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sAlS SECOND ASSIGNMENT.
4 tea1 Out Of b Newspaper Reporters
Early Experience.

4 tea1 Out Of b Newspaper Reportef's
EARLY Experience.
"MJ first assignment said an old RI
porter, "was to find out whether some
body was in town, or something OF that
sort. I know there was nothing to be
written about it. I got the information
and reported to the city editor. That was
all I had to do that day. For the rest OF
the day I sat around the office and looked
on with an %infatuation that has never de-
creased. The next day I got my second
assignment. In this there was something
to write about.
"The city editor handed me a narrow
little strip of white tissue paper out from q
sheet of ship news and containing, In two
lines of writing, information that two la
borers had been washed overheard from
the barge So-and-so, laden with ore, COM
ing up the bay in tow of the tug So-and.
30. What / was to do was to get the facts
about the occurrence and write them.
"The city editor said that If 1 would
find the oonsignees of the barge or the
owner of the tug I would get on the trace
of the story. The names Of the consignees
were in the two lines Of ship news, n
simply by looking in the directory I found
their office without the slightest trouble.
There I learned where the cargo WAS tied
up. 1t was at a wharf In Hoboken or
Weehawken, I don't remember which, and
I made for that. When I turned from the
street down the wharf, there she was, tied
M alongside, her name on the wheelhouse.
She was about half uuloaded, and men
were still at work carrying off the ore.
III was not altogether without expert
ence in life, but I had never done anything
that gave me quite tho satisfaction that 1t
did to find that ore barge In my first 40
tual experience as a reporter. The captain
was aboard, and so were the surviving
members Of the little party of laborers
who had started up the bay IN her, and SO
the whole story was right there. l sat on
the stringpiece Of the wharf and talked
with the captain Of the boat. He told the
story with entire willingness. Of course
there was no reason why he shouldn't, and
then I went back to the office and wrote
It up. 1t was not O great story. l knew
that, It was like thousands of stories that
the newspapers are sending after all the
time, of the manifold daily occurrence OF
life, but I must put it together in good
shape, get In all the facts and put the
story In the smallest space.
"In the morning I went out and got a
paper before breakfast. I wanted to read
my story of the loss Of the men from the
ore barge. I looked the paper over, and,
my gracious, I couldn't find it ALL !
thought they must have left 1t out alto.
eether, but when I came to look the paper
S1--l ~ a 1~nrE toNf
with q single line head.
"But when I came to read 1t over !
found that the facts were all there. They
had simply been brought closer together
BY q method Of condensation far more acute
than mine and had then been set IN agate
type. New York Sun.
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Importan GO of Regular Living.

A question has lately arisen as to the In
crease or the reverse in nervous diseases.
some arguing that the cause OF the sup
posed increase in such nervous diseases lies
In the increased demand made by the con-
ditions Of modern life upon the brain. 1t
Is quite true that the conditions OF life are
very different nowadays from what they
were q few years ago. We now live in a high
pressure age, and In one Of keen oompeti-
ton, when greater effort Is needed In every
branc,l Of life to attain q successful POSI-
ton, when the brain Is always working
and there Is constant tension. Such con-
ditionu, 1t will be perfectly obvious to all,
are not favorable to a diminution of nerv-
GUS diseases, but rather the reverse. At
the same time, 1t cannoG be denied that
the comforts Of life have increased. We
have better sanitation, cleaner houses and
fresher air.
There can be no question that men OF
regular habits are healthier, happier, live
longer and do more than those who obey
caprice and impulse. The adoption OF
hygienic habits saves the nervous system
an enormous amount Of friction and waste.
It preserves vitality. Regularity econo-
mixes not only physical stamina, but time
az well. The man who knows no system
In the details of his life, who exhausts ma
ture at the instance Of a passing within,
who drinks and smokes to excess, who
wastes the talents bestowed upon him, Is
the one who must sooner or laterfall q VIC.
tim to disease. Regularity and modera.
ton In all things should be the motto OF
life, and 1t should DO remembered that
regularity does not necessarily preclude the
enjoyment Of variety. A certain amount
of variety prevents man from becoming a
mere machine, but variety should not In
te1fere with those regular habits Of life
which are necessary to the maintenance OF
health.-New York Ledger.
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Japanese

Japanese journalism" says a mission.
ary's wife, "is a singular profession IN
many Of its features. There Is practically
no such thing as freedom Of the press In
Japan. Whenever a newspaper publishes
something unfriendly to the government
1t is suppressed and the editor is sent to
prison. The real editor Is never impris.
oned, though. Every newspaper has what
the Japanese call a dummy editor and 1t
Is his sole duty to go to jail every time the
paper Is suppressed for offending the
mikado. Then the real editor changes the
name Of the paper and keeps on publishing
1t. Dummy editors spend most of their
time In prison."
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NOTHING to SUGGEST.

BNS6ittiS ~ Se0SSSe
Ny Uncle HIS mind has an equable poise
Through seasons of drought n OF rain
I'm worry" he says. I'VE lose sight OF our
An we spend too much time in com
plainin',
II the Lord In his wisdom sends blessin'
or blight g..
I'll take what he sees fit to prefer,
For I'm firm in the faith thathe's run~
min things right.
An I have no suggestions to oner.
"To the Lord, when in travail. no dolbroua
plea
I make, for my creed's not 80 narrow
As to think for a moment he'll lose sight
Of me
When he notes cen the fall of the spar
He Is there on his throne, al so just Is
his rule -:
Alike to the saint an the ~scofrer: ="
7 sit here at home jcs' a-takin' things
cool,
An have no suggestions to offer.
Its a mighty good world THAI we live In
today,
For the goods all the time CROWN bet
ter,
AM" my Uncle Hi adds in his comicai
way,
at satisfies me to the letter!
30 I jes' keep to work in the shadow an
shine,
Bit by bit addin' gold to my Golfer,
For the worlds bein' steered by q hand
that's divine.
An I have no suggestions to offer"
Roy Farrell Greene In Success,
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The Wrinkle of Laughter.

ne Wrinkle OF Id0Shso's
What hair he has is very thin M gray:
His eyes are sometimes filled with bitter
tears,
And when you see him on his weary way
You wonder how he carries all his
years.
He is 30 old, so old and filled with pain
One marvels at the spirit he Displays:
Yet from those eyes there flashes once
The splendid courage Of his younger
days, -.
And ever, when you greet him, you will
Upon his face a smile from worry free!
There are a bundled wrinkles IN his
Scars left by Father Time from battles
Yet there Is one which does deserve its
+. place,
And, wrinkle that 1t is. 1t honors him.
It's long and deeply marked. and soma
might say
It marred that strong old face. That In
not so!
It Is the badge Of laughter; day by day
He saw the happy side and made 1t
grow!
Though life has been no joke to him. he's
found
The value of a l~augh-and passed It
round.
In years to come, when I am old and
gray.
One hope I have-that men may say OF
me:
1.-The wrinkles that he has we would not
change. D.
The cheerful side Of life he helped IN
see!"
Jack Appleton In Cincinnati Times
Star.
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He Tried to Work in q Speech on
Forest Reserve Under Cover
Of Jest. !
The State Bureau,
70 Poet B hiding,

70 Post b Hiding,
Washington, April6.
Representative Aiken Joined the fun max.
ers In the house the other day and at once ne
found an easy mark In John Wesley Gaines
He tried 10 do more and get q speech Into
The Record under peculiar circumstances
Gaines himself has 3 good deal OF fun about
him, but 1t ia the wit he .%inspires In oihars
that made him particularly interesting that
day, He was talking about how hard ne
worked and how he was tied down 10 the
house, 81 have been In prison here IN this
house, Mr.. Chairman, FOR 30 years." he declar-
ed with great emphasis.
"Oh, Mr. Chairman" said Aiken, rising up
and looking very serious, ~ the gentleman
has been In prison that long, I'd like 10 AJAX
II he has anything to his credit for good be-
havior."
The house fairly roared with laughter.
Game. had a case OF the "dries" TO- a nom.
ent. but by the time the laugh g. d. d away l Q
had recovered. He answered, well. / be-
have as we'll as I can in a legislative menag-
erie ouch az we have here, whioh. alwaya runs
counter TO the wisdom which I suggest" 7"
Then Aiken again rose TO the opportunity.
"Mr. Chairman " said ne, N desire TO extend
my remarks In The Record by printing some
on the Appalachian park measure"
But Scott of Kansas objected.
Zach Nc Ghee.
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Big EgRh

in the British museum, London, the
museuUa of the Academy Of Science at
Paris, the National museum at Vienna nnd
In the several institutions for the advance
ment Of science there may be seen speci-
mems Of BIRDS eggs which arc almost as
large as a two gallon Jug. These eggs
were laid by tne epiornis, an extinct and
gigantic bird Of Madagascar.
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GEMS IN VERSE
Sources.

Sources.
I passed a stagnant marsh that lay
Beneath a reeking scum Of green,
A loathsome puddle by the way;
No sorrier pool was ever seen.
I thought, How lost to all things pure
And clean and white those foul depths
be-"
Next day from out that pond obscure
Two queenly lilies laughed at me.
I passed a novel round whose door
The signs Of penury were strewn;
I saw the grimed and Uttered floor,
The walls of logs from tree trunk
hewn.
I said, The gates Of life are shut
To those within that wretched PEN"
But, 10, from out that lowly hut
Came one to rule h world Of men.
Strickland W. Gillian in Baptist On
ion.
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Whites Locals.

For clothing see The L. w. White Co.
Laces and embroideries. The L. w. White
Co.
The l.. w. White Co. has the something
cheaper.
Fave } GU seen the silks al The l.. w. White
Co
The strongest line OF white goods In the
country. The L. w. While 60.
Men and boys clothirs. Tn l., w. White
Co.
Go TO The l.. W. White Co. They always
have what you want just d little cheaper
than anybody else.
Clothing ! clothing ! at The L. w. White Co.
See US before you buy.
We want your business and II you will
come to see us We will make 1t to your inter-
est. The L. w. White 70.
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nWinter."

Oh, winter, ruler Of tn inverted year,
Thy scatter'd hair with sleetlike ashes
flrd, 49,
Thy breath congeal'd upon thy lips. thy
cheeks
Fring'd with a beard made white with
other SHOWS
Than those of age, thy forehead wrapp'd
in clouds, '
4 leaaess branch thy scepter and thy
throne .
A sliding car, indebted TO no wheels,
But urg'd by storms along Its slipp'ry
way,
I crown thee king Of intimate delights.
Fireside enjoyments, home born happi-
ness
And all the comforts that the lowly roof
OF undisturb'd retirement and the hours
OF long uninterrupted ev'ning know!
CoupnA
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Schedule for Due West Railroad.

Morning train leaves Due West 1915.
The evening train leaves Due West at Sis.
The Southern from Greenville and the
Southern from Columbia meet In the morn
ing at Shoals junction, two miles below
Donalds. The Due West train will lake pas
sengers from both these trains.
The Southern Trains in the evening, North
n South. meet al Hodges. II these are on
time the Due West train takes passengers
from each OF them. II they are late II either
waits, or runs out TO Due West and returns
for this service.
Passengers can also go out from Due West
on morning or evening freight train.
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Mr.. S. L. Bowen, of Wayne, w. Va, writes
~ was a sufferer from kidney disease, so that
at times / could not get out OF bed, and when
I did I could not stand straight. I took Fo-
ley's Kidney Cure. One dollar bottle and
part OF the second cured me entirely" Fo-
ley's Kidney Cure works wonder where 9TH
ers are total failures. r. B. Speed.
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Stomach trouble is but . symptom Of. and MOI
In itself q true disease. We think Of Dyspepaa,
Heartburn, and Indigestion as real diseases, yet
they are symptoms only OF . certain specific
Nerve sickness-nothing else.
Il was this fact that first correctly led d.. 6hoop
In the creation Of that now very popular Stomach
Remedy-Dr. Shops Restorative. Going .dfreca
to the stomach nerves alone brought that success
and favor 10 DR.. Sho,v and his Restorative. With.
out that original and highly vital principle, no
such lasting accomplishments were ever to be had:
For stomach distress. bloating. biliousness. bad
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or tiQuid-And see for your
self what 1t can and will do. We sell and cheer.
fully recommend
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The Larger Hope.

The Larger Hope.
Oh. yet we trust that. somehow. good
Will be the final goal Of Ill,
To pangs Of nature, sins Of will,
Defects Of doubt and taints Of blood;
That nothing walks with aimless feet,
That not n life shall be destroyed
Or cast as rubbish to the void:
When God hath made the file completes
That not a worm is cloven In vain:
That not a moth with vain desire
Is shriveled In a fruitless fire
Or but subserves another's gain.
-Tennyson-
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The Way to Win.

way 70 VIHs
"Strike" while the iron Is heated;
Pause" and the irons cold.
II you strike too late on a hardened
plate,
The weld will never hold.
"Seck," and success will fofa>X;
"Wait," and it passes by.
Be quick to grasp, then hold 1t fast
And trust for a better try.
"Work." and the world works With
you;
Loaf" and you loaf alone.
This strenuous worlds q continuous
whirl:
It offers no room for the drona.
Life" Is an undertaking.;
Death" Is q silent thought:
80 let life's light illumine the night
With the deeds that you havs
wrought.
indianapolis Sentinel
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It has set the whole world a%-thinking
Upon it all Doctors, as one, agree;
The tonic all your friends are taking is,
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
G.. A, Milford e. Co.
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ear

Forbearance.
Hast thou named all the birds without q
gun?
Loved the wood rose and left 1t on its
stalk?
At rich mems tables eaten bread and
pulse?
Unarmed, faced danger with a heart Of
trust?
And loved so well a high behavior
In maj or maid that thou from speech
refrained.
Nobility more nobly to repay?
Oh, be my friend and teach me to be
thine!
-EmerBoA
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Post cards of the new court house and city
hall at Milford's book store.
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Fss, VlSgsglRy o. LIGHTNING,

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pany III existence.
Remember we are prepared 10 prove to you
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Insurance known,
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ASSOCIATION.
Property Insured, 81. 600
January LIST, 1908.

WRITE TO OR CALL on the undersigned
w or the Director Of your Township
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From Mondays Dallv.

From Mondays Dallv.
Lawrence Hovig, a bell boy at the
Saulpaugh, was run down yesterday
afternoon between four and five o'clock
at the Saulpaugh corner by Oscar Sam
uelson who had borrowed one of
Schweider Bros automobiles TO give
some friends brief ride around the
city. He had gotten off of Main
street car at the crossing and was
on his way to the Saulpaugh when the
automobile came around in front of.
the car Just as he reached that point,
and he was thrown down and one of
the front wheels passed over both OF
his legs. He did not seem badly in
juIed, and did not return home at once
but is now confined to his bed. I'm
less he was injured internally, it is
expected that he will be out again in
two OF three days.
Mr. Samuelson, who is said to be
a cautious driver states that when the
street car stopped at 1e crossing he
steered his machine in front of it and
across the Front street tracks, as he
wished to cross the bridge into North
Mankato. He was going two or three
mites all nOuf. anu Wnen MI. IONig
stepped around the end of the street
car and saw the auto coming he hest
tated and then seemed to think that
he could pass in front of the car. but
when he got in front of it he grabbed
the ratliato: and began TO back up until
thrown down MIR Sauuelson says
that hc stopped The car as soon as
he saw there was any danger, and the
rear wheels did not pass over the
Young man He took his car to the
curb and aIighted and asked Hovig if
he was hurt and suggested that he
|go to doctor. Hovig remained at the
hotel short time and then went to
his home ON Bunker hill. and William
Schwender arrived about that time with
Dir. C.. j. Holman. who made an exami-
nation of the young man. but failed to
find any external injuries save few
bruises. Mr.. Schwender states that
Saninelson has not been -, his employ
for two or three weeks
Last evening 4 horse became frigh
tened at an automobile on south Sec
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panied by her aunt, Mrs. Nj. Murphy
arrived in the city today. They were
en- route to ST. Claire where they will
spend Christmas with Mrs. Lang's
father, Charles O'Conner.
Mrs. J. NJ. Barclay of Point Pleasant
lis visiting relatives in the twin cities
Ludwig Lohnbakken of Renville
was in Mankato today.
C. L. Ladue of Luverne visited
Mankato today.
H. Paal of Currie visited the city
this afternoon.
C. H. Dietz of Mapleton transacted
business in the city this afternoon.
Rev. f. B. Cowgirl and family
arrived in Mankato today from Mar
shall, MINI. They will reside in the
J. j. Wadell house, III Lincoln street
Rev. Cowgirl will hold quartely con
ference at Centenary Methodist churcl
this evening.
Rev. f. Z. r. Miller of Crane
Forks, n. d., was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Hart last night.
James Mickey of Worthington was
in the city yesterday.
Miss Marion Hansche of 1ndepen
dence, Iowa, is visiting in the city.
Louis Eder, Madison Lake mer
chant, spent last night in Mankato
Dir. Barr of Wells was in MankatC
last evening.
Sig Hage of Seattle, Wash, was al
arrival in Mankato this morning.
Ed Andrews left last night fol
Medford. Oregon, after spending sew
eral weeks in the city and vicinity il
the interest of Oregon land.
Charles Jameson and wife of Wells
were visitors in the city today.
Frank Heidel was operated upor
yesterday afternoon at st. Joseph
hospital
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Cambria Items

Sixty tickets were sold in Cambria
last Monday to parties who attended
the Mountain Ash Male party. Every
body was well pleased with the con-
cert. g..
Rev. Rees of Tracy has been visit
ing his relative. Mr.. James Price. He
returned home last Tuesday
: Rev. Jones is again able to preach
in his two. churches. Bethel and Horeb.
Enoch Price received a card from
Evan Price stating that they reached
California and it was seventy five de-
grees in the shade.
held at Mrs. John Harris next Thurs
day afternoon.
School district No. IL will have a
Christmas entertainment next week on
"Wednesday night. They will have a
tree
Enoch Price left Monday morning
for Wadena where lie went Oh bust
ness.
The young folks of Cambria gave a
surprise party on Mr.. and Mrs. David
Roberts at the home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Roberts. Every
body had an enjoyable time.
M. Arnold will speak in the Wood
man hall next Saturday night.
The Salem congregation will hold a
literary meeting in their church next
Thursday night.
Mrs. B. d. Hughes and daughter
Grace are visiting in Lake Crystal at
Mrs. David S. Davis
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Vernon Center

.
Mrs. Roy Bulls of Winnebago spent
Sunday with Miss Hattie Howe.
I. E. Cooper was business caller
at Winnebago last week.
Mrs. A. E. Quimby of Easton called
Oh friends here Friday.
Mrs. l.. c. Rue has returned after
several days visit with Minneapolis
relatives.
Mrs. w. Ware of Winnebago spent
Sunday with Mrs. MattingleyA
Joseph TalInlan is attending school
at Mankato.
G. w. Hays transacted business at
the county seat.
A number from Garden City were
seen OH our streets Saturday.
Miss Stone of Montgomery is Wis
sitiig her sister, Mrs. F. Factor.
Miss Lucy Luhring spent Sunday al
Mapleton.
Gene Roberts of Sterling was Yer
non caller last week.
Miss Hazel Young is spending a
few days with Miss Ethclyn Cheney
Of Mankato.
John Abbey of Arnboy. who has
been helping at the Cooper hardware
store, returned to his home Saturday