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The broad ax., 1909-08-28
Are You a 1sooarf

An the beggars are not holding out
q hand TO passersby In the street You
probably know the man who Is ever
whining for help. II a farmer, he
thinks his neIghbors should help him
set In his grain or do his blowing.
II In business, he Il always trying to
borrow or wanting some one to boost
him or drum up customers. he never
seems to think Of relying on his own
efforts There Is a well known fable
about the larks In a grainneld- As
long as the farmer depended on his
neighbors and relations to come and
cut his grain the larks felt perfectly
safe. When the man determined TO
cut the grain himself the larks knew
It was time to seek safety elsewhere.
There are times when every one
needs help, but help should be asked
only when one has made every posi-
bic effort for himself.
Too much help given a man weakens
his Observation-Disclosures Journal
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A Quiet Rebuks.

An -object admonition'' like the one
described by Warren Lee Goss In bis
article. Campaigning to No Purpose.
published In Johnson's Battles and
Leaders Of the Civil War;" Il often
more efacacious than storms Of re-
preach.
One day the colonel OF the regiment
noticed a soldier on parade wearing q
badly soiled pair Of gloves.
CORPORAL" said the oficer, why do
you set the men such a bad example as
appearing before them in dirty glovesI
Why Is it?"
I've had no pay, sir, since / entered
the service" returned the corporal Il
can't afford to have them done up"
+ The colonel drew from his pocket {
pair Of gloves. spotlessly white. Hand
ing them to the corporal, he said quiet
": "Put these on. I washed them my
self"
It was an unforgotten lesson to the
whole regiment
The broad ax., 1909-08-28
A cIsYar Acrobat.

A diverting aneedote Is told In -An-
mails Of the Liverpool Stage" Of an
unrehearsed episode that occurred al
the Hop, a cheap but popular place of
entertainment A troupe OF acrobats
were engaged, and one Of their num-
Der gave a ''single turn" IN which he
displayed his skill as q champion
weight litter. Somebody, however. on
mischief bent. changed one Of the NJ
ty-six pound weights for one made Of
cardboard. The strong mans vision
was impaired by the loss Of one eye.
but IN this instance not unfortunately
%. he took the first and second
weights, and after having manipulate
ed them he took the third, the one
made Of cardboard. Realizing IN an
instant what had been done, be as
quickly decided to turn It to his own
advantage by throwing three slip
naps" while holding the dummy
weight he was greeted with a per-
feet round Of applause. and the audi
ence declared II to be the greatest
feat they had ever witnessed.
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Giving the srids . nn.

Heres little pointer for you" said
the bride Of last year to the bride Of
this year. I'm tell you my own expe-
rienee. and you can Judge for yourself
what to do. When we returned from
our wedding trip and began to rum
make through Georges belongings I
found six or seven pairs OF gloves and
at least nine pairs Of silk hose, things
that be had never had on They had
been tucked away In all sorts OF
places. Most OF them I at once recog-
nized as presents I had given TO him
from time to time. Besides them, !
found a lot Of handkerchiefs stiIl un-
used. handkerchiefs that I had en-
broidered bis initial on with my own
hands.
"What do you suppose did, Fool
ishly gathered them all together and
spread them out on the bed where he
would see them when he came home
and feel ashamed OF himself for never
using my presents. Just think what a
lack Of forethought I showed Con.
slider what a saving Of pin money Il
would have been II I had put the
things away and then doled them out
to him for Christmas presents or birth
day presents one by one. It would
have served him exactly right too
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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VuItur. 80 RnttI.r

An odd battle between a California
vulture and a rattlesnake was wit
messed In the Cocopah mountains OF
Lower California. II was In the early
morning. The big bird had seized thu
snake behind the head and was strug-
Cling upward with It's writhing, deadly
burden. The snakes captor appeared
aware that its victim was dangerous.
The burden was heavy. as the reptile
was nearly Eve feet long.
The grip Of the bird on the snakes
body was not Of the best. The snake
seemed to be squirming from its cap
tors talons, at least su4eiently to en-
able It to strike. Its triangular head
was seen to recoil and dart at the
mass OF feathers.
II did this once or twice. and then
with a shrek the Vulture dropped its
prey. The bird was probably 500 feet
or 30 above the observers. The as
tonished men were then treated to a
spectacle seldom seen. Few birds but
q vulture could accomplish such feat.
The instant the snake escaped from
the birds clutches It dropped earth
ward like a shot, and Ike a shot the
bird dropped after II. catching 1t in
midair with a grip that caused death.
At any rate, the snake ceased to wrig-
gle, and the vulture scared away to q
mountain peak to devour its hard
earned meal
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rh. pIrtinaui,hsd Guest.

Captain Raabe was q man whose
name had weight In the French caval-
y. he was a tall man. belonging to
the middle aged trooper type. With
military qualities Of the highest kind.
be had a singular bearing. q savage
sort Of misanthropy and a cynical
tongue, which stood In the way Of pro-
motion. When be was In the Sixth
lancers, on garrison duty at Com
mercy, one OF his comrades brought
bis father to dine with him at the
officers mess, q man Of humble posi-
tion and unpretentiously dressed. Cap
tain Raabe, considering that this
guest had not been htiy received, gave
expression to his opinion, saying that
II the executloner Of Commercy had
come In evening dress be would have
had q better reception. The on1eers
demurring. he made no rejoinder. but
shortly afterward came to mess with
q guest whose dress was irreproach-
able. Every one lavished attentions
on the unknown. When dinner was
over Captain Raabe, raising his glass.
proposed the health Of "the execution
e. Of Commercy."
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A PhIIosophsr's Fable.

Arthur Ann Is responsible for this
Ons:
Folly. Genius and Common Sense
ones went walking and came 70 .
stream. Genius, having his bad n
ths clouds, naturally started 70 wade
across. Faying no attention 70 the
depth The waters soon went over his
lad, and hs was drowned Common
sense hunted for q safe way 20 get
aeross, and finally he found foot log.
Az be got out about the center Of the
stream the log sWaysd. and he Zen into
TIE water and sank % rise no more.
FoHy stopped at the bank Of the
stream to amnss himself By throwing
psbbIas into the water and watching
o waves He sat upon TIE moist,
esId bank until h caught . cold which
GsEsIoped into pneumonia, Of which
- soon disd. MoEaL-It doesn't make
much difference. aftsr al. Whistler
you are q genlns, q sags q fool
Y0u'n set Il sosnsr o. later anyway
-ExehangA.
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Nav RanI. op.n.d q paIIa,.

me opening Of the Penny Savings
hank at Dallas, Tex, the other day
was an interesting event The board
Of directors had previous TO the open
ing day issued invitations TO the peO-
pie OF Dallas and vicinity to Be pres
ent and they came IN large numbers.
Each visitor was requested to register
his name and address IN q book which
was provided for that purpose. with
out some money and some property
there Is but little appreciation for our
people. This is the day Of aecumula-
don" said the directors to the people.
The three ranking officers Of the bank
are Dr.. g. I. Jackson, president; B. r.
Bluett, cashier. and II. @. Cooper, Vie
president.
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Won HeIstsin,s prsss Coat.

Prince BuIow once invited Herr Won
Holstein to dinner. telling him that It
was to meet the emperor. But" re-
piled Holstein. Il don't believe that ]
have q dress coat at present 1 win
Try, however. to get one made In time,
and If can't perhaps the emperor win
take me as / am" This, the Times
says, was reported to his majesty, who
said that Herr Won Holstein was to APP
pear in any garb he pleased.
When the meeting took place Hol-
stein was In his usual frock coat. and
the emperor Iaughingiy tapped him On
the shoulder and said: Il see that dress
coat wasn't ready. 1t doesn't matter"
London Standard.
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Not Built That Way.

For the first time the old lady was
about to make a railway journey, and
when she arrived at the station she
did not know what to do.
young man." she said to q porter.
who IOoked about as old as Methuse-
lab. ''ran you tell me where ! can get
my ticket?'
Why. num-" he replied, ''you get 1t
at the boxing ONCE through the pr
geOnhofe."
Being very stout. she looked at the
hole in amazement. and then she burst
out in a rage:
Go away with you, you old IDIOT
How can I get through there? I amt
no blessed pigeonF'-London Answers.
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THE BROAD Ak GAN DE FOUND
ON GALE At The FOLLOWING
NEWS STANDS.

From On aad after thIs date. M
Broad AZ can b found e sale 1t
the following news gta1AB:
J. s. Dorsey, 11s1s W. 51st st.
AE TsrvAIon, q cigar sDrO al
news stand. 6oo4 STATE StrssG
R. A Jones new stand and barber
shop, 1884 State Street.
George L Martin. maker q AaO =
EArs, and nSWS stand. "a 81St StFSsA
near stasA
Mrs. Nellie Phelps. eisara. notisns
and nsWs stand, III ". S1st GtzssL
near Dearborn
v. 8. cols, cigars. tOAseoO and
nSUs Stnnd. "a S1ss StTDsG
GR Peters. sCars, tOoasea h~
dry Omeo md nSws staa4 90 NS
street.
+. b Han, laundry Omes, dgAR
s0bsooo aaa nsvS StaaA 81 -
SrsOG
MFs. Jas. II. Lewis, nations, cigars
and news stand, E1s ssth Street
n DuzsA ssuzs. sosassO M nSS
stuad, sg13 slnfe slzssG
= u BuG elsnE. nssisns -
nswS SaasA sesS s,.ts sszssG
". n maxwell. notions. cigars. to
baeeos, confessions and news sand.
s2ss stats St.
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WORKING THEIR WAY OUT.
ASro-Amsrieans Breaking ASvsy From
Crowded City Life.

ASro-Amsrieans Breaking Avsy From
Crowded City Life.
without the beating Of any tomtoms
or the sounding Of any loud alarms
there Il being built up within q few
miles Of Philadelphia, at Sharon Hill,
an Afro-American town which prom
les to prove an attraction 70 our peo-
pie from the crowded city streets-
The pastors OF the churches and others
Of the race are interesting themselves
b building up the town. and, besides
several tracts OF land that already had
been purchased, some Of our enterpris-
ing business men have reesntly pur-
chased the old N0nsan farm and VIII
parcel It OF into building lots.
The members Of the First African
Baptist church IN Sharon Hnl Of
which the Rev. O. 7. w1eher II pastor.
recently purchased two lots On Clifton
avenue, which IL to Be about the cen
ter Of the village, and upon Il h to Be
built a new church edi6ce.
In the nelghborhood Of the proposed
church there are springing up many
business enterprises. such a. grocery
stores. restaurants, barber shops. real
estate ofnces, and near by are several
large truck farms.
In order to AFFORD employment TO the
members OF the race q brick manufae-
turing company has been Incorporated
and has opened up q yard at sharon
I'm
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ch.srina Him un.

sBHl." said the inValid's friend.
tive come to cheer yer up q bit Ike.
I've brought yer q few fairs, Bin.
thought II was too late they'd come
IN andy for wreaf. yer know. No.
don't get down'earted. Bill Lummy,
don't yer look gashlyi But, there,
keep up yer spirits. ole sport; Pve
come to see yer an cheer yer mp bit
Nice little room yer ave ere; but, as
I SAYS to meself when I was a'comin'
M. wot a orkard staircase 10 get q
coin dahnF.London Globe.
The broad ax., 1909-08-28

Spontaneous eonbustion can only &C.
eur whae oxidation causes the temper-
aturs 20 rise to the ignition point Of
the material Spontaneous combustion
of the human body q impossible On &C.
count Of the heat regulating eject Of
TIE 70 or 50 per cent OF water contain.
Cd. The enormous heat neesssary to
dry the tissues sumeientiy would de-
stroy life long before ignition could
taxa place. An old idea was that The
alcohol IN q confirmed drunkard might
uromOts combustion, but Lisbig show.
"a that even II thu BODY could give on
inaammabls Eapor and this could Be
cone ignfted the body ttsslf would
net b sst On IRE.
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An Arrangement Aeprovsd.

so they have reduced the number
Of trains that stop at your stationT'
~Yes." answered Mr. Crosslots.
There are only two q day at pres
eut-one to take Us 70 town IN the
morning and one to bring rs back at
night"
at must be q great dissppOint-
ment.S
',Not at all. When We get q servant
now she's obliged to stay at least one
day.S4Exehange
The broad ax., 1909-08-28

SWhy can't she make q choice BE-
tween her suitoSP ~
@WeII, one Of them h . press agent
His language Il very attractive. But
The other q q travelling salesman, and
be treats her ~ II she were . bis
buyer."-Kansas City Journal
The broad ax., 1909-08-28

sWoman." exclaimed the Su6rasstte.
=. TIE equal Of man IN every respect
son, Z don't know replied . nan
A ths audience: sIt takes q nan %
mt an angisWorm On . ashhook =
Detroit Free Pres
The broad ax., 1909-08-28
An Enifanh.

In the churchyard Of Leigh. near
Bolton. win be found 9 tombstone
bearing the following amazing sen
tence: "a virtuous woman q s. 70 her
husband" The explanation seems to
Be that space prevented "A eroWn
being cut IN full. and the stonemason
argued that crown equals 3 shiIlings.
London Notes and Queries.
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sNow, WHlie." said the teacher TO q
small pupil. sican yOu ten M what
dynamite Is used foFf@
sYes. ma,am." answered Willie. Its
used 70 blasphems things with. Chi
cagO New
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uu.iesT Nota

How do yOu sell your murder ssked
the prospective customer.
ct depends on the kind you want"
replied the smart clerk. we sell piano
mnsIe by the pound and organ music
IN tie choir"
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a.Slv ExDrasssd.

Nsbel-I don't believe yOu really
meant II when Jon said you were anx-
ious to hear me sing. sam-Oh. ! as
sure you did You see. had nsver
hard you ding before.-London Pick
Me,Up.
The broad ax., 1909-08-28
e.odExnmDIe.

Father On a Ieeturing mooO-1ou
neTer heard Of a man getting into
lroubIe By following a good example
ton dneorrigibiel-Yes. sir. / hsEe-
ths countsrfelter.- Boston Transcript
The broad ax., 1909-08-28

81 should think Mr.. Beetemis debts
wouId keep him walking the 6Oor."
~Thsy don't. But they keep q lot q
IN collectors walking the streeh-
Wauklneion Star
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auee..rfuI RsIiaIeu, aedI.s.

Much qualification Is expressed Ovsr
the success which attended the annual
meetings OF the New England Baptist
Sunday school convention and the wO-
mans auxiliary to the New England
Baptist missionary convention, waiea
were held IN Boston recently. The an
nual financial reports Of each showed
that q splendid work had been donS
for home and foreign missions. eduea|
tlon and large gains n Membership.
The broad ax., 1909-08-28

"a woman Is az old a. she looks.'
quoted the wise Suy.
Before or after shs q dressed %
70 outT- queried the simple mug
Philadelphia Record
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AGENTS WANTED
Make From $500 to $500 a day
Is the Best Seller That Has Ever Been Upon the Market
NEW BOOK HAS MADE ITS APPEARANCE


Ihs ndHStrd History of the Negro Race Of The atsd States"
By Giles B. Jackson and D. Webster Davis of Richmond Va
This book novelty 1t contains concerning the race
never before published 1t takes up the industrial social reg
ou theological domestic inventive and business advancements
of the Negro One of its important features the origin
of the Negro why he black and why his hair curls
Although contains 4OC,pages with about 100 ilua-
tons the price has been placed within the reach of
for board back $780, cloth bound $3.50 morocco
Liberal arrangements will be made with agents 10000
wanted throughout the country For write Giles
Jackson, 602 N. End St, Richmond Va Parties desiring
this book from the home Office the price
$780, $150 $3.50 R. T. HILL Treasurer COZ N End St.
Richmond Va. Postage 13c extra.
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q inaSnandanf Milo.

WHEN Erederick built his famous
palace Of Sans sOuci there happened
T, 20 Be q min that greatly hampered him
IN the execution OF his plans, and he
asked the miller for how much he
would sell II. The miller replied that
for 4 long series OF years his family
had owned the mill, which had passed
nom father TO son. and that he would
not sell It for any price. The king
used every solicitation, offered 10 build
him q mil IN a better place and pay
him, besides, any sum he might de
,mand, but the obstinate miller stin per-
.aisted IN bis dissemination 30 preserve
the Inheritance Of his ancestors.
IrrItAted ct last BY his eondnet the
hing sent for him and said IN an an
Gy tone:
why do you refuse 10 seIl your mn
Notwithstanding an the advantages /
have offered y0uF
The miller repeated his reasons.
do yOu know" continued the ding,
"that I could take Il without giving
yO1 q pennyT
~Yesi" rsturned the miller calmly, If
q were not Tor ths chamber q Justice
at Berlin"
he king was 20 aatasrsd By thls an
sWeE, which showed thar be was inca
Fable Of an act Of in3Estics. that ~
Dismissed ths miller without further
@tzeaty and chalgsd ths plan e his
lGAnoen.
The broad ax., 1909-08-28

Country DrumnG fgith elml-
Rardon ne: have gou Z maAek9 w
hss L0afsr (tsniatiFsly1-xsnH. bus !
tain,t no ssgGr. ConnfEy DEaumeF-
0oodl IN that caBs 30 Won's nsa1
IL matehi ChieasD NsHA
The broad ax., 1909-08-28
A Pleasant Summer Evening
ARE YOU IN SEARCH OF ONE7

Then Visit the -ehatsau," SSa4 StatS
Street. TonIahE
There u q me Picture ShoW,
Roller Skating, Dancing and superb
music, refreshments and . Jolly good
time for good peopl0 No proscrip-
ton Special prize program SVSrT
Saturday and Sunday.
Admission, 10 cents--One dime
LELAND GIANTS BASE BALL
AND AMUSEMENT ASSN.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-20
A SERIOUS MISTAKE
SAYS R|DDER
H CALLS TAFT ITO ACCOUNT FOR
HIS ACTION ON PRINT
PAPER SCHEDULE.

Chicago. oct. 1s.-President Taft APP
parently was led into a serious blum
der in the closing days of the recent
session of congress when he changed
his attitude pm the print paper sched-
ule, according TO an open letter adj
dressed to the chief executive and
York. president OF the American
Newspaper Publishers association.
Mr.. Riders letter was written some
time ago and was made public today
following its Endorsement by the In
land Daily Press association. MIR Rid
ders letter is as follows:
ITO the President: The full text of
your address at Winona. Mimi. on the
tariff bill has just come to hand. With
the utmost respect we submit that
your statement respecting the paper
schedule shows that you could not
have consequently read or understood
what the print-paper paragraph con-
tanned as ii passed the house of repre-
sentatives.
You were apparently misled by de-
signing men into a serious hlunder
when. in the closing days of the tariff
conference. they induced you to re-
verse yorr previous attitude upon print
paper and changed your notions of
what the Mann committee recommend
ed and Of what the house of repre-
sentatives had approved.
The Mann committee. after a 10
months investigation, marked by I'M
usual thoroughness. reported that a
rate of 81 would cover the difference
in the cost of production at home and
abroad. The draft proposed absolute
~ safeguarded American paper mills
against the serious Canadian tangle
which your advice to the. tariff con-
ferees has since precipitated.
THE fixing of the rate on print
paper at 1915 per ton. which you ad-
vised. has decided the province of
Quebec to prohibit the expectation of
its pulp wood. and many American
paper mills must close or move to
Canada tn obtain their supplies of raw
material.
rrhe country is now in a fair way
for trade war with Canada because
of yorr apparent failure correctly to
read the Mann committees recon-
mendati6ns. We are threatened with
an industrial disturbance which will
involve business interchanges with
Canada amounting Ia s2s5,0oo.o9a per
annum. We sincerely trust you can
find some method of rectifying tho
mistake into which you were led. We
fully appreciate the difficulties and
responsibilities of your exalted office
and we believe you are trying tn d'
the best YOU can. We know You mt 81
rely upon others for-your Information
We feel that every citizen Is under OBJ.
legation to hep you. Therefore. ".
write this letter to YOU. Yours re.
srecfullye ID y = >
"HERNAN RIDDER.
president of American Newspaper
Union"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-20
LODGE N SESSION
IN THE COPPER CITY

Special to The Daily Missou'ian.
Butte. Oct. lo.-Nearly 400 dele
gates are in attendance upon the
thirty-fiith annual meeting of the |. o.
o. +. grand lodge. which began it,
sessions in this city today. The open
ing meeting in the auditorium was
addressed by Mayor Nevin. who ex-
tended a welcome to the visitors. Mrs.
PolRin Holm extended a welcome to
the Rebekahs and responses We're
made by Grand Master II. w. johnson
of Knlispeli and State President Mrs.
L. ii. Goodman of Townsend.
Later the various bodies of the or
der held their business sessions, at
which reports were received and other
matters of Importance were attended
to.
! In the ,lompetitiye, degree work to
night Washington lodge Of Centerviile
easily carried off the honors. Marion
lodge of the Rebekahs Won in their
contest.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-20
THE WINDSOR HOTEL
WILL CHANGE HANDS

deal was closed last night by
which the control Of the Windsor
hotel passes frcni the hands of Peat
brothers to LaCasse brothers and
Harry Spooncr The new propretors
Of the hosiery will take charge on the
first of the coming month.
The propiietors of the hotel after
the change takes place will be Alier,
joe and Ernest LaCasse and Harry
Spooner all of whom are well known
In Missoula. Ernest Lacasse, who Is
now night clerk at the Savoy hotel.
will be manager of the place. 1t is
proposed to remodel the hotel in many
features. refurnish the rooms and
make other improvements. There are
e. rooms in the place and these Will
all be Furnished in the most modern
manner. Esa 49, - ssssT !
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-20
PLAN A CAMPAIGN
TO PROTECT GIRLS

Burlinton. Iowa. oct. Ia.-Organized
warfare on the traffic III girls was
decided upon today by the National
Purity congress in annt.dl session
here. Ii was shown that the white
slave traffic has grown to enormous
proportions. Clifford G.. Roe. Chi
cago attorney. in an address declared
parental negligence in til" education
of daughters: flirting. undue ambition
tn live well and too beggarly wages
paid girls in big cities are responsible
for the population of the red light
district.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-20
.R|OCEWAY COMPANY
WILL Be ABSORBED

New York, Oct. 1a.-The stock of the
Hidgeway company. publishers of the
Everyhody's magazine will be taken
over by the Bnttericka Publishing
company. and the capital of the lat
ter concern will be increased from
1000. 900 To sl5.o0o,00D.
Approval Of this proposed increase
in capital stock was voted today by
the stockholders Of the Butterick
company.
The Ridgeway stockholders will re-
eeiye Rutterick stock on the basis Of
three shares of Butterick for one of
Ridgeway.
Erman J. Ridseway, il was an
nnunced will remain in charge of
Everybody's magazine, which may
eventually be printed in the Butterick
plant.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-20

Every boy and girl who calls at The
Muscular office today will receive a
Zim flipper.