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ticular lesson which the writer OF
the following could profit by. This
startling letter deals openly with the
circle OF primitive human instincts.
Il worshiped my Husband when I
married him He could have cut me
into pieces and I would not have
cried out. Naturally ! was insanciy
jealous. inside of six months We
had "a quarrel and went back TO my
parents.
Immediately 7 was wretchcd
wired him. lie told me 90 suit my
self about returning. loved him.
I went back. and ever since I have
been a slave.
"He pretends 20 worship his chill
dren. then ne tells them they are
his. and that I am only their mothcri
"ln eight years OF our married life
he has had many a love affair and
for them / hate him. when I object
he threatens to throw me into the
street and TO keep nay babies from
me. He Is "a bully. but our friends
do not know.
"He provides his family with
everything. I have many luxurios.
still / loathe the man. He says 1
am the handsomest woman he ever
saw. he likes TO take me TO public
places where I can be seen and all
my women friends envy mo. They
do not know that / go riding in my
car IL he comes home early. When
he makes love 10 me / hide in a cor
ner of the house.
when ! lose my temper he is 80
pleased. lie likes 90 get me angry.
"I want TO take my children and
run away before 1 do something
desperate"
For pages this letter continues a
weary tale OF violent domestic in
felicity.
The worst OF an tragedies is that
which binds two together when they
excite In each other nothing but the
primitive instincts. hate and love
+ jealousy. revenge ana anger.
Some such cases ought to be
solved by speedy divorce. But wher
an the luxuries OF life are at IN,
command OF a woman who never
has worked. she would do well I,
think hard before surrendcring then
TO face the hardships of business n
time OF commercial depression.
, Before the ultimate step is take
II would be wise for this wife to tax
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Polly and PduI-and Paris
By ZOE BECKLEY
CHAPTER XXXVI-The Depths

Listen. dear. let's not take It
tragically. After all, there's moth
ing about It that need upset you so.
Mss Rand made Rigaud reconsider
giving me the contract. that's all
a mere act OF friendliness. and that's
all there is to It,"
Polly's miserable eyes looked up
from the food she was playing with
on her plate.
"And you can tell me thati Why,
the instant / came into your office
I saw something was worrying you
horribly. You never even told me
you'd got the order. / only saw the
thing by accident In your desk. And
now she comes in. with triumph and
self-importance all over her face
and offers congratulations Con-
gratulations to herself for gettinE
YOU the contradiction l had
failedl"
Polly bit her lip and cupped her
quIvering chin In her hand.
you did not fail, my darling. II
you had accepted that beasts atten-
tions. l should have called that fail
ure."
did Miss Rand accept the beast 5
attentions then, to get you the or
der?"
He was silent a moment
Il don't think so necessarily. It's
different with her. She knows"
That's it-she knows how. and I
y
am not a competent enough wife 10
help my own husband IN his bust
ness affairs. She comes along-and
helps him In a way he canot refuse
and fiaunts her triumph in my face.
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Her contempt for me kills me. !
hate her-and I hate myself"
Polly, stop being fooiishl You
interrupted me. What 1 was going
20 say was not that she knew how
and you didn't. but that she knew
Rieaud. and didn't have TO forfeit
self-respect IN order TO convince
him."
ITS no good. Paul. Don't try 10
make me out anything but what
ana provincial, prudish, silly
little fool who couldn't manage a
ticklish situation without flying into
panic I've realized It ever since
| that night I'm not the kind OF a
wife you need. You ought TO have
a dashlng woman who knows the
world and all sorts OF people
someone who'd be a credit TO you
someone like-her!"
"Pollyi"
"Oh. I know Il. Nothing you car
say alters it. IL never felt smart
enough or educated enough or
anything enough for you. Even In
Lester Falls. II used to come into
my heart sometimes. that thought.
But 1 fought It back because I"
Then fight IL back now. You
don't know what you're saying.
| You're getting hysterical. Polly. I'm
surprised you can be 80 silly"
That's it-silly. you said IL your
self Paul, I feel completely out Of
my depth. want my own kind OF
people. These clever. worldly Euro
/ peans are on my nerves. / want TO
go. Paul-home TO simple things and
my own folks. I'm going home. "
(TO BE COntinued)
Copyright. 1929. NEA Service)
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CONCERT AT BErHEL A. ME.

Under auspices OF the Daniel p.
Hamilton Lend Hand Society. and
for the benefit OF the church. a con-
cert will be given next Tuesday night
in Bethel A. NJ. f. Church. Sixth
and Walnut streets. Nine. Hurd. OF
Fairfax, New York. who is said to
possess five distinct voices-soprano
mezzo, contralto, tenor and baritone
will be soloist and Girard Nelson
Ardmore, Pa, the accompanist. Sc
lections also will be given by the
Wilmington Musical Association and
Miss Neonta Jones, Mrs. Ida V. An
derson viii give recitauons. and Mrs.
Marie l.. Jones will make the presen-
tation remarks
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Did you tell him to bring them
here?" The general put his hand on
her head.
"I hoped you would say that.
did. but he shook his head"
Poor Erskine!" she whispered,
and her tears came Her father
leaned back and for a moment clos
ed his eyes.
"rhere is more" he said finally.
"Erskine's father was the eldest
brother-and Red Oaks"
The girl sprang TO her feet. ago
nized, shamed: Belongs to Erskine,
she finished with her face In her
hands. "God pity me-" she whls-
pered, Il drove him from his own
home"
mo" said the old general with a
gentle smile. He was driving the
barb deep, but sooner or later 1t had
to be done
Look herer He pulled an old
piece Of paper from his pocket and
handed it TO her. Her wide eyes fell
upon a rude boyish scrawl and "a
rude drawing OF a buffalo pierced
by an arrow.
1T makes me laugh. 1 have no
use give hole dam plantashun
Barbara"
oh" gasped the girl and then
where Is he?"
Waiting at Williamsburg to get
his discharge She rushed swiftly
down the steps. calling.
"Ephraiml Ephraim!"
And ten minutes later the happy
grlnning Ephraim. mounted on the
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thoroughbred. was speeding ahead
Of a whirlwind OF dust with little
scented note in his battered slouch
hat.
You said you would come when
ever I wanted you. want you to
come now.-BARBARA."
The girl would not go 10 bed. and
the old general from his window
saw her like some white spirit OF the
night motionless on the porch. And
there through the long hours she
sat. The dawn came and with it
Ephraim. The girl waited where
she was. Ephraim took off his bat
tered hat.
"Marse Erskine done gone. Miss
Barbary." he said brokenly. "He
done gone two days"
The girl said nothing. and there
the old general found her still mo-
tionless-the torn bits OF her note
and the torn bits OF Erskine
scrawling deed scattered about her
feet.
XIV.
on the summit OF Cumberland Gap
Erskine Dale faced Firehy east and
looked his last on the forests that
swept unbroken back TO the river
James.
That winter he made his clearing
on the land that Dave Yandell had
picked out for him. and in the center
OF II threw up a rude log hut in
which 10 house his mother. for his
remembrance OF her made him be-
lieve that she would prefer to live
alone.
In the early spring. when he
brought his mother home, she said
that Black Wolf had escaped and
gone farther into the wilderness
that Early Morn had gone with him.
Erskine, not knowing that Barbara
was on her way 10 find him, started
on hunting trip. In a few days
Barbara arrived and found his
mother unable to leave her bed, and
lydia Noe, sitting beside her.
Barbara was dismayed by Err
slSine's absence and his mothers
look Of suffering and extreme weak
ness. and the touch of her cold fin
gers.
There was no way OF reaching ker
son. she said - he did not know of
her illness Barbara told her of
Erskine's giving her his inheritance,
and that she had come TO return it.
Meanwhile Erskine. haunted by
his mothers sad face, had turned
homeward. To his bewilderment. he
found Barbara at his mothers bed
side. A glance al their faces told
him that death was near.
His mother held out her hand to
him while still holding Barbara s.
As in a dream, he bent over 10 kiss
her. and with a last effort she Joined
tLeir hands, clasping both.
A great peace transformed her
face as she slowly looked at Bar
bara and then up at Erskine. With
sigh her head sank lower. and
her lovely dimming eyes passed into
the final dark.
Two days later they were married.
In the silence that fell. Erskine
spoke Of the life before them, Of its
: hardships and dangers, and then Of
the safety and comfort Of Virginia.
Barbara smiled:
you choose the wilderness, and
your choice is mine. We will leave
the same choice She
flushed suddenly and bent her head.
ITO those who come after US.
finished Erskine
THE END
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The Origin Of Vicks

Twenty-Five years ago. Druggist Lunsford
Richardson. Of Greensboro. n. c.. seeking
a better way 70 treat colds, hit upon a
wonderful formula. He combined Camphor.
Menthol and certain volatile oils in the form
Of a salve. so that when applied TO throat and
chest. it not only penetrated and stimulated
like a liniment. but the ingredients were re-
leased as vapors by the body heat and inhaled
directly into the affected air passages. This
remedy. Vicka VapoRub. won instant local
favor and its fame has spread. county by
county. state by state. until now Vicks is a
family standby from coast 10 coast and over
II million jars are used yearly.
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forty days in tho wilderness In which
to mediate upon her troubles She
may finally prefer those size has 90
some she knows not OF.
And sometimes Il is an excellent
plan for a wife TO change front com
pietely. TO stop the hating and the
quarreling. to remake her emotions.
What would be the irritable hus-
bands reaction TO a kindness. pa
tience. sweetness and good humor2
Sometimes a little admiration be-
slowed upon a mans good points
works like a miracle
Such an experiment ought 20
prove intensely interesting 10 the
wife who has for long used the op-
posite methods.
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ATHOUGF7T
FOR TO-DAY

For God hath not given us
the spirit OF fear; hut of power.
and love, and OF a sound mind.
IL. Timothy f;s.
Give free and bold play to
those instincts OF the heart
which believe that the Creator
must care for the creatures He
has made. and that the only ef-
fectve care must be that which
takes each OF them into His
love. and. knowing Il separate
ly, surrounds Il with His
separate sympathy. - Phillips
Brooks
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YOURLASTN4INE
Copyright. 1920 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
BY MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE

quite possible that some one coming
from one OF these towns and settling
in England at the period when sur
names were In the forming should
have taken one of these names.
Copyright, 1922. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
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ORDERs HusBANp
TO wAsHTUB.

TO WASHTUB.
HUNTINGTON. W Va. Feb. 25.
Judge George r. Hemey established
"a precedent in court orders when he
sentenced James Alexander. defend
ant in Domestic Relations Court to
duty az his wife's washtub. Alexan-
der was arrested by Sheriff Williams.
on complaint OF Hattie Alexander
his wife. that he failed Co support
her and that instead of being a help
he was dependent on her earnings
from washing clothes.
Arranged in court. Alexander
pleaded lack Of employment. After
hearing the evidence OF the wife.
Judge Heniey ordered Alexander re-
leased from custody OF the sheriff
and directed TO return home and as
sist his wife with her washing until
such time as ne can find employment
elsewhere that will enable him tC
properly support his family.
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From the Ends of the Earth

Vicks contains valuable ingredients brought
from distant oountries-Camphor from For
mosa. land Of head-hunting savages; Menthol
rom picturesque Japan; Oil Of Eucalyptus
from far Australia; Oil Of Juniper Tar from
Bedouin haunts Of Northern Africa; Oil Of
Thyme from smiling Southern France: Oil Of
Evening journal., 1922-02-25

In the last II
years he's never
missed a Sunday.
rain or shine. at
st. Paul's Reform
ed Sunday school.
And Smith has
to walk a mile to
get there. too.
Smiths 33 now.
He started his
re s e mt record
when he was
only 16.
MY paren { s
aug ht m e ]
anHa
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PreUent Spasn1odic Group
By the DIRECT Treatment, at Bedtime

and chest. Cover with flannel cloth. Leave
the clothing. and at night. the bed-clothing.
loose about the neck, so that the rising vapors
can be freely inhaled. Apply little Vicks
up the nose, and. II the throat is sore, have
the child swallow a piece the size Of pea.
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FOR IINOLFuM

II you would keep the linoleum
looking like new put a few drops of
kerosene into the water with which
you wash it. II brightens while Il
cleans.
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AAN NANA NNNAhIOA
our instincts. but
we can refuse TO
simulate them.
That teaching or
the psychologists
] n We quoted
several times. for
in IL is the secret
of m u C. n misery
and much happi-
ness for men and
women.
IL ia the mar
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StenoEraphers, bookkeepers and
clerks will fnd good positions II they
will watch the Want Ads carefully
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Turpentine from Dixie; and penetrating heal
ing oils from other foreign olimes.
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Unusual Stories
ABOUT UNUSUAL PEOPLE
BY n. d. A. Service.

BETHLEHEM. Pa. - Andrew
Smith claims to be the champion
Sunday school goer OF this State.
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Hop Vicks Should be Used
for the Children

spAsmOdlc Croup-At the first sound Of
harsh breathing apply Vicks over throat
and chest. rubbing well in-then apply more,
and cover with hot flannel cloth. Arrange
bed-clothes in form Of funnel so the vapors
will be freelyinhaled.
ChiIdren's Colds Apply Vicks over throat
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should neVer M

Sunday school without a good rea-
son." Smith says.
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The DIRECT treatment for
all cold troubles

ABSORBED. like a liniment and. at the
same time
INHALED as a vapor. vicks reaches m
n1sdidtsiy the eongested air passages
VECKS STANDING OFFER
vIcks doesn't relieve every case. No rem
edy can possibly do that. But II is success
full In 80 many cases that we have had for
years this standing offer: Buy either the
35c. 75c OF s1-5o size from your druggist
II you are not delighted with the results
mail us the top Of the carton and we will
cheerfully refund the purchase price. Or.
II you wish TO Try Vicks before you buy.
mail the coupon below for free sample.
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NTOTHERS who have adopted
IN Vicks for children's cold
4 Il troubles lose their old dread
of Spasmodic Group. One applica-
ton at bedtime usually keeps Group
away but, if an attack does come
Unexpectedly, the use Of Vicks often
brings relief in Is minutes.
Externally applied and quickly
effective, Vicksisa wonderfully salts
factory substitute for the old method
of nauseous dosing to induce vomit-
ing.
Vicks penetrating, stimulating,
vaporizing action makes il invSlu-
able in the same way for the cold
troubles of all the family.
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LETTERS no LOVERS.
HALTING TRAGEDY
Concerning the Troubles
of the Girl Who Has
Everything
BY wINoNA WILCOX

= , cannot control
Evening star., 1922-04-30

Just think, Men-Two-trouse Suits me
for great deal less than single trousers S,
These prices for suits of this quality will
season or for long time to come.
AS to fabrics they strictly all WOOL The newest an
choicest Tweeds Cassimeres Cheviots Homespuns, Veou
finished and unfinished Worsteds extra fine quality
blue serges and many other fine materials.
Model Sport Styles with the new Bi-Swing golf-bs
styles Sizes for of every build Regulars, stouts,
Regardless of the sensational low prices moderate alters
Palais Royal
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-05
THE UNKNOWN.

When annoyed by summer heat you scowl at the
sun, intentionally conscious OF its dictatorship
life earth.
Up there the sun. the hydrogen flames are
giant that of them rise a height OF $780,
600 miles.
The heat Of these flames is about 1000 degrees
centigrade. That is 20 times the amount OF heat
necessary to make water boil
one of these flames is bad enough You get
idea of the combined terrific heat travelling toward
when you stop think that these giant
are all over the suns surface and that the suns
diameter $4,000 miles. against
ameter OF about 5000 miles
With powerful telescope and spectroscope, scfen-
lists uneovering knowledge about the
from the safe distance OF 92.SSOoO miles.
The human brain is getting somewhere when It
ferret out information that stupendous dis
lance.
While one branch OF scientists investigate the
fsr-off another branch finds equally marvellous
things here earth. so small that the human eye
cannot them.
At Nela Park laboratories Cleveland. boscina
bugs-so small that 1000 OF them in a straight line
measure only inch-are placed on a lantern
Magnhed by microscopic lenses and projected
a movie screen, these bosclna organisms are OBJ
viciously attacking each other.
other bugs, only twenty fifth OF an inch long
flashed the movie screen and shown cuddI-
ing their young
Another minute form OF life is shown feeding
itself with sort OF raddle-wheel under its eye
brows.
What science sees through its OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and telescopes today wonderful And It Is.
But It is crude and primitive to the discoveries that
Will be made by future scientists.
Nature Is like candy millions lay
ers SO far, we have uncovered only the first layer
other layers viii be uncovered wonder
full than the one before.
Usually, when science finds something new. It is
regarded merely interesting laboratory ex-
Teriment Later it inevitably put practical
Thus each one of these discoveries affects mans
ways of living. The future OF human life un-
guessable, but It certainly will be bizarre, utterly
unlike the lives live today
Mentally barbarians, slowly moving to-
ward knowledge Compared with far-oT des-
cendants are like oysters compared with the
human brains Of today though vanity makes this
hard to believe or admit
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-05
The Tower

Good morning 20 you. Well it's
mighty nice 70 see that there are a
few OF Us left that didn't get killed
yesterday on the glorious Fourth.
Our business manager can sit on
the rear seat Of the Lncolnette and
see more dangerous hills and bad
curves ahead than Charley sax has
whiskers.
The busiest man in the middle
west yesterday was BIZ Reid the
mayor Of Barron Lake. Bill was
busy but not too busy 10 cuss the
weather because It was a trihe cool
for bathing and there was about two
square yards OF water out in the
middle Of the lake that wasn't oc-
cupied by swimmers.
Like President Harding. Jake
Hickman spent the Fourth on
motor trip. Jake was at Indian
Lake for the day. where the dis.
tinguished barber owns a cottage
built on a bluff. We laughed when
Jake told US this. causing him 20
reply haughtily. Well. II isn't any
bigger bluff than some OF the others
put up that patronize these here sur
rounding lakes.
Captain Welch's new house con-
tinues 10 progress. We are looking
forward 70 the house warming which
will uroha hf.r Ia adfo,rroa H.. a.
and Unexpectedly when Neighbor
Bill Temple calls the police.
It's too bad the sick soldier boys
at Healthwin haven't got a broad
casting radio set as we'll so that
they could heckle congress occasion
ly about the bonus.
While he's back home in Marion,
Warren better keep away from the
corner grocery store, or he'll be in
for an awful panning.
In case the South Bend men that
are up in Wisconsin fishing. George
Robertson. George Wheelock and
Fred Bryan, are unable 10 purchase
any more fish TO send 70 their
friends. they'll probably start ship
ping home canned salmon and sar-
dimes.
owen Davies must be lost IN the
Wisconsin woods. Weeks ago ne
promised TO send us a mess of fish
and we haven't received them yet
Gene Miller promised US the same
thing one time, but we guess II must
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-05
THE POWER OF THOUGHT.

4 fad has struck London and Paris and now
threatens 10 invade America.
This time It IS not shortening OF skirts bob
bling Of hair or a new style OF face paint
It comes under the label OF auto-suggestion. by
which people are led believe that thought is the
only motive power tie world that be-
comes what he thinks.
sprang from a book written by Emile Cous
rather distinguished French scientist who brings
forward the theory that you may become what you
tell yourself you
He reduces it to a dogserel formula OF day by
cay in every way I'm getting better and better"
and If you walk down the de la Paix in Paris
the Strand in London you quite likely TO hear
dozen and mumbling these words to
themselves.
becomes the modern Incarnation and harks
back to the practice of the Indian savage who beat
the tomtoms and pounded the hollow logs to
brighten away the evil spirits
There is. however, something engaging in this
theory that thought is power and that II you
tell yourself often enough the thing which is in
your heart that It becomes true.
Some strange things are happening in the
world OF metaphysics and its serious study
science is gripping the minds OF thinkers with
increasing force.
Whatever opinion may be of the stories of
velous and miraculous physical changes that
come from repetition of these words, It cannot be
denied that the Fad has less Of danger than
have other things imported from these nations
II you have some high ambition it might be well
to remind yourself OF it each morning.
If you have some real aim in life remembering
it will at least make it more probable that viii
put forward enough effort to attain it.
The fad may be worth while in the realm of
diplomacy, and possibly the statesmen of these
ratiOns in time formulate little poem the
payment of debts to this country which will lead
them to returning the raised by
Liberty Bonds
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-05
FU CHEN XII.

Had YOU happened TO be born in China instead or
thss country IT is quite probable that you would
have gone, yesterday the shrine of Tu CHEN Kui
and burned a Joss stick-especialy il you happened
e. be your way OF the numerous prize
fights or card game.
THAT happens to be the name OF one Of the sos
gods worshipped by the Chinese. It IS the god OF
Stumbling and the oriental mind believes that this
6ly:nty directs the fortunes of those who rely uron
chance for profits
III sounds foolish those who have been educated
20 the belief that divinity and omnipotence are
interchangeable terms. to believe that power Is
divided and that there are supernatural forces at
work which have their special vacations and inter
esls in mundane affairs
Yet is it any more foolish to believe in a god who
controls gambling than believe that any good
dan come from gambling az all?
/ Wall street was startled the other day when one
q IT'S big plungers caught in the battle with other
gamblers lost few millions through the nanip-
ulation Of the market
This particular gambler IN stocks IS typical OF
his kind a bright youth with an aptitude for
mathematics had become a clerk In a bucket
Enop at r. AT g he had won a fortune by his
trades upon the market. At 40 he had won and
lost three fortunes and had his fourth
During his entire life he had not planned new
er well for any company in which ne owned stock.
hae not contributed one thought which would re-
duce the cost OF operating over any line in
whose securities he gambled
He held Office n any company and he
never produced single POUND OF cotton or bushel
Of wheat
FAu the dollars he ever held he got by gambling
e. prices.
When other gamblers OF Wall street took away
lis millions they did not take anything TO which
BE had a moral title. For he had given nothing in
return FOR any money that he had In bank
Unfortunately the farmers the cotton growers,
the merchants who paid freight on railroad lines
and the users OF gasoline do back the dollars