Cottage Grove leader., October 25, 1910, Image 2

enusetts orings naturally tnoughts oi
“ I won't argue that question with
ho* several times, but soon got me
crulelng, and he has made consider
you," he said flrmly. “ As a matter
hang of IL and at noon, when he sat
able use of the Mayflower during hli
of fact, 1 shall enter the house now
down to the table with the faivowr
vacation. He la a good sailor, thanki
and his wife be felt that he had made
and give my credentials afterward."
to his numerous voyages on blue wa
a start
He stretched forth a band to the knob.
ter, and he Is believed to be quite at
Helen tossed aside the shawl and
Both the farmer and his wife were
Prohibitive Law May Result From fond of the Mayflower as was Mr
swung out of the hammock. Her left
curious about him. but they learned
Roosevelt. The latter frequently ex­
band grasped Farmer Blake's cant
little. They came to the decision that
Hague Conference
By C L X B I S S A M X C K I E
pressed his delight on boarding the
By B R Y A N T C. R O G E R S
and hied It across the door, bracing
be was no tramp, and that neither
r ' -'
yacht, and he selected her as the flag
herself against It Her Injured foot
was be a horse-thief. When corn
ship when he bade adieu to the battle­
tOwiortehi, IMS, br i a u t U v * LUoimrr h m j
barely touched the floor.
planting wa* over. Barnes, as the
United State* Take* Initiative In Fight ship fleet before Its departure on the
O o y / r lg h l. 1*10, by A m u c U s m U L it e r a r y P m i
“ Don't you dare to touch that cane,'
That Judge Orlscomb was wealthy stranger called himself, was taken on
Against Drug Ueed by 150,000—
memorable around-the-world voyage.
The wide piazza of the farmhouse she cried.
and did not care for society every­ as a hired man. He learned to split
i
The President1* Floating
When the big ships returned tri­
His low laugh defied her. "Sort ol
body knew; that his daughter Mabel wood, milk cows, bold the plow and was deserted save for Helen Rogers
umphantly to Hampton Roads It was
I
Home.
was handsome and accomplished and do other farm work. His back acbed swaying gentlji In the hammock near ‘enter If you must, but It will bt
from the bridge of the Mayflower that
a social favorite was also a fixed fact. and he got over 1L His hands bile the door. The entire household had across my dead body'— Is It really
Washington—An International agree­ President Roosevelt welcomed them It was observed, over and over again, tered and became calloused. And the gone to a clambake three miles dis­ worth all this fuss?" A little angry
home
to
Yankeeland.
ment tor the suppression of the opium
tant; buxom Mrs.. Blake, the farm­ light gleamed In bis blue eyes and
that she was not a bit like her father. farmer said to him:
lu slse and In furnishings the May
traffic may result from a conference
He regarded the society dawdler as a
“ Never had a hired man who asked er’s wife; her maid servant, and all he took the cane and very gently
flower
compares
favorably
with
the
o f the Interested powers at The
cumberer on the earth; she had a so many questions. He wants to the summer boarders had rumbled withdrew It from her grasp.
Hague. The United States la taking royal yachts of Europe. Her birth dosan of them fluttering around her.
With a cry of pain Helen tottered,
know all about everything. Shouldn't away In two large hay wagons at
place
was
Scotland,
where
she
wa*
the Initiative In the Bght and the call
and her weight falling on her sprain
“ Mabel," be would say as they sat wonder If he'd make a pretty good 11 o'clock.
built
In
1896
for
the
late
Ogden
Ooelet
for the conference was made through
Helen had stoutly refused sacrifice ed ankle crumpled her Into a white,
down In the library In the evening, farmer In time. Mebbe be used to be
diplomatic notes from Secretary of the New York millionaire, who did no« now and then, for a companionable what they call a confidence man, but on the part of her mother and sister. motionless heap on the floor.
live
long
to
enjoy
possession
of
the
State Knox. The desire of this gov­
"Oh, by Jove! What have I done
little talk, "what do you find solid In I ’m not holdin' It up agin him. H e’s If her sprained ankle forbade her to
ernment la to see embodied In the In­ beautliul craft. The original cost ot society?"
take the Jolting ride to the clambake now— I didn't guess the child was
seen the error of hts ways."
the
Mayflower
was
$800,000.
After
ternational law some form of statute
And when August came Judge Oris- she could enjoy herself quite as w'ell hurt! Plucky little g ir l!” He bent
“The getting home as soon after
grow out of the belief that only Mr. Goelet's death the yacht was of
midnight as I can," she laughingly re­ comb and bis daughter went up to the In the hammock with her books and down and lifted her carefully Into the
fered
for
sale
by
his
widow.
It
wa*
through the cooperation of opium pro­
She was not afraid. hammock. “ Gee, a sprained ankle—
Falls house for a month, as they had needle work.
plied.
ducing and exporting countries with reported at one time that the late
done for live or six seasons. Newport Ponto, the big collie, was her slave no wonder she fainted away."
“
You
have
many
young
men
calling
King
of
the
Belgians
had
acquired
her,
our customs officials can the prohibi­
He picked up the bottle of lime Juice,
and Its stupidities for July— the Falls j a“ d the day would soon pass,
tory statute of 1908 against the Im­ but the report was unfounded. The here ?"
house and quiet and rest for August, j When the last wagon had rumbled eyed It critically and then poured
“ Ten or a dozen."
portation of fumable opium Into the vessel was bought for $460,000 by the
"Well. Barnes." said the farmer to BwaY a“ d she had cheerfully waved some on a handkerchief.
"And the society papers are hinting
United States be made effective. De­ United States government shortly be­
He mopped her forehead with the
the hired man one day, “ the Falls h* r handkerchief as long as th_e_ pic
spite the unceasing efforts of customs fore the Spanlsh-Amerlcan war and about this and that admirer?"
folks are Just ltchln' for some sweet nJckers remained In sight, Helen sticky mess and some of Its pungent
“ In every number."
officials It Is known 68,000 pounds of waa converted Into a gunboat, or small
green corn. I've been down In the Picked up her book. But her eyes Juice trickled Into her eye and
the drug were smuggled last year for cruiser. The price paid by the gov
He
“ You are twenty years old. You Held, and I guess we can pick about strayed from the open page to the brought her to consciousness.
the use of 160,000 people. Thirteen ernment was considered a low one.
cool shadows on the grass under the poured out a glass of water and held
are handsome and educated; and they
The Mayflower Is 270 feet long and know my bank account to a dollar. I six dozen ears. You may hitch up the drooping elms; to the distant sunlit It to her Ups.
and possibly fourteen countries will be
old mare In the mornln' and drive
represented.
They are the United Is of 2,690 tons burden. Her engine* sometimes encounter one ot your ad­
"I'm very sorry— you see, 1 didn't
over there with 'em. Tell ’em more fields where the men were garnering
States, Oreat Britain, Austria-Hungary, produce 4,700 horsepower, and she 1* mirers and callers."
a belated hay crop, and with a little know you had a bad foot. Do you
will
be
ready
In
about
four
days."
France, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, propelled by twin screws. She car
sigh of contentment lingered on the feel better now?" He replaced the
“ Poor old daddle! But what must
Miss Mabel Orlscomb sat on a
the Netherlands, Portugal, Persia, Rue rles a complement of about 170 offi­ be your feelings when you d o!"
preparation that had been made for glass on the table and leaned against
bench under the shade of a tree at
sla and Slam. Turkey may be also cers and men. The Mayflower carries
the porch pillar, looking down at her
‘Marriage will come, Mabel, and the corner of the Falls house. She her com fort
a few light guns, principally for us* the son-tn-law will come. I've won­
represented.
A small table at her elbow held with friendly eyes. Helen with a
The American delegation at The In firing salutes. Otherwise there Is dered what he would be like. I've looked up from the book that was not water pitcher and glass and a bottle swift upward glance Doted that the In
Hague will seek an International law nothing In her external or Internal ap wondered If a girl who took after her Interesting her much to see a horse of lime Juice, Ned Freer had dropped truder's face was not a villainous one;
requiring each country to prevent the pearanoe to distinguish her from pri­ hard-headed old father could find a and wagon coming and aiming to a tempting box of chocolates within Indeed, there was an air of engaging
drive around to the rear of the bouse. her reach, some one else had brought frankness about the dark blue eyes.
shipment from her ports of smoking vate yachts of her slse. Like all the man among these pink-tea dawdlers."
The driver had on a straw hat, was
opium Intended for countries where other vessels of the navy, she Is kep<
"What makes you do It?" she asked
‘It's the foolish women that make without a coat, and had a four or live magazines, her mother had laid a
In exquisitely neat condition, her
that form of a drug la prohibited.
the silly men. If they looked for men days’ growth of beard. She glanced gray shawl across her pretty little suddenly.
smartness being accentuated by her
“ Do what?"
UnRed States Has Troubles.
Instead of butterflies then men could at him and gave a start of surprise. foot. Its slender ankle now swollen
beyond belief.
Farmer Blake had
"Burgle for a living. It's so-
This government first came Into di­ coat of data ling white paint The fine
He glanced at her, and his sunburned propped his cane against the door wrong. you know. A man as big and
rect oontact with the seriousness of lines of the Mayflower, which wa*
face took on a deeper color. No nod Jam and Mrs. Blake had packed a lit­ strong as you are should work."
the problem when It started out to put built for cruising at medium speed a*
of recognition— no word. He drove tle basket of lunch In order that the
A quiet smile curved his lips. "But
the Philippines In order. Investiga­ well as for comfort, have attracted the
out
of the grounds by another way.
Invalid might enjoy the flavor of pic­ — you see I do work. As a matter of
tion showed that aside from the ques­ admiring notice of many marine ob­
Four days later, Miss Orlscomb was nicking If nothing more.
The Interior of the May­
fact I’m a Jolly old grind— you see
tion there, the continental United servers.
wandering along the main highway,
States also presented a serious prob­ flower does not resemble that of a
An hour passed. The night before I'm a doctor— Interne at the Civic
stopping to cull a flower here and had been a painful one with many hospital and— "
lem. In 1880 this government had warship, thus belying In a way her
watch a squirrel there, when the same wakeful hours. Helen's book dropped
place on the active list of the navy's
"You must know Mrs. Blake's son—
wagon and driver appeared.
More from her Angers, her Ups closed. In oh, dear, of course you are Jack
ships. She la decorated beautifully,
green corn for the hotel. She stood
principally In white, gold, silver,
B lake!"
Helen’s face was crimson
aside as the vehicle came up and
and every provision Is made for the
now.
bowed to the man with the lines. He
comfort of the President and hla
“ At your service,” he said, with a
lilted his hat, but did not halt Oh,
guests.
Thousands of dollars are
sweeping bow.
yes; she was sure of his Identity, and
spent annually In the upkeep of the
‘You can't blame me for the mis­
he of hers.
vessel.
take," returned Helen saucily. "You
Every three or four days during the
The Mayflower haa been assigned to
certainly are a suspicious looking
month he appeared. He brought
the use of the President since 1902.
character."
green corn, new potatoes, squashes,
Between the close of the Spanlsh-
He glanced down at his dusty blue
onions, radishes and other good
Amerlcan war and her assumption of
clothes and rumpled his hair Into
things to eat Always there was a
her new duties she served as a gun­
worse untidiness. " I
don’t know
nod, but no word between the two.
boat. The question of her disposition
what'B got Into the village— not a
The Judge and his daughter returned
arose when It was considered by the
vehicle of any sort at the Btatlon nor
to the city at the end of the month,
authorities that she had outlived her
on the road. Lost my straw hat
period of naval usefulness. The deci­
and society came to life. It asked
climbing a fence and a hungry cow
after Phillip Barton, but no one re­
sion to reconvert her Into a yacht and
bit Into the crown, so I let her have
plied. September and October came
detail her to do duty as a Presidential
the rest of It. It's a hot, dusty walk
and went, and one evening the father
vessel In place of the old Dolphin
from the station to Locust farm—
and daughter sat down for one of
brought forth almost universally favor
three m iles!" He looked appealingly
their talks.
able comment, as It was felt that the
at the lime Juice, and at Helen’s
President should have a yacht worthy
“ Father,” said Mabel, after a bit.
quickly voiced Invitation he prepared
of comparison with those of the heads
"Phillip Barton Is to call here to­
himself a cooling drink.
o^ other great nations
morrow afternoon. He la finished
'Have some?" he asked, holding out
with his farm work for the season.
The bluejackets of the Presidential
the glass.
He has Bo longer the wings of a so­
vessel are all picked men. Assign­
"No, thanks. I'll Just remove this
ciety butterfly but the sunburn and
ment to the Mayflower Is held to be
Boon Got the Hang of IL
from my face and then you may share
callousness of the man who has
an honor by officers and men, but they
my lunch. Everybody's gone to the
do not consider their berths easy be found. The women of society do earned bis living. What shall I
clambake and 1 was keeping house
a
Secretary of State Knox.
They are Intrusted frequently with not ask If a man has done great answer him?"
alone."
made a move against the drug through the safety of the nation's chief execu­ things In finance, science, art, Inven­
" I guess he's the son-in-law I’ve
“ I forgot to explain that I wanted
• treaty with China which prohibits tive, his family and his guests, gen­ tion or what not. The question Is: had In mind," was the reply as he
to get In and surprise mother; she
the importation of smoking opium for erally men of distinction, both Amer Can he talk to entertain and amuse?" bent over to kiss her.
wasn't expecting me until next week.”
“And wbat are you going to do?”
the use of Chinese residents In this leans and foreigners, and they are re­
Her Eyes Strayed From the Open He brought her a basin of water from
country. Many Americans were then quired to keep constant minute watch asked the father In a dubious tone.
The Hindustani Language.
the kitchen and a clean towel and
Page.
engaged In the traffic and, as there on the condition of their vessel. Strict
“Now, daddle, don't you worry one
Hindustani, which Is understood and
watched admiringly as she removed
was little trouble In secretly dis­ naval discipline Is maintained, and the little b it You shall see the man and spoken nearly all over India, except In her white gown, there was nocolor
the traces of his restorative.
tributing the drug after It had been men are drilled regularly In the use oi have a chance to Judge him before he Madras, where the servants speak about her— Just a tinge of rose In the
"Is lime Juice one of your reme
brought to the United States, the the guns. The vessel’s (Ires are never becomes your son-in-law.”
English, Is the best example known of delicate lips and the blue-black luster dies?” she asked.
trafflo continued regardless of the banked more than lightly, since the
It was said of Phillip Barton that artificial—or pidgin—speech. It Is of her hair.
"I
use whatever Is at hand— you
treaty and the drug acquired victims, Mayflower must be kept In condition he was a society butterfly. He was really Urdu, shorn of all grammatical
The tall clock In the dining room
should be thankful It wasn't Ink."
white and yellow, accordingly. Last to respond If necessary to the order* born with a gold spoon In his mouth.
complications. All verbs are regular, chimed noon and the long hands
“ I am,”
said Helen demurely.
year when the statute prohibiting the of the President for Immediate use.
He had time to kill. He had never and practically all Inflections of noun Bwung around to the half hour. Bees "Now, let us have lunch— your mother
Importation of opium for anything but
made a dollar for himself, but when and pronoun, though In real (or tumbled In and out of the hollyhocks, has prepared a picnic basket for me—
medicinal purposes was passed, there
he picked up a fallen fan and pre­ “ pukka") Urdu, the Irregularities al­ a humming bird poised trembling but wait—you will want to Join the
were about 200,000 users of the drug GOVERNMENT OWNS RECLAIMED sented It to a lady a score of persons
ways found In ancient languages ex­ above the honeysuckles. These were clambake. They were to serve It at
ACRES.
among Americans. A recent estimate
held their breath at the grace of It. ist abundantly. Thus the white “ sa­ all the sounds save a cautious step on
one o’clock, and If you hurry you will
places the present number at 160,000.
He was Just a rich young man—Just hib" has only to acquire a sufficient the grass.
be In time. I know they left Brownie
In execution of the project for !m a dawdler— Just a butterfly!
Oreat Brltatln and Portugal are assum­
Ponto lifted his nose and sniffed as
He was vocabulary and learn one conjugation
In the stable, and there Is the beach
ed to be the strongest opponents of proving the channel of the Potomac one of those who danced and dangled
a young man approached the house,
for
all
verbs
and
one
declension
for
all
river along the water front of Alex about Miss OrlBcomb. He was one ot
this measure.
scanning the many windows with a cart.”
pronouns,
and
he
Is
equipped.
Work­
“ No, thanks,” said Dr. Blake with
The attitude of Great Britain will andrla, the United States will obtain the doten who admired. He talked
He
mur­
ing facility In speech can be gained swift, searching glance.
‘’W e’ll have our
picnic
be watched with Interest by the dele­ about 44 acres of land In Battery cove, vapidity and thought she was Inter­ In a week or two, and the leading An­ mured some words to the aroused emphasis.
gates from other nations. Although In Just above Jones point. The question ested; he flattered, and thought she glo-Indian newspaper publishes a lit­ dog and Ponto's head went down on here, and then perhaps when It Is
cooler I may drive you down to the
the last few years she has shown an of title to this land has been In dis­ was ((leased. He started to propose
tle pocket book called "How to Speak Its towsy paws.
Inclination to Join In the movement pute for several months, and It re­ marriage, and she gave him such a
The man paused on the top step beach so we may come with the
Hindustani
In
a
Month."
Whatever
folks. I've been to plenty of clam­
for the suppression of the misuse of quired an opinion of the Attorney look as not only to check him, but
faults may be found with Hindustani, and stared at Helen Rogers, asleep
the drug, Oreat Britain In the past has General to settle It.
to set him to thinking very seri­ It Is greatly to be preferred before the In the hammock. With a sharply In­ bakes—but this Is the first time— "
He did not finish the sentence nor
been open to severe criticism because
The river and harbor act of the re­ ously.
Jargon called petit negre, which the drawn breath the stranger turned his
o f her Indo-Chinese opium trafflo. It cent Congress contained an appropria­
'Way back, among Mr. Barton's an­ French have taught the natives to use eyes away from the sleeping girl and did Helen need any explanation of his
bas been the popular Impression, and tion of $60,000 for the Improvement o( cestors, there had been a hard-headed In Cochin-China.
laid his hand on the knob of the meaning. In silence he deftly laid the
little table for two and then sitting
With some foundation, that the British the Potomac opposite Alexandria. The man—shoemaker, blacksmith, banker
screen door.
government forced opium on the Chi­ approved project contemplates dredg or what. From him there had drifted
Ponto growled, the clock struck the down smiled across its breadth.
Froze the Quicksand.
“ W ell, Miss— Summer-boarder?"
nese by the so-called “opium war." It lng the river channel 24 feet deep down something worth preserving.
An Interesting application of the half hour, and as If watching for
"Oh. I forgot— I'm Helen Rogers.
may be said In extenuation that for along the water front of Alexandria Society had Insisted on the young freezing system In shaft sinking was these signals, Helen's dark eyes open­
every pound of the drug India sent to and depositing the dredged material man being a dawdler and a butterfly. recently exhibited at a colliery In ed suddenly on the vision of a dusty, W e've been here since June. Mother
China the Chinese produced and con­ In Battery cove. That cove Is within It had never taken him seriously. He England. When the shaft had been travel-stained youth about to enter says she shall come every summer."
"And you?"
sumed at least 20 times that amount the limits of the District of Columbia, admired Miss Orlscomb In a society
sunk a short distance It was found the empty formhouse.
"I suppose I shall, too."
within their own borders— a fact not and the Jurisdiction and ownership of way. For social reasons he felt It a
She sat upright with a stifled cry,
that a layer of quicksand 80 feet In
"I'm sure you will," said Dr. Jack
generally known.
the United States extend to high-water sort of a duty to fall In love with her
depth had to be penetrated. To pre­ and he withdrew bis hand from the In his slow drawl. There was strength
One effect of the International mark on the Virginia shore.
and ask for her hand.
vent the wet sand from flowing Into knob. He faced her.
T o use the cove In the way pro­
Opium commission's conference was
"W hat do you want?” she demand­ and purpose and an underlying tone
When he was ready to put hts Ideas the shaft It was frozen solid. A cir­
of authority In his voice: the color
a pact between the British and Chi­ posed, the construction of bulkheads Into words he got a surprise. She was cular row of holes, forming a ring ed.
nese governments, by which the for­ and retaining walls was necessary. In society, but not of I t It came to
“ I— er—really, must I explain my flickered In Helen's cheeks and her
over 20 feet In diameter, was made
eyes evaded his and looked over Into
mer agreed to reduce her production Interested parties owning adjoining him as he looked Into her eye* that
round the shaft, and by means of errand ?"
and exportation of opium to China at land offered to make these construc­ she would never give her heart to a
“ Of course." Helen's voice was the sunlit fields.
metal pipes a freezing mixture of
But wherever she looked she saw
the rata of one-tenth a year, beginning tions at their own expense, provided man like him. If anyone of his
brine, or chloride of sodium, was caus­ crisp and did not harmonize with her
January, 1908. Oreat Britain has kept the government would not dispute friends had said to another that he
“ Of nothing else save the deep, steady
ed to circulate In them. This had soft eyes and winsome face.
her part of the contract, and China their title to the land thus reclaimed. took this matter seriously to heart, the effect of freezing the sand In a course you must explain whom you glance of his friendly eyes, so her j
glance wandered back to his and met
haa more than kept up her end. It Is The engineers regarded that arrange­ there would have been smiles and
circular wall round the shaft as hard wish to see. You have no right to
claimed on behalf of China that she ment as economical and advantageous laughter.
his smiling gate.
as rock. On the removal of the soft enter the house."
bas up to the present time reduced to the United State*. Before entering
From that far-back ancestor came sand In the center the rrozen wall re­
her annual production and consump­ into any formal agreement, however. the leaven, and Mr. Philip Barton
mained Intact, protecting the work­
foot, the mothers carrying their
Courtesy Should Be Mutual.
tion of opium to 280,000 piculs— 60,- It was decided to ask the Attorney saw things and thought of things and
men from the quicksand behind IL—
Persons who complain about the babies. Eastern-fashion, across their
686,668 pounds—about half the former General for an opinion as to the own­ did things. It was said that he had
Harper's Weekly.
lack of respect for age exhibited by hips, the fathers loaded with their
amount It la now China's desire for ership of the artificial accretions when ¿on« to'Europe
American youth do not always think world's goods, slung on their backs,
a new agreement with Oreat Britain, made as proposed. In his opinion the
Qne spring day a farmer up In Con-
One Reason.
by which the ten-year period may be Attorney General reviews the law In n#oUcut waa leaning over hi. gate
It necessary to set an example of with a band across their foreheads to
Tourist—I must confess that I c a n 't j
good manners to the rising genera bear the weight.
shortened to seven or even five years. the matter and hold, that the sub- u l ,e k in g up and d„ wn the road
see why so many people want to come
The plaza Is turned Into a fair, with
merged area will remain the property It v u corn-planting time, and he was here—no scenery, no amusements, no tlon by treating them with respect.
h. , p. Afar o(f he l l t , man good things to eat. absolutely no ah Such persons might learn a lesson rows of tiny wooden booths, where
PRESIDENT’ S FLOATING
HOME. of the United State, up to the pres-
from the Japanese. "N ot only are cheap gewgaws and tasteless finery
ent high-water mark on the Virginia
w,th iatch,|
han(J
tractions.
children gentle and courteous to their In cottons and tinsels, necklaces of
- w , * . purty lmart ^
a ,
„
When the president’s flag, with Its shore. C.PL W. T. Hannum. the en-
Innkeeper— Ah, signor, sey come be­
national coat of arms eroblaaoned on glneer officer In charge of the project- n w d th, farmer. but mebbe he'. cause we 'ave xe gra-ran' label to elders In Japan." says a recent writer beads and gaudy-looking ornaments
n i , i ther , et hlm
on the Lotos I.and. "but their elders are sold In hundreds at fabulous
a blue background. Is raised over the cd lmprovemenL has made^*n Mtl- n#w to u,*
stick on s* luggage?” — Mexican Her
are also gentle and courteous to prices to the Indian women, while
United 8tatea ship Mayflower she be­ mate that the reclaimed land will be to work or scar* him to death. Got
aid.
orth from $20,000 to $60,000.
them Courtesy Is mutual. The old their husbands fuddle themselves with
comes “the President’s yach t"
At
to get that sweet corn In or the hotel
folk never forget that they them­ “ firewater" (luckily more water than
other times she la a cruiser on the
won't have any for August Hello,
Possibly Greatest of All Tasks.
selves were at one time young, and Are) In the drinking shops.—Wide
Two Seaside Views.
regular Hat of the navy. The “other
you— want a Job at good pay?"
Ixmlsa M. Aicott once wrote; T e
World Magazine.
The Sentimental One—The heantl-
times" are few, especially In the sum­
T m ready for work If you'll show rear ten virtuous children, put ten the young seem to divine Instinctive
ly what Is due to age.”
mer. since the President of the United tol beach waa covered with shells this me how,” was the reply.
useful men and women Into tb* world
8ome Comfort.
States, being a normal human being, morning.
"H a ln t used to IL eh? You don't and give them health and courage te
Christmas In Yucatan.
cannot help having a liking tor the
The young mother of the 8tameee
The Practical One— Yes It’s a shame look up to much, but most anybody work out their own salvation Is a bet
Christmas In Yucatan Is kept as a twins was Inspecting the ligament
beautiful ship and a desire to spend to allow ’em to eat peanuts down can plant corn. Five kernels to a
ter Job done for the Lord than win­
much of his time on board of her. The there.
fiesta. The Indians for miles around that hound them togtther.
hill, and cover 'em up well. Hope ning a battle or ruling a state."
Tlxlmtn flock Into the town, bringing
navy list says that the Mayflower Is
"■Well," she sold, with a sigh of re­
you ain’t a gambler or anything of
detailed for “special service," which
with them their wives, their children lief. "there’s one consolation.
HI
A Pleasant Relief.
that kind, and that the police won't
Tem peram ental Gram m ar.
and
the
Inevitable
pack
of
dogs.
Most
means that she Is assigned to the per­
never have to answer the question.
"W hat are the wild waves saying?" be after you.'
"This Is a tense moment far A l­
of them come on horseback, two, and H o w do yon tell 'em a pert?"
sonal use of the commander-in-chief demanded the girl playfully.
He was assured on that polnL and mira."
o f the navy and his family.
sometimes three, at a time, the horses
Later, however, when the prees
"I don’t know," said the man wh< within an hour the stranger was
“ Why so?"
dragging two stout poles behind them agents came along they succeeded In
The proximity of President Taft’s had wandered away from the hotel, working In the cornfield beside the
“ Because she Is In on* of
her
summer home at Beverly, Mass., to but I don't believe It la scandal s6 | farmer. He chopped his feet with the
bearing
the
total
"household
effects"
convincing her that there were other
moods."
St Ikefr masters. Others com* an and more substantial oonaolatlona
the beautiful north shore of Masse any so rt"
Judge Griscomb’s
Son-in-Law
LTHE K E Y S T O N E j
TO H E A LTH
IS
A SOLITARY
PICNIC
HOSTETTER’Si
STOMACH
BITTERS
A short course of the
Bitters will quickly correct,
tone and sweeten any case
of “ bad stomach.” This
is a proven fact. Try a
bottle and see for yourself.
It is for Indigestion, Dys­
pepsia and Malaria.
Valuable Assistance.
Children always lovo to have a
“finger in the pie” and to help with
whatever la going on. When mother
or nurse does everything for them
they are deprived of a great deal of
pleasure and will not be so well fitted
to struggle for themselves when the
time comes as they would have been
If they had been accustomed to do
things for themselves. They should
be encouraged to be useful and to as­
sist with any preparations that may
be going on.
Mary's Havenge.
Mary waa a little girl who did not
like to wait, but one day her mother,
having several guests, Mary waa
made to wait anyway, so Juat about
the time dinner was under good head­
way, she poked her little curly head
In at the dining-room door and said:
“ I don’t care if I do have to wait;
that waa an old sick turkey, anyhow."
—Norman E. Mack’s National Mouth
IF.
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Complalners.
What is odious but noise, and peo­
ple who scream and bewail! People
whose vane points always east, who
live to dine, who send for the doctor,
who coddle themselves, who toast
their feet on the register, who intrigue
to secure a padded chair and a corner
out of the draught. Suffer them once
to begin the enumeration of their in­
firmities, and the sun will go down
on the unfinished tale.— Emerson.
Humor In 6lgns.
A New York shop exhibits a card
warning everybody against unscrupu­
lous persons “ who infringe our title
to deceive the public.” The shopman
does not quite say what he means,
any more than the proprietor of an
eating house, on the door of which
may he read the following announce­
ment. conveying fearful intelligence
to the gallant tars who frequent port:
’’Sailors’ vitals cooked here."
Our War.
The war we wage must be waged
Against misconduct, against wrong­
doing wherever It Is found; and we
must stand heartily for the rights of
every decent man, whether he be a
man of great wealth or a man who
earns a livelihood aa a wage worker
or a tiller of the soil.—Theodore Roose­
v e lt
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Asiatic Features.
Asia has the highest mountains ot
the world as well as the deepest "sink
holes." The Lukahun depression In
central Asia Is 400 feet below sea
level and there the yearly amplitudes
of the barometer are greater than any­
where on earth.
Helping Her Out.
’’Have you a young chicken? I am
rather green at cooking.”
“ Such being the case, madam, don’t
you think you’d better have an old,
experienced fowl?” — Courier Journal.
Mothers w ill find Mrs. Winslow's Boothlng
Byrup tii»; beat remedy to use foi their children
'u riu g the teething period.
The Great American Pie.
Steak, salad, fish, potatoes In all
form«, may be thrown Into the furnace
In a huddle, but when the close of his
repast approaches, when the pie hour
is about to strike. It la the duty of
every true American to reflect Then
he should attack the pie flrmly but
reverently, never In the spirit of one
who runs r rsre.
Y o u C an G et A lle n ’ s F o o t-ta s e P R C f.
Write A lien s. Olmuted.Le Roy, N. Y., fo r*
Irco «ample oi Allen*. Foot-K*.-,e. I t curt*»
«w e a lin g hot .wollt-n, Aehing foot. I , makei
new or tight »hoe. easy. A certain cure for
corn.. Ingrowing nail, and bunion.. A ll drug-
B ls t .M ll it. 26 c. Don't accept any substitute
Peculiar Excuse.
A teacher In a girls' school recently
had the following excuse tor absence
handed her by one of her pupils: "It
gives me much pleasure to write to
you because I have a worryment and
you should please excuse my Annie,
who doe* not come by you because
she has to go to the hospital with
her lister’s sore eyes."
N ot a drop
o f Alcohol
Doctors prescribe very little, if
any, alcohol these days. They
prefer strong tonics and altera­
tives. This is all in keeping
with modern medical science.
It explsins why Ayer’s Sar­
saparilla is now made entirely
free from alcohol. Ask your
doctor. Follow his advice.
A i/ers
W « pabliah e a r fo rm a l«*
V f# banish aleehol
fre m e a r medtolnea
W a a r g « worn to
oonssrt y e a r
d o cto r
Unless tbsre is dally scn*n of tbs hot
•Is, poisonous product* are absorb#
causing headache, biliousness, nause
dyspepsia. Ve wish you would ask ysi
doctor about correcting y«ur conztipatio
by taking laxative d**es of Ayer’s Fill
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