KID CLOUD, NEBRASKA, OHUF
I
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MA Soul Above
Potatoes"
By PAUL HAMILTON
(Ctwmht, mi, br th Wtit.rn Nw.
ir Union.)
"You'll Mny In Clifton, won't yon,
Harney r
Mrs. Jtnss looked nil motherly mix
lety ns sho mlilri'ssnil her son. Willi
tlicin on the rnrden wnl wns Unrnr-y'H
Rwrptlii'iirt, Altnn Itrovr-y, wlioie
bright, pretty fncc reflected the solid
tiiuV of tint older wuiiHii,
The son mid lover unVolcd qiilfp n
lordly nlr. A week previous his uncle,
Murk Jjpnton, ilylnj;, lmd liciiupiitlieil
him n neat fiim In money mid n
icroeery hIoip lie owned In tho village.
"Tell you," pronounced (lie young
rnnn, almost Rrundly, "I've got n &oul
nbovp jiotnlue.M."
"Jlut, Hiirney, denr," Intervened
Almn, "you know how jilensed you wero
at flrnt with the Idea of heliig your
own nmvier nnd running u business
for yourself." j
"Tbat nil rlirlit." neknowleded
thlaaml.ltlous fnvorlte of forluno, "hut
I'e met my old eliiini Mnee then. You
know NVd Hollas enme down to boo
mt when ho lenrned of my lilg luck.
Well, he's n clerk In n broker's ollleo
nnd he snys (lint with his experience
or me money market. If I will Mipply
the piipltnl, ho will go Into purtnorslilp
with me nnd will imike n rojmldr Na
poleon of Jlnnncc of mp."
Hpfnrtfjpflvlnjr llnrney made nn nr
rnnKPinent with Warren Donne, nn old
,?lcr.k ill E lcul Store, to place hint In
rjhnrfcp of th one ho lmd Inherited on
a basin of equal division of proflK
The day after llnmey'H departure Mr.
Donne culled nt the Itoss homo.
"I nm KlnR to surprise Harney." he
told Mrs. lto.s, who was an old friend.
"He has ncreed to let me have full
my! tig with nilvertlsliig and .peelrilty
wrinkles and 1 am going to luilld up a
grand tnnle. Aliiin, I shnll need some
one to take charge of the cashier's
di'il;. Can 1 count on you?" and Alma
nnpilPKced In tho arrangement nnd the
enterprise stm-ted out under wM
promt-lug niisilc(.'s.
,'J'he joung adventurer nero.s the
shonN of llunnep wrote almost dally
t lie Hist month of his absence, lie
uiii all auitclpallon, amhlllon, enthu
slasin. Then he bcennie less effusive
In his epistles and during the second
month of his absence only two brief
letters reached home.
"We must not expect too much at
tention from the poor boy, Immersed
nn be Is In business cares," Mr. Itoss
told Altnn. who. In her faith and In
nocence, pictured "tho poor boy" han
dling the monejnry destinies of na
tions. The merest "All well love to
nil," about coniprIed the substance of
' subsequent letters from llnrney. Mean-
while. Alum and Mr. Donne begrudged
no thought or cure that would tend to
place the despised grocery business
upon a firm and growing bnsls and
keep It there. The Idea that she was
doing something that benellled the
business Interests of her lover kept
Almn nnlmated and glad. How sho
worked, and planned, and hoped! Sho
had. however, receded an Inkling from
something she overheard between two
local business men thnt Harney "was
cutting a wide swnlh In the city,"
making dating speculative Investments
and going beyond Ids depth.
It was ne Satuiday night and Mr.
Donne bad closed the store nn hour
earlier than usual on nccount of' n
rain storm, and Alum bad decided to
triiinlit for nn hour or so and balance
be books and wns engrossed nt her
itsk when t.h' knob of the store door
lttletl, and then there was n quick,
' nrji tupping on Its glass panel. Almn
i uhl make out the visitor against the
gh.ro of the street lamp. It was Har
ney Koxs und she littered a cry of Joy
us. unlocking the door, she led lilm
Into shelter end lung to his nnn, ut
tering fervent words of welcome. Then
as be came within the radius of the
desk lamp her heart smote her.
"I've tramped It froiu the trolley,
Aliuti," be wild. "I ran out of money
nnd I'm about famished. You've got
u nent ami Inviting lnyout here," and
lie went over to u counter which held
n tempting array of cheeses, dried
beef, boiled linm nnd some pickle rel
ishes, on the wny dmwlng a liberal
handful from the crneker box, mid set
about eating with an enjoyment that
both gratified nnd saddened Almn, for
this returning lover of hers dreadfully
"suggested the penitent prodigal.
"This Is sure a laud of plenty," snld
Harney, with a sluh of satisfaction is
lie completed n lunch sulllclent for two
men. "Alma, I've come back with
nothing hut n bard, costly lesson
learned. Those city sharks took my
money nwny from mo so easy, 1 won
der bow they did It.. I'm through as u
financial Napoleon. I'm glad to creep
home, humble nnd glad to come back
to the store, nnd mother nnd you."
"Anil, oh! Ilantey." Jubllnted Almn,
"such a bus'ness the store has done I
You poor boy, Indeed I How welcome
you are!"
"I had u soul nbove, potatoes, you
know?" observed Harney with mourn
ful retrospection. "Well, if tho flat
upstnlrs Is still vncant "
"Yes. It Is, Harney," nodded Alma.
'Then It's u quiet wedding tin soon
ns yon can get ready. And, after
what I've gone through, It will bo
paradise to settle down In tho cozy,
modest little home.
'Even If It Is right over the pota
toes'," laughed Alma, bestowing n kiss
that to Harney ltoss wns tnoro pro
clous than nil the monoy he had lost.
LIBRARIANS JOIN
FIGHT ON UNREST
American Library Association In
augurates Nation-wide "Books
for Everybody!" Movement.
WILL AID FOREIGN BORN.
Social Problems Can Bo Solved
by Teaching American Ideals
and Traditions.
The spirit of unrest that has been
sweeping the country Indicates that
the foreign born, who hnvo flocked to
Ihe United States from every corner of
the globe have not been given tho
proper help and encouragement, In the
opinion of the -1,000 librarians who
make up the American Library Associ
ation and who are now enlisted In n
"Hooks for Everybody" movement.
The effort Is a concerted movement
to carry out the Knhirged Program
which the association has adopted.
There are approximately fifteen mil
lions of foreign born In tho United
Htates and of this number six millions
do not read or speak the Ungllah Ian-
gunge. One plm&o of the ICiilnrned
Program will be to bring tho publisher
and translator together with the view
of furnishing tho proper books In suf
ficient numbers to carry tho message
or American Ideals and traditions to
this vast army of uninformed peo
ple. They have been largely dependent
upon the foielgn press for their writ
ten messages. Many men who live
with their lingers on the pulse of cur
rent events nro firmly convinced that
n sound foundation In Americanism
can be easily built among the foreign
born If the proper literature Is placed
within their reach In a langungo they
can understand.
No Drive to De Held.
In order to carry out the Ihilnrged
Program two million dollars wilt bo
required. This money will not bo
sought through the medium of n cam
paign or an Intensive drive, but will
be obtained through tbo Individual ef
forts of the librarians, library trustees
and friends of libraries The Amer
ican Library Association will bend
e cry, effort to bring about tho nn-tlon-vble
adoption of each of the
cardinal points In the Program, which
Includes the extension of the county li
brary sytem and the establishment of
more Industrial and business libraries
It now has In operation book service
to the United States Merchant Murine,
Coast Citmril, Llghthouso Service and
hospitals of the United States Public
Henlth Service. The needs of the
7.trO blind persons In the United
Stntes will bo cared for. At present
the number of books available Is woe
fully Inadequate. This will be reme
died and the Joys of good literature
will be brought Into lives that nro
darkened by n veil which will never
bo raised by any other method.
Not nil the work of Americanization
lies In the- great centers of population.
Orent sections of thu country where In
dustry Is carried on by foreign work
era do not know public library service.
There are Important mining states
where less than n score of libraries
exist. One mining stnto has but two
public libraries.
MORE DOOKS FOR DLIND.
American Llbrnry Association Behind
Movement to Bring Good Litera
ture to Tlions Who Valk
In tli? Dark.
Tlmro nr liotwcrn T'.OCn and 81 nno
lillnil iitr,ila In Hip I'nltoil St.ttr.i Ttui
hmpiiIv of hcnU.s la" the rppently aitninol
uniform tlr.illlts tpo for Uu-lr wo ih In
3ilo(uute. tlii lielnc i,.;m tlinn no tuin
oxlBtlm; In that print. The Ameilc.tn
Library Association In.T lnelud.Ml in the
projects "f Its Unlirncxl Pmc-rnm tho r.
enl(. to iiUt In printing nti.l lii!rl'iHni?
additional volumes It hn.s aire uly ic.
carried In ImlunliiK povcral v'll-kriovn
nuthorn to flnntii-e Ihe lirallllnn of cno or
morn of their IiomKh tn limunurutlnx its
"Honlt.s for Kverj body!" nioxemciit a
fund of J2.00O.000 will be ml nod to car
ry out tli provlslntiH of the I'roKRtni
the money to lm obtained not by u cum
pMim or drive but through the c-iTotlrt of
tho librarians, library trustees mul frends
of llbrnrloa. ,
"Smooth as silk, eh?
Dr.W.ff.McBridetor. R.V. NlrJiciknn
OKNTIST
OVER STATE BANK
REDCLOUD NEBRASKA
GOOD BOOKS AT
ALL CROSSROADS
American Library Association
Urges Adoption of County
Library System.
IDEA PROVES SUCCESSFUL.
California, the Pioneer Other
States Adopting the
i Plan.
Tho American Library Association,
in announcing Its "Hooks for Uvcry
body" movement, which Is to be nation
wide In Its scope, ndvlses nnd urges tho
extension of tho county llbrnry system
as n solution of the problem of supply.
Ing good literature to tho rural ills-
incis. us intention Is to persist In
advocating tho nntlon-wldo adoption
of the Iden as successfully applied In
California, Ohio and Maryland until
every one of the LMHJl counties In tho
nation have ndopied the system mid
regular shipments of good bowks nro
being made from the central point In
tbo county to tho designated outposts,
Cnllfornla Rttuuls out ns thu lilghjioltit
in tno successful niml cat Ion of flm
Idea. Of the fiS counties In the stnto
J2 have adopted nnd nro supporting the
system at n trilling cost. This It urges
ns a part of Its enlarged program which
alms to promote it better citizenship
and to combat the social nrfd Industrial
unrest through tho teaching of Ameri
can Ideals nnd traditions to the foreign
born.
Tho book needs of the sixty million
or nioro Americans who live outside of
tho big cities will be called to tho at
tention of those In n position to servo
them.
County Libraries Urged.
Tho county library system provides
ror establishing olio central library nt
the county sent or In the largest town
In every county. This does not mean
necessarily the erecting of a library
building and tho stocking of Its shelves.
In ninny cases the tools already exist.
Prom this central stntton books will
bo loaned to designated outpost sta
tions. The books will bo delivered by
trucks, parcel post or whatever method
may be adopted In any given .county to
the country stores, tollgates, post of
flees, schoolhouses and private homes.
When one shipment has been circulat
ed and returned another will be sent
out. Also, In conimtviltles of any size
In the county, branch libraries wllUbe
maintained.
The American Library Assoclaflnn,
with Its 4,000 active librarian mem
hers nnd Its -10 years of practical func
tioning, Is In n position to know tho
needs of the country nnd In the fight
for wider knowledge Is a force to be
reckoned with.
Tho Hnlnrged Program calls for an
expenditure of J?'-',000,006. There will
be no diivo or Intensive campaign.
The money will be raised by the libra
rians, library trustees and friends of
libraries. The movement for better
citizens nnd a well read population Is
on and the slogan Is "Hooks for livery
body." "BOOKS FOR EVERYBODY!"
Four Thousand Librarian Members of
the American Library Association
In Nation-Wide Movement.
Since tli ad. t of pcacn the American
Library Aso 'iiiimi Ins turilvd Its offnr'F
from w.u unii. it Hut channel. With
tho bmip'lt of lis f 1 1 y yearn of eMicrU-ix o
and tho rn-ODei.tilou of ItH membership
of 1.000 iiotIvt llbnti ii-M In all p.itt.s of
the l.'nltttri Slate, In iddltlnn to coutlnu
lnr certain war atl!'i3 not taken over
by thn ifowrimiftit. It propones to pro
inoto tlm itH'inpiiunt of tho llbraiy hjs
totns thiuu bout thn I'Mtiiiiry and to on
cuurajte tin- muling biblt In nil ways
ponlbli. Tim A . A supplied over
Tf'OO.OOO voluirpH to our lighting men
burn and ovitsi-uh ni'd on ho.irri tOMi'ls.
.uid It Iih. thu foiiltrictire und tho ad
miration f Hit' nutl.Mi bit -k of It In In
HUKumtliiR Its ' P.ool;s (or IJveryhody!"
niovomi'iit The nil tn-v to r.n- out tho
provihion.s of 111" nnimlKii ,r. not bu
lalwd tlttnUKM mi intensive diivo, lint
will be obtained b thn iilrn:i.ti'i. library
trusteed und frlouris if IP -t- who
hae enthuiilusilp.t'lv pi.!Ki'd tli-tr ci.
'ppra''Ui tn obt.unh.j tho nectiU.iry
J2.OU0 OOU.
Same here"
Chesterfield
CHESTERFIELDS
arc "hitting on all
four" smoothness,
taste, quality and value
What's the good word,
everywhere you go ?
They. satisfy !
DENTIST
Orttoe Over Albrlxht't Htnro
Red Cloud Nebraska
NEIGHBORS I
m i ' ill
By ANNIE A. CURTIS. ..
r III i ii .
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"Cnn you be satisfied here, MhuJ?1
asKed Air. Jturrowcs.
"Well, I don't know. Tt's pretty linnl
to tell," replied his wife. "It Isn't the
city I sbnll tnls, It's the people.
Thetj
Will till bo different, of course"
"1'es, I suppose so. I reiuembcil
how dissatisfied Ituth was when slnj
and (icorge went out West."
Joe's sister, Jtiith, wns frankly dis
liked by her sister-in-law. .Maud had
come nearer quarrellnj; with her than
any other member of her husband's
family. The clnslng of her slster-ln-
Irw'i case with her own raised a spir
it of opposition within her.
"If he thinks I'm like Ituth he'll find
I'm not."
She quickly thotiKht of the reasons
for moving to the quiet country place.
They had been such sound reasons,
too. .Several times the doctor had nd
vised frevb country nlr for her.
I "And Just beeauie I saw n woman
In it funny sunbonnet while I wns out
there I nm stopping It all. I won't be
no foolMi. I'll make the best of It
anywny."
Joe still stood absently topping tho
window pane. Maud touched hlni on
the arm snylng, "I'm going to like It,
Joe. I'll get ticoualnted with every
neighbor and I'll make them like inc."
Ills face grew lighter ns he looked
nt her. "(5ood for you, Maud. When
we tnke tho car out It will bo better
for you."
"Oh. yes, I'll take you down to work
every morning ami call for you every b
night. 1 11 give everyone round a
Gpin."
"We'll have parties and Invite all of
our old friends out," hald Joe.
"And don't forget tho new oneit.
They'll have to come to our parties."
In due time the ear arrived. .Too
lmd Used a part of the barn for n
garage. Kvory morning Maud took
him to work.
"Why don't you go for a ride noru
Ingi, MaudV" be asked.
"I'm afraid I'll miss someone who
call-? to see me."
"I never thought of that. Hasn't
anyone called yetV
"Xo one yet." she said.
He nleil to console her by saying
that eer.oue wns busy nt that time
of year, ltut the bu-sy time passed
nnd no one called. Maud lturrowes
lost her pink cheeks nnd the wistful
look was nlways In her eyes. Mr.
Hurroves ukod their family doctor
to come down to spend the day. "Just
look her over without her getting sus
picious Doc," said Joer
"I thought the country would agree
with her. There's lots of company
round here Isn't there?"
"Thnt Is the trouble. She likes com
pnny and has always had lots-of It. I
can't understand 'why people dou'6
call."
Summer was nearly gone when Joe
again thought of the doctor.
"I'll get him down to see If she's Im
proved, und If she hasn't we'll go
straight back to tho city. Sho was
happy there."
The doctor called again. Maud was
very pleased to see him, but did not
go from place to place, bidding him to
follow her.
"This will noer do," the doctor
said to hlni.Nelf. "She's lost Interest
and lost her courage."
"I'm going to give up this place nnd
go back to the city," cried .Ioe ex
citedly. "I don't think that will do," re
plied the doctor.
"Why, why not?" Inquired Joe.
"Ilecnuse Maud Is not strong enough.
You must make her take an Interest
In things."
"How can I? If people won't bo
friendly I enn't make them," replied
Joe, very much puzzled.
"Well, do something. You must
think of something, boy." said the doc
tor, as he boarded the train.
A day later Joe complulned of not
feeling well, "Oh, I bate to go to work,
but I suppose I must," he said. An
hour Inter he came back home. Minn!
cried out at sight of him. Ills fnco wnn
swollen nnd red. "Oh, what H tho
matter, Joe?"
"I'm sick. I gneiss I'll lie down for n
while."
"i:il get a doctor," said Mnnd.
"There Is one at the vlllnge."
"I won't see him. If you get nnyono
call our old doctor. There's a tele
phone nt the next house."
Muuil dreaded to go tn those pcopln
who had never called on her. She
tapped nt the door and n woman np
pearedj "May I iihw your telephonn?"
"Surely."
"Is this Dr. Jones? Come right out
to the house. Joe Is sick. On, can't
you come before night? I'm nil alone."
When she finished talking with llio
doctor tho womnn touched her arm,
Baying, "You nro nil nlone. I'll go right
bnrk with yon."
Maud told hep tho story of her lone
liness. "We thought you did not wnnt
us to call. Then we hosltntod. One
of tbo neighbors henrd you make fun
of Miss Field's Minhonnct und sho Is
tho denrost woman In tho world."
"I'm so sorry, but ltVnll right now.
Isn't It?" sobbed Maud.
Joe wished to see ihe doctor nlone.
"Whnt's up Joe?" iiRkcd the doctor.
Joe answered In a whisper, "I put
poison Ivy on -my face. I know they
would come In sickness nnd It worked.
They have been coming nil tiny. Hut
fix me up, Doc, I must go back to
work."
(Urpyrlrv, W. Mpfjnre Newspaper Srn.
rtipnio.)
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