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Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

of hanging up my cap, / would toss IL
into Il corner, under aNchair or on the
floor Sd my mother visited my wool
into these hooks for mc to hang my
cap on. At first | didn't remember
even with them on me. But now ! al
wavs hang up my cap when ] take IT
off,
And surely enough, the i,H, boy
sheep took off his cap, reached around
with his hoof and neatly hung his
hat on one of the side hooks.
"Oh fine Hookie!'' cried Uncle Wig
gilv. "Fine!'' =
Just then, all of sudden, out from
the bushes burst the bad old Fuzzy
Fox.
"Ah la. Oh, ho!'' howled the Fox,
81 m Just in time for few ear. nib
bles," and he looked hungrily at Uncle
W'iggily.
.Stopl Wait a minute!" cried
Rookie. "'You can t nibble Uncle Wig
| gily's ears now!'
"Why not - asked the Fox.
"Because you have your hat on, y
said the little boy sheep. 'Hlt is very
impolite to eat yith your hat on.
''Ill take it off, snarled the Fox
and he did, throwing it on the groun'l
"Now / II nibble your ears!' he said
Ono, not yeti" bleated Hookic. S
"Why not?' asked the Fox.
"Because you have thrown your hat
on the ground, which is the same as thf
floor answered Hookie. ''You mus;
hang up your cap as | do, on one OF
my hooks. Hang up your hat before
you nibble Uncle Wiggily!"
"Oh, pish tush!" exclaimed the Fox
out of patience and not very polite
| which he seldom was. "Well, II
hany up my hat on one of your hooks
and then / II nibble Uncle Wiggily :
ears! -.., 2fsts .4<fe 5r
! Well, the bad Fox picked up hi
hat, but when he Wet to hang it OF
one of Hookie s hooks, the boy sheer
jumped about so that the Fox couldn !
tell where he was. First he'd be here
and then he d be there.
"Stand still! HoW@ean l hang M,
hat up if you bob around soo" howlct
the fox.
"Ha! Hal" laughed Hoekie. That !
just why m doing it! l don't wan
you t o hang your hat up, and you can :
nibblc Uncle Wiggily's ears until yo'
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE HooKIE
Copyright, 1922 by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
BY HOWARD R. GARlS

''Nusc Jane, don t YOU want some,
thing from the store this morning 2"
asked Uncle Wiggily, as he hoped
around the dining room of the hollow
stump bungalow on one leg. lie did
this because he felt happy and gay,
and also because lie wanted to see If
the rheumatism would pain him in the
leg on which he was hopping.
''AhI I'm all right! l feel fine! l m
going advcnturing at half7past ninc' ;,
sang Uncle Wiggily, and he twinkled
his pink nose. Don't you want me to
get you something from the store!'' he
asked Nurse Jane.
The muskrat lady housekeeper
thought for moment
~ don t believe L need anything
she said.
''Oh, come now,' begged Uncle Wig
gily with Il laugh. Some little thing
Il loaf of butter, a cake of sugar, q
dozen of bread, or something like
that!" ~.r
II really can t think of anything l
need, said Nurse Jane.
"Well, / want to go to the store for
you," said Uncle Wiggily, because
then / nearly always have an adven-
ture. If you don't need anything spo-
cial ] I'll get you "A bag of salt. You
can always use salt. -
"Yes,o answered Nurse Jane. 81
suppose | can. Bring some salt, Wig
gy. -
Feeling very happy, because he could
do Il favor for Nurse Jane, away hop
nm IF,,,, H.. 81. .ta
| and through the woods.
Before | look for AN adventure,
; be said, "l II 90 get the salt Then
there will be no fear of forgetting it,
even if Nurse Jane doesn t specially
need it. -
Soon the bunny gentleman reached
the seven and eight cent store and
bought the bag of salt AS lie was
/ hopping along with it under his paw,
| all of a sudden he heard "A rustling in
the bushes. AT first Uncle Wiggily
feared it might pe the Woozic Wolf o.
the Fuzzy Fox, but, instead it was d
queer little animal, like those in your
clothes closet.
| AS Uncle Wiggily looked, he saw that
the hooks were made by twisting the
fuzzy wool which grew on the boy
sheep, until tho hooks looked like the
hair braids of II little girl going to a
party And when the fuzzy wool had
been thus twisted it stayed in the Shape
Of a hook.
"Oh, how do you do? who are you?''
asked Uncle Wiggily, looking at the
odd little boy sheep
"I'm very well thank you, was the
answer - And my name is Hookic. /
should think perhaps you might tell
that by locking at the hooks in my
wool. -
All, yes, you have hooks, said the
bunny gentleman. ~ might have
noticed them ut first, and so have
guessed your name. But why do you
have those hooks, IlookieD
Because, answered the boy sheep,
y" used to be very careless, aud every
time came i'll frcm my play, instead
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Side 7 @1EzSS !
UW Rqat1n Cameron
The Sympathy Bloodsuckers

forward in order to extract al the SYM
pathy we can get.
just as people who are generous about
money draw about them a circle OF
financial sycophants so those who are
generous with sympathy have circle
of sympathy sycophants.
And vet to advise anyone to control
the tendency to be generous with SYM
pathy seems terrible thing because
sympathy is so beautiful and so rare
that it seems sad there should be any
ess of it.
Sympathy at the Right Time
One day when / had made bid for
sympathy, of which l was very much
ashamed afterwards, l was discussing
the subjeco with a woman who has had
a tremendously hard time and out of
t has developed a fine character. l
said it seemed to me that much as We
| craved sympathy we got along better
without, it perhaps it weakened us and
we developed more strength within
| ourselves if we did not get it.
She did not agree. 81 have had some
very hard places in my life" she said
(she certainly has) 'and little sym.
pathy at just the right time has meant
| everything Ill tne WOTiu " hne.
| A Check Rein
| GA little sympathy at just the right
time" Yes, he who can give that gives
one of the greatest gifts in the world.
But those who abuse the privilege and
try to get sympathy all the time just
because there are people generous
enough to give it, should put check
rein on themselves and remember that
sympathy sclfishness is just as bad as
gIonv other form of selfishness--or worse
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

If it were possible for one person
with strong vitality to infuse into
another person who lacked strength
some of her life bood and vitality every
little while, and if it were customary to
do this, how soon the. strong people
would be sucked dry if they would per-
nit it.
Presumably they wouldn't. And yet
It seems to me that very similar pro
cess goes on between the person with a
strong personality and sympathetic
disposition and the people about them.
A.i11one who Will give sympathy is al
most sure to be made the victim of
those who crave it.
And while to give sympathy in a
reasonable degree is normal and natural
and not a drain, to give it constantly,
70 constantly be called upon to lift up
those about YOU is tremendous drain
and often affects physically the person
who does it.
People with strongly sympathetic
disposition should not place themselves
IN positions where the call upon their
svmpath;es will be too constant. For
instance, a nurse with too sympathetic
a disposition will wear herself out
quickly. Her patients will feel he,
tendency to sympathy and will make
undue demands upon it.
sympathy Greediness
For that is the effect that the person
with the sympathetic disposition always
seems to have; she brings out the sym
pathv craving tendency of people about
her. Practically all of us are sympathy
greedy and the minute we find anyone
who will give sympathy we bring out
all our troubles and put our worst foot
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Gets Million For Lost Art

process. The first treatment OF rd:'
copper makes it harder than coir~-
has been before, but keeps it still is>
able; the second makes 1t alm"s; >.
hard as steel; the third so hard t;s>s
it cannot be cut by the best sts~
saws, files, or chisels.
Bunton went to see the coinf'ap,
officials. The conference did not :ssA
long.
Name YOUR terms" said the cs~s~
man. H.l.r,.
"a million dollars advance an., Is?
cents pound royalty" he rcf."..i.
"We will let you kno"," was -.
reply.
A letter came acccr.:..S &c t~-=s.
Bunton's new metal is b:.Ie -. -
be of enormous Importance t. g" l'.'
mechanical arts. 1t is .,..,. =, II. 81
hardest metal known.
It means cu.i5nty trols for -->ss2
that will not Strike spar.:; 1t ,:-".'.:.-
that bearings scr a,.,e:i:1!;ii',e, ,a':,'sFy'
eGss3cS, lOcons'''.is.a, ;i!s,, H:<N>,.,t i2.s-
tors and gei,rrsin:s i;.;:. -. ,.,.; ,-e..
out; it IN; "g.s .-ss..sAi5 80. s.-l. ~
no. crack
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Women! Attention: This Editor
Tells You HO,U to LiUe Long


Women live longer than men.
The women who wear corsets
live longer than those who do
not. Nature and corsets work
together. Nature values the
female life more highly than
she does the male. So does
man in his control of creatures
lower than himself, if they art
useful. On the farm the NAL,
of the kind is not so important
as the female. Chantecleer goes
young to market. The silk
coated Jersey butter producer
is tenderly groomed and nour-
ished long after her gallant
Young brother is veal. To b;
sure where creatures are of nc
great use, save for sport or
ornament, the female is depre
GATED, as any town clerk vii
testify who issues dog licenses
Natures tender care o
women begins with the Infant
A.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

In children 15S died thous ~
girl children, only 1856
OF those who live be hundred years DID, women far outnam m
Russia, China jap"
where the corsets S almost unknown
times its highest
civilized Nature
the ebrainsto o those things
herself attractive
husbands than uncorseted get
health
degree
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
FIRE RACES IN MANILA
United Press leased Wire

MANILA, April lS.-Five hundred
persons were rendered homeless when
90 houses burned near here today.
One constabulary soldier was electro
.uted in fighting the flames.
The fire was the third TO mark the
Jreseut dry season.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

LONDON, April ia cat which dis.
appeared from a farm at Milnrow, Ian.
cashire, was subsequently found sitting
on nest of hens eggs with the heu
squatting beside it.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

some salt in the eyes Of the Foxn and
then the bad chap couldn t sec to bi.e
everything came out all right. :,
And if the little girls new dress
doesn t 60 off to the movies all by it
self, and leave the little girl home
alone to play with the cat s tail, l IL
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily and
the fire bell.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

A saucy sweetheart is ali right, but
a saucy wife is quite another thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

do hang it up. Ha! Ha! Run, Uncle
Wiggily! Run!'
And the rabbit gentleman ran safely
to his bungalow, but first he threw
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Old Timer Cogitates

] kin remember when folks used to
tote potatoes in their pockets to skecr
off rhcumatics.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

Arbor dav is celebrated the 22nd of April and is
good day along with most other days. to plant tree
eral trees day the anniversary OF the birth OF
Sterling Norton pioneer of the treeless plains of Ne
braska and performed great good for that state by
always urging the planting of trees Arbor day has been
adopted by and every of these profits by
it, There is no part of California where it be
proftaby and appropriately observed than in Imperial
Valley. III
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Hs1f Of Evolution ?

f~r0f OF Evolution !
B Certain human expressions, such as
TIC barring of the teeth in rage and the
o,istling of the hair under the in
faence of extreme fear, have been put
forward by scientists as proofs OF
nac's descent from animals.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Did You Know

That t:l.a is The time of year that
tie erunion comes ashore to lay its eggs
in the sands! This takes place all the
way from Long Beach to Mexico at high
tide after the full moon. Many OF the
silvery little fish are caught IN the
moonlight as they come ashore to
spawn.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

It's heap more fun laughing at your
self than ut others if you can only see
1t that way.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
TheHapperSays

Recently l noticed in the news" J"
said the Flapper, smoothing her brief
skirt across the bend of her neither
cxtremities, 'that Board of Educa-
tion member in Newark, n. j., emitted
a squawk about visiting the high
school and seeing girls showing their
bare knees. Well, why did he peek
into the gymnasium He goes on
to say that he complained about it
to the HI; school authorities and
made several other visits there and
saw more bare knees.
shocking! I'll tell the world and
associated planets, it was. | mean
his going back there and not shutting
his eyes when he arrived. He might
rs well have walked into a dynamo
room and touched high tension wire
not expecting to be shocked as TO
go back to that high school for a
couple of looks Still, I'd say mar
as easily shocked as that ought to
have sent woman teacher ahead to
looi; the knees over and see that they
were properly covered before he go
within eye-shot.
II wonder if men who zip about
nappers' bare knees think that afore-
said knees are mans sole monopoly
for exhibition purposes. Look at the
conceited smirks on the faces of those
Scotchmen and Swiss and Tyrolese
mountaineers and others who feature
a pair of bare knees per man when
they pose for their photographs. No
body rises to denounce them. We
all know that they're scandalously
healthy, either because of or in spite
OF their bare knees. Why shouldn't
girls have bare knees' They were
born with them-bare knees aren't
acquired artificially.
would people rather see the Ounce
cap than the knee cap in school? They
pay high prices to crowd into shows
to see bare-kneed girls, and we poor
inexperienced young things can only
judge by appearances that that's
what they like. If men in a body
stayed away from such shows to reg
ister disapproval, and flocked to see
thickly-dress girls, we fappers
would muffie up heavily. Until then
sc may cover, but we'll never bend
our knees"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
COLORADO RIVER REPORT

Mean daily gage heights in feet and
mean discharges in second feet of the
Colorado River at Yuma, Aria. for the
week ending April IA, as announced by
the U. s. Reclamation Service:
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

Did you ever stop to think that the
big events OF the world have been
brought about by the radical men and
women.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Spelling Success

The real music of the world is the
Kind that comes between jan and grand
opera.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

The new city administration starts out auspiciousy
and has fine opportunity to distinguish itself as 1t
doubtless will do and everybody hopes it will do The
strong men at helm give Ell Centre conspicuous posi-
ton among the municipalities of Southern California 1t
is notice to the world that the seat of OF this
inland empire prepared to push forward to bigger and
better things The period of renewed development OF the
valley is anticipated by having guard capable of
large leadership. With factions but everybody united
to 90 forward to largest achievements possible at the
lowest Ell Cenro is certain to establish new record
It is not too much to look forward to doubling the popula
ton in five years.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
PUBLIC APPROVAL

Under our code of Jurisprudence the acqutal OF
FATTY Arbucke proves his innocence that to under
this code every is regarded innocent until he
proven guilty So technically the reputation OF TINS one
tme screen favore is restored What the result will be
remains to be and it already matter of speculation
Can undergo such experience and come out unscat
ed? 1t is problem confronting many accused man and
is conspicuous in the of Arbuckle 1t may be
very greatly doubted whether he make the grade the
second time 1t big thing for him to win success
once do again under the handicap ne suffers Is
almost much expect Two uries disagreed as to his
guilt The third quickly set him free. But cannot be
forgot the evidence showed that his paama party was
the background of his alleged crime and the occasion OF
Miss Rappes final illness And pajama party and its at
tendan liberties cannot by any stretch of the imagination
or the application of rule of conduct be
regarded falling within the realm OF proprlety II IS
time the public was demanding higher standards from those
who entertain 1t should not take into its affections those
whose ndiscretions laid bare 1t morally unWhoe
some to condone known improprieties The public well
fare must suffer that sort of thing Fatty Arbucke
has his day and should be forgot We can afford TO
look to some other screen favorite a substitute
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Irn-PRESS-ions
Foolish Dictionary

Paiamas-An aristocratic relation of
the night shirt.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Today's Best Kid Story

Today's Best Kid Story
The family had fish for dinner and
little Jean asked what it was.
"It s halibut," replied her mother
80, that S the kind it tells about III
the Lord 5 prayer halibut be thy
name" said Jean.
When it comes to grabbing every
thing i'll sight, how about you and me
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

: 40 Extremes of Hair
The two extremes in human hair
AZ, that of the negro, fat in section
al curly, and that of the Mongolian,
~..ich is round and straight.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

Orange county boasts of thiryone marriages to each
one thousand of population during the past But so
happens that Santa Ana the county seat has become the
Grena Green for the Los Angeles matrimonial overflow.
If these outsiders would settle down in Orange county 1t
altogether likely the divorce record would show such
snurt that Orange county would be Dragging of that
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
About Some Woman or Other

japanese women have an aptitude Tor
detective work and the agencies III Jap
an are overblrdened with requests for
jobs.
II may be cowardly to kick man
when he IS down, but it IS sometimes nee
essary to get him up.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

Old Book of Rites
The Chinese. of all peoples, attach
m',;;t Importance to etiquette, their
rook of Rites dating back to the lst
C,atury 3. C.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Tie Curiosity Shop

Natives OF the Philippine Islands
make substantial bridges Of bamboo.
The clerk WHO always gives polite an
swers 10 foolish questions is on the way
to tie superintendent = job.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

When the canaloupe crop begins to go to market IN tn
near future it will be good time for the cash registe
men to come in to sell their goods. The money will ha'
to be counted by machinery.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

PERHAPS one reason the establishing OF d golf c
Ell Centre has been deferred is because this is young
town When the young get to be 80 golf club '
indispensable.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

About the highest praise his friends give him is t.
say of ovd George that he the Chas. Evans Hughes
The Genoa conference. And both are Welshmen, too.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

Governor Lugo has done pretty good JOB OF 1t during
his official career thus far If he reflects the policies OF
President Obregon and the other in Mexico do
as we'll will be confessed that Mexico Is coming along
famousy.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18
Life's Little Lamonts
A pest that hate
is Larry Lingers;
He IS always drumming
With his fingers.

A lot Of folks win out by starting
where other folks have left off.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-18

If every man were good he pretends to be there
wouldn't be much moral soca! progress
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-29
COURT PICKS COUNTY MEN
 FOR CRIMINAL TERM JURY

Jurors for service during the erim- inal term of the Superior court that opens Tuesday, were picked yesterday and were as follows: Putnam, Joseph Rivard and George $ Bradley; Wind ham, Charles NJ. Holbrook and Edward O. Sumner; Ashford. Everett II. Bar low; Brooklyn, Frank Clemens; Can terbury, Anton Rodler; Chaplin. Ghas. B. Russ; Eastford. Charles Barring ton; Hampton. J. W Cartwright; Xiii lingly. Orray E. Potter. Preston AL drich. Plainheld, Richard N. Daggett, John (. Gallup. George W. Doyle ; Pomfret. William Hanley. William Il Clemens; Sterling. Edward F. Free man. Scotland. Clarence PerrS ; Thompson, s ? Sandatrom. Floyd B. Potter. Edward Dcsaulniers; Wood stock. Arthur Dodee and August elan- son.
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-29
POMFRET DEBTLESS
 OFFICIALS REPORT

Officials of the Town of Pomfret report again this year that they have been able to meet al expenses in- cured during the hscal year just closed and have a s7.767.s9 cash bal anee left. This happy condition main tains the unique position of Pomfret among all towns Of the state, in hay ing no debt whatever Pomfret's in- debtedness was wiped out three years ago chiefly through the receipt Of large sums from State Tax Commis- sioner Blodgett because of the eollec- tion of penalty taxes from the estates of deceased Pomfret residents. Since then the town has kept it's head far above water and has maintained itself debtless. much to the justified satis- faction Of its people
 Receipts during the year were, in part as follows Town taxes fl9l5 10 1921 lists), s30,22i.57. from state, transportation of school children. dog licenses, support of schools, stock tax, soldiers account. etc. $5,952.67; dog licenses, s4s4.3i; costs and fines. S254.G5: hunting licenses, Sl72.25.
 Schools cost S2is9lT05 during the past year and town orders in payment of bills amounted t9 s22 402,37.
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-29
HORSE RUNS AWAY
 RUINS FURNITURE
Household Goods of Arthur Du- fault Are Damaged to EN-
 tent of $500
Are Tossed From Loaded Wagon and
 Distributed on North End Streets

Household furniture of Arthur Du- fault was damaged to the extent of S5ee Tuesday night about 6 o'clock when the horse attached 10 the wagon on which the goods were loaded ran away. The horse ran from Maynard street to Lamont street, pieces of fur niture dropping from the wagon all the way along. and as a result were either ruined or extensively damaged. What frightened the horse, causing it to bolt, is not known.
 Al Che time of the affair Mr. Du- faul. was assisting Omer Salva. own CT of the horse and wagon, in remoy- ing the household goods of Mr Du- fault from his Harrison street nome to the dwelling at the corner Of Smith and Maynard street. that he recently purchased from Michel Daigle.
 The outfit was backed up to the front door of the Maynard street prop. erty and the men were indoors when the horse took fright and ran away l. was stopped on Lamont street.
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-29
Campaign Bulletin

Who will win that Special Prize of $50 in Gold offered to the can didate who turns in the MOST sub scription business from Sept. 18th to s o'clock tomorrow Saturday. evening, Sept. 30th?
 And subscriptions earn about 20 per cent MORE points up to to- morrow evening than they do the next and last week of the cam paign
 Get your subscriptions in, or have them mailed, by the above time while they earn the most points and SO they will also apply on that $50 prize.
 Only ONE more week of cam paign. after this one. as 1t will close promptly at P. NJ, Oct. 7th.
 The prize winners will not only be announced in The Patriot. but also on the screen at the Victory and Bradley theatres, Oct. 7th, and in the Worcester Telegram and The Hartford Courant. Sunday
 Who'll they be?
 Beginning next Thursday eandi- dates who wish their point stand- ing made public may have them posted daily oH the Bulletin Board" in front of the Union Block.
Putnam patriot., 1922-09-29
CITY OFFICIALLY ACCEPTS
 HOOK AND LADDER TRUCK

City officials have officially accept ed the new motor hook and laider that
 arrived Saturday and Is now at fire headquarters ready for immediate service. Yesterday a representative of the Packard company was m Put nam and gave instructions in the pro- per operation of the truck to those whom the city council is expected Co appoint as drivers Mayor Macdonald and other city officials are entirely sat isfed with the workout given the new piece of fire fighting apparatus, which performed brilliantly under severest test conditions The equipment of the truck is also strictly according to specifications.