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National Forests
Carefully Guarded
Chicago. A little-known but
highly-important service, both to
the present generation and those
that nre to come, is rendered by
the men who guard and care for
our national forests. These are sit
uated In all parts of the country
from Porto Rico to Alaska, and ono
of the most important duties is to
protect them from Are.
The method employed in the Ne
braska national forest is to first
clear a strip of land. Twelve fur
rows are plowed on each side of this
and the ground between them is
burned over. The firebreak will
halt the flames driven by a high
wind. Its cost, 50 cents a mile for
each furrow over ordinary land,
may run to SSO when heavy timber
has to be cleared away.
To keep the forests up to stand
ard, between 12,000 and 15,000
acres must be planted each year. In
the Douglas flr region of Oregon
the seeds are sown in the snow.
They are scattered broadcast, and >
as the snow melts they sink deeper ■
and deeper. Some are eaten by the
birds, but when the snow has dis
appeared most of them are covered
with enough earth to cause them to
germinate and take root.
This work will yield results only
in the future, but the national for
ests are already a great asset. Un
der expert selection, many thou
sand feet of lumber are cut each
year.
Counted Every Peanut
in Store Inventory
Hammond, Ind.—William Fehr- |
man, manager of a local 10 cent
store, hired Miss Lily White, gradu
ate of an efficiency school, to ajs st
in inventorying. Lilly had little ex
perience, but a let of enth isiasm. So
down ot the basement Bill marched
the rew clerk.
Everything 'n the place had to be
counted, he said, with a sweep of Ids ,
hand, and he added that the nun- j
ler of articles must be put doW.u on
paper.
Two days later Bill asked his as
sistant what had become of the new
girl. The assistant started a search.
He found her in a far corner of the
basement, where there were several
barrels of peanuts. She was starting
on the third barrel.
"There were 17,982 peanuts in the
first barrel," said the industrious
young woman.
Signpost Reversed
So "Tourist" Wanders
Bcrea, O.—Elmer Walton, Cleve
lander, visiting friends near here, is
recovering from an attempt to walk
the four miles from his friends'
farm to Berea.
Walton started out early in the
morning and reached a cross roads.
The wind had blown the sign about,
with the result that he walked five
miles In the wrong direction. Be
coming discouraged, he returned to
the post. This time it lay flat on the
ground and Walton was truly lost.
It was nearly sundown when he
dragged himself back to his starting
point. '
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THURSDAY EVENING.
Rare Canadian Lynx
Killed Up in Maine
Lewistoii, Me.—One of the Keene
boys of Sidney a few days ago killed
a Canadian lynx out on Penny
Ridge, in Belgrade.
The claws, while completely con
cealed by the fur pads with which
the feet are covered, are sharp as
razors and would make a formid
able weapon were the animal to
show fight, which it surely would
have done had It been cornered.
They were a size and a degree of
keenness to have disemboweled a
dog had he closed in with the lynx
in a scrap, for this animal is con
sidered one of the most desperate
fighters in the northern wilds.
The lynx in question, however,
had no opportunity to show his
prowess, for evidently as soon as he
found that the dogs were on his
trail he took to a big hemlock tree,
and when the tree hunters who were
after foxes came up to the tree in
which the lynx had taken refuge
they all shot at the same time, their
shots taking such effect that he nev
er kieked'after striking the snow at
the foot of the tree.
Germany May Submit
to General Withdrawal
Washington, D. C., Oct. 10.—Ger
many's plea for' an armistice is
founded, both American and Allied
military officials here believe, upon
recognition in Berlin of the fact that
the German army organization in
France is slowly disintegrating un
der the terrific campaign of Mar
shal Foch.
Advice to the Lovelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE HELI TO
THE THEATER
I DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
While on a weekend at a summer
hotel I met a very charming young
woman, whom I learned to care for
very much; I also met her mother and
father. I have found out where she
lives, and I am writing to ask you If
you think It would be proper for me
to Invite her to see a play some even
j Ing, also how to go about it. as I am
i very backward in social matters.
M. T.
! It would be quite proper for you to
i invite the young woman to go to the
theater .particularly as you have met
her mother and father. Write her a
little note and ask her what play
she would like to see.
DECLINES TO KEEP HER PROMISE
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I have been going with a girl six
years, and we pledged our troth two
years ago. Last summer was the
date for our happy union, when she
was taken sick and had to go to a
sanitorium to recuperate. When she
came home her health was fully re
stored. and she promised to marry
me. Prior to this T was classified in
the third class, but now I am re
classified in the first and expect to go
with the next contingent. When
broaching the subject of marriage
she refuses to think of it. for fear of
my coming home disabled. Your ad
vice would be warmly appreciated as
to what step I should take. It is
grieving me. for I love her dearly,
waiting such an interminable time,
and when she was sick I was faithful
to her. Asked to release me from
my promise, she now claims she loves !
me and will wait till I come back and
will marry me them, regardless of my j
condition. If she were sincere do you '
not think she would consent to make '
me happy now?
R. S.
This young woman has shown a
certin capricious quality, according to
your account of her conduct, and I
doubt if she possesses the necessary
i ?. or u'afc'nK you happy. If
. declines to marry you before you
sail for France there In really nothing
to be done but to make the beet of
the situation. Perhaps she may relent
at the last moment, as so many girls
have done.
FORESTALL HIS FRIENDS
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
a " 1 1" and have known a sailor boy
tor the past five months. I am very
much in love with him and I know
he feels the same toward me. Hut
what I want to know is. is it right
for me to go witli other young men
when he is away? 'I am doing some
work where it is quite necessary for
me to have an escort, and some of
I his friends threaten to tell him of this
i when he returns. Now. Miss Fairfax.
II ? ve . ' l ' m so much that -I want to
feel that I am true to him, and I
should like your advice!
JOAN L.
" by not forestall these meddlesome
friends by writing to. your sailor boy
5> n ?i ' e "' n k hi" l the circumstances?.
Tell him, a you have me, that it Is
necessary for you to have an escort
in coming from your work, but that
It makes no chaige In your feeling
for him.
SEPTEMBER 6. 1918
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
QUESTION OF NEATNESS
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am much Interested in a man of
| 30, who is agreeable in every respect
but one. He is well-to-do and can
provide a good home for his wife; his
one fault is carelessness about his
dross. He never looks really neat, al
though he has plenty of money to
dress well. Sometimes when he calls
he wears n dirty collar and. his shoes
are unpolished, and I am really
ashamed to go out with him, and
never like to have my friends meet
me on this account. I always look
neat and take the greatest pains with
my clothes. I have often remarked
to him about the advantages of neat
ness and called his attention to well
j dressed men. but he never takes the
hint. I like him in all other respects
and ask your advice as to the best
method of making him see this fault;
at the same time I do not want to in
sult him or hurt his feelings. But I
am afraid I can never marry him un
less he overcomes his untidiness.
M. P.
A man who is slovenly in appear
ance before marriage, seldom rem
edies this failing afterwards, and I
am afraid that you will have a long,
hard path in trying to convert an un
tidy man into one who presents a
well set up appearance; but if you
love him sufficiently you won't mind
the effort. Why not attempt a little
good-humored flattery and tell him
that he does not think sufficiently of
his personal appearance, and that
you resent the way he neglects such
a particular friend of yours. If you
do this kindly and humorously, it is
probable that he will not take offense.
If he persists in being slovenly I do
not believe you will get much comfort
out of marrying him.
WANTS A SOLDIER'S ADDRESS
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I would be very grateful if you
could tell me if there is any way for
us to get a soldier's address who is
now with our Army in France. We
haven't seen him for a year, and the
last we heard of him he was in camp
in New York. For personal reasons,
I cannot give you any details, but if it
is possible for us to discover his
whereabouts it will relieve his sister's
aching heart.
..... A FRIEND.
V> rite to the War Department in
ashington. giving the young man's
name and the camp at which he was
stationed in New York. Also, give his
company and any details that you
may know in regard to his connec
tion with the service.
OCT. 12. 1918
YE? ABBJSBURG tSBk TELEGRAPH
Field Mouse Proves
Himself Engineer
New York. —We had dug holes
for the poles of our new transmis
sion line extending between the
powerhouse and a new pumping
I. plant. A field mouse, trottjlng!
J around, tumbled into one of them J
•and was imprisoned during the
| night.
j Making my usual morning inspec
tion of the work, I noticed the lit
tle fellow running around the bot
tom of the hole trying to find some
means of escape. When I came
bnck from my tour he had settled
to business. He was digging, stead
ily, n spiral groove round and round
| the inner surface of the hole with
| a uniformly ascending grade.
At the end of two weeks the lit
tle engineer struck a rock too big
for him to move. For nearly a day
he tried to get around it, but with
out success. Then with wonderful
patience and unflinching courage he
dug another pocket, reversed his
spiral and went on tunneling his
way in the opposite direction.
At the end of three weeks he was
coming near the sop. Morning
came; the mouse had sped away,
his spiral road completed.
French Are Eager
to Learn English j
Paris.—English is threatening to I
outstrip French as the universal |
language—and Is threatening to do
it on French territory. To learn
English has become the national
vogue to-day in France. The pres-.
ence on French soil of so many mil
lions of Anglo-Saxon soldiers has
I given rise to a sudden desire among
all classes to speak English. When
one remembers the traditional an
tagonism and hostility of the
French toward speaking any other
language but the French, the
change is hardly less than a phe
nomenon.
The air is full of schemes and
j devices for teaching our tongue to
i the masses. Every teacher of Eng-
I lish has more than he can do to fill
! the wants of all his pupils.
BACK LIKE A
BOARD? irS
YOUR KIDNEYS
1 There's no use suffering from the
j awful agony of lame back. Don't
wait till it "passes off." It only comes
I back. Find the cause and stop it. Dis
-1 eased conditions of the bladder or kld
-1 neys are usually indicated by stiff
| lame back, wrenching pains, lumbago,
sciatica, nervousness, sleeplessness,
tired, worn-out feeling, pain in the
lower abdomen. These are nature's
signals for help!
| Here's the remedy. When you feel
the first twinges of pain or experi
, ence any of these symptoms, get busy
!at once. Go to your druggist and get
a box of the pure, original GOLD I
MEDAL Haarlem Oli Capsules, import
ed fresh every month from the la
boratories in Haarlem, Holland. Pleas
ant and easy to take, they almost in
stantly attack the poisonous germs
that are clogging up your system and
bring quick relief.
[ For over two hundred years thev I
have been helping the sick. Why not I
i try them? Sold everywhere bv reli- i
able druggists in sealed packages I
Three sizes. Money back if thev do I
not help you. Ask for "GOLD
[MEDAL" and be sure the name
"GOLD MEDAL" is on the box.—Ad
vertisement.
Urges That R. R. Offices
Be Moved From Capital
Washington. Representative Gil
lett, of Massachusetts, acting Repub
lican leader, speaking In the House
advocated removal of the Railroad Ad
ministration to some other city.
Washington is not a railroad center.
Mr. Glllett argued, and he paid, while
Director General McAiloo does a great
deal of valuable work in administer
ing railroad uffaira, much of his work
is spectacular.
OCT. 14, 1918
Advice tothe Lovelorn
ni BEATRICE FAIRFAX
UNREASONABLY JEALOUS
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I have a girl friend whom I dearly
love and who. In turn loves me. but I
often see her speaking to different
men and as a result we quarrel, which
makes life unhappy. Kindly advise
me if 1 should keep her company or
break with her.
H. B.
If I am to take your letter literally
at its word Value and the young wo
man did nothing worse than talk to
different men, your jealousy seems en--
ttrely unwarranted to me. Do you
think because you are in love with a
girl that she should give up speaking,
to all her other friends? If, howevefT
you imply that she becomes acquaint
ed with ' strangers without an intro-j
duction. that is quite another matter.
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Huns Stripping Russia
of Her Gold Supply
Amsterdam. The second shipment
of gold from Russia to Germany has
arrived at the German frontier, and
has been taken over by an official of
the Reichsbank, according to a Berlin
dispatch.
Dispatches September 11 reported
the shipment of the first portion of
the Russian war Indemnity to Ger
many and its receipt by the Reich
bank representative at the German
border line. It was said In an agency
message from Copenhagen that the
shipment amounted to .260,000,000
rubles, one-half of which was in gold
and the remainder in notes.
BIG SPURT NEEDED
TO MEET BOND QUOTA
[Continued from First Page.]
opened In the postotllce to-day and
Is being manned by members of Dog
wood Troop, Girl Scouts. These
young ladles have been doing excel
lent work during the week.
Can Get Honor Flags
Industries of the city, as well as
all establishments employing over 20
persons, can secure from headquar
ters on payment of $2. actual cost,
the fine honor flags being given out.
So far only the following have secur
ed the flags: Middletown Car Com
pany, Romberger Hosiery Company,
Wincroft Stove Works, all of Mid
dletown; Dauphin Deposit and Trust
OCTOBER 10, 1918.
Company and Harrisburg Trust Com
pany.
Boy .Harks the Way
Paul V. Mlnnaugh, of 624 Race
street Is a 16-year-old boy employed
by C. H. Ruine between school hours.
But he considers that It Is his duty
to buy Liberty Bonds and has sub
scribed for one of the SSO denomina
tion.
The example of young Mlnnaugh is
being held up by all solicitors to-day
and is aiding in selling numerous
bonds.
Boy Scout* To-morrow
The Boy Scouts of the district have
been "off" bond selling during the
week, but will get busy to-morrow.
The scouts yesterday paraded the city
streets in an effort to create enthu
siasm for the loan. They have been
doing excellent work as messengers
during the campaign. Secretary Jes
sup said to-day, and the "pep" in
stilled in the troops by Executive
J. F. Virgin has been productive of
excellent results.
The scouts expect to sell many
thousand dollars worth of bonds to
morrow.
War Train Off
This was the day the war trophies
train was to have exhibited here. Its
showing was canceled, however, fol
lowing receipt of orders from the
State Board of Health.
I
VIENNA WAITS ON WILSON
I'arl*, Oct. 10.; —Feverish Imrailence
is shown by the people of Vierna
while awaiting President Wilson's
a
reply to the peace proposals of the
Central Powers, according to a dis
patch from Zurich.
I DILL'S
Cough Syrup
Combining the best ingredients,
its soothing remedial properties will
act quickly in cases of
Coughs, Colds
Grippe, Catarrh
Hire it on the medicine shelf, ready for
the ailments of the respiratory organ* that
come on so suddenly at this season. Very
pleasant for children to take because of its
inviting aroma and taste. Take according
to directions that come with each bottle.
You'll find it at yeor druggist's or dealer
in medicine.
Made by The DUI Co., Norrfetown, Pa.
Also manufacturers of those rehable
Dill's Lirer Pills
Dill's Balm of Life
Dill's Worm Syrup
Dill's Kidney Pills
Ask your Druggist or Dealer in Medicine.
Thm kind mother aiwaym kept