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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-05
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Blurred vision doesn't mean you need glasses, necessarily.
 Sometimes it is your liver. Some times it is fatigue. Sometimes it Is because you have been looking in- tently at too many things too long.
 Exercises for the eyes, plus plenty of rest between exercises, can do wonders for your eyes. Some eye specialists teach certain daily dozens for eyes that bring back wandering vision to an ability to focus.
 Just exercising your eyes, without knowing why, is a dangerous thing to do. But certain exercises are good for them generally and can do only beneficial things to your vision. Here are some mild eye-exercisss which will relax your eyes, if noth- ing else. They might actually help your focusing powers, if you did them regularly.
 l. Sit still, relaxed, and fix your eyes on some small object, then switch to the electric light, the match box on the table, or some such small thing. Look at it steadily for long enough time to count five, then roll your eyes upward, without lifting your head, until you seem to be try ing to look up through your fore head.
 Hold that look while you breathe naturally and count five. Then bring your glance back down to the small object again. Do you see just one of it? Or do you see two? By doing this kind of ex- ercise faithfully, several times a day, you probably will end by seeing just one, which means your vision is bet ter.
 Roll Your Own
 ?. Cast your eyes down, then slowly roll them out as if trying to look at your right ear, then straight across the front. then try ing to look at your left ear, then down again. This rotary motion is excellent for resting the eyes. Do it slowly about five times one way, re- verse, roll them the other way, then palm your hands and try to "see black" a few seconds. l think you will find your eyes much rested.
 Rolling your eyes always has been considered coquetish act. This ex- ercise proves that it is a good thing to keep few such coquetish tricks right in your own bag.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-05
By FANNY Y. CORY
Copyrioht by Public Ledosv

that, folks! A limousine! I'll bet the drivers sore. He has to go all the way back to New York tonight. But 1 had to have some way to get the floral pieces out here. Wait until you see what the darling gang sent mer'
 She bounded out ahead of them, and all but Irene followed, fired by her animation and high spirits. Even | Tommy is went along. Everyone gasped and cried out in admiration of the "bowkay' her gang had sent to Beryl. It was indeed an ex- ceptoinal offering-a radio made entirely of flowers, paid for with the proceeds of the benefit show that had ostensibly been given for Shocks.
 As her friends were carrying it up to the front porch Beryl was besieged by the gang in person. The boys came out of the dark from every direction and swarmed all first of their number to congratu- late her. Beryl welcomed them with open arms. When she got to the light again, she was much di- sheveled and out of breath but hap pier than she'd been ever before in her life.
 Did you come out alone, with just the chauffeur?" Irene asked when Beryl entered the house. q thought successful people always had a .. coterie." She stumbled little on the pronunciation of "coterie" but got it out in the be- lief that Beryl wouldn't know the difference anyway
 Whatever that is," Beryl re- piled good-naturedly.
 Well, you might have let Mother know" Irene declared. "She was worried half to death because weren't on the 11:57."
 I'm sorry" Beryl said to her mother. II expected to beat the train here but I was little late in get ting started. Irene also addressed her mother. Didn't tell you?" she said, Beryl sensed the unndercurrent of accusa- tion in the words and resented it.. Several people wanted to come with me-" she said coldly. "but ? She stopped. After all it was not necessary to tell the neigh bors that she had been too skeptical of the reception that awaited her at home to risk bringing strangers into it. T decided I'd rather come alone" she added haughtily. "It took little time to convince them that I wfs used to going about un- escorted"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-05

The room in which Sue waited be- came unbearable. She wished she had slipped into the night with the others. Madeline went into the kitchen and talked to the cook. The aroma of coffee prevailed the house, but no one wanted any.
 And suddenly Sue thought that she would stifle if she sat in that dim room which had always been so lovely before. She wanted the lights turned high, and there were only occasional pools of shining rose where the shadows were thickest. She wanted people and voices and there was just the shade of ghost to make her turn her head fear fully
 Suddenly she sat erect as though q little bell had rung some place and opened closed door behind which some new and sinister danger lurked. Someting was happening out there in the night-something dread full.
 Maybe Jack was in danger.
 Now Sues reasoning ran clearer. If Sybil had started out to wind up the game she never would stop at Clifford. She would go on. And Jack, whom she had loved in her selfish mad manner, for so long, would probably be a victim.
 But she couldn't get to him." Sue said out lound then. Jack is safe"
 But she didn't believe her own words. And in minute she, too, had slipped through the long window that led to the terrace.
 Sue stood for just second on the tiled floor which overlooked the garden. The fountain was playing q silver-green song, and stars fioated in the water The night was so sweet, so young, and. so heart-breaking- ly tragic. The night wind stirred the slim blueness of the dress which she was wearing and rufIlcd the silk of the great pink tafIcta cuffs that made it sparkle. Her dark hair was blowing a little rebelliously and her breath came too fast. Fer eyes had forgotten their bluenes3 and were pansy- purple in their fright. Some place in the night Jack was in dan ger. She knew it cs clearly as though he had called to her. And she must get to him.
 tolle otdi tSu lo ioh p'' 'Hi~N over a broken rock in the cobbie- stone path that wound it's way through the garden. and sat down suddenly. Her ankle hurt q little and she reached down to touch it. She couldn't, rise for a minute.
 And while she sat there she saw a figure cross the road. It came slowly. as though every step took strength and the Ghos1y silhouette had spent nearly all that it had The figure was coming closer. Coming toward the house.
 Sue suddenly lay flat on the ground. She didn't want to Ee seen
 She thought that one eternity passed and another had started Be- fore the figure came near enough for her to recognize it. It was Sybil, just as she had expected.
 In one hand the girl carried a small. dark object. Her eyes were 90 strangely, We,rdly mad that even in the night there was an uncanny glow Tn their deupths In the other hand she carried another object.
 Sue watched as she took up her place in the shadow of one Of the columns by the porch.
 She must act quickly. Sha must get into the house through the back door and have Sybil captured. Very stealthly she started to crawl across
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-05

few can be class leaders. the others do not have even that pleasant an- ticipation.
 Pecitations can be conducted in way to incite eagerncss and ef- fort, but too few are. The teaching profession needs new point of view. Friendship should be the re- lationship between children and teacher. Everything taught a child along any line should be approached through friendship-personal friend ship. Discipline never should come between teacher and pupil.
 Students Need Sorting
 But most important of all If the examination is to become extinct, is a more intelligent sorting of the children themselves.
 They should be graded according to mental age" not age in years or lcrgth of time in school. For this purpose, the psychiatrist Is needed. Aided by teachers and par ents. such person can soon gauge a childs mental strength.
 One more thing. I believe we are approaching the day when at an average age of 10, children can be sorted for study not only by mental capacity but by temperamental fit ness. All children do not like the same things, nor can they do the same things well. Early preparation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-05
' YOUR
 CHILDREN
By Olive Roberts Barton

Some of our grade schools are trying an experiment this spring that of not giving the children any examinations.
 I'm glad of it. What will happen next fall when a few laggards fall behind no one can predict, or what may happen to the others who, lacking the incentive of necessary study, are apt to soldier it bit.
 Personally l wonder if it isn't putting the cart before the horse. long have endorsed the plan of no examinations for children, at least not the nerve-racking finals that cause so much wear and tear on nerves.
 But if the system is changed do not some other things have to be changed also? If we take away one incentive for application to study do we not need to supply an- other?
 Consider Their Interests
 First of all, most children do not like school. When it so happens that a majority of people of any age do not like something. there usually is good reason, for human nature follows along the same lines regardless ot personal makeup,
 Looking at it from the other side, what do people like? They like the things that interest them and keep them tremendously busy along con- genial lines. Work thus takes on another name.
 Wouldn't children like school better and study more if things were presented to thcm in an inter- esting way?' We iearn more through our entertainment Gen:e than we do by monotonous hammering and mill itary preciSCn.
 The military procedure of the present-day schoolroom cloaks near ly everything pertaining to it in a rather drealy cloud of disinterest that saps personal effort. No urge from within. all is submission to rule. No excitement or stimulus, eX- cept for those few who get a kick out of being class leaders. And as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-05

The menu was good-jellied to- mato broth with hot. paprika crack CTS. This was followed by chicken salad garnished with capers and chopped truffles on slices of mar mated cucumbers. Feathery rolls with fresh strawberry jam and sweet butter were served with the salad. So was the coffee.
 The dessert was simple -- chilled canned figs served with cream, thick and yellow. Sugar cookies with notched edges, so rich they were crunbly, were passed with the figs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-05
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the frass. If sybil saw her, her game would be lost.
 She was nearly to the house when the girl turned. Now Sue knew what Sybil had carried in one hand. It was flashlight, for she turned the steady stream of it's yellow light on Sue. Then she laughed, and it was such a cold calculating laugh that the song of the fountains and the whispering of the breezes sighed and ran away before it..
 "Such an unexpected pleasure to see you here tonight, Sue," she said.
 --- NEXT-Suc is in danger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-05

for special work makes a contended efficient citizen. Is all this too ideal istic? Just wait ten years.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-05
Homestead Basket
Tossers Play for
East Championship

Homestead-Basket ball fans do not
forget to attend and enjoy the big
Eastern Montana Championship bas-
ket Ball gameat Homestead, March
7 at s p. m.
One Of the real old time dances will
follow the game at Legion Hall. Be
sure to go to the dance and enjoy
a real time as everyone seem to at
Homestead.
The Championship Homestead In
dependent Team is attending as an
outside invited outstanding team the
Southern Montana Championship
Tournament being held at Fairview
March 5 and 6, it being understood
that the result of their play which
will be first no doubt will not effect
the Southern Championship as they
are merely an outside invited team
but the Championship Of Eastern Mon
a n will be decided at Homestead on
March T, the winner Of that game to
play the winner of the Fairview tour
nament for the Montana Champion
ship.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-05
Wi||iston Legionaires Will
Sponsor Big Fight Card

Gently, leaving him plenty of time to
climb up the ladder.
Knaub, the Billings youngster, is an
experienced fighter and has ar i'm
pressive string Of victories to his
credit. In his first fight here in Febru-
airy, Knaub astonished the crowd by
making Fetting of Grand Forks look
like a poluka The Billings boy con
WINGED cash customers that there
wasn't anybody stabbed in the west
ern section good enough to make him
exert himself.
Smith Guarantees Fight
In a six round semi-final X. 0. Don
Foster, Minot and Battling Smith,
Valley City, will tangle, Smith comes
here highly recommended and in
formed Promoter Hauge that if he
didn't put up a real fight he would
forego his share of the receipts. Fos-
ter is the rugged Minot fighter who
knocked out a Plentywood bruiser
here a few weeks ago.
Both Smith and knaub Will be here
March 4, to work out in preparation
for their fights and to give the fans
a chance to size them up.
Claude Wegley to Fight Flash
Claude Wegley, popular local boy
will tangle with the Scarlet Flash of
Minot. Wegley carries dynamite in his
fists and can take it with the best of
them. AS a strict hometown product,
Wegley is the classiest fighter ever
turned out here. The flash has been
doing his damage at Minot and this
will be his first appearance here. He
is credited with a win over Zitka, the
Minot man who fought Skies here
on the last card.
Charles Hauge, promoter, expects
to have 81 rounds ON the card, includ-
ing Markham and Skies, Cox and
Lighterson, Young Ferris and Fren.
chic Garneau.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-05
500 WOULD D|SBANO
line FROM CROSBY

The 500 Railway has petitioned
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to disband the 500 rail-
road from Crosby to Whitehall
but this has been refused at this
time owing to the u. S. Mail con-
tract.
There will be just a few changes
made at this time, as the daily mail
and passenger train will continue as
at present, but the freight train will
only go as far as Outlook, two trips
each week and one trip will be made
to Whitehall. The freight will go to
Whitehall on Thursdays only.
According to word received at the
Herald office we understand the 500
line officials in their petition to aban-
don the line west from Crosby set
forth the loss amounted to over $1,000
per mile each year over this rs mile
stretch of railroad.
Unless the earnings of this branch
line increases to the point where it
can operate without a loss, they may
not wish to renew the mail contract
whenever that time arrives.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-05
S. T. Paul Calls
Grand Jury from a
Petition in Roosevelt

Judge S. f. Paul, on February
25, while conducting court at
Wolf Point, granted the petition
of several hundred taxpayers of
that county to call a grand jury
for the purpose of investigating
the official conduct of several of
the former county officers there
and set the date for the Grand
Jury to appear at March 10.
One of the pricipal reasons for call
ing this grand jury is alleged to be
the payment of more than $1,000 to
q public accountant for equalizing
taxes between Roosevelt, Sheridan and
Valley counties.
Many Rumors Out
Rumors are general that each Of
the Commissioners in Roosevelt Co.
has drawn down per diem and mileage
almost twice as much as our three
Commissioners together have drawn
per year, and that this practice has
extended over a long period of years.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-05
C"ongregationa|ists
Hold Bazaar for
their Building Fund

The ladies of the Congregational
Church are planning to have the first
of a series Of Bazaars on Saturday,
March 7. This will be held in the
store which was vacated by the
Northwest Service Stores. Nearly a
hundred bags have been distributed
into which people have been asked
to place discarded articles which
might sell for something, stoves, fur
n%iture, clothing, pictures, coking ut
ensiles, besides made up articles and
cooked foods, as well as produce from
the farm. Beginning at 1880 and la
dies will serve lunch in the same
place. The object Of this venture is to
raise money for the church building
fund. Those who contribute in this
way will not miss it, those who buy
will profit by it, and the building
fund will receive a goodly sum.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-05
Expenditures
Ever Undertaken for
Peace Time Congress
No Apparent Decrease Along any Lines; Highways, Deep
ening of Water Ways, Public Buildings and Postal Sys-
tenn all make Tremendous Drains on Nations Funds

10 billions Of dollars for government
uses, part at it special term and the
first regular session, more than half
at the final term now closing.
The total cover expenditures for
both the current fiscal year and the
next.
The latter strike the highest peace
time mark of any single session of a
congress.
Besides the nine regular annual
supply bills, vast sums have been
provided this short session for en-
Urgency construction to increase en-
ployment and for drought and farm
relief. In addition, the permanent APP
preparations, made automatically, ex-
coed $4,000, 10000 900 to pay off the
national debt, pay interest on out
standing obligations, and provide
funds for the veterans service certifi-
Gates sinking fund.
Representative Byrns of Tennessee,
the ranking minority member of the
house appropriations committee, said
the seventy-first congress would go
down in history as a heavy spender.
Chairman Wood of the committee also
concern.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-05
Little Boy ACCident|y
Killed Monday while
Playing on Wagon

Monday afternoon, dark trag-
edy entered the home of MIR. and
Mrs. Rudolph White of Wanso,
when their three year old son
was killed.
He, together with several other chill
dren had been playing about the farm
yard at the White home, and one of
them had pushed up the end gate n
the wagon. The little lad managed to
climb up intending to crawl under the
end gate and get into the wagon, but
just as he got his head inside Of the
box, the gate dropped on his neck,
killing him instantly.
Coroner M. S. Nelson was called as
soon as possible, but was unable to
reach there until Tuesday morning,
and he found that the little fellow had
met his death through an accident.
The remains were brought to Plen-
tywood Tuesday afternoon and was
taken to Coalridge for internment.
The sympathy Of the entire COM
munity is extended to Mr.. and Mrs.
White and the three brothers and sis
tiers who are left to mourn the little
boys death.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-05
Congress Piles Up Staggering Costs
DRILLING AT WELL.
ASSURED IF BLOCK
ACREAGE IS LEASED
Leasing Progressing Nicely
and Other Obstacles
Removed

Drilling for oil and gas will be
resumed at the Archer well in the
near future. providing the block
of acreage is leased up solid
enough to warrant the expense
of drilling deeper. The acreage
which had been obtained by MIS-
bet and other parties on the
structure has been turned to E.
j. Lambert now, but those people
are again trying to grab some
acreage for themselves and have
an alleged lease hound working
this territory, claiming to hold
a lot of leases and promising
early development. Investiga-
ton has brought out the fact
that in many instances he has
attempted to obtain a second
lease from parties who have al
ready leased their land. This is
very dangerous and will eventu-
ally lead to legal difficulties for
the land owner and may Il
him to lose all of his oil and gas
rights.
The Lambert people will devel-
op the territory with far greater
speed than any one else possible
could, and the landowners would
do well to give their leases to
his representatives Messrs. An
drews and Precise, or else talk the
matter over with the officers of
the PlentywoOd -RedstOne Hold
ing Company or the Jack Pot Oil
and Gas Company at R%edst0ne,
or else e an attorney before
signing a lease.
Next time this alleged lease
agent appears to land one of the
leases he is after, make him
show his credentials as well as
the purported agreement he claims
to have from IE. j.. Lambert rel
ative to drilling. Then sic the
dog.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-05
Junior Choir of the
Lutheran Church TO
Give Song Program

The Junior Choir of the Lutheran
Church will present a song and story
program, "And a Child Shall Lead
Them" at 5 o'clock on Sunday after
noon, March s.
The music is we'll known to most
everyone and will be doubly appreci-
ated because of it.
The Junior Choir is putting on this
program for the benefit of the pipe
organ to be installed sometime in the
future.
The Junior Choir needs no introduc-
ton to the Plenywood public. 1t has
appeared several times in the last two
years and always makes a creditable
showing. A silver offering will be
taken up.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-05
PETITION FOR mail.
ROUTE, ARCHER is.
Being Considered
West Welliver and Wanso
Residents ask for Better
Mail Service

A petition for a star mail route
from Archer into the South ter
ritOry was recently sent to the
Post Office Department, and last
week Howard Coonen, post office
inspector from Billings made an
investigation of the situation, and
he has sent a letter to each one
of the petitioners in which he
says in part:
at is noted that a large number Of
the petitioners in the case are patrons
of the Plentywood postoffice. 1t is
4, probable that many of these would
prefer to continue mail supply from
that office. 1t is also possible that
bids for star route service into this
district operating from Plentywood
might be more reasonable than for
service operating from Archer
Notice is Posted
A notice has been posted in the
+, Plentywood post office reading as
follows: ANY person who might on
slider bidding on a star route propos-
ed to operate southwest from Plenty
wood to Ridenour corner, southwest
to the Crawford corner, west to the
Fadness corner, north to Archer then
return to Plentywood on highway,
please confer with Postmaster Ben
nett.
This will be a long route and will
be between Sd and 81 miles round trip
from Plentywood and would be about
43 miles round trip from Archer.
Each petitioner has been requested
to reply to the letter'from the post
office inspector stating their prefer
ence of Archer or Plentywood.
In talking with some of the resi-
dents who will be served on this star
route, they appear to favor Plenty
wood as they come here quite often.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-05
OUTLOOK WIN FROM
BR0CK7'N, DEBATE

The Outlook High School de-
batting team defeated Brockton
in a debate Saturday evening,
thereby winning the district
championship.
The interdistrict debate will be held
on or before March 18th and the win
ner of this debate will take in the in
tersectional debates for the state
championship. The intersectional' de-
bates will be held in Bozeman in con-
n%ection with High School Week.
Alan Keogh as representative of
the sub-district was awarded second
place in the district extemporaneous
speaking contest held at Glasgow, on
Friday, February q.
Congratulations Alan, we hope you
go to Bozeman.