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The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09
Where does the reed used in

basket weaving come from?
This is a kind of palm from the
forests Of India. II twines about the
trees and hangs in long festoons from
the branch o., sometimes to the length
Of 500 feet. though seldom over an
inch in diameter. 1t comes TO US
stripped If leaves and bark. and split
into round or fiat strips OF various
sizes, which are numbered by the
manufacturers from 90 to- 1s. The
smaller the reed. the most costly.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

Our new cook always boils our
breakfast eggs too hard"
You are lucky. We can't get our
cooks to stay that long"
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09
TONY WORKS
EARLY AND
LATE HOURS
EIeven-Year-0Id Cards Snap
Fasteners From 6 p, m, to
II p, m. at Small Wage,

This is the second in a series OF
articles on "Othcr Peoples Kids by
Lowell Mellett of The Times Washing
ton Bureau.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

H| king about rare instances
- real presence of mind, -
remarked one of the smokers,
the: vas the instance of Bill Homer
of our town. reported by Bin himself.
Bill and the rest of us had been MAX
ing night of it and it was about 8
a. m. when Bill carefully les himself
house. climbed the stairs
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

Police Judge o. 2. Estes, oklahoma
City: whats a kiss or two between
sweethearts?"
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

What proof have you that you can
support my daughter"
Haven't I been engaged TO her for
over a year?'--New York Post
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

/ L / DpSSlDIe Indtt WlLnOuI your
II knowing it. Tony Caparein
has worked for you at one
time or another.
That IS, ne may have If you fasten
any of your clothes together with
snaps. Tony cards snaps. He puts
them on the cards which you buy. It
is a simple process, the card has so
many holes in it and through these
holes Tony puts the little knobs and
then snaps the caps onto the knobs
II is not exactly skilled labor. but
your fingers have to work mighty fast
If you expect to make any money out
of it. Sometimes, too. the holes I'm
the card are big and the snaps are
little and when you've got the knobs
all in and start to put on the tops,
they all spill out and you have to do
the whole card over again.
Tony Is Eleven
And some times it hurts your thumb
lo press down the tops. especially il
YOU are only II years old That Is
Tony's age
Tony doesn't card snaps all day: only
from in the evening until 10 or IL
or - at night.
He goes to the contractor every
day to get the family's supply OF
snaps. Some times he has TO call two
or three times because the contractor
IS out or too busy 20 attend to n small
10y. Then Tony and often his 6-year.
old sister and always his mother must
work in the kitchen all evening.
They usually stand because they
can work faster that way. Tony
doesn't know how late hts mothe-
works because he never sees her go tn
bed. His little sister seldom work
later than O'Clock. she usually falls
asleep about that time with he- head
on the table and has 10 be puj 90 bed.
Little girls are not much account al
cardlng snaps
Weight Must Agree
Tony gets up at O'Clock to return
the snaps to the contractor. The con.
tractor weighs the snaps when he
gives them out and again when they
are returned. II there is more tLan
the slightest loss Of weight there is a
deduction Of pay.
The pay is one-lalf cent for a gross
Of snaps. A cross is 144 snaps Tony,
his sister and his mother combined
make a pretty good team and earn
about eight cents an hour at this
work.
One unfortunate thing about Tonys
industrial activities is they interfere
somewhat with his school work. He
goes every day, but doesn't get on
very well because he Is sleepy so
much OF the time
Tony's mother doesn't like to have
her children work, but Mr.. CapareH
is sick a good deal Of the time. Mrs
Baptiste, next door. on the other hand
makes her children assemble celluloid
novelty chains every day after school
and vacations and nights so they
won't be roaming the streets and
wearing out their shoes Mrs. Brown
who likes to have money of her own,
has her little boy help her wire rosary
beads
The manufacturer from whom
Tony's contractor gets the work says
he doesn't care who does it so long
as it is done. He also said he didn't
care what laws are passed go long as
he has the same conditions to meet as
other manufacturers
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09
When should the ter-n

When should the term Eek
President be used?
Only when those referred to have
actually been exPresidents. For ex.
ample. President Harding died in Of
fee; therefore he is President Hard
ing. not ex-President. as are William
ii. Taft and Woodrow Wilson.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

While on a touring trip to Cali
sornia, Mr.. and Mrs Ed Powell. for
meriy of Princeton. lost their pet Col
lie dog Billy" at the edge of an Ari.
zona desert. The Powells came back
TO live at Fairfield, Ill A few days
ago a gaunt and bedraggled Collie
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

How can cure my cat OF
coughing and choking?
This is probably caused by swal-
lowing balls of hair accumulated while
it washes itself. and may be remedied
By dosing with olive oil
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

What Is the muzzle velocity Of
a .445 lead bullet fired from
rifle?
approximately 1853 feet per sec
ond.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09
Indiana
Sunshine

DR.. A. c. Williams triumphed over
his wife. Wrighia Williams, in the
Reynolds world series town election.
Both were candidates for town clerk.
AS New York had to win the base
taU championship, so the Williams
family was bound to be victorious in
the election.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

Who was Phillis Wheatley?
An American negro poet, born in
Africa in 1883.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09
which is the largest theater in

Which is the largest theater IN
tho United States. and It's size?
The Capitol Theater. New York. de
voted to movies and vaudeville Its
seating capacity is $500.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

What Is the origin of the name
Cincinnati?
Cincinnati was laid out and named
by Col. Israel Ludlow from an orga
nization of officers formed after the
Revolutionary War, and named II
honor Of Cincinnatus. the Roman pa
triot.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09
A Thought

All flesh is as grass. and all the
glory of man as the flower Of grass,
The grass withereth, and the flower
thereof falleth away Pet. 1924.
lTU7E Z make provisions for this life
IW as II it were never to have an
G end. and for the other life as
though it were never to have a be-
ginning
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

How should a letter to a mar
ried couple be addressed?
Mr. and Mrs. -"
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

False teeth that won't function
aren't worth 1925. according TO George
g. Altman Of Peru Altman has sued
his dentist for that sum. alleging he
paid the defendant the amount for a
set Of false masdcators for Mrs. All
man she can't wear. It's the first
case of its kind ever filed in Miami
Circuit Court.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09
BY LOWELL MELLETT

T possible that. without your
knowing it, Tony Caparern
has worked for you at one
The Indianapolis times., 1923-11-09

The manufacturer from whom
Tony's contractor gets the work says
he doesn't care who does it so long
as it is done He also said he didn't
care what laws are passed so long as
he has the same conditions to meet as
other manufacturers
Evening star., 1923-03-18
TO ATTEND CONVENTION

Postma ster General New will at
tend the annual convention of the
Virginia State Federation of Post
Office Clerks TO be held at Norfolk
May 30. according to Alfred Haase,
secretary treasurer of the organi-
zation. who came here yesterday to
officially extend the invitation. Other
post office officials are expected to
attend and address the convention
Evening star., 1923-03-18
NEW URGES LIGHTS.
Postmaster General Will Not Per.

Employees OF the postal service will
not be compelled or permitted TO work
under amy Possible eye strain or inju-
riouS conditions. Postmaster Gene raj
New declared IN an announc. nlcnt u1
policy yesterday.
at will be my policy" ae said. 40
make the lighting of post offices sufti-
ctent and proper.
Mr. New has requested the director
Of service relations to follow up ting
matter of better lighting, and has ask d
pOStmaSters 10 communicate their
needs to the department. H. has as
sllred postma sters that they will be sup
piled with efficient lighting systems as
rapidly possible
Evening star., 1923-03-18

around the corner and Carriages
With spndy
charge always available he
Evening star., 1923-03-18
1'be National Society of Founders
aud Patriots of America met Tuesday

Aud Patriots Of America met tuesday
morning at the home of Mrs. T. W.
Jones, with the following present:
MRS FL. C. Wallace, president, prcsid
irfg. Mrs. r A. st. Clair. vice presi-
dent. and Mrs G. NJ. Brumbaugh. Mrs
tIa may, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Myers,
Mrs Beach, Mrs Cox and Mrs. De
Wolf -
rNxerE4Eeportsd .arfangements-
The Democrat-herald., 1923-06-29
Notice to Bidders

Bida will be received by the
Board of Baca County Commits.
sioncrs until IL o'clock the End
day of July. A. D., 1923. and
will then be opened for the Ex-
! cavation and Fill on Horse Creek
Bridge.
Bids must be on standard
forms, enclosed in a sealed en-
veIope. and labeled: Proposal
for the Excavation and Fill on
Horse Creek Bridge.
The Board of Commissioners
will not be responsible for the
premature opening OF bids not
properly labeled.
Bids will be received at the
Office of County Clerk and Re-
! corder of Baca county.
A certified check bidders
Bond not acceptable) for the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars
$500. 00) payable to The County
| Clerk and Recorder of Baca coun-
ty, must be deposited with all
bids, and receipt taken there for
from the County Clerk.
The checks of the three low
est bidders will be held until the
contract is awarded. provided
this period does not exceed ten
days.
Bios will be for the following
classes of work:
/ l. Excavation common
2. Excavation loose rock
3. Excavation solid rock
4. Borrow Fill
Time being important the date
set tor completion will be given
consideration in awarding the
I contract.
Each proposal must be for all
items to secure consideration and
each proposal will be considered
on the basis of tine total of the
items, except that separate bids
will tie received for grading and
concrete work when deemed ad-
visable by the State Highway
Engineer.
Plans aud specifications will
be on file in the Office Of the
County Clerk and Recorder,
Springfield, Colo.
The Board cf County Commis-
sioners reserves the right to re-
iect any and all bids.
Bidders should visit the site
Of the proposed work and satisfy
themselves as to s rfacc and To-
cal conditions.
All work to be doae under tla
standard State Highway Speci-
tications. Sand will Dot he pet
mitted as rnbankm ent nateriai
Excavation approximately 1890
cubic yards.
Borrow. approximately 1880
cubic yards.
Board of Baca County Commis-
sioners,
By JGo. A. Johnston, Chairman.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-06-29
M. E. Church
VIM. E. Callahan, Pastor

w LiAs Cs 0ShSA
From now on regular services
will be held at this church. On
account of the hot weather each
service will be limited to q maxi
mum of one hour. All are cor.
daily invited to worship with
us. We commence on time and
close on time.
Sunday, July 1st
1000 a. N. Sunday school
11:OO a. m. Morning Worship
object lesson and story before
preaching, for the children.
7:45 p. m. Evening worship.
DIR. G. W. Harcher. district
superintendent. will preach.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-06-29
Locals

Dewey Carson and wife start
ed to Californl the first of the
week, where he expects to make
his future home.
Harry e. Cracked of Joycoy
was in town Tuesday, said
Ford" and got two months of
the Democrat Herald free.
w. H. Ray Of West Flat was
a visitor in town Tuesday.
H. Homer Of Joycoy was IL
pleasant visit or in town on the
Goth.
Chas. Albers of Two Buttes
was in justice court Saturday on
charge of assault with a deadly
weopen on II. S. Scobie, and
found not guilty.
Bill Fugate was tried Satur-
day for stealing a horse, on
charges preferred by his wife,
proved the horse was his own
and case dismissed.
Mrs. Cloe Summers of Spring
field has enrolled in the Salt
City Business college, taking up
stenography.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-06-29
Program
Base Ball Games

Base Ball Games
July 3rd-2:0O p. m. Boise City,
Okla, vs.. Graft, Colo.
July 4th-1O a. m. Richards vs.
Graft. loo p. m. m.-Stoning-
ton vs.. Springfield.
Boxing-commencing at 2:30 p.
N. July 4tb.
Dancing-July 3rd. commencing
at 8 p. m. Music py Harmony
Five.
Merry-Go. Round-July 3rd and
4th.
Carnival and shows-both days
and nights.
Committees
Salute Lee Holmes, j. M. Wat
kins
Base ball c. o. Jackson, Clyde
Truax
Finance Maurice Long. Roy
Hodges, Roy Mathews
Races Lee Holmes, Vim. Still
waugh
Rodeo Bart Ingle. Chas. Hous'
ton, e, Gordon
Boxing and Wrestling E. p.
Mcfarland, Archie Jones
Concessions and shows Bill
Luigi, a. A. Hagerman
Music A. A. Hagelman, Bill
Luigi
Dance Roy Hodges, e. P. Nc
Farland.
Clifford Kennedy and Dave
Nixon were up from Mt. Carmel
on the 23rd.
Ice cream! Oh, Boy! All sizes
of freezers at Donnellan's.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-06-29
Soviet Russia
Appreciates America

Foreign Minister Tchitcherin
of Russia recently said in an
address-"we see in the rich and
fruitful work of the American
Relief Administration a a aharbing T..
er for future joint work between
the American anton and the
peoples Of Russia for opening
Russia's untold riches for the
welfare of the entire human
race"
The Democrat-herald., 1923-06-29
Pride

Many are replantlng and seed
seems to be very scarce.
Callie Dunlap of Estelenc is
visiting Alverta Mitchell.
Ardys Stewart of Salem, Ore,
who has been visiting at the
homes Of Esper Stewart and
Mrs. Haffner, left Wednesday
for Greens6urg, Kans.. to visit
a brother there.
Sam Peace's attended the
dedication services at Villas Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. MiIligan. Lafe
Nelson, Mrs. Wcstfali anG har-
ley Dugan spent Sun day at
Hafner's.
Matte Mitchell expects to
leave today for Nebraska to
sperd a few week with a sis ter
there.
Nelson, Caldwell and Mase-
more each lost horse recently.
Locals
! Arthur Merriott. merchant at
Rich lrds, was in town Saturday.
Ice cream. Oh, Boy, All sizes
Of F'reeZers at Donnelian's.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-27

Ainley up here he would have
wanted to take me away. and leave
you with the Indian" She broke off,
and looked at him with a gay smile.
Perhaps you would have pre-
No! MOI" he interrupted protest
ingly.
"And there is another reaSbn-
quite as selfish as the last. You see,
Mr.. Stane, 1 have been delicately
reared; boarding-school, Newham-
the usual round you knowl London
in the season, Scotland in the au-
tumn, and the shires for the hunting
months. 1t is an inane sort of life,
as I have always felt, pleasa nj
enough at first. but inane for all
that. and after time rather a bore.
Can you understand that?"
She broke off. and gave little
laugh, then continued: Nov have
my chance to prove I'm something
better than a doll, and I'm not going
to be robbed of it by Gerald Ainley,
my uncle. or any one else! This camp
depends on me for a time at least,
and I'm going to make good; and
prove myself for my own satisfac-
y
Yes" answered Stane, his eyes
shining with admiration.
And there was no question that
Helen Yardely was happy. She
radiated gladness as she made her
way toward the lake carrying an
express rifle in the crook of her arm.
As she reached the lakeside. how
ever, she looked round shifting the
air thoughtfully. There was a fire
somewhere. for there was the smell
of burning spruce in the atmosphere.
There was nothing In her snares,
but as she approached a large patch
of water-reeds, flock of wild geese
rose. into the air, "honking" in
alarm.
Instantly the rifle was at her
shoulder, and as she fired, a gander
jerked in the air, and then fell like
a stone back into the reeds. 1t took
her some time to retrieve 1t, and
when she had done so. she looked
round again. Puzzled, she returned
to the camp, looked at her own fire
which was burning low and which
could not possibly be the explanation
of that which was perplexing her,
and without saying anything to her
companion about it, turned in for
the night.
She awoke early to find a wind
humming in the tree-tops and i'm
mediately there implnged upon her
nostrils the odor of burning wood.
Up the lakeside the shore was
hidden under rolling clouds OF
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-27

, and | shall be compelled to curtail
my journey. 1 have decided to cut
out the visits to the posts north of
this, and to work across to the
Peace River, and so southwark.
you are going back?" cried Aim
ley in some CONSERVATION. you are
going to leave Miss Yardely-"
mo, my dear fellow" interrupted
Sir James, anticipating the conclu-
sion of his subordinate's sentence.
II am not going to leave her to her
fate. am going to leave you to
find her. | have thought the matter
out very carefully. / shall leave four
Indians with you, and Shall estab-
lish a camp at this point, so that in
the event of Helen returning here
you will not miss her by any chance.
| shall send a messenger to Rodwell,
at Fort Malsun, instructing him to
send you down an outfit that will
last the winter if necessary, and
you will have carte blanche to fol-
low your own plans.
Eyes, Sir James! / shall spare no
effort to that end, and l may say
that, If possible, l am even more
anxious about her than you"
A half-smile came on the great
mans face, as he nodded: II under
stand, Ainley; 1 am not blind. 1t
was for that reason / decided that
you should have charge of the
search party, seeing that you have
er-extra inducements. Find my
niece, bring her back to me, and
then we can talk over the matter"
AT the very time when Ainley was
congratulating himself on the oppor-
tunity opening out before him, Helen
Yardely was seated onsa log by the
side of the man whom he hated.
There was a high color in her face
and she was laughing a little ner-
vously as she looked at the aston
ished face of the sick man who had
been her rescuer and was now her
patient
Miss Yardely," cried Stane, do
you really mean what you say?"
"Of course l do" replied the girl
lightly.
And Gerald Ainley with another
man camped within two miles of
here two nights ago?'
Il should say the distance to the
lake is even less than that" replied
Helen with little laugh.
Stane looked at her incredulously.
Here was something that was be-
yond him.
"Why-why did you let them go?"
he cried sharply.
"You forget my pride as amateur
surgeon and nurse" she retorted.
II like to see the end of things that
l begin, and if 1 had brought Mr..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-27
Begin Here Today


Hubert Stane, discharged convict
saves the life of Helen Yardely as
her canoe travels toward a danger
ous waterfall. Helen is the niece OF
governor of the Hudson Bay Com
pany. They are visiting at a north
ern post of the company. While
walking the trail to return Helen to
her uncle's camp, Stane is severely
injured in a fall. Helen decides to
remain and care for him.
Gerald Ainley, one time friend of
Stane, is in love with Helen. He
goes in search of the missing girl
and meets a half-breed who says he
has seen Helen and Stane together.
Now go on with the Story
CHAPTER XI
A Forest Fire
Sir James Yardely sat in the
shelter of his tent looking anxiously
at Gerald Ainley. "Then you have
|s1ot found my niece, Ainley?"
mo, Sir James! But I have news
of her, and l am assured she is
alive"
Ainley thereupon described the
search he had made, and produced
the swastiki brooch, explaining the
circumstances under which he had
found 1t, and then gave an account
of the meeting with the half-breed
and of the latter's declaration that
he had seen Helen going up the
main river in canoe with a white
man.
Sir James stared through the
tent-door at the wild landscape be-
fore him. His face showed a lighten-
Ing of his anxiety, though it was
clear that the turn of events pGz-
Fled him.
This unfortunate affair has upset
me. 1t has quite disarranged my
plans. We have lost five days here,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-27

their possessions, and on the way
back the second time she arranged
several resting places in preparation
for the hardest task of ail-the
carrying of her injured companion
down to the shore.
She did what she could with an
improvised sling, and helped him to
stand on his uninjured leg. She was
afraid that he was about to faint.
but he recovered himself and three
quarters of minute later, she was
carrying him pick back to the lake
side.
Twice she heard a groan torn from
him, but she set her teeth, and
pointed on to the first resting place,
where, as gently as she could, she
set him on the trunk of a fallen
tree which, supported by its under
branches. lay waist high. Instantly
she felt for his service water-bottle
which she had previously filled with
brandy and water, and pouring out
some of the liquid she held 1t to-
ward him.
Drink" she said, "all of It,"
He did so, and when they had
rested five minutes, they started
again and, after halting twice more,
reached the shore, where she set
him down on convenient rock, be-
low which she had piled blankets to
support his injured leg. 1t was
little time before either of them
could speak. and it was the man
who did so first.
Miss Yardely take little brandy.
l implore you!"
Helen looked up. nodded without
speaking, and with shaking hands
poured out little of the spirit for
herself. After a time her breath
came back, and she rose to her feet.
CONTINUED in our next issue)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-27

smoke, the dark green OF the woods
was shrouded by the same blush
veil, and the air seemed full of dis
tant cracking. Out of the veil of
smoke as she watched broke a long
leaping tongue of yellow flame, and
the air blowing toward her seemed
not as furnace. Her face paled
Defore the terror in front. Her first
thought was for the sick man who
was in her care. The camp was di-
rectly in the line of fire, and, If the
wind Kept up, must inevitably burn.
She would have to get him away.
But how?
Stane was awake, lifted up on one
elbow, an anxious look upon his
race. As his eyes saw her pallor he
knew that fear which in the last
Few moments had come to him was
not groundless.
"Ah." he cried, 1.-The timber is on
fire! l thought | could smell it,
Yes" she answered, land the
wind is driving the fire this way"
You will have to go, Miss
Yardely," he answered quickly. 1.-The
| fire travels quickly in such timber
as this. You must not mind me-"
You want me to run away and
leave you to die" cried the girl. II
shall do nothing of the kind. l
would sooner die myself | could
never respect myself again. There
must be some way out of this diff
Guilty, only l don't know it. But you
are used to the ways of this wilder
ness. You must tell me what to do,
and quickly, and [ will do it. OH
il we only had a cancel"
I'VE haven't" he answered
thoughtfully, "but the next best
thing. we could make, and"
"What is that?'
"a raft!"
"a raft?" she echoed, hope light
ing her face.
"Yes. II by any means you could
get me down to the lakeside | could
instruct you in the construction.
But how you are going to do that"
II shall carry you.' Interrupted
the girl. ut will be very painful for
you, but there is no other way"
But how"
"On my backi I am strong, thank
Heaven! And as we have no time to
waste ! will make arrangements at
once. I'll take our things down to
the shore, and then come back tor
you."
CHAPTER XII
The Raft
Never in her life had Helen
Yardely worked so hard as she
worked in the next two hours. She
made two journeys to the lake with
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-27

A soft Lustrous Brytonia in a
very dressy style. Side drape with
collar, cuffs and bands of Viatka
Coney. Caught at the side with
fancy buckle; lined with Brocaded
Crepe. Sizes 1 to 3S.