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ALL RIGHT FOR HIM TO SIGN
Mail Carrier Need Not Have Worried
as to the Responsibility of
His Questioner.

The mail carrier had registered
letter among the many he was deliy-
ering to one of the big business insti-
buttons of the city. The manager was
not in his usual place, and the stenog-
rapher ewas temporarily out of her
chair. A man sitting in room adj
jacent spoke up: ''Can | do anything
for you?"
Il don't know whether you can or
not" said Uncle Sans man; II have
registered letter here and somebody
has to sign for it."
well, I guess l can sign for It,"
Il don't know whether you can or
not. / don't know YOU"
"Well, I'm it around here" and he
reached for the letter.
When the mail man looked at the
signature he noticed it was signed
--, whom he recognized as the sole
owner of the big institution.
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lnnnnrtanf TO Mothers
PRESERVING Morale.

Morale implies morals, and more.
1t may be possible to be perfectly clean
morally and yet have low morale.
Morale implies hope, courage determi-
nation. Many good man lacks these.
He is good morally, but has lost his
grip on the world and himself. In
spite of his goodness he is doomed to
defeat. On the other hand man can't
have the highest morale if his life is
not clean. Mental and physical inn
purity are bound to leave their stain
upon the life. Then in time of stress
something will give way and the papers
will talk about collapse and overwork
and things. The only way to meet
lifes problems is to keep fit. That
means more than mere eating and
drinking. 1t means the proper care of
The whole organism.
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ernor of Nassau or his representative,
quite nearby, at Harbour Island, isn't
it,"
My pock-marked friend grew trifie
green as / said this.
eve have sails still, remember" / re-
sumed George and the lost gasoline
are not everything. Five hours, with
anything of wind, would bring us to
Harbour island, and-with this paper
in my hand it would be-what do you
think yourself? The gallows?"
My friend grew grave at that. and
seemed to be thinking hard inside
making resolutions the full force OF
which / didn't understand till later
but the immediate result of which was
graciousness of manner which did
not entirely deceive me.
"Oh," he said, 81 don't think you
quite mean that. You're impulsive-
as when you hit that poor boy down
| there"
"Well," | observed, "Tm willing tt
| treat you better than you deserve. $50
I'll say nothing about this, if you like
/ (pointing to the manuscript, "and II
the wind holds, put you ashore tomor
row at Spanish Wells. l like you II
spite of myself. Is it a bargain?"
On this we parted, and, as thought
with a certain friendliness on boil
sides.
There was no sailing wind, so there
was nothing to do but stay where WI
were all day. | spent most of the time
in my cabin, reading novel, and, soor
after nine, / fell asleep in frame o
mind unaccountably trustfrl.
1 suppose that 1 had been ASLEEP
about three hours when / was dis
turbed by a tremendous roar. 1t wa
Sailor (who always slept near me) on
on the cockpit with a man under hi
paws-his jaws at the mans throat
| called him off, and saw that it wa
my pock-marked friend, with his RICH
hand extended in the cockpit and re
volver few inches away from it. S.
far as / knew it was the only firearr
on the ship. Lets get hold of tina
first, Sailor" I said, and slipped
into my hip pocket.
''Wake up, Tom," called, and, "wak
up, captain !" Meanwhile, | took GU
the revolver from my hip pocket, an
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tive pointed, a smaller cay, the cay
Shoes"-but since known by another
name which, for various reasons, do
not deem it polite to divulge-near the
end of the long cay down which we
were running.
About twilight we dropped anchor
in another quiet bay, so much like that
of the night before, as all the bays
and Gays are along that coast, that you
need to have sailed them from boy
hood 20 know one from another.
The cove we were looking for,
known by the CHEEKY name of Dead
Mems Shoes, proved farther off than
we expected, so that we didn't come
to it till toward the middle of the next
afternoon, an afternoon Of the most
innocent gold that has ever thrown its
soft radiance over an earth inhabited
for the most part by ruffians and
scoundrels. We soon found that we
were not alone in the cave.
"She's changed her paint" said Tom.
at my elbow. And, looking round.
saw that our rakish schooner with the
black hull was now white as dove;
and, in that soft golden water, hardly
foot and half deep, five shadowy
young sharks fioated, with outstretched
| fins like huge bats. Our engineer, who
was already wading fearlessly in the
water, beautifully naked, ''shooed"
| them off like chickens. But it was
soon to be evident that more danger
Gus foes waited for us on the shore.
| Yet there was seemingly nothing
there but a pile of asponges, and few
black men. The Susan B. had changed
her color, it was true. but she was a
well-known sponger, and | noticed no
one that I recognized.
There was one foolish fellow that
reminded me of my shackly deckhand,
whom had always thought out of his
mind, standing there on his head ON
the rocks, and waving his legs to at
tract attention.
"Whyl There's Silly Theodore"
called out the captain.
TIN going ashore said.
/ ''Tm going with you too," said the
captain. "But look after your guns.
There's going to be something doing
quiet as it looks"
So we rowed ashore, and there was
Theodore capering in front of pile
of sponges, but no other face that
knew. But there were seven or eight
negroes whose looks took no great
liking to.
Like some fancy sponges to senc
homer" said one Of these coming uI
to me. Cost you five times as much
in Nassau"
Certainly I'd like few sponges,"
said.
And then Theodore came up to me
looking as though he had lost his mine
over the rather fancy silk tie I hap
pened to be wearing.
"Give me dat !" he said, touching it
like crazy man.
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great deal to have lenr 1t me, and 1t
was right as the things eiove.
Then I called Tom to me: "How
about that sucking fish, TomY' / asked.
"It's just cured, sar," he said. II
was going to offer it to you this lunch
time. It's dried out fine; couldn't be
better. I'll bring it to you this min
Ute" And he went and was back again
in a moment. you must wear it right
over your heart" he said, land you'll
see there's not bullet can get near it.
It's never been known for bullet to
go through sucking fish. It's Gods
truth"
"But, Tomr 1 said, how about
your"
"Pve worn one here, sar, for twenty
years, and you can see for yourself
and he barred the brown chest beneath
which beat the heart that like nothing
else in the world has made me believe
in God"
We awoke to a dawn that was a
rose planted in the sky by the mys-
terious hand that seems TO love to give
the fairest thing the loneliest setting.
But there was no wind, so that day
we ran on gasoline. We had some
fifty miles to go to where the nara
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held it over the man I seemed to
grow more and more sorry for.
We've not only got mutiny
aboard" / told the captain, "but we've
got treason to the British government.
Do you want to stand for that? Or
shall / put you ashore with the rest?"
Unruffied as usual, he had nothing
to say beyond:
SAY, ay, sir!"
"Take this cord, then" ordered
him and Tom, "and bind the hands
and feet of this pock-marked gentle
man here; also Of George, engineer ;
and also of Theodore, the deckhand.
Bind them well. And throw them into
the dingy. with bottle of water
apiece, and loaf of bread. BY noon,
We'll have some wind, and can make
our way TO Harbour island, and there
I'll have a little talk with the COM
| mandant."
And as I ordered, all was done. Tom
and / rowed the dingy ashore, with our
| three captives bound like three silly
fowls, and presently threw them
! ashore with precious little ceremony.
Then we got back to the Maggie Oar
ling, with imprecations in our ears
and particularly the promises of the
pock-marked rebel, who announced the
certainty of our meeting again.
OF course we laughed at such
threats, but / confess that, as / went
down to my cabin and picked up the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-11

Poverty is the mother of many eff
forts
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DEAD MEMS SHOES.

Synopsis-The man who tells this
story-eall him the hero, for short
is visiting his friend John Saunders,
British official in Nassau, Bahama
Islands. Charlie Webster, a local
merchant, completes the trio Of
friends. Conversation turning upon
buried pirate treasure, Saunders
produces a written document pur-
porting to be the death-bed state
ment of Henry p. Tobias, a success
FIJI pirate, made by him in 1859. 1t
gives two spots where two millions
and a half of treasure were buried
by him and his companions The
conversation of the three friends is
overheard by a stranger, whose
face is deeply pitted by small pox
The document disappears. Saun-
ders, however has a copy of it,
The hero determines to go in search
of the pirate treasure and charters
the Maggie Darling, trim two
masted schooner. The pock-marked
man is taken on board as a pas
senger. bound for Spanish Wells.
Old Tom catches sucking fish,
Of great virtue as q mascot in CON
nection with the seeking of buried
pirate treasure.
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Unfortunate Superstition.

Flatbush-Is Gowanus superstitious?
Bensonhurst-Oh very. He'll never
occupy house unless it has an even
number of windows, doors, room, cup
boards and other things, for he has a
superstition regarding odd numbers.
"Well, I sincerely hope his super
stition don't extend to the number of
his wives !''-Yonkers Statesman.
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FREE SAMPLES

The quick relief Vacher-Balm gives
for Catarrh, Nervous Headache. and
many pains, is so marvellous that it
pays us to give away FREE Sam
pies, where it is unknown. Write for
a Free Sample and agents prices, while
this offer lasts. q. w. Vacher, Inc.s
New Orleans, La.-Adv.
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CHAPTER vi.
In Which the Sucking Fish Has a
Chance to Show Its Virtue.

IN winch the sucking flSh Has a
Chance to Show Its Virtue.
The breeze was SO strong that we
didn't use our engine that day. Be
sides, / wanted to take little time
thinking over my plans. spent most
of the time studying the charts and
bordering John P. Tobias narrative,
which threw very little light on the
situation. There was little definite to
go by but his mark of the compass en-
craven on certain rock in wilder
ness of rocks; and such rocks as they
were at that.
looked well to my guns. The com
mandant had made me accept the loan
Of particularly expert revolver that
was, I could see, as the apple of his
eye. He must hove cared for nae q
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-11
Like Lightning.

"PopV
Eyes, my son."
''Do you know why they call those
things lightning bugs?"
Because they never seem to strike
twice in the same place is my guess,
my bow"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-11
Save From sourina.

If food threatens to sour in the
muggy weather, it can sometimes be
saved by relocating.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-11
Accomplished.

II never saw such writer. He can
take any theme you give him. l be-
lieve he could write poetry about gas
bills"
1T has been done. Didn't you ever
hear of The Charge of the Light
BrigadeY"
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No Cash Value Y ct.

Neighbor--"S your son got his B. A.
and his NJ. A." Father-"Yes, but his
PA still supports him."
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11
Good and Bad Roads.

The farmer. above all men. Is
most concerned in getting good roads.
because ~ uses them most and
hauling 10 and from town is part
of farming
II has been estimated that the cost
of hauling a ton Of freight a mile
averages. on the railroads. seventy
eight cents ON ordinary roads in the
United states. % cents and on or
binary Texas roads. 40 cents. II these
figures are correct II costs the Texas
f..rmer almost twice as much to do
his hauling as il docs an, average
farmer OF the United States.
Good roads usually keep company
with prosperous farms and farmers.
The greatest single factor for pro-
eross. perhaps. whether 'or the farm
er or the community. is the road. II
the farmer is freed from the burdens
imposed upon him by bad ROADS.
he will create wealth for himself.
and incidentally prosperity Tor every
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

news space writer iu Sew York
ado specific report showing thai
ar an the peace treaty has been
med and is being ratified. there
, nov % nations as war. That .'''
doesn't prove failure OF the peace
treaty. Some of these nations are
others have '.s' t"rri''rr '''
pg ye,. the boundaries aren't fully nn
detstood, and much C the so Called
war, is mere expressions OF p'",'''
which will finally ha adjusted 'h'
the countries will se'.lc down II
agreement with Tho n'N conditions
When people quarrel or even "hen
thy submit to arbitration there are
d,sappointments in awards but Ter
, season OF fret and reson'm'n" 'hey
,,ome 10 acquiesrence' and pea''
,mes AS result of reason restored
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11
TT CANNOT BE 80 NOW.

Eitel Frederick the young prince
who took his Bavarisn troops over
to France TO save his brothers army
and got them shot up Ia now ready
TO offer himself in his fathers stead
for trial and punishment. lie has
sent to King George OF England this
message:
ITO His Majesty. the King Of Eng
land: In fulfillment OF natural duty
OF son and officer. with my four
younger brothers. place myself CT
your majesty's disposal in place II
my imperial father. in the event OF
his extradition. in order by our sac
rifise to spare him such degredapn
In the names OF Prinyes Ada
bert. August William. Oscar and Jo-
achim.
(signed- ETHEL FREDERICK.
The world will admire the fila
spirit OF the boys offer. There d"'
thousands OF American boys who
would gladly step to the front e
bear the burdens of their fathers
but the laws OF the land do not pro
vide that one man shall be punished
Tor the crimes of another and there.
fore the fearful appeal will have "a
Dc turned down.
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NOTICE BY PV1x&CADON.
The state OF Rexae ..
csuatp % spsrry.

In Probass CosU-
The State 81 TeIas.
To the Sheriff OF any sonstasie
Of Scuyry County. Greeting:
You are hsreby commanded 10
cause TO be published In the Snyder
sisnal, q Newspaper OF general cir
euiation published In said county
AZ least once a week for twenty (3o)
consecutive days before the return
day hereof, the following notice;
The state OF Texas
To all persons interested in the
estate OF Nancy Ann Harris, deceased
and ]. C. Harris, deceased.
NJ w. Bavousett administrator oil
the estate of Nancy Ann Harris
deceased. and j. c. Harris, deceased
has fled his annual report which
said proceedings will be heard by
said court on the 14th day OF July
1919. AZ the court house OF said
County in Snyder, Texas at "hio"
time all persons interested in said
estate are requested to appear and
answer said proceedings should they
desire TO do so.
Herein fail not, but have you
before said court, on the first day
of the next term thereof, this writ
With your return thereon showing
now Won have executed the same.
Witness my hand and official seal
AT SNYDER. Texas, this 18th day oil
June. 1919.
6seaI W VI. CURRY
Clerk County Court. Scurry County
Texas.
ny Willie Norrsd, Deputy.
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Eirst Baptist Church.

As news item we would say that
there were more men in our prayer
meeting last week than there we're
women, and that isn't talking about
the women either. but sometimes the
unusual happens
Our picnic last Friday was a great
one. Not all our people were plesent,
but there were many. The fried
Chicken, lemon ade, etc, were in
abundance. The pastor has felt bet
ter ever since
One addition to the church last
Sunday and the whole day was o
glorious success. The evening crowd
was the largest we have had for some
time. and the service was unique and
very greatly enjoyed by all. A spe-
cial program had been provided and
was rendered according TO plan. the
service flag was removed with APP
propriate celemony and memorial
to the sacred memory OF William Car
roll Porter who laid down his life in
the great war, was presented by the
church TO the family. 1t was a most
touching hour for all, and our heart
beat in sympathy with the bereayed
ones. &C. --
Next Sunday morning Is 70 be
Cradle Roll hour. All the mothers
whose babies are on the cradle roll
will be expected to be present and
bring the babies and thir daddies
Special conveyance will be providd
for those who need it, OF course
everybody will want TO see ali these
babies. This viii De one of the best
hours Ne have ever had. A special
program vii. be rendered and the
pastor viii also speak to the mothers.
". II. SIMS Pastor
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Mrs, j.. G., Dawson has returned
from visiting at Lamcsa.
Snyder Man Has Mission.

Austin. July Sc. +. Smith. AS
sistant attorney general. left today
for New York Washington and other
large cities OF the country to re-
present Attorney General Cureton
in the taking OF dispositions In the
pool hall cases now pending In the
federal court involving the con
stitutionality OF the Texas anti-pool
hall law. Testimony is being taken
by the prosecution with view OF
showing that playing pool and bill
lards is a recreation and not harm
full. and Mr.. Smith Is to cross-exsmine
the witnesses.
Teh case Ia to come up neIt Sep
TENDER at Amarillo.
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WHO IL TO BLAME?

The legislative report on the B!aei
Ridge farm muddlo has led certain
politicians to want 10 censure Gov.
Hobby and the peni.entiary rompts-
don for failure to purchase that farm
under the terms OF the option. There
il no question but that the farm ts
we'll worth the opt'on price, but II
had been in the minds OF the Govern
or and the legislature that the state
should quit farming and Therefore
would probably no, want 20 buy any
more land. About that time the owner
of the farm from whom IL has been
leased. wanted TO be released from
The sale option and along last sprins
began to insist on the release. lie en-
gaeed a attorney to bring about the
release.
Il will be remembered that Walter
crawford was considered a close
r.icnd OF Gov. Hobby and had been
Mr. Hobbys campaign MANAGER 'aa
therefore was in the Governors con-
,J.pc. Barrett Blakeley the ownoi
off the farm knew OF those Close r.
l-t,ons and engaged Crawford to nan
III. tb, governor II was represeL
r..t Blakeley wanted the option can
,,r.d 40 ne could borrow money OF
,.. farm GOV. Hobby naturally be
I,,yed his friend and In as much a.
the announced policy of the state was
g.. ,,,., n, more land Dee was induced
g., consent To the releAse and he ana
two Of the commission signed tho re-
loose Within two or three days there
eden AN oil well was brought IN Oh
mo arm and then It was unders'oou
why Blakeley was IN such a MUIR! I"
e-t the option cancelled
No wcomes one senatr 10 oi'e'
..soi,,ion TO request Gov. Hobby
and the penitentiar, commissioner
to resign charging that they nave
boen negligent in guarding the u. err.
,.t of the state. Those men s''u'u
r,t he censured for failure to Nno"
.D.rt the oil we'll Possibly tAo
toev the well VAS being drilled. au,
,ror-,rds Of wells have been drilled
h. mo- profit The blame in 'h's''s'
-,.,. ON the supposed friend Of 90,
GOVERNOR The man who mana-ed 'h'
.smpaign and was under sacred o''''
mt5n to help the administration "''
..s.ead of doiul tina, Dee betrayed the
..ndship and confidence Of 'o'
-.rror to the hurt of that oN.''''
and of the state.
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some Of the Republican Senators
who have been fighting the proposed
League OF Nations have served notice
onth @ country that If their party
helps 20 ratify the League as drafte.
they'll quit the republican party.
There seems 20 be nobody worrying
about II. Times have been when
democratic politicians have quit their
party. but it has gone right along
doing business without them.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

The r. y T.. failed TO come thru
with the mail Tuesday W. b. John
son OF Roscoe said he guessed there
wa. wreck down the line. The
trains have been running pretty well
Tor some time. Mr. Johnson says tha
-aai o. handling lots Of husi.e.s.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. a. II. Rutledge oi
Mckinney are guests OF Mr. and Mrs
W. r. schultz north OF town. The
ladies are sisters This is their first
visit in the west and they like the
country and the prospects. They are
especially pleased with the cool
nights and the absence of the mos
quito nuisance.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Jess Wizards wife slipped into
the aroma last Friday and watched
her husband get licked. She then
hurried to his hotel and was read,
to doctor him up when he was
brought in. She said she is glad he
got whipped. Maybe he'll stay at
home now and be decent
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I'll Chnrn Died Fridny.

Cecil Chorn Is years old son oil
-- and Nrs. j. I. Chorn OF the zen
community died at Lubbock last
rr;aav following an operation on
Tuesday for appendicitis. The re-
r,,ins we're buried saturday n
UormlCich.
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In This Paper

J. g. Chambers and family of Cor
pus Christi came in Monday night
and spent Tuesday here visiting
friends. They are out for summer
trip. and they always list Snyder as
one Of their outing points. They used
TO live here and are very kindly re-
membered by orr people. ~
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr.. Thomas Fletcher was down
town Monday with a lot of fine
lucious peaches from his orchard
He had already sold-them but brought
the Signal nice sample sack Of them
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

several OF the soldier boys nave
come in whose return has not oeeh
noted IN the Signal FOR the reason
mot their friends did not tell the
noper about it. We like to tell when
the boys get home but we can't saIely
guess at 1t.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Marshall Bacher left rev uaSs
ago for his home at Houston ai'er
a, extended visit with Mr.. and Mrs'
Y q Barnes.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Showers OF rain fell Tuesday II
the vicinity OF Snyder and people
would be glad of a good general rain.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. n. c. Taylor Of
Knapp took their son to Lubbock
Tuesday to be operated upon for a3-
pendicitis.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

r. the matter of the Blue Ridge
farm transaction it seems that the
governor was betrayed with a kiss.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11

Beer with two and three fourths
per cent alcohol is just as bitter as
the one-half stuff
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-07-11
FAKE" ASPIRIN
WAS TALCUM
Therefore Insist Upon Gen
uine "Bayer Tablets
of Aspirin"

Millions of fraudulent Aspirin
Tablets we're sold by Brooklyn
manufactures which later proved TO
be composed mainly of TalcuT
Powder. "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin
the true. genuine. American made
and American owred Tablets arc
marked with the safety "Bayer
Cross"
ASK for and then insist upon "Bayer
Tablets OF Aspirin" and always buy
them in the original Bayer package
hich contains proper directions ard
dosage.
Aspirin Is the trade mark Of
Bayer manufacture Of Monoacettea'
c!dc3,cr of Sal'cyl!cacid.