STRUGGLE IS
FOR NAVAL
SUPREMACY
A obscure IlrltlHh army
officer, serving In South
Africa. has done a vory
remarkable thing. For
enrs Kipling had bean
b 1 1 1 o rly, apostrophizing
IiIh countrymen:
Must ye wait for tlio sputtered shrapnel
r ye learn how a gun Is laid.
1'or the low, ml gleam to the southward
whero your rtdded coast towns hurn
(Light ye Mltatt hnve on that lesson, but
little time to lean.
Hut "arid, aloof, incurious, unthink
ing, ' unthaitklng," tlio empire over
which tho sun never acts wept on its
way, "waiting some oasy wonder,
hoping gome Having sign." And now
an army olflcor who had turned play
wright for tho moment ban accom
plished at one Htroke all that Kipling
had failed to do with all of his many
proddlngB. In hla extraordinary play,
"An Englishman's Homo," tho fanci
ful portrayal of a midden foreign In
vasion and Its dlro roHultfi liaa excited
Grent Britain nlinost an niuoli as tho
actuality might have done. In tho
vomacular, the play hit tho British
public where It lives. IUi far-reaching
which Great Drltaln Ih arming In such
feverish haste. It would bo difficult to
8ay what combination of two powers
Is at present regarded by Downing
Street an being tho most probable. But
It is recognized that the kalcldoscopo
of International relations can alter
more rapidly than fleets can bo built,
particularly thoso fleets of Dread
noughts whose rapid upbuilding In
Germany has brought so much disturb
ance to the sober British mind. Theso
are tho nll-blg-gun ships which ono
hears ho much of nowadays, vcbbcIh
of such tremendous offensive and de
fensive power, of such high speed and
wldo stream radius, that It is now ad
mitted that upon tholr preponderance
will rest the naval suprcmncy of tho
future.
Origin of the Big-gun 8hlp.
Althoug the idea of tho alt-blg-gun
ship originated on this side of tho At
lantic and had Its inception in target
practice lu tho American navy, that
distinguished Italian, Cunlbcrtl, of tho
Royal Italian corps of naval engineers,
has, by reason of tho capaciousness of
pigeon holes In Washington, boon
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nation ibc conditions would be to
tally different.
Among other iKMslbllitle that may
arise there Is the one that must not
be overlooked that is. that the world
might see two repetitions of Port Ar
thur, ono within and tho other be
yond the Danish straits. And such
blockades Wight protract the war for
months and months without nny def
inite results to either side, except for
tho effect on their commerce.
Leaving aside all the fancies of the
Napoleonic days, the imaginary sur
prise landings and all those other ro
mantic idoas that so Interest one in
one's young days, rnd which are now
so much disturbing Britain, let us
consider tho matter In Its most nat
ural and almple aspect. Tho most
probable situation would bo that the
land nrmlos would be vigilant and
ready, that tho German ships of war
woutJ bo in tholr ample and well-pro
tected harbors of refuge of compara
tively little depth, and that the Brit
ish chips would bo keeping watch out
side so that no hostllo cruiser could
get away unmolested to play havoc
with the commorco of Britain and dla
turb her food supply.
Thero Is no reason whatever why
such a state of things should not go on
for month uftcr month, and especially
so if tho Toga of the day, instead of
being outside, is In this caso within,
and has tho Intention of keeping hla
few ships intact at all costs.
Outcome of the Blockade.
Tho blockadcr will then find himself
in this dilemma, either ho maintains
n really strict blockade, and then thero
Ih HcrlouH risk that his hips go tho
wny of tho Hatsuse, Petropaviosk and
others, or ho keeps them well oflt of
danger, and then the blockade Is but
a fictitious one, nnd in such a case
British commerce hnB everything to
lose. Of course, It Is understood that
tho German ocean-borne commorco Is
completely stranded for the time be
ing, but the effort of mich suspension
on tho large extent of German terri
tory will bo nothing in comparison
with tho results of such suspension In
tho case of Britain, which would bring
with it absolute peril to that country,
while In tho caso of Germany there
would bo no such danger. What pos
sible use would be those big guns of
the Dreadnoughts and the Invlnclbles?
Certainly thoy would bo useless for
tho purposo for which they were orig
inally designed, a fight in tho open, in
tho Atlantic, for example, In full day-
they do not present any novel features.
Of the submarines on which Ger
many is embarKing, comparatively
little is known. From tho excellence
of the Russian boats built at Krtipp's,
Germnnla yard, the assumption Is that
the German boats will be at least
equally efficient. The main defect ap
pears to be too small a radius.
Two In Third Place.
Japan and Germany now both oc
cupy the third place among tho naval
powers. Oy paper Japan, perhaps, oc
cupies almost the better position on
account of all tho ex-Russian battle
rn
MAN OR BEAST?
Bv ELLIS PARKER BUTLER
(Copyright, by Dally Story Pub. Co.)
It was half ait hour before the per
formance In the big tent, but tho mo
nagcrlo tent was beginning to fill. The
ships that she owns. Outside and , . ..T. , . .Cnn
apart from these ships, however, the
Japanese fleet Is now very consider
blc In the most powerful types of
units. The Satsuma. of the new
Dreadnought type, was completed dtir
Ing 1908, ns were most of the armored
cruisers of equal date.
Considerable progress ha been made
on Japan's other big Dreadnought, the
Akl, nnd two ships, tho first of a new
series, aro woll advanced. Four oth
era are projected, but nono of them
nppears to bo yet in hand. The num
per of big armored cruisers to bo
built Is ralhor Indefinite; it is doubt
ful whether more than ono is act tally
In hand.
Ono of tho most interesting develop
meats of tho recent past Is the ad
vent of Dreadnoughts among tho north
ern European "coast defense" navies.
Of thoso navies, that of Sweden Is
damp pine sawdust under foot aided in
creating that distinctly circus scent
that is the incense of bliss to the nose
of the small boy.
The venders of peanuts and pink
and white "lemo" were busy nt their
stands near where tho rough-hided
elephants and shop-worn camels were
chained to stakes around tho center
pole, and through an opening at the
far end of tho tent could bo Hoen tho
tiers of blue plank scats in tho big tent
beyond, and ono or two blue-Jacketed
men hastily raking sawdust in the two
big rings.
A stream of eager sightseers pressed
around the circle of cages, crowding
close to tho guard-ropes, ejaculating
with wonder at sight of the gnu or
eagerly glancing ahead In vain en
deavor to see the hippopotamus with
probably equal to the Russian In ships h,8 cnvc.1Ike nimith Tho80 who hnd
u un-i now Bianu. unucr me ley canca Qp unlbroUaB slyly ,)oUcd the
"uHl " u "!. nu.wuy ..u ' animals, keeping ono eye on tho sleopy
linn mi juujvtL ui uiv ucriuiiihs lu I watchmen.
uuiiii uii-uuuuiib'iun ui power, uuuo u wa (ho ren, drcUg( u,0 onl. ten
equal to the best battleships set afloat combincd BrPntest shows on earth, and
by any nation n few years ago. Sup- ,t ,iad nctn,iIy como t0 Yarnaby in all
posing Bweuen 10 muni inesc as in- Ita B,ory wlth s cngea and fluUering
dustrlously ns she has built her coast bann0r3( i,B four champion bands and
defense battleships in tho past, It will nghtnInR tlcket-sellcrs. It was tho real
not. ue long oeioro mis country oe- clrcUB( from Ul0 wonderful bcaBts that
cornea nn extremely important. lactor am,onrod on tho show-hllla and no
III thO Baltic, especially 111 tho event wl,nrn oIro. In flit. nnW nnd nnata nnd
of Norwny co operating, an might well Beat8( pated that shade of blue that
bo the caso In matters Involving gen- js Rcen on circus-poles nnd posts and
erni Scandinavian interests. senta nmi seen thero only
in mo aoutn American navies nono All Yarnaby county that had not at
ot tno nmimious programs 01 last tended tho morning performance
year have yet borne fruit except tho crowded tho tent that evening, and of
urnzmun. Tiiese carry 12 12-lnch, and ai tho nnimals tho Hons wore viewed
so aro considerably superior to tlio with tho greatest we. Tho monarchs
Dreadnoughts in gunflro, but tho pro- 0f tho animal kingdom lay at the back
tection givon is distinctly less.
In vnrylng degree with each of the
smaller navies, tho standards of value
which apply to tho great navies are
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effect 1b shown In cable dispatches
Which doscrlbn the turbulent scono In
parliament whou tho naval bill camo
Up for debate and tho overwhelming
vote of !J22 to 83 In favor of tho rapid
upbuilding of n more poWorful navy
NuvIcb are essentially business In-
Etrtimetits, and no amount of tirgu
lent can dlsgulso tho fact that they
(ire built for uso nnd not for ornament,
l'horo is no need hero to attempt to
floflno which In tho governing princi
ple, whether thoso who lmvo tho great
est strength are tho ones who nro
most likely to uso it, or whether tho
tnoro poscsslon of armed strength Im
plies an Intention of employing It. But
tho fact remains that for many years
Great Britain's postulate had boon
that, whatever tho cost, she would
lmvo a navy superior to that of any
two powers, lior attitude has boon
that, iib tho greater Includes tho Icsb,
Ihoroforo by preparing to fight a com
bination or tho two greatest nnvnl
powers that preparation would nwiko
her secure against any other combina
tion that could possibly be concolvod.
vBut now," said Mr. Balfour In his
Impassioned speech beforo tho Iioubo,
"for tho vory first tlmo lu modorn his
tory wo are fnco to fuco with 11 naval
Bltuntlon ho now and so dangerous that
It is dlfllcult for us to realize Us Im
port." The Nation Responsible.
Tho nation that has created for
Great Britain tho nltuntlon "so now
ttud dnngorous" can ho easjly onough
Identified. With good reason or with
out, Britain bus long distrusted Gor
many, and long boforo tho production
of tho play which so uturtlod the Brit
ish populace, and so much electrified
Its parliament, thero was In tho heart
at most every Briton a conviction that
If Great Britain over wont to war,
Germany would seize the opportunity
to overthrow British maritime supre
macy. Great Brltaln'H frankly dis
closed portubatlou is nnw duo to tho
vast strides that Germany has boon
limiting with her navy, and Instead ot
the sottled IlrltlHh Idea of maintain
Ing a two-power stuiulnrd, thero are
uow somo excited doubts, as to her
ability to maintain ascendancy over
this single ono.
It Is estimated that 13 German
Dreadnoughts and InvlnclbloH might
bo complotod by 1011, as ugnlnat 12
Dreadnoughts and four Invlnclbles
which Great Britain would have by
Novombor of 1011. If Germany ac
celerates her construction work she
would lmvo 17 of thoso ships by April
of 1012. Great Britain, it was pointed
out lu parliament, could not afford to
talio risks, and if sho was to main
tain her superiority tho admiralty
must be In n position to obtain tlio do
llvory of four additional Drondnoughts
by March of 1912, thus giving Grout
Britain 20 such vosanola against Ger
many'u possible 17.
Thus, while it is plain enough that
credited with tho (irst design, In tho
current volume of "Jane's Fighting
Ships of the World" this distinguished
commentator notes a remarkable evo
lution In German bnttloshlp design,
"although up to tho present time there
hnd been a distinct difference between
tliom, or either the French or British
system of construction."
Continuing, ho Hays that "among
theso throe great unvles tho British
certainly predominates, hut whllo It Is
hardly likely that tho other two will
modify their Ideas lu warship con
struction, tho general trend of con
structive Ideas may now bo modified,
ns n wur betwoon Great Britain nnd
her two allies is altogether Improb
able." This elimination leaves only Ger
many, Franco and the United States
as tho only powers with Hitlllclent
nnvnl strength to confront Great Brit
ain without, being utterly swept from
tho sons from the very start. This
country and Franco may bo loft out
of tho count ns It Ih not against either
ot these that Great Brltaln'H shlpbulld'
Ing energies are now directed.
But In tho untoward event ot hostll
itles botween Germnny nnd Grent Brit
nlu It may well bo assumed that the
theater of conflict would not bo such
an is portrnyed in tho drama of "An
Englishman's Homo," but in tlio North
sea, and possibly also In tho Baltic.
Supposing merely for tho sake of 11
lust ration, that the Hoots of tho United
States wero tho ones to aBBall or bo
assailed, tho theator of war would
doubtless bo tho high seas; in tho
second case, or that of Germany, It
Would lu all likelihood bo fought out
In the North sen. In tho first event
thu laud armies of tho two powers
would lmvo llttlo to do It we exclude
possible warfaro lu their colonics;
whllo in tlio second, tho far greater
powers of tho land nrmles of Germany
could lu no wise compensate for the
greater power of the British fleot on
tho son.
Naval Necessities.
An emlnont naval authority recently
pointed nut as an obvious truth tho
fact that battloshlps of great displace
ment and capable ot keoplug tho sens
for n conslderablo length ot time
would bo Indispensable to Great Brit
ain in any war that sho undertook
to wugo with any nation wldoly sep
arated from her by sen. Equally In
dispensable would bo fast and very
powerful armored cruisers. Thus tho
Dreadnought and the Invincible types
seem exactly designed to meet such
needs, and for long runs iiciohb the
ocean. But In the case of Gormnny
would they be of thu hiuuo servlco?
Tho difficulties that would encompass
the theator of conflict in that ovent
would, Indeed, bo serious for such ves
boIs; tho shallow coastal waters of tho
North sea, the dlfllcult Straits of Den
mark nnd many other drawbacks
I which hardly ( require enumerating,
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"inn nn & ?&am& 770.4&S
light, with 11 final strenuous effort of
tho Tsushima type.
If tho history of thu armored ship
era teaches anything, it tenches that
ovory change is always preceded by
11 universal conviction that something
akin to finality has been reached!
Italy has so frequently anticipated
ovonts that her program Is alwuys of
special Interest. And It was quite a
vory fow yoarB ago that Col. Cunl
bertl's "Ideal British Battleship" ex
cited something very llko dorlslon
from those who characterized tho Idea
of a battleship armed with nothing
but 12-lnch guns ns "altogether too
fanciful nn Idea for a scrloiiH work!"
Vet now every battleship 1b a "Cunl
bertl," more or less.
Mystery of New Battleships.
To dnto the mystery ot tho now
Gerlnnn battleships has been well
maintained, but none apparently aro
quite so poworful as was once sup
posed. Tho three guns In a turret Idea
Is entirely given up as unsatisfactory
which reduceH the number of guim
to 12 or possibly only 10.
Tho two first of the Nassau class
aro of 17,710 tons; tho two next about
19,000 tons, but with tho same armor
and armament. Tho ships to be built
under tho 1009 program aro probably
sisters to theso last.
Of tho now armored cruisers the
cruiser "F" is now understood to enrry
but 8, or possibly 9 11-Inch. Sho Is of
practically tho sumo dimensions ns
tho British Invlnctblus. it
Gormnny lu tho ono power against whow at onue that In a war with this
"He's Hypnertlzln' the Lion."
of their cage blinking sleepily and
I glancing now and then nt the curious
faces ot tho crowd with lazy In
dlfforenco.
When, from sheer weariness, the
lioness yawned and showed her white
tooth, the crowd beforo tho coge fell
uacK precipitately ami tlio women
SEEK BLACK KING'S WEALTH, "ttered little cries of terror. The lion
esse lot her head drop comfortably be
Expedition After Treasure Said to Be twocn ncr l)IlWB nnl Blnced nt her
hardly applicable, the value of any
warship being governed by Its prob-
ablo antagonists.
Hidden in Africa.
Tho Transvaal Leader tells a
mnrkablc story of hidden trensuro
which onco belonged to lxbonguln, tho
mate
"What do you think of that?" she
re. asked.
Tho Hon sniffed contemptuously.
"They weary me," he sald;'"l,o. tell
famous king of tho Matabele. It is l evoryining wenries mo now.
said to bo reckoned In millions. l'ko to Eo back to tho Jungle. Do
Five men only know tho plnco where J'011 remember tho day 1 killed the
the tronauro wns donoslted nnd of w'" ox, soon alter i met your
them but ono Is nllvo to day John Ja- "Indeed I do," said tho Honoss; "I
cobs, a native minister, who wns at can sco you Btlll crawling slowly near-
ono tlmo nrivato secretary to Loben- wh-n you hold him spoil-bound
only posslblo to give conjectured de
signs of her.
Tho Bluchor Is now reported to
have 10 8,2-Inch guns, which, hor dis
placement being under 16,000 tons, is
far more probnblo than the heavier ar
mnmentB hitherto assigned to her. Bo
tween the 12-lnch, -15 caliber of tho
Invlnclbles and tho German 11-Inch
GO-callbers, thoro is no very great dif
ference in weight, not more than six
tons per gun nt tho outside. Seven
11-Inch German guns would weigh uh
much as six 12 Inch, -to-callbor British
ones, or rather more than that.
Tho sinnll Germnn cruisers tend to
become fuster annually. They have
now reachod "Scout speeds" and, bo
Ing considerably bettor armed; must
bo regarded ns distinctly superior to
tho ordinary scout. Gorman destroy,
ers are following tho usual tendency
to Increased size and armament, but
guln, and who hns lately returned to
Johannesburg after nu expedition In
quest of tho burled treasure. That
is set out by him as follows: lu coin,
$11,000,000; HC bars of raw gold, ten
wagon londs of Ivory, 400 diamonds.
Rather more than a year ago, ac
cording to tho Transvaal leader, Ja
cobs entorcd Into negotiations with
A, Spinner, a well-known Johannes
burg prospector, as the result of which
both men, accompanied by Jacobs' two
sons nnd a Mr. Monckz, t-et out for tho
north, trolling Into regions rarely
traversed by white people They start
ed January 3, 1908, from Johannes
burg, nnd wero absent for over a year.
They did not bring back tho treasure,
but thoy are firmly convinced thoy
have found tho spot where It lies. Dlf-
Is still ! Acuities of transport, tho obtaining of
food, water, etc., caused the abandon'
mont of tho search. Another expedi
tlon is about to be sot on foot.
All Mirrors Lie.
"Kvorybody Is better looking than
tho mirror makes them," Bald a mill
iner. "Tho mirror robs us of our ex
pressions and of our coloring, and ex
pression and color, are to the face's
beauty what tho logs aro to tho llg
uie's.
"First, our expression. When wo
look Into a mirror, our eyes take on
a glassy tituro and our inouthH a curl
oub and sad droop. Rcally-wo never
look llko that savo when Wo nro going
ro bo HI.
"Then our coloring. All mirrors
lmvo a palo green tinge, and this tinge
mukwa ovon the purest rose-leaf com
plexion muddy. It takes thu gloss
from the hair, tho brilliance from tho
o;.o, Biul .ynrlotj from the Hps."
with your eyes until you sprang upon
Ills back and bore him down."
Tho lion raised his head and swayed
his tall stealthily, as he had In his
free days, nnd then laid his head on
his paw nnd gazed through tho bars
of the cage.
"Yes!" ho said. "Yes! I would glvo
nil tills comfort nnd regular diet for
one day of the old hunt. Just to
be free nnd to hypnotize nn antelope
or u shaggy ox as 1 stole upon It, to
see It quiver with fear, wishing to fly,
but hold nerveless by tho power of my
oyo. Do you reiucinber the day I hyp
notized a man?"
"Indeed I do!" said his wife, proud
ly "He was an Englishman."
"Yes," said tho lion, "n mighty hunt
or. It was tho full of tho -moon, nt the
nntelopo pool. Ho wns hunting me."
He chuckled grimly. "Do you remem
ber, It wns our firstborn's birthday.
Wo ate tho Englishman for dinner that
night. It was llttlo Leo's first tasto of
man."
"I can tico It very plainly," Said tho
lioness; "but I should hnto to have
you meet a man with a gun now,
dear. Eight years of butcber's moat
hnvo dulled your eyes. I fear you
could not hypnotize a rabbit now."
Tho lion rained his head and his
brow contracted. IIo gazed ovor tho
heads of the crowd Into tho Junglo of
his youth, The lioness hnd hurt his
pride.
At that moment Silas and Sally
stood beforo the ostrich cages, Silas
was in his Sunday clothes, and on
his breast glowed a scnrlet tlo. and
Sally clung to hla arm with both hands
only loosonlug her grip from tlmo to
time to take a bite of the brick of
popcorn sho curried,
She glanced at tho crowd ahead of
them.
"What arc wo comln' to now, SI?'
slut asked.
"That's the lions," said Silas. "Evor
seen any?"
She tightened her grip on his arm
and giggled nervously.
"No, I ain't," she said, "Ain't you
frightened of them?"
"Who? me?" asked Silas, con
temptuously. "No, I nln't scared.
They're safe enough; they'a stout iron
bnrs to his cage. There's a feller gits
in his cage and niukes him net. Wo'll
Bee him In tho big tent. I seen It on
tho show bills."
"Ain't you makln' fun of mo. SI?"
Bhc asked. "My Bakes 1 I wouldn't git
in that cago fer nawthln'."
"Pshaw 1 it's easy when you know
how to do it," said SIUb. "Ho docs It
with his eye. Hypnertlzes 'ora."
"What's that?" sho asked. "How
kin anybody hypnertlze a lion, Si?"
"Well, ho JlBt lookB him plum In tho
eye, steady. I read all about It once.
When he looks hard enough tho Uon'a
got ter do what ho wants him ter do."
"Ain't that funny, now!" giggled
Sally. "I bet you couldn't do it."
"I bet I kin," ho boasted; "I got a
mighty stondy eye."
They had edged their way up to tho
lion's cage, and as tho lion lowered
his gaze It fell on the scarlet of
SUns' tie.
"Well, my dear," said tho lion, "I
may be getting stout, but I'll show you
my oyo has lost nono of its cunning.
Seo that man with the red spot on
his breast? I will hold him spell
bound ns I did the ox and tho English
man until you are convinced."
Tho Hon nrose and walked to tho
front of the cago, his eyes fastened on
Silas' face.
Sally screamed and drew back In
terror, but Silas laughed.
"Don't be scared," ho said; "Jlst
hang onto me. I'll show you 1 kin
hypnertlze him."
"What you goln' ter mnke him do?"
asked Sally, tremulously.
"I'm a-goln' ter mnke him go back
an lay down," said Silas. He braced
his feet firmly arid gazed straight into
the lion's eyes, repenting slowly under
his breath: "Go an' lay down! Go an
lay down!" and tho lion leaned his
nose against a bar and glared at
Silas.
The crowd edged close to Silas.
"What's he doll??" thoy asked In
whispers.
Sally giggled.
"He's hypnertlzln' tho Hon," sho
whispered, proudly, and tho word
passed from ono to another, and all
stood eagerly watching Silas and the
Hon by trims.
The pupils of the lion's eyes . con
tracted and expanded. Flashes of yel
low fire flow from them. His tail
swung slowly to nnd fro, colling and
uncoiling llko an angry serpent.
SUns wrinkled his brow and frowned
steadily at tho Hon. Ho clenched his
flats and drew every muscle tense. He
breathed quickly, and dug his toes into
the insoles of his boots, and tried to
concentrate his whole being into tho
words: "Go an' lay down," that ran
through his brain, rud the minutes
slipped by.
Tho crowd wearied and passed on,
but Silas nnd tho Hon stood motion
less.
The lion swung his tall more rapid
ly, and IiIb nostrllr qulvored with ex
citement, and Silas set his teeth on
his tonguo and lowered his eyelids
until his eyes gleamed narrow and
snake-like.
Tho lioness raised hor khnkl-colorcd
bend and gazed on tho nffulr with In
terest, nnd Sally glanced proudly 'at
Silas' face and then nnxloimly nt tho"'
emptying tent.
Silas grow warm and uncorafortablo
nnd shlftod his weight from foot to
foot. Tho veins swelled into great
cords on his neck and hands, and ho
threw his chin upward nnd bent his
head forward. "Go an' lay down!" he
almost hissed, but the lion swung
his tall and gazed steadily with un
winking eyes.
In tho big tent the band began play.
Ing. Sally and Silas wero left alono
with the HonesB and her mate, Silas
longed to turn and fly, but tho repu
tation of hlr, eyewaa at stake. Tho
lion too was weary. IIo soldom stood
so long, Jor ho had grown fnt In cap
tivity. A burst of npplauso In tho big tent
told that tho "grand triumphal entry
and pageant of nil nations" had begun,
and Sally pulled gently at Silas arm.
t ne lioness sircicneu Herself and
yawned.
"Well, denr," hhe said, "I admit your
eye has lost nono of its cunning, Como
nnd Ho down now, or you will bo too
tlrod to sleep to-night."
The Hon gavo SllnB a pnrtlng glauce,
turned slowly nnd lay down beside his
mate, and Silas straightened his
crnmed back and wlpod his hot face
"You done It. didn't you?" said Snlly.
"Hurry on, or wo won't git no scats in
the big tent."
Cod Liver Oil for Plants.
A woman who owai two splendid
looking rubber plants which keop
green and vigorous though tholr
habitat la an apartment, says that sho
attributes tholr good health entirely
to an occasional doso ot cod Hvor oil.
She has. found a Inrgo spoonful ot this
medicine, from tlmo to time, better
than any of the fertilizers usually ad
vised, and not more expensive.
