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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26
OF INTEREST TO THE WOMEN
WHAT HAPPENED TO JANE
By Virginia Terhune Van de Water

ber. AS soon as she lost conscious
ness. she began to dream. The
ticking of the clock changed into
steps coming nearer nearer, and
above them all she could hear
Augustus snoring regularly, more
loudly. more loudly, more - All!
What was that?
With a stif1ed scream she sat
up in bed, tn e cold perspiration
oozing from every pore. What a
horrible nightmare! What had
awakened her? 1t was that queer
snore = was it a snore?-that CUR
Cling kind of noise she had heard
been Augustus snoring more loudly
than ever. All - what was that!
Something moved in the next room.
Was it her husband? She could not
hear him snoring now - could not
hear him breathing. Had that
gurgling sound come from him? If
not = what-oh, what was that
moving about in there?
''Augustus!" she tried to call.
Her voice did not pentrate the
deep gloom by which she was sur
rounded. She could not stay here
any longer. She must go and wake
her husband, and make him speak
to her. She could not stand this
silence.
She was cropping about for her
slippers. She had left them right
at the side of the bed. Here they
were! She thrust her feet into
them. oh, how cold it was! She
was shivering with cold. She
caught up her flannel wrapper from
the chair and threw it around her
as she started into the next room
At the door she paused. Something
was moving in that great room.
She Calls Aloud
"Augustus!" she called. Why
didn't she hear him breathing,
"Augustus!" oh, God! She would
go crazy if he did not speak! She
must wake him - must speak to a
In the darkness she staggered
toward his bed. Here it was. She
had run full against the side of it.
Augustus was here. She touched
him. He did not move.
"Augustus!" she screamed. She
caught him by the shoulder, tried
awaken him--then her hands slipped
into something thick and warm
something that was flowing down
from his throat over the bed.
With a shrek as of some mad
creature she fled from the room. As
she reached the hall shadowy
form caught at her - but with an
other shrek she rushed downstairs
and out into the night.
Through the storm she ran grasp
ing, weeping, repeating over and
over, "Oh, God. oh, Cod" Her hear
beat suffocatingly, her mouth tasted
as if it We're full of blood. But she
couldn't stop. Was IT following
her? Oh, she must run, She must
run,
She had come to the lane leading
to her old home. Down this she sped,
through the gate and up the short
path to the house. She threw her
self against the door, beating upon
it with both hands.
Mother! Father" she sobbed -
Quick! Quick!"
The door was opened from within
and Ezra Hardy stood there, a
lighted lamp in his hand.
"Whatn'-he began.
But his question was checked by
a gasping cry as his daughter fell
senseless at his feet.
CTo Be Continued)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26

N(Q&.c2ASS S8gSSg@

Many they were who drank at the
fountain of hospitality in Maple House
and to all. quiet Mrs. J. Y held out
the measured cup of welcome with
impartial hand. But once in a while
one came who made the rare appeal
to the heart Such a one was Col
lingeford For all his wanderings, his
roughing, and his occasional regres
sion to city drawing rooms and ultra
country houses. Collingeford fitted into
the Hill-he belonged.
On Sunday night they were gath
cred on the lawn, all but Glen who
sat at the piano beside an open win
dow and poured her girls voice out
over the ripping keys. Her voice was
thin and clear like mountain brook
hurrying over pebbles and like the
brook it held the promise of coming
fullness.
Collingeford sat by Mrs. J. Y. lit
tie apart from the others. They had
not talked. Mrs. J. Y. broke a long
silence when she said. in full low
voice that somehow seemed related to
Clems thin trill. I'VE are very quiet
here"
Collingeford looked thoughtfully at
his glowing cigar end. The best parts
of life are quiet" he answered.
do you really like it?' said Mrs.
J. Y, almost shyly. "Englishmen of
your class generally fall to the lot
OF our landed and chateauxed."
My dear Mrs. Wayne" said Col
lingeford, i've been sitting here in
a really troubled silence trying to think
out how to ask you to make 1t week
for me instead of IL week k-end."
Mrs. J. Y.'s laugh was happy out
low. 1t did not disturb the others.
Coll.ngeford went on. 81 know Amer
lea pretty well for an Englishman.
l thought / had done the whole coun.
try. from Albuquerque to Newport.
But you are right. When we're not
roughing it out West, we visiting eng
lishmen are pretty apt to be rubbing
up against the gilded high-lights of
the landed and the chateauxed. This"
MuNtI lln ti5di " CLh-
brace the whole of Red Hill--'is some
thing new to me-and old. It's the
sort of thing Englishmen think of
when they are far from home. | have
never seen it before in America"
"And yet" said Mrs. J. Y, there
are thousands of quiet homes in Amer
lea just like it in spirit. In spite of
all our divorces-all our national linen
washing in public-our homes are to-
day what they always have been, the
backbone of the country. The social
world is in turmoil everywhere and
America is in the throes no less than
England. Our backbone is under a
strain and some think it is breaking,
but | don't" She turned her soft
eyes on Collingeford and smiled
There" she added, 81 have been
polemic but one seldom has the chance
to spread the good fame of ones coun-
try. I am glad you can give US q
week instead of a weekend"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26
CHAPTER LVIII

"One, two!'
The clock down in the lower hall
was striking two, and. Jane Reeves
had not slept. She sighed and turned
wearily upon her pillow. How still
everything was-and yet there were
noises that had kept her awake. Could
she have imagined some of them. But
of course she had!
She wondered how many times
she had argued thus with herself
since getting into bed tonight.
In the first place she had heard
The old clock downstairs ticking.
odd that in all the nights she had
slept in this house she had never
noticed that the ticking could be
heard up here with the door lead
ing into the large room from the
hall. But! She knew it was shut,
!or Augustus had closed it when he
came upstairs.
Perhaps the wind had blown it
open-but no, it could not have
lone that, for the latch was very
secure. Indeed the knob turned
stiffly. The wind could not have
opened the door.
Yet the wind was blowing hard
enough to do almost anything, she
reflected as she listened to the
moaning of the chimney in the next
against the window panes. OF
course, many of those queer noises
were produced by the storm. There
had not been such another storm
as this for months.
Ah-there was that regular tread
as of somebody walking softly up
and down! 1t sounded just as Mary's
steps had sounded all last night =
u and down, up and down her
ATar
that was undoubtedly she. She
was walking up and down. up and
down, up and--No! that must be the
rain! oh, dear. If she could only
sleep!
She kept her eyes closed tightly.
gu she was a little girl she used
this at night to keep from
the dark" she said. That
he reason she did it now - TO
from seeing the dark.
wanted to sit up in bed ana
and turn her pillow. After
this she might feel drowsy.
ne dreaded lifting her head and
I'd sitting up here In this
yet noisy darkness.
v the wind howled, and how
windows ratified! Now the
was ticking loudly again.
now there were those same
tsteps going up and down.
Steps Coming Nearer
spite of her shrinking from
gustus she was glad he was
Sc at hand. While she hated him.
was q comfort to know that some
human being was near. She
think of that. She would try
ten to nothing but Augustus
lr snoring. She had never
sed that one might quiet ones
by listening to a man snor-
n she was wishing that he
not snore so loudly. so regu-
She would listen instead to
cking of the clock.
turned over cautiously, her
still tight shut, and settled
If more comfortably. Tick
tick-tock was that the clock
? dripping of the rain?
slipped into an uneasy slum-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26
WEST SHORE NEWS
Social and Personal News
of Towns Along West Shore

Robert Dugan, of New Cumberland,
went to Baltimore and Washington.
w. u. Parthemore, of New Cumber-
land, is attending court at Carlisle as
n juror.
Mrs. Ralph Schrack and Miss Gladys
Schrack, of Wormleysburg, spent
Tuesday at Philadelphia.
Mrs. A. b. Yetter of Wormleysburg
is spending several days at Baltimore.
Carl Eichelberger, of Wormleys-
burg, has returned from the Harris
burg Hospital, where he was treated
for his eyes He can see a little from
one eye only.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26
ALMOST CRAZY
WITH P|MPLES
All Over Head. ltched and Would
Burn and Sting. Could Not Rest.
Sat Up and Scratched. E,
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

II suffered with small pimples all over
my head. The pimples itched till 1 was
almost crazy. and after l scratched the dry
skin of they would burn and sting till
could not rest and used to sit up at night
and scratch. 1 thought Of having my hair
cut of it was so dry and thin. and could
not get it up decently. l used TO be ashamed
TO go in company.
Il suffered this way for two or three
years and l tr1ec everything that people
told me but with no results. saw a
Cuticura Soap and Ointment advertisement
In the paper so l sent for free sample
1t gave me relief and | then bought more
and I didn't use more than four tins of
Cuticura Ointment together with the
Soap and l was healed" (Signed) Mrs. Joseph
Griffin. Landenberg, Pa, Oct. 27. 1915.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book ON request. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept. Z, Boa-
ton.' Sold throughout the world.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26
PARTY ON BIRTHDAY

New Cumberland, Pa, Feb. 26.-A
delightful surprise party was held on
Thursday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Frank Fencil, in Reno street,
in honor of Charles Flurrie's birthday
Music and games We're the entertain
ing features and refreshments We're
served to Misses Lillian Grove, Lillian
Crumlich, Sylvia kaufman, Margaret
and Erma Flurrie. Melvin Smith, Vic
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26

near dying. When
/ got able to go
about, my back
hurt so when [
would bend over
that l would have
to take hold of
something wit h
my hands to get
up. My husband
got me two bot
ties of DR.. Pierce's
Fayorite PrescriD-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26
Series of Accidents Due
to Fall on Icy Pavements
Special to tho Telegraph

Waynesboro, Pa, Feb. 26. - Rain
freezing on the sidewalks has caused
several accidents to pedestrians.
Mrs. Clarence X. Krider fell and
fractured her right ankle.
Mrs. j. V. Hawk fell in front of her
home and fractured her right arm.
Mrs. William Cosgrove fell near her
home and fractured her risl(t arm.
Mrs. Frank Henderson, pf Cham
bersburg, fell on the ice hi front of
her home and broke her right arm.
Miss SalIie Mcdonald, who lives on
the third floor of the Aughinbaugh
building, Chambersburg, while stand
ing on the balcony shaking a run
slipped on some ice and fell over the
railing to the pavement. She was
hurried to the Chambersburg Hospital,
where she lies in a critical condition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26
PAGEANT AT ELKWOOD

New Cumberland, Pa, Feb. 26.-
The pageant given by the Elkwood
intermediate school on Thursday night
was greatly enjoyed by the large
crowd which attended. over $40 was
taken in.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26

tor j. Beck. Earl Ross, Ray Lech-
thaler and Charles Flurrie.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26

BLANKETS TO NEW YORK
New Cumberland, Pa, Feb. 26.-
The Susquehanna Woolen Mill Com
pany shipped "A carload of blankets
to New York yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26
WILL ATTEND CONVENTION

New Cumberland. Pa, Feb. 26.-
A number of Sunday school workers
will go to West Fairview next Thurs
day night to attend the local Sunday
school convention.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26
A PENNSYLVANIA
WOMAN TESTIFTES
Back Hurt--Nervous-SleepIess.

Cherry Tree, Pa.-"Eight years ago
when my little girl was born l came
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26

(TO be continued.)
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-25
On Seventh Street By Com
missioners For Three
Blocks.
CONCRETE SIDEWALKS
Ordered For Both Sides Of
North Main and West
Seventh.

The City Commissioners held their
regular meeting Tuesday morning
and passed an ordinance ordering
down concrete sidewalks on North
Main street to the city limits on both
sides where they are not already
down, except for the Means farm. A
similar ordinance for West Seventh
was also given its first passage.
An appropriation of $2,551.l2 was
made for a new street of Bermudez
asphalt and stone on Seventh street
from Virginia street to the L. & N.
Railroad. The L. &: N. is required to
put in a permanent and suitable cross
ing.
An appropriation of $3.50 was made
to purchase a new horse for the po-
lice department.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-25
JENNIE STUART HOSPITAL.

Mrs. Fannie Boxley city, operated
on Sunday, is doing well.
Miss Myrtle Hopson, city, under
went a slight operation yesterday
Richard Scruggs, of Herndon, vas
brought in this week for treatment.
Carl Walker, a boy from Big Rock,
Tenn, who was operated on, is dong
well.
Miss Mary Layne, Fairview, is able
to sit up.
Mrs. w. L. Trice, city, is not im-
proving.
Mrs. Hattie Reynolds, city, is rapid
ly improving.
Mrs. Lewis Dulin, county, is sitting
up and will soon leave the hospital.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-25
Dense Masses Of German In
fantry Fail to Recapture
Lost Fort Douaumont.
CONFLICT is NUMEROUS
Anniversary Of Italy's En-
trance to Conflict Finds
Armies on the Defensive.

London, May 24.-The Germans
have replied to the terrific French Of
fenSive in the Douaumont region with
assault after assault, and the deadly
combat northeast and northwest Of
Verdun is still in progress. Heavy
masses of German troops have been
thrown against the picked French
troops whose successful attacks won
for them the greater portion of Fort
Dououmont and considerable ground
adjacent to the fort of high strategic
value.
These newly captured positions the
French have tenaciously held. Partic-
ular mention is made by the French
war Office of maintenance of the posi-
ton to Fort Douaumont conquered by
the French Monday. The fighting at
this point is characterized by Paris as
a "murderous struggle, each attack
was preceded by powerful artillery
preparation.
Although they were held to the
northeast, the Germans would not be
denied at lie Mort Homme and, after
having been moved down by the
French artillery and machine guns
with sanguinary losses in several at
lacks, they gained a footing in the
trenches to the west of this much
sought-for position. Their tenure of
the trenches was short lived, howev-
er, for the French in a counter at
tack Immediately drove them out.
ITALY ON DEFENSIVE.
ltaly's first anniversary of her entry
into the war found her troops on at
least one sector in southern Tyrol
forced back by the Austrian offensive
upon Italian soil and in general retire
ment to their main line of defense
from the region south of Reverto to
the Val Sugana, southwest of Trent.
While along the Russian front the
unusual Commandments have continu-
ed almost exclusively in the Pripet
river region, the Russians in an in
fantry attack drove the Germans
across the Voseluhu river and de-
stroyed their trenches.
In the coast region of Asiatic Tur-
key, southwest af Trebizond, the Rus
SLAMS have repulsed attempts by the
Turks to assume the offensive. In
their advance on Mosul, with Mesopo-
tamia their objective, the Russians
have occupied Serbecht.
The British house of commons has
passed unanimously a vote of credit
amounting to about 81, 100000.
The total credits obtained by Great
Britain since the war began are thus
raised to about 81, 100000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-25
One Of Col. Clarence Blake.
more's Cartoons Almost
Causes Serious Trouble.

There was an air of suppressed ex-
element rs one by one the members
of the Bald-headed Club strolled in
and took their seats.
In calling the meeting to order,
Col. Green Champlin said it was held
in the assembly room of the Carnegie
Library upon the invitation of Col.
Ira L. Smith, who occupies a shining
place as library commissioner, a
bank director, a Methodist steward
and charter member of the Bald
headed Club. Col. Smith is bald
headed man after the Prophet Eliiah's
own heart, he added. This compli-
ment caused flush of pardonable
pride to color Col. Smiths face and
spread upward until it disappeared in
the hirsute lambrequin near his back
collar button. Even a modest man
sometimes likes a reasonable amount
of obituary talk before he dies. Col.
Smith being this kind of a man." Col.
Champlin went on, the invitation
was extended and accepted in the
spirit in which it was given"
Whats that he said about spirits
remarked Col. Ike Hart, sorter voicey,
prickino I'D his ears to catch the lOca-
ton of the spirits.
"Shut up, Ike. It's another kind
he's talking about, Fl" remarked Col.
Bob Woodbridge, who sometimes APP
points himself official censor for talk
alive members.
Just at this iuncture, Col. Clarence
Blakemore came in with the Informal
ton that news had just been received
that the war in Europe was still going
on and that Villa had not yet been
caught. This news created a pro-
found sensation.
Col. Bill Howell said the report that
the war had been brought to a close
grew out OF the fact that England had
won big victory over the Irish who
had seized Dublin and had wired the
Dutch TO hold Holland. Col. Howell
said the British were busy shooting
the prisoners they had captured until
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-25
HARMONIOUS
GATHERING
OF Kentucky Democrats at
Lexington Held Yes
terday.
GOV. STANLEY CHAIRMAN
But One Slight Discordant
Note in Stanley-James
Harmony Program.

Lexington, KY, May 24.-Lexing-
ton is crowded to-day with the dele
gates to the democratic state conven-
ton which meets here to perfect the
party organization and select dele
gates to the national convention.
Senator Ollie James, former Lieut..
Governor E. j. McDermott and Gen.
w. B. Halderman who probably will
be national committeeman, arrived
last night with the Louisville delega-
ton, Senator j. C. w. Beckham
came in the afternoon.
Tom Rhea, an anti-administration
democrat, arrived with the Logan
county delegates, who comprise the
only unit not favorable to the Stanley.
James harmony program. General
Percy Haly, also classed as opposed
to the program, is here.
A rumor is in circulation that q
movement is on foot to return to the
old system of appointing county com
mittees by the state committee and tC
reduce the number of state committed
membrrs by one-half. The idea is t
have a more wieldly body State
Chairman Hager, Eli Brown of Frank
fort, and others con the inside
secuted the idea. There seems to b
some doubt as to whether Senate
Beckham will be made a delegate-at
large, since he has declared for send
ing non-office holders to st. Louis.
The convention was temporary
organized at noon by the election 0
Gov. A. o. Stanley as chairman dnC
the appointment of the usual commit
tees to report at a later session.
Gov. Stanley delivered a ringing
speech that aroused the greatest en-
thusiasm.
Attorney General NJ. NJ. Logan is
to be permanent chairman of the con
vention.
| The district conventions wore held
to-day and delegates, electors and
committeeman from each district
chosen. The convention will elect
Gov. Stanley and Senator James as
two of the delegates from the State al
large. Senator Beckham can be one
if he wants the honor. Former Sen,
ator Camden and Mayor Buschemey.
er, Of Louisville, are prominently
mentioned.
The resolutions strongly endorsed
the national and state administration:
and the delegates were instructed fol-
Wilson.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-25
BONDS SELL
At PREMIUM
OF $4,l2O When Sold Late
Monday After
noon.
TO CINCINNATI BIDDERS
Commission is Ready Now
For Activity All Along
The Line.
TO CINCINNATI BIDDERS

Christian County's 100000 four
and one-half per cent bond issue, sale
of which was postponed from April 70
because of the unsettled financial con-
ditions resulting from the European
war, was sold Monday evening to j.
C. Mayer & Co. and Rudolph Kley-
bolte Company, both of Cincinnati on
their Joint bid of $10l.03 or a prem
ium on the issue of S4, 12O5O. There
were six bids ranging from $lOO.82up'
me bonds are to expire serially, be-
ginning with $4,000 at the end OF the
fifth year, the average life being about
sixteen and a half years. The bonds
are TO be delivered Immediately and
the entire proceeds will be used for
rebuilding and making the macadam
roads of the county. The bonds were
voted by more than 3 to at an cleo
ton held March 10.
\ The delay in selling has resulted IN
Asaving of about $1,000 in interest for
8he month.
-Four or five roads have been gone
over and reports submitted for State
approval and some of the first work
done will be in standardizing the ex-
isting turnpikes. With the money on
hand, the plan viii doubtless be to LEI
many contracts at once and push the
work all over the county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-25
LADIES OF THE ALUMNAE ASSO
CITATION OF BETHEL WO-
MANS COLLEGE.

Twas requested by your Committee
to submit argument showing why the
Baptist Board of Education should
come to the aid of this venerated in
stitution.
Knight say, Gentlemen of the
Board, we Western Kentuckians,
transplanted as we are for the most
part from the same states, Virginia
and the Carolinas, are a homogeneous
people, bound by ties OF heredity,
not only to each other but to this dear
old College, which is a witness to
that homogeneity, one of its aids and
abettors, and whose decadence and
removal would deprive us of a land
mark of the kind that enriches COM
munity life, a connecting link with
the education of generation or more
ago."
But the Board might say that this
plea is vague, abstract and sentimental.
Or we might argue thuswise:
Gentlemen, you should come to
the aid of an institution that is among
the most honorable in the land; that
has stood for more than half cen
fury for all that is best and finest in
the education, character-training and
christian development of the young
maidenhood of Kentucky; that has
made Of our mothers. our sisters, our
wives, and is making Of our daugh-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-25
Kitty in CT ass l..

Auburn, N. Y, May 24.-Secretary
Farrell of the National Association of
Professional Baseball Leagues, has
announced the Kitty league embrace
ing the territory of Greensboro, Hen
derson, Jacksonville, Hopkinsville
and Dawson Springs, KY, and Clarks-
vile, Tenn, had qualified for mem
bership in Class D in the National AS
ISOLATION.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-25
LOCALS LOST
FIRST GAME
GAINESVILLE Won in Opening
Game 10 to 0---Here
Tomorrow.

The Kitty League Baseball season
opened Tuesday with Hopkinsville
playing GAINESVILLE at Clarksville.
The first game was a shut-out for the
locals, Clarksvillei winning by the
score Of 10 to O. After two more
games at GAINESVILLE, the GAINESVILLE
team will open the season here, play
ing Friday and Saturday,
The games played in other towns
were not reported in the papers yes
terday.