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STORY
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Chronicles
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Addington
Peace
B y B. F le tc h e r R obinson
Co-Author with A. Conan Doyla of
“T he Hound of the Beakervilles,” etc.
it'o p y riK J i. 1-
ip u i u u )
THE MYSTERY OF
THE CAUSEWAY
Inch th e m an he w as—th e b u tle r of a
B ritish c o u n try bouse.
"A fine m orning, Mr. P h illip s,” be
said. “I did n o t know you w ere s ta y ­
in g In th e neig h b o rh o o d .”
“ I cycled o v er a fte r h e a rin g th e
new s. Y our nam e opened th e g a te s.
In sp e c to r."
"W ell. I am p leased to see you,
anyhow . Mr. R o b erts h e re w as giving
me hts view of th is u n fo rtu n a te affair.
You m ay continue, Mr. R o b e rts.”
T h e little in sp e c to r tu rn e d , aa he
| h e ard m y fo o tste p s on th e g rav el, an d
| nodded a b en ev o le n t welcome.
T h e b u tle r had been s ta rin g a t m e
w ith g re a t su sp icio n ; but a p p a re n tly
h e concluded th a t, a s a frien d o f a
d e te c tiv e , I w as a re sp e c ta b le p e r­
son.
"W ell, g en tle m e n ," he said . In a so ft,
oily voice, a s from confirm ed o v e r­
eatin g , "m y m ind Is, so to sp eak , a
blank. B ut w h a t I know I w ill say
w ith o u t fe a r o r favor. Glr A ndrew had
n o t p rev io u sly h onored us w ith his
p resen ce, he h aving rem ain ed a b ro ad
from th e d e a th of S ir W illiam , w hich
w as his uncle, som e six m o n th s ago.
Y este rd ay — th a t Is, T h u rsd a y m o rn in g
—h e w ired from L ondon for a c a rria g e
to m e e t th e 12:32 tra in . W e w e re all
In a flu tte r of e x citem en t, a s you can
well Im agine. B ut w hen he a rriv e d It
w as, h e said, w ith no In te n tio n of
s ta y in g th e n ig h t D u rin g th e a f te r ­
noon he saw his a g e n t on b u sin ess,
an d a fte rw a rd s w en t fo r a w alk, re ­
tu rn in g a b o u t six. H e d ined a t eig h t,
and had h is coffee se rv e d In th e sm all
lib rary .
"T h e la s t tra in to L ondon w as a t
10:25, and we had o u r o rd e rs fo r a
c a rria g e to be re ad y for him a t five
m in u te s to th e hour. A t te n o'clock
p re c ise ly I took th e lib e rty of e n te rin g
th e sm all lib ra ry to Inform S ir A n­
d rew th a t th e c a rria g e w as w aitin g ,
a n d th a t th e re w as on ly Ju st tim e to
c a tc h th e tra in . H e w as n o t th e re ,
an d , th e w indow s on to th e te r ra c e
b eing open. I w alked th ro u g h to se e If
he w as s ittin g outsid e, th e e v en in g be­
in g sa lu b rio u s fo r th e tim e of th e
g ro w n Island. T h e roof of a gab led
c o tta g e p e e p e d o u t from th e h e a rt of
its y ew s a n d lau rels. T h e cau sew ay ,
p av ed w ith g re a t sla b s of sla te , w as
n e v e r m o re th a n five fe e t broad. On
e ith e r sid e of it w as a d e n se g ro w th of
fe a th e ry ree d s, h id in g th e lake be­
hin d th e ir ru s tlin g w alls.
“W h a t c o tta g e
Is th a t? ” a sk ed
P ea c e , p o in tin g a finger.
"W h e n h e w as a young m an, S ir
W illiam , th a t w as S ir A n d rew ’s uncle,
used to g iv e lu n ch es an d te a s th e r e In
th e su m m e r m o n th s," said th e police­
m an. “ B ut th e p la c e h as been s h u t
up fo r a long tim e now, sir. No o n e
g o es to th e islan d b a rrin g th e du ck s,
and th e y n e s t th e re by th e h u n d re d .”
“ W h e re did you c a tc h th e p riso n e r? "
“ A b o u t th is v ery place, sir. It w as
a b o u t h a lf-p a st n ine, an d I w as w a lk ­
in g dow n th e p ublic p ath , w hich p a ss e s
th e e a s t c o rn e r of th e lak e, w hen I
h e a rd th e sh o t. I t seem ed a s tra n g e
tim e of th e y e a r fo r n ig h t p oaching,
b u t th e r e a re ra s c a ls In th e v illag e
w ho w o u ld n 't h e s ita te a b o u t th e s e a ­
so n s so long a s th e y h ad a d uck fo r
d in n er.
“Off I ra c e d as h a rd a s I could p u t
leg s to th e gro u n d . W h en I cam e to
th e c a u se w a y h e a d I p u lled up a n d
looked a b o u t me. T h e re w as a slip
of a m oon o v e r th e isla n d an d a
p le n ty o f s ta r s , so th a t th e n ig h t w as
fa iriy b rig h t. No one w as In sig h t,
b u t p re s e n tly I h e a rd th e thum p,
th u m p , of a m an ru n n in g o v er th e
tu rf, an d w ho sh o u ld com e p a n tin g
dow n th e slo p e b u t J a k e W a rn e r, th e
k eep er. H e w as In »uch a h u rry th a t
he w as n ig h a s clo se a s I am to you,
sir, b e fo re h e saw me.
“ ‘Good L o rd !’ h e cried , Jum ping
b a c k ; ‘a n d w h a t a re you do in g here?*
“ 'D id n ’t you h e a r a sh o t fired ?’ I
ask ed .
“ ‘N o t a so und of It,’ h e sa id , w ith a
su lk y fa c e on him.
“ It su rp ris e d m e m o re th a n a b i t
In d eed , I had b egun to w o n d er If 1
could h a v e b een m ista k e n , w hen th e r e
cam e a c la tte r on th e sla b s of th e
c a u sew ay , a n d a m an ru sh e d o u t fro m
It w as on T h u rsd a y , May, 18, 1899,
th a t young S ir A ndrew C heyne w as
found dead of a g u n sh o t w ound In th e
grounds of A lrlle H all, h is h o u se In
B urrey.
I w as m yself esp ecially In te re ste d In
th e case, as I w as sta y in g a t a c o t­
tag e w ithin th re e m iles of th e H all a t
th e tim e. All th e gossip cam e to us
first hand. By b re a k fa st w e le a rn e d
of th e death. An h o u r la te r cam e th e
ru m o r of the m u rd er, an d th e fa c t
th a t an a rr e s t had been m ade. A m an
had been c au g h t ru n n in g from th e
spot w here th e body lay.
My h o st wac a b ach elo r an d a b ro th ­
e r a r t i s t H is little place w as bound
by no conventions. Go o r com e, bu t
d o n 't tro u b le to ex p lain —su ch w as th e
custom . He w as busy th a t m orning,
a s I knew , so 1 ap p ro p ria te d his bicy­
cle and s e t off th ro u g h th e la n e s to
visit th e scene of th e trag ed y .
A lrlle H all lay som e tw o h u n d red
y a rd s back from th e m ain road. T h e
drive, fram ed In w ide s tre tc h e s of
tu rf, and flanked by a trip le a v e n u e
of ch e stn u ts, ran In a s tra ig h t line
from th e g re a t porch to th e e n tra n c e
g ates
of tw iste d
Iron.
P e e rin g
through th e b a rs w ere a dozen vil­
lagers. W ithin, his hand upon th e
lock, stood a policem an, m assive, re d ­
faced, pom pous w ith his p re s e n t Im­
portance.
"M ay I com e In ? ” I a sk ed politely.
"You m ay n o t,” he said q u ite briefly.
I put my hand In my pocket, h e si­
ta ted , an d drew It o u t em pty.
It
w as too public a place for co rru p tio n .
If A ddington P ea c e had only been
w ith me, I th o u g h t—and. so th in k in g ,
cam e by an Idea. Even a ru r a l police­
man would know th e fam ous d e te c tiv e ’s
nam e.
“My friend, In sp e c to r P eace— " I
began.
YOU MAY NOT
"In sp e c to r w ho?” he In te rru p te d .
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I w as th e re th a t | th e re e d s lik e a m ad thing. H e gave
"A ddington P eace of th e C rim inal
In v estig atio n D e p a rtm e n t I hoped he I h e a rd th e fo o tstep s of som e one ru n ­ a little cry like a frig h te n e d ra b b it
n in g on th e g rav el, and, first th in g I w hen h e c a u g h t sig h t of us, and trie d
would be here."
His m an n er chan g ed w ith a c e le rity knew , w ho should a p p e a r b u t J a k e to tw is t aw ay , b u t h is fe e t slipped
'H ello , Mr. from u n d e r him , a n d dow n h e fell. B e­
w hich w as th e g re a te s t c o m p lim en t W a rn e r, th e k eep er.
he could have paid to th e little d e te c ­ W a rn e r,' sa y s I. 'an d w h ere m ay you fo re h e could re c o v e r I w as s ittin g on
be going In su ch a h u rry ? Is It p o ach ­ h is c h e s t
tive.
‘“ I h ad no h an d In It,’ he shouted.
“1 beg your p ard o n , sir,” he said. e rs ? ’ I say s. 'N o.' sa y s he. In a sad
“T he In sp ecto r dro v e up from th e s t a ­ ta k in g , ‘b u t S ir A n d rew 's been s h o t— 'I s w e a r to you It w as n o t m e. I w as
tion not ten m in u te s ago. If you will sh o t dead, Mr. R o b erts, on th e c a u se ­ to m e e t him on th e Islan d . H e w as
Inquire at th e hall, you will be su re to w ay to th e Islan d .’ ‘H eav en d efen d u s,’ dead w h en I cam e to h im .’
‘“ D ead— w ho Is d e a d ? ’ a sk e d Ja k e ,
find him ."
I s a y s ; ‘b u t do— ’ ’’
The se rv a n t w ho a n sw e re d my m od­
“Q uite so. Mr. R o b e rts," said P eace. v e ry a n x io u s.
“ ‘S ir A ndrew C h ey n e,' said th e
e s t ring led m e th ro u g h a d a rk p a s­ "W e u n d e rsta n d you w e re m uch upset.
sage of paneled oak and o u t upon th e So you h a v e no Idea w hen It w as th a t m an, w ith a sh iv er.
"I w as th a t ta k e n a b a c k th a t if h e
te rra c e th a t lay on th e fa r th e r sid e of S ir A ndrew le ft th e little lib ra ry ? "
th e house. Below It a slo p in g law n
“ No, sir. sa v e th a t It w as betw een had m a d e a ru n fo r it he m ig h t hav e
done so fo r a ll I could h av e sto p p ed
ran down to a broad lak e frin g e d w ith n in e and te n .”
reeds.
Beyond
th e
la k e
a p a rk
"T h a n k you. And now . Mr. P h illip s, i 1 him . As fo r J a k e , h e g a v e a yelp and
stre tc h e d aw ay d o tte d w ith sin g le l th in k we w ill go dow n an d h a v e a d is a p p e a re d dow n th e cau sew ay , lik e
a r a t Into a hole.
oaks now stru g g lin g Into foliage. It look a t th e cau sew ay w alk."
” ‘S ir A ndrew is in F ra n c e ,’ I said ,
w as a lovely view , u n m o lested by th e
At th e end of te r ra c e we found a
cen tu ries. As It w as so It had boen p o licem an w aiting. H e to u ch ed his for so Mr. R o b e rts h ad told m e not a
th ree hun d red y e a rs before, w hen som e h e lm e t to th e In sp ecto r, and, a fte r a w eek befo re. 'Y o u 're crazy , m an.'
" ‘S h u t y o u r m o u th , you fo o l'—th o s e
co u rtie r of E lizab eth . In tig h tly fittin g few w ords w ith him , led th e w ay dow n
hose and Im m acu late ruffles, ch o se It som e m oss-grow n ste p s an d o v er a w ere h is v e ry la s t w ords, s ir —‘I te ll
as th e outlook from th e w indow s of sloping law n to w a rd s th e lake. W e you C h ey n e Is dead. Go a n d look fo r
bis dining room .
sk irte d th e rig h t h a n d e d g e fo r p e r­ y o u rself.'
In th e m iddle of th e te rra c e . A dding­ h a p s tw o h u n d re d y ard s,
m u s t tro u b le you to com e w ith
u n til we
ton P eace stood, sm oking a c ig a re tte cam e to w h e re a sh o rt cau sew ay of j me, th e n ,’ sa id I. ta k in g him by th e
and ta lk in g to a ta ll and sta te ly per- sto n e had been b u ilt o u t in to th e collar.
son in a black coat, w ho looked e v ery j w a te r. Joining th e law n s to a shrub-
"W e w alk ed dow n th e cau sew ay b e ­
tw e e n th e re e d s, he In fro n t and m e
b eh in d w ith my h a n d In h is neck.
A bout half-w ay dow n we cam e upon
J a k e , w ho w as k n e e lin g by th e body,
w hich lay fiat on Its back. I h ad n e v e r
se e n S ir A ndrew an d n o m o re had
Ja k e , so w e h ad to ta k e th e s tra n g e r’s
w ord fo r It. W hen w e found th e r e
w as n o sign of life le ft In him , I aen t
J a k e to g e t a ssista n c e .
H e cam *
back w ith Mr. R o b e rts and tw o of th e
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m en. w ho c a rrie d aw ay th e body up
hie palsy g o t so bad
You see. he s its lo th e bouse, w hile I a rre s te d m y
U ncle R anny R am sey, W ho Is P alsied. th e r e an d bobs h is p o o r old h ead and p riso n e r an d w alk ed him off to th e
th e m sh a rp a u c tio n e e rs k n o ck dow n lock up
Muet Be K ept A way From
W e found a loaded re v o lv e r
to him e v e ry th in g th e y can t sell to upon him . H e re fu se d to say who h a
All A uctlona.
anybody else, c la im in g h e bid on I t w as o r to m a k e any ex p la n a tio n ."
“ In th e m o rning of o u r e x is te n c e .” And It k in d o' fla tte rs th e old m an to
"A nd a fte rw a rd s ? " a sk e d A d d tngtoa
n h ilo ao co g itato rtally
re m a rk e d
th e th in k he is b a c k in th e h o o raw of bus­ P eace.
E r r a tic T h in k e r, “ w hen life s tre tc h e s in ess life a g a in , a n d so th e y m ake It
"I se a rc h e d th e cau se w a y a s scow
aw ay an d aw ay ah e a d of us. an d we •tic k ."
as It w as lig h t. T h e re w as n o th in g to
sc a m p e r on su p p le, c a re-free legs
be found. B u t th e e v id en c e a g a in s t
W hen Doves D isag ree.
th ro u g h fiow ery dells, and all t h a t
th e p riso n e r seem s c le a r enough, sav ­
"W h a t'a th e la te s t am ong su ffra ­ ing th e fa c t th a t th e sh o tg u n he used
how little we re c k th a t th e first th in g
w e know we w ill be In th e m id st of g is ts? "
has d is a p p e a re d
H e m u st h av e
' Mrs. W allab y called Mrs. W om bat
g o ld en noon w hen th e sh ad o w s fall
th ro w n it In to th e w a te r
T h ey w ill
n e ith e r to th e rig h t n o r to th e left a d e lib e ra te and unqualified fibber."
d ra g th e la k e fo r it th is aftern o o n .
"D e a r me, h av e w om en com e to
A nd eftso o n . w ith w eary, stiffen ed
W e'v e g o t th e re a l m u rd e re r a ll tig h t,
lim b s a n d d e fe c tiv e h e a rin g , w e'll se t ! th a t? W h at h ap p en ed n e x t? ”
don’t you th in k , sir? "
'T h e n th e y both cried , k issed and
o u t to p ro m e n a d e on th e ra ilro a d
“Did you se a rc h th e Island b efo re
tr a c k th r e e m in u te s b e fo re tr a in tim e I m ade up. a n d we all w e n t to a b a r­ you le ft la s t n tg h t? "
T h e n , le t us be c o n s id e ra te o f th e g a in m atin ee."
"N o. a ir.”
a g e d a n d n o t le t th e m know how
“M ight n o t a n o th e r m an h a v e been
H is T hought.
m u c h s m a r te r we a re th a n th e y w ere
c o n cealed th e re ? "
S h e— D on't you th in k th is d re s s Is
a t o u r ag e. a n d —b u t you h a v e no
T h e p o licem an did n o t rep ly , sa v e by
Id e a how m uch e n g in e e rin g It tak e« v ery b ecom ing to m e?
co lo rin g a d e e p e r red and s ta rin g h a rd
H s— I'm th in k in g o f th e bUl w hich a t h is boots.
• n m y p a r t to k e e p my old U ncle
R a n n r R a m se y fro m a tte n d in g e v ery w ill be com ing to me.
(C H R O N IC L E S TO B S C O N T I N U D X l
ävorite ndies
^the
Y o rk sh ire Duck.
T a k e th e h e a rt, liv er, to n g u e a n d a
th ic k slice from on e ch e e k of a pig
a n d w ash th o ro u g h ly , th e n p u t on th e
sto v e to cook w ith su ffic ie n t w a te r to
c o v er and s a lt to su it ta s te ; w h en
n e a rly done add on e onion (ch o p p ed
fin e) and add p e p p e r to su it ta s te and
sto v e an d d rain , th e n ru n th e m e a t
th ro u g h th e food g rin d e r (o r chop re a l
fin e) an d add p e p p e r to siu t ta s te an d
a little sage. P lace in a g ra n ite k e t­
tle o r dish an d le t cool. I t Is th e n
re a d y fo r use.
G et
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• lopea- th e a tU c k had b**u n
A m erican a rm y a f te r ly in g for
h o u r* “ n d *r *he f * 1Un* flr® of th e
S p a n ia rd s, h ad M le n g th m ade up Its
m in d to s ta y q n le t no longer. It rose
a n d slow ly w alked up th e rid g e of
hills. T h a t w as a little b it of a b a ttle
aa b a ttle s go. B ut size even in w ar Is
n o t e v e ry th in g A nd in th e h is to ry of
A m erican a rm s th e r e is no m ore ro­
m a n tic page th a n th a t w hich d esc rib e s
th e fro n ta l a tta c k on th e S an Ju a n
h ills w ith o u t an y p ro p e r a rtille ry p re p ­
a ra tio n an d p ra c tic a lly w ith o u t o rd ers.
M arvelous C hanges.
T h a t block ho u se still sta n d s on San
J u a n hill to show w h ere th e A m erican
tro o p s cam e up th e ridge. T h e lane
th ro u g h th e w oods Is now a fine m a­
ca d a m ise d road. B ut th e w onderful
s e ttin g re m a in s Just a s it w as 15 y e a rs
ag o w hen T h eo d o re R oosevelt ro d e up
th e rid g e a t th e be»d of th e Rough
R id ers. D u rin g th e s e fifteen y ears
c o m p a ra tiv e ly few A m erican s have
v is ite d th e sc e n e o f o u r only re cen t
I t h a s been difficult of
W hen th e w ar b ro k e o u t th e re w as no
ra ilro a d w ith in th r e e h u n d red m iles of
S an tiag o .
T h e lin e from
H av an a
sto p p ed o n e-th ird of th e w ay dow n the
islan d a t S a n ta C lara. All th e e a ste rn
p a r t of C uba h ad been d e v a sta te d by
long y e a rs of rev o lu tio n . J u s t a fte r
th e w a r S ir W illiam V an H o rn e cam e
o u t o f C an ad a an d proceeded to open
up th e e a s te rn p a r t of C uba. By 1902
th e C uba ra ilro a d w as read y fo r traffic.
A nd now it is p o ssib le to go in 24
h o u rs from H a v a n a to S an tiag o in a
c o m fo rta b le tr a in w ith good sleeping
c a rs an d o b se rv a tio n ca rs, Just like
a lim ite d tr a in b etw een New Y ork and
C hicago. A few y e a rs h av e w orked
m arv e lo u s c h a n g e s in tra v e lin g condi­
tions.
T h is y e a r traffic to P a n a m a is heavy.
In s te a d of going d ire c t from New Y ork
to Ja m a ic a an d on to P a n a m a , the
tr a v e le r should, if possible, go first to
H a v a n a , from th e r e th ro u g h th e h e a rt
o f C uba to S an tia g o , th e n c e to Ja ­
m aica, an d so on to P an am a.
F ro m S a n tia g o to K in g sto n in J a ­
m aica th e Jo u rn ey is Just a n ig h t’s run.
So th a t th o s e w ho a re going to see
P a n a m a h av e no p o ssib le ex cu se for
n o t seein g C uba first. T hey can ship
to H a v a n a an d proceed by ra il to San­
tiag o , a n d th e n a c ro s s to K in g sto n and
p ick u p th e ir P a n a m a s te a m e r there.
A nd if th e tr u th m u s t be told th e v isit
to C uba w ill be th e b e st p a rt of the
trip . E v e ry y e a r C uba is b eing b ro u g h t
a little n e a re r to u s by im p ro v em en ts
in th e ste a m sh ip and ra ilro a d services.
V ery soon it w ill be th e fa v o rite w in­
te r r e s o r t of th e U n ited S tates. F o r
th e sce n e ry , esp ecially in th e e a s t of
th e islan d , is m a tc h le s s and th e cli­
m a te all th e y e a r ro u n d ex cep t in
Ju ly a n d A ugust, w hen th e ra in s com e
is a lm o st p e rfe c t.— Tow n and C ountry.
HAIRLESS BREED OF HORSES
A n im als of th e T u rk o m a n s R eq u ir’
M uch C are and T h riv e on Som e­
w h a t P e c u lia r Diet.
T h e g re a te s t p ec u lia rity of th e
T u rk o m a n b reed of h o rses Is th e ir
h a irle s s n e s s .
T h ey have n a tu ra lly
v e ry little m ane, an d w h a t th e y have
Is a lw a y s c a re fu lly c u t off. T h e ir skin
Is v e ry so ft an d th in . -C olonel S te w a rt
ln "T h ro u g h P e rs ia In D isguise” te lls
of th e g re a t c a re ta k e n of th e s e a n i­
m als.
T h ey a re n e v e r stab led , but p ick et­
ed in th e open. T h ey are, how ever,
w arm ly clothed. F ir s t th e T u rk o m an
p u ts o v e r h is a n im a l a th ick fe lt body­
c o v e rin g of th e size th a t an E n g lish
h o rs e w e a rs ; o v e r th is he fa s te n s an
Im m en se p iece of felt th a t c o v ers th e
h o rs e ’s e a rs and h is w hole body down
to h is hocks. T h is c lo th in g he keeps
in p lace w ith a long ro lle r w hich Is
p assed th r e e tim e s ro u n d th e h o r s e s
body.
T h e T u rk o m a n s feed th e ir horses,
w hen In cam p, on b a rle y o r chopped
stra w , an d give th e m flour an d sh e e p 's
te ll fat. o r clarified b u tte r, w hen they
.f
.
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a re going to call on th em fo r g re a t
e x e rtio n . I m yself. In India, h av e of-
te n g iven my h o rs e s a podnd each of
flour a n d c o a rse su g ar, and h a lf a
pound o f clarified b u tte r m ade Into
b alls, w hen I h a v e rid d en th em fa r
and w a n te d th em to go on again. T he
h o rs e easily d ig e sts th is ra tio n , and
h e Is re ad y to s t a r t so o n er th a n If a
feed of corn Is given him . It Is also
su p p o sed to give g re a t s tre n g th .
T u rk o m a n s give th e ir h o rs e s a lm o st
a n y th in g th ey e a t th e m s e lv e a
A\-
th o u g h h a rd y In re s p e c t of food, th e
b u t rem em b er you m u s t be
stro n g
C A 5 T L L , SANTIAGO
T th e v ery s o u th e rn g a te of th e
U n ited S ta te s lies C uba, th e
P e a rl o f th e A ntilles. T h e
nam e w as g iven by th e S p a n ­
ia rd s, w ho knew w h a t they
w ere ta lk in g a b o u t. F o r so m e re a s o n
of soil of clim a te C uba is th e m o st fa ­
vored of all th e W e st In d ian islan d s.
N ot only Is th e sc e n e ry of th e islan d
of w onderful b e a u ty a n d v a rie ty , b u t
th e p ro d u c ts of h e r soil a re finer In
q u ality th a n th e p ro d u c ts of any of
h e r n eig h b o rs th o u g h th e y lie In p rac­
tically th e sam e la titu d e an d grow th e
sam e th in g s.
W rap p ed up in C uba is m o st of th e
m ilita ry ro m a n c e of o u r g e n e ra tio n .
T he w ar w ith S p ain w as a v ery little
affair as w a rs go n ow adays. All th e
fighting
th a t
to o k
place
h a rd ly
am o u n ted to th e size o f a good s k ir­
m ish in th e R u sso -Ja p a n e se w ar. B ut
it w as a n In te n se ly d ra m a tic an d pic­
tu re sq u e c a m p a ig n an d It w as th e only
A m erican w a r of o u r g e n e ra tio n . It
m a rk e d th e full d ev elo p m en t of th e
U n ited S ta te s a s a w orld pow er. And
it w as th e m o st e la b o ra te ly re p o rte d
w ar th a t e v e r to o k place. N a tu ra lly ,
th e re fo re , w e th in k a good d eal of It,
th o u g h It m ay seem a sm all a ffa ir to
o th e r n a tio n s. A nd a s a m a tte r of fact
it w as in te n se ly In te re s tin g an d am u s­
ing. If you a sk an y w a r c o rre sp o n d ­
e n t w ho h a s a tte n d e d th e ca m p a ig n s
of th e la s t fifteen y e a rs, w hich of
th e m all h e re m e m b e rs w ith th e m o st
In te re s t, h e w ill c e rta in ly ch o o se th e
S p an ish -A m erican w a r as th e b e s t ex­
p e rie n c e o f h is life.
T h e B roken H aw ser.
T h e re a s o n fo r th is lies la rg e ly In
th e ro m a n tic sc e n e ry o f th e S an tia g o
pro v in ce. T h e h a rb o r of S an tia g o w ith
its a n c ie n t M orro c a s tle g u a rd in g th e
e n tra n c e Is o ne of th e m o st p ic tu r­
e sq u e sh e e ts of w a te r In th e C arib ­
bean . It ru n s in lan d th ro u g h a gap
in th e high rocky c o a st like a long
siev e. J u s t Inside th e e n tr a n c e th e
siev e tu rn s , so th a t from th e o u tsid e
it is im p o ssib le to see th e h a rb o r a t
all.
W h en S chley, w ith h is flying
sq u a d ro n , w as s e n t aro u n d th e south
sid e o f C uba to se a rc h fo r C e rv e ra ’s
fleet, he p assed by S an tiag o an d de­
c la re d th e r e w as no S p an ish fleet in­
side. T h a t ev e n in g a co alin g vessel
w h ich w as b ein g tow ed alo n g by one
o f th e w a rsh ip s b ro k e th e h a w se r and
w as le f t b eh in d fo r a few hours. W hile
th e cab le w as b ein g m ended one of
C e rv e ra 's v e sse ls cam e an d poked h e r
n o se o u t o f th e m o u th of th e h a rb o r
th in k in g th a t th e A m erican fleet had
gone. S he w as se e n im m ed iately by
th e c o llie r an d S ch ley w as b ro u g h t
b a c k to b o ttle up C e rre ra . If th a t col­
lie r h ad n o t b ro k en h e r tow -line Cer-
v e ra m ig h t hav e com e o u t of S an tia g o
an d proceeded to H a v a n a ; and th e
w hole c o u rse of th e w a r w ould hav e
been d if fe re n t
T h a t w ould h a v e b een a p ity ; fo r
S a n tia g o p ro v id es th e m o st w onderful
s e ttin g fo r a cam p aig n . B ack from th e
ro ck y co a st, a few m iles in lan d , ru n s
a h ig h ra n g e of m o u n tain s. B etw een
th e s e m o u n ta in s a n d th e c o a st th e
c o u n try Is co v ered w ith th e ric h e st
v e g e ta tio n . T h e A m erican a rm y in a t ­
ta c k in g S an tiag o bad to a d v an ce along
on e n a rro w p a th th ro u g h a n alm o st
Im p e n e tra b le fo re st. W hen G rim es
p la n te d h is b a tte ry on th e fam ous hill
of E l Poso w t ch lies a b o u t th re e
m iles fro m th e e n tra n c e to S an tiag o
b ay alo n g th e lig h t g reen of th e
th e G a m e ”
and
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“ Im proved” Bull F ig h t
A bull fig h t in T okio Is q u ite as
m uch excuse for a g a la day a s a bull
fig h t In M adrid. B u sin ess m en le a v e
th e ir offices, an d w om en a n d c h ild re n
th e ir hom es, to h u rry to th e a re n a .
S trip p e d of all th e less e x citin g , o r
less h o rrib le, p re lim in a rie s
w hich
c h a ra c te riz e th e S p an ish bull fig h t, th e
a n im a ls a re b ro u g h t in an d s e n t a t
each o th e r a t once. So th e b a ttle is
s h o rte r, and tw o o r th re e m ore fig h ts
w ill follow in quick su ccessio n d u rin g
th e c o u rse of an a fte rn o o n 's “e n te r ­
ta in m e n t.”
C an ad a’s O y ster In d u stry .
T h e re a re no o y ste rs on th e c o a st
of N ew E n gland, n o rth of C ape C od,
b u t th e y a re num erous in c e rta in
p a rts of th e G ulf of St. L aw ren ce and
a d ja c e n t C anadian w aters.
E ffo rts
a re b eing m ade by th e D om inion gov­
e rn m e n t to develop th e o y ste r in d u s try
to m u ch la rg e r p ro p o rtio n s th a n its
p re s e n t co m p arativ ely sm all size.
U se Sea W a te r in B aking.
T h e local p ap ers a re co m p lain in g
ab o u t th e size of th e b re a d sold by
th e Iroquois b ak ers, who, b e sid e s
c h a rg in g tw o an d one-half c e n ts fo r
a lo a f of b read of 22 g ram s w eig h t, It
is said a re u sing sea w a te r In th e ir
b a k e rie s.— F rom th e W est C o ast L ead-
e r ’ ^ m a> ^>eru-
A m erica’s V ast Corn Field,
T h e com bined a re a of th e co rn
field s of the U nited S ta te s is n e a rly
eq u al to th o a re a of F ra n c e o r G er-
m any,
COLD IN
THE HEAD
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of Chronic Disease,
A coU in th e head is th e first ch
jn th e h isto ry of disease and d e ath ,
T his has been so o fte n re p e a te d t h a t
th e re a re few people indeed w ho h a v e
not w itn essed m any exam ples o f it.
^ c?*d ' n ^¡e head is ra re ly se v e re
confine ® vigorous person to
t-hc house. A s a rule, i t ends in recovpt*v
w ,th o u t a n y -----
. 1 " ™to ' e r y
m any peopfe to re g a rd a cold in th e
head »3 of no im portance. I t is a te r rib le
m istak e, how ever, to pass by a cold in
l |ie head as a triv ia l m a tte r. E ach case
should be tre a te d .
used r e ru n a f ° r such
few d o s e , is s u ^ c i“ ^ « ^ . ^ * ^
vestig e o f the cold. How m uch b e tte r
it is to tr e a t a cold in th is w ay th a n i t
is to allow it to go on and on fo r w eeks.
p erh ap s m onths, leav in g effects th a t
^ eradicated,
re a Te th o s e ,Jw l)° n e g le c t to
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to clo th in g , fo r th e ir fine c o ats and th a t a cold in th e head is h ard ly w o rth
d e lic a te sk in s m ake th em v ery su s­ noticing.
c e p tib le to colds.— Y o u th 's C om panion.
A cold in the head is in re a lity a case
of a c u te c a ta rrh . I t o u g h t to he called
so, in o rd e r to aw ak en people from
N ew O ne to Him.
In a
A w ealth y fa rm e r w as In a law su it th e ir le th a rg y on th is su b je c t.
larg e p er c e n t o f cases cold in th e head
th e o th e r day. In th e tr ia l th e au­ will end in chronic c a ta rrh .
. U nless
th o rs h ip of a c e rta in n ew sp ap er a r ­ p ro p erly tr e a te d w ith som e such rem -
ticle cam e up. It h ad been signed by e d y 'a s fY
of
Pe runa. p erh ap s 5 0 p e r
h is n am e. “1 n e v e r w ro te th a t,” h e cases o f cold in the head will lay th e
said . "W hy. th e r e 's w ords In h e re I foundation fo r chronic c a ta rrh ,
n e v e r saw b efo re." "A h." said th e . A tab jesp o o n fu l o f P eru n a slum Id be
o th e r m a n 's law yer. "A nd w ill you ta k e n a t th e very first sym ptom o f cold
p o in t o u t o n e of th e m ? ” "W ell,” ru n ­ in th e h e a d . U sually w here th e cold is
n o t v e ry sev ere a tablespoonful o f P e­
n in g a th ic k finger dow n th e page, ru n a befo re each m eal and a t b ed tim e
" h e re 's on e of 'em .
“V I-a'
is sufficient.
It m ay be n ecessary ,
F ra n c isc o A rg o n a u t
how ever, w here the a tta c k is m ore s e r­
ious, to k eep s tric tly in th e house and
tak e a tablespoonful o f P eru n a every
T he R esult.
hour. Y ounger people, feeble o r deli­
"H ow w as th e silen ce b ro k en T"
ca te w om en, should ta k e a teasp o o n fu l
"Som ebody dro p p ed a re m ark ."
•v e ry hour.
cent