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How She Proposes.

Women do propose though they do
not say outright. Jack. I love you
VIII you please be my husband?" They
sometimes do as did Alice and her
friend Fred. They had been singing.
and Alice searched through the music
till she found song entitled. Il am
in love with your.7' Handing it to Fred
she said do you know it," Fred
looked stunned. and ignoring the song
she held out to him. he said, mo, l
didn't know it, but I certainly am glad
TO hear you say So And shortly
Alice was wearing an engagement
ring. But sometimes it works the
other way. A young man was taking
girl home on a beautiful moonlight
evening. Looking into his eyes she
said. ERIN not going TO get mar
ried until you do" He asked why, and
she replied Because so long as you
are single there is hope" But alas
he took her home and left her there
and never saw her againI
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| Intellectual, owing. as / aftsecgari
learned. TO the unexpected suddenness
of the first voIley, which caught the
ships crews entirely unprepared and
the sighting apparatus of the guns un-
protected from the deadly aim of our
warriors
Twenty minutes after the first vol
ley the great fleet swung trailing off
first appeared. Several o. the craft
were Hmping pereeptiblv, md seemed
but barely under the control of their
depleted crews Their fire had ceased
entirely and all their energies seemed
focused upon escape. Our warriors
then rushed up to the roofs of the
buildings which we occupied and fol-
lowed the retreating armada with a
continuous fusilIade of deadly fire.
One by one. however. the ships man
aged TO dip below the crests of the
outlying hills until only one barely
moving craft was in sight. This had
received the brunt of our fire and
seemed to be entirely unnamed. as
not a moving figure was visible upon
her decks. Slowly she swung from
an erratic and pitiful manner. In
stantIy the warriors ceased firing. for
1t was quite apparent that the vessel
was entirely helpless, and. far from
being in a position 10 inflict harm
upon us. she could not even control
herself sufficiently to escape.
AS she neared the CITY the warriors
rushed out upon the plain to meet her.
but It was evident that she still was
too high for them to hope to reach her
decks
She was drifting some fifty feet
above the ground, followed by all but
some hundred of the warriors who
had been ordered back to the roofs
to cover the possibility of a return OF
the fleet. or for re-enforcements.
AS the craft neared the building,
and just before she struck. the Mar
tian warriors swarmed upon her from
the windows. and with their great
spears eased the shock of the coli
sion. and in a few moments they had
thrown out graphing hooks and the
big boat was being hauled TO ground
by their fellows below.
After making her fast. they
81 o. AhNd Tire oiQCo anu SGuACACh thF
vessel from stem 70 stern. could see
them examining the dead sailors. evil
IDENTIFY for signs of life. and presently
a party of them appeared from below
dragging a little figure among them.
The creature was considerably less
than half as tall as the green Marian
warriors. and from my balcony could
see that If walked erect upon two legs
and surmised that it was some new
and strange Marian monstrosity with
which I had not as yet become &C
quainted.
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a Princess
~ Of Mars ~
Copyright A Mecur gAndo Company
By
EDGAR RICE
BURROUGHS
AuEso- Of
Tarran OF the Apes

leave until 1 had learned the outcome.
1T was well 1 did so. for a warrior
drew an evil-looking pistol from its
holster and was on the point of put
ting an end TO the creature when /
sprang forward and struck up his
arm. The bullet striking the wooden
casing Of the window exploded. blow
ing a hole completely through the
wood and masonry.
| then knelt down beside the fear
some looking thing and raising 1t TO
Its feet, motioned for ii to follow me.
The warrior whose gun / had struck
up looked inquiringly at Tars Tarkas,
but the later signed tkat be left TO
my own devices and so we returned
TO the plaza with my great beast fol-
lowing close at heel and Sofa grasp
ing me tightly by the arm
/ had at least two friends on Mars !;
a young woman who watched over me
with mOtherly solicitude, and a dumb
brute which, as | later came to know.
held in its poor ugly carcass more
love, more loyalty, more gratitude
than could have been found in the
entire five million green Martians who.
rove the deserted cities and dead sea
bottoms of Mars
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Dejah ThOris. Princess of Mars.
(TO BE con TINUED.)
BLADE QUICKER THAN PISTOL
Expert Gunner Meet More Than
Their Match in the Knife Throw
ers of the Argentine.

The danger zone encirclin. a gauci1o
| Cowboy of the Argentine) with his
Knife in his hand is by no means lin
tied to the circle he sweeps with his
extended arm. l am not sure just how
far it does go, nor have I the least
desire TO find out. 1 heard, however,
crack revolver shot, man who could
blot out the spots on Il ten of spades
at dozen PAGES. say that he would
be extremely reluctant to take his
chance at a draw-and-Iet-go with a
gaucho at any distance under 20
yards
An illuminative case In point came
to my attention in Buenos Aires. AS
class the American agricultural ma
chinery experts sent to Argentina are
as handy with sixshooters as any I
have ever met. They are mostly west
erners, have used revolvers from their
childhood. and their arms, from which
they never separate themselves for
moment while in campo. are always
of the best and latest pattern.
Not once or twice, but on dozens of
occasions, have l seen one or another
of these men with his Colts or
Mauser automatic" after a prelim-
mary shot or two to get the range
blow over r"bbit running at full
speed across the pampa. This is good
shooting, as will be appreciated by
anyone who has had experience with the
revolver. Yet the case l have in mind
is that of a thrashing machine expert
from Texas-a crack shot-who had
trouble with his Argentine maquinista.
had an even break on draw at % or
30 feet. and was retired from action
with a knife through his shoulder be
fore his revolver was clear of its hol-
ster.-Lewis r. Freeman in the Corn
hill Magazine
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CHAPTER discontinued.

] have ever been prone to seek adj
venture and to investigate and expert
ment where wiser men would have left
well enough alone. 1t therefore now
occurred TO me that the surest way
of learning the exact attitude Of this
beast toward me would be to attempt
10 leave the room.
Slowly and carefully. therefore. I
gained my feet, only to see that my
watcher did the same: cautiously
advanced toward him. finding that by
moving with a shufiing gait 1 could
retain my balance as well as make rea-
sonably rapid progress. As I neared
the brute he backed cautiously away
from me- and when | had reached the
open he moved TO one side to let me
pass. He then fell in behind me and
followed about ten PAGES in my rear
rs / made my way along the deserted
street.
Evidently his mission was to pro-
tect me only I thought, but when we
reached the edge of the city he sud
IDENTITY sprang before me. uttering
strange sounds and barring his ugly
and ferOcious tusks. Thinking to have
some amusement at his expense. /
rushed toward him and when almost
upon him sprang into the air. alight-
ing far beyond him and away from the
city. He wheeled instantly and
charged me with the most appalling
speed had ever beheld had
thought his short legs a bar to swift
ness. bat had he been coursing with
greyhounds the latter would have APP
peared as though asleep on a door
mat. As / was TO learn. this is the
heetest animal on Mars and. owing to
its intelligence, loyalty and ferocity, is
used in hunting. in war and as the
protector of the Marian man.
quickly saw that / would have diff
ficulty In escaping the fangs of the
beast on straightway course, and so
I met his charge by doubling in my
tracks and leaping over him as he was
almost upon me. This maneuver gave
me a considerable advantage and |
was able to reach the city quite bit
ahead of him, and as he came tearing
after me 1 jumped for a window about
thirty feet from the ground in the face
Of one Of the buildings overlooking
the valley.
Grasping the sill / pulled myself up
to n sitting posture without looking
into the building. and gazed down at
the bafled animal beneath me. My |
exuItation was short-lived, however. |
for scarcely had 1 gained a secure seat !
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| that all the snow ladies and gentle
men and all the snow children. were
dressed up in their very best and
We're also wearing all their jewels.
How gay it had been. The village
! park was delighted to be the scene OF
so much gaiety and life.
To think of having two parties in
| one evening The first one given by
the snow people who had used the
1 park lights to help them in their light
| ing arrangements.
Then the moon had helped too. Old
Mr.. Moon was wearing his handsome
crescent shaped costume which he
Is very fond of wearing for parties.
The snow was still sparkling and
old Mr. Moon was shining brightly
when the party began. Over a white
house, near the village park Mr.. Moon
shed his rays and made it look very
bright and white and like the winter
scene.
All the streets were very still and
the people in the village We're sleeping
peacefully.
81 like TO light up yonder white
bright so I can keep my eye on it and
look after it during the night when
the people inside are sleeping.
"In the daytime it stands out so
nice and white on its white snow
ground and then when the bushes are
all brown and bare the pine trees on
the hill stand so straight and tall /
know it will be we'll looked after. for
the pine trees have promised me al
ways to protect it.
'And now I will shine for your par
ty, Fairy Queen"
Then the dancing began and the
stars twinkled merrily as they tried
to dance too. They tried all the new
est steps just as the fairies and their
guests were doing, and there was a
great deal of laughter and dancing up
in the sky that night too.
Then old King Snow came along
with some of his grandchildren, the
Snow Flakes, and he said.
'I have brought presents for all
your guests. Fairy Queen"
''As he spoke the fresh snow fell
lightly on the ground and over the
guests.
Z have brought jewels for every
one" said he.
And he undid a huge snow package
in which We're countless sparkling jew
els. which looked so bright and glor-
ious.
All of the guests were given some
jewels as We're all Of the fairies and
the snow ladies and gentlemen and
snow children decorated themselves
with jewels too.
"No one can ever rob US of our
jewels said old King Snow. "for we
have Jewels which can't be caught or
captured or held.
THAT is because our jewelers. make
the jewels In such a way that they
can never be captured or stolen"
Then old King Snow gave some Of
the jewels from his jewel box to the |
iced trees and they sparkled too. and /
1t almost seemed as though the whole I
world We're sparkling that night of /
the Fairy Queens party
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PILGRIM Fathers We're separatists

The Puritans sought the reform of
the Church of England. The Pilgrims
were Separatists from the first, who
had already left England and formed
an independent congregation in Ley
den. whence they came TO New Eng
land. They numbered fOrty-one fami-
lies, 102 persons. landing at Plymouth
December 20, 1920. They had previ-
ousiy made a covenant known as the
Mayfiower covenant. which bound them
into civil state with a religious
basis They wished to found "a church
without bishop and state without
a king"
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wolves upon the females who chance
to capture them as they leave the In
cubator.
BY careful selection the Martians
rear only the hardest specimens of
each species. and with almost super
natural foresight they regulate the
birth rate to merely Offset the loss by
death. Each adult Marian female
brings forth about thirteen eggs each
year. and those which GET the size.
weight and specific gra ny tests are
hidden in the recesseS of some subter-
ranean vault where the temperature
is too low for Incubation. Every year
these eggs are carefully examined by
a council Of twenty chieftains, and all
but about one hundred of the most
perfect are destroyed out of each
yearly supply. AT the end of FIVE
years about five hundred almost per-
feet eggs have been chosen from the
thousands brought forth These are
then placed in the almost afr-tight in
cubators TO be Matched by the suns
rays after a period of another five
years.
The incubators are built In remote
Businesses, where there IS little or no
likelihood of their being discovered
by other tribes. The result of such a
catastrophe would mean no children
in the community for another five
years. 1 was later to witness the re
suits Of the discovery of an alien incu-
hator
Sola's duties were now doubled, as
she was compelled to care for the
young Marian as well as for me, but
neither one of US required much at
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Ddddys
sp6Evenin9
Fairy Tale
FAIRY QUEENS PARTY.
lNAARY GRAHAm bonner


Il am going TO give a party" said
the Fairy Queen. and hope that all
the faii.es and elves and gnomes and
COLLINS and all of the members. of the
Bogey Family. old Mr.. Giant and Wit
ty Witch will all come"
I'm sure they all will come" said
Fairy Princess TwiIight-BeI.
And you mustn't forget the brown
les" said the Fairy Ybab.
certainly not" said the Fairy
Queen. for | want them too. | want
to have all our friends. Hurry. Fair
les, and invite them ALL Tell them the
party is TO be tomorrow evening In
the village park"
AT what hour. Fairy oueen?" they
asked.
"At the wonderful hour of mid
night, said the Fairy Queen.
So the Fairies hurried off to give the
invitations 10 their other friends.
When they returned the Fairy
Queen asked them If most of their
friends had accepted the invitation.
Not one refused" they said
When the next evening came all the
fairies. gnomes, brownies. elves. COB
Inns the members of the Bogey Fam
lily, old Mr.. Giant and Witty Witch
every one was on hand.
Most of the park lights which had
been shining on the snow were out
now. The snow had been having a
dancing party of its very own right
under the lights and people had
walked along and had spoken of how
the snow was sparkling.
But they hadn't known that the
snow was having a dancing party and
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A FIGHT FOR LIFE.

Synopsis.-The author tells OF hts
acquaintance with the hero of one
Of the most remarkable adventures
ever recorded From a manuscript
left by his friend ne has wildly set
out the strange happenings which
brought together a brave Virginia
& gentleman and Princess Of Mars.
n the Arizona hills John Carter,
mining prOspector and ex-Confed-
crate sol4fsr. fleeing from a war
party OF Apaches. takes refuge in
cave the atmosphere Of which
has a remarkable effect on him.
y Yielding to its Influence he sinks
into Inconsistencies. his last
thoughts conferred on the glow from
the planet Mars. Awaking. Carter
realizes that he has. In some in
comprehensive manner. been trans
ported to Mars He is surprised by
n party Of armed Marian warriors,
who seek his life. He convinces
their leader. Tars Tarkas. of his
harmlessness and is conveyed. a
prisoner. to a Marian city
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Immediately after a "Danderine~
massage, your hair takes on new lifes
lustre and wOHdrc1s beauty, appear
ing twice as heavy and plentiful be
cause each hair seems to fluff and
thicken. Don't let your hair stay life
less, colorless, plain or scraggly. You,
too. want lots of long. strong, beauti-
full hair.
A 35-cent bottle OF delightful
'Danderine" freshens your scalp,
checks dandruff and falling hair. This
stimulating "beauty-tonic" gives 20
thin, duh. fading hair that youthful
brightness and abundant thickness
All druggists ADV.
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The Thing, Which More Nearly Re-
sembled Our Earthly Men Than Il
Did the Martians Had Seen, Held
Me Pinioned to the Ground With a
Huge Foot
upon the sill than huge hand grasped
me By the neck from behind and
dragged me violently into the room.
Here was thrown upon my back. and
beheld standing over me a colossal
ape-like creature, white and hairless
except for an enormous shock Of
bristly hair upon its head.
The thing. which more nearly re-
SemDled our earthly men than II did
the Martians 1 had seen, held me
pinioned to the ground with one huge
foot, while it jabbered and gesticu-
lated 81 some answering creature be-
hind me. This other. which was evI-
IDENTIFY its mate, soon came toward ms.
bearing a mighty stone cudgel with
which It evidently intended to brain
ma
The creatures were about ten or
Gfseen feet tall. standing erect. and
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AnaeIs cIeanina HOUSE.

One day, when it was laundering
very loud. Robert, aged five, said:
Mamma. guess the angels must be
cleaning house"
"Why do you think so. dear7" asked
his mother cause" was the reply,
Il hear them moving furniture
around"
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oxIDNE mi Hor WATER

Brings the glow of health to pale cheek.
A tablespoonful of OXIDINE in q half glass oR
hot water taken regularly viii improve she APP
of the entire body. Nature will then do the resi-
toward making you strong and we'll This treat
ment is also effective in warding off colds. Fla
Grip and all malarial disorders. OXIDINE purf-
flies your blood and tones up ths entire system
Coo at your druggists. Adv.
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Used to See sickness.

Why should doctors be less liable
than others TO be upset" on the
ocean?-Because they are used to see
sickness.
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II All Depended

Mrs. Benham-''What do you think
Of this ship by truck idea p Ben
ham-'Is your mother ready to go
homer
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-06-04

experts to do the work. i expect 70
be on hand at this meeting.
/ beat it down here to where / am
now. Merit has been recognized in
this town, because Rev. Sandy Ben
nington Butler, pastor of the Calvary
Baptist church, has had conferred
upon him by the Western college, the
degree of Doctor of Divinity, and he
merited the honor. / would like for
you to meet this wonderful young
giant in the pulpit. He is treasurer of
the National Sunday School and B.
Y. P. u. Congress. This / will say
to you, that he has the confidence OF
the Baptists.
The Executive Board of the Ma
tional Baptist convention will meet in
Kansas City, Mo-, June q, in con-
nection with the Congress. l hope
all who belong to it will be there,
because at this meeting they are go
ing to arrange for the big meeting
in Chicago.
CHARLES E. STUMP.
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& Company saying that Hardiman
was stealing when he was shot and
that therefore the company was not
liable. Upon review the same de-
cision was reached. Then Mr.. Farmer
appealed to the circuit court. Master
fully did he argue his Interpretation
of the legal principle involved and
the court readily decided with him,
reversing the decision of the Indus
trial Board and remanding the case
with instructions to enter an award
in keeping with the evidence, which
was done.
Mr.. Farmer deserves great credit
for the decision in this case for by it
he does not only himself credit, but
reflects great credit upon the Negro
members of the legal fraternity and
the race as well. He proved himself
a master at the bar when he wrung
from the court this decision against
such great odds and in spite of such
fierce opposition.
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The New Roosevelt State Bank OF
Chicago is Now Running IN
Full Blast.

One of the strongest new banking
institutions on the South Side is the
new Roosevelt State Bank, 35th St
and Grand Blvd, which has for the
past week been celebrating its open
ing and thousands of people have
pleasantly visited the quarters of this
new solid state bank. The officers OF
the Roosevelt State Bank rank among
the best business men in this city and
they are as follows: Alexander
Flower president, Samuel F. Flower
vice-president, James T. Perkins vice
president, Chas H. Irish cashier, Ber-
nard Freud assistant cashier. Direc-
tors, Alexander Flower, James 7.
Perkins, Harold E. Leopold, Chas.
H. Irish, Louis Schwartz, Samuel F.
Flower, Arthur A. Marer, Edward
NJ. Bertha, Harry J. Myerson.
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STATE OFFICIALS AID
ENFORCEMENT.
CHILD LABOR LAW

How the first governmental pro-
vision in this country for the pro-
lection of working children was en-
forced is described in a report, THE
Administration of the First Federal
Child Labor Law" issued today by
the U. S. Department of Labor
through the Children's Bureau. Effec-
tiveness and economy in administer
ing this and similar laws can be OBJ
tanned, the report indicates, through
developing a genuine working rela-
tionship between the federal Office and
the State and local officials. State
certificates for work were accepted
and federal certificates were not is
sued in States in which this certifi-
eating requirement of the child labor
law met or exceeded the federal
standards and in which, also, enforce
ment was satisfactory States were
designated for periods of 8, 8, or II
months, at the expiration of which
they were redesignated according to
whether or not they had maintained
adequate standards.
Cooperation between federal and
state authorities was obtained in in
spections made under the law as well
as in the issuing of certificates. State
officers charged with the enforcement
of state child labor laws were COM
missioned' by the U. S. Secretary of
Labor to assist in the enforcement
of the Federal Act An Inspector of
the Child Labor Division of the Chill
dren's Bureau was assigned the special
duty of cooperating with state Off
Gals, and joint inspections were tried
out.
These methods of administration
resulted, among other things it is
pointed out in wholesome decentral-
ization, stimulated other states to
reach standard which allowed them
to issue working certificates and in
spect with government sanction, and
rendered the central administration
more economical and effective. Many
states reported that the federal law
had made the enforcement of state
laws easier.