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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-19

Nancy and Nick are twins who
have fairy friend called the Mag.
bal Mushroom. who Ia a servant Of
Me Fairy Queen. This Fairy Queen
fules over nine hundred and ninety
nine kingdoms and. Of course. Nancy
And Nick are anxious to see every
one Of the mysterious places. The
Magical Mushroom helps them TO be-
come friendly with the Fairy Queen
and she in turn allows them TO visit
her various lands.
The Magical Mushroom came TO
the Fairy Queen one day and made
q low bow. That meant that he wish
ed to say something; II was the one
way he could tell IL 10 her bighness.
Not that be WAS unable TO talk My
no, The Magical Mushroom WIS the
dearest. kIndest old fairy person you
can imagine. and talk well, you just
should have heard him talk. once he
- started,
30, that wasn't the reason why
h. bowed and said nothing. The rea-
son was that no one may speak TO a
queen. not even fairy one. until
She first speaks 10 him, for 1t IN very
( bel manners.
The Fairy Queen nodded brightly
e1d smiled at her dear Old servant.
What is II. Mr. Mushroom" she
4 ned II suppose there Is more
SOubic somewhcrc IN one OF my
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-19
Confessions of a Movie Star
CHAPTER Xv-MOTHERDEAR TO THE RESC
BY BLOSSER
BY AHERN

serve IL. I'll be right back
She disappeared. l settled back on
the divan with q shaky feeling
around my heart ! wps not 1t all
equal to the fuss OF entertaining
McMasters alone. even for . few
minutes.
But McMasters didn't appear to
think so. He picked up some stills
OF me--and made flattering COM
ments. wished that Rose would
hurry.
The man arrived with the dinner.
McMasters admitted him. l noticed
that he slipped the waiter q yellow
bill.
"why--why--such = huge tipy' I
asked myself
The walters eyes passed over mo
slowly. insolently! l continued to
grow nervous.
When the doorbcIl rang loudly,
rushed to open it--expecting to let
Rose in.
threw the door wide-revealing--
my Motherdearl
And close behind her. as n she
had seen her entering the building
and had hurried after her, came
Rose. a little natural flush showing
around the edges OF her rouge.
(TO BE Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-19

4 the back of his hand with her cheek.
They were married in June.
V
They took the ole Jensen house.
Its small" said Vida. hut It's got
the dearest vegetable garden. and |
love having time TO get near to Ma.
ture for once"
Tho she became Vida wutherspeon
technically. and tho she certainiy
had no ideals about the independ.
cncc OF keeping her name. ehe CO.
tinued to be known as Vida Shcr.
win.
She had resigned from the school.
but she kept up one class In Eng.
lish. She hustled about ON every
committee OF the rhanatopsis. she
was always popping into the rest.
room 10 make Mrs. Nodelqtist sweep
tho floor: she was appointed TO the
llhrary-board TO succeed Carol she
taught the Senior Girls Glass In the
Episcopal sunday school. and tried
10 revive the Kings Daughters. She
exploded into self confidenee and
Happiness. her draining thoughts
were by marriage turned into en-.
ergy. She became daily ana visibly
more plump. and tho she chartered
as eagerly. she was less obviously
admiring OF marital bliss. less sentl
mental about babies. sharper In de-
handing that the entire town share
her reforms--the purchase of a park.
the compulsory cleaning OF back
4 yards.
She pcnned Harry Haydock az his
desk IN the Ron Ton. she interrupted
his joking: she told him that Il was
Ray who had built up the shoe de-
partment and mems department: she
demanded that he be made partner.
Before Harry could answer shc
threatened that Ray and she would
start rival shop. I'm clerk behind
the counter myself. and a Certain
Party IL all ready to put up the
money"
she rather wondered who the Ger.
tain Party was.
Ray was made n ones sixth partner.
lie became a glorified floor. walker.
greeting the men with new po,ye. no
longer eoyiy suhservient TO pretty
women. when he was not afSec-
uonatciy coercing people into buy
Ing things they did not need. he
stood at the hack OF the store. glow
ing. distracted. feeling masculine as
he recalled the tempe~tuous surprises
Of love revealed by Vida.
The only remnant OF vIda's identi.
fication Of herself with Carol WINS
/ a jealousy when she saw ksnnicott
and Ray together. and reflected that
some people might suppose that
kennicott was his superior. She was
sure that Carol thought so. and she
wanted TO shrek. you needn't try
to eloet' I Wouldn't have your pokcy
old husband. He hasn't one single
bit OF Rays spiritual nobility"
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Then Rose phoned for a dinner 20
be sent In from the nearest hotel.
To me II seemed a feast. but Rose
explained that McMasters never be.
fore had been her guest and she
must do something elaborate.
And wasn't II n pity she couldn't
pick up Henry on the line? ! agreed
that II was and suggested that she
try again. To he frank. I had not
heard her make an effort TO locate
her husband by phone.
A walter from the hotel came to
lay the covers. ! was resting in
Roses room at the time. When I
returned to her wee bit OF drawing
room ! had to pass thru her wee bit
OF n dining room.
The table was set for two. l no.
ticed because had fingered to look
at the exquisite blossoms at each
place.
Evidently the waiter had been stu
pid. l felt sorry to have Rose
bothered by n miserable detail OF
housekeeping at the end OF a hard
day of acting. did not call her at
tention 10 the omission. ! spoke to
the waiter. The dinner. he said. had
been ordered for only two!
or course couldn't argue his
orders with him and his assurance
made IL impossible for me 10 speak
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-19

oil-stocks. motion-pictures land.
deals. unread sets of Mark Twain.
and a chaste version Of national
politics.
With such small-town life a Ken.
nicott or a Champ Perry IL content.
but there arc also hundreds OF thou
sands. particularly women and young
men. who are not at all content. The
more intelligent young people land
the fortunate widowsD flee TO the
cities with agility and, despite the
fictional tradition. rcsolutely stay
there, seldom returning even for hol-
days. Tho most protesting patriots
OF the towns leave them In Old age.
II they can afford II. and 70 to 1.-Two
In California or In the cities.
The reason. Carol insisted Is not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-19

and presumably. joyously abide In
those towns until death.
Tho other tradition Is that the
significant features OF all villages
are whiskers, iron dogs upon lawns.
gold bricks, checkers. jars Of gildcd
cat.taIis. and shrewd comic old men
who are known as "hicks" and who
calculate "waal I swan" This al
together admirable tradition rules
tho vaudeville stage. facetious Illus
traitors. and syndicated newspaper
humor, but out OF actual life u
passed forty years ago. Carols small
town thinks not In hoss.swa piping
but in cheap motor cars, telephones.
rcady-made clothes. silos. alfalfa. ko.
oaks. monographs. Ieathcr.uphoi
stored Morris chairs br1dgc.prixcs.
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MAIN STREET
The Story Of Carol Kennicott
nv SINCLAIR LEWIS
Copyright is.e Hsrcourt Brace Howe Inc

the back Of his hand with her cheek
They were married in June
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Page 525
An Idol.

An IDOL
The little curis
stopped smile at some memory
man e'n'S near "s al very
SIN went on W her story. $3.50 . $50 " s " $3.50
- $500
- - - ~ - $3.50 " II heard that m
day looking seroua .,. 49,. e., . ~. -
'here something brewing knsw m. Indian. v,,o ,xo,a
te afrasa NJ one. .s, fr,epa,
iney nave sahn' iu'tVc look
anu nseean OF peins open
they would all VIA. s ,a,,.r
our coming nee AL tne men ieei
watched .sscr. 49, ,or~ mai, o..
c,s, nj. mama v.. Gill an,
'nb !" oe'"s pAAn'e0- in his I m
what can II BET" moherl
asked There has been muir. they
there7 None OF friend
young had trouble with came near IN
IndiansT' he said low, is
ave
tried in ywayt TO find out" a
my her. For
the have worship the bank
And yet OF inc sea, river where dwe
~, ,oo1 orc. NOR. r..aaa 40.
grievance god to us and left him with his
ever Il Is" face turned TO the the white
straight man mas stolen MN away ana we
where he In,
inc ino'8"s nen''e'ses' "o'''
asked "and find out" cTo BE Continued
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

inality provides a wider range of se- lection which results in greater prog ress
 One may not dare think of the tre- mendous good that would result if everyone were ,''oneself'' all the time. The criminally inclined would be stamped and could be guarded against. A mans criminal tendencies would be apparent in his every act Conversely one would be able to trust the good. honest man after the most brief association with him. Moreover corrective measures might be adopted to cure the evil-doer; the honest man would receive his just deserts from the very beginning of things.
 But failing in the possibility of bringing this state of things into the world. and making practical use of the suggestion of this clergyman one may indeed become most original by being oneself to a greater degree than heretofore.
 Being oneself requires courage and thought. It would ban forever the ex- precision. ''It isn't done" and would replace that statement by a dcclara- ton Of the reason why one would not do it. Often a mans Judgment tells him that a certain statement is wise to make. He hesitates about speak ing his mind: nc takes no action-just because no one has said or done the thing before. He has absolutely no other excuse. It is true that usually there does exist a reason for the fail ure of men to speak or act as this mans mind suggests he should act. But that fact alone should not dis courage him from doing the thing he | considers wise or right.
 There would have been no progress in the world. of course. if all men had followed precedent. Today there is n great breaking away from prece- dent. Today originality is the basis of all progress and pr. Grant is more ! right than he knows. perhaps. l Be yourself and you will be orig 1 inal You will gain in many other ways also-and those with whom you come in contact will gain as well.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of That Date).

A dividend of 50 per cent was de- clared at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the SoVereignS Trad ing company held Saturday night.
 The local Germans held a small celebration here yesterday in honor of the Kaiser's 37th birthday.
 The Catholic Benevolent Legion will hold a smoker this evening.
 F. G. Platt left for New York today to attend to some business for the New Britain Machine company.
 The 25th anniversary of the open ing the Turner hall will be celebrated tomorrow evening by the Turner Verein society.
 The local Y. M. c. A. basketball team will play the ": -orbury Y. M. team at the gymn& -um tomorrow evening
 Carl Youngblad will entertain a number of his friends at his home on Park street Friday evening.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

an assessment, already fixed, of 1-2 this obligation at three city meetings, held since the original tax of 1920 was levied. What the total of esti- mated expenditures will be no one and Estimate finishes with its hear ings upon departmental estimates But. bearing in mind the fixed charges of the city and allowing for the usual amount to run its departments, it is evident that a comparatively high rate will be necessary. There will be little opportunity to do away with it and come through the year with clean books. Of course the Taxpayers by forcing a special election on the sub ject can again bring about a reduc- tion, but these actions are merely rob- ping Peter to pay Paul Many times, fin cutting appropriations, we are simply adding to the debts of the particular year lighter. while we in crease the obligations that the prop erty owners must sometime meet by the extra min or so that we have removed.
 The practice of the public in voting for a low tax rate and then ignoring city meetings when additional taxes are laid. allowing those interested in putting the thing over to appear, with no remonstrance, is a testimon- ial to the ignorance of the electors or carelessness that may not be condoned. Additional tax levies are imposed at these meetings fully as much as they are at the meeting which approves the estimates of the Board of Finance. They should be more carefully followed.
 A year ago the Taxpayers insisted upon putting into the estimates of city income the sum of approximate ly s70.000 which. they claimed could be collected upon back taxes. There was s61, 900 in uncollected back taxes on the books. In the first place the Taxpayers allowed for the collection of more money than was owed, and charged that off to city income. Good business? Maybe, if one wishes to emulate the ostrich and consider him. self hidden when only his head is in the sand. Tax Collector Loomis is
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
YOUNG PERFORMERS.

No point is made aa to tho wisdom or folly Of the action of the girls and boys of an Illinois community in seek ing to reform" their associates of the opposite sex. First the girls pledged themselves to avoid boys who used to- bacco. Then tho lada came back by agreeing among themselves not to court" a girl given to the doing of certain things and dressing in a cer- tain way
 The girls have rather a sound basis for their action. Smoking by young chaps who have not attained their growth. physically or mentally, can do them no good. and often does harm. This. quite aside from the objection .ablenesa of tho habit.
 Likewise the boys have much req son to condemn girls who spoil tho freshness of their complexions, for all time possibly, by the use of paint. But the young men have gone much farther than the girls. and the wisdom of some of their restrictions may be questioned.
 The significance of the affair, how ever. if tho whole thing is not a joke, is that tho boys and girls are think about what Is wise. sensible and best for all concerned.
 The matter is a bit too delicate to discuss. but if one were compelled to take sides as to the justice of the criticism of either group, one would be obliged to say that the girls. in the modesty of their objection to but one habit, have a bit the better of it. The boys have tried to criticise too much
 But when young men and women begin to think along these- lines-if their action is the result Of thought and not of whim-it is safe to say that good results will come.
 There is one phase of the stand taken by the lads that appeals. They evince n great respect for their moth CTS and want the girls they court" to be like them. Possibly they do not know. for instance. that their mothers did wear daily dresses cut away from the neck. But that is beside the point. They want to know real wom- en: the girls want to know real. clean men. There's the point. And it is believed that every girl and every boy everywhere possesses something ot tho same desire.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

perhaps as good a man as may be found for his job. But he is no prestidigitator, he cannot produce money from where there is none. There still stands on the books $27,- 900 in uncollected back taxes for years preceding 1920. This left us $36, ,O0O dollars short of our estimate, by the Taxpayers, income. We were allowed to spend that $36,000 on other improvements and it has not come in. Result, we are that much short in our accounts. which must be made up somehow. There are $62,- 900 in uncollected taxes for the past year. how much can we expect the Taxpayers to allow for the city in come from this? One hundred and eight per cent? Probably.
 It is evident that we are adding to our debts by blind!y following a course that might be termed "madly optimistic" We realize that low taxes are wished for. let us hope that they will come. Buff the city wishes to meet its obligations to it's creditors and to the users of it's streets and opportunities low tax rate can hardly be expected.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
"JEST RUAiINATIN'." :"
. Robert Russell. )


 For some the suhbeans never dance: they ''sneak" such people say; for some gentle rains a flood" that brings naught but dismay. They see some selfish reason for the good a chap may do: the color most affected by such folk is deep. dark blue. Through glasses that are blue they see the outlook O today: their pessimistic point O view would drive a feller gray. They cannot see the beauty O the snow be- cause it's cold: they think that Youth should allus have the wisdom O the old. An as for fun-they'd happy be if it was off the map. I guess you all have seen this sort O pessimistic chap. Let's not get angry with these folk: they suffer quite enough; 'tis their own dispositions make their path through life so rough. Let's pity or jest smile at 'em and let 'em mourn alone, remembering we eat the meat while they get but the bone. An my ol' pipe suggests the thought that they can't make less bright the glory O the sun that changes darkness into light.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
FACTS AND FANCIES
By ROBERT CULLEN

The South might start Buy-a-bale movement in Germany.
 The yellow peril, you understand, is their devilish efficiency.
 We'll, if the world hasn't been dis armed it has been disillusioned.
 The only nation that isn't distressed by coal prices is Information.
 Whatever the shipping board may have seen, it wasn't a political plank.
 Johnny Coulon gives the strong men pause; perhaps he is a sort of semi-coulon.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

Tn the Glbaning, oh. My Darling" is the time the poor chap who has worked hard all day doesn't have to worry whether or not his collar is fresh.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
THE TAX RATE.

Concurrent with the announcement of the total grand list for the city the interest of the average individual immediately turns to what the tax rate will bS and how much actual cash he wi. have to pay for running the city. IIis new assessment>is IS much '1wher, tl 'n true almost without ex-
 mt does not necessari-
 Do. will have to turn
 to the city as the
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

Harding House-Boat Encounters Chill Winds" may show that the Pres ident elect is acclimating himself to Senate weather. But he should re- member also the matter of hot air.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

Inventor declares he has discovered machine whereby one may tell if an- other is speaking truthfully. Try it on said inventor-the man who con- structed the guillotine was eventually executed by 1t.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

Love flies out of the window when poverty locks the door against cour- age.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

Money may be the root of all evil, but it certainly produces benign by products.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

Fewer pocket-pieces are being car ried these days than former1y-they are all in circulation.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

A friend in need is a friend indeed and usually in Deed.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

The news of the day causes us to be very glad that it's a long way to Tipperary.
 The roar of the big guns has been succeeded by the roar of men who think they are the big guns.
 Americas destiny has been fashion ed by the land grant, General Grant and the immigrant.
 One difference between Bolshevism and Americanism is that Bolshevism doesn't tolerate alien disturbers
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
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 addressed: D to others.
 Do their civil hed to forget hnture which homes and e significance thought and pt there will taking down the inward t admiration britain people md won. May b fight in the
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

hat the Allies
 treaty the with Germany Tor any agree atn. France. This in nd tod the repar-
 without con- a
 also. that the Imposed upon rich tho treas nRinx at least ah of Ameri- easuries.
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 comment on
 this repara- this condition
 United States teA Is expect Q of that gold r cont of the tod States will
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 case Tn which complications Participation in he worlds ac- being the most
 Tho United rcived for it's voieo in the of settlement hd of iron in the Engagements al- all their good ted States. the the Allies, led horgo.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

Every man has a right to object to
 bonus except those who remained
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
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New Britain herald., 1921-01-31

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-03-31

Askov Nursery ! have some
excellent Elm and other trees
suitable for street planting and
roads leading to farmsteads and
around buildings, also for gener-
al windbreaks: evergreens, fruit
and decorative plants. ] shall
be pleased to advise in planning
gardens and windbreaks free Of
charge. ! will have a shipment
of Danish r4tabagas and root
seeds in bulk. order early. Lud-
Wig Mosbak. 62w27 ct.