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New Britain herald., 1922-05-04

passed. Sally after sally the snow blow made. Men fell groveing only to be dragged into the open air and resuscitated. then sent down once more into the cruelty of the fight The hours dragged by like stricken things. Then--with dawn--the blow churned with lesser impact. It surged forward. Gray light broke through at the end of the tunnel. The grip of at least one snowshed was broken; but there remained twenty more-and the Death Trail-beyond
 The day crew carried the fight on upward, through three Of the smaller snowsheds, at least to halt at the long, curved affair which shielded the jutting edge of Mount Tauchen.
 The second and third nights were a repetition of the first.
 Tonight was the last night, the last either in the struggle or in the lives of those who had fought their way upward to the final barricade which yet separated them from the top of the world-the Death Trail.
 Smooth and sleek it showed before Houston in the early moonlight, an icy Niagara, the snow piled high above the railroad tracks. Already the blows were assembled. This was to be the fight of lights, there in the moonlight A quick shoot and a lucky one. Otherwise-the men who went forward to their engines would not speak of it. But there was one who did.
 She was standing beside the cook car as Houston passed.
 You'll be with them?"
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side a great Mallet engine, d sleek, greyhound of the mountains, taking instructions from the superintendent.
 Know anything about tirin an en-
New Britain herald., 1922-05-04

to the announcement of Leslie B. Denning. of Pittsburgh. Pa. pres- dent Of the organization. Delegates are expected from all oarts Of the country including the middle-west- sfn states, the productive fields of Texas, Wyoming, Louisiana, Okla homa, kansas and as far west as California and from eastern fields.
 Several prominent men in the gas industry are on the program for dis eusslon of such subjects as stand ardization," The Indeterminate Franchise,' - Conservation" What the Natural Gas Companies Are Do- ing to Help the Consumer Get the Greatest Value from His Natural Gas Service" and various phases of gas production and distribution.
 Open forum discussions in charge of a chairman for each subject will
New Britain herald., 1922-05-04

membered the bulky cars of maehin- cry at Tolifer IL was partially his battle they were fighting out there He fumbled aimlessly in his pockets for his gloves. Something tinkled on the floor and he bent to pick up the little crucilx with its twisted tangled chain. forgotten at Tollifer. Duly, hazily, he stared at 1t with his red eyes. with the faint feeling of a duty neglected, Then:
 She only said they might want It." he mumbled I'm sorry-I should have remembered. I'm always failing-at something"
 Then, anxious to take his place in the fighting line. he replaced the tiny bit of gold in his pocket and threaded his way through the cir cuitous tunnel of snow.
 Even from the distance, Barry could hear the surge of the terrific impact, as the rotary smashed against the tight-jammed contents Of the shed. snarled and tore at it's enemy, then, beaten at last by the crusted ice of the rails, came grudgingly back SO that the crews might break the ice from the rails and give traction for another assault. Houston started for- ward. only to stop. A figure in the dim light of the cook car had caught his eye. Medaine Robinette.
 If the woman back there in the west country only would tell. If she would only keep the promise which she had given him in her half-deliri- um
 Ten minutes later Barry stood be-
New Britain herald., 1922-05-04
Continued From Our Last Issue)

"I must go on, gave my promise
 She nodded.
 Tt means Tollifer now. The descen Is more dangerous"
 Suddenly the storm lifted for mo ment. Far below, miles in reality straight jets Of steam rose high abov' black. curling smoke; faintiy distant ly, whistles sounded, The snowplows
 He gripped her arm with the sigh or 1t, nor did she resist. Thrilled enthralled, they watched 1t: thu whirling smoke. the shooting steam the white spray which indicated thu grinding, churning progress Of thu blows, propelled by the heavy engine, behind. From the swollen lips O Houston:
 They're started the fight. I'm going to work with them"
 But"
 He knew what she meant and shook his head. o."
 "No-she does not need me NJ, presence would mean nothing to her I can't tell you why. My place.: down there"
 Y UT di IilsldIi' INeudlIlt NDD1nPltc looked at him with frankly question ing eyes, eyes which told that . question was arising as to his guilt in at least one of the things which circumstances had arrayed against him. But suddenly she was speak 1ng as though to divert her thoughts
 Well have about three hours. It's our chance. We'd better cut this cord-the one in the lead may pull and pull the other one over. We'd better make haste"
 Houston stepped before her. mo- ment later they were edging their way down the declivity of what once had been a railroad track
 Black dots they became--dots which appeared late in the afternoon to the laboring crews of the snow-fghters far below; dots edging their way about beetling precipices, plunging forward, then stopping; pulling them selves out of the heavier drifts where drops of 10 and even 20 feet had thrown them. Once, at the edge of an overhanging ledge. he scrambled furiously, failed and fell-to drop in a drift far below, to crawl painfully back to the waiting dot above. Hours! The dots grew larger. On they came stumbling. reeling. The woman waver- ed and fell; he caught her. Then double-weighted, pack on his back a form in his arms, he came on, his blood-red eyes searching almost sight lessly the faces of the waiting, stolid grease-smeared men, his thick voice drooling over his bloddy lips:
 Somebody take her-get her into the bunk car. She's given out I'm I'm all right. Take care of her. I've got to go on-to Tolifer,'
 CHAPTER XIX
 It was night wien Barry Houston limped, muscles cramped and frost numbed, into the little undertaking shop at Tollifer and deposited his tiny burden. Medaine Pobnette had remained behind in the care of the snow crews.
 ''Nameless, he.seid with an effort when the lengthy details of certifca- tion were asked. "The mother" and a necessary lie came to his lips-"be- came unconscious before she could tell me anything except that the baby had been baptized. She wanted priest"
 From far away came the whistles of locomotives, answering the sig nals of the snow-plows ahead. He re-
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l "On the Death Trail? expect to-"
 "They talk of it as something terri. ble Why"
 | Houston pointed to the forbiddine wall of snow His thick. broken lips mumbled in the longest speech he had known in days,
 It's all granite up there. The cut of the roadbed forms a base for the remained of the snow, When we cut out the foundation-they'rc afraid that the vibration will loosen the rest and start an avalanche, It all depends whether 1t comes before-or after we've passed through" She straightened and looked at him with clear. frank eyes. Mir. Houston" came quietly i've been thinking about something all day. I have felt that l haven't been quite fair-that a man who has acted as you have acted since-since I met you this last time that he deserves more of a chance than l have given him. That"
 I'm asking nothing of you, Miss Robinette."
 "I know. I am asking something of you. I want 10 tell you that have been hoping that you can some day furnish me the proof-that you spoke of once. I--that's what I wanted to tell you" she ended quick ly and extended her hand. "Goodby. Ill be praying for all of you up there"
 Houston answered only with a pressure of his hand. He looked at her with eyes that spoke what his tongue could not say, then he went on--a shambling, dead-tired man, even on awakening from sleep, but a man whose heart was beating with a new fervor. She would be pray ing for all of them up there at the Trail. And ali of them included him.
 At the cab of the engine. he lis tened to the final instructions of the cursing, anxious superintendent, then went back to his worll of the shovel. Higher and higher mounted the steam oa the gauge; theirs was the first blow theirs the greatest task. One by one the final orders came-crisp, shouted, cursing command, answered in kind. Then the last query:
 If there's damn man of you who's a coward. step out. Hear that? If you're afraid-come on-there's no stopping once you start"
 Engine after engine answered, in tering sarcastic tones, the belliger- ent cries of men hiding what pound ed in their> hearts, driving down by sheer will-power the primitive desires of preservation. Again the call was repeated. Again it was answered by men who snarled, men who cursed that they might not pray. And with it.
 "A-w-w wright! Let 'er go."
 Continued in Our Next Issuc)
 New York society women have formed their own radio club.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-04
MISERABLE WITH :. INDIGESTION One Box Of "Fruit-a-tIves"
 Brought Relief

OLD CHATHAM, COLUMBIA Co.,, NY. "I was bothered with Constipation, Liver Trouble and Indigestion for three years, and tried all kinds of medicine without relief. l was so bad would have dull, heavy feeling in the pit of my stomach after eating. l saw "Fruit-a.tivcs" advertised and bought two 5oc boxes. Before I had finished ono box, I was relieved and now have no more trouble. recommend these Fruit La1o Tables".
 VIM. GALE SHEPHERD. 50c box, 6 for g. 50, trial size, 25c. At dealers or from FRUIT.A.TIVES Limited, OGDENSBURG, NY.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-04

New York society women hav formed their own radio club.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-04

be held on the following topicsuFro- duetion, Transmission. Distribution and Public Relations.
 The convention activities are de. signed for all classes Of gas workers. and many employees of the gas comS panies, as well as company officials are expected to attend, President Denning announced.
 Large exhibits of field equipment and household appliances will he open to the public during the conven- ton. with the announced purpose of impressng the gas men with the thought that they must work in close harmony with the patron and appli- ance maker.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-04

side a great Mallet engine, sleek, greyhound of the mountains, taking instructions from the superintendent. Know anything about tirin' an en- zine ?''
 T know enough to shovel coal = land I've got a strong pair of shoul- ders"
 When you get in them gas pockets, stick your nose in the hollow of your elbow. There ain't no fresh air in that there shed; the minute these engins get inside and start throwin' on the juice, it fills up with smoke. That's what gets you
 Barry climbed to his place on the engine. A whistle soun led, to be echoed and reechoed by the answering blasts of the snowplow train-four en- zines and the big auger itself ready now for @ fresh sally into the shed. Throttles open, fire boxes throwing their red spluttering glare against the black sky as firemen leaped to their tasks, the great mass of machinery forward
 Faster-faster-then the impact like crashing into a stone wall. They were within the snowshed now, the auger boring and tearing and snarl- ing like some savage, vengetul thing against the solid mass which faced it. Inch by inch for eight feet it progresSed; then progress ceased, while the blow ahead shrilled the triple signal to back up. The engi- neer opened the cab window and gratefully sucked in the fresh, clean aA.
 Eight feet-that's all," he unused. Flight feet at a time''
 Back and forth-back and forth fresh air and foul air cleaning lights then dense blackness-so the hours
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Kills Pesky Bed Bugs
 P. D. Q.

Just think, a 35c box of P. D. 0. tPesky Devils Quietus), makes quart, enough to kill million bed bugs, reaches, fleas or cooties and stops future generations by killing the eggs and does not injurc the clothing.
 Liquid fire to the bedbugs is what P. D. Q. is like, bedbugs stand as good chance as a snow ball in justly famed heat resort. Patent spout free in every package of P. D. O.. 10 enable you to kill them and their eggs in the cracks. P. D c. can also be purchased in scaled bottles. double strength. liquid form.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-04
GAS ASSOCIATIONS URGE CONSERVATISM
Convention Will Be Held in
 Kansas City May 15-1S

Kansas City, Mo, May 4,--Conser- yation of gas will be tho keynote of discussions at the seventeenth an- nual convention of the Natural Gas association Of America, scheduled to be held here May l5-ls, according
New Britain herald., 1922-05-04

Aviators say that every city and town. when seen from the air, has . distinct color.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-01-27
HIS WAGES ONE CENT A YEAR
Early Carrier Of Mails Certainly Not
in the Business for Purpose Of
Making Money.

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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-01-27
WIRELESS CONCERTS GIVEN BY
BOYS CLUB MEMBERS

a wireless concert was given not
long ago by members of the Ocean
County Wireless Club. for the enter
tainmont of the Farm Bureau, at Toms
River, n. j. This club which Was
organized by the county club agent hid
succeeded in getting central recei'-
ing station installed in the courthouse.
The program, which was heard by the
entire audiece by means of an am,lifi-
er, came from Newark, N. J. 1t CON
sisted Of operate solos, orchestral &C.
Lotions, n speech, and the market re-
port for the day. Al 10 p. n. the au-
dience set their watches by standard
radio time given out officially from
Arlington, Va, near Washington, ID. {.
This central receiving station is one
Of the achievements the boys in the
wireless club have been workingtoward
for some months. The club was orga-
nized shortly after the United States
Department of Agriculture began
sending out market reports by wire
less Under the general supervision
Of the county club agent it has de-
velopcd to a membership of 81 boys in
all stages of wireless knowledge and
equipment. Their original intention
was merely to broadcast market re-
ports, but it soon became evident that
q central station was needed that
would take high wave messages which
could be relayed Mt n lower wave
length TO those having small sets.
As the club acquired better appara-
tus il was able to expand its activities,
and since the initial concert the boys
have taken a complete wireless equip,
ncnt about the county to different
community meetings and giving as
many people as possible the thrill of
hearing music that is being played
miles away, and the satisfaction of re-
ceiving authoritative market informa-
lion Of value in the farming business.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-01-27
children Hold Future Of Muse

The future of music as an iustru.
menl of culture lies with the children
Of the people, Nowhere but In the
elementary schools can they lie
reached. Colleges of music are neceS-
Sary {" train the professional. but the
education committees of the great
towns have the largely neglected op.
portllnity of making the rising geucr.
alton "A muslc'loving public. The In.
nate faculty OF appreciation is there,
aud Is commonly diiruscd among
scholars OF the most essentially indus
trial areas. II only needs direction
anu cultivation, for one OF the great.
est pleasures L. be- added TO the nmrn-
tiles Of town life, pleasures NJ present
so lalncntably few. The main idea is
TO teach the children how 10 AZ.
precinte aud enjoy good music. how to
become intelligent listeners, rather
than to become performers them.
Selves.-ExChange.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-01-27
Cultured Slovakian PeopIe

The inn nj Turciansky Sv. Martin
In northern central SlovakIa IL q real
social center. Here the inhabitants
" this cultural center Of SIovakla as.
semblc for song and gossip In spite
Of the antiquity Of their gct.up. the
peasants Of the region are among the
most cultured people In Europe: their
little town Is II center OF the printing
Industry and boasts most Inter.
rstlng museum. The women OF Slo.
Nakin, although the difficulty In oh
tanning linens and colorcd thread with
which To make their embroideries In
now great, still work with the same
care and reverence for traditional
craftsmanship AS formerly. Indeed
The peasant woman OF Detvn, Slo-
NnGla. both In the work upon which
aln' t. Engaged and the beautiful
clothes she wears, would seem TO lie
living model for her sisters In the
rclghbortng villages. II il In their
gardens that these women work, sur.
rounded by their children.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-01-27
Romans oisapproved of panclnn.

Of all the amuSements that We In.
dulge in nowadays, perhaps dancing
Is the oldest. Dancing seems TO be- one
VI mans primitive instincts. ia"
Greeks were, perhaps, the greatest
dancers there have ever been. Some
ol them held that the destiny Of ma
tons depended ON the rigorous attru.
ton given 10 dancing. The Sparluns
made dancing necessary rs II gym.
nastic exercise; but the Romans dis.
approved Of II. mo one dances sober
unless he chances to be mad" said one
" them. And they all considered II
was diSgraccful for free citizen 10
dance. unless II were Ut religious
festival. The early Christians prac.
liccd choral dances. although ST. An.
guStinc is said TO have Objected. lie
certainly said; 1T Is better 10 dix
than dance"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-01-27
BUNGALOWS BUILT BY BIRDS
Are Not Used as Nests. but Seemingly
Only Constructed as 4 Matter
OF Decoration.

Arbor.ike bungalows are built by
Australian bower birds. These bunga.
lows are decorated by the birds with
luNer- and other bright objects.
Sometimes one bird will move u
flower placed in position by a fellow.
III" result Is free fight. for none Of
lur birds viii tolerate Interference or
criticism
There are several different kinds 0f
bungalows, aud each Is built hy u Va
rirly ut the bower bird. These Strur.
lures have nothing whatever 10 do
With the birds nests. There il gar
den la front OF the bungalow. and
great attention Is paid to keeping this
fresh. Some OF the birds prefer
shells as a garden decoration; others
use gaily.colOrcd beetles and other In.
srrts, while one bird lays out lawn
NJ moss. which II decoratrs with all
kinds of odds and ends. As soon HE
amy part NJ the garden becomes faded.
the moss leaves. or flowers are car.
rird To rubbish heap behind the bun,
pnlow.
Dancing displays are given on the
lawns. especially at counting time.
when the males adopt all kinds Of
queer attitudes and sing songs to at,
tract the attention Of the opposite
sex.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-01-27
The osel, Early Occupants OF Italy.

The Osci. or Oscans, were nm ltal.
ian people who appear Ia hive been
the original occupants, ut the earliest
known period, Of Central Italy fruu
tainpania aud the hurdrrs Of l.atiunl
10 the Alriatlc The Osvans were sub
ducd by the Snhlnrs, people from
the Apenuines on the north. NJ who's,
previous history little In known, and
who probably adopted the language
and customs Of the conquered, with
what notifications cannot he ascer.
Ninrd. The DScun language was
closely allied To the Latin. OF which II
was probably n parent stock. II ap
pears to have been spoken In the
provinces long after Latin became the
official language, and II was used Of,
iclally long after the Roman conc urst
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-01-27
THE WALNUT SUPERSTITION

Potomac river boatmcn believe tina,
the walnut is a hoOdoo tree. Not all
the men who sail longboats, sloOps
schooners, "pungies' ana "bugeyes' or
the wide, long and historic estuary OF
the Chesapeake bay hold this belief
but il Is believed by 50 large a number
Of these mariners that one is warrant
ed in classing II among the sUDcrsti-
los Of the Potomac.
II is not easy 70 understand why a
noble tree, which has 20 many excel
cnt uses, which has served mankind
80 faithfully in many ways, has done
the State some service and has been IN
such demand "a wood for making
furniture ard gunstocks that IL has
been thinned out almost 10 the point OF
extinction, should be considered an un-
lucky tree but the fact - that many
i'ut0mac WatcrmcH, who make up Il
considerable par. Of the Potomac val
ley population, Will not have walnut
.munr 20 any pIt of their craft, Will
not carry walnut timber or lumber as
cargo and will not take on board Il
nusncl or 20 barrels of walnuts no
matter w hat freight rate tho shipper
~ willing to pay.
One probable explanation Of the un-
luckIncss of walnut is that for 30
years, or almost as long as white men
have lived in the Potomac country,
black walnut has been the favCr.tc
wood making collins. The black
walnut casket" figured in nearly all
funerals before the wood became aS
costly as II Is, and even now, only
those men who were exceedingly poor
and fOrlorn are buried IN pine coffins.
All others are laid at rest in black
walnut. It was the enduring qualities
Of the wood and the fact that walnut
trees grew everywhere IN the Potoma
country which caused black walnut L.
Ice chosen coffin wool.
In the seventeenth, throughout the
eighteenth aud through much of the
nineteenth centuries blnck walnut was
a popular cabinet ard furniture wood.
II 10 OF fine grain, takes high polish
and Is very durable. The poorest PEG
pie could have black walnut furniture
and the rich asked for no handsome
furniture than could be made of this
wood though, Of course some of the
yulgarly rich and ultra-f fashionable
families of Colonial and early repub-
Lean days went in for Santo Domingo
mahogany.
Nearly every gunstock and pistol
stock was made Of black walnut, not
only because the wood was Of fine
grain, durable and susceptible Of high
polish, but because it was also particu-
larly elastic and took up a part Of the
shock of recoil. Many men were kill
ed in ducls and murdered with guns
and pistols that had black walnu,
stocks.
They used to build boats Of black .
walnut, just as they did barns and
fences, because the timber was plcnti- .
full, cheap and durable, but many Of .
the boats of walnut were wrecked, 4
sunk in collision or burned.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-01-27

Arabia is II peninsula in the south.
west Of the ASiatic continent forming
the Cennccting link between Asia aud
Africa lying between the Persian gulf
Nnd the Gull OF Oman on the cas-, and
the Red STA "n the west. the two c,n.
tnrnt> being united al the lSthmuS OF
SurA Arabia is divided into muny
Llngd"ms aud principalities, each OF
which TIA, its own capital. MS follows:
The kingdom Of HejaE. with Mecca
as lis capital; the enirate Of Seth
aud Hasa, with Ryadh us capital
the principally Of Kowcii. with no.
weh as capital, the sultanate OF
ouan with MuScat as capital: the
einiratr Of label Shammer. with Hail
as capital the emirate Of Asir, with
Ehorah as capital, and tha imamata
Of Yemen, with Sara az capttal -,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-01-27
THE JEW

Whether il is ON account of rrophc-
ctcs, or on account Of supposition, il
seems that the world is watching the
Jew. Thousands Of Jews are moving
toward Palestine many of them intent
upon agriculture, something that very
few ar interested in but there are few
opportunities in Palestine for the jew
TO follow, his favorite occupation, the
mercantile business. In "A Jewish mag
a1tnc we see that forty nine telephones
VIEW recently installed in Palestine.