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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-25

If you can preach better Sermon write better book,
make better trap than your fellows, though you
build your house in the forest the world will make beaten
path to your door,"
More than Thousand People Made
pm last Saturday which would doing something
than fellows That Something Better
Values they them and the Merchant who overks
This week the beaten path The Emporium will echo the the Thu
ands because doing something Our Fellows" Master
Stroke this week. beginning this Piece Goods
Wool Chale Merczed Waiss Cretnne Coored Curtain S Lawn
Table Linen Tco Flannel Wooden Popular
800 bolts all told No Reserve-Evey piece Special
than Factory Prices Today
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-25
AT THE EMPORIUM

That ut rains ON the unjust as
well as the just" is a peculiar dis
pcnsation of providence which some
Of us can not understand.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-25

So pieces in fancy colors-Lawn, Null,
Silk Organdie regular values from 35c to
75c: all week Ice
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-25

To excite criticism one must have
some merit, but ne who feels its
sting is unworthy of this compliment.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-25

was in this vicinity this week look
ing after pasture for his band of
lambs, numbering 3.175.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-25
SilkOlineS

10 bolts; beautiful designs; regular value
12hc; all week SC
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

E. E.Smith left Friday morning
for business trip to Garden
City.
Street Commissioner Price had
the grading outfit at work Friday
on north Main street.
Louis Ahlricn was in the city
from his home near Galatia for q
visit with friends.
G. 5. Hoagsland. the Santa Fe's
travelling freight agent, was in
the city Thursday evening.
F. W. Haas, wife end son, we're
down from Albert Thursday even
ing remaining over a day.
Mrs. II. .. converse WenC 10
Pawnee Rock Friday morning to
attend the funeral of.Mrs.. Grant
Flick.
Harry Finley. son.in.laws of
Cyrus Leland, was in the city a
short time Thursday evening,
calling on Will Townsley.
Miss Anna Taylor entertained
several ladies from.:this city ..ssat a
one O'Clock luncheon at herss..home
north west of the city Friday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31
Satisfied Sense a Duty.

Although the Australian aborigine
has his vendetta it is not always re-
venge that he seeks. Darwin tells Of
a native servant Of West Australian
magistrate who went one day to his
master, saying that one of his wives
had died. He must go away, there
fore, to a distant tribe and spear a
woman to satisfy his sense of duty
to the dead woman. IF you do, I'll
send you to prison for life," said his
master. For year the man hung
about, looking wretched and i'll and
complaining that he could neither eat
nor sleep, as the spirit Of his wife
haunted him because he had not
taken another life for hers. At last
he disappeared. A year later he re-
turned in high condition. There was
no legal evidence against him, but il
was known that he had gone to q
distant tribe, had speared woman to
death and, so. as he thought, ap
peased the spirit Of his departed wife
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31
Indigestion 4 Crime.

Il is a positive crime to continue
suffering with the ills Of indigestion,
such as headaches, backaches, heavi.
ness, nausea and distress after eating.
specks before the eyes, dependency
and nervousness, now that We tell
you Of the good Mi Qua stomach
tablets will do.
Milo ma will strengthen all the or.
gans Of digestion, so that you will get
from your food the nourishment that
is needed to support the vital forces
and strengthen the nerve powers.
Ask Hooper Drug Coto show you
the guarantee they give With syery
SOC box Of hio.ua
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31
Keep The Money.

On Sunday last the first excursion
wac run from this city for this season
to some other city. The occasion be
ing ball game at Wichita. Some
people may object to ball paying on
Sunday. But as with many other
matters, there are hundreds Of people
who do not have an opportunity to
have any recreation any day except
Sunday, any more than they have an
opportunity to 60 to church during
the week. These Sunday excursions
last season took away from this city at
least $4,000 in money, which might
just as well have been kept at home,
and several hundred dollars of outside
money added to it. The reason for
these excursions are nothing doing
here. In a line of amusement We are
absolutely dead. We have a street
fair coming on, and later the bigcounty
fair. That's all. The hundreds of
young people, and some Of the old
ones, as well, who work and live here,
wantsome excitement, some recreation
some sport. What should be done is
get OF before the faii board, ask for
permission under certain restrictions
to use the fair grounds for ball play.
ing, and then once or twice a month
either have a team of our own and
| play ball, or put up a purse for out
side teams. Bar betting, and all that
sort Of thing, put up nice clean ball
game, and instead Of our young folks
leaving home early Sunday morning
and being away until early Monday
morning, keep them at home, and ask
the road to run excursion to Grea
Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31
Board Of Education Meeting.

Thursday, May %. 1907.
The Board met in regular ses- :,
sion pursuant to adjournment
with President Young in::tbe .
chair.
The roll was called and the..fol-
lowing members answered to their
names: Young, Collins, Luse.
Sans, Cox, Rubart. Morrison.
Newcombe and Mckinney.
Minutes OF the last meeting read
and approved.
The following bills we're al.
lowed:
g. H. hulme, supplies. s. 80
Hammond & Stephen Co.,
Diplomas. ............. $500
G. A. Strong, supplies and
epxense ............. 1880
The final report of Superintend.
ent Strong was received and &C.
cepted.
On motion OF Morrison the
matter of settling for the piano
was referred to the supply com
mittee.
On motion it vas ordered that
Harry Hall be allowed a salary OF
$500 per month. 1t was or .
dered that warrant for $500
be drawn in favor Of H. A. Hall,
superintendent of new building.
| Prof. and Mrs. Les eman having
each in turn received a majority
vote of this board were declared
elected to teach in our high school
for the coming year. Prof. Lesse.
man to receive SS5. 90 per month
and Mrs. Lessman to receive S55.
per month.
The board is to receive $3.50
for tuition in the High School in
cases where the Board is entitled
to collect tuition.
On motion W. L. Bowersox's
salary was fixed at $500 per
} month.
Mr. Guy Clayton having re.
ceived a majority vote of this
} Board was declared elected Prin-
} ciDal Of the West Building at $50.
per month.
The board adjourned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31
lanes ArqabfIqht slIled

Word was received in this CITY
Thursday evening that James
Argabright, brakeman on the
local Santa Fe freight between
this city and Newton. had been
killed while coupling cars at
Hutchinson. The young man had
many friends in this city who will
be very sorry to learn of his un-
timely death. He bad only re-
Gently been married. and the body,
was taken to Newton where be
had made his home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31
HIS PRIDE WAS TOUCHED.
Faddist Could Not Bear Thought That
Others Should Think Him Poor.

A New York uptown man made up
his mind that he would not wear an
overcoat one winter for health's sake,
says the Sun. He sent his despised
but comfortable last winters coat to
his wife's brother in Connecticut
Then letter and an express package
from the New England village went
far toward making him understand
how the world at large viewed his
hygienic principles.
II am returning by express" his
sister-in-law wrote. "the overcoat
which you so kindly sent to Bob. We
feel that 1t Is barefaced robbery to
keep It. Two of our neighbors were
in New York last week and they saw
you out in the coolest weather wear.
ing little sack coat and actually rim.
ming to keep warm. Ever since they
told Bob that, he has felt like thief.
We appreciate the generous spirit
that prompted you to rob yourself to
help us, but this is too great a sacri'
fee. We cannot accept 1t, therefore
we return the coat"
The uptown man honored that letter
with a fit of profound meditation
well, I'll swear" he said. "They seen
to think l can't afford an overcoat.
"Of course" returned his wife
THAT Is what everybody thinks"
Then the man bought two over
coats.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31
Afternoon Reception.

Mrs. o. W. Dawson and Mrs.
|. N. Wilhide entertained a num-
Der of ladies Saturday afternoon
in honor of Mrs. Otis Bolinger.
Delicious refreshments were ser.
we'd and a splendid time enjoyed
by all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31
WILLING to Try.

Remember" said the lawyer, you
have undertaken to tell nothing but
the truth"
"I'n do my best" answered the ex-
pert witness, "but l won't know how
far I have succeeded until I'm through
with the cross-examination.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31
Physical Fatigue Of Uorklng.PsspIe MInlnlzed

There are few factories Of promi.
hence to day which do not evidence a
willingness on the part Of employers
to avoid physical waste Of employees
by installing the latest labor-srving
devices. No longer, for instance,
does one see the factory.girl climbing
six or seven flights Of stairs to her
work. An electric elevator, or an es-
calator, such as in a Massachusetts,
woolen.mill distributes 1000 employee
es to six floors in five minntSs, is now
the vehicle Of her rise. Devices fol
warming and cooling the air deliver
ed to workrooms by drawing it oveI
coils of steam-pipes in winter and
and forcing it through cold water ii
sumner are common.-Frou
Smoothing the way Way Of tn
Working girl" in the May Circle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31

1t has been said that the very poor
people do not read the ads. Perhads
It is more accurate to say that they do
not remain very poor long after be-
c,ming id, readers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31

aJ ihiSJ, SNh Ah ie" Va
Cyrus Leland. was in the city a
short time Thursday evening. |
calling on Will Townsley.
Miss Anna Taylor entertained
several ladies from..this city, at a
one o'clock luncheon at hers..home
north west Of the city Friday.
J. E. McQuillin was in the city
Friday morning on his way home
to Heller from the meeting of.the
Farmers Union at Hutchinson.
Miss Linnie Caraway,, left Fri.
day evening for Kansas City.
She will accompany Mrs. George
Caraway who goes there. TO take
treatment.
Mrs. 7. NJ. Beardsley came in
Thursday evening from.her home
at Nickerson for a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Gilmore.
Frank Marshall who formerly
lived north of the. city returned
the first of the week from Pueblo,
Colo. Mr.. Marshall has been i'll
and came home for treatment.
G. N. Moses returned Thur
day evening from Kansas City.
He brought with him a little seven
years old girl who will make. her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Moses.
Bon Dawson, a former Great
Bend boy now making his mark
as a mining expert on the coast,
stopped off Thursday night from
No 5. for a days visit with Ora
and other relatives and friends.
Probate Judge Torrey issued a
license and performed the mar
riage ceremony at his office in the
court house Thursday at noon
which united Orval L. Livingston
and Maude E. Bailey, both of
Raymond, Kansas.
Mrs. Milton Fleisher left Thurs
day evening for Sedalia, Mo-,
where she will visit for a month
or two With her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Will Hestwood will oc.
cupy the Fleisher property or
l2thstreet during her absence.
The work of moving the Spaugl
Grocery store to make room fol
the new building began Mon
day. but that will not interfere il
the least with the business of TIT
store. They will take orders ant
It'll them with the same promptnes
that has always characterized thi
store
Harry Dilfenbacher came i
Thursday from California an
will make his home here. Mr.:
Di6enbacher went on to Kansa
City for a visit with relatives an
will return here in a short time
Mr.. aud Mrs. Diffenbacher stoI
ped over at Colorado Springs fC
a day and visited with Mayor [
N. Heller. who wishes to be n
membered to all bis old friends
Barton County.
There was a case before tt
Juvenile Court Friday morning
the matter of Ruby DuRain.
minor. who was given into Il
care and custody..of Theo. Dab
and Mrs. L. E. Dahm now Mr.
L. E. Meyer. BY the Proba
Court February I. 1902. II
father of Ruby DuRain appears
before the court and asked tn
the child be given into his Gu
tody. and the corut so ordere
Mr.. DuRain is q stock raiser
Bliss. Okla.
1t has been said that the very pc
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31

When Sudden emergency Grips
you. let a want ad, help you to nego.
tate a loanl
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31

John Pierpont Morgan made a
canvas of the town the other day
and secured the signatures Of
enough of the base ball fans to
have the score Ct the games played
in the Western Association bulle-
tined at the A. & A. Drug Store,
Marx & Berscheidt's. Gardners
Billiard Parlor and Hotel Briggs.
The cost TO each subscriber will
be fifteen cents per..day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31

FOR SALE-0De machinery
wagon, one moving van, one
wagon, with Aaring bed, two
stake wagons. For particulars
address, City Transfer & Storage
Co., Hutchinson. Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-05-31

The material is being hauled to
the ground for the erection of the
new brick building to be occupied
by Spaugh's grocery on the lot
now occupied by the old frame
building. The old store will be
set in the street just south of the
present location until the new
building is completed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-15

Mike Found II Under His Left Eye.
cents a side and they were two busy
boys, all right, all right.
Mil mad his sleeves rolled up to
show the mosquito bites on his mus
cles, and Frank was telling himself
how he missed the last bunker.
I asked Mil what time it was and he
told me, "Three up and four to play!"
suppose that was central time.
handed Frank few bars of polite
conversation but he gave me the Frost.
burg face.
Did you ever have one of those real
players pass you out the golfish glare:
You for the snowstorm when Euu
get it-believe me!
Then Mil and Frank dove in tie
mudcan, cooked pill, placed the bali
on it, slapped it in the Stats, gave us
the dreary day-day and were on their
way.
1t must be awful to play for money.
At the seventh hole we found Jake
Roberts plowing the side of hill with
his niblick.
He said he lost a ball there one day
last summer and he wanted it back be.
cause it belonged to a set.
Jake said he went to three in four
with that ball once, but the folks
wouldn't believe him till he showed
them the ball.
When introduced him to Clara Jane
he invited her to join the hunting
party, and intimated that I'd enjoy the
new mown scenery further down the
line.
Il whip-sawed him with a whistling
speciality entitled, why Don't You
Get Lady of Your Own?" and he
promised to be good.
After we trailed over the mountains,
through seven farms, across three
rivers up the valley and down the
railroad, We finally reached the end of
the links and took the steamer back to
mother.
Clara Jane says golf would be a
great game if it wasn't so far from
home.
Yours till the bench breaks-believe
me!
JOHN, HENRY.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-15

Sweet Grill hope you will call
again, Mr.. Coolhead.
Mr.. Coolhead (new admirer)--
Thank you, should be delighted to
call very soon again, If / were sure
of finding you at home.
"Oh, I'm nearly always at home;
but-let me see it won't do for you
to call Tuesday evening for that is the
night of the home mission meeting;
and Wednesday night the Emperor's
Daughters meet; and Thursday the
Blue Ribbons have most important
session; and Friday is the monthly
meeting of the Dorcas club; and Sat
urday the Browning club-Really,
hardly know what day to set; but"
Undo you expect to belong t.
those societies always?"
"Oh, yes, indeed; I'm life member
of them ALL
"Er--I should like to call again
soon, but this is our busy season, and
l shall be confined very closely to the
Office for several months. Good even,
ing."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-15

her to see her Society slob at his best.
At first he insisted upon dragging
out basket of Ruinart. and be wanted
to order rubber boots so We could
slosh around in It,
But l steered him of and he went
all the way up the hill and picked out
another high fellow.
When the second high was under
cover he reached over and patted Clara
Jane on the hand.
He wanted to lead her away to Paris
and show her everything that money
could buy.
When she gave him the "Sir!" gag
he apolOgized and said he didn't mean
Paris, he meant the Pan-American.
Then he smiled feverishly and opened
a package of hiccoughs.
When Clara Jane and l moved out
on the links Lionel was watching the
floor and trying to pick out spot
that didn't go round and round.
His chips were all in and he was
Simon with the Souse, for sure.
Clara Jane said, What a ridiculous
person." but what she meant was
that that would be about all from
Lionel.
Then we chartered a couple of cad
die boys and started in to render few
choice selections on the clubs.
My caddie boys name was Mike
and he looked the part.
The first crack out of the box lost
my ball and Mike found 1t under his
left eye.
gave him quarter to square my
self and he said could hit him on the
other eye for ten cents more.
made the first hole in 26, and fell
that there was nothing more to live
for.
Clara Jane could have made it il
| "a, but she used up her nerve watch
ing COW in the lot about two miles
away.
Ny lady friend is a gutter when Il
comes to cows.
Then we decided to stop playing ant
walk around the links just so we coult
say that we had seen most of ths
United States OF America.
Out near the fifth hole we met youns
Mil Roberts and Frank Jenvey.
They were playing a match for 6(
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-15

see Lionel doing a two-step through
the farm lands with my Esmeralda-
not through the opera glasses.
Clara Jane introduced me to His
Pinkness and he invited us in the club
house to throttle our thirsts.
ordered rickey, Clara Jane called
for lemonade, and Lionel's guess
was pail Of Vichy and milk.
When the suds rolled up l gave the
Vichy stuff the sad eye and Lionel
caught the gaze.
could see that he wanted to back
pedal right then, but me waited until
the next round and then he waded out
among the high boys.
It was the bluff Of his life.
His limit on bug bitters was i'm.
ported ginger ale with a piece of lime
In 1t.
When he was out registering and
didn't care what became of him he
would tell the bartender to add a dash
of phosphates.
But now he made up his mind to
splash around In the tide waters just
because the lady was looking on.
Lionel felt that the future was at
stake and he must cut out the saw
dust extracts and get busy with the
grcvn-up booze.
After the first high ball Lionel be-
gan to chatter and mention money.
The mocking birds were singing
down on the, old bayou, and he began
to give Clara Jane the loving leer.
She grew bit uneasy and wanted
TO start the paddle wheels, but / sig
nailed to the waiter because | wished
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-15
Just Had to TaIk.

1t was real hardship for Judge
Brown to have to keep silent for any
length of time. Even when travelling
he usually found some one who would
at least listen while he talked. But
on one occasion he found himself in
a railway coach with only one other
occupants stiff, dignifed old lady,
who did not deign even to look at
him when he raised his hat upon en-.
tering the coach.
The Judge grew restless after they
had Travelled several miles. He
drummed on the windows, coughed
several times, then finally, in despera,
ton, cleared his throat, and asked
in stentorian tone:
Madam, did it ever occur to you
to wonder whether 1t had ever rained
any before the time of the flood?"
The unusual question startled the
old lady out of her dignified silence
and the two old people were soon en-
gagged in animated conversation.
Cleveland Leader
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-15
-wHoopl" SAID THE GIRLS.
GeorsIs's Present Evidently Was Not
Altogether Welcome.

In a certain Denver store are five
young women working as milliners.
One day a small boy, six years old.
ventured in the store and the FIVE
girls were nice to him. They petted
him and let him play around in their
workroom. The little fellow appre-
ciated their kindness and became a
frequent visitor. He lived in a room
ing-house near by. Each time he'd
call on the five girls he'd bring them
cake or candy, which his mother
would procure him. The other day
he appeared with a nice little box in
his hand. The girls began to pet
him.
What's in the box, Georgie% one
girl asked.
"Somefin' for you dirls," he replied.
Then he began to count the girls,
pointing a chubby finger at each one.
When he had counted them two big
tears came out of his eyes and he be.
gan to sob.
, why, what's the matter, pet?''
asked one girl, putting her arm around
him.
"Dere's five of you, an 1 only dot
four in de box he walled.
Don't cry about it, Georgie," said
the sympathetic girl. Il don't feel
like eating candy to-day"
George gave a final sniff and
wiped his eyes on his sleeve. 1T
amt candy he said.
The girls became curious, and gath.
cred around him. What is it, Geor.
gie?" asked one.
George began to open the box. The
one who had renounced her claim to
a share of the present began to wish
she hadn't. She didn't know but what
Georges mother had sent something
fine over. At last George got the box
open.
"Dere,". he said, smiling joyfully;
"dere's four for you"
"Whoop!" came from the five girls
Then each sought place of safety
on the big table in the center of the
room.
George had brought them four
baby mice.-Denver Post.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-15
WaIrus-Whlsker roothplcks.

In the Chinatown of every city the
grocers sell toothpicks made of wal
rus whiskers. They are excellent
toothpicks, and in China no fashion
able dinner IS complete without bun
die of them.
From either side of the mouth of
the walrus, whiskers, at once stiff and
pliable, project They are about four
inches long, and the older the walrus
the sitter and more elastic aIc these
hairs, and the better toothpicks they
make.
When the Alaskans kill a walrus
they pluck out the whiskers carefully
with tweezers, and bundle them up
in neat packets, they ship them,
when there are enough, to China.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-15
Secret of White Euus,

why do you take such pains to Sc
lect white eggs?' he asked as they
came out of the grocery where she
had bought few for her breakfast.
Because they are the fresh ones?
Now, that is funny. In England we
take just as much pains to select the
brown ones because We think they are
the freshest"
We'll, anyway" said she. "The
shells of the white ones are so thin
you could see If the chicken was
about to leap out and the brown shells
are so thick you could not"