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thursday rovbonr 16th ift the acton prefi press qhjr jirtr jreaa sljnrt torg adrift oiijlhcjdangeroufi rip shoals ouonoe btsneuxeirr walch 44hh u chester mxtrdock eased hi father tuafcoat emmi gently into the klip id brought it to n tup alongside t weludm bargr nalph hu younger bratlpr thrust hit jiead out of uie engine room hi chetl he lufld we got u gt this vule flxd it on the blink again tie h doiyn if necewary th cool barge must eo to maiden before nttfhl or the shot factory will close clown i know but uil valve out of the on ice of the coil company slouched jake bailey behind him wo anouivr tepiin holbrook tall lean and leath ery yen heard him uie first man re nin rkinl got a broken steam valve that uirffi nf boyn fussing with mach tnrry you can t trust cm theyd joae your targe and youd collect no tnsur nnce on em no rlr not if you knew the till war broken down beforehand chirter listening in ihe pilot house turruyl red wlui indlgnauon no more disrepu table tug wo on the river than jala bailey a old skipper to coh the teinma broken down was making an mvklloua cor between the two take jiad madi tlie day before buvtephntttolbrdtr had rtvrn it to the boya to help them out while their father captain mur- dock was laid up with rheumatism this tug jake u no mon broken down than your grandmother cheater unclaimed indignantly we rr go uilh minute boya tied up oot anything on today not yet mr wrterly the tidy re piled sam wltterty waa superintendent of the government dock and in eharg or the food uiat had pllcel up for early distribution to the clucs to feed the army or unemployed tiers or boxes and barrels on the dock were filled with pork butter eggs and other provisions the national government hod bought from the farmers to bo distributed to uie welfare committees of the various cities tlien maybe you can help me and incldrntaly make a small profit the superintendent added weve got a small shipment of rood for bordentown they need 4t badly its too small a conslgnmt nt to send by barge and i thought not too bis to carry on the deck chester asked twenty barrels that s all then hustle it abroad olod to do our part we- u take the cargo to bor dentown at cost that a the spirit my boy wish everybody showed the same but there will be a small profit for you half an hour later the fmma le me do tt it risky chef all the wore reason why i should do the job was the affectionate reply now obey orders t must be nood beam- work dont fumble bid for the low h umixl ou into midstream her docks loadetpwlth barrels a i provisions italph got up a big head of steam in spite of the leaky valve and came into tlie pilot house for a short chnt with his brother bordentown was five miles below mai den and they scanned the sea ahead fur ready to a glimpse of the skipper and her tow i in the pmuction ol the harbor uiey had a broken steam valve jake coniinu e xperlcnced no heavy ocas but once out ed speaking to the owner or the coal b they ran into a hard wind and huge pocke t and ignoring ihe interruption vaven muv be a little thing but its liable i ixwiki like a stonn remarked chen to bum on you any minute then where j ur ludymg tlic eky cluster sebted a small coil of rope fastened one end to his waist and uw other to a fourinch manilla hawser stationing himself forward he called okeh ralphl haste her up carefully the nearest barge towered above them although laden with coal its deck was high above that of the tug a misstep or miscalculation now would lie fatal chosur watted anxiously evenyuilng depended upon teamwork would ralph be able to manage the tug a crash would spoil all twice as tlie barge went down and the emma bobbed up on a huae wave cluster crouched for the jump and then drew back he oojld not cover the dls lance ralph drew tlie tug nearer for m moment lie thought they would crash up went the barge on the top of a big wave and then slipped down it as the tug began to rise pur an liiflnttumal space of time the decks of the two were on a level then they began to separate in another mcond the chance would be lost but ralph saw his brother shoot out into space lie covered the distance narrowly and fell sprawling on the deck nf the barge leaping to his feet he began liaul inn on the small line until the end ol the four inch hawser was in his grasp the drag on this was tremendous it iwctned jo weigh a ton inch by inch lie hauled it aboard until with a final desperate pull lie wrapped the i nd around a bltt and made it secure pull speed ahead he yelled to his brother first division leaders the order was not needed ihe are yvu stranded stuck rust its a mighty big risk to take r- stephen holbrook was a shrewd busl ness tun and jakes talk was having lu e fleet he rubbed his chin thought full ralph s unfortunate complaint about tiw balky steam valve might cost the he vs the cancellation of tlie contract if uiey did not work quickly oit a line aboard the barge ralphl cltftr uhlsiwrcd to his brqtlur iinub it to mu forward bltt of the head one whlu- r ilph jumped to obej ordrrfc cheoter backed water with a gruit show of poufr drowning oic eicape of steam fnni tb leaky valvi by the prop iters luud burning su phen holbrook raised a hand and shouu41 stop i cant take any chaiuxfi w it h the liw unmet rompanj jakt will toa tlie burgee to maiden al xlr holbnwik uuit isn t falrl grouui ralph you gave us the job wt 11 it it fight tlie vohu is just ltmky not broken cluwi4 r su pped out of tin pilot house and jumped from the dwk to tlic pier hih ui v us tlustul but lu u u- cool ulid n imy table ii jiny thing happtns on the trip mr holtmmi well make it good he utld th it t- n tthinu seriously urong wiui lakr irtti rrupted wltli a loud laugh we 11 get tierc ahead of it then we d b iter lay up and hx uiat valve hair an hour hvtir cheater shouted to hut brotlier in the engine room ay ralph tlit re u jlikes low alitad hub way of his eounu ralph hurried back to the pilot houui afaur a short sillnci- he grinned juki clawed oil more than he can swallow those htavy coal bargs arc too much for him in tills wind lit can t hi lp himself it imtka so well its tils funeral not ours mliht und a hand and claim big salvage ralph chortled it would serve m rvl him right chtsler said iiolhuig he was watch hig tlie uu wallowing in tlie heavy seas with uu hinall tug struggling desperately ttphoid them ateadj he a in a tight place in l kdlolmi d finally jake s etrlfung straight toward lup shoals qutd nirht if he bindji on lliem whlslltd ralph hell low hla old tub he 11 cut lose to save himself too bad for the banjos the worry tun will be up to mr holbrook wive got to help jakel chester tald and put in a claim for salvage maybe 1 hch enuiiu s oouree was changed that t n joki they make good ho clmu walclied 4ie skipjier and her unulddy tow she was drifting peril ouslj near tht liouls jake would have to abandon uu barges soon or lose his own tug the coal was needed badly in maiden but if tlie skipper was lost polhu dert lvely ul the bojs why uiev haven t ilfty dullan bttwcn em i know cluster turned on live man w uh bkiui tyis und clenched hands cap- tain m irdork h turned u hl ul wurk t ak womui joc hla only means of a jolu y uu during the worst dayt of tlic livelihood deprtvoan hrliung uu mini to nucti a jakes treated us like dirt chester llvuip whn his tilil wheery tug won laid muicd iloud nuid he deserves punish up h t repillrs now the owner of tlu nient but after all hi s got a wile and emma watll jake wo taking unfair throe children wdvnnuitt joki chmter began in a thick voice ou hew here shoulllolurook no arguuit here take your quarrel mime when 1 ke i m bus t oot out all of you jake takes uie coal doun to loldei thata alii juki dparted qulrfcll and a few in in utos luttr wlvru hlttutd tussv tug steamed into ud nllp chaster guldtsi the emma out o it sorr chist ralph admitted it wa all my fault i dldn t know uiey wort onuind in all right ralph his older brouur sjitiusl bwtk v i got to take tlu sk ni biultieai with tlu good thine dad would smlu so wr niust do uu wmr the season had been a sams aboard utth him nodded ralph i saw him in uie engine room sluiveling coal when he left the dock he too young for such heavy work fourtthn an t he nearer thirteen but lu bevu work ng since in was twelve never tmlshed grammar school chrstir irvuned he recalled sam bulley as an undinliwd undernourished boy with bright eye and a thirst for knowledue to deny him the opportun lty to lluish school was uufortunato a dark hush come into the young pilot fc clieoks jake bulky was not so poor thut lu could not atford to hlr a hix man and kt his son finish school it was sad tlurt uiey go ralph yelled mid denly etlur the barges liad broken moment ralph saw the iowlhro7ost no swung uie emma around and lieoded away from the slioals even so it aaem ec too late the dark fangs of tlie rockn were so near chester could have uirown a stone and hit uiem tlic townllne stiffened creaking under the stroln stretched hummed like a whip lash and then remained silent tlic drift of tlu barges was cliecked tlie cnima uu u draft horse aas luguhig and pulling making a great fuss as her propeller churned uie nca into a might rroui slowly ahe began to make headway and the barges unwillingly followed her tlic rip sh mis receded in the distance and uie harbor of maiden loomed ahead i when tlie emma landed tlic barges olngsldc uie pier joke who had fallow ed in the skiptu r came aboard with a glum face i re clam now juurc going to claim salvage wo re enuued lo it jake chester n plied juke made 110 reply for a moment ihii u ill ruin me he groaned 1 won t get another tow lqngs i um sum bulley came out of the engine room hts race covered with grime and sweat and stood by his fauicrs side jake uicrc s one way can com promise chester replied sharply ou have denied sam his chance to get a decent educuuon if you 11 promise to send him to school until he graduates 111 waive my claim fur ulvage more ovtr iii not report to mr holbrook wliycr you mean juke stum mi red in umaseinent i mi oh you must keep sam in school tor uie full term until he graduates and not make him work ou tlie skipper lies too young bciidcc child labor is forbidden why why- it h ubretxl then chester spoke slrarpl sure sure i sammy can go to school all tie wants sum stared from one to the other ou want me to go to school chester he asked in w ondi rment ye don t you want to go if dad will it t me tlic boy stum mered toen with brightening ees ma be i 11 be first in my class again i wux yuu know before i left migadieb ii g n clufllafi chler of the general staff of the canadian lu idquarlers coi abmano a kmitii commnnder of uu hwil infantry llrl kndf i bknbibtk hkaittf uvtmh sensible living for tlie modern woman i um umi avorld sensible aay ivunellm block leader of league for i relihdoeuy because i-feer-thafc- it particularly applies to the modern woman ouuook on life we realhae uiat good health is essen tial to our well being our happiness so we set out to attain our object calmly and with confidence i think the most important tiling to and determlnauon are required we must remember is that while perneverence temper our enthusiasm wlui moderation inotlier words take our physical train ing seriously but rcnslbly too anything drastic either in exercise or diet must lie ruled out with regard to actual training unlcis you have some organic complaint or are recovering from a recent lllneos you may start exercises straight awuy al wnyn bearing in mind the fact that your body in probably out of condition and must therefore not be over taxed regular exercise will noon accustom you to tlve etrn exertion howevi r and oa your jolnin and numcli 1 nf um mm ned and more nupplt any feeling or tlrednein will disappear pirteen mlnutei actinl 1 xerclslnr each morning is what i uiually recommend but this of ocurse is apart from any other exercise ruch m t mils swimming d inclng walking 1 te which my lc tnk n later in thi day it is beot b exi relne im fore an oiien window only then do you git that grand feeling of ixhiuratliu having concluded your lifter 11 mlnuuvt erclne you will be reaely for breakfasi wlui regard to dli t or what i prefer f nertnlble h edhig observe no fit carrsioi lwn 1 pn umtng busiiuss had been loom or on cap uln of uu- skipper had ulnuw- lot u puvtn but to inukt mat- cut uu townllne to save himself tvr wwre manv of tlu larg r shlptiets get down in uu engine room clies tuv1 u til to trust uuir 1 winn t kuciiji f shoul give me ah tlu sumiii von jmuiu- nt 1 cluvitir wi twtiitj 4 umg on we ve got ti hook up to those and h nkv whili itu h u rihtiin cburgn be hud hud eiuisid mbu ip nnv t risky diet the o close to live in t t t nguii room uu 1 ptl i hotts of shemls tlu kinnu helping captain murdikk i obev orders or 111 huve you in in va ututi and ruh jiriod wlun irons for mutiny thiir vuer wui laldup tit undi rl h1 ralph grinned kaped down tlie iron to euiry on his butanes 1111 ii hut recxiv- supo and phingivl hi to uie engine room r i ignoring uie skipper chester iwud tin kmnm tmmed aftt r their ed for uie barges dlrfung before uie iiwhtr was u truck tin aud but for the wind to get a liu aboard would be a leaky a a vuhe was hi nt condition ttush job the foa was thresldng uio as she plowed acnus tin harbor now l b around ltloe eggaliells and uw slve tlta wake of nam tar usurn che i ehuna plunged and foiumi dangerous- ur viemed lirr performance admiringl ly ilclvetuwd uio tug t for uie gowrtunant wlien nearly abroaat of ubem he dock notwiui any idea or picking up called his brouier again take the low uwrv but to male repairs to the wheel ralph keep iver on h r course steam valve hut dont tilt uie bargos im going to hulk climterl a voice oalwl as 0e try to get a line aboard i wars and epidemics it is said uiat tlic persians under xt rxiis were dofeated in their invasion n greece b plogilt and dysentcrj lu all or uie wars from uiat time on to uw qrvut war of 1d14 ib disease was as ttadlv a fut us the munitions of the em ni in a reee nt ami ru an book on dls tase lu mllltaiy compjtgiii lieut col nelstil mercer says uiat the united stutes losses in uie lust war wvre 58 110 from disease and 50 385 v ere killed or died of wounds a large percentage was from the influenza epidemic of 1018 b that unit typhoid luul been brought under control aud uure were only 3100 easos am mg more than 4 000 000 sold ins aud litre wre only j00 deaths durtiu the spanish american war ty 1 hold eauswl ow cosos and 2 188 d atlis tlial war in which 30 men oled in battlt wa re ponsvbu form 9i dt iths frv m dtseuse most of tlic uikipd nivir rtaefung cuba imu tr storiis of ipldimics havi rum diwn from irevious wars in 1741 b cixuu of r lyithus putemir among tlie austrian vfmdiri of fraguf the french wtr auli to capture ihat eity later napoeon hd to n treat from mmvu uhbiu of typhoid tphus and pneu monu in uu unitwl sutes war with mexko l4ii t of 100 ooo amtrican soldien onlv 1 549 wen killed or died f wounds w hlle it 98ti died of typhoid dywntery miialliiox materia or irvplcal dueates in the civil w r tlu union army lost approklmutel 200 000 nitn b duu ase and 11000 from wounds it cou c s u iii ittvlilug commander of 1 irst divuioual en s 1 rs niliii onuir subject itfttryirwncehnr mkttlhtk hut into the fresh iir al mid cay i con mdir it billtr t tuki a nubstuntial meal in the 1 veiling naif of yriu who ploy hnnls or no hwinuning aflei workh hours will jnbibjy find this 11 vkwaixi ti is a t itvttlon y 1 m 1st d elde fir your h if d 1 wlmtever in lust under the olr uinsliinre t tm omtltlmot ini imoma i i am major r kkixy senior officer oi the pay servtcexut cuuadiun miliary tuodquurti rs in bi land iublie lb 1iii1 afti u ui tlm m ilhik in pittsburg labels piu 11 hi i iblk 1 1 ilth y n i liiditiitinn unit thih illeetl n conns tlilid in thi augory of liri destnyirs ind ulnit only i xrieded in liiih n sm t t iv hi trt dlatasi and 1 ance r llur an flirn- that iiiiiiiiioili niu bt inqt 1 d at an e arly dale j iferttofnn the um f st rums ixygtn ti nui md eari fill nursing iiavi ixt n i principal aift ne li in treatment ijlsi ear th it of ring nun or sulfa r dine was added with ipee turular results uu mortality in cl se ly clucked experl nunts came down from i t 8 p r cent ijiat wiik tin mil m initiiiti of pituburg nnne in xel the divelopmint r anotiu r new anti au umonla drug irnnwn by tin ovi nwi ring name uf hdnixyethykpociipftuil u l m from quinine and is mild to hi- more tffectlve than daginin 11 it raiudtik tin nausea vomltliir and nhi r niusly e let b or the bitter nimiichs to ni all the m niu tings ire poltnttull dangi toils in the hands f tlu inexperli need the niust te can fully pjuel and apj u l m the proper dnsugi thry an mphatltally n it remedies ui be sold le titryom eiver tht drug ciuinu r another r tnixl f pm mi uln ip liears under ihe head if a vucclni md dr imton of ih nitlkinal health in tltuu of washington dc says that it ceinstitutts apn vt ntive of great promise its tileels 1 lit iinly for about one yeeir but pnllniliuir experlmenls show it to b quilt elfectlvi in pre n nt lug pneumonia perhaps wlun the com liil winter is over wt shall be ibk to speak with nn rt rmhdeuc regurding these new r mtdlui jtihn w s me cullough md dp ii quick or regular rolled oats 7 ll- 25c fesmnstii pure lard 1lb plcg 9c silver ribbon tomato juice 25ox in jc aylmetr choice sieve 4 peas 3 16ox tin 25c queenland sweet mixed pickles 27ox jar 18c smart lombard plums 2 16oz tin 15c deuert pears 2 1 5oz tint 15c toasted prairie nuts 2 p 15c aylmer tomato catsup 12oi btl lie our sliced side bacon 1lb p 27c pontiac matches 3 pk 17c 9 fr o- 9 j i r vo v i 1 w 4 tnim ikitot m trtutin room nouil ig la mon dlrecll a le ud i war condlliuis than civilian h luptlal n aiiaguniui and uie wa tlve crlils wus m t in ei gluiu givi s an kuu of the mnunsit of th problem bif re luspltal au h irutis the tvacuaijm of the pit t nls fium uu hxtpual- 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