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stains from a gae-jet. Are you salts.

stalns from EaS-let Are you SatlS-
fied?"
We'll, It is very ingenious" said l.
laughing; but since. as you said just
now, there has been no crime COM
mitted. and no harm done, save the
loss of a goose, all this seems to be
rather a waste of energy"
Sherlock Holmes had opened his
mouth to reply, when the door few
open and Peterson, the commission
aire. rushed into the apartment with
flushed cheeks and the faee of a man
who is dazed with astonishment.
THE goose. Mr.. Holmes. The goose.
sir" he gasped.
'Eh? What of 1t. then? Has Il re-
turned TO life and tapped of through
the kitchen window" Holmes twisted
himself round upon the sofa to get a
fairer view OF the mans excited face.
See here. sir! See what my wife
found in its crop," He held out his
hand and displayed upon the centre OF
the palm q brilliantly scintillating blue
stone. rather smaller than n bean in
size. but OF such purity and radiance
that It twinkled like an electric point
in the dark hollow of his hand.
Sherlock Holmes sat up with a
whistle. by jove. Peterson" said he
this Is treasure trove indeed. l sup
pose you know what you have got?"
"A diamond sir? a precious stone
II cuts into glass as though It We're
putty"
It's more than a precious stone. II
( Is the precious stone"
Not the Countess of Morcar's blue
carbuncle." l calculated.
Precisely so. l ought TO know its
size and shape. seeing that have read
the advertisement about il in The
Times every day lately. Ii is absolutely
unique, and its value can only be con-
1ectured. but the reward offered of
| = 200 is certainly not within a
twentieth part Of the market price"
"A thousand pounds, Great Lord OF
mercy" The commissionaire pumped
down into a, chair. and stared from
one to the other OF us.
THAT is the reward. and have rea-
son to know that there are sentimental
considerations in the background
which would induce the countess &c
part with half her fortune If she could
but recover the gem"
ut was lost, IL remember Alright
at the Hotel Cosmopolitan 1 re-
marked.
Precisely so, on December 22d, jus,
five days ago. John Horner. plumb
er. was accused OF having abstracted
il from the lady's jewel-case The eyi.
dence against him was so strong that
the case has been referred to the
Assizes. / have sCme account of the
matter here, / believe" He rummageo
amid his newspapers, glancing over I'll,
dates, until al last he smoothed one
out, doubled it over, and read the fol.
lowing paragraph:
Hotel Cosmopolitan Jewel Rob
berry. John Horner, &c. plumber, was
brought up upon the charge of having
upon the 22d inst. distracted from the
Jewel-case of the Countess CT Morcal
the valuable gem known as the blu,
carbuncle. James Ryder, upper at.
tendant at the hotel, gave his evidence
to the effect that he had shown Hor.
ner up TO the dressing room OF the
Countess OF Morcar upon the day OF
the robbery, in order that he might
solder the second bar of the CRATE
which was loose. He had remained
with Horner some little time, but had
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finally been called away. On return
ing. he found that Horner had disap-
peared, that the bureau had been
forced open, and that the small mo-
rocco cask in which, as ii afterwards
transpired, the countess was accus-
toned to keep her jewel, was lying
empty upon the dressing table. Ryder
instantly gave the alarm, and Horner
was arrested the same evening; but
the stone could not be found either
upon his person or in his rooms.
Catherine Cusack, maid to the
countess, deposed to having heard
Ryder's cry Of dismay on discovering
the robbery, and to having rushed In
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MR.. BOOSTERS REVENGE.

When Mr.. Peacock came to the
barnyard to live, Mr.. Rooster had a
very hard time of it, for his family
admired the handsome plumage of Mr.
Peacock, and though Mr.. Rooster
strutted and strutted he could not keep
the eyes of his family from casting adj
miring glances at the new conner.
Mr.. Peacock" said Mr. Rooster one
morning, II feel as the head of large
family that / have had great deal
of experience that one so alone in the
world as you could not have had and
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The Adventure of
The Blue Carbuncle
Part Ono
By SHERLOCK HOLMES

i"2i
The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
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thought Mr.. Rooster. my family
will always look 1t his feet now when
he spreads his tail. / am still Cock Of
the Walk"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-21
The Sandman Story
BY Abby Phillips Walker

Copyright. 1922. By the Wheeler syndicate Inc NJ Y.
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CLIENT "SPILLED THE BEANS"
Altogether Too Truthful In Answering Question Put to Him by His
 Own Attorney.

"Were giving advice to a young
 lawyer" said an attorney the other
 day, 'I would advise him to be careful about placing his client on the stand. It is at least as we'll to know what he Is likely to answer to his attorneys leading questions. Some time ago." continued the lawyer, ga case was tried in which the plaintiffs attorney cer- tainly spilled the beans,' though ac- tually 1t was a cargo of bread, rolls and cake that was upset. A bakers wagon had been hit by a train in spite of the Stop, Look, Listen sign, and the driver sued. On the stand he was asked how he conducted him. self when he came to the crossing, and he replied: T just trotted gently across, looking the other way and thinking about nothing in particular The attorney threw up the case on the spot, but 1t was really lack of foresight on his part" continued the narrator.
Williams news., 1922-08-18
ENGLISHMEN TELL OF
 FARM ORGANIZATIONS
Farmers Union of England Is Purely Service Society, Simi-
 lar to Farm Bureau.

Two visitors walked into the offices | of the American Farm Bureau fedora
 ton one day recently. They were T. c. Ward, Sambrook Hall. Newport, Salop, England, a member of the Ma tiona1 Farmers Union Council of Eng land and Wales, and T. Morrey, Hun gersheath Ashley, Market Drayton, England. They were interested in the Farm Bureau of America, and in com
 pairing it with their organization-the
 farm bureau of England, purely a serv-
 ice organization similar to ours. They
 explained that national headquarters
 are in London. A county organzation
 exists in each shire of England and
 Wales. At the present time they have
 125, ,OOO members. The organization
 is supported by an assessment of two
 pence per acre. About one-third of
 this amount goes to the London of
 flee. Last year the London office had
 yearly budget of approximately
 $15O.OOO. The national organization
 has a president and several vice pres
 idents who devote considerable time
 to the work and are elected annually.
 They can serve only one year. In ad-
 dition to these officers a general secre-
 tary is employed and under him are
 the various departments. They have a 1eglSldI1Ve ana a QeparI- ment. A statistical department takes care of tariff and transportation mat ters. In addition they have various other service departments.
 There are three main classes of farmers in England-one of the land lords, another the tenants and small farmers, and another the farm labor CTS. The Farmers union in England is the organization representing the tenant farmers and the small land owners. The percentage of ownership in this central organization has in- creased enormously since the war, due to the high taxes, particularly the tax on high estates. The land owners or wealthy estate farmers, have an or ganiZation of their own which is not related to the Farmers union. The farm laborerS, on the other hand, have | a union which is a division of the in- dustrial labor organization of England. | At the present time there are ,5OO, 900 | people out of employment in England, | according to the visitors. The coal | strike caused the shutting down of nu- | merous steel manufacturing plants | The British government has to support | this large number of people and their out of employment. Taxes, 1 said MT. Ward, are extremely high. Personal income tax was very high, | also. MT. Ward is still holding his
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last years wool clip. The price of wool Is about A cents per pound at the present time.
 Milk is retailing on the London market at 40 cents a gallon. Farmers are getting 16h cents a gallon f. O. b. cars London. No bottled milk is sold in London It is all dipped from the can- The dairy farmers are finding that the making of cheese is the most profitable in dairy operation. At the present time they are getting between 24 cents and 27 cents per pound.
 These Englishmen remarked at the great difference between the price that the farmer receives in this country and the price the consumer has to pay.
Williams news., 1922-08-18
PUTTING MOTHER IN WRONG
Small Boy Quick to Observe Point That Might Enable Him to Es-
 cape Punishment.

It was cherry time and Richard in- sisted on running out in the orchard and eating the half-ripe cherries. His mother told him how much better 1t would be for every one if he only left the cherries until they were ripe, so they could be enjoyed. She also warned him she would punish him if he went to the orchard again.
 Soon she saw him pulling off the green cherries and she went out and cut a tiny switch from the tree. Rich ard saw her coming toward him, switch in hand, and the little lad said to her earnestly:
 Mother, if you had only left that switch on the tree just think what a fine big limb it would have been some day l"-Exchange.
Williams news., 1922-08-18

Waid, dairy marketing specialist, Ohio Farm Bureau federation. The local station acts as a local weighing, test ing and shipping agency and performs Its services at an average cost of about two cents a pound. Sales are made through agencies formed by the com bination of a number Of stations.
 There are many advantages to this plan of cream shipment, according to leaders of the movement. To the pro- ducer it means getting paid for the care he takes in furnishing a high class product. It also means a higher price through the collective sale of his product. In addition he has the satis- faction of knowing what his product tests, as shown by the figures obtained by his own representative.
 Of Benefit to Buyer.
 The buyer benefits in that he can purchase a large quantity of -butterfat from one source on a contract for number of months. The expense of maintaining a large number of com petitive collection stations, many of which will not pay the cost of opera ton, is done away with. He is also assured of a better grade of butterfat. This is proved by the statements of buyers themselves in many communi- ties, who say they have been receiving as high as 75% No. 1 grade, where they formerly received as low as 204o No. l during the hot months.
 The increased return to producers averages from two to three cents a pound above prices received through other channels, according to reports received by the Ohio federation. When a ton or more of fat is handled each week this amounts to considerable saving to the community.
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verHsed 60 much and 1t did SO many peo- pie good that began to take it myself. I am feeling fine now and every one tells me they never saw me looking so we'll. live on farm, do all my work, and have three little girls to take care of. I am recommending this me dicine to my Friends and know it will help them H they use it like do. :" - Mrs. HERnE1T LONG. R. R. 3. Box 2, Larwill, Indians.
 Many women keep about their work when it is Q great effort. They arc d. ways tired out and have no ambitien- When you are in this condition give is prompt attention.
 Take Lydia B. Pinkham's Veeetshls Compomd' for 1t is especially adapted Mrs. Long.
Williams news., 1922-08-18

Improvement of the quality of the butterfat produced as well as a better price to the producer Is resulting from the establishment of local cooperative cream shipping stations in Ohio, dairy leaders in that state assert. About 40 such stations were operating by the end of July. Additional stations will be opened this fall.
 New Venture In Ohio.
 The cream shipping station is com paratfvely new venture in the co-opera- tive field in Ohio. The first one was
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A Presbyterian Next Time.

Little Mary Lou, aged six, had al- ways been an ardent Methodist, but was one day persuaded by a small playmate to visit a Presbyterian Sun day school. She was enthralled by the new surroundings and was espe- ctally infatuated with the charming young teacher who so cordially in vited her to come again.
 "1'd like to- said Mary Lou wist- fully, "if I didn't have to go to my own Sunday school. But do you know, if I had my life to live over again, just believe I'd be a Presby- terian."-Kansas City Star.
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5 u T e" S a l Q Sammy Soapsud, 'I wouldn't miss a Soapsud re- union for any thing"
 "What's a Soap sud r e un i nT" asked Susy.
 "A reunion of the Soapsud fam i1y," said Sammy.
 ''But I don't know what re- u n 1 on means, said Susy. q was always so bright and frothy with out having to go to school that Mamma Soapsud
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established in Knox county in Decem- Der, 1920. The largest number are in the northwestern and southwestern portions of the state with few scat tered in other sections.
 The stations established are ham, ding in the neighborhood of a ton of butterfat a week, according to B. D.
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Don't XIII BuIIsnakes.

Kansas farmers find that a bull snake in an alfalfa field is worth at least $2.5O a month, says the Scien- tific American, for an acre harbors, on an average, six gophers, which damage the crop to that extent. One adult bullsnake keeps an acre free of the pests. The bullsnake is harmless feeds also on rats and mice around barn or granary. and deserves the pro- lection of the farmer.
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l Cuffo NoOdpSoO said it wasn't worth her good soapsud money to send | me"
 well, I didn't go to school myself, !" said Sammy, unless you can say that l went to school in the washtub and | learned my lessons from Prof. Dirty Clothes and Teacher Spots.
 "But I have heard the word re- union and so I use 1t. A family re- union. Susy. means Joining together l of the different members of the fam f1y."
 Sewing up the Soapsuds?'' asked | Susy.
 "Oh no, oh mo-" said Sammy. "A | SoapSud family reunion means that all the Soapsud families have come | together for a time for little chat and splash and some fluffy, frothy fun"
 "So this is a Soapsud family re union." repeated Susy; well, I'm glad know" "Now I must get about and meet all the cousins and relatives" said Sammy.
 And so must T." said Susy. "I want to play some nice games"
 1.-The game of sailing in the wash
  one," said Sammy.
 'It is, indeed" said Susy. 'T think I'll play that one and get some others to join the fun"
 So Susy got up some soapsud games and the Soapsud children Joined her in the fun.
 Sammy went about visiting his friends and relatives.
 'Why, hello, Solomon Soapsud; how are you?''
 "Wen," said Solomon.
 "What are you doing this fine dayT' said Sammy.
 'Sitting on the cuff of this shirt for the time being. Soon I will help do little work on 1t.
 Dear me-" Solomon continued, 'thow very soiled the cuffs of shirts do becomei
 "Gentlemen must simply go about and say to the Dust Brothers and those other creatures:
 "'Come along, Dust Brothers, bring your cousins and your friends and play on our cuffs. We don't care for our cuffs. Come and play on them! "'And come and have some good races 'I do believe that Is what gentle men do," said Solomon. Perhaps" said Sammy, "one can | never tell"
 Then Sammy noticed his friend | Sheffield Soapsud.
 Sheffield was rather a dreSsy young Soapsud and wore g1eamfng jewels which shone through his soapsud suit.
 Hello, Sheffield" said Sammy How are you this fine soapy day?" Splendid said Sheffield. i've | been enjoying some good soapy dives. "I'm fond of sports, you know" "Yes, I know" said Sammy. ''Wel," continued Sheffield, 'I hear there are going to be some Soap Bub- ole parties today. The children in he house are going to have one party anyway, perhaps moreI" Good" said Sammy. "rm glad to lear 1t. I should think they would | enjoy Soap Bubble party more than lnything. With my fondness for soap know I would.
 And they'll need members of our amily in order to make their ubbleS
Williams news., 1922-08-18
CHAMPION IOWA RAT SLAYER
Prize for Making Away With 76O Rodents.

A contest with prizes for the boy who killed the most rats in Kossuth county, Iowa, has recently created much interest among the boys in that county. At the suggestion of W. T. Maakestad, county agent, and the Kos suth County Farm bureau, business
Williams news., 1922-08-18

men of Algona were induced to offer prizes for the boy who could count the most rat scalps in a given time.
 Daniel Mass of Whittemore won the first prize of $25 when he reported that he had made things unpleasant for 76O rats. Morris Graham of Titonka came second In the count with 665.
 Altogether 3,695 rats bit the dust at the hands of the contestants.
Williams news., 1922-08-18
HIs inference

HI8 inference.
 Tobe Sn1ithers and Gabe Gunshun of the Mount Piggy region of the Ozarks were guests of a hotel In tha Big Burg lately. Some time after they had retired for the night they were rudely awakened by the fire chiefs car raging past with its siren screech- Ing in an unknown tongue i "What the blue heck was thatf's cried Mr. GunShun.
 -1 d'know persize1y," replied MT. Smathers. ~but I reckon some fellef has stayed out too late and his wife Is hunting him-"-Kansas City Star.
 The man who Is dissatisfied with his work iS never haDpy
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Testino Mothers Sympathy

Mother" said little George, "don't you feel sorry for that poor little dogi He looks hungry"
 'eYes," said his, mother, "get him . plate of food"
 After George had fed him he said :: Mother, do you feel sorry enough to let him stay all nightT'
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ways urea out ana
 had no ambition, was nervous and dizzy
 and everything 6
 scene d to worry me
 and1had dawful pains in my right side. ! felt badly about fouE years and could not do my work as it should h ave been done. I saw Lydia E. Pinkham's Veze- table Connof1nd ad.
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"Our family do t h e ir p a Tt t o m a k e fun and frOth and frOl- les ?
 "They certainly do," said Sheffield Soapsud with a proud shake of his soapy head.
 Well" S al d Sammy, 'rI must have a word with Sidney Soapsud. You'll excuse me for the moment, Sheffield ?"
 Certainly, cer- tainly," said Shef- field.
Williams news., 1922-08-18

Every week in London 1t is esti- mated that articles to the value of a 1,Oo0, 900 are pawned.
Williams news., 1922-08-18

said Sammy, land how are your"
 'F'fne, f1ne," said Sidney. Some of us have been having an argument with a dress. We showed the dress that our cleanly way was the right way. Yes, we won the argument But for a time 1t did seem as though we couldn't do a thing with that dress"
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ALWAYS TIRED
 NO AMBITION
Nervous and Dizzy, Every thing Seemed to Worry Me. |
 How | Got Well

Larwil, Indiana.-H'My back was So bad I could not do my washing. | was aI-
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lls!sIlk sIgsllllys| E1s||Sl llSS VARY CRAHAN BONNER
SOAP PSUDS

'Wel1, we'll" said Susy Soapsud, ''so you're here, too, Sammy"
Williams news., 1922-08-18

The man who Is dissatisfied with his work Is never happy. i
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-30
W|RTH'S SPEECH
ON REPARAT|QNS
WINS APPROVAL

Berlin March 20 tby the Asso-
ciated Press) Chancellor Wirths
speech in the reichstag yesterday
declaring the reparation commits
sion's latest demands were impos-
sible of fulfilment received ap-
provaI today by both government
and opposition newspapers. whose
comment for once showed con-
spicuous absence Of partisan re-
marks.
The chancellor's candor was Law
ishly praised by the press generally,
Die Zeit, the German peoples
organ, said:
"It now remains to be seer
whether France will dare to apply
brute force in her endeavor to
carry out her aspirations or wheth-
er the allied powers will finally de-
eide to substitute economies FOR
politics and reason for revenge"
The Allgemeine Zeitung. owned
bv Hugo SHINES, praised the chan
cellor for his frank exposure 'of
the occupation and control com
mission nuisance by which whole
battalions of idlers are permitted
to sponge upon the Impoverished
German people"
The Freiheit. independent social
ist organ, also rejects the proposed
international intervention in mat
ters of taxation legislation or fl
nancial control.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-30
NIGHT SESSION HELD
TO SPEED UP WORK ON
NEW TARIFF MEASURE

Washington March 29.--T0 speed
ulp work on the tariff bill senate
finance committee republicans held
a long session tonight, considering
the question of whether there shall
he duties on dyes or an embargo
as urged by Senator Frelinshuysen,
of New Jersey, committee mem
bor Senator Shortrdge, repubii-
can, California, chairman of the
special committee, investigating
charges of a dye lobby in WASH
ington. was one of those heard.
odds and ends in the tariff bill
occupied the senators much of the
time today and there seemed to be
little prospect that their hope OF
completing the bill by Saturday
night would be realized. In the
last few days, a number of subjects
regarded as closed have been re-
opened at the insistence of senators
interested, and committeeman said
this had caused some unexpected
delay.
While the completed bill proba-
.tly will not be ready for Considera-
tion by the entire committee, in
GLIDING the democratic members,
on Monday, the expectation now is
that it will be ready for presenta-
.tion to the senate before the end Of
next week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-03-30
LAST BATTALION
Of YANKEE DEAD
ARRIVES IN j. {.
Transport Brings Bodies OF
1850 Soldiers From
France; Funeral Services
To Be Held Sunday.

New York, March 29.--The last
battalion of soldier dead to be
brought home from the fields Of
France 900 in all-were saluted
by the guns of Forts Hamilton and
Wadsworth when the army trans
port Cambria passed through the
uarrOws this afternoon with her
precious cargo Flags of escortiug
craft flew at half mast, and were
dipped the entire length of their
staffs in salute to the warriors.
Forty thousand of those who
made the supreme sacrifice over
seas in the service of the United
States have now been brought back
to their homeland and only about
100 more bodies await shipment
from England and France. All of
the others who fell in battle or
died behind the lines will continue
/ to rest in foreign soil. that being
the wish of their relatives.
Commemoration ceremonies for
those who died in uniform will be
conducted Sunday in Brooklyn,
where the Cambria docked today.
General Pershing is to lead pa
rade organized by war veterans,
which will be composed of high
naval and military officers. groups
OF senator's and congressman,
Mayor Hylan and leaders in civil
life.
Thirty-four officers and 941 mer
released from service in the Rhine
land were passengers aboard the
Cambria Some were attached tC
companies A and 3 of the First
engineers: the rest were casuals
Fifty-seven wives of enlisted men
French. Belgian Swiss and Ger
man girls. came with their hus'
bands The German wives brought
! fourteen babies along.