the gmtewmj, a peered op at him. -Good moraine, nude,” the lawyer

did not rake replied,

■join' to hare < Better atop, hadn't ye an* wait inaldeT— '

khU head. “Don't a It," he aald. “we'te alone beta, Phil an' me, but I reckon Phil coold pick op eomethln* (or yon to eat.” Tommy, he copped hla hands and called to e blo*-oTetalled*fl*ore hoe-

did not bear.

”Wew mind." Borrows said. Til

take a chance and ride on.”

“Wonder—" the old man asked. “It yon could carry me alony to the next „ house down there! See Ilf—the red

the lawyer ayreed. -and

car wKh

When Burro srs bad disposed at companion, the storm descended expectedly. Great sheets of rain so

steps of the porch.

“Phil"

dently the youth also had rushed to •safety. His beneath the brim of his old felt hat at the stranyer's approach, but he went on atolldty weraptey Aho m:

i ssrr, w. r.

Thi cflff dwellers knew nmhlny of the ose of metals. Their knlres were ttajdr- from the bones of the deer, blablr p..uabe« and very Bhan>- Tlieir hoes. I,«M ateeslls consisted of pottery , Jars rod casks made of fiber and covered with a y»*>stm«>ev resemMlaa modem \umMt. AHbouyh the earliest CHIT dwelleN were prehistoric, osve livers hare existed in almost every aye of the world. The ancient Horttha derived their name from their pene* Ore of 11 virj la csverns aad-aabM tanckn abodes.

In all probability there Is no state of rinherrmasmeot more scute thea wtiich Is suffered by the haM i v bo has to alt throuch a loay seci baaed on the. text: “Even the hairs of yocr bend are numbered."—

PMlRcMphla Inquirer.

Wasting Her Time. What do you think of a man whs cod his cvcnlny with his arm md the back of a ylrl's chairT a like wastlny the ylrl's time. Pd ra spend the e^rainy with the '—Louisville Courier-Journal.

The antiquity of the muahits

eeuMlshn -nt In history may be read hntl, in the Bible nnd the treaties Wf the Talmud. The tnnnnii that saved ,tt>' Israelites has been Identified a* a dhushroom of catntiierce. yrowtny In Its

natural wild con .u<m. ,

1 Heady for ” . ic-row.

* rir.fah -• • • d«me with ou have di*. * . t you ci>u11: worry, sorrow, even fear ami S»'Jbt crept In: forp-t them as soon ou can. TbU day for all that Is

yoo<l and fulr!—Emerson

- ..I the most dramatic moment! .nmticaj history was recoined on il;. 20. 1817. wueu Secretary of Wat - t-r thrust his hand Into the ylast. to the old man's house. Uninvited be- to* I holdiny the fate of ten million

youths, and drew

“I did once,” explained Boland, “but | be aald he never went anywhere. I do li yon could meet him. though. He Meat ad In anything that conYou know. I could not tell him much," and Boland flaneed dosely at his motkar. and then at a framed

photograph on the wait

Always be -bad believed that tvun[erfatt presentment of aa austere, dig)nlfisd looking man to be that of tbs Ifather be could not remember. She

e strangely agllated.

“Boland." she aald. “I have taught lyon from childhood to regard your fa-

poaa " the lawyer aald, “suggested that'I wsH here until t done has abated." Burrows smlleu. “He also Intimated that, yon might •pick up' something tor

hungry."

The boy lounged In the doorway! That was grandad." be answered laconlaby. His eyes studied the etran-

could find aome-

be said suddenly, end disappeared in the house. His heavy boots

. «A8 aB eveotsSoet to the wosid nnd «o aa.” eomtaned Mrs. Plecenh “I for-

1 ysa reear te "

m of **xcicement. He -was ha»' usual, and hla a nils told that be was stirred up. ..other.. 1 gnras our good luck

« r ba erted buoyantly. “What do yon tlflnk* The house U going to span a branch In Rio da Janeiro, and Mr. Leigh la to take charge of It at a Mg salary. Be aay* he has been worktag for the psumotton for yearn, and !be baa the privlleee of appointing hla

itanta. nnd be aays If wa win e nova to Brasil ha win start

Ms chi

the lawyer followed him Inside, the raln-aoaked old ha< still rested upon Phil's head, aa he daftly placed tempting food n X“ M1 the Sable “Bt down," be aald at last abruptly,

Into a wide armed

“Yon and yocr grandfather live alooeT" Borrows asked incredulously, aa he buttered a flaky biscuit, “then

"Cooking, farming, everything—I do It all, but I won't much huger. Grandad'* coin; to bo manned again—" a sneer curled the red lip*— “that's where he's visiting now." •And then?" the lawyer aahed tote reted, “What are you going to dor PhU Shook hla heed despondently. “Don't knew.* he-repllcd. "Nev-r bad chance to prepare for anything, had

fight with

a sraa (he .pMatelaa Ma chief clerk at four times the «o acbooi. tmti did tl v wheel Marjorie .; salary-i am now petting." ^ ^ j egard to the Aw j [ Mrs. Vincent had been dotting ^tha juusg - voice bn “ ■* " *■ 1 "“ l ' ty, “hj don't need me any more.’

• and wall hangings when Bol- • in. and now she listened te

ided.

' WocT you come and eatl upon him With mer urged Boland. “Maybe you would consent to more to Brasil after hearing Mr. Leigh t#n of the great a prospect It would be for me." swill Mrs. Vincent, after a t of thought “I think we had iare a talk with him together, a the doer bell." and she l«« As she passed Into ths ban k -tha card I red pbotogrei o tbe floor with a .As fell out upon the carpet a the uadar one caught the eye <rf Bo-

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Tbe eftde»cy of our Trust DepoHment it attested by the growth and vohnne of the trust funds handled by this company. Trust Funds

Home Card

“NO. 25*”

frit number In the world's greatest

Jittery draft “No. 268."

Hy his act more than t.000 men Idlng- thl* fateful number were re--irltlOMd lor war duty; and when itbr bowl was emptied of Us last cap-

mllliop youths between the

urea of II and SI were contingently

lied for military service.

America’s young manhood of this .-neratton. and possibly of any gener;.on. will never experience another .such day of conflicting human emoUonv. Mingled with the ihrill of pa ‘»rlodc«en lct was a nature; but bravc'y hidden dread, for the glamors of ar are Inseparable from the horrors

- wealthy and humane teas and that of hla wtfa la a ice I os'sled tb*t abe turewtw aprculatlaa. and ha* a ■tb' Journey that -Beggared.

War and ibe per Us of death are lu--:mcUrely aasoclatM. but the human ind U prone to regard lightly tha Invorablc and remoraeless draft of reg■lar mortalitv. Aa the wires flashed throughout tbe »llon the news of the results of the :.rst drawing, the hearts of 4.000 hold era of “No. 25*“ felt a momentary The aensaUon was normal wants to die. Tat, those 4.000 young men were only called contlngenUy. Many will id*exempted; others will be rejected; -uma may never face actual strife; caly a few relatively of the original 1.000 will meet the death of heroes Hat even the prospect of being con •ranted with the remote possibility of Jeath in haul* caused a secret dread in 4.0C0 hearts.

A» the same

of Secr-ury Baker was drawing forth ‘No. 258”. contingently rolling 4.000 to possible service, another band. IniMMy stretching from the lm| hie Unknown, summoned more than S od* American youths of similar age to certain dexth within a month! The war n glstratlon disclosed that .b-ew are rpproxlmately ten million ni--n between tha ages of tweaty-one *nd thirty-one In the United States The normal death rate among tnr>4 i* eight per thousand. Accordingly, of America's choicest young manhood. M/.000 will die every year from normal c ause*—at the rate of 6.566 per month, or ewer 22b a day: Uvea at a time when physical manhood la at his fullest atrength. and »hen youthful vigor bids defiance to Iieajh. the Immutable laws of mortall ty go on unchanged. The "draft of l -«ath“ among the selected ten million American yonlhs will enroll 6. uma each month—far more than double the aggregate of the holders of • No. 2$r. who will be finally accwptad

t>r service

There Is no lottery la your dr a sing Caterer your aga. Death has VOUn number.

"Philippa." he Mid slowly, "fve a I '*ur call, from which there is ne Other baak there la (he dty. wb* 1 coemption. I* Inevitable and Impera ! g mda a companion Uke you. riauraa* tivet |a

care for When TM. ruaecn Hand mlsaea no num j jj you be ready l vm Your* will be drawn, some time a

to go hack with berr , ;o „. ; » And PhlUppa aald she would. Aftg y#<| <0 l-awtag toeUnd | -

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TO THE FOOD ADMNISTR/'.TOR;

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aty .

flamed In the la wye's breast. “Phil." b* arid. If yon —-tomorrow, 1*11 give you a

jstart In the world. Help is scarce at this tliae.1 oaad you in my office.” Qrtmaoa spots glowed In the lad's round cheek*, quickly he rose to his .“You mean." h« said, “that you'd

there to the dty. that you'd

den shaking with sudden sobs. “OhI I cart go." he cried and latched the felt hat from his heed. About the round childish face, fell a — of golden hair, angrily Phil caught the hair and drew It Uke a cloak about bar. “You see." she aald. >1—1 am hla granddaughter. PhlUppa. The overalls and boots were but my farming cost now. I allowed you to

think what you believed." Tragic disappointment

C Anyone mag h*»e tb* Home Card ef Instruction,

strains sledges ar* sotltlsd to Membership Window Card.

dMIveed apse reaalp* sf tb* •igned pledge

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