The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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ALL WANTED NOISY CLOCKS.
Manufacturer Had to Meet Demand
of Savages.
A cloclimaker discovered that a
rival was sending out largo stocks of
cheap clocks to the heart of Africa,
and doing good business with them.
He spent a large sum In making bet-
ter clocks and shipped thousands of
them to the sarno market. Strange
to say, his sales were small, although
liis rival, turning out a cheap and in-
accurate timepiece, was selling all he
could make. Finally he found a key
to the mystery. Savages like noise.
The clocks made by the first exporter
had a particularly lolTa and aggres-
sive tick. His competitor had made
a better clock, but it was almost noise-
less, and the savages would have none
of it. The next cargo of clocks which
the maker shipped to the Guinea coast
ticked louder than anything ever
heard there, and they sold like pink
lemonade at a circus.
A Big Job of Lifting
A Brooklyn school building, five
*tories in height and 150 feet in
length by 84 feet in breadth, has been
lifted thirty-four inches. In times of
heavy rains the lower part of tha
structure has been flooded, and there-
tore it was thought advisable to ele-
vate the walls. This raising of the
building by means of jackscrews has
lieen watched with keen interest by
groups of spectators, but far more re-
markable feats in the uplifting of
much heavier and more massive
structures have been accomplished i
other communities.
Voice From Arkansas.
Cleveland, Ark., August 15 (Spe-
cial).—Nearly every newspaper tells
of some wonderful cure of some form
of Kidney Disease by the Great
American Remedy, Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and this part of Arkansas Is
not without its share of evidence that
no case is too deeply rooted for
J jdi'.'s Kidney Pills to cure.
Mr. A. E. Carlile, well known and
highly respected here, tells of his
cure after nearly a quarter of a cen-
tury's suffering. Mr. Carlile says:
"I want to let the public know
what I think of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
I think they are the best remedy for
sick kidneys ever made.
"1 had Kidney Trouble for 23 years
and never found anything that did me
so much good as Dodd's Kidney Pills.
I recommend them to all sufferers."
There is no uncertain sound about
Mr. Carlile's" statement. He knows
that Dodd's Kidney Pills rescued him
from a life of suffering and he wants
the public to kr.ow it. Dodd's Kidney
Pills cure all Kidney ills from Bad:
ache to Bright's Disease.
They Should
"My honest convictions,-based upon
tny own experience and that of my
friends;, is that 'Hunt's Cure' will euro
a larger per cent, of skin troubles,
especially of an Itching variety, than
any other remedy. Certainly those
afflicted with any form of itch should
try it." J. O. Monroe,
Atchison, Ka .
True Happiness.
No one seems to be happier in Atch-
ison these evenings than the boy with
a new pup in his arms. The Uplift
will denounce us for saying it, but he
bears a happiuess in his face exceed-
ing that seen in the face of the lover,
or the yoiyig mother with the baby in
her arms. The boy with the pup
(again, apologies to the Uplift) knows
no jealot.sy, fears no apprehension;
the pup is his, and he is its. The
neighbor boys envy him, and he has
something at last that loves him with-
out saying "Don't every five minutes.
In ticketing the Happy Ones, put the
boy with the pup at the head.—Atchi
6on (Kan.) Globe.
Value of Torpedoes.
Torpedo range is now about 2,000
yards. The improvements which are
being made, it is estimated, will near-
ly double this, and that before very
long. This means that when two
fleets approach each other in order of
battle—usually in line ahead with
ships 400 yards apart, and the lines
making an angle to one another, so
that as many guns can be brought to
bear as possible—torpedo firing will
begin when the intervening distance
is about two miles, 'this is, if any-
thing, beyond effective fighting range
of guns. As the distance Increase,!
the accuracy of ,the flight of the tor-
pedo increases, and becomes as great
if not greater than that of the gun
projectiles. What tactics are to be
used to meet these new conditions la
!!0t yet assured, but that the chances
of hits with the torpedoes are very
large—one In three under the condi-
tions above Stated—is well recognized.
—Review of Reviews.
rmmmmrm
JOHN BURT
By FREDERICK
VPHAM ADAMS
Author of *'Th« KldnaprcJ ff.lllonalres," "Colonel
Monroe's Doctrlnc." Etc.
COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY
Fkedjcuick Upiiam Adams
All rights
reserved
Copyright, IjOS. by
A. J. L) K a A K L Diddi.B
CHAPTER XIII—Continued.
At the sight of the ore, and of the
dull gloss of the nugget, a wonderful
transformation took placo in John
Hawkins. He gazed at the ore with
the rapt look of an enthusiast. The
weight of the nugget told its own
story.
"Go ahead and t.'ll me about this."
hq said abruptly, '"/on look like an
honest man, and it's a waste of time
to lie to me. What have you got,
and how did you get it?"
In a matter of fact way John Burt
related the story of the discovery and
development of the Sailor Mine.
"This tnay be worth looking into,"
said the capitalist. "I'll send an ex-
pert to Investigate it and make a re-
pott." He rang a bell and a boy re-
sponded. "Go and tell David Parker
I want him," he ordered.
"Until we have arrived at some ten-
tative agreement or understanding. I
don't care to have your expert exam-
ine this property." said John Burt,
when the boy had closed the door.
"Your expert will find one cf two
things—either that my estimate o(_
these claims is accurate, or that it is
not. In the latter event you would
drop the matter. If, on the contrary,
your expert confirms my estimate—as
he will—it then becomes necessary to
act under a definite understanding. In
brief, the question is this. What
agreement will you make, assuming
that your expert confirms my state-
ments?"
"That sounds like business," roared
John Hawkins, a gleam of admiration
for an opponent worthy of his atten-
tion showing in his eyes. "Make
your proposition. You're selling; I'm
buying. What's your terms?"
"You will assume the payments on
the Blake option, which amount to
three hundred thousand dollars," said
John. "In addition to that, you will
advance the money necessary for the
Over a dinner such as Is possible
only in San Francisco the agreement
was ratified.
CHAPTER XIV.
Success and Failure.
David Parker's report on the fiallor
Mine was submitted to Mr. Hawkins
ten days later, and it more than con-
firmed the statements made by John
Burt. Upon receipt of it, the mag-
nate proceeded to the mine with Burt
and Parker, taking several miners in
whom he had absolute (confluence.
New claims were located on the moun-
tain-side, and in the valley below in
anticipation of possible placer de-
posits.
Jim Blake was delighted when in-
formed of John's progress. "Hope
you make millions, and am betting
you will," said Jim as they shook
hands and separated.
Mr. Hawkins, David Parker and
Joha Burt spent three nights in the
cramped quarters of the log cabin,
and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
On their return to San Francisco a
formal agreement was signed, and
John Burt and John Hawkins became
partners in the Sailor Mine and in
the scores of claims surrounding it.
For eighteen months John directed
the efforts of an army of men, swarm-
ing like ants on the mountain-side. A
village sprang up in the valley and
clustered about the stamp mills of
Hawkins & Company. Churches,
gambling houses, stores and saloons
contended for patronage. Thousands
of claims were staked out; but nature
had ceased from her gold sowing
when she finished the broad layers of
the Sailor Mine and its outcroppings.
The mines produced eight hundred
thousand dollars in gold the first year.
After deducting Blake's price, John's
share in the profits was more than a
hundred thousand. His dividends in
der the tllte, we will say, of 'Jamst*
Blake & Company'? In orde# that
you may have a substantial Interest iu
the firm, I will advance you a hun-
dred thousand dollars on your future
profits from the Sailor Mine, and in-
vest with the firm four hundred thou
sand o£ my own money. What do you
think of my proposition?"
"Nothing would euit me better, but
I'm afraid I'm not qualified for sucii
a position," said Blake, delighted be- j
yond measure. Once mere the path
to wealth opened out before him.
"I know your qualifications," said !
John. "You will besome the most
popular and capable broker in San
Francisco."
Announcement of tbe establishment |
of the new firm was made tho follow-
ing week. Mr. Hawkins refused to
confirm or deny the popular rumor
that he was the banker of the con-
cern; and no one suspected that John
Burt had any financial interest
In it.
Blake & Company first attracted
speculative attention by its masterly
handling of the corner in the stock of
lion Pedro Smelting and Mining Com-
pany. The profits of the firm were
estimated at a million and a half.
John Hawkins was publicly named as
the manipulator and principal winner,
but James Blake was hailed as the
daring operator whose brilliant gen-
eralship had crowned the success of
the deal. In the speculative firma-
ment he suddenly blazed forth as a(
star of the first magnitude.
James Blake suddenly developed
traits which bewildered his friends
and surprised himself. Under the,
guidance of John Burt he mastered
the details of the business, displaying
ability in dealing with the Intricacie*
which formed the daily routine. In-
capable of acting for himself, he could
follow a chartered course with the
precision of a pilot.
Nature had denied to James Blake
1 ho only high grade Baking Powd81
made at a moderate price.
Galumet
Baking
Powder
Guatemala's Diaz
Manuel Estrada Cabrera, who has
been re-elected for a term of six
years as president of Guatemala, has
come to be known as the "Diaz of
his country." From 1862 to 1898.
when Cabrera was first elected presi-
dent Guatemala was iu a continual
turmoil of revolutions. But for six
years there has been remarkable
peace under the present ruler. The
republic has ti ore than 1,300 schools,
has coffee for its chief agricultural
staple and has mineral wealth, be-
sides many possibilities not yet de-
veloped. Before his election Presi-
dent Cabrera had been a lawyer by
profession and is a man of education
and culture. Every president before
Cabrera for sixty years had been a
military officer.
Most Deadly of Snakes.
The cobra de capello, which kills
from 20,000 to 25,000 people a year in
India, is one of the most beautiful
creatures you ever saw. With a reed
a yard and a half long his keeper
arouses this most deadly of all ser.
pents, which lifts its head eighteen
Inches from the ground, and, stand-
lng perfectly erect, expands its neck
into a hood, as seen in the tales ol
that spark of genius which inspires j jn(jjan jungling. The two greenish-
possessed in a high I vellow SDOts, on
yellow spots, one on each side, look
like two enormous eyes. The snaka
is ready for a strike. Its bite is sura
death in eight minutes. Science has
found no antidote for it. In striking
the head goes downward and forward,
Lot straight out. The fangs are per-
manently erect, not movable, as in th*
rattlesnake.
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W.N.U.—Oklahoma City—No. 34, 1904
BEGGS'BLOOD PURIFIER
CURES cstarrh ol the stomach.
(JURtS WHERE AIL ILSE I AILS,
Best < 'nugh Syrup. Tastes Good. I
UMPTIO
development of the property and for
the handling of the ore. Fifty per
cent of the net profits will revert to
you until the money paid to Blake is
refunded. In consideration of the
capital thus advanced, your interest
In th3 property will amount to forty
per cent and mine to sixty per cent."
"I won't do it!" thundered John
Hawkins, slamming down the cover
of his desk. "I must have control
when I invest. Make my interest fif-
ty-one per cent and 1 will talk to you.
Fifty-one per cent or nothing."
"Very well," said -John Burt, rising;
"it is impossible for us to agree, and
well we should know it iu advance.
Good-day, Mr. Hawkins. I am stop-
ping at the Palace Hotel, and letters
sent there will be forwarded when 1
leave the city. Good-day, sir."
Two days later John Burt received
a message from David Parker, asking
him to call at his office. Scientific
tests hail shown a much higher per-
centage of gold than those indicated
by the crude experiments made in the
cabin by John Burt.
"I had an interview with Mr. Haw-
kins this morning," said David Park-
er, after greeting his visitor. "Mr.
Hawkins is a very peculiar man—very
peculiar—as I have told you. He
savs you are the hardest man to deal
with he ever saw—a great compliment
for you, Mr, Burton, I assure you. He
has had his lawyer draw up a provis-
ional agreement in conformity to your
terms—as he understood them—and
instructs me to say to you that we are
invited to dine with him at his club
this afternoon, when the matter may
be finally arranged. If so, I am to ac-
sompany you to the mines to-mor-
row."
John thanked Parker, and arranged
to meet him with Mr. Hav kins at a
later hour. He then called on an at-
torney and submitted tbe agreement
to' his inspection. After making a
few minor alterations, the lawyer as-
sured John that the agreement fully
protected his Interests.
A Big Field of Salt
The great field or crystalled sail
at Salton. Cal.. in the middle of tin
Colorado desert, is 264 feet below tin
level of the sea, and-- is more thaa
1,000 acres in extent. I-ts surface it
as white as snow, and when the sun
is shining its brilliance is too dazzling
for t'ne eye. The field is constantlj
supplied by the many salt springs iv
the adjacent foothills.
the following six months were three
hundred thousand. Fallowing Mr.
Hawkins' advice, he so invested his
profits as to become a millionaire be-
fore he had been in California two
years.
Having placed the mining property
on a permanent footing, and in charge
of competent managers and superin-
tendents, he transferred his head-
quarters to San Francisco. He still
made periodical visits to the mines,
where he had an office in the old log
cabin; orders having been issued not
to destroy it under any circumstances.
When Jim Blake received his first
instalment of a hundred thousand dol-
lars, he gave a dinner in John Burt's
honor in the Occidental Hotel. Twen-
ty guests were present. This so<*}al
function cost Blake a thousand dol-
lars, and ten days* after the feast be
was without a dollar.
' Mining stocks," he explained to
John Butt. "1 plunged on Robert Em-
met, and they trimmed me."
John advanced Jim ten thousand
dollars, and gave him advice which
was worth more than the money.
Blake followed the advice for a
month. When his second instalment
was due, he had drawn so heavily
against John that he had a balance of
only forty-five thousand. Two months
after he had received a check for the
final payment, which terminated his
original property rights in the mines,
he admitted to John Burt that his to-
tal assets did not exceed five thou-
sand dollars.
"I have a plan," said John, "one
which will give full scope for your
talents. I've been thinking for some
time, Jim. of making a proposition to
you. I recently purchased seats on
the mining and stock exchanges, and
wish to become a silent partner in an
Investing and brokerage firm. I will
furnish most of the capital; but for
reasons that you will appreciate, I
prefer to remain in the background.
How would you like to become the
nominal head of such a concern, tin-
the leader, but he
degree those traits which leadership
attracts and invests with power. He
grasped Burt's plans of campaign with
the intuition of a Bernadotte, and ex-
ecuted them with the dash and skill
of a Murat. In the two years which
followed, wealth poured into the cof-
fers of James Blake & Company.
Blake's name figured in great finan-
cial transactions, and his opinion was
eagerly sought in matters of commer-
cial moment. Handsome as Apollo,
and the reputed possessor of a large
fortune, he became a society lion, a
popular club man and the target fo
matrimonial archers.
Blake accepted his honors with dig-
nity and modesty. He was willing
and proud to shine in the reflected
light of John Burt. He would have
endured unmerited disgrace as se-
renely as be wore unwon honors. !
From the moment when Peter Burt L p., Qf A,batross.
stood with uplifted arms in the light- ^ albatross has been known to fol-
ning's glare and gave him a blessing, ^ a ship for two months withouf
John Burt had no doubt of his flnan- | having been seen to alight.
cial future. With his eyes fixed un- |
waveringly on an immediate purpose,
be had boldly commanded fortune to
do his bidding.
A profile portrait of Jessie Carden i
rested on an easel which stood near
the desk in his library. It was the ,
wosj; of an artist of local fame, drawn
from a tintype photograph—bis sole
memento of the women he loved. The
pink paper frame, with a design In
hearts and roses, which surrounded
the photograph, was frayed and torn,
but Jessie's sweet face was revealed
on the glossy surface of the metal—
the face which had looked into his one
summer day when they rode to Hing-
ham, and Jessie proposed they should
"have their tintypes taken."
Jessie was in her sixteenth year
when the picture was taken, but the
long riding-habit and the queenly pose
of her head against the plain back-
ground added dignity to the nascent
charms of face and figure. John
would sit for hours during the long
JUST ONE DAY
Free From the Slugger Brought Cut
a Fact.
"During the time I was a coffpe
drinker," says an Iowa woman, "I was
nervous, had spells with my heart,
smothering spells, headache, stom-
ach trouble, liver and kidney trouble.
I did not know for years what made
me have those spells. I would fre-
quently sink away as though my last
hour had come.
"For 27 years I suffered thus and
used bottles of medicine enough to set
up a drug store—capsules and pills
and everything I heard of. Spent
lots of money but'I was sick nearly
all the time. Sometimes 1 was so
nervous I could not hold a plate in
my hands! and other times I thought
1 would surely die sitting at the table.
"This went on until about two years
ago when one day I did not use any
coffee and I noticed I was not so nerv-
evenings and gaze at this poi trait. It j oug an(j t0](j my husband about it.
was the one visible connecting link J jje jia(j j,een telling me that it might
between the past and the present, the j jjg ^he coffee but I said 'No, 1 have
ocular inspiration for his future.
Again and again he attempted to pic-
ture the Jessie Carden of the pres-
ent. With lils eyes fixed on the por
trait, and his mind centered on its
original, he struggled to span the void
of miles and years which parted them,
and to hold oommunion with her. At
times he imagined the message was
received, and that a loving answer
came, bidding him to have faith and
to persevere. Surely such correspon-
dence was not in violation of his
promise to Peter ftirtl Then he
would turn to his books, and with a
light heart toil far into the night. In
this room he mastered the secrets ot
finance and of commerce. With him.
self as tutor, he took a postgraduate
course In business. No detail was
too Blight, no problem too intricate, to
cacape his attention. The world waa
the chessboard of his future opera,
tions, and he explored Its past and
studied its present with zeal unflag
ging and faith unbounded.
But when slumber fell upon him,
and his soul wandered into unknow:
regions, he dreamed—dreamed not
millions nor of triumphs over master
minds. He dreamed of Jessie Can
den.
(To be continued.)
•ol
been drinking coffee all my life and
it cannot be.' But after this I thought
I would try and do without and drink
hot water. I did this for several day s,
but got tired of the hot water and
went to drinking coffee and as soon
as I began coffee again I was nervous
again. This proved that it was the
coffee that caused my troubles.
"We had tried Postum but had not
•made it right and did not like it, but
now I decided to give it another trial
so I read the directions on the pack-
age carefully and made It after these
directions and it was simply delicious,
so we quit coffee for good and the re-
sults are wonderful. Before, I could
not sleep but now I go to bed and
sleep sound, am not a bit nervous
now, but work hard and can walk
miles, Nervous headaches are gone,
my heart does not bother me any
more like It did and I don't have any
of the smothering spells apd would
you believe it? I am getting fat. We
drink Postum now and nothing els
and even my husband's headaches
have disappeared; we both sleep
sound and healthy now and that's a
blessing." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Look for tho book, "The Road to
Wellville" in each pkg.
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