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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Hard Pressed.

Ben Notwithstanding, let us Get
married at once. l positively can't live
another day without you.
Gertie Gotrox-Why, Ben, I had no
idea you We're that hard up.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Easy Job.

Ills lawyer couldn't clear the man
who was accused of being q fence"
That's queer; it ought to be easy
enough for any man, let alone q law.
Yer to Whitewash q fence"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
An Illustration.

isn't 1t strange how the majority
of people can become attached to a
bad custom?"
"Yes; look at the street car strap.
hangers"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
The Usual Thinu.

what Is 1t a sign Of" asked the In.
nocailt mai5 "when n young mar be-
gins to tell a girl his troubles?"
Its a sign,' answered the wise
widow, "that he will soon ask her to
STARE thcm.''
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Just Now.

Whats the best seller today?"
Judging from the most recent re-
ports, | should say 1t was a potato
cellar"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14

Il think Il trip to Europe would do
your wife good. However, l shall call
In another physician to see If my
diagnosis is correct
Il guess it's correct enough, doc. Bet
ter call in a dressmaker If 0 want to
hasten the cure
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Up in the Air.

Bob White-Isn't Jim Meadow Lark
peevish Of late?
Mrs. B. W.-Oh, terribly. The leas,
noise makes him soar.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Never Seen Together.

rs Jack Glithers still going with
that dashing Miss Peacher?"
"Why, no. Haven't you heard tho
news?"
'"Tell me-"
"They are married now"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14
Learning.

She's learning farming
BY degrees;
She thought potatoes
Grew on trees.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14

building, the residence Of the assist
ant rector, a stove in the temporary
structure for cold days, the amount
OF collection, and the time at which
evening service was over on SUM
day night.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-14

memorable second battle of Ypres.
with the first use OF gas by the Ger
mans.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01

he backed away around the corner
Of the cabin, and ran to jump on his
pony and gallop away. Hardy had
| sprung up. But 1t was only to hasten
into the house for water. He came out
| with a half-flled bucket, drew Oinna
over on her back. and dashed water
Into her face. She opened her eyes,
saw him, and, reddenlng with shame,
turned her face aside. 1t happened
to be toward her brother. Suddenly
she drew herself up on her elbow to
bend over the gray face.
"He-is not-dead !" she gasped.
Redbear's lips were moving. Hardy
kneft to lift him up to a half-sittlng
position. lie knew by grim experience
that with such a wound there was no
hope, but he also knew that 1t would
ease the agony to raise the injured
nun. Olnna dampened her brothers
forehead. He muttered a curse.
mot that, boy" warned Hardy. "You
have only n few minutes"
Redbear seemingly did not hear him.
He repeated the curse: "The-! Ia
"a got hlm-way / got Nogen-if you
hadn't unloaded-my gun"
"You shot Nogenr queried Hardy,
SPEAK outl You say you shot No
gen?"
ale wanted her Marie same
way as van-same way as-vnn said
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
ARE MARvELS OF INGENUITY
Observations In the Garden Reveal
Really Remarkable Work Done
by Small Creatures.

There Is no better place than a gar
den to study Insects. The dark-col-
ored beetle-the oil-beetle-may be oh
served. and as soon as the bees come
the larva of this beetle contrives to
get upon q bees body, so as to be car.
ried away to the bees home, where II
feeds upon the food there, aud eventu-
ally leaves rs u perfect beetle.
Other kinds of beetles act as grave.
dIggers; certain ants keep n diary E;
and there are masOns. carpenters. and
upholsterers among the bees. The ma.
son-bee constructs Its cell Of mortar.
by dropping saliva on bits of earth
and mixing both together 1t pounds
the mixture into n sort of cement. II
works this into the shape of a mold,
inside which the female deposits her
egg. Several such mortar cells may
often be found lying close together.
The cnrpenter-bee makes Its house
on decayed wood. and lines II with
pieces of leaves, which 1t cuts of In
the form of q circle, and adjusts So
skillfully that Its nest Is made water
light without any coating. A very
ingeniously-constructcd home is alsc
that of the upho!sterer-bee, which dex.
terously cuts out the petals of the
half-expanded flowers Of n poppy. II
then strengthens the folds, and fits
them so that n splendid tapestry over
hangs the walls of Its home in which
the honey Is deposited.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER|SH, ST.
Look, Mother! It tongue
coated, give "CaIifornla
Syrup of FiqS."

Children love this "fruit lazatl
and nothing else cleanses the ts
stomach. liver and bowels so nicel
A child simply will not stop pay
to empty the bowels, and the resHI
they become tightly clOgges :
waste, liver gets sluggish, ston
sours, then your little one beS'
cross, half-sick, ~feverish, don't
sleep or act naturally, breath IS
system full Of cold, has sore t'
stomach-ache or diarrhea. In
Motherl See If tongue is coated.
give a teaspoonful Of "CaliS
Syrup of Figs" and In a few hour
the constipated waste, sour Bile
undlgested food passes out of the
TEN, and you have a well child "
Millions of mothers give "Callla
Syrup Of Figs" because 1t is perlS
harmless children love 1t, and W
err fails to act on the stomach =
and bowels. -,
Ask Mt the store for a 50-cent ~
Of california Syrup Of Figs" v,
has full directions for babies, Gnu,
Of all ages and for grown-ups pD'
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Registration.


At noon the following day the COM
m~issloners came out to the butte, and
announced the conditions Of the land
opening. All entrymen were to start
from the coulee at n given signal, to
be mode at ten o'clock In the morning
Of the second day following. Any For
son who started before the signal
would be disqualified.
A tent was set up for the commits
sloners In the coulee bottom, on the
reservation side Of the dwindled
stream, and the chairman and secre-
tary proceeded to take the signatures,
thumb prints and descriptions of the
waiting colony Of prospectors and COW
boys.
Since Hardy and Marie had first
come upon the camp, the number of
men had twice doubled. Yet. owing
to the obscure manner In which the
proposed opening had been advertised.
there were absurdly few Of them, all
told, compared to the multltudes at
other governmental land openings. Per-
haps with a view toward covering this
discrepancy. the commissioners had or
dered full descriptions Of every con-
testant, and SO managed to cover many
sheets OF puper and to consume much
time.
The recording was well under way
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
Pawpaw's Many Uses.

The principal use of the pawpaw
snys q writer In the Journal of TIered
ity, Is to eat from the hand, but there
are other uses that 1t can be put to. II
makes splendid custard pie. There Is
no finer dessert than pawpaw eaten
with cream and sugar. 1t Is used to
make beer the same rs the persimmon
by putting the fruit In q jar, MASKING
1t and putting water on II and letting
II stand until fermented. II also al.
swers to make pudding just the same
as persimmon pudding Is made. II Is
also said that brandy equal to peach
brandy Is made of pawpaws. Marina
iade which Is equal to that OF pears OF
peaches may be made of pawpaw. The
custard may be spread OF a board and
dried like pumpkin leather.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
Error Mars Great Picture.

In the rotunda of the capitol II
Washington there are eight great paint
lngs, carefully designed and executed
by the artists for the adornment Of
the nations greatest building. Yet five
of them are either defective In tech
nlque, or In error rs to natural or his
torical facts.
One of the ~best-known pictures 1.
that in when Washington Is shown re-
signing his commission to the cont
mental congress, says the Philadelphia
Record. There are two girls, almost
llfe.size, standing In the foreground
They are very pretty girls; but n OF
them has three hands. One left hand
rests on the shoulder of her compan'
ion. another left hand Is round her
companions waist. Doubtless the art,
list. Trumbull. painted both hands to
see which pose he preferred, and then
forgot to paint out the superfluous
hand.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01

yOu-wnnted her. We-I-trled to get
observation-disclosures he. Van, told me
you wanted Marle-that way. The
liar-the- Ah-r-rh"
From between the lips that had
parted to utter the curse there gushed
a scarlet stream.
Hardy laid the body on the ground
and drew the distracted girl away by
main force.
Come into the house." he ordered.
"You must not look at him."
She offered only passive resistance.
When he had put her In n chair, she
sat motlonless, as II dazed, her dry
eyes fixed on vacancy.
"Thls won't do" he said. "You
must go to your grandfather. / can
not take you with me, and besides"
He checked himself. caught up a
blanket, and went outdoors. When
presently he returned. she had not
moved. He fastened her scant ward
robe and few trinkets In q blanket roll,
and led her out around the house.
carefully keeping himself between her
and the blanket-cOvered form on the
ground near the door. He had brought
her own and her brothers ponies to
the back Of the house. lie dashed the
bundle on the dead mans saddle,
lifted the girl upon her pony, and
mounted his mare.
Halfway to the agency they met I'll.
| owa-konza coming down with several
members Of his family to visit his half.
breed grandchildren. Urged by Hardy,
the girl broke her %dlstraugi.t silence to
tell the old chief what had happened,
Before she had finished she was weep
Ing In the arms of her grandfather.
Notwithstanding the delay, Hardy
again permitted the mare to choose
her W pace. Though she went at
q steady trot. a messenger In the re-
naming automobile easily could have
overtaken him at any time before dark,
But no messenger was sent.
Midaftcrnoon Hardy met the car
that had taken his baggage to town,
1t was piled high with the baggage Of
the new agent and the commissioners
The chauffeur, with the indifference OF
a city man, -whlrled past him without
so much as s%lackenlng speed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
A DIFFERENCE N
THE |NVESThE|
The Western Canada Farm Pm
Its Are Away in Excess.

Mr.. George Fl. Barr, Of Iowa, I'd
seven sections Of land in Saskate
wan. These he has fenced and n
ed, either for pasture or cultlyau
all paying good interest on the Inv,
ment.
Mr.. Barr says that farm land
home In Iowa is held at $3.50 per ca
These lands are In a high state Of 4,
tlvation, with splendid imprOvens
In houses, barns, stables and sllOs, ,
yet, the revenue returns from them
only from two to three per cent
annum on investment.
Last year, 1915, his half share
crop or a quarter section In Saskatd
wan, wheat on new breaking, gave u
IS per cent on the capital inyestd
$500 an acre. The crop yield \
80 bushels per acre. This year
same quarter-section, sown to
Fife on stubble gave 1926 bushels.
share, 1,643 bushels of 1 Northen
$1.50 per bushel, gave him S2,5GI
Seed, half the Irvine and half [
threshing bill cost him $453.00. Aid
ing a share Of the expense of his |
nual inspection trip, charged to 1
quarter-sectiOn even to $1,000, and
has left 100000, that is so per q
Of the original cost Of the land. Al
one can figure up that another aN
age crop will pay, not 2 or 3 per q
on investment, as In Iowa, but [
total price Of the land. Mr.. Barr Sv
"That's no joke now."
Mr.. Barr was Instrumental in bhl
ing a number Of farmers from Iowa
Saskatchewan In 1918. He referred
one Of them, Geo. II. Kerton, a tenl
farmer in Iowa. He bought a quart
section of improved land at S32MI
acre near Hanley. From proceeds
crop in 1914, 1915, 1915, he has d
for the land. Mr.. Barr asked hin
week ago: swell, George, what 81
/ tell friends down home for ys
The reply was: "Tell them | y
never go back to be q tenant fol 3
man." Another man, Charles Har
realized $4,000 in cash for his WIZ
crops in 1915 and 1916.
Mr.. Barr when at home devt
most Of his time to raising and u
ing In live stock. On his first visit
inspection to Saskatchewan, he ID
lied the opportunity there was 3
for grazing cattle. So his quart
sections, not occupied, were fen
and rented as pasture lands to fi
ers adjoining. His creed is: Lett
ture supply the feed all summer VT
cattle are growing, and then 10 !
fall, take them to farmsteads tI
finished for market. There Is mod
In it."-Advertisement.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01


when ymndervyn and Dupont cumn
down to the camp. Neither made any
attempt to pnsh Into the line OF entry
men. But Dupont read the posted no
tice of the conditions Of the contest,
frowned, and remarked to yandervyn
that he wished to show him something
over ut the butte. The young man
looked bored, yet borrowed a pony, and
rode across with him to the deserted
camp.
"What Is III" he asked. slave you
found a mares nest that Is Matching
out a horse good enough to outrun
triplets"
Dupont shook his head. Don't you
let nobody hear that Joke around here,
Mr.. Van. Them there ~prospectors and
punchers all lug guns, and they Amt
the kind to stand for no funny bust.
ness"
They'll have to stand for II, II
they don't understand It," punned
vandervyn. "In this game three of n
kind beat all the jacks in the pack"
"You best keep your head shut, just
the same. Them punchcrs II ride the
hardest, and they're mighty sharp to
see the difference between horses"
81 told you ! shall rush them of
their feet. They'll think me n fool.
and drop behind, to overhaul me later.
Now, If that's all you have to tell
me-"
lie wheeled his borrowed pony to
ride back.
Hold on !" replied Dupont. frownint
~uneaslly. 81 want to talk over fixing
up about the way we share the mine"
vandervyn lifted his eyebrows.
aren't you satisfied? Now that Red.
bear is-out of the way, there will be
none to question our sharing Of the
mine between u.s."
"It's between us. all right" sullenly
replied Dupont. "ThIn't in writing.
though. According to them conditions.
II l don't register today, ! don't gil
no right to enter no claim. What's t.
keep you from turning round and tell.
Ing me to whistle for my half, soon's
you git title to the miner
"Why. Jake" exclaimed Vandervyn
In nm aggrieved tone. "Ilow can you
think I could throw you down that
way? Even If We weren't friends, you
know | want Marie"
Dupont'sseyes narrowed. and his Jaw
set ~obstlnately. THAT'S all right; bui
them that want to remain friends
want to remember that business is
business"
Vandervyn frowned, considered the
matter a few moments, smiled, and
drew a folded paper from I'm Inner
pocket.
"very well. I expected to wait unit.
l reached the mine. But since you In
sist, here 1t is-my deed to you of .
full ha%lf-interest. You've been hint
ing and looking so COMPOUNDED uneasy
ever since the-accident to Redbear
that I thought I'd he ready for YOU
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
Good Old Patrons.

Willis-DO you think a knOwlt
Of the Bible is necessary for a }
nessman nowadays?
Gillis-Yes, indeed; Ignorance
cost Bump, the mail order man, al
dred last week. Some fellow cOple
lot Of names out of Chronicles and
1t to Bump as a mailing list and B'
sent out circulars Of his new sd
razor to half a hundred patriarchi
the Old Testament before he got v
Judge.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
"l'm the New Agent"

hardened. "You hive been served as
you deserve. And now l am glad
glad"
lie turned about and went out
through the parlor. The other men
were clinking glasses in jolly good-fel-
lowshlp. Dupont waveringly offered
him the whisky bottle. lie thrust 1t
back and left the house.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
Wasted Apology.

II want to apologize, Blakely. for my
rudeness last evening. assure you
| didn't intend It." swell, for the love
Of Mike. mean It next tlmel hate to
see a mans actions and his intentions
hurmonize so poorly."--Judge.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
CHAPTER XIX.
In seIf.Defense.

Rather early the next morning the
big. red-faccd, blear-eyed man came
alone &c the office. He found Hardy
making out a final report as acting
agent.
"GettIng ready to turn overT he
asked.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
Translated.
"Maybelle used a lot Of make"
her face" -.
"Now / shall call 1t make-out.
TRANSLATED

Or. peery's 'Dcad Shot" is power,,Ss
nrompt but safe. One dose only " 4
70 oxpel Worms or Tapeworm. Nv
~ necessary. Adv.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
Whenever You Need a General
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tsp'
chill Tonic is equally valuable as >
eral Tonic because 1t contains mo
known tonic properties OF QUlNlNs
IRON. II acts on the Liver. DIVE =
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and y
up the Whole System. so cents
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
LARGE Melon.

Joe Arnold Of Weatherford'
raised a watermelon that welgne'
pounds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01
Aliens Foot Ease for the I

Many war zone hospitals have ordered =
Foot Ease. the antiseptic powder, y
among the troops. Shaken into the snSl
sprinkled In the foot-bath, Aliens r%,Au
gives rest and comfort, and makes va
delight Sold everywhere Csc. Try IL tou"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-01

American gloves are in den'''
,,uha.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-07-26
THESE ARE FOOD SUGGESTIONS!
PEOPLE! GET BUSY. LET CON-
GRESS KNOW THAT YOU
STILL LIVE
Valdosta, Ca, July Fl, 1917.

Dear Mr.. Watson: Friends and
enemies alike are astonished that the
order should have been issued clos
ing the mails to The Jeffersonians.
| have talked with friends in ref
erence to circulating petition to
our representative urging that they
use their efforts to have this order
cancelled. Some think that we should
wait for instructions from you, and |
would thank you very much if you
would advise what course you desire
friends here to pursue.
Personally, | think that we should
circulate such petitions at once,
enough friends volunteering to cir
culate same, so that each citizen of
Lowndes county would have oppor-
tunity to sign them on same date,
and if necessary take up sufficient
contribution to defray the expenses
of one man to Washington and pre-
sent these petitions in person before
August list. Others advance the pre-
sumption that you would possibly
prefer that local agitation be post
poned until after the hearing.
If sufficient friends in every county
in Georgia will volunteer to work
just one day for the cause to which
you have given more than seven
years Of your life and much of your
personal fortune, we can send Pc
tition to Washington with the sigma
lures Of more than one hundred thou
sand names attached, which l believe
would prove very effective. Each Of
us as your friend should take this
matter into our own hands and see
to it that every citizen OF Georgia is
given this opportunity TO sign such
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-07-26
Govt Inspector Of
Munitions Speaks
Canadian Official Declares
Improvement Has Been,
Wonderful-Fame Of Tan
lac Now Sweeping Over
Canada.

Rivalling the tremendous sweep
with which it spread over the entire
United States, the fame of the cele-
brated medicine, Tanlac, is growing
in Canada by leaps and bounds, since
it's introduction there few weeks
ago. Hundreds Of the best known
and most highly respected citizens of
the provinces Of Canada are now TAX
ing Tanlac and testifying daily to
the remarkable benefits they are OBJ
tanning from it's use.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, Inspector of
munitions for the Canadian Govern
ment, residing on Harding avenue,
Weston, Toronto, Ontario, and who
has lived in Toronto for twenty
years, made the following interesting
statement regarding the great benefit
she received from taking Tanlac:
''Since the early part of last win
ter have been troubled with catarrh.
My nasal passages were raw and
stopped up, my throat was dry and I
had dull throbbing headaches which
kept me awake for hours many a
night. l was also troubled with in
digestion, nothing I ate agreed with
me, and | got so nervous that [
would tremble at the least unusual
sound.
81 have now taken two bottles of
Tanlac and my improvement has been
wonderful. The catarrh is gradually
disappearing, my head is clearer and
/ don't have those awful headaches
like / did. The trembling spells are
thing of the past and my nerves
are as steady as a rock. My appe
tite has improved greatly and I
haven't a. sign of indigestion any
more. My husband is delighted over
my improvement and is now taking
Tanlac himself"
Tanlac is sold in every locality by
one regularly established agency
Advt.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-07-26
THE MOURNING OF A LOUISIANA
MOTHER.

Dear Sir: AS I am still endorsing
your views on the Consumption, I
have talked to some of my neighbors
and showed the paper to some, and
all seem to think you know whereof
you speak, but say they are afraid
to do or say anything, SO you see the
people have become faint hearted.
They seem to think that they will
just have to do everything the Presi-
dent says for them to do, but I don't
look at it that way. | think the
President should be the peoples
servant, and should serve and protect
them according to the law Of the
United States, but you see he is try
ing to make servants of the people,
and think that it is time for the
people to stand up for their rights
and freedom. Now you see right
hear in our beloved land of the brave,
and should be of the free, are people
smut up from their freedom and
can't get away, lest like those SOL
diers will be if they ever go across
the water they will be worse under
bondage than the niger was when
he was brought over and sold, for
they just had to work, didn't have to
fight. Oh, the way I see it, it is just
awful. Our boy is in Texas in school
and don't know what he will have
to do, and am just heart broken
about him and all the others. 1t
will be a sad and awful day with
many a father and mother if our
children have to go, though I hope
through the tender mercies of an
Advise God that we will get a speedy
relief and this Consumption Act be
repealed. May God bless you and
may you live many years to protect
the peoples rights.
l am your friend,
MRS. A. M. ALLEN. q
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-07-26
THE .JEFFERSONTAN


petition all on the same day, say
next Saturday.
Please let me know what you de-
sire done in this connection and so
far as Lowndes county is concerned
l will do all in my ability to see to
it that your washes are carried out.
Also, please let me know if there
will be any expense to the hearing.
If so, if the Jefersonian Publishing
Company will accept contributions
from your friends with which to de-
fray those expenses.
Thanking you for the information
requested, trusting that in this mat
ter | can be Of some service to you,
and with best wishes for you and
the entire jeff family, 1 am,
Your friend,
YOUNG AMERICA.