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, 1923-08-31
Market Gossip and Briefs
On Operations in O. lFields


rwelve-inch casing IS being set By
the Ohio OIL company at 1850 feet
IN It's test of the Rex Lake Btruc-
ture, on the Coughlin lease 20 miles
west of Laramie. Considerable gas
was encountered IN a sand at 1.4oo
feet and Indications that the struc-
ture is completely closed are multi
plying and chances for production
in the Wall Creek sand at $500 feet
look good.
The Western States OIL and Land
company is reported to be pulling
casing on the James Lake struc
ture, IS miles northwest Of Laramie,
preparatory to abandoning tho field.
The company drilled $500 feet sew
eral years ago without encountertng
production.
, 1923-08-31
WHEAT PRICES
WEAKER AGAIN
Market Lacks Rallying Pow
er Despite Buying by
Elevator Interests

CHICAGO. Aug. s1.-war like
European news. an advance in quo
tations at Liverpool and strength in
the local hog market. gave the grain
market here al upward tendency
during the early dealings. Trade.
however. was of a light character.
commission houses being moderate
buyers at the start with little sup
port being afforded tho market.
Opening prices. which ranged from
10 to h@xo higher. with Decom-
ber s1.o5x to s1.o6x. and May
SILK to s1I1x. were followed by
slight further gains, and then some
thing Of 4 setback.
Corn was Influenced by the firm
ness In wheat and the upturn In hog
values. After opening &c to &c up.
with December 67%c to CSC. the
corn market advanced a trifle more
and then suffered q slight reaction.
The market lacked rallying power.
although buying of September by
elevator interests and the strength
in the cash market together with an
improved export inquiry brought
out short covering about midday.
At tho finish prices were unchanged
to &c off. with December $1.o4B
to s1.05 and May s1.10A TO
s1.1o& @1.10H.
Trade in oats was featureless.
After starting unchanged to &c
higher. with December $3.50 to
39hc. the market hardened a little
and later began to sag.
Strength in the cash market gave
renewed flrmness to corn. with
September leading tho upturn. The
close was at net gains OF quarter to
1hc, with December 67xc.
Provisions were higher. a strong
feature at the start being q report
that loose lard was selling at Sep
TENDER price due to q good cash
demand.
, 1923-08-31

combin 55c; q blood combing $50
Sac.
Michigan and New York fleeces:
Delain unwashed 52@5sc: fine un-
washed 4sc: half blood unwashed
54355c; y blood unwashed sac;
u blood unwashed 4s@49c.
Wisconsin. Missouri and averages
New England. Half blood 52H5sc;
IS blood 50951c; 4 blood 45@4ec.
Secured basis: Texas fine IL
months s1.2s91.s2: fine eight
months s1.15@1.2o.
California: Northern $12s@1.so.
Middle country s1.15. Southern 800
G1.o5.
Oregon; Eastern number 1 staple
s1.S2@1.s3; fine and F. NJ. combing
S1.25@1.32; eastern clothing s1.15@
1.20. valley number 1. S1.1591.1S.
Territory: Fine staple choice s1.33
Obs; half blood combing s1.15K
1.2o; y blood combing s1.o0@1.o6;
quarter blood combing s3@s5c.
Pulled delain s1.2s@1.3o; A A.
S1.1S@1.22; A Super $1.o091.1o.
Mohair. best combing 7s@s3c; best
carding 70@75c.
, 1923-08-31

covering the frst lap Of the west.
ward trip from st. Joseph to st.
Mary's. Kans. This morning the
horses and their riders are ready
for the dash which is to reproduce
that OF sixty years 60. by hasten.
ing on, day and night until the
Golden Gate Is reached a week from
Sunday. Robert Lee sheperd is to
BIO the first rider, leaving st. Joseph
at 10 o'clock this morning.
Changing somewhat from the
original trail. the route today will
drop south from st. Joseph. instead
OF straight west and will take in
historic points in Kansas. Atchison
and Leavenworth. early day settle
ments on the Missouri. will be on
the route. and along toward night
the rider will reach Lawrence.
Here the pony express will pause n
moment while exercises are held in
front of the hotel hat was destroyed
by border raiders 60 years ago this
month.
Topeka Is to be reached by 10
o'clock tonight and here the rider
Will leave messages for Governor
Davis from Governor Hyde of Mis-
souri, and take other messages from
Kansas governor to Governor Sweet
of Colorado.
Two riders and IS mounts are ex-
pected to cover the 1853 miles from
st. Joseph TO st. Mary's. In all 243
horses are to be used
, 1923-08-31
STILL DISCOVERED IN
OPERATION, ONE ARREST
IS MADE BY DEPUTIES

One Of the first hot" stills. under
which the fire was merrily burning.
to be uncovered in several weeks.
was unearthed northwest OF Salt
Creek Thursday evening. The still
was OF 100 gallon capacity and fully
equipped.
Thomas Ward. who was in such
proximity to the seat OF operations
that 1t was assumed he was engaged
In supervising the brew. was arrest
ed. He was brought TO the count
all last night by Les Snow. Salt
Creek deputy of the Hheriff's office.
, 1923-08-31
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Aug. 31-Foreign
exchanges irregular. Quotations In
cents: Great Britain. demand, 4.54K;
cables. 4.54h; 6o-day bills on banks.
5.41z. France, demand. 5.5eh;
cables. $50. Italy, demand. 4.34;
cables. 4.34h. Belgium. demand,
4.67: cables. 4.s7h. Germany, de-
mand, .o00o1o; cables. .000011. Hol.
land, demand. $3.50: cables. 3e.33.
Norway. demand, 1929. Sweden. de-
mand, 26.5s. Denmark, demand.
1880. Switzerland, demand, 1902.
Spain. demand. 13.46. Greece, de-
mand. III. Poland. demand. .00o4h.
czecho Slovakia, demand. 2.e4. Jugo
Slavia, demand. LOS. Austria. de-
mand. .oo14A. Rumania. demand.
As. Argentine, demand. 32.37.
Brazil, demand. $50. Montreal.
OF 21-32.
, 1923-08-31

Repeats arc VIKING TO pay a 1air price
while the necessity of sellers some
times has forced concessions which
make the range of values on fairly
comparable lots OF wool unusually
wide
THE outlook nevertheless Is re-
garded as better. Congestion in the
goods market is being slowly reliev-
cd and credits are said to be casing
in consequence of this liquidation.
Predictions from London, from
own correspondent are that val
9 will rise five to ten per cent COM
pared with the last sales closing
rates. A strong market at London
needless to say. will not hurt the
market here.
Some interest Is being shown in
the Texas fall wool and mohair clips,
which are Just commencing to be
ahorn. No real basis for the new
clip is in sight yet. however. Mo-
hair is dull and hardly changed"
The Commercial Bulletin will pub
fish the following wool quotations:
Domestic. Ohio and Pennsylvania
fine unwashed 4s@5oc; half blood
, 1923-08-31
Daily Average Crude Runs
Show Decrease for Week

Oklahoma shows a daily average
gross production OF 443.350 barrels.
a decrease OF $3.50; Kansas 7s.10o.
decrease Of 800; North Texas 6 0 $500.
decrease of 5000: central Texas 24s,-
700. increase OF 2s.100; north Louis.
lana 81 900. decrease OF 200; Arkan-
sas 12s.45o. increase OF $50; Gulf
Coast 1oo.5oo. increase Of so: east
ern Texas Ill, 900. decrease of 1000;
and Wyoming and Montana 12e.5o0,
decrease of 20,700.
, 1923-08-31

SNYDER. Aug. e1.-From last re-
ports steel rails are actually laid for
1875 miles north from rlco. 1t is
conceded that the track is within
about five miles of Snyder to which
point the camp OF the railroad con
tractors was moved last night. and
the impression prevails that trains
may be running any time after Sep
tsmber 9Th.
Mr.. Holland Of the Ohio OIL COM
pany. and one OF tile school directors
is reported to have been in Snyder
yesterday with the end In view of
establishing a public school here in
conjunction with and with the CO.
operation of the Illinois Pipeline. z.
T. Williams and Snyder TOWNSHIP
corporations,
Material Is on the ground for sew
erai new buildings to be erected In
Snyder.
Belief In the report that tho new
railroad has a contract with the ILL.,
inois Pipeline company TO move 20
tank cars Of oil per day 800, 900 bar
rels per month beginning Septem-
Der Is. leads many optimists to
prophesy a town OF 5000 population
here within tho next sixty days.
T. T. Lieuallen. agent for Snyder
townsite. has an office on the ground
equipped with maps and platts of all
decided land around Snyder and ex-
tends every courtesy at hia COM
mand to all visitors.
, 1923-08-31
Sugar

NEW YORK, Aug. s1.-The re-
fined market today was steady and
list prices were unchanged at s7.75
for fine granulated with one refiner
accepting business at $3.50. The de
mand. however. was only moderate
although Withdrawals were OF fai
proportions
Refined futures nominal
Sugar futures closed frm; ap.
proximate sales. 5000 tons. Sep.
TENDER. 4.4s; December. A.44; March,
3.Sl; May. 3.s9.
, 1923-08-31

NEW YORK. Aug. s1.-The daily
average gross crude oil production
of the United States decreased $3.50
barrels for the week ended August
IS. totalling 2.242, 900 barrels, accord
ing to the summary OF the Ameri-
can Petroleum Institute. The daily
average production east OF the
Rocky Mountains was 1,372.4o bar
rels, a decrease of 6,050. California
production was $4,000 barrels. a de-
creaEo of 1000.
, 1923-08-31
Potatoes

CHICAGO. Aug. 81. -Potatoes.
weak; receipts. o. cars; total U. s.
SIS; Minnesota sacked
Red River ohios. U. s. No. 1. $3.50
cwt.; sand land. t1.60@1.7o cwt.;
Wisconsin bulk round whites, u. s.
No. /. f2.25 cwt.; Colorado smoked
Irish cobblers. u. s. No. /, $500
cwt.: Idaho sacked Rurais. U. 8. No.
s2.OO62.l0.
, 1923-08-31
to Drill
In Salt Greek Producer

trouble. The depth of this we'll is
1850 feet.
Several operations are going on in
tract N. No. ga is being rugged
preparatory to cleaning out A two
inch tubing packer has been run in
No. 9A to a depth of 1851 feet. No.
15A is to have six and five-eighths
inch casing run to 1900 feet.
, 1923-08-31
PONY EXPRESS RIDER SPEEDING
WESTWARD OVERP|ONEERT TRAIL!

30 a as known. only one woman
VIII ride In the race against time,
FOR what bad originally been planned
as n race between army horsemen
and cowboys. had to be changed
when tho army could not enter.
Miss Ruth wiseman will have tina
nrst sixty miles Of the run in
Nevada.
Another OF the riders will be Wi.
liam s. Tevis Jr.. a widely known
Caiitornia polo player. whose grand
iather was president of the Wells
Fargo Express company. Tevis will
attempt to mako tho entire trip
across California, 275 miles. He re-.
Gently rode 200 miles in IL hours in
practice for the event.
, 1923-08-31
RIDERS CHANGED
AT ATCHISON.

ArcHIsoN. Kans.. Aug. a.
one minute was required for the
change of riders in the pony expsoss
race from st. Joseph to San Fran.
cisco. five miles north OF here today.
Q. l.. Main rode up to the P,ul
kuhnert farm. where the change at
lao3 o'clock and turned over his bag
OF special mail to John Carter, 10
year old Topeka. Knns., boy who
dashed for Atchison mt 1903. Carter
will ride to the next station on the
Harry shumaker farm, three miles
south.
, 1923-08-31
Crude Market
Metals

NEW YORK. Aug. chopper.
easy; electrolytic, spot and futures.
l3M @13H. Tin. easy; spot and fu'
lures, 1852. Iron. steady; prices
unchanged. Lead. steady; spot
e75@7.oo. Zinc. steady; East 81.
Louis and nearby delivery. e.42@
6.45. Anthony. spot. $50.
, 1923-08-31
Money

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-call
money. easier; high, 81; low. Az:
ruling rate. 81; closing bid. ~; of.
fered at ~; last loan. AZ; call loans
against acceptances, AZ; time loans.
firmer; mixed collateral. eO.s0 days.
bh; 40 months. bh; prime CONNER
ciai paper. 5A.
, 1923-08-31
Gunner of
Giants Indicted

NEW YORK, Aug, s1.-The fed
eral grand jury which has been in
vestigating the affairs OF tho bank.
rupt brokerage house OF F. NJ
Fuller and company. today indicated
Charles A. s%toneham. part owner OF
the New York Giants. on a charge
OF perjury.
, 1923-08-31

and n soxioo foot bunk house are
in process OF construction by the J u
inois Pipeline company Immediately
east Of and adjoining Snyder. II Ia
reported that there Will be fourteen
OF these houses built for employees
, 1923-08-31

NEW ORLEANS. Louisiana, Aug.
31.-A bulge Of IS a bale. tho most
important rise in weeks. was re-
corded in the local cotton market
today in discounting the govern
ment's report on the growing cotton
crop, showing a condition of 54.1
percent of normal on August rs and
indicating a yield Of only 1878, 900
bales.
, 1923-08-31
Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO. Aug. s1.-Butter. I'M
settled; creamery extras, 44hc;
standards. <3c: extra firsts, an
@4so; irsts. ae@4ohc; seconds.
37h @5so.
Eggs. higher; receipts. 11.b4b
cases; firsts, 2s@3oo; ordinary irsts.
26@27c; storage pack frsts. 26c.
, 1923-08-31
Cotton Options Jump

NEW YORK. Aug. a1.-Acttve
cotton options Jumped about 100
points in the local market today
Immediately after the government
crop condition report was published.
, 1923-08-31
1oss AUsTRIA's DREAD YEAR.

VIENNA. Aug. 3i@During 1929
there were 400 labor conflicts in Aus
tria, 366 strikes and SO lock-outs,
one-third OF these strikes, in which
5s.732 men were involved. took place
inu Vienna. Only % OF tho strikes
were successful. 173 wero partially
successful and tho rest failures.
, 1923-08-31

Preparations are being made in
Salt Creek by the Kinney-Coastal
oil company to drill in Its well Nc.
ia on tract v. The boiler has been
moved back and drilling is going
ahead at the depth of 2.57s feet.
On tract w tho company's No.
soA Is shut down because OF boiler
, 1923-08-31

HOLDS EDGE
In WOOL MARKET
Closing Days of August Witness Usual Season Of
Dull Trading With Erratic Prices; Quota
tions on All Grades

BOSTON,, Aug. 31-The Commercial Bulletin will say
tomorrow: True to form the last week in August has re-
vealed a very dull market for wool, and prices Consequent
ly are barely steady with sales usually in favor of the buy
er. Hence prices are cratic. Some manufacturers look
ing for small quantities of wool to cover new orders or
, 1923-08-31

LACt3s
DENVER, Colo. Aug. I'M G
department Of AgricultureGHogs-
Receipts 200; market steadv 10 loo
higher; only full load sold ss.s6 paId
Tor averages $50 pounds; one load
zoo pound averages held higher:
drive ms $3.50 to 1920; packer sows
steady; mostly 81: for killing plgs
up to s7.7b: strong.
Catue-Receipts $50; calves 90;
few early saless kirling classes are
scarce; grass cows steady, few at
sf.oo; medium to good feeder steers
s69e.1b; steady Gamers s212.25.
Sheep - Receipts $500; steady;
two fair to GOOD rs pound Utah
lambs S12 fiat: four loads good IS
pound Nevada lambs s11.5o; few
cuils $40; ono bunch wethers $3.50;
other offerings unsold-
, 1923-08-31
Livestock


CHICAGO. Aug, 31.-U. s. De-
partment of AgricultureEHogs+
Receipts $4,000; fairly active, with
all interests buying: uneven, mostly
10 to 26c higher;d bulk good an
choice $50 to 40 pound averages
s.36@s.6o;top desirable $50; desira-
BILE $50 to 1926 pound butchers most.
ly s.7b@9.26; packing sows largely
7.40@7.65; good strong weight pigs
s.75@e.25; heivy weight s.15ae.3O:
mediuc s.759e.6o; light s1.O6e.6o:
light light 7.9o9s.55; packing sows
smooth 7.35@7.so; packing sows
rough 7.2597.s5; slaughter pigs $50
@s.25.
cattie-Receipts 5000; beef steers
and yearlings steady; run includes
liberal proportion of direct offerings
mostly short feds native grassers
and southwesterns: best steers II. az:
mixed yearlings steers and heifers
ll-2b; numerous loads steers s.25R
HOO; she stock dull, steady: bull,
largely heavy grass COWS 4.o095.25:
Gamer 2.76@3.0o; bulls steady to
weak; Few heavy bolognas here,
most light kinds Of value to sell to
&.oo@4.26; veaiers steady, bulk to
packers 1o.5o@1o.75; few up to 100;
stockers and feeders duh, around
steady; bulk 5.5o97.oo.
sheep-Receipts $4,000; practical.
~ all classes and grades Of killing
ROCK steady; feeding lambs strong;
good and choice western lambs to
Killers and shippers 13.26913.5o; ma.
i've mostly 1.6o@1a.oo; culls largely
s.oo@s.6o; bulk fat ewes 5.75@7.oo;
feedins lambs generally 13.6o91s. 60.
, 1923-08-31
Cotton

NEW YORK. Aug. 81--Cotton.
spot steady; middling $685..
, 1923-08-31

Cash Grains and Provisions
CHICAGO. Aug. 31.-wheat-No'
2 red, s1.o391.o3h; No. 2 hard.
s1.o3A @1.07.
Corn-No. Q mixed. ssho; No. 2
yellow. s9Qsohc.
oats-No. . white. ss@41c; No. .
white. 37x @39c.
Rye-No. Q, 67ho-
Barley-5s96sc
Timothy seed-s6.25@T.oo.
Clover seed-s16.oo@1s.oo.
Pork-Nominai.
Lard-s11.e5.
Ribs-sS.s7@s.T5.
, 1923-08-31
Flax Seed.

Flax Seed.
DULUTH, MIMI. Aug. s1.-Close
fax September s3.2sh asked; octo-
Der ;2.2sA bid; November s2.2s: De-
cember S2.2bk bid
, 1923-08-31


OMAHA. Neb. Aug. 31-U. g. De-
partment Of Agricuiture.%Hogs. re.
ceipts 10000; active. on light hogs
butchers to shippers; mostly i5e
higher; 100 to $40 pound averages
Ss.s5@e.oo; top se.o5; strong weight
butchers $50 to 1876 pound averages
ss.4oAs.76; others slow; packers bid.
ding steady; average cost yesterday
s1.s3; weight $50 pounds,
Cattle. receipts 1900; run mo,.,v
direct to both yard dealers: ali
classes generally steady; no choice
feeders included; best S11.7B: few
sales a cows at ;s.75@4.6o: grass
heifers s4.5o95.5o; practical veal ton
ss.oo; bulk stocker and feeder steers
s5.2597.25.
Sheep. receipts $4,000; lambs
steady to strong; bulk western Iambs
sls.1o; top s13.15; natives s1225n
1880; fed clipped s12.25; sheep scarce
steady; feeders mostly firm; numer.
Gus sales OF 81 to 81 pound feeding
lambs 1926.
, 1923-08-31

Expert watch and Jowelry repair
Ing. Casper JewolrY Co., o-S Bldg
, 1923-08-31

Send your automobile news to
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, 1923-08-31
BOARD OF PARD0Ns IN 4
SESSION At cheyenne

CHEYENNE. wyo,. Aug. ST.
The Wyoming State Board of Par.
dons met Friday to consider appiica-
tons for a Communication Of sentence
for Clifford Mann. under sentence 70
DO hanged next Tuesday at the
penitentiary at Rawlins. for tho
murder OF Mrs, George Schwerdt.
feger.
Flour Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Aug. 81.
Flour. unchanged. Bran. $4,000
27.00.
, 1923-08-31
Poultry.

Poultry.
CHICAGO. Aus. 81. Poultry,
alive. unsettled; fowls, i5@24c; hroil
ers. 26e; springs, 2bc; roosters, l4hc
, 1923-08-31

LONDON. Aug. s1.-Bar silver 30
1915 pence per ounce. Money as
per cent
, 1923-08-31
SNYDER.

". p. Matthew'S. OF caAper wal a
visitor today at Snyder and Levoye.
, 1923-08-31
Silver

NEW YORK. Aug. 31-Bsr silver,
62%o. Mexican dollars 47Hc
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-03-29


stomach, dnsyou?"
Doc. Briggs: "No. Turn him over.
Il 800
Look here little girl, can't spend
the day showing you penny toys. Do
you want the whole earth with .
little red fence around it,"
LET me see it, please"
Let me see it, please"
Salesgirl: "That man bought -
said he was buying that five pound
box Of candy for his wife"
us he just married?"
EITHER that or he's done some
thing"
Father: "You sly rascal, you've
cast your sails on the sea Of matri-
mony, haven't your"
Son: Yes, Dad, and zee but I'm
seasick."
give been to the hospital and the
doctors have taken Ava ma appen-
dixs."
'.rhese doctors II take anything
It's a peety We didna have it in your
wife's name."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-03-29

New Maid: pointing to statuette
Of venus) "Ah jest wants you all to
know afoah All stahts workin, heah
dat All didn't knock de arms off dis
heah monument; it wuz dat way
whine All comes heah."
"Late again, O'Malley. How do
you account for this persistent tard-
mess 7"
It's inherited. sor. My father was
the late Michael O'Malley."
sOne wife thought her husband was
perfect. She wrote about it to the
newspaper but her letter was never
published. Her husband forgot to
mail it!
Good Woman: "Weil, do you want
good meal badly enough to work
for it,"
Tramp: "I'm just hungry, mum;
not desptrate."
Church notice in Manchester, Eng
land Guardian:
Subject "The Three Great Failures.
Choir Sermon Offertory
ese
Judge: "How did you come by
| those chirkens 2"
Nose: "Dat's jes' de trouble;
couldn't get by 'em no how sah."
Judge: prisoner, the jury finds
you guilty"
Prisoner: "That's all right, Judge:
know you're too intelligent to be
influenced by what they say"
A Flapper's idea Of Hell: Nobody
loves me, and my clothes don't fit.
###
"say, offisher, where's thish Flat
Iron Building2 wanna get my
rlothes pressed u
Caller: "Is the editor in?"
Office Boy: mo"
"Well, throw this poem ID the
waste basket"
"Did you know that they have a
machine now that can tell when
you're lying
did I? I married one"
"Can't ! sell yon copy Of this
Man His Own Master'?" asked the
book agent.
mo-" said the weary business
man, II cannot spare the money now
for divorce.
Fresh eggs, Mrs Brown, are so
cents and cracked ones are 20 cents. /"
"Please crack me Dozen"
Mrs. Jones: II don't thing you
ought to punish child on full
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Y TKaM ~ NJ ~ n
$3.50 = PROGRESSIVE - MISE
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What the BeIington Schools
Are Doing and Should Do"
EDUCATION THROUGH LITER
AZURE

The great aim in education is to
get through with useless material
that is but gross luggage to the
the mind. Figures and characters
must take place Of material with
which to illustrate, calculate, and
demonstrate = Thus the use. Of Fig
urative Speech and Language.
If clerk at his desk were oblig-
ed to use material figures instead Of
being able to figure with pencil, his
calculation would be slow indeed;
then too, when certain figures or
numbers were in demand. his supply
would fall short, blocking his work
indefinitely. The educated mind,
filled with useful impressions, is an
inexhaustible storehouse Of know
ledge.
Collect all the material used for
educational purposes, from the time
q child receives his first lesson,
which may be set Of blocks with
the alphabet, to the day when he re-
ceives his college diploma, and one
can, in small way, realize the taxa
ton Of theNNbrsin, during the great
filming process. Can we wonder at
the confusion one seems to expert
ence on not being able to recall GER
tain names, places, and dates? Or
even at the wrecked conditions and
poor health Of many of our young
college graduates, who are rushed
through high school and college!
Great care should be exercised in
the selection of library books. The
mind is not warehouse for rubbish.
Only the most valuable books, which
contain inspirational thought and
wholesome food for the mind, should
be permitted to enter our schools and
libraries. Each volume become a
living companion Of good or bad in
| fluence. The impressinable mind
films unconsciously, each word and
action of the character represented
whether we read for the story or the
acquiring Of greater vocabulary
If the character depicted, appeals to
the sympathies, it may be the d.
rect cause Of suggesting itself as a
secret confidante in an hour of in
decision. Thus literature is quite
often responsible for success or fail
ure in life. Lincoln's inspiration
came through the reading Of good
books. His library was limited, anc
\ possibly it were best FIAT our pre-
sent day Libraries should receive al
overhauling, and only the books o.
writer's worthy Of feincarnation bt
LEFT for the making N our future ma
ton. Better have empty shelves
than rubbish, useless luggage, and
unwholesome brain food.
The crime wave, which has been
the bane Of the educational system
! Of late years, is realty due to the
4 publishing and flaming OF wicked
deeds, which coarsen the very fibre
of our nation. Nothing seems to
shock or shame the pleasure seek
ing public 1t is not more literature,
but a better quality, that is needed.
| Our young people must take greater
interest in the cheap entertainments,
If we hope for better conditions in
the Social and Educational world.
HELEN POWNALL