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NURSERY STOCK.

Shade trees 12-foot. slips. j. c. Shillock.
2so7 nth ay s. 818 Phoenix. Phone Main 22S0 3
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larger AMOUNTS IN proportion.
These partial payments reduce loan and
cost.
When you have made last payment
YOU ARE OUT OF DEBT.
Reliable Credit Co., 256 Henneoin av.
Room 202 over Adams Express Office.
sAfIR ss L6INs soSSsSSS yaSFSs'
to male or female employees. 5
S No Mortgage. No Indorser. No Publicity. S
: YOU GIVE S
! your y Pars9 aar note ll' ;
5 80 t15. $40. s25. $50. s36. $40. $50 to s1oo.
MINNEAPOLIS FINANCIAL CO.,
! Room 40S. New York Life Building 5
SSSS ~ SIS SIS S$S$s S$$ s
MONEY LOANED .SALARIED PEOPLR, RE-
tall merchants. teamsters, boarding houses
without security; largest business in AZ prin-
cipai cities. Tolman, 800 New York Life bldg
sALARIEp PEOPLE CAN OBTAIN MONEY
WITHOU UT SECURITY. l.
LOWEST RATES AND CONFIDENTIAL
Also on Furniture, Pianos etc.
WESTERN LOAN CO., /.
5l2 New York Life bldg. TEL Main 1881
$50, 900 PURCHASE MONEY MORTGAGES.
absolute security, for sale by Lund's Land
Agency, S0s Northwestern building. Mpls.
CHOICE MORTGAGES FOR SALE, WITH
titles guaranteed and interest collected free
OF charge. Title Insurance and Trust Co..
e Estates CAREFULLY MANAGED:
trusts accepted; Wills kept without charge
Title Insurance and Trust Co. Oneida block
near Minneapolis; lowest rates. Nickels &
Smith, 81 Nicollet ay, room 2.
$4,000 TO LOAN, AZ 10 PER CENT, ON
city property. Title Insurance and Trust Co.
SPECIAL RATES ON LOANS OVER s25 ON
diamonds and watches. Abeles 243 Njcollet
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MINNEroNKA PROPERTY

FOR MINNETONKA PROPERTY CALL ON
Swensen Langum, ola Bank of Commerce.
LAKE MINNETONKA AND SUBURBAN
property of all descriptions handled as a spe-
cialty by Jaeger & Torelle, 80 Bank Of Com
,nerce building.
$l50-Season, fine cottage, well furnished,
five rooms; near Lake Park Hctel.
Sl25-Partly furnished; shore 'front.' nine
rooms; near Park Hotel.
Si00-Partly furnished; shore front; eight
rooms; near Park Hotel.
SIS and S50-In Excelsior. near Gideon's bay;
furnished.
$l,5OO-For Sale-Fine shore-front lot; large
house: near Lake Park Hotel: very cheap.
LAUDERDALE & CO., TEMPLE COURT.
SSooe o e.s.o o y 0 . Q 0
NINEROOM COTTAGE TO RENTAL AR
cola; one block from station well furnished
and in fine condition. Inquire at sos Guar
anty Loan.
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MOVING

SAFES, BOILERS AND HEAVY MACHfN-
cry moved; household goods moved and
stored or packed for shipment by expert
packers Boyd Transfer and Storage Co. &c
S Sd st. Telephone, Main CSC, both companies
THE N. P. D. delivers packages In the city.
Toe: ST. Paul, 15c. Is It'll st S. Tel 1891. q
CENTRAL FUEL AND TRANSFER co..
moving and storage; large vans, careful men
prompt service. Y 4th st N. T. c., Tel. 1908
main 3242 LIZ. b
,CAMERON'S TRANSFER AND STORAGE.
Largest and finest vans for moving Expert
packers. 200 Nieollet. Tel, N. W., Main
1908; T. c.. 1908 or 1878. Res. T. C. 1894.
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MATRIMONIAL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
should get our paper; sent securely sealed
and in plain envelop free; cheapest paper
hell Mimi 800
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DYEING AND CLEANING
MUSICAL.

Fl. A. SPARROW, PIANO TUNING. COG MIC.
ollet ay. City references for past IA years.
FINE OLD VIOLINS; EXPERT REPAIRING
Rose & SAVERS, 43 Sixth st S.
WANTED-EVERY VIOLIN, MANDOLIN
and violin player to send for free Illustrated
pamphlet of the Gem violin holder, a de-
vice absolutely necessary to the convenience
of every player. GemHViolin Holder Co, Min
neapolis, Mimi -
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RILEY HURR.

AT HOTEL LINDEN.
The worlds greatest living psychic PIANIST
and clairvoyant, occult wonder Of the twen-
tieth century. slowly but surely turning the
tide OF skepticsm; your future can be told
to you; this may be startling statement,
but it is true: the events of your entire life
can be laid before you as an open book;
what you have done, what you will do, your
accurately foretold positively and absolutely;
no guesswork about it. II interested, see
Riley Hurr, 628 1st st N and 7th St
AT HOTEL LINDEN.
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PENSIONS

r. B. HOSTETLER
i ss8s5 sSs PENSION Alto RNEY.
Room so7 Bosten Bioek Nihnsapoais. Minn.
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LOANS AND CHATTELS

1o|c ~
RICE LOANS on all kinds of personal prom
srty; charges reasonable. 500 Globe bldg.
MONEY TO LOAN ON FURNITURE. PA
NOS, HORSES, WAGONS. ETC, ON SAME
DAY AS APPLICATION. OUR NEW PAY
MENT PLAN is THE EASIEST. CHEAP
EST AND BEST IN THE CITY. =
CALL AND BE CONVINCED.
MINNEAPOLIS LOAN CO..
601-2 Globe Building
1922 4th st S.
Open Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
LOANS MADE ON HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
furs. in storage and warehouse receipts at
one-half the usual rates. Monthly instalI-
ment Loan Co., 1926 Guaranty Loan
MONEY 10 LOAN.
ON FURNITURE. PIANOS, HORSES.
WAGONS. ETC. ON SHORT NOTICE. Al
CHEAPEST RATES IN THE CITY. EASY
WEEKLY OR MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
sTRIcTEsT PRIVACY GUARANTEED.
CALL ON THE OLD HOME COMPANY:
ESTABLISHED TWENTY YEARS. MIN.
NESOTA MORTGAGE LOAN COMPANY. 906
BANK, OF COMMERCE BUILDING. Cor
NER OF LIST AV S AND 4th ST.
WILLIAMS 418 GUARANTY BUILDING.
loans any amount on furniture, pianos. etc
Terms to suit borrower. Very low rates.
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$1,000 . &c. . . . 90 .
. EGL4ANTLNE MOORE, .
Q PIANIST AND CLAIRVOYANT. .
. Gives reliable advice on affairs Of life. 0
. Hours, daily, 10 to 8. .
. PARLORS, 10 18th ST 8. 0
. . De. . . . . . . . . . o
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A CLEAR, SMOOTH SKIN IS MUCH ADJ
mired. Try the famous Pan-A1nerdcan Medal
Soap "Kleansall.' and note results.
SHIRT WAISTS MADE, 5Oc UP, FIT GUAR
anteed: children's and infants clothes spe-
cialty. Flat 2, 2108 4th av S.
SUPERFLUOUS HAIR PERMANENTLY RE-
moved without pain or scar; special rates for
a short time. Hours to p m. DR.. sMyra
Baer, sc 18th st s.
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FINANCIAL
'essss...seeesssssssss

5000 . . . o.e.o . . . . . . . .
PRIVATE MONEY on hand to loan on real
estate; lowest rates. Dever,. 537 Andrus big.
MORTGAGE LOANS-Rates low; any sums;
no delay; see us sure. Gale & CO., N. Y. Life
WE HAVE A BLOCK OF EASTERN MONEY
to loan at 8 per cent on choice residence
property. Thorpe Bros, Andrus building.
MONEY ALWAYS ON HAND to loan on city
property at favorable terms. Minnesota Loan
and Trust Co., 313 Ncolet av.
MONEY TO LOAN AT LOWEST RATES; NO
delay. Thayer & Gale. 2l3 N. Y. Life Bldg.
AT LOWEST RATEs-MONEY TO LOAN. R.
D. Cons & Co., 51z Guaranty Loan Building
LOANS TO sALARIED employees ON
THEIR PERSONAL NOTE, WITHOUT IN
DORSER, PUBLICITY OR DELAY.
CALL AND BE CONVINCED THAT OUR
Elan Elan is THE CHEAPEST AND BEST IN
PRIVATE INTERVIEWING ROOMS.
MINNEAPOLIS LOAN CO..
601-2 Globe Building,
20 and 20 4th st S. a
open Wednesday and Saturday evenings
ess WOULD IT NOT BE WISER TO
Gee take a good rate of interest now, when
zee you can get it, than regret afterwards
that you had missed it.? The Savings Bank
Of Minneapolis. Adam Hannah, treasurer. 1O7
4th st S.
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BICYCLES

FIT you WHEELS WITH JoHNsoNss 1902
tires, s1.75 to So. Sold by first-class dealers,
or J. N. johnson & Co., 915 Nicollet Car
riage tires, IS up.
GENTLEMAN'S BICYCLE, 22-INCH FRAME:
SO takes it. PA LIST av N; or 2S15 Clinton ay,
before or after 6.
NEWSPAPER ROW BICYCLE SHOP, Al AND
43 4th st S. New management. All work
guaranteed. Wheels built to order. Largest
storage-room in city. Have your wheel
cleaned and put in shape for spring.
GENTS BRAND NEW 1902 $45 WHEEL, %
inch frame, at. a bargain. Must sell on ac-
count OF. leaving city. S. Harven, 623 On,
tario st Sc.
FOR SALE-GENTLEMAN'S COLUMBIA
chainless bicycle: also lady's wheel, Same
make; both in perfect condition. Inquire 3041
Chicago av.
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OmCe hOurS, . a. M. TO 10 p.
Open Sunday.

HAVE YOUR PALM READ WHILE AN
expert is in your city; she teaches palmistry
to all those who are desirous Of learning:
she reads your past, present and future; per-
feet satisfaction given; test reading, Zoe. 80
OIL, CT
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Grant, Traverse and Wilkin counties, Min :
nesota; will also pay cash for lands in North
or South Dakota. Lock Box .. Norris. Mimi.
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WE SEEK HUSBAND FOR WIDOW LADY,
age 80; no incumbrance; owns nice farm
and worth some cash; gentleman must be re-
spectacle. The Mutual Book Exchange. To-
ledO Ohio
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WANTED Il TRAVELLING MAN TO ADVER-
tise and collect for established manufactur-
ing company; $18 weekly to start and all OK
penses, with advancement. Address Road
sSupt., 1874 Dearborn st. room 800, Chicago.
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CANOPY-TOP TWO-SEAT SURREY IN
frst-class shape, cheap. 2513 Stevens av.
WANT TO TRADE A GOOD, HEAVY LUM-
Der wagon, two good coal boxes and one set
of heavy bobsleighs for a driving horse and
harness and buggy. Call Sunday forenoon.
1903 Aldrich av NJ.
FOR SALE-A FEW GOOD HORSES,
oh hoAn fz&s n Il
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MARRIAGE AND CORRESPONDING
paper; sample copy free Box G 26S, Council
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A BARGAINl-HIGHLY BRED, RlEGIS-
tered trotting stallion, record 2:2Sh fine look
or, without blemish always has speed and
can beat 2:2O any time fitted; beautiful driver,
clever as a gelding; good for the stud, to race
or tor the road; no use for horse only rea-
son for selling; price $780, no less. Address
229S, Journal.
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seo YES, YOU WORKED HARD FOR
ose your money and it Is yours 1t will
ooe not be yours long, if you are not very
careful. Place with The Savings Bank Of
Minneapolis, Adam Hannah, treasurer, 1O7
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RESIDENT SALESMAN WANTED IN MIN
neapolls to represent wholesale house of
Chicago; only those who are thoroughly ex-
perlenced and can furnish highest references
need apply. State age, experience and salary
expected. Address 1850 Journal
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FOR SALE-QUARTER SECTION CHOICE
Red river land. all under cultivation: with
in one-half mile OF state normal school az
within citv limits Of uoorbsa9 ana = Sargo
no agents. no commission $45 per 0Cre. Ad-
dress P. 0. Box IL Moorhead, Mimi.
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YOUNG MAN. 20 TO %. TO SUPPLY Of
fees in all towns in Minnesota with our line
OF specialties; permanent position: good pay
to right man. VIM. Zonne & Co., Duluth,
Mum !,
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HORSES, CARRIAGES WANTED

HUKSES, CARRIAGES-WA WANTED
WANTED-LADY's SADDLE HORSE FOR
about six weeks; will pay good price and
guarantee very best of care and use. Ad-
dress 1874. Journal.
ing city until September or October, nice
span carriage horses; everything complete
including coachman, If practical. Address
1922, Journal.
WANTED-A SMALL HORSE, ABOUT 900
to $50 pounds, for children to ride and drive
Must be perfectly gentle and city record
that can be investigated 1929. Journal
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GERMAN HOME FOR LADIES BEFORE
and during confinement, and finding homes
for children, 1907 goth ay N .5, .ill s5 $50
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CLOSING OUT q GOOD SECONDHAND
Concord buggy, s11; SITS carriage in good con
dition. $45; SITS phaeton, nearly new, $50; har-
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MRS. HATCH, MIDWIFE; PRIVATE HOS
pital for Ladies'; best of care. 30 Western av.
YOUNG WOMAN WORTH $4,000 WISHES
correspondence with respectable, man who
would appreciate a good wife, Box 1898, To-
rpntO Gan -
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WANTED-THREE OR FOUR GOOD UNION
painters. Monday morning. j. w. Walker e
CO.. 1923 LIST ay N =
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BETTER THAN HOT sPRINGs-MEDICT-
nal, dry, hot-air treatment, with scientific
tonic massage and magnetic treatments; both
nenin av z -. -.
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LOTS BETWEEN PORTLAND Az
and lakes in exchange for good Kansas farm !:
part cash If property is first-class. 20I5, Jour-
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ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
Mrs. DR.. Edwards, 1894 Michigan av. Chi
cage, iii. The greatest living psychic. Con-
sultation by mail; all affairs of life; love,
marriage, lawsuits, lost or stolen property.
mines, buried treasures, etc. Inciose 81.
full name, date of birth.
A SPECIAL MEDIUM MEETING WILL BE
held at Richmond hall Sunday night by Won
derful Robert A. King in his powers. Mrs. J.
prominent mediums, will give short address
and tests Also Mrs M. Jacobs, who has as.
tonished many and can astonish you. This is a.
special test service. Music by Mrs. M. Rice
and Mrs. Bricer Hoff.
FOR a WONDERFUL LIFE READING
send dime and birthdate to ]. Riley Allen
White, 569 lglehart, st. Paul.
MRS. JACOBS, THE WELL-KNOWN
clairvoyant and business medium. can be
consulted daily on all affairs OF life. $40
Sd az S.
MRS. MANEWELL, TILE MEDIUM, HAS
removed to AL 10th st s. Readings daily.
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MACH1N1STS-SIX Al MACHINISTS ON
machine work In good Wisconsin town; good
permanent positions; no strike Call at room
l09 Allen Hotel, corner Sd st and I'd av s,
to 10 a. m., Sunday, April 13, 1902.
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OOOOOOOOO0OO'" 800
. KELLEY & ZIMMERMAN, THE 4
. only reliable horse dealers in the !
. northwest. Just received, 80 head of I
. the finest class of horses ever placed on
. the market. Our horses speak for I
. stock and be convinced. We give a :
. trial OF 80 DAYS on all horses that we J
. sell. You make no mistakes tn buying {
. your horses from this firm. Our sta !
. hles are located at 142S' Washington Z
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DIR. WYATT. LOCATED t16 YEARS AT s23O
Hennepin ay. has had 80 years of wonderful
success in curing men and women of all sex
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GERMAN HOME FOR LADIES BEFORD
and during confinement and finding homes for
children. 1907 goth ay N
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LADY TO TRAVEL IN MINNESOTA; $50
monthly and all expenses to start; permanent
position; references required; send self-ad-
dressed envelop for reply. Address Treasurer
Mac Brody, 352 Dearborn, Chicago
wANTED-LADIEs AND GENTLEMEN
everywhere to copy letters evenings, good
pay, steady work. Address. enclosing stamp,
Manager, ~, - Box LA, Cleveland Ohio.
wANTED-YoUNG GIRL TO TOLD SHIRTS.
Phoenix Leundry, 315 list ay S.
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WANTED-PAINTERS. c. E. TAYLOR &
! Co., 612 NicoIlet ay
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T. A. JAMESON,

.. LV0 -AHuruS buIluluB. -. .----
Money to loan with on or before privilege,
~ to 6Sper cent. Have you not house
you want to rent? We cannot begin to
supply the demand. / can rent anything in
the shape Of a building. T. A. Jameson, 2O5
ApdruS building. ~ -
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WANTED-s3, 900 MODERN HOUSE, SOUTH
east; also one for 81, 200 to 81 500 cash. Wal
ters New York Life building
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GIRL FOR GENERAL HOUSEWORK IN
small family; good wages; no washing. Call
at 1872 Dupont av s.
| WANTED-FOUR FIRST-CLASSs EXPERT
.enced stenographers for evening work; to
10; good for three months; state. price, ex-
| nent positions preferred Address 2290. Jour-
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Ladies' CHlCHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNY
royal. Pills are the best; safe, reliable: take
no other: send 4c stamp for particulars "Re-
lief for Ladies' in letters by return mail; at
druggists Chichester Chem. Co.. Phila., Pa.
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A NICE I, 200-POUND SEAL BROWN HORSE,
splendid for double-seat, kind and gentle. 391l
NHco1lot .h'E.s ~ :.
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IMPROVED FARM FOR SALE-$S5 PER
acre; 2S6 acres; Meeker county: 100 cultivated
balance meadow and pasture. George H
Rust, ALB New York Life building.
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MORPHINE, OPIUM, LAUDANUM. Co
GAME habit; myself cured; will inform Of
harmless permanent home cure. Mrs. Bald
win. box l212 Chicago.
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CoRNs extracted, 25c; inverted nails and
bunions treated DR.. Collier 405 Nicollet &C.
SCALP TREATING. LOUIS KOPFMAN,
FACIAL TREATING. 6l2 Hennepfn
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WANTED--EAST-FR 'FRONT.' LOT IN EIGHTH
ward, inside of 2Sth st, from $500 to $500
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sPEClAL INDUCEMENTS WILL BE OF
fered first-class all-around BLACKSMITH
Write or call. VIM. Forth, Dayton, MINI.
WANTED-THREE HOLDERS AND CORR
maker, and two drill press men, Peteler Car
Works Both ay Sc
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WANTED-AN APPRENTICE FOR DRESS
! making; room 75 Hampshire Arms, 9th and
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BAY MARE, 1880
!, suitable for delivery;
s'gon in good order: one
,ss; one light delivery
BUSINESS and have no fur
22O2 Pleasant ay.
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lected as one OF the fifty to be written

lected as one OF the fifty to be written
up.
"Yes."
And I want you to help me recall
the leading incidents of my life and
make u little sketch for the historian
TO go by"
How much is 1t going to cost your"
she asked.
II take ten of the books at $40 each.
lie would have been glad to write me
up free Of cost, but Of course we want
at least ten of the books. lie came all
the way from Boston to see me. and
should | repeat one-half the nice things
he said you would think me conceit-
ed. Let us see what we can get up.
You know my life as well as | do my
SELF"
Mrs. Bowser drew a long breath.
looked at him in pity. and after a mo-
nent's thought she said:
swell. at the age of ten years, which
is probably going back far enough. you
were kicked in the stomach by a COW
and laid up for two weeks. as you have
often related. That Is the beginning
Of your history"
woman. do you mean to insult me?'
he exclaimed as he flushed UP.
"Of course not. II this is to be a his
tory of you. we must get in all the in
cidents. Don't the histories Of Wash
angton record the cherry tree incident?
The next thing to happen to you was
J when you were twelve years old; you
fell into the family cistern."
Are you talking In sarcasmy' he
asked as he glared at her.
mot at all. Every history Of every
great man goes back to his boyhood.
Don't we read that Homer rescued a
cat from the Jaws of a dog when he
was only four years old? All these
early Incidents are supposed to have a
bearing on a mans character. Let me
see: Mt fourteen you fell In love for
the first time and wanted to commit
suicide BY swallowing a box Of blu
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ing because the girl played tag with

ing because the girl played tag with
another boy"
by thunder, but you want to make
out that I'm an asst" shouted Mr.. Bow
ser as he bobbed around on his chair.
Nothing OF the Sort" she smilingly
| replied. you were making history at
a very youthful period, and it should
| all go into the book. At fifteen. as ]
have often heard you say, you attend
ed your first circus, and a camel ate
| up your hat. At sixteen you fell in iove
with your Aunt Margaret and n
| her to elope with you. At seventeen'-
"Stopr' Numbered Mr.. Bowser as he
brought his fist down OIL the table with
such force as to lift the a OF the
floor. do you suppose such twaddle
as that is to pass into history II il did.
| the reader would take me for a fool"
well. we'll skip a few years then"
replied Mrs. Bowser. AT the sge Of
twenty-one you rescued a calf from
drowning. 1t was a very heroic ae
ton on your part. A few months later
you challenged a young man to hight
a duel because he called your sweet
heart redheaded. and IL was not ycur
fault that he failed TO be on the ground
At the age of twenty-five lightning
struck a neighbours barn. snd hut fox
you a mule would have persisted In TIE
flames. A year later
Hold on" he hoarsely whispered
Hold on where you are. might have
known how things would come out x
you insult me further. l may forget
that you are my wife"
But who has insulted you? IL yoa
are going to make up ten pages OF his
tory. you will have to make use OF al
the incidents happening In your life
What has happened to you in the last
twenty years. for instance: Iou fell in
love with and married me, you bought
a hog. you bought a COW. you bought
chickens, you bought IRE escapes and
spring tonics and root beer and run
away horses and a bike. and you
Madam, go up to your roomT said
Mr.. Bowser as he arose and pointed to
the ceiling.
But / want to help you to recall"
Go up-so."
at the age of twenty-three you
wanted to hang yourself In the cow
shed BECAUSE
II say gor.'
Mrs. Bowser went. 1t was the only
way to avoid q row. She left Mr.. Bow
ser pacing up and down and the ends
Of his hair curling and swapping. but
she had scarcely reached her room
when the doorbell rang. The historian
had come to see Mr.. Bowser about a
full length portrait for the book. The
historian had stopped at i've or six sa-
looms TN the way. and he had arrived
with wheels In his head. He had only
got seated in the back parlor when
those wheels began to so round. and
he looked at Mr.. Bowser In a helpless
way and asked:
Are you Mr.. Bowsher or-or the
other Teller? If you are Mr.. Bowsher.
l don't want to shay nozzing-not a
word-but If you are the other feller'-
"weiig"
81 want to tell you good zhoke-good
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He Had.
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In Nh "o
any occupa-
ton p a k
the woman at
I b e kitchen
door after lis
tening to his
tale of woe.
Yes, mad
am" responded
Tufold Knutt.
"I'm a hunter"
"a hunter?
or what?"
Grub. mad
ami"