Orland Zenith, Volume 19, Number 39, Orland, Steuben County, 1 January 1919 — Page 3

THE ZENITH. ORLAND, INDIANA

"Why didn’t they get married—ray papa and mamma 1** she naked.

“No, not Meter thatr gasped tM hardware dealer.

CANADA'S NEW DEVELOPMENT

“Ob, goodness knows I” exclaimed Mrs. Oormley. “tome say* 'twas bis fault and some says ’twas hem. And mebbee 'tiras a third party's that 1 might mention at that" aodsd Mrs. Oormley, pursing up bar Ups in a very knowing way. “One day,” ah* sold, growing confidential, “It was in camp-meeting time —one day somebody seen Joe Btagg drlrtn* out with another girl—Charlotte Lenny, (bat was. She waa married to a man over in Springdale long ago. Mr. Bragg took Charlotte to Faith camp meeting. “Then, the very next week. Mandy went with Evan Peckham to a barn dance at Orockett’a, and nobody ain't ever Been your uncle and Mandy Parlow apeak since, much less ever walk together." One particularly muddy day Prince met the returning hardware merchant at the gate with vodferona barkings and a plain desire to implant a welcoming tongue on the man’s cheek. He succeeded In muddying Mr. Bragg’s suit with his front paws, and almost cast the angry man full length Into a mud puddle. • ’ “Drat the beast I" ejaculated Mr. Stagg. Td rather have an epileptic fit loose around here than him. Now, look at these clo’es! I declare. Car*lyn, you’ve Jest got to tie that mongrel up—and keep him tied I” “All the time, Un Je JoeT” whispered the little girl “Tes. ma'am, all the time I If I find him loose again. I’ll tie a bag of rocks to his neck and drop him In the deepest hole In the brook.”

"If I came here, Joseph Stagg. It would cost yon more money than you've been paying these no-account women."

“I don’t care," sale. Mr. Stagg recklessly. “Qo ahead. Do what yon please. Bay what -you want I’m game."

Thereby be bad put himself Into Aunty Rose's power. She had renovated the old kitchen and some of th« other room*. If Mr. Stagg at first trembled for his bank balance, he was made eo comfortable that be had not the heart to murmur.

After the War a Period of Prosperity.

It It trident that the Government ol the Dominion U. tu programme of re-

Of coarse. Carolyn May let Prince ran at large when she was sure Uncle Joe waa well out of sight of the bouse, but she was very careful to chain him np again long before her uncle waa expected to return. Prince bad learned not to chase anything that wore feather*; Aunty Ross herself had to admit that be waa a very IntelUgent dog and knew what punishment was for. But how did he know that In trying to dig ont a mole be would be doing more barm than good?

construction and development Is undertaking a work of tremendous Importance. There trill be available the labor for work that has been allent since 1914, and (he rehabilitation of thia labor will entail the thought and * energy of most capable bends. The transition period from war to peace will be rapid sad thorough, and. In* stead of Canada sinking Into n stats of lethargy, there trill be a continued period of wakefulness that will give

employment to the unemployed, and » render to the capitalist and producer' ample return for his money, effort and enterprise. The agricultural potentialities of the (treat Canadian West possess illimitable acres of the best of soil, capable of producing minions of bnsbels of the best of grain. The cost of growing this is lower than -any place on the continent. There will be a greater demand than erer for these lands, the consequent production will be heavier and the profits attractive. Cattle Industry will be one of the chief developing Jt. and tbe encouragement of It will lie In tbe continued high prices that beef products „will bring. European countries have been depleted of cattle, and the demand for beef, cattle and dairy products will tax the efforts of the producer for years to come. Western Canada offers unequal ed opportunities for development In tills line.

> Carolyn la heartbroken and decides upon drastic action when Uncle Joe passe* sentence on Prince. Read about It In the . next installment.

CHAPTER IV—Continued.

with Prince os a companion—so, without doubt, Mrs. Oormley, who loved a “dish of gossip,” talked more freely with the little girl than she would have done In A- *. Kennedy’s presence.

“SoT" said the carpenter, pushing his big spectacles up to his forehead. *1 read about It. Too bad —too nighty bad) I remember Hsnnah Stagg," be added, winking his eyes, Carolyn May thought, a good deal as Prince did. “Ion look like her."

(TO BE CONTINUED.)

One afternoon the little girl appeared at the dressmaker's with Prince's collar decorated with abort, curly shavings. “I take it you’ve stopped at Jed Parlow’s shop, -child," said Mrs. Qormley with a sigh.

WARM WELCOME FOR TWINS

Their Arrival in an English Hern* Meant Two Extra P gar Rations for Family.

After this awful threat Prince lived a precarious existence, and his mistress was much worried for him. Aunty Rose said nothing, but she saw that.-both the Tittle girl and her .canine lLw«- were very unhappy. Mrs. Kennedy, however, had watched Mr. -Joseph Stage for years.' Indeed, she had known him as a boy.

’ “Do 17" Carolyn May returned, idrawlng nearer. Tm glad I do. And I’m glad I sleep In what used to be her bed, too-. It doesn’t seem so lonesome." - .

"lea, ma’am," returned - May. “Do you know, he's very Ub’ralA

Capt Norman Thwaltes of the British Intelligence department said the other day: "The sugar shortage Is felt keenly over the water. It's jodd how you miss your sugar over there. Ton long for It as you’d long for tobacco. “A Bays water special constable hurried home from his beat at the Marble Arch the other evening to be present on a very Interesting occasion, and. as he sat In his library In the small hours, the nurse came to him and said: * ‘ ‘ - -

“SoT I reckoned you’d be lonesome ap there at The Corners," said the carpenter.

" 'Lib’ral?’ repeated Mrs. Oormley. “I never heard of old Jed Parlow bein’ accused of that before. Did you, Mrs. Maine?"

Mr. Parlow stripped another shaving from the edge of the board he was plumbing. Carolyn May’s eager eyes followed that curling ribbon and her Ups parted. The carpenter paused before pushing the plane a second time the length of the board. “Don’t you want a drink of water, little girl?” he asked.

Mrs. Maine was the dressmaker; and she bit off her words when she spoke, much as she bit off her threads. “No. I never—heard Jed Parlow—called that —no 1" declared Mrs. Maine emphatically.

In the Canadian West plans are being laid for tbe development of electrical power which can Je produced cheaply. There is an abundance of coal and water power that could be - used In developing this useful energy. What cheap power produced In this way will menu to the fanner and development of industrial enterprises cannot be estimated In figures. - More extensive development of the water power at i-lagara, on the St Lawrence and at waterfalls ell over the country, is ready launched. Peace win see new vnlne_fields opened up, and ft is equally certain that shipbuilding, railway equipment, steel production, end many oT the Industries win go forward with a bound. .. •

“Why, yes,” little Carolyn May said quite eagerly, “be gives me all the shavings I want 1—I guess folks don’t Jnst understand about Mr. Parlow.” she added, remembering what her uncle had first sal a about the carpenter. “He Is real llb’raL" “It’s a wonder to me,” drawled Mrs. Oormley, “that he has a thing to do

I “Oh. yes, sir—I would. And I know 'Prince would like a drink,” she told liim quickly.

It’s all right Mr.’ “The Bayswater man swallowed; be moistened his dry lips; then he asked: ‘Is It a boyT "The nurse smiled soothingly. “ “One of ’em’s a boy, sir,’ she said.

“Go right around to the well In the back yard,” said Mr. Parlow. “Xou’U find a glass there —and Mandy keeps a pan on the well curb for the dogs and cats.” : : ——

“And the Bayswater man. Instead of turning pale or smothering an oath, as he'd probably done In peace time, uttered a glad cry of Joy. “ Thank heaven!' he exclaimed, •that gives us two extra sugar rations.' ” ■

“Thank you, TU go” the little girl ■aid.

■with a certain party, Mrs, Maine, considerin’ how his daughter feels toward that certain party's relation. What d’you think?" “I guess—there's . sumpln—to be said—on both sides o’ that controversy,” responded the dressmaker.

j She hoped she would see Miss Amanda Parlow, but she saw nobody. | She went back to the door of the carpenter shop and found Mr. Parlow ■till busily at work.

Canadian industries win be required in the reconstruction of Europe, and

“Meanln' that mebbe a certain party’s relative feels just as cross as Mandy Parlow 7" suggested Mrs. Ooripley. “Yep." agreed the other woman.

To Get Coffee Extract.

already the Canadian Government has sent across the seas a commission for_ the purpose of securing orders. Canada took an early and prominent part In the war, and in the days of peace will be fon ad'equally active. She feels that by the valor and loyalty of her people she has earned a large share of the business and prosperity that will follow tbe war period, and She proposes to get It. —Advertisement

“Seems to me," he said. In his dry voice, after a little while, “you aren’t much like other little girls.” I “Aren’t 17” responded Carolyn May wonderlugly.

Under a recent French patent an Integral coffee extract la obtained in the following manner; Powdered coffee U heated In a series of closed vessels to a heat lying near the roasting point, and It Is traversed by a current of cold air or Inert gas. Such air charged with aromatic particles la sent direct Into another set of chambers holding a dry powder or extract of coffee, this latter having been pr' pared from previously treated coffee, which has been deprtyed of aromatic substances. Such dry extract Is obtained by Infusion, concentration, then evaporation and transforming to a dry powder. To this extract the aromatic substances are added.

Carolyn May listened, much puzzled. She wondered just who “a certain party" could be.

"I Reckoned You’d Be Lonesome Up There at the Comers,” said the Carpenter. •

t “No. Most little girls that come here want shavings to play with," said the caipenter, quizzically eying her pve r his work.

Mrs. Maine was called away upon some household task and Mrs. Oormley seemed to change the subject of conversation.

long before she bad closed up her own little cottage around on the other road and come to the Stagg place to save the hardware merchant from the continued reign of those “trifling creatures” of whom Mrs. Gormley had spoken. As a bachelor Joseph Stagg bad been preyed upon by certain female harpies so prevalent In a country community. Some bad families whom they partly supported out of Mr. Stagg’s larder; some were widows who looked upon the well-to-do merchant as a marrying proposition. -

j “Oh I" cried Carolyn May, almost jumping. “And do you give ’em to ’em 7” j i “ 'Most always,” admitted Mr. Parlow. /

“Don’t your uncle, Mr. Stagg, ever speak to yon about Mandy Parlow 7” she asked the little irl, Carolyn May had to think about this before answering. Then she remembered.

Just Imagine.

Senator Garcia informed the Argentine senate recently that the foreigners resident in Buenos Aires are 56 per cent of the population, and added, courteously, that “If it were 70 per cent it would be all the better for tbe country." Although acknowledging the compliment, a British paper published there says: “If we were Argentines we would disagree decidedly, not merely with the senator, but with the circumstance. Imagine London with in alien population of more than half the total I Imagine the country at war. with such a collection of dubious consistency in its business and executive base! It would not be possible to intern them. It would, on the other hand, be quite possible for them to intern the men of the soil.” —New York Post.

“OH 1 Can I have some 7" she gasped.'

"All you want,” said Mr. Parlow. When Tim's old hack crawled along {the road from town with Aunty Rose elttkig Inside, enthroned amidst a multitude of bundles, Carolyn May was bedecked with a veritable wig of long, Icrbp curls. 1 ‘Well, child, you certainly have made a mess of yourself,” said the housei&per. “Has she been annoying you, ■Jtdldlah Parlow 7" '“She’s the only Stagg that ain’t anzpyed me since her mother went sway," said the carpenter gruffly. Aunty Rose looked a* him leveliy. ,‘I wonder," she ' “But, you see, the Isn’t' Stagg.” I This, of course, did not explain matters to Carolyn May in the least Nor (did what Aunty Rose said to her on \he way home In the hot stuffy hack !belp the little girl to understand the 'trouble between her uncle and Mr. ! iParlow. 1 “Better not let Joseph Stagg see you ■o friendly with Jedldlah Parlow. Let Sleeping dogs lie,” Mrs. Kennedy observed.

“Oh, yes.” she said brightly. “He does? Do tell 1" exclaimed Mrs. Gormley eagerly. “What does he sayT”

For all fruits and flowers only three coloring substances are furnished by nature. One of these Is the familiar "chlorophyll," which paints the beans and the peas, the watermelon, and the leaves of the trees so vivid a green. Another Is “xanthophyll,” which exhibits Its Intense yellow In the carrot, for example. The third Is “erythrophyll," which shows Its rich red In the beet The last two are only modified "chlorophyll,” however. But It Is marvelous to realise that all the varied hues of flowers and fruits are due to these three substances mixed in different proportions.

Nature’s Coloring.

“Why, he says her name is Miss Amanda Parlow.” —

Mrs. Gormley flashed rather oddly and glanced at the child with suspicion. But little Carolyn May was perfectly frank and Ingenuous.

Aunty Rose Kennedy did not need the position of Mr. Stagg’s housekeeper and could not be accused of assuming it from mercenary motives. Over her back fence she had seen the havoc going on In the Stagg homestead after Hannah Stagg went to the city and Joseph Stagg’s final female relative had died and left him alone in the big house. One day the old Quaker-like woman could stand no more. She put on her sunbonnet, came around by the road to the front door of the Stagg bouse, which she found open, and walked through to the rear porch on which the woman who then held the situation of housekeeper was wrapping up the best feather bed and pillows in a pair of the best homespun sheets, preparatory to their removal.

“Humph 1" ejaculated Chet's mother. “He never says nothing about bein’ in love with Mandy, does he? They was goln’ with each other steady once.”

The little girl looked puzzled. “‘When folks love each other they look at each other and talk to each other, don't they?” she asked. * _ “Well —yes—generally," admitted Mrs. Gormley.

Cutlcura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Cuticura Ointment. Remove surplus Ointment with soft tissue paper. For free samples address, “Cuticura, Dept X, Boston.” At druggists and by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. — Adv.

"Then my Uncle Joe and Miss Amanda Parlow aren’t In love,” announced Carolyn May with confidence, “for they don’f even look at each other.”

A. remarkable piping bird is known as the bell-bird. Four species are known of which two are pure, glossy white; one is brownish with a white bead and neck, and one Is white with black wings. Its call is like the note, clear and melodious, of a beautiful bell. Sometimes it utters only one note, then rests. When several of these birds call and answer, the effect .J'beantlf A The bell-blrds, which belong to tb?'rbatterer family, are found In Central America south to Brazil.

Bell Note Bird.

“They usedtoa- Why, Joseph Stagg sod Mandy Pnrltm -•»%*,,jweetf- - ''rt« years and years ago **«. -i .jre your mother left these parts, 'child.” “That was a long time ’fore 1 was horned,” said the little girl wonderIngly. - v “Oh, yea. Everybody that went to The Corners' church thought they’d bo married.”

Not Quits Sure.

CHAPTER V.

The neighbors enjoyed what followed. Aunty Ros* ,w^*—i through the ordeal as dignified and as ever; the retiring Incumbent went aw.J' wratlafully, shaking the dust of the pretniw." from her garments as a testimony against “any slch actions." When Mr. Stagg came home at supper time he found Aunty Rose at the helm and already a different air about the place.

Ruth told something that sounded In;redible to her grandmother.

“Now, dear, .la that the truth7” frandmother questioned. “Sure,” was the response, "It Is, or dee I dreamed It, but I don't remember which."

A Tragic Situation. Such was the introduction of Carolyn May to The Corners. It was not « very exciting life she had entered Into, but the following two or three ‘weeks were very full, i Aunty Rose Insisted upon her being properly fitted -out with clothing for ‘the cummer and tall. Carolyn May bad to go to the dressmaker's house to be fitted end that is bow she became acquainted with Chet Oormley’s toother.

“My Uncle Joe and Miss Mandy I”

“Tea” , _ “Then, what would have become of Aunty RoseT” queried Carolyn May. "Oh. Mrs. Kennedy hadn't gone to keep bouse for Mr. Stagg then.” replied Mrs. Oormley. "He tried ser’ral trillin' critters there at the Stagg place before she took hold.”

How Cloves Are Cured.

Resourceful Landlord.

In the Spice Islands the cloves are sometimes cured by being smoked ever a wood fire until they assume a deep brown color, when the further drying Is accomplished by the sun. Occasionally the buds are scalded before being dried. If bright sunny days prevail artificial heat may be dispensed with and the buds sun-dried from first to last. The crop lose# abort 00 per sent In drying.

“By what stretch of the Imagination can you call a ‘bachelor epartmentt*"

"Goodness me. Aunty Rose," he said, biting into her biscuit ravenously, *T was a-golng down to the millhands’ hotel to board. I couldn’t stand It no longer. If yon’d stay here and do for me. I’d feel like a new man."

•'Why, It'i a ciatte room. Isn't UT“ — Buffalo Eipreaa.

Anoint tho or*n£o with Komu »ro Balaam at night, and te tho morning aboorro the refreshed nng acnoatloo In your «m a«t* • •. ; - N "'

Mrs. Oormley was helping the dressmaker and they both made much of Carolyn May. Aunty Roee allowed her go for her fitting alone—of course

Carolyn May looked at Mrs. Oorraley encouragingly. She was very much Interested In Uncle Joe and Miss Amanda Parlow's love affair.

"Ton ought to he made over Into a hew man, Joseph Stagg," the woman aald sternly. "A married man,"

Martin's Ferry. O, prohibits signs in foreign languages.

sHjTHTMMQBE ENBIOOIt - ~-r — .

■ CAROLYN LEARNS WHY HER UNCLE AND AMANDA PARLOW DO NOT SPEAK AS THEY PASS.

Synopsis Her father and mother lost at sea when the Dunraven, on which they had sailed for Europe, was sunk, Carolyn May Cameron—Hannah’s Carolyn—Is sent from New Tork to her bachelor uncle, Joseph Stags- at the Corners. The reception given her by her node Is not very enthusiastic. Carolyn Is also chilled by the stem demeanor of Aunty Rose, Uncle Joe's housekeeper. Stagg Is dismayed when he learns from a lawyer friend of his brother-in-law that Carolyn has been left practically penniless and consigned to his care as guardian.