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Moving Picture Animals.

A Jungle Of several acres. inhabited
by wild animals of all countries, many
O. which are already we'll trained for
the parts they are to play as motion
picture actors. is maintained near Los
Angeles by one Of the big American
filmproducing companies. 1t is in
tended to extend the acreage and ac-
cammodations until the motion picture
jungle will form the largest single col
lection OF wild animals in the world,
and within 1t will be. and now are.
enacted many stirring scenes. A big
elephant named "Toddles" is. for in
stance. the star performer In a film
catalogued as Lost In the Jungle" in
which Toddles. during his wanderings
in the forest. finds the heroine lying
exhausted on the ground. and. kneel-
ing, lifts her to his back and gallantly
carries her to safety. All the animals
are as conscientiously trained to do
acts for the motion picture camera as
are the trained animals OF . circux-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16

VIII rou axe mef ono SFteos
run faster, with bare feet or with sa-
bots, than anybody, man or woman,
from the Beacon to Our Lady's
chapel"
so you can dive and swim" asked
Speed. with a glance at me.
Like the salmon in the Laita. mon
sieur."
Under water?"
"Parbleu!"
After pause asked her age.
Fifteen. M'sieu Scarlett. Won't you
take me?" she asked, sweetly.
I1l tell you what I'll do. Jacque-
line," said l. Very early in the morn.
ing I'll go down to your house and see
your father Then, II he makes no OBJ
lection. I'll get you to put on pretty
swimming suit. all made out of silver
scales, and you can show me, there In
the sea, how you can dive and swim
and play at mermaid. Does that please
your"
She looked earnestly at me, then at
Speed.
is 1t a promise?" she asked, In a
quivering voice.
Yes, Jacqueline."
Then ! ,hank you. M'sieu Scarlett.
I. and you, m'sieur. And ! will
be waiting for you when you come
We live in the house below the
Saint-Iulien light Ny father
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Bteady1ng h1mSelf Win MS nanu on
Eyre's broad shoulder. and shambled
out across the square, muttering
something about his elephant and his
camel.
Speed paid the insignificant bill.
emptied his glass, and nodded at me.
"Its all up" he said, soberly.
Lets come back to camp and talk
it over" said.
Together we traversed the square un-
der the stars, and entered the field Of
clover. In the dim. smoky camp all
lights were out except one oil-drenched
torch stuck in the ground between the
two tents.
Speed had some cigarettes, and he
laid the pink package on the table. l
lighted one when he did.
DO you really think there's a
chance?" he asked. presently.
81 don't know" / said.
well, we can try"
"Oh yes
"IIl tell you what" Speed said, "if
we only had that poor little girl, Miss
Claridge, we'd catch these Bretons
That's what took the coast-folk all
over Europe. SO Grigg says"
Miss Claridge had performed in a
large glass tank as the "Leaping Mer'
maid" 1t took like wildfire according
| to our fellow-performers. We had
never seen her; she was killed by
diving into her tank when the circus
was at Antwerp in April.
Cant we get up something like
that?" suggested, hopelessly.
"Who would do It? Miss Claridges
flashlights are in the prop-box; who's
to wear them?"
He began to say something else, but
stopped suddenly. eyes fixed. Jacque'
line stood behind me in the smoky
light of the torch-Jacqueline. bare OF
arm and knee. with her sea-blue eyes
very wide and the witch-locks. cluster
ing around the dim oval of her face
After a moments absolute silence she
said: 81 came from Paradise. Don't
you remember"
"Of course / remember you. Jacque
line. And have an idea you ought to
be in bed
| Wont you sit DOWN." asked Speed
Thank you." said Jacqueline.
| She seated herself on a sack of saw
| uuol, uti biChuCi bc
tween her knees, and looked earnestl,
at the elephant. Speed asked her, Jest
ingly. why she did not join the circus
"It is what wish" she said. undeI
her breath.
| And ride white horses?"
will you take me?" she cried. pas
sionately. springing to her feet.
| Amazed at her earhestness, / tried
to explain that such an idea was out
OF the question. She listened anxious
ly at first, then her eyes fell and she
stood there in the torch-light, heac
hanging.
"I should like to see a circus" she
said. Then l should know what to do
That can swing higher than any gir
in Paradise has been demonstrated
often" she went on, earnestly. Il car
swim farther. can dive deeper. / car
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16

Bella, In 1860. more soldiers were
killed by the sun than by the weapons
of the foe: that in 1903 three great
rivers Of western Europe went dry.
and that in Odessa, in 1889. the noon
temperature reached IA degrees and
a sunshade was necessary at FIVE In
the morning. we are bound to con-
clude that we are not 30 badly on.
after all.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16

turning pink when Jacqueline reap
peared on the threshold in her ragged
skirt and stained velvet bodice half
laced, with the broken points hanging.
carrying an armful of driftwood.
Without word she went to work
SO swiftly that the pink light had
scarcely deepened to crimson when
the poacher. laying the gun tenderly
in the blankets of Jacqueline's tumbled
bed. came striding back to the table
where a sea-trout smoked on cracked
platter. and a bowl of bread and milk
stood before each place.
We ate silently. Ange Pitou, the
yellow cat. came around with tail in
tiated. There were fishbones enough to
crafty any cat, and Ange Pitou made
short work of them.
The poacher rose, wiped his mouth
with the back of his hand. and made
straight for his new gun.
You two." he said, with a wave of
his arm, you settle 1t among your
selves. He touched his beret TO me.
flung the fowling-pi over his shoul.
der. and walked away.
Jacqueline placed the few dishes in
a pan of hot water, wiped her fingers,
daintily. and picked up Ange Pitou.
"Show me the swimming suit" she
said, shyly.
drew 1t out of the satchel and laid
it across my knees.
"Oh, 1t has a little tail behind-like
fish" she cried. enchanted. 81 shall
look like the silver grilse OF Quinn.
perle!"
do you think you can swim in those
| scales?" | asked.
| Swim? I-Jacqueline? Attended,
un peu-you shall see!"
She opened her arms; the cat sprang
to the doorstep and vanished.
Jacqueline looked at the swimming
suit, then at me. will you go down
to the Teach. M'sieu Scarlett?"
| But ! had not traversed half the
strip OF rock and hard sand before
something flew pasta slim. glittering
shape which suddenly doubled up
Strengthened again. and fell headlone
into the laundering surf.
| After a long. long while. far out or
the water she rose, floating.
Tossed back once more upon this
beach like an opalescent shell. Jac
queline. ankle-deep in foam, looked ou
across the flaming waters. heI
drenched hair dripping.
"Look!" she cried. fin ging her arms
above her head. and dropped into
space. falling like a star. down. dowr
into the shallow sea- Far below l saw
a streak of living light shoot through
the water-on, on, closer to the sur
face now. and at last she fairly sprant
into the air. quivering like a gated sal
mon. then fall back to float and cleai
her blue eyes from her tangled hair.
Presently she climbed to the sun
warmed hillock OF sand and sat dowr
beside me to dry her hair.
Ange Pitou. coveting warm sun
bath In the sand. came wandering
along pretending not to see us: bu
Jacqueline dragged him into her armi
for a hug, which lasted until Ang,
Pitou broke loose. tail hoisted but ear.
deaf to further fattery.
So Jacqueline chased Ange Pitot
back across the sand and up the rock,
path.
Come to the net-shed. II yo,
pleased" she called back to me, point
ing to a crazy wooden structure bull
above the house.
AS entered the netshed the chilt
was dragging a pile of sea-nets to tht
middle Of the floor.
In case l fall" she said. coolly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16
CHAPTER xi.
In Camp.

In Camp.
We went into camp under the land
ward glacis of the cliffs. in field OF
clover which was to be plowed under
in q few days. We all were there ex-
cept Kelly Eyre. who had gone to tele-
graph the governor of Lorient for per-
mission to enter the port with the cir
Gus. Another messenger also left camp
on private business for me.
Presently we were all sitting around
the long camp-table in the glare Of two
smoky petroleum torches, eating our
bread and ham and potatoes and drink
Ing Breton cider. a jug Of which Mr..
Horan had purchased for a few cop
pers.
The hard cider cheered Byram lit
tie; he drew a cherished cigar from
his vest pocket, offered II to me. and
when / considerably refused, he care
fully set 1t alight with a splinter from
the fire. Its odor was indescribable.
Byram appeared to have recovered
something of HE buoyancy and native
optimism.
Gentlemen" he said. Tets kinder
saunter over to the inn and have a
night-cap with Kelly Eyre"
The lighted door of the inn hung
ajar as we crossed the star-lit square:
Byram entered and stood a moment in
the doorway. stroking his chin. Bong
joor the company" he said, lifting his
battered hat.
The few Bretons in the wineroom re-
turned his civility; he glanced about
and his eye fell on Kelly Eyre. Speeds
assistant balloonist. seated by the win
dow with Horan.
well, gents" said Byram. hopefully.
AN what aire the prospects of smilin'
fortune when rosy-fngered dawn has
came again to kiss US back to life?"
Rotten" said Eyre. pushing a tele-
gram across the oak table.
Byram's face fell: he picked up the
telegram and fumbled In his coat for
his spectacles with unsteady hand
Let me read 1t, governor" said
Speed. and took the blue paper from
Byram's unresisting. stubby fingers.
"Oho!" he muttered, scanning the
message; "weli-well. it's not SO bad
as all that"
well. sir?" said Byram. in a low
voice.
well. governor? Oh-er-the tele-
gram?" asked Speed. like a man fight
ing for time.
Yes. the telegram" said Byram. pa
tiently.
We'll. you see they have Just heard
OF the terrible smash-up in the north.
governor. Metz has surrendered with
Bazaine's entire army. And they're
naturally frightened at Lorient. Z.
And well they won't
let us pass the fortifcations.'
Wont let us in?" cried Byram.
hoarsely.
I'm afraid not, governor"
Byram stared at US. We had count
ed on Lorient to pull US through as far
as the frontier.
Nov don't take 1t SO hard, gov
ernor." said Kelly Eyre; Il was fright
ened myself. at first, but I'm ashamed
of 1t now. Well pull through. any
how"
Certainly" said Speed. cheerily.
We'll drum up the whole district from
Pontlvy to Auray and from Penmarch
Point to Plouharnel! Why should the
Breton peasantry not coma? Don't
they walk miles to the Pardons?"
A gray pallor settled on Byram's
sunken face; with 1t came a certain
dignity which sorrow sometimes
brings even to men like him.
Young gentlemen" he said. I'm
obliged to you. These here reverses
come to everybody. guess. The Lord
knows best: but II he'll just lemme
run my show leetle longer. III pay
my debts an say, Thy will be done.
smen!'"
Altar 0 painful silence he rose.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16
Encountered the Widows smite.

Il drapped down on muh knees befo'
de widdah," related Brother Waller.
"and poured fo'th muh confectionery
sedimunts wild all de ellerquince of
puhsidin' eldah. And de lady dess
nach1y rotched out and slapped me
fiat! What do yo' call dat, sah?"
''Uh-well, sah," replied Brother Cud-
dyhump, who is bit of wag, Il
reggin dat was the widows smite date
We reads about. Uh-yaw! haw haw!
Kansas City Ctar.
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Anybody

is pilot of the port. Anybody
will tell you"
Il will not forget" said I.
She bade us goodnight very prettily.
stepped back out OF the circle of torch
light, and vanished-there is no other
word for 1t.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16

feet and what did do was by a great
effort. 1 could not sleep at night and
of course felt very bad in the morning,
and had a steady headache.
"After taking the second bottle no.
ticed that the headache was not SO bad,
rested better, and my nerves were
stronger. l continued its use until it
made a new woman of me, and now l
can hardly realize that am able to do
SO much as do. Whenever know any
woman in need of good medicine l
highly praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound" - Mrs. FRANK
CLARK, BAG N. Tulip St., Richmond, Pa.
Women Have Been Telling Women
for forty years how Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restored their
health when suffering with female ills.
This accounts for the enormous demand
for it from coast to coast. If you are
troubled with any ailment peculiar to
women why don't you try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound! 1t
will pay you to do SO. Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16

It would help some II we did more
praying on Sunday and less preying
on the other six days.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16

BE happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16

Compound Twas in a
dreadfully rundown
state of health,
h ad internal trou-
bles, and was SO ex-
tremely nervous and
prostrated that if l
had given in to my
feelings / would
have been in bed
As it W as l h ad
hardly strength at
f;pooo fo ha m my
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16
WOMAN WOULD
NOT GIVE UP
Though Sickand Suffering; At
Last Found Help in Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
ble Compound.

Richmond, Pa. =" When I started
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-16

Lots OF the burning questions of the
day go up in smoke.
The evening world., 1915-02-19
WALL STREET

Stock market opening was n very
tame affair. business boins light and
price changes negligible. Car and
Foundry dropped TO ~. the minimum
price.
The market sasgcd OF toward mid
day to tho opening level and trading
came to almost a complete standstill
In early afternoon. Pittsburgh Coal
preferred sold OF points 70 20. and
toward the close the market showed
weak undertone, = number Of stand
ard issues declined. and small losses
occurred throughout the list on light
trading. 90.
The evening world., 1915-02-19
TANCOER SHOOTS
PARTNER AND SELF;
BOTH ARE DYING

Frederick Timer. son Of Msichior
Timer. . prosperous cigar manufac-
turer. II dying In Washington Heights
Hospital OF a bullet he Ared into him
self early to-day In the Ono Hundred
and Eighty-irst Street subway sta
TN. A -1oment before he had pushed
through q crowd returning homo rom
after-theatre Enppers and shot Ethel
odcii. a beautiful young dancer. TO
whom he told his friends no was mar
ried three months ago. shc u dying
In tho same hospital.
Whatever OF love the dancer may
have had for the young medical
student has turned 10 has. A. he
lay on the floor Of the subway plat
form, with Q horror STRICKEN crowd
In evening dress swirlins about him.
be said TO The nrst policeman 70 reach
his side, "Ask Ethel X she still loves
me-" Nh 49,
The girl was unconscious. buy the
q,ssstion was put 10 her whom 'shs
vas revived at the hospital.
II hate him." she said. He has
been annoyins the life out Of mo.
he has threatened before to do this"
Tho young mans father heard Of
his romance and asked him TO end
his acquaintance with the girl. She
wns q dancer and model and a.
vet, they knew nothing Of her. the
father urged. which warranted TAX
Ing her into the family.
The evening world., 1915-02-19

Aviation Concern Daakrupt.
The Moissant Aviation Company Of
Winfield. L. J., filed . petition in yoaun-
tary bankruptcy In the Unitsd States
District Court IN Brookiyn to-day. with
liabilities Of ei7.7si.Si. Of which
Si7.o%o.so are unsecured. Among tho
assets are claims an follows: Estate Of
the late Harold Binney. the price OF .
flying machine. value not given; the
late Francesca Mcdero. President Of
the Hampstead Plains Aviation Com
pany. 100000.
The evening world., 1915-02-19

All Wat rslisl. No more tired feet;
= 0sss hnrnlns iest; 10 more swollen.
~ snslliae. svssty isst. No mon
- b sssnS eslleusss o. bunieas. No
III :s = ~ ~ "'sA'-' getting re-
mr. 3 ~ ssly ssosdy thss draws
- - ~ pslsseous eHvdstions which
~ = ~ lea; "T1Z" y maGical;
H b Rsai; "TH" will cure your
~ srUai1ss % you'll sever limp Of
49, % ysus face In pain. Your shoes
'Weot seen tight and your feat will
osvss. never hurt os get sore. swollen or
0bsd. Think Of Il. no more foot misery;
- more burning cosns. csllouses o.
6slisas.
a. eS-cent box At any drug store
- Aspastment store. and get instant Re-
-. Get whole years foot relief for
on1y ~ cests. Think a hf-Advt.
The evening world., 1915-02-19

cHicAee WHEAT. AND coAM
MARKET. -.
WHEAT.
isaS Ill., s,.: lss lS. Isls lsss = I"
isS,xy. q:s, W. lSg g9ss c't,,
Wheat opened excited and strong,
Liverpool market strong. and claims OF
further export demand on lisht offer
InEs made sharp fluctuations. Prices
declined after first show Of strength.
There was some profit taking and coun-
demand except on declines In early
The evening world., 1915-02-19

afternoon; ciosed \ to 1 cent net De-
Corn opened higher, With whsat .. o.
an Immense export business yesterday.
This was denied later. but prices held
steady; closed b-s to rs off.
The evening world., 1915-02-19

South Pennsylvania on Company
declared dividend Of - o share, pay
able March 81, to stock Of record
The evening world., 1915-02-19
ssssh Of record march ~.

'ssst Of record l1sssa u,neyss
stock Exchange ADMITTED to the ~
n. Y. Central Railroad \ per et1t ~
issued. also the per cent. three
year debentures. due 1898. "whoa
issued"
Ohio Oil Company. Regular GUAR.
terly dividend of e1.25. and an extra
20, to stock OF record Feb. 70. Th6
is an increase of 50 cents q share.
The evening world., 1915-02-19

Philadelphia will vote on $4,000 900
loan for Rapid Transit development.
The evening world., 1915-02-19
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

Market opened off from to
points. business was light and prices
held steady.
The evening world., 1915-02-19

ss.sg. .ss: .sss's sssst 70
low British shereholders In n. Y. Cen.
trial u. r. TO participate IN new bond
Issue. nor viii II allow dealings In
The evening world., 1915-02-19

South West Pennsylvania Pipe Line
quarterly dividend Of % a share IL
payable April 10. to stock of record of
March IS.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-23
Use Electric Magnets to Draw
Bullets and Sharpnel From Wounds

to magnetic influence.
Professor Bergonie simply applies
to the outside of the wound highly
potential magnetic current This
sufficies to dislodge the projectile
from the flesh and bring it gradually
towards the surface. To prevent any
further tearing Of the flesh the cur
rent is applied only for a few seconds
each day and the projectile is drawn
SO gradually towards the surface as
to cause neither irritation nor pain.
Finally, only slight superficial in
cision OF the surgeon knifes is neces-
sary for the final extraction.
The method is to be introduced at
once in the military hospitals all
through France.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-23
Tonopah Companies Announce Big
Earnings for Month of February

shipped twenty-five bars of bullion
which are worth i'll the neighborhood
OF $2S,5OO
Tonopah Merger has opened up
some very good ore in a raise from
the 9S0-foot lev4l, $50 feet west Of
the shaft
Monarch Pittsburg raise on the
Smith vein is up twenty-five feet
with values irregular, but some good
specimens. showing ruby and brittle
silver, have been encountered.
Halifax east drift on the l,200-foot
level has reached the contact and en-
tered the ore-bcaring trachyte forma-
ton.
Cash Boy crosscut on 1,350-foot
level is in vein thirty-six feet and
east drift advanced twenty feet, with
no change reported.--To onopah Miner
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-23
New Companies
File Their Articles

The office of secretary of state S
busy just at this time entering the
many articles OF incorporation of new
enterprises about to be inaugurated
in this state Today there were filed
the following articles:
The Nevada-Tahoe Land and Live
stock company, with a capital of
S250,0OO, divided into 100000 shares,
par value 81 each, the company pur-
posing to enter the farming and live
stock business on large scale. James
G. Sweeney, ]. T. Monahan and Geo.
A. Bartlett appear of record as the
incorporators.
The Good Springs Dividend Min
ing company also filed articles Of in
corporation with principal place OF
business located in Clark county
By an agreement filed for record by
the directors of the Mizpah Exten-
sion Mining, company of Tonopah
| the capitalization of the company has
been increased to 100000 shares
par value 81 each
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-23
Thousands of Men Put to Work
On New Chicago R. R. Depot

Adams and Jackson streets and Clin-
ton and Canal streets, space two
blocks east and west and one block
north and south. Besides three
freight terminals the plans call for
twenty-six tracks in the passenger
terminal, twenty more than the pres
ent station has. The Northwestern
station here, regarded as one of the
most modern in the world, has only
sixteen, the Pennsylvania in New
York only seventeen. The Union sta
ton in Washington has TIM >v-three,
only fifteen OF which, however, are
in use.
The main building will be ten
stories and have three sub-basements
1t will be an imposing looking struc-
ture with great massive columns and
will cost $6,000,000 exclusive of land,
sheds, power plant and interlocking
costs.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-23
Trickery Attends Purchase of
Animals for Warning Nations

tract, Wood said, because it has been
found that the governments agents
resort TO sharp practice which robs
the transaction of the profit. The
animals are contracted for subject 10
inspections, he says, and when deliv-
cred a large percentage of them are
declared to be below standard and 50
refused Then these cul1s are later
bought up by men representing them
selves as being railroad contractors,
who pay considerably lower price,
the owners being obliged to accept
the lower figure to get rid of the an
imals and stop the heavy feed bills.
But these alleged contractors, Woods
says, are in reality also buying horses
for service in the war zone, and the
entire shipment of horses reaches the
purchasing government, though at a
lower figure than the original con-
tract price.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-23
Indian Slashes Chinaman

Johnny Kavanaugh, an Indian. was
arrested Friday night by Policeman
Hadley for assaulting Chinaman
named Koo Chow The Mongolian
said that Kavanaugh broke into his
room when he was asleep and struck
ting him about the face, also on the
fingers After the assault the Indian
made his escape but was found short
~ afterwards and arrested. He will
be given preliminary hearing before
Justice Dunn.--Humboldt Star.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-23

The weeks output OF the Tonopah
mines was l0,o40 tons, of the esti-
mated value OF $222, $50.
Tonopah Belmont Company's prof.
its for month of February were $47.-
S00--thc silver values being estimat-
ed at so cents per ounce. Tonopah
Placers company--a subsidiary of the
Tonopah Mining company--is fgur-
ing on putting in a $500.0OO hydro
electric power plant at its property
near Breckenridge, Colo.
Tonopah Extension has opened up
new ore in raise from the 66O-foot
level and came into six feet OF ore
That averages from SIS to $lS per
ton.
Jim Butler company earned net
p@oiits in February of 2,444 from a
total OF 4,255 tons of ore milled.
West End company on Tuesday
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-23
Buying Autos

Good roads and perfect days have
awakened desires in the hearts of
many Carsonites to possess automo-
biles and as a result auto agents have
been doing land office business the
past week. Among those who have
secured new machines the past day
or two are George Sanford and J. c..
Sweeney and in addition to these two
there are quite a number only wait
ing to determine the question which
company offers the best machine for
tie money.