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Gfon state convention in Wenatchee
Wash, this fall.
Reverend Beard, who served as
Sssky pilot with the old Ninety-fir
division in France, boxed John Dick
snson, veteran Of the British forces,
at recent meeting of his own Legion
post. The Legion's national chaplain
Us an ardent boxing adherent himself.
Though pastor of Kansas church,
he finds time to act as boxing referee
occasionally and dons the gloves him
self just to keep In trim. Prior to
MS entering the ministry he was
known as track and football star.
That his title of lighting chaplain"
Isn't at all amiss Is shown by glance
Mt Reverend Boards war record. One
doesn't think of chaplain as having
n war record, but Reverend Black
mans future opponent served with
the Three Hundred and Sixty-first in
fantry, wildcat" division with the
rank of captain. He was awarded
the French Croix de Guerre and re-
eeived a citation from the American
government. The war over, he jumped
INTO the Legion and was elected state
chaplain for the department of Wash
fngton.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-07
Coal and Manehu,s Ghost.
PROPOSAL ONE
Relating to Suffrage

The Fushun coal mine Of China is
one of the largest open-cut mines in
the world. The Tartars are known to
have worked the mine In the Twelfth
century.
For years the Chinese have been
urged to work the mine, but Chinese
officialdom has always pointed to the
fact that the spirit of Tai-Tsu-KaO, a
Manchu emperor, who was buried 10
miles away in the Seventeenth century
must not be disturbed. Thus for CEN
turtles superstition kept over 1,000,-
100000 tons of coal untouched. In
their efforts to open the mines, the
japanese not only found great official
hostility to their scheme on the part
of the Chinese officials, but even the
native coolies were reluctant at first
to work, through their fear Of the
sleeping Tai-TsuKao, 10 miles distant.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-07
CRABS USED AS WATCHDOGS
West Indian Species Are Said to Be
Remarkably Effective in Keeping
Off Intruders.

How would you like a crab In the
house instead of dog, to give warn
ing of unwelcome visitors? Land crabs
are used for this purpose in the West
Indies.
These particular crabs are about
the size of a football, with enormous
eyes and feelers. The big claw Is
usually well developed, being almost
the same size as the body. When
alarmed the crab holds this claw up
In very threatening attitude.
Crabs are naturally intelligent, and
this species shows both affection and
faithfulness to those with whom they
are In frequent contact. Their strength
and speed are amazing, and any in
truder will have as much difficulty In
releasing the grip of q crab as he will
that of an English bulldog which has
taken firm hold.
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Mile, the
Wallfower
BY CLARISSA MACKIE

| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| g. 1922, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
"Who is the girl in the corner?'
asked Mark Wynne Of his young host
| ess.
"Oh, that Is Mile Parker-pretty
isn't she? But she can't dance, OF
doesn't want to-they call her the
'walllower'-they are a thoughtless
| bunch I" and with charming upward
lift of her shoulder the most thought
less one of all turned with him and
swung again into the music of the
dance.
Doctor Wynne could not dance very
well and Elsie was glad to lose him
for one of her own set, graceful,
black-eyed youth who sparkled as the
town wit.
"Who Is that sitting with Mile
ParkerT asked Elsie suddenly.
1.-THE medicine man is sitting In the
shadow Of the wallflower," sighed
George.
HE cannot be enjoying himself"
worried Elsie.
IF looks count he Is having the time
Of his life-and say, Elsie, she looks
pretty tonight In that blue Dress"
he added.
"Where Is Alfred Brown asked
Elsie, changing the subject.
"Sh-h-h. Whisper 1.-THE fever"
mol That makes thirty cases in
town"
Elsie was silent after that. The epi-
dem1c had started, as such things usu-
ally do, In an unhealthy slum near the
rivers edge-there had been whispers
of polluted drinking water-of milk
bottles washed in the river water
sanitation rules violated, and the town
authorities were confronted with a
grave situation.
Mark Wynne was passing through the
little town from hunting trip in the
North and stopped to see his old
friend. the father of Elsie Lee, SO his
appearance at the little party was a
happy accident.
Long after he had retired that night
he thought of the dread disease which
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First Train Into the Ozark.

When the White River branch of the
Missouri Pacific railroad was built
down through the Ozarks, the popula-
ton had never seen a railroad train.
The platform was crowded, and many
women were there with their sun
shades.
The engineer made a lot of unnec-
essary snortings with his engine and
would reverse the throttle, causing the
wheels to spin around, which terrified
the people. Then he turned on the
side valves, blowing out great jets of
steam, and the people almost fell over
themselves to back out of the way.
Finally the engineer stuck his head
out Of the cab window and sang out /:
''If some of you ladies don't put down
your parasols l don't believe can
handle this critter much longer"
In three seconds every woman low
cred her parasol, and they seemed
much relieved when the engineer got
his train In motion without further
trouble and went numbering away
down the track.-Columbus (Kan.) Ad-
vocate.
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LUCKY WORKER GETS BUTTON
Rather Odd Way by Which Employer
Selects Longshoremen for Par
ticuar Job He Has.

The ancient game Of Button, button,
who has the button?' Is played by
serious groups of men daily along the
New York water front. A small crowd
may be seen gathered about a wagon
from which man distributes the but
tons. The men who get the buttons
win.
The man In the wagon with the
buttons, as matter of fact, Is choos-
Ing workmen, and finds the button
game a convenient scheme for making
his choice. The plan is commonly
used in selecting longshoremen to
work cargoes on the ships. At an
early hour longshoremen hunting jobs
gather about the dock entrances. The
man who needs workers takes his po-
sitlon In wagon, or perhaps on box,
and calls for workmen. The crowd
gathers about him.
From his position the employer can
see the face and figures of the men.
From long experience he can tell at
a glance which men best serve his
purpose. He makes up his mind in
moments inspection. To signal the
man and get him out of the crowd
would require time and lead to compli-
cations. He merely flips button or
small disk to the man he has selected.
The man catches it and makes his way
out of the crowd to the dock. The
button game is great saver Of time
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tive committeewoman for the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary from Kentucky
ahe Is especially active in all the
things that her organization Is doing.
Her latest plan results in Louisville,
Ky. having boarding home for ex-
service men who are taking vocational
training there. Nominal fees, huge
living room and library and a real
Dome atmosphere, are high points in
the life of the "boys" who make their
home with Mrs. Marshall.
More than 100000 service men were
cared for at the canteen presided over
by Mrs. Marshall during the war. Her
experiences with the soldiers and sail
ors are many. Months after the armis-
&ice she received a letter from serv-
Ice man whose wedding supper she
had prepared in 1917. 1t read, Mrs.
Canteen Lady, can you help me find
my wife, not that she Is much account,
out want to get married again and
must find her first"
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KANGAROO A NATURAL BOXER
Youngsters Are Taught by Their Par
ents and Acquire a Really High
Degree of Efficiency.

Kangaroos are natural boxers. The
younger kangaroo is taught to de-
fend himself In this way as soon as
he is old enough to hop about. Nat
uralists who have watched the ami
mails in their native surroundings say
1t is very funny to see the mother
giving the youngster his first boxing
lessons. Afterward the father takes
up the teaching, and with much gentle
ness and patience trains him to box.
When kangaroos box they back off
and rush In and prance about very
skillfully. Each one watches for an
opportunity to strike, and at the same
time tries to prevent the other
from striking. They cleverly try to
move about so as to get the enemy
below them on the slope of hill.
The resounding blows they give with
their hind feet can be heard far away.
The kangaroo fights like gentle
man. He is good sportsman, even
when he Is fighting with his enemy.
The animals strike with the fiat Of the
foot, and never use against each
other their terrible ripping claws.
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Rainbows Shaken.

1t is usually supposed that the down.
pour of rain that sometimes follows a
flash of lightning is due to the Goa
essence of fine drops on losing their
electrical charge, but Finnish OBJ
server concludes that the thunder jars
the drops together. Near Vasa heavy
thunderstorm came up from the east
late one afternoon, and, as the sun
was unclouded, a brilliant double rain
bow appeared in the east for half an
hour, arching from horizon to horizon.
A. each roll Of thunder the rainbows
seemed to be much shaken, the wedge
being displaced and the colors blurred.
This could not be due to the lightning,
and it seemed that the same cause
might enlarge the raindrops and dis
tiIrb the rainbow.
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and I'm just waiting for the word to
go. Seems as If 1t would never come
he added ENORMOUSLY.
Mile fitted into the room with a
cup and spoon. "Just little bit OF
this, Uncle Peter" she coaxed. "See.
I'll take taste myself first to keep
you company" The old man smiled
wanly and took the medicine, his dim
eyes following the blithe young form
around the room. "Shes as sweet and
wholesome as them wallflowers my
wife planted along the stone WALL" he
murmured
Mile blushed as she met the young
DOCTORS eyes, for she knew that he
had heard her nickname of WALL
flower.
One day Peter had visitor, grave
looking man, who stayed for awhile
and. talked In low tone to the sick
man. The next day he came again and
brought some other people with him.
Doctor Wynne frowned on this, but
Mr.. Jenkins had his own way.
1t was Mile who sat through the
long night alone with the dying man;
it was Mile who talked with him
about Susie and the other children and
the wife who had passed on before
and who were all waiting for his COM
ing on that other shore.
"And you, little Wallflower," he
whispered, what Of you, all alone in
the world?'
Il shall find way" said Millie
brayely, trying not to cry over his GO
Ing, for he did not want to stay. II
am learning to nurse sick people. TAX
Ing care Of you has helped me, and
some day shall go to large hos
pftal training school for nurses
and"
mo, no, you will do nothing of the
sort, you shall marry Doctor Wynne.
He loves you, little Wallfower, and
you love him. My eyes are dim, but /
could see that |" He smiled cheerfully
at her, and she hid her blushing face
in her white apron and received his
blessing on her bent head. Mark
Wynne crept away from the room and
Mile did not know, that he had heard |
those words until long afterward. Be-
fore morning dawned again Peter Jen- |
kins' happy spirit had winged upward |
alone.
A few days afterward, when the
house was empty of its tenant |
and Mile was preparing to leave, the
strange lawyer came to see her.
peter Jenkins left WILL" he said
.ersely. HE died rich man. You
ire his sole heir"
The little Wallfower, who thought
'he had nursed poor man, broke
Town and cried miserably. The law
'er took himself off and sent for Mark
Nynne.
'You remember Mr.. Jenkins proph-
sy. don't you, Miller he asked.
"You heard" flashed Mile.
Eyes, and 1t is coming true, little
isn't itT' he whispered
"Millie Parker married?" shrieked
Elsie Smith incredulously. THAT little
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Mile Had Come.

was sweeping through Laneboro, and
he thought of something Mile Parker
had said to him that evening while
her young companions fox-trotted
around them.
1--WE need nurses" said Mile
thoughtfully.
'They can be sent from town
easily" exclaimed Mark, with a men,
tai note to start something when he
returned to the city.
1--WE have thirty here .now-one for
each case-and now we shall need
more. Doctor Wynne, do you think l
could help in some case-I have taken
care of six people, my own, until
they went-and there Is no reason why
/ could not help save life-I am
alone except for some cousins with
whom 1 live" She watched him ex-
pectantly.
"Have you any fear of the disease?"
"No."
'Then you might do-you could help
a regular trained nurse-relieve her.
I will see what I can do"
But when two days later he tried to
get word to Mile Parker he learned
to his dismay that she had gone to a
farmhouse three miles away to nurse
an old man who was very Ill.
"Poor as poverty herself, and gone
to nurse a man who hasn't money
enough to pay for his own medicine"
complained Miles elderly cousin.
Cannot pay for his own medicine?'
repeated the doctor. "Tll take that
case myself | came down to help
out, and Miss Miles case sounds like
a desperate one"
Desperately foolish" grumbled the
timid soul as she closed the door
gently behind him.
Mile did not question Marks unex-
pected arrival at the plain little house
on the rocky hillside. Old Peter Jen-
kins was very sick--he would never be
any better-it was impossible to find
any one to stay with him-he had no
relatives, and so Mile had come
"She's q pretty little gill;" piped
Peter in one of his lucid moments; ere
minds me of my Susie-llttle and al
ways tender and careful Of old folks.
Susie's sleeping out there on the hill
side along with her ma and her sisters
and brothers. They left me all alone,
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Carrying On With the
American Legion

Nszaen in Kansas have organized
To 6gh1 for adjusted compensation.
Mrs. Ida Walker, who introduced the
state bonus bill, wants ex-nurses to
be compensated also.
Emergency officers Of the World war
WI 5e retired on an equal basis with
regular army officers by the terms Of
the American Legion's Bursum bill,
which has passed the senate.
Harding's home favors adjusted
compensation. The chamber of com
merce and the Legion post at Marion
O., have both asked congress to pass
the pending bill to relieve soldiers.
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Easy.

The flashy townsman was ,swagger-
ing round the farmyard lmparting
gratuitous advice to the old farmer.
Having criticized the poultry the
hayricks and the rest of the old fell
lows possessions, the townsman WIS.,
tied the stables.
"Say, do you know how to make
a slow horse fast?" he asked.
EYES," said the farmer. Don't feed
him"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-07

men who were
stationed in the
Blue Grass state
during the war
and who visited
the Red Cross
canteen to be
served with cof-
Zee and dough
nuts, is still do
Ing her large
~bit" for the sick
and wounded ex-
service men. As
national exeCu-
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-07

When the history of this era is writ
ten the work of English and American
Quakers in famine-stricken and plague
ridden Russia will deserve long and
glorious chapter.
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One thing can be said for jazz. which
is making the fortunes of so. many
young composers: To score a hit In II
one need not know anything about
music.
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Very Strangely.

Judge (eyeing. prisoner sternly)-
You say this man was acting in a
strange and irrational manner, officer.
What did he do?
Officer-He deliberately led his wife
to every millinery store window on
my beat-your honor New York
Sun.
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going to box In
the squared arena
for the benefit of
the a u d | e n C e.
Rev. John w.
Beard, pastor of
the First Presby-
terrain church at
Hoquiam, Wash,
and Rev. Earl A.
Bl a C k m a n, ma
tional chaplain Of
the American Lee
gion, will mix it
up" at the Le-
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-07

We can sympathize with the COM
plainant In court who charges a man
with the theft of both his umbrella
and his raincoat, but, then, it never
rains but II pours.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-07

Converting spears and swords into
farm implements is not more wonder.
full than making brass bedsteads out
of barroom foot rails.
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The Firms have agreed to take no
part In the revolution against Lenin !;
that is, they saw the Finnish finish
unless they put a finish on the move.
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1t seems to be alleged by the pop
corn growers that the firm that con-
tracted with them to take the crop
gave them the sack.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-07

That college professor who pro-,
nounces dictionaries unuustworthyt
must have guessed wrong.
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The German mark has slightly re-
gained consciousness, but is far from
being a convalescent.
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The degree of insanity at a murder
trial often depends upon the defend
ants pocketbook.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-07

The cities have such drag on the
youth of the farms because farm life
Is such drag on the young.
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After all. it doesn't matter so much
what the powers do under sea If they
do nothing underhand.
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The Elapper.

Mother, you ought not TO let daugh-
ter dress the way she dOes.'
"How foolish you are. John. l
depend on her to keep me posted on
styles."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Insanity is said to be increasing
rapidly, but may 1t not be possible
that people are adopting more rigid
mental standards?
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There are two kinds of marks-and
one kind buys the other kind.
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Cheer up! There are only a few
long weeks until spring.
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WILL BOX AT LEGION MEET
Two Ministers Are to Step Into
Squared Arena at Washington
State Convention.

For perhaps the first time in his
tory two ministers of the gospel are
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Brains are at a discount In this age
of predigested thought.
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''War Talk Is Becoming Less" says
headline. II is also less becoming.
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The melting pot seems to soften the
brains of some of them.
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STILL AIDS EX-SERvICE MEN
Mrs. John Marshall, Kentucky, Ma.
tional commltteewoman, Active In
After,War Work.

Mrs. John Marshall Of Anchorage,
KY, known to thousands of ex-service
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Egg prices indicate that the hen has
not yet learned about the armistice.
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was sweeping through Laneboro, and
he thought of something Mile Parker.
had said to him that evening while
her young companions fox-trotted
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-16
UNIFORM CHILD
LABOR LAWS
Continued from rage one.)

"swanee River. were sung.
Negro spiritua1s made up a large
part OF, the program. Their per-
was heartily applauded.
Ogden's Speech.
Ogden's address, in part, was
as follows;
con November II, 1918, the
Armistice which brought to an
end the great World War was
signed. Do you remember how all
the men and women left their
work in the factories and shops
and mills and offices and rushed
into the street to congratulate
each other?
whistles sounded. Bells peal
ed. Bands were marsha1ed out
and prayed triumphantly The
Star-Spangled Banner Old enc
mics embraced one another.
Friends weptin each others arms.
The war was over. The boys
would soon come marching home.
Everything would be as it was
before the war.
This last hope has not been
realized. Perhaps it will never
be realized. No country which
took part in the World War will
ever cease to feel the influence of
that vast struggle with its icono-
elastic crushing of conventions.
Now, a feeling of 5dissatisfac-
ftion with organized government
exists throughout the world. Gov: