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BOYS FIND EIGHTY DIAMONDS Costly Gems Had Been Swept Out With the Rubbish Whan Jewelry Store Waa Cleaned. Philadelphia.—Tho discovery of dia monds In an ash barrel In front of Charles Kranlch's jewelry store, MM Kensington avenue,' raised & disturb ance that suggested the scene of a lucky strike" In the gold fields of Alaska. Mrs. Kranich saw a number of boys struggling around the barrel, each en deavoring to dig his hands into the contenta. These ware Joined present ly by a doaen men. who also entered the strange scramble. Alarmed, Mrs. Kranich called her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Brooks, and her alater-ln-law. Miss Biesie Kranich, who learned that the men and boys were digging for gems in the aah barrel. Mrs. Kranich went Into the street, and on looking closer discovered that the boys had found diamonds that her husband had procured for his Christ mas stock. Soon afterward the boys went into the store and asked Mrs. Kranich whether the crystals were valuable. She shrewdly replied that they were only cheap stones. but if they cared to go to the trouble of looking for more she would pay them a moderate reward for each one. Tbe ruse was effective. One by one boys went to her and returned the stones, some of them not asking anything In return- Meanwhile the Eighteenth district polioe heard of the unusual occur rence, and Lieutenant Keith dls patchod six policemen In civilian's clothes to endeavor to recover the diamonds. The result of this was that before night fifty-four of the missing stones had been found and re turned to their owner; about twenty were still missing. When Mr. Kranich learned of the Incident he said that he and two young men were gathering up rubbish in the store in the morning, and it was into this that the diamonds must have accidentally dropped. Shortly before cleaning the store, be n?ld, he had taken from his safe a leather case containing a number of diamonds, which, he said, he either examined or else showed to a customer. The stonea were sorted, those of each kind being wrapped separately in tis sue paper. Thus the diamonds were probably not noticeable and dropped into the rubbish that was being swept from the Btore and later dumped into the ash barrel. PARTY WILL EXPLORE CAVE Expect to Clean Up f/lysiery Placed About Wonderful Natural Ca riosity. Meeker, Colo.—An exploring party will soon leave Meeker la search of the "disappearing cave," somewhero up Flag Creek, about twenty miles from here. This cave, of legendary fame, whllo easily visible from the open plains several miles away, Is en closed on three sides by a dense growth of cedars about a mile in width, which only ono white man penetrated. This white man, years ago, nnde his way through the dense under growth that guards the entrance, and told a weird story of the trip. The cave, mammoth In proportions and wonderful in formation, he said, seenfs to have been used a3 an Indian ren dezvous when the red men controlled this country. Relics und evidences of pow-7.'0w0 were visible on every hand, and numerous human bones were ly ing about. In ono chamber an Iron stake imbedded in the ground, sur rounded by burnt ends of crumbling fagots, told a silent story of gruesome tragedies enacted there. YALE OARSMAN TO BE ENVOY Chung Mun Yew Appointed Minister of New Republic at Wash ington. New York. —Chung Mun Yew, the old Yale coxswain, has bean appoint ed minister of the to the United States, according t)> a Shanghai dispatch to the HCT^UT Chung entered Yale In ISSilNyfter preliminary studies in the Hartford, Conn., public school, and made the crew in the freshman year, steering the Yale shell to victory against Har vard. He was elected to the tfeita Kappa Epailon fraternity, the 6aly ono of his race to be so honored. He wan called back to China before completing his studies, but returned to tbia country some ye)».rs later and acted as en Interpreter it tho legation in Washington when Dr. Wu Ting fang was minister. Previous reports have been lo tha effect that tho post at Washington would Ue raised to an embassy and that Br. Wu would be sent here as ambassador. ' Prodigy at .Eight. London.—Barely eight years old, a boy named Solomon, son of h poor East end tailor, made his public de but in the Albert hall before an im mense andience and proved himself a wonderful pianist. It was only a few weeks ago that the boy was discovered, and he had never played on a grand piano before. So marvelous is his talent that a few days ago be played privately be fore tbe king and queen at Bucking ham palace. f- ~ . -• h ' - Land Office 100 Yesrs Old. Washington.—Commissioner of th* General Land Office Fred Dennet Is planning a celebration of tbe 100 th anniversary of the establishment of the office. The first commissioner was appointed May 7, 1812. WOES jFJUff Grievances of British Tars Weak ening the Navy. • if* / . , - Condition of Man on Lower Docks of Moro Importance Than Building Now •hipo— Roformo Art Demanded. London.—first Lord of the Admir alty Winston Churchill la merer long out of hot water. This time he has roused the Indignation of the radical extremists of his own party because the reduction on the naval estimates tor the current year did not go far enough In the direction ot retrench ment to please them. \ Whereas the "Little Rn glanders," . as they are called, hoped that a sav , tag of at least $5,000,000 would be effected, Churchill only found It poe , sible to roduce the naval estimates by Just over H. 500.000. But if be has not pleased some of his own parlia | msntary supporters, Winston Churchill has been subjected to little bnt friend , ly criticism by the opposition, who , are bent on acoelerating the building , program rather than retarding It. While there has been the usual amount of talk about now ships and armaments, not much attention has been paid to the factor without which England's vaunted navy is useless— the man behind the gun. From time 1 to time It has been whispered that there Is considerable unrest In the ! lower deck rating, where, says Lionel | Yexley, one of the service critics, ! many grievances exist, which, unless rectified, will on© day shock John j Bull out of his complacency. t j As the jackles are forbidden by ! their terms of service to form a trado | union, the general public knows little t about their wrongs, and half an hour'B | talk with some of the men at a naval . j station Is required to show that it la | high time some reforms wore lntro ,; duced on the lower deck, j All the trouble has arisen through tho conversion of the warship from a j stately sailing vessel Into a floating | gunnery platform. Much of tho work , j and discipline necessary to tho early form of fighting ship has been retain j ed on the latest types, where clean!!- : nets In still the fetich. Most of tho , i unrest Is undoubtedly due to the way I punishment Is meted out for minor of- I fenseo entirely void of criminality All the disciplinary regulations, Lionel 1 . Yexley points out. were framed "when ] the seaman's main duty was to pull on j ropes find to punish him If he did not j get from one to another quick enough, j but you cannot drive men to shoot ; straight with modern ordinance "The state employs the salvor dur- I Ing the day at worV which calls for I the full use of cultivated Intelligence, j and th?n It. will take hira and stand | him in a dark corner for two hours each night because he old not havo his cap on Btralght or dared to wear a waist bolt to kc?p his trousers up." Another of tho seaman's) grievances relates to the decreased chance of promotion owing to tue -Irffrezse in the number of stoker j In the person nel. The leading seaman complains that he has less choree than ever of becoming a petty 'officer. Increased pay is also another demand of the lower deck. Ar. experienced able sea man. if married. I; expected to sup port a home en just under f"! a week; less tho cost of bis uniform. It i 3 not suggested by any one that tho English jackles afe on tlje brink of mutiny, but It, is known In tho best informed circles that a large propor tion of them arc discontented, and aa the first, line of defense is not. the •h|pß, but the men, pressure i 3 being brought, to boar on the % ndmira'ity to hold an Impartial inquiry Into tho facts of the case. THRILLING 7 RIDE"* ON AUTO Leaping for Life as Machine Suddenly 3tarts, A-Jtoist 3urvlves Two 3rr,?ah-Ups. Atlantic City, N J. —Taken off his guard by tho rush of an automobile which he had just finished cranking with pr> n?her aitarnativo than, t.o climb upon the hood of the car as It started running amuck on Pacific ave nue. John Worthlngton, proprietor of the Hotel Worthlngton, Pac!h, and Missouri avenues, had a thrilling ex perience within a short distance of that hostelry. Mr. Worthlngton had brought his car to a halt outside a gara»jf located near'his hotel, and after chatting for a few minutes with p. frien ', alightod for the purpose of cranking up the auto foj a spin about the city, over looking the fact that the gear of the car had been 'Ueft in," he turned the crank for the purpose of starting the engine. The next moment the car, started from the'high speed, lurched forward, almost sweeping Mr. Worth lngton from his feet. He clutched wildly for the hood and as the car gained speed he climbed partly up tho front axle. The machine finally hit a lamp post and it 3 victim was taken to the hos pital. Bey Haa £4 Fingers. j Bilbao, Spain.—A woman called at the hospital' t\ere, bringing, her son, who has enormous hands and twelve flngeTs on each. The most curious part of tbe case Is that all her sons possess similar haiida. One haß twen ty-one lingers, another twenty-three and tbe other five children twenty-j four fingers each. All are living and| enjoying good health. 1 Many doctors are studying these cafes. ' The Grind j Fletcher, resplendent In white flan- Mia. deposited an armful of books on x wicker table, and, dropping upon a iwinging couch on the shadiest side jf the porch, lighted with elaborate carelessneoa a conspicuously new cala bash. "Why, Fletcher!" exclaimed his mother. "Do you smoke T" "Now, mater, please dont agitato yourself about a little innocent to- Jacoo," replied Fletcher. "A fellow that's got to grind the way I have must have some consolation. Tou tnov I've got trig and French both to make up this vacation. Old Prof. Match has got it In for me on that trig ana and you know If I dont pass I cant be In any college athletics. I suppose Instead of coming up here with you people I ought to hare stayed A town with a tutor." "Oh, no, dear, I think you 11 be able j to study very well here. I was hoping, > I too, that you'd feel like working on ! ; the place some this summer. You I now we haven't a man now and your ! "athor thought you'd like to keep the ! grass cut and help Ted and me with ! he garden." "I would, mater. If I hadn't the con i 'ounded work to do. but after I've cut ! :lvated my French verbs I won't have | much time to cultivate the garden. West-ce-pas, ma chore mere? I wfr'j you'd keep the kids off this end of U»«i porch. I've got to have quiet for study." ; "What's that you'ro at work on now, « Fletcher?" "Oh, this? Well, It's Just a novel. ; that a fellow lent me Everybody's | talking about. It. but It's no good. I i was just glancing through It to see how It comf>s out. Sorry I can't be : more sociable, mater. I'd like to bick er with you, but trig and French ara the paramount issues this year I've j scot to get a little pep into myself and j make good. What tlnp's lunch?" "Ono o'clock." The mother moved softly awa.' and (luletly gave Instructions to her young- J or children, who looked at their ccl -1 lego brother furiously and rather grudgingly left the porch In a fow ipinutes Tvd, the next oldest to Flcteh ! or, crossed the lawn with a pall of whitewash. "Kay. Kletch," ho shouted, "eorco along and help me mark the tenuis | COliVt " 1 There v,'aa no answer from the swinging couch. -J- "Fietdi. aren't you siolug to help mo v:lth tliis dope?" "No, I'ra not.. I've got to prlnd and ! I wish you'd atop yelling. I can hard : ly hear myaeif think." "Ch, pawdon me. Mr. Sophomore," i returned Ted, still loudly, but. with ex asperating humllit; "I really forgot to v/hom t was speaking" "Oh, go on," oidorf d i-letcher. Then ! lip shook hte head fit hi- little sister. ' who i?penred in her bKthing r.ult and asked hln: to give liei- a tv,-iiamln les- I : "Can't, Dot. Haven't time for any r| thing h:'t q*:ir !c t!!nu thin summer. Now j run away and let me work. Oh. !>rin? i me a ffii.trh. will ;'ou, Do., Thla pipe's I rone out." , i When tho calabash w«s once more ; j lighted r.ud quiet again roljjnod, I Fletcher,resumed fa's novel. "There's jno ii-e trying to St"if! 7 until T find o';t i whether th? Knglish guy Sets the girl," j lie murmured i An hour liter his mother came out i of the house tyln;j a motor veil over her bat. "I'm 3orry to interrupt you, l Fletcher," t:ho t:a!d, "but I thought maybe you'd like to drive me into I |! the viliago to do the marketing " "In that old 1909 ice wagon? No, t { thank you, mater, dear. Let Ted take j you. I'm jii3t getting: a good start on j my trip'formulas. Ted's lucky not to i have any studying to do. He's got. j plenty ol ttaio to drive you anywhere." j ' "Ys3, of course, I only thought may- 1 | j be you'd like going ont in the car." "Thero's no Joy riding for me thla i vacation. Let'a see, now, —on if plus ' tangent equals secant squared," , For almost trn minutm Hotelier re peated this formula nioud end h" v/as > -sijll mnrmurlnx it. when the sight of! | a tali girl in a inlidy blouse coming! through the gat? carrying a tennia I racket, brought him t.o his foct with a j ttyund. "Why, Helen, Low do you do? I ! taow you had come to tit? lake j yet," ho cried arf bo ran toward her. ' "Mighty glad you've got your racket..! We'll bave a rot or two and a uwim ' before lunch. I want tp show you my j I.nwford stroke. Sny. Helen, ifu great, I your being here Now there'll be j soiaet'Jins doing." Pains of Moving Dry. What a dislocation of qomfort 1b j implied in that word moving! Such a heap of little nasty thing*, after you think all is got into the cart; old | dredging boxes. worn-otot trunks, gal-1 lipcts, vlala, thing!) that it is impos sible tho most necessitous person can ever want, but which women, 7/ho pre side on these occasions, will not leave behind, if it was to serve your soul; they'd kefep the cart ten minuter to stow in dirty pipes and broken matches, to show their economy. They can find nothing 70U want for many days after you go into your new lodg- Ilngs. You must comb your hair with your fingers, wash your face without soap, go about In dirty gaiters.— Charles Lamb. ' . * ' . ' . • 1 j - ' '93 Q 3'S§*3•«]&'S9S^^^^ I Come to See Us | S Tor Your Low Gut Shoes. We have U |jj them in All Styles™ White, Tan and g £ Black, and are selling them at a I VERY LOW PRICE!! ® ra op tyf ! Summer Dress Goods and Linen---We have a large assortment and it will pay you to see them before buying elsewhere/ -~~ t We always have the newest things in Ladies Neckwear, tSfo Laces, Lace Banding, All-over Laces, Embroideries, X Ribbons, Silks, etc. j|| | Fashionable Millinery ! I 8 9 And a Large Assortment of Laides' and Children's Hats BO A ® | Harrison Brothers & Company | '£ _ Williamston, North Carolina ' f g cr. rr f gg? &a # [ For Register of Deeds 111 ihy announce rnygelf a c;in didnt. or tbe office of Register cf : Cctde f Martin County, and f*sk my fr jds and fellow Dt mccrat.s! to give tne their support which I I a?ntre them will I e appreciated, j ' Ami If elected I promise to fill tbe j otiice to the hsst of my ability and j • to tender to each i.nd every one the i ■ rr:rer cout tes>y due t'oem. i 'Respectfully. 1 I). J. MF.F.ks. 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