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Arizona republican., 1921-09-19

WANT TO BUY a room home on west side near capitol; can pay $500 down and s100 per month. See JOHN STON, 31 N. First Ave. Phone 4145.
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Arizona republican., 1921-09-19

TWO-ROOM apartment: lights and water furnished. One block from car line. 602 N. Sixth St. Phone 2254.
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Arizona republican., 1921-09-19

NEW 4-roorn furnished apartment. also two-room, strictly modern. rent reasonable. 317 Aztec St, near East Van Buren, between 18th and 17th streets. ds
Arizona republican., 1921-09-19

FOR RENT-4 room house and garage in country. Phone 203J3. ds
 FOR RENT-4-room unfurnished house. Very modern; will rent req sonable to right party. 409 E. Roose- welt. Apply phone 126J2. hr
Arizona republican., 1921-09-19

THREE-ROOM apartment: nicely furnished; price reasonable s15 East Pierce st ds
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-08
\ o. FAITHFUL. DOG.

There was once shepherd who
had a hundred sheep TO care FOR. !..<l
most shepherds he had large hog
To help him take care OF them.
one cold. stormy. winter night the
shepherd WAS putting his sheep Into
The fold FOR the nii;ht A. they wcnI
We're MI there.
GA this particular night Their" we're
only ninety nine sheep when there
should have hccu "a hundred This
troubled The shepherd Very much.
The shepherd though, perhaps the
dog would bc able to nmd the lost
sheep. he hated drcIdtully TO scud
the poor dog out such 4 nieht a. This
but he called him and told him to ~"
look FOR IN" missing sheep.
The next morning The dog "oiu'n"d
!out!Us Very worn and tired. hut
there "as no sign OF tn" shr"p the
shepherd then gold him TO iook again.
although ia" dog was Tired he vent
as before ANA looked Cor the sheep.
Again he returned without the shccp
Then the shepherd ;old him To- go
again. 'rhr dog was even more tired
'''" '''''' ana We NOW i9inpcu
slightly. hut Ii" started Oh, for the
third time. lie was gone Tor some
time, hut then at last he came This
tim. tho poor dog was hardly able
10 WALL. hw, when III. shepherd
cooked h" saw that he was drurging
u dead sheep. II was the losi sheep
The dog laid his burden at his mas
tors Irct ana he lay down also. The
dog hrcathed only u few minutes
LONGER. then gave up his NE but for
his master.
The shepherd lei, very sad to
think that the dog gave up his life
Jas |" bring dead sheep home and
he never forgot IT a. LONG as he lived.
VIRGINIA. VAUGHAN
Y. = ~ H.
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SOMEBODY'S MOTHER.

Their" Was ono. very old lady
who lived alone ia "A Tiny house just
outside ~ Il large city III" lady
was poor ana very lonely FOR her
children were grown and living far
away from thcir home Sometimes
,hcy would come to So. her and want
her TO go To their nice homes but,
she would always refuse.
once in "a whilo the old lady would
80 TO the city TO get things tina, she
needed. II was not far TO some OF
The storcs. but 1t was always hard
for the poor old woman to w:,ik
Sometimes people who were going 10
marke, would let her ride with them.
one cold snowy day tho old lady
went to the city for food 1t was
showing rapidly. and 1t WAS hard
for her to GO, along. When she
came to the crossing there WAS such
n crowd that it was impossible for
her 10 get across Lots Of people
passed her and could 40 easily have
helped Der. but they were thinking
OF themselves ana did not notice
her Presently crowd OF school
boys came by. Most of them passed
her without stopping. but one Of them
stopped. IL was the joilicst looking
boy in all the crowd II will help
you across IL you wish to go he said
kindly. When he joined the other
boys. h" said. "Tou can see she is
somebody's mother and she would
have never gotten across IL some
body hadn't helped her" 7 thought
how glad ! would hc IL II had been
my mother that somebody was Kind
enough To help she is somebody's
mother YOU see. boys"
That night III" old woman rcmcm-
bcrcd the kind boy who had helped
her across the street
VIRGINIA NAtGII.NN
Rewritten.
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\ HAD SO ARE.

one night about dark Two small
chiiIir'n were walking down the road
Their mother had sent them TO the
store, and she had told them 10 hurry
on home. They wcr" playing when
man dressed in white came down
the road He had Il white dog with
him. He started at them and chased
them for about II half-miic They
both fell down. and the man who was
dressed in whit" caught them. they
turned and looked. and ii was their
father. Their mother hai sent him
TO scare them for playing on the way
nome. They had lost all Of their
packages that they had bought.
When their mother sent them to
nc store again they went in a hurry
ana came back in hurry. Th,-
'a"Ght Them Il lesson. they said They
always went and came in hurry.
LAURA VIRGINIA HI.ANTON.
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4 81 uts !.

once upon time there were two
brothers Though they were nroih.
crs. YOU would have thought sirau--
"rs. Jack and Joe were th-i, nn,nos
Whi'" Joe was Kind ana good, ana
while his brother Jack was greedy
and selfish. never doing any one
blindness. One day there came a
itn"ct OH the door and Jack ana loo
both went as both we're expecting
some cpmpany but instead OF com
pany there stood an cd man who
asked FOR food ana nights lodg inE.
Joe said, Come in ANA Jack said.
What 10 we want with that old
man" and gave him IL push. This
man was fairy. hut Jack didn't
know :, and Jack shut the door. ieav-
Ing his brother Joe outside with tho
old man The old man gave Zoe 4
ring and said whenever you Wish for
something money cannot buy whisper
to the ring ana your wish viii he
granted. and Joe thanked and thank
al the old man. Joe whispered 10
the ring ana said Il wish 10 Tx" a
long. happy life" Joe went into the
house and ;oid Jack what the old
man said. hut Jack didn't believe II.
Joe lived long. happy life and You
can guess how Jack got alons
VIRGINIA. HOBt:ETSDN
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rhr Autobiography. OF riccc OF Coal.

once upon a limo was not the
dark lump OF coal that am now. L
Vas tire" growire in "A forest.
Was "a luree beautiful oak tree. and
children liked to riay in my shade.
MI "ho passed along would stop
and res, ia my shade stayed IN
tn. forcs, Tor a hundred years or
more.
one day u hard storm came up and
D'"w IN" over |, took me 81 long time
I" turn L" the lump OF coal that I
NOW am Many OF my friends fell in
that storm II was centuries before
W. wcr" turned into coal one day
after many centuries some OF my
friends and | were dug out OF the
ground. Il had been a very long
nm" S.nc" we had seen any light at,
All ana il made us happy TO see the
HEht one" more. We did not know,
what the men would do with us. We
""rc carried through some process
"hich -, the dsi;S PARTICLES from.
us WAS sold and soon | found my
self and nay other friends in n
iurnac" burning. This is the way
That came to hr the lump OF coal
'hhi am TOM ANENT.
Y - n II
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Bright Stories by Members of the Club
rirE nrnrrIDAf WITHOUT a CAKE.


iH'''" h'r'ht WI be years Ola
tomorrow. and hor mother Is going
- have surprise marty for h.r SIN.
s.. ov,,- ,o, mod
-'' ~ CO.. WIN 'c'hf over IT, "'''''
h'Ftna rs vcr" happy 10 think che
viii hc I years old. hu, yho docs not
know any,birr ,h,n, ,,c r.,-,
-r,, ~
wa -
"'' Sn' c'''d not 20 I" sie"r an! her
father had told her before when she
couldn't 20 to sleep ,us, ,l,sc hcr
$50. ,,, ,,. ,o.,i, as,
"''''' S'' "'9 'y'hS IN h'd WITH her
eyes ci"h"d' her brothers came up and
they though, eh. was as...p. SO they
began 10 ,all anou, m. marry y.,-
tina overheard the conversation ana
,hcn che could not 20 TO sleep
Early In tn. morning hcto,. npy-
thing was stirring. bertha cot an
ana ken, INTO the parlor ana loosen
on tho rnantelplccc. ana ,h.re s,,. s,.
tho cake /, vas vor, large. wi,n AN
THIS icing on A. She us, rick.d
small piece or and ea!d. II will iu.,
taste it. ana mamma won; ..now To-
She did pick a piece on tn, aiG no,
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\ HICuTM,nE or nonuoR.
tOriginuI.b


ca my cignth birthday. after n
hearty supper, l retired to my room
ana went to bed. but suddenly seeing
Ehostly light at my window arose
and went 10 IL.
Against the window stood golden
ladder covered with garlands of
Towers and in the garden danced
merry elves and beautiful fairies.
descended the ladder and gazing
around found that elves and fairies
had vanished
poldcn-hucd path wound away
from the ladder and this | followed
XII reached dark. gloomy forest
81 which had no recollection.
plunged into the woods and found
myself surrounded by unseen things
Of horror.
P"erine around the trees we're
elves, nobg blins ard demons, and
once OF twice thought / discerne,l
Tn" form OF shy tree dryad
Unseen hand soft and warm.
Er"snrd minc. aud SOFT, sirIish lips
pressed mine.
And then a bony. horrible hand
ciaspcd mine, and cold. loathsomc,i
clammy lips touched mine. and | was
shaken vigorously. ana "a voice said.
"Arr YOU going to sleep all day"
=. \ BALLARD.
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KINDNESS.
Rewritten

Once there was a man who did not
like puppies. His name was Mr..
Jones.
MIR. Jones had a dog and puppY
one morning ne decided 10 drown the
puppy for he didn't live very far
from Il creek.
Just as he was going TO drown il
n boy came ~ and asked the man
10 give him the puppy. The man
willingly gave il to the hoy. whose
name was Donald. Don. as he was
called, had saved the puppy. but he
liuic thought OF the dog saving his
life.
one day whcn Don was out in the
boat on the deepest part Of the creek
the boat turned over and Donald fell
Into the water.
The dog was sitting on the bank
Of tho creek. saw Donald fall lie
jumped into the water and swan out
and saved Don's life.
He returned the kindncss many
timca.
tOriginal.)
DOROTHY HALLIGAN.
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\ STDft \.

once here was bov whose
'noth"r Was very thirsty Tor "a drink.
so she asi5ed him i; h. would no,
Z" ana ct nor drinE II. ,o!d hrr
mat n" would ana went running OF
towards the Srrus ON his way there
b" me-, little bog ard asked him
wh"r" Ii" was going Til. boy said
that h" was going 10 The spring. so
TIC tw" started of together
They played along the way ana
had hue time After It lons Willie
they reached the spring.
After they had gotten IN, water
they started home. one OF the boys
ia coming back spilled his water and
he was right FAR from the spring.
tn" other hoy agreed TO get him
some more. At irst u" lid no, wan,
him TO do II. hut finally he told him
TO 20 back and S"t 1t for him. The
boy went running back as fast as
he could. II took him mighty long
time 10 get the water. but after a
while he came back bringing the
water.
Farther up the road the other boy
fell into The ditch and spilled his
water NJ hther BOY Gld not want
10 help him out. They had dis
cussion about il. After Il while the
boy consented 10 get some for him
He was ron" a right long tim. and
1t was getting dark. Finally tho
little boy returned with a cup OF
water They got mp and started
again. When they came 10 the place
where they met they parted again each
carrying water {" their mothers
These iwr boys never met again This
is the end oi my story.
CIIARLEY WNKEEIEI.n
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D0G's ADVENTURE.



DorN read thc lot,er and then
looked at the farmers around MIN.
irh 30" got 81 good look "a, tina;
M"Hicanr' h" asked
So answered the farmers. "IIc
~"nt by 40 fast ". could not SO.
them ,hu, they were in It lig covered
wagon"
DOGS thanked IA" farmers and rode
swiftly 10 IN" hous" In the woods
IL" dis'nount.i and put hig hand IN
MS pocket :" get tho money AID :,
voice shouted. Halt and ,urrin,.
Dog saw e Mexican 80 took Dogs
int" III" house and tied h!s hands and
'""t and left him. Dogs looked around
h'h ana there in the corner chained
70 INC "al! ras his dog The man
lrit :, lighted csnilc In tho room and
'"SS "riSE!ed over 10 ~ and burned
the ron" on his hands and then united
MS feet. he next went over To Bones
~ IA" corner Keep quiet old g!rI."
p" whispered hoarsely, we have 20,
10 be very careful or We VIII De
caught and we viii ge, more than
Ne want" With tha, N. united ron.s
aud 'n"y went quietly out OF IN. win
dow and jumped on his horse and
started back 70 the town. but he
missed the pain ana after much wnu.
n"rinE he found 4 path. hu, i, lead
I" another city
bones ana Dogs wc.e riding quiet
~ along when they heard horses
hoofs behind them and looking
AROUND 'hcy SAN the McAicans
They started on at run and
reached IA" town tn safety.
iiatii" "as IN this town Oh a visit
"hG NJ Vent 20 sec her. Ito told her
OF no" ~ had rescued Honcs.
lie left Bones with Hattie while he
KENT t" get tho police. lie stepped
out OF the door ne telt a knock on his
head and he knew nothing more
Continued
iiOETENSE Gill
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THOMAS GREEN FAULKNER. JR
THE SHADOW or DEATH.
In Two Parts.

In TWO Parts
There dwclt on the mountain. near
m". the maiden. I.cnorc.
She WAS the faircst OF ia. fair. n
maid of ethereal beauty. a radian,
vision OF light and happiness
Her face, the faircst the sun cor
shonc up"n. her eyes twin stars OF
twin rows OF pearls her teeth. SNOW
light bcckonints me on to paradise
Whitc her skin. peaches and cream
her complexion. fine sun gold her
hair. her checks had stolen the red
from tho ros2buds. her dreamy eyes
were as blnc ~ the sky. cupids bow
was her red lips. her smile was like
p ray Of sunshine on n drcar be-
cember day, and her voice was
swe"ter than the song of the birds,
40 awea1 that whom "h~ ""r'," r-
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row AND TIE FAIRIES.

one day Il boy named Tom was
walking in the woods. He saw , birb
MI. 5" he thought that he would
climb 1t. The hill was almost a mile
away. so he went towards il. and
when he got there he started to climb
1t and then he would run down. He
climbed it, and just as he was almost
nj the top. the sides Of the hill which
he was climbing began to sink in.
He went down, down. down. ana
then he fell on something soft and
looking around he saw - wonderful
sight. He had not fallen In cave,
but In wonderful room. The walls
were silver and tho floor marble. Hc
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\ CAV T..

once upon a time there was ioy
wh" was GOING across - ncld The
hoy had never been across this hcld
hcfnr" lie Mas almost AT the other
'nd ~ the field when he came 10 a
cave. lie entered the cave Ii WAS;
naoWi hfty feet to The bottom o. tn"
cave. The bottom Of Tie cave was
covered with rock lie had walked
about hfty feet when he ca'nc upon a
harrow ?aSsa:c WAY. ic went a litt!e
farther and ne entered garden
where there were orchards gardens
ana palaces
There were golden apples that grew
on the trees. There were diamonds.
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MhHS'S l'HIt.i!r.

ono" th"r" was 81 little Eirl named
Mary boswell Shr lived in The conn
try. Late one evening her moihci.
asked her to return Il jug she had
borrowed from ncighhor. She had
I" pass through u long piece u.
woods ~ Mary was going along
sh" heard - weird noise. She stop
ped aud the noise stopped She ran
AZ fns; as she could. nd The noise
was faster. Mary did'l I stop. how
eyer, but ran on WA she so, to
the ncighhor's house She told them OF
the noise. They laughed AT her and
said II had been the wind wh:stlml;
IN the jug. After that she was never
afraid az noises in the woods
written 10y HAKkY RUSSELL
CAGE ~.
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no EVER, noy AM G,n,.

want you all To do good and do
ns your mother tells YOU. Help others
Don't talk bad. am girl eleven
years old and ann trying TO do better.
want You TO keep Gods command
ana do the best YOU can. 90 10 sun
day School every Sunday. DO not run
All over the church bat he quiet:
don't talk while the preacher Is
preaching. Go 10 school. do as the
teacher tells YOU. learn your lesson.
cannct say any moro.
BESSIE WALL
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~ ,D,E>rl nn OF TWO 80, :.
happier l.
! hr Discovery.

On" day Bob ana Jacl, were out
playing when they SAN tho figure
o. man Dart around the corner
carrying a bag very carefully The
boys thought this very eur. GUS. SO
thcy followed him Tn" man went
through allies ana streets ana at
last came 10 " place IN field lie
then stopped down and brushed tn.
dir, away Under IN" dirt Was a
li;tio iron door Then hc pressed
l.tIe button ana N" door ncw
open. IL went III ana smut III. door
behind him. Fob ANA Jack came
ur 10 the plac. ~ - minute or two
Jack said, Let US "a in" Eut Bob
who was more thoUghtful said. Let
rs go and get the police" .Nftcr
a.u"A pleading from Bob Iack con
scented. Then the. went back to
town. when thcy got 10 town they
went IN" police saripn ANA told
them what had happened Tho police
Got up squadron and followed the
boys. When They cam" to the door
Ia" boys pressed the button and the
coor ncw open. The boys went in
followed Ivy the police Nftor All
we're IN they turned on ;hcir ha.h-
lights and found thoy wore IN a
Passage They started walking down
IN" rassHgc looking this way and
that.
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l;ftDlE SCr. FDHI!
f"rt Mitchcil. Va. Ag" II years

meaning "' AN eternity of bliss ana
Hh'Nr''d IN AN rcs,n9ty OF JOY an
'ohh'rd but even as hrr Gus s.il
pressed mine. Ching of evil cam.
hNInS out "i the mountains, ana IT'S
shadow fen over on: love, ana II,
came 10 rest at our feet.
MA SaZ"d ON the thing of cvn.
dhd tcit thrill Of uncontrolled fear
enVrlpn IN! soul. and | cried In nor.
ror What art thou. thou thiug OF
rear. which comes 10 east thy shadow
over our love- And the thing smiled
sadly, ana said. II am death. I came
"~" ''"-' ~" - '-'ar"
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birds hushch their songs to listen
IN rapture To music more sweet than
their own.
And loved The beautiful l.crrrc.
'"Ncd her with an undying love. ana
when her sweet voice told me my
i"Nc was returned. was in the
seventh heaven Of bills"
Mud ! took the beautiful I.cn"rc.
ANA We went down the m0unt,iu 10
IN" valley OF love, and here ! took
ner sweet form in my ~ ms. and her
lips met mine In one long. lingering.
tender KISS. the first and the last
A~@ NJ i'-~ -,i., l. :.
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Plan for New Contest


sponden win
II Tie
would be
You're or Use
= g - r saoirm
Iiipi
a from n.I.
hin a
a va to So" 1T.
he ncmb,r
all Origin
s aways
holds
fillmore liz
AHerii N"rthnsion. io2 city
X. T. 40
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81 HELEN BRANDnAsHL
eyLoUl5t GARNET

ana stretch out iouriug arms to me.
som" meet me with fear. and some
meet me with Indifference. and care
not If come or not, bat meet me as
they VIII. with pleasure. fear or in
difference, take wha, | will, and
none stay me. Tor am more power
full than aught in the universe. my
master" CARR BALLARD
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GEORGE uNGER.
TOMS ADVENTURES.

As he opened the door he saw a
tiny dwarf
The dwarf did no; speak. hut hand,
ed him = key and pointed To "A door.
Tom took the Key and opened ih4
door.
lie saw rea pretty girl. ne
kissed hcr. As lie kiHscd nor ana
Looked AZ him aud recognized her
owse;hetrt. Then they were mar,
r!ed. Composed By
CHIL9.If. HEoR Ey,53
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4 60

once there was a Billy ioat named
Whiskers. lie belonged 20 boy
named John one night while every
one was in bed they were awakened
10y hearing Whiskers following as
loud ns he could They got up to
see why he was making so much
noise. The whole back OF the house
was on Ere and Wn!skers was trying
to let them know il. They all go, out
OF the house and were saved Wh!sk-
crs was very smart goat.
Written bV
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many stores IN mind although !
md no ,Imc to write them lsut
anyway "m tNiLktug OK sending
n continue" story ! have nearly
m!rnrd' N.-"iEe the pass very
am your OLD member.
a,n. t, " III RAMSEY.
'''a" w., liked IL.
e.. r'''t" WI Wr',r yen
'.i,"@ q" Zen" IN Win my ORA"
III. nm. ~. 'r...S ~.
r..i,,p "i,,' h,n"h '',.'NId my
49,
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Nirr-aI ~,
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- ,,IS,', am .,Jry 3,
dr,winy uni an 10 ., &c." Fl,
'e no 10 % School G. y nT ," aa sy"'' H tx
10 draw. "n;oy r,adt1s the .hti-
drcu's maze
From "a nov member
NAOMI cuLnEHT
Mineral Va
send. i'uayic.
Dear Ed.tur.I "m sending in u
'hardd" saying what We should all
Hr. ana IiSl 81 1rEr 'HbI'S IN lSu"ri'.
nope hey viii '.capo old Mr..
WaS'"h"sNci as they have done.
Love [" AL the members ana YOU.
y new member,
LOLA PAUL.
SO Forest I'M Avenue. city
AMI Print ihrm fli.
Dearest Editor hluw ii ~ lack
iu- 1" space that iuy last letter and
dram lnr weren't published, hut {
shdht Erum BE. Tor know how u is.
wrot" story OF iw"n'N.ipur pagcS
IN" mast week, hut think that
would be- to" long $" Sha! not send
II. ft"aSc eNCus" writing, as I'm in
S',h"n'' ana "h'ldr"i are r"cii me-. 50
i* hard for one to hear ones own
cars, aN IN" saying goes
This letter ISN'T going TO hr long.
.nr We n""h writing long ones for
ne ia&i ~" ar tire" times. and
mop" I" redeem myself hope not
L" start out bad.
mink tn" paE" IS IMPROVING and
saw lots OF mic" drawings Snuday.
hrSt WISHES to tn" cum and !" its
hc"otrs Sincnr"iN
Nlk'INiA SPENCER
Gage - years
welcome iinrh.
MY Dearest ElIipr.-N Won must cN-