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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-01-01

of Agriculture of the University of
Wisconsin is to make farming in Wis
consin more profitable and farm life
more pleasant.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-01-01
InZOl-NIcnthoI pl3StcrS

Effectively relieve pain. The soothing cf.
It's OF Mcnthol are quickly felt in b.ch-
u'Ic, rheumatism, ScH'ica and otA'r
painful affections. Yard rolls . 90; iegu-
Ia e.ze2je. All druggists o. direct ) mail.
Davis IL Lawrence o., .>cw ok.
sanpIes matted upon request, &c. stamp.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
MENTAL WORK DURING A FAST.


NT is a curious fact that the nervous
system is in certain ways independ
ent of the rest of the body; and
that instead being very fragile, our
nerves are really highly resistant.
At Wesleyan University the expert
ment was made of putting men into
cages and measuring the food, air and
water that they used, and the waste
products that their bodies threw off
1t was found that the slightest muscu-
lar exertion had decided effect on the
relation between what the body took
in and what it threw off, but that the
addition of mental to muscular work
made no difference at all. If student
took written examination in the cage,
he used the same energy that he would
have used in going through the move
ments of writing and doing no thinking
whatever.
Recently similar evidence has been
obtained at the Carnegie Nutrition
Laboratory of Boston. A man of 40 un-
derwent fast of thirty-one days, dur
ing which he took absolutely nothing
but water. At o'clock in the after
noon of every day during the fast, as
well as on the two days that preceded
it and the day that followed it, the
man submitted to certain tests of mus
cular strength and of mental power.
AS might have been expected, he grew
physically weaker. Who would not have
expected him to show a falling off in
mental ability as WELT Yet this man
could repeat ten disconnected words, i'm
mediately after they had been pro-
nounced to him, more correctly at the
end of the fasting period than at its
beginning, and he could also recall the
words after longer intervals as the fast
ing went on. His power of attention
was tested by requiring him to cross out
all the A Is in a printed passage, and his
speed increased during the fast, while
his accuracy remained as high as it had
been at the beginning When he wal
Igiven word and required to speak tht
first word it suggested to him, tn,
promptness of his response increased a
the fast became more prolonged. Ii
short, he performed all the mental test
either as well or better as the fast pro
ceeded. The Improvement was probabl.
due to the daily practice he got, bu
lit is wonderful that the mind shoult
work during so long period, as wei
without food as with it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
IMMUNITY PROM DISEASE.

IN ERFECT HEALTH is the best pos
sible immunity from disease. Mil
lions of germs are breathed in with
every breath we take, but their injuri-
GUS effect is nullified so long as the
health is good. Many Of the germs SO
taken are necessary for health, others
would be disease breeders if they fell
upon the proper SOIL The habit of deep
breathing that the blood may be puri-
fled with the oxygen thus obtained, at
the same time keeping the bowels open,
with such articles of diet as contribute
to the manufacture Of good red blood,
will go long way towards making
person immune from ordinary diseases.
When an epidemic is around the persons
first affected are those with debili-
tated blood, otherwise everybody would
60 down together. So little is necessary
for the production Of good healthy blood
that there is little excuse for any per-
son having anything else, and with such
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
A NEW RIFLE GRENADE.

-FHE rifle grenade has been adopted in
some countries as an integral part
of the soldiers equipment, and is
likely to come into general use among
the armies of the world. 1t is expected
that it will to a great extent supplant
the use of the bayonet and do away
with the necessity for close-quarter
fighting, as it will provide a means for
attacking trenches and covered positions
and rendering them untenable without
recourse tc hand-to-hand combat. The
grenades can be fired singly or in vol
leys and the effect of volley firing with
such weapons would probably be as
founding. In hilly country especially,
where the bringing into action of field
pieces is extremely difficult, the use of
the grenade will prove of incalculable
benefit to the troops equipped with it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
DEMONSTRATE VACUUM CLEAN
Err ON MULES HIDE.

THE electric service company at
Scranton, Pa, recently attracted
and held large crowd of people
in front of its offices by demonstrat-
ing the effectiveness of a vacuum
cleaner on the coal-begrimed hide of
mine mule. The animal, having prob
ably never experienced a similar SEN
sation before, expressed its surprise
when the vacuum cleaner was put in
operation by delivering far-sounding
"hee-haw. The noise soon attracted
a crowd, which watched the demon
stration and probably carried the news
to more quarters than any other form
of advertising might have done.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15

together with a running stitch, using a
needle and cotton thread A plain run
ming stitch is also made 1 of an inch
from one edge of the larger strip. The
material is gathered along both threads.
This operation makes the material shrink
in length. Wrap it around the globe,
pulling the threads taut so that the ends
of the paper will just meet. Tie the
threads and clip off the extending
ends. If the paper extends beyond the
end of the globe, tri NIT off with the
shears. Ruffle the two edges of the
narrow strip and the lower edge of
the larger one. This operation is simply
stretching the edge of the crepe to
cause it to stand out.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
STREET CAR USED TO STRETCH
WIRE FENCE.

n AND adjacent to suburban car line,
4 near Reno, New, was fenced quickly
by utilizing one of the electric
cars to stretch the wires, recently. The
poles were placed in position, and the
fencing, in sections, was then fastened
to the posts, the car stretching it as
needed, and the fence was completed
as fast as the staples could be driven
into the posts. The job was done in
record time, as the car carried the ma
terid and men employed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
CLOTHES CONSIDERED.

MWODERN clothes are expensive, un-
hygienic, and sometimes suggest.
i've. Mat an advance it would be
if We could get back to the unchang-
ing, artistic costume Of the Greeks, 1000
years ago, or to that Of some Of the
Oriental races Of today, instead Of con
stantly adopting changing styles, one
more inartistie than the other. Mems
clothing does not run to extremes in
our age, but men burden themselves
with unnecessary clothing more thar
dc yammA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
FARMING FOR PEARLS Is PROFIT
ABLE.
"a RECENT decision of the U. 8.
~ Bureau of Fisheries to start breed

~ RECENT decision Of the U. 8.
~ Bureau of Fisheries to start breed
ing pearl mussels by artificial
means in the valley of the Cumberland
River, opens up to the public new and
very profitable industry. Investigations
conducted over a long period by the
scientific staff of the bureau has demon
strated that fresh-water pearls are pro-
dueed by many varieties Of mussels
through the action of certain small para
site worms, which bore through the shell
and set up an irritation on the flesh
OF the mussel. In self-defense the mus
sci seeretes an excess of pearl-forming
material and eneysts the parasite, a
pearl resulting Thousands Of these
fresh water pearls have been carefully
cut open by government Investigators
and within each one was found, when
examined under powerful microscope,
the nucleus containing one of these little
worms. Mussels breed rapidly, the eggs
being cast in small packets, which after
few days break, and thousands Of tinv
larvae swim about, attaching themselves
to the gills of fish, from which after 70
days they cast loose and sink to the
bottom of the river, beginning there
their life as shellfish. 1t is only neces
sary to obtain from the government a
consignment of mussel eggs, distribute
them in stream well stocked with fish
and natural mussel farm results. Then
number of mussels infected with the
pearl-forming parasite must be obtained
planted in the bed of the stream. and
the farm begins to be productive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
NEW USE FOR POTATO JUICE.

IN OTATO juice as a remedy for
sprains, lumbago, gout, rheuma-
tism and bruises is recommended
by DR.. Heaton G. Howard Of London
He cites numerous cases in his own
practice in which the pain has been re-
lieved quickly, sometimes by the first
application, and the fluid that has exud-
ed into the joint or the membranes has
been absorbed within few days.
Potato juice is used as an ointment a
liniment or a plaster. The raw potatoes
are squeezed in hydraulic press; the
starch and nitrogenous matter are re-
moved and the juice is boiled down un-
til it is made five times as strong as
when fresh; glycerine is added to pre-
serve it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
Health and Sanitation

a healthy condition there is the slight
est probability of acquiring any of the
diseases that are SO frequent in some
communities. The responsibility is
largely an individual one, and if every
body exercised an intelligent super
vision of his habits and his surround
ings there would be practically no rea-
son for the existence of boards of
health or any other such restrictive
measures.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
NATURES SIGNALS.

MATURE tells when the stomach Is
I'M ready to digest food. Her signal
is hunger-regl hunger, not mere
appetite. Never eat when you are not
really hungry. Miss meal, or several
meals. Instead of eating, sip slowly Q
glass of cool water. In this way you
will get real strength and health,
whereas, otherwise you will become q
chronic invalid, or be seized with some
acute disease that under medical mai
practice may readily carry you off.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15

q perforated lid. The butter Is placed
in the bowl, which is run slowly along
the surface of the hot corn and the but
ter melting, oozes through the perfora-
tions and is spread evenly over the corn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
PAPER SHADES FOR ELECTRIC
LIGHT GLOBES.

FHE appearance Of an electrie-light
globe can be very prettily improved
by making shade Of crepe paper
Of any desired color for each one. Can
ary-eolored crepe produces . soft mel
Low effect. Pale blue yellow, rod and,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
Inventions and Appliances

in fact, all the colors can be used, max
ing very pleasing variety.
The body of the shade is made Of a
piece of paper about 81 inches wide and
81 feet long. The width will vary with
the length of the globe to be covered,
and it is best to have it full, as the edge
can be trimmed even with the lower end
of the globe afterward. Another piece
of the same color is cut q inches wide
and of the same length. This piece
makes the ruffle.
The smaller piece is placed on the
larger centrally, and both are stitched
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15

works SO fast that the fly, with all its
eyes, cannot see the finish coming in
time to dodge. All that is necessary is
to wait until the fly comes along-then
. slap and he is dead one.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
NEW FLY swATTER.

I HAS been said there is no swatter
u that a clever fly cannot escape, but
the one shown here, the invention
OF Kansas man, is a new kind. 1t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
FOR BUTTER1Ne CORN.

TO MAKE easier the pleasure of eat.
ing roasting ears" the great
American summer delicacy, New
York man has invented a buttering
spoon. 1t consists of bowl with long
handle, the bowl shaped to fit the curves
of the average cob of corn and having
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-12-03
Notice Of Sale of Land.

By virtue Of power vested in me
by certain deed Of trust. executed
to me on the 22nd day of November.
1913, by Tom James and wife, Alice,
and recorded in the office of the reg
lister of ce3ds for Halifax county,
North Carolina, in book 255 at page
140, / will on the 18th day of Decem-
Der, 1914, sell for cash at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder in the
town of Scotland Neck, North Caro-
lima, at IL O'Clock NJ. , in frcnt Of the
Planters & Commercial Bank, the
following described real estate, to-
wit: That lot or parcel of land, in
Halifax county, North Carolina, be-
ginning at path between the lands
of J. M. Ti!lery and Alex Strickland
at William Hills corner, thence in a
southerly direction, along his line,
los yards, to Strickland's line, thence
westerly 43a yards to stake, thence
northerly 1O5 yards to said path, and
along said path to the beginning,
being the same land conveyed to the
said Tom James by j. M. Tillerv and
described in book 248 at page 22O of
the register Of deeds Office in Hall
fax county.
STUART SMITH, Trustee.
This Ia h day of November, 1914
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-12-03

One arm thrown carelessly over her
head. with slightly parted lips, Lu
ellie slept upon her bed of rushes. She
dreamed Of her lover. Lieutenant Glib
son. and of the happy time when she
should clear him Of the charge against
him.
Some nremonition Of evil Weakened
her, caused her to start bolt upright
upon the rushes. her every sense alert,
her ears fairly peaked with the tense
ness Of her listening. Her first thought
was for the little sack in which she
carried the stolen papers and orders
as well as the photograph of her moth
cr and the diary which Hugo Lou
beque had secreted in the oiled belt.
Hurriedly she clutched the bag, Slip
ping to the floor and listening.
This time rustIng. rushing sound
came from directly above her. A leer
ing roof of yellowish flame glowered
at her from the place where the
matched roof had been. For the frac-
ton of second she could not stir be-
fore the awful menace. Then as
long tongue of fame reached out to-
ward the wall and embraced it. feed
ing there 4 second before another
| fame Joined it and in seeming quarrel
| reached at the same spot. her brain
dominated the situation
With a wild shrek for assistance
she darted toward the opening feeling
the hot breath Of the Games nigh
shriyeling her as she left it behind.
From every hut poured the natives.
stopping to stare about them for a sec
ond before dartins toward the hut,
which had developed into a conelike
burst CT famA roaring menacingly
furiously.
Lucille was unconscious of every
thing for moment save that she ha6
escaped the flames. Then something
caused her to return. From behind 9
great tree she saw the figure of mar
moving swiftly toward her. He made
no sound as he approached; neither
could she see his face for the back
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-12-03

peoples belief i'll her And then the
smile died upon her lips. faded from
her eyes and was succeeded by one of
fear.
For behind the throng, arms folded,
his Saturnine face impressive, cold, de-
termined, stood Hugo Loubeque, his
eyes fastened undeviatingly upon her.
What followed the ceremonial at
tendant upon the presentation Of the
white elephant to Lucille was all a
blur to her. She remembered being
taken to some temple, the triumphant
return in the chair upon the back of
the sacred beast, but always before her
eyes loomed the figure of Hugo Lou
beque. This afternoon, when she had
come back to the hut which the chief
assigned to her, she felt certain relief
at knowing the man was about.
Vaguely she had dreaded his coming
before but always had she thought it
inevitable that he would come upon
her. She knew him too we'll to imagine
he could have survived his ships fire
and still lose track of the papers for
which he had fought SO hard And the
diary with his life's story. his mapped
out scheme of revenge; the picture OF
the woman he loved which he had KEEP,
so many years No, she had always
felt that the man was far from defeat
ed even though the belt had beer
thrown away long since and the con
tents transferred to a bag she carried
next her heart.
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With little cry Of despair she start
ed to flee. He was almost upon her
when tall, half naked figure darted
to her side. She reached out instinc-
lively and clutched the friendly bare
arm. And then she Rugged the sack
with the papers and diary to her bosom
and her lips moved silently.
Hugo Loubeque had Disappeared
disappeared as silently, as mysterious
~, as ominously as he had appeared.
But, thwarted, the man only seemed
to exercise more cunning, more des-
perate remedies. The proofs Of her
sweetheart's innocence had been close
to being taken from her this time. She
must not risk such chance again.
She must leave this place, must trust
no longer to these people for protec-
ton, must trust herself no longer to
the fate that seemed 80 constantly to
look after her. She must hide herself
away from the master eye Of the spy.
Where? 1t made no difference She
must hide herseif-away. That was
ALL
All through the remainder of the
night Lucille chung to the child she
had nursed through her illness. And
now the situation between the pair was
reversed and she. the competent white
woman, became the child. while the
little brown savage sat beside her ST.
lently all through the night, her hand
clasping the trembling one.
Sleep was out of the question. There
could be no sleep while the mighty
spy logged her steps, knew where she
was. Morning came and passed. the
sun striking obliquely down upon the
village before she dared even stir out
side the hut, the little daughter Of the
chief at her side, silent and SHY, but al
ways comforting by her presence.
Lucille felt great desolation upon
her, a sense of fighting a useless bat
tie that day. A mighty wave of nos
talgia seized her in it's grip and she
felt she could willingly give over every.
thing to be back in Manila. But the
thought of Loubeque made her pause
She would yet prove to him that I'M
der her fragility was Il composition
which had needed but the ordeal OF
love denied to turn it into steel. stee
against which even such n one as Hugo
Loubeque might hurl himself in vain
"But l must get away from here,
she told herself She determined tt
get away Immediately. There wa.
nothing to gain and everything to lose
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-12-03
CHAPTER v.
A Chiefs DAUGHTER,

i IL through the night the march
"A continued. Lucille shuddered
I as. from the black Businesses
4 4 of the semijungle that hedged
them in, the glow OF yellow eyes
cleaned.
Fire balls they might have been,
so steady and silent were the animals
who watched the procession, but the
pat of stealthy feet, the crunch of
broken twigs, an occasional growl or
cry told her what they were.
It was well into the day when their
party was met by a native coming
from the opposite direction. Lucille
was attracted by the rapid conversa-
ton he held with the chief. noticing
the perturbation which showed so
strongly on the old mans face when
he turned away and redoubled his
pace. 1t was we'll nigh impossible for
her to keep mp now. Worn out by ex-
posture and this tramp through the
jingle there seemed times when she
could not drag herself along, when the
tired muacieS kinked and refused to
work.
Then quite unexpectedly through
wall OF vegetation the party emerged
into a great clearing upon which the
sun beat fierce!y. 4 few old men squat
teG before the openings to the hundred
or more huts that filed the open space
set down here In the midst Of the jun
gle. Many children played about dress
ed only In the garments of their birth.
From hut many times the size OF
any other and set at the extreme head
of the clearing facing down the double
row as would an officer scan his files
of men came droning sound, the low
pitched wailing Of many women's
voices, never varying in its dreary
monotone. A terrible sound it was
sorrowful, dirgelike. Instinctively Lu-
ellie lifted her eyes to those OF the
chief, her finger tips brushing against
his bare forearm sympathetically.
< A swift CLEAN crossed his stern face.
Atlh few sharp words the party dis
banded. disappearing in the huts
Come with me-" said the chief. And
although she did not understand the
words. she followed his swift stride
toward the great hut from which the
sound came
The interior Of the hut was crowded
with women. the atmosphere so close
as to fairly drive her back toward the
tiny door through which she had en-
tered. And to the ears of the girl
dominating the dirgelike vail, came q
simple note-the crying of child.
Impulsively she brushed through the
women, STOPPING over the pallet OF
rushes where the patient lay. Ever
with the emaciation which her illness
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In the Village Of the savages.
had caused, despite TIE blaze Of delir-
ium in the widened eyes, the black
splotches of fever in the checks, Luz
ci.le would have known the girl for
the daughter of the old man.
BY signs she made it clear to the old
man that the hut must be cleared be-
fore anything could be done to assist
his daughter. Gradually it dawned
upon her that the crowding of the hut
was custom of his people, which re-
quired vast faith to go against. She
watched him eagerly, her very hear,
crying out for the sick child. whose
last chance for recovery was being
stolen by this crowd of women using
up all the oxygen in the room when i
was the most necessary thing for he
recovery.
The chief made his decision quickly
He overruled the women's protests ant
drove them from the hut, leaving tn
opening wide.
Lucille opened her mouth, having he
throat with the intoxicating air tina
drove out the odors the congestion ha
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-12-03

by remaining here. Primarily she wish
ed to find some method Of getting back
to civilization. The papers meant moth
ing to any one save Loubeque here.
and Loubeque knew where she was
and his INSCRIPTIONS brain would find
a method Of gaining them. She must
get away.
She was quite positive some difficult
ty would present itself in making an
escape from the native friends who
had fairly idolized her from the mo-
ment of the child's recovery. But they
should be easily eluded.
Go be continued
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-12-03
SYNOPSIS

Valuable governmental papers are stolen
by Thompson. follower Of Loubeque, in
ternational spy, from General Love. whom
Loubeque hates. in Manila. Loves daugh-
ter Lucille files to steamer to recover
the papers in order to clear the name Of
Lieutenant Gibson, whom she loves.
Loubeque. tampering with the wireless
on the steamer. is hurt. Lucille nurses
him in an attempt to recover the papers.
Lucille gets the papers, but the ship is
wrecked. She is cast ashore on a Pacific
island and is taken by a native chief to
his hut to nurse his sick child.
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ground of thick shadow behind him.
But there was an ominousness of DUR
pose about his very movement. about
the long. gliding shadow of him, that
told her instinctively who it was.
simultaneously with the knowledge
she became aware Of the precious sack
IN her hand. She made as though to fee,
but something horrible about the ad-
vanclng man deferred her, made her
hesitate. She felt herself yielding
finally to the inevitable. There could
be no possible thwarting Of such one
as Hugo Loubeque, no chance for her.
a fra1 weak girl. to thwart this man.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-12-03

Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days
Your druggist will refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of ticking,
Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles in to "A days.
The first application gives Ease and Rest. 50c.