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once started to ask, Jeanne what
would better do about Mrs. Her
rods letter, then I decided that as
la spinster Jeanne would have posi-
tive views of an aggressive nature.
She would be for direct action
while I, as married woman, had
already discovered that diplomacy
has its place in wedlock.
Jeanne is always welcome
guest even when have a heart
ache and want to NOPE, and SO of
course I asked ner to dine with us,
and thus spoiled my chance to
make up the minute Jack enter
ed the door.
For in spite of the discovery Of
Mrs. Herrod's letter I wanted to
have Jack reassure me dozen
times that he loved me, and that
he didn't love anybody but me,
and wasn't pretending to, any
where nor at any time.
AS every angle Of our modern
suite seemed to be visible to
Jeanne seated in the hving-room
Jack and made up" partially
and unsatisfactory in corner Of
the kitchen.
Never before had found
Jeanne superfluous. She really Is
quite wonderful girl, Jack calls
her peach.
After dinner we set, off to the
Little Playhouse.
It's Jacks first view of
sSkoaI," I told Jeanne. Usually
he plays chess with Mrs: Herrod
when I rehearse. But she's gone
north for the summer.
Therefore friend husband has
q chance to take care Of his
wife!"
Was Jeanne sarcastic? could
MT guess. She gave me an odd
glance. I know her well enough
to realize that she thought me a.
little idiot for some reason.
wished I had told her all about
the letter l had found Perhaps I
was an idiot not to have read II.
(,ro Be CcntinslcH2
6Copyright, 1922
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Nancy and Nick are Twins.
One time the Fairy Queen gave
them each a pair OF Green Shoes,
which were magical These shoes
could take the Twins anywhere
on the earth or off of It, indeed.
for that matter. They could go
anywhere in the sky or in Fairy
Land by just wishing.
They had many wonderful adj
ventures and proved a great help
to the Fairy folk who looked after
and Ninety-Nine Kingdoms, from
helping Mr.. Rubadub to spring
clean the birds and animals, to as
sisting Mr.. Sprinkle-Blow in max
ing the weather up in the sky.
Their last adventure was to set
tie dispute between the DiddyeV-
vers and the Korsknotts in Fairy
land, where a wicked Sorcerer,
called Twelve Toes, had caused
trouble.
Now they have returned home
over the Seven Mountains and the
Seven Valleys and are greeted by
the Fairy Queen in her Palace
where they relate their adventure.
Their next adventure is toNbe "A
Trip to the Moon
The Fairy Queen was waiting
for the Twins when they arrived
at her Palace after a quick trip
over the Seven Mountains They
just wished themselves back and
whizz-they were there,
Everybody crowded around to
hear the news, first of all their
old friend, the Magical Mushroom
who had gone with the children
on so many of their travels. Then
there was Mr.. Rubadub and fat
Mr.. Tin gazing, and then Mr.. Scrib-,
ble-Scratch, and funny Mr.. Flipp-
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Sale of Flowers Raises
S270 for Dental Clinic

Flower Day sales Saturday net
ted about s270 which is to be use
for the benefit Of the school chill
dren's dental clinic, campaign Of
ficials said yesterday.
The flower sale was conducted
by the Business and Professional
Womens' Club. Sixty women took
part in the selling of posies and
disposed of LILO blossoms, total re
turns amounting to about 500. OF
this, $170 will be applied on the
clinic indebtedness, leaving SlOG
for future work.
Miss Gale Westfall headed the
Business and Professional Wo-,
mems Club committee. while DR..
r.. E. McCray was in charge of the
funds campaign for tho dentists.
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The Fairy Queen was v aiting for the Twins

ety-Flop, and Mr.. Sprinkle--Blow,
and Cap'n Pennywinkle, who had
come on business from his coun-
try under the sea.
Indeed, all OF the Fairy Queens
helpers were there, all ears to
hear about the Twins last won
derful adventure You know they
had been to the Land of the Did
dyeyvers and the Korsknotts to
settle some trouble about two
kings.
You are certainly wonderful
children!" smiled the good queen.
you? hope you didn't have very
much trouble. Are you tired? 2"
mot a bit!" declared Nancy.
Goodness mol" said Nick. 1t
was a lot of fun. Old Twelve
Toes the Sorcerer did all he could
to stop us, but our magic beat his
every time
would you like to help, me
some more?" said the Fairy Queen
thoughtfully. vi
'.Oh, yes, indeed cried both
Twins together. do you have
another errand?''
Yes, answered the Queen.
have just had word from Mr..
Peerabout, the Man-in-the-Moo Don
that he's SO busy this spring he
can't get along without help. The
four winds are very handy and do
all they can, but what with some
folks wanting full moon, some
wanting it dark, some wanting a
wet moon, ana some wanting 1t
dry, even the winds aren't enough.
He'd be ever SO glad to have you
for a while, I'm sure
Then we'll go, answered
Nick, won't we, Nancy!
(Tc Be Continncd)
copyright, 1929
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! OUR FIRST YE AR
BY A BRIDE

IN sad contrition I went to work
ito gather up Jacks laundry. In
my search for used handkerchiefs
II came upon small envelope in
his Qraincoat pocket
Fine paper-certain1y no bill! y
y turned it over. Mrs. Herrod's
writing! Addressed to Jacks
office. NowTif she must write to
my husband, if her letters are
merely friendly, about chess and
nothing more, why does she not
!s s5855a r thrust the thing back into my
husbands pocket, afraid that if I
held it I might read it. had
been brought UP to despise per-
sons who read other peoples let
tiers.
why yield to temptation when
#dou btless, I could know what was
in that letter for the asking? Just
as Mary Smith could know all
about Andy's affairs for the ask
ing. But she would not inquire.
Well, neither would I!
Z would not read that letter,
and I would not speak about it. to
Jack, and If Mr. John Cuthbert
madison cared to have his wife
know what his lady friends wrote
to him he could show me!
And anyway, according to our
Rprenuptial agreement, hadn't
sthe slightest right to object. I
was bound by our contract not to
be trivial, was supposed to trust
my hus band, and to be above sus-
pecting that he would cherish a
sentiment tai letter from Mrs. Her
rod.
that did believe in Jack-only
" what reason, what excuse
mad Mrs. Herrod for mailing her
note TO lacks office rather than
shfs home2
s Fortunately Jeanne Alison
came in. the afternoon. We plan
sneds ourS Iothes for the motor trip
and studied atheroad maps. To
ow5sWhereEyou&a are is part of the
s1un o G. an auto top "a ore than
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Here's Good Aduice: Relieve Your
Fatigue With Sleep. Avoid .Sfin1uLa,ats

other elements found ii both coffee
and tea.
If you have an idea that coffee
or tea drinking may be injurious to
your health, why not stop it for a
week OF SO, and drink delicious.
fragrant Postum instead.
Postum IS a rich, golden-brown,
pure cereal beverage. It contains
no harmful elements of any kind.
You can drink Postum as many
times a day as you or the chill
dren desire a grateful, refreshing
beverage
Your grocer sells forms Of Postum:
Instant Postum Tin tins) made instantly in tho
cup by the addition Of boiling water. Postum
Cereal Gin packages ofllarger bulk for those who
prefer to make the drink while the meal is being
prepared) made by boiling for fully 20 minutes.
Yrc Raf41e Creek Mich
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WATSON
Church Services

All services in the Watson. NJ. P.
Church were well attended yester-
day. The Sunday school members
are preparing a good program for
children's day, which will be OBJ
served on the second Sunday of
next month In the evening the
regular pastor of the church de-
li:ered an excellent Mothers Day
sermon. The choir also rendered
special music for the occasion.
Correction
It was enormously reported in
The West Virginian that the
recent baseball game in which
Watson was defeated at Baxter
was the opening game. The open
ing game was played on the Wat
son field, with a score of 1873 II
favor Of Watson.
Visits Husband
Mrs. Phoebia Probst left tne
last Of the week for Baltimore,
Md, where she will spend some
time with her husband, who Is sta
toned there in the service of the
U. S. Marines.
Daughter Born
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl F. Brown
have announced the arrival of a
little daughter, whom they vel
coined into their home on May s.
The child was born at the home Of
her maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Betty Sypu1t, and has been chris
tened Betty Lucille Brown.
To Attend Funeral
Mrs. T. E. Hearn and daughter
MI, ~ tho Now Fin
land addition were at Cataw ba
yesterday to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. Dorcas F. Kisner, whose
death had occurred on the pre-
vious Thursday. The funeral was
held at the Catawba NJ P. Church.
with burial following in the
church cemetery
At Wheeling
Mrs. Joseph Harrington has
been in Wheeling the past several
days, where she accompanied her
mother, Mrs. Ida Teagarden OF
Hundred Mrs. Teagarden has
entered the North Wheeling Hos
pital and has undergone an opera
ton for the rem oval of a goiter.
Mrs. Harrington will remain with
her mother until she is able to
return home.
Buys Pool Room
T. =. Cady and Graham Pierson
have recently closed a deal by
which they become owners Of the
White Cloud pool room tn Madison
street, Fairnbnt. Mr.. Cady and
Mr.. Pierson took possession of the
business the last of the week.
Patient Improves
III Harry Huffman who was recent
.ly patient at Cook hospital
where he underwent an operation
has returned to his home here and
is recovering nicely
Returns Homo
William Huffman who has been
in the q. S. Marine service for the
past several years and who has
seen much overseas service, is
home on furlough and is the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Huffman.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Wiley and
Miss Pearl Hearn motored to
Sunday where they
visited relatives.
Harve Gatre1l has taken posi-
5tion with the Consolidation Coal
Co. at the fan house, and is re-
porting: for. duty every day
55s Miss sMadeline Rittenhonse re-
turned Saturday from q visit wit
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her sister, Mrs. Gail Smith Of
Lumberport, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. varney Ellis, who
were visiting relatives here for
several days, have returned 20
their home at Sutton, W. Va
Carl Hearn has returned from a
recent visit with relatives at Man
nington.
Mary, Thelma. and Ada May
Stevens of Bellview were guests of
their aunt, Mrs. J. F. Reynolds,
the last of the week.
Mrs. H-B. F'itzhugn IS spending
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Special Session Of Legion
Group Called for Tuesday

" - 49,
Due to the fact that only a brie
meeting was held previous to the
American Legion dance last Thurs
day, a special session of the Fred
r. 9Heintzelman post has been call
ed for tomorrow evening at the
post club rooms by Lawrence NJ
Cunningham. post commander.
Among matters to be discussed
is the proposed membership drive.
This is state wide movement.
and its purpose is to add 5000 ex
soldiers to the ranks of the Amer
lean Legion. This post is growing
rapidly in membership at present.
1t now has 215 members. while at
this time last year it had only 165
The posts highest membership last
year was only 227 or only twelve
more than are enrolled at the pres
ent time.
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THERE is nothing in the world
- so reconshuctive as sound, re-
fest1ing sleep. During sleep the
system rids itself of the fatigue
poisor1s that have accumulated
during the day. The food. ele-
ments are taken up by the various
tissues that require rebuilding nu-
uinent.
It is important that you get
plenty of health-bringing sleep
Anything that interferes with your
sleep hampers and binders you
mentally and physically.
"A common cause of physical
weakness and mental depression is
the reaction following over-sirnu-
lation by the drug, caffeine, and
1Hoda 80 Doo+nro Corao1 |
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3nr;ssfonary Meeting

The Woman's Mission Circle OF
the Palatine Baptist Church VIII
have its monthly meeting hurs-
day afterno Don at the home Of MIS-.
Lutte Brown in Diamond street
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. J. p. sum
mers will be the hostesses.
Worth While Girls
The Worth While Girls of the
palatine Baptist Church gave
splendid program Sunday after
noon at the home Of Miss NeYa
Prunty IN State street in honor OF
their Tnothe7s. who were their
invited guests. The following pro
gram was given: piano solo. Don
ma Adams; story Of Mothers Day
ana its origin, Grace Poe; song:
Naomi Boyers, Gertrude Hixen-5
Daugh and Beulah linn; reading.
Eupha Prunty; story. Grace .1lnn;
violin solo. Elizabeth Clark.
large number of the mothers were
present and each was given a car
nation. A social houc followed
the program, and refresh mentst
were served. The next meeting Of
the Worth While Girls will be held
at the home or Miss Grace linn in
Cedar s:Tcet, and Miss Gertrude
s1.xcL raash viu be in charge o.
the program.
From C1arksbnrg
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward and
family of Clarksburg spent the
weekend with the formers bro
Their, J. c. Ward, and family in
Columbia street. Their son,, DON
aid Ward. portrayed the part OF
Paul in the Roman play, An
Appeal to Caeser," which was pre-
sented Friday night at the Fair
mont High School auditorium.
Personal
C. E. Minor and family motored
to Losansport Sunday afternoon
and visited relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl D. Springer
and children Of Guffy street spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch
at $Bellyiew.
Mrs. Elliott Of Shinnston is the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Lutte
Brown in Diamond street. Her
nephew, Frank Powell, who ac-
companicd her here Sunday, re-
turned home Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ben Keener and little
daughter Virginia Of Colfax were
in the city Sunday evening en-
route from Shinnston, where Mrs.
keener was called Saturday by
serious illness in the family of. her
sister, Mrs. Vincent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Moran of!
Burners Ridge spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Moran III the
Speedway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrick Vim cent
of Blame street spent Sunday with
relatives at Gladly Creek.
Mrs. Avis Henderson Of Gladly
Creek, who has been in the city
for some time for medical treat
n1ent lis much improved and spent
the weekend at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Snyder and
Mrs A. G. Criss and little grand
son, Phil Criss, spent Sunday with
E1rs. Margaret Mort at Monongah.
The public health service insists
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g&TH%TdE was sim dud pdAS CO.
- occupied the table beside
49, the window in the boarding
house. Som etime the sun slantlng
III shone on the dull auburn OF
her hair and turned it into flery
copper.
Drakes's table was far back IN
the shadow of the second d1nlng g
room. He sat where he was quite
#unobseryed, but from his vantage
sSpoint he was most observing ne
studied each OF Mrs. DreW's. pay
ling guests while he mechanically
fed himself with her indifferent
\ lyscooked food
4 NJ ost often he found himself
watching the girl whom he had
named Violet: He h&d given her
4 this name because OF her sim,
modest shyness, and somehow she
seemed to exude a fragrance that
was reminiscent of the English
violet itself.
Drake never made friends In
boarding houses, nor apparently
did the girl otherwise theirs
might have been before this an
ordinary speaking acquaintance
The days had long since gone
when 1andladies could by bunch
i OF wa1l-flowers or jonquils for
dime, and in consequence the tab
S1es were seldom adorned with any
thing more decorative than salt
\ and pepper shaker and the mus
stard pot.
one day when Drake opened his
mail and found check larger
sthans he had expected from a story
INSPIRED by folks in that dining
room he decided to buy some
@flowers for the landlady. He
s5bonght an armfu1 of tawny chry-
Ssan themums and every table IN
both dining rooms was maze
beaI tiful by them.
happened to glance at
ssVio1et and his heart gave bound.
She had cupped one Of the great
Sblossons in her lovely hands ana
was burying her face in it. Then
9she raised her eyes and looked
into its golden depths with an
love Of flowers in
her expression. She inhaled the
bitter sweetness Of it for NOM
TENT, sighed as if in "Reminiscences
and then went on with her soup.
Drake, too, continued his prosalc
task of eating.
3s .a g oily good thing didn't get
roses, he said to himself. she
might have kissed them right here
8before this cold audience. He
Wondered how it would feel to!
Vio1et8look deep into his soul
@as she had looked into the heart,
4ofs this flower
That night he brought home six
sroo,nr, >1Inder cover Of his coat.
~; olet ~,1suany went for a short
s. .,k> after her day in business,
AND & was while she was gone
g t,t he siinned the bunch Of bios
sons Athrough the balcony railing
ss5nnd0s+nn her window sill. SO that
81 tI,s,,,y ~ .yrt ereat 1,er when shei
Iii ~ -, ~ c,I,-taine the nnxtt
a 1888 :, - 1,rs1-e,s room was neytI
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UNITARIAN CHURCH CLOSED.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, May 15.-(By
The Associated Press.)- Uni
tartan Church at Dubnitza, the pas
tor of which granted the divorce TO
former United States Hollis, re-
Gently declared illegal by the Bull
garian government, has been closed
by the police at the request OF the
minister of foreign affairs and re-
ligion.
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The public health service insists
that European immigrants be rea-
sonab1y clean when embarking SO
that they will not bring with them
disease-bearing vermin.
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The wastage of natural gas in
the United States is about half the
production.
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Sixty per cent of the men are
bald at SIS, but only 1 per cent of
the women.
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Made By Postum Cereal Co.. Inc, Battle Creek, Mich.
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II
IS:,II==II OR S OR q
Boarding House Blossoms
BY RUBY DOUGLAS

sr1 He was slim and pale and she
~ occupied the table peside
~ the window in the boarding
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-08-28
DEsDE SAN GERMAN

Nosase un gran entusiasmo para la
aperture del curse escolar. Este afio los
saloles de clase, muchos de ellos estan
en- meiores condolences, pues ha habido
I'm gran interes en- mejorarlos.
Los grades altos estaran 1nuy bien,
porque ell municipio ha comprado una
buena casa todo Sc arregla bien. Es
una lastima que no haya el n1mero de
maestros que necesits San German, pues
la mayor parte de los alumnos de pri-
mer grado Sc quedaran sin clase.
FL pueblo esta muy contento con que
Sc haya conseguido Ell 100. grado y
agradece los esfuerzos hechos por el
Sr. Yanguas. comisionado de Instruc-
ci6n don Francisco Servera Silva y
otras personalidades de mucha repre-
sentaci6n que han prestado su concurso
para que no nos veamos privado de
ese grado, qua pone a salvo a tantos
nifios pobres.
Sc estan 1mplando los alrededores de
las escuelas y en- la cal.e que conduce a
la nueva casa comprada Sc construye
una magnifica acera para comodidad de
allmnos Y vecinos.
Con motive del establecimiento del
100. grado han venido muclos alumnos
de Lajas pueblos Iimitrofes para ser
matriculados. cosa que no pa podido
SER. porque San German tine muchos
alumnos para esos grades.
Ha sIlrtido I'M buen efecto en- Ia OPT
ni6n ell nombramiento de la srta. Ma
ria Eugenia Ramos para las classs de
Ciencias Dom6sticas de esta poblaci6n,
pues ella es hija de aqui v trabaja mu
cho Y con entusiasno.
Uno de los Principales nos ha dicho
cue es numeroso ell niimero de alumnos
para los grades altos, 10 que prueba
cue nuestra juventud quiere avanzar.
ESQ nos agrada y 10 splaudimos.
A. B. G.
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ALERTA, PUEBLO, Sc
TE ENGANA VlLMENTE

tamente'' les trae Ell aqua, la tomen
sin faltar y en- que continien e. ira
tamiento.
No es extraho que en- muchos pue-
bios de la isla otras personas Sc ha-
yam dedicado este mismo negocio.
Ahora bien; todo ESQ y algo mas es-
taria bien que Ell publico 10 soportara,
81 esa aqua, en- verdad tuviera las pro
piedad'ss curativas que Sc lie atribuyen.
Pero, es el case que. fuera de sus pro-
piedades laxantes, propiedades que sou
naturales en- ella, no tiene mas meritos
cue los que Te dan todas aquellas per
sorsas que directa indirectamente CO.
mercian con ella.
Por 81 acaso Q. lector duda de 10 que
digo v piensa en- que fundo mi opinion,
deseo hacer plblico que, aqui, en- Agui
RE. donde hay mas de tres mil habi-
tantes, y donde Sc crsy6 por una gran
parte del plblico que la 'samarita-
na'' era una s'diosa'' que ell aqua
por ELLA fuidizada era algo dig1so de
ohtenerse fin de curar toda clase de
Intermediates, aqui, repito, los privile
giados prodedimientos de ella, no han
dado resultado ninguno: No han Gu
rado nadie y la gente siente haber
gastado su dinero indtlmel1e.
En- todos aquellos casos ten que Sc
ncs asegur6 por varias personals que al
gunos individuos habfan obtenido buen
resultado con Ell uso de esa aqua, nos
decidimos comprobar 10 dicho, y, yer
baln.ante por escrito Sc nos NANTES
to por las lnismas personas enfermas,
cue no era cierto 10 que referente a
la curacion de sus casos Sc decia que
nj ain habian sentido mejoria.
Hay aquf un individuo Que hace
afios padece de PARALYSIS del lado de-
recho. Este individuo Sc somesio al ira
tamiento de Carmen vazquez, con igual
resu-tado que los demas; mas, no obs
tante este, en- otros pusblos cercanos
Sc propaga como un hecho la curaci6n
de este paralitico que sigue y seguira
tan invalido como siempre.
De esa manera es como los interesa
dos propagan en- uno v otro sitio la
mentida efcacia de esa aqua, de esa
nanera y por las razones expuestas, es
como Sc interesa al plblico, qus cre-
yendo todo 10 que oye y no queriendo
buscar Ia verdad, Sc sacrifca ignoran
do que Sc V engafia vilmente. :
Es hora va de que Ell pueblo recopoz-
ca que Sc lie hace victima del fraude
y vuelva la espalda a todos los que di-
recta Entertainments comercian con
SUI credulidad v degradan Ia cultura,
Ia reputation el progrsso de nuestro
pueblo.
Eligio E. MARTINEZ.
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AVISO INPORTANTE


Hago saber a los comerciantes dcta
Tistas al publico en- general que ha-
biendo comprado las acreditadas ma
uuinas marca Lands para la fabri
caci6n 0,s calzado de todas classes y ia
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yor. Sc garantizan; son todos sue-as
no hay carton. Pueden dirigirse a la
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Tsnemlos zapatos cesde jsl minimo
precio de7un peso hasta dos dolares Gin
cr,enta centavos; 81 encuentran carton
en- mi calzado Sc lie devolvera el dine
70. Aavt.