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And Both Husband and Wife Ought
to Be Permitted to Have Their
Own Way at Times.

1t is not so nearly true as it was
years ago that men carr money and
women spend it. but it is still con-
siderably true. Men still have control
of the chief agencies for -wage-earning
and earn most of the wages paid.
Women have the spending of most of
the money that is earned and brought
home for the support of families. The
chief end of man is still what the
Westminster catechism says it is, but
his next most important end is to sat
isfy women. Women are more con
tented when they have their own way
a part of the time-so are men. Wom-
ems wishes should be dominant In
certain departments of life, mems
wishes in certain others but there is
no department of life in which women
can afford to ignore the wishes of men,
or men the wishes of
And so it is that in public as we'll as
in private dealings between men and
women persuasion works better than
compulsion. Against exactlng women
men are instlnetiyely on their guard.
They usually avoid such women if they
can. No men can afford TO be driven
by women into positions they do not
approve of, and if they cannot run
away they are likely to turn obstinate
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-16

rose higher and grew warm and scared
and grew hot the horses held tire
lessly to their steady trot, and mile
after mile of rolling land slipped by.
From the top of a ridge Madeline
saw down into q hollow where a few
of the cowboys had stopped and were
sitting round a fire, evidently busy at
the MONDAY meal. Their horses were
feeding on the long, gray grass.
"Nal, smell of tibet burnin' grease
wood makes my mouth water" said
Stillwell. I'm sure hungry. Well
moo hyar an let the bosses rest. It's
a long pull to the ranch"
During lunch-time Madeline observed
that she was an object of manifestly
great interest to the three cowboys.
She returned the compliment, and vas
amused to see that a glance their way
caused them painful embarrassment.
They were grown men-one of whom
had white hair-yet they acted like
boys caught in the act of stealing d
forbidden look at a pretty girl.
Cowboys are sure all %firts." said
Florence, as if stating an uninteresting
fact. But Madeline detected q merry
twinkle in her clear eyes. The cow
boys heard, and the effect upon them
was magical. They fell to shamed
confusion and to hurried useless tasks.
"Haw, haw!" roared Stillwell. "Flor-
ence, you jest hit the nail on the haid.
Cowboys are all plumb flirts. l was
wonderin' why them boys nooned hyar.
This amt no place to Don Amt no
grain or wood with burnin' or nuth-
in. Them boys jest held up. throwed
the packs an waited fer us. 1t amt
so surprisin' fer Body an Ned
they're young an coltish-but Nels
there, why, he's old enough to be the
paw of both you girls. 1t sure is amaz-
In strange"
A silence ensued. The white-haired
cowboy. Nels, fused aimlessly over
the campfire. and then Strengthened up
with a very red face.
bill, you're a dog-gone liar he
said. 81 reckon I won't stand to be
classed with Body an Ned. There
amt no cowboy on this range thet's
more a%ppreciatin' of the ladies than
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CHAPTER lli-Continued.

"Wal, wal, AL, this s the proudest
neetln' of my life," replied Stillwell.
in a booming voice. He extended n
huge hand. "Miss-Miss Majesty,
sight Of you Is as welcome as the rain
an the flowers to an old desert cattle
man."
Madeline greeted him, and 1t was all
h could do to repress a cry at the
way he crunched her hand In a grasp
Of iron. He was old, white-halred,
weather-beaten, with long burrows
down his cheeks and with gray eyes
almost hidden In wrinkles. If he was
smiling she fancied 1t a most extraor-
binary smile. The X instant she
realized that it had been a smile, for
his face appeared to stop ripping, the
light died, and suddenly 1t was like
rudely chiseled stone. The quality of
hardness she had seen in Stewart was
UNNECESSARILY intensified in this old
mans face.
Miss Majesty, it's plumb humiliatin'
to all of us tibet we wasn't on hand to
meet you,' Stillwell said. I'm sure
afraid It was a bit unpleasant fer you
last night at the station. Wal, I'm
some glad to tell you thet there's no
man in these parts except your brother
tibet I'd as lief hev met you as Gene
Stewart"
"Indeed?"
Eyes, an thet's takin' into considera-
ton Genes weakness, too. I'm allus
fond of sayin' of myself tibet I'm the
last of the old eattlemen. Wal, Stew
arts not Il native westerner, but he's
my pick of the last of the cowboys.
Sure, he's young. but he's the last of
the old style-the picturesque-an'
chivalrous, too, | make bold to say,
Miss Majesty, as well as the old hard
ridin' kind. Folks are down on Stew
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cHAPTER "
A Ride From Sunrise 20 Sunset.

hhidS - ~ GiioS
Next morning, when Madeline was
aroused by her brother, 1t vas not yet
daybreak the air chilled her, and in
the gray gloom she had to feel around
for matches and lamp. Her usual
languid manner vanished at a touch
of the cold water Presently, when
Alfred knocked on her door and said
he was leaving a pitcher of hot water
outside, she replied, with chattering
teeth, "Th-thank y-you, b-but l DIDN'T
ne-need any now" She found it neces-
sary, however, to warm her numb fin
gers before she could fasten hooks and
buttons. And when she was dressed
she marked in the dim mirror that
there were tinges of red in her cheeks.
"Well, If l haven't some eolorl" she
exclaimed.
Breakfast waited for her in the din
ing-room. The sisters ate with her.
Madeline Quickly caught the feeling of
brisk action that seemed 10 be in the
air. Then Alfred came stamping in.
"Majesty, here's where you get the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-16
Harsh Criticism.

Senator Ashurst of New Mexico tells
this story
THE best story l know of is on N.Y.
self. 1t happened several years ago.
when l vas making a speech in a little
town in New Mexico and the crowd, OF
course. was made up of women as
well as men. Up in the front row was
an old lady, and l noticed her follow
ing intently every word I said.
u launched into a defense of my
policies, and, naturally. made the
pledges I might be expected TO make
in the political campaign. Along to-
ward the end of the speech the old
lady in front got up and started TO
leave.
"'Sweetened wind was all she said
as she stalked out. The crowd roared."
New York Herald.
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one.Man Shop Always Open,

a Greenwich Village shoemaker has
devised a method for receiving shoes
for repair when his shop is closed.
His innovation consists of a large
hole in the door on the principle of
a letter slot.
"Since l adopted the scheme he
said, my repair shop has doubled.
No matter what hours You keep your
shop open there is some one who can
come only at another time.
"Now these people drop their shoes
through my door slot with eitten in
Structions for the repairs. They also
tell me when they will call for the
shoes, and | can get them ready ac-
cordingfy."-NeW York Sun.
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real thing" he announced, merrily.
Were rushing you off, I'm sorry to
say; but we must hustle back to the
ranch. The fall roundup begins to-
morrow. You will ride in the buck
board with Florence and Stillwell. I'll
ride on ahead with the boys and fix
up a little for you at the ranch. It's
a long ride out-nearly fifty miles by
wagon-road. Flo, don't forget a couple
of robes. Wrap her up well. And
hustle getting ready. We're waiting"
A little later, when Madeline went
out with Florence, the gray gloom was
Tightening. Horses were champing bits
n pounding gravel.
"Mawnin', Miss Majesty" said Still
well. gruffly, from the front seat of a
high vehicle.
Alfred bundled her up into the back
seat, and Florence after her, and
wrapped them with robes. Then he
mounted his horse and started off.
AS Madeline gazed about her and
listened to her companions, the sur
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-16
&" & LADY"

SfNOPSIS.-Arriving at the lone
~ little railroad station of Ell Cajon.
New Mexico, Madeline Hammond,
New York society girl, finds no one
to meet her. While in the waiting
room, a drunken cowboy enters,
asks If she is married, and departs.
leaving her terrified. He returns
with a priest, who goes through
some sort of ceremony. and the
cowboy forces her to say Isl"
Asking her name and learning her
identity the cowboy seem dazed.
In a shooting scrape outside the
room a Mexican is killed. The cow
boy let's a girl, Bonita. take his
horse and escape, then conducts
Madeline to Florence Kingsley.
friend of her brother. Florence
welcomes her. learns her story, and
dismisses the cowboy. Gene Stew
art. Next day Alfred Hammond,
Madeline's brother. takes Stewart
to task. Madeline e%xonerates him
of any wrong intent. Alfred. scion
of a wealthy family. had been dis
missed from his home because of
his dissipation. Madeline sees that
the West has redeemed him. She
meets Stillwell, AIS employer. typ
ical western ranchman.
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art. An I'm only sayin' a good word
for him because he is down, an mebbe
last night he might hev scared you,
you bein' fresh from the East"
Madeline liked the old fellow for his
loyalty to the cowboy he evidently
cared for; but as there did not seem
anything for her to say, she remained
silent.
Miss Majesty, I reckon, bein' as
you're in the West now, tibet you must
take things as they come, an mind
each thing a little less than the one
before. If we old fellers hedn't been
thet way we'd neye hev lasted.
last night wasn't particular bad,
ratin' with some other nights lately.
There wasn't much dom. But I had
a hard knock. Yesterday when we
started in with a bunch of cattle |
sent n of my cowboys, Danny Mains,
along ahead, c~arryfn' money l he'd to
pay off hands an my bills, an | want
ed tibet money to get in town before
dark. Wal, Danny was held up. I
don't distrust the lad. There's been
strange Greasers In town lately, an
mebbe they knew about the money
comm.
"Wal, when l arrived with the cat
tie l was some put to 1t to make ends
meet. An today l wasn't in no angelic
humor. When I he'd my business all
done I went around pokin' my nose
heah an there, tr%in' to get scent of
tibet money. An l happened in at a
hall we hev tibet does duty fer Jail
an hospital an eleetlon-post an what
not. Wal, just then it was dom duty
as a hospital. Last night was fiesta
night-these Greasers hev a fiesta ey-
cry week or so-an' II Greaser who
bad been bad hurt was layin' in the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-16
CHAPTER v
The Roundup

It was a cracking and roaring of
fire that awakened Madeline next
morning, and the first thing she saw
vas a huge stone fireplace in which lay
a bundle of blazing sticks. Some n
had kindled a fire while she slept. For
a moment the curious sensation of be-
ing lost returned TO her. She just
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-16

Men fail 70 magnify God because.
1ike tourists photographed with some
great natural wonder for n back
ground. they themselves appear large
in the view while the work of God Is
belittled. II God Is to be magnifed in
our lives. self must give place
China's Millions.
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SHOULD FORM REAL PARTNERSHIP

or worse. But most men are very
open to persuasion, and if led around
to look at a proposal from that point
of view their objections to it may dis
appear.-Pliladelphia Record.
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arm" the glorious
arm" and the arm
onZwhlch people
may with safety
trust Isaiah
60 8; SO L; Bis.
Israel was assured
by theZLord that
He would redeem
them with "a
stretched ousarm'
Mine arm
shall strengthen
him., sings the
PsalInist IN cheer
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-16
Tree Pest Has Bothered Europe.

The Douglas fir tree chalcid, an in
sect introduced into Denmark from
American seed. IS a much greater pest
in Europe than in this country.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-16

HIS words are bonds his oaths are
o~raeles; his heart is rs far from
fraud as heaven from earth.-Shake
speare.
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scene OF action. 4 roar or tramping
hoofs flied her a The lines of
marching cattle had merged into a
great. moving herd hale obseured by
duSf
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-16

Weights were originally taken from
grains of wheat. the lowest at which
is termed a grain.
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The
Strength
SSSESSES@[S
By REV. H. OsTROM, D. D.
Extension Department. Moody Bible
Institute. Chicago

TExT-To whom Is the arm Of the Lord
revealed Isaiah al
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In this prophecy of Isaiah the arm
of the Lord is described as the strong
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-30
|MURTH OF PEOPLE IN U. s. UNABLE TO READ ENGLISH

language, and that the rate Of acct
dents among this class of miners is
twice as high as among those who do
speak and read the English language.
Need of Education Stressed.
"The problem of Americanization
and education are interallied," says a
statement from the promoters of Ed
ucation Week.
This fact is being emphasized more
and more by all authorities. In a
great many states the work of Amerl-
canization through the educational &C
tivities of the state is being stressed
In Massachusetts, the policy of estab-
fishing immigrant education as DEF
mite function of the state department
of education has been in effect for
many years and is regarded as mod
el for other states. During the hrst
year the law was in effect the state
instructed 1881 adult immigrants IN
the American language Last year the
number increased to 22,244.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-30

literacy, officials here declare, reacts
upon the foreign-born, not only men
tally but physically. Proof of this is
furnished by the New York State In
dustrial Commission, it is pointed out.
There are 100000 factory workers in
New York state who cannot speak
English. The commission estimate
that very high percentage of injuries
and deaths to these workers is due to
their inability to read and understand
safety rules and signs.
Proved by Statistics.
Statistics in the hands of the depart
ment of labor show that the rate of
accidents in the iron and steel indus
try covering a perod of years has
much higher among English
reading workers than among those
who both read and spoke English
The federal bureau of mines is au-
thority for the statement that 100000
men are engaged in the mining indus
try who do not speak the English
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-30
Drink Water to
Help Wash Out
Kidney Poison
If Your Back Hurts or Bladder
Bothers You, Begin
Taking Salts

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore don't get scared and pro-
coed to load your stomach with lot of
drugs that excite the kidneys and irri-
tate the entire urinary tract. Keep
your kidneys clean like you keep your
bowels clean, by flushing them with
mild, harmless salts which helps to re-
move the body's urinous waste and slim
ulates them to their normal activity.
The function of the kidneys is to filter
the blood. In "a hours they strain from
it 500 grains of acid and waste, so we
can readily understand the vital impor-
lance of keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots of good water-you can't
drink too much; also get from any phar-
macist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass of water
before breakfast each morning for
few DAYS and your kidneys may then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia, and has been
used for years to help clean and stimu-
late clogged kidneys; also to neutralize
the acids in the system so they are no
longer a source of irritation. thus often
relieving bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; can not in
lure; makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink, which everyone
should take now and then to help keep
their kidneys clean and active. Try
this; also keep up the water drinking,
and no doubt you will wonder what
became of your kidney trouble and back
ache. By all means have your physi-
clan examine your kidneys at least twice
a year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-30
CALVIN is NO FOUNDER;
LIVES QUIETLY AT HOME
PRESIDENTS OFFICIAL LIFE
WILDLY REMINDS OF FARM
DAYS. DOESN'T VISIT CITY.

Calvin Coolidge, who has pretty
good Job at the white house, seems
TO find it hard to make himself believe
he is not up on his little farm in New.
England
He hasn't been to a theater or to. a
"movie" since he became president.
Farm boys don't go to town" very
often.
Every Evening at Home.
He hasn't gone out a single evening,
except one, when he attended a pri-
waite dinner party. Whoever saw a
farm boy who didn't like to sit in the
kitchen and talk after the days work
was done?
One Sunday afternoon-and only
one-he went for an automobile ride,
but soon got tired and hurried home.
Berry picking would have been more
to his liking, at least that's one way
a farm boy spends his leisure mo-
ments.
Only Few Boat Rides.
Only a few times he has boarded
the presidential yacht and taken rides
down the river Usually he appeared
glad to get back to land. There was
no such thing as a yacht where Cal
vim grew to be a sturdy man.
Mr.. Coolidge always retires at 10
O'Clock, after an evening of reading at
home He arises at in the morning
and takes brisk walk through the
CITY streets. Early to bed and early
to rise" was his slogan up on the lit
tie farm
Business on System.
When it comes down to business,
however, Mr.. Coolidge has a schedule
that is system itself. He arrives at his
office at 10 O'Clock in the morning
and works until noon. After lunch
he retires until O'Clock when he re-
turns to his office and completes his
days work. Then he goes home for
dinner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-30
c,rernment Authorities Promot-
mo Education Week Give Fig
,,ree on IIliteracy Menace. Cen.
,us Figures Are Declared to
Be Much Too Low.

o,o- sourth of the population of the
,,s;tsd States can neither read nor
'. .4e the English language, says a
Washington dispatch to the Baltimore
sui 45h;s Is a declaration made by gov
ms ms authorities who are promot
; ELL "SSFducation Week" November
p 10 d in order to emphasize the grow
io,-71 menace a. of illiteracy in America.
ny fn;tsracy statistics quoted from the
ms lure Of the United States census
fePo. :, collected by inquiry in which
D .IIons are asked whether they can
c'Ilo" and write. Because many an
f'au The question without knowing
S"S i,r, what it means, and others an
eAaC"{ of1irmatively because of per-
'"., n,1de of their ability to write
sonai avn W names in English, the per
.aotage Of illiteracy as set forth III the
IS SnsIs figures is declared to be mis-
No. What Army Test Revealed.
Tho census of 1920, for example,
,d lns the total percentage of illitera-
S u. IN the United States to be only o
w cent, Other government agencies,
potobIv the war department and the
I IUreo of education, have made. IN
uD.".t;ga+ions on their own account, and
o', have become convinced that at
G p,y one in every four adults IN this
.anntry are unable to read and write
'' The most exhaustive and the most
liable test of literacy, it is pointed
W. was made during the mobiliza-
G .;nn Of 100000 during the war, I'M
9o- tbe draft act. 1t was highly es-
sen;iai rom the standpoint OF mill
,,rv efficiency of the army to know
j whether the men mustered INTO the
,.ryire could read instructions, write
orders and otherwise prove them
Gives capable of understanding the
! English language.
The government therefore made a
rcracv lest of every man drafted. The
result astounded and alarmed the gov.
ernment officials. Over Is per cent OF
! tbe men called to the service were tin
,bIc to read or understand the Eng
Gsh language and unable to write IN
that language, with the exception VI
their own names.
Investigation Extended.
This led the government and edu-
atonal authorities to an investigation
Of those who were not drafted and
the result has disclosed that illlteracy,
meaning inability to read, write and
speak the English language to any
extent. prevails among at least one
fourth OF the population. In some sec
ton, this percentage, it is declared
runs much higher.
Illiteracy in the cities, it is added, is
very closely related to the statistics in
the hands of the government, which
show that 81 per cent of the illiterates
in the cities are foreign-born. This IL
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-30
Tax Collector S Rounds.

The books of Terrell county, Geor-
gia. will open for the payment OF
axes for the year 1923 on and after
October /, 1928, and will close De
,ember 20, 1928 | will be at the 1ol-
owing places on the dates named:
First Round.
Parrott-Thursday, Oct. Is.
Brentwood Friday, Oct. 20.
Sasser-Monday, Oct, %.
Second Round.
Twelfth-Tuesday a. M, Oct. 80.
Graves-Tuesday p. M, Oct. 80.
Herod- "Wednesday a. m, Nov. |.
Overwhelmingly p. m, Nov. l.
New 11th-Thursday a. m, Nov. 2.
Probationary, Nov. 6.
Bronwood-Tuesday, Nov. I.
Sasser- Wednesday, Nov. 8,
Third and Last Round.
Sasser-Monday, Dec. 3.
Brentwood Tuesday, Dec. 4.
"Wednesday, Dec. 5.
Graves-Thursday a. m, Dec. g.
Twelfth Thursday a. M, Dec. g.
Herod- Friday a. m, Dec. ];
Dovercl-Friday p. M, Dec. I.
New 11th-Monday p. m, Dec III.
| will be at my office in the court
house on Saturdays and after the COM
oetion of my rounds.
]. O. RUSSELL, Tax Collector.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-30
HALLOWEEN MYSTERIES.

Halloween! The night of ghosts,
COLLINS and witches! Gladys was
hurrying from school in order to COM
plete preparations for Halloween
party. When she reached home there
was no welcoming whoops from her
sister and brother She called her
mother, but there was no answer.
Perhaps she has just stepped across
the street, thought Gladys. Five
o'clock came but no mother. Gladys
inquired at several houses in the
neighborhood, but her mother had
been at none OF these. She went home
in despair, but when she re-entered
the kitchen she was confronted by
her mother.
Why didn't you come home from
school early? she asked. l have been
waiting here since four o'clock.
Why, mother; that's impossible! |
was here myself at three-thirty and
you were not here, nor did you come
in.
Mrs. McEarchern turned pale. I
was upstairs, she said.
At about eight o'clock the guests
began to arrive and the fun started.
Along about ten o'clock deep silence
fell upon the company There was,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-10-30
LIFE INSURANCE SALES
FAR AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
More Than 4,OOO,OOO,oOO Insurance
Paid for in Nine Months.

Sales of ordinary life insurance in
the United States continued for the
third quarter of this year to run ap-
proximatelIy 20 per cent above the
More than $4,000,000,000 of insurance
was paid for during the nine months,
according to reports made to the Life
Insurance Sales Research bureau by
companies which had in force more
than 80 per cent of the outstanding
legal reserve ordinary business on
January !, 1922.
These companies issued $1,350,0O0,-
600 OF ordinary insurance on a paid
basis in the third quarter, an increase
of 10 per cent above the same period
in 1922, when $1,130,000,000 of insur-
anCe was sold