Sherman County observer., January 01, 1909, Image 4

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(C opyright, 1208, by A m erican Freaa Asso­
cia tio n .]
The young soldier-king's ambition
was towering. At th irty he found him­
self the first general of hla age. Not
content w ith being master of his own
kingdom, he sought to make himself
master «. of all kingdoms w ithin his
reach.
, W hile the king’s traits were Napo­
leonic, there was one tra it that was
not Napoleonic. Napoleon, while he
was a g allan t never permitted any
woman to Influence him In matters of
government. H e was not afraid of the
fa ir aex and too|i no precautions
against wometf? The Aoldler-klng? on
the contrary, feared their seductions.
H e was aware that they governed the
world and considered that it would be
Impossible for him to build up the em­
pire be intended If be were himself
governed by a woman. A bachelor, he
proposed to remain • bachelor. And
for fear that he would be captured he
permitted only the homeliest women to
come near him. On one occasion when
he was told that a young girl had come
to hla tent to beg far protection from
his soldiers he asked, "la she comely r
When answered In the affirmative he
replied. "Then let her be veiled.”
There was one petty duchy, Hlsterla.
■t i l l nncunquered which was Important
to the aoldler-klng From Its geograpb
leal position It was the main link In
the states from which the empire was
to 1* ftwmed. Though email. Its con­
quest would he difficult, for Its terri­
tory conet Itnted an elevated plateau
whose only approaches were through
mountain defiles. The king sent a de
mand for Its submission A reply was
returned that tbe duke would yield to
the inevitable I f tbe king would grant
certain conditions I f not he would de
fend hla dukedom till every man In It
bad t«een killed.
The king then sent a m eeaenger to
ask the conditions. A reply came that
they would only be presented a t a
meeting to take place l>etween the two
sovereigns. Midway np a defile lead­
ing to the duchy was a pocket well
adapted for a place of conference. The
duke proposed that he ami tbe king
meet there and discuss the terms by
which hla domain should pa as under
the king's rule. The king might bring
all the guard he wished. The duke
pledged himself to go alone.
The king, unwilling to be outdone in
an exhibition of confidence, declared
that he, too, would go alone and un­
armed. All these matters having been
adjusted, the king rode, w ith a amall
guard, to tbe mouth of the defile,
where he left them and proceeded to
the rendeavoua. The duke waa seen
coming down tbe mountain, an old
ma» with a flowing w hite beard and
hair.
' The sovereigns met at the door of a
pavilion that had been erected for tbe
conference. The duke produced a gold
en key, unlocked the door and motion­
e d th e king to enter. When Inside the
duke relocked the door. Thia startled
tbe king, but be said nothing. Surely
If treachery were Intended he waa •
match for this feeble old man. Then
the duke led the way Into a handsome
ly furnished room. In the center of
which were a table and w riting mate
rials. At one end o f tbe apartment
blazed an open fire. Tbe duke threw
the golden key In among the burning
logs. I t Immediately Ignited. For a
moment the king stood In wonder at
seeing gold burn, then rushed forward
to reecae the key. He waa too late.
“I t waa of wood, your majesty,** said
the duke, "and glided. We are shut up
here together for this conference. Nel
ther can depart, for there la no open
lng except the door which la locked
and no key with which to unlock It
Let us proceed to business."
As the dnka spoke the last Words be
threw hla hat on tbe floor, pulled off a
w hite wig and false beard, divested
himself of hla ducal robes and stood
before the king In superb dress, a wo­
man of transcendent beauty.
" I—I waa to meet the duke,” atam
mered the king, drawing back.
"I am the sovereign o f Hlsterla My
fath er has abdicated In my favor.”
Tbe king put hla hand before hla
face to abut out tbe vision of lovell-
In tbe Grotto of Modern Miracle«
oceen. tnr a Tine follo w in g Yongltuda
180 east, which Is exactly opposite
Greenwich meridian on the other able
of the globe. <toographera d raw tbe
line to avoid passing through any df
the Pacific Islands, fo r I f It did tbe
times and days of tbe Inhabitants
would be hopelessly muddled. Vanua,
one of the FIJI Islands, for laatance,
would be otherwise divided by the
Hne where the days and y e a n begin
and end. so th a t while It would be
Jan. 1 on the western aide it would
be Dec. 31 a few paces away on the
east o f the line. One coaid thua jra lk
Into yesterday and a moment later re­
turn .tomorrow I <
H o w the new year travels la curi­
ously Illustrated by Its passage across
G reet B ritain
I t reaches Greenwich,
as the time center, at midnight, exact
ly tw elve hours a fte r It started. Sev­
O W H E R E In New York city » t
midnight on New Year’s eve la
there a busier throng of burry
lng humanity than at the Jane­
ttas of 1‘ark row and the Bowery. In-
ternilugled with the throng are merry
panhandlers, as happy as the richest,
for New Year's eve is their harvest
tim e
Few of the panhandlers who fre ­ enteen minutes later it gets to Glas­
quent the downtown districts are gow, and another six mlnutse pass be­
fore the new year has captured Pen-
plying their vocation as old T rin ity
tolls out the midnight hour In the sance. These are the true times for
these place«, though Greenwich time
chimes. The 1»elated ones are hurry
lng to a dive at Chatham square, there la tbe oue accepted. But Ireland la
to meet brother mendicants and Joy­ proud ln possession of her own chro­
fully celebrate w ith the money beg­ nology. and it w ill be 12:25 at night
In Ixm don before 1909 reaches Dub­
ged from New Year shoppers.
Here one may witness nightly trans­ lin .- London Chronicle.
formations more wonderful than In
N ew Y e a r Superstitions.
the famous “Court o f Miracles” In old
I t la considered a aure sign of death
Paris which Victor Hugo describes In
"Notre Dame.” The blind aee, the to see one's own shadow ln the moon­
dumb talk, the hunchback loses all light on New Year's eve.
Y’ou court misfortune by leaving the
traces of hla deformity, the deaf hear,
missing limbs are grown In a tw in ­ house on New Year before some one
kling, and the lame discard their has entered I t You must hope for tbe
luck, moreover, of having the first to
crutches and dance In glee.
O f »11, tita P*<bt» ln the ye<r the enter a dark hatred man.
Seeking to know w h a t good o r e v il
gladdest in thia dive ln the Bowery la
New Year's eve. Not u ntil long a fte r the New Year would bring, superstitious
the late dawn does the drunken rev- people In the long ago g irt themselves
“GKEAT G R A F!” HE CRIES.
elry cease, and then only when the w ith swords and sat on~1he roof of
merrymakers have spent all of their their bouses on New Year’s eve. They
ill gotten Milns and are unconscious also knelt at the croearoada (on a cow­
hide) for the same purpose. Tbe first
to their surrounding«.
Tbe grotto of modern miracle« la ln thing brought one might think, would
the rear of a saloon, a room 40 by 25 be pneumonia.
I t Is bad luck to carry anything out
fe e t Around are scattered tables and
chairs of the cheapest kind.
Thick of the bouse on the New Year before
something has been brought In.
fumes of smoke from bad pipe tobac
But the beat luck of all, which even
co, the cheapest Cigars made and nau­
seating cigarettes permeate the a t­ those in<«t scornful of portents may
not despise, la to begin the New Year
mosphere
The stranger can hardly breathe. owln« no mBn * c e n t-P h ila d e lp h ia
Through the sickening atmosphere can Prass.
ba detected the odor of vile beer and
A NEW LEAF.
still worse whisky that here la sold
for 5 cents a goblet.
From behind tbe partition a bar­ Ha cam « to m y d *a k w ith a qu iverin g
Up—
tender. w ith h alf a noee and but a
T h « leason was dona.
amall portion of hla right ear to tell " D e a r tea eher, I
w a n t a naw
tbe tale of hla battles, dispenses liq­
ta * f .” ha aatd.
uor through an opening to a hurrying
"1 have spoiled
waiter.
thia one "
At the tables Alt the motley group In plans o f the
le a f ao atalned
of boboea, panhandlers and Jailbirds.
and blotted
Fortunate beggars who have had a I gave him a new
prosperous day are spending money
one aU unspot­
ted
freely, small change for tbe moat part.
A nd In to hla sad
Whisky and beer flow as they have
eyes smiled.
never flowed before In the year.
“ D o b e tte r now.
m y c h ild ." '
Nearly all tbe mendicants have ar­
rived. Tbe last two, known aa “Pedes
1 w e n t to tb e
trlan Patrick" and "81)ent James,” are
throne w ith a
qu ivertnxeoul
greeted w ith an uproar.
T
h
e old y e a r waa
Hanging fruni> tbe neck of RQent
done.
James la tbe sign that reads:
“ D e a r F a th e r, hast
Q---------------------------------------------------------Q
DEAF
AND
DUMB.
thou a new le a f
fo r m e t
I
have spoiled
thle one."
Me
took the old
leaf, s t a i n e d
and blotted.
DO BKTTKB S O » .'
A n d gave me *
new one a ll unspotted
A nd In to m y aad h e a rt staked.
“ Do b e tte r now, m y child .’
— F o rw ard .
The sign he casts aside, and, w ith a
yell, he dances and laughs and calls
upon all present to drluk at hla ex­
pense
Above hla head he waves a
five dollar blU.
"Great g ra f!” be cries.
“I touch
er bloke fe r de long green dead easy!”
Th e Household T ru s t.
[A lady professor o f th e U n iv e rs ity ot
Pedestrian Patrick discards a pair
of well worn crutches and stands up Chicago thinks the time la oomlng whei
household work w ill be done by bualnesi
straight on wbst t*ef<>re nppenre-1 to be Bern« organised for the p u rp o se, as the)
helpless limbs. “ I 1- i<l bL uoba dat r » w b-ive window cleaning firm» and tbe
like, and the servant girl problem will
we'd pray fer lm!” he yells.
A t thia point Blind Phil throws down thus be solved ]
They are saying In Chicago.
hla sign and peers intently at tbe five
Cheer, staters, cheer t
“Theee are my terms.” continued tbe
dollar bill to make sure It la genuine.
And
from there, of coirs». It'o a go ‘
ducheaa, “the only terms on which 1
Cheer, slaters, cheer!
“
I
didn’t
make
that
much
all
day,”
■hall surrender I w ill pay your m aj­
They w ill end rule autocratic;
be says ruefully.
esty 500 pieces of gold annually as
T h a t from kitchen unte attic
Asleep near by, w ith bis bead bowed
W ill be service automata»
tttotU f for ten j < a r . ”
Cheer, etatere, : hea r I
Tbe king made no reply, but. drop on tbe table. Is Bill, tbe humpback.
ping hla hand». stared at tbe sym­ No one ever had a more pronounced
No more "girt baa left" hard stories
Cheer. W ktaa. chgtarf
metrical creature, lle r features were deformity Of the spine
No employment bureAu forays.
"BUI,” cries Blind Phl1-"BU1, look
those o f a cameo, her complexion that
Cheer etatere, Sheer!
of white and jed roaee. and her eyes at de tang green Pedestrian and^Kt
NO more «old, belated dlanere
lent
copped!
BUI”-
.
And
then
aa
Bill
were a marvel of loveliness
N e more flirting kMchenetnitei ■
W ith the plumbers. Icemen tinners.
" T o u r grace,” he said, dropping on does not awake from tbe slumber of
Cheer, etatere. cheer!
live
rent
whisky
the
"blind
beggar"
hla knee, “ 1 am at your mercy.”
Tbe duebeas pointed to tbe writing hits the hnmp, and. Io. It goes w ith tbe
Cooks wtw w ork and hre«h . t o platter.
motion of hie hand, sliding down from
Cheer. atot»4k< eheaiw*
m aterials
The king wrote:
Maids who clean a n d never chatter.
The Independence of the duchy of Ille- the shoulders to tbe middle of the
Chdhr, slater». Shee»!
terta la acknowledged and guaranteed
•eck.
Butlers S who' th h lr tas» nVer leaps M.
The duebeos read and turned her
Hom«-with ao bad heln Jo grlave It—
BUI awakes with a yawn and alowly
Oh. '1U toe «odd to heitav«. HV
—
great eyes, lit by a heavenly smile, on idjusts hla stork In trade to Its proper
B ut cheer, elatara. chaarl
the monarch. Then, touching a aprtng eating place le t ween hla shoulders
- J o s h W ln h In lla tttn io r» X m i l m .
In the table, a draw er flew open, flbe while giving hla ortjrr to the waiter.
seized a key and started for the door.
Aa the w aiter seta out the"drinks the W» Are Made F er Oo-eperatlea.
Tbe king followed and caught her In buboes pass around the bill. The blind
Begin the morning by aeylng to th y ­
hla arms. Hbe looked-hock, and her examine It closely, tbe lame dance self: I shall mast thia day w ith tbe
lipa were pressed by hla.
with It In their handa. and the armies« busybody, the ungrateful, arrogant,
When tbe king rejoined hla attend feel of tbe paper w ith the a ir o f one deceitful, envious, unsocial. -A ll these
ants be was a changed man. He knew who la used to It. The bill Is passed things happen to them by reaaoa of
that the llnda he had conquered would around tbe merry erased and greeted tbetr ignorance o f w hat la good and
always be liable to be wrested from with enthusiasm until taken by Green evti. B a t t who have aeea the natar»-
him without the duchy of Illaterla. Goode ike
o f the good, th a t It la t beautiful, and
One by one they received bark their
" It'» a fake.” he ertae—“• bad lm lta o f the bad. that It to ugly, can neither
sovereignty, and when the last was tion!” And the drinks are on Pedea ba injured by any o f t h e m -fo r no one
made Independent It wee announced trian Patrick and flllent James, for It can fix on me arhat to ugly—nor can I
that tbe king was about to be married. 1« a counterfeit.—New York World.
ba angry w ith my beigbor nor bate
Tbe soldier king made tbe Dochem of
him.
« a are made for co-operation.
Hlsterla hla quean. and he dkl not get .
.
M ew T im e Travels.
To act agatnet one another, then, to
her till every country be bad conquered
When B t Psora »trike» nooo on contrary to nature, and It to acting
had been made free.
Jan. I, 1909, tbe new year w ill coaae
to '
tato being somewhat» to tha Partfle
HAROLD OTUL
I wia'Jealous.”
w a a jr a iu u o
"Then you were
a fool and deserved the reprisal "he could make, but I t
wi
Should be aa effective aa possible. The
all you got,” Tom snapped, “I ’ve
defed bow she could drop you for BUI hate he could not show personally
Bat^a. I see now. You gave her to should blase out through tbe pumpkin
head’s eyes.
him.”
.
,
r
A t last aU was ready, and then they
- Ned Brooks had looked awuy, »a
though not to bear, bftt that be had w aited another h alf hour u ntil it waa
hoard wg> evidenced by bis turning sufficiently dark fo r their purpose, un­
til their forma could ba see* at a rm ’s
suddenly w ith :
"Bee here, fellows, wbat’a the tba- length aa only the dimmest of shad­
By FRANK H. SWEÉT.
son we can’t atop over and aee the ows. Then they lighted up and stole
to w n -p a rt of It—fo r a few hours to­ along Inside the fence, designing to
C o p y rig h t, KM, by A m erican Press
night?”
, • t
A pass through M attie’s gate and thence
A ssociation.
« “And loee our excursion tickets?” advance upon the enemy. One rod.
tw o rods, and the corner o f the houae
asked Tom.
.
> >
- ■ .
“ W hat’a tickets to aeelng o q fa town? loomed darkly on their rig h t Another,
“ r-'T A M C U S H IN G , I do believer
Beside», we might be able to fix them step, and—
Sam tnrued quickly a t the up w ith tbe agent.
“Aha! Caught you, have I? Now let
Do you know
hearty vole», hla face lighting w hat night thia la?” fllgnlflcanUy.
me aee who you are, ao I can get a
up. In the old days Tom W lltse
They
"October the—why, Halloween, of settlement for my pumpkins.
had been his best friend, hla school course!" exclaimed Tom.
•r e my main living now, and I cannot
chain and companlop ln many a scrape.
"Yes, Halloween.
Remember the have them atoleu even on Hallow een."
But as be grasped the hand hla face Held beyond M a ttle Vaughan’s bouse,
I t waa M attle ’s voice, deep, rich, mu­
shadowed a little.
where pumpkins are always grown, sical, decisive, aa they remembered I t
“Glad to aee you. Tom ,” he forced and how we did up BlU Bates T'
All three gasped w ith hushed breath,
himself to say. Then he glanced hast!
He grinned reminiscently, and Tom and by a common Impulse Ned and
ly down the car aa though expecting to broke Into a loud guffaw. B ren Bam
Tom dropped their hands upon tha
aee some one else.
auilled.
feqce and vaulted over, and a minute
“Oh, yes, Ned Brooks la back there,”
"BlU Bates may have spunk ln some later their feet were heard pounding
said Tom, answering the glance, “but wnya.” said Ned, “but he'» a cowan,
tbe road tow ard the woods.
They
he's tbe only one, fo r I ’ve been through all right when It gets dark. M y, bow
would catch the next train all rig h t
the whole excursion train to see If I he did run th a t night when he aaW
Bam could not follow, fo r M a ttie ’s
could find anybody I knew. Odd 1 three pumpkins, w ith th e ir big eye»
unyielding grasp waa upon him. H e
should strike at tbe very last end o ' M ating all aorta o f terrib le things,
h alf turned, w ith a first thought of
the last c a r the fallow 1 most wanted stealing tpward him through the shrub-
shaking her off, then stood atock »till.
to aee. Big jam tbe west la sending l>«ry! H e was on hla way to call ou
He could not be- rough w ith any* wom­
down to Jamestown, Isn’t It, Sara? Do M attle that night, you know, and when
an, but he raised hla arms quickly to
you know Why I took a tra in over thia she beard of It she w ouldn't speak to
extinguish the lig h t
roundabout branch o f the road? Well. him fo r a month,”
, _■»
How ever, M attle waa too s w ift for
“ I t waa a mean tric k ," declared 8am.
It was Just so I could pass through our
htoi. Aa hla hands grasped tbe pump­
"O f course It was.** promptly, “Just kin» It waa snatched aw ay and tbe
old town. T h a t’s w hat Ned says to$.
And I w ouldn't wonder,” looking at like lota- o f others We did lq those blazing light of the eyes w hirled upon
Sam Inquiringly, “I f you come this days. They w ere like hq^ta and had to hla face.
come out. And I feel a stirring w ith ­
way for the name purpose?"
“Now I ’ve got— Land o’ liberty?
"Yea,” briefly, " it’s been seven years in me now that says there la jdst one You, flam Cushing!" the voice chang-
since I waa there, and we’re only more which most erupt before 1 can Infc from a ring o f trium ph to utter
tw enty minutes from It now. How-» settle down to quiet, j>eaceabla citizen
consternation.
how la Mattle?*
“ Y ob , M attle,’* humbly.
"M attie? Oh, w a it a minute till 1
“B ut w hy—w hat"—
call Ned. H e ’ll w ant to aee you and
‘iOh. Just some fool Hallow een Idea
be ln tbe ta lk .”
that several of us talked up. W e were
Tom threw hla shoulders back. hoU
ou our way to Jamestown, and—and—
lowed hla hands over hla mouth anq
well,” desperately, “we meant to scare
hurled a resounding, "H ey, Ned!” over
your husband.”
*
tbe beads of the Intervening pMRsem-
“M y husband T* wonderlngly.
gera, then crowded himself down be­
“Yes; B ill Batea.
W e scared him
side Sam.
once before, you know, and—and”—
“ M attle, you said? W hy, you know*
M attle stared, then seemed to com­
as much about her aa I —or, no, let's*
prehend, for a »mothered laugh es­
Y'ou le ft seven years ago and(
caped her Ups.
Ned and I about alx. H aven’t you had
“ BUI Bates sold out years ago and
any news o f Koyville since then?”
went to South Am erica,’* she said. “A
poor tick woman Uvea ln the house
No.”
4
over yonder now. Your horrible pump­
H ub ! I ’d sort o f forgotten. L eft on
kin bends might have frightened her
account o f M attie, didn't you?"
to death. Bo you aee w hat you’ve es­
Sam’s face paled a little.
caped.’’
"AU th a t’s gone by, Tom ,” he said
Bam scarcely heard.
harshly. "Suppose we don’t bring It
“ And you?” he stammered. “ I —I
up any more. Besides, M attie—your
thought”—
wife, I mean”—
“T h a t I ’d married BUI Bates,” impa­
“ M a ttle ~ m y w ife! Good land! Sam,
tiently. “ You’re aa big a simpleton aa
you’ve never thought that? But 1 was
ever. Sam. BUI asked me, as did all
pretty sweet on her, I remember, and
tbe rest of you. and my answer was
a fte r you Jeft I did have some hope
the same. I ’ve been w ith my uncle
You'd hardly been gone a month,
until he died a few weeka ago. Then
though, when she rented her house and
I settled up hla estate and came home.
went over to her uncle’a ln the next
I only got here thia morning.”
county to keep school. The next day
There was a short silence; then:
BlU Bate»—you know BUI owned tbe
“You never did really refuae me,
"place just across the road from here-^
M attle.”
well, BUI ehut up hie house and start­
“ now i ’ vb oot Too, sa M ouaaxuo.’
“No? D id n ’t I T ’ w ith the first trem-
ed for the next county too. Ned and
snip. M y proposal to tn a t w e go to ulouaness In her voice. “ W ell, per­
I followed a week later.”
tbe good old field, which, o f course, haps 1 didn't. But you ran atoajr.” „ „
Tom grinned reminiscently.
Sara caught her hand w ith Sudden
-"W e both o f us had relatives In her has Its annual contribution of pump
kins,
cover
onr
beads
w
ith
the
three
en
ergy.
uncle's neighborhood,” he went on,
“I'm back, though, M attie,” he Im ­
“and we hung round pretty nigh a year Idggeet we can find and pay a visit
before we screwed up courage to .to BUI Bate». I f be isn’t visible, w» plored. “1—I ’ve been a fool.”
H e r tremulonsness gave w ay to a
speak, sometimes mad and not recog w ill throw w pebble against a door or
rippling laugh.
nixing each other and sometime« act­ window and d ra w him o u t"
“T h a t’» w hat I ’ve been w aiting sev­
"M aybe he Isn’t a t home,* said Tom.
ing aheeplah.
Then one morning 1
"O ur BUI Bates not, a t homel" deri­ en years to hear you say, Sam. It*s a
made a wild dash and had It out with
"W hy, man a llre , It coat* sign of returning reason.”
M attle on her way to the schoolhouse, sively.
“Then you’ll”-
and in the afternoon Ned spoke. T hat money to be aw ay fro m borne, and
“O f course. D idn’t I aay I ’d been
Pill never did th a t but ones ln bis life,
•
nnd then M attle waa tbe excuse. T h a t waiting?*’
was seven years ago. , H la home farm
. A Long Ordeal.
whs more profitable than the little one
Judge (to prisoner)—W e are now go­
lie »»ought In tbe next county, ao he’s
ing to read you a list of your form er
there a ll rig h t"
Prisoner— In that caae,
"And M attle w ith M m ," shortly. convictions.
perhaps your lordship w ill allow me to
“I ’m not going to frighten M attle.”
alt down.—Philadelphia Inq uirer.
“W ith pumpkin header?" peered Ned
Halloween
Pumpkins.
' No, l ’don’t thin k you w ill. W hy, M at-
tie Vaughan, or Bates, could meet a
whole fie ld 'o f such pumpkin heada aa
wo are and not q ulvar'aa e /e laa h l I t ’a
Bill we’re going to annihilate. And I f
Hill’s got M attie, aa of course be has.
It's dead' sure he Isn’t treating tier
tig h t, and a little Halloween visit m ay
do him good. W e'll croaa tbe read, do
the little missionary act, and then toae
<>ur heads over Into Bate«* yard as sou­
venir» and skerry through tbe woods
to tbe little station a mile above and
r-strh tbe next train. Perhaps we can
convince the conductor th a t our ticket»
are valid on hla train and ao not lose
them. But, anyw ay, they’re o f second­
ary consideration."
He leaned fprw ard, peering through
the window,
‘ Only about £our minutes,’* bq added,
"n nd it’s beginning to grow dark. W h a t
do you aay?"
“No,” answered Bam decidedly. "lt*a
a fool thing a t beet.”
"Dare, dare and’ double dare call
you a coward I f you back dew n,” aald
Ned solemnly.
Ham’s mouth tw itched a Uttle.
It
was aU invocation hla boyhood had'
never refused.
,
"O)>. come, Ned,** he expostulated,
"don’t be alUy.”
“Dare, dare and double dare, Ned
reposted Inexorably.
Tom laughed and nodded, then
tqrned to Bam and Joined ln the dog­
gerel. which Ned waa repeating fo r the
third time.
1
f*No eecape now, flam ," Tom chuc­
Cured e f a S ev ere Attoek
0 / Bronchitis by Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy.
“On October 18th last, my little three
yrar old daughter contracted a severe
cold, which resulted In a had ease of
bionobltls,” says M r» W Q GIbeon,Lex­
ington, K y ¡“she lost tha power of speech
completely and waa a very alek child.
Fortunately we had a bottle of Cham
berlaln’a Cough Remedy in tbe house
and gave It to hq^ according to theprint
ed directions. On the 2d day abe waa a
great deal better, and on the 6th day she
waa entirely well of her oold and bron­
chitis, wbluh I attribute to this splendid
medicine. I recommend Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy unreservedly as I have
found it the surest, safest and quickest
cure for colds, both tor children and
adults of any I ’ve ever used.” For aale
by Moro Pharmacy.
Not an Up to Data Chwroh.
T w o colored sisters living ln a sub­
urban town met on tbe street one day,
and Slater Washington, who bad re­
cently Joined tbe church, waa describ­
ing her experiences.
“ 'Deed, Mrs. Jobnslog, I ’a Jlned the
Baptist church, but I couldn’t do a ll
the Jlnlng here, ’canae they bad to
take me to tbe city church to baptise
me.
You know there ain’t no pool
room In tbe church here.“ —Success.
Qospel B earing Galleon.
O regon ¡
Snoi<rLwfc
aw. UNION P A C in t
3 Train« to T h « Ea«t M lly
Through Pullm an stan d ard» »nd
tourist aleeplug-oara d aily to O m aha,
Oblceco, Hpokane; tourist sleeping-car
dally to Kansas C ity. Hncllolug chair-
car» (s»«te free) to tbe East d ally.
PORTLAND DKPOT. Lv. tally.
Ar. ta lly .
CHIUAOO PORTLAND
HFKCIAL for Ih . l u
via Huntington.
PasM* Blgga, (»lap«)
i
g.M a.m.
12.16 p.rn.
•rO M A J ÍB F L Y x À .
PasMe Biggs
7 0U p.m.
Jl. ip *"»
Ite
» 46 /.« T
. Fe/r . * * • “ 7 ° W ».hln glon , W »li« WyU», Lrw l»
ton, O w u r d Alan« and (Jr«ut Northern point*
A l LAMTIC RXPRRtW
;
ftw lha Baci « l i H unt-
—
-
_
P ssm . Bigg.
•> ' ,
PORTL a ND-BIOO»
L O C A L , for ajl loc al
ix jtn u ltd waan ViKn
and P o ft la M ¿ \ V
A rriva* at Biguá
7.4» p.m
9.46 a.m
ll.W pm.
4.61 Lm .
6 00 a.m.
6.00 p I
nv «top.
flag
A sixty foot au xiliary
gasoline
1X06 a.m L«. 2 Io | <
schooner la to spread the gospel ln tta-
C
a
l
a
m
t
l
a
a
n
d
W
tllaaam
ntte M lv e r .
south aeaa, aaya a Ban Francisco dto-
patch. The veaael recently completed
For A storia su|d w ay
____ .
and launched la named the Illra m nectlng w ith »{earner for Ilwaco an
Bingham and la Intended fo r use o f the N orth Reach Mtenmer Haasnlo, As
missionaries of the G ilbert Inlands, street dock. Leaves 8.00 p m tlaaiij
where travel by w ater la an Important except Munday. Saturday 10 CM) p. a
eaaentlal -to efficiency. A t tbe time of Arrives 6.00 p. m. daily except rtuudaj
the launching she waa blessed by cler­
F o r D ayto n, Oregon C ity and Yam
gymen and consecrated to the work.
b ill R iv e r points, Ash street dock
Leaves 7.00 a. m d ally except Kundsy
Arrive» 6.80 p.m . dally except Bunday
For Lew iston, Idaho, and way p<»nti
from K i parts, Wash. Leave Rlnarh
6.40 a. m , or upon a rriv al tra in No 4
dally except S aturday. A n Ive Rlparii
4 p. m . d ally exoept F rid a y .
For full Inform ation cal. on or addrrsa
w m . M c M u r r a y
Peed your hair; nourish It;
give it something to live on.
Then it will stop falling, and
will grow long and heavy.
Ayer’a H air Vigor is the only
genuine h iir-fo o d you can
buy. It gives new life to the
hair-bulbs. You have what
hair you have, and get more,
too. And it keeps the scalp
clean and healthy.
T h e best k in d ot a te s tim o n ia l—'
“ • o ld to r o v er s ix ty years.**
,b y / .O . i r y O o . . L « r » U . S « »
A mo SM*«Aot«r«va «r
i / e
r
>
s
SAXSAPAXILLA. '■
OUXBV PBCTOtAL
O en’l Passenger Agro«
Portland, Orego.
fiLöim u m ai
vouth-
jound
imnengr
dally
T in e tble N o l2 N orthbnd
M arch 8, 1908 •
paume nger
8 T A T IO N B
I2'86ptu
12.66
1.00
1.16
1.80
1.40
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. . .U itw o it» .,..
........Hink»........
. . . . W a a c o .,,,
. . K lo n d yk e . .
. . . Handoii . , .
H a y Canon Jet
..M c D o n a ld » ..
d ally
11.06 arve
10 86
10.26
10.16
10.00
9.6A
. . . D e M t m s ...
.........M oro . . . .
..K rsklnvlllv .
■ Gnus Valley.
E u re k a
Lodge N e . 121.
A . P A A M ., Moro, O r.
w ith ua.
Meets the first and third
Thursday evenlnga of each
m o n th V isiting member»
oordlally In v ite d to meet
B y order p f the W . M.
J. M. P arry, Kecretary
B e th le h e m
C h a p te r
No 7» O . I 8 .
Regular uotnmunioatlou
each 2d and 4th Ih u ra -
day evening» m o n th ly
By order W .M .
M rs H elen P arry, tiecy
M ere Ledge, N e. 113,
1. 0 . 0 . F . Moro, Ofcgon.
8 . . . Bourim n. . .
........ K n u t . . .
. ...W llo o x . . .
. . . H h a n lk o .. .
For rate* and Inform ation apply to
F. C R A B T R E E , Agen«,
M o ro , O r.
» u i mm co..
? Stull Inti
Meet« every tinturday
evening at 7:80 o'clock.
N o t F la tte rin g .
V is itin g member» are
oordlally in v ite d . M em
“Do you bake your own plea?” '
b
en are expected to be
“Moat of ’e m .'
O verland Express trains for Helena,
G. A . M eloy, N . G.
I “ Gimm e one o f tha eth er kind.”— preaent.
ILm niiurg, Ashland, Kac ramen to, Og­
Robert M . Braah. Hecretary.
Town Topics.
den, Han
Fraucisoo, Htocktou Loa
J:
Angeles, E l Paso, N e w Orleans and Ik e
OTIC
X
OP
A
DM
I
NIST
RATIOS.
-
r
*
East.
Leaves
Portland U n ion Depot,
The Retort W orthy.
8.46 p. in . Arrives J.26 a -m ., d aily.
M ajo r Throckmorton, an Innkeeper of
Notieo is berebv flivon that the ander
tou lavllle In ante helium days, waa signed bss been sppoinled by the Ooaaly
M orning train connects a t Woodburn
cxie o f the moat Interesting characters Ooort of the «tale ot Grogan for Hhermsn dally exoept Sunday w ith trains for
oouuty.
udm
inUtraior
of
the
eeiele
of
Jane
M t. A ii gel, Silverton
Brow nsville,
that ever helped to make life worth
deeeseed, and has duly quail
living or history worth reading. H e W Wtllisme,
N a tro n .
«s snob. All persons having olaime Springfield, W en dllng aad
feted Charles Dickens, tbe great Kng- against tbe estate of eald deoeaeed are here­ Leaves Portland U n ion Depot 8.80 a m .
arrives
6.66
p.
m
.
h novelist, from his hotel, and be by notified to present tbe same to me at tbe
Eugene passenger connects at Wood*
Is « offloes o i M taadl A Bryant. In the otty
made at least one retort worthy to be of Moro, Oreeon, verified as by law requir­ burn w ith M t. Angel and S ilver ton
handed down from generation to gen­ ed, within six months from date of first pub­ local. Leaves Portiaud U nion Depot
lication of this votiee. Dated ano first pnb- L16 p. m ., returns 10.86 n .m ., d a ily .
eration.
Moro, Oregon. Deoember 18, 1908.
“Get this man’s horse,” aald tha lisbed J at
o n W i i . l ia u s , Administrator
Corvallis passenger leaves Portland
m ajor to bis hostler (the man bed in­
of tbe estate of Jsne W W illiams,
gnfon Depot 7.80 a.m., arrive»6. 80 p.m .
M srwDL A Bax amt ,
deoessed
sulted one of the m ajor’s gueatal—
S*dl8jl6-390]
Attorneys for Estate
“that little Arkansas pony.”
Hheridan passenger leaves Portland
“I ’ll let you know,” shouted tbe man,
Unlou Depot 4 60 p.m ., arriveoR.26a.m .
OTICC FOR PUBUCATlbN. ’
^that l a m not from Arkansas, and my*
Not co»I land.
—
Publiahcr.
M M
hone la no Arkansas pony, either!”
D epartm ent of tbe Interior,
I
Forest Grove paaaenger leave» Port*
LandOffloe
at
Tbe
Dalles,
O
r.,
)
I ad th»to Bt a rtilF louder tone he
land Union Depot 10.4o p .m ., arrive»
November 14tb, 1908
fille d out. “I'll let you know that 1 am Notioa is hereby given that Bias Work Inger, 1.60 p.m . D a lly exoept Sunday.
"M«T, x r o r
h gentlemanT*
of Ajax. Oregon, who, on May Atb, 1909,
. The major answered, “ And I ’ll let mHde homestead entry (Berial No. 01BB) No P O R T L A N D OHWEGG S U B U R B A N
night we bought tickets for the west,
10788, for the E H N E X . •*'<’ »8. N ^ N
S E R V IC E A N D Y A M H I L L
you know that I am a gentlem an!*’
went Into business and ln alx months
84 T p 1 sooth,range 19 east, W illam ette Me­
D IV IH IO N .
“And I ’ll let you know,” yelled the ridian, has filed notioe of intention to
bad married as flue glrla as there are
man, “th a t 1 am Colonel Wilson niHke Anal five year proof, to establish
Depot, Foot of Jefferson Street.
between Cincinnati and Sacramento
olaim to tbe land above deaoribed, before
of Woodville, Mississippi.”
Bam was sitting very erect now, w ith
Leaves from Jefferson street depot for
W Par man, United Htntea Oom ml«
, “And I ’ll let you know,” vociferated George
hta hand grasping the seat arm
•loner, a t bis oflioe at Gondoa Oregon,on the Dallas and interm ediate points d ally ,
the
major,
"th
a(
I
am
M
ajor
Aria
29th day of Deoember, 1908.
4.16 p.m . A rriv e Portland, 10.16 a .m .
though a bent to spring up and dash
Gleunent nsraee as witnesses. - George
Throckmorton of tbe Blue Licks, Ken­
away. Ned had Joined them and waa
T h e Independence M onm outh Motor
Braith,
W
alter
Hmitb.
A
K
York,
end
Berrel
tu cky .”
•
listening w ith silent amusement.
,4
L in e operates d a lly to M o n m o u th and
Brown, ell of Ajax, Oregon
“And I'll let you know,” »creamed 6tn27tU6-818]
. Mooaa, Register A lrlle , connecting w ith H. P. Co’a
"And B ill Bates," demanded Bam
the big man, “that 1 run for the state
Gains a t Dallas and Independence.
fiercely, "did he’’—
UM M 0N8
senate ln my deestrlck last summer,
Ticket« to Eastern points and Europe,
“Oh. It ’a BUI all ligh t," drawled Torn.
and that I waa heart four votes!”
In tbe Circuit Coart of the State of Ore­ also Japan, C hina, H o no lulu an d
“H e w ent about tbe whole thing In a kled
“And I ’ll tat you know,” shrieked the gon, for Sherman Coanty.
Australia.
straight-out, businesslike way. Didn’t
The train began to slacken.
major, “that 1 ran for the state senate Flora Cunningham, P laintiff,
have an acqnalntance ln the next conn
CITY TIC K ET OFFICE, Corner Third
Sam beeltated, tTtefl rose suddenly.
In thia district last summer, and that 1
»«
and W ashin gton . Phone M ain 7x1,
ty to visit, ao bought a farm Joining*
"Oh, well, w hat’s the odds?", he ex­
beat
400
votes!” — Harper’» A. J. Cunningham, Defendant.
P o rtland, O r.
her uncle’», just like he and M attle claimed. "W e can dodge off tbe train, Waa
Weekly.
________
Tn A. J. Cunningham, tbe above named de­ C. W . STINGER, . W m . flcM U R R A Y
had neighbored at home,* and III a have a little fun and get aw ay w ith ­
fendant.
.
Ctty Ticket Agent. Oen-I P M . A
week they were out buggy riding ‘to­ out any one being the wiser. And—
J ft
In the name of the State of Oregon
gether. But w hat gets me la how abe and—I wouldn’t mind seeing B ill aide- A French Jeke.
Yoa are hereby required to appear and
“O ur • French Independence day,” anawer the complaint filed against yoa in
can put up w ith him a fte r turning step a little.”
1UM M ONB.— In lha Circuit Court ol the
aald a Frenchman, “to July 14. We the above entitled snit, on or before the laet
o f Oregon for Hheritiao County.
down us three.
Bill Bales Is the
When the train slacked they dropped mnke quite a day of it, too, 1 assure day of tbe time presoribed In the order of
meanest w hite man that ever lived. from the side oppoeltq the platform
fib , on
uu ur
uevore the
ine lfith
m in day Fanny Boat, P laintiff,
pablioation,
towit,
or
before
you
You don’t outdo us at all ln pa- of January, 1906,
vs.
9, and if von fall to ao ap-
Never spent a cent on anybody ex­ and allpi»ed past the freight houae and
am and enthusiasm on th a t day. pear and anawar,
’
r, p
plaintiff
w ill apply to the Alexander Boal, Defendant
cept himself, and a fte r they got mar­ down a beck alley. H a lf an hour late»
diet demanded in the ootn- Te Alexander Boal, the above named
e.have a good Joke ln Parle that we eonrt for tha relief
ried he moat have led M attle a life they were In the well remembered lot
fendant.
ay on our cabbies on July 14. You plaint filed herein against you, to-wlt, for a
deoree
dissolving
tha bonds of m atrim onj
r
whlch
they
found
atm
kept
up
Its
o f l£. T he only decent things about
know bow one asks a cabby If he is' bow existing between the plaintiff and yonr la lha name of the State e f Oregon:
Yoe
are hereby required to appear
reputation—selecting
the
three
largest
BlU to he’s got spunk and be'U stick
disengaged. “Cocber, voua etea HbreT* aalf, on the grounds of desertion, and foi
pumpkins they, could And. . .
. .r. —*D v 4 v m , aae you Dree?' WeU, the Joke anoh Other and further relief aa to the Oonrt answer the oom plaint »led agatnet yo
te a thing like a dog a fte r a wo * m I
above entitled salt, on ar before the
may seem eqnllabU and just.
M attle Vaughan's house wau Just be­ to to hall a cab and aay:
r of the time presoribed in the ord«
chock.”
«
This anmmona is served upon yon by pub­ r —>lieatioa, towlliOn or before the 16th
yond. dark and gloomy, w ith tbe de­
“They did get married, then?”
“ Tocher, vona etos IlbreT
lication thereof for a period of etx enoaeaa of January, 190», and If yoa fail toao ap,
There was something in the voice pressing Influence which an empty
M*OuL monsieur,’ the man answer». Ive weeks in The Sherman Coanty Gbeerker, and anawer, plaintiff will apply to ihaO
boua* unoelly give«. The three young
a
weekly newspaper of general oironlation fot tbe relief demanded in the ootnpl
th a t made Tom look at hla friend curl
Qlk
published la Sherman ooanty, Oregon, In
awn. who hod dropped pver the fence
oualy.
you give a loud laugh aad aay purnnanoe to an order of tbe Hon Wm Uen- Ated herein agatnet yoa, to wit: For ada
dieeolving the bonds of matrimony no«
“O f course—or, that la. I aupitose so. with suppressed chuckles, grew silent aa yon hurry off:
rioba, Judge of the Ooanty Coart of Sher­ Isling between tha plaintiff and yoareel
T hey were buggy riding when we left. I •»' they glanced covertly toward I t
“ *Mof s u m L Vive la llberto!*—*flo man ooonty, Oregon, duly made on the M the grounds of ornal and inhuman eooi
and you know bow BUI stuck to a The old koaae had aaeoclatlons for all am L H u rra h fo r freedom!* ” ,
. , day of Deoember, 190», and the date of the and desertion, and for snob other and
-------------
- V first pubiloeitqn thereof to the 4th day of ther relief ee to the eonrt may seem at
(
thing.
B ut w hat difference does It of them
Deoember, 1908.
ante amt JnsA
*
.Inst across tbe street was BlU Bates'
m ake to you, flam? Your w ife —you're
“When Adam and hla fam ily were
Cbxrrea B tmamm ,
Thia anmmona is served upon yon by |
house, w ith a dim light In one o f the expelled from the garden o f Bden,” 7td4J16-8191
married, ain ’t yob?"
a
Attorney for P laintiff lioation thereof fo< » period of six eno«
Window*,
flam's gaae watched the aald the student, “human strife and
ive weeks ia thaflherman Comity Gbaarvi
"No.”
weekly newspaper ef general eireala
Tom gave an expreaslve whistle, w l’ dew huiigrlly for a shadow to pass
unhappiness began.”
published In fiherman ooanty, Gregoi
then added simply, “W ell, I ’m aorry. l,« i \ een It mid the light. M attle waa
purananoe to an orderof tbe Bon. Wm 1
“Tea,” replied M r. Meekton. “and I
old. roan, but a fte r abe said no yon over there, of routne, and the light­
riohs, Jndge of tha Coanty Coert of 8
man oouaty, Oregon, duly made on Ih*
ought to have braced up and tried to ens tbe single light a symbol o f B ill’s suppose the first not» of discord waa
day of D«o*int»*r 190». and 'he date of
sounded when Adam wanted to start
ppnoiioinueaa?
forget It a ll.”
Are» pnhlieatiua thereof to tbe 4th da
"She sever said no.” flam blurted
A t the thought Bara’a face darkened the Journey w ith a suit case, while
Keeeatber, 1908.
W iin m n S wtom ,
eut almost involuntarily. " It waa you, mens cl ugly, and be gouged tbe eyes of JflTe Inalatwl on* half a doeen alx story
7M4J16-B191
AttaamreftwPUk
th a t 1 h ^ werda w U h to>r alxmL the pumpkin a Utile la rg a * U waa all
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