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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-09-17
CHAPTER II.
The Lost Isle.

iHc LOSt 1916
On the same day-the day of the
red death at Martinique-and but two
short hours before the pilot put the
helm OF the tramp steamer Princess
hard aport, three men sat on the YER
anda Of low-rooied, whitewalled
bungalow in st, Pierre.
One of these men was Ilington, a
young American. He passed around
a box of fragrant Martinique cheroots.
He folded up some half-dozen slips of
paper he had been examining and re,
turned them to another individual who
faced him from across the table.
"Senor Hernandez" exclaimed the
young American, for a week at least
half hundred times-I have told
you your credentials were satisfactory
to me-"
Hernandez nodded gravely. He
thrust the papers back into a pocket
and tapped them Significantly.
None could be better" he ex-
claimed grandiloquently, 81 am Her
nandez-that Is all sufficient"
Suddenly the American turned and
faced the third member of the coterie.
And what" he exclaimed, what of
Ponto here?"
This third individual was the
strangest creature Of them all He
was Mexican; dark, very dark; low
proved; statured-and-fat
Hernandez nodded significantly.
"Ponto, senor," he returned, lis as
good as gold. He, too, is brave"
viii he do as tell him." queried
the American
Hernandez bowed. You tell me,
senior, and | tell him. He will obey
The American turned his back for
moment and Hernandez and Ponto
exchanged significant glences.
llington turned back to them. 1T
Is agreed" he said, Il will take you
on. To have brave men one must |
take chance"
Ilington crossed the veranda and
entered the living room, from there
disappearing through another door In |
o moment he was back, apparently
empty handed. Once more he seated
himself and then drew from the hip
pocket of his trousers a thin oilskin |
packet sealed with sealing wax He
laid It ON the table before him.
Gentlemen" be said, 81 am the
owner of the lost isle of Cinnabar
My forefathers held the grant direct
from Spain The lost isle of CHINA
bar is valuable isle Tradition has
1t that upon 1t Is located a quicksilver
mine-an ancient mine but little
worked. My mission is to seek that
island, to find 1t and to claim il for
my own"
Where is this lost island?" queried
the Portuguese.
Ilington nodded "The secret" he
returned. "iies within this packet
In flash Pontos hand darted like
q black snake across the table to
clutch the packet in its grasp. The
American, for all his hugeness. was
quite as agile as the fat Ponto. He
snatched the packet away Just as Pom.
to's fingers touched it.
Pontos eyes Redeemed; his face
flushed suddenly. He fingered The hilt
of his knife and glanced toward Her.
nandez
4 will be careful to take small
chance with you. friend Ponto, said
ilington. He waved the packet to-
ward Hernandez. All in good time,
senior" he said.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-09-17
Malaria Or (;hiIIs & Feve.

Prescription No. 6s6 is prepared especially
ior MALARIA or CtilLLS q FEVER.
Five or SIX doses will break any case, and
1t taken then SO tonic the Fever will not
return. It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not eripe or sicken. Csc
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-09-17

See Neal of the Navy at Peoples and
Rosemary Theatres Thursday Night
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-02-18
Italians Are Veaetarians.

Being newcomers the Italians are
doing the heavy, unskilled work
which was once the prerogative Of the
Irish. The shovel is now as firmly as
sociated in our minds with Tonic as
formerly with Barney. The northern
Italians go much into mine and quarry
and silk mill, but the others stick
close to railroad, street and construc-
tion work. Of our railroads it has been
said that Italians build them, Irish
run them and Jews own them" Nearer
to the truth, perhaps, is the New York
mot Houses nowadays are built by
Italians, owned by Jews and paid for
by Irish tenants" Being small and
vegetarian, the Italians are not pre-
terred in earthwork for their physical
strength, but because of their endur.
ance of heat, cold, wet and muck. AS
one contractor put 1t, They can stand
the gaff."-The Century.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-02-18
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Registration Notice.
CHARLESTON,S

The Viice OF the Supervisor 81. he. =
istration will be open Oh the Isl Mon.
day in each month for the purpose OF
registering any person who is quail
fed a. follows:
Who shall have been a resident OF
the State for two years, and Of TIE
county one year, and of the polling pre-.
cinct in which the clectOr offers to
vote four months before the day OF
election, and shall have paid, SIX
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitu-
tion of 1896 submitted to him by the
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he owns, and has paid
all taxes collecuble on during the
present year, property in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars OF
more. H A MEYER,
Jerk of Rearf
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-02-18
ROLFES SITUATION
BY ROBIN WINsrANLEY.

A rustic bridge with a frail railing,
a charming young lady resting upon
it. creak, a splash and Minna Graves
uttered a shrek and sank beneath the
surface of the brook.
A 1.-THE, carelessly-dressed figure,
that of a young man coming up the
bridge approach, shout of interest
and alarm and as he plunged boldly
into the swirling current, Minna came
up choked, blinded and frantic.
Don't struggle" spoke gentle but
resolute tones in her ear, 30 conf
dence.inspiring that Minna obeyed
orders and came ashore dripping,
flushing at the ridiculous figure she
made. Her rescuer warded OF her e1.
pressions Of fervent gratitude with
light laugh over their mutual predica-
ment, and she grew coherent enough
to indicate that q park-like place in
the near distance was her home.
Rolfe Ditson conducted her to It's
open gateway, solicitously made sure
that she was able to get to the house
unaided, derided the idea that he
might catch cold from his wet gar
ments and went his way after an in.
vitation to call and meet her people.
Rolfe Dtson swung on his way with
Frightened eye, for he worshiped
beauty and goodness. As to Minna,
she could not get that strong intel
lectual face out of her mind readily.
His first call led to second. These
two were fast approaching state
of mutual love.
Minna saw in him handsome, we'll
bred gentleman. Her father and
mother rather liked his direct, yet
unobstrusive ways Not 80 Harold
Graves. This son and brother had
chum he had tried to thrust upon the
attentions of Minna. His sister dis
liked him intensely. When Rolfe ap-
peared upon the scene the rejected
suitor scented rival. Thenceforward
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-02-18
Reported Loss of His Arm.

While walking along the railroad
track in the Mill Creek yard, John
Wise of Port Carbon. Pa, fourteen
years, was jostled by man unknown
to him and he fell upon the track just
as a trip of cars came which ran over
him, seyering his right arm above the
elbow
Wise walked to the dispatcher's Of
fee, several hundred yards distant,
and coolly told the men in the Office
he had lost his arm, which they might
find on the tracks. He was hurried
to the office of physician where he
was given first aid and brought to the
Pittsville hospital. The severed arm
was found /as he had stated u
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-02-18

nSoSb StS"s
the two chums aimed to dislodge and
discredit Rolfe, If possible.
I'm on a still hunt" Harold Graves
told his crony one day. "Ditson Is
mighty mysterious and secretive. He
lives at the next town hotel, he says,
but he does not appear there more
than once a week. He disappears
regularly. I'm shadowing him, I'll
have some news soon that will oust
the fellow, trust me-"
And, sure enough, one afternoon in
a great state Of excitement young
Graves sought his sister in the garden.
She was seated in a hammock, dream.
ing tenderly of the absent Rolfe. She
was trustful and proud Of his atten.
tions, and although he had been very
reserved as to his business In the
town and its vicinity. she felt that
he had some good reason for that
policy.
I've found QUIT" proclaimed Harold
in tone of exultation.
Found out WHAT" inquired Minna.
About Ditson | never liked his
evasive ways Neither did my cEum.
Humph! fancy after this you'll
value tried and true friends like him,
instead of picking up with SNUG
gler."
"A smuggler?" repeated MINI;
vaguely.
That's just what Ditson is. A regu-
lar member of the Black Ribbon gang,
down at Bottle Point"
For moment Minna's face
whitened, then confidence and loyalty
came back into her eyes.
"Nonsense!" she said simply.
"Is it?" retorted Harold, viciously.
"I'll show you. I'll have him arrested
the next time he sets his foot on
these grounds"
"You dare!" hared up his sister.
"Do you think I would believe such
thing as you intimate against true
gentleman who saved my life, and
who has the confidence and respect
of our father and mother? You have
never liked Mr. Ditson, and this is
some plot Of yours, because Of your
preference for that chum of yours"
Its true, just the same" persisted
Harold, angrily. Il tracked him
down. I saw him meet regular
rough crew of the fellows who are
making the revenue service people so
much trouble, smuggling goods over
here across the Canadian border. He
acted cheek by jowl with them. Went
off with them in their boat. I've told
he revenue people about it. They'rs
,cing OF after the gang tomorrow"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-02-18
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties ofQUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. SO cents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-07-31
S0CIABILlTY RUN
Postponed for Ten Days-Not Safe
to Make Run Before August
Eighth.

President Flanders of the Business
club and Commissioner Ayers made a
tour of inpection of the roads over the
Diamond d trail as far as Pactola, or
within a short distance of that place
The conclusion reached by them is that
it is not safe or advisable to attempt an
excursion of any considerable number
of cars before Sunday, Aug s. While
single cars may get through without
getting stuck in the mud, the chances
are against them. The first twenty miles
out of Deadwood the roads are dry and
hard and in fine shape. Beyond that
they are not good. The first serious
mud hole is about four miles this side,
or west of PaCtola at a point where a
man ran into tree and the wife went
through the wind shield. There, a
number of springs seem to come up ia
the middle of the road. A temporary
road has been made around the springs
but it is not very good and it will take a
week to corduroy and cover the poles
and brush with earth. There are places
on the road in Pennington county that
are impossible as we'll as impossible.
Forest Supervisor lines and County
Commissioner Palmer have promised to
have them inshape by August 8, and if
there is no additional rainfall they will
probably succeed Pioneer Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-07-31
THE SPIRIT OF PROGRESS.

AS ye scribe has just returned from a
tramp down the valley, will toss you a
hall or two, and if succeed knocking q
dent in some knockers" anatomy OF
can gain a smile across the phiz Of some
''pessimist" it will be reward enough
perhaps of wasting 80 much of my ''op-
| timstic quill" MIR. Tom Richardson
| evidently believes in progressing for as
he skins over the prairie in his new car
to and from his distant home is 20 doubt
thinking that the world DO move" and
far ahead of the way he has travelled
over the long weary miles heretofore.
He deserves this luxury, Mrs. Lulu
Spencer proprietress of the old McBeath
ranch, has built new house and other
wise improved the ranch. The environ.
ments are clean, sphinx and span, and to-
gether with her seven children seem
happy as CLAIMS basking in the sunshine
Mrs Spencer has just started to her old
home in Illinois to help adjust some
business matters and may be away a
month. Joe Carter and son has a fine
large field of fall grain, soon ready for
the reaping. 1t reflects credit on the
management, and the family seem proud
OF their nice home. The Pleasant Valley
Ranch, Mr.. w. r. Woods proprietor,
with its hundreds Of acres of beautiful
crops is a sight worth looking at, and it
is nearly ready for the sickle. 1t is
worth motoring sixteen miles to see
Great credit is due to the efficient fore
man, Mr.. j. l.. Lyman. And the ways
and means whereby such fine bounti.
ful crop is secured ask Billy, for he
knows. Go thou and do likewise
There is nothing succeeds like success.
Haying is now on. The Heumphreus
estate, with the genial Joe at the head, is
putting on a broad smile also There is
hundreths of acres of fine hay coming
on and the rich fields of grain are the
admiration of all beholders. Our
worthy 2. NJ. and his estimable better
half have been making this home q
short visit. Miss Mary and her brothers
know how to keep up the old record as
royal entertainers. Will Ayers is proud |
of his accomplishments as game hun
ter, having brot down quite lately a
large wild animal just ready to spring |
upon him. Is thot by some to be lynx
or possibly a young noun tain lion, and |
now he says he wants the mate. guess |
Will must be defendant of Nimrod, |
the mighty hunter" The editor smiles !
and says cut it out, SO we make bow |
to the Greek
OMEGO.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-07-31
OBITuARY.
OMEGO.

Verna Elsie Wilkinson, daughter of
Charles and Olive Wilkinson, was born
November /, 1898, near Hot Springs, S.
d. AT the age of 2 years, she with her
parents moved near Custer where she
has lived until July q, 1915, when she
peacefully passed away at the age Of Is
years, months and q days. The cause
of her death was heart failure. Her
father passed away only few months
before. She leaves heart broken
mother, five brothers and three sisters,
who mourn her loss deeply. Hers was
a most lovable disposition, kind to ALL
The funeral was conducted from the
Congregati onal church Thursday af-
ternoon, ReY. L. ]. Fish preaching the
sermon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-07-31
DESTROYING CROPS
Injustice Suffered by Farmers Who Have
Been Gagged in Preserve With
lElk and Buffaloes.

| Through your columns | wish to show
the hardship and injustice suffered by
Custer County taxpayers who have been
Gagged in the State Game Preserve with
| elk and bufIaloes. Our ranches are all
| fenced, but no fence sufficient to turn
domestic stock is any protection against
I these animals, and few farmers can af-
ford to build foot fences such as the
State uses 70 confine them. The Herd
Law is in force here as elsewhere in the
State, but the State is outside Of all law
and cannot be sued for the damages done
TO the farmers by its buffalo and elk +.
One widow woman who has lived here
for the last % years, has had 20 acres OF
fine oats destroyed and the elk are still
preying on her crops. Every night a
bunch Of them is in her fields, her boys
20 and shoot over them to scare them,
but they come right back She has ap-
peaed to the State officials for protection,
but nothing is done to help her. Others
ere having like experience and their
fate today will be ours tomorrow. After
seasons Of drought, it is cruel hard that
when the Lord sends rain to make good
crops the State should send wild beast
to destroy them. The State has taken
the stand that if we will persist in living
where they want to keep wild animals,
we must take the consequences.
Many Of these farmers have long had
patents TO their land, all have taken
them in good faith to make homes for
themselves; through dry seasons and
hard times they have held onto their
farms, and even though the Law gives
them no protection for their frui't of
their labor they will not be driven from
their homes nor allow their crops to be |
destroyed by wild game kept by the
State so that sightseeing summer tourists
may look at the pretty elk and buffalo |
that eat up the poor Black Hills farmers !
crops. If the State must 20 into the |
business it can fence off an
unsettled part Of the 100 square miles Of
the Preserve where the animals will not |
be menace to the settlers and destruc-
ton to their crops. This Preserve was put |
through the Legislature by misrepresen-
tation, it was said that the land was un-
settled. There are many settlers on it. |
There are county roads running through |
it, now barred by gates, which have
been travelled over since territorial |
days, and there is land within it to |
which the State has no title, and home |
steaders who, if the State can make good
its grab, will have to forfeit their rights
to 100 acres of Enlarged Homestead land
for the privilege of living inside an
foot fence with the wild beasts furnished
by the State to destroy their crops.
w. L. SAYARs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-07-31

Geo. II. Henry Of Platte, S. D., one OF
the deputy fire marshals OF South Da-
kota, was here Tuesday, and made an
inspection of the town. To a reporter
Of the Chronicle Mr. Henry stated that
the electric wiring, and fire conditions
generally were excellent, much better
than he had found them in many To-
calties in South Dakota He was ac-
companied by the official stenographer
of the Department ofInsurance, Malcom
Byrne Of Pierre, Mr.. Henry is an old
newspaper man and formerly published
the Platte Tribune. Both gentlemen
made friendly call at this office.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-07-31

The county commissioners, and the
board of equalization proceedings of the
July sessions appear on the third page
of this issue; also the auditor and treas
urer's quarterly statement.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-07-31

DIR. W Long aid Harry Way motored
to Rapid City in Mr.. Longs car on the
23rd, the former to sttend meeting of
the State Dental Society, and th5 latter
for Joy ride They returned in the
evening
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-19
aorHAal aRMsEs \ LIN PLAN.


 Now comes Gotham with its seifsatistaetion. its Wall Street and its Bryan.annhilatng industry and gives the Commoner credit for starting something that it agrees should be carried successful conclusion New York says Bryan begun the movement to make the
 United States the market place for South American gov ernment bonds and suggested that we show our con Gdence in the South American countries by giving them
 per cent, interest rate on money needed for peace fu purposes And New York agrees that good business demands that tbe suggestions be carried out to the letter And st further New York is setting out to 60 that very thing.
 It has been shown that two things are important in connection with securing South American trade for the United States The first is to let South America have money with which to develop at rate that will encourage development That must be done so that there may be South American trade. The other neces sary thing is ships to accommodate the trade has been about concluded now that the government must provide che ships with which the trade because private enterprise is not meeting Che situation The of fer of three or four South American countries to join the United States in establishing joint government owned line or joint government and private capital enterprise. has served to win many people to the gov ernment ship plan who opposed ii last winter.
 Just now the indications that both cheap money and ships will be provided before the end of the South American winter which just starting shall have passed away and plans for another summer are com pleted
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-19
CserIaI No. Ol75s.l
APPLICATION FOR HOMESTEAD
 ENTRY

APPLICATION FOR HOMESTEAD
 ENTRY.
 United States Land OGlce, Juneau, Alaska, April 12. 1915.
 Notice is hereby given that John Wagner, whose postofIice address is Juneau, Alaska, a citizen Of the Unit ed States, beoing entitled to the ben efts of section 2289, Revised Statutes of the United States, and the Acts Of Congress supplemental thereto or amendatory thereof, does hereby apply to enter the lands embraced in U. s. Survey No. 1075, situated on Salmon Creek. abutting on Gastineau channel, and about three miles from Juneau, Alaska, and more particularly de- scribed as follows:
 Beginning at Corner No. 1, mean der corner, whence U. s. M. M. No. z bears N. 45o 50' w., SIT chains dis tant; thence meandering along the line of ordinary high water of Cas- tineau channel N. 54' 0f w., 701 chains; N. 21' 2O' w., $50 chains; N. 46' or w., 3.7S chains; N. 44' S2 D., 4. IS chains; N. 60 27' D., 257 chains N. 3So OF w., SGT chains; N. G OF w., 5.10 chains; N. 14' 5S' D., 7.OS chains to Corner No. 2, meander cor ner: thense East 5S Links to Witness Corner to corner Mo- 2. Meander Cor ner, 10.76 chains to Corner Mo- 8; thence S. 33o 55' D., along lines 4-1 Dewey Lode and IA Boston King Lode, Survey No. 955, 3O.40 chains to Corn CT No. 4, identical with Corner No. { of said Boston King lode; thence South 4.05 chains to Corner No. D; thence West 1884 chains to Witness Corner to Corner No. ], Meander Cor ner. 22.S1 chains to Corner No. l, the place of beginning; containing 62.74 acres. Mag. Var. 32' 13' D.
 This survey is tied to J. s. Mineral Monument No. z, which is situated on Salmon Creek Point, Gastineau chan nel, about 100 feet West of the road from Salmon Creek to Juneau in lat itude 58' 19' 8Og N and longitude 1S4o 2S' 00" w.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any portion of the above de- scribed tract are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the U. S. Land office at Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim thereagainst, under oath during the sixty day period of the publication of this notice, or with