The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-06-03

VINO hasn read NICK carter Re-
member the days back Of the barn, with
Nick forbidden BY the careful par
ents, we gloried and reveled in the ex-
PLOTS Of that heroic, gallant young
manp Noyelists and short story writ
ers and editors have been developed
from reading Nick Garter. Z Also.
some youths were upset and took to
the trail left vacant By Jesse James
and ran amuck the law.
Nicks creator, Colonel Fred Van
Rensselaer, Dey, SIS, tired Of life, shot
a hole through the brains which created
those wonderful detective stories. and
went the way Of the earth. What 4
real, story he could now tell if he
could reach the pen Of some willing
subject!
1888
Necessity is the mother Of invention.
An old lady lost her specs" and be-
fore she could buy another pair her
sight returned with the clearness Of
youth. Another evidence that Nature
doesn't need assistance, simply a
chance Q adapt herself. Too bad some
enterprising doctor wasn't treating her
for something at this time.
**#%
There's fine little gold digger ov-
er at that table" said bon vivant to
us. Expecting to see a chubby little
miner with sombrero and pick standing
by his chair. we saw nothing But 4
chic. red-cheeked and Tipped girl, bob
bed hair and all, calmly smoking a CT
garet and roguishly looking around.
How we Westerners get shocked. Ian
gwidge amt langwidge any more.
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The estimated wealth Of the inhab-
itants Of the Philippines is S., 800, O0O,-
600. About 90 percent Of them seem
to be unconscious of their riches. The
wealth Of the U. S. is about
$50. Somebody is averaging some
body who doesn't count. Walking
across Madison Square, six people ask
ed for five cents-and got it.
*%**
Fighters and singers have no busi-l
ness having their appendices cut out.
They never come back. The great ten
Or Muratore, weeks after the operation,
IS useless. The fighter attempts to pro-
-ect the sensitive spot and receives a
Jolt on the jaw There's heroic sur
geon over at Kane who operated on
himself, so fond was he of the opera
ion. The appendix is a vestigial or
gan and useless" doctors say. But
nan, SO far, is failure as an improv-
n on Nature.
Here are the headlines Of four front
'age stories on morning daily:
Her Junior by Twenty Years; He
S an Austrian, Krenn by Name" Peg
y Joyce to Be Letellier's Bride; 'Ex-
landerbilt's Wife is Sued for $500;
'Sixteen-year Old Husband Hailed to
1ourt as Iruant from School" Very
lelpful readingl President Working
or Sterilization Of Coal Industry" re- /,
elves five short paragraphs in bold
ace type. We are more interested in
motions than facts.
1888
Forbes, in recent article, taken a
trong stand for stockholders. He says
hey make everything possible and that
he people owe every luxury, conYen-
snce. and necessity to them. He says
aese are basic facts and the stockhold-
+ should be encouraged not discour-
ged. He's perfectly right, if the sys-
I'm were such that everybody could
eally and truly be stockholder, a
tockholder in the basic industries.
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A new wave of speculation is sweep Il
lg the country. Money seems to be
up. A seat on the New York
.urb, which means a privilege to stand
nd walk around and yell. sold at /
5000, a record price. Ten thousand +
predicted for the seats" Question:
loes stockholder in the curb market
reduce any Of the conveniences or 5
Ixuries SO necessary for the non-stock- |
older? !
1893
Several thousand men and women f,
altered in the Madison Square Gar
en- 10 hear wet" speeches by prom /
lent men. Buttons with picture Of /
foaming mug and printed underneath. j
| Am Wei" were bought at IS cents
ach and thousands wore them. Ann |
rica's most widely-known labor lead
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