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HE MAKES TWO SPEECHES
Anniversary of "First Declaration of
Independence" Is Occasion of Three
Days of Entertainment in
North Carolina.
Charlotte, N. C President Taft.by
his presence and participation, gave
his indorsement to the celebration of
to the one hundred and thirty-fourth
anniversary of the Mecklenburg
declaration of independence, and con
sequently the entire state is rejoicing.
The chief executive came on the last
of the three days of celebration, and
his address was a-main feature of the
carnival program.
.Military maneuvers and drills, band
concerts, athletic and baseball con
tents and numerous addresses enter
tained the swarms of visitors from all
parts of this and adjoining states.
The Charlotte fire companies opened
the affair Tuesday noon with an ex
hibition, and then a troop of regular
cavalry drilled and a band concert
was given. Baseball followed, and in
the evening the Charlotte drum corps
and three bands amused the crowds.
Governors' Day Program.
Wednesday was designated as gov
ernors' day and the main event was
the delivery of addresses by Gov.
Kiuliin of North Carolina and the chief
executive of several other states, at
the lair grounds. These were pre
ceded by a big athletic meet and fol
lowed by a cavalry drill, military
maneuvers and band concerts, with
another ball game thrown in for good
measure.
Two events made the evening not
able. The first was a May musical
festival at the Auditorium which en
listed the services of a number of
excellent soloists and a large and
well trained chorus. The second was
an illuminated parade given by the
Order of Red Men.
President Taft Arrives.
.lust at ten o'clock Wednesday
morning the booming of a 21 -gun sa
lute by the Charlotte artillery noti
ced the people that President Taft had
:irried on his special train. Nearly
all the inhabitants and the thousands
of visitors were at the station, and
as Mr. and Mrs. Taft alighted from
their car they were greeted with a
mighty roar of applause. A special
reception committee took the distin
guished guests in charge and conduct
ed them to the Selwyn hotel, where
they were welcomed by Gov. Kitchin.
Senators Simmons and Overman and
the mayor of Charlotte.
After meeting all the committeemen
and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Taft.
together with Mrs. Stonemall Jack
Mia. the governor and mayor and oth
er distinguished visitors, were escort
ed by a guard of old soldiers to a re
viewing stand and witnessed a
grand parade or all the military and
civic organizations that could take
part in the celebration.
Mr. Taft Speaks Twice.
A second installment of the music
festh.il in the Auditorium was graced
by the presence of the city's guests,
and then all returned to the reviewing
stand, where President Taft delivered
an address. His words were listened
to with close attention and frequeutly
elicited loud applause.
Later in the afternoon the president
made a speech to the colored people
and the students of Riddle university.
From S to 9:30 in the evening Mr.
and Mrs. Taft held a public reception
in the parlors of the Selwyn hotel
and shook hands with thousands of
people.
Military drills. b.nd concerts and
other entertainments were provided
lor the crowds all Wednesday after
noon and evening, and the great cele
bration closed in a blaze of glory.
Old Controversy Renewed.
The people of North Carolina,
whose proudest boast has been that
their ancestors were the first Amer
icans to throw off the yoke of British
.rule, now rejoice in the feeling that
President Taft has recognized the
.justice of their claim, but the century
did controversy has broken out afresh.
.Many historians refuse to accord to
the pioneers of Mecklenburg county
the honor that Is thus accorded them.
These historians allude to the story
as "the Mecklenburg myth." and there
by arouse the anger of North Caro
linans. According to those unbiased inves
tigators who have looked most deep
ly into the matter, the Mecklenburg
ers did bold a public meeting on May
:'.l. 1775. and did adopt resolutions
quite -abreast of the public sentiment
of that time, but not venturing on the
lield of independence further than
to say that these resolutions were to
remain in full force till Great Britain
resigned its pretensions. In 1793, or
earlier, some of the actors in tbe pro
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ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WHALE
Crew of Steamer Thrasher Has Set
tlement to Make with Giant of
the Deep.
Vp among the torn bergs of the
Arctic a monster whale is cruising
about with a harpoon embedded in
his thick back and something less
than half a mile of stout hempen cord
trailing after him.
The crew of the steam whaler
Thrasher, which has returned from an
eight months cruise in the icy north,
declare that "Mr. Whale got all that
was coming to him."
"He got away from us." muttered
the mate, spitting viciously into the
scuppers, "but we will get him next
sermon. It was good rope we used.
anil he'll get tangled up on something
.o e will be one whale to the gi.od
when we get back there. ,
"He was a bad one, though. You
see Silva. the boat steerer. slung the
hook into him when we were on open
water between two big bergs. Off he
goes with the stick in his back, and
the rcpe went out like a man tumbling j
ceedings endeavored to supply the rec
ord from memory, unconsciously in
termingling some of the phraseology
of the Declaration, of July 4, which
gave the resolutions the tone of a
pronounced independency. Probably
through another dimness of memory,
they affixed the date of May' 20, 1775,
to them.
Cass for 'Mecklenburgers.
The case for the Mecklenburgers is
set forth as follows: In 1818 there
arose a great rivalry between Massa
chusetts and Virginia as to which com
monwealth should--receive credit for
the Philadelphia document, and the
controversy was brought up in con
gress. It was at this time that David
son, a representative in congress from
North- Carolina, announced that Meck
lenburg county had declared her in
dependence' 3 mosths before the pro
mulgation of the document in Phila
delphia. While the statement created some
surprise it resulted in an investiga
tion into the facts as to the Mecklen
burg declaration. This inquiry was
made by Nathaniel Macon, who repre
sented North Carolina in the senate,
and through Gen. Joseph Graham
and' Representative- Davidson-Senator
Macon received from Dr. Joseph Mc
Knitt Alexander a full account of "the
event," which Dr. Alexander said he
had "copied from papers left by his
father." This statement, which in
cluded the May 26th declaration.
Senator Macon sent to Raleigh, N. C,
and it was published in the Register
on Friday, April 30, 1819.
Dr. Alexander's Story.
Dr. Alexander related at length how
the farmers of Mecklenburg county in
the spring of 1775 had called a con
vention to be composed of two dele
gates from each settlement in the
county to meet May 19 to devise
means for the assistance of the "suf
fering people of Boston and to extri
cate themselves from the impending
storm." "Official news, by express, ar
rived of the battle of Lexington," ac
cording to Dr. Alexander's report to
Senator Macon, and the influence of
the news from Lexington, he added,
resulted in the unanimous adoption of
the Mecklenburg declaration of inde
pendence. The declaration as written by Dr.
Brevard, and approved by the conven
tion on May 20, 1775, reads:
"I. Resolved. That whosoever di
rectly or indirectly abetted or in any
way, form or manner countenanced
the unchartered and dangerous inva
sion of our rights, as claimed by Great
Britain, is an eneniy to this country
America and to the inherent and
inalienable rights of man.
"2. Resolved. That we, the citizens
of Mecklenburg counts', do hereby dis
solve the political bands which have
connected us to the mother coun
try, and hereby absolve ourselves from
all allegiance to the British crown and
abjure all political connection, con
tract or association with that nation,
who have wantonly trampled on our
rights and liberties and inhumanly
shed the innocent blood of American
patriots at Lexington.
Declared Themselves Free.
"3. Resolved. That we do hereby'de
clare ourselves a free and independent
people, are, and of right ought to be,
a sovereign and self-governing asso
ciation under the control of no pow
er other than that of our God and the
general government of the congress,
to the maintenance of which inde
pendence we solemnly pledge to each
other our mutual co-operation, our
lives, our fortunes and our most
sacred honor.
"4. Resolved. That as we now ac
knowledge the existence and control
of no law or legal officer, civil or mil
itary, within this country, we do here
by ordain and adopt, as a rule of life,
each and every one of our former
laws, wherein, nevertheless, the crown
of Great Britain never can be consid
ered as holding privileges, immunities
or authority therein.
"5. Resolved, That it is also further
decreed that all, each, and every mili
tary officer in this county is hereby
reinstated to his former command and
authority, he acting conformably to
these regulations. And that every
member present of this delegation
shall henceforth be a civil officer, viz.,
a justice of the peace, in the character
of a 'committeeman.' to issue process
hear and determine all matters of con
troversy, according to said adopted
laws, and to preserve peace and union
and harmony in said county, and to
use every exertion to spread the love
of the country and fire of freedom
throughout America, until a more gen
eral and organized government be es
tablished in this province."
Tulips in the Cornfield.
There are more than 20 varieties of
tulips to be found growing wild in the
country about Florence, the earliest of
these, a tall scarlet one with very
handsome fiowers. being generally
found among the corn; later on there
is a dainty, small, striped red and
white oue and various lovely yellows,
in shades varying from pale lemon to
a deep orange tint, with reflex petals.
"la a Tuscan Garden."
Woman Rules.
"This is the woman's century," says
a suffragette. As every century has
been since the appearance of Eve.
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from the loft. He ducked and dived
until one tub of rope was gone, and
he did the same with another. He
was .making for the, nearest floe and
when he reached it he spit a lot of
water into the air and took a deep
dive. The edge of the Ice cut the rope
like a knife and he was off for good,
with 2.000 feet of the Thrasher's line
and a good, harpoon with him." San
Francisco Chronicle.
To Relieve a Cold.
For cold in the head try inhaling
medicated steam, procured by adding
half a teaspoonful of friars balsam to
a jugful of boiling water. Fold a
towel round the mouth of the Jug,
leaving a small aperture in the cen
ter to allow the steam to escape, and
take long, deep breaths of it into the
lungs.
A True Sport.
Small Boy (to his pale-faced aunt
in field) What, auntie, afraid of that
cow? All you have to do is to act the
way they do in a bul' nght Just wave
your red parasol at him, and when he
dashes up jump lightly aside. It's
until euj . iiie.
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SYNOPSIS.
"Vanishing Fleet." a story of "what
miciit have happened." opens in Wash
ington witli the United States and Japan
near war. Guy JllUier. secretary of the
British embassy, and Miss Norma. Rob
erts, chief aide of Inventor Roberts, are
introduced as lovers. Japan declares war
and takes the Philippines. Guy Hllller
starts for England. Norma Roberts
leaves Washington for the Florida coast.
Huwaii is captured by the Japs. All ports
are closed. Tokyo learns of missing Jap
anese fleet and whole world becomes con
vinced that United States has powerful
war agency. England decides to send
a fleet to American waters as a Canadian
protection against what the British sup
pose is a, terrible submarine flotilla, tin
ner is sent wiw a message, neet-
teriously disappears. The kaiser is miss
ing. King Edward of England is con
fronted by Admiral Bevins of the United
8tates. The Drcadnaught. biggest of Eng
land's warships, is discovered at an im
passable point in the Thames. The story
now goes back to a time many months
before the war breaks out. and Inventor
Itnbert8 viitlts the president and cabinet,
telling of and exhibiting a metal produc
tion. Tills overcomes friction when elec
trified and is to be applied to vessels. A
city for the manufacture of the mys
terious discovery is built. The mys
tery of true levitatlon is soH'ed.
Roberts evolves a Kreat flying ma
chine. The cabinet plans a radioplane
war against Japanese. The start for the
scene of conflict with a large fleet of mon
ster airships is made with Norma in com
mand. The Japanese fleet, believing Nip
pon supreme, suddenly discerns the radi
oplane fleet. After maneuvering the air
ships descfiid. and by use of strons mag
nets lift the airships, one by one, from
the sea.
CHAPTER XIX.
The Eagle's Flight.
No stranger spectacle was ever out
lined against the sky than that of the
fate-laden morning, when at a height
of more than three miles above the
sea the emperor's ships were borne
away. A child full of life, energy and
vivacity, clutched in the inflexible
talons of a merciless eagle,' and hur
ried into the empyrean, would have
been no more helpless. The sun's rays
were now painting the surface of a far
reaching, untenanted ocean, on whose
waves no sail caught the breeze, and
across whose depths sallied no squad
rons. The .day of its abandonment
was at hand, and the time not distant
when seafaring was to become merely
legendary.
In the profound solitude of the up
per air the radioplanes swung majes
tically in a wide circle, and then like
a flock of geese in homeward flight
formed a long line which in stately
procession directed its course to the
east.
The Japanese knew by the faces
staring at them from the bellies of the
monsters which had gathered them in
that they were in the grasp of the
enemy. and impotent, although
throughout that trying day no word
was addressed to them. Once, from
their lofty planes of transit, .they saw
through their glasses a dim outline on
the far southern horizon whose faint
blue haze held Honolulu, designated
as a stopping place, but which they
were never to reach destined to be a
port for naught but phantom ships a
port of dreams.
To ihem their progress through the
air was at a terrifying speed, and the
wind of flight sweeping in a gale
across across their decks drove them
to shelter; but they did not know that
the machines above them were work
ing at slow strength, in order that
their coming to the shores of the
American continent might be unwit
nessed and unheralded. The hours
slipped away, until below them the
shadows lengthened and deepened and
the waves were no longer seen. Up
in their aerial path the dusk was fall
ing, when simultaneously they came to
a halt and hung motionless in midair.
Officers and men hurried to" the decks
to learn what this change might pro
tend, and as they did so they discov
ered that the silent monsters were
clustered in what seemed perilous
proximity to the craft holding their
redoubtable flagship, the Ito. On the
bridge of the latter appeared the ad
miral of the fleet, Kamigawa, his im
passive face showing nothing to his
followers of the strain under which he
had labored during those long hours
of captivity. Like his fellow officers,
he looked at the assemblage, anxious
to know the cause of the abrupt stop,
and then aloft to the engines of vic
tory, from each of which there
whipped and cracked in the evening
breeze the stars and stripes.
The grinding noise of metal sliding
over metal attracted his attention, and
almost before it had ceased a man
clad in the blue uniform of the
United States navy leaned out of a
huge port, holding himself by his hand,
and frowning down at the men upon
the Ito's bridge.
"Good evening, Kamigawa!" a
voice hailed with gruff resonance, and
he recognized Bevins, .who had been
an instructor in the naval academy of
the nation which had presented him
with post-graduate instruction, and
which he had come to assault.
"Good evening, admiral," he re
sponded in excellent English, mentally
thankful that he had offered no great
er resistance to this famous bulldog
of the sea; but with no taint of shame
clouding his mind in thus being re
called to the fact that he 'had at
tempted war upon a country which
had helped to educate him. of which
he had been a guest of honor, and to
which he owed much in knowledge of
seamanship.
"It gives me much pleasure," re
sumed the voice above in a tone of
cold courtesy, "to request that you at
once go through the formality of sur
rendering your entire fleet, and sig
nal the other vessels from your flag-j
snip that in behalf of yourself and
men you accept parole under the usual
provision that neither you nor any
of your men will bear arms against
the United States during the " re
mainder of this war."
"But I can't do that!" Kamigawa
protested in a tone of -bitterness.
"Very well," came the curt answer.
"I shall at once drop you, and I can
assure you that nothing will give me
greater-joy." - f.
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coat 'tails swung hack toward the
open port with an air of decision, and
the Japanese admiral knew that this
was no time for the practice of decep
tion and evasion. The man above was
not one to be trifled with, and could
be depended upon to. keep his word
unfalteringly, even though it might
cost the lives of every prisoner taken.
He hastened to relinquish his last hold
upon his vessels and men.
"Wait a minute, admiral!" he
hastened to call. "You can at least
give me time to ask thea their
iwiabes?" '
"Yon are not to ask them!" was the
sharp reply -from above. "Yon are to
tell them that they can save their
lives by giving their parole. There is
no alternative. I'm not -asking favors,
but simply giving you a chance."
"But"
"That's all! My country doesn't
have to beg favors from all nations
combined. 'You have seen damned
good evidence of that! It's no favor
to me if you give your parole. You
can have 20 minutes!"
The port above clanged shut, and
Kamigawa, his cup of bitterness filled
to the brim, reluctantly signaled the
other members of the fleet, who
seemed less bent than he upon delay.
As the darkness settled more closely
round them and joined the blanket of
shadows below, there floated "from
The Great Wingless Terror
every captive ship the plain white flag
betokening complete surrender. The
sun banner the emblem of Japan
had disappeared from the seas. She
was no longer a naval power, and her
brief encroachment, advancement, and
season of truculence was at an end.
As the last cloth of white fluttered
out, the port above the Ito again
opened, and a voice called down:
"Thanfc you," and then continued:
"I'm srry for you. Kamigawa, but it
can't be helped. It's the fortune of
war. Nov we are going to bring your
cruiser Yakumo alongside you and the
Kashima, and we want you to have all
those aboard transfer at once. We
can't carry her any more."
He did not explain to the enemy
that radioplane Seventeen, which had
been struck by a shell, feared that the
heavy burden of transporting the Ya
kumo would prove too much for a
higher rate of speed.
Steadily and without apparent effort
the three radioplanes came together,
until the cruiser rubbed sides with the
two battleships. 'Here were no rolling
swells and turbulent waves to prevent
such a maneuver. In the quietude of
that aerial tryst, ruffled only by the
breeze of the night, the ponderous
masses of steel were brought into con
tact as gently as if held by giant
hands. Grouped around them were
other dread machines, which suddenly,
to facilitate the transfer, threw the
brilliant beams of a score of search
lights upon the decks of the doomed
Yakumo, their rays illuminating and
overflowing the upper works of the
Ito and the Kashima, between which
she was held motionlessly.
The great guns of the three war ves
sels stared open mouthed at each oth
er. Their turrets loomed darkly, and
cut off tbe farther rays of light, and
in the white glare the faces of the
men standing upon the decks took on
a ghastly hue. With muttered conver
sation and alert obedience Xo orders
themen of the Yakumo stepped from
theit4own deck to-those beside them,
dividing themselves into equal parts.
It was hard to realize in that spot of
light, surrounded by the1 black shad
ows of the night, where all was still
and stationary.' that they were three
miles above' the surface of a tossing
sea,' and that to step out into the
gloom would be to step out of life. It
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was a ghostly interchange in a world
of unreality. Reluctantly and" sor
rowfully they took, their places oa the
battle 'ships and turned to bid farewell
to ( the beautiful cruiser which had
been their home for so many nights.
They were all clear now, and not a
living thing was left upon her..
Once more the dynamos of the radio
planes increased their speed. Slowly
they drew apart, .the one clasping the
cruiser alone remaining motionless.
The searchlights, like steady eyes of
the night, still' stared at the cruiser
whose every gun and every bolt was
brought out clear and distinct in the
radiance. During the day her crew
had cast off her broken top hamper.
.which in any event would have been
useless, and now, swept clean by the
wind, she seemed illumined for her
death. With the parting cub of her
armored sides against the Ito and the
Kashima she had bade a last good-by,
to her sister ships, and now seemed
the center of a tragedy of the night,
waiting for her execution. From the
deck of every surrendered ship silent
and sorrowing men looked upon her
as If fascinated, and something of pity
crept into the eyes which watched her
from the ports of that conquering
fleet of the air. They, too, were sail
ors. She was held thus for a moment,
and the softened hearts of the con
querors gave to her a last honor. The
port of Seventeen opened, a rope lad
der fell from its metal doorstep, and
down it passed a gray-haired man, who
had once commanded and loved such a
cruiser as was she. It was Brockton.
The captives on the decks of the captive
ships strained forward, wondering what
it could mean. The blue-clad figure
walked the length of the Yakumo,
reached out a hand to a short halyard,
and pulled down the flag of surrender.
He rolled it into a bundle and tossed
it out into the wall of darkness, and
from beneath his coat withdrew a bun
dle which he unfolded and affixed to
the loops. Suddenly, as if bestowing a
Picked Her Up Into the Air.
last honor upon the dying, he gave a
tug, and the flag of Japan was flung
to the breeze. The Yakumo should
not pass to death unhonored, and was
destined to be the only warrior to go
down with colors flying. A wild cheer
of short duration burst from the van
quished as the officer remounted his
ladder and closed his port.
Then, released and liberated, she
fell, the brilliant rays following her
to the end. Down, down, down, falling
at first on an even keel, she plunged,
her flag fluttering wildly in the de
scent. Gradually she turned bow on
as If preparing for the dive to death.
With terrific force she returned to
the waves .of the Pacific, and entered
them, throwing up in that mighty im
pact a tremendous cascade of foaming
waters, which lashed themselves ir.to
the air in mad wraiths of ghostly
white, surged back in angry billows,
and resumed their quietude. The Ya
kumo had gone to the graveyard of the
Valiant, and the searchlights showed
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JACK THE OLDEST DOG ALIVE
He Was Born Nineteen Years Ago, But
Refuses to Think of Dying.
Jack, a mongrel terrier, but a breed
worth while, has been so used to fight
ing all his life that he will not die.
Not he; he refuses to think of it, says
the Boston Globe.
His father was a cross between an
Irish" terrier and a skye terrier and his
mother a smooth-haired fox terrier.
Glorious combination, a terrier of the
terriers. He was born in Newton Low
er Falls in March, 1889.
Bought for $5, his owner, to keep
the peace in the family of Noah A.
Plympton of Wellesley Hills, said that
he had brought him home for the baby.
On those terms and on those alone
was he admitted to the household,
which he has ruled since to such an
extent that the members are grateful
that he does not- know about the dis-
nothing more than the crests of the
"depths
wlilcir'had-furntshed her
shroud. -
The men of Japan who had wit
nessed her parting had been wrapped
in breathless silence. Now it
broken by one great sob as tbe
who had commanded her turned away
from the .bridge or the Ito, blinded
with tears. Above them the port re
opened, and the fighting admiral
again addressed them; but In a voice
which told that he, too, was not with
out sympathy.
. "Admiral," he said, "order all your
men to go below decks. We have
been, loafing all day. and will have
to speed up now. It will be death to
stay exposed."
Aroused from their last look at the
Yakumo, they were amazed at this in
formation, but complied: and before
the last Lian had crowded down the
companionways the wind began shrill
ing about their ears. Away through
the night with sudden velocity shot
the radioplanes at a speed which
would bring them to the coast long be
fore darkness had ceased. In all the
American fleet there was not a man
who did not know that -Lake Wash
ington at Seattle was .their destina
tion. Its landlocked sides, guarded by
towering hills and giant forests, and
overlooked by a splendid city, was to
be the prison of tbe enemy's craft.
Its length, its breadth, and its depth
were sufficient to float the combined
navies of the world.
Their flight was well timed; for it
was still dark when they swam down
through the air over the waters which
were to reclasp the ships of Japan in
their usual environment. The Norma
swooped lower and lower, decreased
the speed of her descent, passed over
West Seattle on Its little peninsula,
the quiet Puget sound with its long
wharves, and then gently settled
above the placid lake. Slowly, like a
water fowl wearied of flight and seek
ing Its ease, it approached the sur
face, and with infinite care rested its
burden, until the Ito was again afloat.
Norma, at her chosen post of duty.
put out a tired hand to a controller,
gently movQd it a notch, turned off
the current which made the radio
plane a lodestone of te'rrific power,
threw another switch as the admiral
beckoned, and then, with a great sigh
of relief, felt the machine lift itself
into the air. It came to a stop, and
through a port, by the admiral's side,
she watched that procession of dull
red lights emulate her example. Ship
after ship was released, and invariably
the signal came flashing to the eyes:
"Deposited without accident.'" There
was another quick interchange of or
ders: the Norma turned her beak to
ward the stars of the southeast, gath
ered headway, and led her followers
back through the night In homing'
flight to the key which had seen their
creation.
The admiral gave a great sigh of sat
isfaction for work well done, and
stretched himself out on a settee to
rest, looking curiously as he did so at
the supple figure in the hood which
for nearly 24 hours had steadily led
him on to victory. He called to her,
and tried to Induce her to accept re
lief; but she declined with a weary
smile, saying: "No, not until we get
home. It will be but a little while
now."
Something in the words she had
thoughtlessly used recalled her own
heart longing. What were the
achievements of war, the inspirations
of conflict, or the glories of triumph,
in comparison with peace, love and
home? With an indefinable sense of
great yearning she thought that Guy
was on the sea, going away from her
and her people, and even in the heart
of the radioplane which was canceling
space at tbe rate of 500 miles an hour
the distance between them seemed In
terminable. Life was made up of
good-byes! And so in a reverie of
bitterness she clung to the hood and
fought against fatigue, until, as the
morning was upon them, she sent the
craft to rest in front of the shops
where their return had been anxiously
awaited. Overcome with weariness,
and feeling throughout every fiber of
her body the snapped tension of sud
den relaxation, she staggered through
the port into the fresh air of the dawn.
From every direction men were run
ning madly to surround them, and
even the Columbia was landing men
upon the shores, who joined in tbe
rush. TheMlmping old admiral stood
in the door, when Roberts, supported
by two surgeons, appeared. Norma
clasped him in her arms and burst into
noiseless, nervous sobs, which he mis
interpreted. "Failed! You failed, my daughter?"
he asked forlornly, while the men
waiting for news crowded forward to
hear the answer. It was given by
Bevins.
"Failed nothing! We cleaned them
out and landed them where we started
to without the loss of a life!"
Those still aboard the Columbia
needed no messenger to bring the
news. The workers of the plant burst
into a frenzy of exultation The ad
miral stilled them with an upraised
hand. '
(TO BE COXTIXl'ED.)
cussion which so nearly kept him from
the place where he belonged.
Faithful, affectionate, good to look
ar. with his expressive eyes and shag
gy hair, intelligent to a degree, good
tempered, though quick to resent an
insult like the accident of having
moved one's foot anywhere near him.
Jack has been a cheering companion
and a devoted friend.
And Jack has had the unique honor
of being present at a Wellesley col
lege, function, to which no man ever
has been admitted. He came homo
decked out with ribbons.
Curious Lantern Fly.
Among the curious insects of th9
Maiay peninsula Is one called the lan
tern fly, which is "remarkable for Its
sudden leaps, made.witbuut the aid of
its. wings.
All Wh
Would Etyoy.
good health, with its blessings, most ee
derstand, quite clearly, that it involves the
question of right living with att the tens
implies. With proper knowledge of what
is best, each hour of recreation, of enjoy
ment, of contemplation and of eJFortnay
be made to contribute to-living aiight
Then the use of mcdkmU'tmy be dis
pensed with Wairivantager but wader or
diaary conditions in many'
simple, whlesorne;remedy any be iavale-
able if taken at the proper tine and the
California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it ie
alike important to present .the subject
truthfully and to supply' theoe perfect
laxative tei those desiring itj X '
Consequently, the Company's Syrup ef
Figs ami FJixir of Senna grara general
satisfaction. To get its beaeSeial electa
buy the genuine, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists-
FEW CARESSES IN HER LIFE
Infinite Pathos in Remark Made by
Little Philadelphia Chile ef
the Slums.
Dr. Herman L. During, superintend
ent of tbe Philadelphia City mission,
has for many years devoted his life
to the poor. Dr. During is the in
ventor of the pretzel test for street
beggars. When a street beggar pleads
starvation, you buy him a big German
pretzel at the nearest stand. If he
eats the pretzel, he is honest; if he
refuses It, he is a fraud.
Dr. During in his work among the
poor has learned many odd, quaint
things hat he relates superbly, for he
?3 a born story-teller. In an address
at Bala, apropos, of the hard, rough
lives of the children of the poor, he
related a dialogue between two little
girls in Rum alley.
"Maggie, wuz ye ever kissed?' said
the first tot.
'"On'y wunst in mc life wot I kin
remember.' said the second. 'When I
wuz In de Honnyman hospital wid a
broken arm one d de lady nusses
kissed me, an' 1 blushed like a
child.' M
Laundry work at home -would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou- j
ble can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
What Kind of an "Office."
Once upon a time a child who was
asked ou an examination paper to de
fine a mountain range, replied: "A
large-sized cook stove." The same
method of reasoning seems to go with
older growth. A recent examination
paper at the Sheffield Scientific school
at Yale contained the question. "What
is the office of the gastric juice?" And
the answer on one paper read: "The
stomach." Everybody's Magazine.
The Secret Out.
"What made my lovely complexion? I d
not like to tell, for it "was medicine, but
the nicest a woman ever took. It wan
Lane's Family Medicine that did it." This
i a plenr-nnt herb tea which acts favor
ably on the xtomach and bowels, purifying
the blood and cleansing the skin like magic.
It cures headache and backache. Druggists
and dealers sell it, 23c.
Thoughtless.
Husband "You must marry again.
dearest, when I am gone, and that will
be very soon." Wife "No. Edward.
No one will marry an old woman like
me. You ought to have died ten years
ago for that." Penny Pictorial.
Ask Your Druggist for Allen's Foot-Ess.
"1 tried ALLEX'S FOOT-EASB recent
ly, and have just bought another supply.
It has cured my corns, and the hot. burn
Ins and itching sensation in my fret which
was almost unbearable, and I would net
be without it now. Mrs. V. J. Walker.
Camden, X. J." Sold by all Druggists. 3c.
It Is a point of wisdom to be at
peace with men and at war with
vices. II. C. Chapman.
Lewis Single Binder straight 5c cigar.
Made of extra quality tobacco. Your
dealer cr Lewis' Factory, ,1'eoria, 111.
When the calf kicks, 'tis time to
thrash the cow.
Do You Love Tour
Chad?
Then protect it from the dan
gers of croup to which every
child is subject. Keep
DR.D.JAYNE'S
EXPECTORANT
in yoar home all the tiiae, then you're
ready for tbe saddea attacks of croup
and colds. Neglect may cost you the
life of your child. It's safest to be
on yoar guard.
Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant is the
best remedy known for crosp; it gives
quickest relief.
' Sold coa$tfnTs tn three size bottle?
$1.00. 50c. 25c
DEFIUCECdiWatw Stares
makes laundry work a pleasure. lSoz.pkg.MB
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