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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
He Mounted and Rode Away.

animals had not yet shed their coats,
rich and silky from the prolonged cold.
The lay of the land was peculiar in
this direction. Johnson had descended
to che trail that ran along the South
Fork valley. The ridge grew steadily
higher, the o~verhanging banks were
covered with brush. Johnson could
follow Dufour, beneath him, perhaps
three hundred feet beneath him, for
two days, keeping him plainly in
sight, and yet avoiding discovery.
In his bitterness he gave way to an
impulse springing up in his heart
against his will. He had loved Marie
ever since she was a child. Dufour
had stolen her. He would kill Dufour.
None would aver know of the tragedy
in this desolate region. In a year or
two, when Dufour's death had come to
be accepted, he would go back to
Marie.
The idea, with which he had played
at first, grew stronger, until it over
whelmed his resolution. Burning with
hatred for this man who had sup
planted him, Johnson rode cautiously
along the level beneath.
For a whole day he followed him.
He had imagined that his enemy would
start on the next day at sunrise. But
when he awakened and crept stealthily
toward Dufour's camp he found the
fire low and Dufour gone.
He saddled his horse hastily and fol-
lowed him. But soon the snow began
to fall, and the mans trail became OBJ
liberated. Dufour had been leading his
packhorse; hoofs and footprints alike
became hidden under the soft down
fall.
Johnson pressed on resolutely. The
snowfall became heavier. At last he
vas forced to halt. He dug a shelter
In the hard accumulation of the winter
and crept inside, leaving his horse.
blanketed and tethered, under the pro-
lection Of the bank.
It must have been in the middle of
the night that he started up. He
looked out. The snow had ceased, and
the stars shone brilliantly. Johnson
fancied that he had heard a cry.
He listened, and now there was no
doubt of it. A man was crying at the
bottom of the valley. Mingled with his
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
TWO ON A TRAIL
BY j. F. PETERS.

When Johnson reached old Lee
oranges cabin he was just ten min
utes too late. He had travelled four
hundred miles that spring to WOO Ma
rie Lagrange. His winters catch had
been better than at any time in his
ten years Of trapping. He meant to
ask the pretty French girl to come
South and marry him at Winnipeg.
AS has been said, he was just ten
minutes too late. Dufour had antici-
pated him by that amount of time. He
had heard that Dufour was ahead of
him, and, though he had. no eason to
suppose that Marie cared for the man,
he had been vaguely uneasy. He had
see Dufour at last, when he was
within ten miles Of the cabin, and
had spurred his tired horse onward.
But when he reached the top of Birch
Rise, where a few dwarfed trees at
forded an uncertain cover, he saw
Marie and Dufour standing in front OF
the cabin, and he saw Dufour take the
girl in his arms.
He mounted and rode away, round
ing the ridge and proceeding aimlessly
along the water hollow. His only
thought Just then was to get out OF
sight of Marie. She must never know
his disappointment. He o%ffsaddled and
built a little fire in the hollow. He
had just finished cooking his bacon
when he saw Dufour ride past along
the top of the crest.
Dufour was going northward. Al
first Johnson wondered why; then he
line of traps every spring in the Nortl
Fork country, where winter always lin
gered and some of the best furs were
to be taken. In April the f~ur-bearinl
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
JULIA a%oTroMLEY.
II You Are Too Thin.

II you r dreadfully thin, nervous
and unhappy. this bath will set you
up considerably: Sulphate of potas.
SUM, 90 grams; subcarbonate of soda,
100 grams; gelatin, 40 grams. Dissolve
the gelatin in a quart Of boiling water
and add it and the salts to a hot bath.
II you cannot get the herbs and do
not feel that you can spend much
money on anything else. put two
pounds of common oatmeal or bran in
a ~cheesecloth bag and agitate this in
the hot bath water till it looks milky.
Either of these simple things will
make a bath that clears. whitens and
smoothes the skin like magic.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
Irksome Restraint.

III you deliver that speech you have
Just read over to me it will jeopardize
your political future" said the friend
ly adviser.
What If 1t does?" asked the states
man, fretfully. I've been wanting to
make a speech like that for 16 years,
but fear Of the consequences kept me
silent. If l don't get it out of my sys-
TEN 500 it will jeopardize my health"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

white cloth, over the cross-piece ends
for arm sleeves Zig. y. Make the
hood out of a pillow-case, folding it
into the form shown in Fig. 3, with a
peak at the top and the front turned
up.
The party would not be complete
without some of the old-fashioned
games, such as bobbing for apples
placed in a dish-pan filed with water,
and a doughnut-eating contest in
which doughnuts, suspended on
strings from the tops of doorways, are
eaten while both hands are bound be-
hind. Be sure to arrange for these.
Then there is ghost-story telling
You must not overlook that. Another
plan is to have a witch tell stories.
A witch's caldTon suspended from a
tripod as shown in Fig. A should be
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

one, and two inches beyond the other.
The crank is made of the strip e, with
a hole bored near one end for the axle,
and the spool F pivoted a the other
end by means of the nail G Zig. 81.
Nail the winding drum and the crank
to the long end of the axle.
The upright stick upon which the
reel is mounted Oh, Fig. p should be
of the right length to reach from the
instep of your foot to your knee Gig.
u. Nail block D to H Zig. p, and
then tack three straps to Hoop l to
pass around the foot, and straps ] and
X to buckle around the leg.
The simple hand reel in Fig. 4 has
a drum like that in Fig. 8. Make the
axle long enough to provide a handle
to hold the reel by. This axle must
fit loosely SO the drum will turn freely
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

The expert kite flyer is as particular
about keeping his flying line in good
condition as the fisherman is about
his fishing-tackle. \
First, let us see how to make the
unique reel shown in Fig. l.. With this
strapped to your right leg, your hands
are free to handle the line. The line
can be unwound by pulling it as you
pay it out, and reeled up by dropping
upon the left knee in the position as
sumed by the boy shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 2 shows the completed reel, and
Fig. 8 the construction. A large rib
bon spool is necessary for the winding
drum of the reel "a, Figs. 2 and 81.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

A Halloween party, If it be eve so
small an affair, requires previous
preparation to make it a success 7
Either you or your chum, dressed
as a ghost, should meet the guests at
the door, at the appointed hour.
In the room where the wraps are
to be left, 1t is well to have another
ghost standing on guard. This may
be a dummy ghost made as shown IN
Figs. 1, 2 and 8. Bind the handle Of a
broom to a chair back with cord, turn
ing the broom portion up, as shown in
Fig. 2. Fasten a white false-face to
the side Of the broom for the ghosts
face.
Drape a sheet around the chair and
close up to the head, fastening it at
the top to the straw of the broom.
Then hang a p~illow-case, or other
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

The diameter of the spool fanges
must be increased by adding pieces of
about twice their diameter OBJ. Bore
a hole through the exact center of
pieces B, Of the same size as the spool
hole. The frame in which this wind
ing drum is mounted, consists Of two
end blocks c nailed to a piece D. Cut
D a trile longer than the winding
drum, and blocks C just large enough
to accommodate the axle for the wind
ing drum. Bore a hole a trife larger
than the spool hole through blocks G,
for the axle, being careful to get the
hole in one exactly opposite that in
the other. Cut the axle enough longer
than the winding drum to project be-
yond blocks c, one-half inch beyond
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

and nails must be driven through it to
keep the drum from slipping. A spool
pivoted with a nail to one end of the
drum forms a crank.
Fig. 8 shows a body reel to strap
about the waist. The winding drum
and the crank for turning it are made
the same as those for the leg reel. A
cigar box is used for the mounting, to
simplify the construction. Cut two
slots in each side Of the box through
which to slip q pair of belts.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
carrIer Plaeon,s seoret.

Recent experience has tended to
show that carrier pigeons and other
birds of passage are guided by mag
netic currents, W. A. Thauzies, a
French student of pigeons, has noted
that on two occasions when pigeon
flights were unsatisfactory magnetic
storms were occurring, and the flights
of these birds have been becoming
often uncertain and erratic since wire
less telegraphy came into extensive
use.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
Jewelry Faneles.

Brooches are again very fashiona-
BILE. Stones in rings r cut in de-
signs running across the finger. Neck
laces are narrow and tight with Jew
eled ornaments under the chin. Brace
let's in narrow styles are set with dia-
monds and semiprecious stones. For
evening wear elbow styles are ia
vored. Watches are worn in brace
let's. and will also hang pendant from
the neck. the main ornament in the
chain being next to the watch. Gold
belt buckles mounted oil leather or
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
How to Brew Tea.

1t is generally believed that anyone
a make tea. This is far from the
case. Great care should be taken to
have the teapot hot. Scald 1t out
with hot water before putting in the
dry tea. The water to pour on the
leaves should not only be boiling. but
should be freshly boiled. The big tea
kettle which stands on the stove all
day and is filed at irregular intervals
does not furnish the best water for
the purpose. Get a small enameled-
ware kettle holding about a quart Of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
Unfortunate2

An old darkey appealing to a lady
for aid told her that by the Dayton
flood he had lost everything he had in
the world, including his wife and. six
children.
why" seid the lady, 81 have seen
you before and l have helped you.
Were you not the colored man who
told me you had lost your wife and six
children by the sinking of the Tt
tanic?"
"Yeth. ma'am," replied the darkey,
dat was me. Most unfort'nit man dot
aver was. Can't keep a family no.
how"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
For a Damp Room.

When papering a damp room the
following hint will be useful: Take
half a pint of alum and half O pint
OF glue-size. Dissolve each together
in a pail OF boiling water; take on
tho old paper aud wash the wall once
or twice with tho solution; when dry
II can be pspered. No damp will yer
show through the solution.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
Brave Husband.

Jones-'Dear mel You say you
often lay down the law to your wife.
How do you go about III" Bones
why, all you need is firmnessl |
usually go into my study. lock the
door and do II over the transom-all
you need is hrmness-in the doori"-
Puck.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

water. Pour the water on the tea,
which should not steep over three min
utes. Then you win have a cup OF
tea which is not only very much bet
ter in flavor but is much more whole.
some than that made in the ordinary
careless fashion.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
Imported Coats.

There are some interesting import.
ed coats made of big shawIs or steam
er rugs. with fringe around the bot
tom and edging the cape section that
falls over the sleeves. or sometimes
edging the wide collar instead.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

climates. and we have the authority
Of the S%paniards for saying that dogs
r the same also, for their ~proyerb-
makers have concluded that dogs
have teeth in all countries"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
Spoiled.

Customer think this meat is
spoiled.
Meat Market Proprietor-Perhaps
SO. mum, but that meat came from a
prize lamb and it may bave been pet
ted too much.-Illinois Siren.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

signs. and eyelet work scattered over
the surface of the fabric are cut into
strips and used with narrow torchon
or crochet lace for flouncings. They
are set on to petticoats, combinations
and chemise by narrow headings that
carry ribbon purely for its ornamental
value.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30
Reaectlon On RovaItv.

During the latter years OF George
HIS reign all performances Of Shakes
peare's king Lear were Forbidden,
in consequences OF the madness OF the
king.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

together again. On the pieces of pa,
per should be written, directions
whereby each guest may find a card
foretelling her fortune. When the
witch finishes her story, she should
pass the nuts around. Then the lights
should be turned on, the nuts opened
and the merry ace begun for the hid.
ing places Of the fortune cards.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

the material like the dress are mart
Sleeve links are made of loose links
and short connections.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
E A. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS
THREE HOMEMADE KITE REELS.
FUN FOR

Copyright. by A. Nicely Hall)
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-28

of the universities, has recently dis
,tinguished himself at the front as an
air scout. He went with the army to
Galicia as a volunteer and while there
interested himself in aviation, becom-
ing very useful observation officer
by reason of his scientific knowledge.
A few days ago German plane, ap-
parently by mistake. descended be-
hind the Russian Lines, and the pilot
and observation officer were promptly
taken prisoners, before they even had
an opportunity to destroy or wreck
, their machine.
| The professor, with military pilot,
Immediately saw his chance and
climbed into the captured aeroplane.
They rose as rapidly as possible in
order to escape any firing from their
iown side and made for the German
lines. Having flown at first at con-
siderable height, they descended to a
| 6oou ihoPOSlioh Idh5o Wncu tucy
reached the main German positions,
and thoroughly examined everything
visible, making notes and plans at leis-
fure.
All went we'll until they accidentally
came over what was evidently the
headquarters of the German aviation
section, where they could see prepare
tions being made for their reception
with supposed valuable information
about the Russian positions. There
was an awkward moment as they wer,
over the aerodrome, for they were fly
Ting very low, and the German officer,
were not slow to note the curious
movements of the supposed German
/ plane, whose duty 1t was to land swift
/ ly and expedite it's report to head
/ quarters.
When it became evident that thi
, German machine had no intention o
, landing and looked as if it were tryini
; to edge upwards and away, the Gel
mans suspected trick, and commun
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-28
A STATIONARY TUB
ELECTRIC WASHER.

Many a housewife who lives in an
apartment and has wished for wash
er that would work right in the station
ary tubs has her vision of "blue Mon
day" frightened by a new electric
washer that clamps on an enamel tub
with straight rim or on the pony
enamel tub, on cement or soapstone
tub.
Washing requires from live to
fifteen minutes, depending on the
amount of clothes, how soiled they are
and the quality of the suds. There is
safety spring device inside of the
dasher stem. In case the dasher has
been set too low in the tub the spring
will yield and prevent damage to the
machine. The dasher may be taker
out and set aside, and the wringer is
adjusted. The shifter slides a clutcl
to operate either the washer Oh
wringer.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-28
GEOGRAPHY CHANGED
IOF Central AMERICA
OPENING OF PANAMA CANAL HAS
WROUGHT WONDERS IN THAT
PART OF WORLD.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 2S.-While
the soldiers of Europe are putting the
facts of the political geography of
their continent through Kaleidoscope
jig the final adjustments Of mag
nificent change in the physical geog-
raphy in Central American brought
about by United States engineers are
taking place. The interesting features
connected with this man-conducted
metamorphosis in the Isthmian worlds
surface, the creation of an inland sea,
the drowning of a tropical jungle, and
the enforced migration of a swarm of
jungle life from the valley bottoms to
the hills-as depicted by George
Shiras, 3rd., in a communication to the
National Geographic Society, is told
in the following bulletin:
"Gatun Lake is not only the largest
fresh-water lake ever created by man
"a navigable viaduct almost bridging
the two oceans and reached by ter
minal elevators in the form Of locks
but, in addition, a vast reservoir for
the adjoining watersheds, assuring
throughout the year sufficient water
supply for the operation of the locks
for electric power, fof the establish,
ment of inland fisheries, and for port
able and other domestic uses. The
lake, much larger than the one that
the French intended to construct, also
allows greater freedom and speed tc
vessels using the canal, and permits
local navigation of many of the jungle
valleys.
when the long embankment at the
north end was closed, thus stoppine
the only gap that nature had left il
the rim of hills, the inland waters
began covering the lowlands, creeping
up the wild tangled valleys, drowninl
the mighty forests and the rank trop
ical jungles, flooding out native vii
lages and destroying scattered planta
tions, marooning wild creatures lik,
the monkey, ocelot, pecoary, arma
dillo, and the sloth ON hill-tops unex
pectedly converted into permanent is
lands, submerging the mud-flats of tn,
heron and the ibis, driving the deer
the jugar, the tapir, iguanas, and mon
ster snakes through the rising water
to less hampered retreats, and open
ing una new and larger home for tn
swamp alligator and the stream-cor
fined fish.
Here all the centuries-long process
of the sinking of the land and the ris
ing of the waters was enacted in
fascinating nature-drama of a fe,
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-28

RECIPES OF OUR =.
MOTHERS

for the home treatment Of di.
were wonderfully dependable. Tn
they knew nothing of drugs, but owed
their success to the roots, herbs and
barks of the field. 1t is interesting to
note that Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound, the most successful
remedy for female ills we have, was
originally prepared for home use from
one of these recipes. Its fame has
now spread from shore to shore, and
thousands of American women now
well and strong claim they owe their
health and happiness to Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.-Adv.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-28

Gatun Lake, at a surface
elevation of S5 feet is estimated to
cover 164 square miles, and extends
not merely over the previously exist
ing swampy ground of the Chagres
Valley, but it has risen so far above
the floor of the lowlands as to extend
for miles between the hills, forming
astuaries, 1agoons, and ponds, turning
rapid, unnavigable streams into deep.
sluggish rivers, and converting hilltops
into beautiful islands, some of them
miles in length, while thousands OF
acres of flooded and fallen timber, in
to which stretch or circle narrow
necks of land, practically defy any
accurate estimate of the so-called
shore-line of the new lake.
mo one yet accurately knows the
size and shape of the new lake. Much
of its far-reaching, irregular surface
is veiled by whole forests which break
through it's waters, dying jungle-bar-
rier to a knowledge of the inland sea.
When these obstructing forests and
bushes are at last destroyed by the
warm waters of the flood and perma
nent fringes of bamboo and other
semi-aquatic growths mark the line OF
the shore, then the heretofore half
shrouded lake will glisten, near and
far, in the. tropic lights, while the sur
rounding shores, each bay and pro
montory, and the islands, big and lit
tie will stand out sharply defined. II
will then be difficult to realize tha
this lake is the work Of man.
"As the lake swelled from pont
into sea. the Indians of Panama saw
all their notions of inland navigation
swept by the board. They had beer
accustomed to polling or padding il
the swiftest streams in their cayuca
or dug-out, but they found that no on,
among them knew how to handle th
canoe under the new condition
brought about by the lake.
"The Indians, however, were tn
least of sufferers caused by the magi
appearance of the lake. There ar
forests of fine trees slowly Gying, a
is a luxurious mass of jungle plan
life. On many of the trees are grea
pendant termite nests filled with res
less ant-like creatures doomed to slo,
starvation. And, besides, many an
mails have suffered the fate of bein
marooned and slowly starved. Th
coming of the lake has worked col
siderable damageh upon the life tha
was there before, but, unlike tn
changes wrought in European geogr,
ply this change will be permanen
its utility, it's comfort to readjuste
plant and animal world, and it's tro
ical beauties, in all likelihood, will |
lasting on through many rearrang
ments of imperial boundaries"
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-28

MISS Elsie McGee left this morning
ior a weeks stay in Collins.
60:
MISS Annie Carter and Mr.. j. p.
Carter left Monday for Biloxi.
49,:
Mrs, II. A. Dupree, of Carriere, is
visiting Mrs, C. C. Carter, on Third
street.
Miss Eula Moore left this morning
for Jackson, where she will spend the
winter.
Mrs, H, d. Pool, of Petal, was a
recent visitor in the home of Mrs. ].
A. Eure.
Mrs. Mack Hawkins, of Tampa,
Fla, is the guest of Mrs. ]. D. Haw-
kins, on North Main street.
49,.
Miss Lille Cameron has returned
\ from visit to Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
Cameron, in New Mexico.
j 49,"
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Farley and Miss
Maggie Mae Johnson motored to Bi
loxi this morning and will spend the
week on the coast.
So:
Misses Lille and Ella Rawls, of Pop
larville, have been guests of Mrs
George Koch, on Buschmann street
instead of Mrs. George Gooch, as er
roneOusly stated in recent edition
OF The News.
:-o--.s
DR.. and Mrs Leo II. Martin returned
this morning from Brookhaven, hav
ing been attendants at the weddini
of Mrs. Josie Mae Gordon and MI
Sam. !. ODonnell, of Sanford las
evening.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-28
HELP WANTED

$40 TO $35-Per month extra money
to any employed person without in
terfering with regular work. No
selling, no canvassing. Positively
no investment. Unemployed need
not apply. Address The silver
Mirror Co., Inc, 12s w. adison St.
Chicago, Ill. 2f-ltp
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-09-28
~'~><<<<<>>>> .
SOCIAL CALENDAR.
wednesday, Sept. 20.

"A N"esudy, Sept. 29. .
Afternoon, $3.50 o'clock: Mrs. A. .
y .. Carroll entertains the Galaxy .
. Club at her home, sl1 Fourth :
= avenue.
. Afternoon, $3.50: Called meet. .
s vi tne Progressive Bridge .
' Club at Hotel Hattiesburg. .
' Afternoon, $3.50: Nautilus =
oiuD meets at the home of Mrs. .
. H. s. Hagerty, GA Walnut street. .
' Thursday, Sept. 80. .
Afternoon, o'clock: The Gro =
' chet Club meets at the home of .
' Mrs. Longre Brown. .
Friday, Oct. I. .
" Afternoon O'clock: Mrs. T. .
' D. Jackson will be hostess to the =
' Embroidery Club, at her home .
' 1924 Main street a
y Afternoon to 6 o'clock: The .
' Court Street Methodist Mission .
' ary Society will give a Musical .
' lea at the home of Mrs. Paul =
' johnson, on Bay street. =
' Saturday, Oct. 2. Z
v Afternoon, o'clock: Misses 4
y Ethel and Bessie Powe will be Z
' hostesses to the Sowania Club. Z
' at their home, 121 College street. 4
' Afternoon, o'clock Miss 4
y Ella Braswell will be hostess to Z
y the Leofast Club at her home, 4
= COZ West Pine street. 4