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The Holt County sentinel., 1919-08-29
BENTON.


John Nichols and family visited
Sunday at the Frank Gentry home.
Little Miss Luverne and Irene
! Andler, Of Horton, Kansas, are here,
visiting their uncle, j. l.. Andler and
family.
! Mrs. Ora King. who has been Wis
/ iting her daughter. Mrs. ". l.. Stalcy
and family, returned TO her home in
Kansas CITY, Kansas, the first Of the
week.
John Ferguson and family and
Mrs. Annie Field and son, John. have
returned from their trip to Colorado.
They enjoyed II fine.
Mrs. j. A. Ellis planned a sur
prise on her daughter. Miss Mildred,
ON her birthday, Friday, August %.
Quite n number Of her friends gath.
cred nj the home, and such a party.
Every one had fine time. At late
hour dainty refreshments. consisting
of ice cream and cake, were served by
Mrs. Ellis. Those present were:
Misses Pauline Wright. Elizabeth
Field, Frances and Roberta Emerson.
Ida and Ethel Field. Dale Nichola.
Dcltha Nicholson and Mildred Ellis.
Mcssrs. Paul. Emerson, George and
John Field and Edwin and Jerald Ellis.
also Sam Novels and family.
Rev. Jewell Howard. Of Mound
City. is holding a series Of meeting
at the Benton school house. lie b.
preaching excellent sermons. Com"
and hear him. Services begin at :
o'clock, old time.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Emerson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Emerson visited
NJ the Ed and Charles Evans homes,
the first of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. Ira Hicks are the
proud parents Of baby daughter.
born August -.
r.. l.. Cason and son, Fred. have
gone to Colorado on a prospecting
trip.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Crane and
Miss Grace Quick were In Kansas City,
one day last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Crane and
little daughters, Of Kansas, are visit
ing her folks. James Quick and family
Misses Frances and Roberta I'm.
crson and Pauline Wright went TO Ore.
gOn, Thursday Of last week, TO sc,
THE Shepherd Of the Hills" They
say II was fine.
NERlTAS.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-08-29
HOME BUREAU NOTES.
Cora Ellen DeVault,
Home Demonstration Agent.

The Blair canning team, composed
Of Freda Miles, Cecil Fitzmaurice and
Ruth Lawrence, gave a demonstration
in cold pack canning at the State Fair
in Sedalia. They also demonstrated
canning at the Savannah fair where
they won second place.
The Home Bureau membership CAM
paiRn for another year il now on.
The fee is Sl.00. II depends upon the
member whether he profits 800 OF
$4,000 from this membership. Ask
fur the things you are interested in.
Tha, is the only way we have Of know
ms what YOU want.
n you have not been asked to join
send or bring $500 10 the Home Bu-
ruau office and receive your member
ship receipt.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-08-29
FARM FOR SALE.

My farm, 100 acres. q miles east OF
Oregon; 80 ncrcs in cultivation. bal.
ancc in pasture and timber; splendid
hog farm, good soil, plenty Of water
new house, barn, garage and Other
buildings necessary 10 farm. Priced
10 sell. J. II. LARK,
Farmers Phone. Oregon, Mo
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-08-29

Wantcd-Gih for general house
work; no washing. good horne and
highest wages. Phone Main 1928.
2jn2 Francis street. st. Joseph. Mo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11


form n IhUoEap
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27

lie ma roznych polskich organl-
zacyi w powiecie i ilu cz}onkw
do kazdej z mich nalezy? Czy vie
gdzie i jak uSwiadomienie naro-
DOVE w powiecie roSnie hub jake
kleski sprawl polska ponosi W tel
hub owej gminie Z powodu aglta-
cyl niemieckiej? Me vie! I vie
dice ME moze, DO danych cy-
frowych nigdysmy ME zbierali.
Gdyby mnic dis kto zapytaf ilu
many zorganizowanych Polakow
ma G6rnym Slasku i Z tego chciaf
by wysnuG wniosek o naszcj sile,
powiedziec mu tego ME 1Uoglbym
/ ME powiedzia}by mu tego mkt,
DO Mkt tego ME vie.
Jestcm pewien, re INtiemcy vie
eel O tenn wiedza, Doc oni zawsze
mas lepiej znali, niz my samych
siebie.
E. Imiela.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27
DROBNE %OGkOSZENIA

OLDHAM dziecko "a swoje rok liczace
go chlopczyka. 1105 Noble ul., 2gie
pietro, w lyle. M. Starek. II
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27
jedynie, re stanowisko to istnie,

jedynie, re stanowisko to istnie-
je.
Rozwodzi}em sic zaS tax SEE
roko mad okregiem przemysfo-
wynn, gdyz ma jego terenie bedzie
sic odbywa}a glowna walka pie
b~iscytowa, i on tel walce NADIA de-
cydujace znaczenie.
Obecnie wprowadze ~trzecia
grippe powiat6w rolniczych. Me
stety tie powiaty ME So dotych-
czas nalezycie zorganizowane /
uSwiadomione. Wszelka wieksza
Ii Srednia wlasnoSc ziemska ME
Jest nam przychylna. Maforolny,
hub bczrolny, to chop ocieza}y,
ME lubiacy zmieniaG starych Po-
rzadk6w, dose czesto nawet chwa
lacy je. abonujacy czesto gazety
niemieckie, DO po polsku czytac
ME umie, chop religijny, bedacy
pod wpiywem ksiedza centrowca.
Lud ten stanowi SARA mase leni-
wa, chwiejna, gorsza Cd poprzed-
niei grupy Srodkowej, DO bezkry-
tyczna, idaca pod wplywem chwi
lowego porywu. lego ruch bedzie
I tyIko echem, odbiciem ruchu w o
kregu przemyslowym. Ably umiec
ustawicznie mad ia masa panowac
trzeba mice w kazdej parafii agi-
tatora rowniez dzielnego jak KS
ccntrowiec, lub ksiadz = hakatysta
agitujacy "a pomoca konfesyona
Iu i amhony, i nauczycicl, rozta-
czajacy swoj wpfyw Przez szkoie
ma ~rodziny. Takich jednak agita-
tor6w brak: to tez o okregu roll
niczym mozemy tylho powie-
dzie6: tn zwyciestwo nasze ME
da sic obliczyc, W kazdym jednak
razie zalezne jest Cd zwyciestwa
W okregu przemyslowym.
Same zjawienie sic pewnych
Swiecznikow ma G. Slasku ME wy
starczy, tembardziej, re z niejed-
nej dawnej Swiecy zostal nawet
ma G. Slasku juz tylko dymiacy.
ogarek.
Trzeba piracy, piracy planowej
we wszystkich szczegolach, trze-
ba zaprowadzic organizacye, kto-
"a bylaby jakby zegarem nateze-
MIA naszych wysiikow. Niestety
jednak jcsteSmy ma G. slasku do
bryml agltatoraml, marnyml a
organizatorami: many poryw,
ME many wytrwaioSci. lstnieje
Nacz. Rada Lud., istnieja Po-
what. Rady Lud., istnieja Gmin-
ne Rady Lud. Czy jednak Nacz.
Rada Lud. vie, lie kazda Powiat.
Rada Lud. zorganizowala W
swoim powiecie Gmin Rad Lud-?
lie W kazdej gminie mieszkahcow
stoi w obronie praw naszych /
podlega karnosci narodoweJ? Me
vie!
Czy kazda Pow. Rada Lud. vie
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27

POTRZEBA wykonczarzy PREY parlc
rowych garniturach do piracy wife
czornej. Dobra zaplata. Victory Fur
niture Co., 2O5O Milwaukee. ave. 20
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27

ma Town of Lake MONA otrzy'
mac ,,Dzienrik w nastepujacych
miejscach.
-
1912 So. Lincoln Mica
ITS ". 4o-zna uilca
M~IELZYNSKI -
TIA w. 48-ma utica
sTREJsMAN -
1909 LOOMS utica
HoNDs
Anna ul. / Racine ave
LOPACINSKI -
1863 Gross ave
S. ITALIAN -
1912 w. 51-ta ul. Sk}ad caszv
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27

POTRZEBA kobiet W srednim vie
ku do lekkiej piracy take dziewcza'
do magli, stale. Toll Bros. Laundry
1925 Augusta ul., blisko Ashland
ave. q"
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27
Ruch W TOWarzyStWaCh.
re STANISLAwOWA.

- Stowarzyszenie WlaScicieli Re-
alnoSci czyli North West Side Tax
Yapers Assn bedzie mialo swoje
p~rzedroczne posiedZenie W niedziele,
dnia 2Sgo grudnia, o ~godzinie $3.50
wieczorem, W sail Macierzy Polskiej
PM. 1855 W. Division III. Bedzie wy
Dor novel administracyi ma rok 1870.
Kazdy obywatel powinien bye obecny
ma TEN posiedzeniu, BIO beda wa2n''
sprawy do zalatwienia. - E. Bara-
nowski, prezes; NJ. Wardzihski, Sc
kretarz, 1401 Dickson nj.
2 JADWIGOWA.
Tow. sw. Wojciecha B. i M. ma
p~rzedroczne posiedzenie W niedziele
dnia 2Sgo b. m, o godzinie 2giet Pc
no}udniu. - Juliusz Gordon, PREF;
Boil. Figiel, sekr. prot. 1923 Hervey
ul.
Tow. sw. Antoniego Pad. sr'
1913 6. P. W A. odbedzie roczne posle
dzenie W przyszla niedziele, dnia ~
h. m. O godzinie 1870 popoiudniu' W
sail zwyktych posiedzen. Prezes "a
nrasza wszystkich czlonk6w, ponie-
wal test wanna sprawl do zaiatWie'
MIA , tax samo wyb6r administracyi'
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27
ZAWIADOMIENIE.

,,Dyeta Domowa / Kuchnia Eko--
nomicma". - Pod powyzszym tytu-
lem wyszla 2 pod prasy bardzo pozy-
teczna ksiazka, kt6ra nabyc poWin-
ma kazda rodzina W Ameryce. Cena
"a egzemplarz $1.00.
Wszelkie listy adresowac nalezy.
]. f. ROZNER. 2527 n. Harding st.
Chicago, Ill.
(ogi.) 22-24-27
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27

LamleSZcZamy artyKuf Pon1z--
szy autora obezuanego ze stosur-
kami ma G.. Slasku, choc moze on
ostudzic niejedne zbyt optymi--
styczne nastroje. JesteSmy ida
MIA, re lepiej rzeczywistoSci W
oczy spojrzec i wziac sic z mia "a
harry, niz koiysac sic iluzyami az
przyidzie - rozczarowanie. ivy
ciestwo ma G. Slasku, przypad-
ME nam tylko wowczas, jeieli
wszystkie wytezymy SHY do grun
townej piracy agitacyjnej / orga-
nizacyjnej ola umocnienia i roz-
krzewienia polskiej SwiadomoSci
narodowej.
Siebie wcale, a drugich zbytnio
iudzic ME nalezy. Ma Gornym Slq
sku jesteSmy pewni zwyciestwa.
slyszy sic to czesto z ust kierow,
1ikow akcyi narodowej ma Cor
1ym Slasku przypatrzec sic blizej
Sytuacya ia zaS istotnie przedsta-
via sic ME tax rozowo.
Z punktu widzenia uSwiadomie
MIA narodowego, a zatem i PREY
sziej piracy plebiscytowej podzie'
lie G. Slask ma try czeSci: AZ pc,
wiatv pszczynski ! rybnicki; b
powiaty przemysiowe katowick
bytomski, tarnog0rski, zabrysk
! czeSG gliwickiego, 9 powiaty kc
zielski, strzelecki, opolski, lubli.
niecki, kluczborski, Geese racibor,
skiego / gIiwickiego.
Co do powiatow Pszczyhskie.
60 ! rybnickiego, to dis juz MOI.
ma bye pewnym ich uSwladomie'
MIA rtarodowego, ! wolno oczeki'
wac. re Z chwila plebiscytu swo..
obowiazek wzgledem ojczyzny
nalezycie speinia.
Inaczej ma sic rzecz z powia'
tamil przemyslowemi. Jest to o
Ereg nadajqcy ton ca}ej ludnoSc
g6rnoSlaskiej, okreg, Swiadomy
swej SHY opartej ma zdobyczact
przemyslu, okreg zamieszkaly W
aajwiekszej czeSci przez ludnoS'
'robotnicza i urzednicza. Okres
ten bedzie widownia caiej bury
plebiscytowej.
z punktu widzenia przyszlyct
wynikow plebiscytu 1udnoS6 okrf
gu tego podzielic musimy ma
grupy: 1. grupa wyzszych URGED
nikow tax administractjnych jal
i przemyslowych; 2. gruPa niz
szych urzednikow; 3. robotnikoV
wykwalihkowanych; 4. robotnl-
kow zwyczajnych'
Najwiecej niewatpliwie zwole'
uik6w, mniej lub wiecej uSwiado
mionych many W grupie czwar
tel, ii. wSrod zwyczajnych robot
uikow; jednak i tn wahai5ym n ST
? odpowiedzia gdyby mnie zaPy
tano. czy W olbrzymiej wiekszo
sci ia grupa jest ola mas zupefni
pewna.
Me MONA bowiem wyczuc tie
20 psychiczncgo momentu, zalez
nego nieraz Cd bardzo bahyc'
przyczyn, kiedy Prosty robotni
przechyla sic W jedna hub drug
strong. Sa be- watpienia W okre
gu przemysiowym miejscowosc
gdzie ia wiekszoSG ma wielki
prawdopodobienstwo, jak Szar
lei, Piekary, Radzionkow, Lipiny
ale tych miejscowoSci z5yt duz
riema. Pewna, i to ME maia ilos
robotnika zwyczajnego Pojdzie n
lep agitacyi i przekupstwa niemi
ckiego hub tez zaliczyc ia trzeb
10 t. wv. bezbarwnej masy, ktt
"a dopiero zdobywac nalezy.
Inaczej rzecz sic ma wsrod re
botnik6w starszych mniej lub WI
cej wykwalifikowanych. Jest t
robotnfk kt6ry vie, re wszedzi
Ia
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27
Ksiazike zUPElNIE Dar1nO

Otrzyma kaAdy, kto ME umie dobrze
movie i pisa6 po ansiclsku. Adreso-
wac: KOSMOS PUBLISHING CO.,
1905 Pershing ave-, St. Louis, Mo-,
Dept. 46. AD.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27

. z X O l. a
Kroia i szycia sukien. Teraz rest
dobra sposobnosc ~wyuczenia sic szycia
damskego. Mozecie sic wyuczyc "
kr6tkim czasie. Lekcye odeyWala sig
dniem 1 wieczorem.
M. X.
1925 Milwaukee Avenue
Pomiedzy Augusta 1 Noble nj
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27
a!
CZY WIECIE JAK SIE DOCZEKAC
ST0 TLATi

CZY WIECIE JAK SIZE DOCZEKAC
STO LAT!
Naiwiekszym .poWodem wszyst-
kich chor6b ma swiecie 'bylo l jest
2 t~wardzenie, kt6re zawsze jest po-
czatkiem wszystkich innych choroo
| dolegliyoSci. 3.
Jezeli ~cierpicie ma zatwardzenle'
b6le glowy, o~slabienie, boil W krzs-
zach, zaziebienie, brak apetytu it'd,
kupcie paczke Senola hefbaty wy.
piicie dzisiaj ma noe filizanke tel
herbaty. Do nabycia we Wszystk1ch
aptekach, lub wyslemy poczta pc O.
trzymauiu Csc W znaczkach poetic
wych.
SENOLA DRUG CO.,
1923 Milwaukee AVE.. chicago.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-12-27
Widoki Zwyciestwa ma
Gornym Slasku.

prace znajdzie, zabezpieczony
swoja kwalifikacya. Re stanowi-
ska przeto swej fachowoSci jest
mu przynaleznoSc do wschodu
lub zachodu obojetna oblicza on
jednak skrupulatnie szansze po-
prawy bytu przy tel lub owej stro
ME. I tn, gdy II jednych agitacya
niemiecka opowiadajaca o niskim
poziomie przemySfu polskiego ma
trafia ma grunt podatny, u innych
NATIONALIST odnosi wrecz przeciw-
ny skutek w nadzici, re w malo
rozwinietym, a majacym wiclka
p~rzyszioSc przemysle polskim cd
czuwac sic bedzie brak sill facho-
wych i przeto wieksza bedzie ich
cena. Ten wlaSnie robotnik 60
raco ! bezstronnie i~nteresuje sic
wszystkiem, co sic w Polsce die
je, ! juz czesto przychodzi} do
kierownikow naszych ma Poufrc
konferencye. Me trzeba jednak
zapomnieG, IL robotnik ten zdoNyl
=
swoje wyzsze robotniczc stanowi
>Ga ME tylko przez swa praCe. ale
take ptzez pewne rodzaju fla
ME sic z ~niemczyzna i Gala orzy-
szioSc swa i swej rodziny widziaE
W rozwoju niemczyzny, sam hy}
tego rozwoju propagatorem, a o
dzine wychowywai Pc niemiecku,
tax, re bedzie kosztowafo pew
nych wysilkow, by mu wytiuma-
czyc, re przyszioSc jego ley row
niez po drugiej stronie.
Do trzeciej grupy zaliczylem
urzednikow nizszych tax admin
stracyjnych jak przemys}owych.
poniewaz niestety wszedzie PREY
szioSc tego urzednika opiera sic
ma lasce przeiozonych, liczyc ma
Mich bezwarunkowo ME mozemy.
Z poSrod mich przechodza do mas
tylko n~ieliczne jednosth i to W
nadzieli ma lepsze stanowisko'
Wyzsi zaS urzednicy, z~wiaszcza
administracyjni bronic musza
Swych stanowisk wszelkiemi sila-
mi.
Ogolne przeto po}2zenie W O.
kregu przemys,owym przedsta-
via sic nastepujaco:
Z jednej strony Stoja Polacy
uswiadomieni, ktorzy zdaniem
mojem przedstawiaja wiekszosc
choc niepewna, wytworzona przez
wiekszoSc robotnika, Pc dru-
giej stronie znajduja sic ME bar
do liczni hakatySci do ktorych
naleza wyzsi urzednicy niemiec-
cy; w $rodku zaS jest tvzecia
grupa, bardzo liczna lecz chwiej-
ma, ziozona Z niektorych robotni-
kow wykwalifikowanych i urged
nikow nizszych. I przechylenie sic
tel Srodkowej grupy W te Tub O.
Wa strone bedzie stanowi}o o
przyszloSci okregu przemysiowe-
go, a moze caiego G. Slaska. Kaz-
da przeto skrajna grupa musi
wytezyc wszelkie SHY, ably te
Srodkowa do siebie przyciagnat.
Iezeli dis Polacy twlerdza, re
zwyciestwa ma G. Slasku 50 pew
nj, a Niemcy twierdza to samo,
to jedni i drudzy licza ma poPar-
Gle grupy Srodkowej.
Grupa ia W obecnej fazie, czu-
jac swoja size wystawia siebie ma
sprzedaz. Swietlejsi z niej do kt6
rych naleza be- watpienia CEN
trowcy, ehwiejnemu stanowisku
tel grupy staraja sic nada6 pewnq
~konkretna forme "a pomoca kto,
rel zdobywaja coraz to wiece.
zwolennikow. WaznoSc zaS tie.
grupy Niemcy dostatecznie oce'
niaja i zdobywaja ia obecnie "a
Gene autonomii G. Slaska a pew
nv jestem, re posuna sic az dc
projektu utworzenia niezalezne
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28

depend on me, it's as good as settled
that l am buried in Tucson" Hadn't
he heard Marshall himself say that he
didn't keep a kindergarten-that his
office wasn't a training school for
men He wanted his men TO stay !!
That, n of the reasons of the great
man's power; detail rested on the
shoulders of his employees. 1t kept
his own brain clear, receptive to big
achievements.
Perhaps as the work unrolls, as 1
see more of what he wants of me, why
he wants me, / may like it, 1 may get
TO shout for Tucson" 1t was impos-
sible enough to smile Overt Child's
work, compared to Mexico.
The distinction of serving Marshall
well certainly had its drawbacks. He
wanted TO sweep n. Whether he had
Il definite terminal, a concrete goal,
had he yer stopped to think? Spe-
c~ialiZation had always a fascination
for him. It was hat which had
thrown him out of his instructorship
into the firebox of Il western engine.
1t had governed his course at college
to know one thing well, and then to
prove that he knew it Welt Content
ed in the Mexican barracks. here he
vas chatting, FESTIVE, after a few
weeks Of Tucson. For what was he
getting here? Adding what scrap of
experience TO the rounding of his pro-
feSSion?
Retrospectively engineering could
hardly be said to be the work of his
Rather had it appeared to
him. From boyhood engineers
had always been, to him, the soldiers
of modern civilization. To
and subdue mountains, to shackle wild
t suspend ~trestles over dizzy
heights, to throw the tracks of an ad-
civilization along q newly
blazed trail, there would always be a
thrill in it for him. 1t had changed
the best quarterback of his High school
the primmest of students at col
lege- Only for a short time had he let
his vanity sidetrack him, when the
honor of teaching what he had learned
stopped his OWL progress. A rut -
He remembered the day when it had
on him, the realization of the
rut he was in. He could see his Law
renee schoolroom, could see yet the
face under the red-haired mop belong
Dered the name after all those years |!
He could picture the look of conster-
nation when he threw down his book
md announced his desertion.
He had handed in his resignation
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28

Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated, it is q SURE sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, l~istless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrhpa, full Of cold, give a
teaspoonful of California Syrup of
figs" and in a few hours all the foul,
constipated waste. undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out OF the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have a well, playful child again.
You needn't coa sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative; ;"
they love it's delicious taste. and 1T
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle OF
california Syrup OF Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeitS sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that it is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28

an honor to be picked ont by you for
such a piece of work. To like to-
but / can't"
The president of railroads. who
knew men, had been watching the
play of feature. Take your time he
said. Don't answer too hastily Take
your time"
He was playing the fool. or worse.
before Marshall. whom be respected.
whose partisanship mean SO much.
But he couldn't help il. He couldn't
tell that story-he knew that Marshall
would brush it aside as a child's cpl
sode. He couldn't make it clear TO
the man whose stare was balancing
him why he could not Gust Tom Har-
dir.
rs ii a personal reaSOn2' Mar
shall's gaze had returned to his ring
making.
Richard admitted it was personal
Then l dom accept it. I wouldn't
be your friend if I didn't advise YOU
to disregard the little thing. TO take
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(TO BE
Muskrat Stops Train.

The marshes around the Boston &
Maine railroad yards in Boston are
full of muskrats. Charley Brown. a
yard brakeman, has been realizing over
500 Il seaso since the war By shoot
ing rats on his spare time and selling
IA fur, which now commands a high
price.
Brown a been known To shoot a
muskrat from the top of a moving
freight car with n rife.
A short time ago a muskrat tied up
the i~nterlocking switch system at sig
nal tower c. The big rat crawled into
he switchpoints to eat ont the grease
used 10 lubricate the switches just as
the lever man in the tower. tried to
close the switch for a fast express pas
Senge train.
The rat had wedged in so close the
switch wouldn't close and the plant
was tied up. The mechanic found the
rat wedged into the points and crushed
into Il mass of fur and flesh.
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the big thing. Maybe you are going
TO be married" He did not wait for
Richards vigorous negative. THAT
can wait. The river won't. There's
a river running away down yOnder,
running the valley. running the homes
of families men have carried in with
them. I've asked you to save them.
There's a debt of honor to be paid.
My promise. l have asked you to pay
it. There's history being written in
that desert. I've asked you TO write
it. And you say No"
No! 1 say yesr' clipped Richard
The Marshall ~Oratory had swept him
to his feet.
The dramatic moment was chilled
by their Anglo-Saxon self-conscious-
ness. An awkward silence hung. Then
when can you go?"
To-day, tomorrow, the first train
out"
Good
ANY instructions?"
"Just stop that rivert'
The ~expense?' demanded the engi-
How far can I go"
Oh the expense" cried Tod
Marshall. Just Sd ahead"
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MODEL ON AMERICAN CLUBS
France Considering Adoption of Our
Methods of Teaching Farming to
Boys and Girls.

Franc is considering the adoption
of Uncle Sans methods of teaching
better farming and home making to
boys and girls. Representatives from
the French high commission. lately in
this country. made q point of studying
carefully the methods of the federal
department of agriculture and the
state agricultural colleges in conduct
ing boys and girls clubs. Much of
the information thus collected has
been widely reprinted by the French
press, accompanied by editorial COM
ment expressing the view that, the
man or wOman power of France hav-
ing been depleted or disorganized by
war service, France for some time to
come will be dependent in large part
upon its younger population for its
food supply and suggesting the fOrma-
ton in France of a nationwide system
of boys and girls clubs patterned on
those in America. 1t is expected that
these clubs will grow staple products
garden produce, wool, farm grain
and forage crops. poultry and farm
animals on farms not devastated, the
very soil of which must first of all be
put in condition. They will stimulate
production by the young people of
France through organized contests not
only in farming but in home enter
prises such as bread making. garment
making, cooking and home manage
ment.
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him that it was the same Tom Hardin
who had gone to college at Lawrence;
had married Gerry Holmes. Queer
business, life, thai he should cross,
even so remotely, their orbits again.
That was a chapter he liked TO skip.
He walked over to the windows,
shielded by bright awnings, and
looked down on the city where the
next few years of his life might be
caught. Comforting to reflect that an
engineer is like a soldier, never can
be certain about tomorrow. Time
enough to know that tomorrow meant
TucsOni What was that threadbare
prOveTb in the Overland Pacific that
Tod Marshall always keeps his men
until they lose their teeth? That de-
fined h men who made themselves
necessary
His eyes were resting on the banali-
ties of the modern city that had robbed
''old town" of its flavor. Were it not
for the beauty Of the distant hills, the
jar and rumble of the trains whose
roar called to nearby pleasure cities,
twinkling lights and crowded theaters,
stretches of parks and recreation
grounds, he, who loved the thrill and
confinement of an engine, who had
found enticement in a desert, a chap
ter of adventure in the ~barrancaS of
Mexico. would Stile in Tucson Amer
lean progress was as yet too thin a
veneer on Mexican Indifference to
make the place endurable-as Il city.
I'm good for a lifetime here, If 1
want it," his thoughts would work
back to the starting place. "If 1
knuckle down 20 it, let him grow to