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The Prescott daily news., 1920-05-17

run Into Spotty2 Angry enough to bring case of damages?"
 He can be mighty angry,' the young man honestly admitted. But I'll take the risk with Spotty. Just bring out little supper for the dog tonight-then call Jerry through the garage door. I'll come."
 Jerry did come. and he not only looked after Spotty but gave aunt's roadster an overhauling that 1t had needed for months. Then he drove me down a beautiful moonlit road to show certain pretty spot which had escaped my notice. Jerry was the incest companionI Jolly and enter taining in most respectful way, and with the frankest blue eyes I think that l have ever seen. Jerry's face was nice, too, in good-natured way. when the motor grease had been washed off between the freckles. liked the freckles, too. They seemed all a part of his wholesomeness, and one night when Spotty got up and trotted out of the barn and 1t came to me that l was not to meet Jerry any more, I turned to stare at him as though I had never seen him before. And, in truth, I never had seen him in this ne' understanding way Jerry.
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the chauffeur was the man 1 loved. There was no getting out of 1t. or around 1t. And. as I sat there with the sweet-scented breeze blowing in through the open door between us, it seemed to me that must always have known of my love for this man from the moment he had bent in his dirty clothes over Spotty's maimed figure. Jerry leaned toward me now as stared and his big hands took mine and held them.
 ''So you have found 1t out, Gail dear," he said. "Why. I've known all along of my love for you, and of yours for me-" he added darIngly. Tets go in and tell Aunt Truscott l can't let you go back home alone. dear. Pm going with you as your husband"
 "They won't he pleased at home, Jerry" faltered, "but that doesn't matter Nothing in all the world matters" I said wonderingly. but just only you"
 They'll be pleased, all right" Jerry remarked when he had kissed 4me. flor Pm the bachelor you had heard of, himself. Not Obadiah, or Hezekiah but Jeremiah. Wainwright instead from next doorl"
The Prescott daily news., 1920-05-17
Last of the Rarona.

The last holder of the judicial title of baron in Great Britain passed with the recent death in Dublin of Chris topher Palles, who was baron of the exchequer in Ireland. The title of baron was abolished when the court of exchequer was merged with the queens bench, and Lord Chief Baron Palles was the last bearer of it.
 He was the solicitor general for Ire land in 1872. ard the same year was promoted attorney general. After holding the latter office for two years, he became lord chief baron and held that position until 1916.
 He was one of the ablest lawyers on the Irish bench and one of the wittiest, but had great regard for the dignity of his court. He was eighty-nine years old when he died.
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{ ANNOUNCEMENTS

For County and Probate Clerk
 |rbe News is authorized to announce
 c;e billiard as candidate for Coun- [end Probate Clerk of Nevada Coun-
 subject to the action of the Demo- Rtic primary election.
 krbe News is authorized to announce 5nest G. Steed as a candidate for Innty and Probate Clerk of Nevada |unty subject t othe action of the lmocratic primary election. For Tax Assessor The News is authorized to announce |C. (Lum) Woosley as candidate h Assessor of Nevada County, sub- If to the action of the Democratic imary election.
 The News is authorized to an- ,unce R. w. (Bob) Davis as a can date for Tax Assessor of Nevada unty, subject to the action of the p,uocratic primary cict'op.
 The News is authorized to announce antain Edward Miller, of Albany wnship as a candidate for Tax As ssor of Nevada County, subject to le action of the Democratic Primary.
 The News is authorized to announce ovd M. Buchanan of Missouri town in as a candidate for Treasurer of eyada County. Subject to the ac- on of the Democratic Primthy.
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JERRY
By AGNES G. BRoeAN.

BSeeesgsgsgsSSSSgg gSgSeSSSe9Ss SSse9ss < Copyright 1920. Western Newspaper Unioni Ing that come to her for u visit, knew that something was up. Aunt Truscott is not generous with her in vitations, and suspected mother had asked for this one. l thought that |knew the reason Ever since Aunt ISarah returned from Glover Lea Xthat's the poctical name of Aunt Truscott's estate-with glowing tales of the wealthy bachelor who was ex-s |pected to arrive to take possession of the big house next door to aunt's, l 1 had noticed mother and Aunt Sarah, l too, watching me in speculative fash l ion, Once, heard Aunt Sarah re- mark as sat on the veranda: Abigail is too friendly with young Persons-who you know amounts to nothing"
 And mother had understandingly re- piled:
 T agree with you that 1t would be well to send her away for time where she might meet with somebody worth while"
 chuckled. Tortures could never persuade me to accept Bobby Persons.
 Glory What joyous restful time it would be; and Aunt Truscott, the grim old dear, was quite agreeable. For the first time forgave her my inherited name of Abigail.
 The first cloud on my horizon ap- peared when ran aunt's roadster plumb into a spotted dog who ran across my path. The dog was in- jured, I found, but not so badly as had feared. His eyes sought my face trustfully as I lifted him Into the ma chine and drove into aunts barn, where we kept the roadster. was bending over the dog and trying to find the extent of his hurt, when young man came through a side open ing in the barn,
 ''Tell me where he is hurt" l said T ran over him."
 The red-baired young man stared at me, then is an instant he was on his knees examining the dog, who weakly wagged his tail.
 "Just bruised, guess" he said at last 'We will hs.ve to make bed Tor him here. I'm afraid it wouldn't be wise to carry him over next door,"
 Next doorl" I exclaimed "Then the dog belongs to the rich bachelor"
 It was out before I realized that l was probably addressing the rich bachelors chauffeur. The dog had Wagged his tail at this young mans appearance and the man had called him "Spotty."
 'Who" hesasked stupidly.
 T mean" endeavored to correct my mistake, "that the dog must belong 10 your employer, Mir. Wainwright, MT. Obadiah or Hezekiah, or some thing Wainwright. You work for nm, don't you? Are you the chauf- feur?'
 am,' the young man promptly replied I'm chauffeur and plumber, ana everything else for MT. Vain Wrlght's car. Don't I look itT'
 Do you think" asked fearfully,
 that Mir. Wainwright will miss his uog and hunt him upf And would he oe very angry if he found that had F . -
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Hogs Wanted-We will pay the highest market price for your hogs. See or call John or o. s. Phillips, Sut- ton, Ark. P. o. address, Emmet route three. 8w8
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-16
LITTLE BENHY'S NOTE BOOK
BIZ LEE PAPE

Us fellows was playing tag out in
the street, me being II, and l was
chasing Skinny Martin and jest wen
1 was going to tag him he duck and
1 bumped into a man carrying pack
idges, being a fat kind of a man with
short legs, and the 3 packages went
5 diffrent directions and the man, all
most fell down trying to keep up, say
ing, Confownd it, wat the doose, how
dare you?
Excuse me. mister. I couldent help
1t, I dident see you, Excuse me, mister.
sed. And the man made fearse
face as If he dident know a good
ipology wen he herd one, saying, TX
cuse your granmother. wy don't you
look ware you're going?
WY don't you go ware you're look
ing? 1 sed- And I ran like the dick
ins. thinking. Heck. il he don't know
enuff to accept a ipology it amt my
fault.
witch pritty soon I got thersty and
went in the house to get a drink OF
waiter and ma called me in the par
Ter and who was setting in there tawk-
ing to her but the fat man with the
short legs and the packages. him
loking ms serprized to see me asLwat
1 was to see him, and ma sed, This is
my son Benny. Mr.. Sickles.
o, is it, does he always go war he's
lookin? sed Mr.. Sickles making
fearse face at me. and ma sad. Wy.
Mr.. Sickles, how do you meen? Wien
Mr. Sickles jest made another mad
face at me saying. Do you go ware
you're looking or don't you? and sed,
came in for a drink of waiter.
Well you better be careful to go
ware you're looking or you mite fan
in and drownd yourself, sed Mr.
Sickles.
Well for pity sakes, sed ma.
Yes mann, I sed. And 1 quick went
out of the room and snuck out the
back gate forgetting all about me
fwunting a drink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-16
FEDERAL PRoF1TEER1NG.

According to the secretary of the
treasury, the United States government
has bought back about $4,000, 900, 600
chasing operations undoubtedly were
conducted with a view to furnish buy
ing power when the market was weak
and also because it was thought to be
good business to pick up the obliga-
tons at an attractive discount.
This might be considered good bust
ness on the part of a corporation.
which had outstanding a large issue of
deprecated securities which some day
it must redeem at par. It would be a
good thing for the stockholders if
there were plenty of idle funds for
conducting the operation.
But what can be thought of a gov
eminent that will make money out of
its own citizens? And this is not the
worst feature of the transaction. In
order to obtain money to take over its
own deprecated paper the government;
has been borrowing money from the
banks at 6 per cent interest and with
the cash so obtained it has been can
ceiling bonds bearing but "A per cen:
interest The increase in the interest
rate must be paid by the people, in
GLIDING those who have parted with
their bonds at a sacrifice.
Those who subscribed for the bonds
and made sacrifices for this purpose
are entitled To get par and interest. II
the United States is in a position to re
tire portions of the liberty issues ii
should pay par.
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TAX LAW REFORMS.

Both candidates for the presidency
have promised to lower taxes. indi-
eating the excess profits tax as their
point of attack. If the followers of
these leaders had been of the same
mind there was nc reason why the
present congress should not have re-
formed the tax laws before adjourn
ment. But let that go. The interest
OF the voters now lies in e1ecting new
congress that can be depended upon to
carry out the promises of the presi-
Dental candidates.
But there are other features of the
tax laws besiSes the excess profits tax
that need attention. It appears that
millions OF persons who are subject to
an income tax are not paying it. This
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-16
WHO PAYS THE FREIGHT?

A generation ago there lived in Bing-
hamton, N. Y, man named Jones.
who made and sold scales TO the farm
ers There were few newspapers that
did not carry his advertising, the fea-
ture of which was the line "dpnes, he
pays the freight"
OF course. this assertion by Mr..
Jones did not deceive any thoughtful
person. While he prepaid the charges
on his shipments, it was well under
stood that these charges were includ-
ed in the price of his wares
Since the granting of an increase in
freight rates to the railroads by the
interstate commerce commission there
has been much discussion regarding
who will pay the increase. It has been
suggested that on many lines OF goods
the increase will be so small that the
merchant can absorb it and will be
under no necessity of passing it on to
the consumer.
But that is not the way of mer-
chants. When goods of any SORT come
into a store, the dealer does not mark
them up at a flat rate of profit. He
figures the cost of getting them into
the store, including all freight charges.
high or low, drayage. etc Then he
adds the expense of selling them, in
Guiding rent, clerk hire. taxes, etc. On
the sum total OF original cost added to
these expenses he computes his per
centase of profit and the result is the
selling price.
There seems, therefore, to be no
room for doubt as to who pays the
freight. But what is to be feared is
that INSCRIPTIONS dealers will make
the increased freight rates an excuse
for exacting an unfair price. Prob
ably there are such as these in every
community. They should be watched
and when detected in overchargins
they should be left alone. There al
ways are merchants in plenty who dc
| business on the level
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JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

FAITH.
When sorrow comes, as come ii must,
In God man must place his trust.
There is no power in mortal speech
No voice. however sweet and low,
Can comfort him or ease the blow.
He cannot from his felIowmen
Take strength that will sustain him then.
With all that kindly hands will do,
And all that love may offer, too,
He must believe turnout the test
That God has willed it for the best.
We who would be his friends are dumb
Words from our lips but feebly come;
We feel, as we extend our hands.
That one Power only understands
And truly knows the reason why
So beautiful soul must die.
We realize how helpless then
Are all the gifts of mortal men.
No words which We have power to say
Can take the sting of grief away
That Power which marks the sparroH's fall,
Must comfort and sustain US all
When sorrow comes, as come it must.
In God mali must place his trust
With all the wealth which be may own,
He then must meet the test alone,
And only he may stand serene
Who has faith on which to lean.
Copyright, 1920. by Edgar A. Guest.l
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observation-disclosures

Q. Does the name of hotel on an en-
velope act as a return address in case the
letter cannot pc ensrtment saw. that
UNCLAIMED letters bearing the card of a
hotel. club, school, college or other pubic
institution which has evidently been print
ed upon the envelopes to serve as an ad-
vcrtisement, will not be returned unless
the sender adds sTeh n TsgHsst
A. Profits on given transaction which
realized on are referred TO as paper
o. DO pygmies still exist?-M W L.
A. There are races Of pyGmies in Africa,
in Asia and in some OF the Islands OF the
q. what is spontaneous combustion p
A. The ignition of substances without
any direct cAuseIs called spontaneous COM
bustion. When quantities Of linen, paper;
with relatively small amounts of oils. par
ticularly drying oils, and are exposed to
The presence Of moisture aids this process.
Q. What New York hotel contains the
celebrated Amen Corner TT 7. Il.
the entrance hall to the old Fifth Avenue
hotel in New York city; where Thomas c.
his political friends and associates for
O.. Is it true that alien private property
in the hands df the Alien Property Custo-
dian, will shortly be returned % the own
ers Nv. NJ.
a. l nder certain conditions. and upon
consideration OF n claim filed with the Alien
Property Custodian, some property is being
returned.
o. If it-were possible TO stand at the
North Pole with right arm extended. in
what direction would It point IL o. n
A. The Naval Observatory says that q
person at the North Pole extending his
arm would point toward the south.
(Any reader can get the answer to any
question by writing The Topeka StHte
Journal Information Bureau, Frederic !.
Haskins. Direetor. Washington. u. T..
This offer applies strictly psinformat ton
The Bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medical, and financial matters. Il docs
not attempt TO settle domestic troubles
nor to undertake exhaustive research on
any subject. Write your question plainly
Ond briefly Give full name and address
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-16

sleep which they had lost. Doris took
a cold bath, slipped on a fresh dress
and went down to the lake. For a
long time she lay there dreaming hap
PLY. All of a sudden some one came
up behind herr and covered her eyes
with his hands. Doris put up ~her
hands and drew his arms about her.
"Oh, Phil, isn't it perfect? ?" Phil sat
down beside here and drew her close.
You are perfect" he told her. Il
never realized how wonderful you
were till last night-Tm not worth
your little finger
Il think so.'' whispered Doris.
What a lucky dog 1 am" he went
on, after a little while. when 1 look
at other men I realize ii more and
more. Only think of that poor boob
of a George pity him from the
depths of my heart. Imagine being
married to woman with q disposition
like Anita's-oh. boyi"
Anita is really a very attractive
woman" his fiancee insisted. kindly.
Not to my way of thinking; that
will have to be one of the few things.
where we disagree"
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is manifestly unfair to those who do
pay their taxes, as we'll as unfair to-
the government.
The vast sum raised by taxation for
the fiscal year ended with June
1000, 0O0-is the largest sum ever
paid in the history of the United
States or any other nation in the form
of taxes. We know that much of its
expenditure represents waste and ex-
trsvagance, but We pay it just the
same. We are glad to know that we
can afford to raise so colossal an
amount to run the government.
It is not pleasant to think, however,
that too few people contributed to this
sum, and also that the method of rails
ing it is gradually operating as stran-
gle hold on the industry, the welfare
and the prosperity of the nation. Both
features must be considered if we are
to preserve our public morals and
make continual progress IN the devel-
opment of our Industrial life.
We are a nation of approximately
los. 10000 people. The details os the
present census probably will show at
least 10000 900 persons engaged in
what are known as ''gainful occupa-
tons" Yet only 100000 paid in
come taxes. In view of the high wages
and the full state of employment last
year, if more than two million could
not pay income taxes. it would be
worth the time of the government to
inquire into the reasons why. AS far
back as 1910 there were over 3.267. 900
families in this country with incomes
OF $1,400 or more. Incomes have in
creased greatly in size and there are
more incomes.
The fact is staring the country in
the face that the number of those pay
ing income taxes has not increased SO
fast as the incomes. Instead of two
million persons paying income taxes
there should be twenty millions. 1t is
not fair that less than two per cent
of the people of the country should be
carrying the burden of government
when ten times that number should be
called upon to pay their shares. Last
year it cost So cents to collect each
800 from those who made no attempt
to dodge payment. It may cost more
than this to collect from those who are
deliberately evading their obligations.
but it would be worth the effort.
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# need-not be surprising, at any
+tne If the Russians advancing on
yoreav should throw down their arms
and refuse to fight or turn and run
home. They have done it before
During the Great War, when their
armies were marching thru Gallcia'
sweeping everything before them ana
the enemy seemed unable to stop tnen'
they suddenly. without apparent rea-
SON turned and ran like rabbits. AL
Afukden. during the war with Japan
$4,000 of them surrendered without
firing a shot. A russian cannot De re-
lied upon to fight outside Of his own
country. Perhaps It is fortunate for
the remainder of the world that this
Is SO.
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work was too hard. While playing
one performance that week they were
at the same :inie requireca to rehearse
f1r a much more difficult one to be
given the n1Xt week and at was sim
My frIghtful keeping the parts straight
and the music from getting mixed up"
But of course II was excellent training,
she added gracefully. e
Then came :, torrent of cfttieiTm
the first place" he said when asked
how he liked playing in such nice big
open-air theater. 1.-THE stage and au-
dience are too far away. Takes too
long to get off stage and lot depends
upon your exit Your dance Is fin
ished, that's all there is to it, and you
are still some twenty feet from the
wings. Leaves you nothing to do but
walk off. And then memorizing new
part every week is too hard on the old
brain. It's all wrong. You never can
see the audience. You can't even hear
them. Sometimes you think they've
all gone home. Strikes you in the
middle of a song, and makes you feel
foolish out here in this big lonesome
park all by yourself.
But of course none of these little IT.
ritations interferes with the enjoyment
of the audience, because they have yet
to discover them. They remember the
long, stupd summers prior to 1915,
before the great Pageant and Masque
of st. Louis, given on this very slope.
proved what an ideal site it was for a
theater; when there was no Municipal
full light operas for the benefit of the
citizens. And they are entirely salts
fled with the municipal theater as
IL iS
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George Mutthew Adams
= Daily Talk
THIS DAY WILL NEVER DAWN

AGAIN.
Learn to use your time. For If you
don't, it will pass on, never to return,
coIdIy mindless of your sorrow and
regret.
AS steadily. silently and smoothly as
this aged Earth moves in its path,
does Time pass on into Eternity. 1t
never stops to tie its shoestrings. 1t
never waits-for man, or woman, or
events.
Time is effort harnessed and worked
to a full days portion.
Time has no business. boasts no
moneyed millions, hires no fast-1egged
GRAND boys. houses no clerks. thinks
no problems, rules no states. Time Is
business, money, the errand boy, the
clerk, the problem, the state!
Time is but the man in the job put
to action and to work.
And time used to profit today will
accumulate power for you tomorrow,
Just as sure as time goes on. Do not
things. Remembering that
This day win never dawn again!
And yet, mighty as time Is, price
less in comparison to all else. It is still
the freest thing in the world. Perhaps
that is why so many fail 10 grasp 1t
with earnestness and enthusiasm
perhaps that Is why 50 few realize its
presence and let it slip by them, I'M
noticed and unused.
Think No matter what youy work
today. if it is worth while at all, tncn
the greatest gift the day has for you
is time to plant 1t out, time 10 do l.
well time to finish it right
Learn to use your time
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The American Federation of Labor
has announced that labor is going 20
support its friends and fight its enc
mics everywhere with might ana
main" Such a program seemS to be
unnecessary in view of the fact that
honest and law-abiding labor has no
enemies in this country except the
Reds. Labor tried fighting an alleged
enemy in Massachusetts, and be>now IS
the choice of his party for the vice
presidency. 1t tried fighting Governor
Allen ins the recent primary with re-
suits that must be gratifying to the
governor.