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I should not be greatly concerned over
that. Twill do no harm If l reveal
that 1t occurred to me that In many
ways it might simplify our problem
did Captain Flint resort to force"
The Irishman counted the gunports
In the Walrus' side.
"He seems to carry as heavy met
al"
"But on the sea, as on the land, tbs
the brain which overmatches brute
force, chevalier. You, who are an en-
gineer, do not need to be reminded
of this axiom. However, we are not
yet come to the issue, and / am never
one for engaging in a search for
trouble"
1--WE are In an impasse," reflected
O'Donnell gloomily.
"Not at ALL" rejoined my great-uncle
eve have played our hand with entire
success so far in the game. 'Tis now
for us to sit back and await the plays
Of other participants. What they do
must determine our next But Cap
tain Flint is come aboard. This con-
versation is without purpose, since
fact must now displace conjecture"
He eyed us all somewhat gravely.
81 have but one word more to say"
he added. Whatever happens, leave
me to do the talking"
eyed do it whether we would or
no." growied O'Donnell.
Flint climbed over the bulwarks
with racket of oaths and staggered
up to the poop. Martin dropped a
whip from a block on the mainyard,
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Trial by Water Less Costly Than Lawsuits

bS- mist of gold; send down your
shafts of Wisdom and remove the Veil
obscuring the reality"
To ensure the maintenance Of
demons of the underworld who may
be lurking in the pool beneath the
holy waters, chicken Is fed and wa
tered and offered to the demons. This
done, the contesting parties walk into
the water, followed by their seconds.
When the water reaches their armplts
they take the poles and, having fixed
them In the bed of the tank, stand
holding them for minute whilst they
turn to the east and mutter a prayer
to the sun. Then slowly their heads
are immersed In water. The man
whose head comes up first is the loser.
This age-old custom has such a
hold on the Imagination of the natives
that often the party who knows he Is
in the wrong will come up first Of his
own accord, lest injury In the shape
of cramp or drowning is done to him
by the powers concealed In the waer.
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Lion Turned the Tables

lions vengeance terminated the
earthly career of New Zealand big
game hunter, in northern Rhodesia.
The hunter with party of natives
came upon three lions, and wounded
two. Failing to come up with them
again that day, he started off the fol-
lowing morning, and found finally one
of the wounded lions. At about fif-
teen yards distance he fired, but
either missed or did little damage. and
the lion sprang at him. He dropped
his rifle and tried to climb a tree, but
the lion caught him by the thigh and
severely mauled him, finally pulling
him down and throwing him over an
antheap. A little later the injured
hunter waved his arm as signal to
the natives that he was alive; unfor-
tunately, the lion saw this and at
tackled him again. One of the natives
shot the lion dead, but the hunter died
shortly after in a hospital.
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Uses for Gyroscope

When first invented, the gyroscope,
then called rotascope, was used as
scientific toy to illustrate the dy-
namics of rotating bodies, the compo-
sition of rotations, etc. A delicately
mounted form of the above apparatus,
invented by M. Foucault, is used to
render visible the rotation of the
earth on account of the tendency of
the rotating wheel to preserve a con-
stant plane of rotation, independently
of the earth's motion. This same
principle is made use of in an instru-
ment invented by DR.. FL. Absolute
Kampfe, designed to replace the mar
iner's compass or to serve as check
upon its accuracy. Other uses of the
gyroscope are as steering apparatus,
and as balancing device in certain
flying machines, and in proposed
type of monorailway.
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CHAPTER XII
Suspicious


From the Dead Mans Chest the
Royal James headed northwest into
the Atlantic. Murray knew that the
Santissima Trinidad must have sent
the tidings of his feat the length and
breadth of the Antilles. BY now the
Spanish squadrons would have put
to sea from San Juan de Porto Rico,
Santo Domingo and the Havana, and
the Caribbean would be aswarm with
garda costas; but more to be feared
than all the Spaniards' efforts would
be the consequence of the complaint
sure to be dispatched to the port adj
miral at Kingston. The Jamaica frig-
ates would carry hunting-call to
every cruiser on the West Indian sta
tion
We picked up smart sO'easter and
ran our westing down packet-fashion,
with never q sail in sight for week,
until morning when the sun came
up at our backs like FURNISHED cop
per plaque and we saw the cone of
the Spyglass lifting out of the haze
ahead. A league or two farther on
the whole island shaped itself beneath
its spine of hills, and a column of
smoke from the Spyglass told us that
Flint's lookout had detected us.
The wind had continued strong
through the night, but after dawn 1t
turned puffy and twas nearly noon
when we passed into Captain Kids
anchorage on the last of the flood.
There was a great hustle aboard the
Walrus, with boats plying to and from
the shore, and as our anchor splashed,
the longboat put off from her side,
Flint's red coat like flame in the
stern sheets.
"Glory!" exclaimed MORA O'Donnell,
her blue eyes wide with delighted hor-
ror. There's one I'd not need to have
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move them. Slit them down the back
without breaking the breastbone, sea-
son with salt and pepper. cover with
egg crumbs and cook in butter fifteen
minutes. Garnish with small onions
and potatoes Drowned in butter.
Braised Tongue.-Cook beef tongue
slowly for two hours or until tender,
skin it and put it into a casserole.
Melt three tablespoonfuls of butter.
add three Of flour and cook until
smooth; add pint of broth in which
the tongue was cooked and a pint of
stewed and strained tomatoes. Cook
until thick, adding one chopped onion
and half a carrot finely minced, half
tablespoonful of worcestershire
sauce, few dashes of red pepper and
the tongue. Cover and simmer for two
hours. Serve from the casserole.
Raspberries la Astor.-Take two
cupfuls Of raspberries, add little
lemon juice and powdered sugar and
a pinch of nutmeg. Mix thoroughly
with whipped cream and flavor with
maraschino. Sprinkle with pistachio
nuts finely minced; place ON ice to
chill for two hours before serving.
Peach Pudding.-Pour cupful of
hot milk over cupful of dry bread
crumbs and let stand five minutes;
add half cupful of sugar, the well
beaten yolks of three eggs and the
stiff1y beaten white of one. Mix well
and bake in a moderate oven until
firm. Heap thinly sliced peaches we'll
sweetened over the top and cover with
a meringue made of two egg whites
and three tablespoonfuls of sugar.
Cover the pudding with the meringuc
and bake a delicate brown. Cake
crumbs make more delicate pudding.
Another nice peach dessert is birds
nest pudding. Make a biscuit batter
and pour over sliced peaches. Bake
and invert the pan. Add sugar and
butter and serve.
ScalIoped Potatoes With Sausages.
Arrange scalloped potatoes in a
baking dish and over the top place
small sausages. Bake until all are
well done. Serve fro mthe baking
dish
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Among the tribes of the billy regions
of Orissa, in India, trial by water Is
still employed to settle disputes.
A sacred tank called Phubani Is
used in such trials, and its waters are
considered holy. In trial by water
the residents Of two or three villages
sit round the tank, and the two con-
testing parties, accompanied by their
seconds, each armed with long pole,
wait a short distance away. The
priest then chants this prayer to the
sun: "The giver Of Light and Strength,
the face of Truth has been covered
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with sweet cream and serve. A sprig
of parsley eaten after onions will re-
move the Objectionable odor.
Onions Stuffed With Nuts.-Cook
even-sized onions In boiling sailed wa
ter until tender. Remove the centers,
chop them and mix with butter,
chopped nuts and bread crumbs. Fill
the onions with this mixture and pour
around them thin cream or rich milk,
or any broth; bake as usual.
Strawberry Bouches.-Cover timbal
molds with rich biscuit dough and
bake in a hot oven. Fill while warm
with crushed and sweetened strawber-
ries, top with a meringue and brown
in a moderate oven. Garnish with
quartered berries and serve well
chilled.
Vienna Steak.-Take half a pound
each of veal and lean beef; chop.
season well with salt, pepper, onion
juice and grating of nutmeg. Cook
over Goals or under gas. Serve with
creamed butter and paprika spread
over the steak.
MarmaIade Tart-Fill pastry
lined plate with any desired MARINA
lade-apple, plum or grape. Cover the
top with rings cut from cored peeled
apple. Sprinkle with lemon juice and
sugar and bake for half an hour. Serve
with spoonfuls of whipped cream, or
cream cheese in each ring of apple.
Filled RoIIs.-Cut a slice from the
top of rolls, scoop out the centers.
brush with melted butter and fill with
any creamed dish such as fish, chicken
or vegetable. Sprinkle with parsley
and serve.
Cook string beans for several hours
with a piece of firm, salt pork. Sea-
son sometimes with minced parsley,
onion, chives or cheese.
Koumiss.-Dissolve one-fourth of
yeast cake In fourth of a cupful of
water and add it with a third Of a
cupful of sugar to quart of new milk.
Stir until the mixture is well blended,
then put into bottles; tie down the
corks if used and put in q warm place
to stand for twenty-four hours. Open
carefully and serve In small quanti-
ties. In extreme cases of nausea, kou-
miss has often saved much suffering
as 1t is retained by the weakest stom-
ach.
Foods for Occasions.
We are looking for something new
and when q combination little I'M
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/ lately attended horse race, and
soon noted that although / frequently
bought two-dollar ticket, | never
won anything. / noted, also, that
some New York gentlemen present had
a habit of buying tickets, and present
ing them to the ladies: it seemed a
new form of gallantry. So when a
lady acquaintance came into our box,
just as a race was starting, bowed
politely, and begged the honor of pre-
senting her with q ticket. In
about two minutes. the ticket had
given away, believing it would not win
anything, won thirty eight dollars.
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and John Silver was hauled up in its
blight, his crutch hanging from his
neck. Darby and the rest scaled the
side ladder and mingled with the
James crew. Their eyes popped from
their heads as they circled the heap
Of treasure.
Their chief was equally frank in re-
vealing the lust of greed the picture
warmed In him. His green eyes flick
cred holly on either side of his thin,
beaked nose, and his blue jowl was
bluer than ever, the weather-worn skin
over his cheekbones laced with net
work of crimson veins that bright
ened as his excitement increased.
Yet he forgot the treasure the In
slant his gaze fell upon Peter and me-
$50 your hostages returned to We,
Murray? Gut me, twas pretty trick
We played us! Ye'd keep faith wi
me, We would! oh, yes! Ye'd give
me two hostages, instead o. one.
You'll fulfill your contract, you will.
There's no need for it, to be sure, but
yell do anything to prove good faith
to mel And take both or none, says
you. Both or none! Well, We fooled
me that time, Murray, but We never
will again, by thunder-not if my
names John Flint!"
My great-uncle heard him out in
silence, waiting until he had stepped
off the poop-ladder and stood facing
us.
81 am not responsible for your los
ing the hostages" he replied then in
his iciest tones. "Stap me, Flint, 1
warned you your ship was in dis
graceful condition. With all hands
drunk, did you think to keep fast two
men of strength and intelligenceT
Drunk or sober, we were promised
them," assented Flint, trifle less bel
ligerently. "And sure, We could ha'
turned 'em back to us-not that that
will do me any good for the two men
they killed, they or whoever helped
'em to break from the Walrus."
Nobody from the Royal James as
sisted Them" said Murray. "You have
my word for that. l cannot say as
much for your own ship, although they
told me when they discovered them
selves to me, several days after our
sailing, that they had acted alone"
"Alone or not, where's my two
men?" clustered Flint. Good hands
don't grow on trees"
"No; aboard the Walrus they stab
one another to DEATH" agreed my
great-uncle. "Come, come, you have
no proof in support of your charge"
"Well, two broke free and two died,
insisted Flint. "And if the two who
broke free were not the means"
"What proof have you of it?"
"Proof?"
"Aye, proof, said. Their bodies,
what of them?"
"Why, we never"
My great-uncle shrugged his Shout
ders.
You see? You have been talking
loosely, l fear, my friend"
Flint's fingers twitehed on his
hanger-hilt.
81 tell We, Murray, there's a foul
smell about this whole business. You
were all for giving me hostages-'twas
no idea of mine. And then they no
sooner come aboard my ship than
they're away again. / like it not.
Here's trickery or We may gut me for
preacher"
"Had ! found your hostages on the
James before sailing or within day
after, you should have had them back
again" said Murray firmly. 'But
there Is no point to this argument ;
for hostages or no hostages, you see
me returned with the treasure, as 1
promised"
'Ye must ha' had rare success"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
National Forest Paws

The Minnesota National forest
turns in ten thousand dollars year
to the three counties in which the
forest lies-Cass, Beltrami and Itasca.
Two of the counties need the money
and the third does not object.
G. E. Marshall, the superintendent,
estimates that the receipts from tim
Der and rental of cabin sites will be
multiplied by four in few years
and the county's share will increase
In proportion.
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pointed out to me to know him
pirate-or the dreadful knaves that
do be rowing the oars"
Her father glowered down at the
heap of treasure kegs, chests and
packages which Murray had ordered
fetched on deck that morning, and
then stared off at Flint's gaudy fig
ure.
"And it's to scoundrels like yon yell
be trusting the lives of all of us, An
drew Murray" he snarled. "By
times, man, 1 think there's a green
madness in your brain. Why, the view
of that gold and silver below would
be sufficient to tempt better men than
they to commit murder"
My great-uncle took snuff.
"Your diagnosis is correct, cheva-
Her." he retorted. "They would cheer
fully commit murder for coveted
knife or sixpence with a hole in
it. My design in revealing to them
the entire extent Of the treasure we
carry is to impress them at once with
my good faith and benumb their ac-
quisitive faculties by the sight Of
greater wealth than they ever dreamed
of obtaining at one time"
A snort from Peter diverted atten-
ton to the Dutchman.
IF Flint has der feel for 1t 1t don't
matter what you show him. He wants
ALL"
"Ah"
Murray regarded more attentively
the boatload Of pirates just rounding
up to our port quarter.
81 see that Captain Flint has with
him John Silver and the red-haired
Irish boy he calls his luck. Humph !!
You may be right, friend Peter. But
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Forest Comes Back Again

OF more than two million acres Of
cutover land that has been checked
in st. Louis county, more than two
thirds is in new forest growth, from
seedlings to half grown trees. Less
than a fourth is drowned in swamps
or smothered in muskeag. And only
one-twentieth is barren rock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
InexhaustibIe Eneruy

The old idea of "inexhaustible"
timber resources proved false. 1t
took the lumbermen only one genera
ton to harvest the entire crop Of
standing timber.
The new idea of "inexhaustible re-
sources" is different.
Nature will keep on renewing the
crop as long as grass grows and water
flows.
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N.. No. wee
Thrushes Long Singers

Among birds the thrush has per-
haps the greatest singing endurance.
A thrush has been known to sing 10
hours a day. A blackbird, however.
has been found to have the best
rhythm and sense of time, and his
tune is said to be the best also.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
One Explanation

Our troubles come often from this:
We do not live according to the light
of reason. but after the fashion OF
our ghbors.-Exchange
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
The Kitchen
Cabinet

&c. 1926. Western Newspaper Union.)
Never give upI There are chances
and changes
Helping the hopeful, a hundred
to one;
And, through the chaos, high wis.,
dom arranges
Ever success, IL you'll only hold
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23

Forest cover saves the lakes and
coverts that are breeding ground and
feeding ground for game and fish.
Save the forest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23

gods, Is frowned on by the mission
aries and the Christians among the
natives. Hence it is seldom per-
formed, even In Raiatea, the place of
its origin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23

usual is present.
ed, we wish to
try it.
So U a b Mira
beau. Prepare
squads as for
roasting, broil
five minutes in
broth, then re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
Highest Qualities

Let not the emphasis of hospitality
lie in bed and board. but let truth and
love and honor and courtesy show In
all thy deeds Emerson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23

Freight alone on the lumber
shipped into Minnesota runs S12,000,-
600 year-part of the bill for not
raising our own timber.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23

The land has borne one crop of
trees and if fires are kept out it will
raise another.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
Kings Death Warrant

The death warrant for Charles fl
still preserved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23
FOOD FOR TODAY

Cream puffs made very small and
filled with creamed cheese are deli
ciOus accomplishments to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-23

q salad.
The onion being one
Of our most valuable
vegetables, S h oul d b e
used freely all through
the year. Prepare ten
der new onions for a
salad by slicing and sea-
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Rite of Fire Walking Still Deep Mystery

Observation-Disclosures
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We are looking for something new
and when combination little I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
Frontiers Fear Redmsn.

NEW YORK. July 10, 1776.-Frafl-
tic appeals for help are coming 70
Army headquarters here from frontier
towns which know not what to expect
but fear the worst In view Of the fail
ure OF the Northern Army In Canada.
the arrival or the British armies here,
ana the increasing indications that
the Indians along the frontier from
Canada to Florida are certain to ally
themselves with the British. Elk
tracts from dispatches sent out with
in q week tell the whole story IN the
words OF our distressed brethren IN
their scattered, defenseiess homes.
I'VE are yet left entirely destitute
Of powder. This town has for long
time been crowded and y yet with e
set OF clt.throats, regular officers
ana soldiers. sent here az prisoners.
detachment of our militia has been
lately sent down to New York; and
although strictly charged to come
with arms and ammunition. they
were obliged to 80, without powder.
for we had none.
ssThe Southern and Northern min.
isterial armies are drawing near.
Abeve all, the savages threaten slav-
cry, death and destruction for us.
Considering these circumstances, how
unaccountable It Ii that we. who
stand foremost In defense Of our In
vatled liberties. should be LETT desti-
tute of the only means by which we
can defend ourselves. lister County
COMMITTEES, Kingston, N. y.
Y I'VE expect an Indian war, should
our forces fall 70 the northward.
bray IL In your power. YOU would
order powder, III 1t were but quarter
81 4 pound, each man. We have
nothing but our axes or sticks to
fieif with, should We be attacked. /"
John Barton Newton. Sussex Coun.
tn. IN. j.
Eve are utterly unprovided with
money nor have We 30 much gun
powder nor lead as to carry the men
is New Brunawicig. Lewis Gordon,
Easton, Pa, III response to an appeal
from Congress for militia.
because of the necessitous and
alarming circumstances the inllabit.
ants are under In these infant and
frontier towns, since the Army has
retreafed to Crown Point. leaving d
large extent 0f our frontiers open 10
the rayages oe the sayaEe Indians;
~ being alnacp1 dsgkitnts a. nEraa epa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-10
EVERYDAY QUESTIONS
4raoeysd By DIR. S. PARKES CADMAN

Qnesticne from readers are answered daily
~ Dr, y; Parkes Cadnian. president of the
America Or. Cadinar seeks 10 answer in n.
quirtes that appear 10 be representative OF
We trcnds Of thought in the many letters
New York City.
What y woinan's greatest need?
Answer-Her greatest \ personal
need il the directing and saving pro-
lection Of her Maker.
Her greatest social need has been
well stated by the well known British
novelist. Leonard Merrick, who says
II Ii not. "as many people have said,
love That ID the second need. The
paramount need is to be told that she
IL loved. Many homes come to grief
not because the husband does not
love his wife but because Of his fail
ure to tell her that he loves her. He
cannot tell her this too often.''
Chicago. Ill.
Please explain the relation between
natiorlalisrn and patriotism. Are
they nnaiterably opposed 70 interna-
tionalism?
What Is genuine patriotism?
Answer--Nafionalis Is related to
patriotism and Its loyalties AZ the
body is related TO the soul. The love
u
which has prevailed In all right
minded men and women from the
days OF ancient Rome and Greece,
when III found classic expression, to
the present hour.
Those who decry patriotism as q
necessary restraint upon q true civil.
ization do injustice to one Of the old.
est, deepest and nobiest forces for the
historic development OF mankind.
But this force may take wrong
forms and commit nations to injuri-
Gus courses. Church and state are
alike endangered when religion or
morals become a mere accessory to
patriotism, or when the public con-
science Is accommodated TO the ex-
igencies OF mistaken politics.
The World War demonstrated the
danger Of segregated cults and tribal
deities 1t also showed that the
building OF separate combative ma
has monopolized the energies OF
statesmen, IL accompanied by the
grRvesf risks to nations themselves
and to the race at large.
we are now confronted with the
problem Of reconciling national pa.
triotism,. which must be maintained
with the great and vital issues of in
terflationalism. Surely in due time
we shall find a. transit from armed
violence. 10 peaceful cooperation be.
tween nations. Love for ones coun,
try can become q vital nucleus for
that brotherhood OF man which Chris
tianity and Judaism alike demand,
and which increases with every adj
vance OF science. art, general knoWl
edge, justice and fraternity.