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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Success With the Chicks.

The most important thing in start
ing young chicks Is to refrain from
feeding them a single atom Of food
for at least SO hours. Nature has
filled their little stomachs before they
left the shell, and If they are stuffed
as soon as they appear many will die.
Give them plenty Of water and after
SO hours feed them lightly on fine
rolled oats or coarse cornmeal, then,
just as soon as they show strength
and vigor, let them run on the ten
der, short grass for q little while
every day.
Watch for lice from the start and
If any are found on the heads or un-
der the wings touch the spots lightly
with lard or vaseline. Having started
right by following the above direc-
tons, success depends Upon the fidel-
ity with which you manage the flock
until they become full-fedged or are
ready to be sent to market
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the four of you, and have your game.
They looked guilty. But l will block
that right now. I am going to stay
here. If Aunt Selma wants me, she
can find me-here!"
The first indication those men had
that Mr.. HARRISON didn't know the
state Of affairs was when he turned
and faced them.
Mrs. Wilson Is quite right" he
said gravely. Were a selfish lot. If
Miss Caruthers is responsibility, let
us share her"
ITO armsI" Jim said, with an afrec-
tation Of lightness. as they put their
glasses down, and threw open the
door. Dals retort, "Whose?" was lost
in the confusion, and we went into the
library. On the way Dallas managed
to speak to me.
IF HARRISON doesn't know, don't
tell him." he said in an undertone.
Hes queer duck, in some ways;
he mightn't think It funny"
Funny" choked. TITS the least
funny thing ever experienced. De
ceiving that HARRISON man isn't so
bad-he thinks me crazy, anyhow.
He's been staring his eyes out at
me"
Il don't wonder. You're lovely to-
night, Kit, and you look like a vixen"
But to deceive that harmless old
lady--well. thank goodness, it's nine,
and she leaves in an hour or So"
But she didn't And that's the story.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

doorway, the person in question ap
peared in It, and raised her veil.
was perfectly Daralyzed. It was Bella!
Bella in a fur coat and veil, with
the most tragic eyes ever saw and
entirely white except for a dab OF
rouge in the middle of each cheek
We stared at each other without
speech. The maid turned and went
down the hall, and with that Bella
came over to me and clutched me by
the arm.
who was being carried out into
that ambulance?" she demanded.
glaring at me with the most awful in.
tensity
I'm sure I don't know, Bella"
said. wriggling away from her fingers.
What in the world are you doing
here? l thought you were in Europe"
you are hiding something from
mel" she accused. ut is Jim! l see
1t in your face"
well, 1t isn't" snapped 1T
seems to me, really, Bella, that you
and Jim ought to be able to manage
your own affairs, without dragging
me in" 1t was not pleasant, but II
she was suffering, SO was l. Jim ia
as we'll as he ever was. He's upstaira
somewhere. I'll send for him"
She gripped me again, and held on
while her color came back.
You'll do nothing of the kind" she
said, and she had quite got hold Of
herself again Il do not want to SEQ
him: l hope you don't think, Kit, that
came here to see James Wilson.
Why, l have forgotten that there ia
such person. and you know it."
Somebody upstairs laughed, and l
was growing nervous. What II Aunt
Selma should come down, or Mr.. Har
bison come out of the den?
why did you come. then, 1sllaf"
l inquired. "He may come in"
81 was passing in the motor" she
said, and honestly think she hoped !
would believe her, "and / saw that
am" She stopped and began again,
II thought Jim was out of town. and
came to see Takahiro," she said
brazenly. HE was devoted to me,
and Evans is going to leave I'll tell
you what to do. KIT. I'll go back tc
the dining room. and you send Taxa
there. IL any one comes. can slI
into the pantry"
GRO BE coNTINCEna
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he Is called
BY his friends. Jimmy was rotund ana
looked shorter than he really was, HIS
ambition In life was to be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused to do so, his
art is considered huge Joke. except to
himself, If he asked people to dinner eV-
sryone expected a frollc. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together a year
and are divorced. lJimmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
OF his divorce. Those who attend the
party are Miss Katherine McNair. who
every one calls Kit. Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
Brown the Misses Mercer, Maxwell Reed
and Mr. Thomas Harbison South
american civil engineer. The party is In
To- swing when Jimmy receives O. tele-
cram from his Aunt Selma, who will ar
nye In four hours to visit him and his
%IIe, Jimmy gets his funds from Aunt
Senna and after he marries she doubles
nis allowance. He neglects to tell her OF
MS divorce, as she is opposed to 1t. jim
my takes Kit into his confidence, he tries
20 devise some way so that his aunt Will
not learn that he has no longer a wife.
He suggests that Kit play the hostess for
one night, be Mrs. Wilson pro tenn. Kit
refuses. but is finely prevailed upon to
act the part. Aunt Selma arrives and the
deception works out as planned. as she
mad never seen Jim's wife.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

offender I repeated. puzzled.
you see, have been living out q
the Worlu so long. and never seeing
any women but Indian squaws"--so
there were no Spanish girls!-'that
I'm afraid / say what comes into my
mind without circumlocution. And
then-I did not Fnow you were mar
RED"
mo, oh. no." / sad hastily. But
Of course, the more a woman is mar
riedI mean, you cannot say too
many nice things to married women
They-need them, you know"
had fioundered miserably, with his
eyes on me, and half expected him
to be shocked, or to say that married
women should be satisfied with the
nice things their husbands say to
them. But he merely remarked
apropos of nothing, or following line
Of thought he had not voiced, that it
was trite but true that good many
men owed their success in life to
their wives.
And a good many owe their wives
to their success in life," retorted
cynically. At which he stared at me
again.
1t was then that the real completely
Of the situation began to develop.
Some one had rung the bell and been
admitted to the library and a maid
came to the door of the den. When
she saw us she stopped uncertainty.
Even then 1t struck me that she look
ed odd, and she was not in uniform.
However, / was not informed at that
time about bachelor establishments,
and the first thing she said, when she
had asked to speak to me in the hall,
knocked her and her clothes clear out
of my head Evidently she knew.
Miss McNair," she said in low
tone, there is lady in the drawing
room, yelled person, and she is ask
ing for Mr.. Wilson"
Can you not find him?" I asked.
HE is in the house. probably in the
studio"
The girl hesitated.
Excuse me, miss, but Miss Ceruth-
ers-"
Then / saw the situation.
Never mind" said. "Close the
door into the drawing room. and !
will tell Mr. Wilson"
But as the girl turned toward the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

Of the barn, though ten feet or even
twelve feet would be better for sani.
tary reasons. The NOW should be
floored solid. except over the feedways,
which should be left open to throw
feed down. The roof should have
from one-third to one-half-inch pitch,
and should be self-supporting, so as to
do away with all cross ties in the
NOV. The driveway can be fioored
with two-inch plank and clay floors
used in the stalls, but that and many
minor details must be governed by the
individual taste and requirements of
the builder. This barn was built for
about $1,000.-Farm Buildings.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Protectlon Of Birds.

Protection of our insect-eating
birds, whose destruction causes con-
siderable crop loss to the country
every year. will be made campaign
issue throughout the nation. Backed
by the grangers, orchardists, ranch
men, and planters in every section
of the land, the National Association
of Audubon. societies is preparing to
obtain from representatives of every
state in the Union definite declara-
lions as to their stand on the con-
servation of the bird resources of our
country.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

howled with mirth over the feeblest
Jokes, and when Max told story
without any point whatever. they all
had hysteria. Immediately after din
ner Aunt Selma had begun on the
family connection again, and after two
bad breaks on my part. Jim offered
to show her the house. The Mercer
girls trailed along. unwilling to lose
any of the possibilities. They said
afterward that 1t was terrible: She
went into all the closets, and ran her
hand over the tops Of doors and kept
getting grimmer and grimmer. In
the studio they came across life
study Jim was doing and she shut
her eyes and made the girls go out
while he covered 1t with a drapery.
Lollie! Who did the Bacchante dance
at three benefits last winter and was
learning new one called "Eve!"
When they heard Aunt Selma on
the second floor, Anne, Dial and Max
sneaked up to the studio for cigarettes,
which left Mr.. HARRISON to me. / was
in the den, sitting in a low chair by
the wood fire when he came in. He
hesitated in the doorway.
Would you prefer being alone, or
may l come in?" he asked. Don't
mind being frank. l know you are
tired"
81 have headache, and am sulk-
ing" 1 said unpleasantly, but at
least am not actively venomous.
Come in"
So he came and sat down across
the hearth from me, and neither Of us
said anything. The freight fiickered
over the room, bringing out the faded
hues of the old Japanese prints on the
walls, cleaning in the mother-of-pearl
eyes of the dragon on the screen. set
ting a grotesque god on cabinet to
nodding. And 1t threw into relief the
strong, clear profile OF the man across
from me, as he stared at the fire.
IT am afraid am not very interest
ing" said at last, when he showed
no sign of breaking the silence. "The
the illness Of the butler and-Miss
Caruthers' arrival. have been upset
ting"
He suddenly reused with start
from a brown reverie.
II beg your pardon" he said, Il
oh. of course uotl l was wondering
IL f--if you were offended at what
said earlier In the evening: the
Brushwood Boy. you know, and all
that"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
FEEDING THE
YOUNG CHICKS
Modern Feeds and Appliances
Have Reduced Burden OF Chick
Culture by Half and Made
It PFoftta bic.

Get some good commercial chick
feed and If possible some old process
oatmeal. says the Poultry Journal.
Give one feed daily of the oatmeal in
the litter of clover or chaff and three
eeds of the chick feed, In all five
feeds daily for the first ten days, then
four times day for the next two
weeks and three times day there
after until they are put out on free
.ange Feed lightly, but often, is the
motto for young chicks. Give green
food in some form, chopped cabbage.
lettuce leaves or green grass cut fine.
Animal food of some kind must be
provided or the chicks will be found
trying to eat each other up. Those
who have or can secure skim milk
will find nothing better than cnrd
made from sour skim milk, mixed 70
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Improving Stock.

Take few of your best layers oft
of the main house and keep them Ia
place by themselves with the best
male bird you can get. The eggs
from these hens will be your stock
for the chicks that are to be. Get
up little higher this year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Indications.

Il shouldn't be surprised to hear It
It any time that our friend who dab
bles In fluffy finance has lost his
mind"
Are you an alienist?"
mo. I'm an expert accountant and
have been going over his books"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Aln RnddAr.

"The dog" said the scientific gen.
tieman, sometimes steers himself
with his tall"
Uses 1t to guide his wandering
back. does he?1 asked the irresponsi-
bio humorist.--C Christian Register.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
Succession In Peas.

Many gardeners make one planting
of peas and then stop. They should
be planted at intervals of two weeks
from early April until June, and then
one can have them in succession for
quite while.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27
CHAPTER w.
The Door Was Closed.

Inc DOOR was Closed.
1t was infuriating to see how much
enjoyment every one but Jim and my
self got out of the situation. They
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-27

II guess you'll have to be patient
and forgive US, cousin Sarah" Ruth.
erford looked solemnly penitent. Ma
talie and aren't very smart about
trains. OF course, there was no rea.
son in the world for us to fancy for a
minute that you we're due here this
afternoon. We're pretty stupid. aren't
WEI"
well, It's all over now and IL I
can get bite to eat and good sleep
tonight, like enough I'll wake up In a
real good humor tomorrow"
Rutherford smiled sleepily when his
wife came into their room an hour
later.
81 think the Wills SAFE" he muir.
INJURED
"oh, bother the wills" retorted Mrs
Rutherford, tartl7, as she turned out
the light
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-14
Orrine Destroys
Desire for Drink

The man who drinks to excess
needs treatment for his condition.
The Orrine treatment can be used
with absolute confidence. 1t des-
troys all desire for whiskey, beer and
other intoxicants 1t is simple
treatment, it is given in the home
no sanitarium expepse-no loss of
time from work. 1t is an inexpensive
treatment. Many men spend more
in day for whiskey and beer for
their friends and themselves than
would pay for this treatment.
We are so sure that Orrine will
benefit you that we say to you that
II after trial you fail, to get any
benefit from its use, we will give
your money back.
ORRINE is prepared in two forms,
No /, secret treatment, powder, alb
solutely tasteless and odorless, given
secretly in food or drink. ORRINE
No. 2, in pill form. is for those who
desire to take voluntary treatment
ORRINE costs only S1.00 a box
Write for Free ORRINE Booklet
(mailed in plain sealed envelope) to
ORRINE CO., 354 Orrine Building
Washington, d. G. ORRINE is rec
commended and is for sale in this city
by B. A. Quinlan, North street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-14
WASHING TIRES
No Kerosene Should Be Put on the
Tires

Washing tires and washing car
are two different propositions Water
alone should be used to wash tires
and as little of 1t as necessary. Az
ter every run the envelope should be
wiped clean with damp sponge or
well wrung cloth.
A common mistake made by motor
lists is to mix kerosene with the wat
err. This may be advisable when
washing the body of car to remove
mud and dust from the varnish, but
it should never be done when wash
ing tires because kerosene eats rub
Der. This fact can be readily prov
ed by immersing a small piece of rub
Der in kerosene and allowing 1t TO
soak. The rubber, will soon swell and
lose its elasticity. The reason for
this is apparent Kerosene is rich
in fatty properties which remain after
the evaporation of the gases. Every
time a tire Is washed with a kerosene
mixture the rubber is deprived OF
more OF its strength
When washing tires ii is best to
simply dampen a sponge with clean
water, care being taken that the
sponge is not soaked ana dripping
Then wipe the tires dry with a cloth
or handful OF waste.
This, and many other phases OF the
tire question are intimately covered
in the Book of Bibendum" sent free
to motorists upon request by the Mi
chelin Tire company OF Midtown, New
Jersey.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-14
LEMONS SAY ARE SQUEEZED
Fruit importers Adopt Novel Way to
Complain Of the tariff.

New York, April 12-Every box Of
lemons brought into the United States
from foreign ports now carries to it's
conumers a message, protesting
against the high rate in the Payne
Aldrich tariff on lemons. The Fruit
importers Union has stationed men
with stencils on all the piers where
shipments of lemons arrive TO paint
on the boxes pithy protests against
the tariff rate. The travelling bill
boards were soon on their way howl
ing protests to every section of the
country against the duty.
III lemons were free this box would
cost you S1.26 less, is favorite stem
Gil among the importers. "The tariff
is squeezing me-" is another. Revise
the tariff and get me cheaper III
the tariff squeezes me much more
won't come here" etc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-14
IDlrARoD FIRE LOSS 100000
Alaska Camp Fought Flames with
Buckets in a Snowstorm

buckets IN SnoWStorm
Kaltag, Alaska, April "Details
of the fire which on April did great
damage to lditarod City are slowly
coming by messenger There is no
telegraph or telephone communities
tions with the town.
The property loss is estimated at
about 100000 There was no loss
of life. Work of reconstruction was
begun Immediately
The fire which occurred during a
heavy snowstorm, spread slowly, and
nearly every storekeeper in the con
flagration zone was able to move his
lighter stocks TO places of safety.
Twenty places of business-all light
wooden structures-were burned, the
greatest loss being suffered by Char
les Miller, owner of the Merchants
Cafe
The fire originated in the Pioneer
Hotel owned by Mrs. Donaldson. A
general alarm brought out many vol
unteers and bucket brigades were
soon active. The only water avail
able was from a remote water hole
SO far as known, none Of the burned
houses was insured. There is no food
famine, as nearly all the supplies in
the stores were removed to places
of safety
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-14
DIES CT A RARE DISEASE
Case of j. M. Rhodes, Jr., the Nine
teenth In Medical History.

Philadelphia, April 13.--After three
years illness from a disease so rare
that 1t is said to have been the nine
teenth case 10 the history of medicine,
James NJ. Rhodes, Jr, widely known
socially and who, while attending
Princeton University was a guard on
the Varsity football team, dieu today
at his home at Villanova, near here.
The disease that killed Mr. Rhodes
is know TO physicians as blastomyce-
ties, and is manifested by a malignant
vegetable growth which attaches it.
self to the intestines. Mr. Rhodes
was attacked by the malady while on
visit to the South. He was 35 years
old, and was graduated from Prince
ton in 1897.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-14
WOMAN POLITICIAN DEAD
Active in Behalf of Harrison Family
in Chicago Elections

Chicago, April 13.--Mrs. Kate Doyle
who became known as Chicago's fore
most woman politician through her
activity in behalf of the members of
the Harrison families, during their
political campaigns since the faith
er of the present mayor-elect was a
candidate for Congress in 1873, died
at her home Tuesday after an illness
Of ten days.
Mrs. Doyle who was rs years old,
came to Chicago in 1852. Twelve
years later she entered the Harrison
family as a nurse. During the fol-
lowing nine years she became acquain
ted with many of the Irish voters of
the city, assuming a political leader
ship over them that became an i'm
portant element in the political affairs
of the city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-14
CONSUL IN DEsPERATEs STRUGGLE
Persian Representative in New York
Lands intruder in Cell

New York, April 13.--In desperate
struggle with an intruder at his coun-
try residence at MorristOwn, n. J., be-
fore daylight yesterday, Herzoon He
bannes Topakyan, Persian consul gem
eral at New York, was severely beat
en-, but he finally conquered his man,
bound him and took him in his auto
mobile to a police station.
Mr. Topakyan was aroused by the
sounds of a struggle on his porch.
Going down stairs he found his broth
er in law being worsted in fight
with a man whom he said he found
trying to force an entrance. The con-
sui general went to his relatives as
sistance and while he received many
blows. he eventually felled the stran-
ger and with the assistance Of the
aroused servants bound him with a
rope. Calling his automobile and
chauffeur out, Mr. Topakyan carried
his prisoner to the station and saw
him locked in a cell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-14
Welded SIX TIMES AT 20 YEARS
Her Former Husbands Separated BY
the Death and Divorce Route.

Logansport, Ind, April 13-Al-
though only 20 years old, Mrs. Lydia
Rice Crozier-B aker-Hayes-Smith has
taken a sixth husband in the person Of
Edward Homes, candy maker, of
Lafayette. This is his first venture
in the matrimonial field.
OF the quintet of husbands to whom
Mr.. Homes is the successor two died
and three departed by the divorce
route. With a smile, Mrs. Rice-Croz-
ier-Baker-H Hayes Smith-Hones told the
justice of the peace who performed
the ceremony that she hoped she
would never need to get another d.
vorce.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-14
BUY LAND FOR GAME COVERT
Wall Street Men Said to Have Ac-
quired 275 Acres In Connecticut

Winsted, Conn, April 1.-THE
Hampden Forestry company, said to
be composed of Wall street men, has
purchased the Dietert and Leingart
properties composing 275 acres, sit
uated at the south end Of Highland
lake, for a game preserve. A trout
stream mile long, running through
the land, is to have a dam which will
food twenty acres.
The property about Highland lake
is one of the most popular summer
resorts in the Litchfield hills.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-14
FIGHTS LIQUOR FROM GRAVE
Mother Provides Sons Must Not
Drink for Six Years to Inherit Wealth

Fort Wayne, Ind, April 1S.-The
suit by Christian Meme and Amelia
PreasiUr seeking to nullify the will
made by their mohter, Mrs. Sophia
Friday, disposing of an estate valued
at $4,000 has been sent to Wells
county for trial.
The will stipulates that two heirs,
Louis and Henry Friday must show
at the end of six years after her
death that they have not tasted intox
icating liquors in the meantime be-
fore they can control their parts OF
the estate. The compliments say
Mrs Friday was not in mental condi-
ton to make a will
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-29
PORTING NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
KELLY GETS POPULAR
DECISION OVER JOHNNY

RACINE, Wis, April 2S-Hugo Kelly
OF Chicago. claimant OF the middle weight
championship, unprecedented" Johnny
rounds OF their fight here tonight and
gained popular decision.
Superb boxing skill allowed Kelly to
land two blows to Thompson's one, al
though the Sycamore fighter forced the
milling.
No decisions are allowed In boxing con-
tests In this state. but the popular. ver-
dict was that Kelly had decidedly the
better Of the contest The Chicago mans
percut, which he landed repeatedly with
out a return from Thompson.
In the clinches he rocked Thompson's S
head with short uppercuts, and In the
open fighting he punished his opponent
severely.
Thompson fought sluggish. rushing
battle. and was always willing to take
Kelly's hardest blows to land one on
landed left swing. They clinched and
both fought for the body until the break:
Thompson covered near his opponent and
peatedly landed light rights and lefts to
the face. without return.
Round 2-They spared cautiously again
and Kelly sent. in right uppercut.
jaw and they. clinched. Thompson again
landed two rights to the Jaw and then
Hugo sent in another right uppercut.
They locked heads and fought at close
quarters as the bell rang.
Round 3-Thompson met Kelly in his
own corner and forced the lighting. He
landed right to Kelly's jaw and fol-
lowed II with a right TO the head. Kelly
ripped In several savage uppercuts and
then landed good right swing. Thomp-
son drew first blood with n straight right
to Kellys nose.
Round 4-Thompson pecked Hugo