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The mirror., 1921-11-24


in the tallest pine over the roof. But
now the robins had fled and the woods
were quiet save for the scolding chat
ter Of the blue jays and the occasional
bark Of squirrels. The grass had died
under the touch of a blighting frost
and the wind whistled keenly down
the mountain.
Hester Prentice leaned against the
doorway and looked sorrowfully at
the bleak hillside and the dark hole in
the earth where her husband had
delved for many months. A few
Aecks of gold had rewarded his efforts
and although he still maintained an
outward air of cheerfulness Hester
read growing despair in his stopped
shoulders and evasive eye, and only
this morning she had noted with
little shock that his dark hair was
silvered around the temples.
"And Dick is only thirty" she
murmured to herself with a catch Of
the breath. "That awful mine! With
its alluring promises that are never
fulfilled it is sapping his life of youth
and happiness. Such a mockery to
call it Horn of Plenty The YAM
pire' would be better name"
Tears clouded her blue eyes and
for the moment she lost the cheerful
ness that had sustained her ever since
her marriage to Dick Prentice six
months before. Family and friends
had protested at her foolhardiness in
risking everything upon. the mining
claim staked out in distant Montana.
There is Dick, you know" she had
smiled confidently at them. with
Dick, l would go anywhere take
any chance in the world!'
So she had married him and the
summer had been an ideal one, but
November was upon them and
Thanksgiving only a few days away.
Homesickness tugged at her heart
strings. Back there in New England
they were making elaborate prepara-
tions for the great festival. They
had written and urged the young pio-
neers to come home for Thanksgiv-
ing. Hester smiled bitterly. Why,
there was scarcely bushel of flour
in the house and the bacon was al
most gone what could one do with
nothing coming in?
Dicks hopefulness had Jared on
her nerves. Only this morning she
had spoken sharply to him when he
had made some remark about Thanks
giving. A pang Of remorse now sent
her hurrying down toward the shaft.
AT the very edge of the opening she
hesitated and peered within the tun-
mel. Dick was there-sitting on a
keg, his head bowed in his hands;
alone with his disappointment!
:"Dick, Dick!" she cried, going to
him and folding his head in her arms.
The mirror., 1921-11-24
Vol. XXXV: No. II

believe feel able to 60 myself"
began Dick, who had dressed himself
and was trying his strength.
Hester made such protest that he
compromised on walking as far as the
big rock.
She stood in the doorway watching
him with tender eyes. He paused by
the rock, waved his hand and scratched
match to light his pipe. He tossed
the flaming match end aside and Hes
ter, watching it, saw it flame on the
ground and then sullen streak of red
ran down the hill toward the shaft.
"The fuse-fusew she screamed,
running toward her husband.
But she was too late! The quick
fuse had accomplished its purpose. 1t
reached the gunpowder-there was a
deafening explosion, followed by a
detonation that shook the hillside as
the store of dynamite tore into the
earth.
She found Dick rising to his feet,
white and stern-looking.,
"What was that, Hester?" he
asked.
Tearfully, Hester made her confes-
sion, and she had scarcely finished
when they were confronted by anoth-
er disaster-the little cabin they called
home burst into flames, ignited by the
overturned cook stove.
Half an hour later, they faced each
ether. amid the smoking ruins of their
home. Below a jumbled heap of up
turned rocks that marked the site of
the Elusive Horn of Plenty.
Hester, wide-eyed and pale, was
afraid to meet her husbands eyes.
This was indeed a cruel Thanksgiv-
ing her own fault, too!
A shout came up the hill, Lin
Dowd had heard the roar of the ex-
plosion and had lashed his mules up
the trail to the Prentice claim. They
saw him leave the mules and come
a-foot up the slope. He stopped at
the mine and studied the ground, then
he came hurrying to meet them.
Anybody hurt?" he asked anxious
ly, and finding that the young settlers
were intact, he tossed his hat down on
the ground and proceeded to execute
weird dance around the embers of
their home.
care you crazy?" demanded Dick
at last.
Almost" admitted Lin breathless-
ly, pausing to confront them. ''You
folks better come down to our house
to dinner. Sarah's got wild turkey
with all the trimmings. You two
will want to give thanks all the rest
of your lives-understand?" ?"
"We don't understand" replied
Dick grimly.
"Come with me, them" Lin led
the way down to the upheavd that
marked the site of the mine. Look
at this -and this. The explosion has
cut into the vein that you always be-
lieved was there-you wouldn't have
found it any other way, and, well, l
guess you're millionaire for keeps!
That Horn of Plenty mine has GER
tainly overAowed with gold-and I'm
darned glad of it-and if you folks
can stop hugging each other you better
come along and get some Thanksgiv
ing dinner !'-Copyright W. ~.
The mirror., 1921-11-24

he little cabin clung to
the SCARED hillside and
pine trees clustered
around it as if to pro-
tect the tiny home from
the cruel blasts of the
approaching winter.
In summer it was
very lovely there. Birds
nested in the deep pine
woods behind the cabin
and a robin had built
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18

PENINSULA.

Mr.. and Mrs Walter Strand, Of
Burlington, Wash, and Grandpa
Church, of Sunnyside. Wash, were
here to attend the funeral of Eliza
beth Church last week. Mrs. Strand
is an aunt of the deceased.
The dance given at Alert Grange
hall last Saturday night was a very
en- joya bic affair and a good time was
reported.
A bouncing baby boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Tennison, Of
Buffers Cove, last Friday, Febru-
airy 18th.
Miss Helen Chard has been very
sick this last week with quinsy.
George Chic has returned to his
home on the Peninsula, after an alb
sence of couple Of weeks.
Miss Sybil Juleson, Alfred Whit
ney and Mrs. w. Whitney. Of Green
Cove, attended the Missionary ALI
ance convention at the West Side
chapel Tuesday evening. The tolk
by Miss Botham, of Sudan, Africa,
was very interesting and the mes
sage brought by the evangelist. Miss
Houser, OF St. Paul, was inspiring
and full of life.
Saturday night. February 10. will
be the regular meeting night for
Alert Grange. All. grangers are re-
quested to be present.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
HFNRY FORD NEEDS NO MONEY
FROM WALL STREET LOAN SHARKS
Entire Payroll Of $4,000 Men Will Be Employed on
Alternating Two-Week Periods Until Full Ca
pacity Production Is Resumed

Certainly not" Ford replied,
with emphasis. Nobody in our en-
ploy is going to starve while the re-
adjustment is going on either.
Our sociological department, de-
spite reports to the contrary, is now
in the best shape it has ever been
to look up and handle deserving
cases.
There is one good thing that has
come out of this present situation. ="
Ford continued. And that is it is
forcing down the price Of steel. The
steel interests are now willing to
take half loaf rather than none"
That Ford has not changed his
anti-semitic views was indicated dur
ing the course Of the interview when
he interrupted the conversation to
ask:
Have you been reading the ar
ticles in the Dearborn independents"
The interviewer siad he had.
II have book containing the
first 20 articles" Ford said. Have
you see it?''
mo"
Then IL get you one
He went down a corridor TO an
other room and returned with a
small booklet bearing the title THE
International Jew
Read that" he said. Every
good newspaperman in the country
ought to read those articles
The interview also established the
falsity of the many rumors that have
been circulated to the effect that
Ford is i'll. He appeared to be in
the best Of health. He was as alert
and active as ever: his face radiated
the news that he was not i'll and
had not been i'll recently.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
CHEHALIS DELEGATES
NEW ELKS' TEMPLE
Olympia's Antlered Herd Will Leave
Saturday Morning to Attend
Official Ceremony

A large number Of Olympia Elks
will drive to Chehalis next Saturday
to attend the dedication of the new
b. p. Q. e. lodge in that city. Ac-
cording to announcement made to-
day dozen machines will leave
Olympia Saturday morning for Che
halls to spend the day visiting the
new lodge and attending the cere-
monies.
At meeting of the dedication
committee OF the Chehalis lodge,
B. p. O. E.. held this week plans
were made for the dedication of the
new $125,000 home. There will be
an all-day program with official
dedicatory ceremonies taking place
at $3.50 p. m. In order that the peo-
pie of Chehalis and the vicinity. who
are not Elks, may have an oppor-
tunity to inspect the building, an
informal reception and inspection Of
the building will be held Friday
evening, February IS from q to 10
o'clock.
The following program has been
arranged for the dedication cere-
monies Saturday:
Friday evening, February IS
700 to 1900 o'clock. informal re-
ception and inspection for local
people.
Saturday. February 10:
800 a. nj. to IL M, open house;
inspection Of home. Ohehalis Elks
bank will meet all trains and escort
visitors to the home. Josie" the
like Elk. will be exhibited in front
OF the home. Light refreshments
will be served free to all visiting
Elks in the dining room during the
day.
1880 to $3.50 p. M. band concert
in front of the home.
2:3O to 1880 p. M, dedicatory ser
vices for Elks only. During this
ceremony special entertainment
will be arranged for the ladies in the
club rooms.
4:3O to 500 p. M, drill by boys
of the State Training School.
200 p. m. Elks frolic. Carnival
features and stunts by local and WIS.,
iting Elks. During the evening in
formal dances will be held in the
club. rooms and in two halls GEN.
trally located. These will be free to
Elks and their ladies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
Bible Study
Classes
r. b. Huffman, Teacher
LESSON v.
Isaac and Ishmael.

Read Genesis FL to rs inclusive.
Introduction: After the events at
Sodom, Abraham removes to Beer
sheba.
1. Tell about the birth Of Isaac.
Genesis 21:1
How was his birth extraordinary ?
What blood relation was Sarah to
Abraham? Genesis 20:12.
2. What was the immediate cause
Of the casting out Of Hagar and her
son? Genesis 21:9.
What did God promise her? Gen.
21:1s.
3. What deception did Abraham
use for the second time, and what
peace covenant did he make with
King Abimelech? Gen. 20 and 81.
4. Why was the sacrificing" OF
Isaac such a severe test of Abraham s
faith? Tell about it. Genesis %.
s. What traits of character do
you find in Abraham at the death OF
Sarah? Genesis %.
Where is Machpelah?
6. Describe Isaac's courtship and
marriage. Genesis "a.
How far is Beersheba from Haran?
z. Did Abraham marry again?
Tell about it. What tribe Of people
grew out of this?
8. What event shows the friendly
relations OF Isaac and Ishmael" Gen.
25:8-10.
9. How many sons had Ishmael?
Genesis 25:13-18.
10. How many sons had Isaac?
What did the Lord answer to Re
bekah? Genesis 1928.
Describe the boys and their man
ner of life.
What do you think of the parental
partially in verse %?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
WILL PRUNE AND
SPRAY BRIGHTON
PARK ON MONDAY
j. l.. StahI, HOrticulturist, VIII Give
Demonstration at Farm of
r. l.. Hopkins

A pruning and spraying demon
stration will be cid Monday, February
81. on the farm of f. l.. Hopkins, on
the oBulevard road. for the benefit of
the Hays, Lacey and Brighton Park
communities of the Farm Bureau. j.
L. Stahl, horticultural at the West
ern Washington Experiment station,
will deliver a lecture, and E. B. Stock
ey, agriculturist. will be the guiding
hand. Interested horticulturists are
welcome to come and bring their
lunches. Coffee will be served.
Tuesday being legal holiday. the
next demonstration will be held on
Wednesday in the Yelm community.
end Thursday will find the experts
busy in Grand Mound.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
CARD AND LABEL
LEAGUE MEETING

An adjourned meeting of the Card
and Label League was held last Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Padget on the corner of Fourteenth
and Jefferson.
After a business session number
of legislative bills were discussed,
also it was voted to have a debate on
open Shop VS.. Closed Shop" at the
next meeting.
New members taken in were Mrs.
Fred Miller Mrs. Burt Flesher and
r. A. Padget
Refreshments were served and al
together an enjoyable meeting was
had.
The next regular meeting will be
held Friday afternoon at Mrs. Millers
on North Central street.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
DESCHUTES AND
YELM SUBSCRIBE
PUREBRED STOCK
Livestock and SilO Study Tour
Results in Five Farmers
Signing Pledge

The live stock and silo study tour
held in the Yelm and Deschutes COM
munities of the farm bureau yester-
day resulted in five farmers deciding
to get rid Of their scrub stock and
get the pure-bred variety.
c. M. Hubbard, livestock extension
specialist with the state college, gave
series of talks and lectures re'at.
ing to the necessity Of keeping pure
bred stock to avoid going on the red
in the farm account book.
E. B. StOokey, county agricultur-
list, had general charge of the tour
which was attended by 80 farmers.
The party lett Yelm at $3.50 O'Clock
in the morning and reached the j.
Etka place fifteen minutes later,
where the members inspected his
Holstein herd. At ten minutes after
10 O'Clock they stopped at the d. r.
Hughes farm and looked over his
registered Jersey herd and his silo.
At IL o'clock they visited the F.
Capen place and inspected his regis
tered hogs and Jersey cattle. Half
an hour later they gave the once over
TO the shorthorn herd on the j. A.
Mckenzie farm.
The noon hour was spent at lunch
con at the home Of Royal F. King
and they afterwards inspected his
Jersey herd and silo filed with oats.
Mr. King stated that his silo was
filled with oats harvested so late
that it would have gone "haywire'
if it had not been saved by the silo.
At 2 o'clock they stopped and sized
up his silo filled with vetch, his dairy
herd, and his rutabagas in the field.
The herd of Jerseys on the farm of
George Weber claimed attention
and also the herd of o. |. c. hogs on
the O. F. Hartline place together
with his registered Holsteins and
silo filled with corn and sunflower.
The finale came at the home OF Reed
Conine with inspection Of his o. J..
c. hogs and herd of Holsteins
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
PUGET

Arthur Johnston spent Sunday af-
ternoon at the s. Y. Bennett home.
Mrs. A. e. Larsen is suffering with
a lame knee. Her granddaughter,
Mrs. F. e. Giddings, is helping her
with her work.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. l. Evans and
daughter Wilma were out to the
farm for the weekend.
Harry Larsen Is suffering with a
very sore eye. A cable broke and
hit him, causing him to have a pain
full injury to the eye.
S. NJ. Kegley is having a bad spell
of asthma.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
the afternoon Of March / in the Frye
hotel in Seattle.

Richard Aver, Of Aver Brothers,
and J. B. Taylor were admitted to
membership, the latter with double
distinction. One was being elected a
state delegate as soon as admitted.
and the other of being the Holstein
breeder who brough the first regis
tered Holstein bull into Thurston
county IS years ago. He now has
fine herd of some dozen or more reg
istered cows. His fellow members
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
HOLSTEIN BREEDERS
SELECT DELEGATES
TO SEATTLE MEET
Richard Aver and j. Il. Taylor Adj
nitted to Membership in
County Association.

Eight enthusiastic breeders were
present at the third meeting OF the
Holstein Breeders Association or
Thurson, which was held in the as
sembly hall OF the Chamber OF Com
merce last evening. r. j. kegley. or
this vicinity, an d.. b. Taylor, OF Bu-
coda, were elected delegates to the
state convention of Holstein breed
ers, which will be held at o'clock in
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
call hi,u a booster for the Holstein

call hiiu a booster for the Holstein
breed.
Stanley Butchart. state secretary,
was present and launched plans for
a Holstein show to be put on some
time this fall. He went from here to
Lewis county to be present at sim
liar meeting tonight in Chehalis at
the meeting Of one Of the largest as
sociations Of the state, having some
80 members, according to Chester
Eells, secretary Of the Thurston as
sociati0n.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-18
Christian Science Lecture.

First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Olympia, announces a free lecture on
Christian Science by Ezra w. Palmer,
&c. S. B., of Denver, Colorado, member
of the Board of Lectureship Of The
Mother Church, The First Church of
Christ, Scientist. in Boston, Massa-
|chusetts, to be delivered at the Ray
theater on Sunday, February goth,
at 8 p. m. The public is cordially in
vited to be present.-Adv.
The Monett times., 1921-04-15
WORK ON KINGS PRAIRIE
ROAD PROGRESSES

The Special Road District COM
missioners of Kings Prairie are ac-
eomplishing great results since they
started on their campaign of Zone
more mile of graveled road a year
for the Ozarks Fairgrounds" They
have just completed the grading of
the mile of road from Fred Thomas
place to the Monett-Purdy road. They
are now grading from Pleasant Dale
school house to the east line of the
district, four miles in length and have
teams hauling gravel and cement fol
the waterways culverts from the state
highway to Carter's store.
This work will be completed within
the next two weeks, then graded ready
for the Community Club to gravel.
This will be done by donation work by
club members who have the Ozark
Playground spirit incubation through
and through.
The Monett times., 1921-04-15
LEGION STARTS
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN

The Walford Anderson American
Legion Post of Monett is starting a
membership campaign. The boys
have number of interesting projects
in view and want all the boys to have
a hand.
They are distributing some inter
esting pasta.a which read thus:
"Come on Boys! What's eating
you? You Gobs. Leathernecks,
noughboys; how &c you get that way ?
Going to be hard boiled all your life :?
Look it here This aint shave-tail,
one-striper, nor petty offices hollerin
at you. Just plain ordinary gold
bricker, that's all. And you're being
asst, nice and politely, invited, bowed
down to, boned to get in on a good
thing. But here you've been dodgin'
detail right along. What's the idea ,
Why can't you come along with US
guys and join the American Legion p
The Monett times., 1921-04-15
OIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
ORGANIZED HERE
Monet Citizens Take Steps to Secure
Leases for the Purpose of
Drilling for Oil.

Monett citizens have formed a
company for the purpose of securing
leases on adjacent lard to drill for oil.
The company is to be called the Mo-
nett Oil, Gas and Mineral Development
Company ar'i a number of citizens
have already signed up.
The most substantial citizens of
the town are in the company and
they intend to make an effort to
determine whether or not there is oil
in this vicinity. A geologist will 60
over the ground in the near future
and decide where the best prospects
are in order to drill.
Men now in the new company are
J. J. Davis, A. H. Cox, S. A. Chapel,
Sig Solomon, J. L. Hobbs, j. E.
Jenkins, X. K. Kane, Carol Cox, w.
w. Lehnhard, J. V. Nelson, o. A. Will
liams, D. E. Miller, S. j. Chafin, Ed
Salzer, Floyd Galloway, F. P. Sizer,
!. L. Owens, c.. w. Lehnhard and H.
w. Fly. Others will join later and
interesting developments are expected
in a short time.
The Monett times., 1921-04-15
ORCHARD MEN BELIEVE
MANY APPLES SURVIVE
From the Rogers (Ark.) Democrat.

From the Rogers (Ark.) Democrat.
Benton county fruit growers are be.
ginning to take a more cheerful vies,
of the apple situation, and we finu
few who now express a belief that the
entire crop has been killed. The Dem
ocrat editor has talked with grower;
from all parts of the local territory
and their estimates are ranging from
20 per cent of a normal crop, to fifty
per cent of crop. Perhaps the lat
ter figures are too high; perhaps the
first given are too low. There is a
chance for quite lot of apples some
where between the two.
Russell Sharp told US last Saturday
that he had examined at least thou
sand buds in many different orchards
and on many varieties of trees, and
he found a very good per cent of live
buds. Some trees had enough live
buds to make good crop if they have
not been SO weakened by the cold that
they will fall at the time of the June
drop.
H. w. Gipple says he has enough
buds left in his orchard to make a
good yield, and that there are more
2er Davis than fsrs anticipated. Nest
OF the growers think the Jonathans
will make good showing this year
if there are no more freezes.
E. W. Polk was down from Avoca
Monday and said several of the grow
ers in that section say they find lots
of live buds in their orchards and look
for at least third of crop.
1t seems to be dependent upon
whether or not the trees were in
bloom. All blooms were killed-that
is agreed. But trees that were not
in bloom, either because of location of
soil, variety of other cause,
seem to have many live buds, and
should make apples.
Strawberry growers who attended
the meeting at the Rogers Shippers
Union Saturday afternoon at the City
Hall were agreed that while the freeze
damaged or killed some of the early
blooms, the main crop had not been
and was still promising fair
Weld.
The Monett times., 1921-04-15
COMMUNITY ROAD
IMPROVEMENT SPREADS
Lawrence County District Adopts
Wightman Plan for "One More
Mile of Gravel Road Each
Year,

Citizens in the Crescent and Wheel
er school districts have organized a
Committee club on the same lines as
that organized on Kings Prairie, for
the purpose of graveling one mile of
road each year, plan proposed by
F. A. Wightman, a road enthusiast.
Just across the line from the Kings
Prairie Special Road District, at the
home of R. S. Erickson, Thursday
night, April 7, a bunch of neighbors
gathered with the determination to
improve the roads of their community
Officers of the Kings Prairie COM
munity organization were invited and
were present.
Frank A. Wightman explained the
scheme and an organization was per-
fected by electing R. S. Erickson;
president; John Lindquist, vice presi3
dent and L. C. Sperandio, secretaryl
treasurer.
Petitions were prepared and eight
teams days and twenty-five kingle
hand days subscribed signified their
willingness to join the progressive
Community Good Roads Association,
the first in Lawrence County.
The road selected to work and
gravel this year is the mile begin
ming on the county line five miles east
of Monett with the Spring River dis
trict on the east and the Wheeler
district on the west side, extending
one mile north.
Some $500 worth of community
good road work was subscribed to and
committees were appointed to solicit
others to join them. Their motto is,
"One More Mile of Gravel Road Each
Year for the Ozark Playground"
Work will begin right row,