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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-04-23
CHAPTER XXI
The Race

Eastward through thick darkness
they flew. Stella, untimid, knowing
horses as the smart girl of to-day
knows her ~pedigreed dog, yet mar.
veled at Uncle Billy's timely discern,
ment of every rut and hole; at the
skill that slowed or gave rein to the
galloping team with such nice calcula.
ton.
The sharp rushing air made Stella
shiver. Uncle Billy felt it through the
same sense that guided him over the
unseen road. Shifting the lines to his
right hand. with the other he pulled
a buffalo robe from under the seat
and adjusted 1t about her with quick
skill.
Thank you she said gratefully,
and was silent on account of the
stranger at her left. Yet a little later,
under cover of the dark, the rose went
into Uncle Billy's button-hole, and in
answer to his low question Stella re-
peated the booking clerks news of
Gideon.
An inhospitable gray crept at last
into the sky, and showed the road
duly red. The lash went singing
through the air in long, unwinding
coils. Though no horse was struck,
the six leaped to added speed.
Come on, boys! It's the day of yo'
life!" Uncle Billy called cheerily.
You, Socks an Boots, set 'em a pace
there!"
1t was a trumpet call to the leaders.
Indeed. all the horses caught the race
spirit and stretched to their task with
almost human ardor.
"Misteh Montague. will you time us
from that pine tree yondeh?' the
driver asked of the passenger on the
other side of Stella.
Three forty-four," he said when a
mile had sped behind.
1T would have been three twenty.
four II old Snorteh and Posey had
been leading. But I reckon we'll make
this beat in pretty good shape with
Socks and Boots"
That's great speed. You can't
make 1t much Of the time, a your
mo. sab; not as much Of the time
as I'd like to-" Uncle Billy barely
touched the nigh swing" horse with
the lash, and the double tree pulled
true again. This Is the best team Ill
have; and two houhs latch there1l be
a heap Of wagons on the grade. No
otheh chance TO- speed this side of
Donneh Lake. Hey, there. Socks an
Boots! Stretch yo'seives!"
What queer names" ventured Stel-
10, her eyes o. the straining leaders.
Eyes. It fts, though. See? That
nigh ieadeh's white clean up to his
sorrel knees; the otheh's sorrel plumb
down to- his white -fetlocks."
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continued from last week.

Stella, a rose In her hand, stood
with others near the stage office
door. is Mr.. Ingram going with
Uncle Billy or in the other coach?"
she asked the clerk, as he returned to
his post from some errand.
Ingram? He left town hours ago.
Took Balls best horse, Mig. Told Ball
IL he broke the nag's wind he'd pay
any figure Ball
Stella did not wait to hear him
through. Book me for Virginia
City," she cried. I'm Uncle Billy's
coach"
You can't" he began.
A whistle shrilled through the dark.
ness.
Eyes! yes! I'll make him let mel"
she painted, and was gone.
A deep rumble shook the town. The
Governor Stanford" raced into the
station. Flying figures caught up mail
and treasure and ran with them to the
waiting coach. Passengers, their linen
busters floating back on the night
breeze. hurried after, gulping Sally
BIS scalding coffee on the run and
s%natching her neatly packed hot
lunches.
Stella, fastening her cloak and car
rying a small valise In the other hand,
came flying out of the hotel door. She
pressed her scant golden horde into
the booking clerks hand as she
passed. Give the change To Mrs.
Sally she said through set teeth, and
ran around in the street to the oppo-
site side OF the stage. please help me
up, sir" she called softly to the pas
senger on the box. I've booked. and
I'm to have the seat next YOU"
The man moved, intending to step
down and help her up; but the
hostlers cried: All ready"
mo, no! There isn't time Stella
called frantically. as she heard Uncle
Billy answer the hostlers. Reach
me your hand!" she implored, her foot
on the forward hub.
The passenger obeyed, and she was
seated, the luck rose safe between
her teeth, when Uncle Billy sprang up,
crying Let 'em go!" His face was full
OF disappointment in spite of the jovial
replies he flung back to the torrent of
good wishes from the bystanders. AS
he swiftly gathered the lines he caught
sight OF Stella.
Good Lord! You CANT go, %honey!"
Il must! You'll"
The hostlers loosed their hold with
yell and the horses sprang out. With
wild cheers behind them they plunged
into the black night. The race was
again on.
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Spring nusic

Beat. beat, beat
How the pulsing air is stirred.
Beat, beat, beat,
Like the the wings of a prisoned bird
Think not it's the breakers boom
Or the throb of a laboring tug
IT'S only the whack of the house
wife's broom
AS she pounds the parlor rug"
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l have 100 up-to-date house designs
from which you may choose. will
furnish the blue print plans free.
d. A. Mccoy.
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Continued to page 81
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-24
TAMARACK HIGH MARK

after the session of the exchange
to the extent of several thousand
shares changing hands around rs
to 75h cents for Vancouver and
Victoria.
The brokers will have a session
on Saturday, contrary to usual
custom. All other exchanges In
the country will be closed.
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be and will ultimately. Any re-
forms working for the good of the
people must be worked out by the
reichstag, and for that reason it is
plain to the observer that the peril
of, Germany lies in the split-up of
the people.
When Buelow stood before this
body, he was quick to see the
crossed purposes of the. members.
Instead of being pinned in a cor
ner by united onslaught. he, be-
cause of the more than two dozen
factions facing him, was enabled
to play one party against the
other And while the people tore
each other to pieces. the imperial
person smiled in his sleeve and
escaped.
His victory was only temporary,
however. The reichstage has the
power. One day it will use it,
My next article will contain an
interview with DR.. Barth, one of
Germany's most famous men, in
which his views on the future of
his country are set forth
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peror he must submit the question
OF war to his legislature-save in
case of an attack on the frontiers
or coast-but when it comes to
making treaties, forming alliances
with foreign powers, concluding
peace and the like, he is the man.
The federal council is of course
on the side of the kaiser and the
system of government as it is.
Tooth and nail, they are stand
patters. Practically the members
are ambassadors to the German
court, from kingdoms separate and
independent. They get their berths
through the kings of Bavaria. Sax
ony and so on, and any change of
government to a parliamentary
system threatens the power of
these kings-a cOnsummation de-
voutly to be undesired.
But the reichstag is the peoples
body. At least it is supposed to
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Special Correspondence 20 The 2ress
SAN DIEGO, Dec. PA record
that expert drivers declare has
been equalled only in the race
through Siberia in the New York
to Paris scramble last summer, as
far as apparently insuperable OBJ
stacles is concerne has just been
accomplished by local party COM
composed of Wilson S. Smith, F.
r. Patterson and H. NJ Willard.
These daring drivers were the
first to succeed in going in an au-
tomobile from San Diego to I'M
perial in Imperial valleq, and back,
on their machines own power by
way of Devils Canyon" Others
without number have striven for
the recoSd, but one by one they
have fallen by the wayside. Occa-
sionally one would get to Imperial.
but the DEVILS Canyon would over
come him on the return and he
would finish ANONYMOUSLY, hauled
by many horses. He always told
tale of the harassing distractions
met with and predicted that the
deed could never be done.
A few days ago Smith left here.
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one penny this morning. which
will be great help to the buying
side. Evenly balanced corn mar
ket. some fresh short selling
around Gle for May. Shorts nerv-
Gus because country has let up In
selling. A northwestern grain man
says; Foreign inquiry Is better
and we feel certain the early part
OF January will see the develop
ment of very sharp demand from
abroad for nearby shipment, and
when this comes we hardly know
how 1t will be satisfied. Shipments
of durum wheat from the seaboard
have been going now all fall at the
rate of over million bushels a
week. and at that rate would ex-
haust all the eastern stocks Of
durum In two weeks"
Liverpool close: Wheat " to "a
higher; corn, II to " higher. De-
cember wheat. rs 11%d; March. rs
I'd; May, Is sid; January corn,
SIS 29sd; March. IS 2hd.
wheat - Close: December.
SLOPPY: May, $1.06%: July, 9S4sc;
September, 95%c.
Corn--Close: December. 57bc:
May, 607sc; July. G07sc; Septem-
her. Gle. ~ Is
Oats--Close: December. 1880;
May. 5l%c; July, 46%c.
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Sales on the exchange were con-
fined to Snowstorm, Lucky Calu-
met. Tamarack and MissOua. Tam
arack sold at a higher price to-
day than 1t has for six months,
and the brokers buying have fire.
Quently represented Harry Day in
local market operations. Interna-
tional Coal & Coke was traded in
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chicaao 0vair Market.

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.--Bears are
losing their grip and bull leaders
are pressing their advantage lit
tic In wheat. Liverpool! up nearly
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THE BEST COUGH CURE

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a half pint of whisky, mixed, will
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Take a teaspoonful every four
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EASTERN MARKETS
FURNISHED by Walter J. Nichols
& Coz

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-London
early market: Reading, Union Pa
cific, Southern Pacific and Steel
all down Is; Pennsylvania and st.
Paul n, Amalgamated VI. No
change In bank of England rate re-
ported. Manipulation against
shorts in Union Pacific Is on. A
further drive at Smelling shorts is
not unlikely. Bullish gossip Is
noted on Katy. Thomas +. Ryan
resigns from all his directorates
but three, Steel manufacturers
look for a reduction of about so
per cent In steel tariff. United
States Rubber closes down its
plant until January 4. Estimated
that United States Steel will earn
~ per cent, net earnings of prin-
cipal steel companies in 1908.
Thirty. eight roads second week De-
cember show average gross In.
crease 5.52 per cent.
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COUNCIL MAKES
A CLEAN0UT !: +:
BOTH MERRITT AND LOCK-
HART ARE REMOVED FROM
CREMATORY As RESULT OF
SITTING VARIOUS CHARGES.


City crematory rumors, when
simmered down by the council
yesterday afternoon. following sew
eral hours steady probing, amount
ed merely to political skirmishing.
In the end both Superintendent A.
w. Merritt and Assistant Superin.
tendent James l.. L0ckhart lost
their jobs and F. p. Weymouth
was appointed crematory boss.
The. charges by Merritt, which
implicated Commissioner O'Brien
and Charles Yedder, examiner of
city engineers. in securing advance
information on examination, were
not accepted. Merritt supplied
copy of a statement endorsed by
Lockhart duplicating O'Brien and
Vedder. Lockhart repudiated it.
He said he was forced to sign, 1t
for the protection of a member of
the engineers union who had as
sisted him in studying for a second
grade engineers license. He said
a committee who claimed to repre-
sent the union but which he found
out afterward did not, visited him
and said that unless he signed the
statement his friend, a poor man
scarcely making a living for his
family, would be blackballed out of
the union. He said he objected to
the statement containing refer
ences to O'Brien and Vedder,
which were untrue. He signed it,
nevertheless, and publicly admitted
to the council he was foolish for
doing it.
C. r. Hill, former night foreman,
testified on behalf of Merritt and
said that Lockhart's carelessness.
which appeared intentional and
for the purpose of wrecking, THE
department, often caused THE
wagon men on the force to take
long useless trips. In support ;of
his statements he exhibited a ldt
of duplicate orders. He considefi
ed these orders his own, but the
council thought otherwise and or
dered the corporation counsel ito
adopt means to induce Hill to re-
turn them to the department. Hill
returned them willingly. Lockhart
said that on account of Hill keep
ing those duplicates the depart
ment records were deficient. -
None of Merritt's charges were
substantiated, neither were Lock-
harris; but the entire affair seemed
to be the effect of Merritt's dislike
of Lockhart and Lockhart's ma
chinations to secure Merritt's job.
1t was decided in executive ses-
sion to remodel the crematory or
dinance. place the board of works
at it's head, similar to the conduct
of the street and water depart
ments, and in place of the numer-
GUS generals now with jobs, to
name man as foreman to over.
see the work. 1t was shown that
although the business of the de-
partment would not average $1,000
a month, yet there were two super.
intendents, two inspectors part of
the time, two foremen, bookkeep-!
err, cashier and inspector. all with
Office jobs.
Mr.. Weymouth, the new head of
affairs, will thin down this force
to what is actually needed.
While such condition of affairs
existed in the crematory depart
ment private scavengers were
profiting and securing work which
should have gone to the depart
ment.
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determined to make the trip or
break every spring, shaft and bolt
in his car.
DEVILS canyon is fittingly man,
ed. Huge rocks, many with BIZ
,zarre shapes, block the treacher-
Gus trail. The skeleton of horses
and other animals, line the way
through the desert Rattlesnakes
and cactus are plentiful; and over
all blows the never-ceasing hot
wind carrying it's load of alkali
and sand.
Smith and his party made the
trip to Imperial in two days and
the journey back in single day.
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NEW SAN FRANCISCO CHIEF

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.-The
board of police commissioners last
night appointed Sergeant Jesse B.
Cook as chief of the police depart
ment, to take the place of Buggy.
For 20 years Cook has been in the
police department. OF late he has
been property clerk in the police
department.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
Flowers Teach Neatness.

We hope all who read this column
will endeavor to keep a few flowers in
the home. In addition to their beau
ty and fragrance, they teach neatneSs
and order. The wife and children
like to have a clean room, SO that the
flower, in its purity and grace, may
not shame them. And then, too, a
poor man likes to feel that he has an
ornament in his dwelling similar to
that which a rich man chooses as the
best Establishment Of his drawing
ROOM. The cottage and the mansion
differ very much in structure and in
furniture, but a pretty flower, care
fully watered and tended, blooms as
well in a cottage as ina palace win
dow. Then the flower speaks to the
inmates of the home and tells them of
the wisdom and love of God; how He
sent these beautiful flowers into the
world to please the eye of man.
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spiritual or physical universe that
makes marriage respectable, but, love.
Without it there "a be no marriage,
only q wretched. miserable form, that
rapidly degene.a tes into a lOathS0me.
d~emoralizing burden. The time to
marry is when love demands it, and
not simply because the kitchen needs
a cook, the dining tabe a figure head
in muslin or silk, or the cucumber
vines somebody to kill the bugs on
them. The n to marry is the wO-
man you love, and no other one. That,
and that alone should decide. Riches
may take wings and flee away, beau
ty may face; good health is a very ex-
cellenu and desirable thing in man or
woman, but the circumstances of an
hour or a moment may ruin the best
IF health. A nan who marrieS from
married considerations" usually
gets what he deServeS-itS full equiv
alent in unhappinesS. A nan who
marries for beauty learns, as no other
man can learn, how hideOuS and loath-
some it may become. So, young men,
take love for your guidance in this
matter, remembering that iJ demands
the best and nobleSt in you-that it
is sacred and holy, and divine, Cor it
Is of God.
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Trustees Sale.

By virtue of certain deed Of trust. exc
cuted on the 18th day Of April, 1907, by
Martin Ross and his wife,, Laura Ross, and
Robert Ross, wherein they sold and convey
ed to the undersigned as Trustee, in order
to secure to Max Ginsburger the paymen OF
certain indebtedness mentioned in said deed
in trust SAID deed IN trust DelnS recOfu-
ed in Book +, +, Page 30 of the Deed Records
of Grenada county. State of Mississippi. on
the 18th. day of April. A: d., 1907. theunder-
Signdd Trustee will on Monday, the 9Th. day
of March. 1903. in front Of the east door of
the court house in Grenada county State of
Mississippi within legal hours. proceed to
sell to the highest bidder, for cash, the fol-
lowing described property, lying and being
situated in Grenada county, Mississippi to-
wit:
The E1& of the SW IA Of Sec. 5 Township
81. Range 3 east. Said pfOperty Is sold for
the purpose of paying the indebtedness due
said grantors to the said Max Ginsburger.
J. J. HillTrustee.
Grenada, Miss. Feb. 18th, 1905. 2-l5- 0S-3t.
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The State of Mississippi. Grenada county.
In Chaucery Court. April Term. 1908.
No. 1895. In the matter Of the estate of
George W. Black, deceased. j. b. Black,
Administrator
To ID. Is. Archer whose post office address
is Mt. Vernon. Illinois. stella V. Poole, Mt.
Vernon. Illinois. ID r.. Archer. Jr. Mt. Yer
non. Illinois. james d.. Archer. Mt. Vernon,
Illinois. ulia G.. GODS, East St.Louis. Illi-
n0is. Edward 7. Archer. Louisville. Ken
lucky. b. G. Archer. Fort Worth. Texas.
All of the foregoing being adults. And
Wilmur Archer and Norma Archer. minors.
and ID. X. Archer. father and next of friend
of said minors. resident of Mt. Vernon, Hi
nOis.
You are commanded to appear before the
chancery court of renada county in said
state. on the 3rd. Monday of April 1908 to
cause. if any you can. why the final ac-
count of the said j. L. Black. administratOr
of the estate of George w Black. deceased.
should not se allowed and approved and the
said j. &. Black. administratOr be discharg-
ed. This the 2ird. day January 1908.
JnO. :. King. chance:v clerk.
Whitfield King, D.. G.
Roane & ROare. Soils for Compl. 2-l5-0o-3t.
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Home Circle
Farm Poetry,

Mr.. Editor: Win you kindly give
space in your Home Circle department
for a farmers wife to speak her
piece" To begin with we all enjoy
.NCur Home Circle column and find
much in it that is useful as well as in
teresting. OF late, however, while we
fully agree with most that appears in
this department. we have read a few
items regarding the beauties of life on
the farm with which we differ. Where
is the poetry Of farming? Tell me,
We winged Winds" or any one else
who can, for we really ask for infOr-
nation on the subject. We have
heard of a person living all his life
time in sight of a most beautiful
landscape, but he never saw the
beauty nor dreamed Of such a thing,
till his attention was called to the
fact by another. 1t may be SO with
us: we may be living in the very
midst Of the poetry and pleasure of
rural life, and our dulled senses fail
to realize the fact. Therefore please,
who can, point us to the bright way.
But please don't mention, among the
attraction of country life the wood
land dells, where tiny leaflets clap
their merry hands and all nature
smiles in serene happiness" nor say
anything about the pure, fresh
country air" We have a nice grove on
our farm. and often when we run out
fer an armful of wood or pail OF
water, we look at the grove and
think how pleasant it wOulH be to sit
there and rest: but the kettle waits
for the water, the fire for the wood,
and back We 60. And when the
work is done, there is the baby-She
cannot be left alone, and we think we
prefer rest indoors to an enjoyment Of
natures beauties under such circum-
stances.
AS to the pure, fresh air. we
have breathed quite as pure air in
cities as that which is waited from
the neighbOring pig-yard. And when
the wind sweeps from II big marsh,
it is most too fresh for comfort or the
7, wellbeIng Of the clothes switching on
the clOtheS-line.
We should eve have thot 50 much
| about this were there not so much
written about the beauty and poetry
of farm life, by those who know least
about it. There are charming rural
retreats, we know, but charming
rural life is another thing. A party
may spend a hot summer day in the
cool woods and be delighted: but let
them pass the same day over the cook
stove or ironing board, or in the hay
field, they will find a difference. The
former is the ideal rural life; the lat,
ter the real.
There are many pleasures in the
farmers life, but plenty of hard work
to destroy all idea of poetry, and bring
one down to very common prose. Is
there poetry in butchering, sausage
making, lard frying? Is there poetry
iD hauling manure? Is there, oh. is
there, poetry in picking potato bugs:
a farmers wife.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
Marked for Death.

''Thrce years ago | was marked for
death. A graveyard cough was tear
ing my lungs to pieces Doctors
failed to help me, and hope fled, when
my husband got DR.. Kings New Dis
covery.n says Mrs. a. G Williams, of
BAG, Ky. The first dose helped me
and improvement kept on until L had
gained 81 pounds in weight and my
health was fully restored. This medi-
cine holds the worlds healing record
for coughs and colds and lung and
throat diseases. It. prevents pneu-
monia. Sold under guarantee at End
Class drug store. SOC and 81 90.
Trial bottle free.
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Matrimonial Mania.

We have just been shown a matri-
monial journal in which men advertise
for wives the same rs they would for
a horse. The way in which the ma
jority of men marry, is nothing short
af a burlesque upon the sacred in
Stitutlons.' They set about looking
for a wife as they would for a horse.
They make an inventory of her good
points ,, ascertain the quicknesS of
her movements, the state OF her digeS.
tion, her capacity for economy, the
yielding quality Of her disposition; if
she suits" they propose partnership.
and women are such fools, il we must
say it, fools from the force Of circum.
stances and custom, as to say yes.
when with all the thunder Of their
souls Ghey should say MOI. Such
of marriage are insults to the
women who receive them, a shame
and disgrace to the men who make
them, and rank dishOnor to the Lord
who created them.
There is nothing in the moral,