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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Russia Courts America.

Milan, Italy, via Paris.-A long dis
patch from Petrograd outlining the
situation in Russia, which gives the
impression Of being inspired by Ser
gius Sazanoff, Russian foreign minis
ter, is published by the Corriere Della
Sera. The article says in conclusion:
"The proposal for a Russian-Japanese
alliance finds no opposition on condi-
ton that it be not aggressive against
China and even less so against Ameri-
ca, whose friendship is necessary to
Russia"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
FAMED AS REFORMER
WOMAN HAS DONE SPLENDID
WORK IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Twenty Years Of Active Labor
Crowned With Magnificent Result
Systematic Efforts Have En-
abIed Her to Do Wonders.

In San Francisco's Chinatown Miss
Donaldina Cameron is honored with
two unusual names. Anon the Chi
nese highbinders she is known as the
Female White Devil" among the
girls of her rescue mission she is
called the Little Mother" Miss Cam
eron has been doing rescue work
among the Chinese Of California for
nearly twenty years, and during that
time has rescued 1900 girls ranging
In age from little tots given away or
sold as slaves by their parents or
natural guardians to grown girls who
had fallen into the clutches of high
binders.
She has gone at midnight into the
farthest corners of the rookeries that
were the Chinatown of old San Fran
cisco. She has chopped down doors.
crawled on her hands and knees along
secret passages, and in several In
stances rescued at the point Of the
pistol the miserable slave girl who
had appealed to her.
In her rescue work Miss Cameron
does not 60 after the girls who are
content to live such lives, but to
those who appeal to her or who she
learns wish to get away from 1t. She
has taken more than one girl as they
were passing along the streets and
forced the Chinese owner" to 60 to
court On several occasions she has
been followed and threatened by mobs
Of Chinese and their friends.
OF Scotch parentage, Miss Cameron
was born in New Zealand. She came
to America as young girl and for
twenty years has been employed by
the board of foreign missions of the
Presbyterian church for rescue work
among the Chinese of San Francisco.
She is paid only $50 month, and In
sists that she thinks 1t quite enough.
Once she gets girl she does not
try to Americanize her or keep her
away from reputable people of her
own nationality. On the contrary, the.
girls study Chinese books along with
English and are encouraged to hoh
to their own religion.
Since Miss Cameron has learned
that all Chinese girls wish to be mar
ried she does her best for them as
matchmaker. She sees that they meet
reputable men who are able and will
ing to give them good homes and
proper treatment. Nor does her in
terest cease with their marriage. Her
short vacations are usually spent
visiting girls who have been under her
care and who have married. She is
entertained as an honored guest and
husbands are said to be careful to
put their best foot forward.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Schedule Change curbed.

Olympia, Wash.-The time-worn de.
vice on railroad timetables announc.
ing that the railroad reserves the
right to change this schedule at pleas
ure" or without notice, Is doomed in
the state of Washington, unless the
railroads can offer a convincing ex.
cuse. The public service commission
has issued an order forbidding chang.
ing of timetables without 10 days no
tice, posted beforehand in the sta
tions.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Salmon Fishing Improves.

Astoria.-There was quite an I'M
provement in the catch of salmon the
past few days. This was especially
true in the section of the river oppo-
site the city and above Tongue Point,
where several gill-netters secured in
the neighborhood of ton each, and
catches of 500 to 900 pounds were
common. The upriver seines and traps
also made good hauls.
In the lower harbor, however, the
catch was not so good, indicating that
the school of fish which began to en-
ter the river on Saturday fastened up
stream,
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Climber Killed on Rainier.

Tacoma.-While climbing to Gibral-
tar Rock on Mount Rainier. with a
party of eastern tourists, G. F. Ord
way, of Boston, plunged to death down
a canyon. Mrs. Ordway saw her hus-
bands body go crashing down the
cliff. Ordway's body was recovered
by members of the party. Although
$4,000 tourists have registered at the
national park this season, this is the
first accident of the kind since 1912,
when a young woman fell from peak.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Eoodstuffs Price Treble.

Paris.-A dispatch from Bucharest
says that Austrian and German agents
at points along the Roumanian from
tier are paying three times the normal
price for wheat, corn, hay, flax, peas
and beans exported from that country.
This Is the result of heavy export tax.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Artesian Well BorInos Succeed.

Klamath Falls.-Success obtained
by B. S. Grigsby, Of this city, few
weeks ago in obtaining artesian water
on his ranch near Fort klamath, north
of here, was such that five other wells
have since been put down, and more
likely will follow. The record for get
ting water is on the Grover Neal place.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
percheron Prizes up.

Salem.-W. Al Jones, secretary Of
the state fair, announced that the Per
cheron Society of America had offered
13 special premiums for stations and
mares exhibited at the meeting, which
opens September 81 and continues six
days. The fair board has offered prizes
totaling $622 and banner each for
champion stallion and champion mare
in the Percheron exhibit.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Pumpkin Show Planned.

Junction City.-The seventh annual
Junction City Pumpkin Show will be
held on September 16, IL and IS. The
show will have ten departments:
Pumpkin, forage, orchard and vine-
yard, vegetables, grain and seed, cul-
mary, flowers and art, industrial
school exhibits, fancy work and poul-
try. The state exhibitors of poultry
are invited to compete. B. F. Keeney
will Judge the poultry exhibits.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
A Tourist.

"If I dismiss the case against you
this time, what guarantee will have
that you won't appear before me
again in less than month";" asked
the judge.
Oats cinsh. yer honor" said the
prisoner. IF ! gifts out O. dis I'm goin'
anut' far two mont'a"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
Polk Prune Yield Normal.

Monmouth.-Prune trees in the hills
about Falls City, Monmouth, Dallas
and Airlie are expected to yield nor.
mally this year. The growers report
a favorable season for fruit develop.
ment and claim only in a few in.
stances the early frosts have injured
the fruit. While not as large as last
year, the size of the prunes will rank
well up with the past few years, &C.
cording to the growers. Many new
orchards will bear this fall.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
sumpter and Auburn Fires Checked

Baker.-That fire in the Sumpter
Valley and Auburn districts is now
we'll under control was reported by
County Fire Warden Palmer, who re-
turned from Auburn, where he direct
ed trenching operations. Mr.. Palmer
believes that new fires will hold the
only danger to timber in the section
through which he was working, as
those now burning are well safe
guarded.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26

William e. Tuttle, Jr, for two terms
Democratic congressman from New
Jersey, and prominent banker and
business man, has been appointed
United States commissioner to the
Panama exposition which opens No
vember 3. The last congress appro-
priated $25,oo0 for this country's par
ticipation In the exposition, and Mr..
TuttIe is arranging for the exhibit.
they are missing. Burgess, a chauf,
feur, and Mrs. Burgess, maid, were
in Mrs. Bruguiere's employ.
The company's message from Liver
pool mentioned five survivors who
had sailed at the last moment and
whose names were not on the list
cabled here Thursday night.
When the White Star offices closed
late Saturday night, it was announced
that the list then stood at IA passen-
gers missing, two of whom were
Americans.
Washington, D. C.-Tension in
creased in official quarters Saturday
when consular messages forwarding
affidavits of American survivors of
the British liner Arabic brought def
mite information that the vessel was
torpedoed without warning and that
probably some Americans had been
lost.
1t seemed that but one point re-
mained to be cleared up-whether the
Arabic attempted to ram the subma-
rine or whether change of the liners
course to assist the already sinking
British steamer Dunsley nearby was
misinterpreted by the German subma-
rine commander as a hostile approach.
The attitude of the American gov
ernment for the moment is receptive,
anxiously awaiting accurate details
and reserving judgment as to whether
the action was deliberately unfriend-
ly."
The final decision rests with Presi-
dent Wilson.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-26
TORNADO DEATH
LIST EXCEEDS 100
Property Loss In Texas Storm
Estimated at $3O,OOO,OW.
500 HOUSES GO DOWN IN GALVESTON
Waves Break Causeway and Destroy
Water Supply Mains-Fires Are
Started Troops Called.
Deaths by Flood on Southeast
Texas Coast.

With large sections Of the flood
swept area In Texas not yet heard
from. the estimate Of dead b:
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

AA ANY discriminating gentle
lN women prefer this stylish
model in Sterling Kid; turned,
leather Louis Cuban 1913 heel.
Dainty ornamental buckle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18

company seemed insufficient to hold
them But the new militiamen, look
ing for reinsurance not so much to
Callomb as to the granlte-like face OF
Samson South, rallied and rose with a
yell to meet them on bayonet and
smoking muzzle. The rush wavered,
fell back, desperately rallied, then
broke in scattered remnants for the
shelter Of the building.
Old Jake Holman fell near the door,
and his grandson. rushing out, picked
up his fallen rifle and sent farewell
defiance from Il as he, too. threw up
both arms and dropped.
Then a white flag wavered at a win
dow and, as the newly arrived troops
halted in the ctreet, the noise died sud
denly to quiet Samson went out to
meet a man who opened the door and
said shortly:
I'VE lays down"
Judge Holman, who had not parti II
pated, turned from the slit In his shut
tered window, through which he had
since the beginning been watching the
conflict.
THAT enGs H." be said. with a de-
spairing shrug OF his shoulders. He
picked up a magazine pistol which lay
on his table and, carefully counting
down his chest to the fifth rib. placed
the muzzle against his breast.
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told you back there the night before |
left that / was afraid to let myself
question my feelings toward you. DO
you remember2"
She met his eyes, and her own eyes
we're frankly smiling.
you we're very complimentary,
Samson" she told him. 81 warned
you then that It was the moon talk.
ing"
No" he said firmly. 1T was not the
moon. have since then met that fear
and analysed 1t. My feeling for you is
the best that a man can have, the hon
est worship OF friendship. And" he
added, 81 have analyzed your feeling
for me, too, and, thank God! | have
that same friendship from you. Haven't I
II"
For a moment, she only nodded; but
her eyes were bent on the road ahead
OF her. The man waited in tense
silence Then, she raised her face, and
It was a face that smiled with the
serenity OF one who has wakened out
of troubled dream.
"You will always have that, Samson,
dear" she assured him.
Have | enough of 1t, to ask you to
do for her what you did for me? To
take her and teach her the things she
has the right to know?"
I'D love it," she cried. And then
she smiled, as she added: "She will
be much easier to teach. She won't
be so stupid, and one of the things !
shall teach her"-she paused, and
added whimslcally-"wlll be to make
you cut your hair again"
But, just before they drew up at the
house of old Spicer South. she said:
81 might as well make a clean breast
Of It, Samson, and give my vanity the
punishment 1t deserves. You had me
in deep doubt
about what?"
"About--well about US. wasn't
quite sure that wanted Sally to have
you-that l didn't need you myself
I've been a shameful little cat to vii
fred"
But now The Kentuclian broke
of
Now. know that my friendship
for you and my love for him have both
had their acid test-and am happier
than I've ever been before. I'm glad
we've been through 1t. There are nc
doubts ahead. I've got you both"
About him." said Samson, thought
fully May tell you something
which, although It's a thing in your
own heart, you have never quite
known?"
She nodded, and he went on.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18
WORKING IN OCEANS DEPTHS
Most Remarkable Divers Are the
Pearl Fishers Of Torres, Who
Werk With Simple Equipment.

The greatest depth recorded OF
work done by diver in suit is lS2
feet; this depth was reached by the
Spanish diver. Angel Erostarbe, who
recovered $4,000 In silver ingots from
the wreck OF the steamship Skyro oil
Cape Finisterre. The sponge divers
OF the Mediterranean work at a maxi
mum of $50 feet, and the Australian
pearlers at 120 feet. The greatest
depths reached by divers without APP
paratus we're by the pearl fishers
Of Torres, mostly Maayans from the
smaller islands. They go down with
the aid OF a stone and loop In the
rope thereto attached which they
clutch with their toes, these organs
being far more prehensile than in
races normally shod- They seldom
venture to descend below SO feet, a
depth at which they can remain for
two minutes. The stone enables them
TO remain at the bottom while they
are sweeping the pearl oysters into
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18

ing, and at last night closed and the
Gordon grew tighter to prevent escape
The Hollmans, Ike rats in a trap,
grimly held on, realizing that II was to
be a siege. On the following morning
q detachment Of e. company arrived,
dragging two gatling guns The Holl-
mans saw them detraining, from their
lookout in the courthouse cupola, and,
realizing that the end had come, re-
solved upon a desperate sortie. Stimuli
taneously every door and lower win
dow of the courthouse burst open to
discharge a frenzied rush OF men, fir
Ing as they came. They meant to fight
their way out and leave as many hos
tile dead as possible in their wake
Their one chance now was to scatter
before the machine guns came into ac.
ton. They came like food Of hui
man lava and their guns we're never
silent, as they bore down on the barri.
cades, where the single outnumbered
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18
success Of ryphoId lnocuIatlon

Sir Frederick Treves. presiding at
the Society of Arts on the occasion Of
Doctor Sandwith's Chadwick lecture
on war and Disease" was able to
bear witness TO the remarkable sanl-
tary conditions under which the pres.
ent war is being waged. Particu.
larly did he iudorse the value Of inoc.
ulation for typhoid, by which means
that great danger to armies in the
field has been practically eliminated
Sir Frederick was, in fact, able to state
that not single inoculated man had
died of typhoid in the British expedi-
tionary force, and that there had only
been 212 cases of typhoid, with 22
deaths. When we remember the ex.
tent to which typhoid prevailed in our
armies during the Boer war, when the
conditions were probably infinitely
less provocative Of that disease than
those which must necessarily prevail
in prolonged trench fighting 1t will be
recognized that Sir Frederick's claim
that the existing sanitary arrange
ments are Unprecedented is Justified
London outlook.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18

came down the steps and ran toward
them.
"Drennle," said the man, this Is
Sally. want you two to love each
other" For an instant, AdrIenne Les.
colt stood looking at the mountain
girl and then she opened both her
arms.
Sally" she cried, you adorable
child, do love you'll"
The girl in the calico dress raised
her face, and her eyes were glistening.
I'm obleeged ter ye," she faltered.
Then, with open and wondering ad-
miratlon she stood gazing at the first
fine lady" upon whom her glance had
ever fallen.
Samson went over and took Sally's
hand.
"Drennie," he said, softly. "ls there
anything the matter with herr"
Adrienne Lescott shook her head
81 understand" she said.
81 sent the others on" he went on
quietly, because wanted that first
we three should meet alone. George
and Wilfred are going to stop at my
uncle's house, but, unless you'd rather
have It otherwise. Sally wants you
here"
do stop now7" the girl asked.
But the man shook his head.
81 want you to meet my other people
first"
AS they rode at walk along the lit
tie shred of road left to them, the man
turned gravely
"Drennle," he began. she waited for
me. all those years. What was helped
to do by such splendid friends as you
and your brother and Wilfred, she was
back here trying to do for herself. |
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18
TRIED TO "BEAN" THE HAWK
New York City Employee Filings Pa.
per Weight Ineffeetlvely at
Daring Pigeon-Eater.

There was hunt for game yester-
day atop the municipal building. The
game was varlously described as a
hawk and an eagle. The hunters we're
couple Of score of city employees.
led by Alderman Carstairs and Jack
Kennedy, chief clerk of the water de-
partment. The guide" II such he
could be called, was Elevator Dis
patcher Peter Kearney, whose Office
is on the roof Of the building, and
who has been watching the big bird
capture and devour pigeons.
"The bird is two feet high at least.
and his wings spread four feet said
Kearney. He's black, but his breast
has streaks of white on II. He has a
brown bill, with a black spot right on
the end OF IT,"
The hunters trooped out on the roof
Just after Kearney had informed them
the bird had settled on a ledge 10
feet below, with a pigeon In its mouth.
There was long discussion, and final
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18
Wanted ouIck Statement.

The humors of that type Of lawyer
who Is known as the ambulance
chaser" are not lost upon Representa-.
tive Howard of Georgia. who. by the
way, has not even sympathy for the
type. He recounts the story of an
elderly negro who was run over by o
wagon. A sympathetic attorney
rushed to the hospital and offered to
handle the case on contingent fee.
Go way FUN me, white man." said
the old darky, feebly
But want to help you" said the
lawyer
The old man showed CLEAN OF In.
terest.
Does your he said.
The lawyer nodded.
"Den," said the victim, you 60 out
an find de man dat run into me AMI
bus his haid wide openl"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18
Cement From Reets.

II has been discovered In France
that az excellent cement is one Of
the byproducts OF the manufacture Of
beet sugar The scum that forms when
the beets are boiled. and which has
heretofore been thrown away con.
sists largely OF carbonate Of lime and
water, and from 10000 tons OF beets
treated 1000 tons of carbonate lime is
obtained; to this 1,1OO tons of clay
is added. the resulting product being
3.162 tons Of excellent cement. The
scum is pumped into large tanks,
where II is allowed to dry partially
Finely divided clay is then mixed with
II; the mixture is thoroughly ANAL
gamated by beaters for an hour and
burned in rotary kiln The clnker
is then removed and pulverized into
cement
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18

a basket attached to the stone When
the diver feels that he must come up
to breathe he releases his toes from
the beckett in the rope and at once
floats to the surface Young and
healthy Malayan divers working oys
ter beds below six fathoms make four
descents an hour during four hours
in the morning and the same during
four hours in the afternoon following
a fourhour rest. A civilized man at
a depth of 42 feet finds such a dive in
tolerable after single minute.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18

In addition to competent teachers
these schools have enlisted in their
interest advisory committees of en-
ployees of the classes Of workwomen
being developed by the schools, one
result OF which is that employment
at profitable wages awaits the capable
students Of these schools. The yoca-
iona! school idea is spreading and ex-
tending through the civilized world,
with the result that il brightens the
prospects OF youth and heartens young
people with the knowledge that they
will enter upon their career with some
technical acquaintance with and some
manual dexterity in those lines Of
work In which the world stands con-
stantly in need Of workers.
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Icopyrishi. ,ei3. by ". ]. wan & CO..
CHAPTER XVl-continued.

Then, again, silence settled on the
town. to remain for five minutes un'
broken. The sun glared mercilessly on
clay streets, now as empty as a ce n
etery A single horse incautiously
hitched at the side of the courthouse
switched its tail against the assaults
OF the flies. Otherwise, there was no
outward sign OF life. Then, Callomb's
newly organized force Of ragamuffin sol
dlers clattered down the street at
double time. For a moment or two
after they came into sight only the
massed uniforms caught the eyes Of
the intrenched Hollmans, and an
alarmed murmur broke from the court
house. They had seen no troops de
train, or pitch camp These men had
sprung from the earth as startllngly as
Jason's crop Of dragons teeth. But,
when the command rounded the shoul-
der Of a protecting wall to await fur
ther orders, the ragged stride Of their
marching and the all-too-obvious beac-
ing Of the mountaineer proclaimed
them native amateurs. The murmur
turned to a howl Of derlsion and chal-
lenge. They we're nothing more nor
less than Souths, masqueradiug In the
uniforms Of soldiers.
"What orders?" inquired Callomb
briefly, joining Samson the store
Demand surrender once more-then
take the courthouse and jal" was the
short reply.
Callomb himself went forward with
the flag of truce. He shouted his mes.
sage and a bearded man came to the
courthouse door.
Tell en-" he said without redun.
dancy, "thet we're all here. Come an
git u.s."
The officer went back ard distribut.
ed his forces under such cover as Of.
fered itself about the four walls. Then
q volley was fired over the oof and In
stantly the two buildings in the public
square awoke to a volcanic response of
rife fire
All day the duel between the strSets
and county buildings went on with
desultory intervals Of quiet and wild
outbursts OF musketry. The troops
were firing as sharpshooters, and the
courthouse, too, had its sharpshooters.
When a head showed itself at a barri-
caded window a report from the out
side greeted IT, Samson was every.
where, his rifle smoking and hot.bar.
relied His life seemed protected by a
talisman Yet most Of the firing, after
The first hour, was from within The
troops we're, except for occasional pot
shots, holding their fire There was
peither food nor water inside the build
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-03-18
PraetIeaI rrade school ldea.

London has elaborated the trade
school idea to include the work Of out.
fitting women with an equipment to
face life's struggle. In the six trade
schools Of London, four Of which are
under the direct control Of the London
county council, and two Of which are
connected with the polytechnic insti.
tutions, aided by grants from the Lon.
don county council, various trades OF
the traditional feminist classes. such
as dressmakng. ladies' tailoring, cor
set making. millinery, embroidery,
waistcoat making, cooking. laundry
work and upholstery are being taught.