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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
AUTHOR MAKES GOOD IN THE BRITISH NAVY
Dion Clayton Calthrop Now
 a Full Lieutenant
IS DISPATCH BEARER
Gives Interesting Account of His Do- ings Since War Began-Winifred James, Tired of Tropical Sun,
 Longs for the Fog of London
By HAYDEN CHURCH

London, December 16.-(Special.) } Dion Clayton Calthrop, who has given us so many delightfully."- fantistic novels with whimsical -"Bread and But terflies" and "A Trap to Catch a Dream" were two of the last-has been lost to view as an author ever since the war began. This is because, like 30 many of his brethren of the pen, Cal throp is wearing uniform and doing his bit for King and country, and a very Imortant "bit" his proves to be.
 In consequence, his literary work has had to go by the board, but he recently has managed, so he tells me. to do a little book for the French Red Cross, giving, as he puts it, "a small idea of France at war;" and this will be out soon. It will be the result of first-hand Knowledge, for Ca1throp has paid a series of visits to the French front, and should be exceptionally interesting, the authors viewpoint being quite unlike that of anybody else.
 Meanwhile I hear that he ilas made wonderfully good as an officer in the Kings navee." This specialist on fairy land and it's inhabitants, witty play
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
A Priceless Locomotive
m inc Wa shington Star.

From the Washington Star
 For shipping freight cars to different parts of it's works a cash register manu- featuring concern has what is said to be the only fireless locomotive engine In the United States.
 The engine has large tubeless boiler tank, 13 feet long and feet in diameter. The tank is filled about half full of water and steam at 8 pressure of 150 pounds is injected into it from the sta tionary boiler plant-z-The- steam, raises the pressure in the engine to 150 pounds in about 15 minutes and some of it is condensed, so that the boiler is about three-quarters full of water when ready for work. When charged with steam the locomotive will run for from two to three hours, according ro the num- Der and the weight of the cars it has to shift. As nothing passes up the stack except the exhaust steam the engine can be safely used in timber yard and in and near buildings filled with inflammable material The cost of the running is small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
LabOr-S Saving Hunter

From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
 Tom Williams Is one of the heroes who use their wit to save their strength. Dur ing a camping trip in the Maine woods Tom was easily the laziest man in the party.
 Finally his sxasperated comrades told him that if he did not kill something be- sides time they would pack him off for home.
 The next morning Tom borrowed a rifle and went up the mountain. Two hours later the men in camp saw Tom running down again as fast as he could come and close behind him was bear. The men watched the chase with loaded rifles ready On reaching camp Tom turned and shot the bear.
 When the men had recovered from their laughter, one of them said:
 Tom, what on earth possessed you to run that distance, with the bear so close, when you might have killed him on the hill and saved your breath?"
 Tom smiled slowly. Whats the use of killing bear in the mountains and lug ging him in when you can run him in?'' he asked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
CARRIES DISPATCHES

'I joined at the beginning of the war" he writes, "and did coast patrol. was then shifted to the admiralty as a full lieutenant. I am here on special service, and also as carrier of dis patches to the fleet. have spent cer- tain amount of time in France, where I was under fire at Rheims, aud saw the working of the French army at the front. My work here is the hardest I have ever done in my hfe--but have never met finer men, nor have I ever laughed so much in my life. live in the center of the storm, in delightful room, but amidst g. hell of telephoning. Of course the whole of my literary work is gone--I have given it up, as I think we should do for our country. I have heard the big guns and seen the roll of the North sea, mixed with men of every big government department and lived in Whitehall day and night, to my con- stant interest and amazement."
 Calthrop is son of the late John Clayton, British actor famous in his day, and his younger brother, Donald Calthrop, is now making an enviable reputation for himself on the stage. Be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
NEW THACKERAY LETTERS

Three hitherto unpublished letters of Thackeray appear in the new issue of the "Cornhill Magazine" to which the author of Vanity Fair was so ire quent a contributor. Two of these were written to Mrs. Carpenter, cousin, and one to her husband. This last is the most rollicking specimen of purely Thackerayan humor, although it turns on no more than an invitation to dinner The second of the letters to the lady is noteworthy for Thackeray's opinion of the autograph hunter. '"ro you may say in private that don't like the auto graph mongering system at all. It forces a man to assume a position of vanity by no means becoming to him. Who am I to go for to say that my handwriting is worth a shilling? You will let me off the autograph, please" That was chilling enough, but we gather that Thaekeray's usual way with the auto graph hunter was to leave requests un- answered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-09
JAMES IN LONDON

Winfred James, who wrote Letters to My Son. is back in London. Having gone down to Panama to get material for book, she found a husband there, and she has lived in Central America and the West Indies ever since. To the wonder of us doomed to live in these islands, where the face of the "orb of day" is mostly vieled the author of Bachelor Betty" declares she is tired of having nothing but sunshine, and yearns for good old black fog, a wish that is likely to be gratified Life in the Panama canal zone has not exactly filled her with enthusiasm, as may be guessed to some extent from the title of the new book which her publishers have in hand, which is, "A Woman in the Wilderness"
 The writer happens to be one of those who remember this Australian girl when first she came from the Antipodes some 10 years ago, to lay siege to this metropolis, and without much further capital than the firm belief that she could write. She proved it, too, with her first book Bachelor Betty" and since then has gone from success to success. Her very biggest hit, Letters to My So," was first published anony- mously and was attributed to about every woman writer in England except it's author
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03

and the chief himself did not lack
directness in his methods. He gave
a sign to his men, and the girl was
dragged away, struggling as hest she
might, and flung into a hut which she
knew vas to serve as a prison.
Here In a corner OF the dark interior
she covered In terror before the ap-
partitions conjured up by her own
imagination. She had not long to
wait. The chief himself caEe. little
suspectlng the resistance he was to
meot-that OF an 2nraged and despair
ing woman. So valiant did Kitty prove
herself Ia repulsing his odious ad
vances, that he a glad enough to
give her up and make his way back
to his hammock. leaving her TO her
own devices.
Outside the hut Kitty could now
hear loud cries, orders. shouts. ex
CARNATIONS, all the sounds Of q crowd
gathering-for what purpose she could
not guess. The meaning OF this also
was not long left In doubt for her.
Again tho door OF her hut Was dark.
ened, and again the natives intruded
upon her privacy. Forceful hands
dragged her once more before the
chief.
The latter, smiling his hideous pur-
pose OF vengeance. pointed 20 a pile
Of ftrpwoOd burning az the brink OF a
deer pit in the ground, lie made
signs to Kitty which she could not
fail to understand.
Yes, she saw It now-she was IN
sunor the most horrible OF deaths, that
by irel These people either wera
canuihals OF honds. Perhaps they
Dtrposed for her some rite ~ a nnrti.
Die religion.
What could II matter TO their vic.
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beach and into the village which
served as headquarters for that por.
ton OF the island. Here he was
brought before the chief. From the
look OF him and his subjects. Count
Frederick Iancied himself to be on
AN island somewhere on the African
coast.
Whether these people were friends
or foes he could not tell at FIRST, Tor
he understood neither their language
nor their gesticulations. but II oc.
cured to him that whichever they
might be Il would o be amiss for
him to impress them with a feeling
Of mis- W. power, lie could not tell
whether or not they were familiar
with the effect OF firearms. but no.
called all he had read OF the terror
inspired i'm savage minds by the use
~ such weapons. lie drew from his
pocket the pistol which he had car.
RED. and looked about him for some
object at which to aim.
a wild duck was floating in the la.
COON not far away, and at this Count
ANhAA ANh Ahbh NAANANA AliAt anu MANA
with the extraordinary good luck to
Kill 1t outright. This feat brought out
a most ludicrous activity amongst the
natives. In CONSERVATION they flung
themselves before him. clasped his
Knees. and laid their forehoads upon
the earth oven as Man Friday had In
the presence OF Crusoc OF old. Obvi.
...-t.. sH.ss ,r.u. not .UFrv.Au.N a.. t.rv
favor with him now. and not to attack
him. As for himself, possessed only
OF such ammunition as remained In
ms single cartridge clip. he assumed
such an attitude as he fancied would
post display him as a conqueror-al-
though In truth he felt himself far
from such.
They led him through the village TO
n place where he was offered food and
water-both now ~imperatively cfaved
by his starved body.
Unable to understand what was de.
sired Of him, and Indifferent as to the
meaning Of the colloquy going on
about him, for some time his interest
in life and its affairs was so lax that
he paid no attention to anything that
was happening. At length, however,
he noticed something which caused
him to take a sudden and eager inter
est In his surroundings.
Two men came running. evidently
from a distant part OF the island and
evidently bearers OF news of some i'm.
%portnnce, as could be proved by the re.
certion given their hurried story. But
what was hat story?
There is a certain virtue in neces-
sity itself. There is a certain common
denomination in human emotions.
There is perhaps a certain unrecog-
nizcd common dcnominator in human
expression of human emotion-somt
universal lnlcuc~e wrrthSr Of word
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03
LxVI.

CaNeFUSs
When Kitty Gray awakened to con.
seriousness upon the beach OF a strange
land whittier she had been carried by
no purpose OF her own. she looked
once more into the face of peril. The
savnges who surrounded her showed
no sign of pity or kindness. Upon the
contrary. whooping and yelling, they
fell upon her and dragged her in spite
of herself toward their own village.
This village had a ruler OF its own,
no doubt chief for that part OF the
country.
He was a savage OF peculiarly fierce
and forbiddlng visage, and Kitty felt
her blood run cold as she faced his
evil gaze. The natives, yelling in
rlee. practically cast her at his feet.
Evidently they were giving TO Caesar
the things which they thought were
Caesar's-in this case. woman. the
spolia opima of all war and all con
quests. The evil face of the savage
monarch relaxed into a grin which
made Kitty shudder.
What woman was this now brought
by chance to the presence Of this ogre?
Surely he had never seen her like be-
fore. Moreover, she was alone. a pris-
oner helpless. The progress OF rea-
son hereahouts was swift and simple
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03
CHAPTER LxVu.
In the Bowels Ct the Earth.

Count Frederick ana his little band
Of warriors did not NJ 1ucc arrive az.
ON the solution OF the mystery OF the
strange white woman. The chilGlikc
caprice OF the natives led him hither
and thlther. TO this village AMI . that;
so that a considerable time had
elapsed before At length he found him
self upon the scene Of the late teteful
happenings. although himself at that
time stu ignorant alike OF TIE occur.
rences and their cause. To him this
was Tut orc more savage village, u
more set OF difficulties, n more
series OF disappoiutraents.
They brought him, guarded by his
)wn warriors, and hence for the time
safe, INTO the presence NJ the same
shieI Who had devoted Kitty Gray so
uthles w to the sacrifice. To Count
Frederick he was only one o say
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03

unspoken thought on the part Of these
others. The eye OF the white man
klndlod. the figure OF the white man
Strengthened. He knew! They were
trying to toll that they had found q
woman shipwrecked and cast upon
this island.
II so. who was It. who could II be-
Was II she whom he sought? Was fate
merely TESTING with him once more,
or mercifully Intending to teach him
the one truth he craved?
The chief himself somewhat cor
hrmed Count Frederick's surmises.
He came now and pointed to n OF
the women of his w tribe. then ap-
preaching Frederick. he pulled M his
sleeve and ran his hand over the
white mans skin, pointing again to
the woman. Plainly, a white woman
had been discovered! That itself was
an extraordinary occurrence here. Ad.
miration. wonder, in part cousterua
ton. existed among these simple.mind-
ed natives.
But. obviously. they intended them
selves TO go TO see this strange crea-
ture. The chief called about him some
OF his men. Count Frederick saw his
opportunity in this. lie placed himself
at the heed Of the little band, and pat.
ting his pistol. held II up, as show
ing that he himself, owner Of this
powerful weapon, was the n leader
ft for this errand OF discovery OF this
strange white woman.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03

or gesture. or OF the unspokea tele-
pathic quality OF the mind itself. Count
frederick understood not one word
Ut this language which he heard. yet
ne knew-because he must know
something OF the subject which these
persons were discussing.
The men had come far-one could
tell that, their looks proved II. They
had seen something strange, some
thing extraordinary had happened,
some event OF interest or Importance
va occurred. else they would not have
come so fast and so fer. This was
easy enough to reason out.
What was that event? What couiu
happen out OF the ordinary On this
desert island. unless Il were some
thing coming from beyond the narrow
horizon OF that lsland-say. n ship
wreck, or the landing on these shores
OF some survivor such as he himself
had been?
That would explain these hurried
messengers, hut II that were true,
who on what was the survivor or ed.
venturer discovered In n oistar.t part
on this same land? Was il a mar or
men. was II a or women?
What was the meaning OF these ex.
cited calculations, these gestures,
these contortions?
Guessing, rather than knowing,
Count Frederick fancied that these
men were telling about a woman who
IKE himself had been east Up by the
waves.
The keen lntentness OF the white
mans brain, for countless generations
trained In logic and analysis, infinitely
superior 10 the mentality Of these half
hrutes about him, served 20 force H.
self into some comprehension OF what
might almost as well have been an
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The Ordway new era., 1916-06-30
BOX SPRINGS NEWS

Among those who left for the har-
vest fields of Kansas during the last
two weeks were Bryant and Russell
Carter and Harold Mcclure.
Mr.. Leonard went to Sugar City
this week with his tractor to do some
plowing.
Will Colbert delivered load of
hogs in Ordway last Monday.
A number of Harold McClure's
friends gave him farewell party
last Saturday evening. He left for
Hoxie, Kans. Sunday.
Miss Lorena McCabe left with her
aunt last week for Kansas where she
will make an extended visit.
Geo. Colbert returned to BOX
Springs last Tuesday after few
days visit with his family in Fountain.
Mr.. Boyd is assisting with the work
on Mr.. Burrell's ranch during Harold
McClure's absence.
The Burrell Hollyhocks are in
bloom and they attract considerable
attention.
There was a large and enthusiastic
crowd at the non-political meeting
held at the school house last Monday
night.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-30
Forder Ready for 4th

Forder-Assurances have been re-
ceived that Senator w. o. Peterson
of Pueblo will be here on the Fourth
of July, and will talk on patriotism.
Mr.. Peterson is considered one Of the
most able members of the last state
legislature and is the authot of the
present state prohibition law. Amid
the stirring times thru which our
country is passing it will do Won good
to come out and hear a good talk on
patriotism. So be at Forder On the
Fourth
The sports committee will start the
ball rolling at 10 a. m. by a game be-
tween the Forder team and South
Enders. Then will come the big din
ner, and you must not miss this for
there is nothing better than dry land
chicken and salads and pie.
Then after dinner there will be lots
of patriotic music and speaking. Fol-
lowing the speaking there will be an
other ball game and races for men,
women and children.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-30
Visitors Wed

Mr.. James Fraser of Vermillion,
So. Oak and Miss Lula Conrad Black
man of Marysville, Mo. were united
in marriage on Saturday evening of
last week at the home of the brides
sister, Mrs. J. E. Williams. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. F. w.
Pimlott, pastor of the Methodist
church. These young folks had come
to Ordway to, make a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Williams, and previously ar
ranged that their marriage should be
here. They will make their home in
Vermillion. where the groom resides.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-30
CruCe-Riner

Forder-G. C. Cruce of Carr Cross
ing and Miss Audrey Helen Riner of
Forder were married Tuesday morn
ing at the Methodist parsonage in
Ordway by the Rev. F. W. Pimlott.
The marriage of this young couple
was entirely unexpected by their
many friends in this locality. Mr..
Cruce resides with his parents at Carr
Crossing, and Miss Riner is the
daughter of Mrs. William Major OF
Forder. During her residence in
Forder the bride has been very pop
ular and will be missed in her par
ticular set.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-30
GRANDVIEW NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Steele are re-
joicing over the arrival of an eight
pound girl.
Walter Kuester of Kendrick was a
Sunday visitor of K L. Trammel and
family.
Mrs. J. F.. Rhine and son, Ralph,
attended the all day meeting at Crow
| ley Sunday.
! Word is received from Thomas
Gordon who sold his REIMBURSEMENT
and left here the first of April and
is now living at Craig in northwestern
Colorado, that but one shower has
fallen since his arrival there.
Three more of our settlers, w. G.
Powis and two of the Keuster broth
ers, left on Wednesday of this week
for the harvest fields of Eastern Kan
SaS.
Clifford Rhine who is working near
Ordway spent Sunday with home
folks.
Misses Ruth and Esther Trammel
and Miss Elma Hartford are spending
the week picking cherries near Olney
Springs.
number of the young folks of
this community speni Saturday even
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dres-
sler.
Jesse Beckland has gone to south
east Missouri for a short vacation.
Mrs. Beckland will accompany him
upon his return to Colorado.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Sullivan and
Miss ETA Shira motored to Fowler
Sunday to meet their sister. Mrs.
Tuiles, of Junction City, Oregon, who
came in for few weeks visit.
One of the attractions of this set
tlement is very large porcupine
captured by the four Kuester broth
ers on Tuesday of this week. When
angered it will drive its barbed quills
deep into the hardest of wood.
Mr. and Mrs. L. w. Chase and baby
and C. C. Chase and mother of near
Ordway motored out in their new
Ford Sunday and spent the day with
Charles Rhine and family.
J. P. Bouldin of Ordway brought
Rev. r. P. Stephenson out Sunday
and attended church at Grandview.
Rev. R. P. Stephenson of Ordway
preached at Grandview Sunday at 3
p. m. He will be with us again at
the same hour on Sunday, July 9.
Come out and hear him.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-30
Former Resident WEEDS

The following announcement of the
marriage OF Carl Baker, former
Ordway boy, was taken from an On
tario, Calf. paper sent the New Era
by Jay F. Johnson, also former
resident of this city and for several
years the editor and Ddblisher OF the
New Era:
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Baker, 42O East d street was the
scene of much gayety last evening
when a jolly party of young people
met to wish Mr.. and Mrs. Bakers son
Carl and his bride, the latter formerly
Miss Doris Roe, much happiness. The
young couple surprised their many
friends last Thursday, June 18th, by
being quietly married In this city
and escaping on their honeymoon to
Los Angeles and the seaside.
Likewise Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Baker had quietly planned surprise
for the young couple when they re-
turned home with an informal re-
ception. Consequently a very jolly
evening was spent with the bride
and groom. The success Of the even
ing was greatly due to the efforts of
Miss Mary Fuller, sister of the
bride who ably assisted Mrs. Baker
in entertaining. Refreshments were
Of the very best and bountifully
served