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tag, .Yowr mosey, if- deposited in this good bank,
absolutely sate. Do vour business here.
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Organised in 1882 as a National Bank.
eg s*m*4 Ato'insMaasttse
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rapntatloB or staafllM •
don't
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reflections
made
Fly an odd coincidence the Colby-
Bowdoln football games for the part
two yonr. have ended In 6-to-8 tie
acores _
How did tired business men dress
on Sunday before pajamas were In-
vented? .
The short and simple annals of
the poor: Horn, taxed, forgotten.
to speculate,
marks
meters
the
the
the
In a <
at $25.00, and many others in
parison. See them.
ATHENA UNDERWEAR may not be any
better in fabric value than some others but
when it comes to constructive features and
tainablc, which
inyst. number
■Hirer,” said
gimlet.”—Every-
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settle,
mi'ji,
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at
the department
fety.
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CHIFFON VELVET—
Velvets have been one of the
leading dress fabrics of the
season and there seems to be
no waning of - its. popularity.
$3.50 $4.50 $600
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Hope Domestic, seconds i....
Renfrew Devonshire ...
9-4 Sheeting
Good blue Overalls for Men
64x76 Double Blankets
-81x90 Bleached Sheet
81x90 Weaf-Vell Sheets
Men’s Blue Chambray Shirts ..
Men’s good Work Shoe
Special Lot Ladies’ Oxfords
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He wlio^iH. a friend Xpi
For t,he work he has
W h.resoever die may go
That he owns the strength?/ two.
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Wa carry only the bpst oil ob.
euanunteea ths
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TOUR CAR WU.L BE DRAINED
FREE.
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there, 'and
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Watkins sed/ Wich jest’then Per-
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principle ex.
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tchoa credited to It or not
Tn-his own. through iroort and bad.
From beginning to the end,
When he needs it he may add.
All the treasures of his friend.
WV THAT GROW
Ax LfrvxN ARC IS s LL5t
BULBS ,
•with Bowl’
^ust Craft
THF. ART AND GIFT SHOP
408 N. Ixicuat.
‘ attorney f<»r
you HWear tba<
Tho
because I
action
the i
sellinK
confute
a
a
wood
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do wn
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THE STRENGTH OF THIS BANK
More than 900 State banks in Texas, the only ban!
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“A diamond that co«t» the impnr-
• ^*‘r *‘,0° frequently retnils for $1,-
tnTfffceil drJ nine ()00 „ Aren»t <he freight rmtjs aw-
My-nlne to a
inside his
fast one
The chap v ho "can’t control his
temper’’ has never pad the good
fortune to press hi.s chin against
an efficient set of knuckles.
handy after H^gasd
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Think of the poor school boy In
the Balkans, who must learn the
names of all the little nations ho
must yatc.
VELEGANTE—
A new fabric of knitted silk
with a pile purface. Very rich
in appearance and drapes
beautifully. In beaver and
Havana. 36-inch width. $4.50
a yard.
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(Copyright 1D23. by Edgar A. Uuast)
DOUBLK-HTBENOTH
lie who has a frlMd lias this:
Cohftodeidllp for simny XByg’---------
Something kings and princes miss
One to speak his name with praise.
He who has a friend may be
Poor of purse mid worh by oare,
inif MTt «;■« nr ‘mrsr, Thame--——
May his comrad< > fortune share.
Mary
Persey, he certeny
boy, he knows an
There is so such thing as sec-
ond thought. The first one was just
an impulse.
may
its a
iIub
crying
came
was all
“Tho modern woman hns gone
crazy about antiques." Ah. well: the
yoimger fellows have so little
morwy to spend.
a nd
wen
agen
was
Proving
than force
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Dog Hill
Paragrafs
| By <JEORGE BINGHAM
The milTeFs daulfhWr won’t n'*p'1
to marry the earl while dad can
buy wheat as he does and sell flour
as he docs. „
TO III II.II
BUENOH
hill has been
legislature of
Aires
to
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Don’t wait until you’ve decided what to give,
here and decide, inspired and directed by our
ahowing of inexpensive end acceptable gifts. .
today and take your time. Then the gift will please you
and whoever is to receive it. We started early to help
you start rtirly.
proposition. Run it
it economically. Ex«
so fast as the devel-
opment of the enterprise demands
—and you will be on a sound,
legitimate basis.
"But don't let bone
. — They- have
fellow go broke"
Another amusing thing in the
movies Is the prompt way the maid
answers when her mistress rings.
Attendance figures at the Mich-
igan-Ohio State football game were
♦rr-for- the—largest to . the tOllfe.
history of athletic sports at the Ann
Arbor institution.
will be
end an<l
be
ten
accornrnoflalv
from
Staten. The coat
l*< cm ti ma ted nt
J5.95
There were 25 in the lot and they were all sold the next day.
We now have another shipment but you’ll have to come quick V
if you want any. On account of the low price, we will not make ~ t 1
alterations on them.
hasn’t done It so J]
good' method of get-
their skis, don't you
think? Why not try it some time?
I mean to. * 'J
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George Sisler, who succeeds J!m»-
my Austin as manager of the St.
Louis Browns, began his profession-
al career with the Akron team In
the old Ohio-Pennsylvania league
in 1911.
ing steadily batter in a lot
Moat ways; hurt thii
sidered “yot
i" are being sadly
in these parlous
aiAlvity
alj your might and i
directing head. Don't
else run It for you.
who are competent to
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ty and service. I
e gets an idea of the magni-
ot feature films from tome
about a recent contract clbsed
taking the picture of Emerson
H’s “North of 36,” the scenes
Then you must start saving now.
There is no choice—”as ye sow, so
- shall ye reap.” Start at thia Bank
Today! . ,
MORE OF THEM
One day last week, we advertised Wool Crepe and Serge Dresses I
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Come -
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FALL CLEARANCE SALE
iMItoinare, our Mea ,lg r
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To this community it is a friend in need, a bank
where you are always welcome. Gome in and talk
over your business and financial problems and be
* sure of every possible aid consistent with soyndbank*
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be better
good thing
Draining the automobile crank case
and refilling with fresh oil at in-
tervals of 500 to TOO miles la
thought to be by many motorists
to be the last word in care of the
motor.
Don't be afraid
Those who bought German
tyave money to burn.
Nothing fs perfect In This hard
world, and where .Sambo finds high
wages he finds few 'possums.
(He who has n friend may fall
aL—LuJ—ILr-uLwd.aad .hnilmn In tha tight.____
• Hut Ids friend shall hear him call
And shall seek him through the night.
absolutely sate. Do your business here.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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IN THU nXY'g NEWS
General Plutarco Elias Calles,
who h:ia owned his campaign for
the presidency of Mexico, was chief
of the cabinet during the early days
of the Otyn.gon administration.
General Calles Is one of the most
forceful figures in the southern re-
public, as he also Is unique in some
respects. He is a Sonora man, like
Obregon, lias served as governor of
the State and was Jong a military
leader there. Oddly enough t.'allea
is something of a Puritanical cast
and once attempt'd to impose uls
Ideas by decreeing that the snje of
intoxicating liquor should stop in
Sonora. le dH. for a ■•hort Time. 4nrt
the decree. waW Found incapable of
enforcement and caused so much
dissatisfaction that Calles finally
was compelled to revoke it.
ipay know
<lo.
BAflM.
UMLv The language changes ail right.
village a
em«
Wo move to amend the League
Covenant *'V Inevrtlng a clause for-
bidding members to get mad at one
anottier.
I F&WDOinte
The story of Spanish, dnrest ap-
pears to be bound In Morocco.
Dl» *
tor of on« of the big picture com-
' panies bu just closed a contract
L with BaAett Blakely of near Houf-
’ ton for the use of bis ranch and
8,000 head of cattle thereon for
$ making the pictu.
? 'price of $140,000, j,
sum for each steer
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* sinn talks
A —HvWi CamWen ---------<
When an old lady steps on the
street car. you Wonder iliamaRy
why It Is called the rising genera-
tion.
IWOKTCT. E THTEMIAT, Ki
the suit,
"But.” asked the
the other side, "do j
you know this auger?”
"Yea, sir"
"How long have you known it?"
itself. Let us show you this splendid under-
wear and explsin its many points of superi-
ority. We have the weight in a style you’ll
like.
1IIUTHOAYH
Duke of Abercorn, the Governor
General of. Northern Ireland, borii
St years ago today.
lit. Rev. Everett M. Fawcett, Epis-
copal bishop of Quincy, Ill., born at
Nosy Hartford. Iowa. 58 years ago.
today.
Edward Robinson, director of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, born
in Boston, 65 years ago tod ly.
George VV P. Hunt, governor < f
Arizona, born nt Huntsville, Mo.,
61 years ago today
william Hodge, prominent as ac-
tor end playwright, born at Albi-
on. N. Y., 19 years ago today.
''O''
f for esrly electrification of
inton branch of the Katy is
anew by word from Dallas
compromise is being sought
ult of which would be to end
igution that has been tying
matter up for a good many
< Mmths. It is violating no confi-
». ? Mnee to say that Denton initiative
; erhaps had somewhat to do vWth
I he Dallas initiative, for Denton
tisens several days ago took up
le matter with the Dallas Cham-
isr of Commerce and* stated that
L i Norton would send a delegation to
p- : Milas soon to see just what was
a ' 1 &fhaftir. The Dallas movement
tarted; there is apparently some
ope of its ess; and announce-1
lent from Dallas is that electrifi-
ftstion work will be started in a
flew weirs always if the compro-
iiise effort succeeds.
'* 8LeTV*ir eometlilfig from the Abi-
Reporter that is wholly, true:
fs are sometimefe accused
i« too O»tiailatl»i tort Itor “s-
«usation Is a compliment Per-
Baps*WtmtyBfive wrr cerrt "f T^-xas
xiewapapenr reflect- a spirit of «>p-
tins ism and hopeful good feeling.
IB , The other flva per eent do not
^^^imount to piuch. They're always
^^Ktemplainlng about sometl.ing
^^K>ther. Cheerfulness is one "f tie
^HprVae virtues
There’s no place in the newspa-
per game for other than a.n opti-
^rftust. Whether or not being in the
r business just naturally makes an
K optimist one doesn’t know, but the
9 fact is, as the Reporter says, 95 per
U cent of Texas newspapers “reflect
Hr ■> spirit of optimism and hopeful
’ good feeling,” and the complainers,
■ grouches and hypsreritics, repre-
F seating the other 5 per cent, “do
I , amount to much.”
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■X Wo who .were boys not so many
■ peats ago are filled with amaze
■XaMnti'at the spectacle in a dozen
■ more counties of present-day
F boys being charged with a convict*
ed of theft because they went into
F oome man’s pasture and pickt a few
k pecans. Tune was when a man
F -who Wouldn’t allow the ^kids to
■ ..gather pecans on his place was re-
Kj-KMied as a grouch and a tight-
ArnLd—among the boys themselves
HBH^ was counted as an Und, sirnbh
H^^Hisen. Pretty much the
HgMing applied to waterm< Inn pat'
Hj^Huao long as the thnvoy was f
MMpmdhflL consumption; ami peach
^^K*d peaV orchards and fishing
HMioles But that time obviously has
^Miaased, and boys of this day and
^■tfme not only are denied their
M^rights” in other folks’ j,e< an groves
watermelon patches and or-
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■BOORD-affRONICLE OOMPANT I
'SHlur " "i — *■ _ —
I4eat. If he will declarn him-'
—... ,w be ,-ltlier Democratic or Rfl-
I'uhHcan.—Bhortnan Oiroslcl^,
W<> do Sot wl»h to-eaat any re-
flectioiu on Mr. Copeland as a
prophet, hut at same time we
do not think Mr. Ford ha« the
presidency grabbed merely by the
AhhBuhcefnent ornts pottrlcut nftti>
tot ion. Neither do we think any
’other man han it "t this time. Pres-
ident Coolidge probably has a cinch
on to* ItoguHioan nomination but
. It remains to be seen v ho of the
t several Democrats offering thr-m-
' selves iR chosen—and. then. It re-
mains to be further seen who ’s
elected after the nominations are
wen.
Correct this sentence: "Don't
Worry about your low grades. Son."
coneoled the latlier; "I know you
did your beat.”
rProtected by Associated Editors)
We are featuring a
15-J. 16-S. FANCY DIAL
WALTHAM WATCH
cautiful green gold filled case! 'll 131 permanency of fit, Athena-Wn«» wsctase tor.x
—j-------i---:n com, HI itself. Let us show you this splendid under-
Mo and Puds Slinkins was set'
-Got* «*•» Mwry—.Watkinses L
steps tawklng to her about how
grate wu was and di ft rent things,
'and Mary Watkins eed. O, heer
comes Persey, he certeny Is a
smart boy. he knows an awful
lot,
When the Shadows
Lengthen! -
Dp you want to wilder happily to-
ward the setting sun? Peace and LjR
contentment and independence? A’ afll
life well-lived? k Bl
—are proutf of the fact that during the past 1
not a single non-interest-bearing depositor
one cent. In addition to its own reputatAHM
count at this bank, “the largest State
County,” is protected by the
GUARANTY-
; 15c
35c
49c
’. $1.29
$2.75
$1.29
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- 65c
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$3.45 ■’
“A Real Bona Fide Sale.” Remember |4-
that you will .find everything as advertised,'
and “you will miss it if you miss •
RUSSELL-GRAY-JONESCO.
The yome ol Hart Schaffner & Marx
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j™ ife.-
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AuLvi
and particularly in tola day of
slang. It's a dull day now that at
least some new word is not created
or at Feast given A new meaning by
tha “propagators' pX . slang expres-
aiona. Not only would thuae <ȣ for-
mer days not be al>l<^ to understaud
much. 6f our present-day language
because of the changes in the mean-
ing of good words, were they to
com,) back to' earth, but many per-
sons vretl versed In the language
Of the day can hardly recognize it
as banded sabout by many of the
people of the street.
And in thia wonderful changing
world nothing changes more radi-
cally than I inguage. For Instance,
the word "idiot” was once a rertn of
deference applied to Roman dtl-
sens; now it Is the appropriate dqs-
I gnat nn i—rrf—aw Iiatuwiehl l< apaed
er. it is certainly hard op the word
to be thus degraded.—Terrell Tran-
script.
phasis to truth was a
a petty trial involving an
lie positively Identified 3X
property of onc of the parties
We welcome the people of Denton
County and North Texas to “the best fair
that Denton County has ever staged. We
feel certain that you will appreciate the
wonderful exhibits to be found at the fair
this year.
You will find Russell-Gray-Jones Co.’s
Fall Clearance Sale in full blast at this time.
Every article in the house reduced. We
list a few specials herewith for your con-
sideration.
BIG (HI1IIVAI. POPULATION
BUENOS AIRES—Gut of a pop-
ulation of less than 2,000,000,
Buenos Air, A. has 81.914 known
thieves, according to police stalls-
ties, in addition 357,000 others are
classed as ‘’delinquents,” and are
kept under almost continuous sure
veillance by the department of
personal sa
He who lias a friend may weep
For some gentle spirit flown
Wlilch he loved but eould not keep,
But he will not mourn alone.
DJI
“Aa Inexpensive Little Home*
A>l of whicn sne knows, of
course. And yet, (or should I "*/
utherefore"j ahe refers to 'her
lovely home as ''an Inexpenalvo
house."
She knows very well ___
that to up. A'nd we know very
well (remembering the alx room
cottage on C—Street) that it
isn’t that to J^er. And yet ahe puts
up that absurd, bluff.
It Is an axiom of good manner*
that one aheuhL jsjt. &wt >i. .t
one's possessions. Only the very
crudest people do thut.
But what Is this running down
one’s possessions to people to
whom we know they must appear
very grand but an Inverted form
of boasting?
We have all Of us met people
who do It. And sometimes, if wa
didn't know thens -very . well, w«
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Wi Fi Ft o
Exchanges •_
Hy L. A. M.
Welsh. Welcome Lloyd-George
SGRANTGN, J’a.. OcL 31.—The
biggest Welsh settlement in Amer-
ica claimed Lloyd George today,
the last day of his high-speed tour
of the American cities. ,
He was met by a delegation
mhich oddly mingled the silk hat
of the banker and business magnate
with tlie lamp of the coal miner..
First tho bankers and business men
cheered him and then the lads, with
the lamps on their caps let go>
Lloyd George . greeted them like
a brother for he feels a deep inter-
est In the men who go into the
earth for coat, tils youth was spent
in a district where the mining «f
coat and singing of songs as only
the Welsh cap sing them are the
principal occupations.
Lloyd George will deliver the last
speech but one of tour In the ar-
mory here this afternoon
of your
should
—3 older
matter
good In
you apply your-
C.._ the
GOOD HOADS
AIRES—A government
presented to
the • province
Buenos Aires requesting autho;
zatlon to expend fifty million
pesos in the construction of a net-
work of good roads throughout
tlie province over a period of five
years. The project la toe result of
a program submitted by tho Unit-
ed States firm of George EL No-
lan, Inc. ,
Human Interest
Editorials
------By W4eke« MtomtoRdt _
Last Saturday several of our
retired citizens leaned too heav-
ily against the sunny side of the
postoffice, causing the stove pipe
to fall and upsetting the ink bot-
tle.
have been Impressed by It and
thought th«y must be used tn
perfectly wonderful things i.
|l. ■■■! hH— l|
in mtory
1T93—Lord George Gordon, leader
of the anti-papist riots In England,
died In London. Horn there. Dee.
28, IW.
Iioji- The T.OW1S and rtnrk cric-
diilon reached Pacific tide-water.
1841—The sixth congress of the
Republic of Texas assembled ut
Austin.
1860— Boles Penrose. , United
States senator frqm Pennsylvania,
born in Philadelphia. Died In Wash-
ington, D. C„ Dee. 31. 1921.
1861— Gen. George II. McClelland
succeeded Gen. Winfield Scott in
command of the United States ar-
my.
189?i—Seven persons were killed
In a train wreck near Gruhd island.
Neb.
1898—The capture,! Spanish crllW
er Infanta Maria Theresa. While be-
Ing convoyed to the United States
was abandoned tn a gale off San
---Ralvadfir. _____~ __________
1921—-King Alexander of Jugo-
slavia was welcomed in Belgrade.
WOMEN STORM MEXICAN
LIBERATE FOUR BHiab.NERK
PUEBLA, ilex.— Sixty women,
armed -ndtle-fdstols apd knives, re-
cently stormed tho jail ut Ajat-
pan, according to itdviccs i
od here, and liberated three
en and one man. I
wound.ng tl>“ mayor
of the court The four
prison, <1 because they
against tlie action of
in cornering (he town's
supply and selling it ul
taut prices.
kne-.w who isn't
what she thinks
of dealing with
™B bosstons r-1-*—
the surface of —
1 hggvfl—
day to\g mutual acquaintance^
.mutual acqualptoncu:
nd wants me to turn
I— (naming a car that
_JB_, ut 821300) and gat a good
car, but I really don’t want tp.' It
la eaknlated :to cost $SO0Jk)0 and
will be wnewhat of a companion
•iece to the pieturisation of
Hough** other western ztory, "The
Coveiaii WagonT* whfcb depicted
the great trek to Oregon in the
he continued.
"I have known this
the witness Impressively,
since it wan a
body’s.
CHANGING MOTOR OIL
In u New Brunswick
town character who preferred
witness In
auger,
t bn
The fresh oiir of tlie sleeping
porch is very enjoyable after, you
get your head under the covers.
FIRST GUARANTY
THE BANK FOR I
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L Georgs Matthew Adgmi
BOBBHD HAIR
The blooming damsels everywhere
"have ahorn their blond or raven hall1,
and even dames advapced in years sub-
mit their ringlets to the shears. And
some have multiplied their <harma,
while .others look like fake alarms. The
latter ore more often seen; it tnkes a
barely blooihlug’HiieCn to < ut mifl' th*
flowing locks, and not resemble Guy H.
Fawkes. I am a relic of* the*-Rust, am)
oftentimes I stand ngbnst nt modern
wrinkles, modern curves; said curves
and wrinkles jar my nerves. The wo-
men strive aqd strive again, to look like
duplicates of men. With mannish shirts
and mnunlsh suits, and mannish hats
Mini miiRnlflh lipoid fhpy bfr bqx
their luind-me-Quwus.. like olden (lames
In flowing gowns. And, l>eing gray
and full of tea, tlie old ways look the
best to me. Tho girls are stuoking.
soon tiiey'll chew, they've mustered
slang, the old and new, they go to prize-
tightH with the lads, and on some bruis-
er lay their scads. Until quite lately I
could tell the he-man from the lovely
belle; my guess,* were hot often wrong
wlillc female hair was growing long;
I'd note l he topknot and the curl, and
say, "That critter is a girl.” But now
I need n telescope if I would have the
proper dope. And when, the girls begin
to grow pink whiskers who their sex
can know?
Tlie Mall Carrier had so
postal ctn'ds to read last
ho forgot to ■deliver mall
en houses on his way to
Creek.
MW :^i.
who are eapa-
two or mors
slmul tanoous-
men.-
If (She lives in the country an 1
looks humbled and broken, tho
neighbors call her a dutiful wife.
WOOL JERSEY—
Splendid for service and
makes up nicely. No fabria
ia better for an all-round
dress, gually made on simple
lines and not much trimming .
is required. Reindeer, ele-
phant gray and Malay. $2.50
WOOL CREPE—
In colors of tan, brown, seal
and copen in • Crepe of the
better quality. Another wool-
en fabric that is serviceable. '
$4 a yard.
SWEDEN
1 W * IZ 1
at Gothenburg
at the eastern
bor depth will
this point to
<Ier to
steamships
The
nuts.
’Tick one
yourself—run
pand only
Cricket Hicks has ceased to
correspond with a red-haired girl
off yonder since the two postage
stamps h« carried inside his hat-
band got stuck fast one warm
Dad held in his hand the first let-'day last week.
ter from Junior, at college. "The '
first touch of winter," said he.
to gs seemed Iniignlflcant toH
them. And then again; if w« knsw ■
them ahik'Their beginnings *s ■
have not been so mu.ch Impress.^B
1 When you Stop to analyse IL. UW
really is .frightfully rude to d|» ■
this sort of th iig And It Is
frightfully annoying to see th* 1
way peopleY get by wi|h It. with
npvef a notlqn that they are be-
to* •n.vtot«g--*a«*e4H o-ry. irnpraa* ■ -
alve and high to
Ona woman . I
to say
i TO EXTEND
STOCKHOLM—The Hilberg
extended
the
increased
in
largest
United
of the scheme
500.000 crowns.
v-
R **«*♦ — • ♦♦♦♦♦
HE ’♦BE INVERTED BOASTER
QQr i “For an inexpensive little
houss." admitted my newly proe^
J 91 porous friend, as she aocepted our
compliments upon the lovely house
XrW, “«tu1rod With that new prosper-
Ity, "I do think it la rather
nice.” •
The inexpensive little
- WthOMv----r------.
It has nine rooms and thnea
bath*.
My newly prosperous friend wag
brought up In * house around
the corner from ours, which has
six roonig and a bath room with
old tfmo- ptambtn<:---- -■
Furtherore, not one of tho
friends to whom she wae—ehew-..
Ing her new house Hves in a
home that cost more than half
of her 830,000. Two of them tlve
in rented apartments.
TOO MANY BONES
Recently I was present when a
young business man sought the
advice of an older business man.
"Here's my situation." said Abe
young man, "I have two mighty
wrtreetly-- propositi-ms to «*->n<totor
shall I take .on
shall I pass’ up
my time and
other? And if I do
on ohe of the enterprises,
shall I select?”
“Well,” said the older i
“there was a dog crossing
atream once with a bone In
mouth. It was a pood bone
he had It just where he
It. He glanced down into
water and saw what looked
another good bone. Ho wanted
that one too-. He grabbed Tor it
and dropped the bone he was car-
rying.
“You already have a good busi-
ness with good prospects. If you
make a success of that you are
going to do mighty well. Few
enoygh men make good In one
enterprise, giving it all their ef-
fort and attention, to say noth-
ing of two The world is full of
good propositions. You can't grab
them all. In tny estimation. if
you trir.Ho take -----
prirtF'MAC ,______
hundred and ninety-nine to a
thousand that you will drop you,
bone overboard.
“There are mon
bhc of directing
large undertakings
ly. but they are exceptional
They are men who, through long
years of experience, have not on-
ly particularly fitted themselves
for such management, but they
toy vw- tort11 up— end ■ —develcped—tr
corps of competent lieutenants, or,
whom they can depend.
''Furthermore, they are men who
possess oy can command eapitni.
You have neither the experience,
th* lieutenants, nor the capita,
for such an undertaking.
“By all means, select one line of
activity and 'focus ■ on that wltn
main. Be Its
I let anyone
Most men
- . — run some-
body's eise's business are In busi-
ness for themselves.
“As to which
pro j >osi tlons you
om” con Unu ed the
“that is purely a
taste.* You can make
most anything 1Y j-=“
self Intelligently, One of the most
successful men I ever knew start-
ed out peddling his wife's dough.
afraid
has a L mathod
these inverted
scratches t__
-domptaceney.-l-
one -----
. Bald the \ mutual
'•My huebuni
In my H- ,, —
costa about *2300) and get a good W
car, but I really don’t want tp. It $
Is running beautifully und I think '
it Is much the best of the cheatr J
care, and plenty good enough t«
run around in the way 1 do.”/
. $gid my outspoken TW'nd. H
what are you talking about?} It' ■
you call thut u cheap cat "What ”
it Isn’t 4k» you call mineY You know very
~+w«ll wHqt I' flflVB uili! you know
U didn't cqst half Khat' yours
did und I don’t call mine a cheap
car either. I call R a middle price
oar. Are you trying to make me Jj
feel like a piker?” |L
It wuS -Mhl with pu sir of rail-
lory but It pu4 It right up to the J
other woman' just the same. I 'W
think ahe cautrtu. a glimpse of the H
way inverted boasting must sounC M
Anyway ahe
much since.
Rather a
ttng under
■The question is,
both; of them, or
one and give all
effort to the
focus on ohe of
Which Adi* shall I
said the
a dog
with
a i
Meentng -Fudaes slasey-----cuazm
Persey Weever, and I sed, Aw
wats !(« know, I do nt see enythlpg
exter smart about him, and Buda
sed, I should say not, that guys
ho dum he would* nit know he
was alive If somebody dldent keep
on telling him. Alnt I his cuzzln.
to know, he sed.
r . ... I think Persey, 1»
Kmart* boy, No
net y6u eftn?” IlW Him
tioun' he MMU unatr, t idier, Mary
^«'..sl.i.._ ..^.1/ Vxri—'U l—a-. Nalb, ww — J.'
sey came up und'I sed,
sey, «al are tHO ..
pqrtA of China?
Rlcei^teu und silks, Persey sed.
There, see? Mary sed, and I
sed. He dldent , mention..^amboo,
and I'uds sed. W011 ‘hay, Fersey.
who. came over . to discover the
Fountain of Youth and dlscov-
ered othej things Insted?
Ponce de Leon, Persey sed, and
Mary Watkins sed. There, wat did
I tell you. Now you ask them
something, Persey, she sed.
Wats the plural of ox? Persey
sed,
Oxygen. Puds sed.
Oxes. I s“d, und Persey said,
No, youre both tong. Its oxen,
and Mary Watkins sed, Now wat
have you got to say, he ansered
yours and you couldent anser his.
Wlch jest then tier mother call-
ed her und she had to go In to
s»b wat she wunted. and me and
I'uds started to puntch Persey
T7i 5s Phyttvlng portending ws
was giving him a Imitation or
peeple puntchlng a puntchlng bag,
he went home crying and
Mary Watkins came out
me and Pudp was all thut
out there.
branes
but
both.
When the milliner says. “It h®"
such a youth effect." »to- means
that the prlep 1h something over
325.
— — ...p, -----—tr-ei"-*'*'
' ■
in other folks’ peci
khe«
lx and fishinfi; hole*, but they
even being arrested and eon(
d and punished for doing the
p their father* did just a few
I back itfr i* it longer in years
one thinks?—with perfect im-
ty. The world unquestionably
tn i
inrs that
lutn’s In-
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