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The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08
CHAPTER XIX
The sprswled Figure on the Broken
Elnnr

Floor.
The sleepless night wore itself out
morning came to the cottage; and
Texie still lived.
On the heels OF the dawn Uncle
/ Nick poked his head In at the kitchen
door and motioned with his finger.
The woodsman lifted his face from his
hands, rose and went out.
without a word the old man turned
and. with another very positive motion
Of his hand. led the way across the
corner Of the yard. into the little park
out through the fallow pasture lot and
TO the Eagle Hollow road
Well within the dim gray jaws Of
the hollow he paused.
when / p'inted m nose up the crick
this mornin'. as you said, noticed the
door o that Oh cabin whar Hen Spen-
Ger raised the devil that night wus
part way open. ! knowed II hadn't
ben open fr years. so ! snuck up and
peeked IN. Come on"
With the long. lanky, aaf running
stride that he had probably copied
from the Indians. the old ranger and
scout. closely followed by the young
man. trotfed away up the guich,
climbed the fence In front Of the cabin
Of the dead woodchopper. ran up
through the dew-wet weeds to the
haif-opened door. pushed II wider and
entered
There on the dusty floor boards.
partly twisted on his side. his face
staring up. one arm crumpled under
him. with a dirk knife buried 70 the
hili In his breast. sprawled the man
that called himself Caleb Hopkins
dead.
The woodEmsn stopped over the
body; looked Up curiously at bis aged
companion.
DO " know Imp"
ITS Hopkins"
Look close"
The old man glanced at his con-
panIon. caught the odd expression IN |
bis eyes. ssoopsd over the sprswlsd |
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08

George, age seven, and his aunt
were walking homeward when an
April rain cloud appeared. Georges
aunt hustled him rapidly toward shell
ter. but after a few rumbles ol thun-
der the clouds passed over. Soon an.
other small cluster OF clouds mp.
peared. The aunt. renewing her
speed for home, asserted; Il wonder
where those clouds are goingf"
George. being vexed from the proceed.
ing rush, quickly replied; Il think
they are going 10 thunder"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08

kinda throw an eye out fr Loge Bel
den"
The brows of the old hunter lifted.
II wondered why y'u left him out in
there" He jerked his head toward
the room they had just left.
The next moment. with a step that
the years seemed powerless to totter
or stiffen. he had glided through the
kitchen door and out among the curl
Gus faces In the yard.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08
His Contents

you do not know what may be in
a stupid looking boy, and" began
the presiding elder.
THAT'S a plumb fact. Parsonr - in
dorsed Gap Johnson Of Rumpus Ridge
''There's my boy, Blister; the little
cuss eats all we give him and mighty
nigh everything he can steal."-Kan-
sas City Star.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08

One reason NO many do not grasp
opportunity Is because II Is Frequent,
disguised as hard work.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08

The real wealth OF a natlon Is not
In It's natural resources but ia the In.
dustrial efficiency Of its workers.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08
An Even Mind

Remember 10 preserve an even mind
In adverse circumstances. and equal
ly In good fortune a mind free from
insolent Joy.-Horvce.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08

There Il an old proverb. beauty
does not make the pot boil" but il
makes the dinner taste better.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08

Frequently what doesn't cost you
anything Is costing some ene else
double.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08
As IL Looked to Him

"She says she married him 10 mend
his ways" 1T doesn't look as II she
even mended his clothes"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08

Industry IL the IRE that must ~
kept under the boilers Of smbifiea
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08

Each 15-cent package OF Diamond
Dyes" contains directions so simple
that any woman can dye or tint any
old. worn, faded thing new, even II
she has never dyed before. Choose
any color at drug store.-Advertise
ment.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08

There ISN'T anything we know that
some one didn't burn his fingers find
ing nut.-Boston Transcript.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08
She Misundersfood

Miss De Style-'T read a lot in the
paper about separationists. Who are
theyY' Miss Gunbusta-"Residen of
Reno, l suppose"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08

"P. $. This passenger was man"
Illinois Central Magazine.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-08
Alfalfa WeeviIs?

and learn OF really satisfactory means Of
controlling this and other forage crop pests
". Reiniein. IA w. Fitzpatrick. Portland Ore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
The WeU-Dressed Man
 By REAUNASH Correct Clothes To Meet The Ohrnson Of Evsy Oe<aaon
By REAUNAH
The Thick-Brimmsl Straw

CTYLE, like politics, is n never D ending struggle between the
 ''outs" and the +fins" Just as soon as one fashion is established nn- other prepares to, dislodge 1t. Thus, the style in straw hats is always oscil- lating between wide brims and narwOw brims; low crowns and high crUwns This summer both are shown, though the preference of the generality of men seems to be toward wider brims Rs more in accord with the loose-frRped coats and full-hanging trousers of cur rent vogue. Clearly, straw of marrow dimensions does not befit broad shgul- ders underneath.
 Nevertheless, we have a group of men who, revising the trend of popular thought, adopt what others avoid, as a matter of habit. Indeed, there are SD many of this type that they form mo small and unimportant class, and lit must be served. The. same thing is true of the weight of a straw hat. Americans, who go abroad, observe that the Englishman likes rather hauwv hat with a tolerably thick brim. The very light, flexible straws to which Americans are 50 indulgent do mot com mend themselves to him. The straw with the Ably brim, reproduced here, is rough Chinese tan braidsrlrnt looks
 very well on some men. FUur1ply
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
PACE .

declared her brother, with a groan. If I tell you he is rich shall lose my beautiful sister, and if I say he is a poor but honest soul I shall be tell ing a terrible whopper."
 Then" cried Loretta triumphantly. He isn't poor after all !'
 We'll declared her brother delib- erately. If I were receiving the in- come from two office buildings, eight apartment houses and four farms. I should not pawn my watch Monday mornings, but maybe he has to-"
 There now" said Loretta. "Mr. Saunders wrote me a letter thanking me for a pleasant time. And at the end of it he asked me to send him a cake of soap which he very carelessly left on the washstand, cake of green soap he had bought in Boston. I am going to let you have the pleasure of writing him that at the end of his five weeks visit the maid wickedly threw the precious soap away"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
Home Nursing |
About Bones

About Bones -<<nEAR me, wouldn't know one es bone from the other if any one
 in this household had frac- ture." said Martha Wright with sigh, after her neighbor had entertained her for half an hour with the horrible de- tails of her sons fractured femur.
 What IS a femur, anywayT she asked her husband, who was reading and hated to be disturbed.
 "A femur? Why it's a-tut, tut, don't you know what fempr is? Of course, of course, it's a-well-just a human bone," finished her husband rather Imply. T wish you wouldn't bother me about trifles when am reading"
 Tt isn't a trifle at all" said Mar tha Wright with sigh. According to Mrs. Line it's a very serious mat ter and X you break your femur after -: are eighty it never heals again and you have to stay in bed for the rest of your life She says it's a good thing John is young and strong, otherwise But where IS the femur? You didn tell me. I didn't like to ask her"
 "A femur? Well-get the encyclO- peGia and look it up. I'm sure I don't know one bone from another," admitted Mir. Wright. With the air of one who has a grievance, he settled himself once more to his book.
 So his wife spent an hour or so "sorting over" the human bones, and learned more in that hour, as she aft erward admitted, than she ever dreamed to know about bones.
 Unless they sustain fracture, most people are equally uhinformed about their own anatomy and they are find ing, as the esentials of health are taught more and more in the public schools, that their children can tell them more than they know about the human body.
 The framework of the human body the skeleton, is made up of exactly 2O2 bones!
 The mission of the skeleton is to support and cary the soft parts, pro tect from Jf i1ry the vital organs, such as the Ht>1: and lungs and stomach I and fo> q. trI joints so that the bones move ana Lake action possible. The entire body is covered with skin, and when the skin is broken or injured by a wound or a compound fracture of any bone, germs may enter and set up infection.
 There are flat bones and round bones in the human body, hollow bones and curved bones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
One Mother Says:

One Mother Says:
 An aunt of my children is much dis turbed because she thinks they do not tell the truth. have pointed out to her of things they have "seen" or "heard. ? but they will readily admit that the story wasn't real. In that case some times help them elaborate the story, as I believe this encourages vivid imagina- tion. I think many parents crush chil- dren's imaginativeness by too much in sistence on facts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
The Trend Of Fashion

ERoM present indications the beaches
 promise to be a riot of color
 this summer. Of course there are women who will always cling to the conservative suit of black satin, taffeta or heavy crepe, but even these this year boast a bit of bright color in touches of Roman striped ribbon that are used with most effective results.
 For those who are on the lookout for something new and. at the same time in good taste, there are the. most attractive bathing suits which consist of knickeSs of black, dark blue, or red and a short sleeveless tunic of Roman striped silk Sometimes these tunics are of taffeta, but the general choice is crepe. The stripes are arranged to run crosswise and the effect is exceed ingiy smart.
 Printed silk tunics have not by any means lost cast nor have those of hand blocked and printed linen or chintz. They are colorful in design and are as practical as they are good looking.
 One of the prettiest suits is shown in the sketch and it is unique in that it is fashioned on the lines of pima fore. The under part and knickers are made of black satin, while for the tunic. opened all the way up and down the back, a printed silk with a black ground and a design in red, blue and green is chosenS This model would be equally pretty if hand blocked linen was used instead of silk.
 Another interesting suit is made of black and white printed silk combined with black satin, and there is cape to match. which is of the printed silk lined with black rubberized satin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
Listening In On Foe

'I stnnuBH thB tell Fam aBaut MT. Saunders" xRll LGrsfrB. -I hnd a let- tBr hrHm hHm. Il hnve rgad it three timeR''
 "GrBBd Scattt '" ezWIlRimed her brVtih- Br, sitting mp $suidHnBE- Ann tG lose my HftHDR SiEt#r RfnRr AEl tlfese EVHRrs af DgyWEs GEm1mnl1nzHipE TeIB him ttlrnt Egm ane mnth ashHnialfsd, but FDu uhHmk hlm, ewgm tHmugh you must say mo, berRHlse YHur miaiisHnRuians are needed hy YRIr huWriher nm his deelinfnG yHHrs. H&W s@R tEiam ufRt tliis hs one of ,wBur dsdFimmg Eginnz. ta@. Get a pBncm and HRpHr RmE IHtt me dfetRte sweet mBtta"
 D6Utn1Ee mDtIhmgr" GniaG Lanetta "I wRs Just wEmfIBrng bgw mBEh money tihRt imam IhBS''
 Fer RBteiS smkes" azNIaiHmed her brVthHr- So mEreRmRnYn lit must be the R#sBGiiBtiim with uFfmf LaiIn BGrRer from New TEnik'
 ''LfH7lR RHnikar isn't n but marueuArv,r- "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30

They warmed to her right away. warmth, but still warm.
 Not antiques" said Vannie. "Just good reproductions"
 ITO be sure," said the clerks, cor dially. There are few good antiques now and the prices are really out of bounds. Oh, quite"
 Now, good reproductions are made l for the most part in Grand Rapids and Chicago and Milwaukee and Cin- cinnati and the like. Not here. They are shipped to New York from the | places Vannie comes from. Vannie was offered table at nine hundred dol lars and two chairs for two hundred and fifty dollars each. She said they hardly seemed worth the money. The clerks just smiled.
 You may hold them for me-" said Yannie, weakly, until this afternoon.
 In other stores she found the same table for four hundred dollars and the same chairs for one hundred dollars each. So she bought them. They seemed so cheap. But if she gets the furniture she wants she thinks she may -sell the house.
 A very pretty girl faced Magistrate Levy this morning on a charge of speeding. Her father came along to explain that nothing like this had ever happened before.
 .Whx. theamake-up ?" the magistrate asked. %You're pretty enough to get along without it."
 The girl said she had not speeded.
 Never mind," said the magistrate. "Pay a fine of three dollars. If you can afford all that paint, you can pay fine"
 It's sort of Solomonic stuff in the magistrates courts, anyhow. The Oth- CT day Sam Louis was arrested for sweeping rubbish into the streets. He said he came here five years ago from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30

said Loretta stoutly. You just think SO because she married that Philadel- phia doctor instead of you. He can't help being weaithy"
 No, poor soul .'' said her brother.
 Mir Saunders dressed very we'll" Loretta went on. musingly. And he seemed to be quite well-to-do. Of course he can't be very hard up if he does het do anything but travel from one year's end to anothtT. Funny how a person can be in your house five weeks and you know so little about his affairs as we do about MT. Saunders.
 Five weeks is quite while.' sigh ed her brother. Il suppose he was saving up for this trip. he's going on"
 Of course we wouldn't have asked retta. But after we had invited him here to please Aunt Hannah he seemed to fit in very nicely"
 Ut gave us an excuse to go about q lot, said her brother. But l can't remember that he took us to many shows and things. can you?'
 Why, nO,' confessed Loretta. reluc- tantly- Just some dances But he really was very nice and 1 liked him. " | T might have known" said her broth CT, dolefully. If you will kindly wait until q lawsuit is finished I'll give you d wedding present that costs at least 9S cents marked down from a dollar. Just now I am flat broke"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
The Carsful Guest

AHo O1r6tut UUB8B -//T HAD a letter from MT. Saun- So ders today" said Loretta Rs she
 sank into an easy chair. He is starting on a trip around the world" :"
 ''Oh, these gay boys!" sighed her brother. They go sailing over the earth and stay at home shaving my life away"
 ''Slaving is good!" said Loretta, scornfully. How many sets of tennis did you play yesterday? You have my heartfelt sympathy"
 You needn't be so snippy,"' said her brother, loftily. Being an attorney is no circus I'd rather clean house twice a month than do some of my jobs"
 How stylish, how chici An RttBr- neyw laughed Loretta. You began as lawyer and I can't get Rccustom- ed to the new rank. And wou know you are not allowed around at house cleaning time"
 That" said her brother, is why I always go into the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30

The striped beetle, is rather an at tractive looking insect, but a great pest in the vegetable garden, often destroy ing many plants of cucumbers, squashes and melons in a single night. Most of the remedies used in past years have not been very successful. It has now been learned, however, that this pest can be prevented from even appearing above ground by the simple plan of pouring a strong decOction of a nicO- tine preparation sold by the seed stores, onto the ground around the plants. The nicotine seeps through the soil and destroys the grubs before they turn into beetles and emerge into the open air.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
Domestic Days
By ROY L. NPCARDELL

HN BOL IL. MCAkSDEA4L
 "Why didn't you telephone me at the office while you were downtown today SO | could meet you and come home with you, as you said you would! asked Mir. Jarr peevishly.
 Don't ask me. why I didn't do this and why, I didn't do that the minute you step in the house." snapped Mrs. Jarr. 'Fm lucky to be home at all" :"
 "Tm lucky to find you here," said Mfr. Jarr. ''You seem to be everywhere but hemes but, if you promise a thing, keep your word"
 "Don't you dare say anything to me about my wOrd'' replied Mrs. Jarr sbarpIy.. "I'm truthful, I wish could say the same about you! You used to be frank and truthful, but I've caught you a dozen times lately saying things that were not exactly SO" and think the. habits growing on you, too"
 "Just tell me 0ne instance where l told you an untruth," saids Mrs. Jarr. 'You can't do it''
 "Oh,. yes, I v was the reply. T could tell you dozens of instances"
 "Well, never mind that new," said Mfr. Jarr weakening. "But tell me what has upset you"
 eff you really cared for me you'd
 
 Mrs. Jarr. t'Fm so nervous my hands are still shaking. I was in a terrible accident today, and I'm not over it yet
 "What was it?', inquired Mir. Jarr
 "Why, was going up one of those smooth esealators in store, not the steppy kind" said Mrs. Jarr, land was nearly at the top, and turned around and who should be coming behind me but Mrs. Dudley, whom we boarded with so many summers at Long Island anR'-
 And what? Was she hurt?' inter- rupted Mir. Jarr..
 I'm trying to tell you" replied his wife. Before could attract her atten- tion something broke about the ma chinerY and the thing stopped with a ierk,, and down Mrs. Dudley went, and down went. I saw Mrs. Dudley strike the bottom of the thing with a bump, and thought
 aYou thought, I'll stop with Mrs. Dudley again, ehg' interjeeted MT. Jarr.
 Don't try to be funny, please {" ex- claimed Mrs. Jarr in righteous indigna- tinn. II might have been killed, and you make joke of it"
 well, it's better to joke than to accuse people of being ibbers," said Mir. Jarr. "I never told you an out and out falsehood in my life, and I want some supper quick because I have to rush down to the office and work late on the. books
 An hour afterward he was playing pinochle with two of his cronies in the back room of Sols cigar store the cor ner. Pausing between melding sixty queens and forty trumps, he raised his eyes and said aloud, Gee, hope Mrs. Jarr- doesn't telephone to the office to find out if I'm there, this night!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30

When you get through planning my future said Loretta. calmly, T do want to say that this letter is from Mr. Saunders And tell me whether he is a wealthy man.
 "1ou put me in q great difficulty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30

Greece and had not taken out his first fcitizenship papers.
 ''Ten dollars for sweeping" said Magistrate Simpson. And you should be sent back to Greece. A foreigner who makes his living here but does not want to be an American should be deported."'
 About the only places to get break fast in New York-outside of the home and the big hotels-are in the white tiles. The white tiles are at least aired out. The restaurants which do a night business on gin and ginger ale are suggestive of an elephant stable up to noon.
 Which is the introduction to a renh- iniscence. It isn't so long ago that a woman smoking a cigarette in public was good front page story. Now the snappy little toilers take few drags in Childs before going on to work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
Manhdttan Days And Nights
By HERBERT COREY

NIEW YORK just in Columbus Ohio She has just fill the
 the all Kansas farmers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30

means fUm lREsnx Gf Rnirm. This is a style &suffit1tnnilE unRammsm tD be In- dTiriTnnl, butt in Rs fgr euumtrY ratfer uhHn flor ngwm wWRm SsEmaHimes tine riibhm shows finlnt GunnnRSaImg stripes to 1Hnd a dHranmnIwR uEntIh-
 TO pBsBHEs R number af StHBw hats of dEifferxnt wmHv@ HmH sIfHpe is the mnrk eff fIhe wWIHl -dlngsaea mnm- far every prGRsiBm hRs Hts unuuar strRw just as mucih ms it Inns Hts Hruper shoe. The timer, ailpBer hu;RlilE suxg#H+ farmaIity |; tihe rUupihnr, csmrs#r auas himH Gf BsunS- Ing Bnd lFiissme Yam cannot efange wDm ERpR but wery atnHm Yuum hat cam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30

Most amateurs made the mistake of planting corn too deeply, often putting it two inches under the surface. Half an inch is deep enough on heavy soil and the seed should not go under the when the soil is light. In the home garden it is better to have the corn patch level than to hill up the rows and is is most important that there be several short rows side by side in- stead of one or two long rows, because the pollen must be waited from one flower to another so that the blossoms will be fertilized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30

It has been found that soap powder is a remarkably good insecticide, espe- cially for plant lice such as often ruin sweet peas, nasturtiums and other flow era. Half of a ten-eent package in two gallons of warm water will make suffi- cient spray to cover a large part of the garden. It is much more pleasant to use than the various tobacco pre- parations, and cheaper, too.
The Delta independent., 1924-11-14
MACBETH GREETED BY
FULL HOUSE HERE

The high school auditorium was al
most filled to capacity Saturday
evening on the occasion of the visit
Of Miss Florence Macbeth, coloratura
soprano, who with her accompanist,
Mr.. George Roberts, presented a full
evening Of music.
Miss Macbeth has been acclaimed
"the greatest singer America ever
produced" and in the rendition of
her numbers she was truly marvellous.
Each and every number was listen
ed to with breathless silence. Her
voice is sweet and pleasing. and no
one but felt well repaid for hearing
her.
Not the least OF the nice things
abiut Macbeth is her charming per-
sonality. She sings as if she loved to
and treats her audience as If singing
for them were her only task. She
responded after each group with
some familiar songs, beautifully rend-
cred. Among these was THE Cookoo
Clock" Annie Laurie" Pages Aria
from Verdu's Masque Ball." and
THE Last Rose of Summer"
Her accompanist, Mr.. Roberts, is a
composer as well as a pianist and
among other numbers gave a selec-
tion he had written. Miss Macbeth
also sang one OF his songs. He, too
was pleasing in every way and gave
encores after each group he played
This entertainment was brought
here by Miss Wynne Killian on her
own responsibility, and another of the
same high type will appear here on
February 2, when the Cherniavsky
Trio OF instrumentalists arrive.
The Delta independent., 1924-11-14
WHEATLAND
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Mrs. Silvey and Mr. and Mrs. Will
deboor are victims of a slight attack
OF the ever-present flu.
The Misses Adaline, Lula and Lesta
Ensign. also Freda Campbell. spent
their vacation with home folks while
their teachers attended the conyen-
tion at Grand Junction.
Beet work is nearly over and all
rejoiced by celebrating Armistice
Day
The w B. Ensign family were
dinner guests Sunday at the Wilde
boor home.
This community is having another
oil developing spasm regardless OF
what the Eckert deal develops.
William Prewitt and helpers are
feeding / 500 lambs on the Wildeboor
ranch.
f. @. Gorbet and family spent Sun
day In the North Fork country. Miss
Irene. who suffered a broken arm
last week, is recovering from the
shock quite rapidly