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The Washington times., 1922-09-06

and in a pleasant voice asked the
siri for two penny stamps.
"Not much business to trouble
you here?" he said. smiling % he
took them.
Every little, indeed. sir" she said,
adding the ''slr', unconsciousiy In
spite Of his seedy clothes. ''Thoush
I've had q job Just now" she ada.
ed tartiy. chats more like Chi.
nese puzzle than anything"
The girl checked herself 4s II re.
membering her official position.
Anything else you want?'
"I should like" with O glance
round the place that took IN every
detail. "a packet OF Union Jack to-
bacco. I think I see some on the
top shelf there" ...
The girl had to get q chair IN
order to reach II. While her hack
was turned the stranger. with re-
markable deftness. slipped his long,
brown hand under the wire post
office screen and distracted q tele.
gram from the top Of the file. It
was out Of sight in his pocket long
before the girl descended. He paid
for the tobacco. thanked her pc-
>liteiy and went out. ~
A little way out Of the hamlet
the stranger seated himself against
q fence and smoothed out the teie.
gram form. It certainly read
little peculiarly for village post
office.
"MIsLED.' LONDON.
"Zsip 11xo Bdxx xsia Mivkowf
qe wfo wimmksqs Foqxoec.
Five"
The strangers brows contracted,
but q grim smile twisted his mouth.
Using q stub Of pencil, he began
slowly, and with evidently an ef-
fort Of memory. to jot down fresh
letters underneath the apparently
meaningless forms given above.
toward the end Of the task the
paior OF his face hghtened: . dead
ly. threatening light crspt into his
eyes and his teeth shut togsther
with q sharp click. ~
This was the msssase hidden in
the cipher: H
'Misled, London.
JOAN AYRE 7 FIR RoAp
LAMBETH Is 1HE TALLBoIs
HEIREss."
The Washington times., 1922-09-06
Rather Mixed.

Servant, returning from sr-
rand-"Please, ma a'am, couldn't
get It." Mistress-"Get what?"
They said they didn't keep II,
ma'am." Keep what7" What
yuo told me to fetch, ma am"
What was that?" Dunno.
ma'am. I forgot
The Washington times., 1922-09-06
This Day in Our History

THIS is the anniversary Of the burning Of New Lon-
don, in 1884, by the British under the American rai
tor, Benedict Arnold and the massacre of the defend
ers of Fort Griswold after they had surrendered.
The Washington times., 1922-09-06
Gold by the Pound

A NUGGET Of pure gold weighing Ave pounds was
"A found recently in California It is worth $1,s75.
It's dscoverers were two elderly who had worked
as miners for most Of their lives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-26

company with six other persons left
Boston, Mass, on April 1, 1919 and
he has already made all the countries
of the world and the islands Of the
sea. The total mileage of the trip was
99.9S6 miles and they had until April
1, 1928 to complete the trip, and they
were to get $4,000 as a prize. All the
other men who started with Cavon
have dropped out and he is left alone to
finish the trip which will wind up in
Baltimore. OF the 99,9S6 miles, Mr.
Cavon has made 1886 miles a foot,
5000 miles on sea and has balance
Of $40 miles to travel yet, which he
hopes to complete by July 4. He is
81 years of age, having been born in
Norway in 1861. He came TO America
in 1892. He has never been to school
day, bu: can read and write four
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-26
KILL THE WEEVIL
Expert Advises Farmers to Get Busy
Before Squares Form.
MANY CONE FROM WINTER QUARTERS
Young oCtton Must Be Gone Over
Time After Time-Calcium Arsenate
Is Poison That Will Kill Them.
By c, a. WhlttIC.

Just as expected there has been
heavy emcrgence of boil weevils from
winter quarters. The young cotton
plants are now harboring and furnish
ing many wccvils with food. But un-
til the squares or fruit buds, begin to
form they will do no harm to the cot
ton plant
Many of the weevils now found IN
and around the young vcgetative bud
in the top of the young plant will new
cr see another square.
Don't entertain the notion for mo-
ment that the boil weevils now in the
field are laying eggs and Matching out
young. They are not. They can not
possibly lay eggs that Will hatch out
until they lay them in squares or Dolls.
The small wecvils in the fields arc
not young and newly hatchcd out Ma
ture weevils differ in size just like ma
ture men differ in size. Any sign con-
sidered as evidence of the active breed
ing of weeviis does not mean anything
so far as actual reproduction is con-
ccrned and viii not mean anything in
that sense, until squares are formed
and eggs deposited in the squares.
The time to kill the wintered-over
weevils is just before the squares be-
gin to form One thorough job then
will do a great deal of good.
1t is not necessary to go over the
young cotton time after time to XIII
the wintered-over wecvils. AS stated
previously many of them will die a
natural death because their life cycle
will have ended before the squares
form. 1t does not pay, of course, TO
kill wcevils that will die anyway be-
fore they can do any harm.
So the proper thing to do VS. to sit
steady and just before The squares be-
gin to form go for them.
The best and cheapest method, for
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-26

killing the old or wintCred-ovcr wee
wills is to dust calcium arsenato over
the young plants. Thisgis poison
that will get the wecvil No doubt
of it,. afA
1t takes very little of the-dust poison
to treat an acre of small c9tton plants.
A dusting machine is not even requir-
ed for this application. A cheese cloth
bag or a fertilizer horn with cheese
cloth over the opening can pc used to
make the early application before the
squares form. A light tap on. the bag
or horn will create a little dust cloud
that will settle IN the top of the plant
where the wecvil is at, that time. Two
or. three pounds OF. poison per acre will
do the work.
Calcium arsenate is a poison devised
by the government and recommended
by il as the best boil wCevil destroyer
Many methods for killing wintered-
over weevils on young cotton have
been tried by the government experts
but none were found as effective as
calcium arsenate. The state hoard Of
entomology of Georgia has found that
calcium arscnate busted on, young
plants before squares form Is effective
in controlling boil weevils as well as
later in the life. of the cotton plant
Cotton farmers should not confuse
this early application of poison made
by hand with later applications which
can only be made effectively by using
special machines designed for the
purpose.
Meanwhile push your cotton along to
rapid growth and maturity with fire.
quent cultivation and. if not adequate
ly fertilized, make side dressings i'm
mcdiatcly. after the cotton ischopped
out. &c. u 4j as5s3.
Cotton farmers who are. prepared to
get dusting machines and who are
wiling to follow government instruc-
tions implicitly should get, ready at
once to apply poison TO the cotton
plants after the squares begin to form.
If unable or unwilling to get fmachines
and follow government reconmenda-
tions, then gather the punctured
squares at least once wcek.{Fr
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-26
ted Georgian. He paused and the

ritated Georgian. He paused and the
chair banged for order.
Phipps suggested to Watson that
they should step outside and not inter-
fere with the senate proceedings. Wat
son went first and stood in the corri-
dor at the cast entrance Phipps fol-
lowed and stood on the step just out
side the door. Watson then used the
offensive epithets. In addition he call
ed Phipps a tax dodger and a steel
magnate. He said he would make
pulp of his face.
: Phipps tried to hold up his end Of
the conversation, speaking quietly, but
Watson shouted:
IF you say another word to me I'll
knock your face in with my fist. Just
come down Off that step and III punch
your face"
Phipps threatened to call a sergeant
at arms, and Watson further exclaim-
ed:
st"Arcnt you man enough to take care
of yourself?"
Phipps continued to hold his ground
without lighting, and McNary stepped
Between them. He pushed Phipps to-
ward the senate chamber and both
went inside. Stanley. took Watson to
the Democratic cloak room. This end
ed the controversy
Subsequently Phipps refused to make
any statement.
On January 4 Jack Curran was NOM
mated to be postmaster at Savannah,
Ga. January II Lawson Pritchard was
named for Tennille, and March 20, j.
| b. Crane at Dixie. These nominations
were turned over to Phipps as a sub
committee of the postoffice committee
Watson told him all three were his en-
emies and personally obnoxious" to
shtm.
!. Despite this, Phipps wrote to. citizens
of Savannah, Tcnnillc and Dixie. He
received many replies. Nearly all were
favorable to the nominees. Today he
took the letters to WatsOn's desk, ask
ing him to look them over.
When Watson noted the nature o
! the correspondence he became violent
" angry. He walked over to Phipp'
and asked what he meant by CORE
sponding with his constituents. Phipp
replied that he would write letters t
anybody ne saw fit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-26
Say, Don't Do It!

! DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE
Indigestion. Smile about it, If your
table trimmings are not agreeing with
your digestion, try buying your Gro
sceries at this Store. We do not sell
anything but the best in Groceries
you are sure to get Quality Groceries
when you buy your supplies at this
store. Tell US what you want-if you
know-or better still, COME AND SEE
WHAT WE HAYE-Then you'll know
just what you want
JIF YOU WANT anything in the way
of Canned Vegetables, or Fruits, or
Meats, or Fish Products, or Bottled
or Loose Pickles, Bottled Fruits, or
Fancy Cakes and Crackers, Fresh Veg
etabes-Beans, Cabbage, Potatoes-it
is pretty sure you'll find what you are
looking for here. Then too we have a
good variety Of Dried Beans and Peas
and the Fat Back that goes with 'em.
CHEER UP-you'll get over it If you
will buy your Groceries here.
cuEDrD Rr nTTTNN
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es, the $4,000, the 100000 and what
ever is involved in his assurance, L
will make you both rich l don't want
want him to make us both rich. /
don't want the 100000 he agreed to
pay, but l do want the $4,000 that he
contracted in writing to pay for Sc
curing his release from the penitenti-
ary, and do wart compensation for
services rendered him by engagement
of his son, Harry Morse, for coming to
Washington, and presenting to the de-
partment of justice through brief
filed and by oral argument reasons
why he should not be remanded to the
penitentiary, and l propose to have
this and have it at very early date.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-26
WATSON WAS ANGRY.
Senator From Georgia Talked Rough
to Senator From Colorado.

Washington, May 32.-ApDlying op-
probrious epithets and proffeiing phys
ical violence. of various kinds, Senator
Watson (Dcm., Ga.) today made an at
tack on Senator PhippS (Rep, COLI
An actual personal encounter was
averted by the timely interference of
Senator Monary Qep, ore) and a
husky sergeant lat arms. % nt-
The trouble arose ,overtthe selection
of postmastcrs in Georgia, who; Wat
ious" to him. hks 49,
When Watson lost his temper he
walked over to the Republican side and
accostcd Phipps. re said several un'
pleasant things his voice steadily ris-
ing. Senator Wadsworth was speak
ing, but could not compete with the ir-,
= tF. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-26

e. Bishopville, May 90: Happy Jack"
Cavon, who is touring the world afoot,
rolling a wheelbarroY reached Bish-
opvillc last night and after spending
the night here, left for Lake City. He
Is making his. tour ground the world
In the. interest of human endur-
ance and is under the direction OF
Johns Hopkins University, of Balti-
smore, Md, According to Cavon, he in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-26

canny Prodieal. = Sunday School
Teacher: willie, can you tell me
why,.'after wandering so many years.
the prodigar son came homc?"
Willie Wisecrackcr: Cause he
realized thai the calf, was about fat
enough, or ought to be-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-26

teen languages and can speak twenty
hye different languages. He is rolling
wheclbarrow that is built Something
like q house, it weighs 165 pounds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

was Harold Lounsbury, the same
man who had passed his camp
years before, the same lost lover
that Virginia had come TO find.
Bill saw that the man was fright
ened. His lips were loose, his eyes
nervous and bright. his hands cid
not hold quite steady. Here was
one that the wilderness had crush
ed in lis brutal grasp.
This cid not mean that his health
was wasted. HIS BODY was sIrong
and trim: except tor a suspicious
network of red lines in his cheeks
and yellow tinge to the WHITES
of his eyes, he would have seemed
IN superb physical condition.
Inc svioence lay rather in the
expression of his face, and most
OF all in the surroundings in wn:cn
he lived.
He was utterly unkempt and
slovenly. His coarse beard COW
cred his lips, his matted hair was
dull with dirt, his skin was scarce
ly less dark than that OF the In
olans themselves. The nails on his
hands were foul; the floor of the
house was cluttered with rubbish
and filth.
Yet leering through his degen-
eracy. lis identity could not be mis-
taken. Here was the man Virginia
mad pierced the North TO seek
What do you want?" he asked
You're Lounsbury, of course, -
Bill answered.
Sure, L ask you again-what
do you want?"
You've been living on the Yuga.
You came up here to trap my ter
ritory."
Lounsbury remembered his
staunch aIles-Pete and Joe. And
what if | did,"
You know l trapped here You
brought up Joe Robinson and a
breed with you. You meant -
clean up this winter-all the furs
in the country"
Harold's face drew in a scowl.
And what are you goin' to DO
about it,"
THE queer thing is" and Bill
spoke quietly, slowly, I'm not go
ing to do anything about it-nuw.
l didn't come to see you about
trapping. came-about Virginia
fremont"
Virginia." he cried. My God,
what do you know about herr"
All at once he looked, with an
annoyance and anxiety that at first
Bill could not understand, toward
the door of the cabin.
An Indian sQuaW-for all Ter
filth and untidine sS a fair repre-
sentative of her breed-pushed
through the door and came stol.d-
ly inside.
Bills face was stern as the gray
cliffs of the Selkirks when he turn
ed again to Harold. rs that your
woman" he asked simply.
Harold shrugged. "One doesn't
marry squaws," he replied.
Il came to find Harold Louns-
bury, gentleman" Bill went on in
the same strange, fat voice, land l
fnd-a squaw man"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

burg. The snow was still too soft
for long jaunts.
Came a clear, icy night, and the
Northern Lights were more vivid
and beautiful than ever. Bill
thought Virginia was watching
their display; if he had known the
real subject of her thoughts, he
would not have come and stood in
the doorway with her.
We're not the only ones to see
it," Virginia told him softly.
Somewhere l Think feel-that
Harold is watching it, too. Some
where over this snow"
Bill did not answer, and the girl
turned to him in tremulous appeal.
Won't you find him for ne,
Bill?'' she cried. You are SO
strong, SO capable-you can do any
thing you try. Won't you find him
and bring him back to me?"
The man looked down at her, and
his face was ashen.
VIII.
One clear, icy night a gale sprang
up in the east, and Virginia and
bsl fell to sleep to the sound of
its complaint. And when Bill went
forth for his mornings woodcut-
ting he found that his snowshoes
did not break through the crust.
The wind had blown and crusted
the drifts during the night
This permitted him TO make a
dash over to a. certain stream fur
Their down toward the Yuga River
in search Of any sign of the lost
mine.
When ABOUT two miles from the
cabin he saw, through a rift in the
distant trees, a human trail in the
snow
He stood a moment in the drifts,
torn by an inner struggle.
All his fondest hopes, his dreams,
all the inner guardians of his own
happiness told him to keep his
search, to journey on his way and
forget he had seen the tracks. Ev-
cry desire of Self spoke in warn
ing to him.
But Bill Bronson had a higher
law than self. Long ago, in front
of the ramshackle hotel in Bradley
burg, he had given promise to
find Harold Lounsburyi
He turned and went over to in
Vesigate the tracks.
He followed swiftly down the
trail, anxious to know his fate at
the first possible instant. He saw
that the trail was fresh, made that
morning; he had every reason to
think that he could overtake the
man who had made it within few
hours.
He did not catch up with the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

"This man was Harold Leuns-
bury
rights. Mostly they are unwritten;
but their influence is felt clear &c
yond the Arctic Circle. They state
quite clearly that when a man lays
down a line of traps, for a certain
distance on each side OF him the
district is his, and no one shall
poach on his preserves: And these
Indians had lately been partners
in an undertaking to clear the
whole region of it's furs.
They had no idea but that Bill
had discovered their trap lines and
had come to make trouble.
So they were considerably amaz-
ed at Bills first question. Did one
of you make those tracks out
there?" he asked.
No" Joe grunted. Our par'i-
ner made it Follow it down
pretty soon find another cabin"
Bill only had to turn to see the
snowy roof OF the cabin, two hun
dred yards away down the glade.
1t was a new cabin, just erect
ed, and smoke drifted family from
its chimney. Bill raped on the
door.
Come along in" some one an
swered gruff1y. Bill did not have
TO glance twice at the bearded face
to know in whose presence he
stood. Changed as he was, there
was no chance for a mistake. This
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

traveller In the snow. But shortly
after the noon hour his keen eyes
saw a wisp OF smoke drifting
through the trees, and his heart
leaped In his breast. He pushed
on, emerging all at once upon a
human habitation-
1t was a lean-to rather than a
cabin A fire smouldered in front.
And his heart leaped with indie
scribable relief when he saw that
neither of the two men that were
sQuatted in the lean-to mouth was
the stranger who had passed his
camp six years before
Bill had old acquaintance with
the type of man that confronted
him now. One of them was Joe
Robinson-an Indian who had win
tered in Bradleyburg a few years
before.
His companion. Pete the Breed,
a half-breed with a mixture of
French, was a man unknown TO
Bill.
There are certain laws, among
the northern men. as to trappiu 6
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05
GO ON WITH THE STORY.


VII.
Virginia found the days much
happier than she had hoped.
She liked the hours OF sober tall,
in the evenings. Sometimes they
would play through the records,
and so well had Bill made his Sc
lections that she never tired of
them.
She had her lonesome hours, but
not SO many as she had expected.
When time hung heavy on her
hands she would take out one of
the old magazines that Bill had
brought up to read on the winter
nights.
She had abundant health The
experience seemed to build her up,
rather than inture her. Her
muscles developed, she breathed
deep OF the cold mountain air, and
she had more energy than she could
easily spend.
She fought away the tendency TO
grow careless in dress or appear
ance. She kept her few clothes
clean and mended, she dressed her
hair as carefully as in her city
home.
Their. cabin life was redeemed
by their frequent excursions into
the wild. The study of Nature was
constantly more absorbing to the
girl.
In these excursions Virginia
learned to use her pistol with re-
markable accuracy. Her strength
increased; she could follow wher-
ever Bill led.
They did not forget their graver
business. Ever Virginia kept
watch for a track that was not an
animal track, a blaze on a tree Tot
made by the teeth OF porcupine or
grizzly, a charred cooking rack
over the ashes of a fire. But as
yet they had found no sign Of hui
man wayfarers other than them
selves.
Bill never ceased to search for
his mine. He looked for blazes,
too; for a sign of an old camp or
a pile of waShings beside a stream.
When he found an open stream he
would wash the gravel, and it
seemed to him he combed the en-
tire region between theFtwo little
tributaries of Grizzly River indi-
Gated on his map. But with the
deepening snow search was ever
more difficult. Unlike Virginia, he
was almost ready to give UP.
Every day winter strengthened
it's shackles.
Even the rapids Of the river had
begun to freeze.
But now the snowshoe frames
were done. wrought from tough
spruce, and the moose hide cut into
thongs and stretched across Il
make the webs. For a few days
Bill and Virginia had been cap.
tives in the cabin, and they held
high revels in celebration of their
completion Now they could sc
forth into the drifts again.
Is did not mean. however, that
the time was ripe for them to take
their sled and push into Bradley