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Show CHAPTER II . . . f t .... The Bookplate 'WNU Se"lee Ci b;y The Centnr)' C.. SYNOPSIS On a certain momentous Monday morning Miss Constance Fuller, cataloguer and seller of rare books at Darrow·a New and New Bookshop, Second-Hand York, notices that the flret customer 11 a dlgnlfted, whitebearded oltl gentleman, who IBUnters Into the alcove placarded "Medlen I Wnrks" CHAPTER 1-Continued -2then devoted lilY lingers to the In and my thoughts to wondering Peter wouldu't come and explain I whirled to the window for cards. anrl ;vhen I whirled back was Peter himself slttln~; In tlle oak chair at my left. He bad dowu the gallery stairs behind I managed not to gratlfy him by hut I had to stare £le who hahlttl'ally ns oea• as a fresh gar was attired !n a suit that wrin all over his athletlc form; his wet e dusty: three cinders riung one side of n much swollen nose gazed at me ~o trusthlly th~t J to wePp morning, Constnnce. This Is of o me!'S, yes 1" be suggested ••R.romething happened, Peter?" I fal not o' erlntelllgent!y. no, nothing Mr. Darrow s all to Hre me. that's ail." Why?" ":&J(•T(';\' I "Ob, don t let me disturb you I You' ll that curd cntalogue more Interest· than I am" I am oblir;ed to put thl.; in uppie-pie orrler for tbl~ when Mr. Darrow ba~ com me to expound Its pnnclple• workings to his nep!Jew, Capt Ashland, informing me, n~ he did telephone, thut I ban! his entlr~ l'e. Cuptuin Aslliand, as yon IF thief cutaloguer for Ashland s London, and he has come the whole across just to pay us a visit. I Informed that he keeps stock ilst~ nuscript In a tenpenny notebook as was brought o\·er by Wtlllurn Conqueror. And w!Jile I reall) see why he shouldn't 11 be like~ cun make it 1\0rk-W;! couldn t Darrow hope~ he can get the system of classification used in two houses, for the sake of slm business; so It Is my buPl to convince Nephew of the com superiority of the American 1'\ ow I've to! d you my trou Tell me yours.'' whiz I I hope you enjoy your remarked Peter, cornfortlnglJ I 11 nee, you're a real sport 8 whole cent against ten billion that you'll forgl~e me for being when I tell you my sad story left my happy home, and I onls it could ha,·e been tor you." whom was It, may I ask?'' stepmother." "nrdn't know 1 bad one, myself. un Saturday." I certainly hope your father be very-" be won't. She wore a pink and called me 'Petey.'" you bad to quit?" precisely tllat.. The real rea confided Peter, dlstrarteclly. Nancy. She eloped Thnt Is, sh~ for a while. She got tired of II came back." was distinctly bewildered; tor a fortuitous stepmother In a hat Ia Indeed a frightful vlsltu I should have been sore that Pewould see his sl8ter Nancy through He said once that, fight It a~ you might, you bar! to fond of a kid you'd brought up she was ten. Peter had just his lips to explain, when ognln front door opened. time It admitted, not a cos , but an extra band sent up bJ emtlloyment agency tor the crlsl~ the shipping olllce. He was a rough young moo; Indeed, I at Peter questlc•nlngly as we erl him start dowu the al~le 10\'lrever. be was Mr Higgs' business ours. My telephone then rang just as I finished answering tht> ry, Peter and I exchanged an glunce. Mr. Riggs had evident been ready to put up wit b any for Peter and I heard a click signified to u~ that the appll bad punched the time-clock as an ioollo:v1ee already. at I've been trying to tell you,'' resumed, "le that I got out ot early this morning." "What were you In for?" I Inquired .,rtPo1nsty but dazerlfy. "Disturbtng the pence, and assault Intent to kill, I guess. 1! so, the item I~ correct, hut the first I~ ou"'"l·'l'rehenslon, fur It happened In Any\\lly, wl1en they a del phln. the whole stors they let me go know a little while ago Mr. Dar seut me off on a long trip to chaE"e Well, the last place, whlrh I lnst Thursday, was Richmond where I was to look over tbe late Pulleyn Lea' Itt's famous law . just due to be auctioned There a number of books In It wblcb wanted, among them one that the federation bas been forever pesos to find for tbem. It's called on Medical Statutes In tbe Vir· Code,' by Ju~lce Wbortley C..'larl· dated eighteen-teo. And since,'' Peter, watching me closely, announcement does not seem to you particularly, I'll add that American law book contains 8 bookplate." Page Seven THE MIDVALE JOURNAL June 15,1928 The Odyssey of Peter now jumped so (ll OIIIJIIIy and openly as to gratify Peter deeply. harassed as he 11us. I recalled Uuglr Colfax a• une of the nwsr dlstin gul>:-bed engr ut·ers of his day, 11 strange, arresting chnra< ter. old when the Nlneteent b century was young, thP stoutest of British patriots From 111~ outbreak of the American He' olutlon to his death, he refu~ed to execute any of the orders for hookptnte~ "hlch In those dnys of the lnfuncy ol deslgtt and engraving In thl~ cuuntry, cultl vated Americans, especlall~ ronthern ers. were In the habit or 8endiu~ to England. I had once seen unci l'are fully studied severul ('ollax plutes ut the borne of a collector 1\ h11 w11s one of our best customers and had im·ite•l me to a private view. But an Arneri can Colfax would upset all history and tradllioo. "I do want to see It!" I cried "You're sure It's a real Colfax? Do you know Hugh Colfax refnE"erl every American order he received and he could have always oumed his own price? What's the owners nnmel •~ it dated?" "Give me o chunce !" begged Peter 'It's more thun 1 got upstairs this morning. Actually, 1 don't dnre ienve the buriding until Mr. Darrow- Oh, b-11 there goes that lnferunl time clock again I Excuse me, Constance; nerves are shaltere<l." "Go on about the bookpiMte." "Wet:, Thursday morning 1 had just picked up tbr. ratnlogue In the exhl blllon roor. of the Richmond aurtlon galleries. "'hen my eyes tit on '1\otPs l on Medical Statutes.' et cetera asked the clerk to bring II out. He said annthPr gentlernnn who had called tor It was still examining II, and would 1 wnlt.. I did, and glanced up the counter casually at the other gentle man, thlni;iu!( I could get a line on blm If he should he a rival bld•ler. All 1 could see of him wns his barlt, but It wns enough I considered him to be an t!Xceedingly strange gentleman to be Interested In an old lnw book He was young and dressed like a batJ actor with a good job-brlght·blue suit, gray spats, slick bla<>k bRir While waiting his ;Jlea•nre, I wan dered off to look at some other ex hi bits near the door, und "hlie I was examinm~ tl.em. a girl walked In from the street. past me. She \\'OS tbe loveliest girl, Constance, I'~e ever seen '• "\VIwt a relief I I &aw I was no wnger to he the greatest Influence In Peter's life~ Sometimes It ha(j been pretty weu1 in g. fond as I was of my little boy friend Some one else could do II far better, I knew. "!low "mHlerful, Peter! And the nookvlute?" "1 had to watch her; I couldn't help It," he resumed simply, "She llurrled for·\\ard townrd the counter, then sud denly she hounded bark as If she bad been hit I There "as nohody at the counter e:uept that m»n, anrl be had his back toward her, and wns, more over, completely absorbed In e:oramin lng the co' er of the book, which he w.1s holding open She dashed hehlntl a bi!( rase of china. and disappeared "\\'ell, 1 looked at some ('hin!'se snuff-bottles and hooked rugs, nnd then clecfded It was time for the other fellow to leave. So I asked for the book again, and the clet k told me thnt a young lad~ was ex~ mining It now nnd would I walt I And sure enough up the counter was the same young lady, ba\·lug douhtless. from her colgn of vantage behind the case of ehlnn beaten me tn getting that book Th!' gentleman ot the spats had vanished 1 was a~suredly- what's the \\OrdT' "Intrigued.'' "Correct, e~pecially as I at once per relved that the young lady was com pletely absorbed In examining the cover of the book, which she "us bold lng open just ns the man had: that Is so as to look at the Inside lefl·hancl cover. I could see II had a bookplnte on it. "Well, that girl suddenly laid down the book on the counter, and fled out ot the door. That time I got hold of lt. I wondered why In thunder those two young people could apparently be so Interested In nn ordinary bookplate The flr~t thin;: I nollrPd nhout It was that one corner wns loose-the rl!(ht hnnrt corner. under the snake. you know." "The snake~ What In the woridah, I have rt I You mean 'he serpen: twlstPd like a rapltal 'U.' that Colfax signed his best plate~ \\'lth: a circle means eternity; a serpPUI's wl&clom hail taught him bow to rlraw Immortal Isn't It designs-modest old chap nice that the Leg~! federntlon hus al ready ordered the hook, so "e shan't ba ve every toookplate collertnr In the rlty here to fight for the p!Hte-" "It woulilo't he the first time It hns hPen fou!:ht for I" hroke In l'eter. hit terly. "You see. I judgpfl those two ronng folks ·must he coll~<tor8 o1 t>ookplntes whn earh thought hl!-{]r ~he-hnd stumbled on o real nnd In that old law boo!.., and were keeping It ilark so as to snap It up at a bnrgnln Everybody knows that on(•e In o whllt> cnlaloguers miss a trirk !Ike anybod;l' else. Now, I had general standln~ orders to buy thnt hnok ohene~er J carne across lt. I spel)t the rest of the morning In llbrarle~ and museums tracking down Information about book plates with snakes. "1 finn!ly dlsro\ered Colfax and llg ured out what you :mply: tltat he wns so much against Free Staters and the Near· West pollry that no one had ever thought of his ilra\\ lng a Yankee book But or course what nobody plate. thinks of Is nsuall.v right, 1 felt sm e I'd come across sometl:lng t.nlqueand I ba~e. I felt sure 11 I tanded book and bor.kpiate, I'd get as solid l.!l relnfm ced ctucrete wltb Mr narrow -and I have not.'' "But you got It, you say. What did you gl ve for tt ?" "Five hundred and ten dollars." "Peter • • • Burton I" 1 was simply aghast. With the best luck In the world, and admitting that a rare bookplate would considerably Increase the value of ".:i'otes on Med1· cal Statutes," we could ne'er get such If the an outrageous price tor It, Legan federation bad not put in a re. quest ror It, we might have bad to bold It for some time before finding a purchnser who would be especially in· terested. And Peter, well haloed and b1therto cool-beaded, not to say un· I lmpresslonnhle, knt'wing the•e fucts ns well us the somewhut rl:r:fry repu tation of lhll Legal feclctution llbrnry COIIIIIIlttpe IIJ,rJ p.lld Iii e hiJIIC)II'CI lllld tl'n clollat ~ for a hook \\ hlch liP lllll(ht and h:ne expetll•d to pic I. up iot ped1aps sixty I ~ I How tor:.; this hlnw left me •JH •ch· le•s nnd staring, I do not exactly t s:nv the whtte·heal tlecl old kno\V By T. T. Maxey g-entl<'lllllll saur:tPr out nt the me!Ih nl ali o1e cr·uss the uisle Into that op· ~ then the taw hook at,f\\e po>lte come out ngjlln rlirectly and beckon The Keystone State's Capitol t•:uui,v Jatues, who was tlreu com NOT THAT AT ALL urnssiver.ess of construction nne! tug up the aisle with no armful outstnudlrrguess 111 Its home town, ut !looks, to come and ruru on the "~1.1 ciPur sir," •ulll the specm:ist rlgl:l for him, as the tuw·hoo~ alcove Harrisburg, tire Impressive r.rpltot of a careful cxnmmutiou, ''what nftl'r the amonl( 1vns durk 1 saw him re-enter It, 1 l'enusyh nuln. ruuks !Ji)(h Is plent~· of exercrse. In n nePd you Dedi· 1vatched her proceed placidly to ber beuutiful capilcols ol America. there Is nothing bettN ~our>' likP case fur· building, of cost the l!IOG, in ented saw shop, the of front work In the 1 It will-" mntor. tile than 1 thuo more US Professor Harrington sidling toward nlshings unci equipment I\ Interrupted the pn· cloetor," "But, th<J fmnt door unci Ihpc out of It, with $1 UKXIJKWI ~sture, "I can't hopeless n \\it:. th'ut. state the by prepared deseriplion A farewe!l quaint and a pile of hooks 8 bow to rue Then 1 su•lderrfy hear<! llht ar !an relates: "The CII[Jltol build nllMd one!" "lltdn't tell )'OU to!" snapped the Peter again, proreecllng with bls lrrg Is !i20 feet long, 2:i4 feet wide and 272 feet high. It covers tw•J acres of speclatl>t. "I mean to dodge 'em!"Odyssey: ground and Is huff a mile In clrcum·~IY~ekly Scotsman. t " , so, as t 1tere was nr use pu · -----terence. It Is larger thun St. Paul hs til k b di .. tl ng It oa, 1s ac 1eel 1y 1 go 1 1•edr.tl, for the building ot whir J OF MUSICIAN KIND A rnt I'd t h D , s· arrow w a morn Ing l to ld "1,., knl,::hted was Wrenn 'hrlstnplter l 1r , b d 11 1 1 1111 ld~o payo;nc e g~,-e m-;-we • 8 It Is loug-er than Westminster ahhey 00 my The building contains 475 rooms The stoo cnurst! s-:o mg , ~rders. l ,d been told to buy that book dome. which has been culled "the hPnrt 000 wheuever 1 found It, and be bad of tl1e c·np It o.1 , we 1g h s n?-·tKIO. 1 I'1 It,. 1 pot.nds. F;,ery country In the world ''wh r:e.~~r se, any pr ce ~ · 1 Y contributed material for the con~truc· I eter, l inquired sudden y, dlu yuu buy tbut book?" tron nnd rurulshlug of the hulltling Peter, scarlet, glared at me. l:le and the most famou~ nrtists In the tlugeted; tlreu he finally burst out: \vorld d!'\'Oted their talents to making "Mmd, I'm telling tlus tu you, not It henutlful" Hr. Darrow I I bouglll It because that Each nf tl:e great main entrance ~lri dldn t want tb>tt fellow to get It l" bronze doors were cast In one piece "\\'hut I" and weigh a ton The governo1·'s re· "At tLe auction .,hll sat across tbe ception rnnm Is 72 by 27 feet. The I've sPnnte chnm!Jer Is 05 by 80 feet The nrsle four 1ows ahead of rue. ue1 er seen auy one look so fnghtened hnuse of r·epresentathes Is larger and 'l'he lirst bJLI ou tire book was made e\·en mor·e ornate. The stained glass by the ugenr of the auction firm wtw windows In both are celebrated exam acts for ub~ent buyerij who send In pies of the art. The great paintings written bHis. I raised It, and was which ornament both iegislnth·e balls thundtrstrulk to see that girl turn have cnlled forth onstlnted praise. around, uqu took right at me, wltb In the rlome are set the memorable Tbe wor·ds of Penn, the founder of the absolute relief on her face I "\\'h~ do you call her a kind of muagent raised my bid; oo!Jody else slnte: "ThPI'e may be room there for made any, so, as I baJ seen that girl sucb a holy experiment. For the na· "Oh, she's al\\a~s tidtlliug Wltb bound awn~ from that fellow that tlons want a precedent. And my God sometlrin~ uhrout her dress.'' morning, I naturally concluded, put· will make It the seed of a nation tlng two and two together, that It That an example may be set up to Bad Investment must be his bid which I was opposing, the nations. That we may do the thing hi~ money on the shelf, la1d He The blus-bis and mine-kept jump· that Is trt ly wise r.nd just.'' And Let the \' ealth redouble • • !ng up ten dollars a minute, like a AnJ finally he bou ght hrmself tuximeter. Once tor two seeonds 1 A mrlt1on s worth or trouble. Continental Slippage hesitated. thlnkmg of duty and Dar· CltTA !!"< errors disclosed In ltl!l~i No Middle Course r·ow, I suppose, und the auctioneer tudfnal records have given rise to roared out his sec•m<i 'Going' and tbe It seem;; that one chap ruslred up suspicion that this continent may ha,·e girl !coked around at me us 11 she to an.>tlrer one more or less excited· l\'U1Ul slippP<l or si.ithled slrlewisf' \\ere dymg. I knew something terri ly and trted out, "J:mks the lnw) er obsen a tory offidals, iletermlned to ble wns tl1e matter; I snapped out a is <lend: 'L'lrey found him I) irrg on solve this puzzling rroblern, have new bid, and kept on bidding until his had.;!" worked out a plan of procedure. Lead everybody In the room was getting "lliuk<?" queried the other calm go,ernments located on other con lng breathie~s and jumpy, Tbe other bid "It cnu t be tire same rnnn. It I~ tinents have become Interested anrl der's !unit must b<He been five bun it "as Binks l·e'd be 1, m;; on either J"lnrcl In this most extraordinary un d1 ed, whicll "us the same as giving one side ur the other. "-llostoo Bean dertnking nn order for the book at any price pot. A big jtob. And yet a cornparntlvely \Yell, five bundred and ten landed It simple one I 'l'he !JTO<'ess Is termed ln my net. That's all about that. Exceedingly Cautiou• world llltii!Jtuclimil letermiontlon This Constance. "Om minister IS so good that he Is lrow they ~o about It: "I'm not a good liar," remarked For a periorl of 60 clays powerful won't e\ en perf01 ru a marriage cere· l'eter, deprccuungly, "so I will not mouy." "lreless stations owned by the co·oJl conceat the fact that something gave "\\'hat's tlrut got to do witb his eratlng governments, and stations In rue cold chills dol"n my spine when 1':rlifotura l'l:lnn and AfriC'a, forming beinb good?" ever I thought of that pesky book "lie sa) s Ills conseience "on't let a world girdle, sent out frequent time Ar:d when I wns at dinner that eve- sl)(nnls. eacb at t•arefully predeter lum participate In ans games of ning n·y room was entered, and the mined times. Meanwhile, !railing oh lock of my suitcase broken." and ~nropP ~Pt\alories In Amt-tle3 "Gracious J And the book was-" A Helping Hand rudio hroailcnst accurate time signals "In the hotel safe. And as nothing All snrh slgnnis receive<! were pnlns GI'Q(·er-How much wages do rou was missing, I tbluk It was the book tnhinglv recorded by all Interested expeo, Durall? the visitor was Interested ln. · After parties. Arter making proper allow Drnah (!uol.rng llig C) ed at the my room was entered, I got It out ot ances for neres~nry lapsed time In the large for·ce of clerks enrplosecl) -Ah the sate and looked carefully all process of signal transmission ancl syn 1 eekons. !los", "hen ~ o gets through tht ough it. It's an exceptionally clean chronizing all rec•, rd•. the tabulntl'cl Nlln' ofT yo kin jus' glmme what 1:opy; there was no old will or thou result of the comllined r·ecord, lime 10·1111 hn• left an' Ah'll try to makf sand-dollar bill, or, Indeed, any other scientists dec Ia re, should rli,close out! property, orthodox or otherwise, be w!rether America !Ins slip[tC(I ancl, If tween the leaves. It certainly Is not <ll wlrith way and how far. GRAND VIEW intrinsically worth so much effort.'' If it de\ ~lops that continental slip "No," I agreed; "even tt.e book pa~e has occurred. those engaged In plate, by Itself, sbould I be unusual!,, the wo1 k lrolll our no hope nnl) lu faet lucky In finding a rather foolish pur J ''"'e no plun rnr forrlng tl1e conlinent cl1user, wouicln't orobubly fetch more bark to rts formPr position [t shall than seventy-five dollars. Wbere's the ha1e to remam right where they liucl book now~" It to Ire Tl•e.v rto point out, hnwe,·~r. "Mr Darrow bas it." thut IIJP ftnding wrll en.thle the Inter "Liul you tell blm f!nythlng about It est~rl gm<'rnmeut~ lo cnrrert their I nfliriul m:rps und h>r.gltudinal records besides-" "'lhe ptlle~ 011, no allusion cau nnd eliminate the nnt•et t.llltt,l' wt.ich tJUrt my feelings any more I No, no1 has pr·e1 nlletl. nil of whith will he of lmmeusuruhle value frnm nstronomltul •me Ltung" and longlrncllnul st.rr.dpoints. "Wit~ l'eter l In your place, I sbonltl lfl2" \\ E>atern NC\tSDnoer Onlon ) H~ have explained to him about my gt eat tlnd.' Cotton in Auto Tires •'Yes, you would I When you hat. motorists knol\ of the lnrpor ~lost Just spent tl\·e hundred und ten dol flp-lsn'1 the view grand from. that cotton pra)'s in tlr~ part tunt Iars of his precious l.'asl>_,;unk It It rlre uuromohile o.n of ass cart sturdy tile ~ea. It I'd told him about !Ill She-It ou;;::t to lte, you're !ookln¥ Lookplate, I'd tla•e told blm how , But II I• nnt gerrerall,v known llrat WUV lilY tire for t't'CJI!lled ngtlr II of hher cotton really came to buy tbe book, and al hnl lwooimil:ll only tn talsecl i< ltltof, hl1. let to decided I ubout thE' girl. \\idt>ly Sl•purntl'd areas Tire delta re Getting Into the Game discover It himself; then he'll In of 111e Mrs,isslltpt 1il er, In rlrl< !!inns The hulls and bears perform pleased to death, and fur get the pu~; rounl ry, and or the 1'1 1le rh er In rn sun!-ihlne A.nd in storm und remember !he flJ,ure. Tht ru The 11tt1e lamb drnws ncar l:g~pt Jltutluce nl•wsl all the crllton ture I" repented Peter, with surlclt r And \\ant!' to plny-Poor Dear' lor thP highl'st grude tir·es retailing something furthP ~uxlety NEARBY ~ YONDER ~. ~~ I I FUll I • • • C distructlng. "Listen, Constance: !11 kid sister ot mine, Nnncy, will drll • me out nf whnt's left of my mind 1 wid JOU onre-didn't •I ?-that M, Ho!Jerts promised h<>J a position be" us o stenogrApher, as soon as •ht qualitled for It 7 \\'ell, at tliut bu~r liPS~ cnllegP of her·~ she met-" My clesk telpphont· tlnkled perem1r torlly. Too bod, with Peler'a arresr his little sister's escDopade, tbe clnuer, oo bis nose, all unexplained, that Air Dar row shuulcl he paging him thrnu~ the house I But perhaps, I sugge~l• · commander-In ctri • our hopefully, hull already made tile jorful dis ·' Peter r" ~ry about the h•lOkplnte. ru,ecl comfort. "t-o ruther's got murried, Nan• ' nusn't, 1'1e lost ttre only jllrl I coul• ever s•anri looking at twlcP, my bu>r ues., repulutlon lS ruined, and," II· ~o,J cluded, rising, "It's nil the fault nl 1t.a1 darned Coif tx bookplate! W'r.1 · tlPXt, I wonder1" "Murder I" shrl~ked a girl'~ vole~ ringing unc terrified, fr·om tile rear of the shop "n el p I help· ne's dea-l,. (TO BE CONTINUED) Something in Luck Says .:\ovnlls In one of his question able aphorisms, "Character Is destiny." But not the whole of our destluy Hamlet, prlnc of Denmark, was spec· taculur and Irresolute, and we ha\'e a g1 eat trngedy in consequence. Bot If bls father had lhed to a good old age, and his uncle had died on early death we can concel~e Hamlet's having married Ophelin, and got through life w!UJ a reputation of sanity, notbwltb standing many soliloquies, and some moody sarcasms toward the fair daughter of Polontus, to say nothing of the frankest loch llity to his fa. ther-ln-law.-George Eliot. Though~ful Mummy Still in Tomb Gnde-Hullo Rohh,\'; )Oil fool; very \\'hal nre lluru;:htfrrl 1!:is mnrnlng 'ou tltinl,mg nhoul? 11ohll\ -I w:rs just wond~ring If a 11 a•r> grot ron a n• tiiP. 11 onld the wasp s!ln~ the nettle nr wnuld the netttt· ~cw;:: the "a~p Tire mummy of (,ing Tut · AIIkh Amen w.r, remuvert ll,\ Mr l'arter un tier lhe (H'run~~ion of the l•:g)(Jti.lU au thotllies, to the museuru of l'airo fill The lnRII(e ut ~xhihrtron put poses the ~oldeu tollm tire guldeu ruusi> \lith tire slnonrl or (J.tl!, \\ere nl>u ex lrihitecl for a time and then ~lr. l 'arter rPpla<'en t l•e urnml'ry in the >nrcopha gus. or out.-lde case In the tomb Oc"her 31. 1!127. Th2 Way to Wealth The 1vay to \\'eath Is as pl.un u• the "ay to marl>et It clepPnrls chil'lly on two \\ord8, lndustr,v HlHI f1ug.drts; thnt is, w.Jste nellher time nor mune) hut mai,l' th<' hc't use of both \Vith tltll llltlrl'll,\ uud frugality nuthing "111 do, and "rt h I hetll e1er) thmg.BcnJttJllill F'1anl.. lin I Conscientiously Followed Jones (to ~aller)-\\'hen we mnr rletl l'ie vo\\ed to shure earb other's su:l'ewrgs as well as joys As my wife hno oottrucht tocla~ she Is plltY· In~ the lnno, so that she rloesn't sur fer alone.-Boston Transcript. How to Stop Frr•t l'.1rd l'la~er-\\'e'cl hPtter stop the gume now we're e'en. Seconrl C'artl Pluyer-r;,·en! How do JOU mahe that out7 "\\'hv, ) nu hnd all my money a little "!rile a~o. nncl now I'\e ~nt all yoms !" ------Consistent '".rhat florist surely keeps In touch I 1\ lth his slogan, 'Say it with flowers'" "What's his method?" "\\'ell, I f,now he has sent me a !Junrh of forget-me nots with eacb bill.'' r.ra) -The~ >ay n man '' fil',t thou<l.rllars Is burde>t to gd <nrHI He that dOl'S goo<l to nnotlrer does 1 can't agree \\ith thnt An ntt•Pn good abo to hiru•clf, nul only lu the j promoter got miue easily li •tm oil t ·m~equpnce, but in the \ery art; tor j enoutth in Is the rotJ::wi >u•nPSS "' w<>li fining Itself uu.ple re" uri! -Sen era WOMAN WAS All RUN-DOWN HelpeciByTalcingLydiaE.Pink· ham'a Vegetable Compound Evansville, Ind.-"! am writing to am that there such a. medicine .as yours for sale tn our stores. I could hardly drag around. I was all run-down. I ha;e taken 12 bottles of Lydia. E. Pinkha.m'1 Vegetahle Compound so far and am going to take it until I am well. My friend~ notice the change in my appearance and my husband said today that I am looking so much better and he wants me to continue taking it. I hope to help all women who are run-down IIJld suffer from nenousness by recommending your medicines."-"!\Ins. VICTOR N. 'SCHLE~SKEB, 44. Hazel .Avenue, Evansville, Indiana.. tell you how grateful I ,------..., is No More Distress after eating or drinking For correcting over-acidity and qUickly relieving belching, gas, heartburn, sick headache, dtzziness, nausea and other dtgestiva disorders. Not a laxative but a tested Sure Relief for Indigestion. Perfectly harmless and pleasant to take. Send for free samples to; Bell &Co.. Inc., Orangeburg, N.Y. Normalize• Digeot{on and Sweete,.. the Breath BELL-ANS ,-E-~~1 Nero and his Ndtlle were no wore dea<lly thnn the saxophone and Its compuniuns, uccor<ling to Sir I Ienq Cu\\al·rl, u promment English dl\ine Luxury nnt) \'ulgar pleasure seel.ing he sn~s. hrou~ht Home down into the dust, and jazz, he declnres, Is trend il·~ th.tt "a~ because It is taking thP minds oJ the people a\\ay fr·om l.tg~ nrHI spiritunllty. I.lcsldPs tillnl>~ng dull, skrnned IU<es that hold thP wlutP• in a"e "ill ce11se to think ot the Eur ot1enn as a superman. and \\'hen that ~late of mlnlf comes to pas; En~:l.111rl's. hole! on its myriad subjects in Asw und Afrirn will be bro!{en once for all. Sir llPnry boldly proclaims Archbishop and Reporters \\'e should enjoy kuowing the arcb llishop of Canterbury. He mnkes pub lie declaration that he is a slow think· er and speaker and that be sometimes stumbles through an address only to find that the newspaper reporters ha' e caugl• his meaning and presented It In perfect form. So many people-not archbishops-are contln ually cornplnlnlng thnt the reporters "ne,er get anything rlght."-\\'orcester Telegram. Hot water Sure Relief ELL.;ANS Sees Jazz. as Empire'• Nero FOR~INDIGESTION 254; ANOJ..5il: PACKAGES EVERYWHERE 'FLORESTON SHAMPOo-Ideal for use In connection 'fltb. Parker'& Ba1r Balsam. Makes the ha1r soft and fl11ffy. 60 cents by mall or at drn_g.. 2rsts. HISCOX (!hemtcal Works,l'atchogue, N. I. for MosquUo DUes Sting of Bees and Venomons Insects Try HANFORD'S BALSAM OF MYRRH All deot.n an nllaoriud lo rduad you •Gilt)' 1.. doo lint bottle if aol ...,ed. W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. 24--1928. Coincidence in Names ails. ~)llzabetb ~linot nent to Au gust>\, Mnlne, to muke her home In Spring stt Pet, going a distance of 300 miles \\'hen she arrl\•ed she found that her neighbor was Miss Eliza. beth Minot. The women are not related aud until Mrs. Mmot arrived It, Au~usta, neither knew the ot!Jer ex· !steel The More the Lesa Euitor (rejectlrrg JUunuscript)-You see, a story has to be Just so to get lnto our magazine. Would be Cuntrib- Well, what's the matter with thl>' one? Editor-Its only so-so.-Boston Mag· azine. Part Owner Landlord (In court)-! want au ejectment order agninst my tenant, who hns paid oo rent for o yeur anti ten months. (srnlilug)-He l..s not ~la~l•trnte your ten.rut He Is your guest.Philadelphia Inquirer. Reporting Progreu \\'e ca~'l.Wlly Inquired of our ten· ye:u-nl d todu;v hC'W he "as getting along at ~ehooi, and he replied: "Just fine We pulled a fake pass nnd w~nt through 'em for a touchdown. and tli('y didn't e,·pn know "ho hnd th!' !>all "-Smith County (Kan) Plon~er Necessary Preparation• Doubted It Reward in Well Doing No "1id animal is dangemus to man unless mau himself proYokes the ani· mal The prevalent Idea among city-bretl hum:rn beings that wildest Africa Is a man trup where leopards and the hke I ur·k In e,·ery other tree, \\ ultlng to pounce on the first passing llUman , Is so mm h pish, and not a little tush As a mutter of tact, the most dan geruus or wild llea~ls. unless driven to clespt>rntlon by hunger, will step aside to let you pass, provided you don't rnnke any threatening gestures tow:ml him Of course, there are a few exrep tlons, such us old, d€spernte, man e.rting !tons, \\110 nre no lon~er able to stnll< their oaturul prey, anlmnls snftet ing from previous wounds, or lnsan~ anuunls, such as the rogue e!P.. phants I.lut under ordlnar·y circum· sta uces, n wild animal must M burt or de' lied before It attacks, or must thin!, it Is going to be hurt.- W~ nant D fluhhard m the Elk" Mngnzine. "l hear tl!nl your "ife bas taken up ~ol f.'' ''Wt'll, she mtendecl to, but the tal 1or was two weeks late \\ ith her knick ~rs ancl I couldn't get delivery on a sports roucJott>t for her. She expects to start in nhout two weeks.'' I j Animals of the Wild Not Dangerous to Men Just Natural Ahte-\\'hy don't ~on tell Hod ft,urkl.l that tnu don't lr!.e him as 1\PII ns TPtl?, .Te,:n-1 cant. I'm not sure that Ted \\Ill propose. l Statislks show that l~uglish 1\0itlen lhc longer on tile tt\'(•rage than Amt!rlrnn '""uen t:nglish men and Ameli can 1111·n ha1 e uhout 1he same ex pe<lnt ion of life Hollo llritPn. statlsticlnn of thP urritecl Stutes puhllr h~ullh senke tint!' th.:t the expectnliou of life which •lecl easPS gmtlunil;v the <>Iller the 11er· so11 Is hlglr~t for I£n~lrsh 1vt>men than for Atn!'ricall \\lltnen ur average 1\g,> het\\ Pen ten and eighty yea1·s. The d!ITereure between the two couutrll's in tins res(>ect ranges from about four yenrs In young woman· hood H• less than one }ear at the age of el;;ht.v This menus that the Englishwoman ot twenty may expect to live to be sixty nine, while her American sister nms expect to reuch an age of on]} sixty-four or sixty-five. No attempt Is marle by tile pnbilc llealth denice to explain why t!Jis difference in longevity exists between tire female populations ltnd uot between the males. Turner-Do 1011 think that I am act· lr~ the fool? ~Ir• Trrrner-:\ow John, you knt.w yt•u ne'er could art. Similar Expenswe Laugh It I< lllt;!hly rle r<,l!:t to rnbe a laugh 1u, 1 to ungie to the ll[lpl.lll'e ot olle> "''· "·1)8 lire IIHHiem phi iosopher. t1111 there i8 uo surer Will of rou51ng the hntc of that \\it's butt -Amer1c,m Al.tgn>,lne. Bobby English Women Live Longer Than American In the Jazz Era "\\'lr 1 clou'' you ~i>e us some old· fa,ltiut ed oratory?" "I'll ~u:lr.nttPe to pro<lnce old-f.1sh lonecl oratory," r~plh'il Senator Sor ghum. "if .\flU can show me an old fashloue•l auclrence." Tl:ere's a tune "heu .~ou can jus· tftlatoly he "gm-ry for yonrself"-when you ha' e lost a true fr!Pnd Tire Best Coeducator "Yes, I'm an anti." Sir Thomas Lipton, at a dinner In ~ew York, was defeo<llng his <'On· servutlve opinions. "\\'e antis are corning t,a~k imo our own," he continued. "The decilne of Bolsl.e,fgm, the rise of Fascism-these are signs that we are on our way. We ha~en't arrhed yet, ot course. "I'm antlcoeducatlon, and the other day a lady took me to task about ft. She said: "'Sir Thomas, you ougbt to be ashamed to say that sex won't let male and female students work together. Antlcoeducatlon Indeed I' " 'Oh, well,' said I, 'I'm no anti when It comes to the greatest coeducational Institution In the world' "'Yes7' said sbe. 'And wilat coeducational Institution Is that I' "'Murriage, ma'am,' I answered.'' Memorial of SchiUer A hitherto unknown letter of Fried· rlcb von Schiller was found at the town of Asch, Czechoslova kla, by the college professor, L. Dueller. The letter, not dat<>d, Is addressed to Amalie von Imnofl', a niece of Frau von Stein, whose epic poem, "The Sisters of Les!Jos," was Included In Schiller's Almanac of the Muses in 1800. It Is assumed that It was writ· ten during the last years of tbe great German author's life, See• Age of Airplane• 0. C. Calhoun, Washington lawyer, has ordered an airplane landing roof and pilot bouse on top of his new house In Chevy Chase. He Is simply, be said, anticipating til,e day when airplanes "ill be almost as common as automobiles. nnd that day is close at hand, be pred1cteil. Gaels •'rou remember Pat and ~!Ike?' "Oh, ~!'s I Tlie original gaels ot laughter" Old automobtle casini!S ore ln demand fn Greece to make footwear fo-r the pl'asants, ('specially in G1 eelt ~Iaceclonia unci Thrace. ;:::.._..-==:=::==:=::::=============-. -Your Hands Need Cuticura Soap Every day to keep them soft and smooth. Bathe with either hot or cold water and always dry thoroughly. If chapped, red or rough use hot water and Cuticura Soap, rubbing in Cuticura Ointment after drying, especially at n>ght. Soop 26c. Ointment 25 and 60e. Toleam I!Se. 8olcl everyw~re. Sample eaeb fre!t Addr•: "0atlnn. J.t.bor•~-. Depl Bf.,ll&ldlll, ....." - - Cuticura ShaYiDR Stick ZSc. |