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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-20
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woman, ready to take her place among
the workers everywhere.
Almost the first person that Helen
saw was that queer little girl, Viva
Nesbitt. She wore a perfectly plain
little black velvet dress, and her
strange little face was colorless with
the exception of her red mouth. Helen
thought that there was no color at
all about her until when the girl
turned she displayed tiny black slip
pers with scarlet heels.
Her ankles were very slim and COW
cred with the frailest of black silk
stockings. She was an exotic little
thing with her bored little face and
her swinging jet ear rings and the
rings of dark hair clinging to her
cheeks and forehead. Helen was curl
Gus to see how she would take to this
crowd, but at that moment Frances
came across to her and she hadn't
time for any more conjectures.
1t wasn't until later that Helen had
chance to speak to Vivi; then. some
how she became one of u group about
the girl who was discussing in her
quaint, atrociously impertinent man
ner. problems of life that she knew
nothing about.
There is really no object in life
for the woman of yesterday she said,
sagely. What the world wants is not
so much the wife and mother, but the
woman who can do things; who is Gre
ative; who in sense represents the
modern spirit. believe that all women
who marry have the right to make a
career out of marriage, and those who
are left behind in the struggle will
be the stay-at- homes, the women who
have not made good in the larger
things, and must, therefore, take sec
ond place and bring up the future
generations"
Helen was too sensible not to real
ize that the girl was talking wildly
about something she knew nothing
about, and that it was absurd to no
tice what she was saying or to take
it seriously. But it struck Helen on a
raw point and she could not help feel
ing hurt and helplessly furious at
what the girl was saying. Further
more, every man in the place was
watching her-listening to her nom
sense and admiring her blatant con-
ceit. One of the men stood near Helen
and she heard him remark to the
woman next to him:
Cad, she's a wonder, that kid.
Looks like an orchid or a poppy. 1
never saw anything so fiagrantly de-
signed to attract attention as her get
up. and vet she is more simply dressed
than any other woman in the room.
I'll bet anything that she'll get what
she wants out of life, and she won't
have to search very hard. either
What do you think marriage
means. then Miss Nesbitt?" one of the
men asked smiling.
The opportunity to get things out
of the world through the sight in an
other persons eyes" the girl returned
promptly. And Helen wondered if
after all that definition was not rather
a masterpiece. The girl must have
some kind of brain, filled with plenty
of thoughts If one could get at them.
Watch for the Next Installment of
this Interesting Series)
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While Helen was in a state of in
decision, hesitating to mention the
course in interior decorating, and yet
perusing. bulletins and asking ques-
tions of everyone she knew, Frances
and Carp asked Helen and Warren
down to an informal afternoon tea.
Well did Helen remember the first
tea she attended under Frances
espionage. Then things had seemed
so different somehow; now she and
Frances were such close friends that
nothing she did seemed queer to
Helen. Then she had been forced to
defend Frances and her friends from
Warren's criticism, but she had seen
Warren talk gaily with Frances and
light a cigarette for her, in spite of
the fact that he condemned Frances
and would have been shocked if
Helen had suggested doing such a
thing herself.
AS Warren dressed for the affair
they talked as usual. Their manner of
living had so closely approached the
normal of late that Helen had been
almost happy again. She had decided
not to speak of the all important sub
ject to Warren unless he broached it
20 her. and then she could always say
that she was undecided as to which
course to take-interior decorating or
costume designing. She might even
ask Warren to help her choose.
Warren, in the midst of struggling
into collar, remarked dssuddenly, "Oh,
by the way, Helen, now that you are
so determined to become a modern
woman l suppose you will smoke
with the others this afternoon.
Il never have, why should Il" She
asked calmly.
Because it would fit in so we'll with
your aspirations"
Now, Warren. do you think that's
fair? I've known Frances for a long
time and 1 love her dearly. but l
don't necessarily have to initiate her
in things 1 don't care to do"
Warren said nothing. to this, only
remarked, We'll, in my opinion,
women who smoke are fools. If they
really liked it and smoked for the
enjoyment of the thing as men do,
could almost admire them for doing it,
But the manner that they use shows
only too plainly that they do it be-
cause it looks foreign and wicked
Nine out of them do it be-
cause they think they must, not be-
cause they go to it like a man does"
Helen had nothing to say to this:
she had decided not to answer lest
she prolong the conversation.
The minute that Helen entered the
studio that afternoon she felt lack
of confidence in herself that surprised
and almost alarmed her. She looked
around the great room and saw no one
outside of Carp and Frances that she
knew. Anne and Jack were not there,
and some of the people Helen had
met only once or twice.
She wished vaguely that she had
not come at all. She loved Carp and
Frances. but individually, not collec-
Iely. She wondered how she would
nave felt If she had entered this as
semblage to-day with the knowledge
that she was a successful business
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(Continued.)

"All the surface diggings are taken
up," our friend told us, 80 now you
have to dig deep. It's about four feet
down where I'm working. It'll prob
ably be deeper up here. You'd better
move back where you were"
Yank stretched himself upright.
Look here" he said decidedly. "1et's
get little sense into ourselves. Here's
our pore old hosses standing with their
packs on and we no place to stay
and no dinner, and we're scratchin'
away at this bar like lot of fool hens.
There's other days comm"
Johnny and l agreed with the COM
mon sense of the thing. but reluctant
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ly. Now that we knew how. our en-
thusiasm surged up again. We want
ed to get at it. The strangers eyes
twinkled sympathetically
Here, boys" SAID he, II know just
how you feel. Come with me-
He snatched up our bucket and
strobe back to his own claim, where
he filed the receptacle with some of
the earth he had thrown out.
"Go pan that" he advised us kindly.
We raced to the water and once
more stirrc,. about the heavy contents
Of the pail unul they had fioated off
with the water. In the bottom lay q
fne black residue. and in that residue
glittered the tiny yellow particles. We
had actually panned our first gold!
Our friend examined it critically.
That's about a twelve cent pan."
he adjudged it.
Somehow in a vague way we had
unreasonably expected millions az a
twist of the wrist and the words,
10 cents" had rankly penurious
sound to Cs. However, the miner pa
tiently explained that a twelve cent
pan was a very good one, and indubl-
tably 1t was real gold.
Yank, being older and less excitable,
had not accompanied us to the water
side.
well; lDys," he drawled, that II
cents is highly satisfactory, Of course,
but in the meantime we've lost about
5000 worth of boss and grub"
Surely enough. our animals had tired
of waiting for us and had moved out
packs and all. We. hastily shouldered
our implements.
Don't you want to keep this claim
next me?" inquired our acquaintance.
We stopped.
"Surelyw L replied. "But how do
we do it?"
Just leave your pick and shovel in
the hole"
Wont some one steal themY
mo" ....
whats to PREVENT" l asked little
skeptically.
Miners law" he replied.
we ulnoSI ILuncuidtclJ BOI thdSC VA
our strayed animals, as a number of
men had seen them going upstream.
In fact, we had no difficulty whatever
in finding them, for they had simply
followed up the rough stream bed be-
tween the canyon walls until 1t had
opened up to a gentler slope and
hanging garden of grass and flowers.
Here they had turned aside and were
feeding. We caught them and were
just heading them back when Yank
stopped short.
whats the matter with this hereT
he inquired. Here's feed and water
near, and 1t amt so very far back to
the diggings."
We looked about us for the first
time with seeing eyes. The little up
sloping meadow was blue and dull red
with flowers, below us the stream
brawled foam Hecked among black
rocks, the high hills rose up to meet
the sky, and at our backs across the
way the pines stood thick serried.
Far up in the blue heavens some birds
were circling slowly. Somehow the
leisurely swing of these unhasting birds
struck from us the feverish hurry that
had lately filed our souls. We drew
deep breaths, and for the first time
the great peace and majesty OF these
California mountains cooled our spirits.
Il think It's a bully place. Yank,"
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(To Be Continued.)
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might we not even yet escape before
the general alarm was sounded? We
could at least try.
What will the fellow do first, Thu
viaf" l asked. "How long will it be
before they may return for us?"
He will go directly to the father
Of therns, old Natal Shang. He may
have to wait for an audience, but since
he is very high among the lesser
therns-in fact, thorian among them
1T will not be long that Natal Shane
Will keep him waiting.
Then, If the father of therns puts
credence In his story, another hour
Will see the galleries and chambers
the courts and gardens filed with
searchers."
What we do, then, must be done
within an hour What is the best way
Thuvia, the shortest way out of this
celestial hadesT"
Straight to the top Of the cliffs
prince" she replied, "and then through
the gardens to the inner courts. From
there our way will lie within the TEN.
pies of the therns and across them to
the outer courts. Then the ramparts-
o prince, 1t is hopeless. Ten thousand
warriors could not hew a way to lib.
erty from out this awful place!
Since the beginning of time, little
by little, stone by stone, have the
therns been ever adding to the de.
lenses OF their stronghold. A continu.
Gus line of impregnable Notifications
circles the outer slopes OF the noun
tains of Otz.
within the temples that lie behind
the ramparts a million lighting men
are ever ready. The courts and gar
dens are filled with slaves, with wom-
en- and with children.
None could so a stones throw with
out detection"
"If there is no other way, Thuvia.
why dwell upon the difficulties of this
We must face them"
Can we not better make the at,
tempt after darkT' asked Tars Tarkas.
There would seem to be no chance
by day." ..
There would be a little better
chance by night, but even then the
ramparts are well guarded, possibly
better than by day. There are fewer
abroad in the courts and gardens,
though" said Thuvia.
what is the hour?" I asked.
1T was midnight when you released
me from my chains" said Thuvia.
Two hours later we reached the store
room. There you slept for fourteen
hours. 1t must now be nearly sun
down again. Come: we will go to
some nearby window In the cliff and
make sure"
So saying, she led the way through
winding corridors until at a sudden
turn we came upon an opening which
overlooked the valley Dor.
At our right the sun was setting. a
huge red orb. below the western range
of Otz.
A little below rs stood the holy thern
on watch upon his balcony. His scar
let robe of Office was pulled tight about
him in anticipation of the cold that
comes so suddenly with darkness as
the sun sets.
So rare is the atmosphere of Mars
that 1t absorbs very little heat from
the sun. During the daylight hours 1t
is always extremely hot; at night 1t
Is intensely cold. Nor does the thin
atmosphere refract the suns rays or
diffuse its light as upon earth.
The declining sun lighted brilliantly
the eastern banks OF Korus, the Grim
son sward. the gorgeous forest. Be
meath the trees we saw feeding many
herds of plant men.
ThuVia lost no time In leading US to-
ward the corridor which winds back
awxA g.
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w TE arose before daylight, pick
NX/ eted our horses, left our
" dishes unwashed and hur-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-20
Fashions of To-Day BY May Manton

livery variation of the
plated skirt is fashion
- able and this frock that
is made of a striped challis is
just as pretty and attractive
as it can be, simple enough, for
morning wear and dressy
enough to be worn for the
simple luncheon or occasions
of that sort. The collar and
cuffs are of silk. The straight
skirt is cut in two pieces with
seams at the sides and it can
be made with or without the
pockets. The blouse tells its
own story. The novel feature
is found in the applied yoke
portions arranged over the
tucked fronts. You could use
the blouse for the separate
waist as we'll as for the entire
frock and separate blouses
always are needed.
For the IS year size the blouse
will require, ess yards of ma
terial SO inches wide, 21s yards
a., with IS yard SO for the collar
and cuffs. For the skirt will be
needed, AS yards SO, a yards a..
The May Manton pattern of
the blouse No. o33S and of the
skirt No. e237 both are cut in
sizes for 10 and Is years.
They will be mailed to any ad-
dress by the Fashion Depart
ment of this paper, on receipt
Of fifteen cents for each.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-20
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS

The United States Civil Service Conn
mission announces the following ex-
aminations to be held in this city on
the dates named: Electrical machin-
list, March 49, engineer of tests
(male), March 90; foreman brick
maker (male), March 20; aid (male)
bureau of standards. March 21-22.
Application papers and further in
formation concerning the above ex-
aminations can be secured from the
secretary, board of examiners, Har-
risburg Post Office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-20
(Continued.)

Might they not still open the way
to freedom? II we acted in time,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29
"kansas Rob" IL Dead.

Hot Springs.-The death in the ma.
tional soldiers sanitarium in Hot
Springs OF Kansas Bob,'' whose true
name Is Robert E. Drake, removes an
other OF the picturesque characters
who gained fame during pioneer days
in the west. During pioneer days he
was associated with Buffalo Bill, Wild
Bill, Jack Harvey, Walt st. Clair. Lit
tie BuckShot, Charles Johnson and
other noted frontier characters. He
was n years Of age at the time Of his
death. In 1876 he took up his resi-
dence in the Black Hills. where he
remained until his death. In the lat
ter year with two other men, he
opened up the Bella Union theater, In
Deadwood. continuing in the show
business until failing health a few
years ago compelled him to seek ref
uge In the state soldiers home in Hot
Springs. When he went into the show
business he assumed the name OF
Charles E. Stacey. and by many was
not known by any other name until
his death.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29

Sioux Falls.-Judge McNenney OF
the circuit court for the northern dis.
trict OF the Black Hills. has rendered
an important decision in a test case
instituted by Jesse NJ. SQuires, . home.
steader, against Butte county, to deter.
mine whether lands under the Belle
Fourche irrigation project are subject
to taxation prior to the issuance OF
patent (title) by the government. The
case was decided in favor of the de.
PENDANT county, Judge McNenney
holding in substance that the interest
Of the homesteader in lands of this
kind may be taxed. Squires' farm was
assessed at $1,Os5. or 50 per acre. the
farm consisting Of 100 acres, of which
SIS acres are irrigable. Squires had
made final proof on the tract, but a
patent had not been issued to him
by the government when he was taxed
in 1914 and 1915. If the decision OF
Judge McNepney stands Butte county
will profit to a considerable extent by
the taxation in future Of such lands.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29
Stranger Causes Alarm.

Scalp Creek.-The ranchers and
homesteaders OF this part OF Gregory
county were greatly alarmed by the
antics Of a strange man, who appear.
ed in the neighborhood and by his
strange actions gave evidence that he
might be mentally unbalanced. He
could not talk coherently. After be-
ing taken into custody Judge Davis,
who during the Spanish-American war
learned to talk the Spanish Ian
guage attempted to talk to him.
The language of the stranger was not
Spanish, but proved to be more near
~ Gerek. When found wandering
over the prairie he was in a sorry
plight. An investigation proved him
to be Of sound mind and he now has
been sent to Norfolk, Neb., as he ap-
parently came from that point.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29
70 Build Packing Plant.

Aberdeen.-Considerable interest
has been excited in q number OF South
Dakota towns over the organization
Of the Farmers Cooperative Packing
company. with an authorized capital
OF $4,000 Of which s. d. Frost OF
Leola, G. C. Kin OF Nina, Roy Hous-
man OF Huron, and Paul Hayes and
s. H. Splitter, well to do South Dako-
tans all OF them. are incorporators.
They plan to construct a cooperative
packing plant similar to the one which
Is said to be successfully operated at
Fargo, N. D. Aberdeen, Huron, Wa.
tertown and one or two other towns
are mentioned as possible locations
for the plant.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29

dish bodies, some rusty brown and
others gray"
Like mine," said the Gray SOUR
rel.
yes, you are like us; you are very
lucky"
swell, we're all cousins" said the
Gray Squirrel.
And just then they proved that they
were, for some children passed and
dropped some nuts and the Fox Squir-
rel showed that he wanted some for
his family as much as the Gray SOUR
rel wanted them for his family. They
both took us many as they could after
they had had a good meal. for all the
Squirrels like to lay in good supplies
IF nuts when they can.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29
Jailed for Assault.

Canton.-Harry Cooper. a young
man who was arrested here following
a murderous assault made by him on
another young man named Jacobson.
appeared before Judge Jones, Of the
circuit court, and entered a plea OF
guilty and vas sentenced to a term in
the county jail. Cooper assaulted ia
cobson with an iron bar, with which
he struck him over the head several
times, inflicting dangerous wounds.
Immediately before the assault Coop
er is alleged TO have stated that he
would gladly spend the rest of his
life in the penitentiary if he could
kill jacobson.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29
Hit by Shell: Will Live.

Webster.-It recently was reported
here that Herbert McKennett. a Web
ster young man who is serving with
the Canadians In France. had been
perhaps fatally wounded during recent
fighting. A letter has just been re-
ceived from him stating hat he is do
ing well. He was struck on the head
by a fragment Of shell, receiving only
q flesh wound. At the time of writ
ing the letter he was rapidly recov-
ering and expected to be back in the
trenches in a few days.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29
"Feed Herself" BANQUET.

Huron.-Plans are already being
made for E. "Beadle county can feed
herself" banquet which will be given
in the Beadle county building one eve.
ming during fair week this year. The
Beadle county farm bureaA is plan.
ming the affair. and the various can.
ming clubs OF the county are compel.
ing for the honor of serving the din
ner. The canning club which cans
the largest number of quarts of food
during the summer will serve the ban.
quet. Every particle Of food which
will be served will be a Beadle county
product.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29

The act Of registering under
the selective draft law does not
prevent men from enlistin0 in
any Of the governments forces
that are now organized. Men
between the ages Of eighteen
and forty can volunteer for the
regular army, the navy, the
marine corps, the national
guard or the naval militia. Men
are needed at once to I'LL the
ranks Of all Of these branches
Of the service.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29
Electric Shock Fatal.

!. Sioux Falls.-Frank Beaumont, aged
81, Of Whitewood, was instantly killed
when he and other employees of an cleo.
trio light and power company we're
working In a transformer house. BY
accident he came in contact with one
Of two lines carrying 1900 and rs. 0
volts respectively. Which one he
touched Is uncertain. He was a native
OF Tennessee, where his mother lives.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29
news BRIEFLY TOLD
-
INTELLIGENCE HERE GATHERED
COVERS WIDE AREA.
eRELIER OR LESSER IMPORT
includes What 10 oolno On at Wash.
lnoton and In Other Sections Of
the Country.
GREATEST OF WAR LOANS.

More than two and one.hah
times ~ many persons answered
the call .f the Liberty loan as
responded 70 Cermany's first
war loan Of 4,460. 600, 900 marks,
approximately 1.06t,490,000 dol
laro. The first German loan was
hoatsd In September, 1914, when
victory seemed certain. The SUBJ
ecribsrs to this loan numbered
1,f77,233.
Great eritain's first loan was
~, 147, 7o2 pounds sterling, ap-
proxImateiy $x,z1s,s7s,7co Il
Was taken BY 100000 subscrib-
ere or less than 4 per cent OF
the number that subscribed to
Americas first war loan.
Measured by the standard OF
total subscribers, the Liberty
loan stands In . class by itself
% 4 nations first war offering.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29
Baby prowns In POOL.

Yankton.-Guy, the 22-month-old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Troelsen
of Yankton county. was drowned in a
shallow pool at the farm home Of the
ton. The accident occurred at a well
which had been dug to furnish water
for the stock. the supply being drained
into the reservoir from a nearby lake.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29

ture asks for.
You mustn't boast,
my dear. You
wouldn't want to
have two noses or
two tails, would
your
mo" said the
Fox Squirrel, of
course not. You
are SO very par
ticular about what
you say. ! meant
that each of us
had q white nose.
And some of the
family have red
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29
Bolt Kills Horse: Man unhurt.

Sioux Falls.-George Weaver. a
farmer living miles from Ra.
vinia. had a narrow escape from death
when q bolt OF lightning descended
and killed n Of his horses which
with three others was attached to q
pillow with which he was breaking sod
on hfs farm. Another horse was in
tured so badly that 1t may die. Two
Of the horses. which were in the center.
were unhurt. Weaver himself received
. shock which stunned him for q time,
the bolt passing only . foot or two
from his body and striking the horses.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-29
!, Restocking Streams.

Spearfish.-The forest service Of
hcers have during the past few weeks
devoted q part Of their attention to
directing the work Of restocking the
streams OF the Black Hills with fish
fry supplied by the federal fish hatch.
cry In this city. A comprehensive
plan has been worked out by Supervi.
o Kelleter for restocking the
streams Of this region. he plan will
cover q five-yeaf period. and will re-
suit in making the Black Hills one OF
the leading fishing resorts on this
continent