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The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18
cLuAsYBY's LACK OF TACT.
He Had . Philosophic Method of Tsrn
ang This Lack to His Own
Account,

"One of the things that have been mos.
| helpful to me in the course of my life" said
Mr.. Clumsyby, "has been my lack Of tact.
This may seem like contradiction, but it ID
really very simple.
have always fancied that could attend
to business for other people all right, but
never had any tact about my own; that is,
| always bunglc them whenever attempt to
do anything. Thus, if have misunder.
standing or difference with anybody about
anything and / set about STRENGTHENING il
out, l can't possibly do ii except in one way;
l have to go at it fat-footed; haven't any
more diplomacy than stone image. And,
moreover, besides being clumsy about it,
am pretty sure to say too much; to say
things that it isn't necessary to say. In
other words, l haven't any tact at ALL
And at first this was great drawback To
me. But after awhile made discovery;
that if didn't exercise my tact shouldn't
make any mistakes by it, and, following that
course for a time, came to realization Of
the fact that there's great lot of things
that we run up against in life which may
be irritating at the time, that are, however,
mans got tact or not, and ! was sure to
make a mess of these things if l tried to do
anything about them, why, | don't try;
simply let 'em 60!
"And that's what I've been doing now for
years, not bothering about every little trifie,
but letting the little things go, and not both.
ering about 'em at all; paying no attention
to them whatsoever. And 80 / have been
enabled to preserve my equanimity and
avoid all useless wear and tear; and thus my
lack of tact has finally proved most helpful
to me:
But I have to keep watch all the time. /"
IN. Y. Sun.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18
Mary Wa. . m,ner.los,...

A teacher in one Of the local schools was
fnstructing class of small children in min
eralogy the other day, enleavoring to make
clear to their young minds what mineral
really is. Standing before them, she began
in her clear voice: "a mineral is an inor-
ganic, homogeneous substance Of definite,
sition found in nature. Do you understand
me? Come now, you have all seen minerals.
And your mothers and fathers have told
You the names Of them, haven't they! OF
course, they have. Now, can any one Of
YOU tell me the names OF three minerals" ?"
There was no response, and she continued
minerals on exhibition" One little girl
raised her hand. II thought SO. Mary will
rame three minerals" Mary arose, and,
putting her hands behind her, lisped
"Apollinaris, Vichy and seltzer." ."-Chica-
60 Chronicle.
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pITH AND poINT.

A young woman who wants her OWE
way il liable after marriage to always
keep ON wanting it.-Chicago Sun.
We have noticed in menagerie thar
the noisiest animals are not the most
Observation-Disclosures Qa.) Demo.
crat.
Ticket Collector-"You surely don't
expect to take these two with one-half
ticket?" Mrs. Gingle-"Of course do.
They're twins" Comic.
Hewitt-"My motto is: Don't give
up the ship" Jewett-'.I've noticed
that you found il hard to break away
from schooner."-N. Y. Journal.
Algy="You say she only partially
returned your affection?" Clarence
"Yes. She returned all the love let
ters, but retained all the jewelry."-
Tit-Bits.
"One o. de hahdes' pahts Of a mans
education" said Uncle Eben, 'is foh-
gettin' lot O. no count things dat he
tuck vallyble time to lenrn."-Wash-
ington Star.
Don't attempt to be funny with q
stranger; he may prove to be funnier
than you are, and your best friends
will laugh to see you out-witted.-
Atchison Globe.
A Misnamed vessel.-Judge ''If
you were at the club during the
trouble, tell what you saw" Witness
"a colored waiter)-"Well, sab, de
cha'man OBJ de entertainment commit
tee jes' swatted de secretary obah de
head wifi de lovin' cup p."-Jewelers'
Weekly.
Maude-"I see you with Charley
Tommins good deal. begin to think
you like him better than your soldier
boy, Fred Carrie-"Charley Is nicer
one way. He is so good, you know He
writes all my letters to Fred. That's
something Freddy never did. l used
to have to write them myself."-Bos
ton Transcript.
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UNDER THE rAMARAcxs.

Darcie thought that he had cleveriy
outwitted his friendly double, ON the
night Of Tuesday, and sped away alone
through the woods to the place Of mcct-
ing. avoiding the railroad track in the
gulch ~ likely to bring him more CON-
pany than he wanted. The Big Horn
men ''kep' the track hot" ns Mike cx-
pressed 1t.
The risk he was taking, he argued.
was quite the ordinary one; he, with
many another man at that time in the
Coeur dAlene. was taking 1t every day.
About the other risk. Of not going,
there could be no reasoning. His heart
closed with pang, and stopped his
thinking, whenever he fancied that
girl wanting him, waiting for him. per-
haps, and he not there. It was not, he
owned, message or messenger be-
fitting his mountain lily; but by that
token the name was enough, and was
he to quarrel with happiness because It
came q little sooner or otherwise than
he had expected or deserved? 1t was
time of general uncertainty and,peril.
Who could tell the needs. the fears. Of
a girl so isolated, and in such company
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

Some of us were taken sick from the
effects Of this. was laid up several weeks
in a field hospital from fever. From that
time / was always afflicted more or less.
About four years ago became much
worse. Our family doctor seemed puzzled
over my case, and 1t began to look as Il there
was NO hope for my recovery, and that the
inevitable end was near.
Last November was advised to try DR.
Williams' Pink Pills. The physicians said
they were an excellent medicine, but would
do no good in my case. But tried them,
and am glad did for became better at
once. Eight boxes, taken according to direc.
tions, cured me. used the last Of the pills
about a year ago. and have not been troubled
with my ailments since"
The power of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People in the vast number of diseases
due to impure or poisoned blood, has been
demonstrated in thousands of instances as
remarkable as the one related above.
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hand, vaitin' to jump every time she
looks Mt me. She'd ought to a brought
her slaveys out here with her."
Don't you worry. girl; there'll be
dinners in this house when you wont
be standin' behind chairs" said Abb
by's prophetic ndniirer. "As for her,
she won't be here long; the Cor diane
won't be no picnic-ground for ladies
this summer"
"If you want to see Mr.. Bingham.
you better let me go call him. Abby
advised. "rhe folks will be comm
pretty soon"
"I don't want to see him, l want to
see you; but wasn't going to say so
before that sneaking Chinaman. He
makes out he don't sabe. but he catches
on all the same. How about tonight,
Abby? Is everything fxed?'
Hell be there" said Abby.
"Aud where will Mike MCGOWAN be p
"Do you most always bring another
man along when you come to see me?
What are you goin' to do with him%
"That depends. What is IT to you7
Have you seen himT
"How should see him? But know
who he Is"
you do? Well, that's more than
do. I know what he calls himself"
"But don't hurt him, I say; and soy
II ON your account as much as on his.
III he gets hurt, It's his own doin's,
Banning reasoned grimly. Hes had
three days to hunt for . safer place
It's working close now to the time when
every man has got to show his colors;
who's not for us is against us; the lines
is drawn"
The clock struck ten. Filth had LETT
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

There is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to.
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by con.
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be constitutional disease and
therefore requires constitutional treatment
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V.-cosr1xnxn
'eop'r'eht 'ss.. BY Mary Halioet Eeo...]

Don't be in hurry" said Peter
Banning. He had taken his stand he.
tween the door-curtains. and his eve
rowing from room to room, rested with
trncuaent admiration on the snowy din
ner-table.
Big doin's tonight, eh? The old
man puts on heap O. dog. What's oil
this truck for, anyhow? Three silver
forks to every PLATED How many
knives an forks an spoons an pickers
does man want on an average to eat
nus dinner with? know chaps as good
as Bingham that's eatin' theirs off a
TIN plate with . rusty case-knife, and
durn glad to get it. 1 say, Alb. the
whole of this camp could be fed and
clothed with what goes to waste of
this table"
No, they couldn't" said Abby, fat
ly. Il know what they spend in camp,
and know what he spends. He don't
spend SO much as he looks to; they
don't eat their silver forks. The things
they put the dinner in costs more, in
this house, than the dinners, ten times
over"
That's sure" Banning gloomily
agreed. But we've got to eat; We can't
live on the looks of things. Why should
we be diggin' and sweatin' under
ground, and he be gettin' big money
for doin'-the Lord knows what! Who
would these forks and spoons belong
to, I'd like to know, if everybody got
their rightful share?"
"Aw, you men always arg from
your stommicks, as IL eatin' and drink
in was all there is to it'll How'd you
like to be me, and have to set and cat
all alone. less you eat with the China
man, and have little stuck-up school,
girl tell you: Abby. put on your
apron" Put on my apron! 1 guess
can dress myself without any advice
from her. You needn't laugh. tell
you I don't want to live in no country
where one woman can tell another
woman to put on her apron. She's had
the cheek to send to New York city for
caps and aprons for me to wear. Caps
to cover up my hair, and aprons that
go way round and come down to the
hem of my dress. And il hand her
anything, my hands amt good enough
to PASS it with; it's got to be handed ON
a tray. My hands nor my hair nor my
clothes nin't fit to touch, anything she
touchcs-and she'll eat what that dirty
Chinaman has had his paws in and
think nothin' Of It'll wiped my hands
on one of her bedroom towels one day.
and do you think she'd use It after me
She told me right to my fnce to put 1t
in the wash! Yes, sir-she got as red
as = beet, and she says: Abby, you
needn't hang it up; you may put it in
the hamper says she. Oh, I'd like to
hamper her!"
IF a woman done that thing to me
I'd kiss her or I'd slap her face" said
Banning. seriously. "I'd get even with
her somehow. tell you, they're get
tim to be like kings and queens"
"Well, she didn't queen it over me
much. / just threw the towel on the
floor and walked out of the room, and
/ hain't ever been in it since let her
towels nlone after that; she can put
'em in the wash herself. I'd just like
her to see Wan sprinklin' them towels
an napkins she wipes her face on
squirtin' water on them out of his
gums. Mebby she thinks Pm goin' to
stand behind her chair tonight. with
a cap on my head and q tray in my
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

on. and tho drowsy fire fell 20 ashes
ON the hearth.
And in the dining-room they were
singing in hoarse, staggering male
chorus:
20 my darling. o my darling,
o my darling Clementine;
You are lost and gone forever.
DreffM sorry. clementiner
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yestly oaenaea

No wonder tie colonel got mad. He wal
lome was deservedly : hero. he vss mel
~ one Of these fusay old chaps who like,
% hear himself talk and who broke os!
With: why, colonel, see that you limp
What's the matter with your
Fell out Of bed!" roared the colonel
Don't you read the papersf'-Detroit Fro
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18
when she was Yo..r,

Mr.. De Bussy-Do you know that lady in
blue! How beautiful she is!
Miss Debutante- That is Miss Chairman.
/ think she must have been quite pretty
when she was young.
How old il shew
twenty-five. if she's day."-Brooklyn
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-Rev. D. Buch
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

Mr.. Oldchap."Are ycu interested in foa
sils, Miss Gushley" Miss Gushley."O oh
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18
Revsnus.

Clearly Il w.s sdvinhle 70 70 70 war.
~But how about revenue ~ ysntured ths
purtly Sir Godfrey.
Revenusr repeated the queen, lightly.
I have but 70 stamp my foot and abundant
svenne will be ferthcomins!"
here was no stamping Of bank checks, vac
ination certificates or chewing gum, to ~
lothing of cigarettes and keg pilsener.- De
roit Journal.
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AIIssavstyS.s : vss.ssus.

Nueh sazisty ~ be- e1yss1 (. ~
y tks renewed sctivity 4 Me9n Kegv
Al cvervhelaias daalsf 4 ~ -
fact there z ittIs likehhocd that NJ sVe
vius will do any serious damage. O ~
other hand Thousands die daily fspm stsn419
and digestive disorder, who might ksye -
viyed had they resorted to Hostettsrss 6ts
sch Bitten. II il the greatest Of known "
cures kidney, liver snd blood disordss. l,
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

We blame the devil for many thinss i
couldn't possibly do unless men helped hin
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

Will it cure! Use st. Jacobs Oil for lame
back and you'll see.
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Genius = loftier quality thsn tsIenk =
the sense that senius often livos u u ss1ieI
while talent has apartments q ths gpd61
door Town Topics. 81 81
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

A fish in the hand is worth dozen in the
anglers story.-Golden Days.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

In giving ear to hat&ery we not only III
ourselves, but fool the hatterer q wslls
Town Topics.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

A glass eye i the memorial window a IL
soul.-Princeton Tiger.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

You will be disabled by Rheumatism. Us,
st. Jacobs Oil and cure it.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

II you want TO Be cured Of . coueh -
HaleIs Honey Of H0rehound and Tar.
Pike's Toothschs Drops Cure in one ninnE1.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

A 'sdoubting Thomas' full Of aches usell
St. Jacobs Oil. He's cured.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

The kangaroo is none the less lively be
cause he is on his last legs.-Golden Days.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

do you believe in luck?" "Not unit
nfter I've experienced it."-Chicago Dali,
Record.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

What! A Cripple! Cure your sprain 4
Q day with 81. Jacobs Oil.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

You may, be sure Neuralgia will be cured
by st. Jacobs Oil.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

Fuddy-.-.Many wonderful things happen
IN one: !ife:. Duddy-" Especially in auto
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

You can always get pennies at 10 cents q
dozen.-Golden Days.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

The way ont Of pains and aches is to rut
st. Jacobs Oil in.
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Ne Help fer Il.

''Do you know that woman's smile
may wreck ! mans hearth q
swell, suppose that has happened,
for under our system Of civilisn ton, OF
course, = man cant be married TO
every woman who happens to throw :
smile IN his direction" = Cleveland
Leader.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

To Cure . Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18
HARDsa1ps OF ARMY IRR
From the Press. Milroy. Ind.

From the Press. Milroy. Ind.
One of the first to offer their services for the
country in the Civil War, was A. X. Seton,
81 Nilroy, Rush Co., Ind. He made good
record. The life of every soldier is hard
one, and Mr.. Sefton's case was no exception.
I'VE were in Tennessee, penned in on all
sides. Our rations were very scarce" said
he, s'and we had begun to go ON quarter
Allowance, and as the rain was not enough
TO replenish the wells or streams, our can
teens went empty. We were hurried on,
and the only way to quench our thirst was to
70 down on our hands and knees and drink
from the hoof tracks made by the ho.aes.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-11-18

The clock struck ten. Faith had left
~ table. and taken sefuse In her own
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
JUPITER JENKINS: SCHOOLNAST
The Love Story Of a Red-headed Girl. By Stanley
Edwards Johnson.

+, soul Of rather designing maiden was
showing forth from them. She was glad
to receive attentions, and it smote Ju-
piter hard, when he observed that she
walked with one and then with another
in the still and balmy spring evenings.
Just why it smote him as il did, MI
Jenkins never knew, until a few years
later.
But it did. and Geraldine's face SEEM
ed to have framed itself into the center
of his thoughts. She REQUIRED to his
consciousness constantly, and when ne
thought of these big boys, he was truly
uncomfortable.
He had another conference with Mrs.
Ccffin, in which ne suggested that Ger
aldine had better be kept in the house,
and made to give closer attention 10 ner
lessons. When he called her in -ecita-
tiCns he was also doing his best TO
make the girl fail. And when she did
fail, he did his best to make il uncom-
Portable for her. She had to remain
after school and get the whole lesson.
Jupiter made her recite il all 'precept
upon precept.' so to speak.
He had conceived the ambition to
make a teacher of the girl. He broach-
ed the subject to Mrs. Coffin. "Geral-
dine he began, is cut out to be
teacher" Yes, she is" he, affirmed,
with a thunderbolt, land she ought to
be sent to a normal school. [ never
went to one, and what 1 know about
teaching has been gained by eXper-
fence. But there is no mistake. The
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Jovi non placet," wrote the red
headed girl in the back seat of the wide
oblong school room Mr.. Harrison Jen-
kins. the presiding genius of the place,
stood scowling behind his desk
struggling with the class in Latin.
These young girls and boys, who looked
pityingly up to his dark face, were
struggling with the verb sum"
The lesson had been poorly prepared,
and the issue of thunderbolts were soon
expected to shower from this pedagog-
zeal Olympus. At last it came.
Mr.. Jenkins brought his fist down
upon the plain deal board with a thump
that awOke every languid mind in the
room. rs this what you come to school
1or2' ne began, as if addressing a jury
rs this the way you use one of the
most precious gifts that God has given
TO you? Here you are, a whole class of
bright boys and girls, with brains
enough to do anything you desire in
this great world, throwing away the
greatest opportunity of your lives. II
this was an institution for weak-minded
children I would have some compassion
for you. But your faces are all bright,
and your eyes all clear, and yet you
will come to me with such a lesson as
this!" Mr.. Jenkins punctuated every
sentence with that echoing thump on
the desk which carried conviction and
modification to the minds of each boy
and girl before him.
1t was then that the red-headed girl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30

on the back seat wrote "Jovi non pla-
Get" 1T is not pleasing to Jupiter
Geraldine Coffin was Mr. jenkins
pride. He had no favorites. at least,
such never appeared in the little COM
mOnwealth, which he held in the hol-
low of his hand. But in Geraldine he
was intensely interested, and he often
found in her his greatest irritation.
While Mr. jenkins held the whole of his
so odd young spirits in the hollow of
his hand, the red-headed girl was the
one person he was not quite sure of.
Geraldine had given him the name of
Jupiter" and il fitted so well that it
was at once adopted by all his sub
jects.
When he pounds his desk and that
great shaggy head shakes so, and his
blue eyes flash, all can think of is Ju-
piter sending thunderbolts to EARTH
and in this remark Geraldine had chris
tened him. Many times he had thought
he had heard the name Jupiter Jen-
kins''-but he had never been able to
capture one of these erring mortals. Of
course he knew he was called Jupiter"
he had been told so by admiring par
ents, who knew he would be pleased,
and he was.
But it is with the red-headed girl
that this story is chiefly concerned. She
was the only human problem that Ju-
piter Jenkins could not solve. Geral-
dine Coffin had been an inmate of the
school room only a few days when Mr.
Jenkins discovered that she possessed
an unusual mind. He laid his plans to
make the most he could of her. He was
accustomed to use the parable of the
talents in the school room. and to say
that to whom much was given much
would be required The getting of les
sons was an easy matter to Geraldine
Coffin. She not only learned them. but
the truths and principles were digested,
and sank into her mind, clearly under
stood and stored away, until the day
which would call them into use.
Jupiter jenkins was accustomed to
say that hardly more than one child in
20 really digested knowledge.
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learning of methods means something
in these days, and I'm sure that if Ger
aldine IS sent to a normal school she
will make a first-rate teacher"
Mrs. Coffin thought it over for a few
days, and then came to the conclusion
that Mr.. jenkins was right. That was
the usual conclusion about Mr.. Jenkins
in the little village. The idea was
placed before Geraldine, and when she
heard of Jupiter's proposal she smiled
a smile that made her mother look at
her twice. But Geraldine had the key
to certain kinds of human nature,
which was far beyond her years. She
thought she would like to go. and it
was a great joy when she came to
Jupiter's throne. and in her sweetest
and calmest manner thanked him for
his kindness, and said she would do
her hest TO deserve it. That was the
happiest day that Jupiter had ever
had in the school. He did not quite
understand it, but there was q singing
in his heart as homelike as the singing
of a tea kettle, and as soft as a cats
purr.
Geraldine took new interest in school.
She tried no more of her subtle ways
to disturb Jupiter and the boys found
change in her, which at once set
their former interest at naught
She amt no more fun" they all
agreed, and they troubled her no more.
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