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New Britain herald., 1917-10-13
What Happened When Dicky Vel
 comed His Mother at the Door.

comed His Mother at tho Door.
 Where is Katie and Jim stormed Dicky. "I'll send them to open the door,"
 You'll do no such thing" replied steadily. 'I have given Katie orders not to present herself at the door, and you will realize the reason for my order if you think moment. And Jim is at the barn.
 May remind you that your moth CT is probably getting impatient? I imagine that she will not consider the welcome she is receiving as par ticularly cordial one, especially con- sidering the months she has been ab- sent from you."
 my pleasure in the knowledge, that Dicky would have given a good deal for the privilege of soundly boxing my ears. His mother, with woman companion, stranger to me, whom Dicky had guessed to be Cousin Aga tha, had unexpectedly driven up to the door but a few moments before one of the surprises" Mother Gra- ham was so fond of giving her rela- lives. Indeed, they were frantically
 
 ment I was insisting that my hus- band must open the door for them.
 Dicky, dusty dishevelled and, I knew, regretting the obstinacy that had led him to sort his collection of old books and periodicals in the liv- ing room, had tried to make me go to the door, wishing to bathe and dress before meeting the coldly critical eyes of oofh wasn't alone desire to punish him for his treatment of me concerning the living room furniture that had kept me from going to the door. I actually dreaded the storm of amazed criticism which would follow my moth er-in-law's first view of our upset rooms.
 Mother Graham Speaks.
 With a muttered anathema which knew consigned me to place not generally desirable as a summer resi- dence. Dicky made a futile attempt to shake himself free of dust and to clothing. Then he marched to the door with much the air of a man on his way to the scaffold. unlocked it and threw it open.
 Why, mother!" he exclaimed, and I. lingering behind him, wondered at the amazed delight with which he managed to fill his voice. Wherever did you drop from? And Cousin Aga tha, too. What a delightful surprise But why didn't you wire us?"
 Don't waste any of that talk on me, Richard" snapped his mother, while Cousin Agatha stood with pursed-up lips, evidently viewing with disapproval the little domestic scene into which she had been ushered. ''I haven't quite lost my eyesight yet, and when I got out of that taxicab, T distinctly saw Margaret and that jumping-jack of a Katie looking out of the windows. They lodged back, but they couldn't fool me. And now what I want to know is why we were left to cool our heels on your door step like tramps until you. got good and ready to let us in.''
 She folded her arms and regarded us with the menacing look of one who is prepared to demand instant satis- faction at the swords point for real or imaginary wrongs. I saw that
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13
Menu for Tomorrow

Breakfast
 Fruit Cereal Sugar and Cream French Fried Potatoes Mullins Coffee
 Dinner
 Potato Soup -. Roast Beef Brown Gravy |. Potato Croquettes
 Stewed Cauliflower Philadelphia Ice Cream
 Coffee
 Supper
 Cheese Toast
 Caulif1ower Salad
 Milk Biscuit
 Coffee Philadelphia Ice Cream-In dou. ble boiler scald one pint cream. Ado one cupful granulated sugar and stir until it is dissolved. Add a second pint cream, take immediately from the fire and set away to cool. When cold add one tablespoonful vanilla and freeze.
 Caulifower Salad-When cooked caulifower is left, put it aside. Rinse off all sauce with boiling water, chill in cold water drain, break in tiny fowerets and serve as a salad with lettuce and plain oil dressing.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13
GERMANS JEER COMMANDER.

London, Oct. 13.-A dispatch from the British Headquarters to Reuters Ltd., says that prisoner from the Seventy-second German Infantry Re- serve, in describing the discipline of his corps, declared that before the last battle a regimental commander ad- dressed his troops with the warning that any who held back would be shot. The only answer was a,general groan- ing, swelling into derisive laughter, upon which the commander rode away.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13
LITTLE DUCHESS"
 LEAVES FOX TONIGHT

The Little Duchess, the present feature of the Fox program, which will be shown tonight for the last time, is a sure-enough winner. And there's all kinds of class to Madee Evans the winsome little star of the production. Madge is only seven years of age. and she certainly is a
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13
I Sat There Like a Coop.

Just the other day I had an inter- view with 8 woman with whom never feel at ease. I had something important to tell her and got along with her splendidly so lonf as I was telling it, but when that was over, my selfconsciousnsess came back to me, and instead of rising and leaving promptly I sat there like a goop and talked about myself. Not because ]
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13
BILLIE BURKE NEXT
 ON LYCEUM PROGRAM

Billie Burke, the girl who made pajamas famous and who is placing her name as an actress higher than ever on the pedestal of success since leaving the stage to appear on the motion picture screen, has just com
 pleted her latest offering, '"The Mys- terious Miss Terry" and will appear
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13

and embarrassed. On other people, embarrassment has exactly the oppo- site effect. They can think of noth- ing to say and so they say things without thinking. Instead of becom- ing silent they become noisy and fidg ety. The nervous laugh is one of the sure symptoms of embarrass- ment.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13
"POLLY" OPENS AT
 FOX'S TOMORROW

Polly of the Circus, starring Mae Marsh, the famous little heroine of ''The Birth of a Nation and "Intol- erance'', with which the Goldwyn
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13

wanted to talk about myself: not be-
 cause she wanted to hear me. But
 simply because I was too nervous to
 make a quick and graceful getaway. Pleasanter to Remember. Do not be too quick to condemn anyone who talks about himself, un- less that person is you. And then do not condemn the person,-merely the h9bit. Make up your mind that when you are nervous and embar- rassed you will keep still, hold your self in leash until you can say some- thing appropriate and intelligent. It's harder to do at the time but much easier to look back on after 1 wards.
 ~~~
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13

You don't have to have the dollars to buy Liberty Bond. Your promise to pay will do. Call at any bank or brokerage office today and they will tell you how.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13
BigRcdPiIIlp|es DisfigurcdFace
Large and Fierce-looking. Burned and Itched So Could Not Sleep. , Boxes Cuticura Ointment and 3 Cakes Soap Healed. Cost $1.75.

'I began to have big red pimples break out on my face. They were large and herce-looking and festered. They
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13

of Cuticura Soap when was completely healed" (Signed) Victor Parson, 27 Pleasant View Ave-, Everett, Mass, Sept. IS, 1916.
 in purity, delicate medication, con. yenience and economy, Cuticura Soap and Ointment meet with the approval of the most discriminating. Cuticura is ideal for everyday use in the toilet.
 For Free Sample Each by Return Mail address postcard: ''Cuticura, Dept. R, Boston," Sold everywhere.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13

DuTncU ana lCCUGU 50 I could not sleep and l was dishgured.
 "A friend of mine advised me to use Cuticura Soap and Ointment. l used a sample and my face began to heal SO l bought more and l used two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and three cakes
New Britain herald., 1917-10-13
SIDE TALKS
Eqotism or Embarrassment?
BY RUTH CAMERON

experience, I could heartily endors the Lady's kind correction.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

town tomorrow. That is my game
And I'm playing for the pot"
You see that Sam had not forgotten
Seffy for a moment, even if Seffy had
forgotten him. He stepped noiselessly
three PAGES toward Sally, crossed in
front OF Seffy and took her arm. There
was laugh almost ribald. Seffy could
not see clearly-he could. least of all.
think clearly-he did not know what
had happened. He saw only the little
white signal before him and blindIy
put out his arm.
1t did not reach Sally at all, but
Sam, who turned and said with an
imitation of girlish pohteness:
Thank you, Mr. Baumgartner, I'm
suited"
And, Sally, her face flaming with ven
geance, took the trouble to turn back
and cry-nOt in to his ear, but into his
very heart:
Thank you, Pm suited"
There are some people to whom no
punishment seems sufficient, while any
remains to be administered. One of
the onloOkers was of such a sort He
cried out as poor Seffy skunk away:
Give her back her dOllarl'
And another:
COR ninety-nine cents. anyhow"
Seffy quailed and drew back from
the line-it was the instant that makes
or mars-and he had lost. He might
still have knocked Sam down and won
this would have been perfectly proper
but he followed the man who had
but a moment before crushed through
the line, and wild ieers followed him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
CHAPTER TX

1T WAS sEFFY WHO WAS SACKED"
So they three went to church on a
certain Sunday. Sally sat on the
"women's side" and Seffy and Sam on
the mems side" in full view of the
audience which perceived and I'M
derstood and was ready at the proper
time to applaud, from the preacher to
the section-to raise or hover its thumbs
upon the combatantS.
When the benediction had been said
Seffy FASTENED out and found himself
a place-close to the door, according to
his fathers word-in one of the lines
of young men which stretched on either
side of the path from the church door
to the road beyond, at least a quarter
of a mile. But he did not see Sam.
Some one pushed in front of him
And, instead of combating for bis
position, he yielded it and found one
further down, still seeking the location
of his rival. He was crowded from this
one, too, and he let it go and sought
another one because he had not seen
Sam. And it was necessary to his
fathers scheme, he remembered, that
Sam and he should be about opposite
OF course, all this was error. His place
was right by the church door That
was where Sally had right to expect
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

CONTINUED from last MONTH
Don't stop to say any fool sings about
the pleasure of seeing her home Do
+ it. And, when Sam gifts his work in,
laugh! Laugh like a BULL And git
Sally to laugh. l bet you two dollars
and ten cents that Sam won't be in
town the next day."
Like a campaign speech was the
effect of thisl
Seffy objected no longer He said
he would do it ALL Perhaps this, too,
got about. At all events, before the
next Sunday the interest created by
their rivalry was more than equal to the
voice of the Gospel All the township
would be at church,
Sam would not be dislodged He
invented the most diabolical schemes
for sequestrating Sally to himself
during the week which followed-into
which guileless Sally often fell-and
which seemed to proclaim her sutton to
be himself. Sam, you will remember,
had access to Sally, but Seffy had not
Seffy confessed that this looked sinister.
True, he remembered all that had
passed between them. But once before
he had been in error.
So that Seffy, before the weeks end,
Logan once mOre-and more strongly
to deprecate the necessity for this
public demonstration Of his status His
lather demanded it as a diplomatic
necessity, lnasmuch as Sally still re-
tanned Sam on a basis so much like
his own as to make the situation ex-
tremely embarrassing to even Old
Baumgartner, who had let it be known
that he was the active coadjutor of
his son. To vanquish Seffy was to
vanquish him, and he, if not Seffy
himself, screwed Seffy's courage to the
sticking point. After this, Seffy weak
ened no more, but proclaimed his
purpose. 1t was generally conceded
that the one who failed now would have
to leave town
So here was retiring little Seffy forced
by circumstances into a public rivalry
which he detested, and, it may as well
be cOufessed-feared 1t must, also.
be explained that Sally's course in
maintaining these two strings to her
bow until the breaking moment was not
only universally commended, but was
the answering custom of the vicinage
Tor girls so fortunate as to have two
strings. 1t was held likely to force
one or the other to the point-and this
was the purpose of rustic coquetryl
And SaIy's coquetry was not only
acknowledged; it was tolerated, and.
fear, encouraged. And, alas, it had
been as sweet to her as vinous dissipa-
ton to men. But now it had made
not only her own, but Seffy's position
tremendously more difficult
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

voice. somehow had lost Its soft rich
ness She was particularly kind to the
young stOre-keeper now, and he was
particularly reckless and drunken And
rumOr presently had II that she was
known to be drunk with him some
times
Sally" said SeFfy timorousIy. one
day, Che had waited to tell her this)
you don't think-yOu don't believe
that I-said-''
q know" said Sally, in a voice that
froze him, that you are q fOol-and
glad l don't lick you'll"
And then rumOr had 1t that she and
Sam were to be married-"for spite"
But, curiOusly enough, the person
most affected by all this was not Sally,
nor Seffy, nor Sam. 1t was Seffy's
father, whose sufferings were nearing
agony Nothing could be done with
Seffy- And the course of the love
between them, which had never been
ruffled since Seffy was born, was often
ruffled now The old man, as their
relations grew strained, became more
and more exasperated at Seffy's lack
of initiative
Gosh-a' mighty Yous goin' to let
that molasses-tapper set right down on
you and meter git off Can't you see that
she wants yOI2 1t don't matter what
she saysI Don't you know it's dare2
Air you going to take dare? Why, you
usen't to when you was a babyi When
you year that burned new laugh of
SaIy's can't you see that sOmesing's
wrOng2 She's drinkingi That's what
You think she'd laugh so and drink
II she wass happy You was a fool
vas, a durn fool. It's your fault Go
/ did, +" said Seffy.
Hah, you did? and what she says?
She said she knOwed iti''
Well-begoshens She's a worse
fool Gather her in and make q fool off
of her and git efenl Turning her back
on an OF man that harms no one
and her guardeen yitl"
Alas, this was another thing he had
done to secure the pasture-field-mad
himself her legal guardian
Ill gle 1t up-the guardeen- Vas
sir She ken take keer herself Fool
of course Bose foolsl You wait tell
she marries that durn mOlasses-tapper
If you want to see fun"
There was such real agony In the old
mans voice that Seffy suffered, too
Pappy, I'm sOrry- | amt no good,
1 expect / guess III 90 away before
the wedding"
Wedding weddingl You goin' TO
let that wedding go On2 And him git
the pasture-field2 Put him between Us
and the railrOadI"
How can stop 1t. pappy2"
By marrying her YOURSELF"
q got enough, pappy," said Seffy
hOpelessly- They'd lynch me If tried
1t again guess I'd better 90 away"
Quick anger famed IN his fathers
face at this invertebrate submission
And his voice, when he spoke, was
harsher than Seffy had ever heard It.
Got enougn-got enough-that's
all you knOwl And go away That's
all you ken say, you buIl-headed Idiot
Go and apologize and git her back
Don't run. Then marry her next day
That'H settle the mOlasses-tapper. I
expect, and show that you got an inch
or two Of backbone Choke her
ehlorOform her and carry her off"
Seffy laughed at the absurdity of
the thing But 1t was Unmirthful
Gosh-a' mighty On q time ike
this you ken laugh You right. you
amt no gOOd-no, begoshensl You air
an idiot and fool You no mani
No, nor meier viii be- Pm sorry Pm
you daddy / am, begoshensI'
Then, as mis- wrath mounted. he
raised his huge fist and threatened
Seffy-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27
CHAPTER Y.
THE HUGE FIST OF THE FARMEE

THE HUGE FIST OF THE FARMER
From that day Seffy avoided all
public plaees-and all men He was
nobody-nothing- He fell rapidly into
that kind of disrePute which IS common
to persons with failing regulations. 1t
was to his discredit that he did not
leave town. but this his father prevent
ed Again he took to the Cotton
Woods and the Poison-Spring, with,
perhaps, the dim hope that Sally might
again find him there, and that the
peeping moon might again interfere on
his behalf
But the moon went through ali her
phases and then slowly turned her
back on him-and Sally never came
In their casual meetings she was ice
Once they passed on the road to the
store She was In precisely the dear
garments he remembered so well-of
the first day-and as gay as then.
He trembled, and then looked UP like a
mortally-wounded animal She was
looking calmly over his head. To the
rest of the world she was gayer than
ever, though that Sunday-night laugh
still echoed In her head-kept her
maddened. After all, 1t wasn't worth
while to care for even Seffy with such
a little spirit. Why didn't he fight
kill Sam or somebody And the cunning
Sam set the story more widely going
that for revenge Seffy had deserted her
at the church door and that he had
first laughed-Seffy This was too pi-
quaint to be passed over, and it was
heard far and wide
To Seffy's father, who, even in this
dire strait, strove for happiness for them
bOth-and, OF course, the pasture-field
she said with more abandoned dis
respect than she had ever addressed to
any one:
You ought to be glad that do not
take revenge on himl If he wasn't so
little would. But he's not worth both
ering about. Sacked me, did he? IN
show himP'
Why. Sally What would you dor"
Put him over my knee and spank
him and then pen him in the cellarl"
''Sally, don't talk ike that" pleaded
the old man. at sp'iles your voice.
And Sally gave him then and there
a rude specimen of how her voice was
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

IIaLIIICo1 I III 1sIdiIN5 I U = To III
South Carolina.
Ralph Y. Burns. 18th Inf, Co, /.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

The Sunday, which is Reformation
Day, viii be celebrated by special ser
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

A. C. J. Jacobs, K U. S. S. s., Yes
tai, care of P NJ, n. Y c
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being spoiled which 1 may not repro
duce- But 1t was- expressed In anathema.
Indeed. others had noticed that her
voice, somehow. had lost its soft rich
ness She was particularly kind to the
young stOTe-keeper now, and he was
particularly reckless and drunken. And
rumOr presently had It that she was
known to be drunk with him some
timesl
Sally" said SeGfy timorousIy. one
day, Che had waited to tell her this)
you don't think-yOu don't believe
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-20

man had been dismissed from the
army with ignominy.
-"No," O'Shea protested, ut wasn't
that at all that I was suffering from;
it was varicose veins"
A learned scientist says that in
$4,000, 900 years the u will be as
cold as an iron wedge on a frosty
morning. This discovery is not going
to reduce our ice bill the coming sum-
mer. So what do we care.
This want ad appeared in n of
our exchanges: "Will exchange a
potato in good condition for a car"
Nothing was said about the "boot,"
but it is suppose dthat the fellow
with the potato wanted a satisfactory
cash payment along with the car.
A bill has been presented in the
Kansas legislature to prohibit smok-
ing of tobacco in the open or in any
place save the home, and not even
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-20

One farmer stated last fall that he
could easily figure an actual loss of at
least $2,50O.OO in his wheat crop due
to prairie dogs. This might have been
prevented by killing off the rodents
early in the a Ground squirrels
annually levy a heavy tax and should
be killed off by the millions in Mon
tana this spring rather than to permit
them to feed on the grain and grasses
produced on the farm for another
year.
The entomology and zoology depart
mant of the experiment station de-
sires particularly to cooperate with
the farmers of Montana this season
in destroying such pests. 1t is defin-
itely known that in very many cases
crops are seriously damaged while the
farmer remains ignorant of the fact
that the pests are present. Some in
sects work in such obscure ways as
to escape notice. Farmers are asked
to be particularly vigilant in watching
their crops right through the season.
Anything attacking the crop that is
not understood should be sent to the
experiment station. Full information
wherever possible. The experiment
station stands ready to do it's part.
R. A. COOLEY,
State Entomologist, Experiment Sta.
ton, Bozeman, Montana.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-20
BARE

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Mumford went to
Hinsdale after groceries and supplies
the past week and were held up for
some time owing to the flooded on
dition of the Milk River.
Little Fernie Hudspeth was taken
suddenly ill last Thursday and was
taken to Hinsdale for medical aid.
Bronchitis and a slight attack of pneu-
monia was the doctors verdict.
Mr.. Cleveland, mailman, made his
first trip for about two weeks, last
Saturday.
The home talent play, "All a Mis-
take" will be presented to the public
at the Cooperation hall Friday, April
%. A large audience is expected.
Messrs. Bergen and Ebersold took
in the mail and brought out supplies
for the Genevieve postoffice this week.
Mrs. A. B. Duncan entertained a
number Of people to dinner last Sun
day in honor of Athol's birthday.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.
Hookland and son Norris, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hudspeth and daughters, and
Avery Booth.
Mr.. Dolson and daughter, Miss Nell,
and Mr.. johnson went up to their
places Monday morning.
Mrs. Hickok visited with Mrs
kiefer Saturday afternoon.
Miss Doe spent Saturday at hel
claim in the north country.
Felix Hoerster began to pick rock
at the A. Duncan ranch this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hookland and sor
took dinner with the Lindblom fam.
lily.
Nh. and Mrs. Ted Thompson were
trying out their car Sunday. Tee
says motoring is fine.
Mr.. Ramsland is moving his house
hold effects and family out to the Ac.
cola homestead this week.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-04-20

in 20 days after the service of this
summons, exclusive of the day Of
service; and in case of your failure
taken against you by default, for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
This action involves title to the fol-
lowing described lands, to-wit:
Lots six (6) and seven GU Of
block ten (10) and lot nineteen (19)
of block nine (9) of the original town.
site of the town of Glasgow, Mon
tana.
The nature of the relief sought by
the plaintiff is as follows:
This is an action brought to quiet
title to the above described property
and the plaintiff asks for a judgment
against the above named defendants
who might claim any right, title, es-
tate or interest in, or lien or encum-
brance upon said property, or any part
thereof, adverse to plaintiffs owner
ship, or any cloud upon plaintiffs
title thereto, whether such claims or
possible claim be present OF contin-
gent, including any claim or possible
claim Of dover, inchoate or accrued,
and that all such claims be by de-
cree of this court forever barred and
that title in and to said lots be quiet
ed in the plaintiff, and for such other
and further relief as to the court may
seem equitable, proper and just, in
GLIDING costs of suit.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the said court, this 14th day of
March, A. D., 1917.
(SEAL) OSCAR S. CUTTING,
Clerk of the Above Entitled Court,
3y Florence Mcintyre, Deputy
Norris, Hurd & Mcclellan, Glasgow,
| Mont, Plaintiffs attorneys. 46-6t,