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VOLUME XXXVII.
STJfl. GENEVIEVE, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1900.
NUMBER 39.
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PRESIDENT SENDS
1UI
STRONG MESSAGE
ACCOMPANYING reports
I OF THE CONSERVATION
CONGRESS
Purges needed legislation
Document in a Measure Is a De
fense of ths 'fistlriiuj Administration
Duty of the Present Generation to
Its Descendants Pointed Out Obli
gations of Citizenship Urgent Need
for the Development of the Coun
try's Water Power.
WnslihiKton. Willi the transmission of
the report of tlio national conservation
enminlsHlon nnil accompanying papers.
President Itoosevelt also sent a message
to congress. The following Is a coin
pieli'iiitiUs ynopsls of the document:
Tho president declares his entire con
currence with the HtutcmcntH anil con
clusions of tlio report and proceeds!
"It Is one of tlio most fundamentally
Important documents over laid before tlio
American people. It contains the first In
ventory of Its natural resources ever
iiuule by any nation. In condensed form
It presents u statement of our available
capital In material resources, which nro
the means of progress, and calls atten
tion to the essential conditions upon
which the perpetuity, safety and welfare
f this uutloii now ro3t and must alwnyH
continue to rest.
"The facts set forth In this report con
stitute an Imperative call to action. The
sltuutlon they dlseloso demands that we,
I .J " , .
President Roosevelt.
neglecting for n time, If need be, smaller
and loss vital questions, shall conceiitrnto
an effective, part of our attention upon
tin- great material foundations of na
tional existence, progress, and prosperity.
"The tlrst of nil considerations Is tho
permunent welfare of our people; and
true moral welfare, the highest form of
welfare, con not permanently exist save
on a firm and lusting foundation of mate
rial well-being. In this respect our situ
ation Is far from satisfactory. After
every possible nllownnco has been made,
and when every hopeful Indication has
been glen Its full weight, tho facts still
.give reuson for gravo concern. It would
be unworthy of our hlslury raid our In
telligence, and disastrous to our future,
to shut our eyes to theso facts or nt
tempt to laugh them out of Wirt. Tho
people should and will rightly demand
that the great fundamental questions
.liall be given nttentlon by their rep
resentatives. I do not ndvlso hasty or 111
consldereil action on disputed points, but
I do urge, whero tho facts nro known,
whero tho public Interest Is clenr, thnt
neither Inflirteronc and Inortla, nor ad
verso private Interests, shall ho allowed
to stnnd In tlio way of the public good.
"Tho great basic facts nro already well
known. Wo know that our population Is
now adding about ono-flfth to Its numbers
In ten years, and that by tho middle of
the present century perhaps 150,000,000
Amnlcans, and by Its ond very many
millions more, inuut bo fed and clothed
from tho products of our soil.
"Wo know now thnt our rivers can and
nliould be made to servo our peoplo ef
fectively In transportation, but that thn
vast expenditures for our waterways
havo not resulted In maintaining, much
less In promoting. Inland navigation.
Thcrofore, lot us take lmmedlnto stops to
sscertnln tho reasons ond to prepare and
adopt a coniprehenslvo plan for Inlnnd
wnterwny navigation that will result in
giving the peoplo tho benefits for which
they have paid but which they have not
yet received. Wo know now that our for
ests am fnHt disappearing, that less than
onn-llfth of them nro being consorved,
and thnt no good purpose can ho met by
i lllng to provide tho relatively small
sums needed for tho protection, use, and
Improvement of all forests still owned by
the government, nnd to enact laws to
check tho wasteful destruction of the for
ests In private bands.
"Wo know now that our mineral re
sources once oxhnusted nro gone for
ever, nnd that tho needless waste of
them costs us hundreds of human lives
and nearly $300,000,000 n year. Therefore,
lot us undertake without delay tho In
vestigations necessary boforo our peoplo
will be In position, through state action
or otherwise, to put an ond to this huge
loss and waste, and conserve both our
mineral resources nnd tho IIvcb of tho
men who take them from tho earth.
"This administration hns nchloved
some things; It luia sought, hut has
not been ublo, to achieve, othors; It
hns doubtless mado mistakes; but all
It lias dono or attempted hns been In
tho single, oonslstont effort to so
tniro nnd enlarge tho rights nnd oppor
tunities of tho men and women of tho
Vnltod States. Wo are trying to con
nrvo whit Is good In our social sys
1em, and wb nro striving townrd this
end when wo ondenvor to do away with
-what Is bad. Success may bo mado too
hard for some If It Is mndo too easy
for othors, 'I'ho Towards of common
Industry and thrift inay bo too small
U the rowards for others, and on tho
wholo less valuable, qualities, nro
made too large, and especially If tho
rewards for qualities which nro really,
from tho publlo standpoint, undesir
able, oro permitted to bceomo too
large. Our aim Is oo far as possible
to provide nucli conditions that thero
shall bo equality of opportunity whero
Hiero Is equality of energy. fidelity and
Intelligence; when thero Is a reason
r
if 1
able equality of opportunity tho dis
tribution of rowards will tak car
of Itself.
"The unchecked existence of monop
oly Is Incompatible with equality of
opportunity. The renson for tho ex
ercise of government control ovr great
monopolies Is to pqualUo opportunity.
We are fighting against privilege. It
was mode unlawful for corporations
to contribute money for el. tlon ex
penses In order to abridge the power
of Lpeclnl privilege nt tho polls. Hull
road rate control Is an attempt to se
cure an equality of opportunity for all
men nffocted by mil transportation;
and that means nil of us. The great
anthracite conl strike wns sttled. and
the pressing danger of a coal famine
averted, because wo recognized that
the control of a public nei-.sslty In
volves i duty to the people nd that
publlo Intervention In tho alfalrs of n
publlo iervleo corporation Is neither
to bo resented as usurpation nor per
mitted ns a privilege by the corpor.x
tl'jns, but on the contrary to be ac
cepted as n deti ond' exercised as n
right by the nWernment In the In
terest of nil the people, Thn etll
clency of the army and the navy has
been Increased so that our people may
follow In peace the great work of
making tills country a better place for
Americans to live In. and our navy
was sent round the world for the samo
ultimate purpose. All tho acts taken
by the government during the last
seven years, nnd nil the policies now
being pursued by the Oovernmellt, lit
In ns parts of a consistent whole.
"The enactment of a pure food law
was a recognition of tho fact that tho
public welfare outweighs the right to
private gain, nnd that no man may
poison the people for IiIh private profit.
Tho employers' liability bill recog
nized the controlling fact that whtln
the employer usually has nt stake no
more than his prollt. tho stako of tho
employo Is a living for himself nnd
his family.
"Wo aro building tho Panama canal;
and this means thnt we aro engaged'
In tho giant engineering feat of all
time. Wo nro striving to add in nil
ways to the habltnblllty and benuty of
our country. Wo nro striving to hold
In tho public lands the remaining
supply of unappropriated coal, for tho
protection nnd benellt of all tho people.
Wo have taken tho first steps towar'fl
the conservation of our natural re
sources, and tho betterment of coun
try life, and tho Improvement of our
waterways. Wo stand tor tho right
of every child to a childhood free from
grinding toll, and to an education; for
tho civic responsibility and decency
of every citizen; for prudent fore
sight In public matters, and for fair
piny In every relation of our nntlonnl
nnd economic life. In International
matters wo apply a system of diplo
macy whlrh puts tho obligations of
International morality on a level with
those thnt govern tho actions of an
honest gentleman In dealing with his
fellow-mon. Within our own border wo
stand for truth and honesty (n public
nnd In private life; and we war stern
ly ngniiiHt wrongdoers of every grade.
All these offortn aro Integral parts
nf tho same attempt, tho attempt to
enthrone Justice nnd righteousness, to
secure freedom of opportunity to all
of our citizens, now und hereafter, and
to set tho ultlmnto Interest of all tt
us abovo tho temporary Interest of
any Individual, class, or group.
"Tnd nation, Its government, nnd Its
resources exist, first of all. for tho
American citizen, whatever his creed,
raeo, or birthplace, whether he be rich
or poor, educated or Ignorant, pro
vided only that ho is a good citizen,
recognizing his obligations to the na
tion for tho rights nnd opportunities
which he owes to tho nntlon.
"The obligations, nnd not tho rights,
of citizenship Increaso In proportion to
tho Incrense of a man's wealth or
power. The timo Is coming when a
man will be Judged, not by what he
hns succeeded In getting for himself
from tho common store, but by how
well ho has done his duty as a citizen,
nnd by what the ordinary citizen has
gained In freedom of opportunity bo
onuso of his servlco for the common
good. Tho highest value we know Is
thnt of the individual citizen, and tho
highest Justlco Is to give him fair
play In the effort to realize tho best
thoro Is in him.
"The tasks this nation hns to do
aro great tasks, They can only bo
dono nt all by our citizens acting to
gether, and they can be done best of
all by the direct and simple applica
tion of homely common sense. Tho
application of common senso to common
problems for tho common good, under
tho guidance of tho principles upon
which this republic wns based, and by
virtue of which It exists, spells per
petuity for tho nation, civil and Indus
trial liberty for lt citizens, and
freedom of opportunity In the pursuit
of happiness for the plain American,
for whom this nation was founded, by
whom It was preserved, and through
whom nlono It oan bu peipetunted.
I'pon this platform larger than nny
party differences, higher than class
prejudice, broadur than nny question
of prollt and loss thoro Is room for
overy Amerlcnn who realizes that tho
common good stands first."
Accompanying tho message nro ex
planations nnd recommendations of
work to be dono for tho future good of
tho country. The president says: "It is
especially Important that tho devtdop
ment of water power should bo guaut
ed with the utmost enro both by tho
nntloiril government and by the statea
In order to protect tho people against
tho upgrowth of monopoly jind to In
sure to them a fair share In the bene
fits which will follow tho development
of this great ussot which belongs to
the people und should bo controlled by
thorn.
"I urge that provision bo mads for
both protection and morn rapid devel
opment of tho national forosts. Other
wise, either tho Increasing u.su of these
forests by thn peoplo must bo oheckod
or their protection ngulnst fire must
be dangerously wenkened. If wo
compare the actual flro damage on sim
ilar areaB on prlvnto and national for
est lands during tho past year, tho
government flro pntrol saved commer
cial timber worth ns much us tho
total cost of cnrln.T for nil national
forests nt tho present rata for about
ten years.
"I especially commend to congress
tho facts presented by the commis
sion as to tho relation between for
ests and stream (low In Its bearing
upon tho Importance of tho rorest
lands In national ownorshlp. With
out an understanding of this nlmntu
rotation the conservation of both theso
natural resources must Inrgoly fall,
"Tho tlmo has fully arrived for rec
ognizing In tho law tho responsibility
to tho community, tho stnte, und the
nntlon which rests upon tho prlvnto
ownership of private lands. Tho own
ership of forest land Is a public trust.
Tho mnn who would handle Ids forest
ns to causo erosion nnd to Injure
stream llnw must bo not only educated
but he must bo controlled." '
In conclusion tho president urges
upon congress tho desirability of
maintaining a national commission on
the conservation of tho resotitces of
tho country. IIo ndds; "i would also
advise that an appropriation of nt
least $00,000 bo mado to cover tho ex
penses of tho nntlonnl conservation
commission for necessary rent, assist
ance nnd traveling oxpenses. This Is
n very small sum. I Know of no
other way In which tho appropriation
of so small n sum would result In so
lurga a benefit to the whole nation"
OCEAN
STEAMER
RAMMED
WIRELESS MESSAGES FLASHED
BROADCAST BRING STEAM
ERS TO THE RESCUE.
CRASH OFF HUCKET ISLAND
Bound for Liverpool With 250 First
C.iss and 211 Steerage Passen
gers Unable to Make
Way Into Port.
Huston, Mass. Tho White Star line
steamer Republic, which sailed
from Now York Friday for Mediterra
nean ports, carrying 25n llrst-elnss
and 211 steerage passengers, wns
rammed by an unidentified vessel
nnd disabled, 2(5 miles south of Nan
tucket, while throndliig her way along
the Nnntuclfot south shoals in a thick
fog early Saturday.
Immediately after the accident tho
wireless apparatus an tho steamer
flashed tho hows of her plight In nil
directions, and within a slmrt tlmo
several vessels, Including tho French
lino steamer La Lorraine, westward
hound; the White Star linear Baltic
and the revenue cutters Aetishet and
Greshnm, were on their way to offer
overy possible assistance to tho dis
abled steamer,
Messages Sent Broadcast Over Sea.
The first messages indicated that
tlfo damage was more serious than
later appeared, as all of tho messages
asked thnt assistance bo sent imme
diately, and ono Hashed to the navy
yards here said tho steamer was sink
ing. Later, however, tho captain of tho
Republic sent a wireless message say
ing that tho engine room was full of
water, but that tho steamer could
keep afloat and was in no danger.
Tho nearest land was Nantucket
Island, about sevonty-flvo miles due
north, but with his engine room full
of water tlio only thing left for tho
cnplaln to do was to send wireless
waves broadcast over the Atlantic
asking for assistance.
.The first came to the United SIuto3
government rovenuo cutter nnd naval
stations at Nantucket Lightship, Now
port and Highland light. The rovenuo
cuttors Aetishet and Gresham, tho for
mer at Woods Hole and tho latter nt
Provldoncetown, left within a very
few minutes for" tlio scone.
Steamer Ran Into Blanket of Fog.
Tho Republic left port at 2 o'clock
Friday for Mediterranean ports and
ran into a thick, blanketing fog.
Tho Republic was built at Belfast,
Ireland, in 1003, for tho Dominion
lino, and was named the Columbus.
After tho Huston service of tho Do
minion lino had been acquired by tho
White Star lino the name vAis
changed to tho Republic.
She Is 570 feet long and her gross
tonnage Is 1S.37S.
On her arrival in New York tho Re
public brought tho first baud of Ital
ian earthquake refugees to American
shoros.
Unemployed in Session.
St. Louis, Mo. Delegates of tho
unemployed from six cities to tho
number of about 2fi0, Including sev
eral women and children, at tlio
Brotherhood Welfare Association
quarters, Friday night discussed "Tho
Unemployed Problem in tlio Various
Cities and States." Tho occasion was
tho National Convention of tho Un
employed of America ami Great Brit
ain, which began n three days' bos
slon. The convention was called to
order by Chairman James Katls How
Government Closes Its Case,
Philadelphia, Pa. Tlio govern
ment Friday afternoon concluded tho
presentation of its case against tho
anthracite coal roads composing tho
alleged "coal trust." The hearing will
bo resumed on Fobruurjs 10 In Now
York, wlion tho defendants will open
their side of the ease.
Weston Plans Another Walk.
Now York. iCdwnrd Payson Wes
ton, veteran long-ulstaneo walker,
has announced his plans for what
will be the culminating athletic
feat of his career walk across the
continent to San Francisco to be ac
complished, according to his schedule,
In luo days.
Wharf Fire at Galveston,
Galveston, Toxns. Originating with
tho explosion of the lantern of a
watchman on Plor 12, tho moat
extensive wharf flro in tlio history of
this port, burned for threo hours Fri
day night, prn.'tlcally burning itself
out shortly before midnight, after
destroying tho ontlro wharf and wharf
bIhmIs, entailing a loss estimated at
? 125,000.
Flood Situation Worse,
Sacramento, Cal. Tho news from
tho Inland district of thn Sue
riiuionto and Salem counties Fri
day night is most discouraging receiv
ed slnco tho llrst Hood waves swept
down tlio valley. Various reports show
Expect Malta To Disappear.
London. "ICarthquako nerv -ihsb
Is tho latest tllseaso here," says
tho Dally Telegraph's Malta cor
respondent. "It Is foretold that Malta
will disappear Wednesday und tho
credulous nro dreading Its fullllliuuut,
SERIAL
STORY
(Coio nulit, 11'. 1j.t W. O. cuauau.)
SYNOPSIS.
The llsrnpndc opens, tint In the ro-mntu-e
provcdlriR 'Ik- inarrt.it; of Ku-n
Bloouin, n Purltnn miss, ami lord r.ir
rlni?tnn nt KtiRland, but In tli. ir bf uft.-r
settllns In Kngland. The c-n- In plnn-d,
Just following tin) revolution, in CnrrtiiK
ton cnstlo In linuland. The ('arrlimtunx,
after it bouso party, t-ngngi'il in a family
tilt, caused by Je.douny. Lady C'nriing
ton OKiii-d to cut cards with l.nrd strath
gate, wbo.se nttontloiiH to rcilen bad be
come u sore point with CurrliiKton. The
loss of $ini,000 failed to perturb her, and
hor husband then cut for his wife's I. O.
U. nnd Ida honor. CiirrltiKton winning.
Additional attentions nf Lord CarrlnBtul.
to Lndy Cecily and Lord HtratbRato to
Lady Cnrrlnnton compelled the latter
to vow that Hhe would leave the castle.
Preparing to dee. Lady CnrrltiKton ami
licr chum Deborah, an American girl,
met Lord Stralhento at two n. in., he
agreeing to see them safely away, lie
attempted to take her to his castle, but
she left hint stunned In tho rond when
tho carriage met with an accident. She
nnd Debbie then struck out for PortH
mouth, where she Intended to nail for
America. Hearing news of Kllen's flight,
Lords Carrlngton and Seton net out In
pursuit. Seton n nted a fat vessel nnd
started In r.i.rsul'. Strathgnte. blending
from fall, flashed on to Portsmouth, for
which Carrlngton. Kllen and Seton were
also headed by different mutes. Strnth
trato arrived in 1'ottsmouth In advance
of tho others, finding thnt mien's ship
had sailed before her. Stratbgato and
Carrlngton each hired a small yacht to
pursue the wrong vessel, upon which
each supposed Kllen had snlied. Seton
overtook the fugitives near Portsmouth,
but his craft ran aground, Just ns enpturo
wns Imminent. Ellen won the chase by
boarding American vessel and foiling hor
pursuers Strathgnte, Seton nnd Cnrring
ton. Carrlngton nnd Strathgate, thrown
together by former's wrecking of hitter's
vessel, engnged In an Impromptu duel,
neither being hurt. A war vessel, com
manded by an admiral friend of Seton.
then started out In pursuit of the women
fuglmes, Seton confessing love for
Debbie.
CHAPTER XV. Continued.
"For Bordeaux and then to Boston."
"Take me aboard of you."
"We're not shorthanded," replied
tho other.
"I mean ns a passenger."
"Can you pay your passage?" came
from the ship.
For reply lCJlon held up n wcll-fllletl
purse.
The man nodded to hor, disappeared
inboard, and presently camo back fol
lowed by nn older sailor.
"Who bo yo?" cried tlio older man,
apparently the captain of tlio ship.
"My name's Carrlngton," answered
Kllen.
"Are yo fugitives from justlco?"
asked tho captain.
"No, no, I swoar wo're not."
"Do yo n runaway couplo?"
"Yes, yos," answered Ellon, grasping
at the suggestion presented by tlio
captain's misconception of the situa
tion. And Indeed Ihcy were a runaway
couple, though not exactly of tho kind
the captain meant.
"And them boats yonder, aro thoy
chasln' you?"
"They are," cried Ellen. "Won't
you tako ub aboard?"
"Well, I don't know." said tho cap
tain, slowly, "I guess so. I don't
want to heave to, them boats to port
Is chasln' hard."
"If you'll mnko n half-board, I'll rim
tho boat alongside of you nnd wo'll
munago to get aboard."
"All right," said the captain.
IIo spoko to tho liolmsmnn and a
moment after tho sails slatted in tlio
wind, tho big ship swung up toward
tho breozo and ranged ahead, hor way
clearly checked.
Kllen acted promptly. Before tho
big ship swung up into tho w'ntl she
had run her little boat alongside. She
dropped sail, ran forward and took
a turn with a painter across tho fore
chains. She let tho boat drift aft until
it came abreast tho battens on the
side, leading up tho gangway. Up this
bho drovo Bobble, roluctnnt, protest
ing, frightened out of hor wits. In
deed It wns a hard climb for n girl
unused to such performances and en
cunibored by Imr skirts. Shoved by
Kllon, however, tho girl clambered up
until hands reached through tho gang
way dragged her to safety. Kllon fol
lowed quickly after her.
"And your boat, what of hor?"
asked tho captain.
"Sho's no uso to us any longor," an
swored Ellon, enduring tho Ueon scru
tiny of tho 'd sailor as best Bho
might. "You may havo hor, captain,"
"Here, Bud," said tho captain to an
old sailor, "Jes' drop down tho foro
chnliia and mako that boat fast. Wo'll
swing her up on deck after awhile, If
she's worth It. Now, sir" ho looked
harder than over at Kllen, "what did
you say your namo wns?"
"Carrlngton," answered tho count
ess thoughtlessly, "Ellen "
"Ellon!" exclaimed tho captain,
"dee WhlllkinsI I thought so. And
this young lady?'' ho turned to
Deborah.
. "My name's Slocura, Doborah Slo
cum of Massachusetts, of Bostou, I
-diAiOd Uko to gut aahore,"
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"Young ladles," said tho captain
and at that word Kllen knew that alt
hor hopes of coiic.vOinent' were blast
ed "what's the cAtwe of this, I don't
know. Why youVd tnasquoradln' in
boy's clothes, ma'am. I can't tell. I
take It that the other Is n female In
spite of her woman's riKgin'."
"Yes, voti may be mire of that,"
whimpered Deborah with dllnculty re-pre-tsliig
a stroiifc Inclination to cry.
"I'aptaln." began Kllen, resolutely,
"yr-n'vn guessed the truth. I am a
woman "
Lord love you: you didn't expect to
di.-'ulsi' It. did you?" said the captain,
laughing Rtlmly.
I never thought anything about It,"
said Kllen, "I was so anxious to get
away."
"To get away from whom? I thought
you was n lover nnd his Ibbs."
"We're not." cried Bubble, Indig
nantly; "she's trying to oscnpo from
her husband, ami 1 "
"An' you. miss?"
"I'm not trying to oscapo from any
body. I want to go ashore! Won't
ynti put me ashore, captain?"
"Hardly," said tho capialn, dryly.
"You've como aboard and I guess
you'll havo to stay unless I heave to
and wait for ono of them other boats."
"What Is your name?" asked Kllen.
"Tttggles," said tho captain, "Capt.
Jeremiah Toggles, nt your service."
"Capt. Toggles," said Kllen, "did
you over hear of Capt. William Penn
Slocum of Philadelphia?"
"That I have, miss."
"IIo was my father."
"Oho!" said the captain. "Aro you
tlio Pennsylvania girl thnt married tho
Kngllsh lord?"
"I am."
"And Is the Kngllsh lord in ono of
them boats out yonder?"
"IIo Is."
"An you're tryln' to git away from
him?"
"Indeed, I am. IIo has used mo
cruelly."
"Well," said the captain, nodding
thoughtfully as If ho understood It nil,
"for tho honor of Amorlca I'll do all
1 can to help you. An' you, miss?"
turning to Debbie.
"I'm not trying to get away from
any English lord," answered-Debbie,
"but there's a gentleman "
She stopped.
"Well, I'm very sorry for you,
miss," said Capt. Tttgglos. "but tho
best I can do Is to tako you with your
"What Could It Mean?"
friend. You can get off at Bordeaux
and go whero you pleaso, meanwhile
the ship is yours."
"Will thoso boats catch us, cap
tain?" queried Kllen, stepping slowly
across the deck to the landward side.
"Not If I don't want 'em to." said
Toggles, grimly. "Mr. Manthy," ho
added, turning to a surly-looking mato
who was pacing tho quarterdeck, "tho
breeze Is frosli'nln', hotter give hor
more sail. An' we've had enough of
Bouthin', bettor sot our course for tho
oast'ard until wo get well up tho chan
nel. You'ro safe, miss. Thero ain't
no small boat in England that can
ovorhaul Jeromiah Toggles an' tho
Flying Star, an' there ain't many
ships can do It, olthor."
"Are you sure, captain?"
"Sartln," said the captain.
Ellen did a strange tiling. She ran
across tho deck to the gangway, loaned
far ovor it; lifted iter hat nnd waved it
throo or four times at tho boats vainly
pursuing. Then not welting for a re
turn of hor salute, she rejoined the
captain.
"If you pleaso, captain." she said,
"we'd liko to havo something to oat
and n placo to sleep. Wo'vo had noth
ing but hard tack and water slnco
yesterday morning, and what sloop
wo cot wo had to tako In tho cutter."
"You shall have everything tho ship
affords," said Capt. Toggles, a
worthy seaman, "there's only ono
thing within reason that I can't sup
ply." "And what Is that?"
"Female toggery." nnswored tho cap
tain. "I don't need that. I liko thoso
clothes," returned tho girl, boldly.
Tho captain himself took tho two
below. Ho called his cabin boy and
set boforo them a prodigious quan
tity of substantial faro. Thoy woro
both hungry ouough to havo oaten
ruder provision with a hearty zest.
When their appntlto was stayed, tho
captain showed them to n cabin with
two berths In It. Both women woro
so tired that recriminations which
trembled in tlio nlr woro deferred un
til they had taken needed rest.
Dressed as thoy woro, each crawld!
Into her respective berth and soou was
sound asleop.
It was dark boforo olthor nwoko.
What disturbed her, Ellon could not
toll, but she suddenly found horsolf
slttlug up lu her berth llatonlnB to a
I fntnf hall that came down' ihL- wrrnl
' und throimh the open nlr oil Into the
cabin.
A voice said grtillly:
"This Is his majesty's shlp-of-lhe
line Britannia. Heave tn and I'll send
a boat aboard."
"The Britannia!" exclaimed Ellen
under her breath, "Admiral Kephurd'a
llagcblp!"
What could It mean? She rose to
her feet and stepped to tho port holo.
It was pitch dark outside. She could
nee nothing. The moon had not yet
risen Over her head Capt. Toggles
was replying.
"What do you want with mo?" ho
cried, roughly.
"You'll And out," answered a volco
from the darkness, "when ws send n
boat aboard."
A mnmont after Ellen caught a
Bllmpap of tho rinHiIng light of a
large ship slowly closing upon the
Flying Star. Other lights gleamed
from port holes here and there, bring
ing tho huge liner In fair view.
"This Is tho high seas," answer. . I
Capt. Toggles, with great spirit. "I'm
a peaceful merchantman from the
Fulled States, and I'm damned If I'll
heave to for anybody."
Brave Capt. Toggles! Kllen thrilled
In her soul, but she know that tho
game was up. No merchantman could
bravo a war vessel, nnd ono flying an
admiral's Hag at that, with Impunity.
Tho next lnstnnt t gun Hashed from
tho sldo of the shlp-of-the-llno and a
deep boom rolled across tlio black
water.
"If you don't heave to," cried tho
voice from tho other ship, "tho next
shot'll go Into you."
To hesitate longer was madness. Kl
len could hoar Capt. Tugsles daBh his
trtimpet to tho deck and tlio next mln
uto his hoarse voice bidding the wntcli
swing tlio main yard. Tho ship slowly
shot up into tlio wind nnd presently
lay still. On tho ship of-tho-llno Kllen
could hear tho shrill whistling of pipes
and hoarse voices calling away tlio
crew of tho cutter. Unless sho acted
Immediately sho was lost. Tho shipof-tho-llno
could havo overhauled the
merchantman only for her.
Sho turned from tho porthole to find
Deborah, who had been awakoncd by
tho cannon shut, nluudtug half dazed
at her side.
"Debbie," she cried. "I've changed
my mind."
"What do you mean?" asked
Doborah.
"I'm going back to Portsmouth."
"Well, I'm glad you'vo como to your
senses at last."
"Yos," said Lady Ellon, "there's a
ship out thero which lias just ordered
Capt. Toggles to houvo to, to stop' his
ship, that is. Wo must escapo her."
"Whoso ship Is It?"
"I don't know. It may bo a French
man, or a pirate, or At any rate, our
only chance is to get away whllo they
are busy. They'll never notice us."
"How will you do it?" asked Debo
rah. "Ask Capt. Tuggles to sot you
ashore?"
"Never," said Ellon.
Seizing Debbie by tho hand, sho left
tho room, locking the door behind hor
nnd slipping tho key in hor pocket.
Then sho stepped Into tho cabin. For
tunately It was empty. Thero was a
dim light burning from a lantern hang
ing nt the bulkhead. Kllon took it
down and opened tho door of what she
deemed from her oxperienco was tlio
captain's room, and found sho had
niatlo a correct guess. Sho took the
precaution to tako the key out of tho
door, Insert It on the inside of the
lock and turn It. The captain's room
oxtended across tho after part of the
ship. Tho stern windows woro large
and sho and Deborah could oasily pass
through them. Her one hope was that
her boat had not been abandoned.
Sure enough, there it was trailing
astern, nnd fortunately on the side
opposite to that on which the llne-of-Imttlo
ship lay. Tho nritannla had
drifted ahead and had been hove to
oft the starboard bow of the Flying
Star. Ellon's bout wits drifting nstoru
olf tho port quarter.
(TO HE CONTlNI'KD.)
MOUTH NO PLACE FOR COINS.
Dangerous Practice Too Frequently
Indulfjeci In by Women.
"Women nro addicted to many per
nicious habits," obsorved a. physician,
"but I cannot concolvo of one that Is
more idiotic than tho placing of coins
in the mouth while the purse or money
bag Is being oponnd. Most women do
this, especially in the street cars, and
aro doubtless unmindful of tho fact
that thoy aro thereby inviting danger
ous throat and lung troubles. I have
often watched women holding coins
botwoen their Hps, and havo beon
very strongly toniptod to uttor au ad
monishing word. Only to day I saw
n bountiful glil give n conductor a
dimo. Sitting opposlto to hor was a
dirty-looking man, whoso hands looked
as If thoy hadn't boon washed for a
week, llo gavo tho conduntor a nickol
and tho conductor handed it to tho
young women in chnngo for her dime.
Sho plnced it between her Hps whllo
sho opened hor money bag. Why does
not sonio ingonious woman lutroduco
a small pocket er somo tlovlco In tlio
fumlnlno wnrdrobo that will tako the
placo of tho Hps for holding coins?
Certainly sho would ho a bonofactor
to hor sex."
Faults of Friends.
Don't flatter yourselves that friend
ship authorizes you to say disagree
able things to your intimates. On
tlio contrary, tho nearer you como into
relation with a person, tho moro necos
snry do tact and courtesy becomo.
Except In cases of necosslty, which
are rare, leave your frlond to leant
unpleasant trulhs from his enemies;
thoy aro roady enough to tell them,
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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Personality Always Wins.
Personal force nover goes out of
fashion. That is still paramount to
day, und, in the moving crowd of good
society tho men of value and reality
are known and rise to their natural
placo. Emerson.
HIS FATE.
Mr. Dndf I T.as thinking how mitel
1 ri se mble your carpet always .i
our feet, you know.
Miss Sly Yes, very much like r.;
carpet. I'm going to shake It so r.
Too Much for His Mind.
".My first Impulses," wailed the Sad
Eyed Individual, "aro invariably good
In fact, 1 think that 1 may venture
without fear of undue exaggeration, tr
say that thoy are very good. Hut 1
never ;tct on them! I alwnys act on
second thoughts. This trait In my char
ncter has ruined my career, beci-ie
my second thoughts are alwn. !'.n"
In fact. 1 think I may say, without r r
of misrepresentation, that thc rr
punk."
"Well," suggested he who was 1
teulng, "why don't you wait ur',I
third thoughts, and act on them?"
Mournfully, despondently, the Si!
Eyed Individual shook his hend.
"My dear sir," he groaned, "I never
had three successive thoughts abu-n
anything In my life!"
Childhood's Frankness.
A little girl went visiting on.- dnv
and after a time was given the nlb iri
nf family photographs to look a, sh
turned the leaves over carofull, and
protty soon closed the book.
. "Well, dear," asked the host, ss,
"did you,lopk at the album?"
"Oh, yes." answered the little maid
brightly, "and we've got one 'zuiily
liko it, only the pictures are prettier'"
JOY WORK
nd the Other Kind.
Did you ever stnnd on a promlni nt
corner at an early morning hour .u 1
watch the throngs of peeplu on tie lr
way to work? Noting the number who
were forcing themselves along he.
cause It meant their dally bread, and
the otheis cheerfully and eagerly pur
suing their way because of lov of
their work.
It Ik a fact that ono's food has much
to do with it. As an oxump!o'
If. nn engine has poor oil, or a holler
Is fired with poor conl, a bad result is
certain, Isn't It?
Treating your stomach right Is tho
keystone that sustains tho arcli of
health's temple and you will find
"Grapo-Ntits" as a dally food is tho
most nourishing and boueflclnl you can
use.
V.'e Jmvo thousands of testimonials,
roal gonulne little heart throbs, from
peoplo who simply tried Orapo-Nuts
Dut or curioilty as a laBt resort with
tho result that prompted tho testimo
nial, If you havo novor tried Ornpe-Nuts
it's worth while to glvo it n fair impar
tial trial. Itememher thoro are mil.
Hons eating Grape-Nuts ovory day -thoy
know, and wo know If you will
uso Grape-Nuts every morning your
work Is more likely to ho Joy-work, be
cause you can keep well, and with tho
brain well nourished work is a Joy.
Head tho "Rond to Wellvlllo" in overy;
raokago "There's a Reason."
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