Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 40, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 2 June 1921 — Page 8

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r*. ' ... 1 ACTION! ACTION! Adventure—romance mystery—battle, murder and sudden death! Well, rather. And action, action, action —on every page. That’s Randall Parrish’s new story, “The Mystery of the Silver Dagger.” Suppose you were an American diplomat and you fell in love at fitst; light with a Wonderful, mysterious girl who was apparently deep in an international revolutionary conspiracy and you had the identity of a > famous crook thrust upon you and you found one of the chief conspirators dead from a stab with the mysterious girl’s silver dagger hatpin! And suppose you set to work to break up the conspiracy and solve the murder and win the girl—wouldn’t you be busy? Well, that’s this hero and this hero’s job. As to Randall Parrish, all novel-readers know him and his stories. And this is one of his best. *

CHAPTER I. •> —l— Message in the Bex. Anticipating tile possibility ’o£ my j .train arriving la.te, 1 tiqci naTried the hour 1 of my meeting with Cummings j ns three -o’clock, and, in consequence j of our reaching the city exactly on-. Lime. coi.qiei.ed ..to ..ieitor iiiiy, about the hotel for an hour. However, j iti passing through the corridor .iny attention was attracted by all unique j curiosity shop occupying a small>side! room, mnl,.<wi'eiy to pass tlie- time, pleasantly, I entered and begun exam- j thing the strange collection of wares i oil display' There were several articles 1 lingered over, tempted to purchase, but | drifted ’on. rather undecided, until my eyes perceived a very quaint lacquered jewel box, of a cia<s of workmanship j quite unusual. The proprietor, per- j ceivin-g my interest, joined- me. said pleasantly, opening the case and • bringing it forth. “You have love for . such tilings':’’ 4 - j , deep interest at least. ’’ I admit-, ted. taking ’the article from his hand, “a collectorlu an amateur-way. What is tiie not Japanese ?’’ "No," smilingly. “Although positively I cannot answer as to its origin. The inscription, which can only tie read with a microscope”—he’trnced with his. , finger—“is ancient Arabic, but.no wild Aral) Overdid the lacquer,” “Yet so strange a curio must hare a history, an imaginary one, at least. What is the story?” 1 “Positively none,” he admitted regretfully; “Tlte fact-4 t -this ar-tiete whsfound by a chambermaid in one of the hotel rooms,-and turned in to,the manager. ITe made every effort to trace i jthe guests,, only to team that they, two 1 men, by thy way. had registered false-1 ly. He even advertised, but with nff response, arfd finally, after thirty was persuaded to accept my offer for the article.” “Ymi have put a price oil this?” “Yes, ridiculously low. no doubt, yet ■bringing me a good profit,” He named it price, and, still with the box in my ..hands. 1 ytelded-te-the temptationTjind bought it._ The article .was sufficiently small to, find lodgment in an overedat pocket, and, as Cummings appeared a little Jater, was soon for gotten in the earnestness-of our conversation. We later'had dinner to-’ getiier. and attended the theater In: company, my mind so occupied with other matters that I scarcely once thought of the strange purchase I had made, which remained securely hidden. It was only after returning to my own room, then nearing midnight, that it was again recalled to memory^ Only,an idle curiosity and a-feeling of sleeplessness Induced me to draw the article forth, and remove its wrappings, but the sight served immediately to increase my interest. It was certainly a wonderful find, artistically beautiful, and most unusual in design. There was a mystery that must have exercised a strange spell oyer my imagination, for I dreamed of the longdead workman who fashioned ’lt, forgetful of the passing night hours. A clock somewhere in the neighborhood struck, and jf.counted twelve, arousing myself, Perhaps I- was already half sleeping,_for ns I turned to rise my sleeve struck the box at the edgd of the table, and before I could prevent the fall, it lay upon thefrloor at my feet. / As I stooped hasUfy to recover the overturned box, L/wns astounded to .discover the -botTOm sllppftl partially aside, as though some secret spring had been touched, revealing sq narrow a receptacle that the ordinary eye would never sqspect.the possibility of its existence. Not oply was there a -false the opening revealed n cUisely folded paper. I grasped this quickly, a Thrill running thrbugh hie. What ancient and iong-burietLmcssage was about to he unfolded? But no! This was plainly modern—a clean, white sheet- no folded parchment of old, hut some mystery of yesterday. There was Writing there, In Spanish, so faintly traced I could barely decipher the words, yet clearly revealed as of this day and generation. I know Spanish fairly well, having had a year In Mexico City, yet it required some time before I .could puzzle out the message on this sheet. The paper had bean torn, seemingly sundered from a much longer letter, and preserved merely because of the specific address and instructions it contained.

i Beyond doubt all else had been destroyed. What remained may have ! been JStrfttctent guidance to the party I why had the benefit of what went be- \ fore, in the original epistle, but was ! obscure to anyone else. Yet It was i modern, something relating to • this very time,.it menace; something to be grasped and understood. This Conviction absolutely gripped me. I stared at the rather sinister words, blindly groping at what lay hidden behind . q’ conspiracy of evil which 1 Could not determine. All uninteutioned I had stumbled into a clew which might dead to startling results, yet it seemingly gave me no hint of who was" Involved, or of its real nature. I put the words together, weighing each oneTvitJi care as to its exact meaning, and read them over with increased bewilderment. The torn fragment began and ended abruptly: I could only, guess at its meaning. yet- tin; iiaptesstoii left upon- ray mind was both sinister and meuaciug. I wanted to know more. yes sailed Saturday from Stockholm. Witt deposit letter of credit with Krantz to your order. Amount ample ail needs. “See to this at once, and. advise STd Gaits, so as to be no delay. Two raps, three)—Cervantes. Waldron favors action this month; suggest Waronia. Can you be ready? Use South” A code. . _ That this letter was authentic I had no doubt; mor. was Its meaning allogetlier obscure in the light of certain events. —Several familiar to me ainl these were what caused my earlier,suspicions to crystallize into probability. It bore all the earmarks -of, .applet, not yet brought to consummation. To be sure .the note was undated, and the box' had been left at the Hofei thirty days before. Yet the Writonhi was certuioly the name of a ship and to my memory suggested Central American trade. This did hot, necessarily'imply that the Conspirators had abandoned Jheir purpose. More likely they were, not quite ready, in time to operate on the sailing date of that particular, ship. Some Relay had occurred, itndVrpqgsb biy, - even now prompt acthmhinigtit overturn all their plans. I undressed and. went to bed, but not to. sleep, for arid suggestions for the morrow. ■ .1 was still in government employ, although unassigned, and. felt this discovery to be a direct call Upon "my sendee; lYTino ‘my firs't ’’tnelltTnTinrr should naturally have been to turn the

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"Questioned Him Relative to the Mys- . terious Box. whole matter "liver to the proper bu- ] reau for investigation, two facts led me in another direction—l u;as sufficiently young to seek adventurw . and I desired to verify my suspicions before creating any fajse alarm. As 1 rested there, sleepless, staring ‘up at the black ceiling, the words of the strqnge fragment of tetter remained vividly before me. Little by little I dug at the truth, coming finally to this conclusion: “108” was, nodoubt, the recognized number of some agent who had been dispatched to America on a special errand to the conspirators in this country. He had sailed Saturday, a month ago, or more, and must have long since arrived at some port, bringing with Biro instructions “not to he Intrusted to the iriatl, and sufficient money, in form of letter of Bred it, with -which to finance whatever nefarious scheme of revolution might be contemplated. This money was to* he paid out to the'authorized party through a man named Krantz. Who was Krantz? There"was trwellknown banking firm, Ivulb. Krantz & Cos., in Wall Street, and It was quite probable these might prove the ones involved, although to my knowledge 1 they had no outward junta connections of this Ini tyre. “Gans” was evidently a street, although I could recall none bearing so_ peculiar appellation, while the password was In itself proof almost positive as to the South dr Oen- : trul American sympathies of the conspirators. These facts were fairly clear as I thus weaved them together, hut they were rendered niore damning by the other t name mentioned—Waldron. It this was Ivan Waldron, I had good reason to know the fellow, und to connect his activities with any scheme destined to embarrass the government. He was a professional agitator of the most pronounced type, ?1 socialist radical, who in the past had openly advocated opposition'to all law and order. Moreover, the fellow had a large and desperate following, to whom he was a High-priest. He was reported to be a

Russian by birth, hut spoke English ■ without an accent, and 1 felt no doubt ■ hut what a sufficient amount of money -j wotjhl engage his interest'll) buy desi porate cause. The desire to “get him” i added zest to my interest In the affair. 11 If he was actually tit the head of these ■ j fellows, these plotters against the neu--1 trull hy of the United States, the catch j would be wojth white. As soon as possible next morning I ! sought .out Burke, the manager of the. ~. hfttei,.,with wh0m...1 had a speaking acquaintance, and, without confiding the extent of my discovery, questioned him | relative tg the mysterious box, and the guests who left it behind. Two men,, i he said, both well drbssed, but with ! nothing particularly to distinguish I them, had registered together late in the afternoon of Friday, September 27, j and on request had been assigned to one room with twin beds and a bath. The larger man, who had inscribeS himself as “i'. S. Horner. Detroit,* alone Imd a bug; his companion, “known to ; the Hotel us "Gustave Alva, Toledo, Ohio,” being without baggage. The bill was paid the next morning by Horner, and the two departed together. It was an hour inter when the chambermaid on that floor reported finding tile box in the room vacated. After holding it for a (lav or two in expectation that it might be called for, no such inquiries being made, the hotel endeavored to trace tiie men, but to no avail. Tiie fellows had either falsely registered, or were entirely unknown where they claimed residence. The tirst was the most probable condition. After thirty days, and having exhausted all ro.iisonfibTe efforts'“to ’Timf* tile rightful owner, the hotel felt legally justified in selling (lie trinket. That was all Burke knew of tiie matter, auil his interest in it was not keen. I am inclined to think now that I went at the problem without much system, arid that any success achieved was tjtsqugit pure accident. During | the forenoon I dropped in upon Cieiti’- ■ ent Breekenridge, “cashier of- the Doj National bank. We had been j classmates .at .college, and I generally | called on hinr when “In the city.. This j time I led the conversation to Kulb, "‘■KriTirfirTt I j had received mail from them- -re i stive |; to -some recommended investment. | Clement knew Krantz well and favor-' I ably, .and any .-probing elicited the' in--j - format ion -1 hat - the- niriri-was Austrian . by birth, hut a naturalized citizen, j rather deeply interested in political | matters. If his sympathies were at nil | revolutionary he had carefully re--1 trained from any. such open 'xpres- ■ sion. Tiie linn had made a specialty : of handling South American business, and had intimate financial connections in both Bio and Bueitos—Aires. The . company ranked high In financial circles.' i ~“ - “The prescnt_war must have cost them- a rather heavy loss,” I hazarded. “However, this is nolhing to the. By the way, ’ Clcmerif, "do you chance to know of a < 1 rifts street in this town?” “Grins? Thar is anew one on me., l Try tiie city directory—there ou the ; edge of the desk.” The name was not to he found, nor any other approaching it in sound or spelling, ami I finally drifted out onto the street, really no wiser than when I first entered. 1 tnnde one more effort, however, telephoning- to n detective sergeant whom I knew \TFtr. as_to the —present whereabouts-of Ivan Walflron. i The last heard of Waldron, he was in West Virginia, speaking to striking I miners; -that was less, than a .week ago; he had not been seen in the city

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itq-be'continui^p.) WHY BRICK CHIMNEYS LEAN Reason Generally Ascribed Is Alter, nate Wetting and Drying to Which They Are Subjected. Between the wagon builder, alternately wetting and drying a board to bend it to the desired shape, and the house efiimney, grotesquely leaning toward the east,, brick masons say there Is similarity. The leaning'chimney is n subject on which even the doctors disagree, hut the theory referred to seems the most plausible. Chimney* lean toward the east. A little observation anywhere will prove this. Even the best-built affair of brick and mortar, acquiring age, often begins to lejn. Various theories are advanced, hut the explanation of alternate wetting and drying seems the best. Chimney walls collect ..more or Ie.RS Jnolsture during the night, on all sides. Now, If the broad side of the chimney Is toward the east, and if the sun strikes that part of the chimney first, that side dries out much quicker than the riorth or south side, or the western side. In time of rainfall, the east side* ordinarily Is dried the quickest. This, general condition has the effect of pulling the chimney toward the east. - Urn. “A school teacher lavishes much brain power on her pupils.” “Cm.” “It must please her to see her pupils become famous In after life.” “IJm.” - “Who is your most famous pupil?* “A jazz toe dancer.” t ’ And There You Have It. Elizabeth, when asked the ages of her two brothers, answered, “I am bigger than'the iittlest one and llttler than the biggest one.”

THE NAPPANEE ADVANCE-NEWS'

DESTRUCTION OF WEEDSIS URGED Noxious Plants Are With Us Always and Are Often Accepted as Inevitable Evil. . eCONTROL PROBLEM IS VITAL Even Wild Onion, So Long Considered Hopeless, Can Be Destroyed and So Can Others. II Farmers Follow Set Rules, (Prepared by the United -States Department of Agriculture.) . ' Weeds have been with us since the day when Adam, doomed to earn ids bread by the sweat of his brow, began scraping with a stick at the plants he did not want in order to gi\e those lie did want a chance to grow. In modern days farmers are apt to Ignore, weeds or to accept them as s:n Inevitable evil. Weed Destruction Paramount. The-rcsults of over 200 experiments conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture with various crops strongly indicate that after preparing the seed bed. the main object of cultivation is to destroy weed*. If

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A Knowledge of Weed Characteristics Provides Means of Control. this theory is correct the weed-control problem overshadows all others with which the farmer is confronted*. Modern agricultural science has discovered much concerning the control and eradicilt tew of- these-dnsitlrim-S'-laadd-htev-essc - The.-tv iid onion, for * ample, was considered a hopeless prebtem from Massachusetts to Georgia, and as far"west as Missouri and Arkansas until a weed 'spe'tlfllirirtß”~ito’Pe|’K-rtment •• culture discovered timf the plant produced -two kinds of bulbs. One type was soft-coated, and formed the new plants during late.-s-unmier and fall; the other was hard so that it was unharmed by winter, ami ready to form the new plants in -the spring, Withthis to guide, them the specialists proved'That the wild onion can lie controlled by plowing deeplyJu the late Tifn to destroy, the plants originating from the soft-coated bulbs, -and by planting an intertilled crop, Such- as corn, tiie following spring to-feUT (lie uirmuii the” Hni'ircoftted bulbs. Weedy - road-rides-, are constant sources of'trouble for the adjoining farm lands. The seeds are carried ,mllds by automobiles, horses, and pass?, -ing wagons, so 'flint they- become a menace- to 1 lie whole'■community. If nothing better can he done with the roadside weeds ifiey tali be mowed twice a year. This treatment, if well kept up, wjl,|„i*fl-ctiveiv check the trouble. Sometimes n'roadside can lie converted into 1 la vii. or it can be used for crops, to the pride and profit of the farmers whose land It borders. Control Measures. The underlying -principles ,of weed control are shown in these rules by the specialists of the United States “Department of Agriculture: Use pure Shed. Rotate tiie farm crops. gUtUize’'-pasturing animals, pnrticu-. Marly sheep and goats, In keeping weeds down. Never allow weeds to mature. Mow before the seeds have ripeneiU" Use intertilled crops, and cultivate ! often. Kill weeds while they~are young by,j means of a harrow or a weeder. Compost manure for two months before using if it contains weed seeds. Practice surface cultivation after tiie erops have been removed in the fall. Use; smother crops; buck-wheat, soy beans, cowpeas, velvet-beans, clover* etc. , Chemical poisons , often are helititfi. Prepare tiie seed beds thoroughly to give the crop a start over the weeds. " .Urie 'Winter cover crops. Hunt out’, the scattered weeds, and kill them. Mow dangerous grasses and burn the dry cuttings. Small patches of perennial weeds can be killed I>y covering for tiie entire season with building paper, boards, or other materials to exclude the light. Kill the roots of perennial weeds by keeping the, tops out down. Grow alfalfa, when practicable, 8n weed-infested land. Soil Improvement by tiie use of lime or green manure will help to control tiie weeds. “Soiling crops prevent the weeds from reaching maturity. FERTILISER IN HOME GARDEN Best Way to Apply Is to Scatter -Broadcast Over Ground After Plowing, Then Harrow. The best way to apply commercial - fertilizer to the home garden is to scatter it broadcast over the ground t aster it has been plowed or spaded and then harrow or rake It well in order |p mix the plant food with the soli.

PEPPER PLANTS NEED EXTRA CARE TO GROW Few Plants Required by the Av 4 erage Family^. T - ~ ■ Prepare Seed Bed by Forking or Spalding to Depth of 8 or 9 Inches, Working in WeiLßotted Manure and Fertilizer. (Prepared by the'United States Departli'ient of Agrl'iiltufe.) Sweet peppers, nometimes called Chinese pepiairs and Mammoth pepI'ers, are becoming wore and more popular as a crop for. planting In the home garden, Only a few plants are necessary to supply thei family of average size with nil the peppers they will want, but it takes good land and extra care to produce peppers of high quality, say garden specialists of tit* United States Department of Agriculture. Pepper plants are easily injured by cold and the plants should be started in the house,.in-a hotbed, or in a greenhouse. Perhaps the best way is to purchase a dozen or so good plants from some seedsman or plant grower. In preparing the soil for peppers, first spade or fork the land over to a depth of eight or nine inches. At the same tlriie work in some well-rotted manure and a large handful of commercial fertilizer to each square yard of space: This should be done at least a week before tiie pepper plants are- set out. Then loosen the surface thoroughly nt the time the plants me sei. Frequent cultivation is accessary, and an occasional application of weak liquid mSfflu*e to tiie soil ground the plants will keep them growing vigorously. Large, tender peppers can only he produced on thrifty plants, ami in order to keep tile plants producing all the peppers should he kept pi, „ed off ami none allowed to ripen. Ituby King, Chinese Giant, and Large Bell or Bull Nose are among tlie leading varieties of the large sweet peppers. Pimento peppers are mild in flavor nndt are largely grown in tiie ISouTherirSlnfdff forTnaTTJirWe pTnie'iT” to pickled peppers. The pimento pe|ipers can he used in the same way as the regular sweet peppers,.or they may he left on tiie plants until red riye, then used for canning. J PREVENT HAY FROM HEATING Departntetrt- of Agriculture Experts Recommend Use of Ventilators of Latticework. Ilay, especially alfalfa or clover, Is likely to suffer damage through heating in .t,lie-tar.u.„..Xl;i.)i...i::m bed taj* veiuitatlßH. To verjtilate a hay barn the Unlted States Department of Agriculture experts raconiinend the use of lattice ventilators 12 to lo inches -square- -awf-- as long as convenient. These ventilators. Which look' soinewhat like elongated crates, are made with corners consisting* of ’J by 4 scantlings slatted, together with narrow boards 12 to 15 inches .long. They should be braced to prevent crushing. The ventilators are laid. in. the hay 10 or 12 feet apart horizontally and far enough.apart vertically so that the it+stanee will ..not lie more than 8 or Id feet after the hay hris settled. The ends should come out to the edge ol the hay so as to permit free passage of air. This will permit the carrying off- of will preserve tiie hay and prevent over; heating. • The ventilators can be made of various sizes of material, and,- it strongly constructed, will last many years. HANDY RACK TO CARRY HOGS Hinged Partitions Particularly Useful in Hauling Animals of Different Sizes. It is a very easy matter to haul hogs in a well-made rack. The framework is like that of n hayrack. The floor

—Rack for Hauling Hogsif is laid level on ,t°P of the bolsters. The rack is just a big crate-built on a level floor. There are two partitions .with hinged gates, which make it possible to haul hogs of different sites and save loss from “piling up” on the way. to market? _ PLACE FOR PUBLIC MARKETS Many MunicipqJ Enterprises Have Failed Because of Poor Selection of Site in City. .# : * Many public municipal markets hrivq failed through being improperly situated, It has .leeri found by the bureau of markets of the United States Department of Agriculture.' A retail market should he centrally located in or as near as possible to the main shopping section, where street cur fricllities are good, specialists say. On such a site the public market would be available to the greatest possible “number of people. w-’U CARROTS QUITE PROFITABLE May Be Planted Year Around and Large Quantity May Be Grown In Yery Small Space. Carrots In the home garden are profitable because they may be planted the year around pa large quantity may be grown In a small space, and there Is no wnste, na the surplus can be fed to rabbits, poultry or other •Lock.

IS LAND OF PURE DELIGHT Isle of Utllla Beckons to All Who Ars Weary of Life’s Everlasting Struggle. Worth while seems life on the Isle of Utllla. Its place on the map would be hard to find, but it’s worth discovering. Away off in a Southern sea, never heard from before and but lib tie knovyn, It comes to the knowledge of the I’lin-Amerlcan union that here have Americans fouiu\ a hprne that others enjoy when they ure dead. “We eall It a lazy man’s paradise,” says the message from this land of delight, according to the Ohio State Journal, "not that the inhabitants are necessarily indolent, hut simply liecause ii large amount of labor Is superfluous. Nature provides for neatly nil oui* wants here ns in most tropical countries, yet there Is not a plow on the island. Frost Is unknown nqil extreme hent Is never experlenc,eO. Ninety degrees in the shade would he an nunsuafly high temperature.; Oiir grade schools are of high standard, attendance being compulsory ten months in the year. Airiericriri textbooks exclusively are used and social life could not he distinguished from that of the United States. **'’ “Utllla. is one of the Bay islands, a string of six verdant keys-in the Bay of Honduras, an arm of the Caribbean sea, which were discovered by Columbus In 1502. They were then thickly populated by native jvho became slaves. The islands mm\are inhabited by Knglisfi-speaking people. “The first family to settle here,” the letter goes on, "was that of Joseph Cooper, who found upon landing two lone American young men, Samuel ami Joshua Warren, by name. A few' .years later came,Mark G. Morgan, an American from Philadelphia, The descendants of these men now inhahit the “Islands. These pioneers were of puritan stock, all seafarers Imbued with the spirit of adventure, who, though filled with wanderlust, found conditions ot\ the fsland so ideal that they planted their stakes deep and said, ‘.Alabama—here we rest.’ ” Os. the principal exports 110,000,000 ’WWf!iflrs* , 'W *?wnrt- ‘yenrljii Wi'-HNwe .United States. - Tliere are 14 Methodist churcjies and six of the Seventh Day Adventists on the ishnid. with .more than TOO members and 300 children in tlieir Sunday schools. How Seals are. Lured by Music. Word has come from Seattle that music is being experimented ..with by. the state fish commissioner's office out in Washington as a means of luring seals to their destruction. Fishermen have found that the- seal is very curious and has a keen sense Os hearing. When the animal Hears -a,. .stciuise,.somul-r..it iinuiadirifgly..iri:, vestigates. This characteristic lias long been known" to the Indians-who have tempted seals within striking distance by using a specially- made whistle. . Now the seal hunter takes along a portable phonograph, anchors his boat near a roTikery or salmon trap, puts on a t record and when the seals gather around to enjoy the concert the hunter begins*-to- pick off his audience one by one with his rifle. Tiie attendance at recitals iiPtire-seal communities Is apt tri" become a precarious, recreation. “A Tremendous* Fellow.” One may soon purchase, If one ca”n afford it, the very'earliest Stevenson composition that exists lti iiiinifiserlii.l,' “The History cit Moses,” end to this ambitious youthful effort Stevenson himself once referred in a letter, lie was writing from -Vaiiimn, in IhP.g, to a youthful, admirer in England, who confided that ho had already written a play himself. <■ Stevenson was duly Impressed. “Well, I must say,” he VTote I “you seerirto lie a troinendous fellow! Before I was eight. I used to write stories —or dictate them at least—arid I produced an excellent" history of Moses, for which I got $5 from an uncle, hut I had never gone the- length of a play." Steyeirson was six wl i-n he dictated the ’■‘History of Moses” to tils mother, and .the .other dictations have vanished beyond the keu. of collectors. How Paint Preserves Value. Anew coat of paint for a motor carls just as essential as an overhaul of the engine. The outward appearance of an automobile and the condition of the body and the chassis play a large part in determining the value of a machine. These days, when It behooves every automobile owner to keep the value of his car up to Its highest figure, this Is especially true. Motorists are too often prone to go trf-extremes. Either, they polish, the finish of the car excessively and neglect the motor Mr they pay strict attention to the machinery and let the outward appearance take care of itself. Both demand attention and both should get it if the owner ..wants his cat to have a minimal amount of depreciation. Edibility of Flah Oil*. The bureau of fisheries has been experimenting for some time wltb> various fish oils to determine the practicability of rendering them for edible purposes, and also of marketing them commercially. For a number of years, past Denmark 'has been using vasi quantities of fish oil In the raargnrino' Industry, and only recently Norway has taken up the matter with the idea of employing It In the same manner. Experiments thus far have shown that fish oil is excellent for making margarine that keeps and tastes well, and is even better suited for lard making. —Popular Mechanics Magazine. Process of Lawmaking. By the Constitution, bills passed by both houses of congress become lnw in ten days if the president has neither signed nor vetoed them. The ten days begin not when the bill la passed, but jjheii it is “presented” tqtfhe president for his signature. e Chastening. To chasten doesn’t necessarily mean to punish. To chasten means to make 1 cha,ste, and may be dona by suggestion or warning or does not call for the rod at alt 7 ■

SHE DIDN’T DARE~ TO LEAK HOUSE On Verge of Nervous Collapse* Indiana Woman Was Almost ■* Helpless. HER FRIENDS DISHEARTENED Troubles Disappear When She Takei Tanlac, and Nerves Now Are aa Steady as Can Be—General Health Splendid. “I was ou tiie verge of u collups* and was uctually afraid to leuve the house, but 1 aui overjoyed now ut iho ' way Tanlac has restored my health •o perfectly,” declared -Mrs. Cora M. Jackson, 504 Mulberry St„ Terre Haute, Ind.” “I was ulrnost a nervous wreck, und at times for anyone to even talk to me upset me completely. Even ut night I could not get easy and quiet • and would lie wide-nwuke, hardly ulde to sleep at nil, and often just got up out of bed, I was so restless. Nervous headaches often came on me mu' frequently lasted for days at a timf 1 Then I had rheumatism so had In my joints I was almost helpless. My legs and elbows kart fearfully und sometimes I just ached all over. There seemed to bo no relief for me, my friends were~all worried und I was ulrnost disheartened. “But, happily for me, one of my friends suggested that I try-Tanlac. I never will forget how I began to Improve und now I think it is wonders ful that I am feeling so well and strong, ’ My nerves are just as steady as can be and 1 haven’t a rheumatic pain about me,’ I.am in“just splendid health rind wdsh everybody knew what a grand medicine Tanlac Is.’’ Tanlac is sold by loading druggists everywhere.—Advertisement. Air Castles. ■•“Weik~have:yeu pjgked out a hotel... in which to spend the summer-?” “Yes," said the architect of castles in Spain. “When, are you going to Isavo town?” . "I’m going to stay right herd. I picked out that hotel ill‘the same way** that 1 bought a $7,000 automobile Bomo years ago In which to make a tour of Europe.”—Birmingham Age-Herald. ASPIRIN • - Name “Bayer” on Genuina

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