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The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Married Girl By Proxie.

Paris.-Cretor Pine, cavalry quar- termaster now at the front, was mar ried by proxy to Eugenie Viellard. The ceremony was held at Corbei and was performed by the mayor. Paul Grizel acted as proxy for the absent bridegroom.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Refuse Shoe Order.

St. Louis.-A St. Louis shoe com- pany confirmed report that it had refused to accept an order from an European country for 1,O0G,0O0 pairs of shoes.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Plea For Art Treasures.

Rome. The pope has written a letter to the Austrian emperor ex- horting him to respect International law and the law of humanity and to spare from bombardment Adriatic towns containing priceless monuments of art and religion.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Blaze on OkIahoman.

Philadelphia.-Fire of mysterious origin was discovered on the United States battleship Oklahoma at the yards of the New York Shipbuilding Company in Camden.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Plot to Kill Governor.

St. Paul. = A small pasteboard box, addressed to Governor w. s. Ham, mond and containing a cartridge, to which was attached fuse, was open ed by Secretary c. M. Andrist in the governors office in the capltcl.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Tippino Bill Is Vetoed.

Montgomery - Governor Tender son vetoed the anti-tipping bill on the ground that he did not believe the law could be enforced and that it's constitutionality was doubtful.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Thaw to Mothers Home.

Pittsburgh.-Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, arrived in Pitts burgh from Philadelphia, and went at once to the home of tis mother, Mrs. Mary Copely Thaw.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Cholera in Hunoary.

Paris. = A Havas Geneva dispatch says information received there from developed in Hungary during the week from June 21 to 28, with 2S1 deaths
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
American Note in London.

London. - The new American .ose on shipping, which outlines the stand point of the United States in prize court procedure, was received at the Foreign Office.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Russia Loses a Steamer.

London - The Russian steamer Balva, of 1850 tons, bound for Arch angel with cargo of coal was torpe. doed and sunk by German subma- rine.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
VilIistas Take Lavacas.

Del Rio-Lavacas, small town south of Del Rio, in Mexico, was re- taken from the Carranza garrison by a force of 300 Villa troops.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Lusitania Victim Found.

London.-A body supposed to be that of Lindon w. Bates, Jr., of New York, who lost his life on the Lusi- tenia, has been washed ashore on the Limerick coast
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Bandits Loot Iowa Bank.

North Liberty. = Two men robbed the Farmers Savings bank here of $2,000, after they had bound and gagged the cashier.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Forbids Inter-Teachino.

Atlanta. The Georgia Senate passed unanimously bill to prohibit white persons from teaching in ne- gro schools and negroes from teach ir.R in white schools.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Millions For Equipment.

Baltimore-The Baltimore and Ohio railroad placed contracts for equipment that will cost approximate iy $2,500,000
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Cattle From Honduras.

East St. Louis.-The first consign- ment of cattle ever received here from Honduras was sold to local packers.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
petroIeum Production Heavv.

Washington. Production of pc. troleum last year was the greatest in the history of the country-290, ,312, 535 barrels.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Russia Will Hold Gold.

Petrograd. The Ministry of Fi. nance has issued an order prohibiting the export of gold.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
1 ocker Club Law Loses.

Knoxville The locker club law passed by the recent legislature was declared unconstitutional by Judge T.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
To Tax Ali Unmarried

Berne A tax on all bachelors and spinst zs years Of age has been enacted hy the German town Of
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-23
Farmers Quota Is Larue.

Washington. The farmers part in S5,000, 100000 annually.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-09-11
By ARTHUR B. REEVE
SYNOPSIS,
The l-ksspn Noeelisf and ike
C'sasss # ~ "Csais kenns4b" Sier,.s

The New York police are mystified by q
series Of murders. and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal IL the warn
Ing letter which II sent to the victims,
signed with ''clutching hand" The lat
est Victim Of the mysterious assassin IL
Taylor Dodge, the insurance president.
His daughter. Elaine. employs Craig Ken
try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accomplishes Is told by his friend
Jameson. q newspaper man. After many
Kennedy out OF the way the Clutching
Hand II at last found to be none other
than Perry Bennett Elaine's lawyer and
the man she 10 engaged to marry. Ben
nett fees to the den of one of his Chi
nese criminals. The Chinaman forces
from Bennett the secret Of the where
abouts OF 100000. Then he gives the
lawyer . potion which will suspend ami
nation for months. Kennedy reaches Ben
nett's side Just after he has lost con-
sciousneas and supposes him dead.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-09-11

and were endeavoring to revive him.
Someone had already sent for doc
tor, but the aconite was working
quickly on its, victim.
scarcely waited for the car to
stop in front Of the house. I opened
the door and rushed in.
without q word I thrust the anti
dote and the syringe into the hands
of the doctor and he went to work
Immediately. We watched with anx-
iety. Finally Kennedy's eyes opened
and gradually his breathing seemed
to become more normal.
The antidote had been given in time.
ss
Kennedy was considerably broken
up by the narrow escape which he
had had. and, naturally. even the next
morning, did not feel like himself.
In the excitement Of leaving
Elaine's We had forgotten the bottle
Of digitalin.
Kennedy looked rather wan and
peaked. but insisted on going to the
laboratory - usual.
do you remember what became Of
tie bottle Of disitalinf" he asked.
fumbling IN the closet
/ Mechanically felt IN my own poc1'
ets; Il va not thsra| ! shook my
head.
Il don't seem to remember what b
came Of it--perhaps We left it thero'
In fact, ws must have len q there"
II don't like to have such thing1
lying around loose" remarked Ken
nedy. tal1ng np his lat end coat with
forced ensrEy. = think W had hettsr
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-09-11

name Chong wah Tong. thinking Of
the investigation which the coroner
had asked him to make into the muir
der. He and Long Sin moved few
steps away. discussing the affair.
Elaine and wetv still talking ovs
the entertainment.
She happened to place her hand on
the desk near Long nln. MY back was
toward him and de not see him start
suddenly and look ~ her hand. On II
was the ring-the ring which. un-
known to US. Long Sin had found In
the passageway under Aunt Tabby's
garden. of which he had been robbed.
Long Sin decided to recover the ring
by stealth. W
Elaine was still talking enthusias.
tically about her party. when Long Sin
turned from Kennedy and moved to-
ward Us with q bow.
"The lady speaks of an Oriental re-
ception." he remarked. would she
care to engage a magician?"
Elaine turned to him surprised. ''Do
you mean that you are magician?''
she asked. puzzled.
Long Sin smiled quietly. He reached
over and took q small bottle from Ken
nedy's laboratory table. Holding It In
his hand almost directly before US. he
made few slight-of-hand passes and.
presto! the bottle had disappeared. A
few more passes, and q test tube ap.
peared In its place. Before we knew It
he had caused the test tube to disap.
pear and the bottle to reappear. We
all applauded enthusiastically.
II don't think that is such bad
idea after ALL" nodded Kennedy to
Elaine.
It was the night Of the reception.
The Dodge library was transformed.
The Oriental hangings which Elaine
and Kennedy had purchased seemed
to breathe mysticism. At the far end
Of the room q platform had been ar
ranged to form stage on which Long
Sin was to perform his sleight Of hand.
Almost everybody had arrived when
Elaine turned to the guests and intro
duced Long Sin with q little speech.
shall not attempt to describe the
amazing series Of tricks which he per-
formed. His hands and fingers seemed
to move like lighting.
He had finished and every one
crowded about him to congratulate
him on his skill. His only answer,
however. was his inscrutable smile.
This IN wonderful. wonderful"
repeated as happened to meet Elaine
alone. We walked into the conserva-
tory while the guests were crowding
around Long Sin. She seated herself
for the first time during the evening.
May get you an ice!" suggested.
She thanked me. and / hurried on.
AS 1 passed through the drawing room
I did not notice that Long Sin had
managed to escape further congratu-
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-09-11


an ice from the waiter and was going
In the direction Of the conservatory.
There he found her. st
wont you take this icef" he asked,
handing It to her.
1T IL very kind Of you." she said.
''but ! have already sent Walter for
one.s t
Kennedy insisted and she took It.
She had already started to eat II
when I appeared In the doorway.
Kennedy laughed. rather pleased at
having beaten me. aaa5
Never mind, Walter" he said with
smile, 'IIl take It. And er-I don't
think that Elaine will object II you
play the host for q little while with
Aunt Josephine" he hinted.
Kennedy, however, was not alone.
Back In the palms in the conservatory
two beady black eyes were eagerly
watching.
Chatting with animation. Kennedy
tasted the ice. He had taken only a
couple Of spoonfuls when look Of
wonder and horror seemed to spread
over his face.
He rose quickly. A cold sweat
seemed to break out all over him. His
nerves almost refused to respond.
He took only q few steps. began to
stasger. and finally sank down on the
floor.
Elaine screamed.
We rushed In from the library and
drawing room.
He had fallen near the fountain and
one hand drooped over into the water.
Az he fell back he seemed to have
only just enough strength to withdraw
his hand from the fountain. On the
stone coping. slowly and laboriously,
he moved his finger.
Whats the matter, old man?" !
asked. bending over him.
There was no answer, but he man
aged to turn his head. and followed
the direction of his eyes.
With trembling finger he was trac-
ing out. one by one. some letters. !
looked and 1t flashed over me what he
meant He had written with the water:
"Digftalin-lab"-
Jumped up and almost without q
word dashed out of the conservatory,
down the hall and into the first car
waiting outside.
ITO the laboratory" directed. CIV
ing the driver the directions. "and
drive like the deuce!"
Fortunately there was no one to
stop Us. and I know we broke all, the
speed laws Of New York. l dashed
into the laboratory. almost broke
open the cabinet. and seized the bot
tie of digitalin and hypodermic
syringe. then rushed madly out again
and into the car.
Meanwhile some of the guests had
lifted up Kennedy. too excited to no
tice Long Sin In his hiding place.
They had laid Craig down on couch
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-09-11

lations Of the guests. Just then a wait
er passed through with ices on tray.
I called to him and he stopped.
A moment later Long Sin himself
took an ice from the tray and retreat
ed back of the portieres. No one was
about, and he hastily drew . bottle
from his pocket. On the bottle was q
Chinese label. He palmed the bottle.
and anyone who had chanced to see
him would have noticed that he passed
It two or three times over the ice. then.
lifting the portieres. entered the draw
ing room again.
He had made the circuit Of the
rooms in such q way as to bring him
self out directly in my path. With q
smile he stopped before me. rubbing
both hands together.
1T IL for Miss Elainei" he asked.
nodded.
BY this time several Of the guests
who were fascinated with Long Sin
gathered about IN. Long Sin futtered
open Chinese ian which he had used
In his tricks, passsd Il ovev my hand.
and In some inconprshensible way !
felt the plate With the ics literally dis-
appear from my grasp Ny face must
have shown my surprise. a burst Of
laughter from the other guests greeted
me. I looked at Long Sin. half angry,
yet unable to ~ anything. for the
Joke was plainly on me. He smiled,
made another pass with che ian, and
instantly the plsts with the ice Wa
back IN ny hand.
Meanwhile Kennedy had bssn NOV
Ing from one 70 another of the guests
ssskips maine He hsd already takse
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-09-11

Back In the apartment Elaine ana
Aunt Josephine were just about to
run out when the two Cinnamon who
had been knocked out recovered. One
Of them threw himself on ElAine-
Aunt Josephine tried to ward him on.
hut the other one struck her ana
threw her down.
Before she could recover they had
seized Elaine.
with . hasty cultural exclamation
they picked her up and ran out I'M
stead OF going downstairs they crosssd
the hallway. slamming the door behind
them.
AZ Kennedy ana I reached th9
ground foor We saw the 5anitor and
one Of the elevator boys on either SIDE
OF Aunt Josephine. :
~Elainel Elaineis she cried.
whats the mattsrrs demanded
Kennedy. leaning heavily on ma
'~1hsy have kidnapsd her.7 csis4
Aunt JobeDhinA ( / s
Kennedy ptlled himself tpg1lhsr.
'-reIl ne, Qulc1 Nov IA = hap
psns- he demanded, = Amt Josspni
II was tAs zines ~ cried han1
ing it 70 him.
Ksnnsdy took he riag ana loohs4
q X for : moment Then hs tnrne4
to a. blankly. & 4
An the rooms wsre enp(ys \
Nlaine had been Spirited swny.
(xo - Qnoe1x2 ~, ft;t{
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-09-11

Kennedy and dashed up before the
apartment house in which we knew
that Long Sin lived, leaped out OF the
car and hurried In.
It was on the second floor. and we
did not wait for the elevator but took
the steps two at q time. Kennedy
found the door locked Instantly he
whipped out his revolver and shot the
lock in pieces. We threw ourselves
against the door, the broken lock gave
way and We rushed In through the
front room,
No one was there, but In back
room we could hear sounds. II was
Elaine and Aunt Josephine struggling
with the Cinnamon. Long Gin and
the others had seized Elaine and
Aunt Josephine was trying to help her
tust 40 We rushed IN. with blow
Kennedy knocked ont the secretary,
while I struggled with the other Chi
tamen who blocked our way.
Then Kennedy went directly u Long
Bin. They GtrugtIsd furiouslt.
Long Gln, with hij vouderfol hnowl'
1dgs of 5lu dtDd, might uot Nave bee1l
4 match for slx other Chinamsn, but
- was for one white naaa. with Z
mighty eflort Ae threw KepAedy,
fushsd Tor the door and. - hs passed
through the outside room, ssised Z
Tong AZ from the wan.
Afraid 81; the wonderful 5lu jitsu,
H-A -a~&~n1~~~->l 49, m>>.x 4he~~ A~oAv
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
HELPFUL HINTS
FOR HOUSEWIVES
Smoke Consumers For the
Kitchen Range.

A practical smoke consumer of sim
pie design and construction for use in
coal burning kitchen ranges has been
recently developed. says Popular Me-
cbanics. The device consists of fat
tened. perforated iron pipe suspended
some six or eight inches from the fire
pot and above the oven, but within the
range itself. The open end of the pipe
is screwed into hole in the front of
the range. admitting fresh air. When
the fire is started the heated gases play
upon the pipe, setting up draft Pure
air is drawn in, becomes superheated
and escapes at high temperature
through the perfOrations, when the
oxygen combines with the carbon mo-
noxide and fine coal dust. causing COM
plete combustion and raising the tenn
perature of the oven materially. In a
seven hour test the amount of coal
saved was IA per cent, while the tenn
perature within the oven was 50 de
grees higher than without the device.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
Crsamsd Potato Pie.

Cut enough cold boiled potatoes into
dice TO fill pint measure. Put one
ounce of -four and the same quantity
of butter in saucepan with seas0.
in, o. salt and pepper Cook it till
thoroughly mixed; then add one break
fast cupful of milk and stir till smoOt,'
and thick. Add the potatoes and sim
mer for FIVE minutes; then pour into Il
shallow baking tin previously well but
tered. Mix cupful of breadcrumhs il
melted butter and spread over the p0.
tatoes. Bake till the crumbs are -
golden brown. Serve hot.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
Household Hints.

To prevent glass dishes from crack
ing when pouring in a hot mixture
place the dish on a hot cloth.
A few drops of ammonia in the dish
water will brighten the glass and sill
yer.
Suet may be kept fresh by chopping
roughly and sprinkling it with a little
granulated sugar.
To prevent Il tam-o' -shanter that has
to be washed from shrinking dry it
over a dinner plate.
To restore faded silks to their natu-
raj color immerse them in sOapsudS tn
which little pearl ash has been added
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
TOOL DRAWS PLANK FROM POST.

prising sort of casing. form one Cf
the parts, and To these plates is rigidiy
fixed the rod that il booked behind the
plank The legs run back into the cas-
ing and are connected to Il plate th'
extends from the upper 10 the low
side and is arranged to slide easii.
The lever. which terminates in Il c2n.
is piyOted between the plates Of the
casing and bears against the edge Of
the plate TO which the legs are at-
tached. When the lever is pulled dow
ward the tendency is to thrust the legs
outward. but rs these are braCcd
against the post the result is that the
casing. and with it the plank, is draw
away from the post.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
Dryinq Paint.

Paints dry better in Il free and equal
" well ventilated room than in cl0.'
warm one. IN the Use of drierS t,:e
surface must be taken into account
Copper and OAK are particularly anti
drying Pine and cast iron are particU
larry good Quick drying paint is usual
ly stronger in Odor than slow dryi,i.-
The obnoxious smell Of paint may he
changed into :: comparatively pleasant
one by the .,'li,i0n OF q few drops of
oil of spike lavender. which will also
act as drier q i:Ep manner eau d.
cologne may be added TO spirit va
n,shpS and lacuuer< to meet the wishes
of faStidioJs people.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
POPULAR MECHANICS
The Largest Chain Drive.

The largest chain drive in existence,
three times greater in size than any
previously built. is to be found at the
Ok Bow power plant. on Snake river,
Copperfeld. Ore. The plant consists of
a 5000 kilowatt generator operated by
two water wheel units, each consisting
of two pairs of water wheels of the
forty eight inch horizontal type, oper-
ating under Il twenty-one foot head
The speed of the water wheels Is AT
revolutions per minute, and each water
wheel unit is connected to the genera
tor by four Morse chains. each twenty
ole inches wide, the sprockets on the
line shafting having two inch pitch
and the shaft centers being ten fee1
apart.-Scientitic American.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
Device For Saving Lumber.

Tearing down scaffolding and stag
ings with ordinary tools usually results
in considerable damage to the plank
ing. even when the utmost care is used.
and to overcome this a new and in
genious tool has been invented. says
Popular Mechanics In using the de
vice is hooked over the plank with the
legs bearing against the post as shown.
The lever is then pulled downward,
and this results in pulling the plank
away from the post with little or No
danger of breakage. The device COZ
sists of two parts, one sliding withiH
the other. The two spaced plates, com-
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
Cream Toast.

Toast six slices of bread till crisp
and brown. dip in hot. sailed water.
place in dish and pour over the follow
ing gravy: One pint of milk. let come
to scalding point; then stir in iarge
tablespoonful of flour mixed with Il
little cold water. Stir till thick. and
add butter size of III egg. When max
ing cream toast, for each cupful OF
milk allow level tablespoonful of
butter and two level tablespoonfuls OF
flour (bread -FOUR; melt butter. stir il
the -four and add a cupful of milk grad
ually. stirring all the time. Add little
salt and strain the dip over bread.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
Automobile Hints.

The lock nut on the valve stem
should be screwed down tight against
the felloe. If not well seated it wiz
tend to come off with the over all cap.
and trouble will follow in separating
them.
\ soft leather washer placed be
tween two iron washers will oftez
serve to stop the rattle of Tenders and
brace rods. -.
The reason that one car will Outlast
another Of the same make is due to the
fact that one man viii give wearing
surfaces constant watchfUl care. while
another will only renew the lubricaf-
ing material when the parts get dry
and cry out for Oil.-AutOmObile Dealer
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
r..eszuite Wood For Paving.

So scarce have mesquite wood blOeiiS
become that the city of San AntOnia-
Tex. has abandoned the plan Of Iav
ing 2JO.GnG SQUARE yards of its streets
with this wood. says Scientific Ameri-
can. Mesquite is Il wood that is almost
indeStructible. very hard. tough and
dense In the southwest for many
years il has been used for the siils OF
adobe houses. 1t makes an excellent
material for street paving.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
Meat Loaf.

One pound and Il half each of tees
and lean pork. Remove the bone ana
gristle and run if through the meat
chopper. Add one and one-half cupfrlS
of breadcrumbS. three we'll beaten
eggs. one cupful of milk, rounded
teaspoonful of salt. one Of ground Sage
and half a teaspoonful of peppei. Mi
we'll together and place in Il loaf tin.
Cover with thin slices of fat u rk AMI
bake in hot oven for one hour and y
half. baSting often.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
WsIdinu Brass.

A good flux to employ when welding
brass consists of mixture of sodium
chloride. borax and boracic acid Ham
merinc of brass after welding consiG-
erably improves the metal. 1t should
be done cold on brass with high per-
centage Of copper and hot on brass
with low percentage of copper. After
cold hammering the brass should be
annealed. Blacksmith and Wheel
wright
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13

Roi Il pint Of lima beans in Saltpi
boiling water add :CaSnnonful oI
sugar: when scft rut them through :!
sieve: make thin white sauce with
one tablespoonful of -four and one ~
butter and Il cup of milk. Stir Until
Snooth. When hot add Pint of Chick
IN stock and then add the beans: if TO
thick. more stock: serve very hot
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
To Remove Iron Rust.

Cream of tartar is said to be excel
lent for removing iron rust spots Use a
tablespoonful of cream of tartar to two
quarts of water and boil the article in
the solution. This is said to have re-
moved stains when lemon and salt and
even cxalic acid had failed to do so.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
Whitening Linen.

To whiten unbleached table linen o;
muslin or other unbleached articles.
boil them in blue water such as is used
for rinsing. After they are Thoroughly
Scaided remove from the boiler and
hang them on the line without rinSing.
The next washing will remove the blu
iDC
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
Molasses Candy.

Two cupfuls molasses, one cupful
white sugar, butter half the size of an
egg, two teaspoonfuls vinegar. Boil
until candy hardens in cold water.
When cool pull until white. twist and
cut into small pieces with shears.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
New United States prydock.

The Union Iron works. San Fran.
cisco, is under contract with the navy
department to build drydock lif96
feet long by 10 feet wide With 30 fee.
depth over the sill. which is to be p<e.'
by United States naval vessels In the
Pacific.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13
Nut and caIerx Salad.

Mix equal parts of English walnuts
or pecan meats cut in pieces and GEL
cry cut in small pieces. Marinade with
French dressing. Serve with border
of shredded lettuce.
The Adair County news., 1915-01-13

Keep Dust Out Of Spark Plug Hole.
When the spark plug is removed 8
cork should be put in the spark plug
hole to keep out dirt and grit until
ready to replace the plug.