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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
MARIE GESSLER.

Synopsis.-In a New York jewelry
store Philip Severn. United States
consular agent, notices a small box
which attracts him He purchases
It. Later he discovers in secret
compa rtment a writing giving
cIeW to a revolutionary movement
IN this country seeking to overthrow
the Chilean government. The writ
Ing mentions a rendezvous, and
Severn decides 10 investigate Find
ing the place mentioned In the writ
ing apparently deserted, Severn
visits a saloon in the vicinity A
woman IN the place is met by
man. seemingly By appointment,
and Severn, mis- suspicious aroused.
follows them They go to the des-
ignated meeting place, an aban-
dOned iron foundry. At the rem
devious Severn Is accepted as one
OF the consplrators and admitted.
He meets a stranger who addresses
him as Harry Daily. The incident
plays into Severn's hands and he
accepts it. His new acquaintance
is a notorious thief. Gentleman
George Harris. Concealed. Sew
ern hears the girl he had followed
address the conspirators. She urges
them to hasten the work OF the
revolution. The girl discovers Sew
ern listening She accepts his eX-
PLANTATION Of his presence and
makes an appointment to meet him
next day. He tells her his name
Is DAILY. Harris informs him of
a scheme ne has to secure a sum
amounting to 81 ,OOO. 900. the revolu-
tionary fund, and offers to split
with him. Severn accepts the prop
Osition. Severn learns IL was his
new friend and a Captain Alva"
who had lost the box which started
him on the trai
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
GOOD
ROADS
FIND ASPHALT By ACCIDENT
Discovered in Switzerland and uasd
for Purpose of Extracting Valu-
able Bitumen.

Asphalt. though covering thousands
Of miles OF roads IN all countries. was
discovered quite by accident IN the
middle Of the last century IL was
found in Switzerland in its natural
state, and used for the purpose OF eX-
tracing the valuable store of biyume1
it contained In time ii was noticed
thar pieces of rock which fell from
the wagons, and were crushed rs the
wheels, formed ii very 0ue road sur
face when half melted by the heat Of
the sun.
An experiment was made and a road
of asphalt laid in Paris. 1t was So
successful that the new road material
became adopted through all the big
towns Of Europe.
All sorts OF materials have been
tried since. from rubber 10 seaweed
1t is very likely. in fact. that in the
future the streets of our big cities
will be paved with some form OF rub
Der mixture which will be practically
nOiseless. Very extensive experiments
have already been carried out with
such q mixture.
In New York several streets are
paved with steel. and a steel road has
been in use in Valencia. in Spain. for
the last 20 years Perhaps the most
curious material for a road is sea
weed. This compressed into solid
blocks, is used 10 pave the streets Of
Baltimore. These seaweed blocks are
bound with wire and dipped into boil
ing tar before being put 10 use.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
Repairing Door Lock.

Keep an old door lock, for its parts
may be useful in making repair For
example, bit of coiled spring from
an old lock may be just what is need
ed TO fix up some door. Do not be
afraid to uncover the anatomy of a
door lock with a screw driver 1t is
easy after the first time and saves
money. Costly visits by a locksmith
may be avoided by learning how to
make adjustments yourself. a spring
catch or lock may be reversed so that
the door can open in or out as de-
sired
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
WHEREABOUTS OF CLARENCE.

There was a young publisher in
New York who made u sudden for
tune by appealing to a certain ele-
ment of the smart set. Having made
his pile. the young man retired and
was seen less and less in his old
haunts
where's Clarence?" some one asked
of a former business associate Of the
young man.
"Oh," was the reply. Clarence is up
town now warming his hands at the
social register"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
She Understood.
Miss Founders"

Miss Founders"
Yes, Mr.. Dubwaite."
'I-er-hOpe you will not be offend
ed if I'm a trife curt, or even rude TO
you while Mrs. Dubwaite is in the of
fee"
Certainly not, Mr.. Dubwaite. This
is not the first time I've worked for
a married man with a jealous wife"
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
Same Method

He was an actor of the old school.
aye, Iaddie," he said when 1 first
took TO the stage, ambition egged me
on
'Yes," was the reply, "and then
suppose the audience egged You of"
London Tit-Bits.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
Small Profit

The situation has reached an acute
stage.
'YOu forget, John Henry" she said,
shat we must profit by our mistakes"
1.-The only man who prOfited by our
mistakes was the clergyman who mar
ried u.s." snapped John Henry.-LOn-
don Tit-BIss.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29

Weeds Along Roadside Harbor InIuri-
Gus Insects and Various Plant Dis
eases.
United States Department OF Agri-
culture, are:
By
/. Moving twice a year while they
are IN full bloom, usually IN June and
August.
2. Utilizing the roadsides for grow
ing hay.
3. Grazing with tethered animals.
4 Converting weedy rOadsides into
lawns.
GRADE ALL ROADSIDES so THE
WEEDS CAN BE CONTROLLED.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
No Real Excuse for Moods.

Many mean things are done in the
family, for which moods are put for
ward as an excuse, when moods them
selves are the most inexcusable things
OF all. A man or woman In tolerable
health has no moral right to indulge
In moods.-J. @. Holland
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
DESTROY ROADSIDE WEEDS

Because
1. They act as centers of weed IN
festation for adjoining fields.
,. They may be carried for many
miles by passing vehicles and animals
3. They harbOr harmful insects and
plant diseases.
4. They create insanitary conditions
>. They are unsightly.
Methods for destroying roadside
weeds. approved by specialists of the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
Difference. Anyhow.

Old Man-Nothing is certain but
taxes and death.
Young Man-Yes; but death comes
only once, while the taxes come early
and often London Tit-Bits.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
Naturally

Mrs. Any husband admires every
thing about me-my hair, my eyes, my
hands, my voice.
Mrs. B.-WelL what do you admire
about him?
Mrs. A.-Why, his good taste.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
In a OuandarX-

''Have you finished with those let
tiers yet, Miss Pounders?" asked the
busy man of affairs.
''AH but the one you told me to COM
pose to your wife, saying you were
well and there was nothing to write
about"
"Yes?"
do yOu-er-want me to make It
Rffectionate or formaI?"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
Much Road MateriaI-

During the last eight years 5,0O0o0O
tons of asphalt and asphaIdc mate
rails have gone into the highways OF
the United States. quantity sufficient
for $4,000 miles OF roads and streets.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
Too Valuable to Lose.

Mrs. Henpeck-Good graciousi This
ing $4,000 compensation for the loss
Of her thumb
Mr.. Henpeck-Perhaps 1t was the
thumb she kept her husband under
Stray Stories.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
Line Hiahmaxs WITH Trses.

Now is a fine time TO make plans
for lining the highways in your town
ship with trees Don't plant them
too thick; fifty feet or more apart
will do.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
Various Effects

do you think music is calculated
TO soothe the insane?" IN some
cases." replied Miss Cayenne, quietly
Whether music soothes or promotes
mental disturbance depends entirely
on the kind OF music"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29

The planter-the farmer-needs 70
reduce the cost of transportation the
labOrer TO provide homes and cheaper
living; the merchant wants the coun-
try air. What opposes? Roads-bad
roads.-Dr. Seaman a Knapp.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
No saIn

The Salesman-A nice birthday
gift for your husband, Ell? How
would this safety bIll-fold suit7 I'm
possible TO open without the key.
Mrs. Justwed-Why, I think that
would be perfectly horrid.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29

A Trial Then.
A motorCar
Is lots of fun
Unless the blame thing
WIN not run.
OUGHT to Be There.

"Have you the Laughing Man. by
Victor Hugo?"
az don't know, ma'am," said the
new clerk, "but we have a large as
sortment of joke books in the rear.
Step this way. please"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
Easy to Get.

Harper-"My wife is suffering from
ahell shock"
Smart-'Tmpossible -
Harper-"Not at all At breakfast
today she broke an egg that had seen
better days."-London Answers.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29

''SureIy you want your little wife
TO do you credit when she's out In
society7"
ayes, but have to do my creditors
G keep you dressed so as to do me
credit"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
consequences.

Young Man-It is quite possible for
two TO live as cheaply as one.
Old Man-But love is apt to starvs
In the attempt-London Answers.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29

tation Of the herd of English tourists
in Switzerland for a mindless and
rather vulgar redundance of mere
animal spirits. "-MancheSter Guar
dian.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
Purpose of oiIIna Roads.

The original purpose Of oiling roads
was to keep down the dust, and this il
does TO perfection.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29

She stood before the mirror
With her eyes closed very tight.
And tried to see just how she looked
When fast asleep at night
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
The Grower.

Nobody loves q rag chewer A
moth hasn't a friend in the world =
Cartoons Magazine.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29

inventor OF macadam ROADS
John Macadam, a Scotchman. was
the inventor OF macadam roads.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
NOT PARTICULAR

''Now you may kiss my hand"
mo thank you, your lips are quite
good enough for me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27

Lee Wyckoff, giant fullback of the
Washburn aggregation, will not com
pete in either the Kansas university
game nor any Kansas Conference
games, according to announcement
made today by Coach Dwight T.
Ream.
Wyckoff played professional base
ball for a time this summer, for one
reason. Another reason is that Lee
quit school about the end of basket
ball season last year, and there is at
least a question as to whether or not
he should be allowed to make up his
hours in time for the seasons open
ing. The Washburn faculty has given
the big fullback conditions in all his
work, according ito reports. That
means that he will be given extra time
to make those conditional hours in to
passing work. But the Washburn
coach doesn't want to deal in shady
politics.
There is a doubt about Wyckoff's
eligibility" said Ream, and I'd rather
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27

deal in facts. If he is ineligible, which
I'm inclined to believe he is, we don t
want him. Not only because the other
teams in the conference might kick,
but because we want our own con-
science clear. 1 shall not use him in
the K. L. game, nor in any Kansas
Conference game, nor any game Wash
burn shall play
Ream made a just decision, altho
it must have been difficult for him.
Any coach hates to lose a valuable
line plunger and hard denfense worker.
Wychoff was both.
But the time for todying to ath-
letes is past. Grades must be made,
professionalism must be avoided if
college conferences are to be kept
clear of that insidious germ,-com-
mercialism.
Dwight Ream is to be congratulated
on his decision, and the column here
with extends the same
Coach Guy c. Omer. of Bethany at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
Dandrufy Heads
Become Hairless

If you want plenty of thick, beauti-
full, glossy, silky hair. do by all means
get rid of dandruff. for it will starve
your hair and ruin it if you don't
1t doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis
solve it. then you destroy it entirely
To do this. get about four ounces OF
ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at night
when retiring; use enough to moisten
the scalp and rub it in gently with the
finger tips.
BY morning. most if not all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every sin
gle sign and trace of it.
You will find. too. that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop, and
your hair will look and feel a hundred
times better. You can get liquid arvon
at any drug store. 1t is inexpensive
and four ounces is all you will need.
no matter how much dandruff you
have. This simple remedy never fails.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27

mates in action. They shuddered at
the thought.
Il want to play SO bad I can feel it,
in my hair and foes" said Simpson.
Ditto" replied Ellis.
Then the two turned to the column
and offered this advice. They asked
US to print it,
Tell all these football players"
chorused the married men, ito stay
clear OF matrimony. It's a wonderful
life if you don't have a longing to
play football. But tell 'em to stay
single until their college days are
over"
We're glad to print the above lines.
1t is cause for alarm,-the way these
athletes are getting the bug We'd
even revise a famous line of Kipling's.
and say:
"a woman is only woman
But game of football is sport"
There's story about a man who
never gained prominence,-and who
was without a doubt one of the best
centers ever in the state university.
His name is Don Sawyer. He came
to Kansas university last year from
Kansas City and he played freshman
Tears came to the eyes of Schlade-
man when we asked him if Sawyer
was back.
Please" begged the line coach.
Don't ask me about him. He was
the best center ever saw. He had a
nose that could smell which side of
the line a play was on. He could tip
over guard, hip out a center. and
smear backfield play quicker than
anybody I ever saw, and with more
effect. He wasn't human, tell you
No human could play football the way
he could'-and then the coach wept!
Sawyer was undoubtedly a wonder
at the center position. Built stockily
he looked like he weighed $50, but
the scales showed 1856 He got his
training from one of the greatest cen
ters in the history of football-the
famous Bob Peck, coach at Culver
Military school at Culver, Ind. Peck
was Al-American center from Pitts
burgh.
But Sawyer strayed from the fold.
The K. u men need him this year.
Here is an example on the severity
of the workouts being given on the
field at Kansas university.
Krager, a 259h pound guard, re-
ported for practice one evening. Clark
requires the men to weigh in and out
each night. When Krager came in
painting and blowing from the exer-
ton he tipped the scale at exactly
242h pounds. Seventeen pounds lost
in one evening. Some weight reducer
is this new K. U. coach. Pete"
Reedy, who decided to play football at
the last minute. lost five pounds the
first night.
Coach Carl Schlademan, former
Baker coach, who is giving his atten-
ton this year to the developing of the
K. u line, and also to the track team,
is one of the most enthusiastic men
the writer ever saw.
why" exploded Schlademan, 'the
freshmen who reported for football
numbered 105. They are the huskiest
bunch of men you ever saw. And the
track athletes-say, we have"
We're going down again soon and
get line or two about the track pros
poets.
Sonny Anderson, Topeka lad, is
running the first string of the fresh
men at the quarterback position. d..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
WATCHING The SCOREBOARD

Carl Mays turned the Indians back in a
pinch after Ruth and his mates had
slaughtered Coveleskie and Uhle.
With Hubbel going like a house afire.
the pills trampled over the Pirates. Kings
The White Sox got nine hits but Moore
and Harris of the AS kept them SO vel
scattered that Chicago failed to score a
run.
With Artie Nehf allowing but five hits.
the Giants trimmed the Cards and got an
even break out of % games played against
st. Louis this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27

Lindsborg. is probably the bluest
coach in the conference.
The athletic board at Lindsborg has
declared Lundgren, Ericsson. Sundgren.
Dahlsten and Buck ineligible, and the
men were all old regulars, and of the
few old men who returned to the
Bethany college.
Sward, halfback, is still playing, as
are Rehnquist. Spong, Olson and Ash.
The Swedes play their first game
October 1 with Friends university at
Lindsborg.
Newly married athletes who are
forced to refrain from football be-
cause of the fateful Il do" are ex-
periencing a tickling of feet, a long
ing for the snug feeling of a pigskin
under their arm, a wild desire to
into the turf, that is hard for them to
Withstand.
We talked to a pair of them recently.
Their wives may cause some mild vio-
lation of domestic bliss, but we're
going to use their names.
Don Ellis, of Norton. one of the
best ends ever possessed by Washburn
back in Is, paid US a call the other
afternoon.
While we were talking with him
Punk Simpson, 1920 tackle and
halfback. walked in. We introduced
the two.
Let's see. Ellis" quoth Simpson,
you're from the old days of Is,
aren't you? Are you in school this
year?"
Nav" replied Ellis. 'I got the
marriage fever
you too?" questioned Simpson,
well. so did IT,
And then these two began a syste-
matte disclosure of the agony of sit
ting on the side-lines. thanked by
Friend Wife, watching their old team
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27

American League.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Boston.
American League.
Boston at Philadelphia.
American Association.
Kansas City at Louisville.
Minneapolis at Columbus.
Milwaukee at indianapolis.
st. Paul at Toledo.
Western League.
Sioux City at Wichita.
Omaha at Tulsa.
st. Joseph at Oklahoma City.
Des Moines at Joplin.
(All doubleheaders, last games of season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-27
ATTENDANCE RECORDS BROKEN.
Total of 141 900 Persons Saw n. Y
Cleveland Series at Polo Grounds.

Total of 141 900 Persons Saw n. Y
Cleveland Series at Polo Grounds.
New York, Sept IA total of
al 600 persons, a new attendance rec
ord for four consecutive baseball
games, passed thru the turnstiles to
see the New Cleveland little
worlds series just finished at the Polo
grounds The figures made public to-
day by Ed Barrow. business manager
of the Yankees, did not include 1900
dead heads per day. so that the
the games was 1H7,000.
approximately $4,000 were present
Friday, $4,000 Saturday, 41,000 Sun
day and 10000 yesterday. Thousands
were turned away from the park on
Sunday. The best world series at
tendance record was in 1912, when
1869 fans witnessed the first four
games between the New York Giants
and the Boston Red Sox.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-12-30
OAIL UNABLE TO ACT
FINALLY ON TREATY
Ratification Must be by Home
Rule House OF Commons.

Dublin, Dec. 3O.-Although no com
promise between the opponents and
advocates of the Anglo-IriSh treaty in
the dali eireann has yet been attained,
future plans designed To avoid wreck
ing the agreement are being cOnsid-
cred
1t is generally recognized now that
Eamonn de Valera was right in stat
ing that the dali has no power To
ratify the treaty The treaty itself
prescribeS the mode of ratification to
be by the members elected to sit in
the house of commons of Southern
ireland, which was constituted under
the home rule act of 1920, but which
actually never met and which, except
for the purpose of ratifying the treaty,
probably never will meet. Its member
ship is nearly, but NOT quite. the same
rs that of the dali.
The dali includes some members
from Northern Ireland and excludes
four elected to the southern parlia-
ment from Trinity College. The idea
is that after the dali approves of the
treaty, which it is expected to do by
a comparatively small majority, the
ratifying body named in the treaty
shall be summoned
The dali members who are dissatis-
fed with the treaty need not attend
this gathering, it is pointed out, and
thus their colleagues, plus the Trinity
members, might ratify the document
unanimously The dali would still
function as Ireland's onfy. recognized
elected parliamentary assembly.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-12-30
BABY SOLE SURVIVOR
OF FAMILY IN WRECK
Parents and Girl Killed as
Train CFusheS Auto.

Cape Charles, Va, Dec. 3O.-Of a
family Of four persons riding in an au-
tomobile hit by a train on a crossing
near EaStville, the sole survivor is il
2-year-old baby boy.
Both his legs are broken and he is
otherwise injured. The three victims
were Frank j. Carpenter, % years old,
Il well-known farmer; his wife, about
the same age, and their 4-year-old
daughter. The latter was killed NJ
most Instantly.
Carpenter, taking his little family
TO visit friends, had reached the mid
die of the tracks near the EasIvilie
station when he saw the headlight of
a rapidly approaching passenger train
It is believed he became panic-stricken,
for the car stalled on the tracks and
was struck with terrific force ny the
engine and reduced to splinters. Car
penter was taken from the pilot of the
engine by the crew. Mrs. Carpenter
was dug out Of the wreckage far
down the track, as also were the chill
dren. The little girl was dead, hut
the others We're still breathing, and
after receiving medical treatment at
the station they were hurried to the
Salisbury Hospital. where Carpenter
died soon after his admittance. His
wife fingered until morning. The baby
has some chance of recovery.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-12-30
j. S. MAY RESUME
TRADE WITH RUSSIA
Changes In Policy May Result
In Business Relations,

Washington, Dec. discharges IN
soviet governmental policies, recently
made or indicated as in prospect, may
eventually bring about resumption
of trade relations between Russia and
the United States, it was said at the
White House.
Reports received recently by the
American government. ii was added
were most optimistic as 10 the course
likely to he pursued by the soviet ALL
thorities.
The American government, ii wac
stated, already has responded TO the
change in Russian policy 10y admitting
TO the United States u Russian agent
TO buy grain for Russian relief en-
terpriseS.
The estimates recently submitted Il
congress by the administration, it was
recalled in other quarters, called for
an appropriation for the salaries OF
two trade commissioners and one clerk
in Russia Department of commerce
officials, however, have explained thai
there was no immediate intention OF
sending commercial representatives ID
that country.
American exports TO Europe declin
ed $43,O0O,0O0 in November as com
pared with the previous month, accord
ing to an official summary Of foreign
trade issued by the department of com
merce. Imports from Europe increased
in the same period about $3,500,000.
Only to Africa and Oceanica was the
outgoing trade of the United State:
greater In November than In October
the increase in the case Of Africa be
ing 100000 and to Oceanica S. 400;
600.