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pair to pour little tea and set
down the dish Of Sweetmeats,
exclaimed:
"Ai, my lady privileged among
all the ladies Of the household.
Her face is very great"
Then she went away, spread
ing the news through the courts.
AS she had hoped, word Of it
was carried to the wife Of the
first son, who lay down immedi-
ately, drawing the curtains Of
her bed together. Tears fell
from her eyes and over and over
she said to herself, Favor again
for that silly saltwater. All, I
eat bitterness! I eat bitterness!"
Toward evening, she was sick
with the bitterness she had eat
en- and her flesh put forth fire.
But she rose to obey a command
Of the mother Of her husband,
her ruler. She dared not send
word that she was sick. She was
hated by her husbands mother
because she had never borne a
son. Daily she lived in fear
that one Of her husbands con-
CubineS might be given her
place. Feeling too weak to walk
alone, leaning on her amah as
she went toward the head lady's
apartments, the wife of the first
son met the amah of SILVIA
ter coming chattering forth
from the court of the widow of
the second son. Then the first
sons wife felt black rage rising
within her and she slapped
Still-Water's amah, shouting at
her to stop her foolish talk
about her great face.
Amah, numbering noisily,
hurried away to her mistress
and set up a loud wailing, tell
ing saltwater what the wife
Of the first son had done to her.
Insulting you through mel"
walled amah.
Then saltwater went to see
the first sons wife, and they
berated each other. Anger
ebbed and flowed through the
courts. All yah, it was a fine
drama. The servants of the
household took sides, some with
the first sons wife, some with
the third sons wife.
Compromise
Even into the garden where
Ho sat talking to Stephen, word
Of the quarrel was carried. The
servant who brought tea told
the master, speaking in such
wise that the white man did
not grasp the meaning.
Stephen, looking at his friend,
immobile of countenance, won
dered if the way Of life of the
East did not offer more serenity
than that of the West-this
quiet garden, the sheltered
courts beyond.
Ho, who had not been at all
certain that education among
the women was a good thing, de-
cided now that it was not, and
sent formal summons that eve
ming to his third son to come to
his apartment, telling him it
was better that the women
change their ways.
The next morning word was
brought that his third sons wife
was very i'll, having put forth
great fire. It was wise not to
oppose her, for there was hope
that she was soon to have a
son. Then Ho decided he would
go away for a little meditation,
and leave the affair to settle
itself.
Had the matriarch, Hos
mother, been alive, she would
have governed them by doing as
her favorite wished, but the
wife Of Ho could never decide
between her three sons.
(To Be Continued
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Blackboard landed at his island retreat in quar-
relsome mood, demanding to know why strangers
were there. Stede Bonnet, replying, called the
pirate by his name, Captain Ed Teach. 1--WE are
pirates, too, Captain" he said.
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could teach the woman our
There was a long silence and
no answer. Ho rose and, after
formal salutation, went away.
But after another day the mat
ter was arranged between them.
For three afternoons of sun.
shine Hester held herself ready
to receive Hos daughter-in-law.
On the third day, weary Of
waiting, Hester went in where
her amah sat by the window in
the guest-room sewing and
talked to her about the matter.
Amah did not lift her eyes from
her work, but Hester felt there
was knowledge in them, for
about Amah's mouth played the
faintest Of knowing smiles.
Brittle Peace
That night, while they were
seated at dinner, she asked her
husband if he would not speak
to do, but Stephen said Ho had
Unexpectedly gone away that
very day on some business Of his
own. Besides it would be dis
courteous to force an explana-
tion," he added.
SIT seems to me-" said Hester,
''that it's discourteous to me, to
keep waiting"
But the house Of Ho had no
idea of insulting the wife Of
Hos friend.
Since the death of the old tai
tai, new contents and diScon-
tents stirred the courts. The
eldest son of Ho had been the
darling Of his grandmother. At
thirty, he was effeminate, loiter.
ing in the courts of the women,
o man given to many women,
squandering the clans money in
gambling at nah jong. But
now, no longer could this waster
make free with the family mon
ey. His father governed him
strictly, and when Ho had gone
on the long trip Of investigation
with Stephen, he had placed
the money affairs in the hands
Of his third son.
The night Ho had returned
from the trip, his house ap-
parently was filled with the
quetneSs and peace Of Oriental
SecluSion, very satisfying after
the weeks of travel, travel, which
which, as to most Chinese, had
been anathema to him.
But the peace which lay over
the courts was brittle with the
tension Of jealousy. The first
sons wife sat in the doorway Of
her court where she could see
all who went forward toward
the room Of her father-in.law,
and all who went to her moth.
er-in-law's private apartment.
In the court nearest to the
head lady's, the widow of Hos
second son awaited the return
Of her sons from their evening
meal.
The third sons wife, Still.
Water, too, was thinking of her
father-in.law's return. AS a
sweet taste in her mouth, she
Savored her newly exalted place
In the household-her husband,
the one handling the money in
the masters absence.
The next afternoon, the third
son Of Ho came from the apart
ment Of his father well pleased.
In return for his satisfactory
handling Of the money, his
father had granted the thing he
had desired. He went directly
to his wife, saltwater, telling
her she was to go to the Keepers
Of Light for the new learning.
saltwater pouted q little. She
had never studied in her life,
and did not want to study now.
Her amah leaning between the
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IT had this man confined, in irons, and bound
with cordage, for attempting murder" explained
Bonnet. "Now he comes calmly telling Of treasured
I must have him killed." "Soft!" said Blackboard.
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NOW READ ON

Stephen was silent for moment Possibly here was
chance to return Hos kindness to him. here too Hester
opportunity to know the Of his friends family. Per-
haps this was what desired Friendship between the
two families
Teacher" Stephen said at last II do not know your
CUSTOM and whether would be pleasing to you but my wife
could teach the speech She reads and writes
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While the two talked on deck, Pedro appeared.
Ignoring his own chief Bonnet, he spoke to Black
beard: Captain Teach, there is much gold buried
under yonder fort" The old rufnan was taken back
with shocked surprise.
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oil for the Lamps Of China
Western Life, Love Clash With
Ancient Ways Of the
Far East
This is specialization of the Cosmopolitan production
soon to be sho1vn at Warner Brothers Earle Theater
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

After three gears in Manchurio as field man for an
oil conpany Stephen Chase planned to marry LUCY his
American Sweetheart, during his furlough
Lucy finds Stephen veritabe stranger and refuses
to 1narry him. He then mdrries Hester Wentworth,
4Oho he met in Yokohama Her father had died ON the
trip to China.
Then lve in company hut IN ManchuriG but Stephens
duties keep him from home. The company adopts his
plan to sell cheap lamps
Hester loses her baby at birth and returns to the
"tates ahead of Stephen. They return to MGnchuro,
4Vhere Stephen has been given charge of divisiom.
Ho venerable Chinese becomes his adviser and aids
him to understand the psychology of his countrynen.
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Bonnet invited Blackboard aboard the Royal
James, and the bluff pirate accepted He looked
over the ship approvngly. Mice guns" he said.
"Where did you steal them?" II bought them in
Barbados" answered Bonnet, snilingly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
"EyeFything Had to be Fished Out''

Everything Had to be Fished Out" him yet, but the Websters were coming over tonight for dinner and bridge. It would be a sort of celebration. A coming-out party for George.
 Squeezing her way through the turnstiles out of the subway, she saw that the time was just o'clock. There would be time when she got home for a cigarette. Then she'd clear the tools and litter off the desk in the dining room and have everything looking nice by the time the Websters arrived.
 On opening the front door she was surprised to see Georges hat and coat hanging on the hall stand.
 He was in the dining room and, greeted her with a smile.
 Surprised to see me, dear?" he asked. T was able to get off early from the office."
 Mrs Hutchinson's eyes instantly sought the top of the radio. It was bare.
 What happened to the ship?" she wanted to know.
 George looked a little guilty. T met Brown on the train coming home and I invited him in for drink. He took 8 liking to the thing-said he admired that sort of stuff. I told him he could have it." George subjected the finger nails of his left hand to close in- spection before adding, as if by way of explanation, Tt was fin- ished, anyway"
 Secretly Mrs Hutchinson was overjoyed. She felt conscious of having achieved a definite moral victory. At last her husband had come to see what an utterly futile and useless thing a ship inside 8 bottle was. But she decided to wait until after tonight before rub ping 1t in.
 "Oh, I'm sorry you gave 1t away so soon," she said. "I rather wanted the Websters to see it. They're coming over for dinner and bridge tonight" George shook his head. "I'm not playing bridge"
 She forced a laugh. "Of course you are, George! Now that your evening will be free" Mrs Hutchinson broke off as her husband stepped aside and drew her attention to big ten-gallon glass carboy with a narrow neck standing beside the Jacobean work bench. "I brought this home with me to-day, he said. "They use 'em down at the factory for stor- ing acid in"
 She braced herself. ''Well?"
 Georges eyes were bright in an- ticipation of joy ahead. I'm going to build the Spanish armada in here. Not all of it. of course eight or ten ships, maybe. Ought to be able to do it in six year. When you came in I was just thinking. I'll need a bigger place to work. Now. the dining room table here if we could eat out in the kitcn- en-"
 Mrs Hutchinson voiced no obJec- ton. She had fainted.
 Copyright, 1885, The Chicago
 Daily News, Inc.)
 TOMORROW: 'Pipe Dream" by James Strachan, reveals the amaz- ing outcome of a young mans theft of Q sum of money from the hank where he was employed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
By DONALD s. AITKEN

Returning home to the suburbs after an afternoons shopping, Mrs George Hutchinson sat in the sub- way and unused over the tragedy that had marred two whole years of a happy married life.
 It began one evening when George had walked into the house with an empty whiskey bottle and announced that he was going to build a ship inside it.
 At first the thing had seemed perfectly self-explanatory. She re- lieved him of the empty whiskey bottle and tried to get him to bed.
 But George wasn't drunk. Noth- ing so simple and easily remedied as that. He had somehow got the idea that the one thing in life he wanted to do most was to build q miniature sailing ship inside a bot tie.
 With an obstinacy she had never suspected before he overruled all her objections ad converted the Ja. cobean writing desk in the dining room into a sort of combination mechanics bench and miniature shipbuilding yard.
 Then every night for two years. directly after dinner was over, he had sat down at his desk, carved, whittled and fitted together various little things which he referred to as spars, bowsprits and mizzen- masts.
 She had tried everything to rid him of this foolish obsession and failed. She was in utrn adamant, cabling. and threatening. She pointed out the absurdity, the utter childishness, of big, full-grown man sitting. night after night, at desk juggling little pieces of wood around inside a bottle with the aid of long wires.
 George would listen patiently to all she said, and then borrow a from her to use in the rig ging of his ship.
 She became practically widow. He refused to play bridge, he gave up attending the course of art lec- lures they'd subscribed to. and swore roundly if she asked him to go with her to church on Sunday 
 The desk, with It's litter of tools and wood shavings, was a positive eyesore to her. And when he was in the evening she had to keep newspapers on the floor to prevent glue and paint from getting on the carpet.
 Gradually he had worn her down to such a point that she no longer tried to dissaude him from his self appointed task. Instead she began to pray earnestly for the day when 1t would be completed. Time and time again she despaired of this ever happening. The work of weeks would sometimes collapse within the bottle and everything had to be fished out and a fresh start made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
Answers to Previous Questions

TIE MOLAY Is an organization D of boys whose male relatives are Masons. Land started with nine young men. Boston and New York were the first cities to have street mail boxes. The na. tional quarantine law required federal officials to help carry out state and municipal regulations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
OLD ILLINOIS SEAL FOUND

Karnes City, Tenn-(UP) = A bronze seal of the State of Illinois. dated August 26, 1918, was found about two miles from her on the Pana Maria road by Miss Emma Voigt. The seal was found near her parents garden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25

Who established the first kindergarten? C
 When was knighthood first conferred on an American? What state was first to es. tablish a bureau of labor sta. tistics?
 Answers in next Issue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
SHORT STORY -. DOMESTIC JUG Ceorge's IntOIerabIe Hobby Fairly ScuttIed tha
 Marital Ship of Dreams

But now, after two long years. the millennium had occurred. At 10:s8 last night George had insert- ed cork into the neck of the bot tie, sealed 1t over with wax, and announced the job finished. The bottle reposed now on top of the radio in a little rack George had made for 1t.
 As she thought of all she had suffered Mrs Hutchinson heaved long. deep sigh.
 She was going to lose no time in reestablishing George as the go- ciable, bridge-playing husband ho had once been. She had not told
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05

Wasn't there some justification for
Maryland to celebrate her natal day
on Kent Island? How come the cele-
bration had waited until 1888?
Kent Island has defender now.
Out of the haze of early State his
tory, Col. Amos w. w. Woodcock Mon
day night in Baltimore produced a
William Claiborne as the "unquestion-
able" first settler of Maryland.
Colonel Woodcock, president of St.
Johns College, speaking at the annual
meeting of the Eastern Shore Society
at the Southern Hotel, declared that
Maryland's Tercentenary last year and
held three years too late that Clai-
borne and his followers settled on Kent
Island in 1881, trio of years before
the Ark and Dove reached st. Mary's
county.
Cali of us were taught in school that
Claiborne was a sort of poacher or pi-
rate" Colonel Woodcock said. "That
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05

neers of the country who claim while
it is in its infancy that its proper adop
tion into the automobile world will
prove to be inest,mable in it's worth
and value to mankind in the saving of
lives and damage to property, caused
through recklessness.
When attached the bumpers entirely
circle the car making it impossible to
make a headon collision sideswiping
centing tenders or rearend collision.
Regardless of what kind or sort of
bumpers the other cars may have
there can be no interlocking or hook
ing in with this device.
1t is not known how the invention
will be put on the market, whether by
contract and lease to the old line COM
panies or through organization Of a
new company by Messrs. Marvel and
Semon who are being warmly congrat-
ulated by their many friends.
Mr.. Marvel, who is one of the East
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05

patent Commissioners at Washington.
D. c., granted patent to Messrs.
Marvel and Semon on the invention Of
chassis and attachments adaptable
to all kinds of vehicles, including au-
tomobiles, trucks, BUSES, street cars,
railroad trains, etc.
Although it is an entirely new thing
and new type, yet it is simple, neat
and very endurable and is estimated
will eliminate at least 95 per cent Of
all accidents on highways caused from
ccngested traffic and careless driving
if universally adopted, which it may be
without the least i'll feature to any
automobile.
The device is so constructed that it
can be attached to any used car or
truck with the same safety as that of
a new one.
From the beginning the progressive
ness was closely watched and guarded
by some of the best automotive engi-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05
SOMERSET COUNTY HAS
NEW BONDED TREASURER

Carlos Bozman is the new Treas
urer of Somerset County, having been
named by the Board of County Com
missioners in special session late
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Bozman succeeds Mr.. Harry E..
Muir, who was elected Treasurer last
fall, but due to the fact that large
proportion of taxes had been permit
ted to become delinquent he was I'M
able to make bond as required by law.
Mr.. Muir has served as County Treas
urer since 1880, and prior to that he
filled out the unexpired term of Mark
White, who resigned as Treasurer to
become postmaster here during the
Coolidge and Hoover administrations
Mr.. Muir also served as Deputy I'M
der Senator Harry T. Phoebus when
he was treasurer of the county.
The new Treasurer has had many
years experience, having been con-
nected with the Treasurer's office for
more than eleven years. He served
as deputy under Mr.. Phoebus and
again under Mr.. White.
He has a thorough knowledge of
the office, is familiar with the needs
of the county, and of the citizens.
Mr.. Bozman is thirty years old, and
is probably the youngest Treasurer
in the history of the county. He is
married and resides at St. Stephens,
about six miles west of Princess Anne.
While his bond has not been exc
cuted at the time of going to press,
assurance was given the Commission.
ers by a representative of the Bonding
Company that the bond would be exc
cuted promptly and should be in the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05

was the idea with which we grew up,
but, as a matter of fact, he was a
great leader of unflinching courage"
After tracing the history of the
long dispute between the Lords Balti-
more and Claiborne, which ended with
Claiborne's lands being confiscated
while he was in England, Colonel
Woodcock pictured Claiborne as man
of honesty and integrity, with the in
ference that the methods Of the early
rulers of the State in obtaining Kent,
Island were open to question.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05
hands of the Commissioners not later
than this Saturday or next Monday.
KENT ISLAND NEGLECTED
BY EARLY HISTORIANS

While the fanfare and pageantry of
Maryland's Tercentenary Celebration
was in full blast last summer at St.
Mary's there existed in Queen Anne's
County a number of history students
who felt that Kent Island had received
a most grievous slight-a slap in the
face in other words.
Hadn't William Claiborne set up a
trading post on Kent Island in 1851 ?
Maybe he didn't arrive on the Island
in silken breetches with the proper
scrolls and parchments tucked beneath
an arm, but he got there by hook or
crook-and FIRST!
The colony he established was stout
hearted and self-sufficient too, unless
history has been written falsely.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05

ern Shores leading fruit and produce
brokers', growers and shippers and a
large grower of dewberries and other
fruits in North Carolina has been
made Purchasing, Sales and Distri-
buting Agent for the st. Pauls ro-
duce Market Company, Inc, of st.
Pauls, N. c., his partner Mr.. Semon
being Manager of the same produce
company. They will operate a large
packing house near Seaford this sea-
son.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05
STAFFORD MAN SECURES
PATENT ON AUTO DEVICE

For over year A. L. Marvel, for
merly of Seaford, Del, and D. E. Sc
mon, of St. Pauls' North Carolina have
been working on a new chassis device
and encircled bumper attachments to
lessen the accidents of today.
On March 9Th, the United States
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05

required amount; () corn makes heavy de-
mands on labor when other crops, bringing
higher returns, require the most attention.
Liberal application of 2-S-1O fertilizer will
help Delmarva farmers to produce the corn
they need on half the acreage now employed.
Thus, the labor of cultivatine corn can be
cut in half, releasing labor and acreage for
other important farming operations.
If you apply manure to your land or grow
a legume in your rotation, use 900 pounds
of 2-S-1O fertilizer per acre. This can be
broadcast before planting, or applied in the
row at $50 to 200 pounds per acre followed by
side-dressing of $50 to 400 pounds per acre.
(Withoaf manure or eaes you may need nitrogen)
N. v. POTASH EXPORT N.Y., Inc, BaItim'
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05

Your Fertilizer Man Recommends These
Better balanced, High Potash Mixtures
2.8-10 is not only the best fertilizer for both
field corn and sweet corn. 1t is also the
mixture to use for soybeans and cow peas.
1t produces higher yields of hay through in
creased top growth. 1t also produces higher
yields of better quality seed.
5.8.12 keeps vine crops thrifty over long
period, producing cucumbers, cantaloupes
and watermel0ns with firm meat of fine
favor. 1t is also the best fertilizer for berries,
producing red, firm berries of excellent favor
and better size with less culls.
3.S.1O is the fertilizer to use for tomatoes
If you want vigorous, healthy plants that
produce the smooth, firm, hieh-quality
tomatoes that are priced ON all markets.
1910 is also the best mixture for sweet p0-
tatoes, producing bigger yields of smooth.
chunky No. rs.
4.S.7 is fine fertilizer for peas and beans.
1t produces sweet, tender peas and we'll
filled, crisp beans with plenty of "snap."
Plan now to use these better fertilizers for
your crops this season. They are developed
especially for Delmarva conditions. They
are based on years of experiment. and the ex-
perience of leading farmers. Your fertilizer
man recommends them.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05

2-8-1O gives corn plants an
early, rapid growth ahead of
the weeds, making possible
earlier cultivation. 1T pro-
duces vigorous, healthy
plants with greater disease
and insect resistance
maturity before frost. erect
stalks at wheat seeding and
huskine time and bigger
yields of better quality,
hieher-feed-va1ue corn. 1t
reduces chaffiness and helps.
to control root rot.
2-8-1O produces a larger
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05

~ORN is a very impor-
~ tant crop ON the Pen
insula with about 100000
acres devoted to it's produc-
ton. Yet many farmers do
not consider corn a cash
crop and neglect to fertilize
it properly. They do not
realize that the leak caused
by a low corn yield often en-
dangers their total profits.
1t is a serious mistake to
be content with low corn
yields because: (1) it takes
too many acres to crow the