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in 1913 an estate was sold for $4,000,
and on November 80, 1915, this estate
was again sold for $150.000 to local
syndicate. During that period the
owner had made large profit on it's
output, reported to have been over
$125,000
The rum exports amounted to 1885,
$50 proof gallons, as compared with
3,4S9,729 gallons in 1914. Exports of
molascuit amounted to 2233 tons. or
l3S tons less than in the previous year
owing to the high prices prevailing
during the year for sugar and rum,
the value of the sugar crop will be the
highest in many years, if not in the
history of the colony.
Gold Mining Industry.
The gold-mining industry ! year
did not maintain the output "A, the
production being 53,907 ounces. valued
at S935,7S6, as compared with 63.425
ounces. valued at s1,106,7s About one
fifth of this was secured by dredging
and the remainder by placer washing.
Quartz and hydraulic mining have been
practically at standstill. Late in the
year, however. an American company
took over the property of the Peters
mine and commenced operating This
very good prospects, but having been
idle for some five years, it must be
cleared of water and put in working
order The MaZaruni and Potaro dis
tricts showed increased outputs but all
others decline.
The diamond industry suffered Sc
verely on account OF the lack of a mar
ket for the stones. The total output
for 1915 was 6,203 carats valued at S51
$50, as compared with 9,705 carats val
ued at sS7,196 for the previous year.
There have been reports of the find
ing of oil in the northwest district. Ap-
plications have been made for explora-
tion licenses, but no satisfactory results
have been obtained. Drilling is being
carried on at the present time by one
party only
The lumber industry continues to be
handicapped by the lack of shipping
facilities. The exports We're 225,45
board feet of lumber and 1885, cubic
feet of timber, compared with 254,772
board feet and 2l2,4lS cubic feet in 1914.
About $1,000 board feet of greenheart
timber was shipped for use a t Panama"
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Why Paid Checks
Should Be Returned Monthly

In the older Banking days, d
depositors paid checks would &C
cumulate at his bank until he
called for them. Sometimes.
months went by. Errors III
amounts - even forgeries -re-
NAMED undiscovered.
1t is different now, because
modern methods are in vogue.
This bank mails to each depositor
his paid checks on the last day
of each month, with a complete
statement of the account.
This system serves to remind a
depositor of a matter he might
otherwise neglect. 1t makes It
easy for him to prove" the ac-
curacy of his checkbook balance
at regular monthly intervals.
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mercial and industrial activity of Cuba,
yet perhaps no country settled its
temporary monetary arrangement with
greater dispatch and emerged from the
crisis with less difficulty and incon-
venience. AS matter of fact, Cuba is
one of the countries that has bene-
fitted most from the. increased dema nd
production of which the prosperity of
the people in the Santiago district al
most wholly depend.
1T is a generally recognized fact that
just before the war the indebtedness of
many owners of mills and plantations
great, the operating expenses
so heavy, and the price of sugar so'low,
that an economic crisis was inevita bic.
The sudden advance in price, however,
relieved the depression; financial OBJ
legations have been met, many needed
improvements have been made, several
new mills have been erected, laborers
are well paid, and prosperity is in evil
dence everywhere.
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Capital Enjoys salubrious Climate

SaPlIal ENJOYS SaluDr1ouS Climate.
Ads Ababa has an elevation of more
than a mile and quarter above sea level.
SO that although it is in the same latitude
as the isthmian seaport of Panama, it
enjoys most salubrious climate.
Except for its royal residence and
GROUNDS, which occupy hill command
ing a view of the country In all diree-
t1ons. the city resembles temporary
military camp more closely than the
capital OF vast kingdom. for white
tents and mean huts cover the country
In circle whose diameter is about
three miles. No railroad connects this
city OF 10000 Inhabitants with the out
side world. while the highways Of the
country are scarcely more than narrow
trails travelled by pack mules and dom
Keys. Even Harrar population esti-
mated at 6e,ooo?. the only other settle
ment in the kingdom having more
than 5000 Inhabitants, has not yet been
reached by the railway which is being
constructed from Jibuti, the French
Somaliland seaport on the Gulf of Aden.
Harrar Is 23o miles inland from Jibuti
and Ads Ababa is 22o miles still
further west.
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Many Details for Emperor.

"A striking picture Of the multiplicity
of details handled by the old sovereign
is given by A. Henry Savage Landor in
his account of a years journey across
Widest Africa Mr.. Landor says:
Everything in Ads Ababa is re-
ferred to the emperor. 1t Is quite amaz-
ing what an amount of mental work
Menelik must go through daily. While
attending to most important political
affairs, matters of the most trivial
character are brought to him for as
sent. This is practically what happens
every minute Of the day at the palace:
Menelik. with his head bandaged in a
white shash "a sort Of silk handker-
chief and with cheap French felt hat
far back upon his skull, is pondering
with some minister over some political
problem Of great importance-let us
say. the projected railway between the
sea and Ads Ababa. The emperor is
deeply absorbed in thought.
yntoeo 0o1sAnt who whispers In
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ABYSS|N|A BATTLE MAY
D|SPlACE RULERS PARTY
100000 People of Wholly Inland
Nation Have Little Connection
With Outside World.

when the daily press of America pub
lished the brief announcement recently
that a great battle had been fought in
twenty-five miles outside the
capital, resulting In a complete victory
for the new government, the average
reader" says a war geography bulletin
issued by the National Geographic Soci-
ETY.. did not realize that this battle
affected 5000, 900 people living in coun-
try larger than the combined areas of
France, Holland. Belgium, England
Scotland. Ireland and Wales
And inasmuch as the dispatches failed
to give the name Of the capital, few
Americans could recall it-Adis Ababa,
the city founded by that remarkable
black monarch, Menelik II, in 1892 the
third year Of his eventful reign, which
extended over a period of a quarter of a
century.
'Abyssinia is wholly inland nation,
being cut off from the Red sea and the
Cuff Of Alden by French and Italian pos
sessions varying in width from forty to
$50 miles. To the north is the Italian
French and Italian Somaliland territories,
to the south British East Africa and to
the west the Anglo Egyptian Sudan. The
whole empire. which was formerly known
as Ethiopia, lies within the tropics, al
though most of the interior has such a
high elevation that the climate is tenn
perate and healthful.
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the emperor's ear, regardless of the
Of a great European country: Your
majesty, the carpenter wants some
more nails to mend the veranda.
"'"Here are the keys. Give him TWEEN
ty nails says the emperor. ''If he
needs more, come again to tell me
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Financial Conditions.

There was not failure OF inn
portance. among commercial houses
during the year. money was readily
available for the financing OF the trade
of the colony at or near normal rates.
with the exception of rem1ttances to
the United States. The selling rate on
New York advanced to as high as per
cent at one time. thus making 1t diff
cult for merchants to remit FOR their
purchases. This condition was. how
ever. of short duration. and very few
remittances were made at g. higher rate
than per cent. the normal rate being
from / to 1lh per cent during the year.
The annual reports Of the local stock
companies engaged in trade invariably
show q satisfactory state OF business.
the usual dividends and surpluses be-
ing maintained. and in some cases in
creased dividends.
The area under sugar was 73.10S
acres thirty-seven estates manufactur-
ing it. and the total production was
about 122,224 tons, of which 116.224
tons we're exported, as compared with
1O7,I38 tons shipped in 1914. The local
of sugar Is about 5000
tons. AS an example Of the increased
values and profits in the sugar in
dustry of the colony, the following
transaction is . good Illustration: Late
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AMERICAN CAPITAL
INVESTED IN CUBA
Moneyed Men Take Advantage
of Commercial and Indus
trial Possibilities.
TRADE WITH U. S. LARGE

That considerable American capital
quite recently has been invested on the
Island of Cuba, owing to its varied
commercial and Industrial possibilities.
is stated by United States Consul 2.
Merrill Griffith. stationed at Santiago.
quite a number of the largest and
best-knoWn sugar plantations and
mills in this district have been par
chased at large figures says Mr.. Grit
fifth in report recently made public.
land considerable virgin land has been
Many new improvements are contem-
plated and others are under way, and
those interested seem to be working in
systematic and economical manner,
thus preparing themselves to meet such
conditions after the war as may result
in any decrease in the price of sugar
Increase in Trade.
The general export and import trade
of the United States with Cuba has
been constantly increasing. Since the
war many commodities formerly i'm
ported from Europe have been cur
tailed, and some have been stopped
altogether. 1t is hoped that such ar
liIies ds nave Deen replaced InTouSn
necessity by those manufactured in
the United States will satisfy the
tastes and demand of the Cuban mer
chant and consumer to such an extent
that new business connections estab-
lished may permanently endure.
The proximity of Cuba to the United
States. the good transportation and
banking facilities, and the generally
recognized superiority of many Ameri-
can manufactured articles are natural
trade advantages that cannot be over
come except through serious business
blunders or injudicious disregard of
the tastes. customs, character or re-
Quirements Of the people.
Not only the extension but the re-
tentton of Cuba's trade, some of which
has perhaps been recently acquired
only through careful study. diligent
work and perhaps the expenditure of
considerable money, are undoubtedly
subjects at present worthy of the
thoughtful consideration of the Ameri-
can manufacturer, exporter or pros
pective investor.
Year Of Exceptional Prosperity.
THE year 1915 was one Of exception
al prosperity for the Santiago consular
district The sudden curtailment of
supplies and restriction of European
credits on account Of the outbreak of
the war appreciably affected the COM
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for Coleman came hurrying up the
pier.
Just run over to Jerry's place, win
you, BILL he called to the Waterman,
''and see If you can find my two fire
men, Hennessy and DiIIon?"
$50 Mister Morton and his friends
is goin' to the islands too, eh?'' said
Hook to himself ct think I'll jest slip
aboard, unbeknoEnst to 'em, and go
along"
Morton and his companions had
strolled to the far end OF the pier,
where they stood deep in conversa-
ton; Captain Coleman was busy get
ting supplies from the storehouse; the
Waterman had gone across the street
to get the crew; so that no one saw
the one-armed sailor when he climbed
aboard the Sea Hawk and disappeared
down the companionway.
No one had been more astonished
than Morton and Olga at the mysteri-
| Gus disappearance of the books from
the Delmar study, and their astonish-
ment was increased when they saw
the mystifcation OF Hope and Cleo.
But Olga did not believe in taking
anything for granted. No sooner did
she reach her apartment in the Por-
tola Arms than, despite the lateness
of the hour. she sent for Sextus and
related to him the exciting events Of
the evening. I'm pretty well con-
vinced," she concluded, that neither
Hope nor the Burke girl have any
more knowledge of what has become
of those books than have. but don't
wish to take any chances. want you
to watch them closely for the next few
| days, Sextus, and to keep me informed
of anything which. seems suspicious.
It will be quite safe for you to lounge
about the lobby Of their hotel, or even
for you to take a room there. for
neither of them know you. If they go
out, follow them. It's possible that
they know more about those books
that disappeared tonight than we
think they do, and 1 don't dare leave
the city to search for the other books
! because it would mean letting them
out of my sight"
The following morning, from his
table in the breakfast room of the no.
tel where Hope and Cleo were stay
ing, Sextus witnessed, without, how
ever, being able to overhear, their
conversation with Hook; when, after
lunch, they departed in a taxicab for
the waterfront, he followed them; and
from the pier he saw them depart in
the launch for the Farallons. Five
minutes later, GREATNESS from run
ming, he was talking to Olga over the
! telephone.
They've given US the slip" he
painted. They've hired a launch and
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SYNOPSIS.

Lieut.. Jarvis Hope is detailed by the
United States naval board to investigate
and report his findings on the invention
of DR.. Ralph Burke, which serves to bring
the submarine to a state of perfection
The lieutenant arrives in Valdavia and is
welcomed by the inventor and his daugh-
ter. Cleo. On the trial trip of the inven-
tors boat. a Japanese helper is surprised
IN the act of examining the mechanism
of the ventilating device. Hope reports
favorably on the new device but there are
others interested in it. An attempt to
burgfarize Doctor Burke's laboratory
failS,-but later Cleo finds him murdered in
his bedroom. Cleo sells her fathers Ii
brary to get money; later she finds note
from which she learns that they contain
the secret formula With Hope she races
to the auctioneer's store only TO find it in
flames. Olga Ivanoff and Gerald Morton,
two spies in search of the formula. at
tempt to capture Cleo when she calls at
the house of Stephanski, the anarchist.
Hope PUSHES to her aid; Morton shoots
at him but the bullet hits a bomb. in the
cellar, which expIodes. Stephanski dies in
the wreck of his house; the others escape.
Hope and Cleo attend a bali at Mrs. Del
mars, whose nephew has two of the miss
ing books Mahlin, spy, attempts TO
steal the books, but is discovered by
Hope; in the excitement that follows the
books diSaDDear
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brief visit to the nearest saloon. But
leaning over the polished bar were
some seafaring acquaintance, and, in
their congenial company, the single
drink that he had promised himself
became two, and the two grew into
half a dozen, so that nearly an hour
had elapsed before, breaking away from
his noisily protesting companions,
he made his way, a trifie unsteadily,
back to the pier. But the launch, in
stead of being tied up alongside, where
he had left her, was now a small black
speck on the waters of San Francisco
bay.
The unceremonious fashion in which
he had been left behind sobered Hook
completely, and it was detected and
very sheepish old seaman who turned
his steps in the direction of the city.
But it was destined that he should
go to the FaraIlons after all, though
in fashion which he had not antici
pated, for, just as he was leaving the
pier a taxicab drew up and deposited
three passengers. One of them Hook
instantly recognized as Gerald Nor
ton, but the man and woman who &C
companied him he did not recall hav-
ing seen before. At sight of them the
old sailor stepped behind a pile Of lum-
Der.
They approached the dockman.
I'VE wish to take a run out to the
Farallons,' said Morton. 'I under
stand that launches for the trip can be
hired here
''The only small launch we have has
just started for the islands" was the
answer "a Teller and girl hired it
for the trip only about half an hour
ago. But Cap'n Coleman might take
you over in his big boat if you're will
ing TO pay his price. That's him with
the blue cap down to the end Of the
wharf"
Morton and the woman approached
the man designated as Captain Cole
man, while Hook, from the shelter OF
his lumber pile, watched from afar
their conversation It evidently re-
suited satisfactorily to all concerned,
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Fine Expression.

In a review of a novel we come
across this suggestive sentence: Here,
too, characters that tranSmute com
mos things into gold by the alchemy Of
the spirit" The finest thought OF the
day is expressed by that modest SEN
teIce- The great problem in religion,
education, business, politics, and so
ciety concerns itself with that trans
mutation 1t suggests a finer life than
one gets out OF the materialisIn OF the
age, with its luxury, pleasure, selfish
ness, i'll Will, spite, and overreaching.
The evolution of the day is toward the
SanetificatiOn of everyday experience
and infusing heroism into common life.
That is what must eventually happen
If humanity ever gets to be what IL
should be. 1t is a long way to that
end, longer, perhaps. than from the
mOnad TO man, as Emerson expresses
it, but thither the evolution proceeds.
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SIXTH INSTALLMENT

Fear clutching at her heart, Cleo,
followed by Mrs. Delmar and a throng
of terrified guests, burst into the con-
servatory through whose roof Hope
and his masked assai1ant had plunged
in their mad struggle. The young Of
fcer, begrimed and dishevelled, was
supporting himself against a column.
His clothes were in tatters and from
an ugly cash in his head trickled a
scarlet rivulet His adversary had dis
appeared.
He got away" he croaked, 81
couldn't hold him. He broke loose
and ran through that door into the
garden"
"Oh, my dear, my dear, I thought
that you had been killed." cried Cleo,
almost hysterical with mingled anx-
iety and relief Are you hurt badly,
Jarvis?'
Its only a scratch" said Hope
weakly, dropping into a chair which
someone hastily brought.
'.Tm going to send you home in my
limousine" said Mrs. Delmar. 1T will
be more comfortable than taxicab.
And l can never thank you enough,
Mr.. Hope. for your bravery in crap
pling with that burglar. If it hadn't
been for you he would have robbed
the house.
There is nothing to thank me for,
Mrs. Delmar." said Hope. ANY man
with drop of red blood in him would
have done the same. I'm only sorry
that the fellow got away"
BY the way he added, turning to
Cleo. I'VE mustn't forget about the
books"
''Tl run up and get them" said
Cleo. 81 know just where they are
She was back a moment later.
why, jarvis she exclaimed breath
lessly, "the books are gone!"
Good Lord" groaned Hope, some
one has got ahead Of US again.
It was after midnight when Hope
and Cleo reached their hotel, so that
it was with some surprise that they
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started for some islands outside the
entrance to the harbor. think they
call them the Fara1lons. They"
But Olga cut him short
rs there another boat there that we
can hire~to take US to the islands?"
Yes" answered Sextus, there's a
big power boat that we could proba-
bly, get"
GOOD" said Olga. Telephone Mr..
Morton that I will call for him at his
hotel in ten minutes. Then wait for
US at the wharf,
Little did either of the two parties
who were now speeding toward the is
lands dream that, from over OF the
Oakland side Of the harbor a third
launch was starting for the same des-
tination. In it were three men: Nah
lin, Satsuma and the japanese boat
man
What Olga had learned of the move
ments of Hope and Cleo through the
espionage Of Sextus, Mahlin had sur
missed. When, bruised, battered and
aching in every limb from his encoun-
ter with Hope, he reached his rooms,
almost the first thing he did was to
consult the copy of the list which Sat
suma had obtained from Dawson. The
next name, he found, was that Of Ar
thur Fitzmaurice and his address was
given as the Commercial hotel Call
ing up that hosiery, he learned that
Mr.. F1tzmauTice had departed His
forwarding address, so the night clerk
informed him, was in care OF the To-
cal Office OF the United States coast
survey The following morning Nah
lin called at the coast survey Offices
only. to learn that Fitzmaurice was at
work charting the Fara1lon group and
that it was uncertain when he would
return. 1t was well into the after
noon, therefore, before he and Sat
suma started for the islands in q
launch which the latter had hired from
a fellow coUntryman living on the
| Oakland side. Before leaving MahIin
took the precaution OF calling up
Hopes hotel
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station on the Middle FaraIlon- I
imagine, therefore. that Fitzmaurice
is making his headquarters on the mid
die island
How do you reach the islands,"
inquired Cleo.
I'VE will have to take a launch
was the answer There are no boats
running regularly to the islands, and
1 find that the government tender
won't go out again until next week
So I've sent Hook down to the water
front to see if he can hire a power
boat. Here he is now" he added, as
the one-armed sailor appeared in the
doorway.
We'll, Hook?' he inquired, were
you able to get boat?"
yes, sir" said Hook, touching his
forelock, man-o-war fashion, I've
found a good, stout little power boat
not very big, she amt, but she's well
built and seaworthy and I'd cross to
China in her. Morrissey, the Teller
what owns her, used to be an old ship
mate o. mine He says he'll take US
out to the FaralIons for twenty dol
lars"
Couldn't you find anything larger?''
asked Hope.
There was a fine big boat sir, a
sixty-footer, tied up at the same wharf,
but her skipper wanted fifty dollars
for the trip
That's too much,'' said Hope de-
cisiYely. Wen take the launch; it
will do quite as well. Tell your man
to be ready to start at two o'clock
Little did Hope foresee the perils
which awaited them off the rock-bound
shores of the Farallons.
The launch which Hook had en-
gagged lay at one of the piers which jut
out into the harbOr from San Fran
cisco's waterfront like the teeth of a
gigantic comb. Though Morissey, the
owner-captain, had been told to be
ready to start by two o'clock, owing
to some engine trouble it was con-
siderably past three before he was
ready to cast off. Then came another
hitch. Hook had disappeared.
Now, where the devil has he gone
too" demanded Hope, impatiently
striding up and down the pier.
81 guess he's gone to get a drink,
SIR" said Morissey, touching his cap.
81 saw him about twenty minutes ago
heading for one of those saloons over
on East street. I'll send a boy after
him if you wish, sir"
mo" replied Hope, well go with
out him.
Morissey was quite right in his sur
mise; Hook, who was the possessor
would have time for a glass of beer
before the repairs to the engine could
be effected. had slipped away on a
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A Terrific Blow Descended on His
Skull and He Knew No More.
found Hook awaiting them Under his
arm was package wrapped in a
newspaper.
Come over here" he whispered
mysteriously. I've got a surprise for
you
Leading the way into one of the re-
ception rooms, which was deserted at
that hour of the night, he closed the
door behind them and bolted it. Then,
while Hope and Cleo watched him
curiously, he laid on the table the
parcel which he carried, broke the
string and unwrapped the paper. Be
fore them lay the missing books
Great Heavens, man, where did
you get them? We thought that they
were gone for good" Hope almost
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lars. Yet the American industrial and
railroad companies always work on
such totals in their business conduct,
says Wall Street Journal
Recently the representative of a
leading English journal. who is over
here to prepare an American special
number visited Washington and
talked with the president, cabinss and
heads of the departments and bureaus.
He returned to New York and inter
viewed some of the capitalists and the
burden Of his first cable to his en-
ployers ran something like this: Il