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The Washington times., 1919-06-11

very provincial one, with whom he
could fool and fun away few min
utes Of that calm that fcttered the
AnEeliqUe 70 immobility.
When the skiff grounded NJ
stepped out and with one sturdy
arm lifted its nose high enough M
the sand to fasten it by its own
weight. Then he turned around.
And h.. who had anticipated A
few moments Of diversion merely,
was diverted eyond his fondest eX-
pectstiOn Like a observation-disclosures
the woman. who in the flash or
vision vouchsafed him demon
strated that she was the girl-wOm-
an. Tipcly mature and yet mostly
girl. SpTaug out Of the green wall
OF jungle and with both hands
seized his arm. Tho hearty weight
Of grip in The seizure surprised him.
He fumbIcd his hat of with his
free hand and bowed to the strange
woman with the impurturbabIcness
OF a Morgan. New York trained and
disciplined TO b. surprised at moth
ing. and received another surprise
Or several surprises compounded
The double grip on his arm be
came draw. as she rruItered
tenSely.
"Quick' Follow mo-
s moment hr resisted. She shook
him IN the fervor OF her desire and
strovc 10 pull him toward her and
after her With thu feeling that IL
was some unusual game. such as
one might meet ND with on the
coast OF Contra. America, he yield
ed. SmilIEgIy. scarcely knowing
Rr.r q.
was bcius dragged into IN" jun
Ele by her impetuosIry.
\ swift command.
DO as do" sh" shot back al
him over her shoulder. 10y this time
leading him with on" hand Of hers
i'm his.
Tie smiled and obeyed crouching
0nc0 shc cTouched. doubling over
when she doubled, while memories
OF John Smith and Pocasontas
glimm"red mp IN his fancy.
Abruptly she checked him and sat
down. her hand directing him to sit
beside her ere she released him. and
pressed it TO her heart while she
painted
Thank God, on, mercifui vfr-
gin"
MY dear lady '' n" began.
But AN abrupt gesture checked
him and with growing wonder NJ
watched her bend and listen. and
heard IN" movement Of bodies pad
ding down some runway several
yards away.
Within "a soft, warm palm pressed
cOmmandingly TO his to be silent.
she left him with the abruptness
that he had already come 10 con-
sIdor as customary with her. and
slipped away down the runway. Al
most h" whistlcd his establishment.
He might have whistIcd II. had he
not heard her voice. not distant. IN
Spanish, sharply InterroEate men
whose Spanish voices half-humhIv
enthusiastically ana haIf-rebcllious-
ly answered her.
He heard them move on. still
talking, and after five minutes Of
dead silence heard her call him
pcremptorily to come out.
Into the Jungle.
He followed her, no longer hand
in hand. through the jungle to the
beach. When she paused, he came
beside her and faced her. still under
the impress of the fantasy which
possessed him that il was game.
The anger OF her blazing dark
eyes scOrched him.
You fool" she cried. lifting her
finger with what he considered un-
due intimacy, to his toothbrush
mustache. AS II that could dis
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Puss in Boots Jr.

sang little Tom Thumb
Well, as the wind is in the South.
why don't you fish" cried Captain
Puss Junior. So Tom Thumb start
er in, and presently he felt ire
mendOus tug on the line
I've got a fish. I've got a fish,
he cried, and then he began pulling
in his line as fast as he could. But.
Oh, dear me, 1t wasn't a fish, after
all. but a great big whale!
Don't YOU pull on that line any
more" cried the whale; "if you do
I'll smash your boat"
oh, is that So" said little Tom
Thumb, although. of course, he was
frightened almost TO death, but
what was the use to show fear? 1t
would only make things worse, and
il he put on a bold front, perhaps
the whale would let them alone
TIL take the hook out OF your
nose. il you'll promise not to swal-
low me-" said little Tom Thumb.
All right" said the whale, and
then Tom tried TO pull il out. But
it was in so tight that the whale
began TO spout great big tears. ''Oh.
dear me. 1t hurts just like a
TOOTH
Well it's your own fault" SAID
Tom. Next time don't swallow
everything that comes along" And
tomorrow I'll tell you what hap
pened after that
Copyright. 1919, David CoryJ
To be continued.
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
GrOWing Tomatoes.

GOOD results are often obtained from tomatoes grown
in tench pots for it is mistake TO imagine that this
plant needs rich soil Heaps of results in thick,
feshy stems, much foliage and poor fruit.
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the birth in 1875 of John Con-
stable, the founder of modern landscape ART Con-
stable recognized a genius in France before Eng
land his native country realized his greatness He pos
sessed lofty ideals and noble He died in 1897
The Washington times., 1919-06-11

When starching Holland pima
fores, put a little strong tea into
the starch: this keeps the garments
a good color.
The Washington times., 1919-06-11
HEARTS OF THREE---By Jack London
Regain Writes Check
For Torres After
Hearing Story

CSynopsiE of Preceding ChaPters.D
Francis Morgan, descendant Of Sir
Henry Morgan, historic buccsneer. de-
cides TO pass up activities Of city life for
q while and plans a fishing trip. To
Thomas ReFsn, stock operator, comes
Alvarez Torres, a South American, who
treasure buried by Morgan in the old
pirate days. ReEan has an idea,
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To BE Continued.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-07-18


tltes, consuming trees or entire forests,
garden crops and fields of grain ana
cotton. These undesirable citizens
that have made America their adonted
home are insects and plant diseases
which have been introduced from for
eign countries, writes Charles Lathrop
Pack. president American Forestry as
ISOLATION, in American Forestry.
There's pest for every plant. Some
plants have more than a thousand in.
seets md fungus diseases which attack
some portion of them. causing death
or injary. However, most of the pests
which attack our plants are native to
America and have natural enemies
which keep them In check.
"And all those fleas have little fleas,
upon their backs to bite 'em.
And those again have lesser fleas,
and So lad infinitum.'
Thus native insects have a host of
voracious enemies, including birds, an
imals, and other insects, which pre-
serve the "balance Of nature" TIE
ravages OF native pests seldom become
devastating except occasionally in
small areas and for short time when
conditions become exceedingly favor-
able for 7heir rapid propagation.
Hitherto, America has maintained
an open door to plant immigrants and,
year after year, destructive insects and
plant diseases have come to this coun-
try on these plants from abroad Some
Of these pests have found the land OF
freedom entirely to their liking. Some
times the climate here has been ex-
ccptionally favorable for their rapid
development, at other times they have
found new food plants. In such cases
they have prOpagated rapidly because
the balance of nature was no longer
maintained. In most cases the fight
against imported plant pests has been
begun too late.
The uncontrolled ravages of the late
blight and rot of potatoes in 1915 was
responsible for the shortage in the po-
tato crop which sent prices soaring.
Powdery scale and scurf are two other
potato diseases which have been
brought in from abroad. More recent
ly, the potato wart disease, establish
ed In Pennsylvania from European Inn
portatlons, has given cause for alarm.
The Hessian fly. introduced from Eu-
rope in revolutionary times, causes an
average annual loss to the wheat crop
Of fifty million dollars, and in some
years the loss from this one insect has
exceefc i one million dollars. The loss
or fruit due to the codllng moth to-
gether with the money spent in control
ling this insect, costs the United States
about sixteen million dollars year.
Another imported fruit insect, the San
Jose scale, entails loss Of at least
ten million dollars annually.
The tale of the gypsy moth in RI
bald rhyme. illustrates what happens
when an insect reaches the United
States from another country. To
paraphrase:
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CHAPTER Iv--continued.


He ran through it hastily, skimming
the lines, eager for the gist of it. And
when he had found it he leaped to
his feet, his hands clenched, amaze
ment and anger mingled in his eyes
at is a forgery he cried sharply.
NO" shaking her head. ut is his
signature. And, look, to make certain
l investigated. Pedro and Juana and
vldel witnessed the signature. That
is what brought Mr.. Dempton last
night"
But" he muttered heavily, "the
thing is impossiblel Why, he has
given everything, everything to Tore
And he hated Tore more than he pre-
tended to hate an American
"Yet it is his WILL" she reminded
him. "And he is gone. And Senior
Tore is here"
Already with the air Of a master ~
shouted Stairway. Ee was already
half across, the room, sheer wrath in
his eyes now, the will crumpled in his
hard hand.
"Wait" the girl cried, running to
him, her hand upon his arm as though
she would hold aim back. what are
you going to do?'
ITO tell him that he is no less a
fool than thief" he retorted. "That
he must explain his opportune pres
ence here as well as the disappearance
of De la Guerra"
"Agaiz / appear to eavesdrop
Again prove the adage that he who
listens hears disappointing things OF
himself" 1t was Tore leaning indo.
Iently in the doorway.
You are going to say, senior"
Stairway flung the crumpled paper
In front of him.
Explain that" he snapped. 'You
can't get away with o thing like this
Tore. Exnlain It'll"
When l have read it," replied Tore
coolly, his small hand carelessly tax
Ing up the document. "Ah"-witf
what sounded like very genuine sun,
prise in his tone-''it is De La Guer'
ra's wiIlr'
Teresa and Stairway watched him
closely.
1T seems very clear" he said then
MS eyes smiling. He folded the paper
saIefGlly and thrust it into his pocket
Where is the need for explanation p
The will was made last night" said
stairway crisply. 'The ink of the sig
natures was hardly dry when he dis
appeared. What is the connection OF
the two events, senor?"
You ask riddles, senor." Tore
shrugged his shoulders.
A servant in snowy white linen liv
cry appeared in the dining room door
way.
I'll Captain Juarez to speak with
me senorita," he announced.
Stairway started, swinging about
Forgetting Tore for the instant.
OF the rebel army?" he demanded
81, senorl OF the insurrectos."
can guess his Grand" remarked
Tore indifferently. "He will nc
eoubt wish to speak with me. Tel
am muchacho, that as the De Ia
Nuerra heir shall speak with him -
when have finished my coffee. A
Htua more sugar. Pedro
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the stalks In corn field may be in
tested. Over two hundred bOrers have
been found in the stalks growing In
one hill of corn. Control is made more
difficult BY the fact that the borer
feeds on member of other plants.
including the stalks Of weeds and dow
ers. and may live over winter in grass
roots. 1t is so meuacing that the pres
ent agricultural department appropri'
alton bill contains an item of S250,0O0
for fighting 1t.
The bureau Of entomology, United
States department Of agriculture, has
published descriptions 81 over 3,uOu
distinct insect pests which are likely
to be introduced into this country and
cause serious loss. About half Of
these are European insects which feed
upon forest and shade trees and the
rest infest various cultivated crops.
Among the important insects which II
IS hoped 10 exclude from the American
continent are the Mediterranean fruit
fly, considered by entomologists to take
first prize MS destructive fruit pest.
and the pink boil worm of cotton. from
Mexico, which is capable Of making
the best efforts o. the cotton boil wee
vii appear puny in comparison.
The life stories of some of these
pests. as Lnfolded by years Of study
on the part Of patient scientists, are
SO amazing rs to be class d with fairy
stories by those who are little ac-
~. Il, .f
White pine blister rust Is an instance.
This parasitic fungus Is native to the
old world, attacking the stone pine
and other native five-leaved pines or
Europe White pines imported from
Germany, France and Holland, brought
this disease to the United States, prin-
cipally in 1908 and 1909. Curiousiy,
the safety Of our white pines depends
entirely on whether we can control the
spread of the disease on currant and
gooseberry bushes. The fungus cam
not go directly from one pine tree to
another but first must spend part OF
its life on currant or gooseberry leaves
and in this stage II has the power OF
spreading rapidly and widely to other
currant and gooseberry bushes The
fungus then develops another stage by
which It Is enabled to pass back to the
pines. If we destroy the currant ard
gooseberry bushes we prevent the dis
ease from injecting our white pines.
Hence, the salvation Of these magni1-
cent trees depends TO large degree
on whether people are willing to fore
90 the luxury Of currsnt jelly and
gooseberry jam.
The system of inspecting the impor-
tations of foreign nursery stock has
proved Intellectual because the eyesight
Of the most competent inspector is noe
capable Of discovering every insect or
plant disease on every plant. Many
~ them, especially fungi, are hidden
under the bark and are entirely invis-
ible. II must be remembered that OF
many Of these. pests we have no con-
ception. based on experience in its ma
tive land. as to its destructive powers
under American conditions.
The question "what shall we do
about lt?' has been answered correctly
by the federal embargo, which prohib-
its further importation Of plants from
abroad except such as are specifically
sanctioned by the United States de-
partment of agriculture.
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nHELp FOB RANSOM"

Synopsis-Senor antonio de la
Guerra. a fine old Spani2rd living
on his ancestral estate on the
American sue of the Mexican bor-
der. is Informed by his American
lawyer, Dempton, that there is a
technical error in his will. He
thereupon signs new will. without
reading it. In the meantime his
adorable granddaughter and heir
ess, Senorita Teresa, is out on her
rose-eovered balcony, listening to
American love- making from Billy
Stairway, owner of the Painted
Rock ranch. Teresa, going to Join
her grandfather, finds him gone,
with the drawing room in disorder
and blood on the floor. The Amer
lean takes command of the situa-
ton and arms the de la Guerra
ranch hands. Senior Eduardo Ra-
mon Tore, a hated kinsman of the
de Ia Guerras, appears, says he
encountered Mexican bandits riding
south and shows a scratch which
might have been made by a bullet.
Stairway and his men return I'M
successful from the pursuit.
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CHAPTER v.
The Game aims.


Teresa de la Guerra's face went red
~nd white, and. Tore, seeing, smiled.
She heard in tie words only an in
sui TO her beloved papa grande. know
us as she so well knew that of all
-sn the old Spaniard hated his AFRO
S1l1 young kinsman most implaeably.
We don't understand" she said
E'esehtly, turning her back upon the
ian - at table and addressing Stairway.
efnaps Captain Juarez' call win
lar matters for us. win you come
I'm me, Senior Stanway7"
:. torres face darkened as he watched
Naem go out together.
IN me drawing room, in much worn
ihorm bespeaking his rank, a very
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Billy Stairway resumes
command of the situation
and things begin to straight
en- out for the time being.
(To BE Continued
Have Good LIGHT.

If you work at night be sure that
you have good light. Arc lights, be-
cause of the:- glaring rays, are exceed
ingly injurious. A shaded light is the
best substitute at night for diffused
daylight. The electric bulbs should
either have dome or a dark paper
shade. A gas light composed Of man
tie and bulb produces a good, dlffused
light and wnen placed high enough
near the ceiling does not injure the
eyes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-07-18

A man who had very bad I'M
pediment in his speech once got INTO
an argument with an acquaintance 10
whom he had taken great as
like. The dispute became hotter ana
hotter until the unfortunate STAN
merer completely lost his temper.
"You're a f-f-f-f-fool he shouted ~
rlously. "Sir." replied the acquaint-
ance coldly, "you must retract that at
once" "NeverP' retorted the STAN
merer. TN, 0ly too glad to g-g-g-get
Il OUT"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-07-18

The incoming and the outgoing Of
the tides is caused by the gravita-
tionai influence Of the moon. The
moon, SO TO speak, draws or lifts the
water from the depths on he same
principle that pump lifts water
And as with pump, the water rushes
in to I'LL the space left; so the shall
low water near shore rushes out to fiji
the extra space caused by rising OF
the water. on the principle that water
seeks its own level.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-07-18

They had tremendous appetites,
And wrought great devastation,
Until the state with wrath arose,
And fought like Carrie Nation.
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Ionic sentences.

In lies Miserables" Victor Hugo has
one sentence of a hundred lines,
and earlier in the book, in one of the
chapters q .scriptive Of Waterloo. there
are over so lines without a full stop.
England's record is held by the for
eign enlistment act, one section OF
which reaches its six hundredth word.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-07-18
Full Glory Of Cherry blossoms.

Blooming OF the cherry trees In ia
pan occurred earlier this year than
usual. owing 10 the exceptionally
warm weather Of the early months.
The blossoms were out In great pro-
fusion on Sunday, Mach 30. The
higan sakura trees in Uyeno park
were In full bloom; the yoshino sa-
kura. or common variety. came out In
full horescence on April 3, the ami
versary of the first emperor Of japan.
Everybody in Japan enjoyed the arbo-
rescence of springtime.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-07-18

The two great centers of earthquake
activity in the British isles are Com
rife. in Perthshire, and Mersea island.
IN the mouth Of the Blackwater, on
the Essex coast. In both these locali-
ties earthquakes are frequent, and
earthquakes are usually a sign Of vol
canic activity. Highly unpIeasart as
it would be, biologists would be 40
moe surprised at the resurrection OF
one of the British volcanoes than they
have been at the rebirth Of Mount El-
burr.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-07-18

/ They had tremendous appetites,
/ And wrought great devastation,
, Until the state with wrath arose.
And fought like Carrie Nation.
A fight was begun which has lasted
for years and today It has cost more
than fifteen million dollars in cash for
applying control measures, besides
many times this amount OF property
damage.
The chestnut blight is bark dis
ease which was brought to this coun-
try from the Orient on japanese chest
nut nursery stock. 1t was first found
on western Long Island in 1904. In
ten years 1t spread over half of the
chestnut area of the United States and
at the present time 1t has practically
extermnated the chestnut trees within
100-mlle radius Of New York and is
rapidly accomplishing the complete
ruin of our magnificent chestnut for
ests of the South. The loss Is many
million dollars and its ultimate end
VIII ne the P&tlnctlOu VI one OL Tue
most useful and most profitable Amer
lean forest trees. as no remedy has
been found. Only recently 1t was
found that a similar disease attacking
the poplars had been imported from
the nurseries Of France and had spread
over a wide area OF the United States.
Other dangerous pests introduced
from abroad are the Oriental peach
moth, the japanese beetle, the Euro
pean earwlg. the Leopard moth, the
alfalfa weevll. the European eelworm.
The European corn bOrer is pest
which apparently was brought to the
United States in a cargo Of hemp UNI
loaded at a rope factory near Boston.
It IS exceedingly destructive to corn,
feeding by boring in the stalk. In it's
operation 1t works upward eating out
chamber from the pith. The devel-
oping ears are also sometimes hol-
lowed out. AS high as 80 per cent Of
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-07-18

$500,O00,000 banquet to
alien enemies has been
given annually by the
American public. These
aliens were not invited
here. have performed no
service, and YET have
been fed on the fat of the
land. adding to the high
cost OF living. They
have tremendous nnnn.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-15
y " y - y = y
THREE FOR AND THREE AGAINST

Three o. the Lake county representatives voted TO
ratfy the federal prohibition amendment i'll the general
assembly Yesterday and three of them voted NOT IL a
y i and every one " these men honestly thoasht thai
IN voting lie did he right and as his co1sl-
ents would want him vote. In this connection may
be said that the wet and div question Lake county
has never been put a and fhe argument ais Ne
what the result q Rlebescite the prohibition law
would be absolutely futile No knows Both sides
have their champions To say THAT il would se over
whelmngiy one way the other Is beside the question
Either branch of the general assembly daaren
voted ratfy amendment yesterday ana 1a
have prophesied few years that thrt3one states
would have voted to dry the old Green River would
have been 70 invite laughter. Tine over
the country At and whether the pendulum viii
ever swing back again one can predlct
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-15

troop transport service between Van
cogver and Nladivostok.
Conspicuous among the Canadian
Paelilc salns in the Atlantic was the
I'm press 81 Britain watch has trav-
ellea 10000 miles and transport
ea 10000 troops overseas. She took
..lolsa POS ot Australians aad Brit
ish to Gal'lpoi. and made a sixteen
months trip around the Cape IF
Good Hone with troops for German
last Africa and sapotamia. Oa
ore occasion torpedo launched ar
4 '4etflan submarine missed her bow
by three feet Her captain. GEORGE
S. Webster, r. a. Il has made 37
TIPS across tine Atlantic since 4ha
Rar began
arthur Edward PnHp. o. g. T ehsaf
engineer IF the Empress Of Britain
las been On her for over four wears
and vas personally decorated by
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-15

hlng George for ms services. He 9
an officer Of the British E,mrire.
1e Enlpress's war equipment con
sisted of q siN-Incb gun mounted On
her stern and two raortars which
hurled depth bombs.
nree OF the new ships built dur
ing the war, the 1900 ton Alsatisn
and the 1900 ton Ninnedosa and
Aellta. have been doing fine work "a
the Atlantic carrying troops.
During the war Canadian Pacific
shlas nave transported over 1000
600 troops and passengers in war
service- Only eight soldiers were
lost by enemy action. The company
Aas carried over four million tons Of
cargo and munitions and over 800
officers and engineers entered the
Royal Nay, one Of whom. Lieuten-
ant X n Stuart won the .. S. o.
and the Y. c.
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larger Paid-us Circulation Than Any oter PaPe-
In the Calumet Feeion.
N.aTIcE 70 sUnscREEEns-

II fan receive your cepy Tsafes
promptly As have the pisasa 40 not th3na
It has 6een lost Resnlher that
troops and their suppless
In various parts the country tae3t
the railroads have business than handle
promptly For that trains late 4sia
TlAHs has increased It's mailing equipment ard Is
operating with postoface dsnavSaaen9
20 expedite delivery tnevtsahie be-
OF the demands rpon rallroed9 &sd
shs withdrawal OF from many work
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Lake CO. must buy more w. S. S.
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Insian ,Fsfnrs RartusE,,. sshffsn@. 81
Ena- truas fee
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@es- Ela- an Two weeks furlough