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[/?? DECREED NO fONOPOLYIN GEMS I m Stones III Over Earth. Kg Htones come from most out Kf p'nces, says a Jeweler In Kjifliiiitl Kmjulrer. diamond comes from India, and South Africa. Although I n"1'"1 ? nearly always 1 e are blue, green atone#. As distinct from a lopuz, which la always quite riear In color, a yellow diamond Het a faint yellow tinge in It. (J reek a knew the alone, < <- II could not be cut and n in those days like other stones ..Mint <.f Hm hardness they gave !;. iiuine of Admas. ?- ruby, which la next In hardness tiH uaed so lavishly In the crown and regalia of the king 0f Bur nnsv in the Indian section of the in and Albert museum, South nK'"ii, cornea from Burma, (vy undalay, Afghanistan and Slam. are also ruby mines In Aus m spinel, which In distinct from )>y proper, Ih a clear, bright red a bluish tone. The choicest ru are those the color of pigeon's , which come from Burma. The ruby Is lighter In color than from other places. Weight for t the perfect ruby is of much r value than the diamond, but Htone Is so full of flaws that It cunto the same advantage as Hie sapphire, which Is of such a tiful blue, comes front Burma, Borneo and Australia. It is found in Europe In the Rhine val The star sapphire, which Is er lighter In color, comes from ll, as does also the white sapphire, he emerald is the most valuable ' he beryl' group, and comes from pblu, In South America, India, itouth Wales, Serbia and pants of jtThe earliest emeralds we know are those that came from Cleo r's mines in Egypt. The finest are P* from Colombia where the wonrAil emeralds which so dazzled the (wnlards on their conquest of Mexico pre afterward found to have come; *7 have more fash and are of a her and deeper color than those m other countries. The aquamarine comes from the al mountains In Russia and aim m Brazil; In color ft ranges from ale sea green to a bluey tinge. The rganite Is more commonly known as Pink 'beryl' and comes from Mad- I iscar; at Its finest It is of a pinky live orchid tint. It was given the he of 'morganlte? Q%*he occasion of klate J. P. Morgan giving to Eng the largest known specimen of It, Bh Is now In the mineral gallery e Natural History museum, South i8lngton." f Alaska's Hospital Ship weeded medical uttention for AlasIt natives living in Isolated coraLnltles Is offered this summer by a jll-equlpped hospital ship. Medical S'lce heretofore has been available only u few posts, but the hospital Ip. which Is equipped for eruerocy treatment and In charge of a mpetent physlclap, will carry on Its l8slou of healing among scattered oups of natives living in remote aces along the Yukon and its tributes from the Canadian border to L Michael during the suipmer months [which navigation Is possible. Perjtoenee of the service Is assured by lucent congressional appropriation, pit will become an Important leapt of work of the Alaska division of w bureau or education, Interior de ftnient. Love "Poaching" Punished In the mountain districts of Italian juth Tyrol a medieval taboo still "cvalls which forbids a young man ' one village, to flirt' with a girl of lot her. The offender usually meets ith a severe beating some night on country road, and on several occaons has paid for his temerity with 18 Hfo. says the Turin Stampa, Recently a young peasant, Franx eiwercher, of the town of.Qaii, was mnd t* paying court to n gtri of le vlIla8re of ottone. He awoke from Btarp of unconsciousness-oae-night n ? lonely road; bleeding from severe '??nds- He told the polk* who xU*d to respect tlie ancient tradition the country and * arrested the as"Unts. "Sweet" Golf Course Miami Beach soon will boast the *?*testH golf conree In the world "lb the use of 100,000 pounds of Cu** raw sugar for a fertiliser exponent. A surplus in the market a)J**1 th* pwchase of sugar at 1% ! ? a pound, a lower figure than the ^ rgladee muck soil .which the builder had been using 'he s JBiixer. He plans to use the hutk 'the shipment on greens apd fairoyer hie four golf courses, and JJJW>ly a small Amount on trees and *bbery, * T , . 1 b*Bermnt Catered Herse r?2I>!Wrlt?r? wer? clicking, voices buzzing, every one was at hla ertmW one exception. The do was beginning te ^ddeniy the telephooe bell rang "Thi. ?* J*7 of dolnf tbmt Ti] w. r name), came over the wire T?rk HmM V i- "?. i' ::.i J * "1 " 1 ? ? Sparrows?Human Sparrow ? By FRANCES K CAI.E < <ju. iki6. Wenlci a n? waptkpc i i i,juu , UOI'ARKOW^} ! Nesting Noisy, ^ Ulrty, destructive; u uuixunctt Ituiiuti) sparrows!" Hardlck wus ?euted lu l?;h special Ueu, the little sun room ihruua out over Hie hack porch of Ins huchelor home. It overlooked Ids garden, which terminated ut lite high (erne sepurutlug it from u narrow putdw alley. Lust summer It had also overlooked the two jacuni Iota across the alley. Across the alley there hail sprung up during the fall and winter a horrible mushroom growth, u cheap apartment building, dealgned to house an many human beings as could decently he (tacked upon lta live wide floors. Hardlck, In the unlit seclusion of Ida den, looked across the blackness of sixty feet of cloud-ridden night, and could see the settling operations of men and women as they unpacked and placed telonglnga. A week earlier Hurdlck's bookkeeper had aloud by Ida employer'* deak nerv oualy rolling and unrolling the monthly atatement Just upproved. "I've promised you the rulae next yeur," Hurdlck had auld, not too patiently, "why do you want It now?" The color In the young mun'a fuce deepened. "The fact la, Mr Hardlck, 1 want to get married this coming fall." "Married! Man alive, you a rent In a position to marry." "I'm twenty two?* "A great age. thut. And how old la the young lady?" "Twenty. I could save enough by fall to make a start If you could give me' that advance now." "See Itere, Morton. I could give it to you, hut I won't. When I was your age I wanted to marry, too. Every hoy does. But the girl hud been used to a good home, servants, line clothes. She couldn't have done without them. She didn't know it herself, but her people did, and she came to see It their way." "What became of the young lady. Mr. Hardlck?the one you were speaking of?" "She married?a rich man." "Was she happy?" "I don't know," Hardlck suld, shortly. "She died." The Interview was fresh In his mind us he watched the guping windows and the moving tlgures. Within the oblongs of light directly opposite him a girl worked alone. She wore a light summer dress protected by a^blg flowered apron. He could see Its gay colors as she stood under the center light Slight and graceful, site moved quickly from bureau to shelf, from range to wall-cupboard, passing bock and forth between adjoining kitchen and living I notn. (lie contents of both in plain low of the onlooker. A scene of I 'hirtv years ago flashed before Harllck's mind?a girl, dark-haired like I this one. willow-slim, standing ty a I blossom-decked tree with hands upraised to reach some bloom that later ^he fastened at his breast and laid her cheek hes'.de It. His heart gave a queer twitch.^ What had he been doing all those years? Waiting until there I should come convenient time to live. I And now It was too late to live, In any real senRe, at all. T There was a storm breeding in the hot. black stillness, and the girl came to the window and flung the snsb high, j then leaned upon the sill, looking from side to side Into the darkness that enveloped her new surroundings. Silhouetted against the room's brilliance only the outline of head and body appeared, the features being Invisible. Suddenly she turned and flew to open the door; through which staggered a man, laden with a box evidently of I considerable weight. Efe lowered It to the .floor, playfully evading the girl's proffered help, and began to take from It books. A flash cut. the glfloni outside, thunder followed. At Its crash the girl drew close to the man. who. patting his arm about her. led I her to the window, evidently soothing I her fears. As shS stood there, clasped I In the hollow of his shoulder, anther I electric aword leaped from the chmds i nnd she flung her arms about him. 1 hiding her face. Me stepped Pm*a pare, wrapping her protecting!y In his I artqa, then with one hand turned her face inward and laid hla lips upon I her* In a lopg klsij. The light fell f^H upon the fawn's features. Hardlck j reached quickly for his fleld glasses, I Througi them he saw his bookkeeper, Morton, a girl with hair Hke Caroline's I ind^Lovc. # "Did you have a pleasant weekT Hardlck asked - as his bookkeepei vj-again stood In hla ofl^ce. | "Very, sir. But I'm afraid you won't I be pleaaed at what I have to tell you I Cgrrle?the younf lady?and 1 ^eclde*1 -| sef to wait until the fall ami wen married three days ago. We've take! a little apartment in the North end. ? I very little one. hut expenses are Wgl I and 1*11 have to be on the lookout foi a JPh that will pay all I can earn. Sh< married me against her father's wishes i I so It's up to me foi make good > thought I ought to tell you." ' I "1 guess we rait manage the rals? * J Morton So you wouldn't take my nd i vice? Well. welt, and yon *ay he name Is CanieT" "Ye* .sir. Caroline ^Barker. Than I you very much." 1 r "Caroline. A nice nnme. Morton ?! lite name. lou'd better give me you r I address HI run in and rail open ye " j Mm i *v. I live sot la that dtmi I **%,* f Msiee \ * i*t pr Pcfc; v? C< \\ s TIelps Milk Yield Result of Experiments Conducted at Heltsville. tPieparwO t?> (h# I'nH ?l fctnf? ? l\ moat of Attr.ru I u %- ) hxperlmcnts romlijft ?| til (l??* fed vr.il il .li > ft.t in in liellNN 111**. Mil ou the Mil I. i a hi 11|th of dairy t own ti ill cute Ihm it greater <|iiituti 1 \ of water villi b.- lU'o/.tj when a\.iil..ljlf ut uli tlllll'h Ihtlli wlu'll ufl'lTvU lull OtlCl* I tlu> < o\\., watered but o:u?- a du> not (>ii!> drunk loNh lutl at o produced less lullk than wlit'ii watered al will frtun watering < up*. ('??> watered twice u day <llT? k as tiiit< h as when watered ut will, hut did not produce o much milk. 'Jlic rows used In the tests were average producers, and the maximum difference found lu production between wuierlnK mice u duy and at will, was only about f> per cent. The higher the production, however, the greater the benefit to be derived from frequent watering. Some low-producing cows fed silage, hay, and grain refused to drink more than once a day In cold weather. With cows of similar production und retching the same kind df feed, water consumption was SO per cent greater In hot summer than In cold winter weather. The demand for water was greatest after eating hay In cold weather cows prefer water that has been wanned, and will drink more of it. though experiments ut several sta lions show that the umount of production Is Influenced hut Utile hy warming the drinking w tier. Less water Is required when lurge quantities of such feeds as beets or tnungels ure fed. Remodel Henhouse Into Correct Type Is Urged Many of the old unsatisfactory poultry housea now to be found ou farms could he remodeled at little expense and trouble In such u way as to provide u comfortable home for the flock, according to poultryinen ut the college of agriculture, Utmerslty of Illinois. The common type of house lit en Is too uurrow, allowing little chance for ventilation without drafts blowing directly on the birds. The narrow house, 10 to 14 feet tat width and of shed type, can often he eonverted Into a half-monitor type by building an 8 to 10-foot shed on the front, sloping it toward the south. Houses of the gable-type of roof, especially those which are too high, usually will be made more comfortable for the hens If bourds are luld across the plates and a layer of struw TrtrVeed'rtfl'top" of these. ? - ? . ?. It will puy to study plans of a type of poultry house adapted to climatic conditions where the farm is located before one decides to build. Many expensively built poultry houses prove to he unsatisfactory .because the requirements of a good poultry house are not kept In mind. Visiting farms where modern poultry houses have been built helps oue to decide which type Is most suitable for his purpose. Winter Stores lor Bee. Quite Important Matter When honey in the hive Is not of the . b^st quality, It is unsafe for wintei stores in any place where the bees do not have frequent flights during the winter, viz., almost every week. In the North, about ten (Qrif1 twelve pounds of sirup made from'two parts granulated sugar to one part water should he fed as soon as the b^es have ceased brood rearing, as an insurance against the danger of poor honey. It is wiser, however, to have an upper story or "food chamber" already tilled with the finest honey of the season, ready to place just above the brood chamber when the section supers or other surplus arrangements are removed. Title will do away with the need of fall or spring feeding. ' Lack of Paint Cause of building Depreciatior \ It is estimated that farm bulld'ntr depreciate 7.2(1 per certt .veerb through look of pn'nt. und surely n< ' farmer run afford such depreciation The rost of white lend and linseet ~ ~ttft necessary to paint the farm dwell Ing with a few outices of color pig ment. If white Isn't desirable, is le?' than the cost of deprecation whirl , under neglect grows steadily year aft er year. 'if the outbuildings are mndfr o . rough lumber and will not take pain or will require so much that th< paint cannot be bought this year, i coat of whitewash will greatly 1m ' prove their appearance. fofiM foCTS? , 1 j - 1 1 . .. f , Star boarders should get the gate. can the hen that won't lay. ? ' ?r ; r No wise farmer objects to net , Ideas?he wants to see them tried. t. I Farming Is generally free from ih undeslniNe extremes of wealth an k poverty. ^n r t i I * nennttne s is next to mobiers I T keeping food In a refrigerator froi spoiling. * '? Follow the price movettwnts wbo M boring feed, feiilliters, and other ni " tlcl?* that Hre lurge Hen* of span 8 or ire turn- If you want In mat* *mc * doilm de til* luowl Itutl ;t 1'XI?. , 1 y 1474.1. SHOI M) HAVK I 8KB BANK Farmer Has $14,200 Stolen From Safe in (Country Home Dunn, N. C., July 25. ?Daylight robber* made a rich haul a short while before noon Friday when they bro^e open a safe in the faun home of David ii. Truelove, two miles southwest of Iiunn, and got away with $14,200 in currency. The surroundings indicated that the safe was blown ojH'ii, though an axe was found in the room when the robbery was discovered by Mrs. Truelove. Fourteen thousand dollars of the money stolen was put up jn packages of $500 each and was composed largely of $20 bills, according to Mr. Truelove. He leported the robbery to the police department here and blood[ hotmds were secured from Smithfield ! in an effort to apprehend the robbers. However the efforts so far have been fruitless. Mr. Truelove was in Dunn at the time, of the robbery and Mrs. Truelove was in the garden some two hundred yards away from the house. Mrs. Truelove is deaf and was not attracted by the robbers. The tracks of two men could be seen leading from the home through a cotton field. The victim of the robln-ry was reputed to have had considerable cash though he never deposited it in u bank. It has been reported that ho kept his money buried but he had installed an iron safe is his horfie some time ago. Justice of Peace Stoned to Death Charleston, W. Va., July 24.?William H. Thumm, 85, justice of the peace at Pinch, near here, was stoned to death t^day, according to county officials, by five men who attacked the justice when he was said to have interfered in a Sunday afternoon drinking party. The five were arrested a*d charged with slaying Thumm, who was on his way to church with hiR wife and children when he cautioned the quintet, gatherer! along the highway, to disperse. After taking his family to church, Thumm returned to the five men and was felled by a stone officials said. All five men then seized rocks and beat the prostrate Tfmq^it^was charged. Xl?o arown \tfurn by King George on state occasions has two officially ap pointed guardians. When it is housed in the Tower of London with the other crown jewels, the lieutenant of the Tower is responsible for its safety, but whenever it is removed the King's burgomaster must attend and guard it. Hapiro is (liven Cash Chicago, July 19.?Aaron Sapiro admitted today he had received a "substantial amount" from Henry Kurd in the settlement out of court of his libel suit against the Detroit manufacturer. Sapiro received Ford's check yesterday simultaneously with formal ending of the $1,000,000 action in the Detroit Federal Court where Judge Charles C. Simons signed the order of discontinuance. Sapiro would not disclose the amount of the check, but report set the figures at $140,000. "1 will not state what Mr. Ford paid me," Sapiro said, "Of course it was a substantial amount. I want it understood, however, this check represents purt of the cost and all of the attorney's fees incident to the suit. I was completely satisfied with Mr. Ford's retraction and neither asked nor received pecuniary damages." Landlady Had Good Momory Greenville, July 25.? The memory of Mrs. C. S. Cushion, hoarding house keeper, is as good us the luck of J. C. Jordan, a traveling salesman, is bud. Sixteen years ago Jordun thrived on Mrs. Cushion's board and ran up a bill of $27.50 which he still owed up to Hfst night. Last night Jordan was in Greenville for the first time since he suddenly and qtiietly left Mrs. Cushion and the board bill behind him. He was sitting on the front porch of a boarding house when Mrs. Cashion happened to pass. The recognition was . not mutual. Hut Mrs. Cashion knew Jordan. She went to a police station and swore out a warrant for his arrest, then accompanied officers to the porch. Jordan soon recognized Mrs. Cashion and told her he knew all along he owed her $27.50 but had fog. otten her name. He paid the bill. Wool is being made from pine needles by a process recently perfected in Germany. In addition to yielding fine strong fibers, the resin^, ext! acted from the needles can be made into briquettes giving a high valuable in the manufacture of illuminating gas. ?? ?- I - _ I One Dependent on The I I Other I The banks and the people are interi dependent. Without deposits the banks I would be powerless to help would-be borI rowers; without borrowers, they could j I not profitably care for the money depos- i ! ited with them. j I Lean & Savings Bank I I CAPITAL $100,000.00 I IAt.'Your Ser vice I u * ' r? . 4 ' . *. 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