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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02
The Ambitious Bus.

Residents of Marseilles were as
founded not long ago TO see queer
looking omnibus with seven passen-
gers and chauffeur lumber through
the Heart of the city on caterpillar
wheels. amble down the beach and
make of across the surface of the
Roucas- Blanc basin of the harbor. Il
was the amphibious omnibus invented
by Leon Foenquinos. an engineer Of
the higher school of aeronautics In
Paris. II Mr.. Foenquinos will continue
the work into the field Of his special
" and add wings TO the hull of the
tractor, what queer creature II will
be
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02

that ne erased half of IL, slowly re-
traced figures, and stepped back as II
to see whether perspective improved
their appearance. Again he lifted the
eraser.
Ramsey MIlhollandr
"Ma'amr"
"Put down that eraseri'
"Yes'm. ! just thought"
Sharply hidden to get forward with
his task, he explained In a feeble voice
that he had first to tie shoestring
and stopped TO do so, but was not per
mitted. Miss Ridgely tried to stlmu-
late him with hints and suggestion;
found him, so far as decimals went,
mere protoplasm, and, wondering how
20 helpless thing could live, sum.
mOned to the board little Dora Yocum,
the star Of the class. whereupon Ram
sey moved toward his seat.
"Stand still, Ramsey You stay
right where you are and try to learn
something from the way Dora does
H."
The class giggled, and Ramsey stood,
but learned nothing. His conspicuous
ness was uncomfortable, because all Of
his schoolmates naturally found more
entertainment In watching him than
In following the performance Of the
capable Dora.
Instructed to watch every figure
chalked up by the mathematical won
der, his eyes, grown sodden, were un-
able to remove themselves from the
part In her hair ut the back Of her
head, where two little braIds began
their separate careers to end In q cOu-
pie OF blue and-red- checked bits Of rib
bon. one upon each Of her thin shout
der blades His sensations clogged his
intellect; he suffered from unsought
notoriety, and hated Dora Yocum;
most Of all he hated her busy little
shoulder blades.
He had to be kept In" after school (;
and when he was allowed to 70 home
he averted his eyes as he went by the
house where Dora lived. She was out
In the yard. eating q doughnut, and
he knew 1t but he had passed the age
when u Is Just as permlssible 10 throw
rock at a girl as at boy; and
sitting his normal inclinations, he
walked sturdily on, though he INDUCED
himself so far as to engage In muir
INJURED conversation with one of the
familiar spirits DWELLING somewhere
within him. "Pfal" said Ramsey to
himself-or himself to Ramsey, since
It is difficult to say which was which.
''Pfa Thinks she's smart. don't sheT'
l.. Well. Iguess she does. but she
anti" II hate her, don't your
F. You bet your life hate herr d.
Teachers Pet, that's what call her !"
4. well. that's what I call her,
too, don't II" "WeIl, ! do: that's all
she is, anyway-dirty ole Teachers
Pet"
ITO be continued)
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02

II I'd been In your place. Grandpa, and
they'd let me be In that parade, I'd
been right up by the band. Look,
Grandpa Watch me, Grandpa This
Ii the way I'd be, Grandpa"
lie rose from the garden bench
where they sat. and gave complex
imitation Of what had most appealed
TO him as the grandeurs of the pro
cession, his pranclng legs Stimulating
those OF the horse OF the grand mar
shal, while his upper parts rendered
the drums and bugles OF the band, as
well as the officers and privates OF the
militia company which had been fea-
ture of the parade. The only thing
he left out was the detachment OF
veterans.
"Putty-boom Putty-boomi Putty
boom boom booml" he vociferated. nj
the drums--and then as the bugles
"Ta, tn, ra, tara u lie addressed his
FESTIVE legs: "whoa. there. you
Whitley Gee Hawl Git up" Then,
waving an imaginary sword: "Col-
lumn right Farwud march Halt !
Carry harmsi" He carried arms"
"Show-dler harms" He "shouldered
arms" and returned to his seat.
"Thatd be me, Grandpa That's the
way I'D do" And as the grandfather
nodded. seeming to agree, a thought
recently dismissed returned TO the
mind OF the composite procession and
he asked:
"well, why weren't you ever afraid
the Johnnies would whip the Unions,
Grandpaf"
"Oh. we knew they ldn't"
II guess So" The - boy laughed
disdai ifuliy, THU king question sat
isfsctorily answered guess those
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02
ObliulnQ Is RiQht.

Gentleman Mike-Pardon me. sir,
but have you seen a policeman any
where aroundf
Obllging Citizen-No, indeed.
Gentleman Mike-Then may trouble
you TO let me have your watch. pocket
book and perhaps that rather nice
little stickpin, toof
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02

Young Woman (entering office)-
Father. dear, can't you come over to
have dinner with me and my hus-
band7
Papa-Your husband1 Are you mar
ried3
Young Lady-Why, yes. Don't you
read the paper, papa.-London Mall.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02
All at Sea.

THAT new family next door will
soon he getting on Mrs. always
nerves."
.AtAre they disagreeableT'
"No. but she can't find out what
their income is"
That's nothing to worry about"
"You don't understand. She's bound
to have talking point"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02
IL Paws to Advertise.

A western evangelist makes q prac-
tice of painting religious lines on rocks
and fences along public highways. One
ran: "What will you do when you
dief'
Came an advertising man and
painted under Ii:
use Delta oil. Good for burns
American Legion Weekly.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02
The Laws and the Lawyers.

"Do you think that constantly max
Ing more laws improves mems NOR
als?"
II don't undertake to say as TO NOR.
ais" replied Senator Sorghum; but
II sharpens their minds. The more
laws we make the smarter the lawyers
appear to become"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02
Eootprlnts.

'The poet says great men leave foot
prints in the sands Of time"
"There are different kinds Of foot
prints" rjolned Senator Sorghum.
thoughtfully. "Some we observe In
the hope to follow them, and others
we inspect ike detectives looking for
clues"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02
Fair Exchange.

young man." said the elderly gen.
tleman sternly. "this is a day-old pa
per you've sold me. Do you know what
may happen to you II you cultivate
habits Of deception
"Can dat stuff" retorted the news
boy. DIS Is a ten-year-old nickel you
handed me, but I'm a sport and I ain't
kickin'."-Legion Of Honor.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02
Too Much.

"Yes. am suing him for breach OF
promise. My hearl is broken. My
mother. her heart Is broken. My
iswyer---"
Don't tell me his heart Is Affected
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02
AGREED FOR ONCE

Mrs. Pester-In matters Of Import
sncs the wlsest men are the best
men.
Her Husband-surei I've noticed
II at weddings the best man 10 the
wlsest guy.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-02-02
Official Receptions Resumed.

President and Mrs. Harding have
given their first official reception OF
1922. an AFFAIR rendered TO the mem
bers OF the foreign embassies and
legations accredited TO Washington.
The New Years day reception, which
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31
CORRESPONDENCE
BERTHOLD NEWS

Mrs. l.. r. Colvert, son Paul and
daughter Lorraine, have gone to Shee-
bina, Mo-, where Mrs. Colvert goes
to visit and care for an invalid moth
.er, and as the stay will be prolonged
the children will enter school there
next Monday. Mr.. Colvert's Oldest
daughter, Miss Irene, has been going
to Oklahoma City, Okla, every fall to
enjoy the warmer climate, but she will
remain at home this winter to keep
house for her father.
J. w. Bowling, formerly of Mimic,
n. d., but now of Fargo, and one of
the favored N. P. LIS, who contracted,
according to Mr.. Bowing's own state
ment, "to get cheaper house built
by the state than the individual could
build on account of the saving in buy
ing large quantities of MATERIAL" but
like unto all the Townley promises Mr..
Bowling now realizes that the high
cost of salaried officials" has not only
overcome the saving but actually
Boosted the price above what the in
dividua could have had the house
erected, was here Monday, comforting
with local N. P. LIS, and looking after
mis- private interest as he owns some
good farms near Berthold.
1t is generally conceded that the
ever congenial W. l. Meyers, farm
,cr who lives one mile south of town
.,s,2 owns good well of water, brot
to the surface with windmill, is the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31

most accommodating farmer in the
neighborhood. Whenever not toe
busy at his farm work he stands by
the roadside and invites all the pass
ersby "to stop and water your horses.
You are as welcome as May flowers
in December or as a Big Biz wheat
crop to an N. P. L." Mr.. Meyers will
even open the gate, entertain the man
with a thirsty horse while watering,
then accompany him back to the road,
and urge the neighbor to "stop every
time you pass.
A farmer brought in sample of
potatoes the other day showing how
large and firm they were and said
"they are regular bull killers.
Threshing of wheat is in progress.
SO far nearly every farmer who has
had wheat threshed fits the acreage
SO that he gets 80 or better bushels
per acre. Wesley Thomas who oper-
ates the A. Limbaugh farm six miles
south of town, reports using $50 lbs.
Of Irvine in cutting 80 acres of wheat
grown on potato ground. The black
rust struck the wheat as it begun to
ripen which caused some few grains
to shrivel otherwise it is estimated
that the yield would be 40 bushels
per acre.
> John Macy is suffering with bad
eye. He refuses to tell what the
other fellow is suffering with.
During the present year there have
been several INSTANCES of temporary
separation Of married couples in this
All kinds of students
have given the cause careful study
with no satisfactory results. But a
little man who. has big fat woman
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31
Dead Men Tell No Tales"

That the recent shipment of cadaver
alcohol reported to have been obtained
from the medical laboratory Of the
University of Minnesota, and distrib-
uted by booze runners to bootleggers
in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and the
Dakotas, ought to knock a fellow stiff
the first shot. If it had already sue
cessfully preserved the dead, what
may it not do for the living? Per-
haps Conan Doyle has sneaked nip
of this cadaver stuff, and his COM
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31

son volunteered as killer. 1t took
several shots to do the work. After
wards one Of the boys was asked if
she shot the badger in the head. He
said: ut looked as if she shot him
all over"
Ward Co. Fair-sept. 12-15-
Everett Davis, manual training in
structor at the Minot Normal for sew
eral years, who is leaving that insti-
tuition at the end of the present term,
will enter the Chicago University to
take a special course.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31

municating with departed spirits is
not all as bunk as we would believe.
Ward Co. Fair-sept. 12-l5-
Donnybrook Woman Shows Skill
.@ e. With Gun 81.
Donnybrook, Aug. 26.--Mrs. VIM.
Larson established reputation for
bravery and ability as rifle shot last
Monday when she dispatched a big
badger with a 20 rifle. The badger
came down the hillside and was wan
dering about Joe Cronk's place. None
of the men were around, so Mrs. Lar
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RECIPE TO CLEAR
A PIMPLY SKIN
Pimples Are Impurities Sock
ing an Outlet Through
Skin Pores.

pinple,. sores and bolts usually re-
suit from toxins. poisons and impurl-
tea which arc generated In tho bowels
and then absorbed into the blood
through the very ducts which should
absorb only nourishment 10 sustain
the body.
1t is tho function OF the kidneys to
filter impurities from the blood and
cast them out in tho form OF urine. but
in many instances the bowels create
more toxins and impurities than the
kidneys can eliminate, then the blood
uses the skin pores IA tho next best
means OF getting rid OF these impuri-
ties which often break out all over the
skin in the form Of pimples.
The surest way TO clear the skin OF
these erupt!ons. says n noted authori-
~. is 20 get from any pharmacy about
four ounces OF Jad Salts and take a
each morning before breakfast for
one week. This will prevent the for
nation o. toxins in the bowels. II
also stimulates the kidneys TO normal
activity. thus coaxing them TO hitter
the blood OF impurities and clearing
the skin OF pimples.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive. harmless
and is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice. combined with lithia
Here you have a pleasant, enerves-
cent drink which usually makes PIN
pies disappear: cleanses the blood and
IL excellent for the kidneys ss we'll.
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{. D. PRINCE GOES WITH
EQUITABLE SOCIETY
Leaves Trust Company Here to
Become Assistant to Agency
Inspector OFT.

T. D. Prince. publicity manager and
assistant secretary Of the Equitable
Trust Co. has resigned his position
with that company. effective April /.
20 become assistant To the inspector
OF agencies OF the Equitable LIE As
sJra nee Society OF New York.
Prior 10 his entering the banking
business in 1919 As trust officer OF the
Milford Trust Co. at Milford. Mr.
Prince was district manager for the
Diamond State Telephone Co. with
headquarters al Dover and IN charge
OF the business Of the company IN the
district outside OF Wilmington dis
trict. having served with that compa y
IS years.
Mr.. Prince came TO tho Equitabl,
Trust Co. IN December. 1919. and hae
been in charge OF the departments .!
publicity and new business since thai
date. a part OF his duties being editor
OF the Equitable Monthly.
Mr.. PRINCE will he located in tn,
Commercial Trust Building. IN Phiia
delphia.. and WIFI ASSIST George Z ct
IN the administration Of the territory
comprising the city OF Philadelphia;
and the Ave adjoining cOurties IN aG
dition TO sixteen other counties II
Pennsylvania. II part Of New Jersel
and all the Delaware, Maryland, Viz
ginia peninsula.
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EAsTOv LOAN AFFAIRS.
Accounts Of the Late Alfred n. Mason
BeIng Investigated.

Easton. Nd. March 29.--Alfred II.
Mason, secretary Of tho workingrnan's
Permanent Building md Loan Associ-
niion ana other Faston corporations
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the old customs bscauss Il me hack Of
funds available for the upkeep q the
emperors tomfs.. The fumes promised
70 the imperial family by tho rspubi-
can government are usually very
tardhy paid with tho result that pow
crty IN racing the onc-tine nflluent
Manchus. At tfns Eastern tornbs many
OF tho Manchus, deprived OF tho an
nusl stipend formerly paid by the Inn
perial government. have been forced
20 become gatherers OF wood and
charcoal In CIDER To support thcm-
selves Tho old towns and villages
are falling into ruins. the forests OF
the hugo trrrt devoted 40 the burial
Of the efnper0s arc fast becoming dew
astated and the monumental tombs are
beginning 70 fall into ruin and decay
Every effort II being mado by the
officials OF tho tombs. however ia
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has not the essential support TO In
sure him this appointment.
The authoritative information" re-
ferrcd to above revealed tho fact that
Senator du Pont has not exhausted
his influence for Peeney f0r this place.
and il is believed both Senators would
have to stand up and ask for the
appointment before the President
would make II.
AZ the matter now stands, there
fore, Il may be safely predicted that
the Haiti post will go TO some one
else. and not 10 Thomas l.. Peeney.
That seems 10 be q heartless pre-
diction, but the facts Of the situation
seem to Justify the declaration that
peeney Is not likely TO get the job.
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.OUSTED CHINA RULER
PLAYS HE'S EMPEROR
Young Ching Descendant Still
Holds Court; Has Been
Out II Years.


Pcl,ing. Fob. ia CBy Mali In spite
OF tho fact that Ching dynasty hss
been out Of power since 1911 and thc
present emperor OF China r. a virtual
prisoner In the Fo'bdden city Of
pcking. all ceremonies connected with
the Mancbu emperorr'are still kept up.
At tho recent Chinese New Ycsr's
celebration tho customary honor was
paid TO me spirits OF the emperore in
their resting place at the Eastern
Tombe. Offerings OF food and pro-
visions were placed before the tornbs
md the old Msnchu officials who are
sti1l retained In ONCE by the Ching
dynasty kotowed according to hte
custom prescribed In NIanchu houso
law for tho imperial family.
These officials nrc oxper encjng CON
siderable difficulty in following out oil
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ONLY A MIRACLE CAN
AVERT MINE STRIKE,
BOTH SIDES INSIST
Continued from pare I

tract shall contain an inviolable pro-
vision for installation OF tho chrck-
OF system In all anthracite mines.
One member Of tho eight last niaht do
clarcd that unless such provision wa@
made, sall negotiations toward tor
mipntlon II tho impending strike
would amount TO nothing.
While Mr.. Murray OF .hc United
Mine Workers declined To- WY how far
the anthracite men were prepared 70
push thcr demand for the check -ofY,
MIR. Kennedy of District Number Z.
declared that ''ns conditions are in tho
mining industry~it has become ono Of
the most vital points at issuc."
Mr.. Warmer, OF tho operators. dis
missed the question of tho miners
demand for the check-or with tho
statement that at has come up In
twenty years"
We DO no. attach any more sig
niflcancc TO II on this occasion than
we have In the past" he said
The miners assert the check-ofr al
ready 10 applied by the operators In
the collection OF rents, light, water and
frel assessments by subtracting the
amounts from tho workers pay en-
velope. They seek 10 have this sys-
TEN extended 10 the collection Of dues
asserting II already In common prac-
tice In tho bltuubnoue fields. and has
been declared legal by the United
States Supreme Court.
Tho main argument for an increasC
| hnV ri min
was submitted TO tho sub-scale com.
mittee working In tho Union League
Club, yesterday, by Philip Murray
Vice president OF the United Min
Workers, and tho presidents OF tn
three anthracite districts In tho forr
OF data tending TO show that the coe
nf living I'm the anthracite districts q
PENNSYLVANIA has Increased rs pc
cent eince the present scale wns mad
lin 1920.
This conclusion IL based, Murrs
said. on data collected from 900 mer
chants in such towns ~ Scrantcr
! pottsyille wilker-Parre md Innafor
and shows that whilo staple article
" food. such az fiour. sugar and pc
ttatoes. have declined. tho cost {
/, rents, iOf'lfl'I WIN hlhh'i 'hN'H' h''
moro than wiped out tho saving thu
made possible.
= Opposing the demands for an II
crea 80. s. n. Warmer. spokesman II
the operators. In An Informal rtat'
ment TO the reporters declared III,
L wages must bc lowered II the indus,r
;, Ia 10 prosper and the miners ha'
ANYTHING like steady work.
y Existing stocks OF anthracite n
10 the largest In his experience. ant
o dating the great strike OF 1909.
d said. though he declined to attempt
X estimate.
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DEATHS.

BAkER In this city on March % 1929
John Baker
Relatives and friends arr invited 90 at
tend the funeral services at the residence
~ his niece Elizabeth Baker. ITO Ruth
strcct on Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
lntermcut at SuVernropk cemetery
CLARK In this city on March p. 1929
BETTY Jane infant daughter OF Ray
mnnd aud sarah Price ClarA aged
months. - days
Relatives and friends arc invited 20 at
tend the funeral services At the residence
1901 Pine street. on Thursday afternoon
81 . O'Clock lnterment st Iombkrdy
cemetery
GRIER In this city on March rs 1922.
Annie VI widow Of samuel II Grier.
The funeral services private 81 her late
Residence. iaos Van Buren, street. on
THURSDAY afternoon at O'Clock In
tcrmrnt at Snyerhrook cemetery
GEISZLER In this city on March rs
1922 Grace vito OF the late John \
ticisrlcr
Rela tivcs and friends are invited TO At
Ola Chestnut street. on Friday morning
81 p o clock Requiem mass al ST Paul :
Church lnterment at Cathedral GENE
terry Please omit flowers
HUTCHIsON In this city on March as
1922 Mary widow OF samuel Hutchi-
son In her 79th year
Relatives and friends arc invited TO at
tend the funeral services on Thursd ay
evening at O'Clock at aI5 Clayton street
Due notice of intermcnt will be given
JEFFERIs this city on March -,
1922 Alice Turner. wifo OF Arthur q
lorerls aged 81 years
Relatives and friends are Invited 20 at
tend the funeral services at her late resi-
oence EOS Washington street on Thurs.
day afternoon at ? 80 O'Clock. Intcrmeni
81 Riverview cemetery
LEACH At Grubb's Corner on March
2s. 1922, Msionda. widow OF James
Leach sged - years
Relatives and friends are invited 10 at
tend the funeral services al her late rest
dence at Gruhbs Corner on Friday
afternoon March 81 At O'Clock In,
terment at Bethel Cemetery Pleas,
omit flowers Automobiles viii NEE
train st Harvey station. h. & O Y
r. At rs Trolleys at Shell RoaS
het wecn II and l.
MNERS-In this city on March 2s 1892
Anna wife Of Joseph W Myers
Relatives and friends are invited 20 ut
tend the funeral from her late Residence
ans Fast SIKH street, ON Friday morning
March 81 at v q clock Requiem mass g
- Mary Church. lnterment at Cattle
dral cemetery
PNlE--ln this city on March - 1922
Atwood Pyle in his a3d year
Relatives and friends are invited TO at
tend the funeral services at the Chandle
Funeral parlors Delaware avenue and JEFF
ferson street. on "Wednesday evening
March 20 at = clock. lnterment al @ reei
Mount cemetery. West Chester Pa OF
Thursday. March 80. at 30 clock
Additional death notices received too LAT
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PLACE FOR PEENEY
IS NOW A PROBLEM
FOR BOTH SENATORS
They Asked President to Name
Him for Collector OF Port
at hayti.
HARD TO GET HIM THIS JOB

Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent
Washington. March 29.--It has ben
revealed by authoritative information
that Senator l.. Heisler Ball and Sena-
tor Coleman du Pont. upon their
visit TO tho White House tho other
day, discussed with President Harding
the matter OF securing an appointment
for Thomas r. Pecney. Senator Balls
private secretary,
The information is to tho effe,,
that Senator Ball upon this occasion
made plea for his secretary and
asked that he be appointed collector
OF tho port at Haiti.
" seems that Peency Is the only
fly in the ointment" right now in
connection with the harmony arrange
ment between tho Delaware Senators.
and II he could be disposed Of In n
manner satisfactory TO PcenCy and
tho powers that be. then everything
would be lovely. and there wouldn't
be any immediate trouble In award
ing Federal patronage 20 the faith
full ones Of the Republican party I'm
Delaware.
May Not Go TO Penney.
While the appointment OF Pecncy
as collector Of the port at Haiti would
smooth out the wrinkles IN the path
way OF the Delaware Senators. with
respect 20 their relationship To each
other In patronage matters. 81 is not
believed here that Ieenoy Will Sc
the Job The place Is an important
one. Such positions are not giVor
cut every day. II takes strong in
nucnce 10 secure such an appointment
and Il is the view here that PeeneN
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It isn't lost. A classified ad WI
find II for you.-Ady.