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THE IIOCK ISLAND ARGUS, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 10, 1914.
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J council
Wednesday, June 10, 1914.
j
i Commissioner Hart Is to be com-
-mended for placing a truffle cop on Sev.
nth avenue. He will have plenty to
Mo. especially at n!f-ht, bn tbe speed
jflends cut loose.
j An old subscriber suggests that af
iter reading the testimony in the Schu
knann Heink divorce proceedings In
Chicago. It Is to be doubted whether
the diva has anything on friend hus-
aad when it comes to singing sweet
rQotes.
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' Tbe Rock Island police department
tbas been picking up a few anto speed
ier of late. That's the only remedy
jfor the stoppage of the evil. Keep af
iter tbem and play no favorites. The
only way to force eome people to re
spect the laws Is to take their money
"away from them.
'. That county jud?e in central Illinois
"whom a Jury assessed 11 for slander
:probably has come to the conclusion
that talk Is not so cheap after all, par
ticularly when the name of a woman
concerned. While the damage as-
i
messed was small, tbe costs of the
rlaj, for which the defendant was as
sessed, will aggregate several hundred
i dollars.
I
! Those opposlcg the present adminis
tration are welcome to what comfort
;they can get out of the statement of
Congressman Ilainey that tbe revenue
.receipts under the new tariff law will
:be 120.000,000 in excess of the esti
mates of the framers of the bill. The
total revenue from this source will be
.nearly sjw.noo.tioo, while tho income
I tax and other federal taxes will bring
ju more than that amount. The gov
ernment is not going bankrupt not so
r long as the democrat are running it.
tariff, there is none, of the greater na
tional Issues, on whloh tbe progres
sives and the republicans think tc-
tsthar W)i,m wnnM h (ha haala nf
conciliation? If thr. w.r. anr con- ne lup au nui, mo
dilation at all. it would take the form Hydes. the aristocrats, the phllos-
. . 1 awVavsb sat4 t Vk Jfe. V -Vwweaa, Af ihn IrtOAfil
of mutual surrender, or. wnat wouia I "f-" - "w
be Infinitely more likely, elimination world are described In a communica
of the element of mutualltv. in nlat- tton to the National Geographic socl-
form declarations and nartv nrona- ty. t Washington, D. C. by David
ganda, and the knockdown surrender of Fairchlld. tbe plant explorer, who has
one side to the other. Neither party sebured the world for plants of co-
wnulH b wllline- tn mnk the sacrifice, nomlc value and introduced them into
and this was fullr recognised by for-I the Unfted States
mer President Taft who la today the In describing the peculiar habits ana
most representative republican living, f remarkable achievements of insects, he
of the conservative, or more strictly I says, the champion aeronaut Is the
speaking, ultra-conservative, element king grasshopper, which has the ability
of the party, when a few months ago I to Jump 100 times Its length. It can
he declared in the Saturday Evening I also sail for 1.000 miles before the
Post, that be agreed with Colonel wind. These grasshoppers sometimes
Roosevelt, that progressive and re pub- I go in such numbers that they make a
lican fusion was Impracticable. Does I cloud 2,000 square miles in extent
colonel Roosevelt think It any more I . "its great front lip bides a pair of
practicable now than be did tben? H Maws as effective as a hay -chopper,
be does, ambition, that greater blinder and it bas an appetite as voracious as
of political vision, must have blurred 1 that of a hippopotamus.' writes Mr,
his generally acute sense Of tne prac-1 rijrchlld. "A young chick finds lt-
tlcal side of a political situation. tlf sbnt inside the egg-shell and must
w-ork its way out alone, but the young
find themselves the
shut in a hardened case
Remarkable Facts About Insects
ERRONEOUS REPORT A3 TO grasshoppers
UAVZinnr.it. 1n the -una made by their mother.
Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner ud lt takes half a dozen of them
has promptly denied reports sent out I working together to dislodge the lid
from Washington, and published m tri- which shuts them fn.
city papers, to the effect that he was I "Tbe carrying power of the song of
thinking of withdrawing as a candi-1 he cricket is extraordinary! there are
date for reelection. I species whose strident notes can be
Tavenner In stamping these reports heard for a mile, although their little
as untrue, has taken occasion to say I bodiea are scarcely more than an inch
that the wish which prompted these , ength. The males alone are musl-
rr ports was ratner to tne inongui, i ... . it , r.,,nB.Ma tr aunnose.
that there are certain Influences In- . tn- hava Mr. i their
to their
As one
listens to their friendly song it is hard
to appreciate what fighters they are
among themselves, the larger ones
even turning cannibals when food is
scarce.
"Of all creatures of our bouses, the
cockroach Is the most detested. House-
terested In armor plate and other gov- for- tbey afe 8,ng,ng
ernment manufacture together with mtn ,nd mt
military cliques mat wouia oe omy wv
well pleased to see him out of the way
because of tbe light be bas made for
certain reforms which the Interests do
not approve.
It is not surprising, it may be said,
that these allied interests do not like
it is a fair presumption that they will It. may be surprised to learn that
h.v. th.lr- flns-er in the nle this fall to cocaroacn can m '
o.mr,ll.h his retirement. first "at ll taxes a year to acveiuy iu m
through the primary, and failing in tunty. ine remaie lays ner egs ia
thi. to take it to the noils. That they 1 horny capsule uae a spectacle case,
will not hesitate to spend money for which she carries about with her until
this purpose is equally possible, she Is ready to deposit it in some suit-
But Tavenner is unafraid. He has able place. Later she returns to neip
made a firht for the people to the ut- her baby cockroaches out of their
ter disregard of how It would affect I shells
him. He does not propose to surren-1 "The song of the cicada is the nols-
der.now to please anybody. He is re-
e-erried In this district as Ana of the
most wideawake, tireless and faithful scene for tbe films. It was to be a ship
congressmen that the people have ever wreck in which a young woman, her
had. and regardless of party the peo- child, and the woman's mother were
pie are for him. participants. Tbe king was promenad-
The harder the allied Interests fig in I Ing on the beach. Suddenly he noticed
lest in the insect world. The 17-year
cicada has been called the Rip Van
Winkle of the insect worla. From its
tiny eggs there issues a creature with
soft white body and mole-like front
legs. It hurries to the ground and
disappears beneath Its surface some
times to ft depth Of 20 feet. For 17
years it digs Its way around In abso
lute darkness, and then comes to the
surface to Joinin a marriage revelry
of a few brief weeks. It Is a full-fledged
creature of the air, though encased
still Jn grave-clothes of parchment; but
It soon splits these up the back, pulls
Itself out, dries its powerful wings,
and files away with whirr of an aero
drome to live but a few brief weeks.
"The social organization of the ants
has been the admiration of human be
ings from the earliest times, because
the interest of the individual is merg
ed so completely into that of the col
only. Theirs Is an organization of
females. The woikers are females, the
soldiers are females, the nurses are fe
males, and there is one queen mother
for them all, who lays all the eggs of
the colony. The males of any colony
are but mates for the young queens.
Together with them they leave the
nest on their marriage day and togeth
er make their marriage flight, but as
soon as this is over they die and the.
colony gets on easily without them.
"The Dr. Jekel and Mr. Hyde is so
complete between the butterfly and
the velvety green worm, that it is no
wonder that for centuries no connec
tion between the two careers of these
creatures was suspected. In -general
it is true that no moth or butterfly la
injurious to plants except in its larval
stage, and herein has laid the clever
deception which has doubtless protect
ed these gay mating creatures of the
air from the systematic attacks of man
until quite recent times.
"The spider world has a vagabond
which builds no nest or web, being
content to use her marvelous silk in
the construction only of a sac In which
to lay her eggs. It does not grow to
be more than half an iuch in length.
but it is among the most active of all
spiders, and in the United States alone
there are nearly a score of species of
these little soldiers of fortune living
nowhere and roaming the damp fields
in search of prey."
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HENRY" HOW LAND
JO A
LITTLE CHILD
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1 stand and wonder,
looking down at
you;
The world. all
unexplored, be
fore you lies;
Who knows what
Fate may sum
mon you to do.
To what high
summit y o tt
may proudly
rlsaT
It may be that
words written
by your pen
Shall live as long
as art has pow
er to please;
Tou may he called
to lead and Ot
ern men,
Great ships may
bear your flag
The Daily Story
An Anonymou Letter By Everett P. Clarke,
Copyrlchted. 1914. by Associated Literary Bureau.
e'er many aeaa.
The mlftht that Caesar won you may sur
pass.
A Raphael's brush may e'on descend to
you;
It may be that your name In shining
brass
Shall claim the love of all who pause to
view.
If spoTfon and Shakespeare may be thrown
"Within the shadow you shall some day
cast;
But probably you'll live to grieve and
groan.
And g-et a mere three-line "obit" at
last.
him, the stronger he will become.
CROPS IN ILLINOIS.
The June crop report for Illinois and '
the I'nited States. Issued by the de
partment of agriculture, makes it ap-
the unfortunates, their hair disheveled.
who seemed to be calling for he p. The
king started bravely to rescue them
when a young actor, hero of the drama,
picked them up, the life belts with
which they were equipped having les
sened the chances of any fatal ending
of the scene. The king finding be had
pear that conditions of the various
farm, orchard and garden staples in beeQ incluiii Jn the picture was vexed
and .expressed the desire that It be de-
1 Charles W. Post was one of the best
friends the newspapers ever had. He
believed la the service they render ad
' I vertlsers, and to the extent that be
i spent 110,000.000 among American
' Games in 10 years. Mr. Post amassed
a fortune of over $20,000,000, at about
, tne rate of one million a year, and left
I trade marks and a business estimated
j" Taiue or 115,000,000. Advertising,
'titched up to a keen brain and clean
I business methods, were responsible for
r. iost large succees. His adver
tising was scientifically done; it was
f always honest and directed at the
maases to a noticeable extent. Podu
lr prices, value in product and adver-
I u,iii( were strongly welded by the
j master hand of Mr. Post and he fur-
Jf niahed a lessen hundreds of business
men could follow to adranrago.
; THE G ERICS IN MILK.
Living bodies, both great and small.
I are usually found in a definite space.
I ii. mm fuuu iu wiiA ai o 111 U
j mixed collection. The fact that cer
I tain organisms are frequently found In
j milk does not necessarily mean that
I they originate in the udder, but rather
i directs the search toward the locus of
f Infection from which they find their
way Into the secretion of the mam
' maxy gland. It is known,-says tbe
j Journal of the American Medical Asso
j elation, that while the colon group is
$ frequently found in water and milk, its
i natural tabiut is the intestinal tract
' of warnvblooded animals. The ex
1 : erts of the dairy division of the bu-
i raa of animal industry in Washington
' have bn Invcafltrotlne th, anuria
from which the streptococci may gain
4 slblllUes are:- Contamination with
feces, which must always be consid
this state are generally below those of
the Vnited states as a whole In con
dition. Tbe probabilities are, however,
that the truth Is that Illinois corre
spondents .stick closer to the truth, or
are more conservative than the aver
age correspondents taking the country
as a whole.
stroyed. Tbe last half of the drama
bad to be played without bis assist
ance.
For the first time since its institu
tion in 1808, the degree of doctor of
letters has been gained by a woman
members have obtained distinction In
literature and science. Her father,
Henri Duportal is a government engi
neer, and her grandftther was a repre
sentative in, the chamber of deputies
for many years.
. To obtain the degree candidates
n.ust present two theses, one In Latin
and one in French. The standard re
quired is so high that the distinction
has acquired the reputation of being
one of the most difflcu't in the world.
Very few students are successful at the
first attempt. The subject chosen by.
Had His Unqualified Approval.
"I admit," began counsel for tho
prosecution, "that my learned oppo
nent bas said some things to you which
you would do well to take to heart.
He has said things to you today that
I have no Inclination to scoff at. He
bas '
"Ah," his learned opponent said in
an aside loud enough for the Jury to
hear, '.'he is compelled to admit that
the logic of the case Is on the side of
the defense."
"No, sir. I make no such admission.
I merely desire to say that the parts
of your speech which were made up
of quotations from Shakespeare are
entitled to the deepest respect. I'm
going to quote from William myself."
Aye, There's the Rub.
"When you see what you want,"
said the young man's father, "get
after it. Remember that the flower
give3 its honey to the first boe which
arrives."
"Yes," said tho young man's sister,
"that is good advice for Dick, but
Walter Borland at twenty-two was a
rery agreeable chap. He was not espe
cially handsome, snd since he paid
very little attention to girls tbe girls
paid very little attention to bim. Socb
being the case, be had a very poor opin
ion of his powers of charming the fair
eex. True, he thought little about the
matter; be simply regarded himself as
not a ladles' man.
One day the postman handed Walter
a letter that brought the surprise of
his life. It was postmarked and dated
at the city of Cincinnati and signed by
one of whom he bad never heard, at
least not by the name given. The writ
er said that she was a girl nineteen
years old. She had met him and had
fallen In lov9 with him. She would
not be so unmaidenly as to reveal ber
identity, but she Just couldn't help let
ting him know that there was a girl
who loved him and would never love
any one else.
There would be no chance of bis dis
covering who she was because she had
taken every pains to prevent his doing
so. Without this Ehe -would be Inex
cusable in revealing her love for him.
Possibly he mhrbt meet her again. If
so he -would be at liberty to woo her.
if. Indeed, he felt drawn to her, with
out knowing that he bad already made
a conquest.
Now, if Walter Borland -were con
scious of being a heart smasher, doubt-
Jess be would not have been seriously
affected by this letter. As it was. he
was very much moved by It What
any girl saw in him to cause ber to
give him her heart -without even the
slightest courtship for he had never
preferred any one girl to others he
couldn't imagine. His Judgment told
him that some one was putting np a
Job on him, but bis amour propre said
that it hoped the letter was genuine.
Then he fell to thinking out tbe prob
lem as to who that lass' might be. He
had never lived In Cincinnati and, so
far as he remembered, bad never met
a girl who was a resident of that city.
Quite likely she had posted the letter
while there temporarily or had sent It
there to be posted. It Eeemed to him
that she bad been successful In ber In
tention to conceal ber Identity, for be
could see no possible clew. And yet it
would be Just like a girl to give a clew
that is, n clew that It would be next
to Impossible for him to bit upon.
He thought of all the girls he bad
ever known, tryin.-? to call op some
mark of favor shown him by any one
of tbe number. Not a girl of his ac
quaintance bad ever Indicated that she
coveted his attentions.
AJ1 living beings are hunters, and
man is the chief hunter of tbem all,
though man's weapons are either intel
lectual or the result of Intellectual ac
tion. Borland found himself facing' a
' problem. A girl bad confessed that she
The condition is not peculiar to this successful candidate is Mademol
year, as the tables show, conditions
during a period of years having , gen
erally ranged in this state, according
to reports, below the average else
where. Figures taken from the report
follow:
111. U.S.
Rye Condition June 1 91 93.6
Condition June 1, 10-year av
erage 89 89.7
Hay Condition June 1 70 88.7
Condition June 1. C-year av
erage 84 87.4
Clover Acreage per cent of
1913 78 90.4
Condition June 1 68 81.4
Condition June 1, 10-year av
erage 85
Pasture Condition June 1....73
Condition June 1. 10-year av
erage 89
Cabbages Condition June 1..78
Condition June 1. 8-year av
erage SS
Onions Condition June 1 S3
Condition June 1, 8 year av
erage 91
Apples Condition June 1 50
Condition June 1. 10-year av-'
erage 68
Peaches Condition June 1....68
Condition June 1, 10-year av
erage 49
Pears Condition June 1 63
Condition June 1. 6 year av
erage 50
Blackberries Condition June
1 81.8
Condition June 1, 8-year av
erage 86
Raspberries Condition June
1 81
Condition June 1, 8-year av
erage 83
celle Jeanne Duportal. She comes of
a well known family many of whose
what's a girl to do? Suppose the
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Mile. Duportal for her theses was the y, , loved him. and he could never be satis
afterward ?"
history of art in the 17th century.
A Zoological Question.
The director of the zoological gnrdens
was on bis rncation. He received a
note from his chief assistant, which
closed tons: "Tbe chimpanzee seems
to be pining for a companion. What
shall we do until you return?" St
Louis Republic.
win id 111 uiauytii.u.
What Certified Milk Means
? ered as a DOsslble ourea of wntmt
i nation; the presence In the herd of one 'ermelons Condition June
' or more cows with Infected udders,
; aaa tae cow's month, which is known
: to contain streptococci.
1 II
Condition June 1, 8-year av
erage 80
Its habit Of licking the flanks and j Cantaloupes Condition June
i odder provides a more or less direct
I connection between the mouth of tbe
; cow and tne tnUk-palL
t
' SECOND EE TURN FROM ELBA
: One big practical drawback, of all
! to condJUons which Koosevelt would
' have to face) In an attempt to bring
shoot progressive-republican eonsoll-
j dstlon In support cf bis candidacy In
j 2910. comments the National Monthly,
j is uac am coma not whip the leaders
err the progressive party Into lias.
1 80
Condition June 1, 8-year av
erage en
Sugar Beets Condition June
1
Condition June 1, 8 year "av
erage jo
FOREIGN NEWS
Notwithstanding tbe humorous jibes
at "certified" and "antiseptic" babies
85.7 I perpetrated by paragraphers, the pop-
89.8 ularlty of certified milk grows year by
year as parents learn more of its value.
90.0 Whether or not a rather "takes any
84.fi I stock In the germ theory,'' it is rarely
Indeed that a father will not gladly
go down into his pocket and pay an
extra price for certified milk, once he
has a chance to see bow his child
thrives on It.
Ordinary market milk Is incredibly
dirty, especially In the summer
months. Milk comes from the ud
der of healthy cows practically
sterile, or free from germs, but each
step In Its handling under ordinary
conditions increases the contamina
tion from dirt, and by the time the
milk reaches the consumer it is
swarming with germs of all kinds.
For Instance, in Washington market
milk contains an average of 90.000,
000 germs per teaspoonful; New
York city permits a maximum of
about 3.000.000 per teaspoonful; Bos
ton, half that number; Rochester, N.
Y.. famous as a city of good sanita
tion, fixes the limit at about 600.000
per teaspoonful and bas corre-
77 o I spondlngly low death rate among
young children.
79.7 Hew Milk Is Kept Clean.
Rochester filters samples of each
82.1 dairyman's product, then Invites cus
tomers to step in and see how much
dirt their milkman furnishes gratis
wih bis milk It shows on the cot
ton.
Certified milk is simply clean milk.
Milk produced and bandied under
the strictest sanitary conditions. It
never contains more than 60.000
germs per teaspoonful. and usually
not more than a tenth as many. And
It never contains any dlsease-pro-
86.8
8.2
S9.7
73.7
66.5
61.7
59.2
CS.4
65.3
87.1
69.0
6S.8
80.0 j
89.5
Paris. June 10. King Christian of iduclnc germs at all.
uenmvx. wno, with Queen AJsxan-l The cows In a certified dalrr are
inrr woma not amalgamate, even If I ar, receoi.y paia an omciai visit to oared for by employes who are
Roosevelt would. Tni dlffloultlee with I President Poincare and Mat. Poln- themselves under medical supervi-
taa leaders, would be accentuated with I care, probably is the only sovereign sion all the time. The stables are
the rank and ills: I who baa played the role of an actor In I kept as clean as any woman's kltch-
auw sbvajblu r m i sbt uuiar w i u sr ai i r r- sm ji w tjvt m se.iw l u.rm u rama. K ...
" " - ' - I ' I T tea Usi SI tr1 1 WS m as 11 mhuMam 4..fl A . 1 WL m
negotiation: Aasnxlly th, repute The Incident ocourmed at Jlornback. 7.' ' 7' Tr ..7,, v" L . v.?..l" " in .. "your .?ueB:
eui moalA not ha mnr. nt'.M. n h. a .mall v.l.Hn, ... ." . .c,cu columns; u not
. - - - - w , a V- ye- I IT Will Its Aft, flAMAnillv If mtm m r.a4 st i , -
fnslon onastLnn than the r,rorra.fv. tal. A Hnnms.Lr.-r.nh r... I,. " - "I " . 1 TT . " ""'"l" enclosed.
w - es- i m m J i rr nran w sr i nir isisi rtri na fa mmM t.iif . i ,ai .
- v- - jususj. artM sui iuera to or, jvuilam Brady, care of Tbe Argus, Rock Island. 111.
en. The pails, pans, bottles, every
thing that touches the milk, are ster
ilised before using. The animals
are examined regularly by vt-teri-
naries to exclude tuberculosis or
any other disease. The milkers wash
their hands before milking, wear
freshly laundered suits, and place
the milk in cooling rooms immedi
ately. The milk is kept on Ice until
It reaches the consumer's kitchen,
and hence the increased price asked
for certified milk.
But what is the price of a cigar
each day as compared with health
Insurance for your baby? Certified
milk is the cheapest food, and the
best on the market for children. It
Is an injustice not to supply the
baby with it If he must live on the
bottle. Before many years all mar
keted milk will be certified. The
public will demand It.
Questions and Answers.
H. L. S. writes: Please give nor
mal pulse-rate for a child aged six
years.
Answer.
About 90 beats per minute.
Driver writes: While in swimming
last Sunday I suddenly went deaf. I
bad never noticed anything wrong
with my ears before. Could it be an
injury to the drums? It seems to
stay Just about the same until now.
Answer.
It Is probably due to a plug of wax
In the ear canal, which swelled when
water entered your ears. Visit your
doctor, an ear specialist or a dispens
ary and have the ears examined.
Dr. Brady will answer all question
s pertaining to health. If your ques
tion Is of general Interest It will be
answered through these columns; If
not it will be answered personally If
stamped, addressed envelope Is en
closed. Dr. Brady will not prescribe
for Individual cases or make diag
noses. Address all letters to Dr. Will
lam Brady, care of The Argus.
IT PROVED NOTH1NU.
? "Let us." he
said, get a boat
and go out row
ing." "If you wish to
do so," she re
plied, T am will
ing." ' "Ah, darling!"
be exclaimed, "now I know you love
me truly. If you didn't you never
would trust yourself out in a boat with
me."
"That doesn't prove anything," she
replied, backing" away as he tried to
take her in his arms. "I don't know
that you wouldn't rock the boat if I
went out with you, but I'm a Arm be
liever in predestination."
Oh, Sweet June Bride I
Oh. s-eet June bride, your heart is glad;
To you the world is at its best.
You wonder that men can be sad.
Oh, sweet June bride, your heart la glad.
You proudly think It is too bad
That pain should lurk In any breast.
Oh. sweet June, bride, your heart Is grlad;
To you the world la at Us best.
Oh. sweet. June bride, you have no fear
That he may not be noly true
He seems so splendid and bo dear.
Oh, Sweet June bride, you have no fear.
Well, here Is hoping- that next year
He'll be a hero still to you.
Oh, sweet June bride, you have no fear
That he may not be nobly true.
A Full Report
"What did they say to you?" asked
little Harry's mother after his first
visit to the new Sunday school.
"The teacher said ehe was glad to
see me there."
"tea?"
"And she said she hoped I would
come every Sunday."
"And was that all she said?"
"No, she asked me if our family
belonged to that abomination.
Deceived by Joslah.
"Well, of course the subject of the
picture may not be exactly what we
would have chosen if we could have
advised the artist, but 'honl solt qui
mal y pense.' you know."
"Oh. is that what it is? Joslah
claimed when he brought it home that
it was a Roman girl who had Just
been in bathing."
Growing Old.
T don't believe she is as young aa
she claims to be.
"Of course she Isn't. Didn't you
hear her confess a mcmont ago that
she could very well remember when
everybody was crary about Omar
Khayyam?"
IJindlot.i. u. N this. Inscription
on your wlndowjmne?"
"Koine wy it was scratched with a
diamond by the poet Cowper, but oth
ers so.r tbe authenticity N donhtfnl."
"1 think so rnyaelf. Wlnr would a
poet get n dlatnoudr" LouisrUlo Cou
Tir-JournaL.
fled until be bad found her. His first
' move was to 6tudy the girls of his ac
quaintance. Y ben be met one of them
he would scrutinize ber countenance
with a -view to seeing some telltale ex
pression in It. If he failed to meet
any one of tbem casually he called
upon her. Not one received him with
the slightest sign of embarrassment
Being completely blocked in his ef
forts, he consulted his chum. Bob Car
ter, a young man who was supposed
to understand women. Carter put him
through an examination with a view
to bringing out some Indication that
had been shown by one of bis girl ac
quaintances. Borland mentioned a
girl who had taken umbrage at some
unintended slight he had given her.
Carter pounced upon the lady as the
writer of the letter. When a girl takes
offense at a man's treatment of her It
indicates that she is sensitive to bis
treatment But unfortunately this
young lady was not less than twenty
one years old, whereas the writer had
described herself as nineteen. Never
theless Borland applied certain tests,
all of which failed to show any unusu-
l al interest in him.
Having failed to get any available
counsel from a man, the young hunts
man or, rather, the young detective
for this is a detective story without
the pale of criminality concluded to
try a woman. He consulted bis friend
Mrs. Cheltenham, a bride of three
months.
-No girl." said the lady, "would write
such a confession to a man without
placing it within the bounds of possi
bility that he should discover her
identity. She has given a Clew, but if
you discover it you-will still be a long
way from discovering the girt I
wouldsadvl.se you to examine her let
ter with a microscope. If that fails
try chemicals. She may be a college
girl up in chemistry."
It was evening when Borland receiv
ed this advice, and, going to his home
he took out the letter, procured a band
glass of strong magnifying power and.
taking both to a gas Jet, brought th I
glass to bear on the letter. In order tc
get the best light he held the papei
within a few inches of the flame.
Brownish letters came out written
across the face of the letter, "Month
f roses, 12 '12."
Borlapd would have been very stupid
aad he not been able to interpret thbj
as June 12. 1012. Mrs. Cheltenham
had hit the nail squarely on the head.
"Get a woman to catch a woman,"
said Borland. "But she was also right
in predicting that If 1 found a clew in
the letter I would still be far from the
girl. However, whoever she I. she Is
educated or she would not have known
that citric acid becomes brown when
heated. June 12 1912 where was 1
on that dayT It was nearly a year ago.
and I doubt if I can determine Just
where 1 was."
But Borland snt himself down to
think, and It was not Jong before he
remembered that on June, 1012. he at
tended the graduating exercises of a
women's college, where be had been 1n
troduced to more than a dozeu young
ladles and bad seen aad been seen bx
several hundred more.' Surely his friend
Mrs. Cheltenham must have the pow
er of divining tbe human female mind,
for be was not only far from discov
lng the writer of the letter, but among
so many it would be impossible to pick
out tbe culprit.
The graduating exercises of the wom
en's college were approaching, and
Borland considered tbe expediency of
going there to look for n needle in a
haystack. He called upon the lady
who had put bim on the track and told
her that be now believed tbe letter t
be a college prank and In that event'
be would take no further interest la it
His counselor replied that tbe nge of
tbe writer, if given correctly, rather
Indicated that she belonged to one of
tbe lower classes or was not a college
girl at all. since girls did not usually
enter college before they were eight
een. Mrs. Cheltenham was rather In
clined to believe that the writer of the
letter was a visitor to the college, be
cause sbe would not be likely to put
bim In possession of her location.
Borland attended tbe commencemeyit
exercises of tbe women's college, bot
be might as well have gone to Green
land for all tbe benefit bis visit was to
bis search, and when be returned to bis
home he felt that If he ever found tbe
letter writer It would be because sbe
would give bim an additional clew.
His adviser told him that the girl had
doubtless been at the college com
mencement and bad seen bim there.
Sbe therefore knew that be was hunt
ing ber. Better drop the matter. Tbe
girl doubtless was observing him. and
If sbe saw that be bad given up tbe
chase she would very likely do some
thing to urge him on.
Borland adopted tbe Fabian policy;
but, as for not thinking about the mat
ter, that was Impossible. Toward the
end of August be went into the coun
try with bis friend Carter to spend
bis vacation canoeing. One evening be
.went with Carter to a summer hotel
for supper. While passing through tbe
ball to tbe dining room they passed
several young ladies. When they were
seated at tbe table Carter said.
"Walter, I've found your girl
"Which? When? Where?' was the
hurried response.
"Coming through the ball. One of
tbe girls we met, the moment she saw
you, started. Then the color all went
out of her face and came back red as
a Jack rose." -
"Pretty or homely?
A peach."
"Good! I must go and find ber."
He was rising from bis seat, but
Carter held bim down.
"Sit still. Do you want to spoil your
romance? Eat your supper and keep
cooL Your game is to pretend not to
recognize the girl as the writer of tbe
letter. Make ber acquaintance, get
spoons with her and at the proper time
tell her you're going to turn turtle in
your canoe because you're dying of love
for ber and have no hope of winning
her."
"Is that the way it's done?
"Of course it is. If you ever let ber
know that you are on to ber secret
she'll flee from you as from tbe wrath
to come."
"By Jove, Bob, where did you learn
so much about women?"
"Any fool would know that"
"I've no doubt you're right In due
time get an introduction to ber and in
troduce me."
"It won't do to hurry.'
"But are you sure she's the girl?"
"She must be. No girl at meeting a
man would start and go red and
white by turns unless there was 6ome
Important tie between ber and him.
But we must make her think riy'Jt off
that we're ignorant of her secret or
she'll leave for parts unknown."
After the youDg men had finished
tbeir suppers they looked in tbe draw-
ing room and on the piazza for the
girl in question, but it was not till lata
In the evening that she showed her
self. Tbe men were on the piazza In
the dark, while she was in a lighted
room, so that Carter had no difficulty
in pointing her out without her being
aware that she was under observation.
Tbe rest of the story is one of ordi
nary courtship, except that the suitor
knew all the while that he had won.
Tbe young lady was not a student sod
had not played a college prank. Sbo
was an innocent girl who had relieved
her mind by sending the man to whom
sbe bad given her heart on sight an
anonymous letter, telling bim of ber
love. After their engagement sua
sounded ber betrothed as to the letter
sbe bad written him. He told her that
he had received such a letter, but
thinking it to be a joke of some of bis
men friends, had torn it up. He dared'
not let her kow even that he had
considered it sincere. He expects some
day to atone for the lie by telllog
her the truth, but thus far every time
he bas started to do so he baa bees
frightened off. Possibly some dflT
when they have been a long while
married and the romance of love oa
given place to the reality of love
may venture to tell her that he knee
from the time he met her that she
loved him. Quien sabe?
June 10 in American
History.
1S01 Beuinmu oi the war between
the United States and Tripoli.
1S5S TruuKiitlantic telegraph squadron
sailed from Plymouth. Kugluud. to
lay the American cable.
1SC4 Forrest's Confederate cavalry
defeated Federals at Gnntown.
Miss. Federal force were repnlsed
In an attack on Petersburg. Va.
1812 Lottie Gilsou. actress, known for
years as the ittle Mascuet" died
yw York city; born 1S71.
Not to t iiishlne. but to shine upon,
his neighb r i the successful man's,
own.