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to which they are by no means en-
titled by their intelligences.
CHere the soup arrives and what
Maury might have gone on to say
is lost for all time.)
Night.
Afterward they visited a ticket
speculator and, at a price, obtained
seats for a new musical comedy
called High Jinks." In the foyer
of the theater they waited a few
moments to see the first-night
crowd come in. There were opera
cloaks stitched of myriad, many
colOred silks and furs: there were
Jewels dripping from arms and
throats and ear-tips of white and
rose; there were innumerable
broad shimmers down the middles
of innumerable silk hats: there
were shoes OF gold and bronze and
red and shining black: there were
the high-piled. tiSht-packed coif-
fures of many women and the slick.
watered hair of well-kept men
most of all there was the ebbing.
flowing. Chattering. chuckling,
fosmins, STORYTELLING wave effect
OF this cheerful sea of people as
tonight it poured its glittering tor
rent into the artificial lake of
After the play they parted
Sherry's, Anthony homeward and
to bed.
He found his way slowly over the
jostled evening mass of Times
Square. which the chariot race and
fharrganI
beautiful and bright and intimate
with carnival. Faces swirled about
him. a kaleidoscope of girls. ugly.
ugly as sin-too at. too lean. yet
floating upon this autumn air as
upon their own warm and passion
ate breaths poured out into the
night. Here. for all their vul-
garity. he thought. they were
family and subtly mysterious. He
inhaled carefully. swallowing into
his lungs perfume and the not un-
pleasant scent Of many cigarettes
He caught the glance of a dark
young beauty sitting alone in
closed taNiCab. Her ewes in the
half-liCht suggested night and yio-
let's. and for a moment he stirred
again to that half-forgotten re-
moteness OF the afternoon.
Two young Jewish men passed
him. talking in loud voices and
craning their necks here and there
in fatuous supercilious ,Iances
| They were dressed in suits Of the
exaggerated tiChtness then semi
fashionable: their turnover collars
were nOtched at the Adams annie:
they wore gray spats and carried
gray gloves on their cane handles.
Passed a bewildered old lady
borne along like a basket of eggs
between two men who exclaimed to
her Of the wonders Of Times Square
explained them so quickly that
the old lady. trying to be Impair
/ TALLY interested. waved her head
here and there like a piece Of wind
worried old orange peel. Anthony
heard a snatch of their converse
tiOn:
There's the Astor. mama"
Look; See the chariot-race
siCn-"
There's where we were today.
No. there"
Good gracious ="
You should worry and grow
| thin like a dime" He recognized
the current witticism of the year
as it issued stridently from one Of
| the pairs at his elbow.
| And ] says to him. I says"
The soft rush of taxis by him,
and laughter. laughter hoarse as a
crows, inCessant and loud. with the
rumble of the subways underneath
and over all. the revolutions of
| light. the CrOwinGs and recedinEs
of light-liGht dividing like pearls
| Continued Tomorrow.
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FEATURES, FICTION
GgZeNeaNzH7HIS ~
(HNzzDaMzned9N
THE STORY TO DATE.
BeF SCOTT FITZGERALD 90

Of deaths in his family during the early Of his
left 4Hhony Patch dScHddH Ucahy Ne1v York stock
rsent boy until his graduation from Hdy5ud He then
abroad and remained there daHg art and Literature until summoned
home by the illness of his millionaire grandfather.
Although hofing this rciTe dead Anhonr ds informed he
coenya!rly drriUdl country During
residence Of the grandfather the
ybrHdcG drncs and decided e history of the
Middle AgeS
searching through the 1rorkS of crdi authorities
Middle there his 7cork abrupt stop He SPENT
of his time seeking friends hom he met at
HarroG-DicE engaged ing HoTe and Marry
NGury frequently found much pleasure ~ rdtc"-
ing Dirks efforts in the literary ororld
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Dinner and dance frocks may be
all important in the winter season.
but the afternoon costume takes
the lead in the summer time. There
are several types of afternoon cos
tunes from which to choose. The
sweater and skirt outfit is one of
the most popular. Printed crepe de
chine frocks and all white costumes
are a close second with dotted Swiss
in light colors and vOiles coming in
for a good share of notice.
Here are three costumes which
have been approved by women of
fashion for afternoon wear. At the
left is the sweater outfit. This
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trimming. A fower-trimmed pic
ture hat and milady is ready for
any afternoon affair of midsummer
Apple greer and white is the
color combination of the frock In
the center. Althugh designed for
summer wear this frock combines
wool and silk. Green trelaine
makes the long straight line frock.
White silk makes the triangular
front panel and white georgette
makes the huge pointed sleeves
which are trimmed with bands OF
the trelaine. Trelaine is one of the
new fabrics of the season. II is
somewhat like jersey with an an
CORA finish. The long velvet tie is
a Paris idea.
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6nzhayHaSilzg5tlOn1evzLy

l heard a crash. and with dlsmav
saw l had knocked to the floor a
bag which was on the seat. Tie
owner promptly appeared on the
scene with what seemed to me un-
due anxiety. apologized for my
act, adding that no harm seemed e.
have been done to his bag.
His perturbation was explained
when he announced in loud voice.
Young man. there are eggs in that
bag" r. NJ. c.
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set at places for two. few warm
ed over potatoes. some baken beans
and three or four ssrdines wen
grouped in cracked bowls ready 70
Charles to serve. The centerpieci
was a soggy pie edged with som
battered birthday candles.
Il have put the money saved OF
this dinner to your credit In IN,
bank" ] explained IT Is YOU
sensible birthday present
Charles gazed down for a momen
on the sad pie and decrepit eandlet
When he looked up ! knew that h.
was thoroughly enlightened. "we'r'
going downtown for dinner ant
well buy you a lace shawl and 9
silk
But the stores are closed
Charles"
Then. we'll break through th'
plate glass; declared my husband
of course. we had the birthos,
party next day. II was the begin
ming Of the end of too much sens
around our house. FM.
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flood
sMO/nH10
OUdge N
eY RUooLpn PERKINS

That man is runnin' with a mar
ried woman" said Ethel Blanton.
pointing at Clarence McInwane.
whom she accused of beating her.
He said he was gonna beat me
cause he thought l tole the woman's
husband about IL. / meets him on
the street and asked him if he was
gonna beat me-and he did II right
there"
That woman tackled me first"
explained Clarence. she tore nah
shirt clean often my back and cut
me wild a razor"
You can pay a fine of s5." said
Judge Hardison.
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Perhaps That Cured Her.

A friend and l were making some
purchases in grocery store. She
always samples things before buy
ing.
Seeing something new to her in a
barrel, she asked the clerk about It.
Before he had time to answer. she
put some of the contents into her
mouth.
1t was SOAP fiakesS l. M.
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Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
Finding who's Who.

Recently / attended a convention
in an eastern city. The evening the
convention closed, we were enter
tanned at a dance.
AS 1 was standing near an open
door to cool off. two local men came
up to talk to me.
Suddenly, l realized l had that
dance engaged and said. "Jove. ]
nearly forgot l had this dance en-
gagged. I've got to leave. l made
one mistake tonight, forgetting a
dance. but the woman weighed over
two hundred pounds so l didn't weep
about 1t, believe me!'
Yes" calmly remarked one Of the
men. MY wife mentioned you had
cut dance with her" MIR. X.
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A Woman Of Determination.

My moment of greatest embar-
rassment came on my wedding day.
The ceremony had been carefully
planned. and l knew where every
one was to stand.
AS ! descended the stairs to the
strains of the wedding march, 1
found, to my surprise, that the min
lister had arranged the wedding
grc2p in a different way.
Just as l reached my place I in
terrupted his opening words by ex-
claiming. 20. this isn't how we
should stand!"
convincing our friends that he isn't
henpecked. G. G. J.
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Mems Shoes Reduced to S4.95 Pr,
Former Prices Were $3.50, 50 and $40

I3 pairs Tan Oxfords.
Sizes 2. oH B; 6, oH, y
s1z and Q c.
10 pairs Black Broguc
Oxfords. Sizes 6, 61l, SH,
9 c; 6, 61z. 10 D.
I3 pairs Sports Oxfords,
smoke horse with dark tan
saddle strap and leather
soles. Sizes broken.
Mems shoe Section. First floor.
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Gone Beyond Repair.

] was returning on the electric
train late one day from a long hike
with my geology class. We were
tired. and in getting our seats }
pushed with my foot the back u!
the seat in front SO that we could
lace each other.
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Answers to These Questions Will
BE Published Tomorrow.


BE Published Tomorrow.
l. when was the treaty for the
purchase OF Alaska signed?
>. Who was Bertha or Berthrada?
3. What are five synonyms for the
word abolish?
4. what is the difference between
laid and woven paper?
;. where is the Persian Gulf?
6. Which one of Napoleon's mar
shals was famous for the number
of his wounds?
Z. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?"
3. Who was the goddess of agri-
culture in mythology?
8. What is the value of a s5 gold
piece OF 179S with small eagle on
the reverse?
10. Who. now deceased. played in
Lubin films and was the idol OF
feminine picture fans?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
l. What flower of early spring
was blooming in China before the
days of Confucius and in Persia
before the time of Cyrus? The
lilac.
2. When did the rising OF the
peasants in France known as the
Jacquerie take place? In 1853.
3. What became of the spoken
Latin language? 1t kept on being
spoken, but so many changes in the
nature of what purists call mis-
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II pairs Golf Oxfords,
black gun metal; plain
toe with black cordovan
saddle strap. Sizes 6H,
s. 9. 10 c; 6. 2, 8, ga, g
d.
Also $3.50 and $3.50 Ok
lords, $3.eS pair-Io pairs
tan Oxfords in several
styles. SizesI6. 81, 10 and
II c; 6, 6H, 10 and IL D.
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Adding Insult TO Injury.

A neighbor of mine was indignant
because the man living next to her
painted his barn the same color as
her house.
She came to me and said, "See
what color Mr.. Jones painted his
barn"
Not having seen 1t. did not grasp
the reason for her anger. but wish
ing to seem agreeable 1 answered.
Some people have no taste at all
when II comes to painting"
q w
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Beds

Day Beds. metal ivory I'm
ish. with link spring. 2.s IT.
size. Se.4s escht were $3.50.
2 Mskogsny-hnish Metal
Day Beds. with spring; 3-ft.
size. ee.<s escki were S1a.Sa.
I simmons Ivory Bed. t.6-ft.
size. $685. was S14-So.
fr--niturs and Bed Section. Sirth
ncof.
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Getting Their Moneys Worth.
My daughter Doris and I stood
for miles and miles in a crowded
street car. Finally Doris looked up
and plaintively said, loud enough
to be heard by everyone: Mamma.
haven't the folks in this car got any
homes to go to-" X. q.
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Bought Up short.

My moment happened on Memorial
Day as we were returning by train
from a picnic in the country. We
were standing at a busy corner
waiting for the machines to allow
us to cross the street. We stood
there an endless length of time
and ! began to think it was hope
less. when l thought of my special
police whistle. One long blast and
the traffic stopped short We
crossed over leisurely to the other
side and I blew the whistle twice.
I was still congratulating myself on
my brilliant idea when l glanced
up into the face of a tall and husky
policeman. r. ID.
Il d
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II Negligee Shirts, woven
madras and a few light
weight flannels and oxford
cloths. Striped and plain
fast colors. Sizes Il, I4H,
Is, I6 and I615. $I.s5
each; were sa,so to s..
81 Silk Ties, fancy col
orded. lightweight foulard
silk four-in-hand and bat
wing. Medium and dark
colors. ssc each; were 81.
"a pairs Lisle Socks, light
weight, full fashioned, REIN
forced. Black; size 10
only. aoc pair; were 4oc.
Mems FURNISHINGS Section. First ht
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An au-metsI airplane capable Of mahin
lss miles an hour has been mhoe.
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FURNITURE
AND BEDS

SuDlcCt " sutut odnatca,
imperfec6ons, sears-ofered
"as is"-for Remnant Days
selling.
8 Tea Wagons, with remov-
able serving trays. 3 in ma
hogany, in American wal
nut. SIe.7s eechI were s27.sO.
4 Odd Sofa PtIl0ws, Sass
eacht were S<-5s each.
I ChevsI Mirror. in ivory:
full-length size. sSSI was
$3.50.
Breakfast or Dining Set.
composed of odd pieces OF
Queen Anne style furniture
4S-inch, 6-foot eNte on
table. to-inch server with
drawer. leather seat chairs:
walnut finish. Reduced TO
SOS set.
1 Suite. for the bedroom.
ivory decorated. dresser. ~N's
forette and double bed. SII5I
was sIsS
I Bed Davenport. Armchair
and Rocker suite. velour COW
cred; mahogany finish. tI1SI
was s1sS.
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Mems Haberdashery
at Interestingly Low Prices

40 Union Suits, figured
and striped madras; sleeve
less, knee length, closed
crotch and elastic back in
serts. Sizes "a to so.
Special, ssc suit.
90 pairs Silk Socks, full
fashioned. reinforced; slight
irregularities of weave.
Black. cordovan, gray and
champagne. Sizes oH to
IIH. Special. 7sc pair.
10 dozen Handkerchiefs,
sheer cambria; colored in
itials-A, D, E. ], L, o. P,
7. 4 for soc; were asc each.
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We were talking to our neigh
bors, who have a new baby.
My cousin was curious to know
whether II was a boy or gil, so
he said: "Is he a sheT B. H. l..
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Junior has formed lasting
friendship for his next door neigh
Dor, who is devoted to her, hustles
about>to satisfy and appease her.
mentioned this fact to the little
miss, who Immediately defended the
baby by saying: You see. she
hasn't got her talk language yet,
so she has to cry for things"
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1t was soap fiakesZ
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-14

Citation for Hearing on Final Account
and for Distribution ,-ts
Estate of Cornelius Slim, Deceased.
State of Minnesota, County of Stearns,
in Probate Court ls'E<tfE.Efl
In the Matter of the Estate of
Cornelius Slim. Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the final account and
distribution of the estate of said de-
cedent: The, representative Of the
above named decedent, having filed in
this Court his final account of the ad-
ministration of the estate of said de-
cedent together with his. petition pray
ing for the adjustment and allowance
of said final account and for distribu-
ton Of the residue Of said estate to
the persons thereunto entitled, af.
THEREFORE,, YOU, AND EACH OF
YOU, are hereby cited and required to
show cause; if any you have, before
this Coourt at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House, in the City
of ST.. Cloud in the County of Stearns
State of Minnesota, on the 9Th day of
January 1923; at 9 O'clock A. NJ, why
said petition should not be granted
Witness, The Judge of said Court
and the Seal of said Court this 18th
day of December 1922.
/ Court SeaD ]. B. Himsl,
Probate Judge
L. D. Kells, Esq. -
q ATTORNEY for Petitioner. .
Published Dec 14-21-281 1929
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position it is an absurdity. Samue
Gompers could see this, if his zeal
and impulsiveness had not dimmeo
his vision and common sense. rail,
oa Let us look at it from the practical
side, using Mr.. Gompers, himself, as
an example of the average man seek
ing living wage. Mr.. Gompers was
at one time a cigar maker. If ne
were employed in Tampa, Florida, Mr.
Gompers could live probably - much
cheaper than if he were employed in
Wheeling, Florida has warm climate,
and there would be no large, coal OF
gas bills to pay; rents might be cheap
er, and conditions more adaptable to
cheap living than in the Tri-State dis
trict. What would be a living wage in
Florida would not be a living wage in
Wheeling. Florida has warm climate,
Suppose Mr.. Gompers were a bach
elor and his brother were married and
had five children. Both were work
ing side by side rolling stogies in
Wheeling. How would a definitely
established living wage affect the two
men? Would the same living wage
for Mr.. Gompers the bachelor be a
living wage for Mr.. Gornpers, the man
with a family? I'S 81 q. ~. -. '',e.
But We, have Mr.. Gompers, the CT
gar maker, as an orator, great la
Dor leader and a powerful politician.
Any cigar maker may be an orator,
may even aspire to labor leadership
and may dabble a little in politics
How are we to differentiate in a liv-
ing wage between the cigar maker
orator. and the simple cigar maker
Just because he is an orator, a labor
leader or a politician, does his living
wage automatically increase? And
why? They are still cigar makers
are they not? s.,'-'' lses@ - I'''i.
AS matter of pure common sense,
how can the Labor board or. any other
board determine a living wage. that
can be just and reasonable and will fit
to the economic conditions Of all parts
of the country without the inequali-
ties suggested above? Such a, boare
must arbitrarily set aside the stand
and of living for each and every par
ticulad group of employees in all
branches Of industry. There coulG
be no difference shown between, the
efficient and the inefficient, the eX;
perienced and the inexperienced.
The living wage would have to be
made general and individually indis.
eliminate. No board could do other.
wise.
The living wage idea is as prepos.
ferrous as it is indefinite. When there
is standard family, residing in q
standard neighborhood, working under
standard conditions, eating standard
food. wearing standard clothes, having
a standard education, tastes and am
bition, and possessing a standard eff.
| ficiency, then, and only then, can there
be standard living wage. But who
has the wisdom to determine such
standards|s The Labor board disclaims
| it forthwith.
Labor does not need to deal in fall.
lacies to get "a square deal in this
country. Labor has only to plead its
cause in a business-like, sensible way
to get hearing. The living wage
idea is misunderstanding wv. Va
zntelligencer.
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JUST WHAT CONSTITUTES
Living WAGE IN u. S. 20

We hear much talk of arliving wage,
But we have yet to hear what living
wage really is. The Labor board calls
it an abstraction, phrase, and it is
right. It is a phrase calculated by
labor to attract sympathetic interest
in the cause of labor and in labor's
demands for higher wages.
The living wage idea may be all
right in theory, but as a practical pro-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-12-14
PROPOSED STATE
HIGHWAY PROGRAM,

Urging favorable action by the In
coming legislature on recommends
tions by Charles M. Babcock, state
highway commissioner, The Mime
soto Daily Star in a recent editorial,
said in part:
without doubt there never was
such an insistent demand for economy
in the expenditure Of public funds as
now. For these very reasons these
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moderate Of which n they are, built,
will not stand the constant wear of
heavy traffic and therefore must be
continuously repaired. The initial cost
of paving our roads is high, but in the
end much Of the cost will be saved
through the reduction of the expense
of upkeep of the roads, Of the state.
ABrainerd Dispatch. {. 5l
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measures ought to be supported. In
stead of imposing an additional drain
on the already overburdened public,
these proposals, if carried out, will
stop very costly leakage from the
pockets of the people at a time when
it has become imperative that all
such leaks be stopped. n
at has been found that the trunk
highway system upon which the pro-
posed improvements are to be made
serves four-fifths Of the highway traf-
fic in the state. Recent, experiments
indicate that the savings that might
be effected in the items of gasoline
and tires alone by extending paved
roads to cover the entire state trunk
system, would pay for these extern
sions in five years. =
"The proposed highway program
would reduce materially one of the
biggest and most intimate drains ON
the pocket of the citizen. 1t would
bring more travel and money into the
state and add to it's fame. 1t would
assist the farmers vastly in haulings
to the railroads and in truck. trans
portation.s 1t would make travelling
far more pleasant and Minnesota a
more pleasant state to live in. tits
the best investment now before the
people of Minnesota +, ra,+cs..
,iHi3su2 lss.s8 s-u-o IL agr.n lrs|
Automobile owners who have used
the paved roads in this state will be
impressed by the recommendations of
Commissioner C.. NJ Babcack. Not
only do these paved roads make
motoring more congenial and much
more practical, but they, while doing
this, save the state of Minnesota
money that is used for keeping up
roads that are much travelled and
whose supkeep merely provides a
moderote road which, because of the
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The Difference.

"The main difference 'twixt me an
my boy JIM" explained the farmer,
'fs that when / put in day at
work i don't feel like runnin' round
nights, and when Jim puts in a night
runnin'i round he don't feel = like
workin' days. o b'al aoW G0iarg
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Finch a Musician.

~ The purple finch, a bird Of glisten-
ing, deep carmine plumage. is an ex-
cellent musician, singing rich. roll
ing, well sustained, song, says the
, American Forestry Magazine. This
species has decided fondness for
buds OF, various kinds, and may often
be seen eating the catkins Of the
poplars. lij 10 2sl,1Gfsaa Ills lis md
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q y chiId's Idea Worth Fortune.
The gimlet screw, the idea of
child. brought many millions of dol.
lars to its inventor. :. iIA's5 s'.:.i'7f'5