fHE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA. The Deep Bu VICTOR CHAPTER XII Continued. 14 "She went Inside the cuvc, I think," laid Davles. "Yes. I'm sure nf It." answered Don- I(L; and he entered further Into Its recesses, calling "Ida I Ida!" ' They begnn to be alarmed. They hurried from point to point. The enve Ms wide one, but tapered, some dis tance back, Into the neck of a bottle, fat Deemed evident thnt Ida could not iuve gone farther than this point. ' "Run bnck, Dnvles, and see If she Can't be outside," said Donald. And, while he called, Davles took up pie search without. Donnld waited In jerror. He did not dare go farther Into the cave Just then. Ten minutes Inter Duvles returned. glance nt his face told that his mis Hon hud been entirely fruitless. They looked at each other. "There's light ahead." Bald Davles. , They proceeded cautiously, and mid-1 lenly they camo upon a little entrance jeading up from the sen. Close by nnn tho point around which MucBoard ad disappeared In his motorhont. Davles saw Donald shaking with filxed terror and rage. He stared out j hopelessly toward the sea. Then, brushing past Davles without a word. 4e almost ran Into the bottle neck of (he Interior. The middy followed him. The ground grew damp, the floor leeined to descend abruptly. Davles fould hardly keep his feet. All nt 6nce he heard Donald's muffled voice tailing to him. He saw the spurt of mutch flame. Ten paces farther Donald pulled fclm bnck as his foot slipped on the idgo of a precipice. Donald struck inother match and looked down. . Under them was the level of the 'iconn bed. They were upon the very rerge of a precipitous descent, a sheer tall having, however, natural foot oWs nt regular Intervnls. flomethlng white fluttering near Irew their attention. Donnld picked t up and held It out. It wus a wom an's handkerchief. ' "She slipped here" began the little .nlddy, but Donald took the words Trom his mouth. "No !" he cried furiously. "She was rnught In the cave by that d d tcoundrel MacBeard. Ho put his boat it at the tiny cove and came on her from behind. And he's taken her iy God. he's taken her . . . That's her message to me, that handker thief. ..." Ills voice grew Incoherent and he broke down. Then he raised It In fu rious declamation. "But I'll follow that cur uotll I die !" he swore. "I may not rescue her I 0on't know, Davles, and I hardly dare to hope. But I'll stay here and give y life" He broke oft suddenly, n spasm Eassed across his features, and all at nee he became completely calm once fciore. "No, I won't, Davles," he snld. "It's By duty now to fly to England with all Ipeed. You'll stay here and do what rou can. It may be very little, old tan, but we mustn't think of anything hut our Jobs." ' "No. sir," snld Davles. i There was nothing more to be done fcut prepare for the Journey. Donald felt reasonably sure that the F55 was jafe against the herd. The terrific npw'nrd pressure of the night hnd not itarted a rivet ; lying as she was upon be beach, she was unassailable. They filled her oil-tanks and carried Ihe stores aboard. Then Donnld filled he gasoline tank of the hydroplane, nil, entering, made a short trial flight put to sen and bnck. The machine tins in nerfect condition. A grnsp of the hand, and Donnld was gone upon his Journey. From his post In the conning tower Dnvlefl Ivutched tho hydroplane rise nnd fall to tho wind, nnd sweep Into the dls jaace, to dwindle and disappear. CHAPTER XIII. The Swarmlna of the Herd. Dnvles hnd correctly divined the se cret of the air under the sea. Nature, who does nothing In haste, had pre pared the sea monsters fpr' their thnnge of environment by bestowing npon them the property of condensing kho hvdroeen In the water In such a Planner ns to separate It from the Other constituent of water oxygen. But, being too unstnble to exist as a ennrnto ens. exccDt undrr high pres- lure, the oxygen combined with the altrogen that sustained the crlnolds rui other nlont life at the bottom of the sea. The resulting combination was oxygen and nitrogen in place of oxygen and hydrogen, or air in lieu or water. Mnntprmnn. who overlooked nothing, had explained nil this in his letter to ponald. lie had also told him of the taeons of controlling the sea monsters, their auditory apparatus being still In its most rudimentary stage, they heard knnrwla nnlv US Vibrations. Masterman had discovered, during those weeks ot exploration and Immi nent danger, that O was the signal for Ispcrsul. A, on the contrary, was the ssembly call. The sacrificial bone lrntf vibrated to the sound of A, and It was this which hud given the herd the key-tone of their lnnguagc. Unfortunately for MacBeard, he had been unable to learn much more than (dils. The last puge of the manuscript, s well as the first, was missing. Mac Beard was sure that Donald bad kept possession of them. Cad 21 possessed them, he would fipA learned that the power of utter ing these calls rested with the queen f the swarm alone, a numnn organ ic tho tvne of the race toward which u. MAHun tonripri differ en tlntlnir from them as the queen bee differs trura (ha worker or uia arone. Sea Peril ROUSSEAU He had discovered that the search for food was tho ono purpose of the creatures existence. It hnd assumed a religious aspect. Their god, their 1 ultur stone, the sacrlflclul rite were all the soul's Instinctive groping up ward, based upon the dominating ani mal Impulse. The tune thnt Clouts had played, with Its discords, had been the deep sea equivalent of nn artillery salvo. The terrified monsters had dispersed In nil directions, letting down tho cur tnln of condensed hydrogen. Fortu nately for the professor, the main por tion of the herd hnd kept together, nnd this offorded him a medium In which he could, with difficulty, brenthe. But their rapid movement kept the hydro gen stirred up, nnd he was neurly ns phyxluted before he reached his refuge within the enve. Ho did not like In haling carbonated Jelly. Seeing Donald nnd Dnvles upon the Island, he hnd attempted to open nego tiations with them. Repulsed, ho fled In terror, nnd on rounding the point saw Ida alone nt the-cave's mouth. At once his scheme was born In his mind. I'ushlng ashore, ho entered the cave by the narrow way toward the rear. Ho came unon Ida suddenly, and grasping her In his arms, he placed one hand over her mouth, preventing her from crying for nld. Then, drag ging her to the top of the precipice, he sounded the assembly call. Instnntlv the water beneath began to dissolve. Thick clouds of steaming hydrogen rolled up to the cave's roof. Soon there was a natural nassnce. three hundred feet deep, from the In terior of the cave to the crater below. lie curried Ida down the descent. The girl, who hud contrived to drop her handkerchief, was no match for the professor. She screamed once or twice, but the echoes of the cavern ab sorlmd the sound of her voice. And so she found herself again within tin sub marine temple. MncRcnrd released her nnd stood In front of her, devouring her with his gaze. He could not understand whence this novel emotion In his heart derived Its power: nnd. now thnt she wus his captive, he did not know what to do. fieometry, physics, mathematics and the calculus all failed to help solve his problem. Overcome by the presence of the woman he loved, tho professor stam mered like a youth with his first sweet heart. Why have you brought me here?" asked Ida. "Because because I or I love you, answered Jincneard. Ida burst Into ironical laughter. The situation was so Impossible that there "You Don't Believe What I Tell You? I'll Prove It." wns room for no emotion but amuse ment. And In thnt laugh the professor felt a thousand arrows of Jealousy rend him. Listen to me!" he exclaimed pas sionately. "You don't kuow who I am or what I am trying to do. I am going to obliterate the earth, as It Is known to von. I command the Man of the Future. Tho Man who Is to come. Tho new rnce of the sen, which Is to sweep nwav the nuny monkey-man. And I want vou to shnre my power with me Ida laughed hysterically. She could n tmln lii.raolf MnoRpnrd dared at her. He did not know what to do. "You shall sec!" he cried, beside himself with anger. 'Tou don't, be lieve what I tell you? I'll prove It." "It doesn't make any difference, pro fessor. I am not a blackboard," on swered Ida. "Will you kindly take me back to the place you brought me from?" "No!" shouted MacBeard. "You'll stay here until you learn to love me Why can't you love me?" Ida's look was touched with pHy. She did not answer him MnrBeard sounded his tuning fork. and immediately the monsters gath ered about them. The hydrogen haze rolled higher, disclosing the entire in tertor of the cave, nnd the Idol. Mac Beard sounded another fork, nnd the crtatures began edging Ida toward tho reresses of the cave, "If I sound the sacrlflclul note you die." snorted MacBenrd. Ida, perfectly passive, waited. Tho monsters guarded the entrance. She was alone. Outside MacBeard paced nn find down beneath tho sen In fury He hnd encountered a problem which seemed Insoluble As Ida waited, all at once a most rpmn rUnhle oblect broke upon her gaze. Advancing through the midst of the luminous, vague monsters outside the entrance there came a perfectly human figure, a man with a square i baara. no passed through the monsters' without the slightest difficulty nnd n to-red the cave. Ho wns wulking ex uctly us a boy walks when he drive n llock of geese or n herd of pigs ; thu Is to say, there wus a straddle in hla step qulto different irora the rolling gait of a sailor, and he had his armj extended. With his Hps he made s hissing sound which resembled, "Shoo !" And In front of him, retiring backi ward, Ida thought she saw 'a phnnton woman's form. But It must have been n delusion, because It was only bj straining her eyes thnt she could dlsi cern anything at all; and now and, again the figure seemed to vanish Into, the nlr. The man was Clouts. As he passed, her, Ida called to him. Clouts jumped, He looked at her with a comical ex presslon of fenr on his face. "Clouts! Where Is Donnld? Coq you get me out of here? Take me tfl hlra at once!" Clouts looked terrified. "Certainly, mnrm," he said. "But thnt Isn't nobody. There's nil sorts ot shapes and things here, but It Isn't a real person, marm. I'm telling you this so you'll understand, mnrm." He hastened past her, and, far ahead ot him, Ida discerned tho shadowy shape of the queen. "Clouts! Help me! Tou aren't go ing to lenve me?" cried Ida pitifully. She heard Clouts 'muttering tones come hack to her, and he wns lost lo tho hydrogen hnze. She wns astound ed nt his abandonment. Hadn't he un derstood? To do the sailor Justice, Clouts had one of those minds which are open to only a single Impression nt a time. Just then his mind was open to the necessity of keep.ng Donald's cluslva sweetheart from Ida's knowledge. He could see only the faintest lumi nosity now, and he stood with his arms stretched out to prevent her slipping past him. Suddenly he heard a slngu' lnrly melodious sound proceeding from her throat. It wns a note unknown even to Mao Beard. It wns, In fuct, the deml-serali tone between O sharp and A, which I unknown to the Bach scale, though ths bagpipes and Oriental music In general are acquainted with these subdivisions. It wus the swarming note. The queen was ready to lead the brood forth upon Its adventures. The spirit, emanating from her, made itself felt simultane ously throughout the herd. Instantly, from nil quarters of the crater, the monsters rushed together The hydrogen hnze rolled far away. Tho ocean opened to its summit. Ida could sec the sky above her, nnd the daylight. The nlr becume surcharged with oxygen. MucBenrd, umazed by this develop ment, rushed In. He sounded the dis persal. But the swarming note took precedence of the dispersal, nnd the monsters, gathering Into a gigantic clt cle, Ignoring the professor's call, began to scurry wildly about the cruter, seek ing their lender. MacBeard saw thnt the creatures were beyond his control. For the first time his tuning forks had fulled him. He was afraid of being torn In pieces. And up In the cave Sam ClouU found himself engaged In the most fu' rlous tussle that he hod ever known. (TO BE CONTINUED.) BIG PHILIPPINE SUGAR CROP Modern Machinery, Supplanting Hand Labor, Results In Planting of Immense Acreage. The Philippines are like most of the sugar cane growing regions In that the available labor supply Is comparatively limited. To overcome this, the tractor and modern power machinery is being Introduced. As this docs not pay on the small plantations, the custom is for one organization to operate sev eral hundred or thousand acres, and a well-orgnnlzed system Is involved throughout the year. Labor-saving de vices are employed wherever possible. The first process in harvesting sugnr cane is stripping the leaves from the stalks, an operation requiring much time and labor, as this must be done by hnnd. A cane knife or bolo Is used by the native laborer, who passes the knife down ench sldo of the cone, knocking eft and throwing them into the middle of the row, where other la borers pick them up 'and load them to be hauled to the mill. Sugar enne milling under modern methods may be divided Into four es sential processes, namely, the extrac tion of the Juice, from the cane, the clarification of the Juice by boiling, thu evaporation of the juice so ns to re duce the sugor to the crystalline form, nnd tho freeing of the sugar from Impurities. The most modern ma chlnery for all operations Is fast being Installed throughout tho Philippine Is lnnds, nnd American consumers may look forward to securing the bulk of their sugar from these distant dots on the Pacific, which owe their de velopment to American cnpltal and Amcrlcun leadership. Teaching for Future Endeavor. If the teacher knew what field of endeavor each pupil would seek in la ter life, he would be greatly helped in making school plans. In the case of boys he can rarely know, for the en ployments of men are many and unlike and unforeseen circumstances often determine what their vocation Is to be, Inhe case of girls, however, the diffi culty is not so great, for ot a hundred girls more than eighty will becom homemakersj they constitute so large a group with a common life business thnt spcclul studies and methods adapted to their needs may fairly bs required of all. Youth's Companion. That Diecsuraond Him. An exchange asks; "What has be come of the old-fashioned doctor who used to write, 'Take a heaping dlrac ful of this powder three times a dny?" Wo fancy, brother, he wns knocked out by the old Irishman who, not having a dime hnndy, loaded up a nickel twice and nearly creaked. Boston Tran script. No, Indeed. Don't worry, parents. The fact that your little Willie Is doing pretty well In bis "Joggerfy" Is not necessarily an Indication that he is becoming worldly wise ladlftoapotia Stat. All NEEDED SERVICE FORTY TO FIFTY MEN REQUIRED FOR EACH ACTIVE PLANE AT THE FIGHTING FRONT. FIGURES BY HOWARD COFFIN Veterinary Corps and Remount Serv ice Growing Rapidly Information About the Pay Received by Uncle Sam's Enlisted Men. (From Committee on Public Information.) Washington. In a statement Issued by Howard B. Collin, chulrmun of the aircraft production board, Is the fol lowing: "In discussing the accomplishments of tho air -i-rviee in the consummation of the army program, It will be well to point out the Impossibility of certain proposals enthusiastically nnd persist ently. put forward by word of mouth onil. In tho press. We have seen nnd heard much of the" proposed lUO.(HM) airplanes to he provided by tho United States within the next year. In n coun try where one great Industry produces l,fiOO,i)00 motorcars per year, the fab rication of 100,000 planes might seem easy, but nctmil figures bused upon three years of practical experience In the war shows that there are now be tween -10 and fit) men of the auxiliary services required for each active ma chine nt the front. If this same ratio should be adhered to In our service, It would mean that -some 4,000,000 men would he refill! red in our ueronnutlcul department on foreign soli between our ports of debarkation and the fight ing front. "Even thoiiL'h .this number of men could be reduced by .10 per cent by In creased efllclenoy and standardization, the number required Is still stagger ing. Consider, also, the overseas transportation problem us related to material only and without reference to personnel nnd Its maintenance. The transportation of finished planes, prop erly eraled, with the necessary spares. accessories, and equipment Is In Itself n serious problem, in view of the situ ation In ship tonnage." When war was declared the strength of the I'nlted States nrmy in"nnlrniils was 11(1,14.-- It Is now IU 1,0-00. The :eiiic,;;nt .errfrp April 0 consisted of' one olllcer nnd four clerks in Washing ton, five remount d its where horses were received, nnd a personnel and purchasing organization in the field In proportion. The veterinnry corps, re sponsible for tho treatment of animals. consisted of M officers and no enlisted personnel when the United States en tered tho wnr. The veterinary corps faced the Job of building an organization of about 1,000 officers and 12,000 'men. The 1,000 officers have been secured nnd enlisted men are being transferred nt a rate which will soon bring It up to Its full authorized strength. The remount service bad n similar task In securing personnel. Its pres ent strength Is about 1500 officers and 11,000 enlisted men. In place of ! remount depots It hns 34, for which plans had to be drawn, sites chosen, nnd construction of shelter, hospitals, storage buildings, and unloading fa cilities In short time. Tho greater proportion of deaths of animals In the nrmy results from Influ enza, populurly known ns "shipping fever," and Its complications. British losses on horses purchusod In the United Stutes during the wnr have been about 10 per cent, counting only deaths occurring In this country. French und Italian losses have been higher. The rank of commissioned officers of the United States army Is shown by Insignia on the shoulder loops. The shoulder loops of n general bear the coat of arms of the United States and two silver stars; lieutenant gen eral, one large nnd two small silver stars; major general, two sliver stnrs; brigadier general, one silver star; colonel, silver spread-eagle; lieutenant, colonel, silver leaf; major, gold lenf; captain, two silver bars; first lieuten ant, one silver bar; second lieutenant, gold liar. The shoulder loop of a chaplain bears a Latin cross. A recent comparison of health re ports from troops In the United States and the expeditionary forces shows the admission rate to hospitals to be great er among the men In France. Admissions to hospltnls In one week In the expeditionary forces, figured on a basis of 1,000 men, were 45.2; In the United Stutes the rate was 33.7 per 1,000 men. In the overseas forces the noneffective rate (the totnl number of men excused from duty for any Injury or ailment, whether or not ordered to hospital) was 54.1 per 1,000 men; In the troops In the United Stntes it was 40.4. The sulfi of "smllnare" books, rnnfnln. Ing coupons good "for admission to the aters nnd entertainment tents in all army camps and cantonments, Is han dled In the smaller cities and towns throughout the country by chnutau qua and lyceum organizations. The books come In two sizes, for snle nt $1 and $5. When sent to a man In camp n stallage book carries the name of the donor on the cover. Bed Cross appropriations for work In Italy from November 1, 1017, to May 1, 1018, total $1,771,900. The number of women employed In munition factories bus Increased from 3,500 In 1910 to more than 100,000 In 1917, according to a report made to the National League of Woman's Service, nnd 1.2(1(1.000 women are eneiiircil in Industrial work which Is directly or indirectly necessary to carry on the war. Worth Remembering. "A man dot's alius thinkln' 'bout his- self," snld Uncle Eben, "don't give his brain enough exercise to keep him furn gettlu' narrow-minded." The pay of enlisted men depends on their grades, ratings, and length of service. From June, 1, 1917, and con tinuing (luring the term of the war the pay of the enlisted loon is as follows: Men receiving $:): All privates, the nrmy entering grade. Men receiving $33: First-class pri vates, men promoted to act In minor noncommissioned olllcer capacity. Men receiving $3(1: Corporals, sad dlers, tiiechiinics, farriers and wag oners, and musicians of the third class. Men receiving $38: All sergeant grades In the line, which Include In funtry, field artillery, coast artillery, und cavalry; cooks, horseshoers, bun? corporals, and musicians of the seconV class. Men receiving $ 14 : Sergeants, of the various corps of the engineers, ord nance, signal corps, . quartermaster corps, and medical department; bund sergeants and musicians of the first class. Men receiving $48: Battalion ser geant majors, squadron sergeant ma jors, sergeant majors (Junior grade), sergeant buglers, master gunners, and assistant band lenders of the line. Men receiving $51 Ileglmentut ser geant iiMijors, regimental supply ser geants, sergeant majors (senior grade), quartermaster sergeants of Ihe quartermaster corps, ordnance ser geants, first sergeants, electrician ser geants of the first class, assistant en gineers and battalion sergeant majors and battalion supply sergeants of the engineers. Men receiving $50: Sergeants, flrsl class, of the medical department. Men receiving $71: Hospital ser geants, master engineers of the Junior grade, and engineers. Men receiving $St : Quartermaster sergeants of the senior grade of tht quurt'Tiiiiistcr corps, band leaders, master signal electricians, muster electrlclons, muster engineers of the senior grade, and master hospital ser geants. All enlisted men, while on detach ed duty not In the field where there are no nrmy quarters available, re ceive In addition to their pay $15 per month to cover the expense of hous ing und also n suitable allowance for subsistence and for heat and light. An enlisted man In active service has no necessary personal expenses ex cept for barber and laundry. Uni forms, underclothing, shoes, hats, quar ters, medical attendance, und subsist ence are supplied thorn at government expense. Such materials ns tobacco, postage, confectionery, nnd Incidentals of Individual taste may be purchased at the post exchange at cost. From niicensoreil sources the com nilltee on public Information bus re ceived editorial comment on the presi dent's recent message in the Frank furter Zoltung, a liberal organ with large circulation throughout the fler iiian empire. The following paragraph appears in the translation: "Tin? foundation for the peace no gotlations has not yet been found, but we have approached much nearer to It. Wilson seeks n way out of the wot and does so In a manner not entirely In accord with us. We see no reason for exposing ourselves any longer to the charge of lack of clarity about our war nlms, Germany nnd her allies should come out openly with their terms. Then perhaps it will be seen that a continuation of the wnr can be avoided nnd the resistance of govern ments to the desire for peace of their peoples can be overcome." A lnrge harvest and storage of nnt ural Ice for summer use Is being urged, accompanied by the statement that un precedented demands for ammonia by the nrmy and navy Indicate a shortage In this chemical so widely used In pro ducing Ice and In refrigerators. A shortage of Ice during warm weath er In 1918 would result In untold waste of perishable foods In the home. In sniull creameries, and, other establish ments dependent upon constant Ice service. The United Stntes depart ment of agriculture has for distribu tion complete Information on the har vesting and storing of natural Ice. A statement by the provost marshal general shows that of 859,150 total dis charges for dependency 743,111, or 8(1.50 per cent, were for wife' or wife and children; widowed parent, 0.51 per cent; motherless child, 0.00 per cent; minor orphan brothers and sis ters, 0.5S per cent. Of the total of 1,057,303 men certi fied for service in the National army 418,309, or 39.50 per cent, are listed us Involuntary conscripts those who failed to appear or filed unsuccessful claims for exemption or discharge. Voluntary conscripts those who filed no claims for exemption or discharge numbered 039,054. Under the new food regulations Swiss people are allowed only one- fifth of a pound of butter per person per month. The United States, Importing before the wnr as much ns $10,000,000 worth of aniline dyes a year, In ten months of lust your exported dyes valued at $12,500,000. Four tons of shipping capacity ore required to transport a soldier, and another Is necessary for his equip ment. In addition, It takes 50 pounds of ship capacity a doy to keep him supplied with food, clothing and am munition. A million checks a month will soon be going forward from the bureau of wnr-rlsk Insurance to safeguard Amor lea's fighting forces and (heir fam ilies. Applications from soldiers and sailors for insurance are uear $4,000,. 000,000. Collective Noun. "Ma says that the paper says that the lodge gnvo you a vote of thanks. What Is a vote of thanks, dad?" "A vote of thanks Is an expression of gratitude as a body that Is In no way binding on the Individual" Judge. Seward Named Alaska. The name "Alasku" was first ap plied by W. II. Seward. Prior to 1807 It was known ns Russian America. Tho word Is said to be a corruption of the Aleut word, "alak shak," or "al-ay ek-sa." mennlni a great country. I STATE ITEMS Mountain drove. The McCaffrey coal tract here has been reopened. Mahunoy City. Masked robbers look $25 from Joe Lin, u Chinese latin (Ir.vmaa, here. . Hnrrlsburg. The Scotla.id Soldiers Orphans' Industrial School is Isolated Willi Its 400 boys and girls because nf two oases of smallpox which have ap peared mysteriously among them. Huilsondale. For 41 days during Ihe winter season so fur the thermom eter here has registered below zero, and for seven It registered 20 below, Lebanon. Robert I (overling, a for mer issistant superintendent of sewers, ,ias been elected by the council here to be city highway commissioner, at $1,000 a year. Wllllumsport. William J. O'Brien wns asphyxiated and bis aunt, Klhi O'Brien, overenin" by gas from a leaky pipe while preparing breakfast here, but will recover. Hnrrlsburg. Americas V. lingers, e?iolice chief of Columbia was fined S2(M n:id sent lo Jail for 00 days for dissimiliug court witnesses. Alli-utown. The lied Cross here has no overhead expenses, since Its rent, light and boat are furnished free und has been ruled OS per cent, efficient. Chester. Trolley Irulllc and car service here ami along the Chester and I'arhy pike was :tu ot.t of schedule by the snowstorm and seriously Interrupt ed travel. Ilairlsburg. "Tullytown Bill" Is ngulii n "hero," having saved his car go of tobacco and crew when the Ice broke in the Iiclawrrc river, on which i hey wore sliding in a boat going to Burlington, N. .1. 'lioonlxvllle. An entertainment giv en liy the Kmeigi ncy Corns of the I'hoenlx Iron Company made $2S0.7r for the wool fund for the local hruncli of the Bed Cross. I'hoeiiixvllle. When h shell of molten slag was being luiultd through the yard of Ihe Phoenix Iron Company here It wus Jarred from ihe truck and, breaking in the snow, on used several loud explosions that shook this place. Xorrlstowu.' Itecuu.se he refused to recognize or abide by directions of the Fuel Commission here John II. Tyson, u dealer, had two -ars of coal taken from liltii and distributed among other dealers. Pittsburgh. This Industrial district, located in the center of the nation's largest bituminous coal field, experi enced the worst coal shortage of the winter. Olzinatchson. E, Logue, hunter ami trapper, of Clinton county and caretaker of Hie park here, has Just killed his twentieth catamount since becoming the curolakoai Sluiinokln. Willi a new surgical device lr. (li-orge W. Itee.se of this place removed a silver quarter from the stomach of two-year-old Franklin Hawk. Puliucrton. There I -. n large number of applicants for the postmustership of this place, made vacant by the re cent death of Postmaster William Gru ber. , Lehighton. After greut efforts the Curiam Transit Company bus succeed ed In opening Its Hue' throughout the Mutich Chunks, und the work of iqs'n ing the roud to this place Is now un der vay. Perkusie. iK-terrnlned to have elec tric lights in their church members of Tohlckon congregations will con struct their own line from here to the church, several miles. Hurrlsburg. The great world war Is being blamed for the shutting down of most ot the slate quarries throughout the I-hlgh valley, as very little build ing .s being done. Hurrlsburg. Two persons were kill ed and 10 injured when a trolley car on the lines of tho Hurrlsburg Rail ways Company run Into a sleighing party near Puxtung park, three miles east of here. Allontown. An alarm clock that went olt several hours ahead of Its Nchedulo saved tho family of Claude Hollenbaoh of this place from asphyx iation by illuminating gus escaping from a burst main. U-hlghton. Dr. Roger Hupp of this place has been appointed superintend ent and chief surgeon of the Palmer ton Hospital. I'.cihlchctn. The Rotary Club lias started a "smllenge" campaign to raise $1,000 for entertaining local boys In war camps. Quakertown. Effecting t ot ranee to the plant of the Richland Silk Throw ing Company at this place, thieves got uwuy with ruw silks, just Imported from China, valued at $l,C00. Hnrrishurg. Mrs. Moses Ijiikln, with two duughters, ugoj sixteen and nineteen, arrived lice to meet her hus bund after traveling four niontlis from Riga, Russia. Hurrlsburg. More than 5,700 re. '. deuts of Chester county already have paid a license of $1 oa their dogs. Bethlehem. Because of poor trolley service this city Is 'ijklng of jstub lishlng a bus service ' to suburban towns. Murshallton. A working unit of the Red Cross has been organized here, with about 40 women enrolled. Northumberland. More ihnn 1,000 persons huve signed remonstrances against the county court granting any liquor licenses. Lewlstown. Eight boy scouts un der William P. Woods of this place have taken up quarters In the heart of tho Seven mountulns anj are feed ing birds nnd rabbits. Scruntou. The Bourd of Trade here urges the death penally for enemy firebugs. Bethlehem. The Chamber of Com merce hero bus elected R. E. Wilbur president. Allontown. Tho Bethlehem Motors Company of this placo has received another order for 1,000 trucks from the government for use In the propos ed motor mull route. Allentowu. To safeguard the lives nf several thousand workmen who board trains at this poln, the Lehigh Valley railroad will erect a huge train shed at TUghman street. WOMEN OF MIDDLE AGE Need Help to Pass the Crisis Safe ly Proof that Lydia L Pink ham's Vegetable Compound Can be Relied Upon. Urbana, 111. "During: Change of Life, In addition to lta annoying symptoms, I nua an attack of grippe which lasted all winter and left me in a weakened condition. I felt at times that I would never bo well again. I read of Lyuia E. I'inkham'a vege table Compound and what it did for women passing through tho Change of Life, so I told my doctor I would try it I soon began to gain in strength and tho annoying svmntoms dis appeared and your VegeUbI-3 Compound has made me a well, strong woman so I do ail, my own housework. I cannot recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vcge table Compound too highly to women pasiiing through the Change of Life." Mrs.FRANK BENSON, 1316 S. Orchude St, Urbana, III. Women who suffer from nervousness, "heat flashes," backache, headaches and "the blues" should try this famous root and herb remedy. Lydia E. Pink barn's Vegetable Compound. Most Likely One. "On what ground did she sue him for divorce?" "Somewhere In South Dakotu, I believe." Take cure of your health and wealth will take cure of you. Uurlk-ld Tea promotes heulth. Adv. Two Views. "Man," chirped the optimist, "Is the animal that laughs." "And," growled the pessimist, "he hns little enough to laugh about ut thut." For Pimply Faces. To remove pimples and blockhead smear them with Cutlcurn Ointment. Wash off In five minutes with Cutlcurn Soap and hot water. For free samples, address "Cutlcura, Dept. X, Boston." At druggists nnd by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. Adv. WHERE HE DREW THE LINE Driver of Balky Horse Would Not Stand for Any Witticisms Di rected at Quadruped. A horso attached to a milk wagon deliberately tied up Herald squilro trodlc recently by lying down In tho middle of Sixth avenue nnd beginning what threatened to be a day-long sies ta, muses a New York writer. The driver went about his arrungeiutftits deliberately. Evidently the horse's sleep-walking proclivities were as a primer to him. The principal Ingre dient of his preparations was n cure fully selected torrent of language, and this soon brought an admiring crowd. But, as always In a crowd, there are those who know better. "Pull his tall," advised one, who wouldn't have dared do It himself. "Ever try build ing a fire under him?" suggested an other. "Make a noise like a enrrot," said the third wise man. And then came the blow that sliuttered tho serenity of the driver. "Aw, get a renl horse," sneezed nn Individual. Then It wns that the driver turned ami lunged savagely about him. , By the time the police arrived to scatter the crowd the driver already had It la flight And to the police he explained In fierce tones his creed of loyalty: Dey can kid me nil they wanter, lee? But when dey tries to start some thin' about the horse thnn I culls 'em. ( won't stand for no iniin to kid mo aorse. See?" Justifiable Ignorance. The Newcomer Did you ever shoot 1 man? Tho Old-timer Aye. "What did It feel like?" "I dlnna ken. He never spoke after- ar-rds." Judge. A Mistake. 'A laboring man has very little rholce of occupation."- "There you are mistaken. He can ilwoj'8 take his pick." mtjr r 'I IIIHIIIE KSTTlSmen i .. .i . wnose sensitive nerves often yield to coffee's harmful stimulation, appre date the change resulting from a ten days' trial of INSTANT M INSTEAD of COFFEE. Such a delicious drink makes the change easy and better nerves make it a permanent one. "There's a Reason r
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