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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-05

Musical by five local soloists and
three pianists for benefit OF Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines club,
under auspices of Industrial chap
ter OF Holy Trinity church. in the
home OF Mrs. Stanyarne Wilson.
kenIlworth apartments. r. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-05
HIGH SCHOOL DRAMATIC
CLUB BUSY WITH PLAY

The cast selected by the directors.
Miss Ray Van Wort and Mr.. r. J.l
Stubs, for the presentation OF ALI
OLA Sudden Peggy" by the John
Marshall high school dramatic club
Is hard at work. The play Ia the
story Of q charming Irish girl who
schocks an old and staid English arts.
tocratic family. If the present en-
thusiasm continues delightful per.
Torrance is to be expected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-05
MI SIC OF THE WEEK


Organ recital by Claiming Le-
Febvrc. U. 8. N. a, and assistant
orsanist OF the Cathedral of st.
John the Divine in New York. for
benefit Huguenot Evangelical so
eiety. in st, Paui's Episcopal
church. SIS p. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-05
Tuesday.

Concert by First Baptist church
choir (coIored) of twenty-five
voices, under auspices OF Ladies'
Aid society OF St. James NJ. T..
church, in Chin borazo school au-
. ditorium. $40 T.. Nj.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-05

Concert Mrs Frances West
Rinehardt, soprano soloist. under
auspices OF Ladies' Aid society OF
Third Presbyterian church, audi
forum OF John Marshall High
school. Sis +. NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-05
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

First Church OF Christ. Scientist
corner Park avenue and Meadow
street--Services II A. NJ. The sub
ject will be Everlasting Punishment"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-05

Evening sing at Y w c. A., 6
North Fifth street, SIS F. NJ
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
ALL NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

age was 7.4S7 and In April. 1916. II
was 1856. these constituting the sec
ond and third best complete monthly
records.
On Middle Division
At Lewistown Junction, on the
main line between Harrisburg and
Altoona, another important observa-
tion point, the daily average number
of freight cars passing in both di-
rections was 6,S12. This compares
with 6.267 cars in the same period
of 1917. with G.4O2 in 1915. with
5.2S2 in 1915. with 4,954 in 1914, with
5,S79 in 1913 and with 5,6S4 In 1912.
The differences in the figures
shown for Lewistown Junction and
Columbia are due to the fact that at
the latter point the passing traffic in
cluded not only that originating on
the main line branches and connec-
tions west of Harrisburg, but also
the western traffic received via Erie
and Buffalo, which meets the main
line at Harrisburg.
War Troubles
While the total car movement thus
1af tnlS month mas Deen tne heaviest
ever known. the trend of traffic on
the Pennsylvania railroad, has be-
come exceedingly unbalanced, due to
conditions arising out of the war.
Under normal conditions preceding
the war approximately sixty per cent.
of the freight handled on the main
line was eastbound and forty per
cent. westbound.
At the present time, however. an
overwhelming proportion of the to-
tai movement of freight is east
bound. This is due to the fact that
exports, especially of munitions,
have enormously increased, as have
also the shipments Of raw materials
to the war industries of the East. At
the same time, import traffic has
ceased almost altogether, the ships
arriving at Atlantic ports from Eu-
rope being nearly empty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
Columbia, Pa, Observation
Point in Freight Record

Philadelphia, May 1S.-All rec
ords for the movement of freight
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, as in
dicated By daily observations taken
at Columbia, Pa, one of the prin-
cipal observation points on the east
ern lines, have been broken in the
first half of May. Figures just COM
piled show that the combined move
ment of all freight cars on May IL
in both directions amounte dto s.
S13 cars This surpassed the high
est previous movement. which was
S,791 cars on October i31, 1915. On
Sunday May IL. the record was
broken second time at the same
point, the combined movement of
east and westbound cars being 9,173.
In the whole period covering the
first half OF May. daily average of
1858 cars passed Columbia. This
exceeds by 357 cars the best previous
record ever shown for one entire
month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
PENNSY FREIGHT
RECORDS SOAR
Car Movement in Spite of the
Embargoes Is Above
Normal

Based on the amount of low-grade
freight passing special observation
points on the lines of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad, all freight records for
this system have been smashed into
smithereens in the press of the tre-
mendous amount of war material
moving toward Atlantic seaboard
rites.
At Columbia a total of 9.173 cart
passed east and westbound last Sun
day. The day previous established
a record of S,S13 cars, compared with
the former mark of S,791 cars on Oc-
tober 81. 1915.
In the whole period covering the
first half of May a daily average OF
7,S6S cars passed Columbia. This
exceeds by 357 cars the best previous
record ever shown for one entire
month. that of May, 1917, when the
daily average movement was 7,511
cars. In June, 1917, the daily aver
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division The 129
crew first to go after $50 o'clock
103. III. 1913.
Engineer for 103.
Firemen for 103, 1913.
Conductor for 129.
Brakeman for 1873
Engineers up: Friedman, Shoaff.
Firemen up: Masterson, Ream,
Millard, Cornello, Miller.
Conductor up: Sellers.
Flagman up: Wenrick.
Brakemen up: Nader. Lesher,
Henry, Clark, Beck.
Middle DivislOn-The 26 crew first
to go after l o'clock: 81, 227, 81, %,
sol, 81. 255. 216, Is.
Engineers for 26. 90. 81, 81.
.Firemen for 23, Is.
Flagman for 26.
Brakemen for 90. %.
Engineers up: Smith, Tettemer,
Rowe, Nissley, Titler. e. r. Snyder,
Farley, Rathfon.
Cook.
Conductors up: Corl. Bennett.
Brakemen up: Bell, Manzello,
Rhoades, Basom, king. Cassatt, Nc
Kee, Nearhood, Prosser, Bosserman.
Yard BORrd-Engineers for 11C,
LILAC. 3-15C, 29C.
Firemen for 2-7C, &c, 11C, LAC,
23C.
Firemen up: Heiney, Lake, Car
michael, Cain, Sherman, Mummaw,
Stapf, Witchey, Myers, Kistler, Shaw
field, Moses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
Mutual Magazine For May;
First War Number Printed

The Mutual Magazine, official or
gan for the Mutual Beneficial Asso-
citation For Pennsylvania Railroad
Employees, is out, for May. There
was some delay in the printing, but
this special number is one of the
greatest issues printed since the Mu-
tual was organized. 1t contains much
that is interesting to Pennsylvania
railroad employees. Every Pennsy
employe now in the service of Uncle
Sam has his name in this issue. A
life-size picture of. Brigadier General
w. w. Atterbury is also printed.
Wayne Latimer Rockey, of New Cum
berland, former Enola employe. has
a story from France, where he is
doing great work, and James X.
Linn, known all over the Pennsy
system, is also a contributor. The
cover page is in colors and of at
tractive design.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
ENOLA SIDE

Philadelphia Division -. The 236
crew first. to go after 2.45 o'clock:
240, 200. PA. 23S, 241, 201, 2OS.
Engineer for 233.
Firemen for 244. 201.
Flagmen for 209, 203.
Brakemen for 236. 24O. 241.
Conductor up: Hasson.
Brakeman up Hames.
Middle DivisiOn-The' 104 crew first
to go after 1.45 o'clock: 253, 112,
229.
Fireman for t04
Conductor for 10i.
Yard BOard-Engineers for Srd
126, 1877.
Firemen for End 1875, 1st 129. End
129, 1876. 1st 102. End 102, 1st 1O4.
Engineers up: Lutz, Bair, Cling
rich, Hinkle., Fenical.
Firemen up: Hall, Weaver, Price.
Kiner, Fish, cambridge, Huber.
Martin, Holmes, Jones, Wallace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
SEEING DOUBLE KILLS
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

Seattle, Wash, Mrs. G. Mary
Moore and her adopted daughter,
Alice Terwado, of Lamoine, Doug
las county, Washington. died sud-
denly under circumstances which
have puzzled Waterville and Wenat-
chez physicians.
The daughter attended Withrow
school. During the forenoon she
fell i'll and went home. She COM
planned of seeing double. and the
mother remarked she had a similar
feeling. They were both taken to
Waterville. The daughter died at
the hospital and Mrs. Moore at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. w. r.
Schluenz.
An autopsy was held, but failed
to disclose the cause of death, and
a portion of the brain and stomach
of each has been sent here for
further investigation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
JAPANESE AND
CHINESE LABOR
Congressman Focht Opposes
Bringing Hordes of
Asiatics Here
WASHINGTON, D. c.

Ma y16, 1918.
Dear Brother:
You of course have seen the ma
lignant assaults made upon me by
my opponent for the nomination for
Congress- which are as venemous as
they are untruthful. Nothing can
be more absur dand foolish than
to charge me with being unpatri-
otic. 1t might as well be said that
/ have forgotten my love for my
dead and sainted mother and living
children. My opponent being an old
I bachelor seems to be pevish and has
a crouch because things are not go
ing his way. l am sorry he refuses
TO be like other men and join some
fraternal and patriotic orders. The
milk of human kindness would flow
more freely through his system if
he did, and it is to be regretted that
he refused to join our Order and
evidently has no sympathy for our
work, for when the Huntingdon
Camp No. 321, p. o. S. A., was or
sanized. he did not even acknowl-
edge the card sent him by the secre-
tary.
But we will pass up all this poll
ties and call your attention to the
work ahead, which is suggested in
the following letter just received
from our State Secretary:
PPATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF
AMERICA
Office of the State Secretary
1917 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pa,
May Is, 1918.
Honorable B. K. Focht,
House Office Building,
Washington, ID. c.
Dear Brother Focht:
| am returning the letters sent
me regarding the importing of Chi
nese and Japanese labor into the
CountrySSand desire on behalf of our
order to commend you on your stand
on these patriotic measures. l will
treat in confidence the identity of
the gentleman who wrote and I
promise you that we will take some
steps in the near future on same.
Thank you again for your support
on all things patriotic. / trust you
will become the candidate on the
Republican ticket from your dis
trict again, and l have enough conf
dence in the voters of your counties
TO believe that they will return you
to Congress next November. May
God richly bless you.
Fraternally yours,
c. B. HELMS,
State Sec'y.
Fraternally yours,
BENJAMIN X. FOCHT.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

Ian plant of the Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation has broken all
records in this district, and probably
in the country.
The gang that made the record
was fathered by Foreman Jack Con-
ley, for forty-three years an en-
ploye at the plant. "Bill" Koyloski
was the riveter who made the un-
usual record. The next known rec
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

the Red Cross parade in Harrisburg
to-day by the faculty and students of
Irving College, who have been an at
tractive feature in recent Liberty
Loan demonstrations here and at
Carlisle.
The Mechanicsburg Girls Military
Squadron will also be feature in
their new nobby uniforms.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
Bethlehem Builders
Set New Rivet Record

Wilmington, Del.-With an aver
age OF five snap rivets a minute
maintained for a nine-hour day,
bringing a total of 1905 rivets, it is
announced that a crew in the Har-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
ALBERT III. WOLFE

Albert Fl. Wolfe died last evening
at 5.15 o'clock at his home, in Marsh
Run. Mr.. Wolfe formerly lived in
Harrisburg and was employed for a
number of years by the Pennsylvania
Steel Company. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

Danvillc, Pa, May IS. Miss
Augusta Gibson, of Danville, and
John C. Freeman, a member of the
1880 United States Engineers, sta
toned at Camp Mills, Mineola, L. l.,
We're married here by the Rev. DR..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
URGES JEWISH CITIZENS
TO AID THE RED CROSS

Speaking on angels of Mercy"
Rabbi Louis j. Haas at a lecture last
evening in the Ohev Sholam Temple,
Second and South streets. strongly
urged Jews to subscribed literally in
the Red Cross campaign which opens
next week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

Miss Stella c. Hahn, Wernersville,
Miss Minerva Meyer and Mrs. Jesse
Orr, of Reading, have been employed
as draughtswomen in the division
engineers office at Reading.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
Railroad Notes

j. B. Warrington, superintendent
of the Philadelphia division of the
Reading, has been made assistant
to Railroad Regional Director A. II.
Smith in New York City.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

Nelson Anthony, night baggage
man at the Pennsy station, will
spend Sunday with his parents at
Mt. Holly Springs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

James Nollaston Kirk, of the Ma
honing Presbyterian Church. The
wedding was the result of romance
that began when the two were en-
ployed as nurses at the Danville
State Hospital.
FEATURES FOR PARADE
Mechanicsburg, Pa, May Is
MechanicSburE will be represented in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
NURSE WEDs sOLDIER

ord for nine hours was 1900 snap
rivets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT

Middle Observation-Disclosures up: o.
L. Miller, G. G. Keiser, d. Keane, S.
Fl. Alexander, J. ]. Kelley, J. A.
SPOTS, D. G. Riley, J. Crimmel, F.
McC. Buck, w. C. Graham, r. h.
Crum, r. NJ. Crane, w. d. McDougal.
Firemen up: Roy Herr, S. P.
stauffer, H. w. Fletcher. S. II.
Wright E. ]. Sheesley. r. F. Mohler.
A. l.. Reeder, w. E. Hoffner, r. A.
Arnold, r. f. Look, G. B. Huss, c. j..
Sheats, C L. Dunn. ]. c. Kerber, S.
Fl. Zeiders, f. e. Ross, F A. Pot
tieger.
Engineer for 6293.
Firemen for %. 629S. SO. 55.
Philadelphia Division - Engineers
up: NJ. Pleam, r. b. Welch.
Firemen up: L. E. Everhart, VIM.
Shive, F. H. Cook. E. d. McNeal.
Fireman for 62s. No Philadelphia
crews here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18
THE READING

The Is crew first to go after IL
o'clock: So. l, y, 6, 5S, Z, 81, 81, s,
73. so. 65. So
Engineers for go, 90. 81, 72, s.
1-25S, Bird.
Firemen for 5S, 50. So. 81. ~, 1, 4,
s, 2-25S, Bird. Lebanon work train.
Conductors for ~. 3, 256.
Flagmen for SO. 50, 73. s.
Brakemen for Sc. 81. 81, 81. 7S, Z,
s., 16. 1-25s. afternoon way train,
Lebanon work train.
Engineers up: Ruth, Motter, Sci
fert, Ditlow, Linn, Bruaw, Griffith,
Lackey, Pletz.
Firemen u2: Booth, Strominger,
Smith, Durbrow, O'Connor.
Conductors up: Sourbeer, Fessler.
Flagmen up: Weiley, Lehmer,
Mosey, Swope.
Brakemen up: Reilly, Wray, Spies,
James.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

Alexander S. Rockman, former
rodman on the Schuylkill division
of the Pennsy has been made as
sistant supervisor of the middle
division at Hollidaysburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

The next meeting of the Friend
ship Club will be held Thursday,
May 30. This change is made in
order that officials and employees
of the railroad will be able to at
tend the Masonic meeting in this
city, May 23.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

c. G. Baldwin, inspector of the
bureau for the transportation of ex-
plosives. will deliver a lecture at
the p. & r. Y. M. C. A. at Ruther-
ford on Thursday evening, May 23.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

POLITICAL ADVERTISING
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

President Samuel Rea, acting
e-president, Elisha Lee, and As
sistant General Manager, r. L.
O'Donnell of the Pennsy, were in
Harrisburg yesterday. These Off
cials were enroute home from an
inspection of Altoona shops and the
Pittsburgh division.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

Fraternally yours,
BENJAMIN X. FOCHT.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

Georgette Blouses - Plain
tailored model with striped
collar and cuffs of crepe
de chine; dressy model
with Dutch neck; en-
broidered in Cd III
colors ........ WITT
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-18

Crepe de Chine BIouses-
In white and flesh, with
the popular Buster Brown
collars; specially priced
for Monday 0N m
at ........... WTsE
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-02
YOU

Should right now be thinking, plan
ming and buying for Christmas. You
know you'll buy quite o lot of Candy
don't you every year? This year is
different. You'll have to buy early
the government asks it, No stores
will be open late for your convent
ence.
In our line we now have all the
bulk chocolates we're going to have.
Also all the high grade stuffed fancy
Candies. Sugar will be scarce Christ
mas because of the extra demand for
sweets So why not order your
cakes now? Have them off your
mind because we'll take care of all
orders given early
Have a look at our line of novelty
baskets. We have baskets for every
thing A nice selection of empty
boxes and Christmas cards. Cigars
on hand now cannot be bought Christ
mas for the price you pay today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-02

! a., Z,. Walls must De horrible
wretch. ! shall see that he and his
chum leave town at once
She was pretty as picture and gem
tie as a dove, but for day or two had
been labOring under disappointment
and chagrin. -Four days previous a
certain shy, but adoring young man
had whispered to her at a tennis party
that he intended sending her very
important letter next day, and it had
not come.
Xeb making a fresh infusion of PEN
nyroyal tea, was challenged from out
side the barn by young lady waving
her parasol at him.
"Come here, you young reprobate"
she called. Are you the wretch who
has been trying to scatter an epidemic
of disease through the town."
"No'm' dssented Zeb, "Ive just
been trying 10 keep my chum, Roger
Small. comfortable"
"Well, you must move on and leave
you. / am Miss Blair, the schoolteach-
er, and l must protect my charges"
"Oh, say!" abruptly CALCULATED Zeb,
I've got something for you" and he
hauled out the letter from which he
had clipped the stamps Miss Blair
examined it with trembling fingers.
She read the inclosure
you dear boy y she cried, almost
hugging him. Tell me where you got
it,
~ found it, explained Zeb "Was
it stealing, taking the stamps? Then
! guess I'd steal for the best friend l
ever had, Roger Small" Miss Blair
led him on to tell all about his strange
doings, tracing in his fidelity feryor
that showed veritable diamond in
the rough.
"After all, only friendship and love
cojmt for much" she said, and forth
with saw to it, amid her joy over the
letter, that the two wayfarers were
comfortably housed, the father of Rog-
er sent for and she so pleaded for 10y
AL loving Zeb with the latter that he
decided to take Zeb and make some
thing Of him.
And Miss Ina Blair was glad Of all
of this, for how her future might have
been marred had the lost letter never
been found
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-02
Promising Opening.

The travelling Snowman was waxing
eloquent as he described the charac-
terlStics of his wild horse from Tar
tary.
Ladies' and gents" he said, this
hanmal is Il real terror. If there's
any gent in this comp'ny as fancies
hisself as rider, I'll give him five
pounds for every minute he sticks on
this hoss. I've rid hosses all my life,
but this boss is beyond me. I've tried
i'm every way, but e shakes me off
In ten seconds"
"Why not get inside him?' queried
a hUmorist.
The Snowman waited until the
laughter had died down.
MY lad" he said, witheringly, 1--WE
thought of that But nature has been
unkind to i'm in the matter of mouth;
1t amt big enough. Now, if it 'ad
been yours"
But the humorist did not wait to
hear the logical conclusion of the
hypothesis.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-02
TRUE BLUE
BY WARREN LEE BARTON.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OopIrght. 1918 western Newspaper Union
GLOW YOU feeling now. Roger?"

How you feeling now, RogerY
"Snug rs a bug in a rugW
"Mebbe we'd better forget digging
gold and dig back for home, hey?"
Everybody would laugh at us. No,
I'll be all right in day or two and
Wen strike a fresh trail, see?'
Thus spoke Roger Small, rich mans
son Of Chesterton, fifty miles distant, to
his tides Achates, zeb Walls. They
were in an old barn and, lying on
heap Of hay and covered to the chin
with ragged horse blanket, Roger,
with mottled face, watched his chum
ana nurse hustle about.
The latter had set up light house
keeping. He had small one-burner
kerosene stove, Il skillet ana few
other Kitchen accessories, a package Of
cereal, Il bottle of milk and I'm old tea
pot. This was constantly simmering
on the little oil burner and gave out
an aromatic steam
You see, you've got the measles"
said Heb, "ald all you can do for it is
to lie still and keep warm, SO | bor-
roWed the blanket without asking, ana
as to the warm drinks you've got TO
have there's loads of pcnnyroyal in
the fields and that's the tea you're
getting. l found Il letter with regu-
lar and special delivery stamp on it
and cut them off and sold them for ten
cents and bought the cereal"
rtat r.
some one"
Course It was. It's addressed to a
woman and some one dropped it be-
fore il was mailed. I'll hunt her up
and deliver It,"
You're a true blue one, amt your"
voiced Roger in grateful admiration.
Il try to be. You would run away
from home and. having none myself,
] was glad to join YOU. Now you're
sick, think I'd drop you?"
Just then there were sounds of jolly
juvenile voices outside Half Il dozen
boys peered in curiously. Its the two
felers we heard about running away
from hom9,' spoke their leader.
Keep out This is a hospital just
now" warned Zeb.
what do you meanY was inquired.
"Just what l say. My chums down
with the measles and I'm nursing
him" and Zeb went outside with the
group
"Huh :" muttered one of them, He's
lucky. Don't have to 90 to school.
Wish't I had his Sickness
You DOR challenged Zcb, his eye
Frightening. Look here, any of you
fellows anxious TO catch the measles
SO YOU don't have to 90 TO school can
be accommodated at ten cents per. All
you've got to do is to pay dime, come
in and sit by my chum for an hour or
TWO and afore day or so you'll break
out most beautifully"
Zcb laughed at his own conceit, but
the boys went away thoughtful AT
noon two of them reappeared with an
air of mystery and twenty cents be-
tween them.
"Say," observed one Of them. sheep
ishly well take twenty cents worth
of your measles between us"
THAT'S business" said zeb and saw
them seated beside his patient and pro-
ceeded down town to buy some delica-
cies for his invalid chum.
However infection did not occur
and the would-be victims missed the
opportunity of an anticipated vacation,
hut the story got out. Miss Ina Blair
schoolteacher learned Of the incident.
q never heard of such cold-blooded
diabolism - she told an assistant.