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Fluffy.
By Mavis Bright, Aged 10. Ord.
Nah

Neb.
On the early morning of January
rs, 1918, Fluffy was born.
He is a French, Poodle. Fluffy has
white hair and it is very curly.
When he has just finished his bath,
which he gets every week in the
summer and on special occasions in
the winter, his hair is very curly.
He has a black nose with brown
eyes. Fluffy was and is the largest
of family of snow white puppies.
They had very proud and beauti-
full mother. Her name is SNOWFALL.
: Her hair, instead of being curly
and landing up, lays smooth and
in very beautiful curls. SNOWFALL
is not my dog. She stays with me
and goes wherever I go. She even
goes riding with US. When Fluffy
was born he took her place.
One morning when / was lying in
bed papa went to let SNOWFALL in (she
was in another room). She did
not rush in and begin to play. In
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they follow it back to the battle
field and bring in the wounded
men.
From Alaska we get some dogs
that are used some as a beast of
burden. and now we use them to
carry war provisions over the
Vosges, where no way of transporta-
ton is to be had.
When the boys go through No
Mans land they take some of the
dogs with them, and when the en-
envy us near the dogs bristle up
their hair and point to the place.
but do not make sound.
They are used at listening posts,
for air raids, and many a raid has
been frustrated by their warming
that soldier would not even have
imagined.
The dogs carry messages, serve
as mascots for the boys; they kill
the huge rats that swarm through
the trenches and make life disagree
able for them. They carry the SOL
diers' lunches or cartridges, to the
boys, and when they come to No
Mans land they crawl on their
stomachs to avoid getting hit by the
bullets and reach the men in
safety. .
The dogs are very worthy, as you
see, and when we get the kaiser
licked, please don't forget the in
telligent Red Cross dogs.
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again, but another hand had been
quicker than his. and he saw the
weapon tossed % the ground at the
dde of the tent-out Of reach.
What is the meaning Of thiS?" The
stranger addressed his question TO
Meriem III a tongue she did not under
stand. She shook her head and spoke
in Arabic. Instantly the man changed
his question to that language.
These men are taking me away
from korak," painted the girl. This
one would have harmed me. The 9TH
er, who he has just killed, tried TO stop
him. They We're both very bad men,
but this n is the worse. If my korak
were here he would kill him. l sup
pose YOU are like them, so you will not
kill him"
The stranger smiled. "He deserves
killing" he said. "There is no doubt
of that. Once | should have killed him,
but now not. l will see, though, that
he does not bother you any more"
He was holding Malbihn in a grasp
the giant Swede could not break,
though he struggled to do so, and he
was holding him as easily as Malbihn
might have held a little child, yet NAL
bihn was a huge man, nightly thewed.
The Swede began to rage and curse.
He struck at his captor, only to be
twisted about and held at arms length.
Then he shouted to his boys to come
and kill the stranger.
In response 4 dozen strange blacks
entered the tent. They, too, were pow
erful. clean limbed men, not at all
like the NANCY crew that followed the
Swedes.
I'VE have had enough f~oolishness,"
said the stranger to Maibihn. You
deserve death, but l am not the law.
! know now who you are. l have
heard Of you before. You and your
friend bear a most unsavory reputa-
ton. We do not want you in our coun.
try. I shall let you 60 this time, but
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New 50. 900 Girls Dormitory at State Col
eye
Seven Brick Business Blocks Erected IN
1914.
one Exclusive Dry Goods and Ladies Fur
nishing Store.
New 800 900 Agricultural Building at
State College.
South Dakota State College OF Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts.
Bookings Produce Co., Cash Market for
All Farm Products.
Two Billiard Halls and Bowling Alley as
Places Of Amusement.
Brictson Manufacturing Company. makers
o fthe Brictson Tire Tread.
Surrounded by the Best Farming Land In
lhe State, Where Crops are Sure and BOun-
Municipality Owned Telephone, Electric
Light, Heating and Water Works Plants.
Strong Commercial Club with 200 Mem
bers in Good Standing. Fine Club Rooms.
tiful.
Brookings is Located on the Main Line OF
the c. & \. w. Ry. from Chicago to Pierre,
the Capital of the State. Also Headquarters
for Train Crews Running North to Water
town and on to Redfeld and Gettysburg.
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should you ever return l shall take the
law into my own hands. Now, get out,
and next time you see me remember
who | am" and he spoke a name In
the Swede's cara name that more
effectually subdued the s%cOundrel than
many beatings. Then he gave him q
push that carried him bodily through
the tent doorway, to sprawl upon the
turf beyond.
"Now," he said, turning toward Mer-
lem, who has the key to this thing
about your neck?"
The girl pointed to Jenssen's body.
"He carried 1t always" she said.
The stranger searched the clothing
on the corpse until he came upon the
key. A moment more Meriem was
free.
"NVill you let me go back to ny Ko-
rakf" she asked.
II will see that you are returned to
your people," the stranger replied.
"Who are they, and where Is their viii
lager"
He had been cycling her strange, bar
barrie ~garmenture wonderingly. From
her speech she was evidently an Arab
girl, but he had never before seer one
thus clothed.
WHO are your people? Who is Ko-
rak z" he asked again.
"Korak! Why, Korak Is an ape. I
have no other people. korak and |
live In the jungle alone since Ait
went to be king of the apes" She had
always thus pronounced Akut's name,
for so 1t had sounded to her when first
she came with korak and the ape.
A questioning expression entered the
strangers eyes. He looked at the girl
closely.
$50 Korak Is an ape?" he said. "And
what, pray, are your"
Il am Meriem. l also am an ape"
MIN" a the strangers only oral
comment upon this startling announce
ment. But what he thought might
have been partially interpreted through
the plying light that entered his eyes.
He approached the girl and started TO
lay his hand upon her forehead. She
drew back with a savage little growl.
A smile touched his lips.
You need not fear me-" he said. II
shall not harm YOU. / only wish to
discover If you have fever-if you are
entirely well. If you are we will set
forth In search Of Korak"
(TO BE CONTINIEDl
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serted that it is a patriotic duty to
preserve all the corn and that farm.
ers' elevators and cooperative COM
panies should install dryers to pre-
wasted.
DR.. f. C. Perisho, president of State
college, paid a glowing tribute to the
farmer as a patriot. He asserted that
the patriotic farmer is a necessity be
cause of the enormous demand for in
creased production. He said that
there must be a greater acreage OF
spring wheat in order to make up
for the shortage Of winter wheat and
the increased demand for wheat to
supply the allies. The allies will need
more than 800 million bushels. The
thar 100 million bushel of wheat.
I'VE must ont only use every effort
to produce food for our soldiers and
our allies" he said. but we must
raise enough also to feed the Ameri
can people who remain at home, so
that nome may suffer. A hungry peo-
pie in a land of plenty will never be
the most patriotic nation" He said
further that although the nation needs
food, it also needs men technically
trained to produce it. 1t is not only
the duty of the college to aid the farm
ers, but its greatest work is to train
young men and women for the posi-
pressed upon the young people thai
the securing of a practical education
is a patriotic duty.
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seemed rraupht with sinister SIG.

have seemed rraught with sinister sug.
gestion. but Jensen knew Malbihn
well, and SO, having secured meat, he
turned Immediately back toward camp
while his boys brought In his kill.
He had covered about half the re.
turn journey when a scream came
family to his ears from the direction
of camp. He halted to listen. 1t war
repeated twice. Then silence.
With a muttered curse Jensen
broke into a rapid run. What a fool
Malbihn was, indeed, thus to chance
jeopardizlng a fortune!
Further away from camp than Jens.
other heard Meriem's screams-a
stranger who was not even aware of
the proximity OF white men other than
himself, a hunter with IA handful of
sleek, black warriors.
He, too, listened intently for a mo-
ment. That the voice was that OF a
WOman In distress he could not doubt,
and 50 he also FASTENED at a run IN
the direction of the affrighted voice,
but he was much farther away than
Jensen, 50 that the latter reached the
tent first.
What the Swede found there reused
no pity within his calloused heart, ONLY
anger against his fellow scoundrel.
Meriem was lighting off her attacker.
Malbihn was showering blows upon
her.
Jensen, streaming foul curses upon
his erstwhlle friend, burst into the
tent. Malbihn, interrupted, dropped
his victim and turned to meet Jens.
sens Infatuated charge.
He whipped a revolver from his hip.
Jensen, anticipating the lightning
move Of the others hand, drew almost
simultaneously, and both men fired at
once.
Jensen was still moving toward
Malbihn at the time, but at the flash
Of the explosion he stopped. His re-
volver dropped from nerveless fingers.
For Il momen he staggered drunkenly.
bullets into his friends body at close
range.
Even In the midst Of the excitement
and her terror Meriem found herself
wondering at the tenacity of life
which the hit man displayed. His
eyes were closed, his head dropped
forward upon his breast, his hands
hung Imply before him. Yet still he
stood there upon his feet, though he
reeled horribly.
1t was not until the third bullet had
found It's mark within his body that
he lunged forward upon his face. Then
Malbihn approached him and, with an
oath, kicked him ~viciously. Then he
turned nee more to Merlem.
At the same instant the flaps Of the
tent opened silently and a tall white
man stood in the aperture. Neither
Meriem or Malbihn saw the lewcom-
err. The ~latter's back was toward him,
while his body hid the stranger from
Meriem's eye.
He crossed the tent quickly. step
ping over J~enssen's body. The first
intimation Malbihn had was a heavy
hand upon his shoulder.
He wheeled. to face an utter stran.
ger. a tall, black haired, gray eyed
stranger, clad in khaki and pith heI-
met. Alalbihn reached for his gun
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"FAIR AND WARM R"

Selwyn and Company will present
their farce classic, Fair and Warm
err" whose fame has preceded it over
the whole country, at the Grand
Opera House on Saturday. January -.
Avery Hopwood. author of this gay
and bubbling piece, became. on its
presentation, the most talked-of mar
in New York. He had surpassed ever
his own gallant record of Seven
Days" and "Nobody's Widow" and he
had written a farce which within its
first fourteen weeks had surpassed
within the Law its most illustriOus
rival as a m~oney-maker, with its at
tendance at the Eltinge theater. For
one year Fair and Warmer ran on
Broadway before Selwyn and Com
pany could answer the tremendous de-
mand for 1t from other parts of the
country, and send it on tour. 1t comes
here with an excellent cast of far
ceurs.
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ENGLISH LIVING HIGH

State Food Administrator Herreid
has given out for publication parts CT
a letter received by a citizen of Aber-
deem from his sister in London. This
is an illustration of what war may
bring to US, unless we speed up on
everything and make the world save
for living, as we'll as for democracy.
Buying food consumes most of
ones time and is firing and %discourg-
ing when added to ones homework.
E tried seven different shops for
butter one day last week and got a
quarter Of a pound at last. At times
II cannot get margarine. We have
been buying drippings and enjoy it:
especially good spread on hot toast.
The butcher cares us, good but ex-
pensive, had no meat yesterday. I've
ceased to buy bacon. E~said they
could hardly eat the last two lots.
though Sc cents and 20 cents per
pound.
"Preseryed eggs are 6 cents each;
new laid, 10 cents and 10 cents. Been
using dried eggs, and like them. They
work out just under 4 cents each.
Fortunately | put some in water glass
this spring. Soft boiled the other day
by piercing shell with needle, then
put it in cold water, brought to boil.
Couldn't tell it from fresh. Paid SO
cents a pound for shank of beef Fri
day. Been having difficulty getting
tea lately. None cheaper than 81 a
pound and can only buy two ounces
at a time. The milkman has cut down
our pint a day, just half. And when
we think of the many houses like our
neighbors mex door. where there are
three little ones under 3h years, we
feel quite willing to give up even that
if it means their benefit. We pay I
cents for our half pint.
when l went to put in my weekly
order for groceries Friday was asked
for my sugar ticket. The system was
not to take effect till December 81. so,
of course. | had 0 carried it with
me. So had to trot down again Sat
urday morning to get our allowance
of one pound per week, or one-half
pound per person. Cost M 13c a ID.
"Macaroni is % cents a pound. Dat
meal is fixed at 10 cents; also a GER
tain kind of cheese at SO cents, the
cheapest. Raisins 43 cents, but you
can't get them. A friend succeeded
in getting one pound of s~ultanas last
week at As cents. Currants are unob-
tainable. Prunes % cents, the cheap
est. Dried peas 33 cents, apricots Al
cents. Syrup or molasses impossible
to get at times. and then IS cents a
pound. Have not been able to buy a
match for a long time. Paid Al cents
Tor three pound bars of soap Saturday.
Butter 70 cents a pound. lard scarce
and 81 cents. Fish is dear"
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again, but another hand had been
quicker than his. and he saw the
weapon tossed TO the ground at the
ode of the tent-uut Of reach.
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TALKS AT FARM COURSE
(TO BE CONTINUED)

Enlisted men from the farms as far
as possible should be permitted to do
farm work during the coming season,
is the substance of a resolution passed
by the farmers attending the farm
and home course and Brookings coun-
ty short course at State college last
week. The State Council of Defense
Is urged to convey this message %
the federal government in view of the
great need of intelligent farm labor
as a means of greater food produc-
ton in South Dakota. 1t was also re
solved that the members of the course
pledge themselves, individually and
collectively. diligently to conserve
food, especially sugar, meat, butter
and wheat products. 1t was also rec
commended that the legislature Of
South Dakota should appropriate suf-
ficient funds to enable the agronomy
department of the State college and
IA ~ llllt1Il otdlJoH | u HloNitd illl II
systematic soil and crop survey with
a view to increased crop yields and
permanent farming. 1t was further
unanimously resolved to pledge anew
loyalty to the government and to give
every possible service to enable the
nation to secure victory and a lasting
peace. The attendance from over the
state at the farm and home course
was greater than any preceding year.
A special feature of the sessions
was an address on Modern Rural
Schools" by Prof. A. p. Hollis of the
North Dakota agricultural college.
He informed his South Dakota hear
ers that North Dakota now has AT
consolidated schools most of which
are in the open country. These
schools have so per cen more nor
NAL and college graduates to their
credit than the usual one-room coun-
try school and they have increased
the number of eighth grade graduates
by 100 per cent. The increase of
those doing high school work is 300
per cent. The consolidated schools of
North Dakota are taking the educa-
ton of the farm children out of the
present type into that which has been
enjoyed many years by the city youth.
These schools have been made posi-
BILE by state aid granted by the legis-
lature, it now being possible for a
irst-class consolidated school to get
$1,000 aid. Contrary to all prediction,
the last farmer legislature of North
Dakota granted a greatly increased
state aid for these schools. The ag-
ricultural college at Fargo co-operates
in every way possible for the i'm
provement of country education.
F. O. Simondson, deputy market
commissioner of South Dakota, de-
scribed the work of the commission
and reviewed its history. He stated
that the duties of the director of mar
kets are to assist in the marketing of
farm products, to supply farmers and
others with information as to the mar
kets, to assist the public in adopting
efficient marketing methods and to ex'
change information with the United
States department Of markets. He
dwelt at length on the improvement
of the potato market this year. the
subject of dockage by the grain buyer
and the soft corn situation. He as
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Eighty Five New Dwellings Built During
past two years. Besides Many other substan-
tial improvements.
Beautiful trees line the streets and the
City presents a fine appearance, matted as
it is in the midst of a fine growth OF shade
and ornamental trees. Her citizens are will
ing and ready to encourage and assist every
helpful industry.
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Newport daily independent., 1918-08-17
I A BARKER.

Another member of Tom Hindman Camp, No. SIS, has passed over the river. This is nine of our camp in twelve months so our ranks are be- ing thinned fast. J. A. Barker of Company A AT Alabama Infantry Regiment was brave, true soldier and stayed with his colors to the end. Read the military history of his com pany and regiment and you will be proud of his record He belonged to the Baptist church and was a good member and always found on the moral side of all questions. He was and has entered into the House of a good citizen and true Christie God prepared for His children. No more suffering, sorrow or pain. May Gcd bless his family.
 Tom Hindman Camp has lost a good member.
 A Comrade.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-17
STUDENTS TRAINING CAMP TO BE ESTABLISHED
 AT HENDRIX COLLEGE

Fayetteville, Aug. 16.-The War department has notified President Futrall of the University of Arkan- sas that the application of the univer- sity for a unit of the Students Army Training Corps has been granted, and that this unit will be established in September. Such additional rifles, uniforms and other equipment as may be necessary will be provided by the war department.
 Students over IS are entitled to enlist in the Students Army Train ing Corps and thereby become mem bers of the United States army. They will be furloughed and allowed to re- main in the university until they reach the draft age. On reaching the draft age they must register and the war department then will decide in view of the students record wheth- CT he shall be allowed to remain Tn the university for the completion of his course of study.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-17
NOTICE.

Wanted Ten good hve-wire sales men to sell one of the best automo- piles stock propositions in the United States today. We furnish good leads and equip our salesmen with the best of literature and recommenda- tions from leading banks, commer- cial clubs annd well known business men. We want good, clean-cut men throughout the entire state Of Ark ansas, to put our proposition before the public; tell them just what we got and you will have no trouble selling our stock. This is proposi- tion for the man that makes good to build up with million dollar corpo- ration to high position in the near future. Advance artist need not ap- ply. Call on, wire or write for fur ther information.
 CLIMBER MOTOR CORPORA
 TION.
 Rooms 409 Boyle Bldg, 18w2t. Little Rock, Ark.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-17
A REAL BIRTHDAY SURPRISE

The friends and neighbors of Grandpa and Grandma Montgomery gave them a real surprise Friday, it being the 79th birthday of the for mer. They presented him with $47.03 in money, besides about $1O or $15 worth of groceries. The ladies who headed the pleasant surprise and se- cured the money were Mrs. M. Gard ner, Mrs. Mary Humphrey, Mrs. w. H. Bacus, Mrs. G. Barwick and Mrs. J. E. Gatlin. Three boys, Willie B. and Horace Bacus and Elzie Gatlin, also helped The purse was present. ed to the old gentleman by Mrs. Ba- GUS and all who contributed to the pleasure of this aged man, are thank ed beyond measure by those who headed the surprise and also by the recipient, who made real nice talk on a subject taken from the Bible. which everyone present greatly en- joyed.
 The birthday cake was baked and presented by Mrs. M Gardner; MT. o. I. Hubert presented a sack of flour; MT. Bowie bill of groceries and MT. Burk $500 in money, which ran the gifts up to about $52.O5.
 (Contributed.)
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-17
WRITES HOME TO SISTER.

The following letter from Joe Nuckolls who is now in France, to his sister. Miss Stella Nuckolls, of our city. will be read with interest by his many friends here at home. When this brave boy was youth of thir- teen or fourteen years he was em- ployed by the Independent, and mem bers of the office force who were as sociated with him then, are especially interested in him, and hoping that he will return safely to the states, af- ter the war is won.
 Somewhere in France,
 June 18th, 1918. Dear Sister:
 I will write you short letter now' after so long time. l arrived sa1e- Iy in France, without any excitement on the way over. We are now drlll- ing hard, and in the near future, Il think we will take our place on the firing line, as we have good bunch in our battery and am sure every one will do his best to get in read mess for real action. But we may all want to get away from the front as bad as we want to get there. How ever. you know there IS not much danger of a Sammy" running, for they are not of that kind of stuff. 1 cannot tell you of my trip over or my stay in France, or very much or any thing we do, for the censor IS strlct' and it's little we can say. l cannot understand any of these people of course, and when they talk to us we stand around and act like lost boy at circus.
 When you have. finished this send it to my sister at Auvergre, as one letter will have to do for both of you My paper is sarce and my money IS more so.
 Joe Nuckolls.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-17
STOCK NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that, as marshal of the city of Newport, l have taken up the following livestock to-wit:
 One sandy colored, with black spots, barrow hog, crop off right, half-over slope in left, weight about 150 pounds.
 The owner of said stock is hereby notified to come forward and prove ownership to the undersigned, and that in default thereof, l will on
 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2s, 1918