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The Washington times., 1918-09-11
Puss in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

:; ;':s g, III =. e s: ;s::pS E
tie Puss Junior about the
wonderful Christmas Tree, as he
and Puss stood by the great white
stone on which were carved the
words white Horse" And J'rst
then Puss thought he felt the grea-
white stone move.
After . pause the strange. sd
man said: "Tet me think. Where
did I leave off? Oh, yes, Il was
Christmas Eve. and two OF ths
mothers went up to the room where
the tree had been placed to light II
up and arrange the presentA
"And, oh, these were a dazzling
sight to behold There were brace
lets, coronets. charms, watches.
lockets, clasps. rings. vases. buckles,
all made of gold. and long golden
chains! And the light from the
candles sparkles on them, and
great room of the stately old castle
was as bright, and even brighter
than day.
And after everything was ready
the two mothers went up to the
Grand Banquet Hall to see that for
the Golden Wedding Feast nothing
was lacking. and left the tree, with
all its golden presents, In care of o.
servant whom they fully trusted
For he had been q long time their
servant and they had been very
kind 10 him"
And again the strange, sad man
paused In his story and bowed his
head, and did not say more for
quite a while. And when he began
again Puss thought his voice sound
ed lower and sadder than before.
"And that servant" went on the
strange, sad man, shat servant
whom they trusted, when he was
left alone there, thought to himself:
How many fine clothes all these
would buy! How many good things
to eat, and a coach and horses be-
sides! II I only had them for my
own, and was far away from here,
then should be happy"
And now what do you think? He
took all those golden things. And
when the doors were thrown open
and the people came in haste to see
the Golden Christmas Tree in all its
glory, why. those presents were
miles away. among yonder noun
tains. and the wicked robber was
looking for = place to bury them
in"
And as the strange. sad man came
to this part OF his story he began
walking backwards and forwards,
and every turn he came little
nearer Puss Junior. At last he came
close up and stopped over and whis-
pered: II myself am that wicked
robber"
And when Puss heard that he
started back, thinking about his
gold pieces in the leather bag which
hung about his neck, and he put his
paw up to where they hung. And
this made the sad-eyed man smile,
although It was only q little ghost
OF n smile.
Don't be afraid" he said, at know
you have something OF value there,
because you raise your paw to II so
often. Don't you know that is the
very way to let your secret be
known. But don't want your gold
I'm sick OF gold. I want you to
hear tho rest of my story, and
then do mo n favor"
And next time I'll tell you what
the strange, sad man asked Puss TO
do,
Copyright, 1918, David cory.)
To BE Continued.
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Oysters Killed BY Seaweed.

Extensive ravages are often COM
mitted by seaweed spores in oyster
beds in q very curious fashion. The
weed grows on the shell of the
oyster. and Is Of an oval shape, solid
at first. and afterward filled with
water. 1t often attains the size OF
a hens egg, or even OF a mans hst-
Left uncovered by the tide. It splits
and loses its water. This IL re-
placed by air. which IL Imprisoned
by the next rise of the tide. The
seaweed now acts as a balloon,
raises the oyster from the bottom
and floats with II out to sea- Hun
dreds Of thousands OF oysters are
thus lost.
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By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHAPTER KIN.


(copyr1gh. 1913. Star Company
n ERHAPS, after all, Butler had
not understood her question
L Perhaps clifford Chaplin had
intimated to him that the girl whom
he knew as Lizzie Moore" was re-
lated to Douglas Wade.
This was the idea that grew upon
Elizabeth as she thought over the
situation By which she was con-
fronted. Her wish was father to
her thought.
For the more she let her mind
linger on the confession she must
make to Butler, the more she
shrank from the ordeal
At nrst she had feared that Cliff
ford might tell him the truth Now
she wished that he had told It all
to him Then she would already
know the worst
Had she not cared for John But
Ter she would not have been so
afraid Of the consequence Of her
own and her brothers plot Had
neT nlno Dccu CACAE CnOA8A W. ASA
to study her own reactions, shS
would have known that her fear
was in direct ratio with her regard
for Butler. But she did not anAlysS
her feelings
She determined to defer the
dreaded issue long enough to ascer-
tain just how matters stood
Amos Chaplin vaylaid her at the
foot OF the stairs late that Gftsr-
noon
IT see," he remarked. that you
got a letter from Douglas. 1 rather
expected one from him myself. Did
he say anything about having heard
from meT
Yes" She looked the man
squarely In the face and her voice
did not tremble. -He said you had
made him an offer for the farm.
but that he would have TO wait for
few days before coming to any
decision In the matter
-well, when you write to him,
you'd best tell him to decide pretty
quick" Amos said Grufny. al must
make my plans. I'm getting too
old to want to stay on a place that
won't be any more mine ten years
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Not Long Enough.

A soldier was waiting for the
middleton train-the only one OF
the day. After he had waited for a
reasonable length Of time. then for
an unreasonable ditto. the porter
hove in sight.
How long win have to wait, Z"
Tommy asked. for that bally
train?"
How long leave have you got7"
asked the porter, with apparent ir-
relevance.
Fourteen days"
"weII." said the porter, you'd
better walk"
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CHAPTER CXXXIV.
n. H. n-Inh

was indeed about to md a
means OF escape. was, knew. on
the east side of the castle, the side
which had faced from the window
OF my turret chamber, and where.
rs far as could then see, the walls
Of the castle rose sheer from the
very edge Of the precipice. The
real and the gypsy encampments
were to the west.
81 had been passing through q
sort Of tunnel. and the dismsntled
spaces on either side may once have
been cellars. They had fallen into
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Titled American Women as ANGELS of Mercy
They Are Proving Their Mee WhoLeheted Workers England
France and Italy,

/TIHE var has brought the maximum of sacrifice
from the 10omen of the Allied countries as
aOeH as from their men. In England the
american ,Comen Who married titles have given
daily evidence of their devotion to the cause of free
Worked Nth the Red Cross in all its activities.
They are particularly happy in being able to do
what they can for our boys fnValded to England or
on the tvay to the battlefront
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All Used.

Billxlns and his son Bobby were
taking great armfuls OF parcels to
a little sister who was i'll. As they
neared the bedroom door the father
said. forgetting momentarily that
the youngsters arms were full, too,
"Open the door. son." to which the
youngstor replied:
IT can't papa TIA all used"
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up, rose the wall OF the castle abso-
lutely perpendicular, and supplying
no vestige OF foothold- 1t was the
same on either side. The passage
had evidently been fashioned in the
very base of the castle. and ats floor
was the very rock upon which the
castle had been erected.
To Be Continued Tomorrow
copyrighted. w. r. Hearst
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This Day in Our History.

THIS the anniversary of the great naval victory
by Commodore McDonough on Lake Champlain, over
the British fleet under Commodore Donnie in 1914 All
the English ships were captured and army which at
tempted to take Plasburg reeated in haste This battle
occurred year and day after Perry's victory
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The PlOtters
A SERIAL OF EAST AND WEST
Elizabeth Witnesses Signs of Hatred
of Amos Chaplin Betrayed by the
Man Whose Dog He Killed.

from now than II - now ~
either buy or get out"
~ understand" the girl rejoinSA
More Important Matters.
Her dignifIed manner irritatsd -
stead Of soothed her listener.
Wen, then make the young doo-
tor understand. too" he groWIsA
Have you answered his lettar yetr
IT have" stiffly.
What did you say about my -
fer7'
AZ did not mention it Her toaS
rang out clear and sharp. Il bad
other and more important things
on my mind, Mr.. Chaplin"
The farmer glowered At h9.
startsd - IL to speak, than thought
better Of IL and went on upstairs
without another word
Going out on the Veranda. tho
girl stood, he1 lips compressed. -
she gazed out across the broad
meadows lying between the house
and the little lake In the hollow.
How she loved the plaee-O1
just because she and Douglas verO
poor this man. this bully. had =
in his power to take II away from
them. Tears OF chagrin came -
her eyes
suIov Talak came shutting 10
the path, and stopped short when ~
saw her. But he did not sDeAk
until she addressed him
Elizabeth's own unhappinsss made
her suddenly sorry for this poor
wretch. Since the death OF his dog
\he had wandered about like an un-
easy spirit
"Good afternoon. Talak," she SAD
impulsively. forgetting for the In
slant her fear Of him-forBetting
everything but his miserable a.
pearance.
Good afternoon" he muttered
Its been a warm day ElizabSEA
remarked It's hard to work n
such weather"
TITS always hard to work for -
boss here Talak grumbled. 7 hg1D
him.
A Hatred Of ChaUh
His swift change Of m&mW
startled Elizabeth The Poles haoaB
were clenched and his eyes giarsA
menacingIy. She wondered II his
grief at the death Of the dog or thS
heat Of the day had not anests1
his befogged mind
well. WE'LL" she. so0Shsd. "thsfS
too bad. But vs. WIN hope that -
morrow will be cooler and the WORT
seem easier"
mot when dat old beast IL hereP
the man exclaimed Oats what -
call Nig-'beaSt'-damn him!"
HIse voies broke. Elizabeth vas
siekeningiy, OF the day On
which he had burst into passionate
sobs at the death OF his dog.
With q murmur Of sympathy she
turned back into the house she
did not want to increase this poor
creatures excitement
As she entered the han John But
Ter came out OF the large parlor on
the left Of the front door. This
room was always dark and =ool
and seldom occupied
Elizabeth started - she saw
Butler.
Il did not know you were thersP
she exclaimed
Yes" he said quietly, Il had .
slight headache from the heat. 70
went into the parlor, where II was
cOols anu lay uoNu on the SOFA LoT
4 few minutes. ! must have fallen
asleep, but / did not know I mad
done so until I heard Mr.. Chaplin
speak to you out in the hall juSe
now"
oh She caught her breath
You were lying there them
Yes" he replied. II was lying
here then. was about to mike
nv nresapce knoUn-aa aoon a.
lpon the porch
Then he had heard Chaplin speak
10 her OF her letter from DougtAsi
What must he think?
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The God of Battle.

MARS the only of the earths planetary comrades
visible to the naked eye during the evenings OF Sep
TENDER He early and enters the constellation ScorPio
near the end of the month There he will into
peiou with his stellar rival in redness, Antares.
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CURRANT JELLY
H'>''0-~- -. $500 toS@S4Is4soIN

rree books OF instruction on dry
ing and canning have been Issued
by the National War Garden Com
mission, They may be obtained
from any OF The Washington Times
distributing statIena.
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ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Claims He Gave Her q Ring

.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 am nineteen and have been
engaged to q young man for the
past month. Last time I was out
with him he inquired why I did
not wear his engagement ring.
AS he never gave me a ring. 1t
is naturally impossible for me
to wear IT. He says he gave II
to me the night Of our engage
ment and seems very much hurt
that l should say he did not As
love him dearly should like him
to know the truth. but cannot
make him understand l never
received his ring. Please tell me
VICTIM OF A MISUNDER-
STANDING.
I should weigh very carefully
the question OF marrying this
young man, who appears to have
been not all there" when he fan
cied he gave you an engagement
ring. Or. perhaps, he is sensitive
in not being able to give you one
and is trying to bluff it out" with
this absurd claim. II all sounds
queer and "fishy" to me. Do you
know anything about his people,
what his record is, and how he
stands with those associated with
him in business7 I should not be
in too great a hurry to marry him
Again the Difference in Age.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
/ am twenty and in love with
man of thirty-six- He has
asked me to marry him, but
do not know what to answer.
Will you be kind enough to ad-
wise me what to do? We both
love each other very dearly, but
/ am afraid TO marry a man SO
much older than myself. Do
you think the age question Is
SO very important?
UNDrNE D.
II you both love each other very
dearly, as you say. do not see how
a question of a few years appears
to you in the Night OF an insupar-
able difficulty. Some OF the hap
piest marriages have been where
there has been . greater disparity
OF yearS than those you mantion.
Tho fact that you hesitate makes
mo question II you care for this
man as deeply as you think. Sup
pose you take u little longer TO
think the question out
The Washington times., 1918-09-11

Water is sold by the ton at
Pernambuco. Brazil. II Is piped
from springs eight miles out from
the city, and is furnished to ships
at about IS cents a ton within, the
harbor.
The Washington times., 1918-09-11

An American sewing machine
company has opened eight schools
in China, in which the natives are
taught to embroider with silk By
machinery.
The Washington times., 1918-09-11
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

The only maritime country IN
Europe without q navy Is Belgium.
The Washington times., 1918-09-11

An Englishman used to eat more
butter than any man of any other
nationality. His yearly average
was thirteen pounds.
The Washington times., 1918-09-11

w YELL, you remember In the
Nv last story that the strange,
" sad man was telling 1T
fla PuEa Iuoior about thu
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By DR.. William A. McKeever.
Zone of the nations best-knoVvn So
biological Trfters).
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27

IN letters received from Wilson
In. Hcrren, written at Camp Lew.
His and dated June %, 1913, he
says Ia part
I" was transferred into the 9Ist
division yesterday afternoon to
lill IN the 36lst inf, Co. ID, 11th
Bin. ISL Brig. We leave early in
the morning for France. / have
not received any mail for 3 or 4
days and we win not get any un-
ia we reach our destination. My
serial number is 27SS857. You
had better put it down where you
can keep It, for perhaps casual
ties will be given out in number
form before very long That is
the way we were informed.
Am sure feeling fine and was
p,cked from over so men to fill
in here as this is an old company,
well trained. having already had
s months. Everything is packed
and was shipped this morning
An we have left is our blankets,
hit and rifle and we leave early
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27


Many tests have come TO us as a
nation. Our greatest is now upon
us Our Pilgrim fathers thot that
the ravages OF winter and Indians
and hunger were the greatest
tests that would ever come TO a
nation. The colonies thought If
the nation could stand the effect
Of the Revolutionary war, that
would be its greatest test. After
the battle Of Gettysburg there was
flashed over the nation the fact
that $4,000 men had been killed.
The nation reeled aud staggered.
But, said they, If we can
stand this test, no greater shall
ever come TO us, But our greatest
test is this. Are we big enough
now to have courage until victory
shall comet Are we big enough
to face great diseouragements 4
Are we strong enough to march
forward God give us strength
to a larger and bigger and finer
Americal
We do honor John Cecil Cox,
engineer under the colors. Our
soldier, our hero. our patriot. And
with II all we remember this mo-
ther who has given this son, who
has sacrificed everything.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27

John Cecil Cox was born II
Philadelphia July II, 1897. III
entered the military service of hil
country al Nexperce April Z, 1917
lie was killed il action somewhere
in France June I. 1918.
AT III clock Sunday morning
June -. the people of bis old
home community assembled in TIC
big ChautauQua tent. which had
just been erected here. 10 honor
his memory and by their presence
show their sympathy for aud Rra
fitude to the little mother who had
given her greatest earthly pnssesl
sion tn her country.
The platform was becominely
decorated with flowers aud flags
81 the Allied nations. while from
the center canopy hung the com.
mnnisy service flag bearing in the
upper center Of iis starry cluster
one golden star.
Seated upon the platform were
the three ministers taking part IN
tho ceremonies and a choir Of the
young soldiers erstwhile friends
who led in the musical numbers
The services were opened by Q
violin solo, A Perfect Day, by
Albert Larson. Elder B. j Flke
read a scripturaI passage and most
impressively appealed 10 the Crea.
tor In prayer. The choir sanp
Nearer. My God. to Thee, with
violin, cello and piano accompani.
ment BY Albert Larson, II. 4. Cole
and Miss Cole. An obituary
sketch was read by y. j. Fike.
Rev. Claude b. Martin then de-
livered the memorial address,
which fully measured up to the
touching and memorable occasion.
and which Is given below. A brief
but touching prayer by Rev. Z. n.
Finn was followed by violin
solo by Albert Larson, accompar
ed on the piano by Miss Coie
Tue closing number was Amer
Ica. sung by al.
IN beginning his address Mr..
Martin mentioned the possibility
of John shockley, a former resi-.
dent Of this section. being killed
on the Il. s. coal ship, Cyclopes'
va are met here this morning
for two purposes the first and
foremost Is that our hearts may be
bowed down with this little moth
or who has given her everything
the second Is to remember why 50
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27

IN the morning. VIII be back
when we get the Kaiser"
This leaving Of the 9lst di-
vision for Fra1ce, means that
practically all of the Lewis coun.
~ boys at Camp Lewis, excepting
the last contingent, which left
here in May, are over there" or
on their way. Mr.. Herren is the
only one of our May quota TO 60
with the 91st, il seems.
In a second letter dated June
oath, and written on the train
IN Montana, he says
was not the only one trans
ferred- most all only the
rest were sent into other c0mpan-
les in Camp Lewis and / was put
into this company because this is
10 be the first of the 91st divi-
sion to reach France.
am being sent as special me-
ehanic. ] am IN this company for
transportation purposes only. /
was 50 glad of the appointment ]
could have knocked him down or
kissed him, either. / was sent to
the Personnel Office and given a
preliminary examination They
examined me on ignition and gas
engine, practical and theoretical
knowledge. There was nothing to
it. ! got fine reference from
them which l brought back to the
captain and 1t goes in with my
personal record papers. Believe
me. | am surely a happy bird now
and they can I send me to France.
too soon 20 suit me.
" We are dated up to parade in
New York City July 4fh. Il will
be the first complete division of
60, 600 men, all western, to be seen
there ~
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
Neznerce Has s7600 Fire

A fire, which started in the Mrs.
Ella Boles residence in north Nez-
perce at 10 o'clock last Friday
morning, entirely destroying thai
and the J. f. tite residence in
the adjoining yard, for a time
threatened the Presbyterian
church and the several homes in
the adjacent block. Little was
saved from the Boles house, which
was occupied by Mrs. Boles ana
the family Of q. w. Felt, but de-
spite the driving wind from the
north, the fire-fighters held the
flames in check until practically
alG the furnishings were saved
from the Fite residence. This had
just been moved into By the fam
lly OF DIR. +. S. Peterson.
BY most strenuous work the
buildings to the south of the two
doomed structures were saved, but
more or less damage was done to
some Of their contents IN THEN
hurried removal.
The total loss amounted to
around $500. Mrs. Boles house
was practically covered By insur-
ance, and J. E. Eite carried about
$500 on his place, which was val
ued at $4,000.
The origin Of the fire is not
known, but itsis thought It might
have resulted from defective
flue.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
WAR BOARD ADVANCES 2s.
Redistribution Under Draft Adds
4 TO Glass 1 /; 2 to Glass 2,
and IS Referred to
District Board.

In the reelassificafion under the
seleetive draft, the Lewis county
war board last week advanced %
men to classes ] and ?, and re-
ferred Is more to the district
board for consideration of ad-
vaneement to the first and second
classes.
Those promoted TO class / were
taken from class 3 and are as fol-
lows
VIM. H. Musson. Hastings.
Mich
Claude A. Parsons, Steele.
Samuel J. Black, Russell.
Wilbur W. 0'Keefe, Il0.
The promotions from class 4 to
, were as follows:
p. Guy Pearson, Kaniah.
Gerald j. McCnlly, Nezperee.
E. Bruce Senfer, Mohler.
VIM. j. Aschenbrenner, Ferdi-
nand.
John E. Dougles, Pullman.
Byron L. Cole, Nezperce.
Andrew J. Bobbitt, Peek.
Roy A. johnson, Winchester.
Forrest L. Lisher, llo.
Oliver L. Mcguire, Kamiah.
Paul c. Kerr, Kamiah.
Wallace r. Williams, Nezperce.
Albert F. Larson, Nezperce.
Jas. IT. Moore, Winchester.
Lloyd f. Stevens, Nezperce.
Robert O. Haynes, Burley, Ida.
Lucien E. Prouty, 10.
Louis Reed, Nezperce.
Albert Rainville, Alsack, Alta.
Harry L. Clovis, 10.
Benz. B. Boston. Ferdinand.
OF the following Is referred to
he district board, all except Fred
Hess were recommended for class
|. and he was listed for class 2
Geo. #. Presnell, Vollmer.
Chas. c. Crews, Forest
Eldred Elliott, V0llmer.
Fred Hess. Nexperce.
Lawrence c. Hays, M0hler.
Elmer Taylor. Forest.
Elmer Lehman. Nexperce.
Allen G. Florv. Winchester.
Wallace Hill. Nezperce.
Fred d. Smith, Vollmer.
Will Blenders, Nexperce.
Jacob j. Fuchs, Nezperce.
John T.itzelman, Nezperce.
Ralph G. Kennedy. Nexperce.
Earl b. Carley. Nezperee.
Bid II. Belts, Nezperce.
Phil Fl. LANCER. Nexperce.
Floyd c. Newkirk. Russell.