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Crossword Puzzle.

The definitions are:
Horizontal.
/. Noise OF mirth.
8. Southern State (Abb).
S. Like.
I. The Blue Grass State (Abb.).
9. Joint of the arm.
IL. Yours.
IS. Latin (Abb.).
II. Girls name.
is. A large artery.
II. Perhaps.
10. Point of the compass.
20. More ancient.
%. Street (Abb).
%. Covering for pan.
"a. I.
26 Fragrant wood.
28 Sailors cry.
80. A mixture Of metals.
80. A sweetheart.
81. Father.
IS. A fatty liquid.
So. One who revolts.
SO. Division Of stable.
40. In the Year Of the Reign (Abb).
Al. Therefore.
AZ. Yes.
49, Exclamation.
Vertical.
/. Him.
2. Permit
8. A parlor game.
4. Exclamation.
5. Near.
s. To cut wool.
z. Grasps abrutly.
3. You.
10. A piece Of metal.
IL. A climbing plant.
Is. Indefinite article.
Is. Narrow thoroughfare.
II. Metal badge of merit.
Is. Eastern time (Abb).
81. Performed.
"a. Mother.
IS. Older.
IS. Secret languages.
81. Like a root.
%. A word of greeting.
30. Either.
81. Laboratory (Abb.).
SO. BY way Of.
IS. The sun god.
81. Behold!
38. South America (Abb).
80. Left hand (Abb).
Now try these word chains, one deal
ing with a stubborn animal and the
other with a stubborn problem passing
your examinations in schools
Change MULE to BALK In three
moves.
Change TEST to PASS in three
moves.
Here's tricky sentence! There are
three missing words. and they are al
pronounced alike, although they have
different meanings. Can you guess
them? y
".We will A--- the house as soor
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BY PROSPER BURANELLI.

For the first time in the history OF
the NetD York Police Department the
corcted Medal OF Honor has been
dwarded tiUice to the same man.
Defective John Cordes, attached TO
Inspector CoRohliHS Office, is the man
thus Sinculdrlv honOred. He got the
medal FIRST in 1924. when. in a death
STRUGGLE ioith hold-up men. he killed
one and iCdS himself shot FIRE times.
Harino iron the medal, IL might hare
seemed that there wds no further
decoration in store for him. Bat
noiO he has done IL doain, and this
time the case cited stands as one Of
the most spectacular IN NefC York
police annals. Dctectire Cordes tells
the story in the folloptro account:
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Move On.

Mr.. Jones-Good night! Out of gas
right here in the middle of traff1cl
Mrs. Jones-Well, you can't stop for
that now; here comes cop. ).
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Sports and Girls PageNe Ways ShowS
THE PUZZLE COLUMN

There are enough words in this puz-
zle to keep you out of mischief for
while!
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Here's tricky sentence! There are
three missing words. and they are all
pronounced alike, although they have
different meanings. Can you guess
them? y
"We will 49, the house as soon
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Now try these word chains, one deal
ing with a stubborn animal and the
other with stubborn problem-passi
your examinations in school!
Change MULE to BALK in three
moves.
Change TEST to PASS in three
moves.
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4AirplaneS and Boomeranss

IT seems a downright anomaly to &c
to the primitive inhabitants of
Australia for points ON an airplane. yet
that is precisely what Was done at one
stage of the development of aviation.
The fundamental principle of the air
plane is both old and simple. having
been discovered by the BuShmen Of the
AntipodeS and embodied by them in
the boomerang, which. by meeting In
It's flight the air at a slight angle. got
a lift"
The trajectory OF the boomerang
may be In part horizontal or may even
rise as q result of this lift ANY sur
face that is more or less fiat. which
travels at "a slight angle through the
air, tends to lift. II the section has
slight Gambler. or convex curve, the
lift Is increased Better results are
obtained II a body Of appreciahle thick
ness is used instead Of q thin sheet
Investigation will reveal little difference
between the wing section of a boomerang
made by the BuShmen or Whitfield by
an American boy after he has visited
the circus and has witnessed the
stunts" Of the boomerang thrower,
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armament consisting of 86 guns Of va
rious calibers and its garrison number
ing $40 officers and men. 1t was here
that Admiral Farragut, on the morning
of August 5. 1864. began the attack
which was to result In the capture OF
Mobile. At am. the feet Of the
Union forces was set in motion. led by
four ironclads. At CAT the booming OF
the ironclad Tecumsehs guns was heard
on the flagship Hartford. A few min
utes past Fort Morgan replied, hav-
ing waited until the ships were well
within range. The Tecumseh drew
abreast OF the fort and was about to
enter the bay when suddenly she reeled
to port and sank with almost every soul
on board She had struck a mine.
The disaster spread confusion in the
fleet. A question was shouted to the
Brooklyn. just ahead. from the Hart
ford. The answer called forth Far
ragut's famous: Damn the torpedoesi
Go aheadi" The feet went ahead and
Fort Gaines, on the western side OF the
channel, surrendered. The Union ves-
sells were IN Mobile Bay, at cost OF
1886 men, 113 of whom had gone down
with the Tecumseh. but still the in
domitable fort on Mobile Point thun~
dered out its defiance For II days,
though bombarded ceaselessly, Fort
Morgan held out. AT last. her citadel
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destroyed by the pounding of the Union
guns and her walls nearly blown to bits,
She was compelled to surrender.
The battle OF Mobile Bay was the
most brilliant action in which Admiral
Farragut took part and the crowning
achievement of his naval career. The
detenSes of the bay at the time OF this
attack consisted mainly of three forts
Morgan. Gaines and Powell.
Capt. Drayton. commanding the flag
ship Hartford. observed the admiral in
the port main rigging OF the ship, in
which position he could view the fleet
III action, and fearing for the COM
mander's safety, suggested that he be
fastened to the mast. Admiral Far
ragut at first objected. but In few
moments admitted the wisdom OF the
precaution, and humbly passed two or
three turns of the rope around his body
and secured one end while Quarter
master Knowles fastened the other.
The admiral remained aloft until the
fleet passed Fort Morgan.
Lieut. George Dewey took part In the
operations OF Farragut when he was
assigned to the West Gulf Squadron in
the reduction of the Confederate forti-
fed posts of Mobile and New Orleans
Fags of Ave nations have waved over
this post at the entrance of Mobile
Bay. now known as Fort Morgan.
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Q;5::; ff SfRiS RS1S PXGE s3f - :: .
Pirate of Rocky Island
BY w. BOYCE MORGAN.

the way back toward The path. Mr..
Parsons was fight behind him, BRAN
dishing his gun, and since nobody told
me to go or stay, / decided to go ana
see the fun. Bill, seeing that Murphy
had now taken over the job OF guard
ing the house, raced after me.
l was expecting that we would see
real fight if we caught the robber at
the dock, and was rather disappointed
at what happened. Moving quietly, the
policemen came upon him as he bent
over the engine of the speed boat,
vainly trying to start 1t. Sergt. THIN
shouted a command at him, and when
he Strengthened up he was looking into
the muzzIes Of four revolvers. He sur
rendered without a word.
Il guess you're finished for while, .
growled the sergeant, as he pocketed
the prisoners gun and put pair OF
handouts about his wrists. Wen
give you plenty for attempted murder,
besides what you get on the bribery
charge"
An examination Of the prisoner
brought to light the loot with which he
was trying to escape. There was q
string Of beautiful pearls. diamond
bracelet and a bunch of rings. They
certainly looked as though they were
worth a lot Of money.
Then Mr.. Parsons climbed into the
speed boat to take the police and their
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captive back to Cypress City. He asked
me if Id 60 with him to bring the
speed boat back while he and Sam
brought the cruiser, but somehow I'd
had enough for one day, so JAKE went
instead.
Back at. the house We all sat down
and relaxed after the most exciting
day / had ever spent ] wish / could
tell you all the nice things Aunt Louise
and Uncle Ed said about how brave
Bill and were, but It would sound like
boaSting. Any way, they certainly re-
paid us for anything we did by being
wonderful to us all Summer And
Beth, my sister, seemed to think a lit
tie more of me than she ever had be-
fore. AS for Bill. she thought an awful
lot of him already.
That night Bill, Beth and were
still talking about the affair.
Tomorrow you've got to take me
back TO the cove" told Bill I'm get
to see that place yet"
Yes" said Beth And fuSt think
you might actually find some treasure
there. The robber might have dropped
something"
That struck us as a great idea, and
the next morning-and many other
times during our stay on Rocky Island
we searched carefully IN hopes OF
finding something. And, although we
found the boat in which the robber
had come TO our island. we never found
any Jewels
oh, well. didn't care much. I had
wonderful time anyway. and IL sure
was exciting while it lasted. And l
decided that even If there aren't any
real pirates left these days desperate
robbers are enough like them.
THE END.
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Educating Patricia"
BY CORNELIA II. MILLER.

going to be quite all right" Linking
arms with Patricia on one side and
Louise on the other and followed by
Eleanor. Elizabeth, Fanny, Peggy and
EloiSe. Mary returned to the house and
thence to her room like a wounded hero
from battle They helped her off with
her wraps. persuaded her to lie down
on the bed and tucked her in with a
comforter, fuSsing about her like so
many little mother hens.
Think I'd better call Miss Print?"
asked Patricia.
Goodness, no. She'll insist on put
ting me in the infirmary, which re-
fuse TO countenance on Saturday.
Thank goodness it is Saturday. ! can
do as please with no classes until
Monday"
Though she was loath to admit it,
for Mary hated weakness, what she
felt like doing was lying quietly on the
bed for the rest of the day. Even the
fact that the game between the vic
torious senior team and the post
graduates was to be played of that
afternoon failed to entice her. which
proved conclusively that her head hurt
more than she cared to say.
"I'n be all right in the morning." she
insisted You can all do an extra
cheer or two for me at the game. /
hope your team wins, Peg. but II it
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escape to Rocky Island, and he wouldn't
have anything else to get away in. He'd
| hardly go out to sea in it, and he
| knows it's not safe to come back to-
ward Cypress City. No. what he wants
| badly now is food and water. and he'll
| do almost anything to get it. That's
/ why I'm afraid for the people on the
| island"
| / felt the same way about it. and ]
| was glad when Mr.. Parsons made me
| give the boat all the speed tt would
| handle with its heavier load. However,
| / told him of Bills prowesS with the
rifle, and he expressed the belief that
i the robber would never get into the
house alive Nevertheless. We were all
excited, and as We approached the dock
at the island once more We scanned II
anxiously.
Nobody was visible there, but never
theleSs the policemen had their guns
out as we churned into the dock.
Three of us will go right up to TIE
house" announced the sergeant as he
leaped out. Murphy will stay hehinG
and come up with YOU"
However, I jumped out and tied the
boat up and we were only dozen
PAGES behind the three policemen as
they climbed the path. MIR. Parsons
had his revolver loaded with the newly
purchased cartridges. and knew from
the look on his face that II he got
within shooting distance of the robber,
he would not have the mercy on him
that Uncle Ed had shown earlier in
the day.
Moving cautiously, we approached the
top of the hill. The house stood silent,
with no sign Of life. For a moment
we paused, not knowing what to think,
and then saw Jakes tousleG head
poked cautiously out of window.
"Yay. Jakel Here we are" Jump
ing ahead, waved to him and then
we all dashed into the house as Uncle
Ed and the others gathered to well
come us.
You did It, PAUL" cried Uncle Ed.
wringing my hand "Golly when we
saw him making for the dock only
minute after you left. l was sure YOU
were goner, and then we heard his
shots. and were almost afraid TO watch
the water to see If you'd got away"
Where is he now?" demanded MIR
Parsons.
eve haven't seen him for almost an
hour" replied Uncle Ed HE came up
near the house once, but Bill here PUT
bullet under his toes and drove him
back. Since then we've just been
watching and waiting for you TO come"
Guess we'll have 70 search the
island for him." announced Sergt.
Tim. And that's tough Job with
as few as we have. especially when we
must leave somebody here to guard the
house"
had sudden idea.
Listen" I cried, ''if he saw us come
back the thing he'd do is TO try 10 get
away In the boat right away
"Paul's right" agreed Mr.. Parsons
excitedly. III we get right down there
we can get him. for locked the boat.
With a word TO Officer Murphy to
stay behind. Sergt Tiffin at once led
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what Has Gone Before.

Pdtrfcia HoilinsShedd is a student az
MtSs Stdnhope'S school at Horine~on-
fhc-Hadson. She and eight intimate
friends are members OF club dubbed
the Nfftu Miners. patricid, hGDfnq beeu
led to break one OF the rales OF the
school. tpGS obliged to forfeit her place
on the first junior basket bali team, OF
srhich her roommate. Louise DaDiS. is
CAPTAIN. When called In as subSti-
tUte in one OF the match games she
5unhted the bul and almost lost the
game. Her depression opcr her failure
irnS not htniShei uatil she trent home
for the Christmas holidays and had an
encouraging talk NTH her father. On
her YetQrn to school she 1gaS III and
spent some time in the taFrmnTg, miss
ING the Taid-gear dance With plenty
OF time for meditation she determined
70 trp to right her earlier mistake IL
ctpeH al opportunity to play in the
HnGl basket ball games.
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Elliptic E is pronounced as In
Eat, and held slightly. SO that you say
E-E LIP. This word means In Front,
In Front OF, Before, First or One Who
Goes First ELIp KONOWAY is IN
front Of ALL" ELIP KLOsH is First
Good" or Best Of AL" and ELIP
sITKuM SUN is Before midday"
KLATAWA ELIP CoPO NIKA is go
In front OF me" or You go flrst," and
ELIP AHNCUTTIE means Before time
past" or Before the longest time ago"
in other words. the longest ago time
possible TO imagine.
ESICK--Pronounce the E as In Easy,
the as in Sick, accenting the first
syllable. This usually means canoe
paddle, but many also stand for an oar.
OKE-OKE NIKA ESICK means THAT
is my paddle" OLOMAN ESICK stands
for an old mans paddle. or an old
paddle, and an old paddle, II sound and
good, Is considered better than a new
one. KLOOTCHMAN ESICK Is a
woman's paddle, which lis much longer.
narrower and lighter than a mans.
ENAPOOH~-The Il is as In Eat, the
A as in Father, and the 90 as In Coo.
with the accent on the first syllable.
ENAPOOH is the SiaWaSh name fer the
muskrat, and means beaver (ENA) that
Smells Strong" (POOH). HIYU ENA-
POOH NIKA MAMOOK MEMALOOSE
is Many muskrats / make dead" or II
killed many muskrats"
0LEEsE This is corruption Of the
English word Grease. and means not
only grease itself, but anything oily or
greasy. Thus NIKA TIKA MOOS-
MODS 0LEECE means II want some
COW grease" fbutter). while MIKA
ISKUM GLEESE COpO BEEOWISr
PEAH means Have you oil for u
lamp"
HULOIkfE~ the u as IN
Hull. the OF as In OIL accent the first
syllable and say HuLL~LOY- ME.
Primarily. this word means Different.
and is used as prefix and as fol-
lowing word 10 mean Other Than, un-
like. Stranger TO, etc. HULOIMEMAN
means Different Nan. and a French
man Ia a HULofMieMAN compered 10
an Englishman or an Indian. Usually
the word means people Of dit1sEant
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Paul Corey. who il telling the story. and
his sister Beth are visiting their Uncle I'd
and Aunt Louise on "a little island off the
Florida coast Having heard that a man
who had committed big jewel robbery in
St Augustine Is hiding IN the vicinity. Mr.;
Parsons Uncle Eds hrother-u-iaw and
owner Of the island becomes alarmed. TAX
ing Sam. the chauffeur, and the cruiser. he
goes to the mainland tho next morning 10
While he is gone Paul and Bill Drake. ar
other boy who is visiting the Parsons. 20
to explore a pirate cave and discover the
robber. who later attacks the house and
shoots Uncle Ed in the arm. While BIZ
prepares to defend the house with the one
rife. Paul must 20 for help in the speed
boat At the risk of his life he beats the
rohber in a race to the dock and barely
gets away in the boat After a wild ride
to Cypress City he finds Mr.. Parsons. and
with four policemen they start back to take
help to their friends on the island
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" r ISTORIC Fort Morgan, Ala, is
to be sold by the War Depart
ment. 1t has been the de-
fender of the water lanes to
Mobile. located at the entrance
to the Gulf of Mexico, which has been
a scene Of settlement, fertilization and
several naval battles since the early
DAYS of French attempts at colonizing
the New World.
This point of land which projects
out into the gulf at the mouth OF the
bay was chosen by the French as the
location of Fort Louis de Ia Mobile In
l702, to protect the first settlement OF
Mobile Since that time the ancient
fortifcation has passed through num-
Der of changes, especially following the
acquisition of the territory purchased
from France in 1903.
This old French fort in the gulf in
It'll became Fort Conde, as the head
quarters of the French in Louisiana.
This post was in the actual possession
of the Spanish until April, 1913, when
the alliance between Great Britain and
Spain was directly responsible for the
seizure of Mobile and environs, as part
of the Louisiana Purchase, under in
structions Of President Madison in 1913.
Immediately, Mobile Point, at the
mouth of the bay. now known as Fort
Morpan, was fortified, since the war OF
1912, called in our national history
THE second war with Great Britain"
was then being fought, and the post
was made ready for any contemplated
British attack on Mobile.
Returning from Pensacola In August,
1914, Gen. Jackson stopped and re-
paired what was called Fort Boyer, or
Mobile Point. and left garrison of 100
These precautions were taken just in
time to resist an attack by a British
fleet which appeared before the fort on
September IL, 1914, and demanded the
surrender of the garrison Maj. Law
renee refused and the British proceeded
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OLD TRAPPERS' LANGUAGE.

blood, but HULOIME ICTAS is Differ
ent Things and HULOIME WAWA
NIKA is Il speak a different tongue"
HYAK~-The Y Is sounded rs in Sky
and the A as IN Hat, with the accent
on the first syllable. This word covers
the whole idea of hurry In Chinook. 1t
puts the speed idea into other words,
while other words are also used to de-
note the degree of speed or slowness
Thus CHACo HYAK Is Come Quickly
while CHACO HIYU DEBATE HYAK
Is Come as quickly as you possibly
can" TENAS HYAK CHACO is Come
a little bit fast" meaning Come slow
ly." or Come more slowly"
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CHAPTER XXI.

It had grown cold enough to food
the rink for hockey. and interested
groups of girls gathered to watch Al
fred's somewhat clumsy manipulationS
o. bulky fire hose.
Mary Harris was so excited over the
prospect of learning TO skate that she
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to shell the fort but were driven back
with q great loss and departed from
that point on the Gulf Coast.
The great adventure in Fort Morgan's
stormy career occurred In the Civil
War. The stronghold on Mobile Point
had been greatly strengthened and re-
christened by the Confederates. its
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INSTALLMENT V.

A S we sped over the water on our
" return trip, Mr.. Parsons could
"A hardly conceal his anxiety over
4 4 the fate of the others on Rocky
Island. Sergeant Tiffin, who
was in charge of the policemen, tried
to ease his mind.
Since the fellow knows that the boy
here got away in the boat for help,
don't you imagine he'll beat it from the
island as quick as he can?' he sug-
gested.
II doubt it," replied Mr.. Parsons.
He probably just had rowboat to
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Educational features predominated at
the annual fair at Batavia, Netherlands
East Indies.
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Government railways Of the Irish
Free state now have more than 1000
miles OF track. -, .. 81 D..
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Fort to Pass to Private Owners

Y Y ISTORIC Fort Morgan, Ala, is
to be sold by the War Depart
ment. It has been the de-
fender of the water lanes to
Mobile located at the entrance
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-12

germs being the cause Of this condi,
ton. To say the least. the germ
origin OF the trouble has not been
proven.
There is no reason why a male
should have any particular trouble
In removing the Gi~sagreeable scales.
II IS merely a matter Of cleanliness.
But IL i different with a woman.
II is a real task 10 wash and dry a
great mass OF long hair. a man
can easily and quickly cleanse the
hair and scalp. While he will not
remove the cause OF dandI 80. he
will have his scalp so cIea.i that
no evidence OF the trouble will be
noticed for several days after a good
shampoo.
In washing the hair use a good
soap. There are sO-called hard
water soaps" made to form a good
lather with hard water. Wet the
hair. work up a good lather. rub IL
into the scalp with the ends OF the
fingers. and then rinse II out. Hav-
ing done this well. repeat the proc
ess. The second washing will cut
the grease and take away the scales.
The secret OF the successful sham
poo lies in the t-horoughness Of the
rinsiny. There should he an abun.
dance or water used. gallons OF IL.
Unless the soap is entirely removed.
Il. in turn. will add scales 70 a
dandruff-coyered scalp.
a man who has oily. dandruff
filled hair should clean his head this
way twice a week. ! do not be-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-12
Some Odd Facts

Under an Act or 1925. which Is
still In force In England. cricket
matches on Sunday between teams
OF different parishes are forbidden.
but We elevens from the same
parish may meet.
ThatchinG. as a of roofing
houses, is resaining favor in Nor
folk, England. The thick layers Of
reed or straw are stated 10 keep out
either excessive cold or excessive
heat more effectively than other ma
terialS.
Pet dogs % the small and pam
pered varieties are being ousted
from the affections ~ the younger
ladies by the handsome and stalwart
Airedale.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-12
DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
Three-Minute JOURNEYS
BY TEMPLE MANNING
When the MohaumedGn Fasfs and Fedsts.
By TEMPLE MANNING

NNE OF the most important OF.
the Mohammedan festivals is
- Ramadan. Occurring during
the ninth month OF their calendar.
IL may well be called the Mohamme-
dan Lent.
During this time every day. from
sunrise TO sunset. is n period OF
strenuous fasting for the True Be
lever. Not a drop OF water may
pass his lips. not a morsel OF food.
Tobacco IN every form Is eschewed.
But the instant OF sunset is the
signal for a change. Restaurants
and cafes throw open their doors.
Merrymakers throng the streets. and
a veritable carnival starts. Feast
ing and dancing are the order or the
night.
or course. the mosques are open
all the tire during this month, and
are always jammed 10 the doors.
On the fifteenth day of the Rama
dan, the Sultan himself appears. In
a splendid procession. he leaves the
Yildiz Palace in Pera. crosses the
Bosphorus TO Stamboul. 10 kiss the