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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'
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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.
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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.
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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
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