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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
Poor Richard

Poor Richard
Richards mother had been down
town all afternoon. When she got
home at supper time she saw Richard
playing on the street.
Richard" said his mother. did
you take your piano practice this
afternoon when you got home from
SCHOOL,"
"Yessim," replied Richard.
How long did you practice?" asked
his mother.
"A whole hour" replied Richard,
"Why?"
"Oh. nothing" replied his mother
"Only I locked the piano this morning.
and I had the key with me when I
went downtown. Next time you prac-
tice be sure and unlock the piano. -
Nashville Tennessean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24

Married Life a la Mode
Husband (angrily)-What! no sup
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24
Strategy

strategy
81 saw the cutest little hat this
afternoon"
@Did you buy it?"
mot yet. I've got to pick out a
more expensive one for my husband
to refuse to buy 50 1 can compromise
on this one. New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-24

N. E. o. r.. KENNEREC LODGE,
No. 25l, meets in G. A. r. hall the fir: I
and third Tuesday evenings OF eacn
month at $50 O'Clock.
LOREDA w. SMITH. Warden.
+. F. SMITH Fin. Sec'y
MRS. EMMA f. HOWE, Rec. Sec.
fn-fh-Sat
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05

Camlsole Tape, yard -. iOc
Hook and Eye Tape
yard ,.. .........,iVc
3-Yard Bolts Cotton
Tape, 2 for ......'' 90
Harmony Snap Fasten-
ers. card -. .''.''''Oo
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
Needed Notions At Special Prices

Kotex Sanitary Napkins,
dozen .,,s.s.s.., doe
DIR. Parker S k c ton
Waists. each .,.....4SC
Justrite Stickeri Braid,
bolt 80. ......,...,,i i5c
Net Dress Innings, made
up; each .,I...,,...50c
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05

Cotton Dress Linings
made upi each ..... 45c
Household Rubber Ap-
rons, each .,...,....45 45c
silk Tape for finishing
lamp shades ........35c
Safe and Sane Curriers', i0c
Main Floor
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
Suburban Day
DHU"' ""I D"I
Silk Features

trom our large stock Of silks for Fail and
Winter. We havo chosen seven lines prob
ably tho most wanted OF all and present
them 1s feature values. Tho silk stock Hs
q whole ia q revelation Of fine values
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
Toilet Goods Specials

OF
GALE gcrinna ting gNouncn
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
Suburban Day
w Woolen Specials
Tlnsel Tone Suiling

Ilnsel ZONE Suillng
medium weight. alI-wool material for
suits and coats splendid quality. priced
very low for one day, colors navy. grey and
sSsc,nI '1",. .... ..... .................. l.95
ATWOOD Ottman
Very fine cord material In splendid weight
and quality FOR suits ana dresses. shown
IN navy, brown. rose, Wine grey and rcd.
~ inches vide, AE
Special ... ... ...t.....t....... sOU
Suiting Serge
4 heavy mems wear serge IN fine twin
and weave. all-wool and excellent for suits
and dresses, ~ inches wide IN navy. black.
midnight and colors. or
Wool VelOurs
Plain colorcd. nll.wool volours In dcsir-
able weight for suits and wraps, shown In
navy and shades OF brown, 5t in. = Or
wide. Special .......,............,A AsJJ
Chiffon BrOadcloth
fine dress weight satin finished broad
cloth. spupgrd and shrunk, that will be
satisfactory when made into suits and
dresses, 90 inches wide, In navy, black. pur-
pie, pearl grey and shades Of 20E
brown, Special 90. ...........,,. OsOO
Serge Plaids
Skirtlng ulaids-wondcrtul values In
many combination Colors Tor plain and
plcntcd skirts bG inches wide. . or
Special OF. ...... ........,,..... OsOO
MILDLY Flannel
2s-lnch. all-woo flannel, In fine. soft,
weave, for mlddics ana skirts; shown In
red, navy and army grey. 4 10
Special -. ... ......,.,...,.,.. 1sAO
Storm Serge
Ail-wool serge In splendid quality and
very scrviceAbe, for childrcns middies and
skirts: in navy, brown, red and green; 90
inches wide. TO-
Special ... .., ..,,,,,''''.'...' sOS
Second Floor
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05

medium weight. all. wool material
suits ana coats splendid quality prIc
s@sc,,l '%",. ......... ................ l.9
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
Suburban DayC=)SpecialS alSavings Opportunit

N7R ECOMt visitors to Tulsa Suburban Day and all other times
selling floors
abundant stocks and children
every kind bedding ncccwor materials toilet goods
what should find hggadc de-
pnrm of
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
Plain Chiffon Taffeta

We offer this rightly popular chiffon
fcta In one OF the best wearing qualities
tanabie Tor dresses and blouses: all the
shades. navy. brown ana black are sho
soocISI. So lgSh'' ySrS w,a'' l.!
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
silk Chiffon Velvet

Exquisite In texture and superb In It's
unusurlly desirable quality. perfectly woven
with high. ustrous surface. Such chiffon
eliminating women. 90 inches wide In
black and almost any wanted color. Z CN
Yard .... ... ................. UsOU
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
Eine Cnsinme YelYel

large md extensive collection OF e,
tune velvcts Tor fine Childrcu's wear.
dresses and suits as well ~ coats and wral
36 inches wide. and shown In navy, tau
spoc,ni sro%ni moaS YSr% ana BLACK 29
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
Leather Handbag Specia

Choice OF New Styles Embossed Calf
Leather Bags trimmed with plain finished
leather, high-Erade materials, wen made
and offered at the very special price 2 or
OF, each -. Observation-Disclosures, OsCO
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05

Imported Alarm Clocks, good tim,kc'
nickel plate finish, Complete with a
special for suburban Day, I
each &c. 80, ,,..,..,..,,,s... ...,. 4
DcntwoOd Clocks for the mantle. be
and general use, Solid wood eases and
ernl artistic appearance. Standard Am,
made and good time keepers. ,
Each, special .., ............,.. y
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
Handkerchief Special

Womcn's Pure Linen Handkerchicfs
1-S-inch hemstitched hens and emhl
cred corners In all-white; extra sheer q
ity, Suburban Day, .
zach ... eco, ...,...,.. ..-,....,. 4,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-05
Lovely Trimming Veivets

Fast pile trimming velvcts IN straight
aud pnon finishes Tor making hats, {
tnmsRnd for trimming purposes; show
practically all wanted shades and black
inches wide. n
Yard . ...........' L.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05

FRANKLIN PIERCE was the sec.
II ond dark horse and the third
New Englander to enter the White
house. He was chosen not as a rep
resentative of New England, but rath-
er as an agent of the south, and New
Hampshire debated half century be-
fore 1t grudgingly set up In the yard
of the capital at Concord a statue of
her only president.
A member Of the legislature at
twenty mine, while his father was gov
ern0r, and twice a member Of congress,
he was a senator of the United States
at thirty-three. Resigning when his
term had yet year to run, he after
ward refused a second election to the
senate and refused the governorship
The Mexican war tempted Pierce
from his retirement and. as brigadier
general. he served with Scott in the
advance on the city of Mexico. Re-
turning to his family and first-class
law practice at Concord, General
Pierce, ut forty-three, had no thought
that any further public distinction
awaited him.
Pierce was elected in more sweep
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05
A LOST ART

When there is good penman in a
business office the chances are that he
has gray hair. Most offs the younger
members of the staff make marks
which resemble the tracks of an Eng
lish sparrow hopping about in the
snow.
There was time during the Spen-
cerian era. when no one was regarded
as equipped for commercial life unless
he could produce letters resembling a
copy plate. When the use of the type-
writer became general there was dis
tinct letup in the emphasis on the sec
ond RI. And then somebody invent
ed vertical writing" which ended bv
lying down. 1t is now almost impos
sible to discover young person who
can write legibly.
Ohces are possessed of consider
able mechanical equipment, but there
are times when writing must be done
and when no one can be found to do
1t well. The demand for good penman-
ship far exceeds the supply.
In an effort to prepare children for
business life the Boston schools are
seeking to revive penmanship. not of
the engraver's type, which is both
slow and fatiguing, but legible and
free. 1t is good work and should be
carried through, for it applies to the
boys and girls who leave school for
college as well as to those who 90 to
work as soon as the law allows. Col
lege teachers may give higher grades
to essays in type, but boys and girls
must take examinations, and no in
structor enjoys trying to decipher
paper as though it were an Egyptian
inscription
And when the schools have solved
the problem of penmanship they
would do well to revive the multipli-
cation table and the spelling bee
Boston Globe,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05

on her way and-the thought made
her heart jump-think she was run
ming away with ii. But she could
wait no longer.
She caught up the case. and found
II very heavy. but she started hur-
riedly for the door with 1t.
Sharply, as she passed through, an
arm caught hers, and voice with a
note Of triumph in it greeted her pene-
tratingly:
"Just a moment, young lady, where
are you going with that case?"
She looked up with establishment
and fear. dimly wondering If some
friend of his had seen her or the
brOwn-eyed owner had returned. In.
stead. she found herself looking into
the cold eyes Of a middle-aged man.
She explained rapidly, but her
breathlessness and anxiety were sus-
picious. She saw the gate swinging
please, | must get my train!"
"No." the cool voice said. mot yet
think you can put that off. Sup
pose you come with me, make no fuss,
and we will tell you where to go!"
She looked around with wild eyes
and wildly beating heart. A curious
growing larger. The hand on her
arm frightened. With her train pull
ing out. there was nothing else to do
and she yielded.
From somewhere another man
seemed to come who placed himself
on her left, and they led her through
corridors into an office, where a uni
formed man rose.
~ guess we have got him. or. rather,
her" her first captor said, walking
right on with the plumber"
Through the chaos In her mind, she
heard the words dimly, and out Of the
chaos hogan to creep slow meaning
that left her white and trembling.
The grip had contained stolen
goods these men were detectives, and
they had been watching for some one
with just such case; and they had
found her-and he with the kind.
brown eyes whose friendly glance had
won her heart with just one look
he had seen them. and not daring to
take the grip had hurried out, leaving
II with her.
They had opened the case on the
desk, and the uniformed mans eyes
were cold as he turned TO her.
Caught with the real stuff Well.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05
A Blunder
Repaired
By ARNOLD PRESCOTT

TO- 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
In some instructive way Alice Cove
soon felt as II she had known him for
long time and she was rather glad
that the erratic train service kept him
and her waiting together. She had
seated herself In the great city sta
ton to wait for the train that would
carry her to her Northern home; and
he had seated himself beside her
Soon they had entered into conversa-
ton his keen brown eyes had looked
pleasantly into her gray ones; and
she had been content to wait.
Suddenly, he had started and said
to her quickly, "Will you look after
this case of mine until I return? j
will not be gone long,"
She had readily agreed without
thinking much about his request. She
saw his tall form disappear through
the great door. He was walking rap
idly.
She looked at the case. 1t was large
and heavy; she did not wonder that
he had left 1t with her If he were
merely going to find out about some
train or ask some question at the in
formation window.
But he did not return, and the fact
worried her, for in a short time her
own train would be pulling in. She
almost forgot her quick interest in
him; IT hardly seemed just an I'M
selfish act for him to leave her with
out remembering that she too must
catch her train.
She watched the door with growing
concern. but through IT came no tall
figure and pleasant smiling face. The
big hand of the station clock crept to
the hour. She made up her mind there
was nothing to do but to take the case
and 60 with II. He might catch her
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05
THE PLANTER AND THE POET
Helen Gray in Atlanta Constitution.

What is the farmer going to do, How is h,
going to pay
For his fertilizer, rations and clothes. Will,
cotton goes down every day.
Was il fair to entce him to buy with lavish
hand
All kinds OF guano, both high grade and low
aud scatter II over his land,
To bring forth a crop whose value today
Is scarcely one-hali OF the price he must pay
For his nitrate of soda and potash and all
Since cotton's gone down with crash and a
falls
just think of the sugar he's bought this year
At thirty cents a pound,
And the coffee and -four and everything else
With no hope OF the price going down.
Then just as his crop was ready for sale
Cotton falls to almost nothing a bale
Now. the farmer is honest and good and
straight,
But how can he pay out any such ratel
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05
GERMANY DOESN'T
ENDANGER PEACE
Has Neither Material Nor
Morale For Offensive Says
Paris Editor.

Paris. Ian. 2.+"Germany today does
not endanger peace" writes Jean Her
bette. foreign editor of the Temps. in
an article devoted to both the mill
tary and economic conditions across
the Rhine. Nj. Herbette has been trav-
cling through Germany for some time
gathering material.
The most competent persons
speaking for the Allies" he contin-
ues. affirm that Germany is material
ly incapable of commencing a great
war within a goodly number of years
Disarmament, so far as artillery is
concerned, he says, is proceeding sat
isfactorily. The number of cannon
delivered is in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 and about six-sevenths now
have been destroyed. On the other
hand Germany is far from having sur
rendered enough rifles (hardly 1000
000) and machine guns" Disarming OF
the civil population. now going on, is
expected to yield better results.
Dismanting of the German navy BY
the British, also is in progress land
is being carried on with exceptional
vigor"
"ln addition to all this" comments
Nj. Herbette, the prestige of the mill
tary has fallen unbelievely low be-
yond the Rhine" Organizations OF
former officers, he says, are being
formed constantly. and Germans, ii
they wished war, would find officers
to lead them, but, except in Bavaria
and possibly East Prussia. these as
sociations are isolated and growing
rusty"
To illustrate how the military spirit
persists, he tells of young lieutenant
he knows who puts on his uniform
and wears all his decorations at break
fast, but who does not appear in uni
form in public
The masses OF workers." he adds.
suffered too greatly during the war
either at the front or by the priva-
tons behind the lines, not to detest
the military regime, which in return
for all their sacrifices brought only a
disaster without parallel. One can say
without exaggeration that the popula-
ton of the industrial regions is pro-
foundly antimiltarist
Germany has then, neither the ma
terial nor the morale required for a
vast offensive She could only under
take upon occasion small military OPP
erations upon her eastern and south
eastern frontiers. But her western
neighbors would stop her quickly.
and she knows il.
I'm the last analysis, the peace of
Europe depends only upon the AL
lies f"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05

guess we need worry % Ic1ess.
She doesn't Icck the part. does shsi
More like some rosy-cheeked country
| Riri--"
~ am not q thiefw she cried. des-
perately. trembling. She told az best
she could the story: and she saw In
each face the cold unbelIef. She sank
into chair with moan, covering her
eyes as she wept.
A cool but kindlLer voice said.
Buck up and come with u.s."
They went into the corridor and
down into the station. Through tear
filled eyes she glanced In the direc-
ton where she had sat those happy
half hours with her brown-eyed
friend. She saw tall figure standing
there! There was no doubt!
She caught the detectives arm, and
incoherently whispered and talked to
him. He suddenly seemed to grow
tense. Here, Space, keep this girl
while I nab him!"
She stood in the grasp Of the off,
Ger, and saw the other. putting him
self between the tall form and the
door, go up and clap the other mildly
on the shoulder. The other turned.
and she saw both in earnest CONVEX
sation.. They glanced in her direction.
and suddenly that tall figure swung
with long strides toward her. and.
nearing her she saw the friendly
face set with some emotion.
He came up to her. little girl
owe you more than an apology. did
ridiculous stunt!"
As he talked she heard the detec-
tive say to the other. "Its all Off.
Come on
Wondering, dazed and weary with
the stress. she heard her station
friend saying, "Now come with me
to quiet place and let me explain"
She followed dhmbly, half hearing
what he said, and found herself in a
little corner In winsOme bit of res
taurant. His mild eyes held her
gently. and the soothing tones of his
voice stilled the tempest in her to
peace as he explained.
81 am a railroad detective-sent
from the Southern division to help
run down gang Of sneak thieves Op-
Grating here. I spotted the chap with
the valise but he lodged me. was
sitting there with you. hoping I might
catch sight Of him again. I thought !
saw him, and hustled out without
thinking about you. And Pm down
right sorry"
The mystery clear enough for her.
strangely happy that he was not the
thief. she said somewhat without rea-
son. But how did you know
wouldn't run away with It? And did
you catch him?"
A slow smile gathered on his face.
"Yes. landed him. and sent him on.
came back for the grip-but. listen
please. am going to hire taxi, and
take you to the finest hotel for old
maids and young maids in the cOun-
try; and don't you suppose you could
stay over few days and let me show
you how sorry am for this blunder?"
She listened shyly in the way of
woman and answered in the way of
woman very simply but to him salts
factorily. Perhaps" And he knew
by the indefinite answer that he was
definitely forgiven.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05
RoBBING THE COUNTY TREASURY

in Breckenridge county or
Something like
There penalty 500 fail
licensed far It's evident that lot of folks are holding themelves abe
just part evade the
diamonds hold
back We complain bad roads schools and low funds the
treasur
from and the licenses they avoid paying the shrewde they
families better schools and better
living conditions general right in their communities
nothing the evade
law, either nation, thing
If fortunate enough good dog and afford iced
his license should be yearly Otherwise don't be the of him.
A during Christmas week
bread and each plate
Herbert
table high chair representing the invisible guest The ban
children
who attended The dinner receipts toaed
$aOl122I
appeal starving foreign is
likely the and unlimited
paradise silks
the majority Why can't all women live in Burma
$500 for rooms facing
vision what the parade looked like through the daily
Will take the real or the visionary
Causo singer his
illness It's worth something to be well without Caruo millions
January clearance sales offer good for early Christ
Breckenridge will this Call
Broken o New Years resolutions YETI
This when your Christmas day
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05

expansion into foreign lands.
Slavery was In its last throes ev-
erywhere. Great Britain had abolished
Il IN her West Indian islands, Mexico
had abolished II next door to our own
slave states. Even Spain was tend
ing toward the freeing Of the slaves In
Cuba when the American ministers to
Great Britain, France and Spain met
in Belgium and issued the "Ostend
manifesto" That shameful document
proclaimed the threat that II the Span
ish government should refuse to sell
us Cuba we would take the island by
force.
At the same time congress at home
was repeating the Missouri compro-
mise and wiping out the dead line
against slavery, which had been drawn
a quarter Of a century before. This
threw open Kansas to wild scramble
between settlers who wished the new
territory to be free and those who
wished 1t to be slave.
Then and there the Civil war began.
Border rufiians," as the north called
uic SctticrS, WIN TuSueu III iTOm NILS
souri, and other slave states, and set
tiers no less rough in their lighting
who poured in from the free states,
quickly turned that primeval into
bleeding Kansas" Rival territorial
governments were set up by the two
factions, and Pierce threw the weight
Of the federal power on the side Of
those who we're desperately striving to
create another slave state.
The whole country was drawn into
the struggle. and the Republican party
sprang into life. At the election In the
middle Of his term, Pierce saw the
Democratic representation in the house
cut down one-half and the opposition
sweep in with q big majority.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05

ing victory than any other president
had had since Monroe. He had the man.
date and the opportunity to be presi-
dent of the whole Union. With all
his good qualities of head and heart.
he was not broad enough to be more
than the servant Of section, "of
those who placed me here" as he ex-
pressed it.
The new presidents appointment Of
Jefferson Davis to be secretary Of war
identified his administration at the out
set with the aggressive faction. In the
south. Under its cOunsels Pierce not
only surrendered to the ambitions Of
the slave power for expansion over
the north and west. but also for its
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES
IN COUNTY FOR DEC

Marriage licenses issued at the
County Clerks Office in the month OF
December were for: Logan CLANCY
and Bertha Howard; Owen Bissett
and Lotte Lee Bandy; James W.
Matthews and Jennie Embry; John
H. Purguson and Agnes Woods: Will
liam B. Hutchinson and Golda Sprad-
lin; Herbert O. Dutschke and Nola
Rhae Haynes; n L. Gilland and Mary
Blough; Edward Brte and Mildred
Butler.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05
RECRUITING FOR NAVY
HAS BEEN SUSPENDED

Washington, Jan. 3-Recruiting ;or
the navy has been suspended temper
arily, it was learned at the navy de-
partment tonight. 1t was explained
the strength of $4,000 men has been
reached, the maximum possible under
the appropriation by congress.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05

Scotland has curious superstition
that il is unlucky to take anything out
OF the house on New Years Day be-
fore one has brought something in !:
hence members of the family may be
seen carrying a piece of coal or any
small object into the house, to pre-
vent misfortune during the new year
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-05
BRIDE-ELECT ISSUES
OWN MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Bartlesville. Okla, Dec. 31.-Miss
Victoria Fourier, Deputy County
Clerk, issued her own marriage IL
cense Yesterday, it became known to-
day. The party of the second part is
Warren Milligan, newspaper re-
porter
When the blank was filled she dir
ected Milligan to raise his right hand
and swear to the truth of the state
ments, He obeyed