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THE FOURTH OF THIS FINE
SERIES BY PROF. SERVISS

and would be melted and vaporiIsd
the instant their motion was ar
rested.
Millions Of such little bodies en-
ter the esrth's atmosphere and are
consumed high in the air every day
The number sncounterinE the moon
Is smaller. but still they must be
quite numerous. and there Is moth
ing to oppose their progress or
slow up their speed until they
strike the solid surface. II one OF
them hit you from straight over
head II would traverse your body
from head to foot in the twenty
thousandth OF second, What
would be your sensations and what
the consequences II . great meteor
ite. Weighing many pounds or even
tons. fell near you. cannot un-
dertake to imagine.
The terror Of these marvellous
dynamic phsnomsna would possibly
be Increased by the mysterious ST.
lsncs attending them. Your ears
would cease to function on the
moon, for II - the esrth's atmos-
nh~-s that conv"Vs rhS waves Of
sound to our ear drums. Yet sound
..sO Conducted through solids.
and perhaps the auditory nerves
would be excited by the vibrations
transmitted through your bones BY
the shook OF the metoors on the
rookA What the pitch or tone or
quality of that sound would be
DO not venture to assert. but II
would certainly be something that
you could never forget.
OF course in . world where sound
has no atmospheric medium to con-
vsy Its waves, there could be no
such facilities for conversation a.
you had enjoyed at home. Exactly
what you would DO to supply the
deficiency ! am unable 10 say. There
would be many possible ways out
OF the difficulty. however. You
might ind. for instance, that the
lunarians converse by siEnA-soms-
thing after the order Of the deaf
and dumb alphabet; or simply BY
looks, which would accord with the
long standing opinion that the
moon 10 the patroness and ally OF
lovers.
But once more I md myself at
tho end OF my chapter. without
AAVInG reached that Of NV story.
CTO 30 COntinusAl.
The Washington times., 1917-08-11
By Garrett P. Serviss.

-YHILE you would have to
" travel between nine and ten
miles an hour in order to
keep always In the sunlight. or al
ways out OF It. you would not need
to stir from your tracks n you
wished TO have the earth contin-
ually either in sight or out Of sight.
In that case all would depend upon
tho side OF the moon that you chose
to dwell upon.
II you selected the side that al
ways faces the earth. and fIed your
residence in the middle OF II, then
the earth would be psrpStually over
your head, slowly swinging round
In an oval path about the centre of
the sky. On the other hand. ~ you
wanted to keep the earth out OF
sight all you would have to do
would be 10 stay in the central part
OF the side Of the moon which 10 al
ways turned away from the earth.
The-e YOU would see the skv full,of
stars. the whole circuit Of the hsav-
ems passing in review in the course
o. month, and the sun rising and
setting. once each. In the sam.
period OF time but the earth would
be a. ~ bIottsd out OF existence.
since II would remain always hidden
behind the body OF the moon under
your feet.
II you had LETT YOUR mother
planet in NJ Of miss n thropy. that
might be the situation that you
would choose on the moon. but
otherwise. probably. you would pre-
fer to keep the earth In view, at
least for the greater part Of the
time. for the sight Of Il would help
TO Gllsy the feeling Of lonslinesa
that the strange and barren land
scapss of the moon would Impress
upon you. while its presence In the
sky would mitigate the fearful
darkness NJ the long lunGr nights.
To be banished TO the other side Of
the moon would be playing the in
glorious hero in q revised edition Of
Edward Everett Males Man with
out a Country" for you would be-
come = mpn without q planet
But when the earth hung like q
huge spsckled haIl over YOUR head II
would be an object Of eeGsslSss Ia
tsrsSt and wonder. because In Gd-
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If We Lived on the Moon

dition to seeing IL turn on its axis.
thus presenting Its continents and
oceans successfully 20 your view.
you would ind IL continually chang
ing its outline. When the sun was
out Of sight the earth woul1 appear
round like an immense full moon.
but would turn into the shape OF .
football as the sun rose from the
opposite horizon. and would CLEAN
like q mighty sickle OF oDIorsd tame
when the sun parsed nearly behind
II in tho sky. These phases would
resemble those OF the moon Itself.
but the great size OF the earth. and
the effect OF its atmosphere on the
sunlight passing through II. would
make them far more Imposing and
beautiful.
One startling effect Of the alb
Gence OF an atmosphere. which
The Washington times., 1917-08-11
A "Reminiscences of Samson

Cana. south Of which the British
forces. IN the course OF their ad-
vance on jerusalem. INFLICTED . Sc
we're defeat upon the Turks, 10
among the Oldest cities IN the world
II was one OF the ave princely Phil
istins cities. and mention OF Il CO.
ours frequently in Bible history.
Figuring prominently in the wars
between the Israelitss and the Phil
istines. II 10 intimately associated
with the story Of Samson Indeed
to this day there 10 pointed out .
strange Isolated hill to the south Of
the city called e MuntAT. the
which 10 claimed to b
the hill to which Samson carried the
doors Of the gate Of the city and
the two posts. and want away with
them bar and ALL" on the night
when the Phliistinos Of Cana lay In
wait 10 Blay him
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Another Hard Battle.

She had thrown It to notify him
Of her danger and to keep the
violet diamond safe!
Accordingly, Tom leaped upon
Carslake.
They had fought before-once in
the hallway Of the burning house
again at the edge Of the sewer
hole In the underground passage
IN Chinatown; but they had never
fought as savagely Gs they fought
now. for Tom nursed q growing
ErudEe against this willy antago-
mist. and Carslake had come to hate
the reporter who invariably inter
fered at the eleventh hour and
spoiled his game.
They pounded and pummelled
each other. they gripped and tore
ut each other, and tried to trip each
other up. And they fought all the
more hsrcely because they knew
that at any moment the Arabs
might be expected TO dash forth
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= 6YNOPSIa

SYNOPSIS.
Pearl stAndish. richest girl In
America, 10 accused Of having In
her possession The Violet Dia-
mond Of Daroon." She knows moth
ing of the gem, which 10 eagerly
sought by the followers of the
Violet God Of DaroOn, led by the
High PrieBtess Of the order. They
Nicholas Knox, to get the gem or
suffer death. He holds up Pearl, and
after an exciting scene. she becomes
interested and promises TO help him
secure It. But she cannot nnd 1t
among her fathers effects Knox
has the setting, and Pearl knowing
that her father bought the stone In
the Far East. asks Richard CarslAkS,
his se~-etary at that time. to call
and / al her about It. CarslAks
calls, sees the setting and takes 1T
away 1t the point Of = gun Later
the PriestssS and her Arabs ap-
pear and he loses u. Pearl and
Knox 70 to CarsinKe's house; they
are trapped, and with the Priestess
and her followers md themselves IN
n room whose walls close slowly
upon them. They are saved by Tom
Carleton, . reporter. Later Pearl
ana Knox are lured aboard . yacht
and ind themselves the unexpected
prisoners Of CarslAks- BY . clever
ruse Pearl escapes and forces Cars
lake to surrender the diamond She
sets Knox free. and they present
the stone to the Priestess only to
fnd Il is bogus. Knox is hogEed.
Pearl and he visit q professor. Tbs
professor IL terrified on seeing the
Inscription and drives them out.
Meanwhile Tom Carleton starts on
q sIeuthing trip. discovers Pearl
and rescues her. He persuades her
20 draw Knox out IN an EFFORT to
learn the mystery connected with
the Violet Diamond. but she is not
successful Meanwhile . mysterious
iaAy ,caIlH on Knox ana tells him the
new Whereabouts of Carslake.
Pearl and Tom ana him and secure
the Violet Diamond. Pearl insists on
going to the temple with It. There
Knox tries to take Il from her, but
she puts Il in . vase and hurls the
vase to the street. where carslAke
picks up the gem.
CNovsliEsd from the photo-plAy The
Fatal RinR"N
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could prove . source of much peril.
would come A. . disaEreOAbls sur
prise. unlsss some astronomer had
warned you In advance. before you
left the earth. While you were ABB
sorbed in the contemplation Of the
remarkable scenes around you and
over your head, you might see, once
In a while. a little pocket OF white
hot liquid. formed instAntansouBly
and without apparent cause. In .
rock or small hole suddenly opened
in the soil and flled for a moment
perhaps with flaming vGpor.
These would be the marks Of
small meteors. or shooting GtArh-
which had hit the moon. uninter-
eepted and unrstardsd by an at
mospheric medium. They would
strike with average velocitiss OF
more than twenty miles per second.
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French Municipal Librar.
les.

II has been found that the librAg-
les Of the city Of Paris have more
than justified their existence BlncO
the outbreak Of the war. The num-
Der Of persons frsquentinG the IL
brarisa and borrowing books has In
creased BY 500. 900 sines the summer
OF 1914 The publ. tasts during
the war period has ineIin Cd towards
historical works and works OF gsn-
sral interest Books On special
scientific subjects and on English.
Italian and Russian literature AaVa
Also bean n great demand.
The Washington times., 1917-08-11
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

A company has been formed In
Norway for making fuel from peat
By the RoSsndAhI method. The raw
material for the new industry will
be chiefly peat frOm the extensive
Norwegian moors. but any other
material may be used which 10 sum-
GENTLY abundant In the nsiEhbor-
hood Of the factory. o T. wood
waste. The product 10 said TO great
ly resemble English coal
An SlSotrie hSatSP has been in
vented b. means Of which the water
In a bath. after Il has been allied, can
be raised to any desired tsmpsrS-.
tuFO.
A pins e water equals - 80 cubic
EnohSa. end weighs enc pound and .
--rtsF. A gallon Of wGtsE thSFS.
.-.s vSlGAS Soa OeuaAA
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The CIermOnt's First voyage.

JUST ITO years ago to-day the Clermon Robert Fultons
first pretentous steamboat made her first trip up the
Hudson, while thousands gazed in at this
vel going five miles hour II Fulton who tried
persuade France and Britain to adopt submarine boat
carrying torpedoes. but In vain.
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Jupiter in the Morning Sky.

JUPITER is in the morning sky and those who get be-
fore sunrise TO enjoy the cool of the morning may
glimpse the huge planet like lamp the horizon TO
signal the coming of day At the end of the month it rises
at a. m.
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Episode 5.

oevynSht. 1917. Fr-d IsehSOG
= re bent over swiftly and picked
r. It up. but as he did SO, Tom
1 l Ieaped upon him from behind.
Tom had seen the vase come
through the window, and he had
taken II for . signal from Pearl.
But when he saw Carslake pick up
the diamond, he felt sure that Pearl
was responsible.
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softly pped the shn
somehow lift the the
your before
their the CITY, the
edg o they
skirts wheels prints Summers chin and
q had wild piping
entire could remember nothing but The girl he left behind h
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She Is Dragged Away.

Drag her to the torture cham.
ber." she commanded.
At this Pearl attempted to break
away from her captors, but with
out avail. She thought Of the
whipping that she had seen admin
istered to Knox and she began to
tremble and turn cold.
She realized now that she had
behaved foolishly-that she was In
the power Of these cruel foreign
ers. But Tom was somewhere out
side. He must have seen the vase
come through the window. Surely
he would rescue her again as he
had rescued her so many times
. before.
She ceased resisting and let
them drag her into the adjoining
room.
Bind her hands" commanded
the High Priestess. Erimly.
The Arabs obeyed in silence.
Bind her feet" added the High
Priestess then.
Pearl struggled again, but she
was swiftly overcome.
"Fasten her, head downward, to
the hook yonder!" cried the High
Priestess.
The Arabs brought forward q
hook. which was fastened to the
end OF a long rope. The rope sI-
tended through . pulley in the
ceiling.
They fastened the hook in the
bonds that bound her ankles and
tn, 1 hauled the rope taut. drawing
he. toward the ceiling, head down
ward. .
Bring the boiling lead" ordered
the High PriSstesS now.
A huge boiler was wheeled in. It
was filed halfway TO the brim with
lead in liquid form. A hre under
meath kept the metal boiling.
This was placed directly beneath
Pearl. Guessing now what they
Intended. she screamed with ter
rSr. and Knox turned Waite.
Lower her-sloSly-Very. very
slowly" commanded the High
Triestess.
The Arabs obeyed.
They slacksned the rope and be-
gan very carefully to lower her.
inch BY inch. so that her head came
nearer ana nearer the steGmInE
oauldron Of NOTED lead.
She closed her eyes and Whis-
pered Cartoons name.
Would he come in time to save
heFH"
That he would come Ehs knew.
But-would he some in timer
tie De CSatiassd hSsAay.J
The Washington times., 1917-08-11
By Beatrice Fairfax.

"L9Sis q circle in sOkiek the
future presses on the present Ond
the present on the past"
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from the temple and wreSt the
prize from them both
So the struggle was fierce while
II lasted.
It ended abruptly by Carslake's
throwing Tom-by q jiu-jitsu trick
directly over his head and max
ing OF as fast as his legs could
carry him
Tom, rendered unconscious BY
the force Of his fall, lay motion
less.
Meanwhile, inside in the temple,
the Arabs had seized Pearl and
dragged her back from the window.
Their eyes smoldersd with rage as
they glared at her. and their nm
gers bit into her soft flesh like
claws Of steel.
Hold her fast. you Imri and
Lott. You BenAby and Hassim, 20
forth and seek the diamond. II 1t
is not with the ruins Of the vase,
investigated"
Two Arabs hurried forth. Knox
stood silent, downcast.
Whether the diamond be recov-
cred or not" pursued the High
Priestess Vengefully. your lot shall
be death-death, slow and hor-
rible!"
Pearl threw back her head de-
family.
You would not darS to harm
me-" she sco1ied.
You shall see!" retorted the
High Priestess. 'qn the name of
the Violet God OF Daroon, we dare
and do all things"
She turned to the Arabs.
The Washington times., 1917-08-11
By Fred Jackson.

Fatal RiaE.")
The Washington times., 1917-08-11

"YHILE you would have to
" travel between nine and ten
miles an hour in order to
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-10-19
HOW TO EASE ;:
YOUR TAXES

This is a subject that interests
,very man. This war is costing
sum of money 30 great that no maa
IAN realize what such an amount
means. we have to find eighteen
and ene-half billion dollars during
he first year of the work. Eighteen
Thousand Five Hundred Million Dol
lars, fhinh Of IT, But perhaps you
lad better not; 1t will only make
your head go round, and you will
not be any nearer to grasping the
meaning of such an amount of mon
ey. when you have done thinking.
TO get down to something you can
understand, 1t means that every man
Ia this country has to give up nearly
half OF what he earns this year.
The government is going to get
this money, because it has to have
Il. OF course, it can tax your in
come, tax everything you eat and
drink, your land and your cattle, ana
raise the money this way. How
ever this would be too hard on you'
so the government has decided to
ask you to loan some OF the money
With Uncle Sans own promise that
he will pay you back, and pay you
interest III the meantime. Uncle
Sans promise to pay is so good
that his written promise in the form
OF a bond can be handed around
from man to man, almost like dol'
lar bill. You don't mind giving a
silver dollar in exchange for d bill
and you can feel just the same way
about giving a cheque in exchange
for Government Bond.
NOW HERE is THE POINT
JUST 50 MUCH Aa THE GOVERN
MENT WILL ALIGN f0t yC
LOAN TO THEM, so MUCH LESS
WILL THEY HAVE TO TAX YOU
Looked at fairly and squarely, is
it not better to loan money, rathei
than have it taken from you?
We are a level-headed people, an
when things are put up to us in
str8igbtforward way by straight-for
ward people. we are ready to fall IL
line.
You know the facts now. straigh
from the u. S. Government.
You have money that you do no
need until next spring. Lend it L
Uncle Sam. If you must have
back next year, borrow on you
bond or sell it.
Your banker is good man t
talk to. You believe in him. Go an
ask his opinion. He will tell yo
that he has bought Liberty Bonds
and he viii advise you to dc th
same
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"LET THE OTHER FELLOW
DO 1T"

This is the thing that has caused
so many failures, so much misery,
so many deaths-"letting the other
fellow do it." From the fall of great
nations down to the smallest person.
al accident it is this policy that mas
been responsible for so many of the
troubles of the world. Time after
time 1.-The other fellow" does not do
it. The Liberty Loan is case in
point. It is absolutely useless to re-
ly upon the other fellow, because
the amount to be raised is so enor.
nous that It will take the combined
self-denial and effort of every man.
woman, and child in this country, to
provide the money.
This leads naturally to another
thought 1t is not enough that we
merely subscribe. We must see that
our neighbor subscribes, because II
he falls down, we ourselves shall
suffer, even although we may have
done our share.
There are just a few people left
in this country who say "let the
rich man find the money! When
the government has had its needs
supplied. the rich man will not be
so rich; his taxes will be enormous,
and many a wealthy company strug.
Cling with the high cost of every
thing they use in their business, in
addition to their taxation. will have
difficulty in securing profits for
their shareholders The profits OF
those making war supplies will be
cut In half, at least, by government
action. Again we must remember
hat our wealthy men invested mil
lic1s and millions of dollars in the
loan last time and VIII do it again.
The average citizen must realize that
he wealthy man is doing his share,
and that II is to the farmer, the
merchant and the working man that
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-10-19
THE RAEBURN LUCK
BY IsABEL FROST.

Nick Raeburn had come out to Ne
yada before the Goldheld rush. All
through that period Cf excitement
when fortunes were made and lost
overnight, Nick went along his leisure
ly way, driving the stage to the Ma
honk mines over from RayOlite, the
little makeshlft railroad stntiOn below
the big Rayolite construction plant.
And the days when he had work to do
his son drove the stage.
Little Nick, thcy called him, al
though he was foot taller than big
Kick, his father. Oycrgrown and easy
hammered, he was the butt Of all the
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-10-19

the country look for a large share
d the subscriptions to the present
loan.
'If you say "let the other fellow
10 it, the loan Will fail, we shall
be disgraced in the eyes of the
world, the resistance to Germany Of
our allies may break down, and the
most terrible thing in the world will
happen to us-cOnquest by Germany.
This would mean taxation beyond
human endurance, national Disgrace
and having to work for German mas
.crs for years to come.
The Germans are not willing Ito
ct the other fellow do it," Their
jHys of Ia and their old men OF
20 are serving in the army, their
women and their children are goiug
hort OF food; they are giving UP
almost every cent they possess in
rider. to beat this country. Surely
va have'-more patriotism than the
lermans, more sense--if not, then
IS deserve 10 be beaten.
Call in and sss t6tr banker and
,sk him whether this articls cohi
aims the truth. He will tell yori
hat it does, and will agree that it
a fatal thing in this great ma
ional crisis to "let the other fellow
10 it,"
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Notice for Publication
O1Ii23, Oll394,

Department of the Interior. U. S. Land
Office, Fl. Sumner, N. 81. Oct. 8, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Eunice G.
Mckee, for the heirs of John F. Mckee,
deceased, of Kenna, N. ~. who on Dec. i,
n, 1913 made lid. Entry No. OiIi25,
for Ei-2SE4i Sec. 2l. Wl-2SWL4;
Sec. p, and on June "a, 1914 made Add'l
Entry Oll394, for the MEL; Section,
2I, Township IS, Range sO-E, ~
M. P. Meridian, has fled notice Of intent
ion TO make final three year proof, to
establish claim to the land allowed de, clibed,
before Dan C. Savage, U. S. Commissioner,
in his Office at Kenna, N. NJ, On the
24th, day of November, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
William P. Little6eld, George T. Little
field, George f. thayers, Ruby R. He'd
speth, all of Kenna, N 81.
A. ]. Evans. Register
Oct 10, Nov. %.
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NOTICE ron publication.

O1G4ii

OIf4II
Department Of the Interior. U. s. Land
Udsce at Rosw ell, n. NJ. Sept. %. 1917.
Notice Is hereby given that GeEtic L. Tay-
lor. Formerly Gefs L. D ipuy of New Hope,
N. NJ. who on Sept. s. 1917, rpade HID. n,
Serial. No. O374ll. for SWA. Sec. 80; and the
Nw(. Sec. 20. Twp. SIR. 81 H.. N. NJ. p. Mer.
idian. has died notice of intention to make
Elye Year proof, to establish clalm TO the
lend abOve deseribedi before Dan c.
egVaRe. U. 3. CoIHIbssloBer. IN BM ofite. a.
Reuua, \. d.. On NV. {. t3l4.
CiRlhiaht flames as Witnesses:
Edwin. r. Gilman. Edgar J. Strawn. james
C. Hicks. Norman b. Cullins. all of New Hope.
NM.
Emmett Patton. Register.
Got, S.Novs.