Small Girl's Criticism.
Little flvc-yonr-old Lois had been
told not to be In such n hurry when
f she put away her playthings, to take
n little more care and pack them
straight. One evening her grandma
wns taking her home after dark. As
they were walking along the street
lights were turned oit. She looked up,
rind nsked: "Grandma, who turned nil
of those, lights on nt once?" On being'
told a man at the electric light plant
turned them on, she said: "Well, then,
who turns on all the lights In the
eky?" Grntulina told her God did that
Noticing that the now moon was tilted
nt n different nngle from what she had
noticed before, she said rather disgust
edly: "Well, I wish God would take
Just a little more tlmo when ho turns
on the lights and turn that moon on
straight while he Is about It."
This Half-Dollar Rare;
Ever since the news that a silver
half-dollar of 185.T brought $2,G00 waB
published throughout the country a
few years ago, thero has been a great
'cr misconception as to this coin than
nny other ever struck by the United
tiTatcs mints. This arises from tho
fact that there arc two kinds of half
dollars of 1853. Tho rare variety has
z)9 arrows at the dates and there is no
sunburst on Its reverse.
Only two specimens of this coin are
known to be In existence. Ilalf dol
lars of 1853 with arrows at date and
sunbursts on the reverses are very nu
merous, however, and they havo fre
quently dashed tho hopes of holders
who were unfamiliar with the dis
tinction between the two varieties of
the coin.
A Pessimist's Observation.
"We hnvo no army of the unem
ployed." "I don't know," rejoined Mr. Grow
chcr. "After watching a few of the.
helpers who have come along In con
nection with various kinds of work, I
have concluded that we have a large
number In n state of unemployment
The difference is that they get paid
for It."
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Dr. Morrill, Dentist, office over
Wilcox Department Store
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Civ twrcaau mgrmiajmcrai
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PREYS ON HARMFUL RODENTS
According to This Writer, the Owl Is
Really a Good -Friend of the
Agriculturist
Superstition1 still clings to the owL
duo lnrgely to Ignorance and lack of
discrimination.
When twilight falls tho owl comes
forth from some gemote recess whero
It has spent the day In sleep, and ut
tering a peevish cry, hurries out upon
Its foraging expedition. As tho tired
farmer Is lost In refreshing sleep, this
bird, against which the hand of man
has been raised for centuries, com
mences Its beneficial work which only
ceases when the first rays of tho
morning sun come slanting over the
hilltops, blinding Its eyes and sending
It quickly to cover.
Tho great orbs of the owl are re
markably devoloped and nro keenest
In the early hours of tho night and
morning, when many harmful rodents
arc most active. Marvelous, indeed, Is
the sight that enables It to strike tho
tiny mouse In tho darkness.
Owls nro tho nntural check upon
this multitude, and thus are of Ines
timable valuo to agriculture. From
an economic standpoint, It would bo
hard to find n more useful bird. Los
Angeles Times.
England's Gleaning Bell.
Gleaning went out of fashion with
tho disappearance of the old windmills
and wntermllls, becnuso cottngcrs can
no longer get their gleaned corn
ground. But tho "harvest bell," which
notifies tho villagers when they may
begin gleaning and when they must
cease, Is still rung In some rural par
ishes within reach of London. At one
place tho "gleaning bell" rings from
tho tower of tho parish church at 0
a. m. and O.p. m. as soon as tho har
vest Is sufficiently advanced. Ono
penny Is paid to the boll ringer by each
family that gleans, so he can hardly
be called a profiteer.
J. E. SEBASTIAN,
Tho Old Lino LIfo Man,
Jtcs. 1'hono 1138. Offlco Phono C12J
for Highest Possible i&uzltty at Lowest Passibk Price '
a smoker thought the
ben reached. Could cigarettes be im
proved? We thought so. We knew there was
room at the top for a better cigarette. But it
would have to be something entirely new.
And it is it's Spur.
An original blend that makes the rich Oriental to
baccos richer by pleasing combination with Burley and
other home-grown tobaccos. A new method of rolling
the satiny imported paper by crimping, instead of pasting.
A smart "brown-and-silver" package, with triple wrap
ping to keep Spurs fresh.
Spur offers you tip-top quality at rock-bottom price.
What do you say?
Liggett & Myers
"JOY NIGHT"
First Night of Chautauqua
Will Be a Big Night
New Woodman has, been n news
paper cartoonist and magazine illus
trator since ho was a lad. Many of
his drawings have been accepted by
publications of large circulation.
Woodman's night will be "joy night."
There ia a humor and sadness and
everything in human emotions be
tween these two - extremes, because
Woodman believes in variety and an
abundance of it.
Ho has an advantage over the
lecturer. Ho has n theme, samo as
nil the others of these phautauqua
speakers, but he illustrates the points
of his tnlk with a picture, which he
draws on a large sheet of paper as
he talks. Hear this Chautauqua fav
ori tiling of first day of chau
tau.. .
To whom aro you going to sell yout
Hay and Grain? Tho Harrington Men
canlile Co. will offer tho highest
prices. 641!
limit had
Tobacco Co.
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APPLES WERE
RIPE
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS
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(, 1920, by McClur Newpper Syndicate.)
Evelyn roamed almlossly, but with
exceeding enjoyment, through tho
lovely Long Island road. Sho hoped
her destination would bo tho Nassau
station and thence by train back to
tho city, but Evelyn's country Jaunts
dUl not always lead her In tho direc
tion sho fancied sho was going.
On this particular Saturday after
noon In late September sho was any
where but near tho Nassau station.
Evelyn was not, however, aware of
this fact nor of anything save tho
extreme freshness of tho air and the
Joy of being' nwny from tho small of
flco on Ilrondway, whore sho read
numerous stories by nuthors and au
thors In tho making. Ench Saturday,
as It rolled along In the summer time,
found her far from Urondwny and
sometimes too far In tho heart of the
country for her own safety On moro
than ono occasion she had been forced
by the slindes of night to beg n night's
lodging In tho nearest farmhouse.
Evelyn always reserved tho time be
tween Saturday nfternoon and Mon
day morning for herself. During tho
week she was, as nn editor, nt tho
beck and call of anyone who chanced
Into tho ofllce, and so every week-end
sho gave to her own company nnd
took her tramps alone. It was, thus
that she managed to slip Into her of
fice chair Monday mornings with a
clear vision and eyes unwearied nnd
checks fresh with color of now life.
"You great big beautiful sun," she
whimsically remarked to thp crimson
ball that was slowly climbing down
behind the trees; you seem to have
Just dashed across ttie sky today, and
yet I suppose you linve really tnkcu
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jour leisure, iiiveijn neuvou n sikh,
for this was Sunday evening and tho
next morning woulil have to see her
at her desk heaped high with manu
scripts. She was swinging pnst an orchard
In which the apples were red nnd ripe
and casting their fruity fragranco In
to her hungry senses. Evelyn couldn't
remember having wanted anything
in the way of food as much as sho
wanted some of those rosy npples.
Deslro hnrnessed to physical ability
tempted her to leap over the fenco
and pilfer her choice rrom the orchard
Just as nnv smnll. liunrrrv bov would
do, but conscience undo her proceed
farther and perhnps secure her apples
honestly from n farm hand.
Evelyn was rewardrd for her hon
ornble Intentions by seeing n Blgn a
bit farther on which stated that ap
ples were for sae, and she pranced
Joyfully through a dilapidated path
way overhung with grnp vines to n
shockingly unkempt but curiously
charming cottnge.
Sho knocked In vnfn on tho paint
less door and flnnlly vV nn unlndy
like vehemence. However, there was
no response, and Evelyn's desire for
apples only Increased with the diffi
culty of procuring some,
Discouraged, sho started away, but
as sho passed tho odorous orchnrd,
sho decided to help nersclf and leave
payment for what sho took
Sho selected six beauties, pondered
a moment as to their selling price and
took .a 50-cent piece from her purse,
rummaged among notes, powder puffs
and numerous femlntno appurtenances
until sho discovered nn errant hand
kerchief. Into this she put her money,
nnd with a short bit of string secured
It to the branch or nn npple tree
ono thnt would eatcli tho eyo of tho
farmer when ho should return to his
rnmshacklo cottage.
Munching contentedly at nn apple,
Evelyn continued her wny along tho.
road, nnd In the courso of tlmo ar
rived back In tho city and nt her small.
apartment, tho rent of which had been
raised to a schocklng height only tho
day before.
It was during the month of Novcm
ber Evelyn remembered well the day
that sho received a splendid story
from one of the newer writers.
"Ho mny have been struggling for
years and years," thought Evelyn,
"but his nnmo Is only creeping about
magazine circles now
Sho had not forgotten tho Incident
of tho apples, because her brain sol
dom erased any of her wonderful
etchings of country rambles. They
were all very precious to her and this
tory coming from 'the pen of a vivid
writer gnvo Evelyn a fierce hunger
for the days of n summer pnst.
She knew, of course, that the in
cldent of tho story wns Just ono of tho
dainty accessories to a good story
that finding of fifty cents In a hand
kerchief tlcl to the brnnch of a tree.
It had been brought Into tho story
as ono of tho quaint experiences of
one who dwelt on the broad country
road
So unusunl was tho cplucldcnco of
that Idle moment of her own having
drifted into this stranger's story nnd
that very story having come into her
own edltorlhl hands thnt Evelyn wns
tempted to carry on the other sldo of
the talc. She wanted to dash Into n
tuxl, tako u train for Qlen Cove and
the ramshnckle cottage, find the young
author seated before a flro with his
plpo In his mouth dreaming of more
stories, fall madly In love with hlu
and live hcr-py ever after,
Instead of that Evelyn dictated a
most editorial letter to John Cutstone
telling him that his story wai charm
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ORGANIZED 1887.
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