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The Ladies'
Will give an entertain
ment on the evening
of
The net proceeds to ffO toward a fund
for the building of a
REST BOOH
Do your part v Be at the
Greseent Tlisafre
and witness a splendid evening's enter.,
talnment, and help out a worthy project.
Bee reading notices for parwcui....
1
The Board of Trade had a meet-
Ina, Friday evening and I- J Uu-h-tow
resigned m secretory and N.
H. Alextiuler was selected to fill
the place until the annual election
oetlHpri' k lir.Tai.iMn brought
up the matter of the eBtablitihmi.nl
of a feoiory fr the manufacture of
sutvevure' Instant ei, la, and stated
that hn would tit v thiu an acre ol
jltounrl on which thxy tumid place
thair tint. Mr. C. Rhode elated
that b would give them a lot for
'fllca J.iifponee, aud tba Hoard mill
Confer with the jn p ctlva oonoern
td eee what can be done to have
IlilMxiro selected. It wonld mean
t least fifteen mora families for
IlilUboro to have the plant Install
ed bare.
Charley Burubain, tba Tigard
fllle lad who ran away from tba
'olel do Hancock last week and
wat caught a day or to later, feel
the humiliation of his eretpade
tary keenly, and refused, for a day
ir bo to oome out of bie cell and
at with tbe reet of the prlaonere
Ha brought back tbe brand new
OUT OF THE TREHCH,
By f. A. MITCH CL.
(Copyright, IS, by America rreae Asm-
cuuun j
A few years sfter Ilia civil war two
men iim-1 on Broadway. New York.
Tbe olio wore tbe long balr and turn
brero that marked blin for a southern
er; tbe other waa black ae Ibe ece of
aped).
-Ko' de Uwd. MarseXeoge!
claim! Ibe negro, wllb eyee awl mouth
open wide.
"Hen, yo' black raaral. what are you
dohig up here In Vaukee laudr
"Wha' 1 dolu' up byarT I Wooldn'
be bjrar If you war allvef
"Hut I am alive."
"Don' kuew 'bout dat Bpec yo ma
be yo' gboe'. How eouie to" be llvto'
when de fambly all tlnk jro aa killed
at de battle Bbarpetxi ft If ye toe
Uvlu'. bow 'boot dat awful reksoowm
I got from Missy AllceT
"What rakedowor
"Mebbe yo' doa' knew dat wbe yo"
go off to do wab an'' 1 go with yoa
orslrnanately to take keee o" ye' bote
I war really t up to go by Mlaay
Alb e fo' to lake beer " yoealf, epe-
or wowoded. - Ue
oalr of gW. that belonged to Mr. J- J -
. . . V .4 a I D1UI1I UVIV J9 rriiwvua -"v '
lay tbe trip to the glovea.
: E. C. Luoe.ttueteeln bankruptcy
Jor tbe Thorn paon Broe. Lumber
Company, li adTertieiog eale ol
land, a eaamlll plant, a donkey
wflM and Urging equipment, a do
some lumber and other property.
nd bide will be received by the
iruaUe until October 16 The
orooertr U located near Mountain
lale, and here la a ebanoe for aome
mill man. Tbe notice of tale ap
nea rt lo another column
: Tbe Co(Te Club met at the borne
if Mr. K. U Bird laat Saturday
tfternoon. Mre. T. R. lmbril and
Mrs J. F. Tarolf eie were appointed
Itelegttee to attend the Woman'
IClnh eonventlon wbluh will meal
U Koreet Urove October 14, 1& and
16 A ooromlltee ai appointed
a arrange fur public entertain
nenta. the Brocade ol which are U
0 into a fund for the building ol
1 re-etroom.
' N P. Oakerman, ot Beaferlon.
nil wno la one oi toe prvnn.fwiT.
arobarditta of bia eeollon, waa up
Friday, lie ia buying aome of tbr
property of K J Andereon, whi
na puichaaed lf0 acre over it
nilamrok, and wuo mofee oe
for permanent reeidenoe.
i When you can buy a 10 quart
14 quart, or 17 quart diabpan foi
a oenU jou are gettiog a bargain
eo go to U eer'e and Ukeadvantag
ofaaoodthini 30 3
I Twe Hlta te kpere.
j A baeeball game waa played to To-
Ipeta onre ln'iwf'u Uie nmrrwu iojo
and tbe bacbelura.
A utao uauifd Hoot! mine lo bat. 1 ne
pHrhrr put oer a lmlKl one. ano
flood kow kint Ibe ball ovr Cle feore.
1 11.IM d of alarlluu fr Brat baee
i mood braved blnuwlf aod stood etock
"lluo, you Idiot T ecreamea tu ppc-
I latere, -nun: waj in dm
you rueT'
"lluor calmly queneo r iowl an
would 1 run fort I've got two more
I clouts at Itr-Saturday Kvenlng 1'oet
Oraed Comblnslton.
Ilooeevelt waa reiurnlng from Africa.
Let'e give biro three cheers and a
iwe aumrtmteo one or iw mrvuv.
committee. Hut tbe otbera tbougbt.lt
loo lame, and a Ibe mmoty nunwr
alepped down tbe gangplank be waa
greeted wllb eoiuetblug like Ibler
"Hurray Hurrani wannnai
. . ... nu.l
bog) Bab, ran. rani mppoi
llartbeeat! UlrafTe! Crocodllel Bab,
ran, rabr-CblfBO Nw- '
Ineomplatenesa.
WIIHa Is a eurtous ohap,
As pwP" all aare
He always tails a little sheet
Of wast ha wanta lo be.
Ills iolftna cloihus entttla Wna
To an enilurlna fame.
The only dlllloulty Is
II doaan I know lha game.
Ha has a handaoma bunting rig.
But Is afraid to shoot
He only nexla a touring ear
To fit his auto suit
Out aa his wardrobe f rows, ne sere,
With confidence sublimes
"1 he moat Important part la eloUtea.
The mat will come In time."
-Washington Star.
Tha Glass of Feshlen."
'!Cnolly-Tlie douce, old cbap; 1 cawn't
gb lo the inrt. I nuve no conao uuv
tena, .
llleggle-Oo ncroaa the atreet ana
me. ilrnl) follow.
Cbolly-nut I cawnt. boh;
iy tnraaurenienla eicept my tallah,
Dntcberkoow.-ruck.
Djnot forget that' Greer kwpe
tllkiodi of field otedB. 29tf
.Joliui Aibabr, of 8uth TuU
tin, wai iu town Saturday.
I. H. Smith and wife, of Foreet
Orovi,were in ih c ty Friday.
J. B. Walker, of below Beaver
ton, wat up to tbe hintorio county
a... a l ,
"i Friday;
Tjoi. Wabn, with the PortUnd
weet clein'njj dtparlment, nd
"ho lived hare a a biy, oat
Bitorday, greeting friende.
Thoa. Murphy, of Monntaindale,
u in town yesterday, end while
In called on the Argue.
Robt. Thompson, of Cedar Mill.
nd J J. flhHvlin. of near Beaver-
K were up to ihi city yeeterdey.
Kmil Knratli and wife eeiled
om Hamburg, September 20, aod
'o now In AmnriRa. aomewbere be
tween New.York and the middle
,t. They are expected borne
Itbin a week or ten dy, na
nit enjoyed aa all Bummer trip.
n U.I.UI aold bin team of
handle .orr.kyrA'f,t0M,
drew KtaM,oi -
Heidel bee wlu,,uLT
,11 Bummer in the wood boeineM.
and aa he recently eold ble Hc
. .t a ht advaooe over
PaVIl Ol W ew o iaU.-
hiltmrcbaeepricebeltt goof the
equinee.
a Virniher of Matt
uie auuM, - .
Madiaoo wboae gemming rrr
t" .k Kim Into Drominence Uit
heother wa arrested leet Saturday,
oharged with .ellingliq- Without
lloanee to eome St. Jobui Doye.
w v. Thomae. one of the firel
clerki in the Commercial Bank, i I
hi city, wm aPirfrom
HaturdaT. Mr. Tnoma W
th.Rewdvill.echool.
T. B. Perklni, wbobM bwe
di,po.ed U Summer, wai dowj
h. la feeliOl DO"
... nr.knins Mini oat from
Forlitna ye-i ,
day lo tb oiij.
ur. M L King, of Gaeton, wae
In totrn Saturday. 1
J, C Beohen, owner of the IHfo
Tree, Farm, Weet union, wae
town Fridey.
a v riwulwln. who owni tbe
u.i t..Ia nlane a mile weet ol
town, wai over Friday, trsnrsotiog
builneeev
A, F, Zillmer, of Oedsr Mill, wm
In town the laatof tbo week nd
remembered the religlool weekly In
bia oalli.
and wife and Mre
Miobaleo, of Sheridan, were in tbe
olty Saturday evening, gueeU st
Ibe Dmuei owivum
n a Waatharred. ealeiBan for
o aIa i. amUmA i tti bia room Ihli
week with WinWMWOi rw--.
aoon be on duty gn.
K. A. Wolf, of Roedvllle. and
wbo waibbdly Inland by
.Aba am. wae In Iowa Batar-
d.f. He li rgUU leellOglhtttittHf
of hie ""counter.
On the Jab.
alias Coy (at the garden party) Lot
you klas mel Certainly nou a e
known you an nour.
Mr. Hustler (looKing ai me wm
or.ii i hun. auniwao 1 come around In
an hour and a qiicr.-Boston Tran-
ecrtpt ,?
Ethel.
I sought lo ease In Ethel's eyee. ,
But quick aha dropped her eyeuae.
1 could not tae her by surprlsa,
Indeed, and they ware shy llda.
Mlaay Alice site cunte to ny cabba an'
abe aay, 'Hea, yo' Infernal nlggak'
"Oh. no, abe dWe't."
"Well, enoy way. abe eald: 'Ben, le
mighty glad yo' goto' with yo' Mam
Qeo'ge. tt be efc'k or wounded yo"
write we ebery day. '1 ceUTt write.
Mlasy Alice,' I says. And abe says,
says abe: 'Well, get some) one alee to
write fo' yo' or eeud we word If he
neede me and I'll eumm mighty quick
to nu'ae Ulut. If yo' etlok to blot aa'
bring bliu back eafe an' eoun' lo me
I'll eee that yo' git yo freedom.' Aa'
I eaya: 'Mlaay Alice, I doa't beer dooi
my freedom. I aWo' went say free
dom. I s alius lived In IbU fambly
an' duo' event to live anywhere elee.
Hut I'll watch Marae Oeo'ge fo' yo' an'
let yo' kuow If be neede aueela'. I
don' prouibw to brlug bin back eafe
an' aouo' to yo'. but it be glta killed
or dire o' ramp fevah or any o' them
sojere' dlwaaaa l protnlae yo' on my
wo'd o' bonab aa a Turoolr elgga' dat
hasn't netab belonged to no odder
fetubty dat i ll brlug bia body back fo'
jo' lo werp ovsh an' be burled in de
fambly burylu' srouod.'
TK-u Mlaay Alice ebe aay, 'Den, yo's
debllab flue ola-gab' "-
"No, abe dldu t. but go on."
"Hbe aay, aaya abe: 'Hen, 1 b'lleve
you'. If yo' do dat I neber fo'glt It
Hut If yo' don' brlug him back either
tlbtn' or deed yo'd bet tab nevah been
bo'u.' How come yo' up byar In New
Yo k, Marae Oeo'ge. when yo' war kilt-ed-i
Omhiu utlealo'-ln de battle o'
Hbartiabu'g. an' yo' cuunel sahl yo'
body wae tbrowed Into de treochr
"tlo on with your story, rwer nuna
ny part ' tt."
"I buuted dat UttleOeld all orab.
tnrnlu' ebery man layln' on bia race,
even de Yaoka, aud 1 dido' eee yo' no
wbar. Marae Geo ae. Den de runnel
be sent an orderly fo' ate an' be aay:
Hen, yo' tnaetah be been killed, an'
be body muat 'a' been Ibrowed Into
de trench. o' go borne en' tell bia
nannla 'bout It. Wba' be kOOW 'bOIlt
me an dat I war a Turnolr nlggahr
i aakd him to do all that. Oo on.
I'm aoiloua to bear tbe real."
"Yo" tell him to do dat! Wba'yVyo
do dat, Marae Oeo'ge r
"I'll tell you my atory when you get
tbroagb with yeore, Oo on, I aay."
"My story's notta do 'a de drubbta'
I got from Mlaay Alice. 1 went home
to de plantation one momln', and
Mlaae Alice aha eaw me comln' 'way
up da road. She died out of de bouse
an' run le me, out o bref, an' abe
orini out: Ob. Bent Is he dead T
Ao' I breaked It sof ly lo her. 1 aaya,
aya Is alarae Ueo'ge, be wba' he don'
aoerab no mo, Mlaey AUce. 'Deed be
donV 'Wba' to bet abe moaned,
alagge'n back. 'In de trench,' I aay.
Dey tbrowed bloa la bete' t could git
hlmr
tV rj Uwd, Uarse Oeo'ge. booth
I broke de news aa aof ly as I knew
bow, abe Jla' drop right down wba
sbe stao' with a eblvab. 1 helped bet
nr. an1 toted ber Into de aooaa, Deo
wben ebe come to herself ebe eald,
with a voice det aouMea iai a na a
In de tomb: 'Ben, go 'way from me
an', doan' let me evab see yoVag'lo.
Yo'e been oofaltbful to de true' i re
poaed In yo'. Oo 'way, yoa debUah
nlggabl Yo"'-
Hod on, t beret Don't put, word
you aald te yourself luto bar pare
month."
'Yea, Marae Oeo'ge, I said .'em, a
beap of 'em-wo'ae an' wo'ee. An' 1
turned roun', aa de men do when de
battery's eeud In' out ehot an' shell an'
grape In their facee, an' I lef de plan-
tattoo, an' I baln't nebber neon naca
dap from dat day to this. An' I suf
fered ell this on yo' account - ab' yo-
waan't In de trench attar all.' waa
debllab bad lockl" ......
"Ben," aald tbe other, much arreciea.
"you've bit It eiactly. It would have
been better If I had been pot Into the
trench. I wae atupld enough to be-
SIRES AND SONS.
Lord Chart Hirfnrd Holds three
nwdsls fur life saving.
Kubellk rwelTMl ble Brat music
on frutn ble fat bar, a market gar
dener. hlr Tboiuaa Upton one stated be
woo'd give every penny h bad end
begin again al tbe Outturn of tbe bid
der to lift tba America cup.
Dr. William Olln Bt II I man, a practic
ing pbysk lao of Albauy. N". Y, la aerv
ag bla Sftb tat to aa prealdent of the
Ameiicen Bttmane aasocwtion.
Beth Low wea tbuught to bare bad
about the abort rat name lo tbe Kngllab
lentfoage. but lo I'bKataqnle county,
Ma,' there to a mau by tbe name of
OUT Dow. y
Willis in Ooerlln of Northlm, Maea.,
baa found bla all hundredth pearl. Ue
gut all the pearle from fresh water
clame which, he look from tbe brooks
about tbe town.
Mai Derewaky. tbe child uinak len.
wbo bss Won tbe gold and allver nted
als Of Ibe Ixtndoo Academy of Music,
bad lo memorise for bla examination
2jpU0,O0O notea In thirty daya.
, Hrakte 3. Orr. l lawyer of Pay City.
Mich., who baa served three terms as
prosecuting attorney ol Hay couuty,
iwk under emphatic proteel, has mov
ed to Detroit to practice tow aod to
Mcapea fourth elect loo aa county
prosecutor,
j The tierman eolonlal secretary, Ilerr
IternlMirg. was a elerk In a Wall streot
4fl4 In New York when be was a
yeoac man and aeon after ble arrival
lit America. Ills employer ret need to
rah ble wagee when requested, and
yonag Deraberg went back to bis native-
lend. Die encceae to due to bia
ability and ewergy.;
In
I BECAME OF
GEORGE AIKEH?
TMnrjt Theatrical
Krank Daniels la adapting tbe book
of -The Belle of Brittany" to Ameri
ca a taete.
August Voo Bleue, tbe muslclan-ac-lor,
a) te appear la vaudeville In 'The
Master Musician."
The) Llebter company has engaged
Ctiarlee B. Waldroe to play tbe lead
ing pert lo a new product loa.
Oortnne, who to starring In "Mile.
Mlsehlef," totely told tbe cornerstone
of a new Bbnbert theater In Mlnoe-
Juatln Huntley McCarthy's drama of
"rue Proud rrince." which Hotbero
used beret baa bees produced wltb
great eocceaa ta London.
At the time of ble death Clyde
Kite had yast Hotobed e play for
7a0 Sea re, called "Kitty and tbe
Canary," and be waa about to write
one In wblcb Miss Rutb Msyctlffe was
to star.
Beewt In the Henyaed. :
Bank eHobbe-Tbey aay bnelneaa to
plckht op all round.
Big MUler-Thet alnt no Idle talk
aeltber. We got two more algs y later
day than we did tbq day before.-Boa-toa
Uerald.
Right In the Thick of It
Mies Trigg-Why, Mr. Callowby. I
didn't know you went In for football
while at college.
Mr. Callowby fOOt-Oh. but I did, you
know. For tbe last three yea re I was
substitute cheer maater.-Fuck,
Clume Chap. K.
The moon crept e'er the ridge.
And falsi the white estate rose,
lie klaaad bar on tba bridge
Aad aortly did propoee.
Bbe frowned aad eald: "Dear mel
lea are ehunay. eooeneaa hnowal"
Alas and alack, for sbe
Mad been Klaaad en the bridge ot
Uwta Republic.
Many ierepa.
Pear-Tee; they .have kept a diary
of their courtship and all of their
Courtship aod all of their petty fights
are registered.
Buby-Orectoua! It must be eort of
crap book.-Mlaweapolle Journal.
Charaeter Reeding. -"What
makea you so sore that man
hi oatwrany rautloae and diplomatic r
"Tbe fact that whenever 1 offer blm
a cigar be puts tt la his pocket and
says be wtll smoke It after dlnoer."-
Wasbiagtoa star, k
I sought to whisper words of love, (
But caused lha maid to tremble.
be wae aa timid as a dove.
Or did shs but dissembler
I learned too late It was an art, ;
That drooping ot tba eyelids.
In trembling she but played a part. ,
A snare waa In those sly lldsl
-Town Topics.
believe
The Bettsr Wsy.
frlrst Boston Cblld-Do you
la corooral punishment?
Second Boston - cuiio-wo; i
......u niuitn inv imrents do what I
i.h k mom I suasion. New Xorkr
wwu
Life. .
, A Strange Possibility.
I With machines to save talking
X And working and walking,
We llnd that tbla planet so small
" , le run by the lever,
And numan ma
k, nnMldArfta ai an.
rm waahlngton 8
Can't De Beth."
Tbe housewife views with falling nerve
' Preaervlng time a proslmlty.
, gba tea re she caift at once preaeree
. Hertrulte end equanimity;
; MJatbello standard and Times,
"U your wife ooe of these reform
erer -
"No, twt ber drees msker Is. Bbe has
told aay wife that abe must have nips
the eoalaar aeaaoB."-aoostoo Poet
TlieDreaeMe.
Tawdreasaer. havpr. though not rich,
Cares not what (ate o'ertakea him.
But hunter's the alarm clock which
MeleaUeealy awakes him.
, - - -Washington Htar.
i HleFeellnoe.
" A ' vou feel If aome
pome tbe victim of a diabolical atory, ,ou a fortune T
There wae another girl-well, 1 was Bareeft-l'd foal euro that aome one
engaged to be married lo her long be- WM prova. tbat h. waa 0f unsonod
f.who wrote me that a Yankee on
-ear who had come down with the Fed
eral army bad taken my piece. Alter
Jbarpaburg 1 got my colonel to send
ou back with tbe atory that 1 had
in till Ml and thrown into tneuencu.
I wUbed to be dead lo every one t nao
been brought up with, especially w oer.
"It war might', hard on MWsy Alice,
but I'd rather been Mtosy Alice thah
myself. Marae Oeo'ge. yo' go right
back to de ole plantation an' tell Mtosy
Alice twar all yo' fault. Tell bet yo
a ilnr an' I a might' fine hlggah.-
. "I'll do It, BeU. and fll take, yow
with me."
mlneV-Phlladelpbia Ledger.
By TOM GAYLORD.
(Copyrlilit, 19U, by American Prsas Aaeo
clatloB.J "Wlmt Is this r.-H)rt, Merlam. about
you and Mr. Abercroiiibler
"It la tbat we are to be married, aad
It la true."
"And yet people say that after a masj
peases forty be will Invsrlably ebooee
a woman from fifteen to twenty years
younger than blimwlf."
Tlu-re are ciima where men past
forty marry women they have loved
lu their youth."
"And yours Is such a romancer '
"It Is more ibau a romaoce-U la a
remnrknble case."
"lo I..II me. I am dying to bear It"
"I must go bock iwenty foor years.
I was then elghlecu. Father at tha
time was speculating In cotton and
had umde a great deal of money. Be
was very ambitious for me end told -
me that, wnetner or no minna
wealth, 1 muat uiurry a pollabed" man.
rather had little opportunity to be-"
come reflneil In bla youth, aod people i
always covet what they bsve been de- "
nlod. (Hie day when I waa out bo roe
buck riding my pony ran away with
me. A furmer'e boy came galloploe; ,
after me ami. catching my rem, aaved
me from going over a high baok Uto-'
tbe river.
"An Intimacy sprang up between my
self and the youth, wboae name waa r
Aiken. I vvns a shrewd little mini '
aud never aald anything at home about "
tbe runaway or the farmer's boy.
"Klimlly I umde up ray mind tbat I
could not live without Oeorge Aiken
and protoeed lo elope with hint He
consented, but very unwillingly. .Be
loved me, but had too much sense to
consider such a course either boaof
ablo or likely to result in our happi
ness. I called blm timid, and this
brought blm over to my plan.
"Mr room wns on tbe third Story. 1
procured a roo ladder, on which I to
tended to deecetid after tbe fa catty
were all asleep, aud bid tt to my '
cloaet. Aiken wns to be at the foot at
the ladder to receive me. But wheel
it came lo dincendlng the swsytof
thing my courage fulled me, and 1
calhHl on blm to come up and; help me.
He aprang tip tbe ladder, and Just aa
we were about to go down togetoer ww
heard footatepa coming up tbe walk.
Oeorge Aiken climbed Into the window
and drew up the ludder.
"Borne one came on up to the booee
and stopM beneath my window. I
necDcd through tbe slsts sod recof-
niaed father. lie bnd gone out with
out my knowing It. He called op tbe :
coachman and stationed him under
tbe window, then came into tbe bouse.
"1 am rulnedr 1 cried, clinging to
my lover. 'Father muat have sewn yoa . '
enter tbe window.'
"Oeorge Aiken remaiued perfectly
cool, rreacutly he said In a steady,
low voice:
'Ulve me your watch.
"1 took It from my belt and banded
It to blm. . ,
" -Oo to bed,' be said, 'and pretend to
be asleep.' . ,
"Ue opened tbe door softly and stole t
out In a few minutes 1 bad token oS
my clothes and was lo bed. I bear
a commotion downstairs, and present
ly father came lo my door, awakened
me, as he supposed, and told me tbat
a thief bnd been caught In the bouse
with my watch on blm.
"Then I saw It all. Oeorge bad aac
rlflced himself to save me from dis
grace with rtiy own family. I was la
agony. I beraed father not to prose- .
cute tbe thief, but he baa sireeay can
ed Ibe police, and in another hour
George waa lu Jail. He was tried, put
in no defense and, being the son of a
reputable farmer, got off with a UgBl
sentence. ,
"I disguised myseir, went to toe jsu,
saw blm and proposed fo confeee the '
whole affair. He nnld my reputation "
would be lot and that would be worse ,'"
than a term lu toe penitentiary
blm. I should have naa tno iirei
to confess without his consent, but I
hadn't. 1 wbo bnd got mm into ie
scrape was too mean spiruea to ge
blm out.
"He served eighteen months, when
be come out of prison be did not try
to Bee me, but maunged lo get a note
to mo undiscovered lu which he aald
that my father would never consent to
my marriage with an ei-convtct and
It would be a slu for au ex-convlct to
ma tn mnlio the sacrifice. Tbat "
jvs aeass.
was the last 1 beard of blm.
"I married, father (ailed, my bus- -band
bceatne an Invalid, aud 1, alwaye 1
anxious to show some .courage to con- "
trast with the weakness of my youth,"'
studied stenography and accepted a
position. The afternoon of my ea-
trance on my duties I was called tnto' 1
the office of tbo bead of the firm to "
take bis dictation of tbe day's letter.
He looked at me curiously and asked :"
mo some questions about myseir.
"Six months after this my nusoanor
led. 1 bad been getting reratttancee
nm time to time from an unknown
friend whoso Identity I could not poo-
.ihi lanror After my husband'e ' '"
Isj Bight
The cooler days are coming soon,
When morn ma daws are wetter
And nature sings a shriller tune
Aad pancake teste much better. "
, -Boston Traveler.
Into
afm
tarlVll
J
The Heppy Fsrmse.
The farmer waa In days gone by b
An obleot of eompaaslom
He said "By gum l" and ioked "old "
, Because It waa tbe fashion. "
Ha held while following the plow ,k
Unto his own devices, - i :
' While we were worrying a lo hew
! To eat at olty prices.
The farmer how has eorn and oata
And meat and acts aad cMeC. ;
, Hla sphere of Inaueoee, one aotea, ' m
Bach year la growing wider. ,
, Ha lata "us elty tellers" grin
1 At "Rubes" and lives la clover, ,
While wa go broke for feed In Ma '
Diluted and warmed over.
-Washington Btar.
Heard tn Sunday ohoo4.
, "Why were the animate taken
the ark?"
"To nt tbem out ot ttooaevelt'a
wsy, I suppose."-New York Preee.
' ; A Teaet.
Then here's te him who never ; ,
I Attempts a etunt that moat
la hearers think Is clever-
,, A stele and waclent toaat.i -
-New Xork Mail.
Hassl Ladford aod Fred Hill, o
fnrMi Grove, were in the city Sat
I brdar evening. Mr. Hill It wl
kbown-all -over Washington uourv-
(y. having at tne time ornduotfd
the Qaimbv HouB; Portland, wh' n
lit wae a etoDDina blaoe for tbu
ooanty'a peoploi.
BdMlMDv of Shady Brook, wai
(down lo the olty Tuesday.
lhlv dtar-over. After my nUBoauai
death these remittances were doubled; -
I wondered If Oeorge haa prospereo,
found me out and helped me without H
makiug himself known.
"A year after my bUsDana s aenin toe .
bead of the firm for which I woraeu
told roe that he was my unknown" 1
friend. Surprised, I asked him what
reason be bnd for serving me. He'
asked me if I remembered " Oeorge ' f
Alkln. I started, turned pale ana snia
yes. Then he told me that he, Bdwar
Abercrombie, wae me mver vi
youth. , .
"ve W to OO marnea in www.
. Just an Idol.
"That's our popular matinee Idol.' ,
"Why, he doesn't look like an octee.''
"Tbat ain't all; he doesn't evesf act 1
like oue."-Cleveland Inder. i
Birda and Men.
The bird' that nets the worm
Is the bird that early rises, r
The man who gets the trade
la the man who advertises. " '
Boston Herald.1
Evan If She Didn't Dye. f !
Ella-We can die only once. -StellarBut
you have bleached eevr
eral Umes.-Los Angeles Ttmea.
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