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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04

kings, but under the watchful eyes Of
Comrades Schauder. Grabow and Tenner
Of the Communistic republic Of Gotha.
No finely etched steel engraving of Ger
man king or aristocrat Is included In the
volume. The law of Germany now prohi-
bits such publications.
There Is AS large n showing of print
ed space as was made In any previous
issue. The genealogical details of
reigning. mediatized and non-reigning
houses Is quite as complete as 1t was In
the past. This has remained so, how
ever. through years; for to the Gotha
once an aristocrat. always an aristo-
crat. But a certain descriptive term
mas crowGeu INTO almost every page.
]. Is 'ci-devant," We find It after the
name Of William II and before "em-
pereur Alemand ct ROT de Prusse." 1t
hobs up as the smallest. but most Sig
nificant phrase in the description Of
the ranks and titles of the former rulers
Of the small German States. the rulers
OF Baden, Bavaria and Saxony. even in
the very first line of the paragraph de-
voted to the head of the once mighty
Hapsburgs. most expressive word, that
ci-devant an Eek" has BEEN"
The Gotha does not refuse to recog-
nize Russia, a matter In which It is less
leaves US In doubt as to the fate of the
imperial Romanof family. but It gives
us the correct names and titles of Lenine.
Trotzky and all the other members of
the ruling council. 1t describes too tn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
MAKING AUTHORSHIP A BUSINESS

One Of Americn's best-known authors
was failure until he started to harness
his genius to big business methods, to
oaice routine. to an utterly new system
of invoking tho Muse.
Instead Of hunting this Muse IN b.
hemia he giles out at nine o'clock each
morning rain or shine, enters q bleak
emcient ofrco, In an once building on .
roaring corner Of a citys main square,
begins debating to a stenosrapher, keeps
1t up till noon, comes back after thirty
minutes at lunch and goes on debating
until the five O'Clock whistle blows.
NO picture on the walls of his office no
draperies, no easy chairs. only a black
board where he jots down ideas like a
broker in n stock exchange.
Henry Kitchell Webster, the Evanston
Illinois. author of many best-selling
novels, Is the man. He says: when I
came to a stop in my writing career
sell any more stories for some unknown
reason. I decided my method was wrong
l had been writing leisurely. travelling
wooing the Muse. as we say. with foreign
sights. I tried writing In Paris's Latin
Quarter, I tried 1t in the Orient in the
Dig woods, In a comfortable den I
couldn't make 1t go. even in my own
home, because that was too comfortable
also.
FINALLY ] decided to go at It like a
business man. I hired an office between
dentist and real estate salesman
over a garage and with windows opening
upon the desolate hind end Of an ice
cream parlor. 7 began debating I kept
scrupulous Office hours and modelled my
self as closely as possible in working
for hrt
ecutives I knew
"The first story sent out was accept
ed. The publishers have been most kind
to me since that time. and to-day they
call me success. Floyd F. Lewis, in
Leslie's.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
SEED CORN YIELD
BETTER, TESTS SHOW

SEED corn that gave 100 per cent germ
NATION but showed infection by harm
1ui organisms was matched against corn
tnat showed no Infection in series of
tests carried out by plant specialists Of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture In cooperation with the Indiana
experiment Station. The disease free
SEED gave an Increased yield of 10 to 30
per cent above its competitor.
Further results Of the test seemed to
prove that when corn was planted too
thickly In hill or drill row II was more
susceptible to disease than when better
space was given It. In n similar test at
bloomington. ILL.,, the disease-free seed
gave an Increase Of % per cent over the
other corn, which was selected for high
termination only. At Hoopeston, ILL.,. the
difference, measured in tons, ranged from
oW to 1.b tons in favor of the seed
selected both for high termination and
freedom from disease.
The selection was based on the absence
OF discoloration in the kernels and cobs
as indicating soundness. Disease is in
dictated by brown dlscolcratlon at the
butts of the ears and at the kernel tips
end by decay in the cobs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04

instinctivcly admire, though not all have
learned TO name It. II Is this that makes
the Ear view SO much sought for as a
front door outlook. 1t is this that can,
mako hundred variations in one set
landscape.
Blue Is a measure Of distance to tho eye.
When the air Ii more nearly dirt-free.
far objects seem nearer. They also look
more commonplace. Distance lends en-
chantment to the View" because hard
lines are yelled in this thin blue drapery
Of dust.
Near hills are green, but distant hills are
blue. the nearer distance a deepar. the
farther distance fainter blue. BY tho
color we estimate that yonder range of
hills Ia such a distance beyond this. The
fading color of the far-away hills IL not
due to the fading Of the blue. Tho nearer,
deeper blue is but mixture Of the svanas-
cent sky blue with tho heavier Rroen and
the black of the substantial earth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
WELL SAID

would-be congressman had for an
hour peen vainly trying to capture the
interest OF his audience. At last he made
a desperate bid.
what are the so-called patriots at
present IN this house," he yelled, Hum
DUES every one Of them! Parasites or
party pledge myself to no party.
iN"'ner would | write across my fore
msau, IN letters easily read, the words
ITO let"
And below them" came a cold voice,
uhiurhished! "-Toledo Blade.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
GREEN FEED FOR HENS

Good kinds Of green feeds for hens in
winter, recommended by the United
States Department Of Agriculture, are
sprouted cats. alfalfa meal. chopped al
falfa and clover hay. cabbages, and man
gel beets. Cabbages may be hung up in
the poultry house; the beets are usually
split and stuck on a nail on the side wall
of the pen about foot above the floor
to keep the feed clean. Keep oyster
shells. grit. charcoal. and plenty of clean
drinking water before the hens all the
time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
CANADIAN WHISKY SHIPPED IN
PIG CARCASSES

Canada is no oasis In the American
Sahara and Illicit liquor traffcking is
being developed into fine art, accord
ing to an illustrated article in the Novem-
Der issue of Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. All manner of clever lodges are
restored to by the whisky runners, posi-
bly, one of the most original being the
shipment of a large consignment of liquor
packed in the carcasses of pigs. The
liquor was discovered by officers as the
pork was being unloaded from the
freight cars.
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HARD TASK FOR OLD ALMANAC
MAKER

OFrom the New York Sun and Herald.)
1t would seem the job of brave man
TO catalogue the royal and aristocratic
families Of Europe and to reaTange the
diplomatic and statistical records of the
world since the sweep of wars and revo-
lutions has left so many ancient and
time sanctioned institutions only piles Of
wreckage. The task might be compared
TO gathering up fragments and refitting
them into home after a Kansas cyclone
has passed Yet this is the work that the
successors Of old iJustus Perthes have
undertaken In getting out the famous
Almanach de Gotha for 1920, the one
hundred and ffty-seventh year of its pub
lcation. 1t comes out not under the
beneficent patronage of the Hohenzollerns,
supporters of caste and the divinity Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
FLORIDA HOOTS AT MAINE
tFrom the Florida Times-Unlon,

Maine that OH unreliable prohibition
state which for half a century sneered
at It's wicked brethren land made local
politicians pay the freighD has come to
be the chief among the offenders against
the eighteenth Amendment. It is said
that the stream Of good Ticker coming
across the Canadian border into Maine
mas been so strong and steady that 1t
has reduced retail prices to about IS a
quart.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
EVEN UP

Tho Rev. Abort Peal. an Ens,ilq
Clergyman who han been paying W q
extended visit, DOESN'T think very mue1
of either OF our candidates. Hts artid1
reminded US of the story nj = Dyttashd
who remarked to . Yankee, "Aw, n
must bo--aw-vsry unpleasant for ~
Americans to bs-aw-Gpvernod by peoua
whom you wouldn't Awsk to dinNer,''
"Oh, don't know" responded the YAnlQ
mo mere 20 than for you nnsilsh 10 q
governed by people who wouldn't AL
you TO dinner, "--fnxchaRse,
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
HARMLESS LUNATTC

From the Baltimore American)
The ex-kaiser still calls himself tho
emperor OF Germany and king Of Prus-
sra But more than one lunatic asylum
mas contained inmates calling themselves
Napoieoh Bonaparte. so there is not
much IN name as far as this use Of one
is concerned
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04

WIN the red covers. 1t might be in
Ieresting to know how much longer the
1otha VIII continue to be about three
iourths genealogy Of royal and aristocrat-
ic families who seem now to be nothing
more than mere names.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04

1T 10 the Hreen and tho black that tad
~ the landscape reeedes, II IL the bid
that ebidss, Blue In the prev ailing eolel
the staying color, Of earth ana the on0
color commonly called heavenly"
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WANTED

When you want anything. advertise In the
special column Of this paper. See page two.
Some bargains are offered there this week
which II will pay you to read about.
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BURLINGTON, VT. NOVEMBER 4, 1920
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-09-12

sweet: peppcrr: pas. sweet pears sweet,
tINE ARTS DEPARTMENT..
Miss Myrtit Houk Superintendent.
on and Wafer CulIrs
Ranch sccro; still lie In oil; SIN life
cnlird head. water color: tapestry paint
ing. collection ~ Ia 6 oil paintings;
collection of tu waier "ulurs.
Cb,a Painting
p.co,,t,ad Gun and saur,r. decorated
-. T...o,.,,,d ri,rhe, nr s,.in, doror.
,t.d ,nnch ~, decorated chocolate set:
I...',,,,,'1 al ,dx mates. S.,,,,t,d rnu,h
and hrrrh tray. decorated puff box. col.
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Miscellaneous
s,,,,i,,cr ~ Lu,Ut vu,d, cslic,tion a.,
t,r,r, rnna ,hr,e Ia slx ul,.,.s. nan and
inl d,,v,ina. n.u,u drawing. pnst,l
,,,i,,in,.. h,,,,ss work. apeeimrn BASKET.
Collection of baskets. three to Xix pieces
pI.. CII'I, pEpaysTuENT
VI Pu,la' emrIniendrnt
uovs a.IS
Each eont.ytant mus, be a member IL
r,rul,r or,nnlzed club. must have
,.,.,,,,I ti. ,,,i,nui a. i.,,t tvn munths
PIGS
Fat Glass
Pic sen,or. n,V. i,lnior.
I,reedlpr Glasses
s.ninr hinior buar. Junior Gilt.
Eaby Becf
urior
FEED GLIB
n.rt Ay,rs' SUPERINTENDENT.
pc,n,,,s = pesi thr,. lunches and
rcrord
Maize and Eaffir Carn-i0 heads and
/ ,,,',J ~ ,.,,h
r.,.r,,,-.io heads and rcrmd.
PtUy sIIUW
urs a. n Martin SUPERINTENDENT
Th, Is.tr Drnnrtn.pt h very anxious
u,s, n.ni., cauntN.'s b,st shall l.. on
,Hs,,i,, rms uARIIss
~ 60, b,,. a f,,,,,re President or
pr,.td,,t.s VII. IA y.ar hmse from
u, a. .ipn,rcn rnpnths ~ age. bring
tba ,.rpcsut,a 4. the BABY Show and win
AZ, r,,yo.
.rs, ,bo,y viii bc held from $40 a.
i.qo sandy EVENING sen,.mbcr 18th.
- a., y NJ g. a Rldr'
pr,t,icst ,,irl. finest buy.
OID RELICS
" 4 nrny SUPERINTENDENT
Th,,, y',ii nc n l,c,b for I'D relics.
N,',,,b,,,. ,b,t IL "a vears old and ,vcf.
| 4, ,ii,.,,l. - ,,,,, Each atticl. il a.
| A.. t'i.i.1 v5,b m, n,vucr's name and
, h,i,s ~ us b,s,rv
cIRI,S CIN>gNC CHR
Nrs ~. II Patrick, Mis- Cassandr;,
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You can't get even with your physi-
clan by returning his call.
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| RUBY is JULY BIRTHSTONE
Gem Has Been Associated Through the
Centuries With Some Remarkably
Quaint Superstitions.

The ruby is the birthstone Of July.
1t was associated In ancient times with
many queer superstitions. How these
old fancies originated or how they
could have been palmed off on the pub
lie it is difficult to imagine. The fact
that the common people had implicit
faith in them proves how very much
more credulous the world once was
than 1t is today.
For instance, the ancients believed
that If ruby were worn about the
neck 1t conferred the power Of seeing
in the dark. One wonders what monu-
mental faker started this absurd con-
ceit and for what purpose. 1t was gen.
orally believed, however, possibly be-
cause rubies were costly and the COM
mon people could not test the matter
for themselves.
The ruby also was supposed to be q
talisman against evil spirits, the
plague and poison. BY the deepening
of it's color 1t forewarned its wearer
against impending misfortune. II tied
upon the forehead In a linen cloth It
was believed to be n specific for dis
ease Of the eye.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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of the change in him-the dissertation |!
You know what a state he was In even
before he went away-forgetting every
thingw
''He may have difficulty in proving
that, even with the help of Doctor
Kirkland If II all comes out"
"How do you mean?- If 1t all
comes out"
BENIN moved closer TO the quivering
girl and lowered his voice: TT all
depends on me, Amy. l can keep quiet
about facts that would Offset Doctor
Kirklands testimony. Without those
facts, Will need only return the bonds,
or the money he obtained from their
disposal. The doctor will make afii-
davit to the bank that he took them
while irresponsible; and the matter
will be hushed up without any pub
ucity."
"You-you can do that, Charlie?"
II will if"
"Oh. you dear boy!" she cried, i'm
pulsively clasping his hand.
Amy! You'll take mel" he ex-
ulted.
She thrust herself free from the arm
that he was slipping about her.
DON'T" she exclaimed. 1T looks too
much as if-as if you fished to make a
bargain"
"Bargain?" he muttered.
wishing me TOTO let you kiss me
because you are going to help WILL"
"Why not?" he asked. IF l agree
to help him-I am the only one who
can"
She looked at him, pale but clear
eyed and very calm and replied delib-
erately: II do not believe it,"
"What? he queried, completely
taken aback.
81 do not believe It," she repeated.
Before he could recover his aplomb
she had walked past him. She disap-
peared into the back porch without
looking about.
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SOME RECORD AIR FLIGHTS
Give Proof That Birds Are Still the
Undisputed Champions in the
Flying Game.

Long-distance flights by hirdmen
have long been anticipated by the birds
themselves, says the Christian Science
Monitor. Recent proofs Of their endur-
ance and wanderlust comes in a re-
port from Capetown, which says that
five swallows have been traced recent
ly from hangers in England to tenn
porary homes In South Africa. These
birds were ringed as nestlings and
found by happy chance at the other
end OF the world. One nesting ringed
in Lancashire, was found in Cape
Province In February Of the next year !;
another. ringed in Ayrshire. was re-
ported next March in Orange Free
State; another, ringed in Yorkshire,
was recovered in East Griqualand the
following February; fourth swallow,
this time an adult, ringed III Stafford
shire was recovered in Natal 10
months afterward; the fifth bird.
ringed on June l. 1919 in Stirlingshire,
was found in February, 1920, at Lake
Chrissie.
The ringing scheme was inaugurated
by ]. ii. Whitherby, editor of British
Birds.
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pensively watching her mother play
solitaire. she looked up and, mistak-
ing the cause of the color in Amy's
cheeks, asked delightedly: "Oh. what
is 1t. dear. Has Charlie-T
"The sillyl He made me dreadfully
cross" petulantly replied Amy. She
glanced into the parlor, and her vexa-
tion suddenly gave place to alarm.
where is WHIP Surely you've not let
him go OFF,
"No, no, my dear, not even with the
DOCTOR" reassured Mrs. Kirkland. "He
has gone up to his ROOM"
A few moments later Clinton,
brooding heavily over his pipe, heard
q tap at his door. He frowned. The
tap became a rap. He called In a
brusque tone: "Well, what is it7"
mel 70 came back a soft whisper.
Miss Lowrie-youT he replied.
what do you WANT"
LET me in"
He glanced in CONSERVATION at his
stockinged feet and bare arms.
IL must beg you to excuse me-"
he stammered. you see, I'm not
that is. I'm about to retire"
mo, no, nor the whisper shrilled In
protest. II must have talk with you I
II you don't let me in shall scream -
mot that, not that" he called back.
"Wait a moment. VII be out at once"
He dlved into the closet to seize
the lounging robe, which he slipped on
as he hurried to the door. He slid
back the bolt. Instantly the door was
thrust in against him. Amy popped
through the opening. She closed the
door and spoke to him in a tone as
matter OF fact as II was affectionate :
"The idea of making such fuss about
letting me in. Now well sit down and
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~ DON'T BELIEVE IT."

SYNOPSIS. - Alighting from
train at Denver a wsll-dressed trav-
eler is familiarly accosted by a
man about his own age. The trav-
eler ignores the advance. A few
minutes later he is greeted as
"wll" by an elderly lady and gen.
tleman, who stop their auto TO
spsSk He imagines 1t a case OF
mistaken identity and announces
himself as Richard Clinton" on
hss way to the coast The couple
appear greatly surprised. and learn
ing he is to be In town until mid
night, the lady, introducing herself
as Mrs. Kirkland, and her husband
as Doctor Kirkland. invites him to
dinner, explaining the action by his
truly remarkable resemblance TO a
friend OF theirs. He accepts. At
the Kirkland home he meets a
young lady who greets him as her
nance. She ts Ellen kirkland. and
plainly is greatly hurt by his asser-
tion that he Is Richard Clinton. At
dinner Clinton learns that his host
is a medical specialist and that he
IL believed to be VIII Lowrie, a
young man who HAD been suffer
ing from a nervous breakdown and
had gone east for medical treat
ment. Lowrie had had In his pos
session bonds OF the value of $780,
900, belonging to the bank where
he was employed. which have dis
appeared and OF which he has no
recollection. With Doctor Kirkland
Clinton goes to the Lowrie home,
the doctor being satisfied that Amy
Lowrie, Wills sister, will convince
Clinton he is really Lowrie. suffer
ing from loss Of memory. Amy de-
clares at once he is her brother.
and insists on treating him as such,
TO his great embarrassment. Doc
tor kirkland sends a telegram to
the sanitarium where Lowrie is un-
dergoing treatment. Ellen and Amy
try in vain to convince Clinton he
10 VIII Lowrie. They manage, how
ever. TO prevent his going. BENIN.
suitor OF Amy and an agent of
the bank. moves in the matter of
the missing bonds. The sanitarium
telegram proves nothing.
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Fittinu Theft.

"Where did the other actor steal
your thunder?"
"In his lightning change"
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CHAPTER VII.-Continued.

''Karil It's not possible you can
mean--?"
II do not say. as yet. 1t may be due
to subconscious impulse-his opposi-
ton to Charlie before he went East"
But this Is frightfull"
II give it as a possibility" said the
physician. "Stop and consider, my
dear. Suppose him what he believes
himself to be-a stranger to us ALL"
II cannotW
you must. AS double personality,
he is in effect stranger. To avert
this possibility OF disaster, he must
be led to choose Ellen"
"AhW
"You see now that IT is matter of
greater urgency than we thought; not
merely question Of trying to recall"
"Yes, yesl Amy is fond of Charlie.
II we can get her out of the way for
while Sit still until let you know"
Rising leisurely. Mrs. Kirkland went
into the lib<ary. BENIN was taking in
the winnink trick of game. She
smiled and shook her finger at him.
@How have Sou done It? You've won
every time, IN spite Of Amy. It's Won
derful luck"
"Ali due to my partner" replied
BENIN. "She is the best Of luck"
Amy jumped up to curtsey.
Really, my dear, did not come in
to But II you wish a change" MUIR
INJURED Mrs. Kirkland, and she took the
girls place at the card table. She met
Bemm's attempt at cordial smile with
a look OF playful severity. "No, you
shall have no more chances to defeat
poor Will and Ellen"
"Er-to be sure, If Doctor Kirkland
wishes to play" said BENIN. and he
rose with alacrity.
Doctor Kirkland stopped in the door
way and stood waiting. His wife had
gathered up the cards and was quietly
shutting them. Amy, who had drawn
aside closely followed by BENIN, looked
at Clinton and Ellen with a sudden
change from merriment to grave de-
light.
BENIN caught the opportunity of her
softened mood. There's a full moon,"
he challenged. "Dare you to go out In
the garden"
You think I'm afraid or the gla-
mort" she whispered. "I'll show you"
Clinton settled back In his chair and
took up the cards dealt him by Mrs.
Kirkland. Doctor Kirkland had taken
Bemms place. Soon all four players
were intent on the game. Clinton gave
closer attention to the cards and played
better than when pitted against BENIN.
Evident as IL was to her as we'll IA
20 her parents that he still regarded
her as a comparative stranger, Ellen
was blissfully happy. Every time
Clinton looked at her she blushed and
smiled entrancingly. Under his gaze,
her eyes. melting with tenderness,
yelled themselves behind their Kong
iashes, but at no time seemed able to
turn away from him more than mo-
msnt. Though usually better player
than her mother, she was so overcome
with ecstnsy that she chose her cards
q, random.
Az Doctor Kirkland announced the
rcore, Clinton suddenly tore his gaze
away from Ellen. and rose from the
table, his face for the second time
flushed and conscience-stricken.
"Pnrdon me, lit is not right" he
exclaimed. II must GO"
"AwnyY" cried Ellen.
~ only" He pointed upwards
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In Common Thlnus.

A man must invest himself near at
hand and in common things. and be
content with a steady and moderate
return, IL he would know the blessed
ness of a cheerful heart and the sweet
ness Of walk over tho round caro-
John BurIougha