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The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04

most without jar. ON the outskirts Of
. city whose name Alan never learned
For the biplans was barely at .
standstill before he was out and. reel
ing with the giddiness that Affects men
after long flights, making his way ~
best he might toward the Managers
once connected with . trainyard i'm
mediately adjacent to tho spot where
they had come to earth.
Lavish disbursements OF money won
him his way against oficial protests
that what he demanded was an impos
sibility. Within twenty minutes. leav
ing Coast to follow on when and ~
best he might. Alan and Judith were
spinning through open country in the
cab Of an engine running light. with
only clear track between It and tbs
special.
The several hours that ensued be
fore the rear lights Of the special were
brought to view were none too many
for the task imposed upon Alan Of
overcoming the scruplss Of the en-
gineer and fireman.
Another minute. and less than nifty
feet separated the two-the special
train and the light engine. both hur
Ting through the light at top speed.
With word to the engineer Alan
crept out along the side Of the boiler;
with only greasy handrail and . mar.
row foothold between himself and
what meant death. or something close.
ly resembling 1t, should he be shaken
OF by the tearing wind and the sway.
Ing Of the locomotive.
It seemed an hour before he worked
himself up to the cowcatcher-now
within four feet Of the rear platform
Of the special.
On this last he could see . woman's
figure indistinctly silhouetted against
the light through the door. and beside
her man in white coat, clinging foa
dear life to the knob Of tho door
holding 1t against the frantic ef5orts Of
some persons inside to tear II open.
Another hour Of suspense drasgsd
out-or such was the eRect-whils the
light engine with intolsfabls slownssa
bridged those four scant feet.
At length II was feasible to attempt
the thing. Rose Che could sss her
strained white face quite plainly now)
was half over the rail Of the car, ahead,
ready to Jump.
HIS heart failed him. II was too
hazardous . risk. He dared not let hss
take II.
Something very like . shot sounded
from the train and somsthins very like
bullet whistled past his cheek, and
proved the signal for several more.
STRANGELY. that knoKladEa ateadisd
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Nurna


W. E. Strever sold = three and .
half year old colt this week which
weighed exactly one ton. A Kansas
City horse buyer bought 1t.
T. L. Beard has rented both the
Broadbent and the Bontrager farms
for the coming season.
Chas. Schroeder is putting 10 wheat
on the Heissrmsn forty acres which
he leased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller have returned
to their home 10 Hutchinson. Kans..
after visit with their daughter,
Mrs. Henry Baker, and family.
Henry Baker, T. L Beard and chas.
ReisinRer and families attended spe-
cial services at the Dunkard church 10
Rocky Ford last Sunday.
The families OF Chas. MattinRly
and Joe Trainor we're guests Of Peter
Kaiser and family Thanksgiving day.
W. e. Strever and family we're the
guests at Thanksgiving dinner Of
DR.. and Mrs. J. E. Jetfery in Ordway.
Mr.. PellinR has returned from Col
orado Springs where he had been on
business.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04

his nerves. straining forward and
holding on to y bar 30 hot that II
scorched his palm. he offered hand
to the girl on the rail.
Her hand fell confidently into 1t. She
jumped. His arm wound round her a.
she landed on the platform of the COW.
catcher. He heard her breathe his
name. then hurriedly passed her be-
tween himself and the boiler to the
footway at the side. The fireman was
waiting there to help her. Alan turned
his attention to Barcus.
To his dismay he found that the en-
gine was losing ground. The space
was widening rapidly a. Barcus re-
leased the knob and threw himself
over the rail.
By . miraculous. flying leap, the
man accomplished that incredible feat
and gained the platform.
An instant later ten feet separated
the engine from the special, a. the on.
gtneer applied the brakes.
And this he did none too soon: for
at the same time Marrophat and an
other appeared on the rear platform
and opened hot. but. thanks to the
widening distance. ineffectual fire.
The engine ground slowly to a halt
as the rear lights Of the special train
svAnt from aieht rx.srA q hapA
Continued nsxt week
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04
School Notes

The monthly report cards for the
pupils were handed to the pupils on
yesterday, Thursday, evening. We
would be pleased to have the parents
examine them closely.
On Friday, November 4, at 8 p. m.
the parents are cordially invited to
meet the teachers At the school build.
ing 10 the regular monthly parent
teachers meeting. Let every parent
come filled with helpful suggestions.
CHAs. SANDIFUR.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04
CHATTER XXX.
Va All Line,

Via Ar Line.
Not once in the course Of the next
sixteen hours but . thousand times
Alsp questioned land, 1t will readily
be allowed, with all excuses) his san
ity in permitting himself to be In
duenced to humor Judiths insistencs
and make her . party to this Wild
aerial cross-country dash.
Between whiles the plane new fast
and high. cutting . direct line. a. the
crow flies. athwart the eastern and
western states.
Chicago they raised az . smudse ON
the northern horizon about one O'Clock
in the afternoon: thereafter some lit
tie time was lost in descents to ascer-
tain the identity OF the many railroad
lines that crias-Nroaaed the sw,v,,~sr~
landscape. Only At the third cast did
they succeed in picking up the line Of
the Santa Fe. And 1t was some hours
later. though still daylight. when they
picked up the special train. nying like
bunting across the levels.
There was scant room for doubt
that 1t was the train they sought. Spe-
cials are not common. Moreover Alan
contrived with considerable difnculty
to focus binoculars upon the rear plat
form of the car, and caught fugitive
glimpse of white-coated figure with .
black face that was watching the BIZ
plane in the same manner, that ia.
with glasses.
The man in the white coat, Alan as
sured himself, was positively Barcus.
And hardly had he comforted him
self with this assurance when his sar-
donic destiny struck the motor dumb.
In response to his look of dashed
inquiry the aviator merely shook .
weary head and muttered the words:
Engine trouble"
Swiftly the earth rose to receive tho
volplaning mechanism. Under Coast's
admirable handling It settled down d.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04
Milk Factory Payroll at Lamar

The payroll Ut the Helvetia Con-.
densary At Lamar, for October. is the
largest since the plant started. The
total payroll t0 farmers and dairy hen
for the period amounted TO q. .732.
Monsel aud Wagner. dairymen. de-
itvered to the. condenssry during the
month $500 WORTH Of cream aud they
lead the list BY . big margin. They
liive received check for sAs0.6i for
their produvs- during the month Of
OctOber
Sell your baied slfalfs to TIedemann
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04
Burn the Weeds

Above all things think the weedi
along the highways and fences Of the
farms should be burned this fall and
winter" remarked an Ordwa busi'
ness man few days ago. He stated
that he had talked with number Of
farmers 10 Pueblo cnhnty and with
the agriculturist Of that county. and
that they are having this done gener
ally In that county To do away with
the breeding places Of Erasshoppers.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04

slider me as q woman when II Gomez
to hardship" she limited obliquely.
i've no reason to, going on what
know Of you."
Give me one minute to ind my coat
and hat"
In less than that time she was at his
side In the hallway.
The police entered by the front door
as the two crept out Of the area win
dow.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04
Cantata the l7th

The schools. including all the
grades. will give cantxta at the
Evangelical church on Thursday even.
Ing, December II. 1t is entitled ITO
Sauta's Land with the Dreamland. :"
Admission Is cents. children under
ten years Of age Is cents.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04
Olney Springs

John H. Cowden 'is feeding bunch
Of calves and quite bunch OF year
lings at his ranch near 0lney Syringe.
They are being fed on beet pulp, oil
cake and hay, and will be ready for
the market by spring. ..,
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04
Stockholders' Meeting

There will be meeting OF the
stockholders Of the Crowley Canning
company at the school house 10 Grow
ley on Wednesday afternoon of next
week.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04
Well Located

The Ordway hotel is we'll located
and most Convenient stopping place.
The treatment Is most courteous.
Board at the Ordw way Hotel.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04

A COW and 9 SOW at . silo.
Ate the corn, the pulp and the
milo.
Mr.. Farmers eyes, now beam.
As the COW gives him more
cream;
While the valuable old SOW
Mothers . dozen or more now.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04

Subscribe for your magazines thro'
the New Era. We can secure you
any publication you want and save
you money.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04
Christmas Suggestions

Correspondence Cards
Monogram Stationery.
These or any one OF them wOu d
make woman fine present. one as
much TO be appreciated as most any
thing you could give her The New
Era Is the place TO get them, and they
are not expensive either.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04

Laude wants more second hand
goods. Sell him your surplus furni-
ture.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04

Get butter cartons at the New Era
Office. They keep butter fresh and
clean
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04

Washing and ironing. Mrs. Fisher
west OF the Park hotel.
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04

Sell your baled .lfalf. to TIedemann .
The Ordway new era., 1914-12-04

Continued nsxt week
The Detroit times., 1914-08-24

Detroit The Times is in duty bound support Malcolm Nc
Le Mr. Mcleod the only of three candidates enough
favor Times readers with expression of his views and the policies
that would guide him We be for all Of his policies
but like his unaadne In public offices he has held Mr. Mcleod
has always rendered faithful and efficient service.
With these recommendations The Times feels its duties done
Beyond them would merely that bird in the hand
worth the BUSH and that where officials who have good
candidates another they should be renominad and
retained
The Royal Ark taloon slate has not yet made its appearance
will will candidates for the egsla-
whom you safely against and whom SHOULD vote
against. ----
Vote against the safety Of the state and the safety OF ire
society with the efontey to ask
prevail upon they have stamped the saloon
Above all things, do this Mr
GET TO THE PRIMARIES AND VOTE!
The Detroit times., 1914-08-24

the new congressional district Thirteenth west Of Woodward
The Detroit times., 1914-08-24

ed by the national and state govern
meats and private property. the trees
were plastered with long and worry
IRE notices printed In small type anu
requiring Ave or ten minutes OF per
sons time TO take In their meanins.
To read the notice easily IL was neces
sary TO stand few feet away from
the tree. and because Of this fact per
sons passing by on horseback or Walk
Ing along the roads or trails seldom
stopped TO read the so-called 'nre
signs"
Now all is different. Fire notices
are printed In "A few words In large
type, and a number of cards which
have been sent to local officers OF the
United States forest service illustrate
just what Is being done In many states
to inform the public on the danger OF
forest fires. The notices from the
Tamalpais Fire Association Of Call.
fornia are q sample OF the kind OF
notices which are now printed Each
OF the notices Is printed on q large
card and tackled on trees near camp
ing places and along the road. The
following samples will give an idea OF
their snappiness:
Was your camp fire out when you
left Il? Did you stamp out your
cigarette? Be sure about it,"
Prevent forest fires from starting.
That's easy! Squelch the spark"
Another forest fire notice from this
California association Is headed:
Good Woodsmen," and gives the fol-
lowing four rules for fire prevention:
II. Always keep camp fires small. 2.
Never build camp fires In heavy
winds. 3. Never build fires In spots
from which they might spread. 4.
Always put them out with water and
cover with earth before leaving camp"
Another set of brief fire notices
have been printed In red on large
cards by the officers OF forest fire dis
trict No. 5. with headquarters In Dem
yer. Colo. Some OF these notices read:
Wanted: Campers who prevent
forest fires"
Going fishing? Be careful with your
matches and tobacco"
Danger to the forest Is In lighted
matches and burning tobacco"
did you put out your camp fire."
Perhaps one Of the most interesting
methods OF educating the public on
the danger OF forest fires Is the use of
cigar holders which have been issued
In one of the western states. II Is a
Ipasteboard cigarholder similar to
those given away In tobacco stores,
and reads:
Protect your cigars by using this
holder.
Protect the forest by extinguishing
the cigars and matches before drop
ping them.
Forest fires destroy $50.000.0O0
worth OF property in the United States
every year.
Small fires start big ones.
Matches and cigar stubs sometimes
start small fires.
BE careful"
On the reverse side OF the holder six
rules are printed on the method OF
forest fire prevention, and as clos
| ing word OF warning campers are told
| IL they discover a fire to get word Of
II to the nearest United States ranger
or fire warden just as quickly as they
can.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-24
RAYMeND w PULLMAN

RAYMOND W. PULLMAN
Times Washington Bureau. No. 7Ot
Metropolitdn Bunk ButIdtn0.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-'Win the
European war stimulate the growing
of sugar beets and further the move
ment to make the
American Beet American market
Sugar Product. less dependent
upon foreign sugar
producers" This Is question which
Is today interesting the experts OF the
United States department OF commerce
and OF the department OF agriculture
both OF which are conducting 1nYesu.
cations OF the beet sugar industry In
the United States.
More than so pounds OF sugar are
consumed each year by the average
American, according to estimates
made under the direction OF former
Secretary James Wilson Of the depart
ment OF agriculture few months be
fore he left ONCE, In 1913. or thrs
large per capita sugar consumption
only ten pounds. or one-eiShth, are
now produced In this country, and
plan worked out by Secretary Wilson
which would make IL unnecessary for
Americans to buy any foreign sugar
has just been recalled by government
officials interested In the condition OF
the American sugar market, which has
been demoralized by the war OF the
European nations.
Former Secretary Wilson estimated
that in the nineteen states adapted TO
the growing of sugar beets there are
al al, hal m n
ers and nearly ESQ, 606, 600 acres of I'M
proved land. He estimated that IL one
farmer In every four In the nineteen
states where sugar beets may be
easily grown would plant three-acre
patch and give IL the care that could
be readily bestowed upon such small
plot 1t would be unnecessary for Amer
leans to buy single pound OF foreign
sugar.
The former secretary estimated that
two-thirds OF 1 per cent OF the I'M
proved land In the nineteen states
adapted to sugar beets would accom-
plish this result, and he said that
more than this acreage lies idle In
these states-absolutely unused
every year. The secretary's estimates
took into consideration the normal
amount OF cane sugar which Is pro-
duced In the south each year, which
would augment the beet sugar supply
in meeting the demand OF the Amer
lean market.
Less than 100000 acres OF land are
now planted to sugar beets In the
United States, and II Is estimated that
1t would require at least 100000
acres to produce the amount OF sugar
which is now imported from European
countries. Experts OF the department
OF agriculture, however, stated that the
devotion of 100000 acres of land to
the production Of sugar required for
home consumption would have an
utterly Insignificant effect in reducing
the acreage OF other crops. and. In
fact. the growing of sugar beets would
actually Increase the total yield Of
other crops. The growing of sugar
beets improves the land, because the
cultural methods include the thorough
working Of the soil and increases the
yield Of everything else grown In the
The Detroit times., 1914-08-24
European War May Help Sugar Beet Industry

same ground In succeeding years. In
Germany and other foreign countries
where the sugar beet culture has
reached Its highest development the
sugar beets are used In rotation with
other crops for the purpose of I'M
proving the soil as well rs to produce
direct profit from the sale OF the
crop.
The United States at the present
time Is not only dependent upon Europe
for seven.eighths OF Its supply OF raw
sugar, but also for Its supply Of sugar
beet seed. For many years a more or
less general idea prevailed both In this
country and abroad that high-grade
sugar beet seed could not be grown
in the United States. Experiments
made by government experts have
shown, however. that good sugar beet
seed could be grown In this country,
although at the present time the grow
ing OF beet seed In the United States
Is still In the experimental stage. IL
requires two years to grow the roots
for sugar beet seed. The adverse con-
ditions which prevailed In 1911 In
nearly all OF the beet seed producing
countries OF the old world resulted In
a shortage OF the seed crop. increased
the selling price several fold and made
IL almost impossible for growers In
the United States to- get supply or
good seed adequate for their needs.
More than two years ago, DR.. G. o.
Townsend, one Of the governments
sugar beet experts Of the bureau OF
plant industry, pointed out that SO
long as the farmers Of the United
States relied upon the importation OF
beat seed the beet sugar industry in
the United States would be dependent
for success OF failure upon the seed
crop Of the other countries. He said
at the time that another partial failure
OF the seed crop In Europe similar TO
the one In 1911 would perhaps SO de-
'plete the worlds supply OF beet seed
that the beet sugar industry would
be badly crippled II not entirely de-
stroyed In many sections of the world
for short period OF years at least.
Now that millions of European farm
ers are engaged In the war and leav-
ing the foreign beet crop largely neg.
lected, department experts say that 1t
is purely a matter of guesswork at the
present time to tell how much the
American crops OF future years will
be affected.
The yearly recurrence OF forest fires
with increasingly large losses Of val
|, liable timber has
Warning Against stimulated the In
Forest Fires. terest OF private,
state and federal
authorities In public education on fire
prevention. Forest fires which have
just been reported by Chief Forester
Henry F. Graves have cost the gov.
eminent many thousands OF dollars to
fight. and forest officers say that each
year the heavy losses prove that what
is needed Is public education on fire
prevention as much as more forest
rangers and proper fire fighting equip
ment
During the last few years revoln-
ton in methods OF warning campers,
sportsmen, woodsmen and others
against forest fires has been carried
out. Up until o few years ago. over
many parts OF the forest sections own
The Detroit times., 1914-08-24

One finger In the wheat pit means
5000 bushels. The elderly man was
informing the world that he had 90.
900 bushels to sell.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-24

War Il pretty tough thing when
even the holes In Swiss cheese cost
more.
II the supply OF lead is short, feL
low may stand chance OF getting
some silver In his teeth. =
Uneasy tonight will rest the head
that has been submitted for the vot-
ers to take a shot at.
One writer says we have a lucky
The Detroit times., 1914-08-24
And every broker who handled I
got his commission.

got his commission.
September wheat, said the board on
the day i was there, was 81 and q
fraction. November wheat was about
the same But May wheat -
May wheat was lO7! May, 1916
next May.
You get 1t, don't you? The oper-
ators are all up In the air about the
war In Europe. Does Europe want
our wheat? And how Is the wheat to
be got to Europe? And what about
paying for It?
But next spring, maybe, Europe
will be starving. Europe will have
to have our wheat. Perhaps the Brit
ish feet will sink the German. Or
the other way about. A way will be
found to get our wheat into the
stomachs OF starving Europe--per
haps.
So May wheat Is up" And be-
cause Europe stands good chance
OF starvation next spring we at home
will pay just that much more for our
bread and butter.
The Chicago board OF trade last
year received 3S3,494.000 bushels OF
American-grown wheat. II sold 274,-
$3.50 bushels,
But a bumper crop is looked for
this year. Nine hundred million BUSH
els Is the guess OF the experts. Fine
for the farmers. Fine for the mad
men In the pit who will toss the yell
low grain about In 100000 lots.
But, business being business, and
the law Of supply and demand being
an immutable law, you will pay, not
less, but more for your bread and
butter SO long as Europe starves.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-24

Judge ]. s. Heard, Georgia man.
has family Of 20 children. Quite a
Heard.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-24

BY FRED L. BoALT.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug 24.-The farm
er plants the wheat.
God makes II grow and ripen.
You eat II.
But the Job OF getting the wheat
from The farm 70 you rs tEft to wild
man In shirtsleeves who perspires
profusely, utters strange gutteral
cries and makes wierd signals with
his fingers.
The Chicago board OF trade Is the
largest food market In the world. |
sat in the visitors gallery and saw
directly beneath me q man In tele-
phone booth hand slip OF paper to
q boy.
The boy folded the paper in the
middle, so that no one might read Its
message, and dashed with 1t to the
wheat pit.
He gave II to q dapper, elderly
man, whose hair and pointed beard
were snow white. He was such an
immaculate, cultured-appearing old
man that I could not associate him
with the rough-and-tumble OF the pit.
But when the elderly mantle
floor man" for big firm of brokers
had scanned the message he under
went an instant and cuVious change.
His face turned red, then purple. The
muscles of his neck stood out in
cords. He threw back his head and
screamed.
And he held up four fingers.
sort Of q panic?" I asked.
NO said my guide. a veteran
operator. THE market is dull to-
day"
One finger In the wheat pit means
5000 bushels. The elderly man was
informing the world that he had 90.