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rymi^rrvmxst^i-Mijrtapa nntpmm imyrtJKfe'.lKreiKa^tigstiag .CK MOUNTAIN SECRET CORRAL By Thomas P. Healey There was no doubt about Pat be- longing to the family, of Zanes—she- was a typical Western girl, with a trace of Indian blood plainly show- ing in her ways and features. The best riders in the ,West did not excell her when it came to riding horses, and in this she resembled the older Zanes. The horses she rode and own- ed were of the proudest stock, the pride anil product of the Black Moun- tains. She had that peculiar trace of Indian passion for the wilds, and especially for its wildest horses. An orphan, Pat lived in a simple log house with an old Indian woman, servant for company. Ever since Tier father, Nate. Zane, had been killed, supposedly by an Indian, she bad •ridden in and about the sage regions of the Black Mountains, and over her. nine hundred acres, -half of which was grazing land, as free as the air. After her father's death Pat had sold practically all of her cattle, 'and devoted herself to 'her horses. She; loved to fill her saddle bags and eat in the woods, as her father had be- fore her, and as she had been taught by him. Her almost twenty years of ; riding, for she could not remember the first time she was on a horse, had not in any way detracted from her womanly beauty and ways.. Her long black braids of hai r were • evenly matched by two coal black eyes, and she was as graceful as a wallow. . A small stream of mountain water ran directly through her vast acreage, and emptied into a small, clear lake, it was here she took her morning plunge, and it was this and her early morning ride that kept her fit for the life he lead, and the responsibilities she carried. Spring had just set in, and the trees, lake and sun seemed more beautiful than ever to Pat on this particular morning. She had just finished her early morning swim, and was dressing on the high bank in preparation for her ride to the moun- tains. Before mounting her waiting, horse she gazed long and earnestly towards the upper end of the lake, where a small group of pine trens clustered together, and through which the sun was just peeping down. Pat's lips parted in a quick, admir- ing smile. \Pretty isn't it, Pal?\ she murmured against her horse's nose. Giving Pal a lump of sugar, she turned quickly and vaulted into the saddle with all the genuine grace of an Indian. She rode slowly at first, gradually bringing the horse to a fair trot, turning now and then to watch a distant wild horse graze on the mountain side. Like all persons in this part of the world, she had a pair of guns, one from either side of her belt and her father's repeating rifle was strapped to her saddle. She was always pre- pared to meet friend—or foe. Par- ticularly did she have to be ready to meet \foe.. At her right she noticed a dull-moving speck, still some miles away. \Wonder if it's him,\ she mused, and then as if hesitating to make sure, she turned her horse around and made for the clump of trees nearest the lake. Here she dismounted and waited. In time the horseman ap- peared in full view, still some dis- tance away. \Jim Doone,\ whispered Pat. \I wonder if he cares. And yet, it don't seem likeable he'd come so far if he didn't.\ Quietly she stood while she watched him dismount. Then, spying her, he gave a whoop of joy, and started in her direction. The horseman was a son of her father's best friend, and Pat felt that Jim Doone would soon ask her to marry him. She knew, too, it had been the dearest wish of her father and of her father's friend, Patrick Doone. \Hello Jim.\ \Howdy Pat. I have traced your horse, and will bring it to you in a day or two. Dad helped me. \Jucc-r , in a way, how he got track of it.\ \Jim I'm awful glad, for dad loved that horse, and for his sake I wanted it back. Too many horses are being run off, but I'd almost rather have the whole bunch go than that Dan horse.\ Tears sprang to her eyes, for she had loved her father dearly, and Dan had been his favorite. \I'll keep him in the secret corral in the mountain, where he won't be stolen from.\ \When you going to take me up there, Pat?\ rather excitedly said Jim. \Don't you trust me enough?\ \Now Jim, please don't ask me to just yet. Sometime, and maybe soon, I will take you up with me, but not now.\ Saying which Pat turned to Pal and mounted. \Good-bye Jim, and thanks ever so much for helping me with Dan.\ \S'long Pat, and remember I'm your friend.\ With a wave of her hand, Pat started swiftly down the trail lead- ing to the Black Mountain. It was near noon when Pat .'i idl- ed the base of the mountains- She 'had ridden long and hard, and was hungry. Drawing a large sandwich from her saddle bag, she sat down and ate. It was over half an hour before she again resumed her way towards the secret corral. She soon reached the most dangerous part of her trip, a section that led upward at a forty- five degree angle. This part .could only be made on foot, and it would be, an hour at least before she could make her way to the conral through the underbrush. Pal had been h.'.re before, and he always led the way, with Pat closely following. Often he had scented trouble and had warned her to be extra alert. It was so co- day, for 'he turned around to fafe Pat, and he plainly showed he was un- easy. , Pat took the hint, and drew one of her guns. In a moment the underbrush parted and a dog's head appeared. Pat recognized it as be- longing to Ralph Mathews, a taciturn rancher, and a man whom her fathei had never eared for. The dog growl- ed, and stepped slyly towards the horse. Just as Pat expected, the owner of the dog rushed through the brush. She pointed her gun at him, demanding in a curt voice an expla- nation. Determination showed in her every move, and Mathews knew that he was nTSw it, for Pat's skill with a gun was well known. Furthermore the life she lead demanded things of her an Eastern girl could never do or understand. \Where to, Ralph Mathews?\ she said, as the other showed signs of un- easiness. \Why eh—I, you see, last night T lost another bunch of cattle, and—•\ ' \And you thought you would find them up here?\ sarcastically inter- rupted Pat. \You're up here on no good cause, and remember this, Ka'lph Mathews, if I find you sneaking around here again it won't be good for you. Is it reasonable to suppose you would find your cattle up here?\ hotly demanded Bat. \Answer Me! Is it?\ . \No it ain't that, Miss Pat. You see I thought perhaps I would find some clue up heah t o the whereabouts of them rustlers. They must be pretty damn close.\ He said all rliis in one breath, and seemed anxious to square himself with Pat. But this young lady was not in a lvlonting mood, which was evident t o Mathews. Uttering a startled cry, he glanced over Pat's shoulder. Before she could control herself she had half turned, but it was too late. Mathews was upon her and had wrenched her gun from her hand and had seized the other gun from her belt. Hastily throwing her guns aside he tussled with her, trying to subdue her, but Pat could also fight like a wild-cat. 'Her disgust that she had fallen for that old gag gave her all the more strength. But she was no match for the powerful Mathews, who soon had her bound hand and foot. .' \Pretty darn sassy, weren't you young lady?\ he said, looking down at the girl at his feet, \Never mind, Relph Mathews, you will pay for this, and soon too. Do you think my friends will stand for this outrage?\ she stormed. \You have a lot of nerve, kid, and you talk as though I was the prisoner, not you. AH I want you to do is to listen to reason. I'm heah on busi- ness, and I want you to tell me just where this secret corral is. See!\ Pat did not say a word; she just lay there silently, and her black eyes sparkled with anger. \Now look here, kid, the sooner you tell me the better for all of us, for just as soon as you tell me I will let you go. Isn't that fair?\ Pat still made no move. She would rather die than give up the secret of her father's corral'. Her eyes remain- ed watchful however for any 'break that might present itself. But, she knew things looked pretty black for her, for Mathews was not a man to be fooled with, and she was utterly helpless. But, she was not the only one who was uneasy. Her apparent calmnes.s disturbed Mathews and she in a way sensed this. Probably he thought she had help nearby. Ah! that was the answer. And, it was, for Mathews was not -sure whether or not she had been alone. Most likely she had been alone, but it was just as well t o get away from here. \Well if you won't talk, I'll make sure you don't yell,\ he declared. He pulled a not overly clean handker- chief from his pocket with which to gag her. Pat realized she would have to think fast, and she was not above a little subterfuge. \All right, and don't put that dirty thing on me. Un- tie me, and I will lead you to th>i entrance of the secret corral, but that is the only way I will consent to.\ Mathews wasn't shrewd enough to get the word \entrance\ only, and he was, therefore, pleased to think that he would at .last enter the secret corral. Like many other ranchers, Mathews had heard a lot about the corral of the Zanes, and it had been a secret am- bition of his to discover it. Many had tried, but none had been success- ful. (Continued next week) The Coming Man A coining man should arrive occa- sionally. I know men said lo be prom- ising who have been on the verge oil bankruptcy for years; they have made no progress since I have known them and bankruptcy will finally get most of them when they become old and are able to do less promising. ... A man who is not a little better off at the end of every year is failing.— Howe's Monthly. Angling Note Atchison woman has caught a lob- ster Ave feet nnd eleven inches long.— Atchison Globe. Reverse Token The hoi-Mwilioc does not bring good luck when picked up from the street by an automobile tire. Odd Eastern Customs Some queer kinks in Chinese civili- zation are described by Thomas Steep in \Chinese Fantastics,\ a book on Chinese customs publiuhed by the Cen- tury company. Here is a prohibition kink: \A total abstainer, not wishing to be remiss at a banquet, delegates his drinking to a servant. The serv- ant, standing at a respectful distance, advances whenever a toast is pro- posed, lifts his master's cup, and drinks. The master is thus vicariously able to drink indefinitely. The servant, drunk, may be replaced by a sober one.\ This might be called a sex kink: \Students when Informed by their teacher that a Western man proposes directly to ffie girl he wishes to marry, were astonished, for they could not understand how the man, In Hie event of a refusal, could sur- vive the loss of face.\—San Francisco Argonaut. AT -MAPy -GRfiHATA- BONNER MR. AND MRS. AOUDAD \We-behave very well in the zoo,\ raid Mr. Aoudad. \Tou mean that I do, my deal,\ an- swered Mrs. Aoudad. Now the aoudads are mountain sheep and are quite wild, especially Mr. Aoudad and his cousins and un- cles and' grandfathers. \I mean what I say,\ repeated Mr. Aoudad, \we behave very well id the zoo. \We are used to the hot and dry mountains of Africa and get along In rain and cold and foggy weather. \We're most accommodating, most.\ Mr. Aoudad strutted around, stand- ing on top of a rock in his yard which was his favorite place as he hoped then that all the visitors to the zoo would admire him. Mr. Aouaad, who is just about as vain as a peacock, which shows you how vain he is, is a handsome fellow with two long horns. His horns are longer than Mrs. Aou- dad's horns. He has a beautiful mane, too, hanging down from his chest. Whether in t his mountain home or in the zoo, the aoudad always poses and stands and struts, hoping to be greatly admired and envied. \Do you know,\ Mrs. Aoudad began, \that I am about the only female ani- mal who is more gentle than the male?\ \I know it,\ said Mr. Aoudad, \and I've heard you say it more than once. \You seem to want to be sure that people know It. rni. and in caso they about as Vain as a Peacook. may have forgotten it since last you said it, you repeat it from time to time.\ Mr. Aoudad shook his horns and looked quite wise. \What is more,\ he said, \I know the secret of it.\ \You'll always add that part,\ said Mrs. Aoudad. \And why shouldn't 17\ said Mr. Aoudad. \No reason at all why you shouldn't,\ said Mrs. Aoudad. \I don't object.\ \I train you to be like that,\ said Mr. Aoudad. \I see to it that you are more gentle than I am. \I will give you a little lesson now, to be sure, so you can still be grate- ful tojtne. \Yes I am the master,\ said Mr. Aoudad. \Here comes the keeper,\ he ex- claimed In a few moments. \Now he will help me prove my point.\ \But first tell me,\ said Mrs. Aou- dad, as she rubbed up against him. af- fectionately, \you do admire me, and you would protect me if other animals tried to hurt me?\ \To be sure, certainly,\ said Mr. Aoudad, sticking out his chest. \I would protect you, also the chil- dren, after you let me see them, for at first you keep them away. \Yes I am very great.\ The keeper had arrived with the food for the aoudads. \I'm the master,\ Mr. Aoudad kept saying in aoudad talk which Mrs. Aou- dad understood so well. \I'm what is commonly known as 'the bos3' and I teach my wife her place. \Here now. None of that nonsense. Butt—butt—butt—there you go. Away from me.\ For by steady pushing, Mr. Aoudad had shoved Mrs. Aoudad off into a cor- ner and he was standing by the big bowl of'food, eating heartily. \I must be fed first every time. When I am through, you may eat, Mrs. Aoudad.\ She walked over toward him again. . '/Here, remember your lesson. I am the master.\ And with that he gave poor Mrs. Aoudad such a shove that she stayed away until the meal was finished and it was time for her to eat, but to her- self she was saying: ; \He's the master but he is a distant cousin of the pig, too. And he likes to do this quite often, in fact every time, so people will know he is the Catch Your Pals When is a chair ill-treated? When It is caned. Where was the first nail struck? OR the head. Why do carpenters believe there Is ho such thing as a stone? Becausn they never saw it. : Comforting Sister i a. small boy was comforting his sis tor who had broken out with the hives \Oh well, sis, just be thankful you aren't a bee, 'cause then vou'd hav« hives all the time.\ Dickens' Early V/ritinga Sketches by Boz appeared in two volumes the year before Queen Vic- toria's accession. On April 2, 1886, Charles Dickens was married. A few days before the marriage, and just two months after the publication of the sketches, the first port of the Pickwick papers was announced. Pare Regard Two little girls, .city bred, had been taught a prayer. In It were the words: \May the soul of the faithful departed rest in peace,\ As they were saying It one evening before re- tiring their mother overheard them; They said: \May the souls of the fire department rest In peace.\ The Real Sinner \A gentleman called me handsome yesterday,\ said a rather elderly lady to her minister. \Do you think ft Is sinful of me to feel a little proud of the compliment?\ \Not at all, ma'am,\ replied the minister. \It's the gentle- man who is the sinner, not you.\- Yonkers Statesman. EKW^^,..I.U^.,. H .. J , W ^m teww a JWJ | WWP ||[wmrBfnTr ——~ r ^^ ' s You Pay No More for an US CO than for an Unknown Tire USCO Tires are made by the United States Rubber Company-r-.the world's largest rubber manufacturers and owners of the largest rubber planta- tion in the world. The USCO BA1LOON A Handsome, sturdy balloon tiro at a low price. Hat, hieK-ahoulJ dered tread. Strong\ flexible cord' construction giving full balloon cuBlvioningandlohgservice.Car' xies -the name, trade mark and full warranty of the United States Rubber Company. For Sale By Balloons, High-Pressure Cords atid Fabrics are made to give the man. who wants a moderate priced tire all the value that can be built into it. Every USCO Tire carries the stand' ard-warranty. And they cost no more r , —in many cases, less—than tires of un- known origin and doubtful value that you may be offered as \bargains.\ A. L. Dezengremel, Cape Viacent George Bros., Chaumoiit UNITED STATES TIRES ARE GOOD TIRES if French Woman Famed. for Skill as Cook The famous Bhlllat-Savarin died February 2, 1S26. -He was celebrated Cor liis book called \The Physiology of Taste,\ wherewith he established the French tradition for good cooking, says the Detroit News. At a banquet held In Paris recently in his honor it was remarked that there was no woman guest. Some- body has been explaining the omis- sion on the ground that both the great epicures and the great cooks have ai! been men. That may be broadly true, but not long before Brlllat-Savarin's -days there was one woman coot wfco achieved an almost unparalleled popu- larity. This was Marie, the cook of the Paris ferniler-general o| the period, whose dinners at the Blyaee palace had a wide celebrity. The host would not employ a man cook, and though this at first caused aston- ishment among the people whom he asked to dinner, Marie's achievements Boon became famous. According to an historian of the time, she used to be called like a \prima donna\ at the end of a courses, and she was enthusiastically toasted as \Le Gordon Bleu.\ Gordon Blue, though usually applied to men cooks in our uay, was originally used of French women cooks,,', and \was probably derived from the blqe aprons Which. they wore in the kitchen';*' Wives and Coal It is no cruelty for a wife to be forced to light the furnace lire and carry coal, If she Is- physically lit. This from a ruling of an eastern divorce judge. Which makes it hard on the married girls who have taught the husband class that no one but a buute makes a wife tend the furnace. 'Dyed in the Wool\ Dyeing woolens Is done in three ways—in the wool, In the thread after It Is spun, or In the ploce after it IS woven. To SET that a man is \dye<j In the wool,\ therefore, means that'he acquired the \color\ of his faith or &e- Mef In the first or fundamental w|y. Great Writer's Idem on Child Training Gay, light-hearted and debouair though Eohert Louis Stevenson was during most of ills life, he held views on the training of children that, com- ing from him, seem astonishingly se- vere. Mr. Lloyd Osbourne, his step- son, writing in Soribner's Magazine, described a conversation that occurred when he and Stevenson, then thirty-* two years old and in poor health, were sojourning at Davos In the Swiss Alps. One conversation I heard him have with a visitor at the chalet, says Mr. 03bourne, Impressed me deeply. The visitor was a fussy, officious person, who after many preambles ventured to criticize Stevenson for the way he was bringing me up. It. L. S., who was the most reasonable of men in an argument, and almost over-ready to admit any points against himself, sur- prised me by his unshaken stand. \Of course I let him read anything he wants,\ he said. \And if he hears things you say he shouldn't, I am glad of It. A child should early gain some perception of what the world Is really like—its baseness, its treach- eries, its thinly veneered brutalities; he should learn to judge people and discount human frailty and weakness and be in some degree prepared and armotf for taking his part later in the battle of life. I have, no patience with this fairy-tale training that-nmkes ignorance a virtue. . That was how I was brought up, and no one will ever know except myself the bitter misery it cost me.\—Youth's Companion. H AUNTEMMY On Fifteen Per Cent Bonds Not So Painful Of course, if we must have a lot of iron In our system, just let some trig- ger puller shoot it in; it takes en- tirely more spinach than we can stand to Iron us up enough.—Houston Post- Dispatch, Old Term of Endearment The term sweetheart was origi- nally written In the form of two words. It is fo\iid in literature as early as 1290, thrngh there Is no record show- ing by wuom it was first used. A Paper Worth Reading THE .apeViiscentEagJ Right on i time each week with allffthe news of Cape Vin- cent and Vicinity. l.SO|a Year Subscrill To-Day Mrs. Norris beamed as she greeted Amu Emmy and exclaimed, \Now 1 know ail my financial worries are over! I wanted to tell you right away \What have you bought this time?\ Aunt Emmy demanded suspiciously. 'Well, I haven't paid the money over •A. hut I have found the loveliest i...-stment where my money will be •• rteotly sate and will earn a nice •!'.-[,me tor ma right away,\ Mrs. .'••'• iris said \I'm going to buy bonds, .'. i^d saf« bonds, that will pay me 'itteen per cent interest—\ 'Wait a minute, you'll have to go some. .Maud Norris, to tell me about 'good safe bonds' that pay fifteen per cent!\ Aunt Emmy broke in. \They are sate,—the man said so and this booklet says so too!\ \Do you know what a bond is?\ asked Aunt Emmy. \No but it's awfully safe. Vm sure of that,\ Mrs. Norris aald. \Every- body knows that bonds ara s*f8—\ \My dear, somo bonds are safe and some are not. When you buy a bond you simply lend your money to tha company putting out ]tha bonds. Bond issues are secured generally by tin company mortgaging or pledging some of its property. In other words, it offers a certain asset as security that it will return your money to you on the date the bond matures. It agrees to pay you a certain sum each year for the use of your money, usu- ally something between five and eigJW per cent. No company can afford to pay too much for its money—and aa to fifteen per cent bonds—why it would be very unusual tor a company to be able to earn enough to enable it to pay fifteen par cent Cor Ow privilege of using other people's money,—moreover, if it is good enough to borrow money at all it can borrow It more cheaply than that!\ \Oh dear!\ wail\d Mrs. Norris, \then a bond isn't a good safe invest- ment—\ \Don't Jump at conclusions so fast!'\ said Aunt Emmy \I did not say that A bond is as safe as a. church If the company that issues it la .financially sound, has a high credit rating and is making money. Before you buy bonds assure yourself Wat the company be- hind them Is above reproach.\ \But the man who told mo aiout these fifteen per cent bonds was so earnest—I felt sure I could believe him.\ \Don't turn over c iy money to him until you have some advice on the bonds from your Vank.\ admonished Aunt Emmy. \Then. If you find out that the bonds are questionable you will escape another bad investment.\ -A. B. Aymes. Our Cross-Word Puzzle Mason County, Michigan, bankers are pushing hard to replace scrub stock with pure-bred cattle The plan as outlined by the county agent is to purchase young pure-bred sires and place them wherever a farmer ia found who Is willing to ce-operata In the proposition The bankers will ad- vance the purchase price and take a note for one year without Interest. The idea is lo make it as easy as pos- dli'i- I'nr the furinerg to procure thor .-. librc-ds. Transient Humanity Man passes away; hl» naras per- ishes from record and recollection! his history Is as a tale that is told, and his very monument becomes a ruin.—Washington Irving. Not Attractive An odd simile was used recently by a young motorist In speaking of a very homely girl. \She looUa,\ he said, \like seven miles of bad road.\ Boston Transcript. No Act Not Worthy Uemember this—that there Is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed hi the performance of every act of lift 1 .—Marcus Aurellus. Notice to Creditors—Mary H. Mance Estate. In pursuance of an order of Hon. Joseph Atwell, Surrogate of the Coun- ty of Jefferson; notice i s hereby given, according to law, t o all persons having claims against Mary H. Mance late of the town of Cape Vincent, in said County of Jefferson, deceased, that they are required t o present the same with the vouchers thereof to the sub- scriber, the executor &c., of said de- ceased at his residence in the town of Cape Vincent, in said County of Jefferson, on or hefofe the 10th. day of February, next. Dated the 28th day of June, 1926. Rev. Eohert 0. Duford, executor, (©, 192G, Western Newspaper Union.) Horizontal. 2—Propagatlve portion of a plant 4—-Mast 1—Having form of a bowl 18—Ijarffo body of water It—Woman's origin, 14—Perfect golf 16—Period of time JLB—To bo foolishly fond i?—A literary composition 18—To propel a boat 18—Lone pleoo of hard wood S4—A Btirl's name 26—An unctuous combustible sub- stance 27—Entertaining 29—Rise and fall of ocean 80—Arabian ruler Solution will Vertical. 1—Former ruler of Russia 2—A bag 3—Annoyed 5—Doctrine of uncertainty 6;—Wh'at all roaas lead to 8—A beverage 9—Aural appendage 10—Wrath 11—Kind of tree 19—A short poem 20—State of hostility 21—Call for help 23—A wooden tub 28—A llfiuid measure 26—Seaweed 28—Way of departure v uppenr 'lii next li* u ue WHY GOVERNMENT PRICE FIXING WON'T WORK One of the most persistent fallacies is government price-fixing on com- petitive commodities. There is al- ready government price-fixing in com- modities and services where competi- tion plays no part In price determi- nation. These are railway transpor- tation, electricity, gas, telephone and telegraph, and so on. Here govern- ment price-fixing is solely to protect the consumer. There are two fatal objections to government price-fixing tor agricultural products, which rep- resent the most competitive business In the world. These are, first, that it will not work; second, that it is al- ways done for the consumer as against the producer. Government price-fixing for agricul- tural products would work if at the same time the government regulated wages, profits, middlemen's margins, the production of all commodities and the rationing of all consumers. In short, if the population were enlisted in one vast army, directed and ra- tioned, price-fixing would work, but otherwise not. If the price is fixed on the wheat the farmer sells, then he cannot keep on producing wheat if wages or the cost of harvesting ma- chinery rise, or if the cost of other material he buys rises. So the next step would be the fixation of other prices, and yet other prices. The United States government fixed the price of wheat but once In oar history, and then It was to benefit consumers, not producers. The gov- ernment might, in an emergency, fix some agricultural prices for the pur- pose of elevating such prices. Such action would inevitably and speedily lead to outcry from city consumers and a consequent reversal of policy. Indeed, the consumers, not the pro- ducers, are most likely to demand and secure food price regulation by government authorities. The farmer, therefore, who favors any form of governmental price-fixing is working against his own interests. He is put- ting his head Into a noose.—James B. Boyle, Professor of Rural Economics, Cornell University, in the Banker- Farmer. Solution To Last Week's Puzzle. Old Pearl Fisheries While pearls were prububly llrnt ob- tained from the fresh-water clam, the real pearl fisheries developed on the shores of oceans. The oldest fishery is probably that of the Persian gulf. The next oldest is at Ceylon and the Indian ocean, followed by those of the Bed sea, the Mediterranean and those of the New world, more particularly Panama, the Gulf of Mexico and the West Indies.—Nature Magazine. Filling Floor Cracks To fill cracks in floor best results are obtained by filling in the largest cracks with bits of wood and giving them, a coat 6£ paint. This done, se- cure a good quality of putty and add a gill of japan dryer to ten pounds of putty and work enough dry whiting into it so that it will not stick to the fingers. Fill cracks smooth and even and the floor is ready to paint. Man a-, c Buyer A man selects :. '.Mio necktie for the same reason i!i.it he orders a choc- olate soda. It is the first thing Hint comes ml.i his mind. lie n ually walks or . ,.-hh the second hat the salesmf • Jii.v , him and he can easily be nr; .:od intu u pair of shoes that don'i lit, Mid that'he doesn't really wut—Hushville Itppuhllcan. Cities' Names Changed N«w York was formerly called Now Amsterdam. Chicago is the original name of that city, which the Indians five It kos Angeles was formerly known as Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Relna de los Angeles. Woodpecker Tree Friend Because he readies with his long tongue into holes bored by beetles, and extracts the buttle grub therefrom, the little wou'lpecker Is looked upon by foresters us a great friend of the tree. These beetles leave a kind of embroidery of grooves on the bark and the woii-ipcrkor de.slro.vs thou- sands Of Ill'Ctli-;. J at^the crossing Travel by railroad is only a third *s hazardous as it waa thirteen jw*ni ago. The number of passen- ger futahtlea was reduced from 441 to 1913 to 175 In 192S. Railway employment, likewise, is only a third aa hazardous aa thirteen years ago. The number of employee fe- talltiea was reduced from 3,715 In 1913 to 1,523 in 1923. The Now York. Central Lines were among tha pioneers In the promo- tion of organized safety work In the United States. Carrying 10 per cent of the passengers and having nearly 10 per cent of the total num- ber of railroad employees, this transportation system has contrib- otedBabstantiaJlytothlBremarkable safety achievement, which wan largely tha result'of a cooperative spirit obtaining between employer and employee. Crossing accidents present a new problem. Last year 22 per cent of these accidents were due to auto- mobiles runnjhg into the side of trains. A large majority occurred in daylight w|jero the approaching train could bsj seen, and at cross- ings in the locality where the driv- er resided. Full cooperation on the part of motorists will reduce crossing ac-. cidents to a small number. Ap- proach crossings prepared to stop and know that the way is clear be- fore attempting to cross. Cross Crossings Cautiously and Live. TtiewYark Central
