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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

They advanced wariIy. The Regular
troops, under Colonel Boyd, headed
the little column; the militia followed;
Spier Spencer's yellow Jackets" trot-
ted at the left, the Vincennes horse
men at the right; 10 Daviess' Ken
lucky dragons brought up the rear.
The boats conveying the supplies
were left at blockhouse hastily con-
structed at a point 25 miles north of
Fort Harrison and at noon of Novem-
Der they came into view of the hun
dreds of tepees which made up the
Prophets town. Less than one thou
sand strong, they hadventured to the
Indian stronghold, where 1000 braves
were assembled; all along their march
they had been exposed to attack and
now, as they marched resoluteIy for
ward, the red warriors began to pour
out like angry bees from hive.
The column halted and "a parley took
place. Angrily the Indians inquired
the meaning of the army's advance
did they intend to attack? Harrison
shook his head; he wished merely to
encamp that night and to confer with
the Prophet in the morning; there
should be no hostilities. The chiefs
grunted, pacified, and the army, wheel
ing a mile to the northwest, made
camp upon wooded plateau, along
whose abrupt declivity on the west
there ran a little creek, called Tippe-
canoe. The regular troops pitched
their tents; the militia, shivering in
the raw November dusk, without tents,
were forced to build great fires, around
which they huddled upon their arms.
A rain began falling: and the night,
cherries, bitterly cold, shrouding in
blackness whatever advance the saw
ages might make, closed in on them.
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GIVE "SYRUP OF Figs
TO c0NSTIPATED CHILD
Delicious "Fruit Laxative" can't harm
tender little Stomach, liver
and bowels

Look at the tongue, motherl II
coated, your little ones stomach, liver
and bowels need cleansing at once.
When peevish, cross, Hstless, doesn't
sleep, eat or act naturally, or is fever
ish, stomach sour, breath bad, has
sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give
a teaspoonful of California Syrup Of
Figs" and in a few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of its
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again. Ask
your druggist for 50-cent bottle Of
California Syrup Of Figs" which con-
tains full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups.-
Adv.
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10 CENT "CASCARETS"
IF BILIOUS OR COSTlVE.
For Sick Headache, Sour Stomach,
Sluggish Liver and BoweIs-They
work while you sleep.

Furred Tongue, Bad Taste, Indiges-
ton, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head
aches come from a torpid liver and
clogged bowels, which cause your
stomach to become filled with undi-
gested food, which sours and ferments
like garbage in swill barrel. That's
gestion, foul gases, bad breath, yellow
skin, mental fears, everything that is
horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret
tonight will give your constipated
bowels a thorough cleansing and
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist will keep you feel
Ing good for months.-Adv.
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SOUR, ACID sTOMACHS,
GASES OR INDIGESTION
Each "Pape's Diapepsin" dgests 5000
grains food, ending all stomach
misery in five minutes.

Time it! In FIVE minutes all stom-
ach distress will go. No Indigestion,
heartburn, sourness or belching of
gas, acid, or eructations of undigested
food, no dizziness, bloating, foul
breath or headache.
Papes Diapepsin is noted for it's
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t is the surest, quickest stomach rem
edy in the whole world and besides 1t
is harmless. Put an end to stomach
trouble forever by getting large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store. You realize in
five minutes how needless it is to suf-
fer from Indigestion, dyspepsia or any
stomach disorder. It's the quickest
surest and most harmless stomach
doctor in the world.-Adv.
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He was Elkskatawa, ths

Incarnation. He was lkskatawa, tina
Prophet.
"There1l be brick house for you
in Maiden, my DEAR" said the white
man pleasantly. with a black boy
to build a fire for you every morning,
while you're still snug in bed. Hap
pen you'll remember poor Simon Cir
ty then, freezin' out in the woods with
-he InjuH devils, rot theml" He
glanced at Elkskatawa as if afraid
that the Indian might have understood
his last words. You'll not forget the
man as was kind TO you then, will
ye"
Toinette shuddered at his tone and
was silent.
ooh, I'll see thet We git to Maiden,
all safe, my beauty" he went on, re-
assured by the Prophets apathy.
"'Tis fine, handsome man thet's
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CHAPTER XIII.
In the House of the Prophet.

The red warriors who had glided
past Blackford's delirious eyes
dragged with them a girl who called
piteously for help. "Ike, Ike, don't
you know me?" she screamed, and
was answered only by the hooking
silences Of the woods.
Northward she struggled, driven by
her captors; and all around she saw
the IMPLYING children of the wood.
Down to the edge of the rivers came
the dark majesty of the forest. Be-
low struggled the green galaxy of
bush and shrub; and above, towering
beeches, clean-boled, smooth, gray,
rearing their clouds of delicate leaf
cry; sycamores, whose massive pill
lars cleaned white through the dusky
aisies - sunerh, 1cnttnnMoods, bearing
with proud lightness their weight VI
ever-trembling leaves; colossal oaks,
like Atlas lifting up green worlds of
foliage; and, king Of all, the Ameri-
can INTERCHANGEABLE tulip tree-its
branches stupendous dome of majes-
tic beauty, over which, in May, it cast
the miraculous loneliness of it's waxen
blossoms.
By day Toinette saw at times the
milder people of the woods, crouched
in the night encampments, she lis
tened with beating heart to the ter
rible scream of the cougar, the tawny
demon of the wood, or trembled in ap-
prehension of those other human,
more dreadful demons, her captors.
Noon of the sixth day of November.
A fire of twigs filled the tepee with
an acrid smoke and rendered the cold
but little less damp. On the pile of
skins upon the frozen ground were
three figures, two men and woman.
Both men wore the leathern dress
and moccasins of the Indian, but in
spite of his dress and darkly tanned
face, it could be seen that one was
white. The woman wore what had
once been a dress such as swept the
garden walks of Versailles; but it
was now no more than a torn and
muddy rag, her naked shoulders
scratched and torn by branch and
brier and blue with cold. The white
man tossed buffalo robe toward the
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girl, and motioned her to cover her
shoulders with it, leering ingratiating-
ly while the Indian scowled. His
high, swarthy cheekbones were
framed by braids of coarse black hair,
plentifully smeared with bears grease
and adorned by the feathers of the
hawk and eagle; one of his eyes was
gone, the brows contracting over a
slit that showed blood-red cavity
but the other burned with hypnotic
intensity. His heavy lips muttered an
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Talented Person.

"As we grow older our ideas of
amusement undergo a radical change"
remarked the philosophic man.
Unquestionably."
"For instance, when | was a small
boy was chiefly interested in the exc
hibits that composed Congress OF
Wonders but now the amazing volu-
bility of the spieler fascinates me far
more than any feature Of the show
Birmingham Age-Herald.
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perhuman force seemed dragging him
away to rush after the vanished war
party; but as often as he rose fren-
Ziedly to his feet, the utter folly of
attempting Toinette's rescue alone
pulled him down; and at last he forced
himself to turn his back on his last
hope and to bow his head to the duty
nearest at hand.
Through the long nights his lonely
vigilS were spent in brooding over the
past. By day he secured the woods
for food, finding a wealth of purple
clusters of the wild fox-grape, Wits
labrusca, the muscadine; sometimes,
seeing the busy cloud Of wild bees
swarming high overhead, he smeared
his face and hands with wet clay,
climbed laboriously to their strong
hold, and rifled their rich masses of
dripping honey; sometimes finding a
store of nuts, forgotten by the chat
tering squirrels; sometimes succeed
ing in bringing down black grouse
as it drummed and strutted on a res
onant log. Thus eking out their scanty
store of dried venison, he kept life in
Blackford's body through twelve days
of agonized watching.
And at last the fever and the stab
bling pain in Ike's side vanished under
the healing of the forest.
There came a day when David
gaunt and weak from starvation, bent
over Ike and felt the hot tears yelling
up unconsciously; and even as he
watched, Ikes eyes opened and looked
up at him with all delirium gone.
Hello, David" he said weakly, 'is
the rain overP
EYES," was the joyous answer,
thank God. the rains over now!"
Ike lay for while in silence before
he spoke again:
"Time we're going on, isn't it?" He
tried to rise. "Why, what makes me
so weak DavidT'
you've been sick long while, son !;
easy now, easy!"
The tale of his long telirium was
one which Ike heard ia wonder. His
sickness had left him like little child,
md he cricd II sheer gratitude as he
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS

The cost of food today is a serious
matter TO all OF you. To cut down
your food bills and at the same time
improve the health of your family,
serve them SINNERS Macaroni and
Spaghetti two or three times per week.
Children love it and thrive on it. tt
is the best possible food for adults,
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha,
Nebr., for beautiful cook book tellina
how to serve it in a hundred ways.
It's free to every mother.-Adv.
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"He'Il Pay Many Goldpiece for We,
My Dear"

waiting fur We thar--a purity red coat
he wars, and tossel o. gold on each
shoulder-purty ez a king. He'll pay
many goldpiece fur We, my dear :. :.
An yen be with 'em ALL" he giggled
evilly.
Toinette looked at him as a fright
ened bird looks at snake, unable to
move; tear stole from beneath her
lashes and rolled down her wasted
cheek.
Suppose We talk a bit to me-
thar's a good gal. Come, what's yer
name? Tight-mouthed still, are ye?
YEN beg to speak fore I'm done with
vel"
The flaps of the deerskin tent were
drawn aside and the painted face CT
warrior was thrust in. He was drip
ping with sweat though the day was
chilly, and his words were hurried.
Toinette strove in vain to catch an
English word among the torrent of
Delaware, but none came she guessed
from the startled gruuts from Elkska-
tawa and the oath that fell from Cir
tvs lips that the message was of seri-
GUS portent. Girty, casting a glance
over his shoulder, saw the girls in
tense gaze fixed upon them, and
laughed sneeringly.
Here's some news fur ye-thet fine
lifted, he, he, he! Some o. the young
Pottawattamies met up wi him wan
derin' long lost into the woods as eff
he thought he was in Philadelphy."
Toinette whitened. The braves who
had brought her into the village Of the
Prophet had told Girty, doubtless,
that she had recognized the sick
man in the woods. Had another scout
ing party found Ike and killed him?
She could not know; Girty, seeing her
blanch at his random thrust, giggled
in triumph. The news which the rum
ner had brought was that the army of
whites was within few miles.
The consultation between the
Prophet and the renegade went on in
cultural whispers. Toinette began to
of single white man should cause
so prolonged discussion. Sounds
of unusual activity in the village be-
gan to reach her-a constant patter
of moccasined feet, hurrying by the
tent, the occasional wailing of
squaw, quickly hushed by an angry
command, the barking of the mapgy
Indian dogs-an unmistakable restless
ness in the whole camp.
There fell on her ear the faint
sound of drums-distant, measured,
unlike the irregular beating. of the
drums of the savage. Nearer and
nearer it came, steady, unmistakable ;
and then, her heart at first refusing
to believe her ears, the shrill and
reckless music of the flies! She be-
gan to thrill with hope in every
nerve; and with an inarticulate sob Of
joy she rose to her knees. The In
dian and the renegade looked up
sharply as she started up; and with
cruelty that stunned her, Girty
laughed in her face.
HE, he, he!'' Thet hain't any
friends O. yourn, my dear! 'Tis a
company o. Proctor's Redcoats from
Malden-they'n make We a fine body
quart to take We 'crost to Canady.
He, he, he! Ye thought twas some O.
the boys from Corydon! It's shame
t. disappoint We SO. But if We don't
wish fur t. go weth the kings sogers,
ye're not obleeged to. Why don't We
go weth Simon Girty, instead?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
DANDRUFF AND ITCHING
Disappear With Use of cuticura Soap
and Ontment-TriaI Free.

The first thing in restoring dry, fall-
ing hair is to get rid of dandruf and
Itching. Rub Cuticura Ointment into
scalp, next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Prevent
skin and scalp troubles by making Cuti-
cura your everyday toilet preparation.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Guessed Wronu.

Two sober citizens met on a street
in Babylon.
you and I will live to see the day
when this dancing craze will end" said
the first sober citizen.
II don't doubt it." answered the sec
ond sober citizen 1.-THE world will soon,
outgrow such madness"
And that was 2716 years before the.
Castles took New York by storm.
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Valley the
his Indians have
beloved Toinette forest depths
tragic How himself his friend
rescuing
Tragedy followed David reentess His father hanged
Coydon settlement kill
instead Tofnette fell
cranme spy accident
himself the girl asked
settled Vincnnes, his
with
by intercept
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Wicked Goinqs On.

Il understand automobiles have
revolutionized the life farmers lead"
$50 they have, in one way"
"How is that?'
Farmers often return home in their
cars from making a night of 1t in the
city at the hour when they used to
get up and got to work."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18
Popped Out at the Popping.

Aunt suppose, Edith, you said
"This is so sudden!" when Mr.. Slows
boy proposed.
Niece-No; l fully intended to, but
was so excited forgot and exclaimed
"At last !''-Boston Evening Tram
script.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-01-18

Lots of men who rob Peter to pay
Paul manage to stand Paul of.
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~ from the ground, looked in the
face of Toinette and knew her not.
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(To BE coNTINUED.)
The Holly chieftain., 1917-09-07
IS CENTER OF HOSPITALITY
leeation and Construction Of Fire
place Are Matters Of Importance
In Building q Home.

In the Farm and Fireside q writer
says:
The center of hospitality In the
home is that point about which the
family itself gathers most often. This
point Is In most homes the fireplace.
Hence its location and construction are
Of vast importance in building home.
"The fireplace, IL there is only one.
should be In the living room. for there
the family and friends can enjoy it
most. 1t should be located In the CEN
ter of wall space. either on one side
or at one end of the room. Select the
space which will permit the greatest
number Of people to sit around it.
"In the construction of the fireplace
you must not forget that its chief pur-
pose is for fire. The more simple
the lines of construction. the better
taste is displayed, and the more room
the open fire receives.
There is q great variety of materi-
ais suitable for q fireplace, and your
individuality and taste can be well ex-
pressed In this important factor of the
home. Brick, tile. wood and many tile
substitutes may be used. These offer
great possibilities both for good color
and design, and lend themselves to any
style of architecture"
The Holly chieftain., 1917-09-07
WHEN A KNOT is NOT SOUND
American Society for Testing Materials
Defines Various Kinds Of De-
fects in Wood.

The American Society for Testing
Materials has been wrestling with the
problem Of defining a knot. found in
wood.
Briefly, knot may be defined as a
part Of wood that differs in texture as
a part Of growth from normal. What
is known as sound knot is one which
is just as solid or sound across its
face as the wood surrounding 1t.
An encased knot Is one whose
growth rings are not interviewer with
the growth rings of the wood surround.
ing it; but If it is a sound or tight
knot 1t will be held tightly by the en-
casing wood around 1t. A water-tight
knot is one which Is completely inter-
woven with the surrounding wood on
at least one face Of the lumber. A
loose knot Is one not held firmly In
place by the surrounding wood. An
unsound knot is one that is not as
hard as the wood surrounding 1t, OF
one that has hole In it.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-09-07
Evolution Of the Jury.

The jury was established by the
Frankish kings, being introduced into
England by the Normans at the time
Of the conquest in 1885. At first it
was merely royal prerogative, men
being brought In to give what they un-
derstood to be the truth regarding a
certain matter which was being con-
sidered by the king. Under King Hen
ry II, 1t became a regular privilege
which was given to the people to use
in the settling Of their disputes. BY
the. end of the twelfth century it was
established, and it represented the col
lective knowledge Of the community.
BY the end of the fifteenth century it
was already similar to our jury of
modern times, having become an i'm
portant liberty Of Englishmen.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-09-07
The way You See rhlnos.

Two boys went to gather grapes
One was happy because they found
grapes. The other was unhappy be-
cause the grapes had seeds in them.
When 1t rains one may say, ..This
will make mud" another, ''This will
lay the dust"
Two boys exapined bush. One OBJ.
served that it had thorn; the other,
that it had a rose.
Two children were looking through
col0red glasses. One said, "The world
is tlue," and the other said, 1T is
briSslt."
Two boys had bee; one got honey,
the other got stung. The first boy
called 1t honey-bee; the other, a sting.
u:g bee.
Il am glad that I live" said one
man. II am sorry that must die"
says another.
II am glad" said one, "that it is no
worse" Il am sorry" said another,
"that 1t is no better"
One says, "Our good is mixed with
evil" Another says, Our evil is mixed
with good"
The Holly chieftain., 1917-09-07
AMERICANS NOT FISH EATERS
Consumption. Per Capita, in United
States 10 Less Than in Almos.
Every Other Country.

The average American eats 20
pounds Of fish a year. This includes
oyster, shrimp and mussels. One die
fary authority staIes, according to
Leslie's Weekly. that 200 miles inlnnd
from our three coasts the consumption
Of fish food. per person. is less than a
half pound annually.
Each inhabitant of the British Isles
has fish on his bill of fare to the ex-
tent of 100 pounds every IL months.
while the fish consumption, per capita,
In Germany Is 40 pounds; Holland.
13O pounds; Norway. Sweden and Den
mark. $50 pounds: China. 225 pounds.
and Japan nearly 500 pounds.
Latin-Americans are the only people
who eat less fish than do the inhab-
itants of the United States.
There Is absolutely no sane argu-
ment against the larger and more ex-
tensive use of fish as q daily diet
throughout the length and breadth of
this land. 1t Is ideal as a food. 1t is
highly nutritious and rich In proteins.
1t Is most easily digested. 1t contains
in great abundance the chemical In
gradients for making bone. muscle and
tissue. As food nothing detrimental
can possibly be said against it. Fish,
with the exception Of few species.
are clean feeders.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-09-07
How 10 Preserxe Meat.

We cut plenty Of meat from both the
sheep. and were busy most of the next
two days caring for our trophies and
drying meat. The sheep and bearskins
had to be scraped the fat carefully re-
moved, the skins stretched out to dry.
Fortunately, the weather was clear
and the sun hot, SO that the drying
was quickly and well done. We cut a
great deal of both sheep and bear meat
into strips and hung it on rack that
we rigged near the fire, where it
would catch the sun and also receive
artificial heat as well. Meat dried in
this way will last indefinitely, and,
though the flavor is not much to boast
Of, the meat is nourishing and goes
well in "mulligans" and similar con-
coctions. For my people at home l
also dried few pounds of both sheep
and bear meat according to Doctor
Hornaday's recipe; that is, first
rubbed on the raw meat mixture of
black pepper, allspice and salt, after
which l dried the strips in the shn.-
Paul L. Haworth, in the Scribner.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-09-07
sIeNALED BY UNIQUE MEANS
Roman Generals Of Ancient Times
Had Remarkable Method Of Send
ing Messages to Each Other.

The Roman generals before the fall
Of Carthage in 146 B. G. provided their
signal stations with earthenware ves-
sells, exactly equal in all respects, and
fitted with cocks which allowed the
water to escape at the same rate.
They were carefully tested to make
sure of this last requirement. Corks,
Of smaller diameter than the vessel,
were fiOated in them bearing rods
upon which were marked, at dis
tance of three fingers apart, the sim
plest and most urgent military mes
sages.
These We're used as follows: The
sending station raised torch; the re-
ceiving station, seeing 1t, did likewise;
this was signal for both stations to
open the cOrks of their water jars.
When the rod at the sending station
had sunk SO that the desired message
appeared at the edge Of the jar. anoth-
er torch was raised, the receiving sta
tion shut off its cork and read the mes
sage on its rod, marked identically
with that at the sending station.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-09-07
A Japanese Tradition.

Segitern Temple, In the province Of
Ise, Japan, is the scene at a certain
period In each year Of peculiar rite
dedicated to the worship of Acalana-
tina, the faithful servant Of Buddha.
The rite is known as "goma"-a cor
ruption Of Sanskrit "homa"-or
burning" Buddha taught that the
cause Of suffering is desire, and there
fore the priests of the Shinto, a Jap
anese sect Of Buddhism, kindle fire
to consume all human desires, at the
same time Offering prayers to Acalan-
atha. In one matter the rite may be
said to defeat its own ends. for it at
tracts crowd Of farmers full of de-
sire to obtain embers Of ashes from
the fire which is supposed to have con-
sumed all desires. The tradition is
that the possession of an ember or
ashes from the sacred fire insures
farmer good crops.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-09-07
The Darkest Moment.

Everybody has suffered moments of
terror, the very thought of which, as
long as he lives, runs cold chills up and
down his spine. You remember when
you fell off the old windmill, and when
the playmate who chopped" the freight
train just behind you was crushed to
death under the wheels, and the time
you drowned and had to be resusci-
tated. All these incidents have their
momentary horrors, Of course. But our
darkest moment of despair, which real
ly recurred time after time, comes
back to us often, with all Its original
frightfulness. l. is the feeling we had
when mother said, in an indescribable
tone of voice, "Son, have you been
smoking againa"-Kansas City Star.