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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

zacharas of Ain-Karim. three hours journey beyond Jerusalem who was also expecting soon to hear the wall of infants voice in the stad home of the elderly couple And there Mary. rejoicing in her own promise of maternity. had raised her maiden voice to magnify the Lord. praying
 "He hath regarded the low estate of his hand maiden; for behold! henceforth all generations shall cell me blessed"
 She abode with her cousin for three months-anx- ious months for Ezabeths neighbors who. when ,born rejoiced with her that the Lord showed great mercy Mary. the poor cousin. returning humble dwelling in Nazareth. awaited the coming of her time And now. when she knew, as all know. that it was inexorably at hand came the behest of the Romans as memorable. that the perious Journey Bethlehem. with its days of exhausng travel nights of comfortless rest in bare caravansares. must be made.
 Small wonder the trod cautiously to make
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

muscles as they tensed with his stride, Tapped the skirts of his gibbeh loose robe. open at the neck It's fold across the body. held in place oy the sash he wore evidencing the fact that he was Jew of pure descent--as indeed for. falien upon evil days in his generation he was yet oftne House acfsDavid
 v loose coat little more than open sack or brown color by long wear and striped with white bands that had long ago lost their fresn ness, covered the yellow gibbeh.
 His head was wound with yellow cloth. folded about 1t as be half turban and half burnous its wide ends falling below the head band. upon hs back "A huge blanket shawl. in gay strtpes with worn tas of blue-dyed wool ringing It's edges. swung st his hip from a strap over his right shoulder
 At times, when his weariness had inclined him to too much upon the stan he bore, the DE snawi hitched forward swept it back he straight ened up with a hand and forearm that showed the clean. tendons of the artsan-a poor carpenter for example. t,sl{N Fss
 That was the only purpose for which he withdrew his anxious guiding touch from the bridie of one Of plodding watchful of the countryside-as though, safe the animal by instinct and every training, and plain the way, it bore a burden precious too liable to harm to permit an in- stants failure in of caution And the burden Another worn blanket served as a saddle whereon. woman Iong. voiu1noDs draperies of faded sS oy % gh and reddened with the cold for lack of the stim- ui Areand o I'f Rsr sSouidsrs Fe cape fs white sdfhss ye se o@nr nsna saw o as close clostefing garb of nuns in later centuries as @ ead 0f A ss cd S M fses a bS arS t1e of coups to whom the memory of their marriage was stnl w as psns n sulphur S @ M s0 aa 4s e n o % beaten drum timing their steps as they advanced. brides cousin Elizabeth. the mddie-ased wife of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

Where Bethlehem was Is Bethlehem spread But bed held the Hope of the Con. ws sre shepherds they Roman and Jew o. S the same calm stars and the patient
 ARCH of hard brilliant. metallic blue--the sky A of Palestine in midwinter
 N A broad flare of deep. golden light from the = - frosty sun, leaning low in the west, the oriei warmth of rays already yielding to the evening chill
 of the worlds travail stony underfoot and bleak in the pinching clutch of the harsh hin winds .
 It was the road to Bethlehem from Nazareth. In the late afternoon of the first Christmas eve. But the world krew nothing that: did the people know who thronged the road they did ali the ways round about to Bethlehem. 4 rich or poor only they of the once chosen and now afflicted people, this was the bitter day when they the behest of their masters the meTci- less
 These people. who could cherish the memory of the victories Joshua and of David. who had despoied the nations aelds still prickling to the ankle with the stubble of their barley and gnarled with the trunks olive humbly faring to the place appointed for their taxing Cyrenius Governor of the Romans Syrian province, had so commanded them. under the decree of that dread and distant ruler. Augustus Caesar
 Here. grimly. gloomily resentful. rode high upon the of his pared prosperity who traced his line back the ancient royal house. while he called down. in the studied privacy of his curling black beard. the of Jehovah upon the arrogant mas of hts vineyard and his hocks. '
 There. mpttering plan upon plan which might
 
 another too lean of purse journey provi- dentiy, too stiff-necked his pride of ancient gran deur to aims.
 Yet again ,ruGged @ peggarS in yery truth sup vance the cheap adventure, bethnking themselves of gull their fellow travellers, of spirit as only who press forward with a to nothing lose.
 And, from various family groups. children ran for s overpassng the fatigue of the short day halig jo usy the disgust of their elders object bade t.t-.n lag
 Amid the throng inconspicuous. unnoted save for some glance Of understanding from or a arrogant outrunner camel pr litter. humble group. among all most typical of he people the trne wended its slow and careful bay. -t- ,
 The man. bearded like his fellows of the reluctant pad trod the stones and the frequent guliies with feet bare and brown, shod with sandals which, ing only heel cap and instep band and secured to the ankles by thin leather thongs left toes prehensle-barefoot walking in full wintertde except Tor the sandal sole. as adaptive the skin itself \ - his calf affordinR RnnsA~ ~e ~ -,----
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

that the animal he led should double Small wonder that all-the far-striding camels of the prosperous men, the slow easy filters the comfortable women. the very beggars afoot-should pass them by. Nf
 And small wonder that they came to Bethlehem toward evening" when the single caravansary filled to overhowing that there not room to spread the striped blanket shawls for sleeping place any where within the inhospitable walls.
 They turned away more sadly. more anxiousy than any other travellers who had been denied admission: urgent.
 They wandered through the city. through the stony inhospitable town which was already thronged
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

about to De born, s0oald ive throngh nosr, ' the Child brought into the suorld more than nineteen hundred years ago had not inspired in mankind compassion, sill imperfect, ~it $ true, yet of kind schich His mothers dire extremity proved scas lacking in Jadea on the night srhen He 1cas born
 We haVe hospitals noSU, and charities, and aI the emergency aids of organized civtl'- zation. Bnt # there scere none of these, and # e poor carpenter came, impsoring shelter tor his scife, schose lime scas near--
 Wonld YOU take her in?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

with it's hundreds strsngersrelatives of the house, holders who, long before, had claimed and secured accommodation by the sacred tic of knship; aceuant ances and acqualntances of acquantancess wno nAu made their shrewd. hard bargain for board ana 1Gu4- wayfarers only belated Joseph and Mary of Nazareth, who. repuised like them from the cafaSs vapsary. had bought up every spare room to DC nao for any pttance have stood the letter blows. all about Joseph his grzzed worried face and questing eyes wearing the strained yet pauen sh. mass of mankind. fathers of families drawing the evening supply of water from wells within tneir curbs beside the house wall
 He appealed to them fathers who could under his harsh plight and they holding in place tho
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-08-21

The mouse 1OGs In the den Of the lion.
when he had to announce a visitor of
consequence. But before he could open
his mouth Mr.. Ryder said:
"Bagley, when did you see my son
Jefferson lastT"
To-day, sir. He wanted to see you
to say goodby. He said he would be
back"
Ryder gave a sigh Of relief and ad-
dressing the detective said
Its not so bad as thought" Then
turning again to his secretary he
asked:
"Wel, Bagley, what is it?"
There's a lady downstairs, sir-Miss
Shirley Green"
The financler half sprang from his
seat.
"Oh. yes. Show her up at once.
Goodby, sergeant. goodby. Find that
Rossmore woman and the $1,000 is
yours
The detective went out, and a few
moments later Mr.. Bagley reappeared
ushering in Shirley.
The mouse was in the den Of the
lion.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-08-21
Endorsed BY The County.

"The most popular remedy in Otsego
County, and the best friend to my
family" writes VIM. NJ. Dietz, editor OF
the otsego Journal, Gilbertsville, NY,
els DIR. Kings New Discovery. 1t has
proved to be au infallible cure for coughs
and colds, making short work of the
worse of them. We always keep a
bottle in the house. believe it to be
the most valuable prescription known
for Lung and Throat diseases. "
Guaranteed to never disappoint the
taker, by Sewers Drug Co. Price SOC
and S1.0O. Trial bottle free.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-08-21
CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER Mi.
n - r. RYDER remained at his
NA desk and did not even look
IV1 up when his visitor enter
ed. He pretended to be
| busily preOccupied with his papers,
which was a favorite pose Of his when
receiving strangers. This frigid re-
ception invariably served its purpose,
| for It led visitors not TO expect more
than they got, which usually was little
enough For several minutes Shirley
stood still. not knowing whether to ad-
vance or to take a seat. she gave a
little conventional cough, and Ryder
looked up. What he saw so astonished
/ him that he at once took from his
mouth the cigar he was smoking and
rose from his seat. He had expected
a gaunt old maid with spectacles, and
here was a stylish, good looking young
woman. who could not possibly be over
twenty-five. There was surely some
mistake. This slip Of a girl could not
have written THE American Octopus"
He advanced to greet Shirley.
you wish to see me, madam he
asked courteously. There were times
when even John Burkett Ryder could
be polite.
Yes" replied Shirley, her voice
trembling a little In spite OF her efforts
to keep cool. II am here by appoint
ment. Three o'clock. Mrs. Ryder's note
said. am Miss Green"
"YOu-Mlss GreenT echoed the finan-
cier obviously.
Eyes, am Miss Green-Shirley
Green, author Of The American Octo-
pus.' You asked me to call Here I
am"
For the first time in his life John Ry-
der was nonplused. He coughed and
stammered and looked round for
place where he could throw his cigar.
Shirley, who enjoyed his embarrass-
ment, put him at his ease.
''Oh, please go on smoking" she said.
81 don't mind 1t In the least"
Ryder threw the cigar into a recepta-
Gle and looked closely at his visitor.
80 you are Shirley Green, ehT
THAT is my nom de plume-yes," re-
piled the girl nervously. She was al
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-08-21

able you to understand great many
things that dent think are quite clear
to you now"
Ryder laughed good humOredly. 1t
was decidedly a novel sensation to
have some one lecturing him.
I'm studying you" he said, "but
don't seem to make much Roadway.
A woman like you whose mind isn't
spoiled by the amusement habit has
great possibilities-great possibilities.
Do you know you're the first woman
ever took into my CONFIDENCE mean
at sightY Again he fixed her with
that keen glance which in his business
life had taught him how to read men.
He continued: I'm acting on senti-
ment-something l rarely do, but 1
can't help it. like you, upon my
soul do, and I'm going to introduce
you to my wife-my som
He took the telephone from his desk
as II he were going to use 1t.
"What a commander In chief you
would have made-how natural 1t Is
for you to commando exclaimed Shir-
ley in burst Of admiration that was
half real, half hooking. II suppose
you always tell people what they are
to do and how they are to do it You
are a born general. You know I've
often thought that Napoleon and Gaze
sar- and Alexander must have been
great domestic leaders as well as Inn
perial rulers. I'm sure Of 1t now"
Ryder listened to her In amazement
He was not quite sure II she were
making fun of him or not.
"Well, Of all'-- he began; then In
terrupting himself he said amiably,
won't you do me the honor to meet
my family?"
Shirley smiled sweetly and bowed.
"Thank you, Mr.. Ryder, WILL"
She rose from her seat and leaned
over the manuscripts to conceal the
satisfsCtinn. this urOmisa At an intro
Continued next week.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-08-21
Rheumatism

Ihave found q tried and tested cure for Rhou'
natismi Not remedy that win straighten the
distorted limbs of chronic cripples. nor turn bony
growths back to flesh again. That is impossible.
But can now surely kill the pains and pangs Of
this deplorable disease.
In Germany-with a Chemist In the City o.
Darmstadt-I found the last ingredient with
which DR.. Shops Rheumatic Remedy was made
perfected. dependable prescription. without
= last ingredient. I successfully treated many,
ny cases Of rheumatism; butnow. at last. ituni-
rniy cures all durable cases of this heretofors
ch dreaded disease. Those sand-like granular
stes. found in Rheumatic Blood. seem to dissolve
Ipass away under the action of this remedy az
ely as does sugar when added 10 pure water
d then. when dissolved. these poisonous wastes
ely pass from the system, and the cause OF
eumatism is gone forever. There Is now no
lneed-no actual excuse to suffer longer with
thelp. We sell. and in confidence recommend
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-08-21
IOWA CRIPPLE'S SACRIFICE.
Pawned His Teeth and Leg to Raise
Money For Sick Wife.


The desperation which sometimes
seizes the poverty stricken seldom has
had more thrilling exemplincatioD
than In the case Of Charles Blank of
Des Moines, Ia, who, in an effort to
get money to send to his sick wife,
who, he says, is In Chicago. laid two
gold teeth and a wooden leg on the
counter Of Zachariah Woolf, pawn
broker. and begged for a loan, says
q Des Moines dispatch.
Woolf says he knew Blank years ago
when he was prosperous and had con-
hdence in his word.
Accordingly he handed Blank s., and
the latter, minus a part OF his masticat-
ing and locomotion organs, hobbled to
a bank and bought draft to send to
bis afflicted one.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-08-21
By CHARLES KLEIN.

with her now. Maybe hers going to
marry her. That must be prevented
at any cost. Sergeant, find that Ross
more girl and I'll give you $1,000"
The detectives face flushed with
pleasure at the prospect Of so liberal
reward. Rising. he said:
'I'll find her, sir. I'll find her."
Mr.. Bagley entered. wearing the SOL
emn, important air he always affected
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27
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LOCAL NEWS
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Harry Lewis was on the sick list
several days the first of the week.
:WANTED-G for work IN the
depot lunch counter. Wages $500
or better. e 49,.
Mr. Usher, Of Luverne, spent a
few days here the first Of the week:
visiting ut the home of her sister,
Mrs. J. S. Frink. <>...
Regular service will be held at
st. Johns Episcopal church next
Sunday evening. Special music
will I've provided.
Bruce Yale returned on Monday
from Jefferson, Ia, where he had
placed his daughter in school for
the coming year.
Mrs. Dan Maloney returned last
week from Seattle, where she had
spent the last three months with
friends and relatives.
W. g. Ramage this week finished
shipping % cars Of ice to the Swift
Packing Co., at Omaha. There were
900 tons in the ORDER.
W. 81. Bloom left last Friday for
Excelsior Springs, No. where he
will sojourn while, taking the
benefits of the mineral water. -
Ernest Dewey, who last spring
had a siege Of diphtheria, is hav-
ing another run OF hard luck, and
| is now down with typhoid fever.
Oscar Olson returned the latter
part of last week from, trip
through the west, and left for
Spencer, Ia, where he has q po-
sitlon..
Miss Emma Robinson, of Will
mont, submitted to an operation for
an .ailment Of the throat at the
Worthington hospital Wednesday
morning. = T.:
A. 'Obermann left last Saturday
for Anoka county, where he will
spend few weeks getting the camp
ready TO winter operations on his
tim ter land.
Mrs. W. N. Shanks returned from
Rochester, Wednesday, where she
had been for two weeks with their
little girl, having her hip treated at
the hospital.
&c. Stitser, of Kansas City, is
here for ten days visit with
friends. Fred is looking we'll and
say she has been enjoying himself
since he became u Missourian.
Fred Moil appeared before his
honor Judge Dow on Monday and
plead guilty to an old charge of
being drunk, and paid a fine and
costs amounting to $18.75. Z
LOOKl-How is this for q snaps
We have a few brand new $4,000
Singer sewing machines which, We
will sell for $27.00. Call in and
look them over.-Singer Sewing
Machine Co., NJ. F. Sullivan, Man
ager. -..~@ar ~. ,.4.... =
State Railroad Commissioner Sta
pies, accompanied by a corps IF
engineers, passed through Worth
lngton Tuesday in q special train
over the Rock leland road. The
party is on a trip of Inspection of
railroad property with the object of
arriving at the actual value IF the
same. ~. .u. X
Luverne Herald: The big water
tank at Omaha station collapsed sud.
denly Monday morning and for .
few minutesi it looked as though the
depot and the buildings adjacent
would;be washed away. The tank,
which had a5capacity Of IS, coo gal
Hons, was fullt1 the. brim when the
break occurred and the food Of Water
lswept over the high passenger ard
freight platform az fur q the depot.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-09-27

~~~""
Bert Ihurber now presides over
one of Ramage's dray rigs.
Ben voss, Of Elk townships was a
Worthington VISITOR Monday.
FOR RENT-Four large living
rooms. Enquire at this office. .
A. M. Renner spent sunday with
his parents at Comfrey, Mimi.
nc. Wasmund, OF Dewald, was
q pleasant caller last Friday.
J. l.. D1ckerson, Of Rashmore,
was caller at this Office wednesday.
J. O. Larson, of Indian Lake,
was in the city Friday doing ira
ding. = - - H.. $50 .-. ed
Wilson Ager went to Wilmont
on Tuesday to visit his two sons liv-
ing there
s. M. Stewart made business
trip to Sioux City Saturday. return
ing Monday. e.. (. ii Z. ~.
For Sale-Heating stove, large
size, for hard or soft coal: Enquire
of 81. b. Lewis. ". ii l:,.. q H.
Mr. and Mrs: William CLANCY
spent Sunday visiting his brother
at Dundee. E
= John sather was operated on for
appendicitis Tuesday morning, vt
the city hospital. !. - ,".''.
Henry James left yesterday for
Hampton, Ia, where he will spend
= few days with friends.
Mrs. E.. r. Co.'s, Of Luverne,
visited her mother, Mrs. Mott, q
couple of days last week.
Sheriff Fauskee and several other
Worth1ngtonians who attndeed the
Adrian races last week got a good
soaking>
Theo. Reemtsma, Of Reading, was
operated on for appendicitis at the
Warrington hospital on Thursday
Of last week. -. .'~@-
Rev. s. Anderson, Of st. Paul,
was here the first Of the week visit.
ing old friends and looking after
farming interests. -
FOR SALE-Good 5-room cottage
and barn, large 10: on Mcmillan St.
Cheap for cash or terms to suit. En-
quire at this Office. ".-.. 1". .
Don t forget the reception Of the
teachers which will be held this ev-
ening at the palors Of the PresbV-
terrain church by the Young Peoples
Societies OF this city.
+: Dyspepsia is Americas curse.
Burdock Blood B,tters conquers dy'
spepsia every time. It drives out
impurities, tones the stomach, re-
stores perfect digestion, normal
weight, and good health. !.
: A, J.. Bostrom, on Sec. rs, Sum-
NIT Lake township, will sell at
public auction on Wednesday, Oct.
2nd. all Of his horses, cattle and
machinery. The sale wall COM
mence at ten O'Clock. Free lunch
at noon. y F..
Fred Grayson, Of Wheeling, West
Virginia, Dick Culp midwife, father
and mother OF Mrs. J. E. stonesifer,
Of O'Brien Co., Ia, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Culp, an uncle and aunt,
/, from Benton Co., Ia, visited sever
d days at the stonesiter home the
first Of the week. " - = ~. ''---,, ~, o., IT,. va
t5eo. Smith, residing on tho old
Maxwell farm, 4 miles south ana
< mile east OF Reading, and s miles
west and 1 mile north Of Worthing-
ton, will hold a public sale consist
ing Of 8 horses, SO head Of cattle
: and : lot OF farm machinery, on
Monday, Got. 7th. The usud terms '
u viii spesyaii. = free lunch vail be
u served q. noon. red Blatti Il the
S~a,uctionesr and r. J. Jones, clerk
The Adair County news., 1907-05-22
THURLOW.

Wheat is looking better since
the warm rains.
Mr.. Billie Jones and family, OF
little Russell Creek, was visit
ing Mrs Alice Arnett Sunday.
H. D. Handy and wife attend
ed the funeral and burial of the
formers mother, Tuesday at Do
nansburg.
Less Mckinney has just recov-
cred from a severe case of pueu-
monia fever.
Misses Kate Ennis and Lucy
Ward, of this place, who have
been attending school at Upton,
Hardin County, will Ieturn Sat-
urday.
Mrs. R. I. Taylor, who has
been confined to her bed for the
past three weeks with grippe is
no better.
Mrs. Sidna Dawson visited her
daughter, Mrs. Ole Coffey, of
Grail Hope, several days of last
week.
The little son of Rev. and Mrs.
E. N. Metcalf is on the sick list.
Miss flora Brown is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Lula Phillips, of
Greensburg.
Born, to the wife of A. o. Cof-
fey, of Grail hope, a 81 pound
girl.
Preparations are being made
for Children's Day, which will
be held at Thurlow Methodist
church the third Sunday in May.
We are expecting a better sue
cess than last year, as the work
has been going on for two weeks
past. Every body cordially in
vited.
Master Robert Philips, of
Greensburg, is visiting his grand
father, Mr.. ]. P. Brown.
Uncle" James Jeffries had a
stroke of paralysis about three
weeks ago, and is lying at the
point of death.
The soldiers memorial service
has been changed and will be
held at Thurlow instead Of Beth
lehem, the Both of May.
Uncle" Billie Hood, of
Greensburg, is very low with a
complication of diseases.
The Adair County news., 1907-05-22

above our knees There was
no activity visible except at the
northern end, where several
small craters. varying in size
from one to six feet in diameter,
were exuding liquid mud, but
only in small quantities and not
with any great violence. | CON-
p1ted that the whole output dur
ing the day spent there would
not exceed two TONS" Notwith-
standing the short period of it's
existence the naturalist of the
party discovered fifteen varieties
of seeds and pods which had al
ready found their way there,
blown, or washed up, or deposit
ed by birds that had already COM
menced to utilize the island as a
resting place. This shows what
a very short time it would take
for vegetation to grow on an is
land of this description situated
not many miles from the main
land. Whether it is likely to re-
main as permanecy, being COM
posed almost entirely of mud
and fully exposed to the force of
the southwest monsoon, time on
ly will show.-Youths Compan-
ion.
The Adair County news., 1907-05-22

FOR ANY building, inside or out, it
dosen't matter, Green Seal is the paint
for you, get it.-W. F. JEFFRIEs &
Sons.