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The Impossible Inventor By R- RAY BAKER. rMcClttre Newspaper Syndicate.) The Childs 'sisters pauu at the nd of 'hammering w.-Kvh issued l0U a barn-like structure set some distant from the woodland path they -ere traveliug. Ruth the younger, laughed aloud. -There'" poor oid-Rboderlc invent (mr something," she said, with a strong pidon of derision in her tone. "Wonder what it can be now a lamp that will burn the same electricity Jwice' or a wheelbarrow without han- dl Hilda, two years older, smiled, for a nH.nu'nt, but quickly a look of wist-. fu!neSs Hashed to her dark face. "Khoderick Smith Is a genius,' she said gently, and seemed to sigh. 'Some day he'll invent something worth while." ' Ruth continued to laugh. ... He'd better hurry, then. Nothing he has invented so far has ben a financial success or has done anybody in the world any good. He's Impos sible." '. ' -: Hilda was silent as they walked along toward home. She was disap pointed because Rhoderic was not making good at something, but she would not admit It. She , had been :. In love with him a coupl of years ago and tuey had practically Decome en- tmA. Then 1,e became possessed with had practically become en en he became possessed with ! fsi IntrcntlAn onH (rova nn n TTl'll 71 1 III L LI V V' .4 t. VU V. U I l U J his job as mechanic in a garage in the city of Bay ton. r"1 Kow he was working on a brand new idea, shutting himself off from the world. like'. Edison. "It'll make me rich maybe.'V he Mii enthusiastically threevweeks ago when Hilda saw him the last time. "Then you and I can do what we planned unless you change your mind.". - In truth, Hilda was changing her 1 - mind; She bad lost confidence in j Rhoderic, had come to the conclusion ) he was doomed to dream his life away, burnim: up his energy in useless ex- ! periments, and another man had come j across her horizon. ' 'Where the path converged with a sidewalk and lost Itself In cement Hilda and Ruth met this man. He was walking rapidly along, head erect, arms swinging. His attire was a bus iness suit with a check that verged on "loudness." His eyes always snapped and he had an effulgent smile ready at his, command. This smile spread across his countenance when he met the girls, bringing himself to a sudden stop. : ; ' . , , "Afternoon, ladies. Whither going Tl "Uwne," said . Ruth.VWere taking some oranges to Clifford." Clifford was their Invalid brother, who had never walked and always had made his way about in a wheel chair, either Hilda or Ruth usually being the motive power. . . - "Oh, Clifford," said the business-like young man. "Too bad about him. Wish I coujd do something for him. Wait till -tin's new deal of mine turns out. Maybe I'll be rich : and then Won derful day, isn't It? May I call this evening?" The question was directed at Hilda, and she smiled and nodded. "Good," he said. "This old town's pretty dead, isn't it? Nothing to keep it awake except Rhoderick Smith's noise. I heard a terrific hammering" from his machine shop this morning Bright chap, that; but his intelligence is misdirected. I'd give him a job If he'd work at it, buthe prefers to In vent. I guess he'll never do anything worth while for the human race. On the other hand, look at me. Every resort lot I sell here in Cloverdale Is doing somebody good. It provides a way to fresh air' for the smoke-Inhaling city dwellers, and it brings dollars to the local merchants. I'll be the making jof this town yet Well, good- by; I'vegot to run up to the city for an hour." ' -. . "Oofirl-by, Mr. Howard," the girls returned, and watched him hustlenp the street.' , : ...'. " - - J- , Before, long the girls arrived at a neat ivy-covered cottage, which was their abode. Their father was county clerk and that was the reason of their residence in Cloverdale, which, was the county seat. His salary was by no means princely, but the Childs fam- "y enjoyed a good living. Mrs. Childs was busy In the kitchen hen the girls entered, while Qifford 8at in a big armchair by a window, reading a book. He was ! emaciated ar pale, but his rather; attractive countenance lighted up when he saw U1 sisters, Clifford had tried at i . s to vvrk In an office, but his frail constitution would not permit it; (A . ".now he busied himself writing Jvry, S(lme of which he had been i dispose of for small sums. He ly loved oranges. V . T.jinonow afternoon,' he said. i yonig out in the woods for In-v :f,n- - That Is, If It doesn't rain 'fJ ;f one of you big Sisters will ""-VI .'f'.i:n.iigVt He began peeling an iiKr m'xt day lt rained, and the ttvic T1 the next Mr. Howard called waf lns the week but no proposal vnH mconng. Evidently he was waiting f(r . . I'Kies SPke enthusiastically of Its The r, . .1 . then continued for a week, and Hilda uunt. sunshiny Monday ' owl Was ' getting Clifford's " wheel ready f0r the journey to th woods In was a aVXT3 Wne"n , ,T nd - Spots . of grease covered no Sult and there ere no traces of poUsh on his shoes He was- smiling joyfully. ' He ,wIe"' folks''v h brawled. "Well b rm going to show Qif. ride- nV rUO lt and ,et h!m take a 2j and as soon as the new com- En? iS? 'i;akln them ni eent ane whLeSTed thera t0 the sidewalk, 2 four-wheeied vehicle, greatly resembling an automobile, only much smaller, was landing. It had a steer- SfMW-eSlRnd-a' Iever the side and solid rubber tires.- "There It is," he said proudly. "It's an electric invalid chair, the simplest UHng In the world to operate. It'll go eight miles an hour and run twenty miles on the -battery charge. No garage is necessary : the vehicle can he kept In the parlor. One lever oper ates the entire mechanism. Clifford was the inspiration for the Invention. I used to watch him being shoved around in his wheel-chair and wish I could make h possible for him to go about alone. Now I've done it, the patent has-been secured and a com pany is being formed , to manufacture the machines. . I nearly lost out, I .confess, because a fellow tried to steal the patent, but I succeeded in fooling him. Let's bring Clifford out and let hlra take a .. ride -all by himself." Clifford was broughkout and placed in the vehicle. Rhoderip ontin control mechanism to him and mis cntIy tne ' "ZZXZ, off down the walk. 44 Who was it tried to cheat you ?" Hilda Inquired, her eyes ablaze with something more than mere admira tion for her Inventive suitor. nh,,.rit. vl d: "eer "- - . - WHERE THE WO MEN TRIUMPH Most Perfect Man Can Not. Hold His Own as a Nurse Bachelors Are Beyond Hope. I- ."' ; -. . "Can you point, said the misogynist, "to useful work which women can do better than men?" "Nursing," I replied. , Say what you will, when It comes to reai , Illness every man wants a woman about him. Bachelors, widow ers and all other lorn and lonely men are the most helpless people in the world where sickness ii concerned. They can do nothing, for themselves or for other people. The first thing that a phy.sician prescribes for a man n a , critical case Is a nurse. He knows that, whatever he may be able to do for his patient, nothing will pull him through but skilled nursing. And what wonderful women these trained nurses are! The mere sight, of them, with their cheerful, smiling countenances undtrlm, becoming uniforms,-has tonic effects upon a sick man. How amazingly efficient they are, too! You will see a mere slip of a girl, pretty and delicately nurtured, who will take charge ,of a difficult case. In a few hours she has a strong man entirely... helpless In her hands. She will care for him as If he were a baby. And she will stand no nonsense from him." If he fondly Imagines he will dominate her, he soon discovers his mistake. There is the iron hand beneath the velvet glove. She smiles and humors and pets him, but no protest on his part will avail to turn her by a hair's breadth from carrying out her Intentions and doing her duty, Alfred Edye in the Continental Edi; tlon of the London Mail. n Art Superior to Nature. ? It Is naturally conceded that man cannot equal nature's handiwork in many particulars, such as painting the lily, but while this Is true it is given to him to rival her In other respects. 1 Such is the case when It comes to abrasives, and "not only is it possible to produce artificially a corundum hav ing more desirable properties than tne natural, but it is also possible to pro duce another abrasive of an entirely different nature not' found anywhere in a natural state. - 'This latter product Is carborundum, comDOund of . carbon and silicon Both the artificial corundum and car borundum are produced by the same means In the electric furnace. x The Ptarmigan. Araone European birds the ptarml ean is unique, for It is the only spe cies that remains-at its haunts on the highest hills in winter as Jto summer. t fv,Q PtHtish Islands the ptarmigan is not alone in its nesting the roof of Scotland. As Its companions are nntiT found the confiding dot terel, the golden eagle, the. Peregrine falcon, and the snow buntins But the dotterel is there only durlag the fine summer months, the eagle and ora" visitors only to the high hills, their ,Zl their trua hor le-is at - Hnns while the snow bunting at tne .' . j, r.tc the elens ana coming oi w juiw . pw sheltered corries. 5 value of the Abstruse. -Why does Prof. Heibrau dev'ote so . ..... . un . Hisrnssion of tne mucn unie w - y . ?25": who does not like t. Have his opinions, opposed He can - - wa a mm. ' n - ' ! Z S d&n and nobody wU. venture to contradict him. THE TRYON NEWS, IMPROVED COTPO IN IHTERKATIOHAV b?k T '?.! Kn"h Bible to the Moody A iute or Chicago.) . im. W. rtern Neweoai ret era Newspaper Union.) LESSON FOR MAY 1 BIBLE TEACHINGS ABOUT EDU CATION. 19L?sS0N TEXT Deut. 6:4-9; Prov. 3:1 18: LukA - ' GOLDEN TEXTWUflnm fa 111. nrinH. pal thing; therefore get wisdom. Prov. REFERENCE MATERIAL Prov. 1:7-9; :l-13; Col. 2:3;-Jas. 1:5; n Pet 1:5. PRIMARY TOPTPTTi xnv Tooiib witW the Teachers. . r JUNIOR TOPIC-Pleasing God in School. INTERMEDIATE AND ftETCTHTl TOPIC The Value of an Education. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADTTI.T TOPIC Making Education Christian. I. The Excellency of Wfsdom (Prov. 3:13-18). Let no man confuse this "wisdom" with the so-called wisdom resulting from an education in the arts, sciences and philosophy taught in the modern colleges and universities. Tho way to have this f in Its true sense is to get t from the Bible. God's revealed Word (Psa. 119 :98J100) .' : Wisdom personi fied means Christ (Prov. 8). - All real wisdom leads to Christ, who is made unto - us wisdom, righteousness, and sanctification (I Cor; 1 :30). Wisdom s desirable because : . ' -1. Of its inherent qualities (w. 13- 15). (1) "Better than the merchan dise of sliver and the gain of gold (v. 14). Men set great value upon these, but they are t corruptible and shall soon pass away. (2) "More precious IJian rubies" (v. 15). Though among tire most valuable among the precious stones, the ruby is of sec-; ondaryjralue when compared with the wisdom of God. (3) Of Immeasurable value (v. 15). The best things that the human heart can desire are not worthy to compare in value unto wis dom." 2. It ministers to our earthly wel fare (w. 16-18). (1) "Length of days is In her right hand" (v. 16). Godli ness tends tolong life. (2) "In her left hand riches and honor" (v. 16). Riches and honor" . may not always be according to the world's stapdard. (a) "Her ways are ways of pleasant ness" (v. 17) r The notion that the lire of the Christian is hard- and that pleasure does not enter Into his experi ence" is all wrong, The way of the transgressor is hard (Prov. 13 :15) . Godliness Is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now Is and of that which is to come (I Tim. 4 :8).v (4) "All her paths are peace" (v. 17). There is no peace.to the wicked. "The wicked are like the troubled sea when It cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt (Isa. 57:20, 21). (5) "She is a tree of life to them that fay hold upon her" (v. 18). Those who eat of the tree of life, Christ, have eternal life (Gen. 3:22; ch. John 6:63., (6) "Happy is everyone that retalneth her' (v. 18). The only true happiness that can be had Is in laying hold on wisdom in God's Word. II. Israel's Responsibility With Ref erence to the Statutes of the Lord (Deut. 6:4-9). 1. Central truths to be taught (rv. 4, 5). (1) Unity of God. "The Lord our God is one Lord." This was a testimony aeralnst the DOlythelsm of that day; He Is God alone, therefore to worshlo another is sin. (2) -Man's supreme. obligation (v. 5). God should be loved with all the heart, soul, and might, because He is God alone. 2. How these truths are to be kept alive (vv. 6-9). The place for God's Word is in the heart. In order that it may be In the heart (1) "teach dili gently to thy children',' (v. 7). The most Important part of a child's edu cation Is that given in the Word of God. (2) Talk of them In the home (v. 7). How blessed is that home where God's Word Is the topic of con versation., (3) Talk of them when walking with, our children and friends (v. 7). (4) Talk of them when re tiring for the night (v. 7) . The last thing upon which the mind should rest before going to sleep should be God and His truth.-' (5) Talk of them when rising in the morning (v, 7). How fitting that God should speak to us the first thing when we awake. (6) Bind them upon thine hand (v. 8). This was literally done by the Jews. (7) .Write them upon the posts of the house and on the gates (v. 8). 1 1 1. The Growth of Jesus (Luke 2:52). ; -'l ' , r lt Bodily stature. Being really hu-j man. His bodily size and strength in creased. ;:, -f -'v- - r--'-""' j 2.. Increased In wisdom. His mental equipment enlarged as any normal hu man being. His fountain of knowledge Increased as He came in contact with men and the world. 3. In favor with God and man. His Innatcperfection and beauty more and morel expressed itself as His human nature expanded.' - . v - The Detractor's Work.;, The detractor may, and often does, pull down others, hut by so doing he never, as he seems to suppose, ele vates himself to their position the most he can do Is maliciously tear from them the blessings which he can not enjoy himself. Selected. Eternity. I . -"Eternity stands- always fronting God ; a stem colossal image., with winH Ws. and grand dim lips, that murmur 'everaore, God -God God I" E. B. Browninff.: fc : ' TRYON, N. 0. LIVED IN PILE OFWASTE PAPER Man Takes Up the Habitat Of Hermit in Crowded Section ot New Tork City. MAhr HAlir 'TADVPFI p III A Lib bAVt Tun otLr Naked Body Recline Beneath Masa of Old Papers and Rags Which . Completely Fill Room In 'U - y . Tenement. New York. New York city's East Side a minute strip on a minor island '-is, perhaps the "most densely popu lated region on the. Western hemi-. sphere. And yet it was in this humanity-throbbing district that Theo dore Greesley chose to , take ' up the habitat of a hermit. It: was In the spot where more persons live, and have their being than any other.. In this country - that this old man; long bearded and gray, sought to withdraw from all human contact. r Up x on the third floor and to the right of a dull, - brown tenement at 129 Chrystie street there's a small room,-which, along with its few chairs, its small bed and a picture or two, Mrs. Alice Bernard had rented to Theodore Greesley six years ago. She had seen- little . of him since. He would call to pay the rent occasion ally it was only $1.50 a week. For almost a month Mrs. Bernard had not seen the old man at all, nor had any one else. . - : Police Chopped Door Down. - So this landlady trudged up the three flights ,of steps to find out what had happened. She stopped at the door of the small room and listened. There was .no sound and her rappings went unheeded. Even unlocking the door did not gain for her admittance. Frightened-she called the police. Two sturdy Irishmen tried their weight against the portal but they failed te tioxe it. . A. fire ax finallv choDDed an en trance, but upon a strange scene. Tht room was literally packed with old newspapers ana rags. They were wedged in so completely that they had barred the swinging of the door. Nowhere was .there a sign that the Found Him Dead. -oom was inhabited. It was complete ly filled with this waste. From the ceil in 2 it slanted down toward the 4oor. Had Tunneled Beneath Heap'. On one side was an indication of a passage or tunnel into this strange hillside of papers and rags. And into It the jjollcemen burrowed. They f pi- lowed several feet until they came to a wider opening a cave In this un usual artificial mountain. It was about four feet wide and not more than two feet in height. - ! It left only room enough for a small man to curl up In a reclining posi tion. And that was the position 4n which they found Theodore Greesley dead, stark naked except for the covering of his long and tangled beard. . BOY'S WIT SAVES TWO LIVES Tn.Year.Old Lad Snatches Hit Sis ter From Paths of Street ''Cars. '. i New York. The quick wit of ten- year-old Pasquale Demonsa oi Lioai, - N. probably saved him ana nn six- year-old sister, Kosa, from death under the wheels of a Thira avenue car ai Twenty-ninth street. ; The mother ana iatner nau vrwaeu the street. - - Pasquale ana nis sister irauea ueuiuu. m uouu,j itarted across the uvenue. A south- k ai j 1 J a ' TTnAI In to rn 'i fYl bound and a north-bound car ap- broached. Rosa became i frightened, and screamed. The : children started Vto run when the ' north-bound car' bore down on them, despite the motorman's frantic efforts to 5stop?Jt. : When it seemed ertainlpne of cars would strike them, - Pasquale rabbed Rosa around the waist, made 4 flying leap and caught hold of the edge of the vestibule of the south bound car and held: on until the car was brought to a-stop. ORCHARD GLEANINGS METHOD 0F KILLING PSYLLA Most Satisfactory Spra Mixture la Combination of Soap, Tobacco Extract and Water. The best means of killing Psyila flies In spring is spraying during a J s m' . - a. venou oi warm weamer auring eany spring. The most satisfactory mix ture, from the standpoints -of safety to fruit and leaf buds and effective ness against the insect, is three-fourths of a-pint of t tobacco extract (40 per cent nicotine) in 100 gallons of water to which are added from three to five pounds of soap. , Eggs about to hatch and newly emerged nymphs succumb to an ap plication of the lime-sulphur solution. By postponing the dormant treatment for the San Jose scale until the blos som cluster-buds are beginning to separate at v the tips, very effective work can be done against the eggs. The lime-sulphur should be used in th.e proportion of one gallon of the concentrate 32 degrees B., to eight gallons of water. In some tests of other contact sprays the miscible oils, oil emulsions, weak dilutions of nico tine, and soapy solutions were . of small value for the destruction of the eggs On the other hand, the wash 5 Spraying OrchardNote Whitewashed Trunks to Reflect Sun and Prevent Sunscald and Trunk Injury. having considerable amounts of, sedi ment (15-20-50 formula) was less de structive to the eggs but the young psylias which hatched for the most fart failed to reach the opening buds and these succumbed to the action of the sediment which became attached to their bodies after leaving the egg shells.' ' While the adult psylias seem to prefer to spend the winter under the loose , bark of the trees, they may seek shelter under any waste which affords protection. Matted weeds. tufts of grass, leaves, or rubbish on or about the trees present ideal hid ing places for the insects. The rough bark not only provides a shelter for the psylias during, the winter but It also constitutes the chief obstacle to thorough spraying during the dormant season to kill the hiber nating flies. Its removal is desirable for two reasons : first, to render, the trees less attractive for the purposes of hibernation during late -fall, win ter and early spring; end, second, to facilitate a more thorough spraying of the trunks and lower portions of the larger limbs. The loose bark should be removed by a dull hoe or floor scraper, preferably during a wet period, as the bark is then more easily detached. Care should be taken not to cut into the live tissues as '-jthe wounds nay Jek:ome , Infested with disease. The bark should be collect ed and burned to kill the insects which- are attached to the scrapings. The chief factors which make for efficient work against the hibernating psyila flies and Jheir eggs are (1) a knowledge on the part of the grower of the habits of the flies and nn ac quaintance with the. eggs; (2) an un derstanding of the conditions under which these stages are most vulner able to sprays ; (3) thorough wort in spraying. DESTROY PEACH TREE BORER Fine Crystals of Para-dichlorobenzene Sprinkled Around Base of Trees Is Efficient. ' The horticulturists of the United States Department ' of . Agriculture have found a new agent for the eradi cation of the destructive1 peach tree borer which has done $6,000,000 dam age annually.- The most effective remedy known heretofore has been to dig the larvae out of the trunks of the trees or to kill them with a long snarp wire. The new treatment consists of sprinkliBg crystals of para-dlchloro-benzene around the base of the . trees and covering slightly with earth. The snhstnnce is highly volatile, readily uan(Hn. to ens which is heavier O tnan air and settles down through the gol, Tne gas ls an effective destroyer , tne pest Tne para-dichlorobenzene can De obtained at any drug store. A I DOUn(j fS sufficient for eight or ten trees ana costs only about 25 cents. iif aiiiiia i ir-i no ARTIFICIAL MULCHING HELPS Very Satisfactory Substitute for Cul- tivation and Is Good for Soil Management. Trees properly mulched will be found much more" productive and profitable than those left to compete with weeds .and grass for water and food. As a matter of fact, artificial mulching is a very, satisfactory suby tnte for cultivation' ana an ennceiy practicable method of soil manage ment under manv condition . " t. a ...-...-. 7 pT - B ACK-YARD FOWLS WiLL'PAIf St. Louts. Woman Writes DepartmesX. of Agriculture of Her Success With Hen Flock. '. . (Prepared bT the United States Depart nient of Agriculture.) During the war and since the Uniteff States Department of Agricultureba encouraged the keeping of, a poultrjr flock In the city back-yard as one T the 'best means of cutting the hib. cost of 'living -;-.'- '''-i-r.t - When proper care has been given the flock the results in most instances have been very gratifying. A womsn.' living in St. Louis recently wrote the department concerning the success thai . attended the efforts. "I hear people say hen's don't pay, but surely r they cannot have kept ac counts and records. I have had a small flock of 24 hens In my city back-yard since the government urged us to fpel into the game three years ago. Tbe following are the results for the year ending- October 31, 1920: Myentire feed bill, the grain being bought at retail, amounted to: $66.74. xMy entire egg production 'was 3,G0S- -eggs, or 300 " dozens, the retail mar ket value of which, taken from moxtlb to month, was $189.30. DeductiAs: $66.74 from the above $189.30 leaves me a net. profit of $122.56 " for ntj work and investment.- - "We used all the newly-laid egs- we wished for our own table-and the balance went to our neighbors what are more than anxious to ; get tbest even at top store prices. The last 12, months, when feed was unusuHjr high, the cost of egg production arop aged 22 cents per dozen, and the lowest market price for eggs was ias May and June, when they sold for cents per dozen. , T will add that all our . hens am-leg-banded and trap-nested. The he house is eight feet; square and the hens are confined all the year rooncE to a run eight feet wide and 50 feet long. Starting in August I begf culling and killing the older ones an& the poorest layers which have a reo- Gratifying Results Can Be Obtained From Small Flock If Given " Proper Care and Feed. ord of 15 eggs or less per month, onfi in October I renew the flock by add ing one dozen new, spring pullets.. These pullets .now, in November, are all laying- and will continue laying through the winter, while my oldesr' hens get through molting. "Keeping the hens and surroundings- scrupukwsly clean and feeding a bal anced ration at regular' Intervals f the fcecrjist of success wth a back-yarC ; flock." . ; HOW TO BREAK BROODY HEHS Confine Them in Small Coop, . Raised : Off Ground, Preferably With a.' : Slatted Bottom. When hns become - broody : ibey should be- "broken up" " as quickly aaf posslble. The sooner this Is done, .tbe- sooner they will resume ' laying. To breaS a hen of broodlness, she shoo53 be confined to a small coop raised cST the ground, preferably with a slat bot tom. Olve her plenty of water drink ; she may be fed or not, as sired. Not much difference win found in the time required . to breaSc-, her of broodlness, whether she is fc& or made to fust, say, poultry special ists of the United States DepartmeX of Agriculture. Usually from three to six days' finement cvill break her, but some require ten to twelve days. The brood-hen twill be recognized by her incllaa tlon to stay on the nest at night, titer ruffling of her feathers and her, picking at anyone who approaches her, and by the clocking-noise she makes. The fati: that her broodlness has been "brokex& up" can be. recognized by the disap pearance of these symptoms. AVOID ROUP-INFECTED EGGS Select Eggs From Flock Which. Haw Not Been Infected Wherever K Is Possible. . - . It is not advisable to set eggs froxa sv fln'lc ihut hfla hippn infprtpd with If at all possible, by all means selnit batching eggs from another flock wiSjit. has not been so, infected or from fsess which have never had theTdlsease f'ipjl: ::V::-;;::-x:i:k-' " - v , MiAyw . Xkfr irfWiiniiii nrtiinri ' ' ""'''--'MMMJv-v X'' ,!
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