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The Press., 1920-12-16

Companionably, she invited Tim out to the kitchen while she finished the job," and the very first whiff of choc- olate fragrance arisiug from the little saucepan on the polished surface of the stove must have driven from Sans mind forever all memory of Beth. the crackerjack cook.
 For Sam, gazing tungriiy at Marian. slim and tall in her enveloping apron of cool lavender checked gingllam. her cheeks delicately flushed. decided not to wait for the nice conjunction of time and place.
 Marian" he cried. II love you, dar- ling, Will you marry me?"
 It was, at the very least. five min utes later when sam looked into her velvet eyes and said gr;vely: What did 1 ever do to deserve winning the most beautiful, wi,tiest. brightest girl fin the world, and the most stylish and tEe best cOnrade and the most do- mestic?'
 Marian smiled at him deprecating~ 1y. Pm not all those things, she pro tested. ."Ihat would be six girls rolled into one!"
 "Why-why-that's exactly what you are!' cried sam in surprise. and suddenly to his inner eye flashed a vision of six photographs in row. Il tell you, it pays to wait until you md a girl who is everything you desire! he declared emphatically.
 "Pertaps, if you really love her. you think she is that anyway" said Mar ian sagely Then with q little sigh of happy satisfaction, she let herself be drawn into his embracing arms.
The Press., 1920-12-16
ARABIAN EMPIRE NOT LIKELY
AS Travellers Point Out, System and Organization Are Foreign to
 the Semitic Mind.

"History is against the probability of the creation of all Arabian empire. The Semitic mind does not lean to- ward system or organization said Col. Thomas B. Lawrence recently.
 "The Semites are represented by very little art, architecture, philoso- phy. But we find an amazing fer tility among the Semites in the crea- tion of creeds and religions. Three of these creeds-Judaism, Christianity and Mohammedansm-h become great world movements. The broken fragments of countless other religions which have failed are found today on the fringes of the desert.
 "The desert seems to produce only one idea-the universality of God. We, who have gone out to discover the meaning of the desert have found only emptiness-nothing but sand. wind, soil and empty space. The Bedouins leave behind them every extraneous comfort and go to live in the desert, in the very arms of starva- ton, that they may be free. The des- ert exacts a price for it's secret. It makes the Bedouins entirely useless to their fellow men. There has never been Bedouln prophet. On the other hand. there has never been q Semitic prophet who has not, before preach ing his message, gone into the desert and caught from the desert dwellers a reflection of their belief. The idea of the absolute worthlessness of the present world is a pure desert concep- tion, at the root of every Semitic re- ligion. which must be filtered through the sceen of a. non-nomad prophet before it can be accepted by settled peOple.-Asia Magazine.
The Press., 1920-12-16
ANIMAL LIFE AT ITS WORST
Woe e-Beeone Specimens of Dogs, Pigs. and Horses in the Cuban Pro-
 vince of Pinar del Rio.

There are more dogs than any oth- CT kind of animal life in Pinar del Rio, the westernmost province of Cuba. and chickens, pigs, ponies and goats rank next in the order named. Dogs may be seen everywhere. but they are lazy and indifferent. Each shack-hold has a few chickens, none of which would have the shade of chance in poultry show. but might hold their own at cooking main.
 There are many pigs to be seen, but they are so thin and weakened that the much-abused razOr-back looks like a prosperous porker. says the National Geographical Magazine. Each pig is anchored fast to peg in the ground. tethered to rope Knowing that if the rope were passed only about the pigs neck he could wiggle free. the native passes 1t around the pig in the front Of one shoulder and behind the opposite leg and then draws 1t tight enough to prevent the pig from back ing out of it or creeping through.
 The horses one sees are between the Texas and the Shetland pony in size. and so thin that one wonders if they can make a shadow. Milch goats, which are the COWS of Pinar del Rio, seem to be the one class of animal able to look fat and sleek.
The Press., 1920-12-16
Gazing HungriIy at Marian.

passenger touring car sideswiped and caused to turn turtle a four-passenger roadster, the chauffeur of the former claiming that woman, darting sud- denly into the road after child made the accident unavoidable. Miraculous ly, no one was seriously injured, but the damage to both cars was consider able, and there was much detail to be gone through regarding the relative positions of the cars, tfe respective speeds at which they were travelling, the possible deductions from the tire marks on the road.
 The first gleam of interest for Sam came when a Miss Bedford. an occu- pant of the roadster, took tfe stand, heavily yelled. Her cool, clear re- sponses to his questions, her clever yet seemingly casual refusal to be caught in a compromising answer, one brief, caustic comment which brought a smile even to the face of the judge, greatly intrigued Sam, who was ac- cuStOmed to nervous hesitation on the part of feminine witnesses and ten dency to contradict themselves and to 
 otherwise with Miss Bedford, and as she stepped down from the stand, Sam found himself wishing he could catch a glimpse of the face behind the veil.
 "Still. I'm probably spared a disap- pointment," he consoled himself philo-. sophically. ''I would hate to discover that she had a poor complexion and large mouth, or that her nose was all wrong" >
 On the day that the decision was rendered Sam discovered that his fears were ungrounded. In the excitement of the moment the girl threw back her veil, and in watching the play of ex- pression across her beautiful features Sam almost forgot his chagrin that the case was one of tfe very few he had ever lost. And likewise he forgot that he had ever thought Sally pretty.
 With characteristic energy he put into motion the forces which would effect him an introduction beyond the formal one of the courtroom, and eventually, by digging up mutual ac- quaintances, Ee obtained his wish.
 "I didn't enjoy quizzing you worth cent" was lis second remark to her as they stood together for a moment at the Footguard reception.
 "You were very-cOnsiderate," she comforted him, and Sam thrilled in- wart'ly at the words. A moment la,> and she was swaying in his arms [, the seductive strains of the palm embowered orchestra. How the girl could daDce! He was rapidi; iU.get- ting Sally aI.d Peggy and Helen and Jean. st
 May l call," he asked eagerly just before Ee turned her over to her es- cort at the end of the wonderful dance. And her brief little nod and smile dismissed him happy.
 The rest was easy sailing. For in matters of love the heart is apt to prove a more alluring guide than mere in- tellect. Sam's heart was leading him along enchanting ways. Often he wis ualized the time when he would ask doors in late afternoon or early eve ming. by some rippling stream or on a green-clad hill.
 Yet, as matter of fact, the happy moment arrived far otherwise-high noon. indoors. beside the kitchen stove. Sam, calling for Marian unexpectedly early for promised ride to the Coun- try club to witness the annual tennis finals, found her making frosting for. cake which lowered in all its three storied glory on the table.
The Press., 1920-12-16
Six in One
By E. R. BAKER

Go. 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
 How tte deuce am I going to cheose!" grumbled Sam morosely, lay ing down his old briar pipe on the broad arm of his chair and bending forward to scrutinize more clearly the six faces which gazed back at him from six photographs propped against books on his reading table.
 "You're the best locker, Sally" he commented aloud, "and you. Helen, have got the brains, and you're the best aIlaround good sport, Jean. Peg gy, you've got sense of fumor, and you, Nell, know how to dress. As for you, Beth, well, the man who gets you gets one crackerjack cook!"
 Getting on toward thirty-five, Sam Gaylord was we'll aware of his duty to the state, to his family, of which he was the last of the line, and to him. self. He ought to get married, and he certainly had a wide feminine ac- quaintance from which to select wife.
 He had decided that as long as his heart would not assist him to deci- sion he must call upon his brain. That was certainly sensible idea, consid ering that his brains had made him what he was, a very able and success full lawyer.
 Which characteristic would be the most valuable to him in his career and most agreeable to come home to after a hard days work in court-beauty, in- tellect, comradeship, sense of humor, style domesticity? It was hard prob lem, thought Sam, and no reference to Vol. 37, case So and So versus So and So, would help him out.
 The next days routine promised no excitement. It would be mostly Occu- pied with examining witnesses of an automobile accident in which a seven
The Press., 1920-12-16
Connecticut Children Aid Society

Help Holland County Give Its Share All Contributions should be sent to F. H. ot County Ire Rockville National Bank, Rockville, Conn.
The Press., 1920-12-16
Here Are A Few Sample Values:

LADIES' COATS models, $25 to $79.75 LADIES' SUITS in the most popular fabrics, latest .
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The Press., 1920-12-16
s'cold Tn tl,e Headss-

0 aa acute attack of Nasal Catarrh. Yse. 0ono Who are subject to frequent ''col6e m the head" will ind that the use of HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE VIII build up the System. cleanse the Blood and render them less liable to colds. Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh may lead to Chronic Catarrh. h.
 HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE b tak. an internelly and acts through the Blood on the Mucous 9urfaces of the System.
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The Press., 1920-12-16
OPENING SALE THE EL..R0 SPECIALLY SHOP WARREN'S BLOCK, STAFFORD SPRINGS
 Over Whton's Stationery

ONE FLIGHT UP, BUT IT WILL PAY YOU TO WALK IT
 Our speciality is garments for Women. Our stock is always fresh and seasonabIe and of high grade. Our prices show the effect of the falling market. They speak for themselves. As for the qualities, we invite you to call and for yourself
The Press., 1920-12-16

Mary, Bertha, Henry and Frank Were deserted by mother and were brought to us by distracted father. We placed them in happy homes, supplying guidance in their moral, mental and physical life. Father visits and gives love and interest.
The Press., 1920-12-16
Ruth and Irene

Mother ded-father willing to provide asked us to
 find home for his girls. Until he died of tubercu loss he provided faithfully for them. Since then our society has. supplied all of their needs and has been a father and mother to them.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-07-21

OF our country must determine its
own cours Elm electing those candi-
dates who are most friendly disposed
toward labor, justice, freedom, Democ-
racy and to defeat those who are less
friendly or more hostile to these prin-
ciplcs.
Labor Of America is not partisan to
any political party; it is partisan to
principles Of justice and freedom. It
undertakes neither to dictate nor con-
troll the choice Of the workers on the
citizens generally for which party or
candidates they should vote, but it
would be palpablc dcrcliction Of
duty did we fail to place the facts be-
fore the voters Of our country upon
the records Of both parties and their
respective candidates for public Of
ticc.''
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-07-21
NEM RNuIi.
By stock and Poultry Expert

\ new book entitled Care and
Treatment Of Stock and Poultry" has
Just been published by Dr. l.. ID. Lc-
Gear, notabl" Veterinary Surgeon,
who graduated from the Toronto, On
tario, Veterinary College ~ years ago,
and has since devoted his entire life
TO Veterinary Science and Poultry
fiusbandry. This book contains l2S
pages Of up-to-the-m minute data on the
care. symptoms and treatment of
stock and poultry. 1t Is divided into
departmcnts-h horses, cattle, hogs,
sheep and poultry being taken up.
1t is very complete with charts and
illustrations, and is book that should
De in the home OF every live stock
and poultry raiser in the country. The
price is only 10 cents. Get it from
your dealer or send dime to DR.. l..
ID. LcGear, 100 North Broadway, ST.
Louis, Mo-, stating that you are a sub
scriher to this paper, and he will send
you a copy direct.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-07-21
GOMPERS APPROVES
FRISCO PLATFORM

Labor Leader Declares Democratic
Platform Big Step Towards Labor's
Desire.
Washington, July 14.-Wcighed
against the specified demands Of or
ganized labor the Democratic plat
form adopted at San Francisco "morc
nearly appro&imatcd the desired de-
clarations Of human rights than do
tho planks found in tho Republican
PLATFORM" Samuel Gompers, chair
man Of the special committee ap-
pointed by the American Federation
OF Labor to present labor's demands
TO both party conventions said today
in reporting the result Of the COM
mittec's work. With the report was
made public an analysis Of the labor
planks in the Democratic platform
and comparison Of these with the pro-
gram adopted y rthe annual convon-
ton OF the federation in Montreal.
IN summarizing it is but to say
that the Democratic platform marks q
measure OF progress not found in the
platform of the Republican party.'
the report asserted. The men and
women of labor of the United States
and her liberty-loving people must
Judge between the declarations Of
these parties. The impending cam
pagn is upon us and the citizenship
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-07-21
You Guard Against Burglars, But
What About Rats,

Rats steal millions of dollars worth
of grain, chickens, eggs, etc. Destroy
property and are menace to health.
If YOU are troubled with rats, try
RAT-SNAP. 1t will surely Kill them
prevent odors. Cats or dogs WONT
touch it. Comes in cakes. Thrcc
sizes. 23c. SOC. $l.00. Sold and guar
antccd by Laurens Hardware Co. Put
nam's Drug Store Kennedy Bros.
Grove's Tasteless chill ronlc
.cstores vitality and energy by purifying and cr-
riGhnG tho blood. You can soon feel its Strength.
ming, 1nviSoratins Effect. Price Coo.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03

and 9 lot Of good honest work and
build roads Or do any thing else So
let's put our shoulders 10 the wheele
and move along
Rural Hill community has two Sum
day Schools in il that meet most Of
the time on Sunday afternoons. And
any time any Of you Columbus folks
are out driving Sunday afternoon and
feel like you would like to join US in
our Sunday School study we viii be
only too glad to have you. One Of
our Sunday Schools meets at the Rural
Hill school house and the other at
Tabernacle or the Camp Ground. Come
any time you will. We bid you vel
come, we have plenty Of good fresh
air and plenty buildings, springs Of
fine fresh water which are good for
people in the town and in the county.
Again thanking you, Mr., Editor, for
your kind words. I am,
A "RURALITE.'
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03
Coburn's Minstrels
on Monday Night

mot the biggesfb but one Of the
best bright snappy clean with kick
IN every number, J. A. Coburns Min
strels at the Opera House on Monday
night, Nov. 5, is said to be the best
and largest organization ever pre-.
scented by this deservedly popular at
traction. For over twenty years
Coburn and his company have delight.
ed admirers of wholesome fun fine
music and oldtime minstrelsy combin-
ed with the best in minstrel vaude-
vile and comedy absurdities. "No-
thing but the best and no objection
able features" is the standard set by
this well known company. It's the
show, you know the show which keeps
faith with its patrons the show you
enjoy and where you get your moneys
worth, always welcome. New ideas,
new people, everything is new and no
expense has been spared to make this
all that is worth while in modern
minstrel performance. A splendid
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03
You Do More Work,

You are more ambitious and you Oct more
enjoyment out of everything when your
blood is in good condition. Impurities in
the blood have very depressing effect on
the system, causing weakness, laziness,
nervousness and sickness.
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GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
is not a patent medicine. 1t is simply
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So. pleasant even children like 1t. The
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The strengthening Power of GROVES
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More than thirty-five years ago. folks
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store. Coo per bottle.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSY.


Two calls were received by the Col
umbus Fire Department on Thursday,
to which the usual hasty responses
were made. The first was at two
o'clock on Thursday afternoon, and
was from a cottage occupied by a
negro woman on North Seventeenth
street and Sixth avenue. The blaze
was extinguished with but slight
damage. At three O'Clock another call
was received from Sixth avenue and
Thirteenth street, North, where the
roof Of cottage was damaged about
ten dollars.
Friday morning between eight and
nine o'clock the department made a
run to the home of Mr.. Foster Crit
fin, on Third avenue, North, where the
roof was on fire. Chemicals were used
and the blaze was quickly extinguish-
ed. The damage was approximately
one hundred dollars.
Saturday morning, between ten and
eleven o'clock, the department was
called to the home of Mrs. Catherine
Chatham, Fifteenth street and Sixth
avenue, South. Mrs. Chatham's cot
tage caught fire but the blaze was
subdued with practically no damage.
On Monday, shortly after the noon
hour, the department was called to
the home of William Davis, on Third
avenue between Tenth and Eleventh
streets. 1t was more of scare than
fire. An oil stove looked like it was
going to blow up and set the house on
fire, so the fire-fighters were called as
a safety First" measure. There was
no damage.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03

that every cold should receive i'm
mediate attention and that the first
step in the treatment is to make sure
that the liver is active. For this pur-
pose Calotabs, the perfected, nausea
less calomel tablets are the surest,
best and most agreeable laxative.
One Calotab at bed time with a
swallow of water-that's all, no salts,
no nausea, and no upsetting Of the
digestion and appetite. Next morning
your cold has vanished, your liver is
active, your system is purified and re-
freshed and you are feeling fine with
hearty appetite for breakfast. Eat
what you please, danger.
For your protection, Calotabs are
sold only in original sealed packages,
price thirty-five cents. All druggists
recommend and guarantee Calotabs
and are authorized to refund the price
If you are not delighted with them.-
adv.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03

en- around here and he has made some
as good as we ever saw. Our farmers
are about through with their crops.
some little corn to gather and "taters
to dig and we win be through. We
are anxious to get in our fall grain
but it is SO dry we cannot do anything
yet a while. Our farmers are very
blue at the present and need all the
encouragement they can get 50 you
good people of Columbus must give Us
good word Of cheer when you have
the chance and thus bring about that
good feeling we hear so much about
You can at least give US a good hearty
hand shake that will help some.
We note with a great deal of pleas
ure the letters about our rest rooms
in Columbus and we think those par
ties who have there in their own way
supplied this deficiency deserve credit
Several of our farmers are building,
Among them is Mr.. J. w. Eubanks,
Mr.. Luther Richards and Mr.. Capt
LOFTS. All these are new corners ex-
cept Mr.. ]. w. Eubanks and we cor.
daily welcome them into our midst
and what we see and know Of their
people they are the kind to make any
community better by them living in il
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03

and We stil have room for some more
ot the same kind 81 people
I have noticed a good deal IN The
Dispatch about the best methods and
plans to work our roads and win give
some Of my ideas; First, would say
it takes a lot Of work and a little
money but not a lot Of money and a
little work; second, when we have a
let Of money there is a kind Of feeling
to get more than the other fellow,
to do as little for the road as we can.
Now this kind Of spirit will not build
roads. A few farmers in this com
munity graded three-fourths Of a mile
of road for about $3.50 and we could
have taken these same citizens with
their teams and built any road in the
Tuscaloosa District for $1,000 or ST.
200 per mile. There has been money
enough spent in east Lowndes county
to have built all Of our main roads,
crossroads and went a long way
building a road across every place in
our territory and we are not critics.
ing our Road Contractors as they are
in that business to make money and
they make their bids so they can
make it, You can take the right kind
of community spirit, a little money,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03
RUMBLNG AROUND
RURAL HILL

Editor Dispatch:-
] appreciate very much the nice
things you had to say about my let
ter through the paper and BY private
letter and viii try and give you a few
more lines today. The health Of our
community is good so far as we know.
Mrs. Jodie Butler is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Kellum and Bro. W. A.
Lawrence. Mrs. Butler win be re-
membered as Miss Jodie Lawrence by
her old friends and ''Ruralites." Sor-
gum making has been the order of the
day for some time and is still on.
Mr.. A. B. Delk is the champion max
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03

band and orchestra and special seem
cry throughout, with real singers and
comedians and guaranteed by the
management as the best in its career.
Don't forget the date, make your
reservations early.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03
DOCTORS USE
CALOTABS FOR
COLDSAND FLU
THROUGH WORK
Influenza and Grippe, Like Ordinary
Colds, Require Calotabs. the Puri-
fled and Refined Calomel Tablets
that are Nansealess, Safe and Sure.

Doctors are warning the public that
simple colds and mild cases of infiu-
enza often lead to pneumonia and
other serious complications. They say
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03

The insurance is much less il you
roof with ASFALTSLATE. Third
ear will arrive Tuesday. ARTHUR
STANSEL.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-03

The Qulnluc That Does Not Affect The Head
Because Of It's tonic and laxative effect. LAxA-
TINE BR0M0 QUININE (Tablctsl can be taken
by anyone without causing nervousness or ringing
IN the head EW. GROVES signature on box 90