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BARE BRANCH.


MIR. and Mrs Minick and two daugh-
tiers, or Mount Pleasant, were the
Sunday guests Oh Mr- and Mr..
Claude Myers and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Upton E. Myers enter
tanned on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Yingling and son. Charles, Of Han
over, Pa-
NIr. Ralph Werlie and Miss Melva
Yingling, OF Hanover, Pa, spent from
Saturday until Tuesday with the lat
ter's sisters, Mrs. Joseph and Mrs.
Claud TT Myers
Mr- and Mrs Horace Koontz, III IT,
tlestoWn, Pa-, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Helwig and family.
Mr.. Charles Kempher and three
children spent from Saturday till
Sunday evening with her sister, Mrs
James Roger, OF Taneytown.
The Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
]. H. Brown were Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Kaufman, of Canada Hill; MT.
Joseph Rupert, of near Cranberry,
and Mr.. Dudrow, Of Silver Run
Those who spent Sunday with MT
and Mrs. ]. T. Koontz were Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. H. Helwig and two children
Edmund and Leroy, OF Hanover, f.,
and Miss Mabel Helwig.
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CRAZY INVENTORS RUSH TO THE
FORE WITH WILD DEVICES.
TO Kill Germans Off-One Would
Hitch Pistol to Barking Terriers.


Paris, June 12.-Freak suggestions
I'm great variety for swelling the
casulty lists or the German Armies
have been sent by patriotic French
men to the committee of scientists
which il examining military inven-
lions lin the hope of finding among
the many submitted a few devices
which might prove real value.
One of the most novel proposals,
according to Professor Appel, who
heads the committee, was made by
man who believed TIL barking OF
dogs might be used to advantage. He
advised tying revolvers to the heads
of dogs with the triggers attached
by wires to the animals Jaws, 30 the
weapons would BE- discharged auto
matically when the dogs barked-
Another idea submitted was to train
falcons to carry into the air an ap-
paratus which would receive missiles
dropped from Zeppelins.
Professor Appel said mi committee
had been able to do really useful
work, especially for the aviation
corps. The scientists are flooded
with inventions. All of them are ex-
amined rather than risk losing some
thing which might by OF value.
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HORSE HAS WOODEN LEG
Village Carpenter Fixed tine Anima
Up Again.

North Adams, Moss, June TO-
Farmer Fred Harris has never been
in Winsted, Conn.,, nor has he ever
been called nature fakir, but he
says (and the correspondent bears
him OUT that he has horse with a
wooden leg. Thus:
One Of the horses legs became in
fected ana q veterinary wanted To
shoot the beast.
Neigh" said Harris and the horse
together.
So the leg was cut on. Then the
village carpenter was called i'm, and
after some experimenting wooden
IT, fitted with thick pad wa con
structed, and the first thing the
neighbors knew the old horse was
back on the farm job.
NIT Harris admits the horse has
something or numbering Eait, Dut
thinks that 1T IL To b. expected.
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BORDER NEWS.

The service of the Hampstead
ReisterstOwn bus line has been -
tended to Hanover.
Raymond Hughes, an employe OF
the General Electric Company at
Schenectady, N. Y, is spending his
vacation with his parents
Vincent Rill purchased the farm pa
the late Michael Miller, containing
los acres for the sum OF $6326-25.
The Arcadia firemen will hold their
annual picnic July "a, in Benson
grove. There will b. band Of
music and prominent speakers pres
emit.
Farmers in this section are right in
the midst of big harvest of hay and
grain, there being great scarcity Of
laborers, al there always A. Az sucn
times.
The d-Reisterstown bus
since the first of July has been chang
ed back to the old road via Fowbles-
burg and Boring from which II was
diverted last fall while thu above road
was undergoing repairs.
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SANDYYILLE.

The Willard wv. @. a. u will hold
Musical and Entertainment on CO.
lawn of Mrs Frank Magee, Tuesday
night, July ~. III inclement it Will
be held on the following night. Come
and spend a pleasant evening. An
admission of ten cents Ice cream
ANA cake For ale. There will ~ IA
pianist and vocalist from Baltimore
present. THE Family Album" and
other interesting things will be given.
Christian Endeavor service was led
Sunday night at Sandy Mount by
Misses Eunice Brown and Clara
Blum. It was a patriotic service.
The room was decorated with flags.
REGULATIONS by Mrs. Henry Meckley
and Margaret Heagy. Readings by
John Magee, Paul Greene and Ernest
Stocksdale. Talk by Fillmore HOff
and Blackboard talk Sunday night,
July Il, will be led by Mrs. Wilson
Zepp.
Preaching at Sandy Mount Sunday
morning at 1880 o'clock by Rev. Car
roll Maddox.
Sandy Mount Mite Society will
meet at the home of Mrs. Kate Heagy
the first Friday afternoon in August.
Farmers are in the midst Of har-
Yesting. A number will finish this
week.
The weather has been ideal, cool
and pleasant
The wheat crop il very good, hay -
not 10 heavy, corn and potatoes look
good.
a splendid Missionary entertain
ment was given at Pleasant Grove
Sunday morning.
"A number of our people attended
the celebration of July 4th, ira West
Minister and enjoyed the parade,
speaking and fireworks. Think it
was a credit to the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Zepp, Mrs
Emma Tanner and Raymond Blizzard
spent Saturday at Sykesville.
Miss Myra Shilling motored to Get
tysburg with friends on Sunday.
Miss Lottie Caple, of Shady Lawn,
spent Sunday afternoon with Miss
Anna Derr, of Westminster.
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KEY WILLIE.

Sergeant Romer and wife, or Wash
ington, have returned home after
visiting Mrs Elizabeth Myers.
wv MI Forney, OF Frederick, spent
the weeks md with his parents, A N
FOrney's.
Miss Elsie Baumgardner has re-
turned home after spending several
days at Ocean City.
William Shank. of Temple, H., w.
tted his mother, Saturday and Sunday
Rev. q. a. Roger and daughter
Lahore, OF Union Bridge, took supper
at Peter Baumgardner's on Sunday
evening.
KeysviIle Sunday school win hold
itg annual picnic on August VI.
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ron HAY FEVER CT ASTHMA.

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State Of Maryland. County Of CdrroH, IS:
l. Harry S. Owings. Cashier of the above-named
bank. do solemnly swear that the above statement
ID true To the best or my knowledge and belief
HARRY 81 OWLNG$ Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this End day
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Correct-Attest:
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JOHN M. DELASHMUTT JR
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STATE Of Maryland. County Of cdrroR. 81.
T. c. f. Bankert. Treasurer of the above
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statement MA true tc the best 0f my Knowledge and
belief
e.. E. BAEKERT. Treasurer.
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Of July. 1915.
FRANK R. CASsELL. Notary Public.
Correct-atteat.
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IST OF UNCLAIMED MATTER
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july 8
GET INTO THE CIRCLE

of buyers who know what they are
about. Don't be an easy mark any
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II the order Of thu day. 'Tis tho age of
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-25
The Fire worshipers.

Azerbaijan. a province in northwest
ern Persia. is the home Of the descend
ants of the Ghebers, the ancient fire
~worshipers of Persia. The whole coun-
tryside is admirably adapted to the
propagation Of a fire worshiping creed.
for earthquakes and caverns vomiting
fumes from subterranean confagra-
lions abound in the n~eighborhood Of
Tabriz. One of the most remarkable
caverns in the world is that Of Secun-
dereah. whose character resembles the
Grotto del Cane Of Naples. 1t gives off
noxious fumes, which at certain times
are certain death to mar and beast.
But the most astonishing place in Aver
baijan is the ruined city Of Takht-i-
Suleimaun, or Solomon's temple. The
city stands on a hill $50 feet high. with
a wall of thirty feet embracing the
crumbling remains Of temple and
shrine. In the midst is Il Take of deep
est azure" Although most of the
buildings are Of the Mnhammedan Pc
Rod. there is n striking mass which
has been identified as the temple Of the
fire worshipers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-25
Few Words Were Exchanged as They
Rode the Weary Miles.

that gal, her eyes like two big burning
suns, and her mouth closed like a steel
trap, and her hand as steady on that
trigger as the mountain rock behind
her! Lord, Bill, what a trembiy. knock
kneed, %meaching sort Of a husband
she's a-2cing to fashion to her hand.
one of these days! But pretty? None
more so. And a-going all to waste out
here in the desertv'
"And now about that child seven
years ago." the young nan said.
"Why, yes, me and the boys was
bringing about 1000 head up to Abiline
when we come on to this same pard-
ner and another man walking the trail,
with a little gal coming behind 'em on
her pony. And it was this same gal.
I reckon she was seven or eight year
old then. Well, sir, I just thought as
I looked at her that l never seen a
prettier sight in this world, and I
reckon I amt, for which l looked at
the same gal the other day the gun
she was holding up to her eye sort Of
dazzled me so I couldn't take stock Of
all her good points. We went into
camp that evening. and all of us got
pretty soft and mellow. what from the
unusualness Of the meeting. and we
asked the old codger if we could all
come over to his camp and shake
hands with the gal. He'd drawed back
from us about a mile, he was that
skeered to be sociable. So after con-
siderable haggling and jawing he said
we could, and here we come, just
about shutdown, all ofus looking sheep
ish enough to be carved for mutton,
but everlasting determined to take that
gal by the paw"
well" said. the unnnn man who
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-25

had often heard this story, but had
never been treated to the sequel, what
happened then, Mizzoo? You always
stop at the same place. Didn't you
shake hands with her?"'
The other ruminated in deep silence
for some time, then rejoined: 81 don't
know how it is. A fellow can talk
about the worst devilment in creation
with a free rein and no words hot
enough to blister his tongue, but let
him run up against something simple
like that and the bottom Of his lungs
seems to fall out. I guess they amt
no more to be told. That was all
there was to 1t, though I might add
that the next day we come along by
old Whisky Simeon's joint that sets
out on III" sand hills. YOU know, and
we put spurs to our bronks and went
whooping by, with old Whisky Sim
a-staring and a-hollering after US like
he thought we was crazy. 1 don't
know as l had missed a drunk before
ready found for It's making. And I
amt never forgot the little kid with
the brown hair and the eyes that seen
to your bottom layer"
Darkness anne on and the hour grew
late. but few words were exchanged
as they rode the weary miles that
marked the limit of the range. The
midnight luncheon beside q small fire,
over which the coffee steamed. reused
something like cheerful conversation
which, however, fickered and fared
uncertainty like the bonfire.
Guess I'll leave you now" remark
ed the young man when the fire had
died away
Yes, better turn in, for you're most
uncommon dull, you know" Mizzoo
replied frankly. ""Twould be just
about as much company for me If
you'd hike out and leave me your pic
ture to carry along"
Instead Of taking the direction Co
ward the river the young man setro1t
at a gallop for the distant mountain
range, which in the gloom seemed not
far away. After an hours hard nd
ing,he reached it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-25
CHAPTER vi.
A Young Mans Fancy.

~ young VANS FdHCye
"W WANT you to enjoy yourself"
went on Brick, In reply to La
homa's query. "And when I'm
old and no count you'd need
somebody to take care Of you, and
you'd go full equipped and ready to
stand up to any civilized person that
tried to run a bluff on you"
"But, oh, I want to go-I want to go
out there-where there amt no plains
and alkali and buffalo grass-where
they's pavements and policemen and
people in beautiful clothes! 1 don't
mean now. I mean when I've got civ
ilized." She drew herself up proudly.
II wouldn't go till 1 was ci~vilized-till
1 was like them" She turned impul-
sively to Brick: "But you've got to go
with me when 1 go! I'm going to
stay with you till I'm fit to go, and
then you're going to stay with me the
rest Of my life.".
Am I fit to go with her?" Brick ap-
pealed to Bill Atkins.
"You amt" Bill replied.
II amt fit" Brick declared firmly.
The tears were in Lahoma's eyes. She
looked from one to the other, her lit
tie face deeply troubled. Suddenly she
grabbed up her books and started to-
ward the stove. "Then this here civ
ilizing is going to stop!' she declared.
"Lahoma!" Brick cried in dismay.
Eyes, it is-unless you promise to
stay with me when l so to live in the
big world"
Honey, I'll promise you this: When
you are ready to live out there I'll SURF
60 with you and stay with you'll
you want me, when the time comes"
Lahoma seized his hand and jumped
up and down in delight.
Its a safe promise" remarked Bill
Atkins dryly.
One evening in May a tall 1.-the fig
ure crept along the southern base of
the mountain range, following its
curves with cautious feet as IL fearful
of discovery. He was n young man of
twenty-one or two, bronzed, free of
movement, agile Of step. His face was
firm, handsome and open. A few yards
from Brick Willock's dugout now stood
q neat log cabin, and not far from the
door of this cabin was a girl OF about
fifteen seated on the grass.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-25
"He ups and shoots at Brick"

country with ner husband and little
girl and wasn't heard of. I am
the little girl, all right, and Brick, he's
my second cousin. And wasn't it
lucky Brick was riding around that
night, looking at the country, when
they was about to put daylight into
me?"
I'D think" remarked the trapper,
that he'd take you back to your
Cousin Martha, for men folks like him
and me aren't placed to take care of
women folks"
Eyes, but he got a letter saying my
Cousin Martha and all her family is
done been swept away by a food Of
the Mississippi river, and him and me
is all they is left of the Willockses, so
we got to stick together. Besides, you
sec. he killed them two robbers, and
the rest Of the gang is laying for him.
Brick he feels so dreadful, he never
having so much as put a scratch to a
mans face before, for he wouldn't new
er fight as a boy, his conscience
wouldn't rest if he was in civilization.
He'd go right up to the first policeman
he met and say: I done the deed. Car
ry me to the pen!' he'd say, and then
what would become Of me?'
"He might get another letter from
your Cousin Martha to help him out of
the scrape."
LahOma stared at him, unable to
grasp the significance Of these foolish
words, and Brick, seeking q diversion,
explained his purpose Of taking Laho-
ma to the settlements after supplies
and proffered his petition that Bill At
kins accompany them.
Lahoma never forgot that expedition
to the settlements. She did not think
life would have been too long to devote
to such pilgrimages. In the settle
ments she was bewildered, but never
satiated with novelties, and on the way
back everything she had seen was dis
cussed, %expounded and classified be-
tween her and Brick.
Fhe journey back home had been far
easier than the descent into Texas be-
cause, both Wilcox and Atkins had
supplied themselves with ponies-ani-
mails that sold ridiculousl- chean at
the outlying posts Of the settlements.
Brick Wilcox brought back with him
something else to add cheerfulness and
usefulness to approaching winter. This
was n square window sash. set with
four small. panes of good glass. 1t was
hard worksto place this window in La
homa's side Of the dugout. but 1t was
work thoroughly enjoyed. Lahoma's
room was on the west. and from noon
to shutdown the advantage of the win
low was II source of eve ending de.
tight.
Good thing we've got our window"
Brick would say rs they sat on the
low. rude bench before the little stove
and the furious wind of January howl
Oh overhead, Or. when the wintry sky
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-25

was leaden and all Bricks side of the
partition was as dark as the hole of n
prairie dog, he would visit Lahoma and
gloat over the dim, gray light stealing
through the small panes. THAT win
dow's no bad idea" he would chuckle.
"Good thing I've got my window"
Lahoma would say as the snow lay
thick on the plains and in broken lines
all over the mountain and the cutting
blast made the fire jump with sudden
fright. She would hold her book close
to the dirt square in which the frame
was planted and spell out words she
had never heard used. such as lad"
'lass." sport and the like mysteries.
"This window is going to civilize me,
Brick"
Spring came late that year.. and in
the early days Of March Brick rode
over to the cove behind the precipice
after Bill Atkins. II want you to come
over to my place." he begged, land an
swer some Of Lahoma's questions. Be-
ing closeted with her in that there
dugout all winter, she has pumped me
as dry as a BONE"
Perhaps Bill Atkins had his fill Of
solitude during that cold winter-or
perhaps he was hungry for another
hour Of the little girls company.
Nothing, however, showed his satisfac-
ton as he entered her chamber. "Here
I am" he announced, seating himself
on the bench. This was his only
greeting.
Els it drug or dragged?" demanded
I.ahoma.
Dragged"
"Why don't God send me a little girl
to play with, after me asking for one
every night all winter"
Don't understand Gods business"
replied Atkins briefly.
II puts it this way" Brick spoke up.
Goods done sent one little girl, and it
amt right to crowd him too far"
twill I be all they is OF me as long
as I live?"
Nobody won't never come to live in
these plains." Brick declared, "unless
it's trappers and characters like us.
But we'n stay by you. won't we. Bill
Atkins?"
Atkins looked exceedingly gruf and
shook his head as If he had his doubts
about it. You'll have to be taken tc
the States" he declared.
But what would become Of BrickY
"Well, honey" said Brick, you want
to take your place with people in the
big world, don't your"
"Oh, yes!" cried Lahoma, starting ur
and stretching her arm toward the win
dow. "In the big world-yes! That's
the place for me-that's where I want
to live. But what will become Of you?
"Well," Brick answered slowly, 1.-The
rock pile tother side the mountain is
good enough for me. Your mother
sleeps under it."
"Oh. Brick" She caught his arm
You wouldn't dies if l went away
would you?"
why, you see, honey, they wouldn''
be nothing left to go on. I'd Just sor1
Of stop, you know. But 1t wouldn''
matter. Out there in the big world
people don't remember very long, ant
when you're grown you wouldn't know
there'd ever been IL cove with a dugou'
In. it and a window in the wall and {
Brick Wilcox to carry in the wood fo1
the fire"
"I'n always remember-and I won
60 without you. He could so with me
couldn't he, Bill?"
II suspicion he has his reasons To-
not" Atkins observed gravely.
II has, and I shall never go back tt
the States"
'"Then what's the use civilizing me?'
demanded Lahoma mournfully.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-25
girl all right, didn't your"

"You. bet I did. and as soon as I see
her l knowed it was the same I'd come
+ across on the trail seven year ago. Her
daddy give it to us plain that If he
yer catched one Of US inside his cove
he'd kill us like so many coyotes and
I reckon he would. Well, he's got as
mnch right to his claim as anybody
else. This land don't belong to no.
body, and there he's been a-squatting
considerable longer than we've laid-out
this ranch. lie was in; thesrightNof It,
but what I admire was his being able
to hold his rights. Lots Of folks has
rights but they amt man enough to
hold 7em. And If you could have seen
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-25

Its awful interesting" theStrapper
remarked dryly.
Eyes; amt it?" Lahoma glowed.
Then father jumped on one horse
with me, and Brick put out on anoth-
er, and when I woke up the Indians
were all everywhere, but Brick come
here and lived oil alone and nearly
died because he didn't have me to
comfort him. So the Indians took me,
and they killed father, and for two
years I was moved from village to vii
lage till Red Feather brought me to
Brick. And then we found out we are
cousins and he is going to civilize me
Brick, he remembers about a cousin OF
his, Cousin Martha Wilcox. Her sis
ter went driving out to the Oklahoma
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-25

A somewhat weather beaten tramp
being asked what was the matter witIE
his coat. replied: ~"1nsomnia. 1t hasn't
had a nap in ten years."-ChristiaR-
Register.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-25
(TO Be Continued)
The Romantic Touch

George, father objects to my mar
rying you"
HE does?"
Eyes. I'm SO glad. Now, how ro-
mantle u marriage will be!'-Detroit
Free Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-11-25
Good Thinas Are Great.

Good Things Are Great.
Everything great is not always good
but all good things are great. said
Demosthenes.