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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-06
CHAPTER VI

NOR a long while Clark lay there.
Il a strong man broken IN his grief
his frame shaken BY sohs And then
as the moments laid gentle hands
upon his sorrow, no rose 10 a sitting
position and looked out across the
valleys the hay and the sea 20 where
the sun. a great rCd hall sank In
rs western grave.
lie would not 60 back TO the
hotel and seel, Marian, lie would
allow her 10 pack her things and
80 her way. To follow her would
bat prolong the sorrow Of her
parting. embaFrass her.
Clark muscd gioomlly. lie would
nain,. lie would WORK lie would
Put upon canvas something OF DIS
broken love. He would never paint
Toba again. Marian would be his
Inspiration. Perhaps. In time. when
news OF the fame OF his work had
spread she might come 20 tho gal.
icrics and see this reflection OF hts
love.
BY his brush hc WouI win her
now. In oil, from a spread OF cau.
,as. he would voice his plea.
Night began 20 gather her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-06
THE Ne. A. BOOK SURVEY

WlIEN Christopher Columbus do.
w covered America ia isgg. tho
new world had many things about
which modern people talk today
real estate, blue laws. gold huuia.
"a omha's suffrage. diaries. and even
iHo romance OF mrrmaldt who play
hy tho Ecashorr
For thcso interesting discoveries.
He may thank Charles aud Albert
h0ni la a iato publication called
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-06

Tho silhouette OF man was outlined
hy tho lamp.
Tho trail led 20 the cabin and past
10. but Clark paused 90 look IN.
Win a start Of surprise he saw
that tho man in the doorway was
an old Chinese and he thought
immediately Of the ring On his
finger.
Clark looked sharply a. Tho man
rs Do spoke q cheerful good eyeginT
ia SLOW spoken English.
The artist replied IN kind. putting
down bis EASEL and brushes
How far h X 20 tho station
asked Clark.
- mile. two mile. pretty near
three. responded the Chinese, "You
mis-, train Walt long timo now,
Why not start early. ehT
Clark looked al ihts old man
closely. he appeared to be
gardener Dr farmer. hr was
roughly dressed. stopped Of shout.
ders. and his hand, were Enaricd
from hard labor,
Suddenly Clark thrust out HIS
hand and under tho light % the
cabin showed tho Chinese tho rins.
'wha, does tho rtng msang Can
you read these lu8criptlona1'' he
asked.
The Chinese slowly allowed his
lance 10 stray 10 the ring, Theu
with an exclamation Of surprise. 10
took Clhrk'a hand and examined the
-.nE closely Clark noticed that the
fhlneac's hands were trembling.
The Chinese looked 81 him sharply
You no take that ring of. Where
ygu get IT. he asked
II don't know who put Il on
my finger. I was aiecping up
there on the mountain. When
woke up this ring was ON my
finger. and I cant take II off,
The old man Eruniod. You no
take that ring of" he repeated.
why not7"
You no take that rims of be.
aguss--'
Tho old man hcsltatca. lie exam.
med tho ring closcly And then
looked sharoiy 10 into Clnriss face.
Only one, two. maybe three
men take that ring off. he went
ON. III you try To- do II. you
die--quicis. Like that
lilo mapped his fingers. CLARK
laughed nervousiy.
what arc you giving me2" he
asked. why, | can take II 10 a
I jewelers. and have II filed off,
The Chinese screwed his face into
tiny wrinkles and shrugged his
shoulders.
IAN right" he said "You 20
ahead. You &c, jewcler file that
off. You do one, two minutes.
No doctor save YOU"
Curious and frightened. Clark dc.
mauded an explanation. The Chinese
seemed willing 10 give il.
IaboriouAly no explained and
Clark, following him attentlyoly.
understood that beneath tho inside
of tho ring was vial OF deadly
| poison. II tho ring were tempered
with by file or saw this vial would
relensc It's poison into his flesh.
Almost instantaneously. death would
result.
Cold sweat broke out on Clark's
rehcak
How In the world am going
TO get rid Of this thing" he
asked. why did any one put IT
ON my fingeri What do those
Chinese characters on the ring
say?"
Tho Chinese beckoned him within
tho cabin and Clark crossed the
threshold. The old man shut and
bolted tho door Clark looked around.
II was falling into decay. Dust and
dirt were everywhere. This man did
not live here. Clark knew then that
tho old Chinese had been placed
there to intercept him. BY whom
and for what reason no was soon to
find out.
CONTINUED In the next issuc)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-06
srARr neRr To-Day

Essa Ciafk and Marian raFt.
cnrrRinE from strange adventure
on an island ~ AmaEnns, start lie
anew after persecution iu seattle AZ
the hands az Reuaru. arch criminal
CLARK asks the EiFl 60 marry hip.
haf she refuses because she cannot
remember thc past oct OF the void
that foiloas shlpwrsCk. They 80
10 Mocllps, CLARK 20 paint Marian
70 gather flowers
IN the fields she finds a hanch-
hack who iuforma her she ta tho
daukhtrF 81 Ronnrd She firca 20
the sl6c 90 Clark and finds him
asleep before HIS canvas Marian
pens him = note 81 farewell, telling
him sha cen never marry hiu.
when ne nwaicns aud finda the
note be destroys the painting ~
Teh1 the Amazon beauty. whom he
believes the cause or AaFlAn's tliEht.
VOW co on WITH the sTonN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-06
Bremerton Chamber
Elects r. S. Hayward

BIEMEHTON. June 6.-Roy s.
Hayward was elected president OF
tho Brcmcrlon chamber Of com.
merce. succeeding J. c. Baer.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13

tween fifteen and twenty five. To the one
that guesses right l will send large photo
of myself | think Aunt Julia the greatest
woman on earth, don't you all! All yoi
cousins write to a lonesoTpe cousin ana
will answer all mail received. | will spare
Inez as much as % cents next tins, anyway.
for | am also an orphan and can SSmpatnlS2
with all orphans Let the letters come to
fMISS) IONA MORGAN.
CollinsYille, Ala.
Note.-Watch for next Honor Roll.-Aunt
Julia.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Would you
admit two Alabama girls into your happy
band of boys and girls! We have been
silent readers of The Journal for long
time. /, Thelma, have auburn hair, blue
eyes and fair complexion. Have l twlI
NV birthday is July 27. I. Ella Mae, have
auburn hair mot bobbed). blue eyes and fair
complexion. Have | a twin: My birthday
is November 6. My age is fourteen sum-
mers and fifteen winters. Thelma's age is
between fifteen and twenty-one. We look
girls write to us. we will answer all mail
received Send letters separately. Your
new nieces and cousins,
MISS THELMA GILLIAN.
CMISS) ELLA MAE GILLIAN.
Long Island. Ala
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: AS have
inst finished reading the cousins letters |
my first visit with the cousins, and | hope
my letter will escape the wastebasket /
live in n town of about 10000 population
and tourist town al that. The great
authors, such as Sewell Ford and ReX
Beach have their winter homes here. ! go
swimming in the gulf, play tennis and like
all sorts Of amusements. I am very fond
Of music. / am also assistant pianist IN
day, September 80. I am between the age
of sixteen and twenty. | am bobbed-
haired blonde, with hazel eyes and fair
complexion Hoping to hear from all you
cousins, l am affectionately VOWS,
fMISS) BESSIE VISlNG. .
7Ot n. Garden Ave. Clearwater, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please open
the door and LET two little Alabama girls
in for a little chat and to introduce our
selves to some of you cousins. What are
you cousins doing these days: We are Just
enjoying ourselves fine, going TO the pro-
tracted meetings around here. We are just
two jolly girls Of the dear old state Of
Alabama Lillian is Of fair complexion,
blue eyes, curley (bobbedJ light brown hair;
birthday is the Goth of January, and Just
10 years cid and still go to school. Zula
has fair complexion, blue eyes. dark brown
hair. boB6ed, Of course. Birthday is Sep
II years Of age. Our Ideal Husband"
He must have a good education, be hon
Est. it does not matter how lie looks. just
30 he is good man working for our dear
savior, VINO Qlen JOF us. JlIlla0 WDulu
choose a Missionary Baptist minister. Zula
would choose a Methodist minister, the kind
who eats acknowledged chicksns. AS
Auntie says be brief. we will go. Auntie,
please print this and all the cousins write
to rs. We real cousins and are both
related TO the Carriers so all Of you Car
tiers and Hales be sure and write. May
youall receive the greatest Of Gods boss
ings is our prayer. Your cousins
MISS ZULA CARTER
(HISSD LILLIAN HALE,
Section. Ala.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
Randolph Cotton Yield
Is Cut by Drouth!

SHELLMAN, Ca, Sept. 1O.-l -
cations are that Randolph county
will produce about one-third mora
cotton this year than last, year, de-
spite the excessive drought condi-
tons. At one time an abundant yield
was promised, but it appears to have
been materially reduced owing to
the lack of rain.
The cooperative association has
received up to Saturday $500 bales
of cotton besides several hundred
bales that have been previously fer
Warded by the farmers.
The corn crop is reported good,
but the hay and potato crops are
said to be below the average.
Governor Walker was a guest In
Shellman recently. He spoke at the
opening exercises of the Cuthbert
school and later was entertained at
fish dinner by oscar Crittenden.
Shellman public schools opened
September with a large enrolment.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13

! For mother has forgotten that
when she was young she was nun
cry for pleasure, and that she was
bow crazy, and that she wanted to
dress like other girls did and go
with the crowd and have part IN
all the fun. She didn't enjoy the
instructive conversation of her ell
ders in those days nor prefer knit
ting sox for the heather to going
TO parties. But she thinks she DID,
and so she forces a bleak, premature
age on her daughter, which cuts her
out of all the pleasures that oelohS
to her time of life.
OF course, all mothers think that
thew have a divine commission 70
be their daughters conscience and
decide what is right and wrong for
them to do. SO if mother happens
to be narrow and rigid, and preJr-
diced in her views, it makes it pref
ty hard for the girl. You have to
do in Rome as the Romans do II
you want to play about with young
Romans.
So if mother won't let daughter
dance and thinks card playing is a
sin and the automobile a devil Wag-
on. why, it leaves daughter stranded
high and dry on the barren rocks
of home, which is hard on daugh-
ter
Hostesses won't invite her because
she is a white elephant on their
hands at a party. Boys fight shy OF
her and never take her anywhere
because she doesn't fit in modern
society. And so the poor girl has to
spend her evenings communing with
our best authors, instead of having
a normal time talking foolishness to
boys and girls of her own age.
1t is a pity that somebody can't
Jolt these mothers awake and make
them see that We are living in a
new world, with new standards Of
value, new standards Of conduct, and
that most of their old-fash.oned the
cries of what girl should do have
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
Effect of Prolonged Drouth on
Plants


j. w. A, $50 Piedmont avenue,
Atlanta, Ga, writes: Will you
please send me literature that
will tell me how to prevent the
blooms turning yellow and drop
ping off tomato vines? There is
no sign OF wilt. Also can you
give me information about dahl
las? What kind of fertilizer to
use, ETC.?
You do not state whether your
tomatoes have been watered or not.
Presumably, tho dry weather &C.
counts for the falling off of many of
the blooms. 1t is the custom of
plants when subjected to sudden or
prolonged drouths to shed off a. con-
siderable amount of the fruits which
would otherwise develop under nor
NAL conditions. Tomatoes ere no eX-
ception to this rule. Occasion ally,
when plants have been very dry and
they are watered too freely or in the
middle of the day, it may cause some
of the blooms to shed. On the other
hand, if you are in position to irri.
gate these plants satisfactorily, we
think you will find the condition
about which you complain wiz His
appear.
For dahlias, the fertilizer shorld
contain a high percentage of nitI o.
gen. 1t has been our custom here
at the college to use a 10-4-5 formula.
You may find it very difficult to
purchase such a formula, but you
can secure a small amount Of the
different materials needed, sulphate
of ammonia, acid phosphate, and
muriate of potash, and mix them to-
gether for yourself. We put small
amount of this mixture between the
drill rows, or around the plants at
a distance say of foot or more from
the base. a handful every two
weeks is sufficient. Feeding the
plants through the summer and
keeping them uniformly well watered
is an important matter.
Dahlias tend to bloom normally
in the early summer. After this
bloom has developed, we prune the
plants back very severely and fer
tilize them as indicated so as to grow
out a. new bunch of fall flowers. We
find this plan has worked very well
with us. Most people do not use
enough fertilizer, but, on the other
hand, the excessive use Of this ma
terial is to be deplored. The same
is true of water. A real good soak.
ing once a week is infinitely better
than an overdose of water every
HoN
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
FARM EDUCATION
BY DIR. ANDREW M. SOULE

drill 1t takes one ounce of seed to
PRODUCE five thousand plants Good
varieties are the White Plume, the
Self Branching and the Giant Pascal.
Lettuce may be set out in your
section in November. The young
plants should be started in seed boxes
thirty days earlier. Under field con-
ditions, lettuce should be planted in
rows eighteen inches apart. 1t
takes about one ounce of seed to pro-
duce three thousand plants. Big
Boston, Tennis Ball and Grand Rap
ids are good sorts. Lettuce natures
under field conditions in from sixty
to ninety days.
Spinach may be sown at any time
in the autumn as soon as the nights
are cool and whenever there is a
good season in the ground. We ad-
wise the setting of spinach in rows
eighteen inches apart. 1t takes
about one ounce Of seed to one hun
dred feet of drill. New Zealand,
Curled Savoy and Aragon are good
sorts. Rich soils must be selected
for spinach. This crop will not de-
velop sufficiently to permit of cut
ting until sixty to seventy days aft
er planting
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
When Rundown or Recovering from
the Grip-Or if 1t Left You i'm a
Weakened Condition, Here's
Good Advice

Atlanta, Cat became acquaint-
ed with DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery some years ago. I had
contracted malaria and the Golden
Medical Discovery cured me and
then kept me in good health.
my husband had the flu and II
left him weak and scarcely able to
be around He took the Golden
Medical Discovery and it helped him
wonderfully. We find it is a great
tonic for the blood. Mrs. j. D.
Thompson, 209 Dalvigny st.
DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Dis.
covery is a well known tonic and
builder that can be procured in tab
let's or liquid from your neighbour
hood druggist or send 10c to DIR.
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Dept. w,
in Buffalo, N z, for a trial pkg. OF
the tablets and write for free med
ical advice.-( advertisement
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13

Answer: I do
not know of any
more pathetic
individual than
that of an only
child who is
brought up in a
household of old
p e o p | e w i t h
fusty mid-ViC-
torian ideas an l
who is expected
to do just exact
ly as mother
thinks she did
when she was a
girl.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13

usual distressing symptoms, hot
flashes, insomnia, ETC., = and l am
pleased to testify to the wonderful
results obtained from the Vegetable
Compound, l heartily recommend it
to any woman and will be pleased to
answer any inquiries that might be
sent to me through the publication of
my testimonial. - Mrs. H. L. BRAD
EORD, 100 .Armstead St, Phoebus, Va.
Consider carefully Mrs. Bradford
letter. Her experience ought to help
you. She mentions the trials of middle
age and the wonderful results she OBJ
tanned from Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.
If you are suffering from nervous
troubles, irritability, or if other an
moving symptoms appear and you are
blue at times, you should give the
Vegetable Compound fair trial. For
sale by druggists everywhere.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
Fattening Western Cattle in
GEORGIA

A. M. A., Commerce, Ga,
writes: Is it a feasible practice
to bring cattle into Georgia from /,
the west to fatten them? OF
course, after fattening they
bring a better price and the
farmer derives benefit from this
as well as getting the manure
for his land?
Shipping cattle from the west into
Georgia to fatten is a doubtful prac.
tice just at this time. There were
occasions when this could be done
with much better prospects of finan-
cial success than at present. The
trouble now lies in the extremely
high freight rates which we are
called on to pay. 1 believe that
makes a practice of the character
you suggest impracticable at this
time. / hope some means can be
devised by which freight rates can
be put back on a pre-war basis. At
present they are Strangling the
farmer Doubtless you are familiar
with the fact that a bushel of corn
at Missouri river points does not
bring as much AS the freight from
this point to New York.
some OIL the cattle brought from
the western sections into this state
were fed out under normal condi-
lions to very good advantage, the
farmer getting paid for his feed a
small increment on his investment
and having the yard manure besides.
This is a far more valuable asset
than many of our farmers realize.
We are not growing all the beef WE
consume in Georgia by a good dea.,
and so there ought to be as good d
market and as ready a market in
this section as elsewhere
One bringing in cattle of the char.
acter you have tin mind should en-,
deavor to finishl them in 100 to 120
days, and would probably have to
ship them to some center where
there are packing houses in order
10 ;y.f., a.,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
Catching Water From a Painted
Roof

w. II. A. Gainesville, Ga,
writes: | am wanting to know if
it would be safe to run the water
off house with painted galvan-
lied shingles into a tank made Of
galvanized iron or Steel for laun-
dering purposes and Watering
stock. | want the tank to hold
1000 gallons of water. How
should it be filtered and how
would the filter be made?
In so far as we can judge from
what you say there should be no
danger from using the rain water
from a galvanized iron roof. Gal
vanized iron of course constitutes
one of our most common receptacles
for holding water and various othe~
kinds of fluid. Most roof paints do
not contain any lead. The paint is
ordinary oxide of iron and therefore
such paints contain no harmful in.
gradients.
You could also use the water col
lected in the manner indicated for
laundry purposes and for waterin ;
stock. | would suggest the placing
of tine meshed screen at the point
where this water runs into your con-
tainer. This will keep the mosuui-
toes and any coarse material THAI
miSht find their way into the con,
tainer such as leaves out of the Wa
ter. The Container should OF course
be cleaned out occasionally. 1t l.
good thing to let the roof wash
off before YOU begin to fill the coa-
tainer.
If you really wish to filter this wa
ter, boil some of it and then set
an ordinary earthenware filter ana
let it seep through that before using
ii for drinking purposes, have
used large crock of this character
in my home for many years with
entire satisfaction.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13

saying a WorQ or
pr ais e for the
Lydia E, Pinkham
medicines. | have
used them as occa-
sion required for
twenty years, and
my three sisters
have also used
them, and always
with h e IN o S t
gratifying results.
During Change
of Life | had the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
A Straight-From-the Shoulder Talk
to 0Ver-Strict Mothers-HOw to
Get Away From IA Cruel Step
Mother-The ToO-Affectionate
Girl Who Wants Her FianCe
to be a kissing Bug

NObileT-Ine MISUNDERSTANDING
Girl ho-Wants Her Fiance
to be a kissing Bug
N LAR MISS DIX am an only
| child, and as far back as / can
remember I have associated
only with people ten, fifteen and
twenty years older than L am. |
have been expected to enjoy the
things they did. 1 have never been
allowed to dance, or play cards, or
to go to parties, or have boys come
to see me, or do anything but stay
at home and be an old maid, al
though / am only twenty years old.
In the last two years, whenever l.
expressed a desire TO go with the
boys, have been laughed at and
kidded in my home until [ did not
feel like letting them come. When
ever / visit out of town / always
have company, but never yet have l
had a date in my own home. AS a
result of all this l lead very lone
some life.
Mother still clings to old-fashioned
ideas, and even these are limited,
so far as amusement for young peo-
pie is concerned. / do not wish to
do anything wild, but I do wish l
could get her to see the modern
viewpoint, LONESOME GIRL.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
FROM PERSONAL.
EXPERIENCE
Mrs. Bradford RecommendsLy
e .Pinkham'sV egetable Compound

Phoebus, Virginia. Having this
opportunity just cannot refrain from
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
Cultivating Truck Crops In South
Georgia

E. w, Statesboro, Ga, writes:
Please send me literature on
planting and cultivation Of eel
cry, lettuce and spinach? Also
your planting table showing
time of planting each
am a teacher and would
like to get this literature to
teach in my agricultural work in
school and arouse interest in
xreen.leaved vegetables as an
snportant diet.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13

We doubt the practicability Of
growing celery with much success
in your section of the state. If you
were to develop the plants and have
them ready to set out in the early
autumn, you might do something
with this crop. You would have to
calculate on growing it as winter
and spring crop however. Celery
normally is a cool-season plant. The
young plants must be put out in
boxes and transplanted before they
are set out in the soil. The rows
for this crop should be made three
and onehalf to four feet apart. Set
,the plants eight inches apart in the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-13
JAMES D. URES0.
Concord, n. c., Route L.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: viii Won
please permit me to enter your happy circle
OF girls and boys? l enjoy reading the
cousins nice letters very much. | wish
some of YOU could be with me to attend the
revival services here. What are you all
doing for pastime? NY father and mother
run the hotel here, so you see I keep busy
helping my mother. | am the only child.
Don't yoI all think Aunt Julia is very nice
to us to allow us to get in touch with Que
another? l will describe my ideal husband:
FIRST eli all he must not be pessimist, and,
above all, he must have a good character
and be fairly nice looking. l have brown
eyes. brown hair and fair complexion. My
age is between twenty and thirty. To those
VINO guess my age l will send a photo of
myself. will answer all letters received
A new cousin,