, you would"
Il think l would give my life If It
would help now" said Betsy Barbara.
What I'm askin' them" continued
Resale LIE Grange. may seem only a
little thing. But it's important. /
can't tell you how important. 1t may
save him--you know, Mr. Wade-if
you play your cards right"
| Betsy-Barbara was on her feet now.
What is it? Quick!" she asked.
Not beatin' about the bush," re-
piled Rosalie LIE Grange, Il want you
to spend the day firth perfectly out
rageous with Mr.. Estrilla."
In spite of herself, Betsy-Barbara let
her pink blond coloring suffuse her
cheeks. But the color flowed back as
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what the spirits are sayin' to you.
That's your secret" She appeared to
hesitate over decision. Nov, I'll
tell you what I'll do. I've probably
got just about one more sittin' in me,
an then I'll be through. I'll git in
touch with the spirit tonight, an I'll
set with you tomorrow for the last
time this spell. Then l must quit.
"I'm very grateful" said Miss Es-
trilla, more grateful than you can
ever understand"
"T know you are. That's why I'm
dom this, suppose" said Resale.
There amt any too much gratitude
in this world.
"Why, feel as weak as water-an'
I must look after the ironin' too" she
added as she moved listlessly toward
the door
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CHAPTER xIV-continued.

Il think that l felt you near me at
zines"
did you, John? Did you know
was in your room once when you were
asieep? Do you remember how yor
slept through the fire at home? That
was why | dared There was light
OF your face. l wanted to kiss it."
IF you had--and wakened met" ;
4If / had-if I only had!" Miss
EIstrilla wept bitterly; the voice of
.Fehn answered with reassuring words
bat John, why can you not forgive?
Don't you know all?' continued MISS
Estrilla when she had control of h er
yoice.
NeNot all. We do not wake to the
spirit at once. | knew nothing urEtil
4 was looking down on the people who
surrounded my body--a long ii lime
after. Then there were mi3ts and
dark spots. I saw one of the Jewels
IN the floor beside the door. could
eaot sec you--4or Juan. ] must now
this is hard--I am growing weay k"
wait, John, wait!" cried Miss Els
trilia, FOR the first time losing control
of herself. John! Come back! You
must come back! I've something to
sell you that's killing me! john John,
sou must know that he didn't mean
10 do it,"
With all the will-power that she had,
s}osalie kept herself from the slight
est movement when she heaf that
simple startling pronoun, "he."l 1t was
time to close the seance. She sum-
aaoned Laughing-Eyes, who babe Miss
41striHa good-by in a weak failing
&one; she settled into her concluding
trance"
in the last two sittings, Ro sale had
,lean awakening from trance of her
.nwI2 accord Now, she stun on
Cor two or three minutes before she
tet~>her eyes flutter open; her face
resume expression.
Miss Estrilla had controlled her
weeping. To Rosalie's cheerful, well,
vas out long?" she returned no an
.svveT. Rosalie looked at her sharply.
"Tm afraid you shouldn't do this
any more-in your state of nerves"
she said "Only reason I've kept it
up was because it seemed to be dom
you so much good. But to-day you
cook all tuckered out. An me-a wet
Gag is cast-iron beside my feelin' this
minute. Tell me-was it long after
stopped talking before 4 woke up?"
NO. 1t was shorter than ever be-
Gore
MINI! Well, those that know me
better than / know myself have
watched my frances. They say that
~alien | wake up soon after the spirits
y go, IL means just one thing-it seems
SIN runnin' down. It's been a strain
OH me for three sittin's, an now that
9t's beginnin' to tell on you, we'd both
netter stop it, guess"
But Miss Estrilla raised the eye
shade: and Rosaliel saw that she was
weeping again. oh, just another!"
cue pleaded. Couldn't you, Mrs. lie
Grange? There was something more
wanted to ask Something" she
went on. which would seem trivial to
you. But to me
Now, my DEAR interrupted Rosalie
II don't want to know anything about
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ladies', Purses From Frog Skins.

Eighteen big mountain frogs have
been brought to this country from
the Philippines by DR.. F. M. McAllis-
ter, ships surgeon on the Korea. He
will give them to the New York park
commission for propagation.
The mouse-colored skin, mottled
with spots Of darker hue, may be
used for the manufacture Of women's
purses and chatelaine sacks. as are
the hides of crocodiles.
The frogs are delicate in spite OF
their size, and five died on the voy-
age.
The dead frogs were in much de-
mand among women passengers, who
wanted to have purses made out OF
the skins.
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URGE DUCKlNG FOR MlLITANTS
Suggest Revival of Method Once Used
to Punish laxative
Women.

London.-The revival OF the duck
ing stool has been advocated by those
inimical to militant suffrage methods.
In this connection it is of interest to
recall that it is rarely that an authen.
tic "stool'' comes into the market
Ducking stools were formerly used for
talkative women who had earned the
title of scolds, and one was sold al
Christie's recently for $215. 1t was
made of oak 18th panel back and sup
ported on five plain legs.
TIE way in which these stools were
used was to fasten them at the end OF
a long plank and then by means OF &
lever duck the victim in the village
stream.
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PLAN ROAD THROUGH AFRICA
Cape to Cairo Railroad VIII Be Built
in Spite of Lions and
Elephants.

London During the last few years
much progress has been made in that
romantic and daring undertaking the
Cape to Cairo railway. Indeed rail-
way trips from the Nile right through
the center of the Dark continent
should be possible within the next few
years. The enterprise has been
brought to public notice through the
Belgian government having coded to
Great Britain a strip of land in the
Congo so that Africa's first trans
continental line will run on British
soil throughout from Cape Town In
the extreme south of the continent
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to be red-brown berries. The sea wa
Ter at these places was covered with
millions of small jellyfish and "Portu-
guese men-of-war" Ga bubble-like trop-
ical fish with singing tenacles), some
just appearing like huge bubbles with
their sails set, rejecting all the hues
of the rainbow. Flying fish were there
in great number. and it seemed to be
the proper breeding ground for them,
as the patches between the weeds
were full of young fish"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-05
Many Children arc Sticky.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for ChiidreD
Break up Colds in "a hours, relieve Fevecfsh'
ness, Headache, Stomach Troubles Weethin9
Disorders, move and regulate the bowels and
Destroy Worms. They are so pleasant TO take
AT all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREH.
Address, A. s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. X. Adv.
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An Inland Type

"He uses a great many nautical
terms. Did he ever lead q seafaring
life?"
mo, but he reads quantities OF sea
fiction"
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Physicians. and scientists. all the
world over, it was asserted, have tried
without success, to transmit this dis
order to some of the lower animals
for the purpose of study.
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q Duruen 70 mySeh.
/ suffered from fe-
male trouble so I
could not stand ON
my feet and / felt
lik Q millions Of
needles were prick
ing me all over. At
last my doctor told
m Q that all that
would save me was
an operation. but
This I refused. I
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Daily Thouuht.

Avoid extremes, and shun the fault
of such who still are pleased too little
or too much.-Pope.
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Some self-made men evidently did
the job in the dark.
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Don't believe all you hear. Lots of
defaulting bank officials have never
been Sunday school superintendent.
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her nina leaped from circumstance TO
circumstance and rested on a sus-
picion.
What has he" she said under her
breath, what has he to do with the
Hanska case?"
"Nothin' much--himself," said Rosa
lie, indifferently, "but great deal to
do with solvin' it. An it's important
that he should be delivered at just the
right time-as a kind of witness"
A new idea widened .BetsyB arbara's
eyes and made soft and wondering the
little mouth Of her.
"And what have you?" she whis.
pered. Have you-alf this time--and
/ never suspected"
Now don't go cuttfn corners an
guessin'," said RosaIie LIE Grange
1--WE been doin' my part. Don't ask
me any more, please. I'm just Dustin
to tell. I'm an old fool with my tongue
an if spring the 1ittlest leak in a
secret 1t all comes tumblin' out. Re
member what I've told you. First, you
can help save Mr.. Wade as nobody
else can. Next, don't ask any ques
tons. An Betsy-Barbara Lane, now
/ well, boys, how goes it? I've just
returned from a three-month Euro
| pean tour
| We groaned.
and I'm going to sit here with
/ you two or three hours
| We groaned again.
| and want you to tell me every
blessed thing that's happened since
I've been awayi"
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WOMAN REFUSES
OPERATION
Tells How She Was Saved
by Taking Lydia (. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Logansport, Ind. "My baby was
over a year old and ] bloated till was
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CoLwDIIl-Mrs. Ellen, aged n years,
October q. 1914
Funeral services will be held from
residence, 1915 Locust street, Friday
evening at O'Clock. Remains will be
taken to Wymore, Neb.. Saturday morn
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WRANCH-Josiah. died at his home In
Benson, Wednesday afternoon. October
q, 1914, aged ~ years, I months. %
days.
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o'clock. 2S20 Military Ave.
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