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, 1921-08-20

once was not worthy Of his considera-
ton. And o will work in those
bloodhounds again, too. l suppose"
he said. gloomily.
The reporter pretended not to hear
this, and TO doze in the corner, and
Gallagher whistled softly to himself
and twisted luxuriously on the cush-
ions. 1t was a half-hour later when
Bronson awoke to find he had dozed
in all seriousness, as a sudden cur
rent Of cold air cut in his face, and
he saw Gallagher standing with his
hand on the open door. with the gray
wall of the prison rising behind him.
Moyamensing looks like a prison.
1t is solidly, awfully suggestive of the
sternness of its duty and of the hope
lessness of its failing in 1t. 1t stands
like a great fortress of the Middle
Ages in a quadrangle of cheap brick
and white dwelling-houses, and a few
mean shops and tawdry saloons. 1t
has the towers of a fortress. the pill
lars of an Egyptian temple; but more
impressive than either of these is the
awful simplicity of the bare, uncom-
promising wall that shuts out the
prying eyes of the world and encloses
those who are no longer of the world.
1t is hard to imagine what effect it
has on those who remain in the
houses about 1t. One would think
they would sooner live overlooking a
graveyard thar such a place. with its
mystery and hopelessness and unend-
ing silence. its hundreds OF human
inmates whom no one can see or hear,
but who. n feels, are there.
Bronson. as he looked up at the
prison, familiar as it was to him. adj
mitted that he felt all this. by a
frown. and a slight shrug of the
shoulders. You are TO wait here I'M
til twelve" he said to the driver of
the nighthawk. Don't go far away"
, 1921-08-20
UTSIDE : THE PRISON q
By RICHARD HARDING DAVIS M

Moyamensing Prison for the robbery
of the Second National Bank at Ia
cony. will be liberated tonight. His
sentence has been committed. owing
TO good conduct and to the fact that
for the last year he has been in very
I'll health. Quinn was night watch
man at the Tacony bank at the time
Of the robbery. and. as was shown
at the trial. was in reality merely the
tool of the robbers. He confessed to.
completely in the robbery, but dis
claimed having any knowledge OF the
later whereabouts Of the money.
which has never beer recovered. This
was his nrst oIense. and he had. up
to the time Of the robbery. borne a
very excellent reputation. Although
but lately married, his married life
had been n most unhappy one. his
friends claiming that his wife and
her mother we're the most to blame.
Quinn took to spending his evenings
away from home. and saw a great
deal of a young woman who vas sup
posed TO have been the direct cause
OF his dishonesty. He admitted, In
fact. that IL was to get money to en-
able him to leave the country with
her hat he agreed TO assist the bank
robbers The paper Acknowledges tho
receipt of ten dollars from NJ. j. C..
to be given to Quinn on his release.
also two dollars from Cash and three
from Mary"
Gailegher's comment on this was
one OF disdain. There isn't much in
that" he said. sis there? Just a mao
that's done time once. and they're
letting him out. Now. IL It was Kid
Mccoy. or Billy Porter. or some one
like that-eh7" Gallagher had as
high a regard for a string of aliases
after n name as others have for a
double line OF X. c. BIS and c. S. LIS.
and a man who had offended but
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for a quarter of an hour, and Bron-
son had re-read the days paper and
the signs on the wall and the clipping
he had read before, and was thinking
of going out to find him when Gale
CHER put his head and arm through
the door and beckoned to him from
the outside. Bronson wrapped his
coat up around his throat and fol-
lowed him leisurely to the street.
Gallagher halted at the curb. and
pointed across to the figure of a
woman pacing up and down in the
glare of the electric lights, and max
ing a conspicuous shadow on the
white surface Of the snow.
That LADY, said Gallagher, asked
me what door they let the released
prisoners out of, an I said I didn't
know, but that l knew a young fellow
who did" Z
Bronson stood considering the pos
sible value of this for a moment, and
then crossed the street slowly. The
woman looked up sharply as lie ap-
preached. but stood still.
IF you r waiting TO see QUINN"
Bronson said. abruptly, he will come
out of that upper gate, the green one
with the iron spikes over it."
The woman stood m~otionless, and
locked at MIN doubtfully. h was
quite young and pretty, but her face
was drawn and wearied looking, as
though she were a co~nvalescent or
one who was in trouble. She was of
the working class.
"I am waiting for him myself
Bronson said. to reassure her.
Are you2" the girl answered
vaguely. Did you try to see him?''
She did not wait for an answer, but
went on ~nervousiy: They wouldn't
let me see him. 1 have been here
since noor. 1 thought maybe he
might get out before that, and I'd
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Bronson and the boy walked to an
oyster-saloon that made n OF the
line of houses facing the gates OF the
prison on the opposite side Of the
street. and reated themselves at one
of the tables from which Bronson
could see out towards the northern
entrance of the jail. He told Cal
legher TO eat something. so that the
saloon-keeper would make them well
come and allow them 10 remain. and
Gallagher climbed up on n high chair.
and heard the man shout back his
order TO the kitchen with a faint smile
OF anticipation II was eleven o'clock.
but II was even then necessary &c
begin to watch, as there was n tradi-
ton in the ONCE that prisoners with
influence were sometimes released
before their sentence was quite full
Allied. and Bronson eyes the released
prisoners gate from across the top
OF his paper. The electric lights be-
fore the prison showed every stone
in Its wall. and turned the icy pave
ments into black mirrors OF light. On
4 church steepie a block away a
round clock-face told the minutes.
and Bronson wondered. IL they drag
ged so slowly to him. how tardily
they must follow one another to the
men IN the prison. VINO could not see
the clocks face. The ~ofice-boy I'm
ished his supper. and went out 10
explore the nelghborhood. and camc
back later to say that IL was growing
colder. and that he had found the
driver in a saloon, but that he was.
to all Appearances. still sober. Bron-
son suggested hat he had better sac
rihce him nee again and eat some
thing for the good of the house. and
Gallagher assented ~listlessly. with
the comment that one might as well
be eatin' as dom nothin'." He went
outragain r~estlessly. and was gone
, 1921-08-20

be too late. You are sure hat is the
gate. are your Some Of them told
mt there was another. and ! was
afraid I'D miss him. I've waited SO
long" she added. Then she asked.
You're a friend of his. amt your"
Eyes. I suppose So" Bronson said.
II am waiting to give him some
money"
"Yes7 I have some money. too"
the girl said. slowly. mot much"
Then she looked at Bronson eagerly
and with a touch of suspicion. and
took a, s.ep backward. You're no
friend of hern. r your" she asked
sharply.
Herr Whom do you meant"
asked Bronson.
But Gallagher interrupted him.
Certainly not" he said. "Of course
not.
The girl gave a satisfied nod. and
then turned to retraee her steps over
the beat she had laid out for herself.
Whom do you think she means?"
Bronson said in a whisper.
His wife. ! suppose" Gallagher
answered. impatientiy.
The girl came back. as II finding
some comfort in their presence.
shes inside now" with a nod OF her
head towards the prison. Her and
her mother. They came in a cab"
she added. as II hat circumstance
made 1t a little harder to bear. And
when / asked II / could see him. the
man at the gate said he had orders
not. 1 suppose she gave him them
orders. Don't you think so7"- She
did not wait for n reply. but went on
as though she had been watching
TO speak TO some one How much
money have you got7" she asked.
Bronson told her.
"Fifty-hve d~ollarsi" The girl
, 1921-08-20

laughed. sadly. 81 only got fifteen
dollars. That amt much. is? That's
all l could make-I've been sick
that and the fifteen l sent to the
paper"
was 1t you that-did you send
any money to a paper?" asked Bron-
SON.
yes; 1 sent fifteen dollars. 1
thought maybe I wouldn't get to
speak to him IL she came out with
him. and / wanted him to have the
money, SO I sent it to the paper. and
asked them to see he got 1t. 1 gave
1t under three names: 1 give my
initials, and Cash. and just my
name-Mary.' wanted him to
know it vas me give it. / suppose
they'll send 1t all right. Fifteen dol
lars don't look like much against
ffty-ive dollars. does it?" She took
a small roll of bills from her pocket
and smiled down at them. Her hands
were bare and Bronson saw that they
were chapped and rough. She rubbed
them n over the other, and smiled
at him YEARLY.
Bronson could not place her in the
story lie was about to write: it was a
new and unlocked for element, and
one hat promised to be of
He took the roll of bills from his
pocket and handed them to her. you
might as well give him this, too" he
said. II will be here until he
out. and it makes no difference who
gives him the money. so long as he
gets it."
The girl smiled c~onfusedly. The
show of confidence seemed to please
her. But she said. mo. I'd rather
not. You see. it isn't mine, and I
did work for this" holding out her
own roll of-money. She looked up
at him steadily. and paused for a
! moment. and then said. almost de-
, 1921-08-20

Copyright. 1921. By The Wheeler
Srndicats. rn1
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
A Bird Story.

In the early spring Mrs. Newlywed's bedroom was papered. The hangings at the windows were of Chinese towel- ing. Ii was difficult to find pattern to harmonize, but finally light gray with bamboo branches scattered over it was decided on. The border con sists of bamboo trees with groups of brightly-colored birds darting here and there In the early dawn the occu- pants of this room were startled by flutterings of wings and tiny chirp- ings. This continued for some time and one morning when Mrs. Newly wed went up to make her bed she found lot of sparrOws in the room perched on her dressing table and fluttering about the birds in her wall paper border. Frequently before this she had found bird feathers scattered over the roOm.-EXchange
The Little River news., 1921-05-25

of the result The first step Is e~ purchase the water glass, which is known to the druggist of silicate of soda.
 "To preserve fresh eggs, dilute one part water glass with ten parts boiled water This proportion of water glass to water should be kept in mind at it is essential that the solution not be made too weak. Whether one deals in pints, quarts or gallons, use one-tenth as much water glass as water. Only boiled water should be used.
 Glass jars, lard cans, or any water tight acceptable can be used for con- tainers Of course the containers should be thoroughly cleaned before they are used.
 'The eggs should be collected and put in the solution without delay Stale eggs are worthless for preServ- ing and the same may be said abou, unclean eggs"
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
Hardly Also an Architect.

Thomas Hardy, whose novels and poems of Wessex are published in this country by Harper X Brothers, designed the marble tablet which was recently erected to the memory of the men of the Dorchester, England, postal staff who fell in the war. The veteran novelist, who was an archi- tect in early life, offered to do the design, and the result of his work is said to be of rare beauty and dignity. A line from one of his Wessex poems, "None dubious of the cause, none murmuring," was chosen as the in scriptiOn for the memorial.
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
No Dogs, Births or Deaths.
No births, no deaths, no dogs.

NO DlTtnS, no uedlnS, no tugs.
 A tract of land subject to these sin gular, prohibitions is the sacred is- land of Miyajima, situated most gor- geously in the inland sea of Japan.
 With the trifing exceptions of en- tering the world, leaving it, or start ing kennel" you may do practical ly what you choose there.
 Stringent religious regulations, dat small adventures.
 Occasionally baby, anxious to be- gin existence, hurries into the world before it's time.
 Nowadays humanitarianism Is stronger than Shinto law, and no more terrible penalty Is exacted from the unlucky mother than that she shall be moved to the mainland as soon as possible, and remain there for 30 days.
 As for death, once the poor sufferer at this last gasp was ferried across to some other shore lest his final breath should pollute sacred soil.
 Now, if needs must he is allowed to die in peace, but his body is instantly removed to Ono for burial, and the chief mourners who attend the funeral are obliged to absent themselves from Miyaiima for 50 days of ceremonial urification.-From Continental Edi- tion of the London Mail.
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
pOWRIES IN THEIR HAIR
Bulgarian Women Have Peculiar Fashion of Arranging Their
 Forms of Head Dress.

In Bulgaria, from which have come some of the most interesting stories of the war, there are many odd cus toms whose origin dates back to an cient days. Many of these customs i have to do with ighting-for Bulgar- ia has been at war very often with its neighbOrs in the past-but some of the most interesting have their origin in the paths of peace.
 To the casual visitor in Sofia, or, indeed, in any of the Bulgarian towns, one of the most striking sights of the streets are the women with their great masses of hair. At first view it seems that no other women in the world are endowed with so much hair as are these sometimes very pretty women of Bulgaria. But when one looks closer at the head dresses for most of the women go about bareheaied-the amazing discovery is madA that the perfect network of hair sometimes covering a woman's entire back ill elaborate plaits is not her own, but is goats hair, in which are entwined silver and gold coins.
 Inquiry reveals the strange reason for these odd appendages of goats hair and money, as not so much for decorative purposes as for diplomat lc display. You see every woman wears attached to the false hair as many coins as she. can secure. Some of these are undoubtedly handed down from mother to daughter through many generations. This fact is evi- dent if one is privileged to examine the curious coins that make up the head-dress-some are of ancient dy- nasties, while the others are exam ples of the coinage of all the world.
 The fashion is certainly cOnven- tent one. for suitors and prospective mOthers-ln-law can thus tell without embarrassing inquiries the market value of an unmarried woman. If a man likes the face of girl all he has to do is to catch glimpse of her back to know whether or not 1t would be "wise" to seek her hand in marriage.
 It is odd, however, that so much importance should be attached to these dowries by the Bulgarians, for the coins are rarely if ever spent. When a girl marries she takes her dOwry from her hair and hides it away. From time to time she adds to the dowry the coins she is able to hoard, in the expectation of dividing her dowry into adequate dowries for each of her aughters.-Temple Manning in Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Little River news., 1921-05-25

at }lis fathers feet. Napoleon III once promised to hand over to Britain the Plantagenet relics, but they have not reached England.
 In 1866, when Lord Derby became premier for the third time, he re- minded the emperor of his pledge, but to no effect.
 "If you insist on the fulfillment of my promise" said Napoleon, "the rel ics shall be transferred to England, but hope you will release me. The people of Fontevrault raised such a storm of protest when I announced my intention of removing them that l thought better of it."
 Fontevrault abbey now serves as convict prison, but visitors are ad- mitted to the vaults, which contain re- cumbent effigies-dressed in their roy al robes-of Henry II and Queen Flea nor, their son Richard, and Isabel. widow of King John. These were hid den away by some monks during the Reign of Terror, when the Plantagenet tombs were desecrated.
 The royal effigies are admirable ex- amples of medieval workmanship.
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
Films of Rare Woods.

The growing scarcity of the more beautiful and valuable woods has made necessary the substitution of oth- CT and cheaper kinds. Thus hardly any furniture nowadays is made of solid mahogany, and inferior materi- als have very generally taken the place of the disappearing "cabinet woods"
 Indeed, high-grade lumber of any kind is now so costly as to prohibit its common use as the solid body of furniture. Manufacturers are resort ing more and more to the use of ve- neers. Articles of furniture, ranging from tables to photograph cases, have skeletons of cheap wood covered with a thin skin of high quality stuff.
 The skin is usually not more than One-twentieth of an inch thick. A thousand board feet of lumber will produce 10000 square feet of veneer. Thus a great economy is obtained, and the furniture produced by this meth cd is as pretty to look at as if it were what it purpOrts to be.
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
SAVE EGGS WHILE CHEAP
Commissioner /Of Agriculture Gives Information on Preserving Eggs.

Little Rock, May 24.-(SpeciaD - Jim G. Ferguson, Commissioner of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture give the following information about preserving eggs:
 The bottom has dropped out of the country egg market. As a result of the price slump, the farmer is disgust ed, the consumer is happy and the cold storage man is busily engaged in filling his warehouses with cheap eggs If the history of the market re- peats itself, these eggs will sell next fall and winter at two or three times the price the farmer received for them.
 Tt is not necessary for the farmer to sell his eggs for ten to Is cents per dozen unless he chooses to do SO He can preserve fresh eggs now and hold them until the price advances next fall and winter and get the profit that has always gone to the cold storage man.
 Fresh eggs that are properly pack ed in a solution of wa,er glass can be kept on the farm six to eight months without injury to the quality. In fact the authorities at the Arkan- sas Experiment Station claim that eggs kept II months in water glass could not be distinguished from fresh eggs. Other experiment stations have re- ported similar results, and, hundreds Of practical farmers and poultry keepers have tested the method en- tirely to their satisfaction
 ''The water glass method is so sim pie that any farmer, or hrs wife, can follow, these instructions and put up their surplus eggs without any fear
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
"COEUR DE LION"
Relic of Great British Monarch
 Found at ROuen.
Intact, Though Shrunk in Dimensions, When Discovered in Vault of Fa-
 nous French Cathedral.

The reported discovery of coffin containing the heart of Robert Bruce at Melrose abbey reminds the Man. chester Guardian that the "lion heart" of King Richard l was not discovered in Rouen cathedral until Queen Vic tOrias reign.
 In 1898 some antiQuaries obtained permission from the archbishop of Rouen to search for Richards heart, which tradition stated was near the high altar Their excavations revealed a recumbent figure of Richard, in good preservation, with the exception Of the nose, hands and feet, which appa- rently had been broken so as to flat ten the effigy when the present pave ment was laid over it.
 Their next find was leaden case inscribed Richard Occur de Lion, Due de NOrmandie, Roi d'Angleterre.~
 A hole had been made in the lid probably by robbers, for 1t is said that the leaden case was originally ipclosed in a silver casket and that some coins were placed therein.
 The heart, which was enveloped in green tafreta, proved to be intact, though shrunk in its dimensions. Af- ter sojourning for time in the arch bishops palace the heart was trans ferred to the Rouen Museum of An tiquities, where 1t has been kept ever since.
 Richards other remains are many miles from Rouen-at Fontevrault ab. bey, where they lay, as he directed,
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
CAPTURES LARGE STILL
Sheriff Raids Big Source of Supply
 Near Center Point.

Nashville, May 2O.-Sheriff Roy Mor- ris and Deputy Sheriffs billy and Sta tion captured a 6O-gallons still and moonshine supplies late last night. The still was found near the Saline river. nine miles west of Center Point.
 Some mash and beer and small quantity of whiskey were destroyed. No arrests were made. but the sheriff expects to make arrests in few days. The still is the largest ever found in this vicinity and is believed to have been tft source of supply here for two years.
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
An Improvement,

"My wife has been studying geology and the house is so full of stones that I cant find place to sit down."
 "What will you do about it?'
 "I've induced her to take up astrOn- omy."
 "Is that any better?
 "Of course; she can't collect speci- mems !"-Pearson's Weekly.
 Eating and Wasting Less Beef.
 The United States Department of Agriculture reports that ten years ago the consumption of beef per head of the population in the United States was IS pounds. Last year it was less than 5612 pounds. Beef consumption in the American household, it is stat ed, has undergone a great change dur ing this time. especially in reducing waste.
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
Somethjnu lackjnu.

Yer see. num- said Grimy Gus. tits like dis. Six months ago l had little home of me own. but I made an unfortunate marriage. My wife kept me in hot water all de time"
 "TOo bad" said the woman dryly. Its a pity there couldn't have been little soap in it. Only six months ago, did you say?"-Boston Tran script
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
Goddess of the Chase.

"Who was Diana"
 "Diana was the goddess of the chase"
 q 'spose that's why she always has her picture taken in track suit. ."- Juggler.
The Little River news., 1921-05-25
Just So.

"Be an optimst. These glad sto- ries are bringing in fat royalties"
 "Well?"
 While there never was a hard-luck story that was worth more than dlme."-Louisville Courier-J Journal.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-06-22
An Interesting Comparison

The Manufacturers Record reports
the following contrast given by con-
tributor from Knoxville, Tenn.
What $91.40 Would Buy Last Year
Bushel Irish potatoes, S3.40; 100
pounds granulated sugar, $2s.OO.
What Ss1.40 Wal Buy To-day
/ Bushel Irish potatoes, 100 pounds
granulated sugar, 48 pounds Roller
King flour, 1 bushel Three Rivers
meal, 8 pounds Snowdrift lard, II
cans Georgia peaches, IL cans M. L.
w. corn, 10 cans Chum salmon, a
cans hominy, cans kraut, 4 cans
blackberries, 10 pounds white navy
beans, 10 pounds Pinto beans, 1(
pounds head rice, 6 pounds grits,
pounds special coffee (Chase & San
born), 8 packages oat flakes, a pack
ages Kellogg's corn flakes, IL pack
ages Uneeda biscuit, packages
Calumet baking powder, 8 pounds
Blue Ribbon peaches, 2 packages sal
| (Morton's), IL pieces Lenox soap,
boxes matches, 6 packages Pearline
Sunbright cleanser-$31.4O.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1921-06-22
LEGAL NOTICE.

Estate of Samuel B. Herdman d.
ceased. Notice is hereby given tha,
Letters of Administration upon thu
Estate of Samuel B. Herdman late a,
White Clay Creek Hundred, deceased
were duly granted unto Harlan G
Herdman on the ninth day of Juna
A. D. 1921, and all persons indebted II
said deceased are requested to maka
payments to the Administrator with
out delay, and all persons having DE-.
mands against, the deceased are r.
quired to exhibit and present the
same duly probated to the said AL.
ministrator on or before the ninth dsv
of June, A. A. 1922, or abide by the
law in this behalf.
HARLAN G. HERDMAN,
Newark, Delaware. Administrators