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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-10-28
ALIAS SIMMONS

ALIAS SUMMONS
In the District Court of the Twen-
tieth Judicial District of the State of
Montana, In and For the County of
Sheridan.
3. J. LANDER AND CO., corpora
ton, Plaintiff,
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 ed of these, and sometimes refused. . One day a week or So after it's coming, 'Tenus rushed into the cabin in state of wild excitement.
 "Goldr g-o-l-dr' he yelled, dropp- ing some glittering nuggets on the unplaned plank table. "They're all minel I found 'em." E.'#
 The others crowded about him, trying to examine what he threw his arms over to guard. r 2 "Shore 'nough, 'tis goldp cried Pap in an awe-struck voice-"rcal gold. I've hearn it ought to be found in these mountings, though nobody never did. An now it's us. Where'd ye 'scover it, son?" ." -
 "I ain't a-goin' to / tell-mebbe there's more," screamed the boy hysterically. 'T found 'em. They's all mine" -.+.-......< .>.
 "But mebbe they's a reg'lar, mine "a gold mine," urged the father. "Was it on our land? Was 1t on the next j'inin'? Mebbe it's scattered all through the ground, wherever 'tis. S'pose somebody'd sneak along an see, an jump in, an call all the neighborsN in? Then where'd ye be? They'd get the heft, an boy like you'd only have the pinch. Wouldn't .ye ruther 'twould be all in your own fambly, so't everyone of us would be richer'n git out? ,Hey?" -~ ...
 Gradually the arms relaxed and the head rose. 'Temus was listening.
 "Pd have the biggest sheer?" he
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The Tisly Gold Mine

Cold days come when hot days go," warned Pap Tisly, after empty ing his mouth in the direction of the open Franklin. K
 "Sure do", acquisced Nam, remov- ing her snuff stick. "But suthin will happen. Always has done, an' al- :, ways will. It's natur'. Ye ain't got faith"
 "Faith's a-plenty", denied Pap. "Tain't that. It's 'memberin' lack O warmth an lack O vittles while waitin' for that suthin. Stomachs / has to be took care of reg'lar, an' waitin' folks has friz. But ain't one to be a-henderin' by myself" } "Knowed ye'd come 'round," ap- proved Mam's soft, drawling voice. .tI alters said I was a good picker when husbands was stood up to be looked over. There's some I could name that's tryin'. But I'd hold out for the two dollars an the pig" t "Won't give it," said Pap. "Ike hung on to jest the pig for 8 long spell, then climbed hard to a, dollar. But he lowed he wouldn't go no furder." >s .s4s.
 sShows how he's set on the stove to raise a dollar," nodded Nam! ssIks's plumb gifted in carin' for his money. You stand for two, am they'll come. Ike'1 growl up to lem, afw cents at time. He wants the stove to est in his new cabin, an is in hurry to marry a wife. A man that-away won't dikker long, Special Nv when dikkerin' saves money. Then B'Iindy's a gal like him, ready to kill herself with work. She'll hump over that stove till it's tame's new, an Ike's man who'll let her. Pig an two dollars make bout five, an the stovs's wuth ten" v
 !" 'Leven, the church aid woman told when they give it to us last win ter" said Pap. "An' it's same's new, 'cept for bein' dirty am rusty. But the aid won't give us any more, lsttin' this go." I
 "Winter days is long way off," placidly, "an' summer cookin' in a fireplace is easy when one has young uns big 'nough to do the work. 'Temus can tote fire sticks, an Bet can tend the pot. An there's allers a-plenty O bush fruit. Dif'runt churches there is, too, an dif'runt helps. Suthin will happen. It allers does. But if it don't by itself, I'll start into new church goin' an keep my needs afore it. Duty to young uns comes fust, an ours ain't
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OUR FARMERS CORNER

been to a 'musement in gracious knows how long,"
 "This show is a mighty good one, the poster bills tell," reflected Pap, his face lighting some. "I look at the picters every time I walk to town. An Course you're right. Young uns ought to be put ahead O pers'nal comfort. But dollar will pay for tickets" gz. l.as
 y''Not with extras-peanuts an lemonade, an sich. We'd ought to do well by the young uns, you know, suggested Nam.
 And Pap nodded. Course we had. I'll hold out for the two dol lars," he agreed.
 Nam had been emphasizing points with her snuff stick, prodding her chin, striking the palm of her hand, pointing it straight at Pap. It was Mam's way. Her voice was soft and drawling and rather ineffective by itself. But strengthened by the snuff stick it carried weight. Especially did it carry weight with Pap. His feeble indecision between the stove and the show vanished, and Nam, having no further need for the snuff stick as an outside alley, returned it to its legitimate use. The stick had one end split into a brush. A cigar box held her snuff. She dipped the brush into the box, twirled it for a good supply, and placed 1t In her mouth. Pap, wearied by so much talk, found solace in generous chaw' of tobacco, which much experation found in the depth of a pocket.
 The next day the. stove left, and the pig came. Lacking a pen and the energy to build one, long turing was connected with one hind leg of the pig and a stick driven into the ground. It gave the young porker a range of several rods. ?. i,
 The Tisly place was an acre of un- fenced, untitled and uncared-for land with tipsy cabin that was uninhabi- table save by Tisly. An oak tree or two grew near one end, and for the scattering, half-buried acorps of these the hungry pig at once com menced an energetic roofing. E--e
 The second morning after it came, the Tislys left before light and re- turned after dark. They brought back memories of wonderful day, and left behind the two dollars. To the pig it meant only such food as could be rooted out wishin the strings reach. On other days dish water was thrown from the cabin door, together with such scraps as the family and two dogs didn't eat. If its string peg wasn't driven too far away, the pig sometimes accept
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queried, suspiciously.
 "Pig's sheer" mocked Bet.

"Pig's sheer" mocked Bet.
 "I don't keer. It's" Then he snickered. "Shore, pigs sheer" he agreed. "But-say-you-"
 For Bet had suddenly plunged from the cabin. 'Temus snatched up his nuggets, damned them into his pockets, and followed headlong. But at the door he stopped, and snickered again.
 "Ain't in the right place t all" he confided to Pap and Nam, who were trying to push by him. "It's pigs sheer, sure 'nough. I found 'e-n round where it's been rootin' I'm willin' to show you all, but I won't tell Bet. I s'pect there's plenty more."
 But a two hours search revealed only one small nugget the size of a pea, discovered by Nav. The gilt tering object, small as it was, made her almost as hysterical as 'Temus.
 Ground must be all Ct up with it. she calculated. "Likely all through the whole acre. An to think a pig brung it to sight, An he don't root deep, 'cept when he digs under some body's garden fence toward mischief. If only we'd a planted taters or something, diggin' up the ground, we'd be milliners by now. 'Temus an Bet could "a done the hard work, bein' young an strong"
 "Efrum Bills Paw does their alls hard work for plantin'," protested 'Temus, an Efrum Bill he jest draps taters an yanks weeds"
 "But this wouldn't "a been real plantin'," said his mother. ''Diggin' of gold is dif'runt, an course tater startin' would "a uproofed the gold. Nobody feels hard work when it's a. diggin' of gold"
 That's so," admitted 'Temus read fly. "Let's start in now. It's bout tater plantin' time"
 "Oh, hunky! Let'sW seconded Bet enthusiastically, her head bobbing in the door. "I can dig. We'll tell folks that might go past we're a. plantin' taters, an will show the ta- ISLo1 eAb dl1 bllC t1fhSJ Oh NAAS 3AJ : we'll be a-histin' out gold. He, he! Say, you pig 'Temus, Pm goin' to buy a nautomobeel,"
 "I'm a-lookin' to a mans gun," scorned 'Temus loftily, "an'-an' a woodbox full O terbacca an'-two more dawgs. I'll bring the shovels- though one handle is split" "An' I reckon thev's plumb rusty" reflected Pap dubiously," bein' of Gran'paw's time an laid under the cabin for ten years I ain't much for work, but bein' it's gold--bring me the best one, 'Temus-or no," with sudden apprehension in his voice, "s'pose folks should come by am notice. Then there'd be gold stampede, like Eve hearn tell on, am ] we'd be crowded out. We'd better
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work in the night. rAin't it SO,

work in the night. zAin't it so Mam?" @ .
 "No, 'tain't," tartly. ''Ye ain't 'servin' of a gold mine, with no more gumption nor that. Now listen. It's bout tater time, like 'Tcmus said An he said lot when he spoke of folks seein' us plaRtin' real taters 'Temus is smart, if do say so. Now Pm goin' round to alI the close neighbors an borry few taters here an few taters there, an mebbe some corn. An I'll borry shovel or p'raps two, for ours ain't no good, That'l tell everybody we're a-plant- in, which we will be, to keep sharp eyes from guessin' An doin' 1t hathaway we can work day an night, if we like. The sooner all the, gold is dug an toted off the safer"
 How'll we get shet of it, to buy things?" queried Pap, Wont folks guess?"
 "Ain't goin' to get shet of it right to oncet. Goin' to raise a loose board in the cabin floor an pile it down there in heap. When every grain is got out the land we'll tote it to a city an sell for city price. Then folks can hear all they's a mind to. We won't keer. But while ~doin' it we all got to live hard scramble, for there won't be no time for huntin' and fishin'. Folks havin' gold mines can't resk no slips"
 All three nodded a hearty approv- al, for 'Temus was holding one of his nuggets in the sun, and the sparkle of it filled their eyes.
 ''Now listen some more," Nam went on. "You three start right into the diggin' with our shovels till I borry better ones. Begin to the low end and go all over, digging much as two feet, for I've hearn that gold is heavy an sinks down. Break up every little chunk fine, so's not to miss any sparkle. I'll hurry round for the taters, an will rake the ground an plant 'em good, to fool anybody lookin'." ..
 The growing of the Tisly crop was neighborhood joke at first, then q wonder.
 "Never seen ground dug so deep nor mellowed so fne," said one far mer. "The heaviest kind of blow couldn't break so good. Must be some of old Gran'paw Tisly's energy in 'em after all. A mighty big crop they'll have"
 They did, and it was year of big war prices, too. But before any of the crop was harvested, a great calamity which spelled success en- veloped the Tislys. Pap sold his gun and a dog for a trip to the city. He came back in a state of profound gloom, to find an enterprising town trader looking over his acre of pota- toes and truck. When the trader left, he went to the cabin, chuckling.
 "Gold ain't no drug, see," con- graduated Nam. "That laugh tell ye got top notch for the samples ye
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took, an we all have six busl der the cabin. Knew we wal CTS"
 'sNot from 'Temus'a though" smiled Pap. "Hisl pirates or suthin thataway-I gold', they called it, too. But matter much. They's a hea mine on our land, one that fillin' when it's emptied out. \ needn't be scared o'folks nor work nights like al thiever. Why, that feller oJ said he'd hearn bout our tr| walked out jest to, see 1t. { wouldn't b'lieve things coul thataway without sightin' it A
 "And he offered me five ! dollars cash down as it sta 'vised holdin' an harvci 'twould bring mebbe twiccy Only he wanted me to prom. fust chancet to buy-whica
 "Five-hundred-dollarsF ed Nam. This was definite above her computing. "Wl will we do with it all2" T--I ought to have a whinJpered 'Temus. "I fovl gold-pirates, mean--an' what started the plantin'."
 ''I worked hard's anybody, cd Bet -vehemently. Am gal, an are older'n 'Temus.
 "Yes-yes, I been consida all," nodded Pap.
 "Comin' to the cabin I fingered it thisaway: Naminl| hundred, we'll put one of 'enI four acres j'inin', that my Pl one into fencin' lem good am with a pig pen an shed built, an old horse an blow an soll tools, fifty for Nam to buy "A cookin', stove an other fixinA to fix up the cabin, fifty to pX for Emergencies, an'-"
 "Oh, Papp "Oh, now, \ walled 'Temus and Bet in pra chorus.
 "An' the last fifty" finist calmly, flor the two hard young uns, Bet an 'Temus, five apiece. That's what weq with it all"
 When the exultingN tumuit s enough for him to be hearA added simply: "But what tic most was the way that felleiI at me an shook my hand. Sf growed the bets crop in
 country round, an that old would better come an take from us. Think on it. An same old farmers have been at us right along. You VI I'll show lem ag'in next year. Sweet in the Buick Bulletin.
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Alwavs oblIuIna.

Jud Tunkins says he's perfec ing to be wrong sometimes. sake of not spoilin' an intero| Kument.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-27
Advertising Is
Not Necessary?

A merchant in a nearby
town told a CALIFORNIAN Record
reporter the other day that
there was no business any
way, so why should he adver-
tise? And that reminds us Of
the hen who quit scratching
because there was a scarcity of
worms. 1t seemed to be a bad
year for worms; the hen didn't
see any of the wriggling var
minis trying to make them
selves an honest meal for
hungry chicken, and the hen
soon began to have the APP
pearance of a rundown fowl.
The owner noticed the run
down appearance, caught the
hen, killed her and threw the
carcass to the "hawgs"--and
the moral is this: "Dont let
your business get that rum
down appearance or some of
your best customers might
get it into their head that you
are ready for the financial
graveyard, and pass you up
like pay-car passes a tramp"
Let's keep advertising.
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FOURTEEN COUNTIES
Thumbnail News Paragraphs from
All Parts of Vermont

Addison-C. w. Wilson, super
intendent of the Vermont Industri-
al School at Vergennes, has been
elected president of the state Ayr
shire club, to succeed George H.
Dunsmore OF St. Adams.
Bennington-The new public
library at North Bennington, the
gift to the town by Mrs. John G.,
Mccullough, tn widow of ExGov.
Mccullough, has just been COM
pleted and opened to the public.
Caledonia-in tearing down the
roof of the DR.. Waterman house
in Brattlehoro, workmen discover
ed board on which was the fol-
lowing inscription: "This jet was
put on by Horace 3. Hubbard and
John Tyler, both of Burke, VT,
1852.
Chittenden-George M. Delaney
the builder and operator of Hotel
Burlington from the time it was
built in 1886 until it was burned,
recently celebrated his S9th birth
day.
EsSex-Several towns in this
county have been variable black
berry pickers' paradise this year.
Weather conditions have been very
favorable for a big crop.
Franklin-While chopping Mon
day, Homer Baker of Montgomery,
had the misfortune to cut his foot
badly, nearly severing three of his
toes.
Grand Isle-D. T. Trombly of
Grand Isle has discovered that
sugar cane can be grown success
fully in Vermont. He has a half
an acre of it that is already taller
than his field of fodder corn, and
very sweet
Lamoille-Wednesday was a
record breaker at Lamoille county
fair at Morlisville, it being a safe
estimate that there We're 10000
people present. Probably the old
est visitors were Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
fus Collins of Moscow. aged re-
spectively 80 and 81, who had the
real time Of their lives.
DEMONSTRATING Sunday
night caused the burning of the
big barn on the Neddow place, be-
tween Barton and Evansville. The
go tons of hay, and other valuable
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property destroyed, made the loss

property destroyed, made the loss
heavy.
Orange-Two old people in the
town of STAFFORD have just observ-
ed their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hard
ing, aged SO, and Mrs. Della Ross,
aged 85.
Rutland-The Proctor band has
been designated by Adjt.- Gen.
Johnson as the official band of the
First Vermont Infantry, National
Guard.
Washington-Miss Ruth Brown
of Montpelier who recently re-
signed as secretary of the free
public library commission, has
gone to Salem, Oregon, to take a
nosition in the state library.
Windham-The Congregational
church in Windham has extended a
call to Rev. w. F. Russell of West
Townshend to become pastor of
that church and also of the Bap-
fist church at South Windham,
providing the latter church will
concur.
Windsor---The dedication of the
athletic field and the firemen's
celebration at Chester will be held
early in October.
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VALUABLE PUBLICITY

Mrs. Dorothy Garfield Fishers
latest addition to Vermont litera-
ture is the announcement just sent
out of the appointment of Miss
Rose Lucia of Montpelier to be
Supervisor of rural schools.
Mrs. Fisher is a member of the
state board Of education, and this
announcement, issued under her
supervision, is as delightfully."- en-
thusiastic in fact as her usual Yer
mont writings are pleasing in fic-
ton.
1t is gratifying to note that the
board has, in its only woman mem
Der, one who is tremendously in
earnest for the betterment of our
rural schools and anxious to make
them worthy Of their splendid trad
itions.
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ST. IOHNSBURY LOCALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Turner
and William Turner of Canaan are
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GLIDING good lockers" of many
surrounding towns. These he visits
as sentiment may impel him.
The girl in some more or less
distant town always seems more
charming than the one in the next
street. If he saw her by daylight
he might perceive that she was no
more lovely or sprightly than a
score of his former schoolmateS.
But distance lends enchantment,
and thereby many i'll fated suffers
succeed in making the wrong
choice. Fortunately when boy
grows up far enough so that he IS
really q man, he begins to realize
that Vermont produces just as fine
specimens Of young Womanhood
as any community About then
his expenditures for nocturnal gas
oline decline, though those for ice
cream soda are heavier than ever.
The first step to build up town
is to persuade the knockers to
move elsewhere.
A lot of FOLKS who complain the
home town organizations don't do
anything, Will kick awfully if they
are asked to contribute a dollar
for dues.
When you see the lineman re-
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SATURDAY, AUG. 81, 1921
THE NIGHT HAWKS

Summer nights are q time when
the Young crowd are impelled to
many wanderings. Young men
With a fondness for the other sex
often cover long distances in THEN
nocturnal excursions Even be-
fore the day OF automobiles, there
were adventurous youths who
would frequently hire a livery
stable outfit to drive out 10 to 20
miles to visit some desired maiden.
When a boy reaches the stage OF
calf love, an intense desire to know
many girls pursues him. He ar
ranges a list Of gil prospects" in
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When you see the lineman re-
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STATE PRESS
The Harding WAY

During the disarmament confer
ences President Harding will not
keep his motor car in gear to rush
TO and from the meeting place. He
will be a close observer Of the pro-
ceedings, but not personal partic-
ipant. He is willing to trust his
Secretary of State.
Moreover, on the delegation he
plans to have representatives OF
the Senate-one from the majority
and one from the minority. Other
mmbers are expected to be men
of weight-neither lackeys nor
speaking tubes-and capable of
forming their own judgments,
while at the same time not insen-
siblc Of the value of teamwork.
The President is headed toward
reestablishing no1malcy in the
handling of the country's intelna-
tional relations. He saw how a de-
parture did not work. So old
fashioned practices seem specially
good to him. A prudent gentlemen,
he would have any arrangement
arrived at Endorsed by public opin-
ion and ratified by the Senate. It's
safer to consult early those who
must some time be consulted.
The President has made no loud
boasts of his knowledge Of psy-
chology, yet he has some notion of
how the average human mind
works He deals with conditions
not as they might be or perhaps
should be, but as they are. So he
is surely, even though slowly, build
ing up a reputation that will stand
him good stead should a crisis
arise.-New York Tribune.
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h TERMS-By mail, SIS year;
six months, $3.50; three months,
s1.25. One month 80 cents. Single
CODY 2 cents. All subscriptions by
order of the government are pay
able in advance.
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The first step to build up a town
is to persuade the knockers to
move elsewhere.
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Formerly folks used to be train
ed to develop spunk, but now bunk
is more popular quality.
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Although disarmament is univer-
sally desired, there is little pros
pect definite action can be taken
by the leading naval powers until
an understanding is reached with
respect to the rights and privileges
of the United States as an asso-
ciated power in the World War;
Peoria Transcript.
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A Busy Man

These are strenuous times for
the President. His callers are num-
erous, and as a rule their business
is urgent. He sees them all, hear
them all, and considers what they
lay before him.
Then he has Congress on his
hands. 1t was inevitable that the
warning factions should seek his
advice. They have probably done
so none too soon. Differences of
opinion on Capitol Hill are sharp
just now and there is work in
plenty for a referee.
Then he meets the members of
his cabinet for consultation and
the affairs in their hands are al
ways important.
His daily card, therefore is
crowded. Questions of all kinds,
foreign and domestic are submitted
to him, and decisions are expected
promptly.
Fortunately for Mr.. Harding,
his party, and the country, he is a
strong man physically as we'll as
otherwise and is of temperament
that accommodates itself to the
situation that exists. He has pa
thence. He is not easily confused or
ratified. He listens well. When he
Speaks it is to the point.
The pressure is steady. One day
is like another in its appeals and
anXieties. A President has no UNI
derstudy. He must puzzle out
problems for himself, and tackle
them as they come; and when as
at present, they tread upon each
others heels, so fast they follow
Re is the busiest man in the coun-
try.-Washington Star.
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unable TO keep in the road.
Foxy old time teachers used to
tell the children that the arithme-
tic is book of puzzles, but you
can't work the modern kid with
those gum games.
The kid who will walk several
miles to go into the swimming hole
are scarcely able to walk up stairs
to take Saturday night bath.
Formerly folks used to be train
ed to develop spunk, but now bunk
is more popular quality.
The chicken thief who was
caught in the coop, led-handed, so
to speak with feathers on his hands
tried to make an abb by claiming
that he was q poultry expert Gull
ing out the boarders
The Vermont apple crop is re-
ported to be about as per cent OF
the average. If the small boys do
not keen out Of the orchard, the
average yield of boys will not be as
high as that.
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placing the telephone poles, it may
not mean they are decayed, but
that the automobile speeders are
unable TO keep in the road.
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Entered as second-class matter
May 1, 1916, at the post office at
st. Johnsbury, Vermont, under the
act of March 3, 1879.