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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

you can't do IL tenight, though
Genesis said Jane. "You hat to be
quiet on Sunday nights. don't your"
"Yes'm. Ain got no mo- kaytunun
till mex Friday even.
"Oh. | bet that's the party for Miss
Pratt at Mr.. Parcher'sr' Jane cried
Didn't | guess right?"
"Yes'm. | reckon I'm a-goin' q ZEE
one yo' family at night-see him dane
In. wait ON him at ref-eshmuns."
James expression became even more
serious than usual. willie? / don't
know whether he's goin'. Genesis"
Ian, namel" Genesis exclaimed.
HE die eff he don git invite to at
ballr'
"Oh, he's invited.' said Jane. only
| think maybe he won't CO."
MY goo'nessl Why ain he goin'g"
Jane looked at her friend studiously
before replying. well, it's a secret"
she said finally. hui it's a very inter-
sting one. an III tell you If you never
tell.'
"Yes'm; ! ain tellin' nobody"
Jane glanced round. then stepped a
little closer and told the secret with
the solemnity it deserved. We'll. when
Miss Pratt first came to visit Miss
May Parcher. Willie used to keep pa
pas evening clo'es in his window seat,
n mamma wondered what had be-
come OF 'em Then. after dinner, he'd
slip up there an put 'em on him an
60 out through the kitchen an cali on
Miss Pratt.
Then mamma found 'em, an she
thought he oughtn't to do that, so she
didn't tell him or anything, an she
didn't even tell papa. but she had the
tailor make EN- ever an ever SO much
bigger, cause they were gettin' too
tight for papa An. well, SO after that,
even II Willie could get 'em out o.
mammals clo'es closet where she keeps
'em now, he'd look so funny In EN- he
couldn't wear EN-. Well, an then he
couldn't go 10 pay calls on Miss Pratt
In the evening since then. because
mamma say after he started to 60
there In that suit he couldn't go with
out 1t. or maybe Miss Pratt or the 9TH
er ones that's in love of her would
think 1t was pretty queer an maybe
kind of expeck 1t was papa's all the
time.
Mamma says she thinks Willie must
have worried a good deal over reasons
to say why he'd always go in the day
IT l. A.
evening. An now they're goin' to have
this party, an she says he's been get
tin paler an paler every day since he
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heard about 1t. Mamma says he's pale
some because Miss Pratt's goin' away.
but she thinks its a good deal
because-well. II he would wear those
evening clo'es just to 90 calm. how
would IL be to go to that party an not
have anyf That's what mamma thinks
an. Genesis. you promised you'd new
er tell as long as you liver
"Yes'm: l ain teilin'.S Genesis
chuckled. I'm a-goin' a git me one
mem waituh suits befo' long myself.
se's | kin quit wearin' at ole Henry
Gimlet suit what b'long to Fanny, an
have me a privut suit o. my own.
They's a secon'han' sto' ovuh on the
ayynoo, where they got swallertail
suits all way FUN sewn dolluhs to
nineteen dolluhs an ninety-eight cents.
I'm a.
Jane started, ~interrupting him. "Shf'
she whispered. laying a finger warn
ingly upon her lips.
William had entered the yard at the
back gate and. approaching over the
lawn, had arrived at the steps of the
porch before Jane perceived him. She
gave him an a%pprehensive look, but he
passed Into the house absentmindedly.
not even finching at sight Of C1ematis.
And Mrs. Baxter was right-Nilliam
did look pale.
II guess he didn't hear u.s." said
Jane when he had disappeared into the
interior. "He acks awful funnyw she
added thoughtfully. First when he
was IN love OF Miss Pratt he'd be mad
about somepn almost every minute he
was home.
Couldn't anybody say anything to
him but he'd just behave as If 1t was
frightful, an then II you'd see him out
walkin' with Miss Pratt-well, he'd
look hke-nke"- Jane paused Her
eye fell upon Clematis. and by a hap
py inspiration she was able to COM
| plete her simile with remarkable ac-
curacy. He'd look like the way Glenn
ats looks at people! That's just ex-
actly the way he'd look, Genesis, when
he was walkin' with Miss Pratt"
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Its no use, mamma" he said. I'VE
were both in the twenties why. l was
six years older than Willie even theni
There's no comparison at all. III let
him order q dress suit on his twenty
first birthday and not a minute before.
l don't believe in 1t. and | intend to
see that he gets all this stun out of his
system. Hos got TO learn some hard
sensei"
Mrs. Baxter shook her head doubt
fully. but she said no more. Perhaps
she regretted a little that she had
caused MIR. Baxter's evening clothes to
be SO expansively enlarged, for she
looked rather regretfuL she also look
ed rather incomprehensible, not to say
cryptic. during the long silence which
followed, and Mr.. Baxter resumed his
rocking, unaware of the fixity of gaze
which his wife maintained upon him.
u thing the most loyal will do some
times.
The incomprehensible look disap-
one was renewed In the mothers eyes
whenever she caught glimpses of her
son that day and at the table. where
Williams manner was gentle. even to-
ward his heartless father.
Underneath that g~entleness the har-
ried self of William was no longer de-
batting a desperate resolve, but had
fixed upon II, and on the following aft
ernoon Jane Glanced to be a witness
of some resultant actions. She came
10 her mother with an account of them.
Mamma. what you s'ppse Willie
wants of those two ole market baskets
that were down cellarf"
Why. Janer'
We'll. he carried 'em in his room.
an then he saw me lookin', an he
said. 'G'way from herel' an shut the
door. He looks so funny! What's he
want of those ole baskets. mammaY'
II don't know. Perhaps be doesn't
even know himself. Jane"
(Ts be centinued)
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Fanny talk jes' that way. Coin be
big dinnuh potty. an this here blue
vein family tell Fanny they want whole
lot extry sploogin', tell her put fine
lookin' cullud man stan by DRAWN
room do'-ask ev'ybody name an boiler
out whatever name they say jes' as
they walk in. This here family say
they goin' show what's what mis-
town. an they boun' Fanny go git EN-
a 'nouncer. Well. what's mattuh you
doin' at 'nouncin'y Fanny say. Who
-mer l tell her. Yes. you kin too!'
she say, an she say she len me at
waituh suit yoosta b'long ole Henry
Gimlet what die when he OWN Fan
ny sixteen dolluhs, an Fanny tuck an
keep at waituh suit
She use at suit on extry waituhs
when she got some on her hands what
amt got no waituh suit. You wear
at suit Fanny say. AN you be good
'%nouncer. cause you a fine, big man
an got a big. gran voice. Men you
ttdAa OcAo iohE ur u Wdltuh, otiCoins
an git dolluh an half ey'y even you
waitin'. sides all at money you make
cuttin' grass daytime Wen, sub. Is
stan up doin' at 'nouncin' ve'y mex
night. White lady an ge1'mun walk
todes my do, | step up to 'em-I step
up to 'em this away"
Here Genesis found it pleasant to
present the scene with some elabora~
ton. He dropped the handle OF the
freezer, rose. assumed a stately but
ingratiating expression and stepped
up to the imagined couple. using a
pacing and rhythmic gait
Then. bending %graciously, as though
the persons addressed were OF dwarf
ish stature. .'Scuse me" he said. but
kin | please be So p'lite as to 'quiah
20 manner For a IN he listen
ed attentiyely. then nodded, and, re-
turning with the same aristocratic I'M
dulafions TO an imaginary doorway
near the freezer. "Misto an Missuz Or
losko Rinktum"r he proclaimed n
rously.
Jane looked ut him thoughtfully.
DO you like it better than cuttin'
grass. GenesisIr she asked.
lie paused to consider. "Yes'm-
when ban play all lem tnnesl Ny
zoe ness. do SCUM gram
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william bsxssr, aseu sessn'een. Isi,s =
arst signt N cai1 NV win yoens MS
Pratt on . VIC. 70 i.'enos ol -. ms
little sister, Jane. 10 a ny IN sns oanument
william IL lint by his mother TO helD
osnesis. darby OF All work orfns nome
pems wasiatubr she mao ~rchas They
srs a<uon1pan'ad by Clematis, senssis
uoneret dog. Miss fra1t escortsd ~ nsr
ffeno4 eeuass afons WIN TO ook. r"p.-
me dogs arc separated. WiniaA vAn-
ishes. disguised. q boiler. Thaf
sssxfng n takes MS fatners dress san
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
JESSE G.. VINCENT. Desig-
ner Packard @rwin sfx-

Il take great pleasure In
recommending /. &C. s.
Courses to any young man
who is ambitious and anxi-
Gus to get the necessary ed
ucation to enable him to
make the most OF his op-
portunittes.
81 found your system thor
ough.. II the student IL
conscientious there Is no
reason why he cannot accom-
plish what he set out accom-
plish when he enrolled.
MY L. C. s. Course en-
abied me to obtain the train
ing that was absolutely
necessary in order that i
might be In position to take
advantage OF opportunities
for Advancement as they pre-
scented themselves"
JESSE @. VINCENT.
Vice President of Engineer
ing Packard Motor Car Co.
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international Correspondence Schools

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SERVICE TO STUDENTS
A large Department Is maintained
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Many of the largest employers in
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Successful efforts are also made to
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When everything has been made
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FACTS WORTH KNOWING
ABOUT THE 4. c. =.

Some idea of the great
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First student enrolled DC
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80 foreign agencies; $50
Courses taught. daily post
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mall handled daily; 81 tons
of paper used by the Print
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out by the printing depart
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run in 100 national magazines
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students enrolled daily; $50
railroad and Industrial COM
panies have entered into
agreement with the l. G. &
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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
THOMAS A. EDISON s.y.i

"I have watched the progress OF
the l. c. 8 almost from the very be-
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of Ely District

Most of your time is mortgaged to work, meals
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your whole future depends on how you spend them
You can fritter them away on ~proftless pleasures. or
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power, real success In life. Thousands Of splendid
good-paying positions are waiting in every field Of
work for men trained to nll them There's a big job
or any line you choose. Get ready for II, as many an
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XIV.
Fathers FORGET.

ZANE nodded repeatedly for en-
phasis, and Genesis shook his
head 10 show that he was as
deeply impressed as she wished
him to be. 81 guess" she added after
a pause-"I guess Willie didn't hear
anything you an I talked about him
or clo'es or anything"
She was mistaken in part. William
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

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some of the $50 /. G. 8. Courses
Will surely suit your needs,
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
A Message To The Young Men

p. p. CLAYTON, U. 5. Commas
sioncr Of Education, recently paid
n visit to the I. c.. y. After an In
specffon Of the system, he saidi
81 fully believe In the principle of
instruction by correspondence for
those who are unable to attend the
schools. and for those who wish to
continue their work In any subject
or group Of subjects beyond what
they are able TO get In the schools"
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colleges and universities, in government schools, institutes of
technology and vocational schools in 'America, by the U. s Navy
Department In its Ship-Board Training Schools, and by many OF
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UNIQUE TEXTBOOKS

More money has been invested In
the preparation OF l. C. 8. text
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ever published. The Course In
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the Course in Textiles $4,000; the
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This superior service Is always at
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your own home will bring
more pleasures, all that
another priceless hour of
start today by marking and
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There Are some I. G. =. students II
Your section

In every city In the United States
there Is a representative body OF 1. Z.
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world. our representatives vii tell
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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

money. and a ready made suit, just to
begin with
Naturally. Mr.. Baxter perceived
whittier she was drifting. Forty dol
lars isn't a thousand," he interrupted,
but what you want to throw it away
for? One reason "A boy Of seventeen
oughtn't to have evening clothes Is the
way be behaves with any clothes. For
ty dollars! Why. only this summer
he sat down on James open paint box
twice In IN week.
swell. Miss Pratt is going away. and
the dance will be her last night. I'm
afraid it would really hurt him to miss
1t. I remember once. before we were
engaged-that evening before papa tool
me abroad, and you
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

I4ze. fFen hsr observations. tells her
DaFex1s that shs thinks william II mar
riea- The parents. 1t first alarmed, dis-
miss the subject. william goes picuick-
ing. and q new rival turns up.
The rival menopolizes Miss Pratt. He
braes about his love for smoking, n
William gives him some cigarettes.
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waiting for you; In your present work. or a
plication) have done through the
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Advanced = 100 q Month
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Municipal Light and Water Works, Crete. Neb.
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was a machinist at So 26 a day when j enrolled, Two
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-12

day Books. book of collected bio-
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"A valuable gift that can he safely
made. and that acts as y reminder for
whole year. is year. subscription
10 ono or other of the musical r,aga-
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~ keen interest nowadays I'm u,ux;-
cai novels. or which :, number exist
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IN which the design includes musical
ms ru'ncnts such as the violin or the
trumpet: musical signs--not.s ciers.
etc. and Tyres and harps. Such Christ
mas gifts hardly come under the head
ihE OK musical but they are worth
mentioning.
fcrhapS The greatest musical elf. nj
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young child studying music To SEQ I'M.
'eachtr's directions are faithfully car
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-12
Getting the Christmas
Spirit
lily COiuT\Ey COI.NI.,1"r.

Rose Ann snoO.l hey head vigorously
AID surreptA:;ousiy drew her handker-
chief from tho folds Of her pc. top
SKIRT. Not Smrr.ptitiously enough.
however. {" cscaD" the eagle eye OF her
copartE"r in the notions Il. the Arcade
Dry Goods :mporiuu.
why tn" dew drops swcc: Rosie?"
nasGcd Loretta Of the skinkly hazel
eyes anh smooth auburn braids above
her too perfectly archcd brows.
oh. It's no use. Theta. Here IL
is Wednesday, only one more day to
shop. and "" got no more Christmas
spirit than II huTnod-out frccracker
what's mi!ins me? Irc done without
iunch the lyst week trying tn get i,
Not tinG!c down my spin. not n
thrill when see mn express wagon.
I've shoppcd my usual nickcl's worth
when IN" crowds were thick.s; and
I've done everything hut write II letter
to santa Claus might as we'll la
Decoration Day for all tn" excitement
i can gather.
Forget II. Rose Ann said Loretta,
shifting her Sr"armint from bicuspid
to molar some where in the rear. or
she added. Ace!n" RIOS. AIMS hopeless
expression. 20 out and fell 4; pine or
something Get up a can;asta. or talk
the weather man ont @: a snowflake
Hurry up. lets cover up these counters
and beat il. There's this gong. and I've
~
dinner with Mr.. f'i~,cr Tonight
with icad"n hands Kos. Ann h"lp.d
the niribl"-hncc Loretta spread the
drab gray covers over tho notions II
one only worked III anything hut no
tions at Christina tim. Nobody
bought en-: IL they did. one could
never guess VIVA, they Nigh, be max
ing. In ribbons or iaccs ono might
get lots OF new IDEAS. and even n,ig-
scSt 81 few 10 the interested buyer
but supporters and hooks and eyes
and ha!rpins and tape. Nothing red
but elastic: nothing Christn,asy hut
the dusty rcd bells and artificial holly
fcstooncd above tn" tables
In the tiny cioakruom loretta adj
justcd her lace vel! over 4 green ,ouue
and fastened her flowing tnbot with
a rhinestone bar pin.
Sorry ! can; wait, Rose Ann. Blu,
| promised Mr.. Fisi"r I'd meet him al
8 sharp Anyway. think the new
shoe department head would cherish
walk HON. with Won. C;'niEht.''
With which parting shot Loretta
walt.ed out of the room on hnr way
TO real dinner. Rose Ann pulled her
sailor down ovcr her brown curls with
trembling hands How did Loretta
know the new head man in Shoes
had even looked at her. Twas true.
he had spoken to her once or twice.
and he sometimes came down on the
same car with her. but AS to his at
tentions warrant!n9 an open Gihe from
Loretta--ncv"r. With head held high
she walked from the store with ewes
10 tn" front. She might have saved
herself tho trouble. for the now poor
but honest. rs Loretta had dubbed
him. was en- route home.
For blocks Rose Ann walked dart
inE between packaGe-laden pedestrians
pressing her nose 20 shop windows
even vcnturing into SOM. nar,icnl,r,,.
CaE places in guest OF her earnestly
sought Christmas spirit. Arrived home
Sh" explained her iaten~ss Ia her
mother by pleading heada che, and
the need of fresh air and a walk
Long after her mother was aslcep
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level with your eyes. and don't in
tensify so on the spirit. mp or dtwn.
Ioul find II aur". az soon rs you stop
iookin' for it, Merry Christmas. Rose
Ann. Gnight."
Rose Ann hurried home to help her
mother assemble come remembranccs
for the wnShwoman's children. The
Two az them mad" popcorn balls and
ginger bread men witt funny faces:
hlleh stockings with candy and
triHhets. and wrote rimes for each
ch'ld'S Mother Gonse book. Rose
AIMS eyes glistcncd aud her hair tum-
hied In ri0touS cir.s on her temples.
At length they finished the baskets of
childish sweet cifts for the Riddles
and Rose Anu opened the box couch
and brought forth her unwrspped gifts
Tier heart dragged: her mouth dropped
For fear her mother would notice her
chang" of humor. she snatched UP n
sweater and ran onto the back porch
steps. For a while she sat with chin
i'll hand. Eiancing frat into one lighted
the post. strained her eyes across the
uIlcyway
Suddenly she jumped up. catching
IN" post. strained hero yes across the
darkress into 4 room in the opposite
house. She brushed her hand across
her forehead. and looked again. There
III his second floor rear stood the poor
honest" struggling with an awk-
ward package on table. He tried
first one way and then another. then
gave il up. clutchinS his hair. and
tnnSlins yards OF red ribbon in his
lcspatc.
Rose Ann had 4 wild moment of in
decision. Then, dashing into tho house.
she pretended a mysterious errand to
her mother. and rushed OUT. sped down
the walk and knocked at the front
door corresponding TO the bnrk win