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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
Blow to Webb-Kenyon Law.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 2s.-In an
opinion handed down here today
Chancellor Heiskell made it possible
for wholesale liquor dealers to con-
tinue carrying on a legal interstate
business without Interference Dy The
city, county OF state authorities. The
chancellor refused a restraining rder
asked by the state against Max Miller,
a liquor dealer, charged with retailing
liquor in violation of state laws
Miller brought evidence showing that
he was not retailing. The chansellor
held that the federal law in no way
applied to the state law, even though
the wholesale liquor dealer did have
shipments made to him from another
state to his place of business in Mem
phis to be resold, and that it was not
in violation of a state law where the
wholesalers continued to carry on a
strictly Interstate business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
DUMA APPROVES TWO
BILLION RUBLES LOAN

London. Feb 2s.-The finance
committee Of the Russian duma,
presided over by Premier Sturmer
has approved the new war loan for
two billion rubles, says Reuters
Petrograd correspondent The in
terest rate will be 515 per cent.
The loan will run for ten years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
Greece order to United states.

London, Feb. 2S.-Reuter's Athens
correspondent says announcement has
been made there that on account of
England's refusal to supply the amount
of sulphate of copper required by
Greece, the government has applied to
the United States for the needed
quantity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
SIGNED CONSTITUTION
Last Surviving Signer of Original Mis-
souri, Enactment Dies at SO.

Springfield, Mo. Feb. 2s.-Charles
p McAfee, So years old, believed to be
the last surviving signer of the Mis-
souri, state constitution, died at his
home here this morning after a brief
illness. He was prominent IN Demo-
cratic state and national politics. He
was a Union army officer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
Russia Permits
Families to Go
To Men In u. s.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The Rus
sian government has granted per-
mission to the wives and children
of men who came to America be-
fore the wal to leave Russia and
join their relatives in America,
says Leon Sanders, president of
the Hebrew Sheltering and Immi-
grant society of America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

wanted in connection with the whole
sale poisoning at the dinner given
Archbishop Mundelein of Chicago,
Feb. 10. was in this cIty Feb. 5 when
Governor Edward F. Dunno of Illinois
was the guest of honor at the Annun-
citation club dinner, according to a
statement made by the police today
Crones endeavOred to speak with Gov.
Dunno while the latter was attending
a private dinner at a local hotel, ac-
cOrding to the statement but was pre-
vented from so doing by detectives
He said he came on the same train
from Erie with the governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
NELSON TOO FAR GONE
TO MEET AD WOLGAST
Wisconsin Puts Wet Blanket on
Lightweight Boxing Match
April II.

Appleton. Wis, Feb. 2S.-The state
boxing commission today ruled that
Battling Nelson was too far gone" to
box Ad Wolgast, to whom he lost the
lightweight championship. They had
been matched to box here April II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
DESTROY 81 zEPPELINS
SINCE WAR COMMENCED

Copenhagen. Feb. 2s.-Thirty-
one Zeppelins have been destroyed
since the beginning of the war.
The Germans have been building
new ones as fast as possible and
are understood to have about sixty
in action on the different fronts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
Germany calls Portugal.

Berlin, Feb. 2S.-Germany has ad-
dressed a sharp note to Portugal in
protest against seizure of German
merchant vessels by the Portuguese
authorities. This measure is charac-
terized as violation of Germany's
treaty rights and the hope is expressed
that Portugal will rescind its action
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
Germans to Have Roman War Song

New York, Feb. 2S.-A manuscript
containing what is declared to be an
unpublished military hymn composed
by List in Rome in 1876, together
with a suggestion that the music be
set to words and sung in the German
trenches, has been forwarded to the
German government by Won Bern
storff according to a letter from the
ambassador made public today by
Carl V. Lachmund, of Yonkers, N. Y,
who was one of Liszt's puples.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
STRIKERS WIN RAISE
and GO BACK TO JOBS

Ansonia. Conn. Feb. 2S.-The
mills of the American Brass com
pany here which have been closed
two weeks by the strike of more
than 1000 unskilled workers re-
sumed operations today. The
strikers will receive an increase of
J 5 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

THIS is the season of the year when
the snow ceases to be beautiful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28

ONCE again TN righteous as well as
the wicked stand in slippery
places
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

Annette coneeaIs the Yellow Packet.
fortune" he returned. AT any rate
it's safe. You think all the palace
matches It. Come with me-"
He strobe to the corner Of the hut
and threw aside a matchbox. Lcaning
down he cleared away a number Of
short wormeaten boards. then he lift
ed up a sheetircn door. With an ex-
clamation Of surprise Hernandez and
his companions observed that there
was a narrow passageway cut
through the solid earth. One by one
each man lowered himself into this
passageway and followed his leader.
From q perpendicular shaft the corri-
dor shelled of into a passage almost
horizontal and widened as 1t went.
"This," said the smuggler Of Mar.
Unique, rs the third story, as it were.
Neat, not gaudy."
; "Now for the bathroom, II you
please"
This time they descended a wider
set of stairs and stepped out upon q
ledge that surrounded a deep and linn
pid pool Of water. Hernandez regard
ed this pool ~attentively.
First 1t RISES" he exclaimed, "and
then It falls"
"Ah," said the man of Martinique.
I'VE are at sea level. This is q cave
and there Is no outlet to It,"
Somewhere there is," returned
Hernandez.
Yes, in the attic-the sky parlor,"
said the other man.
Somewhere else," said Hernandez.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

then stepped directly to the governor
and handed him the note.
This is the young lady here, Fran.
cois." exclaimed the governor.
Annette took the note to a window
where there was somewhat better
light, and opened 1t. 1t was written
In q srawling. unaccustomed hand.
This is what it said:
Have seen scar face. Need you e
moment for Identification. We have
run him down. Como with bearer Of
this note. Excuse serawt-rloht hand
n. G. Hastily,
NEAL.
p. s.-Dont drag mother into this.
Como az you are.
Annette beckoned to the lunky.
Where" she said, 'is the bearer Of
this, note?"
The funky bowed. Follow me-" he
said.
At the gate there stood a man wait
ing hat in hand-a man with cunning
eyes and %insinuating smile.
mi. Hardin sent you?" she in
quired.
The man bowed. "Oui, mademoi-
selle," he returned, t
where is he now?" she queried
cautiously.
where he said he would wait-by
the postern garden gate," returned the
bearer.
Disarmed, she followed this man
into the shadows.
In another instant she had reached
a carriage and an instant later some
thing descended yer her head, smoth-
ering her cries-something bound her
arms to her side. But the smuggler
had been right. Neal was there, bound
and Observation-Disclosures On the bot
tom Of the carriage.
An instant later the vehicle ratified
sharply of into the night.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
syNoPsla

On the day Of the eruption Of Mount
Pelee Capt. John Hardin OF the steamer
Princess rescues fve-year-old Annette
flington from an open boat. but Ii forced
10 leave behind her father and his COM
panions. IIington Il assaulted by Her
handles and Ponto In q vain attempt to
get papers which Ilington has managed
10 send aboard the Princess with his
danghtef, papers proving his title to n
telling the whereabouts Of the lost oland
Of Cinnabar. kingdoms injury causes his
mind to become . blank. Thirteen years
elapee. Hernandez. now an opium snug
g1er, with Pcnto, Inex, . female accom-
plice, and the mindless brute that once
was Ihngton, come to Seaport, where the
widow OF Captain Hardin u living with
her SON Neal and Annette Ilington. q
plot TO steal the papers left to Annette
by her father. Neal tries for admission
% the Naval academy; but Through the
t~reachery Of Joey welchcr u defeated BY
Joey and disgraced. Neal enfists In the
conspirators set him In their power. He
accidentally sets fire to the Hardin home
and the brute-man rescues Annette with
the papers from the flames. Annette dis
that heat applied to the map re-
veals the location OF the lost island. Sub
oeQuently In . struggle for its possession
b map IL torn in three parts, Herman
do3 Annette n Neal each securing q
portion. Annette sails on the Coronado
In search Of her father. The crew. craEed
BY cocaine smuggied aboard by Herman
DEE, mutiny. and are overcome by q
boarding party from U. s. Destroyer
Jackson, led by Neal
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
CHAPTER xxvHl.
The Sponge Diver.

The Sponge Diver.
Annette opened wide her eyes. She
uttered an exclamation of delight as
she saw Neal Hardin.
"Well, we're here" she said.
81 should think we were." said Neal.
He looked about him. Annette was
bound firmly to the only chair in the
place and he was tied quite as firmly
to q stanchion in another corner. The
place was q rude hut.
Il see," said Neal, that we're not
alone"
obviously not" returned Annette.
On the floor between them lay the
brute resting but wide eyed with the
lash of a whip lying across his shout.
ders. Ponto. the Mexican. watched
red eyed and gloating.
Something happened in a corner. A
portion of the floor rose from the
ground and two men struggled up
from a passageway. One of them was
Hernandez; the other was the SNUG
gler Of Martinique. Hernandez nod
ded to Neal and to Annette. He took
from his pocket a tattered parchment
map which he had pasted we'll to-
gether.
1T is the map of the lost Isle Of
Cinnabar," he said in suave accents,
"and I have other evidence besides"
He. glanced uncertainty toward the
brute. IAN identifying locket," he
went on. "and other things"
What do you expect to do with
them?" said Annette belligerently.
"You are not Annette I%lington."
Hernandez smiled-smiled a bit too
grimly. Perhaps" he said, :" can
find some Annette Ilington who will
do my bidding. At any rate there will
hereafter he no Annette Ilington who
will try to thwart me-"
Neal. started. what do you meant"
he said.
RI mean." returned Hernandez, with
a gesture toward the smuggler Of Mar
Unique, that in all parts Of the world
I am able to. find people who do my
bidding. This gentleman can do 1t
well. l may as well tell you. children,
that you have perhaps an hour to live,
perhaps less"
The brute looked up, his eyes
CLASSY. strange. He rubbed a red spot
on his arm-the mark left by Herman
dez' hypodermic needle.
"You are right, Ponto." said Herman
deg, 1T was the only way to drug him.
Lend me your whip"
He seized the whip and struck the
brute heavily acros the shoulders.
The brute sprang to his feet, growing
in his throat, but he foil back before
Hernandez.
Ponto united a single knot-the
knot that bound Neal to a stanchion.
Their al aaotber word the brute
seized Neal, struggling, in his arms,
and with him descended through the
passaReway.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
The Shoe Punched.

A preacher at the close Of one Of
his sermons said: "Let all in the
house who are paying their debts
stand up" Every man, woman and
child, with one exception, rose to their
feet. "Now, every man not paying his
debts stand up" The exception, a,
careworn, hu%ngry-looking individual,
clothed in his last summers suit, slow.
ly assumed n perpendicular position.
"How is it, my friend" asked the
minister, "you are the only man not
able to meet his obligations"
II run n newspaper" he answered
meekly. "and the brethren here who
stood up are my subscribers, and" E
"Let us pray" exclaimed the min
lister.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
Dust Explosions.

Many and destructive accidents by
dust explosions have given deep I'm
portance to scientific researches on the
subject. Inflammability or explosive
property Of dust is a matter Of degree,
depending on purity, fineness, dryness.
quantity, volume Of mir and many. 9TH
er conditions. Coal dust increases the
violence of nm explosion when present
with a small percentage Of firedamp,
and under certain conditions 1t Is
capable of initiating and extending an
explosion by itself. In the opinion Of
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

Power of Observation.

Even in the pursuit Of other studies
the power of observation Is of para
children in a school and see how some
seem positively incapable Of seeing or
hearing; they will strain every nerve
to copy the exercises on the black
board, and yet there will be mistakes;
they will listen to an explanation and
yet when it comes to a repetition 1t
seems as though the sound of the
words had never gone further than the
mount importance. Watch a class Of
outer ear; In fact, they cannot study
because they have never learned to
take the first step in that direction
through training Of the senses. AID
knowledge, you know, comes through
the senses, and the more widely open
we throw these doors the more knOwl-
edge we may hope to have come
streaming in to enlighten the mind.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

~OA, ven, Il you VIM said The
t.smuEgler. ~but one must swim under
water to ind the other outlet" He
folded his arms. sswhat do you think
Of my palace nowf" he said.
He stopped and plucked at another
iron ring In the door. It disclosed .
smaller hole-nled with contents Of
strange appearance. r.
Hernandes jseised the lantern.
what Of this!- he said. 'This coin,
modify I do not know"
Careful" exclaimed the other man.
If those ghouls, the authorities. ever
have the temerity to discover my
cache, l shall not be here. I shall be
. mile away-s MILE. not less; and
from that safe point OF vantage I shall
press q button and-pouf-none will
ever live to tell the tale-none, save
myself"
Hernandez eyed the other man with
undisguised admiration.
"How l should like to see It work"
he said.
The other nodded. Some day
who knows-yoa shall. for you n q
man after my own heart. friend Her
nandex. Come, let US ascend to the
skylight once again"
They did as they were bid and as
sisted the gentleman OF Martinique to
lower his new stores to their resting
place below. Suddenly the man of
Martinique held up his hand.
WATT" he whispered. someone
comes"
Their trained ears detected the
sound Of stealthy footsteps creeping
around and around the hut. The foot
steps ceased and there was q knock
upon the door.
Outside there stood q mana man
who sprang back In alarm at the sight
Of the crafty countenance Of this cun-
ning-looking stranger. But Hernandez
clicked his teeth.
cts Joe Welcher," said Hernandez.
"Come in, Joey boy. you're welcome"
Welcher looked about him and then
sided to Hernandez.
"A note from Inez," he whispered to
the latter, about the governors le-
vee."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
CHAPTER XVII.

rA Decoy.
Neal leaped out of one Of the small
boats Of the destroyer Jackson and
ran nimbly up the wharf. He had
good season to, for on the veranda of
a hotel not a quarter Of a mile away
he saw a girl he knew. In record time
he was by her side.
Look" said Annette to Meals
mother and Inez, Took who's here"
Always" said Inez, do / like a uni
form and" she added coyly, with a
leer toward Neal, "and what comes in
them too"
"You got my note?" queried Annette.
II got it." returned Neal. "but no
co."
What are you talking about2" said
Annette. "We.are specially invited by
the governor himself"
I'm out of It, I tell you," repeated
Neal. But I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll come to the back gate of the gov
errors garden and I'll f1rt with you"
Many came and most were served
that night. But among the first to
come, though none were served, were
four unlimited guests. They were a
strange quartet, these four, and they
came to see rather than to be seen
Each n Of these four men became
a shadow in himself. watching, ever
watching. Suddenly there was a light
tread upon the graveled path. A
Jaunty figure swung into the noon
light and looked about him. Out of
the hundred guests or so that clus-
tered about the verandas Of the dis
tant house Neal peered anxiously for
Annette Ilington.
He trilled a little whistle-his sig
nal and Annette's-and as though that
whistle were a signal for an onslaught,
a huge shadow and another sprang
across the intervening space and
caught Neal from behind. A coat Or
cloak descended over his head with
all the effectiveness of a strait-jacket.
It was the governor himself who
kept Annette within the range Of ar
tiacial light and from her appointment
in the moonlight out beyond.
While she still talked to the COVER
nor, an individual with cunning eyes
and insinuating leer stepped up to the
flunky at the main gate that led to the
governors mansion and handed him O.
note.
For a guest-Miss Ilington," he
said. ~ IN to wait for an answer"
The fiunky nodded, summoned an
other funky, and handed him the note.
The funky made an inquiry or two.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
XVI.
The Razor Back.

n razor BACK
Around the corner of the coast line
on the Isle Of MISUNDERSTANDING
both from the bridge Of the destroyer
Jackson and from the grounds of the
governor, there jutted out into the
sea q clif, stern and forbidding. A.
q matter Of fact, It was not all rock,
this clin-a large part OF its formation
was OF clay. Down the face Of this
clfn, its sharp edges rising now and
then into the afr like peaks. there
trafled q path, narrow and perilous,
from shore to cliff edge, known to Ger.
tain Of the Inhabitants Of Martinique
as the Razor Back.
Along this sharp, steep edge ran
. rope. and climbing the Razor Back,
clinging to this rope with a huge bur
den on his shoulders, upward crawled
o man. Below him, thrusting its .
into the beach, was a disreputable-
looking boat laden with heavy wooden
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

OF that thought-and consequently
cheap moral conduct. It is In this d.
rection that the sensational press and
the cheap literature Of the day have
their chief influence, Cheap literature
produces cheap mentality and conse-
quently a cheap people" Newspapers
nre not valuable chiefly as literature,
but for their portrayal Of life. So
greatly do they vary in the picture Of
life which they present, that ones
mentality may be judged by the sort
Of periodicals he reads and supports
Leslie's.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
HOW TO TREAT DANDRuFF
Itching Scalp and Failing Hair With
cutlcura. Trial Free.

On, retiring touch spots Of dandruf
and itching. with Cuticura Ointment.
Next morning shampoo with Cuticura
Soap and hot water. A clean. healthy
scalp means good hair and freedom, In
most cases, from dandruf, itching,
burning. crustings and scalings.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
Mixing Concrete.

To the casual bystahder the mixing
of all concrete may cen to be the
same process repeated Over and over
again according to the same formula.
This Is not 80, however, as different
proportions Of ingredients are used for
the different purposes which the fin
lshed product must serve. Particu-
larly Is this 80 In the case Of concrete
roads. To determine the durability OF
this or that mixture In actual service
engineers have devised apparatus by
which the wear on q concrete road sur
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

face from year to year can be deter
mined to one-thousandth Of an inch.
The results Of such tests will not i'm
prove the condition Of the particular
road on which they are made, but they
VIII Indicate how better roads may be
built In the future.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

A. M. HenEhaw, us given in royal
commlssionE evidence, eoal.dust x
plosions ark generally the result
OF lrregulatgty or cnrelessness In
the use M explosives or safety
lamps faAhe Ignition Of flredamp
thus Pm be prevented he thinks
the DANGERS IF coal dust will be mini
mized.--Bufts,lo Times.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
Tho Old Yellow Pvmpkln.

How dear to my heart Is the old
yellow pumpkin, when orchards arc
barren Of stuflng for pies; when
peaches and apples have both been 1
failure, and berries no longer dazzle
my eyes. Then fondly / turn to the
fruit Of the cornf1eld-the fruit coun-
try lads are taught to despise-the old
yellow pumpkin, the undiscovered
pumpkin, the pot-bellied pumpkin, that
makes such good pies. 4