NE UW FLASHES

Confessions of a Hold Up man

COOGAN'S -KILLING" (Continued from op pc site nage) "She’s done—"ne decided, and in

PECULIARITIES OF BUSINESS | —0—o-c—0—o-o-jCr-o-o-o-^ I, oi 1.0 j THE AEHOKOUm America should turn out Idols f jt th- ( Reno

wiped tbe sweat from bis brow and

• hlef market for Idols of our manufar-, n n 0 n - c n c 0 £

Nation Wide Happenings Briefly I old

in. my life, but'what 1 felt fully ar

took time to open tbe last telegram. It. too. was from Jerry Hart.

lure, ihe seal of which is Phllaflei-1 » !«u,d in MU. d-j u., who bom>»,

A newspaper dispatch says there Is green cotton growing la Georgia.

Four thousand of the thirty thousand Mexlccn quail ordered by the Game

could bare. In the first place I was driven into tbe business. 1 L/td a

hundred-do'ter play.*' it read. "And more, too. If you're trying to double-

TM oo,* rn*'* *** *■’»'«« 1 !a.»kl 0

Buddhas, two feet high, and cosUn? , Answer me

It* blocks Id the Delaware river were a menace to ferryboats between PkiladMlphia and Camden. The American Legion has been urged to adopt the Shirky poppy as ! U memorial flow* r. Rosetta Clomenton. of Philadelphia, d -elded to commit suicide so he limped from : ferryboat into the lc> xl ttrrs of the Delawtre river. When fc.- discovered bow cold the water was ! e changed his mind, however, and rss a willing parry to his rescue. University at Pennsylvania alumna* ft. ve taken title to a seautiful c’ub h- use in New York rliy. The membership of the American I egioa numbers ever one million. A trolley car ran off the track in P iiladelpbia, knocking down a gar Jsxp the fumes ‘rom which entered t e window of a sleeping room nearby i.-t nearly asphyxiated two men. Th. House lias approved a bill au tliorizlng u :*«ie time arm> of 2S9.0(M> enlisted men and 17.280 officers. Miss Maty Wlnsor. of Haverford. shocked the Senate by smoking two clL-jirettes in *.he Capitol restaurant U. lend force to her campaign for "^-quality for women." Army aviators made a bomb attack on the logi-r Susquehanna river to relieve the ice congestion The ice is said to be thicker than In fifty

ycare.

Gtflord Plncbo . former chief fore*ter of the I'nltd States, has been appoint >-d Commissioner of Forestry of Pennsylvania, to succeed Robert S. Conklin, who resigned when appointed ii membt of the State Water Sup-

ply Commission.

The Norwegian freighter, Ostcrdal. i-.n out of fuel at eea and only succe'sled In reaching Philadelphia by burning her woodwork. The Animal Rescue League of Philsrielphia. intends to establish a dor cemetery tbej-o. Other animals will be permitted to be buried there. Frank kJcCairv. father of eight was I iiled by the coRapee of a 'Whlre--r' at a gas plant in Philadelphia last week George Heckman. 19. an orphanj*.pa'd the kindness of his benefnetres* Mr* . Herbert Leedmun, of Churchrille. Pa., by robbing and beating her. He was sentenced to ten years. For the first time in history r. dent ee of divorce has been given in tb- name of the King of Italy n>

court at Flume.

Possibility of a shortage In the gas supply threaten* New York city. The retail shoe dealers have agreed upon a maximum profit of seven per, cent on the volume of buslnci Three masked bandits raid' d the offices in the Welghtman and Baker buildings ic Philadelphia on March 12 and escaped with M10.0W In bonds. This week is “Save Money on Mcai 1 v eek at Philadelphia . Secretary of Agriculture Meredith announces that the total output of form producti, exceeded 25 biUiondol-

Commlsslon last year for restocking Pennsylvania areas, have arrived Harrisburg a.nd will be liberated as soon as weather conditions permit. The quail came from the highlands of .Mexico where weather conditions are practically the same as the middle

States.

Additional tax legislation to provide revenue equal to those the government will lose as a result of the decision of the Supreme Court that stock dlvi- < ends are not taxable, is planned by Congress. Philadelphia's daylight saving ordinance ha* been repealed. EASILY MADE FLOWER BEDS

The national banks of the country In Id on December 31. 1919. resources of $22.711^75.(H». exceeding by nearly three billion dollar* the greatest amount ever previously reported. Fire did thirty-five thousand dollars damage to the mill o fthc Runnont Manufacturing Compan. ot Lans-

Oowne. Pa.

At CdUngFWood, N. J. on March 13. Michael Petersen, hale and healthy, celeb rail'd his ninety-third birthday. Fir** caused by a spurk fro' a miner's lamp in Hie hands of Joseph Tro* an did six thousand dollars damegpto a garage and auto trucks at Mt. Carmel. I’a.

The amateur gardener,, who ha e considerable time at his or her dis posal which can be devoted to fiericulture, will find It most fascinating work to plan new arrangements of plants each season. He or she may beve the same materia) to work with e.ich •emson. but that qoes not greatly matter It is the "changing about" of things yearly—the making cf m-v combination*—which affords the pleasure that the true gardener fludf in garden work each season. She is constantly miring after nev* effects be studios her grad a »wch year with r. eye to the future, and each year he profits by the mistake* of th« *«-.st. After a little, she comes tt now -the material she has to work - ith as well as the skillful dressmaker nows her material, and the result li cite as satisfactory in one caw.- as It he other—a "dream" of a dress, or i bream" of garden beds. but. in each Instance u "dream" realized. The ir.rdener who. like the poet, is born, not made, will prefer to study out all hese things for herself. But the gar. l«ner who can not make many expert.nents and whose time Is so limited

hat she ranr.o care for elaborate angements of plants, which are nr

atisfactory unless well cared for. will loo hr loss prefer to reap the benefit o! itne one else's experiments, and be intent with comb; mUons thta an -imorousiy pleasing, if not original with herself. It is for the benefit of its das* of amai- ur flower cardeni that thi« paper has been prepared. I want to nay right here, that tin shape of a bed is not a matter of very great importance when flowenr.c plants and plants of large and *triVig foliage are depended on. "Pa»tern" or “carpet" bedding has very little to do with flourishing plants, ad. in order to bring out any design clearly, it can employ only such plant are of low. close, compact habi*. nd will stand any amount ot clipping Where these- plants are bred the hape of the beds you put them tn all' of course, come up for careful consideration. since quite as much de pend* on the forma! arrangement its rn the plants •hemselves. The ' shape," the “design." the ''pattern' these are really the important fact< In the case where solid color-effectr are considered of more consequence than fioivl beauty. Rut it is quite diffetent with beds of flowering and foliage plants. Here we depend upon the plants themselves for pleasing effects, and these ar*- secured by harmonlou.t combinations of color ano nablt. While there must necessarily be mor-* or less formality In aU be*.s of thii tass. there is none of that primnrsi and stiffness whirb characterizes tht usual attempts at car|>et bedding, l! the reader of this article will glvt the matter a little thought, she wil readily understand why It is a wa»*« of time and labor to give much attention to the mere shape of her flow*

beds. «e-

Nowadays beds of plants hating luxuriant foliage are very popular. "Tropic.il effects" are much sough after In ihe home garden, because whav,- become familiar with them ir

l ublic place*.

good job In Chicago and lost IL

wife and baby were sent to her mother in Pittsburgh with what little money 1 had left, and 1 started to walk it. my plan being to go from city to city on foot, looking for work in each one. If I struck anything permanent 1 intended staying right there until I had money enough to send for my Kttle family. If I secured only temporiry mploymcnt my plan was to go pay my way to Pittsburg where 1 felt sure my wife's father could get me work 1 forgot one thing though. I forge’ how hard traveling by countr-- read is on a man's appearance. The res , It was that I looked like a dyed in-tii*-wool hobo before 1 reached the first city on my stop. I had no mopey to

hotel. Then was no public

wa*;i room In the city. 1 was up again.*: It for *ure. 1 tried sere-,*' ■laces, but they wouldn't even listen 0 m*-. Utterly discouraged I atarred out again determined to make tracks for Pittsburgh a* fast a# 1 could 1 fell In with a bunch of tramps i nd related my experiences. We i>pt*roacbed a town toward nightfall, and 1 was told that 1 world be initial-**! into the egsy way of making money We hid behind s deserted shed in a qule* part of the town until a lorn r*.an was e* eu coming down the *tr *ot "Here." said one of the men. shovrn : an old pistol in my hand: "go om point that pistol at that man. end

demand his mony." 1 demurred.

•hat or by God we'll shoot you." was the reply. 1 approached my man t staidly and demanded. "Money or your life7“ He never said a word but reached in his pocket an 1 handed mV his wallet. There »?.s enough in il to that wc each got $6.00. If thsi nan had soaked me on the Jaw or had t1v**n me about thirteen cents or some-

thing like that, 1 would hav.

honest all my Ilf*. As it was I sew Low easy it was and kepf-the tramp'' t-lstol, telling them 1 would work tht game ngsin. 1 did. 1 went out alot.--held up a working man who was half

drunk. g..t his month’s pay. shook hunch, walked to the next town.

r bath, a shave, a square meal and s

leket for Pittsburgh. ! Joined

s-tfe and family, but I was a conflrm.il crook. I went out several nights In Pittsburgh with that old gun and jot -neigh to keep us In comfort for several months. No my wite did nirt suspect me—she never knew it. 1 quit ■he game eight years ago, when the police got me. I spent seven years In

•hat I'm out I'm going

be straight it killed my wife and my kids have sappenred. It don't pay

be crooked.

r yearold Leola Adams ■!r ;*id Mrs. Karl 8.

i*OW TO riCE PIECES OF YARN

-ven the smaller

h and oi bright ,

•feral yardi lored yarn they 1 pretty edging

Our Bird Neighbors

About -this time each year the farmer erects strange and unlifelike figures which do not scare the crows in the least He mutters dire throats when he heats the cawing in the pines, vows that "there are more of them pesky -things every year, .-cents

like!"

The crow Is not nearly so black as he is pointed. Although they eat some corn, investigation by the Department of Agriculture has demonstrated that they i>ay for thf grain to which they kelp themselves a hundred times e in the destruction of harmful Insects. The crow eats many of the large beetle* that are too much of a mouthful, protected as they are by a hard arr-ir. for the smaller bird*. Blackbird*, meadow larks, cedar birds, thrushes,, cat birds and even sparrows, do more, cod than harm. A sort of wolf in sheep's clothing is the mocking bird, which does considerable damage to fruit. * Most fsrmere who keep bee* take a shot whenever they can get it. at my king bird that comes ah <ut the hives, haring the impression tha» it destroys untold numbers fif the little: honey-maker*. As a matter of fact -x;,min.uion of hundreds of stomachs of king birds has shown that they do not eat the worker bees, bin engaged in the commendable slaughter of robber flies and drones, which themselves destroy more bee* In a dsy than the king bird does in a v< ar. Of all flying thim-e. . •(,. hawk* and owls are the most :«-viIe.H and severnl States and many eouutiepay bounties tor their des'inc-tlor, Pennsylvania alone, in two year*, pal- 1 out tlOO.Ofio in bawk and owl bow If*. Yet examination of the stomaehcf many .lawks and owl* of all kind Ju.ve proven conclusively that 95 per

cross me and let Lily win today, our're alccc. If you've playedraouare 1 ith me—then you've made a killing Cocgan grinned complacently. Miraculous luck had saved him. He na<’ bought to win by Lily'* victory: ir--tead. be would win by her defeat, lie was so fare she was beaten that he scarce remembered the horses rocketing down the stretch ull a thunderous roar from the stands alarmed Him. When Lily While wen: lame at the x-furlong post. Jockey Dot Hr.rrls lost hi* bead for a moment at thought ot that hundred riding for him at Chicago, ar.J be took the whip Lily never liked that; and she limped wo.se than ever, and dropped back all the faster. the. Jockey remembered, pulled himself together, gnthcred Lily 1 leaned over her withers and spoke i .r. He pleaded with her, trad hey struck Into the turn though she was four full leuglhs behind Black Nose, she began to drop her limp and Pick np her speed again. Black Nose In front, was taking ifr'ngs easy. Her rider counted thi 1 ace as already won. Lily White, coming from behind with lengthening Mrlde. passed one horse, and anothi and Black Nose never knew his peril tier nose was at a level with bis

ufl.

ms that meat forward leap of Lily's which brought from the crowd in the stands the roar that caught ear and turned him again the track. The horses were swinging into the stretch: and at first be could make them ouL They rounded, the *u*-n and came like demons toward the finish, swinging across the track till the i. aders weffe widely spaced, the others in a knot behind. The dust smothered them, the colon* flashi-d dimly. Both Blacg No?.' end LUy White ere bay*. In choose between them, rojgan vaguely uneasy, did not at first understand that Ms horse had crept upon the leader arain. They were mere dots of brown and hay and black In the dust: and seen the dots grew with terrific speed the borse* came down the stretch: and Coogan shrank bock a little at the ru*h of them, while the crowd toand and pleaded with Black Nos* to come safely home. Coogan recognized Lily White, and his skin lurro-d cold, his bones were water: for he saw that she secmqil be fairly abreast of Black Nose, a be ssw that Dot Harris, low m 1 peek, was urging her desperately Lily no longer limped; her m stretched straight in front of her. sb* was covering ground like a whirlwind A tr^tnindous thnnuerirg clamor irom the stands urged her back, urged her on. besought Black Nose to shake her off into tbe ruck. n seemed an eternity to Cootun that he watched them come dewn the stretch. He was paralyzed. Black Nose responded to urging and drew hwty a head, a neck, half a lenrh but Lily White held on and came

again.

A hundred yards from the finis! her nor-e was at Black Nose’s middle With every step it crept up. Halfway to finish she fougiit her way to even term* with him. Those last five great leaps, tuey moved like twin machines, not a breath to choose between them. Coogan's position was Just short of the finish. He was pouring on Dot Harris' bead every imprecation In the •slender. They should have scotched that little man. but the Jockey, high up on Lily White's withers, had otbe: thing* to think about. Black Nose, in a final effort, was bolding LUy

even.

The roar of the stands grew, in a tremendous crescendo, as the horse* neared the wire. They dashed past Coog*n: and he squinted automatically across the truck. The line of his eye fell wganst each nose as the. passed him. There was not a hair to choose. "Black Nose.” he begged feebly, for the strength was wrung out of bln 'Black Nose. Take IL Dead h* at anyway. My Gawd!” For as they flashed to the finish Dot Harris had done a shrewd and daring thing. Far up and forward be threw himself. smasLvd out pa'ir down Iwtween Lily kite's ears and leaned with all his weight. F.**r head went down, he; nose forward. She stumbled and nil but felL But that blow had thrust h-r no— across the line a scant two inches in the lead—and she had won.

•50.

The models of these Idols must In s!) respects be accurate, for the devotee of India Insists that all detr.il* be traditionally exact, inasmuch i-.s very band, every color, every little decoration, carries some symbolic

meaning.

The god Ganesa. with her four arm* and elephant's head Is no less cos'lj Plain and undecorated Idols of this deecripoon may be had fir the amount mentioned. A bit of color tdigbtly Inaccurate In shade, or an ucasient improperly placed, may render the most picturesquely hid.oo* Ganesa or Buddha absolutey worthties to a Hindu. Tbe eo-collt-d briar pipe is not made 1 brier at all. but from the of a particular kind of hcath-r. Jed in French bruyere. which grows ie hffl si<l«« of the Tuscan Aalp®n north Italy and on tbe mountains of

Corsica.

English tradesn.cn, finding the ror roc*, word bruyere sotnewhrt difficult for the British toogne. reduced It briar, and tn this-way the corruption ept in and was established by popular usage. Originally the Swiss peasants made snuff-boxea of ’Ms wood and when ruff-taking became unfashionable, the peusant* turned tbeir att.-ntion to mauefactuiing the root Into pipe*. which a ready market was al once

offered.

of thei which

do

i woman's at-

An essay on mantempt to marry hi®.

The greater the boro a man is. thsmaller .he hole he leaves behind

him.

There is no need for bn*iTinx to tarn them and. besides. 1 may wish use them again. You should not be pot out abc them—you'll get them back some day. And I consider !t a personal in* If you think I'U damage them to extent. Neither can you fool me by keep silent—I can guee* what y thinking abouL Don't be peeved if you find ifct missing when you want to use th. can get them any time you w to call for them. That's for you to worry about,

me.

Yes. that's Just the way i ft about It! I'm a useful citizen, all right? Robinson Crusoe, plcaae forward! Mr. Xxtnis H. Schmid! Philadelphia, has the *ir. you t when you were with your belov* “Friday.”

The Aerokolum has made its 1 but—but— A SEWING HINT When making >monhole*,4n mn rial that ravel*, carefully cut the but tt-nhoie the right size, then have ho wax ready; dip hot knife Into it annul at once through the hole. Not or thread will ravel, and the buttonhol' -xill be nice and firm. Take you *1 Itches after the wax Is cold or after you cut tbe buttonhole*; sew around _ I'lcm near the edge with the sewin*" machine.

TAFFETA SATIN

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