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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-12-10
CHAPTER xxx.
BY His EyeIids.

Hernandez and his two companions
reached the tree. They reconnoitered.
Above him In the swaying branches,
all ignorant Of the group below. Neal
wigwagged his signals toward the Al.
bany. His heart leaped within him,
for the Albany wigwagged In return.
She was doing more-she was sending
on her fastest launch shoreward,
crowded TO the gunwale with marines
marines who knew their business.
Below Hernandez smiled diabolical
smile. He was watching, not Neal,
but the swaying OF the tree.
Look" he said to Ponto. "see how
these roots tug at this scant earthen
covering. She is a tree growing on
rock. She totters And she is more
than tree growing on a rock-she
grows on the edge OF a cliff. Beast,
come here. Tell him, Ponto, what to
do"
Ponto told him, emphasizing his
commands with the ever-ready whip.
The brute obeyed. He set his shout
cers to the tree trunk and began stead.
lily, tirelessly, persistently 10 push.
Now, now, cried Hernandez, in a
frenzy OF excitement. "On, on
The tree crashed desperately over
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tho edge and toppled into the depths
beneath
AS she did so there was n scream
a woman's crcam-Annettes Her
nandez heard Il; 40 did Ponto; but
| they could not locate II. Out OF their
sight. somewhere along that cliff, An.
nette was crouching watching with
eyes wide with terror, She saw the
tree bend slowly outward, though she
did not know the cause.
Then her heart ieaped within her.
for the tree had dropped. topping
head over heels, so to speak. but by
some great chance IL had brushed
Neal lightly. not heavily against the
clin, and then had plunged down to It's
own doom leaving him graphing for
his life with clump OF bushes on u
narrow ledge below.
She saw all this and so did Herman.
dez and his partner. Ponto. Ponto
smotc the brute upon the shoulder. He
pointed to a huge stone at his feet.
Finish him. he commanded. Go
down and finish him"
The brute seized the stone and crcpt
warily down narrow path and
reached tho ledge upon which chung
Neal.
The brute slowly raised the rock
above his head. AS he did so n small
firm hand clutched him by the shoul.
der-a womans hand. lie turned and
looked into the eyes of Annette Hing
ton. As though hypnotizcd he dropped
the rock.
Help him." commanded Annette
help him. DO as say"
Hernandez. white with rage. thrust
Ponto behind him and leaned far over
the edge OF the clifi shaking his
clenchcd hand impotcntly at tho brute
DO as say" he commanded. Il
will fay YOU u you don't
lie leaned too far. not for his own
safety. but for the safety OF some of
his belongings. a paper packet wrig
glcd easily and joyously out OF his
breast pocket and slipped easily and
Joyously down the cliii landing almost
at Annette's feet.
Tho brute turned suddenly. darted
forward. stretched forth a huge hand
and jerked Neal from his precarious
position up To tho lcdgc-up TO safety
Tho three stood there cllnging 10
the side OF the cliff. the brute pant.
ing with wonder. Neal aud Annette
painting with relief Suddenly Annette
stopped and picked up n packet that
lay at her feet. She uttered a little
cry OF rocognition-and with good
cause.
II was the identifying map-part OF
the evidence that linked her with the
lost Isle OF Cinnabar.
Ten minutes later Neal flung up
his hands and cheered-and with good
cause. over the brow OF hill. clam.
bcring like mad. there swarmed up
through the jungle a crowd OF United
States marines.
Hernandez and Ponto saw them
from above and with wild oaths turned
and mcon,inontly fed. The brute.
obeying a sudden impulse. crcpt swift.
~ along tho ledge and followed his re-.
masters.
Neal and Annette nsccnded moro
and carefully They met
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the little squad OF marines on the top
OF the clin and Joined them in the
double quick toward the Aztec strong
hold. They reached the clearing. The
gates OF the walled city were open and
the walls bristled with armored Aztec
warriors. The marines fixed their bay.
onets and made ready for a charge.
Suddenly, however. Neal held up his
hands. Listen" he exclaimed. From
the unseen waters beyond there was
the boom OF a gun.
Its my gum" said Neal. IL know
her when she speaks-my six.incb
gun"
The officer in charge OF the squad
held up his hand. Halt" he com.
manded.
His squad halted. II was well they
did. Through the open gate they
could see the sun gods demoniacaI
countenance twisting and mounting I'm
the red glare OF the altar's names.
Across the strip OF Jungle they could
hear the boom'boom OF the gun.
Neal slapped his thigh with 10y.
He's got the range already. boys" he
cried. wait. Look-look--look."
With mighty shout OF triumph the
marines ieaped into the air yelling like
demons themselves. They had good
cause, for the gunner on the Albany
had more than found the range-he
had planted an exploding shell In the
very middle of the sun god-and the
sun god and bis temple. amid shriekg
from a hundred throats-burst into
a thousand pieces--and disappeared.
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
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the terror he inspired. and you shall
be destroyed. Behind me is fire. sud.
den death. We have many thousand
warriors. We have an Unsuitable god
We brook no strangers-we tolerate
no enemies. You are an enemy. you
and yours Go. and 90 at once"
We are not enemies" returned Her.
pandez. We are travelers-weary
travellers. We have lost our way. We
need rest and food. To turn back now
means death"
The high priest shrugged his shoul.
ders. Follow me" he said.
He turned and passed between the
divided group OF warriors and entered
the gate.
Hernandez followed. entering the
walls three PAGES behind the priest.
He led Hernandez TO the center OF
the village.
With long. lean. skinny finger. the
high priest pointed TO the sun god.
he prostrated himself. then rose and
gave a sharp command Two Aztecs.
clad In scarlet robes. darted forward
each with burning brand raised high
above his head. Before Hernandez
was a pit sunk into the ground. II
was piled high with fuel and from this
pit Their rose quite a familiar odor-
the ode OF petroleum. In went the
burning brands and in the twinkling
OF an eye the fuel caught FIRE and a
ieaping. twisting fame sprang into
the air.
Hernandez drew back The flame
vas hot. II grew hotter as he
watched. In a few moments II was a
seething. roaring furnace.
Hernandez stood with folded arms
The high priest swooped down upon
him and denounced him In withering
hrgon. Hernandez knew what II
meant. II meant that they were 10 go.
"Ponto." he cried. come here"
Ponto. quivering. crept through the
double line OF Az;ec warriors and
through the gate. Hernandez jerked
his head toward the priest.
Tell him." said Hernandez, that
he must take US in
Fonto obeyed. He began 70 plead
in his oiliest accents. The high priest
was firm. once again he held up his
hand and from every hut in the in.
cAasure there spraug forth another
group OF warriors.
Run. partner" cried Ponto. run
for your life"
But Hernandez did not run, for sud |
denly the countenance Of the high |
priest had changed A crafty smile
spread over his leathery old face. Pom
10 followed his glance At the other
end OF the clearing with ray OF sun
shine full upon her crouched Annette
uington.
Without removing his glance from
the girl the high priest touched Her
uandez on the arm and spoke in high
shrill accents.
What does he say?" demanded Her
nandez of Ponto.
Ponto shiyeyed. He says" re-
turned Ponto, the sun god is angry.
rtat he has commanded his people
10 destroy you all. That he will smite
you hip and thigh unless"
Unless WHAT" queried Hernandez.
You give the white girl 10 the god
md the rest OF you can get food and
,uccor within the walls-the white
rtrl for the god"
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CHAPTER xxxvlll.
A Brides Revolt.

Hernandez pondered once again.
Then he nodded.
Well do IT," he returned. Tell
that beast out there TO bring the
white girl in"
Ponto turned and ran waddling out
side the gates. He gave a brief com
mand TO the brute and at the word
the brute seized Annette and held her
high upon his shoulder. At another
work of command the brute marched
toward the gate and entered il.
The nigh priest stood Quiyering
watching the approach OF Annette and
the brute. The four Aztecs in fiam-
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FOR SALE or TRADE

FOR SALE-one work mare. weight
1900. age $. J. j. Dillard. Ontario.
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FOR SALE--A baby bassinet In
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NEAL OF THE NAVY
Continued from page 81

groups faced each other. tense, won.
dering.
The high priest spoke--uttering un.
Ineligible jargon. Hernandez turned
TO Ponto.
~What does this old devil say9" he
demanded.
Ponto was painting with terror.
-Ile says" said Ponto, that he
wants TO talk to you"
Hernandez pondered for moment
and toyed with the weapon in his
hand.
Then he crossed the clearing and
faced the high priest. Ponto from his
vantage point of comparative safety
translated IN thin high.strung tones.
You are interlopers," said the
uriest angrilv. his cruel eyes watching
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-08-27
CORN CHINCH BUG.

Fayetteville, Ark, Aug. w. 1910
Mr.. Thos. j. Bentley,
Paragould, Ark.
My Dear Sir:-The injury 10
corn leaves which you sent is the
characteristic chinch bug injury. II
is possible that the flea beetles
have had something to do with
this also but the presence of chinch
bugs is enough to explain the In
jury fully.
| am having a type circular on
this subject sent to yourself and
to the men interested.
Yours very truly,
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-08-27
FARM EXPERTS TO !.
VISIT THE COUNTY
Will Hold All Day Meetings at
Marmaduke, Gainesville and
Paragould

Saturday, the extension divis-
ion of the University of Arkansas,
working in cooperation with coun-
ty agents, farmers, business men
and bankers, will have held Sc
farmers meetings in IA counties of
the state since July 10. In SO
meetings TO date, the meetings have
been attended by HOB persons,
mostly farmers. Carroll county
broke all records several weeks
ago, when more than 1000 people
attended the lectures given by agri-
culturists in that county. Neva-
da county was second with an at
tendance Of 1855. Hampstead was
third with 9S9, and Randolph
fourth with more than 500.
Next week Greene county will be
visited for a series of practical
farm lectures, and it is to be hoped
that all of us turn out for the
meetings scheduled in this county.
Dean J. II. Miller, head of the CO.
operative agricultural extension
work in Arkansas, says that the
making a living at home" through
better soil treatment and more pro-
ductive farms, along which line is
the home garden, the home Or
chard, cron, the forage crops, live
stock and live stock protection, all
Of which will be discussed at these
meetings. Hog cholera and the
Texas fever ticket are discussed in
communities where they are needed
and the farmer is invited to talk of
the problems peculiar to his indi-
vidual community.
The schedule for Greene county,
as announced by w. c. Lassetter,
assistant director of cooperative
extension work, in charge of spe-
cialists, is as follows:
Marmaduke, Monday, Aug. 80.
Gainesville, Tuesday, Aug. 81.
Paragould, Wednesday, Sept. l.
Dean j. H. Miller of the extern
sion division of the University of
Arkansas will address the farmers
and business men in Paragould
Sept. /, and Miss Marcella Arthur
of the extension service will con-
duct separate meetings for women
and girls at Marmaduke Aug. 80.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-08-27

The Romans used to coat their
oysters with honey.
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FARM DEMONSTRATION DEPARTMENT
Edited by Thos. ]. Bentley

who will clean it we'll for seed. 1t
will be we'll to publish this list in
the local papers. Also state wheth-
er in your Judgment there will be
an increase in wheat acreage in
your county. He feels that we
should caution farmers against put
ting in too great an acreage OF
wheat this year, unless the condi-
lions are very favorable.
If any farmers have large
quantity that they will be willing
to ship out for seed send me at once
names and addresses, probable
quantity, variety, and the price at
station, including sacks. l can use
this information for other agents
and l will also send a list to Dean
Miller. The varieties recommend
ed by the Arkansas experiment sta
tion are the Fultz, Fulcaster, Red
May, and Alabama Bluestem. Please
state whether these varieties are
for sale in your county. Please
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NEGRO BAPTIZ!NC
NEARLY DISRUPTED
Big Alligator Takes Saunter To-
ward Crowd of C.oored Pco~-e,
Who Skiddoo.

Hot SPRINGS, August 24.-The
presence Sunday of a 12-foot ALI
gator which had escaped from the
alligator farm in Wilmington park
and was enjoying life in the big
lake adjacent thereto, came near to
stampeding the negro converts who
were to be baptized as q result of
the evangelist campaign "Sin Kill
er" Griffin, the negro evangelist,
has been conducting in the park
theater for a week. In spite of
heavy rain many hundreds of white
persons assembled at the lake to
witness the baptizing. About SO
| feet from the shore the black nose
of one of the largest alligators the
farm possesses. was seen above the
water Several white boys were
the first to see the alligator. A
local negro minister, who assist
ed "Sin Killer" Griffin, had enter
ed the lake. He was about 10 feet
from shore when the alligator seem
ed to recognize him, for it started
to swim toward the negro minis
ter.
The alligator kept on coming,
but a crowd of white boys com
menced bombarding the animal
with stones, two of the missiles
striking the saurian on the head. It
turned about and started for the
other end of the lake, and the bap-
tizing took place. Later two en-
ployes of the park tried to capture
the alligator, but were unsuccess-
| ful
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John Halls Lament.

Don't look on this paper in
frowning contempt. Consider its
environments. We are doing all
we can to make people believe that
the Sun is printed in town. The
honorable chancery court has de-
creed us out of legal printing. The
hard dog days of democratic ad-
ministration have made our home
business men too psychological to
patroniZe us. The bull ring, bull
moose, so-called republican commit
tee, has fought us from our first is
sue-and if we were not more skill
ed in modern lying and scientific
skullduggery than the whole push
they would have gotten our goat
long ago. 1t is a chronic occur
renee for a republican who has
never missed a borrowed copy to
ask us in a heartless, cruel way,
"Why don't you buy you better
outfit and print good paper?"
Salem Sun.
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NUISANCE ACT IS
INVOKED AGAIN
Judge Gautney Orders Monettt
Drug Store Closed for Sell
ing Liquor.

Jonesboro Tribune: The drug
store of Dr. G. c. Fisher of Mo-
nette has been closed by an order
of Judge J. F. Gautney on an in
formation filed by Deputy Prose
cutting Attorney Fred C. Mullinix
under the nuisance act of the last
legislature. A temporary restrain
ing order was granted by the
court, and the defendant is here
today and will seek to have the in
junction dissolved and set aside.
This is similar case of those
filed here Saturday in which the
places were closed on the grounds
that a U. S.. license was prima facie
evidence that these places were il
legally selling intoxicating liquors
1t is understood that the contention
of DR.. Fisher is that he is not run
ming a blind tiger, but has the
revenue license for his drug bust
ness. This is, however, the only
drug store in the county that car
ries a U. S. license.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-08-27
WRITES BACK HOME;
BOOSTS PARAG0ULD
In Letter to Ohio Newspaper, F. L
Moffett Tells How He Likes
This Country.

F. L. Moffett, recently of Rich
wood, Ohio, now a resident of Par
agould, has written the following
letter to his friends back in Chic.
The letter was published in last
weeks issue of the Redwood Ga
zette:
1--WE are all o. X. and having a
fine time. Was out sixty miles
over the country yesterday, and
must say | found the finest corn
ever saw. 1t will yield ninety bush
els to the acre. l brought two
stalks home with me that had eight
good ears of corn on the two stalks.
There is no price on peaches and
melons here. There are hundreds
of trees breaking down, and apples
the same.
THE roads are dusty. Some OF
the corn is dead ripe and some is
in roasting ear. | saw field
where they had cut off their oats
and then sowed stock peas, and the
peas were knee high and hanging
full. I wish you were here to see
the crops for yourself. Cotton and
tobacco are just as good.
1.-The people are friendly and
ready to accommodate you in any
way possible and this is the incest
town l ever saw of it's size, Last
Saturday l saw nine loads of mel
ons on the streets selling at five
and ten cents each. No saloons OF
pool or card tables in this town
/ haven't seen a person drunk or
even smell OF liquor since l nave
been here. People have good
health here. There have been only
two funerals since we came here.
The land where the heavy corn is
can be bought for SIS per acre,
with some cheap tenant buildings
on it,
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GRIEF OVERCOMES
WIDOW OF FRANK,
Cody of Mob's Victim is Placed in
Mt Carmel Cemetery in Pres
ence of Many.

New York, Aug. 20-The body
near Marietta, Ga, was buried in
Mount Carmel cemetery, Brooklyn.
The automobile hearse and the
cars carrying the immediate rela-
Itives of the dead man, Travelled at
Ia high rate of speed over the six
mile route from the home of
Franks parents to the cemetery in
q vain attempt to elude newspaper
men and photographers Following
the burial the widow suffered
nervous collapse.
Franks parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Frank, the widow and
Franks sister, Mrs. Otto Stern, and
r r husband, occupied the automo-
bile that followed the hearse A
dozen other relatives and friends
occupied three additional automo-
biles. A crowd of scarcely more
than hundred people was in
front of the Frank home when the
body was carried out at 9:10
O'Clock Twenty minutes later the
hearse had arrived at the cemetery,
and ten minutes after that the last
burial services were concluded
About 40 curious persons were in
the cemetery when Franks body
arrived, and they crowded close to
the grave during the services.
Perfect order was maintained,
both at the Frank home and at
the cemetery, and the police at
both places found nothing to do.
Mrs. Lucille Frank, the widow,
appeared calm and restrained until
the burial service had concluded
Then she collapsed and was carried
to an automobile.
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EXPERT EMPLOYED
TO DIRECT FARMS
Oklahoma Agrioulturalist Will b
in Charge of Bertig's Island
Plantation,

AS a direct result of the diversi-
fled farming campaigns waged in
Greene county last fall by the farm
ing experts working under the di-
rection of the International Har-
vester Company, the two thousand
acre farm on Big Island and Giles
Is land belonging to Bertig Broth
ers of this city, will be converted
into fifty or sixty small farms on
which diversified crops will be
grown and stock raised, all to be
under the direction of an expert
in the person of j. M. Browning
who for several years has been a
member of the faculty of the Ok
lahoma state agricultural college
at Stillwell, Okla, and who was a
member of the crew of experts that
campaigned Greene county last fall.
When Mr.. Browning was in Par
agould nearly a year ago he was
| lIflISu ny IlS MeSSIS. del IIS "
return to this city for a conference
with a view to placing him in
charge of the farms on Big Island
and Giles ISLAND. Several months
Elater he did visit Paragould, was
driven over the farms and closed
contract to direct the operations
or the places
Mr. Browning arrived in Para
gould yesterday and today he is
seeking a suitable residence for his
family who will remain in Para
gould at least for the present.
While full Plans have not been
developed it is understood Mr..
Browning will have complete
charge of all the Bertig lands on
the two fertile islands. There are
new about forty tenants working
an average of thirty acres each.
These men will be permitted to re-
new their leases for next year with
the distinct understanding they
vii. follow the directions of Mr..
Browning. Each tenant will be re-
ouired to raise a certain number OF
hogs and cattle, to keep not less
than two hundred chickens on his
place and to grow diversified crops
The Bertigs plan to lend financial
assistance to the tenants to help
them in their initial efforts to get
OF a cash basis. The ultimate aim
of the owners of the lands is tC
convert it into an immense stock
and feed farm. The tenants who
slow aptitude in mastering the de
tails of stock raising and diversi-
fled farming will of course be Civ
en- preference over those who per
sist in growing only cotton and
corn.
Mr.. Browning will be in supreme
control of all the tenants and will
devote his entire time to teaching
and demonstrating improved meth
DDS of farming.
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write me fully as to the seed situa-
ton in your county.
Dean Miller is also very DESTROYS
that you shall urge farmers who
have surplus corn to hold it for
feed on their own farms or that
you help sell this surplus to the
farmers in the county and that you
urge farmers to build rail cribs,
cover we'll and hold corn for later
use, as it is very extravagant to
ship corn out this fall and then buy
corn next spring. This gives the
railroads two shipments of corn
instead of one shipment of hogs or
cattle or other live stock
A list of seed wheat farmers in
Arkansas, Southeastern Kansas,
Southern Missouri, and Eastern Ok
lahoma will be sent to you and to
the newspapers in about ten days.
Very truly yours,
c. w. WATSON,
State Agent, Farm Demonstration
WOrE TT = Don't of Aurici,1+,,ra
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To the Public.

II feel that l owe the manufac-
turers of Chamberlain Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy a word
of gratitude" writes Mrs. T. n,
whitehall, Wowanda. N. Y. when
began taking this medicine l was
i ngreat pain and feeling terribly
sick, due to an attack of summer
complaint. After taking a dose of
it l had rot long to wait for relief
as it benefited me almost immedi-
ately" For sale by all dealers,
.tf
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State Agent, Farm Demonstration
Work, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.
SUNFLOWER TROUBLE.

. y y LON En- L nOO DIE,
The other day we met a man
who seemed to know considerable
about sunflowers, of which there
is large crop in this country this
year, and from what he said there
is ore serious obstacle in the way.
He said the principal trouble
with sunflowers is in saving the
seed at harvest time by keeping
them from heating before dried out.
to his statements this is
one reason why the crop has not
been more extensively grown. The
seed, he said, do not mature even
ly; that while part of the seed
in head are full ripe and some of
them even dried out, others are yet
full of sap; that the heads also
mature unevenly and that at gath
ering time both mature and I'M
mature heads had to be cut, and
on account of this they are very
susCeptiple " HeatiAS IA tne plH
or granary. He said there was
hardly anyway to avoid this since
the seed must be spread very thin
on the floo-, and that it required a
gr aat decl more floor room than
many farmers could prepare.
We mention this for the benefit
of our farmers, that they may profit
accordingly, and not lose.-Ex-
chenCe.