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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05
LIVED in EVENTFUL TIMES

Davis climbed down the rope lad
der hung over the side of the ship and
I noticed as he came on deck that he
was weary l rendered him a stool
He tipped his hat and thanked me.
Later, that stool was broken into one
thousand pieces and carried away as
souvenirs. Right there l want to say
that Jefferson Davis was not ill-treat-
ed, as has been said, while he was in
Fort Monroe He had everything he
wanted and was accorded fine treat
ment.
"At another time l was off Fort
Monroe when General Grant was anx-
ious to get up to City Point The fog
was so thick that another boat captain
said it was not safe to make the trip
because of the mines. made the trip
all right and never once shut off steam
on the way About the time Sherman
was getting ready for his historic
march I made run down the river
when bullets broke the glass in the
pilothouse, but / came through with
out scratch / carried hundreds of
wounded southerners on my boat. II
remember one instance when | asked
man with his leg off at the knee IL
there was anything l could do for him
and he said he priced above all other
things at that time drink of water"
After the war Captain Briggs re-
turned to his up river home. He was
elected an assemblyman in 1857 and
was named member of the commit
tee on commerce and navigation. He
came to New York in 1885 and en-
gagged in the ice business. For thir-
teen years, two terms under Presi-
dent Cleveland, and one under Presi-
dent Harrison, he was public store and
general order carman of the port of
New York Then he became contract
ing carman for several big eastern
district manufacturers.
Captain Briggs was never sick but
once in his life, and that was for SO
brief a period that he never learned
from the attending physician the real
nature of his illness.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05
CHAPTER xVll-Continued.

II stole these" he said. l thought
they would be my last. was mis-
taken apparently. Am to thank your
"Give me cigarette instead"
Their faces were close together The
red glow of their cigarettes burned up
between them, and they looked each
other in the eyes. Then a hand was
stretched out and touched Farquhar's
with an almost feminine gentleness.
rs there anything can do for you
when we get back? Any messenger"
"Yes-I should be grateful. Will you
70 to Madame Arnaud? Ask for her
companions Miss Smith-a little
countrywoman of mine. Will you tell
her-how it ,happened"
II promise you. Nameless."
! Farquhar bowed his head for a mo-
ment.
Tell her the mirage was not so
splendid as the truth
The night deepened with the silence.
They had forgotten that their hands
we're still clasped together. Like chill
Aren they dreamed old dreams and
trod old paths. The dawn broke, and
;nstinctively their eyes sought the
west Amid the golden clouds drifting
up from the horizon the night had built
a city Of temples and palaces, domed
with silver, whose pale ethereal nina
rets and glowing cupolas reached up
into the translucent light Of morning.
For moment or two it frightened. the
slender outlines Strengthening almost
to reality-then faded-and as the sun
rose passed wholly into the vacant day.
"Miragey'
Goetz rose slowly and stiffly.
"The mirage Is gone" he said. He
pointed then to something moving
swiftly over the wide sweep Of plain.
Colonel Destinn's calculated within
the hour" he said. "There are the
chasseurs."
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05
SYNOPSIS.
All Rights Reserved
The Bobbs- Merrill Company

Sylvia Omney, her lover, Richard Far
quhar, finds, has fallen in love with Cap
tain Arnaud of the Foreign Legion. Far
quhar forces Sewer to have Preston's Q
US returned to him. Sower forces Far
quhar to resign his commission. Gabrielle
saves Farquhar from suicide. To shield
Arnaud, Sylvia's f1ance. I'arquhar pro-
fesses to have stolen war plans. As
Richard Nameless he joins the Foreign
Legion. Farquhar meets Sylvia and Ga,
brielle. Arnaud becomes drunkard ana
opium smoker Sylvia becomes friendly
with Colonel Destinn. Arnaud becomes
Jealous Of Farquhar and is shot down by
him. Arnaud goes to dancing girl who
loves him for comfort. Gabrielle meets
Lowe, for whom she had sacrificed posi-
ton and reputation. and tells him she IS
free from him. Sylvia meets Dest1nn be-
Lind the mosque. Arnaud becomes Ill but
Sylvia will not help him. nor interfere for
Tarquhar. Gabrielle, aiding Farquhar,
who is under punishment. is mistaken by
MIN min his delirium for Sylvia. Farquhar
delivering message to Destinn at
night finds Sylvia with him. He learns
that 1t was Gabrielle who aided him. Ga
iorielle leaves Sylvia and goes to Farqu-
hairs mother, who has come to Algiers
in an effort to save her son. While on
march Farquhar saves Destinn's life Ar
maud brings relief to the column attacked
hv Arabs
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05

later a group of officers followed. They
we're six in number-two lieutenants.
three captains and major. They be-
longed to the same regiment. They ex,
changed desuItory remarks. and from
time to time one or another of them
laughed. Only Desire Arnaud was
silent.
A moment later the sentries present
ed arms and Colonel Destinn entered.
All six men sprang to their feet. There
was more than formal military cour-
tesy in that simultaneous movement
Their eyes were fixed on his face as on
some feared and incalculable oracle.
''Pray be seated, gentlemen"
He took his place in the midst of
them beneath the two tricolors draped
perfunctorily over miniature, and en-
blematic bust of the republic. Bring
in the prisoner" be said sharply.
The sentries repeated the order, and
in the brief interval that followed the
six men relapsed into their former atti-
tude Of languld indifference. The two
younger officers exchanged whispered
comments. and one of them laughed.
The door opened and sergeant en-
tered. followed by two corporals and a
man whose hands and feet were
chained There was short silence.
The sergeant made an authoritative
gesture. and the man was thrust Tor
ward and the door closed again. shut
ting out the brief glimpse of sunlit
courtyard.
THE prisoners numbers?
The sergeant drew out bulky docu-
ment from between the buttons OF his
tunic.
mo. 4O05. called Richard Nameless
of the First regiment. the Eleventh
company"
THE accusation?"
Conspiracy and mutiny on the
field"
ANY previous record! r
mo, my colonel. 1T marked as
dangerous character.
Every well. sergeant. You can stand
back"
The man saluted and retired rev
paces. leaving his prisoner alonea rae
ing the table. Colonel Destinn iookeu
up. AS their eyes met the prisoner
bowed. gravely. without bravado. WIN
an instructive courtesy which became
him strangely we'll. Colonel Destinn's
outstretched hands were clenched. ana
the knuckles stood out white ana poi
ished as marble. There was no trace
Of emotion on the implacable features
and his voice sounded formal and In
different.
"In the ordinary course OF events
this case would 60 to the court at
Oran." he said "But have received
Instructions from General Meunier to
deal with all such offenses summar1ly.
There have been signs of unrest In the
Legion. General Meunier demands
that an example should be made
The major nodded ~
"It's essential to discipline" he muir
Cuo1V
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05
CHAPTER XVIII.
Tho Return.

In the softly-lighted courtyard of the
Hotel de France newly-imported
Zigeuner Kapelle was playing the
waltz from Hoffman's "Erzaehlun-
gen." Sylvia Arnaud, a red and gold
Carmen, danced joyously to the slow
graceful strains, and her partner smiled
down into her face, upturned and brill
liantly lovely in its sheer ecstasy of
living.
"Look at that queer old lady with
the white wig! Is she masque? And
that funny, gray little thing beside
her! l call them the Prophecies. What
are they doing here?"
Glow should l known" Sylvia re-
turned with sudden impotence.
AS they passed on Mrs. Farquhar
turned and touched Gabrielle on the
arm.
Sylvia has just seen u.s." she said.
II have spoiled the evening for her. 1t
was worth while coming. She tried to
laugh at me with that young fool, but
she couldn't. She is beginning to be
afraid. If Richard dies | shall haunt
her till she goes mad"
In the courtyard of the hotel two
more or less intoxicated pierrots
danced cancan 80 the delirious plaud-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05

Capt. Thomas A. Briggs Of ITO Ma
con street had an unusually eventfui
life, the Brooklyn Eagle states. The
captain admitted, when questioned,
that he might have had "a few expe-
riences" during the eighty-one years
he had been on this earth, but what of
that?
81 was born at Athens, Greene coun-
ty, this state, September 4, 1884 said
Captain Briggs when fourteen years
of age l was cook on my fathers sloop
Superior, which was engaged in the
brick carrying trade. l cooked for i've
men for five years. At nineteen years
of age was captain of my own boat.
when the panic of 1857 came on
the brick industry was hard hit.
laid up my sloop, came to New York
and got position on a sidewheel tug
boat at a salary of $50 month. A
few months later I owned boat and
it was not long before found myself
in debt to the extent of $4,000.
"My first job with the new tug was
to tow a bark from Sag harbor to
New York When we got to Sag har-
Dor the tug ran on sand pile and
nearly broke her back. Two years
later l sold the boat with which l had
cleared $4,000 Then l built side
wheel steamer which cost me $4,000.
"Then came the war. | got char
ter with the government for my steam
er to act as dispatch boat and this
lasted for three years and eight
months. When we reached the east
shore of Chesapeake bay we learned
that the cables had been cut by the
enemy.
Zone day l received orders from
Colonel James, who was in command
at Fort Monroe, to meet a ship in
Hampton Roads and bring Jefferson
Davis ashore. l had explicit orders
that there should be nobody on my
boat excepting myself and crew. When
we drew up aside that ship Davis and
his wife came up on deck and stood
there for fully FIVE minutes she with
her head on his shoulder, crying.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT.

The Dunning and Erich Harvester
company of Harrington, Wash, began
work this week on a building program
that will materially increase the ca
pacity of the plant. -Four concrete
buildings 40 by 100 feet and a frame
structure so by 200 feet are to be
erected. The cost of these improve
ments will run close to $4,000.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed by the Central Heating and Light
ing company, with headquarters at
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The capitaliza-
tion is named as 100000. The incor-
porators are Frank D. Warn, John T.
Faulkner, both of that city, and John
II. Davies of Spokane. The life of the
incorporation is named as so years.
According to Mr.. Warn, the new COM
|pany will operate under the William
Dollar franchise, recently granted by
1.-THE council.
Merger of the Pacific Coast Steam
Iship company and the Pacific Alaska
Co. into new steamship
company to be known as the Pacific
steamship company has been an
tnounced at Seattle. The merger, af-
fecting 10 large passenger and freight
of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company and nine of the Pacific
Alaska Navigation company, will go
into effect November 1. The total
gross tonnage is about $4,000, and the
value of the vessels involved is about
Twelve million.
England Has MeatIess Day.
London.-O meatless day a week
for all not engaged in heavy manual
labor is the chief recommendation
For the regulation of food prices.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05

him. The dancers from the hotel had
swarmed up to the long lines Of hang.
ing lanterns at the edge Of the garden
A clown climbed upon the stone gate
post and was beating wildly, hilarious.
ly on the heads of the crowd with his
bladder. shouting witticism at each
laughing victim. But beyond thin
dark stream flowed from the darkness
into the light and from light back into
darkness. They were grotesque fig
ures -hideous. pitiable. These also
were figures of carnival-but different
They marched four deep-a hundred of
them. Their heads were bowed. Be-
meath the fare of lights each man
seemed to shrink. to cover closer to
his neighbor. like a herded terrified
animal And many stumbled. Pres
toms hands frightened on the rails in
front of him.
Poor devils!'
A few yards behind the last line a
spahi rode alone. A short rope was at
tached to his saddle-and to man
who stumbled at his horses heels The
rope was round his neck; his hands
were bound behind him, and the broken
link of chain clanked in the sudden
stricken stiffness. His kept had been
knocked off, and every line in that
gaunt quiet face was visible. AS
though blinded by the sudden light he
reeled and was jerked brutally to his
knees. A woman laughed Historically.
Instantly be had recovered. And in
that recovery, that quiet acceptance of
browning humiliation there was a
dignity. courage that held the crowd a
moment longer in awestruck silence.
God in heaven-Farquhar"
Lowe nodded.
"You know now" be said. You
know that your atonement has come
too ate''
The tragic figure passed on: an Off
Ger on horseback rode into the light.
and the crowd stirred in restless relief.
But above that sudden wave Of move
ment, above the clowns half-ashamed
burst of reconquered merriment there
SOUNDED crV-a muTneO wall OF
incredulous agony. The officer turned
in his saddle. Sylvia Arnaud. in
the front row of the Mosques,
waved to him. He did not look at her.
and she glanced impatiently at the
boy Mephistopheles beside her.
what was that? Didn't you hear?'
He laughed.
Someone tainted. That queer old
fury with the white wig. | believe.
You're not frightened?"
''Oh. no-no!'
"Of course not. One gets accus-
toned to that sort of thing here, does
one not? A runaway legionary! Who
cares!" He offered her his arm with
an elaborate bow. MAY we not go on
dancing. Garment"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05

lib and would get so weak at times that
] fell over. I began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
ten days later could eat and it did not
hurt my stomach. have taken the
medicine ever since and / feel like a
new woman. now weigh 1877 pounds
so you can see what it has done for me
already. My husband says he knows
your medicine has saved my life. -
Mrs. j. s. BARLOW, 1924 South 18th St.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound contains just the virtues of roots
and herbs needed to restore health and
strength to the weakened organs of the
body. That is why Mrs. Barlow
chronic invalid, recovered so completely.
1t pays for women suffering from any
female ailments to insist upon having
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05
CHAPTER XIX.
The Last Offer.

The Last Offer.
The long low-built room was full OF
sunshine. 1t poured in through the
half-opened shutters and danced on the
whitewashed walls and on the long
deal table with its litter of maps and
documents. The doors at the far end
were thrown open. and two soldiers
with fixed bayonets took up their
posts on either hand. A few minutes
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05

s N. U. 1915
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05
A WELL-KNOWN TACOMA
WOMAN SPEAKS

l u0 uOCGOIS GOIu LIN
that l could neve
be a well woman
a gain. l h az
bowel trouble very
bad, was consti
pated all the tint
and had stomach
trouble-my fooc
would not diges'
at all. My kid
neys did not work
they were in a ter
ILL ill., NJ
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05

I'VE can't help our relatives,
but thank heaven we can choose
our friends" is sentiment
voiced by many persons. Rich
ard Farquhar, in great trouble.
has cause to appreciate and
cherish the love of his friends
for him and to ioathe his kin.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05

female troubles and
nervousness. I had
a pain in my right
side and could not
eat anything with
out h ur ting my
stomach. / could
not drink cold water
at all nor eat any
kind of raw fruit,
nor fresh meat nor
chicken. From 178
pounds I went to
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05

Does Colonel Destinn know
that he is about to pass SEN
tence on, his own, son? In case
he learns, do you believe the
knowledge will alter the Sc
verify OF his judgment?
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05
after SIX YEARS
OF SUFFERING
Woman Made Well byLydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Columbus, Ohio.-'I had almost given
up. / had been sick for six years with
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-05
Tacoma, WASH

blood was bad and I also had liberation
/ took five bottles of DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, along with the pleasant
Pellets and it cured me. l am perfectly
well and feel that I owe my life to DR.
Pierce's remedies" -MRs. GRACE
SPRAGUE, 214 E. 9th Street.
Every woman who has reason to believe
that backache, headache, pain, low
spirits, sleeplessness, irregularity or
catarrhal condition is caused by derange
ment of the womanly functions; owes it
to herself to speedily overcome the trouble
before a general breakdown causes pros
tration,
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
a non-alcoholic remedy that any ailina
woman can safely take because it is pre-
pared from roots and herbs with pure
glycerine, containing tonic properties OF
the most pronounced character. Obtain
it in tablet or liquid form from your
druggist, or send 10 cents to DR.. Pierce
Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, for large
trial package.
FREED. Pierce's Medical Adviser,
cloth-bound, sent free on receipt of three
dimes Tor stamps) to pay expense OF
mailing only. No book like it to be had
at any price. 1908 pages with engravings
and color plates bound in cloth. Sold
formerly for $1.5O. DR.. Pierce, )Invalids
Hotel, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
Mignon DaUis of Hern1iston
and Billy Mckinney of This
City Win First Baby Honors

With perfect scores to their credit,
Mignon Davis of Hermiston and Billy
Mckinney of Pendleton we're this aft
ernoon pronounced the grand cham
pion girl and boy baby respectively of
Umatilla county. as a result of the
first annual eugenic test held Thurs
day and yesterday.
Dorothy Hampton of Pendleton won
the honor of being second high scor-
ing girl and Burke Hayes of Pendle-
ton won second in the boys division
Both of these babies scored 80 1-2.
The grand champion girl Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund 1.
Davis of Hermiston and the grand
daughter of Mrs. Laura Davis, well
known here. She is one year old.
The grand champion boy is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. william C. Mckinney
of this city and is a little past two
years.
Dorothy Hampton is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r, Hampton
and will be two years old in May.
Burke Hayes is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank B. Hayes and will be -four
years old this summer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
Prize Bunch OF Babies.

According to Mrs. Bailey of Port
land, head of the parents bureau of
that city, the babies entered at the To-
cal show are the finest specimens Of
babyhood she has ever seen at a test
Amy number out of the 225 scored ss,
sS IL and SO, the proportion being
much greater than at the average
test. Mrs. Bailey also states that the
local physicians were unusually thor
ough in their test which makes the
results doubly flattering for the oa-
bies of this county.
The grand champions were this aft
ernoon presented with a complete
silver table service. Royal NJ. Sawtelie
awarding the prize to the champion
girl and the Peoples Warehouse to
the champion girl. AS second high
scoring girl baby little Miss Hampton
secured a string of genuine La Tosca
pearls given by William Hansconl,
while Master Burke Hayes received
from A. L. Schaefer Sterling silver
knife fork and spoon and a solid
silver mug,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
Theodore Burton
Here Today Viii
Deliver Address
EX-CONGRESSBAN FROM OHIO
WILL OUTLINE HIS POLITI-
CAL PRINCIPLES

Theodore E. Burton, former congress-
man and senator from Ohio aid one
Of the strongest OF the republican
presidential possibilities. is in Pendle-
ton today. and this afternoon is ad-
dressing an audience Of Umatilla
county citizens upon political issues.
The address. originally set for 2 o.
clock. was postponed an hour in or
Ger not to conflict with the baby pa
rade.
Senator Burton arrived on No. II
from Baker where he spoke last night.
He was accompanied by ex-Congress.
man Ralph D. Cole of Ohio, F. B,
Evarts Of Cleveland, his private sec
retary, and o. C. Bortzmeyer Of port
land.
At the depot he was rneE by a com.
mittee from the Young Mems and
Young Womens Republican Club
and escorted to the Hotel Pendleton
where an informal luncheon was held
for him. 1t was attended by about
80 members OF the club. Senator
Burton talked informally at tine lunch
con and made a notable impression
upon his hearers.
The speaking this afternoon is be.
ing held at the Happy Canyon open
air pavilion Charles B. Moores OF
Portland, candidate for the republi-
can nomination for secretary of state
will also speak at the meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
SUPPRESSED LETTER IS
READ BEFORE THE SENATE
ADMIRAL FTsKE DECLARES U. 8
LUCKY If 1T ESCAPES
GREAT WAR.

WASHINGTON. April 22.-"If the
United States escapes a war with a
great power in the next five years 1t
will be a triumph for diplomacy. It
will not be such a war as with Spain
but wholesale and ruthless"
This passage from letter by Admi-
raj Fiske, brought from the navy de-
partment files. was placed before the
senate today. Daniels suppressed it,
but a senate resolution demanded its
publication. Daniels said that when
Fiske wrote the letter he did not con-
slider it sufficiently important to de-
liver 1t personally to the secretary
and merely filed 1t. The report from
the general navy. board. which the
resolution also requested, was refused
on the advice of Admiral Dewey. He
said 1t was Incompatible with the pub
lie interest. 1t was understood the
report dealt with international af.
fairs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
CHURCHES WILL JOIN IN
OBSERVING HUMANE SUNDAY

THE love of humanity is the foun-
dalton Of all virtue. Abraham Lin
coin.
May 21st of this year has been Sc
lected by the American Humane AS
sociation for Humane Sunday. and
the week following BE Kind to AMI
mails" Week. This occasion will be
observed throughout the United States
in various ways:
Sermons and addresses by the cler,
gymen of every denomination will be
the order for Sunday in the different
churches, and talks and exercises will
be given during Humane Week
bearing upon the subject in the
schools.
We ask our clergymen and teachers
of the Pendleton schools to join in
this world wide campaign which is
being waged to introduce practical
humanity into human conduct toward
Gods helpless creatures, suffering lit
tie children and abused animals, and
give it their aid and support In so fsI
as they can.
OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY,
BY Mrs F. w Vincent.