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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
CHAPTER XIII.
The swarmina of the Herd.


Davies had correctly OWNED the Sc
cret of the air under the sea. Nature,
who does nothing in haste, had pre-
pared the sea monsters for their
change of environment by bestowlng
upon them the property of condensing
the hydrogen In the water In such
manner rs to separate 1t from the
other constituent Of water-oxygen.
But, being too unstable to exist as a
separate gas, except under high pres
sure, the oxygen combined with the
aitrogen that sustained the crinolds
and other plant life at the bottom of
The sea. The resulting combination
was oxygen and nitrogen in place of
oxygen and hydrogen, or air in lieu of
water.
Masterman, who overlooked nothing
had explained all this In his letter to
Donald. He had also told him OF the
means of controlling the sea monsters.
Their auditory apparatus being still In
It's most rudlmentary stage, they heard
Bounds only as vibrations.
Masterman had discovered, during
those weeks of exploration and immi-
gent danger, that G was the signal for
dispersal. A, on the contrary, was the
assembly CALL The sacriflclal bone
knife vibrated to the sound of A, and
lt was this which had given the herd
the key-tone of their language.
Unfortunately for MacBeard, he had
been unable to learn much more than
this. The last page OF the manuscript,
rs well US the first, was missing. Mac
Beard was sure that Donald had kept
possession of them.
had as possessed them, he would
have learned that the power Of utter
hg these calls rested with the queen
,f the swarm alone, human organ
Ism, the type of the race toward which
the monsters tended. dlfferentlating
from them as the queen bee differs
fruva the worker or tue drone.
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lCopyrisht by W. q. Chapman)

/ He had discovered that the search
for food was the one purpose Of the
creatures existence. It had assumed
religious aspect. Their god their
altar stone, the sacrificial rite were
all the souls instructive cropping up
ward, based upon the dominating ami
NAL impulse.
The tune that Clouts had played,
with It's dIscords, had been the deep
sea equivalent Of an artillery salvo.
The terrified monsters had dispersed
in all directions, letting down the cur
tain of condensed hydrogen. Fortu-
nately for the professor, the main por-
ton OF the herd had kept together, and
this afforded him a medium in which
he could, with difficulty, breathe. But
their rapid movement kept the hydro
gen stirred up and he was nearly as
phyxiated before he reached his refuge
within the cave. He did not like In
halIng carbonated Jelly.
Seeing Donald and Davies upon the
island, he had attempted to open nego-
tlations with them. Repulsed he fled
in terror, and on rounding the point
saw Ida alone at the,cave's mouth. At
once his scheme was born in his mind.
Pushing ashore, he entered the cave
by the narrow way toward the rear.
He came upon Ida suddenly, and
grasping her in his arms, he placed
one hand over her mouth preventing
her from crying for aid. Then, drag
ging her to the top Of the preclpice, he
sounded the assembly call.
Instantly the water beneath began
to dissolve. Thick clouds of steaming
hydrogen rolled up to the caves roof.
Soon there was a natural passage,
three hundred feet deep, from the in
terror of the cave to the crater below.
He carried Ida down the descent.
The girl, who had coEtrived to drop
her handkerchief, was no match for
the professor. She screamed once or
twice, but the echoes of the cavern alb
sorbsd the sound of her voice. And so
she found herself again within the sub
marine temple.
MacBeard released her and stood in
front of her, devourlng her with his
gaze. He could not understand whence
this novel emotion in his heart derived
its power; and, now that she was his
captive, he did not know what to do.
Geometry, physics mathematics and
the calculus all failed to help solve his
problem.
Overcome by the presence Of the
woman he loved, the professor stam-
mered like youth with his first sweet
heart.
"Why have you brought me here"
asked Ida.
"Because-becaus I-er-I love
you" answered MacBeard.
Ida burst into ironical laughter. The
situation was so impossible that there
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
BIG PHILIPPINE SUGAR CROP
Modern Machinery, Supplantins Hand
Labor, Results In Planting Of
Immense Acreage.

The Philippines are like most Of the
sugar cane growing regions in that the
available labor supply Is comparatively
limited. To overcome this, the tractor
and modern power machinery Is being
introduced. AS this does not pay on
the small plantations, the custom Is
for one organization to operate sew
eral hundred or thousand acres, and
well-organized system Is involved
throughout the year. Labor-saving de.
vices are employed wherever possible.
The first process In harvesting sugar
cane is stripping the leaves from the
stalks, an operation requiring much
time and labor, as this must be done
by hand. A cane knife or bolo Is used
by the native laborer who passes the
knife down each side of the cane.
knocking eff and throwing them into
the middle of the row, where other la
borers pick them up and load them
to be hauled to the mill.
Sugar cane milling under modern
methods may be divided into four es-
sential processes, namely, the eXtrac'
ton of the juice from the cane, the
Qualification of the juice by boiling, this
evaporation of the juice so as to re-
duce the ssgar to the crystalline form,
and the freeing of the sugar from
impurities. The most modern ma
chmery for all operations is fast being
installed throughout the Philippine is
lands, and American consumers may
look forward to securing the bulk of
their sugar from these distant dots
on the Pacific, which owe their de-
velopment to American capital and
American leadership.
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Tie passed through the monsters
without the slightest difficulty and ems
tered the cave He was walking ex.
actly as n boy walks when he drives
n flock of geese or herd Of pigs; that
is to say, there was straddle In his
step quite different from the rolling
gait of a sailor, and he had his arms
extended. With his lips he made O
kissing sound which resembled
"ShOow
And in front of him, retiring back,
ward, Ida thought she saw q phantom
woman's form. But 1t must have been
delusion, because 1t was only BY
straining her eyes that she could dis
cern anything at all; and now and
again the figure seemed to vanish into
the air.
The man was Clouts. AS he passed
her, Ida called to him. Clouts jumped.
He looked at her with a comical ex'
preston Of fear on his face.
"Clouts! Where is Donald? Can
you get me out Of here? Take me to
him at oncel"
Clouts looked terrified.
Certainly, marm," he said. But
that isn't nobody. There's all sorts OF
shapes and things here, but 1t isn't a
real person, marin. I'm telling you
this so you'll understand, marm."
He hastened past her, and, far ahead
of him, Ida discerned the shadowy
shape OF the queen.
"Clouts! Help me! You aren't go
ing to leave me?" cried Ida pltifully.
She heard Clouts' muttering tones
come back TO her, and he was lost In
the hydrogen haze. She was astound'
ed at his abandonment. Hadn't he un'
derstood?
To do the sailor justice, Clouts had
one Of those minds which are open to
only n single impression at a time.
Just then his mind was open to the
necessity of keeping Donald's elusive
sweetheart from Ida's knowledge.
He could see only the faintest luml-
Mostly now, and he stood with his arms
stretched out to prevent her slipping
past him. Suddenly he heard a slngu'
larly melodious sound proceeding from
her throat.
It was a note unknown even to Mac.
Beard. 1t was, in fact, the demi-semi'
tone between G sharp and A, which Is
unknown to the Bach scale, though the
bagpipes and Oriental music in general
are acquainted with these subdivisions.
It was the swarming note. The queen
was ready to lead the brood forth upon
its adventures. The spirit, emanatins
from her, made itself felt simultane'
ously throughout the herd.
Instantly, from all quarters of the
crater, the monsters rushed together
The hydrogen haze rolled far away,
The ocean opened to its summit. Ida
could see the sky above her, and the
daylight. The air became surcharged
with oxygen.
MacBeard, amazed by this develop
ment, rushed In. He sounded the dis
persal. But the swarming note took
precedence of the dispersal, and the
monsters, gathering into gigantic cir
Gle, ignoring the professors call, began
to scurry wildly about the crater, seek
ing their leader.
MacBeard saw that the creatures
were beyond his control. For the first
time his tuning forks had failed him
He was afraid of being torn in pieces
And up in the cave Sam Clouts
found himself engaged in the most fu
rious tussle that he had ever known.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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Mrs. FRANK HENSON, 1916 S. Orchade
St., Urbana, Ill.
Women who suffer from nervousness,
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and "the blues" should try this famous
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That Discouraged Him.

An exchange asks: "What has be-
come Of the old-fashioned doctor who
used to write, Take heaplng dimes
full of this powder three times dayf'
We fancy, brother, he was knocked out
by the old Irishman who, not having a
dime handy, loaded up nickel twice
and nearly croaked.-Boston Tran'
script.
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For Plmply Faces.

To remove plmples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash Off in five minutes with Cuticura
Soap and hot water. For free samples,
address "Cutlcura, Dept. Y, Boston"
At druggists and by mail. Soap 25.
Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
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Seward Named Alaska.

The name ALASKA" was first ap-
plied by w. II. Seward. Prior to 1867
II was known as Russian America.
The word is said to be a corruption of
the Aleut word, "alak shak." or "al-ay
ek-sa." meaning great country.
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Collective Noun,

"Ma says that the paper says that
the lodge gave you vote of thanks.
What is vote of thanks, dadT" "A
vote of thanks is an expression of
gratitude as body that is in no way
binding on the individual Judge.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07

The Newcomer-Did you ever shoot
man?
The Old-timer-Aye.
"What did II feel llke?"
~ dlnna ken. He never spoke after
wards. Judge.
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had an attack Of
grippe which lasted
all winter and left
me in a weakened
condition. felt at
times that / would
neverbc well again.
l read of Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vege-
ia Bile Compound
and what it did for
women passin p
through the Change
of Life, sol told my
doctor | would try
it. Isoon began TO
gain In strength
and tho annoying
aYmp toms dis
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07

Don't worry, parents. The fact that
your little Willie is doing pretty well
in his "joggerfy" is not necessarily an
indication that he is becoming worldly
wise.--Jndianapolis Stas.
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Two Views.

"Man," chirped the optlmist, sis the
animal that laughs"
"And," growed the pesslmist, "he
has little enough to laugh about at
that"
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Worth Remembering.

"a man dat's allus thinkln' bout his.
SELF" said Uncle Eben. "don't give his
brain enough exercise to keep him
FUN gettin' narrow-minded."
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A Mistake.

"a laborlng man has very little
choice of occupation"
"There you are mistaken. He can
always take his pick"
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Most Likely One,

son what ground did she sue him
for dlyorce?" Somewhere In South
Dakota, believe"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07

A million checks month will soon
be going forward from the bureau Of
war-rlsk insurance to safeguard Amer
lca's fighting forces and their fam.
lilies. Applications from soldiers and
sailors for insurance are near $4,000
100000.
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A large harvest and storage Of nat
ural ice for summer use is being urged.
accompanied by the statement that un-
precedented demands for ammonia by
the army and navy Indicate shortage
in this chemical so widely used in pro-
ducing ice and In refrlgeratOrs.
A shortage of ice during warm wealth
er I'm 1918 would result In untold waste
of perishable foods in the home, in
small creameries, and other establish
ments dependent upon constant ice
service. The United States depart
ment of agriculture has for dlstribu-
ton complete information on the har-
vesting and storing Of natural ice.
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Take care of your health and wealth
will take care Of you. Garfield Tea
promotes health. Adv.
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A statement by the provost marshal
general shows that of $50, $50 total dis.
charges for dependency 743,14l, or
$3.50 per cent, were for wife or wife
and children; widowed parent, COL
per cent; mOther!eSs child, 0,66 per
cent; minor orphan brothers and SIS
ters, OBS per cent.
OF the total of l,05T 1868 men certl-
fed for service in the National army
41S, 300, or 1886 per cent, nre listed as
involuntary cOnscripts-those who
failed to appear or filed unsuccessful
claims for exemption or discharge.
Voluntary conscripts-those who filed
no claims for exemption or discharge
numbered G39054.
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Four tons of shipping capacity are
required to transport soldier, and
another is necessary for his equip
ment. In addition, 1t takes 90 pounds
Of ship capacity day to keep him
supplied with food clothing and am
munition.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07

The rank of commissioned officers of
the United States army Is shown by
Insignia on the shoulder loops.
The shoulder loops of a general bear
the coat of arms Of the United States
and two silver stars; lieutenant gen.
eral, one large and two small silver
stars; major general, two silver stars /;
brigadler general, one silver star {;
colonel, silver spread-eagle; lieutenant,
colonel, silver leaf; major, gold leaf /;
captain, two silver bars; first lieuten-
ant, one silver bar; second lieutenant,
gold bar
The shoulder loop of chaplain
bears Il Latin cross.
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WOMEN Of
MIDDLE ACE
Need Help to Pass the Crisis Safe.
ly--Proof that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Can be Relied Upon.

Urbana, Ill.-'During Change of Life,
In addition to its annoying symptoms, 1
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07

The United States. importing before
the war as much as $10,0O0,000 worth
of aniline dyes year, In ten months
Of last year exported dyes valued at
12,500,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07

y Under the new food regulations
Swiss people are allowed only one
fifth Of pound Of butter per person
per month.
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A recent comparison of health re.
ports from troops in the United States
and the eXpeditionary forces shows the
admission rate to hospitals to be great
er among the men in France.
Admissions to hospitals in one week
In the expedltionary forces, figured on
a basis of 1000 men, were 49, in the
United States the rate was 1877 per
1000 men. In the overseas forces the
noneffective rate (the total number of
men excused from duty for any injury
or allment, whether or not ordered to
hospitaD was 54.1 per 1000 men; in
the troops in the United States 1t was
48.4.
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From uncensOred sources the com
mittee on public information has re-
ceived editorial comment on the preSi
dents recent message in the Frank
furter Xeitung, liberal organ with
large circulation throughout the Ger
man empire. The following paragraph
appears in the translation:
"The foundation for the peace ne
gOtiatiOns has not yet been found, but
we have approached much nearer to
it. Wilson seeks n way out of the war
and does so in manner not entirely
in accord with us. We see no reason
for exposing ourselves any longer to
the charge of lack of clarity about our
war aims. Germany and her allies
should come out openly with their
terms. Then perhaps it will be seen
that continuation Of the war can be
avoided and the resistance Of govern
ments to the desire for peace Of their
peoples can be overcome"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07

The number Of women employed In
munitlon factories has increased from
$500 in 1910 to more than 100000 in
1917 according to report made to the
National League of Woman's Service,
and 100000 women are engaged In
Industrial work which is directly or
Indirectly necessary to carry on the
wor
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The sale of "smilage" books, contain
Ing coupons good for admission to the
aters and entertainment tents in all
army camps and environments, is han
died in the smaller cities and towns
throughout the country by chautau-
qua and lyceum organizations.
The books come in two sizes, for sale
at 81 and So. When sent to a man
In camp smilage book carries the
name Of the donor on the cover
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Red Cross appropriations for work
in Italy from November 1, 1917 to May
!, 1918, total S4,771, 800.
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The pay of enlisted men depends on

The pay of enlisted men depends on
their grades, ratings, and length OF
service. From June, /, 1917, and con
tlnulng during the term of the war the
pay Of the enlisted men is as follows
Men receiving $50: All prlvates, the
army entering grade.
Men receiving $33: First-class pri'
Yates, men promoted to act in minor
noncOmmssloned officer capacity.
Men receiving S36: Corporals, sad
dlers mechanics, farriers and wag.
oners, and musicians Of the third
class.
Men receiving $3S: All sergeant
grades In the line, which include In
fantry, field artillery, coast artillery,
and cavalry; cooks, horseshoers, bani
corporals, and musicians Of the secone'
class.
Men receiving S44 Sergeants Of the
various corps Of the engineers, ord.
nance, signal corps, quartermaster
corps, and medical department band
sergeants and musicians OF the first
class.
Men receiving S4S: Battalion ser.
geant majors, squadron sergeant ma
tors, sergeant majors UunlOr gradc),
sergeant buglers, master gunners and
assistant band lenders Of the line.
Men receiving S51: Rcglmental ser.
geant majors, regimental supply ser.
geants. sergeant majors (scnior
grnde), quartermaster sergeants OF the
quartermaster corps, ordnance ser.
geants, first sergeants electrician ser.
geants Of the first class, assistant en-
gineers and battalion sergeant majors
and battalion supply sergennts of the
engineers.
Men receiving S5G: Sergeants, first
class, Of the medical department.
Men receiving S71: Hospital ser
geants, master engineers of the Junior
grade, and engineers.
Men receiving SSf: Qunrtermaster
sergeants of the senior grade Of the
ihhi w iilhNA'l WI I'Ns bHli
master signal electricians, master
electricians, master engineers Of the
senior grade, and master hospital ser
geants.
All enlisted men, while on detach.
ed duty not in the field where there
are no army quarters available, re-
ceive In addition to their pay Sl5 per
month to cover the expense of hous-
ing and also suitable allowance for
subsistence and for heat and light.
An enlisted man in active service
has no necessary personal expenses ex-
cept for barber and laundry. Uni
forms, underclothing, shoes, hats, quar-
ters, medical attendance, and subsist-
cnce are supplied them at government
expense. Such materials as tobacco,
postage, confectionery, and incldentals
of individual taste may be purchased
at the post exchange at cost.
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REGULARITY OF LOST HAND
That He Should Ds Able te Feel u
Alternately Open and cioss Puz-
ziss Soldier.

A British soldier writes. Most peo-
pie. ] think. know that when . person
has lost = ilmb. that person stili re-
tsins the sense or feeling. of the
missiuE hush. Ak 4 case in point. I
might mention that friend of mine.
who had lost leg in the war. In an
unthinkinE moment took a step on the
missing lrE and came TO grief. ] my
self had the misfortune to lose my left
hand on tlIe M-sslnes ridge last June.
and all the pain | have suffered from
the wound has been In the hand which
j no longer possess. Now. the peculiar
part OF IL all IL that ON alternate day
the fingers Of the missing hand open
aud close: that Is TO say, yesterday
they were closed: today they are open.
Tomorrow they VIII be closed again.
Can this be eIplainedl This change
takes place during sleep. and once or
twice. on restless nights. I have nctu-
ally felt the change taking place.
wns lefthsnd-d. and during the attack
carried my revolver in the missing
hand. when the fingers arc closed
they are exactly In the same position
as II they mere stiIl Ersspine The re-
volNer. Thst I cnn understand, but
why should they open on alternate
dnys7 The only explanations can Of
fer IL that what remains of the hand
after ] was wounded Was nmpuiated
exactly twentyfuur hours later. Also.
| was wounded somewhere about 4
o'clock IN the morning. aud was oper-
nted on about the same time the fol-
lowing morning. and the opening and
closing of the fingers takes place about
this time.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-13
Old Bassic Mine
to Be Reopened

The old Bassic mine, near Silver
Clin. has been taken over by the Bas-
sick Mining and Reduction company
under long term lease, a company
organized for the purpose by Harry
5. Thayer of Boulder 4 l00-ton flo.
tation mill will be built at once to
treat the ore from both the mine and
dumps. New hoisting machinery.
using crude oil for power. viii be sub
stituted for the old steam plant The
Bassick mine was discovered in 1877.
and was worked continuously from
that time until 1904 when the con
eentrator was burned. 1t produced
many millions OF dollars worth of
gold and silver Little has been done
with il during the last fourteen years
on account of quarrels among the
owners. The ore OCCURS as layers
OF metallic sulphides around the
boulders in an andesitic agglomerate
which fills an old volcanic crater
Rocky Mt. News.