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I DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. i ii t ' A h ' Those Women Who Dread Middle Life Atchison, Knna.: I took Dr. Pierce's Fnvorilo Prescription dur ing expectancy and ' It wnA n crmAt heln to mo. It was tho means of keeping mo in good condi tion and when I camo to mlddlo llfo I took it again and Kit lirnitaht mn " through tills period safely. I am always V. I Biiwi o rccummcDu UT. I'jereo's V avorito 1'rcacripUon." MH3. C. C. HINES, 825 Mound St, . After lone cxpcrlcnco in tho treatment of women's diseases. Dr. PIcrco evolved a vctrctablo tonio and corrcctlvo which ho called Dr. Picrco's Favorite Proscription. This is a purely vegctablo preparation, -without a particlo of alcohol contained in it. When a woman complains of backacho, -dirzincM or pain when everything looks black before her eyes a dragging feeling; or bearing-down, with nervousness, eho should turn to this "temperance" herbal tonic. It can !x obtained in almost every drug storo in tho land and tho Ingredients arc printed in plain English on tho wrapper. rPut up In tablet or.lia.uid. Dr. Pierce, of 3nvaliuY Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y., will send a trial elzo of tho tablets for ten cento. When Weak and Nervous Kansas City. Kans.: "I have taken Dr. Picrco's Favorlto Proscription many times with very good results. I bavo taken it foe -woman's weakness when I was all run-down, weak and nervous and it soon had mo built up in health and strength. I havo taken it at different times as a tonio and it lias novel Sailed to givo relief I havo also rccom mended it to others who havo been wonder .fully benefited by its use. "As I havo done lots of nursing I am in's position to know that Tovorlto Prcscripj tlon' has saved tho llfo of many a woman.' MH!3. A. QEURIGER, 1402 Wood Ave. HEADACHE Often Caused by Acid-Stomach Ya, Indeed, mora often than you think. ?3ecu,e ACID-BTOMACH, starting with In. Iiestion, heartburn, belohlns, food-repeat. Ing, bloat and irai. If not checked, will even. tuallr affect every vital organ of the body. Severe, blinding-, apllttinir headaohee are, therefore, of frequent occurrence as a remit ef thl upaet condition. Tako KATON1C. It ryilckly bantihei acid, vtomaoh with its aour bloat, pain and Ra. It alda dlceetlon helps the atomach set rfull atrenvth from every mouthful of food -you eat. Mllllona of people are mlaerable, weak, tick and alllnc beeauae of ACID. -STOUACJI. Poliont, created by partly dl eatad food charced with acid, are abaorbed intn the blood and dlatrlbuted throushout be entire ayatem. Thla often caunea rheu--anatlam, bllloutnaaa, clrrhoata of the liver, boart trouble, ulcers and even cancer of he atomach. It roba It vlctlma of their -bandit, undermines the atrencth of the aoat 'Vlcoroua. If you want to set back your phyatcat and mental atrenith be full of vim and Hror enjoy life and be happy, you muss icm rid of i your acld-atomach. In HATONIC you wilt find, the very help ;u need and, It's auaranteed. ,80 set a bis Op box fronfyour drusslat today. If It rails to pltaae you, return It and be will refund your money, FATONIC iBabfs Clothu will be white u the driven mow when laundered if you Red Cross bill Blue It never ttrcakt or ipott the clothe, nor does it injur the moat delicate fabric. All food grocers sell k 5 cents a package. Cuticura Stops Itching anil Saves the Hair lnltinsisisfss- formerly Was Oyster Kino. Uncob Ockurs, known ua tlu "Oys ter King," who died recently nt Ills Lone Island (N. 1'.) home, was tho flrnt exporter of oysters to Europe, and ills naiuo cuino to bo known In till markets wiioro tho blue (mint oyHter -was found In foreign countries. Ills foreign shipments the first your amounted to only 1,000 barrels. Later Ills export business becatua tho largest of Its kind In the United States, and amounted to 1(0,000 barrels nnnuully. Unusual, "There'll Jiihi 0110 thing I want to ak you, John 7" "Only one, Henrietta? -Ain't yon feelln' well?" Lack ef Spirit -"What h tntndiy party that was." "Well, my dear, they had only soft Inks." NltjM amtl Mormtmi. Hmm Stnttg.Hmkh Ey. I( they Tire, Itch, Smart or Burn, If Sore, Irritated. Inflamed or Gwwlslsl, Mac Murine afraMlaM.' Safe fov" .Ifefjrt or Adult AtallDnimirt. Write f 01 2aaHfBHa?2TnNa& PW -CTI , 3k V JPE-lifc "XASMs f 1 "SMJjSWaUBfcKT'- mi 1 yJlvmE IHIML Ajfcd4BAA PIECES OF EIGHT BEING THE AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF A TREASURE DISCOVERED IN THE BAHAMA ISLANDS IN THE YEAR 1903. NOW FIRST GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC By RICHARD LE GALLIENNE Copyright by Doubled?, Page A Compm;- CHAPTER VI Continued. 13 And then I camo upon a photograph Banging over tho writing desk a tall, Spanish-looking young woman of rc tnarkablo beauty. It needed but ono glanco to realize that hero wan Ca lypno'n mother, and no was natural I stood a long tlrao scanning tho couu tennnco that wan so like tho face which, from my first eight of it, had seemed U10 loveliest In tho world. This was a flower thut had been tho mother of a flower. It was a facomore primi tive In Its beauty, n llttlo less touched with raco than tho ono I loved, hut tho snmo fearless natural nobility was In It, and tho figure had tho snmo wild graco of poso, tho enmo lithe strength of carriage. Two or threo days went by, but ns yet there was no news of elther.Chnr llo Webster or Tobias. Nothing fur ther had been heard of the latter In tho settlement, and a careful patrol ling of tho neighborhood revealed no signs of him. Either his sailing away was a bona fldo pcrformanco or ho was lying low In sorao other part of tho Island which of courso would not bo a dlfllcult thing for him To do, ns most of It was wilderness and as, also, there were ono or two coves on tho deserted northern sldo whero ho could easily bldo his time. Between that coust and us, however, lay some ton miles ot scrub and mangrove swamps, and It was manifestly out of tho question to patrol them too. Thcro was nothing to do but watch and wait. At last there camo a message from Oharlto Webster, another of his Caesa rian notes: "Sorry delays few days 'onger. Any news?" That seemed to decide tho "kjng." "What do you say, Ulysses," ho said, "If wo begin digging tomorrow? There nro ten of us with as many guns, four revolvers and plenty of machetes not counting Calypso, who Is an excellent shot herself." I agreed that nothing would please mo better so nn early hour tho fol lowing morning found us with tho whold garrison excepting Samson, whom It had been thought wlso to loavo at homo as a bodyguard ,for Calypso lined up at tho old 'ruined mansion with picks and shovels and machetes, ready to commenco opera tions. Wo had worked for a week beforo wo rando a clearance of tho ground floor. Then at last wo camo upon a solidly built stono staircase, winding downward. Aftor cloarlng away tho debris wltli which It was choked to a dopth of somo twenty or thirty steps, wo camo to n stout wooden door stud ded with nails. "The dungeon at last," said tho "king." "The kitchens, I bot" said I. After some battering tho door gnvo way with a crash, a moldcrlng breath as of tho gravo met our nostrils, and It Was the Pirates' Wine Cellar. it cloud of bats dew In our faces and set tho necroca ecreamlnir. A hum cavcrnouB blackness was before us. Tho "king" called for lanterns. As wo raised theso above our heads and peered into tho darkness, we both gave a laugh. "'Yo ho ho-and a bottle of rum,' " sang tho "king." For all along the walls stood or lay prone on trestles, a silent company of hogsheads, festooned with cobwebs like bugo black wings. It was the pirates' wine cellar 1 ' Such was our discovery for that day, but there Is another matter which I nt mention tho fact that some how the news of our excavation seamed to havo got down to the set tlement. It Is a curious fact, as the "king" observed, that If a man should tart to i for gold In tho ccntor of rJ daErEatfalBBHIaifwIwtffiHHBBBBBBBBBB eeweewejeegejwwpeyeMieiejejeaeeiej'eejiwiiaiaejeie Sahara, with ho possible means of communicating with his fellows, on tho third day there would not fall to bo someone to drop In and remark on tho fineness of tho weather. So It was with us. As a general thing not onco In a twelvemonth did n human being wander Into that wilderness whero tho "king" had made his home. Thcro was nothing to bring them there, and, ns I havo made clear, the way was not easy. Yet wo had hardly begun work when ono and another Idle nigger strolled in from the settlement and stood grinning his curiosity at our labors. Toward evening of tho third day we came upon n passnge leading out of ono of tho cellars; It had such n prom ising nppearnnco thnt we kept at work later than usual, and tho sun had set and night was rapidly falling ns wo turned homeward. As wo camo In sight of the house wo wcro struck by tho peculiar hush about It, and there wero no llghtn In tho windows. "No llghlsl" the "king" nnd I ex claimed together, Involuntarily hurry ing our steps, with n foreboding of we know not what In our hearts. . As wo crossed tho lawn tho house loomed up dark and still and tho door opening onto tho loggia was a square of black ness In a gloom of shadows hardly less profound. Not a sound, not a sign of llfo I "Calypso l" wo both cried out, as we rushed across tho loggia. "Calypso 1 whore are you" but there was no an swer; nnd then I, being ahead of the "king," stumbled over something dark lying across tho doorway. "Good heaven l what is this?" I cried, and bending down I saw that It was Samson. Tho "king" struck a match. Yes I It was Samson, poor fellow, with n dagger firmly planted In his heart. . Near by something white canght toy cyo attached to tho lintel of tho door wny. It was a piece of paper held thero with a sailor's knife. I tore It off in a frenzy, and tho "king" striking nnother match wo read it to gether. It boro but a few words, writ ten all In capital letters with a coarso pencil : - "WILL RETURN THE LADY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE TREASURE," nnd It was signed "H. P. T." CHAPTER VII. In Which I Lose My Way. "Tho audacity of tho fellow 1" ex claimed tho "king," who was the first to recover. "But Calypso I" I cried. Tho "king" laid his hand -on my shoulder reassuringly. "Don't bo afraid for her," he said. "I know my daughter." "But I lovo nerl" I cried, thus blurting out In my nngulsh what I had designed to reveal In some tranquil chosen hour, "I havo loved her for twenty years," said tho "king," cxasperatlngly calm. "Jack Harkaway' can tako caro of himself." I was not even astonished at the time. "But something must be done," I cried. "I will go to the commander at onco and rouse the settlement Give me a lantern,!' I called' to ono of the negroes, who by this had come up to us, and were standing around In terrified group. I waited only for It to bo Ut, and then, without a word, dashed wildly into the forest "Hadn't you better take someone with you?" I heard tho "king" call after me, but I was too distraught to roply, plunging headforemost through the tangled darkness my brain boil ing llko a cauldron with anger and a thousand fears, and my heart stung, too with wild, unreasoning remorse. After all, It was my doing. "To think I to think 1 to think l" I cried aloud leaving the rest unspo ken, I meant that It had all como of my Insensate pursuit of that filthy treas ure, when all the time tho only treas ure I covetqd was Calypso herself, tyoor old Ignorant Tom had been right after all. Nothing good came of such enterprises. Thcro was a curse upon them from tho beginning. And then, ns I thought of Tobias, my body shook SO that I could hnnllv knnn nn vnlL-. Ing, and next minute my hatred of him so nerved mo up that I ran on through tho brush llko n madman, ray clothes clutched nt by tho devilish vines and torn at ovory yard. 1 fted past tho scene of our excava tions, looking moro haunted than over in tho flashing gleam of the lantern. With an oath I left them behind, as tho accursed cause of all this ovll; but I cannot have gono by them many yards when suddenly I felt tho ground giving way beneath mo with a violent Jerk. My arms went up In a wild ef fort to save myself, and then, In a panic of fright, I folt myself shooting downward as one might fall down the shaft of a mine. Vainly I clutched nt rocky walls as I sped down In the earth-smelling darkness. I seemed to bo falling forever, and f.or a moment my head cleared and I had time to thluk of the Crash that was coming at the end ot my fall n crash which, nmtkMmjtMMjtmMtmAAmMMMj I said to myself, must mean death. It came with sudden crunching pnln, n swift tightening round my heart, as though black ropes were being lushed tightly about it, squeezing out my breath ; then entire blackness engulfed me and I knew no more. How long I lay there In tho darkness I cannot tell. All I remember Is suddenly opening my eyes on Intenso blackness nnd vaguely wondering where I was. My head seemed entire ly detached from my body, of which so far I was unconscious. But pres ently the realization of it returned, and Involuntarily I tried to move to find with a sort of indifferent mild surprise that it was Impossible. So there I lay, oddly content, In the dark the pungent smell of the earth my only sensation, and my head use lessly clear. The remembrance of what had hap pened begnn to grow In force nnd keenness and, of n sudden, the thought of Calypso smoto mo llko n sword I Spurred to despcrato effort, I stood up on tho Instant nnd leaned ngninst n rocky wall. Miracle of miracles I I could stand. I was not dead, after nil. I was not, Indeed, so far as I could tell, seriously hurt Badly bruised, of course but no bones bro ken. It seemed Incredible, but it was so. The realization mado me feel weak ngnln, nnd I sat down with my back propped up against the rock, and waited for moro strength. Slowly my thoughts fumbled around tho situation. Then, ns by force of habit, my hand went to my pocket God be praised 1 I had matches, and I cried,, with thankfulness, out of very weakness. But I still snt on in the dark for a while. I felt very tired. After thinking nbout It for n long time, I took out my precious matchbox, which unconsciously I had been hug ging wlh my hand, nnd struck n light looking nbout me In a dazed fashion. The match burnt down to my fingers, nnd I threw it nwny, as the flame stung me. I had seen something of ray surroundings, enough to last my tired brain for a minute or two. I was at the bottom of a sort of crevasse, a narrow xcleft In the 'rocks which con tinued on in a slanting downward chasm Into the darkness. It was a natural corridor, with a floor of white sand. The sand bad accounted for my coming off without any broken bones. Aftor another minute or two 7 struck another match, and lol nnother miracle. Thcro was my lantern lying besldo mo. Tho glass of it was bro ken, but that was no matter. As I lit tho wick my hopes leapt np with tho flame. At the worst I had light I swung my lnntern aloft, seeking tho possibilities of a climb, but every where It was sheer, without a ledgo or protuberance of any kind to take advantago of, and It was utterly de void of vegetation not a sign of a friendly shrub or root to hold by. I had sense enough to know that I was too tired to think profitably, and drowsiness coming over me told me that an hour or two's 'sleep would give me the strength I needed to renew with a will and more chances of sh cess my efforts to escape. Light was too precious to waste, so I blew out my lantern, and, curling up on the sand, almost Instantly fell asleep. But beforo I lapsed Into un consciousness I had clutched hold of one sustaining thought In the dark ness the assurance of Calypso's safe ty, so confidently announced by her father: "Don't be afraid for her. I know my daughter." Whatever hap pened to mo, she would como out all right. As her bravo shape flashed be fore my mind's eye, down there under tho earth, I could have no doubt of that My Instinct had been right In giving way to my drowsiness, for I woke up from my sleep a now man. How long I hnd been there, of course, I hnd no means of knowing; but I fancy I must havo slept a good while, far I felt so refreshed and full of determination to tacklo my escape In good earnest I had hardly relit my lantern when Its rays revealed something which It seemed Impossible for anyone with eyes, however weary, to have over looked. In the right-hand corner of the llttlo cavern, flvo or six feet nbovo my head, was n dark hole, llko tho en tranco to a tunnel, or, moro properly speaking a good-sized burrow for It was scarcely moro than a yard in di ameter. It seemed to be something more thou a moro cavity In tho rock, for, when I flashed my lantern up to It I could see no end. To climb up to It nt first seemed dlfllcult; but providentially, I had a stout clasp knife In my pocket, and with this I cut a step or two In the porous rock, and so managed It Lying flat on my Btomach, I looked In. It was, as I had thought, a narrow natural tunnel, snaking through the rocks as often happens in thoso curi ous fantastic coral formations for all the world, Indeed, as If it hnd been mado ages ago by some monstrous primeval eorpent, a giant wormholo. no less, leading-heaven alone knew where. Thcro wns Just room to crawl alonj It on all fours, so I started cautiously, making suro I hnd my precious matches and my jackknlfe all safe. I progressed, I should say, for iomo twenty or thirty yards, when, to my Inexpressible relief, I came out, still on all fours, onto a spreading floor; then, standing up, I perceived that I was in a cavo of considerable lofti ness and somo forty feet or so across. It was good to breathe again such comparatively free air; yet, ns I looked about and mado the circuit of the walls, I saw that I had but ex changed ono prison for another. Thero was this difference, however: whereas there had only been ono passageway from the cave I had just left, thero were several similar outlets from that In which I now stood. Two or threo of them proved to be nothing but al coves that ran a few yards and then stopped. But there "were two close by ench other which seemed to continue on. Thero was not much choice between them, but ns both made In the snmo direction, so far as I could Judge tho direction In which I hnd so far pro- WSmmMMk Vainly I Clutched at Rocky Walls. grossed, I decided to tako the larger one. It proved to be a passage much like the tunnel I had already trav ersed, only n little roomier, nnd there fore It was easier going, and it, too, brought me out, as had tho other, on another cavern but one considerably larger in extent I had stumbled on something like a Monte Crlsto snlte of underground apartments. And here for a moment I released my imagination from her blinders, nnd allowed her to play around these strange halls. And in ono of hex suggestions there wns some comfort. It was hardly likely that cayerns of such extent hnd waited f ot me to discover them. Thoy must sure ly have been known to Teach, or what ever buccaneer It was who had occu pied tho ruined mansion not so verv far abovo ground. I set nbout the moro carefully to examine every nook npd corner. Two Iron staples Imbedded in one of the wnlls, with rusting chains and man acles attached, were melancholy proof of one of the uses to which tho place had once been put Melancholy for certain unhappy souls long since free of all mortal chains, but for me need I say it? exceedingly Joyous. For If there hnd been a way to bring pris oners here It was none tho less evi dent that there had been a way to take them out But how nnd whoro! Again I searched every nook and cran ny. There was no sign of entrance anywhere. Then a thought occurred to mo. What If the entrance were after tho manner of a medieval oubliette through tho celling! Thero was a thought Indeed to send one's hopes soaring. I ran In my eagerness throuch ono cavern nfter nnnthor holding my lantern aloft That must oe me soiuuon. 'mere could be no other way. I sought and sought, but ilas! It was a false hope, and I threw nyself down In a corner In despair, deciding that the prisoners must have been forced to crawl in as I had though It was hardly llko jailers to put themselves to such Inconvenience I leaned back against the wall and gazed listlessly upward. Next mo. ment I hnd bounded to my feet again. Surely. I had seen some short, romiinr lines running up the faco of tho rock, nice, n lauucr. 1 raised my lnntern. Suro enough, they wero Iron rounds set In tho faco of tho rock, and they mounted up till I lost them In the ob scurity, for the cave hero must have been forty feet high. Blessed honvon 1 I was saved I (TO BH CONTINUED.) Memory Mutt Be Cultivated. In any system of mental develop ment tho memory must bo cultivated at the outset and that cultivation must contlnuo unceasingly. It Is for tunate Indeed that every average per son has a mind cnpablo of excellent memory. It Is only necessary that the nntlvo powers should be properly em ployed. Heara Only the Voice. "A lack of understand' kin b mighty comfortin'," said Uncle Eben "Do worse you talk to a raulo de more ho feels complimented by do attentlot 'lo'a recelvlnV Ngsty Colds Get instant relief with 'Tape's Cold Compound" Don't stay stuffed-up 1 Quit blowing and snuffling I A dose of "Pope's Cold Compound" taken every two hours un til three doses are taken usually breaks up a cold and ends all grippe misery. Tho very first dose opens your clogged-up nostrils and the air pass ages of the head; stops' noso running; relieves the headache, dullness, fever ishness, sneezing, soreness and stiffness. "Pope's Cold Compound" Is tho quickest surest relief known and costs only a few cents at drug stores. It acts without assistance. Tastes nice. Con tains no quinine. Insist on Pope's 1 Ad, Putting Him Right "Among the possessions of every poor man in tills region can bo found at least one worthless dog," severely said the spectacled tourist "Thero hain't no such thing ass a worthless dog, podncrl" returned Gap Johnson of Rumpus Rldgc. "And no man thnt owns n wood dog Is plumb poor." Kansas City Star. ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE Name "Bayer" is on Genuine Aspirin say Bayer Insist on "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" In n "Bayer package," containing prop er directions for Headache, Colds, Pain, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin toxes of 12 tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trndo mark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono acetlcacldester of Sallcyllcacld. Adv. On the Contrary. Marion had been out several eve nings in succession nnd looked tired, so mother suggested she retire early Instead of going out ngnln thnt eve ning. When little Dick came down stnlrs from her room mother snld: "Well, Is sister making up her mind to stny In?" He replied: "I should say not, she's making up her face to go out." BOSCHEE'S SYRUP. In these days of unsettled weather look out for colds. Take every pre caution against the dreaded influenza and at the first sneeze remember that Boscheo's Syrup has been used for fifty-three years In all pnrts of the United States for coughs, bronchitis and colds, throat Irritation and espe cially for lung troubles,' giving the patient a good night's rest, free from coughing, with easy expectoration in the morning. Made In America and kept as a household remedy in the homes of thousands of families all over the civilized world. Try one bottld and accept no substitutes. AdT. India Needs American Goods. Tho fact that the Bombay Electric Tramway company, Bombay, India, re cently placed an order -for 130 tram trucks In America on account: of" tho advantageous prices quoted, Indicates thnt there la further opportunity for the marketing in India of this and kindred lines. Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured ?hl j. aPPllcatlonn aa they cannot reach trie diseased portion of tho ear. There ti S27 hn-e.ayvt0 cure Catarrhal Deaf new, wiTTS ,o.?r.SJ:on8t,tutlonal remedy. SL? .v.CASAURH MEDICINE acta nt ,h1h ho Blood on the Mucous Burface SiH ystem: Catarrhal Deafness U m.VnoM. b,Y ian flamed condition of th wff'.CTi.0', the Eustachian Tube. SimIiithl8 tu!ie l Inflamed you havo a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and 5uni FnIe?Sith? Lnflammatlon can be re mieonSH?..l8utub? retored to Its nor Sai.vndlV1?n' hearlnK may be destroyed llSr'Ji?? S.a8e1..of Deafness are eSn5?t1ftny?a.larrht whlch inflamed J5,'i!0Il.of tne Mucous Surfaces. 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