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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-18
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CHAPTER vHL

~ Sanford Quest sat In bic favorite
char h.s cigar inclined toward The
leithand corner Of his mouth. hls a.
ieuu0u riteted upon a small lnsiru
ucui which be- vas supporting upon
Bio knee he glanced across the room
10 who're Lenom was bending over
her DESK
"Wrro Zone O. this time. Young
wouan be- dedcod tium hanrv
'lts OH % X. working Ike nitle
peaoi
Los. ra rose and came toward hm.
"is uat tho poke, wireless
3d. a.ided
CIV. bad Morrison ont or Harlem
al tl morning to Test &c. ho ioid
her Two scnt him at ieat' haf
doirr messages from iha easy chilr.
and 500 the replies How are sou roi-
tinF ou with tho code
go badly Tor a stupid porson."
Lerara replied
ia.rl who had been busy eIth
sou. peppers az the farther enl oi
the som came over and i0insi thcm
sa ita a dandy uttlc AFFAIR That
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~ ih o. n day Or so AGO iim spoke
10 from Filth avenue
"W eot lt tuned Go "a shade rov.'
oue declared Equipped vih ih's
sn.r little device you can speak
g. Oh from any where up io ten or "a
do7au miles
Qacst rose o. BIS foot arf moved
rc.f'Dsiy about tho room
sa girls" De confessed "th.s Is
r. at time ln my lifo taye been
o. G1 Ike this Two cases oa land
and nothing doing viii e.fhr- of thsm
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smsu black box whose presence
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81 answered
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The hands that grirped Mrs hhein'
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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-18

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out' aAs assured kim
Qaest TOOK the boa insa hi. i.snds
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ran ~ eotign'wool On the top uara
fea ilucs d ~fi'le9 sad bsnssth
thsfa ths signature u tho parted
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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-18

dastd aho-i almost almiestiy Tor near
d. haf 40 hour Then Quesi came
10 a sudden rian6fiih l.enorn Eripiet
his arm. Ther had both heard the
SAINT sound "a queer cfoouinF ffy,
half piainure haif anFry
what's hat b. etclaimet.
Lsnora riil riHng 70 bis arm.
= bate this place Ehe whlageFed,
~ tsrrsfes me what are VI. ioos.
inE Ter. NJ Quest
cant saY hat kn0E srscfiF" rhe
latter antNefes -tgi ! guess sen
ma oct rbero thas ~ came ffori
sounded 10 ne psc1n1aeSls Mac a hs-
nan eaoFr
They had made tAeir vsy 70 ~
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30
Lincoln Amonq Other Men.

Some years ago series of pictures
was printed showing Lincoln in many
attitudes. either alone or in company
with statesmen or military men in
Washington or in camp Attention
was called by the writer. who had as
sembled the pictures, to the singular
isolation and dignity of Lincoln when
taken with any group Of men. They,
almost without exception, showed that
they were conscious Of observation. at
titudes were studies, and the effort to
look well in the picture was often evi.
dent No matter in what company he
was, the president seemed not to be
conscious either of the artist. of him.
self or OF the men who surrounded
him. He stood or sat alone. as if he
were an hnpersonal figure representing
native strength and unique sublimity
of character.-Christian Register.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30

One of the strangest features OF
chemistry is the fact that many Of the
chemical names are misleading and do
not describe the articles. Here are
few examples: Oil of vitriol is no oil.
neither are oils Of turpentine and kero.
sene. Copperas is an iron compound
and contains no copper
Salts OF lemon is the exceedingly
poisonous oxaIic acid. Carbolic acid
is not an acid. but an alcohol. Cobalt
contains none of that metal, but
arsenic. Soda water has no trace of
soda, nor has sulphuric acid of sui
phur Sugar of lead has no sugar.
cream of tartar has nothing of cream.
nor milk of lime any milk. German
silver has no silver and black lead no
lead Mosaic gold is only a sulphide
of in.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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REPORTING FROM MEMORY.
When Note Taking Was Forbidden In
the House of Commons.

Holcroft's feat in memorlzing the
whole play of Figaro" after hearing
IL ten times could probably have been
easily outdone by Memory" Woodfall,
who in the days when note taking was
forbidden in the house of commons
acquired fame by the extraordinary
power of reporting from memory the
speeches he heard in that august as
sembly.
His usual attitude during debate.
says the London Chronicle, was to close
his eyes and lean forward with both
hands upon his stick, being so well ac-
quainted with the tone and manner of
the several speakers that he seldom
changed his attitude save to catch the
name of a new member.
The speeches thus memorized he
printed in his journal. and so wonder
full was his memory that he could re-
tain full recollection of a debate fort
night after, though having listened to
many long nights Of speaking In the
interval He used to say he could put
any speech away on a corner shelf of
bis mind for future reference.
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The Fastest CoIors.

1t is said that. the fastest colors on
the market are what are known
among dyers as Observation-Disclosures
that are dyed with hydrosulphite in a
caustic bath. These colors are as near
ly fast as any can be made and have
been adopted by our government to be
used in army uniforms.
The dyeing of these colors on cotton
yarn is simple, especially when the
Scotch tub system is employed The
proper way to dye these colors is to
use the vacuum type of dye machine,
as the dyestuff experts hold that all
air should be eliminated from the cot
ton before the dyestuff is applied, and
this type of machine is best suited for
that purpose. because in this system
the cotton is stationary and the dye
liquor is forced through the cotton by
means Of pumps.-St Paul Pioneer
Press
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THIS WOMAN WAS
VERY UNHAPPY
Physically ard Mentally Worn
0ut-TeIIS How Nervous
and Crying Spells Were
Ended hV VinOL.

Monmouth, Ill.:-'1 was weak, worn
out and nervous. had no appetite and
was getting so thin and discouraged,
one day | Just broke down and cried
when a friend came in and asked me
what was the matter. ] told of my
condition and how nothing l took seemed
to do me any good, Vinolwas suggested.
l got bottle and before it was half
gone ! could eat and sleep well. l
continued its use and now my friends
say look ten years younger, and am
well, healthy and strong. | wish l
could induce every tired-out, worn-out,
nervous woman to take Vinol. Mrs.
HARRIET GALE, Monmouth, Ill.
There are many over-worked, tired
out careworn, nervous women in this
vicinity who need the Strengthening,
tissue building, and vitalizing effects of
Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron
tonic, and so sure are we that it will
build them up and make them strong
that we offer to return their money
If it fails to benefit,
Vinol is a delicious preparation of the
extract of cod liver oil and peptonate OF
iron and contains no oil.
Ackerman-Stewart Drug Company,
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Oldest Chess Problem.

The oldest chess problem on record
is thought 70 be that contained in an
ancient Persian manuscript attributed
to Caliph Kalifen Mutasin Billah, who
reigned in Bagdad A. d. S33 to s42
But the reader would have to learn the
old rules before it was Ineligible. For
example the queen could make move
of only one square at time and that
on diagonal. but u queen promoted
from pawn was allowed to make a
move of two squares diagonally. The
bishop had no power over any square
except the third from which ii stood
on its own diagonal line. but it was
allowed to vault over any piece that
happened to be between. In short, 1t
was Il totally different game. Chess in
the precise form in which we know 1t
and play it today is comparatively
modern game.-London Strand Maga.
zine.
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A LIVING TORPEDO.
That Odd Fish, the Electric Ray, Is a
Terror In His Own Way,


There is queer fish. bearing the
name torpedo, that in its own peculiar
way is a good deal of terror. This
is the torpedo, or electric ray. a dweller
in the southern seas, which grows to a
large size. sometimes weighing seventy
or eighty pounds. This peculiar fish
has Il nearly circular body, short tail
and a very small mouth.
The back Is browniSh in color, and
the underneath parts are white.
The torpedo obtains its name from
its power Of giving a violent shock,
similar to. an electric shock. to any
thing with which it comes in contact
Whenever an enemy approaches the
fish emits from its body kind Of cleo
tricity. which incapacitates the attack
er Immediately.
In capturing its food the torpedo
finds this power of use. Being very
inactive. it cannot pursue the small
fish which form its diet, so it lies in
wait until they swim close by and then
throws out its powerful shock. which
instantly renders them helpless.
If "A person touches this strange fish
he is attacked by cramp. which affects
the stomach producing kind Of con
vulsion For this reason the torpedo
is sometimes known as the "cramp
fish. ."-London Answers.
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Traditions of Sandwich,

Sandwich is the hub of the universe
of golf In times medieval it was
one of England's five gates. through
which passed heroes and saints, priests
and kings. Here it was that King
Arthur set out to play the emperor of
Rome with EXcalibur, and here on his
return Guinevere welcomed him. St
Paul, says tradition, landed at Sand
wich. but it is history that marks 1t
as the landing place of St Augustine.
Picts and Scots were here beaten back
by the army of the eastern Julian. and
Theodosius landed to repel the Saxons.
Beckett escaped from England via
Sandwich to France. Here Richard l..
landed after his Austrian imprison-
ment and John, king of France, came
as a prisoner of the black prince
London Chronicle.
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THE YELLOW FLAG.
A Ruse That Once Saved British Ship
From Capture.

A Ruse That Once Saved British Ship
From Capture.
An effective ruse de guerre in the way
of flag flying was that practiced in the
Mediterranean at the beginning of the
last century by Lord Dundonald while
cruising in the British ship Speedy
This little brig had captured so many
of the enemy's merchantmen that a
Spanish frigate was specially fitted out,
disguised as a merchantman, to bring
her to book.
Dundonald. in order to deceive the
merchant craft of the enemy, adopted
similar tactics and disguised the Spec.
dy as Danish merchant brig. The
two disguised boats soon sighted each
other. Dundonald at once gave chase
and discovered his mistake when the
Spaniard suddenly revealed her true
nature and started lowering boat to
examine the Speedy's papers.
But Dundonald was equal to the oc.
casion. He hoisted the yellow flag
signal of sickness. And when the
Spanish boat was within hail an Eng
lish officer in Danish uniform shouted
that they were only two days out Of
Algiers. AS the plague was raging In
Algiers, the ruse was completely sue.
cessful.-London Chronicle.
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A Cautious Reply.

At West Point they tell story of a
man known as Ginger, on account Of
the peculiar color of his hair. who grad
uated at the foot of his class after six
years at the Point
Ginger distinguished himself while
reciting to an instructor in ordnance
by a remarkable answer to the ques.
tion How many pieces will a twelve
pound shell burst into?" the average
number having been determined well
by experiment After due reflection
Ginger lifted his eyes to those of the
Instructor and replied:
Not less than two" - New York
Times
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AVOID C0nTAGION.


Get the Health History Of House Be-
fore You Move Into 1t.
To those intending to buy or move
into house that has been occupied
the following advice is offered by the
NOman's Home Companion:
"Guard your family from contagious
disease germs in the upw house. 1t
has been proved that thousands of III
berculoSis and scarlet fever cases an
nually are the result of moving into
houses which have not been disin.
fected
Secure the health history of the
house you expect to buy or rent 1t
will be supplied by your board of
health, your health officer or any ply.
sician who practices III your town. If
it has housed Il tuberculosis patient
don't take that house: find another.
No matter what the health history
of the house. have the plumbing exam
ined. the drains flushed and the entire
house disinfected.
"If the walls are to he repupered
have the old paper removed
DO not move into any house where
the cellar has been flooded and is
moldy.
IN towns where there is neither olty
water nor sewerage SySteIl make sure
that the well and the cesSpooI are wide
ly separated"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30
TIME TO BALK.
The Chinaman Thought the Missionary
Was Going Too Far.


DR. Frank Garrett, who has been a
missionary TO China for the last seven
teen years, says that the first thing
you have to do is to get the Chinese
viewpoint Like many of their Gus
toms, 1t seems to us upside down. In
the United States if you call man a
liar you are likely to get into serious
trouble. In China the man would be
rather complimented than inSulted.
A missionary had established little
church some where in the interior and
put native preacher in charge while
he visited some other mission points.
When he returned he missed one young
man from the congregation. The ma
tive preacher said they had put him
out of the church.
why. what was the matter? What
did be do?" asked the missionary.
He stole bamboo rod" returned
the preacher.
why" answered the missionary, "a
bamboo rod is worth only about 10
cents. Don't you think you were lit
tie severe?
"No, no. and he shook his head In
dignantly. I'VE can't have a thief in
the church. The Bible says thief
can't go to heaven, and we couldn't
have any one in the church who
couldn't go to heaven. Besides, 1t
would give us bad name in the com
munity."
WELL" returned the missionary. ''the
Bible says a liar can't go to heaven
Are you going to turn the liars out
too?"
"Oh," cried the preacher, that's diff
ferent! Entirely different! We all
lie."-Youth's Companion.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30
ANCIENT MEDICAL SKILL.
Peru Had Clever Physicians and Sur
aeons Aces Ago.

Both cocaine and Quinine were first
discovered and used by the prehistoric
inhabitants of Peru, Ecuador and Bo
livia. A cup made from the wood of
the tree yielding quinine was filed
with water aud allowed to stand over.
night In the morning the tqrii had
become saturated with the medicinal
properties possessed by the wood and
its bitter contents were drunk The
quassia cups sold in drug stores in this
country during the past century We're
the early method used to administer
quinine.
The leaf from the tree giving cocaine
is chewed today BY the Indians living
in the mountainous districts of Peru,
Ecuador and Bolivia. 1t acts as a
heart Stimulant in those high attitudes
and deadens the pangs of hunger so
frequently felt by the half starved ma.
tives.
The Chumus, who lived in Peru, &C.
cOrding to some authorities. 25O0
years before Christ and whose domin.
ions extended into Bolivia. Ecuador
and parts of Brazil and Colombia, had
a pharmacopoeia of their own. Most
of the articles used by them as medi
cines aeons ago are used 10y the physi
clan of today. Their surgeons were
highly skilled too. | have seen skulls
dug up in their old cemeteries that
showed their owners during life had
been injured many times in battle by
blunt instruments, presumably clubs.
asd their lives had been saved BY
trephining. | recall one skull with -four
silver plates. several with three. very
many with two and hundreds with one
-Leslje's Weekly.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30

OF Lord Jeffreys, noted for his heart
less cruelty. it is recorded when he
was chief justice be had witness be-
fore him whose evasive answers
aroused the judges ire The witness
wore an exceedingly long and bushy
beard. Said Jeffreys. IF your con.
science is as large as your beard you'D
swear anything" Unabashed. the wit
ness retorted, IF your lordship meas
ures consciences by boards your lord.
ship has none at all"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30
OLD TIME MANNERS.
Rules of Good Behavior In the Early
Eighteenth Century.

Rules of Good Behavior In the Early
Eighteenth Century.
In work entitled Youths Behav.
ior," published in 1706. there is this
injunction to young gentlemen, Put
off thy Cap or Hat to persons of Des
ert as are Churchmen. Justices and the
like, turning the Cap or Hat to thy
selfwards; making Reverence. bow.
ing thyself more or less according to
the custom Of the better bred"
In the midst of remarks which indi
cate the utmost refinement we come
suddenly upon such directions as this
"'Tis not manners as soon as you
are set at Table to bawl out, 4 eat
none Of this, | eat none of that. care
for no Rabbit; love nothing that
tastes of Pepper. Nutmeg. Onyons.
etc.
After stating that some have been
so refined in Foreign parts that they
will neither be covered, nor sit with
their backs to the picture of an emf
nent Person." the writer goes on to
remark that there are some who eat
with that eagerness and impatence.
they eat themselves out of breath and
will pant like broken winded Horse,
but these are not to be indured"
He also warns his pupil thus:
When you are talking to any one do
not Continually punch him in the side.
as some people do; who. after every
sentence keep asking the person they
are conversing with, Did not tell
you so? What say yon, sir?' and in
the meantime they are every moment
jogging and thruSting him with their
elbows, which cannot be considered as
a mark Of respect"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30
.rns Almanac Trust.


The sale of almanacs was once lu-
crative monopoly. Queen Elizabeth
granted the sole right to publish "al-
manacs and representations" to the
Stationers company, and James |. ex-
tended the privilege to the universities
of oxford and Cambridge, but for CEN {
turtles only these three bodies were per:
mitted to issue printed calendars The
monopoly ended when the claim of the
king to the privileges Of granting or
Withholding permission to issue calen-
dars--a survival. perhaps, from days
when kings asserted their right to reg
ulate all things. including even the
times and seasons was definitely dis
proved and proclaimed nonexistent
Now anybody can say who's who any
where. London Spectator.
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Munchausen,

"The Travels of Baron Munchausen,m
as we have them. are compound from
great variety of sources, The first
instaIment which processes to be
based on the real baron's own tales, is
scarcely quarter Of the whole, and
even this has been traced in great part
to various German. Italian and Portu-
guese origins. Afterward the author
cribbed avowedly from Lucian and
added second volume intended as a
satire on Bruce's Travels" Most Of
the early editions were entitled GUILTY
yer Revived: or. the Vice of Lying
Properly Exposed. ."-London Taller.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30
Stopping the Idle Talk.

Pardon my interrupting you. old
chap, but really you're wasting your
time"
whats the matter? Aren't you In
tereSted in what I'm saying?"
Not particularly Besides, it won't
accomplish anything"
Il don't understand you"
Its no use telling me how your boss
ought to run his business. Tell It to
him or keep still about it."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30

A prudent mother is always on the
watch for symptoms of worms in her
children. Paleness, lack of interest in
play, and peevishness is the signal for
WHITES CREAM VERMlFUGE. A
few doses of this excellent remedy
puts an end to the worms and the
child soon act naturally. Price 25c
per bottle. Sold by Alderman Stew
art Drug Co.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

U. 8. LAND OFFICE at Gatnasvtlls
Florida, March 20, 1915. iiie
Notice Is hereby given that William n.
irorice, ior, OF Harlem, Florida, who, on April rs,
ISIO, made Homestead Entry, No, O8459. for
eT OF nwh and e1T of swI<, Section 2s. Tewn-
snip ; south, Range IS East TaIlahassee
% %Merioian. has filed notice OF Intention to
.tsn ma n.y. nSe year proof, to establish claim to
circuit Court, at Palatka, on the 9th day OF
Claimant names as witnesses.
BOYD Bryan, of Harlem, Florida
M.'H. Bryan, of Harlem, Florida;
David Hunter. OF Harlem, Florida.
w. ii. Holloway, ofFlorahome. Florida.
ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Register
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Your Chances.

The little chances linger and return,
but the great chances come and go and
never come again. If We could look
back over the lives of the people by
whom we are surrounded how many
great and rich opportunities would we
see that they have permitted to drift
by them unimproved!
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What He Wished To Know.

Here's an article in this magazine
entitled How to Meet Trouble" said
Mrs. Wedderly. shall read it to
your"
NO, thank you" replied his wife's
husband. How to dodge trouble is the
brand of information I'm looking for"
Chicago News.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30

To have a fine healthy complexion
the liver must be active, the bowels
regular and the blood pure. All this
is brought about by using HERBINE.
1t thoroughly scoIrs the liver, stom-
ach and bowels, puts the body in fine
condition and restores that clear, pink
and white complexion so much desired
by ladies. Price SOC. Sold by Ack-
ermar- Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-30

If you cough all night you get no
rest, nor does anyone else in the
house. Keep within reach bottle of
BALLARD'S HOREHOUND SYRUP.
1t is then easy to stop the tickling
which causes the cough, whenever it
appears. Price 25c, SOC and $1.00
per bottle. Sold by Ackerman-Stew
art Drug Co.
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now II WORKS Out.

"I'll never forget the favor you have
done me-" said the man who doesn't
mind asking for what he wants.
Don't say that" replied the cold
blooded person. when a man keeps
brooding over an obligation he's al.
most sure to get resentful instead of
appreciative. Washington Star.