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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

Il shouldn't say we are expand
ing" said Miss Mcbride in her dry
little voice.
She fidgeted in her chair as she
spoke. She looked as if she would
like to get up and run out of the
office.
But we will expand" I said dry
ing for my previous sense of happy
conviction. Il am planning to get
large amount of new business"
is any of it assured" she asked
primly.
"A new field has opened up" l
said. And, of course, now that l am
back I can go out and drum up new
business while you take care of all
our old accounts"
The old accounts''-she began.
Then she put her hands over her
face and slumped down in her chair
with great sobs shaking her scrawny
little body. The tears trickled be
tween her gnarled fingers and she
struggled vainly for cOmposure.
went over and put my hand on
her shoulder.
Come, come, Miss Mcbride, things
can't be as bad as all that" | urged.
But she didn't stop crying.
Really, there's nothing to be so
dcspondent about" l said.
I'm a failure ~ she mOaned at
last. you talk about raising mt
from seventy-five to a hundred q
week. How wonderful that would be.
could send my little brother to the
shore for month. l could take a
better apartment
You ought to save" | said.
There won't be anything TO save
when you know" she groaned. .
What do you mean?" I demanded
growing nervous Mt her crOaking.
I'm a failure" she gasped. =
| have failed you.
How" | asked far more severely
than intended, but with feeling Of
nervous impotence over all this pes
simism just when was feeling 81
hopeful.
business'-
what do you mean" I demanded
with uneven breath. Have we los
anv of our accounts? I didn't know
why didn't you tell me?'
ITS just this past few days" sh'
gaspcd. 1T began only a few day
ago. At first | didn't realize it mean
anything. Then this mOrning--thrc
morc-a landslide" she jcrked.
What do you mean" l repeate'
dazcdly. "A landslide"
! The Dalton-SturgeS Corporation.
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she enumerated between windy sobs.
The Haldane Publishing company
Peter Stanley and company. There's
only the Dartly Tompkins account
left-and the DerringfOrth shoe"
repeated the names she had men
toned. 1t seemed impossible. These
were my friends. They couldn't-thcy
wouldn't take away their business like
this without warning. There must b.
mistake somewhere. A mistake! /
said so. ~ ~
I'll show you their letters" Miss
Mcbride whispered.
She got up and trotted out of my
office with an air of relief, as il 1t
were at least something TO move about
to get into physical action. And when
[ was alone l sat and thought-hard'
A landslide! My three best clients
had sent in letters of cancellation
There had been others before during
the past few days. A week ago l left
J Jim. Could there be any connection
1t was absurd. Why should there bc
a connection? Other women leave then
husbands for less prOvOcation thal
what had impelled me TO go.
ITO Be COntinued.)
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LISTEN, W0RLD Running s s as?s, sss;s.5 Ragged
By ELSIE ROBINSON

Likewise with my lambasting. That's
just another way of getting attention
And why should you, just because
you've gone and committe a liz old
sin, grab off all that publicity?
Yes. as an alibi for cyclists, Re
morse leads the field. If you spent
as much time looking in a mirror as
you do picking at your soul, people
would say you were a sissy. If you
spent that much time eating they
would say you were a pig. But you
can spend that much time regrettine
and they're apt to say you are
saint. Butlyou aren't saint. You're
lust a self-centered individual witt
your eyes turned in.
Any prolonged remOrse is wrong. i
isn't merely unnecessary-it's actually
nuisance.
1t was bad enough for you to waste
time and energy, hinder and dlsrup
programs by your original sin. Bu
it's even worse TO continue to waste
your time and energy by regrettlng Il
after you've come to your senses.
You're soldering on the job exactl!
as much when you sit around repent
ing as when you sit around SHINING
In either case you're of no earthly u.s.
to either God or man.
If you need to be sorry, be sorry
Give yourself the once over and cal
yourself the meanest names yoI
know.
Then forget it and 60 out and ge
on the job again.
Don't go moaning around wonder
ing whether you are forgiven. Coz
isn't n peevish old gent who hold
grudges. God is a Life Source tina
needs transmitters. The only resti
tuition which He recognizes is a fresl
hunger to grow and serve. Any Othc
moral gymnastics are so much vast
motion in His might scheme,
So if you're really sorry, brother
get busy!
Copyright. 1925, King Features Syn, Inc
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

We we're up in the interior Of China
an American missionary friend
Of mine. He was a very good man.
He was doctor. And all the
Chinese in that part of the country
loved him very much, because he gave
them medicines when they were sick,
and showed the mothers how TO take
care of their babies, and tried TO help
them TO bring up their children s."
they would be clean and healthy.
His house was on hill. overlook
ing a river. and Bobby used to stand
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22
FOXY GRANDPA STORIES
Bobby Sees a New Way of Fishing in China.

said. Il think that / shall be able to
show Bobby something about fishing
that perhaps he has never seen before.
THAT would be real treat for the
boy" said.
The next morning our friend said to
Bobby:
How would you like to go fishing
this afternoon, Bobby"
"Oh. that would be fine. I'll get
my fishing rod ready right away
And he started for his room.
THAT won't be necessary" called
the missionary TO Bobby.
That afternoon we started down to-
ward the river. and there waiting for
us in a funny kind of a flat boat was
a Chinaman. and sitting by him, tied
by his leg to the boat, was a great,
big black bird.
Bobbys eyes grew as big as sau-
GERS when he saw this strange bird,
and Bunny gave one leap and landed in
my pocket, while / heard him muir
muring something about not being
sure if Chinese birds ever ate rabbits
ufll We lol NON II lllAo NhN bbtls'
and the Chinaman rOwed us a little
distance down the river and then an
chored the boat. We wondered what
was going to happen, and then some
thing strange did happen.
The Chinaman put a strap around
| the neck of the cOrmOrant-becauSC
that was the name of the big bird, and
then the fishing started.
The cormorant dove right into the
water and came up with a big fish il
| his mouth which the Chinaman quick
~ took out Of his bill and threw il
the bottom of the boat Again ant
again the bird dove and brought fist
after fish up to his master. until tn
whole bottom of the boat was covered
with glistcning fish.
Of course the cOrmorant couldn'
swallow the fish on account of tn,
strap around his neck, which kept hin
from doing so. thought it WASH
quite fair to the bird until | saw tn
Chinaman remove the strap and let IN
bird eat all the fish that he wantc'
after the days fishing was over.
Copyright. 1895, International
Feature Service, Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

on chewing your nails? I'll tell you
why.
First because you think it's neces-
sary. You are sincere in your bellet
that prolonged regret is the rightful
sequel to sin. You've seen it done by
all the best people. Large noisy sins
have always been followed by hand
some, noisy repentances in our best
society. SO of course, you feel you
should do yourself credit by the
magnitude of yours. You feel that
you're doing the right thing by both
yourself and God in thus registering
Remorce, night and day.
That's one reason why you're
wallowing in regret.
But there's another reason. You
like to wallOw in regret. It's a new
and thrilling kind of Daily Dozen. II
offers n peculiar satisfactiOn-it salts
fics your sense of your own import
ance. 1t feeds your ego. 1t gives
on yourself.
1t also gives you a wonderful chance
to demand the attention Of other peO'
| pie. Under the preteXt OF repentance
you can claim more attention and dc
more shouting than a dozen insurance
men or real estate promoters. Law
abiding, respectable people seldom gel
an opportunity to hog the limelight
but an cnterprising sinner can graf
the whole stage.
As for instance this yearning to in
terest the Catholic church in your case
and the demand that l give you g
soaring. scorchin", powerful lambast
ing. You don't need the Catholic
church to free your chest, my son
If you get real pcsty, l have no doubt
that one of the good priests will lister
to your tale and give you a few Ave
Marias TO say, even though you are
Protestant. But be honest with your
self. 1t isn't the sanctification you
want-it's the audience.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

human dynamo. Your blood cells
supply the energy which keeps
your body we'll and fit. Weakened
blood cells make you like the stor-
age battery with dry cells-power Is
lacking-energy gone = productive
qualities at the lowest ebb. s. s. s.
supplies the red blood cells-the
spark that recharges your system.
Mr.. James Chaloupka, Sherman
School, Chillicothe, Ohio, writes:
Il feel LIKE a netV man after taking
S. S. S. II gate me better appetite
and cleared my shin OF Ptn1Ptes and
blaekheGds."
Carefully selected, scientifically
proportional and prepared herbs
and banks make up s. S. S.-the
great blood purifier. Give nature
| helping hand. Get back the lost
appetite-the missing vitality-the
keen, sparkling eyes-that look or
determination. The best way to
start back over the road TO wei
being is with S. S. S. Nerves WI
become stronger. S. S s. will give
YOU more energy, vitality and vi.
gor. and a more up and going
appearance.
S. S. S. is sold at all leading drug
stores. Try a bottle and see Tor
yourself. The large size bottle 10
more economical. Get one today
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

A tempting. delicious looking
n meal-all the choicest NOR
4 - sells from a well stocked pan
nv. The fragrant aroma OF all
hese good things failing to put a
keen edge on your appetite-tall-
ing to arouse, in any degree, a
hardy relish for the food so attrac-
lively placed before you. Why?
Scores of men and women are
faced with the same misfortune.
After a day of toil-when they are
tired-when good things to eat
should be ravishly sought to re-
charge their vitality and fit them
for play time-their stomachs turn.
They are worn down, played out,
Food has no appeal. To them 1t Is
sickening. The aroma OF appetls'
ing things nauseates them.
Red blood cells are missing. Red
blood which should be coursins
through your veins strengthening
your vitality - adding to your
STRENGTHENING you healthy ano
fits not to be found.
s. S. S. is what is needed. Your
blood needs purifying. What use
is an automobile with
@ out a battery? What
8N advantage is a dyna
MaHEA, mo without electrici
M ty? Your body is
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22
Table Talks
Plum bing
By Mildred Kitchen
INEXPENSIVE MENU.
Spanish Stew.
Radish Salad.
Whole Wheat Biscuits.
Apple Dumplings.
Lemon Sauce.
THE MODERN HOME.

Are YOU living without the cOnven-
fence of running water and a ready
supply of hot water in your home!
IL so you aren't living the modern life
to its fullest measure. The question
seems almost superfluOus in this age
Of convenience, yet / fancy there are
still some men who think machinery
for the outside of the house more
necessary than labor savers within.
Let us hope that few of my feminine
readers have husbands 50 old-fash-
toned.
4 good water heater, a bath tub
and toilet will cost into 5000 per
haps but think of the joy and comfort
for all time to come
Perhaps you will be interested in
a bit of history about the bath tub.
FIRST BATHTUB.
The first bathtub in the United
States was built in Concinnati. and
installed in the home Of one Adam
Thompson.
He had a cabinet-m maker make &
tub of mahogany, seven feet long and
four wide, and line it with sheet lead
When finished it weighed nearly 4
ton. A pipe carried water from tho
backyard pump to a tank in the attic.
Two pipes reached from the tank to
the tub. One of these carried cold
water, the other cooled down the
chimney, heating water as it colled'
Its farsceing owner proudly eA-
hibitcd it at Christmas party III
the year 1912. The next day the news
papers of Cincinnati denounced 1t III
no uncertain terms as a luxurious and
undemocratic vanity.
Then came along medical men and
solemhly pronounced it a menace to
health. Philadelphia, in 1913, and
Boston, in 1915, made bathing unlaw'
full. Virginia was so wrought up that
she taxed bathtubs $50 a year.
Like every other new idea the bath
had to fight its way. Yet the bath Is
worth more to our well being than
any tonic put up in bottles.
In 1850, when Willard Fillmore be
came president, he ordered n bathtub
installed in the White House. Ii
1860 every first-class hotel in New
York had a bathtub, and few boast
ed Of even two or three. Now hotel
advertise 1000 rooms and lOOt
baths"
HOT WATER HEATERS.
There was time when hot water
was considered luxury, and the tea
kettle, with its small contribution oil
slowly warmed water, was the sole
dependence of the average home.
However, this is the age of progress
The greatest of all incentives to in
ventive ingenuity is necessity. Neces'
sity for saving time, for convenience
for health, for happiness, is the voice
that called for hot water service in
the modern home.
Adam Thompson coiled his hot wa
ter pipe down the chimney and thus
secured the hot water supply for his
bath.
Another device used for heating wa
ter was the hollow iron casting, lin
ing one or more sides Of the fire boz
in the kitchen range, commonly call
ed "water back"
With the increased use of gas fol
household purposes, gas water heat
ers were placed on the market. Tho
first Of these was made Of cast iron
coils, later design Of single copper
coils.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

older still stick TO the baseball suits
and sweaters.
1t puts the whole skyline out Of 70
Gus to have. these boy babies bound
ing along in tiny duplicates of th'
suits you see in the "three-fliShts-up'
and-save-ten" ads!
Makes big brother look like a TAT
boy in the circus and sis like young
giantess.
Can't something be done about it
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

on the veranda and look IonglngIy
down at the river.
Bobby seems to be very much in
terested in what's going on down on
the river" said my friend, looking at
the little fellow.
Yes" / laughed, Bobby loves the
water"
"Swimming?" inquired the gentle
man.
Not so much swimming as fishing.
| explained.
oh. is that so?" the missionary
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

1t is merely a new influence IN
junior wearing apparel. Those pint
sized people | see in long pants and
high collars topped off with ;he last
word in ties, are merely little chill!
dren.
no longer gaze with great inter
est at a tall, stout gentleman in golf
knickers and checked cap who stands
chatting with a rather politician-look
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

so blase and sophisticated! Neither
do l like the velvet suit and Faunt-
leroy curls, but l do like little boy
to look like a regular little boy.
This mannish makeup seems TO
have taken only the very little boys,
not quite at the age to pick what tncy
like
Maybe Ma and Pa think by making
the baby look so much older it makes
them look so much younger, But one
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

Everywhere I've gone lately I've
seen miniature. tiny men struttins
about in derby hats, spats, AMI
carrying canes!
For while | was under the i'm
preston there must be an interna-
tional convention of midgets in fowl.
but, upon closer observation | FIND
that it's my mistake.
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ing little person-but l cannot quite
console myself TO a baby that is dress
ed as the sober head of a family,
while Mama and Papa look like the
children.
Mother in her Dutch bob and Papa
plus tours, look bit out of place III
tow of a wee "grown-up," whose fat
little tummy makes him look like a
brewer of old
| don't like to see youngsters look
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

You'll laugh, really. 1t is 50 easy
and doesn't hurt one bit!
Drop "FreczOne" on that old
bothersome corn. Instantly it stops
aching; then shortly you lift that
sore, touchy corn right off with your
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

can hardly declare that the parents
look too young to have such a grown
up son-when it is only the suit thar
is grown up and the boy inside 1t Is
scarcely out of the perambulator
state!
Goodness A bunch of infants
coming out kindergarten in habcr,
dashery like that would look like Il
Jury going out to lunch!
notice the boys that are a little
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22
Some Pointers
on Manners
WHEN TO WEAR A TUXEDO.
By Mrs. Beeckman

w HEN III NhhN n tNAHDO'
Dear Mrs. Beeckman
If the groom is going to wear
Tuxedo suit, should the best man
wear a Tuxedo?
>. What kind of collar and tie
should the groom wear:
5. Is it proper to wear a straw hat
il the wedding is TO take place In
June, or soft felt hat? L. Z. 5.
Yes. But you know that Tuxedo
suit is not correct. Full dress should
be worn for an evening wedding.
=. Wing collar and black bow tie
are worn with Tuxedo.
3. Either is correct in summer.
Copyright. 1895. Premier synd.. Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22

fingers. 1t works like charm,
every time.
A tiny bottle of "Freezone' costs
only a few cents at any drug store,
sufficient to remove every hard corn
soft corn, corn between the toes and
cadlluses-Try it!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22
THE MAKING OF A HUSBAND
A SERIAL By Ann Isle
CHAPTER 253.

copyrigh 1926 King Feature. syndicate Incorporated
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-11-17
RrOOkSyiue,

4 Lawrence Bowden of Sargentville
spent Sunday with his parents, MT.
and Mrs Everett Bowden.
Lemuel Fowler and Clyde Lime
burner were in Surry Thursday.
Word was received last week that
Myrtle Limeburner, ST., of Plainville,
Conn, had fallen from two-story
staging, and received injuries which
necessitated his entering a hospital
there His many friends in town
hope to hear of his quick recovery.
Wallace Stevens lost valuable
horse last week.
Hollis Jones and William Closson,
who have been employed at Lucerne-
in-Maine, have returned home.
Roy Hooper and Archie Grindle, OF
South Brooksville, were cutting
Christmas trees here last week.
Mrs. Blanche Robertson, who has
been in Rockland, has returned home.
What came near being serious &C
cident occurred Saturday, when
Bernard, little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Black, fell from the rear seat
of his mothers car at the foot of
Birch Hill. His mother did not know
he had fallen until nearly home. Lit
tie Bernard received injuries on his
face and head and general shaking
up, but is otherwise all right.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-11-17
ELLSWORTH FALLS

Saturday evening, at the Ellsworth
Falls parsonage, the wedding OF Miss
Dorothy A. Hagan and Edward Cottle
took place. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. John E. Besant, pas
tor of the Union Congregational
church, the single-ring service being
used. The bridal couple was attend
ed by Miss Addie Carlisle of Ellis
worth and Gerald Round of Orono.
Mrs. Cottle, who is the only daughter
of Ira B. Hagan of Ellsworth Falls,
is a graduate of the Ellsworth high
school and very popular. Mr.. Cottle,
also a graduate Of Ellsworth high, is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cottle,
and is at present employed by the T.
R. Savage Co. of Bangor Both have
a host of friends who wish them hap
piness and success.
4 Mrs. James Milliken of Ellsworth
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Guy Chick,
while Mr.. Milliken and Mr.. Chick are
on a hunting trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Miles and chill
dren, Robert, June and jeanne, and
Mrs Burpee, of ROckland, were re-
cent guests of Mrs. Leonard Jordan:
George Austin and Leonard Jordan
are on hunting trip at Green Lake.
Mrs. Kettle Salisbury recently Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Asa Flood.
= Mrs. Angelo Perez of Boston is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. John Moulton.
" Mrs. Charles Pratt of Princeton is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Fernald.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-11-17
Hardening Golf Clubs

A new process for treating wooden
rolf clubs makes them waterproof and
extremely hard. Heads Of seasoned
persimmon wood are subjected to Q
vacuum that extracts every particle Of
air and moisture from the wood, which
then Is impregnated with the newly
discovered chemical. The club heads
then are dried and hardened. Clubs
treated in this manner are said to
have greater driving power than other
wooden clubs and not to shrink or ex-
pand with varying atmospheric condi-
uons.-Popular Science Monthly.
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Bluehill.

Mrs. Lucy Hinckley left this week
for St. Petersburg, Fla.
4 Mrs. Jane Ashworth has gone to
Auburndale, Fla, to join her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Mason.
Mrs. Florence Merrill and her
daughter Arlene, have gone to New
Haven, Conn.,, to spend the winter
with Miss Doris Merrill.
E. G.. Williams has sold his house
on East Main street to L. G. John
son, and moved his family into apart
ments in the Exchange building.
The comedy, MRS. Deacon
Spriggs," that was to be given by the
Eastern Star, November ~, and post
poned on account of the death of Mr.
Snow, will be presented at Odd Eel
lows hall Friday evening, Nov. rs.
There will be Thanksgiving ser
vices by the school children at the
town hall November rs, at 10 a. m.
Leon Chapman and wife and F. L.
Greene and wife attended National
grange, at Portland.
At a recent meeting Of the town
basketball team, Ralph Higgins OF
East Bluehill was elected manager.
The w. C. T. U. met this month
with Mrs. E. E. Mcintyre The pro
gram included readings, music and
general discussion of temperance
topics The meeting was we'll attend
ed and an enjoyable time was had by
all.
William B. Snow, highly-respect'
ed resident of the town, died sud
denly Thursday morning, at the age
of seventy-three years. Mr.. Sno"
was a past master of Ira Berry
lodge, F. and A. M, a good neighbol
and a loyal friend. He leaves. be-
sides the widow, two daughters, Ella
of Bluehill and Mrs. Frank kenne1
of New York; two sisters, Mrs. Anna
Jones of California, and Mrs. Mary
Cotton Of Orland, and two brothers
Charles and Frank, of this town.
l. Nov, Is. ..
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ouoddy Power Development.

Survey and drilling operations in
connection with the project to har-
ness the tides Of Passamaquoddy Bay
and develop 100000 horsepower OF
electricity will begin at once by the
Dexter P. Cooper Corporation at East
port, aeEass-from,=her A plant
is being assembled and engineers are
arriving from Boston and elsewhere.
The Connors Brothers sardine
boat, Barnardine, a schooner-rigged
craft with a crude oil engine, has
been chartered as a despatch and
general utility boat and will be used
for drilling operations which have to
be conducted on the water.
The Maine Public Utilities Com
mission recently authorized the is
suing of $4,000 of stock by the
Cooper Corporation for develop
ment purposes and it Is understood
that these funds, called for by the
need of the financing of the final
survey, were readily made available.