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New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

thing: | reckon we don't have
moIen half the calls for real liouor
than what we used to before the
state went dry"
Noble breathed deeply. Il s'pos.
You probably sell quite a good dea
Of it. though, At that. By the glass.
mean-such as glass Of brandy
or whisky.or something kind Of
strong ike those things. That is.
sort of supposed 80. mean
thought Ia ask you about this"
NO" said The druggist, yaw,,iu.
IL never did pay well-not on vl.i,
corner, anyhow. Once there used gc
oe q litrle money in il. but no.
much He reused himself some
what. We'll. its after Twelve
Anything you wanted 'ceps then
Ordumas before close up.'
Noble gulped again. He had grow +.
pale. I want he said a6rup,
y, then as abruptly mis- heart seemed
10 fail him. Il want a glass Of
Once more he stopped ard swallowed.
His shoulders drooped. and h.
walked across the store 70 me sods
fountain We'll" he SAID. "gimno
. chocolate sandae."
The thought Of gong back 10
julia 5 party wa Menlarable, ye'
a return was necessary on accouu,
OF his rev hat, the abandonment o.
which he did rot Tor moment. dur
ing all his depressions. consider.
But he did nor return at once. About
halfway. as he walked slowly along.
he noticed an old horse block at The
curbstone. ana sat down lhere. FL
could hear the music at Julia.
sometimes -ounding faint and far
away, sometimes loud and close
hand. "All right" he said. SO butte,
had he grown. Dance. Go on and
dance
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MN utterly unable to perceive. at
makes less difference to anybody
whether their aunts love 'em or not
than whether pretty near anybody
else at all does
But not your Aunt Julia" he
urged. Your Aunt Julia
1 don't care whether she does
than any other aunt GOT said
Florence. All of EMS just aunts,
and that's all there is to it,
But, Florence. your Aunt julia y
Shes nothin' in the world but
ny aunt Florence insisted, and her
emphasis showed that she was try
ing hard to make him understand
shes just the same as all of EN-
don't get anything more from her
than do from any the rest Of EN- -
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A TrOublous v orld

" Pritty nigh everythin' The
matter, Guv'nor, pritty nigh every
ming. There's my old woman,
Maria, shes laid up with the misery
in her back and speadin' lots Of
money on patent medicine which
don't seem to do her no good. Then
there's my son. Ned, done cut his
foot and IS laid up with it in
bandages. And then there's my
crazy girl. She a side Of trouble,
She is, Guv'nor. Then there my
old hantin' dog, ge.tin old and
tsoshless and no good for huntin.
Then that farm Of mine down by
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
BY Tom Steep

wv 7HiLE beguiling the hours
M Of prolonged debate as
W he sits in his chair as
presiding officer Of the
United States Senate Calvin Coo
lldge probably will conjure up the
memory Of a little scene which he
once witnessed on the railroad plat
form Of mountain village in
kentucky. Governor Coolidge was
standing in the rear Of his train.
ready to make a campaign speech
when his special stopped at the sta
ton.
Conspicuously in the middle of the
station platform stood typical Ken
tuckian, tall, lank and sunburnt,
wearing riding boots despatched
with mud and carrying a whip under
his arm. But something other than
the mans appearance attracted the
Governor attention. The Ken
tuckian held in both his hands
large fruit jar, which was partly
filled with liquid as clear as water.
He occasionally lifted the jar to his
lips, quaffed a mouthful or two of
the liquid, and then, as he wiped his
mustache on his sleeve, emitted
grunt Of satisfaction.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

good moonshine, Governor Morrow,
while The Coolidge party was sweep
ing through kentucky, told typical
story. 1t might be divided into
prologue and two drinks.
Out on campaign tour [
dropped into little town where I
had many friends.' said the Gov
ernor Il found when I reached my
hotel thai somebody Fad put i
quantity OF moonshine in my room.
| took walk about town and.
among others, came across an old
friend, Uncle SID Meegs. He looked
detected and hopeless Thinking to
cheer him up I said, Hello. Uncle
Sid. Hows everything going with
YOU? 'Pritty poorly. Guv'nor. prit-
'y poorly he replied Why, what
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

squared his shoulders a trife. put
one foot Oh me table and said, Well.
things amt SO bad. They amt
50 bad Guv'nor It's true my
old "oma'. Maria. had the ~isery
in her back severe, but then
shes got some fine patent n.edi-
cine which | reckon will cure her.
Then there my SOD, Ned; sure
enough he cut his foot, but it'll heal
in the course Of natur', Guv'nor, it'll
heal in the course Of natur'. And
its true my crazy girl is some trou
bic, but they're always troublesome.
girls are. Guv'nor. As fer ny old
huntin' dog, Of course, he's getting
old. All dogs git old, Guv'nor. AS
for my farm down BY Buck Creek.
| reckon with q little plowin' and
fertilizin can Go something With
-
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elegant. 81 think that was the most
be-you-tifull thing [ ever heard.'
She said fervently; then. marking a
stir within the house, became more
practical. They're starting re-
freshmunts,' she said. eve better
hurry III, Mr.. Dill. sos to get good
places. Thanks 10 me, though.
there's plenty to go round"
She moved toward the house, but,
observing that he did not accompany
her. paused and looked back.
Aren't you goin' to come in, Mr..
DIP"
Il guess not. Don't tell any one
I'm out here
Il won't But aren't you goin' to
come in for
He shook his head NO, I'm going
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/ JE TURNED his back M

TT. .b,. rqfzED .R5Sta, ...... M. back @sl55 upon
TO the front gate. opened it.
passed through. and looked south
ward. MOI quite two blocks away
there shone the lights of q corner
drug store. still open TO custom
though the hour was nearing mid
night. He walked straight to the
door Of this place, which stood aiar
but paused before entering. and
looked long and nervously at the
middle-aged proprietor, who was un-
conscious of his regard, ard lounged
IN chair, drowsily srroking a ca.
upon his lap. Noble walked in.
Good evening" said the proprie-
tor, rising and brushing himself
languidly. Cat hairs. " he said apol-
ogetically. "sheddin'. reckon
Then, as he went behind the counter
he inquired' How's the party goin
off,
"It's-it's' Noble hesiraced.
Il stepped in to-to
The druggist opened glass case
-Aw right he said, blinking. and
tossed upon The counter a package
OF Orduma cigarettes. "Old At
"ater'd have convulsions, reckon. y
ne remarked, "if he had to lay awake
and listen 70 all that noise. Price
amt changed" ;" he added, referring
numorously 70 the purchase he 50
mistakenly supposed Noble wished 70
make. "F'ten cents. same as yester
day and the day before
Noble placed that sum upon The
counter II was thinking"
he began. Il want something
II gulped.
"Huh?" said The druggist placidly.
for ne was too sleepy to perceive the
wlldness Of his customers eye or the
strangeness OF his manner.
Noble lighted an Orduma with an
unsteady hand. leaned upon the
counter. and inquired in a voice
which he strove to make casual: is
IS the soda fountain still running
this iate?"
Sure"
4 didn't know. said Noble. Il
suppose you nave more calls for soda
water than yon DO tor-for-fo.'
real liquor?
The druggist laughed. Funny
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ways tell white liquor consumer by
the bridge Of his nose"
What remarkable means Of de-
lection" said Governor Coolidge, in
credulously. "You mean their noses
get redder than the consumers OF
red liuuor?n
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

to watch out here while longer"
But she said-Mt's refresh
nlunts.."
81 don't want any. I'm going
to smoke some more, instead.'
She looked at him wistfully, then
even more wlsrfuily toward the
house. Evidently she was Of d.
vided mind: her feeling for Noble
fought with her feeling for 'refresf.
munts.' Such 4 struggle could not
endure for long: a whitf OF coffee
fragrance conjured her nose, and a
sound Of clinking china witched her
ear. We'll, she said y guess |
ought TO have some nourishment. ,"
and betook herself hurriedly into the
house.
Noble smiled 4 smile Of bitter de-
termination, and lit another Or
dusns e would follow the line of
cond~-. ne had marked out for him
-elf: he would not take his place by
Julia for the supper interval-per-
maps That breach OF etiquette would
show. And this Incomplete verb
SHOW was noJ completed By Noble.
he could see Julia no ionger-she
vas out Of range from the windows
near where he daliied-but he mag
med her TO be in q state of disturb
ance. asking everywhere: Hasn't
any one seen Mr.. DIP" Yes. per
haps She realized lutte, now. OF
what She had done. And he thought
Of her as biting her lip nervously.
growing a little pale, perhaps, and
replying ab-ently 10 sallies and
qops-perhaps even having to run
upstairs 10 her own room to dash
something sparkling from her eyes.
and, maybe, to look aagriy in her
glass for al instant and exclaim:
Fool - For Julia was proud. and
not USED to being treated in this way.
He felt the Least bit soothed, and,
ligntly flicking the ash from his Or
quma with his little finger, an act
indicating some measure Of restored
eomposure, he strolled casually to the
other side Of the house and brought
other fields Of vision into view
through other windows. Abruptly
his stroll came to an end.
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YXfHEN this was concluded,
" Ugh, long and deep, was
heard under the trees. It
Game from Florence. Her eyes,
wanly cleaning, like young oysters
in the faint light, We're still fixed on
Noble; and there can be little doubt
that just now there was at least one
person in the world, besides his
mother, who saw HIM in a glamour
as something rare, exquisite and
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
IEHERE sat Julia. flushed ane

5~HERE sal Julia. flushed and
1 Joyous, finishing her supper in
company with old Baldy Clair
dyce, Newland Sanders. George
Plum, seven or eight other young
gentlemen. and some inconsidered.
adhering girls-:he horrible barvtone
sitting closest Of all to Julia. More
over, upon the very moment os
MOBILES shuddering halt 10 gaze upon
tLls merry and congenial group. the
orchestra, out IN the hall, thought
Ill to pay the recent vocalist a sick
ening compliment. and as a pre-
liminary to renewed dancing they
began 70 play The Sunshine of
Your Smile"
Fnereupon, with Julia herself first
taxing up the air in d dulcet soprano
thai stabbed one listener through
the last inch OF mis- vitals. al Of the
party, including Tie people in the
other rooms, sang the dreadful song
IN chorus, the beaming Clairdyce ex-
erting such demoniac power as to be
heard tremendously over all other
voices. He had risen for this effort
and to Noble, on the ground below
the window. everything in his mouth
was visible.
The lone listener had bitter
rnougn1. th4u.n N W. . L.a-1....-.
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the matter, Uncle Sid? He heaved
q sigh, leaned UP against tele-
graph pole, squirted volume Of
tobacco Juice out Of his mouth and
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eumstances is an automatic stinu-
lant of enthusiasm. the applause
was thunderous, too. Several girls
were unable to ~ubduc their oltcries
of "Charming' and "Wor-derf'l."
Tor moment or two after Mr.. Clair
dyce had lSgun to sing the same
song over again as an encore.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

TO THE eyes Of peop.s uaao-.
70 see, Noble hoped upon =
waxed floor ard upon julia
little black slippers and ankles; be
was bumped ard humping every
where; lus eyes that could have
read Noole's eyes might have known
that really he aoated IN Elvsiar
ether, immeasuraoly distant from
earth, his hand Just touching the
bodice Of al inefabIe dol
And a few minutes la,er nc vas
on his way home, his rev hat on
the back Of his head, his stick swing
ing from his hand, 3 semi-fraQrant
Orduna between his lips and his
condition precisely that sweet con
dition in which he had ~alked T.
the party.
No echoes OF The Sunshine o1
Your Smile" haunted his memory-
that lovers little memory fresh
washed IN nelioCrope-aNd II ne .ac
been able to remember anything IN
the world previous to this last dance
with julia 1t probably would have
beer his impromptu couplet Of the
early evening:
Oh, year: so fair; OF, niqi.t SO rare.
For life IS but golden dream so
sresetIg'
His mother always woke up When
he unlocked the front door. "Get tc
bed soon, dear" she called from the
upper hall. What sort Of q time
did you have
Just glorious." ne said-and ue
lieved it.
Ne~t Week: "Tae Goide,, Fioqc" ;.
P. G. T-od<hous<.
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LITER auditor was dumfounded,
l. Il but not by Florence's morals.

HER auditor was dumfounded,
l. Il but not by Florence's morals.
The cold-blooded calculation
upon which her family affections
seemed TO be founded, this aboriginal
stralghtforwardness Of hers, passed
over him. What shocked him was
her appearing 10 see Julia as all Of
piece with 8 general lot Of ordi-
nary aunts. Even trying to compre-
hend 50 impossible a point Of view
gave him mutf1ed feeling about
the brain. Helplessly he muttered
again;
But your Aunt julia"
There she is now said Florence.
pointing at the window nearest them.
They've stopped dancing for q while
SOS that ole Mister Clairdyce can
get q chance to sing sonep'm.
Mamma told me he was goin' to-
Dashing chords sounded from .
piano invisible TO Noble and his COM
panion; the windows exhibited
groups Of deferentially expectant
young people; and then a powerful
BARITONE began love song. From
the yard the singer could not be
seen, but Julia could be: she stood
IN the demurest attitude. No one
needed to behold the vocalist to know
that the scoundrel was looking point
edly and romanticaily at her.
Des-ur 7u-foce tbnt Aords sosues
tasn1ue for me-.
VAR ps1e noE tmine hosc dc74rl: t1e
.ro17rI dmooed BE-.
10 Noble. suffering at every pore,
this was less a song than hateful
believing; and in truth the confident
Mr.. Clairdyce did "let his voice OUT
and never felt more exhilarated than
when he shook the ceiling. The vol
ume Of sound he released upon his
elimaxes was impressive. and the
way he slid up to them had great
effect, not indoors alone, but upon
Florence, enraptured out under the
trees.
~0h, amt It be-you-tifulls % she
murmured.
Her humid eyes were fixed upon
Noble, who was unconscious Of the
honor. Florence was susceptible TO
anything purporting to be music, and
this song moved her. Throughout
It's delivery from Mr. Clairdyce's un-
seen chest. her large eyes dweIt upon
Noble, and it is not at all impossible
that she was applying the tender
words to him. just as the vehement
clairdyce was patiently addressing
them to Julia. On he sang, while
Noble. staring CLASSIFY at the demurc
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WHEN finally he reentered
w Julia's gate. he shufned mi.
nt.a hIr- -, Ia Ill - l.

WHEN finally he reentered
w Julia's gate he shuff'ed mi.
erably up the walk, his heat
dropping, and ascended the steps anG
crossed the porch and The threshold
Of the front door in tie same man
ner.
Noble Dill -.
He lifted his head. Julia stood
before him. She was as lovely and
jubilant as the music that burst out
just then into Poor Butterfly" Ne,
there was astonishnent In the black
sapphire eyes as she eazed a, Tie
crushed figure before her.
Noble Dill" She exclaimed.
As for Noble. he was unable t.
speak; his dry throat refused Tie
Office; he felt that ne would never
be able to peak 70 Julia again. o,e.
Il he tried.
Where in the world have y5a 5-e,|
AL evening"" she cried.
To his faint surprise. TINS mad
him able to speak. though in voic,
but weak. VIII. Jew-Julia he
quavered. Did you notice that
was gone"
Did 7 notice" she said. You
never came near me all evening afte,
the first dance, Not even at SUP
perl!
you 1ouldn t-you didl','' he
taltered. You wouldnr you
wouldn't DO anything all evening e.
cept-except dance VIII .has ola
Clairdyce"
Her eyes opened wide. But dom
you see" she cried. Don you
sec had TO keep him III a gooo
temper, s. he'd help % make N.
party 4 Success
How
80 he'd sing" tins beagtifu. ar
Christian lar replied. HE nigh
have got cross ard woulda. -.ng
And now her voice vas made q
honey ana rose leaves You don't
think I'd rather dance with him DC
you, Noble.'
He fell bach, step. sparks -een
ii-g TO crackle round his bead Hs
choked
"What~ IL said
The scent Of heliotrope enYeiopcd
him; she laughed her sil1er-strings
laugh, and radiantly lifted her arms
toward Noble, whose dazed hear1
stood still "It's The last dance"
she said. rs yours 1t .east,
you asked me fer i. Dort vol ~
70 dance ! with me9"
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.sOH, YEARS~ he said.
~ "Oh, gears so far! OH,
nlQht 50 rare,'

lady, made & picture Of himself leap
ing unexpectedly through the WIN
dow, striding to the noisy barytone.
striking him down, and. after stamp
ing on him several times, explaining:
There. That's for your insolence
to our hostess, Miss Atwater," But
he did not actually permit himself
these solaces; he only clenched and
unelenched his fingers several times,
and went on listening:
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

Ceev o-01ee yccr ra-smile,
The llp ua-ligh tn, ysnc rise.
Life cooed not hold q joirrerr
paradise.
Gssu a-mee the oigh 10 1uu ru-ys y
Ill the 1chUe,
-uy tcorrrlda for air-corr,
The sunshigh my ryeur ra-smNe.
The conclusion was thunderous,
and as & great noise under such cir
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rather than thought. For the first
time in his life he wished that he had
adopted the profession Of dentistry.
Geev a-mes the rigat 10 ltsr ra-gsu,
all the eUhile.
w lUorrylda Jor cie-corY.
The sunshi9t fstu rgeur ra-S,u;re.
The musicians swung into dance
music; old Badly closed the exhib;-
ton with an operate gesture tor
which alone, il for nothing else, al
least one watcher thought the SNOWY
gentleman deserved hanging}, and
this odlous gesture concluded with q
seizure Of Julia's hand. She spranc
UP eagerly; he whirled her away.
and the whole place fuctu2ted in the
dance once more.
Well, now said Noble. between
his teeth-"now. am goir' 70 do
something.
His resolution was taken then and
there. He had been we'll brought
up; he had never touched intox;-
eating liquor in his lie: but there
are times when the process Of sn,ok-
ing ones self into decline involves
TOO great tedium.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

4 didn't know" said Noble. Il
suppose you nave more calls for soda
water than yos DO for-for-fo.
real liquor"
The druggist laughed. Funny
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

w 7HiLE beguiling the hours
~ Of prolonged debate as
W ne sits in his chair as
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-11-05
DAVENETTES

Is. So q0Idsipoab'i2fB5 ~. .5s $3.50
- 72e Sol 81 Oak sfflnb. 10 /,
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-11-05

,u ::sPiq
v9n SeS5ssss.ssszs;si1t $685.. 49, -
< 49, -; : . 4.
,Jt5i 81 u 4 sri e = 3 sss sl.ilsdt
p 22z:sst p
~ #, e 9
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-11-05

wrvga arora ea a h have ~ prices prevail h
anhaweh vemno furniture dwh y l fl gHb dgM d
ngwy m hg shaved ON th ~ few ION
ny have such emporium you b
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-11-05

Wclhave only a few OF these
LETT m stock and will be sold at
20 per cent off the regular price.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-11-05

We have only few Heaters
left after our big sale and these
will be sold at a special price,
These include Coles, Bucks,
Charter Oak and Elite stoves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-23
JUDGE HARDLSON
INTRODUCES BAN
ON SAILOR SLANG

Navy dialect can be interpreted by
Police Court Judge Hardison as read
lily as Greek. The judge doesn't I'M
derstand one word of the language of
Homer. Therefore. a sailor when tes-
flying before Judge Hardison in the
future will have to be we'll versed
in the use of the English language.
or is likely to suffer the consequences
of being reprimanded by the court.
This was indicated today by Judge
Hardison when trying the case of
Harold Herd. sailor stationed at
the naval air station in Anacostia,
who was charged with assault on
George Gotthardt and Policeman
Sydnor. One of the witnesses in the
case. a sailor, referred to Gotthardt as
gested that the plaintiff should be
termed "uiAn."
After hearing a half dozen wit
nesses the court placed the sailor on
probation with the understanding
that the naval authorities administer
the punishment. Then the Judge
turned to a naval officer in whose
custody the sailor was placed and
said that the Navy should teach its
enlisted men to speak correctly and
eliminate the dialect.
According to the testimony, Herd
was arrested when he struck Gott-
hardt following ball game yester-
day in Congress Heights. The sailor
and his witnesses testified that Gott-
hardt had termed them as "dirty
sailors and that to uphold the dig
nifty of the Navy they intended to
make Gotthardt pay for the insult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-23
BoIshevik Threat Made
to British and Firms if
Nu0rteva Is Deported

LONDON. July pa bolshevik wire
less dispatch from Moscow received here
tonight threatens vengeance against the
British and Firms should Great Britain
deport Santeri Nuorteva, once secretary
to l.. c. A. K. Martens, the Russian bol.
shev1k representative in the United
states. to Finland and harm should be :
fall him. The wireless communication
says:
with reference to the arrest of Nuor
teva and the British decision to deliver
him to Finland, where he has been con-
demned to death, the soviet government,
has decided that in the event this in
famous act is perpetrated all British
power in Russia, the Ukraine and Aver
baijan will similarly suffer, and that
should Finland harm Nuorteva punish
ment a hundred times as severe will be
meted out to the Firms The soviet gov
eminent notifies the British and Finnish,
torturers that they will receive a lesson
and be taught to be wise"
The allegation of the soviet that Great
Britain has decided to hand over Nuor-
teva to Finland is not supported by
anything known here. Premier Lloyd
George, answering a question in the
house of commons today, said Nuorteva
had left England and was returning to
Russia. His passport had been return
ed to him. The premier added that ne
had been arrested because he had no.,
conformed to the rules regarding immi-
grants. and that any one, else acting in
a similar manner would have been SINH
larly arrested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-23
PRETTY DISTRICT GIRLS
START HIKE TO FLORIDA
Mildred and Marian West, Sisters
Carry Own Commissary
Department

Equipped with cooking utensils. two
ponchos. one blanket and a miniature
commissary, two Washington girls
Misses Mi ldred and Marian West, sis
ters. are on a hiking expedition to
Florida. The girls left here July l
and have just passed through Atlanta,
Ga.
When the schools closed here in
June the sisters were confronted witt
the problem of how to spend the sum
mer vacation. Being lovers of nature
and tired of city life. one of them
suggested a walking trip to S>e south.
The details were soon arranged.
Walking shoes displaced French
heels. riding brooches supplanted
skirts and MILDLY blouses took the
place of crepe de chine. The pedes-
trian tourists also dispensed with all
the usual frills and powder puffs so
vital to feminine vanity, and hit the
road
On their way to Atlanta they made
few stops, except for visits to the
post Office. and these were limited to
the shortest possible time. Their
destination is Miami, but they have
no set time to arrive at the resort
They expect to make the return trip
by foot. reaching here before the
opening of schools September 20.