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Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-21
Consolation of a Sort.

Bayard Swope. New York jour nalist, was talking about his recent German visit.
 You see in Germany" he said, 'fn- uumerable mutilated young men. These young men, no matter how severe their mutilations. are cheerful. They know other young men, you see, who are immeasurably worse off than themselves"
 Mir. SwOpe shook his head.
 "Immeasurably worse off," he re- peated. And he went on:
 "A cheery young Bavarian captain who had lost his sight put the matter to me in a proverb which runs:
 .'I had no boots to my feet and murmured, until met a man upon the road who had no feet"
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CHAPTER XII.

One day in early October young Milt McBriar happened upon Dawn and Juanita walking in the woods
 The gallant colors and the smoky mists of autumn wrapped the forests and brooded in the sky. An elixir went into the blood with each deep drawn breath and set to stirring for gotten or hitherto unawakened emo tions. And in this heady atmosphere of quickened pulses the McBriar boy halted and gazed at the Havey girl.
 Juanita saw Young Milt's eyes flash with an awakened spirit. She saw a look in his face which she was woman enough to interpret even before he himself dreamed what its meaning might be.
 Dawn was standing with her head up and her lids half closed looking across the valley to the Indian sum- mer haze that slept in smoky purple on the ridges. She wore a dress Of red calico, and she had thrust in her belt a few crimson leaves from a gum tree and a few yellow ones from a pop lar.
 Juanita Holland did not marvel at the fascinated. almost rapt look thai came into Young Milt's eyes. and Young Milt. too. as he stood there in the autumn woods, was himself no mean figure. His lean body was quick of movement and strong. and his bronzed face wore the straight looking eyes that carried an assurance of fearless honesty. He had been away to Lexington to college and was going back The keen intelligence of his face was marred by no note of meanness, and now. as he looked at the girl of the enemy, his shoulders came unconsciously erect with some thing of the pride that shows in men of wild blood when they feel in their veins the strain of the chieftains.
 But Dawn. after "her first blush. dropped her lids little and tilted her chin, and without word snubbed him with the air of a Havey looking down on a McBriar.
 one of his own and banteringly said: Dawn. pears like ye thought a got tangled up with a rainbow"
 Her voice was cool as she retorted: q reckon that's better than gitting mixed up with some other things"
 T was jest a-thinkin'. es 1 looked at ye." went on the boy gravely. "thet hits better then gittin' mixed up with anything else"
 cTo BE CoNTINUED)
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IF YOUR CHILD IS CROSS,
 FEVERISH, cONSTIPATED
Look Mother! If tongue Is coated, cleanse little bowels with Cali
 fornia Syrup of Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after giving California Syrup of Figs" because in a few hours all the clogged-up waste, sour bile and fermenting food gently moves out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again.
 Sick children needn't be coaIed to take this harmless fruit laxative" Millions of mothers keep 1t handy be- cause they know its action on the stomach, liver and bowels Is prompt and sure.
 Ask your druggist for a 5O-cent bot tie of California Syrup of Figs" which contains directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups.-Ady.
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ing of thunder. but that year the clouds seemed to have dried up. and down in the tablelands of the Blue Grass the crops were burned to worth less stalk. and shrunken ear. Even up here. in the birthplace of waters. the corn was brown and sapless, so that when a breeze strayed over the hill. side fields they sent up thirty, dying rasp of rattling whisper.
 It was not only in the furnished forests and scared fields that the hot breath of the plague breathed. carry ing death in its fetid nostrils. Back in the cabins of the "branch-water folks. where little springs diminished and be- came polluted. all those who were not strong enough to throw on the touch of the specter's finger sickened snd died. and typhoid went in and out Of Havey shack and McBriar cabin whis- pering, "a pest on both your houses.
 The widow McNah had not been herself since the death of Fletch. She who had once been so strong over her drudgery. sat day long on the doorstep
  guage of her people. jest sickened an pined away"
 So. as Juanita Holland and Good Anse Talbott rode sweating mules about the hills, receiving calls for help faster than they could answer them. they were not astonished to hear that the widow was among the stricken. Though they fought for her life. she refused to fight herself. and once again the Eastern girl stood with Dawn in the brieP-choked "buryin'- ground" and once more across an open grave she met the eyes of the man who stood for the old order.
 But now she had learned to set . lock on her lips and hold her counsel So. when she met Anse and Jeb after ward. she asked without rancor: May take little Jesse back with me. too? Hes too young" she added, with just heartsick trace of her old defiance. to be useful to you. Mir. Havey. and I'd like to teach him what I can"
 Anse and Jeb conferred. and the elder man came back and nodded his head.
 Jesse can go back with ye." he said. I'm still aimin' to give ye all the rope ye wants. When ye've had enough an quits, let me know. an I'll take care of Fletch's children"
 And on her farm, as folks called Juanita's place, that September saw many changes. Near the original cabin was springing up a new struc- ture. larger than any other house in that neighborhood, except, possibly. the strongholds of the chiefs. and as 1t grew and began to take form 1t i'm parted an air of ordered trimness to the countryside about 1t. It was fash toned in such style as should be in keeping with its surroundings and not give too emphatic a note of alien strangeness
 Juanita wished that her cabin could house more occupants. for the plague had left many motherless families. and many children might have come into her fold. As 1t was. she had sev- eral besides the McNashes as her nu- cleus. and while the weather held good she was rushing her work of timber-felling and building which the winter would halt.
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the girl. and with that he took il down
 A mellow sound. not loud. but far carrying. like the fox-hunterIs tally -ho. f1oated over the valley.
 Our house haint more than a whoop an a holler away" he said awkwardly. but when ye're Twin over hy.. oy -nreself. ef ye ever wants any thing in ther I,shttime ::@>55s :@>55.s Sow thet horn"
 After she had almost burst ger cheeks with effort he added: Don't never blow this signal onless ye kants ter raise merry hell"
 Then he initiated very low. through pursed lips. three long blasts and three short ones.
 Whats that signal!" she demand ed
 We've heered the McBriar yell" he told her. "Thet horn calls ther Havey rallyin' signal. When thet goes out every Havey thet kin tote a guns got ter git up an come. Hit means war"
 Thank you. Jerry. l won't call the Haveys to battle."
 The night after she had flung her challenge down to Bad Anse Havey Juanita stayed at the McNash cabin to be with Dawn and the widow. The next day she went with them to the mountainside "buryin' ground" where Good Anse performed the last rites for the dead.
 After it was all over, and 1t had been decided that the widow was to take the younger children up Meeting house fork to live with a brother. the missionary and the teacher started back. Jeb was to stay here alone to gun the farm. and when Juanita re- turned to the ridge Dawn went with her.
 They were passing a tumbling wa terfall. shrunken now to a trickling Till. when Dawn broke the long silence.
 "Wunst, when l war . leetle gal" she said. "Unc' Perry war a-hiding out up thet branch from ther revenuers. l used ter fotch his victuals up thar ter him"
 Juanita turned suddenly with . shocked expression. It was as if her little songbird friend had suddenly and violently reverted; as if the flower had turned to poison wesd And as Jua- nita looked Dawn's eyes were blazing and Dawn's face was as dark as her black hair-dark with the same e1- pression which brooded on her broth CTS brow.
 What is 1t, dear?" Juanita asked. and in tense and fiery voice the younger girl exclaimed:
 T wishes I war a man. 1 wouldn't wait and set still like Jeb's doin'. By heaven, I'd git thet murderer. I'd cut his heart outen his body"
 T tole ye." quietly commented Brother Anse, 'thet ther instincts in ther blood. Anse Havey went down ter Frankfort an set in ther legislator but he come back ther same man thet went down. Somethin' called him. Somethin' calls ter every noun tain man thet goes away. an he hark. ems ter ther call"
 "Anse come back" repeated Dawn triumphantly. An Anse is hyar4 Elf Jeb sets thar an don't do nothin'. I
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weeks to years, and she awoke each new day braced to hear the news of some fresh outbreak. and wondered why she did not. A few neighborhood children were already learning their rudiments, and plans for more build ings were going forward.
 Sometimes Jeb came over from the brick house to see his sister. and on the boys face was always dark cloud 0 settled resolve. If Juanita never questioned him on the topic that she knew was nearest his heart 1t was be- cause she realized that to do so would be the surest way to estrange his friendship and confidence.
 In one thing she had gained a point She had bought as much property as she should need. Back somewhere be- hind the veil of mysteries Anse Havey had pressed button or spoken a word, and all the hindrance that had lain across her path straightway evaporat- ed. Men had come to her. with no further solicitation on her part, and now it seemed that many were animat- ed by desire to turn an honest penny by the sale of land. In every convey ance that was drawn-deeds of ninety nine-year lease instead of sale-she read a thrifty and careful knowledge of land laws and reservation of min eral and timber rights which she traced to the head of the clan.
 As summer spent itself there was opportunity for felling timber. and the little sawmill down in the valley sent up it's drone and whine in proclama- tion that her trees were being turned into squared timbers for her buildings.
 Once, when Milt McBriar rode up to the sawmill, he fould the girl sitting there, her hands clasped on her knees, gazing dreamily across the sawdust and confusion of the place.
 We're right smart interested in thet thar woodpile. hain't ye, ma'am?" he inquired with a slow. benevolent smile
 His kindliness of guise invited confi- dence. and there was no one else with in earshot, SO the girl looked up, her eyes a little misty and her voice i'm pulsive.
 "Mr. McBriar." she said, "every one of those timbers means part of dream to me. and with every one of them that is set in place will go hope and prayer"
 He nodded sympathetically. T reck. on." he said, 'ye kin do right smart good. too"
 MT. McBriar." she flashed at him in point blank questioning, since I came here I have tried to be of use in a very simple and ineffective fashion. I have done what little could for the ly being warned that I'm not allowed to carry on my work. Do you know of any reason why shouldn't go ahead,"
 He gazed at her fer a moment, quiz zically, then shook ais head.
 "Oh. pshaw!" he exclaimed. q wouldn't let no sich talk es thet fret me none. Folks round hyar haint got much ter do except ter gossip round. Nobody hain't a-goin' ter hinder ye. We hain't such bad people. after all"
 After that she felt that from the Mo Briars she had gained official sanction. and her resentment against Anse Ha- yey grew because of his scornfu un- grsciousness.
 The last weeks of the summer were weeks of drought and plague. Ordi- narily. in the hills storms brew swiftly and frequently and spend themselves
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SYNOPSIS.

Juanits Holland. a Philadelphia young SomAn pf wealth. on her Journey with her guide. Good Anse Talbott, into the neart or the cumberlands to become a teAcher of the mountain children faints NJ me door of F1etch McNash's cabin Wmle resting there she oyerhears a talk oetween Bad Anse Havey, chief of his ssan. and one of his henchmen that ac- yusnts Der with the Hsyey- McBriar feud suahita has an unprofitable talk with Bad Znse and they become antagonists Cal Sougias Of the Havey clan Is on trial in tenL Tor the murder of Noah Wyatt a sses,a. sMesriar. In the night Juanits hears Isodists ride past the McNash cabin susnitA and Dawn AcNash become tnends Cal Douglas is acquitted Nash wyatt attempts to kill him but is him. seu killed by the Haveys. Juanita goes 70 nve with the Widow Everson, whose ooys are outside the seud. Milt McBrar, nead os his clan. meets Bad Anse there eno cisclafrns responsibility for wyatt's eoempt to kill Douglas They declare . Tuce. under pressure from Good Anss aAoot Juan!ta thinks she finds that Ssa Anse Is opposing her efforts to buy tand and build a school Mnt McBriar breaks the truce by having F1etch Mo- SAsh murdered Jeb McNash begs Bad Anse 10 tell him who killed hi. father, out Is not told Juanita and Bad Anse Anse Is bitter.
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Far-Siqhted Lad.

Raymond. six-year-Old pride of an Irvington family, strenuously objected few nights ago, when his mother asked him to go on an errand to the corner grocery.
 After considerable questioning, the lad explained that he wouldn't mind going If he didn't have to pass by a lumber yard. which is situated between the grocery and his home.
 "Why, you're not afraid of those stacks of lumber. are yOu?" Queried his mother.
 Its not the stacks, mamma, it's what's behind 'em,' answered Ray mond.-Indianapo News.
 Russia is a large producer of as- bestos.
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CONTINUED.)

A man may deliver . convincing barroom oration concerning . free country, and then be required to put his money on the counter before being aarved.
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Paradoxical Blame,

"The young fellow yonder is bad egg"
 And he's fresh one, too"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-09
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MENACE TO DAIRY INDUSTRY
Difficult to Estimate Cost of contagi.
Gus Abortion Each Year-Breed-
ers Are Secretive.

tuberculosis is dread disease, and
its ravages are a heavy burden on
the live stock industry. The loss that
it entails, however, is not so much to
be dreaded by the live stock men as
the losses caused by contagious abor-
ton. 1t is difficult to estimate just
what abortion costs the dairy industry
each year; breeders are very secretive
about it's presence in their herds;
losses are taken quietly and nothing
said. Many, too, have contagious abor-
ton to deal with and are not aware
of it. 1t is not necessary that a cow
actually abort to prove that the dis
ease exists. Sterility, irregular heat
and retained afterbirth, are all SYM
toms Of contagious abortion. Too Of
ten, too, an abortion is explained as
the result of an accident or strain, and
the dairy farmer lu1ls himself into
feeling of false security. The first
essential toward eliminating the dis
ease from the herd is that we be.
honest with ourselves and recognize
that the disease exists.
Eternal vigilance is the price of free
dom from this disease.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-09
LOSE LIVES WHEN
FINLAND is ToRPEDoED.
Two Of Gun Crew KilIed-Five Men
Reported Drowned and One Is
Missing.

Washington, Nov. Eight lives
were lost when the transport Finland
was attacked by submarine, and one
man is missing.
This was made known by the war
and navy departments on Friday fol-
lowing the original announcement of
the attack.
The first announcement made it ap-
pear that No fatalities resulted. The
latest report gives the names Of those
who lost their lives, but fails to add
many details.
In both announcements the govern
ment officials gave out all the infOrma-
ton in their possession. Further re-
ports from the navy officials in English
waters are expected at any time.
OF the eight lost two were seamen
of the naval gun crew, one fireman,
one a barber, one waiter, one
mess boy, one a private of infantry
and one a member of the transport
workers battalion. The missing man
was member of the naval gun crew.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-09
PIERCE ITALYs LINE.
AUSTRo-GERMANS CROSS THE
TAGLIAMENTo AND CAPTURE
5000 LATINS.
TO ATTACK From THE NORTH
Enemy Trying to Throw Main Body
Into Plain of the Western FriuH
Region - Rome Admits
Loss.

Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Nov 1.-THE reports OF heavy
artillery fire on both banks of the Tag
liamento, with chief pressure on the
italian left wing, show that Austro-
German patrols have crossed the river,
as foreseen, and that the enemy is try
ing to throw his main body into the
plain of the western Friuli region.
The enemy attack in the Giulicarla
valley, on the TrentinO front, also
shows clearly his purpose to make a
mass attack from the north.
The Italian authorities highly appre-
ciate the work of the American Red
Cross.
Rome, Nov. THE Germans have
crossed the Tagliamento river, the war
office announced on Monday. The
Austro-German pressure against the
Italian northern wing has been inten-
sified. The announcement follows:
"The enemy, who has succeeded in
bringing some Of his forces on to the
right bank of the Tagliamento north
OF Pinzano, has intensified his pres
sure against the left wing Of our line"
Berlin, Nov. Z. - Austro-G German
troops have crossed the middle Taglia-
mento river in northeastern Italy and
taken 5000 prisoners, the war office re-
ports. They are advancing toward the
west
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-09
8 DIE ON TRANSPORT ALLIES HELP ITALY
VETERANS FROM FRANcO-BEL.
CLAN LINE AT FRONT.
German Soldiers Slain During
Great Battle.

Washington, Nov. 3.-English and
French are being rushed to stiffen
Cadorna's new line of defense on Tag
liamentO.
Already the advance of the allied
veterans from the western front has
joined the Italians and in all probable
ity the English and French artillery
men are now answering Mackensen's
fire and countering the flanking move
ment from the Carnic Alps, which the
Austrians under Won Krobatin have
started
The dispatch Of these experienced
fighters, trained by three years in the
trenches, engaged in stopping Won
Hindenburg was the aid extended to
Italy at the moment when the disas-
ter of the Isonzo was at its height.
This was the news, suppressed until
now. that changed the forebodings of
the Italians to a renewed confidence
in the victory that must follow the CO.
ordination of the allied efforts against
the enemy.
Thirty thousand German soldiers, in
Guiding two generals of division, were
killed in the great battle on the Balm
sizza plateau, according to cabled re-
ports received here.
Berlin, Nov. 3.-Tne Austro- German
forces invading Italy have increased
the number of prisoners taken to
more than 100000. They have captured
1900 Italian guns. The foregoing in
formation was officially announced by
the German war Office.
According to the announcement, all
the Tagliamento bridgeheads have
been captured. Several hundred guns
are said to have been taken by the
Germans.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-09
HALF OF SUBMARINES SUNK
First Lord of British Admiralty Praises
Work Being Done by United
States Navy.

London, Nov. 3.-Sir Eric Geddes,
who recently succeeded Sir Edward
Carson as first lord of the admiralty,
made his first address in parliament
and gave some interesting and anx-
.iously awaited figures on the work of
the navy and shipping in general.
His declaration that between 40 and
80 per cent of the German submarines
operating in the North sea, the Allan
tic and the Arctic oceans had been
sunk was not the least interesting of
his announcements, and there was an
indication of the unceasing war the
British and American patrols are
making on the submarine In his state
ment that during the last quarter the
enemy had lost as many submarines
as during the whole of 1916.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-09
FEEDING PIGS FORAGE CROPS
Greater Returns Made Than From
Animals Fed in Dry Lots-Al-
falfa Given Highest Rank.

Pigs fed on good forage crops will
make many times as much profit as
those fed in dry lots.
The accredited gain in pork to an
acre of forage varies, depending upon
the crop, the age Of the hog, and
amount of grain fed. An acre Of
sweet clover, with corn at $3.50 and
hogs at SIS a hundred, netted $42.07;
rape, $3.50; alfalfa. $65.90, and
combination Of oats, peas and rape,
$64.6O.
OF all forage crops, alfalfa is the
great permanent crop, while rape is
the emergency crop, and green rye
the fall and early spring crop. The
ideal forage crop should show adap-
liability to soil and climate, perma-
nency, palatibility, reasonable cost
of planting, and good pasture at any
time during the growing season. AL
falfa, clover and rape have most OF
these qualities.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-09
PASTURE SHEEP IN ORCHARD.
If Turned. in Early in Season They
Gradually Accustom Themselves
TO Fallen Apples.

Sheep, if suddenly fed an unlimited
quantity of apples, would quite likely
choke themselves, or overeat to such
an extent that other disastrous re-
suits would follow. But, if turned in
to the orchard early in the season,
they will gradually accustom them
selves to the small apples as they grad
ually fall from the trees, and no harm
ful results follow. Cows and hogs.
are equally useful, provided the trees.
are in such a condition. and of such
q shape that the animals will not
harm them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-09
ELEVEN GERMAN SHIPS SUNK
Cruiser and Ten Patrol Boats De-
stroyed by Brtish-Pris-
oners Taken.

London, Nov. 6.-The admiralty an
nounced on Saturday that certain
British forces have been engaged in
the Cattegat, an arm Of the North sea,
between Sweden and Denmark, and
that "a prisoners were captured.
An official statement issued by the
admiralty says that ten armed patrol
craft, in addition to the German aux
Hilary cruiser, which was equipped
with six-inch guns were destroyed.
No British losses have been re-
ported.
An attack was made on British yes
sells patrolling the Belgian coast by
an electrically controlled high-speed
boat. The boat was destroyed.
The sinking Of the German com
MERGE raider Crocodile and five Ger
man armed trawlers Is reported by
men on two Danish steamers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-09
MANY FARMERS HORSE POOR
Four Animals Are All That Is Needed
to Work Quarter Section-One
Should Be Brood Mare.

Too many farmers are horse poor
They nave not only too many horses
but horses which are not good. In
farming a Quarter-section of land there
is no need for more than four horses.
Three of these should be heavy horses
and one should be an animal heavy
enough to do considerable work yet.
light enough to do the family driving.
OF these heavy horses at least one
should be a good brood mare. While
practicing economy in other respects,
it is well to study the economical use
Of horse flesh.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-09
CHEAP CANNED GOODS NEAR
Dealers Charging More Than Reason
able Profit Are Liable to For
feiture of License.

Washington, Nov. 3.-An immediate
drop in price on canned vegetables
was predicted by the food administra-
ton as a result of putting into opera
ton the license system for wholesale
dealers. Many canned goods, it was
said, were bought by dealers at low
prices last spring and Gamble. sold at
less than the present market prices.
Dealers charging more than reason
able profit are liable to forfeiture Of
their licenses to do business.