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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18

The day before Thanksgiving the old
house was full of sweet smells Of
cooking. specially pie smells. The
smell Of the mince pies was the best,
but they all smelled very good. Grand
ma cooked two OF three chickens, too.
"What are you cooking chickens
fort" asked Sister. aren't we going
to have turkey tomorrow"
EYES," said Grandma, "we are GER
tainly going to have turkey, but am
cooking one Of these chickens for a
poor lady that / know. And now that
they are done, shall be much obliged
IL you will carry one of them to the
old lady. The other chickens shall
keep. Maybe shall need them"
can right" said Sister. ''that win be
fun. Brother and Aristotle Will go
with me, won't you, Brother?"
"Yep," said Brother, who was out
Of a job. And Aristotle barked.
So Grandmother packed basket.
She put In the roasted chicken, and
loaf Of fresh bread, and a big pat of
butter (about four inches sQuare), and
Jar Of Jelly, and hot mince pie, and
a bunch of celery. These things were
all very neatly packed in. There was
"a table napkin under them, and an
other one over them.
So the children came to take the
basket. But Grandma said, "Wait,
have forgotten the dOughnuts." So she
packed in six hot dOughnuts.
Then she told them how to go to the
old lady's. She took them outdoors
and pointed far away to a tiny red
house beside a road that wound up
hill. "Take them up there and tell
Mrs. Moriarty that Grandma sent her
these and hopes she will have'a happy
Thanksgiving"
The children started out gayly,
swinging the basket gently between
them. They went down the road and
over the little bridge, where they
paused minute to watch the min
nows. Minnows like to turn on their
sides for just a second as they fash
through the water, and then you can
see how silvery they are. Aristotle
waded in to drink, and scared them
away. After long walk the children
came to red house on the hill, and
went up to the door to say their little
speech.
But when they knocked, a young
woman came to the door.
Does Mrs. MOriarty live hereY
asked Brother.
''NO, she lives on the next hill. Go
down this road and cross over through
the pasture and go up the next road.
That's the way to Mrs. MOriarty's."
So the children went down the road
and crossed the pasture, but. they
crossed the wrong pasture and came
out on the wrong road and never knew
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18
GREETINGS THAT TELL MUCH
All Have a Character and to the InitI-
ated Are Like an open
Book.

"Chawmed"-One dance with this
type. They always talk about the that
ness of the that or G. B. Pshaw's
latest.
"HOw do you do?'-NOt a question
"a statement. Probably accompanied
By smile. This class works slowly,
but is sure to get you in the end.
"Deelighted"- giggle and invi-
tatiOn from baby-blue eyes. Must
never be trusted.
every glad to know you, I'm suah"-
She is not sure, but it seems best to
say so. Last seasons deb. Expects to
be bored and it is best to live up to
expectations.
"Oh, Mr.. Slower, I'm so glad to know
YOU. I've heard" etc.-Football hero
stuff Must use skill and ingenuity to
escape this type.
Mere nod-Possibilities, but, oh,
man, you'll have to WORKABLE Rec
ord.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18
Cause for Transfer.

along and wants it by the glass, / |
generally accommodate him. How
many glasses do you want 2"-Boston
Transcript.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18
UNCLE TAN's STORIES

Peter and Jane got real
chummy with Captain Tanner,
an old 6sherman-onIy he
wasn't a common fisherman by
a good deal. And one night, af-
ter a supper of bIue6sh and
blueberries and white biscuit
and yellow honey in the cap
tain's cabin on the beach, Jane
said to him, ''Uncle Tan, can
you tell stories?'
81 can" answered Uncle Tan,
''but not very good ones"
''Why aren't your stories
good ones"
Because you wouldn't be-
lieve them, and besides, they
aren't true"
81 dOn't care If they aren't
true. We can play they're true.
That's just as good"
And it was just as good
and even better. For Uncle
Tan was a regular Story-teller
and he told Peter and Jan
twelve stories about Brother
and Sister and Aristotle that
made them sit up and take mo-
tice. Brother and Sister are
regular kids and Aristotle is a
regular dog. And they certainly
had some adventures.
Uncle Tan began easy ON his
stories. In the first story
Brother and Sister and Aris-
totle got lost out in the country
and had to spend all the night
before Thanksgiving in an old
church that was used for a
barn. Il wasn't hard work for
Peter and Jane to play this
story was true. But pretty soon
Uncle Tan got gay and then
Brother and Sister and AriS-
totle had some adventures out
of the ordinary, TO say the
least. In fact, they were almost
fairy children. And for a good
r2wind-up Uncle Tan told the
story Of their visit TO the Man
in the Moon.
OF course Peter and Jane en-
ioyed Uncle Tan's stOries-and
so will every other boy and girl.
Il will not be surprising if the
grown-ups do too. IL will be
surprising if they don't.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18
THE STORY TELLER.

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''GOod evening, my dearsw said
Uncle Tan, as he bent over his little
cOOk-stOve and nodded his big white
head "Tm going to have biscuits for
supper. This driftwOOd burns well,
doesn't it? Hear the flames roar up
the pipe! I'm going to have biscuits,
and I'm going to have a hot fire to
bake them. If you don't have a hot
fire, they won't puff up high. Do you
like them puffy, Jane"
eyes, indeed" said Jane. II like
them just puffy puffy, and like
honey on them"
do you like that kind of honey on
them?" said Uncle Tan, taking down
a little pail half full Of yellow combs
of honey.
Gum, UNI" said Jane, as she peeped
2Ongingly into the pail.
"WeN," said Uncle Tan, when your
mother was a little girl, she used to
come over here and eat biscuits and
honey with my wife and me. Peter,
suppose you go home ald ask your
Euother to let you and jane stay over
Ng7ere to supper. I'm going to have
blue-berries, and blue-hsh, and white
biscuits, and yellow honey"
"oh, gOody," cried the little girl.
''That will be jolly"
And so they got permission and
stayed to supper.
Jane and Peter were staying at the
Geashore, and they often went to visit
this dear old fisherman, whose name
was Tanner. Sometimes they called
him Captain Tanner, but usually they
called him Uncle Tan.
Uncle Tan told Peter and Jane the
stories that you are going to read in
this book. He told them about the
two children named Brother and Sis
ter. So please don't get Peter and
Jane mixed~up with Brother and Sis
ter. OF course, Peter was James
brother, but Peter and Jane were
Smerely the children who heard the
stories. The children who did the
things told about were named Brother
and Sister. That is the only name
Chey had in the stories,
Uncle Tan's cabin was a pleasant
place to visit. You looked out upDn
the blue sea through big window,
and there was a long bench for you
to sit On. mean that the bench was
Inside the cabin, and was high enough
up SO that you could stretch yourself
out on it and still look out the win
dow. And if there was rain outside,
IL was snug to sit on the bench and
look out.
The floor was very clean. Uncle
Vans son. a big boy, had to scrub it.
There were two bunks-Oae for Uncle
TaL and one for his son. You see
Uncls Tan's wife was dead, and there
were only he and his son left. The
hunks were huilt one above the other,
like the beds In a Pullman car or a
passenger steamer. They had white
gREeads on them,
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18
THANKSGIVING EVENING AND
THE oNE-EYED COW.

Once upon a time Brother and Sister
went into the country to spend
Thanksgiving Day. They went to their
grandfather's house. 1t was a very
oId-fashioned house. and in the middle
Of the end of it there was a fireplace
so big that six men could stand in 1t.
But Grandma did not cook in the fire
place. She used a cook stove, like this
one. But then she didn't board up
the fireplace either; they had big fires
in 1t sometimes
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18
Shave with cuticura Soar

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity, skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste, no
irritation even when shaved twice
daily. One soap for all uses-shaving,
bathing and shampOoing.-
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18
Heaps of People There.

A little boy who visited large city
for the first time, was amazed at the
number of people on the streets.
When he returned home to the coun-
try his mother asked him what he
thought of the great city.
"Oh," said he, there were heaps of
people there! / think there must have
been a fair ont"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18
Its style.

at certainly is a funny tale Ned
tells about the time they had using
signal guns in the fog
II should think they would have
threaded their way better with a
needle gun"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18
How Brother and Sitter come
to meet the Nutmeg Man"
(To BE CONTINUED
. Wedding RIno once Barred.

The Puritans of the seventeenth
century used no ring at the wedding
ceremony, as they considered it "a
pagan symbol and superstitious con.
trivance." All that they required
was that the man and woman should
join hands when stating their purpose
to i've together in WedlOck.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-18
DYE RIGHT
Buy only Diamond Dyes

Each package of Diamond Dyes"
contains directions so simple that any
woman can diamond-dye worn, shabby
skirts, waists, dresses, coats, gloves,
stockings sweaters, draperies every
thing, whether wool, silk, linen, cotton
or mixed goods, new, rich fadeless col
ors. Have druggist show you "Dia-
mond Dyes Color CARD. ADV.
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11
DIVORCE EASY IN KASHGAR
Advantages, Though There Are
Drawbacks to Them.

Advocates Of speedy and inexpensive
divorce will see the practice ia full tic,
ton IL they care to adventure as far
as KashgAr. Miss Ella Sykes F. T.
q. s.. who. with her brother. Slr Per
cy Sykes. has trayersed Chinese Tur
kestan and the Pamirs. has an Hum
mating chapter on certain Eastern
marriage customs In Through Des.
srts and Gases Of Central Asia" says
London Tit-Bits.
In Kashgar there are many super.
fiuous women" owing to the enigTa
tion OF men from the oases aud mar
riage Is consequently cheap FOR n
suitor The marriage OF COnS edi.
ence" is the rule as parents often self
their daughter TO the highest bidder
without allowing her any freedom VI
choice.
II Is true that there Is compenSat
ing custom as divorce may BE- had f0I
about rourpence, but as the women
may rot remarry until hundred day.
have elapsed she has generally am
Guilty in keeping herself meantime al.
though the discurded husband ls sup
pOhtu 10 TtAuiu luc uONIN lhal ne re-
ceived with his bride when the mar
riage contract was concluded.
One decided advantage on the WON.
ans side is that II her husband III.
vorces her she may take all the NOV.
sbles In the house and as In the case
of merchant much of his wealth con.
sists OF carpets and brass utensils he
often finds II cheaper Ia take sec.
ond wife rather than dxorce the first,
who would make u clean sweep Of the
bit. and pieces Of household plenish.
ing.
The missionaries told Miss sykes
that most or the women In Kashgnr
had been married several times and
that this constant divorce led to the
wives taking whatever they could
from their husbands and putting II by
against rainy day.
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11
Weeds ana Hay Fever.

Interesting observations made oJ
DR.. William Sheppegreli, president Of
the American Hay Fever Prevention
association, are reported in 9 PAPER
published by him. AS Il result OF
weed-cutting campaign carried out In
New Orleans in the spring Of 1915 the
number OF hay fever cases was 70
duced TO less than so per cent Of the
usual prevalence. The cold storaSv'
treatment of the disease 10 which
practically all ventilation is excluded
in order to insure the absence OF at
rnospheric pollen, is said to afford only
transient relief, while the low tsn-
perature is likely to cause bronchitis-
The effects of On abundant rain on bay
fever patients is beneficial because thS
rain not only washes the pollen out Of
the air. but also permanently removes
its toxic qualities. SO that It 10 harm
less when again blown into the air
after the rain Is over This has bean
proved by laboratory experiments. In
which pollen, after subrnersion in va
ter, was inhaled by hay fever subjects
without any apparent effect
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11
On oaiina 0lf, noe,,s

Sometimes 1t may prove advanta-
geou- TO look a gift horse In the
mouth" remarked an Australian con-
temporary recently. Ii was referring
TO the proposed gift Of stx airships to
Australia and really meant always
look diriFible In its air-valvs." These
six sir.hips are said to have been on
patrol duty in the North sea and Brit
ain, according to cable message to
'he commonwealth, has offered then
with hangar and equipmsnt to the
oVersea dominion. Australis's mimic
ter for defense. Senator ReAres, has
placed the problem before the local
air board for decision. As . Gem
mercial proposition some sntsrprisins
Australian company may welcome ths
dirigibles but as a defensive sluin-
ment they are not regarded with ovse-
much favor
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11
Boards AS BILL COLLECTORS
Author Gives Possible Reason Why
Most Publishers Prefer the Clean.
shzsen Face,

Herbert jenkins, the London pub
Usher who occasionally tosses Oh .
book himself, tells the story Of how
on one occasion when he was dining
with an author and editor. the author
suddenly called his attention to q man
sitting alone In far corner Of the
restaurant.
THAT man." remarked the author.
''has character. He has . publisher
from whom he can never extract
money. What do you think be didr'
Mr. Jenkins shook q dubious head
He went to the publishers once
and demanded payment. There was
nothing doing Without ceremony he
seized the publisher by the beard and
announced his Intention Of hanging %
until he got check. BE eot bis
money.
That" continued the author ~
morselessly, as be nxed . speculative
eye upon Mr.. jenkins clean-shaven
chin, ''is why very few publishers wsA,
boards" az b,
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11
SHOULD GET ANOTHER BEAU
Little Probability That heesisr oirt
viii Ever Eradicate stin9y streak
From Present One.

The stiDg1est young man has bSeA
discovered and he Is = aoosisr too
living In Terre Hsute. says the In.
dianapolis News. He has long been
termed a chair-warIner by the family
OF the girl whom he hoLoY with bis
company, for he has never taken her
TO a show-even a moving picture enc.
AS for candy and flowers, well he has
not sent or brought any Of either
As he seemed 10 be really nice the
girl decided that perhaps he was green
that he needed u little hint. Sc the
other night she decided to give him
one. After he had occupied about an
hour Of her time and also Of her IA.
Tiers heat and electric light. she said:
"Oh, I'm SO hungry for candy. VIII
you 60 TO the drug store with me 90
that / can get someT'
He rose to show his willingness. ana
the girl was delighted. believing that
her plan was going to work. But when
the drug store was reached and the
candy was bought he displayed no In
tention OF paying the bill. Sc. u
course she had 10 do 1t herself.
Furious at him and the whole world,
too. she carried the box home and put
1t, still in It's wrappings. on the piano
In the living room. And all the rest
OF the evening she tortured him By
talking OF the Joy she would have On
the morrow when she ate the candy.
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11
One miiiionth Of an Iooh

Steel gauges accurate TO the incr,di
ole nnehess or a miliionth part of 40
inch are now being made In quaint.
Ties at the United State. bureau Of
standards. So extraordinarily precise
Is ihe methcd OF manufacture, simple
as IL Is, that In one instance 50 IN
ished gauges out OF lot of IS we're
absolutely accurate to .OO0OO1 inch
ana the balance all within .OOO,OOx
inch Of precision, says Popular Ne
ehanics Magazine, The Susss, sIv
steel disos.
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11

no uncertain terms BloomsteIn called
Hart to one side.
What do you mean, young woman.
losing money for me like thisf Was II
for this trained you. promoted you,
trusted you. My God, few such
tricks will ruin me! Georgette at two
thirty-nine a yard ana women willing
to pay me-anythiDg" His gesture
was one Of hopeless greed and despair
i've done nothing of the kind"
snapped Hart What II we are losing
eleven cents on the yardi I've ad-
vanced prices on every other bit or
piece goods here. and when ! yet GUS
TONERS In here buying georeette dSur
you think I'm sHleswoman enough TO
sell them something that will more
than cover the loss. and In fact make
you about 70 per cent protit. II you
don't like my business methods say
sol I'll resign this morning"
well, there's some sense to what
you say. | apologize"
She went back 10 the clamoring
throng.
AT one O'Clock Hart crossed the ave
nue. and entered the smart new tea
room where BIZ had taken the ANA
zonian blond two days before. She
did not know why she was going there,
but she was going. She had just been
seated by waiter when she saw Bill
Maloney slipping into the chair Oppo-
site her
You put IL all over me this morn
ing. girl" he said quietly. I've been
watching for you since twelye-thirty
TO acknowledge that you are shrewder
than | am and that all nv talk about
girls staying home and keeping house
has been hot air You got the crowd
this morning, and OF course, you COW
cred your loss by increasing prices on
other things. Anybody could sting
'em with hypo when they were all
lined up waiting for the needle. You're
some smart little girl. No wonder
you don't want to marry big boob
like me and cook and wash dishes
and" little rur-away light shOne
In his blue gray Irish eyes and seemed
to culver for second at the corner
or his wide. straight mouth. And
bother with-little MaIoneys, girl" he
added.
Hart had not expected anything like
that. For a full second she stared nn.
blinklngly at him. then her own Fps
quivered and big tear that sparkied
like Jewel splashed down her cheek.
But ! do, BIZ. | want TO do all Of
those things for you"
All the leaping glsdness in his heart
flashed into his face at that. Heed.
less Of the people around them, he
squeezed her hand. Maybe I'm not
such Il fool after ALL" he chuckled.
Then he leaned nearer. Tonight I'm
going to kiss that dimple 10 your
cheek until | make up for every time
I've wanted To do IT, girl. and never
dared"
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11
Experiences Teaches

Teacher-"JImmy give an example
Of minority ruling" Jinmy-"when
there IL a baby in the family "-Eoys
Life
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11
A Paradox,

1T is the vote that does the talk
ing"
Yes, and they say 1t is the silept
vote, too."-Baltimore American.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21
Uncle Sam Owes
 A Dozen Billion

Washington, Mond2y-The Unitl cd States debt Is now nearly twelve billion doliars.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21
Take
 Important City

Warsaw, Saturday, Lutsk the important fortrOss city has been captured by tho Polish troops.
 The Poles have won success, on a front of 24O miles.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21

can authority.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21
MAYOR ENTERS SUIT
 FOR CITY

Chicago, Saturday-Mayor Thomp- son of Chicago has filed two suis on, behalf of city for ten millions against the Chicago Tribune and tho Chicago Daily, News respectively alleging that the charges made by these, newspapers in the primary Xcam paigl4 have injured Chicago financially. He charges that false statements Were made to ehe effect that the city is bank rupt and its credit exhausted
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21
TOBLOW
 UP COLLECTOR

Newd York, Tuesday-W. D. Ed wards the collector of Internal Rev enue yesterday received a postcard warning hiu that the Chairman of the Customs House would be blown up tomorrow. The card was sign cd Citizen" Edward turned cover the card to the Department oof Justice and the Postmaster.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21

priLt the news.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21
HideKingCrOhOn
 Is A Suicide
From First Lieut.
 TOCOmmonBur8lar

Seattle, Saturday-Its 0 long
 va; from First Lieutenant Of Marines to that Of a prowler in hotel rooms, but H. A. O'Donnel a young man of thirty has madeI it. Today he pleaded guilty in the Superior Court to burglary and was sentenced from one to ICioep years in the state refOrma- toI .-.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21
MiIIerand Says ]
 He'll Accept Job

Paris. Tuesday, Premier MiIler and who has been the logical can diiate to succeed DegChanel as President has finally given his con sent to permit his name to be placed Deforo the Chamberiat the meeting for the election of Pre- sident of France.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21

Washingtono Tuesday-It was an nounced by the state Depart ment that the salaries of the Pre- sident, Secretaries of State, the Coun clllors and Palalce interpreter of Haiti are to withheld until th Islard government adoptso a less autagonisic attitude toward Ameri- can authority.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21

Washington, Tuesday-Feenng ou the council of Women which is in Session at Chrisbana Norway it was understood that the women are in favor of the principle of the League of Nations.o This was the substance of a mes sage received by P resident Will Son. Twenty eight countries are in the Council of Women.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21

san Diego, Tuesday Candidate, Cox charged in his speech here' that a Sonatorial Oligarchy has planned deliberately to gain con t,ol of the great news papers of the country ard nine tenths of the newspapers of Caiforn1a dare not D-iLt the news.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21
.SS. Alaska Taken
 Off Northern Run

Seattle, Monlay-The Steamship Alaeka will be taken off the Alaska rIn about NoJ. first. She is und- cr charter to ply between Port land end San Francisco between, Nov. first an1 March first when she will oe put back on the Alaska run.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21
California Gains
 More ThanMilliOn

Washington, Monday Full re- turn. of the Census for Cali forula give the state 2,426,536a a gain of l, GiG, S97. This is a big gain as compared with other states.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21

T..e Golden North Cafe Is now crying short orders from ' a. n .p ? n. and luncheonc II sery- ! i@,m 12 until 1 o'clock. The l:m"r kcur is to T p. m. on Ia"ks days and 3 to Sundays.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-09-21
Bomb Explosion
 Dangerous Property

Rome, Saturday A bomb was eXTicded in Genoa, which did heavy iatlage but without the loss of hILap life.