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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

guerrtlie warfare had raided your home
and murdered your father, and then,
hanging his body to a tree. had in
soiently pinned a card 10 II bearing
the outlaws namei Would not you
likely do as Virgil Drace did-swear
a solemn vow to find that outlaw, hang
him as high as Haman, and decorate
his corpse with your own card? Then,
while o were setting about TO exc
cute that vow. suppose you met a fasci-
mating girl with whom you fell In love
and had the satisfaction OF finding
your affection sincerely r~eciprocated,
Then supposing It developed that the
girl were the daughter of the man
upon whom you had sworn TO wreak
vengeance. What would you dor Is
1t not a satisfactory web upon which
to weave an intensely interesting story
OF romance-especially when the lnci-
dents occurred in the South following
the Civil war. the young man a north
ern officer. the girl a beautiful. fiery
southerner. and all the other charac-
ters and episodes OF the South and
that turbulent period which marked
the days of reconstruction Would IL
not be mere absorbing II. as in this
case, the author were one Of the
greatest of American novelists7 You
will find this stirring man worked
out In the most charming way In
"Periwlnkle House" by opie Read.
No man in the United States has
written as many stories as Opie Read. |
and no author has had a larger mum
Der of readers. He was born In a
small town In Tennessee In 1852, fol- /
lowed newspaper work for awhile in /
Kentucky. and then moved to Little |
Rock. Ark, where he edited the Ar /
kansas Gazette from 1878 to 1881. He |
was next on the STAFF OF the Cleveland |
tO.) Leader and then returned 10 Lit !
tie Rock. where he established the |
Arkansaw Traveller, a humorous paper /
which attracted the attention of the /
entire English-speaking world. Mr.. |
Read furnished most of the material |
went into the publication. He
conducted IL from 1883 to 1891 and Their
moved to Chicago. where he has since 1
resided. engaged In literary work.
II Is doubtful II Opie Read himself
could recall the titles OF all the books
he has written. without referring to a
list. One or more OF them is In nearly
every home where fiction ls INDUCED
In throughout the land. They form a
conspicuous part of the fiction section
OF every public library, and are car
ried In stock by every e~nterprislng
book dealer. During late years he has
been less prolific. due to the fact thai
he has not had the leisure for writing.
he has become one OF the most
after lecturers. and his time is
practically filled with Chautauqua. Ly-
ceum and special platform engage
ments. In this work he has covered
practically the entire nation.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

Rankin. III. 1.-TWO persons were
killed and one seriously injured when
two trains of the Lake Erie & Western
railroad collided head-on here.
The trains were travelling Eight"
Neither train carried passengers
and Fireman Reaves of the e~astboHnd
train. which had the right Of way. was
killed instantly and Brakeman Wakely
critically hurt. A transient who was
killed wal riding or the engine tender
Of the easthsound train. The crew of
the westbound train escaped by jump
Ing.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

Baitimore.-The American merchant
msxtne has the largest percentage OF
new sA&ps and nearly the smallest Of
old ships. according to a compilation
by Lloyd's register Of shipping.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

MEXICO C1ty--It h mid "a have been
d~efiniteiy proved that yellow fever en-
ists Ia Tanpsco. Tuxpam and c1sdsd
Victoria. according to Z dixp@fch to ri
UnivenmnI frpsn Tnnap&col
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

Axtsntiao, cisss In Chemistry,
professcr Bag-Blow smolderfhg Hrv
devoid NJ any visible csu~e-s very
good sxampas IT ~spcstsnsess eosabusp
Tea
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19
vEkG

S~upposlng you
were q young
d who had
served In a war
ana escaped Its
perils and that
the future c
rosy with prom
Use. excepting
that fate had
called upon o
to execute q
grim and terri
Die purpose: the
circ UNI instances
being that dur
ing the conflict,
an outlaw oper-
zting under the
semi-sancflnn Of
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

Eleven cars of silk. direct from
Japan, passed through Billings recently
over the Nothern Pacific tracks. bound
for the Atlantic seaboard. where the
greater part VIII be manufactured into
clothing.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

George w. Arlington. 40. manager of
the Montana Power company at Bird
ger, died In a Billings hospital from
appendicitis. Mfr. Arlington had under
gone an operation for the ailment a
few weeks ago.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

The largest yield Of spring wheat in
Montana this year is reported from
the ]. A Young farm west of Ringing
where an ordinary field ven 90 bu-
shells TO the acre.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

Eleven amateur radio operators tool
examinations for operator5 licenses
In Billings recently, according to O. II.
Redfern, the district inspector. Many
OF the outlying own from Billings
were represented.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

A lone bandit robbed the postoffics
1t Fresno OF $50 recently and escaped
O O
The sugar beet harvest is on In full
swing. Up TO date 70 carloads of beets
have left the Hardin station for the
factory at Sheridan Wyo.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

The state highway commission and
the state school funds each received
3 9.109.52 through the government from
oil royalties and rentals, under the
mineral leasing act of 1920, for the
year ended June 80, 1922, George w
Lanstrum, highway commissioner, has
been notified.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

Hearing has been begun In the state
supreme court on the writ Of injunction
procured by r. NJ. Mills of Helena to
restrain Secretary of State Charles t
Stewart from placing names of So
cialIst candidates for congressional and
state offices on the ballot In the gen
eral election.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

A fire originating between the ceiling
Of the waiting room and the roof or
the Milwaukee depot at HarlowtoI
caused u loss of about $1,000. The
cause of the blaze Is unknown but II
it thought to have been a spark from
n switch engine. The roof was badly
damaged.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

Displayed In a Laurel drug store
window are sweet potatoes raised IN
the vicinity of Laurel which are on q
par In size and flavor with those pro
duced In the southern states. The
sweet potatoes were grown on the
Sherrow brothers ranch south of
Laurel from slips shipped from Indi
ana.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

Roy J. Molumby Of Great Falls
American Legion commander in the
department of Montana and member
of the Montana Veterans Welfare rom
mission, will make the trip from Great
Falls to the American Legion national
convention at New Orleans, La, by
atrplane, he has announced.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

At the fire prevention program held
In Great Falls, one of the features was
the climbing of a 50-foot ladder by n
of the young ladies. She made the
climb easily, going over the top and
thereby winning a prize OF SIC.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

Suggestions in regard to the plant
Ing of tulip and other flower bulbs
have been received by the Billings
Women's club from Mrs. ID. /. Hig-
gins, chairman of the art In the home
and garden division of the Montana
Federation of Women's clubs. The
week of October Is to 81 has been
selected as bulb planting week In
Montana.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

Deputy Game Warden Ntzhugh, OF
Harlem. gives out the information that
anyone caught hunting birds out OF
season. or hunting and fishing without
license. will forfeit his guns and am
munition or fishing tackle. In addition
to being compelled TO pay the usual
fine. This Is a feature of the game
laws which has been overlooked until
lately.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

seemed to him that this scene of gay
ETY. wal forced. like a melancholy
laugh; RI reminded him of a book OF
poems in t~atters, OF a love-letter In
fndnd Ink
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

". ID. Rssd. Of . Butte tailoring com-
pany, WAS fou4d not guilty BY . tury
~ district court At Helena In Ais
tr1aI a = charge q conducting = ~
tnry h vsetatioa of tho state iaw In
erneefisn WITH = suit csab pstroaiz~d
- ue3eBA people
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

George t. Belcher. charged with
stealing a United States mail bag at
Laurel, was arraigned before Ray
Anderson, United States commissioner.
He waived preliminary hearing and
was bound over to the federal grand
jury in the sur of $1,000 in default of
which he vas remanded TO the county
jail.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

According to word received from
Broadview, the ranch home Of Arthur
Reetz, about II miles southwest of
Broadviey, was entirely consumed by
fire recently. The fire was supposedly
caused by a defective chimney and the
house, with nearly all household goods,
was burned TO the ground.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

80
address at Powell, Wyo.
Q o
Preparations are being made at
Winnett to complete all necessary
pleadings and papers TO take the Pc
troleum county division case to the
supreme court Of Montana. Delay has
been caused by the necessary waiting
for the transcript Of the proceedings
before the county commissioners Of
Fergus county and the checking of the
records. II Is contended by the divi-
sionlsts that this Is really the first
step toward securing the new county as
the hearing before the county commits
sioners was but q preliminary to actual
work. However. the work will b
pushed from now on and q hearing be-
fore the supreme court will be had this
fall
The Montana state corr show which
viii BE- held In Miles City November
ID, IL and 49, viii rival. In agricultural
importance, the more pretentious sx-
positions Of the state. such AZ the Nd
land Empire fair Mt Billings and The
state fair at Helena
o q
Z Msleea Pearsall. 1~0-ycar-odd daughtw
Ut Mr.. and Mr1- Charles Psarmu &
was killed. ainost instant1H
when IN suto~seaGle II Which re ~
sfdimu WITH skx otkar perspoa mtsss4 Z
bs>1ue ~ svsftuTned 1T spntnt nhs1
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

The state board of equalization has
been ordered by Judge George NJ. Bour-
quin Of the United States district court
to appear before him In Misseula and
show cause on a temporary order re-
stralnIng the board from making ef-
fectiye It's assessment for taxes of the
property of the Western Union Tele-
graph company in Montana.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

On his way TO northeastern Wyo-
ming to continue his campaign as can
didate for United States senator, Frank
W. Mondell. Republican floor leader
Of the house of representatives,
stopped at the Northern hotel in Bill
lings recently. Mr.. Mondell had just
completed a week of campaigning in
the Big Horn basin, ending with an
address at Powell, Wyo.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-10-19

Work of crawling the four mile
stretch of the Sun River-Sims road
has been commenced. This road, when
completed, will give practically a 55-mile
graveled road from Great Falls to
Augusta.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-12

But she shook her head.
NO. dear. not that. But about one
having real vices or weaknesses aud
thinking them virtues"
Il don't know as they did. But 7
guess they ought to have" nc agreed.
Why"
"Oh. nothing. That is. 7 was only
thinking about Harriet Block. Har.
riet has an nwfully funny way Of look
ing Mt things. met her downtown
today and she got started on telling me
her troubles. And they are all due
to what she calls her ungovernablc tenn
per. Honestly, Paul, the way she goes
on about her uncomfortable temper.
you'd think it was a wonderful virtue.
gift. She boasts about it. Isn't that
odd:''
Paul smiled rcminiscently.
"Oh. don't know. know n chap
downtown who is frightfu'ly proud OF
th" fact that he smokes seventy cigar
cites day.
Just imagine
And know man who used to
be a broker and rich. who hoasted for
wears that he had the symptom OF every
disease known to medical science cx-
crpt scurvy and i"prosy. and hc died
finally, after being hit by an automo-
bile.
Virginia smiled.
But imagine Il woman being proud
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-12

lik" Harriet. only her weakness is
being spendthrifty. She Just oozes
self qualification. Gertrude does, when
she tells you about her pocket money.
Says she cant keep it half an hour
after she gets into the shops. and she
insists that the things she buys are
worthless. and she just throws her
money away. Fairly rceks Of snug
ness, too, when she tells you about 1t. p"
Paul joined in the laugh.
"Iou must think women are awfully
funny TO boast about their awful tenn
pers and their perfect untrustworthi-
ness with money, don't you. honey?'
He reached across the table to pat
her hand.
81? Goodness. dearest, why should
I be Judge? Why, darling. l know
q fellow down at the Office who boasts
that he has the toughest beard in the
world. Ike insists that his beard will
just naturally ruin any ordinary bar
bershop razor in three strokes Its
his chief claim 10 fame. And If any
body disputes his cain he is grouchy
as an old bear for days on end"
Virginia shrugged daintily.
~ guess the worlds all Il little queer.
except thee and me-" she sighed, with.
out the flicker Of smile.
TOmorrow-Thc New Problem
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-12
Two Minutes of
Optimism
Education, Dollars and Sense
By HERMAN j. STITCH

Tn" other day ] saw some figures
TO the effect that il uneducated. the
average man has only one chance out
Of 10000 to make good; with Il COM
mon school education, he has four
chances. and with q college education
ne has 500 chances.
This reminded me OF friend Joe
Jo" being chap from my town who
rould neither read nor write. lie was
foreign. born and had never been in
school Yet he had pleasing address
and some natural gifts.
1t happened thar Joe lost his job.
and. hearing thar the position Of sexton
at the church was vacant. y" applied
for the post His recommendations
being good and his habits sober and
Industrious. he was favorably received.
Tn" trustees were about 10 grant him
the place. when one asked him il he
could read and write.
Joe answered no. They declined then
70 employ him. 1t would never do to
have sexton who wai entirely Hit.
crate.
Joe had n friend who kept tobacco
shop. And to him he told his sad
failure.
"I'll tell You what I'll do for you,
joe" said his friend. "liore's a box
of cigars I'll give YOU. Go out and
sell en-. Go ahead ~
IAN right y. exclaimed Joe.
Joe sold Inc cigars. With the pro-
cceds he bought more. And 50 on. lie
discovered thar he was an excellent
salesman.
II was not long until he set up IA
little cigar store Uf his own. His bust
ness thrivcd. His middle name was
Business. lie had in his veins the blood
Of the Profit
Soon-ju>r II little whllc--and he
had half-a dozen stores, ali doing well.
Then he bought lot and store build
ing. He sold at an advance. He pur-
sued his real estate operations and was
uniformly successful.
One day he came into his bank ont
of breath. and said 20 the cashier:
Say, | want hundred thousand
dollars, and ! want it quick Could
you let m" have II? n I can get it
before 3 O'Clock, stand to make n
big killing. Go on, now: lend it 10
mc.
Tie cashier looked a. him curiously,
srl smiled,
"What do you want 10 borrow money
for, Joe? DO you know how much you
have in here
"No.'
"lour balance ~ more than $3.50,
900. "
"Gec.
"Didn't You know"
mo. | don't know nothin' bout
figures. ! can't even read N write. "
Good heavens cried the cashier
What might You have been if you had
had an Pducation;'
well" replied Joe. mter mo-
ment's reflection, Il might have been
q SEXTON"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-12
An Anazing Change

1CDI was faced with the choice OF
oeither conliding in Lucy the true
state Of her own affairs with Rand o,
OF keeping silent.
Up to that time she had told Lucy
great deal. 1t was true that she had
not complained openly of Rand as Lucy
had of Carl, but she had felt bond
Of sympathy existing between them due
TO their mutual experiences Of mar
riage.
She had known from the beginning
that Rand did not like Luc?, and she
had taken rather a malicious delight in
being friendly with her for that reason.
Today, however. it seemed as IL n gulf
had suddenly yawned between herself
and Lucy. She had no desire to con
fide in her. She felt even contemntuous
of the fact that Lucy was willing TO
confidc such intimate things concerning
herself and Carl to an outsider, and for
the first time she looked deliberately at
iucy's shortcomings, and saw her
through Rand's eyes.
And still she wns sorry for her: she
wanted to help if she could.
Lucy's expression was defiant ms she
opened her handbag and produced a
small folded piece Of paper.
Here. see for yourself.' And she
held out the note to Judy.
Judy drew back. her cheeks flaming.
~, no. Lucy, ! cant read that"
Yes. you can, YOU must. want
to prove it TO you. want to convince
you that I'm right
But don't want to read it. It's
horrible. it's unfair to Carl"
Unfair to Carl. So it's Carl you'r
thinking Of. How about ne: Has Carl
been fair to me?" Tears began to
gather in her eyes. Il thought that
you at least would be sorry for me.
Judy: counted on YOU to understand" ."
But it won't help matters any if I
read something that was intended for
no one but Carl"
ut will convince you that I had some
cause for my suspicion
In spite Of her distastc. Judy took
the note in her hand. She hated herself
for giving in. but she was nervous and
distraught and hardly knew what she
was doing.
She ran her eyes hastily down the few
scribhcd lines. The note was unsigned.
and it began simply, my dear" The
few words that followed were unimpor
tant in themselves. but they established
beyond doubt the fact that if the note
had been meant for Carl it had been
written by a woman who cared for him
very deeply.
TO her amazcmrnt Judy found her
sympathcs with Carl. This fact was
beyond her comprehension. 1t meant
lying in the face Of everything that she
nlt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-12
The Material of the First Cloth
Bt Il. !. and 4. W. BOdmcr

The first cloth was made from tho
inner bark of trees. There were, here
and there. plants and trees in some Of
III" tropical countries whose leaves and
growths provided sort Of natural cloth
which the natives used. Undoubtedly
however. the first cloth was secured
from the inner bark. Bark cloth can
be found in almost any of the mu-
seunIs of our cities, coming from differ.
ent parts of the globe. The inner
bark Of trees has fbers which do not
run parallel. as is the case In our or
dinary textile plants. The strands and
fibers are interlaced with each other in
u natural way.
Primitive man learned how 10 get
the inner bark off in large pieces or in
strips By pounding the bark. In cases
wher" they took it off in strips they
soaked and beat tn" strips until they
were firmly welded together. After tho
outer bark was scraped of with a shell
tho inner bark was slightly beaten and
permitted 10 fcrmcnt. ar, in other cases,
II VAS softencd and separated in water.
II was then beaten on n log with a
heavy wooden mallct. This served TO
.pread out the texture and it was then
dried and hlrarh"d in the sun and dyed
with native dyes. 1t j. said the bark
cloth made by the lIawHiians excelIcd
all others.
The real art Of making textiles began
when man discovered how to make yarn,
which involYcd the first spinning meth :
ods The natives learned 10 separate
tho fbrous tissues Of IL" plant and to
twist the tibprs together into strong
yarn. The art Of weaving was also an
invention Of the savageS. After they had
learned to make yarn and string and
thread. their ingenuity helped them to
weave the result into cloth.
TOmOrrOw-Who Originated Ice
Cream?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-12
Deluded Wives
By HAZEL DEYO BATCHEIlOk

Judith Carlyle and Lucy Ran
doiph are deiuded Wires. Judy
thinks 10 enough to cook her hus-
bands meals and mend his clothes.
She does not think IL necessary to
compete toith other toomen ~ order
to hold her husband, nhile Lucy Is
ndg0ing little shrew. Rand and
Cari are artists, struggling tordrd
beauty Of oppression. They need
understanding IN their ,oivcs, and IN.
voluntarily they both turn toward
1omcn who are ready TO give IL. IN
Carlotta Young Rand finds the
Womdn pho can girc him crerything
that Judy refuses. but Cdrlotta does
not pish to take her happiness at the
expense of another poman. When
Judy suspects the truth OF Rdnds
feelings she discovers her lore for
him and. at last faces the situation
fairly and squareiy. She is think
ING It oper tohen Lucy bursts IN Tith
the nens thaf Carl has fnllcn IN loce
Tith another .coman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-12
ON. EMPLOYERS may rave and
Read Your Character
Selling the Uphill Writer
By Diqbp Phillips

10 many it may seem like n fairy
talc that the correspondent for a bust.
ness firm should be able To read the
character of customer from his hand.
written letter, regardless of the subject.
matter Of that letter. But it can be
done.
As a matter Of fact graphology. one
of tho most important branches of the
science of charactcrology. can be made
most valuable. for instance. to a mail
order house.
Consider Il moment. Suppose the
correspondent for such a business has
before him two communications from
customers. They have written in in
quiring details of a certain piece of
merchandise or sales offer which has
been advertised. Both are cases which
are important enough to warrant per-
sonal letters in reply. not mere forms.
One of these inquiries shows writing in
which the lines slant upward to the
right. The writing in the other droop.
as the pen reaches the right hand side
of the page.
These letters should be answered in
, very different tones. for the first in
qurer is an optimist. The other is a
pcssiinist. To the former you are quite
safe and wise in enthusing Il bit over
the proposition The optimist looks
for the best in everything. He is pre-
pared to believe the best. The pessi-
mist. on the other hand. is inclined to
look for the worst in things. He is
inst!nctivcly afraid there is II ''catrh :"
in the proposition somewhere. hpn't
try to cuuntcract this by being over.
enthusiastic on the basis that he will
discount what you say anyhow. Rather.
be extremely careful. Talk trihe
about disadvantages and obstacles. hut
show him that in spite of these disad-
vantages and obtacles your proposition
really seems to work out as good one.