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separated from groups and disposed
themselves behind the tree trunks and
the stone coping Of the we'll None Of
them spoke, and Samson pretended
that he had not seen them He rode
his mule at a walk, knowing that ne
was rife-covered from a half-dozen
windows. At the hitchfng rack direct
ly beneath the county building, he
flung his reins over q post, and, swing
ing his rife at his side, passed eau
tiously along the brick walk to the
jail The men behind the trees edged
around their covers as he went, keep
ing themselves protected as squirrels
creep around a trunk when hunter is
lurking below. Samson halted at the
jail wall, and called the prisoners
name. A tousled head and surly face
appeared at the barred window, and
the boy went over and held converse
from the outside.
How in hell did ye git into town.
demanded the prisoner
"T rid in" was the short reply.
How'd ye git in the jaiIhouse?"
The captive was shamefaced.
81 got a Ieetle too much Ticker, an I
was shootin' out the lights last night, >
he confessed.
what business did ye have hyar In
Hixon?"
q jest slipped in ter see a gal"
Samson leaned closer. and lowered
his voice.
Does they know thet ye shot them
shoots at Jesse Purvy?"
Tamarack turned pale.
HoT
you done hit"
Samson laughed. He was thinking
Of the rifles trained on him from a
dozen invisible rests.
How long air they a-goin' ter keep
ye hyar?" he demanded
81 kin git out tomorrer eff I pays the
fine. Hits ten dollars
"And' eff 20 don't pay the ine?"
Hits a dollar day"
'I reckon ye don't low ter pay hit
do ye?"
81 lowed mebby ye mout pay hit fer
me, Samson"
Eye done lowed plumb wrong.
come hyar ter see eff ye needed help,
but hit pears ter me they're lettin' ye
of easy"
He turned on his heel, and went
back to his mule. The men behind the
trees began circling again Samson
mounted, and, with his chin well up,
trotted back along the main street 1t
was over. The question was answered
The Hollmans regarded the truce as
still effective. The fact that they were
permitting him to ride out alive was
| a wordIess assurance Of that Incl
| dentally, he stood vindicated in the
eyes Of his own people.
CTO BE CONTINUED
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sibIy. it was as well that Tamarack
Spicer had not arrived.
Lescott himself realized the situa-
ton in part, as he stood at the door OF
the house watching the scene inside.
There was, OF course, no round dane
ing-Only the shuttle and jig-with
champions contending for the honor
of their sections
In the group about the door, Lescott
passed a youth with tow-white hair
and very pink cheeks. The boy was
the earliest to succumb to the tempta-
ton Of the moonshine jug, a tempta-
ton which would later claim others
He was Keeling crafty, and his albino
eyes were now red and inhamed-
'Thet's Their damned furriner thet's
done turned Samson inter a gall pro-
claimed the youth, in thick voice.
The painter paused, and looked
back The boy was reaching under his
coat with hands that had become
clumsy and unresponsive.
Let me git at him." he shouted,
with wild whoop and a dash toward
the painter.
Lescott said nothing, but Sally had
heard, and stepped swiftly between.
You've got ter git past me fust,
Buddy" she said, quietly. 81 reckon
ye'd better run on home. an git yoTe
nanny ter put ye ter bed
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with his eyes. AN what's more" ne
added, I'll tell ye another thing.
hadn't plumb made up my mind ter
leave the mountings. but ye've done
settled hit fer me- I'm a-goin'."
There was low murmur Of anger.
and voice cried out from the rear:
Let him go. We hain't got no uss
fer damn towards"
Whoever said thet's a liar!" shout
ed the boy. Lescott, standing at his
side, felt that the situation was more
than parlous But, before the storm
could break, some one rushed in, and
whispered to Vile McCager a message
that caused him to raise both hands
above his head, and thunder for at
tention-
Men, he reared, listen ter me!
This here hain't no time fer SQUAD
bin amongst ourselves We're all
Souths- Tamarack South has done
gone ter Hixon, an got inter trouble,
He's locked up in the jailhouse."
Were all hyar," screamed old Ca
leb's high. broken voice. Lets go an
take him out"
Samson's anger had died He turned
anu nSIU hAtSpSIOQ COHfOISdllOl
with McCager, and, at its end, the host
Of the day announced briefly:
"Samson's got somethin' ter say ter
ye. So long as he's willin' ter stand
by US, reckon we're willin' ter listen
ter Henry South's boy"
81 hain't got no use for Tam'rach
Spicer," said the boy, succinctly, but
1 don't low ter let him lay in no jail
house, Unlessen he's got a right ter be
thar. What's he charged with?"
But no one knew that. A man sup
posedly close to the Hollmans, but in
reality an informer for the Souths, had
seen him led into the jailyard by q
posse of a half-dozen men, and had
seen the iron-barred doors close on
him. That was all, except that the
HOLMAN forces were gathering In
Hixon, and, if the Souths went there
en- masse, a pitched battle must be the
inevitable result The first step was
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ALWAYS JOY IN GOOD WORK
Pleasure in Doing, No Matter What
the Task, Lifts it From the
Thought OF. Drudgery.

One of the changes which must be
gradually introduced into industry II
we ere to prepare the way for fresh
outburst OF human spirit in 1t is to
increase the element OF pleasure, re-
marks the Engineering Magazine
There are parts of industry which
are now fascinating to the workers.
Western America CLOVIS with the en-
thusiasm OF the conquest of nature
by the mind. Many engineering con-
ceptions, many smoothly interlocking
systems Of administration and many
conserving plans Of financing, have
been accompanied in the doing with
thrills Of delight, which have bound
the performers like lovers to their
tasks
Good work and joyous work are, in
the long run, the same Wherever In
industry good things have been done
wherever achievements have been
characterized by vigor and largeness
of plan, simplicity and directness OF
| method. and nervous beauty and m
ish of detail-we may be sure that we
have to do with work which has per
mitted the performer to experience
Joy, freedom and an exulting sense OF
strength, while it was being accom-
plished And, contrariwise, when We
find the worker intelligent and joyous
we may expect superior results, for
then the psychological conditions are
right
Pleasure in work produces a sympa-
thetic, teachab1e mental attitude to-
ward the task It makes the atten-
ton involuntary and eases the strain
of attending. 1t stops the nervous
| leaks of worry. One of the secrets
of lasting well is to avoid getting
stale and tired and in q mental TUt-
| Pleasure gives a sense of freedom
that is q rest, as a wide road rests
the driver. To know a thing thor
oughIy and attain mastership in 1t
one must be drawn back to it repeat
eddy by it's attractions. and must find
ones powers evoked and trained by
its inspiration
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FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF is ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get a 25 Cent Bottle
Of Danderine Right Now-AIso
Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence Of q neglected
scalp; Of dandrun-that awful scurf
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff 1t robs the hair
Of its luster, its strength and its very
life; eventually producing q feTerish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
If not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-wiH surely
save ySur hair
Get a 25 cent bottle OF KnoBIton's
Danderine from any store, and after
the first application your hair VIII
take on that life, luster and Iuxurfance
which is so beautiful. It viii become
Wavy and fluffy and have the appear
ancs Of abundance; an Incompatible
gloss and softness, but what VII
please you most viii be after just q
few weeks use, when you viii actual
" see a lot Of fine, downy hair-new
hair-growing ali over the scalp. Adv.
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SMALL BOY HAS HIS INNING
Youngsters in Great Britain. Belgium
and Other Countries Have Proved
Big Factor in War.

While there is no trace OF militar-
Ism in the organization of our Ameri-
can Boy Scouts, exactly the opposite
is true Of the movement having the
same name in Great Britain. Belgium
and other European countries. Over
there the youngsters have proved a
by no means negligible factor in the
present war. In England II had al
ways been understood that the Boy
Scouts were an auxiliary military
force and their training was along this
line, says Pittsburgh Times.
As soon as war threatened word was
sent from army headquarters to every
Scout commissioner In Great Britain
that all Scouts possible would be
needed. Within q week the entire
force in the London area, numbering
p, Oe0 lads, was modified and they
have since been at work guarding and
patroIling bridges and railway tracks.
collecting Information as to supplies
and transport facilities, bIishing
hrst-aid stations, acting as guides and
orderIies and forwarding dispatches
dropped by aircraft
We have heard much OF the actir-
ities Of the British Boy Scout, but the
fact that France, Germany and eTen
Russia are finding the Boy Scout Of
practical use in wartimes is not sc
well known According to Capt W
Cecil Price OF the British army. every
country engaged In war Is utilizing
Boy Scouts. not az combatants. bat
for the performance Of the many sup
Elementary duties already mentioned
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DAUGHTER CAN SAVE MOTHER
There Are Many Little Pleasures Girl
Can Give Her Parents-DoE't
Talk DisrespectfuIIy.

There is so much q daughter can
do for her mother that it is hard to
know where to begin Remember,
girls, that all your lives your mothers
have been sacrificing themselves for
you Now you have a chance to re-
verse things.
Your shoulders are young and
strong; help lift the burden a little
from the tired shoulders that have
borne it so long Let mother see
that you appreciate all that she has
done for you. Take the heaviest part
of the Homework on her hands Make
her stay in bed in the morning while
you get the breakfast. Send her out
to enjoy herself while you look after
the children.
OF course you cannot do this every
day, but you can do your share OF It.
If you are a business girl you can
not do much of this sort Of thing.
but there are many little pleasures
you can give her.
Something pretty to wear viii please
her. She likes pretty things as well
as you do Confde in her and tell
her your hopes and ambitions. She
- DSLlCI ludu All the IElGtluS III
the world and viii never tell your Sc
crets.
The trouble about mothers is, that
We get so used to them that we don't
half appreciate them until We lose
them. Then quickly enough We real
| lie what all that divine care and ten
derness meant. No matter how much
you do, you can't begin to return all
they have done for you, but do the
best you can A little love and pet
/ ting is always appreciated by moth
ers; try it with yours and see If she
! does not thrive under It
As for the girls who talk and act
disrespectfuIIy toward their mothers,
! for them no criticism is too harsh.
II only they knew what outsiders
| think Of it believe they would stop it.
The prettiest girl in the world is
| absolutely devoid of charm if she is
/ fmpertinent to her mother.
Begin today, girls, and save your
mothers all the worries you can;
show them all the consideration you
can, and give them all the love you
! can.-Selected.
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Rritain,s PAGAN Code

Make the punishment 1T the crime, -
was Sir Robert Anderson's Gilbertian
text at a mansion house meeting OF
the St. Giles Christian mission
Sir Robert, who was once head OF
the criminal investigation department.
said Our criminal law Is s pagan
code, and the punishment Of crime
supports it. The proper way of suit
ing the punishment to the crime would
be to make a man who steals teapot
give il back, OF pay compensation
That way, in i've OF six years, we
should have a sort Of deputy assist
ant millennium. London Chronicle.
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tie target it throws rubber ball at
him The weapon used by the marks
man is a small spring pistol which
fires soft-headed darts and has wire
basket fitted upon the muzzle for
catching the returning ball Behind
the tai set there is a spring arm
which is released when a dart strikes
the buIl's-eye and throws a ball in a
long sweeping curve toward the play
err The game IS to fire at the target,
hit the bulTs-eye. and catch the ball
in the wire basket on the end OF the
pistol
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standing the demoralizing report that
Samson South, their logical leader,
meant to abandon them, at a crisis
when war-clouds were thickening.
The painter had finally resolved to
cut the Gordian knot, and leave the
mountains. He had trained or Sam
son to the last piece all his artillery of
argument. The case was now submit
ted with the suggestion that the boy
take three months to consider, and
that, if he decided afhrmatively, ne
should notify Lescott in advance of his
coming. He proposed sending Samson
small library of carefully picked
books, which the mountaineer eagerly
agreed to devour in the interval.
Lescott consented, however, to re-
main over Saturday, and go to the
dance, since he was curious to observe
what pressure was brought to bear on
the boy, and to have himself a final
word Of argument after kinsmen had
spoken.
Saturday morning came after night
of tOrrential rain, which had left the
mountains steaming under a reek Of
fog and pitching clouds.
sun fought it's way to view in scrap
of overhead blue. From log cabins
and plank houses up and down Misery
and its tributaries, men and women be-
gan their hegira toward the mill. Les
colt rode in the wake of Samson, who
had Sally on pillow at his back. They
came before noon to the mouth Of Dry
hole creek, and the house of Vile Nc
eager. Already, the picket fence was
lined with tethered horses and mules.
From the interior of the house came
the sounds of fddling, though these
strains of Turkey in the Straw" were
only by way of prelude. Lescott felt,
though he could not say just what con
crete thing told him, that under the
shallow note of merry making brooded
the major theme of a troublesome
problem. The seriousness was below
the surface, but insistently depressing
He saw, too, that he himself was mixed
I'D with it in a fashion, which might
| become dangerous, when a few jugs
| of white liquor had been emptied.
While the young persons danced
and "eparked" within, and the more
| truculent lads escaped to the road to
pass the jug, and forecast with youth
! full war-fever "cleanin' out the HolI
mans" the elders were deep in ways
and means. If the truce could be pre-
served for its unexpired period OF
three years, it was. of course, best. In
that event, crops could be cultivated
and lives saved. But, if Jesse Purvy
| chose to regard his shooting as g
breach of terms, and struck, he would
strike hard, and, in that event, best
defense lay in striking first Samson
would soon be twenty-one. That be
would take his place as head of tbs
clan had until now never been cues
Homeland he was talking of deser
ton. For that, a pink-skinned for
eigner, who wore woman's bow Of
ribbon at his collar, was to blame
The question of loyalty must be square
Iy put up to Samson, and it must be
done today. His answer must be def
mite and unequivocal. AS a guest N
Spicer South, Lescott was entitled Il
that consideration which is accorded
ambassadors.
None the less, the vital affair of tn;
clan could not be baked by considera
ton for a stranger, who, in the opin
ion of the majority, should be driver
from the country as an insidious mis-
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chief-maker. Ostensibly, the truce still
held. but at no time since it's signing
had matters been so freighted with the
menace of a gathering storm. The
attitude of each faction was that OF
several men standing quiet with guns
trained on one another's breasts. Each
hesitated to fire, knowing that to pull
the trigger meant to die himself, yet
fearing that another trigger might at
any moment be drawn Purvy dared
not have Samson shot out of hand, be-
cause he feared that the Souths would
claim his life in return, yet he feared
to let Samson live. On the other hand,
If Purvy fell, no South could balance
his death, except Spicer or Samson.
Any situation that might put condi-
tons to a moment of issue would
either prove that the truce was being
observed, or open the war-and yet
! each faction was guarding against such
an event as too fraught with danger
One thing was certain. By persuasion
or force, Lescott must leave, and Sam
son must show himself to be the youth
he had been thought, or the confessed
and repudiated renegade Those ques-
tons, today must answer. It was a
d1mcult situation, and promised an
eYentful entertainment Whatever
conclusion was reached as to the art
lists future, he was, until the verdict
came in. a visitor. and, unless liquor
inhaTned some reckless trouble-hunter.
/ that fact would not be forgotten. Pos
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(cosgrisbt. Eo1s. BY w. ]. Watt & Coz
SYNOPSIS

On Misery creek Sally Miller finds
George Lescott. a landscape painter. I'M
conscious. and. after reviving him, goes
for assistance. Spicer South, head of the
family, tells Samson South and Sally that
Jesse Purvy has been shot and that Sam
son is suspected OF the crime. Samson
denies it. The shooting of Jesse PurYy
breaks the truce in the Hollman-South
feud. Samson reproves Tamarack Splcer
for telling Sally that Jim Holman Is
hunting with bloodhounds the man who
shot Puryy. The bIoodhounds lose the
trail at Spicer Souths door. Lescott DIS
covers artistic ability in Samson. Whlle
sketching with Lescott on the mountain
Tamarack discovers Samson to 1eerlnS
crowd of mOuntaineerS. Samson thraSheS
him and denounces him as the truce
buster who shot Purvy. Lescott tries TO
persuade Samson to go to New York with
him and develop his talent. Sally, loyal
but heartbroken. furthers Lescotts ef-
forts.
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Captured Wounded Eagle.

A wounded eagle chased a farmer
of Dover, N J., who was out taking
a walk the other evening. He heard a
queer sort # fuAering behind him,
but thought it was some new-fangIed
kind Of automobile. The duttering
was followed by a screech more rauc-
GUS than that of the latest auto horn
The farmer jumped and turned to
"cuss out" the speeder. He looked
around and saw a bald eagle. He ran,
the eagle following and gaining fast
until it finally fell helpess to the
ground. It had received a gunshot
wound. The farmer took the bird
home. It measured 81 inches between
the tips Of its wings
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FIGHT A DUEL WITH TARGET
New Game for Children Recently In
troduced Into Franee-SmaII
Spring Pistol Is Used.

The dueIing target is one Of the
new games for children recently in
troduced in France It is really a
duel between a marksman and a spring
target. for every time the player hits
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Hadnt Looked for Thst-

when we bought dear little Bobby
the electric fasbnght he had been
begging for so long" says a mother.
I'VE never ANTICIPATED that the first
time we had company he would hold
It ND to the guests ear and say: oh.
I just want to see II your ear is
cleanl'"
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Change of Program.

Why do you insist on moving eT-
cry year,"
BY the time year is up know all
the tunes in the neighboring phono-
graphs by heart"
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Tommy (shoEing drawings to a Wis
ftor)-These are my worst drawings.
ar. Smith.
Mr. Smith-Indeed. TOMMY And
where are your other ones?
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Imnorfanf ID Mofhers

It's the little things that count. but
don't lose sight OF the fact that it's the
biggest fish that always get away.
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History.

History.
MY dear, you ought to pass up fEiv-
olous things and take an interest in
deep subjects. Take history. for In
stance Here is an interesting item.
Gessler, the tyrant. put up hat for
the Swiss to salute" The lady was q
trife interested How was IL
trimmed?" she inQuired.-LouisviIls
Courier-Journal.
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Most particular women use Red Cross
Ball Blue. American made Sure to please.
At all good grOcers- Adv
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Be an optimist and save up little
sunshine for a cloudy day
Connecticut western news., 1915-09-02
Pretty Thin Milk.

old Captain Joshua Ketcham of Amityville, N. Y.. was very much be- loved by the summer residents who used to sail with him on the bay and catch bluefish. There was always q refreshing flavor of the sen in his talk.
 One day, when a party of city men were sailing with him, the conyersa- tion turned on the difficulty of getting good milk in Amityville. and they ap- pealed to the captain to know why that was the case. '
 Well" said Captain Joshua. tits been that way as long as I can remem- Der. My wife made me buy COW once. bought her from Ebert Haffs up on the north turnpike, and gave him $40 for her. Elbert said she'd give twenty quarts of milk day. and I guess she did, but you could see bot tom in six fathoms. Com panion.
Connecticut western news., 1915-09-02
Trollooe's Chars.

Anthony Trollope prided himself on having reduced the writing of novels and good novels-to something like Il mechanical process, devoting to the work so many hours day and timing himself to an output of so many words m hour. His advice to the literary aspirant was to glue himself to his seat and write, but he himself had an- other source of inspiration.
 One wall of his library was devoted to rows of little cupboards or bins, each with q separate glass door and filled with cigars stacked across and across like timber to allow free cir culation of air X pointed stud in the wood above the door indicated the bin in use, and as soon as any one bin was emptied the stud was removed to above the next door and the empty re- ccptacle rehlled from the big chests which Trollope obtained straight from Havana.-London Saturday Review.
Connecticut western news., 1915-09-02

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 The post office here has also been notified to inform addressors of the risk of sending parcels to the Arg1n- tine Republic, the postal administration of that country having advised the Washington postal authorities that all articles having a commercial value, re- ceived i'll Argentina i'll the regular (Postal Union) mails from other countries, are liable to custom duty and are handed over to the customs authorities for disposal.
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