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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
To Make Travel Safer.

A new device for greater safety of
railroad travel has been tested by an
eastern line and the test is declared
to have been entirely successful. 1t
is an airbrake system that can be
operated with either pneumatic or
electric control, and it can stop a train
of II steel passenger cars and loco
motive, all weighing nearly 1000 tens,
running with a speed of 60 miles an
hour, within LOCO feet, or the length
of the train. Emergency application
OF high speed brakes now in general
use would bring the same train to a
stop in 1000 TO 1900 feet. 1t is
claimed for the new device that it
can stop the same train going at so
miles an hour in 200 feet.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
PASSED TEN WINTERS IN BED
Health Was Normal, But Aged Woman
Feared That She Would
Catch Cold.

Boulder, Col.-Mrs. Ida Croft, a na-
tive OF Germany and a resident OF
Colorado for 20 years, died at her
home here OF old age. She was eighty
nine. For the last ten years she had
spent the winters in bed, although in
good health, considering her age. She
was afraid Of catching cold.
Each fall when it began to get cold
she would GO to bed and remain until
spring. Recently her strength had
been failing.
When Mrs. Croft went to bed last
October her sister, Mrs. Augusta Car
row. with whom she lived, realized
that E,rs. Croft would o. live until
spring.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
FREED FROM TOLL, REQUEST
Ons-Time Postmaster Of Perth Amboy
Wanted Housekeepin Discon.
tinued After His Death.

New Brunswick. N. J.-Declaring
that he did not want his wife to con-
tinue housekeeping after his death
George II. Tire, formerly postmaster
of Perth Amboy, left explicit direc-
tons in his will for the disposition
Of his personal property and real
estate.
II know that it does not pay, and a.
her time Of life she is not able to do
It, he wrote concerning housekeep-
ing.
Mr.. Tice cut Of. his son, Andrew J.
Tice, with IS, to be given to him if
he is alive and appears. He explains
that his son had many times his share
OF the estate. The address Of the
son is unknown.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
works As 4 S7OKER'
Wealthy voyager Shovels Coal to
Keep in Health.
Traveller Pays His Passage, but Likes
the Exercise-ChemicaI Engineers
Operations During Two Years
Passed in Argentina Forest.

New York.--When you have to work
IN q tropical region it is necessary to
keep your body in the best possible
Trim. according to A. r. Chandler, q
engineer just back from the
Argentine Republic. That is why Mr..
Chandler says he makes a practice
every day Of passing coal in the ships
stokehold. On the way across to
Europe from Buenos Ayres, and all
the way across from Southampton, Mr..
Chandler says he spent two hours
every afternoon stripped to his under
garments, shoveling coal into the fur
Etces, although he had paid for his
passage.
It's the only way l know in which
you can keep yourself hard as nails
on a sea voyage" said Mr.. Chandler
at the Breslin. and it's easy to get
the privilege II you cultivate the ac-
quaintance of the chief engineer OF
the ship.
Il have Just been spending two
years up in the Chaco, or forest re-
gion. Of Argentina" said Mr.. Chandler.
4 have been working for an American
company, which recently sold out to
q German concern. We were engaged
IN getting quebracho wood, which is
used for tanning. That district Is in
the extreme north OF the country, and
to reach it you have to travel 500
miles on a narrow gauge railroad and
4 G on pony back the rest Of the
way. There are plenty Of wild In
dams up there, though for the most
part. as far as foreigners are on
cerned, the half-brceds, who are a
mixture OF Italian and Indian, are
more dangerous, as they are up to all
sorts Of tricks.
The wild Indians, who are a branch
OF the GuaraNis, hate the Argentinian
troops and it is easier for a commits
sario Of police to handle them than
for q commandant CT soldiers. Not
long before | left that region a band
OF 200 Of therl attacked the town Of
Ombu one night and killed between
10 and Is of the garrison Of GO men.
These Indians are well armed and get
their living by hunting a sort OF otter
and killing the beautifully plumaged
birds of that region for their feathers.
Two or three days after the attack
on Ombu. another American ard
vent out into the jungle on a hunt and
slept within 100 yards of the band
that had made the raid, and we were
not molestnd. Yet il soldiers had dared
venture into the jungle they would
have been pot shot.
The Argentine government is try
ing to nave those forests cut down as
fast as possible in order that the wa
ter may drain off better, SO that the
region may be turned into a cattle
country. That. however. will take
many years.
Many Germans are trading in that
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
MAN IS ARRESTED AS A SPY
Stranger Was Doing Things That
Must Not Be Done at Fortified
Places In France.

Paris.-Near Toul, one Of the most
important fortified places on the
French eastern frontier, the guardian
OF q battery noticed a man close to
the forts who was examining the
neighborhcod with a pair OF strong
field glasses, taking notes IN a book
and carrying a camera. The guardian
called another man and they arrested
the stranger, who resisted vigorously.
His camera was found to have .
telescope lens. and he carried q map
showing the disposition OF the neigh.
boring forts. He gave his name az
Burgard, born In Germany but nov
living In France at H~eillecourt.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
"Yieidable Extension" Cars,

A western car manufacturer is
building .yieldable extension" railroad
cars, which, 1t is asserted, will greatly
lessen the danger to life and limb in
railroad accidents. The cars are espe
cially constructed, with a framework
which is designed to yield and to a
certain extent telescope under a Sc
we're shock. instead Of going to pieces,
while remaining rigid under ordinary
bumps, such as would be received in
everyday use by the coupling Of cars
or the sudden application Of the
emergency brakes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
Aged Man Too Poor 20 Wed.

Boston.-Thomas Mclab. ninety
five. says he needs more income be-
fore he can we'd his sweetheart. Mrs.
Alice Clark. seventy-four. McNab.
who works in = blacksmith shop. says
there is still lots Of time to wed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
Miss Hoyt Makes High Dive

lioyt is shown riding on the handle
bars of a bicycle built for one, pro-
PEELED by young William j. Connors.
Jr., son of "Fingy" Corners Of Buffalo,
N. Y. Miss Hoyt is the daughter of
Frederick Hoyt of New York and Phil
a%delphia.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
Pretty Ninetcen-Tear-OId Society Girl
Makes Record Plunge at
Palm Beach.

Palm Beach, Fla.-One Of the most
which has been witnessed here in 20
years was the diving Of pretty nine
teen-year-old Frederick A. Hoyt OF
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
Italian Starts railroads.

The total mileage Of state railways
In Italy June so. 1912. was $3.50. AL
though 14.5 miles were added during
the year, the same number of miles
Of road was abolished.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
u. S. AMBASSADOR IN FLIGHT
Envoy Myron T. Herrick Ascends in
Monoplane With Aiphonse
Pegoud in France.

Buc, France.-Ambassador Myron
T. Herrick refused to loop the loop III
air here, but he assembled to a great
height in a m%onoplane with AiDhonse
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27

New York and Philadelphia, from the
top Of the Casino into the pool below,
I distance OF Is feet. Only once be-
tore in the annals Of this resort has a
roman accomplished this feat. Miss
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
Rocket More Like PIaythino.

George Stephenson's engine, the
Rocket, weighed four and a half tons,
while a modern engine weighs as
much as 100 tons.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27
Typical Totem Pole.

where the corpse is simply wrapped
In a blanket Of skin and laid upon
the ground with a weighted pole
thrown owe it to keep the wind from
blowing away the skin.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27

CHICAGO Women Do the Proposing.
Chicago.-The Is per cent. increase
in marriages in the past six months is
explained by John II. Mack of the mar
riage license bureau. He says women
here do the proposing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-27

The railroad from Calcutta to Oar
feeling. the summer capital Of the
province OF Bengal, is an interesting
ether. Three standard gauges are
maintained in three separate sections:
u o. Ave feet six and one-half inches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24

The law Office. | was more so now So shortly after
two was on hand And find Mr. Steele has beat me
20 it by minute or so. He's camped in the waitn
r9om lookn' as imposn and elegant as ever.
We'll YOU amt been sandbagged or Jabbcd with a
poison needle yet, | see says |.
He glances around uneasy. MIR. Judson IS coming
saws he "Thev said he was-here he is"
Nothin' terrifvn about Iudson, either. He's slim
built voungish lookin party, with an easy quiet way OF
talkin friendly, conhdn smile but about the Keen
- seadest pair of brown eyes ever had turned loose
IN me- He shakes us cordial by the hand, thanks us
for bcin prompt and tows us into his private oice.
81 have the papers all ready, says he
~That's nice" saws l. And maybe sometime or
other YOU can tell us what its all about;
AT once saws he you are named as co-eXecutorS
with me for the estate of the late Curtis B. Gordon
Al which ]. Bayard gasps ~I;' says he. AN eX-
ccutor for Pyramid Gordon'"
hudson mods. 81 understand says he, that YOU
wcre-ah-not on friendly terms with Mr.. Gordon
But he was somewhat unusual man, you know. In
this instance for example, he has selected Professor
NcCabe whom he designatcs OF his mos, trusted
friends. and yourself whom he designatcs as his-ah-
oldest enemy No oiensc, | hope"
Quite accurate, so far as | am concerned. says
Steele.
VERY well. says the lawyer. ~Thcn may read the
terms OF his will that he wishes TO carry out
AND. believe me. even known some Of the odd
"a strcaks Of Pyramid Gordon the way | did, this
last and final sample had me bug-eycd before Judson
got through, 1t starts of straight enough with nSruc-
tons to deal out five thousand here and ten there, TO
various partieshis old office manager his man Min
turn that niece of his out in Denver, and so on. But
when ii come his scheme for disposin OF the bulk OF
his pe--wel just femme sketch ii for YOU,
Course can't give TO you the way Pyramid had it
put down but here was the gen'ra plan: Known he
had TO take the count he'd been chcwin things over
He want squealiu tryin TO square himself either
here or beyond He'd lived his life in his way,
and he was standn pat his record He knew he'd
put over some raw deals but the had been handed
TO him. Maybe he'd hit back at times harder'n he'd
been hit If ne had, he want sorry He'd only played
the game accordin to the rules he knew.
STILL now that it was most over, he had in mind few
cases where he'd always meant 10 sort OF things
up il he could. There certain parties he'd thrown
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24

| believe; but the fund provided is quite ample
nearly three millions, il able to realize on all
the securities.
But this is absurd, says J. Bayard, asking me to
distribute gifts and on to lot OF strangers with
whom | have nothing in common, except perhaps,
common enemy \ fine time I'd have, wouldn't |, ex-
planning that
@Pardon me. breaks in Judson "but one Of the con-
ditions is that it must all be done anonymously; at
least so far as the late Mr. Gordon is concerned As
for your own identity in the several cases you may
make it known not as you see ft.
How truly fascinating snccrS Mr. Steele, gettln
up and reachin for his hat "To go about like an UNI
seen minstcrng angel, trying to salve the bygone
bruises of those who unluCky enough to get in
Pyramid Gordons way! Beautiful! But uniortu-
natcly have other affairs.
LIE was startin for the door too when Judson smiles
- quiet and holds up a Stayin' hand. Just another
moment" SAYS the lawyer. "You may be interested to
hear Of another disposition decided upon by Mr. Cor
don in the event of your refusal TO act in this capacity
ale might have known me better" says Steele.
perhaps he did," says Judson. a should hardly
say that he lacked insight or shrewdness. He was
man too who was quite accustomed TO having his own
way In this instance he had rather respectable tor
tune to dispose of according to his somewhat orgl
nal ideas Leave it to public institutions he would not.
He was thoroughly opposed to what ne termed post
norton philanthropy of the general kind To quote
his own words am not enough OF hypocrite to be-
lievc that society based organized seishness can
right its many wrongs by spasmodc gifts TO organized
charity.
!. Bayard shifts uneasy on his feet and smotherS
vawn "All very interesting I'm sure says he; but
really. you know Pyramid Gordon's theories on such
matters do not
81 am merely suggesting, breaks in the lawyer that
YOU may care to glance over another list OF twenty
names. These are the persons among whom Mr. Cor
don't estate will be divided if the first plan cannot be
carried out"
Mr. Steele heSitates; but he fnly fishes out pair OF
swell nose pinchers that he hung from wide rib
bon. and assumes a bored expression But he don't
hold that pose long. He couldn't have read moren a
third Of the names before he shows signs OF ben mighty
int 'rcSted.
why. see here" says he. I'D like to know. Sir,
where in thunder you got this list
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY "a. 1914

the hooks into kind OF
deep maybe, durin the
heat OF the scrap; and
afterwards, from time to
time, he'd thought he
might have a chance to
do EN- a good turn,
help EN- back to their
feet again, or something
like that. But somehow,
with bein' 50 busy, and
kind of out Of practice
at that sort Of thing,
he'd never got around
to any Of EN-. So
now he was handin' over
the job to us, all in a
lump.
"And | have here,
goes on Mr.. Judson, ex-
hibitin' a paper, "a list
Of names and addresses.
They are the persons,
Mr.. Steele, on whose be
half YOU are requested,
with the advice and help
of Professor McCabe, TO
perform some kind and
generous act. My part
will be merely to handle
the funds. And he
smiles confdin' at J.
Bayard.
Mr.. Steele has been
listenin' close. his ears
cooked, and them shifty
eyes Of his takin' in every
move; but at this last
he snorts. "Do you
mean to say says he,
"that | am asked to
cr-to play the good
fairy to pcrsonswho have
been wrongcd by Pyra-
mid Gordon?"
Precisely" says the
lawyer. "Thcy number
something over twenty,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-21
HOUSEHOLD
TALKS
Henrietta D. Grauel
Requested Helps

The silver cleaning method asked for
SONG weeks ago has Just been sent in.
/ am glad not only TO publish it, but
to recommend it, for it does away with
hard rubbing and prolongs the life and
use of your silverware.
Cleaning silver: This method re-
moves tarnish and diseolorations by
immersion. Have an aluminium pan
containing boiling water and add to it
a generous bit of washing soda About
i tablespoonful to quart of water.
Dip the silver III this oxvdizing bath.
But better than this is to use deep
granite pan. Put the boiling water and
the soda this and then lay in q sheet
Of aluminium. The water in the pan
must cover the silver completely and
as Won watch YOU will see the tarnished
places brighten until the whole piece
is a clear white
This method is satisfactory on all
silver that is not worn through to the
plated ware, but II must not be used on
silver that is oxvdized, for it will re-
move this as we'll AS spots.
To make colored kalsomine or tinted
whltewash, with gloss that can be
applied over papered walls: Prepare
the whitewash as usual and then. heat
it until it is Just boiling. Add. while
it is hot. one tablespoon of powdered
alnm, one cup of cooked flour paste and
half 4 pound of glue chips. Stir until
the glue is dissolved, then mix indigo.
or oehFe, lamp black or red dry paint
powder with water and add to the
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Continued

The murderer is still OH the ship.
| protested, And Just now the de- /
is-hardly place for women Wait
until this afternoon. Miss Lee. By
that time shall have arranged for a
guard for you, Although God knows.
with every man under suspicion. where
we will find any to trust"
You will arrange a guard"
The men have asked me to take
charge"
But don't understand. The first
mate
lis a prisoner of the crew"
"Wfll you allow me to leave this
room for five minutes%''
IF | may go with you. and If you
will come back without protest"
You are arbitrary" she said resent
fully. Il only wish to speak to Mr..
Tnruer."
"Then-if l may wait at the door"
Il shall not GO under those condi-
tons"
Miss Lee | said desperately
surely you must realize the state of
affairs. We must trust no one-no
enc. Every shadowy corner. ever~
closed door. may hold death in its most
terrible form"
You are right, of course. Will you
wait outside: can dress and he ready
in five minutes
l went into the main cabin. now
bright with the morning sun. which
sueamed down the forward compan-
ionway. The door to Wallis room across
was open, and Williams. working in
nervous haste, was putting it in order
Walking up and down. his shrewd eyes
keenly alert. Charlie Jones was on
guard. revolver in hand. He came over
to me ut once.
Turner is moving in there" he said,
jerking his thumb toward the forward
cabin. What are you going TO do
let drunken sot like that give us or
ders ana bang us with Delaying pin
when we don't please him:"
He is the owner. But Que thing We
can do. .loueS. We can keep him from
more H'luur Williams,
DE came out more dead than alive.
Williams. said Sternly. Il give
you an hour to get rid of every ounce
of liquor OH the Ella. Remember. not
a bottle is to be saved"
But MiStah Turner
III answer To Mr. Turner. Get il
overheard before he gets around"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-21
THE NICKNAMES OF States
Three Commonwealths Have Only Orig
inal Names and Twenty-Five
Have Indian Names
Do YOU know where YOU live'

Do YOU know where YOU livef
That s right. Well, do you know
where your friends live7
That S all right, too, but it is safe
bet that you can answer yes to
both those questions if someone should
start TO dropping the names in the
geography. and ''switch i'm a few
nicknames of States.
For instance would YOU own up to
being a resident of "The Gopher
State''' Not unless you knew where it
was-certainly not.
Three States, however, have been
neglected by the nicknamers and no
humorous appellation has been added
to Washington, Wyoming and Arizona.
These Commonwealths with their
newly acquired honors of statehood
stand out distinctly from their sister
States in not having been nicknamed
by the ribald Jester, so as to come into
national prominence.
Here are few of the names borne
by other States in order that you may
see if YOU can designate them:
''The Eldorado of the North;
''The Bear State:'
''The Blue Hen State;'
"The Gem of the Mountains;
''The Red Mud State.
Better get the New Modern English
Illustrated Dictionary and read the rest
of the list which DR.. Harry Thurston
Peck has prepared One coupon and a
small expense bonus gets it from the
Star Independent.
This Dictionary is brought up to the
present date in accordance with the
best authorities from the greatest uni
versities
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-21

whitewash. This will give YOU blue,
buff, grey or reddish tinted wash, Ap-
ply this before it is quite cold. 1t will
cling to any surface.
This is not so sanitary as painted
walls, but it is much better than soiled
wall paper and very useful for many
interiors that need to be made clean
and light.
If it is applied over paper pull off
any that is loose or fastep it securely
before putting ON the wash, for this is
heavy and it will pull it loose
The recipe for Javelle water is
wanted again. 1t seems to be constant
~ in demand, and no wonder, for it is
the best washing fluid of all: Put one
pound of washing soda into four quarts
of water, add tablespoon of unslaked
lime. Boil this in porcelain kettle
until YOU have but two quarts and a
pint left. Let stand in the kettle until
the lime has settled. then pour the clear
liquid into bottles and throw away the
sediment. Cork tightly and use hut one
cupful to boiler of clothes
The Old English glass cement is from
a book on collecting and it is trans.
parent and very strong: Put ground
isinglass into small bottle until il
is almost full. Pour ON alcohol and
cork the bottle firmly. Set this in a
water bath or over radiator until
the isiuglass dissolves, when ii is ready
for use. 1t must be warmed each time
it is used.
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CHAPTER VI,
Prisoners.

hG Y first thought had been for the
IMI women. and. unluckily. tn save
Ill them shock | had all evi-
- dences of the crime cleared
away as quickly as possible. Stains
that might have been of Invaluable
service in determining the murderer
were washed away almost before they
were dry. | realized this now. too late.
But the ak remained. and | felt that
Its handle probably contained a record
for more skillful eyes than mime to
read. prints that under the microscope
would reveal the murderer's identity
as clearly rs photograph.
L sent for Burns. who reported that
ne had locked the Ak in the captain S
cabin. He gave me the key, which |
fastened TO a string and hung around
my neck under my shirt. He also re-
ported that, as | had suggested. the
crew had gone, two at time. into the
forecastle and had brought up what
they needed to stay on deck. The fore.
castle had been closed and locked in
the presence of the crew and the kew
given to Burns, who fastened il TO his
watch chain. The two hatchways lead
Ing TO the hold had been fastened
down also. and Oleson. who was ship's
carpenter. had nailed them fast
The bodieS-all ready. Leslie" Burns
said. his face working. What are we
going to do with them:'
We'll have TO take them back"
But We can't do that. It's a two
weeks matter. and in this wea ther"-
I'VE will take them back. Burns" |
said shortly, and he assented mechan-
ically:
Aye. aye. sir"
Just how it was to be done was a
difficult thing to decide. Miss Lee had
not appeared yet, and the three of u.s.
Jones. Burns and |, talked it over.
Jones suggested that We put them in
one OF the lifeboats and nail over II
canvas and tarpaulin cover.
| shuddered, but the idea was good
one, and | asked Burns to go up and
get the boat ready
We must let the women up this aft
ernoon.' | said, "and. if it is possible
try to keep them from learning where
the bodies are. We can rope of Il part
of the deck for them and ask them not
to leave IT."
Miss Lee came out then and Burns
went on deck.
You must not keep US prisoners any
longer. Leslie" she said. Put guard
over US IL you must. but let us up In
the air
This afternoon. Miss Lee" | said.
This morning you are better below"
She understood me, but she had no
conception of the brutality of the
crime even then.
Il am not child | wish to see
them. | shall have to testify
You will not see them, Miss Lee"
will you take me to Karens room -
l could see no reason for objecting;
but so thorough was the panic that
had infected US all that | would not
allow her in until | had preceded her,
and had searched in the clothes closet
and under the two hunks. Williams
had not reached this room yet, and
there was pool of blood on the floor
She had great deal of courage. She
glanced at the stain, and looked away
again quickly.
"l-think | shall not come in. Will