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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-12
SMALL ORCHARD
ON THE MARKET
q. s. Blue Planning to Dispose of
Fruit and Berry Tract
at lnWood

Mr.. II. s. Blue, OF Inwood, was q
business visitor to the town Saturday
and in discussing plans for the future
said that he was too busy to properly
care for an orchard tract or about
seventeen acres three miles from In.
wood and was In the market for a
buyer
Thirteen acres of this tract Is ser
in various kinds OF seed and stone
fruit, and berries. He has been get.
ting liberal crops, but with another
farm says he has too much work to
give 1t proper attention, and there
fore will sell.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-12
STATE S. S. ASSOCIATION
TO MEET AT MoRGANTo OWN

Sunday schools Of West Virginia
are making elaborate preparations for
the annual meeting of the State SIM
day School Association, which will
be held at Morgantown May 10. IL
and II. when it is expected the larg.
est attendance in the history of the
organization viii hear many noted
divincs and laymen speak on Sunday
school work.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-12

of Plant Industry. U. 5. ~ A.
Discussion.
Varieties Of Apples Partially Re-
sistant 10 Blight" j. y, $. Marion,
Maryland Experiment station.
Discussion,
Evening Session.
s p. m.'rhc Relation OF Insects
to Blight IA l.. Quainstanco, Bureau
Of Entomology, q S. u. A.
Miscellaneous discussion and con.
clusion.
Election oe officers.
Miscellaneous business.
Adjournment
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-12
q. d o. WILL ORDER
REFRIGERATOR CABS

4 was learned today that tho Bal.
hmore ant Ohio IL contemplating the
ordering Of 500 new refrigerator cara
TO be used At the beginning OF the
peach shipping season II Is under
stood that the majority OF the cars
win be put In use about Martinsburg
and Cumberland
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-12

Life insurance. which was introduce
ed into Japan in 1881, is very popular
and has doubled in extent each de.
cade.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-12

Pennsylvania railroads in the last
fiscal year killed 1,162 persons, main
ly trespassers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-12

The cotton waste of Lancashire.
England, has an annual value OF $751;
600. 600
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-12
EASTERN FRUIT
GROWERS TO MEET
Next Week in Annual Session at
Washlngton--LocaI Growers VIII
Attend.

The Eastern Fruit Growers Associ-
alton will hold its annual meeting at
the Hotel Raleigh, Washington, Feb
ruary 1917. As the Berkeley County
Horticultural Society is a member.
quite a number OF the members will
be in attendance The following is
the program
Wednesday, February IS.
10 a. m.-Call to order-President
s. l.. Lupton. Winchester Va.
Report of seeretary--T b. Symons,
College Park, Md.
Report Of treasurer-E /. Oswald,
Chewsville, Md.
Presidents address,. L. Lupton.
Reports of committee.
A general discussion of the rate
question.
shall the Eastern Fruit Growers
Association Handle Claims for East
ern Producers S. H. Fulton, sleepy
Creek. w. Va.
Discussion.
Afternoon Session.
1880 .. m.--"The Program Of the
Bureau of Estimates for 1916, in Re.
lation to Fruit crops'-L. NJ. East
brook, Chief Bureau Of Crop Esti-
mates, q. S. d. A.
THE Importance Of Grades and
Standards in Marketing t.
Moore, Office of Markets and Rural
Organization, U. S. ID. A.
New York Grade Law and Grade
Legislation" G. Phillips, Score
tary International Apple shippers As.
ISOLATION, Rochester. N. Y.
Address, Credit and East.
ern Fruit Growers9--IIon. Carter
Glass, Of Virginia
Evening Session.
8 D. ny What are the Prospects
for Disposal of Apples In Storage and
Prices ?'J. NJ. Rothwell. Charlottes-
vile, Va.
Address-Senator Hoke Smith, OF
Georgia.
Shall the Eastern Apple Producers
Have a Compulsory Packing and
Branding LAWS. l.. Lupton.
Discussion.
Miscellaneous.
Thursday, February ~.
10 a. m.-call to order-President
IS. L. Lupton.
Conference Of Eastern growers and
State and Federal officials on the
economic status of Pear Blight, es-
peeially on appeals.
Report on the blight situation by
from the following
states: Virginia. Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia, Delaware. and
all others interested in the subject.
Afternoon Session.
1870 p m-"Investigations and Rec
concentrations from the Department
of Agrlculture"-M. b. Waite, Bureau
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-12

day afternoon from the Tomahawk
Presbyterian church. with the Rev. r.
V. Lancaster officiating. Interment
in the church cemetery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-12

The marble product of this country
i'm 1914 was worth $S,121,412
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-02-12

Philadelphia has 1os banking instr
tntions.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-03-31

Le 1...Asr - 64sssst- D<ss~sx bxsa,
sI,sssoh ! es~r tnss<ss~a ~. Z cant ssne
ysa the worsis. ~ c~Sss~<. kzx give rhe
.lIiils.sa.ir~s . les~sy ssss~x n . saxcAs-
a. was. azwcrissazS s,s~sr sussusss,s.es
and ss-erz t-sk<s Axsd a4auzss&Ar. And
tlsaE se ga a<~<sod ~ xise xorkss.s
glasses and tke ksad ~ grub tiry eat
aua the ksssS ko0Es sisxy vsork aud All
saaf ~isd u nxna --kux1S 1zn. ~ cosr~e
Tue rc-i.~~s rich. says -. z~esr eos.
seuf Si;h tiseir luxurts~. always psoxa
sa4z amosss Chr hasssx~ - tise vs~,r AND
lua4llie. a9usiEg tiseuzselxer ussh the
issIircrsectsosAs And usissortuae- VI their
fcliaw usen and w~assn. Aud evea
horc. kicrr kr~.kma.H- he SAYS in
fhis leaatifus kina~sowh- . grand aud
enlizhseuiag supr~Aocsisa ~ ssd wesla
HISTORY and asrkisecsusc. they csuze b.
disturb its symu.stry sxd victurssaue
hess by drusanaiag n slsesE arrogance
that the halisssai.s - shr castle wan
Won flser salsa<, Z have saishfully
aud eon-cteuttSu~iy. says ~. J,erfsrus-
sd aly dufies - . hat1ssslssr. Z knsu
nothing " . wsi1ss's Amsiu~. d was
tbe insoseus wrhiun ~ sh<se transient.
pamiered ssistscsass ehae Z shssld he
dcfailed 10 serve ehs0 SGsd Must !
be- lblansed--Duss - axJ.siv<d " the
means cf livesihSsi' ~ gees On. 'on
aceosnf f an aecilaess chat vas the
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-03-31

Uonecesaary. How perfectly delighe
M they says. to sup in q sloshr Up
the staiFs they -. and In half Q nin-
Ute hack Gown comes the girl, ~
SKIRTS swishing like the waves - the
beach she stops on the landing and
locks our halberdief in the eye.
YOa.' she says. with n smile that
remiBded me Of lemon shertpet. Iwas
waiting upstairs IN the siesh, then. ana
I was rieht down here by the aesr.
putting some vinegar and cayeDse ines
m empty bottle of tabasco. and !
heara all they sah.
IT. says sir rercfval. without NOV
-. Tn only lccal color. Are my
haueefk. helmet and haIlserd -
0x1AeAfY
II there any explanation 10 this ?
says -. Is II q practical jcke. sucA
- OeA play IN tbose Grlddlecake spA
LA0e c1Ufe? I'm afraid I aear -.
- Fseat. heard vseueiy. that ycs
Wx4e away. For three months l-we
have Det seen you or heard fru1 you'
T0 haIl<fdierinx for my HING.
~ t. stafse tn workins.' say>
- Z esst ssFps< ~ E.sw 80,
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-03-31
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kssias . hssshv Gissa sAet ~ lssAs
asscs1bsd kstoU, easbeecSRG ~ ecsSa,
UssAsa ~ Guaaissa kasssaal Yesssk
CossssAR, vill ks sshjsct ~ ssstlsasut
- sasry unAse tAe psevssioas Il ~
ho0ss4sod loWs II tke United Ses4ss
end ne sct of Juae IL, 1S0s "a Stst,
332), 81 she Usslssd Seaaes land olice q
neaAspse, C0aessdD, - ny s.
lS1e AAy setslsr wAs Wss actually cad u
gssd 6sssA elaiaiaG say Il sd IssAs
fss sQgieuasxssi pssvssss psisr ~ 1en-
sasy l, 1ses, sed kas - sAeaasasd
ssas, hss . psefesssee siQAt y nshs .
hG0estssd satry fes ~ nasb setsally
eaespisd. &aid lasdb Wese kstsd s0ao
the sspliestioss Il she pesssas sea-
tssaso h<lsw, wAs have . psefessaes
FigAt suSj jset 70 the peisr riGht q sav
ssee ssttl:s, pscxsd:d ssch s<stlss -
sssed sstsy cad The pssfsseaee sight .
vAisA 49, she nsas will - suAjsct -
setsIsusst sad su4sy ~ eay easliAsa
psssea. H. IenAs aee = follows: a
tvoct ef laad UisAia 2ses. Is ed =, z.
- g., 3. ~ ~, 6sk p. H., dsscsihsa .
fsalsUs: nH0iaaiaG q Cssnss Me- l, .
psst wisA seVpss eap nesksA y 1, Asa-
eieel vieA ~ Qnagtes esssss bstvsso
oss.. 8 - - eztsediaG shsese ".
70 -; thsaee .. - eAs. sAssee z. -
ehs eksess \. = 49,; tAssss y. l2o
-, . - sAs.i sessse .. ~ ~, -
SAsoss q - ~ e., a.Se eAs.; tAsoss
q. o. E., y -, = - paase q -
eieeiaG. - ssys hsssAg isesd ksiAg
Is assse, sgpkssaisa e 49, "
nsaAssp. essaia Cs1sgp6e; Lis4 3-01A
6s6ss.sv = ~ c. I. 1ssss, Assss-
- CuwminuiunB q - 0nnu0I ~
L. -: -: - s:.i - -
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-03-31

Os~ slse k.I6sxdscrs hooxs tk< 80
49, ussaae xi<h - bcls and u .
p4s.a4- 1 e.: ~ri<h hszn af tac t-slss<.
Re laS~s ne. III Er~9r tsse h.- s.slSe
&s was travelling sz4Srsuas'fs. aike
ki.ss4 Z guess The t-'s tsuse ai sup
rxr I SAYS to him. Have sosase nsssss
sf che xpuas. Nsr. tlretiashusseE I'm.
A~ss bx - ssrual asa oah-h. kiehs
sss-' ssys -. CAL ur klsl-shai .
skors fur hallserd5xr 49, dsIt shlsak
. wanted 10 pry f.r uaass~' says 4
q kno~ Al slous siss daazs faa frou'
wealth snd sseafnc~s. We've sss q
sUuuf Uashis.g dssis~- N she kaches.
end shs third karses<lst as<a ~ lse q
Pullman eouducsor- And they Sork-
or rcrcisal' says l. sarcassic.
-ik.izhsecn-' SAYS ~. 'ss . fr'ssdiy
arvn IN a cahbaGc SCENTED he'll. YOU'D
yos mind custias w thir pi<as " steak
sor uset I aout say that Ms gst Uere
nu>cse than Z have. but And tlsen
o. she~s me the iuss<A.~ VI his hsasls
They was blister~d and cuf sad cerp
- ssa swelled w siil sh<y lsok<d iike
, &@$@4IsK W 8<te9a SE*@8< tst<as<'~r<99
wi&h . knife--tie kind the buschers
hi<ae snd take hsase. knswiag whst y
ehe bsrxt-
ShovelizG csal' says he. 'asa pil
ing BRICKS and ioaAinx drsys. But
they gave cat. and ! had to resign. 4
was born fw . halhsrtlier. snA I've
hsssa e<Ascsts1 for tweuty -Seur years o.
Sf. l.. t..,.
NY psofe-siea and pass along q ia
uore u chat 'hanL I'm holding the
closing exerciscs.' says ~. 'of q forty
eight hour fast
''The sScoad night ~ wae on the tsb
he walks Gown frosa his eorner 10 the
Cigar case aud calls for cigarettes The
custeasers ut the tables all snt.ker cut
history. The bass y ea.
IA KITS sse-oh. yes. An snasch-
hsR.' says the boss. CtGarettes was
n0t nade st the tine Whea halhrsairsu
wss tRvenssd.
The sases yss sell wss. says cir
PesctvsL CaporsI Wins frssa chrSnei-
egg ~ she length ~ . eork tip. ~
~ Gets 'eU and lights eae and puts
The bsG = his hsass helaet and gses
hack - patFssinG the Rtpdslosh.
'-nse DaAe . big hit. Especially With
the ladies. eOme Of 'em would poke
IN with their fingers to see N he was
ssel - saly . kiHA ~ . stuffed aesse
HE they burn In ehexy. And when
he'd nssSe they'd sQueak ard make
eyes st Nm - they went mp 20 the
ss>ssA. Ne bseked Ane In bis hsIl,er
Aashsry. Ne slept ct ~ . week u .
hall r0oo On Third avenue. lie N
vitod NE up there Oae night. HE had
Q httle bs0k ~ the washssana that he
pseA tnstseA u shepping In the SALOONS
after hsaFs. Tn On 10 that. says 4
rsuo Sesdias stout 1t In novels. AL
the hsssss ~ the bsn carry the little
bssk- Ne eithes Tsntalus az Liver or
0ssace end b printed In Latin. anl
vSa'p . college nan And | wouldn't
~ sssVsissa.' says I. III yen wssnt
o11suesa tss.' nAu4 \ vas only the
hastinG avesuess - tlsr beags~ sss ~
~ - yeoss.
o. RiGht sssst hale sass q shsss
ssssss N . party u tls'se high rslless
that ere always hssting w new p,aess
- eat N and poke fun Ut. These Oas
. swell giri IN 4 fsrty H.-P. suts tsn
csat and veil ana . fat Old nsa with
white saaae whiskers. end ysssng chap
that couldn't keep bis feet ~ the tel
a the girls coat. and an oldish laAy
~ booked upon life ~ Immoral 60
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-03-31

result ~ thsir own psssunptiOu anA
haughsiasssf But what hnrts - oos
than an says ~ Hsscivsl. - the Asss-
cratiaa thst has hsea Asae 10 this
splenA11 1inAslssA-the cunAscstim -
MS haGlssaos - ssrvs usaAallv q -
lAoQun eune4'
''evso Z csu,1 - tAae - 80 -
pine. - \ coaOAa - baw.
"'hiein GStt' says ~. yes yes slGht.
Cih hsl&ssates have 80 - ~ rioht
10 atsh Mp soap. Him vtl MT H.
Charge. Nave ansAss waiter z you
like und let uaein halbsed3es - back
uad stand nit his halbesa. Dut, So
sheHen.' he says. pointing 70 The elA
man. you 60 ahead and sue nit aer
dress. Sue me for 1850 or e6eeA Z
stand der suit And the boss puGs
s6 d0Wnstairs Old Bvock mann was aa
all rigAt DutchmaA.
''Juxt then the clock strikes ~. and
the saa guy laughs loud. Ioa Win.
Deerfag. says he. Let me explain to
ALL he goes ON. Some time ago Mr..
Deering asked me for something that
| did not want to give him. Il looks
at the girl. and she turns rs red as
picked l,eetJ I told him. says the old
guy. ~ he would earn his own living
for three months without once being
discharged for incompetence I would
give him what he wanted II seems
that the time was up at IL O'Clock to
night. came near fetching you.
though. Deering, On that soup ques-
tion.' says the old boy. standing up and
grabbing Sir PercivaI's hand.
''TR halberdier let's out q yell and
jumlm three feet high.
''Lss6 Ouf for those hands," says he,
and - holds 'em up. You never saw
such han1s except - q labOrer In q
liaesteoe quarry.
'tseavess. boy says old side whisk
ers. what have yea been Going TO
e0r
"Oh.' says Sir Fercival. little chores
like hauling coal and exca atinr rock
tall they went hack on nle. And vhes
. couldn't hold pick % Q whip I teok
mp haDberabering to give 'em Q rest.
Tureens full of hot soup doat seem to
be particularly soothing treatment.'
Il wssA have bet On that girl. That
high tempered kind always 20 as far
TIE etAer way. according to ny expe-
rience. She whixses rounA the table
IKE = cyclese and catches bsth ~
hands - hem. 'Fer hands! Deaa
haDasr sAe sings out anA sheAs tear
- 'e0 and holds 'em close 10 her
bosom- Well. sir. with al The Ripd.
olcsh scenery h was just like q play
Ard ehe halberaier sits down ut the
tabie at the girls side. and . served
tie resf - the supper. And thst waa
abost IN. except that he shed bin hard
ware sssre aRA went with 'ea.-
-Bst yVs haven't tod Oe. Cightesa. :
sasa I. '-bSW tie cAGar case caDe - b
Hrs6en--
o.. hat Was lasa ukeMr' ~
nxhoeen. ~ resclvai aoA she -,
Arvse - - . crea0 csseeea Dsesecna
- - Ainsef h tie Rhaslssh n
saDe sabse. BQly.' heard her ~ q
~ west -. ! waited - - View
~ Q sew haIberdief. howteexea 60
WHA . face Me Q shecp. As tbey
,ane AC~Bstairs slr rercf~.I ras.es
- q - case psae. The Dew haIbef
~ Arvps - haEberA- aDa \ faIls -
- eaeue 1se. fhaFs Ac~ thse -
$500
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-03-31

~ R<f&es* a98 -
elss 8ierhalSs and
sp-tauraut called
eha Munich. Not
long ago n w0 .
rv,s<ses Of tntsresf :
hAx kehe N ians.
but now only aN
lists and wuni-
CLANS aua htes-
arr fer2k fRouent
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-03-31

- s'ss - - = ssss<..s
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-03-31
~. HeMry
f. Stories
~. ne ualhosd1ee q
~ lietle 9Aeio-
ocl1nna

ec~vssshs ~ pousssaay. Pare . Coz
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-03-31

~~- 90 ssa.esi..~. i.se
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-21
ADD TO BEAUTY OF EARTH
Writer'S Tribute to the Tree Is Worthy
Of Remembrance Throughout
the Ages.

Oh! Don Pepino, old trees in their
living state are the only things that
money cannot command. Rivers leave
their beds, run into cities and traverse
mountains for it.; obelisks and arches.
palaces and temples, amphitheaters
and pyramids rise up like exhalations
at its bidding; even the free spirit Of
man, the only thing great on earth.
crouches and covers in its presence
it passes away and vanishes before
venerable trees. . How many fond
and how many lively thoughts have
been nurtured under this tree! how
many kind hearts have beaten here! Its
branches are not so numerous as the
couples they have invited to sit beside
It, nor it's blossoms and leaves together
as the expressions of tenderness 1t
has witnessed. What appeals to the
pure, all-seeing heavensi what stmii-
itudes to the everlasting mountainsi
what protestations Of eternal truth
and constancy.-from those who are
now earth; they and their shrouds
and their collins. The caper and fig
tree have split their monuments, and
BOYS have broken the ha2el nut with
the fragments. Emblems Ct past lives
and future hopes, severed names which
hottest rites united, broken letters of
brief happiness, bestrew the road and
speak to the passerby in vain.-Wai
ter Savage Lander.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-21
Hiring and firing.

Personnel is, in fact, the all-import-
ant element of plant equipment. Sc
lection of employees should rightly
require more study than selection OF
boilers and generators. Unfortunate
ly the art and science Of hiring is so
young and basic principles yet so
vague that the great majority of COM
panies operating plants still continue
to waste enormous amounts of money
and dissipate natural resources in ad-
dition to doing great social injus-
tice in this respect. Time honored
habits of hiring and firing" building
up an organization by hit and miss
method, has generally two immediate
results: Men, hired because they did
not want to starve, perform their
tasks indifferently, merely avoiding
gross neglect and, therefore, the &C
tual efficiency of equipment; and fire.
quent changes of employees, either be-
cause of their low efficiency or be-
cause of fancy to advance a good
fireman to a position of bad engineer,
result in lack of thoroughness, lack of
pride in their profession, and in ex-
ira expense in training untitled men,
Engineering Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-21
REASON GIVES WAY TO WILL
Physiological Explanation That May
Bring Strong Denials From Those
Fond of Argument.

MEMS interests come to them
from such sources as their parentage,
birthplace, party or Sect" writes DR..
W. Hanna Thomson, and the inf1u-
ence of these factors in life sway
their reasoning as naturally and ire
sistibly as the wind carries with it
the dust of a road.
This subservience of reason to the
will is simply physiological and there
fore so unconscious that it is in no
sense hypocritical or insincere, how
ever some may wonder at the intellec-
tual feats in reasoning of those who
have differed from them, not in men
tai faculty, but in their native environ
ment
mo one should wonder at or resent
any reasoning as such. for this subor-
dinate in man has to do as he is bid
den by his master.
In short, the world has yet to learn,
once for all, that men are not to be
justified nor condemned by such su-
perficial things about them as their
opinions.
Set the will right first and mems
opinions will follow suit as soon as
they have opportunities for knowing
better"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-21
Cool M by Flame.

II Is hard to appreciate that fire has
widely different degrees Of heat. for
every burning blaze seems to have
the extreme heat of fire. yet the fame
of burning alcohol is actually used for
cooling purposes in one make of search
light because the alcohol fame is not
nearly SO hot as the point Of FIRE at
the center of the searchlight.
A good searchlight needs to have its
lamp as small as possible, and the
nearer it is to just point of light.
Though still having intense light, the
farther can its beams be thrown. The
only way to concentrate the light is to
raise the degree of heat of the light
source, such as an electric arc, but in.
tense heat is likely to result in melt
ing the whole apparatus.
The above searchlight succeeds 10
highly concentrating the light source,
and then to prevent this concentrated
light from melting everything near ii
alcohol vapor is fed round it. The al
cohol vapor burns of course. but as it
naturally burns at temperature far
lower than that Of the electric arc IL
acts something like the water jacket
of an automobile engine and prevents
the metal and glass of the searchlight
from becoming excessively hot.-Satur
day Evening Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-21
All Want TO Wear Gowns.

The craze for legal gowns. says q
Calcutta newspaper, has now spread
to the mukhtears of Bengal. A few
years ago vakils obtained permission
to wear gowns. Black gowns were
suggested by vakils but as these would
have led to their being mistaken for
members of the bar, blue gowns were
given them. Recently the pleaders
asked that the privilege Of wearing
Towns should be extended to them and
the necessary sanction was granted,
green being the color selected. Not to
be outdone the mukhtears are now
moving in the matter an6 the initia-
tive has been taken by those practic-
ing in the Jalpaiguri courts who have
petitioned the registrar on the appel
late side of the Calcutta high court to
be allowed to wear gowns. The color
suggested is chocolate. The matter
is under consideration by the chief
Justice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-21
OLD TOWER FAST CRUMBLIkG
Undermined by Resistiess Action
Of the Waves.

The famous Haunted" watch tower
Of San Juan, Porto Rico. which for
half century has fairly reeked with
mystery, seems to be doomed to dis
appear beneath the waves which have
undermined it's foundations. This mel
ancholy relic Of vanished glory of
SPANS empire in the West now hangs
precariously over the boiling tide rip
which has gnawed ceaselessly at its
foundations for 800 years. Originally
part of the outer defense of the great
fort San Cristobal which was built by
the Spanish conquistadores to guard
San Juan from land attack, the haunt
ed" sentry box is regarded as one of
the sights Of the Porto Rican capital.
The story of this crumbling bit of
masonry runs that within the last 100
years six men have entered the tower
and were apparently swallowed up.
None of the sextet, it is declared
ever was seen again. The first three
disappearance of which record has
been kept occurred within the first
half of the nineteenth century and
were separated by considerable inter-
walls; the last one being in 1910. Ten
years elapsed and the memory of the
mysterious happenings was growing
thin when three more men vanished
in as many days. Since then the
tower has been Stunned as a pesti-
lence, but its secret has remained I'M
discovered. All the cases were identi-
cal in that the missing one was men,
Der of the garrison of San Cristobal
detailed for night sentry duty on the
sea wall
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-01-21
Yes He Was In.

The collector WAS after deadbeat
and there were rumors that he VA,
In more serious trouble even than G"
Ing debts The collector was told t.
get after him at once and run hin
down before anybody else got hold al
him So he chose time of day whcl
the deadbeat would be most likely /,
be at home and went to his house anc
rang the bell. The mans wife came T.
the door. Your husband is in" lie
said sternly : he made Statement
rather than a question of it. She look
ed scared and answered. y yes. sir
Il want TO see him at once" he went
on. very severely. why. you can
see him." she answered Hes in. ond
yet can't see him? I'd like to know
why can't Because he's In 70,
six months" she sobbed, and shut TIT
door in his face.-Argonaut.