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No Food in Seventy Hours.

Not a bite Of food for 30 hours was
the terrible experience OF n native
who was admitted TO the KruEerSdorp
hospital (SOuth Africa)- The man
had been severely burned about the
legs in a fire in an outlying village.
and with the other injured persons
had been placed on 4 passing freight
train to be taken to the nearest hos
pitaI. The man pulled Il tarpaUlin
over himself, and so. when the others
were removed, he was overlooked The
train arrived % KrugersdOTp during
a Saturday evening, and the truck
was Shunted into The station yard
The whole of Sunday and Monday the
native remained without food or Wa
ter. under the tarpaulin, and he was
only discovered on Tuesday afternoon
when 4 checker went his rounds Rail-
way men were on the point Of placing
mealies on the truck when they no.
ticed Il movement under the sail and
the. native. semicOnsciOus and partial
~ demented, was found unable to
move much. On close examination il
was found that his lower limbs were
in a terrible state. and he was re-
moved TO the hospital
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Parasitism.

There is an aspect Of spider-aDd-hy
relations which fabulists and natural
lists alike have overlooked. A CORE
spondent, who has brought the micro
scope to bear on many hOusef1ies. finds
that the parasite upon that hateful
insect is often an immature spider.
Too weak yet to spin its web, il makes
the fiy its winged palfrey, and courses
from place TO place at the viii OF its
captive, either until Pegasus perishes
naturally, or, presumably, until the
rider is able to make a meal Of his
charger. This, If confirmed, seems TO
carry US a step farther in the study Of
parasitism and cOmmensalism.-Lo
don Chronicle
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HAULING CROPS TO MARKET
Average Farmer Must Haul His Prod
Ucts Six and One-HaIf Miles
Other Points.

How far must the average farmer
In the United States haul his crop
to market? Exactly six and a half
miles, il can be answered, for the bu-
reau OF crop estimates OF the depart
ment OF agriculture has completed an
inquiry into the whole matter OF farm
hauling throughout the country In
cidentally, the results OF the inquiry
show that If only one wagon were
available to haul crops ii would re-
quire about 15,747,OO0 days for it 20
complete the job for only the mar
keted portion OF three most prominent
farm products-Bheat, corn and cot
ton.
The Investigation shows that If re-
quires about half a day for the aver
age farmer to make a round trip 70
market, and about twO-thirds Of day
on the average for the farmers farth-
est from market to make a similar
trip. That market distances are grow
ing shorter is shown by the fact that
In 1905 il required almost 80 per cent
more time for the average round trip.
One reason for the improved cOndi-
tons, it is pointed out, is that since
1906 the steam railroad mileage in
the United States has increased 10 per
cent and that many new freight-car-
rying electric lines have been built.
Another point brought out by the
improvement in public roads since the
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JaDanese Make Paper Clothes.

UndercIothing made OF finely crisped
or grained paper is manufactured in
Japan. After the paper has been cut
TO Il pattern the different parts are
sewn together and hemmed. and the
nlaces where the buttOnholes are to
be formed are strengthened with cal
leo or linen The paper is very strong
and at the same time very flexible.
After a garment has been worn a few
hours il viii interfere with the perSpiT-
alton OF the body no more than do gar
ments made OF cotton fabric The
paper is not sized, nor is Ii impermea-
BILE. After becoming wet the paper is
difficult TO tear. When an endeavor
is made to tear IL by hand ii presents
almost as much resistance as the thin
skin for making gloves
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Blu VICTOR ROUSSEAU
eCOpyright By W. g. Chapman1

afternoon, and you need never thlnK
about yesterday all your life"
you need not tell me. of course, I"
she answered. "But 1 thought some
sea-beasts, something unknown before
something half human. attacked US in
the boat, and afterward the sailors
here"
She saw by his face that she had
guessed correctly.
And invisible, Donald?"
Transparent, dear. Nothing that
we cannot cope with, now that we
have taken measures against surprise.
And they have gone now"
Il am not afraid of them if you
are with. me, Donald" she answered,
stepping out bravely beside him.
Donald turned to the MILDLY.
Davies" he said, 81 am going to
try to make the run to Lerwick at
once. 1 think that it will be best for
ming tower, where she will be safest.
ClOuts will run the engines. and you
will take up your post at the diving
station to look after the vertical rud-
ders. We are awash now, and shall
have to rise a little more"
AYE, aye, sirI'' said Clouts, hurry
ing off toward the petrol engines.
DO you know, Davies" said Don
aid as they remained together for a
minute or two, 81 have theory about
those beasts"
What, sir?' inquired the MILDLY.
well, remember that yesterday
=, IL
agely when the sun went down, or at
least when the fog made the air OBJ
scure. And last night there was a
moon. It occurs to me that possibly
they can't bear light. Of course that
would be natural, and they left US
about the time the moon rose. So If
they are nocturnal in their habits that
would account for our immunity now.
If 1 am right, we are learning their
limitations fast"
You're right, sir" replied the MILDLY
with conviction. "Only-"
wen have some information to
carry back then, Davies, besides a
scare. And it looks as if humanity
won't have to fight so very hard to
save itself. I beg your pardon-you
were going to say something's"
Il was thinking, sir, that they
seemed to go when the whistle blew.
what whistle, Davies?''
THAT one note that sounded like
can't remember what it was like. but
know I've heard sound like that
before, only much softer
$50 have l." answered Donald, mus.
ing. well, get to your post, Davies
Raise her q trifie, then lock the rud
der and come into the coming tower
to take care of Miss Kennedy" He
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TO AVOID CENSORS
Soldier Boys Use the Regulation
Blue Envelopes.
Must Sign Certificate on Outside That
Contents Are Personal or Fam
lily Matters Only.

The blue envelope has made a big
hit with Sammy. 1t is the one feature
OF the army's field censorship regula-
tons to which he gives a kind word.
Not that the censorship inhibitiOns are
unreasonable or irksOme especially TO
him, but-because it is the soldiers
prOverbial and inalienable right to
beef against the censor, writes
correspondent with the American ex-
peditiOnary force in France.
The provision regulating the blue
envelopes reads as follows:
in order that men may forward
personal or family retters without the
necessity OF having them read by Of
hcers known TO them personally, such
letters may be inclOSed in the author
lied blue envelope and sent directly
to the base censor through United
States army postal service"
Only authorized envelopes supplied
10 organizations at the rate OF one
per man per week may be used More
than one letter. however, may be for
warded in the envelope, but all the
letters must be from the same soldier
who signs a certificate on the outside
Of the envelope TO the effect that the
letters inclosed relate to personal or
family matters only and do not refer
TO military subjects.
Its a great stunt" said one dough
boy. You see if me and the miSSus
want to have n little tiff on paper 1
don't want the captain to be KNOWN
all about it. What do care if some
fellow miles away. whom I'll never
see in my life. reads it. 1 guess it Will
seem like a little bit Of home sweet
home TO himF'
Or. as another put it:
You know any time q fellow writes
his girl. of course he has TO gush a
little. Maybe spring a little poetry
and sometimes, by gosh. you mean it.
Believe me, you get mighty lonesome
over here hearing u lot of chattering
yOue don't know nothin' about. And
when her picture is lOOkin' down at
you from the wall and the moon is
helpin' out the candle 10 light the
room and yOu get thinkin' of the night
YOU said gOod-by, its powerful helpin'
TO sit down and write her all about it
The blue envelope is n development
Of this war 1t is new in our service.
| The French and English. though. have
been using it for quite while, and as
we have adopted in many respects the
censorship regulations OF the English
army, the lady in blue, as the envelope
/ has come to be called. came with them
Today she-is the one popular member
of her family.
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CHAPTER WI.-continued.

The captain had spent weeks on the
Island. He had put all the results of
his Investigations into his letter to
DonaIu. He described deliberately the
structure of the monsters, tracing the
fms and flippers.
Lastly, he told Donald the secret
of controlling them. And this was so
amazing that MacBeard almost doubt
ed it.
Unfortunately, two pages were miss
ing, and these contained part of the
instructions for keeping the monsters
In subsection. And. what alarmed
MacBeard, the manuscript ended with
the statement that the irruption was
not likely to prove of permanent in
jury to humanity. because
However, MacBeard cared little for
this in his supreme joy. His dreams
took definite shape at last. rushing into
the concrete with violence that sent
him into an ecstasy. He saw the man
of the future, the superman, who was
already at hand, irresistible by reason
of his numbers, strength and cunning.
And he saw himself, the ruler of a new
world which had never heard of the
eighth commandment.
Next morning he left Baltimore in
his motOrbOat. 1t as constructed so
as to be practically unsuitable, and he
had stored 1t with provisions, gasO-
line and instruments. He had several
weeks supplies on board. He was de-
pendent on no one.
SforFod ar
passed within few miles of the F55
upon his course, and reached Fair
island. When he set foot upon it's
rocky, lonely shores, he knew that at
last his time had come. His revenge
upon the race was rtpening. and he
meant to exercise it to the full.
His first act was to explore the
island. He discovered with his plum
NETS that N1asterman had been correct
in tracing the prOlOngatiozl of the
south spur of the continental shelf. He
discovered that Fair island was the
peak of a subterranean range ascend
ing sharply from a great depth.
At a distance Of about three hundred
feet beneath the surface there was a
sort of cup or crater in the mountain,
teeming with unknown forms of sub
marine life.
He found the stores which had been
left by the Oil-ship, but there was no
sign of any airplane. However, since
MacBeard did not know that one was
to have been sent, he did not expect
TO find one.
Stocking q cave with provisions, he
made himself at home there, and at
once set out to investigate the pres
Nnce of D1asterman's monsters.
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GsN1 Xzz5zaA
/~ II
Silk Underwear.

Much silk is shown in the new sup
plies Of underwear and many of the
trousseaux show all kinds OF under
wear as well as nigLtgowns made in
silk, cut on simple lines and finished
in tailored fashion There is a GER
tain simplicity about most of the new
underwear. as this tailored finish sug-
gests. but no matter how simple all
other garments may be, the under
bodice, camesole, bodice cover, corset
cover-eall it what you willis elabo-
rate. 1t is made OF every fabric imag-
Unable. including much net and geOrg-
cite creme. and it is trimmed with as
much elaboration as ever.
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czterpiIIars travel in comDsni.s

The caterpillar. according TO natu-
.ralists, knows that there is safety in
numbers. and whole companies may be
found feeding side by side while keep
ing a sharp lookout for their bird en-
emies; but when a caterpillar is by
himself he scarcely dares move for
fear OF attracting attention. Even
when ne is obliged to change his skin
he does not venture to leave his old
coat lying around The moment he
takes it OF he eats 1t
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the upturned brim of the round tur
ban, made OF the same material as the
suit Perhaps it is these odd Orna-
ments. that suggest bead-work designs
of the Indians, that led madame. the
designer, to call her effort by an In
dian name; otherwise IT Is simply q
matter OF poetic license
The POcahOntas suit is a diversion
in suits. for the woman who can have
several kinds and carry off odd styles.
1t is pretty and sensible, and alto
gether comfortable. but is not pres
ented as a rival of the regulation tail
ored suit ItbelOngs TO a different or
der OF things and is refreshingly novel.
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at the first indication OF danger
Clouts had eontriyed to shut of the
petrol engines. That alone prevented
an explosion when the sea rushed
through the aft escape hatch.
Fortunately, the after part OF the
ship remained above the surface for
few moments after the bow went
under, and only a couple of sweeping
seas came in. Short as the period Of
respite was. it enabled Donald and
ClOuts to grasp the hatch and replace
| it. They fought in a deluge of water
that swept them from their feet and
dashed them, half stunned, against the
! walls of the engine room. But they
got the hatch into place.
ClOuts came in, and presently Da-
vies joined them. He began to STAN
mer brOkenly, but Donald laid his hand
in kindly fashion on the lads shoulder.
"YOu are not to blame. Davies" he
said. "It was my own fault for try
ing to run the old boat instead OF
putting you all ashore. No doubt the
verticaI-rudder blades are bent and
fOuled the rocks. Now we've got to
think, and harder than we have ever
thought before"
1--WE amt a-gOing to drown like rats
in traps, SIR" said Sam ClOuts hear
tiIy.
Not if 1 know it, Clouts,'' Donald
returned. "NOw, first, it isn't possible
to adjust the rudder. and we can't
rise without it. That's self-evident.
think. We are comparatively safe for
fimn n hoRaTISo VIC have
just taken on a supply of natural air,
and we haven't opened the air-fasks
yet. But, of course, it means only
two days respite
IF might say so, SIR said Clouts,
sit means that we must put on the
diving SUITS
You're right" answered Donald.
'We aren't in a hopeless position by
any means if we manage to keep our
heads. Miss Kennedy. We'll get you
out of here in jiffy if you don't mind
getting your feet wet.
you see," he continued, in expIana-
| ton, 'fortunately-very fortunately
for us-we have the new Siebert div
ing apparatus aboard, which was 10
have been used for a special purpose
in connection with our work for the
government"
Zone moment, SIR" said Davies.
"Have you q match?"
Donald handed him one of the few
that remained. Davies struck it,
looked at the depth meter, and whistled
expressively.
1.-Two hundred and eighty feet, sir"
| he said in q low toDo
Eyes, that was about what I imag-
ined,'' replied Donald. TT is about as
much as the old F55 would stand with
out buckling."
But two hundred is the extreme
limit of deep-sea diving, sir" Davies
protested.
''The Siebert apparatus is especially
devised for going deeper than that
returned Donald. In fact, Siebert
himself went down to six hundred
though he was all in when he came up
You see, Davies, the new factor in the
Siebert dress is that it has compen-
sating pressure. l didn't specialize on
it, but I understand it is a sort OF
internal oxygen arrangement. com
pressed, which partly neutralizes the
pressure outside. 1t has enough cOm-
pressed oxygen to last six hours
CTO BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER VIII.
ponaId,s Diving Party.

Donald took match from his silver
box and struck it. The water had not
penetrated-it burst into flame He
looked at his watch and saw that it
was half past eight.
ut must be growing daylight above"
he said to Davies. 81 am sure that
the beasts are gone. I think I'll go
up and see whether can start the en-
gines."
'Let me go, sir" said the MILDLY.
"You will remain here in charge"
said Donald. "Give me your back.
Clouts!'' 4
Hosting himself upon the shoulders
of the sailor. Donald clambered up the
pipe and reached the passage above.
There was a stencil of fishy bodies, but
he was certain that the monsters were
gone.
He assembled the ladder into the con-
ming tower and threw off the hatch.
Instantly q gust of fresh air, driving
IN. made him reel dizzily. He realized
that he had been breathing the de-
pleted, vitiated atmosphere of the tor
pedo room all night.
He waited till he had recovered ::
then he unfastened the door and clam
bered out upon the deck, which lay al
most level with the surface of the
ocean.
He found that the F55 was strand,
ed upon a shelving beach that extend
ed from the Fair island rocks. The
tide was rising, anG they would soon
be af1oat. An immense elation filled
his heart as he realized that the hor-
rOrs of the night were past.
From the electric engines he went
to the petrol motors. These appeared
to be in good order. The oil fuel was
low. but there seemed TO be q Suffi-
cheney to take the F55 TO Lerwick
without the necessity of delaying in
order TO search for a deposit on the
island. The run would be of a few
hours only, and Donald was anxious
not TO delay. Davies and he anC
Clouts could manage the boat durint
the brief Journey, and there would bt
no need of the electric engines, since
no danger was unprecedented which
might neceSSitate their Submerging.
During his Journey about the boa
he convinced himself that the sailor.
had been dragged overheard. This wa
more merciful for the Survivors. Their
was not trace of any of the sever
who had died.
Donald went back to the TORPEDO
room escape hatch.
You can all come up" he called
f"rhe coasts clear and the sun is shin
ing
The people below needed no secon
invitation. One by one they cam
scrambling out-Clouts and Davie
helping Ida between them. She SCENE
bewiIdered by the day. and advance
unsteadily toward Donald.
what was it, dear?" she asked.
don't know whether have been del
riOuS since my rescue, but though
the most dreadful thing had hal
peReds Tell me truly. Donald!"
1t Is not necessary. dear" he al
gwersa. ave shall be in Lerwick th
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REFLEcTINe CHINESE INSPIRATION.

No one knows why the odd suit
hibitor at a recent style show as 20
cahontas," except that the material il
is made Of is in q light leather brown
and has surface like dOe-skin. Fan
Tan or "Sing Joy" would fit it ex-
actly and Pitt Sing leave nothing
to be desired in the way of a name.
Its inspiration halls from the F1owery
kingdom, as plain as day, and it does
credit to its origin. 1t managed to
help its designers to win the laurels
for originality and beauty of design in
apparel for all hours OF the day and
evening and for all occasions that
happen in the lives Of women of to-
day.
A glove finish material of wool.
which may have been velOurS, was used
to make. the straight One-piece frOck
without waist line and the Chinese
coat that constitutes this suit. One
might question the origin of the style
in the dress but 'China" is proclaimed
by every line of the coat. The lining
of tan-cOlored satin makes u facing
for the arms and sleeves with edges
finished with buttOnhOle stitches in
black yarn. An overcoat stitch of the
same defines all the seams in the frock
and outlines the pockets on the coat
They have pointed flaps buttOnhOle
stitched about the edge and fastened
down with small fiat brown button.
At the front OF the body of the
frock, cutout applique figures in cloth
and needIework stitches form large
medallion in which white appears with
Il little blue and red a similar medal
lion, but much smaller, appears on
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GRAY Is Popular.

Gray is coming in for much atten-
ton in the new fashions. 1t is color
that must be worn with care-but.
then. that is true of any color If one
would wear it to advantage 1t is gen.
orally becoming to the young girl or
TO the woman with clear cOloring, but
even on other types it may be worn
successfully If good deal OF white is
used at the throat and IL color is In
trOdueed only IN the way OF some bril-
liant Jewel or other ornament Paris
this year advocates the use Of gray
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Code of Beauty.

Our code and schedule of beauty IS.
I often feel, a very formal affair.
Either we are afraid or ashamed to
differ from received opinions, or we
have never thought Of revising the
code we adopted in our youth, or we
do not really look at things, or we
do not care about beauty at ALA. C.
Benson.
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Highway building in Indiana VIII be
accentuated by the war, rather than
stopped, state officials announce. Plans
have been completed fOr the building
of 500 miles OF paved roads next year.
at an estimated expenditure OF nearly
100000 One road viii extend from
the Great Lakes 70 the Ohio river and
three will traverse the state from ths
Ohio TO the Illinois lines.
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bureaus investigations in 1906. for
the size OF the average load hauled
has nearly doubled since then A days
haul of wheat in 1906 was 90 bushels !;
now il is 10 bushels. In 1906 LOO
pounds OF cotton was hauled in q
day; now the average daily haul is
5000 pounds.
The inquiry developed the fact that
the loads hauled in the cotton country
are the smallest but the most valu-
able. Thus the average value OF q
load of cotton was found TO be S1S3,
wheat S43 and corn SOS. The longest
hauls were found to be in the Rocky
mountain states, where Nevada holds
the record with an average haul for
all farmers Of Is miles The shortest
hauls were shown to be in the middle
West, Ohio at the bottom OF the list
with four miles
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sbackIed at Hem.

Though many fur coats are not as
tight as the drop skirt that shows
from four to eight inches underneath,
here and there among the smart
models one finds q coat that Is
shackled at the hem, Ike many OF the
new nOckz
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creativ Imnrove Road

By keeping road drag and drag
ging the road along ones land after
heavy rains the road may be greatly
improved It is an easy matter TO
have an agreement so each farmer
viii drag the road in front OF his
farm. This would maintain the road
till the regular hands could be called
out at stated intervals or TIL the com
missioner could make the repairs
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they Como Hiah.

A North Vernon youngster had sew
eral clerks In local grocery guessing
the other day when she called for
quarters worth of hypOcrites. Later ii
was learned that she wished . cents
worth of apricots.-IndianaD0lis Newa
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WIshfuiness

when was a boy 1 wanted to De
a clown in a circus"
"Of course You Outgrew THAR"
@Oh, yes. Clowns don't get very much
salary. Now I wish was an actor IN
the movies
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and black in combination and some
very striking examples Of this color
arrangement have already reached
this country.
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England employs 10000 women as
clerks in government Offices
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Operating \ Drag

If the drag cuts tco much shorte1
the hitch
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sixteen-Foot Roadway.
- H.Ins GO Roads-

Maintain at least a 1e-foot road
way