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JUST PALS
(® 1921, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
“Oh, no, Trudy dear!” Nita Sey
mour’s face had a faint tinge of amuse
ment, mixed with indignation. “I am
not in love with Ralph. We are just
pals!”
“All right, dearie, never mind. 1
was just wondering. ' Be sure you call
me early, because Ralph and I are
gaing for a . long fishing trip.”
The next day fully justified the
promise made by the stars the night
before; Not a cloud marred the per
fact blue of the sky.
Attired in a short plaid sport skirt
and a flaming crimson sweater, her
short, dark hair already blowing itself
into little curls around her pretty face,
Nita was enough to make anyone'’s
heart glad. .
“Well, the early bird is certainly
catching worms this morning!” Ralph
Roland’s merry voice aroused her frois
her occupation. Nita looked up with a
smile as she surveyed his tall, slim fig
ure, which showed up to a great ad
vantage in spotless outing clothes.
“And the bird has been very fortu
nate!” She proudly displayed her
writhing collection,
“I'll say it has. I guéss that will be
about all we'll need, Nita. Come on,
the old boat ig ready!”
“Ralph, let's go over to Toto island
today, It will seem like old times,
won't 1t?”
Nita looked up full into his face as
he bent over the boat. For a moment
their eyes met, and Nita felt a queer,
happy thrill unexpectedly startling.
But the next minute the tension had
passed, and Ralph entered into her
pian with the same zest that he had
shown when Nita had first become his
chum three years ago.
“We can fish on the way, and cook
on the island like we used to do, Nita.
That is a corking idea. Here goes.”
As the boat slipped easily through
the water, Nita watched the clear still
water ahead break into sparkling rip
ples. As she watched she thrilled again
at the Took which she had surprised in
Ralph's eyes. The thought of her last
night's conversation again came into
her mind. *“I don’t know—l don’t
know—" Suddenly the motor ceased
and the boat came slowly to a stop,
Nita lopked up in surprise, suddenly
conscious that her face was burning.
“What is the matter?” ‘
“Why Nita, we are going to fish now,
Were your thoughts as guilty as thatl
Come, now, what are you blushing
about?”
“Nothing, nothing, Ralph, only you
startied me so 1"
Quiet reigned supreme for a long
time, except for occasional low ex
clamations of pleasure—or otherwise
ag the case may have been—when sud
denly Nita’s keen ears caught a low,
ominous sound. Intently she listened,
and again she heard it, this time a
long, faint rumble,
* “Do I hear thunder, or {8 it the lum
ber mill?" Nita's voice broke the stiil.
ness sharply. L
“I guess it is the lumber mill, Nita,
I didn’t hear anything, and besides, seq
how bright the sun is?” Thus reas
sured, Nita subsided, and silence was
again the rule. Then, without further
warning, a loud crackling peal sounded
a 8 though above their heads, and at the
same time a dark cloud blotted out the
smiling sun. Without a word, Ralph
flung down his rod gnd started for the
motor,
- In a few moments they were again
cutting through the water in the direc.
tion of the island which was the near
est shelter. Then began the race with
the storm. Suddenly there came a
blinding flash of lightning over the dark
water. Then a heavy crash as though
the heavens were opening, and the
cloudburst broke full~upon them.
Head bent to the d:lvln% rain—
drenched and dripping, Ralph was
striving toward the mainland of the
lMttle island, when with a sickening
crash, he felt the impact of some
heavy, unseen object.
t “The rock! I'd forgotten.”
| With a hoarse sound that was al
most a sob, he tried to get the boeat
again in hand, but the shock had torn.
the wheel from his bands, and the
speed of the boat carrigd it full up on
the rock with a tearing sound.
“Nita!” Ralph turned in time to see
a heavy wave wash over (e lower end
of the boat, and at the sawe time he
felt it slowly sinking.
“Pm right here, Ralph!” The low,
tense volce was directly at his elbow,
Tor Nita was ailready In the water.
“Oome on, we can make the islund!”
Mflmm-‘hter. through a drowsy
an Indefinite feeling finally
reached Nita's nugl:ed senges. A feel
Ing'that made her want to stay just as
she was forever! Without opening hex
eyes she knew that she was safe and
secure. A low roar and crackle told
her that she was lying by a fire. Then
low, close, murmuring sounds reached
her, which, much to her dim surprise
formed themselves into words with
meanings.
“Nita! Sweetheart! Come back te
me, dear!” With a stlight start ghe
moved her head and opened her eyes,
With the action, two arms tightened
around her, and for the second time
that day she looked into Raiph's eyes.
Thig time he did not try to hide what
was there, for with a little sigh, Nita
snuggled ctoser into his arm, and lifted
her head to meet the lips which sought
bers so lovingly. :
.31-8:::'. r::tuud that she had lost
best before she sank inte
' Halr Used in Building Churches.
At one time the Japuanese made use
of human hair in building churches, It
was the custom for chureh-going peo
ple to give some of their hair as a
free-will offering when a temple was
being built. Such a structure at Tokio
had the beams and rafters held in
place by one of these human hair
cables. Placed end on end this human
hair rope measured 4,528 feet long and
seven inches In diameter, no fewer
than 350,000 persons contributing be
fore sufficient quantity was obtained.
Same Thought in Great Minds.
Carlyle wrote of “One life—a ‘little
gleam of time between two eternities.”
Marcus Aurelius had written, “Deem
not life a thing of consequence, for
look at the yawning void of the future
and at that other limitless space, the
past.” The old Saxon, Bede, likened
man in his earthly life to a sparrow
fiying out of the dark night into the
lighted banquet hall for a moment
only, and then out again into the black
and unknown night.
Wizards of the Wires.
Untfl about 1870 the Morse single
message systems were the only ones
which had proved practical. The
duplex method, the sending of two
messages in opposite directions simnl
taneously, was perfected by J. B
Steams in 1872. The duplex, the send
ing of two in the same direction at the
same time, was invented by Thomas
Edison in 1873, who also invented the
quadruplex system in 1874,
Ears and Marriage.
Why worry because the shape of
your ears does not exaetly please you?
Thelr peculiarities probably indicate
good points in your character. Ac
cording to an expert, ears which wiggle
indicate versatility of character, and
if they lie close to the Lead show that
they can hear the same jokes year
after year without becoming weary.
This makes for happy marriages!
Worry No More.
A missionary just returned from the
Belgian Kongo thus describes a newly
discovered tribe of pygmies: “Although
they are completely unetvilizéd, they
will neither lle nor steal, and will
marry only one wife.” Right here is
where we quit worrying 'abotit:'the fu.
ture of clvilization~Arthur H. Fol- |
well, in Leslie's. i
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The Quai D'Orsay.
The Qual d’Orsay is the name of that |
portion of the left bank of the Seine in
Paris that is opposite the Place de 1a
Concorde. From the fact that the
chamber of deputies and other' gov
ernment bulldings face it, its name is
used to denote the I'rench government, ‘
as Downing street is used to denote
the British,
Annual Rainfall,
The annual rainfail of the world s
computed by the United States geolog:
fcal survey at 29,347 cubic miles, of
which 6,524 cubic miles drains into the
sea. Each cubic mile of the river water
- welghs about 4,205,650,000 tons, and
averages about 420,000 tons of foreign
matter, that passes to the ocean.
Lesson in Carefulness.
School children in Pittsburgh, at a
schoolhouse on a street where many
automobiles pass, who court danger by
carelessness in crossing ‘the strésts, are
required to sit on a stone wall in front
of the schoolhouse whenever school is
let out until all the other children get
across the street,
Pathetic Appeal.
Mary's house had been struck by
lightning and pretty bhadly damaged.
The next evening when Mary was
praying at mother’s knee she asked a
blessing on each member of the family
and then added: “And, God, please
don’t be mad at us any more”—Ex
change.
' Where Sound Travels Far,
Across ice and particularly in hard
frost, sound travels amazingly. Lieut.
Foster, on an arctic expedition, found
that he could converse with another
man quite easily across the mouth of
& bay which was a mile and & quarter
wide.
Important Discovery. |
“The length of a bee’s sting,” says
Tit-Bits, “is only one thirty-second of
an inch” We are grateful for this in
formation because when we are being
stung we are always too busy to meas- i
ure for ourselves.—Punch, London. ‘
Our DoEoloM Bmeller. |
Qur sense of smell s far inferior to
that of the savage; but even his scent
faculty is a poor thing compared with
that of lower animals. A cat can get
drunk on a smell. Watch pussy with
the catnip, i
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Cloves Once Used as Money.
In the Molucca islands cloves were
once used as money and at a much
later date bitter almonds were so
used in some parts of India.
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Orris Found in Only Two Zones.
~ Orris root, which is used as a basis
of many perfumes, is obtained only
around Florence and in the neighbor
hood of Verona, |
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Too Often So. 1
As a man grows older he sees what
an ass he used to be; but fails to see
what an ass he is,
P oA
Daily Thought.
Simplicity of character Is the nat
ural result of Md thought.—Hagz-
Htt. ¢ ‘
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THE FITZGERALD LEADER TUESDAY, MARCH 15th, 1921.
e 7 L T AR RAsy
To Resume Coinage
Of Silver Dollar
ATLANTA, March 15—Soon Un
cle Sam will resume his task of turn
ing silver bullion into “iron men”, ac
cording to advices received by Atlanta
bankers. The 1921 silver dollar will
be the first placed in circulation since
1905.
These coins, it is stated here, are
authorized under what is known as
the Pittman act of 1918. Under that
the secretary of the treasury was au
thorized to break up and sell 350
million silver dollars, That was dur
ing the .war when Great Britain
needed a lot of silver for use in India.
The same act provided that enough
silver should be purchased to replace
the dollars broken up and sold.
The law provided the government
should pay a dollar an ounce for the
silver, though the market price right
now is but about 60 cents.
, These new dollars will be coined in
the Philadelphia mint, and they will
be circulated through the banks. While
they are bright and shiny i tis possi
ble that people will carry them around
but it seems there is an .aversion to
them, the public, according to Atlanta
bankers, preferring paper money, so
it is very likely that as time goes on
the 1921 dollars will complete the cir
cle and land back in the United States
treasury again,
| “Poor Whites” of Porto Rico.
' Nor was servitude confined to Afrie
cans. Spain long used Porto Rico as
‘ 2 penal colony, and when public works
ino longer required them, the convicts
were turned loose to shift for them
‘ selves. Most of them took to the moun
tains, where the “poor white” popula
‘tlon is numerous to this day. Yet the
later generations are no more erim
}lnal than the Australians; if there i 3
‘much petty thieving, it is natural in
& hungry, overcrowded community.
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| Hand Kissing Is Old Custom.
- Amongst the Romans the custom of
kissing hands was very common; peo
ple desiring a favor of anyone, even
It he was an equal, would come near,
and thus salute him before making the
request, though usually equals gave
each other their hands or embraced.
Soldiers in the army kissed the hands
of their generals to show respect; the
same honor was given to the consuls
and praetors, ‘
| British Woman’s Distinction,
The first woman to set foot on the
top of Fuji was Lady Parkes, wife
of the first British minister to Japan,
Sir Harry Parkes; and she accom
plished the feat in 1867, when thers
was not a mile of rallway in Japan.
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i ’ Millions Trying.
' “Millions of people,” we quote from
| the motion-picture advertising, “can
write stories and photoplays and don’t
know it.” We have no wish to quarrel
| with the assertion. We merely suggest
j that those responsible for the motion
{ pletures get hold of some of them,
our contention being that those now
writing for the motion-picture drama
cannot do {it.—Philadelphia Publie
' Ledger,
Manganese.
Manganese is found In Japan In
three forms: Metallic, which is over
60 per cent pure manganese, being
used principally in the making of cer~
taln kinds of iron and steel and as an
amalgam; dioxide, or “black manga
nese,” having as high as 90 per cent
manganese and largely used in the
making of chemicals, drugs, paints
and electric batteries; and carbonate
ore, which until recently has been a
waste product in Japan. }
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; That's the Way It ls. '
Uncle Bill Bottletop says that too
w people lay by anything for a rainy |
“:y and too many lay by something
lor a dry spell.—Washington Star.
True Efficiency.
Efficlency is a matter of the head
as well as the hands. It can never be
a purely mechanical virtue, for true
‘efficiency has its origin in careful
thought, , The man who forms the
habit of using his brain is never in
danger of becoming a mere machine,
Transvaal Hymn,
The words and music of the Trans
raal national hymn were composed by
1 Dutch woman, Mlle. Catherine Fe
icia van Rees.
EASTER DAY
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“Where Va'ues Speak Louder than Words”
Drum With Harmonics.
Musicians find the drum an unsats
isfactory instrument for iack of hare
i monic overtones. From India comes
the description of a drim the parch
ment head of which is loaded with
an adherent composition containing
finely divided iron. Such composition
Illes in a central circle. Around the
edge a second ring-shaped membrane
,ls secured and the effect of the load
ing is to produce good harmonic over-
It.ones. ;
I Significance of Diamonds.
The diamond 1s ‘generally chosen
:tor engagement rings because the
|legend is that it strengthens the love
| of a man for a woman.
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‘ Inspiration to Home Affection. -
| “When a man bet on a lame hoss,”
sald Charcoal Eph, ruminatively, “hit
sure do git inspirin’ how he yell fo'
laigs t' git on dat old crowbait fo’ de
gsake o' his wife an’ chillun,”"—Rich
|mond Times-Dispatch.
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$1.98 per yard
Other Special value in Silks bought before the last
advance, and offered at low prices today.
Ladies Suits and
Dresses...
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¥ “ied Rag to a Bull.”
ft 1s probable that the expression “&
rel rag to a bull,” 'signifying some
thing which arouses wrath, has been
imported from Spain, where red cloths
are used iln the bull rings, in order to
infuriate the animals before the mata
dor makes his appearance. But bulls
are not the only animals affected by
‘red. Many horses, especially stallions,
are irritated by red; and turkey-cocks
attack wearers of red most ferocious
ly, as do ganders. Physiologically,
red is a color which irritates and
fatigues the optic nerves; and so it
arouses temper and produces a quaw
*¢lsome frame of mind.
On Solid Foundation.
Certain world-old principles are the
basis of every form of representative
government, and each succeeding era
but proves the soundness of these
fundamentals. The clock may strike
thirteen, but this is no proof of any
thing other than that it is \n need
3 repair.—~Exchange. \
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