14 HOUSEHOLD TALKS Henrietta D. Grauel For Flower Lovers Nothing adds more to the beauty off a home than flowers withiu anil with-, out. And this month especially wej cherish and enjoy any "green things | growing" whether a tiny graceful vino, J a spreading fern or crocks of proud chrysanthemums in full feathery bloom. I If you have the right sort of plants in your rooms, an average temperature. j and if the air is not too dry, you,will doubtless have what is called "luck with your flowers. But too often, late : in the fall a few flowers arc potted and brought into the house and expected to make a brilliant showing of blossoms.; This is impossible; after a flower has worked ajl summer you must let it rest, through the winter. Many, many letters have been re- i ceived recently complaining that flowers are disappointing their owuers. Om reader asks what to do with a rubberj plant whose leaves are growing black! j;ud yellow, and falling off? It has been kept too moist. Do not water dur ing the winter and keep the plant in a cool, dry place. As it is ornamental you 1 ■will not want to put it in the basement but you can put it in a cool hall or on a stair landing. The cuttings of rubber plants are started in soft water just as oleander are but not at this season Another complains that her palms have a scale on them. They have been kept too hot and dry. The infested j parts must be brushed and washed with warm suds of tar or whale oil soap or I <|iiassia chips tea. This cleaning must be done several times. Moisteu the sjil with a mixture of milk and water and after the scale is removed and there j are signs of new growth pour one or' r The Season's Smartest Costumes The Basque and the Redingote Polonaise Jsr\ / j Av\ now the vogue in t f f-%%, JJL \j\ Paris and New York lsl| KpPk x\ fallc EASILY MADE (9 \\ AT HOME $ yiy | are accurately de- I t j scribed and beauti- J ' i rJ 1 fully illustrated in i lj\y the new Autumn | /I t McCALL yW PATTERNS [A\J iir/A and u -^ rr l ft' V; \ FASHION *" > PUBLICATIONS i:KniM-,on: with fuix skiut UtCall ratt< ins 61JT— 61 IT. MeCali Patterns *l-.< OKI >»" cf the Silly n<« oc.oucr XTrtTir fin Q'llo w « are nflerlns Miei Viiinj. ™vW vl. Oct AC tracttic uewr October desiaiu Watch the Special Piece Goods Sales and make stylish but economical clothes yourself. The present Fashions are easy to drape and Mc< 'all Patterns insure the smartest styles and a perfect lit. Get The New McCall Book of Fashions To-day E. M. SIBLE, 1300 Market Street A. H. FRAIM, 2032 Sixth Street HARRISBURG, PA. V _ ... - ~| T —— —— _____ The classified columns of the Star-Independ- ' cut will help you in your selection of a house, j apartment, office, lot, farm or garage. The Best 6 Most Desirable Homes are advertised in Harrisburg's Creat Home j Newspaper, t The Star-Indepen 18, 20 and 22 South Third Street Phone, mail or bring your \N ant Ad to the Advertising Dept Bell Phone —lndependent, 215 24<t Wimm FOWLS OUTSIDE QUARANTINE Turkeys and Chickens Not Affected by Cattle Disease Edict Washington, D. C., Nov. 13.—Mouse- I wives need have no fear that flheir j tables will be without Thanksgiving : turkey on aci-nunt of the Federal <juar- ! antine in various States against the livestock foot and mouth disease. To j allay any uneasiness on this score the f two tablespoons of castor oil around ' the roots of the plants. This makes a ! very glossy leaf on both, palm and rub j ber plant. Little gnats among the fern leaves annoy another flower lover. In this j case the soil is too moist bnt it is too | late to help the plant by drying it. Do not water for a few days then fill the ; saucer of the plant with warm water containing just a pinch of chloride of i lime or with strong lime water. This will destroy any insect life. If there i are fishworms in the soil they will crawl [ to the top and may be picked out. I Angle worms afe good friends in the garden but they are not good in flower : crocks or among the roots of potted ; plants. It is good to find a letter of praise , among all the requests for help and ' complaints of failure with plants—it I says: "We just love geraniums ami J have every window full all winter. Thcv need little heat and they bloom ; continuously." We are all in love with this hardy plant. Its colors are won derful and whether you have the rose or walnut geranium, the ivy, the Cali fornia; hybrid, the dwarf horse sl!4>e or "just geranium" you can scarcely ttiake » failure with it. Vet some persons do stunt its growth by planting it in painted or glazed pots through which the air cannot penetrate. A plain clay pot is the only proper holder for grow ing liouseplants. i "After years of flower growing, in places far apart. 1 think it is not so much the soil and the climate, as the care and skill of the cultivator that I counts for success." —Page Roberts, • K President the Rose Society, Kngland. Department of Agriculture last night issue l a statement explaining that the i disease does not effect poultry and the; I quarantines lay no embargo upon the! | shipment of turkeys or chickens. The Department experts also express | txl the belief that the rise in trice of | poultry reported to have occurred in various States could not in any way I be attributed to the outbreak of the foot ami inoutli disease. HARRISBITRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, ' C ° f >ri,ht, H«keth b prich*rd Continued Mrs Rone started '.'So be tins. tiut 1 never remembered that till this min lite.'" She looked back into Joe's gray e.ves with Indignation "And lie smokes 'Nugget' all right. 100. 1 knuw It. All the same, it isn't Villi" "It's queer them bits of worsted on the doornails." observed Joe Judicially Her color Hauled for a moment. "Wbv queer': He's been here to see m— us more 'u onee this time hack. The nails might have caught his neck er any day,' l she retorted. "It's just possible." agreed Nuvem iter in an unconvinced voice. "It cant be Val!" repeated Mrs. Rone steadily. When we were out of sight Hud of earshot 1 turned to November "The evidence against Riack Is pret ty strong What's your notion?" "Can't say yet. I think we'd best Join Evans; he'll lie trailing the thief." i We made straight through the woods toward the spot where the dog's body lay. As we walked I tried again to find out Joe's opinion. , "Hilt the motive'/ Haven't Mrs. Rone and Black always been on good terms?" I persisted. Joe allowed thnt was so and added "Val wanted to marry her vears ago.'' "But surely Black wouldn't rob tier, especially uow that lie has his chance i again." "Think not?" said Joe. "I wonder!" After a pause lie went on "Rut it ain't hard to see wbat'll be Evans" views ou that. He'll say Val's scared of her growing too independent, foi she's made good so far with her traps and so lie .just naturally took a band to I flighten her Into marriage Ills c;ise ' agin Val won't hN'iik down for want oi i motive " "One question more. Jot- Do you really think Vai it ..-u is the guilty | lIIHII ?" November Joe looked up with Ill quick. sudden snilie "It'll lie a shock to Evaus it lie ain't." said lie Very soou we struck the robbers trail and saw from u second line ol tracks that Evans was ahead of us fol lowing it. "Here the thief goes." said Joe "See! He's covered his moccasins with deer skin, and here, we have Evans tracks He's hurrying. Evans is He's feeling good and sure of the mau lie's after." Twice November' pointed out iaiui signs that meant nothing to me. i "Here's where the robber stop|>cd to light hys pipe. See! There's the- mark of the butt of his gun Itetween these roots_ The snow's thin there Must a' had a match that chap." he s*aid after a minute, and. standing with Ills bnck to the wind, he made a slight movement of his hand "What are you doiug?" I asked. "Saving myself trouble." He turned at right angles aud began searching through the trees. "Here it is Hung up in a snag Sendog match tie used." Then, mulling my eye. he went on: i "Unless lie was n fool he'd li'jlii his niateh with his face to tile wind, wouldn't he? And most right handed men "lid throw the match therebouts where i buuted for it." Well on in the afternoon the trail led out to the banks of a wide aud shallow stream. Into the waters of which they disappeared Here we overtook Evans He WHS standing by the ashes of a tire almost ou the bank. He looked up as we appeared. "That you. Joe? Chap's took to the water." said the game warden, "but he'll have to do more than that to shake me off." "Chap made thi£, loo?" inquired November, with a glance at the dead tire. Evans nodded. "Walked steady till be came here. Dunuo what be lit the tire for. Carried grub. I s'pose." "No; to cook that partridge," said Joe. I glanced at Evaus. His face dark ened Clearly this did uot please him "Oh. be shot a partridge?" | "No." said Joe; "be noosed it back in the spruces there. The track of the wire noose is plain, and there was some feathers. But look here. Evans, be didn't wear no pink uecker." Evans' annoyance passed off sud denly. "That's funny." said he. "for be left more than a feather and the scrape of a wire." The game warden pulled out a pocketbook and showed us wedged between Its pages another strand of the pink and grey wool. "1 i found it where be passed through i those dead sproces. How's that?" I looked at Joe. To my surprise he threw back his head and gave one of bis rare laughs "Well." cried Evans, "are you still anre that be didn't wear a pink necker?" "Surer than ever." said Joe. and be g*n t<> |K)Re In the ashes Ev.»us eyed him for a moment, trans ferred bis glance to me and winked Before long be left us. his last words • being that he would have his bands on 1 "Pink Necker" by night. FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 1914. , CHAPTER VII. The "Pink Necker." JQK sat in silence for some ten minutes after he had prone; then he rose i»id hegnn to lend away southeast. "Evans ill hear Vnl Black's the owner of the pink necker at Lavette Tillage It's an otter's to a musk rat's pelt that then he'll head straight for Vnl's We've not to be there afore him " The afternoon was yet young when! we arrived at Val Rlack's. Val wat not at home, but .toe entered the hut "flud searched it thoroughly. 1" asked bim what he was seeking. "Those skins of Sally's." "Then you think Black"— "I think nothing vet. And here's the man himself, anyway " He turned to the door as Val |tlnck ' came swinging up the trail. He was | of middle height, strongly built, witli quick eyes and dark hall' which, though cropped close, still betrayed Its 1 tendency to curl. He greeted Novem- 1 her warmly. November was. I thought. j even more slow spoken than usual. I "Vnl." lie. said, after some talk, "have vou still gut that pink necker Sally knitted for youV" "Yes. I've got her." "Where:"* "Right here." and Black pulled the j aiutller out <rf his pocket. "Hull!" snid .Toe, There wits a silence, rather a strain j ed silence, between the two Then November continued. "Where j ] was you last night'.'" Val looked narrowly at .Ine Joe re I turned his stare "Say. November .loe. are you search ing for trouble'.'" asked Black In an | ►mitiously quiet voice. "Seems as if trouble was searching | for me." replied November There was another siieni'e Then Val Jerked out. "1 cull your band " "I show it." said -loe "You're sus ( pectcd of robbing Sally's traps this mouth back. And y«u're suspected of' entering Sally's house la*t evening and stealing pelts" With H shout of rage Val imde at Joe November stood <piite still under the grip of the other's furious hand* "Ymi act innocent, don't you. you o!d coyotte"' lie grinned ironically. "1 never saiiT I suspected you." Blnck drew off. looking « little fool ; isb. hut he Mured up again. "Who is it suspects me?" 'MUST Evans And he's got good evl- ; donee Where was you between t! ami 7 last night?" "In the woods I come back auri slep' lore" "Was you alone?" "Yes." "Then you can't prove no alibi." Jo* , paused. It was at this moment that Evans, accompanied by two other forest ran i gers, appeared upon the scene. Quick as lightning he covered Black with his shotgun "I'p with your hands." he cried, "or I'll put this load of birdsiiot into your face." Black scowled, but Ills hands went up. He stood panting At a sign one of the rangers sidled up, and the click of handcuffs followed "What ain 1 charged with?" cried Black. "Robbery." "You'll pay me for this. Simon Ev ans!" "It won't be for awhile—not till they let you out again.' retorted the war den easily. "Take him off op the trail. Bill!" The rangers walked away with their prisoner, and Evans turned to .Joe. "Guess I have the laugh of yon. No vember." he said. "Looks that way. Where you takin' j him?" "To I.avette. I've sent word to Mrs | Rone to come there tomorrow. And now." continued Evans. "I'm going to search Black's shack." "What for?" "Tbe stolen pelts." "Got a warrant?" "I'm a warden-don't need one.** "You'll not search without it." said November, moving in front qf the door. "Who'll stop tue?" Evans' chin shot out doggedly. "I might." said Joe In bis most gen tle manner. "I'm In the right, for It's agin the law, and you know it, Mr Evans." Evans hesitated. "Have it your way, but I'll be back with my warrant be fore sunup tomorrow, and I'm war den. and maybe you'll find it's better to have mo for a friend than"— "Huh! Say, Mr. Qunritch, have you a fill of that light bncey o' yours? I want soothln'." As soon as Evans was out of sight, Joe beckoned me to a thick piece of scrub not far from the hut "Stay light here till I come back Everything depends ou that,'' he whis pered. Our Gift to You of This $5.00 Bible No difference how many Bibles you now have, this one MAKES PLAIN the subjects by pictures printed with the type; so of all others, this is the USEFUL Bible for all. PRESENTED by THE STAR-INDEPENDENT to its readers, who will ever be grateful for the lu addition to. the 600 beautiful text illus- nnnnrtnnitn nf I I lny down at niv case In a sheltered | spot, and tin-n .loe also took the road ' lor Lavette. Everything appeared to be against Black— the cartridge' which ! titted his rifle, the strands of the tell J tale neckerchief, the man's own fu j lions behavior, his manifest passion for Mrs. Hone. and the suggested ino tive for the thefts—all these things pointed, conclusively it seemed to me.j in one direction And yet I knew that j almost from the beginning of the in quiry November had decided that Black j was innocent. The evening turned raw, aud the thin | snow was softening, and though 1 was j weary of my watch I was still dream j ing when I started under a hand that touched mv shoulder. Joe was crouch ing at my side. He warned uie to can- J tion, but I could not refrain fnnn a question as to where ho had been. "Down to the store at Ijivette," he i whispered. "1 was talking about that search warrant—pretty high handed I; said It was, and the boys agreed to ! that." After awhile Joe touched trie to wake-j fulness, and 1 saw something moving on the trail below us. A second or two' of moonlight gave me a gllnip s e of the approaching figure of a man. a hump ed figure that moved swiftly A wliis j tie. No answer. And its hand went to the latch I heard Joe sigh as he | covered the man with his rifle. Then ratne his voice in its quiet tones. "Guess the game's off. Sylvester Don't turn: Hands up!" | " The man stood still us we came be- j i hind him. At a word he faced round j I saw the high cheek bones and gleam- I Ing eyes of an Indian His savage face was contracted with animosity. "Now. Mr Quarltch." naid Novein ber suggestively 1 flutter myself I made a neat job of tying up our prisoner. "Thank you What's In that bundle on his back?" To Be Continued. \mmjm CONFERENCE Southern Commercial Congress Calls Conference to Consider Placing Im- j migrants on Southern Farms Washington, I). C., Nov. 13.—Sena- i tor Duncan U. Fletcher, of Florida, j president of The .Southern Commercial Congress, issued a call to-day for state and ioeal officials, representa{ives o| the press, commercial and civic organi nations, railroad officials, bankers, and real estate and business men of the South to meet in Washington on Sat j urday, December 12, to consider and j devise methods of interesting and 10-' eating agricultural immigrants in the { Southern States. The call is issued by The Southern Commercial Congress, with the approval of Heereta"/ Wilson j of the Department of at the in stance of leading business men through- j out the South to discuss the advigabil-1 ity of undertaking efforts fcr placing tho agriculturally inclined immigrants j now out of employment in our indus- trial communities on .Southern farms, | ami to plan methods of curing for the horde of foreigners that will probably come-to this country at the close of the European conriict. Secretary Wilson will deliver the! opening address at the conference. Thei Southern Commercial Congress will) have the co-operation of the Depart ] inent of Labor in this work 1 , and Mr.] j T. V. Powderly, chief of the division I of information of the Bureau of I mini , gration, has been designated to actively j assist in arranging for the meeting. The conference is called, it is st:it ed. lo determine a Southern immigra | tion policy, and to work out a prac | tical plan by which the South can take ; advantage of existing opportunities. There are thousands of immigrant fain ■ ilies in our industrial communities, i either out of work or on short time, j I that have been working and saving for I years in order to be able to return to i Europe and purchase agricultural homes who are now prevented from leaving j this country. Many of these people | no longer desire to return abroad in j view of the economic burden which the : war has placed 011 the countries of Eu | rope, anil large groups can be placed on : Southern farms if the proper efforts are ' made to secure them. Large numbers of European iinmi grants, many of whom will be prac tically destitute, will <;ome tb the I Hit cd States at the dbse of hostilities in ! Europe and must be cared for. The advisability of attempting to utilize ! this class of people on the farm lands lof the South will also be considered, j Preparations are being made to have j representatives of the foreign press in j this country, and officials of the more| j important of the immigrant societies to attend the conference. In addition to I Secretary Wilson, other high officials of the federal government will also be in \ attendance. The fact that the South possesses! peculiar opportunities and advantages] in this instance is fully realized U.v the; officials of The Southern Commercial Congress and they will see that the con ference directs fts attention to devis ing a system of financing agricultural settlements in the Southern States and to the task of establishing an immigra ] tion service capable of properly ha 11 | j dling and directing this important I | work. A large attendance is expected foi l | the subject of immigration is now pro ] I vokiug considerable attention through 1 j out tile country, and is commanding serious consideration 011 the part of the! Government. It is already being urged that postoftice officials, and the county | agents of the- Department of Agricul I Iture co-operate with the federal iinmi i gration officials and state officials in ef j tec ting a proper distribution of immi I grants to the agricultural regions. I A Safe Proposition 1 lay it down as a safe proposition ! that the fellow who every little while ] j has to break into the baby's bank fori ! ear fare isn't going to evolve into a| I Baron Rothschild. — Philip D. Armour. ] Pennsylvania, Railroad's School of Telegraphy The l"enn»} Ivanln Knilrnml mndurlH n ' . Mcltool of Teleuraiihy at Hertford, Pn.. I j where only a nominal tuition fee IN I ! charged. <*radun<eM of thlN Nchool are I assured employment with the Pennayl- j j * aula Kallroad. For Information nd- i I dreHM ThomiiM Soddlnntoii, ManaKrr, I'. j H. K. School of Telegraphy, Bedford, Pn. P When In Philadelphia Stop at the 1§ ■ NEW HOTEL WALTON Broid and Locust Streets H a Reopened after Ihe expenditure I g of an enormous sum Irf remodel j| I tN TOE CENTER OF EVERYTfIINt * S Near all Stores, Theatres and H R Points of Interest. H II Kxnry Modern ToßTenlenr* || jg ftOO Elegantly Furnished "I ■■ i t European Plaa I Rooms, without bath ....f1.60 ap B i ■ Booms, With hath |2 up. if , Mot and cold running water In all rooms t I WALTON HOTEL CO. ! ■ Louis Lukes, Presldent-Msniißer. B j WMV.W __ . _ BUSINESS COLLEGE*. t \ U.UCr,. KU&iJNESS CO l.i. ,n, K ;$-» Market Street Fall Term September First DAY AND NIGHT ■ '> Stenography, Stenotypy DAY ami NIGHT SESSIONS Enroll Any Monday SCHOOL of COMMERCE 15 S. "arket Sq., Harrlsburg, Pa. Cumberland Valley Railroad In Effect May it, I'J 14. Trains l.raVf llnrrlsliuru— For Winchester and Maitinsburp, at 5.03, *7.50 a. m., *3.40 p, ni. | For Hagerstowrti, (Jhanibursbtirg and intermediate stations, at '3.0.1, *7.50 I'll.OH a. in.. *3.40. 5.33. *7.40, 11.(ni I p. m. j Additional trains for Carlisle and I Meclianicsburg al 0.48 a. m„ 2.15, J.2i ;io, y.30 p. m. j For Diilsbui'K at r.,03, *7.50 and M 1.53 la. ni.. 3.18. *3.10, 5.32, 1i.30 p. ni. I 'lially All other trains duly except I riunday. J H. TONGB, I 11, A. lUbDIjID, G. IJ.l J . A. fc^upt. ' Artistic Printing at Star-Independent.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers