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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH U. S. Citizens Stay in China , Despite Two Years of War ADVENTURERS CLUB Some of the other boys are Perseverance, Honesty, Thoroughness, Foresight, Enthusiasm, The oldest daughter is Character. Some of the sisters are Cheerfulness, Loyalty, Courtesy, Care, Economy, Sincerity. Get acquainted with the father and you will be able to get along pretty well with the rest of the family. The Gray Fanged Terror 99 ITTELLO EVERYBODY: Ax Dorothy Dublin of Brooklyn, N. Y., wins the place of honor today with the story of a terrible experience that once happened to her dad. That makes her dad, Jacob Dublin, the clubs newest Distinguished Adventurer. It happened in Russia, in the town of Ubtchark, near the city of Minsk, close by what is now the Polish border, and it forty-eigyears ago, in the late fall of 1888, when Jacob Dublin was just a little boy. If a grown man had the adventure that little Jake Dublin encountered 'gone through on a lonely country road that chilly fall evening in 1888, it would still be a wow of a story. But when an adventure of that sort kid well then you have a new defihappens to a nition of the true meaning of the word terror. They had wolves in West Russia in those days. For that matter, youll still find wolves in certain parts of Russia today. Then, there were plenty of them and more than a hap-jpen-ed ht nine-year-o- ld I ld few lurked in the forests around Ubtchark. Those wolves gave little too. For it was his to drive his fathers horses to the feeding ground every day, and duty that feeding ground was on the edge of the forest. Wolves Harmless During Morning Hours. Jake Dublin plenty to worry about, It wasnt driving the horses TO the pasture so much as driving them home again in the evening that worried little Jake. In the mornings, the wolves never bothered anyone. But in the evening, emboldened by the darkness, they had been known to attack grown men. The result iwas that little Jake had to be mighty sure to bring those horses back from pasture while it was still light. And if it ever happened he was delayed until dusk began to fall well then his dad took over the job 'of bringing those horses home. But one day things went wrong out at the pasture and little Jake Dublin almost didnt get back. He started early enough. If he had come back as promptly there wouldnt have been any danger. But trouble started when he reached the feeding ground and tried to bring the horses home. There was a beautiful filly in(the herd, called Tara, which was as yet unbroken. A couple of times before she had been hard to manage, but this afternoon Jake couldnt do anything with her. For almost an hour he chased her about the pasture trying to get her under control. It was almost dark by the time he got her quieted, and still he had the other horses to round up. It took him another 10 or 15 minutes to i I Suddenly, a lithe, gray form shot out of the woods and sank its teeth into the neck of the first horse! (get all the beasts tethered together, one behind the other, the way his dad had taught him to bring them in, and by that time it was night. ' Little Jake Has Choice of Two Paths. The forest, to one side of him, was ominously still. Dark treetops loomed over him, silent against an almost pitch black sky. Little Jake boy to be out alone. He knew .knew it was no hour for a that the quicker he got home, the better. There were two paths he could take on his way home. One path turned into a road that ran along the edge of the forest. It was a roundabout way, but it was a little safer than the other. The other ran part way through the forest. It was more dangerous than the first route, but it was shorter and it went with a choice between these straight toward his home. Faced two paths, little Jake chose the one that went through the forest. On either path there was danger from wolves. Jake picked the shorter way because well he wanted to get home just as fast as he could. He started down the path leading his long string of horses. He horse in hadnt gone very far when suddenly Tara, who was the second The rest the line, began to get unruly again. She bucked and reared. of the horses became nervous and fidgety. Wondering what was the matter with Tara now, Jake moved down the line and tried to calm her. But the horse wouldnt be calmed. Something was frightening her and frightening her mighty badly, too. Little Jake wasnt long' in finding out what was frightening Tara. Suddenly, a lithe, gray form shot out of the brush along- -' side of the path and sank its teeth into the neck of the first horse! A wolf! nine-year-o- ld Forest Turns Into a Shrieking Bedlam. Then, in an instant the stillness of the forest was rent by a shrieking bedlam. The other horses screamed and struggled while the first horse, blood gushing from his throat, was pulled ' down by the wolf. So far the wolf had paid no attention to little Jake. He was too intent on making his kiir. But now, other wolves were coming, attracted by the noise and the scent of blood. Jake could hear their weird howling coming nearer and nearer. When the rest of the pack arrived well then hed be in for it. Then there would be a general slaughter of his poor animals, and he, too, would find how it felt to have a wolfs fangs tearing at his throat. He stood in the midst of his rearing, plunging horses, too stiff with it do him to run anyway? fright to move a step. What good would Those wolves could pick up a scent and follow it faster than he could rim. And then little Jake saw it a light. Far down the path, half obscured by trees, a torch was flaring. Then he saw another and another! He could hear voices now mens voices, shouting to him to stay where he was. The wolf heard those voices, too. He slunk off into the forest and the howls of the advancing pack were stilled. In a few moments a band of villagers came running up the trail. They had started combing the forest when little toJake didnt get home by nightfall and they insure his getting home at all. had arrived just in time (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) The father of Success is Work. The mother of Success is Ambition. The oldest son is Common Sense. HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LI KE'YOURSELFi nine-year-o- The Success Family SHANGHArS BUND. Here along the historic Shanghai Bund many of the Americans living in China perform their daily tasks. Most of the buildings in this region are foreign owned. The Bund borders on the Wangpoo river. Residents Abroad Live in Concessions of Foreign Nations. Society, Prepared by National Geographic Washington. D. C. WNU Service. Simple Scrap Quilt Is Colorful and Gay U. S. Navy Plans Large Air Base On Kodiak Island After two years of war, 7,700 United States citizens are still maintaining residence in China. This number includes women Coast Guard May Join and children, but does not count In Developing Project the enlisted men in the United Near Alaska. States armed forces (navy and marines) now on duty in ChiSociety, Prepared by National Geographic na. In addition to the resiWashington, D. C. WNU Service. Kodiak island, which is soon to dents, China has also a wartime become the site of a United quota of venturesome Amer- States naval base and large air station, the country, ican travelers, seeing pushing through quick business projects, reporting to American newspapers, magazines, or newsreels, or pursuing those unidentified missions which take many to the unquestioning Orient. Although there is a United States court for China, there is no American concession to shelter the 7,700 American residents and their transient compatriots. United States concessions were mapped out for Shanghai, for Tientsin, for Amoy, and other ports during the past century. But Shanghais American area was incorporated into the International Settlement, Tientsins added to the British, Amoys merged into the general foreign reservation. A Legation Quarter was set up at Peiping, and the projected American concessions in other cities were dropped. Center in Shanghai. Somewhat less than half of the Americans in China live in Shanghai, where the International Settlement and the French Concession together constitute a foreign metropolis within Chinas largest metropolis; the foreign areas contain as many people (mostly Chinese) as the entire city of Peiping. Peiping has more than 600 Americans, Tientsin more than 400. The only other cities in which more than 75 American residents have remained since Japan has been carrying on military operations in China are Tsingtao, Canton, Nanking, and Hankow. (Previously, American colonies of from 100 to 200 were picturesque parts of a number of less prominent cities, such as Changsha.) The remaining Americans about 3,300 are well distributed throughout Chinas 7,000,000 square miles, either in closely knit little clusters at ports, or in hardy twosomes or singletons at the religious missions scattered inland, frequently separated by days of primitive travel from the company of their compatriots. and possibly a coast guard base and air station adjoining, is the largest of the Alaskan islands about a hunmiles wide. Kodiak was discovered by Russian fur hunters in 1763, when the sea otter was plentiful, but its fame more recently lies in the fact that it is the native heath of the Kodiak bear, the worlds largest carniverous animal. The bears roam in 30 to 40 thousand acres of spruce on the island, and in the mountains which rise to nearly 4,000 feet. Much of the interior has been little explored, and the few miles of highway do not penetrate the game preserves. Fishing Chief Industry. The chief industry of the island is on the coast fishing for salmon, herring and halibut. One whaling station handles two hundred whales annually. Vast areas in luxuriant grass would seem capable of supporting large herds of cattle, but there are probably not more than 600 head on the island. Most inhabitants have small truck gardens, but climatic conditions do not favor extensive agricultural development. A United States agricultural experiment station was abandoned there a few years ago. Kodiak was prominent in the news of the eruption of Katmai in 1912, though about 90 miles distant from the volcano. The clouds of volcanic dred miles long and 50 Out of your scrap bag, like magic, come all these colorful dog patches so simple to cut and apply! Make a gay quilt, pillow or scarf or all three to add charm to your room. 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ORXS F R E A DlO NIRO OSTS Mother of Radium Two dollars worth of uranium for $10,000 worth of coal! Such is the economical exchange held out for the future by Nobel Professor Joliot of France, following his recent experiments in releasing the vast potential energy of the mineral uranium. Called the mother a white, uranium of radium, heavy and metallic element was discovered in 1789 but was not isolated until 1842. It is one of natures rarer elements, found especially in pitchblende in combination with other elements, including that prize-winne- r, dangerous yet priceless substance, radium. From the Ore mountains an imof former comof source uranium portant pounds, came the pitchblende used in the famous early experiments "of radium discoverer Madame Curie. Canada and Belgium are large sources of uranium ores. The United States produces considerable at home but must import additional quantities. Uraniums chief use is in the ceramics industry, giving color and luster to glass and china. Alloyed with copper it prolongs the g usefulness of current or of electrical machinery. parts Czecho-Slovaki- a, heat-carryin- BEARS HOME. Kodiak island, home of the Kodiak bear, the world! s largest carniverous animal, is to become a V. S. naval base and air station. The islands history is adrich in stories of ventures. fur-trade- rs ash then enveloped the island in darkness for 60 hours. A foot or more of ash covered the island driving the bears to the coast for food. Mild Climate. The Aleutian islands, which trickle off the Alaska peninsula towards Kamchatka, divert the warm Japanese currents to the east, greatly altering Kodiaks temperature. Despite its Labradorean latitude, th" islands winters are much mild. than Boston, and more nearly ap-- p Climate the climate of Washington. D. C. The inhabitants are still mostly descendants of Russians. 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