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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1925)
RURAL PRUDENCE’S D A U G H TE R E N T E R P R IS E By ETHEL HUESTON a makes your food do you more good. C w p y r ig b t b y «ha B o b b « - M « r r ! ll C o . W . N . V . B lR V I C i “ I t Isn’t re a lly the w o rk ,” she ex d on’t you be upset about It, M iss H a r dream , h e r great, shadow y eyes fa s t | mer, nobody’s bla m ing you. H ut if ened alm ost h y p n o tic a lly upon th e plained, leaning buck against the hnn- — 17— i iste r o f a c irc u la r sta irca se w h ich had lie should happen to die, you see, y o u 'll w h ite face on the p illo w . She was la te a n il made haste to s lip H e opened his eyes and a w a rm cost her tw o hundred d o lla rs more have to te s tify at the Inquest und i t ’ll In to a fresh dress, b rilh tiin g her h a ir, brigh tn e ss flashed in to them when he than her figures had allow ed. " I t Is lie up to tlie state to proseeute.” pow d e rin g her cream y skin w ith her He sm iled— Just lik e play, w ith som ething to show J e rry was a stony, graven Image, saw J e rry beside him . usual gentle care. She was very q u ie t und J e rro ld h u rrie d ly got tlie officer th a t w h im sica l, te n de r sm ile whose fo r it besides. T w o th in g s to show fo r <lurlng din n e r, and Prudence's eyes o u t o f the room and away, and then gay e ffro n te ry hail charm ed und s tirre d I t — a sweet lit t le place fo r someone to rested upon tie r o fte n w ith troubled, liv e and set an exam ple to th e neigh came l ack and stood beside J e rry on her fro m the first. iin o h tru s lv e sym pathy. A nd a fte r d in She “ J e rr y ," he said, and the te n de r borhood, In the firs t place.” tlie o th e r side fro m Prudence, tw o stal ner, w h ile her fa th e r read the evening w a rt b u lw a rk s o f love und p ity . J e rry voice was weak, “ yo u ’ve got to a d m it paused Im pressively. paper, and w h ile Prudence worked It was tre a tin g me p re tty b a d ly." "A n d In the second place,” Duane looked up at them und sm iled. w ith an absurd h it o f luce th a t was He looked up n t her, not s m ilin g encouraged her, reaching a lm ost as by " M o ltie r ," she said, " I love h im — becoming u h a n d ke rch ie f to corre now. A nd J e rry stood over him , tie r habit fo r her eager expressive young I loved Idin u ll the tim e ." spond w ith J e rry '» newest gown, she bands, bis eyes fe a s tin g upon tlie ra d i "Yes, I know, sweetness.” Prudence eyes m e ltin g in to his, ago nizin gly In s a l in a great c h a ir under a shaded .Suddenly she w ilte d . T ea rs ance o f h e r beauty. was brooding tenderness its e lf. "G et tense. lam p, a m agazine upon her lap. and the car, J e rro ld and ask K a tie to b rin g rushed In to her eyes, the proud lit t le "A nd In the second place, th e bank sta re d across It to the d e lica te p a t ch in drooped und quivered. She account o f F a iry G e ra ld in e H a r m e r !" o u r eoats." te rn o f the o rie n ta l rug. J e rry was " H e —he kissed me, and he was— tu rn e d , u crushed and broken figure "D o you kn o w w h a t Is going to considering bow tq su rre n d e r the d ru n k , m other. I th o u g h t he f e lt — Just to w a rd her m other, even In th a t h o u r sound the sweetest th in g In th e w o rld broken toy. as I d id — and he was o n ly — d ru n k. I o f its re n u n c ia tio n th e te n de r dream o f one o f these days?” he asked very The sudden rin g in g o f the doorbell d o n 't even know I f he rem em bers— her yo u th d yin g hard w ith in her, and caused her to s ta rt vio le n tly , a lthough crie d d e s p a irin g ly : th a t he kissed me.” she laughed im m e d ia te ly nt the ab “ I c u n 't help I t ! M aybe It Is a d if K a tie came In w ith th e ir eonls, anil s u rd ity o f her nervous tension. And ut a sign fro m Prudence went o u t Ht fe re n t k in d — the fe e lin g is Just th e when K a tie came Into th e room und once, leaving her alone w ith her sam e." said In an awed vo ice : She dropped on her knees beside the daughter. J e rry stood up, and her “ I t ’s a policem an, und be w ants to m oth e r p u t the greut f u r cloak about bed, th e pain In her face, the shadow see M iss H a rm e r," J e rry was only her shoulders very gently. J e rry d id In her eyes, y ie ld in g to a Joyous ra d i amused— cu rio u s b u t not concerned. ance as she pressed her Ups against not know th a t she was tre m b lin g . “ You’ve been speeding, miss, and "Y o u w o u ld n 't fe e l— nice about It, his shoulder. you pay y o u r own lines,” said Je rro ld . m oth e r— to know It was o n ly th a t “ B rin g him In, K a tie ." when you thought It was— som ething CHAPTER XII "S p e e d ing ! Good heavens, I craw led else." a t a s n a il's pace," she denied lig h tly . “ No, sweetness, I sh o u ld n 't lik e It." A n d udded slo w ly, “ most o f the tim e ," Of Dream* Come True J e rro ld honked s h rilly lo them fro m as she rem em bered the bu rst o f speed J e rry ’s su rre n d e r was as com plete th e cu r outside the door, and w ith her w ith w hich she le ft Locust street. hand In Prudence's, J e rry h e rse lf led ns her resistance had been. R e gard W ith th e usuul easy d u b bine ss o f the way. As they drove s w iftly along less o f th e a d m o n itio n s o f the nurse tlie sm all tow n and th e M id d le West, and the re s tric tio n s o f the h o s p ltu l; to w a rd the ho sp ital, no w o rd was J e rro ld asked th e officer, whom he had regardless o f the presence o f her fa th e r spoken. seen and knew by name, tu s it down, J e rry snt erect nnd m otionless, Rtnr- and m other, who trie d s tu d io u s ly to and offered him a cigar. Ing upon the »now w hich th e lig h ts o f keep th e ir eyes aw ay fro m her, she “ T h is Is my d a u gh te r,” he said pleas hung o ve r Dunne, on her knees beside the c ity sp rin k le d w ith s c in tilla tin g a n tly , In d ic a tin g J e rry In the g reut the w h ite bed, kissed him , caressed his gems. c h a ir. “ You w anted to see her?” face, w eeping b itte rly . I t was D uane W hen Je rro ld , a fte r firs t h elping h im self, w ith his usual facetious, k in d “ Yes, I f you don’t m in d ," the officer Prudence out. te llin g her to he ca re fu l, ly courtesy, who Inte rve n e d once In a began. "T h e re was an accident dow n to m ind the Ice, not to fu ll, w ent hack w h ile to stem th e tid e o f h e r tu m u ltu to w n toduy, und I f the chap dies M iss to assist J e rry, he said, a lit t le a w k ous em otions. lla r n te r may be needed as a witness. w a rd ly, hut determ ined th a t she m ust W h e th e r he dies o r not, he may b rin g ’Now, J e rry ," he said, ta k in g advan have Ids view o f th in g s a t la s t: tage o f a s lig h t subdual o f h e r tears, s u it, und th e n — " “ J e rry , a ll men are fools sometimes. y o u 'll have to m a rry me. Y ou’ve "W h y , I d id n 't see any a ccid e n t," You sh o u ld n 't expect too much o f any kissed me and encouraged me and pro te ste d J e rry In some su rp rise . o f us, you kn o w — n o t a ll the tim e, at made love to me before w itnesses." "E ve ryo n e was d riv in g c a re fu lly be le a st." J e rry laughed te a rfu lly . “ A ll rig h t, cause o f the Ice. I came th ro u g h J e rry nodded her hend try in g to I w ill,” she said tre m u lo u s ly , yet g la d to w n , b u t I d id n 't even see u fla t tir e ." sm ile her a p p re cia tio n o f his e ffo rt ly. " A n il Just as soon as you lik e ) Now and Then, Not Often, Jerry T he officer looked In Ills note-book. to hel|*. Talked to Duane of A rt. T o m o rro w , I f you say so." "M a n run over. A fe llo w named G rll- "T h e re are a lo t o f fin e th in g s about Prudence and J e rro ld tu rn e d to s o ftly , v e ry soberly, d ra w in g h e r to ton drove the cu r th a t d id the dam age; h im ,” he w ent on d e term in e dly. " I — them then anxio u sly, und Duane's eyes w e've got him locked up, w a itin g to him . H e w hispered th e rest. “ J e rry He A lle rto n .” see i f the mun dies. Now he says he 1 had him sta y up nt the house w ith searched th e ir p le a d in g faces. me w h ile you were In M ou n t M a rk ." d rew J e rry closer in his arm . saw you rig h t beside him , a tittle J e rry flushed deeply, and h e r b r il " I kn o w It, fa th e r.” " T h is Prudence o f yo u rs to ld me,” lia n t eyes gave h im a d a z z lin g glance In fro n t. lie says he has seen you J e rro ld shook Ids hend, vaguely he said, w ith u te n d e r sm ile to apolo beneath th e c lo u d y lashes. o fte n, know s you, know s yo u r car, puzzled. H ow women got on to th in g s gize f o r h is use o f th a t sacred name, and— " "Com e q u ic k ly , and see th e rest o f “ Oh, I assure you I saw n o th in g ," the way they d id th e re was no kn o w "she to ld me th a t I f th a t firs t w arm the house," she begged. ing. H e hud covered a ll his tra c k s J e rry denied q u ie tly . w a ke n in g up stops s h o rt on b e tte r ac "H e swears th e chap stood beside so e n re fu lly . quaintance, It Is n o th in g . B u t I f It T h e re w ere o th e r brooding, harassed, "T h a t Is w h y I looked a t you th a t goes on nnd on It Is love a t fir s t sight. y o u r car, his fo o t on the run n in g m id d le w e ste rn fa th e rs who fo re sa w n ig h t u t the s ta tio n ," she said In a hoard, tu lk ln g to you, nnd th a t you L e t's w a it a little , J e rry , and give ours III re s u lts fo r th e e n tire p ra irie land sta rte d o ff in a great ru s ti— " a chance to go on and on. J u s t u In J e rr y ’s Joyous rom ance. I t was lit t l e ! " J e rry d id not move, d id not speak, Ir v in W e a th e rty who voiced th is fe a r snt as one tu rn e d to Ice. Prudence’s slender fig u re , w h ich had to J e rro ld . stiffened In to an xio u s r ig id ity at J e r Prudence got up q u ic k ly , crossed to " I'm su rp ris e d yo u 'd p e rm it such a h e r chair, s ittin g down lig h tly upon r y 's Im p u ls iv e o ffe r, re la xe d s o ftly , th in g ," he said p la in tiv e ly . “ Y o u ’re th e greut arm o f It, her Orin, so ft lin and te a rs o f g ra te fu l pleasure came s e ttin g a bad exam ple fo r a ll th e g irls to her eyes. gers lyin g against J e rry 's frozen hand. In to w n . You o u g ht to ta lk to J e rry ." J e rry trie d to. sm ile a t her, to n isi J e rry drooped co n te n te d ly against J e rro ld d id n o t understand. reassurance. T he a tte m p t w ru ng her Ills arm , croo n in g her happiness. A "W h y , th e y ’l l a ll be s e ttin g o ff to m other's heart. curious, c a lc u la tin g lo o k took the N ew Y o rk to s tu d y A r t , " he protested. The officer, unn otle ln g , had c o n tin place o f th e te n de r b rillia n c e o f her "T h e to w n 's f u ll o f It. E v e ry place eyes. ued Ids n a rru tlv e . "S ta rte d o ff very you go th e y ta lk o f n o th in g e ls e —A rt, fa st, w ith a great Jerk, and swung the ‘‘U nless fa th e r espe cia lly needs you A r t, A r t — and th e y 're a ll d a b bing at fe llo w back so be slipped on tlie Ice. a t th e fa c to ry ,” she said, c a re fu lly dishes and d ra w in g fig u re s on ta b le A n d G rllto n was rig h t behind you nnd w o rd in g h e r d e lica te tho ug h ts, "y o u clo th s and s p rig g in g flo w e rs on good ran over him before he knew lie had can be n g re a t help to me In my b u ild m irro rs . T h e place 1 r a liv e w ith It." fa lle n , l i f course. I f the fe llo w was ing. A nd I know enough about It now "T h a t's q u e e r," said J e rry 's fa th e r. b o th e rin g you. M iss H a rtn e r—" he sug so th a t we cun easily m ake a good liv " I c a n 't say I e ve r noticed we had gested, w ith the so licito u s Interest o f in g fo r — both o f us.” A n e xq u isite such a passion f o r A r t am ong us.” an officer in a sm a ll c ity w here her flush suffused her face. "W e ll, I reckon they fig u re to do as fa th e r was a uiun o f power. Dunne and J e rro ld exchanged elec J e rry did. She d id n 't b rin g home any "H e was not te th e rin g m y daughter, tric a l, q u e s tio n in g glances. A fte r all, A r t to speak of, b u t she seems p re tty 1 assure yo u ," Prudence In te rru p te d J e rry was s t ill v e ry g re a tly - In the w e ll s a tisfie d w ith w h a t she d id bring. so ftly . "T h e young man Is a great d n rk about m any things. J e rro ld , w ith An’d It's ca tc h in g . H a rm e r, It's ca tch frie n d o f ours, a very p a rtic u la r frie n d . Ills tin fa llin g g enerosity, stepped In to in g .” N o th in g lie could do w o u ld annoy my the breach. N ow and then, n o t o fte n , J e rry d a u gh te r in any w a y." " A good Idea, J e rr y ," he said. “ I ta lk e d to Duane o f A rt. " J u s t once J e rro ld came q u ic k ly to h e r assist can’t say I consider Duane p a rtic u la r in a w h ile ," she said s o ftly , as they ance, enlightened by Prudence's de ly horn u n d er a m echanical star. You sat to g e th e r In th e e a rly evening, and fense, Ids less a g ile im a g in a tio n hav shall have him . A t a g re a t sacrifice looked o u t on th e w ide la w n w ith the in g fo llo w e d th rough tlie s itu a tio n on my p a rt, o f course." H ut I can only s p rin g in g grass o f the e a rly s p rin g m ore slow ly. te ll you In fa irn e ss th a t y o u r young tim e, and the g re a t m aples Just b u rs t "M y d a u gh te r d rives fa st, as you man w ill not he fin a n c ia lly dependent in g In to bud. “ Just once in a w hile. p ro b a b ly know, but she Is a good on you and y o u r houses. H e had Fro s o rry I proved such a fa ilu re . I d riv e r nnd a c a re fu l one. She d id not enough le ft out o f th e w reckage to w ish I w ere re a lly a p a in te r— Just kn o w there had been an accident. I f tid e him over, and he th in k s o f going once. U'l lik e to p a in t m y Io w a — Its she Is In any way to M aine, you may "Jerry,” He Said, "You’ve Got to Ad Into Io w a rea l estate on his own ac gre a t b ig maples. Its ugly, s tiff houses, mit It Was Treating Me Pretty count. rest assured we shall not sh irk our Y o u r In te re sts w ill d o ve ta il th e m ud In Its stree ts and tlie bla n ke t Badly.” re s p o n s ib ility .” very n e a tly along th a t line, w on 't o f smoke fro n t Its s o ft co a l— I'd paint " O f course, o f co u rse ; I Just w anted It a ll, hut I'd ninke It rose and gold, th e y? " subdued lit t le voice. "T o see I f yon to see I f she w o u ld buck up G rllto n s J e rro ld flushed w ith pleasure over and everyone's dream s come tru e .” bail a n y th in g against h im ." [T H E E N D ] s to ry —” "N o t a th in g ." he declared, " n o t a th e w a rm th o f a d m ira tio n fo r his e f J e rry nodded her head. fo rt tliu t he met in th e eyes o f Duane th in g In the w orld. I lik e h im ." "O h, yes,” J e rro ld went on q u ickly. M e a s u r in g S le e p and o f Prudence, who whispered “ 1 know It," w hispered J e rry , " T h e tiinn you m ention. M r A lle rto n , p ro u d ly th a t she c o u ld n 't have done it Persons d iffe r very g re a tly In th e ir I believe, d id speak to Iter beside the b e tte r herself. H ut J e rry tu rn e d great, mode o f slum ber. Some awaken at CHAPTER XI ca r, nnd nty daughter, In a great h u rry qu e stion in g eyes upon Duane. th e s lig h te s t’ noise, w h ile o th ers are to get home, s ta rte d o ff ve ry fast She “ T hen you w ere n o t— co m p le te ly — i o n ly aroused w ith d iffic u lty . These d id not know he had fa lle n . She is How Jerry Loved ruined, ns th e papers said?" difference» have been c a re fu lly classi n a tu ra lly very m uch upset over the Even h o sfiita l rules and re g u la tio n s "Not —c o m p le te ly ." fied by scientists. When scientists w h o le th in g . She Is s im p ly h o rrifie d , give way to reason and rom ance In "T h e n w h y d id you come here?" s|>eak o f how " fa s t* a person sleeps as you see Can t you w a it u n til to lim e s o f b itte r stress, and It took J e r Duane laughed, held her to him th e y m ean how deep Is his sleep. Not m o rro w , to g ive h e r a chance to— to ro ld no more th a n three m in ute s to kissed her hair. o n ly 1» It possible to measure sleep, reco ve r— " have a ll th e red tat*e o f St. Joseph's "T h e n a fte r a ll you re a lly d id - a b u t th e re are d iffe re n t means o f do A nd lit t le — " she began eagerly, u n a l le to in g so. Due m ethod Is by dropping "O h, nty dear s ir, w e’re not bla m ing < rooked about Ills lit t le fin g e r M ias H a rtn e r. It was th is fe llo w G r ll then th e y were taken, ve ry q u ic k ly , voice th e hope th a t was alm ost a a steel b a ll. T h e b all is dropped at to n d id It. A nd o f course the o th e r very q u ie tly , to a lit t le w h ite room p ra y e r w ith in her heart Increasing distances— fo u r, six. eight "O h. J e rry , a very g re a t d e a l." he ten, tw e lv e Inches, and so on— u n til cha|»— w h a t’s bis name —lie consulted w here Dunne lay nnd w a ited fo r J e rry . T h e re was a nurse In the room , h u t w hlspered. th e n o te book— " A lle r to n he may not th e sleeper becomes conscious o f the s t a sign from th e one who b ro u g h t d ie anyhow , a n d - " sound and awakens. in th is wav J e rry fe lt she could not possibly s c ie n tists can find out how "deep” them , she went out. q u ic k ly , sm ilin g J e rry w inced p itifu lly , D uane la y know a g re a te r happiness than she WHS his Sleep Another m ethial Is to " T e ll tie- " P rudence hesitated to hack over her shoulder. ask. fe a rin g the effect ti|s>n J e rry , who very s t ill on the w h ile bed. H is eyes fe lt In show ing Dunne h e r houses a touch th e sleeper w ith an e le ctric clu n g to her hand. " H e Is h u r t— how were closed. T he o llie tan o f his skin few weeks la te r when he was out o f « Ire . n o tin g the In te nsity o f th e cur th e h o sp ital nnd q u ite h im s e lf a ja ln was Iv o ry w h ite rent used. se rio u s ly 1” Prudence and J e rro ld stood t sck. U nder his In te re st, his a d m ira tio n , h l* "O h , you c a n 't te ll yet T he y've got W ith Indelible Ink. character writes h im up at St. Joseph’s T h e re may be s o ftly , nnd J e rry w alked b e fore them unt'ounded p rid e In her actsn >IMh- In te rn a l In ju rie s , ca n 't te ll yet. Now, in to th e room , m oving as uue In a men), she glow ed w ith a g liq ^ h - lIg h t ai** •utogruph oti a man's countenance CHAPTER X— Continued WRIGIEYS a 'G A TH ER YE ROSEBUDS— ' T h e yo u n g sch o o lm istre ss asked I f nny hoy could b rin g h e r a bunch o f flow ers next m orn in g , and m et w ith a ready response fro m Jacob. "T h a n k you, Ja co b ," she sold. "H a v e you a nice garden?” "N o , please, m iss, b u t I goes rou n d w ith th e m o rn in g m ilk ." was t[ie fra n k rep ly. N o te h o w it relieves th a t stuffy feeling after hearty eating. Sweetens th e breath, removes 4 f o o d p a rtic le s fro m the teeth, gives n ew vigor to tire d nerves. Cornea to you fresh, clean and full-ffavored. Method “ W h a t m akes you keep on asking me I f th e ra z o r h u rts ” asked th e m an w ho was being shaved. " I ’ve s a id ‘yes' th re e tim es und I t hasn’t made a n y d if fe re n ce ." “ N o ," answ ered th e b a rb e r, “ I was m e re ly tr y in g m y razo rs o u t to see w h ich o f them w u n ts h o n in g .” — W ash in g to n S tar. Scratch for a Living A n o v e lis t, w h o was In need o f m oney to pay h is re n t, c a lle d on a frie n d one m o rn in g to b o rro w th * a m ount. As he le f t he s a id : “ Je n kin s, o ld man, th e diffe re n ce between a n o v e lis t and a hen Is th a t th e y both scratch f o r a liv in g , and the hen gets hers.” CLEANING TH E CLEANER Flapjacks and syrup—how they spread sunshine in hearts [and stom achs] these nippy days I Tempt' ing! Tender! Easytomakei Easy to digest! © “Albert ttandi for Better Breakfasts? L ob A n ffe le s ’N e w e a t M rs. P rye— You d on’t seem to have a vacuum cleaner, M rs. W a yb u ck? M rs. W .— W h a t, them th in g s ! I h e a rd M rs. B ro w n te ll som ebody th e y gH ther so m uch d ir t you have to clean them o u t e ve ry day. The W orld’» Hop Laugh I The m an w h o ta k e s In se r io u s m ood E ach se rio u s th o u g h t th a t m ay Intrude In m ind Is ev er tem p est to ssed ; And he w ho ca n n o t la u g h Is lo st. Farm Drug Practice Main Street bet. 6th & 7th 7 0 0 ROOMS 300 $l*> 200 $2<» 2 O O : ^ h$ 2 « _ GOOD GARAGE ____ F A C IL IT IE S n ir a i n — One o f th e pigs la sick, so 1 g ive 'em a ll some sugar. SI—Sugar! What for? H lrn m — M edicine, o f course. H a v e n 't ya heard o f su g a r-cu re d hams? The Next Best She— D o you mean to In s in u a te th a t I am a lia r? H e — No, I w o u ld n ’t be so rude, b u t you have every q u a lific a tio n to be a w e a th e r p ro p h e t I Y o u r h e e ls ’ s ta y neat and r n i i i . fj~ L n fjl COfWJOrTQDIO JJSKIDE fTO P U FTS Wonderful But— O ld L a d y ( to young s tru g g lin g la w y e r ) — A n d d on’t you th in k la w is a w o n d e rfu l p ro fession? Y o ung L a w y e r— Yes, m adam , b u t a d a m p o o r o ccu p atio n .— T exas H anger. ■ K P Z V IH X A N Untttd Statt« RuMxr Company Boschee’s Syrup HAS BEEN Doing Well “ W h y are you going a ro u n d the c o u n try b u y in g up these o ld crazy q u ilts ? ” “ I'm m a k in g a good th in g o f It, m y boy. s e llin g them as cu b ist ta p e s try .” NO SHOW AT ALL "D o n 't you th in k I f I w e n t to a m edium I m ig h t o b ta in help fro m the s p irits ? ” Don t th in k yo u ’d have u ghost o f a show ." The Greatest Human Need T h is w o r ld Is n o t In n e r d o f b r a in s __ 1» c o u ld afford to lo s e s o m e I f th o s e w h o h a v e th e m to o k so m e p a in s N o w a n d a g a in t o u s« som a. Horror» “No, I to ld you I don't care fo r any coffee. T h a t was the cause o f | my fa th e r’s d e a th ." “Coffee killing anyone, how come?" I “ F ive hundred pounds fe ll head."— C o lg a ti B a n te r. GET THEM ON M EW S H O E f on his Killing Coughs for 5 9 Years the beate. Carry a bottle la year car and always keep It in and 90c at ALL DRUGGISTS. Elderly Wive» Preferred Judge T . G. A lle n , w h o has been p ro b a te Judge o f Chase co u n ty fo r the last seven years, d u rin g w h ic h tim e hp has Issued licenses fo r and m a rrie d hu n dre d s o f couples, has observed n lie c u lla r fa c t w ith refe re n ce to M exl can couples w h o come to h is c o u rt fo r m a trim o n ia l purposes, says the Topeka C a p ita l. H e has fo u n d th a t In th e m a jo r it y o f rases M exican b ride g ro o m * b rin g to th e m a rria g e a lta r b ride s who are o ld e r In years th a n th e grooms them selves. T h a t t r a it Is n o t notice able In any o th e r n a tio n a lity , th e Judge finds, as In th e b ig m a jo r ity o f coses the b ride g ro o m s a re o ld e r th a n the brides. J u s t w h y th e M exicnns should p re fe r a w ife o ld e r Is n o t q u ite clear, a t least to th is m a trim o n ia l c o u rt. Hawaiian ¡»land» Growing A c c o rd in g to s c ie n tis ts , th e H a w a i ian Isla n d s s re g ra d u a lly p u sh in g tip o u t o f th e ocean, and w ith in a gen e ra tio n m ay fo rm a t e r r it o r y as la rg e as Japan. ¿JouNeed^i k ¿JiicTonic' HOSTETTER’S CELEBRATFD STOMACH BITTERS The Real Trouble H u b — I wish, m y dear, you w o u ld n 't ' fin ish nty «emences fo r me. W ife — You talk so slow, dear H u h —T hat lsn t It— you listen toe fast. oJtiulld yoiAjip * . N. U . 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