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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-06-06
The Wrong Angle.

"Ah, Mr.. Pesteri" began the sunve
purveyor Of ornate literary works. II
am told that you are very deep
reader. which means. of course. that
you acquire much priceless wisdom
from your perusal o."
"Eh-yahi" interrupted cid Festus
Poster. "One Of the most valuable
truths that I have unearthed In that
manner II the admonition. Before you
fool with fool be sure you have the
fool to fool with You should have
sized me up differently and fiattered
pc BY telling me that It was evident
that ! could not be hattered. That
probably would have fetched me
through in good shape for your pur'
pose."-Kansas City Star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-06-06
USE ALIENS FooT.EAsE

The antissptic powder 10 be shaken into the
ahoes and sprinkied In the foot-bath. II relieves
pa6nfui, swollen, smarting feet and takes the
sting out OF corns and bunions. The Amerienus
British, and French troops use Aliens Foot.
Ease. The greatest comforter known for al
eootnches. Bold every where, ac.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-06-06
AwsItIno q peleoatlou,

'Do you know that your daughter is
sngagedr "I know It. OF course, but
az yet I. haven't been officially mott.
ded."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-06-06

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver.
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet
Tor . laxative, three for . cathartic. Ad.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-06-06
WelI Matched.
~
Iy~IG'>)

Edith-They are an ideal couple.
Edward-Indeed.
Edith--Yes. He has ambition and
uhe has wealth.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-06-06

Earned His Respect
II have great respect for that wom-
ans judgment" "Why 40, Flubdubf r
sShe refused to marry me once"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03
THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D.. {, NOVEMBER g, 10
do anything but walk beside her

do do ~ anything but walk beside her
They're perfectly lovelyw Dorothy
said when they reached the porch; but
she pushed in between her mother and
Aunt Mary, making barricade and
reproach of them. Donald sat miser-
ably on the porch step and ate his ice
cream and cake. He managed to gulp
them down somehow, and then he
arose and started away.
"Donald!" called his aunt.
"Yes'm I'll be right back" he an
swered; but he did not come back.
Donald went to the barn. He climb
ed to the hayloft and seated himself
sunlight falling on the dusty floor.
And she was going to stay IL week!
Probably people did manage to live
through such weeks. but he did not
see how he could manage it. Gee!
The next evening. while he was
really noticed for the first time how
delicate and white her hands were
There were little white moons at the
bases of the nails He glanced at her
hands now and then surreptitiously.
"Oh. you told Abb" said Dorothy
suddenly.
II did n" he began holly and
then grinned foolishly. He tucked his
hands under the table.
You can't hide 1t that way" she
said; II saw 1t. On the second finger
He reluctantly held his hand above
the table. showing the white star on
the finger nail.
Boys have such strong hands," she
said. Did anybody ever tell your for
tune? know how"
She took, his hand and was turning
1t palm upward when his face famed.
He drew his hand away.
II guess I won't play any MORE" he
said. Il guess I'll go to bed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03

JUST as King Arthur's knights went
out, long. long time ago. deter
~ mined on finding the Holy Grail, so
l went forth. last week. searching for
something which would typify my little
old home town back in Indiana.
did not know what it was when I
started, but felt sure that should
find it some place. Certainly every
thing was set right for 1t. The wealth
err, grand, glorious. colorful October
weather; my time. nothing whatever
to do or worry me for two whole days:
and the funds I had in my pocket
more than 81. The weather and the
81 sent me, of course. into small towns,
for one cannot enjoy October cooped
up in town, nor can one enjoy living
two days on 81 in the city. where a
head of lettuce now costs almost that
amount.
When I went out to my boarding
house and announced my intention Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03

knocked and cracked chcstnuts, and
inspected the chicken house and
tried to close the cellar door and
could not because the hinges were
rusty, and had q lot Of just such ex-
periences as you and I used to have
around the empty house back home
Wandering no place In particular. I
came upon q man who had some fine
shoats and he told me that most of
the shoats were doing WELL but that
one of them had been sick for sixty
days and he expected 1t to die any
moment, and that he was not feeling
very strong himself: that last year
his boys gathered fifteen bushels of
chestnuts. but this year the blight
had them. and that he guessed he
better feed the pigs now, as they
seemed hungry all the time I don't
Know what his name was, but he was
q right nice fellow with a cookbook
Ing mustache and I could not help
but wonder If he had not used to
work In a store some place.
Half an hour later I learned, by
hlching some fruit from a tree, that
persimmons still pucker when green,
and that the man who put up the
sign on his fruit farm, mo Trespass-
ing Here" certainly was kind. I
wished l had not trespassed. Also I
round from small boy on bicycle
that Vienna was a mile or so down
me road. when. In fact. it was only
Vienna looked awfully good and
money to me. First off, there is no
restaurant in the town, necessitating
my eating what I could pick up at
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He went up to his room and tried to
read "Warlock O. Glen Warlock," but
1t was no use. Girls spoiled every.
thing. He was done with that girl!
No girl could hold his hand. If She
had been boy and had tried any
thing like that he would have slug
ged her one. That settled her. He
might hereafter be coldly polite TO
her but more likely he would not see
her at all. Just ignore her. That's the
how!
The hammock hung from the Be
noni apple tree to ring in the kitch-
en- window frame because the house
shaded 1t from the afternoon sun
there. and after supper the NTH night
of Dorothy's stay Donald, to escape
He had his head toward the tree and
was staring up at the leaves. sud-
denly he raised his head and listened,
He looked. and saw Dorothy coming
toward the hammock. She was along
side before he could escape.
MAY / sit here while?" she asked.
Don't get up. There's room. l came
to tell you"
She seated herself primly away from
him and the hammock Immediately
slid them together. Each ignored this.
They pretended they were not arm
to arm.
Were going homo tomorrow morn
Ing" said Dorothy. Mothers sister
is sick and she has to go. I'm aw-
fully sorry. I've been having such a
good time I just hate to have to CO."
Donald looked straight ahead.
"Oh!" he said. n-committally.
you don't care much, do you? You
don't like girls"
"Why don't like girls. I'd like to
know" he blurted.
II Just thought you didn't like
Them" said Dorothy. You don't like
me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03
When the American Forces Entered St. Mihiel

had exploded on the road which the
engineers were cleaning up.
When we reached the clear road we
met Secretary of War Baker and two
British correspondents and one Amer
lean. Gen. Pershing shook hands with
the Secretary. and so did Gen. Petain.
in the party. They talked for q few
minutes. The Secretary explained that
he had been delayed on the road and
regretted he could not have been
mander. Some one invited Gen. Persh-
ing to dinner that evening.
II am very sorry" he replied. "but
am going to be very busy today"
TENDER. 1918. when our troops. the
Yankees from the northwest. met the
Yankees of the east and, with an UNI
broken line. severed the head OF the
brute Of st. Mihiel.
Copyright, 1915 by Edward Marshall
Syndicate.) 4
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grocery, a thing I have been wanting
to do for long. long time. but never
had an excuse for before. The first
woman that I bought on had no
crackers, but she had very superior
brand Of baked beans. I attest. and
she gave me a nice little tin spoon.
like one gets with ice cream at a
church sociable. to eat them with.
And she sold me some potato chips
which were simply delicious. Total.
26 cents, including the spoon. The
woman who runs the grocery across
the street was awfully kind about
the extra cents she had to charge
me for ginger ale bottle. since l
was going to take 1t out" She apol-
ogized three or four times and said
she never could think Of doing such
a thing II the company did not make
her pay for the bottles. She also
apologized for the price of cheese
so cents pound, and / guess that Is
little high for cheese. She made
no remarks about the crackers. part
ly. l suppose. because the price on
them was just normal.
When walked up Park street. car
rying those sacks in my hands. felt
that I was right back home again.
And when. few minutes later, sat
beneath a huge beech tree and be-
gan to MUNICH my lunch. I was most
near sure Of 1t. For, do you know.
the good Vienna folks took me for q
tramp. and just got good thrill out
of 1t.
Scarcely had I seated myself be-
meath the tree when a stern-visaged
man, whom thought IL squire, halted
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Continued from First Page J

hundred of the followers remained
outside for another glimpse. Mean
Wnile, for the third time that hour,
IL Degan to rain and the sun went out.
The crowd did not mind. They
iaughed when they heard a sudden
Finally Gen. Pershing appeared, and
Gen. Pershing!" Then came the nre.
feet and Gen. Petain. They cried
"Vive le Gen. Petain" The project
said: You have restored me my Of
nee nee and Cen. Petaan answered. And
this time for permanence."
X X
Again they threw flowers in the
streets and gave moro bouquets, and
again the children ran ahead with
the tricolor which had been hidden
from the Germans for four years. The
sun burst through the clouds, and
while the people tramped down the
street noisily there was a spinning
roar overhead and eight Liberty
planes passed on their way to the
front.
While the commander in chief was
in the city hall the people without
seized upon Capt. Morgan and Capt.
Peixotto and me and questioned us
about America, about the battle and
what we had done.
Surely you have done something"
said an old man, cor the Germans
would not have been SO bitter against
you while denying that you were here.
myself have seen a copy of Frank
fort paper which said that there were
Americans at Chateau-Thierry, and
that what happened there was not a
planned withdrawal. but a reverse.
or course, do not know what hap
pened at Chateau-T hierry, but l am
sure the Americans had something to
do with It,"
:. Capt, Peixotto asked them how they
lived through it.
All" said withered old woman,
sadly, zone had to live, and so one
lived. The German soldiers who were
were mostly old men or boys, and
they were not so bad. but the officers
were pigs. They treated us brutally,
inhumanly."
A young woman told us that her
husband Joined the French army in
August. 1914, and she had not heard
from him since. Els he alive or dead
out now that l have been freed" she
said.
Another woman had not heard from
her husband and three sons who went
to war four years ago.
A man on crutches told us about
the Roman camp.
"That one on the left" he said, 1--WE
used to call the DEVILS table, because
there was q fiat stone on top Of 1t.
1t was only this morning that we mo-
ticcd that the stone had fallen. Now
I put 1T that the devil Che pointed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03

the following morning. I left for Vir-
ginia to seek greener fields for inves-
tigation.
Scarcely had boarded the Fair
fax Court, House trolley line than I
began to take hope The car was
young lady. presumably the conduc-
tors sister, met it and handed him
his lunch in a paper bag. He did
not thank her for bringing him his
lunch and then 1 felt reasonably GER
tain that 1t was his sister. Also
it seemed that he was accustomed to
receive his lunch regularly from
such hands, and only on lines that
reach into the real country does the
conductor eat at places other than
DIRTY DAMS" or the Hole in the
Wall" was convinced.
y: i.
We spun through many little towns
and every minute began to feel
more satisfied that soon 1 would be
coming back to something that would
be just like that something 1 had
left back in the old burg. 1 saw
washings on clothes lines, and that
made me think of what / used to do
on Monday mornings before 1 went
to school, and what every family in
town that was at all clearly did al
so. l saw pumps and folks pump
ing them, and carriage horses, and
even the tough kid at u corner groc-
cry who shouted orders to the con-
ductors and motormen just like I
used to shout at the engineer on the
Dolly Warden. Folks were not quite
SO clean shavcn. either. as they are
here in the District, which Is "a lib
erty only small town men NAV en-
joy and get away with it.
Finally the car came to stop out
at Five oaks and ! alighted. There
was corn in the shock. chestnuts in
the burr and a vicious dog in ken
mel near a house approached. Things
certainly were taking on homelike
atmosphere. And just across the
road from the house with the dog
was the empty house of Five Oaks
which, neighbors told me, had been
vacant for almost two years.
IN the yard of the empty house
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sort Of thing. SO turned away.
Then I tramped down an abandoned
road, overhung by giant weeping will
low and sycamore trees. and 1 was
greatly pleased. 1t seemed to lead off
into the everywhere. just as the road
through the woods back home did.
was very happy; that is, I was until
l came to the end Of the road and en-
countered an enormous sign which
declared that should watch the steam
shovel digging into 10th street and
then buy a lot before 1t was too late.
Across new subdivision and
through woods then I traipsed, bent
on getting away from all real estate
signs and such. but to no avail. They
followed me determinedly. And when
finally got off into a wood and
thought that I had evaded them
dashed very fast and came upon a
great boys school. where soldiers
marched and there were other signs
of activity not akin to anything l had
known back in my own small town.
For hours that afternoon I walked in
Maryland and was not pleased. 1t
was mighty citifed. Worn out. at
night, stopped at small hotel, and,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03
Perseverance, Does It.


s.JTs the allies perseverance that
= is going to win this war;" said
Senator Lewis.
THE allies suffered defeat after dee
feat. but from each defeat they learns
ed something.
"It's like the advice which the edi4
tor Of the Cinnaminson scimitar gave
to an unlucky wooer who had been
rejected by seven girls in turn. The
editor wrote,
=" 'Unlucky Wooer-Go ahead. Don't
be discouraged. Never say die YOU
must have learned a lot by what you
have gone through. Strikes us, YOU
must hold something like q record.
Well. stick all your experience to.
gether and make love to the next girl
who comes round and takes yout
fancy. II she don't reciprocate try
another. Remember YOU only want
one girl to say eyes, ana she'll prob4
ably last your life.'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03

leaned over and suddenly kissed Dory
othy on the cheek. It was the ersl
kiss he had ever given except IN play
She did not slap him: She did not
"What did you do that forr' She
asked in awhisper.
Donald was trembling.
because ! like you." he said. Y
like you better than any girl In the
world"
She held his hand more closely.
I'm glad" she said.
and he was shaking like leaf.
'Why did you want to-"
II told you why. like you better
than any girl in the world"
II oughtn't to let you." said Dorothy.
"but III let you just once more. Be;
because like you better than any
other boy in the world"
She raised her face and Donald bent
forward. and just as their lips met IN
the most innocent OF adolescent Kisses
the hammock turned completely over.
1t sent them sprawling. 1t was most
unromantic. Dorothy giggled as Dons
aid helped her arise.
'Youre so strong!" she said; but
Donald said nothing. He took long
breath and raised his head high. Sud-
denly he laughed aloud.
'.Are you laughing at me?" asked
Dorothy.
1t was the truth. He was Just
laughing: just laughing because he
had had his first kiss; had received
his first tribute of love. He felt-what
was 1t he felt2 He felt that he was
indeed O demigod! A woman loved
him!
Copyright. 1918, by Mcclure syndicate.) !,
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The German Idea.

H-THE German idea Of a good sofa
dler is one who breaks all the
rules" said government Official.
"The soldier who kills the most
babies, murders the most women and
poisons the most wells is the
best soldier. according to the Gers
man idea.
.'The Germans remind me Of the
Father, I have saved $f0-th0
first money I ever saved in my life,
Naturally. feel rather proud OF myi
self
"'Goodp said the father. so you've
saved $40, eh7 How did you do it?'
Last night the youth chuckled.
refused to square up"
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The Observer amps Two Days Find Type of His Home Town

his horse and looked at me f1ercely
and learnedly. Inasmuch as was
doing nothing except eating my lunch,
however, he scarcely could say anys
thing, so he passed on with merely
the shake Of his head. When, shortly.
Wilbur and Orville and another boy
started down the road past me, roll
ing old automobile tires. however,
and saw my terrible self eating under
a tree, a real scare was started. The
oldest boy grabbed his tire, sum.
moned the two smaller boys, and fed
in terror, yelling as he ran. In an IN.
slant he darted around q corner OF his
house, closely pursued by the smaller
boys. I watched the scene with In
terest and, quite as / had expected,
the larger boys mother soon appeared
and inspected me intently at long and
safe range. That the neighbors might
not miss any of the treat, she called
several Of them over to watch me eat.
1t was q good audience, and I hope
they enjoyed the show as much as
did. When I departed the boys re-
sumed rolling the automobile tires.
With all Of these experiences 1elt
amply repaid for my two days tramp
ing, but still had not found the one
article that seemed to typify my own
home town. So I turned back up Park
street, looking intently at the houses,
and eventually my search was re-
warded.
Looking into the window of largo
slate -cOlored house, I saw on the par
lor stand a. brand-new aluminium
THE OBSERVER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03
"Why don't I like your"

why don't like you?"
WELL you DON'T" said Dorothy
solemnly. 'You don't like me and
you're not, even polite enough to try
to pretend YOU do"
She swung the hammock back and
forth. restraining 1t with her toes and
heels. She was not looking at Donald.
she was looking down at her white
hands. He dared to glance at her long
enough to note this.
7 don't care if ! do say It," she ex-
claimed with sudden vehemence.
you've been just mean-just as mean
as you could be- Every minute I've
been here you've been mean. You just
tried to see how mean you could be-"
II didn't! l didn't. either"
You did! When-when when I
went out to see your rabbits and
Donald's heart stood still. She was
crying! She was actually crying. This
wonderful being of pink and white ana
gold. clad in the mysterious darkness
of velvet was actually crying and cry
ing because Donald's heart leaped
ing because he had been mean.
She held her head down so he might
not see she was crying and Donald
turned and looked at her. His heart
stood still while he did a deed more
daring than man had ever dared be-
fore. He raised his hand to his hair
and let 1t descend slowly as II he did
not know where 1t was going to come
to rest. He tried to give the. whole
matter an air of accident, but when
his hand came to rest 1t happened to
fall upon one Of Dorothy's white
hands. And she did not draw her
hand away!
He drew long breath. Dorothy
wiped tear away with her free
hand. A minute passed. two minutes.
Donald drew another deep breath. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03

ed to. INTRODUCTION amount
~, you would think from this that Dom
aaia was done with difidence, bur he
a maS not; The moment he passed
anround the corner of the house with
Dorothy his blood seemed TO CONCEAL
her. 'ooH a' her OF toward
h,.Ihere's boy I'm our town has rab-
oi. rs ioo. said Dorothy.
tban he? said Donald, hoarsely. and
1t was, he e0 feit t and his face burned
hase person could make to say lis
ne ne =, instead of us there?" or docs
sba ne could feel In his bones that
she she YOU, YOU'D never forget it as long as
SON and . She would return to Jeffer-
s soia ana tell everybody how she had
had said us he?" 'N
DBut he hasn't any black ones" said
Dorothy His are ali White or NAL
mSi, =; never saw black one"
oh! said Donald.
Ihey reached the barn, and, of
far bacl me q rabbits were all hidden as
IDonald had to get on his hands and
Anees ana poke them out into the
" MTaI.e-n etted Enclosure. Dorothy eX-
E tna , over each as 1t emerged She
hnn,, very enthusiastic over the black
PUCK Donald stood mute.
may feed them?" Dorothy asked.
nal Al right If you want to-" said
s.; Lets go back to the porch" she
s Sand suddsnly; She was clearly Of
and he would not be mice" She did
not speak on the way back to the
torch. Neither did Donald. He wanted
70, ne longed to tell her that he didn't
n meaa 20 seem not to like her; but he
'"uAo not speak at all. He could not