1
THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, IN
DEPENDENCE, OREGON
tlQHT
Coovriciht by
Frank A. Munscy Co.
THE STRANGE ANIMAL GOES TO LONDON AND THERE IS
PUT ON EXHIBITON BY PAULVITCH-JACK
CLAYTON BCOMES RESTLESS
.,!. scientific expedition off the African coast rescues
AlexS f Paulvtoh. He brings aboard an apo. Intelligent and friendly.
CHAPTER I Continued.
2
The officers and scientists aboard of
ten discussed the beast, but they were
unable to account satisfactorily for the
rin,, wrpraon? with which he greet
ed each new face. Had he been discov-
ered upon the mainland or any other
place than the almost unknown island
v that had been his home they would
have concluded that he had formerly
' been a pet of man, but that theory was
not tenable in the face of the Isolation
Df his uninhabited Island.
He seemed continually to be search
ing for some one, and during the first
days of the return voyage from the
Island he was often discovered nosing
narts of the ship, but
after he had seen and examined each
face of the ship's company and explor
ed every corner of the vessel, he lapsed
Into utter indifference of all about him.
Even the Russian elicited only casual
Jnterest when he brought him food. At
- other jtlmes the ape appeared merely
to tolerate him.
He never showed affection for him or
for anyone else upon the Marjorie W.
. Nor did he at any time evince any in
dication of the savage temper mat uuu
marked his resentment of the attack
of the sailors upon him at the time
" that he had come among them.
Most of his time was spent in the
eye of .the ship, scanning the horizon
ahead, as though he were endowed
with sufficient reason-to know that the
; vessel was bound for some port'where
there would be other human beings to
undergo his searching scrutiny. All in
all, Ajar, as he had been dubbed, was
considered the most remarkable and in-
' telligent ape that anyone aboard the
Marjorie Vvr. had ever seen. .
Nor -was his intelligence the only re
markable attribute he owned. His
stature and physique were, for an ape,
awe-inspiring. That he was old was
quite evident, but if his age had im
paired his physical or mental powers
In the slightest it was not apparent.
And so at length the Marjorie W.
rnme to Eneland. and there the officers
and the scientists, filled with compas- j
sion for the pitiful wreck of a man
they had rescued from the jungles, fur
nished Paulvitch with funds and bid
him and Ajax Godspeed. "
' Upon the dock and all through the
journey to London the Russian had his
. hands full with Ajax. Each new face
of the thousands that came within the
anthrapoid's ken must be carefully
scrutinized, much to the horror of many
of his victims. But at last, failing ap
parently to discover whom he sought,
the great ape relapsed into morbid ap
difference, only occasionally evincing
I interest in a passing face.
In London Paulvitch went directly
with hia prize to a famous animal
trainer. This man was much Impressed
with Ajax, with the result that he
agreed to train him for a lion's share
of the profits of exhibiting him and in
the meantime to provide for the keep
of both the ape and his owner.
And so came Ajax to London, and
there was forged another link in the
chain of strange circumstances that
were to affect the lives of many people,
CHAPTER II.
"To See Ajax."
Mr. Harold Moore was a blllous
countenanced, studious young man. He
took himself very seriously,, and his
life and his work, which latter was the
tutoring of the young son of Lord
Greystoke, a British nobleman. He
felt that his charge was not making
the progress that his parents had a
right to expect, and he was now con
scientiously explaln.ng this fact to the
boy's mother.
"His Bole Interest seems to be feats
of physical prowess and the reading of
everything that he can get hold of re
lating to savage beasts and the lives
and customs of uncivilized peoples.
Particularly, stories of animals appeal
to him. He will sit for hours together
poring over the work qf some African
explorer, and upon two occasions I
have found him Bitting up in bed at
night reading Carl Hagenbeck's book
on men and beasts.
For several minutes neither spoke.
It was the boy's mother who finally
broke the silence. -
"It is very necessary, Mr. Moore,
she said, "that you do everything In
your power to discourage this tendency
In Jack ; he"
But she got no further. , A loud
"Whoop J" from the direction of the
window brought them both to their
feet
The room was on the second floor of
the house, and opposite the window to
which their attention had been attract
ed was a large tree, a branch of which
spread to within a few feet of the sin.
Upon this branch they both discov
ered the subject of their conversation,
a tall, well built boy, balancing with
ease upon the bending limb and utter
ing loud shouts of glee as he noted the
terrified expressions upon the faces of
his audience.
The mother and tutor both rushed
toward the window, but before they
had crossed half the. room the boy had
leaped nimbly to the sill and entered
the apartment witn tneni.
"Oh, mother," he cried, "there's a
wonderful educated ape being shown
at one of the music halls. Willie
Grimsby saw it last night. He says it
can do everything but talk. It rides a
bicycle, eats with knife and fork, counts
up hrten and ever so many other won
Harfni thincs. And can I go and see It
too? Oh, please, mother please let
me!"
PfltHncr. the bov's cheek affectionate
ly the mother shook her head nega
tively. "No, Jack," she said; "you
know I do not approve of such exhi
hirinns."
"I don't see why not, mother," re
plied the boy. "All the other fellows
go, and they go to the zoo, too, and
you'll never let me do even that. Any
hndvVI think T ns a eirl or or a mol
lycoddle. Oh, father," he exclaimed as
the door opened to admit a tall, gray
eyed man "oh, father, can't l go
"Go where, my son?" asked the new
comer. -
"He wants to go to a music hall to
see a trained ape," said the mother,
looking warningly at her husband.
Who Ajax?" questioned the man.
The boy nodded.
"Well, I don't know that I blame you,
my son," said the father. "I wouldn't
mind seeing him myself, Tbey say he
is verv wonderful and that for an an
thropoid he is unusually large. Let's
all go, Jane. What do you say?" He
turned toward his wife.
But that lady only shook her head In
a most positive manner and, turning to
Mr. Moore, asked him if It was not
time that he and Jack were In the
study for their morning recitations.
When the two had left she turned to
ward her husband.
It was from her husband that the
boy had inherited his longing for the
wild. Lord Greystoke's parents had
you to plunge once ngitln Into i the Jin-
Kuo life that eitttineu you u . ... .
years, ami at the u..o time you k m
bettor than any other how frlK f
fate it would be for Jack were the U
to tho savage Jungle made either allur
ing or easy to him."
"I doubt If there Is any (lunger of W
..o( t.,r iiiiiirlo life from
me," replied the num. "for 1 cannot
conceive that such a thing may
transmitted from father to son. Anil
sometimes, Jane, I think that In your
solicitude for his future you go a bit
too fur in your restrictive imnwuri.
Ill's 'love for animnts-hls desire, for
example, to see this .trained ape-is
only natural in a healthy, uoriual boy
of his age." , .
And John Clayton. Lord Groysloke.
nut an arm about his wife, luKmi
n iinwn into her up-
JJllUU-Willl" . v ........ i .
turned face before ho bent his head
and kissed her. Thou, more seriously,
he continued:
"You have never told Jack anything
concerning my early life, nor have you
,.i , to ..ml In this I tlllllK
il-iuuvu it 1 I
that you have made a mistake. Una i
been able to tell him of the experi
ences of Tarzan of tho Apes I could
doubtless have taken much of the
glamor and romance from jungle lire
that naturally surround It in tho minds
of those who have had no experience
of it. He might then have profited by
my experience; but now, should the
jungle lust every claim him. he will
have nothing to guide him but his own
impulses, and I know how powerful
these may be In the wrong direction at
times.".. .'
But Lady Greystoke only shook her
hundred other times
when the subject hud claimed their at
tention in the past.
v Tnhn" she Insisted. "I shall
never 'give my consent to the Implant
ing in Jack's mind of any sugM.u.,
IMPORTANT TASK IN
GETTING GOOD SEED
Plentiful Supply ol Gcrntablo
Com Is Assured.
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rim Vnm'wr Municipal llond Houw
(.lowritiiK-nt and
Muiildi'.'l ""m
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I OHTIAM), OUR. VMMOtf 0
I'tione Hvlwy. 2l5t. wity l'lvtYM,
Drouoht QU'mcL
Tre.tm.nt of Sd Or.-n I
Ur0ed to Prevent Disease.
awrea Yto?
,!, f Born,.,. Me J '
some cases drought "'
JTof KnUn -.nun -
seed, and gormmau."i
for those sod ions m .
tlon was short m ;:.m.
and western Norm i'h"....
So portion of the .lax n'''
1,11 ' . ... I ..imuii In that
grown, I'm. - f
section is mare UUHy lo I"' fv f"
S seels ,,nd .lax .lin.e "urn I
r7 J IU'j 4 n-
Wi
The Flavor Lasts!
'4 !f. , t J'
m
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8
the best
buy for
the
price
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o I ways .. jr
if, - MX. I
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hlf The greatest (
W five-cents worth i
beneficial
seated Tiaht Kept Riht refreshment
possible
Good Seed Corn.
grown farther r.l, Mmitmia mid
North Dakota farm. 'is nr.; iiwl to
make every t flort to i.blain nood srrd
In their own l-:ili:l. s. Tho d.-part-input
of iiuii'-ulT uti Is l'H'Milr. iro.,1
seed supplies in .N'orili lak.'.a, Mi;
tana nml Minnesota uml maklin; their
location known to tiio witd.lns to
pun-haso.
The treatment; of I i,-raln to
prevent f uiiiroii s il'easos is point
ed out as in-olial'ly the itk! ini.ortant
work in connection with si'ring sow
ing in T.I Id.
They Both Discovered the Subject of
Their Conversation.
heen set on the shore of the west coast
of Africa by mutineers. After their
death their Infant son was stolen and
mothered bv an ane. and he in turn be
came the king of a tribe of great apes.
He was known as Tarzan. After many
adventures he was rescued and finally
settled down In London.
"John," Lady Greystoke said, "some
thing must be done to discourage Jack's
tendency toward anything that may
excite the craving for the savage life,
which,. I fear, he has Inherited from
you. You know from your own expe
rience' how strong Is the call of the
wild at times. You know that often It
has necessitated a stern struggle on
your part to resist the almost insane
desire which occasionally overwhelms
A Moment Later He Was Infinitely
More Astonished.
of the savage life from which we both
wish to preserve him."
Mr. Moore's room was next to that
of his youthful charge, and it was the
tutor's custom to have a look into the
boy's each evening as the former was
nhont to retire. This evening he was
particularly .careful not to neglect this
dutv.for he had just come irora a con
ference with the boy's father and moth
er, in which it had been impressed
nnnn him that he must exercise the
.greatest care to prevent Jack visiting
the music hall where Ajax was Deing
shown.
So when he opened the boy s door at
about half-past nine he was greatly ex
cited, though not entirely surprised, to
find the future Lord. Greystoke fully
dressed for the street and about to
crawl from his open bedroom window.
Mr. Moore made a rapid sprint
across the apartment, but the waste of
energy was unnecessary, for when the
boy heard him within the chamber and
renllzed that he had been discovered,
he turned back, as though to relinquish
his planned adventure.
"Where were you going?" panted the
excited Mr. Moore.
"I am going to see Ajax," replied the
boy quietly.
"I am astonished 1" cried Mr. Moore.
A moment later he was infinitely more
astonished, for the boy, approaching
close to him, suddenly seized him about
the waist, lifted him from his feet and
threw him, back downward, upon the
bed, shoving his face deep Into the soft
pillow.
"Be quiet," admonished the victor,
"pr I'll choke you."
Mr. Moore struggled, but his efforts
were In vain. WhatcveV else Tarzan of
the Apes may or may not have handed
do'Wn to his son, he had at least be
queathed him almost as marvelous a
physique as he himself had possessed
at the same age. ,
' Kneeling upon him, Jack tore strips
from a sheet and bound the man's
hands behind his back. Then he rolled
hint over and stuffed a gag of the same
material between his teeth, securing It
with a strip wound about the back of
his victim's Jiead. Next he tied Mr.
Moore's feet together. '
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ATTENTION TO SETTING HENS
Nests Must Be Kept Free From Mites
Crude Petroleum Spray May
Injure Eggs.
Croat care should lie taken to Weep
nests occupied hy seliine; liens five,
from mites, it; is lend to work effec
tively against iho ini.es when many
hens are brooding, nil in the form of
crude petroleum Kpniy-i, used freely
about the house at Hint time, may soil
the eggs and prevent stressful Imich.
ing. Infested rpnuieis, then for,,
should bo treated llnaoulily iieforo
hens are set, so as to start thorn In
nests which are absolutely eloan. lie
Death the straw of Ilio nest: a layer
of lime and sulphur will temi io pre
vent mite breed! nir, and the entire nest
nuiy be dusted oec!isi,.n;iiiy with py
rethrum. Ihfilcen i.m and Mm straw
soiled bv tlipm should I
promptly, as Uu-y loini to uttnu-t mitH.
ROTATE TO PREVENT DISEASE
Ailments Increase in Activity When
Same Crops Are Grown Yearly
on the Same Soil.
Practically every farm, crop is at
tacked by some, llsen.se which Increas
es in activity when (lie same crops (in;
grown year after year on the same
soil. Root rot becomes more prevalent
when corn follows corn. Stunt in corn
Is Intensified with eont inuou,: cuhuro.
Potatoes are often alta;l;od by several
plant diseases If they tire grown on the.
same soil two or more years in succes
sion. With proper crop rolatlms the
diseases do not have ih(; same host
plant for two successive years, which
prevents them from gaining a headway.
i ;
Xi Flavor, j
ggggtt Lasts
More Than Figure of Speech.
N,-w Jrrs.-y ! m,uk the Kclentlfic
diseo 'TV that In -unity Ik KomctlllieH
traceable to unsound teeth. "Going
crazy with Hie loothaehe" may turn
out to lie more than a figure of speech
after all.--Norfolk Vit idniutl l'llot.
Cuticura Comforts Baby's Skirt
When red. rom:h and itching with hot
baths of Cu'ieina Sn;ip and touches of
Cmietiia i limine, i'. Also make use
tow and lien of thai exquisitely Scent
ed dust mi; ponder, Cu.icura Talcum,
one of (be indi pcnsnlde C'Utk'tira
Toilet Trio. Adv.
The Only Way.
"I understand von beeutl life as a
newsboy?'' said a friend to a "captain
of industry,' "Xo," replied the mil.
lioiiairc; ":-ome one 1ms ),eeil making
a fool of you, I began life as an. Infant,"
Great Political Truth.
Half a dozen ivn control every city,
three or four men control every coun
try to.Mi, two or three, men control ev
cry country neighborhood. It la tho
natural law and no t.j stent of govern
meiit will chaiie it.- -Topoka Capital.
Young Jack Clayton over
comes parental opposition, throt
tles the crabbed Mr. Moore and
goes to see the performing ape,
with whom he makes friends.
(TO BIH CONTINUED.)
Cruel Constable.
Country Constable (to motorist)
You have evidently been drinking to
excess. There Is hardly enough left
In this bottle to soften my heart suffi
ciently to release you I! Life!
DESIRAELE SOIL FOR GARDEN
Mellow Loams Retain Moisture and
Supply Plantfood Conducive to
Larger Yields.
A mellow loam soil is hh.e.dy jeMr,
able for best results in KardciiW
Such soils retain moisture- nn,l supply
plantfood solution In such a way HcU
they "are conducive to satisfactory
growth and fruitful yield of vegetables.
Sport.
Said the ii'sir cynic; "When a man
is allubd to as a poor fish he. may be
sure that somebody bi making game
of hin."
HOW TO AV
BACKACHE I
NERVOUSR
T1J l Mr. f vnch hi
Own Experience
i i,i.JTl.-"I
down in health, wa ncrvooi, Wj
8CI1", "7
no, i noiniuliil ,whcd ill I6(
(lift.,. ---
t ....a OMlli'
noambiUonH
thine.
s number ;:;
I read aWf,
K. iinkhan
tableOfljf
wliatltliM1,
it Mynfff
ami baw'.
. t mtrr.
e-adnches disnppcared.
veifrht and feel nno yo , I ,
M
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table Compound v " App;
HuffcringMlwM .-a.
Lynch, iporiain St, f
! Hurrah! How's This
i
? Cincinnati authority says corns
! dry up and lift out
i with fingers.
WATER REQUIRED FOR DUCKS
For First Two Weeks Supply for
Drinking Is All That Is Neces.
sary-Keep Panful in Coop.
fo?UCkS,T1y reqUh'e finouRn ter
for drinking purposes the first two
weeks. Keep a shallow panful in ymr
feeding coop every time you feed
them. This is very Important, as hey
eat a little of the dough, then run to
the water pan so as to wash it down.
Ouch : ! ? t t Thin kind of rough
Ulk will he heard Iuhh here In town if
Iieoo a t fM.l.1,.,1 ...in. .. ... .
. v.,,ul,;il wun corna wlll loHOW
the simple, advice of this Cincinnati
authority, who claims that a few drops
of a driiR called freezono when applied
"'"oer, aching corn or hardened
eawous stops sorwiess at once, and
soon the corn or callous dries up and
wiuioui jiain.
J e says freezono dries immediately
and never inflames or even irritates
he surrounding skin. A small bottle
ot fieezone will C0Bt very little at anv
v I , re', 1ut w111 Positively remove
every l.ard or soft corn or callous
Snnn"l8-,0Ut,M11,lon8 o America's
nient lU ,rf'lcora0 thi8 announce-
"lS i hPPi? lnauSutlon ot the
Lvl r??l8, 1 ,your drgSst doesn't
botMp f?0M tcl hlm t0 ordor a small
oottiB for you. Adv. ..,,
toms or nature'8 wsrninP ,
'Jicate a functional t;
i ps mio a in"'" "-,: iP
Women in this condign f,
continue to drac slonff
j.rolit by Mrs. - ; ctr-
try this famous ro..t and n(
Lydia E.
pound ana ior n
Ly.iiaE.Pinkham-
Nope, They
Won't
. ... Mler:
Said the facououa )(t
marnea vuvvi . ijf
each other pot raBY-iWr
hoard 'em use Fldoaa
- Uncle Eben.'
De truth ain't alius Jjj
said Uncle Eben, "T .
times say sumpin' lnB ,,
u im in fiver--
no u c""-
. . . ii. li ouse
Jessie cama i"'0 l"D .
a dead bird In her - , ,
in her eyes she Baw, , .
see the poor birdie; tw
P. N. U.
No. 17, 1919
. - . - .1 11 A li U
boy outsiao an" -
"1 HIP'
: No Charmer, .ti
Furthermore, wby
ear-splitting whistle
understanding of 8 (r0j
pie don't try to got
Galveston News.