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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13
Court Waited for Scrap

THE practice of law in the country
may not be SO lucrative as in the big
city. but it is vastly more amusing"
said a lawyer of prominence up in
Senator Platt's home town, Owego.
''One experience rewarded me for all
the trouble l had in getting to the
scene of the trial.
THE case was going along smooth
~ and was examining an important
witness, when from the rear of the
crowded court room this remark was
'nterjected in loud voice:
That mans a liar
Il hesitated a moment. exnertin.
the judge, bluff country jurist, to
take some action. He said nothing. so
l continued to question the man on the
stand.
Presently came another outburst
from the voice in the crowd. 1t was
to the effect that the witness had no
truth in his makeup and his story
was an offense against justice. Still
the court said not word.
Feeling that it was up to me to do
something, asked the judge to have
the person who dared to interrupt the
proceedings committed for contempt.
The judge leaned over to me and
whiSpered:
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13

Oh. what is Beauty's powero
It f1ourishes and dies;
Will the cold earth its silence break,
Beneath it's surface lies?
Mute, mute is all
Ger Beauty fall:
Her praise resounds no more when man
tied in her pail.
The most BELOVED on earth
Not long survives to-day:
so music past is obsolete
And yet twas sweet twas passing sweet
But now it's gone away.
Thus does the shade
In memory fade,
When In forsaken tomb the form be-
lov'd is laid
Then. since this world is vain.
And volatile, and fleet.
Why should lay up earthly joys
where rust corrupts. and moth destroys
And cares and sorrows eat?
Why fly from i'll
With cautious skill
When soon this hand will freeze this
throbbing heart be still?
Come, Disappointment, come!
Thou art not stern to me;
Sad mOnitress. l own thy sway.
A votary sad in early day,
! bend my knee to thee,
From sun to sun
My race will run:
I only bow. and say. My God. Thy will
be done!
Henry Kirke White.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13

"I'd do it, counsellor, but don't
know how to draw the papers.
THE court may have been weak OIL
law, but he was strong on human ma
ture. He pondered a moment and
then turned to the witness, who was a
big chap.
do you know who it was that
called you liar?' he asked.
81 do. Your honor said The wit.
ness.
"'Can you lick him?' the court que.
ried
"'That's what I can
Then you go and do it, ordered
his honor. This court is adjourned
for fifteen minutes until this little
matter Of court etiquette is adjusted
THE witness left the chair, singled
out a pugnacious looking but under.
sized man in the crowd, grabbed him
by the collar and yanked him out into
the sunlight. In five minutes the wit
ness was back, slightly ruffled inshis
appearance. but smiling broadly. He
resumed his place on the stand, the
Judge raped for order, and the trial
OF the case went on.
There were no more Interrupt.
TONS"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13
No Escape.

eyes," said Putzincalls of Wall
street, II went up to that 'way.back
country place for the summer, think
Ing to get away from all thought and
reference to the street, l was so tired
of 1T; but one day l saw my host walk
Ing along with a big bucket in his
hand, and I asked him where he was
going.
"'Coin' to water some stock said
he.
$50 saw it was no use, and pack.
ed up and came home"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13

house of yours, with all the wide
spread of lawn about it, and all those
beautiful flowers, and coop yourselves
up in 6xS room here, and call it rest
and comfort?"
Sure" says the meek-looking man.
Sure. Down here l don't have to
push lawn mower or sprinkle flowers
all the time. Tribune.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13
Only a Territory Now.

only a Territory NOW.
do you believe in a future state?'
asked the long-haired man with the
solemn voice.
well, hope so, bet your life!" re.
piled the man with the big mustache
and the wide-rimmed hat. Il live in
New Mexico"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13
True to His CalIjno.

Crowded out to make room for
more acceptable matter" as the editor
said, pushing away the plate of pork
and beans and reaching for strawberry
shortcake.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13
He Wanted a Rest.

He Wanted Rest.
"Yes," says the meek-looking man
at the crowded summer hotel, Il
brought my wife here for rest"
For a rest" asks the friend who
knows what an excellent home the
man has.
Yes, and for comfort"
You came away from that fine, big
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13
Misunderstood Her,

Joel love you; love you. Won't
you be my wife?
Jess-YOu must see mamma first.
Joel have seen her several times.
but love you just the same
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13

A woman never cares anything
about the answers to the questions
she asks.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13
Not Always Both.

Mrs. Drollwits-Why, Jonathan, do
you know they are going to court
martial that Lieut.. Freshly?
DrOllwits-NO! What's the charge
against him?
Mrs. DrOllwits-Why, it's for con.
duct unbecoming an officer or a gen.
tleman, l don't remember which!
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THOs. ROBBINS,
Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y, Feb. Il, 1900.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethfng, softens the gums, reduces IN
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"Dyspepsia TOrmented Me for Years. DR.,
David kennedys Favorite Remedy cured me-" Mrs. c.
b. Dougherty Millville n j. Used years. el.O0
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Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat.
Fargo, N. D.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13

If woman were the architect of
her own fortune it would be full Of
closets.
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The financial editor is not necessar
lily pedantic, but he is apt to indulge
in quotations.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-13

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

approached from the back was never
known. for at that instant Grab made
herculean effort, raising the lid entirely,
and stood in plain view of every one. his
tail wagging and his winning smile show
Ing even his furthest teeth.
howl greeted this apparition. and Miss
Adams collapsed into nearby chair. Jimmy
seized his little treasure and held him firmly
In his arms.
He's mine" he cried. and nobody's
going to take him from me. neither"
assure you. James," said Miss Adams.
that nobody wants to. VIII you kindly ali
come to order. while James puts this beast
in the hall"
James and the beast left the room, while
the class gradually sobered down Grab
was securely tied until lunch time, when
ne was passed around to the admiring chill
dren and stuffed with cake and crackers.
And as Jimmy and Grab started for home
at 3 o'clock the entire history class fol-
lowed him down the street, singing MARY
mad a little lamb" Incidentally. James
f fi,e at the end OF the month showed a
failure for certain history lesson.
can't understand it, said mother
too" '
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was accustomed as Amango was different
from Marjorie herself. There were small
cakes Of bread made from pounded corn.
scarlet beans, honey and plenty Of milk.
Amango brought this in from the COW, and
all dipped their hands into 1t instead Of
using tumblers.
After dinner a short walk showed Mar
jorie SO many strange animals she thought
she must be at the circus. Beautiful, gem
tie antelopes with large. soft eyes; buff
faloes and great elephants with long tusAs.
Amango told her that her father was away
on elephant hunt Bye and bye. all the
river to welcome their Chiefs The
canoes would be filed with ivory tusks,
out Of which so many beautiful and costly
things are made. The chiefs would be
decked out in feathers, plumes and even
lions names. and all the beads they owned.
They would build great fire. roast the
elephants meat. and with all the women
and children clustered around would tell
the story of the hunt"
This Is the life Amango leads-simple and
happy. II she could read she would. no
doubt, be sorry she had no books. II she
knew what dolls were she might be longing
every day for beautiful doll. with long
curls. and eyes that would open and shut.
But she doesn't know anything about such
things. When she grows tired of watching
the hornets hang their nests or Of cutting
and eating sugar-cane, she will fall fast
asleep upon the mats which form her bed.
1t is a hard bed, not a bit like Marjorie's
beautiful brass bed with Its silken cover
ing. The sleep, though, is just as restful.
and just as sweet are the dreams Of this
little Amango who lives in the land OF
everlasting sunshine.
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threads. Marjorie was disappointed In this
sister. but she was polite enough to put her
white hand into Amango5 black one In a
friendly greeting.
Marjorie was greatly shocked when she
saw Amango wore scarcely any clothing
OF course 1t was dreadfully hot in her
country. but somehow 1t seemed all wrong
to Marjorie. Amango wore string OF
bright-colored beads around her neck, a
small apron around her waist. and on her
arms and ankles were bracelets and ank-
let's Little bits Of copper hung from these,
which tinkled merrily as Amango ran.
Marjorie was sure that Amango would
not have been called little lady" in
America. She would have been considered
a very wild little girl. She had never been
to school, although she was eight years old.
and didn't even know her letters. She had
never seen a book, nor could she make even
the simplest of doll dresses. She couldn't
play with paper dolls-how could she? She
had never had dress herself. or shoes, or
a hat. How would she know how to put
them on dollf
Amango could not do the things that
seemed 50 easy to Marjorie, but this Is
what she could do. She could paddle
canoe ON the river. She could hoe the corn
and find the wild bees honey In the woods.
to pound the corn in the great wooden
mortar All these things could Amango do.
for every little girl in the round world can
help mother and do many useful things be-
sides.
Marjorie watched Amango help get the
meal ready for them all. She was so will
ing and happy, one quite forgot that she
vas what she was. The dinner was as DIFF
erent from the dinner to which Marjorie
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Child of the Sunshine.

GRANDMOTHER" said Marjorie, 81 wish
you would take me to visit another one OF
my sisters this afternoon. Now 1 have
gotten used to the idea I think 1t is lovely
: 10 think that all the little girls in the world
are my sisters 1t doesn't make any diff
ference whether they are black or white.
! or whether they live in a house, or a tent,
does It? Just so we all live IN the same
world. and try to help each other. that
makes US sisters, doesn't 1t. grandmother?
enjoyed my trip to Starbright so much,
think it's time l am getting Acquainted
ferent parts of the world. don't your
Suppose we travel to the land where 1t Is
your little dark sister is like. If she is half
as charming as your northern sister shall
be very proud of my new little grand
daughter"
Marjorie closed her eyes and let her
grandmother lead her. When she opened
them she found herself before a little round
house with such a low doorway II looked
like Rover's dog house. 1t had a pointed
! roof. made of the long rushes that grow
by the river. braided together.
STOPPING tc enter. Marjorie was intro
duced to a very dark little girl, whose
name was Amango She was darker than
any colored child Marjorie had ever seen,
in fact. almost black. Her lips were thick.
her nose was broad, and instead of hair
her head was covered with wool twisted iE
to knots, and tied with bright coloret
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The Doings Of the DolIiVers.
THE CRUMPLY-HoRNED cow.
BY GRACE MCGOWAN COOKE.

The Delivers are family of dolls The
country they live In Is the nursery. It is
very fiat country, and the land is rich
or poor according to the figures on the
carpet-some of them are faded. you know.
and some have bright 'colors. The house
they live in is a little low cupboard. and
that makes an upstairs and a downstairs
for the Dolliver family. The nearest run
ming water is the washstand, away and
away over on the corner of the nursery,
where if nurse turns ON the faucet there
is raging cataract and large lake. The
Delivers love to picnic over near this nat
ural curiosity. / suppose that all children
know that when we go to sleep dolls wake
up, and live their little lives, and have their
little pleasures and their little pains, as we
do. The king-or rather the queen-of the
country in which the Delivers live is Ethel,
the dear little girl who owns them. They
love her, and these stories Of the doings
of the Delivers will tell you all about it.
After the twins came to live at the Dolli-
yer house. Mrs. Dolliver declared that she
must have COW. MIR. Dolliver was all for
taking milk from the milkman (there was
enc, tin man, with a tin wagon and q
tin horse, who often drove rafting past tho
Dolliver house early in the morning).
Mrs Doliiver insisted that 1t would be
more honiegike to have 4 COW. The one
which the Delivers finally bought was a
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crumly- horned plaster cow, on little plat
form with four wheels under It, Mr.. Dolli-
yer bought her from some persons who live
in a little cubby hole or. gave on one siie
of the nursery Nurse said the broken toys
were all put there, but the Grumpy horned
cow was not broken; think she had simply
never been a favor1te-Tyrd
The Delivers went an together to bring
her home-whicf was he, May they usually
travelled. you know; that Is, they all went
except Dolly .Dolliver-a and, Tommy Dolliver.
who were away .son the -mantei, working
for. the bisques man When they got III The
Deliver mounted the SPOTTED horse, and
Which and Tother ran sheotfng after her
No COW that was ever made of plaster
could have stood the noise they made with
any composure whatever When the crum-
ply horned cow shook her head and jangled
her bell. with a low mutter like summer
thunder. Mr.. Dolliver decided that 1t was
just her natural ferocity-
Mrs. Dolliver .shrieked and ran. She had
the baby sewed into her arm,l and she
didn't know but maybe that was the way
the roarsd just before 1t was going to
eat a baby for lunch. So she scrambled
up behind Mr. Dolliyer on the spotted
horse-which promptly ran away, for the
first and last time in its history.
The Grumpy horned cow turned and
charged on Which and Tother The Dolli-
family said afterward that this was
because their dresses were red: The man
from whom the cow was bought also said
that If he had thought for moment that
she would be hard to- drive he would have
put a rope on her hornss
She now rushed upon Which and Tother,
scooped Which upon her horns and tossed
him. He turned one somersault In the air
and lit upon her back.
There he sat. shrieking: ''Oh. Tother.
this is great! Get up here. and Well have
a rider
Poor Tother seemed in danger of getting
up there sooner than he wished. The cow
butted squarely into him. got him on her
one crumpled horn and tossed him after
his brtoher.
Then came the question of guiding the
maddened animal. who seemed deter
mined to return to her native cave. Mrs.
Doilver saved the situation here-Mr. Dol
liver would never have thought of 1t.
ride around between her and the closet
door. Mr.. Doliver.' she cried. IF you
can turn her we will get home in safety"
Bossy stopped when she saw the fran
tically shouting Mr.. Dolliver and the fran
tically waving Mrs. DoIliyer. She shook
her head. turned sadly and carried Which
and Tother home at gentle amble. keep
Ing always little ahead Of the spotted
horse.
You think the troubles of the Dolliver
family with their COW are now over, per-
haps. Far. far from IT. They had only
well begun.
Shortly before the cow-buying and cow
bringing home episode little Ethel had de-
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carried anything valuable. For 1t must be
said of these three villains that. bad as
they were, they desired to harm no one ex-
cept such as offered resistance when being
robbed
There was one other interesting thing
about this trio. Whenever desperate deed
committed by any one of them he al
ways left some sign for the other two,
showing what he had done and in what d.
rection he had gone. Then II the associates
should happen to come along later they
would know at once how to follow. But
they were too clever to make these signs
clear enough for even the officers of the
law to understand. Or perhaps it might
be said that officers of that day were not
clever enough to read traces that highway
men left behind, either on purpose or by
accident.
One day just before Christmas, good
many years ago. wealthy land owner
from New Jersey took an old market basket
on his arm. mounted one of his poorest
horses, rode over the meadows. crossed the
ferry and went to his bank in New York
city, where he drew out 5000 to buy an
other farm. Then going to the market he
bought a basketful of good things for the
Christmas dinner The money he put in
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his market basket as he rode into the
shadows Of the forest. Something kept
telling him he was not safe. though he
knew it was nothing but his fears.
He soon found out, however that his
fear was reasonable as well as genuine.
Sharp and quick came the order to halt.
The frightened traveller could see but one
robber, yet he felt sure there were others
lurking in the shadows.
'Dismount!" ordered the highwayman.
The countryman obeyed, but chung tightly
to his basket. This made the robber sus-
picious. 1t was the work of only minute
to throw rope around the farmer. tie him
to tree and search the basket.
'Aha!" laughed the robber. you treat
me well, indeed. 1t will be merry Christ
mas for me and my friends. With all my
heart I hope 1t may be merry one for
you as well, good farmer. Excuse my
rather unseemly haste. 1 shall leave
notice for any friends of mine that may
come this way. And now l bid you good
evening"
Less than half an hour afterward two
men came by horseback. They looked
curiously at the notice, smiled. and then
rode quickly away disregarding the old
mans entreaties to be released. They
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" n the cows side She stood 1t mo-
ment, then gave one wild below tossed
up her heels and her horns and rushed
madly away in the direction of home.
One wheel of her platform, as it whirled
out, raked Mr.. Doliiver off the stool and
laid him sprawling in the dust. The same
motion threw the milk pail over his head,
so that when he presently sat up he was
wearing the pail like some ew-fangled
kind of tin helmet
Mrs. Dolliver with the baby sewed Into
her arms) had been standing directly be-
hind her husband. so that his downfall was
. her downfall-and, of coruse. her downfall
was the downfall of the baby. Aunt Dinah
had been on the other side, holding anx-
iously to the Grumpy horned cows tail, so
that 1t should not get in the way of the
foamy, creamy streams. Which and Tother
were right in the pathway of the Grumpy
horned destroyer. She paused but a mo-
ment for each. scooped them up and tossed
them with SO much vigor that they landed
far back Of her. one on Aunt Dinah and
the other plump upon his PROSTATE parents.
Oh, tt was q complicated mess Of Delivers,
very bumped, very astonshed, very angry
Then the Grumpy horned cow came on
home. And when Dolly Dolliver and Tom
my Dolliver arrived on the scene the owner
of the COW had also arrived and was argu-
ing loudly with Mr.. Dolliver. You're
pretty man." he said. 'golng about burning
holes in poor dumb brutes with lighted
cigars. You say she kicked? Well, guess
you'd Kick, too, If some one jabhed the
lighted end Of a cigar into your side, and
held 1t there till it burned hole in your
Skini"
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cided that Mr.. Dolliver would look more
manly If he learned to smoke. She made a
very natural-looking cigar by threading
scarlet bead on silk thread. then drawing
her needle through a long brown bean,
which looked like cigar of the size for Mr..
Dolliver and sewing them to the corner OF
Mr. Delivers mouth. She drew her thread
so tight that the cigar stood out in very
life-like manner. The little red bead looked
like glowing spark upon the end OF 1t.
and Mr.. Dolliver was extremely proud OF
his new accomplishment.
When they got the GRUMPY horned cow
home, the next thing was to milk her. and
then, as Mr.. Dolliver said, to drink the
foamy creamy beverage"
Mrs. Dolliver brought out a little tin pail.
1t was larger than a thmble. but smaller
than the smallest tumbler. 1t had been In
the Dolliver kitchen for a long time
and they had as yet found no
use for 1t. Then Mr.. Dolliver declared that
1t was a mans place to milk the COW, and
he demanded a milking stool. Which ran
and got the piano stool. while Tother Of
fered to bring the clothes line to tie the
cow so his father could milk in safety.
Mr.. Dolliver scorned such timidty. ''She
is gentle and a noble animal" he said.
Now that she knows what we wish of her
there will be no trouble"
Indeed, the plaster COW stood quite still
on her little green platform with the four
wheels under it, and scarcely looked around
when Mr. DolIiver set his plano stool down
beside her, placed his pail between his
knees and leaned forward to draw the
foamy creamy streams
No, Mr.. Delivers cigar was sewed to his
mouth; 1t could not be removed. AS he
leaned forward it came in direct contact