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Zara-Khan."
And Khan turned with shak
ing fingers to his tray.
Chinese Pennington summon
ed in hot haste by his henchman
arrived at the foot Of Varney's
steps a bare hundred yards behind
Rabat-Pilai. He took the flight at
a bound and, pistol m hand, made
headlong for the trader sliving-
room.
AS he flung open the door, a
scene of utter chaos met his eyes.
The door at the far end of the
room was wide open. Between this
and where he stood a table had
been overturned, from behind
which trickled steady dark
stream. The chimney of the swing
ing lamp was shattered and the
atmosphere was thick with smoke
and SCOT. One window had been
wrenched clean from its fasten-
ings and the bookcase in the cor
ner had fallen forward-arrested
halfway by chair-and had tip
ped its contents into q jdmbled
heap.
He pushed the table back into
place and recoiled in horror.
A man in turban of red and
gold lay full on his face. Beneath
him, lashed to a chair, lay sec
ond that kicked and rocked to and
fro in impotent fury.
Pennington lifted Zara-Khan to
one side. I:
%Varneyw
"Oh, it's me all rightv' growl-
ed the other. "Your man arrived
just in time to prevent Mr.. Chat
Hung making sure his knife settled
both of US! For the love of Mike,
cut these COMPOUNDED strings"
Where's Rabat-Palia?" asked
Pennington, opening his knife.
For the first time Varney smiled.
Dashed good man that! He got
here before Chai-Hung could round
on hin-an severed his pistol
hand with one blow from perfect
ly CHASTITY looking weapon"
Severed Chai-hung's handy"
The one with the ring on it. 1
suppose he's off after him-try-
ing to get the rest!'
AS Pennington stopped to cut
the ropes his eye fell upon the trad
ers bare chest.
Tattooed in the space that Var
ney had summoned Zara-Khan to
Ifill-was the grim sign of the
Yellow Seven.
"a Game of Chance" the next
episode of this gripping series, will
start in next issue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-05
new PLAN FURNISHES.
FARMS WITH LIGHTS.
DeIco Concern VIII Install Com
pIete Plants, Wiring and All
For Ten Lights

The Delce-Light company, pio-
neefs in the farm electric plant IN
dustry, who operate the largest
factory in the world for the manu-
facture of these electric plants
have just announced new plan,
which is bound to be of vital i'm
portance to every farmer and his
family who have been longing and
planning to have electricity in
their own home.
This plan provides, # was ex-
planned, for the installation, com
plete, of an electric plant and
battery, wiring of the house for
ten lights, ten complete drop
lights installed, with bulbs in
place and a special electric socket
for connecting up motors and 9TH
err electric appliances.
While in the promotion of this
plan they have specialized in sew
eral of the popular models, any
of the many models can be Sc
crued under this broad, compre-
hensive arrangement, it is stated.
The arguments in favor of this
plan of purchase, it was pointed
out are that the farmer knows, at
the beginning, just what it will
cost to have electricity in his home.
Everything is covered in one trans
action. He does not have to cal
culate the cost of wiring his house
then the cost of installation and
the other items that enter into
getting electricity into the farm
home.
Here # is all worked out be-
fore hand and low price named
for everything complete, ready to
snap a switch and turn on the
lights. For those who desire it,
there is a plan for financing THE
purchase of the entire installa-
ton, it was explained, so that only
small cash payment at the be-
ginning is required. The whole
plan, it was emphasized, is cal
culated to make it easy for the
farmer to have electric lights and
the other conveniences of electric
ity.
The appreciation of the benefits
Of electricity for the farm has
spread amazingly since the Delco,
Light company, seven years ago
began the manufacture and dis
tribution of farm electric plants.
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ranged. The cake was embossed il
white, holding seven tiny pink burn
ing candles. From above the table
a pink Bag was suspended from
which. pink ribbons dropped to each
guest, which, When drawn carried
with it to each one a dainty pink
and white handkerchief. Mrs. M.
R. Wingard and Miss Nellie Wal
ters assisted Mrs. Wise to serve ice
cream and cake. Many nice remem-
branees were received by the little.
honor guest. The invitation list in
Guided Alice and Albert Ratliff,
Doris and Martha Ellen Wise, Sa-
rah Eva Murray, Minnie Merritt
Dodson, Anne MCGEE, Virginia An
drews, James Crawford, James
Kennedy, Willard. SlEppy, LeonoraI
Bacon, Martha Jennings, Emma
Joe Kennedy, Ruth Vineyard,
Gladys Smith and Doris Cannon.
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NOW ABLE To Bty|EB.
ROAD THRU GLADES.
Highway Fifty Miles Long Nov
Being Driven Into Heart of
Lake Okechobee Section

WEST PALM BEACH, Sept. s..
Whether a permanent highway
can be built across the muck soil
Of which the Florida Everglades
is composed is now believed capa-
Bile of an affirmative answer.
This conclusion is based on the
work being done under the direc-
ton of William J. (Fibgey)
Corners, Buffalo, N. Y. publisher
and Great Lakes boat owner, who
is building fifty miles of highway
between West Palm Beach. and
the town of Okeechobee, at. the
north end of Lake Okeechobee.
Until recent years, the Ever
glades was what the name describ-
es an open space ever under
water the soil too soft until d
very short time ago to bear the
Weight of a horse, much less a
roadway designed to carry auto
mobiles and loaded trucks.
In the early days, the Seminole
Indians and white hunters and ex-
plorers travelled the country in
canoes. Then drainage canals
were dug and these afforded limit
ed navigation, the canals being
from fifty to one hundred feet
wide and having a depth of from a
few inches to several feet.
These facilities for transporta-
ton and a telephone line for com
munic On were insufficient, how
ever, to accommodate the residents
of the upper glades' and the big
developers, Of whom Mr.. Corners
is one. Palm Beach county under
took the construction of a high
way through a thirty mile section
of the Everglades country includ-
ded the coulIty's boundary, but
the route of the road was diverted
before it reached Mr.. Corners
land.
The land owner then secured
permission from the Florida legis-
lature to construct a road of his
own, exercising the power of emin,
ent domain.
The muck soil of the Everglades
rests on a limstone formation,
with the muck from three to
twelve feet deep and the base
formation of a depth that has new
er been fully explored The
water table being normally from
five to two and a half feet below
the surface of the muck, the muck
soil sibeeomes impregnated with
waterls gNot all the main outlet
drainage canals of the Everglades
drainage system are completed and
therefore the muck soil remains
soft.
The methods employed by the
engineers, is to use drag line ex,
cavating machines to throw up a
sub5grade by making a ditch on
each side Of the route, The ditch,
es are connected with outlet drain.
age canals and the surface water
and seepage is thus disposed of
intended to produce a solid earth
en- bank. At Intervals, the exca-
waiting machines encounter depos,
its of mari and she'll, and occas-
ionally a soft limestone. This
mass is known as conglomerate
and adds solidity to the road bed
of muck soil.
A, spruce of supply of rock for
the hard-surfacing is believed to
have been found in the granite
like rock excavated from the bed
of St. Lucie canal, twenty-five
miles long, one of the main outlet
canals of the Everglades drain
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DNeA sGRwen. Ac.,sas

Varney moved restlessly.
Il suppose I have to thank you
for the loss of my dog" he said.
The Oriental patted the hand
that held the pistol with the fling
ers of the other.
"A double tragedy, if l may say
SOIL understand the dog is the
friend of man-and you, poor fell
low, have sustained the loss of two
good friends at one and the same
time"
'You -devilr
Chai-Hung blinked amiably.
Thank you, Mr.. Varney. May
request Zara-Khan to continue with
his work."
Varney choked.
Look here, Chai-Hung, or what
ever your name is, Pm not in a
mood to sit here and, be ordered
about by you. If you've come here
to shoot me-carry on with it. If
not, clear out-and be damned to
you"
my dear Mr.. Varneyp' protest
ed the brigand with well-assuned
surprise, ''you will, 1 hope, do me
the honor to remember that up to
the present I have requested you
to do nothing. Ny suggestion was
merely that Zara-Khan should pro-
coed with the work that my I'M
fortunate entry interrupted. 1t
was you who first mentioned shoot
ing, and I believe I am right in
saying that you were about to
draw on me when / came in. A
distinctively unwise move on your
part, Mr.. Varnev. when one re-
members that Chai-Hung never
travels about alone. If ] wanted
to kill you, my friend, there are
twenty others outside waiting to
help me. You received message
from me the other day?"
The trader shrugged his shout
ders.
"a yellow card ,fluttered on to
the veranda, if that's what YOU
mean"
An ugly lighgt had crept into
the Orientals eyes.
As if by a given signa2, two
forms slid through the doorway
behind Varney and secured his
arms.
Chai-Hung rose to his feet.
"Zara-Khan,p he said hoarselv.
you will prepare your things and
tattoo this Englishman. It will be
a little out of your line, I must
tell you, for YOU will not be naid
for your work-ard the picture
will notabe quite the samer'
The man in the turban had
CHANGED visibly from brown to gray
and his teeth chartered. He starved
from Chai-Hune to his chair-ani
presently his horror-stricken eyes
travelled back to the blue barrel.
Il am waiting for you to begin
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age system. The bank Of the ca
nal is dined with this rock material.
and to use it Mr.. Corners has
erected a rock crusher which is
said to he the largest in the
state. To distribute the rock on
the road bed, he has bought
eight gasoline locomotives, 30
miles of thirty-pound steel rails,
72 dunn cars and 10000 cross
ties and will lay a dummy gail
road line parallel with the route
of the highway. Supnlementine
this, are fifteen steamboats, and
motor haSta which carry materials
and supplies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-13
SUPREME COURT

With the opening of the Supreme
Court Thursday morning the case
of Arthur NJ. fngersoll of Concord
VS. Lionel G. Trafton Of Skowhegan
was begun. Mr.. Tngcrsoll was rep
resented by county attorney James
II. Thorne of North Arson, and Mr..
Trafton was represented by attor-
ney Amos X. Butler of Butler and
Butler of Skowhegan.
Mr. Thorne opened the case tell
ing the story of the same as fol-
lows: Mr. Inecrsoll who formerly
resided in West New York came to
Skowhegan in December 1920 and
saw Mr.. Traitor who was a real es-
tate agent in regard to purchasing
farm and decided to buy through
Mr.. Trafton the farm of one Irving
Steward of Concord and paid a small
cash payment at that time. On
January a. 1921 the deal was made
and Mr. Trafton told Ingersoll that
the farm was then unencumhcred
and that one of the first things they
did when they listed farm was to
look up its record. and further told
Mr.. Ingersoll that there was no need
for him to spend his time or money
looking up the record of the farm
as it was clear. Mr.. Trafton fur
Their stated that when the farm was
listed by Mr.. Steward, he told
Clyde RI. Smith and also Mr.. Traf-
ton that there was mortgage of
5000 and interest which was held by
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'Sk0vv Hogan LOCAL. News,
Somerset County Headquarters Phones, s z 81 ~,
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs Daniel Wilcox, ot Washburn
WAS in town over Wednesday night
Mrs. George Merriam. who has
been passing two weeks visiting with
her son and wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
George X. Merriam of Melrosc, Mass,
has returned homo.
County Agent {. \. Storcr on
Thursday held two pruning and
grating demonstrations. one in Fair
field at the home of X. A. Clifford and
the second at the home of A. Howard
Buzzell in Laronc.
Arthur NJ. Ingcrsoll of Concord,
Was in town Thursday being the
plaintiff in the case Of Ingersoll vs..
lionel G. Trafton in the Supreme
court Elton Berry and Irving Ste
ward also of Concord were in town
Thursday being witnesses in the In
ScrSoll Trafton case.
Mrs. Sadie Bates, trustee of the
State Reformatory for Women who
was in Watervllc Wednesday to
attend the monthly meeting of the
board of trustees spent the night
with her sister. Mrs. Marie Cooley
of Lcavitt street. and left Thursday
morning for her home in Sandy
Point.
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Missionary Institute at @the FEEDER
ated Church

Meetings of paramount import
ance were held at the Federated
church both afternoon and evening
Wednesday. The team Of workers
was sent out by the Conversational
Society under the leadership Of Rev.
J. {. Gregory. secretary of Benovo-
lences. formerly pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Bingham. The
speakers. beside Mr.. Gregory. were
DR.. Alfred V. Bliss of Boston. dis
tr1ct secretary of the American Mis-
sionary Association: Miss Mabel T..
Emerson of Boston. associate SOC
rotary OF the Women's Board Of
Foreign Missions. and Miss Ruth A.
carter of Portland, assistant secre
tary Of the Young Peoples Work.
The afternoon session was opcned
by scripture lesson read by the pas
tor of the Federated church. Rev.
George l.. Thurlow. Mr.. Gregory
presided and gave the first address.
He explained the work being done
by the Congregational church ana
the relation of the departments one
to the other. The second sneaker
was DIR. Bliss whose subject was
Missions and the Reason WHY T
Believe in Them" DIR. Bliss stated
that Christian must be interested
in missions if he were a real Chris
tan. He spoke of the native teach
ing. and spoke of the pleasure and
feeling of pride he experienced as
q boy when his older sister went 10
Japan as a missionary. He also
urged the great need OF money even
70 continue the work, to say moth
Ing Of opening up new work. He
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DRESDEN

VILLAGE--irs. Fannie Houdls..
was called very suddenly to L,IdI,.
Mass, by the scrious Illness Of 1.
sens wife. Mrs. John Houdlette
Mrs. Pray and daughter Esth,.
who visited the formers parents ".
and Mrs. f. NJ. Little over the Eas..
vacation, returned home Monday
Bridge Academy opened for n,
spring term Monday, April 9. rf,
the same teachers.
People in this place are Obliged :,
carry their milk to Wiscasset. on ..
count of the crossing being bad !,
the ferry tn Richmond.
Mrs. Bradeen. who has been sta.
ing with her daughter in Portland ,
few weeks. has returned.
Rev. W. Bradeen will attend II,
NJ me Conference April II.
There will be n baked bean synn.,
in the vestrv of the N. y. church |,
this village Saturday night. April /.
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Kellogg's Bran, cooked and krum-
blcd. will permanently relieve the
most severe cases Of constipation De,
cause it is ALL BRAN-not a food
mixture that cannot possibly have sur
ficicnt natural corrective properties.
Once constipation gets into your eys-
tenn you must fight it to the finisn:
Kellogg 3 Bran is the weapon. It will
win for you. Don't take halfway
measures; don't temporize.
Kellogg's Bran is permanent relief
for constipation if it is eaten rcgu-
larly-at least two tablespoonfus
daily; in chronic cases, with each
meal. And, Kcllogg's is a taste.
delight because it is delicious and
comes to you as a highly palatable,
desirable food, as well as a corrective.
You will greatly enjoy Kellogg 3
Bran US o cereal; its nut-like favor
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told OF tho need Of schools in the
south and mentioned two sister,
who were 50 eager for learning that
they walked - miles q day TO the
school. He said that we were fac
ing q critica! situation which must
be met.
crson, VINO in her introduction
stated THAT the Con@recationaiis s
began foreign missionary work in
1872 ana ihat they DOW have 800
missionaries on t'o fe'd who are
being assisted by 600 native help
crs, about 600 churches, = colleges,
- educational institutions. ~ hos
pitfalls ana Iispcnsnrios. n China
one nhysicia-1 WAS Tie only one tor
5000. coo, She mentioned the indus
trial and community work carried
on hv the missionaries ana stated
that the WOr!, was being carried on
by modern methods. 81" also urged
the great need FOR money to con-
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JEFFERSON

NORTT-Mrs. Mary A. Prov-
who has been raSsing the winter vii
her brother. Hosea Glidden in Son
ervi1le. has returned to her home.
John I.eavi't is working for Fran
Watts Of Jefferson.
Pert G. GliGdcn was q husirss
caller at Damariscotta and Wiscass
this week
Mrs. William Fraser nnd infant en-
have returned home from Bastw
wheer they have been the guests d
Mrs. Fraser's parents for the past tvr
months.
Mrs. D. J. Woodbury. has returns
home from South SOn1crville. vhsv
she has been carir~ for the sick !,
the home Of A. A. Bartlett.
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Your faith in kelIogg's Bran can
never be MISPLACED I1 Is ALL BRAN!

improves any hot or cold cereal, and
innumcrable inviting bakery batehe.
can be made with Kellogg 3. Try soms
Kellogg's Bran pancakes. They'r.
great! Or, raisin bread or gem.i
Kellogg recipes are printed on eaeh
package.
For health's sake, get the who,a
family eating Kellogg's Bran just !,
quickly as possible, because it Is ALI.
BRAN and it will make over ths
health of every big and little mem.
Der. Your physician will recommend
Kellogg's Bran because it is positive
and because it will sweep and cleanse.
and purify, and put color back into
faded cheeks. It will help children
grow big and strong; it will clear and
tone and brace up the system of eyerv
one who eats it regularly. All grocer
sell Kellosg's Bran because its use i,
universal!
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which has stimulated interest IN
military training at the university IS
the annual spring training camp at
Newport. Here students live under
typical army conditions and engage
in practice skirmishes for four or
five days, putting into practice the
theories learned in classroom. inc
third annual cncampment VIII ne
held the second week in May TINS
year. w
Advanced students in military
science are now playing a war
game" in which they are divided
into two groups, the REDS and the
"BIucs." Each group maneoiVcrs
with imaginary troops, working out
problems on a sand table similar TO
those which would occur in regular
warfare. At the spring camp, the
student officers will carry on the
same maneouvers with student troops
and will engage in several bloodiess.
smokelesS battles.
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tinue the work and another great
need IL for recruits. It requires
about so new workers each year.
She spoke of one missionary who Is
to be sent to India this year who
comes from a family which In two
generations has given 242 years
missionary service.
The last speaker was Miss Ruth
Carter. who spoke of the Young
Peoples work. She emphasized the
great need Of interesting the young
people In the Sunday schools and
the Young People societies in the
missionary work. and she told OF
her own experience at Round Top
at Mortified and the inspiration re-
ceived by herself and other dele
gates and urged sending delegates
to Mortified conferences. She men
young people may be lead to he in
terestcd in missionary work. -
In the evening the First Philathca
class of the Federated church were
IN charge of the service and the
meeting opened with the regular
Phllathea opening exercises. There
were two vocal solos. one by Fred
kennison and the second by Miss
Edna Crawford. with piano accom-
paniment by Mrs. Carrie Steward
other music was furnished by the
Young Peoples orchestra. The vice
president OF the class. Mrs. Fred
hennison. presided in the absence
q the president. EIrs. Roy l.. Mar
ston. Mr.. Gregory spoke briefly,
stating the object OF the institute.
The first speaker was DR.. Bliss. who
SPOKE especially on the relation OF
the white ana back races in our
own country. Miss Emerson spoke
OF the foreign work and told of the
very encouraging conditions in
Northern China at the present time
ana of the very desperate condition
III the Near East.
After Miss E,mcrson's address tho
iadics Of the Pnilatlica class served
delicious refreshments and pleas
ant social hour was enjoyed.
The addresses of both the after
noon and evening were an inspira-
ton to more earnest work and sac
flficc to the great cause of Chris
tian Missions both at home and
abroad.
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MISS CONANT ON
COLBY HONOR ROLL

Many Skowhcgan friends of Miss
Rachel Hunter Conant, the older
daughter of Mr.. ana Mrs. A. Il. Con-
ant of Cross street will be interest
cd and pleased to know that her
name appears in the list of the Col
by College Women's Division Roll.
Tho requirements of the Honor roll
are that a student shall receive three
AS. the highest rank given in al
least three courses. Miss COnant is
a member of the class of 1924 as
she taught last year most success
fully in the French and Latin de
School. Miss Conant has always
been high rank pupil and was val
cdictorian of her class 1919 Show
hogan High School. Miss Conant
has recently substituted in the
French Department for Mrs. Alice
i. Cover in the Skowhesan High
School.
Hiss Conant has the best wishes
of the community for her continued
success in her college work.
The Miburn Club has decided up
on the evening of April nth. as the
date of its banquet, at Hotel oxford
at $50 o'clock.
Inc SkONilCBan w dICr company,
by its manager. A. Il. Lamb, has
made the following announcements:
THAT no water has been pumped
from the Ecnnebcc river since Mar
18Th and it is not expected more
will be pumped from that source
this season"
The Rebckah degree staff met at
the lodge rooms at seven o'clock
Thursday night and held a rehearsal
of the work.
A meeting is called Of all Red
Cross committee of the local chapter
at four o'clock next Tuesday after
noon at the office of the Red Cross
school nurse. Miss Alice Il. Parker
in the municipal building. 1t is OK
pectcd that Miss Eleanor Griffin
from the Boston office, who is in
charge of the Rcd Cross nurses in
Maine will be in attendance. The
attendance of the local committees
is urged,
Thursday evening there was a
meeting of the citizens interested in
celebrating the Fourth of July in
Skowhgan The meeting was hold
in the Office of Wentworth and
Plummer under the auspices of the
Somerset Central Agricultural So
ciety.
The Girl Scouts will attend in a
body both the Epworth League meet
ting and the evening service at seven
o'clock Sunday evening at the Cen
tenary Methodist church.
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Thursday afternoon in the Grand
Army hall. under the direction of the
Central Maine Power company.
safety meeting was held. DR.. Edwin
w Bullock Of Boston was present
md gave n demonstration of first
aid treatment for patients who were
overcome with smoke. drowning, or
electrical shocks. In the morning at 9
o'clock Ir. Bullock gave n demon
straiion at tho Western Plant for the
employees of the company only. The
invited guests at the afternoon dem
unstlation were members of the high
school faculty. the selectmcn, the To-
cal physicians. and members of the
fire company.