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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
CHAPTER LXV.
The Unknown Countries.

What now Of those to whom Count
Sachio had so lightly given carte
blanche to oblivion? Certainly there
was left behind them no trace or clue
which could give hint Of the ex-
traordinary circumstances now en-
meshing them They might all of
them, Kitty, Count Frederick, Roleau,
as well have been dead indeed and
sunk at sea, so far as any hint of their
fate was concerned. They had van
ished from the earth The ship that
bore them had vanished from the wa
ter as well
Il was a strange and unreal coun-
try which faced Count Frederick when
he found solid land under foot once
more. He turned to life and its hap
piness only with a dull apathy, lag
ging interest
Frederick did not note that the
faithful RoIeau had become separated
from him in the confusion following
the landing of the boat. In truth.
Roleau, exhausted as he was, himself
had noted but little of what had gone
on. Finding himself finally left prac-
tically alone, he made off down the
beach in search of food and water,
while meantime Frederick was accom-
panied hy a marty of natives ND the
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beach and into the village which
served as headquarters for that por-
ton of the island. Here he was
brought before the chief. From the
look of him and his subjects, Count
Frederick fancied himself to be on
an island somewhere of the African
coast
Whether these people were friends
or foes he could not tell at first, for
he understood neither their language
nor their gesticulations, but it oc-
CURED to him that whichever they
might be it would not be amiss for
him to impress them with a feeling
of his own power He could not tell
whether or not they were familiar
with the effect of firearms, but re
called all he had read of the terror
| inspired in savage minds by the use
pocket the pistol which he had car
ried, and looked about him for some
object at which to aim.
A wild duck was floating in the la
COON not far away, and at this Count
Frederick took careful aim, and fired
with the extraordinary good luck to
kill it outright. This feat brought out
a most ludicrous activity amongst the
natives. In CONSERVATION they flung
themselves before him, clasped his
knees, and laid their foreheads upon
the earth even as Man Friday had in
the presence Of Crusoe of old Obvi-
ously they were not disposed to curry
favor with him now, and not to attack
him. AS for himself, possessed only
of such ammunition as remained in
his single cartridge clip, he assumed
such an attitude as he fancied would
best display him as a conqueror-al-
though in truth he felt himself far
from such
They led him through the village to
place where he was offered food and
water-both now imperatively crayed
by his starved body.
Unable to understand what was de-
sired of him, and Indifferent as to the
meaning of the colloquy going on
about him, for some time his interest
in life and its affairs was so lax that
he paid no attention to anything that
was happening At length, however,
he noticed something which caused
him to take a sudden and eager inter
est in his surroundings
Two men came running. evidently
from a distant part of the island and
evidently bearers of news of some i'm
portance, as could be proved by the re-
ception given their hurried story. But
what was that story?
There is a certain virtue in neces-
sity itself. There is a certain common
denominator in human emotions.
There is perhaps a certain unrecog-
nized common denominator in human
expression of human emotion-some
universal language, whether of word
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

of Emersons pie-eating career is the
wholesome, cheerful and thought-com
polling system of philosophy which
it brought forth.
To demonstrate that apple pie had
much to do with Emersonian optimism
is no task at all.
Thomas Carlyle, whose disciple and
friend Emerson was, never ate pie.
and although as great a lover of man
kind as was the sage of Concord. Car
lyle was a victim all his life Of mel
ancholia and dyspepsia and hard
| words. By intellectual descent and
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
Drums on horseback.

The earliest date at which drums
were carried on horseback in England
appears to be 1912, when Henry VIII
sent to Vienna for kettle drums that
could be played on horseback after
the Hungarian manner" Mounted
bands were in vogue in the last dec
ade Of the eighteenth century, the two
regiments of life guards having them
In 1895.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
ATTHE OPERA HOUSE
Mountainous Greece.

Greece is extremely mountainous,
the only plain region worthy OF the
name being found IN Thessaly. In
this province is a large quantity of
undeveloped water power furnished
by torrents which sweep through the
plains in the rainy season, doing great
damage, their course for the remand.
er of the year being marked by dry
ravines.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

wanting that the dance professors
were killing the goose that has been
laying golden eggs for them, through
their too great ingenuity in devising
new steps. They have seen a light
and are prudently adapting them
selves to the changing conditions. &C.
cording to the New York World.
That the dance craze is waning
there seems to be no doubt, particular.
" among dancers past youths prime
whose interest gave it added impetus
If their patronage was not to be wholly
alienated, some halt had to be called
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

association Carlyle was a German.
his thought being fed by Goethe, Schil-
der and others of that great group. But
he adhered to the Scottish diet. which
does not harmonic with Teutonic
philosophy, and so he became phys
ically and mentally dyspeptic. Pie
might have saved him had he taken it
in time.
Further to emphasize the point that
pie, or apple pie, at any rate. is the
optimistic factor OF philosophy. it is
necessary to cite the fact that Metz
sche, who. in his unspoiled years. was
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
GREAT THINKERS LIKED PIE
Noted Philosophers Celebrated for
Their Fondness for Common
place Dessert.

Commenting on the Inconsistencies
Of longevity. a writer recently cited
the fact that, though a lifelong devo-
tee to apple pie, Emerson lived to be
over seventy-eight years old. That,
however, is not the important fact.
Many persons have lived to even a
greater age The distinctive feature
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Leading Philadelphia Teachers oil
Terpsichorean Art See Great
Light.

In rejecting a reyamped tango. a
dance full of cortes, demi-cortes, me-
dio-cortes and other intricate steps
dear to the profession, and in indors-
ing what they call the old dances
for the coming season. the Philadel-
phia dancing masters show a becom-
ing discretion. Signs have not been
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

II you want to avoid colds in your
house. watch for the first sneezes and
try to keep the germs from spread
ing. Maze the victim cough or sneeze
in his handkerchief and after the
handkerchiefs are soiled put them in
a special dish, cover them with water
and boil them for fifteen minutes.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
Oxen Cavalry Reqirnent.

Madagascar has the unique distinc-
ton of possessing the only oxen cav
airy regiment in the world The
climate is so unhealthy for horses
that some substitute had TO be found.
The oxen have been trained to maneu-
yer with surprising skill, but, Of
course, are not speedy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

Kitty Gray. newspaper woman. finds in
a curio shop half of a broken coin, the
mutilated inscription on which arouses
her curiosity and leads her at the order
of her managing editor. to go 70 the prin-
cipality of Gretzhoffen to piece out the
story suggested by the inscription She is
followed. and on arrival in GretZhoffen
her adventures while chasing the secret
Of the broken coin begin.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
Mother Love.

When the first baby Gomez most
fathers regard it as a little. red, wrig-
Cling lump Of humanity, but in the
mothers eyes it is the most wonder
full being that ever came into the
world and she wonders Why God was
good enough to give it to her.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
How Could He?

A physician says freedom from
worry is essential to the treatment OF
locomOtor ataxia. But a man who
could keep free from worry with loco
motor ataxia could recover from an
amputated head without treatment
Louisville Courier-Joumal
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

Be rather wise than witty. for much
wit hath commonly much froth, and
It is hard to jest and not sometimes
ieer. too, which many times sinks
deeper than was intended or expect
ed, and what was designed for mirth
ends in sadness-C. Trenchild.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

About two years atetr marriage,
comments an observing writer in the
Cincinnati Enquirer Friend Wife
sizes up Friend Husband and wonders
what she was smoking when she in
sgined that he was an ideal man.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
No Danrer Ibis Sasrnr

I'm glad OF one thing about the
war. anyhow" What's that" Moth
er and tho girls can't 90 10 Europe
this year and hunt up a foreign count
to fe'l in love with. Detroit Free
Press.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
CHAPTER LXVII.
In the Bowels of the Fart.

IN the bowels OF the Earth.
Count Frederick and his little band
Of warriors did not at once arrive up-
on the solution Of the mystery OF the
strange white woman. The chiIdlike
caprice Of the natives led him hither
and thither to this village and to that
SO that a considerable time had
elapsed before at length he found him
self upon the scene of the late fateful
happenings, although himself at that
time still ignorant alike of the occur
rences and their cause. To him this
was but one more savage village. one
more set Of difficulties, one more
series OF Disappointment.
They brought him, guarded by his
own warriors, and hence for the time
safe, into the presence Of the same
chief who had devoted Kitty GRAY 90
ruthlesgly to the sacrifice. To Count
Frederick he was only one more saw.
|~>>~N~o~~~~~>--~~~~- ~~~>~-~~~~~~~-~-~~~-~~~
little Willie Mulligan, his office boy.
came shifting into his presence to ask
for the afternoon off that he might
attend his grandmother's funeral. Wig
gins deemed it a mastery stroke to
answer,
Why, certainly, While. What's
more, my boy, if you'll wait for me,
III 20 with you"
All right, sir, shifted Willie as he
returned to his desk and waited pa
tiently.
And 10 and behold, poor little Willie
had told the truth, and when he and
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examinations of the contents Of the
oiros stomachs to determine whether
the bird is truly insectivorous or sim.
Ply a scavenger Of the English spar.
70" type One thing contended for nv
some persons on behalf of the starting
= mat where he appears the sparrow
Is becoming a tree bird
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
starlinn Reoomlnn 4 PEST

The English starting. introduced in.
to this country some time ago. is il.
creasing in numbers in manner
which puts the farfamed sparrow TO
tie ear in tbe race. ard II Is Claimed
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

GOSSIP is sort Of smoke that comes
rom me dirty tobacco pipes OF those
WV, %no ulnuse 1t; it proves nothing but
inc bad taste OF the smoker-Ceorgs
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
Agreed With Him.

Your husband is looking SO much
better nowadays. Mrs. Nurich. Yes,
it's the new treatment. Hos been try
ing some immunity baths. Buffalo
Express.
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by some that the Startling will soon be
a greater pest than the sparrow. When
the startling first came to US as a
stranger he seemed to have some sem.
blance Of a song or a melodious whis-
tle' but around the cities where he
preferably makes his habitation this
whistle is rarely heard, the ordinary
note or conversation of the bird
among his fellows being a sharp rasp-
ing sound, like the click Of fishing
reel In order to determine the status
Of the starting the government is con
Quoting a number of experiments and
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

A BOBBY is not merely a human
Ounce, bat Is Bahama bird which
is so spiritless that when attacked by
other birds it fails to fight and gives
up the fish it has caught without re-
sistance.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

The world is a country which no.
body ever vet knew by description;
out must travel through it ones self
10 be acquainted with it.-Chestec-
field.
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NJ Hurry for "Details.

Passenger 10 chauffeur Hey!
you've run over a man. Aren't YOU
going to stop" Chauffeur Nav, I
can read all about it in the papers. -
Boston Transcript
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
Daily Thought.

Pain and despair and heartache cast
you down for awhile, but afterward
they help you to understand John
Oliver Hobbies.
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Just So.

How does your wife propose to
spend her summer vacation this
year, with my hard earned money
that's how"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

AT the war benefit in London
three queens were present" Well,
they were good cards to have Cd
hand"
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Conslderate.

Father, think it only fair to tell
you that l need $50. Id rather owe
it 10 you than to some outsiGe.."
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devout and cheerful disciple Of En-.
erson, became the materialistic "su.
perman" Of Nietzsche's later pieless
years.
All budding philosophers who read
these solemn words should be warned
in time.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

Outside his own cleverness there is
nothing that 50 delights Mr.. Virgins
as a game Of baseball, and when he
gets a chance to exploit the two, both
at the same time, he may be said to
be the happiest man in the world.
Hence it was that the other day when
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(copyright, lsl5, by Wright A. Pattetson)
SYNOPSIS.

lied From the Motion Picture Drama of the Same Name
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07

Virgins started out together the latter
not only lost one Of the best games of
the season but had to attend the obse.
quies Of an old lady in whom he had
no interest whatever, as welr
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-07
Playing Both Ends

now did you like commuting?"
FIRST rate" answered the man who
Is Always cheerful. It's the only way
p I'VE. You have a great time telling
oity people how pleasant it was in the
country and country people how com
Portable it was IN the city"
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or gesture, or of the unspOken tele-
pathic quality of the mind itself. Count
Frederick understood not one word
of this language which he heard, yet
he knew-because he must know
something of the subject which these
persons were discussing.
The men had come far-one could
tell that, their looks proved it. They
had seen something strange. some
thing extraordinary had happened,
some event Of interest or Importance
had occurred, else they would not have
come so fast and so far. This was
easy enough to reason out.
What was that event? What could
happen out Of the ordinary on this
desert island, unless it were some
thing coming from beyond the narrow
horizon Of that island-say, ship
wreck, or the landing on these shores
Of some survivor such as he himself
had been?
That would explain these hurried
messengers. But if that were true,
who or what was the survivor or ad-
venturer discovered in distant part
of this same land? Was it a man or
men, was it a woman or women
What was the meaning Of these ex-
cited CALCULATIONS, these gestures,
these contortions2
Guessing, rather than knowing,
Count Fredel ick fancied that these
men were telling about a woman who
like himself had been cast up by the
waves.
The keen intentness Of the white
mans brain, for countless generations
trained in logic and analysis, infinitely
superior to the mentality Of these half
brutes about him, served to force it.
self into some comprehension of what
might almost as well have been an
-~~-~-~-~-~~~~~~~~~~~D-
on the multiplication Of new dances,
and this the dancing masters are ap-
parently now planning to do.
The old" dances in question, the
fox trot, one-step and canter, are not
exactly antique They have survived
through the maze of makes, Argen-
tines, horse trots and what not, and
as dances offering a line OF least re-
sistance to the learner they retain a
vogue which the more complicated
steps speedily lost. Elderly observers
fail to see much poetry of motion in
them. But there they are, as exam
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
REACTION
APPARENT
ON MARKET
Price Maneuvers Are
for the Most Part
Artificial
ATTEMPT MADE
TO BULL STEEL
Manipulations Shake
Confidence of
Investors
Copyright. 1915, by the New Ierh
Esening Post Company.


NEW YORK, April 2l.-There
were unmistaksble signs, on the
stock exchange today. of ex.
trcmely heavy realizing. Twice
during tho early hours-at the open
ing. and again towards midday
tn. aggressive bidding up OF prices.
which marked the afternoon trad
ing, was resumed: but on each Of
these upward movements. so large
n volume OF selling orders was en-
countered as to cause an abrupt re
action. What was perhaps most
noticeable was the artificial charae-
ter OF much OF the maneuyers IN
der which the recurrent advances
came. such procedures as the open.
Ing OF Bethlehem Steel at ii5, an
overnight rise OF three points, fol-
lowed Immediately by two successive
sales OF small lots at 1is and lis-
were not calculated TO inspire be-
lief In the genuine character OF the
days market. The impression ere
afed BY that incident was not re-
moved by the sudden violence with
which one or two isolated stocks
would suddenly be put up q point or
two, and then NJ once abandoned
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
NEM nnRk PRnDIcE.

NEW YORK. April 2I.---FJour Dull
and unsettled Fork: Quiet mess.
SO az 50 Lard Easier. middle west
spot 81 $685. sugar Raw. guiet
80 ~ tf1gat e test. 81. So muacsvade,
50 test EIl2. refined, dull. cut loaf
$3.50 crushed. $40 powdered. y,V
SO. grarulated. 81 90 n - 05 coffee
RIO No. on spot NC TailoW-
steady city. gis c special &c. c0un-
Try. st4Wg-.c Hay steady prime.
Sis So. q go 49, &c. clover. Doc n
o. 07jl Dressed poultry outlet
turkeys itHztc chickens IA - nc.
fowls i31A Ml7tsc ducks. Ii6ITl4c.
Live poultry STEADY geese sUsc;
d-rks i2Tife' fowls, 1874 UI5c tur-
keys l3MIfe rooFtsrs. ~ Nc. chick
ems. broiiers 4rNssc cheese. Firrn
state milk. common 90 specials. l40
ia, e, SKINS. common 90 specials. ;
H1ti4c. fun skins 2T1c Butter
Easier receipts. Gsst creamery ex-
ira. 1si. p - iae state dairy tubs %
= 2ac. imitation creamery hrHfs - Y
azsc EEgs Flrm receipts 2a.s2S.
nearby white fancy. CSC; nearby mix
81 fancy gla z-sc fresh hrsts, 2i1
23iaC
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
PROPOSALS FOR
STERILizINC
EQUIPMENT

sealed proposals. will be received
by tho Board OF Poor Commissioner
unta s. o'clock noon Tuesday, April
~. 1915 ~ar Furnishing and Installing
tire Stci Hang Equipment in the lie.
cegvlng fiorpitai corner Antoine and
Maconb strrsts IN the city Of Detroit.
IN accOrds1cs with specifications on
lie AZ the office %, The architscts,
John Scott A co. 23Re.30 Dime Cav
ings Bank building. Detroit.
Endorse envelope containing bid,
''proposal for EteriItzinR' Equipment
and address Same 20. Harry ". Prenz-
.laucr. Secretary, Municipal Court
building. Detroit
The Board reserves the right 10 re-
feet any or all proposals.
JOHN 8 HALL.
HARRY n PRENzLAuEn
A.fa3t Secretary.
President
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
Bow struck nx Auto

Earl Yott, seven years old. No. 13s
Twelfth-st.. was hit by an automo-
pile, "Wednesday afternoon. and his
eff leg broken, He. was taken 10
Grace hospital. The automobile was
iriven by II. T. BolIes. No. 1z7 Ma
.ionalaye. The accident occurred N
Michigan-ave. and Sixth-st.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
Livestock
EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK.
Dunninx a ss~vews.

EAST BUFFALO. ~ T.. April IL
Cattle. cars. market slow. prime
chipping steers. Ss.isG $50; fair e
good. fTs4dT1s. plain and coarse. 81
gI-S. prime handy steers S75o0s
mon. IS. 350ss0, yeariings. 1850
prime fat heifers 2T1TiS: good
outchering helters. ss3s 0sTs: Hghl
do. t550ns. best fat cows. ss.35 q
SIS. good butchering cows. 1875 q
4. best bulls. IS 50: good killing bull
IS. - = 55e. Hight bulls. yt.SodS
Hogs; Is cars. market lower.
hsaxy seas. workers and pigs
lambs, ss7sIIO. yearIings' ssffssS,
wethers 81. - q 80: ewes. ys507T.
Calves ss4lose
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
OFFICE or THE soARo or POOR
COMMISSIONERS. MUNICIPAL
COURT BUiLDiNo.
Detroit. Mich. April 20, 1915.
PROPOSALS FOR
PAVING AND SIDEWALKS

Sealed proposals win be received
by the Board Of Poor Commissioners
until 1. o'clock noon Tuesday, April
20. 1915. for the paving and side
walks tn connection with the Recelv-
ing Hospital. corner Antoine and Ma
comb streets In the City OF Detroit
Tn accordance with specifications on
nIe a, the office OF tho architects.
John scott a Co. 1850 Dime Bank
building. Detroit
Endorse envelope containing bid.
Proposals for Paving and Side
walks and address same TO Harry
". PrenEiauer, Secretary. Municipal
Court Building. Detroit.
The Board reserves the right TO re-
Ject any or all proposals.
JOHN :. No..
HARRY II. FRENzLAuER.
A-i3Js Secretary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
rUIc,Co 1TTTrR u,nkrT

CHICAGO April Bufthr TX
tTas 2fr nrsfs 25mZsac dairy ex.
1ei4 MiFf4c Cheese Twins. ia -
l4Lc. young Americas, lfi. 0fEtsr
Live poultry Fowls. I5c ducks, 4.
ml1r. geese. snIoc. springs fsc
turks, 1sc Potatoes. Michigan
san. DO. asa sac. DO. 4fc Sew pota.
toes Receipts 50 ears
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
stanford w. Ladd Under KNIFE.

Sanford w. Iadd. OF the law nrm
OF Warren. Cady. Ladd 4 Hiil. un-
derwent a serious operation for the
removal OF gaIlstones in Harper hos
pital. Tuesday. He was resting com
fortabiy Wednesday noon. and his
recovery II looked for. Dr. Angus
Mclean performed the operation.
Mr.. Ladd had been IN for several
weeks.