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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03
The village Pest.

"Well, so long, old man. must
sneak. Here comes Tompkins, and he
always persists in telling me his trou-
bles."
THAT leaves me up against it."
an what wayT
"He always tells me his jokea"-
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03
The RoupelI Mystery
q r a n " i l

.Orror OF it. the facts which, with its at
erance, instantaneously arose in the
mind of Van Lith and arrayed themselves
remorselessly against him, deprived him
for the moment Of the power OF reply.
In the dead silence that ensued NJ. Cha.
BOT turned and dispatched the coachman
on his errand, adding in an imperative
tone:
after you have called up the doctor
stop at Monsieur Revells, the mayor, ex-
plain briefly what has happened, then
go to Monsieur Delorme's, the justice OF
the peace. Tell him, too. Remember.
madame's life may depend on the quick
ness of your movements"
NJ. Chabot, whom one would never
have suspected of being cast in an heroic
mold, was undoubtedly the coolest person
in the room.
Van Lith. fully conscious of the awful
peril in which he stood. again essayed
to speak. NJ. Chabot interrupted him.
He did it politely; but there was no
mistaking his frmness. The servants
thought 1t admirable-and his knowledge
of law, an! was it not prodigious?
Monsieur Van Lith you may be per-
fectly innocent man. If so, it will be
easy enough for you to explain everything
presently to the mayor, whom / have
| sent for. In the meantime. the fact OF
/ your appearance here at such an h0aS~ as
| this, under 'circumstahS~ -AyrA lay you
| open to grave suspicion, make it my duS
as q citizen, to forbid your departure.
| Monsieur ChabOt!" calculated Oar.
riet. what do you mean? You surely
don't believe that Charles-that Mon
sieur Van Lith has done this horrible
thingT
The Freedman shrugged his high
shoulders-just a little, and showed hi'
white teeth as he smied-just q little
in a deprecating manner.
"Mam'selle must not blame me. l an
simply doing my duty"
20, this must not be-" exclaimed tn,
girl, now almost unnerved with appre
hension. II can explain ALL can clea
him-"
But her wrist was seized In Val
Lith's grasp.
"Mam'selle can explainT'- began Cha
bot pricking up his little ears like q 70
terrier.
: "Mam'seIIe will explain nothing" r,
turned Van Lith, meaninEly regardin
the Partisan.
Then perhaps monsieur camp
!. when the proper time comes. yes. 7
> you, you sneaking cur, not one syllable,
The Frenchman's face took on a ghas
I ly color. He stammered out a few unil
telligible words, as one who in the hei
+ Of a terrible passion pauses to find Il
e most singing epithet. But an exclam
b ton from Emily Weldon checked Dol
q men instantly. She had been bending ov
n the PROSTATE form of the injured woma
y Now she looked up, the calm Of gre
It despair in her face, the first tears 81
Ie had shed glstening in her fine eyes.
p 20, Harriet" she cried, "she IL dea
l shall never hear her voice again"
a. The girls grief was something territ
to witness. Harriet stole softly to b
sr sisters side, and, putting her arms abO
"a her, strove to comfort her.
u Let us leave them" said Van Ii
ne to NJ. Chabot. who stood awed and hui
m bled in the presence of such affection.
lie And side by side the two men,
or Frenchman and the American, the I
he cuser and the accused, went out frC
u. the chamber, leaving the living and
tn spairing alone with their sacred dead.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03

Clerk tat poor relief Office to appli-
cant)-Are you applying for relief2
Applicant Gin rags and looking fam
ished) Yes.
Clerk-Where do you live?
Applicant gives an address.
Clerk-Well, we shall inquire into
your case and the result will be made.
known to you as soon as possible. By
the way, have you a telephone?-Bon
Vivant.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03
The COunteraiKn.

Time, IL p. M: Private Brown ION
bridge guard for first time)-Ha'altr
'Oo-goes-thurI
Country woman (returning late from
market There, there, my dear, don't
ZEE be afraid, it's only me.-Ally sIo-
per's Half Holiday.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03
What He Went Nv

Club Man (rather full)-I wish
you'd take me home. Do you know
where live?
Policeman-What's the name of you,
cook?
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03
The Call.

"You know" said Mrs. Subbubs,
"that Mrs. Newcome moved In across
the way last Monday, so 1 called 10
day"
well, Welt" remarked her has
band, 'how like poker this social
game Is"
"You do you meanr
"Why, In poker you also call when
Won want to see what the other per
sons Eot."-Philadelphia Press.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03

A little fellow of years was asked
by a gentleman how old he was
"I'm not old" he exclaimed indI0-
nantly; I'm almost new"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03

The building located at the greatest
height in Europe is the climbers hut
on the Matterhorn, nearly 1880 feet
above the seS
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-03
CHAPTER v.

The village of Villeneuve was within
the Jurisdiction of the tribunal of the
department of the Seine. The Judge Of
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
anoporfanf to Mothar,

uNIpOTtant 10 RsOtn9FS.
 Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Train Wrecked ey cIoudburst.

A cloudburst at Curtis, on the main line of the Iron Mountain, about six miles above Gurdon. caused the derail- ment of an engine and nine cars of extra northbound freight No. "A Tues day morning at 4:05 o'clock, injuring Engineer s. E. Kearney and Fireman F. Templeton, both of Little Rock. All though the engine turned over, neith- CT of the men was fatally hurt.
 At the same time that the terrific rainfall burst down on the hillsides at Curtis, the bottom of Caney creek, a branch of Terre Noir creek, which runs into the Ouachita, filled up al- most instantly and washed away al most 1, ,000 feet of track about a half mile north of Gurdon
 At Curtis, where the derailment oc- cured, there is no stream to be swol- len by rainfall, but the water literally fell in heavy sheets, washing down the slopes and cutting away the ballast from under the track The washout at this point was only about two feet in depth and ten feet long, but it was of sufficient extent to throw the en- zine and nine cars into the ditch. En- gineer Kearney was scalded in the back and bruised about the right leg while Fireman Templeton suffered two broken ribs and bruises on the left leg.
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Disnenser of Kisses.

A Frenchman, who apparently has been amusing himself by reckoning dp the number of kisses he has given his wife during the first 20 years of his married life.
 He finds that in the first year he dispensed about 100 kisses a day, or, say, allowing for birthdays and legal and church holidays, about 36,700 in the year.
 In the second year this number was reduced by half, and in the third year to ten a day, while in the fifth year his better half had to be content with two day, one in the morning and one in the evening.
 What happened after the fifth year is wrapped in mystery" but at the same rate of progression" he prob ably arrived eventually at one kiss on the first of January every leap year, Chicago American.
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In the Same Boat.

We get some sad cases" said the attendant at the Lumpton lunatic asylum to the interested visitor, and opened the door of the first cell.
 Inside was man sitting on a three legged stool, gazing vacantly at the wall.
 His is an unhappy story" said the attendant. He was in love with a girl, but she married another man, and he lost his reason from grief"
 They stole out softly, closing the door behind them, and proceeded to the next inmate.
 This cell was thickly padded, and the man within was stark, staring mad.
 "Who Is this?' inquired the visitor.
 "This?" repeated the attendant. "This is the other man!"-Tatler.
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SeIf-DeniaI,

Margie is six years old and her fam family are Presbyterians. Some of Margies little friends are Episco- palians, and Margie was much i'm pressed with their Lenten sacrifices. On Ash Wednesday she announced that she would eat no candy for 40 days. A few hours later saw Margie with large peppermint stick
 Why, Margie," said her friend, 'I thought you had given up candy for Lent"
 T did mean to-" admitted Margie, "but I've changed my mind. I'm giv- Ing up profane language. ."-Montreal Herald
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JUST A TOUCH OF SATIRE.
Little Note That Probably Made Mean
 Employer Vince.

Prof. Charles Zueblin. the brilliant and original sociologist of the Uni versity of Chicago, enunciated before the League of Political Education in New York a superb epigram:
 "He who begins with saving to pro tect his family may end with neglect ing his family to save"
 Discussing the dangers of immod- crate saving Prof. Zueblin said the other day:
 Its by saving immoderately that we come to inserting want advertise ments like one I saw recently Wanted, capable office boy; salary, $1 week
 "A young man of Seminary avenue, noticing this advertisement, couldn resist replying to it. His reply ran:
 CT beg to offer you my services. Should you require premium l could furnish $500. You do not mention Sundays-should I have to work on that day? Neither do you state whether tie applicant must be clothed or not, but I have concluded that he must at least wear trousers, or he would be unable to carry home his wages.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When
 Baby.

If parents realized the fact that cof- fee contains a g-caffeine-which is especially harmful to children, they would doubtless hesitate before giv- ing the babies coffee to drink.
 When 1 was a child in my mothers arms and first began to nibble things at the table, mother used to give me sips of coffee. AS my parents used coffee exclusively at meals I never knew there was anything to drink but coffee and water.
 And so I contracted the coffee habit early. I remember when quite young, the continual use of coffee so affected my parents that they tried roasting wheat and barley, then ground it in the coffee-mill, as substitute for coffee.
 But it did not taste right and they went back to coffee again. That was long before Posrum was ever heard of. continued to use coffee until I was 27, and when 1 got into office work, I be- gan to have nervous spells. Especially after breakfast I was so nervous I could scarcely attend to my corre- spondence.
 At night, after having coffee for supper l could hardly sleep, and on rising in the morning would feel weak and nervous.
 "A friend persuaded me to try Post um. My wife and I did not like it at first, but later when boiled good and strong it was fine Now we would not give up Postum for the best coffee we ever tasted.
 q can now get good sleep, am free from nervousness and headaches. I recommend Postum to all coffee drink CTS.
 There's a Reason"
 Name given sby Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to We'll ville," in pkgs.l
 Ever read theS above letter? A new one appears fr1hn time to time. They are genuine, tjue, and full of human interest.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Biq Tract in Dispute.

Under the suit of Arthur NJ. Cox against Augustin Boice, pending in the United States Circuit Court, a cross-bill has been filed by Augustin Boice The plaintiff and defendant both claim title to 1,90S.03 acres in Desha county.
 Boice says the land originally went to Edmund McGehee from the state of Arkansas and traces it through nine teen transfers to himself. Cox claims title to the land by a deed alleged to have been made by executors of the estate of Edmund McGehee to the St. Louis & Memphis Railway Com pany.
 Boice is a resident of Indianapolis, Ind.
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labor-Savjno Device,

"Yes, siree," said the freckled lad proudly, my dads genius, he is.''
 That so?" responded the weary coffee-mill agent
 Wall should say so. Dad noticed that every time the old hound came around Sunday mornings he began wagging his stumpy tail.''
 Anything unusual in that, sonny?"
 No, not for the hound, mister, but dad got up the idea of attaching a shoe brush and a whisk broom to Bowser's tail. Now when dad is ready to go to meetin' his shoes are shined and the legs of his trousers are dust ed without his moving a finger. By gosh! Dads got as much brains as turin diplomat"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
KNEW WHAT THE JOB MEANT.
Angry Citizen Put Ordeal Up to Street
 Car Company.

Not long ago there entered the office of the superintendent of a trolley line in Detroit an angry citizen, demand ing justice in no uncertain terms.
 In response to the officials gentle inquiry touching the cause of the de- mand, the angry citizen explained that on the day previous as his wife was boarding one of the eompany's cars, the conductor thereof had stepped on his spouse's dress, tearing from it more than a yard of material.
 T can't see that we are to blame for that, protested the superintendent. What do you expect us to do, get her . new dress?"
 NO, sir, I do not" rejoined the angry citizen, brandishing piece of cloth. What I propose is that you people shall match this material."- Harper's Weekly.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
BAD ITCHING HUMOR,
Limbs Below the Knees Were Raw Feet Swollen-SIeep Broken
 Cured in Days by Cutcura.

Some two months ago I had hu- nor break out on my limbs below my knees. They came to look like raw beefsteak, all red, and no one knows how they itched and burned. They were so swollen that I could not get my shoes on for week or more. I used five or six different remedies and got no help, only when applying them the burning was worse and the itching less. For two or three weeks the suf- fering was intense and during that time did not sleep an hour at time. Then one morning I tried a bit of Cuticura. From the moment it touched me the itching was gone and I have not felt bit of it since The swelling went 6own and in two days I had my shoes on and was about as usual. George B. Farley, 50 South State St., Concord, N. H., May If, 1907."
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
"HeInfu, Hints" That Hinder.

Many of the helpful hints" followed by our mothers are now proved utterly useless, if not more harmful than helpful. For instance, no one now uses moist tea leaves to clean a carpet or rug because of the inevitable stain ing And salt used on carpet col 1ects dampness and rusts the tacks. Newspapers, dampened and torn, an swer the purpose much more satisfac- torily. Rugs sE 1uld be shaken from the sides, for the strain of the weight on the end is very apt to loosen the weft
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
-HZ.
 kI~s

Bought.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Arkansan Says Mrs. Guinness Lives.

Arkansan Says Mrs. Gunness Lives.
 Mayor Darrow and his law partner, H. X. Worden, of LaPorte, Ind, who represent Ray Lampere, charged with the murder of Mrs. Gunness and three children, are greatly excited over the receipt of a letter from a man Tn Ar. kansas, whose name they decline to make known, and who gives informa- tion which they consider of much i'm portance. The writer is known to Mayor Darrow, having formerly lived in Marshall county Indiana, and therefore credenee Is placed in his statement.
 The man positively declares that Mrs. Gunness escaped in mans cloth ing and that he, not later than May 3, five days after she was burned to death, according to the official state ment of Coroner Mack, received a letter from her. He says he will pro- duce this letter and turn over to of ficers other letters, and will also give additional information regarding her if he is personally interviewed by the officers, either in La Porte or at his home in Arkansas.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
That Woman'S Fault,

"That woman next door is really woman to her husband. "She does nothing but talk the whole day long. She cannot get any work done, I'm sure"
 "Oh," remarked the husband. T thought she was a chatterboX And to whom does she talk?"
 Why, my dear, to me, of course" was the reply. "She talks to me over the fence"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Triumph of Mind.

Victim of Delusion-Dcctor, I'm awfully afraid I'm going to have brain fever.
 Doctor-Pooh, pooh, my dear friend! That's all an illusion of the senses. There is no such thing as fever You have no fever, you have no br-hm- no material substance upon which such a wholly imaginary and suppo- sitious thing as fever could find any base of operation.
 Victim-Oh, doctor, what load you have taken from my-from my have mind haven't l, doctor?
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Jaws Broken By Horses Hoofs.

Ed Mckee, a prominent merchant of Jacksonville, was kicked by a horse and both of his lower and upper jaws were broken and ten of his teeth were knocked out.
 Arkansas Optical Society Convention
 The annual convention of the Ar kansas Optical Society will be held in Little Rock June 16 o. J. Ellis of Jonesboro is president of the so- ciety, and Charles Mosby of Bates vile chairman of the executive com mittee.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05

There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable For great many years doctors pronounced 1t local disease and prescribed local remedies and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment pronounced ncurable. Science has proven Catarrh to be constitutional dis and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by r. J. Cheney Co.,, Toledo Ohio, is the only Constitutional cure the market It is taken internally in from 10 drops teaspoonfu. It directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case 1t fails to Send for circulars and testimonials
 Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, Ohio.
 Sold by Druggists. 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipatfon
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Corn Stalks Six Feet Lonu.

Unusually fine specimens of corn stalks were presented to the agriciul- tural department at the state house by John H. Page, secretary of the pen itentiary board and secretary of the State Central Democratic Committee Mr. Page took the stalks from the farm, which is owned by him and Justice Hart of the supreme court. The farm is located near Swifton in Jackson county. The stalks measured six feet and six inches in length.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Querdoinn a Fad.

Mrs. Graham is an estimable lady whose hobby is house decoration. One day the lady was careless enough to drink a glass of red ink, believing it to be claret. She was good deal scared when she discovered her mis- take, but no harm came to her. The doctor who was summoned, upon hear ing what had happened, dryly re- marked to her: Mrs. Graham, there s such thing as pushing this rage for decorating interiors too far"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Too Much for Pa,

The visitor to the home of we'll known Hoosier state author found his three youngsters romping in the hall way.
 What are you playing, boys?' he inquired.
 We are playing pirates" elucidated the smallest.
 Pirates? Why, how can you play pirates in Indiana? There are no seas bordering on this state.'
 "Oh, we don't need any sea. We are literary pirates like pa"
 And five minutes later chorus Of yells from behind the barn told that the hand that wields the pen can also wield the shingle.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Wore Out Bobby's Patience.

Bobby was on visit to his uncle, a good old orthodox deacon, in the country. The two were the best of friends, and Bobby always sat at the deacon's right hand at table.
 At dinner that day grace was long, and Bobby was very hungry. Finally, in the midst of it his patience gave out; he pounded on the table with his little fist. Amen, now, Uncle Hor- ace! Amen!"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Rev B. J Matthews. who was fc

Rev. B. J. Matthews, who was for merly pastor of the Park Avenue Bap- tist Church in Hot Springs, has filed suit in the circuit court at Little Rock against the Baptist Publishing Company, publisher of the Arkansas Baptist, for $10,O00 actual and s10,0O0 punitive damages. The following, al legged to have been printed in the Ar kansas Baptist, is the basis of the suit: Tt seems that no one knows where B. J. Matthews has gone to. His girl he did not Have bebind. She is gone, too"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Former Arkansan to Die.

James Brimmingstall, now await ing execution at Keokuk, Iowa, for wholesale murder was once a resident of Corning and in his confession he admits the killing of his wife and child while he lived at Corning He claims the bodies were secretely dis posed of. Brimmingstall served two years in the Arkansas penitentiary in 1888 and 1889, for assault with intent to kill and served one year in 1898 for grand larceny.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
District M. E. Conference.

Rev. w. W. Christie, presiding elder of Pine Bluff district, has announced that he would change the place for the district conference from Stuttgart to Dewitt, as the new church at Stuttgart would not be completed. The conference is to be held July ?. All the Methodists at Dewitt are de lighted to have the conference and a cordial welcome will be extended to all who may attend.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Eccentricities of Genius.

Genius is freakish It is claimed that the brilliant Dr. Johnson used to touch every post in his pathway.
 T know one of them geniuses."
 And does he touch every post he comes across?"
 No: he touches every friend he comes across, or everlastingly tries to."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
We Reiterate.

That for more than fifteen years Hunts Cure has been working on the afflicted. It's mission is to cure skin troubles, particularly those of an itch ing character. Its success is not on account of advertising, but because it surely does the work. One box is guaranteed to cure any case.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
The Entire Family.

Grand Pop used it for Rheumatism. Dad for Cuts, Sprains and Bruises. Nanny for Burns, Scalds and Aches. Sis for Catarrh and Chilblains. I use it for everything, and it never disap- points any of us. It surely yanks any old pain out by the roots.
 Hunts Lightning Oil is what 1 am telling you about
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
Lookinq for Similar One.

"Hezekiah," said the Kansas matron as she adjusted her bone-rimmed glasses and opened the local paper, it says here that a woman was car ried two miles by cyclone and didn't speak a word for three weeks.
 The sun-tanned farmer grabbed his hat and spy-glass.
 Where are you going now, Heze- kiah?"
 Where am I going, Lucy? Why, I am going out to see if cant sight one of them thar kind of cyclones"
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05

was in misery, and had despaired of ever getting cured when I decided to try Doans Kidney Pills. One box helped me so much that I kept on until en- tirely cured"
 Sold by all dealers, 50 cents box. Foster-Milburn O., Buffalo, N. '.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
The Contrary Child.

Mrs. Popley-Little George won't take milk at all now He used to take it but
 MT. Popley (crossly)-No and it's all on account of your imprudence.
 My imprudence?"
 MT. Popley-Yes, you allowed him to hear you say it was good for him.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05

ago 1 began to nOt1ce sharp pain in the kidneys and a bear ing down sensation through the hips, dull headache a n d dizzy spells. Dropsy
 appeared, and my feet a n d an k 1 e s swelled so I could not get my shoes on.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-05
WQnGerS-

eve live in an age of wonders" re- marked the inventor.
 "Yes," answered his discontented spouse; wondering when the money went out and where it's going to come from"