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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-26

mans face now barely dscernb1e troubled look which he made effort to conceal Roger finally knocked the ashes from his long extinguished pipe shifted himself his seat, tried pierce the gloom all sides listened inenty and otherwise showed anxious watchfuness At4engh he broke the proracted silence
 q decar' for it! I wish he'd brought compass Damn fog, anyhowl"
 Don't you know where are?" asked the other nightly disturbed by the tone of his guide.
 "Listenr' came the irrelevant exclamation. Do ye hear that?"
 Hear what?"
 Breakers, by the Lord! Sure thunder the tide is settin' the Hogsbacki"
 As the man ceased speaking through the silence there came the mufed boom of distant surf The stranger caught the sound precipitation started from his fore head "The HogsbackF he feebly exclaimed, turning weak the water about him, while the fog-beads hanging thicly his heavy brows and mustache did not soften his expression of sudden fear. eie.ssIy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-26

OORED to the rotting pier fsherman's dorys old and worns swung on the smooth surges that ran under the dilapidated structure. The stun was setting. Steward s wall of mistiness caught tine waning, light, and to the experienced eye of the single individual lounging on the string piece it spoke loudly of coming fog.
 The man was young roughly dressed in oiIsl1ins, old rubber boots, and '.sou'- easter" and bore the unn1istakable stamp of a fisherman. Almost giant in figure, his cIean-shaven face was singularly gentle ;r lie exoressio,1 ff1r,rol, .hr1,,+ ;+ ,,,,e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08

hall, though Bassford' HOLSTER had
undoubtedly left the house by this
means after my interview with him on
the roof. And reminded of the roof, l
opened the trunk room door and peer
ed in. The candle light slowly crept
into its dark corners, and. looking up,
! marked the presence OF the trap
door secure in the opening. AS stood
on the threshold of the trunk piled
room, my hand on the knob and the
candle thrust we'll before me. heard
a slight furtive movement 10 my left
and behind the door. l listened TO the
murmur OF talk below for a moment
then cautiously advanced my candle
farther into the room. took one step
and then cautiously another until the
whole OF the trunk room was well
within range of my vision.
And there, seated on a prodigious
trunk frescoed with labels of q dozen
foreign inns, beheld Hezekishl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08

greater volume tonight than az pre-
vious manifestations. A gray blue
cloud was flling the lower hall and
rising toward me. l ran quickly to the
third floor, to the chamber whose fire.
place was served by the library chin
ney. The lights in the third floor hail
winked out as opened the door.
but / did not trouble about this. The
switch inside the unused guest cham.
Der responded readily to my touch. and
on kneeling by the hearth l found it
cold as had expected. There was alb
solutely no way of choking the library
fue at this point, for. as / had estab-
lished earlier, all the freplaces in this
chimney had their independent f1ues.
The hall outside was still dark, and
did not try the switch. The pursuit
was better carried on in darkness. and
/ had by this time become accustomed
10 rapid locOmotion through unlighted
passages l leaned over the stair well
and heard EXPLANATIONS of surprise at
the sudden cessation Of the smoke.
which had evidently abated as abrupt
~ as 1t had begun. The windows and
doors had been opened and the com
pany had returned to the library.
quite extraOrdinary-really quite
remarkable they were saying below.
heard Cecilia's light laughter as the
odd ways of the chimney were dis
cussed. And as / stood thus peering
down and listening the Swedish maid g
blond head appeared below me, bend
ing over the well rail on the second
floor. She. too. was taking note OF
affairs in the library. and as / watch
ed her she lifted her head and her
eyes met mine. Then while we still
stared at each other the second floor
lights went out with familiar abrupt.
ness. and as l craned my neck to peer
into the blaCkness above me / eXpe
rienCed once more that ghOstly pass
ing as of some light unearthly thing
across my face. / reached for 1t wild
~ with my hands. but II seemed to be
caught away from ME. and then as
fought the air madly it brushed my
cheek again. ] have no words to de
SEIlbE Tue SlIdISt tnGNI VI JunI bouNh
l felt my scalp creep and cold chills
ran down my spine. 1t seemingly
came from above. and it was not like
a hand, unless a hand of wonderful
liEhtness Certainly no human arm
could reach down the stair well tC
where l stood.
I waited for its recurrence. a mo
ment. but it came no more. Then or
a sudden prompting l stole swiftly Il
/ the fourth floor. lighted my candle anC
gazed about l thought 1t we'll to lei
/ the electric light alone, for my ghos
/ had once too often plunged me into
/ darkness at critical moments, and &
/ candle in my hands was not subject u
/ his trickery.
The hall was perfectly quiet. Th'
door leading down the hidden stall
was invisible. and had not yet learn
ed how it might be opened from tn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08
HOW one
WOMAN WON
Ter Health and Strength Back
Again by The Use Of Cardui.

Tampa, Fla.-In q letter from this
city, Mrs. z. G. Corum writes: 81 was
all weakened and worn out with wo-
manly troubles. My husband brought
me some Cardui as q tonic, and, from
the FIRST day, 1t seemed TO help.
had almost lost my reason, but,
thanks TO Cardui. did not. Soon, I
felt and looked like a new woman.
think the remedy is wonderful. I
recommend It to my friends, for have
received great benefit from It"
Cardui acts specifically On the weak
ened womaniy organs. Strengthening
the muscles and nerves, and building
them up TO health.
1t helps 10 refresh the worn-out ner-
Tous system and relieves the effects of
cverwork. both mental and physical.
Fifty years successful use fully
prove the merit Of this purely vege-
table, tonic remedy for women.
In every community, there live some
who have been benefited By Cardui.
The beneficial effects of this time
tested wonan's remedy, soon show
themselves in many different ways.
Try II
". B.-Frits 70: Ladies Advisory DEPT. chs-s.
IHStr7ict5ors, and 81 Page look. Hone TreztaS1i
tH "cEeE. Hent AZ PAN wrapper CO rseuAEa.
(Adverttsement.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08
CHAPTER XVI
LadY's Slipper.

a ! recall 1t she was very much
"a at her ease. She sat on one
"a foot and the other beat the
tIuOk EphtIy Sba 1rss hor,
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CHAPTER XIV.
I Discover Two Ghosts.


"HE ghost l believed to be stilI
In the upper halls OF the house.
and now that / was in a posi-.
ton to watch the ladder by
which be had entered ! felt confident
that had cut OF his retreat l was
surveying the cellar when / heard faint
sounds in new direction Far away
under the house and remote from the
secret steps some one was moving to-
ward me. and rapidly too, The CHEST
that / believed to have disappeared
into the fourth floor hall must then
have changed the line Of his retreat
and descended by one OF the regular
stairways
blew out my candle and stood with
my back to the wall Of the long CORR
dor on which opened the various store
rooms, the heating plant laundry and
other accessories OF the modern house
My ghost was coming In haste-a
haste that did not harmonic with the
stateiy tread Of the spooks Of popular
superstition. slower pace and
should doubtless have fed before him.
but quick. light steps echoed I'm the
dark corridor. and / gathered courage
from the thought that ghosts create
echoes no more than they cast shad-
ows.
As the steps drew nearer ! prepared
myself TO spring upon him. ! must IN
consciously have taken a step. for he
paused suddenly, stood still for q mo-
ment, then turned and scamppred back
the way he had come After him I
went ms fast ms ! could run. The ce-
ment paved corridor was four or flve
feet wide. and ] plunged through the
dark NJ my best speed 81 the end OF
the corridor was pretty certain Of my
quarry. ma I made ready 10 grappls
with him. Then as plunged into the
wall my hands touched q mans face
and for a moment clutched the collar
Of his coat. lie bad been waiting for
me to strike the wall. and as he slip
ped out Of my grasp he ran back to-
ward the coul cellar. / had struck the
wall with a force that knocked the
wind out Of me, but I got myself to-
gether with the loss of ouly an instant
and renewed pursuit | had no fear
but that II he attempted to reach the
open by means Of the coal hole should
catch him on the ladder. and | sprinted
FOR all / was worth TO make sure of
him.
My heetiuG grasp " the mans col
lar and the agility with which he had
slipped from my clasp had settled the
ghost question. ana / had now resolv-
90 the intruder into common thief.
As I reached the old stairway he
was mounting il two steps NJ time.
as | judged from the sound. I had
hoped 20 catch and dispose OF him
without alarming the house but II
seemed inevitable now that the chase
would end in such fashion ms ia
arouse the company assembled I'm the
library
! heard him stumble and fall head
long at the door above. Then be shot
IN into the Sti'l dUrkened hall and
when had gained the top lost track
Of him for moment. ] paused and
was about TO strike a match when be
resumed his flight. and | was forced
10 grappie with the fact that some one
else was pursuing him. held my
match innsbruck upon this new dis
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He sighed deeply. bringing my dazed
wits back to him, and | found myself
gazing into the blinking eyes OF Lord
ArrOwood
"Bounders. say. Bounders" he
gasped
In the circumstances, Lord AFRO
wood, | should not call names. VIII
you tell me what you mean by running
through this house In this fashion I?
Stand up and give an account of your
self"
/ helped him TO his feet and bent
over the stair rail leading down TO the
third floor. Evidently our strange
transactions beneath and above had
not disturbed the assembled suitors
and their hostess, but in common de-
cency Lord ArrowoOd must be dis
posed Of promptly. There was no
doubt about that
II was an ass 10 try it. muttered
his lOrdship. pulling his tie into share,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08
The Siege
OF the
Seven SuitOrS
BY
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
copyrirbt. 1919. b, Meredith Nicholson

--~~~-~-
ciosure ana stepped back within the
concealed doors and waited. Up and
down the hall two persons were run
ming. and when they reached the ends
Of the corridor l heard hands touch
the wall and the sound Of lodging,
and then almost instantly the two run
ners flashed by me again. The hall
was 50 dark that I saw nothing. but
as the runners passed the door l felt
the rush Of air caused by their fight.
Three or four times this had hap
pened. and then, still without having
made light. ! thrust out my foot at
the next return OF the unseen run
ners. Some one tripped and fell head
long. and l promptly flung myself
upon him
My prisoners resistance engaged
my best attention a moment, but when
I had sat upon his legs and got hold
Of his struggling hands some one stole
softly by me. Ny prisoner, too. heard
and was attentive. Not only did ] ex-
perience the same sensa ton as on the
previous night Of a passing near by,
but ! was conscious Of the same faint
perfume, as of a flower scent half
caught in a garden at night. that had
added to my mystifcation before.
Then without the slightest warning
the lights flashed on and door closed
somewhere, but it was not the hidden
one leading down into the remnant Of
the old house, for my prisoners head
and shoulders lay across its threshold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-08
him, but I could not forgive Hartley

him. but I could not forgive Hartley
Virgins.
He doesn't know any more about
chimneys than the man in the moon"
my old friend was saying between
coughs.
And then quite Enthusiastically smelt
smoke, and bending farther over the
rail and peering down the stair well l
saw smoke pouring from the library
into the hall. II seemed to be In
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(to be continuedJ

All the news All the time-The
Argus
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The time of year has again come
when we must decide what method OF
culture we shall use In our orchards.
There are of course, several different
methods, such as sod, sod mulch, clean
tillage, partial cultivation, cover crops,
etc. Often several factors enter In,
which will Of necessity vary the kind
of culture that one would use. For
instance, if the orchard is on very
steep hillside, on land that washed
badly, 1t would then not be advisable
to use clean tillage In some cases,
we find steep hillsides with small
springs bubbling up in them and sub
soil of tight clay which does not allow,
the water to settle away Again, in
such case, it is plainly evident that
clean tillage should not be used. How
ever, in the case just cited, artificial
drainage should be resorted to and
then partial cultivation, or cultivation
about the tree-rows, at least, should
be practiced. In land that is very
stony, it might. also not pay to till the
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beans, COW peas. alfalfa, etc, while
examples of the non-legumes are buck
wheat, rye, oats, millet, rape, turnips,
etc. One can easily see the small
nodules (wart-like growths) on the
roots of the legumes. While, of course,
1t is seen that the seed of the legumes
is little more expensive, still their
added worth, of not only being able to
take the N. from the air (thus saving
the cost, to some degrees, of buying
this essential and expensive plant
food, but also by the much better pro-
lection which they afford the ground
over winter, recommends them.
Furthermore, in the case of many
OF them, their power of with.
standing many of the winters and
making nice growth in the spring,
before blowing, is another argument in
their favor over the non-legumes. How.
ever it might be advisable every three
or four years to change off and use
one of the non-legumes, as this will
rotate the crops somewhat, will be
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entire area, but unless such conditions
exist, clean cultivation J. and cover
crops should be used.
Method of TlIIase.
The ground between the trees should
be plowed as early in the spring as
IT. is turned over well. In young or
chards,6 inches to inches is not too
deep to plow, while in the older or
chards a medium depth of from 4
inches to inches is. better After
blowing, the soil should be at once
rolled and narrowed. This firms it
down, breaks up the Jumps and leaves
good surface dust mulch on top to
prevent evaporation. Further work
should consist of narrowing or disking
the entire surface once every two or
three weeks and after rains if possi-
BILE, up to the lastTof July or the mid
die of August. At this time, cultiya-
ton should cease and cover crop OF
some sort (preferably a iegume)
should be sown: BY disseminating the
tillage and sowing on cover crop, the.
rapid growth of the trees will tend
to be checked and the wood will have
a chance to mature and harden up be-
fore the freezes of winter
Benefits of TiIage.
/. The stirring of the soil increases
the feeding surfaces of the roots by
filming the texture of the soil and by
allowing the roots to penetrate deeper
into it.
Q. Plant food is released. More air
gets down into the soil, thus causing
a greater chemical activity and allow.
ing a greater activity Of the N. pro-
ducing bacteria.
g. Saves moisture, makes a larger
reservoir to. catch and hold water,
checks evaporation. ~
A. Kills weeds.
Cover Crops.
There are two different kinds of
cover crops as ordinarily used in or
chard practice. Leguminous cover
crops and nonleguminous ones. By.
leguminous cover crops are meant
those crops which by means of bac-
teria IN nodules on their roots have
the power Of taking and utilizing the
nitrogen from the air.
Non-leguminous crops are those
which are able only to take such nitro
gen from the soil asthas already been
worked over into available form Elk
amples of the legumes are crimson
clover, mammoth clover, vetch, soy
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cheaper, and it is probably just as well
not to add such heavy heterogeneous
crop every year, especially If the trees
are growing rapidly. The strength Of
the soil will of course, determine this.
strong soil not needing leguminous
crops as continually as a weaker soil
Kinds of Cover Crops.
The legumes most commonly used
are crimson clover, mammoth clover,
vetch, COW peas, and soy beans. The
clovers and vetch are generally sown
broadcast at the following rates
Crimson clover, IS pounds per acre.
Mammoth clover, IS pounds per
acre.
Vetch, 40 to so pounds per acre,
The COW peas and soy beans can
either be drilled in solid rows or put
in rows about 2 feet apart at the rate
of " bushels per acre.
The non-legumes most used are
oats, rye, buckwheat. rape and turnips.
at the following rate:
Oats, 21z to bushels per acre
8 Rye, ~ to 21A bushels per acre.
7 Backwheat, / bushel per acre.
s. Rape Dwarf Essex, 9 to 10 pounds
per acre.
Cow horn turnips, to 2 pounds per
acre.
A combination Of two or more are
often used with good results.
Benefits of Cover Crops.
There are varied and numerous ben
efts derived from Cover crops. A few
OF the most important ones are:
l. Prevents erosion.
2. Prevents teaching of plant food
throughout the winter.
8. Protects roots from frost
4. Prevents pudding.
5. Dries out soil in spring.
6. Adds humus.
Z. Appropriates nitrogen from a
legume.
8. Adds to convenience of picking.
3 Keeps drop apples clean and free
from bruises
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: SPRAYING HINTS.

Be careful to spray the under side
as well as the top of the~leaves as the
pests hide under the leaves. Care
should always be taken to keep the
liquid thoroughly agitated. The best
results can not be obtained by spray
ing only once in season. Different
pests appear and must be treated at
different times and with different
sprays. 1t pays to study the spraying
proposition.
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Wool
Wanted
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A Marvellous Escape.

my little hoy had marvellous escape,
writes P. F Bastiams of Prince Albert,
Cape OF Good Hope. st occurred in the
middle of the night. He got very severe
attack of Group. Az luck would have it,
| had large bottle OF Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in the house. After fol-
lowing the directions for an hour and
twenty minutes he was through all dang
err" Sold by Grant Graham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
COAT COVERED WITH
RLOOD STAINS

The coat of George Peckham of Liz
coin, Neb., still bore dark stains of blood
as he alighted at the Burlington station
here. He had lent 1t to a little girl to
serve as a pillow on which to rest her
bleeding head.
sOne farmer in Ralston told me that
for week he had had premonition that
something was going to happen. and was
rrepared for the worst" said Peckham.
HE had been standing on the doorstep
when he noticed the funnel shaped cloud.
He called his wife and four children,
and they all sought refuge in a cyclone
cellar, which he had finished digging the
day before. Five minutes later their
house went sailing away.
All of us passengers were lucky. We
were ten minutes late when he neared
Ralston. Had we been on time we would
have been standing at the little station
when the storm struck
Stories replete with thrills and pathos
were related in Chicago today by eye wit
nesses of the tornado which swept over
parts of Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois last
night
Terror stricken the narrators of these
stories had sit fascinated in the cars of
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy train
watching a great dark cloud skipping
weirdly on its work of devastation In
several villages they helped pick up the
dead and dying.
rhe wounded and the dead were placed
on seats and in the aisle OF the cars until
the train which had passed through the
beginning of the track of the whirlwind
that struck Omaha reached the latter CITY,
On the way in the injured told tales of
suffering and gave vivid destructive de-
scriptions which seemed to them miracu-
lous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
DARKNESS ADDE
HORRORS TO SIGHT

Electric light and trolley wires were
carried down by the storm and power
had to be shut off in the devastated dis
tricts so that all work in the night had
to be done by the light of lanterns and
only an imperfect idea of the extent
and character of the damage could be
formed.
taken, but only slow progress was made
in the darkness and the blockaded
streets. Emergency hospitals were estab-
lished at various points and all avail
able physicians and nurses pressed into
service. DR.. II. w. Connel city health
commissioner, appealed to surgeons to
volunteer their services for the relief
of the injured and the responses came
by scores.
City authorities, realizing the extent of
the calamity, Immediately asked the
commander of the federal forces at Fort
Omaha for aid in patrolling the wrecked
districts to prevent looting and aid VIC
tins.
Among the buildings destroyed were II
churches and school houses. No loss
of life accompanied demolition of these
buildings, SACRED Heart convent was
annihilated, but the 30 inmates escaped.
The Missouri Pacific round house and
the round house of the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha railway were
wrecked.
A number of persons were seriously
injured when a street car was blown
over at Forty-seventh and Leavenworth
streets. The conductor, John Cooper.
was seriously injured. The motorman,
Fred Bentley, jumped just as the car
started to roll over. The wind picked
him up, carried him 200 feet and set him
down in field considerably shaken.
Conductor Cooper says there We're at
least 10 passengers in the car. All were
more or less hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, March 24-G p. m.)-Ihere
have been marked movement to- the baro-
metric centres during the past "a hours,
Sunday night now being over extreme
northern New England, while another
low has moved in over the southern
plains states. This unusual activity has
oeen attended by high winds throughout
the greater portion of the great central
basin and eastern states. especially in
the lake region and the North Atlantic
section. Rains have been geenral over
the north and central portions of the
country east of the Rockies, being of
light amounts at all stations except st.
Louis, where over two inches have fallen
during the past "a hours. Snow has fallen