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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-12-08
BROWNLEE

We have been having some rel
cold weather the last few days.
Francis Albin has been haulin
Christmas trees for Mr.. Ashton.
The entertainment given at tn
church Saturday night was well 1t
tended and very enjoyable time VA
had by everyone. Sandwiches ant
coffee, candy and pop corn balls wer'
sold. The ladies also had . bazaar, the
proceeds Of which IL to 20 toward
paperins the church.
Two Of Mrs. Snyder'a little boys are
sick with tonsilitis.
Mrs. Dave Biggers entertained the
True Blue Sunday school class at
dinner Sunday in honor Of Melvin, it
Icing his 1tth birthday.
Miss Gooding. the lower Brownlee
school teacher, Ii still quite sick and
may not be able to teach for some
time. They ere trying to find = sub
stitute to take her place until she Is
able to teach.
Miss Faye Bemis spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Hazel
Albin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Woods and
Jrma spent Sunday ct the Albert
Beckman hons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ryaearson and child
rem spent Sunday 1t the Howe home.
Mrs. r. E. Albin visited with Mrs.
Dsve Biggsrs last Thursday.
Mias Eva Moulton was operated
upon last Thursday for appendicitis.
Mr.. Bemis butchered = beef one
day last week.
Dave Biggers and Clarence helped
Ebb BiRRers butcher hogs Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moulton re-
turned home from Emmett Sunday
where they have been staying with
their daughter Eva, who underwent
IN operation for appendicitis.
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funeral was held Sunday morning a
the home.
:, Mrs. Frank Hunter and Mrs. Bur
dell stayed 1T the Wallace home Sat
urday night.
Ed johnson came home from Bois'
last week. He has been there fol
some time doctoring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waite Hunter ant
children were Sunday afternoon call
ers At the Irwin Davis home.
! Mrs. L. Brogan and Mrs. George
Martin attended the quilting at the
Sheets home At Emmett last Thurs
day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Conrad and
daughter were Sunday visitors at the
Henry Conrad hom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schadt and child
rem and Henry Bish were visitors at
the Henry Conrad home.
(Too Late for Last Week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Aston ate
Thanksgiving dinner at the Heber
Beutler home.
Little Lou Wallace has been real
sick the past week.
Alma Hereth spent Sunday with
Inez Buck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waite Hunter and
spent Sunday at the Robert
Gordon home.
George Koontz came home Sunday
from Fruitland where he has been
in the apples.
Mr.. Juddy, Warner Smith and Mar
garet Marler Of Fruitland spent Sun
lay 1t the Koontz home.
Roy Moore called on Ward Fuller
Wednesday.
Mrs. Walter Buck attended Kan
Ias quilting Bee" at the Sheets home
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Wills and child
en- were Sunday dinner guests at the
elmer Aston home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Fuller ate
dinner at the w +. Hill
orne.
Mr.. Spear is on the sick list this ,
geek.
Margaret Spear was operated on
or appendicitis last Tuesday at the
iewittson hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moore and {
enevieve were Thanksgiving guests l
/ the J. J. Buzzard home. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Aston, Kenneth d
nd Evelyn were dinner guests at the c
Ills Harris home Wednesday even Y
x.
Elias Aston returned from Califor- d
Ia last week. O
Mrs. George Koontz spent Tuesday
ith Mrs. Walter Buck. &
A good crowd attended the Farm n
ureau meeting held at. the school
,use Wednesday evening. b
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When You Are Con.tin.ted.

To insure a healthy action of the
bowels and correct disorders of the
liver, take two of. Chamberlain's Tab
lets immediately after supper. They
will not only cause a gentle move
ment of the bowels, without unpleas-
ant effects, but Danish that dull, stu
pid feeling, that often accompanies
constipation.
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CENTRAL MESA

Born--to Mr.. and Mn. Emil John
son, Sunday, Dec. 4, boy.
Mr.. and Mira Frank Moore callet
ut the Spear and Buzzsrd homes Sun
day.
The children Of Central Mesa are
preparing . program for Xmas.
GserHs Glsins Ia visiting at the
Virgil Beers home.
Mis- Margaret Blair has been car
Ing for J. Spear. during his sickness
Mrs- CseYgs Martin spent Tuesday
aftsrnoea at thu Jess Buxxard home.
Thos. Coonrod was in the neighbor-
hood Tuesday. selling "Grsnd Union
groceries ss...-.ss.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Waite Hunter and
ehildrsa spent Monday at the Davis
Hunter home at bramvell. The day
being Mrs. Davis Hunters 5Oth birth
day and her nsighbors gave her =
kitchen shower.
l.. M. Croker Of Newburg. Oregon
spent Wednesday At the Henry Con-
rad home.
Mrs. Elmer Aston has been taking
care Of Ethel. Goldie and Lulu Spear
while their father has been ILL.,
Lou Evan Wallace. age one year.
passed away Friday night at IL
o'clock. after an illness OF three
weeks with pneumonia, He leaves a
father, mother and five brothers. The
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-12-08
Mrs. Laura M. Hoyt Recommends
Chamherlain'a Tablets.

81 have frequently used Chamber
lain's Tablets, during the past three
years, and have found them splendid
for headache and bilious attacks.
am only too pleased, at any time, to
speak a word in praise of Them"
writes Mrs. Laura NJ. Hoyt, Rockport,
N. Y.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-12-08

Lumber Yard Out Of One Log.
One OF the largest mahogany logs
ever marketed turned out 1900 feet
of solid wood.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-12-08

Feel languid, weak, run down :?
Headachei Stomach "off?" A rood
remedy is Burdock Blood Bitters. Ask
your druggist Price SIPS.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-12-08

Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ Smith and child
rem were Thanksgiving dinner guests
at the L. G. Jordon home
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-22
TOM MIX IN -'TRAILlN'," AT
- THE REX CHRISTMAS DAY

D. Sc "
Tom Mix, the William Fox stay,
who recently paid New Y ork a flying
visit, astonished his interviewers when
they asked him how he liked the
metropolis. ~. - Is -.
Mr.. Mix had been shown every
wonder and mouth-opener which the
city; boasted, Nevertheless, when the
big question was put to him, he did
not saga word-just pulled out his
time table and lookeG up the next
train back home to California. -
It wnsI't because the famous dare
devil actor didn't marvel at the city s
greatness; it was simply because he
loved the West with it's wonderful
sunsets and its rowing herds of cat
tie; Mix is back on the west coast,
but his motion pictures are to be Seen
all over the world. ..1.
The latest Of these comes to- tho
Rex theater Christmas day. The name
OF this William Fox production is
Irailin'," a Max Brand story. and
'lom Mix is given free play for dash
ing work III the leading role. ~, :,
a. special vaudeville show with all
western vaudeville acts, ,splittinp
their jump from here to Seattle, viii
also be shown Sunday, 49,
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DANGEROUS CURVE AHEAD" =
-. ATlGRAND CHRISTMAS DAY

The elemental interest and appeal
Of real life as lived by real human
beings has been caught on the screen
by Rupert Hughes in his first origin
|al scenario, produced by Goldwyn,
dangerous Curve Ahead"' which
will be the special lettering Christ
mas day and Monday at the Grand
theater. ..s:. = ~.
All old married couples who have
passed through its various phases will
fchuckie and sigh at its truthfulness
land humor; young married. couples
living through it's phases viii find its
comedy almost tragedy in, places;
while the newly married couple and
the single will be absorbed by its
foreshadowing Of some of the do
Imestic and matrimonial problems
which will confront them. ....x r.
The young. Harley Joneses are al:
most shipw1 ecked through the adj
miration Of Arson Newton for Phoe.
be and the social interest taken in
her by Mrs. Noxon, society leader
But the dangerous curve on their
matrimonial track is negotiated sue.
cessfully through all the strong cal
OF mother. love, Helene Chadwick
Richard Dix, M. B. Flynn and Kate
Lester make I'd a most capable guar.
tet of principals. E. Mason Hoppe,
directed. .,-.. =; 49,. -. (. 49, Ne
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-22
VAUDEVILLE AT GRAND a.
81 TONtGHT-ALL COMEDY

-Four acts Of vaudeville secured
through the Bert Levy circuit OF San
Francisco will provide an unusual
lot OF fun and laughter for the pa.
irons of the Grand thcater where
they are playing tonight only. sTfie
Louis and LYDIA trio. open the bill
with comedy skit entitled F"Stock:'
/. ings," which IS a splendid comedy
skit introducing a number OF songs
and dances. DriskG and Earl follow
with lot more Of rollicking rapid
fire comedy and songs. Jere Sanford,
zt.tThe Whistling Choreboy,' who
claims to have entertained more
troops in England, France and Bel
GUM during the war than any other
entertainer, and who has made sever
al records for the different .phono-
graph companies presents country
yokel character introducing songs
yokel character introducing yodel-
ing songs and whistling. .,
James and Jesse Burns in "That
Somewhat Different Wire Act"
close the bill with some sensational
work on the tight and slack wire,
with Miss Burns proving exceptional
ekill by walking the length of the
wire using. baskets for shoes. .....
Herbert Rawlinson in "The Mil
lionaire,.'. is the picture Offering and
the show begins at the usual time,
at 4: 10 and 9 tonight only. 7
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-22
"A WESTERN DEMON" AT
THE REX THEATER FRIDAY

Out Of the depths Of New Yorks
slulns and into the great open West,
where mems hearts beat true as
steel one day arrived out Of side
door Pullman one Of its rarest prod
ucts. To use his own language, che
put on a nose-bag," meaning he had
something to eat, and approached a
cattlenlan and asked for work. He
was at once engaged as cook on the
B. B. ranch, the foreman Of which
was Joe Dalton, the clever scoundrel
in "A Western Demon" The cook
was none other than Billy Franey
himself, the man who was born to
make, the world laugh, and when you
see him making one of his many trips
to the 'old crows nest" as he does
in this production, we are sure you
will agree with US. Mr.. Franey is
known the world over as a comedian
who has been a star in his own com
!edies for the past six years, and at
great expense he was secured to play
the comedy part in "a Western De
mon" - .- ... .&... = .u
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-22
STATE TAX CONFERENCE
" TOBE HELD NEXT MONTH

/. The. sixth annual meeting of the
Minnesota Tax Conference will be
held III Minneapolis on January IS
and 10, 1922. The conference was or
ganized six years ago and meets an
nually for the purpose of discussing
state and local taxation >-%...-s.I.s.- f. r,
Each county is entitled to five del
cgatcs. The county auditor and the
chairman Of the county board OF each
county are cX-oficio delegates, the
other three being named by the coun-
|ty. board. ANY interested citizen,
however, may attend the conference
Eand. participate in its discussions.
County Auditor A: D. Johnson is in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-22
PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE
FOR HOLIDAY SEASON

The Bemidji public schools closed
for the holiday season with the SEES
sions today. Most of the grades had
Christmas programs and Christmas
trees, the high school having theirs
| in the Methodist church auditorium
this afternoon. The various grades
and departments carried out the plan
of drawing names and providing gifts
mot to exceed a certain sum for the
person whose name was drawn, SO
that each RECEIVED a gift on the tree,
and thus carried out the Yuletide
spirit. .s4 ;Sfps-l Il IN N Fisss. i n. sss
The teachers who viii spend their.
vacation out Of town. at their homes
or with relatives or friends, are IS
follows: Avis ,Akre. Thief River Falls.
Caroline Austin, st. Paul; Faith.
Knickerbocker,, Staples; Ruth B. Mel.
son, Albert Lea; Esther a. Young,
Neenah, Wis.,; Grace Blonberg, Min
neapolis; Evelyn Hall, Minneapolis;
Anna Hoag, Mora, Mimi; Bretta
:Loufbourrow, Republic, Kans.; Ella
Pelto, Two Harbors; Loretta and
Nellie Slaterly, Rochester,; Mary
Schlerman, Owatonna; Blanche
Dodge, Middle River; Lois Daily,
Laporte; Martha Fibigar, Minneapo-
lis; Julia A. Nelson, evansville; Sar-s
ali Arnold, Rainy River, Agnes Cul-
len, Minneapolis; Louisa Ganrud, !
Glenwood; Bessie Evans, Ossea;
Esther Fjellman, Minneapolis; Esther
Ganchow, Wells; Sara Gardner, Sta
pies; 'Alice Graves, Duluth; Alma
Munson, Akeley; Abbie Murphy, st.
Paul ;.Gertrude Nelson, Fergus Falls;
Frances Penrod, Duluth; Frances
Natalie Petteys, Fttribau.t; Esther
May Rulien, New Richmond, Wis;
Molhe Whalen, Stephen; Sadie
Ghesborough, Minneapolis; Dale
Aliu.1ttIng' Creseo, Iowa; Ann Nc;
Bride GAINESVILLE; Selma Larson, Fer
gus Falls; Adelaide l.. Wilson. Ell
derlin, N: D., Clara Zieske, ;Mankato 4
Sylvia Carter, Hines; Cecilia. Heffel,'
finger, Minneapolis. = ~: s,,,5 : s
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4 u
receipt Of q letter from Roy G.
Blakeley Of the University Of Mime
sofa, president of the conference, ask
ing that the selection Of delegates
be brought to the attention OF the
county board at its January meeting.
In order that the agricultural inter-
ests of the state may be fully repre-
senteG. at the conference, the presi-
dent suggests that one or more of tha
delegates to be named by the beard
be selected from the farming co.1-
n1unity OF the county. n a s
The program this year will be pery
largely devoted to a consideration Of
the excessive tax burdens now being
borne by business and property and
the urgent necessity for some meas
ure of relief before business condi-
tons will be restored to normally.
Governor Prers and other prominent
speakers will address the conference.
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EVER SINCE EVE" AT 5ssi
TIE REX THEATER TODAY

Ea#5ta>t &lk1E. MA A1HG<A , -N
{. Shirley Mason. as usual, captured
her audience at the opening perform.
a;ice yesterday at the Rex theater OF
the photoplay, Ever Since Eve" a
Fox production made from Joseph
Ernest peat's story, Concerning
Cnichine. Ample evidence was forth
coming that the spectators were
rnightily pleased, not only with the
dainty Stars work, but with the conl-
p;any as d whole and the work OF the
author and the producer. Ill, -. !. Z
In ever. Since Eve" it is safe to
say, Miss Mason is seen at her very
best--which is very good indeed. Por-
traying the central character in q
story Of an orphan girl adopted by
III artist she never has met, the de-
vc!opment Of the romance has in it
not one dull moment; and the interest
is enhanced by an element Of mystery
attaching to one of the prominent
figures. - D.
The love theme is cleverly worked
out, and the final climax is in the
nature Of surprise. = .....-S%..
y. The serious action is threaded by
good comedy, and the entertainment
as whole is Of high class. = -.
Howard NJ. Mitchell did his Gus
ton1ary excellent work as director Of
he picture. -,... =. ...''..''
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"BEYOND"AT THE ELKO ~
i. Hg3sS ES., 4Th}I$,p. TIE7@ TE'7'4 ~ ~,
u. ! TONIGHT, AND FRIDAY

William D. Taylor, pioneer picture
producer, and with such successes as
( "Huckleberry Finn, The Furnace"
."The Witching Hour "Sacred and
Profanes Love" and Wealth" on his
list. Of directorial achievements, was
at the helm during the filming of
Ethel Clayton's newest Paramount
starring vehicle, Beyond" which
will be displayed at the Elko theater
tonight, also Friday matinee and
evening. ~ H. !, r.. = =. 81. >,
2 It will be recalled that wealth"
also starred Miss Clayton. Although
that picture was one Of the most law
ish in which Miss Clayton has APP
Feared, it is believed that audience s
will be even more attracted by III c
new production because of Its y{,n-
usual theme, which deals With tht
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-22
! NEWS OF THE THEATRES


question of whether or not the veil
between this life and the hereafter
ever has been or ever will be lifted.
% Henry Arthur Jones, the author,
fancifully shows in the story when
he wrote especially for Paramount,
how a. spirit may communicate with
the living. AbontIthis theme is woven
a most fascinating emotional drama
of human life. 5l H h 5ss9t s12 %3i y,
A new Mack Sennett comedy, "The
Unhappy Finish, Z also appears at the
.Elko tonight and tomorrow. s,,. a.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-22
THREE NoTABLEs IN CAST

Conrad Nagel, Lois Wilson and
Jack Holt, whose portrayals ins"Mid-
summer Madness" William DeMille
production for Paramount, We're
greatly admired, are again associated
as the three principals i'll
Mr.. DeMille's latest production. "The
Lost Romance founded on an or
iginal story by Edward Knobloek.
The picture will be shown at the
Elko theater next Sunday and Mon
day. e-'. s." 10. if t@ u
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-22

There Is d Polish post among the
posts Of various nationalities Of the
American Legion, Argonne is its name
and it is located at Toledo, 9. i.
y Motion pictures are shown three
nights week at the American Legion
theater,s which has just been estab-
lished by post in Alta Vista, Kan.
Agents Of the Chicago American lie,
sion post which has undertaken the
reconstruction Of Mesnil-en-Arronaise,
,picardy, have gotten the project under
way! ~ sta, .35ait ~ ia'ss p T. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-22
Carrying On With the
American Legion

An army kitchen and 1000 cots have
been placed in former barracks at
Cleveland to care for jobless ex-serrv-
Ice men. NJ. II II. ii yi%
A 5 per cent discount on all pur-
chases has been accorded members OF
/, the American Legion by the majority
of merchants in Arcadia, Fla, at WI w !.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-22

Oscar r. Carlstrom, Alcdo, III, new
commander Of the United Spanish War
Veterans, was one Of the committee Of
f,fty A.4 E. Il. men which started the
American Legion in Paris IN 1919. He
is an adopted member Of the g. A. II.
Of Illinois.
y; -,.----- .---- s,s4,t|s& IT,
Due to the propaganda Of the Amer
lean Legion in Blrming CHAM, Ala. the
hundreds Of former service men have
been placed In positions ranging be-
tween that Of short order cooks to con-
struction tforemen. NJ .@3s#5E
The diamond drill., 1921-05-28

been very much the same sort of school
boy N tho hero Of the story. but I'm
fact George, his brother. was the orfEf-
nal OF Tom, m Dean Stanley was the
original OF Arthur.
Thomas Hughes followed I'm his fa-
Tiers footsteps ne Oriciy he was later
called to the bar. and eventually was
appointed n county court Judge.
His life was one OF true service 90
humanity Frederick Maurice was the
great influence that worked upon him,
and he was OF the group, along with
Charles Kingsley, who devoted them-
selves 60 the cause OF the working
mems College. He sat I'm parliament.
always a devoted friend OF his friends,
the workingmenJ he tried his hand az
nm fdesiistfc colony, called Rugby, I'm
Tennesseej he was q frequent visitor
90 America, and was n great friend and
admfrer OF James Russell Lowell,
whose influence over him is shown I'm
the frequent quotations I'm his books.
His other volumes included q sequel
60 s'rom Brown ne Oxford.s sRelfEio
Laici,- and his sMemoir OF n Brother
Hut he will always be remembered m
tho sane and great-hearted author who
has understood something OF the soul
OF schooiboy, and who hns written
the greatest book I'm English of the
schooiboy's life.
The diamond drill., 1921-05-28

Thomas Hughes
was born Oct. 20.
1s2z, st Unington.
Berks. In I684 his
father sent Tom 20
Rugby 90 be under
the charge Of DIR.
Arnoidy the doctor
and the father sad
been fellow stu
dents st Orfei col
iegc, Oxford. Both
school and master
were made world
X N o w n ny the
b o o n, "T o m
Browns 3 c n o o !
ID nys.s II o m
HuRhea uust have
The diamond drill., 1921-05-28
CONDENSED
CLASSICS
PAUL AND VIRGINIA
BY sAlNT.PIERRE
Condensation by
Irving 6aoheIler

jacques n enri
ID ern ardin ds
saint-Pferre was
born NJ Havre IN
lT81 and died M
Eragny, near Pom
toise tn fs1A
An emotional
dreamer, an fras-
chile pcrsoniffca-
tion Of the rolling
stone, Bernardfn
do safnf-Pferre
was constantly
wandering from
one thtn q and
place 60 another.
Educated for an
engineers profess
sion, he went GO
sen, served I'm the
army, vvns dis
missed. received
an appointment at
The diamond drill., 1921-05-28

"How about your poem. vanessaT'
"The editor returned II with re-
grets.r
"RegretsY
Eyes; with 30 many regrets that I
feel tempted 20 send II TO him again."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The diamond drill., 1921-05-28

kk xUST as Tom was swallowing his
last mouthful (three o'clock In
" the morning). winding his COM
| forter round his throat, and tucking
the ends into the breast Of his coat,
the horn sounds. Boots looks In and
says: Tally-ho. SIR and they hear
the ring and the rattle Of the four
fRst trotters and the town-made dram,
ah Il dashes MP to the Peacock.
"'Anything for rs. Bobr says the
buriy guard, dropping down from be-
hind and slapping himself across the
chest.
"'Young genl'm'n. Rugby answers
a hostler.
"'Tell young gent TO look alive
says the guard, opening the hind-boot
and shooting the parcels IN after ex-
amining them by the lamps. Here.
shove the portmanteau up a-top-Tn
fasten him presently. Now, there. sir.
jump up behind
"'Good-by, father-my love at home
A last shake OF the hand. Up goes
Tom, the guard catching his hat-box
and holding on with one hand while
with the other he claps the horn to his
mouth. Toot, toot. tootl the hostlers
let go their heads, the four bays plunge
at the collar, and away goes the tally
no into the darkness, 45 seconds from
the time they had pulled up."
So Tom Brown started TO begin his
school days at Rugby when William
Nv sat upon the throne. Squire
Brown had meditated something as
follows the night before; "Shall
tell him to mind his work and to
make himself good scholar2 Well,
but he isn't sent TO school for that
at any rate not for that mainly. I
don't care a straw for Greek par
ticles, OF the digamma, no more does
his mother. What Is he sent TO school
forf Well, partly because he wanted
TO go. II he'll only turn out brave.
helpful, truth-telling Engiishman. and
a gentleman, and Christian. that's
all ! want" Upon this view of the
case he framed his last words 30
Tom. sand now, Tom, my boy, re-
member you are going at your own
earnest request, to be chucked into
this great school. like young bear
with ell your troubles before you
earlier than we should have sent you
perhaps" CTom was nine.) "If schools
are what they were In my lime you1l
see great many cruel blackguard
things done, and hear a deal OF foul
bad talk. But never fear. You tell
the truth, keep brave and kind heart
and never listen, or say anything you
wouldn't have your mother and sis
ter hear. and you'll never feel ashamed
to come home, or we TO see you"
Toms father was n great asset 20
the boy. For though he belonged TO
what Is called the upper middle class.
the opinion which the squire loved to
PROFOUND above all others was the
belief that man Is TO be valued wholly
for that which he Is In himself. for
that which stands up In the four
fleshly walls Of him. apart from clothes,
rank, fortune. and all externals what
soeyer. He held further that II didn't
matter n straw whether his son asso-
ciated with lords sons or plowmen's
sons, provided they were brave and
honest So Tom had a merry and right
democratic time with the boys OF
the village, and learned much that
stood him In good stead when he got 10
Rugby. among other things 10 value
man or boy wholly for what was In
him. whether II wns Harry windburn.
the quickest and best boy IN the par.
leh who faughf him fhe turns and