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Show HIS HELPER TIMES. HELPER. UTAH 'Just fy: Christmas by Robert Stead loved to show his strength Id the field, his skill In the corral! IIow soon hi mother found she had do boy at all, HE sun was gilding crests of the Rockies. the IIow It gilded them, this Christmas Eve! A line of gold ran to north and south, blocking them out against the champagne sky like huge crumpled masses of purple cardboard. Great shafts of light were piercing the heaiens, touching to bursts of color every tattered remnant of cloud. But below, the shadows were settling on the foothills, nnd In the valleys It was almost dark. Almost dark, too, It was in the heart of little Mrs. Derrit. For three years she had worked the farm nlone, nnd each Christmas seemed a little darker than the one before. She was beginning to wonder If It Is true that time heals nil sores. It 'was five years now since Dave had died, and three since young David left the farm, nnd the ache seemed henvler than ever. Mrs. Derrit rose from the rocker where she had been sitting beside her kitchen stove. The gloaming had swal lowed up the walls; her few cheap pie turcs had faded into night; only a stray flicker from the fire glinted on the cream separator In the corner of the room. She crossed the floor and with a hand fumbling In the darkness, on the wall. Then found the match-boshe lighted her lamp and set It on the kitchen table. One must eat, even on Christmas Eve. If Olson, the hired man, had stayed It would have been not quite so bad But he had done his chores up early and left for the dance In the Swedish settlement across the valley. Olson was Mrs. Perrit's right hand, without which the farm work would have been Impossible. He was a bachelor, living In ii lean-tbeside the machinery shed, nnd coming to the house only for his meals, which he ate for the most part in silence. Mrs. Derrit placed food on her kitch en table, nnd snt down before it. Her meal was frugal, not so much from necessity as from weariness. She ate nnd drank mechanically, then arose, washed her few dishes nnd put them away, wiped her table and spread a colored cloth upon It. The light from the lamp fell gently on Its patterns. She drew the rocker to the table and sat down. The little clock on the shelf said on'y six o'clock. It was three hours until bedtime, nnd who could sny how long until morning? Her little hands found work to d- omending for Olson. For a while her needle darted back nnd forth, trailing a little thread of silver light In the glow from the lamp; then presently work nnd needle rested In her lap, For was not this Christmas Eve? And down through memory came a proces sion of these gracious anniversaries, marking the birth of the Child, nnd sacred to children everywhere in d x o , Kansas Memorial btadium but two grown men In her household I And then that sad, sad night when Dave, his father, had been brought home by neighbors who found him in the road. Just at the crossing of the creek. In the lower end of the farm, it was. No one ever knew low It happened, but ail supposed be had slipped from his wagon as It lurched on the prairie trail. It was piled high with wood from the valley; perhaps he hal been clambering down to steady tlin load as it lurched, and slipped under the great rear wheel. There was frost In the earth, and a little snow on it; she remembered there was still siiov on his face when they laid him In the room. The University of Kansas recently celebrated the completion of Its new S54S,0)0 memorial stadium which seats SCO1.) persons In the con Crete stands. Temporary bleachers- will bring the capacity to 40.0(10. The stadium was built from funds totaling some $175,(XK In donations by students, alumni and friends In a drive for a war memorial fund, the remainder being obtained from receipts from athletic ""I ... H M f Then Presently Work and Rested in Her Lap. ! ; In a moment or two Christendom. Mrs. Derrit was no longer seated In her little cabin In the vast foothill valley, but was back In that home down East where little David had first entered her life. What Christmas Eves were those I What laughter and shrieks of delight when Rig Dave, her husband, with his great fur coat with the red sash and whiskers of cotton batting burst through the door, being uniibie to accommodate his bulky form to the chimney after the tradition of Santa Claus! What feasting and fun. and, after little David Jmd grown tire.) of play, what hours of domestic rapture linking husband nnd wire! it all seemed now so strange and unreal, as though It had been part of some previous Incarnation. Down the years came memory. David was now a healthy lad. Trouble-some- , sometimes, but never had; Just overflowing witii that boyishness which no mother quite understands ;;id none would ever relinquish. Then the breaking of the old home ties and (he plunge Into the great "Vest. Young Dave hud taken to the new land even more readily than did his father. How be grew! How he -- -- 111 I-- i ' I " -- . The Kansas stadium was built in units the first being completed X the second in R)25, and the final one this fall. foreLandscaping still remains to be done at the stadium. In the ground of the above picture are shown eight of the twenty tennis courts which make up the athletic facilities in the vicinity of the stadium ? X j Great Golf Exhibition Planned for Great Neck I'lans lewntly were made at the Lakevilie (iolf nnd Country club at Great Neck. L..L, for a unique con test. Members of the Lakevilie club, enthused over the exhibition, announced that they were prepared to sponsor a match next year in which Smith, Sara-zen- , Armour and Farrel are to play any other four professionals in the world for a side bet of $10,000, the club agreeing to put up the money. it is considered likely that fuch a match w ill - be arranged for next Efforts will be made to have spring. Walter llagen, western open champion and I'. O. A. winner in 1925 and again in 192G, captain a team to oppose the quartette that played at Great Neck recently. It is also quite likely that there will be a return match between the winners and losers and also a match between Farrell and Sarazen next spring The Winding Road Along Which They Brought Him. the Ransom girl. She held no spite, did Mrs. Derrit, but if It hadn't been for the Ransom girl ! Then after a while the letters fell off, until they almost stopped. It was two months now since she had heard from David. Not even a letter for Christmas! Mrs. Derrit arose nnd went to her window. The moon was now up, flooding the great shoulders nnd sides of the valley with light, just as it had done that night when they brought Dave home to her, with the little patch of snow still on his cheek. There was snow tonight, too, just a light sifting of It as there had been then. . . It would be cold and frozen down by the creek. For a while she had uvoid-e- d the spot, but afterwards It had a fascination for her. Often, on moonlight nights, she had walked that far. She wondered If Dave her Dave knew? Perhaps. Who could say that even tonight, this Christmas eve, he was watching, waiting somewhere, wondering If she still rememheied? Remember? Aye, for ever and ever! She drew on a shawl. It could 'not be so very cold, the night was so bright, the moonlight so soft against the edge of the hills. The door creaked as she opened It; there was frost on the hinges, but her heart was warm; she was going to do her vigil for Dave. Down the winding road she went; the road along which they had brought him home. How warm It wast Or was it cold? Cold and warmth are so much nlike. How the road stretched on and on ! It ne.ver had seemed so far. And the moon why was the moon growing dark, when It had not yet reached the zenith? And what made it sway like Captain Harry Wilson v y si another. - What think ahou' do prizefighters between fights? What football really needs is a rule regulating leaders. cheer Jack still has bright future, ting licked once a year at $150,000. a get- In the Scandinavian countries all big athletic events are scheduled on ; Sundays. The Montreal Golf club, organized in 1873, was the firsl club of its kind in America. The great game of football Is threatThere seems to be a shortage coats. of coons-kiened. best known as an may play the outfield for the Red Sox next year. Ruddy Myer, Dr. John W. Wilce, in his 15 years at Ohio State, has given the Buckeyes three football championships. . the unreconciled Dempseyite, "that this Tooney has ar ranged to sit out a couple more fights." "1 . see," said You can learn almost anything at our large universities nowadays except the second verse of the football anthem. The Newark Rears of the Interna tional league have again selected Pensacola, Fla., as their spring training base, 'wiiaiMriiTimwwitiii(i'irt-Jrt- The photograph shows Capt. Harry Wilson of the West Point football team who lias had a very successful season with the pig skin. "Lighl-Horseina- Discard Huddle System to Avoid Hot Debates j , j j j The famo'Mi huddle system of calling signals Is likened to a hall of debate and therefore relegated to the junk heap by Coach Harry Gamage of the University of Kentucky. His adoption of the old straight method of ini'.lcating plays was a sur- prising mo,e t0 football fans, for Rob tn fr.nnt..ii, t niit,ni mm-football knowledge from which Gam-- ; nge drank Lis learning, has used the huddle consistently. "in the past," Gamage explains, "Kentucky teams have been In the habit of questioning the quarter-- j back's Judgment in calling certain plays, nnd the huddle afforded a splen did opportunity for tliem to enter a debate. There will be no debaters oti my team." zIcp "Don't you know me, mother? Don't yon know me?" he was saying, as she opened her eyes. She was In her room, there was no doubt about that. Yes, it was her room ; through the open door she could see the cream sepTailing Down Practice" arator In the kitchen. Rut who was Is Latest in Football that woman, that Why. it was the A football player spends so much of Ransom girl ! And what was she car on the ground or on bis time playing was Siie rying? bringing It to her; t bis that both "Rill" Roper down way why was she bringing it to her? And nnd Tad Jones of Yale of Princeton David, kneeling beside her bed? down practice" a pari "We brought you another little made "falling of their training routine, for David, Christmas, mother," the Roper's n.en lined up before eacn Ransom girl was saying, and before and Ml in unison several Mrs. Derrit knew it a little face was scrimmage . times, after which they paired off and pressed against hers, nnd suddenly her took turns spilling each other. Jones hard, dry cheeks were wet. "David. ' had his nu n do a series of ground David," she cried. "Your Grandpa's ; dive- and handsprings as they took j David!" at the start the Held for the kick-ofRig David's hand was In hers, a g;iine. or "You found me on the road. David?" I . she asked, after a while. .tM . , "Yes." he answered, gently. "Jus- t- i'ian Way in WniCn 10 Just where it happened." Avoid Tie Grid Games Her eyes were big and bright. "I A plan to do away with knew he would come," she said. "Rut football championships, resulting from I didn't know he would bring you. lie games. Is under way by oliieial h ;;Ii school confer and wee David, and and the Ransom of lie Nebra.-k;- i ence. girl!" 'Well, here we nre, the Ransom it Is proposed that six alternate girl rejoined. "The city Is nil right for plays be given to each team in a to- -i a while, but when a mini has a wife, fray after the expiration of the regu ind a family, It's back to' the farm! lar playing period. The team that We were keeping It a secret from you. yardage In the six play. gains would be acclaimed the victor. Just for just for Christmas, you The plan has been tried in Colorado. ;now!" All question as to what team is chum () 17, Western Nvwavaper L'nlun.) piou is eliminated by this method. i f J I f i ... 1 11101-- . Don't wait for your customers to complain about the variable color of your butter. Keep your, butter that golden June color everybody likes by putting af few drops of Dandelion Butter-Colointo the chum. It is purely! vegetable, wholesome and absolutely tasteless. It meets air pugilistic and political affairs, was awarded a judgment of $2,500 against Eddie Kane, manager of Gibbons and Mandell, lightweight chamSammy State and National Food lawsJ I All large creameries have used J Dandelion tsutter Color for; years. It does not color buttermilk. You can get the large bottles for 35c from all drug ! or grocery stores. Web & Rkbnboa &, kt. pion. n Rutler claimed the $2,500 as a or fee for bis efforts in the early negotiations, which resulted in making the match. Judge Harmon RIack of the Supreme court agreed with Butler without sending the case to the jury, despite the earnest testimony of Charles Harvey, manager of Tom Ileeney, on behalf of Kane. Tlie Rutler judgment adds another unfortunate "break" to the long string suffered by Kane and Gibbons in their invasion of England three years ago. Gibbons was to have received $50,000 for fighting Rloomlield, but according to Kane's .ertimony, the most he got was $24,000. It was reported at the. lime of the bout that Gibbons and Kane only received $15,000. match fell The far below expectations, both as a fight and financial venture. British experts believed that Rloomfield might break the rules of the Beckett school and remain erect rather than horizontal while in the ring. It was thought that Rloomfield could sleep In a bed which had not been sprinkled with resin dust to make him feel at ease. In Ms training camp he passed the test of tiearing the clang of doorbellls and alarm clocks without crashing In stinctively to a horizontal posture. Ia the first two rounds against Gibbons, Rloomfield remained perpendicular, but this was largely because Gibbons man aged to keep his itching gloves from Bloomfield's chin. At the opening of the third round Gibbons1 signaled friends at the riog-sid- e that it was time to go home. Then he smacked Rloomfield on the chin and another British heavyweight was In his natural positon of repose, bis shoulder blades on his canvas mattress. com-mi.-!o- Gibbons-Rlooinliel- Life Is just one football upset afer In the first Yankee series with the Pirates, in Tripoli, Commodore Preble had Miller Huggins1' job. It i Needle . 'n An echo of the Tom Gibbons-Jac- k RloomfieJd fight at Wembley stadium. London, in August, 1921, resounded in New York fistic circles the other day, when Dick Rutler, well known In In 1921, Ah, here was the spot, the very spot. sue sai uown on inu grounu. inis was where they found him. Her hand touched the snow, but it was not cold. Nothing was cold. All was warm. Rut the morn had gone out. Why had the moon gone out? . . . Ah, there he was! Dave! She felt his arms about her; she felt bis kiss ou her lips. There was snow on his cheek ! . . . t - m ill Taken for Steward The yachting cap affected hj Sir Thomas Lipton proved a money maker for the multimil lionaire while en loute to the United States-ahoarthe Levin than. A woman passenger. pre?um called Sir ably nearsighted, Thomas to her deck chair. "Steward," she said, "will you please bring me a rug?" Without commit Sir Thomas found the desired blanket ami brought it to the woman. "Thank you," and she tipped him 50 cents. Sir Thomas bowed low and walked away. He kept the half lollar. S for Burlisgtom, j f Vermcmt Keeo the Sun Awav j i: Exposure of the uncovered roots of trees for five minutes may be sifa-deto injure the tree beyond reiswc ery, says the American Tree association of Washington, which for a staitj will send you tree planting suggestions. Care In protection of the root from sun, dry air, and wind will lfe amply rewarded In the of the trees after proper planting.! nt d Sir Thomas Upton Toronto has so many golfers, of the fair sex that one of the clubs has decided to hold a junior tournament for girls under twenty-one- . I Hold Your Gistomen: in English Fight. fe ,,) 1UU1 JJUllt? ilyp Uniform and Given 52,500 for His Efforts hi David had stood by her for two years, but his Infatuation for the Ransom girl had been bis undoing. They would have nothing of the farm, after that. David could earn big wages In a distant city, working In an automobile factory, where there were no cows to. milk nnd no chores to do after supper. So they had gone. She had blessed them what else could a mother do? and had settled down to her farm nnd her memories. For some time glowing letters en me back from David, and from his wife, whom Mrs. Derrit still thought of u3 that? L. AWARD JUDGMENT TO DICK BUTLER e Drugs Excite the Kidneys, Drink Water at Salts Take First of i Sign Bladder Irritation or Backache i The American men and women must constantly guard against kldne? trouble because we often eat too much rich food. Our blood Is filled with acids which the kidneys strive to filter out; they weaken from overwork, become sluggish, the diminutive tissues clog and the result is kidney trouble, bladder weakness ami a general decline in health. When your kidneys feel like lumps of lead; your back hurts or the unne Js cloudy, full of sediment, or you are obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night; if you suffer with sick headache, or dizzy, nervous spells, acid stomach, or if you have rheumatism when the weather Is badL begin drinking lots of good soft water and get from your pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts. Take a tablespoonful In a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys may then act fine. This famous salts is made from tli acid of grapes and lemon juice, com bined with lithia, and has been usfj for years to help flush and sttmu!ai$ clogged kidney?, to neutralize tl acids in the system so they no lonsef are a source of irritation, thus ofteit relieving bladder disorders. Ja'd Salts is inexpensive, cannot injure, makes a delightful effervescent tithia-watdrink and belongs In eveij home, because nobody can make a mistake by having a good kidney, flushing any time. er 4 Coach Gwinn Henry Dont treat sore, lnfiainfd sm&rUng eyes witb power-d txi ilnw. "riwvnrvl" in by band. A soothing , Jf w eueewTe, huh) remeuy aU (s best 25 cents druggists. HALL A RUCK EL Ml I rfj "V Kn VI . New York Uiiy One of the very minor mysteries is how 40 or 50 football players of asl sorted lengths all turn up in the program as 6 feet tall. p .ilV.K otli-cia- "Iuterfeience" seems such a weak half word to describe the back who pushes a cubic yard of shoulder Into the tackle's equator. .1 d Yale has the first authentic record of college football in America in an match, annual freshman-sophomorwhich became an Institution in e PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Restore Color and to Gray and Faded Haiij Beauty Cft.. .nil 31 Hl.t Jnim.1I . for nee in FLORESTON SH MrlPOO-Id- eal connection w iia I'arkrr's Hair Balsam. Hakes the I hair soft and fluffy. 60 eenta by mail or at drug--1 cists, iiiecoi Chemical Works, Patcbogue, N. X . WW 18-1- Soldiers stationed Houston, Texas, are to has been started on a hole course to give recreation. i at Fort Sam p!ay golf. Work Some Prefer Quiet Styles regulation nine the army men When the football season is over, aud once more son has come through it with a whole skin and no broken bones, mother herself i? almost In dined to give nine ralis. Wilbur Marx, high boy, won the logrolling chain pionship of the world at the tenth an nual International tournament held recently near Washburn, Wis. school St. Joseph, Mo., hears tin baseball bee buzzing around again. Latest re ports from the Drummer city are that the Lincoln club of the Western league will be moved there for 192S. theatrical weekly says that when the Waner boys were asked by a vaudeville booker what they could do. Paul replied. "We play uA,Ve. saxophone, rigid and center A New York field." Michael J. Doix J.'jy. letics aud football coach 6. of athI..f.i;siaita Slate university. Raton Rod;;-?- . I fl.. recently signed a contract to continue lie Is his dilii's for si more years l np'Hicd d awing $lti.(Hii a year ary. t.-i- That I'ik!;' Wiibert Robinson, man ager of Hie I'.i .'l,l t Robins hold Dave Rn'T'oft In high esteem. Is evidenced by the fact that the former Itrave skipper, who recently cast his lot v. lib Rrooklyn, is to be captain of the Robins next year. l "I'aris arbiters of men's fasliions," says an exchange, "have approved off a royal blue evening suit for men t be worn with pale blue crepe de chin' underwear. Let 'em decree till they bust, say we. Speaking for one man. nothing can Induce us to give up our rose beige pongee for any pale blue Boston Transcript. crepe de ehin. The photograph shows Coach Owinn Henry, who tenches- the gridiron game for Missouri. Henry has lieen successful in the valley conference, and his teams have won titles In various years. Henry learned his football at are not only annoying, but dnnstrous. 11 not aitrnaea to at once tney maj the University of Texas. develop Into serious ailment - sixteen-year--l- d RemoTesOandrutf-StopsHairFalliii- Coughs and Colds "Foolproof" Timepiece for Football Officials The "foolproof timepiece, con structed for use by football officials ami adopted recently at Western con ference games, has gained a foot hoi. In the Last. For the first lime, the iuw watch was Introduced at a Harvard contest when llorwoen's eleven met Indiana. .1. J. 1,1pp. the designer, was one of the officials at the game. The timer consists or two separate mechanisms, one fr registering the time of play nnd the other for recording time out. The watch has a 7o . dial. cpn-onii- ng the r,,iir mlnt;re iinls uml t!(. initio u luilvis. lcrn,islnn r. Ill addition. I10M;,. ,, ,,lt. dial to remind oliirhN of duties under the rules at .'peiihV (ritei There is a lug control for stjrij,,., each movement, the Mopping ... to zero is by a stem .''), prt.QS a safe device which prevents losing the time even If the-- tvuielj 8 dropped or hit by the UiU. n, ,') Vi Boschee's Syrup is soothlnjr and healing- - In Buch cases, and has been used for sixty-on- e years. 80c and 90c bottles. Buy it at vour druS G. G. Green, Inc., Woodbury, store, V T AI.II OHMA DAIRY Fully Improved. Hichost land. 1 mile thriving town-161- ) unrei, $24,000, U cash, tmlnnce euy Howell, 730 Mimr Ave., Stockton, Calif. WATKh POWER (i KIST MILL, with hnus-- f antt buildings complete. In A- -l conliti'n. l a price you can't brut. Horace Ii. Rccil. Uculiur, Murristown, Tinn. HOT High FI.ISIIKS f;iod anil other symptoms of are quickly relieved by MKN(U1H. fl lor trlnl. t'lcve. ( hem. Co., mii r looii BIiIk . 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