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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22


them into the house, four of them, and
led them out to the hall. There could
be NJ doubt whatever that the burglar
was I'm the dungeon. He had been
busy with his knife. and the lock was
nearly removed. II the officers had
been two minutes later, the dungeon
would have been empty. The girls were
sent upstairs at once, with the Allan
boy as guard-as guard, without re-
gard for the fact that he was probably
more frightened than any one of them.
The chief officer raped briskly on
the dungeon door. Then he clicked his
revolver.
"There' are enough of us to over
power three of you" he said curtly.
"And we have men outside the house.
too. If you put your firearms on the
floor, and hold both hands over your
head, you'll be well treated. II your
hands are not up, we fire on sight. Get
your revolvers ready, boys"
Then the officer opened the door.
Evidently the burglar was wise enough
to appreciate the futiiity of fighting
against odds. His hands were above
his head, and In less than u second he
was securely manacled.
The chief officer had been eying him
closely "Say" he exclaimed. Aren't
you Limber-Limb Grant?" The burglar
grinned, but did not answer. "By
Jove!" shouted the officer. "It is {!
Call the girls down here" he ordered,
and when they appeared, gazing at the
burglar with mingled admiration, pity
and fear, he congratulated them with
considerable excitement.
'It's Limber-Limb Grant" he ex-
planned. "There's reward of five
hundred dollars for him. You'll get
the money, as sure as you're born"
Then he turned again to the burglar.
"Say, Grant, what's u fellow like you
doing on such a fifth-rate job as this ?
A Methodist parsonage is not just In
your line, is it?"
LimberLimb laughed sheepishly.
SWELL" he explained good-naturedly
"ChicagO got too hot for me. l had
to get out In hurry, and / couldn't
get my hands on any money. ! had a
fine lot of jewels, but was so pushed
l couldn't use them. came here and
loafed around town for while, be-
cause folks said Mount Mark was 50
fast asleep 1t did not even wake uE
long enough to read the daily papers.
l heard about this parsonage bunch,
and knew the old man had gone off to
get more religion. This afternoon at
the station saw a detective from Chi.
cago get off the train, and knew what
that meant. But l needed some cash,
and so i wasn't above little job of
this kind. never dreamed of getting
done up by bunch Of preachers kids
| went upstairs to get those family
jewels I've heard about, and one of
the little ones gave the alarm. al.
ready had some of them, so l came
down at once. stopped In the dun.
geon to get that money, and first thing
! knew the door banged shut. That's
all. You're welcome to the five hun.
dred dollars, ladies. Someone was
bound to get II sooner or later, and
I'm partial to the ladies', every time.
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CHAPTER vIl-Continued.

Mr.. Starr had gone to Burlington
that morning to attend special revival
services for three days. and Prudence
had fifty whole dollars In the house.
an )unwonted sum in that parsonage!
And the dungeon was not locked. With
out a word, she slipped softly out OF
the room, ran down the stairs. making
never a sound in her bare feet, and
saw, somewhat to her surprise, that
the dungeon door was open. Quickly
she flung 1t shut. pushed the tiny key
that moved the "catch," and was rush
ing up the stairs again with never a
pause for breath.
A strange sight met her eyes In the
twins room. The twins themselves
were In each others arms, sObbing Bit
terly. Fairy was still looking hurried
ly through the dresser drawers.
"They are gone" walled Carol, "our
beautiful ruby rings that belonged to
grandmother"
Nonsense" cried Prue with nervous
anger, "you'ye left them in the bath
room, or on the kitchen shelves.
You're always leaving them somewhere
over the place. Come on. and Wen
search the house just to convince you"
"No, no." shrieked the twins. Lets
lock the door and get under the bed"
The rings were really valuable.
Their grandmother, their mothers
mother, whom they had never seen,
had divided her real jewelry" between
her two daughters. And the mother of
these parsonage girls, had further di-
vided her portion to make IL reach
through her own family of girls!
sour rings! Our rings" the twins
were wailing, and Connie, awakened
by the noise, was crying beneath the
covers of her bed.
Maybe we'd better phone for Mr.
Allan" suggested Fairy. ''The girls are
80 nervous they will be hysterical by
the time we finish searching the
house."
swell, let's do the upstairs then, y
said Prudence. Get your slippers and
kimonos. and Wen 60 into daddys
ROOM"
But inside the door of daddy's room
with the younger girls clinging to her
and Fairy looking odd and disturbed
Prudence stopped abruptly and stared
about the room curiously.
'Fairy, didn't father leave his watch
hanging on that nail by the table
Seems to me / saw 1t there this morn.
ing. / remember thinking would
20 70 mi
And the watch was not there.
~ think it was Sunday he left It,
answered Fairy in low voice. II re.
member seeing 1t on the nail. and think.
ing he would need it--but ! believe Il
was Sunday"
Prudence looked under the bed, and
in the closet, but their fathers room
was empty. Should they go farther
For a moment, the girls stood looking
at one another questioningly. Then
they heard a loud tiud downstairs. as
of someone pounding on door. There
was no longer any doubt. Someone
was in the house! Connie and the
twins screamed again and clung tc
Prudence frantically. And Fairy said
IL think we'd better lock the door and
stay right here until morning, Prue."
But Prudence faced them stubborn
ly. "If you think I'm going to let any
one steal that fifty dollars, you ars
mistaken. Fifty dollars does not come
often enough for that. ! can tell you."
"It's probably stolen already" OBJ
3ected Fairy.
swell. II It is. we'll hnd out who die
It, and have them arrested. I'm going
down to telephone to the police. You
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22

get him In the closet? Begin at the
beginning. and tell me all about It."
Carol began the story with keen rel
ish. II woke up, and thought l heard
someone In the room. 1 supposed 1t
was Prudence. said, Prudence and
nobody answered, and everything was
quiet. But felt there was someone
In there. Inudged Lark, and she woke
up. He moved then. and we both heard
him. He was fumbling at the dresser,
and our ruby rings are gone. We
heard him step across the room and
into closet. He closed the door after
him. didn't he Lark"
"Yes, he did," agreed Lark. His
hand was on the knob"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
hAW. HaW.

Mrs. Younghubby had moved to the
suburbs and was raising chickens. One
day she noticed that the fowls were
aillng, so she called In Mrs. Oldtimer.
who had been raising poultry all her
life.
II wonder what Is the matter with
the poor thlngsf" sighed Mrs. Young
hubby.
~ think they are suffering from Ia
grippe"
"Oh. no, they amt" assured MrA
Oldtiner. "They are suffering from 10
pippe."
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y.ll sent.ne. . Compliment.

Arrested the other day In San
Rafael. Cal, for violation Of automo-
bile traffic rules negro chauffeur was
taken before Judge de Ia Montanya
and threatened with 3Oday term In
Jail. He laughed.
"Thirty days Is compliment to me.
judge" he said.
Then he explained that he Is life
termer in San Rafael prison. tfusty
employed as chauffeur for the warden
Of the prison.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
SELLING EGGS FOR HATcHING
Test Fertility Before Offering Eggs
Of Purebreds for saie-Get Rea-
sonable Results.

If you have sufficient breeding
stock purebreds, to warrant Offering
Matching eggs for sale, wait till you
have tested the fertility Of eggs from
your yards by running test hatches
If results are reasonably good and
your fowls continue in good health,
then you are fairly safe in selling
eggs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
HEN MANURE VERY VALUABLE
Analysis Shows Fertilizer to Be Rich
In PhosphorIc Acid, Potash
Spd Nitrogen.

II Is claimed that 100 pounds OF
fresh hen manure contains so pounds
water, 18 pounds organic matter, 6e
pounds ash.
Analysis shows that poultry manure
contains 2.43 per cent phosphoric acid,
2.26 per cent potash, and 3.S5 per cen.
matter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
REMEDY FOR SICK CHICKENS
EPSON Salts ls Most Effective for ALL
ING Fowls--Haif q Teaspoonfui
10 Standard Dose.

EPSON salts is one of our most ef-
sective remedies for sick chickens.
Salts act best II the fowl has been
starved for half a day or so before CIV
Ing.
Half teaspoonful to grown fowl
is a standard dose. Sometimes more
or less Is indicated.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
IT'S TRULY AN ILL WIND
THAT BLOWS NOBODY
GOOD AND THIS WIND
BRINGS LUCK TO THE
PARSONAGE.

Mr.. Starr, widower Methodist
minister, Is assigned to the con-
gregation at Mount Mark, Ia.
He has FIVE charming daughters.
Prudence, the eldest, keeps
house for him. Fairy Is col
lege freshman. Carol and Lark,
twins, are in high school. Con-
stance is the "baby." The ac-
tivities of the Starr girls-Pru-
dence's work, Fairy's school af-
fairs, the pranks of the young
sters-and the family perpiexi-
ties make the story; It Is simply
a recital of glorified homely in
cidents. This installment de-
scribes the capture of a burglar
in the parsonage.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22

Send loc to DR.. Pierce, Invalids' Hctsl,
Buffalo. for large trial package Of Anurie
for kidneys-cures backachs.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
Now what do you suppose the
girls will do with that FIVE hun
dred dollars? How much will
they devote to chupch purposes
foreign missions, for instance?
(To BE coNTINUED.)

Trees Affected by Lightning.
No particular species Of tree Is more
susceptible to lightning stroke than
any other except In 80 far as the spe
Giss determines ths height Of the tree
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27

Brakeman Alice Mangan on box
Above, woman longshoreman loading
rattan on car.
been how hard the job, but where was
the job located, that determined
whether 1t was woman's work or mans
work. Anything in the house she did,
easy or hard. Anything out in the
world he did, hard or easy. And wom-
ems work has been harder than half
mans work. 5s'f
It'd rather be a railroad brakeman
any day than lift washtubs and rub a
brakeman's shirts through the suds,
-or scrub the kitchen floor with those
suds.
"The chief difference between meE.
and women is all in the eye. 1t isn't
physical strength or endurance, 1t is
mental attitude. The world knows
some women have done the hardest
arm work, as the European peasant
wife, and some have'done hard factory
work, like American women factory
employees. What, then, is strange abou,
a woman brakeman?
Most OF the women working In
British or American factories today
are doing harder work than the mer
running the automatic machines.
"It is not only the Indian who made
his wife a beast OF burden. White mer
have done it too, without realizing the
fact themselves, and this war is going
to show them this truth.
.It isn't the hard work hat bothers
me. It's the desire to keep things
clean, and you can't spend time wip.
ing the dust and oil and grease of
freight cars or locomotives"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27

working on the railroad was a mans
size job. When there were only hand
brakes, and d-couplings, with
heavy coupling pins that stuck, I can
see where there was some hard work
done between the engine and the ca
boose.
But now-all couplings are auto
matte. Screwing the air hose together
Is about the. hardest job. There are
few hand-brakes, and they are so i'm
proved that>small boys a lock them
tight, and do, as n brakeman knows.
"And the whole upshot of it is that
the work of a railroad brakeman in
summer is no harder than lots of work
women have been accustomed to do
ing. The only thing I can tell I will
hate is climbing around over boxcars
when they are covered ~with-frozen
sleet-and that's not a question of
strength, it's a question of agility and
sure-footedness. Z
You an put this down in your note
! book and tell the world SOFT has no,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
NO RECEPTION
FOR BERKMAN
May Have to Face Charge of
Murder in California
Court.

New York, July 26.-Plans Of SYM
pathizers for a reception to Alexander
Berkman, anarchist, convicted recent
ly with Emma Goldman IN a charge
of conspiring to obstruct operation of
the selective draft law, we're disrupted
here today when deputy United States
marshals bringing Berkman from the
federal prison at Atlanta, Ca, entered
the city by an unexpected route. The
officers also brought Louis Kramer
and Morris Becker, convicted on the
same charge. 1t is expected that Miss
Goldman will arrive here tomorrow
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
SOCIALIST HELD
FOR OPPOSING DRAFT

Chicago, July 26-George Koop, So
cialist candidate for mayor in 1907 was
held to the grand jury by a United
States commissioner today on charge
of violating the espionage law. He
was arrested for making a speech in
opposition to CONSUMPTION and also is
alleged to have circulated copies Of a
magazine containing cartoon show
ing a coffin and labelled before you
go to war, better have you measure
taken"
Koop testified his father came tt the
United States to escape militarism
had number 258 in the draft and said
today that he would make no claim
for exemption under the law.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
DIR. CARREL TO TEACH WONDERS OF HIS
WOUND HEALER TO i. 5. ARMY SURGEONS
Famous Research Student
( Starts Class for Medical
Recruits on Garrett akin
Treatment used in France.
BY Frederick M. Kerby.

New York, July 27-Before the
newly selected national army is in its
cantonments, the men who will care
for its health and @ell-being will be
in their own training camp, learning
the latest secfets of the British and
French surgeons and doctors for the
Of wounds and care of the
sick.
American surgeons Of the Medical.
Officers Reserve corps are to have q
special course under DR.. Alexis Car
rell Of the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research on the Carrel-Da-
kin method of treating wounds.
+. On the. grounds of the Rockefeller
Institute here, a demonstration hos
pital has been erected, like the great
British base hospital at Etaples, near
Boulogne. France. They are modelled
on what is known as the Humphreys
system, a patented English type Of the
"knock-down' variety, whose prin-
cipal feature consists of walls capable
of being let down in sections, SO the
wounded and sick can be taken out
in a few minutes, in case a. hostile air
raider is seen. The buildings are
constructed in units five feet long and
eight or 10 feet high, all fastened with
bolts and capable of being dismantled
in two days.
"our success has been wonderful"
ocCldISu LII tSdIIO1 IOodyp ulSCuS6lIlB
the new wound treatment. I'VE have
been able to reduce to one-third the
time which it formerly took a wound
to heal. That means great deal
with hospitals crowded as in war con-
ditions on the front"
The ,Carrel-Dakin method Of treat
ment consists lin first cleansing the
wound OF, all foreign matter, and then
placing over it a %container filed with
ID. Dakin of Leeds, England. The
fluid neutralizes the effect Of wound
infection which, due to the highly
cultivated soil of northern France. and
the consequent presence Of fertilizer
all over 1t, was frequent.
The container has a glass tube lead
ing from It which flares out into q
tubes Of rubber. These are perform
ed and are brought into contact with
all surfaces within the wound. At
intervals the fluid is fed into these
tubes and thoroughly enters every
part Of the wound. The discharges
are carefully examined from day to
day, until it is known the poison has
Epakin fluid. when the wound is al
|lowed%tog heal.
The use OF this fluid has saved
thousands OF amputations, and
has wonderfully Increased the
efficient handling 5of wounded
men. 1t is the big surgical dis ID
covery of the war. The method
of treatment is 80 exact, by meas-
uring the cubic space Of he
wound, DR.. CaFrel can compute
within an hour the time required
for the wound TO heal.
DIR. Carrel viii start his instruction
in q few weeks. He was furloughed
from France for this purpose.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
from the woman's prison at Jefferson
City Mo $500 49,. =

from the woman's prison at Jefferson
City, Mo.
Counsel asked that real estate sure
ties be accepted as bail pending ap-
peal, of the convictions and Federal
Judge Manton reserved decision until
examination could be made Of the
proffered sureties. Bail for Berkman
and Miss Goldman had been set at
$4,000 each.
A warrant charging Berkman with
murder in connection with the pre-
paredness day bomb explosion in San
Francisco, in which ten persons LOST
their lives, will be served Immediately
If he is released on bail, it was said.
The anarchists counsel have announce
ed they will fight extradition to Cali
fornia.
United States Attorney Francis G..
Caffey was notified by the department
of labor that Kramer and Becker are
regarded as undesirables and it was
announced that their deportation will
be sought.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
NO DALLYING
in AEROPLANE
BUILDING PLAN
.isgraceful Delay as in Food
Control Has Been
Avoided.
will Start Popping
as Soon as President
Signs Bill.
(By Basil NJ. Manly

Washington, July G.-There will
sbe no such d~isgraceful delay in the
Safrplane program after the president
signs the bill as the public has seen
in ship construction and food control
in congress. 8Sstl
ton appropriation Is signed by the
from the war department to airplane
and engine builders to rush the or
ders placed tentatively when the pros
gram was agreed upon.
For military reasons no details
r made public; but on the basis
of confidential information I cam
announce the plans for spending
this enormous r sum have been
carefully worked out and will he
pushed with greatest speed.
For the present attention will be
concentrated. on constructing training
planes and preparing additional in
struction fields.
To Build by Hundreds.
A standard type Of training plane
has been adopted and large numbers
already built in American factories
for the British and they have given
excellent service more than two years.
The plan is for these factories to
rush production, while other inexperi-
enced companies are being reorganiz-
ed and taught to build these simplest
of all flying machines. A first month
production of less than a thousand
planes will increase as new factories
swing in, to a monthly output Of sew
eral thousand training planes in about
four months.
Then the older, experienced fac
tories will begin quantity production
ne No ~ 10 a I1lk01&A
types, especially a standardized fast
b~attle-plane.
Tests on Pixies Peak.
BY that time the Aircraft Produc-
ton Board plans to have developed a
standardized type Of engine, lighter
and relatively more powerful than any
foreign engine. Initial tests already
made will be followed by rigid tests,
on Pixies Peak, of the engines eff
cheney under flying conditions of cold
and rarifed atmosphere.
AS. soon as these standard en-
gines have proved their worth
under these tests. the leading
automobile factories with a yearly
capacity of % than 100, 900,
will start work. Thus by the .
ready to assemble the high-speed
types, engines of the finest quality
Will be ready.
A large part Of the $3.50, 900, 900
will be spent on some 20 additional
training fields and the maintenance OF
thousands of student saviators.
There are enormous difficulties
ahead Of the men responsible.fo for the
aira service program. It will be new
work for most Of the factories, there
are great problems in securing the
quantities Of special steel, spruce and
But :.discountfng the certain delays
and mistakes, before next summer
Americas air service will have climb.
ed from bottom place among the
great nations almost, If not quite, to
the very ton.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
BRAZIL BRIDGE
HOLDS THE FATE
OF THE WORLD
BY n1iltoh nronner.


0UAAI SpCCAnt sJEs &
washington, July 27.---If a few
mines In the Minas Geraes region of
Brazil ere put out Of commission,
or IL a. bridge on the route OF the
Ouro Preto branch of the Central
railroad Of Brazil were damaged.
Bing!-and the steel man drew me
q picture of gloom, aspicture Of the
nations steel plants compelled to
shut down. stopping war contracts for
ships and guns and munitions for
Uncle Sam.
You think OF the houndless supplies
OF iron + coal, limestone, and
wonder. The answer is lack Of man
b. n Hewett. United States geo
logical survey manganese exks-t, told
all about IT Steel cannot be made
without manganese alloys. ferr0man-
lganese OF s~piageleisen- About il
pounds Of ms or the other is used In
every ton of steel.
Only 30 per cent of the high grade
manganese ore Is produced in this
49, 10 LA1
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
HEAVY LOSSES BY
GERMAN REGIMENTS

Grand Headquarters of the French
Army in France, July 26.-(By Assoc
ciated Press)-Details Of the attack
on the California and Classmates pla-
teaus, in which the Germans suffer
ed the most complete defeat in the
first half of the week, show that some
of the Prussian regiments lost SO per
cent Of their electives. They employ
ed more than 100 batteries during the
bombardment.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
Here is the Inspiration.

TNNNg HGf6 Is Che InSpIf8tIOn.
The Herald desires to print a series
of short, ,sketchy Stories for Children
and wants these stories from it's own
readers. To add incentive to writing
the stories The Herald offers to pay
well for the best received. The Her
aid will pay SIS for a set Of six BILLY
Bruin" stories based on the sketches
printed herewith, or will pay so cents
each for each one that is used. The
contests is open to all readers of The
Herald, young or old, and IL this con-
test developes the interest 1t should
in short-story writing other contests
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
Not How Hard the Job, But
Where Located, has mark
ed off Mans Work, She
Says-War Reveals to
Women Mems Soft Snaps.
(staR spectal.)

New York, July 27.-"Braking isn't
hard work" That's what Alice Man
gan says, and she is a-brakeman in the
great Bush Terminal yards at Brook
lyn, where women are doing almost
all the tasks of l-ongshoremen.
This war is going to put women
onto some of mans soft snaps" Miss
Mangan says, land in the future when
some husbands come home tired they
will get less sympathy,
There was a time, I guess, when
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27

Extensive digestion experiments
carried On by the department Of agrt-
culture, however, have demonstrated
that more than 95 pei cent Of the
protein or body building properties Of
cheese is digested and 80 per cent Of
its energy is available.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27

will follow.
There are only a few rules to follow
in writing the stories:
Use one Of the small sketches az
the central idea in each story.
Write not mor than 200 words for
each sketch.
Write on one side of paper only and
write cry legibly.
Sign your own name and address
to each story.
Mail the stories not later than Sat-
urday, July 28, when the contests
closes, to Billy Bruifi,
Care The Herald.
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