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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-07
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By Mabel c lcL


Alice alice 90, BIScUITsl
Ailee--alIee-hooi BISCUlTSr
Now. the government had re-
fused 10 sell the Indians any more
gunpowder and shot and shells
and things after the war. but the
savages were not the less danger.
ous. for they managed In some
way 20 get Il. and they always
had their terrible bows and ar.
rows.
"And Kath and Mnes knew
that that cry OF Biscuits meant
that they had come for some.
thing. maybe for ammunition
from the supply house. and they
expected the two women to feed
tlrem first.
Round and round and round
they circled as IL they meant TO
keep II up til the women gave
them what they asked.
After while Katie began to
he a little less frightened and to
notice the horses which the In
dams rode. And as she watched.
her eyes fell on a beautiful dark
horse. satin smooth. with most
unusual Markings white star on
his forehead, and on his breast.
"'Oh' Katie cried. I want that
horsel Iookl He's lamor"
Go BE Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-07
CrAPTER


Words would not come for a mo.
ncns- Houston could only stare and
realize that his burden had become
greater than ever. In the wagons
behind him were twenty men. guar
anteed at least month OF labor.
and now there was nothing 10 pro.
vide u. The mill was gone. the
blade was sfilI hanging in its sock.
cts. a useless. distempered thing: the
boiler was bent and biackened. tho
betting burned: the carriages and
muiey saws and cdgers and frimmers
were only so much junk. He turned
At last 20 Ba'tiste. TO ask tritely
what he knew could not be answered:
How did II happen, Ba'tlste?
Didn't any one see?''
The Canadian shrugged his shout.
ders.
"Ba'teese come back. Eet r. done"
Let's see Agnes. Maybe she can
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
A YANKEES Samson.

For q long time Grandfather Higgins
Insisted that he was u very light sleep
er and that q slight noise would al.
ways waken him. ON the other hand.
grandmother was sure that he could
sleep sounder than the ordinary per.
son-so sure. indeed. that she declared
she could cut on his whlskers some
night without his knowing II until
morning Grandfather retorted that.
n she could succeed In doing Il. he
would 60 with her TO visit their son
In Idaho.
For 4 few days grandmother said
no more about Il: apparently both had
forgotten the conversation. hut one
morning when grandfather awoke his
throat and the lower part of his face
felt unusually cold He sat up In bed.
put his hand 20 his face. and utter.
ing a little cry. jumped up and hur-
ried 20 the mirror. Sure enough. his
whiskers were gone. He looked round
In be~ildermsnt and saw mass ~
grayish-white hair and a pair OF grand
mothers shears on chair beside the
bed Grandmother was right
Youths Companion.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
RED cow UNDER SUSPICION
silly English Superstition That Her
Min Would Mako the Nslr
Of Baby Red.

A director OF n Londca dairy com
psny told n correspondent recently AZ
a dairy show circumstance illustrat.
Ing a belief that existed no, long ago
In connection with cows milk.
II was In the days when many Lon
don diaries kept a few cows at the
hack Of the establishment. partly To
give the impression that the daily milk
supply was all derived from these
cows. or 10 enable the proprietor 10
NEE, the wants ~ his customers in
special cases for infant feeding The
shop had been closed for the day. when
q woman called 20 ask for new milk
for a baby. This was supplied
shortly after the woman called again
and asked: ''Can you tell me the color
~ the COW you took that milk from
The owner Of the establishment said
he was not quite sure. but would 90
and see He went and returned say.
ing: 1T was black cow. but why
do you want 20 know
well. sir" she replied. ~ u had
been a red COW my mistress would have
asked you TO change the milk. as the
baby would then have had red hair,
and she does not want that."-Isondon
Morning Post.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
LLOYD

Mr. and Mrs. VIM. s. Ray were
visitors Of Bradshaw Mil sunday.
Mr. and Mr.. James Foster enter
tanned several friends Sunday TO
sumptuous dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Squire T. Whit
,aker visited Mr.. and Mrs Ike Dun
can Of Coy Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Elijah Mcmillan
were with the lst,er's parents y.
and Mrs. John A. Ray sunday.
MIR. and Mr.. Henry Ray and Z .u-
lily spent Sunday with the a..sr's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Sin sou.
Mr. and Mrs l.. l. Matth en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Hobcf iimp-
son. Miss Madgc Barr and " Vim.
Simpson Thursday 20 20; 81
dinner.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
MANY LEGENDS or THE OAK
Trees Grandeur and Beauty Seem 10
Nave Imprssssdl Each Ancient
Race In Turn.

The ancient races. struck with the
noble aspect 81 the oak have In all
ages enveloped n In the clouds ~ their
legends and carried u back 10 the ~
hottest antiquity. az this class was
the holm oak. which In the days "
Piiny still existed near Rome. on the
trunk ~ which WIS an Etruscan In
scriptlon In letters Of brass stating
that before the existence ~ the Eternal
city II was already the ohjec, ~ popu
lar veneration. The Roman naturalist
also asserts that In the environs of
Herscles. In the Kingdom ~ Pontus
there was tradition that two oaks
which overshadowed the altar ~ Iup,
ter Straglus had been planted by Her
cules. The origin ~ certain trees i
lost In even remote antiquity.
The imposing terror ~ the Tier.
cynIan forest has deeply impressed al
those who have described Germany.
and Pliny and Tacitus especially. The
aged oaks % It's somber Wales where
wandered the elk and the aurochs g.
peclsiiy aroused the admiration % the
Roman historian. The majestic gran
deur ~ the oak In this forest" he saws
'Surpasses all imaginable belief: this
tree has never been touched with the
ar: II IL contemporary with the crea
tion Of the world and appears TO be the
symbol ~ immortality"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
Msrdi Graz At New Orleans.

The New Orleans observance of the
Mardi Gras has been growing steadily
since It's establishment In 1880. and is
now numbered among the most bril-
liant Of the public and social fesiiyi-
ties Of the United States His Ma
jesty Rex. the king Of the carnival.
first rode at the head Of body %
Arabic troops In honor of the Russian
Grand Duke Alexis In isT2. The Ell
pertinent was success. and Rex be
came an established fsyorite. The
Mystic Cvewe Of Comus" however,
antedates this portion Of the carnival
by some IS years. for Il was In 1857
that the first Mystic Crewe" appeared
In a fantastic night parade Of gor.
xeous floats. manned by masked rev
elers. Hut 50 many additions have
been made TO the Mardi Gras that now
Rex and Comus are only two features
OF . magnificent celebration which EN-
braces the entire city.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
WOLF TRAiL

Mrs. Clyde Simpson = on sac SEX
Let a, her parents home.
Howard Price spent the Las, week.
end viii, Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Simp.
con.
Mr.. and Mr.. " T. Moberlcy visi.
ted Mr. and Mrs. Walter Casey re
Gently.
Mr.. and Mr., Elijah Mcmillan and
son were Sunday guests % the lst;ers
parents
I. Mr. Claude Sparks purchased a
Ford touring car from Thompson
Davis las; week
Y Mr.. J. 7 Scott and Miss Nellie
Scot, were weekend guest, Of Mr.
and Mrs Fiber, Teater.
Mr.. W T. Moberlsy returned
home Thursday after few day. stay
with her daughter Mrs. Fred Howard.
Misses Glady. and Jewel McCulley
and Hazel Davis spent Friday night
with Mr and Mrs. Clarence MeCulley.
Mr. and Mrs John Daley and
daughters were among the guests %
Mr. and Mrs Chas Murphy Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Moberley and
daughter, were In Madison Sunday
the guests % Mr. and Mrs. Fred How
ard.
Mr. and Mrs WILDER, Daley and
son were among the guests Sunday
% Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Prather %
Round Hill
Mr and Mrs James Land. NJ.
Coy Price and children .pen, a pleas
ant day Sunday with Mr. and Nh.
Hunter Davi.
SIR and Mr.. Vim. DAVIS entertain.
ed Sunday Mr.. and Mr.. Walter Da-
via and baby Mr. and Mrs Morte
Davis and daughter
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
GUMS CnAPeL

SIR. and Mrs John Land were
guests % Mr. and Mr.. Jesse Hurt
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S Sebastian were
guests 81 Mr.. and Mrs. Oh, Stotts
recently.
= Mr.. and Mrs Harlan Davis were re-.
cent guests Of Mr. and Mrs Free.
man Davis
There will be preaching at the
Methodist church here SATURDAY eve
ming and Sunday.
Miss Fannie Lee Walker /. spend.
ing the week with her cousin. Master
Robert Lee Anon.
Mr.. and Mr.. OF, Sebastian and
children spent Friday night with Mr.
and Mrs. W H. Sto,ts.
Mesdames Arthur Daley. Lucy
East and Sallie Hur, were guests o.
Mrs Lige Hur, one day last week
Mrs. Louis McCulley and Ms,
Sylvia McCulley visited Mr.. Josiah
MeCulley Monday and Mrs. Harrison
Ray Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Thompson Davis and
Misses Myrtle and Christine Davis
we're dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Land recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Teater. Miss
Bessie and Master Welby Teater and
Mr. Vim. lsbell were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. T.. II. Chandler in Laneas.
ter Monday.
Mr. and Mrs, W. p. Long % Buck.
eye, Mrs. Prentiss Walker and daugh.
tiers and Mas Katherine Morgan, OF
Lancaster. were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. W. b. Ray Sunday.
MIR. James r. Anon will entertain
with a fishing party Tuesday after.
noon in honor Of his guests. Misse,
Mary Edith Walker and Katherine
Morgan, Of Lancaster.
Among those VINO attended the
Memorial services al Lancaster from
here sunday were; Mr.. and Mr..
Louis MeCulley and children. Messrs.
Thompson Davis, Talton May and
John Land.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
Badger v,iis,.s

inigrr- live Ia burrows which they
DIG themselves ant IN some psr,s -
the West these burrows are numerous
IN small areas SAYS the American
Forestry Ma irin- Although they
were all The work ~ badgers many u
them had been lug 20 secure gophsrx.
prairie msrnots. mlce and other
rodents upon which they prey The.-
burrows. often covering several acres.
are a source n constant annoyance
and danger 10 travellers on horseback.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
Good whistler story.

.One OF whistler's stories was Of
Burne- Jones and himself going to a
country fair and wandering into a
sideshow To see tattooed lady-and
he was afraid to say how many sub
Jects were tattooed on heron one knee
the American Eagle. ON the other. the
Union Jack. and On her back Leoaar-
dos Last supper. And she really Was
amazing. and they enjoyed Il hugely
Some -four OF ave years afterward, In
London. Burne-Jones burst Ia upon
whistler. and told him the same tat
tooed lady was at the Aquarium. and
they must 20 and see her again. And
they went aud she had grown very
Stout In the meanwhile and when they
l,,,ked at the Last supper, all the
apostles wore a broad grin."-from
The whistler Journal" by Y. L. ami
]. Pennell.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-05
Four Dancing Feet
FAeIN PATS HIMSELF ON THE BACK
By JANE PHELPS

even with Tom IL he should come to see
me dance. she told Lilly after making
her promise never TO let Mrs. Cummings
know how near she had come TO losing
her job. II you sit with one you nave
to with them all or the boss would kick
But IL you don't sit with any-why none
Of them can find fault. don't YOU see
oh. | don't know. Some times. Cert,
| think l. marry the first Teller comes
along and asks me. Then ! get cold
feet when | see Ma Twin the way she
does. all her kids. nd nothin' but work
all the time and have nothingS II there
/; wouldn't be kids it wouldn't be so bad
TWO could get along"
"Oh. but. Lilly. you wouldn't wan,
never TO have children
Wouldn't though, Why it's the
kids keeps folks poor! It's what takes
even your money-takin' care Of Jennie
and Tim, givin' them schoolin' and
clothes"
I'm going to have new dress and
hat. Lilly"
"Honest' Tell me about IT," and in
the discussion Of frills,. dear to the femi-
forgotten.
Len OConnor had again commenced
10 visit FaSin's. After Gertic's refusal
10 marry him. even 10 be his girl he
had sulked. and remained away. 1t
was the night when she first wore her
new dancing dress that he reappcared.
He was enamoured anew. Never was
a girl so pretty as Gertie Cummings,
rever one so graceful. He caught her
eye and she smiled at him. nodding her
head. He motioned. she refused TO join
him.
I'll find a way. Pity I aln't good
enough for her. a dancin' girl. me with
good trade and able 70 take care OF
her. Wonder what she thinks she'll git
"a millionaire
Just then he saw Critic bow ana
smile at Murphy. seated short distance
away. Murphy. clean skinned, because
OF his indoor work. with soft white
hands, and good cloths. Was this the
man she liked" Len looked down at
his own hard handS. bIss.-snd grimmed.
although he had spent Ii minutes SCruo-
hing them. then again at the b6SxS
Keepers
I'll show him he can't steal any girl.
I'll show HIM" he muttered under his
breath.
(ro-morrow-A Fight and an Arrest.)
Protected by George Matthew Adams
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Chapter 50.
The dress was finished, Gerue mao
danced in it. and her turn had been APP
plauded enthusiastically. while murmurs
regarding her beauty. her natural grace
were heard all over the room.
l'axin beamed,
What 4 fool Id have been II Id let
my temper get the best of me that day
Of she row That girl could be In the
best places IN New York. Her high ana
mighty Ways take 100. although | was
afraid they wouldn't. That Kid settin
up a-ains, doing like the rest. not pay
ing any attention 10 the men calling TO
her. even the ones with money 10 spend.
Independent little cuss."
So he talked 10 his assistant. who
urged him 20 get Gertie 10 sign a long
contract
You'll lose her sure II YOU don't
She wont sigu. I've done my best.
She's bright that girl Is. But I've sos
Der al right She won't go back on me
now" He chuckled as nc recalled how
thankful she had been because he called
he good"
You don't have TO be like the rest IL
you don't want 10. Lilly" Gertie said
ss they hurried home. They made an
AWFUL fuss over my dance 10 night l
guess il was the new dress and the
shoes and stockings. they're loveiy-and
lot ot them tried to get me 10 sit down.
and they said all sorts of .htnGs when |
passed their tables after i'm the Revue.
But | just laughed and shook my head.
They don't pay me 70 d" that. They pay
ne IN dance
--"I don't sec how you get along the
", YOU 10. acting SO Standotfish My
n.me'd hc Dennis If ! tried your game.
No$CnhurS expects uS girls 10 Keep the
fellows coming and spending their
money"
- Gcrtic knew no more than did Lily
just why she was able TO get along With
out making herself common as did the
other :;irlS But she had natural re-
cInemeut and always from a child she
r:Id had ideals Her attempts TO i'm
prove herself had been spasmodtc before
ne new Tom Norris. and before her
TALKS with Jeunics tc- ,nsr. Yulgarlty
%lv2yS had diSEuSt"I her as IL had her
mo,hcr who often Dragged that her hus-
land never cursed like the other men IN
;&c n>ighhorh"nd
IN Iicrti-'~ little alcofncss. being per-
rcctlN neutral. and not assumed for ef-
fect bad enhanced her value to her en-
ploycr. She really gave his place a tone.
IN never sit at table again not
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cheese. eggs, nuts and son on ana lay
low on the dead animal protein
This sounds as though | were Niru'
lent vegetarian. but | am not. On no
am too weak wilfully TO give up meat
entirely. even though ! do think tue
vcrelarians have the biggest truth on
their side. , $50,
What else to do beside cuttin" out
tho excess protein? am talking oil
,rhcn II seems so hot that We VIII eHI
pjre shortly Cold water. Take cold
haths frequently during the day II pos
sihle.
Keen out Of tho direct rays Of the sun
Carry an umbrella. Nou woulS love
the umbrellas that the Balkan peasants
Garry The favor very large cotton UNI
hrelIas Of blue with n border OF rcd and
yellow or some other bright colors. Men
and women alike carry them. even when
thcv travel on their donkeys)
At night II you find you cannot sleep
because Of the heat. wiring large towel
out of cold water and cover yourse,t
with that When was doing some
work In obstetrics in the Ghetto or chi
cago. one insufterahly hot summer. that
was the only way that l could stop
seething and slep.
Tomorrow-Sun Worship.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-05
SIDE TALKS
TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
by Ruth Cameron

There is a certain verse in the Bible
that always MAKES me wish | were Il
minister because | think J could preach
4 dandy sermon on il.
The verse is this:
~And ye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make you free"
think that and the twin verse:
Now wc .Sce through a glass darkly.
but then face TO face; now I know in
part. but Iheq shall know even as
also am known" are the most salts
flying picture Of future existence in
all the Bible or all literature.
We think We know the truth about
, good many things nowadays. but do
sc?
What Do We Know
Wha, do We know the truth about?
Public questions? DO those who know
the most about them know the nerfect
truth" Alas. no. think no one de-
serves greater sympathy than the man
in vublic life who wants to d" right
and stand for truth and who finds him
self plunged into whirlpool OF facts
and arguments. and bases all purport-
Ing TO BE- the whole truth. And how
much less should We know the truth
than he.
DO We know the truth about our
friends Surely not ThoE" we love- y
little more truth but even only a
Ittle. ourselves" Perhaps the least OF
all
Suppose one could have a marriage
IN which there were both love and per
Feet truth Would II be n wonderful
,hinE-or would il not he able to
stand al all?
Tho wHs's slscfma4l.
A man said TO me You have 10 lie
Life makes you. Love makes you. A
marriage without some lies would he
impossible People can't stand the
truth. They blackmail each other into
lies We've been married eight years
love my wife as much as ever but 7
do take more interest In the society Of
other women than l did when was
counting her In the first year or two.
Yet she couldn't bear 10 know that. And
20 she blaCknails me into pretending
that don't for the sake Of peace. 9th
81 men do the same. I know. suppose
u has 10 ne but u does seem a. n mar
rage would no n stronger cdlhce II It
had truth as It's foundation"
And We shall know the, truth and the |
truth shall make YOU NeN" with 4 |
breath Of ozone that seems 10 carry /
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N(hree;:Minute IalesM
THE GOLD BIRD
By Ad Schuster,

Gordon carried a lunch basket and
walked beside Jane over the slopes oil
his fathers ranch on the Little Rattle
snake In Placer County. In Northern
California. Son and daughter or the
hills. they strobe along briskly facing
the gusty wind In silence. This was 10
he Gordon's last day on the ranch ana
the picnic was their means Of being
alone.
"Of course YOU are right" said Jane
there isn't enough here on the ranch
, for all of YOU" She looked over the
hills where rocks jutted out the rcd
soil and where deep gullies ran down
; from tangles of manzanita and scruo
oak You will miss all this" she said
sadly. "and when the time comes 10
send for me. III miss 1t. I wouidn |
leave the hills, Gordon. for any one hut
you
They spread their lunch on flat
stone in gully and built their fire of
great pine cones which had been car
ried. down by the spring waters.
| "If only" said Jane whimsically. US
ing the expression which had proceeded
! ali Of her wishes since childhood. III
only you could find the lost tunnel then
we would not have TO leave.
According to the older men In the
county, there had been promising
mine once on the ranch which now be-
ilonCed to Gordon's father. Ebcn TrasK'
II had been worked fairly well In the
primitive manner OF the early days ana
: had been abandoned In rush for the
scene of newer strike. The tunnel
mouth had been closed and the record
ior the place had been taken away by
men who never came back.
! when | was kid. Gordon sml!cd,
81 used to help Dad try to find 1t ana
VIC have given permission to any num-
her Of persons to make the search on
shares. half think the whole story
Is dream and that the los; tunnel
. will never be found. No. l have got TO
yo 10 the city to look for prosaio wages
The old days OF romance and stunning
, on gold are gone.
: ID from the valley. flying close 10
the ground. came tiny yellow bird.
! Near the campfire II swervcd in fright
and sped Off in a bullet line to the
heights. &C.,
: That IL good luck" said Jane see
rs gold bird and IL means you Will
be rich She was more than haif SER
ious. , =,
But our gold bird" Gordon reminded
hrr "is flying up the hills. The cit!
&c down the valley. See. 1t is flying up
and up" The bird disappeared behind
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Weather: A permanent topic OF con-
vcrsation for persons who have no IN
terest In il but inherit the tendency to
chatter Of it from their naked arborcal
ancestors whom it keenly concerned.
TINS is Ambrose Bierce's definition
or weanher, Keen. isn't It? Like all he
Since ,Ss>yogue OF calling anything
that sups ouf>csff> the mouth thlt mas ,s
has become a capital NcnenSe for any
ono to stay. Is it hot cnoNr< Tor you ,
I am going to make a plea my ".' .ns
hot weather VIC suspend all rulFS'<
antis, including the anti-bromidtsts " f.,
let us ask to our hearts content, lsl
hot enough for you?
For when 1t is hot enough to call out
that remark. then as little mental cNcr-
else as possible Is desirable.
There are some who are so anti-R
that they even think it is bromide t"
talk about the wealth. Now while !
think that Ambrose Bierce was one Of
the cleverest writer's who ever lived
still 7 do not agree with him that we
talk OF the weather because of an alta
vstic tendency.
The weather Is a strictly impersonal
subject and we can talk about it to any
one for there Is no one but has a mod
icum Of knowledge about It, and Il Is al
ways with us. And there are many pc0-
ple with whom we have nothing else in
common and with whom VIC want tn
pass a word as token Of kindly feeling
TO them ard to the world. 40 why not
use the weather as a topic"
Hot. isn't IT." said with smile.
may make a happy difference in the