THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
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Norli of Mii-Tkee
Berttatict-w Sinclair
HAZEL GETS HER FREEDOM
DOES NOT
Synopsis. Miss Hazel WVlr, a stenographer, living at Granville,
Ontario, Ih placed under n cloud by circumstances for which she is
entirely blameless. To escape from tin? croundloss gossip that pursues
her, she secures a position as schoolteacher at Cariboo Meadows, In a
wild part of I'.rltlsli Columbia. There, at a boarding house, she first
sees "JJoarliiB Hill" Wa;:stiifT, a well-known character of that country.
Soon after her arrival Hazel loses her way while walking In the woods.
She wanders until nl;;ht when she reaches "lioarlnpc Hi I IV camp lire
in the woods. He promises to take her home In the tnornlni;, but she
Is compelled to spend the night In the w Is. After wandering In the
woods all the next day, "lioailm: Hill" dually admits that lie Is taking
Hazel to his cabin In the mountain. Haze finds upon their arrival at
the cabin that sin cannot hope to escape from the wilderness before
spring, miring the long winter "Itoaring I'.lll" treats Hazel with the
greatest respect. He tells her he loved her and tries to Induce her to
marry him, hut she refuses. In the spring lie takes her to I'.ella Coola,
where she-can get a boat to Vancouver.
CHAPTER VIII Continued.
Hazel went out to the rail. Hill
Wagstnff had disappeared, but present
ly she caught sight of hlin standing on
the shore end of the wharf, his hands
thrust deep In his coat pockets, staring
after the steamer. Hazel waved the
envelope that she still held In her hand.
Now that she was Independent of.hlm,
he felt magnanimous, forgiving and
nuddenly very much alone, as If she
hud dropped back Into the old, depress
ing Cranvllle atmosphere. P.ut lie gave
no answering sign save that he turned
on the Instant and went up the hill to
where his horses stood tied among the
huddled building. And within twenty
minutes the Stanley D turned a Jutting
point, and Iiella Coola was lost to view.
Hazel went back Into her stateroom
and sat down on the berth. Presently
she opened the envelope. There was o
thick fold of bills, her ticket, and both
were wrapped In n sheet of paper pen
ciled with dots nnd crooked lines. She
luld It nslde and counted the money.
'Heavens!" she whispered. "I wish
lie hadn't given me so much. I didn't
need nil that."
For Itoaring Hill had tucked n dozen
cne-huiidred-dollar notes in the enve
lope. And, curiously enough, she was
not offended, only wishful that he had
been less generous. Then she took up
the map, recognizing It as the sheet
of paper Hill had worked over so long
their Inst night nt the cnbln.
. It made the North more clear a
great denl more clear to her, for he
had marked Cariboo Meadows, the lo
cation of his cabin, anil Holla Coola,
ami drawn dotted lines to Indicate the
way be had taken her In and brought
her out.
She put nwny the money ami the
map, and bestowed a brief scrutiny
upon herself In the cabin mirror. Sis
months In the wild had given her n
ruddy color, the glow of perfect phys
ical condition. Hut her garments were
tattered nnd sadly out of date. The
wardrobe of the steamer-trunk lady
had suffered In the winter's wear. She
wns bnrely presentable in the outing
suit of corduroy.
The Stanley P., upon the evening of
the third day, turned Into Rarnnrd Inlet
and swept across n harbor speckled
with shipping from nil the Seven Seas
to her berth nt the dock.
So nazel came again to n'cltya
city that roared nnd bellowed all Its
manifold noises In her ears, long
grown nccustomed to n vast and brood
ing silence. Mindful of Hill's parting
word, she took n hack to the I.ndy
smlth. And even though the hotel wns
removed from the business heart of the
city, the rumble of the city's her
culean labors reached her far Into the
night. At Inst she fell asleep, and
dawn of a clear spring day awakened
her.
She ate her breakfast, nnd set forth
on a shopping tour. To such advan
tage did she put two of the hundred
dollar bills that by noon she was ar
rayed In a seml-tallorcd suit of gray,
nrlng hat, shoes nnd gloves to match
Fhe felt once more at case, less con
actous that people stared nt her frayed
and curious habiliments. With a com
plete outfit of lingerie purchased, and
a trunk In which to store It forwarded
to her hotel, her Immediate activity
was nt an end. and she had time to
think of her next move.
And, brought face to face with that,
fho found herself nt something of n
loss. She had no desire to go back to
Cariboo Meadows, even to get what
few personal treasures she had left
behind. Cariboo Meadows was wiped
off the slate as far ns she was con
cerned. Nevertheless, she must make
her way. Somehow she must find n
means to return the unused portion of
the to her enormous sum Hoaring
P.ltl had placed In her hands. She must
make her own living. The question
that troubled her wns: How, nnd
where? She had her trade at her fin
ger ends, nnd the storied office build
logs of Vancouver assured her that
any elllclent stenographer could find
work. Rut she looked up ns she
walked the streets at the high, ugly
walls of brick nnd steel and stone, nnd
her heart mlsgnve her.
At nightfall she went up to. her room
and threw herself wearily on the bed.
She was tired, body and spirit, nnd
lonely. Her brief experience in Cari
" boo Meadows had not led her to look
kindly on teaching ns n means of live
lihood. And stenographers seemed to
be in demand. Wherefore, she rea
soned that wages would be high. With
the list in her purse, she went down on
Hastings which runs like n huge ar
tery through the henrt of the city,
with lesser streets crossing and diverg
ing. I
Hut she mnde no application for em
ployment. For on the .comer of Has
tings nnd Seymour, ns she gathered
ber skirt In her hands to cross the
htreet, someone caught her by the arm
nnd cried:
"Well, forevermore, If It Isn't Hazel
WelrP .
AND THEN FINDS THAT SHE
WANT IT.
And she turned to find herself facing
I.oralne Marsh n Granville school
chum and Loralne's mother. Hack of
them, with wide nnd startled eyes,
loomed Jack Harrow.
He pressed forward while the two
women overwhelmed Hazel with a
flood of exclamations and questions,
and extended his band. Hazel nccept
ed the overture. She had long since
gotten over her resentment ngalnst
him. She was furthermore nninzed to
find that she could meet his eye nnd
take his hand without a single flutter
of her pulse. It seemed strange, but
she was glad of It.
They stood n few minutes on the
corner; then Mrs. Marsh proposed that
they go to the hotel, where they could
talk at their leisure nnd In comfort.
I.oralne and her mother took the lead.
Harrow naturally foil Into step with
Hazel.
"I've been wearing sackcloth nnd
ashes. Hazel," he said humbly. "Short
ly after you left, somebody on one of
the pnpers ferreted out the truth of
that Hush affair, nnd the vindictive old
hound's rensons for that compromising
legacy were set forth. Hush appears
to have kept n dlury nnd kept it post
ed up to the day of his death poured
out nil his feelings on paper, and re
peatedly asserted that he would win
you or ruin yon. And it seems that
that night, after you refused to come
to him when he was hurt, he called In
his lawyer and made that codicil nnd
spent the rest of the time till he died
gloating over the chances of It be
smirching your character."
"I've grown rather Indifferent about
It," Hazel replied Impersonally. "Hut
he succeeded rather easily. Even you,
who should have known me better,
were ready to believe the very worst."
"I've paid for It," Harrow pleaded.
"You don't know how I've hated myself
for being such a cad. Hut It taught
me n lesson If you'll not hold a
grudge ngalnst me. I've wondered nnd
worried about you, disappearing the
way you did. Where have you been,
and how have jou been getting on?
You surely look well." He bent un
admiring glance on her..
"Oh, I've been every place, nnd I'
can't complain about not getting on,"
she answered carelessly.
For the life of her, she could not
help making comparisons between the
man beside her and another who she
guessed would by now be bearing up
the crest of the divide that overlooked
the green nnd peaceful vista of forest
and lake, with the Hubine range lying
purple beyond. She wondered If Itoar
ing Hill Wngstaff would ever, under
any circumstances, have looked on her
with the scornful, angry distrust that
Harrow had once betrayed. Harrow's
attitude wns that of n little boy who
had broken some plaything in a fit of
anger and was now woefully trying to
put the pieces together again. It
amused her. Indeed, It afforded her a
distinctly un-Ouistlan satisfaction,
since she wns not by nature of a meek
or forgiving spirit.
Hazel visited with the three Jf them
In the hotel parlor for a matter of two
hours, went to luncheon with them,
and nt luncheon I.oralne Marsh
brought up the subject of her -coming
home to Granville with them. The
Hush Incident wns discussed nnd dis
missed. On the question of returning,
Hazel was noncommittal.
"Of course you'll come! We won't
hear of leaving you behind. So you
can consider thnt settled," Loralne
Marsh declared at last. "We're going
day after tomorrow. So Is Mr. Har
row." Jack walked with her out to the
Ladysmlth, nnd, among other things,
told her how he happened to be in the
const city.
Tve been doing pretty well lately,"
he said. "I came out here on n denl
that Involved about fifty thousand dol
lars. I closed It up just this morning
and the commission would Just about
buy us that little house we had planned
once. Won't you let bygones be by
gones, Hazie?"
"It might be possible, Jack," she an
swered slowly, "If It were not for the
fact that you tool; the most effective
menns n man could bnve taken to kill
every atom of affection I hud for you,
I don't feel bitter any more I simply
don't feel nt nil."
"Rut you will," he said eagerly,
".Tust give me n chance. I wns a hot
headed, Jealous fool, but I never will
be again. Give me a chance, Hazel."
"You'll have to make your own
chances," she said deliberately. "I re
fuse to bind myself In any way. Why
should I put myself out to make you
happy when you destroyed all the faith
I Inpl In you? And I don't think I'm
going to care except, perhnps, in a
friendly way."
And with that Harrow hnd to be
content.
At dusk of the following day she nnd
Lnrnlne Marsh sat In a Pullman, flat
tening their noses ngalnst the car win
dow, taking a last look nt the envi
rons of Vuueouver us the trulu rolled
through the outskirts of the city. Ha
zel told herself that she was going
home. Harrow smiled friendly assur
ance over the seat.
Even so, she w restless, far from
content. There wns something lack
ing. At half after eight she called the
porter and had him nrrange her section
for the night. And she got Into bed,
thankful to he by herself, depressed
without reason.
She slept for n time, her sleep bro
ken Into by morbid dreams, and even
tually she wakened to find her eyes full
of tears. She did not know why she
should cry, but cry she did till her pil
low grew moist and the heavy feeling
In her breust grew, If anything, more
Intense,
She switched on the tiny electric
bulb over her head, and fumbled in
her purse for another handkerchief.
Her fingers drew forth, with the bit of
linen, a folded sheet of paper, which
seemed to hypnotize her, so fixedly did
she remain looking nt It. A sheet of
plain white paper, marked with dots
and names nnd crooked lines thnt
stood for rivers, with shaded patches
thnt meant mountain ranges she hud
seen Hill Wngstaff's map.
She stared at It a long time. Then
she found her time table, nnd ran along
the interminable string of station
names till she found Ashcroft, from
whence northward ran the Appian way
of Rtitlsh Columbia, the Cariboo road,
over which she had Journeyed by stage,
She noted the distance, nnd the limit-
ed's hour of arrival, and looked nt her
wntch. Then n feverish activity took
hold of her. She dressed, got her
suitcase from under the berth, and
stuffed articles Into It, regardless of
order.
That done, she set her suitcase In
the aisle, a. id curled herself In the
berth, with her face pressed close
against the window. A whlmslcul
smile plnyed about her mouth, nnd her
fingers tap-tapped steadily on the
purse, wherein was folded Hill Wag
staff's map.
And then nut of the dark ahead a
cluster of lights winked briefly, the
shriek of the llmlted's whistle echoed
up and down the wide reaches of the
North Thompson, nnd the conches
enine to a stop. Hazel took one look
to make sure. Then she got softly Into
the aisle, took up her suitcase, and left
the car. At the steps she turned to
give the car porter a message.
"Tell Mrs. Marsh the lady In lower
five," she said, with a dollur to quicken
his faculties, "that Miss Weir had to
go back. Say I will write soon and
explain."
She stood back In the shadow of
the station for a few seconds. The llm
lted's stop was brief. When the red
lights went drumming down the track,
she took up her suitcase nnd wnlked
uptown to the hotel where she had tar
ried overnight once before.
The clerk showed her to a room.
She threw her suitcase on the bed nnd
turned the key In the lock. Then she
went over, nnd, throwing up the win
dow to Its grentest height, sat down
and looked steadily toward the north,
smiling to herself.
' "I ci'.n find film," she suddenly snld
aloud. "Of course I can find him !"
And with that she blew n kiss from
her fltr.'er tips out toward the dark
and sl'ent North, pulled clown
shade, i.:id went quietly to bed.
CHAPTER IX.
An Ending and a Beginning.
Unconsciously, by natural assimila
tion, so to speak, Hazel Weir had ab
sorbed more woodcraft than she real
ized In her over-winter stay In the
Roaring Bill Took Her in His Arms.
high latitudes. Hill Wagstaff had once
told her that few people know Just
what they can do until they are com
pelled to try, nnd upon this, her second
Journey northward, the truth of that
statement grew more patent with each
passing day.
So trailing north with old Limping
George, his fat klootdi, nnd two hnlf
grown Slwnsh youths. Hazel bore
steadily across country, driving ns
straight as the rolling land allowed,
for the cabin thnt snuggled In a woodsy
bnsln close up to the peaks that guard
Pine IJlver pass.
There came a day when brief uncer
tainty becnnie sure knowledge nt sight
cf a L-sliaped body of water glimmer
ing through the fire-thinned spruce.
Her heart fluttered for a minute. Like
a homing bird, by grace of the rude
map and Limping George, she hnd
come 10 the lake where the Indinns
hnd camped In the winter, and she
could have gone blindfolded from the
lake to Roaring Rill's cabin.
She urged her pony through the
light timber growth and across the
little mendows where the rank grass
and strange varicolored flowers were
springing up under the urge of the
wnrm spring sun. Twenty minutes
brought her to the clearing. Silk nnd
Satin and Nigger, loafing at the sunny
end of the stable, pricked up their ears
at her approach, and she knew that
Itoaring Bill was home ngaln. She tied
her horse to a sapling nnd drew nearer.
The cabin door stood wide.
' A brief pnnlc seized her. She felt a
sudden shrinking, a wild desire for
headlong flight. But It passed. She
knew that for good or 111 she would
never turn back.
On the soft turf her footsteps gave
fortr no sound. She gained the door
way bh silently ns a shadow. Itoaring
Rill faced the end of the long room, but
he did not see her, for he was slumped
In the big chair before the fireplace,
his chin sunk on his breast, staring
straight ahead with absent eyes.
In nil the days aha hnd been with
him she hnd never seen him look like
thnt. That weary, hopeless expression,
the wry twist of his lips, wrung her
heurt nnd drew from her a yearning
little whisper.
"Bill I"
He came out of his chnlr like a pan
ther. And when his eyes beheld her
In the doorway he stiffened In his
tracks, staring, seeing, yet reluctunt to
believe the evidence of his vision. His
brows wrinkled. He put up one hand
and absently rnn It over his cheek.
"I wonder If I've got to the point of
seeing things," he said slowly. "Say,
little person, Is It your astral body, or
is It really you?"
"Of course It's me," she cried tremu
lously, nnd with fine disregard for
her habitual preclseness of speech.
He enme up close to her and pinched
her arm with a gentle pressure, as If
he hnd to feel the material substance
of her before he could believe.' And
then he put his hands on her shoul
ders, ns he had done on the steamer
that day at Bella Coola, nnd looked
long and earnestly nt her looked till
a crimson wave rose from her neck to
file roots of her dark, glossy hair. And
with that Itoaring Bill took her In his
arms, cuddled her up close to him, nnd
kissed her, not once but ninny times.
"You really nnd truly enme buck,
little person," he murmured. "Lord,
Lord nnd yet they say the day of
miracles Is pnst;"
"You didn't think I would, did you?"
she nsked, with her blushing face snug
gled ngalnst his sturdy breast, "Still,
you gave me n map so that I could
find the place."
"Thnt wns Just taking n despernte
chnnce. No, I never expected to see
you ngaln, unless by nccldent," ho snld
honestly. "And I've been crying the
hurt of It to the stars all the way back
from the coast. I only got here yes
terday. I pretty near passed up coin
ing back nt all. I didn't see how 'I
could stny, with everything to remind
me of you. Say, but It looked like a
lonesome hole. I used to love this
place but I didn't love It last night.
It seemed about the most cheerless
nnd depressing spot I could bnve
picked. I think I should hnve ended
up by touching a match to the whole
business nnd hitting the trail to some
new country. I don't know. I'm not
weak. But I don't think I could huve
stayed here long."
They stood silent In the doorwny for
a long Interval, Hill holding her close
to him, nnd she blissfully contented,
careless and unthinking of the future,
so filled was she with Joy of the pres
ent. "Do you love me much, little per
son?" Bill nsked, nfter a little.
She nodded vigorous assent.
"Why?" be desired to know.
"Oh, Just because because you're
mnn, I suppose," she returned mischie
vously. "The world's chuck-full of men,"
Rill observed.
"Surely," she looked up nt him. "Hut
they're not like yon. Maybe It's bud
policy to start In flattering you, but
there nren't many men of your type,
Hilly-hoy; big nnd strong nnd cnpable,
and nt the same time kind nnd patient
and able to understand things, things
n woman can't nlwnys put Into words.
Lnst fall you hurt my pride nnd neniiy
senred me to death by carrying me off
in that lawless, headlong fashion of
yours. Hut you seemed to know Just
how I felt about It, and you played
fairer than any man I ever knew
would have done under the same cir-
cumstnnces. I dlun t reullze it until I
got back Into the civilized world. And
then all at once I found myself longing
for you nnd for these old forests and
the mountains and all. So I came
back."
"Wise girl," he kissed her. "You'll
never be sorry, I hope. It took some
nerve, too. It's a long trail from here
to the outside. Hut this north coun
tryIt gets In your blood If your
blood's red nnd I don't think there's
any water In your veins, little person.
Lord! I'm afraid to let go of you for
fear you'll vanish Into nothing, like a
Hindu fakir stunt."
"No fear," Hazel laughed. "I've got
n pony tied to n tree out there, and
four Slwaslies nnd n camp outfit Over
by Crooked lake. If I should vanish
I'd leave a plain trail for you to fol
low." ."Well." I'.lll said, after n short si
lence, "it's n hundred and forty miles
to n Hudson's Bay post where there's
a mission and a preacher. Let's be on
our way anil get married. Then we'll
come back here and spend our honey
moon, eh?"
She nodded nssent.
"Are you game to start In half an
hour?" he asked, holding .her oft at
arm's length admiringly.
"I'm game for anything, or I wouldn't
be here," she retorted.
"All right. You Just wntch an ex
hibition of speedy packing," Bill de
claredand straightway fell to work.
Hazel followed him about, helping to
get the kyaks packed with food. They
caught the three horses, and Bill
stripped the pony of Hazel's riding
gear nnd placed a pack otk him. Then
he put her saddle on Silk.
"He's your private mount hence
forth." Hill told her laughingly. "You'll
ride him with more pleasure than you
did the first time, won't you?"
Presently they were ready to start,
planning to ride pnst Limping George's
camp and tell him whither they were
bound. Hazel wns already mounted.
Itoaring Bill paused, witfc his toe In
the stirrup, and smiled whimsically nt
her over his horse's back.
"I forgot something," said he, and
went back Into the cablrj -whence he
shortly emerged, tenrlng In his hnnd
a sheet of paper upon which some
thing was written In bold, nngulnr
characters. This he pinned on the
door. Hazel rode Silk close to see
what It might be, and laughed amused
ly, for Hill had written:
"Mr. nnd Mrs. William Wagstnff will
be at home to their friends on and
nfter June the twentieth."
He swung up Into his snddlo, nnd
they Jogged across the open. In the
edge of the first timber they pulled
up and looked backward ct the cabin
drowsing silently under Its sentinel
tree. Konrlng Bill reached out one
arm and laid It across Hazel's shoul
ders. "Little person," he said soberly,
"here's the end of one trail, nnd the
beginning of another-tha longest trail
either of us hns ever faced. How does
It look to you?"
She caught his fingers with a quick,
hard pressure.
"All trails look alike to me," she
said, with shining eyes, "Just so we
hit them together."
"What day of the month is this,
Bill?" Hazel nsked.
"Haven't the least idea," he an
swered lazily. "Time is of no conse
quence to me nt the present moment."
They were sitting on the wnrm earth
before their cabin, their backs propped
comfortably against a log, watching
the sun sink behind a distant skyline
nil notched with purplo mountains
upon which snow still lingered. Beside
them a smudge dribbled a wisp of
smoke sufficient to ward off a pesti
lential swarm of mosquitoes and black
flies. In the clear, thin plr of that
altitude the occasional voices of what
bird and animal life was abroad In the
wild broke Into the evening hush with
astonishing distinctness a lone goose
winged above In wide circles, uttering
his harsh mid solitary cry. He had
lost his mate, Hill told her. Eur off In
the bush n fox barked. The evening
flight of the wild ducks from Crooked
lake to a chain of swamps pnssed In
termittently over the clearing with n
sibilant whistle of wings. To nil tho
wild things, no less than to tho two
who watched and listened to the forest
traffic, It was n land of peaco nnd
plenty.
"We ought to go up to the swamps
tomorrow nnd rustle some duck eggs,"
Hill observed Irrelevnutly his eyes fol
lowing the nrrow flight of a mallard
flock. Hut his wife was counting au
dibly, checking the days off on her
fingers.
"Roaring Bill" and Hazel
Start on a long trip Into the
mountains In search of gold. On
the way they make an Interest
ing discovery. Read about It In
the next Installment
(TO UK CONTINUED )
TEMPERED BY TRADE WINDS
Climate of the Dominican Republlo
Pleasant and Salubrious, Says
Consul Arthur McLean.
There seems to be an impression
nbroad that the climate of the Do
minican Kcpuhlic Is hot, humid, and
unhenlthful, writes Consul Arthur Mc
Lean, Puerto Plata. While the climate
of this republic Is tropical, It Is pleas
ant and salubrious. Although It is
very warm during the middle of the
day, the temperature even In summer
seldom reaches 'M degrees F., and tho
nights nt all seasons are cool and
pleasant. The climate Is tempered by
the trade winds which blow nlmnst con
tinuously .during the day, and at night
the land breeze from the mountains Is
equally refreshing. Owing to the great
diversity of Its relief the Island of
Santo Domingo presents a wider range
of climate than any other part of the
Antilles. The menn annual tempera
ture of the coast towns Is about 79
degrees F. It Is cooler Inland, the
temperature varying with the altitudes.
In the valley of Constanza, which Is
about the center of the Island, at an
elevation of 3,.r00 met Ice forms la
winter occasionally.
The rainfall varies In different sec
tions of the Island from 15 to 200
Inches per annum. In the southern
part df the Island there Is a marked
distinction between the dry nnd rainy
seasons. The dry season Is during the
months of September to March, while
the rainy season extends from April
to August. In the northern half of the
Island It rains more or less all the
year, although the heaviest rainfall oc
curs from November to April.
There huve never been any epidemics
of cholera nnd bubonic plague, and It
Is many years since there has been any
yellow fever In the Dominican Itepub
lie. Cactus Candy.
Louisiana sugar cane planters have
evolved a plan for manufacturing
candy from the spineless cactus. In
the process the peel of the plant Is
removed, dipped Into hot molasses
and coated with granulated or pow
dered sugar. The result Is n confec
tion of rich nnd delicious flavor.
So successful hnve been the experi
ments with the new sweet thnt cuno
planters nre now growing cactus,
which formerly wns utilized, when
used nt all, for cattle fodder. Planters
can In this way furnish plenty of raw
muterlul for the new product.
Another Important result In the
making of what some enterprising ad
vertiser may call "Iwaktus-kandy,"
says an exchange, is that sugar mills
which have heretofore been Idle for
nine months In the year can now use
part of their equipment lu the candy
manufacturing Industry.
Espionage Law.
Tho correct and olllclal title of the
so-called esploi...ge act is "an net to
punish ucts of Interference with the
foreign relations, the neutrality and
the foreign commerce of the United
States, to punish espionage, nnd better
to enforce criminal laws of the United
States, and for other purposes." It
says: "Every letter, writing, circular,'
postal card, picture, print, engraving,
photograph, newspaper, pamphlet,
book or other publication, matter oi
tiling, of any kind, containing any mat
ter advocating or urging Insurrection
or forcible resistance to nny law of
the United States, Is hereby declared
to bo nonmailable," and any person
attempting to use the malls for tho
transmission of nny of the prohibited
matter shall be fined not more than
$5,000 or Imprisoned not more than
five years, or both.
Late Food Discoveries.
Lichens have been proposed ns the
lntest addition to staple articles of
diet. One scientist hns suggested Ice
land moss ns suitable for making flour
for bread and reindeer moss as good
fodder for nnimuls.
Definition of True Friend.
"A friend," said Uncle Eben, "Is a
mnn dnt luughs at yoh funny stories'
even If dey ain't so good; an' sympa
thizes wlf yoh misfortunes, ev$ jWy
ain't so bad." ... . i
(Coniiuctud by tho National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
THE WOMEN'8 PETITION.
In no better way can this great and
significant petition be described than
by quoting from the speech of Senator
Jones of Seattfc in presenting a copy
of that notable document to the Unit
ed Stutes senate. "A few days ugo,"
he said, "one of the most remarkable
petitions ever prepared was presented
to the president of the United Staets,
asking In very respectful terms thnt
he exercise the power that congress
has given him unci, ns a war measure,
prohibit the further use of grain and
other food products In the manufac
ture of malt and vinous liquors. That
petition wns signed by iiiuiiy promi
nent women of this country of every
class nnd occupation. It was signed
by the representatives of all the big
woman's organizations In thei country.
It represented 0,(XHl,(KM) of the patriot
ic women of this country, of the most
representative character, not only in
their own persons but fur those whom
they represented ns the ollicluls of
organizations of various kinds. This
Is distinctly u 'win the war' appeal
by the patriotic women of this coun
try, who nre doing everything In their
power to bring this war to u success
ful termination. The women of
America are doing their part now, ns
they have alwuys'done It in the his
tory of the nation, and they present
ed the petition to the president as a
war proposition. They believe tho
course suggested by them w6uld have
inuch. to do with the winning of tho
wur, und as patriots, and not as parti
sans of any particular idea, they pre
sented It to him.
"I think this Is the first time in the
history of the temperance movement
that ull of the leading organizations of
women have united In behalf of a par
ticular proposition. They hnve all
united in behalf of this one prop
osition nnd they are all represented in
the petition that was presented to tho
president.
"This petition wns prompted by that
great organization, the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, nnd. In my
Judgment, will take rank among tho
historic petitions of the world."
Miss Gordon's stntement to the
president, the text of the petition, nnd
every signature affixed thereto, was, nt
Senntor Jones' request, printed In the
Congressional Itecord, occupying more
than eight" pnges of that periodical.
THEIR ONE ADVANTAGE.
"Had I wanted to vote for liquor,"
said one of the members of the Mary
land legislature nfter that body hnd
voted for ratification of the federal
amendment, "I could have got enough
for my vote to hnve made me a rich
mnn; many times a rich man." Tho
only ndvnntage the liquor Interests
have over the advocates of prohibition
in the ratification campaign Is that
they are not hampered by scruples in
their 'choice of tactics pursued, com
ments the Union Signal. It Is with
them a life nnd dentil struggle, and ap
parently they will not hesitate to re
sort to any measures known to cor
rupt politics to gain their ends. The
members of the state law-mnking
bodies will be submitted to eevere tests
when It comes to a vote on ratifica
tion, nnd no cnndldate for the posi
tion of legislator should bo considered
at the primaries by the friends of pro
hibition who has not demonstrated
thnt he is absolutely incorruptible;
who cannot show that he Is rooted and
grounded In the principle of prohibi
tion and who In his ante-election pledge
will not make n public promise regard
ing his attitude on the wet or dry
question.
AGAIN FOOR OLD KANSAS.
"Army officers, who nre slow usually
about bunding out compliments, all re
mark on tlie physical, mental and mor
al make-up of the Kansas troops," says
Governor Capper. "They say no stato
ever sent n better typo of young men
Into the service. It Is noteworthy thnt
not n single Kansas boy was rejected
on account of alcoholism and thnt the
percentage of rejections for physical
disabilities was smaller among Kansas
troops thun those of nny other state.
"Many Kansas towns did not have
to send a single mnn to the first drnft
army. Their quotas had been more
than filled by volunteers.
"General Leonard Wood, commnnder
of Camp Funston, frequently has tak
en occasion to say In public nddresses,
that tin; standards of living In Knnsns
have not only Increased tho efficiency
of Kansas soldiers 25 per cent, but
that the prohibitory nnd other welfare
laws cf the state hnve made If com
paratively easy to conduct a model
army camp at Funston."
There Is but one way of repressing
prohibition. Give it the earth.
HOW THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC PAYS.
Mnrk Twain snld: "A mnn bought
a hog for $1.50, nnd fed It $20 worth
of corn, nnd then sold the hog for
$12. He lost money on the corn, but
mnde $10.50 on the hog." This Illus
trates the financial results of the ll;
cense system. The saloons breed vice,
poverty, dlsense, and crime. It costs
tho tax-payers thousands of dollars
nnnunlly to look out for the criminals
nnd the poor; but they nre making
money from the license fees. Well
might Shakespeare exclaim, "What
fools these mortals be 1"
LABOR UNIONS THRIVE UNDER
PROHIBITION.
"Since the Influence of the liquor
traffic has been removed from union
politics we lmve made tremendous
gains In Shreveport," snys Tom J.
Greer, president of the Lnulslnnn Fed
eration of Labor. "Membership In la
bor unions has increased from 1,800
to 3,700. Home owners-among union
men have Increased 40 per cent since
Shreveport went dry."
"Intoxicants suggest a lottery by
Milch men are deprived of liberty."
SO EASY! CORNS
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ftOTB aui v rem a. .
luugici just urop a nine f reezm
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1L. O Ts 1 T t . 'U
Try Freezone! Ybur druggist
a tiny bottle for a few cents, sufii.i
to rid your feet of every hard co-
sou corn, or corn Detween tin; ,k.
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pain, soreness or Irritation, rr.-ezor-
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IB INC UIM-OVUIJ Ul U UUICU V.1I1C1QH5'I
genius. Aav.
One Thing All Patriots Can Do.
"Made In Germany?" The niiswc
is, "MADK IX IIICLL."
"Glorious Victory?" Hoiiilmrlir.
churches on Good Friday ami then (M
lug to thank God for his aid.
You may not be able to make n j
for a nation but you can create ah
for yourself. You may swear an w
io your coin never lo ou.v iimum.
mnde In Germany, nnd keep that on-
who Is to prevent you? Henry ItaJ
sell Wrny of the Vigilantes.
Heals Running Sores
and Conquers Pi!i
Also Stops Itching of Eczema at Sec-1
as Applied.
"I feel it my duty to write you a let!'
of thanka for your wonderful l'dcrs:
wiiiimeiii. i nan a running tore on t
lift leg for one year. I beipn to in.- Pet,:
con's Ointment three weeks ago nnd fl it
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I'd rather cot a letter like tint
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let of good to be able to be of use to t
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For years . have been selllmr f hrn-i
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er of this ointment la marvelous. Ivze-
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maifle; piles that other remedies ir -
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A curved ladder lias been inwu:
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Patrice Yes, and her It's, too.
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