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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13

The police jury of East Baton Rouge
awarded the contract for road i'm.
provement in Road District No. 2 tC
N M. George OF Shreveport whose
bid was S1OO,91S.72. The S1S2,250 bid
of Cameron & White for the $1S0,00O
bond issue through which the road
work will be financed also was form.
ally accepted. Cameron & Whites
bid was conditioned upon the firm De.
ing awarded the contract for the road
work. The condition, however, was
withdrawn by the firm at the meeting
and the bid made unconditional.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13
A Tip.

How can | keep my hair from fall.
ing out?"
Don't do anything that annoys it,"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13

Anyone could write poetry were 4
not necessary to make II rhyme.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13
Take CAPUDlNE-

For HEADACHES and GRIPP. It's
Liquid-Prompt and Pleasant-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13

The heart of a pretty girl may be as
chilly as a dogs nose.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13

A Farmers agricultural short course
will be held at the high school build
ing at Grand Cane. A number OF
prominent State agriculturists will
make addresses. The speakers will
include DR.. Dodson and w. r. Per-
kins. Since aJnuary l, about twenty
car loads OF corn have been shipped
in and sold here to the farmers. Dry
weather kept the farmers from mall;
ing enough corn for their own use.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13

The safe in the postoffice at Verda,
craftsmen and about $1,000 secured.
The postoffice is located in the mer-
antiie establishment of Milton
O'Quinn. The money stolen belonged
TO- the government and Mr.. O'QuinE
individually. The loss is covered by
burglar insurance in Alexandria agen-
cy.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13

Editor and owner Geo. X Gibbs, Of
the De Soto Parish Newsboy. has ar
ranged to leave Grand Cane and go to
Center, Texas. The last issue OF the
Newsboy under the present manage.
ment, has already been published.
At this time no other newspaper man
has arranged to take up the work, and
for the present Grand Crane will BE-
without local paper.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-02-13

The Louisiana Railroad Commission
of Baton Rouge will take under ad-
visement, for the submission of wrl1-
ten briefs at later date. the petition
of the Texas and Pacific road for
for the taking off of several trains.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-29

~ make and care for home who
can economically buy and husband the
family food supplies because Of do
mestic science training.
The Kennebec Journal Home Eco
nomics School is the most profitable
undertaking Of this kind ever at
tempted in Augusta. II is TO be edu-
cational and feature quality in every
particular Miss Hanko will talk about
the choice Of nourishing foods in her
lecture on Marketing and will then
tell how 10 prepare all of these foods.
Her recipes are scientifically made
and thoroughly tested and a generous
collection Of these will be given TO
the women who attend the school.
She will also give away many beauri-
full cakes as souvenirs Of the school
and all the dishes prepared in her
cookery demonstrations will be served
in the form of a dainty luncheon.
The opportunity Of hearing a famous
domestic science lecturer speak, of tax
ing cookery lessons from cook of Miss
Hankos recognized ability and Of eat
ing the delicious foods prepared by her
is a rare one indeed. Miss Hankos pro-
gram for Monday. May 3,st, when the
kennebec Journal Home Economies
School opens in City nall. will be pub
lished Monday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-29

The Homo Economics School in City
Hall. which will be conducted by En-
ma Hanko, graduate of Pratt Insti-
tute. under the auspices Of the Ken
nebec journal, is for housewives and
cooks. experienced and inexperienced
trained and unframed. and all are
sure 10 be equally pleased with this
short course in home Economics
Miss Hanko makes good cooks better
and helps amateurs 70 move up into
line with he trained workers. She
teaches the "hows" and why's" II
simple meals and easy housekeeping
methods. Her course OF lectures here
will be a model school of housekeep-
ing and cookery methods. she is very
much in earnest about her work. and
practical in her ideas. and enthuses
all who hear her 70 greater effort
along the line Of better foods and bet
ter homes
Viii Give Rules for Cocks.
She will demonstrate the fireless
cooker and the use Of other modern
cookery appliances. SIZE will tell
which foods need great deal Of cook
ing TO bring out their full nutritiye
value and make them digest more
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-29

easily and taste most delicious and
VIII also tell which ones should be
cooked quickly In the study Of meat
she will tell which cuts are most eco
nomicai and which contain the most
food values. She will even give some
new IDEAS in egg cookery. She will
show that there is a wrong and right
way Of cooking everything and will
prove that the right way is the best
and easiest and most economical Bis
cults and gingerbread and doughnuts
Will all be made and this expert will
even bake ice cream
School Is Free to All.
The kennebec Journal Home Eco
nomics School is TO be entirely free.
and every woman in kennebec Coun-
y is invited 10 attend and secure the
benefit Of this short course in Home
Economics Girls who are interested
in domestic science are also invited TO
hear Miss Hanko and are sure 70 like
her. She believes that the rising gen.
GRAFTON Of women must be better
trained than the past or present il
society is 10 advance She says that
there is growing UP just now a gen.
Grafton Of daughters who can efficient
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07
LIKED THAT KIND OF MAN
Taciturn Pianist Formed AequaiWt.
ance Of Man Whom He Cor
daily Approved.

Though very tond OF hearing or
telling a good story, well.known
pianist is rather taciturn. Once. II
is reported, Scottish friend OF his.
whom he liked very much, went home
with him after concert in Edinburgh.
Both gentlemen sat down to coffee
and cigarettes. and as midnight struck
they had not yet exchanged q word.
Finally the guest risked a bold and
novel query.
DO you like Beethoven"
The pianist emptied his cup and
said, softly:
Beethoven good"
Half an hour later came another
question::
And how do you like Wagner?'
To which the other retorted:
"Wagner-not good"
Having exhausted his stock OF In
quisitiveness. the Scotchman got up
TO bid<his host adieu.
Stay yet, my friend" said the
musician; 81 like your conversation
very much"
And both remained in profound
silence until 3 a. m. struck, when
they wished one another good night
and parted.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07
CHAPTER VII.
The Madman's Flight.

Another day." the girl said. con-
tinuing her story, 81 happened to en-
ter the hut unexpectedly The old
man thought | was strolling on the
beach, and he believed that Chacha.
at that hour, was in the village secur-
ing food supplies. But Chacha en-
tered right behind me. We both
glanced into the bedroom where the
old man slept. And what we both saw
both Chacha and Twas this-the
old man was sitting by table with a
little chest lying before him. From
this chest he was taking handfuls of
golden coins and pouring them through
his fingers, gloating over them the
while like miser.
Seeing this, the negro, Chacha.
turned and tiptoed out of the hut But
there was an evil grin on his face
wondered what 1t meant won
dered, too. why Chacha tiptoed out
of the hut. pretending. for my benefit.
that he had not seen the gold
THE old man now heard my heels
click on the board floor In the sitting
room. With a wild cry ne sprang up
and slammed the bedroom door in
my face.
Presently he came from the bed
room rubbing his hands as II with
great satisfaction. And the look of
the miser gloating over his secret
hoard was still upon his face.
"'Ah, daughter, he said Did you
say you were my daughter?'
This speech alone should have
made me know that the old man was
fast losing his reason. But | tell you
that at that time did not suspect that
he was going mad-did not dream Of
such thing.
"Once again | said to him. Senior.
won't you please help me to get to
my own country?
And to my astonishment he re.
piled: Help you? You mean pay
your passage to the United States +?
Why, how can /? | am poor. have
no money-no, not one centavo other
than we need for our bread and butter.
Now, I knew this was lie. knew
that he had plenty OF golden coins in
his bedroom-enough gold, surely, to
nay my passage on the finest steamer
afioat. Intuitively / felt that I must
not let him know that had seen that
gold. / feared that, II told him I
knew OF that secret hoard. he might
drive me out of his house altogether
and place me at the mercy and on the
bounty of the Spanish-Americap Da
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07

tives. So I did not contradict him.
spoke no word Of my knowledge of his
gold. And now he came close to me
and pointed a long, bony finger at me.
saying:
81 believe you are my daughter.
after all. Yes, you are my daughter
When you were child you fell and
struck the fender in our living-room.
The scar resulting from the wound you
then received is on your shoulder now
Let me show it to you-to prove that
you are my daughter
Mol! cried. I am not your
daughter. l have no such scar
He seized me roughly and tore open
my waist and searched my shoulder
searched in vain for the scar he had
declared was there.
"'God in heavenn he now cried, very
wildly. You are not my daughter
after all. No. not my daughter. But
all the same you are a specimen ID
specimen, do you hear?-a specimen OF
the same species as she. You have
been sent to me to keep as a specimen
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07

of the same genus as my daughter
Yes, l shall keep you-keep you al
ways-as a specimen. Oh, do not fear
| take good care of my specimens
Look at all these specimens on my
walls. Do not take excellent care Oi
each and every one of them? AND
they are all dead specimens. too-deat
specimens. II take such splendic
care of dead specimens, will | not take
all the better care OF living specimens?
Surely. Surely Why should l sur.
round myself only with dead speci-
mems? Why not have living speci
mens-yes, living specimens?'
Thus he chartered and planned for
an hour or more. And now. now at
last, / knew that this old man with
whom / was making my home and
upon whose bounty l was dependent
for protection and even for my sus
tenance-I realized that this old man
was maniac-a man driven insane b.
grief over the loss of his daughter
madness superinduced now by his in
sane belief that | resembled that lost
daughter and was a specimen just like
her
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07
CHAPTER VI.

l stopped. and distinctly heard the
crackle of twigs behind us and the
sound of voices.
Yes, they are close upon u.s." said
in dismay.
But l cant rum" she walled. I'm
so tired-I just can't go any faster
Oh. do go on, and leave me to their
mercy"
For answer | picked her up bodily
and rushed on with her in my arms
She snuggled to me, her arms around
my shoulders-and her face close to
mine. And as I looked down into her
lustrous black eyes ! knew that
loved this STANCE woman OF whose
history | knew absolutely nothing.
And thus night--blessed night
overlook us. | made her a bed of
leaves-and she fell instantly to sleep
All night ] lay awake watching her
and listening with tense ears for any
sound in the forest-for while | knew
that our pursuers would discontinue
their search for us during the dark
ness. ] knew also that now, in the
black night, the forest was filled with
other enemies-wild animals.
But morning broke and no sound or
sign of wild beast had heard or seen.
Refreshed by her long sleep, the
girl was now able again to travel on
her own feet and to travel fast.
''Water!" she cried, at last Water.
For Gods sake, water"
Yes, know" said, my tongue be-
ing so thick in my own mouth that
could scarcely speak with sufficient
clearness for her to understand. I'VE
husband will-find water"
And water we found-oh! such a
ripping stream In the forest as would
have made even the unhappiest Of
men cry with sheer joy. And was
far from unhappy. felt that we had
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07

with the lion? II ! lived? Perhaps
in his mind was the same thought,
namely, that man and mountain
lion cannot occupy the same cage and
both still live. II ! lived? felt
that either the lion or John Gaunt was
doomed
The scientist, El Toro, and the black
man, Chacha, now produced food.
They gave me some hunks of meat,
evidently the meat of some wild bird.
] ate ravenously The black man
brought water and drank And then.
strengthened by full stomach, | be-
gan to think of means of escape. Sup.
pose we're TO feign unconsciousness
What, ] wondered, would they do
while ] lay In make.believe faint?
Accordingly. murmuring words to the
effect that the eating of food after 80
png a fast was having bad effect,
pTstspdsd TO swoon.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07

And this senorita says she Is an Amer
icano. So she will be safe with the
aged senor'
The aged senor' proved to be none
other than the old madman whom you
now know as Senior Ell Toro. With
him lived the same negro, whom you
know as Chacha-as the old mans
servant. The fisherwomen of the vii
lage put me to bed in the old mans
hut and left me. The old man was
very kind to me, for at that time he
positively was not mad. Neither was
his servant. Chacha. For two weeks
the old man nursed me and Chacha
waited on me hand and foot-till l
recovered my health and was once
more as strong as ever in my life.
1T was then that said to the old
man: 'Senor, could you help me to get
back to my country-to the States?
1.-The United States' he said, speak
ing in tone Of horror. Why should
anybody wish to go to the United
States-land of trouble and sorrow
He was in the incipient stage of
madness then-but did not know it,
He told me of his life. 1t seems that
he loved his daughter more than life
itself-loved her to the exclusion of all
else in the world. He was at that
time naturalist employed in an i'm
portant position by the museum of
natural history. And one night when
he returned home from his work he
found the daughter gone-gone, she
said not where. She had left note
saying that she had gone away with
a certain man whom she loved. And
from that day forth the old man never
again heard from the runaway daugh-
ter.
The blow dealt by that heartless
daughter so distracted the old man
that he felt that he might go insane
from grief He accordingly packed up,
withdrew his savings from the bank
all in gold pieces and took a ship for
Central America.
He arrived at the little fishing set
tlement on the coast, OF which / have
already told you. There he engaged
Chacha as his servant and settled
down to the quiet. uneventful life
practically of a benchcomber-but
beachcomber with money. For the old
man had much gold-gold which he
kept buried and of which he never
spoke to human being
For years he lived in that village
| gathering specimens found in the ad-
jacent forest. All these specimens
consisted of skulls and bones of wild
animals and of birds which he found
dead and which, using his skill as
taxidermist, he would stuff and mount.
And 1t was amid these specimens in
his hut, with his servant Chacha, that
came to him-a castaway.
"A few days after that on which
asked him to help me to get back to
the States he suddenly said to me. in
half-wild way:
"'You look exactly like my daugh-
ter. At least you resemble her SO
thoroughly that you could pass for her.
You are not my daughter. are your
This wild speech frightened me,
but only vaguely. l did not compre-
hend that madness was even then
creeping upon him.
mo l said, I am not your daugh-
ter. When. can you help me to get
back to my own country?' ..
| Watt he said. You must wait
And a cunning light came into his
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07
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SOopyright by the Selig Polyscops Company
CHAPTER lV-Continued.

Before classifying you l will first
show you my other specimens" the
scientist said, addressing me now with
so little evidence of insanity In his
outward bearing that could scarcely
believe that he was really mad. 1t
was his speech alone-his words
that betrayed his madness.
He showed me his specimens" one
by one-the whole ghastly collection
including the skulls and bones of ami
male-till finally he led me out of the
hut and toward the row of wooden
cages.
The cages, though primitive, were
strongly built, with heavy wooden
bars made Of the branches of trees.
These cages contained live wild ami
mals-leopards, panthers, a bear and
a mountain lion. At last we reached
the last of the long line of cages con-
tanning what the scientist called his
living specimens"
why, it's woman!" l shouted.
Its a white woman-a young grill"
Yes, the specimen" in that roughly
built cage was indeed a woman-more
beautiful than even the dreams of
men can conceive human loveliness to
be-, oh, my God! 1t was pitiful!
Here John Gaunt stopped speaking
and gazed into the fire on the hearth.
tortured by his memories of the girl
in the cage. His friends, exchanging
looks Of pity, remained quiet till the
Fifth Man resumed his story, thus:
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07
outdistanced our pursuers-feit sure

outdistanced our pursuefs-felt sure
that we had thrown them or our trail.
1t was not that alone. however, that
made me SO happy now, as l stopped
at the stream and scooped UP some
water in the hollow Of my hands for
her drink. The greatest cause of my
happiness was-the girl herself. /,
John Gaunt, had been able to rescue
this splendid creature from captivity
in most terrible form. And--I loved
her, loved her with love that would
never die, loved her beyond all hu.
man understanding.
Cant we rest here awhile? ?" she
asked, pleadingly. Surely we are safe
from that awful old man and his black
man-now."
Yes. and while we rest" said
tell me who you are"
Her hair streamed down over her
exquisitely formed shoulders black,
silken cataract. 1t was jet black, and
how she managed to keep it in such
splendid condition-so much of it-I
could not then even guess.
NO" she said. Tell me first about
yourself. How came you to be at the
mercy of that dreadful old MANI"
I told her-told her my story from
the start to that present moment. And
then she volunteered the facts con-
cerning her own sad plight
my father" she said, was ship
owner. We lived in Norfolk, Virginia
My father met with financial losses and
was at last reduced to the ownership
of but one vessel-a fine sailing ship.
To save money, too, he decided now
that he would go to sea as the captain
of his own vessel, instead of hiring
a master as he had always done hith-
erto.
Father I said when he was pre-
pairing for his last voyage, won't you
take me with you?
He at last reluctantly consented,
saying:
"'Since you are all l have in the
world-you and my ship-yes, l will
take YOU
And so we sailed out of Norfolk
on that fatal voyage. My father was
now happy because l was on board
But frequently during the long watches
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07
CHAPTER v.
The Girl in the Cage.


sprang to the cage wherein was
confined the loveliest woman l had
ever seen. And / sought, madly, with
my bare hands, to tear away the
thick wooden bars.
Who are you?" asked, while thus
engaged. What are you doing here p"
They have held me here for two
years." she cried. And then, in pitt
tul supplication, she entreated me to
release her.
But the two madmen now leaped on
me to drag me away. l fought like a
demon. But the negro's spear drew
blood in two places in my back and
was obliged to yield to this "supe-
rior" force.
The girls arms-beautifu1ly round
ed. bare arms-were outfiung through
the bars and she ceased not to implore
me to save her. But they dragged me
Roughly away.
!. The vision of that imprisoned young
woman remained before my eyes even
after they forced me into the scien-
lists hut.
p / wondered, OF course, how she came
to be there. And l questioned the
mad scientist about her.
She's my very finest specimen"
was all he would say concerning her.
you shall see more OF her presently.
For you shall have the cage next to
hers-if you live"
II lived? What did this mailman
mean? 1 recalled that the cage next
to that occupied by the girl contained
. mountain lion. Did the madman
mean that l was to occupy the cage
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07

on the way down to the Central Amer
ican coast, he would speak of a pre-
sentiment of evil-a presentiment
which he could not shake off,
Here she broke down and wept-and
consoled her the best l knew how,
stroking her beautiful tresses with
loving hand and speaking encoura ging
words.
And then" she continued, came
the gale. Oh, such gale as even
my father had never known before
He called it hurricane. And while
the waves were beating across the
ship-we struck. We had hit a sunken
reef after having been driven by the
terrific wind miles out of our course
The ship was sinking-fast, oh SO fast!
The last saw of my father was as
we stood at the rail together. Man
after man was washed overheard be-
fore our very eyes.
1T is my duty, he said, to throw
you into the sea. Look! There is q
spar. 1t will support but one person.
You must be the person whom that
spar may save. FAREWELL!
With a look of mortal anguish my
father-desperate, and having no
thought but to save me-hurled me
into the sea-fung me directly by the
spar SO that ! Immediately seized it
and clung to it.
"A wave carried me at once away
from the side of the vessel-and then,
oh the horror Of it'll saw the ship
disappear in the sea and my father,
of course. went down with it."
You will hardly believe me-unless
you are acquainted with these tropical
seas-when | tell you that the gale
the hurricane-died away almost as
suddenly as 1t had come, and ! found
myself floating on quiet seattle
water becoming quickly as tranquil as
lake.
But how long could hold on to
water or food, | wondered. man.
aged to get astride OF the spar-and
for the first time now looked toward
the horizon. And there-surely what
saw was land. Yes, the reef which
tho ship had struck was off the coast
Of this region from which we are now
trying to escape-not half mile from
the shore.
Making desperate efforts-the best
knew howl propelled that spar
through the water, slowly, but yet
surely, toward the shore, and toward
nightfall l was within sight OF the ma
tives on the beach. They swan out
to me and brought me to the shore
Of the land wherein was to know SO
much suffering.
They carried me Immediately to a
hut at the edge Of the little fishing
village. heard them saying. on the
way:
For there lives the senior from
America-the only Americana here.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07
Her Only Chance.

Bessie" began the fond mother In a
reproving voice. "as passed the par.
lor door last night heard something
that sounded suspiciously like kiss.
and ! thought"
why. mammal" interjected Bessie.
her face suffused with telltale bushes.
do you think"
You needn't try to deny IT," broke
in mother positively. Il heard you,
and want to say that you should not
permit your young man to kiss you
until after you are married"
But. mamma" returned Bessie. in
voice that was almost pathetic. Il
want to be kissed some time!"
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-07
Wyoming.

The new cyanide mill at Lewiston
is about ready for it's first test run
of 800 tons
Some fine samples of copper ore
from Atlantic have been exhibited in
Lander lately.
The Marquette OIL Company has
been incorporated at Cheyenne with
a capitalization of 100000. Il will
operate in Weston and other counties.
The Interstate Oil and Refining
Company, with a capital stock of
100000 has been Incorporated. The
principal place of business will be at
Big Muddy, Converse county.
The twenty-stamp mill q
Seminoe property of the Wyoming
Mines and Development Company.
thirty-eight miles from Rawlns, is
working day and night and savin?
about $4,000 per day. according TO the
Carbon County Journal.