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A SCRAP OF PAPER.

synopsis-Stacey Wallen, first
mate Of the bark Upolo, in the
lava sea. is the sole survivor of
the crew, ali victims Of yellow
fever. Ting Wah, Chinese sailor.
last man to die. tells Wallen he
and five other Cinnamon were sent
aboard by Drink House Sam" no
torious character of Singapore, to
kill him. This recalls to Wallen an
incident Of his childhood which
seems connected with the confess
sion. While delirious, Wallen en-
ters In the ships log the fact of
his death and abandons the vessel
in a small boat Wallen's boat
drifts to the island Of Arru and a
Scottish trader there, MacKnight,
cares for him. Learning that ship
Is In port on the other side of the
island, twenty miles away. Wallen.
though unfit for the task, starts
to reach it, but fails exhausted on
the trail. There he is found by a
man and woman who are from the
ship he was trying to reach, Mott
first mate, and Helen MacKay. a
passenger. They convey him to the
vessel. The ship proves to be a
small tramp steamer, the Monieigh,
Captain Laynton. Laynton tells
Wallen the vessel had been char
tered by Wallen's father to find
him, the father knowing his son to
be in grave danger because Of a
long-standing feud between the
elder Wallen and a notorious pirate,
Ram Gulab Singh Laynton also
Informs him of the death of his
father, explaining that the fatality
was believed to be an accident.
Wallen instantly associates his IA
theirs death with the Chinaman's
confession on the Upolo. He takes
over the charter of the vessel and
sails for Singapore. Helen MacKay
explains that she is on a visit to
an aunt in Sumatra. Wallen agrees
to take her there, just touching at
Singapore. where he Is determined
to fathom the mystery of Drink
House Sans" enmity.
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ELEPHANT MADE NO WHIMPER
Underwent Pain of Having Tooth
Drawn With Stoicism That Would
Shame Many Humans.

It does not require much imagina-
ton to realize that pulling an ele-
plants tooth is something Of an en-
cheering as well as q dental job.
An example of this was when Albert,
one of the biggest elephants in the
Ringing herd at Madison Square gar
den, New York, had refused to eat
and the circus veterinary found great
tooth cavity which was beyond RENE
dy by filling.
The tooth that was giving Albert so
much discomfort was as large as a
mans fist. After liberal dose Of CO.
caine had been injected, forceps as big
as ice tongs were clamped to the tooth.
rope attached to the forceps, and
squad of trainers made ready to sup
ply the pulling power.
At a given signal the trainers gave
q tremendous pull, and out came the
huge tooth.
In this sort of dental work the I'M
known quantity lies in what the ele-
phant will do. Albert had been taken
out Of the menagerie to prevent panic
among the rest of the herd In case he
developed An inclination to object to
the process. However, he underwent
the ordeal calmly, and as soon as his
Jaw was dressed he was conducted
back to his stall.
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me Sabe," He Replied.

few hours. Please, Mr.. Yacht-Cap-
tain, won't you take me too"
1t was the first time he would have
avoided her if he could have done so.
'1-you-that Is, well, you see, Miss
NacKay-I-I-can't very well. Look
here! cried Wallen impulsively-and
caught her hands and held them II
know you're more than half serious,
and that you're keenly disappointed at
not going ashore. It's true I've been
beast today; but 1--we been worried.
This morning l had almost made up
my mind to run to Sumatra, and not
touch here at all !; but-there's little
business that / felt l must attend to
this evening, and-well, that's what
I'm going ashore for. You-you I'M
derstand, I'm sure, Miss MacKay."
Her eyes widened, partly in merri-
ment at this confusion, partly in a
puzzled way.
"Oh There was only bewilderment
in her eyes now. Tin not quite
sure / understand. l thought it was
quite settled when we left PObi that
we should come here"
Eyes, so it was" he acknowledged
awkwardly. He bit his lips.
He could not tell her that his brain
was sick with the effort to grapple
with a peril that he knew now beyond
question lurked aboard the ship, and
that, because 1t was unseen, because
he could not identify 1t In the form
Of any one, or two, or all aboard the
ship and fight it in the open. bad made
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-12-13
Ventriloquists.

ventriloquism is the art of produc-
ing tones and words without any mo-
ton of the lips, so that the hearer Of
ten refers the sound to some other
place. The ventriloquist uses no in
strument, nor does the art depend
upon any peculiar structure of the or
gans of the voice, but upon dexterity.
The name Is founded upon the mis-
taken superstition that the voice pro-
ceeds from the stomach. The art Of
the ventriloquist consists mainly in
taking deep inhalations Of breath, and
then allowing 1t to escape slowly, the
sounds of the voice being modified by
the muscles of the throat and palate.
Ventriloquism is very old art and
was known to the ancient Greeks as
well as to the Romans. The Greeks
ascribed 1t to the operations of de-
mons, and called ventrilokuists EN-
gastrimanteis'' (belly-prophets).
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Acid Ston1ach
Makes 9 Out of 10
People Suffer

Doctors declare that more than 70 nom
organic diseases can be traced to Acid
Stomach, Starting with indigestion, heart
burn, belchlng. food repeating, bloat, sour
gassy stomach. the entire system eventually
becomes affected, every vital organ suffering
in some degree other. You these vic
tins of Acid Stomach everywhere-people
who are subject to nervousness, headache,
insomnia, biliousncss-people who suffer from
rheumatism Iumbago. sciatica and aches and
pains all over the body. 1t is safe to say
that about people out Of 10 suffer to some
extent from Acid-Stomach.
If you suffer from stomach trouble or,
even IL you do not feel any stomach Distress
yet are weak and ailing. feel tired and
dragged out. lack pep" and enthusiasm and
know that something Is wrong although you
cannot locate the exact cause of your trou-
ble-you naturally want to get back your
grip on health quickly possible Then
take EATONIC. the wonderful modern rem
edy that brings quick relief from pains OF
indig estion. belching. gassy bloat, etc Keep
your stomach strong, clean and sweet. See
how your general health improves-how
quickly the old-time vim. vigor and vitality
comes back,
Get a big soc box of EATONIC from your
druggist today. 1t Is guaranteed to please
you If you not satisfied your druggist
will refund your money.
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the hours Since that morning like q
hideOus nightmare.
"lll-IH explain tomorrow, Miss
Mackay,' he said hurredly. you
mustn't"
I'm mott" she laughed I'm only
keeping YOU" And pushing him play
fully toward the companionway, she
ran out onto the deck.
A moment later, Wallen, at the foot
of the ships ladder, was running his
eye sharply over the half score of
shore boats that pushed and bumped
against each other and the gangway's
platform, and whose occupants at the
prospect of fare were screaming
and yelling in a frantic effort to at
tract his special and undivided atten-
ton.
A Malay boatman had the strate-
gic position alongside the grating.
Wallen unceremoniously pushed the
craft away with his foot, and beck
oned to a Chinaman who was next in
line. AS he clambered into the boat
he looked up. Helen Mackay was
leaning over the rail of the boat deck.
Take good care Of Yourself" she
called out merriIy. singapore means
the city of lions you know. Don't
run your head into one of their
mouths :" And with wave of her
hand she was gone.
1t brought Il sudden, premonitory
shock to Wallen-and then a grim,
cold smile. The city of lions! 1t
was only joke with her, little light
hearted fling-with him. God knew it
might prove CHASTITY reality!
At first, when he had found that
paper on his cabin floor, he had
thought, as he had told her, that he
would take her straight to Sumatra,
get her off the ship; and then second
thoughts had convinced him that the
danger which threatened him did not
threaten her. She was safe there on
board.
But this thing-it was not only the
personal peril-it rose shuddering.
hooking barrier between them Mock
ing? Yes!
He or they, the devil or devils who
had murdered his father, were playing
with him as a cat plays with mouse!
Why had nothing happened to him in
those three days from Pobi, while he
had been living in FOOLS paradise of
imagined security?
His lips thinned into straight line.
Well. perhaps they would play too
long! He would settle it tonight.
When he came back to the ship he
would know-or there would be one
less scoundrel in Singapore! That
was what he was going for now-to
nk-House Sam of Singapore.
Who was it aboard the Monleigh
who had put that paper under his
cabin door? She had called him
grumpy all that day-and all that day
he had been studying the crew, cata-
loguing in his mind every man aboard.
It could not well be ala plot in
volving the whole ship and crew
seemed out of the question.
Not one of the officers had he any
reason to suspect above the others
though it was true, and a little dis
turbing now, that Captain Laynton,
In turning over his fathers effects,
had not included the fatal pistol that,
if the story were true, was obviously
his fathers property-but that might
readily have been but an oversight.
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There was Mott, wro had growu

There was Mott, wfo had grown
more surly every day.
Wallen shook his head. Motifs At
titude was easily accounted for-the
man, as witness the ride al Pobi, If ii
had not been glaringly evident on
board since then, was attentive to MISC
Mackay, and resented his. Wallens.
usurpation of what he evidently con-
Sldered his prerogative.
What of the crew then?
They We're a hard lot and a poly
glOt one.
The English and Americans amongst
them had every appearance of being
the sweepings of the slums of Lon
don, Liverpool, New York. and, for
men Of their ilk, the more vicious sea-
ports Of the far East. The rest were
of every natiOnality-twO Of the coal
pasSers We're Chinese coolies. the stew
ard was from the West Indies, the
cook was a Frenchman from Port
Said, and two Danes, Swede, a
kanaka. from the Sandwich islands,
and three japanese completed the ros-
ter
Wallen looked up, and fixed his eyes
speculatively on his Chinese boatman.
They were almost at the landing.
You sabe Drink-House SAM" he
demanded abruptly.
The Chinaman smirked knowingly.
me sabe," he replied.
"All right" said Wallen. "You take
me there. But first, you take me where
the stores are, l want to buy some
things, and l don't know my way
about"
'Me sabe," said the Chinaman again.
"All same velly glood guide"
He proved to be. Within half an
hour after landing, Wallen had com
pleted the purchase Of an excellent au-
tomato pistol and ammunition, and
was following the Chinaman back
along a dark street near the water
front. Another few minutes Of twist
ings and turnings, and the Chinaman
had halted before an uninviting- look
ing hostelry In an equally uninviting-
looking neighborhood.
'Dlink-HouSe Sans" announced the
guide. "Blim-bly you all same go back
ship? Me waltz
NO" said Wallen, as he paid the
other. THAT'S all. Goodnight, John !"
The Chinaman disappeared.
Wallen surveyed the building be-
fore which he stood. 1t was one of
those observation-disclosures wooden
structures, two stories high, the front
rooms on the second story opening d.
rectly onto the veranda. With the gen.
eral air Of being disreputably out at
elbows. it bore all the earmarks of
sailors boarding house of the lowest
type.
Wallen stepped forward, pushed the
bar-room door open, and entered.
A bar ran down one side; score
of small tables occupied the main pOr-
ton of the room, and around these
were clustered some twenty-five or
thirty rough-looling hands, evidently
on shore leave from the harbor's ship
ping-and making the most Of it,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-12-13
Speakers Sore Throat.

"Clergyman's sore throat" Is, accord.
ing to DR.. John J. Levbarg Of New
York, due to an incorrect method Of
breathing, which causes the speaker
or singer to use his muscles incorrectly
and thus overtax the throat. The
proper way to breathe Is to use the
diaphragm and the lower ribs, keep
ing the upper chest full Of air.
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CHAPTER v.

/ Orink-House Sam Of Singapore.
mere are two harbors at Singapore !;
opposite the town, which although
more than an open roadstead
2 the ships discharge by means Of
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-12-13

The pearl is the only gem that does
not require the lapidary's art to bring
out Its beauty.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-12-13

Experts have estimated for the gov
eminent that Hollands coal deposits
contain more than 100000 tons, but
none Of 1t Is first grade fuel.
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THE DARK DAY.

wv HEN the day Of sickness comes,
w as II comes 10 every gent. ard
YOU alt. with folded thumbs, far
too weak TO earn n cent. win you hh,a
y1Ar little roll. to defrpy the b-astiv
bills, 10 procur. tho rruh and coal, and
To ruv the needed pills? Feeling wcll,
men do not think. do not keep that day
in viow, when their health Ii on tho
biloxi. when they have tho itch or flu;
ana they blow In all they make. blow
II with their hearts serene. for glad
ragf and angel cake. blazing gems and
gasoline Each one thinks h, IA Inc
munc. sickness viii not come his way,
and he blows 'hr round doubloon In his
large ana prlucey way. hut soms
morning there's call for the dortoS
ard the nurse; there's congestion of MI
gl'i aud hos hourly growing worse. And
he lies around m hid, jest " 'nk and
futile wreck. with poultice on his head
ana plaster on his neck And his
vile has pawn,d her duds, ard she's
washing by the day In n cloud Of
steam and suds. Just TO Keep tho wolf
away And he hates himself so Tad!
And he slghs. when ! am well | viii
grip the uaeful scad til | make the ca
g'r yell
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RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.

INTENDING the time control will enable America bar
horde European anarchists who seek add their strength to the
already within The should hasten to
ple begun by the house tins direction Congress IS almost
unanimously supporting this urged by the administration and
public approval To such influx for will help but
realized this is only macht temporary defense to meet
legislation completion bated The arrest OF
practically all whom foreigners that the bars
asylum for the oppressed
peoples Here have found freedom and opportunities %hch
the lands OF their nativity Too OF them have
Hospitality and hepunes have been with hatred
inslous propaganda of revolt The
followed promptly, by the deportation thousands OF
who their found freedom here to preach on agaS
the government which made that freedom possible
other for checking the ngre's from Europe
TO our shores. America undopd when
first began flow this heavy volume still
FAR from crowded like better Isl they do
some seven persons years who do
speak English language There than that who lack
grasp of American ideals The melting should refine its
present before it is overloaded.
forgetting that Une Joe" Cannon in pointing that
bosheyi imported number OF socald ncctuaS
birth and breeding aid in disseminating dangerous doctrines hut
tainted and auc less dangerous than the
which find such favor with alien agao Those
coming shore, from continental Europe and more particularly the
people, revolutionary minds The AgoSaXon love the w
theirs ence they dangerous additions population until they
gain understanding importance established and stable
educated fools and high brow radicals likely be Of
the paror variety excludes European undesb and
the home variety without sc
md by disturb the
orderly development OF the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-17

This from William {. Rediield re-
firing secretary OF commerce, no
doub, will go unhecdcd' by those who
need il most: AS a friend OF labor
| deeply regret what | fear will no
injury 10 It's progre. through radi-
cali,m. The radical action shown in
the Boston police strike and the radi.
cal leadership appearing IN the steel
strike seems 10 me TO threaten the
loss of public confidence in the con-
Strnctlyc and conservative nature OF
organized labor and to cause the labor
movement serious inlury.'-Dear-
born independent.
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Fifteen Years Ago.

Carrie Nation is in san Antonio,
TcA, where she met with a warmer
reception than was given her III
Wichita lately. She smashed a Mexi-
can JOINT and the patrons Of he place
pulled their guns and commenced to
Shoot at the Smasher'S feet. For the
llrst time IN her HE Carrie is re-
ported 10 have danced jig
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-17

Negro leaders have complained
against President Wilson's excluding
them from participation in the capi-
al-labor conference. Ncgrnes they
claim, comprise Il percent OF the in
dus,rial force OF the country Dear
born Independent
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George Gardner and a number of
retail merchants have formed a plan
to send $1,000 cotton bolls to he given
away at the ST. Louis worlds fair by
Commissioner McNabb to advertise
Oklahoma and the Oklahoma City
Chamber Of Commerce.
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Ten Years Ago.

FL pASO-Pfe,idcnt Taft and
President Dia1 OF the Republic of
Mexico met today upon the in,crna-
tional bridge and afterwards held a
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private conference, which was wit
messed only by an Interpreter.
WATONGA--A verdict OF guilty
was returned today by the jury which
tried All Hunter negro. for the kill
ing of Sheriff George w. Garrison.
He was sentenced to be hanged Fri
day, December !,
Pittsburgh won the worlds baseball
championship yesterday by defeating
Detroit to 0, in the seventh game
OF the series.
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Secretary Wilson faces difficult task his effort to mediate the
controversy and operators but the willingness Of both
sides the labor After
that much depends the principals particularly the Unless they
concedc the mpossy their original demands the coal industry
similar hampeng the steel industry
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-17

Tomorrow election day in This congressional district Nominees for
position lett by the death Of Representative Thompson be
chosen The duty Of citizenship should be sufficient
Remembet ought and senty
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lS9I-Fiye persons killed in con
ilic, between mob OF lyncher, and
the militia At Washington Court
House, Ohio
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TAFT points the the sacrci spirit which
conduct the The tendency has been noted
by others be expected But something that
work needed It would solve the yexng
problems country the would pay for
selfish selfish advantage dng the world
Frusian
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One Year Aqo Today in the War

October II. l9lS>kinV ALERT oi
the Belgians and Queen Elizabeth en-
tered OStend German advance crumb-
led from laon to the sea- allied troops
captured Os,end. Bruges and Lille.
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Our Daily Birthday Party.

Roben3 Lansing, President Wilson's
secretary Of state, born AZ Watertown.
y. Y, IS years ago TO-DAY.
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Postmaster General Bueson talked length defense Of himself
before the hardware Atlantic recently probably proceeding
that II ne didn't defend himself wouldn't
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The young lady across the way
saws the German, need raw materials,
apparently having coal enough to do
their own cooking
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CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK.

The price OF milk may soon ascend
And make the village COW feel naughty,
But those who watch rs upward trend
Arc saying things they know arc naughty.
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Seventy-fiye Year. Ago TODAY
Fifty Years Ago Today
Twenty five Yer, Ago Today.

1862 riennial general convention
OF the Episcopal church met in Phila,
delnhi1
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ld$fQ1ies
-Nass he Dmec M1es
Twenty Years Ago.

FIX United States Marshal Nix
formerly very prominent cNien oi
Oklahoma. was in the city yesterday,
lie IS now living at Joplin Mo- and
has made a fortune in the lead and
sinc mines there.
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meeting is be held in Chicago discuss shortage
the number cusSng
countrysidcS
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This still free the extent that grumbe
about taxes without being "agn' the government.
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Speaking Of jar Of the Young Things do that
Franklin T. Adams objects Our ohec,io
which might well be filed is to It's needless
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-17

Pupils ranking highc5t IN The dii-
icfcnt grades OF the Emerson school
the past month are; 7B-Olga
Wykeu, Mary Upshaw; 6A--Irma
Owens, Raymond Thorne; oA-Mary
Murrell, Fay Conger; SA-NellIr
Blackweldcr, Luke Jarboc; SA--
Burke Shartel, Flora Gille,, AZ
Perry Kirk, James Litton; JB--tay
Thornc, Jeanne Turner, 2A-Gilberi
Fonts. Homer Haier.
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And make the village COW naughty
But those who watch upward trend
Arc saying things they know naughty
There that moasses may sugar
hcreabCu the relieved Molasscs particularly the
sorghum about satisfactory
is for up As table delacy sorghum crop
which undoubtedly does well limited precipitation
who advocates
suggest that German carp will take the place OF
The with usually talks long just that he
didn't send by telegraph
Within practically all of those who purchased
will have casEed them indicating that
spread than thrift
When the small town millionaire dies the people usually dis
that he worth about 100000
There also good who disposed give three cheers who,
would be the occasion demands.
pesmsc small boy predicts moderate weather will
I'll the school heating plants order thereby delaying the first
killing a later date than usual.
New York City will continue dayg, saving plan bu, the
will continue o be creates, daylight
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Not content Wih Wrttmg the songs OF a na-
tion Gabrielle DAnnunzio wonts to make the la'cs
as aCeH.
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Ru Hoskns says his law is the sort nanoiet who
mortgages the old home to buy automobile
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Bis <s&1
One Hundred Years Ago Today.

lSl9-first party of American mis-
sionares sailed for the Sandwich Is
lands.
Seventy-fiye Years Ago Today
lS+4-Dayld Nelson founder and
first president OF Marion college at
Palmyra, Mo. died at Oakland. III
Born at Jonesborough, Tenn, Sept. ~,
l1Ol