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the details Of this rather unfortunate
occurrence from Gertrude.
She met him at Market Blandings
station, and he could see there was
something on her mind.
Don't tell me the hinge has sprung
leak" he said anxiously.
Gertrude sighed. We'll, yes and no."
What do you mean, yes and no?
Properly worked, the thing can't fail.
Has old Beefers been ingratiating him.
self?"
Eyes"
Hanging on the guv'nor's every
word? Interesting himself in his pur-
suits? Doing him little services? And
been at 1t two weeks? Good heavens?
BY now the guv-nor should be looking
on him as prize pig. Why isn't hep"
81 didn't say he wasn't Till this
afternoon rather think he was. But,
when that thing happened this after
noon, I'm afraid he wasn't very
pleased"
What thing?"
"That stepladder business. It was like
this. Rupert and I went for walk
after lunch and by the time I had
persuaded him that he ought to 60
and find Uncle Clarence and ingratiate
himself with him. Uncle Clarence had
disappeared. So we hunted about for
a long time, and at last We heard a
shipping noise and found him miles
away, standing on stepladder, sort
of pruning some kind of tree with a
pair Of shears So Rupert said. oh,
there you are!' and Uncle Clarence
said, Yes, there he was and Rupert
said, Ought you to tire yourself? Won't
you let me do that for your"
1.-THE right note" said Freddie APP
provingly. "Assiduity. Zeal. Well?"
well, Uncle Clarence said. NO, thank
you -hupert thinks 1t was thank you
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him for appearing to find something
outstandingly comic in the statement
that the glass was going up.
And when, springing to his feet at
the entrance of Gertrude, the young
man performed some complicated steps
in conjunction with table covered
with china and photograph frames, he
joined in the mirth that the feat pro-
yoked from Gertrude herself.
Yes, amazing though 1t must seem,
Gertrude, on seeing this young Popjoy,
had burst into happy laughter. The
gloom of the last two weeks appeared
to be gone. She laughed. He laughed.
The young man laughed. They pro-
ceeded down to dinner in, gale Of
merriment, rather like q chorus Of rev.
elers exiting after concerted num-
Der in an old-fashioned comic opera.
And at dinner the young man had
split his soup, broken a wine glass and
almost taken another spectacular toss
when leaping up at the end of the
meal to open the door. At which Ger
trude had laughed, and the young man
had laughed, and his lordship had
laughed--though not. perhaps, quite so
heartily as the young folks, for that
wine glass had been one Of set hS
valued.
However, weighing profit and loss as
he slipped his port, Lord Ellsworth con-
sidered that the ledger worked out on
the right side. True, he had taken into
his home what appeared to be a half
witted acrobat: but then, any friend of
Frederick was bound to be weak in the
head, and, after all. the great thing was
that Gertrude seemed to appreciate the
newcomers society.
In matters where shades Of feeling
are involved. 1t is not always easy for
the historian to be as definite as he
could wish. He wants to keep the
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easily to stop just at the top OF the
shaft
It is a ticklish job. 1t takes courage
to speed human cargo that way, know
ing that a mishap may mean disaster.
You must know your stuff when you run
mine hoist.
Such a hoistman was Bellah and,
when it came to the pinch, Bellah rose
to the occasion. But 1t was more than
Just running his hoist that Bellah went
through on this particular day. A
hundred gallons of lubricating oil blazed
near him as he carried on, and not ten
feet from him an air compressor blew up,
but Bellah never faltered. There were
precious lives that hung on his courage,
and. with the stoicism of the Indian
of old, he went through the fire torture
and came out hero.
Late on this day, May 6, 1928. all the
men had left the mine but four, who
were at work on the 200-fopt level.
Suddenly Bellah discovered fire which
had broken out in the hoist house.
Hurriedly he summoned Marchello, who
was nearby, and appraised him of the
danger that threatened the four men
down below. Bellah could not go to
warn them. His duty was at the hoist.
On him depended the rescue.
Marchello, sizing up the situation,
hesitated not moment, but rushed into
the cage, and Bellah dropped him 200
feet in a wink of an eye. Then Mar
chello showed the stuff of which he
was made. knowing that the only
means of escape was up the shaft and
aware of the fact that the hoise house
was burning. he rushed through 1000
feet of tunnel to carry the warning to
the four at work all unmindful OF the
I. A..
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got out of Nicaragua alive, lived
through a Taft Cabinet, arrived In
America two days ahead of Philippine
Delegation looking for freedom. He
seems to be quite q fellow.
Well we had some more argument
started here lately. The Leviathan left
here after being sold to private parties
and they decided they would peddle a
little Liquor on the way over to kinder
help keep the Wolf from the Gang
plank. It seems they are allowed to
have seven hundred Bottles OF Medicinal
Joy Juice in case some of the passengers
dident drink water. Well then the
howl commenced coming in, and now
the poor fellow that bought the Boat
may have to switch 1t and put 1t under
the Nicaragua flag instead Of ours.
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Will Coolidge Have Real Job?

They are not supposed to sell till they
get twelve miles out. You have to bring
enough Of your own to last that long.
When this gets to you Congress will
be in session again helping the farmers,
so if you have a farm don't sell 1t, for
there is no telling what farm will be
worth when we find the amount Of re-
lief they are to get. Why they may have
the Federal Reserve give as much to
the Farmers as they do to the Stock
Market.
Now that Marion Talley the opera
Singer is turned Agriculturist things
look bright even without Congress. I
can see Marion winning all the Hog
calling Contests around among her
mortgaged neighbors.
copyright, 1927
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Study Coal Origin.

THE eternal question, "Why?" impelS
the Bureau of Mines to study the
origin of coal. That all types, from lig-
mite to anthracite, came from plant
matter that had been buried in the
carboniferous age is, of course. well
known. What the bureau wants to
know is how 1t came to happen. and
tests are being conducted at the ex-
pertinent station in Pittsburgh
The experiments seek to settle the
relative Importance of bacterial and
chemical action; what wood constitu-
ents remain in modified form to take
part in subsequent stages Of coal for
nation. and what wood constituents
are completely used up.
The tests have been along three lines
wood rotted In air; rotted in air and
Submerged In water. and submerged
while sound,
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w YELL all know is just what I
M read in the papers. Texas
" v Guinan has been so busy
hugging and kissing every
body over her acquittal that
the old Town just cant seem to get
organized again. She said she had no
idea that drinks were served in her
Night Club, and twelve jurymen agreed
with her.
President Coolidge surprised us all
again by joining the Board of Directors
of big life Insurance Company. had
always said you would never see him
hooking up with any big Company, that
it might be brought out against him
in 80. But it seems like he Is not to
do much for this one. He only gets
$4,000 when the Board meets, which is
about once or twice month, unless he
calls it oftener. He certainly will not
give much for that wage.
So its really kinder hard to tell just
what he is supposed to do. He Is sup
posed to take Mr. Herricks place on the
board. Well Mr. Herrick was Ambassa-
dor to France, so IL he takes his place
he evidentally won't be supposed to do
much, wish he had taken some real
job where there was something to 90
and 1t would look like he was really
doing something.
Course il you can get into enough of
these Companies at fifty bucks gather
ing why 1t wouldent be bad employ
ment. You know these big Companies
are having hard time trying to get
names on their list of Directors that
look BIG. Its kinder like trying to
find somebody to give dinner to.
There just amt many that look i'm
portant enough to be fed free.
Funny thing, on the same day that
Mr. Coolidge signed up with the Insur-
ance Co, why some fellow committed
suicide because he couldent get rid OF
an Insurance Agent.
When it looked like they was going
to make the Curtis Family eat at the
second Table Tom Helm come to the
front of EN-. He forgot for the moment
that Charley was Republican, and ne
broke Democratic precedent by COM
plimenting him. If they hadent given
Charley the rating that he deserved,
Tom was going to put Bill IN Con-
mat, and the one with the most Nickles
would be the Head man. But they got
it all fixed and they had big Dinner
last week at the Chilean Embassy and
everybody got their Chilli Con Carne
according to the latest standard.
Secretary Simpson got out of that
thing pretty slick. He left 1t to the
Ambassadors from all the other Coun-
tries. That's about the only thing they
had ever been called on to decide since
they been there 50 they was glad TO get
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Rogers Decides Wages Are Not High
Enough for Ex-President-M Talley
and Her Wealth Arrive Opportunity
Among Farmers Whose Prob
lem Is Financial.
lem Is Financial.

something that made it look like they
were doing something. He must be
quite a ixer this Simpson fellow. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21
BY WILL ROGERS.

Y Y YELL all know is just what I
AAI read in the papers. Texas
Guinan has been so busy
hugging and kissing every
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his hands occasionally was what he had
been praying for, ever since his sister
had dumped her down on him.
4 i
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TT was, his lordship felt, pleasant
surprise to find in one of the young
er generation so novel an emotion as
diffidence.
He condoned, therefore, the others
trick Of laughing Historically, even
when the subject under discussion was
the not irresistibly ludicrous one Of
slugs IN the rose garden. He excused
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-08-28

the book have descendants scattered
through the state. Among the his
torical personnages described or men,
toned are Col. Smelling for whom the
fort was named, Mrs. Smelling, the
trader Faribault, DR.. Emerson, own
er of the slave boy, bred Scott, Major
Lawrence Taliaferro, the honest In
dian agent, Father Galtier, who gave
ST. Paul is name, the missionary
Pond brothers who lived so long at
Shakopee and Bloomington, and last
but not least Desire Fronchet, sold
Ter in Napoleon's army, who served
at Fort Smelling and taught French
to the ladies and later became a
pioneer settler of St. Paul.
The native Indians are not neg
lected in early Candlelight." Sioux
villages are described. An import
ant scene of the story takes place
near what is now Chaska at Good
Roads village. The costumes and
manners of the Sioux are accurately
portrayed. A Characteristic dance OF
the Sioux, the dog dance, at which
raw dogs heart is eaten by the
braves, is danced in the book for
visitors who have come by steamboat
on a trip into the wilderness. Nor
are the Chippewa ignored. One of
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His horses, sheep and cattle had
endless pasturage. They could Craze
to the Missouri if they wished. His
boats and charettes went laden with
furs and robes and returned with all
needed supplies. Forty Sioux braves
comprised his body guard"
1t was at Fort Renville and with
Renville's assistance that the gospels
of Mark and John were translated
into Sioux. Mrs. Lovelace says:
"They sat in the great raftered
room of the fort. The forty Sioux
braves, naked and painted and smear
ed with vermillion, sat on benches
around the walls and smoked their
pipes and listened. The good DR.,
Williamson took upon his knee the
big fanny Bible of the Renvilles.
This was in French of course. Line
by line he read it aloud, and his host
said it after him in Dakota, and Gid
con Pond with a glowing face wrote
it down in that alphabet which he
and his brothers had fashioned"
Many pioneer families of Mime
sofa will find their forebears alive
and full of youth walking through
Mrs. Lovelace's pages. The Perrets
the Guerins, the Gervias, the Nous
seaus, and many others figuring in
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REDWOOD FALLS FIGURES
IN INCIDENTS OF NEW NOVEL
BY MINNESOTA WRITER
CONTINUED from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
Fort Smelling appears in early
Candlelight" as a symbol of Ameri-
cas- triumph over the wilderness.
"The very young nation, pushing
its way westward, had reached this
point and paused -. And where it
had paused it had put up this fort,
as one puts slip of paper in book
to keep the place"
The old fort also figures in its more
intimate aspect as an outpost of
civilization where handful of Of
fcers and their ladies strive to main
tain a gay social life. A description
of the ball given at Smelling to cele-
brate the arrival of the mail is one
of the most charming passages in
the book.
"Violins and powdered shoulders
meeting hands and tapping feet shut
out the wilderness. How far away
seemed Indians huddled in smoky
tepees, traders walled for the winter
within lonely log stockades, voyage
urs living on corn and tallow singing
their wild songs to pass the long
nights"
Not only Fort Smelling but many
towns and cities, now thriving mile
stones in the civilized life of the
nation, appear as trading posts or
settlements. st. Paul is pictured
called first by its Sioux name OF
White Rock, and later by its rude
nickname of Pigs Eye. Minneapolis
does not exist at the period of the
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novel but it is foreshadowed in the
Pond brothers cabin on Lake Cal
houn, the village of the Indian chief,
Man of the Sky, on that same water,
the old government mills at the Falls
of st. Anthony, and the shack near
by where a sergeant served gay little
suppers to parties from the fort.
Lac Qui Parle, the village in which
Governor Christensen was born, was
next in Importance to Fort Smelling
a hundred years ago. Fort Renville
was located there.
"This was civilizations most west
erly toehold. Gallant explorers used
to seek it. They came to Fort Shell
ing and hired a trusty crew to make
the ascent of the river. Gaining Fort
Renville's semi-barbarous calm, they
used to climb the hill and look out
to the west and examine their SEN
sations and write them down in full
for the London papers"
The river referred to was then
called the ST. Peters, and it is called
the st. Peters in early Candlelight,
but it is the Minnesota, of course. 1t
is readily identified as are the begin
nings of many towns along its banks.
The points where Granite Falls, Red
wood Falls, New Ulm, st. Peter and
other towns now stand figure in in
cidents in the story. Mankato, at the
junction of the Minnesota and Blue
Earth rivers, is the setting for the
climatic love scene of the story.
Real people may be recognized as
readily as may real places. A de-
lightful description is given of Rem
vile, the trader, at Lac Qui Parle,
who "ived like some Arabian prince
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A news dispatch from Kansas City
announces seven hundred gallons of
alcohol remaining from a dry raid
will be used to keep polio automobile
radiators from freezing up during
the coming winter. By this time, we
suppose, the officers are able to take
care of themselves.-Ex.
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the many bloody feuds between the
two nations native to Minnesota in
fluences the lives of the characters in
early Candlelight."
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-21

That : Just what was seing 10
ask YOU. : spoke the voice Of Mrs.
Laugears, What are You doing :
Singing my Spring son.. an
>Wcred Uncle Wiggiiy with u iaugh.
Your your what asked til
rabbit lady curious like.
Ny Spring Song!' spoil, tngla
Wiggilv in louder tones,
"Od, your Spring song. repeat.
Cd Ms. Longears. And Wit djd
yeu say yon werr doing t. n, ny
dear - she asked politely II hi
sarcastieallv.
u WIS singing It, spoke JHcle
Wiggily modestly.
Singing: SINGTNG.,.3 crjad
Mrs Longears. And then she seemed
to think of something. and. NOR
eautjy, sbe added; If were vau,
Wjggy. my dear, / wouidn :, make
that noi~a in the house. The atigh-
hor, might think YOU and ! wer+
quarrel;n- %nd that VIZ ra@er do
"Of cour%, W, dln - caHrklcd
IL, rabbit. Put guess You djdn' =
understand ntc, my dear. ,aid /
was singing my Spring song
"Oh. heard you the first 'imc, :
Mrs. Long ,ar@ answered. - Eu', a.,
said before, | wouliu t ma',c thai
noise in tha bungalow.
" Well, Whar d" veg know. abolt
that whispered Un~lo Wig3ily to
himself. " NJ wife : '9r COED
old soul o. . ?ahbit. bat hog muS;
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-21
Bear Alumni
Out OF Luck

BERKELEY, March p. W.H--
The cver-growing alumni of the
University of California mentally
groaned today when it was learned
that plans for enlargement of Mem
orial stadium have been tcmporar-
lily abandoned because of excessive
cost. and that each alumnuS as Il
consequence may be limited to one
big game ticket
Additional foundations would be
required for either extending tn"
east wall higher or double decking
the stadium, according to reports of
engineers and architects
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-21
TAPS

Foch's time came, and when death beckoned it
round hlm ready just as life had found him ready at
The great French leader made an admirable fight
against the Grim Reaper but he lost all of must
Foch will hold particular niche in American his
tory beside that occupied by Lafayette, the young
were struggling to throw eff the yoke of England.
- The great leader of the Allied armies in the World
War recognized the advantage which the entry of
America INTO the war gave to those opposing the Cen
tra powers When Pershing refused to allow the
American troops to be used as requirements for the
other armies Foch admitted the logic of the American
commanders argument and agreed with him that the
Americans should fight under their leaders, sub
Ject CT course, to the supreme command.
As strategist Foch was really genius His
sklful manipulation of troops broke the backbone of
the German offensive in the spring and summer of
1918, and once he began his great drive there was
never any doubt of the ultimate result.
Grim. austere and sending thousands of men to
their DEATH he nevertheless deeply religious Even
when the heavy burden of leading such vast army
came to him. he still found time each day to devote
himself to prayer. In the final months CT the
when seemed require superhuman strength even to
exist ne still kept up his practice of daily prayer and
when he was thus engaged all else had to wait
TIE soldier in the field living in the mud and miro
OF the battle-ground lived life of hardship only lit
tie worse than the supreme commander. From early
IN the morning until late at night, Foch toled his
grim task. until it seemed that his tough wiry
body must collapse under the strain but his faith
himself and in the sacredness of the he led kept
him going
Foeh was soldier to the last. May he receive
soldiers reward : eternal rest
If Bob Shuler keeps he should have enough
suits to keep his tailor busy.
Oklahoma can bust governor, about as quick
as the army could Dust a private first class
These Florida floods don't worry Foridans half
as much as what they think the California papers will
be saying about them.
Already the President has begun to find fault
with things. He discarded the White House bed and
mac MS old one shipped over from street.
For Saying nothing" and plenty of it, Charles
Augustus has Calvin Coolidge licked to a frazzle
Mexican federal plane, bombarding Escaon
killed the towns only baker. This marks the first real
casualty in the revolution
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-21

wood
1t so happened that this same day
the Bob Cat had gone to the woods
to Icok for something to eat. And
seeing a rabbit hopping around un-
der the trees, though he did not
know it was Uncle WiggiIy, the Bob
Cat said to himself:
=" There's my lunch waiting for
nc,
SO he began to 70 toward ,ae
bunny, Sneaking along under the
bushes And then. all of a sudden,
Uncle Wiggily began to sing most
loudly:
This is. NY Spring SEP. Tsa, la,
Ia. ! feel - very good and strong;
Ira, Ia, la. IN Il wild bull. | IN Il
jumping frog m bowling hyena.
! m Police Dog! Wow How good
| feel. feel rs strong n, iran and
steel! This is the song | sing in the
spring Ii ! catch any Boa Chaps
their heads viii wiring,
And the Bob Cat, Sinking along
rrd.r the bushes heard this bold
song. But, not seeing Unc,e Wig
Sily. did not know it was the rao.
III
II must be a hig Bear or an
fIeplian; singing abont being 50
>ttong!' Thought the Bob Cat. Il
guess ia better 20 home aud not
Try 10 catch cven The rabbit SIN,
Mud so. not knowing it WaS only
little Uncle Wiggay singing his
SarinE song, auay Aapped IL Boil
Cat.
20 II all happened fer tn, best.
You s., and If the nutmeg grater
will 1t the match scratch ts.lf.
II tell vou next about CncIe VIZ
eilv : Spring flowers.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-21
Mother Seeking
News OF Son

Tch sheriff's office has recriv
ed wire from Mrs. w. b. Graves
of Denver, Colo, in which she ask
cd information in regard to her son,
Bert Graves.
Mrs. Graves stated m her tcla.
gram that She understood the boy
WAS in a local hospital badly hur:
y cL'ck of the various hospitals in
nj, section failed l., disclose any
icrord of a ratient answering the
name of Graves
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-21

cal edacation has been neglected
SGa deesn : know singing wheH she
taars it-rspecial}v a Spring song.
Calls it q noiSe Well. 4 better -
ou; in the woods and s;ng by my.
SELF
So. without saying anything 10
hurt his wife's feelings. Uncle
Wigeily sdd down the hanistcr
railing, ate his breakfast Of mapla
sugar on some dried clover pancakes
and then he hopped off to the
woods. On the way The sun shone
bright and warm and the air WAS
balmy with tine South wind Birds
a}s1 sang merriiN.
Now l can sing my Spring song
with no one 10 #orrSs, > laughed the
rabbit rs he Eoppcd about IN the
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-21
Turkey Raising
Shows Profit

aguHual..- mad b. y. +.
Creighton Of the Agricultural ET-
tension service of five tarkey grow-
er,' rrrord, kept during 1875 show
that 100 hens produced So market
turkeys. Tie cost Of producing thesn
birds averaged $1.599 each. The
gross income per bird Uas - $40,
having q net profit of Sl.25l per
bird. n should bo remembered that
atl expenses Including, fecd stock,
lahor, water taxes, interest and
miscellaneous have been charged.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-21
TEN YEARS AGO
March 21 1919

Approximately 80 persons have
died from recurrence Of the in
fluenza epidemic in the valley dur
ing the last three weeks.
Extraordinary activly in Imp"-
rial VALLEY real estate today culmin-
ated in recorded sales of 100000
worth Of property.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-21
Looking Backward
What the Press Piles Tell Of I'm.
perial Valley for this Data
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March q, 1909

Among the valley Masons who
assisted in organizing a chapter Of
Royal Arch Masons in Imperial To-
day were Dr. G. NJ BamngarHer. j.
J. Carr, W 0. Hamilton of FL Cen
tro; A. NJ. Shenk, Calexico; Geo.
p, Blair, A Il. Prigden, W II.
Hartshorn, Dr. +. II. Way, G. O.
nreiss, W. H. Allen, : b. Zimmer.
W A. Edgar, r. D. MePherrin. A.
G. TopraAanian, II. A. F. Miller,
Or. L. +. Patton, II. Z. Park, Vii
liam Kelley, Arthur Edgar, G. NJ.
Howell, Paul b. Ticluor ana ". Z.
Stevenson of Imperial.