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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-19
HOW / SPENT THE XMAS
OF NINETEEN TWO.
tPoem by a School Boy.)

tROem BY School Boy.)
Before the electric lights were of,
Or the sun sent forth its brilliant rays,
The clock tolled out in tones 50 soft,
Announcing the birth Of Xmas day.
Then the responses arose without pause
q wonder what was brought by Santa
CLAUS"
There was no more time for sleep or rest;
So every child crept forth from his
nest.
Yes, hal hal Santa Claus has come this
way,
And this will be a glorious day.
Oh, see the tree; It's bearing toys!
The kind of fruit that pleases boys.
Then Santa Claus, with all his clerks,
Worked fast as he could with jumps
and jerks,
To get everything distributed in proper
time,
And avoid the eager whispers, rs that
miner"
After the candy and toys were passed
around,
And all the greetings, with no unpleas-
ant sound,
We spied the snow.fakes as they fell,
Which seem to say, Eve wish you
we'll"
After Santa had pleasantly performed
his part
OF unloading The tree and was ready
to start;
we lifted our hats to bid him adieu,
Saying, Twelve months from this
morn we'll again look for YOU"
Then our quiet moments were disturbed;
Twas the ring of the breakfast bell
we heard.
The horses and dolls, children and candy,
Moved into the dining-room, but not
without handy.
We ate and rested, and rested aad ate,
Until the clock suggested it's growing
late.
50 we folded our napkin and laid it
away,
Wishing that Xmas would come every
day.
Now again the horses and mules were
put to the test;
Driven through the house without any
rest,
Until, from appearance, they seemed to
say:
We don't care If there is never an.
other Xmas day,
Breakfast being over, and the ground
covered with snow,
We put on our overOo0t and up town
did go.
merry Xmas to you" seemed to be the
main cry
From all the by-standens as we ram by
As we passed one street from Mechanic
to Main
The echoes Merry Xmas" rang out
THE same.
Then we passed down Third frpm Main
street to Pike
To see how many things they had we
would like.
AS we walked along from store to store
We saw enough toys for two Christ.
masses more.
1t seemed that Santa had been over sup.
piled;
Had bought all he wanted and gone of
to hide.
And we thought TO ourselves why be
greedy like they
To buy so many toys for one Xmas
day.
For the people, you know, cannot buy
them all,
And when the season is over prices
win fail.
We passed some door. you can find on
Pike,
The very sign on which create dis,
like.
To have entered such doors would have
made US shrink,
For fear we had led some one else
to drink.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-19
A Natural Result.

It is very reasonable to suppose if the
foundation Of a structure was removed
that the building itself is bound to come
down. This same principle can be APP
piled to disease. Take medicine into the
system that will remove the cause Of
sickness, and illness will leave of itself.
Dyspepsia indigestion, sick headache and
biliousness have their foundation in
stomach disorders. Remove this weak.
ness and the other symptoms are no
more. There is one cure for this that all
druggists sell for 25c per box-it is DR..
Gums Improved Liver Pills. They get
right at the beginning of these diseases
and make the cure by taking away the
cause. Sold by Stone & Mercer, drug
gists.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
"When | Went Fishing. -

when I was fishing in the Arkan-
sas Bayou" said the Rev. DR.. J. r.
Howerton, 81 saw a fish which was so
game and bold that he jumped up in
the air and bit off two feet of my fish
ing line"
when DR.. Woods, an eminent d.
vine, was fishing somewhere or other,"
said the Rev. DR.. John w. Stage, "he
tried to pass his wife's spectacles to
her across a small stream by fasten-
ing the glasses to the end of his fish
ing line. An immense fish jumped out
of the water and was caught by the
rims of the spectacles. When he was
drawn out of the water the spectacles
were pulled across his face and he
was gazing reproachfully through Mrs.
Woods's spectacles." a.,
when I was down in Mississippi"
said General r. A. Lee, II struck lot
OF fish that were so sporty that all you
had to do was to rock a boat and they
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31

the crime, you have. since it's com
mission, seen the error of your way
and are selling no more cider. So in
VIEW
"Who told you that?" interrupted
"Pent." Il sell cider-sell it every
day, and guess I'll keep on"
Fined $780," said the Judge, in
despair.
Then the old man glanced around
for his lawyers. "Hey-just as l
thought-skipped, both of them!
Now what do you think of that?"
turning to the crowd in the court
room; me fined $50, and they told
me it was all fixed up with the judge!"
A month or so after a lawyer, who
had been the old mans attorney in
another suit, cut his throat in an at
tack of melancholia. His estate sued
"Pent" for fees, and obtained judy
ment for $50. The old man, in spite
of the protests of the court, deposited
the $50 before the judge and made
this announcement:
II want to say right here that
there's always $50 waiting for any
lawyer in the county that'll cut his
throat. New York. Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31

or two. tying to think of some way
to make things tumble his way on
election day.
He had win" $100 in an all-night
poker game, and he laid this little pile
of poker winnings aside for cam
paign purpose, but it was day or two
before he could decide just what way
he could make the 800 do the work
among those 119 negro voters. Bill
was a kind Of say-nothing genius,
anyway, So he hustled around in a
quiet way and got the full name of
every negro voter in that settlement.
The night before election day he had
a large wagon running for several
hours at full tilt
On election morning each of the
hundred and nineteen negroes found
stepping shyly around in his front
yard a plump spring chicken, with a
red tag fastened to it's neck with blue
ribbon. The tag bore the negro's
name, under which was added:
II won't scratch the ticket; don't
you. Compliments of Bill Barnes, can
didate for sheriff. New York Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
Lawyers Valued at $50.

Lawyers were not popular with
Pen1ield Flowers, the old hotel pro-
prletor, or as he preferred to call it
tavern keeper" at Delhi, up the
State. "Pent" was once indicted for
selling liquor without a license, the
liquor being his own home made hard
cider. The Judge had stayed at his
hotel and all the members of the bar
were "Pent's" friends, so it was gen
orally understood that the old tavern
keeper was to plead guilty as a mat.
ter of form and that the fine would
be RENTED.
"Pent" received. his instructions
from his two attorneys, and ~when
the time came for him to plead an
nounced: II sold cider"
"Then you plead guilty." said the
magistrate.
Guilty, nothing" replied the pris-
oner. II sold cider; cider that 1 made
myself from my own apples
The Judge fastened on with the
case to prevent the old man from
spelling his own chances.
'Wel, Mr.. Flowers" said he, 81
understand that, though you admit
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
And Bill Was Elected.

Attorney Bill Barnes Of Muddy
Fork had filled nearly every other
Office in the Trigg County Court
House, and now he was a candidate
for sheriff on the Republican side.
Bill was good at politics, knowing
just how hard to slap man on the
back, or to whom the bottle should be
passed when electioneering, but he
had made himself q bit unpopular with
the dig negro settlement that occu-
pied a bottom near the county seat
by refusing to take a hand in a negro
baptizing over at the pond, and after
canvass among the voters of that
section found them all to be really
indifferent about his being elected
Some seemed not to care about voting
at all the way things stood, and others
talked like they might scratch the
ticket for one time.
Bill came back and bothered a good
deal about this, for it had always
taken this big bunch of negroes to
bring down the Republican side of the
scales. Bill sat, around with his chin
in his hands in a dark study for day
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
Texas Finds a Remedy.

Fate, Tex, Sept. 21st.-Texas has
seldom, If ever, had such a profound
sensation as that caused by the intro
duction recently of a new remedy for
Kidney diseases. This remedy has
already been tried in thousands of
cases, and in almost every case the
results have been wonderful.
Henry Vaughn, Of Rural Route,
No. 8, Fate, says of it:
~ suffered with Kidney Trouble for
over IS months. l was very bad and
could get nothing to help me till l
heard of the new remedy, Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. I began to use these pills,
and very soon found myself improving.
l kept on, and now I can say I am
absolutely cured and free from any
symptom of my old trouble.
II am very glad I heard Of this
wonderful remedy and I would
strongly advise anyone suffering with
Kidney trouble to try it, for know it
will cure"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31

would Jump into it and catch them
selves" 49,
I'm the Pigeon river, in this state"
said DR.. Howerton, with grim deter.
mination writ on his face, "a man was
fishing, and he used as sinker a big
bullet that came from a Revolutionary
battlefield. A large fish caught hold
of his hook, and pulled so hard that
when the hook came out of his gills
the bullet flew back and fractured
the mans SKULL -
eyes, that's so,''. said w. L. Long.
"And the men who live close to that
same river catch fish in the most mod
ern way. They no longer use hook
and line, but they lie down by the side
of the stream with rifles in. their
hands, and when, the flsh-big, fierce,
fine fish they 1are-jump into tho air
they shoot 'em with rifle. I call that
fishing some" i = #=s% +
Il pass said Colonel James HOWE,
with sigh.-charlotte IN. c. .obser-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
COMMODORE. NICH0L son q s. syR
Recommends Pe-rla-na-otf1er Pror11ir1-
~ HJ# S&s H emit Men Testify. -

Commodore Somerville Nicholson. of the
United States Navy, iii letter from 1887
R Street. N. w.. Was hington, D. c., says:
"Your Peruna has been and IS
now used by so many of my
friends and acquainfances as q
sure cure for catarrh that L am
convinced Of its curative qualities
and 1 unhesitatingly recommend
1t to all persons suffering from
that complaint. IS. Nicholson.
United States Minister to Guatemala
Endorses Pe-ru-na.
DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter, U. S. Minister
to Guatemala, ex-member of Congress
from Kentucky, in letter from Washing
ton. D. c., writes:
Il am fully satisfied that your Peruna
is an ef6cacious remedy for catarrh, as
and many of my friends have been bene-
fitted by its use. w. G. Hunter. M. D.
Member of Congress From Virginia
Writes.
Hon. G. r. Brown, Martinville, Va,
ex-member of Congress Fifth District,
5Oth Congress, writes:
Il cheerfully give my endorsement to
your Peruna as cure for catarrh Its
beneficial results have been so fully dem
onstrated that its use is essential to all
persons suffering from that disease"
Hon. C. R. Brown.
The day was when men of prominence
hesitated to give their testimonials to pro-
prietary medicines for publication. This
remains true to-day of most proprietary
medicines. But Peruna has become so
justly famous. its merits are known to so
many people of high and low stations, that
no one hesitates to see his name in print
recommending Peruna.
The highest men in our nation have
given Peruna strong endorsement. Men
representing all classes and stations are
equally represented.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
PLAYED A BOLD GAME.
Nerve Of a Railroad Superintendent
Fighting a Flood.

Nerve Of Railroad Superintendent
Fighting Flood.
Did you ever see a man in poker
game bet every cent he had on three
aces? Well, that is what W. S. Carson,
superintendent of the Missouri Pacific
terminals at Kansas City did. But the
stakes were bigger, probably, than
were ever played in a poker game. He
bet seven locomotives and his job that
the Missouri Pacific bridge wouldn't go
out, and this in the face of the fact
that seventeen bridges across the Kaw
had already been washed away. And
he won.
Now, the Missouri Pacific has the
only bridge across the Kaw at that
place. When Mr.: Carson saw that his
company's bridge was likely to go the
way the others went he took a desper.
ate chance. He decided to weight the
bridge down with m0gul locomotives
Seven Of them, representing a value
of $4,000 were run out on the trem
> bling structure. He knew, as did ev.
erybody else, that if the bridge went
the engines would go with it, bit he
took the chance and took it alone, for
the city was cut off from communica.
ton with the other heads of depart.
ments and there was no one to con.
suit with.
Had the bridge and engines gone his
job would have gone, and with it a
large share of his reputation as a man
of sound judgment. But the plan was
a winner, and now his stock is away
above Charlottesville Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
8 Sornez Reflections; !,
~ q y
E$g Bachefor Girl.
0T q
From all those men who think they 4
know it all-good Lord deliver us!

From all those men who think they
know it all-good Lord deliver us!
When you wish to convey the
subtlest and most delicate fattery to
man, ask him for advice. Is isn't
necessary to follow it.
The trouble with most men in love
is that they want to hurry: Occasion
ally there is one who understands
that every stage on the way is inter
esting and should be made the most
of.
In the long migrations of the birds
from north to south, in the Journeys
OF the blacktail deer of the Rockies,
when death turks by the pathway to
their summer or winter homes; in
the wild stampede of the buffalo that
once ranged the mighty plains-we
never hear of a weaker SEX Queer.
There was once a man who was not
spoiled by being lionized. His name
was Daniel.
Every college boy likes to be ad-
dressed as "old man." and members
OF the bald-headed row always love to
be called my boy"
In Spain not so very long ago it
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
ONE THING AcklNo.
Fame Had but One Leaf to Add to the
F*4 Y Laurel Wreath. 2*i.&+ IL ].

Fame Had but One Leaf to Add to the
~. Laurel Wreath. W. ~
81 The great statesman was dying. The
voice that had thrilled thousands was
growing weaker, and his son, who had
been called to his bedside to listen to
his last words, heard them with diff
Guilty. IL -. ~. -. y.
my boy" the great man said, II am
seeing the last Of earth. Looking back
ward over long and busy and, / may
say, useful life, my feelings are feel
1ngs of satisfaction. I have: had more
than my share Of this worlds prosper
tty, more than my share of it's tri-
umphs, more than my share of it's hap
piness.N + have been fortunate in my
home life, with a loyal, loving wife and
dutiful children, of whom any man
might be proud. I have enjoyed the
respect, the confidence, and even the
love of my fellow citizens. have been
chosen to the highest Offices in the
gift of my countrymen, and have only
just missed the presidency itself. But
there is one thing lacking, one thing
without which my fame will be incom-
plete. With dear old Rip Van Wrinkle,
I have come to realize how soon we
are forgotten when we are gone, and
as I am not to be permitted to live to
secure this one thing now lacking, l
must ask your help, my boy. Will you
do what ask?"
II will, father" answered the son,
as he bent over the dying man to catch
his last words. <'What~can do? Tell
me quickly. Your will shall be my
law"
The answer came in faint whis-
per: g.
"See that some brand of cigars bears
my name. "-Lippincott's Magazine.
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was solemnly held that women
should not be taught to write, as
they would thereby acquire an unholy
facility in communicating with their
lovers, and thus initiate against the
peace and stability of society. + Funny
how old-fashioned all these objections
read after a. few years. =: .: *;t.>s "
It is wonderful how many people
get their opinions ready-made. And
they are apt to come from the class
that never gets it's clothes that way.
Twentieth century man thinks he
does not like the new woman. But
he does. He could not endure an
eighteenth century woman, if he got
one.
He who teaches us how to love is
greater than he who loves us.
Mental congeniality makes friends.
Physical magnetism makes lovers.
Only the two together can make a
happy marriage.
In the love of true, faithful and
noble nature, whether man or woman,
there is a strain of maternal tender.
ness and protection.-Minnie ]. Rey.
holds in New York Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
CUBS FOOD.

They Thrive on Grape-Nuts.
Healthy babies don't cry, and the
we'll nolrished baby that is fed on
Grape Nuts is never a crying baby.
Many babies who cannot take any
other food relish the perfect food
Grape-Nuts and get well.
"My little baby was given up by
three doctors, who said that the con-
densed milk on which had fed it had
ruined the child's stomach. One Of
the doctors told me that the only
thing to do would be to try Grape
Nuts, so I got and prepared it as
follows: I soaked 11a tablespoonful
in one pint of cold water for half an
hour, then strained off the liquid and
mixed IL teaspoonfuls of this strain
ed Grape-Nuts juice with six teaspoon
fuls of rich milk, put in pinch Of
salt and a little sugar, warmed it and
gave it to baby every two hours.
I'm this simple, easy way I saved
baby's life and have built her up to a
strong, healthy child, rosy and laugh
Ing. The food must certainly be per-
feet to have such wonderful effect
as this. l can truthfully say 1 think
it is the best food in the world to
raise delicate babies on, and is also
a delicious, healthful food for grown
ups as we have discovered in our fam
ily." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich. d. ~.
Grape-Nuts Is equally valuable to
the strong, healthy man or woman.
Grape-Nuts food stands for the true
theory of health. '...
Look in each package for a copy Of
the famous little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE" l.. @#.%.j*# NJ
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
ONLY KNEW HER COOK. :
whitening Way in Which One House

whitening Way In Which One House
holder "Got Even." If -"
This story couldn't be truer If gave
the names Of the women, 50 I may ae
we'll conceal them. H i
Mrs. B. Qet us call herr went to
Mrs. rs house when she was absent
and tried to hire her cook away from
her. In due time Mrs. 2. heard of it.
The next time. they met at social
gathering Mrs. z. cut Mrs. B. dead.
AT dinner a stupid man, who sat
between these two women and no.
ticed that they did not speak to each
other, undertook to introduce them.
Mrs. H." said he, aren't you &C.
quainted with Mrs. By
"N-n-no," Mrs. z. answered in a
chilly tone loud enough for Mrs. B. and
everybody else to hear. II believe she
has a calling acquaintance with my
cook, however. "-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
His Clever Plan.


Five dollars, please said the law
yer to his prospective client.
But I haven't stated my case yet"
protested the client.
Five dollars first, and then it won't
be so difficult to be honest with you"
insisted the lawyer.
How is that?'
well, if you haven't got any case
and advise you to sue you'll pay me
$50 retainer without murmur, but
if I tell you frankly that you haven't
ghost of show you'll kick like a
steer on SIS fee; so if get that fee
first I won't be quite SO strongly
tempted to run you, up against lot of
useless litigation, if that happens to
be the kind of a case you have."-Chi-
cagO Post.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
: PATENTS.
List Of Patents Issued Last Week to

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Harry Barnet Minneapolis, MIMI,
ticket spindle; George Beck, Beaver
Creek, MIMI, register for pool tables;
August Heine, Wahpeton, N. D., knife
sharpener for band cutters; Frank IT.
vine, Minneapolis, Mimi, machine for
making box shocks; Louis Maddus,
Minneapolis. Mimi. loop-the-loop bowl
ing alley; Henry Michaelson, Osseo,
Mimi, grass harvester; John Moore,
Alexandria, Mimi, display stand.
and 912 Pioneer Press Bldg, st. Paul
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31

see her sitting. between the horns, OF
the ferceset bull on the ranch. The
bull was lying down quietly under q
tree, chewing the cud. The mother
screame to the child to come away,s.
but the child Just pulled the: bulls.
ears until it got up and took her for
9: walk around the pasture It was
the first of many similar jaunts, and
the baby and the bull are now the
Warmest Of friends. B sa5. a$as&
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
No WidoWhood Yet,

'<Ah!" sighed the poetess of pas
sion, in a tense tone, have you never
prayed and hoped for death?"
"Many and many time" replied the
petulent young beauty, "but it doesn't
seem to be any use: My husband is
seventy-fve now and he looks to be
good for ten years more at least."-
Philadelphia Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
Sympathetic.

Young Wife (rather nervously)-Oh,
cook, must really speak to you. Your
master is always complaining. One
day it is the soup, the second day it is
the fish, the third day it is the joint
IN fact, it's always something or 9th.
er.
Cook with feeling)-Well, mum,
I'm truly sorry for you. It must be
quite awful to live with a gentleman
of that sort.-Punch.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
Saw It Only One Way.

Tuxydo-I was thinking Of proposing
to that pretty widow, but changed my
mind. She's the most unsentimental
article ever struck.
Ruxton-So?
Tuxydo-She told me the last time
I called on her that she had plans for
a nice home and was going to adver-
tise for proposals.-Judge.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
FALL KIDNEY CHILLS.

With the chilling air of fall comes an
extra tax on weak kidneys.-It's the time
Doan's Kidney Pills are needed now
recognized the world over as the chief
Kidney and Bladder remedy.
Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome. Swelling of the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
One Pleasure Gone.

II suppose, Miss Ranbo," said the
caller, that your father feels much
happier now that he has been cured Of
his rheumatism"
WELL" explained the young lady,
he feels better when he realizes that
he does not have to suffer any more;
but he feels pretty bad when he re-
members how exactly he used to be
able to foretell the weather"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
The Baby and the Bull. :.

There is a baby on a ranch in Colo
RADIO who has struck up a curious
friendship with a bull. This baby is
girl not quite three years old. She
has a; dreamy nature and is fond Of
all the animals on the ranch. She
wanders about alone for. hours, talking
to herself and to the animals. $s.>t &: &.
One morning her mother, going to.
look for her. was terribly alarmed to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31

you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results kom the use of Peruna, write
at once to DR.. Hartman, giving full state
ment OF your case, and he will be pleased
to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus Ohio.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-10-31
Precept and Practice

TSCSFI anu 1dCCICos
Cobwigger - Several millionaires
to make a fortune.
Merritt read that article. The fun
ny thing is that not one Of them ad-
vised following the plan by which he
got rich himself.-Judge.