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Show THE GRANTSVILLE NEWS, GRANTSVILLE, I FfSMMMMNMMMMMMMMMSMMl they caught me the cage would near ly fail over. "But what did you do with this! I asked, pointing to the skull which still lay on the table. "That was my head. It eras cut off In the Jungles of Hanky-Fowhere I tried to murder a gang of the world's most famous scientists. Oh, you got to give It to Tom. He was a big top spieler. This was his stuff, I know It ' siiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii By ETHEL M. FARMER. B y JBROMB a BEATTY by (OoyrrifM) The rain wse pouring down ontaldo our room on the fourth floor of the Zendine, and O'Grady and I aat playing twosome bridge with dummy hands. It was nearly, three o'clock In the morning. I was , dealing to OGrady, who sat facing the windows. I never knew an Irishman In my life who wouldn't try to lick everything, even the worst animal that delirium treinens ever " . O'Grady stopped short m I looked up. window be-- ' He was staring hind me, and slowly and carefully he began to pull out the drawer In the table In front of him. We kept our revolvers In that drawer. I stopped dealing. Keep on. Dont move" he commanded softly. The rain seemed to have stopped. I found later that I dealt all the cards In the middle of the table. Behind me, through the open window, I heard the clang of chains and a sort of scraping on the brick wall. There was no there and the ground was four stories below. I thought I Beard a low growl. The next Instant a brown human skull fell on the table before me, rolled lover and stopped, staring with empty at-th- (Ire-esca- at leyes my throat O'Grady fired past my bead. I turned quickly, and out of the window, .where It had crouched I saw a big, hairy dripping, hideous, figure, from whose breast a long horn protruded. And It had no head I We rushed to the window, OGrady first carrying the revolver. The huge beast was several feet below our winIts dow, hanging to the water-pipfeet on a brick eap over the window below ours. Chains hung from Its body, and by the light from the street we could see that Its long hair was matted with mud. Horrified, we watched the thing struggle a moment to get a firm footing and to hold with one arm, which, I noticed how, was attached to Its side Instead of Its shoulder. Then In a muffled growl, the headless giant spoke I "Can't yon give a guy a lift? It said. . We couldn't tell where the voice came from. - "What are you?" I asked. In astonishi d, I e. I ment . Talk up or HI shoot again," O'Grady commanded. Tm the Headless Hottentot of the g Kiosk Himalayas the of the ijoly Writ and my name Is Bill Klank, You missed me the first time, but please dont slinbt again. All I .want la somebody to undo me and let d me get at the rat that got me Into this. s "Who? Us? asked the O'Grady. ' "No," grunted the Ileadtess Hottentot and with remarkable agility, considering that he had only one arm, he began to crawl up the water-pipWe helped the wet muddy giant Into the room. On his Instructions we unhooked him down the back, and Bill Klank a whole man stripped off his skin and sank Into a chair. His head and one of his arms had been Inside the padded covering, which was so devised as to make the top of his head level with the shoulders of the headless animal lie represented. To see, he had been forced to look out two slits In the chest of the skin. The porter was called from the bar, cigars were put at the side of the g Kiosk, and he told ns Blood-Bweatln- pie-eye- e. Blood-Sweatin- this story: "I was a a trapeze act man, doubling In with the Bingley Brothers cSicus until a month ago, when I high-wir- e met tlmt heathen, sneaking yeggman that "Hove another drink," Interrupted the diplomatic O'Grady. The Kiosk swallowed the liqnld with a toss of his head, and continued: "Tom Hanks. was ballyhoo man at He framed np the the sideshow. scheme where we were to hove so much money that the price of a motor car would be small change. The only plan that makes me thing about this hesitate.' Tom- - says to me, 'Is that somebody might murder us so as to steal our act We took the chance rather I did. Tom, the yellow-hearted. cheese-braine- d ' "Thanks. This Is good liquor. "The plan was to make a Headless Hottentot and take him round the. Rube route country fairs, you know. I was to be the Hottentot,, and Tom was to ballyhoo. We bought us an old lion's cage from the circus and got ns h lot of chains, and I mode that suit Ifs a great suit be said proudand ly ; "made It out of mule-ski- n horse-hai- r and a cow's horn. I wouldn't take a hundred dollars for It It hooks up so good yqp can look all over me when Its on and not find how I got Into It "We got a banner painted. I fur Ished the money. Gee, If there ever waa a goat I was It and all because d son of an orang that Much obliged. This Is better liquor than we got out (h the prairies. "We mnde our first pitch over In Nebraska. Tom chained me In the cage, loosened up the bars so I could rattle' 'em, and fixed the springs so when 1 thrashed round- - I was sup- posed to have ton up trees before long-nose- PUT HEALTH MEASURE FIRST heart: 'Look! Look! Lookr hed yell and hold up that skull. The crowd would come on the gallop. After a couple or three women had fainted In . the crush of people who were afraid they'd miss a free pike at something, he would begin: and "Upon the s Is the spess-l-ma- n brought here this week for your approval by your own government the United 8tates of America.1 "Then he'd wave the head. " 'While for orangsearching utang .in the Himalayan Jungles of Hanky-Poo- , where the most mammoth species of the beasts abound, a party led by Prof. Jules Le Pax, the noted French scientist, of whom you all have heard, came upon a huge, hairy being, the largest orang-utan- g the scientists ever had seen. "Tike the enraged monster It was, It leaped from a tree with murder In Its heart After a bloody battle In which two men were struck dead with trees which tbe brute uprooted and hurled at the members of the party, Prof. Le Pax, with one swoop of his machete the only weapon ever used with success In battling with orangutang severed the beast head from Its body. "'Never have the chains been removed. It Is feared that once released It might rush among the people, killing hundreds In Its blind flight " Prof. Le Pax presented it to the French government .which turned It over to the French Society for Scientific Research, and after the Influence of our greatest diplomats was brought to bear, It was leased by the United 8tates. A bond of half a million dollars was deposited by the treasurer of this nation, guaranteeing the safe return of the monster, and the beast Is now being displayed to favored communities. " The Headless Hottentot Is securely caged; loaded with chains so there lsno danger, and any little child may view with aafety this marvelous educational exhibit In the amphitheater behind me. It's a government exhibit, ladies and gentlemen, and Just to cover the traveling expenses the government authorises us to charge only a dime ten cents for every admission ticket which you can purchase from the lady at my left. Here's his head. Go In and see the living, breathing body.' And die way they would fight to get up to pay a dime to see me was enough honor to last me all my life. Tom would come Inside and give another lecture. I'd try to batter down the bars, tear round the cage Just as If I could strangle a bull with one hand.' "At night Tom would unlock the padlock that held the chains on me, unhook me, and we'd go to our hotel and count our money. We saved nearly a thousand dollars In three weeks. We landed here three days ago, and have been playing to all the Rubes In the world, It looked like to me. "About four hoys ago, after the show was dosed. Tom came round. But he didn't unlock the cage. He stood In front and laughed. 'What's the Joker says L 'It' on you, he answers, sort of pert. Tm going to leave town with the capital stock. "And, laughing fit to kill, he turned out the gasoline ' lights and walked out of the tent I thought he was fooling, bnt he wasn't I waited nbout an hour for him to come back. There I was chained In the cage In that dark tent and nobody round. I yelled and tore and fought the chains and shook the wagon It wasn't any put on. I was a raving brute for sure. 1 woke up all the people In the neighborhood, but nobody would come within a block of me until the town marshal arrived. He stuck hls head In the tent What yen wantr he say spekkln' . timid like. ( "1 want out I answers, and tears out a couple of bars. "He ran off and got the whole police force. The police forte wanted to shoot me for fear I might get loose and kill everybody In town; but the marshal shook his head, bless him, and said If they did the French government might get after em. So they all went home and locked their front doors and went to bed. , "Finally 1 pulled the chains loose from where they were fastened to the cage and got away. I couldn't get out of the skin,' and I wa In a fine fix. The only valuable property I could find round the show was the skull, and I thought I might want to start the ahow again and brought It along. "I've been sneaking through alleys la this rain all night, carrying my head' In my one hand or hung on that horn. "Every time I'd start toward a follow to ask blip to nnhook me hed yell, and be 16 blocks away before I could say good evening.' "Finally I aaw your light and decided to climb up the water-spouget you In a corner where you couldn't run, and make you unhook me, even If I got killed first." " But how were you supposed to be fed? O'Grady asked. The Headless Hottentot's face Was blank. "Dnmed If I know. Nobody ever thought of that before. That's tbe only thing that Tom overlooked." n, mar-vel-u- cer-talne- d . t, nillllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl Miss Brooks stood on the threshold of foe little village school vigorously ringing tbe rusty old bell. Many school-maahad stood on that same thresh-olringing that same rusty bell but somehow this one seemed different from the rest And somehow tbe clanging of the bell seemed clearer than Value of Proper Civle Conditions not Be Estimated in Dollnra and Cents. Huy ftahajn gonna- ever. The cost of public playground parks The ringing of the. bell ceased, long line of children passed Into and similar recreational features for the .benefit of all our people drops Into the the building and tbe schoolhouse door was Insignificance when compared with dosed. It was very evident that the schod were not the priceless value of safeguarding the long days In the little ' health of our men, women and chil- ones of drudgery. The teacher, who dren, and the knowledge that we are was little more than a girl herself, was doing our full duty in creating eondt-tlon- a dearly loved by all the children. As she began the day's work no one which will Increase happiness, would have surmised that In her heart elevate morals and produce better dtt-seThe physique of people In cities there was trouble. It really did seem strange about Is deteriorating, and the only way it can be safeguarded and made more lplt It could not be true, Dick was efficient Is through proper provision mistaken. He" A suppressed giggle Interrupted her of light and air, which are hyglenlcally basic, and healthful amusement, fun wandering thoughts. With great dignity kbe asked a very and recreation, which are the greatest lubricants for physical welfare and foe modest little girl, who proudly Wore two tight braids down her back, the greatest protection for moral health. The Ideal of a city, however, must 'cause of the disturbance, "Excuse me, please, the girl spoke rise above mere commercial and In"but we had this lesson two timidly, dustrial supremacy, taking the higher ago." days ground of becoming an attractive, - "Excuse me, too," was all she said, composite home for Its residents, both as ahe reassigned the lesson. of large and small means, as wdl as The clock ticked away. (he for the stranger within Its gates. minutes and carefully the hands gradually crept While the wealthier class of dtlsena Then a along their dally Journey. In any community can build up beauruler fell on the floor with a sounding tiful residence sections on well-la- l fl- thudl " out avenues and boulevards, what will A little red headed follow In the become of those who have neither op front seat was working very Industrignnlzatlon nor money tb aid them In ously, with hls desk covered. with paIntelligently planning the most meager pers and opened books, but the tellcomforts of ordinary home surround, tale ruler lay In the aisle beside him. lngs? The Interests of the Inhabitants Jimmy I" of the most unfortunate districts must "Er, yesm, Miss Brooks; did yotf be safeguarded. Chicago News. mean met' And he struggled desperately to return her look with lnno- cency. FOR BETTER PUBUC HEALTH ' "Pick It up I she said slowly, forca smile. Attention of Rural Communities ing back With great surprise he leaned over Drawn to Necessary 8teps In and picked up the offending article and That Direction. placed It thoughtfully In hls desk. All went well for a while after the (Prepared by the United States Depart-meruler was safely deposited out of sight of Agriculture,) Much remains to be done In rqra) until Jimmy suddenly thought of tbe districts, according to the annual re lovely,, big cud of gum he had stuck hls desk. port of the secretary of agriculture, to tinder f How good it would taste! he control such pests as mosquitoes and thought, but he knew fiow stern "she the hookworm, to eliminate fos was on chewing In school he had sources of typhoid fever, and, eves tried It before. more, to give foe country districts fos He studied the dock with a sigh, for advantage of modern hospitals, nur there were 15 minutes morel At last be lng and specialized medical practice rouid stand It no longer, and the gum at Noting that many agencies, some them private enterprises with largt Hi suddenly and slyly- transferred from the desk to hls mouth. funds, are working for Improvement; the report says that the department of a "How good It was!" And he gave It few good chews. agriculture, through Its home demon"Jimmy I" same In low tones from the stration service, la giving valuable aid, other side of foe room. Inh public-healtservice Is and the "Er, yes'm," he replied, Jumping to creasingly extending Its functions, Ms feet, "ni take To what extent foe further projec"Put It In the basket snd crawl In tion of effort Is a matter for state under or local hctlon remains to be deter- bell my desk. Stay there until the ring." mined, says the secretary, but It At last the dosing bdl rang and the seems dear that there should be no children filed out of the but cessation of activities until there has Miss Brooks did not noticebuilding, that Jimmy been completed In every rural com- did not appear. munity of the Union an effective saniWith a sigh she sat down at her desk service the proviand, tary through and drew out part of a newspaper clipsion of adequate machinery, steps which told of foe engagement of taken to control and eliminate the ping Lieut. Edward Smith to a beautiful sources of disease and to provide the society belle." All of the article was necessary modern medical and dental not there, but Dick had assured her facilities, easily accessible to the mass that it was true and that Ed had not of the people. treated her fair. Just then Dick himself entered the room. Truly Peculiar Bequest Some years ago there died In Mon"Where, shall we go this evening? treal a wealthy old Scotsman who had he asked cheerfully. "Are you sure this Is true about been noted for hls shrewdness In business matters. One of the bequests In Ed? she asked him again. "How can you doubt It? Forget hls long will was a hairbrush that he had used for many years. - This hair- about him and we will have a good brush he gave to hls nephew, with the time together. She shook her head. proviso that the said brush should be "I guess I will not go tonight Some-hokept In the family vault two months I do not believe that la true about out of twelve. During the brushs sojourn In the him. Suddenly Jimmy opened hls eyes. vault the legatee was not to brush, Who said Ed? Why, Ed was hls specomb or cut hls hair. The acceptance home from of the brush meant that the nephew cial friend and was coming I s was to Inherit and enjoy of foe army this very day He scrambled out from under the the estate, and we have not the slightrubbing hls eyes. est doubt that this fortunate young desk, ' "Why, Ive been asleep and 1 promman willingly became a "shock-heade- d Peter" In order to fulfill hls eccen- ised to meet Ed right after school." Ed? she asked In surprise, after tric uncle's wishes. . overcoming the shock of the unexpected third party. Damage From Fires, The boy's face fell. This Is the time of year when great , It was to bd a surprise to you, ho caution should be exercised to prevent stammered. fires. Ninety per cent of all fire! are Just then Dick picked up.Ms whip, caused by carelessness, such as chil- which he had laid on a chair, and disdren playing with matches, cigarettes appeared through the door, for he had or cigar butts thrown Into Inflammable suddenly spied a tall soldier hastening materials, defective flues, stovepipes up the road with one arm carried stiffor heating apparatus. Many a career ly In a sling. has been ruined by a fire that could He had Just barely left when the have been prevented by a little can-tlo- soldier entered. , Ruth! All fires are waste. She looked with surprise and Joy at Never relax In your watchfulness in the newcomer. A few minutes later she passed her this respect Nearly every great fire In the history of the world started worn clipping to Ed slowly. , Hls face clouded as he read, but It from .some trivial cause and could have been prevented If simple precau- Immediately cleared when he realised tions had been exercised. Thrift Mag- Its significance, and the cause of the strange disappearance of hls old .rival azine. whom he had Just caught a gllmpse of down the road. Knew Them Beth. "Tills Is another Ed Smith, who lives The young Instructor was holding h In town, he assured her. "I know him. doss on board of one of hls majesty's Dont worry about me. ships. Grammar was the subject hls No more explanations were necesbright but uninterested pupils were sary and Miss Brooks' "problem" was trying to tackle. settled very satisfactorily.' "What are the two principal parte At a signal from Ed, Jimmy scamof a sentence? he asked an old salt pered from the budding, but he saw Expecting, of course, the answer, "Subwhnt happened later - when" lie gleeject and predicate." climbed up .on the' roof.1 and After much meditation. Jack finally fully In at the cracked window. . . peeked Into It plunged 1113, by tb McClur News(Copyright, "Solitude, confinement and bread . paper Byndiceie.)' 9 k ' , and water." - . - at . - . two-third- HURRY, MOTHERI REMOVE POL SONS FROM LITTLE STOMACH, LIVER, BOWELS. "Neigh, neigh, neigh. said foe beautiful big horse whose name was Ben- GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS AT ONCE IF BILIOUS OR nie. "Neigh, neigh, neigh, answered another beautiful big horse whose name waa Kitty, and a till another hone said, "Neigh, neigh, neigh," and thla horse name was Fred. When did you come? asked Bennie. "It was only the other day that I saw you In the big city." "That was inly a short time ago, It Is true, that 1 saw you In the cl';,M answered Kitty. And then both the horses looked at Fred, and said, "When did you come? "I saw both of you In foe city, not long ago.H said Fred. And foe other hones nodded their heads and neighed as they agreed with Fred. "We must have all come about the same time, said Bennie. "I. think you're right, said Kitty. Tm sure youre right," said Fred. Do you know why we came here? CONSTIPATED. needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at oncsi' When peevish, eras lutlesa. pale, naked Bennie. "I know I've . always been a lucky doesn't dee doesn't eat or set biB-rallor la feverish, atomach soar, horse, said Kitty. sore : I know why we all came here, said breath bad; hae stomach-achFred. "I beard my master talking throat; diarrhea, frill of cold, give a about It to your masters and I heard teospoonful of California 8yrup of J him say things which I am sure you Figs," and In a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food will both be glad to hear. and sour bile gently movea out of foe ' "They made me very, very happy, little bowels without griping, and you It and to for I have tried do my best Is nice to hear tbe good things, Isn't have a well, playful child again. You neednt. coax sick children to It?" " this harmless "fruit, laxative; take tf think It Is, "Yes, said Bennie, for I don't think It makes one conceit- they love Its' delicious taste, and It ed to hear nice things. I think It always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a bottle of makes one want to live up to them, "California Syrup of Figs, which has and It makes everyone happy. directions for babies, children of all "I agree, said Kitty. "I think there and for grown-up- s plainly on the are so many nice people, men and ages bottle. ' Beware of counterfeits sold and and animals,' here. To be sure wprqen, boys girls, you get the genuine, too, that they should be made happy ask to see that it is made by the "Cali- by hearing that they are liked. fomia Fig Syrup Company. Refuse "Well, youd both like to hear my any otter kind with contempt. Adv. story?" asked Fied. "We would, said Bennie, "for we - The Kitchen Paradox. are glad to hear you have gooff news - We hpve a paradoxical cook. for us. There were a few days when What kind is that?- "She la a rare cook, yet all her cooking la well done. e, . . . . boportut to all Womei Retders of this Piper Thousands upon thomands of womea hsve kidney or bladder trouble and never i sniped it. Women' complaint often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or blzddtr disease. If the kidneys are not in s healthy condition, they may caaea tha other organ to become diseased. Yqg may eaffer pain in tha back; headache and loaa of.ambitioa. Poor health mahaa yon narrow, irritable and may be dwpondent; it moke any 1 Saw Beth of You In. the City," Bald Fred. we were quite certain we were going, to be sold, snd we didn't know what sort of masters we- would' have. "I almoqt died of Joy when I came here-,said Kitty. "My master anil your master, said Fred, pointing to the other two horses, Of couldn't bear to have ns arid. course we hsve spent our lives on tbe police force of a great city. We have helped foe policemen who rode us. "We have stopped runaways, we have saved lives of children and we have done Everything we could, always. Of course, it would seem to m quite dreadful not to do everything possible to save the life of a wonderful child, for I came to the conclusion which means that I finally decided that children were about the most wonderful tilings In the world.' How I loved helping them when they came from school. How gay and bright were the hours In the day when their high, gloriously hsppy voices would reach .my ears. "My master would whisper to me, The children are coming, Fred. We must be on guard that they dont get run over. "And oh, the parades we have seen I The lives we have had of adventures I Qur masters begged that we shouldn't be sold." They said we deserved to have our old age spent In peace and pleasure because we had always .worked so hard, and had saved so many, many' lives. "When the news came that we would not be sold but that we . would be brought to this wonderful farm and looked after all our day well, our masters, simply cried for Joy. " They're to be rewarded,' they shouted. Theyre to be rewarded.' So, we are to live on this beautiful form. We will always be looked after. Our busy city lives are over, but' oh, how thankful I am,, that In my Old age I can think of the days on the police force when I could do so much good." And Kitty and Bennie neighed MM 0. Bnt hundred Two Ports at Once. Many ships have sailed from many ports, but no ship sails for more than one port at a time. Hie people who try to do two things al once are-lik- e a ship trying to sail at the same time to two ports, Alin ' at - one target. When yfln have something to do. forget for the time that there. Is anything else In the World worth doing. & - . . - - - ' ' ':-- T J : V ' . fc that Dr. t, liver end bladder medicine, win do for them. By enclosing ten eenta to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y.. yon may receive sample dm bottle by Parcel Put. Yon can pnrrham medium and' large aim bottlea at all dn stores. Adv. Many of those little new nations seem to have come Into tbe world with chips on their shoulders. SAGE AND SULPHUR DARKENS GRAY HAIR It's Grandmothers Rselps to Restore Qloee and Color, Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea and Sulphur, properly componud-od- , brings back foe natural color and lustra to the hair when faded, streaked or gray. Yean ago the vonly way to get this mixture was to' make it at home, which Is mussy and tTOuble-omNowadays, by asking at any drug stine for "Wyeths Sage and Sub phur Compound, yon will get a large bottle of thla famous old recipe, Improved by the addition of other at a small coat -Dont stay gray! Try It I No one can possibly tell that you darkened: yonr hair, aa It does It bo naturally and evenly. You dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair disappears, and after another application or two your hair become beautifully dark, glossy and attractive. Adv. e. Present prices should provide stimulus for a . movement m . y FRECKLES Bmr In of women claim Kilmers Swamp-Roo- t, by motoring health to tbe kidneys, proved to be jnrt tbe remedy needed to overcome each condition. Many lend for a sample bottle to aee whet Swamp-Roothe groat kidney, I fos Ttae happiness that thla reward had beenk given to them: . - CROSS, FEVERlSfl - THE REWARD. d Can- TONGUE IF SICK, risyta . o, VM 'LOOK AT CHILDS MDDY3 EVEHIffi IITHE SCHOOLMAAM ' Hottentot UTAH. bGrtlild Them Ugly Apsis n nhtt and c freckteo, u TMhlim sain ilmilil bn m hi m rahiiri n slsht ud ytm mould tkat ana tbs want frock Its kin to wpoan whllo tb Hghtor biro tuMmK Unlr. It I seldom that man tboo b ncdrit to complete It clear the mkta ood an iaw.n isn WMOBT fOGIMlM U It folk to wgti fwcRto - ui 1 Of Adv, April first oughtn be birthday fur a we know, lot of birds . |