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anything that she might turn into
money?
Then she remembered. Yester-
day Carol Sanders had said envi-
ously, Il wish 1 had your talent for
dressing, Edith. You don't spend
half the money I do, and you al
ways look better" The recollection
of this brought still another remark
that had been made last week.
Edith Hallory, where did you get
that hat?
Made 1t myself"
Honestly? Well, it looks French,
my dear. You certainly have a twist
in those small fingers of yours"
Edith smiled. Could she do it?
Would her friends help; those who
would not be deprived of their hus-
bands? Why, it would be just the
thing, just the kind of work to
keep her busy and interested. She
might get other girls to help her
out after she got fairly started. 1t
would be something new, some
thing different, something to take
the women's minds off the grim snb-
ject of war.
AS Edith thought 1t over, the idea
kept broadening. At first she would
offer her proposition, so much for
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EDUCATIONAL
EDUCATIONAL
School of Commerce
AND
Harrisburg Business College
Troup Building, rs So. Market Square
Thorough Training in Business and
.Stenogr9phy.
Civil Service Course e

DUR oFFER-Right Training by spe-
cialists and High Grade Positions
You Take a Business Course Rut
Once; the BEST is What You Want
FAN Term = Day and Night
School. Enter any Monday.
BELL, 4Sb Dial, 1893
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j has helped me in every way. I
am not nearly so nervous, no head
ache or pain. I must say that Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Is the best remedy any sick woman
can take. Mrs. Margaret Quinn,
Rear 25s Worthen st. Lowell, Mass.
Other warning symptoms are a
sense of suffocation, hot flashes,
headaches. backaches, dread of i'm
pending evil, timidity. sounds in the
ears, palpitation of the heart, sparks
before the eyes. Irregularities. con-
stipation, variable appetite, weak
Eess, inquietude. and dizziness.
II you need special advice, write to
the Lydia e. Pinkhain Medicine Co.
(confldentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
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BY JANE MCLEAN

You want me to go, do you?"
The girl hesitated and then said
slowly, Why, dear, it's thing for
you to decide for yourself, isn't it?
I l don't like to advise you,. but you
know that want you to do what is
right"
Sure you do, you wouldn't be the
kind of pal you are if you couldn't
see things that way" the boy re-
turned.
There was a look of the visionary
in his eyes, and the girls eyes, too,
were wide with dreams. He had
been called to the colors, and they
had been married only five months.
In the excitement of the moment
the boy had forgotten this fact, and
! the fact that the girl would have
to live while he was away, but she
hadn't forgotten 1t.
The fact loomed large in her
thoughts, but not because it wor-
ried her, nor because she would
make 1t a reason for him to plead ex-
emption, she was too loyal for that,
but because for the first time in her
life she felt so utterly helpless, so
unable to do her part in the big
cause.
Suddenly he thought of her. the
wide look in his eyes faded and
But you," he gasped, what of
you, how will you get along?"
The girl laughed softly. She mar
yelled that she could in the face of
her own misgivings.
why how foolish you are, dear"
she said lightly. "Just as If I
couldn't get along somehow. Other
women do, you know, you must't
think of me at ALL"
must think of you. I'll plead ex-
emption Edith, and things may
come out all right"
But 1 don't want you to-" the
girl returned with sudden passion,
you make me feel ashamed, Walt,
tell you I'll get along, and 1 want
you to go. Why you must go. Why
you must so. that's ALL"
At her decision the boy forgot
that she might not have anything
definite in mind, he thought only
OF the fact that she must know
what she was about or she wouldn't
be so emphatic, and with a whoop
of excitement he threw his soft hat
up in the air and caught it again.
"All right, pal" he said boyish-
ly, well do it"
After he had left her, she returned
to her sober serious thoughts of life.
She wondered what she could do to
keep herself for Walt while he did
his duty in France. Again that feel
ing of impotence swept over her.
Why was she helpless? Why wasn't
there some trade hat she could turn
to, in order to make money? Then
she could send her soldier man away
without doubt in her mind.
She thought of her different
friends. They were all as helpless
as she was, but not so willing to
be independent. They would prob
ably insist upon exemption claims,
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and the puff of the donkeys. She
followed that a little way and pres.
emily came to a knoll some 900
yards above the beach. There she
paused to look and wonder curl
ously.
A noble stretch of lake and
mountain spread out before heI
gaze. Straight across the lake tive
deep clafts in the eastern range
opened on the water five miles apart
She could see the white ribbon OF
foaming cascades in each. Between
lifted a great mountain, and on the
lakeward slope of this stood a ter
rible scar of a slide, yellow and
brown, rising 1000 feet from the
shore. A vaporous wisp of cloud
hung along the top of the slide and
above this aerial banner snow
capped pinnacle thrust itself high
into the infinite blue.
She went back to the house ia
converse upon domestic matters with
Mrs. Howe until the shrilling of the
donkey whistle brought forty-odd
lumberjacks swinging down the
trail.
Behind them a little way came
Jack Fyfe with sagging creel. He
but half an hour later they were
served hot and crisp at the table
in the big living room, where Fyfe,
Stella and Charlie Benton, Lefty
Howe and his wife sat down to-
gether.
A man from the camp. kitchen
served the meal and cleared it away.
For an hour or two after that the
three men sat about in shirt sleeved
ease. putting at Jack Fyfe's cigars.
Then Benton excused himself and
went to bed. When Howe and his
wife retired Stella did likewise. The
long twilights had dwindled to a
misty patch of light sky in the
northwest and she fell asleep more
at ease than she had been for
weeks. Sitting in Jack F'yfe's liv-
ing room through that evening she
had begun to formulate a philosophy
to fit her enforced environment-to
live for the day only and avoid
thought of the future until there
loomed on the horizon some prospect
of a future worth thinking about.
The present looked passable enough,
she thought If she kept her mind
strictly on it alone. And with that
idea to guide her she found the days
slide by smoothly. She got on fam
ously with Mrs. Howe. finding that
woman full of virtues unsupported
in her type.
Altogether she spent a tolerably
pleasant three weeks. Autumn
gorgeous paintbrush laid wonderful
coioring upon the maple and alder
ard birch that lined the lake shore
The fall run of, the salmon was on,
and every stream was packed with
the silver horde, threshing through
shoal and rapid to reach the spawn
ing ground before they died. on
every creek mouth and all along
the lake the seal followed, to pray
on the salmon, and sea trout and
lakcrs alike swarmed to the spawn
ing beds to feed upon the roe. The
days shortened. Sometimes fine
rain would drizZle for hours on end,
and when it would clear the saw
toothed ranges thanking the lake
would stand out all freshly robed
in white-a mantle that crept lower
on the fir clad slopes afeer each
storm.
Early in October Charlie Benton
hal squared his neighborly account
with Jack Fyfe. With crew and
equipment he moved home, to begin
work anew on his own limit.
To be Continued
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BIG
TIMBER
By
BERTRAND w.
SINCLAIR
Cspyrisht. 1916. by LRtls. nes~s
E Co,
Continued

Fyfe maintained his habitua
sparsiiy of words while they ate the
food Mrs. Howe brought on a tray
hot from the cooks outlying do.
main. When they finished he rose
took up his hat and helped himself
TO handful OF cigars from a box
on the fireplace mantel.
II guess you'll be able to put in
the time, all right" he remarked
Make yourself at home. If you
take a notion to read there's lot
of books and magazines in my room.
Mrs. Howe Ii show you"
He walked out. Stella was con-
scious of a distinct relief when he
was gone. She had somehow ex-
perlenced recurrence of that pecu-
liar feeling of needing to be on her
guard as If there were some curious,
latent eltagonism between them.
She puzzled over that a little.
But she did not spend much time
puzzling over Jack Fyfe. once out
of her sight she forgot him. It was
''AAAAA W iiSA iVllClN SUN " Z SOlllt
one of her own sex for company.
What Mrs. Howe lacked in the
higher culture she made up in
homely perception and unassuming
kindliness. Her husband was Fyfe's
foreman. She herself was not a per-
manent fixture in the camp. They
had a cottage at Roaring Springs,
where she spent most of the time so
that their three children could be
in school.
II was up here all through vaca-
ton" she told Stella. But Lefty
he got to howlin' about bein' left
alone shortly after school started
again, so I got my sister to look
after the kids for a spell while 1
stay. TIL be goin' down about the
time ~. Benton's through here"
Stella eventually went out to take
a look around the camp. A hard
beaten path led off toward where
rose the distant sounds of logging
work. the ponderous crash of trees
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
Berlin Gives Answer to
Buenos Aires on Scandal
BY McManuS

Buenos Aires. Sept, IT. - From an
authoritative source it is learned that
the reply of the German Government
to Argentina's demand for an expla-
nation of Count LuXburg's action in
sending secret code messages to Ber-
lin through the Swedish legation has
been received here.
1t is indicated that the reply prob
ably is unfavorable. The Argentine
Foreign, Minister does not deny that
the German answer has been receiv-
ed. although he refuses to admit the
fact
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ALPS w ell That
~ Ends Well q

but she couldn't. Something would
have to be done. A series of wild
thoughts swept through her brain.
There wasn't time to take a Sec
retarial course now, and even if
she wanted to she couldn't spare
the money. She must hold on to
their little savings and think with
all her mind of something else.
She remembered a remark her
mother had made long ago, "If you
can't think of a job you can fill,
create one for yourself" and Edith
thought ruefully that this was just
what she would have to do. She
took stock of her assets. Was there
anything she did unusually well,
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a correct costume, ideas supple
mented by personal aid, according
to the amount paid. Why it would
be play, because she would love 1t,
and best of all, she would be doing
her bit and helping Walt to do his
duty.
Hello, little lady," said laughing
voice as Mrs. Giles dropped down
besides her. What are you think
ing about, something pretty to deck
that pretty self of yours out in?
What are you going to do for clothes
II Wait goes to the front, help the
rest of us out?"
That's just what 1 am going to
do" said Edith solemnly, looking
askance at Mrs. Giles expensive but
badly constructed gown. And with
out moments hesitation, acting on
the impulse that there was no time
like the present, Edith made her first
business proposition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
City Electrician Is
Given High Honors

City Electrician Clark E. Diehl was
elected president of the International
Association of Municipal Electricians.
Mr.. Diehl has just returned from at
tending the annual session of the
association which was held at Nj
agra Falls.
His election was unanimous and
Diehl has been a member of the as
ISOLATION for about twelve years and
recently served as treasurer. More
than $50 cities of the United States
We're represented at the meeting. The
sessions will be held in Atlanta next
year.
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pounds when he went on his vacation
a Few weeks ago. When he returned
he weighed 1875 pounds.
The doctors told me l never would
be able to get down to 200 pounds" he
said, but fooled them. 1t took per-
sistent exercise. While | was in Texas
started walking a mile a day. That
was all 1 could stand at first. But by
the time l had finished my visit in
San Diego l was walking eighteen
miles a day without becoming in the
least exhausted"
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\ mango OF Lire anO
the bad feelings
common at that
time. / was in a
very nervous con-
dition. with head
aches and pain a
good deal of the
time so / was un-
fit to do my work.
A friend asked me
to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
ia BILE Compound,
which L did, and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
CONSTIPATION IS
A PENALTY OF AGE

Nothing is so essential to
health in advancing age as
freedom and normal activity
of the bowels. 1t makes one
feel younger and fresher, and
forestalls colds, piles, fevers,
and other dependent ills.
Cathartics and purgativcs
are violent and drastic in
action and should be avoided.
A mild, effective laxative, rec
commended by physicians and
thousands who have used IL, is
far preferable. This is the
combination of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin sold by
druggists under the name of
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
1t costs only fifty cents a bot
tie; a trial bottle, free of
charge, can be obtained by
writing to DR.. w. b. Caldwell,
456 Washington St., Month
cello, Illinois.
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Walks Off 121 Pounds
to Fool Physicians

Seneca, n. Y. Sept. Is. - Or. 1. H.
Magil. of this city. weighed 3f6
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WOMAN OF
MIDDLE ACE
Mrs. Quinn's Experience
Ought to Help You Over
the Critical Period

Lowell, Mass--"For the last three
years l have been troubled with the
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ORGAN To STAND
As MEMORIAL TO.
AUTO VIC | MS

Announcement is made by Rev.
George NJ. Acree, pastor of the Lee
Street Methodist church that a fine
ripe organ will be installed in the
new edifice as memorial to little Sa-
rah Margaret and Minnie Sue Culpep-
per, both of whom lost their lives in
the fatal automobile accident which
occurred in this city on Sunday after
noon.
The organ has been given by Mrs.
Jerry Mugivan, who was driving the
automobile under the wheels of which
the lives of the little girls were crush.
ed out. Mrs. Mugivan is the wife Of
one of the owners of the John Robin
son Shows, which have been winter
ing in Americus for the past few days.
A silver plate bearing a memorial in.
stription will be placed on the instru-
ment which will be installed without
delay, as soon as the board of stew
"A ~ Va IhV Shu1 S1l has dppOulCu
committee to make the proper ar
Engagements.
The accident through which the lit
tie girls lost their lives has caused
profound shock to the entire commun-
ity and the two funerals. one Tuesday
morning and the other Wednesday af-
ernoon, were occasions which will long
be remembered here.
Mrs. Mugivan has been prostratea
with grief since the tragedy occurred.
hut no word of criticism or blame for
her has been heard. even the parents Of
the victims, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Culpepper, sharing the opinion that the
accident was unavoidable.
The sympathy of the entire COM
munity has gone out to the parents Of
the little girls and to Mrs. Mugivan
and scores of friends have taken oc
oesion to personally express their sen.
timents to them.
The pipe organ will be the finest in
the city.
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tuberculosis Foe to Armies.

NEW YORK. April 12.-Tuberculo-
sis is the greatest disease peril in mod
ern warfare, according to DR.. Hermann
N. Biggs, state commissioner of health.
who has just returned from an exhaus
tive study of the problem in France. He
estimates that between thirty and forty
per cent. of the French prisoners re-
turning from Germany are afflicted
with tuberculosis and asserts that no
less than 10000 cases of the disease
are to be found in the ranks of the
French army. Nearly 250,OO0 cases Of
consumption are now in France, says
DR.. Biggs, who is positive as result
of his investigations that the same con-
dition exists in Austria Hungary and
Russia Trench warfare, he says, is
most conductive to the spread of tu-
bereuiOsis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-04-12
IS
GUIDE Of ELKS
FOR POSTPON|NC

The Georgia state convention of Elks
which was to have been held in Ma
con in May, has been postponed be-
cause of the present war condition. The
notice has been sent out by President
William j. Kehoe, of the association
and it met satisfactory reply from
Charles H. Burke, of this city, who is
a member of the state executive com
mittee.
There is movement on foot to have
number of the meetings in the state
called off because of the war, and it is
expected to take general movement
looking towards this end With extra
ordinary preparations on for a conflict
unknown to the history of the United
States it is argued that the people do
not have the time and money now to
devote to such entertainments, which
laay easily be postponed.
Although the Elks in this city ex-
pected to attend the Macon meeting en-
masse, they thoroughly endorse the
move calling it off. The body met here
last April
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ADVANCES MADE
ON why RIDGE
IN ARRAS FIGHT

NEW YORK, April 12.-(Compiled
by the Associated Press from European
cables during the day)-The British
offensive in France continues today
around Vimy ridge, according to an Of
ticial announcement, which says Brit
ish forces have captured two import
ant positions north of the Vimy ridge
despite stormy weather. Two desper-
ate German counter attacks in that re-
gion were repulsed
The French during last night below
st. Quentien drove the Germans back
to a point in the southeastern edge oi
the upper Coucy forest The French
also elected the Germans from their
trenshes east of Sagigneul in the
Champaign section.
German newspapers received at Co.
penhagen, Sweden, today, term the bat,
tie raging around Arras as of only
local Importance, saying the British ad-
vance there has already been brough;
10 a standstill
Much Importance is attached to the
resumption of a general attack by the
French, this seemingly preventing the
sending of re-inforcements to the lines
being menaced by the British. There
would be little surprise, however, ii
the French attack in the upper Courc }
forest developed into continuous Of
iensive. The British made still more
gains today, according to Reuters cor
respondent, who reports about a thous-
and yards of German trenches captured
southeast of Vimy
The German war Office statement an
nounces the repulse of British cavalry
and armored car attacks yesterday
north of Monchy. The statement, how
ever. admits the loss of Monchy by
the Teutons.
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REHEARSALS To
OPEN TO-DAY At
CIRCUS GROUNDS

The first of three rehearsals to be
gwen by John Robinson's Ten Big
Shows before their departure from
winter quarters in this city occurred
this afternoon at 2 o'clock on the fair
grounds, where the big circus has been
located during the past few months.
1t is the purpose of the management
tOhOld three rehearsals-one this af
ternoon, one tonight at o'clock, and
the last tomorrow morning at II
o'clock Each of these rehearsals will
be the exact counterpart of the reg
ular circus performance, as it will be
given twice daily throughout the 1917
season about to open. The various
equestrian acrobatic, aerial and spec
ial feature acts will be seen on the
program, just as they will appear
throughout the season, while the big
shows are making their tour of the
country.
The public is admitted free of charge
TO all three rehearsals and seating ac-
tommodations for all who care to at
tcnd have been provided under the big
top" which has been erected at the
fair grounds.
All the performers have arrived in
Americus and the final preparations for
3, q haincy TIGn-
ed to completion as fast as is human
ly possible The winter quarters OF
the circus present scene of intense
activity, every employe having his par
tIcuiar task and the entire force work
ing according to carefully arranged
system of operations.
Adj the animals comprising the bis
| Ilenagerie have been transferred from
their winter quarters to the wagon
cages. ready to be loaded aboard the
long trains which will carry the Rob-
inson shows away from Americus to
start their seasons tour.
The announcement of the free re
he4raals today and tomorrow has been
carried throughout this section, and
people from all over this and adjoining
counties will come to Americus for the
events
Fer the past two or three days the
employees of the circus have been
busy applying coat of paratine to the
big D" to make it waterproof and in
case of bad weather the rehearsals will
be held as scheduled.
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JULIAN DARDEN YOUTHFUL
VICTIM OF PAINFUL ACCIDENT

Friends of Julian Darden, young son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Darden, who re-
side on Jackson avenue, sympathize
with him in a painful accident sustain
ed late yesterday The little fellow,
while playing with several companions
in the Barrow pasture, near Muckalee
creek, ran huge splinter deep into the
flesh of his foot, the wound develop
ing a very painful condition during
tie night Drs. Smith and Prather al
tend MIN this morning and provided
necessary medical attention.
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THIRD DISTRICT
FAIR GETS k. ?. 4.
OFFICIAL SHOW

The official show of the Georgia
I branch of the American Poultry asso-
citation is. to be held in Americus on
November 1917, and will be one of the
principal features of the Third Agri-
cultural District fair
The awarding of the official show to
Americus was definitely settled this
morning at a conference between the
directors of the fair association and
two officials of the A. P. A., G. Sam
Wilcox, of Ocilla, and B. E. Adams, Of
Columbus.
Mr.. Wilcox is secretary of the Geor-
gia branch of the association. while
Mr. Adams is the state representative
of the organization.
The Third Agricultural District fair
made application some time ago for the
official Georgia show and a vote was
taken by the executive board of the
state association, the members regis
tering their unanimous approval of the
request
Messrs. Wilcox and Adams met in
Americus this morning for the purpose
Cf formally notifying the fair directors
here of the action of the board and to
make arrangements for the exhibition.
BY securing the official state show of
the American Poultry association, the
Third District fair gets an exhibit OF
about 1000 birds, including pigeons en-,
tered by fanciers not only in Geor-
gia, but in North Carolina, South Caro-
lima. Florida and Tennessee.
The official A. P. A. ribbons and gold
medals will be awarded prize winners
at the show here this fal which means
that the exhibition will be given ma
ional recognition by the powerful asso-
citation of poultry fanciers.
Both Mr.. Wilsox and Mr.. Adams are
highly enthusiastic over the prospect
OF a record breaking poultry exhibit in
Americus this fall and stated this
morning that they would get out and
hustle" for the show throughout this
section of the country.
Both are well known poultrymen in
the South, thoroughly experienced in
Tie handling of exhibitions of this
character and have done much to de-
velop the poultry industry in the state
o: Georgia.