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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-16
TRIPLE Tie FOR FIRST
IN ELKS BOWLING LEAGUE

The IroncIads. who a been IN
first place until last night. dropped
to a triple tic for first as the result of
losing one of three games 10 the Rec
tors. The first game went to the
Ironclads by 25 pins. the Rectors
came back strong in the second. win
ming by III pins. while in the third
and deciding game the Ironclads
nosed out the Rectors by five pins.
Simmer, bowling anchor for the
Rectors. averaged high for the night
with 10. while Hoffman. lead-of
man for the same team. was a close
second with 169. Simmen's 100 was
high score.
The scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-16

Cobb has earned his chance TO
take a more lucrative position in
baseball. No star ever had quite
the same luster as the %southerner.
A ball club schooled in the Cobb
system ought to be a wild gang of
base runners-we trow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-16
LOCAL NATIONALS WIN
GAME AT ROOSEVELT

The Nationals, a light junior team
from this city, went to Roosevelt
last night, where they defeated the
Roosevelt Americans by a score of
32-12. The work of Johnson and
p. Rasmussen featured for the AM
boy team. The score:
A.c-.~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-16

Cobb has had more or less trouble
with fellow members of his team
u with the reins in his own hands
he might develop more fatherly
tendencies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-16

President Navin believes that
Cobb's baseball smartness on the
playing field can be capitalized and
converted into leadership ability.
The example of Iris Speakef
turning manager while still a stat
player and winning a world CHAINS
pionship the first year has set q 1o1
of club wner to thinking.
They couldn't get a smarter ban
player than the Peachy Ty for jusl
such a Job.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-16

The bench leader hasn't the
chance to put the fire into his play
ers that a leader on the field has.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-16

The Detroit ball club needs a
leader who can put the high life"
into it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-16

Detroit believes in peachy eyes,
1t likes good judgment, too
So Navin typed this note to Ty:
you're 1.-THE gangs with YOU
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-16

Men often hunt for jobs worth
$4,000 or $780, 900 but rarely do
positions of such caliber seek the
mar.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02

Harmon. VINO had Deen inspecting
him critically, took ont his fountain
pen.
"rll write you Your check for com
missions shall IL" lie held the pen
poised inslnuatIngly. And then Wen
forgot this llitlc misunderstanding. and
start fresh, Shall /? Let's see" with
great effectiveness to the figures.
"Your twenty per cent is twelve thou
sand four hundred, and that, less half
expense go. call 'em five thousand
even that's seventy-four hundred"
He tore sheet from his pocket check
book. dried the ink by waving 1t in the
air, and iIirted It over to billiard.
"Put it away and let's have some
lunch. If you're afraid to have your
friends see me down here, let's have
1t upstairs. I'm not sensitive, son; 1t
don't pay"
NO" said Hllllard, duly, "and |
guess it never will"
"That's the idea! Now you're talk
ing sense! Come on, son, buck up
and let's lave some lunch. :"
At eight o'clock in the evening,
when Rufus Waring knocked at Hill
liards door, It was opened by man
with face to remember afterward.
There were deep-cut lines-almost fur
rows--by the mouth and eyes; and the
eyes themselves were startlingly
luminous, and drawn. The mans
complexion was chalk-white.
"Why, Mr.. HilliardW exclaimed
Warning. "What on earth's the matter
with your
Come on in," said billiard, and his
smile was CHASTITY. I've been waiting
for you"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02
YOU WOULDN'T TRY
TO TAME A WILDCAT
Mr. Dodson Warns Against Use OF
Treaeherous, Dangerous
Calomel.

Calomel sallvatesl It's mercury.
Calomcl acts like dynamite on slug
glsh liver. When calomel comes into
contact with sour bile 1t crashes into
1t, causing cramplng and nausea.
II you feel bilious, headachy, consti'
pated and all knocked out, just so to
your druggist and get bottle Of Dodr
sons Liver Tone for few cents which
Is u harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel. Take spoonful
and IL 1t doesn't start your liver and
straighten you mp better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without maxi
Ing you sick, just so back and get your
money.
II you take calomel today you'll be
sick and nauseated tomorrow; besides,
1t may salivate you, while If you take
Dodson's Liver Tone you will wake up
feeling great, full of ambition and
ready for work or play. It's harmless,
pleasant and safe to give to children;
they like it.-Adv.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02

Mr.. Harmon, smiling broadly, half
arose from his chair as the masquer-
ader came slowly back to the table
and sat down hard.
"Well," he said. "More business"
billiard shook his head.
"On the contrary" His voice had in
1t q curious dullness which the broker
was quick to catch.
mo bad news, hope?"
I'm not sure. Let's so on discussing
the mine"
"Not much else to discuss, is there?
It's the same old mine." He looked
intently at Hilliard. whats got into
you, anyway, in the last couple of min
utes? You've lost all your pep. You
look as though you've seen ghost"
Maybe 1 have" said billiard, with
a short laugh.
"Well?"
billiard regarded him with an odd
intermingling of respect and alarm.
The respect was a hOldOver from the
past-from the early impression he
had formed from HarmOn'S resplend-
ent Offices in New York, and Harmons
contempt for money. He had cOnsid-
cred his employer, at worst, a weak
principled vendor of legitimate securi-
ties.
"Mr. Harmon" Hilliard said re-
luctantly, I'm in a mighty awkward
position. We can't afford to
let anything spoil this campaign, can
we?"
Not if we can very well help it.
What's bothering your
For over ten weeks now, I've been
building up reputatiOn-you know
what I've been doing; you know how
much depends on it. Your name hasn't
been mentioned once; I've been selling
this thing on my own personality
holding myself out as the principal.
Well, the man who called me outside
Just now-and mes one of the solid
banking crowd up here-he spoke of
you as though he knew you. In fact
to be perfectly frankie called me
out there to ask me about you. Now,
l don't know what dealings you've
ever had with him, or with anyone else
up here, but it struck me that if there
is anything between you and Syracuse,
or any of its fairly big men, perhaps
it would be better if knew it. You
see, this thing I'm selling is so darned
personal"
'WhO was he?" Harmon's voice
'asped
"Embree-of the Trust and Deposit
company
"Oh, yes" Harmon smoked refec-
lively. "Yes, we know each other.
What did he have to say?"
sit wasn't so much what he said as
the way he said it. I suppose you've
had some disagreement with these peo-
ple?"
''Some disagreement" admitted Har-
man, grinning. "These upstate farm
ers and I love each other like couple
of strange bulldogs. Still"
eff it isn't Objectionable to YOU"
said billiard, hesitating, I'D rather
like to know bit about it, Mr.. Har-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02
HAD NERVOUS
BREAK DOWN
But Health Restored to Texas
Lady, Who Is Now Well and
Strong, Able to Do All Her
Homework and More.

Rosebud, Texas.-Mrs. Annie LANCE,
of r. +. D. No. 4, this place, writes as
follows regarding her experience with
Cardui: "Some time ago / had
nervous breakdown of some kind
I was very weak, and so nervous. 1t
all seemed to come from >. trouble,
for at I had fainting spells and
suffered a great deal, but more from
the weak, trembly, nO-account feeling
than anything else. I knew l needed
a tonic, and needed it badly.
81 began the use of Cardui, to see
If couldn't get some strength, as
knew of other cases that had been
helped by it's use. felt better
I soon saw a great Improvement, so
kept it up.
81 used seven bottles Of Cardui, and
can say the money was well spent, for
1 grew well and strong. Now able to
do all my housework and great deal
of work besides"
If you are rundown, weak, nervous.
and suffer from the ailments peculiar
to women, it is very likely that Cardui
will help you, in the way 1t has helped
thousands Of others, during the past
40 years.
Take Cardui, the woman's tonic.
ADV,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02

mon. The subject might come up
later It's almost sure to, now that
Embree's seen you and spoken to me
about you. And if you've had any
quarrel with this crowd, even if it
wasn't your fault, and if it came out
that I'm working for you, and there
was any talk about it, you can see
how I'd have to be on the defensive.
So if you could just give me a
faint idea"
''Plain English is lot better than a
faint idea," said Harmon carelessly,
Il f1oated some steel bonds up here
once. Prettiest bonds you ever saw in
your life, too"
"Oh! And they didn't turn out
wellT"
mot exactly. The company was toe
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02

Ing" he SAID presently, "you sure are
the biggest baby for n man's-siscd man
I ever saw. Brace up, there! You--"
billiard pulled himself erect with Il
final effort. and his fist gcsured his
accusation.
you know what I'm going to do
about II, don't you?"
Eyes" Harmon nodded, as he drew
the smoke deep into his lungs.
'T'm going straight back to those
four men, and"
NO" Harmon wagged his head.
mo, you can't very well do that, either
even il you're as shocked MS you
look. Look at ii just minute d.
look mt our contract. There's some
loophOlcs for me you could drive a
motortruck through; but you haven't
got one rs big MS Il knitting needle. No,
son, the best thing for you to do is to
take brace, and so get another sixty
thousand while the getting is good"
mot necessarily billiards. high
pitched laugh was brittle.
Harmon allowed the smoke to eddy
gently from his nostrils. "Yes-nec-
essariy."
"You think I'll raise my finger after
this, except to what do you
take me for?"
81 take you" said Harmon DELHI
erately. "for a shOrt-sighted young
man in mighty bad spot, You don't
want these folks up here to know the
whole truth, do you? 1t wouldn't hurt
me any-but after the record you made
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02
Harmon is revealed in
his true light.
(TO BE CONTINUED
chameIeons' Food.

The proper diet Of chameleOns and
lizards consists of flies and other in
sects; also meal worms and the COM
mon idea that sugar and water will
serve in winter is incorrect. A good
many of these animals refuse food in
the winter months and all of them
need warmth and sunshine, as well as
water. They are difficult to keep in
health, and If not given their natural
food will starve to death in time,
though their ability to fast for long
periods is well known.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02
CHAPTER IX-Cont;nued.

'Thank you. And you might take
these drafts now; three of 'em. Right
Good. Well-any developments"
"What?" Harmon tapped his Gig
arctic case in the palm of his left
hand ooh, you mean the mine?"
billiard nodded. Eyes. Have you
gone any further with the shaft yet?
Two or three of the more cautious men
are holding back until something hap
pens with that"
"Shaft?" Harmon was puzzled.
What shaft" He pIacidly slowed
away the drafts. I'm not sinking any
new shafts at this stage of the game"
1t was billiards. turn to be puzzled.
why, l mean the old shaft on Sill
velbow No. l. Have you gone any
further with il? I've told these people
we were just starting. That's right,
isn't it?"
Harmon laughed noisily.
"Oh that shaft Don't you think
It's little early to begin on that?
Say, about ninety thousand dollars too
early?"
AS Hilliard sat gazing at him in pro
found bewilderment a waiter slid up
alongside him and coughed for his at
tention.
Gentleman wants to speak to you
outside, Mr.. Hilliard. In the lobby.
Says it's important"
"Oh" Hilliard drew the back of
his hand across his forehead. '"Tell
him I'll come right out. VIII you ex-
cuse me moment, Mr.. Harmon?"
Sure! Go ahead" The promoter
sat back comfortably and gave him a
wave of dismissal. billiard, his pupils
narrowing, went out to the doorway
A pace or two distant one of the vice
presidents of the Trust and Deposit
cOmpany-a friend of Cullen's and a
very good man to know-was lettering
restively.
Hello, Hilliard," he said, wrinkling
his forehead. "HoW are you? Look
here, it's none of my business, of
course, but / couldn't help wondering
how much you know about that chap
you're sitting with Don't be offend
ed; it's a friendly question. Simply
my interest in you as one Of our
clients"
why, know a good deal about
him."
The banker continued sOlemnly:
"You probably know lot more
about him than do, then, but just the
same, l wanted to make sure. That's
ALL" He turned, but billiard stopped
him.
well, what do you know about
him."
Before ] answer that's he a
friend of yours?" The question was
too blunt to be diplomatic, and too sug-
gestive to be disregarded.
"Not exactly that; he's a rather
good acquaintance, though. In bust
ness way only-what he is socially
don't know, and l don't think l much
care"
"Sh you don't need any advice about
his business connectionsY
why, think not" He was nettled
by the bankers manner
1.-THE only thing about it" said the
vice president, nettled in his turn by
IIilliard's brevity, "is that if you'd said
YOU didn't know him very well, I'd
have offered you some suggestions. I'd
have expected you to thank mel
really would. Under the circum-
stances, can't very well go spv FRI
fher than this. Sorry 1 interrupted
YOU
"NO, but wait a minute! I"
The vice presidents refusal was
firm and definite.
81 can't say another word. Not an
other one. If you know him, that's
sufficient" And he strobe away across
the lobby, leaving billiard dunn
founded.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02

here before you got yourself kicked
out two years ago. On! don't
jump! You don't think I've been
asleep, do you? | don't, believe
you'd get much sympathy. Not much
And Eve invested a lot of money in
you. | want some big returns.
Look me in the eye, son. I want you
to calm down. Now, there's only three
parties to this deal-you and me and
the world. You and me-and the
world. Get that? And you and | have
got to play straight with each other.
You help me get the money, and I'll
help you get whatever you want. But
when you throw me down, throw you
down, and wen see who comes out
ahead. I'll bet do. What do you
bet?"
billiard shook his head helplessly
you've got to remember" said Har-
mon in sardonic consolation, "that
you're an awful easy man to describe
You can slip out of Syracuse just as
easy as you please, and try your
durnedest to make getaway, and
you'd have pretty hard work to keep
away from the Pinkertons for twenty
four hours. And I've got the evidence
that would put 'em after you. So don't
you plan to run away, son-don't do
it,"
billiards. judgment was lettering
hn ~ in n
strong now?
"Well?"
Harmon snatched at the sign of
weakness, and was instantly per
suaSive.
"Stay on another six weeks; make
the rest Of your killing. After this Is
over do what you please. You'll have
money enough to suit yourself, I'm
playing straight with you E.
am | nOt?"
Eyes" said Hilliard, with whitening
sarcasm, 'you are!
Harmon glowered at him.
Don't you accuse me Of double
crossing you, son! It's the other way
round"
you aren't fool enough to expect
me-" said billiard shakily, "to keep on
trying to sell more Of this rotten stuff
You aren't enough of a fool for that"
81 can, and / do. You're in for it
now, billiard, and you can't very well
go back. You've collected money;
you can't get your hands on it again;
you can't make any restitution. You've
lied your head off already; you can't
do any better now than to stick to
your first story, because the truths
good deal worse. You'd better make
your killing and make it quick. And
if you open your head for just one lit
tie peep flOOey, fioOey, and the
fats in the fire. Well %
billiards head was splitting with
the horror of it. He saw, in whirl-
ing vision of dread, the people Of the
city rising to denounce him; not mere
Iy for his ineXcusable masquerade, so
grotesquely built upon the dream of re-
generation not only for his vast abuse
Of personal confidence, not only for
the base hypocrisieS he had practiced
upon his quondam sweetheart, but
lso for this grossly profitable fraud.
Dimly, he argued just as Harmon
.laimed, he couldn't be in harder
straits A spasm of reckless fatalism
shook him
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02
Many Still Read Dickens.

Charles Dickens has been ruled out
by class Of the younger literary
critics as a decided back number. but
the statement by his British publishers
that during the past three years the
sale of his books has been almost d0u-
bled seems to refute that idea. Some
of Dickens novels sell more than 3D.
900 every year, and he has been dead
forty-eight years. His sales curing the
last ten years have been larger, 1t Is
asserted. than those Of any three nov
elists put together.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02
Missing Something.

Anybody around here who might
buy a little stock2' asked the tlashy
stranger.
"Its lucky you came to me frs"
said Squire Witherbee.
FLOWS that, sir?'
Everybody around here has bought
a little stock except me. That's why
I'm giving you chance to catch the
next train out OF town instead of call
ing my boys together and sending a
rush, order for bucket Of tar, a sack
of feathers and good, stout rail.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02
"oH, MY eoD!"


Synopsls.-Dick Morgan Of SYRIA
cuse, N. T., failure in life, enlist
ed in the Foreign Legion of the
French army under the name OF
Henry Hillard, is disfgured by
shrapnel. The French surgeons
ask for photogra N to guide them
in restoring his face. In his rage
against life he offers in derision a
picture postcard bearing the radi-
ant face of Christ. The surgeons
do good job On his way back to
America he. meets Martin Harmon,
New York broker. The result
is that Morgan, under the name of
billiard goes back to Syracuse to
sell a mining stock. He is deter
mined to make good. He tells
people of the death of Morgan. He
finds in Angela Cullen loyal de-
fender of Dick Morgan. He meets
Carol Durant, who had refused to
marry him. She does not hesitate
to tell him that she had loved Nor
gan. billiard finds lie still loves
her and is tempted to confess. Hill
lard tempts Cullen, his former en-
ployer, with his mining scheme.
He discovers rival for Carols
love in nice young fellow named
Armstrong. IIilliard betrays his
love to Carol and is told he has
''one chance in a thousand" He
sells large blocks of mining stock to
Cullen and others. Harmon uneX-
pectedly arrives in Syracuse.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02
Advantaaes in KNOWING Chinese.

AS part of an elaborate program In
spoken languages Columbia university
is to teach Dutch, japanese, Arabic,
Armenian, Chinese, French, Danish,
Norwegian, Icelandic, Russian, Serbo-
Croatian, Spanish and Turkish. The
Importance Of Chinese was recently
emphasized at Columbia by Julean
Arnold, American commercial attache
at Picking, who told an audience that
from 500 to 1000 Americans should be
trained in the essentials of Chinese
civilization in the next ten years. The
mendous trade potentalities lie in Chi
ma, said Mr.. Arnold.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02
CHAPTER x.

Hilliard was waiting, hoping, pray
ing for blow from fate, but fate,
which Mt other times had been ready
| enough for fsticulfs, and often prema-
ture with them, refrained from strik-
ing. The interview with Waring had
passed without friction (and Hilliard
had so contrived to present his data
that Waring had finally declined the
risk and the night passed and the
morning came, with its accompanying
horde of old regrets and new and
sweeping thrush of fresh hallucina-
tons.
To his tortured Imagination, he was
q greater paradox than even Jekyll
and Hyde; for he was billiard and
Dicxy Morgan. the living and the dead,
without the boon Of the supernatural
to separate them. And yet he felt that
the wickedness of what he had done
was the wickedness of DicEy Morgan,
and that he, billiard, the soul, was sit
ting in impartial Judgment on Dicky
Morgan, the flesh. He conceded the
wrong; he conceded the penalty ;
nevertheless, his youth cried out to
him for mercy.
At the maids announcement, Doctor
Durant, who had been occupied with
nothing more momentous than filing a
pot-bellied calabash, rose hastily and
ont into tho hallway
Come in, billiard !" he said cordial
ly. "Carol's off looking at somebody's
trOuSSeau =. somebody's always get
ting married in Syracuse :. she'll
be in directly Come smoke pipe
with me, and be scciable."
Hilliard, lingering nervously by the
outer door, started at the kind voice.
'YOu're not busy"
"Busly composing my mind" said
the doctor. He uShered billiard into
the comfortable old study and mo-
toned towards squat little smoking
stand. "All kinds Of poison there" he
said "Cigar-cigarettes-pipe tobac-
co. Suit yourself"
Hillard laughed affectedly.
'You call it poison? And you a doc
tor--and smokingW
"Ah, but it's the pleasantest poison
there is. I'm always having to
explain that to Carol. . Matches?
Well, what have you been doing to
yoursef?"
az" billiard didn't look at him.
Nothing important, doctor"
''But that's not quite true, is it|'
The tone was gentle, but it filled Hill
lard with portentious qualms. you've
been enjoying little attack of insom-
mia, haven't yOuY'
billiard WINGED.
''Why-yes. AS matter of fact
The doctor attempted smoke ring,
and smiled ut the dismal failure.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02

Accept California" Syrup Of Figs
only--look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most
harmless physic for the little stomach,
liver and bowels. Children love its
fruity taste. Full directions on each
bottle. You must say "California." -
AdY.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02

A simple appliance, easily attached
has been invented for preventing teie-
phone cords twisting.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02

You can't always tell what's In a
hottie by reading the label.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-04-29
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

The Commercial hotel, after being
overhauled by carpenters and paint
ers, looks clean and bright.
The Foley Bean sawmill at Milaca
will probably commence operations
next week.
A son arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Mcclellan last Satur.
day.
Owen Newton's house across the
river was destroyed by fire last Thurs.
day.
The Knights of Pythias band will
go to Spencer Brook this evening to
put on concert.
the baseball clubs Gance on Thurs
day was not financial success owing
to small attendance. There were too
many counter attractions that night.
Mary E. Stowell was married last
week to Leslie Rearich at the residence
of the brides aunt, Mrs. Millet.
0. B. Newton has re-entered the
wcat business, having purchased the
shop formerly owned by A. H. Sleeves.
Tailor Frying contemplates the
opening of a branch shop in Milaca.
Stark, the Chicago potato king, is
represented here by P. A. Perry, who
has during the past three weeks
shipped out about 10000 bushels of
spuds.
The assistant land commissioner Of
the St. Paul & Duluth railway was
in Princeton Saturday looking over
the taxes imposed on the lands of his
company by the Anderson tax law.
The G. A. R. is preparing to have
an old-fashioned celebration in Prince
ton on July 4.