Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946, December 04, 1947, Image 2

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    S o u t h e r n O r e g o n N e w s R e v ie w , T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 4, 1947
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SAVAG ELY, old Adam Courtney
twisted his cigar-yellowed mous­
tache. From the parlor sofa, the
muffled sobs of Diana, his shapely
®nd lovely young daughter, ex-
pressed an unshakable defiance He
glared at her w.th all the anger a
deep love would permit.
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«oln« ,0 nrarry Jim
Bailey,” she chanted monotonously,
I and Diana, on the one hand, and
Diana's father on the other Under
ordinary circumstances, no one
would expect him to agree to risk
losing his money and his hope of
future happiness on the turn of a
card. But suddenly It had dawned on
everybody that this situation was
not ordinary.
Only two weeks before, the old
man had caned a newspaper editor
who had intimated that Adam Court­
ney. in the old days on the Coast,
had boen a professional gambler.
No one believed a word of the accu­
sation. But now. to refuse publicly
to play would tell the world you be­
lieved what the editor had written,
and were afraid of being rooked.
Jim Bailey wet his lips. "Do you
want to play with chips, sir. or
cash?—but even m oney!"
. . . don t
h „ H A e N .T on. , u -
1 a o n 1 c a re 11 ne H A a M 1 got the
money he ought to have to start in
business. I don't care if he HAS
only — three thousand instead of
six.” The slender legs kicked hys­
terically. A slipper flew across the
room. " I LOVE him, doggone him!
1 LOVE h im !”
G rim ly, Adam Courtney went for
his hat and his heavy cane. Grim ly
bouse. He knew where to
find Jim Bailey. Barred from calling
on Diana, he would be waiting at
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the
club—the big social and athletic
Send 25c in coin for “ Touch-Typewriting
Self-Taught” to W eekly Newspaper Serv­ club—for her to join him for the
ice, 243 West 17th Street. New Yo rk 11, dance tonight.
N . Y . P rin t nam e, address with gone,
booklet title and No. 13.
In the old days on the West Coast,
he thought angrily, a m atter such
as this might have
$2.50 in Slot Machine
been settled with a
And Divorce Granted
.45. Now business
This
and money and con­
In the early 1870s. so m any di­
vention had over­
W eek's
vorces w ere sought in U tah, w here
taken him — after
no grounds w ere required, th at
his marriage, late
Best
in life.
one law firm in the town of Cor-
Fiction
rinne handled its divorce business
Diana was all he
h a d , s in c e th e
on a m ass-production basis, says
young
wife he
Collier’s. In quantities in advance,
it prepared the necessary papers
so com pletely th a t they becam e
legal when signed by the m an and
wom an involved; and the firm sold
them through a slot m achine at
$2.50 a set.
>1 STRESS OF-
W hen y our c h ild c a tc h e s
cold, rub his little th ro at,
chest and back a t bedtime
w ith w a r m in g , s o o th i n g
Vicks VapoRub. Its special
relief-bringing action goes
to work instantly . . . and it
keeps working for hours to
relieve distress even while
child sleeps! O ften by m orn­
ing th e worst miseries of
th e cold are gone. Try it!
Be sure y o u A a s j a i j a »
get the o n e l / I C K S
^ a n d o n ly " . V
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How To Relieve
Bronchitis
Creomulsion relieves promptly be­
cause it goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to soothe and heal raw, tender, in­
flamed bronchial m ucous m em ­
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulsion with the un­
derstanding you must like the way it
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Couzhs. Chest Cold.'. Bronchitis
A A A X X
A. x
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EXCLUSIVE
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fa ll and winter months than those
not sim ilarly cared for. Because
natural light usually is not available
for specified periods during these
The money in Jim 's hand told her the rest. She ran to her father. months, poultrymen find they must
The grim old man ignored her.
resort to the use of artificial light.
Most poultrymen start using
“ Cash!" said Adam Courtney pile and call the old man's bet? If
lights in October and continue until
grim ly.
he did, the game was over. He
late in March or early April. In gen-
Next evening, each bearing his
S . h l,
. „ a D l.n .,
stake of three thousand dollars, they
n.11. . . . . . . . .
. i follows: Morning lights, evening
took their seats in the card room.
riffled .B a ile y s . hand ’ hook as
lights or all-night lights For morn
“ Draw poker,” announced Adam a id m a n h Z
h l h M 5
,
a n d e V e n in « , i « h t ' or” ’ S0
Courtney, tearing open the pack. k m d to s ta r .
a d H d UH
UiC d
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“ Table stakes. And,” he leaned kind to start with, and had drawn
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„ . . j
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. . . >n diameter and 4 inches deep, is
across the table and looked Jim h,,»
but one card, the odds were forty to
.
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. z , required for each 200 square feet of
Bailey in the eye, “ a gentleman's one against his now having four-of- fjO4>r
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space.
If
all-night
lights
are
agreement!”
a-kind or better. Suddenly, his face
“ Okay,” Jim Bailey said. "W ill no longer ruddy, Jim Bailey pushed used, one 10 to 15 watt lamp is
needed for the same amount of floor
you cut, sir?”
his whole pile forward.
space. Lights should be located 0
" I call, sir,” he said. He spread
Open gambling was not permitted
feet above the floor and placed so
out
his
hand.
'T
v
e
got
a
full-house—
in the club. But what employee would
that roosts, wuterers and feed
dare stop this? Like wildfire the aces over queens."
troughs are well illuminated. Elec-
Then occurred one of those dis-
news spread. Members hurried in
interruptions which explain I
switches are available for
just in time to see the old man lose turbing
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_____ ,i______ ____ a - __ dimming and turning lights on and
five hundred dollars on a full house, the new screens at the card room o ff at required periods.
door. There was a cry and a com­
against Jim Bailey’s four tens.
A t first, luck seemed to favor Jim motion, and Diana. Adam Court­
Bailey. But presently the calm, ney’s daughter, appeared in the
P la t f o r m s fo r C a lv e s
doorway, staring in at the players.
grim old man began to win.
She was dressed to go to the
Then the old man lost three large
bets. The stacks of money stood dance. Her hair was arranged in the
about even again—each three thou­ style of twenty years ago. In a
white satin dress which had be­
sand dollars.
longed to her mother, she looked (as
Jim Bailey dealt. Adam Courtney an elderly member said, the spit­
looked at his cards. He counted out ting image of Adam Courtney's
five hundred dollars. Jim Bailey dead wife.
Old Adam Courtney glanced up,
stared, as at a ghost. Heaven only
knows what memory — perhaps of
his and his wife's glowing early hap- <
piness—passed through his mind.
He drew a deep, slow breath. His
cane dropped and clattered His
white head disappeared beneath the
For this elevated platform for
table as he retrieved the cane from calves, developed by University of
S o lu tio n In N e x t Issue.
the floor.
Vermont, finished lumber or rough
This distraction lasted but a mo­ lumber may be used. The bottle box
ment. Then Adam Courtney sat up shown is made for a two-quart m ilk
4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11
and faced Jim Bailey. Leaning awk­ bottle, five inches in diameter, but
wardly forward, his left hand heavy the box may be adapted to fit other
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on the table, the old man turned his size bottles. The hole for the nipple
own cards up, one by one.
is off center, because the box is
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THE KING OF DIAMONDS. higher” than it is wide. Two cleats
"O ne!” the crowd breathed. THE on each side of the box are placed
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KING OF HEARTS. "T w o !” the at the angle to perm it drainage of
crowd whispered. THE KING OF the bottle.
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CLUBS. "Three!” the crowd m ur­
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mured. Then he turned — THE
QUEEN OF DIAMONDS.
A u s t r a lia n C la m p
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It was his last card.
Not only had he failed to catch
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the king of spades on the draw, ap­
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parently he had drawn but one card,
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when he should have drawn two. He
held only four cards, a worthless
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hand.
The grim old man had lost! Jim
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Bailey had won, not only the old
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man's three thousand, but his
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daughter.
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Jim Bailey gathered in all the
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money.
He stood up, holding it in his
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hand. Everyone watched Adam
TUBE
Courtney's daughter as Jim Bailey
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crossed to where she stood framed
in the doorway.
She touched Jim 's arm —and hesi­
tated. Of course she had been told
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what was up. The money in Jim ’s
43 Earthy
46 Storage place hand told her the rest. She ran to
Because of its quick action, the
her father. The grim old man ig­
material
47 FoddeY
Australian clamp has several ad­
nored
her.
She
put
her
arm
around
44 Cage for
48 Before
him and kissed him full on the yel­ vantages over the screw type. One
hawks
51 A rtificial
low stain in his white moustache. advantage is that the job does not
45 The self
language
He s till ignored her. She turned and move when the clamp is put into
action; another is that it eliminates
ran back to Jim.
A n iw e r la l 'u n ie N um ber 4t
worry
about splashing metal on
Hand in hand, the two young peo­
threads
ple left the club. Their motor roared
away, seemingly with a triumphant
note that spoke of money enough for Stockmen Are Warned
a business, and for marriage, and
Of Parasite Problem
independence.
A warning against the growing
Old Adam Courtney sat staring at
his bony left hand flat on the table. number of internal parasites affect­
For a moment his shoulders seemed ing sheep and cattle has been Is­
to sag. Then he straightened, and sued by disease prevention special­
tilted d quizzical, twinkling look up ists. Most destructive of the internal
at the circle of staring faces.
parasites of cattle Include flukes,
“ I knew what she was wishing,” tapeworms, bladderworms, stom­
BBS
he said. “ I'm an old fool, I expect.” ach roundworm», hairworms and
He lifted his left hand. There be­ whipworms Wherever they exist,
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neath it, face up on the table, lay there is a continued risk that favor­
able conditions for them w ill result
the missing king of spades.
In a serious outbreak.
CRO SSW O RD P U ZZLE
T T T T T
AC “5-Star Quality” Oil Filter
Element» are the only elements
having the acidproof glass cloth
Collector Tube Trap. Can’t rot
and thus allow
p o llu tio n of
engine oil. Be
rate. Insist up­
on this extra
protection.
BUY WHERE YOU SEE THIS SIGN
1 Skill
4 Burning
9 Dance step
12 French coin
13 Great flow of
water
14 Illumined
15 To confer
with an enemy
17 Composed of
two elements
19 To prohibit
20 Giant
21 Excited
23 Transgresr on
24 To remove
27 To allow
28 To bring
forth
29 Bishop’s
headdress
30 Preposition
31 Part of a
circle
32 Golf term
33 To depart
34 Scent
36 To suit
37 Craze
38 Withered
39 Light brown
40 Wan
41 Genus of
geese
43 Pass between
mountains
44 Austrian
botanist
46 Joyful
49 Ovum
50 G irl’s name
52 Organ of
hearing
53 Misery
54 Subtle kind
of sarcasm
55 Cereal plant
Vertical
1 Venomous
snake
2 Kiwi
3 Flatfish
4 The southwest
wind
5 Winged insect
6 Maiden loved
by Zeus
7 Redbreast
8 To prepare for
publication
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2
3
12
IS
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19
21
22
27
JO
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31
35
38
41
44 45
49
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9 Celestial body
10 Tune
11 Pen lor
swine
16 To fa ll behind
18 Lowest point
20 Malleable
metal
21 Also called
22 Kind
23 Pouch
25 Lawful
26 To eat away
28 Period of
time
29 To entangle
31 To alter
32 To fasten
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35 Color
36 Distant
37 To hesitate
39 Weblike
40 Hawaiian dish
42 Prefix: half
L o v e ly O v e r b lo u s e
G a y ly E m b r o id e r e d
Egg Production Can Be
Increased by Lights
adored had died in childbirth. Ever i
since that day, his only child had
been his only interest, taking the
place of her mother before her.
Never before this had she defied
him. turned from his love to the love
of someone else. As things stood to­
night, however, he had lost her—un­
less somehow he could hold her
back.
Surely this called for desperate
measures. As he stalked into the
club, he spied the ruddy, muscular
young object of his quest. In the
black and white of dinner clothes,
Jim Bailey sat watching a game in
the busy card room. Jim rose, and
the table fell silent, as the grim old
man came up.
“ Jim Bailey,” Adam Courtney
thundered, "are you man enough to
take a gamble?”
Jim Bailey simply stared.
“ I understand you have three
thousand in the savings bank.” old
Courtney said. ‘ T 'll put up two dol­
lars to every one of yours. Give you
two to one on every bet. Six thous­
and to three thousand, table stakes.
I f you lose—you w ill agree to leave
my daughter alone.”
“ And what if I win?” asked Jim
Bailey.
“ Win?” Adam Courtney's bony
face paled. "W in—you m arry her,
sir, of course.”
Jim Bailey hesitated, and the
whole room stopped breathing Ev­
erybody understood the struggle
that had been going on between him
B u y U . S . S a v in g s B o n d s !
POP COW
SO GOOD
looked at his cards Without hesita­
tion. he pushed un equal amount
forward.
Then each drew cards. Jjm Bailey
held up three cards and drew two
Adam Courtney usked for but one
The old man looked at the card
Quickly he pushed forward his |
whole remaining pile.
* I 'H E spectators glanced at one an
* other. Some thought they had
glimpsed the two hands. To start
with, as they afterward explained,
Jim Bailey had held three aces,
Adam Courtney three kings. On the
draw it seemed that Jim. with three
aces pat, had caught two queens
Less Feed, More Eggs
Thus he had the highest possible
full-house on this deal. But the old
By Longer Working Days
man had caught another king, and
The swing shift still is on the Job
held four—the winning hand.
Would Jim Bailey put up his whole in modern chicken houses. No
longer do farmers expect a drop in
egg production during the full and
winter. They've learned how to pre­
vent this downward curve.
The answer lies in providing lay-
I Ing hens with 13 hours of light in
i every 24 hour period, plenty of good
. feed and an adequate supply of
water. Chickens having these "good
laying” helps w ill produce from 10
to 30 per cent more eggs during
A S handsom e on overblou.se as
you’ll see, und one certuin
to bring you a wealth of compli­
m ents. For extru special occasions
m ake of heavy white silk crepe
and em broider the bows in gold.
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pattern, sizes 14. 1U and 18 Included, fin­
ishing Instruct Inns, transfer for design and
em broidery Instructions for Beau Catcher
Blouse t Pattern No. 55801 send 20 cents In
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lum ber.
Send your order to:
S E W IN G C IR I I K N K B D I.K W O K K
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