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Mandy and me fell out to-day
Both of us was to blame. 1 guess:
] got rilcd. and / said my say.
An she put word In. more or less.
So. as i started for town. thinks I.
She'll come round and make up by
eoon.
But somehow the music wuz out Of
tune.
Some of the bitter things she said
BY an by TO my memory come.
Till couldn't get 'em out of my head.
An hardened my heart as 1 started
I took my timeI so twas pretty late
When | cleared the pasture an reach
An missed her meetin' me at the gate.
AS she did to please me, once in
awhile,
1 told myself that 1 didn't care. =
An crossed the gate with bang 10
That / WIZ the lord an the master
1 stamped right into her tidy room
An stood there minute. too 'shamed
She sat alone in the twilight gloom.
An the tears waz wet on her care
worn cheek.
We had laid away bout year ago.
When our baby changed 'em for angel
wings
Can our hearts nigh broke cause we
missed him SOP.
kneIt beside her, and in her lap
/ laid my head, as the child might do,
Who had worn the tidy, faded cap
She held. an the little. WORKOUT shoe
l thought of all that us two had borne
looked at the empty trundie bed.
An my kisses fell on the garments
worn,
That were stained with the tears We
both had shed.
/ held her close, an tried to speak
or love and comfort as best / could:
i pressed my lips to her tear-wet cheek
Ar Mandy an me made up for good.
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asleep, her mother sat by the table
embroidering the last of the violet
0inner set. The tears that now and
tnen dropped on her work were not
entirely due to her weak, tired eyes,
At midnight the last stitch was taken.
and wrapping up the work for deliv-
cry the next morning, she bent anx-
iously over her sleeping child. scan
ming with misty eyes the pale. delicate
face. and as Vioiet smiled In her sleep
she looked more ethereal than ever
"Oh. my darling" sobbed the poor
mother, kneeling and burying her face
in the pillow. 81 cannot lose you.
too! Oh, God, I cannot"
She arose at last, with determined
light in her eyes. and arranging a
paper before the lamp to shield Vio-
let's face from the light, sat down at
the table and WROTE the following let
ter:
Dear Father: My husband is dead.
Our little Violet has asspinal disease;
the doctor says she must have a
change at once. I am destitute and
cannot give it To her. For the sake
of my child, father, beg you to for
give the past. l ask nothing for my
self. but Violet is your only grand
child-for her sake-forgive.
MARY"
ooh. mother, mother, see the violets
tGe violets," murmured the child, in
her sleep, as Mrs. Raymond, after
sealing her letter. bent once more
over the little bed, with a prayer in
her anxious heart.
A week passed by, and CLEAN OF
hope lighted Mrs. Raymond's face each
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mother would be 30 pleased to zee

Mother would be 80 pleased 70 see
them once more" sighed Violet, hardly
able to realize their good fortune.
"Oh, You would have to go without
your mother" was the somewhat
harsh reply, and the mans lips set
firmly together with an unpleasant
look.
+ What, leave my poor, dear mamma
here alone. when her eyes ache so.
working at night, sometimes she can
hardly see; and she wouldn't have
even her little Violet? Why, she says
there isn't anybody in the world to
love her any more. but me-"
At this the old man WINGED, then
walking to the window he stood look
ing out, but said no more.
The door opened, and Violets moth
er entered. Father" she cried, at
sight of the figure at the window. He
turned and caught her in his arms as
she swayed and would have fallen.
Then they all laughed and cried to-
gether, and Mrs. Raymond Rugged the
old man, and Violet Rugged her moth
er, and then they all Rugged each
olher, and the next day they were
whirling away towards the dear old
homestead, and it seemed to the grand
| father that the train did not move
half fast enough, SO anxious was he
to see the light CLEAN once more in
| the faded blue eyes of a certain patient
face at home.
"Oh, mother! mother!" cried the lit
tie girl, the day of their arrival, when
she was taken out to see the violet
beds. A bit of color stole into her pale
| face, which was quivering with de-
light; then with a sudden, impulsive
movement, she flung herself on the
ground, and hiding her face in the
mass of blue flowers, her little frame
shook with convulsive sobs. The Ole
mans eyes were wet, too, as he tender
ly lifted her in his arms, and said in g
broken voice: Violet, dear Violet, you
are well named, little one"
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION To PURCHASE
SCHOOL LAND

First published January 10, 1901.
The undersigned hereby 9ives notice that
he WILL on the sOth dav of January, 1901
make an application to the Probate Court of
Edwards county, Kansas. to purchase the
following described school land, situated in
the organized county of Edwards, Kansas.
viz:
The southeast and the southwest quarters
of the northwest quarter, and the northeast
and the northwest quarters of the southwest
quarter of section sixteen, township twenty
six. range sixteen.
He names the following persons TO prove
his settlement. continuous residence and i'm
provements, viz: n. w. Kills, residence,
Fellsburg. Kansas. and w. NJ. COnley. resi-
dence. Fellsburg. Kansas.
Done at Fellsburg, County of Edwards,
Kansas. this 13th day of Januury. 1904.
u. p. ANDERSON,
1-29 Petitioner.
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ViOletS
By Lillian Barker Beeds
Copyrighted, 1908. by The Authors Pub. Co.

Mother, dear, let me see my flower
garden; like to watch the violets
grow. They grow faster than real.
truly violets. don't they, mother?"
Yes, dearie, but still not as fast
as Mrs. De Vance desires; but my
eyes ache SO l cannot work as much
at night as l used to. See, l have
only two more buds on this center
piece" and she held 1t UP for the lit
tie girls inspection.
"Oh, the sweet, little, blue violets,"
exclaimed the child; couldn't l take
it in my hands for wee minute.
mother?" and she passed her thin,
little fingers over the embroidery with
a caressing touch. as her mother laid
= it on the bed beside her.
81 will be sorry when they are fin-
ished, mother. How can spare
them?" and there was a pitiful CULVER
on the sweet lips. 1T seems as II
they ought to belong to me, when they
are my own dear little namesakes.
doesn't it?''
Eyes, Violet" replied the woman.
sitting down on the edge of the bed
"but then how could get your medi
cine? You would rather get well and
strong again than to keep the violets.
wouldn't your"
''0h. yes. for then l might help you
some and we would earn lots of mon
ey and buy some real violets. Moth
er, God was very good when you had
to come away from the beautiful
home where you used to live and
could not see the violets any more,
to give you another Violet in their
stead, wasn't He? Mother, dear, tell
me those verses again that you wrote
about the flowers after the rain"
Taking the little one in her arms
the poor woman sat down in
a low rocker by the window, and re
peated the following:
"Pitter- patter pittcr-patter.
See the frowning cloudlets scatter.
As the suns bright eye comes peepfng
Down where maiden-ferns are weeping
Sees the violet's poke bonnet;
Blue and white with green bows ON IT.
Nodding shyly in the grass.
Beauties raise their pink-whte faces;
BluebellS lift their brimming vases,
Filled with nectar by May showers, ,
Drink the health of all the flowers;
Adder-tongues all gaily chatter.
AT the last faint pitterpatter
OF tho rain-drops as they pass
See the lines of dutch-man's breaches.
Fashioned with Dame Natures stitches
Fairies trousers. pink and shining,
Dainty with their silken lining.
Hung on swayipC stems for drying.
In the perfuned breezes flying.
Scattering rain-drops in the grass"
What cute little poem, mother
It almost makes me forget the pain il
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ROAD NOTICE.
FIRST publ shed January Il. 1901

r-r>t puDt sned JanuaFy u. 1901.
To Whom II Msy t;oncern:
/" pursuance of or ifr made by the
Board of County Commissioners of the Coun-
" OF. Edwards. in tn. Safe of kansrs. in
regular s.-ssiun on the rayen % sia- of JanU-
AIRY A. ID. ia4. notice ia In re,. given that u
a Smi; aIi'f ) yenieen others house holders
of SAID county- res .dIGE a ihr vicinity whore
il j. pr ps,ss-f to lay ,.iIt n,l establish the
read bc sbw mentioned have pre- t.ilfed 10
said DO ri their cerfaia prr'tion- prI, istg The
laying o.t and establishment Of u public
road IL; sHi'i county foil. .wS:-
teminsfirii:2at the. soti:ht - corner of &C.
tim four. i..wH-hjl, fwenfy-four. ran9e
veuty fiIs.nc'. ssHith an steiion .iue. he
fweeu sectors Iint AMI to- sixIeen aa
fiftefrs. r~cft' Ion. ana invent, -fws, twenty
seven Hnsi tueif eight thirty fhr.,. and
thirty fou-- a..st f,s.fwecn Secff ms three and
four. TOWNSHIP" twtiit- five. q. twenty.
sotifhesss 81 -ss.'i,n foiir. towns hip
twenty live. No. W MY and that ~. Aer-
ten. isiirr II Inm.ng airi Gil ert Maih ws.
viewers dusv apis,Ints-i. will meet. in
Jun ti.,ii VIII ia Osrt Of sstIfisy t'Oinmi.
sinners aud 'O fntv- ut tbs. southeast
cx,rn.r at ssc: tour t.'~n.hip twenty four.
inss9e twenty IA thc tesfh dag OF fetrusry.
A. %. fsD4. AID proceed essw said rssnd and
fo give all parties n iss-nriii$-
Witness ru hand aud The - nj NJ said
| ninf,. sf3ixesf afsulv fsf8ec' In said, county
THU twssiff1sssss ..f -iassssnrys- A. ,s<11g4
l 80 u. b.7B fXEEtt. =
| !, ssst rounty Clerk
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BILLS ALLOWED BIZ COMMISSIONERS.

The Board of County Commissioners of Ed
wards county, Kansas, met in regular session
on January 4, 1904. Members present: j. P.
Woods, chairman. w. e. Fravel, David Glib
son, and ID. ID. Baxter. county clerk. The
following bills were allowed:
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ROAD NOTICE.
First published January Is. 1904.


I'm pursuance of an order made by the
Board of County Commissioners or the Coun-
ty OF Edwards, in the State of Kansas in
regular session on the Seventh day of Janu-
airy. A. ID. 1904. notice Is hereby given that
j. C. Wright and twelve others. househOlders
of said cOunty, residing in the vicinity where
it Is proposed to lay out snd establish the
road below mentioned, have presented to
said board their certain petition. praying the
laying out and establishment of a public
road in said county as foilows:-
Beginning on the North line of Township
Twenty -four (24), Range Sixteen Q6l. between
Sections Two ~ and Three (3). running South
between Sections Two t2) and Three GU. Ten
u0) and Eleven Q1), Fourteen (14) and Fifteen
Q5). Twenty-Five (22) and Twenty-three (23),
Iswenty-six (26) and Fwenty-seve:, tS0. Thirty
four C3D and Thirty-five 1859. OF above named
township and range and terminating ON the
south line of Sections Thirty-four (3D AMI
Thirty.flve (35). being Six miles in length,
and that Tom HerOd, John Miller and Z. l..
Collier. viewers duly appointed. will meet. IN
conjunction with the Board of County Com
misSioners and County Surveyor, on the
north line OF Township Twenty -four, Range
Sixteen between Sections Two and Three,
on the Twelfth day of February, A. d. 1904.
and proceed to view said road, and TO give all
parties hearing.
Witness my hand and the seal of said coun-
~, affixed at my Office in said county, his
Twelfth DAY Of January, A. D. 1904.
t@l d. d. BAXTER,
SEAL County Clerk.
t@~1
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ROAD NOTICE.
First published January Ia, 1904.

1hot i'O5.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
In pursuance of an order made by the
Board of County commissioners of the Coun-
ty OF Edwards. In the state of Kansas, in
regular session ON the seventh day of Janu-
AIRY. a. ID. 1904, notice IL hereby given that Z.
a. q. Putter aud nineteen others. house
holders of said county. residing I'm the vicIni-
~ where 10 is proposed tn ny out and estal,-
fish the road below mentioned. have pre-
scented to said board their certain petition.
pruyin2 to vucate nm close aud re-establish
and OPEN public road in SAID county as
f0.lOwS:-
BEGINNING at the northwest corner of see
ton fourteen. township twcnty-three. range
nineteen: thence nOrtherly along road one
hundred six. between sections ten and
eleven. and between 80 ctiJnS two and three,
To point between sectiOrsSwO and three
where the aforesaid road ono hundred six
intersects the section line between sections
two and three. township twenty-three. range
nineteen. and TINT Chnrl,s II Falk. Charles
Mnimquist and Lawrence Ericsson. viewers
duly appointed. will meet. in conjunction
with the Board of County Com Issoners
and County Surveyor. at the northwest cor
ner of section fourteen. township twenty
three. rang nine.een. on the ninth day of
February. A. u. 1904. and proceed TO view
said road. and to give all parties ~ hearing.
Witness my hand ami the seal of said coun-
ty. affixed at my Office in sail county. this
twelfth day of january. A ID. 1904-
N@) ID. ID. BAXTER.
( SEAL unity Clerk.
t"l
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ROAD NOTICE.
First published January 10. 1904.


To Whom 1t May Concern:
In pursuance ct an order made by the
BEARD of County Commissioners of the COun-
ty of Edwards. in the ate Of Kansas in
regular session OIL the seventh day of Jdnu-
airy. a. d. 1861 notice is hereby given that
John Lnnd and twenty others, hOusehOldcrs
of said county, residing in the vicinity where
II is proposed to las out and establish the
road below mentioned, have presented to
said board their certain petition. pray ling the
laying out and establishment of public
road in said county as fOllows:-
Beginning at the Pawpee county line be
tween sections twenty-five and thirty-six,
township twenty-three. range nineteen.
thence west ON section line between sectione
twenty-five and thirty-siX, twenty six and
tbirty-hve. twenty-seven and thirty -four.
tweuty-eight and thirty-three, twenty-nine
and thItY-two. thirty and thirty-One. TO the
northwest corner of section thirty-one,
township twenty-three range nineteen. aud
that John Witcoski Alex Montgomery and
Guy Jenkins. viewers duly appointed. will
meet. in conjunction with the Board of
County COmmiss Oners and County Surt ey-
or, at the Pawnee county line between sec
tiOns twenty-five and thirty-six, township
twenty-three, range nineteen. on the eighth
day of February. A. ID. 1901 AID proceed tn
view said road, and to give all parties a
hearing
Witness my hand an. the seal of said coun-
ty,, affiXed at my office in said county. this
twelfth day of January. "A. ID. 1904.
(~) d. d. BAXTER.
SEAL. County Clerk.
(-r-J
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lis, t,f hills alIuwed BY the b.arsl of ts,'s:iry
- ulmi>siss.ers sI the regular term on y.iiti-
D. u BAXT r..
SIX. County Clerk.
49,
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with meT
time she heard the postman's step on
the stair, only to. fade quickly into
despair as he passed their door. Then
she would glance at the patient little
face on the pillow, and bend low over
her work to hide the tell-tale tears.
Mother, 1 can see little patch of
blue sky just about as big as my
hand, through the window. Is all the
sky like that?" asked Violet.
Yes, dear, it is to-day"
A long silence followed, then again:
Mother, don't you s'pose that blue
we see up there is the violet beds of
heaven" Silence again, as the blue
eyes were raised thoughtfully to the
bit of sunny sky.
Mother, do you s'pose God lets the
little angels play in His violet garden!
If were there 1 would not want to
pick the poor little flowers, it would
hurt them so, but l would just sit
down beside them and smell their
sweet breath. Don't you believe,
mother. that all the violets that fade
and die here must go to heaven to
help fill up Gods garden; it is so big
you see, and would take so many?'
One day Mrs. Raymond was abliged
to leave the little one alone while she
delivered some work. She gave her
a pencil and paper to help amuse her
during her absence. She had been
gone but a short time when there
came a knock at the door, and Violet
looked up wonderingly,-as an old gen.
| tleman entered in answer to her call.
Does Mrs. Raymond live here?'
he inquired in gruff voice, with a
hurried glance about the room. and
seeing the child was the sole occu.
pant, drew near the bed.
Eyes, sir; but if you are the man to
take the rent, mother asked would
you please be good enough to wait a
little while longer. She may be able
to get.some money for you to-day"
"Hump!" was the only answer. as
her visitor seated himself in her moth
eris rocker. "How do you pass the
corner of his eyes at the little crutcf
by the bed.
"Oh, sometimes, / make up stories
and tell them. to myself, but to-day
have been making pictures"
Pictures of what?
"Violets But they are not nice, fol
| can't make them blue. and l dom
think black ones are very pretty, d.
you?"
81 might have brought you some
violets, they are all in bloom now
IL 1 had only known"
"Oh, do you live where the violet.
grow? Mamma used to. when sh'
was a little girl like me; then. whel
she couldn't see them any more sh'
cried and cried, and one day God CAV,
her little baby-that was me; an,
He knew Just Row much she love,
1.-THE yiolets. / gaess. cause He ha,
pair led my eyes Just the color o
3 them. and Wien my dear papa. who i
2 dead now, asked her what she wonl
D name me, she .jaSt said, Violet Pap
told me all about it one day. Did 20
D ever know my rara?~
;. Tell. me about your mother" RI
q piled the visitor. with a troxn an
r lshrug of his shoulders. How woul
9. you like to go ard live with me, an
lhate kitten and doll. and lots {
{ things to amuse your
e oh you'd rather have flower,
9 just violets; please. couldn't hav
: violets?" pleaded the sweet voice. a
d she slipped her little hand into Ii
. Ibie one Of her visitor.
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JANUARY ;.
winlfred blanchard, associate county
p A Pearson, salary as county physi-
clan. fourth quarter ..............- ~
The Mercury Co.. printing postal cards l
L % Jackson. one coyote scalp. l
Cole g. Wilson. county supplies l
Fred Wells. gypsum. :
NeOStyie o.. County supplies -.
Sam,1. Dodsworth Co., county supplies Is
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ny. back whispered Violet, nesting
closer in her mothers arms as the
twilight shadows began to creep into
the corners of the room.
Mother. why don't we ever go to
see that place where the yioiets grow.
where you lived. when you were a
little girl? Don't YOU 'spose our
grandfather would be awful glad to
see us?' =
You see, dearie, it takes great
deal of money to go SO far on the
cars answered her mother. ignoring
the latter query. After kissing the
pale. little face she laid her down and
PREPARED their evening meal Of tea
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For Sale.

a good seven-room house. barn and
.,nts,iliIding$. all new. three lo;~. veil
l.r.s,.-i. EAST side 81 rnilrnad. tu-
quire If T. H. EVANS & Co. S
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QUALITY OF PATRIOTISM.

A New York paper tells a story Of
a Japanese cook When his mistress
spread a newspaper on the kitchen
floor for cleanliness sake, he hastily
snatched it up and carefully busted IL
Upon being asked the reason he point
Ell tn picture of the 3likado and
said. in voice fearful with pride;
My King The paragraph closed
with the extremely Witty remark:
"Wouldn'i that make You laugA?T
The person who wrote this would
doubtless approve OF big placard
that may be seen on local biIlboarGs
depicting tine American flag waving
over bottle OF d certain brand of
whisky. which is surrounded by typi-
cal veterans of the Rebellion. We
might with advantage absorb little
or this Japanese patriotism and rev.
creme. Tor the natiunIl emblem.-Los
Angeles Times
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FIRST CATCH YOUR HARE.

Russia has sery-i notice on the
world that after she has whipped the
japanese she will make peace in her
own way without interference by
other powers: and now announce
ment comes from Toxic that after
taking Port Arthur the Japanese will
hold it forever. to guarantee lasting
peace in the east
These evidences Of the unconquer-
able will OF the contending nations is
edifying. but We cannot help reflect
ms t4Tt me Russians are long way
from having the japanese beaten.
War has so many uncertainties
that no man can tell how the pres
ent struggle will end. but simple folk
who know nothing of it's workings. or
of the great game OF diplomacy in
which the official manifestos men
toned appear to be part. cannot
help recalling that in war. as well as
in other things in life. il is the best
policy TO catch your hare before cook
ing him.-Boston Globe.
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{ Of Connaught. hearing OF their sore
plight. sent them food for their needs
and a silver cup with other good
things to the saint himself which
says the writer OF the Life of 81. Eel
chin. is preserved to the present day
and is called Guach Feichin. Feichin'S
Goblet. But true zeal always con
quers. ana in the end the islanders
were all converted and baptized: their
little church became the parish
church Of the large parish Of Oney
ch has ever since fordly cherished
| tin -fnemorE OF rs patron Sa,dI.
These TWO abbeys. even in theii
ruins. proclaim the excellence Of Irish
art in the Middle Ages. There Is
rothing in stone to surpass the clois
tel Of Cong. with all it's pure and
graceful lines. and the infinite variety
and delicacy OF its characterization
Aud no less admirable are the Windows
the foliafed sculptures Of the capitals
OF its noble chancel arch nov. alas
in great part Overthrowr. But J wOuic
say 10 the traveller IN Ireland. visit
these places. examine them not hur
riedly. but icisurely and carefully
let tho eye and the mind drink ir
their beauty by jhough;i1l. patient Oh
servstion Take in the whole scene
and it's surroundings: in The present
and. If you can. in the past. wheI
kings and rrclatcs and monks ano
scholars trod these silent cloisiers;
when royal ma'dcns touched theii
harps In tones responsive tu theiI
own sweet Gaelic songs: Nhcn IN,
vcSpar hell woke ihe echoes around
those pleasant waiers. when The yoic,
Of prayer and praise ,nse seven
tines Il day from the lips and hearts
Of holy men behind those chance
arches: when the hospice was ever
open TO the poor and the stranger:
when many sinful soul came to find