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Milk With Delicious Sawdust Flavor

large boiler known as digester, UNI
der steam pressure. This breaks up
the FIBER and extracts the sugar. To
prevent injurious effects, the acid is
neutralized by adding lime to produce
chemical reaction.
The liquid thus obtained, when
boiled down, is rich in sugar, and when
mixed with the fiber produces a moist
feed containing about Is per cent Of
wafer, in which form it is fed to dairy
cows.
At the forest products laboratory,
United States department Of agricul-
ture, Madison, Wis.,, experiments
proved that three cows thrived on this
sawdust ration and not only gave more
milk, but increased in weight. So says
Uncle Sam.
The result was so satisfactory that
the government has decided to take
the matter up on larger scale at the
experiment stations throughout the
country and furnish detailed report
on the value of hydrolyzed sawdust as
cattle food. SO says Uncle Sam.
So there you are. Probably milk,
cream and butter, with a delicious saw
dust flavor will soon be added to the
81. G. L.
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WASHINGTON
SIDELIGHTS J.
Once Mere the Nicaragua Canal Project

would not cost more than onethird
as much as that of Panama-barring,
however, the risen price of labor and
materials.
Looking at the map, one sees that
Nicaragua is wide compared with
the Isthmus of Panama. But also
one observes that much of it's mar
rowest part is occupied by an immense
lake, 100 miles long and 40 miles
broad, out of which large river,
called the. San Juan, runs eastward all
the way of the Caribbean sea. strip
only - miles wide separates the lake
from the Pacific ocean; three-fourtns
of the rivers length is navigable, and
thus, as it might be said, most of the
digging has already been done by ma
ture.
There would be, as matter OF fact,
about As miles of ditch to be dug; but
nearly all of this is through lowlands,
and the job would be correspondingly
easy.
The distance across the Tehuante-
pee neck is 125 miles as the crow
flies.
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Iusiraied By Irvis,Nye Copyright by6eoqeHDordnco
A SPANISH SAILOR

Synopsis. - DR.. John Nicholson,
just beginning his career. becomes
resident physician and companion
of Homer Sidney at Hartley house.
Mr.. Sidney is an American, SEMI
invalid, old and rich and very de-
sirous to live. Mrs. Sidney is
Spanish woman, dignified and reti-
cent. Jed, the butler, acts like
privileged member of the family.
The family has come from Monte
video, South America. Hartley
house is a fine old isolated country
place, with a murder story,
haunted pool" and many watch
dogs, and an atmosphere of mys-
terry. The haunted pool'' is where
Richard Dobson, son of a former
owner of Hartley house, had killed
his brother, Arthur Dobson. Jed
begins operations by locking the
doctor in his room the very first
night. Doctor John fixes his door
so he can't be locked in. He meets
Isobel. daughter of the house, and
falls in love at first sight. In the
night he finds the butler drunk and
holding Mrs. Sidney by the wrist.
He interferes. Mrs. Sidney makes
light of it. John buys a revolver.
John overhears Jed telling Mrs.
Sidney he will have his way. In
reply she says she will not hesitate
to kill him. Mrs. Sidney asks John
to consent to the announcement of
his engagement to Isobel. The
young people consent TO the make
believe engagement. Later they
find it is to head off Jed, who
would marry Isobel. Jed tries to
kill John, but the matter is
smoothed over. John, though CEN
gagged" to Isobel, concesls his love.
Mr.. Sidney visits nearby prison
and has Dobson, the murderer,
pointed out. Jed tells the story of
the Dobson murder. The family go
to South America for the winter.
John is left at home. but the "en-
gagement'' is not broken. John
hears the story of a tragedy that
might have happened in Monte
video.'' The family returns. A
mysterious Spanish sailor appears.
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CHAPTER vlI.-continued.

Jed may have suspected carried a
pistol. / had no more than caught a
glimpse of his white, alarmed face
when he sprang at me and grabbed at
my hip pocket. / had pistol in the
pocket at which he reached, but I in
tercepted his movement before he got
the weapon.
''Let me have it," he begged. "Just
a minutef'
/ got a hold of his wrist, which
stopped him, and he whimpered. Then
he broke away and showed himself at
the window. At this the man on the
lawn smiled with joyousness that
was a triumph. He indicated in flash
that he had found what he had sought.
He smiled so that 1 could see the white
of his teeth. He had been uncertain
and puzzled when first saw him look
ing up at the windows of the house.
With Jed framed in one of the win
.dows, he was triumphant and rejoic-
ing. Whatever he wanted he had
found something which. pleased him.
Jed was furious, the more furious
because he was helpless. He would
have murdered the man on the lawn
if he had had any means of doing SO.
He was so furious that he did not
care how he revealed himself to me.
The man on the lawn stood laughing
for moment and then walked slowly
away toward the brush, into which
he disappeared. Jed hung out of the
window watching him.
"Well, sir" said, II think we have
you under a rea, restraint at LAST"
81 was mad that the fellow should
have come up to the house that way.
Some trampl"
"aaad you dropped the coffee-tray
and tried to get my pistol. A perfect
Iy natural proceeding on seeing an un-
known tramp!"
"We don't want strangers about
here" he said.
"You don't want that man." I said.
'"And he is not a. stranger. When he
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Remarkable Collection That Is Dis
played in Museum of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania.

The largest collection of the golt
work Of the Aztecs, the Incas anc
other ancient Central American gold
workers, whose civilization was de
stroyed by the buccaneers seeking thu
metal, is on permanent display at the
museum of the University of Pennsyi
vania. The collection contains $4,000,
600 worth of pirate gold, some OF
which has never been melted down be-
cause Of it's exquisite workmanship.
Part Of the ancient collection had
been buried in the mountains Of Co.
lombia by the Indians to save the
treasure from invaders. This part was
purchased by the museum of the Uni.
versity Of Pennsylvania just after II
had been brought to New York by its
discoveries. The other part is com.
posed of heirlooms handed down to a
French family descended from some
branch Of early Spanish royalty, who
got the pieces from shipments sent
home, perhaps by Cortez and his fol-
lowers. The latter part was picked
UP in Paris recently by DR.. George
Byron Gorton, director of the univer-
sity museum.
The Colombian part of the collec-
tion contains nearly 100 pieces, from
breast-plates to. bells. bracelets, CIR
dies, earrings and even golden sta
pies, and helmet Of pure gold. The
Paris collection of "a pieces contains
two pure gold idols nine inches high
and three inches wide at the shoul-
ders. The Incas collection also con-
tains death mask of thin, beaten
gold.
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it, because I didn't want to interfere
with your evening, but since you men
ton it, I'll admit it."
"Go on along then, jed" said Mr..
Sidney. "Go and have the doctor look
you over"
SIN not SICK" said Jed almost san-
grily, "but l know I'm bad company.
I'll go to bed"
there's something wrong with the
man." L said as Jed left, "but it isn't
physical"
$50 / imagined" said Mr.. Sidney.
"He's as strong as an OK. He's got
the constitution of an onion. How
ever, he's noe himself tonight, and
that's all there is to that. Will you
read to mew
1t was eleven o'clock when I went
to my room. was glad of my re-
lease, although it had been a pleasant
evenings For dead or dying man.
for a living and live. man, for that
matter-Mr. Sidney had extraordinary
manners and great charm. He gave
dignity and worth to life by his
very manner of leaving it. In going
from it, he proved it to be worth while
which, 1 suspect, is the highest ac-
complishment of the real gentleman.
After had gone to my room, l
found myself restless and thought /
might find rest in walk. / expected
to be joined by my friends the mastiffs
and Airedales as soon as was out
side, but not dog appeared. This
was enough to be noticed, but not
enough, at the time, to be given sig
nificance. / walked about for while
and re-entered the house with duieter
nerves.
/ found that / was tired Ordi-
narily liked at least an hours read
ing just before bed, but this night |
wanted sleep.
l was grateful for the mood and the
opportunity, and l yawned once or
twice as I got into my pajamas.
do not know when I went to sleep
kor how soon thereafter / awakened.
1t was possibly only two hours later.
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7 SN'T there a hoary old yarn about
i a man who equipped his donkey
with green spectacles and tried to edu-
cate it to eat shavings? Well, any
way, he wasn't circumstance to
Uncle Sam. He's going to fatten up
our cows and make 'em give more
milk on a diet of sawdust.
BY chemical treatment sawdust may
be converted into nourishing cattle
food.
This fact was made public at Sec
tional meeting Of Industrial and en-
cheering chemists, American Chemi-
cal society, at the University Of Chi
cagO.
White sawdust, finely ground, is
treated with diluted sulphuric acid in
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partment, under the direction of the
bureau of engineering and the bu-
reau of yards and docks. It's construc-
ton was begun during the war to
maintain wireless communication be-
tween this country and our forces in
France, since at that time there was
grave fear that German submarines
might be able to cut the trans-oceanic
cables and leave Pershing isolated so
far as immediate communication with
the United States was concerned.
The station now completed is the
largest In the world. 1t has eight
S2O-foot towers, and its engineering
features, while in general modelled on
those of our, naval stations at Airing
ton and Annapolis, are unique both in
their magnitude and in some features
Of their design.
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wv ASIIINGTON.-Recently the Unit
w ed States government, by a pay
ment of $3,000,000, has acquired the
exclusive right to dig canal across
Nicaragua step prompted by re-
port that Great Britain and Japan con-
templated the project as a joint en-
terprise on their own account, anyway,
so says report.
This is interesting because the Mica
raugua canal may yet be dug to sup
plement for commercial purposes the
facilities Of the Panama ditch. The
route would be 1874 miles shorter from
New York to San Francisco than by
way of the isthmus; and the canal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-10-21
Checking Fire in Films.

The celluloid films used for motion
pictures ignite easily and burn rap
idly, necessitating the installation OF
special protective equipment. A Eu-
ropean inventor hes combined new
chemical with an ingenious method of
applying it, which saves, it is asserted,
all Of the film except the portion first
ignited. The film In the projecting
machine is surrounded by a ring Of
tubing with inner perforations, con-
nected with an iron tank containing
the chemical, colorless liquid. A
valve near the operators hand enables
the flow to be started instantly.-Pop-
ular Mechanics Magazine.
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Catarrh Can BE Cured

Catarrh is local disease greatly infiu.
enced By constitutional conditions. IL
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is taken Internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces o.
the System. HALLS Alta r r II
MEDICINE destroys the foundation OF
the disease, gives the patient strength by
improving the general health and assists
nature in doing its work.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
B. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
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VII tfS GySSs
I did not look at my watch, for the
very good reason that other things
at the time were more important. A
bright moonlight was shining, and
whatever had awakened me, the moon
| light showed me good cause to be
awake In window which the moon
| light touched with full, Illuminating
force, was face recognizable as that
of the Spanish sailor.
Again only his head was visible, but
hthis time he was in my bedroom win
dow and seemingly trying for entrance
| into my room. This may seem more
CHASTITY proceeding than his appear
ance above the wall early in the eve
ming, but really it was not. / had the
shock of unpleasant establishment but
felt, to my satisfaction, the ability
to handle the situation. / was not
frightened by the appearance of the
head in my window. I suppose it is
because the appearance suggested
burglars. and burglars are c0pyen-
tional.
i lay quietly in bed and wondered
how much more than the head ]
should see Just then I was blinded
by the light of an electric fashlight
hitting me full in the eyes.
A second later the flash was gone,
the face in the window was gone and
slight movement on the gravel below
showed me that my visitor was gone.
got up and looked out. Although
the lawn was bright in the moonlight,
no one was to be seen. The Spaniard
had disappeared into the woods.
To come to an understanding Of the
sailors acts, not much reasoning was
needed; it was not my room he was
trying to enter, but Jed's. His fash
light had not only shown that / was
awake but that he had the wrong
man, and he had climbed down and
run into the woods. One mystery was
how he had escaped the dogs.
That was explained the next day !;
they had not been loose the night
before; had not been released from
their kennels They were found rest.
less from an unexpected night Of con-
finement. They had not been out be-
cause the stableman who had charge
of them had spent the afternoon and
night in the village Of Hartley, drunk.
1t was an extraordinary and not an
ordinary proceeding for this stable
man. who had been a dependable char
acter. 1t did not require much sus-
picion to conjecture that he had been
tempered with in deliberate purpose to
free the grounds of the dogs for the
use the Spanish sailor made when
he climbed up to my room.
The stableman, proved delinquent,
was so apparently contrite and inno-
cent that it would have been an injus-
tice to punish or discharge him. He
had gone to the village in the early
afternoon on an assigned mission for
the house. He had used the oppor-
unity to drink a few glasses of beer,
for which proceeding no one would
blame him in Hartley house. 1t seems
that he drank two or three glasses
more than he intended to and, even
beer being In fashion intoxicating,
got into a condition which made him
amiable to the approach of stranger
who succeeded in interesting him in
the immediate prospects of life, which
then to him were chiefly alcoholic.
He and the stranger had much talk
and many drinks. The stableman lost
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lCuticura Soap
THE Safety Razor
Shaving Soap
Innocent AccompIices.

Don't you know it's wrong to fish
on Sunday" asked the pious old gen.
tleman.
eyes, sir" replied the freckled ur-
chin.
''Then why are you doing it,"
Because" replied the urchin, with
grin. as he held up catch thst any
angler might have envied, "the blamed
fish don't know it."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
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CHAPTER VIII.

When I saw Mr.. Sidney that eve
ming he made remark in joke that
Jed was i'll and needed my attention.
81 have not had the usual satisfac-
ton Of my wine." he said, "and ! know
it is because Jed is not in condition"
"rm not well, Mr.. Sidney" said Jed.
"I didn't want TO say anything about
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Freed d: From. From
Orfure
EafOysEc Cleared His
Unset Stomach

"The people who have seen me suf-
fer fortunes from neuralgia brought on
by an upset stomach now see me per-
fectly sound and well-absolutely due
to Eatonic," writes r. Long.
Profit by Mr.. Longs experience, keep
your stomach in healthy condition,
fresh and cool, and avoid the ailments
that come from an acid condition.
Eatonic brings relief by taking up and
carrying out the excess acidity and
gases--does 1t quickly. Take an Eatonic
after eating and see how wonderfully
It helps you. Big box costs only
trifie with your druggists guarantee.
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Helpful Hint.

'I'm In powerful bad shape, Lum y
said citizen, Of Straddle Ridge, in re-
ply to the inquiry of an acquaintance.
~ hain't been any account-to say ,ac-
c0unt--for six weeks now. KANT
sleep nights to do no good. and don't
relish what / eat. I've got grouping
pain in my abandon the most of the
time, and I'm plumb down In the back
and low in my mind. swear, don't
know what ort to do"
sect new omenick," was the reply.
"That'l furnish new set of symp-
toms, that likely you'll know what to
20 for."-Kansas City Star.
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saw you, he smiled as if he had found
what he was looking for"
Jed was unhappy and showed it.
Il wish you were friend, doctor, .
he said. Il try to make you one. !
will get you your coffee"
He sent in maid TO sweep up the
breakage from the coffee-tray. and
presently he came with another pot
and cup. He had steadied down. but
was not tranquil.
"You know that man." / said, "and
you wanted TO kill him."
II never saw him before" he said.
"You have had some sort of dealing
with him. He has been hunting for
you. He has found you. think we
are going to find you more interesting,
Jed. The man will remain n the
neighborhood; think you are going to
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A Possible Election Hitch-O Other Items

n OSSIBILITIES growing out OF
j the Tennessee suffrage tangle are
being officially considered, notwith-
standing the fact that Connecticut has
since made ratification of sorts. The
possibilities arise out of constitutional
provisions that candidate must have
q majority in the electoral college to
secure his election. If courts should
declare, after the election has oc-
Cured, that the Tennessee ratification
of suffrage was illegal all women's
votes cast under authority Of the nine
teenth amendment also would be ille-
gal. and there would be nothing to do
but throw out the whole vote of states
where such Illegal voting had occurred
Thus. no candidate would have a ma
iority of the electors and the house of
representatives would elect the presi-
dent.
DISTRIBUTION of President Will
sons flock of sheep, which have
roamed the White House lawns for
several years, began when score We're
shipped to somewhere in Virginia"
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n EXAMINATION by the state depart
Il ment of commercial treaties to
which the United States is signatory
has reveal@ that between "a and q
of such pacs nave to be abrogated I'M
der the new merchant marine act, 1t is
said by department. officials
Section "a Of the merchant marine
act requires the president to give for
NAL notice to foreign governments
having commercial treaties with the
United States that the American gov
eminent intends to revoke any claims
Of the conventions which prevent the
giving of preferential treatment to
Americans or American ships. OIL
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VaIuahles.

King Midas turned hand to gold.
cit isn't as bad as turning head to
ivory" we consoled him.
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Needed "PiII" Right on the Start
Little Eleanor returned home after
her first day at school. She said:
Mamma. need pencil and pill.
The pill is a book you write in. the
teacher said"
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GOLDMEDAL
lke !1!!!!l Eng On

The world standard remedy for kidney,
liver, BLADDER and uric acid troubles, the
enemies Of life and looks. In use since
1896. All druggists, three sizes.
Loek for ehn name Gold Medal ON every bo1
end accent NO imikaticn
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THE recent demotion of Brig. Gen
George Barrett from the rank Of ma
jor general, commandment of the ma
rine corps, and the fact that no &C
ton has been taken on his application
for appointment as major general t.
fill new existing vacancy, Is exciting
lively comment in navy and marine
corps circles.
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BUYERS of stills, beware, or the
government will get you. All buyers
must swear that they viii use stills
only for water, and records OF all
sales and resales will be kept.
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Fortunately. few people are mind
readers.
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No wonder Jed is worried.
TREASURE OF PIRATE GOLD

90: Be CONTINUED
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Bright eyes, a clear skin and a body
full Of youth and health may be
yours if you will keep your system
In order by regularly taking
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-01-29
IN TOWN AND OUT

free Of charge, and Landlord Rowe,
Of the Home Hotel, would take no
pay for his services in making coffee,
ETC..
Lloyd Stewart has gone to Snow
Flake, Canada, for a visit with his
grandparents.
Lester and Ronald Schlangen were
in from their Emmonsburg ranch over
Sunday night.
Mrs. A. Olson Rudy and sons, of
the Dale neighborhood, spent Satur-
day in Linton.
Charley Gillespie and Gay Ronning
went to Hazelton yesterday to do
some plumbing.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. August
Sautter, miles southwest of Linton
girl, Jan. 2sth.
WANTED: Girl for general house
work. Inquire of Mrs. H II Han.
son, Linton.-Adv.
Alvin and Nyla Atha are back in
school after a weeks sickness on &C.
count of bronchitis.
Jacob Doktor suffered a stroke of
paralysis Wednesday of last week and
is still in bad shape.
Mr.. Geo. Grogan, of the Omit
neighborhood, was in town Tuesda:
afternoon on business.
Roy Yeater, one Of the league rep
resentatives from Emmons, spent MOI
day night at the county seat
Mrs. F. j. Pietz visited her broth
err, Adolph Quasi, and family, at Tenn,
vik between trains Saturday.
Mr.. Ovod Corner has been sick a
his home in Linton since Sunday. Al
latest reports he is improving.
Word comes from New York tina
DR.. Hogue has been taking a medi
course at school in New York.
Mrs. Lee Hauley, of Glanavon, re
turned to her home today, after sever
al days stay at the local hospital.
VIM. Hageman is walking with tn
aid of a cane this week, he having Sc
verely wrenched one of his ankles.
Braddock people bring down wor
that 15-pound son was born las
week to Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Gregor
Of the Dana country.
Linton people will, be interested t
hear of the marriage on Saturday
Jan. 10th, of Miss Winfred Bates
Mr.. Arthur Tew, the marriage takin