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The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

They're not big enough to fight for Uncle
Sam,
Nor help him out upon the other side.
But the splendid part they played In the
war drives that were made
Is something which may swell their
hearts with pride.
There's plenty here to do Tor the old Red.
White and Blue,
IT'S a mans job the country has on
hand:
But boys can bear a part and they're will
ing head and heart,
And they'll hustle-fit to beat the band.
The country should DO proud Of an asset
such as this,
And back them up by every means at
hand
They are rendering yeoman service at a
time when service counts,
And their praises should be sung
throughout the land
Louis Mellus. Sistervllle. w. Va.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
Length Of Arms and Ieaa

According TO many measurements
made at the Anthropological laborn-
tory in London. the right arm in
human beings is In n majority of cases
longer than the left arm. while. on
the contrary, the left leg is longer than
the right leg
Sometimes. however. the relative
proportions are exactly reversed but
seldom does perfect equality exist be-
tween the two sides. The tendency
OF the right arm TO exceed the left arm
In strength is sometimes greater 10
men than In women. while equality of
strength in the two arms occurs almost
twice as frequently with women as
with men.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
THE MEN In
CLASS AL

A sound. healthy man l. never bacs
number. A man can be as vigorous and
sbis AZ seventy ~ NJ twenty. Condition.
not years. puts you IA the discard. A
SYSTEM weakened b. ovcrwork aud care
less living brings old age prematnreiy.
The bodily functions are Impaired aud
unpleasant aympteius appear. The weak
si.of - generally the kidneya. Keen
them clean End Va proper working con.
dition and you viii generally find your
self Ia Glass A. Take GOLD MEDAf.
iiaarlem Oh cnpsules periodically and
your s3stem will always b. la working
order. Your spirits viii be enlivenrd.
your muscles supple. your mirI active,
and your hody capable ~ hard work.
Don't wait until you have been re- lect.
ed Commence % be a fifat-clnss man
ncw. Go % your dfnFrist NJ onre.
Get y trial box - GOLD MEDAL
lisnflem Oil Capsules They nre made
81 The pure. ofixn.al. Imported tlaar.
irm nii-~thr Kind your great Erandiath,
o. used I've cafsaulfs each day viii
sfsn you toned Up and feeling fine.
honrf refunded n they 90 not help You
frnenhrr % ask Tor the impoftei
GOLD MEDAL Brand Ia thrive aisss.
ssnisd raCktEsA ADV
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
SECRETARY REDFIELD A BUSY MAN

Secrctury u Commerce william e.
iiedncld Is a busy man these days ow-
lng 10 the fact that the price siabillza.
ton program OF tho Industrial bonrd
o. hts department II storm center
For example. the other day there was
an all.nftcrn0on session OF dlgnltarles
trying 10 straighten out the muddle
caused by the refusal Of the railroad
administration 10 accept price agree
mcnts sponsored by the Industrial
board. Among those present were
Secretary OF the Treasury Glass. See.
Rotary OF Commerce Rcdhcld aud other
cabinet members, Director General OF
Railroads Walker -. Hines. Fuel Ad.
mlnlstrator Harry A. Garfield. George
y. ifek, chairman. and other members
~ the Industrial board: Edgar Rick
ard. acting food administrator. aud
Eugene n Meyer, Jr, managing dlrec-
tor Of the war finance corporation
Director Hines stood pat on his re-
fuqul 10 accent priecs fixed Nv the
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
dFfMRNL
S1R0(QK.
NECESSARY FEED FOR STOCK
Animals Help to Retain Fertility Of
Soil and Provide Profitable Use
for Roughage.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Now that farming is 10 be restored
10 peace-time basis. the United
States department OF agriculture be-
lieyes that many lands formerly de
voted to pasture or meadow but re-
Gently used for emergency grain pro-
daetion should be reseeded to grass.
The signing Of the arinistice found
tie United States with relatively large
supplies Of foods and relatively small
supplies OF feeds. with much lard inn
pOyerished by having been planted to
grain year after year. and with a still
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
oolNes OF THE BOY SCOUTS.

Forty-eight OF the fifty-nlne boy
icout troops under the Jurisdiction OF
the Indianapolis local council are op-
GRATED ln-connection with churches.
One Of the loyal supporters OF the
10000 boy scouts In Slam Is Governor
ranomnaQuaranuraksha OF Nagura
panom.
A war history OF Denver boy scouts
will be written by members OF the
State Historical society. who have re-
auested a complete. itemized statement
u every SCOUTS war Srrsice.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

Sea level ia the scientific sense
means theoretical mean or average
from which elevations or depressious
on the earth are calculated. The coast
and geodetic survey. which Is govern
ment authority on such subjects. says:
Mean sen level may be defined as the
surface which would be assumed BY
the water OF the oceans at rest II there
were no action by the wind or by the
tides due to the attraction Of the moon
and sun The sea level surface is at
all points at right angles to q free
swinging plummet-"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

The sailor. returning trife fud.
died from a peace celebration. found
his hitherto respected and respectable
ship newly camoufaged in the most
modern cuhist style.
Running his eye over the whole
mess Of conflicting squares. triangles
lines, circles and sundry other name
less blohs OF paint which graced tas
sides Of his home" and blinking stu
pidly at the hideous screaming color
scheme, he slowly raised bis hand
while the tears coursed down hi.
cheeks and murmured. wearilyi
-Never agalni-
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
JOHN JACOB ASTOR'S ROMANCE

Capt. John Jacob Astor OF the
Kings First Life Guards ami his Eng
lish wife. Lady Violet Astor, are en-.
joylng postwar honeymoon In this
country. lie Is the son of Viscount
Aston. once William Waldorf Astor Of
New York. vlScount Aston Is New
Nork's greatest landlord and recently
made the captain gift OF S7.OOO.OOO
worth OF Gotham real estate Lady
Aston " daughter OF the late earl OF
Minto. vIceroy OF India aud governor
general OF Canada.
In 1909. when Captain Astor was
twenty years old. King Edward made
him lieutenant In the Life Guards
Tie met Lady Violet Elliott. seventeen
and lust cut OF the Schoolruom. II
was case Of love NJ first sight with
both OF the young people.
But the Minto family would have
none of the Astors. They wanted
lady Violet 70 marry Lord Charles
Marine. SOn of.ihe Marquis Of Laus.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
GENERAL SHUTS GOES TO HUNGARY

Cen Jan Cbrisii.n SHUTS. min.
isier &C defense Juion of south Africa.
y enc ~ tho bir men 20 the peacc
couferenco Report has q that he q.
the an,hcr II m0ch ~ the leaguc oi
rations covenant That he IS h-htcr
the British lrnrucd In the uorr war.
All 20 which Is probably the reason he
ias been ehosen BY the peace conlcr.
tuee 90 ~ 90 hungary as aa emisSary
~ The allies aud tbc United states "a
Investigate the surlo1S problcrfs IN
eldcnial 10 the arnisticc. bur made
more complicated hy the coming into
power of the proletarlat government.
The new government Ia Hungary
has definitely promulgated a system ~
government by village, town. district.
and county councils. aud national as.
scmbly II councils The representa-
tlves TO ~ national assembly will be
elected by the town and county coun-
ellis. The last day on which elections
cnn be held Tor the councils has been
nxed for April IA. All men and womeI
win be permitted 60 vote. with the exc
ers for profit or who live on unearned I
criminals ar luuatit-x
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
"colarn the Head.

/. an srute ATTACK ~ Nasal Catafrh. rer-
f1ns who afe subject 20 tfe.iasnt "tolt.
a. TIE hest nft SAD ttat tHa use 81
HALLS cATAfrii MEDICINE VII
ffii'1 20 tte ersifat. cleanse TIE nicod
sn1 fer.isr ttetn Ices sable 20 coiiA
Repeated attacks cf Acute Catarfh may
HAS, a. ('rrorir I4fsffn
HALLS CAr&Nisfi afEnfCfNr = sak
o. irtstHANf arf aCts tnFrnrn ~ tticea
AZ nfuxEtats re- 1'eetincnttis FREE.
~ - for aur case ~ rttrrrh hat
HAAS cATAttHh MEDICINE Win nof
ere
y. J. Cheney a c.. Trieao. oAio.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

headaches disappeared ! gained in
weight and feel fine, 10 ! can honestly
recommend Lydia +. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound % any woman who 10
suffering a. ] war - Mrs. ADEfINE Is.
Lynch. 100 Plain ST Providence, X I.
Backaehe and nervousness are symp-
toms or natures warnings, which In
dlcate functional disturbance or an
unhealthy condition which often devel-
ops into a more serious ailment
Women IN this condition should not
continue 20 drag along without help. but
profit by Mrs. Lynch's experience. and
Try this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia T. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
poond-nnd for special advice write 70
Lydia 4. PinkhAm Mod Co, Lynn. Masa.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
WTOFRDNARN
(pEOPLE W.
is SERBIA NOW A REPUBLIC?

Reports are current that the
KArngeorgeyich dynasty has been de-
posed sud q republic proclaimed IN
Belgrade. with that ciiy rs the capital
OF Serbia aud Jugb-slayla. IL was first
announced 10 the newspaper veteherni
Llsty Of Agram, according 10 wire
less dispatch from Rome received In
London. AT that time the Serbian
legation IN London knew nothing OF II.
10 Washington Prof. yoyslay NJ. 70
yanOylfch. director Of the official In
formation bureau OF the new Jugo-
Slay state. declared the announcement
TO be q piece Of fire most vulgar prop
aganda."
Agram Is the capital N Croatia
and Slayo6la, two states Of the Jug0
Slav federation. The removal Of the
JugO-Slav capital 10 Belgrade means
That Serbia has taken the leadership
away from the Croats and Sl0yenes.
Crown Prince Alexander has been
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
SCOUT ANNIVERSARY IN ALASKA

Thcre Is town called Coriova.
Alaska. on the Copper river and North
western railway. which is the home OF
ilve-wirc troop Of scouts.
After celebrating the ninth scout an.
niyersary IN approved fashion. they
vent out and erected food shelters for
che birds. contributed half a dollar
each toward some destitute Indisps
and took supplies 60 needy family.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

Some h.g men prefer 10 hand-ceed
their pigs during the weaving period.
II we are TO continue to eat beef
we must exert ourselves co produce
more beef cattle.
More pigs are lost between farr0w-
ing and weaving than at any other
period.
Oats, scattered out thlnly TO force
exercise. are fed 10 brood Sows By
many good hog men
There are lot Of cows In barns that
ought to be In tin cans The cow-test-
ing associations Hnd them.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

his father King
datc prince
portrait here given left Paris March Belgrade
The Original Kara George a Serbian
he
Ah
n the taof ami
Kageorgeyc
slnation OF King Alexander and his queen
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

nc mes, m bhck
ached al the time.
! was tired and had
no ambition f,.r any
thing. / had taken
a number Of medi-
cincs which did mo
no good. Ono day
! read about Lydia
r. Pinkham . Nege-
table CompOundnnd
what had done for
women. - | tried
H. BY nervousness
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

smith understand Jebbs n learn.
ins TO run typewriter Whit system
u he using. the touch systemi
Brown No; he snyn il's the hunt
and poke system. mostly poke.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

downc Lady Violet married
over 10 trrnrc The british Astor
wounded 10 the
back 90 The font August q 1919 he
AGED TO SCI 20 london marry hts widowed Sep
tembf IBIS Asior Wounded
started on their American honeymoon
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

"po sou want 20 see the hook ~ he
ef.crs y $50 lm confused enough a.
n is.- kansas CITY Journal
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

board The specifically under discussion the reduced Of
rails which 4 i railroad
ng Into the situation
20 back to the old practice Of getting coal for the railroads lower
than
Talk OF designations by board members filled
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

lifiis-~ What's the tioor TAXI
Neii Was. tbs onc they put GA car
pets, ~ course.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
HOW TO AVOID
BACKACHE AND
NERVOUSNESS
Told by Mrs. Lynch From
Own Experience.

Providence. X. 1T was all run
down In health, was nervous. had head
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24
WHY NOT PURE BREEDS?

ANhnicaN SuoHrnonN nGFfDFns'
Assn. - psues Park Ave. thhezo. ~.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-04-24

OfdHuIdttu LytiIdS,
Eyes inhamed by expo
sure 20 SEA-. Dssi and vfni
quickly relieved By Nsrins
kyskspety. No smzrsinr,
just Eye Comfort. Al
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
POST AND CORPS
INSTALL OFFICERS

At Joint meeting Saturday Candy
Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and
Candy Corps, of the Woman's Relief
Corps, installed officers for 1919 A
feature of the joint meeting was the
dinner served by the Corps women.
The officers of the Corps for the en-
suing year are Mrs. Elda Bartmess,
president Mrs. Josephine Bucklin,
senior vice; Mrs. Kate Frederick, jun
ior vice; Mrs. Grace Honeywell, treas
urer Mrs. Nettie May. chaplain; Mrs.
Annie Nichols, conductress Mrs. kath-
ryn Gill, guard Mrs. Susie Lynn. sec.
retary; Mrs. Aida Shoemaker. press
correspondent; Mrs. Leona Stanton,
musician; Mrs. Margaret Horner, as
sitant conductress Mrs. Nancy Wilson,
assistant guard; Mrs. Lizzie Anderson,
patriotic instructor; Mrs. Alice Ward,
first color bearer Mrs. Belle McCurdy.
second color bearer; Miss Mabel Fran
els, third color bearer; and Mrs. Laura
lsbell. fourth color bearer. Mrs. An
derson, retiring president. was Install
ing officer.
The members Of the Corps pleasantly
surprised Mrs. Honeywell, treasurer,
and Mrs. Lynn. secretary, presenting
each with handsome piece of cut
glass.
The officers of the Post for the year
are: Judge A. c. Buck, commander
James R. Cash. senior vice; Joseph
Frazier, junior vice; John A. Wilson,
quartermaster. James S. King. chap.
lain; Thomas Goss, officer of the day
S. Copple, patriotic instructor n W.
Hardman, officer of the guard
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
VINEGAR COMPANY
PLANS EXPANSION

"The most sanitary cider and vine
gar plant in the United States, that is
our aim" says c. j, Calkins, president
of the Hood River Apple Vinegar Co..
who left yesterday on tour of the
country to inspect other large plants
and to secure equipment for additional
and improved units of the local plant
next season.
I'VE want to be able to handle be-
tween 10000 and l,500,0 gallons
of juice next season." continued Mr..
Calkins," and we want our factory so
equipped with grinding apparatus that
growers will at no time be delayed in
hauling in their Gull supplies"
The vinegar concern at its annual
meeting Tuesday reelected Mr.. Calkins
president. Other officers were re-
elected as follows: J. R. Norton, vice
president Eldon r. Bradley, secre-
tary and Robert Chapman, mill super.
intendent. D. A. Fellows, of Port.
land, is a member of the board of
directors. The annual report shows
the 1918 juice squeezed to be 40 per
cent greater than in 1917. Mrs.
Calkins is accompanying her husband.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
INFLUENZA CLAIMS
ERNEST G. BOORMAN

The body of Ernest G. Boorman,
agd 26 and native of Hood River
county, who died at St. Vincents hos
pital, Portland, on January 7. was
buried at Idlewilde cemetery Tuesday.
A short prayer service was conducted
at the graveside by Rev. j d. Lew
ellen, pastor of Asbury Methodist
church.
Members of the family did not learn
of the young mans death until Mon
day, when they read the news in Port.
Ian papers. He was stricken suddenly
with influenza. Sinking rapidly he
was never able to give physicians or
nurses any information concerning his
family. He was on the reserve list of
the Merchant marine, and at the time
he was stricken was engaged on the
Rose City, plying between Portland
and San Francisco. In addition to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Boorman,
who reside at Camas. Wash, the
young man is survived by the follow
ing brothers and sisters; Sergeant
Orlando Boorman, in service in France ;
+. l.. Boorman, of Lyle. Wash. Mrs.
Lelah Farwell, of Salem; Mrs. Edna
Chandler, of Astoria; and Miss Effie
Boorman, Of Portland. The latter is
i'll with influenza.
S. Z. Bartmess conducted the fu-
neral.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16

do the school work unless they are
present at the beginning of the semes-
ter and continue throughout the first
semester regularly. Written tests will
be completed this week throughout the
upper grades of the city schools. The
eighth grade state examinations will
be given Thursday and Friday, Janu-
airy 10th and 18th, in Room 2 Of the
high school
In the Agricultural department plans
are under consideration for Farmers
Week some time in February, the
exact date of which will be announced
later. The purpose of this short course
will be to stimulate interest in diver.
sified agricultural interests in Hood
River valley. In addition to local ex-
perts in various phases of agricultural
work, members of the Extension de-
partment of o. A. c. will assist in the
short course.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
HOGS RIDE TO
PORTLAND IN AUTO

For the first time in history drove
of hogs was delivered overland to
Portland dealers from Hood River yes
terday. For the past several months
local orchardists have been making
community shipments of livestock to
Portland by Columbia boats. The
river is now blocked with ice, and with
their hogs assembled from the ranch
places of H. S. Galligan. A. |. Mason
and N. Sexton, ii was necessary to pro-
vide other means of transportation or
postpone the shipment.
Mr.. Sexton has motor truck. which
was rapidly converted to a motor stock
car, and the hogs rolled down the
scenic gorge yesterday morning over
the Highway.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
TELEPHONE COMPANY
NEEDS MORE REVENUE

AT the annual smeetng Tuesday,
President and Manager j. f. Smithson,
of the Oregon-Washington Telephone
Co. reported that 1t would be necessary
for the concern to increase its revenue
or apply for receivership. An applica-
tion has been made to the Oregon Pub
lie Service Commission for increased
rates and toll charge for all calls be-
tween the Hood River and Odell ex-
changes which. if granted, it is said,
will bring relief.
At Tuesdays meeting, J. II. Koberg
was elected to the board to succeed G.
K. Marshall. Other board members
were reelected as follows: +. O.
Blanchar, G. Dethman and Mr.. Smith.
son, of this city; and Wade H. Dean,
of White Salmon, Wash.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
First National Rejects Board

At the annual meeting of the First
National Bank yesterday. the dlrec-
torate was reeleced as follows: A. D.
Moe, E. O. Blanchar, 0. H. Rhoades,
C. Dethman and c. f. Copple. The
officers for the ensuing year have been
named as follows: E. 0. Blanchar,
president; A. d. Moe, chairman of the
board of directors; c. Dethman, vice
president; S. j. Moore, cashier; L. NJ.
Baldwin, assistant cashier and c. c.
Crew, teller.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
INFLUENZA Is ON
THE WANE HERE

Deputy Health Officer J. F. Thomp-
son, of Parkdale, reports that influenza
is apparently conquered there.
"We have done everything possible
to stamp out this very contagious dis
ease" writes Mr.. Thompson, "and are
now thankful that we haven't a single
case. We have had 127 cases in SO
families. But one death has resulted. !"
Health Officer Edgington reports
the epidemic waning throughout the
county. He says the cases reported
the past week, total of "a, are the
lowest for any week since the epidemic
started.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
1t. Dan Sharp Dies in France

Mrs. Geo. II. T.. Sharp on Monday
received a telegram from Mr.. Sharp,
now in Boston, who announced that his
only son, Lieutenant Dan Sharp, had
just died in France as a result of Sc
we're gassing. The young man, mem
ber of field artillery regiment OF the
9lst Division, was in China, represent
ing the STANDARD Oil Co. at the out
break Of the war. He returned home
and attended an officers training camp
at Fort Sheridan. He had won the
distinguished service cross.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
HIGHWAY WORK
TO BE RUSHED

j. H. Scott, resident engineer of the
State Highway Commission, says that
materials are already en- route to Mo-
sier for the construction of concrete
bridge over Rock creek. G. B. Kib-
bee, representing the Kern Construc-
tion company, which has the contract
for building the entire length of the
Columbia River Highway between
here and Mosier, arrived Monday
night, and it is expected that work on
this end of the highway will be com
menced within a few days.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
COUNTY AND E. F. D.
MAY UNITE WORK

Members of the county court and
officials of the East Fork Irrigation
District braved the wintry weather last
Friday to inspect the proposed site of
joint bridge and headworks on the East
Fork Of Hood river Freshets of last
year destroyed the headworks of the
irrigation system and demolished the
old toll brldge across the East Fork
next to the intake Of the irrigation
system.
In replacing the work, it is likely
that the county and irrigation system
may join hands and eliminate dupli-
cation of expenses.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
FARMERS WEEK IS
PLANNED BY H. s.

The second semester will begin on
Monday, January 10th.
Entering students will be received
during the first five weeks of the
second semester. Parents are urged
to have beginning pupils enter immed-
lately. This is important, because it
is very difficult for beginning pupils to
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
DR.. Forsyth Talks Here

DIR. H. II. Forsyth, pastor of the
Methodist church at The Dalles, ad.
dressed a meeting of local citizens
Sunday evening at Asbury Methodist
church. DR.. Forsyth, who is secretary
in the Columbia River Conference of
the reconstruction Organization Of the
church, discussed the after the war
program that will be taken up
throughout America.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-16
Sacred Concert Sunday

Sacred concert Sunday evening at
the Methodist church. under the direc.
tion of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. G. Oxborrow.
Some Of the special numbers will be a
vocal solo by Mrs. p. S. Davidson, a
violin solo by J. A. Wuest, and selec-
tions by the chorus choir.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-02-26
WAITER DIDN'T WANT THEM
Had No Use for Contents Of Package
After the Owners "Truthfui"
Explanation.

A gentleman who had been a short
time previously ut one of the down
town cafes hurriedly re-entered the es-
Establishment and. addressing the waiter,
anxiously inquired:
Did leave behind me small par
eel tied with Il string on the table?"
mo. sir replied the waiter.
by JOve, then, it's unlucky! l
shouldn't like the parcel to get into
strange hands, for it contained some
"Jswels, sir?" suggested the waiter,
smiling blandly.
Jewels. No. man, scorpions. Some
very rare and deadly scorpions!
The waiter smiled no mere; he, on
the contrary, turned deathly pale and,
sinking into the nearest chair, gasped,
as he pointed to his overeoat. They
are there. Detroit Free Press.