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The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06

the month is wearing on. Nothing but horseback for 1t now, an they do say the settlers are crowding up some thing wonderful. The best lands go- ing fast. Most of them will hold up now, with the roads breaking, but by slipping out on our horses we can To- cate an file before the real spring rush opens. You should get some kind of shelter up before the frost is out of the ground, so's to lose no time from blowing once the spring opens."
 Harris needed no urging, and in the early morning the two men. with bIan- kets and provisions, started out on horseback for the still farther west. Harris soon found that more judgment was required in the selection of a prairie farm than he had supposed. and he congratulated himself upon having fallen in with so experienced a plainSman as McCrae.
 'This Is good enough for me-" said Harris at length, as their horses crest ed little elevation from which the prairie stretched away in all direc- tions. smooth as table. 'Isn't it mag nificent! And all free for the talk ingw
 ''It's pretty to look at," said Nc Crae. "but I guess you didn't come west for scenery, did your"
 Well, what's the matter with it? Look at that grass. If the soil wasn't all right it wouldn't grow native crops like that, would it?'
 ''The soils all right" answered Me Crae. Nothing better anywhere, an you can blow 160 acres to every quar- ter section. But this is in the frost belt. They get it every August-some- times July. We've got to get further west yet, into the higher land of the Turtle mountain slopes. know there's good stuff there that hasn't been talk en-"
 And so they pressed on, until, in the bright sunshine, the blue line of the Turtle mountain lay like a lake on the western horizon.
 Many times in their explorations they passed over sections that Harris would have accepted, but McCrae ob- jected, finding always some flaw not apparent to the untrained eye. At length they rode over a quarter where McCrae turned his horse and rode back again. Forward and back, for ward and back, they rode the 16O acres, their scrutiny. On the southeast cor ner a stream, in a ravine of some depth, cut off a triangle of few acres extent Otherwise it was prai- rie sod, almost level, with yellow clay
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06

lying at the badger holes. Down in the ravine, where they had been shel- tered from fire, were red willows, choke cherry bushes, and few little poplars and birches; winding pond marked the course of the stream, which was running in considerable vol tune. Even as they stood on the bank a great cracking was heard, and huge blocks of ice rose to the surface of the pond. Some of these as they rose turned partly on their edge, showing two smooth sides.
 Good !'' exclaimed McCrae. There's some depth of water there. That pond hasn't frozen solid, or the ice wouldn't come up like that. That means water all winter for stock, independent of your well-a mighty important consid- eration, which lot of these land grabbers don't seem to reckon on. Now there's good quarter, Jack. This coulee will give shelter for your stock in raw weather, an there's a bench looks as though it was put there for your little house. There's light tim- Der to the north, fit for fuel an build ing, within 15 miles, an there1l be neighbors here before the summers over, or I'm no prophet. What do you say?" @
 ''The quarter suits me-" said liar ris. And the adjoining quarter is good stuff, too. can take pre-emp- tion right on that. But there's just one thing I'm in doubt about. How Pm going to square it with you for the service you have given. My cash is getting low, and"
 Don't worry about that. I gener- ally size up my customer an bill him accordingly. If he has lots of money, an seems likely to part with it fool ishly, put as much of it as I can in safe keeping. But there isn't any money fee as far as you're concerned Fact is, kinda figure on trading this bill out with you. I expect to be rov- ing this country, east an west, for some years to come, an I've little policy of establishing depots here an there-places where can drop in for
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Biu Job for One Hen,

An American agriculturist visiting in England was telling tall tales of big broods of chickens. Twenty chickens from twelve eggs appeared to be an everyday occurrence in the States. if the stories he told were true.
 Happen you never see so many as 8 hundred matched by one hen at a setting?" asked a Suffolk man across the table.
 The American had never seen such a brood as that. "Well, then, have, mister" returned the other. Down Ipswich way we always fill barrel with eggs and set the old hen on the bunghole."
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Philadelphia, Pa. know what good

me no good at aII-my palms got Worse instead of better. I began taking the Vegetable Compound and felt change from the first. Now feel fine and ad- wise any one going through the Change of Life to try it, for it cured me after I had given up all hopes of getting better. You can publish this and will tell any one who writes to me the good it has done me. Mrs. MARGARET DANz, 743 N. 18th Street, Phila-, Pa.
 It hardly seems possible that there is . woman in this country who will con- tinue to suffer without giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial after all the evidence that is continually diction that this grand old medicine has relieved more suffering among women than any other medicine in the world.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Rrouaht 1t on Himself.

'I can't imagine what Mildred sees in that Smith boy" remarked Mill dred's mother. "He hasn't brains enough to fill thimble." -- < 'Oh, we'll, dare. say your mother said the same thing about me when came counting you!'' replied the girls father, indulgently.
 But he suddenly lost his compla- cent smile when his wife retorted:
 'tShe certainly did, and I was just as big a fool as Mildred is now. I wouldn't listen to the advice of my elders."-Houston Post.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
ALEC M'cRAE.

Synopsis.-Dissatisf1e because of
 the seemingly barren outlook of his
 position as a school teacher in a [: Canadian town, John Harris deter
 mines to leave it, take up land in
 Manitoba and become a nome steader." Mary, the girl whom he
 loves. declares she will accompany him. They are married and set out for the unknown country. Alec Mo Crae. pioneer settler and adviser of newcomers, proves an invaluable friend. Leaving his wife with the family of fellow settler, Fred Ar thurs, Harris and McCrae Journey ever the prairie and select a home stead. Mary insists on accompanying him when he takes possession.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
A Secret Vet

A physician was called out into 6 small town to hold a consultation with the village doctor over a woman pa. dent of the latter. She certainly was sick woman and the physician knew immediately that she had not been receiving the proper medicine. Almost savagely he demanded: What have you been giving herY'
 The country doctor gave him an enigmatic smile. "Well, Doc, if she gets well, I'll tell you," was his an- swer.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Catarrh Can Be Cured

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu- enced by constitutional conditions 1t ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is taken internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System HALLS SAT A R R H MEDICINE destroys the foundation of the disease, gives the patient strength by improving the general health and assists nature in doing its work.
 All Druggists. Circulars free.
 F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, Ohio.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Holes in Plaster,

Holes in painted or tinted walls can be filled with plaster of paris, but the contrast is often worse than the hole. The coloring used in washing waists can be used in mixing the plaster of paris. until the wall color is reached, and there will be no strong contrast to call attention to the spot-Mc- Calls.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Orchid More Than Beautiful.

There are more than 12,O00 vari. cites of orchids, and no man has a complete collection. While orchids are known most generally for their rare beauty of coloring and form, they are also widely known to chemists as a basis for several forms of sedatives, and the extracts from one of the most beautiful varieties is used to cure one of the most ugly of human ailments, epilepsy.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Film Requiren1ents.

'There's too much sob stuff in this scenario" said the movie producer.
 But this is a serious story" replied the literary back.
 That doesn't make any difference. We've got to work in our bathing girls somewhere if they all turn out to a funeral by the sad sea waves."-Bir- mingham Age-Herald.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
.NeaIiaibIe Quantity.

eff we plant bomb in this crowded thoroughfare we may kill some of our own sympathizers," said the first an- archist.
 Fear not" answered the leader of the Reds. We haven't enough actual sy1npathizers in the whole world to make such a chance worth consider ing"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Concentration.

q see where a woman had her hus- band haled to court for kissing her 300 times day"
 "Some women are hard to please"
 Sure"
 "It's evident this chap wasn't scat tering his affections around the neighborhood." - Birmingham Age Herald.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
REMARKABLE
 RECOVERY
Extraordin ary Curative
 Power of Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound.

l WduL CO let you 4ydia E. Pinkham's g V e ge ta ble Com pound has done me. l had organic trou- bles and am going through the Change of Life. I was taken with a pain in my side and a bad head ache. I could not lie down, could not eat or sleep. I suf- fe re d something terrible and the doc- tors medicine did
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
SpectacIed Bear Rare,

A mounted "spectacled bear" from Venezuela has been placed on! ex- hibitfon in the American Museum of Natural History in New York city. The animal doesn't really wear spec tacles. It derives its name from the grayish white markings trimming the eyes. It is one of the rarest species of bears known to exist and the onIy bear found in South America.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
To Nave a Clear Sweet Skin

Touch pimples, redness, roughness or itching, if any, with Cuticura Oint- ment, then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and dust on little Cuticura Talcum to leave fascinating fragrance on skin. Everywhere 25c each.-Adv.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
DYE RIGHT
Buy only Diamond Dyes"

Each package of 'Diamend 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 Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Words! Words!

It has been estimated that the Eng fish language possesses 75,OO0 moro words than the French, German and Spanish languages combined.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Some Fan.

"A man on first and third" said he.
 Heres where we work the squeeze"
 "Oh, Charlie, dear, not right out here. It is so public-please." Widow.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06

Make yourself necessary to the world and the world will give you bread.-Emerson.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06

A torpid liver condition prevents proper food assimilation. Tone up your liver with Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. They act gently and surely.-Adv.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06

why buy many bottles of other vernI. fuges when one bottle of Dr. Peery's Dead Shot" will set surely and promptly 7-Adv.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Airman Lived on Jack Rabbits.

Stranded in a Nevada desert, Earl Ailor, former army avator, lived for six weeks on jack rabbits, while re pairing defect in is plane.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06
Force ofHabit.

'@That city feller is always lying around somewhere"
 "But, you know, Jake, he's law yer"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06

The more some men owe, the more they want to owe.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-06

Misery loves the kind of company that will listen to a hard-luck story.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
DC. WAR VETERANS
INTEND REENLIST
Most of 100 at 10th, Field
Artillery Banquet Said to
Be Anxious.

Most of the 100 men who attend
ed the reunion Of the First Battalion
of the 10th Field Artillery, held at
National Guard Armory, 472 L street
northwest, last night, expressed their
intention of re-enlisting in the bat
TALON as a part of the National
Guard.
Col. L. w. Heron, commanding
officer of the battalion during the
war, told the II men that when
the First Battalion, composed of
Washington men, and the Maryland
battalion are formed. a headquar-
ters company and a supply company
will be organized from Washington.
A colonel and lieutenant colonel, to-
gether with the coloners staff, will
also be authorized from the District.
: Brief addresses were delivered by
Maj. Louis c. vogt and Mai. r. D..
LaGarde. adjutsnt general of the
District.
The following officers of the old
10th field artillery are in charge of
the organization of the Washington
batteries, and will probably he
commissioned as the commanders:
Lieut.. Charles l.. Ladson, Battery
A, Lieut.. Dudley Brown, Battery B,
and Lieut.. Milton Noyes, Battery c..
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Two Little Lamb
Chops Net More
ThanLive Sheen

Why two little lamb chops should
net a restaurant man as much as
a whole sheep nets a farmer is
puzzling Chairman Fordney. of the
House Ways and Means Committee.
A recent shipment of sheep to
New York, he said. yielded the own
er 33 cents head, Mr.. Fordney told
the House in discussing the tariff
bill yesterday.
Last night" he added. Il went
into restaurant and paid 65 cents
for two measly little lamb chops
about as big as a half-dollar.Y
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
BALLOON PILOTS
BELIEVED DEAD
Dead Carrier Pigeon Indicates
Three Airmen Not
Alive.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-Omcers at.
tached to the Rockaway Point Ma
val Air Station announced this aft
ernoon that they had abandoned
all hope for the safety of Lieuts
Hinton. Farrell and Kloor. who have
been missing for eight days in one
of the navy balloons The finding
OF dead carrier pigeon near Roch-
ester early today led them to be-
lieve that the aviators had per-
ished, probably in the wilds of Up
per New York State.
The report from Rochester said
that the pigeon had been dead about
five days. About its leg was a
band and message that was IL
legible. The balloonists carried
four pigeons. One was released the
afternoon of December IS, a short
time after they left the naval sta
tion. 1t reached Rockaway Point
with a message saying the balloon
then was over the Brooklyn Navy
Yard.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23

the demonstrators entered the Leo
pold Club. whose members are chief
ly Jews, and requisitioned rooms for
Hungarian families now forced to
live in freight cars This was also
done in another club, but the police,
after an investigation. restored the
former occupants to their abode.
The Ruthenians are said to be vi
olently opposed to the ratification OF
the treaty, since by it they are
placed under the CZechs, and IL is
their wish, under the promise OF
self-determination given by the AL
lies, to return to Hungarian rule
The government has made ar
rangements for the reception of an
Allied Reparation Commission under
the treaty. They are preparing for
about 500 persons.
Terrorism Against Jews.
Organized disturbances and ter.
rorism by former imperial officers
and members of the Awakened Hun
gary Society were aimed particu-
larly against the Jews and were al
lowed to continue by the govern.
ment, until the disorders became sc
great that action had to be taken
These terrorists requisitioned foul
hotels, where they stored munitior
and other materials.
An organization called "Detach.
ment Babrczy" lived in barracks in
the outskirts OF the city, robbins
and terrorizing the people of the
neighborhood. 1t required an or.
ganized attack of military and po.
lice forces to dissolve this organi,
zation. The people of Budapest wei.
coined the energetic action OF the
government in suppressing the &C.
tivities of the Awakened Hungary
Society and similar organizations.
A new land reform was unanf.
mously accepted by the government
looking to the equable distribution
of the land. The prices of land hav.
nearly doubled since 1919 and this
new law is expected to result in a
favorable change in this condition
The Hungarian Chamber of Com.
merce is active to improve traffic
mail and telegraph service between
these two countries. The German
Chamber of Commerce is asked to
send lists of articles needed as wei,
as of articles for sale. ..
Alliance Against Hungary.
The Czech and JuGo-Slav govern
ments have made a defensive treaty
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
TOFA
TRIAL FOR KILLING
WEALTHY OIL KING
Newspaperman Brings
Clara Smith HamOn Over
Mexican Border.

Ell PASo. Tex. Dec. 2c.-Clars
Smith Hamon. who had been sought
by the authorities since Jake l.
Hamon, powerful political leader
and millionaire of Ardmore. Okla
homa, was shot November 2l. was
surrendered to the oklahouIs au-
thoritits here tonight. She came
from chihuahua City; Mexico. in
charge of Sam Blair. Universal
Service correspondent.
Mr. Blair found her December Is;
in Chiahuahua City. He notified
the authorities and was deputized
as an agent of the United States
Department of Justice to escort
her to FL Paso. The girl had crossed
into Mexico after the shooting with
out a passport.
II have nothing TO fear in re-
turning" the girl was quoted as
having said when told to prepare
for the trip
Il want to go back and clear N.Y.
self of the charge against me Tho
gun that killed Jake Hamon was
in my hand when it was fired I,
would not have been discharged had
he not struck me. / did not muir.
der him"
1t was said also that bond not
exceeding sle.eoO had been arranged
and il was expected the girl would
be given her liberty soon after
reaching the border. IL was even
said the girl might be permitted to
remain in Ell Paso with her parents
until after the holidays and then
proceed to ardmore for her pre-
liminary hearing.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Xmas Greeting
To His Patrons
PonI Dividend

BOSTON, Dec. 22.-Charles Ponzi,
"bushel basket millionaire" now
serving a sentence in Plymouth Jail.
today sent his several thousand
creditors a message of Christmas
cheer" -.s
The message, neatly written on
good quality note paper, with Pom
zis name engraved at the top, was
sent to Federal authorities with the
request that it be made public.
The message follows in part:
Il hope your financial losses may
not mar your Christmas spirit nor
cause you an hour of grief. Some
day. perhaps in the near future.
events may bring a happy change
through our mutual cooperation
and determined Efforts
Ponzi also asked that his credi-
tors send words OF sympathy to his
wife and mother. "if there is any
kird feeling in your hearts"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
May Muster National
Guard to Combat Crime

TRENTON, n. j., Dec. 22.-The
New Jersey militia may be mobil-
lied to combat the crime wave now
threatening the State, Gov. Edward
]. Edwards indicated today in CALI
ling conference of State and
county officers and. World War ve,-
Grams. The conference will be in
the State house here December ..
The governor asked the veterans
and officers to confer on co-ordina-
ting our State forces in COM
prehensive way to combat and
eradicate the present crime wave
In the State"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
QUAKE SHOCK FELT
IN MENDOSA AGAIN

BUENOS AYRES. Dec. 22.-Anoth-
er slight shock in the Mendosa re-
gion of the Andes was felt early
today. but no damage resulted. In
habitants were returning to their
homes and clearing away the debris
for a fresh start.
Aside from the loss in life, the
greatest damage was believed to
have been done in the vineyards.
The crop for this year was ruined
and the loss in grapes alone will
be millions of dollars, according
to present estimates.
Funds for the relief of the quake
sufferers arrived in Mendosa from
all parts of the republic.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Woman Speaker Asks
Curb on Immigration

Congress should put down the
bars on immigration, and refuse TO
permit twelve million rsfLgees to
come into a nation until our own
people are fully taken. care OF said
Miss Janet Richards noted lecturer.
who spoke last evening to the blind
of the District in the Library of
Congress.
The lecture was tie annual fea-
ture of the blind department of the
Library. with Miss Gertrude T.
Rider. head of that department.
presiding.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Ku Klur KIan Turns
Out in Full Costume

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 2S.-
Led by mounted heralds dressed in
regulation costume, with the main
column preceded by the fiery cross
emblem OF the order. a band of
Knights of the Ku Klux Khan of
the 1ncvisible Empire paraded
through the streets of South Jack
sonville last night.
The purpose OF the parade was
not made known. and IL was un-
eventful.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Filipino Police Admit
Guilt in Recent Riots

HONOLULU, Dec. 22-Seventy
of the seventy-seven members Of
the Philippine constabulary charged
with sedition and murder as a re-
suit Of the recent Manila riots to-
day pleaded guilty to charges of
sedition, according to advices reach
iSg here from Manila. The other
seven pleaded not guilty and sem
tence of the seventy who admitted
guilt was deferred until the others
can be brought to trial.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
HOW MANY INVISIBLE GUESTS
AT YOUR FAMILY TABLE?

are 100000 undenourished orphan children
in Central Eastern Europe, who
armstice and will be until next harvest dependent
America Cared for Kitchens Clinics hospitals and asyus
helped by the charity Of their countymen the
Their ability and served by volunteers their
the vital food clothing and medical
from America
until the harvest Is $40 much for the
life of chld We nation. desert this of suf-
erng humanity and for the love of children that strong within
this obligation falls every American family We ask
receive some member of these children invisible sit
with family table during the holidays We
to completion the greatest effort nation other
nation has made and good from
people than of helpless waits in spirit
Christmas table in the name of the American people
HERBERT HOOVER
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Bank Messenger Robbed.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Dec. 22.-
Paul Sauer, 17-year-old messenger
for the Security Trust and Savings
Bank. was robbed of $500 In the
downtown. district here today by q
lone bandit.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-23

Ten dollars H only eiUe f"1isibe guest for yo
holiday table but tiH booidc hot meal day for chd
until scord siH aetnalynot fgrdiOey
asc a ehlds life Contributions should be to John POOLE
treasurer, Homer Building.