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The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15
The Hunt for the
Gold Thimble
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- DORA NOLAN

20. 1871. BY Mcclure nsvspsSss syaAisats.b
"Come in here. Frank" said
Mrs. fsham TO her son. - fhe
opened the door Of her private sitting.
room. aud when the young man had
entered and closed the door the pretty
little white-haired lady burst Into
lears.
Frank kneit besida har NTH scared
eyes. What had happensd 10 upset
his calm motbert Something more
than the yexstions u departing ser
wants or the perpierities Of social 60
tertsinment. what has happened.
mother1" he asked.
She lifted her head and smiled at
him through her tearA II sm 70 fool
lsh TO feel sad about II, but II was .
gift from your fsther--snd I thought
the girl 80 charrning-but you are a
lawyer and ought to help me discover
the truth"
Frank smiled secretly st his moth-
er's colossal faith 10 his wisdom. but
he tried TO look very solemn as he
assured her that his wits we're at
her command.
Bring IN your problem" he cried.
pulling forward . comfortable chair.
"whni has happenedt-
my gold thimble has disappeared
the onr with the sapphlres--i know
you are going TO make some Joke
about hunting the thimble.' but this
Is serious. dear. because It Involves
the girl"
"what girlf"
"Mlss inwson that pretty child who
comes IN 10 read TO me every day.
and write my letters and keep my
check book struighti She was showing
me how To do nav kind NJ crnbroi.
derry aud gave her my 'himhle 10
wrar-I hsve no. ssen II since"
when was thatr'
"a week ago--snd to made matters
worse. the yirl has not been here since
that day. She has not telephoned to
me aud I cannot fnd her address,
although I called up Teresa BOnny.
who sent her to me."
ut looks very strange. mother. but
before We wrongfully accuse your little
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15

II he could have changed his perspec-
tive he would have realized It During
the four years he had been calling on
her, not once had he even 40 much as
hinted at marriage. He was waiting
tll he made q financial success Of him,
self. and he took II for granted that
she understood that II there had
been more Of the romantic and less
Of the business Instinct In his ma
ture, he would have proposed first
and then got out and hustled for the
dollars.
For long time Cora had been talk.
Ing OF a career. She was twenty.
nve ana she said II was time for her
TO PICK out here 'ife's work. Alex felt
somehow that was MS cue to hint at
the plans ne hnd In store FOR her, but
ne found hlmselr unable TO put his
thoughts into words Several times
ne tried H. ana all th's time her cam
paign went forward ana before he
knew IL she was CHOSEN at the pri'
mares ana then IN the regular cleo
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15
Coin, n Metric Wslnhts.

In the Valve World, Howard Rich
ards, Jr., notes a little knoyn fact
as to our coinage and the metric sys'
TEN. II was shown at the recent an
nual meeting OF the American Metric
association, he says, that the United
States subsidiary currency and the
nickel are legally defined In terms Of
grams. A new o-cent piece weighs e1'
actly five grams, and the 10. 20 and
5o-cent silver pieces weigh one gram
for each four cents. Two l0-cent
pieces will balance one nickel. and
all Of these coins may be conveniently
used as weights or to check metric
scales.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15

NG uti' /" neSiuN NeWspspv"
when Cora Haines became Q leg.
lsistor. Alex Cariton gave up.
ats all over" Alex told him
self with q sigh a. he sat In bis
business once that night and rend
Of her election triumph. "She's chosen
between q career and me--she has
passed out Of my life. and the Irony
~ Il is, I had to help her do Il. My
conscience wouldn't have let me vote
Zoe her opponent although I realized
l was casting Q ballot against myself
when I marked the cross In front Of
her name"
10 truth. Alex was discouraged
For several years two blazing lights
~ ambition had been guiding hin
into tie future. He wanted 10 b.
general manager OF the Dalton House
Furnishing company. and he wanted to
h. the husband OF Cora Halnes. The
nrst ambition he had at last realized
as q result Of hard work. but In the
second he had failed.
Alex at last was financially situated
~ he could step into mairimony, bu'
no had no more than got squared ava,
for the venture In question when the
young lady who had been bis idea'
FOR years coldly threw him over fOt
a political career.
Now he was at sea. his cherished
plans were shattered. his soul fel
crushed. He did not even conceiy,
the idea that he might choose som'
one else for marital partner: IL
fact. he had no other feminine ac
aualniances who by the widest stretcl
Of Imagination could he considered
eligible. only this one glrl had wor
her way into his heart during the
thirty years Of his earthly sojourn anC
he knew there never could be- another
He endeayored TO reconcile himself {,
bis fate. For the rest OF his days Ia
would be- a bachelor.
Now. Alex was q wizard when u
came to understanding business bu
In assalling the problems of th'
feminine hs registered zero. Mnkin'
love IL not like selling chairs, and h.
should have used different Tactics
Cora had not thrown him over. an'
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15

At last the Hat foot Is 10 come into
It's own. '..
In IA new step which is being intro
duced on Broadway's dance floors the
man with a "hatboat foot" comes
away with all the honors. The one
step requires that the dancer push
himself forward and his partner back
ward In a sort OF gliding gait, In which
the movements are executed after the
fashion OF q lame giraffe. o.
q People without fat feet have a hard
time conQuering the new step. as the
need OF equilibrium is It's supreme At
tribute. - -
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15

Mont Curry and wife have return
ed TO their home In Kansas City, after
o few days visit with relatives. His
brother, Aut Curry and wife, took
them as far as st. Joseph In their car,
Tuesday Of this week
We acknowledge n very pleasant
call from Byron Murray, son Of our
former townSman, George u. Murray,
now Of Maryville, this state. tie and
his father came by auto and were
looking after their nursery interests
throughout Nodaway, Andrew, Atchi.
son and Holt counties, and also visit
ing relatives and friends. Byron Is
just home from Iowa City, whore he
Is attending college.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Shumaker,
children. Ruth and Virginia, Of Brook
field, this state. who have been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Watson Bloomer,
and his uncle, John Peters and wife,
returned to her home, this week.
Special for next Saturday: Red
Raspberry Ice Cream and Fruit Cherry
Ice Cream. Try them, both fine.
Bring In your Kodak Films and let us
have them developed for them. Salts
faction guaranteed. Exclusive Agent
for Eastman Kodaks and Supplies.
r. o. PHILLIPS, Druggist.
j. NJ. Campbell and Ira Dorsey, OF
the Union school district, report a
heavy rain. wind and hail storm In
their neighborhood, last Saturday eve
ming, July o. between four and five
o'clock. Mr.. Campbell says the dura-
tion Of the rain and hail was about 30
minutes, and estimates the rainfall at
about one and half inches, and the
water ran in torrents In the corn rows,
and did considerable washing. He said
the the hail was small. but YOU could
rake Il up in pans full. Wind was
very heavy, tearing limbs from trees
as large as your arm--for awhile It
had all the aspects Of small cyclone.
Mrs. Mary Hibbard, Of Kansas
City, who Is the guest OF her parents,
c. d. Zook and wife, entertained AZ
luncheon mt the residence OF her pa
rents Wednesday Of last week, In hon
or Of the following members OF the
"Fudge Crowd" Mrs. Fred =. Cook.
Mound City; Mrs. Leonard Bctkin, OF
New Point; Mrs. j. J. Rayhill, OF the
Mayflower district; Mrs. George u
Brewster, of Kansas City, ana MISS
Dale Zeller, Of Oregon.
Rev. +. j. Smith left Saturday
evening for Osburn, Mo-. whore he oc,
cupied the pulpit Of the Methodist
church there, Sunday morning, going
10 Coffey for the evening service lie
will spend the week in and around
Osburn in the interest Of the hospital
.,,,o,uoncv cnp naipn,
Mrs. VIII Denny and son, Max, OF
Kansas City, Kansas, are visiting mel
father, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Marion
and brother. John, Of Nodaway town,
shin, and sisters, Mr.. and Mrs. Au'
Curry and family and Mr.. and MRS
viii Markham and family, Of Oregon
This Is her efirst visit back to th'
old home in 20 years. A..
&C, d. Zook, accompanied by .au'
Curry. Jabors Welton, chauffer
drove to Kansas City, Thursday o.
last week, where Mr.. Zook had ~
Lafayette touring car gone over, pro,
10 his departure north. They returned
Friday night Of last week.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration on the estate OF John a
II. Brodbeck, deceased, were granted
10 the undersigned on the 18th day OF
July, 1921, by the Probate Court OF
Holt County, Missouri. All persons
having claims against said estate are
required TO exhibit them for allowance
10 the administrator within six months
after the date Of granting Of said let
ters., or they may be precluded from
any benefit Of said estate; and II sucn
claims be not exhibited within one year
from he date Of granting said letters
sA'y ;AafiNR@SiSHr. sssfSfFr :.ssssi As@inl.tr.sor
Asts;t' Attest AARaSY N, M RAES4f; q P;.obs..
. YiTst solicitation. July Is. is2i.
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TaetfuI Solution.

Look at the line clothes She wears,
and the car she rides In Her husband
must be making u lot more money than
you" : -
"That doesn't prove anything. She
may merely be more extrsvagant than
you. my dear" It ''."
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15
DIscrlm, ratlnp.

Recruit (late Of the criminal BARI
I say. old top. do you believe ln cor
porsl punishment In the armyi
Seasoned Soldlsr-Naw. the cor
porals amt bsd lot, but these dern
sergesnts ought to have sompin' com.
In to 'em.-Ainerican Legion Weekly.
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MOI ,mesrtanS Anyway,

."Havs you : book called the Iiad.,
written BY man named Homerf i've
forrctten hts Initials
'YsS, ms'am," said The tactfui book.
dealer, do yog know. ma'am. it's
esits . coincidShc&. I've fotsottsn his
tnltialA too"
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15
Posted on Eooda.

II guess the doctor Is getting back
at me Tor saying he didn't know
beans" N@' ~"
why s0r
F',"H. ha. put ~ w . dist 'sais-
Vile Courisr,JournaL "
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15

For Rent--Pasture for horses and
mules. Plenty OF running water and
shade. Not responsible for accidents.
ELMER CORDREY.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-15
Levying q Tax on
Bachelors
By 4. RAY BAKER

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-03
HOLD SOMEBODY UP.
PUT WHEELS ON 'EM!
EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
THE "STONE AGE"
(From the Boston Transcript

(From the Boston Transcript
Miss Annie Stone, who died in Roxbury recently,
older than the Monroe doctrine, older than
General Ulysses S. Grant, older than Queen Victoria,
older than the railroad. She was born in the midst
of an epoch in American history that was known as
the EZRA good feeling" when 1t appeared that all
Americans were united in one purpose and one po-
tcal object: but how little that era knew of what
was coming whole world of objects and pur-
poses since written down with emphasis in our his
tory, the people who might have surrounded Annie
stones cradle did not dream Of
One Of these purposes the abolition of Am
erican slavery. The battle for that fought dur
ing Miss stones early and middle life, and was
only achieved when she almost fifty. Another
of the purposes completely hidden in peoples souls
at that time was the prohibition of alcoholic bever
ages. No could have regarded that proposition
preached in Annie Stones natal year Of 1918. And
although, in her middle life. she must, being a
resident of Massachusetts,, have heard something
Of Lucretia Motifs and Lucy Stones agitation for
equal rights for women, Miss Stone had to wait
until she 102 years old before she had chance
TO vote
Taking 1t all in ALL the period of Annie Stones
the most Transforming, the most momentous series
Of events that the world has passed through.
Beginning with the Inauguration o. Monroe, It wit
messed the real debut of the American republic IN
the affairs of the great world, and with
trance into the great war it saw the contamination
Of Americas supreme influence among the nations
Her life witnessed the downfall Of the principle of
monarchy and the coronation of democracy in the
world. 1t the death of the old civilization of
gentility and service and the rise and triumph of
mechanicalism And whether or not 1t has behed
the building of the foundations of civiliza-
ton, 1t has certainly the bottom knocked out
from under the old civilization.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-03

at least comforting; such a moon had gustator,
possibilities.
Professor Pickering OF Harvard has lately go
on more intimate terms with the than any
one has ever been. His telescope and camera have
detected and photographed things which we never
believed were there; but the whole the reports
of his observations are dscouraging to those wh1
cling to od-fashioned beliefs about the moon.
1t isn't a habitabe place for the man
and the lady whom many of have seen in
the moon. The weather, for instance is chiefly
of the variety one encounters in TERRA del Fuego
and off Cape Horn-clouds fog, mist, blizzards and
snowstorms the cycle, with volcanic eruptions
by way of variety" How this professors teles-
cope drew the to the earth may be seen
in the fact that this scientist observed great
of foliage born at dawn and blghted at eventide."
How disappointing In boyhood days with
Imagination aroused by the stories of Jules
Cerne we had formed sort of attachment for
the place; would have had objection to pay
ing it visit. When learned from an earlier
writer that the people ate by merely
smelling of the food, this desire to visit the
grew more insistent; not because wanted to
eat in moon-man fashion. We merely wanted to
get chance to look on; we never felt that currant
jam could be entirely satisfactory IL partaken of
in that wcy
Discouraging to the poets is this newer scienti-
fic aspect of the moon. What tenderness they have
layished it, and what of ink to make
the earths companion in her loneliness object
of our affection! Shakespeare and Keats and all
the rest Of the poetic tribe would have scorned 1t
had they known about the moon what Professor
Pickering has just revealed.
We shall give to proposals to visit the
moon. 1t Is a dead issue henceforth. Even with
lot of small nations around with their affairs in
terrible shape. and with larger whose
affairs still worse, it must be admitted that our
s:blunary residence is to be preferred to a
brown stone front on the moon. We still strong |
for the earth.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-03
THE MARKETS
lBy The Associated press.l

New York, Nov. 2.-The stool
market pursued its irregular ant
professional course today. payinl
little heed to the lowest none,
rates in many weeks and other en-
couraging factors.
| An abundance Of local and in.
terror funds forced call loans dowr
from 5h to Az per cent before
noon and effected moderate con,
cessions on short time accommo
dationS with mixed collateral. An
nouncement of the reduced re-dis.
count rates by the federal reserve
banks became known shortly after
the close of the market.
Steadier conditions and another
moderate squirt in production were
reported from leading steel CEN
ters, but failure of the railroads to
make long deferred contracts for
new construction and equipment
again was source of disappoint-
ment.
Pools were active in many spec
ulative issues. but, according to
disinterested observers, they made
little Roadway in distribution of
.htii hoiuilSc, puUliS Pal liIIPatlOH
being negligible.
Oils continued to absorb the
bulk Of the dealings, domestic,
Mexican and European issues re-
peating their erratic movements,
but showing gains In the main.
Elsewhere changes were unimport-
ant and restricted largely to spec
falties OF obscure origin.
Mexican Petroleum fluctuated
within a four-point range as one
of the days most prominent fea-
lures and closed at gain of the
smallest fraction.
United Fruit enlivened the final
hour, heavy buying causing a net
advance of ~ points. Sales, $751;
900 shares.
A further collapse of German
marks to .49h, a new low record,
was the only feature in the foreign
exchange market. most remittances
including British. French and Ital-
ian rates, recording moderate i'm
provement.
A steady to firm tone marked
the broader dealings in bonds. Lib
erty issues. as we'll as standard
rails, industrials and some of the
foreign division, closing at adj !
vances. Total sales. par value. $15,- !
375, 900.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-03

off your hat and stay a while"
and with that he snatched off the
tall silk hat.
Out fell the little potatoes bib
bity-bob on the floor of the Wolf
cave.
What's that?" cried the bad
creature. Are you losing your
head?"
mo, those are my potatoes" an
swered Uncle Wiggily.
"Hum!" unused the Wolf. 1--WE
heard of a head of cabbage, but
never before one of potatoes. What
good are they?" and he looked at
the round, brown things.
They're good to boil and eat"
said the bunny
Faith! Then I'll boil them and
have them with your ears, which
am going to nibble" snapped
out the savage chap. II have
fire. How do you boil potatoes?"
I'll show you" offered Uncle
Wiggily, thinking he saw a chance
to play a trick on the Wolf as he
had on the Fox. put on some
water III q pan, dLfu get Hle d us,
round stone"
"Are you going to boil the stone
with the potatoes?" asked the bad
chap, as he put the water on the
fire to boil.
mo. I'm going to mash the po-
tatoes for you so they'll taste bet
ter" spoke the bunny. Get me
the large, round stone"
"And don't you be running out
on me while I'm gone!" said the
Wolf slyly, and to keep Uncle Wig
gily in the Wolf locked the door.
But the bunny didn't mind that.
He had another plan. soon the
potatoes were boiled nice and soft,
and they smelled very good, cook
ing away.
I'm beginning to believe shall
like smashed potatoes with your
nibbled ears" growled the Wolf,
shifting the air.
They're mashed, or jammed
potatoes, not smashed, though I
am going to do some smashing"
spoke Uncle Wiggily, as he stuck
a sharp stick in one potato after
another and peeled 1t. Dropping
the boiled potatoes into a dry ket-
tie, Uncle Wiggily took the large,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-03
VERSE OF TODAY
1 SHALL NOT MIND.

Death imminent angel-turn your face to view
Why should 1 shrink, in silence and amaze,
From the clear moonlight of your tranquil gaze?
Come and sit near me; let me jest with you.
We should know joy, companions do
For you will call me, some day of days.
And we shall go through blackness to the blaze
OF those stupendous suns beyond the blue.
Your lips are passionless, and set like stone,
Holding your secret; and I plead in vain
For friendly answer, though Your eyes be kind;
l. who would make you glad, must laugh alone.
And yet / know that when l you plain,
And feel your righteous touch, 1 shall not mind.
Outlook.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-03
|Bedtim g Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright. 1921, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
POTATOES.
BY Howard b. CARTS

Hopping one day past farmers
barn, Uncle Wiggily saw the farm
er toss away some little potatoes
Get out of my barn" cried the
farmer, putting his red face NJ
like a toy balloon. you're small
potatoes and few in a hill, and
don't want to bother with you!
Out you go-you aren't even good
to feed to the pigs!"
The potatoes never said a word,
though maybe few tears came
into their eyes, for, of course, they
did not like being cast out of the
warm barn, with winter so near at
hand.
"Oh. ho!" said Uncle Wiggily to
himself, as he saw the little pota-
toes those may be too small for
the farmer to care for, but they
are not too small for Nurse Jane
and me. I'll take them home to
my hollow stump bungalow"
So saying the rabbit gentleman
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-03
Kansas CITY livestock.

Kansas City, Nov. Cattle
Receipts 11,0O0. Beef steers gem
orally steady to 15c lower. Top,
$3.50; other sales, s4.75@I75:
Gamers vealers and low price she
stock steady: top vealers, $1,000;
bulk Gamers. $2.50@2.75; most
cutters, $3.00@S.50; other calves
and better grades she stock weak;
choice cows, $5.00@5.5O: most
sales other grades, $500 400;
bulls steady, mostly s3.00@3.75;
stockers and feeders dull. weak to
lower; early sales, s5.O0@6.25.
Hogs-Receipts 5000. Market
opened steady. closed fully steady
to 10c higher than yesterdays aver
age. Bulk good and choice 100 to
210-pound weights to packers,
$750@7.55; bulk of sales, $1,000
lbs; bulk throwout sows generally
around $3.50; stock pigs steady,
bulk s7.75@8.0o; best. Ss.25.
Sheep-Receipts 5000. Sheep
generally steady to 25c lower; most
fat ewes around $500; lambs
mostly steady to weak; best west
ern offered, sS.75.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-03

round stone the Wolf had brought
in, and stood over the vegetables
'"This is how it's done" said the
bunny rabbit, and, taking the stone
in his paw. as he had seen Nurse
Jane take the potato masher, the
! rabbit gentleman began to crush
the potatoes up fine.
Faith, and it's good thing to
know" spoke the Wolf, leaning
over closer and closer to the pot,
for he wanted TO see everything,
that Wolf did, even what went on
inside the keyhole.
"Do you like your potatoes hot
or cold?" suddenly asked Uncle
Wiggily, as she raised the round,
hard stone masher high in the air.
Hot! Hot! of counsel" barked
the Wolf.
"Then hot 1t Isl" cried the bum
ny, as he smashed the stone down
on the paw of the Wolf, cracking
three of the bad chaps toes. I'D
have done the same thing had you
said 'coldn" laughed the rabbit as
he sprang away. caught up his hat
and bounded out of the door,
which the Wolf had forgotten to
lock again. Eat your potatoes,
Mr.. Wolf" said the bunny, but
you'll nibble no ears today"
And the Wolf gave loud howl
and hoped around his den on
three legs, for the other paw was
so bruised by the stone the bunny
had thrown that the bad chap
couldn't run after Mr.. Longears.
Don't tell me small potatoes
are no good" laughed the rabbit,
as he hoped back to the barn and
got some more for Nurse Jane.
"They saved my ears!"
So they had. And IL the peach
pancake doesn't turn over in its
sleep and tickle the nose of the
milk pitcher. I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the
cheese.