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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30
BONHOMME MICHEL
By Edmond Haraucourt.

to help her"
Certainly" said another, they
wont refuse. since it all viii go to
them some day"
LIE ground his teeth as he listened.
He ragged inwardly and writhed
in his bed. He was like a chained ami
NAL trying to break the chain with
his paws. II would have killed him
II he had stayed there. So he got up
his anger giving him strength. He
began to walk about again.
Not this time" he said.
The physician warned him that an
other attack would carry him off:
that he must be careful. mustn't 20
| out when 1t was too warm or too
cold. and mustn't climb stairs.
All right. 1 see what I have
He had his idea, the old rascal,
house he mounted his wagon and
drove to the notarys.
See" he said. Il can't work any
more. am at the end of INV
strength. Tienette is at the end
OF hers. We are through with Guilt
heart. but I must sell. Sell every
thing. With the money you can buy
me rentes and we will have to live
on the income. Do it at once"
?, me notary asked nothing better.
since the war. The land was sold
and the notary bought government
bonds. When Pere Michel saw the
bundles OF certificates arrive he put
them on the table and explained to
Tienette:
you see. you have only to take
the scissors. You cut of this little
piece there-like that. Then the job
Is over It's easier than spading a
He grinned. But three months
later ne had another attack. He
read 1t in the doctors face. When
they spoke in whispers in the room
he pretended to be asleep in order
to find out how matters stood. He
saw Tienette weeping. He saw the
priest coming with his oils. They
gave him extreme JUNCTION.
| II am lost he said to himself.
/ He had the air of taking the mat
ter in good part. of not worrying
whether he should go to heaven or
to hell, like a man who had other
things in his mind, something much
more important to attend to. After
the priest went away he said:
| MY poor wife, there is nothing
else to 1t. I am going. The good
Lord alone could save me now, If He
had a mind to. l rely on Him. But
/ it is necessary that some one with
good heart should ask Him to save
me. Go to the church and make a
prayer for your husband and he will
recover. Put log on the fire and
come back soon"
j She was reluctant to leave him.
! You would rather have me die.
wouldn't you? Wicked, wicked
woman
! He urged her so strongly that at
last she obeyed. When she was out
Of the house he got up. opened his
closet, took out the bonds and burned
| them all in the fireplace. Then he
| stumbled back into bed to die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30
Looking Ahead.
LECTURER said in a talk o

A LECTURER said in talk on FEM
IA inism: Nothing Anglers a woman
more than an unjust accusation. Would
you rouse the sleeping tiger in the
economical housewives breast? Then
accuse her Of extravaganza.
IAN economical housewife told her
husband the other morning that she'd
have to ask him for a dollar more a
week on account Of the high cost of liv-
ing.
"I'I try and give you half-doliar.'
he grumbied That's the best l can do.
You're pretty extravagant, Amelia
ME extravagant?' And Amelia
laughed bitterly. Well, james, / dom
see how you can call 4 woman extrava.
CANT who has saved her wedding dress
for over thirty years on the chance that
she may yet make a second marriage I"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30
Avoiding Trouble.
CONGRESSMAN at a dinner

A CONGRESSMAN at a dinner held
up his hand when a prohibition
argument broke out at the end Of the
table. The combatants, Hlenced, look
ed at him interrogatively. He said:
"A prohi bition argument always re-
minds me of the Smythes.
John said Mrs. Smythe. IL we
were both young and single again
would you ask me to be your wife.
the same as you did in the moonlight
on the ocean pier that summer night
".Now, my love-, said Smythe,
squi rming uneasily in his chair-'now.
my love, just when we've settled down
for pleasant evening what's the
good of your trying to start some
thing?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30

the luck" that cut so short his de-
lightful afternoon with the widow.
X \ +
telling me about the loss of
their two dear little Japanese dogs"
said Mrs. De Peyster as she joined the
group at Lady Beechams side in
Government Gardens; isn't it just
awful? Why. she says she thinks
there is a regular plot on the part of
the Chinese to drive all foreign dogs
out of the colony. and so they're be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30

when the public welfare is con-
serned a man shouldn't let personal
feelings interfere. They's plenty of
room for a moral uplift amongst the
boys and gals that writes our ads and
a man don't realize how much till
YOU make q study of 1t like l done.
The way l come to get interested
in it was last fall when I was talk
ing to a friend of mine that writes
ads and ] was telling him how hard
1t Is to make both ends meet the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30

other and he asked me why didn't
I try and write ads too which he
says they was good money in it,
So told him couldn't never be
a ad writer because I haven't got no
Imagination, so he says that is the
last thing a man needs to write ads
because when you write them now
DAYS for a first class consern they
won't let you tell nothing but the
truth about their goods and further
and more If you don't tell the truth.
the high class magazines won't print
the ads.
all the ads you read in the maya
zines is nothing but facts. and he
saws you bet they are and I will give
YOU q dollar for every miss state,
ment you find in them. so l asked
him what he considered was the high
class magazines and he named few
1T them and l bought them and when
I didn't have nothing else to do l
looked through them at the ads.
Well friends. il I had Of tooken this
bird up on his offer he could Of paid
his sir tax with the change from
ruble.
was ad Of a cold cream and the
people that makes it is A No. l and
o. K, but here is how the ad stare
ed out
most of US can remember when
our mothers or grandmothers on re-
their rooms a saucer Of fresh cream
Well, personly. l didn't remember
no such a thing but ! wanted to
make it fair test so 1 chose 10 peo-
pie at random and says to them one
at time:
mother or grandmother on retiring
used to take with them to their
room a saucer of fresh cream"
Six out of the 10 replied with the
short and ugly word mo" Three
Of them give me a dirty look and the
other says:
81 have heard that one"
/ come to a ad Of winter top for
cars that for all az I know 1t may
be q good winter top, but the ad says:
Bad weather is the time you need
your car most"
So l asked 4 guys when they need
ed their car most and 3 of them
says in summer when it's the golf
season and the other one says when
ever it's laid up in the garage. And
vile we are talking about automo-
bile accessorys. they was another ad
that said:
Every owner wants his gold ini-
tials on side door of his automobile"
/ made inQuirys about this from 3
birds that owns cars and couldn't
get a civil answer out of none of
them.
Then they was a ad that said:
mo gift from a father to a son
could be more sensible than razor"
y
I didn't half to make no inquirys
about that as have got sons of my
own and it's just a question in my
mind whether 1t would be more sens
ible to give them q razor or lock
them up in q room with a mad dog.
And speaking about razors they
was shaving cream that they ella i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30
A MateriaIistic. Ace.

GEORGE BELLOWS. the New York
artist, was talking about the ma
terialism Of some of the modern girls
Two modern girls" he said. "were
smoking cigarettes with their after
luncheon coffee in a downtown restau-
rant the other day.
Anyhow said the first girl, and she
heaved deep sigh-'anyhow. darling.
tits better to have loved and lost than
never to have loved at an
Ives. that's right said the second
modern girl, provided you keep ths
presents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30

and replace them just where they
were and the secret shall be mine.
Here are your dollars and now be-
gone! Three nights hence you re-
turn at the self-same hour"
At the appointed night and hour Ying
Sings hired thieves awaited their
masters bidding. They received back
again the three heavenly tiles, the Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30

"O the Editor: Several people
has wrote TO me lately COM
planning that they hasn't been
no new reforms suggested in
the land Of the free in the last cou-
pie Of wks., and 1t begins to look
like the boys that takes care of our
morals was loafing on the job and
why didn't l step in and give them
some new idears to work on.
Well. I can name a whole lot of
cleaners only you can't expect to re-
form everything at once. and you
half to pick out one to start in on
so why not begin with the adver-
Using business which some of my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30

w YHEN the details OF the in
M heritance were arranged
Michel found himself the
, 1921-11-03
family spent Sunday fishing in Slater

family spent Sunday fishing in Slater
Park.
The dance given at the Dixon Hall
| Oct. Fl was unusually well attended.
people coming from Battle Creek.
| Slater. Savery. Bags. Sand Creek
and OF course Dixon. Everyone had
a thoroughly enjoyable time. Ex-
| cellent music was furnished by the
California Jazz band. We are always
glad to see this band make its ap-
%pearance, for the members are truly
"jazz artists"
Frances DOlan is now teaching the
Bakers Peak school on Putt creek.
The Harry Aylesworth and John
Kohleffel families have moved from
Browns Hill to Dixon so the children
can attend the Dixon school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kelly of
Baggs were dinner guests at the w.
W. Wilson home one day last week.
Mrs. H. l.. Hays. Harson Virginia
and Elliott Hays were in Dixon on
Sunday evening.
The Dixon school had "clean-up"
day on Friday. Considerable i'm
provement was made in the appear
ance OF the school grounds and the
teachers hope that after a few
"clean-ups" everything will be look
ing spick and span.
Miss Helen Irving. County Smper-
intendent, is visiting the Snake River
schools this week.
c. c. Dolan was in Dixon on Mon
day.
Harrison Hays and Russell Bacon
motored to Dixon Tuesday evening to
attend to matters of business.
A number Of Snake River people
went to Rawlins on Tuesday to at
tend the Elks convention. Those who
were initiated into the order We're
James Shannon. Rov Jones. c. N.
Michaelson, w. X. Rummel of Dixon
and Dan Morrison of Raggs.
Mrs. Hartsell of Battle Creek is
quite ill with pneumonia. DR.. Noyes
has been in attendance.
Miss Lucinda Neff of Browns Hill
visited at the R. l.. Lewis home on
Wednesday afternoon.
Leonard Harris returned on Tues
day from Cheyenne. where he has
been having dental work done.
Adella CARMEL. Irene Hoover. Rus
sell Bacon and Ivan Daughertv com
prised a party who went to the Will
liams' ranch on Sunday and enjoyed
a delightful outing.
Harrison Hays visited at the Will
son ranch lear Dixon Tuesday eve
ming.
The weather man surprised us
with a storm Monday night and Tues
dav. All the mountains are covered
with snow and makes n think OF
preparing for old King Frost.
Ora Wren attended the Elks con-
, 1921-11-03
THE PASSION FLOWER" tf,yI~c

The Passion Flower" no ra-
~markabie Spanish drama by .I~acinto
b~rnav"nt" in which Miss Nance
Neil mas scored the greatest per
II triumph of her distinguished
career, and which will b" the attrar-
ton at the Strand on Friday. Nov
llth. won the distinction during its
1lrSt season (it is now in the third
OF being the first play from the
Spanish to be classified in the Broad-
way charts AS "one of the best plays
OF me season 1t also won the dis
JUNCTION OF being II of the most
successful, distinctions which do not
always go hand in hand. Lack OF
seating capacity in the Greenwich
Village Theatre where it had its
premiere on January -. 1920. npces-
STATED "A transfer uptown to the more
commodiOns Belmont where the pIar
ran Tor six months to capacity aud
fences. Its second season opened
with what was intended to be a very
limited engagement owing to The
c~ongeStcd condition of the bookings
at the time ont Chicago playgoers de-
handed an extension and it remained
for three months in that city. play
ana player being described by the
eminent Daily News critic. Amy Les
lie. as "A blazing genius in a wonder
full Plhy.' Seats on Sale at Pierce
and Ryan Drug Store, Monday.
The big dramatic hit Of the sea-
son. Not a moving picture.
, 1921-11-03
Kincaid-kimball
Clothes
Famous for Fine Tailoring

These expressive suits and overcoats call for expires
sive language. When you see them and try them or
you will pardon us for appearing 50 enthusiastic. Blu
we have a right to be. Men who wear these clothes
will back US up.
they are the kind Of clothes that you will look best in
they are the clothes youswant.
, 1921-11-03
On in Ra Wins last week.

ventiOn in Rawlins last week.
The mems Basketball team of
Dixon expect to play the Slavery
team soon. This promises to be an
interesting and exciting game as each
team has a number of fine players.
Harry and James Temple OF Battle
Creek attended the play and dance
at Dixon Friday evening.
The comedy. sick Abed". staged
in Dixon Friday evening by the Dixon
Dramatic club furnished a big laugh
for everyone. Drs. Flexner and
Widener in the persons of George
Petty and Harry Anglers. certainly
played the parts of professional
quacks. Mr.. r. l.. Lewis and Mrs.
f. w. Reader as Mr.. and Mrs.
Weems. a high class society couple.
very cleverly played their parts. Mr..
Reginald Jay. the star actor. played
by E. w. Reader afforded much
amusement. 1t was indeed very in
teresting to see him escape from
marrying Mrs. Weems. who was try
ing to divorce her husband and at
last see him happily engaged to his
pretty little day nurse. Miss Durant.
Mary lnsley very charmingly PLAYED
the part of Miss Durant. Mrs. John
Scott. as night nurse was simply ex-
cellent as she is in all her acting.
The servants Saji-Claude Rummel:
PA Toole-Hcnry Taylor portrayed
the Jap and Irishman as well as pro-
fessional actors could have done. The
parts of the lawyer. taken by Clyde
Wolfard and the real" doctor. by
Mr.. w. X. Rlmmell were splendidlv
acted. In fact the whole cast is to
he commended for its work. The
club expects to play in Rawlins Sat
urday. Nov. 5 and in Craig and Hay
den. Colorado soon afterwards. We
hope to have the pleasure of seeing
these PLAYERS in another play soon.
d. J. Wren returned last week
from Rawlins where he had been at
tending the Elks convention.
Word comes from Rawlins that
Miss Spinner, who has been teaching
nn Browns Hill was married On Fri
day. Details of the wedding have
not been received.
Albert McAlister has purchased a
very classy looking new Ford Sedan.
Mr.. Clarence Hays is quite serious
fy i'll again. DR.. Noyes was called
to attend him on Sunday and Mon
day.
Mrs. f. G. WlSSenbach and daugh-
ter have returned to their home in
Dixon.
Mrs. Mae Steele is paying a visit
to her sister Mrs. w. V. Williams.
OF Dixon. Mrs. Steele ome from
Denver. where she owns a large
apiary.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Hays mOtored
to Baggs Monday afternoon to at
tend to matters Of business.
Rev. F. c. Wissenbach returned
from Cheyenne Tuesday where he has
been attending the Ogilvie confer
ence.
Mildred Mcintosh. who has beer
visiting in Rawlins for the past two
weeks returned to her home ir
Slater on Tuesday.
Arthur Logan is sick this weel
with a very bad cold as the result o
being in a terrible storm when com
ing from Rawlins over Pine Grow
Hill.
, 1921-11-03

In transferring his historical ro-
nance to the screen from the pages
OF the world-famOus novel of Vim
cente BlaSCO IbaneZ. whose 16G edi-
tons hav" thrilled more than 20
900 600 readers. Metro undertook
an artistic S whose gigantic nature
was apparent yer before the open
ing scene was ''ShOt." In making
this million dollar cinema premiere
as adapted by June Mathis practi-
call% every known record OF the mo.
ton picture industry was broken.
New York. Chicago and Los
Angeles. three key cities representa-
tive Of the middle and coastal sec
tons of the country. Immediately ac-
claimed The Four Horsemen' as the
greatest of cinema productions rival
ing in dramatic power and intensity
the best offerings of the speaking
stage. The popular verdict of these
three widely separated cities is be-
ing just as emphatically endorsed by
other great municipalities where II
is being presented.
. Tie setting up of new records for
motion picture producers of the
future to equal or has come
about through the very bigness of
the story of THE Four Horscmen of
the ApocalI pSe." It's characters
work out their d%estinies on two
h~"misphercs. From the Argentine.
win It's fnr.flupg r,rgoc g., no
c,nit,ls IF r,rnno tho oh,,,ctar. ~
his mastcr work of fic,;o ar. f,;tb-
fully portrayed on the screen as the
nram. against tho n,ckrrorrd -. ,
world in ar,c
c..,, ,.-
Ho"'n rl,i'ra. ".sl"'"' rI"nct,
multitude of the;r na,n1, .rn d.
nicted hafore tho c,mor. for tho
colossal Netro nroduction .E,,o, tha
unnracndentod oynen,a If , mil,ion
In nrodrction costs hoe haon
dw.rsed 70 nsirnif,canca Nv tho
nbvs;c,l m,gnituGo ~ tho rrdortaI-
ms that mndo tho screnn version If
."Tbo -Four Uorsomen" a n~ossibilitv
ctotisticu c,n,ni,od ,t ~, Notrn
studios irdir,te that tho nroductior
i,dgol hy ali ,hn Lrou, st.nd, rde
of nicture-mnking is the most pi-
~eantic photo sDectacle in The history
Of the silent drama.
T,o ,c,u,l bo,o,ro,b, ~ 1r.,o,,s
anoch,l naval t,,k noro tb,p civ
months r. comn 1ate Following an
canal neriod nf time consumed in
hr;Iding tho remnnd1ne setti,ys
assemhIipr tho prn,t c3st IF nrinci-
ME ond ar,r,s nrd drilIino ina thnu-
sands If man nn~rtraviny tho ARMIES
Gathering costumes works n, art
searching historical records to make
possible a faithful presentation and
the thousand and one other details
, 1921-11-03

on Monday morning. her sister Edna
taking her down in the Packard Pup.
A very serious accident occurred
between Dixon and Craig on Oct. 81,
when a car ran off a steep grade.
Two cars met on the grade, where
there was scarcely o to pass. Mr..
Brooks. from Dixon was driving a
truck and when he saw the car COM
ing, drove his truck as close to the
hill as possible and Just after the car
had passed it went off the grade.
, 1921-11-03
-FOUR HORSEME.N Or THE
APONALYTSE' COMING

To the vast multitude Of theatre
goers who arc witnessing the pictur-
ization of the immortal story of THE
Four Horsemen of the apocalypse"
d Rex Ingram production for Metro
Pictures Corporation. as it is being
flashed on the screen in the leading
cities of the country. its magnitude
and costliness can be only partially
appreciated. This picture is to be
shown at the Strand Theatre on Mon
day and Tuesday next.
, 1921-11-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
STATE of WYOMING

ISIS.
County Of Laramie
In District Court. Second Judicial
District.
In the Matter of the Estate Of
Mary +. Roberts. Deceased.
To all persons interested in said
Estate: Notice is hereby given. that
Friday. the lth day of November,
1921 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. Of said
day, at the Court Room of said
Court. in the County of Carbon has
been appointed as the time and place
for proving the Will of said Mary T..
Roberts. deceased. and for hearing
the application Of Fred \. Roberts.
for the issuance to him Of Letters
TeStamPntary. when and where any
person interested may appear and
contest the same.
Dated October !. 1921.
STELLA JUNGQIIST.
Clerk
First Pub. oct. %. 1921.
Third Pub. Nov. ;. 1921
, 1921-11-03
ELK DANCE VERY ENJOYABLE

One Of the most enjoyable dances
Of the "asOn was that given MoN-
day last by the Elks Dance Commit
tee for Elks and their friends.
Music for this dance was furnish
ed by the famous Schuman Jazz
Orchestra and the exceptionally
large crowd present thoroughly en-
joyed. every dance.
In addition to the dancers. many
spectators were present solely to
listen to tho music.
, 1921-11-03

killing one man instantly and serious
Iy ~injuring the other two occupants
Of the car.
Mrs. Ira Wood and son are visit
ing Mrs. Woods parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Cobb at their home on
Jackrabbit.
Clyde Wolfard and William Hays
were Dixon visitors Saturday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles SeilOff and
, 1921-11-03
SNAKE river Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. d. Gillespie and
cniidren and Mr.. c. N. Michaelson of
Dixon to the John Gooldy
ranch near Slavery Sunday.
Miss Mary Insley spent the week
end with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
a Salisbury. She returned to Dixon
, 1921-11-03
"WOnderful
Clothes

Wonderful is a much abused word. But it seems tc
fit these clothes. Think of it in the terms of some
thing unusual in Atwood fabrics, in beauty of styles
and perfection of workmanship and you will under
stand why we apply it to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-12

n UAINT Mother Goose characters
u singing health songs and reciting
- health jingles are one o. the in
ventions OF the Wisconsin AntiTuber-
culosis Association for popularizing
health education in the schools. First
grade children Of the Cass street
school. Milwaukee. appeared in the
Mother Goose Gramatization at the re-
cent annual meeting OF the state asso-
citation when a Children's Hour pro
gram was given as a demonstration of
how games, playlets, recitations and
songs can be used to teach health.
The material for the program was
written by Mrs. Louise F. Brand OF the
association staff and is part Of the
health service financed by the annual
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-12
Notice of Special School District
Meeting.

Notice of Special School District
Meeting.
Notice is hereby given to the
qualified voters of School Dis
trirt No. /, town of Lincoln. that
a special school meeting OF said
district will be held at the Bohe-
milan school house IN said dis
trict on the Dist day OF January,
1921, at s O'Clock p. m, for the
purpose of voting on the follow
ing proposition:
1st. TO authorize the school
board to make application for a
loan of Sc, 500 from the state
trust funds. payable in fifteen
years, with interest at the rate
of 4 percent per annum, payable
annually. in annualinstallments,
for the purpose ofbuilding a new
school house in said district.
Dated Dec. Goth, 1920
Signed, o. f. EsPEsETH.
5-3t District Clerk.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-12

While a school Is now a place OF
industry. Il was not always thus. In
fact. the word itself Is derived from
the Greek "SchOle." meaning leisure.
Probably this arose from the fact
that only people with leisure were
able 10 attend school.