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cigarette he swings in easy and graceful and ranges up
alongside.
"Ah, hal" says he sort of chuckly. "By the great
horned frog of Yucatan! The much desired tint.
"Muh!' says l. "Another nutty victim of the picture
shows. Gwan!r
pardon me- says he, IF allowed my enthusiasm
make forget the conventions; but have searched
long and vainly for such as you my son.
"Have, eh?" says l. backin off. 1t might be wheels,
and maybe it only the heat but it dippy dia
ogue he passin out. and wa n takin any chances
"Fear not, Son. says he. II come friend"
@You got good disguise on says l. whats the
game?"
permit me first" says he, ITO alay your very nat
ural hesitancy to talk to stranger My carte de aiste
With that he slips engraved card which says
how he is Mr.. Payson Bannister Wicks, D; A..
that's some name, says l. "but the D. A.? l can't
connect. Doctor of which,
Archaeology says he.
"Never had in my life" says l.
"No, nor says he. Scientific research among the
relics of ancient civilization my field. specialize in
the antiquities of religion.
Thanks" says L. "but amt buyin any antiques
today
@To reduce my proposal to coldly commercial basis
says MIR. Wicks "may | ask if you would seriously OBJ
ject to making five dollars easy money!"
Flash the five says l.
And Payson BanniSter, havin' shrugged his Shout
ders unlmbers bill fold that fat with crisp
while, if I'd been wrtin his customs declaration after
that first glimpse I'd put him down for few
deemed pledge tickets, lucky pocketpiece and about
thirty-eigh. cents cash.
Come to look him close, though, could see he
high crowned gray felt with the black band still has the
factry finish to it, his featherweight gray mohar must
have been built fit them broad shoulders and his
walkn pumps the latest thing in classy footwear.
Yet there something about that big, heavy face
Copyright by sewen Ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

would Law over anything we've got Fifth-ave today
The priests the whole show too, runnin the Gov
we'll the churches and dom all the gratn
and all the prayn themselves Every bit of gold that
was mined they grabbed for the temples, and you
figure out they must have been some class with eighteen
carat tiles for the floors.
But extravaganza like that what let EN- in bad
at the last Along the Spanards hungry for just
such buildn material and the they housed
them sun worshpers and their temples something
fierce They chased 'em from place to place, Robin
and KILN, until they scattered worsen the Pro-
hibtion vote in a Tammany ward.
Now, Professor Wcks he'd studied all about these
people, and he'd been thnkin of takin a trip down
there to paw around among the old ruins when he
gets this bunch about the temple of LammaLu off he
pixies. The directions kind of vague, and he had
his doubts about ndn the exact spot but he blazes
ahead.
"And, Son." says he stoppn' me impressive in the
found the temple of Lamma-Lu, hidden though it
in almost inaccessible valley behind the great peaks
of the Andes but discovered the Presess Zapr sole
survivor of the Incas She here, right here in New
York
"Gee?" says l. ~What for?7
"Ah!" says Wicks. "The very point was coming to"
A ND it's all simple enough. Zapira tryin' to
collect enough of her people to clear away the
wreck of the old temple and build sort of chapel on
the spot, it being her scheme to hold kind of sun
worshipers revival and start things gon again. But
as the recruits few and the temple wa t much
more heap of Stones it seemed like hopeless job.
Then Professor Wicks to the front with his
proposition. If Zapra would go with him to New York.
tell the people what she wanted to do, show them how
the sacred rites of worshipin worked and all
that he would bet his head against cocoanut that she
could get the proper backn to rebuild Lamma-Lu
accordin to the gnal specifications with steam heat
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BY SEWELL FORD

anything like that; but this sacred rite bust
ness sounds like phony press agent stuff.
You'll find plenty of Reddies, though, that
amt SO patricia and | guess you better
hunt up another
~"I'll make it ten, says Wicks. "Come,
now"
items harder to pass by than FIVE"
admits; "but I'd have to hear more details
in words l could understand
why, certainly says Wicks. "As we
walk up the street.
A ND, say, hanged if he couldn't put it
over convincin'! Seems Wicks was
college professor who'd had to quit for a
year on account of his health, and while
he was vacatin in Spain he runs across
an old Spanish explorers book that told
about this temple of Lamma-Lu. At first
he didn't know whether to take any stock
in it or not; for as tale of glitterin' gold
it was whopper
Accordin' to the book, this temple was
in Peru, way back in the mountains some
where, and it had floor paved with solid
gold blocks; but it want any account of
sordid gold that interested Professor Pay
son Bannister Wicks. What got him stirred
up was the hint that here was clue to
the last stand made by the Incas, the
scene of the finish of the wonderful, mystic,
prehistoric religion which was already old
before Moses built the ark. Eth? Well
before something of the kind happened.
Course, | can't give it to you the way
Wicks fed it to me, for he sure did know
how to juggle language; but you can get
the idea. They worshiped the sun, them
old Incas did, and made thorough job
of it, buildln' Whackin big temples that
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TVEN when you know better, it's hard
r. to forget that what everybody says

TVEN when you know better, it's hard
r., to forget that what everybody says
amt always so. And they centrally
begin about this time of year, when the
Fifth-ave. folks put up their wooden fronts
and the Third-ave. people start Sleepln on
the fire escapes, to tell how dull the town is.
Piddie shoots it off first, because he's just
read it in the paper. Skid Mallory makes
the same announcement, because he's let
young Mrs Skid go West for a visit to Pa
and Ma and Old Hickory Ellins, with the
folks all in Newport and half his best enc
mics gone from the club, remarks vigorous
as he pads in from lunch fannln' himself
with his forty-dollar panama, that of all the
blinkety blanked hot, uninterestin' holes
this side of the great sulphur springs, New
York is the worst.
So, when I'm turned loose from the Cor
rugated that Saturday noon, and find
few more empty chairs than usual at the
dairy lunch, and remember that the 4anks
are playin' in Phillie this week, and notice
how scatterin' the crowds are on the sunny
side of Broadway, | almost has to admit
that there are times when this is a dead
slow burg.
"Nothin' dom, up or down." says to
myself. Gee! but | wish | was off in some
live wire junction where things was hap
penin'!'
I'D backed up into the shade of a closed
store entrance and was just fgurin' out
aConey Island program to shake the willies,
when all of a sudden gets wise to the fact
that I'm bein' sized up by passin gent.
Before I can do more than give him quick
squint and decide that likely he's some
bum actor preparin' to touch me for a
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Thanks.

The principal of the High
School takes this method of thank
ing Misses Emily Greathead and
Mary Hoke for the excellent
drill given to the High School
students IN preparation of the
recent play given by the High
School of this place, and as well
tn thank the editors for the
hearty support given by news
papers of this place, and third,
to thank the public for the local
patronage which made the play a
financial success.
The furnishing of the audi
torium was a big undertaking,
but of the furniture put IN the
auditorium the value of which
furniture is a good deal in excess
of 81, ,00G less than 5000 remains
unpaid. Principal.
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SlDHLlNG HILL.

Mrs. Ezra Mellott is slowly I'M.
proving under the care Of DR..
James McKlbbin.
A little stranger arrived at
Franklin Mills one day last week.
Mrs. Raymond Garland and
son of Hagerstown are visiting
relatives and friends here.
Mrs. J. II. Lewis near Franklin
Mills, is visiting her daughter
Mrs. Ralley Garland at Hagers.
town,
Mrs. Russell Layton and daugh.
ter Goldie visited her mother
Mrs. Charles Lewis recently.
Mrs. Jeremiah Golden spent
last week at the home of Mrs.
Rebecca Gordon near Warfords.
burg.
Quite number of people from
here attended the show at Han
cock last Tuesday and all report
a good time.
Mrs. Ella Golden took her son
Earl to McConnellsburg last Sun
day to attend Normal school this
summer.
Clayton Mellott has sold his
farm to VIM. Dlvel for $4,000.
Mrs. Margaret Gray feels very
greatfuI to the many friends who
so kindly remembered her on the
occasion of her recent birthday.
She would like to print the names
of those sending them but II
would take too much space IN
the paper.
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Saved Child From Death,

CATER our child had suffered
from severe bronchial trouble for
a year." wrote G.. T. Richardson,
of Richardson's Mills, Ala, tive
feared 1t had consumption. 1t
had a bad cough all the time. We
tried many remedies without
avail, and doctors medicine seem
ed useless. Finally we tried DR..
Kings New Discovery, and are
pleased to say that one bottle eff
fected a complete cure, and our
childlsagalnstrong and healthy. "
For coughs, colds, hoarseness,
lagrippe, asthma, Group and sore
lungs, It's the most lnfailible rem
edy that's made. Price SOC and
S1.00. Trial bottle free. Guar
anteed by Trout's drug store.
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PLEASANT RIDGE.

John Strait and wife spent
Sunday at Nathan Mellott's.
Charles Knable and Maggie
Mellott were at May meeting last
Sunday.
Charlie Mellott and wife and
daughter Myrtle, and John Mel.
lott and wife and Mrs. Martha
Strait, spent last Sunday at j.,
w. Truax's.
John G.. Mellott and wife and
son Jonnie, and Maggie MelIott
and Miss Strait were at w. r.
Truax's last Sunday. Reed Mel.
lott was at Virgil Bard's.
Rev. Brumbsugh will begin a
series of revival meetings at the
Brethren church on Pleasant
Ridge on the 10th Of May,
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Mr.. Albert M. Bivens, Presl.
dent of the Fulton County Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company,
was IN McConnellsburg last Fri
day night and Saturday attend.
ing to business connected with
the interests of his company.
Mr.. Blvens says his Company is
writing a large amount of new
business this year.
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Hardware

Nails of every description
Glass 8xl0, 4c; 10xl2. &c; 12x20,
10c; 12x24, 12c; 12x26, l4c;
12x28, 16c.
Heavy Tire, Spring Wagon Tire,
Buggy Tire.
Heavy, medium and light Spokes
and Rims.
Ice Cream Freezers, $500 up
Lawn Mowers. So % up
Churns, $500 up
Hay Forks, Rope and Pulleys at
bottom prices.
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PROGRAM.

3lst Annual Convention of Fulton County Sabbath School
Association, SdeGng Hill Christian Church,
May 25th and 26th
Thursday Morning.
HOO Greetings and Registration OF Delegates.
1900 Luncheon grounds
Thursday Afternoon.
A. warriston johnston Presiding.
1880 Song md Devotional Service Rev. T. p. Garland.
Greetings from sidelng Hill, r. r. sipes.
2I0 Response, Geo. w. Fisher.
Music
Perennial Sabbath School, Rev. Clifford Hays.
1855 Music
300 The Opportunities of the Sabbath School, Roger.
1925 Music
$3.50 Elementary Grade Conference Import
the Habit Forming Period, Miss Minnie eisner.
for Primary Work. Mrs. j. j. Palmer.
400 Busness-Apponment of Committees.
Thursday Evening.
President, John P. Sipes, Presiding.
1880 Service of Song.
1850 Devotons, Rev. Wesley Cline
Solo, w. G. Landes
Presentation Certificates, Pres John P sipes
1925 Challenges o Sunday School, W. G. Landes.
Offering
Friday Morning.
Hon s. p wshart Presiding
Prayer Praise Service Rev. Henry Wolf
920 The Home Department Work, Miss Kate Wlshat
935 The Benefits of the Home Department. NJ c. Barton
$3.50 Music.
955 Fifty Front Lines for l9l1 What
1906 Adult Bible Class Movement, W. g. lnndes'
1855 organize and conduct teacher training
class, T. H. DOwnes
Import of TeacherT Training, Ephram Melot.
1105 Music
1l:IG Round Confer w. G, Landes.
1l:40 Business-Ilepors of Committees Election OF
Officers Announcements, Etc.
"God With You TIL We Meet Again.
Sunday School Notes.
elected delegates should do
Sunday, May 2lst.
Offering with the delegates Let dol
lars(S the minimum.
will served grounds Thursday and Friday
delegates and visitors.
delegates desiring Miss Margaret
Daniels, Sipe Mills Pa.
p. SIPES,
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Mrs. A. F. Little'Sf
Big UNDERSELLING STORE
We have just received a lot
of New Goods this week.
READY-TO-WEAR

and untrimmed millinery for Women, Misses
and chdren--sHle, variety, quality becoming
effects, and excellent values.
Never more stunning style or better assortment of
beautiful and becoming hats than we showing this
season. No matter what kind Of hat you require, we
have here; and when you get it, you will find it will
cost you less than at any other store Come and see for
yourself just what extensive assortment we have for
your selection Also SHIRT waists coat SUITS Skirts pet
ticoaS embroidery aceS, baby caps boys hats collars,
abbots belts all of the latest styles and at prices any one
can afford to buy. Come and see goods whether you
want to buy or not.
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A Burglars Awful Deed

may not paralyze home so com
pletely as mothers long illness.
But DR.. Kings New Life Pills
are splendid remedy for women,
"They gave me wonderful bene'
fit in constipation and female
trouble" wrote Mrs. M. G. Dun.
lap, of Leadill, Tenn. If aillng,
try them. 25c at Trout's drug
store.
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Subscribe tor the "News;'
only $1.00 a year.
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Poles Wanted.

The Union Telephone Company
wants about 100 chestnut poles
delivered at McConnellsburg;
must be eight inches at top,
peeled, sound and reasonably
straight, 80 feet long, and of the
butt cut. Send sealed bids to
this Office. 427.tf.
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Furniture

Kitchen Chairs, $3.50, 50 80, 81 80
Dining Chairs, s. 90, S. 80, 5000,
$3.50, $3.50 to $40 per set
Bedroom Suites, all prices.
Dressers, Sc 90 to S12 so
Sideboards, oak, $40 80 up
Wooden Bedsteads, 50 90 to IS so
Iron Bedsteads, $3.50 to 81. 80
Springs, 50 so, $500, $3.50, $3.50
Oak Extension Table, drop leaf
I" 8 #. So so
Mattresses, Couches, to sultbuyer
Rockers from SOC to $500
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2S9 acre farm, four miles North of
McConnellsburg, Pa, fine buildings,
100 acres fine OAK and pine timber,
running water through farm, and at
door, good orchard, fine stock farm.
Price, 81, 800.
125 acre farm in Todd township,
nearly new buildings, good water and
fruit, farm IN good condition. $50
acres young timber land adjoining
goes with farm. Price, So, 500.
1O6 acres cleared and 80 timber, lime
stone farm, Ayr township, well water
ed, good buildings, &c in heart of
Cove. Price, $40, 900.
l25 acres, Todd township, nearly
new buildings, within three miles of
County seat, within one mile of lime
stone quarry, fruit, and farm in good
condition Price, 50. 200.
l30 acres slate land, Todd township,
two miles from limestone quarry ex-
cellent buildings. On this tract there
is about 60 acres excellent timber,
within four miles of County seat, and
in sight Of school and church, right
along public road. Price, 81 300.
The Harvey Wishart farm 230 acres,
about 100 of which is good timber near
Wells Tannery, red shale land, nearly
all In grass, fine large buildings, well
watered, near good markets, this farm
lies we'll. Price, $40 600.
200 acre farm along State Road near
Burnt Cabins, Pa, good buildings,
water at barn and house, about 100
acres of good timber, limestone quar-
ry on farm, along public road, near
school and church. Price, 5000.
l30 acres, Taylor township, about
100 cleared, 30 of which is good mead
ow land, we'll watered, red shale, near
limestone, within miles of Huston
town and nine miles from railroad.
Price, S2, POO.
$50 acres, 100 of which is good TIM
ber, Thompson township, within five
miles of Hancock, Nd, farm nearly
level, we'll watered, red shale, fairly
good buildings, inquire for price,
10 acres, Taylor township, about 20
acres good timber, good buildings,
fruit, red shale, good location, about
nine miles from railroad.
Price, $1,000.
100 acres Wells township, near
Wells Tannery, Pa, land lies we'll,
fair buildings, near church and school
and good markets. Price, 81 200
100 acres 10 cleared and 30 young
timber, within three miles of Three
Springs, Pa, fair buildings. near
limestone and market, fruit and well
watered. Price, $500.
150 acre farm Belfast township, lies
we'll. There is fine timber on this
tract-more than enough to pay for
the whole tract, near p. o. and store.
3S acres, Todd township, Is cleared,
balance good timber, good buildings,
mountain water, 100 fruit trees, so Of
which are bearing. Within one mile
OF church, school and store, five miles
from County seat. Price, $3.50.
GEORGE A Il
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In a letter from Arthur Man
ley, of Harrisburg, extending
his subscription to the NEWS, he
says he is we'll aud succeeding
with his work.
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Harris Sale List

$50 acres, Belfast township. m
cleared, balance timber (resrvedl. ,s
shale, good buildings, and fine a
of choice fruit. Land lies well, "a.
all be worked with machinery, spri,,
water and water in fields.
Price, $3.50
100 acres near Laidig, p. o., rl
shale, good buildings; in sigbt i,
school and p. o., along public road
Price, Sl.5N /
100 acre farm in Licking Creek tov,
ship, two miles from p. o. and sto,.
near school, about so acres is GD.
bottom land, red shale and in ieri.
condition, fair buildinge, stream run,
through farm, 100 acres young timb, |
adjoining goes with farm.
Price, Sl,gO
$50 acre farm, good buildings, abor
40 good timber, near Harrisonyille
o., some bottom land, situate alone
public road, one mile from Pike.
Price, Sl,jN
200 acres Belfast township, 60 clea.
ed and under cultivation, balance ey.
cellent timber, ready for market, with.
in II miles from Hancock, Nd, hb
buildings and well watered.
Very cheap at $500
30 acres slate land, good house
stable, &c and store building and
Post Office, good country trade GOOD
roads to market, a fine opportunity
make money and nice place to live.
Price, :g0
Good Mill property, roller process,
burrs, shingle mill, cider mill, fine
water power, concrete for6bay, &c,
about 10 acres of land, house, &c,
a good opportunity.
60 acres, Licking Creek township
about % cleared, good house and ar
barn, 30 good timber, oak and pine
Price, $50
Good hotel property, doing nice
business, well located, stables, sc.
10 properties in the Borough and
Extension of McConnellsburg, Pa.
some double houses.
Prices from $500 to siON
Have many other properties in Ful
ton, Franklin, and Cumberland Cont
ties.
1853 acres, Union township, ,Lafg
ty Property near Lashley, good
buildings, lot of good timber on this
place, nine miles from Hancock, Nd,
good markets, inquire for price and
particulars.
Fine building lots in the Borough Of
McCpnnellsburg, Pa, good location,
and good investments.
Over. 5000 acres of the best timber
land in County, mostly white pine and
white oak, tracts from 100 to luQ
acres.
Loans secured for purchasers, aud
reasonable terms on all properties
ARRlS, Agent,
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Administrators Notice.

Estate of Peter Guillard, ST., late of Wells
township deceased
Notice is hereby given, that Letters OF Ad'
mlnlstraton upon the above estate have been
granted to the undersigned. All persons hay
ing claims against said estate will present
them properly authenticated for settlement
and those owing the same will please call and
settle.
j. LOUIS GUIILARD,
NAV 4. 1911, ct. Administrator.
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be held at Pen Mar on August
3rd. Rev. }. e. Tuttle, D. d., of
York will deliver the address.
A 6 quart granite pan for l0c.
at Goldsmlth's.
When man wears the neck
ties his wife buys tor him he Is
either very much in love with
her, or he just doesn't care how
he looks.
WANTED-Ladies to introduce
Glosslt. Good money. Nothing
invested. Send ten cents for full
size box. The GLoSSlT Co.,
South Bend, Ind. 4.27.4t
The Supreme Court has decid-
ed that the Standard OH Com.
pany, representing an aggregate
capital of 100000, 900, must be
dissolved within six months.
j. g. Groom, Of New Cumber.
land, Cumberland county has
been appointed deputy Internal
Revenue Collector for this dis
trict to take the place of M. K.
Berger who has resigned.
For soreness of the muscles
whether induced by violent exer
else or injury, Cham berlaln's
Liniment ls excellent. This lini-
ment is also highly esteemed for
the relief it affords IN cases of
rheumatism. Sold by all dealers.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. e. Strait,
took last Friday off and made a
trip to McConnellsburg to do a
little shopping and attend to
little items of business. They
left the children IN the home of
Grandpa and Grandma Strait at
Ilustontown.
Mr.. John F.. Mills, GapsvlIle,
Bedford county, who recently
advertised his farm for sale In
the NEWS, writes that he has
sold 1t and that the advertisement
brought inquiries from the sur
rounding counties as well as from
Maryland and North Dakota.
Ralph Reed and his men are
kept busy doing concrete work
since the weather has become
favorable for work. Putting In
concrete floor IN Geo. A. Har-
rls's new stable, walks for ]. N.
Slpes, approach to pavement for
j. K. Johnston, and floor in B. W.
Peck's new stable are among re-
cent jobs. They do good work.
When Libbie Funk was IN town
last week, she lost a bracelet
some where either on the street,
or in some of the stores, set with
an amethyst. 1t is not so much
on account of the intrinsic value
of the bracelet as on account OF
the fact that it was birthday
present, that she regrets the
loss. Any one having found it
will confer favor by leaving 1t at
the News office.
Is there anything IN all this
world that Is of more Importance
to you than good digestion? Food
must be eaten to sustain life and
must be dlgested and converted
into blood. When the digestion
fails the whole body suffers.
Chamberlain's s Tablets are a ra
tlonal and reliable cure for lndi
gestlon. They increase the flow
of bile, purify the blood,
strengthen the stomach, and tone
up the whole digestive apparatus
to q natural and healthy action.
For sale by all dealers.
DR.. ii. @. McClain, of Huston.
town, DR.. r. B. Campbell, of
New Grenada, E. r. McClain, of
this place, and N. E. Hoover, of
Hustontown, drove over to Cham.
bersburg last Friday IN DR.. Nc
CLAIMS E. M. F. Thirty. On
Saturday morning they returned
home accompanied by Jesse B..
McClain, of Huntingdon, and DR..
Robert Hunter, of Saxton. Mr..
Hoover did not return with the
party.