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The Belding banner-news., 1921-09-21

Mrs. George PearsaE returned
home from Grand Rapids, Saturday.
Ralph Van Every and family, Of
Belding, called on Hiram Olds and
wife, SUNDAY morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Earle and
daughter, called on Day Richmond
and wife, Sunday of last week.
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ward him and laid her hand on his

ward him and laid her hand on his
arm.
you're wonderful / don't suppose
anybody else in the world would 90
such thing for folks like-lis--for
strangers. Forgive me that didn't
thank you. 1t was all so marvellous
But I do, / do, over and over"
The puzzled misgivings on the wind
seasoned face of the man melted up
into slow smile.
Its nothing" he said.
That was the best he could do, the
utmost syllable he could muster.
"Nothing When Daddy is to be
well, and the good days are coming
back How can ever thank your
"It's nothing" he repeated. I'D just
as soon you'-he hesitated; finally
added the word, "folks-had the mon
ey for a while as to let it stand there
in the bank idle"
Eyes, but how many would look at it
that way? I'm sure the bank wouldn't
nor the doctor; nor cnybody-but
you. Except Daddy" she added. He
would-when he was well. He was
like-you."
"Anyhow," he said, as if continuing
some previous remark-some remark
he had doubtless been turning over in
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Give t'ousan'i Himmell You
pearIfishers iss all alike-all
crazy"
GRO BE coNTINUEDo
FINE CITY TWICE DESTROYED
Antigua, Spanish Capital of Central
America, The Victim of Flood, Fire
and Earthquake.

Antigua, the glittering Spanish cap
ital of all Centr;ll America, arose high
on the central plateau in the bcauti-
ful valley of Almocongo. Its palaces
and churches, its monasteries and hos
pitfalls, its sparkling fountains and av-
enues were unsurpassed in any part
of the new world, while above all tow
cred the sweeping outlines Of the
great volcanoes known as the "kgua''
and "Fuego" (''Water'' and "Fire")
which were destined to be her doom.
For twice Antigua was destroyed, the
first time in 1916 by a flood of water
from the crater Of the volcano which
was then appropriately called Aqua
and the second time in 1773 by fire
and earthquake from Fuego. The
Spaniards not being able to remon-
strate with the recalcitrant volcanoes
in the same effective manner that was
employed in dealing with the Indians,
other means were reSorted to, AND
these mountains were solemnly bap-
tized "Agua" and "Fuego," and taken
with due ceremony into the arms OF
the church in the hope that they would
eschew their heather deities and re-
form their uncouth ways. Neverthe'
less, as matter of terrestrial precau-
ton, the capital city was moved "A
miles distant to safer location, where
1t is now situated. Strange to say,
both Aqua and Fuego seem to have
lived up to their new responsibilities,
with but few half-hearted attempts
at backsliding, until the recent great
quakes that in 1917-1S agsin shattered
the fair city Of Observation-Disclosures
Horton Blackiston in the South Amer.
lean.
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THE BLUE MOON
A TALE OF THE FLATWOODS
BY $3.50


the others: "There! Whatd l tell
y'u! knowed he wouldn't be asleep"
The hoarse voice, thickened good
deal by the celebration, doomed across
the water again and bounded against
the face of the cliff.
Louie Solomon struck town t'night,
He'll be down in tn mornin'."
LET IN come"
"Stick out fer tn five thousan'."
The Pearlhunter did not answer.
BE up t'morrow, sometime" the
voice doomed out again.
"Come ahead"
The Boss tossed back no further
word.
So Louie Solomon, the smoothest,
trickiest, shiftiest of them all, would
be "down in the mornin'." The eyes
of the Pearlhunter narrowed. His jaws
snapped together. He turned and re-
entered the cabin. The candle had
burned low. The draft that set In
from the open door had guttered 1t
deep. He blew it out, flung off his
clothes and rolled into bed.
'Five thousand !" he muttered, drop
ping into the sleep that comes easy to
the woodsman. "Not even Louie Sol
ONION can beat me if stick right here.
That's what I'll do--stick-right here.
I'm not askin' more, and he shan't
have it fOr-iess-"
So long as the pulse of the woods
beat normal the sleep of the Pearl
hunter was sound. The boot of the
owl; the whine of the wildcat; the
howl Of the wolves; never disturbed
him. In cabin or house-boat, or out
under the trees, he could sleep through
it all. But let false note creep into
the wild medley and 1t instantly
reached him. II was his training, and
could be counted on.
Some time away in the dead night
the false note came-guarded footballs
outside the cabin, and close to the
WALL Without start or stir the Pearl
hunters eyes came open, every sense
at keenest pitch. 1t must have been
near morning, for the moon stood al
most straight in the open door. He slid
his hand down his side, felt for the
revolver under the edge of his thigh,
laid 1t across his chest, and covered
both hand and revolver with a corner
of the sheet.
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CHAPTER v-continued.

The girl caught the falling bow from
his hand drew the cello to her and
deftly twisted the string in time.
The Pearlhunter stood amazed at
what followed. The tones of the eel
10 seemed to reach out into the quiet
evening, purple with the close of day,
and gather up the 5rowsy sounds OF
wood and stream, and bring them in
and strew them down like falling rose
deaveS-the fall of distant oar the
dap of water upon cool rocks; the
pulse OF a current that rose and fell ;
the. Groom of cOntented trees under a
serene sunset He did not know that
what he heard was Beethoven's incom-
parably witchtng Moonlight Sonata.
The old mans head had dropped for
ward, his eyes were closed, his face
muffled In his rumpled beard upon his
breast Leaning the cello against the
chair the girl picked up a limp arm
laid it about her neck, and led him
away, like drowsy child. through the
curtained entrance Of the west room
With the departure of the girl the
picture dissolved; the evening world
became a vast emptiness. an emptiness
sthe. silence poured in to fill. 1t caught
Sthe Pearlhunter in its food; it held
HIfzn.: overwhelmed him; found out lit
tile hooks and crannieS of his nature
THAT he never knew were there.
The curtains parted. A soft step
crossed the carpet. The world came
back. A deep breath swelled the chest
.of the Pearlhunter-deep as if it had
been the only breath he had taken
since the song began.
"Next TO the thrush song, that was
the most wonderful thing / ever
iheard -
The girl looked up from rearranging
the cushions in the old mans chair.
Daddy taught me. He said it was
my gift. He had the deepest, soft
voice." she went on, more to herself
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CHAPTER VI.
An Arm Across the Moon.

The cabin Of Fallen Rock was very
gloomy as the Pearlhunter came down
the bluff, walked around to the front
door and pushed it open. The, fire had
long since died in the stove. In the
twilight the interior Of the cabin was
like night. He FASTENED to light the
candle. The sight of his mothers
chair, when the light brought it out of
the gloom, oppressed him heavily.
He stepped out of the cabin, think
ing to sit upon the doorstep a while.
The moon was not due till midnight,
but the sky was already spiked with
stars; and so blue and deep that it
appeared to have no bottom. A good
eye seemed to be all that was needed
to see clear through.
The bottom, grew again In the sky !;
the stars came back out of the deep
azure. The mans eyes opened. It was
the sound of oars that opened them.
For the first moment he did not know
that he had been asleep. A glance at
the east, all a-fare with the close
coming of the moon, convinced him
that he had Sept-for hours.
Midnight. What were oars doing on
the Wabash at midnight? The creak-
ing Of them. accompanied by the dull
clupp-clupp of the oar locks, drew
nearer. Presently there came the gruff
tones of men, surly, and short-spoken.
When even with the house-boat the
rowing ceased, and he knew the boat
was being allowed to drift.
"Hello-o, up there!'
1t vas the hoarse. gruff voice Of the
Boss. A day and half night The
finding of the Blue Moon had been cell
ebrated most furiously.
"Hello-o - he answered.
He heard the Boss swear and say to
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Russians Deeply Religious.

The Russian people, from the most
remote time, have been deeply re-
ligious by nature. In every public es-
tablishment, in every office, railroad
station, post office, bank, tavern, store,
and almost in every dwelling, there is
an ikon (holy picture), placed in q
corner, with an oil light before 1t,
steadily burning. These ikons look
like bas-relief; only the head and
hands of the image are painted on
the background; the rest of the pic
ture is composed Of engraved, gilded
naetal, very often of real gold anc sill
yer incrusted with diamonds and 9TH
er precious stones, according to Con-
stantin Fraboni, writing on religious
customs in Russia In Current His
tory.
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than TO him. Like the low tones of
the cello. though it always made him
sad to sing. Long ago, when was a
child, he used to hold me in his arms
sand sing to me. He was wonderful
,cellist before"
She bowed her head over the chair
and the Pearlhunter fancied he saw
tears But her face was soon up
again, brave and cheerful.
''You could sing"
"Me!" It was about the most start.
ling thing she could have said. The
dry splinters of grin pinched up the
corners of his eyes. I'D have The
woods t. myself If tried"
She looked at him. The tiniest sug-
igestion of a frOwn seemed to be trying
to find a place on her face.
81 know what an saying when !
say that. You could sing. Your voice
is soft and low and strong-like Dad
dy's. / didn't notice Il til q little bit
ago. but I think / felt 1t ali along. !
guess that's why / trusted you--ee-
cnuse your voice is like Daddy's."
The Pearlhunter was standing
quite close to her. His eyes drank in
III. nEnnlp white mystery of her throat !;
4As BIZ Of ribbon rising and falling
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The Sight of His Mothers Chair
Oppressed Him Heavily.

his mind, since he had let fall no word
of 1.-THE first thing is to sell the
pearl"
He stepped toward the open door.
She followed him. With the air of a
man seeking some excuse to linger, he
turned at the threshold.
"Sure you're not afraid?"
afraid! With Daddy?' A thought
clouded her eyes. Her face fell. "Tm
only too safe," she continued in low
voice. Nobody in the Flatwoods
would venture near this place. They
think it's-it's-"
She did not finish. The man guessed,
and stood silent.
But the future held too big hope
for her to stay long under chance
cloud. She raised her face after a
moment and held out her hand. He
grasped 1t in both his own.
Don't feel bad" she said, because
you have no name but-Pearlhunter.
haven't any either but--but-"
"Wild Rose" he finished.
He watched the dimples come back !;
and the soft twilight in her eyes; and
shaft of bronze sunset doing straight
magic with her hair. He felt her hand
slipping out from between his-the
cushions of her palm; her soft fingers
and turned away.
Down near the fiat rock at the pool
he looked back and found the cabin
through the trees. She was still stand
ing in the door. He waved his hand.
Her white arm shot up in the twilight,
outlined for a brief instant against the
gray logs.
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BOX %.

Synopsis.-Neyer having known
his father, and living with his
mother on a houseboat on the Wa
bash river, Pearlhunter-the only
name he has--learns from her
part of the story of her sad life.
The recital is interrupted by a
fearful fit Of coughing and he hur-
ries ashore to seek a root that at
fords relief. He meets young
girl whom he mentally christeIs
the Wild Rose. She eludeS him be-
fore he can make her acQuaint-
ance. A vacant cabin on the shore
has attracted the attention of the
aiIing woman, and they move into
it. Their first meal is interrupted
by the n-in-the-Fancy-VesN.
Pearlhunter strikes him. Gunplay
threatens. The mother dramati-
calIy drives the intruder away.
She says it is the "Other Man."
whom she has not seen for 20
years. They find a red mask
dropped by the Other Man. That
night Pearlhunter finds the Blue
Moon, a great freshwater pearl.
His mother dies without revealing
his fathers name. Pearlhunter
and the Other Man meet in the
village: a pistol fight is narrowly
averted Pearlhunter believes him
to,be the Red Mask criminal. Pearl
hunter rescues Wild Rose from the
Other Man and meets Wild Man.
her father. He is a man of Gull
ture. crazed from conclusion of The
brain. the result of an attack by
someone wearing a red mask.
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ROPE SUPERIOR TO LEATHER /
Fibrous Material Rapidly SuppIanting
Betting in American and Euro
pean Mills and Factories.

For 20 years there has been an in
creasing use in this country of manila
rope for power transmission in mills
and factories in place Of leather belt
ing. In English factories ropes super
seeded betting long ago. and their use
is nearly universal. In the United
States the change that has taken place
began with the acquisition of the Phil
ippine islands, where, as everybody
knows, the Manila hemp 1ourishes.
The fiber Of the hemp varies in length
from 6 to IL feet, and occasionally at
tains length of is feet. 1t is said
to possess greater tensile strength
than any other fiber known, exceed
ing $4,000 pounds per square inch.
Rope drives, as transmission ropes are
called, possess the advantage Of noise
lessness, owing to their dexibility and
to the existence of an air passage in
the grooves between the rope and the
sheath.
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Aluminium in the Kitchen.

In series of tests of aluminium
cooking utensils to see how various
foods affect them, Prof. John Glais-
ter Of Glasgow university, has found
that the only substances which attack
aluminium surface are oranges, lemons,
Brussels sprouts and tomatoes. But
even in these cases the quantity Of
aluminium dissolved was so slight that
it could have no effect whatever on
the flavor of the food.
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winch no dSSeIu'
bly, Of Christians
seems fttingly dis
missed, reverber'
ates the supreme
fact of the Chris
tian revelation,
namely that God
exists a trinity
of persons In a
unity of nature.
It is one God,
and yet there are
three persons; not
three Gods, nor
yet three NANTES
tations of the
one God, as in
the religion of the
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after decided
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there
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This book contains valuable information. #M
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Not only are these pimples and
splotches disfiguring, but they lead
to serious skin diseases that spread
and cause the most discomforting
irritation and pain. Sometimes they
foretell Eczema, boils, blisters, scaly
eruptions and other annoyances that
burn like flames of fire, and make
you feel that your skin is ablaze.
If you are afflicted with this
form Of skin disease do not expect
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Many a Pretty Face
Spoiled by Pimples

to be cured by lotions, ointments,
salves ard other local remedies, as
they can not possibly reach the
source OF the trouble, which is in
the blood. Begin taking S.S.S. to-
day, and write a complete history
of your case to our chief medical
adviser who will give you special
instructions. without charge. Write
at once to Medical Director. 152
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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seIf-Distrust.

Self-distrust is the cause of most of
cur failures. In the assurance Of
strength there is strength; ana they
are the weakest, however strong. who
have no faith in themselves or their
powers.-Boyee.
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WoridIiness.

Worldliness has been defined as a
looking at the things that are seen,
but only close enough to see their
market value. Spirituality is that
further look which sees their eternal
vaIue.-Henry Drummond.
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A woman is as old as she looks, but
every woman imagines she is the ex'
ception to the rule.
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The .Threeness of
the One God
By REV. E. J. PACE
Director of Missionary Course,
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.

TExT.-Th grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God. and the COM
munion of the Holy Spirit be with you
all.-II Cor. 1874. aN
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SPECIAL MEDAL FOR THIS DOG
ST. Bernard Forgot Eternal Feud With
Cat Family and sraved Flames
to Save Pussy.


The supply of Carnegie hero medals
would soon give out if all the brave
and thoughtful dogs were remembered.
A st. Bernard in the town of Everett,
Mass, mindful OF the traditions OF
snowbound travellers and his Alpine
monastery, has just effected a triple
rescue that entities him to whatever
dogdom can offer in the way Of canon
ization, to match the name Of the saint
that his devoted breed already bears.
First he woke up the families in two
apartments by his loud barking when
a fire broke out, and then, having
started the human beings on their hur-
ried exodus to safety, he darted back
through the smoke, got the family cat,
which had been forgotten in the ex-
element, and reappeared with his
tribal eriemy in his mouth. Would all
human beings have been so magnani-
NOUS ?-Philadelp Ledger.
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Repentance is often COMPOUNDED with
determination not to get caught again
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In the familiar words of the apos-
tolic benediction, so called, without
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-02-10

If you remind another of his faults
you find he is already sore on that
subject.
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Unkind.
Gerald-'T have a bone. to pick with
you" Geraldine-"Is that why you
are scratching your head?"
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HOW WOMEN AVOID
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
Some Are Extremely Necessary, OtheSMay Not Be
Every Woman Should Give Lydia E. Pinkl1am's
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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-10-07
Depth of the Sea.

An interesting problem is presented
by the depth Of the sea. If the sur
face were lowered 5000 feet 1900
fathoms), the width of the Atlantic
and Pacific opposite the United States
and South America would not be ma
terially lessened, but q continent larg-
er than Africa would appear about the
South Pole, While North America
would be connected with the British
isles and Europe through Greenland
and Iceland, and with Asia in the
region of Behring strait by broad
plains enclosing a land-locked Arctic
ocean about as large as the Mediterra-
mean sea.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-10-07
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that by order Of
the Orphans Court of the County of Cape
May, the petition of George Albus and
Emma Albus was this day filed with the
Sarah Levens (given name not definitely
known, a minor child. by virtue Of the
provisions of IAN Act concerning minors,
their adoption, custody and maintenance
(Revision of 1902" approved April, 1902,
and the amendments thereof. and that said
Court has fixed Wednesday, the 18th day
of October, A. D.. 1921, at 1890 o'clock in
the forenoon. before Henry H. Eldredge,
Esquire, Judge of said Court, at the court
house, at Cape May Court House, as the
time and place when and where the APP
pointment of a next friend for the said
child will be made, and for the hearing of
said petition, and for the examination un-
der oath of the parties in interest.
GEORGE ALBUS,
EMMA ALBUS.
Dated September 13, 1921.