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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-26

They will never know your the hobby horse said. So the poor man walked up to Minga's front door with piece of paper in his hand.
 "Would you like to buy some magic powder which makes people tell where they have hidden thingsi" the man asked.
 "I shall ask him in and take the magic powder away from him r Minga thought to herself. "Why should l spend anything for the powder when can get it for nothing" So when the nice poor man came in Minga the witch snatched at the paper and said Now, you give me that before be. witch you!"
 Aha! No, you don'tv the nice poor man cried as he gave the witch a thump and pushed her into a closet and locked the door. Nov, Miss Witch v' he said through the key hole II 'spect you'll stay there until make up my mind to let you out" Then the poor man went to the ice box and let Raggedy Ann out. And afterwards they sat down to plan how they could rescue Raggedy Andy.
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poor man. Then she, like her sister Minga, sat down. to think what would be the best way to get the best of her sister. And while the two witches sat watching each other out of the side windows the nice man and the hobby horse>were watching the two houses of the witches.
 We must keep back in the bushes and wait for our chance !" the hobby horse said, flor if they see us they will work magic on us and spoil every thing" Finally the nice poor man could stand it no longer. "The two witches are sitting in their windows glaring at each other" he said, land we are doing nothingl You wait here and I will try to fool old Minga. Then If can fool her l shall try to fool Munga, then we can rescue the Rag gedys"
 That's Q good scheme !" the hobby horse said. ''I will wait here!" So the nice poor man went to stream and washed his face and hands and put a red handkerchief around his head. And when he had done this the hobby horse was surprised at te change.
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houses in whose windows lights shone cheerily. She was still homesick and sad, but that hour in the little church had soothed her and taken the bitter ness from her heart. She remembered that her home used to be like these homes. It would never be like that again.
 (To Be Continued)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-26

If you have an abundance of toads in your garden you are to be con graduated.
 They are worth $5 apiece to you.
 Encourage them to stay, even to the extent of making little holes and GOV ering them with flat stones, where they may hide during the day.
 Never kill a toad. A
 Take no stock in the old-time su. perstition that they cause warts.
 Beekeepers are about the only peo- pie who do not favor the presence of toads. loads apparently have not been taught the economical value of bees and hence do not hesitate to devour all they can get into their mouth with their curious extension ladder tongues, which move so quickly that the eye can scarcely follow them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-26
THE HUMAN YARDSTICK

Il shore is tired" said a tall and thin negro, meeting stout and short friend, on the street.
 What yo'aH been doin' to git tired" 1" demanded the short one truculently.
 Well, suh, explained the thin per son, drawing deep breath, lover to Brother Jones's dey is measurin' de house fo' some new carpets. Dey ain't got no yardstick, and Is just exactly six feet tall. So. to oblige Brother Jones, Is been layin' down and gittin' up all over deir house." Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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 den the two magic books.
 Minga the witch had a magic look ing glass, not a very good one, for it showed everything wiggly and wobbly in 1t.
 She looked in the looking glass and saw that the hobby horse was bring ing the nice poor man to try and res cue the Raggedys. "Myl ]. must not let them get here" Minga thought, so she worked magic and had invisible ropes tie themselves around the legs of the hobby horse. There that's settled H' Minga said.
 And Munga also had a magic looking glass which she looked in, and when she saw the nice poor man carrying the hobby horse she said, My, must not let them get herew So she work ed magic and made invisible ropes tie themselves around the legs of the nice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-26
WELLS AND THE LITTLE GOD

There's nothing in life like loving someone. People don't talk to you about it, and lots of people don't know what they're missing. It's all the diff ference between being dead or alive. When you are really loving some one you're all right, and nothing can harm you. And when you aren't, nothing is right, everything is wrong. .'-"The Dream" by H. G. Wells.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-26
A REAL OPTIMIsT

Smith-Blythe is a pretty optimistic character, I hear.
 Brown-I should say sol If he failed in business he'd thank heaven he had his health; if he failed in health, he'd be glad he had his busi- ness and if he failed in both, he'd say there was no use having one with out the other-Wealslv Edinburgh Scotsman.
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 K9ee@ ! sAnAN

Minga Witch had Raggdy Ann shut up in the ice box in Min gas tumbled down home and Munga Witch had Raggedy Andy shut up in the ice box in her tumbled down home, Neither of the Raggedys mind ed 1t very much, for
 being made of cloth and being stuffed with nice white cotton, the Raggedys did not mind the cold at all.
 They would both much rather have been with the nice poor man and the magical hobby horse riding along the path through the deep, deep woods in Raggedy Ann's house on wheels. But now the house was broken to pieces and the witches had cap tured the Raggedys to take away their magic books, one of which RaggedS Ann had fin her apron pocket and the other which Rag gedy Andy had in his pocket. Neither of the witches knew this though, and each planned to outwit the other so that she might discover where
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-26
GO TOGETHER

Boiled chicken, egg sauce; boiled rice, peas, asparagus salad with Rus sian dressing and strawberry float.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-26
PAINTED LEATHER TRINKEF
 BOX

A fascinating trinket box is covered with dark blue leather that is fooled in gold and has two colonial figures paint ed upon the top. The Dox is oval in shape and beautiful enough to be used in other capacities.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-07

expense 14.4S
Geo. p. Sexauer, coal for
Mrs. VIM. Clifford -- 21.90
ID. A. Lewis, Co. Treasurer
expense account -------- 529.12
Scofield's Cash Mere. Co.,
supplies CDR. & GEM 1890 44.65
Fred Hare. drayipg and
freight paid Gen. Road
and Br.1 217.7O
Motor Vehicle
Frank Bell, dragging ------- 300
John Ressler, sand - 51.0J
Max Schade, supplies -- 1900
Road
Wilbur Rawsterm, filling---- 700
Bridge
Standard Bridge Co, car load
bridge lumber --- 604.S3
County General
Paul Boldt, crow bounties-- 40
On motion duly made. seconded, and
carried, the following refund was
granted:
J. NJ. Williams.
Application of L. G. Lowell for re-
.newal of school loan. and increase of
Continued to page 81
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-07
OFFICIAL WORK OF
COUNTY BOARD
Continued from last week.

Monday, Jan z, 1880 p. M.
Board met as per adjournment, all
members present.
Began to check Auditors and Treas
urer's Cash Books, continuing same
until time for adjournment. On mo-
ton duly made, seconded. and carried
Board adjourned to meet at 900 o.
clock A. M. January s.
300 o'clock A. NJ, Jan Sth.
Board met as per adjournment, all
members present.
A committee consisting of Commits
sioners Mckay and Hudson. accom-
panied the Highway Superintendent
to a point south of Vayland, to meas
ure fills in grade, season 1923.
Remainder of Board continued the
checking Of Cash Books.
On motion duly made, seconded, and
carried, Board adjourned to meet at
1870 p. M.
1:3O p. M.
Board met as per adjournment, and
continued check of Cash Books. On
motion duly made, seconded, and car
RED, adjournment was taken, to meet
at 900 o'clock A. NJ. January 9Th.
300 o'clock AM, January 9.
Board met as per adjournment, and
continued the checking of Cash Books.
Same were found, upon completion.
to be correct. Proceeded to check
Treasurer's Auto License Receipts
with daily Miscellaneous Receipts.
Same were found to agree.
Board then proceeded to check the
records of Office of Clerk of Courts.
fnding same to agree with the month
ly statements filed, showing fees col
leCted.
On motion duly made, seconded, and
carried, Board adjourned to meet at
100 =. NJ.
100 P. ~.
Board met as per adjournment, ali
members present. Proceeded to check
cost of fills made by Granquist, on
Vayland road. Approximate cost of
fresno WORK was found to be twenty
(2OD cents per cubic yard. Commit
tee was appointed to ascertain the
amount of Registered Warrants, so
far purchased by the Court House
Building Fund.
On motion duly made, seconded, and
carried. Board adjourned to meet at
800 o'clock, A. NJ. January 10th.
900 o'clock A. NJ. Jan. 10th.
Board met as per adjournment, all
members present.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-07

Committees continued to check the
record of Registered Warrants pur-
chased. Remainder of Board began
checking of Auditors and Treasurer's
Disbursement Records, against paid
vouchers on file. .
On motion duly made, seconded, and
carried. Board adjourned to meet at
1880 P. M.
1880 p. NJ, January 10th.
Board met as per adjournment, all
members present.
Continued the checking of Auditors
and Treasurer's Disbursements. Upon
completion, same were found to be
correct.
On motion duly made, seconded, and
carried, the following claims were al
lowed, and the Auditor instructed to
draw warrants in payment of same:
NJ. J. Butte, sheriff's fees and
expense s 1904
S. kegler. Deputy sherif's
fees 500
]. F. Paddleford, services
Board of Health and
Salary $3.50
Hand County News, 4th
quarter Printing and
advertising and supplies 202.06
Geo. Edgington, repairing $50
I. J. Fisher, coal for
Mrs. II. Fisher - 100
McWhorter & Wheelock 4th
quarter, salary, Co.
Physicians 1875. 90
+. w. Blackman, coal, Jail
and Lawler 34.SO
G. M. Carroll, Office supplies and
Evening star., 1924-01-16
Women Have
Higher
Principles
Than Men
DorothyDixI
Women, as a Class, Live Cleaner Lives, Are More
Honest, Faithful and Loyal Than Men
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Evening star., 1924-01-16
BENJAMIN Franklin.

There's something very refresh
Ing to the American mind in the
thought of Benjamin Franklin. He
has atmosphere. We are choice of
whatever savors OF that intangible,
comforting quality here in America,
where everything is so new and
speaks so shriIly Of the present
need met by the present deed. Our
Franklin has atmosphere. He be-
longs with the poster beds and the
fan-lighted uoorways and white clap
boards of our colonial period. He
reflects dignity and gracious benefi-
cence upon us. He, in a way, justi-
fies US.
He was poor and through industry
and thrift and shrewd management
he became rich. He thought that
the getting of riches was an honor
able ambition and the duty of g. man
who respected himself to the end
that he might be respected OF others.
One could not imagine his laying out
a. shilling without having thought
about the wisdom of doing SO. Nor
can one imagine his holding that
shilling once he was convinced that
it was wise to spend it.
Thrift usually says, Save to our
minds. When some one says that
such a. man or such a woman is
thrifty, We gather the notion that he
is what we call a "tightwad" and
he is labeled accordingly. That isn't
quite the idea Thrift can be
demonstrated as much, If not more.
Evening star., 1924-01-16

are SO especially appropriate in halls
where pictures are neither needed nor
suitable. But the imported landscape
papers were SO expensive, even In re-
production, as to be prohibitive. She
had almost decided reluctantly to
give up the idea, when one of those
brilliant inspirations which bless the
thinking home maker came to her
aid.
The next morning she flew, as on
wings to the wall paper establishment
she patronized, and asked to see the
all-over landscape papers. which
that showed trunks of tall trees,
masses of gray-green foliage, a fight
of garden steps and a little Greek
temple in the design. Then she pick
ed out and bought some plain family
blue paper and hastened home again.
All that day she carefully "cut and
fitted" her landscape paper as If 1t
were a garment. Instead Of the trees
and the steps and little temple being
repeated every two feet all over the
whole wall. she had them carefully
placed along just over the chair rail
so that they formed a charming gar
den. Meanwhile she had had paper
hanger come and cover the upper
wall with the plain blue paper. which
formed a soft summer sky. Against
this sky rose the tops of the trees,
higher in some places than in others,
making an uneven and ever different
of the same design.
1t took time, yes, and ingenuity.
She fitted and pasted every piece Of
the cut-out landscape herself, but the
result was a triumph OF indiviuality,
taste. aud-oconomls
Evening star., 1924-01-16

by wise spending as it can by mere
saving.
Saving money, boarding it-as the
squirrels hoard their stores, letting
them grow moldy and forgetting
where they have them until past the
time to use them-is the very low
est. most unintelligent method of
thrift. Spending money wisely is the
very highest form of II. That's
where Franklin scored. There is the
secret Of our respect for him. Frank =
Inns name says, thrift" but no
whisper of "tightwad" echoes it.
When he began earning he budget
he thought he could spend for this
and shat and the other essential
thing and always the amount to be
saved. In saving, however. he al
ways had in mind the joy OF spend
ing. He was saving the money for
a purpose that was neither stupid
nor selfish.
When his country was In difficul-
ties he could help her because he
had saved and spent wisely. When
he saw the youth about him in need
of instruction he could supply the
money needed to found the univer-
9ity that would stand for the idea
always dear to his hear-the educa-
ton Of the youth of the country.
Our Franklin has atmosphere, dig
nifty and inspiration. He saved with
Is that message OF thrift he would
teadh his countrymen. We spend
more than we save and the thrift
we would believe our precious quail
ity lies in the wise spending rather
in the routined saving. It's the
spending that saves us.
Copyright, 192A)
Evening star., 1924-01-16
History of Dour name.
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NowLAN.
RIPLEY
RACIAL ORIGIN-EneIish.
SOURCE--A locality.

Ripley is ono of those English fam
names, as indicative originally OF the
locality from which the individual
had come Tor in which he lived.
There is market town in the west
of Yorkshire, England, which bears
this name, and, unless there have
been other localities bearing the same
name which since have disappeared
from the geographical and historical
records. the evidence is quite clear
that all Ripleys trace their ancestry
back to this town.
In medieval times man might be
known as John O'Ripley" or Peter
dc Covington' as result of different
circumstances (the de" of course,
being the Norman equivalent of the
Anglo Saxon .of'" which very often
might, for instance, be the owner or
ruler of the place named. He might
merely be an inhabitant, or he might
have been an inhabftant at some pre-
vfous time. The majority of family
names are explained in the last two
ways. And in making your choice
between these two you must take into
consideration the size of the place at
the time the name was formed. If
Ripley was very small place, a
homestead, for instance, the name
would denote residence there. But If,
as it happened, it was a larger COM
munity, it would constitute no differ
entiation to give an inhabitant the
surname of de Ripley because all
his 1leighbors would be indicated by
the same appellatfon. But if he lived
in Covington after prior residence in
Ripley, the surname would individ-
ualize him from his neighbors at
once, as he would be most likely the
only man Of his own given name who
formerly had resided in the other
community.
Evening star., 1924-01-16
Thread Count in Linen.

A common misconception among
shoppers is that a heavy" table,
I cloth is, perforce, a good" one. The
threads may be ever so coarse and
lumpy, and the spaces between filled
with starch. but if it has body" and
feels heavy when lifted in the hand,
1t is generally quite sufficient to pass
muster with tho shopper who, when
buying her household linens, does not
look beyond the first wash day for
them.
When the linen is papery and
erackles, 1t is a safe guess that it's
1etitious body" is produced by a.
heavy sizing Of chalk, starch, gum.
and what not, and that this will all
be lost In the first trip to the laundry
tubs, leaving you in it's pleace only
coarse, sleazy, rough surfaced rag.
Good linen must feel thick, leath-
cry, and heavy; but il must be heavy
from It's own weight, and not from
excessive sizing.
THIS does not mean that starch is to
be considered as an adulterant, unless
an excessive amount has been added
for the evident purpose of covering
up n loose. inferior weave Some
form of Sizing is essential in obtain
ing the high gloss and exuufsite
Laundering qualities OF table linens.
Evening star., 1924-01-16
BEDTIME STORIES " s. 1ss;.'ss s":s::

moro than d thought. But as he
grew more and more tired that old
can seemed to offer the only possible
way OF escape from Gray Fox. Dan
ny had once escaped from Reddy Fox
by means of an old can, and he hadn't
forgotten 1t. So
Il wish knew about the opening
In tho other end of that can," thought
Danny. ''If 1T is the right size I'll be
safe I guess TIL have to take the
chance. I can't stand this much
longer. 1t will be no worse to be
caught in that can by Gray Fox than
to be caught here. oh dear, why
couldn't that can be the other way
around SO that I could know how
big that opening is. Well, here
goes"
Danny drew a long breath and ran
just as fast as those short legs Of
his could take him straight to that
old tomato can. Perhaps you can
guess, though I don't believe you can,
just how he felt when he lodged
around the end of that old can and
found hole in it just big enough
for him to squeeze through. He
wasn't q second too soon. Gray Fox
was at his very. heels. Danny had
taken a. chance and he had won. He
was still terribly frightened, but he
had hope now. and that helped a lot
Copyright, 1924. by T. W. Bugess.)
Evening star., 1924-01-16
This Age Of Rush.

An article about the heart, sug-
gests a reader, would interest every
body in this age Of rush. How can
a person tell If his heart is weak, a
lay person?
This is the age of sit. The rush
stuff is Just q harmless little label
pasted on q package you're a little
diiatory in delivering, or something
like that. Our fondness for rush here
in America is akin to our habit of
kidding ourselves about our work"
and our nonchalant custom of think
ing of the high tension" of big
business and the nervous break
down" from "overwork' and all that
sort of thing.
Physiology will never become suffi-
ciently popular, l fear. to oyertake
the silly, old Astrological absurdity
of nervous exhaustion"-as though
the nerves were a source of energy
instead of q mere system of commu-
nicarion. Even medical literature is
streaked through with this and al
lied absurdities. There are thousands
OF unhappy mortals this very minute
entertaining the utterly futile and
untenabie notion that their impaired
health or incompetency is explained
by nerves" or nervousness"
This is the age Of sit. Rush? The
Evening star., 1924-01-16
This afternoon after skool wawk-

This afternoon after skooi l wawk-
ed erround to Mary Watkinses house
to see If she was out. wich she was.
ony Persey Viewer was standing
there tawking to her with his hat
over one eye, me thinking. Darn that
darn sissey butting in all the time.
And I wawked up and stood there
with my hands in my pockits and
Mary watkins Repp on tawking to
Persey as If she thawt he was some-
body crate. and l had u ideer, saying,
Hay, Persey G., you awt to see the
boxing. gloves 1 got for Krissmas.
l don't like boxing gloves, Persey
sed
Well do you wunt to see them?
sed, and he sed No. and sed. Well
Ill run home and get them and show
them to you. they're swell boxing
gloves. Thinking. G. Ill make him
box with me and she'll soon see who's
the greatest.
And 1 quick ran and got the boxing
gloves and came back with them,
saying to Persey, See, aint they
peetches, let's box Il little.
j don't wunt to, Persey sed, and I
sed, Aw watts d matter, you afraid?
These gloves are so soft you couldent
merit lily with them, come on, waits
you afraid Of? I sed
Nothing, Persey sed.
And he put on pair and so did
/ and we started to box, me jumping
erround him making motions like u
Professional boxer and him jest stand
lug there as If he thawt he was a
statue of a boxer instead of a live
one, and all of IL suddin l hit him
fearse crack in the nose and another
one in the stummick and he started
to cry and dident know weather to
hold his nose or his stummick, Mary
Watkins saying, You big brute.
Meening me, and she sed, Now you
go rite home. you don't know how
to behave erround ladies and gen.
tlemen. Meening her and Persey, and
Persey sed. He hit me twice at once,
that not fair.
Then go ahed and hit me. go on,
hit me all your mite, / Sed, and Persey
sed No, / Wouldent be such a brute,
and Mary Watkins sed. See that,
your the only brute erround heer.
Aw heck, good mite. rats, q, the
dickins. ! sed.
And / wawked away with my box
ing gloves looking prouder than wat
felt. Proving sometimes force is n
CRATE thing. ony you cant always tell
jest wen.