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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06
Quite An Industry

Most of the mlStletur is Shipped
from Oklahoma city To Chicago and
other northern markets. where hc.
cause of the dlfficutics uturhus lo
It's shipment, 1t retnils az very high
prices MIstletoe has tu hr parked
very secure, for the white berries will
fall off after being transported short
distance IN ierky freight 0r
Holly which IL a northern product
just as mlstletoe h q southern grew
as abundantly this year rs last lt-
cause NJ Its thick, fleshy leave, which
viii not permit Of the evaporation ut
the sap and thus cause the plant to
dry up. may be- shipped considerable
distances without injury And the red
berries are securely attached aud do
not fall of ns easily as do those .of
mlstletre Therefore the holly dops
not have TO I've packed so securely.
The Christmas ornament will retail
In Oklahoma city at about the same
price as In several seasons past
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06
LUXURIES ON
The UPGRADE
Vinegar Salesman Says His
Line" Is Selling Best
in Several Years

NINEGAk is Il product which rhr
ordinary family mu well dispense
with when money is scarce and There
fore the demand for il can We'll bo
held a reliable Indicator Of prosperity
AcNJdiug 10 Earl " Bentley rW.
cling salesman for cider and vinegar
manufactures Of Memphis, Tenn. rh.
Okuhomu market for vinegar i- much
greater thnn ever before Especially
does tm, hold true In that section NJ
the state immediately surrounding Oh
luhomu CITY,
"Nly firm has received orders I'm the
last -IN months, greater than the pul
Of uuy twclvrmonth period Since
l0ll, he said Monday to u Iimr. rep
rr-rutnuyr People all over the state
aw buying more from the retailers.
and consequently wholesalers arr u.
ccusiug their order. rapidly Ht far
tur greatest Increase, however rUmnt
from the central portion Of rur state
Ia the wheat und cotton overlap bclr
nruIud oklahoma city
There Is no doubt IN nay mind but
thal oklahoma city Is among rhr nn.l
cities Ia the state Ny orders l.u 700.
increasing rnufyiuGy every dat Bw
/ must add that the prosperity .ram-
well ewurrrd over the entire state
The uIl towns are rr,iNiug with the
tt. f1. t.fI. =
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06
COSDEN a CO.

DANsANT, LEElHUCKINS, SAT.
uRDAY, SP. NJ.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06

Monday In checking up the cost of the
examination for polic. Officers which
was held last week. "Thc clty Is pay
INK out about $500 a year aud getting
absolutely nothing In return for It,
Anybody can pass civil service ex
animation. ! have enough Intelligence
~ hire man without going to the
trouble ut testing his faculties Of per.
cepiion by asking him why the moon
does not shine uu rainy nights. The
salary VI q civil service examiner IL
S0n month ] wish We could use
This money 10 hire more officers, or
beautify the city streets"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06

NEW YORK. Dec q Latest rsti.
mates un the earnings of Cosdcn \
Co, the largest independent oh rcfin.
lng Interest In oklahoma, place net
Tor the year ended November 30. last
IN excess ~ SS5O.OOO Current earn.
lhgs are running much larger than In
last few months, because " the recent
advance IN the price Of oll products.
This company, along with other proml.
nent oil concerns, put IN large supplies
of oklahoma crude when that oil was
selling around 40 cents n barrel last
summer Oklahoma crude is NOW of.
ncially quoted nt 81 barrel, and
premiums ot 40 to 90 cents are said
to be common.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06
MISTLETOE IS
IN ABUNDANCE
Barteldes Seed Company Re
ports Great Quantities of
Parasite This Year

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06
CHAPTER
lntrOduriug ilr N,t.I.

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river
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bow window .'. ..r.r.I iu
bright hue. mI ....... tl. rIdn
ut Hlarhwwl o. .| .. or rnc
marllm" IHu.u. .r ...ur. nmfr,
ANA hlEiu""urH .... a.I ,fnur
senmcn Of bv.. '.. nearby shore
WAS ilIl"d "f. ..0. ama urrdy
"hhINr7, ond 0 .". tg luNnrN,r
was the cniu., .. .u u.r inland
basin cuIlo' '.r I Iuu Docks
where SCARED u Confusion
" simr7 and r..... ... ra. ruL fun
h'l7 oI lIr 0.. 'u... liners Uy
sld' by slide
Ou the iH'.. .... .uNrI I'm pro-
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urchl'ads 'i .". Dusty Spanish
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stained Nl'h" I'H.. from Dhr bog
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luu"F. shouted Oh. '.'. .I thr road iu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06

BOWLING ALLEY IIrCk
ms llOfII.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06
NEW PINK NAMED
AFTER MRS. GAIT
Government CarnatiOn Expert Calls II
thu Edith Boiling" and viii BE
Bend Of White and Dcrp Pink

WASHINGTON. Dee q The uun
lion expert nj the government expert
mental greenhouse Is developing -
flower which he calls the "Ed.fu Boil
Ing piuh." In honor of Mrs Gait II
is expected that the bloom wilI bee RI
blend ~ white md dryIc,t pink aud
will have delightful odor II is
scarcely io be- hoped that the new bio.
som viii he perfected IN time for the
wedding of NIrs. Gnlt 10 the president
late iu December. but II will be- In full
bloom hl st. Valentines day
n your business IS too small t0 use
display advertisements advertise In
the classified columns P.BX.-2G
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06

Mrs. Carroll Fu-upt entertained the
members of the lnscah club Friday,
additional guests being Mines. Charles
Rooker and James Sullowny Follow
ing the | o'clock luncheon the nigh
score was made 10y Mrs Sulloway.
Mrs. H. G, Elkau win be- the next
hostess December H. Plans were
made Tor husbands purity New Years
eve at the home ~ Mrs r. H. Jcn-
nings with Mrs. ". T.. Offird as as.
sistant hostess.
The Musical Art Institute presented
a childrcns recital program Saturday
afternoon at 33O o'clock at the In
stltute to an Interested audience NJ
parents Hnd pupils, Those taking part
In the program were Katherine Skcen
Eessle Foster. Frances Hughes, joe
keichert, Mae Snyder, olive Chdlwick
Mildren Grayette lhcE Goodholm
Ethel Sanford Gladys Camp Thclma
Nnrvel. Ralph Mason, Lorraine nlglngS
Ruth Gallman, Alma Finch aud Mar.
gerite Iamphpll
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06

Heartburn is n symptom Of lndlges.
ton Take Il dose of HERBlNE IN
such cases The pain disappears In.
stantly The bowels operate speedily
aud you feel fine vigorous aud cheer.
nll pr'Na Nn Sold hy Westfall
Drug Co.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06
T5.5 KING AND CAPT. o'8aEa
by hAL'" .'. Copyright ly s'r... -r.u.

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other mug OF bitter vI... ,..,...
Osbrn rururd 10 "a moruI.. ..............
and ran his eve down Oh. .... '..'...
column tu note the ur.... ...
uuriurrs. Then hr rH.r . .........
.lunrr at the foreign d.Y.....' .....u.
might pcrchahcr disclose ..... ....l.
aucr NJ the worlds uoa.. .... ODD. .r
uoriumty fJr yculuu..m, ........ D..
ulurms ana strutr-um, I.... ....n.
report Of the seizure .l D.mu
steamer for SmuS-IIuI uIu u. rrr
siam gulf port O0h"u .U..ru.
ANA decided 10 l"'rrl'-I" '.. wuu.
bnhd lrhdr "I Ihr Persian D.t wI
ascertain "h" was ln.'..' o.
Johnny Kent was mmu. I. .....I.. nu
ulmics, yarn abou, .... u...ul
.D'pp'r of Yankee '.'w'r h"w "uo
I'lrhrH ms second N".' ." wN
nome from 'op' Town "...r. u. 900 q
hr'l'""p ~ PuI''-'.... ' u"'l.
h''''. ~ was one "' .''. 1I..u-,
"''ri'''I'"p,' H"'"- '." "- 'ur
compass W''houl IN'I.'.I. .nrme
way y ~" ".''''" hul
WIN manner '.'-'.'.. t'.. u.nicI,
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The yarn wa 'ui . 'h. two
men screwed around . .".| chairs TO
stare M u VISITOR N... l...n.. Ia
ihr humble lousru"r. .".." ur the
Jolly Mermaid was W.r nluUrIiu-
airy
lie WIS an elderly aH ... Jlrpl.
fled gentleman. of ID ..... r..r. and
the sritn, erect ,ggr..... ~ .., arm,
officer His feature. ODD. ul rather
refined than for.rlu ..r. given An
afr of distinction n} .a.. mu.tacbr
aud imperial From r.u ... Dui uud
frock coat with thr lI... .t ma order
I'm the lapel 10 the rn Hf.r. ana pnf.
cut lenthcr shoes. be- messed with
fa-tldlOus nicely lUu.... window "
Pan Mall, he would l.. ..uu II CON.
suicuuus ornament M N.r ding, tpp-
room NJ the Jolly N,mN he was
,turtllngly incongruou.
The strnnger Ind r.. .YrI man.
nrr. and II fitted him ........',e lie
VA, NOT orfensiycl, self ..,.,,,rt lint
one knew him 10 be a .....Yg. vho
c,lcrtrd the world III ..... HIM 'd.fer.
cure The barmald. y,.. ...... .r,,. durc.
ut reading bumau unr.r.. n.thaJ a
uIrl.y and withheld tl. Gilman, NOR.
.iflagc which was wont r.. .irI.,ht tha
uauurnl patrons of u.r uru.,
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-06
Mayor Thinks Not
Highly of the Civil
Service Formally

This clyil service business ls Ger.
.talnly a joke, said Mayor Oyerholser
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SOCIETY
Hnrrier 1unn bentley.
CC0uIuucd from uuge flvcJ

hHrriet 1unn benueJ'
CONTINUED from page fiyeJ
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Dadr at her home 40 1924 West Iwcll-
~ lnWih street Mrs. X. Grass assist
'd In' hostess me house was a''o'
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The nil doy session ~ tha Enrt
r.mhrr \ Nil T., n.I1 '''' ,',,, urs II
O. EIksp nj gI5 emtn wnIter IN rl,rp
of Mrs. Robert IIprr,,. -. nIoup.d
u
The MislIrIur club members tpgeth.
rr with Mr f.. 5. kinpndc. were en-
tctaiucd Tudul afternoon by Mrs
EDhrrt y. lmduu a clever contest
ou the name, of business houses, their
Owners and uddrr7, iu certain bus.
l1csS district proved most interesting
MIS-. l.. }. Eauubaru winning the
hgboie. Inc meat meeting December
! !" VIII hr Win Mis Frank Nosika,
Ji ""'H '.r members VIII have th'lf
"''s'''''' ''H.
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-16
SYNOPSIS.

On the dGy of the eruption of Mount
Pelee Capt. john Hardin of the steamer
Princess rescues fve-year-old Annette
lHngton from IN open boat, but Is forced
10 leave behind her father and his COM
panions. Ilington is assaulted by Her
nandez and Ponto in vain attempt TO
get papers which Ilington has managed
TO send aboard the Princess with his
daughter, papers proving his title to and
telling the whereabouts of the lost island
of Cinnabar. Ilington's injury causes his
mind to become a blank. Thirteen years
elapse. Hernandez, now an opium SNUG
gler, with Ponto, IneZ, a female accom-
plce, and the mindless brute that once
was Tlington, come to Seaport, where the
widow of Captain Hardin is living with
her son Neal and Annette Ilington, and
plot to steal The papers left to Annette
by her father. Neal tries for admission
to the Naval academy, but through the
treachery of Joey Welcher is defeated by
joey and disgraced. Neal enlists in the
navy. IneZ sets a trap for joey and the
conspirators get him in their power. He
agrees to steal the papers for them but
accidentally sets fire to the Hardin home
and the brute-man rescues Annette with
the papers from the flames. Annette dis
covers that heat applied to the map re-
Veals the location Of the lost island. Sub
sequently in a struggle for its possession
the map is torn in three parts Herman
DEE, Annette and Neal each securing a
portion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-16

the Coronado Is likely ship and If
you are bound to go, God speed"
He looked the Coronado up and
found her quite a likely ship. He
saw her captain and found him salts
factory.
The next day Annette and her
friends, including Welcher, booked
for the cheap trip on the Coronado.
You're my only passengers so far"
said Captain Handy, "and l don't care
if l don't have any more
Capt. Peter Handy sauntered down
the wharf. A big, staggering individ-
ual was looking the Coronado over.
BILL said Capt. Peter Handy, 'I'll
tell you how it is. / picked you out
as cheap bargain and took a chance
. on you, not knowing you before. This
is g cheap trip down, Bill; I'll leave it
to you to pick your crew. Pick them
cheap, Bill; coming back I can make
! it up to you. Get the best for the
money, Bill, and get EN- cheap"
Il got 'em already" returned Bill,
land l got EN- cheap. Leave that to
me-"
On the evening Of the fourteenth.
| the four booked passengers boarded
the Coronado and were assigned to
| staterooms.
| Bill left the captain snoring in his
bunk and stole across the deck and
| down the gangplank to the wharf be-
| yond. Once upon the river front he
| turned east and strobe on rapidly for
| a quarter of a mile. He darted into
a narrow alleyway, reached dimly
! lighted window in an old board house
on the shore and raped sharply on
the window pane. A door was opened
stealthily and he shambled in
Huddled at tables and flung care
lessly in corners were the forms of
sailors, supine, drunk, drugged. Bill
| took an electric flash light from his
pocket and examined carefully each
of these slumbering objects Of hui
mainly.
''I'll take him. said Bill, land him
| there with the broken face; and him
and that chap over there"
Ten minutes later he nodded in a
| self-satistied way and jerked his
| thumb over his shoulder toward an
| other door.
Is he inside?" he queried
oh" said the proprietor. "the three
Of 'em is there"
There were three men in that small
room, a strangely assorted trio One
was a huge individual, bigger and
stronger than Bill himself; another
was an uncanny, fat, little Mexican
with dangerous eyes; the third was a
| Portuguese with saber cut cross his
| face.
| Bill grinned ''Huh," he said,
we're all here, mates. Outside |
| picked up enough men to fill up the
| Coronado's crew and here l run
against three of her passengers
Hernandez smiled and showed his
teeth. Three unlocked passengers, -
| he said.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-16
CHAPTER XXI.
Incoqnito.

Incoqnito
In dingy little hotel room in Prov
idence, Rhode Island, there sat a man
at dressing table gazing into mir
ror and doing unusually queer things
with his face. Hernandez was past
master at certain art-disguise
Ten minutes later stranger stood
erect within that room-a full-bearded
stranger, clad in an evening coat of
foreign cut, with well padded paunch
and shoulders, cycling himself still
critically in the looking glass. He
raised his high hat and bowed pomp-
ously to Ponto.
I'm reality, friend Potion" he re-
marked, 81 am M. Romanoff-a Rus
sian nobleman."
My friends and I are invited to
the dance on board the Alabama" he
said. MY friends and I shall go.
Call in that beast. Now for the final
test"
Ponto disappeared and a moment
later the brute crept into the room.
He glanced fearfully toward the chair
where Hernandez had been sitting;
then he glanced about the room. A
puzzled expression overspread his
ccuntenance and then with deep gut
tural cry he sprang for the appari-
tons throat.
Hernandez twitched himself to one
side just in time and then tapped the
brute SmartIy on the arm
Il am satisfied he said, in tones
that the brute Immediately recog-
nized. Even he did not know me
he, with all the instincts of savage
but faithful dog. Let us be off,
An hour later he was standing ex-
pectantly in front of the huge punch
bowl on the dancing deck of the Ala
bama. Clustered around this punch
bowl were a group of officers and
pretty women-and among them Inez
Castro and her friend Annette ling
ton.
Romanoff stared boldly at them
both, then he turned to Neal Hardin.
A glass Of punch, if you please"
he said in foreign accents.
Neal Hardin did not answer. He
was otherwise engaged. Annette
llington was standing at the table
with a young ensign at her side.
They were both drinking from the
punch bowl. The ensign drank with
his right hand; so did Annette, but
Annette's left hand was firmly
clutehed in the hand of Neal Hardin
OF the punch bowl. 1t was the only
chance the evening could afford them.
A glass Of punch" reiterated the
unknown Russian noblenan.
Neal jumped as though shot. Has
THY he ladled out a glass and pre-
sented 1t to the Russian. The Rus
sian took one sip of it and sat down
his glass.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-16
FIFTH lNSTALLMENT
a MESSAGE FROM THE PAST
CHAPTER XXI.
Grape Juice.


OF course the unexpected naval-se-
cret-service raid on the Crooked Crag
hotel created some sensation-as well
as did the rescue of two beautiful
young women, Miss Irene Courtier
and her friend Miss Ilington. But
Newport is a place of many happen
ings-sensational and otherwise-and
after all the Crooked Crag had been
raided many times before
In its balmy days it had been clev-
erly constructed and maintained as
a secluded gambling place for New
York millionaires, place full of cub
by doles and uncanny getaways. For
the thirteenth time in it's history it
was closed up and its proprietor
jailed.
But the three weird characters who
had been the cause of all the vio-
lence still remained in hiding-Her-
nandez the Portuguese adventurer;
Ponto, his Mexican side partner, and
their strange and unusual companion,
the brute.
Annette. for her part, gave full de-
scriptions of these three to the au-
thorities and accompanied secret-serv-
Ice men on many fruitless trips.
At any rate" she said to her
friend, Irene Courtier, Il know now
where / stand l was warned to look
out for a man with a saber cut across
his face" Her face grew wistful
Il thought-feared, she went on. AT
first, that that man might be my ia
Their; but my father would never treat
a girl as this scar-face treated me-
Annette touched her neck. A tiny
little gold chain fell into the bosom
Of her waist.
"Ee has laid bare his teeth, this
scar-face," said Annette. He knows
something Of my father-I'm sure Of
that-and I'm sure of something else.
He is seeking my lost Isle of CHINA
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CHI /2L5 S/ AIXLL4r1 HI4/nZ7CN OSBORNE

his note, hoping that you and your
your round of gayety in Newport So
ciety, | beg to inclose an invitation
which may give you few hours of
pleasure. Wish / could go myself.
Anything on pattleship suits me-.
Inclosed in the missive was heavy
white card engraved in script:
The officers of the U. S. S. Alabama
request the honor of your presence
with friends at the dance on ship
board Tuesday evening, June.
The words with friends" were in
terlined in ink. Annette read the in
vitation and then handed it to Inez.
Good" exclaimed Inez. these are
worth while-these shipboard dances. %
Five minutes later she called up a
private number on the wire in her
boudoir, waiting impatiently until she
heard voice she knew. Then she
talked rapidly, almost in a whisper.
Its worth taking chance, is it
not?" she queried.
"Ah," returned the voice at the 9TH
er end of the wire, eve do nothing
without chances. We shall take a
chance Farewell"
1t must be understood that an able
seaman like Neal Hardin, while his
good behavior, his natural aptitude
and his general Inability gave him
many priyileges-yet he was still the
victim of caste-naval caste. AS a
civilian he might travel with ladies
of dignity, such as his mother, and
young women of style and beauty,
such as Annette Ilington and her
friend, Irene Courtier; but as a chief
petty officer remarked to Neal-"A
ball on board the Alabama is not for
able seamen, not so you could notice
it, my boy. STILL" he added, clapping
Neal upon the shoulder, "I'll try and
get you a place on the back stairs
where you can look on and see the
swelIs''
Figuratively speaking, he got him
a place on the back stairs without
much difficulty, and after Neal had
spent a day in assisting his fellow
able seamen in polishing up every
thing aboard the Alabama that could
be polished, and in swabbing every
thing aboard her that could be
swabbed, and in setting to rights
everything that could be set to rights
Neal, clad in an immaculate white
duck suit, found himself stationed
stiff as a ramrod, and for the first
time scared to death, by the side of a
large punch bowl under the canvas
covering of the dancing deck.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-16
CHAPTER XIII.
Unbooked PASSENGERS

UNLOCKED Passengers.
II think it's risky" said Neal Har-
din. Let me see that al again."
Annette handed him the Providence,
Rhode Island, morning paper. Under
the head Of ship notices appeared this
item:
Fruit Steamer Coronado sails 18th
this month. Bound for Bahamas,
Colon, Panama, Lower California ports
and San Francisco. Open for limited
booking of passengers. Pier 1910
Providence, r. !.
PETER HANDY, Master.
Neal read the advertisement over
and shook his head again.
Risky, 1 tell you," he repeated.
Annette's eyes flashed. But what
am l to do she protested. you
don't-you can't understand Her
lips quivered for a moment. 81 have
got to find my father, Neal, and for
his sake, if not fer my own, | have
got to find my fortune. I've got to
go some time. Why not now? The
message was plain enough-the Fa-
theirs of the Santa Maria mission in
Lower California; uust see them
This is the easy way"
Neal folded up the paper and thrust
it in his pocket. Eat any rate" he
said, I'll look this captain up. If