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Wasted.

SHAW, I don't like euchre." "Why
not?" Cant bear to see good poker
hands going TO waste"
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Don't tnmgine ehiit -yOii aer
ter of gravity.
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Honors achieved fur exceed those
tliut are created.
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Too Bad.

.'Radium Is extremely valuable.~
"Yes. hut 1t is so dangerous you can't
wear it.'-LOuisville COurier-Journal.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02
GOLD MEDAL.
|~k!RlE!1 !,!!

National Remedy Of Holland for over
ssn; 1t is an enemy Of al. pains re-
e from kidney, liver and uric acid
w. AL druggists, thrsp sizss.
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and accept No imitation
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BETTER
DEAD

b q burden when the body
acked with pain Everything
pies and the victim becomes
boodent and downhearted. To
q back the sunshine take
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CHAPTER I-cOntinued.

"And Maillard would do the paying"
Fell's dry chuckle held note of Bit
terness. "Let him. Who cares? Look
at his house, there, blazing with lights.
Why pays for those lights? The people
his financial tentacles have closed their
sucker-like grip upon. His wife's jew
els have been purchased with the coin
of oppression and injustice. His sons
life is one of roguery and drunken
wildness-"
''Man, are you mady AnsIey indi-
Gated the Columbine between them.
''We're not alone here you must not
talk that way"
joachim Fell only chuckled again. Col
umbine's laugh broke In with renewed
gaiety:
Nonsense, my dear Galenl We
masquers may admit among ourselves
that Bob Maillard is"
els not the man we would have our
daughters marry, provided we had
daughters" said Fell.
They had come to a file Of limou-
sines and cars, and approached the
gateway of the Maillard home. They
turned into the gate. joachim Fell
touched the arm Of Ansley and indicat-
ed an inconspicuous figure to one side
of the entrance steps.
can outer guardian" he murmured.
"Our host, it seems, is neglecting no
precaution! / feel sorry for the
Masquer, If he appears here"
They came to the doorway. Column
bine produced an invitation, duly num-
bered, and the three entered the house
together.
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Come to Think of 1t, Uncle zeke Was
Up Against Something
of Problem.

In a Georgia town dwelIs an old ne
gro, who is supported by his wife
Uncle Zeke spends most Of his time
fishing in the brickyard pond; not that
he expects to catch any fish, but Jest
to have some harmless amusement,
chile" Aunt Mary takes in washing
One day one of Aunt Mary's patrons
preached the subject to her, and sug-
gested that she should not encourage
her husbands laziness by supporting
him in idleness, but Aunt Mary PRO
tested.
"'Deed, honey, nah ole man AMT
lazy" she declared. "It's jest them
scientific notions he got when he was
a-wuckin' at de college,"
"But what have scientific notions
got to do with his not working2"
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particular friend Of mine. Aren't the
stones pretty?"
Mrs. Maillard was speeches.. She
compressed her firm lips and watched
Lucle replace the sapphire collar with
out a word to offer. Silently Sic ex-
tended corsage bouquet from the pile
beside her; then, in a trembling voice,
forced herself to explain about the IA
vor inside.
Slipping her mask into place Lucie
was gone, not without relief. She
knew very well that within half an
hour Bob Maillard would be informed
that she had accepted gifts of jewels
from other men, with all the accompa-
nying implications and additions that
imagination could furnish. For, al
though Bob Maillard wanted very
much indeed to marry her, his mother
had no intention of sanctioning such a
union.
"Neither has Uncle Joseph" she re-
fected, smiling to herself, "and neither
have II So we're all agreed, except
Bob"
"Columbine /" A hand fell upon her
wrist. "Columbine! Turn and confess
thy sins!"
She had come to the foot of the
wide, old-fashioned stairway that led
to the floors above, and beside her had
suddenly appeared Franciscan monk,
cowled and gowned in sober brown
from head to foot.
"You frightened me, holy man!'' she
cried, gaily. Confess to you, indeed
Not T."
Never a better chance, butterfly of
the world. Haste not to the dance,
fair sister tarry while and invite
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They say Russia is primarily an
agricultural country, and that the re-
quirements of the Russian peasant are
probably smaller than those OF any
other people except the Chinese or
Hindus. The peasants comprise 70
per cent of the population.
An American, accustomed to the
standard of living in the United States,
might consider it a terrible condition
were someone to tell him that 10000
900 Russian people had no shoes. The
Russian, familiar with his own coun-
try, would shrug his shoulders and
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the soul in speech of import! Having
passed the dragon at the gate, tarry
a moment with this man of vows"
"Shrive me quickly, them" she said,
laughing.
"Now, without confession? Would
you have me read your thoughts and
give penance?"
eff you can do that, holy man, may
confess so prove it quicklyH
The Franciscan leaned forward. His
voice came low, distinct, clear-cut, and
he spoke in the French which Lucie
understood as another mother-tongue,
as do most of the older families of
New Orleans.
''See how / read them, mademoi-
selle! One thought is of uneasy sus-
picion; it is typifed by a hard-lipped,
grasping man. One thought is of pro-
found regret; it is typifed by a darkly
yelling stream Of oil. One thought
Suddenly Lucie had shrunk away
from him. 'Who-who are YOU" she
breathed, with a gasp that was almost
of fear. "Who are you, monsieur?"
"a humble brother of minor ORDERS"
and he bowed. "Shall l not continue
with my reading? The third, mademoi-
selle, is one of hope; it is typified by a
small man who is dressed all in
gray"
Lucie turned away from him quickly.
81 think that you have made some
grave error, monsieur" she said. Her
voice was cold, charged with dismissal
and offended dignity. 81 pray you, ex-
cuse me-"
Not waiting any response, she has
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CHAPTER II.
Masnuers.


Joseph Maillard might have hope
fully considered the note from the Mid
night Masquer to be hoax perpetrat-
ed by some of his friends, but he took
no chances Two detectives were post
ed in the grounds outside the house /;
inside, two others, masked md cos
TUNED, were keeping quietly efficient
eye on all that TRANSFERRED
Each guest upon entering was con-
Quoted directly to the presence of Jo-
seph Maillard himself, or of his wife ;
was hidden to unmask in this private
audience, and was then presented with
favor and sent forth masked anew
to the festivities. These favors were
concealed, in the case Of the ladies. in
corsage bouquets; in that of the men,
inside false cigars. There was to Le
d general opening of the favors at mid
night, the time set for unmasking. Ali
this ceremony was regarded by the
guests as a delightful innovation, and
by Joseph Maillard as a delightful
way Of assuring himself that onl in
vited guests entered his house. Invita-
lions might be forged-faces, neverl
Lucie Ledanois entered the presence
of her stately relative, and after I'M
masking, dutifully exchanged kisses
with Mrs. Maillard Until some months
previously, until she had come into the
management Of her own property-or
what was left of it-Lucie had been
the ward of the Maillards.
Mercy, child, how marvellous you
look tonightp' exclaimed Mrs. Mail
lard, holding her off and examining her
high color with obvious suspicion
"Thank you, ma'am," and Lucie made
a mock courtesy. "Do you like little
Columbine?"
Every much Here's Aunt Sally ;
take Miss Lucie's cloak, Sally"
An old colored servant bobbed. her
head in greeting to Lucie, who re-
moved her cloak. AS she did so, she
saw that Mrs. Maillard's eyes were
fastened In utter amazement upon her
throat.
isn't it pretty, auntie?" she asked,
smilirgly.
"NIy goodness gracious!" The stern
eyes hardened. "Where-where on
earth did you obtain such thing7
Why--why-"
Columbine's features flinched. She
was a poor relation, of course, so the
look in the older woman's eyes and the
implication of the words formed little
less than an insult.
Quietly she put one hand to her
throat and removed the collar, drop
ping il into the hand of Mrs Maillard.
1t was a thing to make any woman's
eyes widen-a collar Of exquisitely
wrought gold studded with ten great
blazing star sapphires. Beside it the
diamonds that bejeweled Mrs. Mail
Iard's ample front looked cold and
Iifeless.
'GThat?" queried Lucie, innocently,
producing a scrap Of channels and dab
bing at her nose. "Oh. that's 7ery in
teresting! It was made for Queen Hor-
tense-so was this scarf that keeps my
ragged hair from looping out They
were a present-only this morning"
Grip The lady's voice YVES harsh.
"A present? From whom, if you
pleaseT
"Oh I promised not to tell; he's a
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HAD NO BUSINESS TO CRAWL
Motorists Ingenious Plea Only Made
Judge Look at the Case Little
More Sternly.
CHOW fast were Won GOING ?"

'eHow fast were you going?"
"Your honor, was just crawling
along"
Its rather curious that most of the
people who are charged in this court
with speeding say they were crawling
along"
''Your honor, I'm a professional avi-
ator. An ordinary observer might have
thought my car was travelling at high
speed, but to me it was crawling
''Ahem! I understand your point Of
view exactly, and out of respect to
your hazardous profession, where
speed is essential to safety, I'll fine
you $50 for crawling" Birmingham
Age-Herald.
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Seniority Again Blocks Efforts
to Settle the Railway
Shopmen's Strike.
BERT JEWELL NOT HOPEFUL
Illinois Miners Resume Work and
Profiteers Boost Prices-House
Passes Coal Commission Bill
Senate Acts Swiftly on
Soldiers Bonus
Staying of Mi
chaeI Collins.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD

Q ENIORITY rights were still block
~ ing a settlement of the railway
shopmen's strike as last week drew to
q close, and though peace efforts were
continued, their success was worse
than problematical in view of the I'M
compromising stand of both sides on
the chief point in dispute. On Wednes-
day the Association Of Railway Execu-
tives, by a vote of 254 to 4, rejected
the proposal of the chiefs of the
brotherhoods, acting as mediators,
that the strikers be reinstated with
seniority unimpaired. The brother
hood leaders, after comforting With
heads Of other rail unions, suggested
the possibility of separate agreements
with the railroads, and the executives
said they would test the sincerity OF
this proposal, but with the distinct
understanding that any individual
settlement would have to conform to
the understanding of seniority reached
at the general session of the execu-
tives. Most Of the railroads also re-
fuse to agree to take back all of the
strikers, as consistently demanded by
the union.
Bert M. Jewell, spokesman for the
strikers, was pessimistic as to peace
full settlement. He issued a state
ment saying:
sThe association of railway execu-
tives has closed the door. The unions
have offered every concession within
reason to end the strike and to save
the public from a breakdown of trans
portation, but the association has
made none. On the contrary it has,
since the strike began, raised an en-
tirely new and irrelevant issue of its
seniority; and by its refusal to
recede from it's position has made a
settlement impossible at this time.
The responsibility for what will hap
pen now rests wholly upon it.
'aThe shop craft employees voted in
June for a strike to establish living
wage and decent working conditions
The association of railway executives
have now voted for lockout to
smash unionism on the railroads and
to eliminate collective bargaining
from the industry.
"The 100000 striking employees ac-
cept the challenge of the association
we redouble our efforts, confident of
success"
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say: "What of it?" He would remark
that at least 100000 Russians never
had shoes and probably would not
know what to do with them if they
did. The peasants go barefoot in sum
mer, use homemade straw sandals in
the autumn, and felt boots of village
manufacture in the winter.
AS the harvest promises to be ex-
ceIlent the soviet leaders contend that
the peasant and the city workman will
both have more food than they have
had for years, and that the waczt
period is behind them.
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RUssIA's RETURN TO NORMAL
Soviet Leaders, Reasons for Asserting
the Nation Can Get Along With
out Further Assistance.

Moscow.-soviet Russian leaders
are advancing reasons easily under
standable within Russia but probably
difficult Of comprehension abroad, as
to why Russia, after the coming har-
vest. can get along and show economic
Improvement without the aid of for
aign governments.
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COULD NOT QUITE 'FIGGERIT OUT

"Got whole lot to do, honey" Aunt
Mary said, gathering up her basket.
20 see, dem ideas he's got was dat
1t wasn't healthy to wuck after meals;
an he amt been able to tigger out no
way to 'conplish dat, not yit, less
he gives up eatin' an course he can't
do dat"
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TAKES NO CHANCES ON
MASQUER.

Synopsis-During the height Of
the New Orleans carnival season
joachim Fell, wealthy though some
what mysterious citizen, and DR.:
Ansley, are discussing q series OF
robberies by an individual known
as the Midnight Masquer, who, in
variably attired as an aviator, has
long defied the police. Joseph Mail
lard, wealthy banker, is giving a
ball that night, at which the Mas
quer has threatened to appear and
rob the guests. Fell and Ansley,
on their way to the affair, meet a
girl dressed as Columbine, SEEM
ingly known to Fell.
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IRON the American Federation of
l. Labor came an appeal to its four
million members to give their moral
and financial support to the striking
shopmen. It attributes to "the small
but powerful group of bankers who
control the finances of the railroads"
the adoption of a policy by the rail
roads of splitter antagonism to the
organizations of the workers." reas-
sorting what many unprejudiced per-
sons believe. namely, that there is a
deliberate plan to destroy the unions.
Most of the sporadic strikes of
brotherhood men soon came to an end,
hut last week the Southern railroad
was badly t1.ed up by walkouts of
train and Qslgine men. The situation
became Sc serious that the superin-
tendent o. mails in the southern dis
trict plar.ed to handle mails by mo-
tortruck service, with the possibility
of calling on the army to handle and
protect che trucks.
Secretary Of War Weeks said he
did nCs believe the administration
would make further attempts to set
tie the railway strike, and added:
.The government is not going to per-
nit Transportation service to break
down."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-01

FTRULY martyr to the cause he
served, Michael Collins, head of
the Irish Free State and commander
of its armies, was slain last week by
the republican rebels. In his death
and that of Griffith Ireland has lost
her two strongest leaders, but others
will endeavor to carry on the work
of establishing a government and re-
storing peace. Collins with a guard
Of a dozen men was making tour
Of inspection in County Cork and was
ambushed by party of several hun
dred irregulars The fight lasted an
hour until the general fell, shot
through the head He lived for Is
minutes, cheering on his comrades
and firing his revolver. Collins was
scarcely thirty years old and was
soon to be married. He was beloved
by the Free Staters and highly re-
spected by all Great Britain. He had
labored earnestly to placate the re-
publicans and was planning to redraft
some sections of the Irish constitu
ton to which they objected. William
T. Cosgrove Is now acting head Of
the Irish provisional government.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-01

Wages of sin is death; and the SAL
airy of sin doesn't go on for notice
ably longer period.
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TeII-TaIe Traits.

You cannot rightly judge people by
what others say about them, but you
can by what they say about others
Boston Transcript.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-01

G ENATORS who are opposed to the
~ soldiers bonus seemed to have
given up hope last week. or else they
merely were in a hurry to get through
with the bill and go home. Anyhow,
they were so supine that the senate
broke its speed records in adopting
the finance committee amendments
and taking up consideration of indi-
vidual suggestions Of changes. That
the measure would be passed within a
few days was conceded, and Senator
McCumber said he did not believe
the President would veto it, since the
conditions that caused Mr.. Harding
and Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
to seek delay last year have been
met. Mr.. McCumber placed emphasis
on the points that the annual outlay
for payment Of the bonus has been
reduced to such a figure that the ar
gument of the inability of the treasury
to bear the strain no longer holds
good, and that the financial condition
of the government and the country is
quite capable of withstanding the bur-
den which the bonus will impose.
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No. We Wouldn,t Look.

did you ever see a salad dressing?"
inquiries a waggish correspondent
Boston Transcript.
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A feud is usually the result of too
much silent contemplation and not
enough church socials
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THERE is some reason to believe
4 that the civil war in China is
about over and that the country will
be united under one or another of the
strong men who have been leading
the factions. The conferences at
Shanghai lead to the prediction that
this man will be DR.. Sun Yat-Sen, late
ly head of the southern government.
President Ii Yuan-Hung has said he
will resign in favor Of Doctor Sun if
the parliament approves, and General
WI. the north China military leader,
has pledged his support to Suns pol
icy for reorganization of the govern
ment He also has the backing of
the labor organizations, and of large
delegations from various cities.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-01

THE administration ship subsidy
l. bill will not be considered fur
Their by congress until the December
session. This delay has been urged
by the Republican leaders, and now
President Harding in letter to Rep
resentative Mondell has given his
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-01

Perhaps the easiest way to have a
good time is to go ahead and have it.
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TOHN SHANK, secretary of the
- trades and labor assembly Of Sioux
City, Ia, is authority for the state
ment that plans are maturing for a
general nationwide strike of organ
lied labor. He says various union
organizations have called on the
executive council Of the American
Federation of Labor to call such a
strike. Probably this need not be
feared while the more conservative
element remains in control of the
council However, the activities Of
the Reds and radicals are increasing.
Last week those chronic disturbers
held a rather secret conference in
Berrien county, Michigan. Federal
and state agents Of justice watched
them few days and then made a
raid The radicals had been warned,
however, and only IL were caught.
William e. Foster, one of their lead
ers. was arrested in Chicago. Much
Red propaganda was seized and the
officers said they had broken up a
huge plot to foment violence in con-
nection with che railroad strike.
Michigan's syndicalism law, which
has never before been used, was in
voked against the prisoners. It was
said other radicals would be arrested,
among them Rose Pastor Stokes. Ac-
cording to. the raiders, the propaganda
seized in Michigan included pam
phlets advocating the overthrow of the
government and the establishment of
a soviet regime.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-01

GOAL miners and operators of ILL
" nois reached an agreement on the
lines of that adopted at Cleveland,
the men winning all their contentious.
Production was resumed at once, but
in that state as elsewhere, and as was
to be expected, the profiteers also
resumed and prices began to climb,
to the dismay Of the consumers
From various sources protests against
this reached the authorities In Wash
ington. Congress, having been urged
to action by. President Harding,
showed 1t was alive to the situation
The house took up the administration
bill for a coal commission reported
from the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce and speedily passed
it, only reducing the salaries of the
commissioners from $4,000 to $500
and the appropriation for its expenses
from 100000 to 100000. In accord
ance with the desire of the Presi-
dent, the bill prohibits the appoint
ment of any operator or miner as a
member. In the senate a similar bill
introduced by Senator Borah was
passed, and the two measures went
to conference for adjustment of the
small differences.
Negotiations for the settlement Of
the anthracite strike were broken off,
their failure seeming to be complete.
Official statements indicated that the
duration Of contract and the sub
mission to arbitration of any differ
ences were the stumbling blocks that
could not be overcome by the negotia-
tors. Representative of the mine
workers insisted upon contract at
the old wage rate, to extend to April
/, 1924, while the operators would
not agree to a continuation of the
old scale longer than next April
The miners maintained their stand
against arbitration.
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consent. In this letter the President
refers to the unfavorab1e effect of the
question of the sale of liquor on
American ships on the subsidy legis-
lation, and also refers to opposition
which has arisen to the feature of
the bill which provides tax exemption
to shippers of freight on American
ships equal to percentage Of the
money paid for such shipments. The
fact that it will be difficult to keep a
full attendance during the campaign
period, he indicates, also enters into
the situation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-01

TN A month or so Great Britain,
L France and Italy are going to hold
conference on the Near East in
Venice and they have instructed
Greece and the two Turkish govern
ments to send representatives there
to present their respective claims.
Just to put themselves in the strong
est possible position before this meet
ing, the Turks have begun a great of
fensive against the Greeks in Asia
Minor. Soviet Russia, it Is said is
giving aid to the Turkish national
lists, not desiring peace there this fall.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-01

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