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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02

father tell them to you. In the books
they mightn't say as much as they
should about an old pig, a nice old pia
just like myself and with my own
name-in fact myself, Porky Pig
they mightn't say as much he repeat.
ed, about Porky Pig. myself, getting
everything that is good to eat and get
ting more than anyone else because
OF his age and charm and because he
is good pig
"'Your charmr squealed all the
pigs. 4
"'Oh, 1t isn't only for my charm
grunted Porky Pig. but that sounded
well l thought
SOUNDED well, but 1t made no
sense squealed the other pigs rudely.
well, 1t makes sense when I say
that all the food should be given to
me and when am through eating It
should be saved for my next NEAL
"'We don't consider it makes
sense, shrieked all the other pigs.
mo indeed said Pinky.
"'What do you want, PinkyY asked
his mother. You are rather strange
today, with this talk Of yours about
children being spoilt by stories and
all Of that
This is what mean said Pinky.
Now ! think 1t is all very nice for
children to have their stories, but IL
children are to be told stories and CIV
en- stories to read, then pigs. splendid
pigs. dear little pigs, sweet. squealing
little pigs should be given
wait said Pinky. IT was my
idea first. Now that you all know
what am going to say you all want
to say the very same thing.
Instead of telling me a fairy story
before I 60 to bed or giving me one
to read. or instead Of telling me q
story Of animals I'm not in the least
interested in. or about children who
don't leave half enough food for pigs
suggest that ! be given a meat, an
extra meal instead.
No one will have to think Of what
sort Of story to tell me. No one need
think at all. Just give me little
evening meal. little extra evening
meal at bedtime instead of story
It might be all right said Grand
father Porky, but you are among pigs,
Pinky, and your request is an impossi-
BILE one to grant
Alas said Pinky sadly, I should
be the only pig in the Pigs PLACER"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
lADDfJENEN|NG
kk9EA!!RyY TALL
"a ~ Hay GshaN
~ D@Aer OK
PICS PALACE.

Daddy" said 'o,cy. ~you haven't
told us what our friends. the pigs,
have been saying lately"
Yes. Daddy" said Nick, tell m
about our dear old Perky and all the
rest Of them and II they've been tell
ing you any secrets"
"Well." said Daddy, sthey haven't
been telling me any secrets, but over.
heard them having a meeting the 9TH
er night. 1t wasn't quite bedtime and
they were talking and grunting and
squealing."
II say commenced Pinky Pig.
what 10 this about children having
stories told to them and having stor-
les they can readf What Is this I
sayr
You don't mean you say it. cor
rected Mrs. Pink Pig. You mean you
ask it.
1T makes no difference how I out
IT, said Pinky Pig. but I would like
to know why children are spoilt in
this fashion,
do you call 1t spoilingr asked
Grandfather Porky. why your old
grandaddy would be glad to tell you
stories
THAT Isn't what I want squealed
Pinky Pig.
"'It's not what he wants. said Sir
Percival Pork.
Its not what he wants. said Sir
Benjamin Bacon.
II don't blame him for not want
Ing it, said Sammy Sausage.
Neither do l. said Mrs. Pink Pig.
II understand why he doesn't want
It, said Master Pink Pig. He doesn't
want story telling
but You could not read them II
you saw them written down in book,
said Grandfather Porky. Besides II
would be safer to have your old grand
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
vsntriIoquIst wa. Ready.

Ladies and gentlemen" said the
ventriloquist, II will now sing that
popular song, Goodbye in lady's
voice, which will appear to proceed
from the space above your heads"
One. two. three minutes elapsed.
and not sound was heard. The ven
triloquist seemed very agitated. At
last he called out. Are you ready?"
A small voice from the room above
answered. IT'S no good. guvnor; rye
lost the needles and broke The rec.
ord II
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
Needle in His Body
For Half a Century

Elyria. O.-From mumps to
measles and chronic Indigestion
TO neuritis. Robert Myers, fifty
TWO, had run the gamut Of hu-
man illness. Recently a lump
appeared between his shoulder
blades. 1t did not heal. and when
the family physician was called
ne hurried the patient to a hos
pital. There a furnished needle
with "a inches of thread at
tached was removed. Physi-
clans believe Myers swallowed
the needle when a child and that
perhaps half a century it has
been wandering through his
body seeking an outlet. His var.
ious ailments are charged to the
needles peregrinations.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
Tiny Engine.

Hillsboro, N. D.-A young jewele,
Of Hillsboro has made tiny engine
run by compressed air, which Is only
thrce-quarters Of an inch long ana
weighs only two and one-quarte,
grains. The diameter Of the cylinder
bore is $4,000 Of an inch; the diam
eter Of the flywheel is 9-64 Of an Incl
and its stroke is 36-1.O00 Of an inch
Contrasted with this 10 valve used
BY the Ontario Power company of Nj
agara Falls, which IL 81 feet high
weighs 65 tons and has water ope
Ing nine feet across.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02

the per capita production Of nearly an
the important crops, but also, accord
Ing to a recent report, in the number
OF cattle and swine per capita. More
over, estimates for milk, eggs, and
poultry indicate an increase in Der
capita production during the war. In
view OF these facts, 1t probably would
be unwise to stimulate large Increase
In the per capita farm acreage at the
present time, especially where such an
Increase would have to be effected by
utilizing land which is inferior or
which would be made available at a
heavy outlay for drainage, irrigation
or clearing.
Land Settlement Problems.
AT present various private agencies
are engaged in promoting land settle
ment. Many Of them are honest in in
tention, promise and practice; others
keep within the letter of the law but.
through exaggeration and indirection
of statement, create false impressions
in the mind Of the settler. Many vic.
late no canon of fair business practice.
but their interest is in profits, and
they do not pursue policy calculated
to develop profitable and wholesome
community life. Only few have made
careful studies of the conditions of
successful settlement and developed
their business with view to the set.
tiers progress and success. Practi.
cally all are seeking to realize the
highest possible price for their unde.
veloped holdings, and the settler is
compelled to face the problem Of ad-
justment to pioneer conditions while
carrying burden of land value whic
often represents, in part, the capital.
ization of future increase In earning
power.
"The intending settler Of small
means is rarely able to distinguish be.
tween the good and bad methods OF
selling land in new regions. The more
unscrupulous the land company the
more lurid its advertisement and the
more extravagant its promises. Set
tiers often are induced to invest all
lACiA Savings III iuuu uOI Suitable IOf
successful farming, to purchase more
land in relation to the capital available
for development than they should, OF
to undertake projects the cost of clear.
ing or reclamation Of which will prove
to be prohibitive. The results in many
instances have been tragic failures at.
ter years Of incredible hardships, waste
Of capital and Of human lives, discour.
agement Of intending settlers and in.
jury to the business Of legitimate and
well-meaning land concerns.
1T would be desirable IL govern
mental agencies. by systematic aid,
should furnish reliable information to
those seeking farms, should take par
ticular pains, through their agricul.
tural machinery, to give rev settlers
very special assistance and guidance
and, where conditions are favorable
should aid in the development Of well
considered settlement plans"
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erS.
settlement of pending and threat.
ened litigation between several PARK
City mining companies was finally Of.
Iected last week when proper naners
containing the provisions Of settle.
ment' already ratified by the boards Of
directors OF. the Silver King Coalition
Mines company, Keystone Mining com.
pany and Ontario Silver Mining com.
pany were formally signed.
Gold exports show large increase
during October and although imports
also Jumped, the balance is greatly in
favor of the exports, amounting TO an
excess Of $3S.179.395. according to the
bureau Of mines.
Physical conditions favorable IN
finding of extensive ore deposits are
being encountered in the DEVELOPMENT
work which is being prosecuted az
.ne property of the Pocahontas Min
ing company, In Boxelder county.
otah' few miles south Of Lucin.
Following the change in the manner
OF operating the upper levels of the
oentennia' Eureka mine 1t may be pos
sipie to arrange for some kind of a
worSing agreement which will permit
sne more extensive development Of the
southern end of the old Eureka Hin
property, II Is announced.
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ton OF number Of orchards. Peach
and apricot buds suffered the most
damage.
The Industrial commission Of Utah
has granted a lump sum payment Of
SlhlO to William Rupp, who was in
1ured when q piece Of q nail he was
driving flew up and hit his eye. He
lost the sight of the eye. and under
the law is entitled to payment at the
rate Of SIC a week for 100 weeks.
Maps Of Utah showing the county
boundaries and location Of some Of the
principal communities In each are be-
Ing sent TO livestock men of thy state.
with the request that they mack on
them the approximate location of the
ranges they are using this winter and
give their present conditions in per
cent of normal.
J. =. Gallagher, president Of the Utah
Associated Industries, has written
members Of the Utah congressional
delegation asking them to use their
inuence in obtaining the return Of the
railroads to private ownership.
Payments Of SIC week were Or.
dered last week by the Industrial COM
mission OF Utah to be made by the
Utah Fuel company in favor OF the
rive minor children of James. A. Wilde.
who was killed in mine accident at
clear Creek. November 26. The pay
ments are required to be contir1 ed
until total Of $1,000 b reached
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-25
LiDe SPORTS NelDs and Comment
Iowa Hopes to Beat
Purple 7ossers
scial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. Feb. 25,--Coach Ash
more gave his basketball Ave . light
workout Tuesday afternoon. In the
second practice Of the week. In PREP
Aration for the contest with Coaoh
Eliott's Northwestern basket tossers.
The battle on Friday night win be
the last homo game OF the season
and the anal contest save one with
Amss. at Amss, of the year. Despite
the bump the bumps" experiences
Of Iowa during the recent weeks, the
Hawks still expect to defeat the
Purple. Purdue showed under
Northwestern numerically Saturday
night, and. as Iowa has beaten the
Evanstonians easily. the Hawkeyes
ought to have little trouble in
winning from the visitors. and thus
leaving their percentage In the Bis
Ten at q halfway point. The prac-
tice last night consisted Of shooting
baskets, a talk from the coach on the
weaknesses shown In the last Purdue
game; and short scrimmage. In
that, a few plays were tried out.
Worth displaced Frnlayson at center.
while the remainder Of the, team
was the same as that which started
the game with the fsoilermakers last
week. The result OF the practice
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-25
Many Schools Enter
Iowa City Tourney
Special 10 rimss- epublican.

Special 20 Timss- Republican
Iowa City,-Feb. aS.--Entries for
the open basketball tournament for
Iowa high schools which VIII be held
at the university OF Iowa on March
IS. 10, and 20 must a! be In by
March !, Blanks are coming In every
day TO Howard II. Jones, director OF
athleslcs at the university, and II 10
expected that the full three weeks
from March until the beginning OF
the tournament will be necessary to
arrange for the accommodation OF the
large number Of high school teams
which will compete.
Teams entered in the tournament
will be provided by the university
with lodging during their stay In
Iowa City and board will be furnish
ed at cost. The eight teams In the
tournament. determined by their sur
vival thru the rounds OF play, will
have all expenses to the tournament
paid by the board In control Of ath-
letics.
To the team winning the cham
pionship Of the tournament will be
awarded a large loving cup; another
cup Is offered to the fret team which
wins the tournament three times over
a period of years. Individual MEM
bers Of the winning team will be
siven watch fobs with a gold basket
ball charm suitably inscribed. To
winners of second place silver fobs
will be awarded.
The open tournament In which any
basketball five in the state may enter
is unlike any basketball tournament
ever held in Iowa before. There Is
no limit to the number Of entries.
Any and every high school in the
state Is invited 20 participate. From
the interest which has been shown
the university will be pressed to care
for the large number Of schools COM
peting
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-25
THE BUSINESS DOCTOR
BY HAROLD WHITEHEAD.
Professor Of Sales Relations in tho College Of 6usnssa
Administration Of Boston University, Boston, Mass

Joe Goley is retired, but as he
truly says, "Once a salesman always
salesman" he still remains VAL
ued member Of the Sphinx Club.
SAY, fellows, isn't there some Diff
ference between buying goods and
having them sold to you? I had a
little bet with myself some time ago
and I have lost. I wanted to find
an honest to goodness salesman in
mems furnishings store. guess
there liz such an animal, but haven't
struck him yet"
Release your clutch and throw on
your brake" gripned Hadley. the
automobile salesman. Put on your
chains, kid. you're skidding. What
are you trying to say, anyhow? What
do You mean. the difference between
buying goods and having them sold
to you?"
will someone puncture that mans
tire" Gruffy said--he was a sales
man in q mems ow-priced furnish
what Goley has on his mind. for 1t
comes pretty close home to me"
THANK you. Goley," bowling with
mock politeness toward Gruffy. THE
difference between buying and hav-
ing thinrs sold to you is thus: l go
into a store and say: Give me a
pound of beef steak The man says:
Yes. weighs it and passes it over to
me and then gives me my change.
bought a steak. Suppose after
bought the beef steak the salesman
said: We have some luscious little
sausages in today. How about a
pound?' / buy. some and this man
has sold me some sausages."
A general nodding Of heads show
ed that the point was appreciated.
But what about this SIS bet?
Hadley quizzed.
"rll tell you: bet myself s25 that
this town had a good mems furnish
| ing salesman. | want some shirts"
wv hat size do you take?" asked
Gruffy, taking out his pencil and
notebook.
II plrposely avoided you," laugh
| ed Goley, "for I knew what you
would have done to my S25 if you
had chance.
AS was saying, wanted some
shirts, but they have to be sold to
me. | am afraid, however, that I'll
be locked up for vagrancy before
get those shirts, for no one has tried
selling them to me yet
This is how I went about it. I
put my little wad of S25 in nv
pocket and then drifted into store.
In the first place / went bought a
necktie. The salesman wrapped it
up and slapped it on the counter and
said 81. paid him, hesitated a bit
to give him chance to talk to me
and then walked out.
IN the next store asked for a
collar button. The prices were from
10 cents to rs cents. The salesman
looked at me and brought out 10
cent one--quit laughing, you fell
lows. The salesman placed the but
ton on the counter and said: Moth
ing else, l suppose 'No.o-o,' I said
with drawl, while gazing at some
shirts. He believed my word but
not my manner, for he walked to
the other end Of the counter ana
busted himself with nothing.
| In the third store bought an
other nscktis. ! made my lead up
bit stronger this time, for while
waiting for the change said to the
salesman; Some pretty nice shirts
there "
Good line, ne sslsslnan raid;
.stntrr sra III st,itts.. q il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-25
Sports Paragraphs


Illinois defeated Minnesota. as to
10. In q ons.sided Western Confer
ence basketball game at Minneapolis
The victory OF the Illinois
tossers means third place for the
Urbana Ave in the conference stand
Ing. The Illinois Ave otitclassed their
rivals at every stage Of the game
The result never was in doubt after
the first whistle.
Clarence C. Pell Of New York,
playing thru in the national amateur
racquets championship tournament,
retained his title by defeating STAN
Icy q. Mortimer of New York in the
final match. The scores were 9-16.
15-9, 49,, 16-S.
Outnelder Earle. Neale has signed
his 1920 contract with the Cincin-
natl Nationals. The remaining hold
outs of the world champions are
Roush. Ruether. Eller. Kopf, Dau-
bert and Groh. Roush, however, has
intimated that he will go south with
the team and President Hermann
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-25
HoL WORTHY HALL
Copyright by pood Mead q Co. Inc

Hilliard falrly DeaHieu MS uci's"
"Well II YOU want my advice, don't
take IL, / told him I'd have to eX-
nlain II TO you. and he agreed He
sat straighter. pridefully. Jack Arm
strong sent another wire this morn
ins-and the XLNC crowd, who own
the property next to ours, know that
rye had this contract for all the
Silverbow stock and they've mace
us a fiat proposition of--he caught
his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and dollars for the contract! Ana
nonr tventieth share would be worm
twenty thousand dollars II we took
~. But we're not going to--hecause
,t,s worth still more and we know 1t.
Lots more-twice as much--so-
The doctors expression altered
slightly: his chin sank a little, ana
he sighed, almost in regret
THAT hardly seems fair" he sala
slowly, THAT hardly seems fair he
smiled ftfully, and sighed again
.tEor wears and years" he said, ever
since I first began to practice, i've
been working and waiting and hop
ing to reach the point where / couio
rive M office work and do some re-
search And here, in a few min
utes, you dangle two years IN
come IN front Of me-for no services
~ mine at all :, for no labor on
nv part not, as I'd hoped, the
result of service, but
81 own a quarter of the mine my
self" said Hilliard. with equal gray
,ty. And I'm not thinking how l
rot Il. Doctor; I'm thinking how
much good can do with 1t
can't you look at it that way, 100
The doctor nodded presently.
~ suppose that has TO be the an
swer. Well"
.Tu tell Embree you didn't &C
cept." billiard reached for his hat
"And I mustn't bother YOU any more
tht, morning: we've both too mucn
To do. I only wanted to see you
moment and tell you the news and
get your check. But when cullen
and I come back" His smile was
glorious.
They were shaking hands at the
door of the ante-room.
"That'll be before the holidays.
won't it? We expect you to take
Christmas dinner with us, of course.
Mrs. Durant and Carol would never
forgive you If you didnt-and nei-
Their would J"
Hilliard flushed with pleasure.
Nothing would please me better
and you'll tell Mrs. Durant and
Carol how grateful I am and
how sorry am can't even stop now
to say good-by, won't your AS
matter of fact, he wasn't going to
stop because ne knew that If he did
he might never get to Montana. And
there was need of quick action
against Harmons cut-throat part
ners in New York.
Surely | will. And I'll also tell
them what an altruist you are.
still don't feel exactly right about
it--but the worlds the world. 8.
And I'm not going to refuse an in
vestment just because there happens
to be money In it! Good-by! Good
iIck-my boy!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-25

will include some hard scrimmages
for the Hawks. IN order that the,
may be In tiptop form by Feb. 81.
Shimek. the remarkable Hawk
midget forward, garnsred In FIVE
baskets and three free throws re-
Gently. and thus ran mis- points above
the 100 mark. II he does his expect
ed scoring against Northwestern, he
Ii likely to land himself In third
place In the roster Of high scoring
Conference players--a position no
has occupied or approached, most OF
the latter part OF the season. despite
Iowa's lost games,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-25
CHAPTER XIV.

Already at daybreak it was a white
Christmas; white underfoot white
overhead. dancing, swirling white of
snow in the winter air. Hili!ard, lift
ing himself on his elbow to watch 1t
from the car window, was unre-
servedly thrilled by the appropriate
ness of it, Mature, which had been
sulking for week or more, had
finally consented to dress the season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-25
MANY TO SEE MATCH.
Iowa Wrestling Fans Eager to See
Pssek- ZbysIko Match.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. Feb. 25.-The most
tremendous seat sale in the history
of Iowa wrestling, is being register
ed in the advance sale for the Pesek
Zbysbko match which will be staged
in the Coliseum here next Monday
evening.
Already a huge order has been re-
served by out Of town parties who
will witness the bout. EvoCy indica-
ton is that the 5000 seats will be
match.
The victor will have the opportun-
ity to meet Earl Caddock. Both men
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-25

at don't know: how much? I
hesitated.
"'Dollar and half up. These are
two seventy five
II bet the mention Of s2.75 made
you thirsty" Hadley chirped up.
Cries OF kill him-throw him out
shame" and such like followed.
When order was resumed. Cooley
continued:
II said to the salesman: Those
are pretty good shirts for $2.75.' Just
then my change came back and he
pu ssed it to me and nid, When you
want any shirts drop in and see US :"
ooh. come" eXpostulated Gruffy,
Surely he wasn't such an"
Unfortunately he was worse than
that" broke in Goley. 1--WE had 9TH
Ell adventures just as crude, and my
S25 is still safe in my pocket.
haven't given up hoping yet to find
salesman who knows the differ
ence between giving a customer what
he asks for and then creating a want
for something extra.
ut is astonishing how much
money walks into retail stores,
stands on its hind legs and begs to
be cuddled by the cash register, but
Is haughtily spurned by statesmen
who dislike customers to interfere
with their getting a rest"
Getting rest" chuckled Hadley,
the automobile man, they ought to
be getting arrested" and that, Of
course. was enough to break up the
meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-25

are anxious to meet Joe Stecher and
in the event the victor OF this match
succeeds In downing Caddock. he
will no doubt be granted an op-
portunity at the champion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-25
WEBSTER CITY PLANS TEAM.
Organization Formed to Gather Fast
Semi-Pro Players.

Special to Times Republican.
Webster City, Feb. 26.-Webster
City is going to have a fast semi pro-
base ball in the field the coming sea-
son. The base ball association has
been reorganized. new officers elect
ed and plans laid for /, big subscrip-
ton campaign next month.
The season here will start the lat
ter part OF May. Last year the Web
ster City nine won SO out OF the 43
games played. A much longer season
Is planned for this year. The officers
elected are: President. Mason Ishau,;
secretary. y. C. Omstead: treasurer,
George Alexander: manager William
Randolph.