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Evening star., 1921-02-20

And Just what was It that happened
why. simply this:
xWili madame kindly allow me 20
take the wondrous fillet in my hand
for a moment?" asked Sir Rutherford
of the seeress. She started for a mo-
men. and then. as a strange paiior
spread over her Face. she instantly re-
controlled herself and, unclasplng the
golden band from her head, handed 1t
10 her host with the words: Il am
honofed to have you hold IL. sir, and
only regret that cannot offer YOU it's
mystic powef with it-but that. uh-
fortunately, abides in me alone"
'Ah, then it's secrets could not pene-
trate a Chinese brain-
..It has never been tried. sir-I dc
not understand you-"
Then why not try ii now, its reve-
lations may Be more marvellous yet,
and, suiting his action to the word
before she could even utter protest,
he handed the golden fillet to Wang
Foo, ana, placing him In chair by
the side OF madame, bound the hllet
around his heat, and. turning to the
audience, announced as follows: La
dies and gentlemen. we are now TO
make the supreme test of the psychic
world and ascertain whether the oc-
.cidental ether waves of thought can
ever actually aifect the oriental brain.
NV esteemed friend. Mr.. Wang Foo OF
HonEkong, has kindly consented to
conduct the experiment"
'Tlrastous me! 1t makes me feel
more uncanny than ever" exclaimed
Evening star., 1921-02-20
The Modern Spirit.
CONSERVATIVES and re,

CONSERVATIVES and reaction
" aries said a young reformer
of New York, claim that all social
progress is based on selfshness. They
declare that we must not uproot sell
fishness, or the world will go to
smash. In fact, they worship the sort
of spirit that is typifed in the Ike
and-Sol anecdote.
like and Sol were walking on the
canal bank. They saw a notice board,
which said that a reward of $40 would
be paid to any man who rescued an
other from drowning. 1t didn't take
them long to agree that Ike snouio
fall in. that Sol should rescue hihi'
and that the reward should be divlo-
cd ffty-fifty.
$50 in went Ike. 1t was good ueai
deeper than he'd expected to nnd IL.
However, with a lot of struggling ne
just managed to keep afioat
"'Sol" he gurgled. Come on!
What's the matter with you" hurry
up! Save me!'
But Sol hesitated.
Save me, Solr And Ike went down
for the second time. When he came
up Sol said to him:
".Ike, I've been reading that notice
again, and it says at the polsoH,
Twenty dollars reward Tor a oeao
body" Now. Ike. be reasonable.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
By Sydney c. Partridge

the officerR the consul said: "The pro.
gram their, is this: After madame has
told several fortunes among the guests
I ain to request her to allow me to
glance for q moment At the golden
fillet. She will naturally not want
to part with 1t, but a. any hesitancy
would be suspicious, she will unciasp
1t and hand it to me, and then ] VIII
hand it to Mr.. Wang-and he will do
the rest"
EXACTLY so,' replied the visitors. a
they rose to take their departure.
Sir Rutherford and Lady Cockrilfs
guests arrived at the consulate. pre-
cisely on time that evening. ana look
ed forward with more than usual an
ticipation to the seahce, because their
curiosity had naturally been aroused
by the story Of the stolen filiet. All
proceeded smoothly with the program,
and after some introductory music.
the consul escorted Nine. Rcdinsky
to a chair upon the platform ana an
nounced that her marvellous exhibi-
tion Of clairvoyance and thought
reading" would begin. Several per-
sons In the audience accepted her
invitation to come forward and have
their fortunes told, and there WINS the
Evening star., 1921-02-20
THE GOLDEN FILLET

der No. 2 kept creeping into his mind
all that night on board the ship, and
| that was the old, old wonder of the
ages, namely, What she would say
! il it was a proposal"
Now. Lieut.. Pierson was not only a
courteous man, but a brave man, and
yet 1t took him three whole days to
actually summon up courage enough
to turn his footsteps again in the
direction Of the school. He could
have responded instantly to a call to
face Chinese mob, but this-to face
a poor and lonely woman-was a far
more serious matter. He wandered
down the Bund. half afraid to sum-
mon a jinrikisha. and stopped right
in front of the hotel.
see you. How is everything going"
said a friendly voice. which he rec
oenixed instantly as belonging to a
brother officer Of the British service.
Fine! BY the way, where are you
coming from? Been to tea in the
hotel?"
Tea? No. indeed. I've been in to
have an intervieY with that Russian
ciairvoyant. Mmk. Rodinsky. say,
she's great. Most wonderful woman
ever met in my life! Told me all my
future like book. You ought to try
her some time
"Perhaps I will"
Now just what it was that induced
him to seek an interview with
madame. he never knew. 1t wasn't
entirely his friends advice: 1t wasn't
his fondneas for fortune-tellers. for he
had never had much to do with them !:
1t wasn't entirely his own unsettled
Evening star., 1921-02-20

the sedoustabie Mrs, besintt SsAe9
as she drew her hce .6&Aa tq9N
closely about her and pNpheo Her 3A94
backward into the curtAinA Ehese IN
came within an aee of upestttAg the
prospective bride and groom.
Mr.. Wang. pleass, state clearly 70 "a
what the golden hnet OF mystery re
veals." said q. stentortAn vPice frcn
the middle OF the room, All eyee M
stantly turned toward the epeekSr-A
he was none other than ycyebA No
Arthur, chief inspector oH pUsseee
1T reveals HonGk onGb cosnple$l
plans of AtsoAo. .ku64
mines. ammunition. sSppNss. sssMest
|, "Where?" cried the audiences. n
choras.
Here" answered the aessesiee. ~
he Unfastened the filet and, HoeniSse
the cover. revealed 10 their AstcxisAk5
gase the incriminatinK paper IN.
cealed within. Mr.. O'Keefe. Sets&
your man" But the deputy had ~.
ready made SURE Of the RaepfAn icy.
ing to escape through the hbofHay.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodinsky wilt fse3kn
with me to Honskonk. WHERE the eev.
ernment has long been waiting for
them as a couple Of the most DANGER.
Gus spies in the colony"
And what OF the golden hifet?" aSkt-s
the ladies.
.ph, that we will present te tsAy
Cockrill as a fiiemenSo of 4 most 81.
teresting evening" replied the ever
courteous Wang Foo.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
The Grand Concert.
: WOLF HOPPER told

he WOLF HOPPER told 1t, tire
~ Lambs Club q story Of his early
days. ,.-- . ,,.-.-. -...-
"a partner and L." he said. 'teeE
one Christmas an enormous hall With
a seating capacity OF four thousand.
intending to give a grand concert 80,
I'VE had both of US an inflated idea
of our drawing capacity. We e1-
pected to make about 81 600 profit. OF
course we were both very young.
We'll, at O'Clock on Chsistmss
night our money-'takefs. tiekA.
takers. ushers and attendants to keep
the crowd back were assembled en-
masse in the hall. Thea came the fol-
lowing scene:
"Secretary-'Money-takers, are you
ready? -
Eyes, sir
''Secretary-Ticket-t are yeu
ready? ....... -.
Right. sir
'Secretary-Ushers and attendants.
stand by the door. Now. Mr.. Hopper.
are you ready?' -
Myself tnervously1--'Yes.s sir.
Crash of iron doors.
Enter a terrific gust Of anov And
two small boys.
Tiny voice-'SaS, mister. eaa ve.
both get in on tais here free psssr"
Evening star., 1921-02-20

usual minglins of astonishment and
merriment at her visions of their
future. to say nothing of the innocent
smiles that were provoked by her
amusing use of broken English.
One statement that she made seem
ed to mystify them more than any
thing else. and that was when. be-
tween two of her readings, she waved
her Arms over the heads OF the COM
pany and cried: Her answer is .yes.'
Her answer is yes"
"Whose answer? Whose answer?
Answer to what? Answer to WHAT
arose from different parts OF the
room.
They will know--they will know"
was the only satisfaction she would
give them. leaving them all in that
realm Of Indebtedness which is the
characteristic OF her tribe-no. not
all, all but two. and they were the
very two In whom we most were in
terested. And that Is the reason why
Lieut.. Pierson. who had been sitting
very close to Miss Atherton In the
shade of the heavy parlor curtains,
drew even little closer yet and
relying on the friendly shade of the
self-same curtains-seized her right
hand in his. and. leaning over. whis.
pered: ITS all right now" And so.
OF course. II was, and consequently
no one could blame her for calling
her Chinese engagement ring Ching
Lien" or Golden Fillet." in spite OF
all that happened later in the evening.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
X-Rays and Experts.
w. REDFIELD.

EDWARD w. REDFIELD. the
IL painter of snow scenes. said the
other day at the Philadelphia Art
Club:
ct see that in Paris the experts are
proving the authenticity OF dubious
old masters by means OF the A-ray'
This is good idea. 1t Will DO away
with q lot of hoaxing.
II heard the other day of deal
er who tried to hoax a prodteer. The
dealer offered a Raphael for sale
pointing to the signature triumphant
ly, but after examining the signature
the profiteer said:
"'The name don't look like Raph-
''The dealer examined the sigma
ture himself.
"'Yes, il is Rachel he said. I'll tell
you the history of that. When
Raphael painted that picture he was
la hard luck. y'understand, SO he put
1t In the wife's name"
Evening star., 1921-02-20

about the Johnstown, Pa, AooA IN the
valley OF the Allegheny river.
Richard r. jackson. native AM0. est's
zen Of Georgetown ana . member RI
the Washington bar, puhltshed ~
icles Of Georsstown from 1851 /
1875" He has q chapter en 'ffeshs
cts" and makes mention OF the cause
way. The Rambler tAkss pleasute /
presenting the following sxtfAes
from that useful little book:
We have hsa naay fressen h ths fotener
wharves and cellars aiae the iise q wess-
street and did great aaHa1e 10 TIE eshAL fhs
freshets Of April and espetnbef. ie3s, ysss
of October. iss7. whee the sasis d ~ sasai
were rent asuader and nsv,tatteA eeSpeneesl
until the spring Of is4s, TIE fresast e Apsti.
iss Ss' ,sas e. 8: :sss:ss
the company several hundrsd thsueAn4 Aes0ss
to repair tne damages. Ths Wases h IL Hyes
va; 50 SA that = rss :.ss S'
land. and washed Away the steae Wan -
made O new ehannsl NJ the rfves. whtee
damages cost the torn several thseasa -
Of freshets in ths Petsssee Syrtnf H. yeeee
1855. 1890 1888. 1903 and 1871, bot eaDe .
them doing mach damage. fhe fresaet et
inx % away s'i mors ORE than ea:.Asii x lie cSsis
south draw Of the Lang bfa4se. 1Ae cAhpi vae
greatly damaged several lect sates west eesp
floating down the river, and hevssnelss ess-
pended for several weeks. w.steh eest IT,
company between eighty ssd enc huptlrdd thye,
sand dollars 70 repair the injury. 9he fsesAes
of the oath, 2Sth and 28th 81 Ssv<Mbss. 1e75.
was highes than etthnr Of the fresAets q
1S47. 1859 or 1870. doing serious denaee b
the hanks OF the canal; which eset tkt esa-
pany s23o.Ooo to F+Pair spd aesla vsshlae
away the stone causpway. which leips iAAAlpS-
tan Island with the mainiand. gly1eg etAAee
to the Commissioners It the pAffSet - ce-
iumbia to rvpsir tho damage. - t,,:
The Rambler is sorry 20 .issye, Seu
even for a week. but Ne hopes 10
come back to you next Sunday WIN
more facts about AnalostAn lsloAa,
In the Rambler's mail lest MSoaay
was an unsigned postal. cara 6n
which was written the folIeWiMg:r I
Rambler: You ought 10 $ou3e
Mason's Island and see that view %
the old house you give q pictufe, te
as it is today II hasn't been there
for twenty years" ~ 81
The picture used in The Star Hast
Sunday. showing one wall 0f the
Mason house still standing, was made
by the Rambler Sunday. Januar1 40.
1921. 80.
Evening star., 1921-02-20

ence to and respecting the same as
far as 1t may be in their power" 1t
grants him the exclusive use of q
piece OF land for ferry wharf ana
ferry house on Water street where
1t passes through the streets called
Mapping and the KEYS" The corpor.
alton stipulates that Mason shall
Dkoep sufficient number of boats
and ferrymen to answer the public
exigencies": provides that the ferry
suSpends operation, and makes GER
tain regulations to protect the Mason
ferry from competition of other fer
fies.
The Rambler feels that he has war.
rant for the belief that the earliest
1880, crossed the river near the foot
Of High street and the Virginia shore
near the site Of Rosslyn. The Mason
ferry was in operation at least as
early as 174s. for in that year it was
made a public ferry-that is. a ferry
prescribed sby law.
In the statutes of Virginia, %
George. II. 174S. in an act authorizing
a public ferry from the plantation
creek, over to Maryland" 1t was
directed that the rate of ferriage
should be ~ pence for man and 4
pence for a horse" Public ferries
on the Potomac river extend back
to ice. and in writing of old ferries
last july the Rambler said: Among
the acts of the general assembly Of
Virginia for 1920 9th George. - is
'an act for settling new ferries on
the Pamonkey. Mattapony and Pa:
towmack rivers In that act pro-
vision is made for one ferry over
the Potomac from Col. Hoes to
Cedar Point in Maryland The au-
thorized rate of fare was shillings
for a man, 2 shillings for a horse
and shillings for hogshead of to-
bacco. Two shillings ferry fare was
for ferry two miles wide. and
the pence allowed the Mason ferry
would indicate the shortest route be-
tween Maryland and Virginia at tide
water.
The dam and oauseway were seri-
ously damaged by the Potomac flood
in April. 1852. 1t was repaired. but
was broken down by the freshet of
November. 1877, and the foundation
stones of the dam were displaced
by the flood of June / and 2. 1883,
that flood having been caused by
the same rainstorm that brought
Evening star., 1921-02-20
Working It Out.
HENRY FORD said at . DessSssu

uENRY FORD said at . DesFbeyu
dinner: ,;-.s4
Tractor farming. alongside Af sAs
old-fashioned hand ana hsess fssya-
ing. is so-so--weii. let me tsli ysu
story. ssts:
"A schoolma'am noticed AAs snsvne
ing that little Willie Jones pne ~.
sent. and. when she ASKED WAHVei -
was. another boy handed her . nod
from his mother. This note saiA Z
Dear teacher: Please excuse VIII
lies absence - he has goaN vteA ri
father to act a. dm>keeper. tAs
II the towpath II l.46e yer6s ipt1
how long will IL take saAA . WSik
It thirty-ane times, his average oDe11
being miles peF heuY: z
.'williss Il not . nam yse, - NJ
father had to take on the -, $A9v
started 1T 4 o'cseek this WceNinS
and Mr.. Jones SAID he the09hf =
could work cut the psSAisq II nNs
day though tt weull meas her4 -
ing" n4 lsss1s,,ssg2s :. i :. =
Evening star., 1921-02-20

was that--contrary to all his usual pro-
cedure-he was not attempting at all to
assist the department in their search
for the culprit. but, quite the opposite
was exceedingly anxious that they
should not lay hands on him at present! !!
The reason for this mysterious atti-
tude on the part of the great detec-
tive appeared a few moments later.
He rose quietly from his seat. secure
1y barred the door of his little bed.
room. carefully closed the shutters of
the windows, and listened for while
til he had thoroughly satisfied him
self that the basketmaker and his
family were sound asleep. II think
we are perfectly safe now" he re-
peated to himself and proceeded to
open the quaint old brass lock that
Evening star., 1921-02-20

me at once" exclaimed the astonished
and delighted owner.
"An samee der inside hav' got
Hangee dat blackee hat down-side
My can show you" and opening Wide
the door Of the wardrobe she exhibit
ed the famous golden fillet suspend
ed quite innocently from an inner
hook (where she herself had hung II
that very morning when she came in
with the early tea-trayD.
The discovery proved a boon both
to the inspector of police and to the
consul, for it enabled the former to
announce in the Daily News that 1.-The
supposed theft of some valuable jew
elry from a Russian lady at the hotel
turns out. after careful searching on
the part of the department.. to have
been a mistake. for it has now been
Evening star., 1921-02-20

.HE rough avenue Of tumbled
stones" which reaches from
Analostan island to the Ross
Evening star., 1921-02-20

1y told MIN. on TINS very dtteEHo"H'
that she preferred to have him con-
fine his calls upon Miss Atherton to
the house between and 4. Perhaps
he did not realize that the Charleston
had been 20 long in the portland
the calls upon Miss Atherton had
consequently become SO numerous
and so lengthy-that he was reported
amng the school authorities to have
very serious designs upon the young
lady's affections. and she, on her
much -maliRned little angel: Cupid. OF
seriously interfering with her legiti-
mate school duties;
II will tell the old girl Just what
think Of her" he remarked. as he
5lu, on his gold-laced cap and went
his 1inriklsha-
ant" she begged Of him; its better
to see me in the afternoon than not
.old girl as you call her, might
make il so unpleasant for me that ]
would have to give up my WORK and
then-then"-she took his hand to bid
him good od-night-"what would be-
come Of me, STRANDED out mere alone
In the far easte"
"JDn't worry about that"
"Why. who would take me hone?'
Take you home? Take you nome :!
ne smiled, and before he thought OF
the full force of the words, he
answered, why. ] guess the United
St.,ss NAVY is good enough for that
''But the Navv ships don't carry lady
Miss Ather,on, youIl catch your
death o. cold out there" screamed
female voice from within.
"Hsny the old girl. there she Is
now"
"Jump into the rickshaw before she
zee you"
So ended the interview. and the
cootie picked Up tne snaI.s ana start-
Yves. committed myself before
realizsd it." he kept saying to him
self as the little carriage ratified
along. 81 wonder II she'll take that ~
p deffnite proposal. wonder" But
that was only wonder No. I, for won
The spectator., 1921-01-07
Go Ahead Spirit

An inspiring suggestion of how good organization work can put a town ahead, is given at Bonham, Texas. The Board of Trade of that city claims credit for pro noting during the past year the following developments
 Additional paving for the city, at a cost of Sl0O. 900.
 A potato. curing plant capital i2ed at S2o. GOO, aad holding 20, i. 000 bushels of potatoes.
 A compress and warehouse company. capital $lO. GOO.
 A natatorium, obtained by sub scription, cost $T, GOO. The Board IS now promoting q bridge over the Red River costing Sl2j. u00. The list given above does not in- clude a number of private enter prises which the Board fostered, one of these being business icho0s.
 The town named above is one If hundreds of Southern commun. ities that are showing Go Ahead Spirit. Any town, whether 1t be q large city or a small country village. can accomplish results equally remarkable in proportion to population and resources. if the people will take hold and work for progress.
 Much of this fee'ing has d. ready been manifested in Ozark. With this community spirit and a readiness on the part of our peo- pie to work aad talk for their homo town, 1t can advance and secure advantages previously re- garded as impossible.
The spectator., 1921-01-07
Hildebraute Smith

Mr. II. r. HiIdebraut, of Tulsa. Okla, and Miss Jcttie Smith, of this city,were married at high noon at the brides home in this city, Thursday. Rev. |. T. Donnell off, ciatine. Mrs. Frank Edwards, of Little Rock. played the wedding music. The bride wore a travel ing snit of blue tricotin wish access sories to match. They left on the west-bound afternoon train for Tulsa, where they willreside. The bride is a most lovahle young lady and has scores of friends in and about Ozark.
 The out of town guests were MiS, es Emma and Lizzie Hide hrautc. ol ltt Smith; MT. and Mrs. John Smith. of Roseville: Mrs, Jean Henry, Of Paris; Mrs. Sallie Black, of ClarkSyillc.
The spectator., 1921-01-07
Mrs. A. Hudson Passed Away

Mrs. Abigail Hudson died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ed gins, Tuesday. Jan. 1, 1901, At the age Of 82 years and 9 months.
 She had suffered intensely from rheumatism and on Friday before her death, she developed pneumo- nia. There was nothing left in done i'll caring for her in the most tender way. She also received the best medical attention. A trained nurse was called from Little Rock and an only brother was summon cd to her bedside
 Through all of her suffering from rheumatism she was jolly and and never gloomy nor fretful, and in the final illness up to the time when she became unconscious on Monday evening, she showed the same sweet Christian spirit in bid ding her brother good bye on Mon- day afternoon. She told him to meet her in Heaven. She had no fear 0 death.
 Funeral services were held We'd nesdav afternoon at the Pond Creek cemetery where other mem- betS of the family were laid to rest Rev. Rideout and .J. T. Fdem conducted the service.
 She leaves two daughters. Mrs. Flanniean. of Wagner, Oklahoma. and Mrs. Geo Muchmore. who is confined to her bed at Mayo's hos hospital in Rochester. Minn.
 Mrs. Hudson had spent many years of her long life la Franklin county, and was respected and loved by all who knew her.
The spectator., 1921-01-07

the market price should be based.
 Havlng read thus far the reader is possibly saying to himself Well. granting that all 'thls is true. what possible bearing can these things have on a solution of the problems that confront us. How can that question-m that both precedes anl follows 1921 be eliminated?" The thought we have tried to develop and empha- slze is just this: If you would help to make things better and not worse, just go ahead with your buying and stop bowling for lower prices. unless you are fully recon ci,ed to accept a corresponding reduction in the price of the thing you yourself have to sell, whether of goods or property or labor of  brawn or brain.
 When you go into a shop or store to buy. try to keep in mind Dr. Franklin's idea of the two things which constitute market value. If you go to the office of a realtor 10 be shown a home, don't expect to get the property of another for nothing. If you have money. invest it wisely. and, as far as possible, re-invest the profits. If you need a home. and you certainly need one if you do not now possess one; and you. if you have the means to buy or bnild. go ahead and do it now. To wait can gain you naught and will contribute nothing to the betterment of existing conditions.
 Arkansas Gazette.
The spectator., 1921-01-07

Miss Gina Ruth Jeffers went to Mulberry, Thursday. 10 spend the day with relatives.
 ]. F. Bryan went to Ft. Smith Thursday on business and had time to attend the preachers and laymen's conference. which YVES being held there on that day.
 Born To Mir. and Mrs. Emory Y. Piyma.e, of Barnes. January ith. a daughter. The little Miss weighs nine pounds. Congratu- lations.
The spectator., 1921-01-07

Dr. Gammill brought a patient, Miss Bessie Hughes. over from Branch. Tuesday, and took her to the hospital for nervous diseases at Little Rock that night. Mrs. Joe BristoW accompanied Miss Hughes.
 Mrs. W. C. Conrad and baby, who have been visiting her pa. rents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harris, of Denning. left for their home in Pierce City. Mo-, today. They were guests of her sister. Mrs. Edward McIlroy. Wednesday.
The spectator., 1921-01-07
Special Notice

Having soli my interest in the stock of merchandise of Nichols X Wakefield to MesSrs. l. C. Wake field and Leo. l.. Paul, all notes and accounts due Nichols X Wake field have been transferred to me As must close up my business right away you will please arrange to make settlement.
 Wakefield X Co. are authorized to receive and receipt for all money due me.
 F. F. NICHOLS.
The spectator., 1921-01-07
NUMBER IS
A Call to Overseers

The overseers of Franklin coun- ty are requested to meet at the court house on Monday. January l6th, at l o'clock p. m. for the purpose of forming plans for bet ter roads.
 If it should be impossible for any overseer to attend please send some good roads man as. proxy, as we want each township represented.
 DAVID P. KING,
 County Judge