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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

an extra triflo Of $4,000 tie
has raised total OF $500 600
tie wants 90 make that $4,000,
600 by June I. when he Will have
completed five years % service as
y 49, e. A. money raiser.
OF course. time iH money With
Ward. So he's hard Co get Al
ready he has bookings foF almost
all of 1910
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10
STOLE $4,000
FROM MAIL TRAIN


DETROIT. Mich March t0.-~
News ~ the bigxcst mail robbery
occurring IN Canada Tor years was
received here to-day when u was an
nounced that detectives are seeking
$4,000 stolen from a train on the
run between Windsor and Toronto
on February q
The money was Ia drafts and
checks. and was contained in q mail
bag which was rified by the thieves.
Closest secrecy - being main
tained By the inspectors. but " is
believed that department employees
may BE- Involved IN the Disappear
ance ~ the money Nearly every
bank IN Windsor ~ involved In the
loss.
Bicycle repairing A. l. Hall.
III First. ess
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10
MAYOR THROWS A
REFORMER IN JAIL

PHILADELPHIA. March 40 -
Logan II Built son ~ ths Ruthpr
Of Phlladelphia's charter. and him
SELF prominent Ia civic Faf1rm. was
thrown into JAIN last night IS Mayor
Reyhurn when he attempted 10 seri =
a subpoena in an equity suif
brought axainsf city officials by the
mayor
Later Re eas released IS e magis-
trafe Reyburu refused e. see But
litt and the latter waited for htm
outside the door detective or
dcred him % leave aud he refused
Then he Was arrested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

and q letter 81 coincidence from them
were features ~ the funeral today
~ pr LuuiH Kiousch. editor 90 the
Christian Herald.
BEfifNuHAM neiiaca Eidmage
wite ~ fHr postmaster here. and
Fionrer woman - dead
ST LOUIS S. Louis also has a
chief 0f police " 30 found the office
unusually profitable chief John 81
HcaiH was indicted yesterday faf tire
enbrr1lrmcut 20 si1.9t9 from the
Police Relief fund
PHOENIX. " g. Archie Hosa
and o Mullins we're Instantly
killed a. a result ~ drilling into a
bootleg Ga she Candy mine here
yesterday
OLYMPIA That g. &. Wilson.
postmaster az New KAmiiehie who
sgss n3yHfeFinuaiy drowned insf fall
VAS shoFt in his accounts was die
covered herr to-day probably 81
piainlnR Wilson's death
ST LOUIS John wahl oldest
banker Ia 81 Louis president ~ the
German Savings instifuiien is dead
PARIS ~ Frank Gould has mar
riga Faith Kelly thr actress az t.
reported ln Nrw YORK sau4eoue be-
sides Could wiii have go eounrm a.
IL refused % tatk % the reporters
to-day
JOPLIN. Mo.-Capt u o Hart
lett always Norc $3.50 diamond IN
bic shirt front he owns 81 .NNa
horse Yesterday the horse nirpsa
The diamond ffam ltH setting
crushed = 30 and peacefully tnunchsa
e whiie aiaruesf ffangieally triad 10
save 10
$40 PAuf.A. umsii Here's wn.
ltam jennings Bryan awain. Accom-
panied by hts wifn che American AZ.
rived hers Yesterday and was royal
iy welcomed
MONTE CARLO Speaking %
high flying " nnugicr reached a
height ~ 500 feet. circiins over Size
sea and the villages near hers. today
in his tiuiane
ST LOUIS "a movement haa
been started here to erect = funnu-
mgnt usef thr grave % Jake
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

SPOKANE Reports from the Pa
house country indicate that the
snowfall IA outside districts dnrinF
the past winter WAS the heaviest IN
81 yenra A. many points Il amount
ud Ga uVrr Hix feet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

CHICAGO william Calhoun,
the mess American minister 20 China,
expects % leave tonight f0r san
Francisco IT, VIII remain ia Ban
Francisco until March 10. when be
Intends 90 sail Tor china.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

RENO. New Prank Everett 70
.life convict nt tho state peniteutiafy
win hc operated on TODAY ~ the ~
George hospital 80 remove needle
from hts brain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10
A WORD OF
WARNING
Unprecedented Buying at
Eilers Warehouse Sale
Leaves but Few Pianos
for Tardy Purchasers.

Renewed Interest Shown Dur
ing Closing Days OF Great
Money Saving Event--Many
Instruments Being Sent Out
Of the City-Thoss Interest
ed Should Delay No Longer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10
LOCK- s sid

The first essential "a correct
lenses, which my method Of ex
animation inaures Glasses com.
plcie. guaranteed one year. 1850.
Myers Optical Co, Second floor.
1914 SerGad. over Raven Drug
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

EDWfs . BHOwE. 7ia First Az.
union Block Between Caumbin ana
Cherry NfH
Dpnu evenings uufu H and aundaeH
until f9r people who work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10
TRUSTEE SALE

or WATCHES. CLOCKS. SILVER.
WARE, DIAMONDS,
JEWELRV ETC.
NEW YORK IEWEInY co.
1905 Third aF. between Pike ard
Unfuu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

Schaefcr the billiard champion who
died rueHdny IN Denver
Sf pEYnftanuHU Tho cxaf
has worries enough lodging hambs
bat when street cars set Into the
game, it'a thr limit Last night q
ear running az a high rate erased
The wheels ~ tho ernr'n carFiaFr
and eamo within u fraction ~ hii
Ting q aquarely
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

sT LOUIS "A movement has
been started here t0 erect = fnnnu-
mont uter the grave q Jake
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

$40 PAutA. uFHsii Here's Wn.
liafu jennings Bryan again. Accom-
panied b. hts wlfn che American AZ.
rived hers Yesterday and was royal.
~ welcomed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

MONTE CARLO. Speaking %
hah tying " nnueicr reached a
height ~ 1900 feet circiiue over itss
sea and the villages near hers. todas
iu his tipiane
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

PARIS " Frank Gould has mar.
fied Faith Kelly the actress. az fs
reported ln Nrw YORK san.eone be-
sides Could win have go eoufrm a.
he refused 20 tatk 20 the reporters
to-day
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

FHoENfN " Archie nosa
and J o Mullins we're Instantly
killed ~ Fcauit ~ drilling into
bootleg lu yhe CANDY mine here
YnatrrMaN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-10

OLYMPIA That g. &. Wilson.
postmaster az NeW Kamliehia who
was myaferinuaiy drowned insf fail
eas short in his accounts was die
covered hsre to-day probably 81
planning Wilson's death.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-11-10
MILK cows FOR SALE.

10 head Of No. / milk cows and
heifers for sale. Some fresh; bal
ance wiz be fresh from December
to February l. w. x. s. Gregory.
Tolo. Idaho. As-Ae.st
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-11-10

Margatetta S. Rice, clerk election 5 90 /
Hans Peterson. con prim cleo. 90 |
Hubert Hatrup, dis clerk eiec... 90 |
p. b. Denham. judge prim cleo 90 |
d. b. Denhma judge prim cleo. 90 |
Andrew Sprute. Judge prim cleo 90 |
B Luchtefeld, Judge prim cleo. 90 |
J.. h. Krieger, clerk prim cleo. 90 |
Frank G. Winkler, clerk prim cleo 8 90 |
b. l.. Hussman clerk prim cleo. 8 90
Edward Blake, clerk prim cleo y. 90
A, r. Mays clerk prim cleo 80. 90
Mrs Nora Skaggs, clerk prim cleo 90
Fannie M. McGrew, dis clerk cleo 90
Evan w. Owens. con prim cleo. 90
II. b. Blake, judge prim cleo !. 90
Lizzie Fryer judge prim cleo ~. 90
John Maugg Judge prim cleo ~. 90
J. w, Burns, dis clerk election Il. 90
"A. G.. Lyle con prim cleo 1900. 3 90
Lee Smith, judge prim cleo ...... 90
Patrick Toal judge prim cleo !. 90
j. e. Callan Judge prim cleo 80. 500
A. FL. McGrew Judge prim cleo J. 90
A. M. Donnally. judge priIn cleo. 90
John A. Seay. judge prim elec... 90
Helen n. McGrew. clerk pri cleo 90
L. M. Hawkins. judge prim cleo. 90
Fred Huffman, judge prim cleo 90
M. A. Packer clerk prim cleo. -. 90
d. c. Howard, clerk prim cleo >. 90
Claude y. Lugenbeel. clerk cleo ;. 4 90
Al M. Reynolds, clerk prim cleo ;. 90
John Segar. dis clerk cleo ...... 90
Major Farris. con prim cleo -. 90
H. M. Williams, Judge prim cleo 90
A. Anderson. judge prim cleo 49,. 90
III. Flynn, Judge prim cleo -....... 4 90
F. e. Leeper Judge prim cleo 4 90
Thos. M Atwood, clerk prim cleo 90
J. w. Lamb, clerk prim cleo $500. s 90
Margaret Hansley, clerk prim cleo 90
Arminta Nissen, clerk prim cleo. 90
c. H. Mundt, Judge prim cleo -. 8 90
Geo. II. Sheldon, Judge prim cleo 90
@. y. Stanberry. judge prim cleo 90
J. l.. Lamb. judge prim cleo So. 90
@. J. Heay, judge prim cleo ,..... 90
Frank ]. Egelston, judge prim elc 90
Cora B. Sorrow dis clerk cleo .. 90
j. w. Wilks, con prim cleo -. 90
Lee Wann, judge prim cleo 1880. 90
w. c, Cason, Judge prim cleo q. 90
| Harold H. Harris. judge prim cleo 5 90
John C.. eGlbach. clerk prim cleo. 5 90
Emma NJ Gillett, clerk prim cleo s 90
| Ada Sweet. clerk prim cleo -. s 90
Ethel Bickford. clerk prim cleo !. s 90
@. III. Arnold. constable cleo -. 3 90
James Woodward Judge prim cleo 8 90
A. r Alexander, judge prim cleo 8 90
| ]. M. Mcdonald, judge prim cleo 5 90
]. w. Hockersmith. Judge cleo :. 5 90
| Adelaide Cunningham. clerk cleo. 90
Anna Karsten, clerk cleo 1890. 4 90
| H. Rothwell clerk prim cleo 49,. 4 90
Fred Erskine, clerk prim cleo 4 90
| Lena L. Markham. dis clerk cleo 4 90
Frank vandeventer. judge ..... 4 90
John A. Hanson, Judge prim cleo 1 90
| II. H. Amber. judge prim cleo :. 4 90
James b. Crea, judge prim cleo. 4 90
r. r. Drummer. clerk prim cleo :. 5 90
Blanche Rhoades, dis clerk cleo !. 8 90
VIM. Wagner con prim cleo -. 9 90
| Emma Brinkmnan, clerk pr cleo. 5 90
Doilie Gin. dis clerk cleo ........ s 90
Henry ]. Nau judge prim cleo J. s 90
Thos. Hayden, judge prim cleo 5 90
Nick Kinzer, Judge prim cleo -. 5 90
1 o. p, Fry, Judge prim cleo ...... s 90
Anna NJ. Kuther. clerk prin cleo 90
| H. c. Quigley. judge prim cleo 5 90
c. r. Manrlng. judge prlm cleo 5 90
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-11-10

The Following claims We're exnained
and rejected:
w. q, Bunnell damages account Of
defective bridge. $4,000
O. c. Lapp Co., mdse foi INDECENT J.
f.. Beede. sl325.
Quarterly report OF j. !. overman,
clerk, auditor mad recorder was here ex-
alnined and approved and ordered filed.
The quarterly allowance heretofore
made to Henry Lane INDECENT, was here
reestablished, and an allowance Of $14
per month made to said INDECENT.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Two Can Play.

waiter" called the lrate diner,
there seems to be n dollar on this
bill can't account for"
"Oh. that's just Joke, SIR" apollo
glzed the waiter. Just bet the cash
Ter and have. I'll have it fixed right
away, sir"
"What do you mean about betT'
asked the diner, detaning him.
"Well, sir, ! bet the cashier 80 cents
you would see the mistake, and he bet
you wouldn't, 80 | win. sir"
Suppose hadn't noticed it?"
He'd have got the dollar, sir"
"Oh. see. Give me your pencil"
And he wrote few lines on the back
of the bill, folded II up and handed II
to the waiter. Take that to the cash
ier."
The waiter leaned over the cashiers s
shoulder as he unfolded the paper. II
read:
"I'll bet you So that when you send
this back you don't find me-"
And they dldnt.-Iippincotts.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Yosemite Versus Grand CANYON.

Yosemite for home or a camp, the
Grand canyon for spectacle. / saw
a robin in Yosemite valley. Think
how forlorn and out of place a robin
would seem in the Grand canyon!
What would he do theref There is no
turf for him TO inspect, and there are
no trees for him TO perch on. would
as soon expect to find him amid the
pyramids of Egypt or amid the ruins
of KaTnak. The bluebird was there
also. and the water ouzel haunted the
lucid waters. The reader may create
for himself a good image of Yosemite
by thinking of section of seven or
eight miles of the Hudson river mid
way of its course as emptied of its
waters and deepened 5000 feet or
more, having the sides nearly vertical,
with snow white waterfalls flutterlng
against them here and there. the ia
nous spires and domes planted along
the rim, and the landscape of groves
and glades. with its still. clear. wind
ing river. occupying the bottom.-John
Burroughs in Century.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Iona and sbor, Story Writers

Which are the great short stories Of
the English language? Not a bad
basis for a debate! This | am sure of
that there are far fewer supremely
good short stories than there are su.
premely good long books. 1t takes
more exquisite Skill to carve the
cameo than the statue. But the
strangest thing is that the two excel
lences seem TO be separate and even
antagonistic. Skill In the one by no
means insures skill in the other. The
great masters of our literature, Field.
ing. Scott, Dickens, Thackeray and
Reade, have left no single short story
Of outstanding merit behind them.
with the possible exception of Wan.
dering Willie's tale In Red Gauntlet"
On the other hand, men who have
been very great in the short story,
Stevenson. Poe and Bret Harte, have
written no great book. The champion
sprinter Is seldom five miller as well
Poe is the master Of all. Poe is. 10
my mind. the supreme original short
story writer of all time.-Conan Doyle
in Through the Magic Door"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
ADVOCATES PUBLICITY CURE
Or. Wiley Tells How to Equaiiz'
Cost of Living.

Pittsburg, Nov. "a. 49, THE prices
paid by the consumer for foodstuffs
today loom up like the Washington
monument, while the prices received
by the farmer look like an humble
gravestone," said DR.. Harvey w. Wi.
ley, government chemist and pure
food expert.
81 am a farmer" said DR. Wiley,
"and what | want to see Is the cost
of things reduced to the consumer
and at the same time have the farm
ers' returns increased Publicity,
publicity and more publicity, will
equalize these things. Hammer at
the middleman's profits day and
night and in time he'll, have to pay
the farmer more and charge the con-
sumer less. Publicity was what made
the pure food law. Enough of 1t will
wipe cCt the difference between the
) cents that the farmer gets for his
steer to the price the housewife pays
for the porterhousc steak"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Friction Matches.

Friction matches are a comparative
ly modern invention. They were first
made by John Walker In England in
1927, but were rather crude affairs.
He Improved them somewhat In 1893
by using phosphorus The first really
practical friction match was made in
the United States In 1886 by l.. G. AL
len of Springfield. Mass. Before this
time n clumsy form of match was i'm
ported from France. which had to be
dipped into bottle of suphuric acid
before 1t could be lighted. This took a
great deal of time and trouble, and
Allen. seeing the necessity for friction
matches. set about to make them and
succeeded. He neglected to patent
them, however, and on finally apply
ing for letters patent found that a
man named Alonzo Phillips. who was
a peddler, had discovered through a
third person the secret of making the
matches and had already obtained a
patent. Thus Allen. though the real
inventor. was forced to become mere
manufacturer under another mans pat
ent-Clncinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
The kidnaped Brides.

In the year 002. according to old Gus
tom, all the brides for the year at
Venice assembled on st. Mary's eve at
the cathedral. taking with them their
dowries in small chests. There they
awaited their bridegrooms, who fol-
lowed them, and after mass they were
married and received the bishops
blessing. In this year the sea rovers
Of Triest burst In upon the expectant
maidens. who were all dressed In
white, with hair loosely flowing and
interviewer with threads of gold, car
ried them off to their barks and hoisted
sail. The doge of Venice summoned
his men to arms, pursued the rovers,
overlook them in q creek still known
as the Port of the Damsels and brought
the brides back in triumph. IL mem
ory of this event a solemn procession
Of twelve young women took place
yearly, and the Marian games were OBJ
served with great splendor until the
year 1870, when they were dlscontln.
ued in a time of disastrous war.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Hoyps Hospitality.

II was the habit of Charles II. Hoyt,
the dramatist, to invite almost every
body he met to come up and spend a
few weeks with him at his summer
home in New Hampshire.
One night Hoyt, Bert Dasher w. H..
Currie. Frank Mckee and several other
house guests of Hoyt were sitting on
the veranda of Hoyt's summer house
waiting for dinner The train had just
arrived, and they saw an old farmer
and his wife coming up the path.
"Who are theyT' asked Hoyt. 81
never saw them before"
"The dickens you didn't" replied
Currie. "That is that old chap and
his wife you talked to over at Spring
field and invited to visit you"
"Oh. WELL" said Hoyt maybe they
are just coming In to dinner They
viii take the night train back"
Then he looked again and saw the
hired man behind the farmer and his
wife wheeling a big trunk on a wheel
barrow.
mo. by George" shouted Hoyt, "they
are here for a rum"
And they stayed a month.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
under tho Orator,a Spell.

Justice Brewer was once speaking Of
the oratory of John B. Cough. 81
would 60 home after hearing his elo'
quence thoroughly eated, but when
my father or mother asked me what
Cough had said could not tell them
for the life of me. | remember once at
a Yale commencement along in the
fifties, abou& the time that ! was gradu-
ated there. an incident illustrating the
force of personal magnetism. Cough
was to deliver an Grafton. He spoke.
of course. on temperance. There was
a distinguished audience. On the stage
were many of the venerable. notable
men in New Haven of that day. A
large space was clear about the table,
for Cough liked to walk back and
forth as he talked. He described how
a drunkard had beaten his wife and
came to his climax with. ANY man
who would kick woman ought to be
kicked out of the universe!
"He emphasized his words with q
vigorous thrust of one foot, whereal
every person on the stage, intensely
wrought up by the orator. likewise
kicked outward as did Cough. kan
sas City Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
When Tabby Raises Her Battle Cry.

Despite the cats softueSs. laziness,
1uffiness and purrlmg amiubility, her
piercing warcry IN the night startles
and eXasperatCS us hpNOnd all bearing.
mot by its loudnrss, but by certain
vicious. weird. half terrifying. half in.
furiatlng note IN It jhut makes us
spring to arms with The hootjack or
other substitute tor the boomerang. as
the warwhOup nf nur tribal enemies
did century or centuries ago. says
DR.. Woods Hutchinson IN Success Mag.
azine.
One Of Mark TVHin's wise old from
tiersman had caught this note when
he explained to the irndcrfoot that an
imal speech had rules OF composition
and grammer. just like human speech.
and that the reason cat rifles ye so
amt on account of the noise she
makes, but on account of the sickenin
bad grammar she uses" And he was
right, for the grammar OF scalp lifting
and the whole alphabet of battle. mur-
der and sudden death tingles and
screams in the rasping cry.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Made Him Doubt His own Name. =

Made Him Doubt His Own Name. =
1t was the quality of sympathy that
made Mrs. Cleveland's life in the
White House so rich memory, writes
DR.. w. II. Crook In the Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post | never knew
her to make a mistake of a social ma
ture but once, and then it was shared
by so many others that | may be par
doned for repeating it in public print.
/ know the little story is true, for I
was present at the time and heard Il
ALL At one of the presidents formal
receptions a man named Decker ap-
peared, and as he drew near the re-
ceiving line he told Colonel Wilson in
confidence that his name was such an
easy one It could not be mistaken or
mispronounced, whereupon Colonel Will
son presented him.
Happy to meet you, MIR. Cracker"
said the president.
Happy TO meet you, Mr.. Baker,"
said Mrs. Cleveland.
"Mr Sacker," murmured Miss Bay.
ard doubtfully.
Happy to meet you, Mr. Black"
Mrs. Whitney remarked with conf.
dence.
Ii is said that few minutes later
Mr.. Decker was seen looking at one OF
bis visiting cards to see what his name
really was.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
How They FIGHT Fire In Turkey

This is the method of fighting fire in
Turkey. In the center of CONSTANT
nople high watchtower has been
erected. When the man in the tower
sees n blaze the alarm is sounded and
the fremen are called to their posts.
If they have horses they proceed very
leisurely to hitch them to the engines
or carts and trot to- the fire. but in
most cases they have no horses, and
the men drag the engines through the
streets Mt a walk. They do not hurry
to attach the hose to the hydrant The
captain first finds the owner of the
building that is in danger of destruc-
ton and finds out how much he will
pay TO have the fire put out. If the
blaze is beyond control the captain ap-
proaches the owners of surrounding
property and bargains with them for
their protection. and of course they
pay him liberally.-New York Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
HELPED BY A HAMMER.
"A Little Business Incident to Which
Hangs a Moral.


Two blocks apart in certain street
are two stationery stores. The owner
of one has abundant capital, has n
wide, roomy place with large stock
Of goods well displayed. The store of
the other man Is n mere hole In the
wall in a dingy building. yet this deal
er is getting most of the business.
The following incident may explain
it. A woman who had just moved to
the vicinity stopped in the larger store
one evening to buy some picture nails,
but was told that they were not sold
there.
Where can / buy them?" she asked
politely.
81 don't know" said the proprietor
The woman went to the smaller store.
This man had no picture nails either
Il have box of old nails that | use
myself" he explained. Perhaps some
of them might do"
The woman gratefully accepted his
offer and found some nails that an
swered her purpose. She remembered
then that she had no hammer. Il can
lend you one" said the shopkeeper. "if
you will bring It back In the morning"
Ever since that time that woman has
walked the extra blocks to patronize
the obliging merchant. She has told
her friends of the incident and influ'
enced them to become customers.
The lesson taught by this insignif'
cant incident is one that is only too
often neglected. 1t pays small
tradesman to be obliging-it pays all
Of us. Small favors bring large re-
turns.-Chicago Tribune.