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Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22

Driven by a little steeple compound
engine, in the pride of her youth she
could make ten knots. However, what
with old age and boiler scale, the best
she could do now was six, and had
Mr. McGuffey paid the slightest heed
to the limitations imposed upon his
steam gauge by the supervising in
spector of boilers at San Francisco,
she would have been limited to five.
Each annual inspection threatened to
be her last. and Captain Scraggs, her
sole owner, lived in perpetual fear
that eventually the day must arrive
when. to save the lives of himself and
his crew, he would be forced to ship
Il new boiler and renew the rotten
timbers around her deadwood. She
had come into Captain Scraggs' pos
session at public auction conducted
by the United States marshal, follow
ing her capture as she sneaked into
San Francisco bay one dark night
with load of Cinnamon and opium
from Ensenada. She had cost him
fifteen hundred hard-earned dollars.
Scraggs-Phineas P. Scraggs, to
employ his full name-was precisely
the kind of man one might expect to
own and operate the Maggie. Rat
faced, snaggle-toothed and furtive.
with low cunning that sometimes
passed for great intelligence, Scraggs'
| character is best described in home
ly American word. He was 'Ornery."
A native Of San Francisco, he had
grown up around the docks and had
developed from messboy on a river
steamer to master Of bay and river
steamboats,. although it Is not of rec
ord that he ever commanded such a
craft. Despite his "ticket" there was
none so foolish as to trust him with
one-a condition of affairs which had
tended to sour a disposition not nat
urally sweet. The yearning to COM
mand a steamboat gradually had de-
veloped into an obsession. Result
the fast and commOdious S. ). Mag
gle" as the United States marshal
had had the audacity to advertise her'
In the beginning. Captain Scraggs
had planned to do bay and river tow
ing with the Maggie. Alas! Inc
first time the unfortunate Scraggs at
tempted to tow heavily laden barge
up river, light fog had come down
necessitating the frequent blowing OF
the whistle. Following the sixth lone
blast, Mr.. McGuffey had whist'eo
Scraggs "on the engine-room how'er
swearing horribly. he had demandec
to be informed why in this and tha'
the skipper didn't leave. that dod-gast
ed whistle alone. 1t was using up MS
steam faster than he could manurac
ture 1t Thereafter. Scraggs had uSef
patent foghorn. and when the non
est McGuffey had once more succeed
ed in conserving sufficient steam e
crawl up river, the tide had turned
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Face and Headgear Decorations OF
Variety to Suit the Demand tor
Any Occasion.

Along with autumn days come wells
IN a neutrality-suspicious.. little dsds
trailed by swathing scarfs to guard
against the consequences of rough
weather beating upon the complexion.
The new misty lace wells that merely
are enhancements for the face have
a wider border in fine-thread embroid-
erv-one has wide border in big
dots while another type has wide
border in rows of stitchery In silk
floss.
The usual border of these filmy wells
is an embroidery design in blossom and
leaves woven into the fabric. These
wells are popular in black and in white.
Those in colors are discordant notes.
A fine net veil has chrysanthemums
sprawlpd over it. and a leaf design
provides the border.
The net veil thickly strewn with dots
and finished with a border in leaf and
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In BObbed CurlS
MiIady With Long Tresses May
Make Quick Change.
One-side Parting Is the Craze Of the
Moment in Paris, Fashion
Writer Says.

Hair always has been subject of
absorbing interest and it's arrange
ment matter Of real Importance.
Poets would have been bereft of one
Of their best subjects had short hair
for women become the fashion that 1t
once threatened to be.
Viewed from the standpoint Of the
practical and the sensible, says d
Paris fashion writer, long hair hasn't
a ghost of q chance against short
tresses for women. But fortunately
the beautiful and the individual usual
ly win over the merely practical when
it comes to matter of the personal
adornment of women, and the fact re-
mains that many of those who hastily
cut off their tresses have repented at
their leisure.
Hair has played great part in
history and in romance and will doubt
less continue to do so despite the ad-
vOcates of short hair for all women
of all ages.
The people of the Orient consider it
a woman's chief beauty and sacred
from public view. While beautiful
women have not as yet reached the
advanced stage where they are will
ing to part with their hair, many OF
them are making compromise be-
tween short and long hair by adopting
a style of hairdressing which gives
bobbed effect without actually resort
ing to the scissors.
1t does not consist of the puffed ef-
feet at either side of the face, OF
which everybody has long since tired,
but the hair is parted slightly to one
side and arranged in soft rolls from
the crown of the head to the nape Of
the neck so that the whole appearance
is that of cropped coiffure.
Bobbed effects from long hair with
the soft one-side parting are the craze
Of the moment in Paris. For those
who find this arrangement too diff
cult to be done at home the hairdress-
ers have brought out bobbed trans
formations SO that any woman who
has long straight hair and does not
like it, may appear at moments no
tice in bobbed curls.
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"She'll bump as sure as
death an taxes"
(TO BE CONTINUED0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY FEW
Migrants in East End Of London Use
an Ancient Celtic Tongue Among
Themselves.

Shelta Thar is q language used Sc
cretly among people of the tinker class
and principally to be met with in Scot
land and Ireland. It's use was first dis
covered and made known in 1876 by
Charles K. Leland, an American anti
quarian, and Prof. John Sampson OF
Liverpool. One day, while walking
by the seashore at Aberystwyth. they
encountered tramp who addressed
them in an unknown tongue. BOtn
were versed in the Romany or gypsy
language and were much surprised to
meet one who spoke tongue of which
they knew not a word.
They collected number of phrases
from this man and found on inquiry
that he had acquired this strange
speech from his wife, who was
tinker. The tinkers, he said, kept
their knowledge of the language Sc
cret, speaking it only among them
selves. Later Leland encountered
many other persons who spoke Shelta.
He found that in many of the drinking
places in the East end of London.
where vagrants often congregate, the
language was freely employed, but
that when an outsider made his ap-
pearance, it ceased at once to be spok-
en-. Scientific methods applied to the
study of Shelta proved that it is no
mere system of back slang or cant. but
an ancient Celtic speech.
Romany, the language Of the Eng
lish gypsies. is still spoken by large
number Of persons. Among the ma
jority of them it has become corrupt,
but the older gypsy folk still speak
what Is known as "deep" Romany,
that is, the gypsy language in its pure
state.
The dialect of Shetland, although
it's grammar is Lowland Scotch. Is
very largely Morse and as spoken by
the Shetlanders among themselves Is
scarcely understandable by the aver
age Scotsman. On the Isle of Man,
Celtic tongue different from Gaelic or
Welch is still used by number OF the
inhabitants.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22
NEW AUTUMN Wells ARRIVING

rosebud design IS pronounced leader
for chilly days-and 1t Is n revival of
a stately vogue The new lace wells In
a thicker thread are plain, some with
sparsely scattered leaves over the fine
weaving, and others have conventional
designs. Few small face wells are
shown. The scarf wells that afford
novelty in drapins over the hat brim
and falling straight over the face have
no limit in the market, both In fnca
and thin fabrics. They are swatbed
over the hat. If so preferred, and the
long ends fall behind, secured at the
edge of the brim at the back In q bin
loose knot.
Chi on wells are both thin and thick
to be adapted to weather and use.
Some lave wide borders. hemstitched
and embroidered in posey, leaf. or con.
ventional designs. Some of these
chiffon or georgette veils are strewn
with small dots in silk thread.
Motor wells are voluminous in .,,e
allowing for snug wrap-up when the
weather is peppery with frost.
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BUCKLES WORN ON FOOTWEAR
Colonial Ornaments Are Back In
style With the Return OF the
Tongue Pump.

Colonial buckles on feminine foot
wear have returned in style with the
revival of the tongue pump, one learns
from the shop talk in the larger cities.
Mostly the mode Is modified colonial,
hut the larger buckles also are In de-
mand. Jet, gunmetal and nickel hn-
isles are preferred.
The strap pump. fashion oracles
say. will still be favored by smart
dressers this fall. Buttons In metali1c
combinations to 90 with this footwear
include bright and satin" silver and
similar effects in gold.
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CHAPTER II.

Captain ScraggS ana Inc square
head partook first Of the ham and
eggs, coffee and bread, which the
skipper prepared. Scraggs then pre-
pared a similar meal for Mr.. Gibney
and McGHffey, set It in the oven to
keep warm, and descended to the en-
CINE room to relieve McGuffey for din
ner. Neils at the same time took the
course from Mr.. Gibney and relieved
the latter at the wheel. BY this time,
darkness had descended upon the
world, and the Maggie had entered
the Jog; following her custom she pro-
ceeded in absolute silence, although as
a partial offset to the extreme liability
to collision with other coastwise craft,
due to the non-whistling rule aboard
the Maggie, Mr.. Gibney had laid
course half a mile inside the usual
steamer lanes, albeit due to his over
whelming desire for peace he had
neglected to inform his owner of this; !;
the honest fellow proceeded upon the
hypothesis that what people do not
know is not apt to trouble them.
Captain Scraggs read the log and
reported the mileage to Mr.. Gibney,
who figured with the stub of pencil
on the pilot house wall, wagged his
head, and appeared satisfied. Better
go ford" he ordered, "an' help The
Squarehead on the lookout. At eight
o'clock we ought to be right under the
lee O. Point San Pedro; when whistle
we ought to catch the echo thrown
back by the cliff. Listen for it."
Promptly at eight o'clock Mr.. Nc
Guffey was Mortified to see his steam
gauge drop half pound as the Mag
gie's siren sounded. Mr. Gibney stuck
his ingenious head out of the pilot
house and listened, but no answering
echo reached his ears. "Hear any
thing?' he bawled.
Heard the Maggie's siren," Captain
Scraggs retorted venomously.
Mr.. Gibney leaped out on deck, Sc
lected q small head of cabbage from
broken crate and hurled it forward.
Then he sprang back into the pilot
house and Strengthened the Maggie on
her course again. He leaned over the
pinnacle, with the cuff of his watch
coat wiping away the moisture on the
glass, and studied the instrument care
fully. II don't trust the DANCED thing"
he muttered. "Guess I'll haul her off
coupler points an try the whistle
again."
He did. Still no echo. He was in
clined to believe that Captain Scraggs
had not read the taffrail log correctly,
and when at eight-thirty he tried the
whistle again he was still without re-
suits in the way Of an echo from the
cliff, albeit the engine room howler
brought him several Of a profuse char
acter from the perspiring McGuffey.
"We've passed Pedro" Mr.. Gibney
decided. He ground his cud and NUT
tered ugly things to himself, for his
dead reckoning had gone astray and
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Mspendthrift Wills" Common.

"Spendthrift Wills" in which the
heir is placed virtually at the mercy
of the executor, who must watch his
conduct closely to determine whether
the money properly can be turned over
to him, are common. Monthly pay
ments to heirs are often specified and
provisions made for burials and the
erecting Of monuments. Conditions
may be attached that a proposed
church building to which the testator
desires to leave the money must be
built within certain time or the
bequest is forfeited. Money is placed
in trust for sending children to college
or for other purposes, and the trust
company must see to it that it is
used for the purposes specified and
for no others.
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When Baby Eats.

BY all means get a feeding spoon
for baby as soon as he can sit up ana
hold one. You will be surprised how
soon he will take hold and feed him
self and is great help to a busy
mother. A food masher goes with
these spoons but isn't necessary. II
deep soup plate is used to put
baby's food in, the sides of the dish
afford protection from food being
pushed off. Soup plates are handy
and save the expense of regular
baby plate.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22

only individual who was, in truth and
in fact, his own man. Neils was
steady. Industrious, faithful, capable.
and reliable; any one Of a hundred
deckhand jobs were ever open to
Neils. yet, for some reason best known
to himself, he preferred to stick by
the Maggie. In his dull way 1t Is
probable that he was fascinated by
the agile intelligence of Mr.. Gibney.
the vitriolic' tongue Of Captain
Scraggs, and the elephantine wit and
grizzly bear courage Of Mr.. McGuffey.
At any rate, he delighted in hearing
them snarl and wrangle.
However, to return to the Maggie
which we left entering the tule fog
a few miles north Of Pillar point:
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American Poisonous Snakes,

There are four poisonous groups of
snakes within the boundaries of the
limited States. These are: 'the moe
casin, rattler, copperhead md harle-
ouin, All are easily distinguished by
their large, broad heads, deep-set
black eyes, small neck. stout bulky
body and short tail. The most dam
refous of these perhaps is the mecca.
sin. for it usually rests on branches
of low trees and shrubs and strikes at
a passing victim. However, 1t will re-
frain from striking unless irritated
and will give battle only when teased
or frightened. ''
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linoieun1 Polish.

The best and most economical polish
for linOleum is made from the old-fash-
toned ingredients or beeswax and tur-
nentine. But the method of mixing Is
important. Instead of shredding the
beeswax into the turpentine and let
ting it stand in warm place. as Is
usual, melt the wax and stir it into
the turpentine. Apply in small quanti-
ties with woolen cloth and polish Oft
with q piece of soft linen.
Middletown transcript., 1921-10-22

he was worried. The fog, if anything,
was thicker than ever.
Time passed. Suddenly Mr.. Gibney
thrilled electrically to shrill zip from
Captain Scraggs.
"What's that?" Mr.. Gibney bawled.
II dunno. Sounds like the surf,
Glib" @s,--
"Ain't you been. on this run long
enough to know that the surf don't
sound like nothin' else in life but
breakers?' Gibney retorted wrathfully.
II amt certain. Glib"
Instantly Gibney signaled McGuffey
for half speed ahead.
"Breakers on the starboard DOW,
yelled Captain Scraggs.
"Por, bow" The Squarehead cor
rected him.
"Oh, my great patience" Mr.. Glib
ney prcaned. "They're on both bows
an we're headed straight for the
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Remove Glue,

The white of an egg will remove
glue or the paste of fly paper from
material. Rub the white over the
soiled spot and it will roll up.
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Some Fancy Trimmings.
Braids, ribbons. galloons. fur and
applique with beads and sequins are
among enhancing trimmings.
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"Creen Pea Pirates is a combination Of sea and land
narrative told the nimtabe style which has given the
Peter Kyne stories such src.z pull with the reading
public. jolly even rockng and has thrill romance
and punch. -...t
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-20
REPORTS $4,000
WILLGRADUATE
From Public Institutions
Hines Sees Higher Edu-
cation Trend.

Approximately 62O0O students viii be
graduated from the elementary and high
schools and colleges of Indiana this
year. according to L. N. Hines, State
superintendent Of public instruction.
Mr.. Hines based his figures on those
of last year when about Al 900 children
finished the eighth grade and were ehgi-
BILE to enter high school. OF this number
approximately 10000 actually entered
high school Thirteen thousand pupils
of high schools were graduated and OF
these about 1900 entered college.
There is a general inclination among
the school children of the State to gain
high education" said Mr. Hines. I'm
lot Of families the inclination IL there,
but there is not enough money and of
course In some cases the children do not
have the pep TO attempt to gain a
higher education.
"Ten years from now Indiana will rank
much higher among the States in the
educational standards. We were given
so much aid by the Legislature which
ended recently that we would today, If
examined, rank eighth or tenth. The
/ Legislature gave us more money to WORK
with allowed the teachers a minimum
salary of $500 a year, and gave us the
right to employ an attendance officer"
The Legislature also granted an IN
crease in the tax levy, which is turned
over to the State board. This increase
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-20
NEGOTIATE FOR
CANADA COLONY
OF MENNONITES
Florida Capitalists VIII Buy
10000 Acres for Huge
Sum.
UNPRECEDENTED DEAL

SWIFT CURRENT. Saskatchewan, May
20.-It has been pretty generally know
for the past month that there was a big
deal in progress for the purchase OF the
entire holdings OF the. Old Colony Men
nonites south of Swift Current, en-
bracing an area Of approximately 10000
acres Of good farming land. This deal
is now practically concluded, although
the all important item of actually paying
over a million dollars of real money as
first payment has still to be evidenced.
There is, however, good grounds for
believing that there wilt be no obstacles
confronted in this direction, and that as
soon as the lands are checked up to
the satisfaction of the purchasers the
bargain will be actually concluded. The
purchasers. are the Mennonite Land Sales
corporation, a syndicate OF Florida CAPT
talists, headed by J. K Logan of Jack
sonviIe, and J. Z. Taylor Of Tampa, both
Of whom were in the city for some time
in connection with the big deal Several
weeks of work were necessary for the
signing up of transfers Of the Mennonite
lands and the signing up process has
only just been completed
The interests of the Mennonites In this
connection and in the country generally
are being looked after by the local legal
firm Of McWiIliams s. Cathra, and it
was perhaps the heaviest piece Of CON
veyancing work that has ever been IN
dertaken in one block in the province
there being some $50 individual titles to
handle
The channel through which the deal Is
actually being consummated is the Sas-
katchewan Mortgage and Trust Corpora
ton Of Regina, with whom the trans
fers have been deposited and are al
present in process of being checked over
previous to the payment of money that
win transfer the title to the syndicate
The whole amount involved IN the pur-
chase transaction is in excess Of S4,5OO,OOC
and is to be paid before July, 1922 ac-
cOrding to the contract.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-20
VALPARAISO u.
COMMENCEMENT
154 Will Graduate Next Tues
day.
snscial to no NM.

Special to The Times.
VALPARAISO, Ind, May Oval
paraiso University will hold its forty
I seventh annual commencement next Tues
day at the university auditorium. The
class address viii be given by Elmer
D. Brothers, of Chicago, Of the class OF
50. Degrees will be conferred by Pres1-
dent ]. E. Roessler.
There will be 154 graduates in twenty
departments, the following from In
diana:
A. B., Andry Hutton Valparaiso; Litha
L. Banenger, Valparaiso; Fannie NJ.
Leasure and Floyd J. Leasure, Grass
Creek.
B. S. Thomas Carmichael. Freetown.
C. S, Esther n Carlos, Connersville;
" G. Humphrey, Lynn; Claude c.
Shortz. La Crosse.
Two-year certificate, higher account
Ing, De WItte Lancaster, LoganspOrt;
Thomas G. Wallace, Washington.
Two-year Normal. Gertrude Hill, Gosh
en-: Erna NJ. Kaske, Hammond; Hattie
May Lowe. Valparaiso; Evelyn ". TOmke,
Gary; Gertrude Sproul, Gary.
Engineering, Noble James Mcclure,
Vine.
Second-yesr Home Economics, Mary
Botsford, Greenfield; Elsie Hough- Heb
ron; Jennie Bell Miner, Valparaiso; Hilda
Gary Morehouse. Morocco; Violet Pheg-
ley. La Crosse.
B. S. in Home Economies, Eleanor
Kronshinskf, Michigan City.
B. L., Wayne Alfred Mcdaniel, Valpa-
rsisO.
Public School Music, Ethel Jackson,
Bluffton.
Special Music Certificate, Leah NJ
Steed, Portland.
Phi. G.. Russell L. JeIlison. Ridgeville =;
John Sievers Jr., Valparaiso.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-20
FIND BOUNDARIES
ARE INACCURATE
WiscOnsin-IIIinOiS Line to Be
Surveyed.

MADISON, Wis. May 2O.-People living
along the Wisconsin Illinois boundary
line may find themselves moved into an
other State.
A survey of the boundary is to be made
by the United States land office with the
idea of correcting inaccuracies now exist
ing in thes boundary.
The survey will attempt to relocate
the old line and correct it. According to
records here, near BeIoit, Illinois has en-
croached nearly a mile into what is legiti-
mate Wisconsin territory. In other parts
Of the line Wisconsin is suspected with
having gone over into Illinois.
The survey will determine these dis
crepancies and the respective State Legis-
latures viii follow the report in estab-
fishing the permanent boundary.
The survey is to be made as the result
Of an agreement between Governor John
Blaine, Wisconsin, and Governor Small,
Illinois
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-20
WOMAN BRUTAL
MURDER VICTIM
Robbery Motive for Washing
ton Staying.

WASHINGTON, May 2O.--A bloody
scrap of paper which the authorities hope
may contain finger prints, was the only
clew today to the perpetrator of brutal
murder on the outskirts of Washin gton.
The victim was Mrs. Margaret Weber,
21-year-old bride Of six months, who was
soon to have become a mother.
After numbering the woman, her as
sailant cut off the third finger of her
left hand and stripped off her wedding
and engagement ring. A gold wrist
watch and a small sum Of money also
were taken.
A strange negro is being sought by
the police He had applied for work to
several of the Webers', neighbors and dis
appeared shortly afterward.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-20

Corporation, which has begun construc-
ton Of new million dollar playhouse In
South Bend. Somers, with Ezra Rhodes
and Eustace Poledor, local capitalists,
had proposed the erection of another the
alter here, but that project will be aban-
doned, and the Palace Theater made large
enough to handle the biggest stage at
fractions. Other directors of the theater
are Eugene H. Miller, John C. Ellsworth
and Samuel Parker Of South Bend. Haines
Egbert of Goshen and Jacob Handels-
mann Of Chicago.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-20
u. C.. T. GATHER
AT TERRE HAUTE
1 900 Members There for State
Convention.

CVEVIdI
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 20.-Ameri-
can flags and bunting, intermingled with
the emblem of the United Commercial
Travellers, greeted more than 1000 mem
bers Of the grand council u c. T. as they
gathered in State convention here today
More than 200 women were among the
delegates registered at the headquarters
in the Deming Hotel The grand ball
room of the hotel will be the scene to-
night of the annual ball. Trips to st
Marys of the Woods and other interest
ing points will be rendered the visitors
today.
The sessions will last through satur
day.