"Now, for home," aaM the Granger

__-_ . wagon leaped from side to side awli*AC JT.XTOXS, KdHor »»« pr»n. Helena was obliged to cling desperate

ly to the stro&g arm of her fcpmpan-TFRMS Ion to keep from falling out. At test

CmtadK, SI.5©

Tfce eoJ»w»n» ofThii paper are alwavt open'orthedifvuxion of matters of loea? or ffene-ral intereBti,bnf the JSdUorwitl not be heldretpontiblefor the opinion* of cm-respondent*

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1915

BEFORE THE FLAMESBy JUNE GALIAN.

Helena Storrs stared resentfully 'after th/e Eastern Express as it dwln- ,died to a black spot In the distance, jWhen It had quite disappeared fromsight and the black smoke had driftedaway into the sagebrush, she turnedaad surveyed her surroundings.

The station agent was watching hercuriously from the open doorway. She jwas worth looking at, top, this beauti- jCol daughter of John Henry Storrs, the !financier; she was very loveiy in her {plain blue cloth traveling gown and {chic little hat, with the late afternoon jaun turning her hair to red and gold jand warming the rose and ivory tints !of her complexion. 1

The.station agent jumped whenHelena suddenly fixed her lovely grayeyes on htm.

"Is there a garage near by?" Bheasked, pleasantly.

The station agent scratched hisbead. "Lord, miss, there ain't a motorcar short of Cheyenne, I guess."

Miss Storrs looked displeased**What a desolate spot!" she ex-

claimed. "Can you tell me when thenext train is due?"

and fell with a shrill scrtaoi flf a*gulsh. The other horse was draggeddown with him and kicked franticallyagainst the tangled trace*.

"Gopher hole!" muttered the man.jumping out and lifting Helena down.

He went forward, beat over diefallen animals, and called back a wordof warning to Helena.

An instant later a soot rang out,there was a brief straggle, aad the in-jured horse lay quiet The strangerreleased the other animal from thetraces, helped it to its feet, and thencalled to Helena.

"It's our only chance—can yon stayon a horse ?**

"Try mel" cried Helena. In an in-stant he had tossed a blanket acrossthe trembling animal, strapping Itfirmly in place. Then, with scant cere-money, he lifted Helena to a seat, bid-ding her place one foot in the foldof the blanket

"In five minutes the fire will reachthe wagon," he- said. "It's a ride forlife—ready? Go!"

Away went the black horse, with .theman running swiftly alongside, onehand on the animal's shoulder.

Faster, faster, they went with theflames gaining on them every in-stant

To Helena Storrs the ride was arevelation. Never before had she com#so near to the very marrow of life.

Here, fleeing before the blastingwind, she might have been the prt»eval woman with primeval raw* at herside. , _ .".". : >.

At last the ground sloped sharplyover flinty stones. The horse stumbledbravely down the declivity, snortedwith pleasure and waded into a widecreek, where It stood, breathingheavily.

The man leaned against the animaland closed his eyes. The water com-ing to his knees roused him and helifted his head and smiled at Helena.

I reckon we're safe enough now,"

Now, f ,swinging Helena intoleading the horse up the opposite bankInto the sagebrush.

It was long after sunset when theydragged up the trail to Rainbow

ena a warm welcome, Nancy's broth-er. Jerry, who had been Helena's com-panion, lingered a moment that nightand epoke to hii sister.

"Nan," he said, seriously, "bowwould you like Miss Storrs for a sis-terr

"Jerry! At lasttT asked Nancy,smiling Incredulously. "So soon?**

He nodded. "If I marry at all—itwill be that girl/* he said, seriously,as he bent to kiss her good-night.

"Good luck, then, brother. She's ftdear!** cried Nancy. And when shewas alone she murmured: 'Til not tellhim who she la! He will be surprisedto find that he's going to marry therich Miss Storrs,"

And when the news was finallybroken It was after he had won Hel-ena's consent to be his wife. Thenhis sturdy American independence as-serted itself and he said tersely:

"Nancy, I love her in spite of themoney! Say, Nancy, you ought tohave seen her the day of the fire!"(Copyright, 1912, by the HeClure News-

paper Syndicate.)

May Recover Antiquities.An astonishing discovery has been

made by some Greek sponge-fishers atjfadhia on the Tunisian coast Observ-ing a mass of sunken wreckage, theyexamined' ft and noticed some statueslying among ,.rotting timbers,. The.French- authorities were quickly In*torestM sosfc sent a tug; and, two tor-

\ peflq boats Uo ihe spot. The sunkenvessel proved 6> be one £f about fourhundred tons and loaded with an enor-mous cargo of ancient household goodsand statuary, including a Hermes bear-ing the name of Boethos. The wholeof it has now been recovered and isbeing examined and classified. Evi-dently it was a part of the Romanplunder from the sack of Athens, andprobably the very ship described byLucian as having been lost with itsprecious freight, including, says Layclan, a Dlctuiu b> XeuAla. —

There ai* 4 t&niker of differ-

ent Razor 8Harpei»r«; but

l KK dis onlythe kind you Wairtthe bes t '

The leather $s • properly pre-pared nod ti& mode of operatingis so simple that a child cansharpen any kind of a razor andthe price is only $2.00. • Everyone fully guaranteed. Apply atthis office. - * - " ; y r.

Sheriff in Cripple Creek

Mr. David W. Kingston, anold Fort boy, is now installedas Sheriff of TeHejt County%*Col-orado, and we presume if yreshould land there he wouldn'tdo a thing to us" """*[. ......

At any rate we are glad tok n o ^ that bf ^Witnacl*good

and trust that success may con-tinue to iniile^ijn^&nfe '•*" *c

Mr, Kingston left here someyears ago. on_ iatontft: <of hishealth andiseUled, in Colorado.He is a 'nef^ey-jgf' Mis. JohnMcKay, Coviugton s^tieet

The

Washington, P .p . , " Jan. 19 —A survey 6¥$5r farms in thte dairy-ing districts of :vN*e#: York has re-cently been - cofiip^te^v byv 4heUnited Sfotea --*Be|tettm«nt of

area stuffed in New York the I61 bqatd and lodging on the

individual' TVTW on an1216 a year. This sum in-

cluded food^ fuel, oil, hntifift rent.and h o W labor, the items beingas follows:

Food , $94.08Fuel 17.5TOOil 1.45House rent 47.00Housg labor 50,00

^ $216.23

Co, AgriculturalM

The annual meeting of the

Franklin County Agricultural

Society was held in Malone on

Tuesday when it was voted to

increase the board of directors

from 6 to 11. £. £. Hogle of

Mai one, was re-elected for three

years, and Charles Dwyer, of

North Bangor,-for two years,

Harry S. House, of Malone, was

elected a director to succeed S.

M, Howard, who wasa chosen

secr^tarv and Lymari Kelly was

elected «| director for one year

representing the t ^ f t ry 1 foist"

ests. The other directors besides

those holding over are the offi-

cers of the society as follows:

President—Hon. F. D Kilburn

Yice-President-rL, E. WescottJ

Treasurer—Thomas Adams.

Secretary—Stephen M. Howard

•Racing Secretary-^-W. J.Mall-

COLLEGE 1ALBANY, N . Y SENDFORCATALOfiiiE I I

Attend th* Fort Covington

I Training Cbss ITrachers |And Become a Public School Teacher I

The Training Class course, besides the. valuable drill in sub-ject matter which it gives, offers professional .training whienprepares for efficient teaching service in the public schools ofthe state, and by a provision for renewal is practically a LifeCertificate. Do you know that holders of a.Training ClassCertificate who are also High school graduates may graduate 'from a State Normal School after attending only One. Year ?Bo you know that halfof this one year's attea4an.ee max be;;done at two summer sessions held at some of the Normal..Schools of this state ? Do you know that sjome of the jrural. ^schools, for which this certificate especially fits the holders/ "

cpay better salaries than some, of the grade positions ?• > " ; 0

The possession of a Training Class Certificate admits the holder tomembership in one of the most honorable professions open to young men -,and women to-day provides the means for a Normal or College educationand makes one's whole life broader, brighter, better and more useful. <Why not investigate? . :

New classes will be formed in the Traing Class department of theFort Covington High* School at once. The class is in charge of MissMarion II. Thompson, A. B. Pd. B., a teacher of liberal training and'broad experience, who knows the heeds of the class and meets them*Entrance qualifications are as follows; , ., •'...- (a) Any teachers certificate, expired or unexpired, issued in this State. .,

(b) A prehmiparv certificate, and a total of 36 academic counts in-

m

Ing, miss. This one wouldn't have•topped only there was somethingwrong with her engine. They oughtnot to have let you off the train ata€L" -

"I threatened to report them if theydid not," said Helen, haughtily. "Wnatam I to d o r she asked.

The answer to her question came In Jen Unexpected way. There was the ;sound of wagon wheels and the clatter jof hoofs and around the bend' of the {trail there whirled a light buckboarddriven by a man in a broad brimmedbat. He handled the fiery blackhorses skillfully and brought thewagon wheels to a standstill withoutan inch to spare beside the stationplatform.

"Hi, there, Jonesey," he sang lustily,"got an express package for me?"

'"Walt a minute, Jerry—it's inside."The agent hustled indoors. Presentlyhe came out with *a package, whichhe placed in the back of the wagon-Then he conversed in low tones withthe-driver. Helena ttrrmised-that they

v might be talking about her and she 'felt uncomfortably at a disadvantage, j

She stepped from the platform.]•went around the side of the stationand, without a glance at the men,turned into the dusty trail that led toDuggoid-—ten miles away.

She had walked perhaps half a milo"when there came the clatter of hoofsbehind her. She did not turn around.

; AJB the sound grew nearer she steppedaside Into the sagebrush and kept on

~.«t a quicker pace.Mingled with the hoofs were wagon

wheels; they passed her and thenstopped. Bending up a choking cloudof dust.

"1 beg your pardon," said a pleas-ant voice, "but would you not like toride to Duggoldr

"Thank you, no," she said, stiffly; "Iprefer to walk."

"It is a tough walk," said the stran-ger a little insistently, Helen thought;"especially if you are not acquaintedwith the region. You may meet allBorte o^people-—the gTass is afire atPox creek and It is coming thi6 way.*'

Helena looked around and saw com-ing from the east a cloud of graysmoke. BirdsjwereJBymg_beforg*JLhe_wind^n^TitUe^harred^hreds of grassdrifted past.. "Fire?" asked Helena. "Do youmean that they are permitting the fireto get beycad control?"

The man laughed shortly. "The firehad been beyoud control from the be-ginning. There is little* hope that itwill stop at the trail. 1 did not knowit had gained such headway or l-«-Ivrlll try backfire? Step back, please,over there—on the other side of thetrail," he said.

Helena obeyed, meekly following asne drove the horses several hundredyards into the sagebrush on the safeside of the trail.

. -Stay close to the wagon—it's, youronly way to escape." He bent totouch a match to the grass on theeastern edge of the trail. 4

A long line of red flames trickled upand down, fighting against the wind.The man ran to and fro. beating itback where it threatened to Ignite thegrass- on the turther side of th» traiLAt last the flames gathered headwaytind anotnier cloud of smoke went outto meet tad flacked cloud coming fromthe east: i:T

Helena felt the intense heat and un-der the man's direction she drove thefrightened horses still further to safe-ty. If Helena had not been a fearlesshorsewoman the terrified animalsUight have broken from ber restrain-ing frftflrtR-

"You've done nobly," smiled bercompanion, when he rejoined her atlast. - -Now, if you will watch, youwill see the backfire meet the firefrom the east and there will be astruggle for supremacy—and they willeat each other up!"

So absorbed did Helena and hercompanion become in watching thebattle of the two walls of flames thatthey were regardless of their own dan-gej until suddenly a cooking cloud ofsmoke enclosed them and there wasthe dull heat of approaching flumes,- "Done!" cried the man, angrily,

snatching up the reins. "Well harea run Cor it, after all. It was idiocyon my part sot to wajph for a sneak-lag Jump across the trail further down—well, we've got to run for it." Uejpnteti, loaning forward u> lutii ibe

i itJU. a tea.

he said. "You're all tired out, eh?"It was glorious,** said Helena,

quietly.For a moment they looked into «adt

other's eyes, then, Helena spoke nerv-ously. "The fire cannot come beyondthe creek?" she said.

"No. It will be pretty hot forawhile and we can keep cool in th«water. After that—why, n i take yoaover to Duggold; my sister will makeyou welcome at my ranch. I supposeyou left your money on the train?"

Helena nodded."Well, Nancy* can help you out*** he

said practically. "Now prepare to keepyour face wet and your eyes covered—another hundred yards and theflames will lick up this grass along-side the creek.**

Helena never forgot that hour. Thestranger made her get down into thewafer and wet her gown thoroughly.

The heat from the approachingflames caused a steam to arise 'fromthe blue serge gown and the smokewas stifling, but Helena earned theeternal admiration of her companionby her courage, and finally the flamesflickered out and left a dreary blackand amoking pairte.

• - . . • Safe.!/"My husband 4s hunting In the Adi

rondacks.""Mercy, aren't you afraid he'll be

shot?" ."Oh, no. You see, he's disguised as

a deer."

ascertain

Really Baby's Fault.The young mother bad left the fiix-

months-old baby only a few minutes,but upon going back to it discoveredquite a large lump over one eye. Dis-covering three-year-old Henry in thevicinity, she surmised the cause andquestioned him. *

"Henry, did you hurt the baby'sr

^Agriculture, j j v © ^ J 9 ^how .much ihe a CT ge farm cpn-;

trbuted to th.€> family's liyiqig in|the form of products grbwft ated;consumed cureqtlyf, i>h the fanb.Thereare two vrtifys of obtainingthe necessities of life: raising themone's self, and raising; something;else to sell for.money . i^buy themwith. Successful farming, say theexperts, depends, uponv the propercombination of the two methods.,

The investigators found that in

If you value accur-"Now. I know "better than that. If

you do not tell me how you hurt thebaby's eye I shall spank you."

"Well,* said Henry, '71 did throw ablock at him, but I told him to lookthe other way>-

read

: ;,;yco:j<y::4 ,„•..']

Hews

r "Why that is the most ridiculous;thing I ever beard of. It makesme feel like an orphan," ejaculat-ed a good-looking, native bornAmerican woman the, other daym the Naturalization Bureau inNew YM city. She had gonewith her German husband to actas witness for' him in taking outhis second papers.

Do you blame her ? The clerkhad refused her as a witness onthe ground that she was a Germanand not an American citizen and,when she stoutly maintained thatshe would not be a German ; thatshe was born in New Jersey, besoothingly, told her to be patient

eluding English second year, algebra,. drawing and some foreign history, (c

ilcgy and hygiene or biology,Regents academic diploma.

For further information write ' ! 'fj W. J. DONOVAN, President of Board, or - ^ ?

G. A. SEALY, Principal 4Fort Covington High School .. ..•«]*

PARKER#PENS

SELL bZTih; EXCEL!Get them at MURRAY'S

Waos ofMaking Water Safe

PUBLIC HEALTH HINTS

Prepared Each Week For the Readers of This Newspaper by the NewYork State Department rf Health.

THE cold months of the year, and particularly the late fall and earlyspring months, are the times when water supplies are most likelyto spread disease. All cities and villages should look to the safety

of their water supplies at thi* season. The modern methods ofCHLORINE DISINFECTION make it easy to secure a safe supply ata low cost. ^

The fall rains and the melting of the snow in spring are likely towash a great dearer poltu^in^^atenat~into^ Itfkenind ^tfeams-^rhiclrmay be fairly clean at other seasons of the year. Two towns in New;York state, Warrensburg and Hudson Falls, have already suffered this

J r t b k f t i j o T ^ i S ^No RUNNING STREAM or SMALL POND which has honses

and barnyards on or near its banks or to the shores of which campersand picnickers resort can be relied upon to be at all times safe. InLARGE LAKES disease germs which may be washed in often die be-

v^A^S^^vCr.

itlttTABLE APPARATUS FOB WATEK

fore they peach the intake of the waterworks. Even in large lakes, how-ever, currents caused by the wind or in other ways may carry pollutionfor MANY MILES. A typhoid epidemic at Auburn was caused someyears ago by pollution earned for four mile* down a stream and for tenmiles acrees a lake. • ' . r : < .;

The safest way !« to PURIFY all surface waters from streams orponds before using them for drinking. This can best be done by build-ing sand filters, which keep the water always clear and bright as well aspure. Filtration, however, is expensive, and water supplies may be madeSAFE for communities which cannot afford to filter them by the very6imple process of disinfection with1 bleaching powder or chlorine. Chlorinogiven off from powder or added directly UrtWwgtei^sotntidirdf a¥ a gaequickly DESTROYS ALL DISEASE GERMS without giving anytaste_io_ the water (if it is properly used) and without injuring it in anyway. The amount of chlorine used is Very small and the cost very slight.

The State Department of Health has a small chlorine disinfectingplant which it can send at a few hours' notice to any town in which wa-ter borne typhoid or other disease breaks out For some of the victims,however, this will be TOO LATE. , Wise city and village and town au-thorities will rn«tall their own disinfection plants BEFORE THEHARM IS DONE.

until her husband got his papers.and she would be an Americancitizen once more.• As long as tbe|government playsfootball with the citizenship ofnative born American women, ina way that it would not dare to dowith the citizenship of men, arenot Buffragists justified ?

The Delegate in Congress fromHawaii has introduced a bill whichwould permit the Legislature ofHawaii to submit the question ofwoman suffrage to the voters. Ojfcoarse President Wilson and allthose Congressmen who have op-posed the bill for a federal womansuffrage amendment on the groundthat woman suffrage was a matterfor each state to decide for itself,will lend to the passage of thisbill all their political influence.

yr.r .??.Oflf* ,;; 111. Jv:</

r irnpioges upon mystery ZJEXHH: ,.~ • *. \

the very ffarst ixistsllixjfcnt of this re*

W i t h ' A nay stcnoitt Iwusc sododed bdrftid ft ^

fence and a-tartgld of staubbefy, with a mysterious

old r cc iw^ ;ffEfeu|Jryfetgs It, with many myiAjcfious

people coming and going, wtth a mysterious mor>der occamng early ia its courae, and with the huntlor the murderer soon in fujl cry, the reader is.treatedjQjk scdes of unusual sensations, with a

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