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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21
Public Sale
IS BEAD STEERS

average about 40 lbs some nearly fat enough
Tor market Cow with Cali by side Jersey Cow
! Iicllrr>, viii he fresh about April: yearling
bull iIOlStrIn Bull, years old registered Duroc
Jersey Red SOW with Pigs by her side berkshire
) w with Pigs by her side. thoroughbred Bcrk.
shire Boar ShOatS, nearly new four horse
Ntuhurn WAGON. 900 capacity; Columbian
Dump Cart one horse Spring Wagon, new Rub
hrr-tirc Leather Top Buggy old Steel-iire Buggy,
sleigh, round back cutter, New Way Corn
Planter, complete; 3 Oliver Chilled Flows No
90 l7.luoth SpringtoOth Lever Harrow, 2 l5.tooth
NpringtOoth Lever llarrowS. Osborn, Horse
Rake. Mccormick Mower Iron Age Foot.AsIe
Riding Worker. Buckeye Walking Workers
new hlllOck Wecder. Corn Trans PLANTER Steel
Land Roller, Single Workers. Osborne two
horse Disc Harrow. 2-rnw Disc Marker. li-foot
Hay CatTiagc, IL foot Can Rack, two horse Dirt
scoop. Q lbs. capacity Endless Chain. Iron Age
Hardtn worker, seed Sewer attached: 2 SETS
heavy l'rrrchIng Harness, sets Lead Harness
u WORK hidl,N. part brass mounted. swing bits
ana carry ing rcins, 2'eiS Pillow Harness, sets
Driving Harness, Saddles. 4-horse Lead Line
hCullarN' " HOUSINGS, pairs Double Lines, s
ImrNihS straps Choke Straps. pair Butt
thalns pair Breast Chains < Haltcrs, FIynets
and Collar Pads, y II. T., Portable Gasoline En-
gnc, fully equipped, I-inch Blower Pipe Tornado
Silo Fuller - foot SIlO g-nch Burr Lett Feed
MIL portable R-tnCh Cross Cut Saw 2s.inrh
Kin Saw and Table, suitable for saving shingles
nuN STATS, etc. Hooking Valley IO-inch knife
Fodder Gutter. hand or power, no feet B-inch
Rrlt set Fairbanks Platform scales canaritv
WI hiaCkNHith Forge and Blower. Drill Press
and Drills, Blacksmith Bench Wise. 100 lb
Anvil Hammers, longs. etc. J2-foot Extension
ladder is-i1ot Ladder. Grain Fan. set Wagon
springs, . Single Spreaders Double Sprrader
lhriblc Double and Single Trees, : Cant Hooks,
Log Chains, Ropes Pulley Catch Blocks. ? Crow
mrs, shovel. ScythcS, Scoop Shovels large
Itng hoN, rbSs-tut Saws. 100 barrels yellow
orn, Fodder by the bundle, Us bu. Po'atoeS.
suitable for seed. 50 bu Cow Beets and many
other articles too numerous 10 mention.
TERMS OF SALE
All sums OF $40 and under cash on day Of sale;
on sums over that amount 4 credit OF months
VIII De gwen purchasers giving their notes
with apr we'd security, bearing interest from
day OF sale and payable at the First National
Bank lIINre de Grace
70 No goods TO be- removed until settled for
sale positive, regardless of weather.
CARROLL BROS. Owners.
| W Thompson. Auctioneer
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

teS' Wanted Man with sufficient labor
in family to Grow Corn and Tomatoes
On shares. Landlord will furnish every .
thing except labor. Can give party day
work when not busy with crops. C.. s
Clark, Perryman, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

ta5- For Sale o. | c. Sow, will far
row in February; b or tons Clover and
Alfalfa Hay, good cow hay; one Ilol-
,tein Cow. G, Il. Wiggers, Fallston,
Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21
JACOB A. poNeN sou,,,o.
ORDER NISI,

In the matter Of the In the
estate OF Mary Cole, ORPHANS Court for
deceased Hartford County.
Ordered this Nth day Of January. IN the year
1916 by the Register OF wills 81 Hartford County.
IN the recess OF the Orphans Court Of Hartford
County. that the sales made and reported by
Celia L Preston. nee Harvard ,NtyuiriN nm M,
above entitled ease be tHtn and confirmed
unless cause 10 the contrary thereof be- snow n
ON or before the 18th DAY Of February. 1918. pro-
Stded. a copy OF tins order be PUBLISH d ia seine
new spapcr printed IN Hartford County one, !,
week for three successive weeks before the
said llth day OF February. 1876
60 The report states the amount OF sales to De
sS.6'5.
JOHN ARCHER. Il. W. n. Co
True Copy Test
JOHN ARCHER. X ". Ii. Co.
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teS Wanted Married Man to work by
month, good hours and pay to right
party. Must come well recommended.
Clay Z. Whiteford, Whiteford. Md
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

tar West End Poultry Yards. WHY
send away for your Single Comb Rhud,
island Reds. that are Red, when YOU
can come here and make your owr
selection. Plenty 10 select from, fine,
vigorous, birds Improve your flock
ny securing one or more of my choice
cockerels and pen or more of pullets.
frlces reasonable. Satisfaction guar.
anteed, Come look them over Phone
l9-R. Ambrose Armstrong. Aberdeen,
Md
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

Ios- For Sale. 60 II. f. Upright Boiler
with off set and stack, trimmings com
plete, practically new. made by Coats.
lille Boiler Works. II. c. Holloway,
'erryman, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

ioS' For Sale. Bay Mare, weight
400 lbs; Iron Gray Mare, weight 1900
los. both 6 years old, none better
Clover Hay, 300 bushels Potatoes. A.
u. Ensor, Forest Hill. Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21
Public Sale

The undersigned. intending to quit farming,
Will sell al Public sale on the farm known as
the William llanway property, on the road
leading from Forest llll 10 lsrrcttsyille, about
one and half miles from the former place. on
Thursday, January 81, 1916
At 10 O'Clock A. NJ. the
Following Personal PROPERTY. TO Wit.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

loS- For Rent desirable Dwelling on
Dallam Place. in Bel AR. Apply to
Charles q. Lee.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

tuS- Corn For Sale by the Barrel at
Prlestford Farm. Apply to W. S.
Johnson, on the farm. Albert Nelson.
Phone 80
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

IrE- Wanted Stock to winter ON the
Old William Il. Hopkins farm near
lapidum. Plenty Of Feed, excellent
shelter, best of water. Terms reason
able. Apply to Jerry Gilbert on farm
or John d. Worthington. Bel Air.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

IB" For Rent. -Jarrettsville Hotel.
Possession can be given March l. Ap.
ply to William ii. Jarrett, Jarrettsville,
Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

tk6- For Sale-One Oakland Car with
electric light and starter; also second
hand cars. Prices right. The Bel Air
Garage, j. &. Wlker, proprietor.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

b@- Money to Loan on Mortgage in
sums to suit W, Worthington Hopkins,
Attorney at Law, Bel Air, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

bT~ For Rent The large Roler-pro-
cess Flour and Feed Mill, and Saw Mill
connected Herewith, located at Reckord
on the Little Gunpowder, now doing u
large business. Pending its rental bust
ness will continue AS usual. Apply TO
A. b. Whitaker, Bel Air, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

sos Money to Loan on mortgage in
sums to suit. John ID. Worthington,
Attorney at Law.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

isa6" For Sale 1000 bundles Of Fodder
NJ. A. Reckord, Bel Air, Md
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lser For Sale. A Thoroughbred Berk
hire Boar, ready for service, Apply
quickly TO Robert S. Preston. FaIIston,
r. ID.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

p9- The undersigned offers his service.
to the people of Hartford County MS q
tirst-class Painter and Paper Hanger.
References furnished and work guaran.
teed. K. Thos. Boyer. Bel Air.
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tnS- For Sale Pigs and Shoats. +
II. West, Forest Hill. Md Phone.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

ses- Having rented the fertilizer mills
at Reckordville, am in position to send
for dead animals. A call over phone
from any one IN either Hartford or Bal
timore Counties will bring the necessary
equipment for the delivery of same.
George W. Stamford.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

iosr For Sale Three good Fly Wheels.
excellent to use ON machine for saw.
ing wood or cutting fodder. Enquire
at Egis Office.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

p1-F For Sale IL head Horses, six
drafters and six drivers at Indian
Spring Farm. All young and ready
for use. G. \. Slade, Darlington, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

tnS- For Sale Cheap Oakland Road-
,ter. in good condition. Eugene
t'llllngsley, Churchville, Md.
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lss~ II you have Walnut Treesor |. ogs
to sci write on phone Philip G. Spen,
Ger, sol Rossiter Ave, Govans, for
John l.. Alcock 4 Co.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

tS' For Sale Some nice lleifers and
Colts. {. S. Clark. Perryman, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

lsaS' For Sale-Three fine S. c. Black
OrplnRton CockereIs, 81 each One
extra fine Cock and ten good Young
Hens for $50. A fine Guernsey Bul,
one year old, not eligible to registry,
out Of n grand cow. J l.. Mccormick,
Poplar Grove Farm, Bel Air, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

taS' For Sale One Poland China Boar,
lG months old. Registered ~ Bert II.
9O567, sire Mssons Prize s3l95, dam
Jennie II. 1916. Price $45. A
beauty, A. j. Street, Forest iiIll,
Md, X. +. ID.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

bD For Sale 70 Barred Plymouth
Rock Cockerels. ThOmpson's lin
perial Ringlets, and Walden's "Mafy-
land StrHln" Interbred. Introduce this
blood into your flock and get better
marked chicks and better layers Price
81 One dozen Pulleta, same strain, 81.
C.. s. Pyle. Forest Hill, Md.
lsb Notice. Our consignment Of New
York Holstein and Guernsey Cows to
be sold at public auction on Monday,
January "a. has arrived at Kenmore
Stables and prospective buyers are in
yIted to make n critical examination of
them. Webster a. Wadsworth, L. II.
Mccormick, Agent.
pa,' For Sale. Small Canning House
Outfit with 10 II. +. Boiler: pair of
Mules. also have Eggs for Matching
from good laying strain of S. C.. Rhode
Island Reds at So. % per 100. w. Arm
strong. Magnolia. Phone wilma Oil.
to5- Wanted. A Married Man on farm
with wife to do general housekeeping
Apply to Mr.. G. c. Slice, Aberdeen, Md.
ta5' For Sale One Poland China Boar,
l6 months old. Registered IA Bert II.
| 90567, sire Masons Prize s3l95, dam
Jennie II. 1916. Price $40. A
beauty. A. j. Street, Forest Hi,
Md. r. +. ID.
IaS' For Sale Corn Fodder. W. S.
Montgomery, Fallston. Phone Fork 30
bD We Paint your Auto in two weeks
Any color. work guaranteed Wilson
4 Co.. Bel Air, Md.
lsS For Sale-Three fine S. G.. Black
OrplnRton CockereIs, 81 each. One
extra fine Cock and ten good Young
Hens for $50. A fine Guernsey Bull,
one year old, not eligible to registry,
| out OF grand COW. J l.. Mccormick,
Poplar Grove Farm, Bel Air, Md.
paS-For Sale IL head Horses, six
drafters and six drivers at Indian
Spring Farm. All young and ready
for use. G. \. Slade, Darlington, Md.
poS- For Sale Cheap Oakland Road-
ster, in good condition. Euge
Billingsley, Churchville, Md.
t1s-For Sale Pigs and Shoats. r.
ii. West, Forest Hill. Md Phone.
ts5" For Sale 1000 bundles Of Fodder
NJ A. Reckord, Bel Air, Md
toS- For Rent desirable Dwelling on
Dallam Place, in Bel AR. Apply to
| Charles o. Lee.
taylor Sale o. / C. Sow, will far
| row in Ephrnarv, r ar Il tnuu IIny.r
Alfafa Hay, good cow hay; one Hol-
tein Cow. G. Il. Wiggers, Fallston,
Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

baS' We Paint your Auto in two weeks
Any color. work guaranteed. Wilson
4 Co., Bel Air, Md
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to5- Wanted. A Married Man on farm
with wife to do general housekeeping.
Apply to Mr.. G.. G. Slee, Aberdeen, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-01-21

Is5' For Sale Corn Fodder. W S
Montgomery, Fallston. Phone Fork 30
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pas' For Sale. Small Canning House
Outfit with 10 II. +. Boiler: pair of
Mules; also have Eggs for Matching
from good laying strain of S. C.. Rhode
Island Reds at $500 per 100 w. Arm
strong, Magnolia. Phone Wilma oil.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-09-22

And when | speak the earth shall listen,
And Heavens hylnnals shan't be heard,
And rocks and cliffs shall hark imbiding
With awe Gods wrathful, solemn word
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time it was easier. Now l don't mind
it at ALL"
You're not afraid"
mot bit. That does no good. And
If you have a proper machine, test 1t
before you go up and know how to run
it, you're as safe in the air as you
would be on train or in an automo-
bile"
How old were you when you began
to fly?"
Sixteen. I was in my last year at
high school, I lived in Jackson, Miss.
l read everything l could find about
airships and aviators.
II leased for long time before
could induce my mother to let me fly.
I'd get her to the point where she was
almost willing, and then some aviator
would be killed and I'd have my work
to do all over again. 1 used to wish l
could hide the newspapers.
Finally she said yes, and 1 went at
1t in earnest and learned all 1 could
about the business"
Miss Stinson is thoroughly con-
WINGED that aviation is a woman's pro-
fessiOn and hopes to see more girls
learn to fly.
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downward curve, then sheered UP and
back over her own path, her head and
the upper part of her machine down.
ward toward the ground.
For a moment the engine stopped.
Then the tune of it began again. Cath
crime Stinson, for the several hun
dredth time, had looped the loop, and
three minutes later she landed with
out even a jolt. She had been in the
air not more than ten minutes.
The keen wind had sent the tears
streaming down her cheeks, but she
was smiling and utterly unconcerned.
She's Not Bit Afraid.
What in the world induced you to
attempt looping the loop?" she was
asked.
Il didn't want the men to be getting
ahead of me all the time" she said
naively. Il just thought that l could
do what they could When 1 first tried
the loop last July had never even
been passenger with anybody who was
attempting it. l lost my sense of di-
rection entirely for few minutes.
But nothing happened and the next
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-15
WANTS GIRLS TO
TAKE TO FLYING
Girl Who Loops the Loop Says
Aviation Is Woman'S
Profession.
NOT THE LEAST BIT AFRAID
Catherine Stnson, Southern Maiden, a
"Gypsy," Thrills Spectators With
SIants High in the Air-Hangs
Head Downward.

New York.-A gypsy girl, brown
skinned and with curls flying free, a
girl who weighs only 104 pounds and
is a trifie over five feet in height, and
not yet twenty-one years old, has just
Topped the loop in her own aeroplane
at Sheepshead Bay speedway. 1t is
the first time any woman has per-
formed this feat in New York city, and
Catherine Stinson probably is the only
woman on earth who can perform It,
1t was at twenty minutes to eight,
long after sunset, that Miss Stinsons
biplane, with vicious spurning Of the
gravel beneath it, scared into the air
scared up, up, till it seemed nothing
more than dark dragon fly playing
aerial tag with the moon and the eve
ming star The buzzing beat of the en-
CINE came to me more and more faint
ly as I shaded my eyes from the Grim
son flare beside me, which was to keep
the aviatrix from landing on her spec
tatOrS.
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Gas Works in Japan.

For a nation accustomed to lamps
and candles for centuries, the fact that
nearly 100000 people in Japan now
use gas for lighting purposes, is
worthy of notice. Despite the charges
for gas, higher than in Europe or
America, the per capita consumption
continues on the increase. In time
more developed condition Of the in
dustry will permit Of lower rate
through the production and sale of
dyes, coal tar and other by-products.
Superstition and ignorance were the
causes of numerous accidents at first,
but the results have not been so uni
formly fatal as in many foreign coun-
tries This is principally due to the
fact that the rooms of Japanese houses
are not so nearly alright as the
houses of this country. The amount OF
capital now invested in gas works in
Japan amounts to about $26,000,O0O,
with about $50 miles Of piping. The
concerns engaged in the enterprise
have on the whole done well from the
standpoint of profit, the dividend
yields being about 10 per cent annu-
ally. The hydroelectric industry in ia
pan, however, is developing fast which
may cause the gas companies to suffer
somewhat-Philadel Commercial
Museum Notes.
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Sending Sick Children
to School
BY SAMUEL C. DIXON. M. D.. Commissioner Of
Health Of Pennsylvania

result that other children the school exposed and those who
susceptible will follow in
School authorities naturally anxious regularity of attend
the part Of the students and parents feel that they
simply doing their duty forcing children school who complain
of feeling WELL 1t much batter for child to lose occasional
days schooling than to risk bringing illness and exposing others
Chldrens recuperave powers generally speaking superior to
those of older people Proper and will often ward off serious
Illness this requires and insight part the parents
the children themselves not call attention to their ccnd
until they become seriously ILL., Nrrt
Loss of appetite fevshnes lassiud discooan of the all
indications which should be watched symptoms of ndposon
The work which children lose the schools they make far
readily than that which they lose in health Satisfactory mental
made unless health first considered and school author
realize that the total amount time lost far greater owing
the added possibility of spreading communicable disease when half
sick children permitted in school,
When children i'll their paymates should not be permitted
them until it absolutely certain that they not suffering from
disease Colds communicable Parents should
children do visit other youngsters who ill., and infants
houses where there danger their contract
ing illness from children who not well.
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nothing to Mr.. and Mrs. Wells. She
was in a rare f1utter when she went
over to the house one morning and,
for some unaccountable reason, re-
NAMED there chatting, an unusual oc-
currence, for Nellie was an energetic
worker. Il
Then, at the sound of carriage
wheels, she ran Quite the front door.
ooh, folksi hurry! hurryl"s her voice
rang out. "Some one has. arrived"
The .soneone Dwas Madge, and with
her Mr.. gWaldron and, the children. It
seemed to the worn, weary father and
mother as though paradise had been
restored to them OF course it was "a
visit" oh, yes,a MadgeJ needed a
change, and Mr. Waldron'sr business
had allowed of his leaving It, and the
children were So happy and JOY
reigned supreme.
"One-two-three- Nellie must
stay to dinner, sure!"r piped Mr.. Wells.
hopping about like patriarch rejuve-
mated. "F'ive, and the two little ones.
That means seven. Three leaves will
give us plenty of room, Ell, wife?"
Hold on, I'll help you," suggested
his son-in-Iaw, as Mr.. Wells started
for the attic. ~ 1sr ~ ="
The old man chartered like mag
pie; he ambled up the stairs, down the
stairs, chuckling,. laughing, infused
with new life.
There, that'll dol" he cried, cheer.
ily as he carried the third of the table
leaves into the dining room.
There's another, isn't there?" in
terrogated Mr.. Waldron with affected
Indifference, as the leaves were fitted
into place.
Eyes, but we don't need it,
"But we may" submitted Mr.. Wal
dron. Look here, father, l want to
tell you a story"
Fire away, son!"
There's a fellow came up to Cana
ia and told us how lonely and desert
ed you dear folks were. Well, Madge
cried and felt homesick. We sold out
home and business. We're here to
stay"
Glory" shouted Mr.. Wells. "And
who was the fellow"
"Joel, your SON."
"Joeli"
Exactly. He'd made a strike with
a mining partner. He's got enough to
pay a certain eight hundred dollars
he was worrying about. He's got
enough left after that to go into bust
ness with me, right here in town. and
marry Nellie, and settle down, right
here at home"
The old man was astare, trembling
all over.
"son," he gasped, its too good to
be true!"
1T isn't" asserted Robert Waldron
'In fact, Joel sent me ahead from
town to prepare you for steady
boarder. He's made good and has
come back He'll be here within an
hour"
s'Mother!" cried the old man in
delirious joy. Tell hen SOM"
And Mr.. Waldron repeated his
story.
ITO think of it," almost sobbed Ira
Wells. "All hands back in the old
home nest. Oh, I'm so overcome Il
don't know what to do!'
Father" suggested his wife, smil-
ing through her tears, suppose you
go upstairs and bring back the last
Ieafi"
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largest box for the wood ducks The
big fresh water lake on the estate will
be made attractive to ducks by plant
ing suitable food, with the hope that
now and again mated pairs will re-
main to nest.
OF the many big estates in Green
witch, that of Commodore Benedict Of
fers the greatest natural advantages
for scientific conservation work and
prominent Audubon workers are coop
Grating with the commodore in carry
ing out the plans for the project.
One of the scientific advantages to
be gained by carrying out this plan,
it is pointed out, is that the birds will
rid the beautiful gardens OF the es-
tate of their insect enemies.
The unusual interest in birds In
Greenwich and vicinity is due in large
measure to the fact that the Green
witch Comm Press has bird conser-
walton editor and publishes bird stories
and notes in each issue. 1t is probably
the only weekly paper in the United
States that prints regular feature OF
this kind.
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Last Leaf
sr .[% : |fc
SE
90
+ Zz)Tt p GS4lg -
i By
FRANCES LANYON
Copyright. 1916. by W. G. Chapman.)

Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)
Hes not coming back-I feel it, /
know it," sighed Ira Wells. Il hope
Janet don't take on!"EAsC1 q az
The old man breathed hard amid
his mournfuf soliloquy. He was car
rying a leaf of the dining room table
up the attic stairs. They were crooked
and he was not supple or nimble. He
groaned a trifie as narrow turn near
ly upset him. Finally, however, he
reached the top of the stairs, dragging
the heavy black walnut board after
0im.
''The last leaf" he voiced solemnly,
and set it up against the slanting 'raf-
ter. Then he rubbed his eyes and
stOod viewing the board and its en-
virOnment sOlemnly.
"All gone now" he murmured. 1T
had to come, 1 suppose; but JOEL
thought he'd stick it out. There is
Nellie, of course, but she Is like an
own daughter and always counted on
making her home with us. And now
she's just as heartbroken as we
are"
The last leaf Of the dining room ia
BILE had three companions. Once all
four had been in use-but that was in
the long ago. Madge had married and
she and her husband and his sister
and, later, the two little ones, with
Joel, the only son, had made the old
house ring with joy and laughter. AL
ways was there a merry, happy table
full. Then the sister-in-law had mar
ried, and one leaf came out. Then
Madge and her husband and their two
children had gone to Canada, and two
more followed.
Only six months since there had
come the final break. Joel had gone