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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-02
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Market Drops DESPITE Sp0r-
adic Attempts to Rally
the General List

New York, March 2.-tP)-A fur
ther downward reimbursement Of
prices took place in today's stock
ma kct despite sporadic attempt to
rally the general list by bidding up
special stocks. Lower call money
rates and fresh importations of gold
from Canada emphasized the easy
credit situation, but failed to halt
what was widely regarded as need
ed correction Of weakened technical
position.
The weekly steel trade reviews re-
ported improvement in demand with
steadier price tendency, but the
steel shares generally failed to make
much response although Cruciblc was
bid up over three points. The
slashing Of the annual dividend on
Stromberg Carburetors from Sc to
~ was followed Dy a break Of Ill:
points in that stock, which touched
4Ola, the lowest price in five years.
Offerings of other automotive issues
increased
Rubbers. on the other hand. were
under steady accumulation, Goodrich
standing out with an early gain of
over three points. Perc Marquette
jumped five points just before the
announcement of Il 81 extra dividend
and Erie first preferred rallied
sharply but some Of the other So
called merger rails were distinctly
heavy. Frisco common held around
its high price in expectation of fav-
orable dividend action at today's
meeting Of the board.
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GRAIN
LIVESTOCK
MARKETS
By Associated Press Leased Wire
WHEAT TAKES
UPWARD TREND
Market Affected. by Fresh
Buying BY Eastern Houses
and Firm Liverpool Prices

Chicago, March =. - P) - With
fresh buying on the part of eastern
houses and with Liverpool quotations
firm. wheat here tended upward
early today. Unsettled labor condi-
tions were reported to be curtailng
wheat offers from Argentina. Open.
ing unchanged to a @as cent higher
Chicago wheat scored some gain al
around, but subsequently reacted q
little. Corn, oats and provisions
were firmcr, corn starting unchanged
to y cent off, and then turning up
grade.
Notwithstanding general bullish
Interpretation of unofficial reports
on farm reserves, it was contcnded in
some quarters today that unless
growing crops in the northern hemi-
sphere meet with a decided reverse
no proper basis exists for expecting
higher prices on wheat. In this con-
nection, it was asserted that so far
as can be determined the United
States winter crop is in Il very sat
lsfactOry state, with seeded area
5,0OO,OOO acres in excess Ofs the 1926
harvest.
Meanwhile, according to a promi-
ncnt trade authority competing ma
tons are satisfying world wheat re-
quirements, and United States ex-
ports are dwindling.
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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE
'wctt's and Ted Cromwcll's Friday

Swctt's and Ted Cromwcll's Friday
afternoon.
Andrew Kraft visited from Mon
day till Wednesday ut the Dagner
home. s a .
MIR. and Mrs. Romeo Bailey, Miss
Kerr. Miss Lucille Millman we're
shopping in Wing Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Kraft visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Kraft and
family Friday. staying over until
Saturday.
Ed Smith and Elmer Drum were
business callers in Arena Saturday.
Jake Selmar and Wesley Nathan
were callers at the Mcintyre home
Friday. ,
Grant Palms, accompanied by Miss
Hazel RaPp, were in Arena Satur-
day p. M. IS
While riding into Arena on horse
back Saturday Bill Pleimese's horse,
slipped and fell, breaking one of its
legs. The animal was destroyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Klagenburg and
Rose and Mary Alice Mcintyre were
guests at the Kraft home Friday eve
ming.
Revival meetings held by Rev. SIM
mons were closed Wednesday eve
ming.
Troy Knepper, visited Friday and
Saturday at Chas, Johns.
Philip Weber was caller at Ell
mer Drums Wednesday.
Miss Lucille Millman spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Miss Ruth Kerr
at the Bailey home.
Chris Wetzel was nm Arena caller
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Halver and son
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. T..
Granville Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Neff were shop
ping in Arena Saturday.
John Stewart was business call
err in Tuttle Wednesday.
Bert Glanville was on the sick list
the past week.
A big rabbit drive is being plan
ned for Saturday. March the 9Th. The
south side is to meet at Chris VOLTS
and the north at Carl VOLTS.
Ed Wagner fixed up the telephone
line Wednesday. 1t had been down
for over week.
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WHEAT MARKET NERVOUS
At MINNEAPOLIS TODAY

Minneapolis, March 2.--(P)-Wheat
was nervous and uncertain within Il
narrow range today. Prices hesitat-
ed after an early advance Of Is to !.
cent, profit taking appearing in fair
volume.
May oats moved up !. to * cent
early. May rye was up as cent early
and fell back slightly under yester-
day. May barley was slow and
steady. May flaxsced advanced Y,
cent.
Cash wheat offerings were light
and demand was mixed, with good to
choice springs firm and wanted.
Medium to poor quality ruled quiet
to slow. Winter wheat was scarce
and firm.
Durum was quiet and easy.
Corn trading basis was steady.
Oats were quiet and steady.
Rye was steady.
Barley was firm within a range Of
SO to 10 cents.
Flaxseed was quiet and steady.
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ROOMS FOR RENT

FOX kENT-A city heated room for
TWO ladies or married couple. I'm.
mediate possession. Also for sale /:
a gentleman's 500 dress suit fol-
10000. size 40 or AZ. Phone sos
after $500 p. IN.
FOR RENT-Furnished light house.
keeping room with hot and cold
water. toilet and bath on same
tloor. Close in, one block from car
line. Private entrance. sol Third
street.
FOR RENT-Two clean we'll furnish
ed sleeping rooms, reasonable. Priv
ate entrance. Two blocks north of
postoffice. Gentlemen preferred.
Inquire at 40 Third street. Phone
5a9-M.
FOR RENT-Well furnished front
room with closet and kitchenette.
Equipped for light housekeeping.
HazeIhurst apartments. Call at
Al Fifth street or Phone 273.
FOR RENT--Two rooms, kitchenette
and closet. furnished for light
housekeeping in modern home. AT
/ moderate price. Also found a foun-
tain pen. Call S45-R.
COAs NGN Two 1urnlSneO IlpnI
housekeeping rooms in all modern
home. Private entrance. Call at
2l3 Eleventh street. ia block from
Broadway.
ROOM FOR RENT in modern home.
Hot water at all times. Private
entrance. For gentlemen only.
Phone 967.
ROOM FOR RENT-Light, warm fur
nished rooms at moderate prices.
Breakfast if desired. 814 Ave. B.
FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms in
modern home for light housekeep-
ing. Call at ALP Fifth street or
Phone 925W2.
FOR RENT--Com Portable attractive
sleeping rooms, very reasonable.
Call It All Ninth street. Tel. 29I-R.
FOR RENT-A small sleeping room.
reasonable. Call at SOC Third street.
Phone 40S-J.
FOR RENT-Four rooms close in,
$1,000. 215 S. Fifth street. Phone
l29-W.
FOR RENT-Comfortablc room. suit
able for two. Phone 845-M.
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Arena

Ed Wagner visited School No. /
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. f. Glanvillc were
shopping in Wing Thursday. John
Failing, Mrs. Glanville's father, went
home with them to visit for few
days.
Jacob Sattler was taken to Harvey
hospital Saturday morning to con.
suit q doctor. He was taken sud-
denly i'll the night before.
Fred Haas returned home Monday
from the capital city after spend
ing the past week there taking in
the different trials.
Ed Wagner and Miss Roberta
Palms were callers at the Perry home
Friday afternoon.
Walter Boelter Leamon Rhodes
and Miss Lucille Millman were
guests of Miss Hazel Rapp at the
Palms home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. John Weber had relapse
following an operation and was taken
to Bismarck for treatment Frida,
night.
Owen Mcintyre ground feed TO,
the Tees Brothers last week.
John Pleines was a business caller
in Arena Saturday.
Adam Schopp and Andrew Kraft
we're business callers at Herber,
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Tribune Classified Advertisements
IT p FL Q N E d
FOR SALE


SIX ROOM modern house. close in,
beautiful lot with trees aud lawn.
House spick and span, plenty Of
room for another house on lot.
$500.
FOUR ROOM cottage on east Front
street, cheap at $500.
FIVE ROOM stucco bungalow, a
splendidlv built home with base
ment garage, laundry tubs, fire
Mace, everything complete, $4,000
FOUR ROOM house, South Side, l25
feet of ground. large barn, $l7OO.
FIVE ROOM bungalow, strictly mod
ern, South Side, could not be re-
built for considerably more than its
price Of $500.
FIVE ROOM, story and half house,
close in, good condition, modern. q
bargain at $3.50.
FOUR ROOM strictly modern house,
hot water heat, on edge Of city, rs
feet lot. $500.
GARDEN PLATS, improved and un-
improved, most Of them from five
acres up and all on edge of city.
BUILDING LOTS: Hundreds Of then,
all over town, at all sorts of prices
and terms.
INSURANCE; Fire, tornado, automo-
bile. in good, old, reliable compan-
les with prompt service guaranteed.
F. E. YOUNG.
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Mrs. Woods Murder
Remains a Mystery

Chicago, March =. R)--A vain at
tempt to obtain legible prints Of
finger marks on the throat of Mrs.
Mabel Wood left police facing blank
wall today in their investigation Of
the death Of the 18-year-old bride.
whose unclad body was found half
submerged in a hotel bath tub.
The lack Of clues led police to re-
lease from technical custody both
Gilbert Prevoe, q, railroad fireman.
and Homer Cameron. Prevoc had
been attentive to Mrs. Wood. States
attorneys were inclined to believe
that the bride Of four months was the
victim Of prowler.
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Historical Society
Obtains Possession
of an Old Document

The first certificate to practice
medicine in the Territory of Dakota,
issued under the territorial act Of
March IL, 1885, was granted to DR..
William Pitt Cleveland. then of Trail
county, L. F. Crawford, state histor-
ian and curator has learned from u
document which recently came into
the possession of the state historical
society.
The certificate was presented to
the state by w. E. Cleveland of Bis
marck. q SON of the deceased physi-
clan. The certificate bears the num-
Der and was signed by DR.. E. NJ.
barrow, superintendent of the terri
torial board Of health at that time.
The document is dated June 5, 1885.
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18-year-Old Girl
Commits Suicide

Chicago, March Explaining
in a farewell note that she "could not
fulfill her destiny" on earth but ex-
pected to find happiness after death.
Shirley Ruth Simmons, IS, crawled
under bed in her home last night
and shot and killed herself. The
family>said she had given much time
TO perusing psychic" books and that
she had been brooding continually
since dropping out of school short
time ago.
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bulk packing sows lo6O@lo.s5; best

bulk packing sows 1o6OQlo.s5: best
kind upward to 100; qualified pigs
very scarce; bulk Of supply. common
and medium ut 11.O0M1l.75; heavy
weight hogs l1.5O@ll.85; medium
1900 1925; light 1l.85Ml2.5O; light
light ll.65ND12.5O; packing sows lO.4O
@l1.00: slaughter pigs l1.5OMl2.40.
Cattle 1000; fed steers and year
lings steady to Is cents higher;
heavy steers up most; she stock
strong; spots higher: bulls slow:
vcalers steady; best heavy steers
1925; part load 1910; yearlings
1l.5O; bulk fed steers 9.256l1.5O;
stockcrs and feeders 7.5O@8.5O;
heavy kosher cows up to 500; most
cutters 4.5OM5.OO; ycalers lO.5O@'
100; 13.5OMl5.00 to packers and
shippers.
Sheep 10000; early trade active.
mostly to yard traders, 35M5O cents
higher for better grade offerings;
very early few sales to packers
around % higher: better grade Of
ferings mostly l5.5OM16.O0; heavy
lambs 14.75Ml5.4O; sheep strong to
25 cents higher; fat ewes S.75M9.35:
choice handy weight held around
800; feeding and shearing lambs %
to 35 cents higher; medium to good
kind 14.25@14.75.
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SO. ST. PAUL. LIVESTOCK

South st. Paul. March 2.-tU. $. ID.
of A.)--Catt.c $500; slow, few early
sales about steady; part load light
ycarling steers 1925: bulk Of run of
quality and condition to sell from
S.0OM9.25; most she stock 5000 $50:
cutters ASSOCIATES; bulls strong,
steady, 100000; stockcrs and feed
ers slow, steady: 6.75M7.75.
Calves 5000; vealers 80 higher:
quality considered; sales 12.5OM
1880; early bulk l2.5OM13.OO.
Hogs 1850; opening around 1O@
Is higher than Tuesdays genera
trade; desirable 200 pounds and dow Il
1l.75Mll.9O; early top ll.9O; small
lots light light around 1900; aver
age upward from 225 pounds Il.4OI
1l.GO; pigs mostly 1850: average
cost Tuesday 1850; weight 2l3.
Sheep 1000; fat lambs tending
higher; 1900 bid for best feedine
westerns; sheep scarce.
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MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN

Minneapolis, March 2.--LP)-Wheat
receipts la cars compared to 1855 u
year ago. Cash No. northern
1881 @1.4l "; No. dark northern
spring, choice to fancy l.4lk@
1.44is; good to choice l.39i.l.4Ok;
ordinary to good 1875 u @1.38ha; No.
hard spring 1.4Oh@1.47l.; No. /
dark hard Montana on track l.37kM
As Il; to arrive l.37k@1.45ls; May
l.30a; July 1895.
Corn No. 3 yellow 69@72.
Oats No. 3 white 44x@45ss.
Barley 58@74.
Rye No. 2, 9esk@l.O1ls.
Flax No. !, 2.17M2.3O.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago. March 2.--(U. S. D.of A.
Hogs 10000; fairly active, Is to 25
higher than Tuesdays average; very
uneven; top 1890 paid for 1870 to 100
pound averages; little between 1890
and 1880: finished light hogs very
scarce; 80 pound averages upward
to 1925: few butchers executing
kinds over 800 pounds below ITO;
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CHICAGO pROnIrcE

Chicago, March 2.-dP)-Butter
lower; receipts 6.366 tubs: creamery
extras 49,: standards 40: extra
Onds 46041.
Eggs higher: receipts 1O,935 cases;
firsts 23H@23A; ordinary firsts
22h.
Cheese unchanged.
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MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR

Minneapolis, March 2.-lR--F'l0ur
unchanged to 10 cents higher; in car
load lots family patcntcs quoted mt
7S0@7.85 a barrel in 9S-pound cotton
sacks; shipments 27.2i5 barrels.
Bran 27.5OM28.5O.
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Chicago, March 2.-tR-Poultry
alive steady; receipts four cars;
fowls rs; springs 30; turkeys 30:
ROSTERS ~; ducks 20@32; geese 16
ais.
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FOR SALE-Eight and one half acre
tract with buildings. Five acre
tract, no buildings. Both city wa
ter. S. s. Clifford, Bismarck. N. d.
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CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago, March 2.-<P)-Cash
wheat No. 4 red l.26; sample grade
hard 100.
Corn No. mixed 58h@601a; No.
3 yellow 7Oh@71.
Oats No. 2 white SO; No. white
43E @A6k.
RE No.. 3, 09h@1.O1.
Barley 6<@64.
Timothy seed 4.75@5.OO.
Clover seed 28.00@35.00.
Lard 1850.
Ribs 1900.
Bellies l7,26,
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WANTED-Ashes to haul, also any
kind Of trucking, long or short dis.
lance. Please call 6lA-W. y
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Too Late To Classify

WANTED-To break raw prairie eth
er for cash or on a crop plan. For
further information write or call
John Neuhart. 2l8 south Seventh
street, Bismarck, N. D.
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FOR SALE-50 egg Cycle Incubator.
4l2 Eighth street. Phone OIL.
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MEN WANTED At the Farmers
Creamery building. 2l5 South Ninth
street.
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ROOM FOR RENT-Nics front room.
Close in. Call 6ll-W Or 321 Second
strest.
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FEMALE HELP WANTED
statesmen

WANTED - Experienced speciality
food salesman to sell our candies
to the retail trade less full jobbers
discounts and freight allowance,
fresh goods direct from our Mpls.
factory to the retail merchant. We
specialize in small towns in the
western half Of N. D. and want a
salesman with clean past record
who has his own car. This would
mean a permanent we'll paying posi-
tion to the right man. Give all de-
tails as to past employment, etc,
in first letter confidentially for
consideration and address: Sales
Manager, +. A. Martoccio Co., Min
neapolis. Mimi.
statesmen WANTED--To sell coffee
to farmers, in local territory. OPP
portunity to earn large income.
Write for particulars. Pioneer Cof-
fee Company, Coffee Roasters,
Moorhead. Mimi.
SALESMAN WANTED Man about rs
years of age to cover western North
Dakota. Call 3l5, G.. P. Hotel,
Thursday and Friday for appoint
,Onnf
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FARGO BUTTER
Fargo. N. d.. March 2-LP)-Rut-
ter fat, churning cream 81; pAcki1O
stock "a.
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0OUSB0 AND FLATS
FOR sALE-Modern cottage. Close
in. Good location. Also for sale:
Sewing machine, bridge lamp and
victrola. Phone 1853.
FOR RENT-Five room modern bung-
allow with heated garage. Call dur
ing day. 223 Ave. A West.
FOR RENT-A small house at the
rear Of the Varncy apartments.
Phone 773.
FOR RENT-Four room modern
home. close in. Art Bauer. 619-J.'
FOR RENTING room house. In
quire at PA Fifth street.
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT-Two large front room
apartment facing East. Ground
floor. Modern, partly furnished
Right down town. Call at 118 First
street.
FOR RENT-A four room furnished
apartment with private entrance in
all modern home. 400 Fifth street,
Phone 1O93-R.
FOR RENT-Furnished four room
apartment in modern home. Call
at SOB Ninth street, or Phone
H42-W.
BADY CHICKS
HIGHEST quality pedigreed Chicks,
special prices. Catalog. Dakotais
oldest, largest hatchery. Beals
State Chickeries, Fargo, N. d.
BABY CHICKS-Highest quality,
leading breeds, free catalog. Har-
vey Hatchery. Hervey. N. d.
AUTOMOBILES
FOR SALE-1925 Ford Coupe, excel
lent condition. Many extras, $275.OO
cash. Phone 525-J for appointment.
Tape measures, held aloft by fellow
employees in drapery establishment,
formed novel archway for q bride
recently in England.
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FARM LANDS FOR SALE
UNIMPROVED easily cleared hard
wood land, clay loan soil, good
roads. near neighbors, lake region.
to 10 miles Cumberland; SIS to
SIS per. acre. Burt Realty Co.,
Cumberland. Wise.
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WANTED TO RENT
WANTED TO RENT-A five or six
room modern house with garage by
April first. Phone G. E. Wingreene
1857
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WORK WANTED

WORK WANTED
WORK WANTED-Young lady de-
sires to take care of children dur
in" afternoons and evenings. Phone
442-M.
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BABY CHICKS
AUTOMOBILES

FOR SALE-1925 Ford Coupe, excel
lent condition. Many extras, $275.OO
cash. Phone 525-J for appointment.
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Tape measures, held aloft by fellow
employees in drapery establishment,
formed a novel archway for bride
recently in England.
Evening star., 1927-08-18

Cousin Bertha's-own monstrous
house in Rossville.
During a lull in the conversation
Jane asked curiously:
Whatever became of Cousin Dora?
You have never mentioned her in any
Of your letters, Bertha?"
Poor Dorai Really. Jane. do feel
so sorry for that girl. You remember
what a proud. happy thing she used
to be? Well, wouldn't call her ex-
actly unhappy now. of course, but
still. Jane, Dora married plumber.
Think of 1t! His name is George
Lane and he Is a nice enough fellow
personally. but q plumber is simply
too much. They have quite nice
house in Rossville, but 1 see very
little of them"
Cousin Bertha folded her plump
hands resignedly and pursed her lips.
Jane shook her head sadly as IL in
agreement. However. her eyes held
the ghost of twinkle. The idea of
Bertha being ashamed Of having a
plumber for a cousin.in-law! Why, a
carpenter is just as vulgar as a
plumber. II must be careful, though,
not to let my friends know that l
have such relatives. 1t would be
fatal"
The cousins chatted on for some
time, but neither seemed to take much
interest in the conversation. 1t was
plain to be seen that their minds were
elsewhere. Finally. Cousin Bertha
Evening star., 1927-08-18

glanced at her wrist watch and rose
to her heel with a gasp of dismay.
my dear. must fly or / will miss
my train. That taxi man was to call
for me at 3-oh, there he Is now," as
the bell tinkled. do come to see me
you know / would love to have you.
and bring your husband, II he can get
away. l would like so much to meet
him."
Jane promised to make visit soon,
but her voice lacked warmth. She
kissed Cousin Bertha's plump cheek
and closed the door with a sigh Of
relief.
THANK the Lord that's over,
What IL James had come home early.
And her nerve in asking my husband
to visit a common carpenter
That evening Cousin Bertha de.
scended from parlor car at the sta
ton of Rossville. A large, well
groomed man, standing beside an ex-
pensive automobile, awaited her
Hello. honey" he exclaimed, as he
kissed her warmly. my, it's good to
have you home again: it seems
months since you went away. How
was mother when you left?"
''She is looking wonderfully well,
John. She was mighty glad to see
me and we had splendid visit. But
it is nice to be home" They entered
Evening star., 1927-08-18

man to be proud of-still In his
thirties, yet his beautifully designed
boards graced practically every vacant
lot in the vicinity Of Chicago! Cousin
Bertha must know that her ordinary
carpenter husband could never hope
to attain the social heights which
James talented helpmate had achieved.
But she really did want to impress
Cousin Bertha just a bit! Poor thing.
II must be such trial to be married
to a clod like that! How could she do
Il! A common carpenter! Well, the
blue would be better she decided; 1t
brings out the blue in the eyes.
Jane manicured her nails slowly.
lifting her eyes now and then for an.
other complacent glance at her trim
reflection in the dressing table mir.
ror., She certainly did not look her IS
years. 1T surely pays to watch my
diet. Poor Cousin Bertha, suppose
she is fatter than ever"
The buzz Of the doorbell caused her
to hasten down the hall and a mo-
ment later she was welcoming Cousin
Bertha. The latter was undeniably
stout, but she carried her bulk we'll.
She was tall. handsome in rather
forid way. and the very antithesis OF
her Cousin Jane.
Questions, answers, and oxclama-
tions few back and forth for more
than an hour. Jane had to show off
her apartment, Of course, although
she knew that Cousin Bertha could
not help but envy her in comparing
the beautiful compactness Of 1t to her