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Wide steel tires with continuous cleats that guarantee perfect traction-- smooth comfortable riding and prevent side slipping or skidding. Let us show you this and all the other exclusive features on this leader of all spreaders. A. J. SMITH Phone 45-R Rounct Lake, IU. Cwrf fcy fy Fl MO SCOTT WATSON From Pugilism to Piracy PUGILISM was not so lucrative s profession in the old days as It Is In these modern times. Which may account for the fact that Its followers occasionally forsook the squared circle for a wider circle of activity on the high seas. Perhaps the most famous of these was Wllllkm Fly, of whom we first hear as the boatswain on tbe food ship Elisabeth sailing from Bristol, England, In 1726. There was a mutiny, headed by the boatswain, and the crew tossed the captain overboard and killed all of the officers except the surgeon. Then they unanimously elected Fly captain and set out In search of ships to plunder. Their first prise was the John and Hannah taken off the coast of North Carolina, followed, soon afterwards by the capture of the John and Betty. Then Captain Fly headed his piratical craft Into northern waters and also Into disaster. Off the Newfoundland banks they overhauled a whaler, but by the strategy of the whaler's captain the pirate leader and most of h!s men were made prisoners. They were carried In chains to Massachusetts, and on July 4, 1726, tried In Boston. Justice was swift in these days, and on July 16 Fly and his men were executed. Justice was also severe--from the point of view of the pirates, at least--for In addition to being hanged they were forced to listen to long harangues on the error of their ways by preachers famous for their "hanging sermons" for condemned pirates. One of the most noted of these was Rev. Cotton Mather, among whose sermons has been preserved one preached In 1704 called "A Brief Discourse Occasioned by a Tragical Spectacle of a Number of Mlserables Under Sentence of Death for Piracy." Captain Fly, however, seems to have been a particularly hardened sinner for he refused to go to church Just before the hanging. Moreover, he conducted himself with great bravado on the way to the gallows. He Jumped briskly into the cart holding a bouquet of flowers, bedecked with ribbons--a decorative scheme much in favor among the pugilists of his day--and took his last ride thus, smiling and bowing as though he were a hero and bis a triumphal procession. They tell the story of another «xprtze fighter-pirate. Dennis McCarthy, hanged at New Providence, Bahama, In 1718. He also appeared on the gallows adorned with gay-colored ribbons. "My friends have often in Jest declared that I would die In my shoes,." he proclaimed. "See. I make them liars." Saying which he kicked off Ills shoes, and died without them. (ft IM«. WMtara NaWapapar DUta.1 Beginning of the End When you have reached the period ©f existence when you have become onbiased, unprejudiced and openminded, then you will hear members of your family say that all has been done for you that science knows, and the papers will give an account of your funeral rites within a short time. --Pickens Countv (Ala.) Herald my GRAHAM BROTHERS TRUCKS *670 *1245 %»Toa£has6i*».v'.&.Detr<rit 1%-Ton Chassis F.O.B. Detroit *885 4*45 1-Ton Chassis F.O.l s Detroit 3iToii Chassis F. C.)«.B. Detroit Volume Low MACE SYMBOL OF HOUSE AUTHORITY As Much Part of Chamber as ^v> :* ^ MemWet. ^ WaSfifftRton.--A ceremonial the symbol of constituted authorlt* rooted ln^ the customs of the ancient Roman republic, is as much a part of the sittings of the house of representatives as the members are themselves. Whenever the house Is in session, It Is mounted in a marble pedestal to the right of the speaker's cbalr. If the members are meeting as a committee of the whole on the state of the Union, It stands In a lower pedestal near by. 0 It Is never unguarded, and for more than eight years has been in the custody of A. C. Jordan of Lyons, Ka«., tall, stalwart, genial assistant sergeant at arms, whose duty is to maintain order on the floor. Made in 1842 of ebony fasces, or rods, three feet long, representing the states, bound with thongs of silver and surmounted with a silver globe and spreading eagle, the mace of the house represents powers rarely exercised, including summary expulsion of a disorderly member. Usually, when the assistant sergeant at arms Is called upon to restore order, he Is able to do so merely by marching through the disturbed aisles carrying the mace or by holding It over two excited members. If a misbehaving member falls to heed that display of authority, however, he may lay it beside him. That act automatically expels him, and formal reinstatement would have to be obtained for him to resume his place In the membership. Mr. Jordan is glad he has never hot to lay down the mace. j Naval Bureau Lists All Floating Dangers Philadelphia, Pa.--While seas quietly lap the shores of the world, a vigilant maritime patrol, unknown to most "landlubbers," busily stalks the silent but treacherous foes to commercial shipping. Icebergs, floating debris, land abutments, drifting buoys, derelicts and opaque fogs are constant menaces to navigation against which war must be waged. The nerve center of operations the world over is the hydrographic office of the Navy department; This bureau tries first of all to keep a finger on tbe whereabouts of all dangers to shipping about Which it is imperative, in safety's cause, to know. An elaborate intelligence service, enlisting co-operation of hydrographlc services of other countries, assists the bureau to chart known Impediments to water traffic and send out warnings. Constant communication with ships at sea, advising them of newly sighted derelicts, rafts and other things, is maintained. The bureau supplies all navigators with information and asks their reciprocation by advising of the longitude and latitude of icebergs and other strayllngs. It immediately disseminates the news over all ocean highways. Meanwhile the navy and coast guard annihilation squadrons are notified and patrols sent to visit the scenes of drifters and remove them. ALONG LIFE'S TRAIL By THOMAS ARKLE Dean of M*», Calveralty of IlIfBota, GETTING SOMETHING FROM NOTHING THE entertainer at the luncheon 1 attended last Tuesday did all sorts of Impossible things--and In open daylight, too. From an ordinary silk hat which he passed around for all of as to examine--an empty hat I am sure for I held It in my hand--he pulled out silk handkerchiefs, marbles, money and playing cards until he had enough Junk on the table hefore him to fill a peck measure. This was sleight-ofhand, of course; magic, if you will. We knew that they were not In the hat and that he did not get them ont of the hat, but out of his loose sleeves and his pockets and the table drawer, possibly. He was simply deceiving our senses when he appeared to demonstrate the fact that you could get something where there was nothing. It used to be said years ago when Mrs. Rohrer was first demonstrating In the country tbe possibilities and the results of a knowledge of the art of cooking, that a skillful and resourceful person could evolve a sevencourse dinner out of a lettuce leaf, a few scraps of meat, and a half-dozen cold potatoes. I used to believe that It could be done, but In recent years, and since I am married, my faith has weakened a little. You can't get blood ont of a turnip. There are those who Imagine that no matter how stupid and Ill-bred and unprincipled a boy Is, If he Is sent to college It is possible for the skillful teacher, In four years, to send him ont Into the world alert-mlnded, refined and a strong moral force. It Is quite unlikely. If not Impossible. Tou can'^ get very much from nothing. Boys don't change much after they get to college. The home and the home life and home training decide pretty largely what they are going to be. Groves was pretty hard up and I took a chance on his tees when he registered and deferred their payment until he could get hold of the money. "If you will give me ten days," he said when leaving In the spring, *T11 be sure to send you the money." I agreed and after waiting twenty days without hearing from him I called him on long distance. His mother answered. The boy was not at home, she said. In fact, she did not know where he was, nor did she seem concerned. "I don't assume any responsibility for my childen's obligations," she said, "after they leave home. If he doesn't pay that's your lookout" Here again one was foolish to expect something from nothing. (dfe, ltll. W«atern New«p»p«r 0qflOS.) • Animals Well Treated in Rail Transportation Washington.--Animals being take!" to market for slaughter are now treat* ed better than ever before, according; to the Agricultural department A decided decrease In violations of tbe 28-hour law, which prohibits con* finement of animals in cars longer than that period without food, water and rest was announced by the government. Only 227 cases were reported last year, compared with 402 violations in 1920 and 700 cases the previous year.. Transportation companies and their employees have Improved conditions under which domestic animals are handled in interstate commeooft the department said. How to Economize Revise the weather and save $800,- 000,000 a year, says one university professor. Revise the alphabet and spve $1,000,000,000 a year, says another university professor. But abolish them both and save the whole cost of living and learning.--New York Evening World RE-Shingiing? you can lay Winthrop Shingles right over The Only Asphalt your old Shingled roof Save dirt Shingle that is Tapered. ALEXANDER LUMBER Phone 5 West McHenry, nt Srt opened our eyes to the wonderful possibilities of Brushing Lacquer « * . « » rJST think of it' Lacquer a flbbr with Devoe Brushing Lacquer and dance on it an hour later. Finish a , table eat on it a half hour later. As beautiful as enamel, more durable than varnish, Devoe Lacquer Is the most marvelous finish we've ever JOHN F. BRDA Phone 161 'Prove Devoe Quatfty -.4. Former Star Broke ' New York.--Mrs. Sybilla T. Pope, former actress, once chatelaine of homes that cost $100,000 a year to. maintain, is living In a hall room, broke. She is suing her former husband, Charles T. Pope, for support JAMES MORROW & SON Waukegan and West McHenry Extension of Life Is Worth Billions New York.--The increase In earning power of our population in this generation for men alone amounts to $2,300,000,000 a year Accurate data on the earning capacity for women is lacking,- bjjt estimates made by statistical experts of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company put the total increase In earning power since 1901 at $3,500,000,000. This gain In ability to earn money has come about as the result of the recent improvement In extension of life, the experts declare. In 1901 a male at birth was considered to have a potential worth of $7,553, but in 1024 the value of the average boy was calculated at $9,333. The gain of $1,780 potential value at birth is due to tbe longer life an^ individual can now be expected to live with a consequent longer period of earning capacity. 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