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1 i i '1 IT I lr-Uf1- Ml. ii I.IUWMW ari MM IHSiinvnifli J- I'll! UIIVUH I I UJitttJirv Ugli I When Men Need Humoring By JANE OSBORN Pis Pla il RUGS OUR business has been built on confidence and square dealing. We sell only the best merchandise at fair prices. We rendar courteous service. New arrivals in the latest merchandise and our stock is fresh and complete.

We carry "Lee Brand" Groceries of which there is none better. When you think of work Clothing think of "Big Smith." Living Room Furniture Window Shades (Copyright.) RTJTI1 LOGAN sat before her dosk In her room In th college dormitory listing a number of additions to licr wardrobe that she was convinced she could not do without. She would need a new cown for the Junior ball least thirty dollars. She could make an evening wrap If she could find fifteen dollars to buy the material. She had to have a pair of slippers five dollars would do for them.

Ten dollars was the least she would need to make silk underthlngs of the sort that the other girls were wearing. Positively 6he needed a new hat, and new suit. There were little accessories that seemed Indispensable. And that showed conclusively that she would simply have to have at least one hundred and ten dollars for clothes with her next quarterly allowance of spending money. Other girls simply had to ask their parents for such necessary funds, but ftuth had to ask Mr.

James Olsen and Mr. James Olsen was difficult. A classmate had dropped Into Ruth's room and was curled up on Ruth's rllvan. It was she who had told Ruth about the place where she could get slippers for five dollars. Ruth explained! "You see father and mother are In Persia and don't Intend to come back for two years.

Father has Interests there and when he left he arranged to have this Mr. OlSen take charge of my affairs just fr.UA 3 N. Main Fort Scott, Kansas HI 51 (4b DimilllllSflii Geneneral Merchandise as if he were a legal guardian. He ening with Mrs. Martha Ellis Marie Sanderdon spent Monday evening with Mr.

and Mrs. "Elmer' Ellis. Claude Neil was elected Treasurer at the school meeting last Friday. Merrill Chaney and Miss Myra Ellis were "employed as teachers for the coming year. Watch That "Stepped Out" Pleased Leslie Little Leslie Lucklboy had been (given a beautiful watch which, by the way, was his flrat as a present.

Funnily enough, he did not seem very excited about It, and managed to restrain bis enthusiasm In a very marked manner. However, lie went "out to a party, and returned In tremendous spirits, exclaiming: "I've got a ripping watch "I'm so glad vou like It," said his mother, duly pleased at his Joy which up to now he had concealed. "Yes." he continued, "It's half an ahead of Lew's watch, and It's a whole Lour ahead of the church clock. It beats them all London Answers. father "archly at James.

'T wouldn'tj quite have the courage to ask the said, "Why not?" he asked nnd Ruth was dumfounded when he put his hand on hers and then bent down and kissed It. Ills voice was low and tough with emotion when he added: "If you knew how I loved you! Ruth, dear, tell me that there is at least a chance for me." When Ruth returned to the dormitory at five she found her classmate waiting for her on the divan. "Did you get the money?" she asked. Ruth looked up surprised. "I don't know," she said.

"We got to talking of other tilings. I think 1 am going to marry James Olsen." New York's Early Days An -article published in the Christian Advocate says: "At the beginning of the Nineteenth century the 'commercial metropolis of the United States' occupied only the lower end of Manhattan Island, What is now 'up town' being still made up of spacious farms and country estates, Including the little village of Harlem. The actual measurements of the city proper are given as three miles In length (from the Battery to Fourteenth street), one and a half miles In width and eight miles In circumference." HIATTVILLE The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Forsythe Wednesday and they etarted piecing another quilt. Mrs.

Lucie Hixon helped Mrs. E. B. Armstrong paper one day last week. Henry Baker and wife are making some inside improvements on their new home.

Dr. Robinson nnd wife motored to Walnut one day last week. Four children of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shankle have been sick but are some better now.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ater Tuesday night. The little fellow died and was buried Wednesday afternoon. Mr, and Mrs.

A. M. Routh spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Forsyte.

Mr. Sweet was brought home from the hospital Saturday. Quite a number of Masons attended the reunion in Ft. Scott first of the week. A few of the Eastern Star mem-b' wtnt to Ft.

Scott Tuesday night to atttnd the Chapter. P. H. Kelley was in town LONE ELM also has charge of me and my younger brother, who Is also In college. And whenever we want any money for clothes we have to write and ask for it, and If he gives us half what we ask for we are lucky." "Maybe you don't go about It right," said the girl on the divan.

Then, turning the pages of the magazine she was scanning "There's an article here that maybe would help you. 'Men need it She handed the magazine to Ruth and pointed. Ruth read: "You can get anything you want out of nino out of ten men by a little gentle persuasion. When the same man would say, Indignantly 'You know I can't afford it if you said 'I must have a new hat I'll take it from the housekeeping money, If you won't give It to he'll say. 'Well, darling, I am rather short, but I'd love you to have a new If you say something sweet and tactful about how nice he always looks, and you do so want to do him "But that applies to husbands," said Ruth.

"What's the difference?" said the other girl. "They are all alike married or single. Why don't you take a train down to the city this afternoon and go and see this Olsen individual. Jolly him a little you know how." "I never thought of Jollying him," said Ruth. "Still, I've simply got to have the things." Two hours later Ruth Logan was sitting timidly in James Olsen's office in the city.

She had decided to call him James and why shouldn't she! He called her Ruth, and after all he was only just thirty and she was twenty. "I was going to send tip a little request for dress money," she told him when she felt that her voice was steady enough not to betray her tim-iity. "But i haven't seen you in ages. The Lone Mutual Impove meat Club met with with Man and Fith A fish's fear of man Is born, a Carnegie Institute's bulletin suggests, by the fact that he approaches from above, a direction from which the fish has learned to expect attack by birds or other enemies. When a man walks on the ocean floor In diver's dress, fish large and small display the -greatest curiosity.

Even the fierce barracuda, after nosing the diver In friendly and Inquisitive fashion, must be pushed out of the way and goes without showing undue resentment. San Francisco Chronicle. ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP J. H. Mein, Prop Hepler, Kansas All kinds of Harness and Shoe Repairing.

Also Auto top and Deck recovering I have a good line ef Horse1 Collars, Sweat Pads and Leather Gloves. Prices right and All Work Guaranteed Lulu Ellis Wednesday afternoon, Apr. 10, with 10 members present also one visitor, Nellie Gilliland, was present. Scripture Reading Hostess Song Sweet Bunch of Daisies Minutes of laat meeting read by Sec. Ellen Patterson.

Roll call Plans for our flower gardens Business Annual election of officers, the following were elected Pres. Mrs. Gilliland Vice Pres. Lulu Ellis Sec'yi Esther Peel Treas. Mable Ellis Mrs.

Gilliland won the guessing game. Closed by Lord's Prayer McCormick-Deering Rotary Hoe Breaks Crust Cultivates Kills Weeds SAFE EYE PROTECTION Our complete service means glasses that fit due to exact correction thru precision of examination. Crane OPTICAL CO. FT. SCOTT, KANSAS Next meeting to be with Mri.

Gill-land the 24th. Harvey Goff and wife were visitors at Lawrence Gier's Sunday. Floyd Jones and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Inman and family were guests at the John Hayes home Sunday, Maple Grove and Lone Elm Schools will have the same teachers next year.

Tbtlma Tanner at Maple Grove and Maria Sanderson at Lone Elm. Mrs. Lincoln spent Monday ev Yoti certainly are looking wonderful, James. Working hard must agree with you. Been taking any more golf trophies? I certainly Was thrilled when I read about the last tournament." Then Ruth listened with apparent keen interest to James' account of his recent golf records.

"So you have come for more clothes money?" he asked with a smile. "Don't I look as If I needed new clothes?" she asked helplessly, though she knew that she looked very trim and smart In her last winter's coat and hat. "You always look so wonderful," she went on. "I wish I was a man so I could go to your tailor. He certainly does use wonderful materials." Ruth leaned over nnd took a fold of the tweed of James' coat between her thumb and forefinger.

"How much do you think you'll need?" asked James. "Two hundred will do this quarter," said Ruth, and looked with round blue eyes straight into James' face. "I've been trying to figure how I could do with less. But there's our Junior dance next month and I do so want to do father and you credit." James laughed a pleased, embarrassed sort of laugh. "You're a funny girl," he said.

"By the way, whom are you asking to go to that predotii Junior ball of yours?" Ruth tossed a looked There is no farm tool like it for young crops. Can be used on oats, flax or corn to break crust. Cultivates corn several inches In height. When set deep, makes better seed bed than Disk Harrow. Call and see it.

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