ON ARES cui cia 46, 7:30 ~ NOXEN Philip Cameron is spending a few days at Carlisle visiting relatives and friends. ! Several Grangers of Beaumont Grange visited Mill City Grange on Wednesday evening. Degree work was given by the Beaumont Grange. A. J. Davis and wife of Bowman's Creek Grange also attended. M. W. Whitaker intends to take his son, who suffered infantile paralysis a few years ago, to a specialist at Philadelphia for the summer months. George Space has moved into his new home purchased of Clarence Dymond. Miss Gladys Sickles, who formerly |. resided at Noxen while her mother held a position with the firm of Ris- ley & Crosby, has published a book]: The volume |" will be used as an introduction tol’ her novel, “The Great Despair” which |. containing her poems. she intends to have published this fall. The title of her volume of poems is “The Calico Lillies.” : Ruth, Evans, who has been teach- ing in the Noxen High School the past year, has been engaged to teach near her home at Mt. Carmel, Pa. Dorothy Gilmore, who has been]. teaching in the district school at at Evans Falls the past year closed her school last Monday and celebrated the evening by tendering her stud- ents a picnic. Games were played. Miss Jennie Evans of Dallas, was in town Wednesday. A balloon was seen about 11:30 Sunday forenoon over Stull and head- ed for Schooley Mountain. Many of the Stullites were in a nervous trem-|, or thinking that it was probably a new stunt put on by the prohibition element. Many of their hidden cel- lars were suddenly brought into use. Rev. Miller of the M. E. Church has the following program for Sunday: Beaumont—=Sunday School at 10 a. m. Worship at 11 a. m. A Moth- ers Day sermon. Noxen—Sunday School at 10:30 a. m. Epworth League at 6:45 p. m. 350 p. m. a Mothers Day service. Prizes given to the oldest and young- est mother present. A practical talk will be given. “Keeping Young Throughout the Years.” All are cor- dially invited to attend. Wm. Wright, Albert Wright, Law- rence Kitchen, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Jones, Angeline Jones and Albert Jones motored to Oneonta, N. Y. last Saturday to call upon Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Hettig. Mrs. Daisy Waltman nee Bigelow left Wednesday for Binghamton to join her husband who holds a position there. Mrs. Waltman taught at Nox- en High School the past year. . Sheriff Stark, of Tunkhannock, was in town Wednesday, but headed for Stull, where they have a wet season the year around. Remember the bake sale today at the M. E. Social Hall. ‘Three new members will be iniated at the Bowman's Creek Grange this Saturday evening. RR : Clarence Dymond moved the fore- part of the week to his new home which he recently purchased from Ira Kresge. ——— =m mie se forme oF Carverton Mrs. Charles Frantz is a patient at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where she is recovering from an at- tack of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. George Knorr and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and M. J. Hefft called at the home of Mrs. Mary Knorr on Sunday. Sunday services: May 9. Sunday school held at 1:30 followed by preaching services at. 2:30. Rev. Greenfield, pastor. ' Miss Margaret Knorr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Knorr, was bridesmaid at the marriagte of her former school mate, Miss Elsie Rin- | us, of Shavertown. Miss Knorr wore a blue silk crepe and wore a picture hat to match. The Ladies’ Aid held a business meeting at the home of Mrs. Alfred Sword. Lunch was served to the fol- lowing: Mrs. Hugh O. Jones, Mrs. Seth Webb, Mrs. Willard Prynn, Mrs. Loren Andreas, Mrs. Charles Dana, Mrs. Amos Sax, Mrs. Jonas Frantz, Mrs. Grover Stock, Mrs. William Vos. burg, Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs. Ralph Hefft, Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. Emory Harris, Rev. and Mrs. Emory Greenfield. Mrs. Bertha Anderson is much im- proved after a recent illness. —0 LEHMAN Dr. H. A. Brown, of Lehman, has purchased a new Dodge six coupe. A birthday party was recently held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kinsmen, in honor of their daughter, Ruth. Misses Kathleen Johnson and Mil- dred Greene, of Lehman, spent Sat- urday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Munson Shaver, of Huntsville. Paul Johnson recently motored to Sayre, N. Y. Willard Lansberry, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Laawrence Lansberry, of Lehman, has been ill. Mr. and Mrs. J. Winters, Mr. and Mrs. Harney Sutton, Bert Miller, Ar- thur Ebert and M. F. Stair, attended the installation of the Rebecca’s and Odd Fellows held at New Columbus recently. The Ladies’ Adult Bible Class will hold its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Flora Thomas on May 15th. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Nulton are rejoicing over the arrival of a son. Mrs. Nulton before her marriage was Miss Arline Trumbower. 0 The Expert “What is the best definition of an expert?’ asks T. R. (Littlehampton). o,0)@-0-am-0wm de } face brick wall up to the first floor One who knows more 22d more ahout | tesg and less. By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home building, for the read- ers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as editor, author una manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these sub- jects Address all injuiries to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue. Chicago, Ill., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. : Homes that are built entirely of brick and homes that are built en- tirely of wood are most common, but there is a way of combining both of these home building materials so that the resultant home will be most at- tractive. Brick gives an air of sta- bility to a home; wood gives the idea of age for it was of lumber hewn from the forest that the original American homes were built. Shown in the accompanying illus- tration is an example of how these two building materials can be com- bined and a most attractive home 32'0™ WI XG" v VINCRM, P52 cro} SUN DINING RI. ! n3xiz'o i n J BALL . 3 TORCH First Floor Plan. made of them. Here is a home radi- ating -an atmosphere of comfort and solid worth. The combination of the siil and above that walls covered with wood shingles is highly appro- priate to the architectural style, and the awnings add an effective touch of color. The dimensions of this house are 24 feet by 32 feet, exclusive of Demand Specifications for Your Protection A complete set ‘of specifications is an accurate written statement defining the quality of materials and work- manship to be employed in bailding, on the basis of which the contractor ngrees to build for a definite price. Complete specifications also contain he general conditions of the contract ‘etween owner and contractor respect- ‘ng insurance, liability, foreman super- ision, honds, liens, delays, ete. They ire thus a protection to the home Suilder, since they insure that he will t what he pays for. They are also a protection to the ontractor against any unreasonable Jdemands that the home builder may make of him. High-grade contractors demand complete specifications. Home builders should do so. Plumbing Should Conform to Rigorous Standards A good system of plumbing with a supply of pure water has been said to be the most important single con- tribution of modern civilization to com- fort, health and elimination of dis- agreeable housework. Anyone who has had experience with leaking, stopped up, or overflowing drainage systems needs no warning that good standards should be rigor ously carried out. A committee of sanitary engineers and plumbing experts, associated with the Department of Commerce, has for- mulated a set of basic plumbing prin. Here is a home radiating an atmosphere of comfort and solid worth. The combination of brick and shingles, laid wide to weather, is highly appropri- ate to the architectural style and the awnings add an effective touch of color. FH the sun parlor at one end. It con. tains three rooms and the sun porch on the first floor and four bedrooms and bath on the second floor. The room arrangement is very sim- ilar to the colonial, as the entrance hall is in the center of the house with the living room on one side and the dining room and kitchen on the other. The living room extends the depth of the house, 22 feet, and is 11 4 | —_— a g g Second Floor Plan. feet 3 inches wide. It has an open fireplace in the center of the outside wall and at one side are double french doors opening into a sun porch which is 7 feet wide and 22 feet deep. To the left through a cased opening is the dining room, a front corner room, 11 feet 3 inches by 12 feet. At the back is a good sized kitchen and .off it a breakfast nook. The stairs to the second floor run out of the central entrance hall and end in a central hall on the second floor. Each of the bedrooms open off the hall and is a corner room. They all are of practically the same size. The bathroom is at the end of the hall at the front. \ This is a very fine building design! It should have plenty of ground sur- rounding it as the lower portion of the home being of brick gives an air of size. Planted as shown in the il- lustration any owner may be proud of this bome. Use of Rust-Proof Metals Saves Trouble Modern invention has played its part in making Americans a home- loving people. Better homes have been made possible by the develop- ment of better materials. Before rust-proof metals came into general use in construction, home own- ers constantly faced the annoyance of leaks from corrodilile water pipes. flashings, gutters and rain pipes. Fre quently such leaks caused serious damage to interiors and furnishings In recent years the expansion of the great fabricating mills of the cop per and brass industry has made | possible to use these enduring metal in home construction for but a little more than the cost of corrodible ma- terials. - When building or buying a home in- gist on copper flashings, roof decks, gutters and rain-pipes, brass pipe fit- tings and solid brass or bronze hard- ware, lighting fixtures; bronze screens. weather strips and sash chains. These metals cannot rust. Door knobs discolored by moisture deposited upon them by the hands and lighting fixtures that are tar- nished and pitted with rust give rooms a shabby appearance that becomes steadily worse until the items are re- placed. Strong Flow of Water Cleans Stucco House A stucco heuse requires vigorous cleaning. For stains, which some- ciples which have been widely aceept- ed by sanitary engineers. Lioss of Heat Through Asbestos Paper Shown The objection to common asbestos paper used as a heat insulator on hot- air pipes was worked out some years ago by investigators at the University of Illinois. They were able to show that more heat was lost through pipes | thus covered than through pipes on | which no insulation was used. How- | ever, where cellular asbestos was | used, adequate insulation was ob- | tained. | Bathroom and Kitchen Too often, in planning a home, the bathroom and Kitchen are neglected. Yet these rooms, almost more than other. places, should possess an air of refinement and sanitation which will leave its impress upon everyone who enters them. | is the central hall type, with living | | room on one side, dining room on the times are found below the windows, diluted ‘sulphuric acid can be applied. The stucco must first be scrubbed well and then rinsed thoroughly. To clean a stucco a strong flow of water through a hose with the nozzle set to throw a small stream will be found effective, Begin at the top of the wall under the roof and work down. Naturally the closer you can get to the stucco surface the more satisfactory will be the result. Home With Central Hall Proves Popular Now Probably the plan most frequently utilized for the house of moderate size other. To the visitor entering the front door, be he friend or foe, 90 per cent of the first story is spread open before his eyes. And if he but take the logical next step forward, behold! he will be up the stairs and right into the sleeping quarters. SYNOPSIS Dr. Davis, recently married to May Davis, is having lunch with Joe Babbitt and his friend, Myra Pfeffer, when Babbitt is called away. May happens into the same hotel an dis furious at seeing her husband with a girl. She drops her gloves and they are returned by Claude Beranger-de Brie, a per- Jumer, who presents his card. Davis, trying to explain the situa- tion, invites the first man he sees, de Brie, to lunch and leaves him with Myta. Then, in order to turn the tables, Davis accuses May of having a flirtation with de Brie. More angry than ever, May tries to ; etude Davis by going to her hair- dresser. CHAPTER IV—Continued “May, darling, I'm terribly sor- ry,” Davis began again, noting her attempt to cover the smile. “I beg your pardon!” She stared at him coldly. “This gentleman’s ' annoying me.” She turned to the elevator boy—this time a beaming Legro. The boy looked from the man to the woman. Davis reached his hand into his pocket and drew forth/ a dollar bill. He slipped it into the boy’s hand. “I happen to be this lady’s hus- band. We're just having a nice, friendly quarrel, that’s all,” he an- rounced casually. A row of white teeth gleamed in the dusky face of the boy. He nodded as though he understood. “Tenth floor, please,” May call- ed as the car ran past the ninth. “Let's kiss and make up.” “Tenth flo’, lady,” the boy an- nounced. *“An’ luck’s what Ah hopes you ain't got nothin’ else, but, Mistah!” he called after the departing figure of Davis. “You and me both,” Davis Te- torted, hurrying down the hall after his wife. “Good afternoon.” May burst into the hairdressing salon and ap- proached the appointment desk. “Oh, good afternoon, Mrs. Da- vis. You haven’t an appointment, have you?’ The girl behind the desk scanned her book. ‘What did you want?” “Could—do you think Peter could take me for a trim—right away?’ She turned and saw the figure of her husband outlined in the doorway. “Well, let me see.” The girl scanned her book once more, frowning. ‘“He’s terribly busy, but maybe he could work you in between customers. Just a min- ute. Tll ask him.” She got up and disappeared into an inner TOOM. “May, you might just as well talk to me, because I'm not going to leave until you do.” Davis step- ped up beside his wife and laid an appealing hand on her arm. “I've already told you I have nothing to say to you.” “Well, but I've got a lot te say to you.” ; “I'm not interested.” “Peter says if you'll wait a few minutes he’ll take you, Mrs. Da- vis.” The girl returned to her desk. “Thank you.” May walked over to a lounge and seated herself, picked up a magazine and began 10 read. For a moment Davis waited, contemplatively, thou g h tfully. Then he strode determinedly across the room. “Now look here, May, you're go- ing to listen to me whether you want to or not,” he began. “I'm going to tell you the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” “How can I tell whether it’s the truth or not? You're probably quite an adapt liar by this time,” she retorted. “But I'm not going to allow an en- tirely strange woman—who means nothing in either of our lives—te cause us to quarrel.” “Well, she was certainly & stranger to me, but I can’t say she looked as though she was to you.” “Be quiet,” Davis commanded. “I’m talking.” make any answer. She had never heard her husband use that tone of voice to her. Before she could bring herself to reply Davis was hurrying on. He had the advan- tage and he knew it. He hadn’t gained anything by cajoleries, and he had decided to try other tac- tics. “I made a luncheon engagement with Joe Babbitt several days ago,” he was explaining. “I get so blamed sick of looking at women in the office that it’s a relief to get out and talk to a man once in a while. And I usually meet some- one at noon or else go to the club. I was good and fed up this morn- ing at the office, and I was glad to have a chance to talk to Joe. When I arrived at the Grill the first thing I saw was this woman seated at the table and Joe intro- duced her as a friend of his.” “It all sounds very pretty,” May interrupted, but there was little spirit in her voice. In fact, she had become just slightly tired of the game she had been playing, but she was not yet willing to ad- mit it. Down in her heart she re- alized that she trusted Ed; and she knew that her threats to ‘leave him were empty ones, but she had been angry, and she thought she would teach him a lesson in time. “Pretty and true,” Davis contin- ued. “But, as I.was saying—" “Please dcn’t bother. I'm not interested.” May started to rise. “You'll sit here and listen if I have to knock you unconscious.” Davis’ mouth suddenly became a grim, determined line. May sat down. “As 1 was saying, Joe introduced me to this woman, and I was sore because he’d brought her along. Then to add to everything, Joe received a telephone message and said that he had to dash back to the office. Personally, I think his wife was on the warpath. But that’s neither here nor there. I was left alone with that girl. I didn’t know her, and I didn’t care anything about her. I was trying to get away without appearing ab- solutely rude when you walked in.” E “I saw you holding her hand,” May interposed. “You saw me doing nothing of the kind,” Davis retorted. “I sus- pect her of trying to have a mia flirtation, in which I was not in the slightest interested. And then when you walked in I was so up- set I couldn’t see straight. And when you wouldn't speak to me I was almost wild. Of course I re- alized what you were thinking, and my only idea was to do something quick, and I resorted to that silly: subterfuge, which you saw through immediately. I'm sorry about the whole thing, but that’s the honest truth. You believe me, don’t you, May?’ He leaned towards her and tried to take her hand. “Well, you didn’t need to accuse me of flirting with a strange man in the hotel,” May parried. “I wasn’t accusing you, darling. I swear I wasn’t. It was stupid of me to say what I did, I'll admit, but I suppose I was trying to divert your mind from myself, and I snatched at any straw—" “Yes, you must have snatched at any straw if you picked out your luncheon companion.” With her returning spirits May was resort- ing to the “catty” feminine. “I agree with you,” Davis acced- ed good naturedly, “but, you see, I didn’t pick her. And what I can't understand is how you could think I picked her after I'd picked you. You must admit I have good taste, at least. And you know I never did like brunettes. In fact, I belong to the group of gentlemen who pro- fer.” In spite of herself May had to smile. She didn’t in the least feel like being angry any more. She felt that Ed was telling the truth, and after all—well, they had only been married for three months and she couldn’t find it in her heart to hold resentment, “You know I don’t love anyone else but you, darling,” Davis con- tinued. “Don’t let’s quarrel any more.” He puts his arm around her. “Oh, Ed, don’t—everybody’s look- ing.” May blushed as she saw sev= eral of the waiting customers smil- ing over their magazines. “I don’t care if the whole world’s looking if you'll only say you've forgotten all about this—this af- fair. If you don’t, I'll—TI'll1 kiss you right here and now,” he threatened. “Oh, Ed, don’t be silly. We're acting just like a pair of newly- weds.” “Well, aren’t we? Hurry up and tell me you’ll forgive me—and I'll take you out and buy you the big- “I’m nothing of the sort, and you know it,” Davis returned hotly. / INSTALLMENT SEVEN BOILS to draws BEAR BRAND SALy«: SO Essi asm adh - GROBLEWSKI CO. Plymouth. Pa. found [892 wos gest bottle of perfume we can find.” (To be continued.) anaiwural hcad : ¢ May looked up, too surprised to i weet Valley MANY SOCIAL ACTIVITIES pet | AT SWEET VALLEY— SCHOOLS CLOSE TUES. Te : |, The Mott school will close oo | Tuesday. If the weather permits | picnic will be held in Mr. Harris | Grove. Ilene Jackson and Laura Foss, who are attending Wilkes-Barre Business College, spent the week-end with the parents. gE The entertainment given by a num- ber of young people from Slocum, a the Church of Christ hall was well at- tended and enjoyed by all. Ro Mr. and Mrs. Francis Shaw ai family, of Hunlock’s Creek, called on the former's’ parents on Sunday. Rev. Waterstripe and family are spending the week at Richland, Ne York, visiting their son and daugh- ter. i Mr. and Mrs. Torrence Naugle and daughter Merle, called on Mr. an Mrs. H. B. Hoover on Sunday. Mr. D. E. Davenport and Mr. H. B Hoover spent Monday in Avoca. Milo Birth, Robert Birth, Jr. and Leroy Rosencrance spent Sunday afternoon at Lehman. us Miss Freda Eckhart is quite ill pleurisy. A Mrs. W. H. Thomas spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Lena Foss. A. M. Hontz and William Farver spent Saturday at Thornhurst. Se The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church met with Mrs. Stanley Post on Wednesday. Fe The Willing Workers of the Church of Christ met at the church hall on Thursday. a Philip Bredbenner, of Beaver Meadows was calling on friends on 8 OO ml (spending a few days fishing for trout in Pike County. ] | Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Williams and Mrs. Izora Williams, of Loyalville, spent a day recently at Sweet Valley. Misses Iona and Nell Holcomb spent Saturday at Nanticoke. O——— Science Triumphant In these days, anybody who scoffs at the putterings of the research work- er thereby proclaims his own blind ignorance. — Woman's Home Com- panion, 2 {fs } b % TIN, JONES, ABBOTT & MAR (Incorporated) makers of ARTISTIC MONUMENTS 56-58 N. Pennsylvania Avenue Phone 8716, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. yh XY Sufferers 2 Dr. Scholl’s Foot Expert will be here TJURSPDAY, FRIAY, and SATURDAY, MAY 9, 10, 11 To explain the newest scientific, most advan- ced methods of cor- rection — how relief can be had at once By special arrangement with Dr. Wm. M. Scholl, the world famous Foot Specialist, an Expert of his. personal staff will be at our store on the above date. He will demonstrate Dr. Scholl’s' newest scientific, most advanced methods of correcting foot troubles. He will make an analysis of your stockinged fect and show you the nature and extent of your foot trouble and how you can be immediately relieved of your distress. This valuable servicecostsyounosthing. Take advantage of it at once. R. M. STAPLETON : PUBLIX DRUG STORE A Next to Luzerne Post-Office
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