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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10

manding officer, who stood watching
US, showed signs Of fatigue. After
half an hour, while. his yawns grew
visibly longer. Nikolai spoke.
Your excellency," he said, Il re-
greet to say that my mechanic here
finds quite number Of defective time
fuses. To remedy this work will re-
quire several hours of hard work"
The commanding officer came over.
He looked ct the shells. Il see moth
ing wrong with Them" he said, peer
ing through his glasses.
Perhaps not, sir" Nikolai retoined.
land have no doubt that In pinch
all would prove serviceable. Never
theless, the Krupp factory feels Pc
culiar responsibility in this matter,
and with your leave, this fellow shall
adjust the defective ones"
las you please" replied the COM
handing office. shortly. Captain Kup-
penheim will superintend the matter"
He turned toward his Office to give the
order. Nikolai, beckoning me, followed
him.
The office was a small, well-furnish-
ed room connecting with the officers
quarters by small psasage-way,
which cut it off from the rest Of the
house. He turned to his desk. Niko-
lai was close upon his heels. In an
ante-room / saw an orderly doing
over a fire. Upon the desk was bell.
The officer bent over to press 1t.
And suddenly Nikolai's arms were
round his throat, one hand pressed
upon his mouth. The officer struggled
valiantly. but he was perfectly help
less in Nikolai's grasp. Instantly |
! had improvised a gag and thrust 1t
into his mouth; then, with lengths OF
cord which lay scattered around the
apartment, we bound his limbs and
trussed him like a fowl. We rolled
him into a corner, where he lay glar-
ing at US In an indescribably comical
manner, utterly helpless. looked into
the ante-room. The orderly was snor-
ing peacefully.
That was the crux of the prob
| lem" said Nikoli. Now all Is plain
sailing. It's lucky we found that
cord"
The office was in confusion. Piles
of papers and wrappings lay all about.
In one corner was a screen. Nikolai
placed 1t in front of the officer and mo-
toned to me to step behind it.
Hold your revolver to his head,
he said. The slightest sound or
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10

said Nikolai, while the shells are ad-
justed. They will be ready in half an
hour and will form in columns OF four,
in fatigue uniform"
The captain saluted aagin. THAT
will do, Captain Kuppenheim," said
Nikolai
The captain retired stifly. Then
Nikolai turned to me. 1--WE must find
the keys" he whispered.
Let us take another look at the
general" exclaimed. In truth, though
he had been bound hand and foot.
though he could make no outcry,
was astonished that he had not some
how managed to indicate his presence
in some manner. II is difficulty to de-
prive a man entirely of motion. be his
bonds ever SO strong.
We went into the ante-room. The
general lay by the hearth just as
we had placed him. Nikolai lifted his
arm. 1t fell heavily. BY the light
of the fire l scrutinized his face. The
eyes were half open, but there was no
recognition in them.
He is dead" said Nikolai, SOL
EMMY.
II was true. He was an old man.
and the shock had. doubtless, brought
about fatal stroke of apoplexy. Niko-
lai gazed at him a moment in ST.
lence. Then he raised his hand at
the salute.
Honor to a brave man, even though
he be a servant of tyranny" he said.
1T is as well for him perhaps" Then
he turned away.
This unexpected denouement, while
it could not add to the desperate con-
dition Of our undertaking, solved one
of our most pressing difficulties. All
danger from this source was now re-
moved. Nikolai went back into the Of
flee, and together We searched for
the KEYS. And we found them. We
found punches of keys-keys of every
kind. There must have been half a
hundred when we gave up the search.
But which was the key to the strong
room?
None of these" said Nikolai. 1T
will be in triplicate-and there will
be a combination" He paused and
looked at me sadly. Summers" he
said. Il had hoped to wiring the Sc
cret from the dead man by threat OF
death. It was a desperate hope at
best: now 1t is not even a hope. The
secret of the combination was known
to none but him, doubtless.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
Green Fertilizer.

The blowing under of green crops
like peas. oats. clover. alfalfa and
other grasses, is. next to a liberal use
of barnyard manure. the most ap-
proved method of renewing depleted
soil and OF maintaining the fertility
of new land.
Where this is practiced in connec-
ton with a rotation Of crops, there
need be no fear of any deterioration.
in the soil Indeed II sufiiciency or
live stock is kept and the products OF
the farm mainly transformed into
beef. mutton and poultry before being
sold the land will grow richer and
more valuable with each successive
wear.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
Meat Ration for Hens.

The effect of meat rations for hens
was tested at the West Virginia ex-
pertinent station, where one pen OF
fowls received a ration largely OF corn
and other rather starchy grains. while
another pen was fed partly on meat
and fresh bone.
The meat-fed fowls laid 1855. while
the granted fowls laid 3,43l, or less
than one-half as many as those re-
cei,ing the heterogeneous ration. The
eggs from the meat-fed fowls were
larger. much firmer, rather better and
produced far more vigorous chickens
than those of the others. Both lots
of fowls remained in healthy, vigor-
Gus condition.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10

drumming Of limbs and he dies" He
said this In a tone loud enough to be
perfectly understood by the helpless
officer.
But then we were little uncertain
1t seemed incredible that we could re-
main there long undiscovered. Niko-
lai called the orderly.
go to bed" he said. 1--WE do not
need you"
/ had expected that the soldier
would question this command from a
stranger, but the German soldier is
trained to implicit obedience to the
word OF superior. He simply Faluted
and marched stiffly out of the door.
Then, at Nikolais word, / raised the
officer. and together We carried him
into the ante-room, where We deposit
ed him upon the hearth before the
fire. with e pillow benea 9TH hi head.
All this while my thoughte has beea
running on the gold. But Nikoiai VICE
not yet ready. He I'D told me to make
doubly sure that his plan would not
miscarry. He called after the setreE.t-
ing orderly. The nan turned
Send Captain Kuppenheim here"
he said.
Two minutes later tn cap,Gin came
running in, drew him elf w and ga
luted
Captain Kuppenheim," sniG Niao-
lai, returning the sllute, Il have the
honor to inform you tkat you will ro-
ceive your orders rom me- Ans he
showed him q paper-Heaven bnows
how many of them Nikolai had forged,
or how he had done so-bearine the
superscription of the kaiser. The
captain looked at it and saluted again.
You will tell off a half company of
men to keep guard in the courtyard"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
I AamvhA7d u mv1suber

lips, a coal popped in the fire, and a
bright blaze sprang up and flicker
ed on the gold watch. And on the
Gle of observation I saw three rows
of figures infinitely scratched.
The combination" ! exclaimed.
There was little doubt. According
to the German system, the lock was
set by numbers instead of letters, and
these could mean nothing else.
We stood there in exultation for a
moment, until noise without recalled
us to ourselves. The soldiers were
! filing in the yard. Outside could see
Captain Kuppenheim and sergeant
marshaling them.
Summers" said Nikolai, "our task
is now an extremely simple one IL
your courage does no fail you. Re-
member that the German soldier is
trained to one thing-implicit obedi-
ence. The most singular action will
not be observed by him. He is train
F.. ed as an automaton, nothing more.
Our duty now is to procure the
! gold. / know the location Of the
strong room. We cannot hope to carry
even a tenth part away; trust, how
ever, that we shall ultimately reap a
rich reward from our enterprise. Fol-
| low me-"
( We passed out boldly into the court
! yard. Nikopai gravely returning the
salute of the officer He led me
| through a second archway, along a
| low passage which terminated in a
! barred door. Two sentries on duty
| stood at attention. Nikolai fitted the
| gold KEY TO the lock A moments
| fumbling. and it opened. and we pass
ed through. Looking back, saw that
/ the sentries were still at attention.
/ The passage now turned off 10 the
right abruptly, and a second door
faced us. This was unguarded. II
| opened noiselessly, and We found our
! selves in a huge, vaulted chamber OF
| gloomy aspect, at the end of which
a fire was burning Two soldiers IN
/ uniform rose and saluted us. Nikolai
passed between them and fitted the
key to the door. One Of the men
detained him.
Pardon, excellency," he said. None
but his excellency. General Faber. Ell
tiers this chamber"
Read that" said Nikolai sharply.
whipping out a paper. Again i saw
the emperor's signature. l afteward
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
For Health, a Walk.

In :he warm weather, when exercise
IN the heat of the day seems a bur-
den! try walking early in the morning
and again late in the evening.
Be energetic and get up before
breakfast in earnest. Don't try to
walk before you have eaten, but eat
something light and satisfying and
start forth on a morning constitutions
al. You can get home again before
the heat of the day has really set in.
II you find the morning walk impos-
sjble. try the evening walk. Start
out after the sun has gone down, eth
or before a late dinner O. after al
early one, and walk in the dusk until
you are tired
The woman who must work in office
OF shop would find systematic early
morning and late evening exercise
beneficial and invigorating.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
'The Treasure of
Spand1a.
audacious Hazard of Nikolai Independent Agent, as
~ Related by His Lieutenant, Summers
BY H. M EGBERT
Copyright, 1918. by W. G. Chapman,

nance branch of the Krupp factory"
The commanding offer acquiesced.
and when, at his command, which was
issued through several subordinates.
files of soldiers in fatigue dress
came swarming in the center of the
square, indicated that the shells were
to be unloaded. The men fell to with
will. Each shell was an enormous
burden for a single soldier, and soon
the swea was streaming dom their
faces. 1t was midnight before the last
of the ammunition was safely stacked
in the square.
Nikolai produced a small hammer
from the pocket of his overcoat and
handed 1t to me. Tap the shells
lightly" he whispered. Some are
defective-you understand? You are
acquainted with their mechanism"
had not served to no purpose in
the British Royal artillery. | piled
my task, calling to Nikolai frequently.
The soldier had withdrawn; the COM
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
Suddenly / had an inspiration.
THE key will be upon his person!

Suddenly / had an inspiration.
THE key will be upon his person."
l exclaimed.
Nikolais hand descended softly
upo my shoulder. You are right,
Summer" he said. Come"
1t was repugnRnt to me to lay hands
upon the dead man there b. the fire.
| felt guilty IS Z parricide a. | rev.
erently cut the bon6a; oa q robbs- OF
the dead when | turned out the con-
tents of the aocEet6 There Wsro let
tiers there In feminine writing, mon
ey, papers, 4 hasty glimpse It WHICH
revealed theiy unimportance to us. and
a great cleaning golden watch 0hieh,
as | took it, opened in me hand and
flashed out the time % ne Bnt there
Cas NJ Ley.
"Ro0nd hiC pec8," said NiBolai.
AnG there we founG it. 1t vas 0 lit
tie Golden key, alone, but OF q pc
cular ashton. cav at once that,
By pre- ssing o sNrine upon its handle,
it use convertible into either or tive
other kinGs through an automatic
movement o. the wards There we're,
then, three locks to be forced.
telt elated: could hardly restrain
my Joy. Bat Nikolal STOOD looking
down at me grapele.
That's no use, SunmorS." be soia.
I'VE need the combination"
| had Forgotten that Ouy partial
success hod only mado cue eventual
failure the more hSmiliatinG. Still,
ye bad FOUND the hey. Perhaps the
combination might be written down.
NE wac on old man" | sad. His
monory might have been goulty.
Would he have kept three sets os ag,
ursE IN his BRAIN
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
Diseases of Trees Spread.

Many fungus diseases Of trees are
spread by pruning tools carelessly
used. One very successful orchardist
dips his pruning knives and saws into
a solution OF carbolic acid before be-
ginning to prune another tree. so that
If any germs are an the tool this treat
ment will destroy them.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
Orchardist and Dairy Animals.

II the orchardist with a fair amount
of free land will study the dairy COW
and her wants, attend dairy conven-
lions. read good dairy iterature, post
m on feeds and feeding and test his
herd for profitable animals, he will
prOsDer
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
Orchard Should Have Care.

Many farmers pay little attention 10
the trees until time for the harvest
and they wonder at the unsatisfactory
crop. No orchard can be expected TO
produce results witnCu: good care.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
Dairyinu on Farms.

Occasionally there will be a farmer
who appreciates what dairying means
20 his soil, to his family and 20 his pos.
terity and he will be interested in
1airying. He will be a dairyman and
Of all the farmers in his community
he will be the most successful.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
Hard-CoaI Ashes.

Hard-coal ashes are all right for
making paths and for filler in the
barnyard. but they should not be scat
erred in the Garden. as they have prac'
'icslly no fertilizing valu
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10
Marx of up-to-pate Farmer.

The upto-date farmer is always busy
laying his plans for the next seasons
work, no matter whether it is sum
mer or winter Just a
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-28

beg To announce To- my friends in
Tulsa iHIt / have bought ont tho
L1jcE studio IN the Gillette building.
ID EAST Third street and VIII be glad
~ meet there all Of my own patrons
as WeN as those of Mr.. Lauck. The
same conscientious effort will char.
a'tetlze. my work as in the past, and
I am sure Mr.. Laucks friends will
have no cause 90 regret the change
Don forget tho location. Gillette
building, ! East Third street. A A
Bass, photorrapher.-Ad
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-28

All information relative 10 oil and
gas leases or removal Of restrictions
enrollmeuts or aliutlne ents OF Indians
- the Five Civilized Tribes All kinds
of blank forms. maps or allotment
plans. Phone 1901. Room SOS Bllss
lldg.-J. Truman Nixon. care Mrs. r
G. Funk, Manager. ADV
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-28

VIII buy production at tb, nrh,
price. =. %. hos lUu1
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-28

World and Sun Want Ads bnv
selt'D,,n Ior exchange.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-01-15
TAX BOOKS OPEN

Notice is hereby given that the city
tax books are open and taxes should be
paid promptly. / can be found at my Of
fice at the city hall to IL a. m. daily.
p o. GAUTIER, Collector.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-01-15

Mr.. Ben Saunders, the famous
fisherman who is so well known tt
the angling fraternity of this city
has reached Manatee after &c
days on the road from Fort
Wayne, Ind. Ben has horse on
his hands, and he writes that it is
a veritable pachyderm, there
being no market for horses at
Manatee. 1t is highly probable
that Ben and his Incompatible
Rosinate will reach Punta Gorda
some day next week.
Nice line of boys knee pants
suits just received at r. G.
Blount & Co. If. (adv.)
After three weeks of applica-
ton between times" and many
evenings of diligent lucubration
Solicitor Chadman has finished
the revision and codifcation of
the Town Charter. Three copies
of the neatly typewriter book
have been bound in the HERALD
office and one eoch is the hands of
the city clerk, council and solicit
tor. The original charter grant
ed in 1901 was carefully gone
through and the different Sect
ions amended in accordance with
the changes made by the Legis-
latures of 1905, 1911 and 1913.
The original number of the
charter are maintained through
out, and nothing was eliminated
except such provisions as were ex-
pressly or implicitly repeated
The explanatory headlines Of the
Section are used as the index,
which is in the front of the book.
The solicitor will now codify and
revise the mass of ordinances
which has accumulated, and with
that accomplished the organic or
charter law Of the city and the or
dinances which are in operation
can be readily found by any per-
son who desires information.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-01-15
Local and Personal
happenings OF Interest

Be sure and read the announ-
cement elsewhere in these columns
of the play Thursday evening.
Walton Buchanan of Jackson
vile, enjoyed a visit to friends
and relatives in the city Sunday.
At the School Auditorium.
Thursday evening, Jan'y 22nd, at
g p. m.
Glassware, china and notions !;
nice line to select from; fair pric-
es.-Mrs. S. |. Huffman. If. (adv.)
Join the crowd and have a hear
ty laugh at the school auditorium
Thursday evening, Jan'y 22nd.
Complete line of Yale and Tow
Inc pad ks.-Punta Gorda Hard
ware. tt. (adv.)
Mayor B. III. Mobley, ST., was
sworn in at open council Tuesday,
the city solicitor acting as notary
administered the oath.
Your baby's carriage retired,
price reasonable. -Punta Gorda
Hardware. tt. (adv.)
Work on the new Methodist
church in this city, which when
completed will give Punta Gorda
one Of the handsomest and most
modern church edifces in the
whole state, will start next week
and will be carried forward as
rapidly as funds and circumstan-
ces will permit.
Latest styles in fall and win
ter clothing at r. c. Blount & Co.
Quality wins. If. (adv.)
Mr.. and Mrs. d. K. Midkiff of
Robinson, ILL.,, are again enjoying
a winter in Punta Gorda. Hav-
ing been coming here for several
years, they find the season more
agreeable here than elsewhere,
and they are now numbered
orsamong our regular winter res
idents.
Big stock of latest styles and
best wearing winter shoes at r.. G.
Blount &Co. If. (adv.)
Assistant cashier of the Mer-
chants bank, Ward Gillitte, visit
| ed Arcadia Sunday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-01-15

Let s make 1914 a record-break-
err on the side of community pro-
gress.
All kinds of sewing machine
needles, bobbins, shuttles and
needle-threaders at Punta Gorda
Hardware If. (adv.)
Attorney I'll. J. Spence visited
Sarasota on professional business
this week.
A full line Of staple and fancy
groceries, fresh and reliable, at
A. P. Hatch's If. (adv.)
Never offer an excuse you
wouldn't be willing to accept
yourself.
The unexpected happens about
as often as the expected fails to.
Jno. G. Alfred of Arcadia, was
a visitor in Punta Gorda from
Saturday to Sunday.
High grade candies, fine as
sortment at A. P. Hatch's Cor
ner Grocery. If. (adv.)
Manager j. N. Skies Of the
Punta Gorda Ice Co., visited Fort
Myers on business Friday.
Expert altering, cleaning and
pressing. Satisfaction guaranteed.
"A. HI. Horn, McClelland Build
ing. If. (adv.)
Secondhand lumber, fit chiefly
for wood, for sale at wood prices
at the Jordan home near the
Episcopal church.
Ladies watches, watch and
locket chains, lockets, brooches,
beauty pins, bracelets, etc., all in
solid gold; large assortment at
Harris. If. (adv.)
A donation party is to be given
tonight at the Methodist parson-
age for Pastor and Mrs. Sistrunk,
and it is hoped that there will be
a large attendance.
Get your winter underwear
at r. G. Blount & Co. If (adv.)
"The Model Wife" is simply
great. See her at the school aud
itorum Thursday evening, Jan'y
22nd.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-04
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WAR.

One of the great hours in human history has
struck.
Yesterdays events were probably the most Sc
rious in all the annals of Time.
The long-dreaded European conhagration is at
hand. When it is over-it may be six months,
it may be ten years-the world will not be what
it is.
The map OF Europe will be changed. Ger
many may become a province. Great Britain
may suffer her death-blow. Russia may domi-
nate Europe. Some Napoleon may arise out of
France. Or Emperor William may fulfil the
dreams that have slumbered since St. Helena.
The nations of Europe have entered upon the
greatest war of all rn71e. They have been pre-
pairing for it thirty yea5s In every premier's
mind it has been inevitable: and it was this fact
that has made Europe an armed camp" Ger
many will throw 100000 trained and equipped
soldiers into the struggle within ten days Rus
sa can raise 4,OO0,0 600, but it will take more time.
France appears to be as ready as Germany is.
Great Britain cannot at once supply so many
men, but she is ready with as many battleships
as any other two nations.
Under the burden of maintaining these war
footings, all Europe has groaned for decades. But
the hour has come at last. The war is on. The
Hour of Destiny draws near.
What the event in Europe will be it is not safe
to predict. One great fear is that the balance of
power will be destroyed, and that there will arise
some overload of the Continent who will make
trouble throughout the earth. Either this or
there will be no settlement Of the substantial and
lasting sort.
1t is reasonably safe to say that after the smoke
of battle has lifted the continent of Europe will
be directed either from Russia or Germany. It
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-04

An exchange inquiries as to whether war in
Europe will bring more immigration to the United
States or have the opposite result. For a time it
will have the opposite result, but in the long run
it will mean more immigrants for this country
where hundreds Of thousands do not have to fight
because a single man happens to be in a trucu-
lent mood.