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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27
CHAPTER XIII.
Pernicious Plots.

1t was after dark. Out of clump
of trees upon a hill there sauntered
forth man-this man was Ponto He
picked his way carefully-warily. Be
fore he knew it he was where he
wanted not to be-in the streets of
the town. Once in, he started out,
but something attracted his attention.
A little crowd of men and women
stood about a placard tasked upon the
side of hut. Ponto read it swiftly.
Ponto raised his eyebrows signifi-
cantly. He had heard rumors-this
confirmed them.
Mosquitoes" he said softly to him.
self, mosquitoes. He tucked the
word mosquitoes back in the Utmost
recesses of his mind and went his
way. Skirting the town he reached
the Inn of the Spanish Don. From
the rear he spied a figure in win
dow. He whistled softly.
A woman in the window started
slightly, and peered out.
Ponto clambered up to the window
and noiselessly tore the net from it,
ICUldClu6 IL d6 DCSt AC
might. He shifted the air.
All" whispered Inez Castro softly,
81 am smeared with crude oil-face
and hands and ankles. l am immune.
Here, you smear also, Ponto."
Where" queried Ponto, "is the
map?"
$50 far as I determine" answered
Inez. "she has 1t STILL"
you cannot get it?'
Not unless l show my hand" said
Inez
Ponto shook his head. Not" he
returned, until the chief says the
word. What of mine host?" he quer-
led.
"A blood-sucker." answered Inez;
he'll do anything for COIN"
Summon him." said Ponto.
The proprietor was summoned. At
the door, at sight of Ponto he started
back in surprise. But Ponto held his
finger on his lips, and exhibited a
multitude of coins in the open palm
of his hand The proprietor advanced
and quickly appropriated the coin.
More later" whispered Ponto, 'sit
down-confer with US"
An hour later Ponto-a black patch
on the background of black night it.
self-stealthily pushed open the door
of a hut in the middle of clump of
small trees on hill.
A man inside, waking suddenly, as
suddenly sprang up, knife in hand.
Soft, captain" whispered Ponto, cit
is but /"
The two men struck light and sat
down facing each other
Ponto spoke in measured tones-ev-
cry word that he uttered from now on
contained portent He knew what he
was about. In the back of his head
he had an idea-baleful but useful.
YES" he said. 'the mosquitoes car
~ the pestilence. One might call it
the mosquito sickness just as well.
And at dusk. then is their time-then
they bite the worst"
go on commanded Hernandez,
grimly. He felt that Ponto was hold
ing something back
TO Be Continued
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27
OFFICER TO sIFT INVENTIONS.
Capt. William $. Smith Ordered From
Philadelphia For The Purpose.

VI hAN = Va RVFNe
In furtherance of the plan to utilize
the inventive genius of the nation Sec
rotary Daniels has appointed Capt.
William Smith, engineering officer at
the Philadelphia yard, to post in
Washington which the Secretary de-
scribes as a clearing house for sugges-
tinos.
Capt. Smith will consider all commu-
nications dealing with proposed new
devices for the navy use, sift out the
useless ones and refer the remainder
to the particular bureau to which
they appertain. He will be attached to
the bureaus of construction and repair
of steam engineering and of ordnance
and will assist i'm studying the mass
of suggestions with whom the DEPART
men has been flooded since the out
break of the European war.
A thousand suggestions have been
studied by the bureaus during the last
year, the work impeding them in their
regular duties. From the grist of sug-
gestions ground through the depart
mental mill will be selected those of
most promise, to be taken up in order
of importance with the civilian adj
visory board recently created, with
Thomas A. Edison as chairman.
Where the germ of real idea is
disclosed the bureaus and the board
will cooperate in an effort to give it
practical value to the navy.
al 20 hoard will
initiate suggestions of its own to bet
ter the mechanical equipment of navy
ships.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27

1.-THE Chalice of Courage an emo
tional six reel drama Colonial, Mon
day. adv. 2tn27
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27
Funeral Of Mrs. Clark.

The funeral of Mrs. Alice v. Clark,
wife of Daniel Clark took place Friday
afternoon at p. m. from her late
residence near Jones Station, the
Rev. Mr.. Fielding, officiating. The
pallbearers were Messrs. Fl. F.
Boettcher, P. Clark, L. Brewer, S.
Langley, T. Clancy and T. Jones. In
termeat was in Cedar Bluff cemetery.
There were many beautiful floral
tributes.
James S. Taylcr & Sons, were In
Cargo of arrangements.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. J. r. Rawlings. of the Adams
Express Company left last night for
New York City to attend the Army
Navy football game and after the
game is over will visit relatives and
friends in Morristown, N. j.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27

All people are hereby warned
that yellow fever is carried by
mosquitoes. Avoid being bitten il
you can and kill all the mosqui-
toes vou find
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27
meal 4 Ss NAVY r
By WnIiam Hamilton Osborne.

NOTE-"Neal Of The NAVY WIN be
published as q serial story in the The
Evening Capital The picture will be
shown at THE PALACE THEATRE
every wednesday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27

Hat pins have been invented in Eng
land with flexible points that can be
returned into hat after passing
through it
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27

Colonial, Monday The ChaIice of
Courage" Cyrus Townsend Brady's
novel in picture form. adv.2tn27
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-06-17
TO GIVE PLAY AGAIN
v.,ro Ladies of Richland to Repeat
Performance of The Falrest
Spirit"

The recent production OF the piaylet
aTbe Fairest Spirit" given by eignteen
!. Ricbland's young girls for the ben
g ct Of the Epworth League OF the
Methodist church, made such a decld-
y hit with the audience which had
-. Measure of seeing its first pro-
auction that the young ladies have
dsc;ded to give another performance
sor the benefit of those who did not at
tend last week.
This performance will be given in
.he Methodist church Wednesday eve
n;no and it is hoped that as large a
.rowd will be present as at the first
seduction as it is one OF the most
beautiful as well as the most artistic
sfairs ever staged in Richland. Spec
ii music will be given this time and
e is greatly hoped that Mesdames
Teachout, Cowles and Floyd will rem
dsr again in their expert style their
original "Queer Ballad" which made
such a decided hit before.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-06-17

ford Flyer brought up quite num-
Der of friends of the visiting team
from Pasco, while the Richland people
turned out nobly to root for the local
boys
The circus at Pasco last week drew
a large and enthusiastic audience from
Richland and vicinity, the first bunch
going down on the boat at nine o'clock
in the morning, the second at 1880
and the last boat leaving at 6 o'clock.
Many auto loads went down during the
day and everyone who was lucky
enough to get away for the day report
that they had the time of their lives.
The show was well worth the money
and as the weather was ideal every
thing went along in a way to make the
day one long to be remembered, not
only for the small boy, but for his eld-
ers as well.
No plans have materialized so far
for a celebration of the Fourth of
July in Richland. It might be a good
idea to carry out the same plan that
was observed last year; that is, have
a general neighborhood picnic in the
city park and afterward have sports
for the little folks with appropriate
prizes for the winners. 1t is too
warm in this part of the country to go
in for strenuous forms of celebration
and most of the public is in favor of
the old time general picnics where all
the people get together for a general
good time without all the noise and
worry of the usual Fourth Of July
celebration.
Cherry picking is about over in and
around Richland and the prices OBJ
tanned this year were most satisfac-
tory. In spite of the fact that the
late frosts killed a large part of the
crop, still the returns have proved to
those interested in the orchard in
dustry that there is good money to
be made in cherries here where the
season is so far in advance of other
sections of the state. Bings are the
variety most popular with the grow
, er and the buying public and in the
Richland district they reach mar
velous size early in the season, hence
assuring the grower the very highest
price for his product. An acre of
Bing cherries is an asset which is well
worth while with the prices now OBJ
tanned for delicacies Of this kind.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-06-17
Boys.

Boys.
We all love manly fellows.
Boys that are brave and true:
Bows that are helpful and earnest
And know just what 10 do
The boy who can neip hts mother
With her weary household WORK:
The boy who learns well his lessons
And never In known to shfrk
The boy with a heart as gentle
As a girls when the case demands.
And the boy who IL always ready
To do that which falls to his handA
such boys. may heaven bless themi
One sees most everywhere:
And may they grow IN numbers
II every persons prayer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-06-17
Tho Seven Wonders

The seven wonders of the world were:s
l. Egyptian pyramids. 2. Mausoleuml
Of Artemisia. 3. Temple of Diana At
Ephesus. 4. Hanging gardens Of Baby.
Ion. 8. Colossus Of Rhodes e. .Tne
statue Of Jupiter Olympus. I. The
-Pharos, or watchtower Of Alexandria
The seven American wonders have
been decreed to be as follows: Il
/. Niagara falls. 2 Yellowstone park,
4 Mammoth cave Canyons and
Garden Of the Gods. 5. The giant
trees of California. 6. The natural
bridge. :. The Yosemite valley. Phil,
adelphia Ledger. =
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-06-17
TRAIN YOUR BRAINS

laugh Agricultural colleges but the laugh died
double merely selecting the seed
dividends
YOUR brains in the scientific farming you
times more and greater
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-06-17
THE BEST SCHOOL

with the
iona Correspondence Scientific Farming and make
little until applied
forget You exc out living on your farm
dividends by mixing brains with iby getting and using
farming educational basis better paying pass nan
of and professions
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
TEACH GOOD ROAD BUILDING
One Sentence in Discussion of Con-
crete Construction Worthy Of Be-
Ing Printed In Big Type.

CBy e. B. HOUSE, Colorado Agricultural
College)
In the engineering record of recent
issue is an interesting article concern
ing a meeting for the purpose of in
struction to road builders, by experts
in that line of work
Speaking of the meeting the Record
comments as follows; "One sentence
in the discussion of concrete road
building would have been worth put
ting in black type. 1t is this: You
cannot design concrete pavement
four miles long and assume that you
can use the same cross-section
throughout; you will have to design
it the same as foundations for build
ing, depending on the bearing power
of the soil, etc."
This is undoubtedly true, and yet
1t states fact that is almost unlver-
sally disregarded.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22

moved from their branches by hand
with but very little cost and trouble
or expense. 1t is possible, too, with
very little cost and labor to protect
the trunks from the ravages of mice
and rabbits, and from the adult borers
during the egg-laying season.
The bag-worm is a peculiar insect
which may be quite easily controlled
by little care and precaution during
the winter months. 1t winters in the
egg stage in the old female bag. In
spring the young matches and begins
at once to feed on the nearest leaf,
constructing, meanwhile, case to
cover its own body. The case is COM
posed of web and bits of stick and is
carried by the caterpillar wherever it
goes. AS the caterpillar grows the
case, or bag, is enlarged, and when
growth is completed it attaches the
bag to twig by strong silken band
and changes within to a pupa.
The favorite food of the bag-worm
is arbor vitae and other evergreens.
The caterpillars multiply on such trees
and become exceedingly abundant,
when they often extend their wages
to fruit and other deciduous trees.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
CONCRETE cULyERT is BEST
Flat-Top style Being Built In Kansas
Is Shown In IlIustrstIon-oood
Roads Save Money.

Had we begun not more than IF
teen years ago to build concrete Gull
verts and bridges in this township,
and continued at the rate we have
been building them the last three
years, we would now have no place to
put another one. Besides our expenses
would not have been much more than
they have been in building the wooden
ones, writes ]. T. King, trustee of Lin
coin township, Lebo, Kan, in Farmers
Mail and Breeze. We began with the
full-arch style of concrete culverts.
That was before we knew the good Of
the flat-top kind. We now use the full
arch only where there are high banks
on both sides, so we can grade up to
the top of the arch and make the
road level. For all other places we
prefer the fiat top. We build them
from by 16 feet, to 20 by 16 feet.
All concrete work must be well re-
enforced with iron wire. We use any
kind of bar iron in the tops, laid hit
and miss lengthwise with the road.
Heavy woven hog wire is laid cross
wise of the top and in the wings, in
termingled, so as to unite the whole
culvert into one piece. The tops have
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
MOTHER! LOOK AT
CH|LD'S TONGUE
If cross, feyerish, constipated,
give California Syrup
of Figs"

A laxative today saves a sick childN
tomorrow Children simply win not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! II coat
ed, or your child is listless, cross. fey
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give a.
teaspoonful of California Syrup OF
Figs, then don't worry, because it is
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out of the bowels, and you have
a well. playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing" is ofttimes all
that is necessary. 1t should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle OF
California Syrup Of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children Of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
Successful Dairyina Begins With the
Use of Milk Scales.

differ widely in the milk produced.
What the COW owner needs to know
is, first of all, how much milk each
COW produces, and, second, how much
butterfat it contains
good spring balance scale. a sup
ply of milk records, and milk testing
outfit are all that are essential when
keeping milk and fat records. A good
spring scale is the best for ordinary
farm use. One that can be purchased
from any dairy supply house for about
SO will answer every purpose. Scales
may be obtained on which the dial is
divided into pounds and ounces, or
pounds and tenths, as preferred. The
latter is much more convenient in add
ing up the totals. This style Of bal
ance is provided with hand or point
er which can be adjusted to stand at
zero with any ordinary milk pail. This
enables the weight Of milk contained
in the pail to be read directly without
subtracting the weight of the pail.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
BAD DREAMS
Caused by Coffee.

81 have been a coffee drinker, moro
or less, ever since can remember, un-
til few months ago l became more
and more nervous and irritable, and
finally could not sleep at night for
was horribly disturbed by dreams Of
all sorts and a species of distressing
nightmare.
Finally, otter hearing the expert.
ence of numbers of friends who had
quit coffee and were drinking Postum,
and learning of the great benefits they
had derived, / concluded coffee must
be the cause of my trouble, SO got
some Postum and had it made strictly
according to directions.
81 was astonished at the flavor and
taste. 1t entirely took the place Of
coffee, and to my very great satisfac-
ton, l began to sleep peacefully and
sweetly. My nerves improved, and
wish could wean every man, woman
and child from the unwholesome drug
drink-coffee.
People do not really appreciate or
realize what powerful drug it is and
what terrible effect it has on the hui
man system. If they did, hardly q
pound of coffee would be sold. ! would
never think of going back to coffee
again. | would almost rs soon think
Of putting my hand in a fire after |
had once been burned. Yours for
health"
Postum comes in two FORMS
Regular Postum must be we'll
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
instant Postum--is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverage
instantly. SOC and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds is
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
HAVE cow FRESHEN IN FALL
Flies Do Not Bother Calf or Its
Mother at That Time of Year
Lactation Full and Free.

A great deal can be said in favor of
spring freshening of cows, but pre-
fer that my cows come fresh in the
fall, says a writer in Farmers Mail
and Breeze. Early in October is
time of year that suits me very well.
My COWS always are in fine condition
then, because they have been on
summer pasture. The result is that
lactation is full and free at that time.
The flies do not bother at hat time
of the year. 1t is worth great deal
for the COW and calf not to be worried
by them. The calf that is born in Octo-
Der has time to get start before win
ter, and it is ready to make the best
possible use of pasture in the spring
Cows that come fresh in October
furnish their maximum yield of butter
fat at the time when the price is high
est, and when the cream is the easiest
to care for. Their slackened period
of milk flow comes in the summer
when butter fat is cheap, when other
work is pressing, and when flies make
the best of mixers produce less.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
FIat-Top Style Of culvert an Approved
Type.

a browning of eight inches and are
made 8 to 16 inches thick in the cen
ter, the thickness varying with the
width. The forms are placed SO the
tops and abutments are all in one
piece. The bars or rods must be
shaped so as to be partly embedded
in the abutment walls.
We have just finished four culverts
IL by 16 feet, made after the plan Of
the illustration, at a cost of $3.50.
This may seem to be quite price,
yet il they last as we expect them to-,
they will be cheap in the long run.
We use a lot of iron, any length, in
these tops. We get them cheap from
junk dealers,
This good roads move is money
saver to the people. More has been
done to improve our highways in
the last five years than in any Is
years before.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
SELECTION OF BROOD soWs
Great Mistake to Breed gifts Under
Eight Months of Age-Well-Formed
Tests Essential.
CIV R. q. wEATHERsToNE.)

CBy r, g. WEATHERSTONE)
We believe it is great mistake to
breed gifts under eight months al
though many farmers breed them at
FIVE months.
A gilt at five months is not fully
developed and cannot, therefore, pro-
duce pigs with the greatest vitality.
A gilt bred too young can never
recover the vitality she loses at that
time and while some farmers say that
they produce good pigs, they probably
do not know how much better ones
they might have had they been bred
three months later.
Never select for brood SOW one
that has long face and a wild eye
and nervous manner. The quiet kind
with plenty Of room for food make
the hest mothers
1t is very important in selecting
a brood SOW to see that she has we'll
formed teats on both sides.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
PURE-BRED POULTRY is BEST
Keep Fowls Busy and Singing ard
They viii Reward Owner With
Eggs in Ample Abundance.

Do not make the mistake of run
ming mongrel flock of mixed col
ors, sizes, breeds. etc. Get one good,
pure breed--the medium size, dark
colored American breeds are best for
the farmer, furnishing eggs, meat
and good mothers and settlers, and,
not being imbued with the spirit Of
Investigation, they stay on earth
minding their own affairs instead of
running yours in the garden and
fruit trees. Watch your birds and be
on the lookout for any sign OF Ian
guor, remembering "a stitch in time
saves nine" Keep your birds busy
and singing and they will reward you
with eggs in abundance
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
FRUIT TREE FARMERS
Much Damage Done by Borers
and Other Pests.
Trees Should Be Examined and Every
Egg Mass, Cocoon, or Any Cover
ing in Which insects Hide
Should Be Removed.
rRy w. E. RUMsEY.l


The treatment which an orchard
tree receives during the first few
years of its growth often determines
to considerable degree the profitable
ness of its bearing life. If allowed to
become weak and stunted, as . result
Of attacks of insects, it may live on
from year to year, but will probably
never fully recover. Many young
trees are killed outright by borers and
such pests, or so seriously injured
that they soon succumb to droughts
or are broken down by storms.
A young orchard that is not pro
tected from these enemies IL likely
soon to show many missing trees, and
those remaining will be irregular in
size and will lack uniformity in shape,
vigor and productiveness. If the neg
lect is continued, these defects VIII
become more and more apparent as
the orchard advances in age. 1t is es-
sential, therefore, in establishing a
good orchard, that the trees not only
come from the nursery free from hurt
full insects and insect injuries, but
that they may be kept so.
Young trees are less able to with
stand severe injuries than are old
ones, but they are, likewise, more
easily protected. Their small size
makes it an easy matter to examine
them for, and to remove, borers. They
can be sprayed quickly and effectively,
and such insects as tent-caterpillars,
web-worms and bag-worms can be re-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22

A young lady was dining WITH some
friends at their home. The host hac
concocted some seductive cocktails
and she had Joined the others in
drinking to his health. Before the.
dinner was over she was experiencing,
that much-talked-of wobbly feeling,
that is said to follow a cocktail.
While coffee was being served in,
the drawing room the three-months-
old son of the family was brought in
to the room and the young guest in.
sisted on holding him.
81 am surprised that he is SO con-
tented in your lap" her hostess told
her. "He doesn't usually care for
strangers"
well, you may not know It," was
the reply, 'but he is being rocked. -
New York Evening Post.