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A NEW EVOLUTION TRIAL.

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STORY OF INTOLERANCE FROM TENNESSEE.

1. Main street, Jamestown, Tenn; 2. Professor

Elmore flentry, accused of teaching Evolution: The Fentress county bol board, beture. which the charges were filed; 4 and 5. Pred Disun and Bart Jones, farmers and fathers of box students, who, brongla the charges": B. Sergent Alvin York, Jamestown's most famoura -citizen, who showed dep in- terest in the case but refraine a from expressing an opinion. *

Jamestown, Team, Jan. 24.

Alvin York was a spectator.

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PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT.

EX-CONVICT'S HONOUR. Neil Cream had lived and wag shying too much. I have news

MAN WHO WON THE VICTORIACROSS.

A valued okl friend-retired some

from the #go

C.I.D.

years

arrasted. The recruit for King for you, Mason." He had em- and country was walking proudly phasis on the name. "Renton is down the street, when a man forgotten-If, indeed, he everi passed him, looked at him, then existed. My dear friend, I have a returned, and for some distance message for you the Commis followed like a shadow. Sudden- sioner of Polleo presents his com-

he stopped the soldier.

pliments to Mason, V.C."" "Your name is Renton,” he said. "No, no. It is Mason," replied

stopped me a I was sauntering through Fleet-stract (writes Vin- cent Wray in the Sunday Nowe).] "Have you heard that is dead?" the soldier. he asked, cryptically, I looked "But I know differently," sald bewildered; and he hastened to my detective friend, "and you are to explain. "One of the heroic wanted for failing to, report en opics of the great war. A con your ticket of loave. You had viet who was always something of better come without making any a mystery and made good. It is a fuss."

coincidence that he has passed. Then came a scene surely un- just before Christmas, for the precedented in the history of two greatest and, brightest criminals. Renton pleaded that episodes of his eventful career ard he should be permitted to carry on

associated with Christmas Eves" in his determination to make good. JEWELLERY:

Then I understood, and recalled He wanted to turn over a now the story.

leaf. He wanted to fight- Eng-

Let me preface the narrative, land's foes. "Look here," he guid however, by stating that the manjat last, "I know, you and 1 respect "II" when he was last sentenced you... I suppose you have and sent to Dartmoor was known someone who is near and dear to as "Renton." Admittedly, that you at the Front?"

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not his real name; but hel The detective nodded. He had refused to divulge his identity, two sons and a son-in-law out in and declared that he sprung from France. But even so duty must good stock, had been well educat-be done,

ed, and was anxious not to bring Once more there came a sincere dishonour upon his family. and passionate appeal. "promiso,

All the same, lat."

he was a bad that I will write to you personally He had swindled and and will send for you when-if robbed, and twice he had been ever-1 come back. He talked trapped when on burgling exo-no one replied; he stared petitions. The police generally around, wonderingly. The detee- regarded him as hopeless, and he tive had vanished.

A

was

long time afterwards there

openly pronounced one of the most rascally of the person-was mentioned in dispatches tlie alities which appear in the rogues gallantry of a private who in the gallery at Scotland Yard. He was face of withering machine-gun continually in and out of prison fire, went to the rescue of till the dramatic happenings which offer and, though himself severe-

will how detail.

ily wounded, staggered back to the

His Visitor,

af

the

The chaplain al Dartmoon, English line bearing the insen- despite the sinner's misdeeds, had sible body of his capitain. This a kind of sneaking liking for him. (private was the man known, in the This may have been because of Army as Mason, known to his ready surrender 10 irksoniel police as Renton, and unpleasant discipline, or the streak of something better than He received attention at the bluself which was occasionally base, but WRS then sent to preping out..

England so that he might receive Anyhow, the night before his more effective treatment. He was release-two days prior to Christ-la desperate cose. It was im- Bas-the good clergyman chalted possible to effect a complete cure; with him. "You were meant for but it was hoped that they would aleer things than you do." be able to "patch him "up" in said. "You claim to have been some fashion.

prosecnturs failed to appeur" and have him held to the April terai Back in the urged hills of within ten minutes the case was of the grand jury, a

well brought up and to have had And. It was in a hospital, in Fentress county, where Sergeant dismissed. Fifty pupils of The Such action would assure James- advantages which most of your London that the last scene I have Alvin ('. York won "shooting school were present, ready

Again it ly fown of another court flight over matches" with a turkey as the testify that their teacher had mi vointion, like at Dayton several

fellow prisoners lack. Why don't dereribed happened. You live up to them and make was the eve of Christmas, and the prize in the days before he taught evolution. shouldered a gun for Uncle Sam were present, ready to back the and

_Other_putrons years ago when Clareng Darrow | good? Give me your hand and wounded soldier was lying anxious

William Jennings Bryan promise that you will try."

and restless on his bed. He many and marched to world fame, principal

Seal of Secrecy.

times inquired after the visitor another Scopes ease is looming

There Gentry, like Scopes, does not

WIS sroul deal Elory Gentry is

more he expected. The time passed on, the chief "I'm 11 much Ngure in

interestel, want publicity, however. He is n alk, and the convict told his kind and it was not until long after the "Tennnasco's send though," commented the famous member of the Christian church counsellor his name under theegular hours for the admission of evolution case.

Jamestown, the historie little bere,

and a believer in the Bternl inter-scal of serrery. Later he told it guests that a nurse came to him.

"Mason,

friend- has to my police friend, again under

your, And town folk generally were pretation of Scripture, county seat where Mark Twaia's

"Professor Gentry bought the the pledge of silence--and both arrived." said the nurse.. father and mother resided before unexcited.

A promises have been honourably) fall, plainly-dressed man, they moved to Missouri. is the But S. S. Parnell, young attor books put in the school Houry and

interested. He was

an which led to the charges, but did kept. I know, however, that the carrying a bowler hat, came and Gentry was classed by Bart nounced that he would swear ou not know then what they con- map was a degenerule offshoot of stond by the bedside. There was one of the nolle families of our gentle smile on the generally Jones and Fre! Dixan with, teach a state warrant, charging Gentry lained," says A. R. Hogue, one of

fan.

ern face. ing evolution. Both ar parents, with violating the state law the attorneys in the cases

Soon after

"You so I had your letter," leaving prison, of boys in his sclined. A bank in which forbids the teaching of the "He says that the books de not

Renton joined up.,

said the visitor. the school library fed to the theory of evolution in the public,conflict with the Bible, so far d charges. It teaches evolution schools, He said that he would he knows, and he does not ap:

But there was one thing he had "And I-I have kept my word," the school board, ron- inave tientry takien before a justice proved of When

forgotten- an absistutely

thing was the answer, "I have made rened to hear the charges, the f the peace and endeavour to bigotry.”

that, with his experience, should good, and now I can go back to have haunted his memory, Helmy old name-the name Renton, was on ticket of leave. It was his which I was convicted. I ZUTE

to return forgetfulness of this fact that led ready.

to prison-

Scene,

CONTROLLING THE WEATHER.

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WILL MODERN SCIENCE SUCCEED?

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nay,

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Makes sausages. Father has not been forgotten. For him was shown a garden roller, the weight of which can be altered to suit the stale of the lwn, and a trouser press which can be folded up and carried about. with one. Switchboard wives are coming.

For the comunervial traveller Before long, it seems, instead and others who are compelled to entry, “a means of regulating the of having to spend the morning spend much of their tim; in hotels in supply, under the heading doing the washing or turning out there is a portable dour Lock "What is Wanted Pa-day This 4 bedroom, wives will just spend which they can carry about with iden must not be regarded as an half an hour operating a switch them to ensure that their bedroom impossibility in these days of rapist, longd, and lot the housework will done is always securely borked. scientific progress (says H. F. be done for the day,

The hardware trade is very Tiltman in the Parly Chronich. Simply by pressing a button or different fo-day from what is used The probability of obtaining a operating a lever "futurist" wives to be a few years ago" said Mr. measure of control over the l will be able to: ments is really not so fantastical as the suggestion appeurs "at „Brat glance, for the mutter has receive.

ed serious attçation in the past few years.

Do the week's washing. Cook the dinner.

IL 0. D. Unvies, one of the organisers of the exhibition re- rently.

Make sausages for supper, and.

"The up-to-daté hardware-man Clean the sitting-toum all at is to-day as important to the -housewife as the draper. In the

onre,

It is chey to see that the Lime old days he only supplied such

Sir Oliver Lodge has referred to is rapidly approaching when even things as nails and hammers, but the matter, and desires that he the baby may be, bathed mechani-o-day he stocks all sorts of does not see why we should put cally, by means of a simple modern appliances which halve up with bad weather when we de device the beds may be made by the work of the housewife. not want it.

"Tapping" the Clouds.

turning a handle.

"Every year tends to make life.

A visit to the Ironmongery, cazier, and expect the day ta Another British scientist, Pro- Hardware, and Domestic Ap.not far off when she will just fessor A. M. Low, when discussing pliances Exhibition, which opened press a button and her work will the matter with me, definitely ex- recently at the Royal Agricultural be done." pressed as his opinion that we all, provided a revelation of the

claimed:

Washes and wrings clothes. Cleans and sharpens knives. Makes ice-cream.

DIET AND DISEASE.

(By Dr. D. Muray Lyon.) Cheapness and ether considera- ons have resulted in a great in crease in the consumption of firead

all eventually obtain a certain Tatest "gadgets" for housewives.. nount of control over local wei- One fovention exhibited, it is ther. He did not suggest that in would be produced from a rienr sky, but rather thai web shall be able to tup the rain clouds when rain is needed. Further, he sug gested that it may be possible to There is no suggestion of man re, and wheat flour generally. The move rain-bearing clouds from due modelling the universe, but rather older methods of milling permitted district to another to spread the of obtaining a certain control over all the necessary constituents of rainfall more evenly. We my purely local condition. The the grain to, pass into the flour. also be able to dispel fogs,

ideal is, an even distribution oli

Modern methods have robbed it of certain valuable elements. The

In the past few years scientists rain in place of the present state mistaken idea that the purity of a in different countries have been of foods in one district and engaged in research with some drought in another,

four was proportionate to its whiteness has lessened the value

measure of success. Perhaps one The wish to "make rain" is pr of our staple food. of the most promising demonstra-bably the oldest desire of man: The resistant outer coat or bran tions took place at Dayton, Ohio, kind. It dates back to the dawn of the grain, being indigestible. when an airplane was flown glove for humanity, when the eave-man acts as roughage, and the wheat rain clouds. Electrically charg-prayed to some rain god to save germ is rich in vitamins. Both ed sand was strewn on the clouds, his crops. In early days the rain are removed in the process of mill- and as a direct result there was fall made all the difference being. There is no doubt that the a fall of rain in caeli ense. tween famine and plenty.

almost universal tendency to con- Even Distribution,

Will the efforts of modern selen-stipation is largely as a result of When discussing weather con-tists eclipse these ancient rites and faulty feeding, and consumption trol it should be remembered that achieve success where medicine of Lou great quantities of white, weather is a cloak which envelops men and magicians have failed for bread, pastries and sweel cakes, the gurth and travels with centuries?

which leaves little or no roughage,

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in a dramatle meeting with my though." a faint smile crossed the police friend--and, incidentally, weary, face, "I had hoped that I the defective's breach of the re-had finished with prison for ever. Once, when I was a youth, I gulations,

I like to visualise the scene as heard an address to youngsters it was described to me by one ofon "What breaks, pays. That is the chief actors,

once only right. I am Renton A New Leaf.

more. I will pay." The time was more than a month] The visitor laughed lightly. after Renton's cullatment. The "You have done well," he re- setting Was Stamford-street,plied. "We at the Yardhave Backfriars, meniorable for all followed your later career, shall I time as the thoroughfare in which say with pride? Yes, that is not

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