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Wie Sexyuel)
fRemark&bWStorjKof the Millionaire-Hero's Adventures
OliD GARRY COLM
SB XI Continued
;WalW I have no cause
"-plaint." explained Monte as
flouted ft pe6!al needle,
VuAb JlwtWnjrtt
Vif Wnere i n w'i
iSTthe different voices! taraln&
U " , cars. Is a future
LTTdom thla profit you?"
rCrlspeti. Mecnanics i my
SJSmike a ml "War of It all In
Kiel QT?,nta?? f .""".,1 V."nt
Bflftfilflt a worth knowing repr.
Ows researcn.
i?:itR.!0rman. 'Tou
; d.c ...wT.., - . .,..,.
(Of tne aimcuiiy m unv. ...-
"?.. m nrhT "Now the ranee
!Jo lco measured In vibrations
l"" 11 e n 78. The fewer
W r. .twner the tone. For-
, Sihuman tar Is higher-geared
I w nun. -.-Infer frnm 31
Mr o"d up to" 32.788 vlbra,
TO. nt an hour to learn those
LTio n bet on ,th?lr M1?
.i nrlorhone. concisely stated.
PLnlcat spllclnr, a cache or res
'."TTz:.. ..nwnrv voices and absent
F-ntVclrc- vibrations and de.
p l 2 ,Y1...
lb4 Jtiwn on. iov.
,,. mn flDPCtacuiar iiouriBii
x.j mrlnn and the reproduc-
EgS lUrted. the effect being the
?7j ,. nutlet of the reservoir,"
?!, waving his hand at tho ma
!lt in wots, I admit Still, the
U k.d to travel about 500 fcot
rSt were registered. Human ears
ntlonal peneraviuu mn i.cwmh
the different personalities behind
...a- Af words and sounds, for the
r t Worthless unless the blU of
I toffvtrsullon aro assigned to dafl-
kWhJuuil. ' WstenI that high-
m! nliio recordophono voices can-
fv-jued as evldenco In a criminal
L-.1t.. irrtted tho Federal lnves-
rW present only," said Monte. "In
ttrr time me sworn testimony 01
loleeljt' will be as clinching, and
itfter as that of a handwriting
r . .
Mea the record over again slowly,
Httlir himself under the lamp scrlb
lodthnimDcr pad. He remarked that
afnnattons promised a, real value
TiMljntd. Here Is what he wrote:
t'flfallP'THUMP . . como . . In . .
k , goes . . It . . 3c . . BooI
BUfiRnR . . shut , . that . . window
, , ill . . right . . your . . excellency
E , DISO . . why . . didn't . . DING . .
".J IMP. . UiftU . . our . . appoint-
st D1NO-. . been . . busy . .
, . DDfO . .trisht . . here .. DINO
.UnrasMf-DINO . . tho . . money
, DlNO . . how . . much . . more . .
tent. . enough . . for . . rent . . 01
,, tan. ., KEItFLUMP .. what'a
maw . peopio upaiuira iignt
SCRATCH . . thanks . . any . . trace
. tu (8 J , ,.np . . damn . . queer . .
M.U .iLorajo . . :od,. . scared , . mm
-4
in Kensington
. he . . cleared , , out . , perhaps ,
. DANQ.. what's ,, tip ,t somebody
i going , , out . , where . . Is , . tho , ,
transformer . , you . , used , . shipped
.It . . to . . Chicago . , that's ,( good
. when . . Is . . the . labor . , meet
ing . Saturday . . night , . hers ,
are . the . resolutions . . very .
good . your . , excellency . . THUMP
. i beer . . Is . , on , . Ice . . Mr. , i
Brlccone . . who , . Is . . she . , only
. .my . . housekeeper . don't . . get. .
excited . ( Count . i no . , names . .
please . . 77 . . then . . that's , . better
. , nerves . . I , , guess . , HONK
HONK . . good . . night . use . . side
. . door . . BANG . .
Monte stopped the machine and handed
the memorandum to the Investigator.
"Looks like anothor cryptogram?"' eald
Agent IC
"It Only lacks punctuation," said Monte.
"Fortunately these voices are pitched far
apart and my oars are keen enough to
arrange the dialogue. As for the Inter
ruptions designated THUMP-THUMP,
DING, BANG, etc, I shall employ my
Imagination."
"How many peoplo.were talking?"
"Three, two men and a woman. The
high-pitched nasal voice of Brlccone I will
designate X, the low, gutteral voice Y and
the shrill, feminine voice Z. 1 will keep
the machine running until I get tho entire
conversation dialogued, and tho Interrup
tions accounted for."
.
Monte did so. After a few minutes ho
had reduced tho spoken record Into this
written form: ,
nCCORDOPHONB TRANSCB.IPT.
(Rap on the door.)
X Como In.
Y How goes It, 35?
X Good.
(A passing wagon rattles on the cob
blestone.) Y Shut thnt wlndowl
X All right, your excellency.
(Clock begins to strlko tho hour of
8.)
Y Why didn't you keep our ap
pointment? X Been busy right here.
Y I brought tho money. ,
X How much?
Y More than enough for rent of
hall.
(Nofso of something dropping)
Y What's that?
X People upstairs. Light?
(A match is struck evidently for a
smoker.)
Y Thanks.
X Any trace of 68?
Y--No.
JftpDamn queer.
Y That Chicago Job scared him;
ho cleared out.
X Perhaps.
(A door slams )
Y What's up I
X Somebody going out.
Y Whoro is the transformer you
used?
X Shipped it to Chicago.
Y That's good. Whon Is tho labor
meeting?
X Saturday night.
Y Hero are the resolutions
X Very good, your excellency.
(Rap on tho door.)
Z Tho beer Is on Ice, Mr. Brls
cone. Y Who h she?
X Only my housekeeper. Don't get
excited Count
Y No names, please.
X 77 theh.
YThftt's better. NervM, I guess.
(A motor car horn from the street.)
Y Good night.
X Use side door.
CA door Mams)
Agent K gave a cry of wonder as his
ginned ran down tho transcript.
"The big news Is that Brlccone burnt
out our fmnll dynamo motors," ho
gasped. "I uas right."
"Thero Is bigger Information than that
in yesterday's sound catch," said Monte,
patting tho machine with manifest af
feotlon. "What?"
"For ono thing tho coming labor meet
ing of my employes. I am going to be
there myself with a whole box of sur
prises, Seems to me the time has come
to pull tho drop on Brlccone."
Monte then worked out tto moro tran
scripts from the next following cj Under.
One was a record 6f four voices, Hrlccone
nnd throo dlssnttsfled foremen from tho
Big Four (for whom, tho housekeeper put
the beer on tho Ice). It showed Brlccone
urging his callers to get out a good attend
ance for the Saturday night meeting Tho
othor was a record of Brlccone playing a
violin.
"Every coarse naturo has Its tender
side," commented Monte. ''Brlccono ap
pears to be a first-class amateur violinist."
"Whoever la 77, this voice Y?" asked
Agent K before lealng.
"He is tho Intermediate scoundrel, the
main pivot upon which Hochmolster turns
his pawn. Now hang on to yourself for I
am going to give you the real big news. I
recognized that Y voice; I havo heard It
before."
"No!"
."Yes. It Is the voice of tho man who
called me on tho telephone last November
nnd arranged for the ealo to mo of tho
documents stolen from Hochmelstor's
black portmanteau It confirms what I
have long suspected."
"What have you suspected?"
"That this Count, 77, the man with tho
black whiskers I saw at the Beading
Terminal or whoever ho Is, thought ho
Bold mo a goldbrlck, nnd knew nothing of
the cryptic cross being attached to tho
documents. No man signs his own death
warrant; BuppIIes eWdonco against him
self." "Truo enough."
"I am comlnced tho man who checked
over to me tho sheaf of documents from
tho portmanteau cither mtsicd that little
sheet of gray notepaper, on which was
typed tho crytlc cross, or else "
Monte paused, and put both of his hands
on tUo other's shoulders.
"Well?" said Agent K.
"Or olso It wns deftly put undec tho clip
bctwoon tho bluo prints by a real, stanch
friend," declared Monte.
"A man?"
"It might hno been a woman," said
Monto enigmatically, asho let the Gov
ernment offlclal out Into Walnut street.
CHAPTER XII
Monto Km culs Himself
STRONG MAULEY took the suporln
tendency of the Big Four with some
misgivings, but not until he had first un
bosomed himself freely to Monto Crimen,
who purposely met him ono night at tho
Drexcl Institute.
"You havo Initiative and you have Judg
ment," said tho young multimillionaire to
Unity Marloy's big brother. "They aro
iRWER SMITH'S
fcju.-
"RAINBOW 'CLUB
A TOOL 'CHEST IN A BOOK
litKDear Everybody Ono sure thlncr we must remember is that our books
jdtools, and one book which I want you to get acquainted with is tho
-
(jt S3" learn a new word every day you will learn 865 words in a year,
liftkan Vear VOll will lfn-n linw mnnu?
HM-poor dictionary has a broken back, I have used it bo much. It is
Woo bad, because I am always afraid some jf tho words' will spill out
Jali wish to be active members of, our club and to be little workers;
gte, you must havo a little dictionary a 10-cent one will do by your
iwlle you are reading these talks or studying your lessons.
Wt would you think of your mother if she made an apple pie and
Igjfa put the appjes in? Well, that is just about what you do when
m. a word and do not -understand it and let it go. What a dreadful
I . K Is to lo'so a penny, and yet day by day we go on losing words,
"(cover thoughts which means so much to thoso who write them and so.
!tbose of us who are too lazv to look thtm un.
y will learn to love,your dictionary. Each day it will open to you tho
Rwreta of Word Land, because throughout your lives you will have to
JWds, words, words, and some day it may dawn upon you that the
IP .iu do not use are" really tho most important. This brings us to the
ypence," which you might look up in your dictionary or put down
i lce of paper and look it up when you buy your dictionary.
i, mt just thought of a very grand idea, and jt is this: To write to
inicuonary:
H My Dictionarv
P-you are my tool chest
ly you always stand by your little carpenter."
UNj iip your name.
Lpure, if you can think of something better than this, please do so,
tne know what you do, and I will print your suggestion in the paper
arnameandall. Honest fnjun I
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evenino Ledger.
J Branch Club News
tay Off from tha hclo-htn of
tSlafta, la., cornea the news of a
p.jWth Rainbow Club branch.
ri are Ruth and Esther Cole,
ShU. wns. by tfe way, who
Wttera at Ru ,jike. ttro very
tprestnt drawing up plans and
'ui names. Please, please,
! Ralnhnu,. ,. i ...- ...
tJFi energetic llttia wtmf
1KWW!, A third Rainbow
fid X.01,.onel We hav U
ijf5.th "Carnations," and now
j MlLlJi Man HB.J ! ...
KShJf1 WoJb!n VIolfcts."
wEjmI ,2.thaV branch of the
n v5i.f A? wu t( b called the
Tk. , rpey wUl teU yu
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ak v-T vy"t. mary tires
r,w., t-ucllU Levlii. Lottie
H mTSu "!... Hannah
fcpetj the "Woodbine Violeta'M
br,Jr . uen "applies as do
.Jr namesakes (,,",., . jt
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BifTrt
Krwq lipasat
aiSrS1, wwnber-of your
fc.cz, " iena roe a Deau-Ift-METONDNESS
BACH
AyWaWNB -W ALONG
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tf04
The Happiest Birthday
in the World
to little Karl Ilanlfen Fueller,
of AaliUurne, I'a.,
who attains his first year
this ninth day of May.
Hay tha Ttma Fairy fvtr dolt out
yeara a golden as thla, tha first onat
Things to Know and Do
-i
il. Fill in the stars with letters so
that the words reading downward, are tha
same as those reading across,
My first Is one' of the Great Lakes. My
second Is a trip. My third is something
heathens used to worship. My fourth is
slippery 'Ash.
2, Name three birds that have bright
colored feathers (For little folks )
The Question Box
Dear Farmer Smith:
What are the those longest rvrs In
the world aniiatiow long ahs they?
pAMUEL.1 CRAMEfl.
The three longest fivers In the wprld
are the Mississippi with the Missouri
200 miles), the Nile. (4090 miles) and
the Amazon (750 miles),
' A Kind Deed
By THELMA STRAJtrNB 4
A littla elrl once had Ave dollars. She
was just going to. spend it and sha sa.w A
poor oia nan n(j so 5vs iu "?
dollars that would hM hovght her njca
FARMER SMITH'S BUG BOOK
Gracie Grasshopper's Dream
Ono night Mrs Grasshopper found so
i many jumps in Grade's little legs that she
I had to put a book on the bedclothes to
keep them down. Every time she wont
put of' the room she had to come back,
because those dear little legs were always
jumping and Jumping until finally they
stopped, and Gracie went to sleep.
Now the strange thing about Graclo wai
that on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
nights she always dreamed, but on other
"nlchts Bhe didn't dream. Now, wasn't
that funny? .
This particular night was Monday night
and she dreamed that she saw her Look
ing Glass and It had a dreadful scowl on
Its face.
'Mercy me!" she said. "I'll never bcowl
again."
Pretty soon she looked at tho Clock and
discovered that Its face, was dirty, and so
were Hh hands. In fact. Its hands were
raised as If to strike.
"What have I done to make you angry?"
askel Oracle Grasshopper (In her dream,
of couiseX
"Nothing," eald the Clock; "only I am so
slow I wish you would get a key from the
Piano and wind me up."
"Could you tell me something about
yourself," niked Oracle Grasshopper.
"Yes," said the Clock. "1 am the son
of Tather Time, who Is very, very old.
He has long white hair and carries a
scythe with him, with which he mows
down the seccmis, the minutes, the hours
the days and the years.
"Father Time has sent this message to
all the Clocks: 'I want you to see that all
the little children go to bed on time end
feet up in the morning on time, and also
that they gat to school before the bell
steps ringing.',
"you see, I have a face, and when the
children are on time I smile and when
they are late I frown, and I hope -that I
shall nver have to frqwn pn them
again."
Just then & chair began to walk.
"How is it you can walk?" asked Oracle
In astonishment.
"I have legB," said the Chair.
"Oh!" Sfasped Gracie,
"Can you guess why I am like a tree?"
asked the Table.
"No1." came a little voice from out the
bed. "Dcr tell me."
"It Is because I havq leaves," said tha
Table.
, Just then the Big ClocK struck the hour
and Grade Grasshopper woke up,
"Good morning, Mr. Clock," she sad,
"you see that I have not forgotten my
dream. 1 am on time this morning."
Qur Postofdce Box
Helen Buckmaster sent this sraUe and
these curls straight from Sharon JU11
Pa. Wa really don't know how folks are
managing without
them out there, if
they enjoyed, them as
much as we do,
things must be pretty
lonesome ! Alice Mat
lack and Elizabeth
Ilunnewell Willing
are ui Lest cnums
In the world. They
are in tho, same class
la school, they spend
all their spare hours
together and, of
courbe, they both
Joined the. cJub-r-And
la the same extvelopa
their partnership question w say Indeed
RFW
THE CHEERFUL CHERU&
Ve-Ve -6.11 .so little by
pvr.selve.5,
Vero juit engulfed m
work -.nd dole-,
If we. could get united
once
I Let we'd rrrtsJUe
.one cjriirvd ,
bid .soul
3 W""!
tho keystones In the arch of authority
over men. Go Into tho Illff Tour and win."
"How about education and experience?"
said Marley fdlterlngly.
"-Acmilred qualifications," replied Monto
surprised at his own philosophy "A
healthy brain and an nmbltlous spirit soon
get them by the scruff of tho neck. Hear
me high brow it, Strong!"
A few days Inter Monto with Craig
Andrews, the lawyer, paid Marley a for
mat visit nt Blanchard's old oRlce, where
Strong wns Installed In his now Job. It
was getting closo to the Saturday night
meeting.
"You young men need to bo Introduced
ngaln," said Andrews, with his customary
urbanity, "Marley, lot mo present' Mr.
Crispen "
"Great Scottt" exclaimed tho new super
intendent, dumfounded for a moment
"Oht You can't back out now," said
Monto with an engaging smile "Androws
hnB your contract In his safo at tho down
town ofllces"
"Who oald anything nbout backing
ott7" said Mnrleyf with thnt rare recov
ery of composuro an Iron naturo Is always
capable of.
"Spoken -llko a regular Roman," said
Monto, extending his right arm "Put 'or
there, Marloyf Good luckl"
Thero Is genuine comradeship In an
honest handshake botween real men It
Is the cement of co-opcratlon; an Ameri
can test that puts tho character on review.
"GIo mo his hand."1 said a great flhan-?
cler, "and I will telf'youTiln worth."
"Now thnt you havo struck palms on
tho future," snld Andrews, "Mr Crispen
might as well outllno tho now depart
ment wo shall create once tho mills get
going ngaln Ho nnd I agree ns to who
should head tha department, if sho will
only consent."
"My living In Kensington," began
Monto, "has shown mo that tho welfaro
sldo of Industrialism needs a stiff
Jacking up at thu Big Tour. Andrews
and I want your sister to organlro n
women's auxiliary among our workers
and their home folks In short. Strong,
tho Big Tour has got to como to tho
scratch and bo run with soma regnrd arid
consideration for tho social well-being
nnd hnpplne33 of our operatives."
Marloy's eyei glistened as his young em
ployer wont on:
"No reason for us to bo laggnrdi
Blanchard couldn't understand fhe
world got shead of him You are differ
ent, t want you to lnsiatt flrst-ald rooms
lrt all of our ml(ls, and suggest that you
secure the advJca arid .safVIco of Doctor
Willing In their Conduct, The feroal edoiw
OJhld progress f Germany before the (far.;
was largely due to employers ifipra being
rorceu to recognize the real rtghta 6f tho
tollern Wo aro going to da It hero vol
untarily, without militarism A a price'
for the boon to the workers) and do It
too Upon the much higher American wage
piano. If possible I want the nnmo of
Crlsben to lead In transforming modern
business from a mechanical to a human
science"
What n speech the lad has hade, you
snyy Mushy? Not at all, Monle Crjspen
was ab full of pep nnd enterprise.? as ' h
Klmberly diamond merchant. SU11, he
saw that education had made the work
em (Observant, nnd that consideration of
their living problems was (he host form
of Insurance a far-sighted employer could
tnke out .,
So It camo that the policy of makeshift
wont Into oblivion nt the Big Four. Th,6
habit Of dotntf the easiest and llkowlsa
least Immediately oxpcnslvo tiling by
leaving matters an they were was killed
with tho coming of Marley to the great
mills. Ho took hold with a royal will and
his sinter Unity assisted him by going
nmong tho womch workers nnd hut Again
we are plunging ahead of our tale,
"Now this affair tonight,'.' Bald Marley
to Monto on tho morning of the Brlccone
meeting.
"Leave it to mo, Strong," replied the
young heir. "I am going to explode a
bomb."
Iron Moldcrs' Hall that night roofed
12Q0 male mill operative! from tho Big
Fofir. Victor Brlccone, tho agitator, was
In One fettle, for tho attendance exceeded
that of any previous meetings, those held
when ho began bis work in Kensington
Ho had planned shrowdly Tho tempo
rary shut-down of tho mills had rekindled
tho tires of dissatisfaction nmong tha
workers.
Thero wcro loomflxcrs and woolsorters,
doltors nnd bcltmakcrs, brushes nnd nap
pors In tho crowd that curiously watched
tho Italian aa he Btrodo pompously around
the platform, slinking hands and talking
volubly with picked llcutennnti, men vlth
pet grievances against the management of
tho mills Every fnctory Iuib Its quota of
malcontents ; fertile soil awaiting tho com
ing of each Itinerant strife stirrer,
i A radical minority Is tho wind that
blows 'tho (lamo of, discontent tho world
over. In tho crowd that faced BrlcCono
were mon who had no complaint against
the Big Tour. Why wcro they tllero7 For
the reason that an Idlo dn makes a long
night ; It was a place to go to with assur
ance of scolng workmates and exchanging
friendly words with them That such
gatherings frequently prov e one sided af
fairs, with no voice raised for thoi absent
employers, Is tho pity, and only too often
proves tho undoing of tho yory tollers for
whoso promised ndvantago tho enterprise
Is set on foot
"What doci all this mean?" nslted I
Monto Crispen of a grizzled ' rolt-coverer 1
seated beside him In tho body of tho hall
"It means business," Mr. Tailor," xvas
tho answer
"Whnt business?"
"I dunno. It's a meeting"
(CONTINUED TOMQRROW.i
ST
CHAMPION SWORD SWALLOWER, '
MLLE. EDITH, SAYS IT'S EASY
twenty - four Inch
$ Blade Slides Down
, La4y's Esophagus
Without Causing
Her Slightest Incon-
' venience
DON'T DELAY MAKING
VEGETABLE GARDEN
By JOHN BARTRAM
"What Is tho proper tlmo to plant? How
early?" These aro almost stock questions
even now I don'tvbelle0 In planting too
early. Tho plants do badly even If tha
.days nro warm, because nights are chill.
ocn If not frosty. Intermittent growth
makes weak plants. Ilkowiso tho soil
"clods" and la hard to work nil season
'. Tho oxperts In tho United States Depart
ment 'of Agriculture sa"y that aa soon ns
tho soil has dried so that a hapdful whon
craanid In' tho hand and gripped by the
.lingers will slowly fall apart upon being
rcicnseu ii ia in v. hi. iucviu,,,.- wu.,.v.w..
to prepare "for planting Clay or heavy
soils should never bo worked while wet.
T.fnr Inlurv may bo done by doing this
than' can bo oercomo In several years of
careful culture,
Tho vegetable garden should be pre
pared now if the preliminary work has
not yet been done, unles3 the soil Is ex
ceptionally wet Cold weather of tho
menacing kind is certainly past.
Peas are up In favorable locations.
More plantlngB should be made.
Beets, ''carrots. Brussels sprouts, tur
nips, parsnips, onions can all bo seeded in
tho opeft ground Cabbage and lettuce
plants, and xmldh sets can be put out
safely. v
Thero will be a sharp frost between
May 10 and May 20 and planting out of
tomatoes, eggplant and pepper plants
should be deferred till after this frost;
also bush and pole llmas. string ana
was beans cati he pianteu in tne row uv
once. Corn can also be put In.
When the soil Is found dry, as de
scribed above, tho upper three Inches
should be made fine by tho use of the hoo
and steel-tooth rako; all rubbish, stones
and c)ods shoiild be removed and tho sur
face made evenT somehftl compact nnd ns
level as the contour -of the area .-will per
mit. It may then bo marked pff for plant
ing in conformity to the general plan of
the garden. '
Soils which are naturallx moist are likely
to be sour and bo not In the best condl.
tlon for the crop. To correct such ft con
dition lime should bo used. Qover the
ground with" n, thin coat of air-slaked
lime, which cart probably be secured near
by at small cost, and work this n well.
The use of the llmo, while npt Ji plant
food, will correct the acidity and will Im
prove the physical condition of the soil.
If the soli Is clayey or'a stiff clay loam
and the location Is In a section where
severe freezing occurs, it will be found a
decided advanfago to give the area a heavy
dressing of decomposed manure In the
autumn, and before freezing weather sets
In spade the land bo as to turn the ma
nure under and leave the soil in a, rough
lump condition, bo as to secure the bene
fits of the digestive acfjpn of the winter
freezes In reducing the soils.
If the soil Is light and sandy a mulch of
manure may be spread over it in the fall
and the spading delayed until spring, n
localities where the soil does not freeze
the manure may be applied In the autumn
and the soil repeatedly spaded during the
winter whenever H Is dry enough to be
worked.
The one general precaution which should
always be observed Is never stir the soil
while It la wet
Get busy now In vegetable garden.
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Tailored and
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$20 to $5S
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Winlcr Asparagus and Rhubarb
St I. T Tlia amatour tnrden maker will
find It an excollenf plant to mart netf plants of
asparagus rhubarb and YVUIoof chicory now
In order to hae n, continuous supply oC forcing
roots These roots can be du up In tho tall
and taken Into the cellar or a Eroenhouse,
where they will produce a winter crop eoer
lntf many weeks Khubirb will not forco well
until after the first ot tho jonr, but It Is po.
slblo to have aspurajfus almost .tha whole year
around ., ,
Hollyhock Culture
nf.LEN' Double hollyhocks should bn started
every spring sowing the seeds In ' April or
May and not later than June, and transplant
ing as soon as tho plants are larso enoush. and
they will llower the neit year1 When trans-
planting set the plants no closer than it toot
upart. The Mowers on youiifr. lgorous plants
are much finer than on old plants Holly
hocks do best In n deep rich soil and should
bo watered well In dry weather.
Lettuce to Head
C. S. Most amatour gardeners have trouble
In making- lettuce head For that reason I
usually recommend crowing Cos salad, the
youru- and tender leaves of which can bo con
tinually clipped May llnK and Vv'ayahcad let
tuce are arletles that usually head tvell for
amateur gardeners Plant early. Chicken
inanuro worked Into tho soil makes good xqr
tlllzer for lettuce. Sow lottuco thinly In rows
1-' Inches apart, and barely cover tha seed.
When four leaves appear thin to six inches
apart In tho raws and cultivate frequently.
, Perseverance overcomes all obstacles.
If you don't believe this, ask Mademoi
selle Kdlth Clifford, champion sword-swal-l&wcr
of tha unlverso and tho envy of
oyery other "freak" who sat In the side
Shtfw tent of IUrnum & Bailey's circus
over In Camden today, and received, with
Ill-concealed ennui, tho gaping ndulatlon of
country yokel nnd city bumpkin nllke.
Tako. for Instance, Mademoiselle Maxlne.
She was the snake charmer, and a pretty
blonde. By all the lawB of right and
wrong tho supremacy of tho tent should
be hers. But not "Fake act" is all tho
comment she received for wrapping several
miles or cohra around her body nnd kissing
tho affectionate thing on tho fangs.
"Them snakes Is sick with dope! Any
body could do that I".
It's tho Bamo with Eddie Masher, tho
thin man (though Heaven nlono knows
whnt ho could mash; ho weighs only 34
pounds) and "Fnttlo" Wilson, who tips tho
scatcs at COO and wears ruffles on his
sleocs.
"God mad a-'em that way. It ain't no
credit o tlielrn they gets paid for it," was
tho crowd's unfeollng dictum.
MLLE. CLIFFORD HAS "THE GOODS."
But as for Mademoiselle Clifford, to drop
Into tho 'vernacular, sho had tho good.
When a lady has a scratchy little feeling
on her diaphragm and Isn't afraid to re
llove It by sending a 24-Inch Bword down
to Investigate, you'vo got cither to ndmlro
her norvo or get out. Mostly you get
cut that la to say, If you were a person
of dollcate sensibilities. But such a ono
should novcr go Into a sideshow.
When Mile. Edith stepped blithely up to
her rack of cutlery nnd chooses tho long
est and most sharp-toothed saw, tho
crowd held Its breath.
"Iloo-oo-oop I" walls tho Bldcshow or
chestra, moro In sorrow than In anger.
Edith bares her fangs nnd smiles aa
charming a smllo as a Woman who is
about to Insert a buzz-saw can.
"Iloo-oo-oop I" Down It goes. No
fnko about her You see tho muscles
In Madomolsello'B neck stand out. No
sleight of hand, cither, for tho lcopard
skln garb that tho sword swallowcr has
conceived to bo tho proper dress for an
afternoon occasion such as this fits with
a gloo-llko adhesiveness that would make
any real leopard blush for shame. It Is
also sans sleoe and sans neck. A pin
might possibly bo concealed somowhero,
but a sword, or a saw, or a pair ot scis
sors noerl
"I bet tho lady novcr cuts hcrsolf when
sho cats her pco-i, or don't havo to mlT. 'em
with tho mashed potatoes, either," said a
little boy In tho front row, pale, with ad
miration "But I don't eat 'em thnt way," retort
ed tho sword awallower quickly Dealing
with cutlery makes you sharp, and you
llon't tako any "lip" from tho onlook
ers, cither!
i"It's awful easy to do," Mademoiselle
told you if you were sufficiently Inter
ested nnd approached her with dofercntial
mien. "I learned when I was 14. I prac
ticed for three hours with a dull sword
you mustn't have It too keen and found
that It would Blip down very easily. That
was In London, Jfngland. My father was
a captain In tho British army."
Having a sword around the house all
tha tlmo must be a temptation But Mile.
Edith declared it isn't necessary to be
born in the army set In order to bo as
accomplished as she All you havo to do
ila to buy some cutlery from her and a
sot of Instructions telling you how to lose
your respect for your csopliagus. Tho
fj-tSev
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MLLE. EDITH CLIFFORD
cutlery looks expenolve. Most people
contented themselvci with tho instruction,
which cost but 5 cents. They read as
follows: '
HOW TO BE A SWOBD SWALLOWBR.
"First Securo a perfectly smooth
sword, 18 to 20 Inches long, taking care
to hno sharp edges and points removed,
after which a heavy nickel plate cont
lng should bo nppllcd so ns to prevent
the blado from corroding or rusting.
"Second. When you havo secured tho
proper Instrument proceed carefully at
tlrst and endeavor to insert tho sword Into
tho thorax, taking care to holt tho head
(veil back.
"Third. Do not under any considera
tion becomo Impatient or In a hurry, but
proceed with nil due deliberation and cau
tion until you havo learned to Insert at
least from 6 to 8 Inches of the blado with
out producing nausea.
"Fourth. Should your throat becomo a
trlflo sore or Inflamed, coat tho surfaco of
tho sword with asollno each time before
Inserting It to counteract nny tired or un
pleasant feeling that may arise.
"Fifth With ordinary good success one
should bo nblo at tho end of a week to
swallow an 18-lnch blade, but If Buch Is
not your luck, do not becomo discouraged,
but rest for at Icastm week or 10 days to
allow the muscles to strengthen. During
tho rest period you should gargle tho
throat nt least four times a day with n
Balt-and-wator gargle, then after resting
you should again proceed as dlrcptcd
above."
There is no good reason, Edith told
you, why any careful, persevering person
should not becomo an adept at tho nrt,
and when sho docs tho sword 'swallowcr
declares thero nro any number qf J150
per week Jobs Open to her.
"Don't you wish you was me?" queried
Edith coyly at tho conclusion of her per
formance. No, Edith ; wo really don't, despite that
S1G0 nnd your leopnrd-skin frock. We
believe there aro some places knives wers
not meant to be.
Graduation Gift
The return of tho 'cameo la hailed with
nnllnht bv the glrUwho can wear quaint
1830 froclts. Some of tho cameos are at-
tached to a lino chain anu worn as a
pendant, others aro sot In brilliants" or
plain gold bands and worn as bracelets.
Llttlo finger rings featuring cameos, -with
a seed pearl Betting, are pretty for a grad
uation gift ,
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Spring and Summer
Suit Models
Smart collection of Serges,
Gabardines, Velours, Checks
and Mixtures, and Jerseys j all
sizes.
28 Suits $19.50
Formerly 137,50 to 335
27 Suits $24.50
Formerly 337,50 tp 342.50
35 Suits ....r $29.50
Formerly MB to 353.50
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39-$45.00, Sjf $29.50
35 -$17.50 VfB&i1 $37.50
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1714 Walnut Street
Importer and Ladies' Tailor
Large Savirigs
1 ' Can Now Be Made in Our Ready-to-Wear Department
Fashionable and Stylish
Suits, Coats and Dresses
Sharply Underpriced to Make Room for Building Operations
Soon to Begin to Enlarge Our Shop
Mid-Summer Millinery
Transparent Hats of Net and Hair Braids for Dressy Wear
A Strictly Modern, Scientific Fur Storage Plant
Furs Preorved in Dry, Cool, Circulating Air
"Faultless"
Bedding
is the tangible realization of long hoped for luxury and
economy. As none compares with it in quality of
materials and workmanship, so none compares with it
for comfort and all-around desirability, for Summer
bedrooms particularly.
It should be ordered now.
Dougherty's Faultless Bedding
HairMattresses. Box Springs. Brass Beds.
163i CHESTNUT STREET
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Sterling Silver
Deposit on Glass
. Cheese Plate and Server
., Mayonnaiie Bowls and Ladle
- Cracker and Cheese Dithe
1 Lemon and Sugar Basket
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Jam Jars
Berry Bowls
Sandwich Plate
Bon Bon Diihe
and many other novelties suitable -
For Wedding Gifts
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