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fnmillos wbleh hud nowhere to live owins to the house shortuno in thnt city. The homes nro of briek, two stories,
:iml (lie teimnt pnys rental of about $3j u inontli which Is applied on the purclmso price. The house is sold nt exuet
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Polish Women Fighters Enjoy a Rest
WINS PRIZE FOR HAIR
jiholiim'iiph- sent from Wiirsnw niter the bolsheviki starled the drive
on tint citv. snows memners 01 me l.eiou 01 i oiimi ioineo. nsiiins
beljied to defend their city, Itiving their feet lifter u hind day's march.
On Their Way to Help Armenians
Mrs. Lottie Shanks, who won llrst
prize in n "hair" competition tit I'.e
mondsey, Knjiland. This is the second
time she has won u lir.st prize for her
long tresses.
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PART III. Continued.
There was a doctor In the tourinj;
ear wp jot him, too; he's a sure-
enough crook," oontinuod Ford. "The
doctor watched Shute every second of
the ride to New York, keeping Ids
hypodermic bandy. Hut the bid didn't
rouse before they got him to the
Colonla's pier. Then they woke him
up n little by slapping his face, so
ttiey cotdd curry him nboard as If he
! was drunk lots of young bloods are
I cnrrled aboard steamers that way, I
I understand. They spilled llqnnr on
i his clothes and face, then called the
ship's doctor you know the ability of
I the svpratM ship's doctor! Told him
that Shute who was booked us S. W.
Jones had been celebrating before
galling! The doctor looked him over
and said: 'He's all seas over, all
right.' "
"Hut weren't they afraid he might
come to before the ship sailed?" .
"They took care of that. After the
ship's doctor had gone, the doctor
crook gave him a hypodermic enough
morphine to keep him asleep till noon
the next day, when the ship would be
away out to sea. A liberal tip to thfi
room steward, who didn't suspect any
thing wrong, -and the greatest second
baseman In baseball was shanghaied!"
"All for the purpose of making a
killing?" asked the ambassador.
"The biggest killing the gamblers
have mado In years," . said Ford.
".Take Stinger and his crowd are sup
posed to have cleaned up several hun
dred thousand dollars."
"lint you've got him now Jake
Stinger!"
"That's the trouble we haven't."
admitted Ford. "Not one of the
crooks caught so far will admit
Stinger had anything to do with It.
They're being paid big lnonpy, P
doubt, to protect him."
"Then how do you know that he's
mixed up in It?"
"We know that the fellow calling
himself Walter Noble has done dirty
work for Stinger before. He would
probably go to the penitentiary for
Stinger for moftey."
"Then you're up against It?"
"Yes unless we're right In the way
I we size up the case. You sea," con
i tinned Ford, "tho crooks had to do
more than put Shute aboard that ship
and keep him unconscious until she
was out at sea. When he came to and
realized where lie was he'd naturally
send a wireless to me. If It went
through, why I'd try to rescue him.
Say I'd have gotten from the navy
yard a torpedolmat destroyer and over
taken him! The crooks guessed that.
So what would they naturally do?"
"Try to buy the wireless operator!"
answered the wily dlplomut.
"They did better'n that, we figure.
.They made sure of their man and then
l put him on the boat got him in
: stalled as the Marconi operator for
1 the voyage."
"You don't tell me! Who'd they
get?"
"You'd never guess. Hp's popularly
regarded hs r hero the hero of the
Regent."
"Wireless operator who saved the
iteamshio Regent?" The ambassador
was astonished.
Tris Ford nodded. "Jerrold Man
Bel."
"British subject, isn't he?"
"Relieve be is. Ies that compli
cate matters?'
"Somewhat. But we'll try to man
age it," the amhusslidor assured Tris
Ford.
"If you don't mind I'll give you our
position In regard to Jerrold Mansel.
"Certainly go ahead," said the ambassador.
"We have no desire to prosecute
Mansel provided wo can get from
him proof wkich will convict the 'man
higher up.' We aren't bothering with
the tools.
"Anyhow, that man Mansel saved
manv lives protected women and
children when the Regent was sink
Ing. That deed shouldn't be forgot
tenand we ain't going to forget It.
We look upon Mansel as the victim of
othoi: men's greed. First, a greedy
theatrical manager tempted him to
commercialize bis heroism then cast
him adrift when be was no Jonger a
box-oflice attraction. Mansel wns
broke, got to drinking, and had no Job
He was Just ripe for Jake Stinger to
plucls
could all be fixed up diplomatically
quietly. I'll see Sir (.eorge- (.'laugliton
at once."
Tris Ford looked puzzled.
"The British ambassador to Italy,"
explained Jnhn Bismer. "Great crick
eter in his day he'll taRe a keen In
terest in this case."
"Tell It iin if he'll help us out with
Mansel I'll acknowledge thnt American
baseball came fmm KngllsJi cricket!"
"You're a born diplomat," was the
ambassador's compliment.
"That's si range for I happen to be
nn Irishman."
Tris I'onl thought It a good Joke.
. The wife and three children of ('apt. F.rnest A. Yarrow, successor to Col.
William N. Haskell as director of near east relief activities In the Caucasus,
who have sailed to Jolu him In Tiflls, Georgia.
WORTH KNOWING
Ancient Romans used gold dust to
powder their hair.
A new Belgian law prohibits the
manufacture, sale or keeping In stock
of mutches containing phosphorus.
There are more motors for hire than
private cars In Japan.
Mexico Is now export Ing oil at the
rate of IICOXXVKX) barrels annually.
During a remit morning fog about
.".)) tons of guild matter was deposited
on Lcndc"
The ambassador nodded vigorously
"So"f Mansel will confess and name
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Brig. (Jen. linratlo nibson, H3 years
old. the oldest living graduate of West
l'olnt, and his daughter, Mrs. George
W. Wallace. He is president of the
Aztec Club of 1.S47
BIG RICE SURPLUS IN CHINA
$10,000,000 Worth of Grain Stored In
' One City; American Buyer
Hold Back.
' Hongkong Hongkong haa been
Stocked with 'rice bought for export
jnnd held for a rise In prices even dur
iIiik the rice shortage, which has be
come serloua In some cities of southern
Ch'na and other parts of the Orient
' The manager of a big commercial
Crm here estimated that thero was
more than $10,000,000 worth of Saigon
"long" rice stored In Hongkong.
Recently the price fell rapidly and
dealers and exporters found them
selves loaded up with rice while the
banks were pressing for the payment
of bills. Japan wns not able to buy
owing to the tightness of her money
market, and It was stated thnt Amer
ica, ordinarily one of the largest buy
ers of rice In this market, has censed
to purchase because she had obtained
a suttlclent supply.
There were food riots In Shanghai
In the latter part of June owing to
the high prices of rice there. On
June 29 there was only a four days'
supply of rice available In Shanghai.
Where the Dead Exceed the Living.
Wilmington, O. Wilmington's city
f the dead has a greater population
than Wilmington's city of the living,
according to census figures. There
are 8.071 sleeping the long sleep in
Sugar Grove cemetery while Uncle
LSam's enumerator! couuted only 5.03T
persons living In the town,
tho man higher up"
"We're satisfied," finished Ford
"We're after Jake Stinger. And It
ain't Just for revenge. The only
mennce to the Integrity of baseball Is
Rambling and I want to hit the gam
biers a crack that they won't forget
Pay putting Jake Stinger In stripe
means as much to me as putting a
trust magnate In jail means to the.
president! Understand, he's got his
heart set on it."
The ambassador smiled but gave
no sign. Aftar a diplomatic puuse he
continued (lie conrersatlou : "We
ought to be able to bring Jerrold Men
sel to time, somehow. He could be
detained on the landing of the Colonla
tomorrow nnd paroled In the custody
of the JSrltlsh ambassador. Then It
If Win Shute marveled nt sight of
Tris Ford waiting on the quay at Na
ples, the manager of the Giant-killers
returned the compliment ami opened
his mouth in astonishment. For James
Wlnton Shute, quite evidently in the
best of health, did not disembark
alone!
On his arm, glancing up at him In
perfect trust, was a timid, sweet-faced
woman of middle age, whose wistful
eyes confessed that she bad been
weeping. She was treated with a kind
of gallant deference enjoyed only by
the mother of a particularly attrac
tive daughter.
Win Shute bowled Tris Ford over
with his effusiveness. "How are you,
old bov? Tickled pink to see you!
.e'me Introduce you to Mrs. Leonard
Mrs. I.ecmnid, Mr. Carlingford isn't
this skv some blue!" all before Tris
Ford could get in a word. Incidental
ly, Win Shute hud never said "Carling-
Drd" on any other occasion. Pulling
the manager aside, while Mrs. Leonard
obediently examined the sky once
again, Win whispered: "My name's
James S. W. James remember! Ex
plain later."
Getting the sign, Tris Ford nodded.
"Wlieu's the nxt train to Rome?"
asked Win, smiling significantly upon
Mrs. Leonard.
"I don't know exactly," answered
Ford.
"Must start at once," announced
Win.
W h-n-t for?" Tris Ford could not
suppress his curiosity entirely.
"To see the American ambassador."
Tho manager's face brightened.
He's here cm the dock waiting
for"
Win scowled.
"for an American he has to
meet," completed Ford.
After he sees his friend whoever
be Is have the ambassador look us
tip at the Excelsior that's the top
notch hotel. Isn't It?"
Mobile it Is." acknowledged Ford.
"I'm stopping thero."
"On our way," ordered Win, rather
arbitrarily. But he winked at Tris
Ford.
"I'll join you there In half an
hour," said the manager, "after I've
arranged with the ambassador. Say
John Bismol-'!? all right. Why he's
a real fan."
But. Win Shute was hurrying away
out of range of the human ear. With
Mrs. Leonard he rattled off in rue-
borse victoria fortified by n taxi-fare
register. That's why be didn't see
the wireless operator of the Colonla
taken from the ship and paroled In
the custody of the British ambassador.
At the t ime . agreed Tris Ford
knocked at the ddor of S. W. James
for so James Wlnton Shute was regis
tered at the hotel In Naples. "Shall
we talk here?" Ford asked, "or go to
my room?"
"Here Mrs. Leonard Is across the
hall."
"Say who's this Mrs. Leonard and
what's the ganie?" demanded Tris
Ford. "Y'ou didn't wise up to It, but
the American ambassador was down
on that dock looking for you."
"Honest? Are you next to the am
bassador?" Win Shute asked eagerly.
"Sure I am. The president of the
United Slates has 'released' him to
me!" There was a matchless smile.
"Fine business ! Now you can help
me got Miss Leonard out of trouble."
"Miss Leonard? daughter "
"Only daughter only girl!" Win's
eyes gleamed. Thou catching the look
of understanding on Tris Ford's face,
half humorous, half glad, he blushed
blushed as a bush leaguer some
times does when returning to the
bench after his first safe hit.
"You haven't been signed, hav
you?" asked the manager.
"Not yet," confessed Win. suppress
ing tho inevitable sigh, "lint I'd sign
In u minute If she'd offer me a con-ti'iiet-rootriH't
with a reserve clause
for life," ho announced boldly.
Then ho told nil about It, ending
with the why and the wherefore wf hln
Incognito ot "S. W. .lames."
"She'll never care for mo a second
when she knows I'm a professional
ball player. She's a dead swell." Win
exuded gloom with every syllable
"If sbo won't have you," said Tris
Ford, "you wouldn't have her." This
was not an Irishism.
"Tris the unclad lad with the how
and arrow has winged me might as
well confess It."
"You don't have to tell me that,
laughed Ford.
"Why not?" Win wns startled. Had
the wrld begun to guess?
"Because yon haven't so much as
referred to your own case bow you
got aboard that ship, und how you
were treated."
"Oh. I cabled that from Gibraltar.
I'm all right so what's the use both
ering over it now?"
"Well, I'm" Tris Ford didn't fin
ish. His expression was enough.
"I know you think I ought to be
fighting mad at the crooks Unit put
me aboard that boat drugged," said
Win. "Due way I am another I'm
not. If I hadn't been sent otT on tho
Colonlu 1 shouldn't have met Imogen
Leonard."
Tris Ford wagged bis head from
side to side, looking the while like a
lair reproduction of Resignation. He
nsked the king of second basemen if
lie had any objection to further activi
ties ou the manuger's part to land the
chief crook In prison. Win Shute bad
none, provided he was not dragged
into It until he had made his "play
for the girl." Rut when Tris Ford
sought information ubout Jerrold
Mansel, there was a protest.
"See here, Tris," argued Win, "what
Mansel did to me suppressing my
messages and faking a wireless from
you to the captain was rotten bad, I
know. But lot nie tell you something:
nt the same time he was protecting
Miss Leonard I"
"How?"
"The captain of the Colonia wns
getting messages asking him If a per
son answering her description was
aboard the boat she traveled under
the name of Riley, remember I told
you. Same time she was getting
wireless messages from some friend
ashore warning her. As I understand
It, her wirelesses wore in code but
she didn't have the right code with
her; so couldn't read 'em. and had to
ask for translations in plain English.
Of course then the wireless operator
spotted her. But Jerrold Mansel didn't
give lu'f away to a soul on the ship
not even to the captain!
"What's more he didn't take ad
vantage of bis inside Information; he
didn't try to to work on her sympa
thies because lie was shielding her.
There's some good in that chap yet."
Tris Ford gave assurances of fair
dealing in regard to the wireless op
erator for Miss Leonard's sake! Ab
ruptly he asked nhout the young lady:
whore she was. He wns told that Imo
gen Leonard was detained In the best
hotel at Genoa, which was surrounded
by guards, and that Win Shine
wouldn't have left her there tilone if
she hadn't insisted that lie take her
mother to Rome to see the American
ambassador. This mission had made
It possible for Win to obey the cable
gram directing him not to leave the
ship until arrival at Naples.
The ambassador of tho United
States of America accredited to Italy
welcomed Tris Ford Willi a broad, see-what-a-big-boy-am-I
grin. Ford could
guess 'twas the symbol of accomplishment.
'.lob's done!' exclaimed Joh BIs-
inor. "Jcrold Mansel has confessed
and Incriminated that scoundrel Hung
er ! Seems It took a lot of work and !
pull to get Mansel reinstated as an i
operator and assigned to the Colonia. ;
The wireless company had kept tabs
on him knew ho was drinking and !
slipping down grade nnd they weren t
keen to have him back at the key-
Jake Stinger bad to give that part of
the plot liis personal attention. He
dealt directly with Mansel. So you'll
get your man higher up. all right."
(TO RK CONTINUED.)
When Stoppers Are Obstinate.
Bottle stoppers have an annoying
habit of refusing to come out Just
wlicu one wants them to do so. The
following Is a sure way of removing
the most refractory stopper. By
means of a feather apply a drop of
two of salad oil just where the stop
per joins the nock of the bottle. Then
put the bottle at a little distance from
ti fire, where it will become slightly
warmed, but not hot. The oil rapidly
works down In between the stoppei
3Bd the neck, nnd by giving the wholt
thing a slight tap the stopper will
come out.
Concealed In Earth's Bosom.
The earth conceals many wonderful!
objects, both natural wnd man-made,
that nre being discovered from time to
time. Remains of prehistoric animals
and plants, skeletons and mummies,
coins and jewelry, statues, old records,
aboriginal Implements and toys, even
whole buried cities have been found
from time to tunc. Mammoths Ion
been unearthed whole In frozen Si
beria. Their bones or those of their
relatives, the mastodons, have beet)
dug out In Alaska. In New York state
not far from the Hudson river, and In
New England.
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LESSCN FOR SEPTEMBER 19
EVILS OF INTEMPERANCE (TEM
PERANCE LESSON).
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At'filTI'iN AI. MATKltl At.- I 'an. 1.
I'HIMAllV HU'ie-Kcepimj Urn Butt
Sti Otltf.
JL'.MOi: ToPIC-What Ptr.mi! Drink
lo,s to (tip !rniker.
IXTKllMKIHATK AND fK.NMOK TOPIC?
l'f-:l.llv l-'ocs In lis.;uist?.
YlU Ni; 1 Kn.'M.K AND Allfl.T TOPIC
-Al.oiv.l - Kulse Claims and True
CharKi'a.
I. A Father's Wise Counsel (vv.lSV
-1 ).
1. What It Is (v. '.(I). "Be not
among w ine'dhhers ; among riotous
eaters of fVsh." Tills means person
who meet together lor the express pur
pose of drinking intoxicating liquors
and eating purely for the gratification
of their appetites. Wine bibbing and
gluttony usually go together.
2. Benson given (v. 21). "The
drunkard and the glutton shall come
to poverty." Intemperatco in drink
ing and eating leads to ruin. I'ovorty
Inevitably follows in the!r wake.
II. Woes of Those Whj Indulge In
Wine vv. I'll. 'M).
The miseries attached to the drunk
ard's life:
1. The awful pain which causes on
to cry out "(Hi I" Many, indeed, are
tl pains which men suffer because of
strong drink.
2. Sorrow the renn.rse which
causes one to cry out "Alas!" Many
are the expression) of hitter regret
which daily come from the lips of the
drunkard. Sometimes it is Hie sor
row of poverty of hiniselS and family
clothed in rags and half starved;
sometimes it is the sorrow of follow
ing a broken-hearted wife to the
grave and seeing his children scat
tered among strangers.
Contention strife and quarreling.
Much of the lighting among men V
directly caused by their passions be
ing inilamed by strong drink. The
drunken .nan Is always iady to take
offense, as well as to give it.
4. Babblings and complainings. The
wlnebibbcr complains of everything;
111 luck, broken fortune, riined health,
los of friends, of fate and of God.
fi. Wounds without a cause. These
are wounds which might have been
avoided from lightings In which a
soh"r man would not have engaged,
and from accidents which are purely
the result of Intoxication.
0. Redness of eyes. This lias ref
erence io the bloodshot eye of the tip
pler which renders dim bis vision.
All these woes come upon those who
tarry long at wine (v. SO). Those who
frequent the places of drinking soon
are tarrying long at wine.
III. The Attitude Enjoined (v. 31).
Look not nt It. Ho not put yourself
In the way of temptation. The only
I safe attitude toward strong drink is
total abstinence, and the only sure
; way of total abstinence is not to even
j look at it.
j IV. The Drunkard's Bitter End (vv.
o2-:tf).
1. The acute miseries resulting (.
?,'2). "It biteth like a serpent, and
stingetli like an adder." Strong drink,
like the poison of the serpent, per
meates the whole system and ends In
the most fatal consequences the bit
terest sufferings nnd death.
2. The perversion of the moral sense
(v. !t"). (1) This excitement causes
the eyes to behold strange things. This
denotes the fantastic Images produced
on the bruin of the drunkard. Since
unbridled lust always goes with wine
drinking, no doubt It Is true ns the
Authorized Version has it, "Tlilnff
eyes shall behold strange women."
Drunken men do desire and rave after
unchaste women. (2) "Thine heart
shall titter perverse things. His morn!
sense being perverted, his utterances
partake of tho same. He tells lies
his words cannot ho rWted upon. Any
one who has had dealings with a
drunkard knows that his statements
cannot be relic ! upon.
I!. lie is Insensible to danger (v. 34).
Tlio drunkard is unsteady; his brain
reels to and fro. He is foolhardy,
oven as one who would lie In the top
of a ship's mast' where there Is tho
greatest danger of falling off.
4. Ho Is insensible to pain (v. 3.").
The drunkard is utterly Ignorant of
what hnnpeiis to him wlille under tho
Influence of strong drink. Many
bruises and wounds Hie drunkard hna
which be cannot account for.
fi. His lib lee! bondage (v. .".."). After
all bis 'utTerlng. sorrow, nnd disnp
poijittoevrs In" irons nn ns a bond slnvw
to follow the ways of sin.
Yi. Hell tit last, for no dntnknnl
shall Inherit the kingdom of benven
(I Cor. C:1D).
Grateful for Rain.
To show how badly rain was needed,
n native who came to Newcastle mar
ket with his wagon was so overjoyed
that he rushed Into the center of th
street in front of the town hall whet
the storm wns at Its severest and of
fered up a prayer of thanksgiving. H
then started drinking the muddy war
as It flowed past him. Jotiaunetsbm;
(Tmnsvaal) Sumlnj Time.
GLUT OF RICE IN HONGKONG
$10,000,000 Worth of Cereal Hoarded
by Profiteers Finda No
Market
than $10,000,000 worth of Saigon
"long" rice Is stored In Hongkong.
Recently the price fell rapidly and
dealers and exporters found them
selves loaded up with rice, while the
hanks were pressing for payment of
Hongkong. Hongkong Is over- bills. Japan was not able to buy, ow-
stoekod with rice, bought for export Ing to the tightness of her money mar
aud hold for a rise in prices even dur- j ket, and It was stated that America,
Ing the rice shortage, which has be- ordinarily one of the largest buyers
come sorlous In some cities of south- j of rice In this market, had ceased to
em China nnd other parts of the j purchase because she has enough.
Orient. The manager of a big com-! The Dully Tress states that about
merclal firm here estimates that more 75 per cent of the rice exported from
Hongkong goes to Cnhn, but that
Cuba's supply bad been purchased di
rect from the producers Instead of
the Hongkong middlemen.
Isolate Ripe Olive Bacillus.
San Francisco. Isolation of the ba
cillus held responsible for the death
of a number of persons who had
enlcn ripe olives and Its Identification
ns a product of the soil was announced
at n meeting here both of olive grow
ers, packers nnd distributors" and 4
committee of medical experts.
Christianity.
We talk about pure mathematics
nnd applied mathematics, and the (lls
tincdon of genius. But It Is absurd
to talk, or think, about pure Chris
tianity and applied Christianity. Un
less Christianity Is applied, It Isn't
Christianity. If the Holy Communion
does not connect up with fellowship,
among members of the congregation
nnd the community. It Is empty form.
Our Lord Jesus Christ Is our Savior
only so far ns we become his slaves,
busy about his duty. We minister
unto him by our practical philan
thropy (service to mankind), for "in
asmuch ns ye did It to the least of
these my brethren, ye did It unto me."
Trinity Messenger (Alameda, Cal.).
Loving God and Brother.
As St. John reasons nhout love, thnt.
If a man love not IiIh brother whom
he has scon, he cannot love God whom
he hns not wen : so may we nlso rea
son about obedience, that, If a child
docs not learn to obry Its earthly par
ents, neither will It r.Twy tta Heavenly
Father. A. W. Hare,