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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-21

This brought us up to Captain Bel.
grag of the Sakuntala. Had Marnee
and the duke intended to leave San
Francisco on the yacht? / asked Isa-
belle, and she answered that 1t had
been outfitted for their honeymoon.
Then Signora Cesana's story of the
happenings between the time the
yacht dropped anchor in the bay
Tuesday afternoon and sailed away
Wednesday was all-important. Isa-
belle knew it and told it in few
words.
A small boat from the shore, with
two men, had brought Marnee a note
just as the yacht came to her anchor
age, and Marnee had fastened into
coat and hat, going back with them.
She would not let the signora accom-
pany her, but said she must go to the
duke at once; nothing was wrong, but
he must see her.
That was about tn, ee o'clock. Later
on, after the ship was snuggled down.
Captain Belgrag and a boats crew of
the men went ashore, leaving the
mate in charge. Still later, another
boat-load of the men put off, with the
mates leave.
Signora Cesana waited up all night
for Marnee's return, but she never
came back. She was not certain that
the captain did that night, but one
boat-load of seamen came in. The
other boat had never shown up, was
still missing, as were many of the
crew, Just how many she did not
know.
She saw Captain Belgrag the next
afternoon, when the yacht was being
made ready to get under way, and he
told her what had been sent to Isa-
belle in the typewriter, unsigned
note; that Marnee and the duke had
anticipated the wedding by day, and
had sailed by another ship. 1t was
not an unlikely story, for the signora
knew that every force of diplomacy
and pressure would be brought to pre-
vent the marriage, should the dukes
relatives have an inkling of it, and
until she heard Isabelle's sad tale of
Marnee's death, she had given 1t cred
ence.
So 1t was Captain Belgrag who held
the key to the solution of the mystery.
He knew when he sailed Wednesday
that Marnee. at least, was dead; prob
ably that the duke was dead; other
wise there was no reason for the lie.
And Captain Belgrag was the very
last man in the world / could imagine
telling me a truthful tale of the hap
penings on that Tuesday night, when
he went ashore in the boat.
Isabelle" said /, when we had talk
ed it all out, "it was my own mystery
my very own-and | tried to run
away from it! There were you and
Marnee and /, all involved. and i who
had been solving these riddles for
eighteen years turned my back on, it
and ran away!"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-21

Whats your trouble?" asked Blake
Of me as the light went out.
"Bear-hug; ribs" answered I'm
plucking them into place, though, cap
tain. Ready when you are, although
pretty well knocked out"
Come on then. It's them or us
now, lads. Drive 'em below or over
the sides!" And he started through
the door.
could stagger on behind, clinching
my lower lip between my teeth, but I
was empty-handed OF anything like
weapon and as useless in a scrap az
a piece of French pastry. Blake led
us aft, and as we came around the end
Of the deck-house l was surprised to
hear the noise of fighting.
They're at it," shouted Blake
THANK God, there are others!" and he
beloved defiance as he ran down the
deck. i limped in the rear, splitting
out blood that was oozing up from my
perforated lung, and we shouldered
into the melee. 1t was the Scot, Hugh
Wallace, in opposition to the captain
now, and he was fighting alone
against four of the men.
Belgrag, leaning his hulk. against
the rail, looked on, fluting sugges-
uons or warnings in several lang
uages, as the engineer waved q
great steel wrench, like ID claymore,
about his head. Belgrag had revol-
yer in his hand, but he wasn't wasting
cartridges on the Scot. He wanted
them for us.
We were inside the outer circle be-
fore he could fire, and then it was so
inextricably mixed that there was no
sense in putting bullets into the mess,
one couldn't tell friend from foe. /
went down at the first impact, an ell
bow in the same hurt ribs, but
caught sailors leg at the ankle, top
pling him over. Then the big bull
captain rushed again, but it was too
Late; Blake, Reedley. Burns and the
Scoi were all over him in minute.
and hammer and thrash as he might,
they pinned him down. The battle
was finished. / had strength still to
toss Blake my bits of cord, and the
job which was to have been neatly
done in the captains berth was knot
ted tight on his quarterback.
There wasn't whole sailor above
decks when we began taking invon-
tory of our victory; the mate was
dead, and two Italians who had fought
with him were bullet-wounded; there
was one man in the cabin with his
head cracked, two on the deck, all un-
conscious, and the rest were nursing
minor injuries in the forecastle.
OF our end of the scrimmage, was
the only one seriously hurt, for Cliff
ton when pulled out from under the
cabin mess, revived quickly from a
head wound with spike, Reedley and
Blake had but surface bruises to show
while our Scotch ally had received
not scratch; *
When they lugged me down to my
cabin a9d into berth, we were
quite Happy bunch of mutineers.
Blake had gone at once to the bridge
to attend to the ships navigation. SO
! had Reedley rap softly twice, then
three times on Isabelle's door. went
to sleep, sort of, after that and didn't
know anything more till late the next
afternoon.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-21
CHAPTER KIN.

The End Of the Trail.
! was nicely bundled up in swath.
ings about the midriff when came
out of my lethargy, and Isabelle and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-21

tTs be Continued,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12


Again the Kansas wheat crop has
been saved and this time it is-no joke.
Reports of the bad condition of the
wheat in Kansas have been used year
after year for the purpose OF influence
ing the market, but this winter the
situation really had become serious.
Following one of the uriest years in
the history of the state a season of
unusually low temperature was work
ing havoc in the fields. Now that they
are everywhere covered by a heavy
blanket of snow the next report of
Secretary Mohler may confidently be
expected to contain much encourage
ment. The water supply, which had
become greatly depleted, also will be
much benefited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12

The business outlook for this year,
on the whole. is extremely encouraE-
ing. Millions of people will have more
money tc spend by far than during any
previous year: the great masses of
people. the working men and the
farmers the vast majority, will have
much more to spend; the minority
those who have been accustomed to
buying nearly everything they want.
may have less to spend, because of the
many ways in which these men will
have to sacrifice to help pay for the
war. They are making these sacri-
fees cheerfully-and this means much
for the success of our war effort
abroad. But the volume of trade. in
all lines promises to be greater than
ever before recorded in our history.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12

The adoption by the national house
Thursday night of the resolution sub
hitting the Susan B. Anthony amend
Inent to the federal constitution to a
vote of the states brings national suf-
frage for women a step nearer. That
the entire nation will ultimately ex-
tend the franchise to women does not
admit of a doubt. but the accomplish
ment of this act of justice may be
slow. Strong objection exists in the
senate. chiefly on the part of southern
members. But when men Hke'Spealer
Clark are found veering around to the
popular side, it may be taken for
granted that there will be other con-
versions. Ratification doubtless will
be strongly opposed in the south, CIV
ing largely to the ever present negro
question in that part of the Union.
The white residents of Dixie have their
hands full in controlling the male
black vote and are not willing to have
their task doubled. There are prob
ably enough states outside of this sec
ton to put over the amendment de-
spite southern opposition. There are
but twelve states in the solid SOUTH"
not enough to defeat the amendment,
even tho they should stand as unit
against it. OF these twelve states not
all can be relied upon TO line up per-
rnanently in opposition to the amend
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12
CONFIRMED IN SLAVERY.

The fall of Jerusalem may raise
false hopes in one respect at least
1t will have a pronounced effect upon
the Turkish morale, that is sure; but
that it will spur the subject peoples
of Asia Minor to revolt against their
Mcslem rulers is by no means so GER
tain.
The Ottomans are in a decided mi
nority in Asia Minor and If the sub
ject Christian races there should unite
against the oppressor they could Gre
ate a situation of prime Importance in
the present world state of the war.
But hopes that they will do so must be
rased upon a scant reflection of his
tory either remote or recent
The larger bulk of the subject pop
ulation of Asia Minor is Greek-in
fact, the Greeks are believed to be the
largest racial group in the Ottoman
empire-and the free Greek nation has
never taken up arms against the Turk
without hoping if not expecting that
the enslaved brethren on Turkish soil
Greek victory sure and swift. YET it
has never happened.
Even in the days of the first Balkan
war. when the Greeks and the Bull
gars. fighting then together. were ad-
vancing upon Constantirople from two
sides and the success of the BalI.an
league was assured, the Greeks IN Tur-
key took no steps to aid their country
men. Four centuries of subjugation
have done their work we'll. Even the
fall of Jerusalem is not likely to I'M
do it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12
a HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men i'm
Americas Fighting Service

Acts of heroism and notable in
stances of bravery were most numer-
Gus when the U. S. s. Alcedo was sunk
at sea in November by a G .rman tor
pedo. The ship, converted yacht.
was doing patrol duty in French
waters when lost. Among many re-
ports of commendable action on the
part of the crew, the commanding
officer calls attention to the nve-sav-
ing of Patrick J. Quinn, coxswain, u
s. N. Just after the ship was struck
Quinn found Ensign William Z. Har-
rison in a dazed condition sitting on
skylight. The officer had been struck
by debris and cut over the eye Quinn
picked him up, took him to the rail,
cut adrift life raft and. after putting
the ensign on the jack stay pushed
him overheard with the raft. Ensign
Harrison stated that from the time ne
LEFT his room he has no recollection
until he found himself in a dory.
Quinns action saved the officers life
and for this he has received a COM
mendation from the secretary of the
navy which says. among other things:
"A report of such thought for the
safety of others in a time of danger 10
received in the department with much
pleasure"
Coxswain Quinn's nearest of kin 10
his stepmother, Mrs. p. J. Quinn Of
Hydeville. Vermont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12
ON SPUR f Fl MOMENT
By ROY K. MoULToN

Patience.
Something is wrong with the sugar,
Never bit in the bowl.
Something is wrong with potatoes,
Something is wrong with the coal.
Something is wrong with the army,
Shortage of powder and gun.
Something is wrong with every
Bloomin' thing under the sun.
Nothing to do but have patience
When every blamed thing up and
blows"
Nothing at all but common sense
Will ever o'ercome our woes.
The other day a New York actress
was billed to open in a new produc-
ton at Atlantic City. When she ar
rived there she discovered to her dis
may that she had left her principal
costume in her apartment in New
York. She telegraphed for it, Her
housekeeper inclosed it in a siX-inch
envelope and sent it special delivery.
Very soon, if fashions keep on going
the pace, it will be possible on occa-
sions of this sort to send the costume
by telegraph and, perhaps. by wireless.
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Preliminarv estimates hv Iohn n

Preliminary estimates by John d.
Northrop of the United States geolozi-
cal survey. department of the interior,
indicate that the quantity of petroleum
produced and marketed in the oil
fields of the United States in 1917
reached the record breaking total OF
S41,SoO,0O0 barrels. quantity nearly
IA per cent greater than the former
record output of 3OO,767,15s barrels
established in 1916. When it is con-
sidered that new wells are being
brought in every day and that prob
ably vast fields are yet untapped the
future of the oil industry becomes
staggering in its proportions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
THE TABLE.

Irish Stew-Either beef or mutton
may be used. Cut Ito pieces about
an inch square and cover with cold
water. Allow to two pounds of meat
two onions, eight good sized potatoes,
two teaspoons salt and one-half tea
spoon pepper Cover and cook tive
hours Swimming as it boils up.
Thicker gravy with flour stirred
smooth. Serve very hot
Eggless Devils Food-One cup
granulated sugar and four tablespoons
melted butter creamed (any butter
substitute may be used). Add one
cup buttermilk or sour milk. one tea
spoon soda dissolved in little hot
water. one and three-quarter cups
flour and one-quarter cup cocoa sifted
together: pinch of salt and one tea
spoon vanilla. Beat well. Bake in
two layers or in loaf.
Laxative Drop Cakes-Dissolye one
level teaspoon soda in one tablespoon
warm water and stir il into one-half
cup molasses. Add one-half cup
brown sugar, two tablespoons melted
shortening. one-half teaspoon salt, one
cup sour milk and equal parts bran
and fine graham flour for a stiff bat
ter. Stir in one-half cup chopped
dates or raisins-
Drop small spoonful on buttered pan
and bake.
One-half bran and equal parts Of
white flour and rolled oats or corn
meal may be used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12
LETTERS OF
TWO WOMEN
Shall the Meek Inherit the Earth.
BIZ ZOE BECKLEY.

Shall the Meek Inherit the Earth?
Los Angeles, Sunday.
Dearest Kate:
1 preach the doctrine of rebellion.
A meek wife shall always be a door
mat, and a womanswho stands every
thing shall have everything to star.l.
There is d limit beyond which self
restraint becomes weakness and pa
t'cnce loses its-virtue. A person has
definite duty toward his own soul
And if he does not do his duty to him
self, he can't expect it from Others
So I went away from Curtis Bond
and his mother and his house and our
two babies. Which Will, OF course,
seem a monstrous crime to most good
persons But ! tell you, Katie, the
crime was not of my doing. Had 1
bee beaten and starve / could not
have suffered more than have under
Crrtlss neglect and GOODNESS, ms
household labof I was expected to
perform
Weakness and gentle protests avail
ed nothing. Affectionate pleadings
wore impatiently shaken off Tears
/ a oused anger. What was left to me
but rebellion? Rebellion and an eff
fort at independence-wom two
strongest weapons
So here 1 am, still in my stenogs
job at the candy-shop-restaura
night in my cheap hired bedroom. The
day after 1 wrote to Curt of my where
abouts and whyabouts, he called at
my lodgings. looking panic-struck, just
as I knew he would.
/ what madness is this. May!" he
cried, his voice shaking with emotion
/ 1 regarded him with serenity.
Its no madness, Curt" / answered
with calmness that was not feigned.
1T am simply unable to endure 1t any
; longer. The only woman who could
go on enduring it would be poor.
! helpless, hopeless creature without
self-respect or human feelings. 1 am
not that woman. There are toe many
| opportunities nowadays for women to
| barter their bodies and sacrifice all the
finer feelings in order to keep a roof
! over their heads as some mans wife!
I'm thru, Curt My conscience is
1 clear shall continue to come to
your house and see the babies. watch
them, play with them, love them. But
l shall not stay there as your wife and
be treated as less than your servant"
Curt went white to the lips.
You will come home with me-" he
said thru shut teetf. land stay there.
where you belong. You shall not dis
grace me and humiliate my mother
before the neighbors any longeri
mo, Curtis. / shan't come back TO
stay" / replied quietly. unless you
decide things are to be different. If
you and your mother feel Inundated,
then you know a small fraction Of
what have suffered this past year or
two. I'll come home every few days
for the babies sake. But to live there
mo; not until you have made up
your mind to put our life on fairer
basis
Curtis took up his hat and opened
the door to go.
TT will be useless" he said in a low
-hesitant voice, for you to come
out then. You shall not-see-the-
babies And without another word
he left the room.
oh, Katie-Katie / don't believe
he means it. l could see he only said
it to try me. And yet-and yet
suppose he DOES mean it, I couldn't
stand that, I'd rather die.
MAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12

different attitudes In the great cities
of the east, political Zionisrn is
strongest Here. too, foreign-born
Jews are mere numerous: there are,
for example, 100000 Austro- Hungar-
ian Jews in New York alone. In the
west, where Jews are less numerous,
but more predominantly American
born, their interest in Zionism IS
frankly sentimental. They will give
their money and their labor to secure
again the old land where their race
gave the world a literature and a re-
ligion; they will work to give their
oppressed European brethren of
Europe a place in the sun, but the
overwhelming majority of them have
not the faintest intention or desire to
leave for Jerusalem, any more than
the Catholics of America desire to
move to Rome. Politically, these
Jews would regard an. autonomous
Jewish nation with a detached in
terest. as foreign power.
The British declaration was an eX-
cellent' diplomatic stroke, winning the
enthusiastic approval OF the mass of
the Russian Jews, who are the largest
body of that race under a single flag
in the world. The Jews of Germany
and Austria are also said to be more
favorably inclined toward the entente
in consequence. American Jews, on
the whole, hailed the declaration with
enthusiasm The Jewish dream of a
homeland is the Oldest dream in his
tory. Beside it, the nationalfstic am
billions of Poland, Jugo-Slavia and
Bohemia are very young. The Jews
have been wanderers for twenty CEN
turtles. With the return of peace they
will have their home again, almost
certainly. whether as colony. protec-
torate, or independent state.
Questions OF tn above or any sub
ject upon which the reader desires in
formation, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin. Director.
Washington, ,. c., with a 3-cent
stamp enclosed for reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12
TREASURY ADVERTISING,

1t has been announced that the gov
eminent will print 100000 posters
for the purpose of advertising the
third liberty loan. They are to be dis
played in every public building and on
the billboards turnout the country.
1t is surprising that the government
| should even consider resorting to this
Anticipated form of advertising, which
has been discarded by nearly all the
biggest and most successful business
concerns, in the country. The money
which this sort of an advertising cam
paign will cost if expended in the
newspapers and magazines probably
would be much more prolific in re-
suits
To be sure the treasury officials
have baen getting their newspaper
publicity for nothing and probably will
! continue to do SO, but why waste
money on posters? 1t might better
be expended in payment for the serv-
| ices of expert advertisers.
| Realizing the weakness of the gov
ernmen,'s position in refusing to ad-
vertise in the newspapers and sub
shutting posters. business concerns in
/ the larger cities have periodically in
serted and paid for many columns of
newspaper display space. presenting
liberty bond attractions and necessi-
/ ties.
| Imagine the cost of 100000 pest
ers or autographs in five or six col
ors, the most expensive of all kinds of
printing. anu the cost of FASTING these
upon buildings or distributing them
among patriotic citizens who will
agree TO do the FASTING themselves.
In some instances the posters of the
second liberty loan were distributed in
Tsuch quantities in some localities that
only a portion OF them were utilized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12

uct was copper. of which IS, 200 COO
pounds. worth $24,000,000, was pro-
duced. This total of $41.700 900 is
approximately six times the original
cost of the territory to the United
States, and the coal fields have hardly
been touched. Alaska was so good a
bargain that we can afford to lose the
trifling amount of money which we
have since leaned to Russia if the Boil
sheviki repudiate their country's debts
as they threaten to do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12

German purchases of hides in Ar
gentina have become SO active and
the buyers are offering such high
prices that American and British COM
petitors for leather stocks have been
forced to meet an increase in price re-
Gently of IL per cent. 1.-The most
teresting feature of this German buy
ing" says United States Consul Gen.
eral Robertson. lis that the German
buyers insist that they are buying for
the account of the German govern
ment preparatory to the cessation of
hostilities." The whole world can learn
lesson from Germany on the matter
of preparedness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From. the Atchisor. Globe.1

From the Atchisor. Globe.1
Don't get sore on a man until after
you become acquainted with him.
A man who has been in an amateur
entertainment never hears the last
of it.
Lies traxel in crowds. If you tell
one lie. you will have to add several
more to it
Most women have open counte-
nances-that is, their countenances
are seldom closed.
If your neighbors like you, you
probably are as popular downtown
aid doing a good business
The difference between success and
failure is some say little and do much
and others say much and do little.
NIt's all right for man to love all
mankind, but if he gets too loving to-
wards all womankind he is apt to end
up in Jail.