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THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
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A STORY OF THE GREAT NORTH WESF
Oy VINGIE 6. ROE
ILLUSTRATIONS ty.fylOMrsfciE
copy?cr oy pood, riAi and cqcipany
SYNOPSIS.
BMett of Pallv'a lumber rump dltveta
atrancrr lo the rump. Wulter S.indry
uitrvdbK-i hiinnilf lo John Hillv. f iri
Dan. as "the Dllllnxworth Lumber Co.
m niiMil of K." Me mukii a (iuairitiiiii
Willi the ctinip and the work he hut i-ume
from th huM lu Hup.Ttntrnd urn) nHk
urrfsafnl. W rll- In t I m fulhrr tinit
tM Intend to net a handful of tin- wealth
In tlir uncut limher of thr p-nlon. r
artvt mini perm aihin tn ril- H'nk It .11
Tiis aa.hlie hurst-. In un vnn rt'ncv
Droves to thi furn.im thin Iim d.-r noi
Iwk JuiU'iii' tit. 8ili-ti li'lla him of h
l'rai-hr Hp dlMnvt-r tli.it t-'il iz beu
the iKit of the Sileii t rt l of In II. inn end
wonihT! wtui I her uinn ntf Is. In the
Qnah of a twidri m.mn to he rrtlls l.-r
"tie Nij,bt Wind II the l'!nc" and klsaia
her.
CHAPTER VIII.
A Newcomer Among the Pines.
One day soon after the turn returned
with word of the raffs safe delivery
Into tho hands of Captain (Jniftz. San
dry, working over his books In the lit
tle office, beard a strange voice with
' out
I "Oh. no." It was saying In fresh,
sweet accepts -and the very tone said
Eat "You need not wait. I'm going
to ;ay. It this Is tho oflico. or head
quarters of this place. I'll llnd whoever
Is In charge Just put my trunk on
that pile of timber. Re careful! Oh,
do be careful! That case contains my
Eypewriter. and It's more precious than
old! There that's right. Now.
what do I owe you?"
There was an unswer and the clink
of money, and Sundry rose Just ns tho
ff.ee door opened. It was tho L'ast
that confronted hi in. Klftli avenue It
elf. the whole inimitable metropolis
refined Into one- woman
"I must beg a thousand pardons."
ho said, her clear blue e yes raited to
Ills face, "and a lot of Indulgence I
ant to be taken in. Do you think any
tie iu this delightful place will do
ar
"The whole camp will fit-lit for tho
privilege." promised Sandry rashly.
Calling in Instantly with In r bantering
tone and responding to the frankness
f her smile. He watched her sit dow n
fracefully In the chair that he hurried
ly pulled forward. With tho first
glimpse of her tho old nostalgia had
returned upon him and his heart clam
ored for home.
"You are from New York." he. si id
Imply.
"Yet. And I suppose I must explain
at once. Y ou westeniora are so Insist
ent on reasons. .My name la Poppy
Onlway and I am of that unfortunate
and much criticized species, the worn,
a with a life work."
Tho smile she turned upon him was
electric, full of that heady t':a:ity
htcr la distinctive cf the vital worn
a. the woman of strong and excltahie
pass or.s; It appealed to Sundry in
stantly, so that a ihri:! of g'uiiiies;-. ran
through Lim to his very tinker lips
' "I have written a few short stories
Which have been well received in the
eastern magazines, but they fail to sat
isfy tne I have my first novel draft1. 1.
nd It Is tivor there on your lum'ic r
lie a'-on.; with my precious typo
writer It Is a tale of ths lumber re
gionand Ie come out to work on
the ground, to you think 1 can I: ml
sanctuary?"
"We'll see that you do," slid San
ry pleasantly, "and you couldn't have
truck a better ?;t for local color any
where in tho Northwest We u: e ele
mental here, risht do.vn to the prinil
Bve. and we are swamped witn at
Saosphere.' You Jtifl come along to
la I. ally." he proml e l, aiready using
the tone of hail-fellow v. h i h their
onnnon nativity and lu;r frenk man
ner bad established between tm-ni.
Hungrily he wauh.-il her Rather up
her skirts an ! precede nlm up the ill
tie path to t:io cook-shack, where Ma
t)ally was already standing in the door
In lake Inventory. , Every little move
Kent was so fc miliar, so potent iu iu
urgestton of home.
Chatting lightly, tho stranger Rte;.
ped up on the port n and smiled at ti,
While hiiireit old woman
"Ma I. any." said Sar.dry he had
long since lost '.he sens . of r st-ntment
At the family atmosphere of the camp
"this la Miss Ordway of New York
famntis author and she has come
West to write a new book. Luckily
he struck us In her starch for local
Color t an we take her In?"
Ma tally looked at the visitor sh u p
y and Sundry saw a scarce perceptiinu
Change pasi over her cheery features.
The vital blue ejes of the younger
woman nave back the scrutiny with
ferfect openness,
"Please no. Mrs. Iial'y," she B.ild In
br i t olc". "Please, incase do.
VlSlOiMS SEEN BY SOLDIERS
Men at the Front Firmly Convinced
They Have Been VMnesies of
Supernatural Things.
In periods o' grea' national trcss,
when the respotislhllilles lacinu a
reiple call lor an elort supt rliiiinan.
tiie mind is more prone lhaii in tinier
t-a tense to place dependence "poll
tlvine kid and to believe that Biiper
taturnl powun are exerting their
night.
This tendency 1 embodied In a III
tie column entitled "The Itowtnen mid
Oilier l.iynd'i ol the War,' written
by Arthur .VJach 'n.
The piiiiil cuaracter of these tnles
Of latter nay miracles is well exempli
ad oy the Incl that the story of "The
Itowmen." with Its allutnoti lo IDe ap
fearnnee ot it lupeiimlural host, una
been acceded widely In England -tn
fact.
tipon It publication In serial -form,
there rani to the author scattered
inquiries (rum eduois ol (h-cuii nir
all as In the foundation ol ilieator.
Mjen m author denied thai nit com
IT Br
"Don't know," said Ma alowly;
"there ain't any room."
"I'll abdicate." put In Sandry quick
ly; "she may have my room and I'll
put up a cot In the office."
Just at that moment Sllctz came In
at the west door and, crossing the
big room, stood looking out upon the
group on the porch. Her dark eyes
rested first with a fleotlns glance on
Sundry and then she saw tho other
She did not speak but leaned against
the doorjamb drinking In this appa
rltlon. In the little pause that foil
presently she turned to the old ladv
"Yes, mother." she fcald Boftly.
"please do."
The stranger flashed a brilliant
glunce at hen and with an Inimitably
pretty gesture reached out a gloved
hand and patted her arm, bare under
the rolled up sleeve.
"Mr Sandry," called John Dally,
standing on tho foot-log, "will ye come
down here a mlnnlt?"
"SileU." said Ma. when the glitter
ing guest had been shut away In San
dry's little south room, "what for do
you want we should keep her?"
"Why 1 don't know, mother," aald
the girl simply, "only she's too beau
tiful to let go. She looks like the
sun on snow."
"Yes. Yes. I think ahe does." re
turned Ma Inscrutably, "and's about as
cold and false."
As Sandry Joined his foreman he
paw that something had ruffled tho
usually placid temper of the slow
giant.
"What's the matter?" he nuked.
"Hampden of the Yolla Pines Is In
the office." said Dally Bhirply. "an'
from his looks he's got soniothln'
na.ity up his sleeve."
"Oh. yes Hampden he's one of the
owners. Isn't he?"
The two men walked bark to the of
fice and found, seated In the swing
chair, with his feet on Sandry's desk,
a short, square man with a face and
manner which set Sandry on edge at
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With a Face and Manner Which Set
Sandry on Edge.
the first glance. They both bespoke a
nature b'-lf-siitlstied to the point of
pride, a crufty shrewd:. i ;a that had
been eminently successful und un uda
mailt ine hardness of purpose.
"All. Mr. Sandry," he said, taking
his feet from the table with Insult
in? slow ii. ks. "I'm llatnpdeu of the
Yella Pines and I cotrio over on a
iillle matter o' business."
Sandry bowed. .
"(jiad to know you Mr. Hampden."
he sai.l civilly, though the memory Of
ihe damaged railway came uutldeiily
up before him. biasing his appraise
ment of the man.
"And I nilt-'l.t ns well get It over
with, for it s bound to be against tho
grain a bit."
As he spoke, a smile that was meant
to be Insolently apologetic but suc
ceeded only In being clumsy, creased
Ins weathered face, drawing hie 8iua!l.
sharp eyes Into narrow slits.
"Yes?" said Sundry coldly.
"It's about that track o' Bliinipage
you re slnshln' your log trail acrost."
"Yet?" said Sandry again. "U hat
about the tract? It Isn't specially
good and we re leaving it. Intend to
cross It and cut into the Kust Pelt."
There was n slight tone of salls'nc
tlon in. his voice, for tho lladt (Jell
slumpaxo was a little the best thing
In all this magnificent timber country,
and the eyes of the Yellow Pines
position had any basts In fact, to nis
amazement, some of his correKinnd
ems maintained that he must he mis
taken. In provincial papers not con
troversy was waged regarding tue
exact nature of the appearance
Hishop Weldon, Dean Hensiey, (-n
son, llishop Taylor Smith title chep
Inin-tlepeiali, and many other clergv
have occupied themselves with I lie
matter. Doctor Horton preached .io..ut
the Angels.' at Manchester, Hir .In
seph Compton Knkell ipa-suU-nt or
the National Federation ot Kree
Church Councils), tlate'4 that Hie sol
tilers at the I mm had seen visions und
di earned dreams, and had given t. mi
mony ol powers und principiiiiiiei
t'.ghtlug for them or against ua-m.
Dance to the Vibrations.
Vibrations of tue hour mused by
the playing of an orchestra arc said
to be sulticlent for deaf persons (o
dunce by. This at least is the ei
plauatloti given for a tluin ing jiiin
tlon by deaf couples held in f-an rrmi
risen recently. Others, mil siiat eplltiir
la these vibrations, fall into tue
rhythm by watcaliig
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peoplo had been on It enviously for
yours, according to John Daily.
"Jus' so. Jus' so," said Hampden,
"only I'm afraid we'll have lo stop
your operations. Mr. Sandry. Tho fact
Is. we've Just bought this tract, an
as It comprises two hundred and fifty
acres, an' Is In the form of a narrow
strip rutinln' north an' south. It will
effectually keep you out o' the Knst
Belt unless, o' course, you should buy
It of us."
Kor a moment Sandry regarded the
speaker In mild astonishment.
"You must be mistaken. Mr. Hump
don," ho said; "all the stumpago for
five miles north and east Is our prop
erty, with options on every privately
ownej section for anothor seven miles
In both directions. And this tract you
speak of lies within a mile and a half
of camp. You are suffering under a
hallucination."
Sandry smiled coldly.
"It you will take the trouble to look
tip the records In the state land office
at Salem." returned Hampden smooth
ly. "you'll find that I'm In my right
mind, all right. This here track bus
been duly fllod on under the home
stead law by one T. J. O'Connel, and
sold by him last woe.k to tho Yclla
Pines Lumber company. Now, my
young Easterner, you tai't run jror log
trail acrost our land."
Hampden rnso, bis llttlo ryes shin
ing with savage triumph.
Sandry rose also.
"I'll neither take the trouble to go
to Salem nor pay the least attention
to your threats," be said, and his man
ner was coolly unconcerned, "and I
should advise that you get this com
pany out of your head as quickly as
possible. And now good tiny."
He turned, as if tho Interview were
at an end, and seated himself at the
desk from which Hampden had Just
risen.
"liy gosh, you'd better!" said the
other with a snap of his heavy Jaws as
he strode past Dally and out of the
open door.
"An', by God, wo will!"
This last came In the deep boom
of tho foreman, who was watching
the departing lumberman with the bit
ter enmity of years of fichtlng.
"Now what do you think of that?"
asked Sandry In profound disgust.
"Just what I've thought of him for
years damned spectacular bluff!"
CHAPTER IX.
Hampden and the Esst Belt.
In the press of business and the
pleasant moiling over tho whole old
city of New York with Miss Ordway.
Sandry forgot all about Hampden in
the next few days. Ma Daily bad noth
ing to say. keeping a grim silence,
which Sandry noticed. As for Sllctz.
sho followed her with fascinated eyes
whenever she appeared. Miss Ordway
did not eat with the men. Her morn
lugs were given up entirely lo the Ii).
cesant clicking of the typewriter In
the seclusion of the little room, and
she emerged arter the noon hour, ate
with Ma Dally and Sllctz, and Inva
rlahly took a short walk In the after
noon. Iu the evenings Sandry came In, and
they sat In tho empty eating room, dia
cussing with a common knowledge
that seemed to shut them apart to
gether, th-) things of the great out
side world. At such tin.es Siletz lis
toned In quiet eagerness, her dark face
nglow rind her eyes like mysterious
pools In the shadow of her heavy hair
That week there were savernl arri
vals at Daily's camp well-clad, re
t potisihle-looklng business men from
Portland; and before they left, Sandrv
had landed such an order for logs as
plunged the camp Into the hardest
work, longest hours and highest over
time It had ever known.
Also ho sent out word to Toledo that
he had use for all the men he could
lay hands on.
An extra crew was put to building
tne log trail up through the slashed
rpenlng to the East Pelt, and activity
characterized the hills.
The Incessant f-.li rl 1 1 toots of tho don
key. the scream and cough of Its fussv
labors, the rumble and clatter of the
log train, began to bo music In San
dry'B ears, and the letters he wrote
tn his father became brighter, filled
wilh the exhilaration of accomplish
ment. Kor a day or two the work went
forward finely nnd the new logs of the
fresh laid trail gleamed while against
the green of th" mountain. Then Col
tins, sent Into the uncut timber ahead
to blaze for further operations, re
turned to the works In double-quick
time.
"John," he said to the foreman, for
none of the men would award Sandrv
the right of consultation unless It was
unavoidable, even yet. bo distinct and
deep-rooted wn3 their aversion to the
Kasterner and his rawness; "John,
they's a new homesteader's shack set
tin' square acrost the trail."
"The hell you say! Hampden!"
Tho logger nodded. The purport of
Hampden's visit hod been freely
spread In the camp.
Dally turned to Sandry.
"They's a ni;w cabin settln' acrost
our trail up in the truck between
hcre'n the East llelt, Mr. Sandry. Let s
FISH KNOCKS OUT FISHERMAN
Gives Man Black Eye and Break Its
Own Nose Will Be Kept as
Trophy.
It was a starlight night and "Ine"
Itlvers good launch Yp.nkee ta.lly slid
through a succession of oIIpiI waves
HI n and Skipper lerr.v Shlvely at the
wheel measured his full length of nit
feet rive upon the dp -k. Bang' Some
thing careened off the spokes ot the
wheel and lay fluttering In the scup
i pers
"Who did t'-at." bellowed lerry as
he arose to his feet and glared dowu
upon the cowering crew
"Something from overboard " tlmor
nusly replied William Axkerson able
seunian. "Seen II come aboard."
A few turns of Hie wh.-el and the
Yankee settled buck to Ms course
while the crew begun to search and
finally came upon the fluttering iniog
in the scuppers
It was Hying fish, and not a larg
one at that But II had sent a man
woo weighed over ?'ti pounds to the
oiat tor the full count of leu aud nad
go up an' take a look at It,' he said.
"1 p'less Hampden's pushln' his bluff."
With a surge of anger Sandry
turned abruptly, ""1 'ho lo men
struck up the nev trait.
"I ll have to settle that mun. Dally."
snld the owner; "has he been do'np
such things ever Blnco tho two com
panics have been rivals?"
"Pretty much. Sometimes we've
been doln' "em," returned Dally grim
ly. Sandry laughed.
"Well, you Westerners believe In
Dxlng things first hand, anyway, which
helps some."
Far up in the heavy timber they
came Into a small natural clearing
some 200 feet In extont. set like a
hole amid the solid bulk of the close
crowding pines. In the center was a
tiny log Bback. shake-roofed, without
doors or windows, the vory least a
man might do In grudging compliance
Si I!'!1' pi i,
Ml ft
Began Systematic Search for Word
of the Narrow Tract.
with the homestead law. They looked
at It from all sides, noticed a few
blazes on the nearest trees, read a
clumsily executed trespass notice, and
returned to camp.
"And us with our Mg contract wltb
the Portland Lumber mills!" said San
dry. "1 begin to see. Dally, you
gather out ten men and go up and
take that shack to pieces just as quick
as you know how. Don't leave a
trace. Bring the timbers away and
start fulling from that end to meet the
trail."
As tho foreman wmit among the
men picking his crew, Sandry turned
down across tho slough toward the of
fice. Once settled at bla desk, he took
out tho records of the Dillingworth
company and began a systematic
search for word of the narrow tract of
hill and timber between the camp and
the fino East llelt.
When Dally returned at quittln?
time to report the demolition of the
cabin nnd tho Btart of the uew cutting,
he bad found nothing.
"That's strango," ho said uneasily
"Are these all tho records, Dally? Has
anything ever been destroyed? 1 can
llnd nothing bearing on this piece of
land, and yet the statement turned
over to me by Erazer distinctly says
that everything from the southwest
section corner here at tho camp within
a radius of five miles north and cast
belongs to us, with numbers, and all
data. What does this Hampden mean,
nnd what sort of a tract Is this strip?
I see no mention made of It."
"No that strip was part of tho East
Pelt. The company bought It four
year ago from a busted speculator,
who sold 'em lirst the north at urn page
an' then this at a sacrifice price
That's why Hampden's always ben so
sore over It. He wanted It himself
Stafford, the speculator's name was
A smooth man from the East There
was some hitch about titles Bpeciallv
about this hero strip, an' the deal hung
fire for some time an' Hampden danced
a war dance, he was bo blame anxious
to knock It. but old Frazor beat him
to it an' won out. Finally It was
settled an' the strip coine under the
East Helt deed."
"Oh. 1 see!" said Sandry, shirting a
sheaf of papers. "Hero it Is Well,
that's a relief. And now for this Mis
ter Hampden."
Hut Hampden was fcr himself and
with a vengeance.
That evening Sandry met Sllct.
across the little meadow back of tho
camp, where he had gone for the mail
sack, 'eft swinging on the forked stick
set up l.esldo tho county road.
"Been up on the ridge?" he asked,
vexed that It should take a slight ef
fort to keep his voice to the common
place. This girl In her natural setting
always took him out of the everyday,
affected him like a play with lowered
lights, sort music and alien scenes.
"Yes," she said dreamily, fulling In
to the whimsical speech that only es
caped her when she stood apart on tho
hills, or listened to the pines, "It came
tonight."
"It?"
Sandry bad gone a IKtle way to meet
her and the camp was shut Iron' sleht
by a clump of spruce, new growth aud
low-branched.
given him the blackest of eyes In the
bargain.
The Hying fish and the black eve
were brought Into port here one day
Inst week by Mr Shlvely, who pro
poses to keep the first And Is making
every eflort to rid himself of the lat
ter. The flying rlsli hail its nose
broken In the encounter and only lived
a lew minutes. Los Angeles Times.
Had a Ripht to Be There.
A mun arrested for Hleuling rhlrk
ens was Drought to iriui. I tie iuao
was given to the Jury, wiiu hi'impm
mm in guilty, and the judge semem ed
him lo mree months unpi iMiniiiient.
The Jailer was a joviui num. totm ot
a smile, und. reeling purlictiiuriy gm id
on tbul particular tluv. -ou.Hiderei bun
sen insulted when the prisoner, took
mg around the cell, told turn it wua
dirty and not tit tor a hog lo he put
in. one word hroughl n hiioiii,,,
till Anally the laner told I lie urm.inei
II he dill not behave nilltHCIl be woiim
put mm out. To wnttt. the piihoiihi
replied "I will give von lo uuuer
stand, air I Dave as good a riaQi
Dure aa you navel"
"Tes the light Oh, the great iignin
red and gold and purple. When le
sun breaks through Just at (he i'"t.
Anil I know the ocean la under I' -blue
and purple, too, like the bills
Some dny I'll see It."
"You picture these things, don't
you?" he suld, "the things you have
never seen the sea and the cities und
the outside world?"
"Yes 1 know them all my way.
Sometimes I don't think I want to see
them In their way tho real way. They
might not bo so beautiful. The Preach
er says the glories of the world are a
lure of tho Devil. But I don't think so.
It don't seem as If God would mako
things beautiful and let the Devil have
them to ruin people with and ISod
made all things. And we are bis best
things."
"You believe that?" asked Sandry,
with an odd note In Lis voice.
"Boliovo It?" suld the girl wonder
lngly. "Of course. Don't you?"
"Well It's been a long while sine
I'vo believed anything."
The girl was near to hltn now, the
dreamy look of ber eyes dlsslpatcJ lu
amaxemeut.
"You're lost!" she said simply. "Tho
Preacher would say so oven Wahloo
wah would say ao, and old Kolawmie!"
"Wahloowau Kolawuiie? Who are
they?"
"Tho Indian woman you suw me
talking to In the glado und an old, old
man of tho Sllctz. He who bellovos
nothing will be punished by the Ureal
Spirit oven as the prt-achor says in
bis way. And the Bible."
That sudden mist la her eyes
touched Sandry.
"And so you would have me bellovo,
little STctz?" he asked gently. The
mist had thickened under the heavy
lushes, and a look of distress was on
her face where every emotion bared
Itself In unguarded lunocence to the
observer.
"Oh. dear heaven!" sho breathed,
"yes oh. yes, you must! Why you
would you would" but she could get
no further with tho appalling thought
"And you?" probed Sandry curious
ly. "Have you vlsljtis or tho soul's re
ward and punlshmrut? Are you bound
for celestial t,uce?"
"Yes," sho said solemnly, "I must
save my soul, though 1 lose the whoie
world."
The majestic Bible language cast
over the man a feeling of smallness
and he dropped his eyes.
"All right. S'letz," ho said, smooth
ing the braid In his tinkers, "I'll bo
liovo anything you say set mo up a
totem polo or attend Sunday school at
Toledo. Only forget It. By tleorgo,
what a head of hair! It I were a wom
an I'd give a thousand dollars for it!"
H9 llf'ed the rope and weighed.lt
critically.
"Why, what for?" asked Sllett, her
eyes still solemn.
"To have It. of courso. You'ro dread
fully unsophisticated. Come along."
And swinging tbo mull sack be
turned toward camp. Siletz came si
lent ly at his heels, falling in behind
with a certain Instinct, and Sandry
had cit unpleasant suggestion of wil
derness processions be had seen enter
ing Toledo enlivened by brilliant linos
and canltu.i adjuncts. Ho turned
whimsically for a look at the rear.
Coosnah brought It up with a faithful
ness to detail that whs convincing
At the western door of the cook
shack they were met by Miss Ordway,
blooming like a hothouse plant behind
plate glass, nn incongruous element in
her bolted dre:;s or light broadcloth
SheJeancd Iu the doorway with Inirul
table grace, an Immaculate band on
either sldo.
"The wild huntress!" she smiled at
SileU.
"No," said the girl, "I never hunt.
I love the deer best In the fern."
"Yes?" said Miss Ordway curiously,
nnd Sandry, kicking the clinging
earth from his caulked boots, saw the
divining spirit of the writer probing
this elemental nature. "Why? Wouldn I
you be proud of an antbred bead with
the murk of your skill between the
eyes?"
Siletz Hung out a hand Iu a quick
gesture.
"Oh. no, no I could never do It
Unless," she Hnlshed, still in that
"arnest manner, "soinuono 1 loved
wero starving. Then I could."
Sundry looked at tho two sweet
faces, ono so lovely lu its smiling,
amused alertness, the other so aban
doned to the feeling her own words
had stirred, and a deep admlrutlon foi
both l lled him. ,
"Wild to the wild," he said under his
breath. "What are you. little STetzY I
wonder It 1 II ever know?"
"STctz, iiroke In the foreninn, pass
ing In bis lumbering fusnion, "the
Preacher's coniin'. 1 heard today ho's
been Been a couple times onco cross
in' the Dig Slough below the bridge,
an' once In the hills."
For the lirst time since he bad
known this girl with hor varied nature
Sandry saw the ewift lighting of girl
ish excitement In her face as she
Hushed around at Dally.
"Ohl" Bhe cried gladly, "how eooi
will he be here. 1 wonder?"
"Don t know."
ITO BIS CONTINUED.!
6o a Colt Can't Slip.
A method ol locking a nut upon a
bolt in such a way that II cannot work
loose is the ob)e'.'t ol a patent granted
to Wllllum Johnson of Hltutteld. Mass
The boll is the ordinary screw bolt,
but nas a hut edge down one side
I'pon this a wuaiier. mude ot spr'ng
steel is placel I he straight edge of
the Hole In Ihe wusher tits that ol lb
boll, thus making it Immovable
The surtace ol tbe washer Ii
punched witb round bosses. I be un
der stirlace ot the nu is bored with
Ihe Bume iiuinlier of holes as there
are bonnes and of equal size.
When the nut Is screwed down the
nosses yield under pressure until (be
nut is driven home, when they lit iuio
I lie boles. The nut cannot work loot),
Dut can be rcuiuved easily wiiu
wrench.
More Trouble.
'Why do you never lake your far
lly oui in your cur?'
(lot seven In my Inmlly '
"Well, you have a seven passenger
car.'
"Yet and when It s full people think
I B) OUcnilintl a 11' 1"? tni '
(Conducted by tho Nutlonnl Wuinan's
Christian Temperance Union.) ,
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUCTION.
In 1897 two leading professors of
Germany sent to the men of that coun
try a pronouncement favoring total ab
stinence. It contained this declara
tion: "Science has shown that alcohol,
even In moderate quantities, causes
disturbance in brain action, paralyzes
tbe critical capacity, power of will, the
o tli leal and esthetic sense, and lowers
self-control. For this reason we
should realize that It b a poison and
no lonpcr to be classed with foods."
The document received nlno signa
tures. Ten years later It wa sont out
again and received 800 signatures of
German medical men, 11G of whom
were professors.
In 1913 a great antlalcohollc meeting
was held In the Prussian houso of dep
uties, Berlin. The honorary president
was the German chancellor. Dr. von
Bethmann-Hollweg, and on tho commit
tee of honor all the Prussian ministers
were represented and hundreds of em
inent men of the empire. Doctor Jen
sen, Inspector general of the Borlln
chools, called forth much applause
when he said that "the education of
youth is absolutely impossible with
out an antlalcohol element In It."
Since then such instruction has been
made a part of the regular course In
the iublic schools of Germany, and
entlr-t courses in that subject are of
fered by the great universities.
FOE OF THE COLLEGES.
Of all tho foes of young manhood
on the American college campus, al
cohol is tho rrost subtle and destruc
tive. It is peculiarly fitting that the
American college student of today,
wiser and better Informed than his
predecessors, should give battle to his
ancient and merciless adversary. If
gravestones were placed on our col
lege grounds to those slain In the flush
cf young manhood by intoxicating
drink, tho acres ot verdant lawn
around even our best Institutions
would become vast cemeteries ghastly
with thick-strewn headstones. With a
devilish Instinct for maximum destruc
tlveness, this demon of the campus
seems to pick out for degradation the
gayest, tho loveliest, the most talent
ed, and to re-enforce his assault by en
listing tho social nnd generous In
stincts which constitute the very
charm of youth. Opening always the
rate to passion and appetite, he Is tho
aggrcsslvo ally of everything which
degrades college life, tho promoter of
trasodlos innumerable on every cam
pus, tho tireless enemy of virtue, pur
ity, dlligenco and Intellectual develop
ment. Henry I.ouls Smith, President
Washington and Lee University.
GOOD LINE OF BUSINESS.
It was at n campaign meeting In
Ohio. Tho speaker said that West Vlr
ganla hud profited (i'anclal!y by vot
ing dry. A man In tho audience dis
puted this statement Ho said that
he was a salesman, that ho visited
every county scat In West Virginia,
and that hla business had fallen off
considerably slnco the slate went dry.
Another man spoko up and said that
he was a Falesman and "made" Wect
Virginia rtgulnrly and that his busi
ness had increased slnco the stato be
ta mo dry. He asked the fellow who
reported n falling off what his line
was and tho latter reluctantly admit
ted that ho sold undertakers' supplies,
at which the crowd yolled. The man
who declared that prohibition had
helped Lis business explained he Bold
furniture.
SURELY A MISTAKEI
"Smoky" Hobbs of Columbus was
fned $400 nnd given six months for Il
legal selling of liquor. What? In
Columbus? Surely must bo a mistake
Bootleggers only ply their trado In
dry towns. That's why tho beuevo
lent wets run saloons, to keep bad
men from bootlegging In dry -.towns.
Tut. tut! Yes, it must bo a mistake.
Caldwell Press.
PROHIBITION AND BUSINESS.
Endorsement of tho value of a prohi
bition law as an aid to general busi
ness prosperity was recently signod
by men representing tho leading Indus
tries of Stcubcnvllle, O., among others,
two paper companies, a glass com
pany, two foundries, two clay com
panies, a tin plate company and a pot
tery concern.
HARD TO UNDERSTAND.
Just why anyone should oyer sup
pose that because tho people' of any
city stop buying booze they will per
force stop buying land, or paying rent
or patronizing the meat market, bako
rhop, grocery or clothing store Is hard
to'undcretand.
PROHIBITION PROHIBITS.
"When the number of arrests are
slashed In two tn one year it Is pretty
conclusive evidence that prohibition
prohibits not only liquor selling but
crime as well," is tho comment ot the
Youngstown (O.) Telegram on the re
markable decrease In arrests In tho
state of West Virginia since prohibi
tion became the law of the state.
FACTORY REPLACES BREWERY.
Tear down a brewery, and upon Its
ruins will rise a factory. John Mitch
ell, Labor Leader.
CAVES I7.0C0 A YEAR.
' A press dispatch from Centralla, HI.,
says that since prohibition went Into
cf.ect under the local option law that
town has saved an average of $132.77
every month. This means a docrcasa
of $7,0u0 a year, directly due to the
abolition of tbe saloon.
COOK NOT NEEDED.
I'nder prDhlbltlon the Jails In North
Yakima have bocome so depopulated
that the Salvation Army can no longer
afford to pay cook to provide throe
Weals a day for the three inmates.
HE
HAD
GRAND
CROPS
And Likes tho Law3 in Western
Canada.
1 lived near Lee, Illinois, for 41
years. I came to Saskatchewan In thi
print of 1912 and bought land near
Brlercrest I have fanned this land,
1680 acres, ever since. I bave bad
grand crops. Iu 191t I bad 100 acres
ot wheat that yielded 40 bushels to
the acre. I sold this wheat at $U0
per bushel. I like the country and my
neignooura. my
taxes on each quar
ter section (169
acres) are about
132 a year. This
There Is No
War Tax So
Called. covert municipal tax, school tax, ball
Insurance tax everything. There Is
no war tax so-called. I like the laws
In force bere. There is no compulsion
to me in any way. I am just as lr1e
pendent bere as I was in Illinois, and
I feel that my family and I are just as
well protected by the law ot the prov
ince as we were In our old home lu Illi
nois. What I earn here Is my own.
I bave seven children and they take
their places at school, In sports and
at all public gatherings the same as
the Canadian born.
(Sgd.) M. P. TysdaL
"February 9th. 1916."
We reprint the following article,
complete, without comment, from the
latest number of the "Saskatchewan
Farmer," an agricultural paper pub
lished at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan:
"Tbe attempt te
check emigration
from the United
States to our prai
rie provinces by
publishing alarming
Former lows
Farmers Are
Doing 'Well
tn Canada.
Ing statements about the enormous
war taxes that are being paid here
$500 on a quarter section yearly
about forcing young men to enlist for
the war; about the cold, no crops and
any old story that i? its extravagant
boldness might Influence men and
women from venturing north to Can
ada, Is really In the list of curios to
our people. Knowing thj country, we
can hardly take It seriously. Our gov
ernments, however, dominion and pro
vincial, are taking steps to expose the
false statements that are being made,
and thereby keep the channel open for
continuing the stream of settlers tbat
has been flowing to us for tbe past
decade. Advertisement
Where's He Cot It?
"net I know where you got thai
necktie."
"Five bucks says you don't"
"Around your neck, you bocb."
jtKMARKAni.it i.Frrrn rnM a vm.i
KNOWN WA.MHINOTON DltlOtit.ST.
!nrfirni'to llllxlr HmIx k thr riri
for cM and ftomr and all fa-anal 4 wmaf.
"Within tha lt H month" 1 have wild S.OC
hnttlraut HI . ll flu h-U,t..rMHliirl.( hllUand
FfTer. Our rint.mrra aprak very wrll of It,
UfnTK1la..1!FHl.,N.W.,aUltnltm,D.C.'
lillxlr ll.ibck M rcnta all ilrtiiortxta, or hj
ParcrlH Pust, prepaid, (rum lilwucwakl Co,
Waalimvtuu, d. c.
The Way It Goes.
"A man lives Hire lives youth,
manhood and ago." philosophically
Btated Professor Pate. "Youth Is the
rising sun of life, when he thinks of
what a beck of a feller be is going to
bo; manhood Is the sun at full me
ridian, when he is satisfied that be Is
Indeed a heck of a feller; age is the
suiting sun, when he sans around and
brags about what a heck if a feller
be used to bo." Judge.
Wireless Amateurs' Message,
It was a very pretty thltitf that the
amateur wireless operators "f the
country did cn the night before Wash
ington'" birthday. At midnight the
hundreds cf boys who mnk uj, that
army sat walllnK fcr a unwHtcu from
Davenport, Iu, When It cam, every
one within hearing repeated It, and
tach toy wh. received it relayed It
eastward In his turn, until It reached
the operators of the Harvard Wireless
club. They delivered It to a delega
tion of hoy sccuts, ono cf wh.'Tr. rea
it aloud frem the rlKtdTi cf the
town hall lu Ixlnt'in. Th message
was this: "A dTJncracy re'iulrm' that
a people who covern and educate
themsulves should bn so armed and
disciplined Hint they can protect Iheni
salves." Youth's Cotnrnnlon.,
STOP EATING MEAT IF
KIDNEYS OR BACK HURT
Take a Glass of Salts to Clean Kid
neys If Bladder Bothers You
Meat Forms Urlo Acid.
Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble In some form
or other, says a well-known authority,
because the uric acid In meat excites
tho kldnoys, tliey become overworked;
get sluggish; clog" up and cause all
sorts of distress, particularly backache
and nilsory In the kidney region; rheu
matic twlngos, severe headaches, acid
stomach, constipation, torpid liver,
sleeplessness, bladder and unlnary Ir
ritation. The moment your back hurts or kid
neys aren't acting right, or if bladder
bothers you, get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take a tablespconful In a glass of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fins.
This famous salts Is made from the
acid cf grapes and lemon Juice, com
bined with llthla, and has been used
tor Fenerations to flush clogged kid
neys and stimulate thorn to normal
activity; also to neutralize the adds In
the urine so It no longer irritates, thus
ndfng bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cannot Injure anyone;
tnakos a delightful effervescent litbla
water drink which millions of men and
women take bow and then to keep the
kldnoys and urinary organs cloan, tbui
avoiding serious kidney disease. Adv.
Nc Occasion to Worry. '
"My hushand wcrrlvn rr pvr tM
amocnt of gas Wb burn "
"Tell hira that li a matter to maM
light c-t." . , .. . , '