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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-15

We know Of some men in Lubbock who devote
their entire time investigating things We heard
of fellow few days ago investigating propo-
stion that was eight or ten years back in the his
tory of the town We presume this is about close
up to the present day that this fellow ever lived.
He could no doubt be correctly called back num-
Der
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-15

The life of the politician seems to be getting
harder every day Jim Ferguson has had to fight
his way on to the Democratic ticket in both prmar
les. and now comes the new upheaval and some
certain folks say that account OF Mayfield al
legged allegiance to the ku Klux Klan that he is not
eligible TO a place the second primary ballot
Verify Texas political pot is black one.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-15

If the farmer struck every time they do not get
lust what they want even get what they are
Justly entitled to. what would the various crafts
sayp We would not be Abe to repeat it in print
and get by the United States mail.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-15

crush labor unions
III the miners and railway en-
ul0yei lose their strike their power
90 pur base farm products VIII b.
seriously curtailod. and farmer VIII
suffer"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-15

The Painview News says that Plainview will
never be happy till she gets that direct railway with
Fort Worth That being the case. in all probability.
that Plainview family will be very unhappy for a
long time.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-15

Beating trains is a great pass time with lot
OF autoists and it is usually tie The train ties
into the automobile and the undertaken takes charge
of what is left
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-15

: @UNCLE JOHN

This life live rksonc. where be- the road
breakers the But mustn't get dis
eouraged cheat the prospects, amt eheen
when teller gets cold feet
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-15

be indebted 90
tn farmer
Without him u
would be I'M
ossible TO
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-15

trims his sails and his craft. unein amid the
(OLD galea-the hard knocks don't dsmay hin.
EFT Which he squares his chin meet. his symptoms
-SA don't betay hm-hs gets cold ies,i
There amt road 10 glory. but what's beset
purity hard travel you're psssed with
failure certain the seat
a sign alters tells that issr's got cold isst
Ie 10 gree, eer laugh clouds an eafestha
hissel uoubs ~ilh his fats veil a. pfsytfA
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-15

II may be trite TO say that farm
ing is the most necessary and one Of
the most honorable occupations IN
the world The world will alwav.
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
TABLE OF CON ENTS

Page
Under the Wire in the Best
Seller" Race. ..,.............. 16
The Y. M. c. A. in Action. A
Review by Stewart T. Beach. 16
A Child's Story of American
Literature. BY Algernon Tas-
sin and Arthur Bartlett Mau-
rice. Chapter XII. Poe: the
Man of Many Cities. ... II
Continental Stagecraft. A Re-
view by Lawrence Reamer il. I8
An American Survey of Con-
stantinople. A Review by
Louis A. Springer. ... 20
Dresser on Himself. A Review
by Frederic Taber Cooper 20
A New View of Abraham Lin
colin. A Review by Roy
Franklin Nichols. ols... 21
The Book Factory. By Edward
Anthony ....... "a
The World of Foreign Books.
French Books. Surveyed by
A. G. H. Spiers .. "a
The New York herald., 1922-12-31

Page
The Man Who Couldn't Come
Back. BY w. A. Davenport.
Keep Close Watch on Vitality's
Gas Tank. By Willis Steell..
Where Hudson Stood in New
York. By Arthur E. Scott. 3
Stage Personalities Twenty-Five
Years Ago..
Famous Poems of One Poem
Men. By Burton E. Steven
son. II. Hoch der Kaiser =. 6
The Legend of Renfrew the
Silent. BY Vincent Starrett. 8
Training Women Ushers for the
Ibeater ............. O
Where the Bouillabaisse Is at
Home. By Blanche McManus 10
A Fable of the Farmer and the
Food Problem ... II
Etching UP From the Breadline.
By Clement Wood ... IL
Chronicle and Comment IA
The World of Letters as Others
See IT,. ................. IS
The New York herald., 1922-12-31

with the hook and line. Bristol Ash, who's
gone into bootlegging, being cook on
three masted schooner plying between here
and the States full of whiskey, wins the
toss and Liverpool is standing on the beach
waiting for the boys to haul in a shark.
''They hook one-a nine footer. The idea
is to grab Mr.. Shark by the tail and hold
on until he gets back to deep water. He's
still hooked you understand, and there's
boys around. with axes and rifles to knock
him off if Liverpool is getting the worst of
it, Liverpool is full up with gin. Besides,
the Galilee Gal, Blooming Smith, Tryphena
from Eight Mile Rock and other bellies are
there to hand the hero cheer. Liverpool
is great one with the ladies.
well. as l say, they land a nine footer.
Liverpool Minus takes holt. Wham! Liver
pool is soaring through the air and he
lands on his back twenty feet away. Bristol
Ash pumps ball into Mr.. Shark and the
other boys get busy with the axes, but
there lays Liverpool looking like dead
There isn't a doctor present so I officiate.
with half an eye 1 can see that both
>Liverpool's hips are dislocated. 1 have half
a dozen bucks hold him down while yank
and twist the hips back in place. No little
job either but I'm no weakling, or least
ways / wasn't. But that's not a circum-
stance to what Liverpool must have suf-
fered.
THAT and what happened next day made
me a miracle man down here. A niger
comes to me and says that he's been sent
to ask the doctor man to go in his boat
to Abaco Island where a woman is dying
of the devils l try to put him off. but
pretty soon it dawns on me that my work
on Liverpool Minus, who is sore, but bet
ter, has raised me to the miracle man
stage
Well thinks l to myself Il wasn't
above curing the sick. the halt and the
blind in the States so why should the
spirit of mortal be proud down here in the
Bahamas
Besides, l had to hook up to some
in the West Indies. No. of course not.
didn't know anything about medicine
that is the kind you pay S. and $40 visit
for. But l knew human nature and that
put me in the specialist class. A medical
specialist is merely a psychologist. And I
hadn't spent fifteen years in a medicine
show without learning human nature
Yankee. I found honest-to-God romance
The New York herald., 1922-12-31
THE MAN WHO COULDN'T COME BACK
By w. A. DAVENPORT.

used to troupe with my medicine show
twenty years ago.
I'm dam good American, 1 am, and
want to go home I'd rather be mending
roads in Oklahoma than be Governor of
the Bahamas, though l don't mind telling
you that 1 got the Governor hogtied when
it comes to handling the natives. One word
from me and all Grants Town would be up
at Government House r'aring to Destroy
"All right, I'm listening. Doc" 1 hinted.
Take it easy" replied the Doc. You'll
last longer. All in good time, mson; all in
good time. Have a shot of punch. 'Lo,
Liverpool, back a'ready?"
Liverpool Minus was indeed back.
Preacher Scattergood say, does you
want de long sermon or de brief?" inquired
the mighty Liverpool Minus, who, owing to
the heat. had reduced his coverings to a
pair of dirty drill trousers His black torso
shone in the sun. His fiat feet were gray
with moist dust.
"Hm-m-m,' unused Doc Lysander, best
make it brief It's going to be pretty hot"
''Y'see that boy Liverpool Minus" he re-
sumed the big negro went Looping off
again toward Grants Town. HE was my
first patient Hasn't left me since. l hit
these islands twenty years ago or more
Couldn't get along with the sheriff out
in Buzzards Glory. Arizona. Coincidence
was against me, but I'll tell you, like
tried TO tell the sheriff. that l never robbed
a bank in my life and amt aiming to-"
But even if he had the goods on you.
Doc, you could go back now couldn't
your" 1 interrupted. "Outlawed or some
thing, isn't it? Or they'd never know if
you stayed away from the Southwest"
"I'm telling story. not asking for ad-
vice" snapped Doc Lysander. Besides.
there may be another reason why I can't
go home. But you listen to me if you want
my story. Have another shot of this punch
1T was August when 1 got here and the
black natives were celebrating their OVID
day Barbecue and dancing
and sports. Unusual number of sharks off
shore about that time and one of the sports
advertised was shark rassling. Talk about
bull rassing! Boy, why catching a bull by
the horns and Topping him is canary bird
tricks compared with taking hold of a
shark by the tail.
We'll, I have nothing to do but to look
around and 1 gravitate to the emancipa-
ton day show. Liverpool Minus, partly
drunk, has been challenged by Bristol Ash,
another big black boy, to toss a penny to
The New York herald., 1922-12-31

islands. 1t failed later because the man
who was running it was a drunken brute
and died in deirium tremens But I'm off
my track.
81 get to Abaco and they take me down
a road a piece to clump of huts. Near
the first one ! am stopped by white man
two inches taller and twenty pounds
heavier than 1 am, but he's drunk as a
sheep herder. The nigger guiding me took
it on the run when the big white man
stepped out of the palms.
Where you going? demanded the
white man of me- What in hell you doing
on my island?
Stranger, 1 mean no offense.' says 1.
trying to soothe him, for 1 see that he's
pretty drunk. "A boy brings me here to
cure a woman who's dying with the devils.
whatever they might be-
We'll. get the devil off my island says
he, moving closer.
well. don't want any trouble, but I
see he isn't armed so stand my ground
Stranger 1 say in my politest tones.
not that you've asked me, but Lysander's
as good name as any, so let me introduce
myself. I'm Doc Lysander Might 1 ask
your name?'
"'You might says he. not giving it, and
you can also get off my island dam quick
L cure all the sick niggers here. They
don't need no medicine when I'm through
doctoring them. Sick niggers can't work
no more than dead niggers Besides. this
is my island
or
soothing him, but working around so he'd
have the sun in his eyes nevertheless. my
mistake. 1 figured these was islands be-
longing to his British Majesty, which l.
although American, respect notwith-
standing
.'''Tll give you just five minutes TO get
off my island, you damned Yankee filth
says he. Six minutes from now you'll be
sharks meat unless you're out on the
water in a boat
II resolved to reason with the man
further, so says:
Excuse me, stranger, but you and me
only be reasonable l need work and
food. You need more inside information
regarding these United States which pro-
duced me, long may it wave. In the first
place. l come from Oklahoma and am no
Yankee
"Pacify him? No. Stree He dashed out
with that big fist of his and catches me
square on the chin. OF course I go down.
but out in Oklahoma we don't stay down.
We'll, after finally reach the house of
suffering L"
I -
"how about it ?"
How about what?"
The fight? What happened?"
Say, New Yorker" demanded Doc Ly-
sander, what does happen in a fight?
What did you think I was saying: that We
were loving each other like brothers? No.
stree: we fought See that?"
noticed for the first time. oddly
enough, that the lobe of the Docs right
ear was missing.
You don't think 1 cut it off and gave
it to him pacifier do your" roared the
Doc
well, as l say, when 1 reach the house
of pain l behold one of the most beautiful
women in the world. No not the sick
woman and for Gods sake stop interrupts
ing me. If l had good sense I'd not be
talking to newspaper reporters anyhow.
Have another shot of rum punch. No.
she's standing there by the sick woman's
bed-a ministering angel if ever there was
one hut ignorant as a stone
"They called her Lizzie Brush. not be-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07

Joe Beckett and Dempsey may fight il
London. Apparently the joke has to be {
good one to be appreciated by the British
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07
HOW TO REMOVE SCOT

Large numbers Of single and defective
flue fires are being reported, due to the
increasing use of soft coal. The accnmula-
tons of SCOT on sheating surfaces reduce
the value Of the fuel, and frequently clog
the flues and start fires. The Federal Fuel
Administration Board suggests the follow
ing plan for the removal of SCOT:
The fire is put into good cpnditio with
susetHastiak hGey of hot fuel non salt
q thoroughly dried, Isl them. thrown or
;sprin1 iaa onto the inc and esceht fuefbed in
as4Iah :depandin sentirefy on the size
-ofsthe :farnaee.s1n the case of q house heat
ing furnace, one pound at time is ample,
in case of large power plant boiler, four
or five scoops full may be required The
hampers are kept open so AS to maintain
the furnace temperature and the salt is al
tirely disappeared. - =. E..~....-.
Immediately upon charging the salt, the
furnace becomes filled with dense white
fumes which may require as much as half
an hour to entirely disappear. If the results
are not secured on the first application, it
should be repeated as many times as neces-
Sary. s,@<z<-3 ~.- = :
Once the heating surface is thoroughly
cleaned a small application every few days
is usually sufficient to keep it so. $3.50
Everyone using soft coal is urged by the
administration to use this remarkably
simple and cheap process for getting rid
of SCOT, cleaning and heating surfaces of
boilers, thus saving large amounts of local
preventing fires from chimneys and gener-
ally conserving all along the line of heating
and the production of power. .~'<
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07
AMERICAN CHESS TOURNEY
! "OPENS IN NEW YORK TODAY
(By United Presy) ~

New York, Oct. THE Ninth An
nual American Chess tournament
opened here today at the hotel Nc
Alpin and will continue nine days.
The chief attraction of this tourna-
ment is the participation in it of
the young chess wizard, Samuel
Rzeschewski. who for the first time
will take part in a tournament where
masters and champions participate.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07
The Expert Accountant.

The Bride-Tm in an awful mess
here, mother. I simply can't get my
expense account to balance. !
Mother-It's quite simple, my dear.
Deduct the items you can remember
from the amount you had to begin with
and call the difference sundries.-Life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07
FRENCH SAY MON DOC

The Paris Temps is all upset because of
the passage of the Fordney- Nc Cumber tar
if law and predicts it will restrict the sale
of French goods in America. The Republic
cans admit the soft impeachment. That was
one of the intentions of the measure. Our
imports from France consist mainly of lux
uries of the highest type-satins, silks and
furbelows, rouge for the lips of the city
flirt and wax for the moustache1 of the
tango dandy. If the belle of Hollywood, or
the dowager of Dowagiac wants a high
toned perfume at a dollar drop, she dips
her digit into French flask. If old Beau
Brummel wants hair dye or, pulchritu-
dinous Percy selects wrist watch, he
searches for the French label. Toilet soaps
of rare odor for the delicate epidermis of
the American demoiselle, must be French
and her hands must be encased in French
gloves which match Poiret gown.
Now, the people who can afford these
luxuries are presumed to be able to pay
for them, and since they will have them to
the exclusion of American substitutes they
should pay the duty. What is more they
will pay for it, or somebody will for them,
only the chances are that they will not
spend so freely where the duty is added as
they did when the tariff was on low rev.
enue basis. The little economy thus en-
.dd to the revenues and give American
products chance to prove their worth.
The Temps says, Americans blame the
PREPARATIONS for holding up European re-
construction. They are wrong. The real
object lies in the protectionist measures of
the kind contained in the new American
tariff and not in the just demands OF
France" Ooh, Ia, la! The American tariff
law had not taken effect when that state
ment was made, and the French attitude
on -reparations has held European recon-
struction since 1919. ss.. E-...
$#fFs .*as :.:% s$ @.f@
The Salvation Army and Red Cross
drives are to be launched in November in
this county. Both causes are most worthy
and should be generously supported. To
those who are not giving substantial sup
port to churches will have an opportunity
to be liberal when these drives are made.
s-7s s.
It is reported that Mr.. Gompers' secre-
tary goes by the name of Mr.. Oyster.
What's in a name anyway? ..-.-. .+-s5.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07

The other participants are: Frank
Marshall, present champion of U.
s.; B. Janovsky. champion of France;
Lasker, champion of the
Western states; Charles Jaffe, form
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07

Any more tie games in the world series
may result in heart failure for some of the
fans. All bets are declared off. -..s y 80.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07
McGARRY HAS MADE GOOD ::

It is claimed that certain St. Paul inter
ests are out after the scalp of one P. H.
McGarry of Walker and will endeavor to
keep Mr.. McGarry from again going to the
senate. Whether this is true or not we do
not know, but everyone does know that
McGarry is one of the best boosters north
ern Minnesota ever had in the state legis-
lature. His work as head of the Ten Thous-
and Lakes association has brought humid
reds of thousands of dollars to the people
of this section and his retirement at this
time would be a calamity. McGarry favor
ed the three-man highway commission and
was censured for his stand, but there are
many, many people who now have the
same view. If the voters Of the McGarry
district are wise they will return him to
the senate.-Little Falls Transcript. -
ST-s - = ,~-r
= The Bemidji school children have pre-
pared some splendid fire prevention posts
ers. The people are to be judges, Of the
prize winners. Before you cast your vote
see them ALL as they are all in the race.
We extend congratulations to the pupils
eighty-five in number, and to the public
schools for the splendid effort put forth.
We heard little fellow tell another lit
tie fellow that Bemidji schools have not
enough coal to run all winter. "Well there
is plenty of wood around replied the 9TH
err Somebody is always taking the joy out
of life. Yes and some towns have all the
luck. $751;. --s.s.5 1~57~>'..- ill.,.
Joe Beckett and Dempsey may fight in
London. Apparently the joke has to be
good one to be appreciated by the British.
It takes about seven million Russian Ru-
bells to make dollar. And about the same
number of German marks. Pay no more.
Any more tie games in the worlds series
may result in heart failure for some of the
fans. All bets are declared Off. y 80.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07

Ell champion of N. Y. state; S. ,Chjaes
champion of the I. r. L. Progressive
Chess club; NJ. Shapiro, champion Of
Manhattan Chess club; John F.. Ber-
ry, champion of Massachusetts,. n
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07
YOUNG MEN TAKE
SUCCESS" ROAD

~
Aboutl 90young men and 40 young
women graduates Of, Dakota Bust,
ness College, Fargo, Nd, have
become, bank executives. Many.
ofthem now call onthsir old school
for employees, who, in turn, may
become officers themselves. Bank
ers prefer D.B. c. employees, see
ing how many have made good. =
The latest promotion is that of
Vim. H. Dickson, newly elected
cashier of Mcleod State Bank.
ollow the Successful NOW.
SSsnd names of Interested friends
and get Success Magazine free.
Write F. e. Watkins, Pres, sos
Frontst., Fargo, N. d. iii.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07

It takes about seven million Russian Ru-
bells to make dollar. And about the same
number of German marks. Pay no more
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07

It is reported that Mr.. Gompers' secre-
tary goes by the name of Mr.. Oyster
What's in name anyway? ..-.-. +-s5.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-07

r ~ ANDREW Johnson
Re-elect him sheriff of Beltrami
County at the election :. November
,7th. He has been "a conscientious Of
ficial and asks the support of the
voters on his past record as their
sheriff. ;,=..[ :. - " .
Your vote will be greatly apprecia-
ted. RE - XII. :. ! ?.
s,.* :,ss.s Andrew johnson,
s. s z {, ~ Present Sheriff Of Bel
:. - trami County 49,
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-24

that it arrives with the sun every
Can't get away from your
"shader" down here where the sun
and moon have a year round engage
ment."
Monday night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Wilson Mrs. Helen
Spears and Mrs. Wilson entertained
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. CD Meeker
who are returning to their home at
Hartford, Conn, Saturday. About
twenty guests were present, and the
occasion was one of the seasons en-
jOyable gatherings Of SOIana people.
There was. music and repartee and
lunch which is everything in making
SGCh events enjoyable. Mr. Mecker
plays the banjo well and he sings all
the banjo songs; Mr.. Charles Fitz
Gerald plays his own aCCOmpanimonts
on the piano; Miss Mecker and Mr
Williams sang college songs; Mis-.
Mable PetuS interpreted a Frenci
peasant "describing the German re
treat" Jack Wilson sang "Twinkin
ham Ferry Capt. George Stcwar
had Il solo and Joe Dewitt a story
Airedale "Tyke" and Mrs. Spear
gave an acrObatic impromptu whicl
(ncarly) drought down the house
roof and all, Ice cream, cake anC
sandwiches and the next day wa!
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-24
SOLANA NEWS

In our moments of silence, which
sometime comes after reading an
other editorial on prohibition, we
wonder and wonder what would hap
pen if everybody lost their own ap-
petite; and there was nothing but
salt water to drink? Here officer
fetch the book of reC-i-pees!
This weeks reel: The Grub Worm
at Home. Scene; T h tomato
grounds.
Neighbor's sun Matched chickens
are expected to have a sunset cackle
and a sunrise crow for everyday OF
the year.
Hush. Sing it again. that good
old song; The Winds are all Hush
ed ="
Dave Hill having put the pep in
pepper is now using his magic wand
on Early Cukc and Egg Plant.
Infant Avocado looks down upon
its own slender shadow for the first
time and exclaims: "Ghosts-spooks
it must be in the soil" Horrors
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-24

ly favored friend from the vine
Ripe Tomato The First Speech
Speech!
Well what then? Why, a kero-
sine burning stove with a "cuss
word" de-generator attachment.
Who's got that receipt for maxim
tomato rum? A friend of the man
that helps a friend sprayer wants 1t
for a friend trucker Nuf sed.
Miss Mable Peters, of Louisville,
Kentucky, having spent the winter in
Cuba. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Wilson, bay view. Miss Peters is a
worlds war vetern nurse, and served
over seas with the English and Amer
lean contingents.
Friend-tourist-frOm sug-
gests an "all-day sucker" for that
fanatic western governor who pro-
poses a "non-tobacco week"
Make it raise more tobacco
week"