davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-12-24

Mlady sv6renec dival sc ma
stareho kejklire pin uzkosti a
nepokoje.
"Mily Leone," promluvil sta
ry Cos, .tvdj otec byl synem
hrabete a hrabenky z Bussie-
res"
Gale jdiz!. Odkud pax to
vis?" zvolal Leon velice touto
vypovedi pestounovou dojat.
ga znam dobre onu hraben
ku."
"Ty re znas hrabenku z Bus
sieres?"
"Ovsem re Znam."
"Podle echo pax soudis, re
bylo ono zavrzene dite, ku kite
lremu Sc rodice jeho nechteli
hlasiti, vlastnim synem hra-
bette a hrabenky Bussieres?
tazal Sc Leon.
"Jest tomu skutecne TAX,
jak jsem pravil," tvrdil kejk-
llir.
!, 90, prosim te, tedy mi wy.
svetli tn vec blize. Prosim te
,co Wis tom?" nalehal ma star
ce Leon.
| "Vzdyt' jsem ii jiz povfdal
re znam dobre hrabenku 2
Bussieres. Jestit' to Slechticna
Iivelmi spanilomyslna a mad mi
ru dobrotiva, Cd kterez jsem
byl vzdy velmi laskave pfi.
ljat," jail Sc Cos vypravovati
"Tato uslechtila DANA sidli ji5
po ctyricet let We velikem a
mad miru krasnem zamku ne.
daleko mesta Clamency v de.
partmentu Nievre. Hrabenka
lie nesmirne bohata. Lide v o.
koli tamnim tvrdi, re by 2
bohatych prijmd, ktere ma ze
statku a panstvi sveho d'Ar.
feuille, nekolik obci mohlo Ii.
It'll. Ona jest ale take nejdobro-
tiveisim andelem chudych a O.
puStenych. Ona takrka zije
pro nuzne, opustene a "a
rmoucene celeho dalekeho O.
kolf. Jeji pokladny isou ote-
vrenv pro kazdeho potfebne-
no. Dala vystaveti mnozstvi
| skol, v nichz sc dostava detem
chudobnych rodi6I. bezplatne-
no vyucovani. Tez zalozila ne
kolik sirotcincG nemocnic
| Proto take il zboznuii vsich-
nj. kdoz il znaii. Kdyz jsem
/ pocal hrv loutkami provozo.
vati. potloukal jsem Sc iiz ce'
Ia tri l6ta "a svym zamestna
MIN DO Francii. Tu byl jsen
iednoho dne od hrabenky Z
Bussieres ma zamek ieii povo
Ian. kdez jsem mel hrati pro
ieii male chran6nce divadlo
!, Phi predstaveni sedela hrabel
ka tez mezi ditkami a dival;
Sc ma hraiici loutky. Ami;
bych snad chtel Sc umenin
SWIM vvchloubati. muslin 81
pfiznati. ze ieste nikdy jsen
tax dobre nehral. jak onoh'
vecera. Rozumi Sc. re pred
staveni ono v pine mire hra
bsrku uspokoiilo, tax ze. kdy
bvlo 90 nredstaveni. dala S
mne zavolati do sveho salonu
kdez mi sama vyslovila spok
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-12-24

|odvece vazne starec. ''Posud
neuderila hodina, kdy Sc to
stane. O verte mi, cd te DOLBY,
co vas znam a vim, kdo jste,
vznaselo Sc toto straslive ta-
jemstvi jiz nejmene dvacet-
krat ma rtech mych, ale vzdy
jsem je opet. zhroziv Sc no, u
kryl v hloubi srdce sveho.
Vzdyt' to bylo povinnosti mou.
Vam must zvestovati jina T.
sta, nikoli ma, kdo byla vase
matka!"
"Coz ale budou-li ona usta
nema?"
"Paklize prilis dlouho ona
dsta vase tajemtsvi nevyslo-
VII" zahuhlal pro sebe Mardo-
che, "pak, pax teprva uvidim,
presvedtim se."
"A reknete mi vse, neni-liz
pravda?"
"Ano, vsecko-li yam ale re-
knu, posud nevim."
"Kdy Sc tedy cd vas vseho
DOWN nalehal nan netrpe-
live Leon.
"Snad "a diva mesice, take
dosti MONA, ze az "a tri, mo-
zna take, re jeste drive"
"Dobra, budu tedy trpeliva
|az do te DOLBY cekati."
"Rekl jste mi ale, ze nemd-
zete zde zGstati," namital sta
rec.
"To jest take pravda. Ano,
chci Sc odebrati pryc odtud
Co ale pocne Blanka? Co sc
stane s Blankou?"
"Jen Sc upokojte," tesil he
Mardoche, "ja budu s nj O vas
mluviti. A kan Sc odeberete
odtud? Vratite Sc opet do Pa
rize?"
"Ano."
"a budete tam pilne We stu
ditch pokracovati?"
"To vam slibuji svatosvate
re tax ucinim."
"Tedy mi zde nechate svo,
adresu, abych v9del, bude-l
toho potfebi, kan bych van
mel psati," pravil Mardoche.
Timed byl k tomu mlad!
muz ochoten.
Vytrhl re zapisniku sveht
list paplru, napsal nan tuzko,
svou adresu a odevzdal j Ma
dochovi, ktery il vstrcil do k.
psy rka:
"Mezi tim, co Wy budete ,
Parizi obirati Sc student svy
mi, neslozim take ia zde ru
ce do klina, nybrz budu jed
matt, pokud "a dobre uznam
We prospech vas a pro Blan
ku."
4 20 diky vam, Mardoche, ii
sicere diky."
"Kdy pax odcestujete?"
"Hned zitra," odvetil Leon
; "Nebot' mGj pestoun, Jerom
Cos, pfijel sem "a mnou. TIE
: dobry muz miluje me jak
sve vlastni dit9. ia jsem m
take vsecko vypravoval. Pow
{ dal jsem mu Blance, o vas
4 10 mych rodicich.
u Mardoche s uspokojenfl
e prisvedcil, pokynuv hlavou.
0 "To jste dobre ucinil," OF
: povedel, 'jen mi nezapomel
: "a no Rlanku -
o INA nj abych nezapomn6l ?
odpovedel nadsen9 Leon, 81
!'lna jest pfeci jedin& bytos
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s u i r,

Wis. ia Dych rad Spatril hra-
benku Bussieres," promlu-
vii zvYenym, vaznym hlasem.
"Nebf il muslin odevzdati Ii
,stiny/ ponsvadz jsem pevne
presvedcen, Re ten, jemuz ma
lezely, byl synem jejim."
XXXIII.
| Starry Mardoche mel tehoz
dine velmi nepokojnou noe, ne
bot nemohl ami Okla zamhou-
riti, neustale premysleje, co Sc
dale stane.
"Co asi bude mfti "a nasled
ky toto dorucenf otcovskycb
spisd Leonovi?" tazal Sc sama
sebe. "A co Sc stane, az mia
dy muz ony spisy precte?'
premital ma, mysli dale.
Mardoche byl pevne pre-
sweden, ze ze spisd onech wy
jde ma jevo provineni Lucie
Mellierovy. v toho pax zajiste
ze vzbudilo Sc v dust mladeho
muze podezfenf, ktere vedlo k
uvazovani pficin, pro ktere
byla vrazda ma jeho otci spa
chana, a z techto pricin -
jak snadno dal by Sc pachatel
one tajemne vrazdy vypatra-
It'll?
| Vsak bud'si jak bud. Jen
Kdyz Mardoche neprozradil
tajemstvi sveho dobrodince
aspon dal Leonovi klic k wy
patrani tajemstvf. Tato mys-
lenka svirala mu velice srdce
Slunko zlate davno bylo ji5
vyslo, pozlativsi zari svou vr.
chole okolnfch hor, ba ubiralo
Sc jiz kazdodennf pouti svou
kdyz Mardoche ztraviv noe be
zesnou, z chudobneho ldzka
sveho povstal.
Cele dopoledne ocekaval ne
trpelive mladeho muze, ale
marne bylo cekanf jeho.
Konecn6, bylo asi dve hodi.
ny odpoledne, uzrel z "pavla.
nu" sveho prichazeti Leona
touzebne ocekavaneho.
i special mu rychle vstric
Ma to posadili Sc spolu pred
otvor, jimz vchazelo Sc do je.
dne jeskyne.
| Mlady n,4z mlcel a cekal
az Sc no Mardoche bude ptati
| Lee starec nemohl dlouho
Sc odvaziti k tomu, aby Sc lie.
ona ma neco otazal.
+! Chvili mlceli oba. Konecnf
ale otazal Sc piece Mardoche
| "Precetl jste 81 vSe?"
| "Ano."
i "Nuze, echo jste Sc dove
del re spisu tech?"
| "Mily Mardoche, CO Sc ty
ka rodiny me matky, te vim
zrovna tax malo dnes jake
! jsem vedel vcera. Nenase
jsem We spisech tech ono ta
jemstvi, kter6z jak jste Sc m
zminil, musilo byti zajiste ,
Mich obsazeno."
Mardoche vyvalil nan udi
vene oci; neveril takrka slu
chu svemu.
"Je-li mozna?" tazal Sc pre-
kvapen, "tedy neobsahovaly
spisy ty ono tajemstvi? Nedo
, zvedel jste Sc z mich opravdl
jmena matky vasi?"
"Nikoli. Ze spisd on6ch by
, 10 jen tolik zrejmo, re Sc jme
novala Lucie."
"Ano. imenovala sc Lucie.
odpovedel Mardoche, zamys
( liv Sc.
Pc chvili tazal sc dale:
IA nenalezl jste onecl
spisech zadn6ho psani?"
"Nalezl isem tam dive psa
mi. Obe prisla z vesnice Chev
a rienv. kterezto bv' mdj ote
E vychovan. Nebot' mGi otec p
= dobne jake ia neznal otce ar
: matky, mily Mardoche."
II "To jest mi vskutku podi,
u no." mluvil kmet pro sebe. .
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=.n..za.....znHS.-,s.u
Ijenost svou. I musel jsem je-
|ste druheho dne zdstati v zam-
ku a pax jeste zdrzela mne
tam hrabenka cely tyden. Ia
tento tyden prehraly mole
Iloutky. vsecky kousky, ktere
umely. ia pax ziskal jsem 81
hned prvniho dne lplnou ma
klonnost hrabencinu, tax re sc
mi dostalo jednoho dne cti, re
mne pozvala ke sve tabuli. Pri
obede vyptavala Sc mne, isem
Ii zenat a mam-li deti. Nemel
Ijsem ami dost malo priciny,
abych il ceho tajil, tax jsem
Iii vypravoval cely zivotopis
svGj, v kterem ty hrajes hlav-
nj roll. Hrab6nka byla vypra-
vovanim mym velice dojata. A
nejpodivneji Sc mne dotklo,
ze pokazde, kdykoli jsem TIVE
|jmeno vyrkl, rozcilenf jeff sta
lie rostlo. Ba konecne dala Sc,
premozena city svymi, do hla-
siteho place. ia byl pfi tom
We velkych rozpacich. Ale ona
ihned sc vzpamatovala a pro-
mluvila ke mne hlasem mir
lnym a neznym, v kterem jevi-
| la Sc veskera dobrotivost je.
. il: "Prosim vas, odpust'te, do.
bry muzi, re mne vypravova.
nj vase tax velice dojalo, &c
nemohla jsem ovladati city
srdce sveho. Ale upokojte Sc
Wy nejste vinen, re Sc Shy 0.
ci mych bezdeky vyronily, ny.
; brz plakala jsem, uslysevsi
jmeno Leon, kterym naZyva
sc vas nalezenec, a jmeno to
me tax bolestne sc dotklo. Ne.
bot ia jsem mela syna, kite.
ry Sc take Leon jmenoval -
ted by mu bylo jiz skoro tfi.
Get rokG." "A snad vam syn O.
men zemrel?" tazal jsem Sc
Hrabenka z pocatku ma tutc
mou otazku neodpovedela
ale sklonila jen v hlubokem
bolu hlavu povzdechem
: "Reklo sc mi, re jest syn mdj
mrtev, ale az po dnes nevim
je-li to pravda, ci neni." -
Rozumf Sc, ze jsem Sc il dale
jiz netazal. Hrabenka povsta.
la a pfesla nekolikrate po sa.
lone. Dobre slysel jsem, kite.
rak sama k sobe mluvila tate
slova: "Zdali pax Sc nekdy de
zvim pravdy, co sc mym u
bohym ditetem stale? Co pal
asi MIN pocali? Oni jej ODE
tovali, aby oloupili no 0 to
co mu pravem nalezelo, a tt
ien proto, ably obohatili jine
no, ktery toho nikterak an
neni hoden." Takto bedovals
hodnou chvili uboha, nest'ast
ma hrabenka. Nu, a co toni
rikas, Leone?"
Mezi tim, co starec vypra
! voval. nespustil s n6ho takrk,
mlady muz ami Okla, lpel te
mer ma rtech vypravujicfht
Gose. hltave ssaje z Mich kaz
: de slovo.
NeOdvaZOval Sc takrka an
. dVchati kdyz stafec domlu
vii. zvolal chraptive, velic,
: rozcilen:
"Nyni neni zadne pochyb
nosti vice. Jen vypravuj, pro
sim te. dale, ien dale -"
"Jiz isem ii povedel vse. c.
: isem vsdel," odpoved6l Cos
:; "Hrabenka mi vice nerekla
Paklize Sc ale vsecko uvazi
= imeno, cas- ostatni okolnosti
pax bv Sc to mohlo vztahovat
ma tebe. neni liz pravda?"
30 ano. ano! mluvil sam
soba Leon.
"Od onoho casu," vypravo
val znovu stary kejklif, pr
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SaCy, kLere JSte 81 necnaI "
domku pastyrov6."
ia 81 tam pro ne prijdu,"
odpoved9l Leon, ''jakmile Cd
vas obdrzfm psanf, kter6 me
sem povola. Ma st6stf mann
jeste jiny oblek, sice bych
byl musil choditi zde v oble-
|ku bodreho pastyre Seuillon-
skeho, V kterem vypadal jsem
lvelmi smesne, nebot' podobal
jsem Sc hastrosi. Zde. jsem je
prinesl s sebou v tomto baliku.
Prosim vas, mily Mardoche.
bud'te tax dobry a odevzdejte
mu je a zaroven mu vyslovte
| me diky."
"Dobra, stane Sc, jak zada-
Ite. Hned je vezmu sebou,
jakmile pGjdu do divorce"
"Jest6 neco. Neni-liz prav-
da, Mardoche, kdyby Sc melo
| We dvorci Seuillonskem neco
zvlastniho stati -"
"Tot' Sc rozumf, ze vam j.
hled poslu psani."
i
| "A vid'te, ze take vyrfdite
slecne Blance -"
"Arcize. Vyridim il, ze il
milujete, ze ma nj nezapome-
nete nikdy a ze Sc sem vra-
tite, jakmile vam to bude moz
lno."
"Mejte sc tedy dobre, Mar
doche, a bud'te Bohem! Ma
brzkou shledanou, nenieliz pra
|vda?"
"Ano, s Bohem! Brzy, boh-
Ida, opet sc shledame!"
A objavse Sc vroucne roze-
|sli sc oba muzove.
Leon ubiral sc cestou do
|Saint-Irunu, Mardoche pax po
lsadil sc opet ma balvan skal-
|ni. Sklonil hlavu zdstal TAX
Ito hezkou chvili sedeti.
Starec tise plakal.
Leon nerekl staremu Zebra
kovi ami slova psani stare
Marianny.
Ucinil tax ma radu pestouna
isveho, ktery mu pravil, ably to
Idllezite tajemstvi jeste stare
Imu zebrakovi nesveroval.
! Kdyz Sc byl Leon do hostin-
Ice Bertouxova vratil, nalezl
Istareho Gose, ktery prave Wy
prasoval obleky svych ma
Ilych umelci.
| Kasparek a maly Rigolo by
Iii svleceni stall proti sob6
|opreni o rimsu kamen; zdalo
se, jakoby Sc tyto oblibene
Iloutky stareho kejklire spoke
ljene ma sebe usmivaly.
"Jen sc nenech mnou vytr.
"Nuze, kdy pojedeme?" ta.
zal Sc Cos.
hovati," promluvil Leon.
"Hned Ultra"
"Tot' vyborne. Takto mize.
me byti pohodlne jiz pozitri ,
zamku d'Artefeuille."
"A odtamtud pojedeme dc
Pafize," dolozil Leon.
"Hnedle byl bych ma nece
zapomnel," oval Sc po male
chvili Cos, imam zde pro te
be nejake psani."
"Psani pro mne? Je-li MOI
mar" tazal Sc Leon udiven
"Vzdyt' mimo -Mardoche new.
nikdo, kde bydlim?"
Pc tech slovech wal 81 OF
Gose psani a rychle je rozpe.
cetil.
Nejprve hledel Sc z podpisu
dopatrati jmeha pisatelova.
"Od Blankyw zvolal.
A radosti takrka sileny be
hal po pokoji, mluve sam !
sob9:
"Ona mi psala! Tote psan
'od NIL"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29

Many farmers. II was brought out. nov
depend entirely on the cotton crop
and buy the products named for theil
own tables
More Economical Credit
AT the conference at Ithaca, N. Y.
those participating felt that a better
understanding between farmers and
bankers would be beneficial 10 both.
At present large amount OF the cred
II used by farmers is in the form OF
mercantile credit. which, II was point.
ed out, is much more expensive for
them than bank credit. II was felt that
campaign OF education Is needed 10
acquaint farmers with banking facili
ties. The conference, therefore. REQ.
commended that the Agricultural Com.
mittee OF the State Bankers Associa.
tion. the agricultural college and rep.
resentatives OF the Farm Bureau and
the State Grange get together for the
purpose OF working out programs and
plans for further meetings TO be held
In the various counties OF the state.
At conference held at Amherst
Massachusetts,. there were representa-.
tiyes from Vermont. New Hampshire.
Rhode Island and Con.
necticut. Emphasis was placed on the
importance OF the Boys apd Girls
Club work. The New England confer. I
ence also felt that the importance OF
bank credit over mercantile credit !
should be stressed. A resolution was
adopted and 10 being sent TO agricul. 4
ural committees In each State urging /
hat they get In touch with their agrl. /
;ulursl colleges and map out a pro.
ram for educating the farmer In re
ard TO the importance and thu scono.
ny Of bank credit over mercantile
'redit.
The emphasis on this resolution
anne not so much from the bankers
resent as II did from the represents.
Ives OF the agricultural colleges and
he farmers.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29

In Ave other states-California,
Washington. Oregon. Idaho, and Utah
III was agreed at subsequent confer
ences that bankers agricultural com
mittees would meet al the state agri-
cultural colleges and. in cooperation
with the college officials. work out a
program that they would recommend
10 the banks.
The Texas Plan
II was at the Texas conference that
II was developed that the officials OF
both the bankers association and OF
the state college felt the big problem
for that state was the establishment
OF system Of collective. orderly mar.
keting. In order TO bring this prob
lem effectively before the farmers and
the bankers II was agreed to hold a
bsnkerfarmer meeting in December
Efforts will be made TO get from 200
TO $50 bankers to attend, each banker
to bring with him several representa-
tive farmers OF his community. The
program and demonstration will en-
phssize the need OF meeting the mar.
ksting problem and point ways to
satisfactory solution.
At Athens. Georgia. the conference
recommended that the State Bankers
Association take steps TO raise a fund |
for assisting deserving students 10 |
complete college course in agri- |
culture or home economies. This
conference. recognizing the valuable
work being done by county agricul-
tursl and home demonstration agents.
also went on record as fayoring the
employment Of agents In each county.
Al the Raleigh. North Carolina, con
ference the pressing problem. in add
ton to loans for worthy students. was
held TO be encouragement Of the farm
sr TO practice greater crop diyersifica-
lion. The conferees felt that the first
big step was to get farmers at least
% produce sufficient vegetables. fruit,
milk, meat and poultry to live on.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29

NO. John" said his wife. 1--WE won't
buy car even II everybody else In the
neighborhood does own one. We are
goifAs 10 put our money In the bank
and save Il for rainy day."-clncln.
nati Enquirer.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29
observatlon Of oldtImer

Some people have AS much trouble
backing the car out OF the garage as
their parents used TO In backing the
old horse into the shafis.-Cisclnna
Enquirer.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29
Some youth,ui prodlsIs.

Maesulay WAS historian al eiSht
Tennysou . poet a. early Byron wrote
verses a. ten. and Bacon vas a philos-
opher af the same nee. Mozart made
bis debut as composer and ussiciaa
AZ ak
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29

the the Commission
form OF cooperation with the
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29
SOME oln ssstowea on All.

The weakest among US has gift.
however seemingly trivial. which Is
peculiar 10 him. and which. worthlIy
used. will be gift also to his race
Ruskin
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29
Beautiful THOUGHTS.

Fully TO understand a grand and
beautiful thought requires. perhaps. as
r17-n time as 10 conceive if.--Joubert.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29
FARMER BANKER conferences
THROUGHOUT NATION DEVELOP
WAYS TO AID ACRICUL TlsHE
Collective Marketing Diversified Farming Promotion of
Agricultural Education and Use of Bank Instead of
Mercantile Credits Chief Lines of Suggested Action.
Director Agricultural cOmmsson American Asooson
BY o. n. OTIS,

-Four lines of action the business farming
stand in the discussions that have
OF conferences being held throughout
the United States They collective marketing, al.
yersined farming the promotion OF agricultural education
and the OF the economical bank credit rather
than mercantile credit At many points active steps
foster action along these lines have been taken.
The conferences were initiated by the Agricultural
Commission OF the American Bankers Association 10 the
end that the condition OF the the farm be improved
The conference held conjunction with the Wis
u Arric
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29
Use Only Portion OF Brain.

Not one person IN nifty 81 the pres
ent population uses his or her brain
to half It's full capacity, says a famous
specialist.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29
Fans


Widespread Interest follows the an
nouncement Of . California phoiogrn-
pher that he can Photograph people's
thoughts Nov. n he eau nnd way
to develop them ,--Provldencs Jour
cal.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29

Road to Honor and Fortune.
Honor and fortune exist for him
who always recognizes the neighbur-
hood OF the great. always feels him.
self In the presence Of high causes
Emerson
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-11-29
HEAD OF HOGS

z Registered Duroc Jersey sows, with pigs.
3 Registered sows.
8 shoats, weighing about 125 pounds each.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-14
Pastors Photo
In Paper Fatal
To His Freedom
Officers in Georgia Saw
Il They Got Busy
Right Away.

Los ANGELES. Jan. 1s.--4enry
g, Bentons negro pastor OF the New
Cross Baptist Church. for the first
and only time in his life, had his
picture in the newspapers. That
was several weeks ago, when he
was shown with two condemned
negroes. Robert Massett and Henry
Jones, distributing comfort in the
Fulton county Tower.
That picture, a thing Of aoY4.
secret satisfaction to the Rev
aenry Benton, has proved his url-
dolng, for a time at least.
Conyers Gal authorities seeing
the picture and recognizing. tEey
Said man they wanted. asked
bon HollandS jailer to hold Benton
upon his next appearance st the
The other day he visited The
lower as usual. After pravinr
Win the two men who are schednIefI
20 De hanged December "a. the
preacher was confronted with the
charges against hIm--that n. ne
VS. told that he was wanted for
uisposing OF mortgaged PROPERTY.
He's IN the Jail house now.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-14
.FRATER|VAL FAIR SET
FOR WEEK Of FEB. z.
Beauty and Baby Contests To
Feature Annual Event
At Coliseum.

The second annual washington
fraternal fair will be staged at the
Coliseum, Ninth street and Penn
sylvan}a avenue northwest, during
the week Of February IL, it was
announced last night by members
OF the fair committee.
AS in the exposition OF last year.
virtually every fraternal organiza-
ton in the District of Columbia will
participate. There will be beauty,
popularity, dancing. baby, hand and
guessing contests conducted by the
allied fraternal organizations.
Booths will be erected in which
the local merchants will display
their wares
Among the organizations that will
participate are:
State Council, Daughters Of
America; American, Jefferson, Lib.
erty Hall, Mount Vernon, Capital,
Reno, Benning and Potomac-Valley
Forge Councils, Junior Order Of
United American Mechanics: Good
Will, Fidelity. Triumph, Friendship,
Barbara Frietsche Councils. DaugI1-
tiers Of America: Loyal Order of
Moose, Independent Order Of iona.
dabs Hickey and Frazier Camps,
Woodmen of the World. and the
J.. p. Morgan Read Council of the
Federation of Patriotic Americans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-14
Oldest Cat, "a;
Gives Up Last
OF His 9 Lives

BILLINGS, Mont, Jan. Is.
THOMAS PATRIARCH. the
= oldest cat in the United
States and probably in the
world. is dead at this place,
aged twenty-fOur years and
three months, at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Sample.
He had grown quite feeble and
would cry plaintively when his
mistress left his sight, which
also was failing.
Thomas was born i'm North.
field. Mimi. in 1898. and for u
long time was mascot on North
ern Pacific trains between Man
dan and Glendive. Owing to
the loss Of his teeth. he ceased
to bother mice and lived on con.
densed milk during his final
years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-14
TRAVELLERS AID BODY
WILL MEET IN D. c.
National Association to Gather
IN Capital for Convention
Next May.

Three hundred representatives of
the National Association of Travel
ers Aid Societies are to meet in
Washington. May 16 to Is. inclu-
sive, at which the report of, Mark
NJ. Jones is to be made a special
order of business. Mr. Jones re.
Gently completed an inspection OF
the 172 local associations in the
country, and his report will deal
with the conditions Of these socie-
ties, and methods for making each
organization more effective.
Reorganization of the work of
the Travellers Aid Society will be
another question of interest, plans
now being considered by q special
committee consisting of E. G. Nc
Queeney, Akron, Ohio: Mrs. John
Aust. Nashville, Tenn: Luke w.
Smith, Cincinnati. Ohio: Mrs. John
Corbin. New York City; Mrs. E. S.
Slater, Minneapolis, Mimi; Bayard
G. Eckard, Chicago; Miss olive N.
JaQues, Boston; Miss Bertha Nc
Call. Pittsburgh; Mrs. Suzanne g.
Gomez, San Francisco This COM
mittee will make its report at the
Washington meeting.
Plans for the reception of the
national association members are
now being made by the local or.
ganization, OF which Arthur &C.
Moses is chairman, and John B.
Larner is treasurer.
Each Travellers Aid Society IS
maintained by the voluntary con-
tribution of the citizens in the city
in which the society Is organized.
The Washington society is now in
need of $4,000 with which to
carry on the work for the year.
Contributions are asked from any
person who wishes to aid the work
OF the society, but no public cam
paign for funds are undertaken.
Travellers Aid workers are 10.
Gated in the Union Station. and
can be- reached at any time of the
day or night. They assist the
aged and infirm, look after the
girl who comes alone
into the city. and in hundreds Of
ways give valuable service to the
travelling public. Last year they
performed more than $4,000 minor
services, and restored several run
away boys and girls to their par.
ents.