V pothooks and Hangers fSlNCLAIRE By HAROLD r.oer Syndicate.) miie early. It was reg- Jim" -ht. but, the Shark ..Art -Mfor perhaps nan an Id dme for Jimmy la Ple futeJ and-wetl, he 4 Virfpd just wnai-uc f hS Sat is, .Hi she wouldn't fn the little parlor , of 50 te home and waited. Presently iTcowe in briskly, her brown if . .., her Hps smumg. one (f Be . . vou think of a sturdy . ., Lor in the woods in spring- ind, Jimmy, young lawyer h TP was k ew that nls beart liin n beat and his ruddy face u :.: ,n,Pipr hue as he faced & I8 tried to be patient, and as -lr passed memories came and bitter-ln. their turn. , ; table in the r r,k he had sat three . ...nil rililL- -a , - ... ni i 1 1 v.. " Tweek with Louise and yes " r.orard. the Shark wno was Iv.. flv in Jlmmv's olnt- inKti mi Why did he need a commer fdncation, anyway his business require n. u imuij a , . k hort rpnresented to Louise i ....,4 V to-h . film ,irt of shorthand. grOUDd tniS lauie iue - mux 4uu t Louise ana ner iv Luioturti JT for they hated eacb other as i they loyed their teacher. Both fl invented - their need of a knowl- ...UFtiund in nrdr to be-near J object of their affections. The ffl'T difference in their methods was iff 01 suv""""" . -- jrhile Jimmy uiuu t irjr to icara, raceallng his indifference to the best his ability, xerry wuue iue uiosi his lessons and consequently was die to read whole pages of curlicues fitbout a break. Red headed shark," growled Jlm- 9, gritting his teeth. He smoothed hij own glossy dark hair and scowled, jut shark was to be reckoned with, l was bright and, yes, good looking, ad Louise seemed to like him. Of :e he had imagined that she pre- (jrred him. Only yesterday he bad ate uron them, talking confidential; in low tones when no one was ar. Well, the suspense would soon iiover. He heard her coming down la stairs, and his heart skipped that l according1 to prophecy, as Louise ered in anticipated fashion. While he was holding her hand, liiicli had been extended In welcome, If looked at it idiotically, as if he y never seen It before. "Why, Jimmy," said Louise, looking jiEim m surprise: Jimmy gulped. Ton promised to write my answer today. "And so I have". "Didn't get it," gasped Jimmy. Hail service punk. tor Was it yes ' or "Silly," she answered, diving Into to pocket. "I didn't say I'd mail t to yon. Weren't you to come this en!ng to take your lesson? Well V She handed him a notebook, open, pointing to. a neat array of pothooks M hangers that adorned the page. t is-my answer," she told him weetly. ..... ae looked at it helplessly. "Je- hat : he exe!nlmed. For the time he envied that shark. He U have read those marks. Poor amy couldn't, and he didn't know Jwher to sink with despair or take 15 teacher in his arms ! T - n was at "recess" the night before it happened. The Shark-had left - Louise hadtold him goodnight kwhat seemed to Jimmy a most un- psaruy Interested fashion, and Jjay had forthwith laid' his heart fortune at his tenrher'a feet, Tn kA. J sweetly businesslike manner she Promised to write him her answer. I --r tltl UilO WW r m there it was in his hand and nmidn't read it I W answer, repeateu Aiiar ia m 4. j ."Yes." Jimmy floundered miserably. -.uiiy set nis teetn and began -j mwe. awtui marks with a fance. - . - A fstyiiii 'ap'-a mm. xnere was a Tar chirv-e lesnJ was the one phrase he had -1 ery early in the course, think ,s se time to use It craftily, "I It.!" : Iie recognized that when - u. it was there! He looked as ti a Nas inere, Dut wnat 1 f 1 ... A. V ... iiinr .,m ..... - Heh-- u"ger to remove it it . oe an pfoincv. t titoj 'ua-'"i,ittiien mere, aux ibolst Viiv, 8n 'TImmy's brow' grew Hrht o aawnIng of an awful enrvVrf , SupPose that little fool tsflZ Uld he the negative to 4e J Pnrase! Did she or didn't ae Was the Question. It was P,., e sme Of - that rmftines. 11W . . , K nis aamp hair and uu ni. v,, . . . Wnted tft w a a slck,y smile,- he T, he disturblne ourllme. t0De whi' v saId ln a wheedling ..'.ue snietlmes used teas er & littu 1 UJttue i"is cnar- 1 Vt v 1 cant lulte make b m:r s' turnlng td recall. na. Wllng the word 'S.; Lalf length. cy stiff.;:,: : a 10 the nru. "uu ine notebook S 4 LwI " - - T .y , ...... . . ...... , .- . . - . .,-.. - ' " ' . ' .... . , . V - . ....... . -ffr.. J 11 TTTT! PnT.TT. f!ATTwnY news; n I Black desnair j . rag, gained hTsT I hope you're tisfieff h thickly. ( "You've madaU kind, W fool of me-deUberatoo ? Louise raised her finger ? warning v and listened t g wa.rnInSiy ing. she said. Jimmy swallowed and hat He wos certa.n7owrt;VS had won. LoBlse.s sme 3,, It was rad nnr t.a i... . uoweQ mat. 1S with i S ?" sWn- bring. - - . . v v"j iuve can "Caht stay for lesson h cramming the letter Into T his Tockei and making for the door. It was a false alarm" cn(J aner a moment of looking toward the 'That shark" Wo grlly. r'J ttU" 'Isn't he a wondprr t her sparklAg eyes nnon- htm r,l can read shorthand like print." Her . was giowing still and Jimmy could stand it no longer. goodnight," he said thickly. 'But," said Louis. Have you read all the letter, Jimmy? iU?lc are soe good phrases there and you should study " , I know one of them." thnHai Jimmy, and that's enough. " i don't love you' in the ?first line that's enough. I can read that" The doorbell rang jarringly. Jimmy gave a farewell hnptw. look, saw her brandishing another Paper before his eyes, felt her hand upon his arm. But he wired wOV angrily from those finirers he had Vn loved to touch, accidentally, of course, at their tasks. Til read no more fool marks." he said. 'But this is a typed transcrint of the fool marks, Jimmy," she explained. "I knew you were a fraud and pre pared this for you," and suddenly her arm went about his stubborn nerk. tightened, and brought his eves down within range of the typewritten words: I dont love you half as much as Tm going to -" 'Jehoshaphat !" Jimmy waited to read no more, but blinking at the heavenly light that enveloped him, he kissed his teacher, and together they went to the door to let in the Shark. GATHER FOR GREAT FESTIVAL "Devil Dance" Is Important Occasion In MongoliaDriving Out the Spirits of Evil. The devil dance Is one of the great est festivals of the Lama church In Mongolia. It takes place each spring, and represents the chasing out of the spirits of evil. The dance is simply series of posturings of men and boys In rich costumes, wearing fearsome animal inasks, accompanied by an im pressive chant. , The midsummer festival is also an interesting affair. It is a survival of the primitive nature cult, and attracts crowds of pilgrims. Caravans begin to arrive days In advance. The Llv lng Buddha appears In his fringed orange felt helmet, the abbots in their fit lacquer hats, the lesser lamas in silk or . brocade skull caps, and the lay officials In old Manchu hats, topped with colored buttons to denote their rank. The whole company rides out to the monastery gate; before dawn to the obo or sacred mount. These are elevations crowned with piles of stones and decorated with prayer banners. They represent the ancient totems to the nature spirits. The ceremony must be completed by sunrise, when all return to themonas tery for a big feast The ceremony at the obo Is a riot of color. A weird service is held In which huge bronze trumpets, six feet long, flutesi made from sea shells and libation cups from human skulls, . are used. A Better World. Whenever we get the notion in our head that the world Is no better and life no easier to live than It ever was all we have to do to cheer up again is to reflect back to the old days when house cleaning meant that we used to have to get down on our hands and knees and work the skin off both of them trying to stretch an old carpet back Into the space It occupied be fore mother insisted on it being ripped up. Anyone who has ever laid a car pet ln the old way will tell tnese smart young folks of today wiio com plain about the chores they have to do that" they know nothing whatever of the agonies of house cleaning. In cidentally the folks who beat the dust out of the rugs with a stick aren't so numerous as they used to be. Detroit Free Press; , Not a Word. There was nobody who could play the violin like Binks, at least, so ne was delighted when asked to play ai the local concert "The Instrument I shall, use at your concert," he explained to the host, is over 200 years old."" "Oh, that's all right, old cnap. uvn i worry about that," replied tne nost. x shan't tell and no one will ever know the difference." To Be Pitied, Indeed. "T pity poor Alice with such ft com monplace husband." "Tt must be awful. She. says even the things he says in his - sleep are dull ;nd uninteresting." Boston Tran- . script ' :;; , Says Jud Tunklns. 1 "Many a man." said Jud Tunklns. "inquires about the baseball scorenot because he's particularly interest, but because he wants to get his mind off the LeftftM of Nations, f ;rtt' y Rational Council of th Bov oout of America.) J CO-OPERATE WITH SCOUTS In vvu mm Liie nov srvmt rn. operation in the national observance tL Z?1 last May, HVT Iorester Minnesota wrote as follows to the national council : . t.J na,ve always been very much in terested in the work of the scouts and will gladly avail mvseif nf any opportunity to , co-operate with organization. While in mere has been a certain amount of cu-operauon between the seouts and Tui iwresc service, .1 think it is pos sible to greatly increase this Tn t,. opjnion, this Is one of the best means of educate the pnbUc m "to uie conservation rf f,i. nof,1Mi sources. The boy scout of todav is vui. tltniilttl iC" thei voter and business man of tomor row, and jiis actions in the future will be determined largely by the training ana education he receives now. "The forest officers In the state serv ice are all very much interested in boy scouts. In fact, some of our men are scoutmasters and others act in an advisory capacity on matters pertain- mg to woodscraft and forestry. We frequently give talks to scout troops and meetings of scoutmasters. At our recent rangers' meeting we asked some of the scoutmasters to take an active part in the discussion. This they did, and some very valuable Ideas were worked out. . "We are furnishing some 1,500 small trees which are to be planted and taken care of by the boys at their sum mer camps. These plantations will be in the nature of boy scouts forests SCOUTS THERE WITH FIRST MD When One of TheTft Troop Meets With an Accident, the Others Know What to Do. SCOUT PREPAREDNESS. It certainly pays to be prepared. A scout may work his fingers nearly off on first aid practice and never have a chance to put his skill to real, sure- enough rescue work, but then again when he least expects It the oppor tunity may be his to do a real job of life paving. Here is, a case in point. A boy and his little .sister were alone In a house. The little girl, running across the room, slipped and falling forward ran her arm through the win dow pane, severing an artery. What would the average boy do? Run for help? Telephone for the doctor? Well and good. But in the meantime, a overerl a rterv means terrific loss of blood, and even death unless it is . - , . checked instantly. There Isn't time for ordinary precautions. It is a case -- " " I of instant action. Luckily ln the In- stance here cited, the boy was a boy plus, that is, a boy scout and he took rhnre of the Situation himself, lm- pro vised a tourniquet to stop the flow of blood and then sent for the doctor, Wlien the latter arrived he declared that the boy's prompt action undoubt- oriiv snved the child's life. . SCOUT TRAINING SAVES LIFE. Little Mildred Cannon, a five-year- old youngster, started a little camp- fire of her own in her back yard, tier clothing caught fire and the child ran toward the house. Her brother Eugene, a fourteen-year-old scout, heard the .little one's outcry and rushing to the rescue rolled her in the sand, extinguishing the names, undoubtedly saying the child from be Ine burned to death. Another inci dent wilch goes to prove that a scout really Is prepared and doesn't lose his head in time of emergency. ASK THE SCOUTS. Two hundred -Brooklyn scouts are acting as voiunyeer puviw ui wu. park, aiding in me par- kxl : To Ira ilrlve ' Kvety year our forests are illegally robbed to oDiam v;uriuru-, -f which --are never sold or used. Dep- ty Forest Supervisor Kirby of Ari- jsona enusieu owi. - ; last winter in preventing the unlawful and vandallstic cutting oi trees m ins Croak National rorest. 5 ; i i pi I ! - W-tnv sZ2 .'ft HELP MARKETING trnnl,n a . ' wM'"tCia UI U-OJJei 'tUVC ASSO-v ciations Fail to Recognize Value of Standard HIGHER PRICES ARE SECURED' rionai Growers Pack Cueiimhpaj Through Central Packing ? House Thus Insuring Uniformity of Product. . - -'I Prepared by the United States Depart ment or Agriculture.) growers of fruits and vegetables are appreciating more and more the.1 benefits possible through organizations 1.? estimated that there are 14,000s rarmers cooperative buying and sell-: lng associations In the United States of which about 2,000 represent fruit; and vegetable interests. nt Will Find Bureau Grades Helpful, f Where the association Is organized for the nurnose of selling, the! organizers often lose sight of the fact that some standard must be adontedtl for marketing their products. Indian vlduals or organizations will find the recommended or proposed grades;! formulated by the bureau of markets1 United States Department of Agricul-ff ture, very helpful as a basis for theirS packs or brands. 5 One Florida truck growers' assocla-1 tion adopted this past season theil tentative United States grades forj cucumbers as a basis for their "Fancy'V;; and "Choice" packs, marketing them: under their leading brand. An investii?, gator of the bureau of markets in? spectea tne association pack and tneij individual shipper's pack and advised with them when any doubtful points LuuLcimug giaues were raiseu. xiiisi of markets an opportunity to deter mine in the field whether the gradeii as formulated would be practical, a least under Florida conditions.' ' fi The association packed all cucum bers through a central packing shed each grower's product thus beln4 graded by a disinterested perebn, Thl made for uniformity of the product Every car loaded by : the association was approximately 4 to 5 r per cenk within the grade requirements. 'Nearl every car inspected outside the centra': packing house was beiow grade. ranj Cucumbers Uniform " in Size, Shaf and Coloring Are Much More At tractive Than Defective Specimen!. lng 3 to 20 per cent in excess of t 10 per cent tolerance allowed for i fective or cull stock. It Is Interesting to study the priests received by association members ffr stock packed under ' Federal , grade's through their central- packing"' houjje and prices received by farmers out side the association. Prices given In the accompanying ; table are f. o. v car lots in bushel hampers. . No straight 'cars ; of- No. 3 wefte loaded on the street because It Jls customary to include a certain portion of such cucumbers in both theN6.l and No. 2 gradel Grades Fixed on Some' Products- The Bureau of Markets has 'officially recommended grades .for - potai ... ... sweet potatoes, strawDernes, nortnein grown onions, Bermuda onions, afid formulated tentative grades r - (TT barreled apples, cabbage, peacnes, jQr matoes, cucumbers, lettuce, celery, -ft id asparagus. -T.hese grades are the e- suit or investigations xjonaucrea un the leading fruit and vegetable jc; tions, as well as in primary marks. . 1 t i m 1- t . . Jil The aaopuon or sucii aenime.gras by fruit and vegetable shippers. whether individuals or association is, .. . . . vf wouia assist very materially , in , creasing returns and no doubt tend toward better understanding betwffen shippers and receivers. :. I;. NEAT TRICKS. IN GARDENING r 1 One of Best Is Laying Board Oyer Row of Seeds to Start Them q and Hold Moisture. ' i There are a great many little tricks that should be learned- and. practiced by the gardener.. It Is not necessary to be a wizard to practice these tricks but jnst a good, common sense gar dener. One of the .best of these is l)he use of a board laid over the rowifof seeds for a few days after planting; to hold the moisture and make the sefM s t t durmg dry weather. Anotheiils t flood tne furrow with water andSaK . 1qw jt to soak Into the soil bef ire "I . i.L. - j .. fj earth. SUghtly packing or ft tn- ing the dry soil over the seeds fill nA,n to brine the moisture to the" ir- face and make the seeds grow. Qjir- i den tric.s are easy tOiperrorni-try few and see tne results in the firm ot fresh Tegetables for the tablHt oeana bettr Mring. FEDERAL GRADES " l m &u t$ks ! ,. ' 4 STAKE TOMATOES FOR BEST QUALITY FRUIT Plants Are Thus Held Off Ground 1 V and Kept Clean. In Pruning Remove All Side Shoots and Suckers, Leaving Only Main Stem Small Saplings Are Good and Inexpensive. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) It generally pays to stake and prune the tomatoes grown In the small home garden because by this method the fruit Is hel4 off the ground and. is clean, a larger number o'f tomato plants can be grown on a given space and the fruit generally ripens earlier than if the plants are allowed to grow in the natural way. In pruning the plants all side shoots and suckers are removed, leaving only the main stem with its leaves and clusters of frttit. It is -easy to determine which are the side shoots and which are the young blossom clusters because the shoots appear directly In the little pocket where the leaf joins the stem, while i the fruit clusters appear on the naked side of the stem where there Is no hJ& Tomato Vines Tied to Stakes rroouce Cleaner Fruit Than Those Permitted - to Trail on the Ground. leaf. Pinch out the side shoots,, but be careful not to injure the blossom or fruit clusters. . Tomato stakes should be from 4 to 6. feet long and 1 to 1 Inches ; through at the thickest part. They, may be small saplings cut in the woods and sharpened at one end, or they may be split from a log that is free from knots. Sometimes strips of waste ma terial from a sawmill or planing mill, known as edgings, are used. It makes little-difference so long as the stakes are strong enough to support tne plants and are Inexpensive. The stakes should be driven firmly Into the ground, one on the north side of each tomato plint and the plants tied to them once a week during the active growing period with soft cord or nar row strips 'of muslin. Sometimes the tomato plants will reach the tops of the stakes and then hang over until the tip will touch the ground, clusters of fruits being formed all along the stems. .. Twenty-five to 50 tomato plants trained to stakes will supply the aver age family with all the tomatoes needed for use while fresh, also for canning. It pays to go to some little jhroxibie; to have , them early, also to stake': and prune them so that the quality, will be the best PLAN! SEEDBED FOR ALFALFA Plenty) of Good. Barnyard Manure Should Be Applied If Soil Lacks 'V Humus and Fertility. C If youl are planning a five or ten acre field of alfalfa, and you ought to plan it If. you do not already have al falfa, see - that the ground Is made ready In good shape. Alfalfa needs a hospitable' soil, but it isn't so hard to ,'make' a soil pretty fairly hospitable. Apply lime If the soil is acid, and plenty of good barnyard manure If it lacks fertility and humus. Then re member this :, You cannot get the seedbed toone for alfalfa; this crop needSTafirm, fine seedbed and to get the very best results, you should see that it gets what it needs. DISCARD ALL BOARDER HENS In Smalt Flock Owner Can Determine by Observation Which Fowls m "" KL I Are, Layers. "i In anv' flock some hens . will be .found to be much better producers than others. Often there are (a few hens that are such poor layers that it doesn't pay to keep them. Where the 'flock is small the owner can determine by observation which hens are merely boarders ; and these are the ones to eat WAR ON INStUIS Preventive measures are best against Insect enemies. Rotate the crops, avoid introducing in sects and diseases, practice fre quent cultivation, and- employ fertilizers to stimulate plant growth. A vigorously growing garaen imay yiwuuw uuy spite of Injurious lnscts, but in ... $ ngp-ung insecia w imuiousu. . 4 CONDENSED ItEYS FROLt THE OLD NORTH STATE SHORT NOTES 5F INTEREST TO CAROLINIANS, Clinton. Congressman Ketchanm of Michigan, delivered a strong and timely address, at the American Le- gioDj picnic Tiere. Tarboro. An encampment of local , Odd Fellows organized with 2S charter members. The Patriarchal, Goldrn Rule and Royal Purple degres werev were conferred on twenty-five candi dates. v Fayetteville. A ninety-gallon whis key still was captured about three miles from McNeill's bridge, In the southern part of Cumberland county by Deputy Sheriff Marshall A. McLean. Hendersonville Fully 300 bankers from South Carolina were present at Kanuga lake when the South Caro lina Bankers' convention was called to order. Rockingham. Approximately seven eights of all farmers canvassed to date have signed the five-year contract for selling the cotton crop through tne North Carolina Cotton Growers Co operative association. Albemarle. The mutilated body ot E. L. Kirke, merchant of Palestine, small town four miles north of Albe marle,, was found by railroad employ es after it had been run over by the Winston-Salem southbound train. Winston - Salem. Samuel Oompers, , president of ttfe American Federation of Labor, has accepted an invitation to address the North Carolina Labor Fed eration at Jligh Point, August 9, it was announced here. Charlotte. A camp school for the purpose of teaching cotton grading and stapling opened at Lake Burton in the Blue Ridge mountains, under the auspices of the Charlotte Cotton school, the oldest Institution of if kind in the South. Burlington. The Southern Hosiery mills, located in the western section of this city has been adjudged in vol untary bankruptcy. The ' liabilities were $63,000, while the assets were ap praised at $34,000, including machin ery, building and accounts. High Point. The shaving bin of the Snow Lumber company here was prac tically destroyed by fire entailing tv loss of several thousand dollars. The origin of the fire has not been determ ined. The building is said to have been insured. , r LUmberton Considerable damage was done at the local substation of the Yadkin River Power company during: a severe electric storm. Raleigh. Willis W. Edwards, one of the oldest citizens of Wake county, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. A. Powell, near Fuquay Springs. He was 84 years old. Salisbury Joe Dunham, the live year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner E. Dunham, die-d in a local hospital as a result of injuries received when he was run over by an automobile driven by Mrs. B. W. Means of Concord. Charlotte. E. J. Tillman, linotype operator for The Observer and later for The News, who as n former ser vice man is taking try mt at the Presbyterian hospital, is now suffer ing from paralysis 6f his lower limbs and is unable to leave his bed. Greensboro. About 5,000 people gathered at the fair grouids here to hera W. J. Simmons, imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Kian, discuss the past the present and the future of the or ganization. About 225 men clothed in the robes of the order marched in the parade. aaM Hendersonville. S. Y. Bryson, has resigned as postmaster of Henderson ville. The announcement came as a thunderbolt from a clear sky as local citizens were expecting Mr. Bryson to remain as postmaster for the next two years. He has held the office , here for the last seven years. Cedar Grove. During nine days ct intensive campaigning, Orange conr ty, signed up approximately 52 per . cent of her growers for co-operative marketing of tobacco. Lenoir. Coupling 4he Yonahlossee with the Lenoir-Blowing Rock turn pike as a connecting link with th great interstate highway leading frojn Charlotte to Llncolnton, Hickory. Ipe nolr, connecting with the 'National highway leading through Johnson City was discussed at a meeting held at, the chamber of commerce. Winston-Salem. The Women's clubs through the mayor and alder man have induced local ice manufac turers to reduce the price of their products from 8a, to 60 cents -per hnn-; dred pounds. Lenoir Arthur ARred, Dewey. Post and Paul Rooke " were "arrested nina miles north ot here cm the Blowing Rock road on a charge of heating up ' and seriosuly injuring Jim Norman, of Concord. and robbing him of $10 cash and talcing his automobile, which. s undamaged. ' V - 4 , - , . . - 1 :5l I Hi Ml ill all a 1 i n- u 'I1 If! (I 1 f 'If I! hi 1 ;f l -1 ' 1 1.1' A tit W it- ft MP m m It