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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-29

wrong we ififict on those who suffer
In their feelings and their fortunes by
our carelessness and ingratitude
amounts to a crime. This, however,
need not be our principal concern.
The greater injury is to ourselves and
the race. We have offered to us,
more frequently than we deserve, the
services of men of heroic mould.
This wealth of talent We scorn, squan-
der and dissipate by our colossal in
difference and selfishness. The re-
suit is unhappiness, slow progress
sometimes actual retrogression in the
town where we live, our state or our
nation, and of it all we ought TO be
heartily ashamed.
The above thoughts come to mind
by reason of a splendid example, one
of many, no doubt in which we are
all concerned. The Somerset Cen
trail Agricultural Society is approach
ing the one hundredth year of Its ex-
istenee. 1t has had its various turns
of fortune. There have been many
periods when it has been productive
of great good. There have been
other years when 1t seemed to amount
to very little. Five years ago,
young business man, full of enthusi-
asm for his own affairs and for the
affairs of his town, became a life
member and made 1t known that he
would like to be used. He was made
vice president then president for two
years, then secretary for two more.
His devotion and industry have been
such that the association has pros
pered far beyond its previous history
and far beyond the usual course OF
societies of its kind. From a posi-
ton of obscurity 1t has become the
most talked of of the New England
Fairs. Not everyone, but most OF
us, have been willing to pat George
on the back, call him good fellow
and greet him with smile. A
few-yery few-have been absolutely
loyal and now have the satisfaction
of knowing that they have attended,
the best they could, to every task he
has assigned them. These few have
been proud to work with such man,
have realized that association with
him Is a privilege, and actual school
in business methods. Most of us
have not done this. To varying de-
grees we have stirred out of our self
ishness, have sometimes accepted,
perhaps with mild protest, a duty or
two to be discharged half-heartedly,
or utterly neglected If some private
affair or pleasant excursion inter-
ferred No sort of enthusiasm can
forever carry on against Indifference
and Interpretation of this kind.
George came to the annual meeting
fully determined not to continue as
secretary any longer. He has finally
changed this decision and will remain
in office another year, yielding to the
argument that he is under obligation
to the public and to those who have
supported him in the past. 1t is up
to the rest of us now to show our
appreciation by united effort for the
Somerset Central
1t Is not likely that our community
will ever become ideal in these res
poets. We sadly need reformation
which, in secular affairs, would be
comparable to religious revival.
How can we expect anyone, whose
services are worth anything, to de-
vote any considerable share Of them
to public matters unless the rest of
us show our Substantial appreciation
therefor.
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Help Wanted
Ne charge to anyone for ad. nj
Heading q

WANTED; MAN TO SUCCp,l
Mcdonald in Somerset Conntr
Rawleigh Good Health Food w
Spices, Flavors, Medicines. To1sJ
parations, etc. $50 everydav'
stiles used by millions. Larso..
pany; established "a years, S Sesl
known all over America. V@
ence, practically no capital nsoas
teach you to manage your own
nent big paying business. 30 AM
yearly. Give age, occupation'
ences.-> W.T.. Rawleigh Co Das
Freeport, Ill.
HOUsEkEEPER WANTED
farmer. l am a widower WIN
children. A middle-aged laas
ferred. P. A. NJ, RID l,
Scion.
MAN TO CUT WooD a,
Harrington, Norridgewoek. RFSl
HOUsEKEEPER WAXTED i,
aged lady preferred. Inquire ~ \
Hayden, Athens. .,
GIRLS WANTED DURING n,
MAS holidays; also basement h,
quire of Green Brothers, watJ
Skowhegan.
WHOEVER WOULD LIKE A N
KEEPER. middle aged preferresI
who would like d good and III
home rather than big. wages
ton permanent ITO right party
in family. Apply tow. j.
Cambridge. q
AM PREPARED no DO PLAY
ING and repairing at my home
dren's clothing a specially. Nn
Folsom, 10 Bridge ST.
BOY OR ELDERLY CENT?
wanted to do chores. Must be
help take care of cattle and Mil
or write A. G. Adams, Solon
mers' Phone 9-2l0.
WE HAVE SEVERAL TYpEv
ERS that require minor repair.
are anxious to hear from somsd
Skowhegan capable of doing hi
Observation-Disclosures Co.
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A checking account Is as necessary
to the farmer as to any other business
man.
How about making mothers Christ
mas gift plum foolish? Maybe she
sees useful" things enough in her
everyday life.
Lots of homes today give almost as
much thought to the proper foods for
the family as to the scientific feeding
of the livestock
Perhaps that scorched food wouldn't
have been ruined II you'd taken the
dish from the stove at once and placed
it in pan of cold water Then the
food could have been removed, with
out scorched flavor, IL care had been
taken not to scrape out any burned
particles.
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$500 BUYS A SMALL HOUSE ON
Thompson's Gardens together with
three lots. Easy terms. A. H. Cleve-
land, 81 Madison Ave. Skowhegan. tf4S
DESIRABLE HOME IN sKOwHEGxN
Five finished rooms. 2 unfinished, good
cellar, well water and stable connect
ed. Large lot All for $4,000. Cleve-
land & Creation. 81 Madison Ave. tf47
JOE HENDERSON FARM AT LAKE
WOOD. Price $500. Terms cash.
Raymond L. Whitney, Bingham 2w47
GROCERY STORE AND STOCK AT
Ma1bon's Mills Mrs. J. V. Wiley
Skowhegan RID Z. tf43
$50 ACRE FARM, 6 MILES FROM
Kent's Hill. Comfortable buildings,
very slightly location, nice large fields;
mile to village col, Plenty ch %0oa ,o 90
village or city property. Frank VIII
liams, N. Yarmouth 2w47'
PACK.xOUR SUIT CASE AND COME
to this fs farm only one mile nh,sr from
and sch&3$I6 acres smooth level fields
good plenty tso% of wood GOOD for re home
running er. Stable 2sxSO; barn
38x40; tie53T Tor ii head; running wat
err; siio He'd with ensilage; hay in the
barn; 20 fords wood; two horses; har-
ssessfAbs3Sscows: cream tank; cans;
farming tools furniture IN, the house;
Price $13eO: $500 down balance 5000
yearly. S Alonzo p. Richards. Farming
ton. st2scy5y 3w4e
TwEN4&sTHOUsAND FEET GOOD
fir logs. All yarded. WIN deliver at
Corson's Mill. F. E. Welch. Madison
Arson Exchange 4w46F
90 ACRE fFARm, rs ACRE FIELD
of nice easy pillow land. room. house:
hay in barn;fsituated on west shore of
Sibley pond near a large numbering OPP
GRAFTON. YAn for $3.50. Inquire r. p.
Chase. Hartland r. d. 1. Farmers
Phone. 4w45F
TWO STORY HOUSE, ALL MODERN
situated on Spring ST,
stable connected. Further
inquire John Lewis, Lewis
Block, Madison Ave-, or 16 Summer St,
skowhesatt - tf4e
HOUSE. INQUIRE OF WESLEY
Watson, 50 North Ave. Skowhegan
Both phones. tf4b
HOUSE AND STABLE FoR SALE
or rent at II West Front st. Good
owner, ErssF E. crocker. Hineklsy.
SIX ROM HOUSE IN GOOD RE-
PAIR. Located, In Scion village. Fine
cellar Owner dives away. Goes for
10 Shirley Mreet, Skowhegen. tf45.
$3.50 Rrtg THFEE1LARGE HOUSE
lots in Bingham on the North side of
Dinsmore Street, IL taken at once.
Fred p. McCollor. Skowhegan, RID Z.
Farmers Phone 21-3 tf45F
MODERN HOUSE of SEVEN ROOMS
and bath, hot water heat, both city
and aqueduct water. Court st. M, ].
Haines. tf44
TWO FARMS ON ROAD BETWEEN
from Browns C3fhsrT Excellent rea-
son for selling. Nelson Rowe. Hart
land RID, Farmers Phone. Canaan
5-ll tIf1
THE CHARLES PLUMMER FARM
on Middle road to waterville in Show
horses CROPS, etc. Valuable timber
lot on same. Buildings in excellent
repair. Inquire t0f, George H. Plum
mer, Wentworth q Plummer Insurance
! Gompsny WsntseEIlstrsss sk0wh ZEE
EAsTPORT. LUunU AND PERRY
farms are fertile. dne for potato rails
ing Close s. and u1 1a t spsap
fish fertiNsss.f ds6d buildings. Pnce
ridlcuioSsiys isw. Write us for des-
cripttons, ttafine your own needs.
Agency. HastDort. tf17
MY HONS rLAcn on nonRIDGH-
wOCK Avenue. Lot SKIS rods. Thir-
cn In Il. oon
v.iissn ssrsss tro
stories. Price $4,000. Roland T;
Patton. tf40
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No Trace OF Missing RefOrmatOry
Girls

No trace has been found of Dorothy
McGarrigle of Fort Fairfield and Ma
bel Foster, the two inmates of the
State Reformatory who escaped from
the institution last week. They ask
ed permission to go from the cottage
where they lived to visit the superin-
tendent and were granted this privi-
lege. Owing to the cold weather it
was necessary for them to wear their
coats over the uniform dresses, worn
by the inmates. They are described
as both being five feet and four inches.
The McGarrigle girl is very dark, with
blue eyes, while the Foster girl has
hazel eyes and brown hair.
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To Let

Two. TENEMENTs OF SEVEN
Rooms each on East st. Inquire of
Mrs. George Goulette. tr4S
HORSE WEIGHING 1850 LBS. WITH
the heavy harness by the day. Thomas
A. Fish, Box 1925. 1w4S'
FURNISHED FRONT ROOM. Up
stairs Inquire of f. Il. Webster, So
North st, Skowhegan. tf4S
SPACE FOR SEVERAL CkRs AND
furniture in new garage. Telephone
1929. Robert Davis RID 0; skow-
hogan. 3W4of
RENT OF 4 ROOMS. INQUIRE OF
Mrs. Bessie Libby, sS East Maple St,
Skowhegan. 1w4S"
UPSTAIRS RENT OF SEVEN ROOMS
pantry. shed and stable room and gar
East Leayitt street. VIII rent for
one year or longer. Inquire of Addie
B. Gee, care of Anna Prescott, water
St, Skowhegan. tf4f
SIX ROOM HOUSE WITH STABLE,
hen house and large garden plot. Good
condition. Furnace in cellar. Elec-
trio lights. e. w. Cronkhite. r. F.
ID. q Skowhegan. 2w4fF'
-FOUR LIVERY TEAMS TO LET.
Phone 2s4-3. -, tf47
electric lights. Inquire at 26 Turner
Ave-. Telephone s1-3, Skowhegan. tf4S
STEAM HEATED ROOMS. MODERN
,convenienees, centrally located Near
Postoffice. IT. Water St, Skowhegan
n. e. Phone 1861. tf4o
DOWN STAIRS RENT. INQUIRE
Wesley Watson. 81 North Ave, Show
hogan. Both Phones. tf4o
BRICK BUILDING RHAR Or OK
FORD Hotel. Suitable for garage.
Borden Russakof. Skowhsgan. tbs
TENEMENT TO RENT. FRED Il.
Moody Hanover ST., SkowheRan. tf4S
HOUSE OF SIX ROOMS ON PARK
MAN Hill. Inquire Miss jeanette
Hill, Parkman Hill, Skowhegan. Far
mers' Phone ALTO. tf44
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GARAGE To RENT Fop
months. Room for three
for season. 326 Water St., ~
STORE AT 4 ISLAND y
Skowhegan. Inquire of Smi,,
lo2 Water St, skowhegan'
DO YOU NEED AN sp,d
CHINE? We can rent vo
SUNSTRAND for any lensy,SSa
and at a very small chan
machines have only 10 Easss !.
very simple TO operate-a ~
run them. They will add '
substract and divide. :, Teienbal
phones) or write The Ip ao
Reporter Co. LUCY
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Found

PART OF WATCH CHAIN WITH
charm attached. Initials r. ID. G..
owner may have same by paying cost
of this ad. Joseph Murray, Cross St
Skowhegan. TWAS
LOCkET FOUND. OWNER MAY
have same by paying cost of this ad.
Independent-Rep Co. 2w47
AUTOMOBILE ROBE ON WATER
St, Tuesday evening. Owner may
have same by proving property and
paying cost of this ad. Call at 1902
North Ave-, Skowhegan. 2w47
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-29

PACK YOUR SUIT CASE AND COME
To this 1875 acre farm. " miles from
good pasture. 100 apple trees; 500 cords
of wood. House rooms, good repair;
stable 25x30; barn 44x70; stoves fur
niture, tools, hay. wood, two horses,
four cows. $4,000 takes everything,
$500 down, balance yearly payments.
Alonzo l.. Richards, Pennington. 3w4S
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Positions Won't
No charge to anyone for ads unl}
Heading

DRIVING TEAMS IN WOODI
any work of this kind. W. H. vi
Waterville, Gen. Del. lwI
MAN AND WIFE DESIRE posi-
as caretaker or on a farm or to
the woods to cook for small cred
ply at once to Mr.. w. G. Lewis
son. Gen. Del. -
,wAsHINGS w ANTED. WILL
and deliver. Mrs. Bessie LibJ
East Maple St., Skowhegan.
WOULD LIKE A CHANCE To 4
Will do anything | am capable
ing. Orestes Bracket, 4 Westd
Skowhegan.
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Wanted-To Buy
Subscribers.

PINE, SPRUCE, FIR, HEMLOCK AND
cedar logs landed on bank of Kennebec
River. Also pulp wood of all kinds I.
o. b. cars at your station. Frank Il.
Mace. 81 Winthrop St., Augusta. 3w4S'
= WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM
someone who has furnace pipe to sell.
Clifton Lewis, Farmers Phone, SHOW
hogan, RID and S. 2w4SF
PUREBREb HOLsTEIN BULL CALF.
State breeding and price in first let
ter. Howard Rowell Skowhegan RID
7. N. E. Phoned4-12, Athens Elk
change. 4w4SF
THREE OR FOUR TONS EARLY
cut fine or clover hay, suitable for a
cow Everett T. Goodrich, Madison
Ave, Skowhegan. N. e. Phone 121,S.
2w47F
A PUNG SUITABLE TO HAUL MILK
in. Eugene Swain RID 6, Skowhe-
gan. Farmers Phone 7-11-10. 2w47F
WANTED A GRAY GRAIN sEPARA-
TOR. State price in first letter. W. w:
Longley, Arson, Box A. 2w47F
LIGHT DRIVING COLLAR WITH OR
without names. Size 20 inch, Full
size baby drop side crib. Set of light
state lowest price W. P. Baker,
Bingham. 2W47f'
A TON OF GOOD FINE HAY FOR
cows. B. C. Taylor, IS South St.
Skowhegan. 2w47F
A PAIR OF ONE-HORsE WAGON
Sleds, state size. condition and price In
first letter. Wallace E. Jones. Athens.
2w47F
A. COPY OF DAVID BARKER's
Poems. Please submit what you have
for examination. r. T. Patten. tf46F
HTCuEsT PRICES PAID FOR
large we'll matured pullets. Harry
Nelson. 40 Pleasant St. y. e. Phone
284-3. tf44
F. = . -, 90 - .
ONE INCH. DRY HARD WOOD
= boards wanted. What have you
gan Novelty Works. N. e; !.
Phone s4-2. ties .
CEDAR POSTS WANTED IN CAR
lots. Five to twelve inch top. Help
furnished and money advanced to pay
cost of cutting. Don M. Towne, Madi-
son. 8w41F
COPY OF MAINE CIVIL OFFICER.
State conditions and price in first LETT
ter. Address York Press Corp. York
Village. Me. tf36
MAINE LAW REPORTS. VOLUMES
21-sS. Nos 21-61 are especially de-
sirable. Can also purchase old PAM
phlets on our Great West ana narra-
tives of Indian Captivities of the
earlier date. Dramatic works of early
American writer's are also somewhat
In demand. Please note that other
than the above old books, most old
books are entirely without value In
dependent Reporter Co. tf3b
SHIP YOUR LIVE POULTRY, EGGS,
dairy butter to Wiseman Farme. Bath.
Maine. Highest prices paid. Quick
returns guaranteed. Reference Bath
Trust Co. TIL
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MiSceuaneov.

ONE OR TWO CHILDREN
board. Would prefer school ag
Clifton Lewis, Farmers Phone.
hogan RID 4.and 5.
ANYONE HAVING ~ THEIR
SESSION letters written before
1910 are requested to notify the
signed as the envelopes win
marks or stamps may be of yalu1
Elise Fellows White, So Mldda
Skowhegan.
CONFINEMENT CASES WAN
Every care and attention given 4
est possible rates. References
from some of best doctors IN tow
Richardson, 254 North Ave. Maj
116-12. "
BOARD AND CARE FOR 0NgI
elderly lady, furnace heated roo1
Richardson, 254 North Ave, y
gan. Maine Tel. 116-f2. u
PORTRAITS FOR XMAS.
friends can buy anything you y
them, except your photograph,
your appointment now. ing
Studio, 81 water ST, Sko"HeeaI
Z. Phone 1872.
PIANO LESSONS, FIRST to
grade preferred. Miss Hanscq
Water street, Skowhegan.
CANCER CURE. THOSE SUI
ING from that dreadful. disease
cured and never troubled wll1
again. Full particulars may
free by writing NJ, L. C., care
H. Erb, r. 3. MILO, Me.
HORSE SUITABLE FOR GH'
delivery wanted for its keeplns,I
Thibodeau, North Ave. sho1
Both Phones. 80 =.
HUNTERS TO BOARD Df y
week at Arnold Falls Farm,
for information. Mrs. Iho1
Moore, Stratton. 4
MAIL ME YOUR SHOES y,
PAIRING. / will return them
ly and prepay postage. r, 4
Water st. (near City BuildlhH1
hogan.
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SEND SHOES FOR REPAIR

SEND SHOES FOR REPAiB1
mail to Kinoaid's Shoe Hosplts1
hogan. Full line of mems w
dress shoes. Lowest prices \
DO YOU KNOW THAT WE
Press, block. bleach ana c1s|
equal to new. Hat Danu
while you wait. Shoe dyelns
ialty. Fancy and sport shoes
Just. like new. Peter Leahv
and Hat Cleaning, Skowhess~
TYPEwRTTERs TO nnNT
sale on the installment plan
Smith and other maksa "'
Reporter q
SETH PHOTO STUp,
photo ON Post Card. FlnlsH
you wait. Developing ana
High grade xmxteur worL.
four hour service. TeIepn0'
0loWhaeAA.
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AAtoD41oonaQh - tAoso esfunns net 4.
flnee Ans6F1s8 ense - -, fsuR tines II, -
VIA elass. DssA sAAftisnal li.s Ss. 1, ~.
n1nAss feo1Da m average 81 wsfas. st,.~s
n ~ pAsA - aavaAees 1es aAAition.i /, !.
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SPECIALITY

HAIR GOODS A SPECIALITY
Switches and transformations made
from combings at Miss Towne's. Room
1s, ]. p. Merrill Block. Skowhegan. TIA
SECOND HAND GLENwOOD FUR
MACE for sale. Good repair. tf47
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1000 FIT. PINE BOARDS AND
about 1000 IT. birch and maple
boards, IL or IA hundred feet
brown ash boards. Also 400 TT.
matched poplar boards for floor
ing and some elm dimension lum-
Der AXIS and 5xe, SKI and 7xS in.
F. II. Pressey, Mercer. Telephone
Farmers $3.50, Norridgewock
Exchange. r 3W4S'
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CIGAR AND CIGAREIl

burns woven in by hand' =
moth holes and tears. Ai ANA.
Corriveau, Water ST, ohV
hogan, now located at
Curtis Millinery Shop III
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For Sale--Livestock

TWO SPLENDID PUREBRED HOL-
STEIN bull calves. S. H. Witham, Oak
land. RID "a. 4w48F
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
ANNIE MllllkAN

sYNoPsIe.-A foreword tells this:
Motoring through Arizona, q party
Of fasteners, father and daughter
ara q male companion. stop to wit
ness q cattle round up. The girl
q wild steer. A masterpiece of
riding on abe part Of one Of the
cowboys So cs her life. Then the
story begins. Clay Lindsay. range
rider on an Arizona ranch. an
nounces his intention to visit the
big town." New York. On the
train Lindsay becomes interested In
a young woman. Kitty Mason. on
her way to New York to become
. motion-picture actress. She 10
marked as fair prey by a fellow
traveller, Jerry Durand. gang politi-
clan and ex-prize fighter. PereeivinR
his intentions. Lindsay provokes =
quarrel and throws Durand from
the train. On his first day In New
York Lindsay 10 splashed with wa
ter by . janitor. That individual
the range-rider Furnishes summarily
ard leaves tied to a fire hydrant.
A young woman who sees the &C.
currence invites Clay into her
house and hides him from the po-
lice. Gays ''rescuer" introduces
herself As Beatrice Whitford. Lind
say meets her father. Colin Whit
ford. and is invited to visit them
again. He meets Kitty Mason by
accident. She has been disappointed
In her stage aspirations. and to
support herself Is selling cigarettes
In a cabaret Clay visits her there.
Kitty Ia insulted by a customer.
Clay Furnishes the annoyer. After
q lively mixup Lindsay escapes
Outside, he Ii attacked by Jerry
Durand and companion and
beaten insensible. Lindsay's ac-
quaintance with Beatrice Whitford
ripens. Through her he ia intro
duced into society" His side
partner" on the Arizona ranch.
Johnnie ereen. comes to the big
town" The two take an apartment
together. Kitty Mason gets word
to Clay that she Is In trouble. He
goes to a house where she In sup
posed to be shut up. He goes to
the rescue.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
LAM MACLEOD RAINE

way, kicked the automatics Into the
open, and took possession of them.
He felt safer with the revolvers In his
coat pocket, for they had been within
reach Of Durand. and that member
of the party was showing signs Of re-
turn to active interest In the proceed
ings.
when get you right I'll croak you.
By Cd. WILL" swore the gang lead
er savagely, nursing his battered head
mo big stiff from the bushes can
run anything over on me-"
II believe you," retorted Clay easily.
"That is. believe you're tellin' me
yore Intentions straight. There's no
news In that to write home about.
But you'd better make that II Instead
of when. This is three cracks you've
had at me and I'm still right healthy
rube"
Don't bank on fool luck any more.
I'll get you sure" cried Durand sourly.
The gorge Of the Arizonan rose.
''Mebbeso. You're a dirty dog. Jerry
Durand. From the beginning you were
rotten fighter-in the ring and out Of
1t. You and yore strong-arm men !
Do you think I'm afraid of you be-
cause you surround yoreself with dips
and yeggmen and hopnuts. all scum
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
CHAPTER VII
q Late Evening Call.

young woman Ia an open-neck
nightgown sat up In bed, a cascade Of
black hair fallen over her white shout.
ders. Eyes like jet heads were fast.
ened on him. In them he read indig.
nation struggling with fear.
SAY, what are YOU anyhow mol
buzzer? Il you're porch-cIimber on,
for the props you've sure come TO the
wrong Dump. ! got nothin but bum
rocks"
This pas Greek to Clay. lie did
not knoT that she had asked him n hc
were a ,aan who robs women. and tha,
she had told him he could get M III,
almonds there since hers were false
The Arizonan guessed ut once tina,
he was cot in the room mentioned IN
the letter He slipped his reyo,ve,
back into TIA place between shirt nnc
trousers.
rs this hons" number 121Y' he
asked.
"No, It's 1913. What OF it?"
TITS the wrong house. I'm ce'tainly
one chump."
TIT black eyes lit with sardonit
mockery. "Say. do l look like one
Of them bcrn-every- minute kind?" she
asked easily. Go ahead and spring
that old one cn me about how you
got tnnket, at tho club anil come IL
Mt the window on account o. your wife
navin' a i''inper somethin' fierce.'
mo. IL was lookIn' for some on,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
The Middle Aoes,

The Middle ages was period OF
about thousand years In the history
Of Europe. beginning with the fall Of
the Roman empire In 476 A. D., and
ending with the fall of the eastern
Rolnnn empire in 1543 A. d. The
Middle ages include the years between
the close of the classic times and the
dawn Of the modern era, and constI-
tuted the epoch of feudalism. chlvalry
and the Crusades. According to Hal.
lam, the Middle ages comprise about
1000 years. from the invasion Of
France BY Clovis in 476 to that of Ma.
Piles by Charles VIII In l494. From
the close Of the Middle ages came the
invention OF printing, the discovery OF
America and the revival of learning In
the Fifteenth century.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
Americans Who Made Their Names
Celebrated Were Essentially Men
Of Highest Character.

.Bll Nye," our own Edgar Wilson
I'VE. leaped into fame while writing
humorous sketches for the Laramie
boomerang. of which he was editor.
The name of "Bill Nye" was bestowed
on him by his office associates. His
book. "Baled Hay" was very p"puia'
for time. hut. like much humorous
writing. its popularity was ephemeral.
"Bill Nye" was much loved by all who
knew him. He was considered "the
greatest American liar
William 7. Adams was the noted
"Oliver Optic" who wrote more than
thousand stories. He died much
mourned by young readers. for whom
most of his books were written.
Under the name of Artemus Ward.
Charles +. Browne made worldwide
reputation as a lecturer and humorist.
He was an inimitable wag; his humor
was Irresponsible and kept all about
him In a constant state Of merriment.
He was the first writer to adopt
phonetic spelling. He died In 1859.
"Eli Perkins was contemporary
with "Artemus Ward" and II was
Ward who bestowed the nom de plume
upon him. Melville d. Landon was es-
sentially a funny man." but not truly
A humorist. He was gentle, kindly
man and one who loved his fellows.
Henry w. Shaw was the Josh Bill.
ings" of humor and homely phi.
iosophy. He was kicked into fame BY
his "Essa on the Muel." which Melted
him $50. his first money earned In