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CHAPTER Il-continued.

Pacing back and forth the length
of the hatchway. and savagely chew
Ing the end of cigar, was the man
whose casual glance had rescued me
from the sea. His height was prob.
ably five feet ten inches. or ten and a
half; but my first impression, or feel
or the man, was not of this, but of his
strength. He was firmly planted on
his legs; his feet struck the deck
squarely and with surety; every move
ment OF a muscle, from the heave of
the shoulders to the tightening of the
lips about the cigar, was decisive. and
seemed to come out of a strength that
was excessive and overwhelming In
fact. though this strength pervaded
every action OF his. it seemed but the
advertisement of a greater strength
that lurked within, that lay dormant
and no more than stirred from time to
time. but which might arouse, at any
moment. terrible and compelling. like
the rage OF lion or the wrath of q
storm.
The cook stuck his head out OF the
galley door and grinned encouragingly
at me. at the same time jerking his
thumb in the direction OF the man
who paced up and down by the hatch
way. Thus I was given to understand
that he was the captain, the old
Man, in the cooks vernacular, the
individual whom | must interview and
put TO the trouble of somehow getting
me ashore. had half started for
ward, to get over what | was certain
would be stormy five minutes. when
a suffocating paroxysm seized the un.
fortunate person who was lying on his
back. He wrenched and writhed abou,
>convulsively.
The captain, or Wolf Larsen, as men
called him, ceased pacing and gazed
down at the dying man. So fierce had
this final struggle become that the
sailor paused in the act of fiinging
more water over him and stared curl.
ously. the canvas bucket partly tilted
and dripping it's contents TO the deck
The dying man beat a tattoo on the
hatch with his heels. Strengthened OUT
mis- legs, and stiffened in one great.
tense effort. Then the muscles relaxed.
and sigh, as of profound relief, float
ed upward from his lips
( Then must surprising thing oc-
Cured. The captain broke loose upon
the dead man like a thunderclap
Oaths rolled from his lips in a con-
tinuous stream. And they were not
namby-pamby oaths. or mere express.
sions of indecency. Each word was
blasphemy. and there were many
words. They crisped and cracked like
electric sparks. had never heard
anything like it in my life, nor could
4 have conceived it possible. The cause
of ii all, as near as | could make out
was that the man, who was mate, had
gone on debauch before leaving San
Francisco, and then had the poor taste
TO die at the beginning Of the voyage
and leave Wolf Larsen short-handed
While l appreciated the power of the
terrific denunciation that swept out OF
Wolf Larsen's mouth. was ineXpres.
sibly shocked. But the dead man was
unconcerned. He was master of the
situation.
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some task of sewing up the CT

some task of sewing up the corpse.
"Johansen, do you know anything
about navigation"
mo. sir"
We'll, never mind; you're mate just
the same. Get your traps aft into the
mates BERTH
"Ay. ay, sir" was the CHEEKY re-
Spouse as Johansen started forward.
In the meantime the erstwhile cabin.
boy had not moved.
What are you waiting for?" Wolf
Larsen demanded.
Il didn't sign for boat-puller. SIR"
was the reply. II signed for cabin
boy An don't want no boat pullin
in NINE"
Pack up and go for'ard."
This time Wolf Larsen's command
was thrillingly imperative. The boy
glowered sullenly. but refused to move.
Then came another stirring OF Wolf
Larsen's tremendous strength. II was
utterly unexpected, and 1t was over
and done with between the ticks OF
two seconds. He had sprung fully six
feet across the deck and driven his
fist into the others stomach. At the
same moment, as though ] had been
struck myself. felt sickening shock
in the pit of my stomach. ] instance
this to show the sensitiyeness of my
nervous organization at the time. and
how unused was to spectacles o. bru'
tally. The cabin-boy-and he weighed
165 at the very least--crumpIed up.
lie lifted into the air and struck he
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SPECIAL RULES FOR PRUNING
Weak Growing Varieties May Be
Trimmed GenerouoIy-Rich, Deep
Soils Favor Growth.

CBy PROF, U. p. HEDRICK. Geneva
Experiment Station.)
In pruning for wood the following
rules are usually applicable: Weak
growing varieties may always be
pruned generously, strong-growing
kinds lightly; varieties which branch
freely need little pruning, those hav-
ing unbranching limbs should be
pruned more severely; rich, deep soils
favor growth, prune trees in such
soils lightly; in shallow, sandy soils
trees produce short shoots, and the
wood should be closely cut.
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SWAMP.
ROOT

may be found Just the remedy you need
At druggists in fifty cent and dollar sizes
You may receive a sample size bottle OF
this reliable medicine by Parcel Post
also pamphlet telling about II.
Address DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton
ton this paper.
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~ "a " NC VI ington, DC. Books free. High
y "A Ezhh W est references. Best results.
Up to Man Who Won.

AS Charlie opened his mail bill
fell from an envelope. Turning to
me he said:
They have been sending me that
bill now for three years. 1t is for
dozen roses | sent to girl"
Why don't you pay it?" asked ignor
ant !.
why should /? Why don't they send
the bill to the man who married her?
He got her. | didn't"
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Is not recommended
for everything; but IL
you have kidney, liver
or bladder trolible II
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The Truth Comes Out.

How true 1t is" said his wife, that
one-half the world doesn't know how
the other half lives
WELL" rejoined her husband, 1T
isn't the fault of your literary club,
anyway"
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The Ruling Passion.

Il hear that old Mrs. Bargain-Hun-
ter disinherited her sop-cut him off
with a dollar"
mo, ninety-nine cents"
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SYNOPSIS.

Humphrey Van Weyden. critic and dilet-
tante. is thrown into the water by the
Francisco bay and becomes unconscious
before help reaches him on coming to
his senses he finds himself aboard the
sealing schooner Ghost, Captain Noit
Larsen. bound to Japan waters.
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British Battleship Lost.

Berlin.-By wireless-An Overseas
Agency dispatch from Athens says the
British battleship Lord Nelson, stand
ed inside the Dardanelles straits, has
been destroyed by Turkish shore guns.
A war council held by the British and
French Admirals, the Athens dispatch
continues. desired to postpone the at
tempts to force the Dardanelles on ac-
count of the insufficient strength OF
the landing expedition. The Lord
Nelson was 410 feet long, displaced
$4,000 tons and was built in 1906.
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WILLARD WINS FROM JOHNSON
Negro Pugilist Took Count In 26th
Round

ROund-
Havana.-Jack Johnson exile from
his own country, lost his claim to fis-
tic fame as the heavyweight champion
of the world. The title was wrested
from him by Jess Willard, the Kansas
cowboy. the biggest man who ever en-
tered the ring and white hope" who
at last has made good.
The fight probably has no parallel
in the history of ring battles. For
twenty rounds Johnson punched and
pounded Willard at will but his blows
grew perceptibly less powerful as the
fight progressed until at last he seem
ed unable or unwilling to go on.
So it was until the twenty-fifth
round, when Willard got one Of his
widely swinging, wind mill, right
hand smashes to Johnson's heart.
This was the beginning of the end.
When the round closed Johnson
sent word to his wife that he was all
in and told her to start for home. She
was on the way out and was passing
the ring in the twenty-siXth round
when a stinging left to the body and
a cyclonic right to the jaw caused
Johnson to crumple on the floor of the
ring, where he lay, partly outside the
ropes until the referee counted 10
and held up Wizards hand in token
of his newly-won' laurels.
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RUSSIANS PUSHING GERMANS.
Have Assumed Offensive Along En-
tire Front In Poland. ~,

Have Assumed Offensive Along En-.
tire Front In Poland. Pa.
London.-The Russians are on the
offensive along the whole front, from
the Baltic Sea to the Roumanian bor-
der and in the Caucasus and according
to a Stockholm dispatch they have
concentrated an enormous number Of
soldiers on the Finnish coast to pre-.
vent the Germans landing there.
All the Russian advances accord
ing to Petrograd, are proceeding with
success. The Russian official report
claims that the Germans in North
Poland are being pushed back to tho
East Prussian border and that In the
Carpathians between the Lupkow and
Uzsok Passes the Russians have cap
tured still another strongly fortif1e =
ridge overcoming insurmountable dir.
f1culties such as the scaling Of steep
ice-covered hills and penetrating clev
erly arranged barbed-wire and timber
obstructions.
The Russians are also attacking thu
Germans in the region of Koziouwka
near the Uzsok Pass. There are a
large number Of prisoners reported t..
have been captured.
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|PLANS FOR SAFETY
IN MEXICO CITY
WASHINGTON PROPOSES THAT
CAPITAL BE MADE NEUTRAL
E TERRITORY.
VILLA ACCEPTS PROPOSAL
zapata Also Willing and Result OF
Effort Depends on Carranza coun-
Gil to Maintain Order.

2 Washington.-With the hope Of Sc
curing permanent protection for the
$4,000 foreigners in Mexico City, the
United States Government has pro-
posed to the Villa-Zapata forces and
to General Carranza that the Mexican
Capital be declared neutral and out.
side the field of operations hereafter
In Mexico's civil war.
y The Villa-Zapata forces have agreed
to- the proposal and are willing 20
Ieyacuate the city as soon as a similar
agreement is obtained with the Car
rama authorities. On General Car
rama depends also whether or not
til effort of the United States to
neutralize the railway between Mex
b City and Vera Cruz shall succeed
the Villa-Zapata officials have
ltgreed to this.
1The plan with respect to Mexico
City contemplates an arrangement
whereby order would be maintained
by local council Of prominent resi-
dents. The Capital would not be
subject to further attacks nor would
there be more changes in Govern
ment until central government had
been established. Should the Capt.
Asl be declared neutral, much of the
apprehension for the safety OF for
eigners would be removed and the
famine menace eliminated.
L NO important engagements be-
tween the villa and Carranza forces
we're reported to the Washington au-
tCl6ffties dispatched saying that com
Iiparatiye quiet prevailed along the
border and that the Mexico City stu,
3 alton was unchanged
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WASHINGTON VIEWS SITUATION
Death Of Thresher on British Liner 's
A Grave Matter.

A Grave Matter.
Washington.-While no official no
tification of the death Of an Ameri-
can, Leon C. Thresher, on the British
liner Falaba, sunk by German sub
marine. had reached the American
government, officials viewed the stu
alton as fraught with grave possibili'
ties.
Secretary Bryan said he expected
Ambassador Page in London to sub
NIT full report on the case If ad.
vices there confirmed reports OF
Thresher's death but added that no
Inquiries had been received by the de-
.partment nor had any been made OF
Mr.. Page.
In view Of the language OF the
American note Of inquiry in reply to
the German notification OF subma
rine blockade of England, it is known
the facts in this case will be awaited
With the greatest interest.
That note contained a plain warn
ing that the loss Of American lives
thrugh the German program OF sink
ing merchant vessels would be viewed
as an unfriendly act.
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Will Use DIVING Bell.

Honolulu.-Tests with the specially
built diving bell designed for use in
locating and raising the submarine F-4
lost at the harbor entrance with 81
men aboard, have resulted satisfactor,
lily. The bell is said to have remained
water-tight after being submerged for
"a hours. It is planned to submerge
the bell with a man inside for further
tests before lowering it at the point
where the submarine is said to be To-
Gated. The bell is 54-inch iron pipe
seven feet high and has telephone,
glass ports. air. eto,
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MARKET REPORT.

Prices paid for cotton, cotton seed,
corn, wheat, oats, peas, etc., on the
different markets In South Carolina
during the past week:
Allendale-Cotton, SIC; cotton seed,
$25 ton: corn, 75c bu.; oats, 81 bu.; peas,
S1.75 bu.; rye, $3.50 bu. s 90,
ton; corn, 81 bu.; wheat, $3.50 bu.; oats,
75c bu.; peas, $1.60 bu.; rye. 81 bu.
Anderson-Cotton, SIC; cotton SEED.
$2S ton; corn, 791kc. bu:; wheat $l.5 6u;:
oats, 6sc. bu.; peas, sl.70 bu'; rye sl'''
Cheraw-Cotton, SSc.; cotton seed, $24
ton: corn, sl.o71s bu.; OATS 75c. pu'; peas
~ Fort 70 Mill-cotton. &c; cotton seed, s2a
75c bu.: peas, $1.50 bu.; rye, $1.25 bu.
Jonesviile-Cotton, &c.; cotton seed, $25
Ridgsland-cotton. sAc;; corn. 81 bu';
CHnton~Cotton. SIC; cotton seed. s2e
ton: corn, $125 bu.; wheat, 81 bu.; oats,
soc. bu.; peas. So bu.; rye. sl.S5 bu.
Honea Path-Cotton &C.; cotson sseo,
s25 ton; corn slo 0g 81 so Sneat bn rye s SIS
Easley-cotton, &C.; cotton seed, SIS
''I.. Lancaster-cotton. SIC; cotton seed
Iaurens-cotton, @ &c; cotton seed, SIS
Chester-Cotton, SIC; cotton seed, SIS
Gaffney-Corn. s1.10 bu.; wheat, $40
bu.; oats, Soc bu.; peas, 81 bu; rye, Via
Edgefeld-corn, $1.10 bu.; wheat $1.75
bu.; oats 75c. bu.; peas, 1,75 bu; ,,
Chesterfield-Corn. 81 bu; OATS QUO.
Ou;, G,re@envilleECorn. @ $1.O3 bu.; wheat,
81. so bu.; oats, 74c. bu.; peas, $2.25 bu';
rye, 81 bu. o.
Columbia-Cotton, SIC.
Charleston-Cotton, SIC.
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British Cruisers Violate Law.

New York.-Dudley Field Malone,
collector of the port, charged that
British cruisers patrolling the waters
along the coast of the United States
had been violating the neutrality law
by coaling and taking on supplies
from vessels putting out from the port
of New York. Mr.. Malone conferred
with United States District Attorney
H. Snowden Marshall regarding the
state of affairs he claims to have dis
covered and declared he expected to
brin gthe subject to the attention Of
England.
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obreoon Near Mexico City

Washington-First definite infor-
nation of the location Of General O
bregon and his army since he evacuat-
ed Mexico City to the Zapata forces
came in an official dispatch from Car
rama to his agency here announc-
ing that Obregon had occupied Quere-
taro, so miles north of the capital and
was menacing Valla's advance. The
gunboat Manehias was ordered from
New York to join the American cruis-
er squadron at Vera Cruz. The bat;
tleships Delaware and Georgia soon
will come north for target practice.
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Bio Steamship Company Fails.

New York.-The International Mer.
camille Marine Company, the giant
steamship combination organized il
1902 by ]. P. Morgan & Co., which.
placed under one control some OF the
principal English, American and Bel
gian steamship lines between the Uni
&ed States and Europe went into the
hands of a receiver The company
has for six months been unable to pay
interest on it's s52,744,O00 four and a
half per cent. collateral trust bonds
said to be on account OF war.
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American Army Officers Recalled

Washington-The five American
Army officers on duty as military OBJ
servers with German armies have
been ordered here and their places
will not be filled. The reason assigned
by Secretary Garrison for the recall
order was that their mission had been
fulfilled. That statement, 1t was an.
nounced, would be the war depart
ment's last word on the matter. u
is knawn. however, that other rear
ons. largely of personal character,
were considered by army officers. in
determining to withdraw observer'
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Divers on Way to Honolulu.

Washington.-Rear Admiral Moore,
in charge of operations to raise the
long submerged submarine IA at Hon
olulu cabled to the navy department
that he was proceeding with the work
pending the arrival of divers appa'
ratus. The apparatus was forwarded
to San Francisco to be shipped to
Honolulu on the cruiser Maryland.
Rear Admiral Moore's dispatch said
he would not be able to report any
thing for several days" but that he
was making preparations to lift"
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MORE TROUBLE IN
TAMP|C0 DISTRICT
cARRANZA AGAIN ASKED TO oB'
TAIN RESPECT FOR FOREIGN
FLAGS.
FOOD CONDITIONS BETTER
Oil Operators Buying Corn For Dis
tributio1 In Order to Relieve the
Situation.

Washington. United States haa
enewed it's representations to General
-arranza to obtain respect for fol- reign
flags recently violated at ManzaniElo,
asking that he instruct his officers
there to afford protection to foreigners
and their interests.
In the first note to Carranza con-
sular report was transmitted stating
that the British and American Tags
had been violated by lawless Carranza
troops. That was denied by Car.
rama and additional data has now
been laid before him with a reference
to the requests made in the first COM
munication. No reply has been re-
ceived.
A separate communication was sent
to Carranza calling his attention to the
indiscriminate firing by his troops on
the oil tanks near Tampico, 10000
barrels of oil already having been lost
as a result of perforations made by
bullets penetrating the oil tanks.
Conditions in the Tampico district
gave officials much concern. The dis
patches said "that the oil operators
are organizing for the purpose OF buy
ing corn in the United States for local
distribution which will be disposed OF
at cost in order to relieve the Stu
ation."
From Manzanillo and the city OF
Colima came reports Of further law
lessness.
The State Department received 9
dispatch from Zacetacas confirming
the report that General Isabel Robes,
Secretary of War to General Elulio
Gutierrez had Surrendered on April
/ all Of his command, much guns, am
munition and equipment to General
Villas forces near Camacho."
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NOTE TO GERMANY
IS MADE PUBLIC
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
ASKS FOR FULL PAY FOR
THE FRYE.
ENUMERATION OF THE FACTS
The Kaiser's Government Is Asked to
Pay the Amount of $22s,o5s.54-
List of Damage.

Washington.-The American note
to Germany on the sinking OF the
American sailing ship William P
Frye by the German auxiliary Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, has been made public.
1t is confined principally to a re,
cital of the legal aspects of the sink,
ing of the Frye and in polite and dip
lomatic language suggests that Ger
many make PREPARATION"
This is the text of the instruction
to Ambassador Gerard:
"You are instructed to present the
following note to the German Foreign
Office:
"'Under instructions from my Gov
ernment I have the honor to present
a claim for s22S,O59.54 with. interest
from January %, 1915, against the
German Government on behalf Of the
owners and captain of the American
sailing vessel William P. Frye for
damages sustained by them on ac-
count of the destruction of that ves-
sci on the high seas by the German
armored cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich
on January %, 1915.
"-The claim of the owners and
captain consists Of the following
items:
"'Value of ship, equipment and
outfit, s150,000.
".Actual freight as per feright list
5034, 1000-224 tons at 32-6-S180-19-6
at s4,S6. $39,759.54
Travelling and other expenses Of
Captain Kiehne and Arthur Sewell &
Co., agents Of ship, in connection with
making affidavits, preparing and filing
CLAIM $500.
Personal effects of Capt. H. H.
Kiehne $500.
damages covering loss due to
deprivation of use Of ship s37,500.
Total s22S,O59.54.
"fBy direction of my Government
! have the honor to request that full
reparation be made by the German
Government for the destruction of the
William P, - by the German crpis.
80 ts51 dBRYAN.n
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Washinqton Unconcerned.

Washington.-While the German
commerce raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich
loaded at Newport News and reports
persisted that she was preparing for a
dash to sea where British and French
warships are waiting. officials Of the
Washington Government awaited the
expiration of the time given the cruiser
to stay in port without comment or
apparent anxiety. Naval officers free
ly predict that the ship will intern for
the war, but department officials are
silent.
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TWO MORE BRITISH
STEAMERS SUNK
GERMAN SUBMARINES CONTINUE
RAIDS ON WEST COAST OF.
ENGl AND.
TOTALS FIVE IN FIVE DAYS
Merchants Ask Permission to Arm
Trading vesseIs.-BritIsh Public
Greatly Stirred.

London.-Two German submarines,
the UPS and another whose number
has not been ascertained, which have
been operating of the west coast OF
England during the past few days,
have added two more British steamers,
the Flaminian and Crown Of CASTLE,
to their list of victims, totalling five
In five days.
There was no loss Of life on the
two vessels, although the submarine
fred before the crew of the Crown
Of CASTLE left the steamer.
The Crown of CASTLE was sunk by
shell fire but the Flaminian was tor
pedoed.
AS an Offset to this, a French de-
stroyer rammed, and 1t is believed,
sank German submarine on Dieppe.
AS the destroyers have been unable
to round up the submarines ship own
ers have petitioned the Government to
be allowed to arm tneir ships. This
has not been permitted heretofore, as
steamers then could be considered
ships of war and be sunk without no
tice.
The heavy loss Of life in the sink
ing of the Falaba and Agulla has
aroused a storm Of indignation and
the demand Is made that the captured
crews of submarines be treated as
pirates. =.
This question and that relating to
drink, which Is said to be causing de-
lay in the delivery Of munitions OF
war, absorb public interest. The King
through his secretary, has sent let
ter to the Chancellor Of the Exchequer
emphasizing the necessity of stopping
excessive drinking, and has offered, Il
It Is considered advisable, personally
to give up the use Of alcoholic liquor
and to prohibit the use OF 1t In the
royal household.
The Government has reached no de-
cision in the matter.
It has been decided to incorporate
the Liverpool lockers in the army
voluntarily because the WORKERS re.
lrixgs % -HGf K W9ek %. iheJ turcs
viii receive both arm and their reg
ular pay. t'
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SUGAR Field Workers Strike.

New York-Between 10000 and 40
600 native workers in the sugar fields
of Porto Rico recently went on strike
for a wage increase flom fifty to sew.
enty-five cents day, according to j.
c. Bills, chief of the bureau OF labor
of the Porto Rican government, who
arrived here on the Philadelphia. The
demands were in process of adjust
ment, for the most part, and the ma
jority of the strikers were back at
work when he left the island. Dur
ing the strike, Mr.. Bills said, large
fields Of sugar cane were burned.
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turks Massacre Christians.

Tabriz, Persia.-Preceeding the re-
occupation by the Russians of Salmac
Plains in Azerbaljan Province, north
west or Urumiah, hundreds Of native
Christi ans were rounded up by the
Turks In the village Of Haftdevan and
massac red. Many Of these were
searched out from the homes of
friendly Mohammedans who tried to
hide them. The Russians on entering
the village found 720 bodies, mostly
naked and mutilated. Recovery OF
bodies and their burial kept 300 men
busy for three days.