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FRI(lDAY. JANUARY 19, 1912.
TRADE'S BAROMETER.
The steel market is usually nac-epltd
Its a good indicttiton of thOe s.tate of
business in the country. Aclivity in
stiel utiallity signllfite that the railways
are busy and that intdustrills are stir
ring. Itairing this in minl, thlerte is
muclh of (.lncullriagemtlent In the follow
Ihg editorial l.aragraph wlhl''. aiipears
in the current Isnue of Dlua's Ite'itew:
Thait dtimanii for Iron and steel has
loon heavelr thllaln ge,.nralt olllpposedu
i, Indlliated by the, gain of over i.42t.0iiit
tons In the unfilleitd buiiilttlss of the
United Stiates tSteel corlporatiotn durilng
lecembller, ailnd the aggregate of ortders
Is the largest since the end of March,
1910. ('urrent buying continules of w,illI
maintuined volume, and Pittsburgh re
ports llulh.l les indicating a good vol
umse of new businews, with finished
Ilines flrlmixr anid I kely it, idvantice.
The pirt-'mnt atitvity of thii,. furnlit i s
of the l'n'ted States Steel c')rlpCoratin
is eqliual to I5 per i.nt of m;tilurity.
Ltt'eq iremlt ts of the stitl ('ill" Iitts
call for a hllger oltput of plates, anli
strlPtiirnl nlt itatrlt is i biit.r di in' t i d
'irne gidtls iare fir'ti r, ;iiaii wire nails
ire t la lntd $1.5:,, Pittsunlrgth. Steeh l liars
ar,,e Wt lling at $1.15i, or botlitr, while
liesscno'hr and open-hearthl hilllt arle
tle,,td $2n. Pittsburgh, I.,.le oirI) t
3$2.'0, il. Vili( , alltd Its elin, r iron
$14.25, Valley. 'rlh' till p1late hnills tire
operatintg at ahoit 75 ipr c'it o[
'cpacity and tl'he ittlid.pndtnitt mitllIs are
also mre ltt t iv .
MODERN ART.
)iack In New Jersey nll artist has
painted dtenorations for ai puhlhic huild
nlr; these have attracted attenltion
thiroughout thei eiast. iThey alre not
tbastd on mythtology or inslpired by
tmilto Itlle i'-sage alile. Tlhi'se dtecora
Iitlls represernt work-a-day tlscenesl, the
itlion of imten ill a grteat f lactory, ashow
the writhe otf mn ll .h and the sweat of
toll. 'Irhtrforv, In, that theily rpretsnllt
tidtilty, htlity re stalrtlihg. Mnly lovers
tf the itrtisthi havte wondered why the
pintres ofr todtay fceel bound to go
back ce.nturies fr their thieint's, Ito re
irotd , ind tta'curiati'ly scenes tthiy hive
neve'r ll.lhl.d, liltl.tal of taking thent.s
fritn tlhe waohulerftul life of the day that
is now. N, vitr did man l ,rer lform t litr
niracles that he is dti lltg, todaly, nve
W',ero ther. such ullj.cts for aintlilglt.
Yet, it New Jercyv artist miuses aston
lihmnt by taking hhs slbjvcls from
the loth couturry. There will he noroe
of this sort of pictures, we thlnk.
BURNT OFFERINGS.
Statistics which have hon prepared
by Now York's ttconlnitttee on safety
show that in the yeur 1911 there were
497 deatils froml burning tln 'reater
New York, compared witl 329 during
the prect'ilug year. This numbetr in
e ludtes 147 pierslons who were killed in
the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire In
the Asch building ton March 25. Since
that trigle evenlt elnergetic and per
slstent efforts have been matde in the
Intorest of fire prevllhtlon tiind saifety.
Stato and city authorities and various
philanthropi,, orlurant:,.tions ,have been
working in hand to relitv the hazard
ous tollditihos NlI ht h exist throughout
the city.
For this purlpose the eontmitteeoo on
safety of the city of New York was
organizer; by public spirited oltlzens
with the ol jeet of undertaking the dif
floult t.sk of conserving the lives and
health of worklng people, and improv
I the gIDdltiont o taftery buildlaipg
so as to render Impossible the repetl
tion of stuch a d!raster as c'curred ltst
March AtP'r ninny montlih of effort
a bill was drawn up which was passed
hy t'll I;.isilature and tile bureau Is
1now in actual operationlll. Although
handicapped by an Inadequate money
appropriation the bureau Is doing ma
terial work.
Thle colilnlltlee on safetty made dur
Ing 1P11 a preliminary investigation of
450 buildings, houlsltug miore than 1,600
factories IIn which l more than 22,000
persona are employed. In a large num
ber of 'asea tile omost flagrant viola
tions of the law were found in the
buildings inap'rited and formnal (onl
pllaints were madP against tile owners
of 74 of these strllctures. The owners
Were compelln led to make theit reqluired
c'hallges so as to comply with the laws.
The work of the committee is to |e
e'olltlnlttl ed with vigor during the pres
'tit year.
A FIRE'S EFFECT.
The dfispatche whl(rh chronicled the
desatruction or the Fqiuittille blhilding in
New York by fire, gai"o startlling fig
IIre. reitltive to the value of tt, ae(Icrl -
th, ' which we're stored In the vaullts of
tlhe fm s rllll strlucture. WVIh.tI uncer-P
tninlty exirted as to tile sat;'ety of th(tese
precioulls llptpers, there wain a natiral
flllurry in the mlarket. Trhllt this Iun
cerltallnty lmight have beenl mluch more
seriIos andt much wider in its pffrt't Ia
alhottn ty the interestittg c.ntttitent
which llHenryv ('lews rnlukel regardinl
lthe int idt't, t. t r. I'leits si ys:
The desatru'tin oi f ih th I:trltittile
hillldingllK by ft' lr' hi ad at marked i ft tll.'
upon r it, i I* estl Il tlh fan lllllll l l trIt.
In thit, aria rt arli, dlaloit ntllslt
iof thits tilllding between it'ath0.000,000
and $1.O00)0l00,000 of ;'e'ur:tieh were
poIned for afekepinlg. i. I',,hie.rlale
proportlon of tiihese tl' n'IIIIlon weretr
ein' g i ti(ll'.ly dtnti inl ther ' i tl ay, and
their lltemporary, locking Iiup itl Il
voluntary h . erlw would hin'lV manlt
ltrioius to'l nlt,'ti. t f ins hid it not tbeen
fot the prudent ttit,'oni (if two Stock
I;xclhlllg, Kgovelrning committelle. Asn It
i, tlhe lllrvel Is thllt so greallt i
mllhl take phi wit' h tol, IIttle posltive
distull llrbance In flnanllltl ll'llr afair That
It dhil i t cnt'rl, ll wrilous dertl ngelt l enllt
It rxcelltt testimt ony sit to the el ffl
cllney of modern financial machinery.
h builllllKding contained a vast amount
of rc.tlds anlld tdocuments, the loss of
which will IProvo a sterolls incon
v'elllence to cpolorationsl lawyers alnll
Idlvhlili1111, and ye.t the disaslltr will
sans, n, l 01im Inlsa lolsutside of the
desll'thcein lof' thell I0lltla le lrolprty.
'The I,.strlluti vc.nes of the fire wtts
nlllnost i foregone conI Oll( lioln whenll it
In remembered thllat prohubly nro bull(d
ing iln tihe on'. nt1y onihnelld suc(h Illn
'aeulnwitlion of infillnmmnia mllemterial
in the frll of Ilibraries, |O 'umentl ,
furlnitre, elf,. which hId heen a1
viillolbtin g lin t the past thirty years
or morer.
Therll's Ia ) halrlmlony in the (lark
and l" lk altuailon; the 11'ilson chorui
in dllcordatnt and there's no ternpo to
the Hnlintrlon mlovement. Thle thilme ire
o1t oir tune, for s1r,'.
lltnaxiei has hoil ted the pull
iol.thlllsr h ln1 n r. througlll h Itt E ,'Velningl
("'utrir, tand will fild it most ffe'itlve
emipilll I pI llhy for betterllenlt that
,,l, Ii n~i d ,pted.
AIwiyys it should be borne In mindI
that the owtcn"r of Harprl,'' Weekly 1n
.. Pil, 0rp .tnt MA orgun, I! ,, is the l iin
b-hlnd the giun andl the. gun went off.
lThe sentat','s c'all for lpromllpt action
in the, land department finds an echo
Vl+heriver there lhas liteen anly experl
nc-,e, with ix, iting delaitty.,
]hit then, we hIvie only' the word of
.W1irse henry thlat Woii'row is down
and nut. There lu.e leveral other prr
ctinct to he hcinrd fronm.
l'The publlli domain does not helong
to the lehrks in the tfederal land (de
pirtnient und they should be mnde it
underaiinnd this frt.
ir iit ,ii lilttlwl, s)y of Preil n hain
it lllliltl. , s l .
'IThe ail point Is tmo got tlt paving
uii"stion so tlhoroughly s iietled thlt it
will be potlle tol got the work
stairte r d.
W\tltoodrow Wlon ll aolllthelr who will
1tellfy Ihmit til imlh o the h tcol ego
Irlli nt i not lstrewnii with rtoses.
eather FllrKigo iiesio(n of dlnrlll nts up-i
lpenl to have hooe WIilled In the spiilt
oil' pull-tlogether (for 1U'nrt ilnn).
In lh"r wordsll , llkolonel W rtiil'cron
'liregards ' iiof ilnor W\lliinn's iiouty ill
vgliu'e d i t ungible.
There ie rohin' aliong the Rattle
nanke in large numbers. (lUutto papers
plethtre copy.)
Thanllks, \'o admllt yoeesterdaly's
weatllr production wa l pretty lliece
of waork.
Viewed from the Wilson standpoint,
It looks like it franienllll.
l , ohaving lizzled for it day, will
p arocreed to ulblLldel.
('UlaI needs an injection of the pull
tlogether silllit.
ALLEGED BANDIT HELD,
Mllllan, Jan. 1.-(Epoal.)-C-hlef of
Police Pflel yesterlhay arrested W.
PapQt, wanted In Butte for alleged
alnnpllclty In the holdup of a saloon
betwveen Butte and Anaconlda a short
time ago, and is holdlngl the prisoner
for Sheriff J. K. O'Rourke of Silver
Bow county, who will arrive today.
PThe arrest followed the identlicaltton
of Paspet from a photograph sent out
by the Montana sherhtf. 'Papst, it Is
claimed, has served a term in -he Deer
Lodae peonltentiary, and was released
ot' long alo,
The Cost of Liig, j
XI.--Some Remedies Propeo.d,
By Prederio J. HMakin.
While the controversial fires rage
over the problem of the causes of the
coot of living, many remedies for the
cnditlion are proposed. Among the
first of these Is a reduction of the ad
mlttedly large expense of distribution
of the products whlcdh go to make up
the items hlech cost the consumer
money. The system of distribution
has become such that there are a nusn
her of d'stinct castes in the fabric of
enmmnerclal operations. The consum
or musit patronize the retailer. It is
imporslbfe for him to induce the
wholesaler to sell directly to him. If
the consumer goes to a wholesale
store and tries to buy goods at whole
sale prices, he Is met with the answer
that they can he sold to retail deal
ers only.
It is not a questions of quantity
which determines whether the buyer
shall he entitled to the privilege of
purclhnling at wholesale. There are
many eases on record where the enn
snmer has approached the wholesaler,
willing to buy even a larger quantity
than many a retailer buys, yet, with
out exception, the consumer Is in
formed that unless he is a retail deal
er, he cannot get the advantage of
wholesale prices.
This refusal to sell directly to the
consumer, on the part of the thole
crler, is made without respect to per
sons. Even a TUnited States senator,
going to a. wholesale dealer in the city
of WV'hhington nnd trying to buy his
provisions at wholesanl prices, is met
with a prompt refusal, as Senator
mrnot of I'tnh can hear witness. Last'
yeanr he decided that he would over
come snme of the high, cost of living
in Washington by going to the whole
a!uer for his commodities. Hle was
informed thnt there was an ironclad
rule against the wholesaler selling di
rect to the consumer.
Another instance of the same s'tuatl
tion occurred to a prominent Wash
ington correspondent. He has a con
sildrable family, and decided that he
would endeavor to buy his household
supplleant wholesale. Hle went to oneof
the lending grocers of the city, who
dleo both a wholesale and retail husI
ness, and asked to huy a large num
ber of candles. lie informed the clerk
that he wanted to ".t a sufficilent
quantity to entitle hhim to wholesale
qutatilons. This clerk referred the
matter to one of his superiors, who
stated that he would be willing to sell
the candles at 35 cents a pound whole
sale. The correspondent had been
paying 40 cents at retail In small
quantities. He was not willing to buy
a large amount at such a small reduc
tion, so he decided to go directly to
the Ptandard Oil company. Here he
was given a price of 22 cents a pound
on the cnndh-s which would have cost
him 40 cents at retail. Of all of his
attempts to buy at wholesale--at.
tnmps which carried him, by corres
pondence. to 'wholesale dealers in
many cities-this was the only one in
which he was successful in gettitg
wholesale prices on goods for his own
consumption. Almost without excep
tioa he was referred to his nearest
dealer handling these goods and In
formed that he could buy them there.
Thousands of instances of this kind
might he cited, to show the tautly.
drawn. lilc beyond which the con
lumeur may not gon. For instance, if a,
farmer desires to buy a certain brand
,f fertilizer and writes directly to the
fatciry, It mlakes Iln a price exactly'
the rsaIIms. ls that whlich would lie
unllde by its agenlt In the territory In
vwhclh the farmer resides. If it sells;
directly to him, the agent gets his
,onlsnlsssn jn lust as much as if he had
been tile instrumentality through
which the sale was made. On all
satented and advertised articles this
procedure, or something similar to it,
Is puirsued.
Thie wholeanler annoulnces that he is
powerless in the matter. He says
that if he sells directly to tile con
sumer, the retailers refuse to buy from
himn, sIIls his business in injured as a
result. The retailers have organiza
lions which prnctically blacklist
wholesalers 'who attempt to bridge the
lgap Ietween themo and the consumers.
But the retailer is up against the
same diffhlculty when he attempts to
wipe out the wholesaler and buy dl
rect from the johher. A prominent
merchant of the city of Washlngton,
one whose store Is daily filled with
the market baskets of the elite of
Washington, and who huys many of
his suppl)lhs hv the carload, has fro
q!uently attempted to buy direct from
the manufacturer instead of patroniz
ing the wholesaler. In many cases his
orders are larger than those of small
wholesalers, yet le himself declares
that he has been as consistently
turned down as the consusmers are
turned down by the wholesalers.
Whether there is any legal remedy
against this sort of procedlure i nla quee
tion. It i a system of dlsirlhtlion
thatt has existed for so many yenar
thsat many feel 411o courts would not
holl it a comlllination In restraint of
Thought for Today
Living Wage.
By Mrs. Robert M. LaFollette.
When Governor l.'ots selected a corm
misnlon to investigato and report as
to the advisability of the establishment
of minlnhum wuge boards in 11tMasa
chusetta, hlie very appropriately a)p
pointed 1)5 tile womainl relpresenlltitve
Mrs. G(lendower Ivans, who Is one of
the best posted womenl in theli country
on wage ealrnersn nd the conditions
under whichl they work. A woman
of Indepllolelnt means, she was one of
the first to recognize the responlllbility
of weaulth to look to how dividelnds are
earned, as well la how they are spent.
Her sympathy with working people led
her to take prominenlllllt part In the
Itoxbury carpet strike. It is a thrill
ing plcture, tills ioston gentlewoman,
standingl shoulder to sipuld'w with
the factory girls, protecting them from
intimidation, insisting on the funda
mental principles of liberty,-her ex
ample has been a strong inzluenclln
opening up a new world of mutual
fellowshlp and democoracy
WOmJIen. "' '':i 'J ac·~u
trade. Yet thesl av'e been eaml
where such l@Q ftions have been
broken up. B*P the early '90, a
combinatlon Wa ited by manatifta
turers of funeral mplles and the tu
noral directors. The association .f
manufacturers wasl:known as the Na
tional Burial CeYit asociation, and in
each state the"ts an assOecation
of funeral direltcWt Many of thea
asmenlationse nter. into agreement.
with the Natlonal lrifal ('ase amsO
elation, providlng that the latter as
soclatlon would .e11 funeral supplle:
only to such funeral directors nas wer
members of the A0I&ral directors' aA
noc.ltion. In one ,itltance a house in
ailtimore which t'ne a. member of the
National Bural Cpse association, had
been patronilsed for years by a Vir
giniAn firm of unldMtakers. uTpnn the
receipt of an order 'ob goods from this
firm it was advised, that in the fu
ture It could sell only to those who
were members of the Tuneral DI
rectors' Assoclation of Virginia. At
tempts on the part of the firm to huv
e.lsewhere led to samllr replies and
nadvice to the firm to join the Puneral
Directors' Aseocisetbin of Virginia.
This assoclation proved to he a close
corporation and only a. few under
takers could let into it. At thls
Juncture the undertakers decided to
carry the case to the federal courts
tinder the Rherman antl-trnust law. A
like procedure had been followed In
Kansas and the a'eloCntion, fenrful or
the penaltv of the law. entirely re
s-inded this restriettve agreement. The
Virginia assoclation likewise did so
and from that day to this no at
tempted monopoly of hburial supplies
has ever been made In the TTnited
Ptntes.
The. wiping out of many middle
men's profits and the bringing of
.producer and consumer In closer con
tnct is believed by many to he' one
of the most effective remedies that
could be applled. Not only in Aurora,
Ill.. but in T)eatu,' Joliet, Rockford,
and In Routh Pend. Ind., public mar
kets have been establisalrd during the
past summer. Here the prodiucer and
the consumer may meet. It has been
demonstrated that a, great sanving h,
heen effected. Baltimore has long
followed out this Idea, and the cost of
living is lower. perhaps in Tlaltimor.
than in any large city In the United
Ptntes. In one bhi market alone 600
wagons are accommodated with curb
space. and this Is only one of 11 large
markets distributed over the city. Atl
though charges to the farmer are in
significant, the total returns pay a.t
the expenses of maletninnlng markets
and give the city llanndsnme interest
an the million nd a i quarter dollars
it had invested in them.
RBatimore established Its first mar
ket of this kind in 17'i. It raised
the ,money for It by holding a lottery.
The lexington market is said to he
one of the largest in the world, and
it takes canre of 50.064 marketers ev
ery day. It is, in testilty. the old
vil'nge market sa'stem eatanded to
metropolitan proportions, and perhaps
more people go to market in Baltimore
than in nny other city in the coun
try. The .00 farmers' wagonn con
tain only a very small portion of the
food supply, and yet they practically
regi'late food priroe In Baltimore.
Another remedy prnyosed is the
elimination of fal s weights and meas
uire., and the rmetirement that all
paknage goods slhall have the true
weight of their contents printed on
them. It has been estimated hy the
sealer of weights nnd measures for
the District of r'nlatmbia--and it Is
probable thn.t not hr.e else in Amer
ica is the law of weights and meas
ures better enfore,,l- -that the aver
age shortage by reason of short
wetahts nndl meo:lres and light
weight packages in the district,
smounts to from i" to 15 per cent of
the total value of the products sold.
This process of chargring the consum
er $1.12 or $1 1. fI.r what he ought
to hbl" for a dollar goes on In every
line of business, and In spite of one
of the most thoronuh crusades ever
made, the sealer of weights and menas
ures of the district confesses that he
is unanble, with the m,.ans at hand, to
wipe out this nhuse
Tomorrow - Thu Mndern Dance.
THE INWARDNE88 OF PILES.
The Cause Is Inside-Use Hem-Roeid,
the Inward Remedy.
Inward treatment is the secret of
the successful cure for piles. Hem
Rold sold by Mioullla Drug Co., and
all druggists unir a strict money
back guarantee of eatisfaction.
Il(om-Rold (siugur-.oated tablets)
ac'ts inurardly, 11and lh''ns Up circula
tlon of lloid In ih.. flabby, swollen
iatrta, (etI'tlt Ig l.'rmanently where
*itla'es, etc., iilty air., relief.
I[om-Rlid ciste it $I1 for 24 days'
medicine. li.' I,'llll;harlt Co., Btatlon
H1, uffunlo, N. Y. \\Write for booklet
In an interview in tih. Bost.n Amer
Iran, bMrs. Evaui, I cuit.ted asr paying
that 40 per cent of Ili grills over 18
years of agr, 'ongal"al ini the three
tlding indtustrie.s lr Masse.husetts,
ae . earnling le. tlhn $I a week. This
is eXlli\'ve of Ihi,. irl'l under 18, who,
if hIlutlldd, woulld Increase the per
celltuln. by 20 Iper (cnt. 81i dollars
at week is not ia livinLg wva. under ex
isting conditionsl, (ldlu"res Mrs. Evans.
"There is nothing ill the act under
which we are sitting," she says, "that
instructs us ti de'cid, how much it
ought to cost it p'rse,ll to live, nor to
recomnnenlld any fixed hum that should
be paid. The propoxltlon is whether
questions of this sort shpuld be re
ferred to w\age toa iil'd, or left to em
ployers, Irrespective of what. It costs
lahor to exist." No one will doubt
Mrs. Evans' choice of these two
alternatives.
'J'h report of the voln x @*jt., DOlm
led in January, will bolty etd' fgqr
,with great Interabt, land , ; ' -l t
reaihing intlueuce...
Our January Clearance Sa
IS MAKING GOOD
The decisive lowness of the prices that now rule is attracting more and more people
to this clearance sale of ours. Economically inclined people seem to have fully
realized the great saving this important underselling makes possible. The need for
a quick clearance of writer goods is of first cdnsideration to us. The order has
been given to every department. "Clear the decks" of all winter goods. You save
by purchasing now,
A Great Sale of Dress Goods and Silks
Extraordinary measures have been
adopted to accomplish the end we seek.
Value has been lost sight of in the under
pricing. Supreme saving opportunities
abound on every hand.
Dress Goods at 290
Nine pieces in all, novelty weave dress goods, 36 inches
wide, in tan, green and gray; suitable for children's
wear; regular price e5c; clearance ........ ...... 2390
Dress Goods at $1.50
Eight pieces, 50-inch broadcloth, in navy blue, brown,
Edison blue, tan and reseda.
19 pieces exclulive dress patterns. 44 to 50 Inches wide,
consisting of carmelshair, Chevron serges, basket weaves,
novelty sultings add heavy, mannish mixed sultings and
coatings. The best dress goods buy in Missoula. Goods
that forme.rly sold from $2.00 to $3.00 the yard; clear
a nce ..................................................................................... 1 .5 0
Dress Goods at 494 Dress Goods at 85¢
Twenty-one pieces, consisting of fancy-weave Twenty-six pieces, consisting of diagonals,
serges, Panamas, plaids, diagonals and Re- Landsdown wool plaids, fancy serges, Chevron
pellant cloth; 36 to 56 inches wide; come in serg-es, Panamas and basket weaves, in navy,
green, reds, gray, tan and brown; regular green, brown, red, reseda plaids, etc.; worth
price 75c; clearance .......................................49 regularly to $1.75; clearance.................... 85
A MIGHTY CLEARANCE SALE OF SILKS
Hundreds of yards of silks of all kinds at prices never before given in Missoula, You will
miss a great opportunity if you do not invest in silks for waists or dress purposes.
Silks are divided into two lots:
LOT 1-Plain messalines, plaids, moire, fancy taffetas and LOT 2-C-onsists of Salomy, shantungs, moire,
lainln and two-toned taffetas; come in colors of rose, taupe, mirages and crepe de chine, in colors of gray,
lavender, reds, light blue, pink, navy, tan, reseda, white and wine, gunmetal, peach, light blue, dark green,
black; also plaids in all combinations of colors. Silks in black, cream and white. Sold from $1.00 to $1.50;
this lot that sold 75c to $1.00 yard; clearance ................5O clearance, yard ... ................. ..... .....
REMNANTS-HALF-PRICE. REMNANTS OF ALL KINDS--WOOL, SILK,
LININGS, GINGHAMS, APRON AND DRESS; LAWNS, OUTING, ETC.
SCOEN -fSHE R
The Golden Rule Store. Missoula's Popular Trading Center
On the Spur of the Moment
By Roy K. Moulton.
The Usual Finish.
A bhlscut shooter named Marie mnhen
37 years of age,
Discovered she had "talent," see? and
went upon the mimic stage.
Her "IF'iggr" it was simply grand and
won her job, no doubt of it.
She got Into the chorus and the pa
pers said she made a hit.
Her weekly wage was 18 per for hoost
ing histrionic art.
The baldhead row went daft on her
and soon she had a speaking
part.
They sent her flowers and Jewels rare
rand now and then a limousine,
And soon she saw her features fair
portrayed in every magazine.
She couldn't dance and had no voice,
and no one claimed that she
could act,
lut still she was the old boys' cholch
despite essentials that she
lacked.
The manager was not so slow and
transformed her into a star.
He hired a man to write a show to fit
her needs and there you are.
She bought a lot of swagger gowns
and they made up the entire
show.
She played tank time in one-horse
towns and always played to 8.
R. O.
Then hack to Broadway for a run that
simply set the burg on fire:
The manager just. rolled in man and
" patrons didn't seem to tire.
Her name on the electric sign in four
foot letters gay and bright
Announced that Miss Marie de Shine
would grace that show shop ev
ery night.
With matinees on Wed. and Sat. The
line was always four blockslong,
The house soldfor three weeks, at that,
end Marie's life was like a song.
They named new bonnets after her.
She posed for toothpaste ads and
such.
Where'er she went she made a stir and
she was Imitated much,
And now you'd hardly know Maerle.
She lives In grandeur past eom
pare.
In two years things have changed, you
see, she wed a Pittsburgh mil
llonalre.
From the Hiekoryville Clarion.
Chet Blnke, our sign painter, has
got a daughter who paints also, but
not signs.
There are many magnificent sights
in the country, but the grandest one
we ever see was a parlor car porter
with his Sunday clothes on,
Beware of the feller that starts out
with "I suppose you have all heered
this one," for beyond a doubt, you all
have,
Mrsi nk Tu . ,
I d his . tly t' ",',s
Ekitui~r~ wacl IMa Yp·'e'I~~e W
Hank's wife had got everything but
their cookrtove and two plates that are
cracked and aln't much good.
The wimmen demand equality with
men, but they don't stop to think
that they get a good deal the long
end of it when it cornea to hangin' up
stockings dor Christmas.
There are moments when one wants
to be alone, especially during an am
ateur vocal recital.
I see an ad in the paper, "To Flor
Ids for $47." By ginger, I would for
lesa than that.
It would be pretty hard to get a
movin' pitcher of a checker game down
to the grocery store. Uncle sra Peters
has only moved once in the last six
weeks. Him and Hod Purdy started
a game last September, and hopes to
gets through with it In time to do
their spring planting.
Undertaker Amos Butts is getting
all ready for his spring planting.
Ame Hilliker has received his an
nual oyster from Baltimore and is in
a poistion to serve oyster stews to all
them that wish, for the balance of the
winter.
These Do Not Exist.
A woman who can pass a mirror
without rearranging her hat.
An actor who is satisled with lis
three-sheets.
A white dog who doesn't look as
though he needs a bath.
A man 'who can find all three of his
yOU buy eggs, milk, meat and fish
because they are nourishing, but
an extract is used only because of the
flavor it gives. Judge-"
Burnett's Vanilla
by its absolute purity and the appetizing,
delicious taste it imparts to your desserts.
JOSEPH BURNETT COMPANY, Boston, Ma".
WIN · -r·,
pearl shirt studs vwithout looking all
over the house.
A man who doesn't always "feel
bad" as an excuse for taking a drink.
A self-made man who isn't proud of
the lob.
A crowd In the store of the man who
doesn't advertise.
Huckleberry pie that doesn't muse
up the countenance.
Recolleetlons?
Backward. tOrn backward,
C) Time, In thy flight.
Make me a boy again,
Just for a nhgbt.
Give me one slice of
The blueberry lOle
My mother once made, to
Enjoy 'ere I die.
Please knock off three decades
And give me one chance,
To strut once more In my
First pair of long pants.
Just let me play bookey
And stay out of school,
And plunge once again In
The old swimmin' pool.
Please loosen a moment
Your fettering chain.
And let me enjoy my
First oircus again.
Just let me so back to
A joy that's immense;
To that old knothole in
The centerfield fence.
But 'father's old trunk strap,
I care nought about,
And if you don't mind, you
l'an just leave that out,
Answers to Correspondents.
Percy-yes, a couple gear automobile
will c rry either an engaged or a mar
ried couple, or a couple that is neither.