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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-24
EVEN MICE ARE USEFUL.
They Are Seed Planters and Help 10
Restore Forests.

Restore Forests.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Washington, March 24.-The old
question why is a mouse?" seems TO
have been answered at last. He's a
seed planter, according TO the for
estry service. and with the chipmunk.
plays a big part In restoring forests in
the west.
The appetite Of rodents for pine and
fir tree seed has often been commented
upon, forcefully and unfavorably( by
those attempting TO replant burned or
logged areas. but j. Y. Holman of the
Stabler. Washington. experiment sta
tion has found that young trees re-
turning TO such lands frequently come
from seed buried By small rodents be-
meath the duff Of the forest floor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-24

matter how hard you iry,will be mys-
tery TO you as long as you live.
wouldn't be surprised if you couldn't
even explain the baby's absence of teeth
by psyoho-nnalysis Maybe 10 some former
incarnation he was an elephant with
extra big tusks, and as res ction from
that he is now laying of ivory aaliogether
30 TO speak
Well, don't do anything | wouldn't
do. Affectionntely,
Joe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-24
MAKE THE HEN PROVE TT.
Trap Nests WIN Show Whether Her
CackIe Is False.
Cd Press % Every Evening.

by Associated Press 90 Every Evening
Washington. March 24.-The hen
that did the cackling may not have
laid the egg, government farm experts
assert They advise farmers TO use
trap nests in order 70 pin the caclsler
down 20 facts in the way Of eggs.
By holding a hen on the nest until
released the announcement said. it was
possible to keep tab on the good lay
srs. regardless Of the fuss raised by
some hans on false pretenses.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-24

II IS with diseases or the mind as
with those Of the body: we are half dead
before we understand our disorder, aal
half cured when we do, Cotton.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-24

Try an Every Evening Want Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-24

como few feet farther" finally asked
Bob
Billy took OF his cap and rufTled bis
hair before replying We'll. II is surpris-
ing he said with a smile how fast man
can think Mt times
at first thought ! would take n
crack nj himc with my rifle, but | sud
denly remembered It gets stuck once
IN a while | knew | could defend my
self with 10 good bullets but suppos-
ing, ! thought I hit that nice looking
bear and then the gun sticks
''Nir Bear will he some angry and
| might not have time to get my iack
knife and take ont the cartridges
knew IL was useless to run Then |
Thought Of catching that low limb Won
der and swinging myself into the tree
~ remembered Just then TINT black
bear can climb. ard if the tree is too
small 30 hold him he u shake YOU ott Of 4
Then thought Of tho canoe. but That
was on the bank
Here Bob broke IN with loud laugh
Black bears can swim pidr { Won krow
that
well. I'll sav this. hc continued 7
did not think ~ much as YOU did IN that
short space of tinc. hut that bear cer-
talnlv did grow bigger every step he took
in this direction and did think that his
skin was far too long for our study, and
besides my rifle WINS Some feet away on
that pile of grill
Both boys aat down on the ground and
laughed The best WAY 10 hunt hears.
said Billy. "ia before nlee fireplace ~ tho
winter smoking n pup l'ut al Joking
aside, Bob. q black bear once good and
angry is most dangerous animal for m
unarmcd man e. meet
1T was the bacon that drew hln here
said Billy. If we Ind taken TINT with
US when we went back for the salt Ne
probably never would have met benr
Glad We didn't replied Bob but
the next time | meet any kind Of bear
hope have my rife ~ my hand
II IS with diseases or the mind as
with those Of the body: we are half dead
before we understand our disorder. astl
half cured when we do. ColtQn
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-09-23
ANCIENT LAWS OF INTEREST
Oldest Known Written Code Has Re-
Gently Been Translated by Emil
nent French Scientist.

What is said to be the oldest known
written code OF laws la the world,
probably antedating that Of Hammur-
abb by at least 1000 years. has been
discovered In part among the hitherto
untranslated clay tablets from Nippur
at the University Of Pennsylvania mu-
scum.
The Hammurabi code was prepared
about POO b. c., md was discovered
about 20 years ago on large dlorite
stone by French explorers.
The laws, just translated by Able
Scheil Of Paris, deal with responsible
ties Of hired servants. rentals. rights
of slave women who have borne chill
dren to their masters, punishment for
adultery, etc.
One interesting statute provides that
rentals must run for three years In
case man has taken over n house
the owner does not know how to man
age. This Is somo what obscure and
may mean that all rentals were for
that term. In any event property
could not be idle or be improperly
used.
In case q slave bore children to her
master she md the offspring were
free, and II the master married the
slave the children became legitimate.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-09-23

Accusations that he was a German
spy caused ODDS Leader, Choctaw In
dian, to be made hero and inciden-
tall 70 be chosen as mos! Ameri-
can soldier for portrait made to
hang urc: .hc walls of thc French
Federal building.
Leader, In war days a foreman on
a ranch near Calvin, Okla, learned
from Idle ,umor In his neighborhood
that he was accused Of being German
spy. He Immediately enlisted and In
the course Of brilliant war record
was cited for bravery. pur'-s the en-
gagement for which he was--cited he
captured two machine guns and IS
prisoners, manning a machine gun for
three days after the remainder Of his
crcT lad bcc. killed. Dowarreux, the
French artist, picked upon Leader as
his ideal of typical American soldier
and made a painting from him which
now graces the walls Of the French
Federal building.
Twice wounded and twice gassed,
Leader has been doing vocational work
and only recently brought home his
bride to McAlester from Oklahoma
CDty.--Wichlta Beacon.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-09-23
TURNING AWAY FROM MEAT
In New York Big Hotels Meals Entire
Iy Of Vegetables Are Increasing
j In Popularity.

According o the New York Times
the diners Of the American metropolis
are becoming vegetarlans. Approx
mately one-seventb to one-fifth of the
euests at the hotels here today are or
dering vegetables for their meals in
stead OF meats. All of the big hotels
keep n very careful record Of the sales
OF the different items on the menus for
each day ord reorganization made
recently at the Hotel Pennsylvania re-
vealed that surprising percentage OF
patrons omitted meat items entirely
in their lunch md dinner orders.
While the percentage for lunch was
much bigher than that for dinner, The
number Of dinner guests who re-
Trained from meat entirely was also
very large.
In the on,nion GO Chef Julien JAG
quler of the Pennsylvania ibis Is the
result of wears OF emphasis on the
value OF vegetarianism. The vegetari-
an, q few wears ago, was very GENERAL
ly the butt of the comic papers; but
with the war great deal more came
to be thought of him by people who
found that thoroughly satisfactory
meal could be made from vegetables
and at much less cost. Chef lacquer
believes that this is responsible for the
rr"ry ""''" sivs2 :. wndcys in tho biz
hotels for vegetable luncheons and
dinners, which have a special place on
the menus.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-09-23
LARGEST Motor Shin.

The Africa. which was launched at
Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. II, 1919,
by the East Asiatic company, is said
TO be the largest motor ship in the
world. Her dimensions are: Length
over all, 464 feet @ inches; beam on
frames. 60 feet; depth from awning
deck. 40 feet displacement. $4,000
tons. lightweight, 1890 tons. Her
main engines are two six-cyllnder,
four-stroke cycle motors Of ordinary
type. Each engine develops $3.50 in
Dictated horsepower at lis revolutions
per minute. The diameter and stroke
of the cylinders are TAO millimeters
and 1,150 mil,,meters respectively.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-09-23
wem,n -..p.rt L.If. savera.

One man. at w.. e chooses woman
life saves In preference to men for
patrolling his beach. That is Mr..
Gray, manager Of the parks pools in
st. Louis. Mo. According to Col. w.
f.. LongfeIlow. life saving expert of
the Red Cross. Mr.. Gray declares that
since trying women at this Job during
the war when the bronzed heroes were
abroad, he would rather have them
than men. Many women are now quail
flying as life savers and are getting
the training for their tests IN the Y.
w. G. A. and school pools throughout
the country.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-09-23

MRS Ayres has great gifts of imag.
nation, hasn't she"
Il don't know. Why do you think
so7r
II heard her speaking Of the nat
they live In AZ our town house
Boston Transcript.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-09-23
NOTICE

The tax roll for the village Of
L'Anse is now in my hands for col
lection. The fee of one per cent will
be charged up to and including Aug
ust /. After that date the collection
fee will be four per cent.
Mary Frenette,
3O-f Village Treasurer.
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
Pests. or senefactors2

What is evil under one set of cir
cumstances may be good in another,
as the latest report of the biological
survey strikingly illustrates. Coyotes.
we learn, are the most effective In
keeping the plague of rabbits within
limits; but the coyote in another as
pect is so evil that we have put a
price on his head. The meadow lark
is pest. in that 1t destroys sprouting
oats-a benefactor, In that 1t Is a
ravenous eater of grasshoppers. The
benefits of turning pond-holes into
cranberry swamps results in the evil
of low ponds and less fishes. Wherever
civilization turns it Is confronted by
that inexorable dictum: For every
gain, loss; for every loss, a gain. "
Sane compromise is our only saliva
tion.-Scientitic American.
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
MAKING SPACE IN KITCHEN
Ingenious Arrangement of Requisite
Furnishings Does Away With
Necessity for Large Room.

In these days when rents are so
high people are commonly obliged to
economize space as much as possible,
the family kitchen may be no more
than a closet ingeniously fitted with u
gas range and other essentials.
Couches convertible into beds and 9TH
er clever contriyances useful for more
than one purpose are at a premium.
The newest invention in this line, pat
ented by resident of South Chi
cago is an arrangement whereby
chairs, when not in use, may be fold
ed and slowed beneath table. Each
chair, attached by bracket to the
inner side of table may be slid
out on rod to comfortable sitting
distance, slot in the rod enabling this
TO be done. whereupon thumbscrew
makes it fast. When 1t Is desired to
get the chair out of the way, its back
is folded down, the screw is loosened
and the chair. after being slid inward
along the slot, is turned bodily over,
the rod being plvoted at the bracket
This accomplished lit takes but u mo-
menD, the chair rests on It's feet be-
meath the table facing the opposite
way. A reversal of the process brings
the chair into view again.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
PUT MUCH FAITH IN ACORN
In England 1t Is Looked Upon al
Protector Against Lightning, and
as Love Charm.

From Druidical times the acorn has
been held to be sure protection
against lightning, as the tops of many
fiagstaffs, the end of cornice poles
umbrella tasSels and blindcords still
attest. Even to this day, in Englst
rural districts, when Thunderstorm
threatens, farm-laborers and Others
will HE them to the nearest oak tree
gather an acorn and carry it about
with them till the sky clears. In many
parts of Great Britain n girl Tilted by
her lover will seek by the light of tn,
moon for a dried acorn beneath ar
oak tree. This she will burn at mid
night in candle flame. reciting mean
while the following doggerel: "'Tis moi
this acorn l would burn, but my true
loves heart that l would turn. May
he no joy nor profit see, till he come,
back again to me-" Welsh peasant.
hold that to plant an acorn bring
lifelong good luck; simple way, one
would imagine, to insure ones future
success. The resultant sapling, how.
ever, must on no account be trans
planted. If this is done, most terrible
things are bound to happen.
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
A Shop of Handmade" Books.

There has been in existence In Mos
COW since October, 1920, "Bookshop
Of Authors" selling books in manu-
script. Owing to printing difficulties
many Russian authors have had to
copy their books themselves and even
illustrate them. Among the authors
taking part in the enterprise" are
Andrel Blely, Boris Zaitsev, Ivan
Lazarevski, 2. Muratov, Feodor Solo
CUB, Georgi Tshulkov and A. Yacovlev,
all of them writers of repute in
Russia.
The appearance of the books pre-
sents great variety both in form and
material; white and colored paper,
millboard, and even bank notes, sail
cloth and birch bark are being used
for text and cover as well. There
is no less variety with regard to the
type of the books. There are being
edited" novels, poetry, memoirs and
studies on art. F.. Muratov is pro-
ducing the third volume of his "Vi-
sions of Italy" The prices of the
handwritten books vary from 1000 to
25,OO0 rubles in accordance with mar
ket prices, which in soviet Russia are
rising cont!nuously.-Chri Science
Monitor.
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
How Absorbing.

How Absorbing.
ale makes a soft living
"How?"
by sponginx It"
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
OBJECT LESSON IN FINANCE
Rich Man Felt His Time Well Spent
in lmpressing Boy With the
Value Of Money.

A small boy t-ipped and fell on q
grating set in the pavement the other
night.
A dime, which had been clutched In
his chubby hand, fell through the
grating
He stood there, crying. One Of the
city's rich men halted beside the boy,
whats the matter, SOM" he in.
qulred
The boy told his trouble.
The man peered through the grating
81 see your dime" he said
The store with which the areaway
below the grating was connected was
closed
! The man pursed his lips and knitted
his brows and considered for mo-
ment or two. And then he smiled.
He stuck his cane down between the
bars and found that he could reach
the dime.
He searched his pockets and found
a penny.
'D'yc know where you can get a
stick of chewing gum?' he asked the
youngster.
The boy nodded
When the boy had returned the man
said:
"Chew 1t good and then stick 1t on
the end Of my cane"
When this had been done the man
knelt down on the pavement and after
many attempts brought the dime up.
He gave it to the boy and went on his
way
Before he had gone many PAGES a
friend caught up with him.
1--WE been watching you" the new
cofaer observed, with a broad smile
on his face. You got the kids dime
for him, but 1t took you twenty min
utes to do 1t. Why in thunder didn't
you give him dime in the beginning
and let it go at that?"
The rich man looked at his friend
in silence for moment before he re-
piled:
Did you ever in all your life see a
better chance to teach kid the value
of money than that wasT-Louis-
vile Courier-J ournal.
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
His Send-OH

George Creel, the publicity expert,
was discussing Lord Northcliffe's
world tour.
"The Northcliffe press" he said,
'the London Times, the Daily Mail,
the Daily Mirror, the Evening News
and so forth, are full of this tour
columns of it very day-but the rest
of the English press takes no notice
of 1t at all.
lord Northcliffe reminds me of a
story. A certain clubman, after u
years absence, returned to his club,
where he wasn't a very prominent or
popular character, and proceeded to
greet acquaintance after acquaint-
ance with noisy and effusive warmth.
"As he went from chair to chair,
slapping this man on the back, seiz-
ing that man by both hands, a cynic
said in an audible aside:
Blanks giving himself a hearty
welcome, isn't hep
"By the same token" wound up Mr..
Creel, Lord Northcliffe has certain
ly been giving himself fine send-off. "
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
CHAPTER XII.
At the Foot of the Stairs

mo. 1t will soon be morning. and
all way of escape blocked. He is
willing to swear that you agreed to
permit Alva TO drive you downtown,
and that you actually departed to-
gether. This charge can perhaps be
answered by the testimony of Krantz,
II he can be got on the witness stand
as you have told me he accompanied
you on a street car
(Which is true"
~ accept your word. of course. but
Harris does not, and l must confess
he has some evidence to create sus-
picion."
You say that"
~ must, to be perfectly honest.
will even confess there have been
times when ! doubted. Let me tell
you-Alva was undoubtedly killed with
dagger hatpln. exactly Ike that one
in your hat there" and pointed TO
1t on the dresser.
Her eyes turned that way in an
expression of startled surprise. KILLED
with hatpIn like that of mine?'
yes, there is no doubt as to the
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04

nature of the weapon. l know more
about that than Harris, even"
"How are you SO sure hatpin was
the weapon used? The police reports
say nothing like that"
'They do not know; 1 do. The
truth is, 1 was the first 70 discover
the murder. l related to you my
conversation with Harris, after all
others had left the foundry. We must
have been there alone for an hour.
When we left we separated. believing
this to be safe, and I walked down
Cans street alone In the rain. Some
blocks below the foundry 1 came upon
this car, bumped up against the curb,
and apparently abandoned. The rear
door stood wide open, and looked In
side, and felt about, merely from
curiosity. My fingers touched some
thing lying on the floor, and, when
l drew 1t out, and looked at it in the
light of a distant street-lamp, dis
colored with blood"
She stared at me in horror.
Like that one there?'
Exactly like 1t. I had seen the
one In your hat, and remembered"
"You thought 1t must be mine? :?
That-that had murdered him?"
II hardly believe l thought at all.
But l investigated the front seat.
and found Alva's body hanging over
the wheel, with a cash In the back
of his coat sticky with blood. Then
1 knew"
''Knew what?"
"How the man had been killed. l
believed then you were with him
alone; l had reason to, for I over
heard his invitation, and your answer.
1 recognized the weapon as one you
had In your possession. My first
thought was that 1t would utterly con-
denim you II ever found"
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
Hard WORKING Millionaire.

Some people think that when a mar
has made fortune he takes it easy
Listen to Lord Leverhulme:
For eighteen months now 1 have
been getting up at half-past four in
the morning, and have been at work
at half-past five after some light gym
nastics. 1t is unavoidable at the pres
ent moment in my case, and l have
got to do it. If you ask me whether
but / have got to do it,
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
You imply you suspect me also OF

You imply you suspect me also of
this crime?"
mo not that! / have given YOU
my faith; but II has been given blindly.
You have refused me your confidence.
do not even know your name, your
place of residence. how you became
involved in this Gordon. You must
acknowledge l am badly handicapped
when 1t comes TO attempting your de
fense"
you have been very true. very
kind" she admitted. and extended her
hand. You must know how greatly
/ appreciate such faithfulness. Mr..
Severn. But tell me what Harris holds
to be proof against me. If all this be
true. we cannot waste time here in
talk"
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
Why Postmssters Quit.

Every day the postmaster in the
larger cities receive countless letters
of complaint. Not unnaturally among
so large number there are many of
frivolous nature. For example, one
woman wrote that the carrier who de-
livered her letters was engaged to a
woman twice his own age. and re-
quested that he should he asked to
break OF the engagement or be dis
missed.
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
Polite To Dod

Little Jacky-Look, mother That
bulldog looks like Aunt Emily.
Mother-Hush. childl Don't say
such things.
Little Jacky-Well, mamma, the dog
can't hear it.-Boston Globe.
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
Why should you foHozv
a crooked path !?

Often cowpath has been allowed to become
a village street, and the village expanded
tradition has made the winding way an express
sion of cows will.
Habit is always forging chains to enslave u.s.
so that what has been found bearable by the
fathers is accepted by the sons
Who cannot recall the coffee-pot Mother put
on the stove early in the morning. warning us
not to let it boil over2
AS children, we were not permitted to drink
tea or Coffee because it would stunt our growth
or make us nervous and irritable. When older
however, we craved hot drink with meals, and
custom gave US tea or coffee.
Finally upon the instructions of the doctor.
Mother gave up her tea and coffee. But that
meant nothing In our young lives. Our vitality
was then strong enough to throw off any i'll effects
But our time came, and we learned by ex-
Perience that we could not drink tea or coffee
Wnen we mad 1t Tor breakfast it put our nerves
on edge. When we drank it at the evening meal
we tossed about In wakefulness most of the night
And then we found Postum, a pure cereal
beverage Tree from the harmful drug caffeine in
yea ana conee. we liked the rich, satisfying favor
" rostuin and also the better health which re-
suited And, too, we were surprised to find how
many OF our neighbors had made the same dis
coVery-had learned the value of health first
Postum comes In two forms. Ins,.,, t,,. n.,
instantly IN the by the addition Of boiling a,.r
Sereai Yin Packages of larger bulk for those who
p 70 MAKE the drnk while the being prepsr,dl
made by boiling for 20 minutes by all grocers
Postum for Health
There's Reason"
Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04

A positive assertion may silence
argument even If it doesn't convince.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-04-14
BY MARTIN s. HAGEN,

Manager, State Hail Insurance De-
partment
The last legislative assembly amend
ed and re-enacted the State Hail In
surance Law Of 1919. The new law
carried an emergency clause and was
approved on the 10th of March and is,
consequently, in force and effective
at the present time.
Most Important Changes In Law
Every owner or tenant or their ag-
ents must list their land for hail tax
every year, whether they wish to keep
the insurance or not. The assessors
should list such lands, but, if they to
do SO, the owner or tenant may list it
himself with the county auditor prior
to June 18th:
This particular feature Of listing
the land is very important and should
not be overlooked, as the Hail Insur-
ance Department is not allowed to pay
for any loss by hail on lands that are
not listed. The Hail Indemnity Tax is
the premium and no company, wheth-
err state or private, can be liable for
loss on crops not charged with the
premium.