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Newark post., 1915-07-14

Final arrangements are being |
worked out by the committees of
the agricultural faculty of Della
ware College for Farmers Day to
be held on July 20 at the College
Farm. Governor Charles R. Miller
will be asked to preside at the
meeting following lunch. 1t is the
plan of the committee to have
Dean Harry Hayward, Professor
Charles A. McCue and Professor
A. E. Grantham give a brief out
line of the most practical results
that have been obtained on the col
lege farm in animal husbandry,
agronomy and horticulture. An
other plan of the committee is to
ask a representative farmer from
each county to the State to speak
of what the work of the college
has meant to their county. The
principal speaker, however, will be
President Samuel G. Mitchell, of
the college. This will be the first
opportunity he has had since
elected president of attending a
Farmers Day and meeting the
farmers of the State as host.
The object of the whole day is
to bring the farmers of the State
in closer contact with the agri
cultural work of the college. Tt
this end it will be the purpose ol
the agricultural department to ar
range more definitely than has
,, heretofore been possible to taxi
the visitors to the actual expert
ments that are being conducted
The forenoon will be spent largel'
in study of the experimental
plots in the agronomy field to Sc
what Professor Grantham has &C
complished in his work on fertile
1 ing, rotation, lining and improve
i ment, breeding of the crops whic
S are grown so extensively in tn
II State. Professor Grantham is no
II working on guide which will al
materially in familiarizing tn
visitor with each one of the Sc
plots in the agronomy field. Th
:, work has been carried on ft
Newark post., 1915-07-14
Board OF Health News

The important event of the week
is the public meeting of the Board
of Health on Friday night at the
Council Rooms.
Letters have been sent to more
than 60 property owners asking
them to come to this meeting and
have presented to them some SIM
pie and inexpensive suggestions
for improving certain unsanitary
conditions that may exist.
The Sewer Law and the new
Town Ordinance forbidding drain
age into the cutters have put upon
the Board of Health the sole re-
sponsibility of enforcing their OBJ
servance. The Board will take the
responsibility seriously, but will
also use great care in exercising
It's legal powers to put as little
burden as possible upon property
owners. To the small property
owner, it would often be a hard
ship to order sewer connection and
the object of this meeting is to
show how this may be avoided, and
yet improve conditions.
1t is hoped many will attend anc
opportunity for a general discus
sion of sanitary improvements will
be given to all.
At the last Council meeting, or
ders for sewer connections were
made for all properties on thu
north side of Delaware avenue
west of Academy street. Thi
was done in order to clean up tn
bad gutter drainage at that cor
: ner for the benefit of the schoo
children. Very soon the who'll
. school neighborhood will be clean
Many requests have been mad
for connecting pump drain wit
the sewer, but unfortunately
cannot be allowed here, and i
, done nowhere. The principal rea
:, son is that a pump trough is no
permanent fixture-it may b
broken or moved easily, with pos
sible injury to sewer pipe. Blu
: there is nothing to prevent pun
:. water being emptied into an,
!, fixture in the house if people war
their pumps enough to take sue
trouble. Such water cannot b
drained into the cutters, nor a
= lowed to collect and stagnate O
= the premises.
Newark post., 1915-07-14
St. Thomas S. S. Picnic

Sunday School of st. Thomas
Episcopal Church held it's annual
picnic today near Welsh Tract
Church and the young folks had a
merry time with their games IN
the grove. Prizes were presented
to the victors and there was a
bountiful supply of ice cream and
other things dear to the hearts OF
the young. Scholars and teachers
are indebted to David c. Rose,
Thomas Claringbold, DR.. Houchln,
Daniel Thompson, and DR.. A. Lee
Porter for the use of their automo-
Newark post., 1915-07-14
Left 100000 To Missions

According to an Associated
Press despatch from st. Paul,
Mimi, printed in Public Ledger
yesterday, bequests totaling S4OO,
900 were made to the home and
foreign mission branches of the
Presbyterian Church in the will OF
Edward A. Webb, head Of the
Webb Publishing Company, who
died July 6. The will, filed in
Probate Court, bequeathed the
balance of the $65O,0OO estate to
the widow and other near relatives
Mrs. j. Wilkins Cooch of this
town is a sister of Mr.. Webb and
went west last week to attend the
funeral.
Newark post., 1915-07-14
Missionary Meeting

The regular meeting of the w.
H. M. S. was held Friday evening
at the home of Mrs. II. b. Wright.
The president presided. 4 Dev"-
tions. Mrs. E. M. Thompson; topic,
"The Red Man as Teacher and
Learner" Miss Esther Ferguson
leader, assisted by Mrs. Geo. Fer
puson. Enigmas, Mrs. II. b.
Wright. Miss Roberts recited TWO
selections. .
Miss Nellie Wilson and Miss
Elizabeth McNeal favored US with
niano solos. At the close OF the
meeting refreshments were serV'
ed and pleasant time enjoyed
Newark post., 1915-07-14
College Extension Plans

An important meeting of the
building committee of the Board
of Trustees of Delaware College
will be held on Friday night at the
home of Henry B. Thompson, pres
dent of the board. At this meet
ing it is understood the tentative
plans for the extension of Della
ware College will be discussed.
Tentative plans of proposed build
ings have been prepared by Frank
Miles Day, of Philadelphia, the
supervising architect and these
plans will be gone over in detail
at this meeting.
The college officials have closed
the deals for all the properties
that are wanted to carry out the
extension plans with the possible
exception of one property on Main
street. The money for the pur-
chase of all these properties the
aggregate amount of which ex-
ceeds 100000, was a gift to the
college by an unnamed donor.
A special committee it is under
stood has been at work for some
weeks to secure funds with which
at least to start the extension
plans and it is likely that there
will be an interesting report tc
make along this line at the meet
ing Friday night. Up until this
time there has been no report made
of any definite contributions re-
ceived with the exception of the
gift of the money to purchase the
properties although it has been in
timated that at least 81 100000 is
required for building purposes.
The first of the proposed new
buildings to go up will likely be al
Agricultural building to house al
the agricultural interests of th'
college and to cost in the neigh
borhood of $225,000. This build
ing when built will probably be 10
Gated some place on the east sid
of Depot Road about half way be
= tween Delaware College and tn
|, Women's College. 1t would the
s be convenient not only to thos
q two institutions but also to tn
college farm.
It is also common report tha
another building, probably dorm
, tories for the men, will be starte
= sometime in the early fall.
. After this meeting of the con
'' mittee, a special meeting OF tn
! Board will be held to hear the r.
Z, port-after which, the detaile
a plans will be given to the publ
Newark post., 1915-07-14
SENATOR HOFFECkER'S
SON RUN OVER BY AUTO
Rushed To Delaware Hospital
Al $50 O'clock

In stepping from the Strahorn
Auto Transfer while in motion,
John Hoffecker, youngest son OF
Senator Hoffecker, was thrown
under the car, the wheels passing
over his body. The boy was rush
ed to DR.. Steeps. Examination
made by Doctors Steel and Blake
showed internal inj~ries. Mrs
Hoffecker was notified. lmmed'
lately on her arrival the boy was
rushed to the Delaware Hospital
The details of the accident coule
not be def ,nitely learned as we g(
to press.
Newark post., 1915-07-14
CAMPING Party Near Randal'a

A number of young people are
enjoying an outing below Chesa-
neake City, near Randalia, on
PooL Creek The party includes
Misses Helen, Violette and Flea
nor Fader, Ralph Griffin, Mrs. A.
T f. Fader, and Raymond Fader,
Nowark. G.. E. Grubb, Wilmington
William and Joseph Shaeffer'
Chesapeake City, Md; Misses Ben
con Marie and Beulah Chambers,
and Ruth Crothers, Baltimore, Nd
Newark post., 1915-07-14
On Motor Trip To Buffalo

Levi H. Cooch, County Agrlcult-
ural Agent, accompanied by MRS.
Cooch, started on Monday in his
car on a two weeks pleasure "Trip
to Buffalo by way of Harrisburg.
Ithaca and Niagara Falls. Part OF
the route will be the same as that
travelled in horse and carriage Dy
the grandparents of Mrs. Coocn
on their honeymoon-a RECORD OF
which, with descriptions OF the
country passed through, is in the
possession of Mrs. Cooch.
Newark post., 1915-07-14
D. A. R. Festival

The lawn festival held by the
ladies of the Daughters of the
American Revolution on the lawn
of Mrs. Harriet L. Curtis Satuf-
day evening netted about nineteen
dollars.
Newark post., 1915-07-14
Prof. Smith Improving

About the most welcome bit of
news this week is the reports that
Professor Van Geisen Smith is
making a rapid recovery from an
operation for appendicitis at
Montclair. n. J.
Newark post., 1915-07-14
Engagement Announced

The engagement of Miss Char
lotte Jones to Mr.. Frank owen
both of Strickersville, Pa, has
been announced. The wedding
will take place soon.
Newark post., 1915-07-14
New Autos

DR.. A. S. Houchin, veterinarian
and John F. Richards, merchant,
are the latest to join the auto
ranks in Newark.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25

A Pale, Wan, Hungry Girl Collapsed as
Storms Arms Flew Around Her.
until Bruce fell asleep, which was
soon, having been generous with whis-
Ky ''pegs" that night
Baird knew all about raising win
dows; he had been taught in an expert
school.
He entered Bruce's room, took the
diamond from Its hiding place and
stumbled against chair.
Bruce awOke. He saw the dim form
and plunged toward 1t courageously.
Baird ducked and leaped out the win
dow. A bullet sang past his ears.
He slowed away his 'stolen goods"
in the left side pocket Of his trousers,
climbed aboard the carriage and babe
the kafflr to drive "llke blazes" for the
station.
Two days later Bruce booked for
home on the same boat with Baird,
who passed him on the promenade, sat
near him in the dining saloon, exchang-
ed ideas about the weather in the
smoke room, and Bruce hadn't the
slightest suspicion that this pleasant
stranger had "done him up brown"
Before the final landing the two be-
came quite chummy. And every night
when he retired to his bunk Baird let
20 his chuckles. 1t was as good as a
play.
On the other hand, Bruce never drop
ped the least word regarding his affairs.
And whisky and champagne acted as
q clamp to his lips. II would all make
a corking good special for the Sunday
edition.
And now to smuggle the gem in him
self.
He kept It in his pocket until his
cases were examined, then with a bit
Of legerdemain slipped the stone into
one Of the cases.
And Bruce saw this play. And he
saw many other things when Hunt and
John Storm came up to greet Baird.
In the excitement Of the meeting
Baird stepped away from his belong
ings, and Bruce quietly appropriated
the suit case. "a
It was the end of the suit case dis
appearing into a taxi that caught
Baird's eye. Then he understood that
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confident that Storm or Mrs. Ramsey
would secrete the gems elsewhere.
"You never can tell!' laughed Rad
cllffe.
1--WE haven't got the gems yet" said
madame wisely.
African" cried Baird when Hunt
outlined his plans, That's long way
rom home. A ten weeks job at the
least"
"It's a necessary job. my boy. Fifty
a week aud all your expenses and II
everything turns out all right hand
some bonus. And think OF the story
you'll be able to put over!'
"I'n CO. When do startf"
Tomorrow at noon. Liverpool.
You'll be there one day; then you sail
for Cape Town. Fast boat. A week
or ten days will be sufficient to cover
the work. Then hike home"
Tomorrow? Wow! You're the lit
tie speed king, Hunt All right I'll
be at the dock tomorrow noon. You
bring along the tickets and money. No
time for any letter Of credit. I've al
ways wanted to 60 to Africa. any
how"
that's the kind OF talk. Facts; get
facts. Storm here viii furnish you
with papers OF authority. You will get
them fixed up through the American
consulate. Now, you. Storm, take
photograph of Zudora to police head
quarters Not that expect anything
from that quarter, but they'll come In
handy when we play the grand slam.
I'm going to take a look at our friend
Bruce"
On the following day Baird sailed
away, and Storm and Hunt settled
down to the grim business Of watch
ing two men.
But these two men scented danger.
They never went near the sanitarium.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
WITH THE FRENCH WOUNDED
The Woman's Sacrifice

Paris, Mar. 25,S:30 pm.-Away
from the battlefield one sees war
stripped Of its glamor. We see the
heroic work of nurses who are on
duty day and night. There is de-
votion, self-sacrifice, suffering pat
riotism-qualities which only
great war and its terrible conse-
quences can inspire to the highest
development. The women every
where are helping and everywhere
one sees self-sacrifice and devotion
to country.
The women OF the United States
do not know how fortunate they
are. Here there are plenty of women
who suffer in silence, whose strength
is out of proportion to their ambi-
ton. Their hands are tied by some
chronic disease common to woman
kind; that weak back, accompanied
by pain here or there, extreme ner-
vousness, sleeplessness, maybe
fainting spells or spasms, are all
signals of distress for women. She
may be growing from girlhood to
womanhood, passing from woman
hood to motherhood, and later suf-
fering from that change which
leaves so many wrecks Of women.
At any or all Of these periods of q
woman's life she should take a
tonic and nervine, prescribed for
Just such cases by physician OF
vast experience in the diseases OF
women. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription has successfully treated
Than
any other known remedy. When you
feel dull, headachy, backache, dizzy,
or perhaps hot flashes, there is
nothing you can accomplish, nothing
you can enjoy. You can find perma-
nent relief in DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. 1t is sold by medicine
dealers, or trial box by mail from
DR.. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo.
N. Y, on receipt of 80 cents, or one
dollar for large box.--Adv.
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an idea. Well hide them in the phon-
ograph machine in one Of the record
files. It's the last place any one would
look for them. Now, I'm of to see
Hunt. You sleep in Zndora's rOop to,
night. They may come back to have
another look for the stones. If any
one enters shoot. Don't feel any
qualms. Shoot and shoot to kill"
II may not shoot straight. but I'll
shoot"
When Storm entered Hunts office he
found that individual calmly filing
away at a key. He paid no attention
to Storm until he had nOtched the key
to his satisfaction.
"Well?"
'Zudora's been abducted!'
II thought maybe she would be-"
"And you made no effort to pre-
vent it?"
"AIy boy, could l tell just where
they'd start the game? Howard Is also
missing. They're no fools we are deal
ing with. At the start they get the
real owner of the mine and the super
intendent. Now, what's that you've
got IN your handT'
"a letter found on the floor In Zu-
dora's room. Moreover, it's addressed
to J. w. Bruce and signed Henry
Howard"
"Ha! That's something like it. So
Bruce himself was mixed up in 1t, eh?
Must feel the pinch to take risk like
this"
Hunt read the letter
Him! This man Howard seems to
be a white man. He probably barked
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CHAPTER xiii.
A Raid on a Madhouse.

A Raid on q Madhouse.
wv YHEN John Storm realized
Nv that Zudora was gone, alb
wv Quoted in her nightgown,
with only comfortable to
shield her from the cold, he was stun
ned. And he had laughed at her for
her forebodings, her talk about evil
stars.
Who could have done it? Where
could they have taken her? Were the
diamond people back of It?
Was this move intended to frighten
ZudOra or really make away with herr
He was in a state of collapse and of
half mind to start out and just hunt
for the woman he loved, having neither
direction nor plan Of action.
He only sensed the feeling that she
needed him and that he must go to her.
Then his gaze happened to fall to
the floor, where it rested upon an en-
velOpe.
Absentmindedly he stopped and pick
ed 1t up. but without glancing at the
superscriptiOn.
lucy might NC nuELluB ucEp Bile
might be dead. By and by he saw the
address.
Who was J. w. Bruce2 Idly he look
ed for the pOstmark-and became gal
vanized into life. Africa!
This envelope had been pOstmarked
Africa. Hastily he drew out the con-
tents and read It 1t was signed by
Henry Howard. the superintendent of
the diamond mines.
In this letter Howard complained
that he believed the rightful heir was
being deprived Of what was hers and
that he demanded an understanding
that would leave no further doubt ip
hts mind.
That was sunieIent for John The
amuRglers had realized that they stood
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
BY HAROLD MACGRATH

Copyright. 1914 and 1915. by Harold MacGrath
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25

The telephone saved them the trou
BILE.
Each day they knew just how Zu'
dora had passed the day before. There
was still no sign of weakening on her
part. They dared not grow impatient.
When they learned that the girl had
trick0dq them regarding the hiding
place, of the diamonds they shifted her
diet to bread and water twice day.
They dared not go too far. As for
Howard, the mine superintendent,
they had set about to starve him grad
ually. They were not particular
whether he died or not under the treat
ment,
Days passed, days became weeks.
Storm and Hunt worked with ex-
traordinary care, but the hiding place
the rogues had selected for ZudOra was
not to be found. .t
Hunt had not seen Bruce, the SNUG
gler, in a long time. Upon investiga-
ton he learned that Bruce had also
gone to Africa.
Would he recognize Baird If they ran
across each other? Whatever happen
ed Baird had the advantage Of being
first on the spot.
Meantime Baird arrived at the mines.
and after his documents We're shown
was given the run Of the office. 1t was
all very novel and interesting to the
late understudy to Hassam Ali.
He had always loved color. So he
donned the habiliments Of a boss
miner, and when his books were made
up he spent the balance of his time In
the mines to see how 1t was done. One
day he saw what is rarely given man
to see, the finding Of big stone, the
kind bankrupt empires and lettering
kingdoms seem unable to do without.
1t was as big as a hickory nut and
worth twenty thousand in its uncut
state. Baird was permitted to hold the
stone, and to his eyes it did not seem
possible that this dull crystal was OF
that precious type which sparkled and
scintilIated around wOmen's threats
and fingers.
Then came Bruce, and Baird recog-
nized him at once. What was he doing
here in the office?
Bruce was, In fact, going over the
same books that he had already gone
over.
The clerk was a good chap. Evident
Iy he was not divulging Baird's pres
ence to Bruce.
When the latter heard ofathe big
stone he cabled Radcliffe the news.
And Baird cabled Hunt that Bruce
had II.
Legally the gem had to be turned
pyer to Bruce. ali Baird's papers cali
ID for was the right to look over the
company books.
So Bruce p0cketed the stone. already |
1nding In his mind future purchaser.
Some one was going TO buy an I'M
egstered stone for about $4,000 less
han he would pay, SnppOsing the stone
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explaining hurriedly what was going
to happen.
Baird was first at the door. The at
tendant put up a fight.
Then the doctor and another attend
ant hove in sight. and Baird was used
roughly.
1t is quite possible that he might
have gone out feet foremost had not
Hunt and Storm burst through a win
dow which was not barred. A fine
shindy followed. and presently Storm
and Hunt had the AFFAIR In their
hands.
From somewhere above came pierre
Ing cry.
"A fake insane asylum, I'll bet your
cried Hunt. "Come onl There goes
the cry again."
They heard the sputter of a motor
Bruce flying back to town again-but
they gave 1t no attention. Upstairs
they ran.
"Help. helpg'
"That voicer murmured Storm, his
heart threatening to leap from his
breast
They care to the door, smashed It
in, and pale, wan, hungry girl col
lapsed as Storms arms few around
her.
Hunt found Henry Howard, but the
mine superintendent was beyond help.
They had really starved him to death.
and he died in Hunts arms while
vainly trying to tell his story.
The end was not in sight yet.
fro BE Continued
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time well prowl around for Zudora
Wherever they have put her you can
take my word for 1t they'll be mighty
cautious for a week or so In going In
that direction. Now, / know what you
want to do.
"You want me to go and arrest
Bruce. No. thank you. want oul
friend Bruce free to come and go az
he pleases. Sooner or later he'll gain
courage enough to go and see how the
fair captive is making out, and then
we'll learn something.
II know it's a tough job to have to
sit still when the woman you love is
in durance vile. But a single false
move on our part might be fatal.
These people are desperate. I've begun
to get glimmer Of that fact"
"How long will We have to waltz"
"That's up in the air, my boy. You
can't rush out and do the work in ten
minutes. 1t may be weeks, even
months. But in the end we'll come out
on top. But I'm going to ask you on
your oath not to make any move with
out consulting ME. PromiseT' .
II promise" said Storm reluctantly.
"My business is catching crooks, just
as your is sending them over the
route or getting them of, as the case
may be. look at this as long game,
to be played with the utmost care.
Now we'll go and rout out Baird.
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All the WhIIe baITO'S eyes WST0 at tH0
Window.
Well pay his expenses with a fat bo-
nus, and he'll get a good Sunday spe-
,ial, as he calls them"
In Nine. Du Val's salon there was
rather an animated scene.
1t appeared that Zudora was not
easily to be frightened by threats.
At the instigation Of DR.. Mum two
nurses had buffeted Zudora without
success. The two women had seen
tears form in the girls eyes, but her
lbs had remained uncompromisingl
irm.
n Radcliffe suggested to his henchmen
% use a little melodrama upon Zudora
threaten her with death by the knife.
''Try it." said Mime. Du Val. III !
Know that girl she'll laugh in their
faces"
"You never can tell when a spirit
ike that will break" said Radcliffe.
I'm for giving the idea a trial. As
.or Howard, let him rot where he IL.
know that breed"
''My suggestion Is little hunger. 1t
lecompllshes far more than threats.
Have you ever been hungry and thirs-
y, with these things almost within
seachT"
wen try that later"
The henchmen came back later. To
lime. Du val's surprise ZudOra had
Rilted and confessed that the gems
we're ia the 6owerp0t
But Rone OF them realized that Zu-
era had made this confession quite
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came through the regular channels OF
trade.
That night Bruce went to the trouble
OF hiding the lind, All the while Baird's
eyes were at the window.
In othe, words, the smuggler was In
danger of being smuggled Baird, hav-
ing aseertGined the eXact hiding place
OF the precious lump Of crystal, got into
ais travelling clothes, packed Ills cases.
got horse aud carriage TO carry him
to the nearest railroad. then waited