Claremore Messenger. (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, January 28, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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Congress, However, Likely to Be
Slow to Sanction Certain
Speoifio Project*.
RIVALRY AMONG PROMOTERS
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synopsis.
Ths atorv opana with lb* Introduction
•I John Mepiiena, adventurer. a Mtui-
chuaalla man marooned by authorities at
Valparaiso, rim*. IMns interested In
mlnlna operations In llollvla. ha «u da-
rioumwl by Obi I* m an InmrrMdonUt
•ml aa a cenaequanco waa hlillng At hla
hotel hla attention wm attraeted by mi
Knsllatiman and a youna woman.
Stephana rescued the youna woman from
a drunken officer. Ha waa thanked by
CHAPTBR III.
In Which Opportunity Csmee.
A period of deolded depreaalon fol
lowad, tba earlier vlalon or youth fa-
ding ■wlftly aa I realised what lb*
message of (his card plainly maant,
and contemplated tha aoolal gulf
xnwnlng between myaalf and thla
woman of (ha Engllah arlalocracy. A
cat may look at a king, and a South
American adventurer might venture to
gaie admiringly upon thla beautiful
gentlewoman, yet vaulting ambition
ahould have a care leat It o'erleap
Itaelf. Oh, well. It waa not much I bad
to overcome—merely an Impreaalon, a
fugitive admiration which would early
• perlah, for It waa hardly probable we
ahould ever meet again. In aplte of bla
lordship's stiff Invitation, and her ex-
ceeding warm glance aecretly sec-
onding It.
I amlled grimly at thought of ao In-
sane a dream of love at such a time
•ad place. Here waa I, alone, unable
|0 change my environment, every
movement bringing new danger, al-
most certain or early detection, the
result Imprisonment or death; yet
turning aside to quarrel with one only
too glad to denounce me should he dis-
cover the truth, and totally forgetting
every caution In sudden admiration for
a girl never seen before, probably
never to be seen again. Rut a smile
can leave a deeper wound than a
aword, and my mind would recur, In
aplte of other Interevenlng thoughts,
to the pleasant mystery behind her
gracious words and action. I waa thus
lingering over the nuts and wine,
dreaming a fool's dream, and Idly won-
dering at the cause of that endless
racket In the streets below, with the
chorus of vivas arising from the
crowded plaza, when the open win-
dow facing my table became auddenly
darkened by a burly figure. Before
I could push back my chair, the unwel-
come Intruder on my privacy was po-
litely bowing before me, one hand
pressed upon his heart.
"Pardon, senor, my so abrupt ap-
pearance"—and I gazed curiously into
a round, bronzed face, guarded by
closely clipped side-whiskers, and il-
lumined by steady black eyes—"but
the waiter said I should certainly find
you alone here, and my need was most
urgent. I address the Senor West?"
It was the name I hnd assumed, and,
with closely pressed Hps, I bowed In
silent acknowledgment of my identity,
feeling little doubt about the man's
mission. The round, rather compla-
cent face broke into a genial smile of
rellfe.
"Must fortunate I am thus to dis-
cover you with such facility," he con-
tinued fluently, using both hands in
gesticulation. "Senor. It is now
grept favor I would ask. Could you
yield me the honor of a private inter-
view in my own room?" pointing up-
war* Impressively. "It Is upon the
floor above."
"If your mission Is In regard to the
8anchez affair, senor." I returned
somewhat coldly, "privacy is hardly
necessary. The preliminary details
can all be arranged here."
He gazed at me In surprise, rub-
bing his hands together swiftly.
"The Sanchez afflalr! I know not as
to that, senor. The matter on -which
1 come is most delicate, most secret;
1t Is not for other ears. 'TIs because
Of what I would communicate that 1
aeek private audience."
I remained motionless, looking
straight at him, my teeth clenched on
my cigar, my mind busy with expedi-
ents. If bis call Lad nothing whatever
to do with my quarrel with 8anchez. It
must be an arrest. Yet why was the
fellow so mysterious? Wbst did he
require of me in private audience? Ah!
s bribe, probably—he desired to lesrn
first what amount I would give for
sn opportunity to escape. I arose to
my feet, the whole affair settled with-
in my own mind, and cool enough to
take advantage of every opening thus
presented.
"Very well, senor: lead the way
and I will follow."
"Bueno!" He laid one hand upon
my shoulder, his eyee darkening with
delight "Ton have the courage, aenor,
the audacity of the brave souL Tl«
In the face, the eye, and givea me
hope of my mission already. We will
go by the outside stairway, so as to be
unobserved by those within."
I followed him silently up the ateep
Iron atepa and along the Barrow, dim-
ly lighted hall. He pauaed finally, un-
locking a door, and stood politely
aalde while 1 entered. A moment be
lingered outside, peering suspiciously
up sad down the deserted hallway,
tsd, stepping with la. cloeed ssd bolted
tke door, even carefully lowering the
tranaosa before turning up the gas
He hastily eroseed the room,
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"Sangre da Crlatol
Wa Will Show Them What War Meansl"
fted by his troubled face caused me to
smile again.
"So, senor, to you It was all fun," he
said, gravely, gesticulating with vigor.
"But I appreciate the danger, the
peril of discovery. Everywhere lurk
the spies, and what I have to say Is
not for other ears. Senor, I have ad-
dressed you as the Senor West, for
so I was bidden; but the man I really
seek Is not in truth of any such name,"
his voice sinking to the merest whis-
per, as he leaned Impressively toward
me across the table. "It la Senor
Estevan."
I crossed my legs In apparently care-
less Indifference, my Angers resting on
the butt of the revolver In my pocket,
undecided yet whether this was to be
war or peace, but prepared for a bold
play In either case.
"I am Jack Stephens; so you may
proceed, senor."
"Ah! 'TIs as I was told!" his face
brightening instantly, his hands del-
ving within an Inside pocket of his
coat. "This card—see; It Is written In
the English—it will tell you If I be
trusted, if I be all right. You know
tAV '
the handwriting, senor, the man who
wrote It?"
I accepted the bit of pasteboard
curiously. It was the business card
of a well-known sugar firm, and I ran
my eyes hastily over the few lines
dimly traced on the back: "Bearer Is
all he represents himself to be; you
may do business with him safely.—G.
P. L." I glanced upward at the anx-
ious face of the man opposite; he was
evidently tingling with excitement.
"You know him, senor? You know
the handwriting? You believe him?
What is It he says? I read not the
English."
"Yes; we are acquainted. He la
George Loring, a friend of mine. He
says you are what you represent your-
self to be, and that I may transact
business with you in perfect Bafety.
Now, then, what are you—an agent of
the police?"
He shrugged his broad shoulders,
spreading his hands deprecatlngly.
"No. no; Cielo, no! Does be not
tell you my name?"
I shook my head negatively, my In-
terest already deeply Increased.
"No! He was most cautious. It
was best so; but now I tell you. and
you believe." Again he leaned forward,
his voice sinking to a mere whisper.
"I am Don Emlllo de Castillo."
My face must have expressed no
familiarity with the name, for he
sprang briskly to his feet, shaking a
fat, official-looking envelope before
my eyes.
"What! you recognise It not? Car-
amba! then I shall show you, aenor.
You road Spanish, al? This will tell
why I speak with the authority of my
nation. 8ee—I am admiral of the
Peruvian navy. I have the power, tbe
right, the authority, to aay what I now
apesk to you. You believe that,
senor?"
"Yes." I replied, soberly, by now
folly awakened to tbe fact that thla
was to be ao ordinary nesting. "I
believe all ytw aay; mors sow I r
Dos Kmlllo;
bands with wild gesticulations. "They
think to frlghl us, senor, but they will*
learn a lesslon. We will fight, senor;
fight to the knife. It will not be
vivas they will shout—these Chilean
dogs—when the Peruvians come to
their country. Then they will be beg
ging on their knees for mercy. Sangre
de Cristo! but we will show them
what war means!"
I watched him earnestly, already be-
ginning dimly to perceive In all this a
possible opening for my own escape.
"War?" I repeated. "And declared
to-day? It has come suddenly, al-
though I am aware there have been
months of controversy. Did Peru ex-
pect such a result? Is she prepared?"
He paused in his nervous walk, his
hands outspread on the table, his dark
eyes glowing into mine.
"Both yes and no, senor. We knew
well that nothing save war could ever
wipe out the Chilean Insults to our
country. Yet we hoped for more time
In which to prepare. Cielo! It Is not
lack of men—no! no! the army la
strong, valiant, senor; It will fight to
the death. But the navy! Dios de
Dios! we have not the ships, senor.
They come not yet, those we have
bought in Europe. 'Tis that which has
brought me here in disguise to Val-
paraiso; 'tis that which brings me now
to you."
I watched him closely without ven-
turing response, and he sank into a
chair, his elbows on the table.
"Si, now I explain it all to you," his
voice falling so low I could scarcely
follow. "We know for two weeks past
war was to come. We thave only a
few warships, one, two, three; not
enough to fight Chile, or even guard
our own coast. We have the men suf-
ficient. but not the ships, senor. What
could I do? I, the admiral? There
was but one hope—the audacity of sur-
prise. They must be taken from the
enemy; we must strike the first blow,
and at the very heart of the Chilean
navy. I come here incognito; I come
before war has been declared; I study
and observe. To a brave man chances
for action come, senor, and so I found
what I sought You know about the
Esmeralda, senor?"
I sat up suddenly In my chair, grip-
ping my cigar between my teeth.
"Tbe Kameralda! Ymi mean thai
steam yacht (be Chilean guvtiiuuieul
purchased from llrtsall ?"
"Ml," his even glowing eagerly; "yon
are s eallur, and so would know of
iiei. She la beautiful, strong, awlfl,
a moat dangerous vessel If well
handled. Have you ever seen her,
tenor f
"Only through fleldglaaaea from
the balcony of the hotel She rode al
anchor well off Ibe government mole
la tbs roadstead the last I remember."
Hs olaaped bla flngera on my arm,
leaning eagerly forward until bla face
waa prsased clots to mine.
"She Ilea thers yel, senor. bul only
for to-night—Dloa de Dios! only for
to-night! To-morrow they warp her
In Leelde the quay, her crew cornea
aboard, her armament, her provlalona,
and abs la mads ready for sea. Holy
mother, such a chance, and only for
to-night I Think of It, senor, and won-
der no longer If I aseiued crazed. She
Ilea out there now In the darkneaa,
swinging to a alngle anchor chain, her
steam up, the nsareat battery a quar-
ter of a mile away, and not n half
dozen men aboard her. It Is as a gift
of heaven. Yet, aangre de Crlatol hs
who should lead tbe venture Ilea de-
lirious from fever. Was there ever
such cursed luck before!" He gripped
his head between his two hnnds, but
I waa already upon my foot, my mind
instantly grasping the situation.
"Don Kmlllo," I exclaimed, eagerly,
gripping his shoulder, and compelling
him to look up, "let me understand
this clearly. You had perfected plana
to capture and run off this Esmer-
alda the moment war wus formally de-
clared? You have organized a crew
for the work, and they are waiting the
word here now In Valparaiso? Their
leader is suddenly stricken ill. and
you have no one capable of taking bis
place—is that why you have come to
me?"
"Si, si, senor."
"How did you learn about me?"
"From Senor Loring. He has llvi
In Peru. I have known him long."
"But you must have other officers In
your party; what of them?"
He spread his hands In a gesture of
utter helplessness.
"Senor, I brought with me only the
one. It was not safe to bring more.
Resides, what need? This Valparaiso
Is a great seaport ; here we may al-
ways find tbe scum of the seven seas;
here ever are plenty of men glad
enough to fight und plunder—'tis their
trade. Cielo! we could enroll 100
devils' In an hour along tbe water-
front, hell-hounds of the ocean, caring
nothing for the flag above them if the
pay be good."
"True; and you have them ready at
hand. Where are they?"
"At the wine shop of Rodrlgues be-
yond the plaza. You know the place?"
I nodded, my memory instantly re-
calling the foul den.
"How many?"
"Twenty—It is enough for a sur
prise, and they are sea-rats, senor."
"But they are under officers?"
"Of their own kind, yes, but not of
our navy. The first officer Is a Yan-
kee whaleman; the second I know not
what, only he is a deep-water sailor."
"I see," I acknowledged, taking a
long breath, yet continuing to stare at
him. "What you need is some one able
to command such an .outfit, one who
can operate a steamship."
Like a flash the official envelope
came forth again.
"Si, si, and you can do that, senor.
I know; I have been told. You hate
this Chile; you fight her alresdy in the
hills; you hide here now for your life.
I come to give you a chance to get
away free. But I not stop even with
that; no, no, my country not fetop
with that.. See! here I possess the
commission, all signed and sealed by
my government, of a captain in the
Peruvian navy. Only is the name left
blank for me to write in. I write In
your name; that makes you an officer
of the Peruvian navy. See you what it
means? Chile dare not touch you ex-
cept as prisoner of war. Is that not
right, senor? But I not stop even with
that—no, no! When the Esmeralda
comes safely to Peru, the government
pays you five thousand American dol-
lars In gold. I pledge you that, I,
Emllio de Castillo, admiral."
(TO BIS CONTINUED.)
iivll bervlce Commission, Tired ef
Moving, Makes Plea for Permanent
tJu*M#'*—Afmy Affair* In
Oeed Shape.
what are ron Msg hers? Wbst Is It
you desire of me?"
"You know sot! Yos know sot
what sn thla msassr hs qseetiesed.
potatlsg with tfsaabUsg Soger tow
I could saswsr hs
~lt to war.
An Interesting Runaway.
"I read a piece in your paper about
an automobile that run away with a
man'a mother-in-law," a correspondent
writea the Adams (Oa.) Enterprise,
"and I'm Interested In that automo-
bile, and would like to know the name
and price of it, or If the owner would
part with It for an extra considera-
tion? The only objection to the etory
la that It doesn't go far enough;
says 'the automobile ran away with
her,* but doesn't say what happened—
whether tbs runaway waa fatal, or tbe
automobile changed its mind
turned 'round and came hack to where
It started from. Can you throw any
mora Bght oa the subject, and, by ao
doing, oblige a constant reader sad
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World's Coldsst City.
Yakutak, In eastern Siberia, Is said
to be the coldest city In the world. It
Is the great commercial emporium of
eastern Siberia and the capital of the
province of Yakutsky, which in most
of its ares of 1,517,063 square mllea is
a bare deaert, the soli of which is
frozen to a great depth. Yakutsky
coaslsts of about four hundred houses
of European structure, atanding apart.
The Intervening spaces are occupied
by winter yoorts, or hsta of the
northern nomads, with earthen roofs
The doors are covered with hairy
hidea and tha windows are of les
Washington —It la probable thai
tbe rivers and harbors committee of
cougrese will report a bill al thla
session recommending the appropria
Hon of a good many millions of dol
lara for ihe Improvement of the water
ways of the country. II la yet a mat-
ter of great doubt, however, If the
sanction of ibe committee will be
given to certain specific projects In
favor of which there has been coun
try-wide agitation. It may lie, per
baps it la safer to aay probably will be.
Ibe opinion of tbe committee that the
recommendation for an appropriation
lo begin the digging of a deep water-
way from the lakes to the gulf or
from Cape Cod to tbs Carollnaa shall
be put off until the congressional wa-
terwkra commission, which baa been
atudylng the general aubject of com
merclai highway Improvementa, aball
have turned In Ita report.
Tbe frlenda of the deep waterway
from Chicago to the Kads' Jettlea are
active In their methods of promoting
tba plan which they have at heart.
Tha aame thing hold true of the men
who want congress to sanction tha
ship channel from Capo Cod down
through the coast status to s point
somewhere in South Carolina or pos-
sibly Georgia. There is an Intense
amount of rivalry betweon the promo-
tera of these two great plans, but tho
rivalry Is kept under tbe surfaco aa
much as possible In order that the
promotion efforts may not cause con
troversy enough to upsot tbe chances
of auccess of elthgr project.
Other Highway Projects.
The Mississippi valley waterway
and the cosst line waterway are not
the only Interior commercial high-
way plans which have friends In con-
gress. Tho projects which have been
suggested and to a considerable ex-
tent advanced In planning, are nuracr-
our. The southern states want easier
water communication between differ-
ent points, and there are plans for
waterway improvement In the north
and northwest.
When President Taft was In New
Orleans at a meeting of tbe water-
ways congress he said a kindly word
for the general plan of improving the
rivers of the country, but he advised
making baste slowly. As soon as the
president finished his speech and the
men who are devoting their time and
energies to paving the way for water-
way legislation had had time to digest
the remarks, they met and In effect
made a political issue out of the cam-
paign for deeper river channels.
To Investlgste Fully.
Congress always has a way of meet-
ing demands for work along certain
lines with a seeming approval of their
general features, but it also has a way
of delaying things so that it can b«
given time for a survey of the field
and obtaining of an actual knowledge
of the needs of the case. The friends
I of the plan for an immediate improve-
ment of the waterways say that con
gress simply seeks a means of post-
ponement hoping that some of the de-
mands made will be moderated.
this as It may. congress appointed a
national waterways commission of
which all the members were either
senators or representatives.
On this waterways commission are
men who are extremely conservative
on the subject and men who have
been insistent that the work should
be begun at once. The chairman of
the committee, Senator Theodore E.
Burton of Ohio, was for some years
prior to bis election to the senate
chairman of the house committee on
rivers and harbors. Mr. Burton knows
all about every harbor and stream In
the United States and it Ib admitted
by tbe men who think that he is too
conservative that he has a pretty
clear idea of the needs of every lo-
cality.
Senator Lorlmer of Illinois has been
for many years an active advocate of
a ship channel from Chicago to the
Oulf of Mexico. Mr. Lorimer is impa-
tient of delay. There are other mem-
bers of the commission who may be
said to occupy the middle ground in
the matter at stake. It Is expected
that before long the commission will
make its report.
Merit Board Wants Home.
As the country has been told re
cently, it is probable that congress
will investigate the entire civil serv-
ice tystera of the government with
a view of having both the letter and
spirit of the law apply to promo-
tions as wall as u appoiatmeala R
ie probable Ibel the mil service eu«.
utukioutm a bo are •tattooed in
Washington slsb thai cougreea would,
in addition lo iutesiigailug the * urg-
ing* of tbs I*.4he a rigid e -
a initiation of the building In a bleb
the olt.4 ial of the amies are < Miged
to trausac* ibeir buainssa, attb «
tiew it. prutldmg for ihein better
quarters
There bare been some eommunlea>
iions *ein to congress which In a de-
scriptive way ibe a ord "unique" Sia
admirably, but It Is likely thai as
paper intended lor any prealdeiti ever
contained a more sulking paragraph
than one which occurs In the luea-
•ago which was sent noi long ago
by ibe civil service commissioners to
tbe chief of the nation'a authorities
The (oioiulssloners are tired ol be-
ing moved about from place to place, weigh 110.
and are particularly tired of their "I have reusined my health again, and
present quarters. There U some hit- I eanuot thank you enough for your
mor in the situation, and II la shown advice. May tl«>d glee you a loug lift
by this paragraph which occurs In and Ideas your work."
NUMUMTwcMMm
reoMioo to uorooaee.
Wonderful Pralso Accorded
Porunatho Household Remedy
Mrs. Maria iiuerla, Or lea u, Okie.
kujfiia. M lili-il
"Mjr busUnd, children and Myaalf
have nsed your uudiciacs, and we si*
way a keep them in the hou*e in case af
PK.es.ny. I was restored to health by
ii.is ■edMss* ami i#r, lUrimaa'a Is*
valuable advice and l e>ks, ash
aUmi me fluid different plaeee, and sra
surprised thai I csn do all of my bullae*
work al oet and thai | wsseured by the
doctor «f chroiiio catarrh, My hust<es4
was cured of gathma, my dsughtsrof
earache and catarrh of ibesiomacb, and
my son of catsrrh of the throat. When
I waa l«b 1 weighed iuu puuuds | now (
an official letter which carries the slg
nature of Oen John C lllark. the pres-
ident of the civil service board, with
the signature^ of bis fellow cornmle-
alonera added.
Humarsua Protest.
•The moral element In thla prop*
allien, Mr. President, la worthy of con-
sideration A man la hardly respected
bead of the family until he owna a
roof under which he may gather with
bla family. Any bureau of depart
ment of tha government wholly perl-
patetlc and without permnnent quar-
tering la aubject to suspicion and s
alighting consideration. We want to
be helped out of this situation."
This plea borders on pathos, but It
hna a strength of Its own, and con-
gress haa been asked to give that
heed to tha request of Oen. Black and
bla colleagues, which will give them
more room and will be In keeping
with the dignity of their work. Tha
day when civil service la mentioned
by membera and senatora with tha
sneer of Roscoe Conkllng na "snivel
service." has gone by. and while tba
work of the commissioners haa robbed
the congreaamen of much patronage,
It Is likely that they will see to It
that habitable quarters are given to
tho officials and their employee.
Army Bill Meats Favor.
Congress Is taking more kindly to
the army appropriation bill this year
than ef.s been the case fcr a long
tlmo. Secretary of War Dickinson
managed to get several millions of
dollars from tho estimates for tha
support of the land forces, and un-
der his direction tho chiefs of the
different bureaus made reductions
that have appealed to the members of
congrosB as an evidence that economy
this year is the army's watchword.
General Leonard Wood before long
will be made chief of staff of the
United States army with headquarters
In Washington. Gen. Wood Is the
ranking officer of the service. If the
general were to be ordered Into tho
field In case of war he could have
placed under his orders within two
months over a half million Americans
armed with the latest type of Ameri-
can rifle, the new model Springfield,
which Is believed by American army
officials to be the best weapon known
to modern military science.
The house committee on military
affairs at its hearings on the needs
of the army complimented Oen. Cra-
zier of the ordinance department on
the marked reductions that he bad
made In expenses, reductions that the
general showed were possible while
they did not tend in any way to de-
crease the efficiency of the service.
The committee reported favorably
on the recommendation that a re-
serve supply of one million rifles of
the modern approved type be provid-
ed. When the authorized limit of one
million Is reached the manufacture
of the rifles will be stopped, only to
be taken up again when the necessity
Is shown or when new inventions
make new rifles imperative.
No Need for Large Army.
Congress does not believe that the
United States will ever need an enor-
mous army for war purposes. It takes
it for granted that the navy will be
able to keep all foreign foes at a dis-
tance and that being safe from Invas-
ion the army of half a million men at
the outset will be sufficient to meet
any seemingly possible emergency.
The army officers, however, look at
the matter In another light. They say
that the most unexpected thing hap-
pen in military affairs and that it
would be little less than a sin for the
United States to be unprepared as It
was at the time of the opening of
the Spanish war. Congress has bees
told that there Is no flrst-class power
other than the United States which
cannot put into tbe field almost in-
stantly an army of 3,000,000 men.
There is a much closer relation ex-
isting to-day than ever before between
the regular service and the national
guard. It Is the intention of the war
department to order the regulars next
summer Into camp with regiments of
the state troops in many parts of the
country for the purpose of Instructing
the civilian soldiers in the art of war
and of bringing about a better under-
standing and a feeling of closer fellow-
ship between officers of the nation
and state. GEORGE CLINTON.
AND TOMMY GOT BIFF.
Tommy—I aay, aia, Mr. Ooiaploah
wanted to know what you bad In your
atocklng thla morning.
Bla—Indeed; and what did you aay?
Tommy—I asld tho usual things,
you know.
BREAKS A COLD IN A DAY
And Curaa any Cough that la Cursbla.
Noted Fhyaieian'a Formula.
Thla Is said to lie the most effective
remedy for cougba and colds known to
science. "Two ounces Glycerine; half
ounce Concentrated Pine; Put theaa
Into half a pint of good whiskey and
use In doses of tom poonful to a table-
spoonful every four hours. Shake bot-
tle well each time." Any drugglat haa
these Ingredients In stock or will
quickly get thein from his wholesale
house. The Concentrated Pine 1a s
special pine product and comes only
In half ounce vlnls each enclosed In an
air tight case: But he sure It Is labeled
"Concentrated." This formula cured
hundreds here last winter.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR HARRY
Lucky Bridegroom Had So Many of
Hia Wife's Relatives to "Run
in" at Any Time.
"It Isn't as If the dear child was go-
ing away off In some remote place far
from all her relatives and friends,"
said the bride's mother to the caller
who had run In the day after the wed-
ding to have a second look at the
presents.
"You see. she Is going to live right
here, so near us that I can run In
every day, and her sister, May, will
live Just across the street and will
be running in every day, and her
grandmother lives just around the cor-
ner, so she can run In every day, and
her Aunt Maria lives only four blocks
up the street, so she can run in every
day, and her Aunt Harriet lives so
near that she will probably be running
in every day, and she has half a dozen
other aunts and cousins right here in
town who will be running In at any
time; but of course it will be a little
hard on poor Harry, for all of his
people IIvp miles and miles from here,
and the d. ai boy hasn't a relative to
run in, yet with so many of May's
relatives to run In the boy can't be
very lonesome—dear, good boy!"
HAD LIFE OF
Frank Herdlc Often Plaything of For
tune—What He Considered Hia
Most Unlucky Bet.
Tsafc Precautions.
"Yos rsa Into thla mas st SO miles
aa boar sad knocked hla 40 fsot,"
-That, or s little bettor, I anpposa,'
No man was more widely known on
the trotting turf than the late Prank
Herdlc. the noted poolseller, book-
maker, racehorse owner and a life-
long follower of the trotter, and per-
haps no man had as many ups and
downs in life as he.
During his lifetime Herdlc handled
millions of dollars and was always a
heavy plunger himself, with varying
luck.
A few years before hla death Her-
dlc had a bad season and soon after
the close of the Lexington meeting
went to New York, hoping to straight-
en hia finances, but ill luck followed
htm sad be decided to retire tor tbs
wister to hla native tows, WIlllsiM-
psrt, Fa, as tbs esfeet place.
irrtrai there with oaly |S he-
-
President Taft on Discontent.
President Taft, in one of his ad-
dresses to the farmers of Florence, N.
C., told a story about discontent.
"No man," he said, "can really un-
derstand chronic discontent after hav-
ing eaten one of those famous pine
stews of North Carolina. Chronic dis-
content does, however, exist. Now
and then we find a case or two among
farmers when the weather goes wrong.
" 'Ah, yes, Joseph, you have cause
to complain,' a lawyer said to a farm-
er. 'The harvest has been very bad,
no doubt of that. But you should re-
member that providence cares for all,
and even the birds of the air are pro-
vided for."
" 'Yes,' said the discontented farm-
er, 'so they are—off my potatotes.' "—
Washington Post.
How it Struck Him.
"Behold the wondrous beauties of
yon sunset sky," exclaimed the poet
"How prodigal nature is with its re-
splendent glories."
"Yes," answered the busy publisher,
in an absent-minded tone, "it is going
some to throw in a colored supple-
ment every day."
INSOMNIA
Leads to Madness, if not Remedied in
Time.
VICISSITUDES! he saw a good chance to double up
his twenty. An old blacksmith
known as Uncle Henry, whom Herdic
had known from boyhood, had Just
passed and Herdic bet his friend the
whole $20 that the blacksmith had
not had water all over himself for
three years.
The bet was taken and the two j abruptly and absolutely, and adopted
friends went to the blacksmith shop Postum aa my hot drink at meals.
"Experiments satisfied me, some 5
years ago," writes a Topeka woman,
"that coffee was the direct cause of the
Insomnia from which 1 suffered ter-
ribly, as well as the extreme nervous-
ness and acute dyspepsia which made
life a most painful thing for me.
"I had been a coffee drinker slnco
childhood, and did not like to think
that the beverage was doing me all thla
harm. But It was, and the time came
when I had to face the fact, and pro-
tect myself. I therefore gave up coffee
to settle.
"Uncle Henry." said Herdic, "I Just
bet all the money I had in the world
that you have not had water all over
yourself for three years, and we have
left it to you to decide."
"Prank, you have made a very bad
bet," eaid Uncle Henry, "for If you
had left It aa you Intended, that I
have not taken a bath in three years
you would have won, but as It la you
lose, because only a month ago while
driving over the bridge my horae rsa
away, threw me out I fell Into tbs
creek and cams near being drowsed."
Herdlc alwsya eoaaldersd tbla tho
"I began to not? improvement in my
condition very soon after I took on
Postum. The change proceeded grad-
ually, but surely, and It waa a matter of
only a few weeks before I found my-
self entirely relieved—the nervousness
passed away, my digestive sppsrstss
was restored to normal efficiency, sad
I began to sleep, restfully and peace-
fully.
"These happy conditions have con-
tinued during all of the 5 years, sad I
sb safe In asylsg that I owe than en-
tirely to Poetum. for when I
It 1 ceased to
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