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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-16

uuli world. Ii WAS raining outside.
MT accompaniment for her feelings.
rap Mt the door-fhe maid with her
breakfast Come" said Peggy list
lessly.
The maid entered. On the tray he
side the shining coffee service was q
yellow envelope.
1T came Just this minute, Miss
Peggy" said the maid. Her heart
beating with a wild hope, Peggy tore
the telegram open. This IL what she
read:
"Happiest man in world; saw paper.
VIII write soon. BILLY"
"Hiida" shrieked Peggy to the
startled maid, get me the morning
paper-quick!
Under the headlines Of the account
Of the fancy-dress ball she read:
Miss Margaret Sears and Miss
Helen Travis elected to appear as
pierrettes-Miss Travis In dainty
wltching In blue"
The rest Of the account was written
In the society reporters best style !;
but he would not have been tiattered
had he seen how his carefully elabOr-
ated description was sighted and his
fair readers attention focused on the
two lines reproduced above. which she
read over and over as though to brand
the words on her memory and to as
sure herself that there was no mis-
take. And when she had SO assured
herself she Rugged the paper to her
bosom and gave way to tears OF JOY,
while her breakfast grew cold and her
maid wondered whether or not her
mistress had suddenly lost her mind.
Here's funny one" said the night
editor to tic society reporter the next
evening. I'VE Just got n letter from
one of the girls who was Mt that
fancy-siress party the other night she
seems crazy about the way you wrote
1t up
Nothing funny in that" replied
the society reporter modeStly. Il
can write pretty good story,
guess. when get down to it-hello
That letter from Miss Sears7 That IS
funny. l was afraid she might be
sore"
Why"
You remember I tossed penny
shout her and Miss Travis? Well.
found out later that I'd made a mis-
take--gOt the color of the costumes
backward"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-16
School for Brides.

II future helpmate suggests that
there is room for Improvement In his
bride-to-be. the situation Is not A.
ways strained.
"A delegation Of young Chinese men
visited US recently with request that
we begin classes for their wives and
fiancees." writes the Y. w. c. A. secre-
tary from Marking. '"They even Of
fered to pny tuition and had list of
subjects already made out. The Young
women brought by them are enlhuSi-
astic In their attendance and invari-
ably arrive hours ahead of time. Al
tea given to. talk things over, one
energetic bride demonstrated that she
was not there TO waste time on teas
but to learn to read and write like
her husband"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-16
Its Blame on Siahlnn Lover.

Curious" writes to newspaper
asking why ice cream doesn't drop In
price now that all its separate ingredi-
ents have dropped. The reason, o
Curious, is because SO many ice cream
patrons are young and unmarried, OBJ
serves Arthur II. Folwell In Leslie's.
Millions of gallons of cream are bought
each and every evening by young men
out with ''the girl" What chance is
there that they will start buyers
strikef Buyers strikes are for pinched
and desperate married folk, and have
to do with such prosy. unromantlc
commodities as clothes and canned to-
matoes. The crafty makers Of Ice
cream know that all limits are Off
when q young man and his particular
queen of Sheba step Into a palace Of
frosty sweets. The young mans fear
Of being thought a "tightwad" or a
pill is the ice cream dealers best bet
that prices won't come down to pre-
war levels. Not at least for several
whiles. Indeed, the ice cream man Is
thinking seriously Of not dropping
them at all, but Of making his war
prices do for two wars-the last one
and the next one.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-16
Worth One,s Salt

The phrase mot worth his salt" dates
back TO the time when salt was regu-
larry dOled out to the soldier as part
Of his pay, and ones rank was desig-
mated by his place at the table In ref
erence to the position Of the salt-mem-
bers OF the family and honored guests
being placed above the salt, while re-.
talners and servants sat below It. The
Arab considers as sacred the guest
who has partaken Of his salt, a custom
that might well be adopted elsewhere.
In Africa a handful Of salt will pur-
chase bride, and while we have all
heard Of those rare mortals who are
worth their weight in gold, or whose
price Is above rubies, apparently no
one in that section has achieved the
distinction OF being worth his weight
in salt. What a find Lots wife would
have been to an African tribal king!
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-16
hints From Gladstone

Gladstone was once asked to give
some suggestions for platform aSpir-
ants and it IS said that 1t was atten-
tion to these rules which in no small
degree accounted for Gladstone's own
power in "swaying audiences: 1.
Study plainness Of language, always
preferring the simpler word. 9.
ShOrtness of sentences. 3. Distinctness
of articulation. 4. Test and question
your own arguments beforehand, not
waiting for critics or opponent. 5.
Seek n thorough digestion OF and
familiarity with your snbtect. and rely
mainly on these 10 prompt the proper
words. 6. Remember that If you are
to sway an audience, you must be-
sides thinking out ynur matter, watch
it all along.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-16
Can't Sind Tickets

Women are more abSent-minded
than men when 1t comes to renem-
bering where they put their tickets,
according to a conductor.
YOU'D think men, with sll their
pockets, would have more trouble than
women" he said, but it's just the
opposite. Instead OF putting their
ticket In their purse, where they
should. most women will put it In
their powder pun bag, Il book they
happen to be carrying or something
Of the sort. When get to them they
usually have to hunt long time he
fore they can produce their ticket
I think the man knows where TO find
the pasteboard better than the woman
because Of business training"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-16

for blue ribbons, blue tulle, blue any
thing. There was nothing Of the
chosen color to be had-and now it
was too late!
She heard n ring at the door. A
moment later her maid announced
the youth who was to be her escort.
TELL him to wait" she said DULY.
It'll be down In minute"
She put on the pink pIerrette dress
with hands that trembled at the
hooks. There was nothing to do but
20. Billy would see the next morn
Ing that she had worn pink. and
would think that he WAS unforgiven,
and he would not be back for months |!
Her eyes brimmed with tears. Fate
had indeed treated her badly.
At the club that evening 1t was no.
ticed that Peggy Sears was not her
usual buoyant self She did not seem
to enter into the spirit Of the occa-
sion, aud there was some gossip-s
bit Of tongue wagging-to the effect
that If Billy Fahnestock had not been
called away so suddenly Peggy's
rbHSb hIBHt nave Ueeu more visible.
But Peggy seemed us immune to COS
sip as she was to the gayety' Of the
party. Even when some dearest
friends" tried to whisper few
pointed remarks into her ear she was
unimpressed. She had yielded to fate.
To make matters worse, there was
Helen Travis, clad exactly as Peggy
was-in q bewitching shade Of blue
IF It had been any one else but Helen
Travis, Peggy would have asked Her
TO exchange; but it was over Helen
that she had quarreled with Billy!
The society reporter put the last
touches to his copy and handed 1t to
the night editor. "1'm goin' home"
he remarked. Then he added: Fun
ny thing about that party. There
were two girls there dressed exactly
alike, except one was pink and the
other blue. couldn't tell EN- apart,
except one was poppy and the other
seemed to have something on her
mind. ] got their names, but Tipped
a penny to see which name I'd put
for blue and which for pink"
ooh, well. 1t doesn't matter" said
the night editor. And the copy went
through.
At eleven O'Clock the next morning
Peggy Sears opened her eyes on q
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On the Toss of a
Coin
BY FREDERICK HART

ev~S~~SSS<$$<$S<s
ss
t&h 1871. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicste.I
In the privacy OF her little room
Margaret Sears was giving way unre-
STRANGELY to grief.
Inc cause Of her tears lay on the
bed beside her, a tumbled mass of
tulle and silk and satin. 1t was a
pierrette costume, dainty, allurIn..
crisp and fresh from the hands Of the
dressmaker; beribboned and beloved.
with pompons on the slippers and n
tall pointed hat, also decorated with
pompons-a costume which any girl
might be proud to wear at the last
and best fancy-dress party Of the most
exclusive club. Dress. stockings and
nat alike were Of a delicate shade Of
pink.
Pink" moaned Margaret to her
pillow. Pink! And told him dis
tinctly that 1t must be blue, and now
It's too late, and Billy will go away
and never see me any more"
The explanation OF this somewhat
enismatic remark was contained In II
note, crumplcd from much reading.
which lay on the dainty dressing table
at Marsaret's side. 1t contained only
u few words:
Peggy: i realize that I've made II
fool of myself ard l ask your forgive
ness. l am called away to Canada to-
night to be gone for two months; no
telling where Il letter will iiud me.
won't have time to see you before l
go; but will get tomorrow mornings
paper OH the train and read about
your costume. II you wear blue I'll
know that I'm forgiven. Ever.
! "BlLLY."
That note had arrived the day be
fore. Billy was far on his way now,
and she had no address OF, his; she
had at once ordered blue p.errettc
costume at the last minute; ii had
arrived too late to change, and 1t
was pink! There was no evading
the dance-it was q social duty to go,
and she had to 60 In costume. and
she had searched the house In vain
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AUTO THAT ACTUALLY JUMPS
Cars Peculiar Feature Based. on the
Principle That Actuates the
Knee Of the Athlete.

The jumping stunts of automobiles
in the movies are the result Of trick
photographs. There has been produced
in France a. light car that does many
of these spectacular performances. not
only pictOrially. but actually, says
Popular Mechanics Magazine. 1t Is 4
small, light car with a speed OF Is
miles an hour. The particular feature
that enables the car to negotiate all
obstacles with impunity is the manner
Of connecting the car to the rear
wheels. It has been compared with
the action Of the human knee. A
Jumper bends his legs at the knees,
straightens them out rapidly to get the
effect of a spring. The rear wheels
do the same thing. On striking an
obstacle the wheels rise independently
Of the rest Of the car, which remains
horizontal. Under test. when driven
against an obstacle 40 inches high.
with an approach sloping at 45 de-
greeS, the car was lifted to n height
Of So inches and landed at a distance
of 20 feet, all four wheels striking the
ground simultaneously. On landing,
the spring In the wheel connection
cushions the conclusion Of the wheel
with the ground, again resembling the
action Of jumpers knee, which
bends under him as he alights.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-16
COULDN'T DISPUTE THE LOGIC
aut Mr.. Younohusband Probably
Thought With Some DIsmay On
the Billie to Gene.

When Mr.. Younghusband arrived a
the family domicile a few evenings ago
he discovered that the wife Of his
bosom had an entirely new bonnet
This IN itself did not surprise him. an
she had informed him that q new hat
was on tina program. However, she
had described the hat in detail. It
was planned to exactly suit new
gown already acquired. This new hat
was nothing like the one previously de-
Scribed. and that was what caused Mr..
Younghusband to ask questions; says
the New York Sun.
"What's the big idea?' he demand
ed. Changed your mind about the
sort of bonnet to go with the gown?
mot at ALL" Mrs. Younghusband re-
piled. I'm going to have that hat
too"
Mr.. Younghusband began to figure
up on the consequences, and his look
OF perplexity caused his wife to go
ahead with her usual explanation.
you see," she said, "since the hat
l intended to buy IS necessity. I'm
sure to get 1t. This one just wanted
because l liked 1t when I saw 1t In
the shop. It's always my plan to
buy first the thing 1 want, and leave
the thing l must have until later. I'm
sure to get that anyhow"
Perfect logic!" said Mr.. Younghus-
band. simply peffect!"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-16
FATHER OF MODERN NOVELIST
Minstrel, Centuries Ago. Held Audi
ences Very Much as Does the
Writer Of Today.

The old tale teilers, the minstrels,
the palnrrs. the friars. the pedIcrs.
We're the remote ancestors Of the nov
elist of today. The minstrel supplied
socinl need In his day. He was Il
circulating library when. as yet, there
was no circle of readers. and besides
being tire medieval novelist, he was
The medieval publisher. AS he drew
his bow across his viol or swept the
strings OF his harp. and prayed audi
ence for some romance of chivnlry.
the boastings and chickering's of the
common hall were siienced, and the
rude roar Of the market place was
hushed
BY the end of the Eleventh cen
tnry something more was wanted. and
the literary craftsman uf the Twelfth.
Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries
wore his ronances of chivalry to meet
, the needs OF society. These romances
violated every canon Of literary art,
but 1t was not as literature that he
looked ut them-rather as a gorgeous
tapestry set in the. framework of chiv-
airy. The influence these stories ex-
ercised on the national life of Eng
land was prodigiOus. and Of the three
groups into which they fell-the mat
ter Of Britain and the matter. Of Rome
the Great-the most popular belonged
to the second. Dealing with the story
Of King Arthur and the Round Ta-
bic, Lord Ernie once said it was prob
ably partly patriotism and partly re-
liglon which made Sir Thomas NAL
Tory choose this group of the medieval
rOmances Of chivalry. Partly, also, 1t
was true instinct Of literary genius.
for this was the one group which had
in it the enduring elements Of vitality.
That group alone gave us the inward
and spiritual meanings, the capacity
for aliegorical Interpretation, the mys-
tical synbolisms which were living,
lasting Influences, because successive
generations could appropriate them to
their own needs and circumstances
London Telegraph.
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A Japanese Garden.

The typically Japanese garden Of
Mr.. lnabata, a KyotO millionaire, near
NanZeiji temple is described by a
correspondent. 1t is good example
Of the Japanese talent for concealing
art; it contains q twin waterfall not
only artificial but even said to be
exact miniature of some famous jap
anese fall: but which looks as If it
had like Topsy, Just grOwed;" also a
large artificial cave with walls of
rough concrete which would hardly
give it away" but for the electric
lights in the roof and the switches for
turning on the dripping we'll" The
water is derived from the Biwa canal.
which flows just outside. "A minor
curiosity Is a stone lantern with a
high peaked top formed by tiger
standing on its head; these now
meaningless ishidoro are seen every
where. but hardly ever is any such
liberty taken with the conventional
form.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-16
Nu..GSl-X.

J In a street car the other day 81 lnan
and his wife saw a cockronch on the
floor.
Il never see one Of those things"
said the man, without Wondering
where it came from"
And ] never see one said the
wife, without wondering where il La
going. --Ionngstown Telegram.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-09-16
Music increase OUTPUT.

Some English firms are trying the
effect Of gramophOne or a piano
player upon their. workpeople. 1t Is
found that fingers soon seize the
rhythm, figures sway and the output is
Increased. Waltzes bring good results
and Jazz music bad results.
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A Sure Proof.

"Why are you so angry at your hus-
band while he takes his afternoon
nBp2"
Because he is smiling in his slcepl
He must be thinking # some othsr
woman I"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-17
WORLD WAR VETERAN
welded YESTERDAY
Miss Christie b. Eaton Becomes Bride
of James A. Seamans. VIII Live
I'm Scion

The marriage Of Jafes A. Seamans,
whose home has been on the Malbons
Mills road and Miss Christie Belle
Eaton of Scion was solemnized yes
terday at 10 o'clock, a. m. by Rev. Geo.
Loring Thurlow, pastor of the FEEDER
ated church. The ceremony occurred
at the parsonage on Leavttt street
and the double ring service was used.
The couple were unattended. After
a brief wedding trip to Portland, Mr..
and Mrs. Seamans are to establish
their home in Scion. The bride is
the daughter of the late Alvra and
Mrs. Rose Eaton of Scion. She was
a graduate OF Somerset Academy and
has since been engaged in teaching.
The groom Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Seamans of Skowhegan. He
was one of the first to enlist in Com
pany E Second Maine and served Is
months overseas being in active SER
vice. They have the best wishes of
their many friends.
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STATE OF MAINE
Public Notice

By virtue OF the authority conferred
upon me by the provisions of Chapter
30 r. s., Section As, as amended, l.
having received written complaint
from the owners of the land that beay-
er are doing actual, substantial dam
age to their property, hereby declare
an open season on beaver from March
Is, A. d. 1921 to April 80. inc, A. D
1921 on the following territory:
on the land of F. A. Strickland, In
the town of New Portland, in the Coun-
ty OF Somerset.
During the open season herein pro-
vided for on the lands above specified
1t shall be lawful for any person who
has secured a $25 beaver trapping H.
cense to trap beaver thereon, but nc
person shall set a trap within twenty
feet of beaver house, under penalty
of $4,000 and costs for each offense.
Witness my hand this 18th day oil
March, A. d. 1921.
WILLIS E. PARSONS,
Commissioner OF Inland Fisheries
Twill & Game
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Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge

In the matter of Howard b. Towle
Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.
TO the Hon. Clarence Hale. Judge of
the District Court OF the United States
for the District of Maine.
Howard b. Towle of Pittsfeld, in
the County of Somerset and State of
Maine. in said District, respectfully
represents, that on the 10th day of Nov
ember, last past, he was duly adjudged
bankrupt under the Acts of Con-
gress relating to bankruptcy; that
he has duly surrendered all his property
and rights of property. and has fully
complied with all the requirements Of
said Acts and of the orders of Court
touching his bankruptcy.
WHEREFORE HE PRAYS. That he
may be decreed by the Court to have
full discharge from all debts prov
able against his estate under said
bankruptcy Acts except such debts as
are excepted by law from such dis
Dated this 18th day of February A. D,
1921
HOWARD B. TOWLE
Bankrupt.
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Witness the Honorable Clarence
Hale, Judge of the said Court. and
the seal thereof at Bangor. in the
Northern Division OF said Dist riot an
the 18th day of March A ID. 1921,
ISABEL SHEEHAN,
Deputy Clerk
IL. s.
A true copy Of petition and order
thereon.
Attest:
ISABEL SHEEHAN,
Deputy Clerk
Twill
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Owing to the absence of Rev. Geo.
Merriam. pastor of the Bethany Bap-
fist Church, this Thursday evening
prayer service will be directed by
the members of the Ella F. Mitchell
Philathea Glass. The subject will
be Lovers of Truth" and each one
is requested to bring a passage of
scripture with the word Truth" in
Il.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
District of Maine, Northern Division,

ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
District of Maine, Northern Division,
On this 18th day of March, A. d.
1921, on reading the foregoing petit.
ton. IL is
Ordered by the Court, That hear
ing be had upon the same on the 22nd
day of April, A. D., 1921, before said
Court at Bangor. In said District.
Northern Division. at ten o'clock in the
forenoon: and that notice thereof be
published in The Independence epor-
ter, q newspaper printed In said Dis
trict, Northern Division. and that all
known creditors, and other persons In
interest. may appear at the said time
and place, and show cause. II any they
have, why the prayer of said petitioner
should not be granted.
And Il IL further Ordered By the
Ceurt, That the Clerk shall send By
mall to all known creditors copies Of
said petition and this order; ADDRESSED
90 stated.
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STATE OF MAINE
Legislative Notice

The Committee on Inland Fisheries
and Game will give a public hearing
in it's rooms at the State House, In
Augusta, on Wednesday. March gard
1921, at 2 D. M, on the following:
No. 81, An Act to amend Section Is
of Chapter 33 of the Revised Statutes
as amended by Chapter 219 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1917, relating to the pro-
lection of white perch in East Pond
and North Pond of the Belgrade chain
of Lakes, in Kennebec and Somerset
Counties. 1w11
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Scion. Maine, March 18th, 1921
Notice Is hereby given that / am
herewith giving my son, Clyde b. Moo
dy of Scion, Maine, his time and that
shall pay no bills by him contract
ed after the date of publication Of
this notice.
FRANK p. MOODY
3w11
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Miss Beatrice Loud who was so seri-
ously Ill at Somerset Hospital is much
improved and is now at her home on
Water st.