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The Washington herald., 1916-12-04

of the Philadelphia Athletics in the late
sixties, is dead here, aged "A.
Garrison. N. Y, Dec. 3-A stray buck
deer which, when pursued. leaped to
death of a forty-foot ledge of rock in
Putnam Valley, near Garrison, has been
turned over to Game Warden J. A Barry.
The deer was found on ground adjoining
the summer place Of Rhinelander Waldo,
of New York City.
Richmond, Va, Dec. 3.-Mrs Mary A.
Thomas, 81, said to have been the first
woman missionary from this country to
India, is dead at the home of her niece,
near here. She was the widow of the
Rev. David w. Thomas. of Nicholville,
N. Y.
Belfast. Me-, Dec. 3-Mrs Caroline ia
cobs Hunt, said to have been the old
est living graduate of Mount Holyoke Col
lege. is dead here today at the age of 81
years. She was a student at Mount Holy
oke under Mary Lyons. founder of the
college.
Chicago, ILL.,. Dec. 3-Axel Hill, who is
being taken to New York from Salt Lake
City to stand trial on a charge of par
ticipating in the murder OF Mrs. Eliza
beth Nichols. September s, 1915, made an
unsuccessful attempt to escape from the
county jail here.
Cambridge, Mass. Dec. a-Dr. Charles
Pomery-Parker, professor of Greek and
Latin at Harvard University, is dead to-
day after a brief illness with pneumonia.
He was born in Boston in 1852 and was
a graduate Of st. Paul's School and Ok
ford University.
Bedford, N. Y. Dec. 3-Burglars using
a red hot poker, took a novel way of burn
! ing hole through the cash register in
Fenton Weeks store, in Mount Kisco,
dear Bedford. They fished out about $50
In bills and change. They were unable to
draw some bags of silver, which were tied
up, through the opening.
Bridgeport Conn.,, Dec. 3.-Kicked about
by early travellers at the Bridgeport rail-
road station, bundle of papers was final
ly picked up and found to be original
land grants OF the State Of Georgia. Az
fixed to the documents were the official
seal and the signatures of Edward Tel
fair, who was governor generaland COM
mander Of the militia thereof IN 17sa.
Nanticoke, Pa. Dec. 3-Evan Ehans,
81, and Peter Androcak, %, were instantly
killed and William J. Jones was seri-
ously injured in a mysterious explosion
/ late yesterday in the new Loomis air
shaft, near here.
| New York, Dec. 3-An annual prize Of
s5oo;for the best literary production by a
| Southerner has been established by the
| Southern Society Of New York. Details
of the competition are under considera-
ton by this committee: DR.. John A.
| wyeth. William A. Barber and Walter L
McCorkle. "A
New York, Dec. 3.-Police Sergt. Peter
Byrnes fell unconscious while handling
the crowd about the Waldorf-Astoria,
where thousands were waiting to catch
glimpse of the President. He died on
1.-THE way to the French Hospital Heart
disease was the cause.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04
TEST ARMY TANKS IN DESERT.

San Antonio. Tex, Dec 3-The United
States army's first caterpillar tractor
train was believed by officers here to
have started today on the second half
of its crawling journey over the West
Texas Desert between Maria and Pre-
sidia. Reports Of the trains experiment
tai trip are being awaited with interest
by officers at Fort Sam Houston, who
see in the new mode Of transportation
a revolutionizing influence in trafic along
the border, where good roads are few
and motor trucks cannot go.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04
BRITISH ARMY EMPLOYS
l,IOO women SURGEONS
Sex Quickly Wins Recognition for
Work at Front.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
London, Dec. Announcement that
the Royal Army Medical Corps wants
fifty more women physicians for duty
with the colors has called attention to
the splendid and successful work which
women physicians attached to the corps
are doing.
Women army physicians have won rec
ognition to such an extent that as early
as July the first Of them to be selected
for service in the field hospitals were
ordered to Malta, one of the greatest of
the British hospital bases.
There are about 1.100 women on the
British Medical Register, compared with
5000 men. 1t Is said that the need for
physicians for the army is SO urgent that
the Cambridge University Senate has now
under consideration the admission of
women studying medicine there to the
Bachelor Of Medicine degree
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04
HAS 100 WITNESSES IN BOTTLE.

Salem, Oreg., Dec S.-Among evidence
the Supreme Court win consider IN the
case OF Nancy A Hin against Floyd J.
Campbell appealed from Portland, IL Z
whisky flask containing about 100 bed
bugs.
The plaintiff seeks to annul a lease on
an apartment house. and the bedbugs are
part of her evidence that the houss was
mot habitahlA
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04
THE FUZZY BACKS OUT. ="

Ebensburg, Pa. Dec. S.-"The fuzzy has
backed out and does not want to get
married."
This brief note. penned on the back
of marriage license issued to Joseph
Magera and Mary Halowich, both of
Portage. was the only explanation offered
by Magera when he returned the license
to Marriage License Clerk Tibbot here
The license was issued October l6.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04
WOODEN LEG IN DIVORCE.

Pittsburgh, Dec. 3.-Because her bus-
band had deceived her before and at the
time Of their marriage in Cumberland.
Nd. July Is, 1914, by not telling her that
he only had one good leg, and that She
did not learn that his other leg was ar
tificial until three weeks after their mar
riage, was the reason given for asking a
decree of divorce by Mrs Anna Bell be-
fore a master appointed to take evi-
dence in the case.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04
CAPTURE sHERIFFs SLAYER.

Cayusa, Ind, Dec 3.-Martin Rice, the
insane man who last night shot and XIII
ed Martin ]. Jones, sheriff of Vermilion
County, when the latter attempted to
arrest him. was captured today in the
woods near his home here. He offered
no resistance. Rice opened fire on Jones
when the latter answered q summons by
Rice's wife, who charged hsr husband
with threatening her life.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04
TOWNS GLASS PLANT BURNS.

Cumberland, Nd, Dec. a-The plant of
the Homecoming Glass Company, erected
by citizens of Homecoming at a cost of
$4,000 and employing 200 operatives, burn
ed this morning. 1t was well insured The
big stack, the molds and the concrete
foundation are considered uninjured and
will be the nucleus for rebuilding.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04
FOOTBALL KILLS FIFTEEN

Chicago. Dec. 3.-Football caused fifteen
deaths during the 1916 season, which
closed with Thanksgiving day games. ac-
cording to figures compiled here. Last
year the total was sixteen, and In Isl
there were fifteen deaths.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04
DANES VOTE AGAINST SALE.

Copenhagen, Dec. S-The plebiscite on
the sale of the Danish West Indies to the
United States government on November
IA. resulted In majority in favor of The
retention of the. islands. The govern
ment will respond, Peter Munich. Minister
Of Defense. stated today At . pubic meet
Ing.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04
Telegraph Tips

Danville, ILL.,, Dec. 3-Samuel Green
walt, famous as a catcher and outfielder
of the Philadelphia Athletics in the late
sixties, is dead here, aged a.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04

New York, Dec. 3.-Police Sergt. Peter
Byrnes fell unconscious while handling
the crowd about the Waldorf-Astoria,
where thousands were waiting to catch
a glimpse of the President. He died on
the way to the French Hospital. Heart
disease was the cause.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-04

. FAD The Herald every day and
N follow the More-Pay-for-Gov-
ernment-Employes Campaign. Have
The Herald delivered to your door
Daily and Sunday-for Doc a month.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22

- Hasnas 0a0 - vloV0eaoa 6 -
lsfhas. TAst would have aothiag .
- v1tb tAAas hanlitti. but later aiSha
greatly lhea1fere Sith The work -
which ] ~ 6een assigned. ] haA tue
6stiss % psFform-to the army. AnA y
tbs hslplsss girl: which vas PARE
nosnt u By any chance they clashsl? :?
! could not answer. but ! did eoopee
bend whieA came drst-l must save
N0reea Hafwood from the mercileoo
clutch Of Aase Cowan. ] must remain
vith her loyalty. until she vas safs u
the protecti0a OF friends. Possibly
could seeooDlish this. and still rstais
my secret.
is there any other way out Of here.
Miss Noreea!" asked. scarcely above
. whisper. ANY opening leading to the
roof!"
Il have never seen one. though oftss
up here when | was Q child"
Then our only means Of escape =
by the ladder. and We dare not venture
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22
QUEEN GREETS VILLAGE BRIDE
Bulgarian Ruler, In Company With
California Girl, Attends Hum
BILE Wedding.

The hearts OF pretty village bride
and her family were filled with graft.
tude by the presence Of Queen Eleanor
of Bulgaria and Miss Helen Scott Hay.
formerly Of Pasadena. Cal. at the mar.
riage ceremony in small village near
Sofia recently. according to letter
received by members OF Miss Hays
family here.
The queen and Miss Hay were out
motoring together when they saw .
great crowd of folk In holiday attire
at the village home They went In
and congratulated the young bride.
groom and wished for the little bride Q
life of welded happiness and thereby
won her love and everlasting graft
tude.
Miss Hay, with the personal assist
ance of Queen Eleanor, will soon e.
tablish a nurses training school In
Sofia. In company with the queen she
has visited practically all the big hos.
pitals in Bulgaria.
According to the charming Pasadena
girl, Queen Eleanor is graciously dem
ocratic and greatly beloved. Miss Hay
is busy studying the Bulgarian Ian
guage preparatory to beginning her
new life work.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22
CHAPTER X.
The Recognition.

began to understand the state OF
affairs now. piecing this aud that to.
gether. lying there In the darkness,
listening for some sound OF guidance
from below. could hear the soft
breathing Of the girl at my side. but
she did not speak or move. She had
overheard all that was said: she must
also realize fully the object of these
men. and the desperation of our posi-
ton. Would she continue to trust
me? To believe In my purpose. or had
the words Of betrayal spoken by Anse
Cowan and Kelly left sting of sus-
picion behind? II they had. would
dare to confess the truth. fully reveal
my identity. and thus leave the fate
Of my secret mission In her hands!
Her sympathies must naturally be
with the Union forces: she would see
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22
Family Of Hymn Writers.

The Wesley family all wrote hymns
including the father. three sons and .
daughter, though the two brothers
John and Charles. wrote the most Of
all. The first volume of hymns BY
John Wesley was published in 1888
and the first one BY Charles Wesley
in 1889. Following these at inter
walls. John Wesley published five more
volumes separately. Charles Wesley
published 80 volumes separately. and
the two brothers published severa!
volumes together. Most Of the vol
umes were small. some OF them con
tanning less than twenty hymns. but
20 Of them contained more than one
hundred hymns each. and one OF
Charles Wesley's volumes contained
ass Charles Wesley Is said to have
written altogether $500 hymns. His
volume Of hymns for children, pub
lished in 1863. contained 2.030. The
sister. Mehitabel Wesley. who. by ar
unhappy marriage. became Mrs
Wright. wrote some hymns. but did
not publish AMI.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22

that until assured those fellows have
really left. DO you hear any sound
below?"
We both listened in breathless 81.
lence. but no noise reached US with
any distinctness. thought l caught
the echo OF voice, but 1t sounded
from outside the house-possibly
someone yelling q report from the
stable.
Shall 1 risk exploring!" l asked
doubtfully. There il surely no one
ON this floor except Nichols. and !
Judge he has been knocked out for
some time. We can hardly wait here
for him to recover. and give us free
passage. What action do you think we
ought to take?"
81 certainly have no desire to rs-
main here longer than Is necessary"
she answered calmly, but do not be-
lieve those men have all left the house.
Some may be outside in the storm
searching for trace OF US, but there are
others surely on guard below. Did
you hear that? A knife fell on the
floor; someone Is eating in the dining
ROOM"
81 am going to lift the scuttle: pos.
sibly some light may filter up the
stairs"
tTO BE CONTINUEDJ
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22
SETTING THE PACE.

Referring to the popular belief that
the metropolitan centers are citadels
of corruption upon which no impress
sion can be made, the Union Signal
says that this big city bugaboo' is
now losing its terrors. 1t points to
New York's board OF health. to Chi
cago's Sunday closing. to Philadel
phias stand against the use Of alco-
holic drinks by its city employees. and
remarks that the public will look ex-
pectantly to Boston, st. Louis and
Baltimore for some spectacular move
ment which will excel the reforms Of
the other three. Meanwhile" 1t says,
in the great cities Of the Pacific
coast, Seattle and Portland. and in the
municipalities of the middle West.
Denver and Des Moines, prohibition
is not only demonstrating its success
as a panacea for civic Ills, but has
reached stage Of popularity where
the men who wrote and GRATED against
it few months ago, are now eloquent
ly insisting that from time immemo-
rial they have been its ardent and
self-sacrificing advocates"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22
CHAPTER TX.
What We Overheard,

could feel the trembling of her
body. and for an instant my brain
seemed to reel with dizziness. The
danger confronting US was not 10
much mine as hers These men were
not soldiers but desperadoes. the scum
Of the hills. and they had come actin.
ated by one object only-the posses.
sion OF Major Harwood's daughter.
What the real purpose of the Cowans
might be could not even conjecture,
but this night raid was. beyond all
doubt. part of that same foul plot
which had involved the covardly mur.
der of the father. That had been the
work OF the elder Cowan, and now had
come the turn Of the son. Here was
the elimination Of the feud between
the two families. the blood anger which
had smoldered for years. finally to find
ht expression in this outrage under
the guise OF war. With the major
dead. and his only child married to
Anse Cowan--whether BY force. or
otherwise-the account would be
closed. Once legally this villains wife
all her inheritance would be In his
control. Death. even. was far prefer.
able to falling alive into their hands,
! felt instinctivcly that 1t would be
her choice She had uttered no sound,
no cry after that first startled excla.
nation. Suddenly her hands srasped
mine In which ! Eripped the revolver.
DO not shoot--not Yeti" she whis.
ssred. the sound Of her words barely
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22
lQyYX NR!gE
@8 @8&S ~ AZ :;$ !
souiRReLs AND GIANT ueLp

"A little Girl" commenced Daddy.
was sitting down near an old cave In
the woods the other day crying a.
though her heart would break.
She sobbed and sobbed. The Birds
new about and sang CHEEKY little
songs to make her feel better. but she
didn't seem to pay any attention.
Pretty soon several Squirrels
scampered by and they cried. too.
when they saw her crying. for they
are very kind hearted and like little
Girls. These Squirrels had known q
great many nice Children who had
given them nuts and they felt very
bad that one should be sitting all
alone sobbing in such a sad way
Hello said Reggie Red Squirrel.
What's up?'
Poor little Girl. tell us your
name, said Charlie Curly Tail Squir-
rel. 1 think. he whispered to the
other Squirrels. that it's good thing
to get her talking-then she'll stop
crying
My name is Tiddy.' said the little
Girl. and I've lost-boo- -hOO-I've lost
"She couldn't go any farther. and
no matter how hard the Squirrels
tried to talk to her she sobbed and
sobbed.
Pretty soon one OF them said. Let's
ask our old friend. the Giant. to sug.
gest some way Of stopping Tiddy from
crying
"'Oh.' said Tiddy. between her sobs,
he may eat me up and stop my cry
ing that way. But I've lost And
then she burst out crying again.
"'Dear me. no. said the Squirrel
who had suggested the Giant. He is
the kindest Giant you can imagine.
Why. he's our best friend He lives
in this Cave and whenever we go to
call on him he gives us nuts to eat and
sends home nuts to our Mothers and
Daddies. And he tells US wonderful
stories of his adventures He's as big
as the Cave. but he can curl up way
inside where none Of the real People
will bother him. He's afraid II he
came forth they'd put him in the cir
cus-and he loves the woods so.
why, he says continued the
Squirrel, that when the circus comes
to town the only thing about it he
misses are the peanuts-and he only
wants those for u.s..
'Tiddy had stopped crying and had
thought that the Giant must be won
derful indeed II the Squirrels were so
fond Of him. And in they went for
him. Soon a huge creature came out,
carrying a big, big stick (which the
Squirrels said he carried Just for
'showD, and sat down on the moss be-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22
EXPECT BETTER TIMES.

There have been many dire predic-
tions regarding the disaster that is to
follow the departure of the saloon in
wet territory in this state. but gener.
ally speaking no delusions are held
along this line by the more prominent
business men Of Idaho" says the Boise
News. while they look for . tempo
rary depression prior to the readjust-
ment. they expect afterwards impetus
in business conditions and even better
times than before the saloon became
extinct. The fact that much Of Idaho
has been dry for years and business
conditions in the dry territory have
even been better in some instances
than in the wet territory, leads many
business men to believe that the sa-
loon is not so paramount factor and
that with readjustment the lost rev.
enue from it will not be missed
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22
DESTRUCTIVE IMPLEMENTS.

Some manufacturer Of booze tools
for the home is turning out cocktail
shakers made in exact facsimile" OF
the shrapnel shell cases Europe uses.
These trig implements of destruc-
tion are shown in one of New York's 8
Fifth avenue shop windows as an at.
tractive novelty" for shoppers. The
people who thought Of adapting shell
cases to booze have grasped a pro.
found symbolism. The cocktail is about
as deadly an explosive as the shrapnel,
only its time fuse is rather long. We
hardly expected the liquor folks to ad.
vertise this resemblance.-Collier's
Weekly.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22

side Tiddy, while all the Squirrels sat
al around in . circle on their hind
egs.
What's the trouble. little Grip
ae said. And his voice was so, so
Kind.
1--we lost my six wild strawber-
les
"'Six wild strawberries!' shouted
he Squirrels. You needn't have cried
)ver those-we can get you more than
six
but they were in a basket Of
sweet grass, said Tiddy, and the
Fairy Queen gave them to me. She
:old me when took them home that
one was for me, one for Daddy, one
FOR Mother. and one for each Of my
three little Brothers. And just as we
each ate our wishing strawberry the
wish we made would come true.
Around the basket she put in lots Of
other wild strawberries-but those six
- and Tiddy burst into tears again.
"Come, brave Gnomes! Comet
shouted the Giant. and from far and
near came the Gnomes with great
spectacles on. They're my searching
Gnomes,' said the Giant. They find
all lost things-their spectacles are
most powerful
And of the Gnomes flew in all d.
rections. They soon hurried back
with all the lost strawberries in the
basket, and they handed them to the
happy Tiddy. Then they all took
hands and danced In q ring around
Tiddy while the Giant sang the squir
rels favorite song and the squirrels
scampered about whispering and NUT
tering:
Its our old friend the Giant. He
sees that all the lost things are found
again."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22

ing them from the floor. and mounted
recklessly. Already men were on the
stairs. the gleam Of an approaching
light rejecting along the sidewalks.
There was light flooring above. and
sufficient space In which to move free.
ly. although could see nothing. not
even the breathless girl at my side.
Together we grasped the upper rungs.
and drew up the ladder. sliding It in
behind us on the floor. The scuttle
cover was on hinges. and it slipped
over the edge OF the hole noiselessly
We lay there pressed closely together
in silent suspense We could distin-
guish the opening and closing OF
doors. and the sound Of voices calling
to others on the noor below. Once
some fellow, apparently just beneath
US, ripped out an oath.
well. by God. Jack. do you suppose
Nichols has dared play such burned
trick on me and squealed to the girl?"
Hanged II l know" was the sullen
reply. But 1t don't look like thar was
a soul In the house"
felt her hand touch mine softly,
and bent my head until her lips were
at my ear.
That was Anse Cowan." she whis-
pered. Il recognize that voice. What
do you suppose they will do now?"
My fingers tightened their grip; the
men below had moved on. their voices
grumbling along the hall.
"They will discover the preacher
presently" said, endeavoring to make
my words as reassuring as possible. II
only wonder they have overlooked him
SO long; supposed he would make an
outcry"
She drew in her breath sharply. and
sat up. The movement vas noiseless.
but in the instant Of intense silence
which followed. We heard below US the
sudden sound of struggle. a muffled
voice calling for mercy, the shufflinx
Of 4 body being hauled forward across
the door. Then someone ran along the
hall. passing Just beneath US.
What have you found. kelfy?" II
was Anse's voice roaring out the ques
tion "Ah! the old fox dug out Of bis
hole. hey! Now see here. you canting
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-06-22
||Qr1Qpetat'Ce
= Notes !.
eaou,s,y,oM Foa KEEPS.
onducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union)


PROHIBITION FoR keEPs.
Below are given some OF the rea-
sons Why Russia will never repeal its
prohibitory laws. based on statements
made by Ernest Gordon. Who has re-
Gently visited the country:
In the insanity hospital in connec-
tion with the northern Russian army
there has been only one case Of alco-
hOlic insanity in . year. Such hos
pitals during the Russo-Japanese war
were filled with alcoholic insane.
In one town money grew SO plenti-
full that the villagers clubbed Together
and bought movie. Charging > small
admission fee they grew so embar-
rassed with the riches that they pur-
chased a brand new fire engine, the
village pride
The Pirogoff society. tho leading
medical association of Russia. has
heartily indorsed prohibition, declar
ing that "a whole mass OF facts allow
us to believe that prohibition has de-
creased sickness Especially venereal
and mentaD. lessened fires. suicides,
crime. accidents and increased mate.
rial and industrial prosperity"
There is 4 general feeling through
out Russia that II is owing to the
temperance movement" that the bad
effects of the war are not felt.
One peasant writes OF the results Of
prohibition as wonderfully good. Joy
everywhere! Quite habitual drunk
ards are well dressed now and have
repaired their houses