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also that the dog was loose. The dog
arrived just then; he was a stranger
and seemed to have double set of teeth.
The man was new hired hand He
said l wasn't Ed, because the old folks
had gone to Chicago to spend New
Years with him. He backed up his
opinion with gun which looked as big
as a howitZer in the starlight
The man from North Dakota sug-
gested we go to Jim's. 1t was the long
est three miles l ever walked. jim
was at home; he hadn't got my tele-
gram. His wife had gone with the ole
folks to surprise me. There was nothing
to eat in the house except some cold
potatoes and a jug of molasses. and the
fire was out
The next time I go home for New
Years I'll wait till pa writes; he'll meet
me at the station:"
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daughters of the king for the rest of the
day. But she meant to go back, for they
had most cordially invited her.
Yes; and her fingers closed mechanic
ally over the silver knob of the brown
stone cottage. but-she did not ring,
A painful awakening ran over her,
bringing up at her dead" CD heart with
a desperate grip.
Il cannot do it, she said staring hard
at the Observation-Disclosures plate; Il
simply cannot; tits impossible!'
She could have manufactured dozen
plausible reasons for the omission, but
she could not go beyond that gold and
blue lettered plate cleaning above the
bell handle. Putting her hands out
blindly she turned back to the seven
broad stone steps. the way of escape.
Had she followed him, or had he fol-
lowed her TO North Adams?
If he had followed her was it because
he still cared? Or was he married to an
other and she stumbling on to the fact
in this cruel manner?' She could settle
the whole matter by turning back; but
that were impossible to-day. at least.
Across the clear sunny air OF the New
Years day came the old familiar words:
i shall always carry your image in my
heart Belle; no matter what has come
between us. Like mysterious reve-
latlon came response from the inner
sanctuary and she knew that Allan
Druer had hidden more than the
Image" it was her very life, and that
was why she was dead"
For moment IT came to her that he
was still true to the image and that
there might be blessed resurrection in
North Adams
An answering impulse went to her
heart like old wine and she hurried
homeward dazed with the possible out
come OF the call she did not make.
some one looked from an upper win
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dow IN the brown stone cottage as Miss
Farnsworth fairly few out into the
street; carelessly glancing at first, then
scrutinizing the supple figure in gray.
The next minute he was out on the
pavement, but the tailor made gown had
vanished around the corner.
Quickening his pace he saw the girl
ascending the steps of humble cottage,
third from the angle.
Making New Year calls?" he cogitat-
ed, but she cid not ring at the Druers'.
No wonder; poor little grill"
Instead Of waiting to be received,
however, ne noticed that she went right
in and closed the door behind her UNI
tremendously. Miss Farnsworth was
at home.
Aunt Roxy was snoozing in her easy
chair near the fire, when Belle peeped
into TIE parlOr, so retreating on tip
toe she went upstairs with a far-away
look in her shining eyes.
I believe I am alive!" she exclaimed
triumphantly, to the dimples in the mir
TOR. and | am sure he has the image
still intact"
Removing her wraps the new ole
Miss Farnsworth settled herself before
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the CHEEKY crate in contented little
heap to dream over again those first
treasured chapters before the misunder-
standing folded them in
Turn backward, turn backward, O.,
Time, in your flight"
Writing material and a heap of I'M
answered greetings lay on the desk at
her elbow, and the pen bristled in it's
rack with impatient waiting; still Miss
Belle dreamed on.
Here's letter for you, Niece Farms
worth" Aunt Roxy had toiled upstairs
and pushed open the door as she spoke.
There were no preliminaries with the
blunt old LADY and she omitted the COM
mon courtesy of tapping on the panel,
as useless, seeing it was only Belle"
Not by the postman," queried the
girl, rose color suffusing her anxious
face; but luckily the old auntie did not
notice the signal of the heart
No; boy brought it moment ago.
Some business of the society, | pre-
sumo and Aunt Roxy waddled down
stairs to her coy corner again without
even suspicion of the purport of the
message that could not wait to put in its
appearance in the conventional way.
HurrieGly opening the cream-tinted
envelope with its gold and blue mono
gram on the corner, Belle thanked Heav-
en- for once that her aunt's eyesight
was none of the best; then she read:
Dearest, | saw you to-day The old
love is warm in my heart; and | want
your forgiveness, and the Old-time con-
fdence. Am hungry for your presence
would have starved to death long ago
had it not been for the image Am COM
ing to see you this evening; going to
make a New Years call Allan
Things are better than they have
seemed for long time" again modified
Miss Farnsworth, folding the, gold and
blue monogram over her delighted heart
land people aren't so bad after-ail
That night as the happy stars looked
down ever the rim of the new-cycle and
winked at some millions of crisp resolu-
tiOns going up to the Recording Angel
| Belle Farnsworth, very much alive
watched her lover out of sight around
the corner, humming softly in her old
fashioned
'One is not obliged to be hypocritical
after all, l find" she whispered to the
beaming cupid lowering near, "and my
| New Year calls turned out lovely in
| spite of everything"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
HAD FINE EYE FOR HAIRS.
Professor Of Natural History Was Too
Keen for Mischievous
Students.

An eminent naturalist who holds-and
fills, as well-a chair in a university, an
nounced to the members Of his class one
morning that he had something of un-
usual interest to show them, relates
Youths Companion.
Il have here. gentlemen he sad
some hairs from The skin of a young
crested seal, ard we viii proceed to study
their peculiarities"
Unfolding the small piece of paper that
contained them. he spread the hairs cut
on sheet Of white cardboard and turned
TO get his microscope, which was on a
desk behind him.
While his back was turned a roguish
student quickly swept the hairs off the
desk into his hand and substituted others
very closely resembling them.
Young gentlemen" said the professor
severely, a moment later, as he glanced
at the sheet of cardboard, there has
been some underground work here. These
are mole hairs"
They never attempted to fool the pro.
lessor aGaiI
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28

GGTTHE last day of the Old Year
makes a fellow feel sort Of
4 reminiscent, dOsent it, SAID
the man at the roll top desk. The worst
case of homesickness l ever had was
brought on by encouraging that feeling.
Il lived in Chicago then, and Tor
some reason or other hadn't visited the
old farm for five years, though the ola
folks made an annual visit to me, and
made them enjoy it. Well, When the
clock announced the last day OF vs.
was sitting in a hotel lobby with lot
of travelling men. Every one OF them
had been a farmers boy, and we fell to
telling stories. We spoke of skating ana
swimming. forgetting frosted ears,
chores, and the interview with ma when
we came home late for supper and she
felt our hair to see if il was wet. we
lived over orchard raids-neVer refer
ring to the painful memory of how pa
waited in the dark, when We climbed III
at the window We remembered the
sweetness of stolen melons, overlooking
what happened when old Thompson
complained of US next day. By and by
we were all hOmesick.
Then a fellow from North Dakota
spoke of the holidays on the old farm;
thought of the old folks with lump in
my throat the size of a prize pumpkin
| Why. | hadn't written home for month,
and hadn't spent New Years day there
since | came to the city. Suddenly | re-
| solved to go home and surprise them,
The man from North Dakota said for
| two cents he'd so with me; he didn't
| know my mother, but he knew his own,
and he'd risk his welcome. | offered
| him two cents.
I'VE could make it if we took the seven
O'Clock train in the morning, and that
would bring us home when the lamps
were lit and the smell of supper met you
at the back door The man from North
| Dakota hoped they'd have sausage, dried
apple sauce and hot biscuits! He said
it cured his dyspepsia to think of it.
Before l slept l wired my brother
Jim, who lived three miles from the old
place. to meet us at the station, not let
ting the old folks know.
1T was showing when We started, but
that only made it seem more like New
Years. 1t showed all day and our train
kept losing time; but i only pitied Jim
| waiting at the station. We gave UP
the home supper and ate in the dining
car 1t was nine when we arrived, and
the station master, a stranger, hadn t
seen jim! There was no hotel but a
travelling man offered us a lift to the
cross roads. The man from North Da-
kota hoped the old folks hadn't gone to
bed; l knew they had. 1t was further
from the cross roads than thought We
stopped talking, as we foundered
through the snow But, anyhow, was
going home for New Years!
There was no light when we turned
in, and l hoped pa had not covered the
fire too carefully. l meant to tell Jim
few things next day, but tonight
was at home! | knocked and waited fo1
| the window to go up and to hear pas
voice when | shouted, but no sound
came l knocked again; then we tool
turns knocking
1T seemed an hour before a surly
voice above told us it's ownerwas armed
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A NewYear'sC Call
By Manda L. Croker.
Cuttings are seldom, if ever,

SsTHINGS are seldom, If ever, Just
what they SEEM" modified
L Belle Farnsworth after her
fayorite author, and people, never!
Turning slowly around before the long
mirror she noted the faultless reflection
of the new taller made suit, but her
thoughts were otherwise occupied.
Zone must be positively hypocrltlcal
sometimes. | find" she continued, more
leniently. Now, for instance, | am to
circulate, as the politician says, among
the people of Hanover Square this att
ernoon. wishing them the joys OF the
New Year as if life was simply reflected
Paradise. But the truth is, the Coz
webs are thick in my sky and have not
the ambition to emulate the example OF
the old woman who went heayenWard
with her broom.
20. if 1t were only cobwebs,' she add
ed. bitterly. that obscured my sun,
would not hesitate to try the sweeping
process; butts mOre!"
Miss Farnsworth had been delegated
by her society to make New Year calls
in her neighborhoOd and she had con-
scented.
Anything was preferable to mop
at home with Aunt Roxy on this espe-
cial day; the day she died-nOt the
prosaic old auntie, but she, Miss Isabelle
Farnsworth-for ever since she and AL
Ian Druer had broken faith three years
ago, she had considered herself dead"
And he might as we'll be, for had he
not left Cliff Point that very day, for
fr~, L, Il
grimly kept his word.
With a sympathetic glance at the sus
piciously solemn face in the glass Miss
FAIR swOrth adjusted the badge of the
Kings Daughters on the gray lapel
and went thoughtfully downstairs. The
blithe young year reflected his joyous
ness on a. the faces she met and, in
spite of herself Belle began to speculate
happily. But the anniversary which
followed" came suddenly abreast Of
her as she mounted the steps of a pre-
tentiOus brown stone cottage on the
corner, for the fifth and last call
Lost for the moment in the unusually
pleasant musng, her fingers sought the
bell-pull uncOnsciOusly.
Her first call had been on "snobs," as
Aunt Roxy would have said. They had
bowed her in and bowed her out in
dressed-up-icicle fashion, with patron
zing smirk that would have done credit
to the kings fool.
Another call revealed fat roly-pOly
lady who giggled continuously while she
displayed her cheap diamonds and en-
tertained the plain tailOr-made gown
condescendingly
But the fourth call: Well! it would
always be a bright spot on the ami
versary. A little old lady in soft vel
vety costume drew her to sunny cor
ner where an invalid daughter lay smil-
ing a genuine Happy New Year" in her
welcome. AS the thin fingers closed
over the callers hand a long silent
chord somewhere in the dead heart vi
brated in harmony with the greeting;
and Miss FarnSworth concluded that she
was not a walking mummy after all
Far from it; the Kings Daughter felt
like shutting herself in with these other
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
A New Tack.

'Doyou intend toswear off this year,"
No. I'm going to try new scheme.
I'm going to see if by attending a little
more strictly to business l can't earn
enough TO afford the things I've been try
ing to swear of on in the past. Chi.
cago Record Herald.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Doing Great Work.

Florisant, Mo, Dec l9th.-(Special)-
That Dodd's Kidney Pills are doing a
great work IN curing the more terrible
forms of Kidney Disease, such as Bright 8
Disease, Dropsy and Diabetes, everybody
knows. But it must also be noted that
they are doing still greater work in wip-
ing out thousands of cases OF the earlier
stages OF Kidney Disease. Take for in
stance Mrs. Peter Barteau, of tins place.
She says
Il have been subject to pains in my
back and knees for about three years, but
since l have been taking Dodd,s Kidney
Pills L have been entirely cured
Others here tell similar stories. In fact,
in this part OF Missouri there are scores
of people who have cured the early symp-
toms of Kidney Disease with Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills. The use Of the great American
Kidney Remedy thus saved not only the
lives of Kidney Disease victims. but thou
sands. of other Americans from years Of
suferings.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
TWO YEARS OF AGONY.
One Cake OF Cuticura Soap and Ono
Box Of Cutfcura Cured BRby's
Awful Kum0r.

cid a humor broke out on her shoulders,
extending clear across the back. For two
years it caused her intense suffering. 1t
would scab over and then crack open and
a watery matter ooze from it. Then the
scabs would fall off and it would be raw
for a time. We had several different doc
tors and tried everything we coulo think
OF, but without effecting a cure. Then
we got one cake of Cuticura Soap and one
box of Cuticura Ointment, which cured
her completely and without scar or blem
1sh (Signed) Lille Chase Walker,
fremont St.. Woodfords. Me"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Make New Resolves.

Because resolves of other years
Have fallen by the way
And Tor the new leaf you have fears
1t won't keep white till May,
Don hesitate new paths to seek
Lest you should take a fall.
For If you're only good a week.
why, that beats none at all.
Chicago Daily News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28

Piso'sCure cannot be too highly spoken of
as a cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 800 Third
Ave, N, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28

Lewis "Single Binder" straight cent
cigar. Made by hand of ripe, thoroughly
cured tobacco, which insures q rich, sat
isfying smoke. You pay 10 cents for cigars
not go good. Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28

The hand that writes the coal bill.
wrecks the world.-N. Y. Press.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28

A small cottage here on earth is bet
ter than a castle in the air.-Chicag
Daily News.
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Might Avert Trouble

Jaggs returning home)-Wish
wash Shanta Claus, an could get in
DOWN the chimney Brooklyn Life.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28

Whether it is misfortune to go to the
grave unsung depends somewhat on the
qualifications of the singer.-Smart Set.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28

The Russian brand of patriotism NAV
be judged from the fact that about ha.f
the population would leave the country
if they cauld get safely over the border.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28

Johnny" said his father, what good
resolve are you going to make for the
new year?''
We'll, I'm not goin' to fight with
Tommy Jones any more" replied
Johnny.
I'm glad to hear that" said the IA
Their; but how did you come to make
that resolve?'
" Cause | always get licked" was the
answer, Cincinnati Enquirer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-12-28
Two Surprises
Bv Eliza B. William

GeTHE last day of the Old Year
makes a fellow feel sort OF
II :-:roo,,+ doraD,+ so" said
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-23
Odd CARVING.

A newly imported statuette of a
priest carved in one piece of ivory
shows how remarkable the Japanese
are and what a wonderful patience
they have. The priest Is bearing in
his right hand a staff. to which is
bound lotus bulb, while in the open
palm Of The left hand he holds a
miniature figure of himself, exact as
to detail.
Every hair of his head and every
detail Of the body and drapery are
perfect. The flowing robes are as
thin as paper, One can almost see
under the finger nails; the arms show
as far as the elbow, inside of the loose
sleeves, eyidencing the wonderful
skill Of the carver and how carefully
he must have done his work to pre-
vent the delicate ivory from breaking
to pieces under his tools.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-23
Less Pain for Women.

A great Italian scientist has proved
TO his own satisfaction that women
are less sensitive to pain than men.
and actually suffer less in given opera
lions. Experiments on over hundred
women led to the conclusion that they
we're not more than half so sensitive
to pain at the top of the first finger
as the average man. That this Is
so is readily believed by surgeons
and dentists. 1t indeed seems a mer-
ciful provision Of Providence, that the
sex to whom pain is birthright
should enjoy protection from its
sharpest and cruelest pangs.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-23
s+andle.s Fiddler.

Frank Clawson is the name of a
singular fiddler of Atlanta, who is
without hands. Many years ago he
was caught in blizzard and his arms
frozen so badly that both hands were
amputated at the wrists. For a long
time the violin was silent and he sup
posed that his fiddling days were
over He decided, however, to expert
ment, and, being a mechanical genius.
he made a contrivance of heavy wire
which would enable him to WELD the
bow. The lingering was more difficult
but by long practice he trained the
stump of his left hand to make thd
necessary shifts from one string to
another and tle varying positions.
With the violin held in place by his
chin and knees and with the help of
his fingerless arms. Clawson manages
to play his old.time selections with
nearly as much skill as he formerly
did.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-23
Horse 2s Years old at Work.

Ihere is horse in the town of
boydton, Va. known as Morgan,
winch is older than most of its inhabi-
tants. He was foaled in the month Of
April, in the year 1876, in the county
OF Mecklenburg.
Morgan has no claims to aristoc-
racy' and his pedigree is not recorded
IN the books, but for more than TWEEN.
" years he has been a faithful col
rector OF taxes, his master being the
treasurer OF the county to the 1st of
January last.
though Morgan is 2S years OF age,
ne mas until now performed all the
duties OF any horse. He has received
no favors because Of age, and has met
every engagement in the time, and
when not engaged in collecting taxes
he was the favorite driving horse of
the ladies and children Of the family.
and In addition hauled his own bed
ding and wood for the winter.
Mr.. Wells, Morgans master. thinks
his horses long life and fitness for
service Is due to methodical attention
and treatment; that he discovered
the exact quantity of food, particular
ly grain, necessary to keep him In the
best condition.-Richmond Times. Dis.
patch. ~
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-23

vic diseases have no idea that their
trouble is due to catarrh. The majority
of the people think that catarrh is Q
disease confined to the head alone
This is not true. Catarrh Is liable to
attack any. organ of the body; throat,
bronchial tubes, lungs, stomach, kid
neys and especially the pelvic organs.
Many woman has made this discov-
cry after long siege of useless treat
ment. She has made the discovery that
her disease is catarrh, and that Peruna
can be relied upon to cure catarrh
wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once TO DIR, Hartman, giving
full statement of your case, and he
will be pleased to give you his valuable
advice gratis
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-23

Kidney Pills. which have made thou.
sands Of permanent cures. I'D rlsg'
Frank ID. Overbaugh. cattle-buyer
and farmer, CatslIill,, N. Y, says:
Doctors told me ten years ago that
| had Brights Disease, and said they
could do nothing to save me. My
back ached so | could not stand It to
even drive about, and passages of the
kidney secretions were so frequent as
to annoy me greatly. | was growing
worse all the time, but Doan's Kid
ney Pills cured me. and I have been
well ever since"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Overbaugh
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster.Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale by all dealers; price so cents per
box.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-23
Star Photography.

Star photography is one OF the most
tedious operations krown. In some
cases the exposure of the plate must
last for several hours. During all this
time, both the plate and the telescope
must be moved so that the Image
OF the star will be stationary on the
plate. The exposure for star OF
the 18th magnitude is two hours and
only the image of one at a time can
be secured, unless those adjoining
happen to be OF the same size.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-23

Peruna has cured thousands of cases
of female weakness. AS a rule, how
ever. before Peruna is resorted to sew
eral other remedies have been tried in
vain. A great many of the patients
have taken local treatment, submitted
themselves to surgical operations, and
taken all sorts of doctors stuff, with
out any result.
The reason of so many failures is the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-23
Female Trouble
Not Recognized
as Catarrh.

gans are lined by mucous membranes.
Any mucous membrane is subject to
catarrh.
Catarrh of one organ is exactly the
same as catarrh of any other organ.
What will cure catarrh of the head will
also cure catarrh of the pelvic organs.
Peruna cures these cases simply because
IL cures the catairh.
Most of the women afflicted with pei
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-23

sex are not com
monty recognized
as being caused by
catarrh. THESE or
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-05-23
DURING LAST YEAR.

They are settled and settling on the Grain and
Grazing Lands and are prosperous and satisfied.
Sir Wilfred Laurier recently said "A new star
every immigrant who leaves the land of his ances-
tors TO come and seek home for himself now
turns his gaze''-Canada. There is