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Evening star., 1922-08-29
AROUND THE TOWN

| matter that may arise. political, re-
| ligious or scientific. A few days ago
at the close of one of his disquisi-
tions, one of his auditors asked:
We're you over hotel clerk. MI
N-?"
why, no." he answered. What put
| that idea into your head,
'Oh, 1 have just read an anecdote
in paper which suggested my query.
| 1t runs like this:
| fessors, held in the parlor of one Of
our prominent hotels recently,
warm discussion arose over a dis
puted point which they finally de-
cided to settle by reference to an
encyclopedia. Two of them repaired
to the office and asked the clerk If
| they had such book. The clerk
| blandly answered.:
II am sorry to say we have not.
ut"-solicitously-"w is it you
want to know?'
KIND HEARTS OF NO AVAIL.
WHERE LAW Is OBDURATE.
THE people of Washington either
have bigger hearts or stouter
purses than most Americans in these
times of industrial strife and
economy.
At least that is the testimony of
a blind musician who appeared at po-
lice headquarters yesterday, seeking
a permit to play his violin upon the
streets.
After Policeman Edwards had per-
formed the unpleasant duty of tell
ing the afflicted violinist that no more
permits are being granted musicians
to play in the downtown section. the
disappointed man gave his reason for
coming to Washington.
I'm most other cities" he said,
there are so many people on strike
or out of work that l don't get much
But in Washington I/fare better"
He had been playing his violin on
one of the thoroughfares when
policeman requested him to go to
headquarters for permit.
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BAND CONCERT.

Garfield Park, today at 1880
PM, by a section of the United
States Marine Band, Taylor
Branson, second leader.
March. "CaH Me Henry. .Benter
Overture, "Tancredi".. Rossinl
Melodie .Friml
Excerpts from 1.-THE Magic
Melody. .Romberg
Intermezzo, "Sparklets",. Miles
Waltz, "Girls of Baden," KomZak
Suite. "Silhoucttes". Hadley
(a) Spanish, (b) French, (c)
Italian, (d) American.
"The Star Spangled Banner.
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COL. SUNDERLAND RELIEVED.

Lieut.. Col. Archibald II. Sunderland,
general staff. has been relieved from
duty at the War Department and or
dered to Manila, p. l., for duty.
Evening star., 1922-08-29

Flowers for Weddings
and all social functions--finest spec
mems. GUIDE, 1914 F.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1922-08-29

has created much attention among
those who pass the main city post
office building.
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DANCING.
Sisler-Layton Studio
Jack Hoffman and Lillian Hoskins

1I4l Conn ave NV. Telephone F.. 3So>J.
inst returned from two months dancing
enra cement at Thousand Islands. y. y: all
tbe latest in ballroom and stage dancing cor
srectly taught; giving private lessons now
children's class opens Sat. Sept. 18th: young
ladies' fancy dancing class opens Mon,
Sent 18th. 80
Evening star., 1922-08-29

aUENcHEs THIRsT-3UILDs STRENGTH
Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
in water or fruit juices is delightfully."- refresh
ing Rcuews vitality and nerve strength
\ kVpirtiSpusnt
Evening star., 1922-08-29
Drive right-mail right"

Postmaster Chance thus kills
~ n two birds with
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looks younger now than when she
married. Did you ever notice that
when a young woman marries an old
fellow, she always tries to look young
er? Here they are"
Presently the great plantation bell
on a tower in the yard rang time for
the evening meal The General arose,
and bowling to his wife, gracefully Of
fered her his arm. To BRACE it was
pretty ceremonial, and he contrasted
1t with the more brusque customs Of
everyday life in the North.
When an opportunity offered, BRACE
inquired of the General, as casually as
possible, if he knew anything of an
old fellow named Stepho la vitte, who
was reputed to live somewhere in the
vicinity. ,. 49, -
The General seemed somewhat sur
prised at the inquiry. "Yes," he said,
81 know something of him. And be
lieve theresare rumors that he iss sIoli1e-
times sem ACROSS the River near here
During the war he:wassa guarrilla ind
cast much blame on the Confederacy.
met him once. after the wa Ear
your fathers house, MY dear. Ny
mules were tired and / bad halted--in
the shade to let them rest when up
came two meDioone put his hand on
the wheel of my buggy and said that
my mules were ohis--that they had
been stolen from him. I laughed, but
meantime / had the muzzle Of a pistol
between his eyes. He didn't finch nor
wink. He looked at me and said that
he may have made mistake. I told
him | thought he had. Then. taking
his hand off my wheel, he bowed him
self back and said that he would see
me again, to apologize But l haven't
seen him since"
In the evening how still and sweet
was the air! From the quarters came
the weird drone Of the negro's chant
for the habit of the slave had not fall
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The ALMIGHTY Dollar,

Recently friend of the Woman's
was travelling through the Canadian
Rockies Their superb beauty was al
most impossible to absorb She knew
now what the expression meant, ito
take ones breath away" And, as she
was almost wishing something would
happen to bring her back to earth
again SC she could regain her breath,
before speeding on to more marvels,
an obviously American business man
was attracting the attention of the OBJ
servation car by his loud exclamation
of wonder at something he saw.
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THE GENERAL

SYNOPSIS.-Th time is the late
COS or early '70s and the scene
steamboat on the Mississippi river.
All the types of the period are
present and the floating palace is
distinguished by merriment, dane
ing and gallantry. There are the
customary drinking and gambling,
also. Virgil Draee, young north
ern man, is on his way south on a
mission of revenge. He meets an
eccentric character in the person
of one Liberty Shottle, who is con-
stantly tempting the goddess of
chance. They agree to singular
pact. Drace, seeing an opportunity
to use Shottle, confides to him that
his mission is to find certain ex-
guerrilla, Stepho la Vitte, who had
murdered Braces father. 1t is his
determination to hang La Vitte as
high as Hannah. Drace falls in
love with a striking young beauty
on the boat. The steamer reaches
New Orleans, at that time in the
somewhat turbulent throes of car
petbag government, The young
men attend the French ball and
Drace unexpectedly meets the girl
She is accompanied by one Boyce.
apparently her fianee. Shottle learns
that the name of the girl is Nadine
Ia Vitte. Drace passes an uneasy
night torn by the suspicion that
Nadine is the daughter of old
Stepho la Vitte, now an admitted
outlaw. Now, more than ever, is
he resolved to find where the girl
lives and to find Stepho. Dresca
and Shottle begin a search of the
city. brace takes hand in a
carpetbagger riot. He catches a
glimpse of one he is sure is Nadine.
Drace and Shottle get into bad
standing with the authorities, and
are given until the next day to
board a steamer bound north. Re-
turning to the house where he
thought he had glimpsed the girl,
Drace finds the place abandoned.
Shottle discovers that case of
wine on the steamer is addressed
to Stepho la Vitte at Farnum's
Landing, Mississippi. 1t is the next
stop below Bethpage's Landing and
General Bethpage is Liberty Shot
ties uncle. They decide to visit
him. Liberty goes broke again and
swears off again on betting.
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place, which may be fitted with gas
CRATE, where gas Is obtainable, and on
either side of the fireplace are book
dow, while at the other end of the
roon arc four windows. These win
dows, coupled with the double, folding
French doors leading to the sun par
lor, make the room light and airy. The
sun parlor, too, is of exceptionally
good size, being 10 feet wide and Is
feet long. These two rooms may be
thrown together, making both avail
able for entertainments. Also, what
will appeal to the housewife is the
opportunity for artistic furnishings,
and arrangement of them, that this
room arrangement affords.
To the rear is the dining room, an
other large room, II by Is feet in d.
mansions, while at the rear is the
kitchen, 7 by IL feet 8 inches. A
door leading out of the dining room
connects with a short hall. At either
end of this hall are two bedrooms,
each the same size, 10 feet inches
by II feet inches. Between the bed
rooms and directly opposite the door
into the dining room is the bathroom.
A good-sized closet is connected with
each bedroom.
Another feature of this bungalow
10 the fact that its roof arrangement
provides for goodsized attic, the
dormer windows on either side making
it practical to partition off rooms that
may be used when necessary for bed
rooms. or for playrooms for the chill
dren, or for any other purpose the
housekeeper may desire. A basement
extends under the whole of the house,
providing space for storage and for the
heating plant and for the laundry
equipment. The dimensions of the
house are 20 by 48 feet, with 10foot
extension at the front for the sun
parlOr.
Considered from the viewpoint Of
unusualness combined with comfort
that comes from large, well-lighted
rooms and the convenience of the COM
pact arrangement, this bungalow de
sign win be found very desirable by
the home builder who wants house
that has individuality"
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BUNGALOW HAS
INDIVIDUALITY
Design That Win Appeal to Those
Wanting Something Different.
SUN PARL0R IS GOOD FEATURE
Five-Room City Type House That Is
Modern In Every Respect-com-
pact Arrangement Adds to
q Comfort.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1897 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only inclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Practically everyone who builds a
home except those who put up houses
to sell, wants and seeks individuality.
Few people erect homes with any 9TH
er expectation than that they will live
in them many years. For this reason
from those in the neighborhoOd, for
that Is what lends distinction to the
new home; it reflects the "individual-
ity" of the owners.
Nothing is so inartistic as row OF
houses that all present the same APP
pearance. Undoubtedly the reader has
cast his eye along a street in which
the homes were all built at the same
time, by the same builder. There may
be slight changes in the roof lines of
the different houses; the porches may
be larger or smaller, and placed at diff
ferent points; but the general effect
has "sameness" that leads to the
thought that here is neighborhood
Of people who have no ideas, or,
rather, no ideas different from their
neighbors, when it comes to building a
home"
To meet this desire for something
different from the general run, archi-
tects have racked their brains, called
on their experience and education and
have evolved from their minds so many
different home designs that there is
little if any excuse for the prospective
builder to have anything but house
that is distinctive. OF course, in fol-
lowing this idea no one wants to pick
a house that is so different from it's
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CHAPTER V-Continued.

brace was much taken with HaW.
kins, his quiet manner, his athletic
mold, and passed some time with h'm
ill talk, the Major having given to
Hawkins scheming wink.
The boat was now fluting her ruffled
way up the river. At table beneath
3 great shaded lamp, Shottle sat, not
alone, not staring into vacancy but in
to the expressionless countenance Of
men merciless in vivisection Luck at
first had cajoled him, let him swell
the fifty he had obtained to near five
hundred, but yellow-looking swab Of
whiskers entangled with him and
leeched him down to twenty-five.
Shottle looked at him, his caterpillar
eyebrows. heard his slight hacking
cough, his request for a glass of ice
water, and said to himself
"One of these days I may have a
chance to set fire to you as I would
any other patch of dead grass"
Slowly and with an economy painful
for him to practice, Shottle with many
ups and downs built up again toward
two hundred but at length in the aft
ernoon an old citizen who sat high
and who looked like steer, hooked
him and horned him broke.
Shottle came stumbling over the
doorsill and found brace in CONVEX
sation with Major Pewitt and William
Hawkins. With wink the Major
enjOined a humorous silence, and
mutely they sat attendant on the los
er's mood Shottle sat down, took out
a card, wrote on it, put it back into
his pocket tapped his teeth with the
pencil and spoke:
81 have just written resolve, and
whenever / do, it becomes law of my
being. 1t has just been enacted and
recorded that never again on this earth
an / to bet another cent. I may go
to houses where there are card parties,
but never again am to shuttle deck.
MY career as a fool is ended :.
Who was it that wrote, IF at first you
don't succeed, try, try again? A pris-
on sentence would be too good for the
hatcher Of such fallacy. If at first
you find you're wrong, quit. That's my
course for the future"
81 congratulate you. But what are
you going to do?" BRACE inquired.
Il will drag a Surveyors chain and
squint at the landscape. I'll lug tri-
pod and eat a raw turnip in tie wind.
or, if compelled to be- humber can
curry horses"
aAnd bet some fellow that your
have your horses curried first" said
the Major.
With his pencil Shottle slowly
tapped his teeth.
"The first squirt of cold water gen.
orally comes from one as much af-
ficted as yourself. But no matter.
Cold water chills, but at the same time
1t cleanses. And from this time on,
gentlemen, Liberty Shottle, the vague
and unreal. will become the obvious
and the actual If / had a thousand
dollars right now, wouldn't bet that
the sun will rise tomorrow. Oh, there
is such thing as redemption"
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neighbors that 1t looks out of place,
but it can be and must be, to give the
satisfaction that a home builder de-
serves, an outstanding building.
The bungalow presents many oppor-
tunities for variety. Also, any of the
different home building materials may
be used in their construction. This
gives chance for a row of bunga-
lows to be very dissimilars and still
give harmony to the appearance of a
street or neighborhood.
Such bungalow is shown-in the ac-
companying illustration. A study of the
exterior lines will show how distinctive
the angles and corners are graceful
and, as whole, it is harmonious. This
home, of course, will cost more than
the average bungalow of simple de-
sign, but for those who want, to put a
little extra money into home, it is
design that can be highly recem-
mended. The sun parlor, with it's five
sides, in each Of which there is win
dow, or windows, and the brick pill
lars that apparently support it, is I'M
usual So are the roof lines and the
entrance door at the side.
To realize how much room 1t has
and its good size and convenient ar
rangement all that is needed is to
study the floor plans that accompany
the exterior view. Two steps up lead
to a small platform and to the exte-
rior door. Inside is small vestibule,
out of which UP three steps lead into
a hall, through French doors. To the
right of the hall through a cased open
inc Is the living room, which is I'M
usually large for this type of house
Is by % feet. AT one end is fire.
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embankment was an endless view of
spreading cane fields. The Generals
house stood in the midst of old trees
near half mile from the river. Lead
ing from the landing was road in the
perpetual shade of low-branching live
oaks. Along the road wild peoples
blazed in patches of sunlight, and in
the shade glowed the color of darker
blood. In clumps of feathery grasses
insects sang, while from everywhere
came the low and drowsy murmur of
the cane
BRACE was enchanted with the scene,
the sweet air. Beside him Shottle
long-legged his way, his neck stretched
out.
"Yonder comes Uncle Howard, the
General" he said.
Toward them, with a slow but firm
and emphatic step, came tall, spare,
erect old gentleman; and as he drew
nearer, BRACE saw that he wore mus
tache and whiskers trimmed neatly
down to sharp point. The soldier
NitAiih tiiC PlOINs'
sional soldier, who is often gentler
and more kindly than the volunteer.
Shottle hailed him, and he quickened
his pace.
swell, well, Liberty Shottle! Well
come, sir, and your friend"
Uncle, this is Virgil BRACE, my best
friend"
The old man Strengthened, held out
both his hands and made Liberty's
friend welcome most Hospitality.
Now they walked toward the house,
the General with his hand on Braces
arm. Over the yard fence poured a
stream of hounds, and an old 'poss1m-
dog 'barked up Shottle as if he had
freed. The double hallway doors stood
open. The General conducted BRACE
into the library room that looked
big enough for a tennis court Then
he hastily withdrew, and Shottle
spoke:
"Gone to find Aunt Tycie. You'll like
her, No hickory tree sap is any sweet
er than her disposition. She was
Shottle, my fathers young sister.
She's young, as told you. And she
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Artistic Ink Slabs

The Chinese schooIboy and the Chi
nese scholar must have their ink-slabs
for the mixing Of their Chinese ink.
Those made from stone found at
Z Nankangfu are very artistic and repre-
sent fish swimming in ponds, flowers
growing in water gardens, and buffa.
loes lying in cooling, refreshing pools.
They are also made in square, oblong
and round shapes and varying in size,
weight and height. One particular
kind OF stone, supposed to have been
discovered in the Sung dynasty, will
retain the ink wet and moist for a
whole month.
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"See," he shouted, that pine tree
over there. The top of it is the exact
shape of a dollar sign" And, turning,
everyone saw the tree The branches
just before the top was reached were
bare, while at the top they were SO
shaped as to look quite clearly like a
dollar sign.
Her wish had been granted. Only she
had been brought back to earth with
such a bump. The almighty dollar
couldn't be forgotten, even in the heart
of the Rockies Chicago Journal
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-10-26

Why buy many bottles of other vermi-
Shot" will act surely and promptly? II
costs only so cents and II it fails we refund
your money. 372 Pearl St., New York Cit.I
Advertisement.
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Stands for Seniority.

In the days when the question Of
seniority was burning one, Master
Franklin Ross of Jeffersonville, age
three, seemed to have fixed ideas. His
sister is thirteen, according to the rec
ords, but Franklin knew that seniority
meant something and he told visitors
Margaret was three and he was thir>
teen.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-10-26
. Arts Monopoly.

Arts Monopoly .
"You men of political influence do
not give art sufficient consideration"
THAT'S where you are wrong" an
swered Senator Sorghum in CAM
paign out our, way you cont dafs
spend money for ,nything EXCEPT brass
bands." 9gs
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-10-26

Dayton, Ohio-'T have been greatly
benefited by taking DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. My gen.
eral health was poor and suffered
with my stomach too. The doctorsl
here charged me high fee and did
but little good. began a few
months ago with DR.. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery and have
been improving right along ever
since."-R. L. Goode, 405 Howard st.
Health is your most valuable as,
set. It does not pay to neglect it.
Go at once to your neighborhood
drug store and get the Golden
Medical Discovery" in tablets or
liquid. Write DR.. Piercc's Invalids'
Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y. for free
medical advice.
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Operatic as Ever.

Here's late picture Of my aunt
she's former prima DONNA 'Well,
isn't she still? She looks large
enough"
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CHAPTER VI.

About four o'clock in the afternoon
the Bumblebee passed Farnum's LAM
Tag. and later touched at Bethpage
eainF From the crest of the high
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12
STAND ur, Jn nI5pnunN.

Mr. James Hepburn. county attorney OF
Okmulgco county kindly stand up for 20 mo-
mont, Tho world would say a few things to you
Jim Hepburn vc know nothing concerning
your 0utcoodoula where you cumc from nor
where you oro EolnF uutl 2i hours ago we
ala not know you existed Hut that docs not
mu'tcr a. thI1 diaupcc you lool, like y man,
You hlk lJto o man and YOU acc Ike man. wo
arc inclined to believe that you oro that rarert
of human crcuu0u. reasonably honest Square
man with tho courage 10 stand by your guns
We nro tor you. Jim Hepburn. Ana n we
can say something 10 henrtcn you 10 encourage
you 10 80 on with your worthwhile task. wo
want 10 do $50. You arc up against a brace
game Of the worst kind, Hut remember. Jim
Hepburn, that honesty and truth Will prevail.
Nothing can stand against that combination.
Thoro doesn't anything matter, Jim Hepburn
20 long AZ YOU nrc not afraid Don't let them
frlghton YOU, Jim.
Tho world wants to Just say this In closing.
Jim. You dig out tho truth and there's no
mower In the heavens above nor tho oarth below
nor In hell itsclf that can prevent tho Tulsa
world publishing that truth to the state at
large You can bet your last little rcd penny
that you get precise Justice IN these columns.
Jim just as long na you so straight. and It
won't mako uttic bit cf difference to as IL all
tho powora that prey aud sling dirty politics IN
~" state ara arrayed on tho other side.
That's all. Jim. Tako care OF yourself boy.
And JIM Don't YOU 80 TO sleep at all while the
attorney-Roncrals department is nosIng around
your yard.