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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10

guage l had stated l did not under
stand. If they were rude, l had acted
in manner unbecCming a gentleman
Still, | was somewhat on the defen-
sive. | took out my watch. My hour
was up.
Il regret that | must be off" / said
ruefully. 1T is much pleasanter here
than on the road"
Il can not ask you to remain here
You will find the inn a very comfort
able place for the night" was Gretch.
ems suggestion.
Before | go, may | ask in what
manner | might serve as a witness p"
Ere the words had fully crossed my
lips l recognized that my smartness
had caused me to commit an unpar-
donable blunder for a man who wished
to show up well in an adventure of
this sort. (But fate had a hand in it,
as presently you shall see.)
Gretchen laughed, but the sound
was harsh and metallic. She turned
to her companion, who was staring at
me with startled eyes,
w hol uIu lcli YOU 1Ou can not
tell gentleman in the candle-light."
To me she said: II thought as much
You have heard Faust in Paris, but
you know nothing of the French Ian
guage. You claimed to be a gentle.
man, yet you have permitted US to
converse in French"
WAS it polite of you to use it?" !
asked. "All this" with wave of the
hand, appears mysterious. This is
not residence one would expect to
find inhabited-and by two charming
women! | bowed. Your presence
here is even less satisfactorily ex-
planned than mine. If | denied the
knowledge of French it was because
| wasn't sure of my surroundings. 1t
was done in selfdefense rather than
in the desire to play trick. And in
this language you speak of witnesses,
of papers, of the coming of man you
do not trust. 1t looks very much like
conspiracy" / gathered up my
gloves and Tiding-crop | believed that
| had eXtricated myself rather well
This is my castle" said Gretchen
gently shaking off the warning hand
of her companion. IF | desire to oc.
cupy it for a night, who shall gainsay
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
FURIOUS HUMoR ON CHILD.
itching, Bleeding Sores Covered Body
Nothing Helped Her-Cuticura
Cures Her in Five Days.

after my granddaughter of about
seven years had been cured of the
measles, she was attacked about a
fortnight later by furious itching and
painful eruption all over her body,
especially the upper part of it, forming
watery and bleeding sores, especially
under the arms, of considerable SIZE
She suffered a great deal and for three
weeks we nursed her every night
using all the remedies we could think
OF. Nothing would help. We tried the
Cuticura Remedies and after twenty.
four hours we noted considerable i'm.
provement, and after using only one
complete set of the Cuticura Remedies,
in five consecutive days the little one
much to our Joy, had been entirely
cured, and has been we'll for a long
time. Mrs. F. Ruefenacht, r. F.. d. No.
3, Bakersfield, Cal, June 25 and July
20, 1906"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
Pure Food,

The pure food law does not prohibit
the sale Of Cream of Tartar Baking
Powders because Cream of Tartar is
as pure as Alum-but it is well
known fact that baking powder in
which Alum is used instead of Cream of
Tartar is less injurious. DR.. Herman
Reinbold, the expert German chemist
in recent official report concerning
Baking Powders, declares that pure
Alum baking powder is better and less
injurious than the so-called Cream Of
Tartar powders. He says that if the
quantity of alum contained in suf-
ficient quantity of baking powder for
a batch of bread or cakes for an ordi-
nary family, be concentrated to one
mouthful Of food, and taken into the
stomach of any one person, no matter
how delicate, it could do no harm.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10

There is no city to equal 1t. Inas-
much as we three shall never meet
again, will you not do me the honor to
repeat that jewel song from FAUST"
My audacity did not impress her in
the least.
You can scarcely expect me to give
supper to a stranger and then sing
for him, besides" said Gretchen, a
chill again stealing into her tones.
These Americans" she observed to
her companion in French.
l laid aside my cigar. approached the
piano. and sat down. struck a few
chords and found the instrument to be
in remarkable good order. | played a
Chopin "Polonaise," | tinkled Grieg's
"Papillon," then ! ceased.
That is to pay for my supper" !
explained.
Next played lie Courier and when
| had finished that / turned again, ris.
ing
That is to pay for my horses sup,
per" | said
Gretchen's good humor returned.
" NGcNt. you are, SIT, HeI tone no
longer repellent. you are amusing
Pray, tell us whom we have the honor
to entertain"
Il haven't the vaguest idea who my
hostess is, s,"-evasively.
1T is quite out of the question. You
are the intruder
Call me Mr. Intruder. then" said |.
1t was, you will agree. a novel ad,
venture. l was beginning to enjoy it
hugely
WHO do you suppose this fellow
is?" Gretchen asked.
'He says he is an American, and |
believe he is. What Americans are in
Barscheit?"
Il know of none at all. What shall
we do to get rid OF him."
All this was carried on with un-
studied rudeness. They were women
of high and noble quality: and as
was an interloper. | could take no ex,
ception to a conversation in a Ian.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10

me7 If leave the Iatches down, that
is due to the fact that have no one to
fear, Now, sir, you have eaten the
bread of my table, and | demand to
know who you are. If you do not tell
me at once, | shall be forced to con
fine you here till | am ready to leave"
"Contine me,"-nonplussed. This
was more than | had reckoned on.
Yes" She reached out to strike
the gong. N can not be blamed for
surrendering so tamely / didn't know
that the old scrvitor was the only man
arOund)
Il am the American consul at
Barscheit"
|. The two women drew together in
stinctively, as if one desired to pro-
tect the other from some unknown
calamity. What the deuce was it all
about? All at once Gretchen thrust
aside her friend and approached. The
table was between us and she rested
her hands upon it. Our glances met
and clashed.
Did the duke send you hcre?" she
demanded repcilontly.
The duke" ! was getting deeper
than ever. The duke"
Yes. lam the Princess TIildegarde." >"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10

another, equally engaging, of the hus-
sar who rode cross-country, to the
horror of the conservative element at
court.
The Princess Hildegarde!" | muir
INJURED stupidity.
Yes. | have asked you a question,
sir. Or shall | put the question in
French h?"-ironically. WAS it the
duke who sent you here?"
There was look in her superb eyes
which told me that it would have
been to her infinite pleasure to run
a sword through my black and vii
famous heart. Presently | recovered.
Your highness, what the deuce has
the duke to do with my affairs, or I
with his? AS an American, you would
scarcely expect me to NEEDLE with
your private affairs. You are the last
person in the world | thought to meet
this night. | represent the United
States in this country, and though |
am inordinately young. | have ac-
quired the habit of attending to my
own affairs"
From the angry face in front of me
| turned to the dsmayed face beyond.
There must have been a question in
my glance. The young woman drew
herself up proudly.
Il am the Honorable Betty Moore"
(The princess schoolmate in Eng
landD
Her Hghness stood biting the
knuckle of a forefnger undecided as
to what path of action to enter to
reach satisfactory end My very
rudeness convinced her more than
anything else that | spoke the truth.
How. then, did you select this par.
ticular road?"-still entertaining some
doubt
1T is highway free to all. But
have already explained that" an
swered quietly. moved deliberately
toward the door, but with a cat-like
movement she sprang in front of me.
We'll, your highness?"
"Wait!" she commanded, extend b,
an authoritative arm Oovely, to -
Since you are here, and since ,y,
know who | am, you must remain"
"Must?" | repeated, taken aback.
(TO BE CoNTINUED.l
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
CHAPTER III.

The Princess Hildegarde Of Bar
scheit! My gloves and riding-crop
slipped from my nerveless fingers to
the floor, A numbing, willing sensa-
tion wrinkled my spine The Princess
Hildegarde of Bascheit! She stood
opposite me, the woman-ought | not
to say girl?-for whom | had been
seeking. after a fashion, all these
months, The beautiful madcap who
took the duchy by the ears, every now
and then, and tweaked them! The
princess herself. here in this lonely
old castle into which | had so care
lessly stumbled Romance, enchant-
ment! Oddly enough, the picture of
her riding a bicycle flashed through
my brain, and this was followed by
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
On Wit and ldumor.

Man is the only animal that laughs
and weeps, for he is the only animal
that is struck with the difference be-
tween what things are and what they
ought to be. We weep at what
thwarts or exceeds our desires in seri-
Gus matters; we laugh at what only
disappoints our expectations in trifles.
We shed tears from sympathy with
real and necessary distress; as we
burst into laughter from want of sym
pathy with that which is unreasonable
and unnecessary, the absurdity of
which provokes our spleen or mirth,
rather than serious reflections on it,
William HaZlitt.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
5e,5eo Acres U. s. Homestead

farming and grazing land will be
thrown open on the Lower Brule Res
ervation few miles from Pierre, S.
D., the state capital, October 7th to
18th. Reached direct by the train
service of the Chicago & North West
ern Ry. Registration at U. S. Land
office at Pierre Oct 7th to 18th.
Homeseekers' rates first and third
Tuesdays of each month. For full in.
formation apply to w B Kniskern,
P. T. NJ, c & N w Ry, Chicago, III.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10

Before using Doan's Kidney Pills l
suffered everything from kidney trou-
bles for a year and a half. had pain
in the back and head, and almost con-
tinuous in the loins and felt weary all
the time. A few doses of Doan's Kid
ney Pills brought great relief, and l
kept on taking them until in short
time | was cured. I think Doan's
Kidney Pills are wonderful"
For sale at all dealers. so cents
box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
A Point of View,

The new steamer City Of -,
was laid up for repairs and one of the
rickety old-timers of the line was sail
ing in her place. A passenger who
was somewhat irritated by the fact
remarked to another, an Irishman, by
the way: The City of - always
gets in at two in the morning and this
old tub never gets in before six"
The Irishman thought for a moment
and replied: IT'S all right. The dis
tance is just the same and we get q
longer sail for the money"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
SYNOPSIS.

The American consul to Barschcit, a
nTiucipality of Europe. tells how the
4 husband for his rebelious niece, the
Princess Hildegarde, finally decreeing
chat She wed the Prince of Doppclkinn
aaa ugly old widower, ruler of the neigh
r5oring principaty. Though he had been
~ the country for six months the Amer
can consul had never seen the princess
F5hiie horseback riding in the country
.tght overtabes him. and he seeks accom-
ylodation in a dilapidated old castle
iFniie seeking admission he is startled
sThe place is inhabited by two young
women and an old servitor They give
fsin1 food for himself and horse on condi-
Tioh that he leave within an hour. They
are seemingly bent on a secret cSCapade
# some kind with one SteinboCk
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
Full of Knots,

The lanky tramp removed his tat.
tered hat and displayed his intellect.
ual brow
"Ah, lady" he confided, 81 have
brains to burn. There is nothing
like better than to tackle knotty prob
lens"
The busy housewife reached for the
AK.
Indeed" she said. "Well, go
down to the woodpile. You will find
that last load the most knotty prob
lem you ever tackled during your
career"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
First Aid.

A Washington doctor was recently
called to his telephone by a colored
woman formerly in the service of hin
wife. In great agitation the darky
advised the physician that her young.
est child was in a bad way.
What seems to be the trouble?"
asked the doctor.
Doc, she done swallered a whole
bottle of ink!"
I'll be there in a short while to
see her" said the Medico. "In the
mean time have you done anything for
herr"
Il done give her three pieces O.
blottin' paper, Doc" said the negress,
ubtfully.-Iarper's Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
Enid's PRAYER.

The other night little Enid, tired out
by days romping, was about to re-
tire for the night when her mother
evidently was about to forget. This is
what she said: "Oh, Lord, if you know
everything, you know l am very
sleepy, SO dood-by till tomorrow
night"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10

they get out of order
it causes backache,
headaches, dizziness,
languor and distress
ing urinary troubles.
Keep the kidneys
well and all these
sufferings will be
saved you. Mrs. S. a.
Moore, proprietor Of
a restaurant at Wa
tpryiiIp Mo. saws,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
TIRED BACKS.

The kidneys have a great work to
do in keeping the blood pure. When
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10

Mildred-Of course, I care more for
a mans true love than for the amount
of money he spends" Clothilde-"On.
of course!" Mildred-"But still, it'a
awfully harG TO hold cheap n&E
dear
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10
AnnoYind.

Il suppose your family had a good
time in Europe"
We'll" answered Mr.. Cumrox, 81
don't think mother and the girls en-
joyed themselves all the time. You
see. they had so much trouble figuring
foreign money back into dollars that
every now and then they were en-
barrassed by finding they had acci
dentally ordered something that
wasn't expensive"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-10-10

Not Saying Much for Ma.
"Pa, is ma your best half?'
81 suppose So"
"Still, that amt sayin' much for ma,
is it?"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-09-11
The Roman Candle Maker.

"The most solitary person in the
world during working hours" says
Rene Bache in the Technical World
Magazine, lis the maker Of roman
candles. lie occupies an isolated cell
somewhat like that of an old time her
NIT, save that it's precincts are more
contracted, and nobody comes near
him while he is engaged in his patient
toll. The wages he gets are high, but
not by reason of the loneliness to
which he is condemned. He is paid for
the risks he is obliged to take. The
quarters occupied by this eremite arti-
san are a tiny house, which might al
most be called hut, with a floor space
not more than six square feet Stand
ing by itself, at least sixty yards from
any other structure, the little building
is Of wood, Of the simplest imaginable
architecture. If it were to be blown
up the financial loss would be almost
nil, point of some Importance, mas
much as its diurnal tenant is obliged
to use considerable quantities of explo-
sives in the business which engages
his attention, for q roman candle is a
sort of magazine or repeating gun.
with a paper tube for a barrel and
balls of fire for prOjectiles."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-09-11
BOYS NOT AFRAID OF WORK.

1t has been frequently said that
education units young men for
manual labor, and there has been
considerable ground for this asser-
tion. Many young people seem to
have imbibed the idea that there is
something disgraceful in having to
work at real manual work. Many
a farmer boy who has gone to
school few terms in town seems to
think that man can't be a gentle
man unless he has some employment
where he can wear high collar and
"boiled" shirt. We are glad to
note that a different spirit seems to
reign in the Willmar High school.
When the boys gathered at the
schoolhouse to get the returns from
the examinations after school was
over last spring, the one topic Of
conversation among them was work.
They all aimed to put in the vaca-
ton SO as to make money to help
them finish their education without
drawing too much on their parents
resources. And it was not a ques-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-09-11

the handwriting on the WALL say
that all the rest of the South will
follow suit. That is the condition
that confronts us. There is no
theory about it. 1t is an undeni-
able and concrete fact. The prohi-
bitionists are gaining ground speed
lily and steadily. While our ranks
are torn by internecine strife, while
the straight whisky people and the
rectifiers are fighting each other,
while the wine men are pulling one
way and the brewers another, the
cohorts of total abstinence are
marching steadily on. In their
ranks here is unity, well-defned
aim, singleness Of purpose, enthusi-
asm, and they work together. In
our ranks there is none Of these.
Instead, all is confusion. We are
playing into their hands by fighting
among ourselves. Every thinking
man of the liquor interests knows
that this is true. The picture is
not over-drawn. Prohibition is no
longer a remote possibility, but a
menacing probability. The move
ment is gathering strength like a
prairie fire and spreading almost
as fast and relentlessly.'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-09-11

ton of getting "genteel'' work; it
was paying work they were after.
During the summer you could have
found some Of those boys doing
some of the most disagreeable work
down in the railroad roundhouse,
but making between fifty and sixty
dollars month. Some were deliv-
ering coal for a local firm, hard and
disagreeable work, but paying good
wages. Others could be found in
the railroad yard at the hardest
kind of manual labor, some of them
only old enough to be in the sopho-
more class this year. These boys
will return to school stronger in
mind and body than if they had
spent their vacation in idleness.
They have shown a spirit of self
reliance that presages success in
life for them.
Of the nine boys in the gradual
ing class of last spring, five will
this year go to higher course, for
which they have partly earned the
money by this kind of hard work.
Maurice Nordstrom, Arthur Ander-
son and Axel Elfstrum will go to
the state university, where they
will take up the engineering course,
showing that they intend to follow
practical and useful course in the
worlds economy. We have had too
many lawyers and others of the So
called learned professions; it is re-
freshing to see the young men fit
ting themselves for helping in the
material evolution of the country.
The profession" are overcrowded
while there is an ever increasing
demand for technical skill. Carl
Jacobson and Harrison Sherwood
will go to Carleton College. AL
bert Porter, also member of that
class, intends to go to the univer-
sity next year.
We hope the Willmar high school
will continue to turn out young men
of that caliber; men who will make
their own way thru the world, and
sensible enough to look upon all
useful labor as honorable. These
boys have been an honor to the
school, and we predict that they
will continue 50 till the end Of the
chapter.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-09-11
WILL INVESTIGATE
SOURCES OF WATER

O. E. Meinzer, Of the United
States Geological Survey, will soon
visit points in Kanliyohi county
for the purpose of studying the To-
cal conditions that govern the oc-
currence of water in wells.
The Geological Survey is making
a systematic investigation Of the
ground-water resources of Mime
sofa, including a determination of
the depths at which the various
water-bearing beds occur in all
parts Of the state and of the guam
tity and quality of water available,
and a special study is being made
Of the adaptability of the water for
various industrial uses.
Field work in the southeastern
part of the state was completed last
season and a report discussing the
available ground waters in that Sec
ton is in preparation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-09-11
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. II, 1907
THE WIILMAR STREET FAIR

The City of Willmar cordially
invites all the farmers in the county
to attend the Free Street Fair to
be held on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of next week. The fair
should be success both in the ex-
hibits and in the amusement lines.
The premiums offered are unusually
liberal, and every farmer who has
anything in the lines mentioned in
the premium list that he thinks is
good should bring it in and COM
pete for the prize. In the amuse-
mcnt line the management has en-
deavored to get the best possible,
and we can assure all visitors that
time will not hang heavily on their
hands while the fair lasts.
1t is true that this is busy sea-
son on the farm, but day or two
tlken for recreation will not be
wasted. The farmers have just fin
ished the hardest part of the farm
work, and need a change from the
grinding toll. The crops have been
at least average and the price is
away above the average. The
farmer can therefore afford to take
a day or two off. Therefore, Mr..
Farmer, hitch up your team and
take your entire family in. There
will be enjoyment for all, and in
cidentally your good wife can do
her fall shopping in the well-stocked
stores Of Willmar. Welcome one
and all.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-09-11
Died in the Asylum.

News has been received here of
the death of Peter Norlander, a
brother of Lars Norlander Of Will
mar and Mrs. A. Hagstrom of Fab
lun. The death occurred at the
Anoka Asylum and was due to heart
failure. Deceased had reached the
age of Sc years. Mr.. Norlander
was resident Of Whitefield, where
he had farm a great many years
ago, being committed to the St.
Peter hospital from here, and later
transferred to Fergus Falls. About
four months ago he was transferred
to Anoka, where his death occurred.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-09-11

The M. O. Publishing Bureau Of
ll9 Nashua St., New York City,
offers to furnish us ready made
printing plates free of charge, con-
tanning facts and arguments against
municipal ownership. 1t would be
interesting to know who furnishes
the money for this propaganda. The
greatest objection made to cities
owning their public utilities is that
there is danger that they come into
politics. The very fact that some
body is spending money to furnish
free plates to lazy editors to pub
fish against the municipal owner
ship idea proves that the privately
owned plants are very much in pol
itici.