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The state herald., 1914-02-13
OFFICER OF THREE CHURCHES
Edifioes Still Standing Proud Of Wash
lngton's Connection With Their
History.

Three churches In Virginia hole
proud claim to close connection with
George Washington. in each OF which
he held the position OF vestryman. One
OF these is Christ church. in Alexan
dria: another. Falls church. In the
town Of the same name tabout 81,
miles southwest OF Washington. In
Fairfax county,; the third is old Po
hick church In Mount Vernon parish
SO called for Pohick creek. small
stream flowing close by. The last
named was the home" church OF
Washington. and that to which he wai
most closely allied. having served as
warden and yestryman In II for over
twenty years. and contributing gen
erously to its support.
or Christ church he was a frequent
attendant. as business often called him
to Alexandria (which place was his
The state herald., 1914-02-13
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DANDRUFF
GIrls! ssautify Your hairi Make II
Soft, Fluffy and Luxuriant-rry
the Moist Cloth.

Try as you will. after an application
OF Danderine. you cannot find q single
trace OF dandrufY or falling hair and
your scalp will not Itch. but what will
please you most. will be after q few
weeks use. when you see new hair.
nne and downy at first-yes-but real
y new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou.
bles the beauty Of your hair. No differ
enee how dull. faded. brittle and
scrassy. Just moisten n cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw II
through your hair. taking one small
strand at time. The effect is I'm.
mediate and amazing-your hair will
be light. nury and wavy. and have an
appearance Of abundance: an incom.
parable luster. softness and iuxuri.
ance. the beauty and simmer OF true
hair health.
Get 25 cent bottle OF Knowlton's
Danderine from any store and prove
that your hair Is as pretty and soft
us any-that II has been neglected or
Injured by careless treatment-that's
all Adv.
The state herald., 1914-02-13
GAS DYSPEPSIA
AND INDIGESTION
"Pape's 0iapepsin" settles sour,
gassy stomachs in five
minutes-Time II!

You don't want slow remedy when
your stomach is bad-or an uncertain
one-or a harmful one-your stomach
IL too valuable: you mustn't injure It.
Papes Diapepsin is noted for It's
speed In giving relief: Its harmless.
ness: Its certain unfsiling action In
regulating sick. sour. sassy stomachs
Its millions Of cures In indigestion.
dyspepsia. Eastritis and other stomach
trouble has made II famous the world
over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor In
your home-keep II handy-get a large
nfty'cent case from any dealer and
then II anyone should eat something
which doesn't agree with them. II
what they eat lays like lead. fermcnts
and sours and forms gas: causes head.
ache. dizziness and nausea; eructa.
tons OF acid and undigested food
remember as soon as Pape's Diapepsin
comes In contact with the stomach all
such distress vanishes. Its prompt.
ness, certainty and easc In overcoming
tho worst stomach disorders is . revs
iation TO those who try it.-Adv.
The state herald., 1914-02-13
ITCHING TERRIBLE ON LIMB

X. y. D. No. >. Clarkteld, Minn.-.
My trouble Was OF long standing. II
started with some small red and yell
low spots about the size OF u pin head
on my leg and every morning there
was a dry scale on top covering the
affected part and when those scales
were falling on the itching was more
than I could stand Mt times. The first
year I did not mind II no much as II
was only itching very badly at times.
but the second year II advanced all
around my ieE and the itching was
terrible. ! had to be very careful to
have my clothing around the Affected
part very loose. A. night timo often
happened TO scratch the sore In my
sleep. Then had TO stand up. get out
OF bed and walk the floor I'll the spell
was over.
Il bought lots OF salyes and tried
many different kinds OF medicine but
without any success. I got a cake OF
cuticura Soap aud n nifty cent boz OF
Cuticura Ointment and when I had
used them was nearly over the Itch
Ing. hut kept on with tho cuticura
Sosp for sir weeks and the cure was
complete" tsiGncd) y. o. 0orden,
Nov. 20. 1919.
cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout tho world. Sample OF each
free. with as.p, Skin book. Address post
card 'cutieurs, Dept. L. Doston."-Adv
The state herald., 1914-02-13
Suez Canal Is Deepened.

Paris.-The Suez Canal Company.
which has been at work for six years
in deepening the canal one foot, an
nounces completion of the task and the
waterway now has depth of twenty
nine feet for It's whole length. The
original depth in 1870 was twenty.four
feet four inches and it remained 80
until 1890. since when the canal has
been deepened four times 1t is ex-
pected that the company will author
ize soon still further dredging. bring
ing the depth to thirty feet
The state herald., 1914-02-13
prospeetors Must Prove Ore Values.

San Francisco. Calif-Locating
mine without actually trying to open
1t up and find out what is under the
surface does not prove the discovery
OF a mineral lode. or, in fact, the e1-
istence of 1t at all. This is the basis
of a decision of the United States Cir
cult Court OF Appeals In affirming the
decree of the United States District
Court OF Montana in the case OF Thorn
as ID. Thomas VS.. the South Butte
Mining Company. The original suit
was brought to quiet title to some
Montana placer ground. and Thomas
claimed to be the discoverer because
OF prior locations.
The state herald., 1914-02-13
Pat Kent the Job.
postage.

One of the bosses at Baldwin's lo-
comotive works had to lay off an ar
gumentative Irishman named Pat. so
he saved discussion by putting the dis
charge in writing. The next day Pat
was missing, but a week later the boss
was passing through the shop and he
saw him again at his lathe. Going up
to the Irishman he demanded flercely.
Didn't you get my letter." "Yes, sur,
OF did, said Pat. "Did you read lit"
Sure, sur. OF read 1t inside and OF
read It outside" said Pat, "and on tho
inside yez said was fired, and on the
outside yez said, Return to Baldwin's
Locomotive Works in five days
Lippincotts.
The state herald., 1914-02-13
aoo.sxsl, speeImen. Received

New York.-Two consignments OF
specimens of animal life slain In for
eign jungles have been received by the
American Museum OF Natural History
here. one from Theodore Roosevelt In
South America and the other from
Paul ]. Rainey in the British East
Africa.
The state herald., 1914-02-13

either Of ships of war or transports
with troops. or should an embarka
tion Of any consequence take place,
you will very much oblige me by send
ing particular express. You will
now be pleased to furnish me with an
account Of all the expenses which
have been incurred by you In this
last business and It shall be repaid
with thanks by. dear sir. your much
obliged and obedient servant.
&c. WASHINGTON.
GENERAL FORMAN.'
The state herald., 1914-02-13
MAMA Ashes Sent Parcel Post.

Pittsburgh unique use of the par
eel post was made by friends of the
late Frederick Heist Of McKeesport.
Pa. His body was cremated and the
ashes, packed securely in strong
wooden box, were started on their
way to Reichelsheim, Germany. Heists
former home. by parcel post. The par
Gel, believed to be the first of its kind
sent in this country, carried sl'42
postage.
The state herald., 1914-02-13
They s.xl They sayl"

Wife-The cashier at the bank says
you are just the meanest. stingiest-
Husband-Great Scott! wha-what
is that? He says
well. he didn't say II In SO many
words. but that is what he meant, Of
course"
Look here! What did the fellow
say?"
HE asked me to lndorse the check.
and. when told him | didn't know
what he meant, he said he presumed
l hadn't had much experience In get
ting checks cashed-so there!"
The state herald., 1914-02-13
LETTER HELD AS
PRICED HEIRLOOM
Signature Of George Washington
Makes II Invaluable to
Its Owner.

A LETTER signed by George Wash
"a ington is an heirloom In the fam
lily OF William II. Paret, real estate
man OF Kansas City. Mr.. Paret re-
ceived the letter from his father, the
late William Hale Paret, Episcopal
The state herald., 1914-02-13
Quite True.

Patience see an international
congress- for physical education will
be held In Paris In March,
Patrice-What's the uscg We all
know Il is u physical impossibill,y to
educate some people.
The state herald., 1914-02-13
Unusual SIumbers.

Did you hear Of the remarkable
case Of kidnapping next door,"
No; what was it,"
The baby never works the whole
time was practicing on the piano."
The state herald., 1914-02-13

Life seems 10 be n game OF hide
and seek between tho right opportu
nifty and the right man.
The state herald., 1914-02-13
DENVER ADJUSTMENTS

INCONVENIENCE Feb. i6. Ma.t.
.riincks Fantasy .rhe Hue Btrd,'
"Th. Blue Bird for Happiness Week
Feb. 20, Otis skinner In "kism~t," an
Arabian Nights Tale,
TABOR GRAND-Week Feb. 3. sAr-
ah Padden In Lavender and Old Lace
Feb 10, 10, 90. 81. .sThr Girl In the
Taxi" Feb. 10. II, Is. Harry Lander.
DENIIAM-Week Feb. 8. Eva Lang
and Denhnm Players In "rhe College
widow" Week Feb. 10. "rhe Iittis
Minister"
ENPREss-R lned vaudeville.
Week Feb. !, "a Nixht at the HATH
and six other big acts. Week Feb. ~.
Stn Diving Nymphs.
The state herald., 1914-02-13
Not Quiet

so you live ON Long Island. Aw.
fully quiet. isn't ~"
oh. no. You see. We live on the
Sound"
The state herald., 1914-02-13

The chances are that tho man you
hate IL the man you have injured.
The state herald., 1914-02-13

post once. voting and market pisccI
for considerable periods. and especial
ly was this true after tho Revolution
when pohiok church (which suffered
severely from tho misfortunaa OF war
was frequently closed. With Fall
church he had a somewhat slightei
connection and for shorter period
The state herald., 1914-02-13

Dutch Warship Coming to Fair.
The Hague.-The Netherlands gov
ernment has decided to send Dutch
TO take part in the ceremonies
at the opening of the Panama cnnal.
The state herald., 1914-02-13

wesdsfiai ieriunstsiing chart. dime. ctsirrsy.s,
nov u. nssoh. 80 isoi.t, psh.sf, colo.
The state herald., 1914-02-13

II In probable. however. that the
Geological Survey win make u more
detailed examination OF the Colorado
snd Utah hhalcr and possibly the Bu.
rcau OF Mines may take up teohnoiogio
seudlcH related 10 their utilization. Al
though. M stated. the oiiahhlc indus
Try long since ceased in the United
States. II has persisted and apparent
~ flourIsbod In Great Britain aud
France, In 1904 the production OF oil
shaio In Scotland amounted TO ?.7op..
$40 tons with n content OF $4,000. 600
gallons OF crude oil. yielding market
able products OF 2.si7.?pg gallons OF
naphtba. iG.ppi.74B gallons Of burning
oil. 57.pp7 tons Of saH oil. 5p.4s7 tons
OF iubricnting oil. 22.47e tons Of pafaf
FIN war aud 10000 tons OF ammonia
salts.
The state herald., 1914-02-13
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES

hand mo,sts. tsispbobssi wireless sppststaA
tree stump blasting outnts rented Nfita fes
The state herald., 1914-02-13

WHY NOT 10 yoUH yAnNisu clos. " pesv~s
weld, rarm Specialist. tio Chamber u"ni., psnvss
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-13

That's my pencil" he thought duly
There IS not another pencil in this
desert. How can write to Dolores if
Old Man Gallon walks off,"
He took out of his pocket a worn
leather wallet and drew out the pic
ture Of woman, whose calm, cold fea-
lures, unadorned by the photographers
art, were appealing to the man of his
appetites.
He looked at this a moment, and
then all the morbid fire in his blood
famed toward his heart Love, life
and happiness depended upon the pos
session of gold. Therefore, with this
fire in his heart, WilkerSOn suddenly
got that absolute thirst for gold which
traverses deserts, which has killed
more people than the armies of Eu-
rope.
And in his sudden access of physical
desire for goH in ordertQ attain this
woman he rose fto his faaf >pd tk2ge
came upon MS lace a swift expression,
stealthy Dit determined.
tue pnoISSEdpH away anu,
pahtniGrlike, stole into the shadow un-
DER TIE hill and toward the man who
had been his. partner, but whom he
was resolved to kill. He crept along,
TAX Ing all precautions against disturb
lIlS single pebble, until he stood over
Gallon, and in the full moonlight he
saw that Gallon was drawing the plans
and marking the locations of mine.
How far" he thought forcefully to
himself, has the old man gone What
gulch is this? What place is this? He
has found the gold, and I'm going to
have itr' He still watched the pencil
and saw him trace in rude letters:
This will make you happy"
Chat moment Gallon saw Wilkerson
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-13

lutely alone. Chance, the master of us
all, delights in strange freaks. Now at
this moment. when he felt hatred in his
heart for his partner, when he knew
that he had come on his final quest
with a weakling to coddle along, Mis-
tress Chance laid her quick finger on
him and whispered, "Herer'
He heard that light whisper and
dropped his gaze to the ground. A mo-
meIt later he was furiOusly hammer
ing at the outcropping of rock that
threw its sharp shadow down the hill.
Wilkerson turned sluggishly in his
sleep.
81 wonder where the old man is" he
mutteTed to himself. Hes always
prowling round o. nights"
What was that figure sinking around
the bluff? Something in his partners
attitude as he stopped directly in the
full sheen of the moonlight made him
pause.
He's got something" he thought
"Wby does he not come down to
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-13
A Romance of
Love, Life and
Money

II on tue wniie covering or -f6e- nnnk
and once more dipped into his Jacket
This time it was the picture of a pirI
= viii save it fer you" he murmur
Ell TO himself. 1lne bare room b.Io
bur one movable article of furniture
a chest Of strange workmanship and
redolent of alien lands. Gallon stoop-
ed over and pulled at the lid. 1t came
open to his touch, and he saw then Il
strange conglomeration of articles. An
idol lay there. inanimate. but impor.
tant he picked it up. and as be did so
enc of its coral eyes fell ont
To him it was a Sinister omen. and
he stared for a moment. clutching at
his breast. Then he gave way to the
hysteria of the hunted and the haunted.
81 don't know whose god you are"
he muttered. ''but if you must have it
take it" And into the open socket
he thrust the paper that held the Sc
cret of his mine.
That sleep which is like shot in the
heart overlook Gallon before the Santa
Clara was well to sea. He was awak.
ened from if by the sound of an alter.
cation
You've got to put back to port"
said a voice in an ugly tone
There was a fusilade of shots, and
then the deck beneath him tilted slow
IL. The chest slid down the deck to-
ward shore Gallon locked the chest,
dragged 1t across the sill and then
looked back to see an enormous wall
of water This wall crumpied. faded
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-13

camp? I think I'll see." So he wrap
ped himself in his blanket again, but
his eyes were open and turned on his
partner.
4 few moments later Gallon came to
camp, heavy footed, as if half asleep.
dropped his hammer and kicked the
fire to blaze.
"If / had a proper partner there
would be coffee for me-" he said in to
tone loud enough to reach the sleeper.
What's the matter, old pal?" asked
Wiikerson, apparently drowsy.
"Ch. nothing" said Gallon 81 just
thought you might have left some cof-
fee"
did not find anything, did you, part
ner?" asked Wilkerson.
'Nopey; nothing doing. Guess those
Indians did not give me the right
hunch."
WilkerSon turned over as If once
more going to sleep, but his eyes were
open, and he saw Gallon marking
down some notes on piece of paper
Did you say the Indians did not
give you the right hunch?" WiIkerson
asked suddenly. How often have |
got to tell you were partners. / be-
heve if you got a strike you wouldn't
tell me. Are we partners or not?"
Eyes; were partners all right.
haven't found anything"
what was that stuff you had in
your hand?" asked Wilkerson drow-
silly. You're always bringing in
lot OF dirt and looking it over, but
notice you kind of keep that dirt ia
your hand"
Wilkerson once more yielded to his
physical desire for sleep, but was
awakened by the barking of a coyote
on the hill. He suddenly raised him.
self and let out curse against the de.
stroyer of his sleep. Then he swiftly
realized that Gallon was still awake.
sitting by the fireside, writing with
the same stub pencil.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-13

rustling of the dry Ieaves OF the
yuccas and the murnur of the cactus
as it died of drought. He was really of
two minds. One d, Sire was to find the
location of the gofi The other was to
save his own lifeEnd assuage the bit
ter fast which he knew meant death.
At last he stumbled to his feet and
peered across the mist yelled valley.
Far away he saw light. Gathering
all his strength, he started toward it,
for it held out to him the prospect of
help for his physical injury, and as he
fingered his revolver he feverishly
dreamed Of finding Gallon and so
avenging himself.
Under the stars he tramped on. As
men see aheir real world in miniature
and their ideal world magnifed, as we
all do. the moon, flooding its light
down upon his path, did not appear
within his range of vision. 1t was
only the little pin points of stars in
the purple black sky that he discerned
and in the midst of this armament, as
if horizons had been ODliterated, he
saw solitary twinkling light, which
meant a human habitation.
'I'll get him yet" he muttered thick
ly. The mere act of articulate speech
died in his throat. He realized that he
had no water, and the overpowerins
thirst burned in his very marrow.
II can't make it." he thought to him.
self. "Gallon has got the best Of
me. He found that place and made
the plan aad fooled me-" He pai5-
fully lifted his clinched hands toward
heaven and cursed vehemently untSl
his curses faded into perfect deliriui %
of mad dreams. Far away on the his
the coyotes barked dismally.
No longer stealthily like a man OBJ
sesSed, but with one desire, he strug-
gled down the bill and out upon the
mesa. Yet there was still in his eyes
all the innumerable stars, and he cQJifrIt
not fix his direction in his mind. for
to his accentuated sight they SalI ap-
peared brilliant and peculiar. Thus he
got lost.
At times, in moments when theE cad
ly thirst which parched his Throat A.
lowed him to drink, he saw the one
light, which Tfnarked ths
place where he knew Gallon had gone
Miles and hours becaEne TO him rs
yet finally thr ough his sharp.
ened senses he smelleSd water, and as
the sun was rising over San Jacinto
7mounti3fRfSSs' ne fell face downward into
a stream. Some instinct told him that
towns were built on hills; that conse-
quently to find the town he should go
upstream. So he struggled. stemming
the current, dragging his feet, his left
hand clinched into the folds of his
shirt over the wound In his heart
was still smoldering the fame which
in the fuIness of his physical strength
had been hatred of his partner.
I'll get him yet" he muttered.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-13

smiling at him.
Smiles and tears, sorrow and laugh
ter have made this world what it is.
and the smile on the saturnine visage
Of Wilkerson stirred Gallon to his
depths. Did Wilkerson know? Had
Wilkerson seen? Was Ruth to lose the
gold that he had found after all these
years? Wilkerson had peered over his
shoulder. WilkerSonI Wilkerson! VIII
kersonI There must be no WilkersOn!
He pulled out his revolver and fired
at the man smiling at him from the
shadow.
Wilkerson emptied his revolver at
the old man. But Gallons trained eye.
backed up by his overmastering pas
sion, had directed his weapon too sure
~. Wilkerson realized that his enc
my's bullet had gone home.
Still with the blood lust in his heart,
Gallon pulled out the picture Of little
girl and passionately kissed it
"You look like your mother, Ruth"
he whispered.
But while be was yielding to this
queer tenderness his former partner
was struggling to his feet-diZzy with
pain, absolutely cowed by the shock of
finding himself physically helpless, yet
driven by instinct to find other human
beings. Where were they? There was
10 sound on the, desert except the
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-11-13
THE MASTER. KEY
By JOHN FLEMING WILSON


was a murderer. What would happen
to Ruth if he were convicted of killing
his partner? This was the thought
which drove him on-Onward toward
the little speck across the mesa. Care
less of the cactus, of the sagebrush, abb
sclutely unmindful Of the little gull
lies made by last years rains, he
tramped steadily onward, and as he
did so there was formulated in his
MUD a plan not only to save the gold
for his daughter, but to save her
fathers honor.
1t is true of lights and ideals that the
farther You follow them the fainter
they grow, and it was with astOnisb-
ment that Thomas Gallon suddenly
found himself in the street OF Vale
Vista.
There is lot of silent influence In
the mere sight of closed doors Gallon
looked down the street, and every door
was closed except one No hospitality.
One single sign showed that law and
order, always vigilant, held their sway.
He staggered on toward the green
light which marked the sheriff's Office.
In there ne found an alert deputy.
"Who are your"
81 am Gallon" he said firmly. ''The
outlaws have got my partner and near
ly gGr mer'
l(Ihe deputy looked at him shrewdly
"a moment and seemed satisfied. An in.
slant later he was on his feet, buckling
On his belt and revolver. and in a Sec
Ond instant he had brushed his way
past the old miner and was bawling
out into what apparently was a vacant
street. Gallon dimly' heard his call.
His one thought was to play his part
to the end. Would these men find by
accident his gold? A moment later a
curtain on the saloon across the street
was lowered and the door opened.
what's the matterY' yelled a half
drunken fellow, reeling out.
"Matias is out again." cried the dep
uty. Get the sheriff. They have got
this fellows partner" Then he turned
to Gallon authOritatively and said,
How much did You havef"
Nothing" said Gallon. 1--WE did not
strike anything, but they thought we
had"
But with a quick gesture the deputy
graSped Gallons wrist and opened his
Hnd. disclosing nugget. Where did
ydI get thiS:" he asked.
-Tfe old man stared doyp stupidity at
that warm bit of gold. He had carried
it clear accessible mesa, emblem .Gf his
thirst. symbol of his undying desire
For the moment he did not know what
to answer. Then he recovered himself
and said quietly. "a was going to- He
paused a moment and looked straight
into the eyes of the man opposite him.
Il was going to save all had"
IF that's all you had Matias did not
get much, and ne is considered pref
ty smart fellow" was the curt 70
Spouse. Here comes the sheriff"
In the west their ordinary speech is
deeds. not words Appeared other men
and then the bulky figure of the sher-
iff This man wasted no time in pre-
limirarles, but quickly roared. (which
way"
"At the foot of San Jacinto noun
tain. on the upper level" Gallon STAN