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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-09-14

Nl.-OONiANlED
We ate crackers and cheese while the
landlord was telling of the west roads
and the probable location Of the Brit
lsh. He stopped suddenly, peered over
my shoulder, and blew out the candle.
We could hear horse neighing in
the yard.
Some one ct the window" he
whispered. Then he ran to the door
and drew the bolt. Ain much idee
who t is" he added, peering out of
the window. by goshl more n 9
dozen folks out here, soldiers tew,
most NV 'em on horseback. Come
quick"
We followed him upstairs, In the
dark, as they began to pound on the
door. From the yard a light flashed
up They were evidently building a
IRE so that they could have better
shooting if we came out
May set the house afre," said the
landlord.
He quickly unwound a big hose that
ran up to a tank in the peak above
us.
Plenty O. water?" D'ri whispered.
Rivers Nv IT," said the landlord.
Tank s connected with the reservoir.
O. the lead-works on the hill up there.
Big wooden pipe comes in the gable
end"
Turn 'er on" said D'ri. quickly,
can let me hev that air hose"
The landlord ran up a ladder. D'ri
stuck the hose out of the window.
The stream shot away with loud hiss.
l stood by and saw the jet Of water
leap forth as big as a pikestan. A
man went off his horse, sprawling as
If he had been hit with a club. The
jet leaped quickly from one to another,
roaring on man and beast There was
a mighty scurry. Horses went head
long down the hill, some dragging their
riders. In the silence of the night,
bedlam had broken loose. The shout
ing men, the plunging horses, the
stream Of water roaring on rock and
road, woke the village. Men came
running from behind the house to see
what had happened, then rushed after
their horses. Some fell cursing as the
water hit them. The landlord put HIS
mouth to my ear.
MEX fer yer bosses" he Kissed.
We were below-stairs and out of
the door in a jiffy. Two men fed be-
fore us at the stable, scrambled over
the fence, and went tumbling down
hill. We bridled our horses with all
speed, leaped upon them, and went
rushing down the steep road, our
swords ia hand, like an avalanche,
They tried to stop us at the foot Of the
!. hill, but fell away as we came near.
1 could hear the snap Of their triggers
in passing Only one pistol-shot came
after us. and that went high.
Guess their ammunition s a leetle
wet" said D'ri, with a shout thai
turned into laughter as we left the
British behind us.
A party of four or five mounted and
gave chase; but our powder was BIZ
drier than theirs, and for a time we
raked the road with our bullets. What
befell them know not only know
that they held up and fell out OF hear
Ing.
Crossing a small river at daylight
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-09-14
A srIRRuP RACE.
New Athletic Pastime Which Provides
Very Amusing Event for
q Field DaY.

This new athletic pastime is a very
amusing event" and is run on with
one leg hobbled to the broomstick
which takes its place. A look at the
accompanying craving will show you
how 10 prepare for the stirrup race.
Procure a long. thin pole. Then at
tach the leather or rope stirrup. which
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-09-14

A country schoolmistress with a ven
of humor and much experience says
this is the way TO parse the word
kiss"
kiss is a noun. though generally
used as a conjunction. II is never de-
clined. II is more common than prop
er. It is not very singular, and is gem
orally used in the plural number, and
Il agrees with me. "-Smith's Weekly.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-09-14

in Els. ?, and your work Is nearly
half done Nail the second box 10 the
second board
Now get four boards one-half inch
thick, or saw one board into four
parts, each two feet long. These are
10 be nailed firmly TO the long boards
connecting them but leaving a. much
space as possible betSeen them, as
shown in Fig. 4. This figure also shows
a board nailed across the two boxes.
making the seat. Fig shows the
simplest form OF paddle, which you can
elaborate on II you wish, but which
will do It's work well enough to an
swer all your purposes.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-09-14

can be easily prepared by making a
loose In one end and tying the other
end 20 the upper part Of the stick The
stirrup should be about four feet long.
90 you win have no diaioulty In throw
ing Il over your shoulder.
The rules are very simple, explains
Coca Literature. The suspended foot
IN the stirrup must not touch the
ground nor the stirrup length be re-
moved from its position over the shoul-
Ger A huudred-yard dash" viii be
plenty long for the course,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-09-14
SHALLOW WATER BOAT.
Craft Which May Be Built by the
Handy Boy Out Of Old and
Discarded Lumber.

Many a boy who would like 10 build
a boat Is kept from doing so by a lack
OF lumber suitable for the purpose.
II takes lot Of boards to build even
the toughest kind OF nat-bottomcd
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-09-14
unharpY Medlum.

Unhappy Medium.
Visitor-How old are you. Johnny?
Jonnny-I'm too big 20 cry and not
big enough TO make anybody else cry.
N Y Sun.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-09-14
D'ri and |
By IRVING BAcHELLER
Author Of Eben Holden" "Darrel Of
the Blessed Isles" Etc.
CHAPTER vI.-covr1xUED.

ScopyriFht, 1901, by LOthTSp Publishing Company
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06

Whoever inspired the epigram, "Be-
ware Of the sincerity Of too fashion
able mourning" 1t certainly applied
to youthful widow seen a few days
ago.
Gowned in the habiliments Of deep
est mourning, wearing a long crepe
veil which nearly swept the ground,
and exhibiting costume with Paris
written all over it, with sad brown
eyes she looked plaintively out as if in
protest that the world should still
move or that any one should be happy
when she was not
But the effect Of the soulful glance
was marred by the color in her
cheeks which nature never gave, and
by the fat. pudgy pug which she car
ried beneath her arm, its head resting
on chic muff of rufF1ed crepe.
The crepe, the paint, and the pug
seemed to impress all beholders alike,
and with one accord youth and old age
stopped deliberately and watched the
progress Of the sad-eyed widow down
the street.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
The Scarlet Tana2er.

To see the scarlet tanager is to re-
member him always. He cannot be
confused with any other bird.
The body of the male tanager Is a
flaming red. His wings and tail are
jet black. There is no mixing of col
ors.
The female is olive green, dusky and
yellowish below and attracts no spc
cial attention.
The scarlet tanager nests from the
Missouri to the Atlantic. Many have
heard of the scarlet tanager who have
not seen him. His favorite haunt is in
the open woodlands.
The nest itself is a neat, shallow
basket Of roots, constructed much after
the manner Of the rose breasted grOs-
beak. The nests usually contain three
or four eggs. They are Of a dusky,
greenish blue, thickly spotted with pur-
plish brown.
By October the male has lost his
rich dress, and old and young, clad in
plain, unattractive plumage, betake
themselves to their winter home in
Central and South America.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
A Hot Weather Hint.

Do you know that tile two essen
tials for good health in hot weather are
Keeping the system clean and regu-
lar and tonic for the stomach and
bowels?
Mull's Grape Tonic is valuable
remedy for hot weather. 1t cleanses
the system of all Impurities and poi
sons. 1t contains nearly 80 per cent
grape, which is the best hot weather
tonic known. 1t is an ideal prepare
ton for heat debility and the many
dangerous ills prevailing during sum-
mer weather. 1t fortifies the system
thoroughly.
Heat prostrations, summer bowel
and stomach troubles are rare in fam
lilies where Mulls Grape Tonic is en-
ployed. There is nothing so dangerous
in hot weather as constipation, which
is the result Of the more serious hot
weather diseases. Mulis Grape Tonic
is the one successful constipation cure
a splendid stomach and bowel tonic.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
Profits of the Packers.

There has been a great deal of dis
appointment because the Garfield re-
port shows that the profits Of the
packing industry only amount to
ABOUT two per cent on the volume of
business transacted. There is no
doubt, however, that the report is cor
rect.
The census reports compiled by the
government in 1900. before the agita-
ton regarding the beef trust began,
throw considerable light on this ques-
ton. 1t appears from the census that
the packing industry is conducted on
a smaller margin of gross profit than
any other industry in America. The
gross margin of profit Of ST -four and
grist mills in Illinois, in the census
year, was nearly seven per cent on the
volume Of business. The gross margin
of ffty-one wholesale slaughtering and
meat packing establishments in Hi
nois was only about one-third as large,
or little more than two per cent on
the vol4me Of business.
The millers have not been accused
of being in a trust" and combina-
tons would seem impossible in bust
ness where there are several thousand
mills in the United States competing
actively for the flour trade, but it ap-
pears that the gross profits of the mill
ers are larger than the gross profits of
the packers. 1t may turn out that the
agitation regarding the packing indus
try will show the same result as the
devil found in shearing the pig: ''AI
SQueal and no WOOL"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06

away instead Of rolling away. With
the latter movement the curve is sharp,
but with the former it is more than
sudden, and is sometimes startling It
will be found difficult at first to con-
troll the ball, and the beginner is apt
to be discouraged because Of his wild
throws.
Bear in mind one thing: In ordi-
nary and curve pitching the ball leaves
the thumb first and the fingers last.
With the spit ball this Is reversed,
and the thumb is made to control the
ball, instead of the fingers.
The wetting Of the two fingers Is
only for the purpose Of allowing the
ball to slip away from them easily.
Every little rotary motion is i'm
parted to the spit ball. 1t comes up
big and slow, and the batter can al
most see the seams. Just as he draws
back to hit it the ball seems to re-
ceiye new impetus and drops or jumps
as If struck down from behind. If the
batter hits where he aimed he misses
it probably a foot.
@That Used to be the case before
batters realized what they were up
against In desperation, after being
fooled few times, they took to run
ming up to meet the ball, with the
hope of hitting It before it broke, or
lust as it was starting to. In this,
however, the advantage is all with the
pitcher, as he may fake a spit ball
delivery and send in fast ball, which
is past the batter before he gets start
ed on his 'run-up.'
THAT is what has caused SO many
former heavy hitters to become dis
heartened and declare that nowadays
the batter is lucky if he hits $50 on
the season. 1t certainly has cut down
the hitting so much in one season that
already q change Of rules is contem-
plated.
unlike an ordinary curve ball, the
pitcher cannot be certain Of the side
direction the ball will take as it breaks
downward. The perfect spit ball drops
from q batters hips tc his knees In a
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
Provinces OfVast Extent.

F. a. Lawrence said in a recent
speech in the Dominion House of Com
mons:
We are informed that each of these
provinces will comprise no less an
area than 275.000 square miles. The
mind of man almost fails to grasp the
significance, the vaStneSS, the great
ness of the figures We can only faint
~ do so by comparison, and l may be
permitted to say that each of these
provinces will be nearly six times as
large as the great State of New York,
with its population Of 100000; each
Of them will be five times as great in
point OF area as the large State of
Pennsylvania, with a population Of
6,50O.000: each of them will be seven
times as large as the State Of Indiana,
with its population of 100000.
In point of fact, each of them is
larger in area than the States of Mas
sachusetts, New York. Illinois, Iowa,
Maine, Michigan, Delaware and New
Jersey all combined together. Each
of them is twice as large as England.
Wales Scotland and Ireland, with
their immense population Of 100000
people; each of them is much greater
than the German empire in Europe,
with its population of $50, 600; each
of them is much greater than the re-
public of France in Europe, with it's
population of 100000
by a simple comparison of that
kind we are enabled to realize the i'm
mensity of the heritage which we as
Canadians have in our great north
west"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
The Book of Memory.

Ny grandma has curious book she
often lets me see,
When in the dusk l leave my play to sit
upon her knee.
l cannot touch the book at all, but shut
my eyes up tight,
While grandma tells the pictures, and
see them clear and bright.
l see the dear old farmhouse, where my
grandma used to play,
The barn, with all the cattle and the
fragrant mows of hay,
The pets that grandma used to have, and
all her queer old toys,
And the little country school house, full
of merry girls and boys.
And there are other pictures. too, which
make my grandma sigh;
she says | must not see them now, but
wait till by and by.
But though she thinks they're far too
sad to show to little me,
She's sure they all look brighter when
I'm sitting on her knee.
My grandma says I'm making now
book to be my own,
And that I'll often look at it and smile,
when l am grown;
And then I'm sure the picture that I'll
like the best to see
Will be myself, a-sitting in the dusk on
grandma's knee.
Youths Companion.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
How to Throw the Spit Ball.

That elusive and erratic delivery,
the spit ball, is as yet an unexplained
mystery Of pitching skill to many stu
dents of baseball progress. In de-
scription of the spit ball and the meth
cd for it's delivery, Manager John ].
McGraw, of the Giants, writes, in the
Washington Star:
THE spit ball, which is probably
The most deceptive ball that a batter
ever struck at, is thrown at medium
speed. If thrown fast it loses its eff
feet. 1t must be carefully judged, for
If it is too slow it will break too soon
and probably hit the ground before it
reaches the catcher.
ITO throw a spit ball, wet the first
and second fingers so the ball will slip
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
BE Kind to Your Pets.

There is no better way to teach chill
dren to be kind to animals than to
give them pets to care for, and then
to make them responsible for that
care. The fact that dumb creatures
are dependent upon human beings can
not be taught too early in life. The
facts that they cannot make their
neglected or forgotten they will suffer
with hunger and thirst can be strik-
ingly demonstrated to the child when
he is hungry, and it is explained to
him that his pets are just as hungry
as he is when he thinks he cannot
wait another minute for his supper
Cat Journal.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
HOW THEY LIVE IN NEW YORK
Difference Between Life There and St.
Nitus Dance Slight.

Dance ShHuts
A furniture dealer is quoted as say
ing that New York is witnessing the
passing Of the old-fashioned Or sta
tionary bed, according to the Provi-
dence Journal. Ground space, which
means space everywhere, is becoming
too valuable to devote to q cOntrivanCe
so bulky and monumental. The de-
mand at present is confined to temper
airy beds, beds that can be folded and
put out Of sight, tucked away behind
pictures or thrust into rings, resem-
bling napkin rings, and not much
larger These rings are numbered for
the convenience Of the family and can
be hung on nails in closets The beds
are made of an elastic material which
is stretched between heavy chairs Or
trunks when in use.
In the metropolis everything, includ-
ing comfort, is sacrificed to appear
ances. Hotel guests, fiat jewellers,
boarders and residents with limited in
comes are anxious to create the i'm
preston that what was and is a plain
bedroom is u SltuuS IOOul VI pdIlOA.
According to this dealer, if permanent
beds are tolerated at all they are made
to order to fit into inches and corners,
so that every inch Of carpet or waxel
floors may be utilized.
There is reason for believing that
one Of these days even the bed that
can be carried in the pocket or sus-
pended from a gas jet will be discard
ed New York people will discover
that they can't afford to close their
eyes. If they remain in town and go
to sleep they will be pretty sure to
miss something; and If they go home
via the bridges, ferries and suburban
trains it will be time to get up and
dress when they arrive.
Already, for a majority Of the popu-
lace, it is from "a to 40 miles from
the breakfast table to the office, and
from work to supper, and the dis
tances are constantly increasing. The
hour is rapidly approaching when the
difference between New York and the
St Vitus dance will not be- appreci-
able
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
Eeathered Mason and Potter.

Among the birds Of the Western
Hemisphere the best mason is a pot
ter as we'll. This is the oven bird Of
the pampas in South America. It is
called the 'casara,' householder, by
the Spaniards. The nest is made of
mud and bits of straw, practically the
same as the material used for most
buildings in Mexico. The walls are
very thick and there is a partition wall
inside reaching so high as to form an
ante chamber
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
is THE FINEST GYMNAST.
East Indian Athlete Thirty-four Inches
Tall Has Ri. Appetite.

Tall Has Bi. Appetite.
Smaun Sing HpOo, the smallest ath
lete in the world, is the latest wonder
India has sent to London, says a spe-
cial to the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. He
is y years Of age. His height is "a
inches, his chest measurement 22lh
inches, his hip measurement also % -
inches, and his fighting weight twenty
pounds.
Sing Hpoo, unlike the ordinary
dwarf, is exceedingly we'll developed
and symmetrically built. He wears an
immaculate frock coat some fifteen
inches in length, pair of daintily cut
trousers, a fancy vest, perfectly cor
rect collar and tie and q shiny silk
hat Of 1905 shape, just large enough
to fit over the fist of an ordinary man.
His companion, Captain Weltzien, in
yited him to show his acrobatic skill,
whereupOn the little man took hold Of
the captains hands in firm grasp.
raised his body gracefully in the air,
and performed what is known in GYM
ii1otiN NiiNioS as q ioiiS a. IL
In the most approved style Then, us
ing the captains hands az a pair of
rings" Sing HpOo, turning a somer-
saut, stretched on. his tiny body rig
idly in the manner adopted by every
gymnast when showing his PAGES
Sing HpoO's accomplishments are
not. however, confined to acrobatic
tricks. He is a good lingUist, for he
speaks English well, German fiuently
and French slightly, not to mention his
native Burmese.
Perhaps the most amazing thing
about Sing Hpoo is the fact that his
appetite is not at all in proportion to
his size. He is accustomed to sit down
with ordinary mortals and eat just as
much as any one at the table.
For breakfast he likes three or four
eggs, and as a pick-me-up he is accus
toned to swallow couple Of dozen
oysters at a sitting. He eats a large
quantity Of meat, but is not fond Of
potatoes or other vegetables.
Among his treasured possessions is
a gold bracelet, slightly larger than
wedding ring, which he wears round
his little brown wrist. 1t was given
to him by Miss Loie Fuller, an Ameri-
can dancer.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
NO TONGUE CAN TELL

How 1 Suffered with Itching and Bleed
Ing Eczema - Until Cured by Cuti-
cura.
No tongue can tell how / suffered
Tor five years with terribly painful,
Itching, and bleeding eczema, my body
and face being covered with sores.
Never in my life did | experience such
Awful suffering, and | Ionged for death,
which / felt was near. | had tried
doctors and medicines without success,
but my mother insisted that | try Cuti-
cura. l felt better after the first bath
with Cuticura Soap and one applica-
ton Of Cuticura Ointment, and was
soon entirely well. Any person hav-
Ing doubt about this wonderful cure
may write to me. (SigneU Mrs. Attic
Etson, Bellevue, Mich.'
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06

A German epicure comes to the res
cue Of the Chinese in regard to their
alleged habit of eating rotten eggs
The eggs, he says, are simply pre-
served in lime until they get con-
sistency like hard butter, and they
taste somewhat ike lobster. He de-
clares them one of the choicest deli
cacies he has ever eaten. He thinks
there are no better cooks in the world
than the Chinese. When he went to
live among them his friends predicted
that he would starve. but he had q
good time and gained weight-more
than he wanted to.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
Feminine Charity.

Bess-They say Maude is going to
marry man old enough to be her grand
father.
Nell-Impossible!
Bess-Why do you say that?
Nell-Because I'm sure there isn't a
man living who is that old.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
forward movement Of perhaps two

forward movement Of perhaps two
feet
THE side breaks are determined by
the manner in which the ball leaves
the pitchers hand If the hand Is
turned with the arm facing down and
be different than If the ball left the
hand with the palm not turned over
SO far. There are a great many an
giles from which to deliver the ball and
different arm motions, but they must
be studied out"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
Willing To Obu1e

Bey-Mr. Cuttem, the tailor, sends his
compliments, and says he would ike to
have his bill.
which particular bill he wants of the
thirty-seven he has sent me, III be
pleased to send it back TO him.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
Achilles.

That savage old soldier Achilles
Got up ON the feetest of FLIES;
But the horse wouldn't go
Till Achilles said: Whoa"
Now wouldn't that give you the willieG
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06

Honest. now, doesn't it tickle ysu to
have other men try on your hat and
find it too large for them?
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
One Mans Wisdom.

why is it," asked his wife, that you
refuse to argue with me?!'
Because" answered her husband, Isl
lence is the most difficult argument to
hnnt, -
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06

Mrs. Windows SOOTHING s1nuP for Children
teething; softens tho gums reduces Inflammation al
lays pain. cures wind collie. q cents bottle.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06

Some marriages are arranged In the
drawing room and disarranged In the
courtroom
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-07-06
lydia 4. Pfzskhsn,,s
Negefahke COsssDOsxnd


causing pain, weight and headache, is
cured by it's use. Under all circum-
stances it acts in harmony with the
female system. 1t correctS
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-26
WI, Women Are Pretty.

According TO an English specialist
who has made careful study of the
subject, the reason why women are
better looking than men Is because
they are more indolent and are not
called upon to use their brains as much
as men are. Hard intellectual work
and assiduous attention to business,
he says, are harmful so far AZ physical
beauty is concerned. As proof that his
theory h correct be points to the Ia
roe, whose horne IL In British India.
Among them womsn hold the place
which in other countries is occupied
by men. The FARO woman manages
the affairs Of state. goes into business
on her own account and does not wait
for a proposal Of marriage, but pro
poses herself. whereas the Faro man
has nothing to do but cook the meals
and look after his children. TIE nat.
ural result. says the scientist, is that
the men Of this singular tribe are very
pretty and the women are unusually
plain.