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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

"I'm afraid Jerry's folks won't want
to come, and I don't know what Phin-
cas- would do If they didn't. He's
setShis heart. We ought not to have
waited till the last min,lte-I don't
see w,..J we did. There won't be time
for them to answer-oh, dear, they
haven't been home for SO long, and l
can't help thinking they won't want
to come now!"
But she went briskly to work with
her preparations. She cooked and
cooked till the shelves in her neat
pantry groaned under their loads.
Jerry's folks could not have cleared
them in a week. She made the mince
pies The way the boys had always
liked them, long ago. She made a mo-
lasses sauce for the pudding because
they had been fond of that kind.
And she made two little saucer pies
she had never failed to make, long
ago. They were pumpkin pies, and
she crimped the edges carefully.
"Jerry's girls are grown up, and
maybe they won't care for them
maybe nobody will" she thought,
''but Z always made them for the
boys, and l said I would to-day. Only
l hoped, then, that Johns folks
would come. I hoped till the last
minute
1t was the last minute now, and
mother had given up. She lad set
the long table with her whitest linen
and her prettiest dishes. Then she
had dressed herself in her best dress
and sat down to wait. She a quite
pale. Mother was a little afraid OF
Jerry's folks. She wished Phineas
were here to help her receive them,
but he had been called away unex.
pectedly, and would not be back
much before dinner time. One of the
neighbors had needed him.
Somewhere down the road sounded
the rumble of stage wheels, and
mother got up, neryously, and stood
on the floor, listening. 1t was such
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21
REQUESTS OF CONSTITUENTS
~ the Remarkable Things
AsL-ed Of Representatives - -
nations Capital.

CONGRESSMAN Conry tells a story on
c]erning his congressional exper'en.e
which may or may not be intehueo W
discourage his political rivals ~ ~.
Ninth district, states the Boston ne
aid. "+b
every spring." says Mr.. Conry' the E
government at Washington sets aslue
a large amount of garden seed 1ol iree
distribution among the people OF Tue
country. and one of the functions o! q
CONGRESSMAN is to see that his constiu-
ents get their due share OF TINS sew.
Now. there isn't a great deal 81 'acan'
soil in my district which could De u.il-
lied for the purposes OF a hover ga,
den. but, thinking it would be a goou
idea to encourage the cultivation o.
window plants, l sent out last spring
as many packages of the dlHeren1
plants suitable for window culture Do
I thought would suffice to go arounu
A little while after / received from q
lady to whom | had sent some seeo the
following letter:
"'Dear Mr.. Conry: / have received
your seed, for which l am very thanh-
full. Will you kindly send me loo 1ee'
of black rubber hose, set OF garaen
tools and a lawn mower"
"This story somehow got OUT anu
was given some circulation. IN the
course of its t~rayelsit reached the ears
Of a lady in the Berkshire hills, VINO
Immediately wrote me that she o'oh
care to receive any lawn OF
rubber hose, but she would IKE very
much to know if I could send heraPal1
of oxen which she could use for Plo"'
ing fields. ~.
"Of all the requests, however, when
Ireceived as result of my well-intend'
ed offices in seed distribution, the one
I shall cherish longest was received
from a lady on the banks OF the Con
necticut river.
"',My Dear Congressman wrote this
lady, Il have ten acres of land covered
with tobacco. Will you kindly select
from the civil service six a~ble-bodiee
men and send them to my farm to cultl
yate nv tobacco?'"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

YOU think I don't know how to take
care of little twin sons?"
She carried them both at once in
the old way. A little head lay warm
against each arm. There was not 9
moment to lose If her plan was to
succeed, and she went away swiftly
with her precious load out to the
kitchen, straight to the little old era
die. There was time to deposit the
babies, one at each end, on the soft,
time-yellowed little pillows, and to
draw the log-cabin quilt snugly up
under each tiny pink chin. There
was a minute or two even to jog the
cradle a few times, and then mother
heard the creak of Phineas' wagon
wheels. She stole softly away and
left Johns babies to do their work
alone. But a prayer was on her lips.
".A little child shall lead them
it's in Thy Book, Lord. Let Johns
little children lead father back to
john she prayed silently.
Phineas Quimby was late. The
neighbor had kept him longer than
he expected, and it fretted him.
Neighborly assistance was all right
enough, but on Thanksgiving Day,
when your sons folks were coming
home, it was vexing to be kept al
most ill dinner-time.
Get up, Dan; get into a trot, viii
ye? DO you want the turkey to be
all eat up before we get there? Jer-
rvs folks won't know what to make
of these doin's; get up, there, pony!'
He ratified home, into the lane, past
the house to the barn, his mind in
tent on grievances, else he might
have seen the peering little faces at
the parlor window-mother had for
gotten those.
Old Dan put up and given his
Thanksgiving dinner of oats and
~clover-sweet hay. Phineas Quimby
strobe into the house. A frown was
on his face. Being Phineas Quimby,
this interference with his plans an
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

a pity Jerry's folks had had to come
up in The stage! Hark!-yes, it was
turning into the lane. 1t was almost
here. She must go to the door and
meet them. A strange, girlish shy
ness swept over the little old figure,
and two spots of pink color bios
somed in her wrinkled cheeks.
The tumble ceased. A confusion of
voices greeted mothers ear-sweet,
shrill little voices, with the bubble of
laughter running through them. And
then, above them all, a mans deep
voice called: "Mother! Mother,
where are you?" What did it all
mean-for it was Johns voice call
ing! IT was Johns wife getting out
of the stage, and Johns little chill
dren chattering and bubbling! Johns
folks!
Mother found herself at the door
in the midst of them all, and her
wonder and faint dismay were
drowned in the sweetness and Joy of
their coming and the warm rain of
their kisses on her face.
There were SO many little voices in
her ear. SO many little arms around
her neck! And John was there-a
big, bearded John, with little Johns
love in his voice! There was no room
for dismay at all-only joy. 1t was
later when the mystery had cleared
itself away and it was almost time
for Phineas to come that the dismay
came back. Dear land, what would
Phineas say?
Mother stole away by herself and
looked things in the face. She had
not told John that it was all a mis-
take, and that his letter had gone to
Jerry and Jerry's invitation come to
him. It was all clear enough now to
mother, but she had not told John.
How could she? In a moment the
joy was overwhelmed in the utter
dismay. For Phineas would be home
soon, very soon.
Something must be done. The lit
tie children-if the father should see
Johns children, would they not plead
for him? No, wait-the babies
Johns tiny twin sons! Mother
laughed aloud with delight of the in
%spiration. She hurried up to the
lumber-room over the woodshed and
pulled down the long old cradle that
Phineas had pieced out long ago, to
keep baby toes from meeting when
Jerry lay at one end and little John
at the ether. It was heavy, but what
did mother care? The strength of
ten slender old women animated her
as she tugged and pulled it down.
Now, the pillows and the little old
log-cabin quilt! AS if she did not
know where those We're! She ar
ranged them with eager fingers and
pulled the cradle into the kitchen.
for father would come.in at the kitch.
en- door. Then mother vent back to
Johns folks.
i want the babies, John-giye me
them both for a little WHILE" She
/ said. mo. don't you come. dear-de
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

noyed him greatly. Jerry's folks
were not plain farmer folks. They
would hardly understand this-what!
What was the old cradle on the kitch-
en- floor for? And little Jerry and lit
tie John in it!
Phineas Quimby stood still over the
old cradle and gazed down into it in
helpless bewilderlnent. Had he lost
his wits, or had the years rolled
from his bent old shoulders and left
him standing there. strong and
straight, looking down at the crum-
pied faces of his little twin sons?
Was he young again? Were the old
age and the loneliness and the heart
break in his stubborn old soul only
a bad dream? And he was Young
and had little John again-had both
his boys!
The babies stirred from their pla-
cid browse, and one of them flung
out a lnsty little fist and opened a
pair of wide blue eyes. Little John,
that n was! With an ina%rticulate
cry Of tenderness and love, father
stopped and gathered the warm,
sweet morsel into his old arms, and
laid his grizzled head against it, in
the old, old way. Mother found him
so.
Father, father!" she cried. from
the doorway. All her soul was in her
eager, old voice.
Hush, don't speak, mother; don't
wake me up! I've got little John in
my arms"
In the quiet kitchen there was only
the sound of baby-crooning then.
Mother had lifted little Jerry. and
was grading him in her own arms,
The noon sunshine lighted all their
faces, young and old. 1t was father
who spoke first, after awhile:
Don't tell me, mother, I know all
about II" he said, quietly. "I know
we amt grown young again and
found our baby boys. It was only 3
minute I half believed that come
in SO sudden and found them in the
old cradle with the old quilt owe,
EN-. I've got my wits back now, and
! know all about it. This is Johns
baby I've got here, and Johns baby
over there in your arms. They're
Johns twin babies-did you think j
never hunted up Johns letters to vol
and read 'em through and through.
Do you think I don't know the name.
OF all of Johns little shayers b,
heart, mother? Here, you may hav,
EN- both. I've got to go-I wan.
John"
Here I am, father. I'm here!'
And it was John standing there ii
the door, and father striding towart
him with his hands out! And it wa;
mother with ner urms full of John
babies who lowered v e them boil
with nnspeakable thanksgiving j,
her heart.-CeHntry Gentleman.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21
A pnx.led Hou.ewIfe.

"Hello," called Mrs. Cookem, over the
phone, lis this Mr.. Sellem's grocery?
Eyes, ma'am.'
"Well, you folks sent me a cake OF
patent plum pudding and a cake of imi-
tation coal this morning, for me to try.
Eyes, ma'am. And did you wish to or
der some more?"
II don't know. You'll have to send
one down to explain matters. I've
put one cake on the fire and the other in
the wen and l can't tell whether the plum
the pudding psn."-Baltimore american.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

Hon. David Meekison is wal l
not only in his own State, but II
out America. He was electsd !,
Fifty-Afth Congress by a very H.
iority, and is the acknowledge
Of his party in his section Of Il.
Only one flaw married the olj
complete success of this risins |
man. Catarrh with its inside
proach and tenacious erasn' 4
only unconquered foe. For tbirt +
he waged unsuccessful warfare !!
this personal enemy. At last /
came to the rescue. He writes.
"Ihave used several bottle, E,
runa and I feel greatly benefitas,
BY from my catsrrh of the n
feel enc0uraged to believe tbatH
II q short time lOngerI Will { fh
to eradicate the disea s of thin
standing. David Meekison, 4
0f Congress-
II you do not derive prompt All
factory results from the use oil /,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, /
full statement Of your East and,
be pleased to give you his valud
| vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, Presa
The Hartman Sanitarium, CD,
Ohio.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21
Useless Clause.

Old Gotrox-I had a clause inserted
IN my will to the effect that il any Of
my relatives should contest it they are
not to get a cent.
Mr.. Neighbors-That was,altope+b.r
unnecessary.
Why was it unnecessarily.
Because If there is a contest III.
lawyers will see that your relatives
don't get anything."-Chicaeo Daily
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21
AT Least One SYM r,tom

Kind Father-My dear, if you want to
marry a good husband, marry Mr.. Good
heart. He really and truly loves you.
Daughter3,Are You sure OF that, pa!
money of him for six months, and still he
keeps coming.'-Stray Stories.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

Tom-"Our engagement is off" Dick
"You don't say, how's that?" Tom-"She
got mad sl;a because %Ss ! cG 9aIad hex explain mara to .h her
other girls."-Philadelphia Press.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21
old On~.

Ouads-Funnyman tried writing his
jokes on the typewriter, but had to 60
back to his fountain pen.
Space-What was the matter with the
typewriter?
1.-THE bell rang too often.'-Manila
American
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

Builds up the system; puts pure, rich
blood in the veins; makes men and won
en- strong and healthy. Burdock Blood
Bitters. AT any drug store.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

Shea m is as young as sh'
looks" He-"Yes; but she amt Away
Is young as she thinks she looks."-Cincin
nat; Enou;rar.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

Truth is more Of a stranger than fc.
tion.-Chicago Daily News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

81 suffered for months from sore throat.
Electric Oil cured me in twenty-four
bours." N. s. Gist, Hawesville. Ky.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli-
BILE medicine for coughs and colds:.- Nv W.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

Fleeing from responsibility is q goot
deal like hiding from reward.-Coopera
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21
strength Of q Locep,ottye

A railroad engine may be roughly
said to be equal In strength to 900
| horses.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21

Anxiety never yet successfully bridged
over any chasm.-Ruf6ni.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-11-21
>0NNS'Eg1he
"a Thanksgiving Story<
Dy Non>e N~4sNv5N DenneM.
Dy Ann\e A~mNSoM DewneM.

- and Johns
folks, Phineas?"
Amelia Quimby's
breath failed at
..nol1o
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-11-20
Notice to Butter-Makers and
Creamery Patrons.

AS announced last week we will
have meeting and butter contest at
Extra Thursday December 4th.
Now while the butter scoring s
more of an educational matter for us
utter-makers, the following will
show that the meeting will be equally
interesting to the farmers as we'll.
The meeting will commence at /
O'Clock p. m. First will be the but
ter scoring in presence of the butter
makers by Professor G.. l.. Mckay,
of Ames, followed by discussion on
how to score butter and select the
starter. Sample starters to be fur
nished by the butter makers.) Prof
lessor Mckay will then give us a lee
ture on starters, after which State
Dairy commissioner Wright will
speak to the farmers on their duties
as creamery patrons. S. B. Shilling
Of Mason City will be present and
speak on Oleo- Margarine Legisla-
tion which subject should not be
missed by the farmers as it will be
we'll for them to know where we
stand in regard to the new Grout
Bill. While these are not all of the
speakers who will be there it ought
to be enough to show that the meet
ing will be interesting.
At last let me state to the butter
makers that you want to be sure and
be there at | p. m. and by all means
get as many of your patrons to come
as you can.
j. P. NELSON,
& Sec'y Botna Valley Creamery Assn
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-11-20

sisting of recitations and instrumental
music which was much appreciated
by the crowd in attendance. A prize
was given to the lady whose box sold
for the highest prize. Miss Louisa
Jones received the prize, her box
bringing S1,3O being purcha sed by
Ben Clark.
Miss Lucille Connrardy who taught
the primary school at Brayton for
some time and who always bias given
excellent satisfaction and was much
liked by all her scholars has resigned
her position as teacher of this school,
and departed Monday evening for
Marshalltown where she expects to
remain two years studying for a
trained nurse. The patrons of the
school much regret Miss Connrardy's
departure and as yet have secured no
one to fill the position made vacant
by her resignation.
The new road which was petitioned
for by Shompier Bintner and VIM.
Thielen extending one-half mile east
OF the Lewis school house was declar-
ed open for travel by the board of
supervisors at this November meet
ing. The road running along one
fourth mile on the east and one-half
mile on the north of the S. Bintner
place was also declared vacant and
will now be closed and travel this
way will be suspended. This ar
rangement will be much more con-
venient to the property owners in
this neighborhood.
Franklin Davis & Co. commenced
moving their stock of hardware Mon
day up into the harness shop build
ing next to the drug store. This
building has been remodeled thor
oughly on the interior, painted and
new shelving has been put in until
now it is very desirable place TO
conduct a hardware business. By
this move Fred will have his hard
ware harness and drug business all to-
gether and will be much more con-
venient to look after the different
lines of business. Fred lisa hustler
and has good trade in all the differ
ent stores.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-11-20
insurance Against Accident.

The usual odds laid by an accident
company are f1,0oO to "a that you do
not die from an accident in year.
Surprising that the whole population
Of the country We're insured against ac-
cidents in one office. each person pay
ing "a and being guaranteed f1,0OO in
case Of death by mishap, the premiums
would reach the figure Of f149, TAG, S6S,
and the sum to be paid for deaths
would amount to f14,90SOOO, leaving,
after the deduction of few millions
for working expenses, the very respect
able profit Of f13O,O0O,0O0. = London
Tit-Bits.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-11-20
Told the Truth.

Excited Fisherman Ito country hotel
keeper)-There isn't bit of fishing
about here! Every brook has a sign
warning people off. What do you
mean by Turing anglers here with the
promise of fine fishing?
Hotel Keeper didn't say anything
about fine fishing. If you read my ad-
vertisement carefully, you will see that
what l said was, "Fishing unapproach-
able"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-11-20
Please Notice.

AS | am going to leave Kimballton
about Jan. LIST. will close out my
entire stock of general merchandise at
cost. Here is chance for you to buy
goods cheap as long as it lasts. Sale
will begin Monday, Nov. 10th. Please
remember this sale is for cash and
produce only.
Very truly,
4w j, f. JENSEN.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-11-20
Startling, But True.

eff everyone knew what grand
medicine DR.. Kings New Life Pills
is" writes d. HI. Turner, Dempsey
town, Pa, YOU'D sell all you have in
a day. Two weeks use has made Il
new man of me-" Infallable for con-
stipation, stomach and livers troubles,
25c at Nick Doffing's drug store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-11-20
Theory and Practice.

A chemist, expatiating on chemical
science, observed that snow had been
found to possess a considerable degree
of heat.
served that truly chemistry was a val
liable science. but he would like to
know what number of snowballs
would be sufficient to boil teakettle.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-11-20

1 Covenant meeting Wednesday evening proceed
Ing first Sunday in each month.
G.. T.. Bison is on the sick list this
week.
Moses Brinkerhoff was a caller in
Extra Tuesday evening.
Johnny Kelly was called to Allan
, tic on business one day the first Of the
week.
Nels Hansen drove over to Elkhorn
Tuesday to attend to some matters of
business.
Chris Christensen of E lkhorn was
looking after business affairs in Bray
ton Monday.
A. C. Skinner took his heavy draft
! horse to Elkhorn this week where he
will offer it for sale.
81. M. Bartlett, who lives out a
to Atlantic Monday.
S. P. Kaae of Elkhorn was in Bray
ton for short time Tuesday on re-
turn trip from Omaha.
Miss Ethel Simpson residing out
on the Stillside farm was a business
J caller in Extra Friday.
w. B. Temple living up near Extra
was business caller in Bray ton
Tuesday for few hours.
Mrs. J. G. Hardman was quite sick
few days the last of the week with
severe attack of la grippe.
johannes Hansen, west Of Brayton,
went up to Audubon Monday to at
tend to some county seat business.
Geo. M. Chase, ST., was delivering
hard wood to different families
around Brayton the first of the week.
John Cotton had the care of a very
sick child the last of the week but at
present it is getting along quite nice.
ly.
The hustling stock firm of Meow
ern & Jenkins shipped car of fine
cattle to the Omaha markets Monday
evening.
Rasmus Nelson purchased a fine
new Cooper wagon last week of the
popular implement firm of j. HI.
johnson 81 Co.
Remember to trade at the Bendixen
Company Store in order to get tickets
on the beautiful Parlor Lamp given
y away for Xmas.
Chas. Schowel of Omaha, was call
ing On friends and attending to bust
ness affairs in Brayton and vicinity
the first of the week.
N. D. Hamlin held timber sale
Wednesday, Nov. 19, at which time
he offered for sale twenty acres of
timber, but we did not learn how it
sold.
Arthur Farquhar, county super
intendent, and little daughter, were
down from Audubon Tuesday attend
ing to business affairs connected with
his Office.
Mrs. Geo. M. Copley and daugh-
ter, Miss Ida Copley, one of Audubon
county's best school teachers, went
down to Atlantic Tuesday on the
noon train.
VIM. Thielen and Shompier Bint-
ner were business callers in Audubon
Monday looking after the establish
ment of new road and the vacation
of an old one.
Iona Beers, proprietor of the
Brayton hotel, went over to Marine
Monday evening to attend to business
returning home Tuesday morning on
the evening train.
Johnny Snyder, living down near
Wiota, was in Brayton Monday in
consultation with our doctor in re-
gard to child who has been very
sick for some time.
A travelling sign painter by the
name of j. o. McCloud, was in Bray
ton Monday and painted number OF
signs on the front windows of the
stores for our merchants.
Geo. Suppell of Iowa City, who
has been visiting with his friend, A
q. Skinner in Brayton for some time
returned to his home last Thursday
after very pleasant visit.
The Troublesome Valley association
have changed the shipping point o
their butter from Boston to Cleve
land, Ohio, and have been receiving