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forth between his hunting cap and his
muffier. AS for myself. ! am glad to
have got the bustling days OF prepara.
tion and the pangs OF leave taking be-
hind me. and I have no doubt that l
show 1t in my bearing. Suddenly. just
rs we reach the vessel. there Is n shout
behind us. 1t is Professor Challenger.
who had promied to see us Off. He
runs after us. n putting red faced.
irascible figure.
mo. thank you" says he II should
much prefer not to go aboard. ! have
only few words to say to yon, and
they can very well be said where we
are. beg you not to imagine that
am in any way indebted to you for
making this journey. would have
yon to understand that It Is matter
of perfect Indifference TO me. and / re-
fuse TO entertain the most remote sense
Of personal obligation. Truth is truth.
and nothing which you can report can
affect It in any way. though II may cx-
cite the emotions and allay the curiosi-
ty OF number OF very Intellectual Deo-
pie. My directions for your instruc.
ton and guidance are In this scaled
envelope. You will open II when you
reach town upon the Amazon which
In raIled Manaos. but not until the date
and hour which are marked upon the
outside. Have ! made myself clear? 1
leave the strict observance OF my con.
ditions entirely to your honor. No, Mr..
Malone. ] will place no restriction upon
your correspondence. since the ventila.
tion OF the facts In the object OF your
journey. but ! demand that you shall
give no particulars as to your exact
destination and that nothing be nc.
tually published until your return.
Goodby.''
SO he turned upon his heel. and a
minute later from the deck could see
his short. SQUAT figure bobbing about
IN the distance as he made his way
back to his train. Well. we nre well
down channel now. There's the last
bell for letters. and It's goodby to the
pilot. Well be down. hull down. on
the old trail" from now on. God bless
all we leave behind us and send ms
safely back
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answer n question or Join In a con
versation. talking In queer. jerky.
hnlf humorous fashion. His knowl-
edge OF the world. and very especially
of South America. is surprising. and
he has whole hearted belief in the
possibilities OF our journey which In
not be dashed by the snecrs of Profes-
sor Summerlec. He has n gentle voice
and quiet manner, but behind his
twinkling blue eyes there turks a ca
pacity for furious wrath and implaca-
BILE resolution. the more dangerous be
cause they are held In leash.
SO much for the moment for my two
white companions, whose characters
and limitations will be further ex-
posed. as surely as my own, as this
narrative proceeds. But already we
have enrolled certain retainers who
may play no small part In what IL TO
come. The first IL gigantic negro
named Zambo. who IL black Her
cules. rs willing as any horse and
about as intelligent. Him we enlisted
at Para on the recommendation of the
steamship company, on whose vessels
he had learned to speak n hating Eng
Iish
ITO be continued)
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write home full accounts OF my ad-
ventures in the shape of successive
letters to McArdle and that these
should either be edited for the Gazette
as they arrived or held back to be pub
lished later. according to the wishes
of Professor Challenger. since we
could not yet know what conditions he
might attach to those directions which
should guide us to the unknown land.
In response to a telephone inquiry we
received nothing more definite than a
Illumination against the press. ending
up with the remark that If we would
notify our boat he would hand us any
directions which he might think it
proper to give us at the moment of
starting. A second question from US
failed to elicit any answer at all save
a plaintive bleat from his wife to the
effect that her husband was in very
violent temper already and that she
hoped we would do nothing to make it
worse. A third attempt later in the
day provoked q terrific crash and a
subsequent message from the Central
Exchange that Professor Challengers
receiver had been shattered. After
that we abandoned all attempt at COM
munication.
And now. my patient readers. l can
address you directly no longer. From
now onward Of, indeed. any continue
ton of this narrative should ever reach
you it can only be through the paper
which / represent In the hands of
the editor | leave this account of the
events which have led up to one OF
the most remarkable expeditions of all
time, SO that If 1 never return to Eng
land there shall be some record as to
how the affair came about. l am writ
ing these last lines in the saloon Of the
Booth liner Francisco. and they will
go back by the pilot to the keeping of
Mr.. McArdle. Let me draw one last
picture before l close the notebook
a picture which is the last memory of
the old country which / bear away
with me. 1t is wet. foggy morning
In the late spring. A thin cold rain is
falling. Three shining mackintoshed
figures are walking down the quay.
making for the gangplank of the great
liner from which the blue peter is iy-
ing. In front of them porter pushes
a trolley piled high with trunks. wraps
and gun cases. Professor Summerlee.
a long melancholy figure, walks with
dragging steps and dropping head, as
one who is already profoundly sorry
for himself. Lord John Roxton steps
briskly. and his thin eager face beams
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Loveland Teacher-If n farmer sold
| .479 bushels OF wheat for s117 a
bushel. what would he get? Johnnie
Smart-An automobile.
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DOUBLE FARM HARNESS
the dependable kind that wears well
aud looks we'll
IT Is THE HARNESS TO BUY
IL is the harness to sell.
II is faithfully made from good
material. and plenty large to fit
horses from 1900 to / 400 pounds.
Our prices are reasonable. but rem
smber Il IT quality. and not prices.
is the rial standard OF harness
value. Our harness have quality
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CHAPTER vi.

= LII this is from my hurried
~ notes taken at the time, which
"a give little notion of the abso-
- Into chaos to which the as
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ne REPUBLICAN view
Sdted AyM eRepubhcanS1df Committee
GOVERNMENT BY IMPULSE.

THE paramount issue, according TO a pro Wilson newspaper is Whether we
shall have a chief executive possessing sympathy and UNDERSTANDING or
N who i a 100 percent jurIst' cold. unapproachabe, unsympatheuc'
Mr. Hughes, according to III friends the administration editors, by reason
for the great mass of the people" This, according to those democratic friends
is the unhappy fate Of all Judges, particularly those on the supreme bench OF the
nation According to the democratic view" Mr.. Hughes "hecuean effort to
convince people that he is a human being, not an iceberg, is a sorry effort be-
cause he has been a justice.
In our recollection, the way Mr. Hughes recently handled the rowdies in an
openly hostile Tennessee audience, in Nashville, proved a tary good human
srcak, and a good deal understanding of human nature ZEN mase"
But here's Mr. Wilson. He's an altogether different sort OF a man II
seems that we've Just got started with the social justice program and arc
going to deal with the human side of things a great deal more than we ave IN
the past"
Now, "Mr Wilson has demonstrated" it is alleged by his supporters, that
his heart beats true to THE COMMON IMPULSE"
That's precisely the trouble IMPULSE, We've had government by I'M
PULSE. Where we needed cool headcd, deliberate, judcious StaeSmanship, we
have had-lMPUlSE \ compilation o. the various iSues on which President
Wilson has changed his mind during his term of office shows thirb-tve I'M
portant vital questions on which Mr. Wilson has turned about face. Single
term plank for president being too proud to fight Mexico, chld labor. pre-
.paredness, woman suffrage, Bryan, publicity, congressional caucuses labor
unions rights, free canal tolls, arr just a few OF those that will be easily re-
membered
Persistent policy IS one of the chief characteristics of statesmanshp. FIRE.
qunt changes OF mind. particularly o important matters, are the chief charac-
terntc of the impul>ye temperament As election day draws nearer, it seems
that Mr.. Wilson is becoming nor and more mpuSiVe Perhaps he tndS the
common impulse" is hard to keep step witt.
Those who are in doubt as to Mr. Hughes sympathy and understanding for
the great mass OF the people. might look up his record as justice oft the supreme
bench
Hughes wrote the opinion that upheld the Illinois child labor law; Hughes
upheld the Illinois pure food law; Hughes upheld the California eight hour Iaw
for women (ot a wage law; Hughes wrote the dissenting opinion OF the Leo
Frank case; Hughes wrote the opinion prohibiting railroads from making con
tracts with employees limiting the right to recover damages; Hughes wrote the
opinion which declared unconstitutional the Alabama labor law, making failure
to perform contracts of labor a crime
And we are fairly sure that Mr. Hughes when elected, can be counted on to
stand on the same side of these questions. lie won't have changed his mind TO
keep step with any kind of IMPULSE.
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SIDELlGHTSN WRMNES

WITH the admission from Bucharest yesterday that the troops that crossed
w the Danube had returned to the Rumanian shore N of the most daring
W chapters in a war of auazemens closes as diappoinungly as the
British assault Of the Dardaneles or General Townshends in-advsed journey
to kut
Costly in men as the bold sutic must have been, al observer so far away
cannot say that the strategy of the move has been a complete failure until a week
passes and we learn whether the Russians were able to drve. into the Dobruda
front, because Mackensn was forced to draw reserves from his armies in this
thcatcr quickly to thwart the Rumanians in his ear.
If the crossing of the Danube fails to affect the situation m the Dobruda
front MackenSen must be credited with a great victory against a menace that
was as real as any general has faced since kMck crossed the British front before
the battle of the Marine.
Berlin, in relating the defeat says Bulgarian troops sent from Rustehuk and
lurtukai, o either side OF the point of crossing. overwhelmed the Rumanians.
who numbered 10000, but were without artillery
II the pontoons o which the army crossed were destroyed this force was
wiped out We must consider Berins reports in this occurrence accurate and
reliable, for Bucharest has had nothing to say until forced into the bare admis-
sion by the complete collapse of the expedition
One thing that this fiascod draws attention to is the often repeated statement
that Runnanian generals are msknled, lack training and have not the qualities
of leadership How any step lke. the Danube death trip could have been carried
out with an indifferent organization is hard TO understand The Rumanian
general staff must have had the move in hand. To believe tina. the staff sent
this force on a fools errand without the backing OF heavy artillery and sufficient
numbers to put the thing through is an indictment OF Runanian intelligence.
Will. the Rumanans continue to make daily gains OF small consequence N
the TranslyvanIan front, MaCkensen in Dobrudja is beating off all the Russian
attacks, according to Berlin 1t must be admitted that the central powers are
holding their own in good fashion in the Balkans while Hindenburg works out
plans for his swift strike, which soon must take iOm-W. NJ H.
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THE %"REUNITED" C. o. P.

WHAT has become of all the political crooks" and
w "porch-climbers" OF 1912? Where are they today
Can anyone recall that Elihu Root, Boss Barnes, Boise
Penrose, Murray Crane and that stripe Of statesmen have
been baptized and had their sins washed away
We missed the story in the news reports il anything
like this has happened, but we can say where these gen
tlemen' are camping in the pending campaign They are
standing shoulder to shoulder with T. R, George Per
kins, Raymond Robins and other Armageddonites the
whole motley crew back of the candidacy OF Charles Evans
Hughes.
And the heterogeneity of this mixture of conflicting ele-
ments is not half told by its personnel. One stands for
one thing, another for something else. The program OF
social Justice and tariff graft go hand in hand. The
Colonel never fails TO flout the hyphenatcs in his speeches
while Candidate Hughes is as gentle toward them as a
cooling dove.
Obviously, somebody ha, been lying, and, moreover
twice that number Is now descending. For 1t is so PLAIN
that the wayfaring man, though a fool, can read that ~
the republican bosses of 1912 were all that the Colonel
denominated them, they are good, patriotic citizens now
under dures. of a declared truce. And it Is equally ap
parent that both elements of the G. o. 7. cannot agree
upon a common course for directing the affairs of an
amalgamated party in case of MI. Hughes election One
or the other is bound TO control.
Which one will it be-the progressive, or the reaction
aries2 No one can answer that question definitely at this
time, but we can recall that the reactionaries have in
variably held the upper hand in the past Otherwise, there
would have been no split at Chicago four years ago.
So it is clear that, in the remote possibility of Mr.
Hughes elevation, we shall witness the amusing If not
edifying spectacle Of a party in control OF the ship OF
state with neither chart or compass. T. r. will be Tor
kicking the n-Americans out into the ocean, while
Mr.. Hughes will insist on an embargo on arms. Som'
will want war. others peace; some ship subsidies, other'
the present merchant marine act; some tariff for graft
- AIN -. - A.. - ~ urknJ. q rot,S,
Of the republican party will be a, near an approach t.
bedlam a, human ingenuity can contrive.
The question-the real queston-in thi, campaign i
substantially this: Shall we have chao, in national al
hirs during the next four years or four years additiona
Of peace and prosperity
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mans eyes and on his forehead. All
Fairy Tales begin with once-upon-a-
time.
After a man has had a quarrel with
his wife he can think OF a whole lot
OF cutting remarks he could have made
and didn't and he gets twice as mad
as he was before the quarrel started.
A Wise Man imagines that he knows
something about Men. And a Fool i'm
AGNES that he knows something about
Women.
II a woman gets married before she
is 30 years old she will always throw
up TO her husband the fact that she was
robbed of her Girlhood.
A girl gets so tired of passing her
evenings alone that she gets married
and continues to pass her evenings
alone.
The successful man is the one who
gets up from his knees and starts in &c
answer his Owl prayers.
And a girl will marry a man becaus,
she feels sorry for him and then pas
the rest Of her time feeling sorry ior
herself.
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THAT UNFAIR ELECTION LAW.

COCIAIISTS of Oklahoma have initiated an elecuod
~ law to be voted on by the people The law is unfair,
hut that's not what the socialists call it .
The object of this unfair law is to give the socialists
one third OF the voice in all matters coming before cleo
ton boards The socialists demand that ono OF the three
members OF the state board shall be a socialist Likewise
these unfair supporters OF an unfair Law demand that a
socialist shall be a member Of each county election board
in the state. 1t is more power the socialists arc craving.
The proper thing for the voters OF Oklahoma to do at
the polls is to swat this unfair law and let the domestic
affairs be governed in the same way that the present lar
and satisfactory methods assure.
There have been times in the past when a few yigorou,
howls we're made by defeated candidates. RecountS
promptly resulted, since our laws wisely provide that can
didates who are dissatisfied with election returns may
have another count made Of the ballots. In all cases where
rccounts have been made the results as first announced
have not been changed, except that in some cases thosl
persons bringing the contests have lost votes in the ind
review.
Our government is founded on the theory that the ma
jority shall govern. The nation has made a success OF this
policy. No other nation can produce a parallel in provid-
ing a system superior to ours which recognizes the rights
Of the majority to direct public affairs. An administration
cannot be successful in conducting governmental affairs
il hampered and shackled by a lot of unfair and embar
RAISING laws injected into the statute books for the pur-
pose OF bringing an administration into bad repute.
If the unthinkable condition should ever come to pass
that the government of the United States would be placed
in the hands@J the socialists, would that party appoint
minority party members to cabinet positions and other
high places Not for a minute.
When the socialists started out to initiate this unfair
law, to obtain a one third membership on all election
boards, it was pointed out that the real reason was 20
get more power. II that was not the real reason, then
why did not the socialists go further and propose tina;
the election boards be enlarged and be composed OF one
republican, one democrat, one prohibitionist, one labor
union man, one member of the single tax party, one pro
gressive, one member of the farmers alliance and one
socialist
The socialists didn't wish anything like that They
merely wished to seize a part Of the power of administra
ton which now serves the people in line with the princi
pies established at the time our government was created,
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COME AND BE OUR GUESTS.

BASEBALL fans are invited to come to the corner Of
- Fourth and Broadway Saturday afternoon at the mo-
ment when the umpire in Boston calls out the magic
words, "Pay ball" and be our guests while the game is
being scored, play by play.
Ever since the worlds series have become of such great
interest to lovers Of clean athletics, the Fourth and Broad
way corner has been the one bright sporting spot Of the
state during the hours when worlds games were being
played.
Probably the street will be blocked Saturday after.
noon, Indications poin, to as much. There will he plenty
OF excitement. Quick wires will tell Of all that is hap.
pening on the diamond in Boston where history is to be
made in the next few days.
Come and be our guests.
Please, Mr.. Weather Man, be very cautious and sec
that no rain falls Saturday in Boston.
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DILEMMA OF THE COTTON MILLS.

FROM way down east we hear a pitful appeal to the
! cotton planters of those states which are holding the
fort with many thousand bales of the fleecy stuff now in
such demand by the mills. Newspapers which are sup
posed to reflect the feelings of the tender hearted mill
owners are urging the cotton growers Of Oklahoma and
other states to hold down the prices Of cotton which the
mill men advise are now above normal.
Well, If the price of cotton Is now above normal, let
'cr stay there or go higher. 1t has been a long, long time
since the planters were out Of the tight grip of cotton buy
es and if the American planters are now powerful enough
to squeeze the men who manufacture the stuff, let the
squeeze play proceed.
In years when cotton was low the manufacturers had
little sympathy for the men who, with aching arms and
tired backs, picked the cotton that a world might be
clothed. Right now the planters seem 10 have the whip
hand, and they are justified in exercising their power to
make the mill men pay as near as possible to 20 cents a
pound for Oklahoma and other cotton.
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One Hundred Years Ago Today.

One Hundred Years Ago Today.
6-Willi b. Bradbury, some Of
whose army songs, published during
the Civil war, obtained much popular
ity, born at York, Maine Died at
Montclair, N J., Jan. 7, 1868.
S%eventy-five Years Ago Today.
lS+l-Rev Edward A. McGurk, noted
Catholic educator, president OF Holy
Cross college, born in New York. Died
in Boston, July ;, 1896.
Fifty Years Ago Today.
lSb6-The prussian government took
formal possession of the kingdom OF
Hanover.
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today.
l89l-Charles Stewart Parnell. the
famous Irish nationalist leader. died
at Brighton, Eng. Born in County
Wicklow, Ireland, June u, lS+6.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
fE,ryer poisL,

Aha. go zawolal Szcrlok Holmes -
many swiadkow sama pore. Prose-
weISc, PAM Iriboldt. ME pat
~rzebujesz sic PAM lekac meza on Ct
mic zlego ME zrobi.
Szcrlok Holmes skinal no policyanta
plinuJacego drzwil postal go pc sama-
chod, ktory stall nieopodal przgotowany
do podro1y.
Szerlok Holmes usmiechnal sic | cd
powiedzial zimno.
-Dalezl 49, rzeki Szerlok Holmes.
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Telling Troubles,

Telling another man your troubles
doesn't relieve your troubles. 1t merely
adds to the other mans troubles
Luke McLuke.
And the worst part of it is that you
hardly get started telling him the first
OF your troubles, until he interrupts
YOU and proceeds to tell you his for an
hour and a quarter. This is the worst
thing about having troubles to tell
Washington Journal Republican.
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FDlT0nMM6|
OLDST0RIBS
INNEWTYPR
Twenty Years Ago.
1t0m Tip TINES Files

Twenty Years Ago.
Miss Minnie Cerson, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Gerson and Mr., Solo
nan J. Hasgall will be married this
evening. Among the guests will be
Messrs. and Mines. John Wand, Harry
Gerson, George Gerson, h. h. Pollaok.
lanes Geary, Miss Anna Will, Miss
Daisy McAdams and James Gerson.
Mcrrie Richardson has returned from
a trip to Texas and New Mexico,
A.. H. Classen of Edmond was in the
city today,
Miss Ine1 Miller returned today from
Purcell, where she has been visiting.
Fifteen Years Ago.
Charlie Young Of Bonham. Texas, is
in the city visiting the family Of I. M.
Richardson
Duran House has returned from Dcs
Moincs, Iowa, where he went to attend
the Millcrs' association.
George Harrah and George Spencer
have become real estate agents and will
open an office at D2 Main street.
Miss Amy Lake of this city, who is
now the guest Of friends at Columbus,
Ohio. Is dangerously i'll with typhoid
fever.
Ten Years Ago.
Mrs. J. L. Constant will entertain
Philomathea this afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Croxton and Miss
Cornelia Olds of Guthrie were here
today.
Miss Alice Walsh OF Pittsburgh.
Miss Ina Gamer, Miss Ihez Miller and
Messrs. T. g. G~angwish Of Pittsburgh,
Mont Wyman and w. NJ. Hyde will
start early tomorrow on a horseback
ride and spend the day in the country
highways and byways,
J. +. Sharp, a Purcell attorney and
democratic leader was in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Brooks OF
Lincoln will celebrate their thirteenth
wedding anniversary tonight with a J
O'Clock dinner.
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His COLUMN
Copyri6htY9H
An Optimist.

I'm glad I'm poor" remarked old Ben
Give me another stack OF blues
There ain't no fun IN gambling when
A fellow can afford to lose
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Tomorrow the Red Sox will meet the Brooklyn team
in the first game, The Red Sox won the worlds cham
pionship last year. Why shouldn't they win again.
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The biggest crowds at the Permanent
Art Exhibit at a thcater are always
found around the painting by John
Rcttig, No, "A in the catalogue. When
people glance over the catalogue they
see that the title of No. A is Corn
Feds" and they hasten to find No. a.
When they do find it they discover a
healthy looking herd of pigs in a barn
ward.