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Show MJDV ·--~~~Jiik,' Ud I'll ..,MD AQIIIS I ER SYNOPSIS Oa a cettMin ltundall morniDI MI .. Conatance ,uUer, .. uer ol rare booka at barrow'• Huoll· abop, New York, notice• tbat tbe llrat cuatomer Ia a lllcnllled uld aeatlemaa, wbo aauatera toto tbe aiCOYe placarded H1f~dlcal Worka." Peter Burton, one ol tbe emplolfae., amar.ea Conatane• bll ·telllaa ller be paid $510 at auction for 'liD old law book coD· talnlq a Col!a:a bookplate Sud· a glrt'a shriek of "Mur· rlnga out. The elderly cue· ····-·-ta on the lloor uncollaelous, bll right wrist alaabed. before lbe shrieking girl 111 a latnt, ot.e calla c.ut to ·•Keep ttl Keep 11 lor PeiP.r'a sister, NaDeY. be· tbal morning working at Nancy tells Constance elopement with Brandon •o•we1r. an elopement which wao ahort when Tower attempted maka o" wltb Naner• aull· Conetance explain& Dar· card .Jndn ayatem to Cap. a nephew of Mr. examine tbe book Peter paid 0 ror &Jill liM tba bookplate to ba a forgery. Coaatance II aaked lo aeal1t De· blctlft Alnrt Ill Jlla tnv.. ucatlon ot tll.a murder ol the elllerly cea· tleiB&a. Tbe &1rl who fainted. lalla Oroannor, turaa "at to be lila aramldaachter. She can l.llrow no llgbt on the m:vatery. Coaataace remona the boOkplat• from tbe olll law book and dl•· OOYera a amall key secretell In 11 llollow oa the cover. Sbe makea otber dlacoverle., too. CHAPTER VIU-Ccmtiaued -12-t'bat'l cood." 111ld he. "By the Ur. Darrow w~nt up to his West· plat.oe last night for the week· loltead of tonight u usual, and lle bere until Monday. He'a eo !'fl11ln1D& Captain Ashland So hove feal'l that you'll be'cheeked up In middle of the catalogue." So head of the house was gone; Captain Ashland, excellent crea· gone; an•l Peter. tuodamen ~d and always set to go otT. his lmperfe<'l nature. wa~ Were there nr righteous men W'fiere wns U r. Roberts 7 wu to learn. Ju~l as ~lr. Case _...IIRE!O his glad tidings Into my eur. Wilkes eoten!d. look dreadfully tired, dear,' """"•r'""ll. stopping at m_y desk. I was sure I was not the at I'IC:tlo·n. "What a shame you bave a rush wltb the eatalogue I Out· ~~~~~~4lllll It, for printers to think I wbllder wbat workll)g In' I!OIIIID& to, 10metlmes. don't llr. ease! Gracious, you look ttred, yourself I" "8ciJII4!tlnllel J wonder what we're all to," responded Mr. Case. with ~••th•• restraint. really puts It much better I By the way, bow did little Min aet alona last evening, MID I waa IClri'J I was unable tu jou one ot 1111 more UJ)erlenftd tu "at : • touldn't bave wanted anyone ltlld 1. .., &lad to beJU lhe tilled In ac pabl:1 In the emergency," de<'lared Wllltet1. vei'J r.r01111ly, "beeauBe lfl!!llk to Mr. Hobert& about her Tomorrow her tlrst week will up, and to me 111he hardly seems to material ooe maket1 a stenOJt· nut of." a&ree with you," said ) ; "she'll further." ( 'aae rushed c:ourogeously ~ the Oashln& raplel'l. ' doJI't PlOW Whl'lhl'r &Jr. ltobert• be here tnday. He'a otT someOil huslnPIII! for lfr. Oorrow In the, ruuntry." \\'all slunnl'd. hut worae was to and at onre. llr. Case," uld Miss Wilkes aiKout my cousin, Magistrate gel! Inc that book llt'g pardon'/" murmured Mr bot unnaturally bewildered. there waa the book right on t br I There wa1 one way to sa' e the toolbprdlnesa. Before espllnatloo could be begun. I te DIJ feet aoct burled my ub two JODDI dalll8ell who were •he lllop tr~Jc~~lently, at a hour. 'live mlnutet of aloe. 011 feet lllack •Un etrap wltb l'hlnestnne llde.buckles ; their Ctllltl peeped fortb thP mlddJ: each bore In one band lll'lef·eaae. bill In the other a brown parcel all pinned up. It wna Truculence equaled eltynetlll, plus Friday equaled dance. paper minus pine equaled pany 1 awlftly steered the pair tile aisle to the table where ell books were on display. While were eelet.11ng one I observed my Mia Wilkes and Mr. Case. talked nnlll· the girl friends batten~ on to school to eram for danre. Tbeo. Mhss Wilkes van uv••,.,u. still talking; ldr. Cas~ IIPipelred toward his nl!lce; and 1 tbat JIDJ: Jf 11 book bock lntc lowest lett-hand drawer of t h~ wltb botb baste Mid rei uctanl'f: 1 eould not well ask to have the opened In Mr. Roberti' abseo~ lfOUIIng curlollty. ln!ofi·., ttectlona of tile eatologue ateety riDDed. unpinned. IW • t: paJit!d IIPirt apln, wbeD •IIIIIJ up the aisle. hil.a· tiiM Qarlbaw for a IIIID r •ere WUI_. brfDI If to J0U directly. It you duu't want to walt." II Will I safe bel that DO 111811 atlft would wnnt to wnll for anything Wilen &lr. C"alle had gnne, with &ll!lk· lnll bllltdl I arabbed my pau!le·brush and etu•·k U1e bottkJtlute nn Ughtll o"er the ke.J, p1'1181JIDK It down until It presented exacti.Y lh1 original a(lllenr· anre. Th!>o I took I• to Mr. C'a"''. Hntl told him I etlll had to write the rtn tll.-ee tor troolt aod t•IHte all Mr lltlr mw · bad ordered. He Mid ht' wuuld return the boolt In 111enty of time tor thaL S.ck al my desk It• 1 perl'l'l.·tly Ill~ tracted C!INidltlon, I was not realllltlr~>d bJ Mtlna a rllytbmlnti•WtiJIIIII ltr '"" atmMphere. and fiPr•:rh·tnll All~~ Willen toearln~~: down nn me •t'd neYer have lnleri'UI•lt'<l d"'" . n fd known 7uu were still duirtg t hnl cutalor:ue I" 1he CIHit!d. "Mercy, It does take you a 1un11 time. doesn't It 1 . . Well. If ynu loslwl \'1'&. """' you ean help me. Sn1'11 trouhle HB I am lo I Youree, my cousin Mnglstrutt' Jurldea-you've he11rd n~ him, of l~llll'lle ?'' "Oh, yea!" I nud. Nuut·y h111l brought him to Ul.)' uttentlnn f111 Uti' ftrst time the prevlnu~ af1er11unrt. ;'\\'ell. he ~IIW tltlll U <•erlttln uld IIIW bnuk-C'larlhew·s 'l'iotes; I lhiuk rh~~ call !t-wa~ huught fnr u~ In ltlch ruunll lust week. \'ou knuw It,' d• · l'tlU? \V(>II, lie WUIIIS to hti)' It, rlghr nwn_y, and witlwul fnil. This mnrnitt~ ne settt ml' 1his t'lre~k fen twu hun dred dullurs-" tihe produ<·ed om• drltWII nn a perfel·tly g<Htd lnwk. an•l ~lgned Wilmer l'un~onhy Juddei!'-"S<> I might get II fnr him at once." "No prlt-e hus heeo set on II ye1, · remurked. "You'll ha,·e to ask Mr Case about II." "Why, I did, dear. 8ut Mr. Case llli5S he has no or!lere rrum Mr. LJur row, and Mr. Darrow wml'l be bert' until" Munday, so what arn I to do?" ·•t duo't see thai anythln11·s your' fault," said I, profoDtldly weary. "Any bow. Mr. Durr<1w's last ordera are that the bcHok Is to be advertl>'ed In this catalogue. Too bad, but your cousin wlll,just hove to take bls chance with other customers." "Uut you see," pursued Mise Wilkes. . ''I 1ave him my y,·ord Wednesday that I would ti'J to see about the book oext duy. 1 sent down rm loqul ry about It to Mr. ease by that trouble some rattlepoted little Mise Borton yesterday afleruoon, and tlrl!! morning she tells be she overlooked giving tht· meSBage. I am most dreadfully put out by her at upidlty, for If she h11d delivered the message, Mr. C'ase Cflttld easily have asked Mr. Darrow to lis the prl~. and I am sure two boodre•J would bave put a reserve on It, any· way." Gracious powers I Mr. Darrow wouhl have wept l.tot 11111 teal'll on the learned neck of Magistrate Juddes for far less than that sum I I had no time to gape aguln or Nancy's curious conduct, fur Mi~ Wilkes added plulttth·ely: "And su l'tu In a quandary I M1 cousin Magistrate Juddes Is enterlaln lttg Cnugressruan Sturgis In his hrm1• here over this week·end I Now, whur do you ~uppuse would be just the thin~ ro do fnr hlrn?" "Sto<'k esdtnuge . . . Fifth a,... ooe . . . Grant's tomb . . . l'tou cock alle1 ••ollit'S . • . supper ·in t,;blnutown." I 11uzurtled. hut Ml" Wilkes gusped as If I ·hud lnld down my hand nn I he Ark. "My dear MISI! Fuller I You don'l lmow who t'ungressrnno Sturgis IP: l:le Ia 1 Sturgis of Sturgl~ In SturgiP eounty-" MVIrghtla !" I shrieked In despero tlon, bitting my faithful desk on uo called·for whu<·k. ..~•• r Pete's soke ~ Dun't tell n1e I~ Ulsa Wilkes touked ronslderuhly astonl$hed. and 1 dldnt blatul' her. fnr the etTect on Dl.J nen·e• nf learolna tllat anuther represeota tlve from the Mnther ot President> was trailing thut luwhuoll must ha1• been a slghl to t'tlt!. I a1Ktlc11Ji7.ed. HJ see I'm right I just hove lndl~:esllun Do go on, Mlsa Wilkes; I lo\·e tK•I 1111'!0. .. "So does my euugln Uugl~trntt' Juddes." siOipt'n!d Miss Wilkes ~uere'r the secret, dent lie's runniu~: for cungress. ynu kD<tW, In tire on~ Hundred and ~·urty·Ninth dlsrrkt ~;Jet·tlon's c•omlng. unll the Uue H1111 dred and ~·urly-Ninth distrkt Is ul WU)'IC um·erruln oud the nutiunal curu mlttee uf my <:-uuslo A.lugl•tr·ure Juchle~ llllt'IJ Itt tuL;Ing Sllet'IHI llllhts Itt win il thiS time. Of cnut·se yuu dun I kUu\\ it, hut IJungreBl'triiiD :!lurgt~ h11S greal lnlluen<·e uo this c!lmmlltee. And 1111 <:-urlour thing IS. he Is tht' great-grPnl nepbl'\9 ut the l'lar!IIPW whn wrnt•· the 'Nutes.' Nnw. yuu knuw h<ll> mud Southerners tlrluk ol folttlly-" "I du." I ob•erved. "A ud so ynu1 I'OUBID Muglstrute Ju<hle' l>t<lle,·es lhur this unique fu111111 lllt'lllt'utn shnnl•t be restored ru t 'uogres•rn:to 81nrgl.nfter generntlons uf ahst'lu·er· "How well you JIUI lt. dt>nt I Nu" do you see how you cun help me~ 1 will bt' persomrlly ubsulutely re~pum·t ble for that hl••k It yuu will let m~ take It over the week-end. I'll de 110811 the check hl're as a gu~truore• of JI<Hod faith. and bring the hunk hau·• without full Mutulny. I will eXItluit· all the clrcum~tntu'l's to my couslu MugiRtrate Jnd!II'B. and Ice will lwn•ll• the matter sullnltly. l'erhnJIS II mlgh : "''eD he mure dP.Ikute to prPIH'Ill 1hi' hoult after Mr. !ltnrgls hu<l shuwn hi~ eothtlons on seeing lt. 1 know nr~ cousin will buy It at the ftret po!!"BibiP ID"IDL" "Hut-" ''And l, Mise Fuller, would be In . lloltely Indebted to you. My eouslu Ma!lfstrate Jutldee IDd I hB\'e all ot,r lh-es been like brother and liMier. His wife and I hove been tiS one slater with a not her. I wlsb to see them pruSIH!r, with all my heart. They u peel to entertain lavishly In Washing ton next winter, and I way cuoHde to 1·ou, MI!!"B Fuller, that lt Is my ambl· lion to ~I o cooneelloo In Washing· tno; life there Is so pleasant I should 11e glad to returu tills I'll vor to you some time In a useful way." Hnvlng from childhood bad an to· tense Interest In fossil verteurates, J hnve always thought It would be r11ther pleasant to be 11 curator of IIUCh objects In the National museum. especially If I could do some lntrlgu· log oa tbe • lfde with a handsome Joung Aneolao diplomat evei'J afternoon at 1 tea-daace. But my aense ol duty W81 IUeb tbll I passed up tbe cbonce wltboat a ttd ..er, JlrmiJ eon· rltk'e41 thai tltlf. 1tW flriJIIIIDD 11111r. 1M! 1 F11rllt!!l 1111rt of ('IUl.. lllao In .hl' \\'uodllllt!. "1111.._ Wilkes," I 111ld mort ftrmly tl111n ttweelly, "whnt authart'J_ 111ve I to ICfve you tbat blw•kl" "Why. I'm a n!Npullslhle. ~~·nlldto tint ex•·•·uth·e hen!!" homned the af fnouu~l Milll \\'llkt'l. "Mr. lturrou wuuhl lei me lun·e II In a mluule I'' I klltW rlmt 0111) lou Wt'll I mld: . "Hut ht'» nnt llt!re. • ·•\'uu refuH to eutrust It teJu puratJIJ lo Ull!, W shoW I llr<'IIIII!C:fh·• t'UMinnlt'r whu hue matle a beuv1 ~ JH••It n11 evlden<-e of ''"Jd faith t• "lti1Jitl,.. llllld L IUl'l.'lllrtl,. "Millll fuller, thiS II outbln1 IIIII 11plte ot tong BIMtullng: nothlna but )'our e•erht8llDII ·~~llll't'lt I" Sbe was gune. murtully otTended, u the clhiiHJ: to a 1"\'('ot•l muruhtllo Hat! 1. aftet all, lOFt 11 gu<wl Slllel Uu\\ wuulcl I eJ:Ithtlo llll)'thlng • . . II• ~lr. 1J11rruw~ I certainly hll<l out lin l~hed the c11tnlugue. And fur whor I•UrtHttre li•td I leut the l'lnrlhew ll• Mr. Cu$e, whu still hull It 7 rhe ocxt number on the Jlrogrum wa~ to tlrr~tnge with the printer Cor a uet·essltt) delu) In i.k'llvering the tnp_y: 11 llery ordeal, fnt Mr. Uregury bad beeu In lhe buslness llrly fuur yeus nut of his ltthtl of shty·elghl, and ~eemed to think he knew llltlllelhln~: ulmut ll After he bud duhl sis: or sei'Pn times tl1ot the l.'lltulugue couldn't be pr·intell at ull unlt'Stt the copy wu rt'udy by ooon; and I hud cuuntered •vlth rhe stalement that three o'clock was · I he !lrsl utlnute he euuld e.xpeet It; we a,;reed on two o'clock. A~ I rung oil:, Mr. Dibdlo brought me the luw bunk, with wblr·h, be i!Did, l.lr. I'll~ had finished. The <lookplute was exnrtly as 1 bad r•lnl-ed it. I took It otT uguln Ju treplda· llun. The key was lu Its biding plal·e. I lucked bouk, bltukplllte, and key ngalu In the drawer of the desk juat as the clock struck twelve. Luncheon would again be sandwiches and corr.a tor me. So I seized the chool'e to work with· out lnterruptluo Cor the llrst time that duy, and at lort, aa the bands ot tbe clock reached two, t1nd Mr. Orecoi'J'I hl1y arrl ved to alt ou a stool and Inspect me disparagingly while 1 put on the ftoal touchea, I llnlsbed the cata· Iogue copf. Clarlhew's "Notea oo Medical Statutea In the VIrginia Oode" was described Ill one of very few known copies, In excellent coodltloo, some leaves uncut, of rare Interest to collectors of Vlrglolooa; and, after IIIJ' oodurnal reaearcbes, 1 bad even thought of ronietblng to say about the bl10kplate. "Clever couoterfell of un· Identified Colfax plute, presumed lost," announced the uotlce. "Shows Interior ot surg~ry of early Nineteenth ceD· tur_y, featuring loterestlog sclentlftc In· struments; charming seascape In bock· -''rout•d. Nameless; no date. Unique." The eatalogue had gone In the arms or the boy, and I felt as If my luck was heglunlug to turn at last, when this feeling was coullrmed by the sight uf Mr. Roberts apiJrmichlng on the slclewalk. I suutclred the keys out of my purse In the f1·ont druwer of the •le~k. unlocked the lowest left-hand •lrawer, openell II, and slipped my lutnd under s~e papers to take out tlre law h<wk. Suildenly my heurt stood still. I threw the PRIII!fl on the lloor, look!'d. looked again. Then 1 fell bock In my chair, and gasp!>d frantkully as Mr. I:obcrts flung the c:loor open: "lt's cone I" "What's gone " Hl~urlhew'a 'Notes' I U<~od Beavens. what shall we do?" Mr. Roberti demanded an explant tlon. I etared mutely In de6'peratloo ut the Door, and wondered II 1 eould ~ally wall until live o'cloek to ba ve bysterk'll In decent privacy. Tben 1 found myeell In his nllll-e. 1 poured out DIJ' soul about MID Wllkt'S. for It Will she who I felt sure llrst bad tak~>n the book. "How did she know where It was~ Huw clld she get your keya and 011 htt•k the dra1verl" denranciPd Mr. llub ~rta. dusblng my the<tr.Y to plevea oo rhl' rcK·k~ of guod St'nse. "Well, buw did anybody?" I reo tort I'd. Bul he ltlld dhe wasn't ~mort enough dl leust. whcte\·er bud heen. and I fell a sluule hetler. e><IH!dully when nt: •au~;hcd ahuul Mnglstr·ute Juddes, an'! sul!l he llucl beurd of his polltlcul aw hillous. "HI ill. AIr. ltuherts." I ln~l"l~ 'tl•rrl' ·~ unur her reu~11n wh~ "'"" mlghr WIIUI 11-y,·;c,Y el't'r.~hculy 111111~ ht"ell trylr.g fur llrul hook mlghl want It I <Rt up all nl~;lrl Hucllug It out!" "All rrij:ht! Whur did yuu llndr ~\' 1111 remt'rnher that <'ourrrerl'elt r•••kpluie?" I ht>gun. He nuthled "\V t'JI. Itt llccurlhlltt'e Wft Jr M t . f)a I ruw·F ur<lt't'tl. I renro•1·ed It; and be ucath II. Mr ltnherrs. sunk Into thl' '""."' uf tht' II<Htk, I diS!'III'ered u tiny tltl fushlonl'<l ke~ I" "A key I In the l'OVer I l.er·~ see 11. ·•JI's gune. with the bnuk. And 1 ruuud suuwtlllrrJI el~e. On l'uesda~ muruing I wa~ working In the hl~tur,\ ult·u,·e; I fuund llils IJU!}er I here. It fell out of a bo<~k that wus no 0 <ho.Jf.'' • I prmlu~-ed the yelluw ~1111. Air. ltt•b eriS fruWUt'd ill anutzeruttttl to ret"!! ni1.e trl~ own mess;rge rt'IUrrted ru hhn <lrtt~ strungcly. 11011 so htrtlered. "I 111111 thrnwu llu11 Into the wuste uu~kel Mnruluy murnlng:· I conlluued 'l'mfessur Hurrlrrgtun 1111d pil'ked 11 uut to write 11n II a tjst ut books h• wanll'fl; It's still un the ltat·k. I wa• nul urull.)' quite surrortsed to l'OIIIt ucrosi II aguln as I hd\1' deserlhed So I SIU!'k It Into my JHK;ket. I hll\'t hc-,en so bUS.)' that I dldll't think ul il ngalo until htsl night, whPn my Hll.:>u thm wus culled to It while I Wtii re· moving lhe bookplate." · "In what w11yt" (TO BE l.'UN'I'INtJIW) The Fatherly Catfish "The palm for uoseiH Gh l'llrenthood should go to a spedes uf !'BIH~h," aoy1 Cnroper's Weekl_y, "Although the m·iiE of lltls." continues the form wPekly "Is so coostructe!l that be neecls au un. usually large amount of fund and though he has the accompanying vora· clous appetite to satisfy It, he fills hi! mouth with the eggs lalil by his mot! and carries them until the eggs arE botched." Intolerant people ore those wbo llk4 tbelr own faults and vices 'better tbar yOIU'L-PeD PolDta. JOURNAL "Griel PfiVLTRY Barred in Hoapitala ~spt•culators DOSING FAILS TO DESTROY VERMIN ii1 UP3!(-d bY th• [;nlt!'d Statea ol Agriculture.) ~parliDtDI Ah.ny f::rwers I!Dd p:tultrymeo hove belie• ed it possible that cerluln elu~ru· kals uliJn:o6stered as medicine or mixed with feed or y,·ater may pro:ect . their aoimula from ~xterual parasite,.. lbnoruut and un~cru1•uloua deale1·s, punkulnrly In the voultry business. hu ve played ob this belief. The prevailing Idea is lbat the muterlul ld taktu up by the blood and then ex· cretru on the surface. Jlluny belie,·e that the purasites are either poisoned In this way, or else thut a condition Is Induced which makes the fowl dl~ {'leasing to itS pUI".JSites and CIIU<'t!S them to lean•. Venilors of nostrurus hove sold liquids, tablets ani! powders fur use lo this war. 'l'he lnsecllcld~ authorities In the United State!! DL~ partnumt of Ag1·1culture huve Issued warnings ngaiost thede remedies, unci In many cn>Jes have fo1·ced the mak· ers to cease adve•·tising 1llld selling the frauds. In Techulcal BuUetln GO-T , "Ineffi'C· tiveness of Intr.mal ~ledicalion of l'oultry for the eor.trol of 8xternul l'arn~ltes," ju~t -off the preE"S, depart· mentul iuvesti;;utors give the re~ults of expel'imel!.ts ou which they baser! their opposition to this fakery. In up· Jlroximutely 50 tests' of the p1·epura· tions ad·;ertlsed none showed any In· dlcutior:s of value ogainsl the com· mon e\':ternal parasite& with which the hens wer·e infesteil. Lice und mite;: thrived and multiplied as they mighl ba ve been expecle~ to do If the "med· iclne" had not been administered. These tests were the bosla of the campaign against the fakers. In addition, the •'department carried out tests with a considerable number of other chemicals In addition to those reveuled by analysis of these "vermin eradicators." Chemicals tested In· eluded magnesium sulphate or epgom salt, sodium carbonate, napthalene, calcium thlosulpbate, calcium sulphide, magnesium oxide, sodium sulphate, potassium nitrate, ferric o'Vde, ferric sulphate, ferrous sulphate, potassium tellurate, potassium tellurlle, diethyl dlsellnlde, sodium nitrate, tartar emet· lc, potasrlum Iodide, sulphur tlowers, capsicum, gentlao, ginger, fenugr~ek, garlic, campbor, powdered tobacco, quinine, nux vomica, and others. In no case woa there conclusive evl· deuce of any benellt from dosage. 'l'he tick~. lice, wiles, and Heos were nor eradicated. Furthermore, there lij grave danger In giving certain Inter· nal medicant& to healthy fowls, as their vitality may be decreased to Sll<'h an' extent that the parasites find them an easier prey than they would have ueeu had no dosLs been admin· istereil. 'fhe conclusion of the lm·estlgators Is that "the use of internal mecllca· tlons against external para~ites Is del· rimental to the poult•·y inuustry in thnt ·it not only involres nHeless ex· penditure~ bnt allows the parasites to continue their ravages when they might be destroyed by recognized m!'thods." Poultry raisers who desire to review for themselves the evidence against tbe nostrums may obtain 'l'edmlcol Bulletin 60-T free, while the supply lasts, by applying to the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. IMPERATIVE. REASONS l'wo frit'nds who had Dol met for u lung time rau u;:ulust eacb other In n city rcslllUI'lllll und sat together exthunghrg ill·ms of news concernin~ mutual otqualutant·es. "llow Is old Suuggs, the cottt(tun~ llfoumter, getting .... n?" lnqulrPd one. "Oh, he's nut be••n feeling 1·ery well turely," was the rPpl~·. "lie has to keep to a ,·ery str·h-t diet-just u little of certum sp~dal food." "What's wrong with him?" quer·led the otheL "'hHiigPstion? ha~'"uwuiu ?'' "No. In prl>on," came tire grim reply. GETTING PRETTY CLOSE ln grief' are henceforth banned from the corridors ot Rome hospitals. The "speculators" ore gentry wbo habitually loiter about the large public hospitals of the Italian copltnl. When they see some one emergIng fr·om a slrk room tltl'Y endeavor to asc-ertain whether the person \'!sited bas Just dle<l or Is about to die, and proffer cards tor the onclertaklng es· tuhllslrment \\'lth 11•hleh they are con· nect!'d. The etiquette of this profes· slon wns to approach only those per: sons who wPpt or otiiPrwlse showed grt>at emotion. Com(ll'tltion, however, bernme so gre11t thnt the eager "run· oers" for the undertakers began puslllng their masters' services on hospital ,·lsflors lndlscrlrnlnr.tely. The Romans rebl'lled. One of the newspapers start· l'd a cnmpnign ngnlnst "speeulators In grief." Tlw police made S!'veral arrests and now Jlntrol the wards so that one m11y visit a sick friend without uo· 11.·eJeome solicitations by the advance :rt:('nts of nn undertaker. ~llss Anne Morgan, philanthropist nnrl refo1·mer, said In a Y. W. C. A. n<ldress on patriotism In Atl11ot1c City: "l'ntriotlsm doesn't mean bragging nnd vanity, though some patriots SC'em to think It does. I often say that It Is as bad for a patriot to be vnin nbout his co~ntry as It Is for a woman to be l"uin about her charms. "Yes, that kind of pntriot Is as bad ns Mrs. Exe. Her husband, on a 1·l~t down here by the sea, watched ber primpin~ before the glnss one day, and at the end of an hour he said: ··'Heavens and earth, how vain you are!' "\V ithout taking her e:res orr her reflection In the glass, Mrs. Exe an- " 'Indeed, 1'111 not vain! I don't think I'm half as lo,·ely as I ret•lly Quite Simple Ethel- You must like that young Scotsman. He's getting pretty close to you, lsn 'I he? Linda-So close I can't get him to buy even Ice cream sodus any more. No Parking When Noah salled the waters blue, He had his troubles same as you. For forty days he drove the ark Before he found a p:ace to park . Some ol 'Em Pretty Expressive ''Look here," growled the trumc eop, who hod hailed the Impatient mo~or· 1st, "you be a little more careful of your language or 1'11 run you ln." "Huh!'' retorted the motorist. "I didn't say a word." "!'lot with your lips," snaiJPed the <:-ofJ, "hut your horn sal<! 'Go to h·-1' as plainly ns If you hnd said II rour self." Dead Giveaway l·:thci- She triPd so haru not to lei anyone l\now her ag-e. ~Inrhelle--She can"t very well. You see, she Is o twin. und her brotlier, tire other twin, Isn't afmid to tell how old he is. Occupied "Wily don't you write the Great .~merieun Novel?" "Oh, I'm bus~ uutldng that lina• aualysie you henr so much about." A STIRRING UFE. An old-fashioned father visited his son at college on a certain big sports day. Afterwards he was Invited to at· tend a formal dinner. His son at llrst was rather anxious as to how the old man would behove, but every· thing went otr wonderfully well. Then suddenly he noticed that his father had poured his coffee out of the cup Into the saucer. "Father!" he gasped. "What el'er made you do that1" ":lly stars!" exclaimed the father. Just fancy, you at college and don't know that! Wh~·. I do It to cool my coffee !"-/. nswers, L< ndon A Toothsome Reply Freda was five years old and very polite. It was the fi1·st time she bad bem on a visit alone. "If they asl; yon to <lin e with them wben Yl•u arrive," her father had said, "you must rrpl~~: 'No, thnnk you; I have already dined.'" lt turned out as her father hnd said. "Come along, Freda!" cried her little fri end's futhe.·. "You must have a bite with us." "No, thanks," she replleu with dignity, "I have already bitten." UnalraiJ. Little Su>'!m stood looking with round, !taring eyes at the visitor's new cloche hut. Eventualiy the lady turned to the little girl and asked her 11·hether' she liked the hnt she was staring so bard at. "I do," Mr~. Mugge," came the Innocent reply, "Jifamma and Auntie llfllly said It was a perfect fright the other dny, but It doesn't frighten me the wee'est blt."-London Answers. ••• • • • new outs attd wl1eat ur·•·lve frum the thre"hln:!: madtit:e there Is always a temptntlon to owrfeed t!te blrrls on lhe new gr·alns lwfore gettiug them US('d to them. This pl'llc·tlce often results In h!>av~· lo;;~es . • • • Chkkens appreciate ,;ooil sh:ule untl fresh 1niter this time uf the ycnr. .Some ask you for advice, as tbe_y ask you what time It Is-just to bear you speak. "l5o you 1\lll'e decided OIJ the life of a mnl; tw<·:mse of It~ a<•tlvlt.v und I'X<'itPtnPIII ?'' "Yes. c·"'·k~ lend ~tlrrlng th·es." · Good Old Days We talk of ·good old dayR'•; \'el rugged were th•lr toys A.nd, 'm1d ~nnvivial ways, Th{'re ~verf' some bad oM boya. Sigr.. Poir.r That Way • • • "BotJ is In love with ~!iss Youog· hlood."' l'lwet•t nr sour sl;lm n.ilk IH·ings hi,; "Did Ill~ I(>II you?" returns when fed to either ~·ouug or ·•;<;o; bur he's got her photogruph old poultry. uung nlongsldt' the plt'tnre of his helM Feed mush to hens right throu~h ' !.log." the summer. It will lncreaSI' the e~ Ancient Wisdom produetlon nnd profit. • • e Tlreu Teii-Oon'r you wish J'u had Bally chicks are so tiny and the nl'w d bike, \Vult? hrooder hnuse looks so hig that heforl' \\'eur_y \\'nit - Nope! I wouldn 't oe we realize whnt hns huppened. rhe true to der motto of our profe~h thic·ks nr!' crowded. "D!>y tolt not. neither do llw.v sr1ln." ••• • • • The1·e seems to be direct co!mectlon between empty feed hoppers and small eggs as well In gett111g thelti from pnllet8 hntcheil from small eggs. No 11111tter how rle11o and fresh these smull e!(gs are tht>y will be graded as number rwo. us • •• Confine hroody hen l the first night they stny on the nest. llnve a hror.d,v roup with u lnt or wire bottom, located In a shady place. Have dry mush, Olilk and water before them and onr:e a !lny give one ounce of dry mash moistened with milk. •• • Much of the trouble with red mites during the b<f summer Is caused by negiPcting the roosts during the early spring nnd allowing the pests to be· come establl~hed In cracks and erev· ices Rround the roots onu dr:opping boards. · ••• Now I~ the time to fight flee and mites. Whether be loses or wins lb now up to every poultr_y keeper. Lice and mitPs, like weeds In a cornflpld, are signs of n~glect. The trl'mendous Ioes to poultry keepers caused by llc. and mites each year II nO(odless. genuint printed in red? It isn't the genuine Bayer Aspirin without it I A drugstore always has Bayer, with the proven directions tucked in every box: AsplriD II the tnde mart of Bayer Kanutaeture ot: Holloaeetlcael4eater ot Sallcr!leaell For Old Sores Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh Alloolon an ............ ,. rdaolrov - l o r 1M &nt lloalo ilaot RileL Doing Hia Part "I see you print the standing of your league In one column." "Yes, sir," sold the editor of the Plunkvllle Pallauium, "when our team took llfth place I abolished tbe second division.~ HELPED DURING MIDDLE ACE Woman Took Lydia E. PiDk• ham'a Vegetable Compound Denver, Colo.-"1 have taken abt bottles of Lydia. E. Pinkham's Vege........-....;..,...... table Compound and will tales more. I am tak- ing it as a. tonic to help ms through ths Change of Life and I am telling many of my f riends to take it as I fo!lnd noth· ing before this to help me. I had so many ba.d feelings at nighh · that I could not sleep and for two years I could not go down town beeause I was afraid of falling. My mother took the Vegetable Compound years ago with good results and now I am taking it dur· ing the Change of Life and recom• mend it."-MBs. T. A. }fiLLER, 161:\ Adams Street, Denver, Oolo11idQ. · COMMON SENSE SYSTEM =~~~ot4 ~= Beauty Culture COMPLETE nf'nt Wavln«. COURSE. Including Perm&· With our complete coune you can work In any shop, 37 E. lot 8o, Was. ee3~. Salt Lake KODAK FINISHING We employ professional pbotogr11phera to thllsb your Kodak fllm.s. Hl'lEIIS COMMEIICIAL PHOTOCRAPIIUS IU So. Main St. Salt Lake Clt7, Utala Ju.t That She-How could you live without me? He-llfuch cheaper. • • • Wh~n do you always give 1 glance to sae Bayer on the box--;md the word Qlll., " prolltnhle summer ejlg pro!luc· tlon will be obtained In flocks thnt are given continual access to grnlo nnd mush rations. .If simile Is pruvilled for the poultry o mash hopper should be phlced with· in easy renr·l1. The hir!ls will rangP during the morning and lnte ufter noon. MOST people know this absotuli antidote for pain, but are you careful to say Bayer when you buy it? And Patriotism Not Vanity sw~red: Keep the pnllets growing If they are to proiluce wlntl'r eggs. This mean~ keeping the mnsh hoppers llll!>d. ~lore Speculator~ Barker (irrltnbly) - Another ne~> hat! When will you cease these use· lesa purchases you make under the pretext that they are cheap? Mr·s. Barker-But this one wusn 1 cheap. So Show'• Done "'fhe show went broke? flow did II happPn ?" "'l'he llluRionlst ehnnged an old lady's hn!t·<lotlar Into 11 ulotor car aud the ol8 ladJ' kept It" Alfred and E.loiee "Tiwre are E0:11e plea~a111 occupa· dons in life," remarked Alfrf•d. "For instanee?" lnqui1·ed Eloise. "Look at the book reviewer, paid to l'ead novels, and the movie hero, paid to make love." lnrerested "You seem to toke your wl fe to the zoo frequently." .. Yeh." "Is she Interested In zoology'/" "No, she Ukea tbe display of tura." W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. 34-.1928, "The Burning Question" Neither the retail coal dealer nor the consumer can afford 'to stock a coal that carries with it too much loss in slack, or waste material. UTAH- GRAND COAL sold in fourteen states, is the most economi· cal coal to handle for retailer or consumer. UTAH· GRAND COAL being harder than most coals, stores without slacking, makes no stringy soot, no clinkers and lasts longer. In fact it handles and burns like Anthracite but costs no more than ordinary coal. 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