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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
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After stealing the dmber Jewels and thc
Huysmnu war plans IN London Michae
Lanyard returns 10 Troyon's, Paris inn
ior the llrai time In many years because
ne thinks Roddy, a Scotland Yard man
la on his trail, Lanyard dresses and goes
out, leaving Roddy snoring In the next
room, then comes back stealthily, to ma
IN his room Mile Bannon In the apart
ment near the TrocaderO he finds an in
Vltaton from The Pack to the Lone Wolf
10 Join them. Lanyard attempts to dis
pose OF the Omber Jewels, but finds that
The Pack has forbidden the buyers to
deal with him, lie meets The Pack, but
refuses alliance with them, On his re-
turn TO his room he is attacked IN the
dark, but knocks out his assailant He dis.
covers that Roddy has been murdered ~
his he'd ana starts 90 leave the house, In
the corridor he encounters Lucia Bannon
who insists on leaving with him Having
no money Lucia Is obliged TO take refuge
with Lanyard In the studio OF an absent
artist 'rend of his. He locks her In a
room alone, After sleep Lanyard finds
his viewpoint changed He tells Lucia
who he is, Mutual confessions follow
She Is Lucy Shannon, not Bannon. and
has been used as tool by Bannon the
crook The American murderer OF ltOddV
was BannOn'a secretary Lucy agrees 10
go with him 20 return the London loot a
newspaper wrapped In "A brick Is thrown
through the skylight. The paper has an
account OF the total destruction by lirc Of
Troyon's They start out on their errand
of restoration
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE

NY IN modest circumstances or else as
what Paris calls q voiture de remise
"a hackney car without taximeter-
was a tremendous convenience. en-
abling its proprietor TO scurry at Will
about cab-ridden Paris without eXcit
ing comment; but II couldn't be left
standing in public places at odd hours,
or for long, without attracting the in
terest Of the police, and so was useless
TO Lanyard at present. But ne
entertained a shrewd suspicion that
his plans might all miscarry and
the command of a fast travelling
car ere long become a necessity
TO his salvation . so he cheer
fully devoted a fair hall hour TO
putting the motor in prime trim for
the road
With this mplished-and the
fact established through discreet. OBJ
lique Interrogation OF madame la con
cierge that conditions IN that quarter
were normal; that no inquiries had
been made after the whereabouts of
Pierre Lamier ana no strange or other
wise questionable characters had been
seen lettering in the neighborhood of
late-he was ready for his first true
step toward rehabilitation.
Thus II was past one IN the morning
when, with the girl on his arm. he is
sued forth into the dark and drowsy
Rue des Acacias moving swiftly,
crossed the Avenue de la Grande Ar
NEE, and thereafter avoiding main
Travelled highways, struck southwark
through tangled side streets to the
aristocratic quarter of Passy
Here, skirting the boulevards of the
fortihcations, they approached the pri-
vate PARK OF La Muette.
The home of that wealthy and ami.
able eccentric, Nine. Helene Omber
. was q souvenir of those days when
passy had been suburban A survival
OF the revolution, a vast, dour pile that
had known few changes since the days
OF its construction, it occupied large.
unkempt park, irregularly triangular
in shape, bounded by two streets and
an avenue, and rendered private by
high walls crowned with broken glass.
Carriage-gates opened on the avenue,
guarded by a porter's lodge while of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07

the general aspect OF their surround
ings rhe park was as black as a
nocket, and the heavy efiluvia Of wet
mold, decaying weeds and rotting
leave. choked the air seemed only
to render the murk still thicker.
But Lanyard evidently knew his
way bindfold; though motives Of pru-
dence bade him refrain from using his
fiash.lamp, there wasn't the least un-
certainty in his actions. Never once
at loss for the right turning, he piloted
the girl swiftly through a bewildering
black labyrinth of paths and lawns
and thicke.J
In due course he pulled up and she
saw that they had come out into
clear space of lawn ana stood close be-
side the featureless, looming bulk of
a lightless building.
His grasp frightened admonitory,
upon her fingers. and she caught his
curiously penetrating yet guarded
whisper:
This is the back of the house-the
oNA ANN fllll aliAbs I bllA AAAlo AN'A %
broad path runs straight to the main
service gateway; you can't mistake it;
and the gate itself has a spring lock.
easy enough to open from the inside.
Remember this in event of trouble. We
might become separated IN the dark
ness and confusion"
Gently returning the pressure, 81 un-
derstand," she said in a whisper.
Immediately he drew her on TO the
house, pausing but momentarily before
a wide doorway, one-half of which
promptly swung open and as soon as
they had passed through, closed with
no perceptible jar or click. And then
Lanyard's flash-lGmp was lancing the
gloom on every hand, swiftly raking
the bounds of a large, paneled serv-
ants hall, until it picked out the foot
of a fight of steps at the farther end.
To this they moved stealthily over a
tiled flooring.
The ascent OF the staircase was ac-
complished. however, only with infinite
care, Lanyard testing each rise before
trusting it with his weight or the girls.
Twice he bade her skip one step lest
the ancient woodwork betray them
with its complaints In spite of all
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
ONE MAY BEAT A DONKEY
ait Is the Will of Cod" Says an East
ern Legend, Reported by
Traveller,

In his article on his journey to Baby
Ton, in Harper's, William Warfeld told
a legend prevailing among the natives
by which they justify beating of don
keys but not horses.
I'VE stopped to change our mules
In the roadway before the khan sat a
group of Arabs A servant supplied
them with little cups of tea from q
rude samovar We saluted them, and.
taking our places in the circle, we
were served in turn. Someone in the
dark doorway was humping away on
a drum. A boy came out Of the khan
beating a poor lame donkey covered
with fy-infested sores. turned to
one of my neighbors:
&" Is it not cruel for that boy to beat
a lame ass in that way|
"'Effendim, it is the will of God!
"'But you do not allow horses Of
camels to be beaten thus.
Effendim, the donkey is not like
the horse, nor yet is he like the camel,
The reason is this: Upon certain day
the donkeys went before Allah ana
complained that they were grievously
beaten by men, so that life was a
greater burden than they could bear
Then said Allah; 81 cannot make men
cease from beating you. 1t is no sin.
neither does it cause them any grear
loss. But | will help you. will giVs
you so thick hide that however muCb
you are beaten you shall not suffer
so, said my informant, it is of nC
consequence if men beat an ass. So
thick a skin did Allah give him that
after he dies men use it in the making
of drums, and the donkey continues tc
be beaten after death.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07

There are in existence only two i'm
portant herds of fur seals, one OF
which has its breeding grounds in the
Commander islands, belonging to Rus
sia, the other in the Pribilof islands,
belonging to the United States OF
these the latter is much the larger.
The Pribilof islands are government
property, and thus it happens that
the United States government finds
itself the owner of by far the most
valuable herd of fur seals in the
world This unique bit OF property
has been a source of much tribula-
tion-as everybody knows.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
Carat.

The word carat is derived from an
Arabic word meaning a weight of four
grains. In Greek ii signifies little
horn. the fruit OF the carob or locust
tree. The carat is a small weight
toriginally in the form Of seed) useG
for diamonds and precious stones, and
a measure for determining the fine
ness of gold. The exact weight OF tho
carat in practice varies slightly in diff
ferent places, In 1877 a syndicate OF
London, Paris and Amsterdam jew,
elers fixed the weight at 2O5 mil,
ligrams (3163 troy grains) The
South African carat is said to equal
3.174 grains, The fneness of gold iR
measured by a ratio with "a carat&
as a standard; thus two parts of alloy
make it 22-carat gold. and so on.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07

no Ganger-and youn never see -
like Of this againl-
Still she stubbornly withheld her
hand mo, mol" she pleaded "I-Fd
rather not touch II. Put It back. Let's
hurry lin frightened"
He shrugged and, acquiescent. 70
placed the jewel; then yielded again b
impulse OF curiosity and lifted the I'd
Of the second case
II contained nothing but pieces SCI
with colored stones of the first order
-emeralds, amethysts. sapphires, ru.
bies, topaz. garnets. lapis-lazuh
jacinths, iades-fashione by master
craftsmen into rings, bracelets, chains
brooches, lockets, necklaces OF eT
quisite design-the whole throwB
heedlessly together. without care o.
arrangement
For moment the adyenturer stared
down moodily at this priceless hoard
his eyes narrowing, his breathing per
ceptibly quickened Thrn, with a SLOW
gesture, he reclosed the case, took
from his pocket that other case which
he had brought from London. opened
1t, and held II aside, beneath the light
for the girls inspection.
He looked not once eiIher at its con
tents or at her, fearing lest his coun.
tenance betray the truth, that he had
not yet succeeded completely IN exor
ciziug that mutinous spirit, the Lone
Wolf, from the tenement over which
II had so long held sway; and content
with the sound Of her quick, startled
sigh Of amaze, that whut she now be
held could so marvelously outshine
what had been disclosed IN the other
boxes, he withdrew his hand shut the
case, found place for It IN the saf6,
and without pause closed tho door
shot the bolts, and twirIed the dial
until the tumblers fairly sang
One final twist Of the lever handle
convincing him that tbs combination
was effectively dislocated he rose.
picked mp the lamp replaced it on the
desk with scrupulOus care 10 leave no
sign that 1t had been moved, and
looked round to the girl
She was where he had left her.
small, tense. vibrant Grire among tue
shadows, her eyes dark pools OF won
der in a face of blazing pallor
With a high head and hia shoulders
well back he made a gesture signify
ing more eioquently than any words
An that is ended"
AS though thereby released from
chains of some strange enchantment
she started and came uwiftly toward
him
And now" she asked breathless'y
Now to make our getaway he re
piled with assumed lightness. Before
dawn we must be clear OF Paris. TT9
minutes, while straighten this place
up and leave It as found it.
He moved back to the safe. restored /
the wing Of the screen to the spot from
which he had moved it and after ar
instants close scrutiny Of the rug. be.
gan to explore his pockets
What are you looking for?" the girl
inquired. coming over to him again.
MY memoranda of the combina-
ton"
q have it." She indicated it's hid.
ing place in a pocket of her coat. You
left it on the floor, and | was afraid
you might forget"
mo fear!" he laughed "No"-aa
she offered him the folded paper
keep it and destroy it once we're out /
of this Now those portieres
Extinguishing the Gesk-light he
turned attention to the draperies at .
doors and windows
Within five minutes. leaving every.
thing as they had found ii, the two
were once more in the silent streets |
of Passy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
Three Brothers Lost Eye Each.

The right eye of Hugo Bremen, a
young farmer, was torn from its
socket when a splinter Of wood few
from his ak while he was cutting
down a tree. This is the third acci-
dent Of its kind in the Bremen family.
While his brother William was play
ing mumble-the-peg recently, his COM
panion tipped tie knife too high and
the sharp blade penetrated his left eye.
Another brother was kicked in the
right eye by a colt.-Albert Lea
lMinn) Dispatch, st. Paul Dispatch.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
FOR ITCHING SCALP
And Falling Hair Use cutioura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

When the scalp is itching because Of
dandruff and eczema a shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water will be
found thoroughly cleansing and sooth-
Ing, especially if shampoo is preceded
by a gentle application Of Cuticura
Ointment to the scalp skin.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
He Was Roped In.

Mary understand Hazel has taken
advantage of her Ieap-year prerogative
and captured a husband.
Aimee don't think leap year had
anything to do with it. You see she
spent six weeks in Texas last summer
and learned to manipulate the lasso.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
Iapanese Afrald Of MlIk.

Half a century ago milk was re-
garded by Japanese with deep suspl.
cion, and it is said the first Japanese
to drink milk did Sc w.th misgivinRb
lest he sprout horns like a COW.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
Lost Attraction.

He-You used 10 say there was
0omething about me you liked.
She-Yes; but you've spent II all
now.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
The Compromise.

Knicker-What do you tip the wait
er?
Bocker-Half way between what he
expects and what ] can afford
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07

Colorado uses more than two mil
lion electrical horse power every day
to run it's industries.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
crashI

What's the racket over at Bobbs?"
Sounds like they are having q
china shower"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
Very Much So.

Gould you select something breezy
for the decorations of the party?"
why not try windfiowers?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07

If might doesn't always make right
it seldom gets left.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07

There's a vast army of
physical and mental
workers who do.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
POLITICS BOILING AT SEWARD
CONVENTION OPENS
TOMORROW

and Shackelford for national
committeeman. 1t is indicated,
however, that the first is willing
OF withdraw Shackelford and en-
dorse Murane,.for national com
mitteennan if the second division
will accept Wickersham. 1t is
also probable that they will be
willing to agree to Schoheld for
attorney general as an added in
ducement for the second division
crowd to endorse the delegate.
1t is generally conceded, how
ever, that the first and fourth
will control the situation and
Shackleford and Gilmore will be
the delegates to Chicago.
The situation is somewhat pc
culiar owing to the patching ~
OF the difficulties between the
Shakelfordites and the Wicker
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18

Evans arrived this morning with
a large delegation from the first,
second and third divisions, in
cluding Delegates Schoheld, Gil
more and Murane of the Nome
division, Shackelford, Faulkner,
Russell and others of the first
division, also delegates from Cor
dova, Katalla and Valdez. Judg-
ing from present indications,
George Irving of Juneau will be
temporary chairman of the CON
vention.
The first second and fourth are
apparently in full control of the
convention and there is every in
dication that Wickersham will be
returned the nominee for dele
gate.
The first division is instruct
ed for Wickersham for delegate
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
A. P. A. Service

COLUMBUS, April I8.-Dis-
patches from the American army
headquarters in Mexico today
state that the reports of the find
ing of the body of bandit Villa
are generally discredited by the
military leaders. 1t is the accept
ed view of the officials that Viii
"a is not only not dead but is
actually in hiding at some point
near the lower Chihuahua line
md the reports of the finding of
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
MOURNING Wife finds
LOST HUSBAND IN JAIL

with the thought that her spouse
had flown to parts unknown. She
at length decided to seek the good
offices of the police department
and called up headquarters.
She gave an excellent descrip-
ion of her missing partner and
the police got an idea. They re-
quested her to call at the station.
The little woman, who was by
now firmly convinced that She
must be a widow, appeared at
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
FAIR COED DROWNED
IN CANOE UPSET
A. p. A. Service.

SEATTLE, April I8.-Miss
Leah Peterson, a student in the
freshman class at the university
Of Washington was drowned ir
Lake Washington this afternoo,
as result of the capsizing of a
canoe in which SHE was enjoying
a trip on the smooth waters. A
sudden puff of wind overturned
the frail craft and the girl dis
appeared before help could reach
her. The police are now engaged
in searching for the body.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
PERSH|NG HEAD0UAR TIERS
O|SCREDITS VILLA
REPORTS

his body are nothing more than
part of general plan of the
Mexicans to secure a withdrawal
OF the American forces.
1t is intimated that evidences
are not wanting to show that the
Mexicans are becoming worried
at the extended southerly prog
ress of the troops and are great
ly desirous of stopping the ad-
vance by any means possible.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
RUSSIANS ARE
GRADUALLY DRAWING
IN ON TREBIzOND

PETROGRAD, April 49,
Reports from the headquarters
of the Grand Duke Nicholas to
day indicate that the Russian
forces in Armenia are gradually
closing in on the city OF Trebi-
zond in spite OF the resistance OF
the greatly reinforced Turkish
army gathered to its defense. The
latest deve!ooment in the s;:,a-
ton is the capture OF Arsene-
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
FAIRBANKS BUSINESS
MAN DIES IN SEATTLE
A. p. A. Service.

SEATTLE, April r8.-s. w.
German, a prominent jeweler OF
Fairbanks, died in local hospital
today. German was in i'll health
and was on his way to Arizona
when taken with the fatal illness.
He had made all arrangements to
leave here for the south tomor-
row morning when death put an
end to his further journeying.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
A. p. A. Service.

A. p. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April 49,
Although the officials of the Mex
ican embassy here are firmly con-
vinced that Villa is dead, victim
of wounds inflicted by the Amer
lean troops at Guerrero, the Off
cials of the administration are
somewhat skeptical and are
awaiting further confirmation of
the reports before deciding upon
any definite moves with regard to
the Mexican situation.
1t is obvious that the thought
is in many minds that the reports
OF Villas demise may be animat-
ed by the desire of the Carranz-
lists to have the American troops
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18

sham following thus placing the
.former opponents OF the dele
gate in complete control OF the
convention. Nothing has been
heard from Wickersham SO far
hnd his position is apparently
not fully determined.
Senator Millard, Frank Young
and Judge Finnigan are mention
ed as possible candidates for dele
gate in the event of Wickersham
declining the endorsement bur I
is no. expected that he will. The
general feeling here favo.@
Hughes for president but lhc
delegates - chicago will be un-
II struc' d. TodH. the terri "rial
committee met to pass upon Gre
dentials.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18

Kessi, an important position -
mile from Trebizond. The TAX
ing of the town compells the
Turks to fall back considerable
distance on each side of the cap
tured position and further in
sures the ultimate fall OF Trcbi-
zond The Russian forces arc
now in complete control of all
points in Armenia with
the exception Of Trebizond.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
GERMAN NOTE
READY LAST NIGHT
A. p. A. Service

"a. r. "A. Service
WASHINGTON, April 17.-
The final draft of the American
communication relative to the
German submarine warfare was
finished late today but will not be
forwarded before tomorrow, ac-
cording to an announcement
from the state department. 1t
was also stated that the presi-
dent has sent for Senator Stone,
chairman of the senate foreign
relations committee, for the Dur-
pose of conferring with him over
the situation tonight.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
A.. p. A. Service.

SEWARD, April 8.--Every-
thing is ready for the opening of
the republican territorial conven-
ton and the initial proceedings
will commence tomorrow morn
ing. Delegates have been arriv-
ing by every steamer for the past
few days and the political pot is
boiling and bubbling like the
witches cauldron. The steamer
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18

the station as fast as she could
hurry. Without further prelimin-
ary she was led to a cell and
shown her missing spouse sit
ting in disconsolate loneliness on
the edge of his bed. He had been
been arrested the night before
after holding up the Osseward
Pharmacy.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
A. P. A. Service.

SEATTLE, April I8-Mrs,
Walter Wilson, a young and pref
ty woman, arrived in Seattle Sun-
day morning expecting to meet
her husband at the station. He
was not there, however, so she
repaired to a hotel to await de-
yelopments. The missing hub
bic failed to put in an appearance
Sunday and Monday. By this
time the wife was heart-broken
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
COPPER PRODUCTION
THIRTY FIVE MILLIONS
A. p. A. Service

A. p. A. Service
SEATTLE, April I7.-Dr.
Alfred H. Brooks in a bulletin Just
issued gives the total value of the
copper mined in Alaska since the
beginning of the industry up tc,
January I as being thirty FIVE
millions.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18

ADMINISTRATION SKEPI|CAL
OF VILLA REPORTS

withdrawn. Some are not ad-
verse to openly expressing the
opinion that the whole story is a
fabrication pure and simple and
is spread for the one purpose of
enabling the Carranza govern
ment to back up its request for a
withdrawal of the American
forces.
In any event it is certain that
the alleged death of the baf.lit
chief will have to be we'll
authenticated before the admin
istration will order the return of
the troops
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
|NT|MATEs CHANGES IN
AVIATION SERVICE
A. p. A. Service.

WASHINGTON, April I8'-
Secretary of War Baker intimat-
ed today that the general shake
up OF the flying branch OF the
army, which is now in progress,
will probably result in the
creation of a separate
corps for aviation 1t is ex-
pected that the change will result
in the flying corps being taken
entirely away from the control
of. the military and placed under
some other jurisdiction.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18
ANOTHER LINER TORPE-
DOED WITHOUT WARNING
A. ?. A. Service

LONDON, April I8.-The al
miralty announced today that
the British liner Zent has been
sunk by submarine attack with
a loss of forty nine lives. The
vessel was torpedoed without
warning.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18

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- them for 10 cents par month.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-18

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POLITICAL ADVERTISING
From the Boston Weekly Bulletin Of Neas
CARROLL s. PAGE A CANDIDATE FOR
REELECTION TO the UNITED
STATES SENATE.

Our readers know that this jour
nal has at different times spoken
freely on the business, banking and
public life of Carroll $. Page, with
special reference to his methods, and
the results secured. As publishers
located in another state, we feel
that we may comment on senatorial
candidates such as he without
changing our vocation Of a trade
paper.
Mr.. Pages methods in different
fields OF activity have always com
manded our admiration. These
methods have resenbled each other
closely i'll exemplary principles
throughout his entire business anG
official life.