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Young Bank Clerk Saved Employ-
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By GEORGE ELMER COBB.
When John White, the banker of
:Scottboro, anrounced that he had dis-
pensed with the services of Ned Wal-
iters, people were a good deal sur-
rised. The young man was a general
{favorite in the town. He had been in-
tdustrious in his province of cashier
and had helped upbuild the bank. Mr.
White had persuaded him to give up
promising position to come to Scotts-
thoro, and Ned had every reason to be-
Aieve that he had been awarded a
permanent position. Suddenly, at a
way’s notice, he had been asked to
‘arn over his books to a new cashier.
| “Relative of mine, this new official,”
{the bank president rather lamely ex-
plained. “Walters was all right—fine
iyoung fellow, and all that—but I had
ito make a place for my dead sister’s
(boy. Sorry, but it couldn't be avoid-
ed”
4 “Rubbish!” commented Mrs. Bunsby,
‘head gossip of the place. ‘Mr. Wal-
ters presumed to lift his eyes to EIl-
oise White. That was enough for the
old man, who wouldn’t look at a son-
jin-law with less than a million.”
{ Mrs. Bunsby had read the situation
aright, and no one knew it better than
the sadly disconsolate Ned himself.
Of course he looked around for a new
‘position. Meantime, awaiting a deci-
gion on some of his applications, he
had a dull time of it in Scottboro.
Mr. White had put his foot down firm-
iy, forbade him the house, and Eloise
was a dutiful daughter. She had met
her lover just once since her father
had dismissed him from his service.
“It is the last time, Ned,” she said,
like the brave, sensible little woman
she was. “Until I am of age I shall
feel that I belong to papa. You have
told me that you love me. Now I am
going to tell you that I return that
love, and always shall. You must go
away and make a name and position,
and when I am eighteen we will meet
again.”
“A whole year to give her father a
chance to marry her off!” refiected
Ned dismally after that.
But there seemed to be no use bat-
#ling the inevitable. He wrote a final
Jetter to Eloise. It breathed undying
fidelity, and as well restored faith in
Two Stealthy Figures Were Entering
the Rear Door.
his ability to win for himself a place
among men for her dear sake. The
bank in another city where he first
hdd been employed offered him a sub-
ordinate position. This was humiliat-
ing, but it was a start. Ned decided
io accept the position.
It was his last night in Scottboro.
With the morning he planned to go to
his new place of employment. He was
nnder promise not to see nor write
to Eloise. It was nearly midnight, and
he felt that he could not sleep, and
feft his room bent on a restless stroll.
As a magnet, the home which held his
one cherished treasure attracted him.
He passed its palatial front. All was
dark, and the household apparently
wrapt in slumber.
Mournfully Ned passed the house.
Then he started down a narrow lane.
This was a short cut to the bank,
which fronted on the next street. As
he reached the point where it merged
into an alley that ran directly behind
the bank, Ned was surprised to notice,
standing in the vacant space at the
rear of the institution, a wagon.
In an instant Ned glided down the
alley. Then curiosity and wonder
gave way to rapid excitement. The
‘wagon was a covengd box vehicle, with
hinged doors closing tightly at its back.
These were open. Two stealthy fig-
ures were just entering the rear door
of the bank. A metallic glint inside
of the vehicle caused Ned to gaze
more closely. Deeply stirred at an ex-
traordinary discovery, he gasped out:
, “The small safe from the bank
vault!” ’
Then robbery, burglary, was afoot!
Whoever had entered the institution
must have penetrated to its most se-
cret vault, to thus secure the little safe
which was in fact John White's real
, run and sound an
nain and face the raiders,
a precious one. A sound at the
year of the bank attracted Ned’s at-
gfention. Two men were coming
Et ct
gold from bags of coin they carried.
Acting on a quick impulse, Ned gave
a spring and landed in the wagon. The
next instant he regretted it. The men
slammed shut the two rear doors of
the vehicle.
“Let’s hurry,” he heard a gruff voice
speak. “We've got about all there is
worth taking—whoa!”
Something had startled the horse.
So suddenly did the animal start up
that Ned was flung flat, striking the
edge of the steel safe. He realized
that the horse had run away. He stead-
ied himself as he comprehended that
the animal was dashing down the
long incline sweeping to the river.
The wagon swung about like the tail
of a kite. It struck one of the bridge
pillars, the horse tore loose, and the
wagon crashed through the railing
and went over into the river.
Ned's head was bleeding from a se-
vere wound. He felt the swift cur-
rent swirling the wrecked vehicle
about. He tore at the shattered side
of the box, squeezed through the aper-
ture, the water all but engulfing him,
and reached the shore, how, he never
knew.
Ned must have been in a kind of de-
lirium after that. When he was again
restored to reason it was two days
later. He lay on a couch in a strange
room. A man, a farmer, sat by his
side.
“Keep still, stranger,” he urged.
“You are all right, but the doctor says
you must rest. You kept calling for
some one so-‘-much,” added the man,
“that when my wife found a photo-
graph in your pocket with a name un-
der it, Miss Nellie White, she went to
town and saw the young lady. She’s
here now, in the next room.”
“Who is?” almost shouted Ned,
springing up on his couch.
“Easy, friend, easy,” soothed the
farmer. ‘“She’s a grand girl, let me
tell you. When she learned you was
hurt, she gave up home, father, every-
thing to come and nurse you. I know
the old miser—man of means, and
mean, too. He's down grade now,
though—bank robbed, everything gone.
Now, then, say, I'm curious te know
how you ever got into this fix.
Ned told. The farmer evinced the
greatest excitement as his patient
spoke of the wagon box that went
into the river.
“Why,” he exclaimed, “I noticed the
battered wreck of just such a contrap-
tion floated into the cut-off on my
land. Thought I'd fish it out for
kindling wood some time.”
“If it is the one I was in,” declared
Ned excitedly, “it holds the safe stolen
from the bank.”
It did, as they soon ascertained. Old
John White had felt badly at losing
his daughter; he had felt worse at los-
ing his fortune. Now, with a chance
to get both back, he graciously ac-
cepted Ned as a son-in-law.
(Copyright, 1913, by W. G. Chapman.)
GET ALONG WITHOUT WATER
Rabbits and Other Animals on the
Southwestern Desert Have Never
Been Known to Drink.
A curious fact in connection with
animal ‘life on the deserts of the
southwest is that rabbits, quail, squir-
rels, deer, antelope, the mountain
sheep, and any number of reptiles and
insects, live at great distances from
visible water. The jack rabbit is spe-
cially notable in this respect; and,
moreover, flourishes in regions with-
out a particle of green food in sight
for miles and miles.
Westerners assert that the jack rab-
bit may be found, happy and fat,
spending the day under a scrap of
bush that makes little more shade
than a fishnet. His skin is as porous
as a piece of buckskin, and the heat
is sufficient to evaporate every drop
of bloed in his body; yet he seems to
get on very nicely.
Californians aver ‘that no ope. has
ever seen a jack rabbit drink. Those
who have camped for days on the
deserts in vicinities where the only
water for miles. round was to be
found, and with rabbits everywhere,
declare that never does one of the
little fellows come to the springs to
drink. Men have even gone so far as
to examine the margins of water-
holes in those districts, with never
a track of the rabbit disclosed be-
yond where the grass grew.
One man tells of a raid of rabbits
one summer that was beyond all con-
ception by an eastener. The animals
were so bold that they would come
in before sundown. The irrigation
ditches maintained by this man con-
tained the only water to be found for
leagues. He was irrigating sixty
acres alone, and was up at daylight
and on the ground till dark, when
rabbits by the dozen were trying to
get at the alfalfa; but, during the
three months of extreme heat that
then prevailed, when rabbits poured
in on him from the dry hills, he de-
clares that never was one of them
seen to touch the watér.—The Sun-
day Magazine.
Photographic Power of Wocod.
Experiments recently made have
shown that a section of a tree trunk,
or of a branch, cut across the grain,
possesses the power to impress upon
a photographic plate in the dark a dis-
tinct image of itself, plainly showing
the rings of growth. There is a great
difference in the intensity of this pow-
er among different kinds of wood. The
‘conifers (pines and firs) possess it in
The wood is placed eith-
ct with the pate or at a
from it, and the ex-
high deg
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f an hour to 18
wood from a stump, and even bog-
wood, have been found still photo-|
graphically active.
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ASSIGNEE’S SALE
OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned assignee of S. D.
Livengood, will offer for sale at public
outcry, at the Court House in the
Borough of Somerset, Pennsylvania,on
Wednesday, Nov. 26th, ’13
AT 1 OCLOCK P. M.
all the right, title and interest of S.D.
Livengood in and to the following de-
scribed tracts of land situated in Som-
erset and Stonycreek Townships, Som-
erset County:
No. 1 Comprising ten parts, as follows: Site
uate in Somerset ‘Township, adjoining lands
now or formerly of the George -eiiz estate,
Joan L. Saylor, John Mowry, Annie M. Schrock,
John C. Miller. and others, containing two hua
dred forty five 1245) acres, be the same more or
less, and being more fully described in a deed
by Georze E. Reitz to W. J. Baer, dated Sep
tember 8, 1894, and recoraed at Somerset, Penn
sylvania. in tne office for recording decds, in
Deed Book, Vol. 84, Page 107.
Situate in Somerset Townsuin, aforesaid, ad
joining lands now or formerly df Mrs. Reitz
Annie M. Schrock, J.J. Weigle, C. #isher
James S. Trent, J. C Miller and others, coa
raining tifty (50) acres, be the same more or
1288. and being more fully des:ribed in deed
from J. 3. Trent and wite to W. J Baer, dated
14th of July, 1893, aad recorded as aforesaid, in
Deed Book, Vol. 81, Page 291.
Situate in Somerset Township, Somerset
County. Pa., adjoining Nos. one and two above
lands now or formsrly of Cyrus Rayman, Jacob
Rayman, Noah Rayman, and others, coatain-
ng two hundred twenty-eight (228) acres. be
ihe same more or less, and being more fully
escribed in d2ed from Anna H. Schrock and
husband to W. J. Baer dated 14th of July. 18983,
‘ecord~d as aforesaid, in Deed Book, Vol 81,
Page 203
Nituate in the township aforesaid. adjoini g
lasndsnow or furmeri, of J >. Trent, C Kisaer.
J Weigle and others, containing 10% acres.
neing more fully described in deed from Jonn
G. Fisher and wite to W J. Baer, dated 23 d
of October, 1893, recorded as aforesaia, in D:ed
Book, Vol. 82, Page 396.
Situate in the township aforesaid, and Stony-
«reek Township. acjoin.ng Nos. t avove
1.0d8 now or ‘formerly of Jacob G Rayman,
Noah Rayman. W S. Beabpett, Jerome t'ritz,
Catherire Fisher, and others, containing on«
bundred for y six (146) acres. being toe same
more or less, being more fully described in
deed f:om Jacob J. Weigle and wife to W. J
Baer, dated Novem er 4th, 1893, recorded as
aforesaia, in Deed Book Vol, 82, Page 408
Situate in Stonycreek Township aforesaid,
adjoining No 5 above lwnds now or formerly ot
Noah Ravman A (. Rayman, Benedict (oder.
and others, containing forty seven (47) acres,
be the sam= more or less, and being more fully
describzd in deed from S. S. Benaoett and wife
to W J. Baer, dated 4th of Novemoer 1893,
recorded as aforesaid, 1n Decd Record Vol. 82,
Page 420
Situate in Stonyereek Township, aforsaid ad
joining No 6-above lands now or formerly of
Benedict Yoder No+h Raymond and othets,con
aning sixty seven (67) acres be the same more
or less, aad being more fully described in deed
from A. E. Rayman and wife to W. J. Baer,
dated 29tn of August, 1894, in Deed Book Vol
84, Page 110
Situate in Stonycreek Township, aforesaid,
adjoining Nos. 56 7 ubove, lands no # or former
iy of J. G. Rayman an others. Containing one
vunured seventy six (176 uscres: and one hun:
dred forty four (144) perches, be the same more
or J+83. neing more fully described in dazed from
Nnih Riyman to W. J. Baer dated 29th, August
1894, recorded us aforesaid, in Deed Book, Vol.
84, page 114
Situate in Stonvereek Township afor said,
Bajgimng Nos. 5 8 above 11nds now or furmerly
f Cyrus Rayman and others. containinZ one
SAL twenly 2igut (128) acres, he ih-= same
more or less, bzing more (ully described in
teed from Jacob Rivman ana wife to W. J.
Baer, in deed dated 29tn Auzast 1894 and as
aforesaid; in De2d Bro Vol. 84 Page 112.
<itnate in Somerset Township. aforesaid, aa
joining No 1. laads now or formerly of Joan f.
Sayior, and others. containiag thirty ven (37)
secres and ninety tive (95) perches i
mo-e or 1:33; being more fuilv ‘a
ded of Joha L Saylor snd wife to Ww. i Baer,
gated 18t Septe nber 1894 recorded as aforsaid,
in Deed Boos, Vol. 8t, paze 105,
This is a very valuable coal
and mineral property.
The foregoing tracts are sold sub-
ject to certain coal and mineral leases
of 8. M. Hamilton Coal Company, of
Baltimore City, Maryland, and there
will be excepted at the time of sale
all the rents, royalties and profits due
the said assigned estate of S. D. Liv-
engood at the time of the sale.
No 2 °71l-thars certainios of gr und siraated
m the Baech:y A idiuon to the Boroagn of Mey:
rscale sumbered on the plan of said-add tion
slo No. 361. bounded no. F ure: Street on the
Nor:a Br.dge alley on the Kass, Buechle -
«treet, on. the West, and lot 360 on tne oth.
fronting 50 feet oa Buechlev sireet, and ex end
loz sacit a distance of 150 feet. Kaown as the
Fred’Rowe pron=riy.
TERMS: 10 per cent of the pur-
chase price to be paid at time of sale
—the balance ‘of one-third thereof
upon confirmation and delivery of
deed—one-third in three months from
date of confirmation, and one-third in
six months. Said deferred payments
to be secured by mortgage on tke
premises.
For further particulars write the as-
signee. CHAS H. EALy,
nov 30, 4b Assignee, Somerset, Pa.
MARKET REPORT.
Corrected weekly by McKenzie &
Smith.
PAYING PRICE.
Butter, per pound. .......... c..eeeen. 30432¢
Eggs, per dozZ....c...ceceveeennnnns .ve...28-30C
Chickens, per pound...........c..eet . 2c
Country Side, per pound............ 14-16¢
Apple butter, per gal.............c....... 65¢
Shoulder, per pound...........oceuuueneens l4c
HAam......c0ci aeons resriitsnrasssessssnsedesessen 18¢
Corrected weekly by Becker &
Streng.
SELLING PRICE.
Corn, perjbus... + 9b
OAs, ....cvcveicinrineses ... bbe
Wheat, per bus......... ieeverie 31°05
Wheat chop, per cwt.................. 190
Corn and oats, per cwt. home
ground...................i..e0. can es 17
Flour, ‘Best on Record’ per bbl. 5 65
‘King of Minnesota’’ 60 per ce b
"patent, per barrel..
pt
76 2
h . Boards long exposed to the]
ir, an oak box 100 years old, rotten
| and Treasurer.
The SalisburyzCemetery Co., are
selling desirable lots at an jeconomi-
cal price. =John J. Liv engood, Pres-
*dent. George iE. Yoder, Secretary
mch 18-14
GARDENS AID MORAL UPLIFT
Public Schools Are Urged to Teach
Children to Cultivate the
Soil.
The moral, educational and eco-
nomic condition of children in vil-
lages, towns and small cities all over
the country, especially factory towns,
can be improved, in the opinion of
the United States commissioner of
education, Mr. Claxton, by a system
of agricultural training which he
hopes to have installed in all the
schools of the country.
“It will go far to solve the child
labor factory problem, I believe,” said
Doctor Claxton today, “for children
under this plan will be able to attend
school and at the same time earn
more money in their after school
hours than they can now earn in any
factory. Their health, morals, educa-
tion, all would be improved.
“The plan which I hope to see car-
ried out is to have each schogl child
cultivate a small piece of land. Even
on a quarter-acre a child could earn
more by raising vegetables than he
could obtain in a factory. At the
same time the child would be gaining
a valuable training, getting his educa-
tion, keeping his health and preparing
to become a useful citizen.
Commissioner Claxton has just re-
turned from a tour through the coun-
try discussing educational matters
with state superintendents. He sald
he believed all of them would be
willing to help in the “town agricul-
tural scheme.”
HORSEZ HURT STREET TREES
Simple F :;edient to Protect the Tree
Frcm the Teeth of the
Horse.
Zrotectic from horses is not so easy
as protec from insects. The for-
mer is lo:o v dependent on the
“sweet rea: nableness” of the driver.
If he recog: ized the value of the tree
and the property rights therein of the
abutter and the city, we are convinced
he would take pains to keep his horse
from the tree—to suppose otherwise
would be to suppose the driver an un-
patriotic boor. But such recognition
of tree vzlves is amazingly rare, and
that noi among drivers only. So that
the time is not yet when we can trust
the maiter to “sweet reasonableness.”
In this as in other matters, we are
still on the hither side of the millen-
nium and still need to invoke the
law’s compulsion. Ravages due to the
bitings of horses will not be material-
ly lessened until citizens everywhere
unite agqinst the evil. The citizen
should fiown it down where frowning
will achieve results. Where it will
not, he snould co-operate with city of-
ficials in enforcing the law against
the evil. In towns and cities the
trunk of every tree, whether young or
old, nev iy planted or in full growth,
-should be enclosed to a proper height
in a wire guard or wire netting of a
small mesh. This simple expedient
would efiectually protect the tree
from the feeth of the horse. Every
property owner should thus guard the
trees abytiing his tracts of realty. It
would ‘cest but - little. It would
achieve rich. It would end the hav-
oc wrought by the horse.
Consuming Anthracite.
Anthrocite.is a clean fuel and its
good qui ities ‘are fully apreciated, but
unforturiritely; the field in which it is
found ic restricted, and there will in-
evitably come a time when no more
will be available. Happily for wus,
however, the ex. ‘'ustion of the supply
is not likely to come in our time,
great as is the constant drain upon
it. © And the drain is certainly great.
Anthracite shipments in August
amounted to 5,531,796 tons, an this
was an increage of 735,762 tons over
the same month last year. There has
been only one year in the history of
the use of anthracite when the ship-
ments have been greater. In 1907 the
shipments amounted to the grand total
of 5,795,347 tons. The Lehigh Valley
railroad carried the largest anthracite
tonnage last month, the Philadelphia
and Reading was second, and the
Lackawanna was third. Anthracite
is being rapidly consumed. The in-
teresting problem is how long it can
last.
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Embeliish the School Grounds.
Cities maintain well-kept parks and
boulevards; private citizens plant gar-
dens that are a delight to those who
have access to them; but what of the
children who live in the tenements,
alleys or even on good streets? They
are not in touch with the beautiful
things the rich can provide for them-
selves or the city maintains for those
who can go and enjoy them. The
school must be the radiating center
for civic improvement. It is not enough
to point the way, it is necessary to
show the way.
Close Calculation.
“Horse sick?” asked the man in the
buggy
“Yep,” replied the man with a spring
wagon.
“Hard luck, ain’t it?”
“Oh, I dunno. It's gettin so medi-
of is cheaper than hav.”
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Our whole time and attention is given to the task of appeasing the
public appetite. How about yours ?
Have you tried our Salted Salmon ?
Just received a lot of fancy Naple Walnuts.
We can save money for-you. Give us a trial order and be convineed.
‘We quote only a few prices for thisjweek; it will pay you to read i 9
them carefully: ; - {
10c Cleanser, 5¢
Good Peas for 10c
Fancy Norway Mackerel, 10c each.
3 cans String Beans, 25c
3 10c cans best Baked Beans, 25c
15c¢ can Soused Mackerel, 12¢
Quart jar Cocoa, 25¢
New Minced Meat, 25¢ per pail.
Oyster Cocktail Sauce, 15¢
We have a complete line of high grade Coffee.
We can please you. Try us and be convinced.
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142 Coeatre treet. %* Both Phones.
Meyersdale, Pa.
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