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and now for the first time a child had
come in, bringing to her an entirely
new view of things. The dog had been
company to her, amused her ana
seemed to furnish all of the happiness
that she could wish for. But when Ill
ness fell upon her the dog was even
more helpless than she was, while
child who was but little past the years
of babyhood, placed cold cloths on her
aching head, nursed her, fed her ana
measured out the medicine the doctor
ordered.
SO it went on for days and days, I'M
til she had quite recovered, and then
the child did not come to her as usual.
In her little dog she sought the COM
partnership she had always found in
others of his kind, but now he seemed
but dumb, helpless, little mite of a
thing, who was only company for her
SC long as she fused over him, and
when she got tired of coddling him,
skunk over to his cushion and went to
sleep. At one of these moments her
mind wandered back to the child again
with infinite tenderness. She remem-
bered how she had selfshly taken the
one companion out of life that needed
IL more than she did, without a pang
of regret; how the little life had be-
come part of her own during the long
days of her Illness how useless the
dog had been to her, and how priceless
the attention of a child. AS the dog
slept she wandered to the front door,
opened it and looked toward the cot
tage where the child lived. She was
not playing in the front door-yard as
usual, and the lady moved slowly down
the front steps, out of the street gate,
and was soon knocking at the door of
the cottage a few doors beyond. The
colored woman, who came every day
to do the cooking and sweeping, APP
peared at the door, and in reply to
question said that the little girl was
very ill., and then. speaking for herself,
remarked that if the lady could watch
by the sick bed until evening, she
would be very much obliged, as she
had her own house and children to look
after.
She watched by the sick bed that
evening, throughout the night, and ev-
cry night and day after that until the
little sufferer was we'll again. When
she learned from the child's father
that he was unhappy in his position
and would move out west if he could
secure a home for her, the lady offered
to provide that home, the father con-
sented, and within a few days the child
had been reunited to her little white
playmate and found mother. The
dog liked the change because he now
had two people to fuss over him in
stead of one, and for the first time in
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and comfortable arms of the lady he
had forgotten that his first mistress
ever existed, and with quivering lips
she turned her back upon him and the
lady and toddled down the steps The
lady thanked her again and was about
to close the door when the child turned
and said: Cant I come and see him
once in a while?"
"Why, certainly" was the reply.
whenever you want to. Good by"
Good by" the child whimpered.
Good by, and thank you again." the
woman replied as she closed the door
and her little visitor toddled away.
The dog took to his new home as
though it were the first he had ever
known. and scampered about the rooms
i'm pure delight when the lady got
through making a fuss over him, dur
ing which she nearly chOked the breath
out of him, never once thinking of the
child from whom she had taken its only
playmate. And that night the dog had
quite forgotten her too, for he slept in
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-27

NJ EW juvenile books show in a
marked degree the progress edu-
Gators are making in the develop
ment of the child's mind. Many great
writers devote time to producing books
suitable for the very young reader.
Several most interesting books re-
Gently have been received at this desk
for review.
Few books have been issued for chill
dren this year which viii prove so al
together satisfactory as Tommy Trot's
Visit to Santa Claus, from the pen
of Thomas Nelson Page.
This book is an artistic gem and the
illustrations by Victor Anderson are
really poems in soft pastel colors.
From the frontispiece, with its study
of a child asleep amid soft cushions
and oriental draperies, to the final pic
turc Of Santa Claus wonderful sleigh
with it's teams and teams of RENDERS,
the constant appeal is made to the
childs imagination. Tommy is taken
through wonderful adventures into the
land of Santa Claus and his dream ex-
Deriences are so vivid and so delight
full that when he aWakens he is con-
WINGED Of Santa Claus reality.
= Mr.. Page tells the story of Tommy
with simple words and the merest
child will enjoy reading it or hearing
it read yet the beautiful English and
the poetic development of the story
will make it prove equally interesting
to the grownups.
Tommy Trot's Visit to Santa Claus.
BY Thomas Nelson Page. New York;
Charles Scribner,s Sons.
In the story, "Fellce," John Luther
Long has told dainty tale of an Ital-
ian family which will arouse sympathy
among all readers. The pathetic en-
deavors of these little foreigners to I'M
derstand our language and our ways
and their childlike faith in their father
goes to make the story most inter-
esting one.
After the delicacy of Madame But
terfly" it is unnecessary to say that
this story finds half its charm in the
picturesque language and mannerisms
of it's italian characters, and as much
more in the skill with which the au-
thor leaves his ideas, suggested but not
elucidated so that the imagination of
the reader is constantly stimulated
when perusing the book.
Feice. By John Luther Long New
York: Moffat, Yard & Co.
All lovers of animals, and especially
the many admirers of cats, will greet
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''He's named Spot" the little girl
said. Father said we'd call him that
cause there wasn't a spot on him that
was black. Do you think that's a
good name for white dog?'
II don't care what his name is" an
swered the lady bursting into tears
and causing even the child to gaze in
wonder at a woman who could make
such a fuss over a dead dog while there
was a pretty and intelligent child near
by. ibid you bring him to me?"
Yes. Father said was getting old
enough to look out for him instead of
a dog, and he saw your piece in the
paper and told me to fetch him to
you"
my darling, my darling, come back
to me again!" wept the lady, hys-
terically kissing the dog all over, and
without even thanking the child who
had been compelled to give up her
only companion because a selfish father
wished it. The tears came into the
little girls eyes as she saw her pet so
contented in the arms Of another, and
for moment she said nothing. Then
she plucked up courage and asked:
won't you take me, too? I'll be
awful lonely without him."
NO dear I've no place here for
children, she replied, not even taking
SO IuuCU LTOuDlt DIS W I'LL IGI SyCS
from the little white traitor who was
nesting in her arms as if he had never
known another. Besides, your place is
with your father"
ooh, he won't care" was the plain
tive reply. Hes off at work all day,
and sometimes l never see him till
after | go to bed"
"Graciousl l wouldn't know what to
do with a child in the house. Run
home now, that's a good girl, and tell
your father that 1 shall never find
words enough to express how grateful
1 am. I'm ever so much obliged to
you, too, for bringing him."
The little girl stood for a moment
staring at her surrendered pet, as
though hoping for 'wag of his tail to
wish her good by. But in the plump
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q ONE years ago the following ad-
vertisement appeared in an even
~ ing paper exchange column:
DOG WANTED-A LADY OF MIDDLE AGE,
living alone, has lost her sole companion, q
toy fox terrier. which died yesterday. Being
very poor she cannot afford to buy another
and takes this method of Offering a good
home to any small dog whose owner wishes
to part with in. Apply No. - s. street.
The following day a little girl of
or years of age appeared at the adj
dress named in the advertisement,
leading a small white dog by a leash.
She rang the street bell timidly and a
lady opened the door and looked curl
ousy through her spectacles at her
two tiny visitors.
What do you want. little girl?" she
she opened the door wider, stepped out
on the piazza and began to fondle the
dog with a fervent, "Oh, you little
darling!"
Perhaps even in that childish mind
there was a thought that it would
have been a little more polite had the
lady paid her first attention to her
human visitor, but If there was she did
not express it in any way, but merely
asked:
Did you want a dog?"
"I did, indeed" the lady replied, not
even looking at her questioner in her
admiration for what she considered the
more interesting little darling" HE
is the living image of the little one
who died, and ever since he was taken
away 1 have wanted to die myself"
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the lody's arms more comfortably than
he ever had in hers, while she sobbed
herself to sleep on a lonely cot in
cherries home.
Every day or so the little girl came
to the lady's house to call on her dog
friend. Soon, however, in the luxury
and spoilings of his surroundings, he
paid less attention to her each visit,
until finally he merely wagged his tail
at her a few times, and then leaped
back into the ample lap of his mistress.
One morning when she rang the bell
of the Iady's front door it was not
opened. She rang several times when
she heard the dog bark behind the door,
and beyond that faint voice called to
her to come in On a bed in little
room off the parlor the lady lay very
i'll indeed. She welcomed the child with
a smile told her that her only servant
had left her without warning on the
night before, and when morning came
she found herself too i'll to move. At
glass of water, built a fire in the
kitchen, made a pot of tea and boiled
a couple of eggs for breakfast During
all of this time the dog slept on the
bed except when he was given food and
water and then after an Indifferent
wiggle waggle of thanks he selfishly
scurried back to bed and comfort again.
When evening came the child went
home, promising to come back the first
thing in the morning. AS she. lay help
less and sleepless during most of the
night, the lady found much time for
very serious thought. For many years
of solitary life she had lived with a
dumb brute for her only companion
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-27
NO USE IN FRETTIN'

When you so on gettin' troubled an the world
upside down,
When misfortune stareS upon you, with an
awfui-looking frown
There's a cheerfulness in KNOWN, when it's
dark for an you,
That the is always shnin', an the sky 70
always blue,
When the clouds appear the thckest an the
daylight seems withdrawn,
An the hopeful Joy o Twin seems to be en-
tirely gone,
Just remember. when the darkest, just little
distance through.
That the is always shinn, an the sky Is
always blue.
SO there amt no use in frettln' at the hard
ships that we meet,
For the birds are still a-singin', an the flowers
just as sweet;
An behind the deepest shadow there's a heap
o. promise too
For the sun is always shinin', an the sky is
always blue.
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have ever lived, among them Royal
Norton so long a resident of Los An
geles.
There are cat stories of every sort,
some amusing and some pathetic, while
not a few exemplify the intelligence of
these animals and their loyalty to
friends or mistresses.
Many illustrations ornament the pub
LEGATION and the fine half tones of
beautiful cats and kittens make beau
tiful pictures.
Cat Tales and Kitten Tails. By Mary
Hayes Davis and Jennie Van Allen.
Chicago: The Argus Press.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-27
New Books for" Young
Readers Are ReceiUed

Thomas Nelson Page Depicts Charming Phase of Boys Life His
Story Tommy Trot Given Additional Interest by
Beautiful Illustrations in Color Drawn by Victor Ander
son-Feice Tale of Italian Immigrants and the Vicis-
STUDIES Their American Life Is Picturesque
in Theme and Expression
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-27

with pleasure the beautiful book, cat
Tales and Kitten Tails" by Mary
Hayes Davis and Jennie Van Allen
The book is dedicated to the memories
Of some of the most beautiful cats that
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-27
TOMMY ON HIS WAY TO SANTA CLAUS LAND

all her life the lady was truly happy,
because she had discovered what to do
with a child about the house.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-27
Beloved Pet
Found Useless

Woman who Ignored Child and De-
voted Attentions to Dog Sees Folly
of Her Course
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
TRICKS.
Prices Manipulated to Give Erroneous
Impressions Of Cheapness.

The catalogue houses make such in
roads into the business of the dealers
who chiefly rely upon country trade,
that in some localities merchants can't
be blamed for the complaints they
make. Much can be done by the mer-
chant to prevent his customers send
ing to such concerns for goods, if he
will but make the effort. Sometimes
a little solid reasoning will have the
right effect. Any mar of common
sense knows that the basis of all
prices is the cost of production.
There must be a paying profit in the
business of manufacturing, and al
lowance made for cost of placing on
the market. The purchaser should be
satisfied that the manufacturer and
the dealer made a fair, honest profit.
The farmer estimates his profit on
the cost of growing his products. On
many crops and on his cattle and
hogs his percentage of gain is much
more than the storekeeper makes
upon the goods he sells. A little rea-
soning along these lines with explana-
lions that if low prices are made
there must be inferior goods supplied,
will perhaps help to keep many peo-
pie from sending away for goods.
One trick of the catalogue houses is
to classify goods by sizes as to make
a very low price on goods little in de-
mand, and large profits on goods
mostly called for. The one who looks
at the list to see prices finds his eye
first sees the low-priced goods and
naturally concludes that the whole
line is lower. If a careful examination
of the list be made the trick would be
found, and an average of the list
would show that the articles most
called for are higher than would be
asked by the home merchant.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

exercise are worth twice as many
doses of medicine.
Every deep breath of fresh air is a
gain for beauty and health" says the
instructor. and here is an exercise for
deep breathing which can be taken by
any girl. Stand before an open Win
dow with the feet planted far apart
and the body well balanced. Stretch
the arms out straight from the Shout
ders at the sides and hold them rigid.
Then bend the body forward, at the
same time swinging the straight arms
in a circle in front, one arm moving
inside of the other. Take a long,
deep breath as the arms are started
in the circular motion and make them
describe circles twice before the arms
are dropped at the side of the body
and held perfectly rigid while the
breath is exhaled. Twelve double dips
of this kind with ~ long breaths will
soon show a development of the
chest and ar improvement in the
breathing and circulation.
~ ioi5uIcHlnS lHc spine, COT-
r%ecting any slight defects and devel.
oping the chest at the same time the
following exercise Is u%nequaled:
Take the bell wand and imagine that
it weighs at least half your own
weight. Hold the weight rigid in your
hands straight out in front on a line
with the shoulders. Raise the bar
over the head, still imagining that it
weighs 60 or 70 pounds. Take a
deep breath as the bar is raised, and
as it goes upward slide the hands to-
ward the ends of the bar and then
drop it gently over the shoulders,
with the arms away and reaching as
far back as possible. This exercise
brings all the blood from the end of
the spine and makes it circulate rap
idly.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
COUNTRY STORE EXPENSE LIGHT
Local Merchants Should Be Able to
Meet City Store Competition.

In the matter of expense of conduct
ing business, the country merchant
has far the edge over the storekeep-
er of the large city. He has lower
taxes, his insurance is not so high,
neither has he to pay his help such
high wages as the city merchant. In
fact, the country merchant can sell
goods lower than the big city store,
and make money-that is if he is a
good buyer and gets his goods at the
price he ought to buy them at. 1t is
all tommy-rot to say that the depart
ment store sells goods for quality any
lower than does the average country
merchant. The reason is plain-de-
partment storekeeper or the mail-or-
der house can't do it, because ex-
penses are so much higher. Walk
into department store, ask to e
a line of hats, mems hats, or a line of
shoes. Note the prices marked and
then drop into a country store, pick
out the same quality, let it be the
same make of goods. What will you
find? That the country store asks
fully Is to 20 per cent. less than the
same goods are sold for in the big
city store.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
In a Presidential Year.

This is presidential year, and the
a1armist, the dry-goods box philoso-
pher and the calamity howlers Of diff
ferent breeds and opinions are abroad
in the land. Presidential years are
"off" years, SO they say, and the most
le~vel-headed old-timer shakes his head
with doubt when he speaks of the con
ditions throughout the land. There is
a little u for a tightening up in
the affairs, more cautiousness in inan-
cial and commercial centers in gen.
eral. This year there are no such "pre-
sentiments" Of evil as generally mark
presidential years. Business goes on
just the same as it has during the
past half dozen years or more, only
there is evidence that men are not
losing their heads and are carefully
considering possibilities. The agri-
cultural sections are particularly for
tunate in the fact that their pros
perity depends little upon the 1uctua-
tons of stocks CT securities. 'Tis
the wealth of land and live stock that
counts, and while any depression may
to q certain extent influence price. it
will require a greater calamity than
q change in administration to q
alyze agricultural industries.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Cultivation of Gossip,

A visionary man has undertaken to
cultivate gossip. Gossip of the past
and present, he believes, has been too
wild, rank and careless, and he is anx.
ious that it be pruned and trimmed.
Cultivated gossip will certainly not be
as entertaining, spicy and palatable
as the loose and untamed kind, but it
is believed that it will do less harm to
the neighbors.
There are those persons who feel
that cultivated gossip will be stale,
fiat and Improbable. Gossip, to be
good gossip, must have a bite, a tin
gle and a tang to it. Gossip to be
most interesting must be injurious to
somebody. The most popular gossip
must have plenty of scandal in it. II
scandal should be censored out of gos-
sip there would be no gossip, and this
would be an uncomfortable condition.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
BEING U%P-To-DATe.
Live Business Men the Ones Whs
Make the Greatest Success.

The man in business is out to win
or he wouldn't be in business. There
are many little details that must be
looked after. must be studied and
which are essential to success. Many
merchants, particularly in small
towns. are kept so busy wrapping up
bits OF ginghams, weighing out sugar
and doing the hundred and three 9TH
er things, that they think they have
no time to give all these little essen
tails attention. These days the mer-
chant is really up against a hard
game, unless he keeps right in line
and to the front. Statistics show that
80 per cent. of those who engage in
the retail trade fail.
People must buy necessities. The
average mortal wants the best he can
get for the least money. Merchant
Jones can't sell at any higher prices
than Brown on the opposite side Of
the street sells like goods for, and
Browns method is pretty good.
Brown has captured a good trade,
and on some lines gets sitter prices.
How does he do it? Look at the ar
rangement of his goods. He has a
place for everything, and everything
properly in its place, and displayed to
the greatest advantage. He hasn't
his potatoes and his apples mixed in
a heap and his tomatoes and other
canned goods Of the vegetable class
mixed with his jellies and his jams;
neither are the labels so covered with
dust that the goods look as if they
were held in stock for years. You can
just bet Brown is up-to-date, his goods
are so arranged that people find a
pleasure In stopping in front of the
store and looking at the show win
dows, and go through the door and
see the harmony and order in all the
arrangement of his stock. Brown
himself is no SLOUGH, his attire is plain
but neat, no gaudy display and his
temper is always even, and a smile
is for every customer, and all his
clerks. are required to keep them
selves neat and show the greatest
courtesy to everyone who enters the
store. Then, again, he sees that goods
are delivered promptly, no delay in
getting your sugar, your butter and
all that you order from Brown, for he
Is always Johnny-on-the-spot. Then
again, he keeps all his customers feel
ing well; he always believes in an
era OF good feeling; he is sympathetic.
Then Brown is a man who doesn't
believe in keeping a set of books for
the purpose of charging up poor ac-
counts. He has a knack of collecting
his bills S his customers feel they
are under obligations to him, and
while he is a stickler for making cash
sales, sometimes good responsible
customers wan a little credit, and
get it. Merchants like Brown are the
kind that build up the home town.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

and sink back 20 times. II you fnd
you cannot stand this ratio OF increase
without undue fatigue increase by one
every other morning instead Of every
morning.
Old-time gymnasts were taught to
rise entirely to a sitting posture in
this exercise. This, however, is harm
full. For after you are about three
quarters Of the way up the strain be-
gins to fall on the spine, which 1t
wearies without strengthening.
This "rising and sinking" exercise Is
splendid for Strengthening all the mus
Giles of the back and abdomen. and is
also beneficial for the leg muscles.
In this as well as in all the other ex-
ercises do not loaf. At the same time
do not move jerkily. Every movement
should be regular and quick, but not
sudden.
For instance, when starting begin
also to count one,t two, three, four. At
the word two" you should be up" at
the word -four" you should be on your
back again; starting to rise again at
the next count of "one." A second
should elapse between each two
counts.
After a time this exercise will come
easier. When it does try this varia-
ton on it:
Instead Of folding the arms ACROSS
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
A Bit Of Home.

One Is always glad to see a familiar
face on foreign soil. Hardly less wei.
come is the sight Of some object as
ISOLATED with ones native country.
Some people never discover their
patriotism until they catch sight of
their flag in a strange land. Mr..
Samuel Cox found a bit of the United
States in Russia, and tells about 1t In
Arctic Sunbeams."
while visiting Peterhof we were
rowed out to a fairy island on the
lake. Then the guide took us to an
oak about 80 feet high. On it was o
brass plate registering the fact that
the tree grew from an acorn taken
from an oak by George Washing.
toms grave and sent to the Emperor
Nicholas. The tree was well-grown
and thrifty.
1T was curious to see how the
name Washington was spelled in Rus
sian. I do not know the Russian type.
but this is the nearest approach to it
/ can make:
"BamuHrmoHa.'
Il asked the guide to spell and pro.
nounce it, and he said:
"'Va-sha-li-n-g-ton-al's