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to say what a humdinger he was before
the angels signed him up, though the
kind words may furnish hearty laugh
to the people that use to live with him.
his Mrs. inclusive. Many bereft widow
i has to dash In the other rm. to check
hack a smile when her callers begins to
irave about what super man il was that
has walked out on her.
! In the Sd place what kind Of a effect
does it have on you and ! that is still
alive to hear the boys drool over the de-
cease? Why, we say to oursek what Ii
the use Of being right liver and have
/ ing one, and ETC.. if they shower words
! of praise and ecOnomys on bird like
| that the minute he is parked in the wood
| kimono?
friend of mine that croaked and ! had
been friends with both himself and
wife and knew the both Of them
pretty we'll and how they felt towards
| the other and etc, and when he was
gone 1 kept away from the house sc
him that she all ready knowed, and
knew they wasn't SO and knew
ktowed it, and. when this bird died
| they was a piece in the home town
paper that says it didn't see how the
world was going to- shimmy along
without this bird and everybody that
had knew him loved him on acct. OF
him being kind and frank and ernest
| and had such sweet disposition and
i so generous and etc, and also admired
him for his intelligents and what a
whiz he had been in college and etc.
Well, l don't know If his relic seen
this write up or not, but if she did l
hope her lips wasn't cracked because
she must of knew him whole lot
better than / did-and l knowed him
! on the golf course.
This baby was nuts over the ancient
Scotch vice and YOU may as well talk
about a square gambler or a baby
that don't never wake up in the night,
as to say a man is honest golfer.
This bird was honest and above the
boards about once in wks. when he
shot a hole in par. When he was OH
his game and clicking Off as and SIS
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l De d KIM OF unwflIten law
that when a man dies. why him
dying makes him one of the best
guys in the world no matter how much
of a bum he was vile still amongst US
Yet. and they's a old saying witch says:
! Don't never speak no i'll about the
dead" and it don't make no differents
what you know about the corps deficit
before he becomes such, why you are
suppose to keep the facts to yourself
and whenever the recent decease is men,
TONED you got to say He was one grand
character" and what a crime 1t is that
he had to be took when so many crooks
! and etc. let live.
| Personly | can't see no sense to the
above rules as in the LIST place statistics
SHOWS that when the majority Of men
dies they do it. against their will and
try not to and don't deserve no credit
for same. and the only gents who a
credit mark is comeing to them for
passing out is the ones that does il on
purpose. But these birds s few and far
| netween ana you take even soldier
that gets bumped off in the war and his
friends and relatives make the remark
that he made the supreme sacrifice hit
| and died for his country, but il YOU
could get at the details of the case you
would probably find out that when this
ORD dashed into the thickest of the fray
he Kind of hoped that the enemy would
be the one that would miss him instead
, of his friends and relatives.
| * x X
| In the I'd place it looks to me like the
best time to pan guy is when the last
sad rights has been wished on him and
he don't care no more what you think.
where as on the other hand it don't do
him no good at this stage of the game
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1t was curiosity, and curiosity alon,
$50 she assured herselD. that impelle'
| her to return for the last time (sh'
assured herself of that also) to thu
attic.
| A voice raised in vehement pro
test. echoing through the open doOl
| of the studio. checked her on thu
| landing below as she mounted.
| And you're actually going to LEI
thirty-five thousand year sliI
through your fingers just to pursue
a fad?'
To which Julien's equable accents
replied: That's it, Merrill. I'm 60
| ing to paint"
| (of a sorD behind slammed the door
upon it, and materialiZed to the vi
| sion of the girl on the landing as ar
energetic and spruce-looking man OF
forty odd with q harassed expression
At need, Miss Holland could summon
considerable decisiveness to her aid
Would you think me inexcusably
| rude" she said softly. ''if asked who
you are?'
The descending man snatched of
his hat, stared, seemed on the point
of whistling, then, recovering himself
said courteously: I'm George Mer-
rill. advertising manager for the Cri-
terion Clothing Company"
And MIR: Tenney has been doing
drawings for your
-
$50 that" said the girl half to her
self. sis his pot-boiling."
Not very complimentary term,
commented Mr.. Merrill. for the best
black -and-white work being done in
New York today. Between my con-
Germ and two others he makes a rail-
road presidents income out of it,
Yes. I overheard what you said to
him. Thank you SO much"
In return. may 1 ask you some
Certainly"
"Will you not. for his own good. dis
suade Mr.. Tenney from throwing away
his career?"
why should you suppose me to
have any influence with Mr.. Tenney?"
Mr.. Merrilrs face was grave, as be-
fitted the issue, but a twinkle ap-
i've seen the portrait" he replied,
and with q bow went on his way.
Julien opened the door to her knock.
She stepped inside. facing him with
bright. ihscrutable eyes.
why have you been fooling me
about your circumstances? she de-
manded.
On Merrill" said Julien with
fervor.
TITS true that your 'pot-boiling'
brings you big income:"
eyes"
Then why do you take employment
as a chauffeur"
81 don't; that car belongs to me-
And your acting as waiter. l don't
suppose the Taverne Splendid belongs
to your
IAN impromptu bit Of acting" con-
fessed the abashed Julien.
land this attic? Was that hired
for the same comedy"
mo. This is mine. really
81 don't understand. Why have you
done il all?"
"If you want to know the TRUTH"
he said defiantly-"so that l could
keep on seeing you"
That's very poor excuse" she re-
torted.
..The best in the world. As a sue
cessful commercial artist, what pos
sible interest would you have taker
in me: You took me for strugglinE
Young painter-and that was the Bon
ME Lassie's fault. for l never lied t.
you about it-and after we'd started
on that track I didn't-well, l didn't
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you left him entirely" supplemented
the sculptress.
Julien flushed and stood looking
like an awkward child. Did you tell
all this stuff to Miss Holland?" he
asked fervently.
"Oh, no, She thinks that your pot.
boiling is a desperate and barely suf-
ficient eNpedient TO keep the wolf
from the door. SO she is planning to
help you realize your destiny"
Which is?" he queried with lifted
broWS.
ITO be a great painter"
The other WINGED. "As you know.
I've meant all along, as soon as I've
saved enough
"Oh, yes. ! know" br1k e in the Bon
ME Lassie, who can be<Nuite ruthless
where art is concerned, land you
know: but time flies and hell is paved
with good intentions. and If you want
to be that kind of a pavement artist
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By Samuel Hopkins Adams

"Could you some day find time to let
me try you in oils?" he asked.
fDoes that take long?" she said doubt
fully. I'm very busy"
"You really should try it. Bobbie," put
in the crafty Bonnie Lassie. 1T might
give him the start he needs"
What arguments she added later is a
secret between the two women. but she
had her way. The Bonnie Lassie always
does So the bare studio was from time
to time irradiated with Bobbie Hollands
youthful loneliness and laughter. Fol
there was much laughter between those
two. Shrewdly foreseeing that this bird
of paradise would return to the bare
cage only If it were made amusing for
her, Julien exerted himself to the
utmost to keep her mind at play. and
as I can vouch who helped train him
there are few men of his age who can
be as absorbing a companion as Julien
when he chooses to exert his charm. All
the time he was working with pas
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well. I think Peter Quick Banta is
a better"
DO you suppose she'd let me paint
herr" he asked abruptly:
upon which the Bonnie Lassie wat
busted would certainly have shrouded
it's vision against tho dazzling radi-
ance of her smile, for this was coming
about as she had planned it from the
moment when she had caught the
flash of startled surprise and wonder
in his eyes as they first rested on
Bonnie Holland. Here, she had guess
ed. might be the agency to bring
Julien Tenney to his artistic senses
But all she said was-and she said II
with a sort of venomous blandness:
MY dear boy. you can't paint"
Cant I! Just because I'm little
out Of practice"
1.-TWO years. isn't it, since you've
touched a palette?'
"Give me a chance at such a model
as she is! That's all l ask"
do you think her so pretty?" in
quired the sculptress disparagingly.
Pretty? She's the loveliest thing
that" Catching his hostess smile
he broke off. you'll admit it's we'll
modelled face" he said professionally
"and-and-well. unusual =
Pooh! Dangerous is the word. Re-
member it," warned the Bonnie Las
sic. She a DEVASTATING
that child, and she comes down here
partly to get away from the wreck
age. Now, If you play your part clev-
erly-"
I'm not going to play any part"
4 X + +
AS setting for the abode of a strug-
Cling beginner, Julien's attic needed
no change" It was a within of his to
keep it bare and simple. He worked
out his pictorial schemes Of elegance
best in an environment where there
was nothing to distract the eye. One
upon her initial visit. approved it's stark
and Clearly poverty. (Yes, ! was there
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have the courage to risk losing 20
by quitting the masquerade"
How you must have laughed at M
all the times she said bitterly.
He flushed to his angry eyes. I'D.
you think that is fair?" he retorted
''Or kind? Or true?"
Il don't KNOW" she faltered. "Yor
let me offer you money. And you've
probably got as much as l have
Il won't have from now on. then
You told me you were going away,
that / couldn't look at a canvas again
But now ] know l was wrong. I've
got to paint. You'll have left me
| that at least"
| Mr. Merrill thinks you're running
your career. And if you do. it'll be my
fault. I'll never, never, never" said
the patroness of art desolately. try
to do any one good again"
She turned toward the door.
AT least" said Julien in a voice
which threatened to get out of con-
troll. you'll know that il wasn't all
masquerade. You'll know why I'll al
ways keep the picture. even If never
paint another"
She stole a look at him over her
passion in his eyes and the pride that
withheld him from speaking.
suppose" she said. Il asked you TO
give ii up.
You wouldn't" he retorted quickly
mo. l wouldn't. But-but-" her
on the joyous line of Beranger bold
above the door.
How good is life in an attic at
twenty" she murmured. Then, turn
ing to him, she held out her hand
"I could find il good" she said with
a soft little falter in her voice, even
at twenty-two.''
y * II
EVERYTHING passes in review be-
fore my bench. sooner or later.
The two. going by with TRANSPORTED
faces. stopped.
Lets tell Dominic" said Julien
Iwaved a jaunty hand. II know al
ready" said I. even if it hadn't been
announced. to a waiting world"
"Wh-wh-why," stammered Bob
bic with a blush worth a mans wait
ing lifetime to see. TIT only just
happe ned"
"Bless your dear, innocent hearts.
both of you! It's been happening for
weeks Come with me-"
/ led them to the sidewalk fronting
Thornsen's Elite Restaurant. There
stood Peter Quick Banta. admiring his
symbolism. 1t represented a love bird
or eagle size holding in its powerful
beak a scroll with a wreath of forget
me-nots on one end and of orange
blossoms on the other. encircling.y re-
the initials J. T. and r. H.
Below. in no less than four colors.
ran the legend: 'Cupid's Token"
'Oh, Lord. Dad" cried the horri-
fed Julien. scuffing IL out with fran
tic feet. How long has this been
there?"
What are you doing? Leave it be-
cried the anguished artist. ITS been
there since noon"
Never mind" put in Robbie softly.
its very pretty and tasteful, even
though IL is little precipitate. But
how"-she turned the lovely and puz-
zled inquiry of her eyes upon the
symbolist-"how did YOU know"
Artistic intuition" said Peter Quick
Aanta with profound complacency.
I'm an artist"
Copyright. p. +. Collier e. Son. Printed by
arrangements with the Metropolitan Nevunanar
Service and The Washington Star.
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Yes, gents, the write-up this guy
when he croaked give ME a good lau,
but it also made me wonder why shou
20 to church every Xmas and pay n
debts, and etc, because when ] GRO;
they can't spread no more salve abot
me than they handed this baby, wit.
knowed all of il was wrong even If
didn't know him nowheres only on Il
golf coarse. where as his wife know.
him a whole lot better, though if yo
can't marry a man, the best way to lean
him Is to watch him golf. If you wal
the truth about guy, ask his wife c
his caddy.
So when my time comes | am Roin
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to give the boys cart Blanch to say
whatever they want to about me that
will get through the mails because their
won't make me feel any Tho
less deader and they won't fool nobod,
especially the bereaved family and onl
make the latter smile at a time whe
they are doing their best not to.
RING w. LARDNER
Longs Island Oct %
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HAVING consumed a vain and repe-
L l titious half hour in variations
upon that query. Bobbie gave 1t up
and decided to find out for herself
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To Know a Man, Marry
Him or Caddy for Him
By Ring w. Lardner

"O THE EDITOR: They seem to
be a kind of a unwritten law
that when a man dies. why him
l-a i,v,r of he be
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the support of an old mother and a
paralytic sister. so that her two brothers
might enlist for the war-a detail of
patriotism which the dispenser Of plati-
tudes might have learned by judicious
inquiry. Miss Roberta Holland meant
we'll, but she had many things to learn
and no master to teach her.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06
sPoHN MEDICAL COMPANY, GOSHEN, IND.
TOOK REBUKE in GOOD PART
Young Man Probably Right When He
Said 1t Would Teach Him
Lesson.

Years ago when was teaching In
high school, we had considerable trou-
BILE with the students slamming the
outside doors. and we lectured them
often. It was my week for hall duty
when one noon young man entered
the school building and banged the
door.
1 was much provoked and said.
Young man, will you please go out
again and try and see if you cannot
close that Goor more quetly" He
looked rather surprised and said, yes
ma'am," and did as I asked. l said.
s'That was better"
i He then inquired where he would
find one of our teachers. To my sur
prise he was not a student as
thought, but friend making call.
tried to apologize, but he said II
would serve as good lesson.-E1-
| change.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06
DADDYJ EVENING
= FALR IALEal
W. @rlAEN 0AHAMJND
HY g%ss!aa sosNER ENl
- - AUThOR. 0-~-&SA
Mr.. AND MRS. MINK JR.

Sometimes" said Nancy. you've
told us a story about Mr.. and Mrs.
Mink and their ways. Couldn't you
tell US story about them tonight,
Daddy?"
"All right" said Daddy. Tonight
it will be your choice which 1 will
follow and tomorrow night Nick can
say what he wants the story to be
about"
81 like an animal story, myself"
said Nick, 80 I'll like tonight's story
and also tomorrow nights one, which
l will pick out!"
"Dear me-" said Daddy, 81 fear the
poor little fairies are rather deserted
in favor of the animals"
"Oh, no, Daddy, they aren't" said
| Nancy, "only it is so nice to have all
sorts of stories told to US, sometimes
| bird one, sometimes an animal one,
| sometimes a zoo one, sometimes
fairy one-all kinds! Then, too," she
added, 81 think it would be only nice
to think of all the boys and girls who
are our friends and who share our
stories with us. They all, without a
doubt, like all kinds of stories. Some
will like one kind and some another,
so every once in a while each one
would be bound to come across very
special favorite."
"Yes," said Daddy, sit is nice to
have them of all kinds, and then we
get to know so many little creatures
and so many different things. And we
can be so much more friendly when
we know creatures.
$50 tonight it is to be story about
Mr.. and Mrs. Mink and their ways.
"Well, the Mr.. and Mrs. Mink tol6
you about a-long, long time ago aren't
bothering about each other now
When the Mr.. and Mrs. Mink mate
they are quite fond of each other fol
awhile, but then the Mrs. Minks thinf
about the children and look aftel
them, and then they all separate
"In the autumn the little ones
who've been with Mother Mink sine
the spring, are considered old enougl
to look after themselves. They ar
, just like their parents end they ar
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06
DOING THE BEST HE COULD
"About" Was Settled in
Short Order.

1 have a small brother. writes a
Youths Companion subscriber, who is
three years old. On one occasion he
came walking slowly and quietly up
to his mother and turned very wan,
pinched little face up to her. She
asked him in sympathetic voice.
"What is the matter, Joe? You
aren't sick, are you?"
mo, ma am"
"Well, what is the matter?"
'Nothin', only just feel so pitiful y
By now his feelings were SO worked
up that he began to cry.
well, is that what makes you cry
so easily?"
mo, ma'am, that's what makes me
cry so hard!''
''Now, Joseph, what is mammals boy
crying so hard about?"
I'm cryin' bout as hard as I can
And he proceeded to do so.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06
First American Locomotive.

On the 18th Of January. in 1881, the
first locomotive for actual use, built
in the United States, was completed
at Peter Cooper's ironworks near Bal
timore. The early locomotives were
all named and this one was called the
BEST Friend" 1t made the trial trip,
drawing an open car, in which were
seated the directors of the newly
formed Baltimore & Ohio Railway
company. The trial run was from Bal
tiraore to Ellicott's Mills, and the ''Best
Friend" made 1t at the rate of Is
miles an hour.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06

just as good at swimming and going
in the water as they are of living on
the land. In fact, they're called
word people often use when speaking
of certain animals, the mink family
among them"
"Gracious," said Nancy, "that's
big one"
I'm sure neither Of US understand
it." said Nick.
"No," said Daddy, 81 don't believe
you do, but as it is a word that is
used often about some animals, think
it would be a nice word for US to
know. And so I will tell you what
it means, and perhaps it is such big
word you viii do it the great honor
to remember its meaning.
"Amphibious means living on land
| and in water, so when we say the otter
family and the mink family have
| amphibious habits we mean that they
| can live on land and in the water.
"Well, the mink family is rather
well separated now. They are hunt
ing and wandering about on their lit
tie short legs. They're trying to
avoid being caught, for they think it
is an honor that their fur should be
considered so beautiful by people, but
they just as soon miss being the ones
especially to whom the honor is given.
"And there is a hole in a bank
which belonged to a muskrat which
is made of grass and soft feathers
and hair, which is going to be taken
by Mr. and Mrs. Mink Jr. in the
springtime and there, a good deal later
on, in April or in May, somewhere
from four to twelve little babies will
come who will stay with Mrs. Mink
Jr. until they in turn are strong in
the autumn and can quite look after
themselves.
$50 while they're all hunting, all
going after chipmunks and squirrels
and everything else they can find at
this time of the year, and while
they're travelling about, mostly at
night, though sometimes in the day.
time, before long will come the time
when they will travel in pairs.
But Mr. and Mrs. Mink and Mr.
and Mrs. Mink Jr. will be quite will
ing to go about without each othel
after they have grown used to eacf
other for while, for they're not the
faithful mates the beavers are, fol
example Still, if they're happy lead
ing a lonely life for the greater par
of the year 1 suppose they know best
: Along the waterside they eat snake:
and salamanders and mussels ant
they carry scent sacs when they ar
older, which hold a most disagreeabl'
scent, but they're separated the great
er part of the year, Mr., and Mrs
Mink and Mr. and Mrs Mink Jr."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06
Wrens Like Human Society,

The house wren is one Of the most
sociable and confiding of birds and on
this account they will build their nests
in little houses that are built for them
no matter how close to human habi-
tation. Furthermore, the wren is one
of the most valuable of birds, for it
feeds entirely on insects and thus helps
to save the trees and the vegetables in
the garden from the pests which would
eat them. The wren builds its nest of
grass or weeds stuffed into any crev-
ice that takes its fancy.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06
ramreraturs and Plant.

Certain tropical plants and ferns
would be found in the frigid zones If
the earth's atmosphere possessed
sufficient amount of carbon dioxlde to
raise its mean temperature few de-
grees. The globular form of the earth
is responsible for the uneven temper
nture Of different parts Of its surface.
The effectiveness of temperature upon
the growth and development of plant
life is readily demonstrated upon the
slopes Of high mountains. where GER
tain plants seem to flourish almost
up 10 a fix ID line and then disappear.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06
warmed BY sandpaper Label.

A device for protecting people from
taking doses from poison bottles by
mistake is a sandpaper label. The
ordinary label Is pasted on a piece of
sandpaper large enough to go all
round the bottle, so that when anyone
takes up the bottle in the night. no
matter how Gazed from sleep he may
be. the rough unfamiliar feel of the
sandpaper rouses him and he recog-
nizes at once that the bottle contains
poison of some description. The
printed label tells the kind of poison
In the bottle.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06
SOMETHING WRONG.

Here's the announcement of head
walters retirement" remarked Mr.. Jib-
way.
wealthy, presume?" said Mr.. Dub
waite.
Fairly well to do. but 1 don't un-
ierstand how a man could be a head
wniter for twenty years in fashion
able restaurant, as this fellow has
been, and not accumulate fortune of
more than $10O,000."-Birmingham
Age Herald.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06
Keen CheerX

Keep CHEEKY. Hopefulness puts ener-
steadies tired nerves, and fits one to
do the most and best of which he is
capable. And on the other hand, de-
sponGency saps nerve force and weak
ems muscles. A little task seems a
mountain to one who undertakes it
panion.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06
THE AMERICAN SOUL.

The American soul is peculiar af-
fair. 1t is circumscribed by environ
ment, by inherited prejudices. 1t is
for the most part incapable of compre-
hending itself, much less the soul of
another people Of another tempera-
ment and genius, ripened by plenitude
Of years and by hundred generations
Of genius which have studied the art
Of living. So the American soul meets
the French soul-a meeting of the
poles.-C. II. Kelland.