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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
GOOD
Short ctOries

Citizens Of prohibition Kansas had
presented a silver service to a waffle
ship. But how do you reconcile your
self to the punch bowlf" was asked OF
one Of the delegation. Punch bowl"
calculated the Kansan. Goodness
We thought that big thing was for oat-
meal mush.'
The Judge looked down at the pris-
oner compassionately. The man had
been charged with stealing pie. mo
doubt" his honor said, ut was the
pinch of poverty that brought you
here?" mo, Judge" he replied, "de
p'leeceman dat pinched me Is de rich
est cop on de force"
A colored preacher who had only
small share of this worlds goods, and
whose salary was not forthcoming on
several occasions, became eXasperated.
At his morning service he spoke to his
church members in this way: "Bredren
and siseern, things is not as they should
be. You must not 'spect l can preach
on nth to you an boa'd in Heben."
re said: I'm the meanest man In
the world; | know l am. l went home
he other evening and l was feeling
)retty good, you know. My wife didn't
say a word, but about . Al a. IN. l
woke up and observed a ghostly figure
going through my clothes. l snored
gently. In a minute or two the figure
drew something from a vest pocket,
looked at 1t in the faint moonlight
appeared to ponder for short time,
went to a bureau, secured something,
put 1t In the vest and came back to
bed. l was still snoring. The next
morning l found a dollar bill and 40
cents In change In my vest You see,
she thought l would suspect something
II there wasn't anything at all In my
pockets, and when she took the ten
dollar note she put In the $1.40.
would like to see her expression when
some clerk hands her back that $40
Confederate note today"
An Engllshman and an Irishman
went to the captain of a ship bound
! for America and asked permission to
work their passage over. The captain
consented, but asked the Irishman for
references and let the Englishman 20
on without them. This made the Irish
man angry, and he planned to get even
One day when they were washing of
the deck the Englishman leaned far
over the rail, dropped the bucket, and
was just about to haul 1t up when q
huge wave came and pulled him over
board. The Irishman stopped scrub
bing went over to the rail, and. seeing
the Englishman had disappeared, went
to the captain and said Perhaps ye2
reminder whin l shipped aboard this
vessel We asked me for references and
let the Englishman come on widout
thlml" The captain said: "Yes,
remember" well. we've been de
caved," said the Irishman; hes gone
off wild yer pail!"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02

"He looks at me as If l was suthin'
jest about halfway curious" said the
man with the dinner bucket. Not
anythln wunnerful, you understand,
but ernuff out O. the ordinary to jes-
tify him to take a second look. Then
he turns around an walks off. Don't
say aye, yes ner no, but jest walks
off. Say, | had a notion to pick up
brick an let drive at him. Who's he,
anyway? l amt never heard O Mike
Brannigan bein' in the four hundred"
'Nor me-" said the man with the
bod. "B'lieve I'd let him have the
brick If I'd "a been you. That's Mike
Brannlgan all over. He's jest got the
Idea that he's a little better'n' most
anybody else"
1T gifts on me to see him stickin' his
thumbs In the armhoes Of his vest an
swaggerin' around like he owned the
EARTH" said the man with the dinner
bucket. Some O these days I'm goin'
to call him down"
''He won't come II you do" said the
man With lHe nOu, lie likes 1t up
there where he is"
IN climb up an Kick him down
them" said the man with the dinner
bucket, Il won't have 50 fur to climb
neither, an I bet when that yeller-
faced, monkey awed mick hits the
ground he'll feel the jar Of It,"
Hes a first-class son of a gun,
there amt no two ways about that"
said the man with the hod "Other
day I'd jest got up to the top O. the
first story with the mortar when he
holers at me from down below and
commenced givin' me slack. He had
his flannel mouth stretched wide open
an l come within one O. droppin' a COB
o mud into It,"
"a gob," echoed the man with the
dinner bucket. "A COB wouldn't "a done
no good. If you'd dumped the whole
hodful in he wouldn't hardly noticed
It,"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
Gods Gifts,

Into all our lives, in many simple,
familiar ways, God infuses this ele-
ment Of joy from the surprises of life,
which Unexpectedly brighten our days
and fill our eyes with light. He drops
this added sweetness Into His chill
dren's cup and makes 1t to run over,
The success we were not counting on,
the blessing we were not trying after.
the strain of music In the midst Of
drudgery, the beautiful morning pic
ture or sunset glory thrown in as we
pass to or from our daily business. the
unsought word of encouragement or
expression of sympathy, the sentence
that meant more for us than the writ
er or speaker thought-these and a
hundred others that eyeryone's expert
ence can supply are instances of what
l mean. You may call 1t accident or
chance-it often Is; you may call II
human goodness-it often is; but al.
ways, always call it Gods love. for
that Is always in 1t. These are His
free gifts.-H. W. Longfellow.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02

Jean Paul advised mothers to give
their child a stick of candy to suck,
nicking it at a certain place and say
Ing: when you come to the mark
lay 1t down and don't touch 1t again"
This is q severer discipline than we are
Inclined to apply to infancy today, but
1t Is easy to see, observes Harper's
Weekly, what sturdy and capable
citizen might result To decide at what
point one should stop short and at
what hour and place one should begin,
and having decided what to do, to do 1t
or die, Is the way to form q character.
There Is such thing as overthink-
Ing, OF thinking so long about an action
that the action eyaporates into thin air
before 1t Is born. We forgive Hamlet
his Inability to act, because he was a
genius and king of wonderful words,
but his tendencies were deplorable. II
every one chose 30 think over all con-
ceivable aspects OF every case, and hav-
Ing thought 1t over, to begin again and
think 1t over more curiousiy still, the
wheels OF life would be so clogged with
thinking that the machine would stand
still. The condition OF life Is per-
petual motion, and everybody must be
doing something without hurry and
without anxiety, each must hold up his
end Of the worlds work for better or
for worse.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
A Diplomatic Parson.

1.-THE congregation paid up every
cent Of my back salary to-day" an
nounced the village minister.
How In the world did they happen
to do that?' querled his astonlshed
wife.
II announced from the pulpit" ex-
planned the good man. "that unless I
got 1t l would not be able to take the
three months vacation 1 had planned"
Chicago News.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
Late Already.

Five minutes after the taru' IN
had struck the principal of the - u
was walking through the lowe ..Im
when he saw a pudgy little 80
scamperlng toward the first-graoe =
as fast as his fat legs could carr
See here, young man, want 70 n
to you," called the principal 10 ~ n
conner. 81 haln't got time to 'a N
YOU: I'm late already" repl'e' 3
breathless beginner as the dooi
classroom closed.-The Circle. a.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
RHg ri { k.y
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ON the NIountain Tor.


Over the mountains and through the
streams rode the itinerant preacher
and behind him, on the horse, rode his
little boy. On long climb the father
dsmounted, and on the steep quarter
mile before the top the boy, too,
trudged beside his father and the horse.
On the top of the hill they paused for
rest before remounting for the long
ridge ride.
The view from the top was inspiring.
Behind lay the foothills that receded
into the blue grass region, and ahead
rose range after range of the Cumber-
land hills the Log Mountains, the
Pine Mountains, the Blue Ridge-and
beyond Kentucky the hills Of Tennes-
see, too far to be discerned through
the haze, but surely there, beyond the
last dim and crooked line that lifted
itself, half-hill, half-cloud against the
autumn sky.
The lad found a chestnut tree, and
was busy at its root. But the father
looked this way and that way, with
ever-increasing elevation OF spirit; and
when the lad returned from his search
for nuts, the father was on his knees
and praying aloud.
No one heard that prayer save God
and the boy, and the boy did not tell
OF it until years afterward, and then
could recall no word But the spirit
of the prayer became to him a life
inspiration.
First Of all, 1t was a prayer OF re-
Joicing in the glory which God had
displayed on earth-a glory filling the
world with changing beauty, with the
progress of the season; and even now,
with the coming of winter, painting
the forest with the splendor of Gods
love of beautiful things.
And then it was a prayer for the
homes In sight from the mountain top
for those lying in plain view in the
valleys near at hand, and those more
distant discerned by the little clear
ings or the ascending smoke of their
"reminiscences
He prayed for the men and women
in those homes, burdened with cares,
and earning scanty living from their
hillside farms; for the boys and girls,
many of them growing up without edu-
cation; for the future Of that hidden
but hopeful region, into which he had
come that he might give his life In
service for these people.
The father lived till his head was
white, then died, honored and beloved,
having wrought nightly for the people
Of the Southern highlands.
The son made his way into the
world, and won success as an inventor,
but year by year he goes back again
into the hills, where his father
wrought, to stand beside his fathers
grave, and to perform an annual gift
OF love for the people of that region
through an institution which is an
swering the fathers prayer.
If ever in the passing years the prob
lens have brought to him discourage
ments, or the worlds temptations OF
wealth and power have inclined him
to forget, the vision Of that mountain
top has returned to him, and he has
seen again, and for the thousandth
time, the kneellng figure of his father,
and has heard again his prayer for all
the homes In sight, and the boys and
girls within them; and his heart has
found a new baptism for service in the
spirit Of his fathers prayer.-Youths'
COMPANION.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
The Soul that Comprehends.

The Soul that Comprehend.
Give me the soul that comprehends,
That understands, that knows;
That sees Gods hand and feels His ends
In every flower that blows;
That grasps the world with steadiness
And wrestles for the truth;
That can forgive with readiness;
That never stands aoof;
That feels Itself a part Of life,
In sympathy with all;
That glorious in mans earnest strife
That SORROWS if he fall;
That dares to say and dares TO do
And dares to speak its love-
That boldly lives a life straight through
And fears but God above.
"A. Cressy Morrison.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
On the Contrary,

"Oh, Harold" cried the fair Gwendo-
line, what has happened? Did pa put
his foot down when you told him Of
our lover
mo, dear one" replied Harold with
painful, reminiscent gasp, "he put it
up."-Baltlmore American.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
SAA.

Crimson Rambler-One OF ue
continents of my life was de ia!
body fust showed ME de cotton = 4
Next-House Noonan-How VIC IL
Crimson Rambler-Weh' y
young an inexperienced, hadn !
been nowhere, an l fought
somethin TO drink.-Puck.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02

Gracious Father, we know that no
good thing wilt Thou withhold, and to-
day we desire the best things Fix
our eyes on those means of Joy which
are ever fresh and life-givIng. Cleanse
us from low thoughts and evil DUR
poses Let the beauty OF goodness and
the charm Of kindness rule our hearts.
Feed US with heavenly mama and let
US Stake our souls thirst with the
water OF life. Revive fading energy.
Help us to run the race Of life with
enthusiasm and undlminlshed strength.
Forgive US as We forgive. May the
DAY be filled with Thine own gladness
which inspires for still nobler endeayor
ana makes each day Supremacy glad.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
supreme Trust.

What We need Is heart to trust God
here and now. Somehow the idea gets
into our minds that the supreme trust
is that confidence In God which makes
believer content to lie down and die
without fear or regret. Not so. What
Is needed Is trust to make one live
without fear and go forward In the
path Of duty without shrinking. "Be
not anxious for the morrow" DO your
very best to prepare for it, and then
go ahead with firm assurance that God
will be true to His word and help you
according to your need.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02

What has become of the old,fashion-
ed bride who would not appear in pub
lie for two weeks prior to her wedding
day? Also what has become OF the
fellow who went to see his girl every
other Tuesday night until they were
engaged, and then he went regularly
every Tuesday night?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02

most powerful Joy slides into the hearts
OF men and women and children,
Beautiful are the feet of the meH
Of science on the dust-heaps of the
world, but the patient heart will yield
a myriad times greater thanks for the
clouds than give foothold to the shin"
Ing angels-Geo. Mcdonald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
A Fresh Clerk

Customer-What have you got that is
strictly fresh7
Grocer-One moment, please. Here,
Johnny, wait on the lady.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
The CIouds.

some clouds rise from stagnant boys
ana fenS, others from the wide, clean.
large ocean But either kind, thank
Co., Will serve the angels to come down
oy. In the old stories of celestial visit
ants the clouds do much; and It Is
otte"es; of all down the misty slope of
srieiS' and palms. and fears, that the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02

When a man says, III % ~
again" 1t doesn't mean that ne I,
you are so entertaining that ps n
TO see more of you, but thai n' .stl
you are . bore, and wants "
OF y0u.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02
A Queer Calculation.

Statisticlans sometimes have queer
ideas. One OF them amused himself
by calculating how much energy, water
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02

Many a family tree has q bad branch
and . shady reputation
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-11-02

When a woman hasn't anything to
tell she La willing to let a man talk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-14
LINEVILLE MUICTED AGAIN.
Mrs. Joseph Heron Gets a Verdict
of 5000 for Alleged INJURIES.

The case of Mrs. Joseph Heron
against the town of Lineville for injuries
alleged to have been sustained by fall
ing on sidewalk in front of property
on west Third Street then belonging to
Mayor Elson, about a year and half
ago, was tried in the district court at
Corydon on last Friday and on Satur-
day the jury rendered verdict of 5000
in favor of the plaintiff. A large num-
Der of witnesses, including members
and ex-members of the town council, at
tended and testified in the case, which
was prosecuted by Fl. G. Wright, of this
place, and r. G. Poston, of Corydon.
Freeland and Carter, of Corydon, APP
peared for the town. 1t has not been
decided whether the case will be APP
pealed to the supreme court or not.
1t is alleged that the case could have
been settled with the plaintiff at one
time for less then $50, but as to the
truth of the statement we cannot vouch.
This is the third time the town has
been defeated in cases for damages by
reason OF defective sidewalks each one
costing the town large sums in the end
and it seems that Lineville is at the
mercy of any needy person or shyster
lawyer who is willing to do the work
necessary to get the verdict. Expert
ence is said to be a dear school, but it
ought to dawn upon the minds of our
city authorities that by this time that
they should either maintain good side
walks or settle with this class of claim
ants at the lowest prices for cash.
-Lineville Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-14
PHYSICIANS CURE SKIN WITH SIM.
PIE REMEDY.
Noted Eczema Specialist Comments
on Proven Specific for Skin
Diseases.

Physicians everywhere continue their
praise for ordinary oil of wintergreen in
a wonderful specific for Eczema and 9th
er itching skin disease. This liquid, pure
and clean as water, externally applied
has instant effect. A few drops on the
burning, itching sore causes instant re-
lief, and short continued use gives a
complete cure.
DR.. G. B. Holmes of Silver City, Miss,
is so enthusiastic about this remedy-D.
d. D. Prescription-that he declares in a
letter to the D. D. d. Company OF Chi
cago that this great remedy is as near a
specific for Eczema as is quinine for ma
laria. 81 have been using your D. D. D.
for four years with gratifying results,
writes DR.. Holmes.
There are thousands of other physi-
clans who use d. d. d. Prescription, the
oil Of winter green specific. d. D. D.
cures and it is so clean to use. If we
did not know what d. d. D. will do we
would not recommend it to our friends
and patrons.
L. P. VAN WERDEN, LEON Ia,
Call at our store anyway and let us
see the nature of your skin trouble.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-14
Pain Kills
Some People

Pain kills many people from the
simple fact that it wears them out,
robs them of peace of mind by day
and rest by night. All the opiates In
the world will not cure it. The con-
dition calls for nerve tonic that will
give strength and resistive power to
the nervous system and enable it to
throw off the trouble. Mrs. VIM. Spen-
Ger Of 105 Granger ST., Syracuse, N. Y,
tells you clearly just how she obtained
a positive result in her case She says:
Il was always nervous, but of late
years I could not sleep, was intensely
nervous, ringing sounds in the ears and
sharp noises and pain in my head at
night. My strength was way down
had attacks of vertigo when I was SO
dizzy I had to catch hold of something
until it passed off. This condition GER
tainly needed attention as it was grow
ing steadily worse. DR.. A. W. Chase's
Nerve Pills We're recommended to me
and used them. The results were
splendid-the nerves became quiet-tha
noises, pain and ringing in the head
together with the dizzy spells disap-
peared completely and I began to sleep
well again. The general strength came
back and as result I feel well every
way again" soc a box at all dealers or
DR.. A. w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo,
N. Y. None genuine without signature
and portrait of Dr. A. w. Chase.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-14
PRINTED BY REQUEST.
Receipt is Easily Prepared at Small
Cost, and Many People Here
Now Swear By 1t.

Mix the following by shaking we'll in
bottle, and take in teaspoonfnl doses
after meals and at bedtime: Fluid Ex-
tract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Com
pound Kargon, one ounce; Compound
Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. A
local druggist is the authority that
these simple, harmless ingredients can
be obtained at nominal cost from our
home druggists.
The mixture is said to cleanse and
strengthen the clogged and inactive
Kidney, overcoming Backache. Bladder
weakness and Urinary trouble of all
kinds, if taken before the stage Of
Bright's disease.
Those who have tried this says it pos
itively overcome pain in the back,
clears the urine of sediment and regu-
lates urination, especially at night,
curing even the worst forms of bladder
weakness.
Every man or woman here who feels
that the kidneys are not strong or act
ing in a healthy manner should mix
this prescription at home and give it a
trial, as it is said 70 do wonders for
many persons.
The Scranton, Pa, Times was first to
print this remarkable prescription, in
in October, of 1906, since when all the
leading newspapers Of New York, Bos-
ton Philadelphia, Pittsburg and other
cities have made many announcements
of it to their readers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-14

Saturday night just after he had en-
tered the office of Jim Miller's livery
barn, Riley Hullinger was attacked by
Sam Hamilton and before Hullinger but
family knew what was going to take
place, Hamilton had slashed him in
several places with a pocket knife.
Fortunately, for both parties, the knife
did no damage, eliminating the cuts in
the clothing of Hullinger. Interior
ence of others present probably pre-
vented tragedy. After the cutting
Hullinger went on the search for gun
threatening to kill Hamilton as soon as
he secured one. Hamilton however
decamped Immediately following the
cutting and has not been seen here
since. A warrant for his arrest has
been issued, we are told charging him
with assault with intent to kill. The
melee was the result of an old grudge,
bad blood having existed between the
parties for some time.-Davis City
Lariat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-14

Mr.. Joe Hampton and Mr.. Mulkey
left on their southern trip Tuesday
morning, Mr.. Hanks hauled their outfit
to Grand River, where they will begin
their trip to the sunny south via Grand,
and White Rivers, by boat. They are
well stocked with all necessities of
life, also with guns, ammunition, traps
and fishing tackle. We hope that
they did not forget to lay in sufficient
supply of Missouri corn, or squirrel in
case of snake bites. We understand
that snakes are plentiful further south
Well, here's hoping that they may
have as good time as they anticipate
Van Vert Record.