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ahnMHok

"And then he told us that we had n
wonderful ruby. He could not tell
how pure II was before cutting II, but
he said II was probably n OF tho
finest gems in the world OF It's XII a."
Mr.. Mccarthy and Mr.. Mlhok took
turns remaining with Mr.. Gilman
during the process OF cutting and pol
ishlng and when the work wns COM
pleted the lapldary turned II over to
them saying:
"There's your 'grent Mihok'-and IT'S
all I told you It would be-and more"
The two men took the "Grent MI
hok" back TO Omaha with them. Then
snt up all night again and hardly
dared mention the precious thing even
in whispers.
In omaha they went directly to tho
safety deposit vaults Of the United
States National bank; rented n box
and saw that the lucky stone that had
been kicked around for sixteen years
was securely locked up. with the key
In their possession.
Then John Mihok went home and
told the good news to his wife.
"she wouldn't believe me nj first
when ] told her we would not have to
work any more and that we could
move In n nicer house where we would
have electric lights" he said. "but now
she believes me and we will have COM
fort In life.
"We will buy n new home. I know
a nice one, just what we want, for
$4,000. And we are going to buy n
little automobile. The rest OF tho
money we will put In Liberty bonds, I
think. There II Is safe.
1--WE are no fools. We don't Ppcnd
II all and we don't try 10 get rich
quick. We put II away for our old age
and for n chiidren's education. Tho
Oldest boy. who left school last year.
will go back again and maybe wa
make n doctor Of him. All the chit
dren get now q good education. My
dead father was the giver OF nll my
good luck. We are thankful, indeed.
and very happy"
And how much Is the "Great MI
hok" WORTH
Well. here IN what Mr.. Gilman
says OF John Mihok's '1ucky stone:
"rhe Great Mihok' is n genuine
pigeon blood ruby Its color In n deep
carmine red II Is iinwless It's specific
gravity ia 4.00 Its weight Ii $50 car
ats II is the largest ruby ! ever saw
or ever heard OF l believe there Is one
In India that weighs about II cnrats ;
large rubies are scarce and valuable ;
one OF ten carats Ia about ten times
MS valuable as a diamond OF the same
weight; Altogether, ! should say the
Great hihok' IL worth about $780,
0O0."
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His first dry was tery w%enrisome,
but Tom got through II all right, and
had n good many coins MS n result. lie
did well, and very soon the receipts
Of Armless John fell of.
Toms simply running my business"
said John TO his wife one evening.
"All day long old women come to me,
and speak OF the poor blind man who
lost his sight through reading q Bible
with too close print. l wish some
thin'd happen TO him."
Strange as II may seem, but within
n week, while the little girl was hand
Ing something to eat TO the blind man,
Towser, the dog. caught Tom by the
leg and caused that victim Of close
biblical study not only 10 shout and
use sundry passages not found In any
volume, but also led him to open his
eyes, In the presence OF n wondering
and sarcastic crowd, including an Off
Ger Of the law, who nt once took charge
Of the sham Bartlmeus, and introduced
him next day to the magistrate.
charge OF v%agrancy, your honor.
Been pretendln' 10 be blind, your hon
or, but I've been suspecting him for
days. Yesterday n dog bit him, and
he opened his eyes, and when he saw
me he started to run away, your hon
orr"
Whose dog was III" asked the
judge, detecting the possibility Of an.
other case.
Belonged to a little girl. your hon
or; daughter OF that no-armed man."
replied the officer.
The Judge lectured Tom and imposed
n sentence of three months In Jail, aud
warned him that should the dog die,
the owner. "that poor cripple" would
have remedy against him at civil law.
THAT poor cripple as you call
him. said Tom, has got arr's."
"This is strange" said the Judge.
Constable, inquire into this, and II
you find the prisoners story true,
ring that other fraud before me to
morrow"
Constable Flynn Inquired" Into the
matter, and found that Armless John,
Mrs. Armless John, and family had
left town the previous evening, short.
ly after the arrest OF Thomas.
Now, gentle reader:
This tale offers the following for the
consideration Of a gullible and patient
people:
1. Takers are takers-but take 'em
easy.
2. Beware OF the Dog-and the
POOR BLIND MAN.
3. Be sure your FRIENDS will nnd
you out.
4. The ~"far-seeing' public is-oh, SC
blind.
3. Help others out-of town.
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Ha,-re g IatD1 Hhhok

over the stone to MI. Frenzer and
said:
Here's a lucky stone I've had for
years. Can you tell me what II Is and
II it's worth anythingf"
Mr.. Frenzer smiled and took the
stone. But II wasn't one Of those
smiles that won't come of. II vanished
In short order. For the jeweler, after
n few simple tests, could give n shrewd
guess at what Johns lucky stone real
ly was. Ho said to John:
"It's n ruby. And it's a big one.
! guess It's a good one. But you'll have
to have II cut to find out what It's
worth. What you want TO do 10 to
thhe II TO Chicago to n lnpldary and
have II cut"
John thanked the jeweler ana
walked out OF the shop in a daze'
And the more he thought about things
the more dazed he got. Take II to Chi
cago and have II cut" The Jeweler
might as well have told him to take II
to the man in the moon.
But John had not been here sixteen
years without asslmllating a fair
amount OF Yankee shrewdness, and
after much hard thinking he went to
Rev. Father William +. Rigge OF
Creighton university. Father Rigge IL
something of n scientist himself and
quickly saw that the stone was In all
probability n ruby Of great value. He
also realized that John was In n good
deal Of the plight Of a hungry hobo
with nothing but a thousnnd-dollar bill,
SO Father Rlgge called in Edmund
Mccarthy. a lawyer. They told him
the whole case up to date. John Of
fered Mccarthy o~ne-fourth OF whai
the stone might bring II he would take
charge OF the whole affair and manage
the cutting, polishing and marketing
Mr.. Mccarthy accepted the offer
Lawyer and client were soon on theii
way TO Chicago.
"we did not sleep n wink that might
on the train. l al tell you" said Mr.
Mccarthy. 1--WE both kept gunrd.
won't tell you where we had the ruby
but It was In n mighty safe place"
ARRIVING In Chicago we asked fol
the name OF n precious stone expert
and In due time came 10 the establish
ment OF Gustof Gilman, lapidary, 1184
Webster avenue.
"our hearts were in mi mouths
when we handed the stone TO him
What II the Omaha jeweier and sci
enlist had made a mistaken What Il
the lucky stone was nothing but I
pretty stoneT
"The expression OF MFR. Glllmann'
face was not encouraging. He smiled
a little as Mr.. Mihok undid the pack
age IN which reposed the stone. Mr.
Gilman took the stone in his hant
and Immediately the cynical smile dis
appeared. His eyes seemed to bulgI
and his mouth opened.
ale gave an exclamation, thei
rushed with the stone TO his work
room and put II through various tests
talking all the while In most excite'
fashion.
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One Sunday some friends OF ours
were spending the day with US. While
l was preparing dinner tho woman
came into the kitchen and asked me
II there was anything she could do 20
help me. l told her she could stir up
a chocolate pudding. She fixed II and
when II came time for our dessert my
husband, who is always saying things
he hadn't ought TO, remarked; Edith,
this Is the poorest pudding / ever
knew you to make. "-Exchanges
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in the shark business at times, you
know. Tho blind dodge Is the only
n any good, so far as l can see I
believe there's a fortune in being a
Poor Blind Man."
II can't see IT," answered the doubt
ing Thomas.
You're not supposed TO see any
thing" replied John, with n laugh,
which the other did not relish.
In n few days there appeared a to-
tally slghtless man In town, carrying
u small, simple sign
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ha, Neb. He is q furniture pollsher
and has worked ut his trade for six
years In Omaha. He has a wife and
five children. He can walk into a ma
tional bank In Omaha and be identi-
fed. And what's more, people In his
nelghborhood point him out on the
street and say: "There he is. That's
John Mihok himself"
John Mihok was born in the village
Of Macy Koros In eastern Hungary.
In the Mihok home on the shelf over
the fireplace one OF the ornaments
vas n small rough stone. His father
had picked II up one day beside n
stream and had brought It home. II
was n curious sort OF stone. Here n
there through the rough covering pref
ty red colors showed. Altogether u
was an oddly and rather pr ". 30
the family kept II over the fireplace
for years, while young John Mihok
was growing up.
The hoy wanted to come 10 America
TO seek his fortune and the whole fam
lily saved for years 10 hoard up the
money to pay his passage. At last
| the time came for him TO start. When
he said goodby his father took the
"pretty stone from the shelf and put
II in Johns hand.
Here's n keepsake for you. John I;
something 20 remember the old home
by. Maybe II will bring you luck In
the new country across the water"
John thanked his father and said.
"sure enough maybe II will be my
lucky stone" And he put II In his
pocket.
The voyage by steerage from Trieste
10 New York was long and tiresome.
John got tired carrying the stone In
his pocket and chucked II into his big
canvas bag, with the rest OF his things.
One day he was rummaglng through
his bag and came across the stone
lie showed II 10 some OF his fellow
emigrants. While they were looking
MT the stone and he was telling them
It's story, n party OF irst cabin pas
Bengers came along on a stunning
trip through the steerage. One OF
the sightseers offered him So for Il
John was tempted, but finally decided
10 keep II, because his father had CIV
en- II 10 him.
At Ellis island thp customs inspect
ors went through his scanty belong
ings. The lucky stone was right there
in plain sight with the rest OF his
things. But the inspectors never gave
tho stone n second glance.
This was In 1903. John worked In
vnrion. places. His first Job was II
Scranton, Pa, where he married. Their
he worked In Cleveland, Ohio. Sis
years ago he came to omahn. And nov
he Is a citizen OF the United States.
In the meantime the Mihok family
IN the United States was growing. Il
grew faster than Johns earnings did
II grew almost as fast as the ii. O. l.
II wasn't always easy for JOHN and
his wife 10 make both ends inset.
One night John was reading a news
pnpe and came upon n story Of a maj
picking up a ruby beside a stream
Naturally the story interested him
And naturally II set this poor man with
n wife and Ave children to thinking
about his own lucky stone. FINAL!
he had what n n%ntive-son would cal
n bunch. The bunch said:
maybe your lucky stone IL n rub!
too. Take II TO a jeweler and int
out what II Is, anyway"
And John took the bunch. He hunt
cd up his lucky stone md went q
the jewelry shop Of Joseph r. Frenze'
IN South Fifteenth street. He handed
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TWO OF A KIND
BY GEORGE e. sTREETER
copyriehtJ

IcopyriehtJ
He sat In front Of the post Office
every working day throughout the
year. No one seemed to know his real
name, but the townspeople called him
Armless John, and being otherwise
remarkable for n peculiar kind of
stnmmer. he was for some years the
object Of pity. Around his neck he
wore a sign bearing the following rath-
er ambiguous appeal:
.........., .....".."........ s''''''''s''''s
!; KIND FRIENDS :
: Please help n POOR man
: WILLING but UNABLE
to work with a LARGE FAMILY :
. ;
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MIHoK Is not n
character In n short
story in a fiction mag
azine. He IL n real,
nesh-and-blood man.
He lives at 1043 South
TwentIeth street, Oma-
Morris tribune., 1920-12-10
PEPPERTON"

A word to the wise is sufficient. If
you want photographs for Christmas
have them taken now. Voss Studio. adv
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Hoyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Heick were pleasantly en-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Andert on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Andert autoed
over to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Hoyer Sunday to spend the day.
VIM. Ernst was calling on Alberta
friends Sunday afternoon.
L. J. Schlattman and Ed. SchlattmaN
were lin Morris on business Monday.
VIM. Gausman was in Morris Mon
day on official business.
The Cheerful Helpers Club held their
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs.
Albert Andert last week Friday.
Mrs. Martha Bach and Clarence Bach
were in Morris Monday. Mrs. Bach also
called on her friend, Mrs. John Kreiss,
Sr.
There was a surprise welcome recep-
ton at the Pepperton M. E. church par
lors last week Wednesday evening in
honor of Rev. and Mrs. Koenig who had
arrived lately. Rev. Koenig is the pastor
for the present church year
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Andert and Albert
Andert were business callers in Morris
last week Wednesday.
Frank Bach came out from Morris to
take in the reception at the Pepperton
M. f. church last week Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gieselman and
Miss Ida Stahler were doing some shop
ping in Morris last week Wednesday,
Oscar Hoyer and Clarence Bach took
in the sights in Alberta Saturday night
Nels Nelson was in Chol5io Tuesday
! In visit friends
Mrs. Martha Bach and son Clarence
took in the Ladies' Aid in Alberta or
| Friday evening.
Frank Giese1man sold a horse TO An.
ton Miller Friday and delivered him or
! Saturday.
Christ Nelson moved onto the, G. w
Andert farm Monday and we are roore
than n1eased to have Mr.. Nelson in ou1
moi "hborhood again
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hover were call.
Morris tribune., 1920-12-10
CHOKlO

A word to the wise is sufficient. If
you want photographs for Christmas
have them taken now. Voss Studio. adv
Mrs. Andrew Fritsch is reported very
seriously ILL.,
Mrs. Thomas Flynn was Morris call
er Monday.
Miss Mabel Johnson was a Morris
caller Tuesday.
The Ladies Harmony Club were de-
lightfully entertained at the home of
Mrs. Caldwell Saturday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leuthard and Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Ritter spent Wednesday
at E. J. Amberg's.
Jack Smith and daughter Evelyn and
Miss Cecil Highland spent Sunday with
Chokio relatives.
A farewell party was given Mrs. Nc
Callum at the school house last Thurs
day by the pupils of the 4th and 18th
grades.
Quite a few of the children around
town have the whooping cough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson were Chokic
callers Thursday:
Morris tribune., 1920-12-10
DON'T RISK NEGLECT

Don't neglect constant backache,
sharp, darting pains or urinary dis
orders. The danger of dropsy or
Bright's disease is too serious to
ignore. Use Doan's Kidney Pills as
have your friends and neighbors,
Ask your neighbors. A Morris case.
Mrs. H. sherwood, 10 w. 9TH St.,
says: MANY a night I lost my
sleep on account Of the pain in my
back. I was dizzy and could see
black specks before my eyes. Rheu-
matte twinges were very painful,
especially in damp weather and my
kidneys didn't act right at all. I
read about Doan's Kidney Pills in
Doan's Directory and went and got
some at Sylvander's Drug Store. Four
boxes removed the trouble and of
late I haven't been bothered"
60c, at all dealers. Foster Milbur
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y. 78.
Morris tribune., 1920-12-10
Jill ,Hround be County

C. C. Erstad and Tom Mclaughlin
autoed to Morris on business Monday.
Otto Olson left for Willmar Saturday
for short visit with friends.
Mr., and Mrs. Herman Woodke of Swan
Lake were Donnelly callers Monday!
Arnt Olson of Morris transacted bust
ness in Donnelly Monday.
Mrs ]. w. Schmidt and daughter Miss
Mildred autoed to Morris Monday after
noonaon business.
Services at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday at 1890. Everybody well
come.
Frank Kolodzy, Emil Olson and Leon
ard Smith went to Morris Friday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Olson and children
spent Sunday with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Olson.
Mrs. VIM. Lewis was entertained at
dinner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Max Dornquast.
Morris tribune., 1920-12-10
RENDSVIL,kE

A word to the wise is sufficient. If
you want photographs for Christmas
have them taken now. Voss Studio. adv
The Young Peoples Society held at
Thorstein Larson's last Sunday was we'll
attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Studlien and fam
lily of Kensington, visited with Mrs. G.
r. Sather last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Schueller visited at
the Frank Smith home Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Seamans and children
visited at the Schueller &home Sunday
evening.
The Young Ladies' Sewing Circle
meets at the Thorval Harstad home on
Wednesday, December 8.
Gunders Peterson and family spent
i Sunday at c. r. Sather's.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with
Morris tribune., 1920-12-10

ing on Mrs. Martha Bach Tuesday eve
ming. Mrs. Hoyer is extending her visit
few days longer with her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Schlattman were
pleasantly entertained at Louis Hoyer's
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Andert ST., of AL
berta, were welcome visitors Sunday at
the home of their nephew and niece, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Andert
Morris tribune., 1920-12-10

VOU never saw more exquisite
Z cabinets.
The world has never produced any
more exquisite cabinets.
These cabinets are descended
out of the Golden Age of Furniture.
This was the age when Europe
built its most luxurious palaces,
created its greatest works of art,
developed its finest types of crafts
manship.
Mr.. Edison's designers went
back to the furniture masterpieces
Morris tribune., 1920-12-10

Mrs Bernt Johnson. A large crowd
attended and an enjoyable time was had
by all.
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SkOWnECAN

Gerald G. Marble has recently ship
ped from his quarry In Norridgewock
a consignment Of granite to be used
in the James G. Blaine memorial
which Is being erected by the State
Of Maine at Augusta. This granite
was selected and specified by the
architect from among all Maine gran
ties because Of its superior quality
and texture. The memorial is to be
in the form of a large seat of beauti-
full design and 1t will be a suitable and
lasting tribute to the great states
man
The Helen Coburn Missionary Cir
Gle was entertained Friday afternoon
by Mrs. Joseph o. Smith at her home
on Water street. The rooms were at
tractively decorated with saliva.
There was good attendance. The
following program by Mrs. George
Merriam. was carried out: Opening
hymn. Nearer My God to Thee: !"
scripture reading. Mrs. Everett r.
Goodrich: business. Mission study,
The Negro" reading. NEGRO Edu-
cation" Mrs. Merriam: talk on Negro
schools, Mrs. Goodrich: reading,
what Does the Negro Graduate Do
for His People ?" Mrs. Elizabeth New
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lima e. Green, Skowhegan, land in
Skowhegan.
Margaret 1fhurston. Cambridge. to
Eunice Berry. Gienburn laid in Cam
bridge village on the road leading to
Harmony.
North Arson Manufacturing COM
pany. Arson, to n. =. Stowell of DIX
held, land and building in New Port
land
Zen tamir r. Miller. Can atunk, to
Elizabeth G. Grover. Caratunk, land in
,aratunk Plantation on north side of
county road leading from Caratunk
village to Pleasant pond.
Forrest II. Colby et AL. bingham, to
Charles L.Bowden. Fairfield. land on
the shore of Pleasant pond in Cara
funk
George Philbrook; Skovhegan to
Lucy fnlibrook. Skowhegln, land IN
Skowhegan on east side of Madison
street, formerly owned by Samuel
Philbrick
Russell :. Taylor ct al. to James
Boardman Davis. Skowhegan, land in
Norridgewock
Jonah L. McClmtock. Scion, to John
A Waugh. Scion. land in Embden- for
merly owned by Thomas Phan and
Joseph +. Robichaud.
Eugene r. White, Ripley. to John
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leading from Skowhegan to Nor
ridgewock. formerly owned by New
ton Fl. Caswell.
Addie f. Spencer, Arson. to Charles
Castick. Arson. land in Anson for
merly owned by John Parlin.
Henry Crowell ct al. Skowhegan, to
TREBLE NJ. Cloutier. Skowhegan, land
in Skowhegan formerly owned by Sum
ner r. Berry.
North Arson Manufacturing Co. to
Herbert l.. York, land in Smithtield.
Ulysses $. Perry ct al, Fairfield to
Fred Dricneneau. rairneld. land and
building in Fairfield village formerly
owned by Edwin F. Marden
Frank :. Hunneweii. Bingham. to
bingham Lumber Co. bingham, land
and buildings in Bingham formerly
owned by Eliza McPhee.
Herbert r. league. Portland. to
Leroy +. Gray. Madison. land in Mad
ison on the John Head farm.
Mitchell Marcia ct al, Detroit, TO
Fairfield Savings Bank, land in Detroit
and Palmyra.
Flora NJ, Emery. Palmyra, to Mar
garet Thurston Cambridge, land in
Palmyra formerly owned by Ellen A.
Pencil.
Horace o. Hoxie. Skowhegan, to
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ton. A social hour followed the
program. The next meeting will be
held on the first Friday in November.
The Missionary Society Of the Fed
Grated church held a very pleasant
meeting with good attendance on Fri
day afternoon in the church parlors.
The president, Mrs. Eva K. Green
wood, presided. The speaker was
Miss Stella Jordan OF Boston. who
represented the Womans' Home Mis-
sionary Union. Miss Jordan spoke on
The Work of the Congregational
School" Her address was not only
she held the closest attention Of the
ladies present. There were devotion
al exercises and congregational sing
ing. which added to the pleasure OF
the meeting. The next meeting of the
society will be on the first Friday in
November. the regular day of meet
ing. The October meeting was post
poned, because OF the fair, to the Sec
ond Friday.
Attorney Chester H. Mills of Jack
man has been in town the guest of
Ato pRScut8, uF. anu ME. MaElOIl
Mills, and his sister, Mrs. A. B. Lamb.
r. Cloutier has purchased the Cole
place on West Front street of Omar
Furber and will move his family there
from the rent which they have been
occupying on the same street.
Mrs Mark Hobart Of East Madison
II In Fairfield visiting Mrs. w. N.
Osborne.
Mrs. Ella r. Nelson went to Oak
hand Friday afternoon and on Sun
day morning Mrs. Nelson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Walton started by auto
mobile. for Lancaster. N. H.. where
they are to visit Mrs. Walton's sis
ter and Mrs. Nelson's niece. Mrs. Jo-
seph r.. Sayward, and her family, for
10 days.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Savage and son.
L1nw0od, went to Boston, Saturday.
where they met their son Guy, and
his wife. with whom they are to 20
on an auto trip through the White
Mountains.
The funeral service for Lillian