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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-23

that when he is with me, I believe In
him, but the moment he Is gone my
faith has gone with him. I have had
much experience with men, Mr.. Drace,
in the army and elsewhere, but my
wife's nephew is the most--I don't
know how to define him. Let me
thank you for protecting him In the
presence Of my wife, and / regret that
I may have seemed In doubt. But
Drace, that fellow makes me angry
with myself. Confound him, he almost
convinces me at times that l have no
stability Of character. And yet I am
fond Of him. l am always glad to see
him come. And let me say that he IL
Illustrates one truth very clearly-that
ability consists mostly In the fervor
with which we go at a thing. I sup
pose he has cost you considerable"
"Oh, not very much. I am fond Of
him too, and I believe he Is going to
be of much help to me-"
"Well, I've lost five hundred this
morning, but I a stand it. I have or
dered the mules hitched up, and am
going to drive with you about the
plantation. I am going to show you a
government here In the delta"
During the drive the old gentleman
was laxative, sometimes with the
school mans hesitating precision, but
more often as the free companion,
agreeable rather than discursive.
Drace evinced in everything a keen in.
terest, but it was not real. His heart
was not with him. 1t was in New Or
leans,fin a narrow street where boards
were nailed across a door.
From what he had been able to
gather from the General and by talk
ing in seeming idleness to boatmen
land to men along the Wlver, Drace
confirmed the information snatched by
Shottle from the label on the French
mans wine case-namely, that old
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-23

Gently Laid His Hand on Braces
Shoulder.
but shoot him instantly. Ha, l wish
you to meet my dear young friend and
much esteemed partner, William
Hawkins"
Drace was much taken with Haw
kins, his quiet manner, his athletic
mold, and passed some time with him
In talk, the Major having given to
Hawkins a scheming wink.
The boat was now fiuting her ruffled
way up the river. at a table beneath
a great shaded lamp, Shottle sat, moi
alone, not staring into vacancy but I'M
to the expressionless countenance of
men merciless in v~ivisection. Luck al
first had cajoled him, let him swell
the Fifty he had obtained to near five
hundred, butra yellow-looking swab OF
whiskers entangled with him-and
ieeched him down to twenty. five,
Ehottle looked at him, his caterpillar
eyebrows, heard his slight hacking
cough, his request for a glass Of ice.
water, and said to himself:
some Of these days / may have a
chance TO set fire to you as l would
any other patch Of dead grass"
Slowly and with an economy painful
for him to practice, Shottle with many
ups and downs built up again toward
two hundred; but at length in the aft.
ernoon an old citizen who sat high
and who looked like a steer, hooked
him and horned him broke.
Shottle came stumbling over the
doorsill and found BRACE in CONVEX.
sation with Major Pewitt and William
Hawkins. With a wink the Major
enjoined a humorous silence, and
mutely they sat attendant on the los.
er's mood. Shottle sat down, took out
a card, wrote on 1t, put 1t back into
his pocket, tapped his teeth with the
pencil and spoke:
81 have just written a resolve, and
whenever / do. 1t becomes q law Of my
being, 1t has just been enacted and
recorded that never again OF this earth
am I to bet another cent. I may 60
to houses where there are card parties,
but never again am I to shuttle a deck.
NY career as a fool Is ended +.
Who was 1t that wrote, If at first you
don't succeed, try, try again? A pris.
on sentence would be too good for the
hatcher Of such a fallacy. II at FIRST
you find you're wrong, quit. That's my
course for the future"
II congratulate you. But what are
you going to dor Drace inquired,
II will drag a surveyors chain and
squint at the landscape. I'll lug a tri.
pod and eat q raw turnip In the wind.
Or, ii compelled to be humber, I can
curry horses"
"And bet some fellow that you'll
have your horses curried first" said
the Major.
with his pencil Shottle slowly
tapped his teeth.
saThe first squirt OF cola water gem
orally comes from one as much at.
ficted as yourself. But no matter.
Cold water chills, but at the same time
1t cieanses. And from this time ON.
gentlemen, Liberty Shottie, the vague
and unreal, will become the Obvious
and the actual. II I had a thousand
dollars right now, I wouldn't bet that
the sun will rise tomorrow. Oh. there
Ii such a thing az redemption.s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-23
CHAPTER VI.

About four o'clock In the afternoon
the Bumblebee passed FarnVyn's Land
Ing, and later touched at Bethpage
Landing. From the crest OF the high
embankrAent was an endless View OF
spreading cane fields. The Generals
house stood Ia the midst Of old trees
near half q mile from the river. Lead
sng from the landing wa a rcad IA the
perpetual shade 81 lo~w-branching live
caks, Along the road Wild peoples
biased in patches Of sunlight. and In
me shade elewed the color IF darker
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-23

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Illinois Central System Calls Attention 70 me
Careful Crossing Campaign
The the Association announced its Careful Crossing
the third the vehicle accidents
showing locomotive striking automobile occupied by
Gs sn and children Above the picture are these words N large letters cross Crossings
in from
Of the protect h
the United States has been estimated that would $2ooO0 eliminate
aemakn
Educated Stop % crossings give
we ot$l2dWOWOW so aras safety is concerned
The railroads splendid progress accidents resulting
years
vehicle railroads them have been
m During 1920 there a , automobiles @ % as as
p d az" Sps 9e ' and %a %s ons. % D
lore vehicles
in that respect
~ The nIj Central System heartily the Careful Crossing Cam En Of the
employees ooopaatn possible make the campaign successful
public IS Service"
and have snveius WE'LL
Construct CRITICS nand suggestions invited
C. H. MARKHAM,
President Illinois Central System

TIN sorry TO Do,;ier you, out 1 can't
ride farther without a glass of milk.
see you have a COW pastured here, but
I'll be grateful for condensedw
The man, hat in hand, smiled pleas
antly at her as he sank down on the
doorstep with a jingle of spurs.
"There's milk if you wish it," Janet
replied, with a bright tinge of color
concealing the tear stains; "but it is
almost noon. Surely you will stop
here-it's long ride to the next
cabin"
81 didn't intend to-" was the laugh
ing confession, "for I'd rather ride
empty than swim in grease as at most
Of these shacks. But yours Is a real
picture place; and can it be l smell
baked beansT
"You smell my regular Saturday
dinner" said Janet.
He did full justice to Janet's food
symphony in brown and gold; the
fluffy mashed potatoes, yellow with
cream, the smoking beans topped with
crisp pork, the steamed brown bread
succeed with plump raisins, and the
custard pie whose thick and golden
filling quivered under a meringue
na,,,,,pas ,,',t, al, ,.,a,,osa
-. =, - g..
.on, thn s+na,aa,.,s oon,r,;naonts for
AZ ,,,, t,,',stnd h,s ,,,o,lth ~ ~
~ ~ said ,othina tIa iid No. Ioaro ~,
81 So cargont tha NOW foroat
rono,o, bod ,isor rolrc+on+lv fron, +bo
sbining white o,lclotb and etartad on
he rev Dicly oven grunhlad ~, in.
vIt.tion whom Sargent announced no
would no hacl, that way naxt woeL
..rh,s ;s ,1ooo 20 ,ido fostino s.o,.ar
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the law, 5I.at VI dFpuIES-lents through
competitive examinations for certain
positions, has been vast improve
ment over the old patronage method
is generally conceded; but the law
failed to be completely effective in
strument by not providing for the APP
plication of the merit system to the
more responsible and, therefore, the
more remuneratlve positions.
The administrative offices, aside
from the cabinet, WHICH do not come
within the scope of the civil service
law, are postmasters at offices of Tie
first, second and third classes, col
lectors of internal revenue, collectors
of customs; registers, receivers, and
surveyors general of the land office;
assistant treasurers, surveyors, special
examiners, appraisers and naval OIL
GERS in the customs service; super
intendents of mints, assayers in mints,
supervising inspectors in the steamboat
inspection service, commissioners of
immigration and naturalization, as
sistant secretaries and heads Of bu
reaus of the departments at Washing
ton, etc.-about 10000 positions in all.
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JANET'S REWARD
BY ELIZABETH M. DUKES

my heavens, Janet Look how you
waste tlmqtaeeling those spuds; why
don't you Hbil them, jackets and allY'
Janet's Brown eyes flashed; then
hopeless look dragged down the cor
ners of normally sweet mouth.
"Oh, Bick You never think 1t mat
tiers how do things, and all my school
lessons on making home attractive
are just wasted ON you, for you don't
care, no matter how hard l try"
I'm no softyI Give me plenty of
grub and place to sleep, and what
do l care about your fol-de-rols? Oil
cloth on the tablet Shine up the tin
plates Posies in a mug p
A sheer twisted his none too pleas
ant expression still more, as the man
swung out of the cabin.
Janet let her busy hands hang idle
moment in utter encouragement
She had pulled her chair into the door
| way where, as she peeled the potatoes,
her eyes could sweep over a wide
range down tsie green mountainside to
valley threaded with the silver cob
webs of rivers The great peaks tow
cred again on the farther side, blue,
| green and wonderful. The clouds
rested on their crests and cool winds
came drifting over to the lonely girl !;
but these brought no message of com
| fort today.
A happy girlhood in the valley
school had been Janet's. The girls all
worked for their board and she had
delighted to put into practice the
dainty household devices the school
taught.
! Was 1t only year ago that the
death Of her quiet, Woodworking father
had brought her back to the cabin, of
the brother who refused to provide
more money for Schooling taught by
pack of tom-fool old maids?"
Dick had never cared to know any
thing better than the squalid noun
tain ways. A "batch's" round of bis
cults, yellow with soda, meat cooked
to rags and flat-tasting canned goods
did not seem to have slckened him. AT
least, he sauced the food Janet pre-
pared most carefully with his sneers.
The year as his hoWekeeper seemed
like cons to the poor girl; how long
had it really been since she had heard
words Of appreciation and courtesy?
After all, what was the use of try
Ing any more? Why mix the biscuits
according to rule, why sweep and
scrub and polish the tinware until 1t
shone like silver, why put mountain
pinks In tumbler for the center of
the table? She won only mocfery and
scorn, even before the rough strangers
who sometimes shared bed and board
at their cabin.
The blue of the distant peaks
seemed to swim like a blue lake
through her bitter tears. There was a
mournful wall In the wind--it was say
Ing, mo usel You are doomed TO be-
come a dull-eyed old slattern before
you are thirty"
The discouraged little head was still
bent beneath its. burden of chestnut
braids when--wl1at was that? Hoof-
beats Yes and d strange voice.
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Relief for Family of the Late
w. L. Durham.

Washington, D. c., May 25.-
Relief for the family Of the late w.
L. Durham, eff Richton, Mississippi,
has been secured ia Congress
through the efforts Of Representative
Paul S. johnson. of 1.-The Sixth Mis-
sissippi Congressional District, and
Senator Pat Harrison.
Congressman Johnson introduced
a bill February 81 to authorize the
payment Of 81 500 to the estate OF
Mr.. Durham and the money will
be available as soon as the State
Department appropriation will be
signed by the President,
Mr.. Durham was killed while in
the discharge of his duty as posse
man under the Federal prohibition
enforcement officer for the Southern
District of Mississippi, Jacob Green.
who was also killed in the raid upon
an illicit still near Richton, in Perry
County.
Mr.. Durham was survived by a
widow and six small children Con-
gresham Johnson interested him.
self in the case and as result of
his activity in the House, and the
cooperation of Senator Harrison in
the Senate, the appropriation OF
ST. 800 has been made by Congress
for the relief Of the Durham family.
The Durham Greene TRACE dy
shocked the entire state of Missis-
sippi and attracted nationwide at
tention. One of the convicted men,
Nancy Kelly. committed suicide in
Jail at Leaksyille a short time be-
fore he was to be hanged. while the
State Supreme Court recently al
irmed the death sentence of Henry
Bond, another illicit distiller charg |
ed with the murder of the officers
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Obituaries, Resolutions of Re-
spect and Cards of Thanks five
cents per line. Count seven words
to the line and send p. o. Order
or check with notice unless you
have an account with us.
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Houston Post--We think Mr.
Bryan is entirely right in rejecting
the theory that man descended from
monkeys, but sometimes lis mighty
difficult to think that some Of them
didn't descend from wolves or hogs.
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In his final report NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
upon completing his work as secre-
&Sy of the interior, Franklin X. Lane
sEetched with a sure hand out of the
abundance of his experience the pres
ont ANa shinntnn condition
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Illinois Central System Calls Attention 70 he
Careful Crossing Campaign

the Assocat
have been the worst third the for motor vehicle gOs accidents prepare
automobile occupied by
nand sn
utouslyn
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-06-01

Never volunteer to help your
neighbor attend to hisow business.
If he needs your help, he'll let you
know it.-Exchange.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17

Stamps have been taking the
place of small coins in Belgium.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
|HYDREN loren
TIRES DURABLE
Some Important Facts Given
BY New County AGENT
for Tires.

D. w. Parrish, of worthington,
has recently secured the Marion
County agency for Hydro-Toron
tires and offers a number OF i'm
portant facts bearing on the hard
usage they are calculated to with
stand and, at the same time, give
5000 and nor miles of perfect
service. Mr.. Parrish states that
Hydro-Toron tires are unique in
the annals of motoring and adds
the interesting information about
them as follows:
I'm the methods OF construction,
in service rendered., in guarantee,
in price, in the quick popularity 1t
has achieved because of positive
values.
1T is indeed the extraordinary
tire, and every user appreciates it
as such. The Internal Hydraulic
Expansion Process prevents the
buckles, blisters, and other defects
that in ordinary tires cause stone
bruise. rim-cut and blowout.
The Toron (norot) chemical
process of treating fabric insures
greater tensile strength, greater
holding power, increased affinity
for rubber, and provides resistance
against the damaging effects OF
water and weather.
Unusual service is the result OF
this better method of building tires
"a service that is backed by the
heretofore unheard of guarantee OF
10000 miles against stone-bruise,
rim-cut and blowout"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
SHINNsTON
Alumni Banquet.

The annual banquet and outing
which was held on Tuesday of this
week by the Clay District High
School Alumni Association, was
voted to be the best affair ever
held by the organization. The out
ing was held at Honeysuckle Hut,
a popular clubhouse near Clarks-
burg. A special a leaving here
at $3.50 p. m. took the merry max
ers from Shinnston and intermedi-
ate points. An elaborate banquet
was served the guests, Harden Har-
mer of the high school class Of 1918
and a recent graduate of the w.
". u, presided as POSTMASTER. Mr..
A. P. Morrison, former principal OF
the Clay District High School made
a good address This was followed
by other talks from representatives
of each previous graduating class.
Mr.. Castle Cunningham, president
Of the association, extended a well
come to the class of '22.
At a short business session the
present officers of the association
were elected to serve another year.
The enjoyable event closed with a
dance following the banquet. Those
present were: Mary Madeline
Sturm, Lester Shreeve, Eugene Nc
Intire, Hazel Rowand, Ruth White
man, Lillian Walls, Christine Bart
lett, Mabel Windon, David Lowe,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17

Lillian Martin. James Finlayson.
III Observation-Disclosures blanche Harmers
Mildred Grimm, Blake yasarAir
and Mrs ankFurgeson. George
Randau.aMadgesS wfger,G Grace Nay
Louise Murray. Castle Cunningham,
Warren gHursey,SBetty Martin Mr..
and Mrs. Frank an er,.BuriSPfout
Sidney Smell; Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Wyatt, Mrs. Harry Everson, Rus
sell Martin, Letha Swiger, Nina
Shreeve, La1ia Riley, Dale John
son, Lazfer4 Magee. Mr.. and Mrs:
"a. p. Marrison, Lucretia Thomp-
son, Irene Lucas, Esta Cunningham,
Hugh Shanin, Laura Goodwin, Ber-
nice Stewart, Pauline Hardesty,
Beulah Tetrick, Richard Reed,
Josephine Martin, Marritt McIntire,
Mary Sturm, Lorene Sturm and Vic
tor Martin.
Birthday Party.
Fonoring the tenth birthday Of
their little daughter Ruth, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Burnett entertained a
number OF little folks at their home
in West Shinnston recently. The
hours we're spent in outdoor games
of various sorts: The home was
.prettily decorated with flowers, and
a NIL "a l4ddS Sohc WIZ llSulOo
candles also appeared to the de-
light of the hostess and guests.
Miss Ruth received a number of
pretty gifts from her friends, and
the guests who numbered about
twenty-five children we're served
with refreshments Of ice cream.
cake and lemonade.
To California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Watson who
have resided in East Shinnston for
a number of months, will move to
a new home in California In a few
days where the latter has been
employed for some time.
On Vacation.
Chester W. Jones. cashier OF the
Farmers Bank, who has been in
poor health for some time, has gone
to Webster Springs for an indefi,
mite vacation.
Haywood Event.
Honoring the fourteenth birth.
day of their daughter Miss Helen
Towels a number of young people
wero delightfully."- entertained at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Towels Of Haywood.
The grounds surrounding the home
were lighted with many Japanese
lanterns. presenting a charming ef-
feet. The evening was spent in
the usual diversions. about thirty
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17

= Trout eggs are a~rtifically fer
tilted at hatcheries.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
MAXWELL LIMIT
IS mot REACHED
Has 50 Much Power Drivers
Always Trying to
Set Records. sss


nEo Maxwell dealer or owner
gems content until he has set UP
some sortSofSrecord with his car.
says T.L4#Cordray, local Maxwell
dealer. hegood Maxwell dis
pIaysssuch abundant power that
SeYery%driyer%is tempted to Test II
10 the limit Off ability And yet
Int appearsS that that limit is never
reached. -
commencement reports of Maxwell
performance. one more|remarkable
than another, serve to raise even
10 aShigher plane Maxwell reputa-
lion for amazing power, absolute
dependability, and extremely low
runningcosts.
FromsC1eveland. Ohio. to Alien
town sPennsy1yania, is a distance
sbysroadSof5444 miles. Clayton Kline
of$Allentown drove the route In 10
hours Ills good Maxwell averaged
nineteen miles to the gallon OF tue4
and consumed Two quarts Of oil. ls.
s$mustSbs remembered that a large
part Of this trip is through the
allegheny mountains, over steep
slopes and bad roads. which makes
@the@records for speed and mileage
LIulyFaIGIld hdDlC .EHH-HEt# g.-aaEt
In Toledo, Ohio, another good
Maxwell continuously for lac
hours, completing 1000 miles for
an average speed of approximate
#byStwenty eight miles an hour This
sunswas made over bumpy streets,
GOOD pavements and muddy roads,
fhe8motor faltering at no time ana
neye 2overheating in spite OF the
continuous strain OF 142 hours con
slant work. The car ran about
twenty four miles to the gallon
of gasoiine and $50 miles to~the
sqnart{of oil''..And then from Can
ada-from the northwest-comes
3thesreportE OF another good Maxwell
engaged in the accomplishment OF
a%wonderful feat. The Trail and
8Rossland Hill in Trail, B. c.. is
sixsandH aNhalf miles long with al.
8eIeyation of more than 1000 feet.
TheHroad@ to the summit is not an
ideal highway for any motorlst or
SanySmotor car-very steep in sec
Stions,Sdangerously curved,
bunny and Indifferent at indef
Unite Yet a good Max
well madesthe climb in high gear,
sasperformance never before &C
scomplished by n four cylinder
q d only successfully attempt
eddy high powered SKIES and u
9Stiples cylindered vehicles.
lin none8of the tests Eere re-
counted was other than the Max
well stock a used; nor were
these cars specially adjusted ana
.equipped-merely the same good
rs Maxwell you'll find in front OF so
homes, on avery
aroadsand in@our display room.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
OAKLAND CAR
!; WINS HON0RS
Gets Great Sweepstakes Cup
In Economy Test OF
Great Merit.

The grand sweepstakes cup in
the Los Angeles-Yosemite econo-
my contest, the most priced trophy
in this nationally known yearly
event, has been awarded to the
Oakland 6-44, which scored the
highest average in the grand total
of points. Oakland not only won
the grand sweepstakes cup for all
five classes, but also the cup for
the class in which it Was entered.
Oakland's ton mileage average
for the $50 miles from Los An
geles to Camp Curry Was 49.37.
Ton mileage is obtained by .di-
yiding the gross weight of the car
in tons by $780,, the distance ira
veled, and dividing by the number
of gallons of gasoline consumed.
The gross weight includes the full
load of passengers, their baggage,
the full gasoline tank and spare
tires as well as the weigh of the
car.
Sixteen cars made this run and
Numbered into such slime and
mud in a heavy r%ainstorm which
fell over Yosemite Valley that the
officials decided to call the event
off. but the drivers insisted or the
run being finished. Mud and
mountains combined to hinder the
contest, which was Primarily to
show economical mileage and en-
durance under average touring
speed and with a full Complement
of passengers.
In winning the cup in its own
class. Oakland competed with six
cylinder cars rangiug in price
from $1,000 to $4,000. There
were six cars in this class.
In addition to its other records,
the Oakland car made an average
of 29.3s miles to a gallon of. gaso-
line, which was the lowest mileage
of any six-cylinder car and was
only exceeded by two other. cars in
the contest both four-cy1inders,
which average a fraction of a mile
per gallon more than the Oakland.
Not a mechanical adjustment
was made to the Oakland on this
trip and examination showed no
oil used! during the run to Camp
Curry and back-a distance of
miles. Only two pints of
water were needed.
The awards were made at Camp
Curry by Mrs. D.A. Curry, in the
of a throng of more than
1000, including officials of the A.
A. A.
The Oakland making this run
was a. stock touring car which
carries the special Oakland 5000
mile written guarantee.