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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-02-16

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beri@tet:
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HOW NERVES CONTROL HABIT
System Must Be Trained to Follow
CaIIed-For Motions Along
Certain Path.

Those who think 4 habit is Just
something you remembcr-that Is. Is
purely a mental proposition. are mis-
taken. Habit is a question of mcchan-
OF a piston rod.
Habit is the action of nerve mo.
tons along beaten path. A muscle
somewhere in the body contracts and
"A nerve moves because it cannot help
1t. and 50 on until the process Is
complete. and the thing we call habit
is done
There are as many of these paths
in the nervous system as there are
habits. The impression which ore
nerve center receives awakcns another
and the whole path of the action 10
travelled over.
The first time the action is per.
formed the nerve Ccnters do not awak
en- their Successors readily. For
this reason some things are hard to
learn. Everything that employs a
great many nerve centers is hard to
learn. because the path must be worn.
the nerve centors trained to act in
sequence, Once they are trained the
habit is formed The second call upon
them is easier than the first. the third
easier than the second. etc.
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CHAPTER XVI.

awoke. oppressed by a mysterious
sensation. There seemed something
missing In my environment. But the
mystery and oppressiveness vanished
after the first few seconds OF waking,
when identified the missing some
thing as the wind. When | had
dressed and opened the door. | heard
the waves still tapping on the beach.
garrulously attesting the fury Of the
night. had slept late. and | stepped
outside with sudden energy. bent upon
making up lost time as bcDtted a
dweller on Endeavor island.
And when outside. | stopped short.
| believed my eyes without question.
and yet was for the moment stunned
by what they disclosed to me. There.
on the beach. not fifty feet away. bow
on. dismasted, was a black-hulled YES
sci. Masts and boomJ, tangled with
shrouds. sheets. and rent canvas, we're
rubbing gently alongside. could
have rubbed my eyes as | looked.
There was the home made galley We
mad built, the familiar break OF the
poop. the low yacht.cabin scarcely
rising above the rail. 1t was the
Ghost.
II came upon me suddenly, 3
strange, that nothing moved aboard.
Wearled from the night of struggle
and wreck, all hands were yet asleep.
Maud and | might yet escape. | would
call her and start. My hand was lift.
ed at her door to knock. when rccol-
lccted the smal!ness OF the island.
We could never hide ourselves upon
1t. There was nothing for us but the
wide raw ocean. thought of our snug
little huts. our supplies of meat and
oil and moss and frcwood. and knew
that we could never survive the wintry
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SYNOPSIS.

Huh.,lrey Van Weyden. critic and diet
ate. se. hnds himself aboard the sealing
hneooher Ghost. Captain Wolf Larsen,
Oouhn To Japan waters. The captain
MIN cabin boy "for the good OF his
: Wolf hazes Il seaman and makes
INC basis for phiosophic discussion
t Hn Hump. Humps intimacy with Wolf
ssncreases. carnival of brutality breaks
.co"e In the ship. Wolf proves himself
u.e master brute. Hump Is mad. mate
~ tne heH-ship and proves that he has
soerhed TO stand on his own legs" Two
s'.on oesert the vessel In one OF the small
young woman and four men.
suIv'sors OF IA steamer wreck. are res
SHeo from small boat. The dcserters
IIe sighted. but Wolf stands away and
.eeVes them to drown. Maude brewster
ne rescued girl. begins to realize her
1eh3er At the hands OF Wolf. Van Wey-
zen realizes that he loves Maude. VOLTS
nouer. Death Larsen, comes on the seal
In1 s1 grounds In the steam seaicr Mace
onh. hogs the sea. and Wolf captures
severai OF his boats. The Ghost runs
sHWsy IN fog. Wolf furnishes liquor to
SGe W prisoners. He attacks Maude. Van
Meydcn attempts to XIII him and fails
VOL In suddcny stricken helpless by the
fotnrn OF binding head trouble and
wHh all hands drunk and asleep Van
Woyoen and haudc escape In n small
SSst together. They land on Endeayor
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die
incidentally baseball
history.
As Bender started wind Ansmth started for home Bender
with smile decided he would Ansmith through with
would
until Anmth
Bender had delivered Anmth
gained would
naturally
would have
done had the
The play, )
which
shall be it, touching the three bases the
home from third which the third Is
forced before reaching
The of the when Bender
of the ball field the batter naturally being before
he
Il will
by the Wheeler Inc)
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sea and the great storms which were
TO come.
And then. In n fash, the better solu.
tion came to mo, All hands were
asleep. Why not creep aboard the
Ghos, we'll | knew the way to Wolf
Larsen bunk-and xiii him In his
sloop3 After that well, We would
see. hut with him dead thcr. Was
time and space In which to prepare to
do other things and besides. what.
over new situation arose. II could not
possibly be worse than the present
ono
My knife was at my hip, ! returned
to my hut for the shotgun, made sure
II was loaded. and went down to the
Ghost With some difficulty. and at
the expense of a wotting to tho waist.
| climbed aboard The foroCastle scut.
Il" was opcn | paused to listen for
the breathing Of the men. but there
Was no breathing cautiously de
seconded the ladder Tho place had
the empty and musty feel and smell
usual To- a dwelling no longer inhab
tied Everywhere Was n thick litter
OF the worthless furcra dunnagc
OF long voyage ! noted that tho
boats were missing Tho Noorago
told tho same tale as the torccns,lc
The hunters had packed their belong
lnFH with similar haste. The Ghost
was deserted
III" reaction from my fear and the
know edge that tho torrihl deed |
had come to do was no longer noccs.
Enry. made me boyish and eager |
sprnuF up tho break OF the poop. and
saw Wolf Larsen. What Of my i'm.
pctus and tho stunning surprise. |
clattcrcd three or four steps alons tho
dock before ! could stop myself iio
was standing In the companIonway.
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Walk over and examine those Ian
yards" he said. pointing to where the
mizzen rigging should have been.
They have been cut with a knifs!'
| exclaimed.
Not quite" he laughed. 1T was .
neater job Look again"
looked. The lanyards had been al
most severed. with just enough left to
hold the shrouds TIL some severe
strain should be put upon them.
"Cooky did that" he laughed again
Il know. though | didn't spot him at
it. Kind OF evened up the score q
bit"
Good for Mugridge!" | cried.
Yes, that's what | thought when
everything went over the side. Only
said 1t on the other side of my
mouth"
But what were you doing while all
this was going on?" asked
My best. you may De sure. which
wasn't much under the circum
stances
turned to re-examine Thomas
Mugridge's work.
Il guess III sit down and take the
sunshine | heard Wolf Larsen say.
ing.
There was hint, Just a slight hint
of physical feebleness in his voice,
and it was so strange that | looked
quickly at him. His hand was sweep
q hi
though he were brushing away cob.
webs. | was puzzled. The whole
thing was so unlike the Wolf Larsen
had known.
How are your headaches?" asked
They still trouble me-" was his an.
swer Il think | have one coming
on now"
He slipped down from his sitting
posture till he lay on the deck. Then
he rolled over on his side, his head
resting on the biceps of the under
arm. the forearm shielding his eyes
from the sun. stood regarding him
wonderingly.
Now's your chance. Hump" he said.
Il don't understand" i lied. for |
thoroughly understood.
oh. nothing" he added softly. as
II he were browsing; only you've cot
me where you want me-
NO, | haven't" ] retorted; for
want you few thousand miles away
from here"
He chuckled, and thereafter spoke
no more. He did not stir as passed
by him and went down into the cabin.
lifted the trap in the floor, but for
some moments gazed obviously into
the darkness of the laZaretto beneath.
| hesitated to descend. What il his
lying down were n ruse? Pretty. in.
deed. to be caught there like a rat.
| crept softly up the cOmpanionway
and peeped at him. He was lying
as | had left him. Again went be.
low; but before dropped into the
lazaretto took the precaution of cast
ing down the door in advance. At
least there would be no lid to the trap.
But it was all needless. | regained
the cabin with a store of jams, sea.
biscuits, canned meats, and such
things-all could carry-and re-.
placed che trap door.
GRO BE CONTINrEpD
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French Colonial Possessions.

The French possession OF lndo.China
comprises the colony OF CochinChiua,
the protoctoratcs OF Cambodia. AMMAN.
Tonkin and Laos, and the to, tory OF
Kwong Chow. Wan. leased from China
an area embracing approximately
$40 900 square miles The population
Is estimated at 100000 o. which
about $4,000 are Europeans. the res,
being natives. savage tribcsmcn. Chi.
nose, Malays, and Hndoos Tho prin
cipai city as well az the principal por,
OF entry IL Saigon. Cochin china
There are now i.37s miles Of railroad
operated In Indo. China.
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Good night UumDhrey" she said

Good night. Humphrey" she said.
This use OF our given names had
come quite as matter OF course. and
ural. In that moment | could have
put my arms around her and drawn
her to me. should certainly have
done 80 out in that world to which we
belonged. AS II was, the situation
stopped there in the only way 1t could:
but | was left alone III my little hut,
glowing warmly through and through
with pleasant satisfaction; and |
knew that tie. or a tacit something,
existed between US which had not ex-
listed before.
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KID WILLIAMS WILL RETIRE
King Of 6antamwe ghts Makes An
nouncement He viii Quit Ring
Before December S, 1917.

Kid Williams. king Of the bantam
weights, is out with the announce
mcnt that he will quit the ring before
another year has passed. Williams will
be twrnty-four years old on December
;. 1917. and declares that before that
date he will leave the boxing game
ana never attempt IA comeback. II Is
his purpose to retire undcfcatcd. but
he will not dodge u match In the mean
time with any buniamw.isht In the
game.
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Quite So.

MIR Harry Tate. who is to appear IT,
the new revue at the London Hippo
dromc can be as witty on the stag,
as he Is on; but there was one occa
sion a, least when he mot his match
Seeing n number OF small boys bus
fly engaged IN asking one another rid
dies, Mr Tate thought he would CIV,
them "A poser.
Going up to one OF the lads h
asked
"Wha, time Is 1t when the clock
strikes thirteen"
Time /, WAS taken to the clock
makers to be mond.d." answered tn,
urchin promptly Exchange
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PLAN NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE
Proposed Circuit Is Scheduled to In
cIude Wichita and Topeka From
Western Assoc iation.

Plans for new baseball circuit In
Kansas and oklahoma have been start
ed. The proposed circuit Is scheduled
Ia iuClud" Oklahoma city, wichita, To-
pckn. Tulsu. Joplin, Muskogcc. Fort
Smith and Springfield. Since both
Wichita and Topeka had n disastrous
season last year Ia the Western league
II has been suggested that this league
he mad" Glass Is. The total population
of it's towns would hc 10000.
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SWIMs ACROSS TORONTO BAY
sisteen.year.oid Miss Achieves Quite
UnusJai Distinction In Canadian
Waters.

Canada, too has expert women swim
mcrs. Recently Miss Firth Hartley. II
slN,.cn.y"ur.old member OF nh nssocia.
ton, achieved the difficult task of
swimming across Toronto bay. Sa.
was accompanied by Miss Elizabeth
Wilson, the champion woman swim.
ipcr of Toronto, who has negotiated
the d'slcut trip nutsbcr OF times.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-30
.TENNEY RETIREs FROM GAME
Resignation as Manager Of Inter-
national League Team.

Fred Tenney will not manage the
Newark International league team next
season, according to an announcement
made by President James Price.
Price said that no effort has been
made to appOint successor to Tpnney,
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parallel in baseball. 1t has been put up to
any number of umpires players, and managers and
all contend they never heard of a similar happening
ball field.
Washington and Philadelphia the opposing
teams The Athletics got away to good start, and
when the ninth inning rolled around had piled up a
big lead. With two down in the last half Of the
NINTH Eddie Ainsmth the crack Washington
catcher, hit for single. With lead of seven or
eight runs, of the Athletic paid any attention
to AnsInith, who stole second the first ball
pitched and third on the second ball delivered by
Chief Bender. Then some fan In the third base
hlnachcS 'niS i0h Ed.
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LITTLE P|(KUP5
OF SPORT

Speaking of the Athletics, why
should anyone?
General Watts, 2:O6A, has had
seven new 2:lO trotterS this year.
Joe Borrcll and Jack Blackburn
fought II sensational siX-rOund draw ut
Philadelphia.
Some umpires are now enjoying q
period of peace and quiet, and some
are married.
Mixing politics and football is the
latest, but why break up nice, gentle
game like football?
Frank Chance made good in the Pa
cific Coast league the first year he
took part in the race.
A good deal of the baseball reform
talk is like political and other reform
talk: 1t stops at the talk stage.
popular English billiard cOmpeti-
tion Is the Crystalate cup series which
attracted 4,5S2 contestants this year.
Havana bugs are looking forward to
n highly exciting baseball season. Ha-
vana clubs don't have to go South to
train.
Owner Brtton OF the Cardinals has
joined the ranks of the National
lcagucrs who are opposed to the play
cr limit.
Frank G. Bancroft. the business
manager of the Cincinnati Reds, is the
Grand Old Man of baseball ut pres
cnt. He is past seventy.
The Auckland (New Hcaland) Rae
Ing clubs report for the year ending
June 30 shows that stakes valued at
S2l2,75O were distributed.
They say golf isn't IN old mans
game. but ten Philadelphia scxagcnnr-
sixty-ycar-olds to n match.
The United States mint hns broken
record by stamping i5.23l.il3 coins
this year, OF which number Freddie
Welsh has collected quite n few.
Ty Cobb, the supcrmnn. Is looking
10 lI al
ms nmrod. II Is said that he shoots
game with bullets made Of nuxatcd
lead.
Cleveland people get n lot Of enjoy
m"nt out Of bonstlng about being the
"Slxth city" In population. but the fans
nrc not so Jubllnnt about thnt rank In
baseball.
! Rowing Is one Of the most popular
sports nj the unl'cd States Naval
academy. two varsity, n freshman and
Ave mixed clnss ciehts being among
the candidates.
Conch Bob Folwcll OF Pennsylvania
Is quoted ns saying that Glen Warner,
coach Of University Of Pittsburgh
football squad. Is the best football
coach In America.
For one who wns nil through nnt5
finished and out Of the game forever
nnd dead duck ins, spring. Hal
Chns" occupied rather n prominent
nlncc In the batting roll of the Na.
tiornl league.
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4sE
BILLY EVANS BASEBALL PROBLEMS 4
Written Especially This tho Famous American
League Umpire.

plays much frequent in the minors than in
show play up the league probably
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For one who wns NIL through nntZ
finished and out OF the game forever
md doad duck inst spring. Hal
Chase occupied rn'hr, n prominent
nlncc In the batting roll Of the Na-
tioBnl league.
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Conch Bob Folwcll OF Pennsylvania
Is quoted ns saying that Glen Warner.
conch Of University OF Pittsburgh
football squad. Is the best football
coach In America.
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Rowing Is one Of the most popular
sports Mt the unI'cd States Naval
academy. two varsity, freshman and
Ave mixed clnss cights being among
the candidates.
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m"nt out Of bonstlng about being the
"SIxth city" In population. but the fans
nrc not so Jubllnnt about thnt rank In
baseball
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-29
FAMILY OF PAUPER
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Disappeared 10 Years Ago Under
Mysterious Circumstances and
Went Co LapOrte.
80 TLmes specIal SeIvice.

News Times Special Service
LAPDRTE. Ind. March %
Charles Graham. a resident of this
city. died the other day in the
pauper house. He died with lips un-
sealed as TO his past. though chance
remarks caused Chief Of Police Ans
tiss 10 believe that he had relatives
in Muncle. Ind Today "A brother
was found living in Farmland. Ind.
while wife and three children who
had mOurned him as dead for 10
years. were located in Cincinnati.
which proved TO be his former home.
and where he was a prosperous citi-
zen for a number of years. II devel-
oped with the finding OF his relatives
and the wife, who will now cause a
grave in the pauper field 10 sur
render its dead that Graham's true
name was Grimes His disappear
anCe from Cincinnati 10 years ago
caused the theory 10 be advanced
that he had fallen a victim To foul
play. and the police worked on the
case for several weeks and then
abandoned the mystery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-29
TRY TO BLOW UP HOME
OF MUNCIE DRY MAN
Explosion Skaters Kitchen of Resi-
dcnce of Attorney Wilbur
RNman.

MUNCIE. Ind. March 29.-Un-
known persons early Tuesday morn
ing attempted TO blow up the home
Of Wilbur Ryman. a prominent at
toreny of this city. as the result of
what is believed 70 be his efforts in
working towards keeping saloons
out of Muncie. The kitchen of the
Ryman home was shattered and
practically all the windows were
broken. Glass in surrounding homes
was shattered The explosion was
heard over the entire city. Neither
Mr.. Ryman nor any Of his family
was injured.
Following the recent option cleo
ton, in which Muncie voted wet by
-, the drys have been circulating
remOnstrances which will be fled
Friday. Ryman has been actively
engaged in the remonstrance work
He was also named as assistant spe-
cial prosecutor in the Indictment
cases against various city officials
the right Of the court 10 appoint him
together with the special prosecutor
now being a question pending in the
Indiana supreme court.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-29
OLD INK PURSUES
Flames and Accident Strike Family
at Same Time.

News-Times Special Service:
SAGINAW, March 29.-The fam
fly of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Border
suffered by accident and fire.
Catherine, six years old, and Fran
els. three years old, the Bender
children, were playing in the house
when fire broke out Mrs. Bender
rushed upstairs and confronted
heavy drapes burning.
She climbed out Of a window on
the porch rushed across to another
window, broke il. and rescued the
girl Mrs. Bender was burned arout
the face and her hair was sinsed.
The child was burned about the
face and hands.
Mr. Bender, while speeding home
in his automobile. coilided with a
machine driven by julius Nogt. A
wheel was taken off both machines.
but neither driver was injured.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-29
REAL G. A. R. DIES
Michigan Woman'S Father Fought
i'm Revolutionary War.
News Times Special service:

News Times Special Service.
TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. March
29-In the death of Mrs. Jane Wins
low Lind Canute Michigan loses one
Of its few remaining real daughters
of the American revolution.
Elida Jane Winslow was one of
twin children born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Job Winslow at Java, y Y. on Aug.
Is, 1882. Government records show
that Job Winslow. her father. was
born in 1854 at DightOn. Mass He
served as a private during the siege
Of Boston, was corporal for three
years in 1777 became sergeant, and
was second lieutenant in 1871 He
died in 1899.
In 1870 she and her twin brother.
George. moved to Michigan. settling
near Grand Rapids in Kent county.
In 1884 she came TO Traverse city.
a number of years were spent near
Empire on a farm She was mar
ried four different times, and sue
Cessively bore the names of New
stead. Seamore. Lind and Canute.
Mrs Canute was a charter member
OF the local chapter OF the ID. A. r.,
on whose roll she was known as
Jane WinslOw Lind. That patriotic
society took great pride in number
ing a real daughter in its member
ship, and the chapter was named
from her father. Job Winslow.
The closest living relative is a
nephew. son of the twin brother.
Stanley Winslow, whose home is at
Alto. Mich.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-29
INDIANA AND MICHIGAN STATE HAPPENINGS
WEDDING POSTPONED:
RETURNS LICENSE.

News Times Special Service:
LAVE ENCEBURG d.
March 29.- Bassctt +. Elkins. 81
years old. obtained "a license 70
marry Miss Ethel Aylor. Is years
old. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Lutte b. Aylor. on Dec %. 1915.
Elkkins has returned the license
and asked that his 81 DE return
ed 10 him. James G.. Mckinney.
clerk Of The dearborn circuit
court. informed Elkins that ne
would cancel the license. but ne
could not refund the money.
Elkins said that in the evening
ne procured the license the Rev.
Omer W. Bowman. pastor of the
First Baptist church was per-
forming the wedding ceremony
at the parsonage When the min
ister announced that che who OBJ
jects 10 this marriage let him
speak now or forever hold mis-
peace" the brides father rushed
into the room. Elkins said, and
objected.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-29
ALL GOWNS MUST PASS
CENSORSHIP BOARD.
News Times Special Service

News Times Special Service
BLOOMINGTON. Ind. March
1.-THE Indiana university au-
thOrities have established cen
sorship OF clothes worn by the
"co-eds'' Of the university The
censorship is i'm charge OF Miss
Ruby r G.. Mason. dean Of wom-
en- who is attending all dances
and inspecting the frocks and
gowns. IF the evening gowns OF
the girls do not conform TO regu-
lations as 10 length and style
the wearers are sent back 10
their rooms for change OF at
tire.
This has happened 20 several
young women recently. The cen
sorship is established because of
the loyalty OF the Indiana eco
eds" 20 the prevailing styles es-
pecially in dancing frocks. The
frocks have been cut so low
from the chm and SO high from
the ground that they have been
shocking. the university au.hori-
ties say. all during the winter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-29
THREE ARE INJURED
Rails Spread and Train is Wrecked
at Kalamazoo.

News Times Special Service:
KALAMAZOO. Mich. March %
Three persons were injured when
east bound Michigan Central train
No left the track two miles east
Of here.
The injured are:
Howard G. Stoddard Of Vancou-
yer. b. G..
H. Barth zoe f. Zoreale av.. Chi
cagO.
William Houghton, Chicago meat
packer.
They were taken to Borgess. hos
pital and will recover.
The engine and six coaches were
thrown upon the west bound track,
and traffic was blocked for several
hours
Spreading rails are blamed.