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How An Old Coat Won a West Point Appointment

y be too big for me?' Clinton had re-
inonstrated
'Oh. / can fix it over so 1t will fit you
beautifully. Clinton. You are getting TO
be such big boy"
Forthwith Mrs. Ballard had begun TO
scour and sew and press the old coat.
and when it was finished and she had
clasped Clinton in it TO her breast she
had cried out for joy and pain because
ne looked so like his father.
You must live up to it." she had adj
monished him, land never forget that it
is a hero's coat"
Couldn't the brass buttons come off?.'
Clinton had asked. You know It isn't
war time now?''
have ii changed? Your father wore
those buttons and every one of them
looks to me like a medal of honor"
Mrs. Ballard was only a woman, and
she did not know boys Clinton did. and
that was why he shrank from wearing
the made-over blue army overcoat with
its brass buttons to school He was q
gritty lad, however, and he loved his
mother. so he made the best of il and
tried not to notice when the other boys
began to call out. Extraordinarily, rub
a-dub-dub, Observation-Disclosures
dub And when they gave him a mill
tary salute in passing he restrained the
angry word and sudden blow that he
was tempted to give. II Clinton wasn't
hero he came near to being martyr
for a heros sake.
There was great excitement in the
High School when it was announced
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As for your mother, it's a pity if little
thing like that can't be arranged for the
good of the country. You may not De SO
necessary as you think, young man. Az
any rate, l am going to call upon your
mother before i leave town. Now, you
must be getting back to your classes.
Good morning, Clinton Ballard, ana re-
member to live up to your name and
your coat"
Clinton Ballard did little studying that
morning and after school he ran home
as fast as his legs could carry him.
His mother met him at the door
What is It? Tell me- Clinton de-
"Oh. Clinton. 1t was the army overcoat
that brought US luck. Senator McCleary
never would have noticed you II you
hadn't had it on. and now he IS going
TO have you appointed TO West Point.
and your education and future are as
sured."
But you, mother, how can you get
on without me7 Who will look after
the chickens and the GARDEN?
You foolish boy, AS If few
chickens and cabbages were worth
thinking about when it's question or
you getting into West Point. Besides,
Senator McCleary is going to get me
a position in the Pension Office, and i
shall be quite rich and independent.
He says you look like your grandfather.
who was brave and honorable man.
The appointment was made in due
time. The principal of the high school
said it was an honor TO them all. and
II came because Clinton Ballard had
dier, and the boys all cheered and
cheered again. and after school hours
they carried him on their shoulders all
around the yard singing and shouting.
Hurrah for the coatH cried little
chap. and wild cry went up from fifty
"Hurrah, Hurrah. for the blue
coat and brass buttons. Hurrah for
Clint Ballard! Hurrah for West Point
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Rosemary, Betty and Polly Lea,
Bring your dolls and come to tea.

Bring your dolls and come 10 le"
TT HIS was the invitation laid beside
each of the three blue and white
mates at the MONDAY meal In the
nursery The invitations were written
on naner more or less ,soiled and were
what nurse impolitely called scrawieu-
Rosemary carefully held hers upsiue
down. but. as she could not read tha'
mad no. difference. Betty spelled heis
painstazingly. but Polly read right on
rosemary, Betty and Polly Lea oF'hs
your dolls and come to tea.
why shouldn't she be able to read H.
for hadn't she written II?
ITS from the Sickersells,' she an
nounced calmly.
yes. it's very kind of them to ask
Us: shall we go?" quoth Betty
..We'H see" replied Polly with her
mouth full of pudding.
"Ain't we going to the Sickseiis
walled Rosemary. we've got every
thing ready"
Her sisters frowned upon Rosemary.
you ought to be ashamed OF your
SELF said Polly severely. and You al
ways spoil everything, added Bet'S'
Rosemary began to whimper.
Now. if you're a baby. you certainly
can't CO." decreed Polly, Who as the
oldest, spoke with authority.
'sYou'se said could and ] let
Hush" said Polly. "be good ana re-
member to be polite to the Sickersells
and you can go.
An hour or two later three small fis-
ures were to be seen crawling through
a gap in the hedge that divided the yard
from the field beyond. This hedge was
the line at which the three Leas laid
aside the characters by which they
were known in their family. the field
being the foreign land in which they
became Processes, pirates or any sort
Of wonderfolk at will. Also they peo-
pied the field with beings utterly I'M
known to the grownups who lived on
the house side Of the hedge. The Sick
ersells were one of the first families OF
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bag of nuts and scatter them arounE
for the little long tailed creatures.
Recently. in a heavy snow, the keep
ers distributed two big bags of peanuts
among The squirrels. One little chap
was so greedy that he kept run nine
after the men when all the nuts had
been given out, and finally hid himself
in pocket of one of the mems coat.
He was not discovered until after they
had left the park. and then the man
had to take him back and put him
where he belonged.
In Central Park there is a very good
shepherd dog that watches a flock or
sheep that grazes there. Not long ago
he came upon a poor little squirrel one
evening that had fallen out Of a tree
and hurt itself The dog was very sorry
and barxed loudly for help. but it was
so cold and stormy that no one came
TO see what was the matter. The dog
knew that II the poor little squirrel had
to spend the nights Outside its own home
it would freeze TO death unless he took
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When the LeaS Went Out to Tea.

we put there is all wight" put in Rose
mary anxiously.
Rosemary exclaimed Betty and
Polly in Mortified tones.
We'll. we did put EN- there an I'm
just telling Mrs. Sicksen bout it,"
Passing by another bush meant that
the guests and their entertainers had
gone from the drawing room to the din
ing room There they saw a table made
of nice clean boards resting only
little tiltingly on stones. Six grape
leaves served as plates, and in the cell
ter of the table was a larger leaf. with
some broken animal crackers on il, and
another containing twelve respberries.
Six cups, some of them having saucers
and some having none, were filled with
water. They looked surprisingly like
Rosemary's, but of course. the Seeker
sells could not have borrowed them.
The Leas s. themselves with
much ceremony and waited for the
Sickersells. Polly was about to pro-
claim that the feast might now begin
when she stopped with mouth and eyes
wide open. for piling into the places
set for the Sickersells were three OF the
Quaintest figures she had ever seeh.
There was a round. wrinkled little old
man, with a pointed cap on top of his
funny little head, and lovely fair lady
in a spider-web gauze frock, with "A
dewdrop necklace. and mite of girl,
dressed all in pink roseleaves.
But you are not the Sickersells,' pro-
| tested Polly.
The three strangers fell to laughing
and as they laughed and laughed. the
sound was like the pealing OF silver
bells. Then the little man, SOLDERING
UP, took off his pointed cap and pre-
sented it to Polly, and behold it was a
gold thimble in her hand. The lady
gave her dewdrop necklace to Betty.
and it turned out TO be a pearl ring
The rose petal that the mite of a girl
gave to RoRsemary was a dainty pink
silk handkerchief.
Then the man and the lady and the
| little girl tipped up the table so SUD
denly that Polly. Betty, and Rosemary
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TRICKS OF THE SNOW.

Out OF the sky, futtering by,
Flicker the snowfiakes in sea and lakes
over the land. as thick as sand,
They pile on pile all the while
The wind blows here. the wind blows
near.
1t blows off there and everywhere.
And out OF drifts weirdly uplifts
A world that's new to me and you.
You surely know, except in snow.
You never saw such head or paw
AS that old bear has over there
Or ship on land like this at hand.
Those huddled sheep on hillside steep
Are bushes low that just look so,
A thousand tricks snow and wind fix
To cheat our eyes If we're not wise.
BY Barbara Brathwaite
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fell heels over head, the water spilled
from the cups, and the berries and
crackers rolled away. and when they
got up again there were no stranger
folk, no SickerseIls, TO gold thinble no
pearl ring and no rIse-colored silk
handkerchief.
All of this so puzzlos and frightened
the three little Leas dat they started
on run for the house, and they were
in such a hurry to ger through the
hedge that Polly lost her red pompon,
Betty tore her pink crepe negiigee, ana
poor little Rosemary left the figured
muslin curtain hanging on the bushes
BY Eleanor Mccarthy
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care Of II. He lay down i,eside it. there
FORE, and the little squirrel snuggIed up
into the nice, long, warm hair of the
shepherd dog, and so they spent the
night together. The rext morning a
man found them and took care Of the
little squirrel He also gave the dog a
pat and called him Good fellow" and
saw that he had a warm breakfast
FELICIA RUFFNER-
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BILLY BALLoo.

Billy Balloo is the boy for me,
He's up in the morning before yoC can
see.
He's busy all day. yet he's ready at
night
For a romp round the house or a good
pillow fight;
He's generally hungry and ready to eat,
He often is dirty, yet always is sweet,
His grammar is faulty. his manners. Oh.
my!
At the table are such that I often say
-@Ffei''
Perhaps you would find him less sweet
than ] do,
But you're not the father of Billy
BallOO-
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Tor those That i've IN yards or
in public parks, because they have been
made tender and in degree helpless
by their manner of life and by the scar
city of nuts. which their Wild cousins
have in abundance
In Central Park. in New York city.
there are great many squirrels and
they are on such friendly terms with
the men and women and boys and girls
who pass through the park that they
run right up to them and ask them in
squirrel language, Have you any nuts
for me?''
A great many times the squirrel gets
nut for the asking. Then he runs
away with IL. sits on his launches,
fiourishes his tail ard eats the nut in
plain sight. Or. if he is not hungry
just Them hes takes it to his home in a
tree and stores IL away for future use
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Would you like to be an applet
Would you like 10 be a pear?
Would you like 20 be a robin2
Flying swiftly through the air2
Would you like to be a lambieT-
Would you like to be a fish2
Or a Christmas Day plum pudding
In a little fellows (sSch) bellows
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ether
sds
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Squirrels In Central Park.

w INTER is a hard time for all
wv the little squirrels, especially
for those that live in yards or
The state herald., 1904-05-27
{ School Notes.
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WHO HAS CEASED TO GROW,

The most dangerous state Of mind to
be In for an otherwise moral human be-
ing is sslf.satlsfac.ion. 1t is the begin.
ning Of the end Of ones growth. And
when growth ceases shrinkage Of life be.
comes inevitable. Soorstes saw the
danger. That is why be gave his whole
life to awakening others to a knowledge
of their own imperisctious. A teacher
who falls into the snares d assurance
and self satisfaction will soon lese hia
usefulness. How can the iupils be in
spirsd to pursuit VI s.ss'r-i.dgs and
beauty IL the teacher is not an example
Of continuous and earnest selt-improve-
ment. When the tesche: reaches the
point where be believes to have cam-
pleted the circle OF his perfection he
should be relieved Of his Office. No
greater wrong can be inflicted upon q
school than teacher who has ceased to
grew. Such a teacher lacks the chief
quality which should distinguish q hu-
man being from the dumb beast. Self
improvement should be made an abso.
lutte condition for continuance in school
work. And let 1t not be forgotten that
this applies to the teacher with even
more positive force than to the pupil
N. Y. School Journal.
The state herald., 1904-05-27
Do you read the HERALD?
HAxrUh.
Haxtun, $3.50.


Another big rain fell FRIDAY evening"
Mrs. Matthews LETT for Abba, Iowa,
Monday afternoon.
MISS Kinzie arrived home from sterl.
ing Saturday evening.
}. @. Powell arrived homo Friday eve
ming from business trip to Denver.
A fine baby boy arrived at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer SKIOLD, May 23rd,
Dick Buchanan shipped in Q carloads
Of young cattle from Texas last week ior
his ranch north in the hills.
J. q. Painter was up from Holyok,
Tuesday and loaded car Of wheat TO be
shipped east.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Helland together
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Sederburg drove
up from Holyoke tn. first Of the week.
John Merkle and family left for Des.
yer Monday evening where they will
spend short time visiting friends and
relatives.
Rev. o. II. Miller who has BEEN the
pastor for the Swedish congregation for
nearly two years has resigned and left
east bound Tuesday evening.
ID. II. Wagner who is with the Beat.
rice Creamery Co. drove up from Hol.
yoke Monday to arrange some business
matters with U. W. Lohn at this place.
Anderson shipped hogs again Monday.
The aaItun country IL getting to be
we'll stocked with hogs judging from the
numerous shipments that have been
made lately. They are money makers.
YANKEE BILL.
The state herald., 1904-05-27
A TALK WITH IHE DhlRyMtN.

We desire TO call yonr attention to tho
fact that We arc still doing business q,
the old stand. Oscar Lohn will buy
cream FOR IN aud wo know that you will
receive courteous aud bualnosuliks
tfea'mon, whom yon deal with him, Wa
guarantee tsat weight. and tests will be
absolutely correct. We aim to pay tho
hi.heh, possible price for a good quality
.i cream, aud We hre going 10 pay our
patrons twice n mouth hereafter he
member that 10 shall continue TO handle
tho Deia,al saparatoia which 30 bs
love TO bc tho best separator on tho
market. and va offer III. most liberal
terms 10 those who wish 10 buy, wo
are In the creamery business to stay aud
you osn always depend upon us 10 FUR
nish you with good market Tor your
cream, Your. Tor business,
Beatrice Creamery Go,
The state herald., 1904-05-27

Charley thAney reports 20 acres OF fall
-b..i 10 III. Hsptuu country tha, 10
looking fine We understand that .
number Of intmera IN that LEGALITY have
fair pfospsc, Tor a crop Of fall wheat.
II fall wheat could live through the pas,
dry winter and make anything like .
oror, this Ia certainly very encouraging
for fall wheat ne crop FOR that locality
The past winter, 40 far so lack oi moist
urs Is concerned. was the mos. unfavor-
able winter for fall grain that this sec
tion Of country has ever had since ,bip
part Of the state wa settled.
The state herald., 1904-05-27
A RACE MEET.

There will be race meet at Holyoke
ON Friday and saturday June 3rd and
9Th. There will be running, trotting
and pacing races and also hurdle race
A game OF ball will be played each day
The races will be at the fair grounds
The track has been put in good shape
and there ls a prospect Tor somo good
races. Music will DO furnished by the
Hoiyoke cornet band. For all particu.
lars in regaid to races, write Il. N. White
Secy., Holyoke, Colo. ~
W. ID. KELSEY, PresideDt.
The state herald., 1904-05-27
JHt ADVERTISING WORLD

Do you do any nor, Of advertising by
newspapers, booklets, circulars, or b,
any other mstbodi II 10, you sbould
know abcu, vnr uop,bly containing In
formation. plans. suggestions aud idea.
for advertiscrn. s,h joar. - TO y page,
Send to-day for free sample, or 10 oent'
for four moDtha trial Address. The Al
,sftiaiBR World Columbus, Ohia.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

NJ. odlnnd, who recently purchased
the Patmon homestead and other land
adjoining It near aolyoks, !. making ar.
rnngem-ntr TO build n now dwelling
house on the land. A friend Of his from
bis old home, Vermillion, s. d.. arrived
In Holyoke last week and will do the
carpenter work on the building. Mr..
odlnpd recently shipped IN fips lot Of
tree" and shiubbory for his residence
grounds.
The state herald., 1904-05-27
FURNITURE SALE.

Oak :oldipg bed and mattress $500
Glass front book case five shelves 100
Jumbo stove, oven, pipe, zinc,
Aouttie, shovel 500
Couch, upholstered patent rock.
er, willow char 800
Kitchen safe kitchen table $50
Western washing machine. boil.
or, wnnser, clothes basket, wire
clothes line 400
Fielding ironing board and cloth.
es rack 10
Dish pan, bread box, skillet, rol.
ling pin, flour sitter, funnel, water
pail, o gal OIL can, wash bowl spd
two 3 gal stone Jars l.J0
las good as new window shades 10
Folding wirespiral bed springs 100
Small oak stand 80
Table with drawer 200
To any one purchasing entire lot 32Oo
". T.. BAILEY at q. NJ. McKees.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

Ground Tor the nav Sedgwick county
coart house WAS broken last Monde,
morning. D. X. Williams and I. X
Flsss received the contract fer making
the sxosvstion tor the foundation and
basement Of the building, and the work
has slrssdy bean completed. Tho work
u putting In the cement foundation will
b. started st oscs.-Julesburg Grit.Ad.
soests.
The state herald., 1904-05-27
HIDES

Bsisg hides 10 Peter Psnnsr 10 you
want tho hishest price for them. iIo
will pay You !, cents for hides weighing
over 20 lbs. Pa,ronisc your home dealer
IN preiercncc TO tho travelling buyer
Pstcr Pcnner Is hers TO stay and will al.
ways trea, you FAIRLY In al business
transactions,
The state herald., 1904-05-27

Holyoks has Tor two or three year,
boon favored during tho spr,us aud sum
MGR by tho presence Of . number ci
southern mockine birds. When they
tirst made thar appearance, IL vas quite
= novelty 10 hear tbem singing during
the quist hosrs oi tho night. They are
ans singers and Il Ia to DO hoped ,ba,
'hey will continue to spend their sum'
msrs with ne.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

DIR. l., d. wesner, Optical Specialist,
will be at Sears hotol June ith. 1904
All persons in need Of optical work
should not miss this opportunity OF cen
sultinR DR.. Wesper aud having their
eyes scientifically dttsd with glasses
Special attention given to children,
eyes. All work guaranteed 10 give en-
tire satisfaction.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

The Phillips County High School
board have employed Plof. Dow OF Wray
as principal Of the school for the coming
year. Prof. Dow has been principal Of
the Wray schools for several years and
is highly spoken Of as an educator. He
will move to Hoyoke soon.
The state herald., 1904-05-27
LOST

A black dog with white ring around
neck and white spot in forehead. name,
Rover" and had strap around neck
when he left my ranch. Any party
knowing the whereabouts Of tho dog,
pleaso drop mo card a, hnStun, Cole.
J. A. BHRd.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

Miss Texs NJ bore OF Holdrege visited
day in Holyoks the first OF the week on
her way home from Sterling where she
held position as instructor in the pub.
lie school during the past year. She
has been employed for another year in
tho same position.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

You are hereby requested to meet at
the Hall on Decoration day at l O'Clock
p. n. sharp to participate in the msmor.
ial exercises Of the day. Done by invi.
tation Of the q. A. Il. Post.
@. T.. OLssTED, Consul.
c. II. foter, Clerk.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

Rev. s. A. Parker preached sermon
To tho Hoiyoke public school at th'
Presbyterian church last Sunday morn
ing. Tbs audience room OF the churct
was filed to it's full capacity and tn,
analsncs showed much interest In th'
thoughts presented by the speaker.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

The coamittee appointed by judge
Armour to examine the county ,reasur-
er's books Is Henry HarRreaves, Henry
Mitchell, c. II. Moore, Mrs. S. A. Parker
and M,'s Alma Nelson. They have b~sn
II work this week examining the books.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

One OF the McCook conductors, who is
not in tho habit OF attending church reg
ularly was finally persuaded To aoeomp.
any bis wife to evening services. Hs got
very mad because the choir started to
sing, There's n Stranger at the Door"
Just as he was gong in.-McCook Re.
publican,
The state herald., 1904-05-27
Hon. S. E. Nsngle Of S,erh

" Hon. S. Il. Nsngle Of Sterling will
deliver the memorial address on Decor.
alton Day. A very interesting program
will be given. Miss Nsdge Crownsr,
county superintendent, will give = select
reading. An interesting 1rill will be
given by the pupils OF district No. !
under the direction Of the teacher, Miss
Ruby Vernon.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

Notice is hereby given that there will
be mass convention Of tho democrats
OF Phillips county held At tho county
judges office May 2s, 1904, at y. m. for
tho purpose OF slecting three delesat "a
10 the State convention at Pueblo, June
q, 1904. X. n. White, Chairman.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

The work on the court house founda-
ton is nearing completion and the build
ing will sooa be ready for the changes
that are to be made on tho interior to
prspare II for the occupancy OF the coun.
ty oilicert.
The state herald., 1904-05-27
Why You Should
Trade at the
Up. O.Date Store of
Leblanc x SChellnemann. --'

FirstWe have the largest and most beautiful selection of
Dress Goods Waistngs, Notions etc. in
SecondOur Shoes outwear any sold many miles around
and prices like the solcs of shoes rock bottom
Thrd-n clothing hats, caps, gloves and shirts we are
not only Up-ToDate but try to be day ahead II you
be dressed right up the times this is the place
buy your clothes We sell you clothing for less money than
any supply house and guarantee every garment and
well. We can also you money overals
Fourth-We sell you the best grade of groceries for less
money than you buy them any where else and allow you
the highest prices for your produce Read dried fruit
quotations in this issue.
Come in and look immense stock get prices
1t doesn't matter whether you to buy not
glad post you low prices you will know where
you can save money when in need Of anything.
We thank you very much for your kind patronage and hope
70 receive an increased share OF your trade your
interest to buy where you buy the cheapest.
Yours very truly.
Leblanc < SCheunemann.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

The Grand Army memorial services
will be held at tho Baptist church nert
Sunday morning at ll:30. Rev. jenkins
will preach the sermon. There will be
no preaching services at the other
churches st that hour. I
The state herald., 1904-05-27
Bring IN No. 102 and get your shoes.
Leblanc L Scheunemann.

For Glass and Semi. Porcelain ware &C
to @. 4. Il h. A. Sterner's.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

Sheriff Sederburg has recentlg pur-
chased another lot adjoining his resi-
dence property in Holyoks and is I'M
proving the same.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

Ny method OF selling land will bring
buyers for Colorado farms. 1t will bear
investigation. Write for particulars.
HORACE GRANT, Heist Bldg, Kansas
City, Mo.
The state herald., 1904-05-27
WANT YOUR CREAM.

And will pay II cents Tor H. pay tho
9th and 10th. | sm preparing TO bsndl.
your eggs and poultry at the hiahos,
market price. / always Try TO sell what
you produce.
OC Zinss.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

W. q. Kein who owns cattle ranch
southwest Of HsItup has recently puri
chased lots IN Sterling and will build !
dwelling house. He has decided to make
his home in Sterling.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

High Patent flour sl.25; 3rd patent
81 90; Early Ohio's 10 cents to tlo0;
Syrup 35 cents; bars soap 20 cents; 3
cans finest California fruit 50 cents. Get
fresh goods at Zingg.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

With every sack Of Holdrege -four
you purchase, you get a chance on fine
dinner set. Come in and try a sack OF
this excellent flour. p. j. PETER.
The state herald., 1904-05-27

: Decoration services will he held Mt
Holyoke on Monday nnder the direction
of the G. A. r. Post,
The state herald., 1904-05-27

Mrs. Norton and son who have been u
Holyoks several months for her health
went to Denver the nrst OF the week
Ehere they expect to remain some time.