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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Shortstops and Errors,

"You can't be good shortstop un-
less you make errors" says G. II.
Claudy in the Woman's Home Com
panion.
Think minute and you will under
stand this apparently surprising state
ment. Many an error in the error col
umn saves a score in the score column.
Thus the ball you try for may be just
too fast for you to catch. Yet you may
get enough hands on it to knock 1t
down. The runner is safe. But If you
hadn't knocked it down he might be
safe on second. OF course not all such
knockdowns will be scored as errors.
The point is you can't afford to give
any thought to whether you are going
to make an error or not"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
WINDOW BLINDS.
Called an Invention of the Evil One to
Keep Out Sunlight.


God said, Let there be light The
devil whispered to men and blinds
were invented" So writes DR.. f. Rob-
bins Of New York in an article entitled
"Heliophobia, Menace to the Commu-
nity," published in the Medical Record.
According to bulletin of the Ameri-
can Association For the Conservation
Of Vision, at least half the educated
population Of the United States is af-
dicted with defects Of eyesight.
AS matter Of fact, sunlight so far
from being injurious to the eyes is one
of the most successful cures for ira
choma, the commonest Of eye diseases.
DR.. Robbins is amazed at the number
of persons who find sunlight trying
and at the number who still cling to
the old and long exploded notion that
sunshine is bad for the eyes. He
blames the persons in authority in our
libraries, postOffices and railroad CON-
panies for persistently pulling down
the blinds in their institutions and cars
He urges those who are oppressed by
sunlight to wear smoked glasses and
not to deprive others Of the beneficent
brightness. Sunlight kills more noxious
bacteria than all other germicides put
together,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
When a Man Is Most Efficient,

In the American Magazine Dean
Herman Schneider of the School Of
Engineering of the University Of Gin.
cinnati says:
"A man is most efficient when he is
doing the work that gives him the
greatest satisfaction. From the laborer
to the business executive, every man
should get three things out Of work-a
decent living. development and disci-
pline and satisfaction in the doing.
IF your job gives these to you give
back to 1t the best work Of your hand
and brain. If it fails to give you these
face the fact that you are misfit and
seek your appointed place. You have
no right to let life remain separated
from its two handmaids-liberty and
the pursuit of happiness"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Vain. ni Vacations.

Vacations, according to the New YORK
Medical Journal, are nature safety
valves for the relief of the high pres
sure resulting from efficiency. Efhcien-
cy demands that throughout working
hours all the faculties be taxed to the
utmost without waste of material or
Of energy, but if properly directed 1t
aims at making an efficient man before
an efficient product. Therefore pro-
duction may not exact that the man
speed up beyond his endurance.
The recent application of efficiency
methods makes the vacation more than
ever necessary. 1.-THE vacation" says
the Medical Journal, should be the
nearest approach to the simple life. 1t
is for this reason that the country, with
all it's many inconvenience, is so often
chosen for the place of vacation. The
vacation period allows for the absorp-
tiOn and elimination OF the fatigue
products from the system accumulated
in the pressure period of the work.
The longer the vacation, therefore, the
better the subsequent work"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Real Democracy,

Before Denmark consented to sell
the Danish West Indies to the United
States a plebiscite was held, and the
electorate voted upon the question.
The people of the United States, how.
ever, were never consulted as to wheth.
er they desired to make the purchase.
The people Of England vote directly
on national questions whenever parlia-
ment is dissolved, and the government
''goes to the country" on nearly every
matter of really vital import
Many Americans fondly imagine that
the United States is the only real de-
mocracy in the world. AS matter of
fact, in Switzerland. Australia and
New Zealand government is more d.
rectly responsible to the people than In
the United States; Canada's govern
ment is at least equally representative
as ours, while England, although nomi-
nally constitutional monarchy, prob
ably is more democratic than the Unit
ed States.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
GIVE TIE CHILD A TREE.
IT Possible, Let Him Plant One and
Own 1t All Himself.

own 1t All Himself.
Every child should own a tree. A
tree is symbol of life. 1t lives. 1t
stands for everything that is noble. 1t
is rooted in the soil and stretches itself
toward heaven. 1t stands for patience.
humility, persistence. beauty, courage
and God.
The child should plant the tree him.
self and thereafter watch it grow year
by year. He should put his hands on
its rough bark and say: "This is my
tree. will stand by it and live up to it."
1t is curious how blind we sometimes
are to certain ideals because we can
not see and handle them. We need
something to connect us with the invis-
ible but none the less potent and form
ative world of aspiration and inspira-
ton. What could be better than tree? :?
There is something about the silent
beauty of tree than casts over us a
spell of calmness and invincibility. The
storms of life may sway us and break
our branches; the grim and melancholy
autumn may strip us Of our brilliance,
but the spring will come once more
and clothe US In a new glory. So we
go on fulfilling the majesty of the law.
If your child owns tree the memory
Of its benefcent influence will cling to
him through life.-Country Gentleman.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Art and Nature.

Art is the revelation Of man, and
not merely that, but likewise the reve-
lation of nature speaking through man.
Art pre-exists in nature, and nature is
reproduced in art. AS vapors from
the ocean floating landward and dis
solved in rain are carried back in riv-
ers to the ocean, so thoughts and the
semblances of things that fall upon the
soul Of man in showers flow out again
in living streams of art and lose them
selves in the great ocean, which Is ma
ture. Art and nature are not, then,
discordant, but ever harmoniously
working in each Other.-Longfellow' 8
Hyperion"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Animals and Rhythm,

Animals have no sense of rhythm,
though they may be taught to dance"
This is the announcement Of DR.. Craig
of the University Of Maine. Horses
driven in span," he says in the Guide
to Nature, make no attempt to step
together. Two birds, however sweetly
they sing solo, never sing in time with
one another nor with any other music.
Even the so called dancing animals Of
the circus get their rhythm from the
trainer, not from the tune"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
What She Wanted, ,

A woman was knocked down by a
horse, but happily escaped with few
scratches.
A man rescued her and said. "Can l
get you anything?"
She (much out of breath and gasping
with excitement-Oh-oh-can you
kindly get me-
He-SOme brandy?
She-No-not drink-some safety
pins. feel I'm falling all to pieces
Pittsburgh Chronicle
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Sleeping on Puffs.

The Japanese do not sleep on Euro
pean beds, but on many thick, soft
puffs piled one on top Of each other
upon the floor. For bed covering they
use more Of the same kinds of puffs.
It is said that the japanese emperor
has twenty such puffs. One of those
which cover him is made in the shape
Of kimono and has a velvet collar.
Probably he creeps inside Of this If
he feels cold in the night.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
China and lts People.

About 95 per cent Of the population
Of China is confined to one-third of the
area Of the country, with a density Of
200 to the square mile. Five per cent
Of the population inhabits Is per cent
Of the area, with a density Of ten to
the square mile.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
A Telescope His Tomb.

After Keeler had become head Of
the Lick observatory and died there
and his ashes were brought back to
Allegheny for burial 1t was his friend
Brashear who sealed them up in their
last resting place, a hollow in the sup
porting pillar of the thirty inch refiec-
tor, which is Keeler's memorial.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Dainty Boxes.

In Sicily one frequently sees dainty
little circular boxes, pale yellow in col
or, painted in heraldic designs and
giving off the sweet smell Of oranges.
They are used for pins, small jewels or
collar buttons and are, in fact, orange
skins,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Earthuuakos.

Earthquakes are subterranean dis
turbances propagated through the
earth In series of elastic waves. How
they originate is not clearly known.
Many are associated with volcanic ac-
tion. while just as many occur without
any evidence Of such association.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Doubts and Qont's.

Remember Talleyrand's advice, 'If
you are in doubt whether to write q
letter or not-don'tw The advice ap-
plies to many doubts in life besides
that of letter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
On the Lookout.

Friend-YOu are not going to run
again? Congressman - No; It's too
strenuous. l was sent down to Wash
ington to look out for my constituents,
and from the tone of their letters I've
got to look out for them when get
home.-Puck.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
II.

Jose Alvarez, young sailor of Cadiz.
had risen from before the mast to be
EEst mate of vessel, and on returning
from a voyage the owners of the shin
he was on announced to him that they
were intending to give him a com.
> fEzsnd This was good news for the
ezzalor, for he had been fer several
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Heard at ehs Club.

THAT'S Fred Darling just come in
You know his wife made him."
"You mean that fellow with waxed
mustache and manicured nailsP"
Eyes"
"Well, l knew women did fancy
work. but / never knew they did any
thing as fancy as that."-Exchange
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Did Her Best.

Teacher-Do you know the popula-
tion of New York? Mamie Backrow-
Not all of them, ma'am; but, then,
we've only lived here two years.
Puck.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Second Sight.

do you believe in second sight?"
"No, but my wife does. When 1 go
shopping with her she always says to
the assistant, I'll come in and look at
these again. London Telegraph.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Africa

The word "Africa" comes from the
Phoenician "afer," meaning "a black
man." and the Sanskrit 'ac" meaning
earth, land, country.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
The Champion Lie,

Probably the unmitigated falsehood
most frequently told year in and year
out takes this form: We welcome hon
est criticism.-Ohio State Journal
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Paradoxical Crime,

ParadoxicaI Crime.
There's a queer case In court this
morning."
what is it?''
"A dumb man arrested for uttering
forged notes."-Exchange.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19

As long as you refrain from saying
anything you keep the other fellow
guessing.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19

TO fret and fume is undignifIed, sui
cidally foolish and theoretically unpar.
donable.-Robert Louis Stevenson.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Avenue of the Presidents,

Sixteenth street, in Washington,
leads directly to the White House and
has been called the Avenue of the
Presidents"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19
Breakfast Habits,

Mrs. X.-When my husband stays
out all night I refuse to get him any
breakfast. Mrs. Y.-When my husband
stays out all night he never wants any.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-04-19

He who does as well as he knows
how today will know better tomorrow.
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THE STORY THUS FAR
CONTINUED TOMORROW

JOHNNIE OREIILY commonly THE OREILLY has
= in love- of the DON
ESTEBAN VARONA
Eebn had boarded old
chamber bottom of we'll
building this well he assisted by SEBASTIAN faithful slave the
only other share the
When Don Eban first wife died became the match
makers vaguely his hidden DONA ISABEL
Sebastian
his daughter EVANGEINA sold The slave nura
his before Thus
who the whereabouts of the fortune
killed.
the he threatens claim the
That Isabel
brother
Pncho letter with which Esteban
dropped authorities and Esteban
OReily, back York the the firm which
information his
a
him of befalen OReiy
his beloved for that
head the Cuban New York. who helps him
island There O'ey with other Americans
he fool his hotkeeper
Puerto Principe
of
with
his gueas the oe hay. Rosa Coo and attack
hut while Eseban another aid B h"
in drive
ORely
he
and OReiy is confronted by
Spanish lieutenant. " " :
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plant him had been induced he spared
annoyances with which
insisted this version the affair and the magistrate
that his would develop all the details before the
In the meanwhile Raputin moving heaven earth
the trial postponed and the charges the
quashed by the Chamber of Cessation. He had long conferences
with several ladies having the palace
he had forward other the which had
its that would be detrimental the public
interest to have the scandal of commented by the
press the whole of Europe when struggling
against formidable foe, always ready catch hold anything
that would dscedt its institutions For seemed
the efforts of the Prophet would crowned with Then
fine day opposite became powerful and Mr. Manlo
before spite of his and his threats
those who had themselves the
sblity Of subjecting him to that annoyance.
On the fifteenth December the appointed for the trial. the
halls and corridors of the law of Peograd filled with
nusite crowd struggling to get to the where
take place The spectators waited long tme watching
curiou the of the the who had quietly
entered the hall and taken his place the criminal dock About II
o'clock the Judges together with the public prosecutor made their
when the surprise the latter said that
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the absence of important for the
Cuon he moved adjournment the proceedings until ndef
mite time What had had brought such
extraordinary change? This which could hear
everywhere the had assembly dispersed
without number followed this decision which
would have thought possible few hours before.
In of the censorship the the principal
liberal of the capital published short which
revealed the feeling of intense indignation that prevailed
class of society The words SHANE shame" heard all
sides 1t all wonderful that they found
determined spirits who resolved last Russia the
of Raputn, whose hand whole
graceful affair
This, however, at all easy considering the
fact that the Prophet had become careful and that his follow
had him watched wherever which
they strongly suspected being contemplated The house where
he lived GA Gorokhowaa street. always surrounded by police
and who examined person who
went out of it, Rasputn himself had also suspicious
of with whom that he had been upon friendly
he avoided
be showeed him. He spoke again returning
Siberia which always with him that he did feel him
self the capital.
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fore him. That pool measured six feet
four inches in width. Do you ask me
to believe that person suffering from
rheumatism could do that?"
Leslie Branch shifted his weight and
wet his lips, but OReily only shrugged
impatiently. My dear General" said he,
did you never experience a neuralgia?
Well, then. was the pain continuous? In
this climate my afiicton troubles me
very little That is why I remain here"
From among the articles in front Of
him the General selected .ii-caliber re.
volver cartridge and, holding it up. said:
What do you say to this?"
II don't know what TO say. Where did
il come from?%
your valise"
O'Reilly frowned; then light OF UNDER
standing irradiated his frank counte.
nance. 1T must have lain there ever
since left Matanzas. three months ago"
"Ha! Matanzas" fierceiy calculated a
colonel What were you doing in Ma.
tanzas?"
II was unnecessary to prevaricate now.
Johnnie told of his earlier connection
with the Carter Importing Company,
gave names. dates and facts to bear out
his statements and challenged his ac-
cusers to verify them.
Undoubtedly some of his hearers were
impressed. but they were by no means
convinced OF the innocence Of his present
purpose. and. in fact. the ferocious Col
onel seemed to regard past residence In
Cuba as proof conclusive of a presen,
connection with the rebels. Johnnie
gathered that he was suspected Of being
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one of those American engineers who
were reported to have been engaged to
instruct the enemy in the use of explo.
siFes; his inquisitors did their best to
wiring such an admission from him or to
entrap him into the use of some tech.
nical phrase, some slip OF the tongue
which would verify their suspicious.
They even examined his hands with
minutest care, as If to find some telltale
callus or chemical discoloration which
would convict him. Then. finally. to give
him the lie absolute. the aggressive Col.
onel seized a nickel-plated atomizer from
the table and brandished it triumphantly
before the young mans eyes.
discriminating Evidence
Enough of this pretense" he cried.
What is this instrument, eh?"
1T is evidently an atomizer. a nasal
syringe. I never saw it before"
ITS mine" said Leslie Branch; but the
Colonel did not heed the interruption.
'Ha' And pray explain its USE"
Johnnie undertook to do so, but il was
plain that his words carried no convic.
tion, for his mocking inquistor gave q
loud snort and gestured e!oquently to
his commander. There YOU have III"
he declared proudly. This impostor BE-
trays himself"
The other officers We're ewing the un
famp r article curiously: one OF then
vent a gingerly to handle II. they -
chs a whispers.
"Nat do you call it?". the Genera RI
quireR leaning forward.
CONTINUED ToMoRRou.
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shoulder, OReilly lowered his burden
roiselessly, and the two men left the
room,
When they We're safely out in the street
Branch rubbed his head and complained:
bullets, you're strong. You nearly
broke rafter with my head. But |
guess | got 'em out of sight"
"Them?'
Yes. I hid my American paper too.
These Dons are sore on Yankees, you
know I'm going to be an Englishman,
and you'd better follow suit. I'm the
the youngest son of the Earl of Paw
tucket. and you'd better tell em your
uncle was the Duke Of Ireland, or some.
thing"
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Copyright. Harper & Bros.)
CHAPTER X (COntinued)

THE newcomer walked directly %
AOReiy; he was clean-cut. alert
young fellow. After a searching glance
around the place he spoke in a voice
audible to both men:
"Senor. you are in danger. Tonight, at
midnight, you will be arrested. l beg OF
YOU 10 see that there is nothing incrim'
mating in your possession"
O'Reillys face betrayed his amazemen,
Arrested? What for? On what
charge"
The stranger shrugged. II don't know.
That newspaper man will be arrested at
the same moment, so you had better warn
him. But be careful where and how you
do so. for all his movements are watched.
oil his words are overheard"
why do you tell me this-you? Is 1t
some scheme toto incriminate me-"
0Rey inquired.
Manin was leaning over the counter.
his face drawn with anxiety, his lips
framing the same question.
The Warning
mo" The lieutenant shook his head.
u am friend-a Cuban. In spite Of this
uniform. If you repeat my words l shall
be shot within the hour. implore you"
his voice became more urgent-"to
heed my warning. I don't know what
you had to do with this skirmish out San
Rafael street. but a short time ago
n.
surrectos were in the woods close by.
hope II will not prove to be a bloody en-.
counter. And now remember-midnight!
He bowed turned to the door and was
gone.
Manin heaved a sigh of relief. ga
ramba! He gave me fright; thought
my time had come. But what did tell
you. eh?"
That fellow Is q Cuban spy"'
No doubt. We have many friends. Well!
lou see what would have happened II
you had tried to go. Now then. you must
4 prepare yourself for the worst"
Perhaps half hour later O'Reilly saw
the cavalry squadron returning to its bar
racks. The men were laughing; they
were shouting brief boastful accounts of
'heir encounter to the people on the side
Walks Two OF them were sick and white
'hey lurched In their saddles. and were
supported by their comrades. but It was
not upon them that the eyes Of the on
noxers centered. Through the Nth OF
inc street behind the cavalcade trailed
ump bundle Of rags which had once beer
man. 1t was tied to a rope and II
oagssd heavily; its limbs were loose: III
mcs blackened by mud, stared blindls
skyward.
VHeilly gazed at the object with horri
ned fascination: then with sudden sici
'senng Of dizziness he retired to his room
asxins himself IL he were responsible fo
nst poor fellows death.
"eanwhile the citizens Of Puerto Prin
ups' looked on with stony eyes. .Ther'
.as no cheering among them. only a husl
m tneir chatter. above which sounded tn
'.'ue Of acoouterments. the clump-cluml
noofs and the exultant voices OF tn
spanish troopers.
81 *pr some reason or other Leslie Brancl
a nowhere to be found his room wa
- and no one had seen him; henc
Xoe no possibility Of warning hin
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in the censorship the the principal liberal organs Of the
of society,"

had the opportunity observe this restessness the second time
that him the house of that Mr.. De Book whom have
already mentioned when he declared that he sick of Petro
and the ntrgues which going there But
that before the and that had begun the
ideas Rapun had changed that he always saying that
he considered it his duty beside his friends at this hour
peril The fact that his feelings had changed the
he which he Stood
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The Inquisition

But his plausible words did not in the
least affect his hearers. General Antuna,
the coma ndante. a square.faced man with
the airs of courtier. but with the bold,
hard eyes of a fighter, leaned forward
saying: ....
80 you suffer from i'll health. senor?"
Il do, severely. Rheumatism"
The General nodded. Three days ago
you were overtaken by a rainstorm while
walking through the city?"
Yes, sir"
when the rain had passed. you re-
turned TO your hotel. At the junction OF
San Rafael and Estrella streets a pool of
water had gathered and you leaped it.
Am l right?"
mo doubt" 80,
General Antuna consulted report be-
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eyes frightened; he nodded his instant
understanding. The house had hut one
story; its roof was constructed Of the
common, halfround Cuban thing, each
piece about two feet long. These tiles
were laid in parallel rows from ridge
pole 10 cave, and these rows were locked
together by other tiling laid bottom side
up over them. Where the convex faces
OF the lower layer oVerlapped. after the
fashion of shingles, were numerous inter-
stices due to imperfections in manufac-
ture: more than one OF these was large
enough to form a hiding'place for a
letter.
Continuing to disguise his language,
oReilly directed his companion to open
the table drawer in which the unwelcome
document reposed and to see that II was
where he could instantly lay hands upon
it in the dark. Branch did as he was
told.
The Hiding Place
E'or some time longer they talked;
then they rose as II to leave the room.
O'Reilly took his stand near the door and
directly beneath the most promising
crevice in the roof, which at this point
was perhaps nine feet from the floor.
Branch stopped over the table and
breathed into the lamp chimney; the room
was plunged into darkness. There fol-
lowed a faint rustling of paper; the next
instant he was at oReilly's side. Stoop-
ing, Johnnie seized him about the knees
and lifted him. There was the briefes,