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In x i II. .aaatj O0PYRIGHT.1913 t.Y WO-CHAPMAN INT u 8YN0P8I8. For fifty year the continent of North America has been laolated from the rest of the world by Z-rays. the Invention of Hannibal Prudent, president of the united government. K message from Count von Werdensteln. chancellor of Germany, that pa has succeeded In penetrating the rays hastens the death of Prudent. Dying, he warns his daughter Astra that foreign In vasion Is now certain. Astra succeeds her father as president. Napoleon Edison, a former pupil of Prudent'a. offers to assist Astra and hints at new discoveries which Will make North America Impregnable. A Can giving the name of Chevalier dl on -offers Werdensteln tha secret of baking gold In return for European dis armament. The chevalier Is made a pris oner. Countess Roslny, a spy. becomes a prisoner In the hope of discovering dl Leon's secret. She falls In love with him and agrees to Join him In an attempt to cape. By the use of rocketa he sum mons a curious flying machine. He es capes and sends a message to Astra which reveals the fact that h Is Napo leon Edison. He warns Astra that the consolidated fleets of Europe have sailed to Invade America. He calls -on Astra the following night and explains his plans for defense. By the use of aeroplanes made ft a new substance which Is Indestructi ble he expects to annihilate the European forces. He delivers a note to von Wer Sansteln on his flagship demanding im- Siadlate withdrawal. He is attacked and. y destroying two warships and several aeroplanes, forces von Werdensteln to agree to universal disarmament. The countess, who has remained In America as a guest of Astra, receives an offer from von Werdensteln .of the principal ity of Schomburg-Llthow In return for Edison's secret. Edison and his assistant, tantos, go In search of new deposits of the remarkable substance, clrynlth. They And It on the estate of Schomburg-Llthow. The countess gets Santos Into her tutches. She promises to reveal Edl oa'a secret as soon as von Werdensteln psraa over the Schomburg-Llthow estate t her. On the day of the wedding of Astra and Edison the countess and Santos Am the country. Santos perfects a ma chine, la made a count and marries the countess, now princess of Schomburg Llthow. Edison finds a new deposit of Irynlth and builds a new fleet of air ships. He accidentally discovers a liquid that will render opposing airships help leas. Santos completes a fleet for tha princess. ' CHAPTER XX. Continued. "What need have we of European commerce and troubles T The Ameri can continent is ours, we love it and we can live on it. The Z-ray stations have been kept in order and we can easily cut ourselves oft from those warring countries. We will not be the losers." So his address ran. He eat town amid tremendous applause. However, another orator arose and propounded opposite reasons for open ports and no determination was reached. Astra and her mother-in-law were sitting in the library, at the Crystal Palace depressed and sad. The uncer tainty of Napoleon's fate caused long, sleepless nights. Thus they had lived, day after day, hopefully and fearfully. The life of the woman wHo had been the mainspring of all their troubles was different The Princess Rosltta had never been happier than "When I Opened My, Eyes It Was Night and I Was on a Low Bed." now. The twenty-first aerodromone was finished, and she, like a general, would drill her flying squadron per sonally. Rosltta had acquired great skill In handling the aerodromone, and she oould execute the capturing act very easily. She was loved by the whole crew, which was composed of men from noble families. These men admired their leader, they were hypnotised by her charms and she handled them so that they were, as one man, ready to give their lives for her. After a successful maneuver day Rosltta gave the order to her -men to gather In the large hall. The ball was f Isolated VOTHORVATH end DEAN HOARD UNITED 8IATE3 AND GKEAT BHTATJt the schoolroom where Santos taught them the art of aviation In theory. There were forty men in all young, vigorous, brave and bold. When Ro sltta entered, followed by her hus band, a cheer rang out: "Hurrah for our princess!" She walked to the platform; and her clear voice rang through the hall: "Gentlemen !" The silence was In tense. "I have called you together to explain the situation. The American continent has voluntarily taken from us Europeans, children of a different caste, a different race, our most cher ished traditions. There ls not one among you who Is not a pobleman. You all know the situation and Eu rope's eyes rest on us. Europe Is awaiting our action to restore the old order of things. We have the might! Think of these words: 'We have the might!" Therefore, we have the right! The perodromone flotilla Is my own property. Think this over and con sider! "Is It right that I that we should obey orders that come from powerless rulers T That we, the gallant aerial fleet, should coneider those who are held to the ground? That we who have the might should obey anyone else except the one we choose? "Gentlemen, we were all born to be rulers, or I would not have selected you as my aviators. Gentlemen! You must select . one of us for our com mander, and we will rule the world I" "Hurrah for the queen ! Hurrah for the queen of the air! Hurrah for Queen Rosltta!" How sweet that sounded to the beau tiful woman! A tear glistened In her eye. She ran Into their arms and kissed one after another. The last wae Santos, and he was the least en thusiastic of them all. . Rosltta, queen of the air! This was her election. When the enthusiasm had somewhat abated she gave them the oath of obedience, the oath that would be kept secret until the day of Its world-wide proclama tion. They swore to be true, obedient and brave for the. queen. And she swore to be faithful and trfie to her little army. "We have only one man to fear, and that man Is Napoleon Edison. You all know him. Seemingly he has met with some misfortune, ae he has disap peared. When he returns we will fight him and win, and then the world Is ours!" That same day while this infamous thing was happening In Suemeg the American Eagle slowly descended to the roof of the Crystal Palace. It was dusk and no one noticed Its arrival. The tall man who alighted from the machine seemed weak, but he fast ened the machine, then slowly found bis way downetairs. After a gentle tap on Astra's private door he entered. Motherland wife were there. Napoleon had returned at last CHAPTER XXI. I , i The Vallev of Xluh. The first raptures of the reunion were over. Words took the place of mute expressions of love. Napoleon began to tell his story: "No one knows of mv rntnrn. sr. cept my men at CIryne, and they will keep it to themselves. I did not use the 'graph, as I did not want certain people to know that I was safe the papers would get hold of It and by morning Europe would know." He smiled. "They have tried to surprise us, and now we will surprise them." His eyes rested lovingly on tho two women who were his nearest . and dearest "It Is exactly eight weeks today since I left Washington to continue my search for something that I felt convinced nature had provided for a certain use; that Is, to remove the electro-magnetism of clrynlth, I found It, thanks be to Providence. The dis covery nearly cost me my life, but I never was happier than the moment when my aerodromone was helplessly falling down. It Is a wonder that I came out alive, but aside from a few bruises, all Is well. "I was circling around an active vol cano and the wing of the Eagle was touched by the warm fluid gushing up from a geyser. The wings folded to gether and the Eagle was helpless. I turned the tall rudder to break Its fall, and thus escaped with my life." silent prayer went up from the two loving women, a prayer of thanks to Him who had saved him to save America. "I lost consciousness when the aero dromone struck the ground by being hurled Into the bench. When I opened my eyes It was night and I was on a low bed. An ancient oil lamp was flickering on a table at my head. I tried to sit up, but- could not My strength was gone; even my, eyelids fell .down, down, and I had a feeling that I was falling from a great height I felt some one come near, and a mo ment later I felt a cooling bandage placed on my head by deft hands. I lost consciousness again and do not know how long I lay In a stupor, but I think It must have been at least eight days. "The first clear moment I had I found that I was In the home of some rich Indian family. Later I found that they were Aztecs Indeed, the direct descendants of the Incas. In the clear moments during my fever I saw a very beautiful Aztec girl by my bed side nursing me. She was the daugh ter of the high priest, to, whose house I had been taken. ' "It was five weeks before I recov ered from the terrible fall. As I regained my strength the old priest, named Xiluhama, assisted me to a porch-like structure that stood before the house, and I beheld a won derful picture.- A few hundred yards away waa the smoking volcano, and several steaming geysers were spout ing water In the air. At the foot of the cone-like peak stood a great church with strange statues and re liefs painted In vivid red, blue, yellow, black green and white colors. The whole reminded me of the pictures of anolent Egypt Xlluhama's beautiful daughter came with us and brought cushions to make me a comfortable seat on the long, broad bench. "The old priest could express his thoughts so plainly that I understood him almoBt.as well as if we were able to converse and when I was in doubt he took a board and made drawings in a childlike but expressive way. "I soon realized that he considered me sent as a messenger by their god Itzcoatl. A prophecy made hundreds of years before by one of their great men told them that a deliverer would come as a bird. That reminded me of my Eagle that had, during my Illness, been haunting me, as I feared it had been damaged beyond repair. In spite of all It meant to me I had not asked about It I was led by the priest to the church, through the wide doors of which my Eagle had been carried and placed before the altar. I looked It over carefully and found that It was In good condition, except that the wings had lost their magnetism. I Inspected It and found one wing coat ed by a pale yellow varnish It was the wing that had been touched by the liquid from a geyser. "It caused a perfect isolator, and If I had had the presence of mind to use my dry battery at the crucial moment I would not have had the fall; but everything turns out for the best "When I was able to work I sue- ceeded In cleansing the wings, and the machine was In working order again. "Yesterday I ' thought I was strong SEEMS MOST FABULOUS SUM Fortune of the Rothschilds Estimated at Two Billion Own Property In All Countries. A French statistician has Just com pleted figures which, he asserts, show the fortune of the famous house of Rothschild. The entire fortune Is es timated at ten milliards of francs. A milliard Is a billion, so that In dol lars the Rothschild fortune equals 82,000,000.000. Placed at 4 per cent the Rothschild fortune would produce an annual rev enue of $80,000,000. But this sum Is far from being a reality, as the great part of the Rothschild riches Is In property. In Lancashire they own Immense thread mills, while In Ger many they possess numerous coal mines with a capacity of millions of tons per annum. In Brazil the Roths childs own Immense rubber forests, and in Persia factories where the most beautiful carpets In the world are made. - In Spain there are numerous zinc and lead mines operated by the Roths childs. In South Africa also the Roths childs own mines. The Roths childs, In addition, own large forests in Siberia, while In Australia entire cities are their property. They also own large quantities of real estate In different European capitals. Coal 8moke and Health. The medical officer of health tor Manchester, England, presents evi dence to show that the working life of the people of that city is shortened tea years by the acids in smoke and enough to leave and I bade my host goodby with the promise that I would return and bring help. "This Is a short recital of my doings during the two months past and low, my dear Astra, will you tell nia all that Is new here?" Napoleon had heard a few things from Whistler In CIryne that dlrqulet ed him, and he was anxious to know the truth. That Astra could tell him best of all. So she began to l'elate all the Important happenings whu Napoleon listened attentively, making notes fiom time to time. Astra spoke of the European decree and all the facts that were officially communicat ed to her. Then she told of the news paper rumors concerning the aerodro mone fleet and the preparations for war that were supposed to be occupy ing the time of the European rulers. "We have nine days at our disposal I will be very busy for the next few days, but next Monday I will be ready to appear In the congress as the presi dent of the International peace com mittee." Early next morning Napoleon com municated with his brother workers In the peace committee, and then left the capital. He spent some hours at work designing a device to be used on the aerodromones. With six ma chines, equipped with men and bar rels, he headed for the valley of Xluh that evening. They landed In the valley the next morning and after a peaceful negotia tion with the high priest they caught a large supply of the liquid that had put the Eagle out of ' commission and returned to CIryne. While Napoleon analyzed the liquid his workmen made Beveral trips between the valley and Ciryne, carrying the liquid away la vast quantities. Napoleon, after a thorough examina tion, sighed. "Here Is something new. It puzzles me, but It solves the ques tion of superiority In the air." Napoleon's next move was to try out the new swallow-type machine. It was smaller than the Eagle, but the wings and the tall rudder were com paratively larger. It had not the grace of the Eagle In flight, but Its speed was something) unprecedented It shot through the air like a streak. Two more days passed. The third found every aerodromone equipped with a long tube very similar to the old style fire extinguisher. To this tube was connected a small automatlo gun, which protruded through a spe cial aperture In the body of the aero dromone. The lever controlling this gun was within easy reach of the aeroman, and the gun Itself was so arranged that It could be pointed In any direction. The four aerodromones that had been sent toward the west were re porting every few hours. They had seen nothing so far that was out of the ordinary. 1 It was Saturday evening that the last of the aerodromones was made ready for prompt action. Turning the command of the Island over to Whis tler, Napoleon returned to Washing ton. The Swallow made the trip In two hours. 1 . (TO BE CONTINUED.)' the carbon particles which invade the lungs. Surgeon J. W. Stoner, of the United States public health service, traces a connection between a smoky atmosphere and the drinking habits of the people. Women living In sun less, gloomy, homes, attired In som ber clothes, breathing a smoke-filled atmosphere, are prone to be Irritable, to scold and whip their children and to nag their husbands who flee to the saloon for solace and relief. Surgeon Stoner is also of the opinion that children reared In a depressing at mosphere are dull, apathetic and even criminally Inclined. The smoke prob lem la still Important Rock Cannon. When the Island of Malta was un der the rule of the Knights of St John they defended their fortifications with cannon bored In the living rock. Each one of these strange weapons contained an entire barrel of powder, and as it was not possible to vary the aim of these cannon 60 were made ready, facing various directions from which the enemy might approach. When the fame of these arms of de fence became known to the world the idea was taken up 'of transporting rocks to summits to serve the same purpose; but it was soon recognized to be impracticable, and the cannon of Malta, bored In solid rock, have passed into history as tha sole weap ons of the kind ever known. Har per's Weekly. Not Always Perhaps. In the long run It is with a profes sion as with marriage; we cease to re mark anything but its drawbacks. Valerius Maxlmui. PROPER SILAGE CORN Select Varieties That Will Pro duce Large Fodder. Most Important Essential Is to Find Kind That Will Mature In Your Locality Silo Is Always Prof itable to Farmer. In selecting a variety of corn for silage always use one that will ma ture its grain. Other things - being equal, select a variety that produces a large fodder as the yield will be greater. There are special ensilage varieties such as "Virginia Ensilage corn," but before trying any of these be sure to know whether or not It will mature In your locality. Corn can be planted somewhat thick er than generally used In growing grain but not thick enough to prevent the good ear development. One dairyman who has had good success In growing corn for the silo and puts up about 1,000 tons a year says that he plants one-third more seed for the silage.com than for the corn grown for grain. The amount however, depends much upon the variety and the conditions of the soil. The size of the silo of course de pends upon the number of cattle to be fed. It should never be less than 20 feet high because pressure Is neces sary to preserve the silage. The higher the better. A good rule Is to have It twice as high as the diameter. The following table will show the size for a given number of cows for a 200-day feeding period: Height Diameter Capacity feet feet tons No. 10 24 34 8 12 25 62 13 14 27 78 19 16 '30 119 30 18 82 166 42 Of course a alio will cost something all farm buildings do but there Is no building that can be erected on the farm that will pay better. A barn that would shelter the same amount of roughage and containing as much Motor Farm Wagon Does Service In Many Ways. feeding value as a 100-ton silo would have to have a storage capacity of 600 tons. Figure this out and see which would be the cheapest There are many kinds of silo and , made of different materials. Con crete, cement, brick, tile and several styles of wooden silo. The wood silo is cheapest of course, but It Is not so durable as the concrete or tile. The different styles range from $3 to $5 per ton capacity .for the con crete and tile silo, while the wooden stave silo will cost from 82 to $3 per ton capacity. Keep Drainage Grades Even. In laying tile be sure the grade is made even enough so that the water can flow through at a uniform rate. This prevents sediment from being de posited, as will happen when a flat grade follows a steep one. Be sure the bottom of the ditch is perfectly level. Handling Sows. Unless you spend a reasonable amount of time among the brood sows and gain their confidence very few will peacefully permit you to handle their pigs during farrowing tlnw. Equal Chance for All. It Is an easy matter to put all the little pigs together to be fed by them selves or to enlarge the troughs so they may all have an equal chance. Water for Hogs. Never give a hog waste water from the wash tubs, because the soap Is not good for them any more than it is for any other animal. Profit In Goats. Goats may be raised profitably on land which Is suited for any kind of cultivation. Ventilation for Horses. Do not keep your horses In poorly ventilated stables. Pull the Weeds. When a vegetable goes to seed it becomes a weed. Pull it out -