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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
HOMES FOR woRKINGBIEN
rN LATIN AMERICA.

Tee fs6usaa9 t1caes for warks-z
peoeir are to BE- baiiG ir u4ru5s Aires
wlthi1 ere ceyf Gus years. ACCORDING
ts nrss tF-a tr ere befl~sin OF Tar
Pan Americas snho1. WashiGsF5a. u
a. Sc erse sae1 aa ana1gcFrrFnE
wogiE zoe seem 90 % OF vsry n1aeH
.ntervsE Co. tss eeopts ~ ere Cu5frd
states. baF when a coeEract1r from
Egrces Aires rece1ffq appeared f1
New Orfeaes. IA. aad tet fg 30 Frre~-
ally sragu taas hs vac ftsrs Zoe ere
pgrposs % bgyiaE sboaE 10000 900
feet % yellow ptrs aed some ts. 11I 600
feet % CYPRESS tsmker. the producers
o. these eoe1mottffrs tn ere state %
Lotiistasa ard esiEhbo-t~E sections o.
ere E1if coast az 1ere became alive Co
saT sifgatIpa asG isIgircd foe par
tiCaIars
Tbev f1aud that the ArEsatias gov
erur1ert haa svo3vsd a scheme for the
6ettsrueet % tEs ttV5aE cocdtrlrrs %
the taboFinE classes in che larger cities
% tse country bY p-aciuE TIRE posslbii-
isg % ounfaE tssir hoa1ss uithfn their
reach. To accoaaplfss this she govern
merit has enfsrsG iuto a eostrset With
a large Nev VorE company for The
erectigu q 0eo0 twestoFy housss 90
an ogsiyinE district % tas ArE~rfins
capital Each hosss ts % have not
less thaa evr roorzs. = kitchen. a bath
ROOFS. sever connections. etc. rrgst
frons on a street o. rgb'tc passage
and crust 81 wittia four squares % a
street ear line o. q railway station.
Tb~se Eogsss are o. o. sold. PREF.
erasiy 60 ArEsntiEs cffizeus IN the ser-
efoT % che sovcrurrsnt. on an tnstaii-
ess-E rfas Whereby tss purchaser Oh
uEstes bimssif % pav So s. pr r1oufh
ursu the rsnrtEaEs loan % 81 $50 has
bsea Fspaif V5sa tntsrss. az the rate
@ 8 Per cent pr anaana. tfogses uos
takes ~ employees % the Egverumcat
are 90 - sod 90 Other applicants. sira-
Tar projects are uzdsr vay "a Santa
20 asf other provfsess % ArTsatina-
ths h1usrs ta most cases bsiax smaller
Er9 less excessive. taEs rsducinx tAe
Err0uns % thr Szs.afS-nerEs azs snzbt-
faE Work-zsn win incomes % less
saas SEQ rs- meath % b~co1s PSF
eansers
Tnr FEATURE Whaes rnak~s re p1as
fsastsis ts ths tact tkas tss govern
mses a. 90 tsszs q series % va. are
GsoNn as ~faserusI- easds. bsarfzx So
tsrsss &c Ire rae % 8 pr csat. Wtich
e fsass 60 tes eoessrseft1a e1zp1afss
tssrseF esassizE thsea so fuaucs tksss
tsrEs prpiccfs. Nseh % sss Imported
eG1ftsE Material f. also % - E4zait-
tsf free % sssY
ffsss siaGsr 60 tksss AVE beer -
or~rsfioa On Cers. u-sz1. sze Co,o@-
efzs ss4 Erv e~fsx projected - saliva
cor. ne possisicss Rspsbiie. Fsrs Raa
oces- tatia Aszsrfeas eosGtrtes. u
rssss ess~s tse eo4sss b~ssE ersefe,4
arr satses,f % sfas eyrrsss. &z4 TO
soess sSrses o. ksraNossis. As Be- tAs
esss % tie ft1sros AIRES prpiset. ssseA I
% tts isssb~r SEEDED nay - par
ehsseS Ia sss Czirss States. Ezs ssrs
sts eevsiop@~rs % these p'sss asT
z~aa zseA 20 t>s s0--fEr tr.Gs % tie .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

-FepeatsTs" for whom a famous nos
tTlm manufacturer declared hts cough
dope WAs designed.
Questions and Answers.
Sweets for Skinnles: 2 am nearly
twenty pounds under normal weight
but la fairly good health. Arc sugar
and candy and sweets advisable OF
aot7 I want 10 increase my weight Il
possible.
Reply.
Carbohydrates-sugar and starches
are fat-sparcrs That g.. they are
easily burned up 20 supply immediate
available energy for daily needs. thus
tending 20 save the tissues and make
you fat Sugar and coed candy are
the mos; fatteuinr. digestlble
strengthening food you can eat.
Nasal Poiyp; As soon as "a turns AZ
all damp my nose becomes absolutely
stopped up on one side. have had
mild catarrhal trouble. but am other.
W!ss quite healthy. I sneeEe a great
deal
Reply.
Perhaps you have a polyp on that
side. Better have the doctor fish hts
headlight Ia there and see.
Fever and tuberculosis: Ny daugh-
ter. aged IS. seems 90 be anemic. run
down and poor. She does not func-
tionafe a. normally a. she used 10.
Often she has a temperature OF SO. 4
or almost 100 late in the afternoon.
VIII you please suggest something.
Reply.
We wouid suggest incipiont tuhercu-
iosis as The probable cause You should
have her chest thoroughly examined
BY a eompeien; physician without de-
lay.
Aspirin Habit; l. there any danger
IN tasiag several aspirin tablets each
day 10 relieve headache and neural
eta:
Reply
Yes. al sAiicyiie aci3 derivatives are
weakening Il long continued. The habit.
breaks down The blood and nervous
system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
rIME,s REVENGE.

TIMES REVENGE.
used 20 call you Carrots. dear.
When we were girl and boy:
called you Ginger. tool fear.
with purpose 20 annoy.
I held my hands above your head
To warm my fingers cold.
And II made you cry in the days gone
by
Bu; now your hair IS gold!
l used 70 call you SorreIl. dear.
When you were small in frocks;
But now you reign without a peer,
My darling Goidtlocks.
For times revenge has come 10 you,
And am all forlorn
In the silken snare OF your glorious
hair.
With its aureole Of morn.
I used 10 call YOU Candy Drop
When you were just a girl
And Mustard Seed and Sandy Top
And Dandelion Curl;
But now your head has won a light
Like fields o. summer wheat;
long 20 hold each lock of gold
That binds me 10 your feet
used 20 pull the tangled knots
o. memory OF shame!
called aloud for water pots,
To Quench the rudy fame.
But now Il IS my heart that burns.
While you are coldly- COY.
and my life I'd dare for the golden
hair
That I laughed at when a boy.
Chicago Daily News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09


szud couEreas
Two % she three
member % that
committee are nos
members q Pres
idsnt Wusou e ca
taet. william y
Wilson. the aecre
tary % labor and
william C. Red
neid. secretary Of
commerce I All
uoW quote from
the report % that
committee
Government "a
a min should be
ike government On
a state
IL appears 20
rour comm tfee
that no one can
seriously object.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
April 9 in American
History.

1626-Francis Bacon. reorganlzer OF
philosophy. died; born 1861.
3-Washington received through lhe
British army lines tidings o.
treaty of peace.
ISs5-Lee surrendered TO Grant at Ap-
pomattox. Va. The prisoners mum
bered about 5000 armed men and
10000 unarmed.
1909 - +, Marion Crawford. novehst'
died at Sorrento, Italy; born 1854.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

Davenport ptumhers are said r9 De-
up m arms because th- uuvcu port
city eouncu eas refused 60 praVifs
the pffmbiaE Inspector win an auto
so mat Ne ear 90 Bis Wort alorr
promptly This &C. g. believed. r. tbe
arst time that a plumber ever has
been pgt On recurf On tsvor % sE-
o-ditfaE saythtaE ta eouasetiou with
Ms WoriE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

snd ball club on terms almost az
reasonable. Rockford ts row HsN-oE
mat shs circuit help ft paF $500 for
rs retense from tBe W. so town
mat r. a. tlshs a. tsts has any place
IN the Three Eye. especially under ths
present leadership Rockford wants
ptney baseball ~ 81 waats anv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
Street Car Comedy.

otTcct Lar OomcuY.
Get your lawn sown before that
lovely rain last night7"
Say did. For once I believed the
weather man was right in predicting
showers. But what really decided me
were my corns. They started 20 jump
AZ noon yesterday. Wei. just 10 min
utes after had scattered the last
handful OF seed Il began 10 rain. 7
claim that's pretty close connections. "
Grow during the night
1t certainly did II can trust my
eyes, How's yours?"
Z sowed mine several DAYS ago and
OF course / have had a little start on
you. and. actually. this morning my
grass showed a growth OF exactly an
eighth OF an inch during the night"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

Of course ws are FofaE % have $50
coo 900 hushsis "a wheat in thts com
try next year. for the departmsut ot
sxrfcsatur~ SAYS 60. bgt ff vii be iutt
90 vel Co VAR r. Few weeks IonFrr b.
f1r~ seifnz
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

Jess VNuiard is SAID Co have tied
nfms@lf aD bY contract ts give half of
his earnings Cor tEs aett f1 years to
~. manager Wont che latter Boz
sore n less wears the erovu more
than a a-cadef
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
a German Institution

cortland Morning oregonianl.
The stork IS taking care that there
shall still be a supply OF Hohenzol-
lerns in spite OF the casualties OF war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
Alas. LIS Dead.

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune).
Possibly oar old friend Ii Hung
Chang. the champion questioner.
might be able to find out the reasons
for the Bryan policy in Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
Always Strong on the Latter.

~ AsIIiEIUU EFrUIuE SUIT.
The Prinz Eitel can never complain
OF America as a country that could
not combine consistent neutrality
with proper hospitality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
Nf.vff
~ CONGRESSMAN CLYDE y. TAV-
EN~Ea

tWr..tea f0r The Arsgsl
The Taylor system Eas also insesii-
gated - a special COMMITTEES % the
Nn...n l.--r. fNa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

Times have chaaRed The demo
sras. are aos shaViaz tas repubjicans
how % Held couventions without
|ersaEfnx g1 ne f1rpitars aad taoct.
)nx the plaster oG the walls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

re- ought. foe ohViogs rcasons. % ee
. great deal easier f1f Iowa to er@
force fta rev antttiBsinE ta~ than ere
one pass~i 90 make tn state dry aftrr
thls year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

CHICAGoAN airted two years with
a girl before she had him arrested.
She must have liked IL 10 have let II
20 on that long. Al any rate he was
fined 800. Cheap. members OF the
order OF F1irts will probably agree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

Peace proOh@ts arr noe without
honor even a. horas since tssg vote-
the WISHES % th~ neutral part % che
world. a. veil as "a large part % che
pooafafio1 % ere b~iursrraf a1t.0us.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
Cause and Effect.

kansas City JournaD.
Whom the Lord loveth he chasten-
eth. Philadelphia. so recently regen-
Grated by Billy sunday. was buried
under Is inches OF Easter snow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

FLORENCE ". Spatz rs. Frank J.
Spatz Is the title OF suit for divorce
fled in Cook county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

CHICAGO aldermen are growing so
sensitive one has just sued a neigh
Dor for $4,000 for alleged libel. The
defendant merely placed sign in the
window OF his store stating that the
alderman had taken $1,000 OF the
ci;y's money and gone TO Europe on
a spree To be sure. there would have
been less cause for complaint had he
spent the cash az home.
STREET car employees are on a
strike in New York state. Good open
ing for the ji;bus.
JENNIE Steal has been arrested in
Arkansas for embezzlement. Her name
may be against her. but her sex will
probably save her when she goes be-
fore jury. To insure acquittal her
attorney might seek n change of Venue
TO Chicago.
WHEN dogs bark at and children
avoid man Il Is advisable for Others
TO beware. NC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS

THE fact that Billy Sunday Is fail
irE IN Paterson. y. J. will occasion
no surprise Anybody who has lived
there has no fears OF the future. no
matter what IL promises or threatens.
OKLAHOMA and Kansas are both
Claiming Jess Willard since he became
champion. Charley Cases predica-
meut Just reversed. Charley says that
Rochester and Albany. y. Y. have
been quarreling over him for years
Rochester claims he was born in Al
bany and Albany insists he frst saw
the light In Rochester.
LORD Kitchener's war is due 70 be-
-g- IN exactly % DAYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
our one Best Wisenheiner.

augusta Chronicle.l
Nobody Is fooling the farmer. The
man who imagines he can fool the
farmer dsceives himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

Tine 20 put your ~ys ana had 90
tr4lalnE Cor ne ~ FvHttins cam
prisn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09

HE. PACEY spent a happy week in
Hoosierdom. In such romantic seen
cry. and amid such hospitable people.
u Is not loathsome 10 tarry a week
Ouarso. III. Leader and Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
THE ARGUS.

Fssnsa-f cary a. fszs s~esrf sv--
80. nsak ts.aaa O. fcns-r-a ss tns
pastarra- a. saeaaf aefsss nsattsrI
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25

III flash Ponto's hand darted Ike
q black snake across the table to
clutch the packet in it's grasp The
American. for all his hugeness. was
quite as agile as the fat Ponto lie
snatohed the packet away just as Pom.
to's fingers touched IT,
Pontos eyes Redeemed his face
flushed suddenly. lie fingered the hilt
Of his knife aud glanced toward Her
nandcz.
Il will be careful to take small
chance with you. friend Ponto, said
llngton lie waved the packet To-
ward Hernandez MI IN good time.
senior. he said
The important question went on
llington. is this Who is in posses
sion OF the lost isle OF CHINA.
bar? 1t belongs to me have the
paper title al any rate can obtain
it. but whom must We eject when we
arrive"
Leave that to me. said Herman
dez We shall wipe them OF the face
OF the earth
a screen door swung open and a
native woman gaudily arraycd in
green and yellow stripes. her head
bound around with strip of orange
colorcd linen, slipped through the door
leading with her tiny girl-a child
three or four years old
The child saw llington and ran
unanimously toward him. clasping his
huge leg with her arms.
My daughter. gentlemen. said H.
ineton She is all have Her moth
cr died when she was horn and when
| die she will be the hciross to the
lost isle of Cinnabar perhaps the
princess Of principally, who knows
Manuella. her native nurse, carried
her out into the narrow white and
winding street. and together they half
ran. half toddled down the hill
Ilington resumed his own CHAIR and
once more exhibited the oilskn pack.
ct
The contents OF this packet--pos-
sibly-will Indicate the whereabouts
OF the lost isle of Cinnabar." he said.
Suppose We take a chance"
Break the seal senior. said Her
nandez
lng,on started to obey-but some.
thing happened.
With the suddenness of a jaguar
fleeing from the hunters. a man-half
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25
CHAPTER ".


Tho three men -llngton and his
two companions sat detected in their
badly leaking boat and watched Cap
tain Hardius vessel fade away into
the distance Hernandez watched her
kocnly as she disappeared Into the
nncrmosl recvsscs OF his mind he
tucked away the fact that she was the
steamer Princess OF New York Some
day that knowledge would be OF use
to him 10, ashes brushed against
llngtonS chcch some rested on his
shoulders lie shook himself like some
huge mastiff lie seized the oars
Come" he said we've got 10 get
out OF this and right away This
boat is filing fast"
Go 10 il. senior" said hernandez
ROW
II was not a request, It Was com
mand It was strange thing that as
long as Iingion had borne the child in
his arms llineton had been the lead
er of the three Now his independence
seemed TO leave him
For hours he rowed forgot he
was a human being His oars rose and
fell with the regularity OF machine
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25

naked bounded upon the veranda
For the love of God" he said. in
broken French. fee for your lives.
Pclec has broken loose
llngton, with the oilskin packet
still in hand, sprang to the edge OF
the vcranda and from there into the
street lie gave one look and then
fell back
by George. he's right" he shouted
Look look
Anxiously be turned his gaze down
the hill Then with bound he Was
of In three minutes he was back
clutching his little daughter, Annette
TO his breast and dragging the frenzied
Manuclla after him
Shr!eks from thousand throats
rent the air without llington glanced
into the street His face went white.
Ashes. rcd.hot pieces OF molten lava
We're dropping in shower
llington. who had been holding
Annette surrendered her in an instant
10 Manuella He dartcd into an inner
room and opened the safe From this
safe he took a canvas bag that jngicd
with the gold pieces it contained He
thrust this bag into one hip pocket OF
his trousers. having already sccrctcd
the oilskin packet in the other
Come on" he shouted to the group
behind him IT'S death 10 stay here.
Come on down the hill"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25
FIRST lNSTALLMENT
PROLOGUE-THE SURVIVORS
CHAPTER /.
The Bed Death.

Capt. John Hardin OF the Princess
regarded the fast.receding coast line
with unusual alarm He shouted TO
his mate.
"Welcher." he cried. pointing aft,
look at that I've never seen old Pc
lee act that way before"
Welcher. the mate, a surly. sallow.
faced. ill.conditioned fellow in Gn-
kempt uniform. followed with his eyes
the captains glance
Gee viii. he said. me neither"
Ben. exclaimed the captain. shes
splitting fire by Godfrey. that means
death--death tell you death "
This was back IN 1902 The Prin.
cess. Captain Hardin's boat, was a
tramp steamer bound to New York
from the city OF st Pierre In the
Island OF Martinique with cargo Of
cocoa, coffee. sugar cane and cotton.
and had been under way probably an
hour
You're right. captain" he retuned.
"Pclee means business this trip.
Death is right"
A feminine figure emerged from the
shadow of the aftcrhouse and rushed
forward toward the bridge Behind
her. following in her wake. raced TWO
sturdy youngsters One OF these
youngsters dartcd past her. swarmed
upon the bridge and confronted the
captain and his mate
He was Captain iardin's hoy. Neal
the only child
g other boy was the mates son.
Joey Welcher. sallowfaced and
.greeabe like his father
With the roar OF thousand thun-
ers Pelee beloved forth
What are We going 10 do, Jack
ID the captains young wife. what
We going 10 do?"
boz" returned the mate. before the
ain could reply Put on more
m. that's what we'll do We're
out Of that hell-hole yonder An
and we'd have been in the thick
We're well out OF II. tell you :
plain Hardin applied his eye to
elescope once more The boy
his shoulder followed suit
'lchcr." said the captain bravely.
got TO go back
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25
CHAPTER v.
A Niaht WIN Elame.


iouhE Neai iiardIh Was PROUD OF
ms 'a'heF boat the princess II.
never ceased adih'flns hef Ihtfe was
no part OF hei he didh love tie was
We" assured thai she must ho'A me
SANE ldscihat'oh loi other people az
she qua ior MN u" cohciuded mar
l''''' A"h'tt" i'ihstoh wou'd iai' des
pefa'ei2 ih iof" "ih ms mug" boa
ana NJ ','". yea tiia' young laa! 10 al
pare q we A'Sse4 ~ iac'' ne "a.hed
heI ht''" legs Oh
me- 'Nliof'd the Hieooa's' the ior
""Iu quarters Oh inc ere" the1 vas
,.'u ,'.' i'-'e' my Ci me o''us'
'la''' 'A's ''s!'eu -o'd y was
"'' thet eia
something had happened ana had
Aapp'hed on ~" dAy before "hiIe ne
i'''i'cess '"s Oh Martinique 1shdtfS
Aad !"4'eh y me hundreds cohdI
'lon os al"lfs that 'Ae captain ahi ms
gre" H"u Wei prepared lot ~ was
- l'osS'"'' ~ r. e'''' "n''t a one
anu emu nv req ii'ss"i'F'f o.
'''' az 20
.V''H'''o" q "''"'is' nag "oi'H'd ~
wa, uHNo'''e'' lhio me cotton cargo.
""u ilhe fea'Ho' cancer had eaten y
10 J. WIN ''"i''e
WIN JUST me e"tAtest 'iaee Oh 'A
.'e''e", ia. uie" ,H' l'''te sHl lo
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25
CHAPTER u.
The Lost Isle.

on the same dny-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 a low.roofed, white-walled
bungalow In ST Pierre
one OF these men was llington. a
young American lie 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
Senior Hernandez" exclaimed the
young American, for week at least
--half a hundred tines 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. Il 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
browed: ow-statured- and-fat
Hernandez nodded significantly.
"Ponto. senior" he returned is as
good as gold He. too is brave
win he do as | tell him" queried
L.. American.
Hernandez bowed. You tell me.
senior. and tell him. He will obey
The American turned his back for
a moment and Hernandez and Ponto
exchanged significant glances.
Ilington turned back to them 1T
is agreed" he said. Il will take you
on. To have brave men one must
take q chance"
Ilington crossed the veranda and
entered the living room. from there
disappearing through another door In
moment he was back. apparently
" handed. Once more he seated
slf and then drew from the hip
ct OF his trousers a thin oilskin
Ket sealed with sealing wax. He
4 II on the table before him.
Gentlemen" he said Il am the
,er OF the lost isle of Cinnabar.
forefathers held the grant direct
Spain. The lost isle Of CHINA
g a valuable isle Tradition has
upon 1t is located quicksilver
an ancient mine but little
:. My mission is to seek tina,
TO find II and TO claim II for
is this lost island?" queried
uese.
nodded. THE secret" he
es within this packet"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-25

II seems hardly credible that II was
almost TO the close Of the eighteenth
century that most nails were made by
hand Oihor countries were very slow
10 follow 'hn lead OF England in get
ting oat nails N large quantities In
France FOR nearly century light
nails for carpenter work were made
from wire bat until 1850 they were
made by hand with a hammer
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were swinging hammocks ready to'
the night Mrs Hardin listened Shr
heard the clear tones o. her youne
son Neal She fastened 20 the groui
and caught her offspring b' he haHC
Nom, he pleaded don't X,
pointed toward a hammock high above
his head That's where m going 70
steep just once tonight"
4 seaman touched his cap and
er!nned Hos sailor from thc
ground ny. maam" he said You
cant make him ANYTHING else II you
was 10 try a hundred years
Al through that long nigh, woman
lay vtGaeyed with dumb agony with
in her heart She didn't know -sh,
couldn't buoW that Capt John Har
ain vas exploring the depths unknown
with knife sunk between his Shout
der blades by his mate. Welcher But
she knew that she would never lay
ewes upon him more never feel the
clasp of his hand nor his hiss upon
her lips nor his strong arms about her
never IN this world again
(To BE CONTINUED
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Children @
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a 9 7 . r
verbal Economy.

Little Johnny mother asked
the other day how he liked some
playfellows whose family had la
settled in the village They play
right. mummy but they use aw
naughty swear.words sometimes e
Johnny YOU needn't mind, mui
my ! don't use swear-words back !
only say TO them Ditto Stray Sto-
ries