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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-08-11

SPOKANE: sale Oi los combine hafvesters
by the Northwest Harvester company handle
the 1927 crop is reported by Charles ID. Met
calf, sales manager, at Spokane,
ABERDEEN; Neither Indian white fish
ermen will make much money from hsh in the
1927 season on Grays Harbor, according TO
concensus OF opinions gatae ed from Indian
and Waite fishermen and han Dor packing men.
I
SEATTLE The county commissioners ON
August adopted resolution calling for bids
on the - ferries and boats at present oper-
ated by King county public utilities. The
county, according Ia the resolution Is losing
about $1,000 day ON IT'S boat service. The
vessels used mostly on Lake Washington,
with few covering runs ON Puget Sound
WENATCHEE: The firm of Morrison &
Stimson, architects in the Symohs building, has
been given the contract to draw the plans for
the hrw Eiks temple at Wenatehee. 1t is es-
timatrd the building and furnishings complete
will cost 81 1000. Bids will be received and
wnrA started IN about 30 days and il Will take
at least four months to complete the building,
according 10 Earl Morrison.
YAKIMA: Up to July g the public camp
grounds at the state fair had registered 222
/ parties with $50 ears and averaging four peo-
/ pie per ear. Caretaker g. NJ Daniels expects
an average of 200 people each day during the
i latter pat of the season. The camp has been
improved so that il Is now capable of handling
laig &c number Elect ic lights keep the
/ tire grounds lighted AT night, and plenty OF
/ faucets for city water located at convenient
points Nearby groceries and shops enable
tourists 70 get provisions.
COEUR D'ALENE Idaho Shot through
the head and with sack OF bricks tied about
the neck by a rope, the body of an unidentified
man was found July 81 by cottageis Casco
hay of Occur d Alcnc lake. where it had been
sunk in four feet Of water just oil shore
WAII4A WALLA: Fire ON the Jacob Valaer
ranch bergman destroyed over $50
of wheat, which has been yielding from Is 10
SO bushels acre, causing loss of between
500, 600 and $3I, 900. On that part farmed by
FRANKIE AIDE approximately 100 of grain
thieshed and in three settings OF about 500
sacks each Were burned, and on the portion
farmed by Jerry Baker $50 acres Were burned,
| of watch $50 was standing grain and 400 acres
had been threshed. The loss is mostly covered
by insurance.
SKtGTr COUNTY: \ dkng project to
/ cost $500, 900 for the reclamation of 10000
acres of land in Skagit county has been pro
posed The dikng project proposed i'll the Ma
selle district of trays Habor county
jected because il was said TO cost 800
COLNILLE, Wash: A carload of pierre
acid has been apportioned by the federal gov
eminent to Stevens county for the of farm
ers in clearing logged-off lands. Application
must be made before August 10 for delivery
this year.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-08-11
Northwest NeuOs

SPOKANE: Sale oi los combine harvesters
by the Northwest Harvester company to handle
the 1927 crop is reported by Charles D. Met.
calf, sales manager, at Spokane,
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-08-11

The nations are favorable to the dis
armament plan, naturally enough. bu'
are inclined to that tedious. question
able courtesy Of You first, my dear
fellow"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-08-11
vailing. Mountain goat will be closed

valllng. Mountain goat VIII be closed
Throughout the state Tor the iirst time
The upland bird shooters are expe
rieneing the most trouble III locating
their seasons. with almost every coun-
ty in the state using the privilege o.
naming their shooting periods within
the season prescribed in the code.
While San Juan and Island counties
are allowing birds and deer to be re-
moved for the first time in several
years they are likewise charging {
special fee for that privilege.
In the upland bird seasons the
sportsmen will find Yakima and Ben.
ION counties trying new idea with
their two day on and two day Off
plan in the hunting of birds.
The fishing laws finds a variety of
bag limits from the usual so fish in
one day down to 25, which is now in
force. Two names have also been
added to the game fish list. that o.
the silver trout and also the true
greyling, recent shipment of these
recently being received from Mon
tana and planted in several waters of
the state.
Commercial fisheries regulations
which apply to sportsmen fishing in
salt water allow but three salmon
measuring Is inches or over or but
IS salmon of length measuring of
more than six inches and less than Is.
WESTERN WASHINGTON
Big Game-Deer.
Clarke, Cowlitz, King. Kitsap. Ska
mania, Pierce, ThurstOn and Wahkia
KUN Counties-October ! to October
81
Limit, two; either sex.
Pacific County-October l to Octo
Der 81.
Limit. two bucks.
Island, Jefferson, Whatcom, Skagit,
Snohomish and Clallam Counties-Oc
tober / to October 81.
Limit, one buck with horns.
Mason County-October 10 to OctO
Der 81
Limit, two; either sex.
San Juan County-October 20 to DC
tober 81.
Limit, one buck with horns.
Grays Harbor County-October l to
October Is, inclusive.
Limit, two; either sex.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-08-11

ABERDEEN: Neither Indian white fish
ermen will make much money from tsh in the
1921 season ON Grays Harbor, according To
concensus of opinions gatae ed from Indian
and waite fishermen and han Dor packing men.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-08-11

SKtGIT County,: \ diking project to
cost $500, 900 for the reclamation Of 10000
acres of land in Skagit county has been pro
posed. The dkng project proposed III the Ma
selle district of trays Halbor county was re
iected because il said to cost 500 an
acre
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-08-11

SEATTLE: The county commissioners ON
August l adopted n resolution calling for bids
on the Is ferries and boats at present oper
tted by King county public utilities. The
county, according 10 the resolution, Is losing
about $1,000 day ON IT'S boat service. The
vessels are used mostly Lake Washington,
with few covering runs Puget Sound.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
CHAPTER xi.-continued.

He viii die as Bar Comas, your
jeddak, sees fit, II at ALL" replied the
young ruler, with emphasis and
dignity.
IF at allT roared Oak Kova. by
the dead hands at my throat but he
shall die, Bar Comas. No maudlin
weakness on your part shall save him.
o. would that warhoon were ruled
by . real jeddak rather than by a wa
terhearted weakling from whom even
old Oak Kova could tear the metal
with his bare handsl" .yr.r,->
Bar Comas eyed the defiant and in
subordinate chieftain for an instant,
his expression one of naughty. fear
less contempt and hate, and then with
out drawing weapon and without
uttering word he hurled himself at
the throat Of his defamer.
l never before had seen two green
Martian warriors battle with natures
weapons and the exhibition of animal
ferocity which ensued was as fearful
q thing as the most disordered imagi-
nation could picture. They tore at
each others eyes and ears with their
hands and with their cleaning tusks
repeatedly slashed and gored until
both were cut fairly to ribbons from
head to foot.
Bar Comas had much the better of
the battle as he was stronger, quicker
and more Intelligent. 1t soon seemed
that the encounter was done saving
only the final death thrust, when Bar
Conas slipped in breaking away from
a clinch. 1t was tie one little opening
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03

, Presently the door commenced tc
recede before me until it had sunk
into The wall fifty feet, then IT stopped
and slid easily to the left, exposing a
short, narrow corridor of concrete, at
the further end of which was another
door, similar in every respect to the
one ! had just passed. No one was
In sight, yet Immediately we passed
the first door it slid gently into place
behind us and receded rapidly to its
original position In the front wall of
the building.
A second and a third door receded
before me and slipped to one side as
the first, before i reached a large in
ner chamber where found food and
drink set out upon great stone table
voice directed me to satisfy my
hunger and to feed my calot, and
while I was thus engaged my invisible
host put me through a severe and
searching cross-examination.
"Your statements are most remark
able" said the voice, on concluding its
questioning, but you are evidently
speaking the truth, and it is equally
evident that you are not of Barsoom.
can tell that by the conformation of
your brain and the strange location of
your internal organs and the shape
and size of your heart"
"Can you see through me?" ! ex-
claimed.
"Yes, l can see all but your
thoughts, and were you Barsoomian
1 could read those"
Then door opened at the far side
of the chamber and a strange, dried
up, little mummy of a man came
toward me- He wore but single ar
ticle of clothing or adornment, a small
collar of gold from which depended
upon his chest great ornament a
large as dinner plate set solid with
huge diamonds. except for the exact
center, which was occupied by n
strange stone, an inch in diameter,
that scintIllated nine different and dis
tinct rays; the seven colors of our
earthly prism and two beautiful rays
which, to me. were new and nameless,.
l cannot describe them any more than
you could describe red to a blind man.
I only know that they were beautiful
In the extreme.
The old man sat and talked with
me for hours. and the strangest part
of our intercourse was that / could
read his every thought while he could
not fathom an iota from my mind un-
less / spoke.
The building in which / found my
self contained the machinery which
produces that artificial atmosphere
which sustains life on Mars. The Sc
cret of the entire process hinges on
the use of the ninth ray, one of the
beautiful scintillations which / hnd
noted emanating from the great stone
in my hosts diadem.
This ray is separated from the 9TH
er rays of the sun by means of finely
adjusted instruments placed upon the
roof of the huge building, three-quar-
ters of which is used for reservoirs in
which the ninth ray is stored This
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03

ton Kantos Kan and / became well
acquainted, and formed warm per-
sonal friendship. A few days only
elapsed, however. before we were
dragged forth from our dungeon for
the great games. We were conducted
early one morning to an enormous
amphitheater, which instead of having
been built upon the surface of the
ground was excavated below the sur
face. 1t had partially filled with debris
SO that how large 1T had originally
been was difficult to say. In its pres
ent condition 1t held the entire
twenty thousand Warhoons of the as
sembled hordes.
The arena was immense but ex-
tremely uneven and unkempt. Around
1t the Warhoons had piled building
stone from some of the ruined edifices
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
/ A PR INCE S S
@ f NJ A r S

days later he walked without assist
ance to the body of Bar Comas which,
by custom, had not been moved from
where 1t fell. and placing his foot
upon the neck Of his erstwhile ruler
he assumed the title of Jeddak of
| Warhoon.
| The injuries to Oak Kova had de-
layed the march SO greatly that 1t was
decided to give up the expedition.
which was raid upon q small Thark
community In retaliation for the de
struction of the incubator, until after
the great games, and the entire body
of warriors, ten thousand In number,
turned back toward Warhoon.
We reached the city of Warhoon
after some three days march and !
was Immediately cast into dungeon
and heavily chained to the floor and
walls. Food was brought me at inter-
walls but owing to the utter darkness
of the place l do not know whether I
lay there days. or weeks. or months.
No sound reached me from the world
above and no word would my jailer
vouchsafe when my food was brought
to me, although l at first bombarded
him with questions.
Finally all the hatred and maniacal
loathing for these awful creatures who
had placed me in this horrible place
was centered by my tottering reason
upon this single emissary who repre-
sented to me the entire horde OF War
hoons.
I had noticed that he always ad-
vanced with his dim torch to where he
could place the food within my reach
and as he stopped to place 1t upon the
floor his head was about on a level
with my breast. So, with the cunning
Of madman, / backed into the far
corner of my cell when next 1 heard
him approaching and gathering lit
tie slack of the great chain which held
me in my hand waited his coming,
crouching like some beast of prey. As
he stopped to place my food upon the
ground I swung the chain above my
head and crashed the links with all
my strength upon his skull Without
sound he slipped to the floor stone
, dead.
Laughing and chattering like the
idiot I was fast becoming I fell upon
his PROSTATE form, my fingers feeling
for his dead throat Presently they
came in contact with small chain at
the end of which dangled n number of
keys. The touch of my fingers on these
keys brought back my reason with the
suddenness of thought. No longer was
I 1ibbering idiot. but a sane, reason
ing man with the means Of escape
within my very hands.
AS / was cropping to remove the
chain from about my victims neck /
glanced up into the darkness to see
six pairs Of cleaning eyes fixed. un-
winking, upon me. Slowly they ap-
preached and slowly I shrank back
from the awful horror of them. Back
into my corner crouched holding my
hands, palms out, before me. and
stealthily on came the awful eyes un-
til they reached the dead body at my
feet. Then slowly they retreated but
this time with strange grating sound
and finally they disappeared in some
black and distant recess of my dun
geon.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03

of the ancient city to prevent the ami
mails and the captives from escaping
into the audience, and at each end
had been constructed cages to hold
them until their turns came to meet
some horrible death upon the arena.
Kantos Kan and were confined to-
gether In one of the cages. In the
others were wild calots, thoats, mad
zitidarsi green warriors and women of
other hordes, and many strange and
ferocious wild beasts of Barsoom,
which i had never before seen.
Shortly after we had been Gagged
the ahnphitheater began to fill and
within an hour every available part of
the seating space was occupied. Oak
Kova with his jeds and chieftains, sat
at the center of one side of the arena
upon n large raised platform.
At signal from Oak Kova the
doors of two cages were thrown open
and a dozen green Martian females
were driven to the center of the arena.
Each was given dagger and then, at
the far end, pack of twelve calots,
or wild dogs, were loosed upon them.
I AS these brutes, growing and foam
Ing, rushed upon the almost defense
less women l turned my head that l
might not see the horrid sight. The
fyells and laughter of the green horde
J bore witness to the. excellent quality
of the sport and when i turned back
to. the arena, as Kantos Kan told me
1t was over. / saw three victorious
calots. snarling and growing over the
bodies of their prey. The women had
given a good account of themselves.
Next mad .,itidar was loosed
among the remaining dogs. and so it
went throughout the long, hot. hor-
rible day.
During the day was pitted against
first men and then beasts. but as was
armed with 9ongsword and always
outclassed my adversary in agility
and generally in strength as well, it
proved but child's play to me. Time
and time again won the applause of
the bloodthirsty multitude, and toward
the end there were cries that / be
taken from the arena and be made a
member of the hordes of Warhoon.
Finally there were but three of us
l.
northern horde, Kantos Kan, and my
self The other two We're to battle
and then | to fight the conqueror for
the liberty which was accorded the
final winner.
Kantos Kan had fought several
times during the day and like myself
had always proven victorious, but oc-
casionally by the smallest of margins.
especially when pitted against the
green warriors. ] had little hope that
he could best his giant adversary who
had moved down all before him dur
ing the day. The fellow lowered near
ly sixteen feet in height, while Kantos
Kan was some inches under six feet.
AS they advanced to meet one another
I saw for the first time a trick of
Martlan workmanship which cen.
tered Kantos Kan's every hope of vic
tory and life on one cast of the dice,
for. as he came to within about twen-
ty feet Of the huge fellow he threw his
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
CHAPTER XII.
Battling In the Arena.

Slowly l regained my composure
and finally essayed again to attempt
to remove the keys from the dead
body of my former jailer But as
reached out into the darkness to To-
cate 1t found to my horror that 1t
was gone. Then the truth flashed on
me; the owners of those cleaning
eyes had, dragged my prize away from
me to be devoured in their neighboring
lair; as they had been waiting for
days. for weeks for months, through.
all this awful eternity of my imprison-
ment to drag my dead carcass to their
feast.
For two days no food was brought
me, but then new messenger ap-
peared and my incarceration went on
as before. but not again did I allow
my reason to be submerged by the
horror of my position.
Shortly after this episode another
prisoner was brought in and chained
near me. By the dim torch light saw
that he was a red Martian and could
scarcely await the departure of his
guards to address him. AS their re
treating footsteps died away in the
distance, l called out softly the Mar
tian word of greeting, kaor.
who are you who speaks out of
the darkness?" he answered
John Carter. friend of the red
men of Helium."
~ am of Helium," he said. ''but /
do not recall your name"
And then | told my story as have
written it here, emitting any reference
to my love for Dejah Thoris. He was
much excited by the news of Helium's
princess and seemed quite positive
that she and Sola could easily have
reached point of safety from where
they left me. "Dejafi Thoris and Sola
entered the hills not five miles from
n great waterway and are now prob
ably quite safe" he assured me.
My fellow prisoner was Kantos Kan.
a padwar Qieutnant) in the navy of
Helium He had been a member of
the Inflated expedition which had
fallen into the hands of the Tharks
at the time of Dejah Thoris' capture.
During the period of our incarcera-
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
WOMEN Need SWAMP ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble. or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp.
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR.
kilmers Swamp Root, a physicians pre-
scription. obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcom.
such conditions
Get a medium or large size bottle i'm.
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
xreat preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N Y, for a
ample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
As rule, mans credit is all right
at the wrong time.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
IN THE ARENA.

Synopsis.-The author tells OF his
acquaintance with tho hero of one
of tho most remarkable adventures
>ver recorded. From n manuscript
left by his friend he has vividly set
out the strange happenings which
brought together brave Virginian
gentleman and n Princess Of Mars.
In the Arizona hills John Carter.
mining prospector and ex-Confed-
crate soldier, fleeing from q war
party Of Apaches, takes refuge in
a cave the atmosphere of which
has a remarkable effect on him.
Yielding to Its influence he sinks
into Inconsistencies. his last
thoughts centered ON tho glow from
the planet Mars. Awaking, Carter
realizes that he has. in some in
comprehensive manner. been trans
ported 10 Mars. He is captured by
Tars Tarkas and party of Mar
tan warriors. He is conveyed, n
prisoner. to q Martian city. Three
days later a feet of airships from
the neighboring state of Heium is
attacked by Carter's captors. the
green Martians. One of the air
ships is captured. Among the pris-
onerB is a young woman of a race
different from the green Martians
and closely resembling the women
of the earth, DeJah Thoris. grand
daughter OF the jeddak, or ruler,
of Helium. According to custom
she Is doomed TO die by torture
John learns the language and be-
comes chieftain, though still a
nominal prisoner. Dejah Is put in
charge of sola. friendly woman.
The two nriaonera plap IN aacana
before Dejah Thoris is taken be-
fore the supreme ruler of the green
Martians. Tai Hajus. John fights
a sword duel to the death. John.
De1ah and Sola escape. John saves
Dejah but Is captured by War
hoons-
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03

chat Oak Kova needed, and hurling
himself at the body of his adversary he
buried his single mighty tusk in Bar
Comas' groin and with last powerful
effort ripped the young jeddak wide
open the full length of his body, the
great tusk finally wedging in the
bones of Bar Comas' jaw. Victor and
vanquished rolled limp aad lifeless
upon tue moss, huge mass OF torn
and bloody flesh.
Par Comas was stone dead, and only
the most hercuIean efforts on the part
of Oak Kova's females saved him
frem the fate be deserved. Three
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
A Saylnu.

"You don't mind high prices2''
mo; when prices are high. think
how much more you save. every time
you decide to get along without some
thing"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
The Way of the World.

Knlcker-We don't praise man till
after he is gone.
Bocker-And don't begin to follow
his example till after we are gone.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03

product is then treated electrically,
or rather certain proportions of re-
fined electric vibrations are incor-
porated with it, and the result is then
pumped to the five principal air CEN
ters of the planet where, as it is re-
leased, contact with the ether of space
transforms it into atmosphere.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
John starts for Helium.
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
The Sole Exception.

Mrs. Junebride-0h. dear, Strikes
seem to be universal. don't they
Her Husband-Yepl Everything's
striking except the clock your brother
gave us for a wedding present, and
that never did work any to speak of.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
Wise Salesman.

Lady Customer--I want to look at
some false hair.
Salesman-Yes, ma'am. What shade
does your friend want?
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
A piplomatIo Ans>v.r :

victim-Getting little bald. amt II
Barber-Well. sub, eff wuz yo Ah'd
sit in de gallery wen All went ter
chu'ch, sub.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
Its Use.

THAT new speeding make of motor
car ought to be called the Nautilus"
"Why so?"
Because it helps so much to keep.
down the surplus population"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03

A known enemy is better than a
treacherous friend.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03

Only Thing He Could Do.
Binks-What are you doing for your
cold?
Jinks-Coughing.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
Preventive Measures

preventive Measures.
why are you so anxious to play
bridge" "Somebody will play the
piano if we don't"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03

AS rule. mans credit is all right
at the wrong time.