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likewise he has assisted in erecting
school houses and many public build

likewise he has assisted in erecting
school houses and many public build
ings. 5s. a... -.
Mr. Benson had his faults and as al
ways is the case was criticized at
times for the same, but he was a man
possessing qualities that could be de,
pended upon and exceeded far many
(of those who were prone to pass criti.
cism upon him. Always neighborly
and open hearted and handed to those
who were in need and at all times he
thought more of the interests of 9th,
ers than he did of his own. He sacri.
feed self interest and comfort for
those of his fellow men and one Of his
faults, according to the writer, was
that he sacrificed too much for Others
to the detriment Of his own personal
welfare. Genial and good natured and
a hard working, man, his work and
word at all times could be relied upon.
During his early years in Sweden he
became converted and joined the Bap.
tist church and after coming to this 10.
cality belonged, to the Baptist church
later joining the Free Mission church
laying the foundation where its build
ing was erected near the cemetery
At his death he had attained the ripe
old age of 7S years, 4 months and rs
days, o long journey on which was
good portion of both sunshine and
storms, and at last he has reached the
final port to take the long, well needed
rest, forever freed from all storms
and trials. The file of the pioneers
OF this locality and town has been
lessened one in number by his death
The funeral took place on Sunday
afternoon. A short sermon was given
at the home, after which the remains
were taken to the Baptist church, from
which the funeral was conducted by
Rev. N. N. Morton, assisted by Rev. A.
The church was packed
by old neighbors and friends of the de.
ceased. The pail bearers were his
four sons. The remains were placed
to rest. in the Kiron cemetery. So we
bid farewell for some time to our pjo.
neer friends and citizens and neigh.
bors, whose familiar faces will be
missed from our midst.
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for a ransom, so we acquiesce, not sor-
ry to spend the remainder of the day In
Sa Shien. We make a few calls, one OF
them to a little medicine shop maintained
by two of the earliest graduates of our
woman's hospital in Foochow. We are
attracted by the fine strong face of the
teen who shows every evidence of having
been trained in a christian school. We
find that she has studied in Yenping un-
~ within year and half of gradua-
ton, when her mother had a painful ac-
cident with a drug which cost her right
hand and made it necessary for the
daughter to leave school. 1t was a sa.
story. but found my heart leapjny
within me. One grief since my arrival
in this field has been. that IN a center like
Sa Shien we could have no day schools
for girls. because there was no one
teach it, but here Is girl who has had
not she? True, our ideal is graduation
but in such an emergency, could we afford
to waste this girl?, We acted on the spur
of the moment and asked her would
you be glad to teach, a day school here?'
Her face glowed as she answered., III
you will trust me to do the work shall
be glad to do my best" Later inquiries
forfevery one declared her to be q fine
reliable girl and a letter has come since
saying that she already has a beginning
pf twelve pupils. Ezi = i9w;
II After our round of calls, we have an
hour or two to visit with the. wife of the
district superintendent, who tells us
many things about the city, it's customs
and its needs. which make our hearts
burn, and plan Is born out of that af-
ternoon's work. to bring few of our
teachers with us, after the close of the
boarding school, and live here for two
weeks. supplementing the work of the
bible woman. day school teacher and
pastors wife by an active campaign for
the women of the place. whose highest
away their shut in days by gambling
smoking and gossip. Interspersed with
the conversation were thrilling stories
of the depreda tons and atrocities of the
brigands which may have accounted for
la Slight feeling of depression, as we
started down the streets after dark, still
followed by the curious, and it seemed
to us, not altogether sympathetic crowd
We could not but wish that we were tc
spend the night in the hospitable par
sonage inside the city wallis instead OF
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-. Yenping. China. June 3. 1918.
Dear: Friend: ' af RS ,'t7
The care of the Emma Fuller Memor
ial school for girls at Yenping with the
oversight of the girls day school work
in the surrounding region has agar
changed hands. and you NAV be glad tC
have some glimpses of this field through
eyes that have not become too accus'
toned to its breadth. it's beauty and Its
Yenping itself is beautiful for situa.
tion. scattered as It Is over the low foot
hills Of the splendid mountain mount ma mass N.Y. ~
river which divides in front of and al;
most encircles the city. The school a.
the back Of the town and on its highest
first views It from a bend in the river
several miles below, as though 1t rested
on table land half way between tn.
draped purple submits in the rear.
This term the school has had an en-.
rollment Of seventy-seven girls, ranginr
in age from eight to TWENTY-FIVE years
intermediate. AS our day school work
develops and strengthens, we hope to
slowly eliminate the primary depart.
ty day schools in ali it's tributary. terri,
tory: one phundredi and twenty miles ir
lengfh5by one hundred In breadth. 1t can
hsveIsever hbn "i had r an % opporiunity for any
al the door OF. the, Emma Fuller Memoir
iak school--and are admitted. Just here
I stopped to solve a simple problem ir
arithmetic to see how many, day schooli
would be necessary to provide this reg
ion with the same facilities for element.
ary education that my native state o
Iowa gives to her population with her
rural school districts Of four squart
miles each. You can readily see that IT,
answer Is three thousand. 1t is true
that christian missions may not be call
ed upon to maintain that number Of
schools in this part of Fukien. Some
day-we hope a not far distant one--tht
Chinese government will arise and ex.
own people. She will need teachers for
these three thousand schools. The hop.
Of the Church Of Christ is that they may
be christian teachers. Where shall they
be trained? At present the Emma Full
er Memorial school is the only institu-
tion for the training Of day school teach
ers in all this great district, you can SCI
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glory of their creamy bloom. The con-
tour changes and for a whole day w
in the midst of the palisades of the Sa
where the luxuriant verdure creeps
marvellous beauty the jagged points
which compel the stream to change IT'S
direction every few rods. Again> Z
are crowned with magnificent rock for
nations. Here is a fine old tower and
villa, together overgrown by wild Ivy;
on the opposite site. bank tsr Is 2 81 great NO dnh- uh
boring hill. Here again on our right is
| a monstrous armOry. an immense stadi-
um and a veritable Gibralter, rising
straight from the waters edge. Our emo
tions as we watch the ,slowly unfolding
panorama could find eXpressionN in moth
ing less sublime than the song of praise
Great and marvellous are thy works,
O Lord God almighty
But all this is only incidental-one of
the things that God adds to the life
Of the missionary. While,it is true that
a trourist travelling for the sake of trav-
lei alone could never enjoy the privilege
that for six days has been ours Of sub.
merging ones self in the beautiful! until
ones whole being is saturated with it's
Influence. yet this is not what brought
us on this, trip. neither is it that which
most thrilled our, souls. Between, YEN
Of our trip, we pass two points where
the Church Of Christ has made a strugr
Cling beginning: Sa Shien :itsefris, 80
walled ''city" Of 10000 inhahitantsrrslts
massive we'll kept gates betoken pride.
wealth and conservatism which is found
within The streets, wide. we'll pave'
and clean afford far better walking than
the dirty cobble stones Of the main thor
oughfare of Yenping. We find our way
to the excellently located church on
main street. Unpretentious, but roomy
and clean. it is n fitting place from
which to fling out the Banner" over the
sinful, self satisfied city. We had plan
ned only call at the parsonage. but our
boatman informs us that he can not pos
sibly make the next safe stopping place
that night, and the bandits are active
these days. With a courage born, per-
haps, of ignorance we say, I'VE do not
mind taking the risk If. you do not. He
replies, ''They may not be afraid, but we
have our two children along" 1t is a
we'll known fact that the bandits delight
in kidnapping children and holding them
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how this school ought to grow, in or.
der to measure up to even tithe or
opportunities that confront us. and yo'
can also see that such growth can bes
be brought about by Strengthening am
broadening our primary school founda'
tions. To this end, we are this year ask.
nE orf foE ten new ne "a
| gic points in this territory. Perhaps yo'
who are already supporting work in thi'
part of the kingdom may be able to
assume the support of one of these day
try? S' n
1t has just been my privilege to make
a visit to one OF the outposts of our
and one by chair. where the branching
stream became too turbulent for navi-
cation. We were able to make about
Iafterward told is record time At night
fall our boatman tied up near some viii
lage, sufficiently large to afford protec-
tion from robbers with which the region
for the passengers and crew of a lone
boat too far removed from q settlement
to bring speedily help by their cries. In
at work and had made good beginning
on his days run before his breakfast,
prepared by; his capable little daughter
who, makes the trip with him. was ready
Sometimes We. weary of sitting Turk
fashion on the floor of our boat, woul'
take the footpath by the side Of the
stream. careful not tc get too far in ad-
vance Of our boats. Sometimes we pre-
fer to sit for hours at the door" of our
mat covered "cabin" where we can feast
our eyes more uninterruptedly on the
beauties of our winding way. Here j..
a wonderful waterfall, which might well
be named the bridal VEIL" so exqui-
sitely ethereal are the filmy sheets OF
spray formed where the mountain stream
suddenly takes a headlong leap over a
precipltous descent Of many. tens" of
feet. But il this is the bridal veil, I
bridal wreath is also not wanting. W
ever saw such riot Of wild flowers
lilacs. syringa, sweet briar. honey suck''
rhododendrum, and in the far or near
background whole mountain sides Of
dark green pine interspersed with the
more delicate shades Of the feathery
bamboo, or again relieved with masses
of great chestnut trees in the full
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Tho Decrease in Death Rate. !.

Tho Decrease In Death Rate.
Recently announced figures from the
1915 census show big fall in death
rate. For the whole country these fig.
ures show 1876 per thousand. Fifteen
years ago the rate was 16.2. The
American people are growing healthier.
Better knowledge Of sanitation. bet.
ter physical Development, advance 81
medical science, account for this
change There are great many peo.
pie who instead OF dosing themselves
with drugs rs formerly. set out and
exercise More people work and sleep
With their Windows open. There y
less horror Of fresh air. i's ';' ,..,.T'St y ! 81
No doubt the present. rate can be
still further lowered. It is up to ey-
eryone to cooperate with physiciaQs
and boards of health In removing all
known causes of disease. Premature
death Is one OF the great causes OF
poverty. Every tine wage Garner is
taken away before his time some one
is thrown on charity.
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College manners have certainly
improved Instead of cooling off a
freshman under pump, they merely
freeze him to death by not speaking
to him.
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On meeting an argumentative man
previous to election. prudent people
feel that there are phases of this falls
weather that need to be very thorough.
ly discussed.
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After blaming the farmer for ina.
bility to agree and cooperate with his
|neighbors. the public proceeds to
growl about the high prices establish.
ed in the many cases now where they
do get together.
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The merchant who complains that
the public is always wanting some
new thing is usually the same one who
doesn't advertise his left over goods
and work them off while people will
take them.
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Feeling that there is q possible
chance to get across the railroad track
alive. the motorist cheertully speeds
on in front of the swiftly moving train.
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The noble Carranza troops will start
out in pursuit of Villa when, they have
had sufficient practice in shutting
their eyes. n
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There seems a general consensus
of opinion among the doctors that In.
fant paralysis is due to the gorushe.
bustic condition Of the ampidexum.
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Stirred by fervent patriotic emo.
tions the politicians are zealously prom
Using to grab for their share of the
pork. ,asas~ H..
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1t Is positively announced that the
guardsmen will be recalled from the
Mexican border on November 31st.
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There are a great many people who
have conscientious scruples against
voting for losing ticket. ;,
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1t is claimed that hunters should
pay $500 extra license fee for the
privilege of shooting guides. +,
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Wonderful bargains are offered In
Wall street with blue sky only $1.O0 a
yard. H.s
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Bio Caves :, "a: Box autte Potatoes.

Big Caves, for Box Butte Potatoes.
HEM1NGFORD, Neb., Oct. 4--F. J.
Coil, Sr.. farmer north Of Heming-
ford. has raised sweet clover seed on
dry land this year which will yield
him $108 per acre.
The farmers here are building more
than score of cellars on their farms
to store their big crop of potatoes.
especially the red potatoes which go
south for seed.
About twenty buyers are operating
here. most of them from the east.
A Minneapolis firm is just complet.
ing a mammoth potato cave 70x140
feet in size. and Chicago house has
two very large caves. An Alexandria
La. firm is figuring on building q
cave and warehouse for potatoes fS<
southern seed. and two local buyers
are also about to let contracts for
warehouses. including elevator and
caves. These hold from thirty to
seventy cars each.
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aged A i PIONEER
! s.iCALLED TO REST
F. M. Day, An Old Resident Of Craw
ford County, Passes Away at
. Hospital Last Thursday.
RESULT OF A BROKEN LEG
Funeral Services Held at Deloit Mon
day Afternoon. Rev. J. 1. Boyd,
Of Denison, Officiating.

F. M. Day, an old resident of Craw
ford county, died at the hospital in
Denison on last Thursday night, Oc
tober 18th. Some two weeks ago Mr.
Day broke his leg while sweeping
leaves from the cutters at his home at
Deloit and was brought to the hospi.
tai in Denison for treatment. On ac-
count of his advanced years he was
unable to withstand the shock and
passed peacefully away.
The deceased was born in Fountain
county, Indiana, on the 9th day of Sep.
tember, 1S4S He came to Crawford
county in the year 1871, settling near
Vail. About four years ago he sold
his farm to Mr.. J. NJ. Woolsencroft
and moved to Deloit, where he has
since resided Mr.. Day was a member
of the Odd Fellows lodge at Denison
and the Masonic lodge at Vail. He
had many friends; in fact had none
but friends. He was known and loved
for his good, CHEEKY disposition and at
all times was interested in the welfare
of his friends and neighbors. Those
who knew him best admired him for
his honesty and upright character, Mr..
Day was man who never looked for
faults in people. but at all times was
ready to lift up and to advance the
best interests of his fellow men. He
was a friend Of everyone and was a
welcome visitor in every home at
which he happened to call. He leaves
to mourn his death three brothers and
two sisters as follows: Sarah A. Rol
Uns. of Silver City, N. NJ; Susan E.
Fox, of Paris. Texas; ]. w. Day, of Or.
leans. Ind: T. J. Day Of Yette, Ind,
and Chas. Day. of Mansfield, 8. D.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church in Deloit Monday af.
ternoon at o'clock, Rev. ]. L. Boyd
pastor of the M. E. church in Denison.
officiating. The funeral was largely
by the old friends and neigh.
bors who gathered to pay their re-.
spets to their old friend. The Odd Eel.
lows of Denison attended the services
in body and had charge of the serv'
ices at the cemetery. Interment was
made in the King cemetery northwest
OF Vail, n
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Jeh McNash shook his head. A spasm
Of battle went through him and shook
him like a CONFUSION to the soles Of
his feet. He had but to crook his fin
ger to appease his blood.lust-and
break his pledge.
4 done give Anse my hand ter bide
my time twell l wal dead sartain,' he
told himself. Il hain't quite dead a T
tain" he told himself. Il hain't quite
dead sartain yit. l reckon I've got ter
wait a spell"
He knocked the rifle and the other
boy rode on, but young Jeb folded his
arms on the wet earth and buried his
face in them and sobbed, and 1t was
an hour later that he stumbled to his
feet and went groggily back, drunk
with bitterness and emotion. toward
the house OF Anse Havey. Yet when
he arrived after nightfall his tongue
told nothing and his features told less.
Juanita, living in the cabin she had
built with the girl who had become her
companion and satellite. making fire.
Quent hard journeys to some house
which the shadow of illness had in
vaded, found it hard to believe that
this life had been hers only a few
months. Suspense seemed to stretch
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SYNOPSIS.

Juanita Holland. a Philadelphia young
woman of wealth. on her journey with
her guide. Good Anse Talbot, into the
heart OF the Cumberlands to become a
teacher of the mountain children, faints
at the door Of fetch McNash's cabin.
While resting there she overhears a talk
between Bad Anse Havey. chief OF his
clan. and one OF his henchmen that ac-
9uaints her with the Havey-McBriar feud.
Juanita has an Improbable tall with Bad
Anse and they become antagonists. Cal
Douglas Of the Havey clan is on trial in
Peril, for the murder of Noah Wyatt. a
McBriar. In the night Juanita hears
feudists ride past the McNash cabin.
Juanita and Dawn McNash become
friends. Cal Douglas is acquitted. Nash
wyatt attempts to kill him but is him
self killed by the Haveys. Juanita goes
to live with the Widow Everson. whose
boys are outside the feud. Milt McBriar.
head of his clan. meets Bad Anse there
and disclaims responsibility for Wyatt's
attempt to kill Douglas. They declare a
truce. under pressure from Good Anse
Talbot. Juanita thinks she finds that
Bad Anse is opposing her efforts to buy
land and build a school. Milt McBriar
breaks the truce by having fetch Nc
Nash murdered. Jeb McNash begs Bad
Anse to tell him who killed his father.
put is not told. Juanita and Bad Anse
further misunderstand each other. Bad
AnSa Is bitter.
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CHAPTER XII.

That summer Juanita's cabin rose
on the small patch of ground bought
from the Widow Everson, for in these
hills the raising of a house is a simple
thing which goes forward subject to
no delays of striking workmen or
baking contractors. The usual type,
with Its single room, may be reared
in a few days by volunteers who turn
their labor into a frolic. She had owed
much to Jerry Everson and to Good
Anse Talbot, for had her building
force been solidly of Havey or Nc
Briar complexion the school would
henceforth have stood branded, in ma
tive eyes, a feud institution.
But Good Anse and Jerry, who we're
tolerated by both factions, and were
gifted with a rough-hewn diplomacy,
had known upon whom to call, even
while they had seemed to select at
random.
The cabin had been finished Just be-
fore the news came of the death OF
Fetch McNash, and Jerry Everson
had gone over with her to survey and
admire it.
AS he stood under the newly laid
roof, shifting the fresh, woody fra
GRANGE of the green timbers, he pro-
duced from under his coat what looked
like a giant powder-horn. He had
scraped and polished it until 1t shone
like varnish, and he hung it by its
leather thong above the hearth.
What is II for, Jerry?" demanded
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reckon Anse Havey won't hardly let
hit go by without dom nothin'. Thank
heaven, thar's some men left In Their
hills like Anse Havey-but eff Jeb don't
do nothin' III do hit myself"
Again Juanita s~huddered, but 1t was
not the time for argument, and so she
went on, bitterly accusing Havey In
her heart for his wizard hold on these
people-a hold which melted them to
bloodshed as the fanatical priests of
the desert urge on their wild tribes
men.
She did not know that Bad Anse Ha.
vey went every few days over to the
desolated cabin and often persuaded
the boy to ride home with him and
spend a part of the time in his larger
brick house. She did not know that
Bad Anse was coming nearer to lying
than he had ever before come In with.
holding his strong suspicious from the
boy because of his unwillingness to
incite another tragedy.
So when one day a McBriar bench
man by the name of Luke Thixton had
left the mountains and gone west, Anse
hoped that this mar would stay away
for a long while, and he refrained from
mentioning to Jeb that now, when
the bird had flown. he knew definitely
Of his guilt.
While Dawn, under the guidance of
her preceptress, was making the &C.
quaintance of a new and sweeter life,
whose influences fed her imagination
and fired her quick ambition, her