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The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
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THE PANTHER'S STORY.
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81 hate to boast, friends and enc
mics" said the panther who had just
come to the zoo.
Then don't boast" roared one of
the lions.
You don't have to-" said Mrs.
LioneSs. There is no one who makes
you, and I'm sure we don't care about
it,
"Why do you say friends and enc
mics, that is what l would like to
know" asked Miss Lioness, who was
feeling very wild.
Because / mean it." said the pan
ther
81 don't take any interest In you"
said Miss Lioness.
II didn't expect you to, and now
that you tell me you don't l will con-
slider you one of my enemies" said the
panther.
"All right" said Miss Lioness. that
suits me better than being your friend.
I never was much on friendship. espe-
cially when l feel wild, wild. oh so
wild"
She showed her teeth and growled
and snarlcd, and then roared.
All the visitors in the zoo looked
at her and said:
How wild that loness looks" and
the keeper answered:
''She is n wild one, all right"
'I'm glad he knows It," said Miss
Lioness. 'Ah. yes, 1 am a wild one,
all right"
''Well, do you care who are your
friends and who are your enemies"
asked tn" lion who had spoken first.
That's what | want TO know"
"Oh. no. mercy, no. l don't care"
said the panther.
Some creatures do" said puma.
I'm not one of them" said the
panther, though when l am In my
free state l know who is who, and
why"
Very smart, :" said Miss Lioness.
well, | said I hated to boast" said
the panther.
stuff and nonsense" said the lion.
Creatures are always thinking it is
their duty to do things to show off
themselves. how good they are, and all
that sort of nonsense"
"Oh. well, look at it in that way"
said the panther. still 1 know my
duty"
so do lots of cranky creatures"
said the lion.
'Iou'se such kindly soul yourself"
grinnee the panther wickedly. as he
paced his yard.
We'll" he added after a few mo-
ments, this crowd here is so rude
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Anybody Has to Hustle
to Hold High Position.

Not every man can be great, but
most men can be much greater than
they are. Greatness is like every
thing else-you must pay for it. Why
should fortune smile upon you with
gifts 1t denies to others? The whole
thing is a matter of first principles
born with the race. but recognized
and developed by the few. It's an in
ner something that has to be tested
and constantly used to maintain the
truest efficiency. Fortunate influence
may be able to locate you in the seat
of the mighty, but you will have to do
the hustling that keeps you there.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

that I'll tell my story without wait
ing for an invitation.
Il am panther, as you all know.
and ! came from South America. A
man brought me-a man who was
not afraid of me, though l don't know
why. | caused him trouble enough
before he caught me.
But he brought me here, and we
Travelled on the steamer together.
I'VE didn't share the same state
room. for we wouldn't have been
friendly bed-fellows, and the man
knew that. But did come on the
same steamer.
Then. when we got to the city, we
went to hotel; yes, we did! It's not
every panther that has had a place
reserved for him in hotel-not ev-
cry panther. In fact. this Is the first
time I've ever heard Of panther hav-
ing such an honor shown him.
"Other animals have seldom had the
same honor, and so l cannot help but
boast of it, though l hate to boast"
Nonsense" said the other animals !,
you don't hate to hoast In the least.
You like to boast. You're very proud
of your story. You're proud of having
had big hotel take you in"
Il am proud, justly proud" said
the panther, "but only boast because
l think it Is my duty to tell you all
of the great honor shown to me-"
said the panther.
"Your story would be all right"
said Miss Lioness, Except that you
are too fond Of yourself, quite too fond
of yourself!"
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

hide is TO skin the animals head
cheeks and face. This should be done
while the animal is still suspended
Always keep the hide free from meat.
as one of the common faults of country
hides is the presence of more or less
meat, usually cheek meat The next
step in the operation Is to lower the
animal on its back and remove the
skin from the legs. Following this, the
hide should be ripped down the belly
from the sticking cut to the tail, max.
ing neat, straight rip, free from
jagged edges. The sides are then
skinned, working forward to the brisk.
ct and then back to the Inside of the
hind leg. Lift away the hide with the
free hand and stretch it tightly by
pulling outward and upward against
the knife or wooden stick.
Injury Done BY Blood.
Blood is objectionable on hides, par.
ticularly in the summer, as 1t Is like
ly to cause the hair to slip from rot
ting or decomposition when the hides
are packed. This may result in bav-
ing otherwise good hides placed in the
No. grade on the market. Care
should be taken to avoid placing any
hides in the pack until they are free
from animal heat. Allow them to lie
folded from three to five hours or Suf-
ficiently long to allow the animal heat
to get out Of them. If this is not done,
patches of decomposition may result,
and such hides. though carefully re-
moved, may be reduced in market
value at least one cent or more a
pound.
Preparing Hides for Market.
The preparation of hides and skins
for market Is of great Importance, for
If they are not properly prepared and
shipped they are subject to great de-
terioration. AS rule. hides are fold
ed with the hair side out. 1t is es-
sential to fold In the head and neck
on the body of the hide, flesh surface
together. and to turn in the tail in a
similar manner. Then a narrow fold
should be made on each side by throw.
ing back the body edges and legs, keep
ing the lines Of the folds parallel.
Stacking Up Hides.
In building up n pack of hides the
outer edges should be kept little
higher than the middle, so that the
liquid or brine, formed by the dissolv-
ing of the salt in the natural moisture
of the hides, may be absorbed by them.
If the pack Is low outside. or is built
slanting like shed roof, the brine
VIII seep out, causing the hides to
shrink in weight. In preparing hides
for market use salt that is free from
large Jumps or dirt. Dirty salt will
stain the flesh side of the hides. One
pound of salt to each pound of the hide
is the rule.
If the hides are to be stored, they
should be placed In cool (6O to 60 de-
grees FahrenheiD cellars. from which
the outside air is excluded.
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Name Whisky" Derived
From Celtic 'Usgebeatha"

The name "whisky" was probably
derived from the Celtic "usgebeatha"
(water of life), which was subsequent
ly contracted to ''usquebaugh" and
still later to whisky. The liquor known
as usquebaugh in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries was not. how
ever, the same character of whisky of
modern times, but was a compound Of
plain fruit of saffron, nutmeg, sugar
and other spices and flavoring mat
ters.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
NOTES OF SCIENCE

Burial in dry flour will keep
silver bright for a long time.
Floating mOOring buoys have
been made of concrete by an
English inventor.
1t has been estimated that
1OO,OOO,OOO rubber stamps are
in use in the United States.
The science of bell casting has
been practiced in one English
foundry for nearly $50 years.
An inventor has designed an
aluminium ironing board that can
be folded and carried in a suit
case.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Slow GroWths Inherit Longevity

In anibnal and vegetable life II is
the slow growths that inherit long
evity. Is 1t different with states and
nations? Is rapid growth in wealth
and population conducive to perma-
nence? If not, are there not things
more to be desired than either?
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
38,931, 900 New Pennies in July

The abnormal demand for pennies
is still taxing the capacity Of the press
es In the Philade phia mint, the enor-
NOUS tota. g: 3s,931 600 having been
struck during July. The other coin
age consisted of 950O0O dimes and
0,30G,0OO nickels.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Going With the Wind.

"It's an i'll wind chat blows nobody
good" said the ready-made philoso-
pher.
yes" replied Cap'n Starboard !;
but the kind of man that sits around
waitin' for the wind to come from ex-
actly the quarter that suits him Is
nightly likely to have no more sense
than to hoist sail in hurricane"
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Some Provider.

Mandy, does your husband provide
for you well?"
"fes'm: he say he git sum furni.
ture providin' he git money, and he
git money providin' he git job, and
he git job proyidin' he like it. He
sure is some provider."
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
1T is TO LAUGH
Too Much Freedom.

II understand you teach useful
trades here" said the visitor.
yes" replied the warden of model
penitentiary, "but we have to draw the
line somewhere
"How Is that?'
Several life-termers have been urg
ing me to start flying school,"
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
A Regular Dinner.

"Were you at
their dinner par
ty?"
"Yes."
"Was 1t an elab-
crate AFFAIR.""
"Very. Il h ey
had enough for us
all to eat"
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Home.

What Is your definition of homer"
Home Is the place where you can't
find the hammer or the saw when you
really need them"
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Wanted to Be Anr...hl.

Teacher-Johnnie, Is the earth
round or square?
Commissioned, teacher.
Teacher (with stern glance)-Are
you sure?
Willie-oh. all right. it's square.
then
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
An Expert BaIancer,

The Sire-Late hours are running
you. For myself. l have always gone
to bed with the chickens.
The Son-I don't see how you man
aged to keep from falling of the roost
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Beverages in Japan.

Japan has $500 establishments man.
various kinds of beverages,
500 of them being in Toxic.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
No Pieces.

Jimmie - How
much are the gin
gerbread horses,
please?
Lady - Fiv e
cents apiece.
Jimmie-But l
don't W u n t a
piece; l want 6
whole one.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Coffee Pot Improvement.

A coffee pot on the vacuum prin-
ciple. the lid of which serves as q
stopper, has been invented.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

Nrepared by the
aght IN one of the
as
ssh e quarts of OIL one blowut Trailer
upset pig 1e out of the
@ jumped from y and auto Buried three
"e $2S
pasture renee broke watch planter but onsde
muoT troubles had u months wor "
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-11-06

AZ this point ~ Major decided 10
speak. you ~ one a the stablemen
would DOR he inquired. HIS widsaed
eyes remaining fixed upon his grand
son. That's lucky, because ones all
there u Just at present, George. Old
fat Tom does 1t an"
-Oh, that win Be all right, DIR. Ny
mother can lend me her man."
Can sher' The old gentleman
smiled family. Il wonder" He
paused.
"What. sirr'
whether you mightn't care to 20
to law school somewhere perhaps. I'd
be glad to set aside sum that would
see you through"
This senile divergence from the topic
in hand surprised George painfully. n
have no interest whatever in the law,
he said. II don't care for 1t. and the
idea Of being q professional man has
never appealed to me. I was speaking
Of driving q tandem-s
II know you WERE" said tho Major
quietly.
George looked hurt. II beg your
pardon. OF course II the ides doesn't
appeal to you" And he rose to 60
The Major ran q tremulous hand
through his hair, signing deeply. e.
I don't like to refuse you anything
George" he said. II don't know that
/ often have refused you whatever
you wanted-in reason"
you've always been more than gen.
erous. SIR" George interrupted quickly,
"And II the idea Of q tandem doesn't
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-11-06
CHAPTER XII.

Young George paid his respects Ia
his grandfather the following morning.
having been occupied with various af.
fairs and engagements on Sunday un.
III after the Majors bedtime: and top
ics concerned With building or exca.
vations were not introduced into the
conversatioa. which was . cheerful
one until George lightly mentioned
some new plans Of his. He spoke Of
his desire 70 extend his proaciency IL
driving: In fact. he entertained ths
ambitioa 10 drive four.in.hand. How.
ever. % the Major said nothing. and
osrrly sat still. looking surprised,
George went on 10 say that he did no,
propose tn go In for coaching just
1t the start" he thought Il wouid be
better 70 begin with n tandem. He
was sure Pcndcnnis could he trained
10 work ~ . leader: and nll that one
needed to buy at present. he said.
would be comparatively inexpensive
new trap. and the harness. Of course.
aud \ good bay to match Pcnlirnniu.' e
He did not care for = special groom
one Of the stablsoea would do
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Tiers house. LiShts were burning over
there. upstairs;' probably his nswly
arrived uncle was engaged In talk with
Tie Major. $500
0eorgs's glance lsWsesd, resting eas.
ually upoo the inAiGtinet gssund, and
be bshsld some vague shapes. unfa-
miliar 10 him. Tesmlsss heaps. 10
sss0sd: bat, without much eaEssGlty.
- suppooed hat oswsf eoonsetieos q
water pipes might b out a oe0ee.
mailing necessary so0e s1eavatie00.
Net greatly olst1sbed, - p1lled ooNl
~ shA6A. yaWned. and began - -
dreos. leaving further inves1A&Soa ~
H. DoeniaG. q..~..
ut b ~ 0ega1ag - led 1BeOsetsa
Oh abeoe Il al fa1ood h1s sAo6A q
Vt ID ~ heAt. WftAest svsa SlaAe1Ag
toward H. sFo1nl Net unt1 - I'D
001sAo4 dressing "a ~ leek eeeth
fto0 ~ WlA6eW. and thsa ~ 01a0ee
wes cosoal To Dexe Instant 10 -
utoos became Electric. an ~ ~
nom he roo0. plunged osWa ~
sssifs. ont q the nees go. a. upoa
nseFef Wv OF NE eecuoSse hMn.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-11-06
EVERYTHING !. 900 un.srslsD..
y BOOTH HARRINGTON


Amssrse. has ma: on. n as When ether
men Major Anb:r.on laid ont ass.ers d.vsoe..s WITH roads
magnificent mansion 1n4lanA City had
.
.
hat eek.s auei whom hs had been e.s n.sa f..
1ssE s.s y ..aas erect eoy and . s.a her:sis:
- essn sns.s When label threw him ese:sss
n BE eourhp Of eolon their
oelSgs .
in
rAlDoH gagged"
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his income by building these houses to
rent"
well. 10 the name OF heaven, can't
he increase his Income amy other way
hut thisf
In the name of heaven. Il would ap-
pear he couldn't"
ITS beantly It's 4 damn degrade.
tion It's criine!"
u don't know about its being Q
crime" naid his uncle. stepping over
some PLANES to Join him. 1T might he
n mistake, though. Your mother snld
NOS to tell you until We got home. 30
ns not 10 spoil commencement for you.
She rather feared you'd DC upset"
Upset oh. my Lord. l should think
would bc upset He's In his second
childhood"
swell. ! thought. myself. Il was .
mistake. wanted him u ~, W On
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TN lee - 0elA0 q profeooloNal
0aA nas Never Appealed - No.
appeal 10 yoa, WAy-ee coarss-" Ana
he waved his hand, hseoically dismiss.
Ing he tandsm.
The Majors distress became obvi.
Qua ~0sorg3e, I'd like to. but-but
I've a idea tandsms are dangerous to
1sivs. and your mother might b snx.
ioua She"
NO. sir; I think not. She felt II
wosld b rather . good thing-help 10
keep ~ ct In the open air. But II
perhaps your 6nances~
"Oh. 1t isn't that % much" the.old
geatlsman laughed uncomfortably. II
guess We could still afford new horse
or two. II need b."
II thought you said"
The Major waved his hand airily.
"Oh. . few retrenchments where
.hiass were useless. And II you want
thi~ thing % very much"
"ft's not important enough 10 bother
about. really, Of course"
swell. lets walt till autumn. thea, /"
said the Major In q tone Of relief.
"We'll ZEE about 1t In the autumn. II
you're still In the mind for It then.
You remind me Of II, along In Sep
tember-or October. Wen ses what
can be doae." He rubbed his hands
cheerfully. "We'1l ~ what can be
done about It then. George. Wen
see."
AID George. In reporting this CON.
versation to his mother. was ruefully
humorous. I'm fact. the old boy
cheered up % much" he told her,
you'd have thought he'd got Q real
load OF his mind. OF course I know
he's anything but misery: still I can't
help thinking he must be salting q lot
Of money away. know prices ars
higher than they used to b. but he
doesn't spend within thousands Of
what BE- used to. and We certainly
can't be spending more than ~ always
have spent. Where does It all 20 tot
Uncle George told me grandfather had
sold some pieces Of property. and II
looks . little queer. I have q faint
suspieioa. not that hes getting misery
not that at all-but that old age has
begun to make him timid about money.
THERE'S no doubt about Il. he's est.
ting . little queer: he can't keep his
mind - . subject long. Right 10 the
middle Of talking about oos thing he'll
wander OF TO something else; and
shouldn't b surprised II be turned
out to b . lot better OF than any Of
~ guess."
Isabel had . bright idea. 'osorgisi
Instead Of Q tandem wouldn't Il Inter.
81 200 to get one Of Eussne's automo.
bilesr
II don't think %. Thsy'rs fast
enough. Of course. In tact. running
one OF those things u getting to be
quite on the cards for sport, and
people 70 all over the country IN 'em.
But they're dirty things. and they keep
getting out Of order. 10 that you're
always lying down on your back In the
mud and"
"Oh. no." she interrupted eagerly.
Haven't 700 noticedl The way they
make them nov you can get nj most Of
the machinery from the top. I ,lo
think you'd be interested. dear"
George remained indifferent. "l'os.
sibly-but ] hardly think ". I know
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gerated color to him. by the Lord,
but you're little witch!" George
cried.
"George. do let Pendennis trot
again!"
Il wont!"
She CLICKED 10 the morse. "Get up,
Pendennisi Trot! Go onl Com.
mence!"
Pendennis paid no attention; she
meant nothing to him, and George
laughed at her fondly. you are the
prettiest thing in this world, Lucy !" he.
exclaimed. Are you going to drop the.
almost and say we're really engasedr'
''Oh. not for yearsl So there's the
answer, and let's trot again"
But George was persistent; more
over, he had become serious during
the last minute or two. II want to,
know" he said. II really mean it,
Lets don't be serious. George" she
begged him hopefully. Lets talk Of
something pleasant"
He was little offended. '.rhen It
isn't pleasant for you to know that I
want to marry your
At this she became ~ serious as he
could have asked; she looked down.
and her lip quivered like that Of q
child about to cry. Suddenly she put
her hand upon one Of his for Just an
instant, and then withdrew It
Lucy" Ne said huskily. "Dear,
what's the matter1 You look ~ IL
you were going to cry" e
Her eyelids iickered, and then she
looked up at him with q sad gravity,
tears seeming just at the poise. 'Ons
reasons because have q feeling that
it's never going to be-" 1it.
"WhyT
"It's just a feeling"
"You haven't any reason Or"
"It's Just q feeling"
well, IL that's all," George said,
measured, and laughing confidently, n
guess I won't be very much troubled ~
But at once he became serious again.
adopting the tone Of argument. Don't
you care enough about me to NARY
mei' .---- tos.,s' ..-s- USt-
She looked down again. pathetically
troubled. "Yes."
'Well, then. why In the world won't
you drop the 'almostr"
Her distress increased. 'Evesythine
iseverythingA"~' 49, ~ '-
"What about 'eveTythinsr"
Everything IL $3.50 unsettled"
And at that he uttered an Gxclama.
ton Of impatienee. III you aren't
the queerest girii What 10 IN
settledr" ". t..-e~' q
"well. for one thing" abe said. abas
to smile at his vehsmenee, "you
haven't settled ON anything 10 DO. Al
least II you have you've never spoksa
Of It"
A. she spoke the gave him IL
quickest possible side glance Of hope.
full scrutiny; then looked away. not
happily. Surprise and displeasuEs
were Intentionally visible upon The
countenance Of her companion: AZ
he permitted q significant period q
silence to elapse before making any
response. Lacy" he said finally. VIII
cold dignity, "haven't You perfectly
well understood that I don't mean b
30 into business q adopt q profeo
sioni"
II wasn't quite sure" she said
gently. II really didn't know-quite.'
'Then Of course It's tim did tell
you. You know yourself there are
lot Of people In the East-ln the South
too. for that matter-that don't think
we've got any particular family or 20
sition or culture In this part Of the
country. There were ons or two 10
my crowd at cOllefs: their families
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n Have Q Feeling inst ~ Never
oelN0 . ~


had lived on their Income for three
generations. and thsy never DRAINED
there was anybody u their class ost
here. I had to show thsm q thing o.
two. right at the start, and gvsss
they won't forsst iti Wen. thlak
lt's dms all their sort teand out that
tnree generations can Deaa Just %
much out here - anywAsee elsa"
But what are you going to d.
0eorgsr she cried.
georges earnsstnsss surpassed
nefs; he had become flushsd and his
breathing was emotional II expect
to live an honorable life" b said. II
expect to contribute my share to char.
ties. and 10 take part in-in move.
u,ents."
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ITO n coSiTil6U10I
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-18
NAILS THAT
STAY OUT LATE

Postmaster Joe E. Moseley has
been much annoyed by complaints
from box patrons of the Hopkins
vile postofice because Of recent IT.
Irregularities in the delivery of the in
coming mails. Mr.. Moseley has pre-
pared lot of statistics that ought
to be genuine eye-openers to the cap
tious critics. There are IL daily mails
that arrive in Hopkinsville and have
to be distributed and during the ten
days ending last Sunday only ten Of
the 100 mails arrived on time. All
the others were from 10 minutes to
nine hours late, the average being 4
to 5 hours. It caA well be imagined
what a jumbse would be created by
mails coming in and overlapping and
piling up, some days almost none
and the next days almost double
quantities. 1t is the rule of the Of
fee that all mails must be distribute
ed upon arrival before the clerks
quit the Office and when mails are
late in being placed in boxes it is be-
cause the trains were late in arriv-
ing, sometimes having missed impor-
tant connections altogether, leaving |
whole sacks of mail to follow on the
next train. Complaints or undeserv-
ed criticism do not help matters in
the least. 1t is not worth while to
shoot the musician when the music
is the best he can make. So don't
go off half-cocked and say something
that will hurt the feelings of the gem
ial postmaster and spoil the prospect
Of merry Christmas in the govern
ment building.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-18
CASE
IS CONTINUED.
One OF the Defendants Cited For
Monday On New Charge.

indianapolis, Dec. 17.-Contempt
charges against eightySfour officials
of the United Mine Workers of
America, with the exception of Alex
ander Howat, president of the Kan
sas District, were continued in fed
eral court here today until such a
date as it is deemed advisable to
bring them up.
Howat is charged with continued
violation Of the courts injunction
against furtherance of the strike.
He was cited to appear in court
neat Monday.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-18
40 FRENCH GIRLS XMAS
PRESENTS FOR DAD"

New York, Dec. l5.-Forty young
women, Christmas brides-to-be of
former American soldiers in France,
arrived here today on the steamer
Chicago, from Brest. The Travel
ers' Aid Society has undertaken the
task of safely getting to their desti-
nations all the young women who
were not met at the pier by respon-
sible persons.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-18
~. $. LOSS IN COAL
STRIKE sl2s, 100000

Columbus, Ohio. Dec. 16.--Loss to
the United States on account of the
recent coal strike amounted to APP
prOximately $12G,OOo,OOO, while
that to Ohio was about S27OOO,O 900,
according to w. D. Mckinney, Sec
rotary of the Southern Ohio Coal Ex-
change. Additional loss to railroads
from curtailed service and to indus
tries forced to shut down on account