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Lake Charles, La Paid up Capital $250,000.00 Interviews and Correspondence Invited LiTLE TAILOR SHOP A. E. NOTESTINE, PROPRIETOR Suits Made to Order-FIT Guaranteed Up-to-date Cleaning, Pressing Hats Cleaned and Reblocked wp Work Called For otto and Delivered PHONE NO. 178 -- ULE SilSINESS COtLEE, oW neOt 3b p n Ouad and Moat Praetlial CounSeS In B)zulnes, in Shorthand end St, , n 'glsh. Beat' EtulptlentL Uo *qualel lsCatleltS. Complete olleire -aond AUeit to In which etud nts *alnto w.Wsfen SEED IRISH POTATOESP SHOULD BE SPROUTED BEFORE BEING PLANTED If space perm'ts, a portion of every home garden should be planted in fall Irish potatoes The potatoes will pro vide nutritous food during the late fall, and the surplus may be stored for winter consumpt'on. Planting should be 'n August. Small po'atoes from the spring har vest are usually used as seed poa toes for fall plantings. These slhuld be sprouted before plantiing and not cut in pieces as in the spring but planted whole. To sprout them, p'ace them under the house and keep ground damp, or n a cool place and under a little dam pened hay or straw or socks. The Red Triumph, Irish Cobbler,, and White Star are commonly planted in the fall. Care should he taken not to plant po tatoes bhat are affected wih scab dis ease. This disease causes coiky or scabby patches on the surface of the Ipotato. The potato scab is not a d'fficult dizease to control, especially under our present con!itions. An expendi ture of a few cents and a few hours' time previous to planting the seed w'll or"ctically make certain a crop fre~ of the disca-e. In order to accomplish th'-. two thinks must be cons'dered: (1) Pracice crop rotation. Poti toes should not be grown in a field that produced a crop of scabby pota toes the previous year In some sec tions of the country. the disease wll live over from one year to the next in the soil. To avoid possible infect:on from the soil, it is always best to ro tate the crop. (2) Treat all potatoes with formal dehvde before sprout ng. The great est source of infection comes from the teed that is used for planting. It is always best to treat potatoes with a formaldehyde (formalin) solution whether any scab is v'sible or not. as a small amount of the disease ;s ,liable to be overlooked. Purchase for Imalin at drug store, dilute to ration of one pint to 30 gallons of water and soak seed before sprouting two to f've hours. Persons not familiar with the scab disease should write to the Extension l)ivis'n, L. S. U., Baton Rouge, for Circular No. 8, whi:h descr'bes it and gives measures for its control, or see your local Demonstration agent. Fall Ir'sh potatoes shold be well ridged three to three and one-half feet apart When stable manure is used it must be well-decomposed and thoroughly mixed with the soil during preparation. - Experiment Stat'on Louis;ana Seate University Bulletin. DO IT NOW ,e Send us the price of a year'" subscription if you are in arrears "Wal /by Double Cross He Sgave By ANN LISLE if'sta appr Novellaed from the PathPhoto I seve S lay of the Same Nan. m eta. ama ammanamaa a ma amamm Bent (Oopyright, 917, Staor o.) suldd or i SYNOPSIS. had Peter Hale returning from Europe meets 8eco a charming young woman, whom he loves to ' on sight. He learns on landing that he WOU must marry that very girl to gain his for tune. He sees her in the office and pur- gene suing confronts a masked figure with a actl( warning. He overhears a plot to cheat his father's friend and frustrates it. On sent his mission he meets the girl and she mys- fron titfes him with her peculiar actions. ing THIRD EPISODE . ster and An Hour to Live. chat Peter was in a quandary; he aroused a s himself and started down the steps. alig He was just in time to see Bentley and get into the car with the girl. Ia hi All sorts of dark thoughts flashed wise through his mind. He determined to clin slip on behind and see what happened he i -to protect Philippa if need should clat arise. IA Mr. Bentley was one of those indl- chi viduals who regard all girls as fair of game. He began his attentions to his clot companion as soon as they were out of lihe sight of the house and her resistance whi he put down to sham modesty. Bridgey had was mistaken. He found it out when the he attempted to kiss the young lady. and the screamed and struggled, and Peter, I pulling himself up, leaped over the top mel of the touring car and joined in the in i fray. an Meanwhile the girl, freeing herself, vol leaped from the car, and the chauffeur, slowing down, devoted his efforts to Iii aiding his master overpower Peter. I They acvimplished this in short order yoi -a blow on the head knocked the in young man unconscious and he lay like the a log at the bottom of the tonneau. Mr. Bridgey Bentley was angered as "ol f weH as surprised. The chauffeur pointed in the direction of the woods Ph into which the girl had run. He shook rot his head savagely. "Never mind the 1 Sgirl-an apology will square all that- 1s1 i. but let's get this fellow to towp. We'll get rid of him for good. Drive to the city. You know where." Arrived at their destination, the own er of the car was so intent in helping his man get the limp Peter into the basement that he did not notice a taxi which stopped close by, nor observe its occupant, a, dark young woman, who S peered out and seemed to take a sud den interest in the proceedings. Just to what extent her interest went Mr. Bentley was to learn later-hut now he was occupied in getting his victim safely into one of the upper rooms where a group of his workers was waiting. They jumped when they heard the noise on the stairs and thei hastened to assist their leader in binding Peter hand and foot. He regained consedous ness during this proceeding and, gaz ing wildly about him, asked where he was, and struggled to set himself free. Mr. Bentley stood aside and laughed. "Glad to see you're all right again, Hale," he said mockingly. "It will help you to appreciate a little enter tainment I have arranged for you." Mr. Bentley's idea of a little enter tainment proved to be a slow waiting for death staged with all the ingenui ty of the middle ages, for Peter was carried, bound as he was, until he stood before a grandfather clock, from the face of which extended a large army pistol. Before hb was fully aware of the plot his hands were tied above his head, his head secured In a kind of iron brace such as photographers use to steady nervous sitters and he was left with his eyes on a level with the deadly revolver. When he realized the hopelessness of Shis position a wave of terror swept over him. t His thoughts were diverted from hisb terrible position and a glimmer of hope I dawned in his breast when footsteps were heard, as though someone was descending the stairs. The noise caused I a sudden alarm to Mr. Bentley and his , crew. The leader dashed out to inves tigate, leaving his men to watch the prisoner. Creeping up the stairs he came face to face with a lark figure, and immediately grappled with it. But Mr. Bentley had reckoned too much on his strength. With a sudden motion his antagonist, who was no other than thd mysterious woman who had seen him from the taxi, hers~If unseen, tossed him head first down the stairs. The thump, thump of his fall brought the watchers pell-mell from the room, and while Bridgey was care fully feeling his shoulders and legs In a search for broken bones, several of the desperadoes lan up the stairs after his assailant. The mysterious lady, who by gaining the roof of the adjoining house had been able to enter the skylight of Brldgey's rendezvous, had a good start of her pursuers. She had even time to use a saw on the plank that served as a bridge across the well that divid ed the buildings. The foremost of the desperadoes, seeling her skirts dlsap pesring, stepped on the plank, felt it break in half, threw up his hands and plunged fifty feet through the air, while his horrified companions, sick at the sight, stood peering below, weak and trembling. But Bridgey Bentley wp.aot the sort of man to let even such an aeci dent divert him from hls ob ....... He moved closer to Irnlo, and with view t cruel look pointed to the clock. to hi "Watch closely the face of that clock, Tt Hale," he said. "It will become more ter's and more interesting as the minutes go and by- up to eleven o'clock, when it will tion becomo absolutely engrossing." There was no mistaking his meaning. al, t He sneered as he backed away and marr gave his men instructions. Then, as by n if struck by an after thought, he again him approached Peter and carelessly took her several papers from his victim's pock- the ets. the But it was no part of the astute Mr. any Bentley's plan to allow Mr. Hale's man sudden taking off to be ascribed to him II or to any such method as the one he Ben had selected to do away with him. The re as second he was outside the house he set Phil to work to establish an alibi that of t would be proof against any contin- to f gency. With this object in view his Imn11 actions were rapid and practical. He whli sent his chauffeur to borrow ia taxi uitI from a friend of the former's and, pay- turr ing liberally, started off for the Brew- turr ster place, driving his own machine B and followed by the taxi driven by his seer chauffeur. reap It was an easy matter on reaching far a steeplincline for Mr. Bentley to pict alight, head his machine for a hunk II and watch it speed to destruction over terr i high wall and into a deep pool. Like- seei wise it was an easy matter for him to go climb down, drop some of the papers He ihe had filched from Peter's pockets and bar clamber back to the taxi. sece A black eye bestowed on him by the and chauffeur at his master's order, a lot cau of dirt and dust sprinkled on his ma: clothes and Mr. Bentley was ready to the head for the Brewster country house, hit where he arrived before the family stri had retired, gloating in his' mind over tau the fact that it was now close to eleven I and picturing the agony of Peter. Str It happened that the first person he ant met was Phiiilpa Brewster, who was me in the library. To her Bentley advanced gir and in an assumed "too-much-to-drink" YO1 voice began to apologize. I "I beg pardon," he said thickly, "for Ms lii kiss, thish evening." ro< Philippa arose hurriedly. "What do wit you mean?" she demanded, her eyes indignant as much at his condition as Im the purport of his words. to "In the car," stammered Bentley, "on our lil ride, you know." "I have not been in your car," said Br Philippa. "I have not been out of this ge room all evening." Mr. Bentley pretended great aston- st( ishment. Naturally, he reasoned, "' le: th be th as th it >t o `"s',:so Ito h dngro, hreM. tw cr r wJte BB B . He p on sis gus nPd eto a te Hoi Eyr e on a Level With the Deadly cf Pheldppa wouldn't admit it. So aar, ao e pt ood. He made a bow and staggered to the dining room, where Mr. Brew-rs H1 ster was just pouring out a little se brandy. ps He paused on seeing his est and C invited him to join'him , but Mr. Bent ed ley insisted on telling in a drunken - his way how he and Lale had taken thedl o ca gione to an saloon, got into ani he argument and started ofw with Halera he t oteheel. How thecar had dashed re sover the precipice and hurled the young man to death whilre M had esw oen ped with a few brises, o a black eye Pen and rined clothingw ha could not take Mr. Bentley seriously. I He suggsted with o ll the poltensees the he coulsed summon that bed waigs a good all place lor the blbulous Broingey. am Chncklting to himself, he made Ben e ay npstairs, carefully simulating in toxication, and then into his active ter and go through his papersw Mr. :g Bentley no sooner thought of this thanl oh e o one knew better than he that he art eas not likely to be anterrupted by the yme oun anto th whileIn fact, Mre rh Bentley found ta delicious joy in pulling out his s atch and watching the minute "ap hear the report of the pistol and see I the convulsed shrening of his enemy was the shot took effect b and proceeded to go through Peter's Ing belontengs.oHe was lookinf for the option when he came across something the out more important-a Ptcper which view of a bigger stake and one more to his liking. This was a copy of the nill of Pe ter's father. Mr. Bentley held it up and his cunning eye caught the sec tion which read: . . all of my property, real and person al, to my son, Peter, contingent upon his mnarr:age to the woman especially trained by me to be his mate. She is perfect in both mind and body, and will appear to him of her own volition and show him on her right arm just below the shoulder the brand of a double cross, a fac-simile of which is here given. However, should the girl of the double cross be won by any other than my son Peter, to such man will the Hale fortune go. Here indeed wa's a treasure. Mr. Bentley bent his brows. Was that the The reason Peter Halelo was so attentive to plea, one Philippa Brewster? Was she the girl been of the double cross? He determlined thiit Influ to find out. Nothing could be easier. requ lInlnediately a scheme occurred to him Cr.ta which would render his plan easy and acts natural. He had done hilmself a good the c turn in getting rid of Peter-a better path stitu turn than he realized. wort But if Bridgey lBentley could have fatti Cats seen the reality when the clock hands Hun reached eleven he would have seen a to c far different scene than the one he Ohic pictured. lie would have seen Peter gazing in terror at the clock face; he would have seen the two men left to guard him "i go out a few mninutes before the hour. ab) lie would have seen tilhe minute hand mat barely touch eleven and at the same pail second the door of the clock case open sort and a masked figure emerge silently, Cha cautiously. He would have seen the masked figure raise the pistol, heard the shot reverberate, seen the bullet hit the ceiling and beheld the mnasked sig stranger cut the cords that held Peter Whi taut. Leading Peter to a closet, the Masked Stranger pushed open a secret door and pointed. "Do not try to thank me," he said, quickly. "Be true to the girl of the double cross and some day you will know me." Peter nodded and was gone. The r Masked Stranger slipped out of tile room. Bridgey Bentley had been out witted. Once outside, Peter's thoughts turned immediately to the Brewster house and to the possible danger to Philippa. lie hailed a taxi and hurried away. Thus It happened that he mRm Mr. d Brewster not a great while after that gentleman had listened to Mr. Bentley's wild tale of disaster. As Mr. Brew ster, who had taken more drinks than were good for him, saw Peter, more or less excited and dusty, he concluded that both he and Mr. Bentley had had a night of it, apd again he suggested bed. Peter left him and, passing through the library, saw Philippa asleep, her arm resting on the library table and her lovely head on her ariam. Here, indeed, was a chance in a thousand. Why Could he not gently raise her sleeve and thus discover without her knowledge, whether she was, indeed, the girl of the double cross? He tiptoed softly to her sile. But Pe ter was not the only interested party. Behind the portieres stood Brldgey Bentley, shaking with anger, amaze ment written over his face. How had Peter Hale escaped? What had gone wrong? The cruel eyes of the social pirate contracted as he resolved to punish the men who had failed to car ry out his orders. But for the present he watched Pe ter with an Intensity that showed he, too, was eager to see whether Philippa was the girl who held the key to the Hale millions. Just as Peter was lifting the sleeve Philippa awoke and, in so doing un consciously blew Into Peter's eyes some ashes from an ash tray directly beside her. Peter was blinded for a moment. Philippa, laughing sarcastically, van ished and young Mr. Hale, groping Sis way, passed through the portieres, close enough to Mr. Bentley to have touched him. Thile social pirate smiled. He was now engaged in a game worth the play ' Ing. 1y (END OF THIRD EPISODE.) so KNOW LITTLE OF REAL HEAT W- Scientists' Research Has Been Limited :tle Practically Within Limit of 725 Degrees. nd - nt- It may seem strange, but setentists en really know very little about tempera he ture. Between the temperature of the an surface.of the sun, estimated at C.000 ale degrees centigrade, and absolute zero, ed estimated at minus 273 degrees cent' the grade, very little has ever been dscov es- ered. The field of research has been. eye practically restricted to 725 degrees, or between the temperature of lial!d Be air-minus 200 degrees-and the first sly. visible red of heated iron-plus 585 ess degrees. ood We know that at a temperature of 1,000 degrees centigrade 29 metals bc his come liquid; at 1,069 gold fuses: twng in- sten melts at 8,000 degrees; tile tem, tive perature of the electric are Is 3,720 oom degrees, and here begins the great uIn en- known in the world of heat The !lo* Mr. test thing on earth is the electric than furnace, with a temperature of nearly 3,730 degrees.. In this intense heat he even the diamond can be melted and the boiled like water. But this is baroe Mr. ly half-way to the temperature of the Iling surface of the sun, and it Is thought aute that research in these higher tempera most tures will ultimately result in the see greatest discoveries of the age, iemy its Class. le- "What sort of a carriage Is this you er's have just bought? 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The proprietors have so much faith in the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Medicine that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggist, 76c. Liver Trouble "I am bothered with liver iroul!el . abmut twice a year," writes Joe Ding. Sman, Webster City, Iowa. "I have e pains in my side and back and an awful soreness in my stomach. I heard of r Chamberlain's Tablets and tried them. e By the time I had used half a bottle of them I was feeling fine and itad no d signs of pain." Cbtainable Every * where. Aug. Rice Harvest Begins About August Tenth There are a number of fields of early Prolific rice in this vicinity from which the water has already been turned, on which harvest will begin within the next fifteen days. Among these early crops, Tietje broteers and T. F. Clayton of Roanoke have ninety acres which they expect to begin harvesting Aug. ust 10th. The Best Laxative To keep the bowels regular the best laxative is outdoor exercise. Drink a full glass of water half an hour before breakfast and eht an amhudnce of fruit and vegetables, also establish a regular habit and be sure that your bowels move once each day. When a medicine is needed take Chamberlain's Tablets. They are pleasant to take and mild and gentle in effect. Obtainabile every where. Aug. In Memoriam In memory of Peter Paul Unkel, who departed from this life one year ago, Aug. 3, 1916. "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTFN" And your memory shall never fade, Lonely hearts will always linger,l Where our dlear one is laid. Sincerely missed by his wife and children. TUED.AY ]NIGHT Third Episode Mystery of the Double Cross Hearst Pathe News ho. 52 and"Deep Lied Villian)" 5 and 15 set. Children or6. years 6 05 ; cm5 ISo 15 years 15 cents 11 -Y R - k., -5 Bring Your Injured Tires to us and we'll repair them in a way to arouse yonr gratitude. 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