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ignorant He knows nothing at all.
Our papers and discussions will be.
Creek to him. II you wanted an
extra hand in yoqr, stables or job
bins gardener, we'll and good. but !
must sincerely protest against this
abuse of the fundamental purposes
of our society
Yours sincerely,
EPHRAIM BALDWIN.
Fanny Childers to Elspeth Pritchard.
Dear old thing-I must tell you
about perfect scream that is hap-
penins here: You know the Tibhels-
ford literary society tAak Pa belongs
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TO and also Jimmy Weekes? Well,
it's like this: Dear old Jimmy is al
ways doing something eccentric. The
latest thing is he has discovered
mechanic in the leather trade with Il
soul, I'm not sure ] ought not TO
spell it the other way He is also
an ex-soldier and was out in the
East. He seems to have become i'm
bued with what they called Eastern
romanticism.' Anyway. he wanted
To join the society. and old Weekes
rushed Pa into secondins him. and
they got him through. And now a
lot of the others are up in arms about
it-especially old Galdwin-you know,
we call him "Permanganate of Pot
ash If you saw him you'd know
why. but | can't tell you. ] have
been to two of the meetings specially
to observe the mechanic with the
soul. He is really quite a dear. y
thick-set. square -chinned little man
with enormous hands. with a heavy
silver ring on the third finger of his
left and tattoo marks on his right
wrist. He sits there with his hands
spread out on his knees and stares
round at the members as though he
things they are a lot of lunatics. The
on THE Influence of Erasmus on
Modern Theology" and the second
evening "The Drama of the Restora-
ton" No wonder the poor soul looks
bewildered. He never says word.
How is Tiny? l was in town on
Thursday and got duck of a hat.
Do come over soon. Crowds of love
FAN.
James Weeks to Alfred Codling.
My dear Codling-I quite appreciate
your difficulty. ] would suggest that
YOU read the following books in the
order named. You will find them in
my library:
Jevon's Primer of Logis."
Jevon's "Priner of Logic"
Brackenbury's Primer Of Psychol-
ogy" and Professor James Text
book of Psychology"
Do not be discouraged.
Sincerely yours.
J. wEEKES.
Annie Phelps to Alfred Codling.
Dear Alf-I don't think you treat
me quite fare you says you are sweet
on me and that and then you go on
in this funny way. 1t isn't my falt
that you got the wind up in Egypt I
don't know what you mean by all this
l wish the ole litery soc was dead and
finish Cook says you probily want
blue pill you was SO glum Sunday.
Don't you see all these gents and girls
and edicated coves are pullin your
leg if you don't know what they talk
in about and that your just maxim
fule of yourself and then what about
me you don't think of me its maxim
me a fule too. Milly says she
wouldn't have no truck with book
Iowse so there it is ANNIE.
Alfred Codlins to James Weekes.
Dear Sir-I am much oblidged to
YOU for putin me on them books 1,
beats me how they work up these
things I'm afeard I am not scollard
enough to keep the pace with these
sayins and that Its the same with
the litery. l lissen to the talk and
sometimes think I've got it and then
no. Sometimes I feels angry with the
things said I know the speakers
wrong but ] cant say feel they
wrong but I don't know what to say
to say it. There's some things to big
to say isn't that sir. I'm much
oblidged to you sair for what you
done. Believe me I enjoy the
the littsry altho most always
don't know; the, talk ! know who are
tbs rite ones and Who are. the rong
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to old Baldwin with his tortuous
metaphysics-that is II We can only
get him to talk.
Yours ever.
j. ".
Samuel Childers to James Weekes.
My dear chsp-You are surely not
serious about the eX-corporal, |
showed his letter to Fanny. She
simply screamed with laughter. But
of course you mean ii as a joke pro-
posing him for the "littery." Hope to
see you on Friday. Ever yours.
8 {.
Alfred Cooling to Annie Phelps.
My dear Annie was afraid you
would begin to think ! was barmy
dear always said 50 but YOU mustn't
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A Strange Story by Stacy Aumonier

plecsaul he told me all about what
books | was to read and that 50 ]
think dear | wont be goin to the
picturs Wednesday but will meet you
by the Fire slatesion sunday as usual
YOUR loViu ALE.
Ephrairn Baldwin to James Weekes.
MY dear Weekes--I'm afraid | can
not understand your attitude in pro-
posing and getting Childers 10 second
this hobbledeh"y called Alfred Cod
ling | have spoken to HIM and l am
quite willing to acknowledge thar he
may be very good young man in
his place. But why join a literary
society" Surely We want to raise
the intellectual standard of the So
ciety. not lower it" He is abso solutely
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manage somehow with the children.
They are SO good.
Yours. MARY.
He became aware that Marietta
had been saying for a long time:
What does mother say. father?
What does mother say. father"
He put the letter back in his
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ones II YOU have been throw what |
have been throw YOU would know the
same sir Believe me your
obedient servant
ALFRED COOLING.
Ephraim Baldwin to Edwin Jope. Sec
retary TO the Tibbelsford Literary
Society.
Dear Jope-For my paper on the
18th proX. I propose to discuss The
Influence of Hegelfsm on Modern
Psychology" Yrs ever.
EPHRAIM BALDWIN.
Edwin Jope to Ephraifn Baldwin.
Dear Mr.. Baldwin, have issued the
The subject | am sure will make a
great appeal to our members. and
feel convinced that we are in for an
Illuminating and Informative evening.
with regard to our little conversation
on Wednesday last. | am entirely in
agreement with you with regard to
the quite ineNplicable action OF
Weekes in introducing the leather
mechanic" into the society. II appears
to me a quite superfious effrontery to
put upon our members. We do not
want to lose Weekes, but l feel that
he ought to be asked to give some
explanation of his conduct. As YOU
remark it lowers the whole standard
of the society. We might asyw ell sd
nit agricultural laborers, burglars,
grooms and barmaids and the dere-
licts of the town. | shall sound the
opinion privately of other members
With kind regards. Yrs. sincerely.
EDWIN JOPE.
Annie Phelps to Alfred Codljne.
All right, then. YOU stick to your
old littery. | am sendin you back
your weddin ring you go in and out
of that place never thinkin of me.
Aunt said how it would be you soin
off and cetterer and gettin ideas into
your head what do you care ! doant
think you care at all l eXpeck you
meet a lot of these swell heads these
men and women and you get talkin
and thinkin you some one. All these
years you away l waited for you faith
j
lers and then you go on like this
and treat me in this way. Aunt says
she wouldn't put UP and Milly says
book lowse is worse than no good
and so i say goodbye and that's how
II Is now forever you have broken
my hart. ANNIE.
Annie Phelps to Alfred Cooling.
I cried all mite l didn't mean quite
all I says you know how l meme dear
ALI IL you was only reesonible l.
doant mind you goin the littery If
you eggsplain yourself. For gawds
sake meet me tonight by the fire
srachon and eggsplain everything.
Your broke hearted ANNE.
James Weekes to Samuel Childers.
My dear Sam-I hope Harrogate is
having the desired effect upon you.
l was about to say that you have
missed few events of any value or
interest during your absence, but
feel l. must qualify that statement.
You have missed a golden moment.
The great Baldwin evening has come
and gone and I deplore the fact that
YOU were not there. My sense of
qualification. however, is not due to
Ephraim himself, but to my unpopu-
lar protege and white elephant-Ai-
fred Cooling. I tell YOU, it was glo-
rious! Ephraim spoke for an hour
and a half, the usal thing, dull
rechauffee of Schopenhauer and
Hegel. droning forth platitudes and
half baked sophistries. When it was
anished the chairman asked if any
one else wished to speak. To my
tContinged on seventh Pase.l
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Had he done something? Or. rather
for his conscience was absolutely
clear-did she imagine he had done
something TO hurt her? Had she
fallen under the spell of some sudden
romance? One read OF such things
happening. But Mary! No. Had she
gone mad' He remembered now that
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pocket. oh. nothing. dear" he an
sw-red. she had to go away for
sunday"
why did She
There was a question he couldn't
answer. He had no idea. no eXpla
nation. no possible theory occurred
10 him What could have happened?
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happened that makes il impossible
that you and | should ever live to-
gether again. want to be alone for
a few days and think over how | can
arrange my life. | will come TO the
Office Monday and talk ii all over
with YOU. am sorry this is Nora's
SUNDAY out. but you can probably
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Alfred Cooling to Annie Phelps.
NY DEAR Annie got into an
M awful funny mood lately.
VI You'll think I'm barmy. II
comes over me like late in
tbe evenin when its gettin dusky
1t started | think when ! was IN
Egypt Nearly all US chaps who was
out there felt it bit | think. When
YOU was on sentry go in the dessert
.t nisht il was so quite and miss
terius. You felt you wanted to know
things il you know what mean.
Since I've come back and settled in
the saddlery again l still feel 1t most
always. A kind of discontented funny
feelin if you know what l mean "eli
old girl what mean is when l
were spliced up and settled over in
Tibbelsford want to be good for
YOU and / want to know all about
things and that. Well I'm eoin 'o
write to Mr.. Weekes whose a gentle
man and who lives in a private house
near the church. They say he IS
littery society and If it be so I'm on
for joinin it, You'll think I'M oarmy
wont YOU. 1t isn't that old dear. Me
that has always been content 10 do
my Job and draw my screw on Sat
urday and that. You'll think me
funny. When you've lived in the des-
sert you feel how old it all is. You
want something and you don't know
what it ia praps its just to improve
Yourself and that. Anyway there II
is and I'll shall write TO him See
YOU Sunday. So long dear. ALE.
Alfred Cooling to James Weekes'
Esqre.
Dear Sir-Some one tells me. you
are a littery society in Tibbelsford.
In which case may 1 offer my serv-
ices as a member and believe me
Your obedient servant
ALFRED COOLING.
Penred Castaway (secretary to James
weekes. Esqre.) to Alfred Codling.
Dear Sir-In reply to your letter
Of the 17th inst. ] beg to inform you
that Mr.. James Weekes is abroad.
will communicate the contents OF
your letter to him.
Yours faithfully,
PENRED CASTAWAY.
Annie Phelps to Alfred Cooling.
My dear Alf-You are 4 dear old
funny bean. What is up with you.
1 expeck you are just fed up. You
haven't had another touch of the
fever have you. will come and look
after you Sunday. You are a silly to
talk about improvin considerin the
money you are gettin and another
rise next spring you say. I expeck
you got fed up in the dessert and that
sometimes eh? shouldn't think the
littery society much cop myself.
can lend you some books. Cook il q
great reader. She has nearly all Ethel
N. Dells and most of Charles Garvice.
She says she will lend you some If
you promiss to cover In brown paper
and not tare the edges. They had 4
big party here over the weekend
curnel bishop two gentleman and
some smart women one very nice she
gave me ten bob. We could 90 to the
picturs come Wednesday il agreebie.
Milly is walkin out with q feller over
at spindlehurst in the grossery bit
fiashy I don't like him much. Mrs.
Vaughan had one of her attacks on
Monday. Lord ahe does get on my
nerves when shes like that. Well be
good and sheerio must now close.
Love and kisses till Sunday. ANNIE.
James weekss .Esars. (Malaga, Spainl
to Alfred CodlinE.
Dear Shiny secrstsry informs me
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A MAN OF LETTERS

that you wish TO join our literary So
ciety in Tibbelsford. II is customary
TO be proposed and seconded by two
members. Will you kindly send me
your qualifications?
Yours faithfully.
JAMES wEEKEs.
Alfred Codling to Annie Phelps
NY dear Anrie-Please thank cook
for the two books which l am keepin
rapt up and will not stain. read the
Eagles mate and think II is pritty
story. As you know dear l am no
hst at explaining myself. At the pic
lures the other night you were onto
me again about Eettin' on and that.
1t isn't that. Its dificul to explane
what mean. l expect I will always
be able to make good money enough.
If you haven't been throu it you cant
know what its like. Its somethin else
want if you know what ! mean. To
be honest l did not like the picturs
the other night. l thought they were
silly but I like to have you sittin by
me and to holding your hand. II ]
could tell you what mean you would
know. 1 have herd from Mr.. Weekes
about the littery and am writin off at
once. Steve our foreman has got
sacked for pinchin leather been goin
on for wears so must close with love
till Sunday. ALE.
Alfred Codling to James Weekes
Esqre.
Dear Sir-As regards your COM
munication you ask what are my
qualifications. | say l have no quail
Hcations sir nevertheless l am wish
full to Join the littery. 1 will be can
did with you sir. ! am not what
you might call 4 littery or dedicated
man at all. l am in the saddlery. I
was all throw Gallipoli and Egypt,
1 corporal in the 2I15th Mounted
Blumahires. 1t used to come over
me like when l was out there alone
in the dessert. Prehaps sir you will
understand me whom 1 say 1t for
about it not even the girl I walk
out with Annie Phelps who is as nice
a girl fellsr could wish. Prehaps
sir you have to have been throw 1t
IL you know what / moan. When
you are alone at night in the dessert
its all so big and quite you want to
get to know things and all about
things il you know what mean sir
so prehaps you will pass me in the
Iittery.
Your obsdient servant
ALFRED COOLING.
Dear Alf-You was funny Sunday.
don't know what's UP with you.
You never used to be like that glum
I call 1t. Is 1t thinking about this
littery soc turnin your head or what
Millie says you come into the kitchin
like boiled oul you was. Cheer up
dear till Sunday week. ANNIE.
James weekes Esqre. to Alfred Cod
ling.
Dear %irAArlow me to thank you
for your charming letter. I feel that
understand your latent desires per-
fectly. shall be returning to Tib-
belsford in, 4 weeks time, when I
hope to make your acquaintance RI
feel sure that you will make desira-
BILE member of our Literary Society.
Yrs. cordially,
JAMES wEEKES.
James Wsekes to Samuel Childers.
Ny dear SAM received the en-
closed letter yesterday and hasten to
send 1t on to you. Did you ever read
anything more delightful? We must
csrtainly get Alfred Codlins into our
society. He sounds the kind of per-
son who would make spasAdid foil
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By Alice Duer Miller

she had seemed silerf AT breakfast.
questioned the children as to the
events OF the day. Had any messages
come? Had any visitors been there?
No, nothing. 1t was almost incredi-
BILE that you should live with
woman seven years and be unable to
form even an hypothesis as TO why
she had left you; nor that he ad-
mitted she had left hint was just
some misunderstanding.
To his first shock a feeling OF an
ger succeeded. How could any one
treat another fellow creature like
that. let alone husband? And to
leave him in suspense for days. And
the children-suppose anything hap
pened to the children?
They came to ask him TO sit with
them while they had supper and read
aloud They had asked him this al
most every evening since they had
been able to speak. and he often re-
fused. But this evening he consented.
1t was like a reproof to Mary. He
chose Thackeray's Rose and the Rims"
for years. 1t was a magnificent piece
OF narrative. He read it well. too.
At that place where the naughty
Com. Hogginarme stepped into the
arena and the lions rushed out, say
ing. "Wurra, wurra, wrr-r-ra, he
looked UP to see two level spoons
arrested in front of two opened
mouths while four eyes dilated with
excitement.
After the children had gone TO bed
he had a long. uninterrupted evening
one of those evenings in which he
could have finished a dozen parodies,
except that his whole being was
taken up with anger and speculation.
He walked up and down the sitting
room all evening and then went to
bed-but not to sleep. How could
Mary have behaved so? He began to
imagine their interview on Monday
his side Of it at least. About.4 O'Clock
he found he was going to use the
phrase, MY little motherless girls"
DY morning, however. he had dis
- carded il as sentimental. The
feeling behind the words was there.
however. 1T was Sunday. He would
take them to church. He had never
taken them to church before. He
went and brushed his high hat. He
looked very tall walking down the
little lane 10 the paved avenue on
| which the church stood. The chill
dren, small and fluffy held each
hand. His little motherless girls.
Marietta chatted as they went.
you never went to church with us
! before. did you, father? You're al
ways so tired on Sunday when
mothers home. The first time Doris
| went to church she thought the min
! ister was God-all children do. l did
myself. Why do clergymen dress like
that, father-why do they
! If Mary had been there he would
| have answered, why do you wear
| rufies on your skirt? Because it's the
custom" And Marietta would have
. replied. Why is it," And then the
conversation would have been taken
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Alfred Cooling to Annie Phelps.
NV DEAR Annie got into an
nu awful funny mood lately.
You'll think I'm barmy. 1t
comes over me like late IN
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James Wsekes to Samuel Childers.
My dear SAM received the en-
closed letter yesterday and hasten to
send 1t on to you. Did you ever read
more dslightful? We must
csrtainly get Alfred Codlins into our
society. He sounds the kind. OF per-
son who would make . spasAdid foil
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-05

gradually gave way to grade COWS
sired by che pure bred bull, and today
the farm has Is head of mich cows.
4S Of which were being mi.kcd. To-
day these produced 1875 ]gallons<of
milk. all Of which was Sold in Mandan,
about half TO tho retail trade and the
balance to tho Purity Dairy or the
Mandan Creamery & Produce com
Rhny. 'Today's receipts. accord ing to
Charles Lohstretter. We're $65.G5, and
this is Il very fair daily average for
the summer months when production
is high.
The elder Lohstreiter has been or
dered to rest and take the balance OF
I His life easy-he is Gland the whole
work of. the farm is handled by his
two sons and two hired men. Just
to get things to a more efficient sys-
tenn more barn room is hcing provid-
ed, tho present barns arc being re-
modelled and Il f!ll equipment OF
| modern s~tanchions. individual drink.
ing bowls for each COW. milking ma.
chimes. scientifically designed ventilat,
ors are to be installed
Buildings Worth $4,000.
The farm. originally. costing $4,000
today has buildings, houses, barns
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-05
DUN,S REPORT.

New York. June 2.-Dun's tomor-
row will say:
Another month has opened with re
cent gains in business maintained and
with promise OF further improvement
to follow. Current reports from diff
ferent trades and sections OF the coun-
try give rise to the confident expecta-
,tions and support the general. belief
that recovery from previous depres-
sion has definitely developed. Re-
,yival in some basic. lines this year
has steadily gathered momentum des-
pite various drawbacks and idleness
among workers has ~appreciably %di-
minished with the increased oppor-
tunities for employment. Labor
troubles in the conl mining and tex
tile fields, continuing for many
weeks, have tended to prevent a full
measure of prosress. hut the position
OF most industries is distinctly srong-
er and. PRODUCTION records indicate
INTERPRETATIONS are mere closely alp.
proaching capacity.
Weekly bank c%iearinsx $S,747,S1s
NOn. 4%
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-05
Plain Mix Floats Ship Of
Fortune for Mdndan Farmers

~sitcation was the only way TO set
ahead. +, S
They took over the farm which had
but 6. few small tumble down build
.ings and so head or scrub cows, Is
of which were milking. @-
Times were tough for a while hit
the boys established milk routes in
the city of Mandan and shipped ex-
cess butter fat. Then they saved
money. stalled of: the mortgage hold
er. cot cxtcnsioRs.on their loans, bull,
q barn So by a and bought a pure
bred Ho,stcin bull. The herd was
sifted. tested and checked, and The
"%boarder." non-producing cows. were
sold for beef. Money began TO ac-
Cun1uiate so two fine farm houses
We're erected. The herd improved
steadily, though slowly. and the next
step was the erection of a. nj odcrr
dairy house with every equipmen,
needed TO handle and care for the
milk produced. Ice cold water was
secured in never ceasins quantities
from a Rowing deep we'll.
:" Secure Grade Cows.
The scrub cows of the original herd
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-05

etc, costing or worth Sso,opo, a
herds have more thin doubled IA
value. and the present valuation ms
not been ocea1iOneds by sAtse III land
PRICES, Az Charles Lchstretter ex
pressed 1t: Isl
I'VE wouldn't sell out for any los
than $4,000. We oWr but very little
money con,parativel% and the dairy
Cow has paid for everything In thesl2
years. We have not planted one
Of wheat In all that doSen.
YEAR," he dcelared. ''rhis year No
have 140 acres in nlillet and corn Tor
fodder and the usual 8aYdeng needed
for our own use, We don't haVs to
worry particularly about dry years
when, wheat crops burn up II
NO" said John. I'VE don't worry
There ia not a farmer in western
North dakota but could do a. we'll.
1t lent fun milking 20 cows on 4 cold.
winter morning. driving to town and
pcddling milk, but there ID 1. trer1Arl-
dous. satisfaction in the results. We
did $4,000 gross business last yea.
and I'll not tell how much WAS profit,
but we will DO $4,000 this year.
The Lohstretter farmi is the largest
and one Of the chief members ofsthe
recently organized Mandan Holatein
and ,shorthorn Breeders circuit.