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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-01-13
IN THE sixteenth century romance
Of chivalry. written in absurd. ex

I'm THE sixteenth century r0mances
OF chivalry, written in absurd. ex-
aggerated style, were extremely
popular In Spain.
A. digniied gentleman by the name
Of ouixada. who lived between Aragon
and CASTLE. went crazy over these
foolish books, which he spent all his
substance Ia buying. His brain was
stuffed with entertainments. quarrels,
battles. challenges, /. wounds, magic
salves, complaints, amours, torments.
giants. castles. captured maidens, gall
liant rescues, and all sorts OF impossi-
bic leeds Of daring, which seemed to
him as true as the most authentic his
tory. Every inn-keeper was mag
nate: every mule-driver a cavalier.
He decided that for his own honor
and for the service of the world, he
must turn knight-errant and jaunt
through the world, redressing wrongs
rescuing captured princesses, ana at
last winning the imperial sceptre of
Trapizonda. e'''''rSf'' =
He changed his name to Don
dubbed knight by a rascally publican,
whose inn he thought was castle
with four turrets crowned with pin
nacles Of glistening silver, In order
to carry full purse he sold one of
his houses, mortgaged another and
borrowed goodly sum from a friend.
When his practical .housekeeper- and
his pretty niece, together with his
neighbors, the barber and the curate,
thought to cure him by burning his
books, he was persuaded that his
library had been carried away by a
necromancer, and became crazier than
ever. He secured up a rusty suit OF
mail which had belonged to one of his
ancestors, mended the broken helmet
with a pasteboard vizor, patched with
thin iron plates, and thus acc0utered
set forth on his old hack Rocinante
whose ribs stuck out like the skeleton
of a ship, accompanied by rustic
named Sancho Panza, persuaded into
serving as his squire.
Their departure was brave spec
tacle: the tall, cadaverous, lantern
jawed knight. mounted on his bony
nag. welding his long lance and car
rying his sword, his eyes cleaning
with enthusiasm and dreaming of his
beautiful mistress, whom he calleS
Dulcinea del Toboso: the short, squat
paunch-bellied, long-haunched servant
with canvas wallet and leather
bottle. mounted on the diminutive ass
Dapple. n
On the plains Of Montiei stood 4
score OF big wind-mills. Don Quixot'
took them for outrageous giants ant
prepared to do battle against them
and despite Sancho's protests thai
their huge arms were only vanes, III
plunged the roweIs into Rocinantes
thin tanks and with couched lance
dashed on to the encounter. The VIM
blew violently and the knight and nj
steed were whirled away into the field
where they lay motionless and as |
dead; his lance VS. smashed to fin
ders. Sanchos FASTENED to the aid 0
his master and found him unable :
stir; but he was soon ready to go O
agnin.
Their next adventure was with tw
monks. riding ON mules as big a
dromedafies. in company with coac
in which sat q lady escorted by me
on horseback. Don ouixote imagine
that adventures had captured
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-01-13

Twenty-one thousand miles Of roads
have been built with federal aid in tho
last flve years. and these. Of courses
help out whole lot, but progress may
have to be even greater In road
building unless the automobiles are to
take turn about.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-01-13

Motortrucks ruin pavcments about
a. fast as they are laid. As fast ~
psvements get stronger. trucks GET
larger and loads heavier.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21
THANKFUL FOR
 A LITTLE CHILD
Mrs. Mertz Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound Helped Her

.Kutztown, Pal wish every woman who wants children would try Lydia E.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21

he had something most important on his mind,
 Receiving no answer. Mir. Coon stuck his head out of his doorway and looked all around. Ills son Fatty was playing in a neighborins tree.
 Where's your mother?" Mir Coon inquired.
 She's gone s-visiting," Fatty ex- plained,
 Mir Coon glared.
 She might have told me, he grumbled Here I've been invited to a party And'Ive run all the way home to get my hair cut, And your mother isn't hege to do 1t"
 Mrs. Coon always cut her husband 8 hair, and her sons as well. They lived in the country, far away from any barber.
 "I don't know what to do," said Mir. Coon gloomily, I've needed q
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21

haircut for weeks, can't go to the party without one"
 All at once his son Fatty had an idea.
 Let me cut your hair Pal" he cried.
 You" Mir. Coon exclaimed with fine scorn. You, You never cut any body's hair, me lad"
 I've often watched mother when she cut yours Fatty told him stout ly. I know l could cut it AS we'll as she can
 His father shook his head. But Fatty begged and begged until after a while Mir. Coon said. Well, will you take great pains if l let you? Will you be very careful not to cut my ear off" .u.
 Which one?" Fatty asked him.
 Either one!" said his father
 "Yes. Yes, Pal" Fatty promised.
 "Very well!" said Mir. Coon. And he sat himself down upon log,
 In great glee Fatty ran and found lis mothers shears.
 How will you, have it?" he fn- quired, for he remembered that his mother always asked his father that question. Short or long?"
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21

Now Mir Coon was cautious per son He intended to take no chances.
 'I'll let him snip off ilttie' ne said to himself and then I'll take look in the spring and see if like the style" To his son he said "Go ahead. I'll tell you when to stop And then he closed his eyes, to keep the hair out of them.
 So Fatty began 10 cut his fathers hair. He went all over MT. Coon's head once. Then he paused. But his father said nothing So Fatty went all over his head again, trimming his fathers locks somewhat more freely than before.
 Again Fatty paused. Still Mir Coon said no word, nor made a'm move.
 He wants it short" Fatty thought. Once moro he set to work. And now he cut Mir. Coon's hair so close to his head that there was nothing more left to cut.
 "How's that?" Fatty cried, in his fathers ear-the right one.
 MT. Coon gave q sudden start.
 "Hows what?" he grunted.
 Your haircut ?~~Fatty replied "1s it short enough?"
 My haircut" his father exclaimed. And then he said. "Oh, yes My good ness, ] must have fallen asleep He clapped a paw to his head. Then he gave 8 frightful below.
 You haven't left me enough to part" he screamed. T must be sight. l caa't go to the party. Why didn't you wake me up before?"
 "I didn't know you were asleep, Fatty told him. "
 MT. Coon jnmped up and dashed down to the spring He gave one look inti it's glassy surface. What he Saw there only added to bis dismay.
 He was in terriH& temper when Mrs. Coon came home from her visit.
 What in the world is the matter?" she cried as. soon az she saw him.
 "Too much visiting, Maria, Too much visiting." he snapped. And that was all he would say. Copyright 1922 by Metropolitan Newspaper Service.)
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21
MY MARRIAGE PROBLEMS or
 REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

good nights sleep to get the tremorS
 out Of you Lillian retorted, "Ot 1 course you are imagining everything in the calendar that could happen to Katherine just now, and don't won. der after your experience this eve ming. Katherine won't be in any i danger s," she amended con- scientiously-" the chances are at least ten to one Of her coming through safely, And tonight you had less than a fifty fifty No, events are moving very smoothly. We can af- ford 10 rest on our oars a bit Listen. Isn't that some one crying?" listened for a second or two. then rose abruptly,
 It's Katie" l decided T was afraid she's be frightened when sne awakened, Hurry, or she'll rouse everybody in the house"
 l was in the hall before I had fin- ishede speaking, and racing down the corridor 10 the kitchen wing. Katie's cries-mere whimpers at frst-were becoming louder, and l knew my volatile little maids tendency to hysteria when frightened or angry Lillian's footsteps sounded behind me, and she had caught up to me by tho time l had managed to open katies door.
 My little maid was sitting up in bed, her hands clutching at her still swollen throat upon which Smiths brutal murderous hands had closed, her eyes wildly dartins around the dimly-lighted room, her lips uttering hoarse cries, which were increasing in volume with every second sprang to the side of the bed, throw ing a crisp command over my shoul- der to Lillian:
 Turn up the light-high."
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21

may-care poverty she saw his thoughts were less on the scenes about him than on their guide.
 You shall see." Cousins was say ing. You shall thrill, We go to the Bertolini Palace Hotel where l live, where l have suite for you, where you look from the mountain top down on Naples and the bay and Vesuvius
 This afternoon we ride through the city. Tonight the opera. Tomorrow Capri Wednesday Amalfi and Sorren- to-. The next day Pompeii and Mount Vesuyius. The day after that we leave for Rome"
 Jack cleared his throat.
 We may have to leave room for a day in our Naples offce,' he said. 'I certainly can't leave without q good look at our business here, can ?''
 quick change came over Cousins face. The suaveness of velvet in his manner for a moment changed to hard like steel
 "Ah. perhaps" he evaded. of this so miserable strike is over by then. I am desolate, M Duryea-but or Naples office at this moment is closed. There is strike on there."
 Gro Be Continued.
 Copyright 1922, .NE,A Service).
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21
KENNETH HARLAN
 IN I AM THE LAW
Local Fayorite Plays Lead in
 Palace Feature

T Am the Law" a blue blooded story of virile and scintillating action laid in that sod-forsaken land Of bar rem whiteness and the snow drifts Of the northwest. where the derelicts of
 humanity drift to make their last gold strike. where race or creed is forgot ten in the mad ru h for the precious yellow metal-there in that country is
 laid the setting Of powerful photo- drama that comes to the Palace Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday. herald ed as greater in story and ca:A than any other production that has come to this city in decade.
 Brimful of action, sparkling with scenes Of wondrous splendor, and en- acted by an all-star cast that bids
 'air to rank with the greatest aggre-
 "" 0' movie stars ever assembled. T Am the Law tells the story of the ,p.. da. fnr country north of 54 degrees latitude. where it's tiftyodd below. where the waste Inds of civili- 2ation harbor law of their own.
 Featured in this story Of stories are Kenneth Harlan as Corp. Bob Fitz- gerald
 Truly just such cast as is seen once in & decade. all directed by the master director. whose every produc- ton has been success, Edwin Car eve, who earned fame for his direc- tion of "Isabep'- or "The Trails End considered up to the filming of Il Am the Law" the worlds greatest snow picture.
 The Sunday night program will have excellent double features, star ring two popular stars 5 Wanda flaw ley will be offered in The House That Jazz Built" corking good drama with a light vein of comedy mixed in for good measure. The oth- CT feature offers Careth Hughes and an all star cast in "Gari1ents of Truth" fast moving comedy drama that involves many funny situations. Other films include a new episode of "Perils of the Yukon and comedies. i The Palace orchestra will feature a number of the new song hits.
 The Keith vaudeville bill for Mon- day. Tuesday and Wednesday is one hat will be well liked by all as an | exceptionally fine show has been booked. Joseph and Agnes Reilly of CT bit of song and music called Irish Hearts," a clever blend of No- al and instrumental number fbltur- ng the harp and violin: Elsie Huber S clever singing cor%1ienne with
 new and original line Of songs; Walsh and Ellis, a comedy couple. hould prove the life of the party with their funny songs and batter, ind Girlie and Her Dandies, con- lination of five good entertainers who ,ffer a whrlwnd song and dance of- erine. Girie is a duslly maif, and Ter dandies are four colored boys
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21
The Reason Nadge Rushed to
 Open katics Door.

Lillian gave me no time for fur- ther introspeolion concerning Dr, Pet tits mysterious reference to Dicky's whereabouts With her hand com pellingly on my arm she rushed me down the hall and into her room, put tins me into q chair near the light and turning its illumination full upon my face
 Lucky dear mama-in-law has the children" she commented, as she turned my bruised and grimed face up to hers sit still and close your eyes until ] come back. l won't he five minutes"
 She lowered heI own recorl- promise in her return, laden with a basin of warm water. soap. an anti septic lotion, a healing unguent and plenty of soft cloths
 Now she said tucking big bath towel around my neck, well have you looking like the cricket's chrp in no time. But I warn you some of this will smart
 Her warning was justified Some Of her remedies did smart almost in toerably, but though l am an ar rant coward where physical pain is concerned l set my teeth, determined not 10 vince. when only few feet from my door, Tom Chester had un- dergone-indeed, was undergoing still -agonies which made my hurts seem the merest annoyances.
 But il was over at last, and with my face feeling comfortable, and my nervous tension relaxed, l opened my eyes when Lillian gave me per mission and smiled at her.
 T feel like new woman,' I said gratefully.
 Lillian tipped her head to one side, looking at me critically.
 Plans in Det13
 You look like one. that is like the militant variety used to look after having been dragged from a heckling stunt" she remarked dryly. No, as l rose involuntarily, you can't have any mirror. Your face will be healed over in few days. and there's no use upsetting your vanity before then. I've something more impor- tant on hand. Tell me everything that happened since you left the house Of course, l know you did the job. someway, but I'd like the details"
 The note of pride, of absolute con- fidence in her voice was most grat- flying, but when 1 had finished re- counting the incidents of my expe- dition, including Tom Chester's dis ablement. and my own wild ride upon the back of Smiths limousine, the loving, impetuous clasp of her arms, and her lavish commendation so rarely bestowed, thrilled me great ly and made me flush deeply
 You brave, resourceful, idiotic girl" she exclaimed, with her arms close around me. How easily you might have been killed, But how wonderful to think you turned the trick That link in the chain is finished now. Sooner or later Smith will lead the way to the man we want, the wealthy, trusted, seemingly 100 per cent American who is the spider in the center of this mon- strous web of treachery and infamy And if my hunch is good, Katherine is going straight to a house, which if not the home of the man we want, is that of some one very near 10 him"
 Turn Up the Light
 II wish she weren't going" I said impetuously. T feel as though"
 You feel as though you needed
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21
PARSONS THEATER.

A delightful offering was enjoyed last night at Parsons theater, Hart ford, when Augustus Pitou presented Booth Tarkingtons comedy. The In- innate Strangers" with May Ryan, d clever young actress in tho principal role.
 Tarkington's repute as author and dramatist are so well established that one can well afford to spend the time and money required to enjoy them.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21
GO ON WITH THE STORY

coming in e revenue cutter 10 meet them
 GO ON WITH THE STORY
 One of the first to set foot on board the Roma was Monsieur Cousins Sighting Jack he rushed forward arms extended. face alight, dramatic welcome in his manner. He seized Jacks hands and almost kissed him.
 My dear Meester Duryea And ess thees--"
 My wife" Jack presented.
 Cousins with expert gallantry kissed both her hands.
 T am charmed. charmed beyond words And on your honeymoons- ah, how happy you shall be, l, Cou- sins, your humble frien', know this Europe like my own hand and all it's offerings of pleasure. l have every thing planned out for you. Do not bother your heads tn the least. It is all arranged. Come,"
 Almost literally he rushed them off their feet. He seemed to have lubri- cated every possible wheel. Their baggage was rushed through the GUS toms.
 Their landing was expedited and they found themselves on the pie turesdue quay, their ears dinned with the clamor of rival drivers of flea beaten horse drawn street cabs.
 Cousins shouldered a path through the gesticulating hackmen and led the Duryeas to big, new, shining green motor, liveried chauffeur at the wheel--the only car in the mot ley collection Of vehicles.
 Your bridal chariot" Cousins bragged as they were whirled through the crookedest, most peopled, most nosest and by turns the most filthy streets conceiva- ble
 Edna was so thrilled with the color and beggary, tho strident noise and the breeding poetry of the scenes through which she was passing that she found no time to wonder where the splendid bridal chariot came rom.
 But when she turned to her hus- band to share with him the excite ment of steep street in which al riot of flowers in baskets clashed with mother riot of colored rags of devil
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21

Gro Be Continued tCopyright, 1922, .NEA Service).
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21

This was well proven at Parsons' theater last night.
 The supporting company was unusn- ally competent and the scenic pro- duction was in keeping with offerings by Augustus Pitou. The play will be repeated tonight.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21

celebrated American actress, Nance O'Neil, will appear at Parsons In her latest vehicle, 'Field of Ermine.' by Jneinto Benevente, author of 'The Passion Flower" in which Miss O'Neil gained international fame A notable cast will be seen in her sup port
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21

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New Britain herald., 1922-10-21

whose speed is that Of lightning. It is said that they even exceed the dancing speed limit,
 On the High Seas' Thursday
 On Thursday the entire bill changes and brings as the photoplay feature, "On the High Seas" an excellent pie ture with Dorothy Dalton and Jack Holt in the feature Iolos. "The Old Homestead" with Theodore Roberts in the leading role is announced as com ing soon.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21

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 has done so much for me. My baby is al-
 most 2 year old now
 and is the picture of
 health. She walked ateleven months and is trying to use her little tongue. She can say some words real nice. l am send
 ing you her picture: IT shall he thankful
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21
Honeymooners Abroad
 
JACK AND HIS WIFE SEE NAPLES
 WONDERS.
BY ZOE BECkLEY.
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

 JACK DUREEA with his bride
 EDNA, has been sent by his employers to Europe to investigate secretly the sus pected intriEues of the firms foreign rep resent atiye,. COUSINS Thus Jack expects to mix bus mess with his honeymoon. Arriving at Naples Jeck and his bride see Cousins coming in revenue cutter to meet them.
New Britain herald., 1922-10-21
A CLOSE HAIRCUT

A CLOSE HAIRCUT.
 MT Coon had just come hurrying home. calling Maria. Maria"
 That was Mrs. Coon's name. And when MT. Coon spoke it in the way he was speaking it now it meant that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
ARBUcKLE ROT.

Fatty Arbuckle films are barred from the
movie shows at Sing Sing The motive prob
ably is to avoid public criticism. rather than
anxiety over the delicate spiritual natures of
burglars, murderers and other criminals
lot OF rot is being spoken and written on both
sides of the Arbuckle question. sensible
comment comes from George Davis, one Of the
best OF the movie reviewerS Davis suggests
that y We don't approve Of Arbuckle films, we
DON'T have to go see them. He considers it un-
fair for one group of people to make it i'm
possible for others to see something Just be-
cause they have an aversion to it themselves,
You may not agree, in the Arbuckde case. But
its an all-round good principle wherever CEN
sorship is concerned.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30

Dusty Coat and Nancy and Nick
finally persuaded all the people of
Whispering Forest, Bright Meadow.
Old Orchard and Ripple Creek to
60 to Dreamland.
Perky Porcupine was hardest of
all to coax. But one day Jack Frost
blew his breath on the trees after
q rain storm. and covered them
with a coet OF ice,as hard as stone.
As Perky depen6e for food on the
bark Of hemlQck and beech trees
and cottonwood (when he can get
IT, II left him short of rations. In
deed there wasn't thing he could
Asee to eat anywhere, So at last he
consented to take a little of Dusty
Goats magical powder and go to
sleep for q spell. =
The Twins tucked him in a nice
warm home between some, rocks.
then they put Brownie blankets all
around him and left him. when
he wakes up II will be nearly
spring.. said the little dwarf sand
man kindly. "Then he can get. all
the food he wants."
So Perky snored away. quite as
happy as you are on cold winter's
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
Daily Poem 81 sl sisEe'
SNOW IN THE CITY

The beautiful snow! The beautiful snow!
It falls on the roofs and the pavements below,
In flakes that come floating down gently and
slow.
The beautiful snow. ri not beautiful long. !.
When trampled by feet Of the hurrying throng
1t isn't subject for music or song.
For even az downward 1t airily nutters,
1t mucks up the streets and 1t chokes up the
cutters.
And 'Darn all this snow!" the pedestrians
mutters.
The tempers OF drivers 1t woefuliy wrecks,
1t slides OF the roofs down the paaser-bys'
necks,
1t knows no distinction Of age or Of sex.
1t nelts: and clear over. the cuzbstone 1t
It OVERFLOW rubbers and soaks through ga
On futs and on gowns of the vomes II
sploshes.
The beautiful snow! on the city It steals.
1t causes the skidding OF automobiles.
And makes you get out and put chains ON the
wheels.
It swiftly grows dirty and sloppy to view,
It harhors bacilli OF colds add the do,
TIL half Of the populace sneeSes. "A-choo!"
The beautiful SNOW. In the country It's 20,
But here in the city Ne gfset Il With woe,
Tho lar. Tar from beautiful beautiful Rnowts