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BYNOPBIB.
CHAPTER I—As a representative of
the government Gordon Elliot la on hie
way to Alaska to Investigate coal claims.
On the boat he meets and becomes In
terested In a fellow passenger whom he
learns 1s Sheba O'Neill, also "going In."
Colby Macdonald, active head of the land
gabbing syndics e under investigation,
comes aboard. Macdonald Is attacked by
mine laborers whom he had discharged,
and the aotlve Intervention of Elliot prob
ably saves, his life.
CHAPTER ll—EUlot and Macdonald
become In a measure friendly, though the
latter does not know that Eftlot is on a
mission which threatens to spoil plans of
Macdonald to. acquire millions or dollars
I through the unlawful exploitation of im
mensely valuable coal fields. Elliot also
"gets a line" on the position occupied by
Waly Selfrldge, Macdonald's right-hand
man, who is returning from a visit to
"the States," where he had gone In an
effort to convince the authorities that
there was nothing wrong In Macdonald's'
methods.
CHAPTER lll—Elliot secures an Intro
duction to Miss O'Neill and while the
boat is taking on freight the pair set out
to climb a locally famous mountain. They
venture too high and reach a position
from which It is impossible for Miss
O'Neill to go forward or turn back.
CHAPTER IV—Elliot leaves Sheba and
at Imminent peril of his life goes for as
sistance. He meets Macdonald, who had
become alarmed for their safety, and they
return and rescue Sheba.
CHAPTER V—Landing at Kuslak El
liot finds that old friends of his, Mr. and
Mrs. Paget, are the people whom Sheba
has come to visit. Mts. Paget Is Sheba's
equal n. At dinner Elliot reveals to Mac
donald the object of his coming to Alas
ka. The two men, naturally antagonistic,
nbw also become rivals for the hand of
Sheba.
CHAPTER V.
Sheba Sings—snd Two Man Listen.
Elliot did not see Miss O'Neill next
morning until she appeared In the din
ing room for breakfast He timed him
self to get through so as to join her
when she left. They strolled out to
the deck together.
He onme abruptly to what was on
his mind. "I have an apology to make.
Miss O'Neill. If I made light of your
danger yesterday. It was because I was
afraid you might break down. ' I had
to seem unsympathetic rather than
risk that."
She smiled forgiveness. "All you
said was that I might have sprained
my wrist. It was true too. I might
have—and I did." Sheba showed a
white linen bandage tied tightly
aror-nd her wrist.
"Your whole weight came on It with
■a wrench. No wonder It hurt."
Sheba noticed that the Hannah was
drawing up to a wharf and the pas
sengers were lining up with their be
longings. "Is this where we change?"
"Those of us going to Kuslak trans-,
fer here. But there's no hurry. We
wait at this landing two hours."
Gordon helped Sheba move her bag
gage to the other boat and joined her
on deck. They were both strangers
In the land. Their only common ac
quaintance was Macdonald and he was
letting Mrs. Mallory absorb his atten
tion Just now. Left to their own re
sources, the two young people natu
rally drifted together a good deal.
This suited Elliot. He found his
companion wholly delightful, not the
less because she was so different from
the girls he knew at home. She could
be frank, and even shyly audacious on
occasion, but she held a little note of
reserve he felt bound to respect.
Macdonald left the boat twenty miles
below Kuslak with Mrs. Mallory and
the Selfrldges. A chauffeur with a
motorcar was waiting on tbe wharf to
run them to town, but he gave the
wheel to Macdonald and took tbe seat
beside the driver.
"Are you going to the hotel or direct
to your cousin's?" Gordon asked Miss
O'Neill. *
"To my cousin's. I fancy she's down
here to meet me. It was arranged that
I come on this boat"
Elliot caught a glimpse of .the only
people In, Kuslak he had known before
coming in, but though he waved to |
them he saw they did not recognize
blm. After the usual delay about get-1
ting ashore he walked down the gang- (
way carrying the suitcase of tbe Irish !
girl. Sheba followed at his heels. On I
the wharf he came face to face with
a slender, well-dressed young woman.
'Diane 1" he cried.
She stared at him. "You! What in
heaven's name are you doing here, Gor
don Elliot?" she demanded, and before
he could answer bad seized both hands
and turned excitedly to call a stoeky
man near. "Peter —Peter! Guess
who's here?"
"Hello, Paget!" grinned Gordon, and
he shook hands with tbe husband of
Diane. *
Elliot turned to introduce bis friend,
but she anticipated htm.
"Cousin Diane," she said dryly,
"don't you know me?"
Mrs. Paget swooped down upon the
girl and smothered her in her em
brace.
"This Is Sheba—little Sheba that I
have told you so often about. Peter,"
she cried. "Glory be, I'm glnd to see
you, child.". And Diane kissed her
again warmly! "You two met on the
same boat, of course, coming In. I
hope you didn't let her get lonesome,
Gordon. Look after Sheba's suitcases.
Peter. You'll come to dinner tonlfht,
Gordon —at seven."
"I'm in tbe kind hands of my coun
trywoman," laughed Gordon. "11l cer
tainly be on hand."
"But what In tbe world are you do
ing here? You're the last man I'd
have expected to see."
"I'm In the service of the govern
ment and I've been sent In on busi
ness."
"Well, I'm going to aay something
original, dear people," Mrs. Paget re
plied. 'lt's a small world, Isn't It?"
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1918
wiiiiam jucum Rains.
While he was dressing wr uinner
later In the day, Elliot recalled early
memories of the Pagets. He had
known Diane ever since they had been
youngsters together at school. He
remembered her as a restless, wiry
little thing, keen as a knife-blade. Al
ways popular socially, she had sur
prised everybody by refusing the catch
of the town to marry a young mining
engineer without a penny, was
In college at the time, but during the
next long vacation he hajl fraternised
a good denl with the Peter Pagets. The
young married people had been very
much In love with each other, but not
too preoccupied to take the college boy
Into their happiness as a comrade.
Then the Arctic goldflelds had claimed
Paget and his bride. That had been
more than ten years ago, and until
today Gordon bad not seen them since.
While Bllllot was brushing his dinner
coat before the open window of the
room assigned to him at the hotel,
somebody came out to the porch below.
The voice of a woman floated faintly
to him.
"Seen Diane's Irish beauty yet,
Ned?*
"Yes," a man answered.
The woman laughed softly. "Mrs.
Mallory came up on the same boat
with her." The Inflection suggested
that the -words were meant not to tell
a fact, but some less obvious infer
ence. I
"She's wonderfuHy pretty, and of
course Diane will make the most of
her. But Mrs. Mallory is a woman
among ten thousand."
"I'd choose tbe girl If it were me,"
said the man.
"But it isn't you. We'll see what
we'll see."
They were moving up the street and
Gordon beard no more. What he had
heard was not clear to him. Why
should any Importance attach to the
fact that Mrs. Mallory and Sheba
O'Neill had come up the river on the
same boat? Yet he was vaguely dis
turbed by the Insinuation that In some
way Diane was entering her cousin as
a rival of the older woman. He re
sented the idea that the fine, young
personality of the Irish girl was being
cheapened by management on the part
of Diane Paget.
Elliot was not the only dinner guest
at the Paget home that evening. He
found Colby Macdonald sitting in the
living room with Sheba. She came
quickly forward to meet the newly ar
rived guest
"Mr. Macdonald has been telling me
about my father. He knew him on
Frenchman creek where they both
worked claims," explained the girl.
The big mining man made no com
ment and added nothing to what she
said. Tbere were t( tries when bis face v
was about as expressive as a stone
wall.
The dinner went off very well. Diane
and Peter had a great many questions
to ask Gordon abont old friends. By
the time these had been answered Mac
donald was chatting easily with Sheba.
She listened with glowing eyes to the
strange tales this man of magnificent
horizons had to tell. Never before had
she come Into contact with anyone like
him.
Paget was superintendent of the
Lucky Strike, a "mine owned princi
pally by Macdonald. The two talked
business for a few minutes over their
cigars, but Diane interrupted gayly to
bring them back Into the circle.
Adroitly she started Macdonald on the
account of a rescue of two men lost
In a blizzard the year before. He bad
the gift of dramatizing his story, of
selecting only effective details. There
was no suggestion «f boasting. If be
happened to be the hero of any of his
stories the fact was of no Importance
I to him. It was merely a detail of the
| picture he was sketching.
| Gordon interrupted with a question
a story he was telling of a fight he had
. seen between two bull moose.
"Did you say that was while you
were on the way over to Inspect-the
Kamatlab coal fields for the first
i time?"
The eyes of the young man were
quick with interest
"Yes."
"Pour years ago last spring?"
Macdonald looked at him with a
wary steadiness. Some doubt had
found lodgment in his mind. Before
he could Voice It. if, Indeed, he had
any such intention, Elliot broke In
swiftly— „ 'I
"Don't answer that question. I
asked It Without proper thought. lam
a special agent of the general land
office sent up to investigate the Mac
donald coal claims and kindred In
terest!."
| Slowly the rigor of• the big Scots
man's steely eyes relaxed to a smile
that was genlsl and disarming. If this
news hit him hard be gave no sign
of It. And that it was an unexpected
blow there could be no doubt
"Glad you've come, Mr. Elliot. We
afk nothing but fair play. The men
who own tbe Macdonald group of
claims have nothing to conceal. I'll
answer that question. I meant to say
two years ago last spring."
His voice was easy and bis gaze un- I
wavering as be made tbe correction,
yet everybody la the rssci except Hbeba
knew he was deliberately lying to
cover the slip. For the admission that
he had Inspected the Kamatlah Held
just before bis dummies had filed upon
It would at least tead to aggravate sus
picion that tbe entries were not bona
fide.
1
"Don't Answer That Question."
" It" was rather an awkward moment. )
Sheba unconsciously relieved the situ
ation.
"But what about the big moose, Mr.
Macdonald? What did It do then?" |
The Alaskan went back to his story. ;
He was talking for Sheba alone, for 1
tbe young girl, with eager, fascinated
eyes which flashed with sympathy as
they devoured selected glimpses of his
.wild, turbulent career. She saw him 1
with other eyes than Elliot's. The gov- j
ernment official admired him tremen- ■
dously. Macdonald was an empire '
builder. He blazed trails for others
to follow In safety. But Gordon could ,
guess how callously bis path was ;
strewn with brutality, with the effects
of an ethical color-blindness largely
selfish, though even he did i*t know
that the man's primitive jungle code
of wolf eat wolf had played havoc with
Sheba's young life many years before.
Diane, satisfied thnt Macdonald bad
scored, called upon Sheba.
"I want you to sing for us, dear, If
you will."
Sheba accompanied herself. The
voice of the girl had no unusual range,
but It was singularly sweet and full of
the poignant feeling that expresses
the haunting pathos of her race.
It's well I know jre, Sheve Cross,
Te weary, stony hill.
An' I'm tired, och, I'm tired to bs
looking on ye still.
For here I live the near side
an' he le on the tar.
An' all your heights and hollows are
between us, so they are.
Och anee!
Gordon, as he listened, felt the
strange hunger of that homesick cry
sfeal through his blood. He saw bis
own emotions reflected In the face of
the Scotch-Canadian, who was watch
ing with a tense interest the slim,
young figure at the piano, the girl
whose eyes were soft and dewy with
the mysticism of her people, were still
luminous with the poetry of the child
In spite of the years that heralded ber
a woman.
Elliot Intercepted the triumphant
sweep of Diane's glance from Macdon
ald to her husband. In a flash it lit
np for him the words be had heard on
the hotel porch. Diane, an Inveterate
\matchmaker, Intended her cousin to
rAarry Colby Macdonald. No doubt she
thought she was doing a fine thing for
the girt. THe WafTxa millionaire, the
biggest figure in the west. His
Iron will ran the town ohd district
as though the people were chattels of
his. Back of him were Jiome ot the
biggest financial Interests In the United
States.
But the gorge of Elliot rose. The
man, after all, was a lawbreaker, a
menace to civilization. He was n sur
vivor, by reason of bis strength, from
the primitive wolf-pack. The very
look of his hard, gray eyes was domi
nant and masterful. He would win.
no mntt» how. It came to Gordon's
rebel heart that If Macdonald wanted
this lovely Irish girl—and the young
man never doubted thnt the Scotsman
would want her—he would reach out
and gather in Sheba Just as If she
were a coal mine or a placer prospect
All this surged through the mind of
the young msn while the singer was
on the first line of the second stanza.
But If't was only Sheve Croea
To climb from foot to crown,
I'd soon be up an' over that.
I'd soon be runnln' down.
Then sure the great ould sea ItseU
Is there beyont the bar.
An' ail the windy wathers are
Between us. so they are.
Och anee!
The rich, soft, young voice with Its
Irish brogue died away. The little au
dience paid the singer the tribute of
silence. She herself was the first to
speak.
"'Divided* Is the name of It A
hsmesake of mine, Molra O'Neill, wrote
it," she explained.
"It's a beautiful song, snd I thank
| ye for singing It," Macdonald said sim
ply. "It minds me of my own bsrefoot
days by the Tay."
Later In the evening the two dinner
guests walked back to the hotel to
gether. They discussed Casually the
cost of living in the North, the raising
of strawberries st Kuslak, snd the best
way to treat the mosquito nuisance,
but neither of them referred to the
Mscdonsld coal claims or to Sbeba
O'Neill.
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FIGURES BY HOWARD COFFIN
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About tha Pay Roaaivod by UooJa
Sarn'a Enllatad Man. "
(From C«m»lttM «n PikU* I«tormatU».>
Washington.—ln a rUUima t ltmart
by Howard U. Coffln, chairman of tb*
aircraft production board, latkafolr
lowing:
"ID discussing the accomplishment*
af tha air lorvica io tha conaawmitlon
af the'army program, It wtU ha weli toj
point out tha InpoaalblUty of cortala
propoiala enthutiaatlcaliy and persist
ently put forward by word of month
and In tha proa*. Wa have testa and
heard much of tha proposed 100 XXX)
airplanes to be provided'by. the United
I State* within tha next year. In a coun-,
| try where one great Industry produce*
I 1,600,000 motorcar* per year, the fah
i rlcation of 100,000 plane* might *aom
| eaay, but actual figures baaed upon
. three yeare of practical experience la
: the war showa that there are now bo-
I tween 40 and 00 men of the auxiliary
aervlcea required for each, active ma
chine at the front. If this aame ratio
I should be adhered to In our service, it
: would mean that some 4,000,000 men
1 would be required In our aeronautical
' department on foreign aoll between
I our porta of debarkation and the light
ing front.
"Siren though thla number of men
I could be reduced by BO per cent by ln
i creaaed efficiency and standardisation,
, the number required la still atagger-
I ing. Consider, also, the overseaa
transportation problem aa related to
material only and without reference
to personnel and Its maintenance. The
transportation of finished planes, prop
erly crated, with the necessary spare*,
acceasoriea, and-equipment la la Itself
a serloua problem, In view of the altu
atlon In ship tonnage."
When war waa declared the atrength
of the United States array In animate
waa 08,148; It la now 344,000. The
remount service April 6 consisted of
one officer and four clerka la Waahlng
ten, Ave remount depots where horses
were received, and a personnel and
purchaalng organisation in the Held in
proportion. The veterinary corps, re
sponsible for tha treatment of animals,
consisted of *4 officer* snd no ealisted
, personnel when the United States en
. tered the war.
, The veterinary corps facad the Jote
> of building an organisation of about
. 1,000 efficera and ia,OOQ man. The
1.000 officers have boon secured and
| enlisted man are being tranaferred at
, a rata which will soon bring it up to
I Its full authorised atrength.
I The ramoupt aarvlca had a similar
. task 1» eecurtag personnel Its praa
ent strength la about MO officers and
, 11,000 enlisted men. Io place of 5
. remount depot* it has 84, for which
. plana had to be drawn, altes choeea,
| and construction of shelter, hospital*,
! storage building*, and unloading fa
| duties In ahort time.
, The greater proportion of deetha of
animate In the ermy results from Influ
) ensa, popularly known aa "shipping
fever," and Ita complications. British
losses on horses purchased In the
. 1 United Htatee durlag the war have
been about 10 per cent, counting only
deaths occurring In this country.
French end Itallaa losses have been
higher.
!
1 The rank of commissioned officers of
the United State* army Is shewn by
1 , Insignia en the shoulder loops.
' The shoulder loops of a general bear
' the coat af arras of the United State*
• and two allver slurs; lieutenant gen
[ oral, one largo and two amall allver
1 i atare; major general, two allver atara;
t brigadier general, one allver atar;
1 colonel, ailver apread-eagle; lieutenant,
' colonel, allver leaf; major, gold leuf;
1 ,captain, two ailver bars; Drat lleutea
• ant. one allver bar; aecond lieutenant,
r gold bar.
I The ahoulder loop of a chaplain
• I bears a I.*tln cress.
A recent roraparlaea of health re-
Perls from troopa la the United State*
and the expeditionary forces ahowa the
admission nrte to hoopitaia to be greet
i or among the men In Franco.
Admisaleaa to hospital* la one weak
In the expeditionary force*, figured on
, a basis of 1,000 men. were 45.2; In the
_ j United States the rate was 33.7 per
j 1,000 men. In the overseaa forcea the
, aon effective rate (the total number of
mea excused from duty for any Injury
or ailment, whether or not ordered te
I hospital) was $4.1 per 1.000 men; In
the troops In the United States It waa
t
" The sale of "smllage" hooka, contain
ing coupons good for admission to the
aters and eotertalnment tents In all
' army ramps and cantonmeota, Is han
dled In the smaller cttlea and towna
' throughout the country by rhautsu
; qua and lyceum organizations.
The books come In two sizes, for sale
at |1 and $5. When sent to a men
' In camp a smltsge book carries the
I I name of the donor on the cover.
Red Oross spproprlatlons for work
la Italy from November 1, 1917, to May
1. 1918, total $4,771,900. ',
The pay of collated men depends on
their grade*, ratings, and length uf
aervlce. From June, 1, 1917, and con
, tlnulng daring the term of the war the
, pay of tha enlisted men la as fotTows:
Men receiving S3O; All prlvatea, tha
army entering grade.
Men receiving $33: Flrst-claas pri
vate*, men promoted to act In minor
noncommissioned officer capacity.
Men receiving $36:« Corporals, sad
dlers, mechanics, farriers and wag
oners, and muslclana of the third
da as.
Msc rectivlog $88:.. All sar*ee»»
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CAPT. "ARCHIE" ROOSEVELT
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"Archie" llooaavelt, son of Col. Theo
dore Roosevelt. was recently promoted
to captaUi on the recommendation of
General Pershing. He waa a second
lieutenant. t
grade* lir the line, which Include In
fantry, field artillery, coast artillery,
and cavalry; cooka, horacshoers, band
corporals, and musldans of the second
class.
Men receiving $44: Sergeants of tha
various corps of tha engineers, ord
nance, signal corps, quartermaster
corps, and medical department; band
aorgoanta and mualclaaa of tha first
Mea receiving S4B: Battalion ser
geant majors, squadron aargeaat ma
jors, aergeant majora (Junior grade),
aergeant buglers, master gunners, and
aaalstant band leader* of the line.
Men receiving SSI: Regimental ser
geant majors, regimental supply ser
geants. sergeant msjors (senior
grade), quartermoater sergeants of tho
quartermaster corps, ordnance aer
geant*, first sergeants, electrician aer
geants of tho first class, aaalatant en
glneera and battalion sergeant major*
and battnllon supply sergeant* of tho
engineer*.
Meg receiving SSO: Sergeants, first
das*, of the medical department.
Men receiving s7l: Hospital ser
geants, master engineers of the Junior
grade, and engineer*.
Men receiving $81: Quartermaster
sergeants of the aenlor grada of tho
quartermaster corps, band leader*,
master algnal electricians, master
elect rlclsns, master engineers of tha
•enlor grade, and master hospital ser
geant*.
All enllated men, while on detach
ed duty not In the field where thero
are no army quartera available, re-,
celve In addition to their pay sls per
month to cover the expense of hous
ing and also a suitable allowance for
*ub*l*tence and for heat and light.
An eullated man In active service
ha* no necessary personal expense* ex
cept for barber and laundry. Uni
form*, underclothing, shoes, hata, quar
ters, medical attendance, and *ub*l*t
ence are supplied them at government
expanse. Such materials aa tobacco,
pottage, confectionery, and Inddentals
of Individual taste may be purchased
at the post exchange at coat.
From uncensored sources the com
mittee on public Information has re
ceived editorial comment on the presi
dent's recent message In the Frank
furter Zeltung. a liberal organ with
large drculatlon throughout the Ger
man empire. The following paragraph
appears In the translation:
"The foundation for the peace ne
gotiations hss not yet been found, but
we have approached much nearer to
It. Wilson seeks a wny out of the war
and doea so In a manner not entirely
In accord with us. We see no reason
for exposing ourselves sny longer to
the charge of lack of clarity about our
war alms. Germany and brr allies
should coine out' openly with their
terms. Then perhsps It will be seen
thst a continuation of the war ran be
avoided and the resistance of govern
ments to the desire for peace of their
peoples can be overcome."
A large harvest and storage of nat
ural Ice for summer use Im being urged,
accompanied by tbe statement that un
precedented demands for ammonia by
tbe army ami navy Indicate a shurLsgo I
in this chemical so widely tjsed In pro
ducing Ice and In refrigerators.
A shortage of Ice during warm weath- {
I or In 1918 would reault In untold waate
of perishable foods In tbe home. In j
•mall creameries, snd other establish- |
ments dependent upon constant Ice 1
aervlce. The United States depart
ment of agriculture haa for distribu
tion complete Information on the har
vesting snd storing of natural Ire. I
A statement by the provost marshal
general shews that of K'4>, 150 total die-''
cbargea for dependency 743.141. or
MJM* per cent, were for wife or wife
and children; widowed parent. 8.51
per cent; motherless child. O.tifl per
eent; minor orphsn brothers and sis
ter*. #.58 per cent.
, Of the tot*l of 1,057,383 men certi
fied for service in the National army
418,300, or 30.58 per cent, are listed as
Involuntary conacripta—those who
failed to appear or filed unsuccessful
dalms for exemption or discharge.
Voluntary conscripts—those who filed I
no elalma for exemption or discharge
numbered 839,054. -■* |
Under the new food regulations.
Rwlaa people are allowed only one
fifth of a pound of butter per person
.par month.
Tk* United State*. Importing before
__
ht war *■ muen ir worth
of aniline dye# a year, In ten months
of last year exported dysa valued at ,
f12.500.000.
Four tons of (hipping capacity are J
required to transport a soldier, and
another is necessary for his equip- (
meot. In addition. It takes SO pounds
of ship capacity a day to ke*p him .
supplied with food, clothing and am
munition. I
A million checks a month wtll soon
be (sins forward from the bureau of 
war-risk Insurance te safeguard Amer- i
lea's fighting forces and their fam
ilies. Applications from soldiers and 1
sailors for Insurance are sear $4,000,- 1
000,000.
SEND FRANCE COOKS
Teach People to Make Cornbread
and Cornpone.
French-American Woman Makes Sug
gestion—Yankee Soldiers Looted
Upon as Heroes by Boys.
New York.—A commission of Ameri
can cooks to be sent to Prance to teach
the French how to make cornbread
and cornpone and all the other edible
things Into which cornmeal can be con
verted Is suggested by Mrs. Benjamin
Cram of Baltimore and New York.
Mrs. Cram, a French woman, married
to an American, has just returned from
France where she spent six months
visiting the battle front and studying
economic conditions.
"There is actual suffering in the
provinces," she said, "because of lack
of flour. Why don't American women
teach the French how to use cornmeal 7
Just Ave cooks sent from here could
accomplish wonders.
"The French," continued lira. Cram,
"aro learning many things about the
people of my adopted land. They have
found that the American whom they
once despised as wholly commercial
hns Ideals like their own. The coming
of Pershing and his men Is the cans*
of this change of opinion. They are
beginning to understand each other—
France and America —and the deep
affection growing between them will
continue after the war.
"You should aee the little French
boy when he meets an American aoi
dlef. For a moment be la allent from
awe, and then he shouts half rever
ently, half joyfully. The American r
Such hero worship you never saw I
And you should see one of tboae Amer
ican youngsters In khaki aa be walks
up the street smld the awed greetings
of his little admirers. He drawa him
self up and throws out hia cheat and
looks as proud aa a king."
MILITANT AND MILITARY
ML
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This ordinarily pleasing young per
son Is shown In a rostume that rather
startled all beholders. There have
been many military fashions, bot not
one of them ever came near this for a
militaristic appearance. This feminine
piece of apparel 1* patterned in many
! ways after rhe uniform. The coat is
more futt, and rhe collar has long
I points, which are practically the only
difference*. Swinging from the shool
! ders is a military cape that adds to the
style of the costume. The *klrt Is
tight-fitting, so tight that when the
| wearer walks. It greatly resembles
trousers. The hat Is built on Royal
flying corps lines. The outfit Is ex
tremely natty, and wtll make a soldier
I girl of any wearer.
Nuts Become Popular.
Seattle, Wash. —Nuts are popular
food here. The reason for the unpre
cedented demand fur nuts Is that Mrs.
Catherine Davis, a nut packer in a
Seattle nut plant, reported to the po
lice that she believe* she dropped her
purse, containing sll2 In currency
and two diamond rings valued at
about IOO, IntQ a can of uuta aha
was packing.
You Can Cure That Backache.
j Palo along the back, dlutln****, headache
and tf«*nu«rai languor Uet a package of
Mother Oray't Auatrnlla Leaf, the pfa**ant
root and herb cure for Kidney, Bladder
and Urinary trouble*. Whan yon feel all
rundown, tired, weak and without rnergy
uae thla remarkable combination . f nature,
berba and ruota. At a regulator It hat na
qual. Mother Gray's Australian-Leaf ft
old by I>ruggiflt« or aent by mall for 80 ota
am pi. sunt free. Addreea, Tbe Mother
ray Co., Le HOT. N. T.
•OBHCRIBB FOR THB OLBANBB,
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NO. 52
Graham Baptist Church—Kev. L.
U. Weston, Pastor.
Preaching every first and third !
Sundays at 11.00 a. m. and 7.00 p, j
Sunday School every Sunday at !
9.46 a. m. A. P. Williams Supjt M
Prayer meeting every Tuesday at
Graham Christian Church—N. Mala M,
Street—Rev. P. C. Lester.
Preaching services every See- • r
«»nd and fcourth Sundays, at lil|:'|
Sunday School every Sunday at * 1
10.00 a. iS.—W. R. Harden, Super- |
intendent.
New Providence Christian Church t
—North Main Street, near Depot-- 1 t-
Rev. P. C. Lester, Pastor. Preach- J,
mg every Second and *ourth Uun
day nights at I.M o'clock.
Bunday School every Sunday at#
M 6 a. m.—J. A. BayUff, Superio- s'■
tendent.
Christian Endeavor Prayer Meet- -1
ing every Thursday night at 7.46.
o'clock.
friends—North of Graham Pub- f
lie School, Rev. John M. Permar, jgj
Pastor.
Preaching Ist, 2nd and Srd Sun
days at 11.00 a. m. and 7.90 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
9.46 a. m.— Belle Zachary, Superin
tendent
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening at 7.M o'clock.
l
Methodllst Episcopal, south—cor.
Main and Maple Streets, Rev. D.
B. Ernhart, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday at IMS
a. m. and at 7 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
Ml a. m.-W. B. Qreen, Supt.
M. P. Church-N. Main Street,
Bev. R. S. Troxler, Pastor.
Preaching first and third Boa
days at 11 a. m. and • p. aa.
Sunday School every Sunday at
•■46 a. m.—J. L Amick. Supt.
Presbyterian—Wat Elm Street—
Bev. T. M. McConaell, ptetec.
Sunday School every Sunday at
,sm. -*'
perlnlendent.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
E. C. DERBY
Civil Eaglaeer.
GRAHAM, N.C.
BURLINGTON, W. C,
JOHN J. HENDERSON
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JOH N H. VERNON
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Bj>eeialty^' Phones, Office M9t—ree-
UVES OF CHRISTIAN MINISTERS
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sloo Dr. E. Deletion's Anti-Utn
retic msy be worth more to you
—more (o you than (104 If you
have a child who soils me bed
ding from incontinence ol water
during »ieep. Cures old and young
alike It arrests the trouole at
once. ll.Ofl. Bold by Graham Drag
Company. adv.
One more the thermometer cov
ers itself with glory.
Another war horror Is the possi
bility that the famine in calendars
will bring back tho perpetual cal
endar that was hid behind the roll
er top desk some years ago.
WE BAVE THB EARLIEST,BIO
gest, high class Strawberry grown!
Also the Beat one or the ever
bearing kin da; bears the beat fla
vored berries Irom Spring until the
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