THE
GOVERNOR'S
WIFE
(® bv D. J. Walsh.)
HE governor was to visit the
little town of Bluffs. Every-
where the word went around—
the governor was coming! It
was the first visit of such a high offi-
cial in many years and it meant a
great deal! The chief executive was
scheduled to speak in the park at
noon and attend a luncheon as guest
of the Rotary club immdeiately after.
The governors wife was to be the
guest of honor at the home of the
mayor's wife, Mrs. Sanford.
All the leading women of Bluffs
were invited to the Sanford home to
receive the state’s leading lady. That
i, all but Millicent Tunford. Just
why the coveted invitation should
have failed to reach the modest lit-
tle bungalow on the outskirts of the
village Millicent could not understand.
And she was grieved. To be ignored
by the women of her town at the
year’s most important social fete was
to her disgrace—almost disaster. It
meant everything. There would be
gossip—small-town gossip—and above
all, isolation. And there was her boy
and her husband—the postal clerk.
When Mrs. Courtley called Mrs
‘Tunford on the phone and asked the
sort of dress she planned to wear at
the banquet Mrs. Tunford could only
swallow hard and say she did not
know. She mentioned to her the fact
that the invitation had not arrived.
She merely laughed and told her it
did not matter—that perhaps anyway
it was just a mistake. But down in
her heart Millicent knew that Mrs.
Sanford had intentionally omitted her
from the list of guests.
The days passed and the time foi
dhe governor's arrival drew near. The
weekly newspaper of the town carried
a long story about the reception
planned for his wife, Mrs. Leonards,
as ‘well as the function to be held by
the Rotarians for the chief executive.
The name of Mrs. Tunford was still
missing from the published list. Mil-
licent grew morose and was too hurt
even to go to the stores for her shop-
ping. >
Mr. Tunford was called on the tele
phone a few days before the affair
and requested to serve on a commit-
tee to receive the governor. The hon-
or, of course, was small, but it meant
a great deal to Mrs. Tunford. It
meant that she was not keeping pace
with her husband—that she did not
mean to the women of the town what
her husband meant to the men. She
wept on Mr. Tunford’s shoulder as
she told him again and again how
sorry she was that she had failed so
miserably .to keep her place among
- the social sét of the village. Mr. Tun-
ford laughed and patted her soft
black hair.
“Why, you're as good as a dozen
Mrs. Sanfords,” he told her. “What
if Mrs. Sanford does try to be catty?
The governor's wife didn’t send the
invitations.”
She looked up at him through tear
dlled eyes.
“But—but—what will the neighbor:
¢hink ?’ she sobbed.
Mr. Tunford dismissed the neigh
pors with a smile and a light wave
of his hand.
“It doesn’t matter. I love you jus:
a8 much. And I'm sure Robert does.
don’t you, son?”
Robert clung to his mother’s dress
and smiled his acquiescence.
The afternoon before the arrival ot
the governor's party Mrs. Tunford re-
solved to think no more of the inci:
dent. She would forget the banquet
and go on just as before. If the
neighbors talked—well, just let them
talk. As long as she had her husband
and Robert, what: else could matter?
She spent the ‘affernoon cleaning
the house and getting things in order.
At least, she could find some joy in
having her lawn and porch in a per-
fect state of tidiness when the party
passed on the main highway to the
eenter of town. They were coming
from the state capital by auto and
would pass the Tunford bungalow.
And then it rained. Clouds had
been settling over the little valley all
the afternoon, and at five the down-
pour started. It poured incessantly
for two hours and the soil roads of
the county became great, splashy
mudpuddles. Reports came in that
many automobiles were stalled in the
sticky mud gumbo between the town
and the state capital. By morning
the roads would be impassable,
Mrs. Tunford was a little sorry be.
cause of the disappointment of her
town in case the governor could not
come. He would very probably havq
no other open dates for months,
However, it would mean her social
salvation to some extent. She would
aot be ignored by the reception for
Mrs. Leonards because the reception
would, of course, be impossible.
“] guess the big doings tomorrow
»ill be called off,” Mr. Tunford re-
marked. There is no train in the
morning on which the governor's
party could possibly arrive in time
for the event. The only chance would
be for his arrival on the flyer at mid-
night. He very probably won't do
that.” He resumed reading the eve-
ping paper published at the capital.
It carried a long story about the gov-
ernor’'s prospective visit to the neigh-
horing village, the Rotarian luncheon
and the reception for Governor Leon-
arde’ wife at the Sanford home, The
list of invited guests was published
Millicent’s name was not included.
It was near bedtime when the door-
bell rang. It was a Western Uniop
boy.
“Day letter for Mrs. Tunford.”
The boy smiled a knowing smile as
he signed for the message. He had
evidently read the confidential note,
the case usually in all small towns.
“I hear the governor's wife is a friend
of yours,” he said.
Mrs. Tunford turned red. She
thought the boy had heard of her
absence from the list invited to the
reception. She closed the door in a
rage and tore open the telegram. As
she read, her husband noticed ber
gasp slightly and the color in her
cheeks deepened noticeably. When
she finished she could only look at
Mr. Tunford and gasp. :
“Read it, Ralph!” She ran to the
divan and fell acrose it sobbing. Mr.
Tunford had forebodings that the mes-
sage carried disastrous news. He
read aloud:
‘Mrs. Ralph Tunford, Bluffs, Wyo.
My good friend, Mrs. Leonards and
the governor arriving tonight on the
flyer. Told them you could entertain
us. Mrs. Leonards wants to meet you
again. If you remember, she was for-
merly Gladys Finley, our girl friend
in college. Hope we are not incon-
veniencing you.’
“HELEN CLIFFORD.”
“Gladys Finley!” Mrs. Tunfora
managed to gasp between sobs.
“Gladys Finley, the governor's wife!
And I hadn't heard of her in years,
Good old Gladys—why I remember
when—"’
But her husband interrupted her
It was time to meet the train. The
town would have heard of the gov-
ernor’s night arrival and would turn
out to meet him. It was Millicent’s
turn now.
Spanish King Rated
Able but Dissolute
James the Conqueror stands out in
aistory as one of the few great men
‘of the Spanish peninsula during the
medieval period. At the time of his
birth it did not seem probable he
would accomplish much, His father
was king of Aragon and his mother
was an emperor's daughter, but the
boy’s prospects were not bright. Ara-
gon was entangled in the religious
wars of southern France, and the dis-
solute king quarreled with his wife
and she fled to Italy, where she died.
Then the boy’s father was slain in
battle, leaving the realm to James
when he was five years old.
Noblemen fought among themselves
0 have the custody of the boy king
and the country was ravaged by inces-
sant wars. James was conspicuous
among his courtiers, as he grew to-
ward manhood, by his size and
strength, and he had an able mind.
He did his own ruling and cowed the
rebellious nobles. He conquered the
Balearic islands, then moved against
the Moorish kingdom of Valencia. He
captured thepowerful city of Valencia
in 1238 and all the countryside about
it became Aragonese territory.
James would have done even more
.0 influence the upbuilding of civiliza-
tion if he had been a better man in
his private life. He was as dissolute
as his father had been. After divore-
ing his wife he married Yolande of
Hungary, but he continued his Iin-
trigues despite her influence. In his
will he divided his possessions be-
tween two of his sons by Yolande, and
this led to bitter wars between the
two divisions of the realm that vndid
much of the good work he had accom-
plished.—Kansas City Star.
Oil of the Scriptures
If ali the numerous substances, both
animal and vegetable, yielding oil and
known to the ancients, the olive-berry
is the one of which most frequent
mention is made in the Scriptures. In
gathering the fruit great care was
necessary in order that neither the
olive-berry nor the young branches of
the tree be bruised. ‘ The berries were
therefore gathered by hand or gently
shaken off with a light reed or stick.
The oil was extracted by bruising the
fruit with a mortar, by crushing in a *
press, or grinding in a mill.
Olive oil was devoted to six chiet
uses. As a food it was used to garnish
vegetables, Dried wheat was boiled
in oil and eaten and this is still a com-
mon dish in Syria.
“Seven Ages’ —Revised
Here are the modern seven ages of
.0an: From one to ten he thinks his
parents know everything; from ten to
twenty he discovers that they don’t
know so much; from twenty to thirty
he learns that they do know a few
things, after that, except about modern
life; from thirty to forty he learns
that, with all thelr faults, they prob-
ably know nearly as much as he does;
from forty to fifty he is startled by
discovery that they knew more than
he ever did before; from fifty to sixty
he wonders if he ever can be as wise
as they were and after sixty he begins
to believe again that they knew every-
thing.—Los Angeles Times,
Jewish Burial Custom
The ancient Jews of Palestine buried
their dead by placing the corpse either
in the earth or in caves hewn out of
the rock. Sometimes the sepulcher
was dug in the ground in the neigh-
borhood of the family dwelling. More
frequently, however, rocks were ex-
cavated so as to form compartments or
galleries, with as many vaults as de-
sired. These vaults were known as
“kokim.” The burial place was often
in a garden situated at least 50 cubits
distant from the city. The site was
usually marked by a whitewashed
ptone,
MOOSE HUNTING
IN NORTH ALASKA
Animals on Increase Despite
Yearly Slaughter.
Anchorage, Alaska.—Eleven parties
of well-equipped hunters from many
places in the world left here for tha
spruce and birch forests on Kenai
peninsula where dwell the antlered
monarchs of the silent bogans—moose.
Calling or stalking in the moist, dark
woods of the Far North, experienced
and thoughtful guides are necessary,
for the wise old bulls of the muskegs
offer hunters a master defense of cau-
tion, wariness, olfactory and audi-
tory nerve action and fast foot work.
The inevitable call, answered by
red-blooded men in early autumn, is
each season leading them farther
into the north wilderness, yet in spite
of the continued hunting these huge
animals with queer shovel-shaped ant-
lers are surviving and increasing afte”
1 century of slaughter.
In Alaska is found the largest bulls
of the species and in Kenai peninsula,
about eighty miles northwest of here,
a hunter is certain to obtain choice
trophies. Moose have been increasing
in other parts of Alaska also, and they
are numerous along the tributaries of
the Yukon river and in the Coppe-
viver and Dease lake regions.
Last season the record antlers taken
from Alaska had a 72-inch spread
with perfect symmetry. Game ward-
ens coming out of the moose country
recently report more than 3,000 of the
large animals in the Kenai. Food con-
ditions there are ideal for moose.
There birch and willow twigs grow
profusely as well as alder and spruce.
Grass and aquatic vegetable matte-
2lso offer good moose fodder.
Under the present efficient Alaskan
game laws each hunter must take a
licensed guide into the moose haunts
and a good-sized tax is attached to
the sportsman for the privilege of
‘aking home the head and antlers.
To make a moose hunting trip into
Alaska also offers hunters an oppor-
tunity of either bagging a gigantic
brown or grizzly bear or being bagged
by bruin.
100th Anniversary of
Sea Battle Observed
Navarino, Greece.—This little town,
which ie also listed in the Atlas under
the name of “Pylos” and “Neokastro.”™
recently was the spotlight of historica’
interest.
The occasion is the celebration of
the centenary of the Battle of Nav-
arino.
The bay of Navarino was the scene
of two great naval battles, the first of
which took place in the year 425 B.
C., when the Athenians defeated the
Spartans in an important sea fight.
The second battle, which ie the one
of which the: anniversary was cele-
‘brated; occurred - October—-20; 1827,
when the inhabitants of Navarino wit-
nessed a monster naval combat during
which the combined British, French
and Russian fleets defeated and, in
fact, completely annihilated, the Turks
and the Egyptians under Ibrahim
Pasha.
The recent celebration took place
despite the opposition of the organiz-
ing committee who wished to have it
postponed until the monument which
was to have been dedicated to the
memories of the three Christian com-
manders who defeated the Turks,
Vice Admiral Sir Edward Codrington,
for Great Britain; Rear Admiral de
Rigny, for France, and Rear Admiral
Heiden for Russia, was entirely cor
pleted.
Hence a rather unusual feature of
the ceremony was the fact that in-
stead of “unveiling” the mcnument,
the officials present had to remain
content with laying its foundation
stone.
Invents New Alloy
Dresden.—An alloy resembling gold,
and declared to be just as dur-
‘able, has been produced by a Bohe-
mian inventor, Joseph Benovics, ac-
cording to reports received here. The
new metal composition looks like geld,
of a rich yellow color, does not oxide
and is much heavier than iron.
Expensive Obstinacy
Lewistown, Pa.—Having refused to
pay a school tax of $5.25, Mrs. Lillian
Reed of Milroy is in jail. It will cost
much more than that for her to get
out, such as $29.20 for court costs,
$4.40 for a sheriff's fee and her own
attorney’s fee,
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Here's How Much Man
Can Lose of Himself
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Kansas City, Mo.—A man may :
go usefully about his work
minus a leg, an arm, an eye, his
tonsils, appendix, gall bladder,
one kidney, part of his lungs
and brain and as much as 12
feet of his intestines.
Dr. John F. Erdmann of New
York is authority for the state-
ment, He told the Interstate
Post-Graduate Medical associa-
tion here that the number of or-
gans a human being can afford
to lose to the knife is steadily
increasing, owing to better meth-
ods of surgery and increased
knowledge of the functions of
organs.
Recent developments, he said,
were operations on the heart.
the removal of entire lobes of
the lung and the removal of the
gall bladder.
Sherr CERES b AL Aas
FARM NOTES.
Take the annual inventory before
the end of the month and enter it
in your account book.
Do pruning and other tree surgery
on bright days during the next few
weeks. Also tie up any vines that
need attention.
If you wish to keep up with the
new things in horticulture join your
county horticultural association. If
you do not have one, investigate the
possibility of organizing one.
Timber is a crop. Is part of your
timber crop ripe? ask Penn State
foresters. The best time for the
farmer to cut his ripe timber crop
is during the late fall and winter
when work with other farm crops
runs low.
How is your seed corn? If the
corn is not fully dry, it is better to
keep heat in the storage room for a
few days than to have to look else-
where for your seed next spring. A
hard freeze can damage moisture-la-
den seed corn considerably.
Do not forget to get a reduced fare
certificate from your county agent or
the secretary of the agricultural or-
ganization to which you belong be-
fore going to the State farm pro-
ducts show. It will entitle you to a
special rate of one and one-half fare.
In preparing eggs for exhibition
purposes, remember that only strict-
ly fresh eggs should be exhibited.
They should have smooth, firm and
clean shells and should be uniform in
shape, size, and color. Eggs should
be packed well for shipping as they
are easily broken.
Standing in line for their feed is
objectionable to hens, and, further-
more, they will not do their best when
forced to do this, says H. H. Alp,
poultry extension specialist of the
college of agriculture, University of
Illinois. Hence the value of a good
egg mash often is limited by the hop-
per in which it is fed, he said. Feed-
ing space for all hens at all times
is the rule that should be kept in
mind in building a poultry feed hop-
per, he recommended.
The federal seed staining laws, ap-
plying to clover and alfalfa seed, seek
to discourage the use of foreign seed.
They provide that imported seed un-
adapted for the United States shall
be stained 10 per cent red. Imported
seed of known origin, except Canada,
but of unknown adaptability, shall be
stained 1 per cent green. anadian
seed, which is well adapted to this
country, shall be stained 1 per cent
violet. Some seed grown here is oft-
en not good in other parts of this
country.
One of the important points
brought out by Prof. J. G. Halpin, of
the University of Wisconsin, at the
Ohio poultry day at Wooster, Ohio, is
that the hatchability and food value
of eggs may be changed with the
type of feed given. Professor Halpin
asserted that the time will come when
people will demand that eggs for
their children shall not come from
hens with rickets. It is, as he said,
generally agreed that children are
benefited by cod liver oil, especially
during the winter months. But it is
unnecessary to compel the children to
.cod liver oil when it might as
well be fed to the chickens in the first
place, and the quality of the eggs
improved to overcome the deficiency.
It is a mistake to force the ma-
turity of pullets with large amounts
of milk or meat, warns O. C. Ufford,
extension poultry specialist, Colorado
Agricultural college. “A pullet should
have a good body growth before she
starts laying. An undersized pullet
seldom makes a profitable hen. Small
amounts of milk or meat should be
used to produce normal growth, but
it should not be overdone. Feed
plenty of grain, part of it ground,
along with milk or meat. ;
“Once pullets have begun to lay,”
Mr. Ufford continues, “the milk or
meat should be gradually increased,
as it is part of the ration necessary
to produce eggs. If there is a defi-
ciency of animal protein in the ration
production will gradually decline and
fall molt result. Gradually allow the
birds all the milk they will drink,
or if milk is not available bring the
amount of meat scrap up to 20 per
cent of the ground feed used.”
Feed dealers and feed mixers are
recognizing the increasing demand for |
dry skimmed milk, which is now be-
ing manufactured in sufficient quanti-
ties to supply the growing poultry
needs. Milk by-products, semi-solid
and dry, supply the poultryman a su-
perior quality of protein and lime
and certain vitamines; but apparently
of equal or more importance is the
milk sugar which in the intestinal
tract seems to perform a service not
Spplied by any other feed on the
ist.
Small amounts of grains, peas or
beans to be kept in storage during
the winter may be successfully treat-
ed for insect control by using an air-
tight barrel and pouring about one-
half a cupful of carbon disulphid di-
rectly on the seeds.
“In using the barrel to treat a
small amount of seeds, we must get
one that is practically airtight and
pour the insecticide directly on the
seeds,” says C. H. Brannon, exten-
sion entomologist at North Carolina
State college. “The barrel is filled
with grain to within a few inches of
the top, and when the carbon disul-
phid has been poured on, the barrel
is covered with a double thickness
of heavy wrapping paper to keep in
the fumes. If the insects are still to
be found in the stored grains after
one treatment, another should be giv-
en immediately. It is best to keep
the paper over the barrel to prevent
reinfestation.”
This carbon disulphid works best at
high temperatures and so the treat-
ment should be given in the middle
of the day. This principle may be ap-
plied to bins holding several hundred
bushels of stored grains. Twenty
pounds of the carbon disulphid to
each 1,000 cubic feet of space will
give control. The seeds should be
covered with sacks, in this case, to
help hold the fumes in the bin.
Mr. Brannon states that this ma-
terial is highly inflammable and
lights should be kept away from
treated bins or barrels.
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The Business
Outlook for 192
he business of production and distribution has
become more scientific, more orderly, therefore
more stable and less subject to violent fluctua-
tions. The reason that many lines of endeavor fail to
show proper returns is found in too great output and
too many Distributors. Two Mills and two Distribu-
tors where one would fill the need.
Commodity prices] are going down. Labor is
growing more efficient. Interest rates are lower.
These are signs of moderate business and prob-
ably that is what we may look for next year.
The era of Panics, of Booms and Depressions is
past.
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