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The case Of. Edwin Reed. director Of
the Museum Of Natural History IN Con-
cepcion, Chile, was remarkable, II the
recorded details are correct, but not
nearly so romantic as the psychic Incl
dents marking the life and death OF the
Countess Agnes, niece Of Prince Radzi-
viii. whose great castle and estate lay
in Galicia, that province which Austria
annexed from Poland In 1772, but,
following the World War, returned to
1t in 1919.
In September, 1910, Reed dreamed
that while walking down q street in
Concepcion ne came TO the end and
there saw tomb on which was the fol-
lowing inscription: Reed, Naturalist.
November 7, 1910"
He did not take the dream seriously.
Indeed, he related it jokingly to several
friends. But two months later, on
November 7, he died suddenly.
There was q curious accompanying
circumstance. His daughter -in-iaw,
living at Mendoza, dreamed, just before
she was to celebrate her wedding ami
versary, that all the presents reaching
her on that day we're funeral Wreatns.
Tier wedding anniversary came on
November z.
The story of Prince Radziwill's niece
is highly dramatic. The Countess
Agnes had been adopted by him after
the Death OF both her parents. Sne was
then q mere child, being only or
years old.
The apartments Of the prince In his
Galician castle were separated from
those Of the children by very large
room or hall. II the children wished
to go to him 1t was necessary to pass
through this room, unless the court
was used. This rather 11ecessitated
gong cut of doors, which might be dis
agreeable in cold, wtntry weather, In
rain or in snow.
Rather than go through the room.
however, little Agnes invariably used
the court. On the first occasion on
which she had been taken through the
room she had noticed above the door
an enormous canvas representing the
Cllnaean Sibyl This picture, which hel
childish eyes saw vaguely in the gloom
of the lily lighted chamber, filled hei
with terror. Never again could she be
persuaded to encounter it. Pleading
argument and punishment did not avail
An unreasoning fear, which no ont
could understand, possessed her. 1t wal
as If she perceived that the picture
threatened her with some future dis
aster. The prince decided it would bt
wrong to attempt to coerce her. So, fol
the next IL years, she used the court
yard as here invariable pasSageway.
She was now a young woman. Hel
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SUB ROSA
Anesthetizing Love.

Dear Mimi: 1t is with the utmost
interest that / have been reading your
sound advice to others Perhaps you
will be kind enough to help a man in
trouble.
Il am middle-aged and have been
paying attention to middle-ageo laoy
for a long time. We are engaged put
have never married because her mother
is an invalid and she had to take OF
her. Her mother is still living.
IT always felt that she is not the
girl for me; in fact, I have very little
love for her, but she says that she
loves me very dearly.
In the meantime, her sister has
come home and we are deeply IN love
and hope to get married some time:
They both live in the same house ana
lam at a loss what to do or now 70
proceed. I cannot marry the frst girl
because I realize that I never would be
happy, but I am greatly disturbed
Kindly advise me-"
The revelation of your own character
should disturb you. Although you al
ways felt she was not the girl for you,
YOU asked her to become your wife!
For long years-yearS in which she
might have found some one else had
YOU not led her to cherish her tragic
Illusion of happiness with you-you
allowed the promise to stand knowing
secretly that it could never be full
filled.
Unmoved, you have watched her
lead a life of sacrifice. But when her
sister returns home, you Immediately
fall in love with her. That she is will
ing to take from your fiancee the only
bit of beauty that has ever come into
her life lowers her not at all IN your
sight. Your only concern is TO cast
on as quickly as possible the woman
who has been loyalty devoted TO you.
The great misfortune Is that your
fiancee will never realize how lucky she
Is in being spared marriage with you:
But do your best to convince her OF
the fact. Tell her you will never be
worthy Of her-you are setting her free
because you do not believe her loyalty
should bind her to so poor love as
YOU can offer. Tell her you are going
away to try to forget the wrong you
have done her and to give her a chance
to meet some one else.
Go away and allow q decent period
to elapSe before you begin TO pay court
to her sister. Never display your al
lection for her sister before her. She
has had to endure the death OF love
do not force her to witness its worn
out garment, Haunted from the
shoulders of a successor. May she, In
spite of her misfortune in meeting you
some day find happiness. Few deserve
1t so richly.
Maybe the author can help you with
your home w en1elone for per
' tcopyright. isSo)
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CONAN DOYLE

When Conan Doyle was blithe and
young, he wrote his Sherlock tales Of
crime; translated into every tongue.
they penetrated every cline. Around
the world the yarns were read, and
filled the people with delight, and kids
who should have been in bed sat up
with Watson through the night. The
years went by and Conan felt that he
was built for higher things; and 50 he
buckled I'D his belt and wrote great
tales of knights and kings. He wrote
book on ancient times as good. as old
Sir Walters best; but people wanted
modern crimes, with Sherlock Holmes
upon the quest. we do not care three
the past; the people would not be de-
MED, so Doyle returned to Holmes at
last. He wrote another dozen tales OF
mysteries in every land, Of felons going
to the jails, propelled by Sherlock's iron
hand. 1--WE done my duty now" he
said 1--WE killed old Sherlock OF for
good; I'll write of war. OF landscapes
red, and of the foe our troops WITH
stood" A splendid chronicle he wrote
of heroes and their deeds IN France, OF
Wilhelm Two, who lost his coat. OF SIR
admirers beat their donleS, and cried,
why waste your precious time? what
has become of Sherlock Holiness Who
cares for war when there Is crime?"
All YEARLY the author then dragged
Sherlock from his timely tomb, ana
diligently piled his pen to tell OF felons
and their doom. Again he shippea poor
Holmes away, to run a bee farm. full OF
grief; and then, grown old and tireo ana
gray, he tried to tell us his beile1. ne
TAXED of scenes on t'other shore, OF
strange things where the spirit roams;
and always he could hear the roar:
what has become of Sherlock Holmes"
WALT MASON.
copyright, 1930)
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DG1 A1sA1 ~ OANA1o W. Burgess.

that good was I didn't know. That Is.
didn't know to what extent they were
good. I suspect that those Crows tnss
live in the Green Forest do lot more
good than we have any idea Of"
"Of course they do" replied FARMER
Browns Boy. "They have o lot OF bad
habits, but they have lot Of good ones.
too. I guess that, all in all, they 40
about as much good as they do harm.
If only they didn't destroy the babies
of other birds. they would be all right.
Cav, Cawl" said Jim Grow, as
he understood.
There's one thing about it. and that
is that 1t is only in the nesting season
that they do their HARM" continued
Farmer Browns Boy. THE rest OF the
year they do no serious mischief that l
know of and they probably do lot OF
good
Cav, Caw!" said Jim Grow, and with
a quick side motion he snapped up
cutworm.
Il wish Mother Brown could see what
Jim Grow is doing" said Farmer
Browns Boy. Perhaps she will feel
better about him then. Perhaps she
would feel more kindly"
Farmer Brown chuckled. Don't you
worry about her." said he. "She may
pretend that she dislikes Jim Grow, but
it Is all pretense. However, we'll tell
her how Jim Grow has been helping us
this morning"
(Copyrisht, lsao)
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marriage to O young noblenaan was ar
ranged Following the engagement,
great reception was held at the castle.
Now the Countess Agnes, forgetting
in part her dread of the great hall, and
ashamed, too, since she had reached
womanhood, to confess her fears to her
fiance, had agreed that the wedding
ball should be held in 1t.
On the night Of the reception, when
the company wished to go into it for
some lively game in which every one
could take part, she gave her consent
and led her guests to it. But she no
sooner had crossed the threshold than
her old terror returned to her. She
wished to withdraw.
Every one laughed at her-her
friends, her uncle, even her husband
to-be.
Infant" they cried, "little baby"
Joyously and despite her resistance,
they pushed her into the room and
shut the door behind her.
wild with apprehension, she shook
furiously at the door. It's trembling
loosened the great picture above, and 1t
fell heavily. One of Its corners BROKE
the skull Of the Countess Agnes, dealing
an injury from which she died.
(Couyrieht. 1890
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No, one is all black, you know;
This is true Of man and crow.
Old Mother Nature.

Mother Brown pretended to be dis
appointed that Jim Grow had returned.
She pretended that she wished that,
having gone away with the other Crows,
he had stayed away. But If the truth
were known, right down inside she was
him. He was q mischieyous scamp:
nevertheless, he was an interesting one.
There's one thing about It," said she
to Farmer Browns Boy. land that is
that on washday he must be- shut up. II
you want to keep that Crow, you've got
to promise to see that he is shut up
early Monday morning and isn't allowed
out again until the washing has been
taken in. certainly will not stand for
having the clothespins pulled and the
washing dropped on the ground again. -
For several days after his return Jim
Crow was on his very best behavior. Yes,
sir, he was so. He didn't get in any
mischief at all. He followed Farmer
Browns Boy everywhere. He was so
glad to be back that he had to talk
about it all the time. AS he rode
around on the shoulder of Farmer
Browns Boy, he talked Crow-talk con-
tinually and Farmer Browns Boy was
certain that it was all about how glad
he was to be home again
white grubs are pretty bad this
year." said Farmer Browns Boy, land
the worst of it is, there isn't much we
can do about 1t. There is the fourth
one have hoed out in the last 10
minutes
He was just about to crush it with
his hoe when Jim Crow hoped down
from the shoulder of Farmer Browns
Boy and snatched up that white grub.
In jiffy 1t had disappeared. Then
what do you think Jim Grow did? He
began to walk sedately at Farmer
Browns heels. His sharp eyes snapped
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NANCY PACE
Find a Pin and Pick 1t Up,
Have Good Luck"
By FLORENCE La GANKE.

Lois was saving herself all the steps
she could this Summer She found that
little Ann made many demands on her.
and that she was growing peevish and
fussy herself just from getting overtired.
She formed the habit of sitting down
whenever she could. of doing work In
the place where she was rather than IN
taking it to a room formerly considered
sacred to a particular job.
Take sewing and mending, for In
stance. Time was when she carried
everything to the sewing room. Now
she mended in the kitchen, the din
ing room, the living room. anywhere
and everywhere. There was more meIid-
ing, too, this Summer than ever before.
because some of her trousseau outfit was
beginning to show signs of wear.
To make sewing easier she put pin
cushion in every room Of the house.
And such fun as she had in making
the little fat cushions.
She used sawdust for filling of many
of them. BY incasing the hlling in
stout muslin cover there was no danger
of the filling leaking out.
One cunning cushion was round and
fat and covered with small patterned
all-over chintz She used frilling
which she bought already frilled and
sewed to foundation tape. This may be
purchased in almost any color and
width.
Then she made square pillow cush-
ion by joining four triangles, two of
printed cloth and two Of plain. This
one had boxed sides and was hung by o
gay and giddy ribbon which held small
scissors conveniently close by.
For the bed rooms she had dainty
IL AZ
lace and an occasional bit Of needle
point.
Nancy taught Lois how to save money ass
we'll as time. Write to Nancy Page, care OF
this paper, inclosing o stamped. self
addressed envelope asking for her leafiet,
Budgets are Fun.
(Copyright. 1s3oJ
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Straight Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

There are probably as many sue
cessful marriages as there are success
full lives, and there are penalties for
failures In both life and marriage. ALI
mony, however, is not merely penalty.
It Is an attempt to bring surcease to a
maladjusted couple. Many divorces are
blamed on the alimony avarice Of mer-
cenary women, but we dread to think OF
the divorces which shiftless, irresponsible
and inconsiderate husbands might pre-
cipitate If alimony fears did not deter
them.
Alimony is seldom such rich prize
that it is worth breaking up home to
get. Happiness, home and family mean
more to every woman than what Is usu-
ally a modest allowance at most.
Cynics have said that alimony is what
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Gives Distinction to Simple Dress
By MARY MARSHALL.

ton crepe. The sleeves are cut to At
rather closely at the wrists with small
buttons and loops covered with the
material. The scarf pieces are 10
inches wide and about 80 inches long
each, with edges finished with narrow
hand hem. The free ends of the scarf
are cut on the bias with the longer
points at the back The other ends of
the scarfs are attached to the dress
to give the effect of q collar. At the
back the ends lap over so that the
right hand scarf lies over the left-hand
scarf 2 or 8 inches.
Copied in black, a dress of this sort
would be lust the thing for rather i'm
portant afternoon occasions. II YOU
have to make an address or conduct q
meeting of your club you have no idea
what added dignity you will gain by
some such trailing drapery. For the
informal dinner dance dress you may
add the drapery without the sleeves.
tCopyriaht. lsso1
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INDIAN PUDDING.

Put 3 cupfuls of SKINNED milk
and / cupful of hot water on to
boil. Add, when boiling, 7 ia
blespoonfuls of yellow corn meal
wet in a little cold skinned milk
and stir until thick. Let it cool
and add "a Of a cup of molasses,
y teaspoon of cinnamon and a
little salt. Stir well, put in but
tered pudding pan and set it in
oven. When hot, add 2 cupfuls
cold skinned milk. Do not stir.
Bake three hours.
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Alimoniacs.

Down in Virginia q week ago much
ado was made of q marriage contract
drawn up by a couple, in which the
bride renowned all right to alimony In
the event that they proved to be ILL
mated.
Without debating the validity of such
q contract, it Is questionable whether
so-called guest husbands" are likely to
prove successes.
Rid marriage Of responsibility and 1t
is likely to decline in significance. All
women do not deserve or desire alimony,
but many deserve and require 1t. It
may be the pound of cure in marriage,
but certainly marriage Is no more imper-
feet that those who marry.
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When we consider how easily any
thing as big as circus kin be gathered
ND an moved before daylight 1t main
e,lrprisir1' we miss a wheslbarrow, or
Gau9r1ter, or auto now an then.
Accordin' to the newspapers, the
country must Be alive with EN-, but
s., all the drivin' do, here, there. an
everywhere, I've never yit run onto
sferiff's posse" remarked Lille Kite. az
he tossed aside his newspaper.
"If You'll come out an see US some
Sunday an bring q truck I'll give you
Jake Bentley to q city cousin this
Were goin' to see America before
IN film station hide It," said Ar
smiley today as he an his family
ctarted on big auto trim.
(copyright. 1899
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a man pays for his mistakes. Yet we
feel few cynics could seriously contest
the fact that alimony is a slight repara-
ton for a wasted disillusioned life.
Until marriage or humanity becomes
more nearly perfect, until women be-
come economically independent, until
state provision Is made for dependents
of maladjusted couples, alimony will
probably remain. Faddists and freak
marriages stir us to think rather than
to emulate. The man viii continue to
pay-Money-while the woman pays in
things dearer than any cash register
can record.
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BEEF WITH TOMATO.

About "a pound dried beef,
washed, scalded and drained.
Cut a green pepper up fine Gre
moving seeds and white parti-
tions), scald pepper, drain and
add to a can of tomato soup.
Pour hot over dried beef. Mix
well; serve on toast. If any Is
left, use it in an omelet.
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Cottage Pie.

Cover the bottom of a creased bak-
ing dish with hot mashed potatoes.
Add thick layer of roast lamb or beef
cut in pieces. Season with salt, pep
per and a few drops of onion Juice. and
moisten with gravy. Cover with layer
of mashed potatoes, and bake in q hot
oven long enough to heat through.
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II you are planning to make dress
OF crepe de chine or canton crepe for
your late Summer and Autumn ward
robe buy q yard more than you need
for blouse, skirt and sleeves and make
the dress with scarf over-sleeves. You
have no idea how they add TO the
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CAV, CAWi" SAID JIM CROW,
AND WITH A QUICK SIDE MOTION
HE SNAPPED UP A CUTWORM.
And every time that Farmer Brown dug
out a white grub, Jim Crow was right
on hand to snap it UP. Then he fol-
lowed Farmer Browns Boy for while.
The surprising thing was that he dis
covered many white grubs that neither
Farmer Brown, nor Farmer Browns
Boy, saw until he pulled them out.
All this Farmer Brown watched with
considerable interest. Finally he spoke.
THAT Crow may be a nuisance at
times" said he, "but he certainly has
redeemed himself this morning. I've
been watching him. Not only has ne
been eating those white grubs, but he
has been pulling out cutworms. Any
bird that will hunt white grubs and
cutworms deserves respect. knew there
was some good in Crows, but just what
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POWDER-BLUE FLAT CREPE DRESS
GAINS UNUSAL SHARPNESS AND
DISTINCTION FROM LONG
SCARF COLLAR o FMATERIAL.
distinction may be added to a simple
little dress of solid toned silk crepe
by this device.
The French dress from which the
sketch was made was powder blue Can
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OATMEAL BISCUITS.

OATMEAL BISCUITS.
One cupful cold boiled oatmeal,
tablespoonful butter, table
spoonful sugar, / teaspoonful salt,
IA yeast cake, ! cupful milk or
water Make rather stiff bat
ter, adding -four enough to do so.
Let rise as any bread and bake in
gem pans.
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Psychic Adventures of Noted Men
and Women
BY ]. p. GLASS.

Prince Radzwi Niece and the Fatal Picture of the siby
p.
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She wants and the she does
doll and to take her out and show her
little attentions
tastes things for that indicate that he
Of nc anxious for her happiness.
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Nancy taught Lois how to save money %
this paper, inclosing Q stamped. self
addressed envelope asking for her leanet,
Budgets are Fun
(copyriRht, 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
CAROLINA LAUNCHES
{. ANTI-CANCER DRIVE
Director Of Campaign Cites 1928
Victims Of Disease in Last
Eight Years.

= RALEIGH. N. C. R-Cancer has
claimed the lives Of 1929 persons in
North Carolina in the last eight years,
Or. H. H. Bass OF Durham, State chair
man Of the American Society for Con-
srol of Cancer, said here, outlining
Statewide educational campaign against
cancer.
A total of 1910 persons died from
the disease last year, he added This
was an increase Of more than 100
deaths over the preceding year, illus
trating the steadily mounting toll OF
lives the disease has taken during the
eight years records Of deaths have been
tabulated.
DIR. Ba1s said cancer was a slowly
developing disease, easily diagnosed and
easily cured II treated in time, and
vet "l18.000 people died of this disease
past year in the United States"
He explained the accepted belief is
that cancer always begins at the site
OF some old, low-grade chronic infec-
ton. He urged that any one with
symptoms that suggested the disease 60
at once TO a competent physician for
advice and insist upon thorough ex-
animation.
: eff we would attend to our bodies
rs we would to an ordinary piece OF
machinery" he said, cancer would
not develop. These facts make cancer
at It's beginning a local disease, Civ
ing warning of its approach for at least
to is years"
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AMERICAS PLAN
AGRICULTURE AIDS
Conference Delegates Adopt
Recommendations Looking
Toward Improvements.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The task of improving the agricul-
tural situation in the Western Henri
sphere through cooperative effort has
been placed before the governments of
the American Republics by their repre-
sentatives at the first Inter- American
Conference on Agriculture, Forestry and
Animal Industry.
After two weeks of discussing aRricul-
tural research, production and market
ing, agricultural specialists from nearly
every American country signed recon-
mendations looking toward improve
ments ranging from a plan of crop
sterilization to establishment Of Pan
American agricultural bank to handle
rural credits.
Plan Second Meeting.
The desirability of continuing the
inter- American conferences was en-
phasized by individual delegates, and
formal provision was made for second
meeting, to be held within the next
five years at a time and place to be
set by the Pan-American Union.
A large part of the delegates atten-
of cooperative research for the de-
termination, improvement and preserva-
ton Of American plant and animal
resources. The immediate importance
of production and marketing problems
also was given consideration.
Tariff Plan Rejected.
An effort to inject the question of
United States tariff regulations into
the conference fell short when the
Resolutions Committee failed to approve
a proposal by Pascual Gutierrez oldan,
a member Of the Mexican delegation
and agricultural attache at the embassy
here, that the conference address a
friendly request to the United States
Government for a study OF the new
tariff law with view to some readjust-
ment
Advertisement of American products,
particularly in countries where pos
sibilities for great expansion were seen
in the markets Of such commodities as
coffee and sugar, was recommended as
an important means of contributing to
relief from over'production. This project
was proposed first in connection with
coffee, but later was embodied in resolu-
tions applying likewise to sugar, cereals,
cotton, meats and other products.