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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-06-07
The Moderp Beauty

Thrives on good food aud sunshine,
with plenty OF exercise ia the open air.
Her form glows With health and her
lace blooms With beauty. II her sys-
ten needs the clea using action OF u
laxative remedy, she uses the gentle
aud pleasant Syrup Of Figs, made BY
the Calico mia Fig syrup Co. only.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-06-07
Buckeye mowers aad Hol.

DuChFyo W anu IIOI-
lingsworth sulky rakes in
stock ana for sale by e. Girls
void.
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~ Resolutions. card OF thanks, and adver-
tising locals will be charged for at the rate OF
10 cents q line.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-08
Some Wild Birds.

A most extraordinary instance of the
tameness of birds in unexplored forests
is related by writer in The National
Geographic Magazine, describing a
tour of exploration to the headwaters
of the Saskatchewan:
AS our horses We're winding through
deep forest bird appeared which re-
sembled pine bulltinch fitting from
tree to tree and following us closely.
Somewhat later it gave the most re-
markable instance of tameness that I
have ever seen. Having followed us for
about two miles. it waited in a tree
during the hustle and confusion Of
making camp, but in the afternoon,
when all was quiet and some of our
men were asleep, the bird became ex-
ceedingly familiar. walking on the
ground near US and finally perching on
our extended hands.
It was soon evident that the object OF
our visitor was to catch mosquitoes,
which We're lowering in swarms around
our heads. 1t pecked at ring on my
hand. at our needles. and. in fact. any
metal article. But the climax was
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-08

must be sought IN the bourses, not IN
the cabinets, of Europe. Perhaps he ex-
aggerated here little. as a man will
in praising what he loves Finally, car
ried away by enthusiasm, he gave her
the means of guessing with fair accu-
racy the profit that he and his friends
had made out of the transaction Thus
ending, he heaved a sigh of relief She
understood, and there had been no need
of those uncivil terms which lately had
pressed themselves forward to the tip
of his tongue so rudely.
81 think I'd better not try to have
anything more to do with politics, she
said. .'I-I'm too ignorant. There
was little break in her tones Byers
glanced at her sharply and apprehen-
sively. Now that his story was ended,
his enthusiasm died away. He expected
abuse now. Well, he would bear it,
She was entitled to relieve her mind
'What fool I've beenl How you
must have been laughing at meat my
poor prince and mel She looked across
at him. smiling family He sat, twist
ing his hat in his hands Then she turn
ed her eyes toward the fireplace Byers
had nothing to say; he was wondering
whether he might go now. CHANGING at
her for permission, he saw that her
clear bright eyes had grown dim pres
entity a tear formed and rolled down her
cheek Then she began to sob, softly at
first. presently with growing and rising
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-08

"Yes, Pll marrA you no1u," she said.
passion. She seemed quite forgetful of
him, needless of what he thought and of
how she looked All that was in her, the
pang of her dead hopes, the woe for her
poor prince, the bitter shame of her own
crushed pride and helpless folly, came
cut in her sobs as she abandoned herself
to weeping. Byers sat by, listening al
ways-looking sometimes. He tried to
defend himself to himself. Was it de-
cent of her, was it becoming, wasn't it
characteristic of the lack of self control
and self respect that marks the sort of
woman she was? 1t might be open to
all these reproaches. She seemed not to
care she cried on. He could not help
looking at her now. At last she saw
him looking, and with apology or irri-
tation, he could not tell-she turned
sideways and hid her face in the cush-
ions of the sofa. Byers rose slowly. al
most unsteadily, to his feet. "My God!'
he whispered to himself, as he stood for
moment and looked at her Then he
walked over to where she lay, her head
buried in the cushions.
SIT doesn't make all that difference
to you. he said roughly. "You
wouldn't have gone with him.
She turned her face to him for mo-
ment. She did not look her best; how
could she! But Mr.. Byers did not no.
tice that
81 love him, and wanted to do it. :"
Byers bad wanted to do it, too, and
their desires had clashed Bnt in his
desire there had been no alloy of love:
it was all true metal true metal of self.
He stood over her for minute without
speaking. A strange feeling seized him
then; he had felt it once before with
regard to this woman.
eff it had been for you, III have
BANKED the money and gone ahead, y
he blurted out in an indistinct, impetu-
Gus utterance.
Again she looked up There was no
surprise, no resentment in her face,
only heartbreaking plaintiveness
"0h. why couldn't you be honest with
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-08

away had brought with it. He must
face her; the woman could do no more
than abuse him. One other thought he
had for moment entertained-of offer
ing to let her stand in, as Mr. Shum
had let Lady Craigenoch. There was
hardly any sum which he would not
have been glad to give her But long
before he reached the house he had de-
cided that she would not stand in.
"By heaven. should think not. he
said to himself Indignantly.
But he had one phrase ready for her
He reminded her of the paragraphs the
rumors and the manifesto eve have
by those means felt the pulse OF the
public. he said. He paused; she said
nothing. "The result is not-er-en-
couraging. he went on. "The moment
is not propitious.
"You promised the money if the
prince signed the manifesto she said.
promised? Oh, well, said I'd
"You promised, said Mrs. Rivers.
"What's the difficulty now?"
"That state of public feeling he
began.
81 know that. We want the money
to change it. She smiled slightly eff
the feeling had been with us already we
shouldn't have wanted the money"
She leaned forward and asked, "Haven t
you got the money? You said you had. y
Eyes, I've got it-or l could get it. -
eyes Well. then Why have you
changed your mind?"
He made no answer, and for awhile
she sat looking at him thoughtfully.
She did not abuse him. and she did not
cry.
81 want to understand, she said
presently, "Did you ever mean to give
US the money? p
eyes, upon my honor p
care you sure?' She forced him to
look her in the face He was silent. She
rose, took japanese fan from side
table and sat down again; the lower
part Of her face was now hidden by the
fan. Byers saw nothing but her eyes.
"What did you mean?" she asked.
"You've made US all-the prince and
his friends and me-look very silly.
How did that help you? don't see
what you could get out of that2''
She was looking at him now as though
she thought him mad. She could MOI
see what he had got out of it. 1t hai
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-08

meY' she moaned But she stopped Sob
bling and sat straight on the sofa again.
you'll think me still more of fool
for doing this" she said.
Was the abuse never coming? Mr..
Byers began to long for it, If he were
abused enough, he thought that he
might be able to find something to say
for himself.
"You thinl: that because-because
live as l do l know the world, and
and so on. don bit. 1t doesn't fol-
low really, you know. Fancy my think
ing l could do anything for Julianl
What do | know of business? Well,
you We told Inc nowl'
eff it had been for you, I'd have
risked it, and gone ahead" said Byers
again.
81 don't know what you mean by
that, she murmured vaguely. Byers
did not try to describe to her the odd,
strong impulse which had inspired his
speech. Il must go and tell the prince
about it, she said
"What are you going to do?' he de-
manded
'sDo? What is there to do? Nothing,
| suppose What can we do?'
81 wish to God ibid met wom-
an like you Shall you marry him
now?'
She looked up. A faint smile APP
peared on her face.
Eyes, she said. ut doesn't matter
now. and he'll like it. Yes. I'll marry
him now.
Two visions-one was of Mrs Byers
and the babies in Portland place-rose
before Byers' thoughts.
"He hasn't lost much, then" he
said. "And you? You'll be just as
happy 2"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-08

reached when by accident the bird saw
its own image in small looking glass
which lay on the ground. Then, with
extended wings and open bill, it ut
tered cries of rage and pecked madly at
the glass in which an enemy appeared.
Among the solitudes of mountain for.
ests squirrels, finches and whiskyjacks
often show unusual confidence in man,
but this particular instance is remark
able, because the bird would alight On
our persons even after it had been mo-
mentarily, though gently, detained sew
eral times as a prisoner in my hand.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-08

She turned Sideways and hid her face In
the cushions of the sofa.
not yet crossed her mind that there had
been money to be got out of it. So
ignorant was she, with all her shrewd-
ness, with all her resolution.
"And l understood that you were
such clever, farseeing man., she
went on. ''Lady Craigenoch always
told me so. She said I could trust you
in anything. Do tell me about it, Mr..
Byers >
81 can't explain it to you" he be-
gan. "You-you wouldn t.
eyes, I should understand it if you
told me" she insisted
If he told her he was liar and a
thief, she would understand. Probably
she would. But he did not think that
she would understand the transaction
if he used any less plain language about
it. And that language was not only
hard to use to her, but struck strangely
on his own head and his own heart
Surely there must be other terms in
which to describe his part in the trans
action? There We're plenty of such in
the city; Were there none in Palace
Gate?
cts matter of business again
he began.
She stopped him with an imperious
wave of the fan. Her eyes grew ami
mated with sudden enlightenment;
she looked at him for moment or two
and then asked, "Have you been max
ing money out of it somehow" He did
not answer "How, please?" she asked
"What does that matter?' His voice
was low.
GO! should like to hear, please You
don't want to tell me? But 1 want to
know it'll be useful to me to un-
derstand things like this "
1t seemed to Mr.. Byers that he had
to tell her. that this was the one thing
left that he could do-the one obliga-
ton which he could perform. So he be-
gan to tell her, and as he told her nat
urally (or curiously, since natures are
curious) his pride in the great coup re-
vived-his professional pride. He went
into it ali thoroughly. She followed
him very intalligently.. He made her
understand what an "option" was,
what differences, what the "put"
and what the ''call. He pointed out
how the changes in public affairs might
make welcome changes in private
pockets and would have her know that
the secret center of great movements
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-08

1T was the whole world to me, +" said
she. and for the last time she put her
handkerchief to her eyes, Then she
slowed it away in her pocket and looked
expectantly at her visitor. Here was the
permission to go.
"Will you take the money? ?" said he
what money!
''What I've made-my share of it. .
''Oh, don be sillyl What do I care
what money you made?'
He spoke lower as he put his second
question.
''Will you forgive me?'' he asked.
Forgive you?' She laughed a little.
yet looked puzzled. ~ didn't think
about you like that. she explained
''1o on re not man to me.
"You're woman to me. What am
to you, them
81 don't know Things in general
the world -busness-the truth about
myself, Yes. you're the truth about
myself to me-. She laughed again
nervously, tentatively. almost appeal
inely, as though she wanted him to I'M
derstand how he seemed to her He
drew in his breath and buttoned his
coat
"And you re the truth about myself
to me, he said. "And the truth is
that I'm miserable scoundrel.
'Are you?" she asked, as it seemed
half in surprise, half in indifference
"Oh. l suppose you're no worse than
other peoplel Only was such fool
Goodby Mr.. Byers. She held out her
hand. He had not meant to offer his.
But he took hers and pressed it, He
had vague desire to tell her that he
was not type of all humanity; that
other men were better than he was: that
rnere were unseltish men, true men,
men who did not make fools, for mon
ey's sake, of women; yes, of women
whose shoes they were not worthy to
black But he could not say anything
of all this, and he left. her without an
other word And the next morning he
bought the "call of big block of the
stock; for the news of Prince Julian s
marriage with Mrs. Rivers would send
it up point or two. Habit is very
strong.
When he was gone, Mrs. Rivers went
up stairs to her room and bathed her
face. Then she rejoined Prince Julian in
the library. Weary of waiting, he had
gone to sleep, but he woke up and was
rejoiced to see her. He listened to her
story, called Mr.. Byers an Internal
rogue and, with an expression of relief
on his face, said:
"There's the end of that! And now
darling
eyes, I'll marry you now. she said.
1T doesn't matter now.
Thus, as has been said, the whole af-
fair had only three obvious effects-the
renovation of Lady Craigenoch's town
house, a baronetcy for Sir Henry Shum
| (services to the party are recognized
claim en- the favor of her majesty and
the marriage Of Prince Julian. But
from it both Mrs. Rivers and Mr.. Byers
derived some new ideas of the world
and of themselves. Shall women weeI
and hard men curse their own work
without result? The temple Of truth is
not national institution. So, of course
one pays to go in. Even when you are
in, it is difficult to look at more thar
one side of it at once. Perhaps Mrs
Rivers did not realize this, and Mr..
Byers could not while he seemed still to
hear her crying. He heard the sobs fol
so many evenings, mingling oddly will
the click of his wife's knitting needles
Some Wild Birds.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-08
All More or Les. Actors.

We are all more or less actors and
are governed by a reputation which has
been given us. justly or unjustly. For
instance, a girl is brusque. Some kind
friend characterizes this brusqueness as
frankness or honesty. The girl is pleased
with the name which has been given
her, her brusqueness under the guise of
frankness increases, and she finally be-
comes terror to her friends unknow-
ingly.
Then some one remarks: Glow sweet
Ethel isl She has the loveliest charac-
ter and sweetest disposition of any girl
I know. Ethel must live up to her
reputation for sweetness until this very
sweetness becomes annoying
The man who has been dubbed a
philanthropist is unwittingly more gen
erous than he would naturally be, as
he must live up to the good name he
has received So how much is real in
our lives and how much assumed we
hardly know ourselves. New York
Herald.
The Leech.
The indicative leech is now prac-
tically a thing of the past. The falling
off in the demand for leeches by the
medical profession is quite astonishing.
as may be judged from the fact that in
the year 1915 the two largest hospitals
in London called for about so, 900 Of
them, whereas now these institutions
order only 80 or 100 leeches at irreg
ular and infrequent intervals.
Assuredly the leech has seen his best
days. With the old regime, when soup
ping" and "bleeding" We're the sheet
anchors of surgery, the leech all but
disappeared. So constant was his en-
ployment in medieval times that his
name furnished a synonym for the
medical profession and the doctor came
to be known impolitely as ''the
leech perhaps subtle allusion to
the rapacity for fees which character
lied the profession in those times At
present the Hungarian speckled leech is
most in request.
The Springdale news., 1899-06-02
MADISON

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 One thousand feet of side track is being put in at IF k. Brashears saw mlll two miles west of St Paul
 Business was suspended al Huntsville Tuesday from 9a n. to Il ?. III. to observe deeora ton day exercises
 The school election here Sat nrday passed eff quietly. ,, B. Harrls was elected direc tor, special tax of , l-2 mills was voted, county uniformity of text books carried by 60 ma jority only four votes east against the measure Hunts vile Republican,
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CARROLL.

Ihos. Brannum. of Eureka Springs, and Miss Liza McCon- nell, of Berryville were married recently.
 Mrs. R. H. Jones, for num- Der of years a resident of Der. Iyvllle, died recently at her home at Flagstaff, Arazona.
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ESTRAY NOTICE

We, z. II Geeee, \. F. Bland and Eaf Bland, three citizens of Wash. jngton County and householder. therein, Leiag appointed by S. s t'fa taui Justice ot the Peace of -aia eoMalf, to view an eatraF mule taken np is H. Barr, of Brush Creek IoWnship find the same to be one biaci1 horse mule, three years old auaui Ii hands high, slit in left ear. and We appraise the same to be wortI thirty ts30I d0llUrs
 trivcn under our hands this l5thdav 0f Ney ISa9 ,''s
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