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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-23
Bound to Make
Somebody.
BY FRANK III. SWEET.
1908. by Frank H. Sweet.

"W ADY, what you call-a-disT
"a The lady's eyes were rails
IL ed languidly from the book
she was reading. But as they
became focused upon the strange fig
ure before her they acquired a momen-
tary interest
"What is it?" she asked.
obs" and the boy leaned eagerly
over her chair. without removing his
dirty finger from the picture which he
held up for her inspection.
She drew back with slight frown.
But it was only momentary and was
succeeded by quiet look of amuse-
ment
at is an elephant" she answered.
"Have you never seen one?'
"Dey amt live in my country, no. |
t'ink dey is Ameriky."
"Oh, no; they are not Americans"
she said, smiling. They belong to a
warm climate You have not been over
long, suppose?'
81 t'ink it be tree-what you call
him-mont's. the boy replied doubt
fully.
What made you come to this out OF
the way placer" she asked. after
moments silence. Surely there is
no work here for your father and
mother"
Instantly the merry smile disap-
peared, and his face became grave and
thoughtful.
"De fader an moder die on de YES
sci with de fever" he said slowly. with
an awed look in his blue eyes. Il hal
two-t'ree dollar an l no like stay in
de big New York with the brudders
an sisters. 1t be bad place for small
peoples. We come on de boat till dc
monna be gone. den we walk an walk
till de little ones be tired. Den we
stop. Den we be here"
The lady had unconsciousiy allowed
the book to slip from her lap to the
sand at her feet. and her face was los
ing it's expression of bored Indifference
'Are you the oldest| she asked.
81 be de fader now" he replied
gravely. Il t'ink we live here. 1t b.
nice place for bring up de little ones
like it more as any place | see. |
make me t'ink of home country-onl.
Fbetta''
mot better than your own country ?
she said, in some surprise
Eyes, Ameriky de BETA country 70
teach little ones. Dey learn t'ings an
make somebody, mebba.'
"How many of you are there" sh
asked. land how do you manage to ge
along? What do you do?"
"Dere be two brudders an two sis
ters." he replied. with the smile re
burning to his face, ''an' dey all b
more little as me. An we get alon
fusta rate We find de CLANS an d
crabs an de feesh an sell to de pee
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trough de winder, tekin' sash an all,
an lit out De res, dey foller suit, an
dey TUX off heller SHELTER trough
doahs an winders, whicheber happen
ed handy, an scattered in de night.
An ez fo' Unc' jim. nobody ain neb-
bah laid eyes on him since. an whar
he lit out ter after he le'p' trough de
winder de goodness only knows!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-12-23
Aunt DiIlaIl S
Dance.
BY CLARENCE L. LOWER.
Copyright. 1908. by Clarence L
By CLARENCE L. LOWER.
Copyright. 1908. by Clarence I.
Lower

wNOR some time after Maria had
finished the story the little girl
sat looking thoughtfully out of
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
BAD n HUMoR.
Limbs Below the Knees Were Raw
Feet SwoIIen-Sleep Broken
Cured in 2 Days by Cutlcurs.

Some two months ago l had a hui
NOR break out on my limbs below my
knees. They came to look like raw
beefsteak, all red, aad no n knows
how they itched and burned. They
were so swollen that / could not get
my shoes on for a week or more. /
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 SUI.
feripg was intense and during that
time did not sleep an hour at a time.
Then one morning / tried a bit of
Cuticura. From the moment it touched
me the itching was gone and l have
not felt a bit Of it since. The swelling
went down and in two days I had my
shoes on and was about rs usual.
George B. Farley, so South State St,
Concord, N. H., May IA, 1907"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
THE MARINERS COMPASS.

Influences That Draw II From Its A.
Iegiance to the Magnetic Poie.
Nothing in the navigational equip
ment Of a ship has been the subject
of more anxious scientific research or
receives more jealous care than the
mariners compass.
The popular notion Of the compass
needle always pointing north and
south is-well, more inaccurate than
even popular notions usually are.
Even under the most favorable condi-
lions there are only certain places
upon the surface Of the earth where
the compass needle does point north
and south, and 1t is quite safe to say
that such conditions are never found
ON board Of any ship.
But we must go further and say that
no more unfavorable position could be
found for a compass than on board of
a modern steamship, which is a com
plicated mass Of steel, all tending to
draw the compass needle from its al
legiance to the magnetic pole Of the
earth, warning influences which must
needs be counteracted by all sorts
Of devices which hedge round the In
strument by an invisible wall Of con-
ficting currents of magnetism.
And as II this were not enough there
are now huge dynamos to be reckoned
with, producing electric currents for
all sorts of purposes on board. In the
midst of these msytic currents the
poor little compass needle, upon which
the mariner depends for his guide
across the trackless deep, hangs sus-
pended like n shrinking saint sur
rounded by legion of devils.
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One Dealer Who Helps the Boarding
School Girls to Get Sweets.

One Dealer Who Helps the Boarding
School Girls to Get Sweets.
A certain city In which flourish in
Vulnerable boarding schools has a
candy store which Is the secret Nee
ca Of every girl who can escape from
her chaperon long enough to hasten
to its hospitable door.
The name of the city shall not be
divulged; for the matrons and house
mothers and ohaperons and principals
and all the other supervisors of the
appetites and purses of their respect
i've iocks might happen to see this
and get wise.
These supervisory personages have
shown a cruel hardness Of heart on
the subject of candy which has made
1t necessary for the owners Of a sweet
tooth to s up much gray matter in
eluding the prohibitions which have
been pronounced against sweets.
They have a friend and abettor in
the man who owns the candy store
mentioned above. II you happen to
be q girl of boarding school age and
to go into his store to buy candy he
gives you a kindly and confidential
smile a. he says.
Want 1t tied up in school style?"
Then, II you say yes, he goes
through a most extraordinary perfor'
nance. He wads paper into outland-
ish lumpy shapes and stuffs 1t in
around the candy box until when the
package is finally completed. wrap
ped and handed out to you, no one
except q school girl who is In the -
cret-woald dream what was In It.
II might contain a tin trumpet. or q
toy horse and wagon, or q pair 81
shoes. or a clock. But no one, not
even q chaperon, would think Of can
dy. The girls carry their FORBIDDEN
sweets homo to the school under hsI
sesy syss and she IS nons the wiser
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CHAPTER i.--(conunued.)

When she returned to the living
Dol the logs on the hearth were
cracking %cheerfully again and the
wind rumbled In the chimney a little
less noisily. Putting out the light OF
the lamp, she dropped into the rock
ing chair and stared at the fire with
unblinkipg eyes. Slowly the numb
ness was passing out of her heart, and
sense of the reality of things was TAX
ing its place.
Tears came into her eyes at length
and rolled slowly down her cheeks.
She had reached the end of n stage
of her life. Never again would she
wait and listen for the coming of her
father. He would come TX mere.
''The dad is dead-eead-dead!"
She repeated the words to herself
again and again. as If she wanted to
realize all their significance, and with
each repetition OF the word the tears
fell faster.
She took no heed OF the flight OF
time. She was only vaguely conscious
that the wind was still soughing in
the pines and the rain beating against
the window. Nothing mattered. She
seemed to have reached the end of all
things. She had lived for her father
because there was nothing els on
earth to live for. Now that he was
gone she was stranded utterly.
She fell to sobbing presently, and
the sobs seemed to ease her heart.
The awful sense Of loneliness became
less poignant. The complaining wind
caught a more cheerful tone, the
cracking logs burst into laughter now
and then, the sobs became fewer until
they ceased altogether, and then h
remembered no more until she opened
her eyes with a start and saw the
black face of Dinah bending over her.
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distinctly that pleasant experience OF
| her girlhood. Edward Entwistle, now
a resident Of Des Moines, Ia, was the
| engineer who hauled the little four
wheel coaches from Huddersfield,
Yorkshire, to Liverpool.
People came from the country to
Understood just like they do now on
a circus day." said Mrs. Farrar, who
is vigorous, in spite OF her 81 years.
The word had been circulated
throughout the country that an excur-
sion train was going to be run on the
new tramway, and that no horses
would be used in starting or in holding
it back from running down Hill too
fast. The people who gathered into
Huddersfeld were very much divided
in their opinion as to whether Engi-
neer Entwistle would ever return with
his train load of passengers from his
| venturesome enterprise.
Three small fiat cars were behind
| Mr.. Entwistle's steam motor. There
were no seats. The passengers had to
stand up and hold to each other TO
| keep from falling of on the right-of-
way. My mother and l were together.
| The little cars rocked violently and IT
seemed at times that they would GER
| tainly TURF over. In going UP hill the
engine pulled and threw out great
clouds of smoke and cinders. We felt
like people who were enjoying our
first experience in a dirigible balloon,
/ guess.
The train left headquarters at ten
IN the morning, the engineer, crew and
| passengers receiving hearty cheers
from the big crowd that lined the
| tracks. After we had proceeded a
few miles, and no disaster occurred,
we began to feel easier, and fell to
talking and laughing about our won.
derful trip.
"The journey home was made after
night. l don't recall that there was a
light anywhere on the train. l guess
they hadn't thought Of headlights then,
| although afterwards they used a fiat
car ahead of the engine with pine
knots blazing on a sand pile when
they ran trains after dark.
1T was a beautiful night, and our
engineer was not afraid Of meeting
any other trains. The only trouble
that could have ONE to him would
have been a cow or something getting
on the track ahead.
ct must have been a strange ex-
perience to the country people near
the road to hear that little train roar
by in the darkness, with no lights
about it anywhere except in the fur,
mace. We didn't get back to Hud.
iersfield until nearly two o'clock In
the morning. Late as the hour was,
there were many people waiting to
see the train come in, and the cheer
ing was as great ove our arrival safe
at home as 1t was when we left. Our
friends hadn't the ghost OF an idea
when we would be back, because there
was no telegraph then and no way tc
calculate Just exactly what the speed
Of the train would be. We sat UP
the balance of the night and talked
about that wonderful trip"
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THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When .
Baby.

IL parents realized the fact that cof-
fee contains a drug-caffeine-which
is especially harmful to children. they
would doubtless hesitate before CIV
ing the babies coffee to drink. i.
when ] was a child in my mothers
arms and first began to nibble things
at the table, mother used to give mo
sips of coffee. AS my parents used
coffee exclusively at meals / v
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 1t In the
coffee-mill. as q substitute for coffee.
But 1t did not taste right and they
went back to coffee again. That was
long before Postum was eve heard of.
I continued to use coffee until I was q.
and when / got into ONCE work, I be-
gan to have nervou spells. Especially
after breakfast / was SO nervous I
could scarcely attend to my CORE
s~pondence.
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 1t was fine. Now We
would not give up Postum for the
best coffee we ever tasted.
Il can now get good sleep, am free
from nervousness and headaches. I
recommend Postum to all coffee drink
ers.
There's q Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
n appears from time to time. They
are genuine, trus, and full Of human
interest.
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The Lost Train.

Mr.. Rudyard Kipling has told US OF
the ship that found herself, and doubt
less some Frenchmen will shortly
write Of the train that lost herself
near Senlis.
The train was an express, which
left Paris for Amiens. BY a mistake
of a pointsman outside Creil, the train
lost Its way and went of toward Com
piegne instead Of to Amiens.
The engine driver realized that he
was not in the straight path. but
knowing that there was another ex
press train behind him, dared not 20
back, and he raced along the line tc
find the nearest siding.
The guard and a number OF the pas
sengers knew also that something was
wrong, ard heads were thrust out Of
all the windows, and the passenger.
shouted to the driver that he was TAX
ing them away from Amiens. The
train dashed through several stations
and eventually took refuge in q siding
outside Pont Sainte Maxence. Two
minutes after II got in the express
which followed 1t went by like a me
teor.
The lost train then returned to Creil
was shunted TO the Amiens line, and
got to Amiens more than two hours
late.-London Express.
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I was in misery, and had despaired OF
ave. getting cured when / decided to
try Doan's Kidney Pills. One box helped
me so much that / kept on until en-
tirely cured"
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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CHAPTER n.
From West to East.

A week later Marion said good by
70 Odero and started on her journey
East. No one was held responsible
for her fathers death. A brief inquest
was held for forms sake, and the jury
unanimously returned a verdict Of
death by misadventure. Such shoot
ing cases were common enough In all
frontier cities. Nearly every other
man carried a revolver in his belt,
and sometimes a ~bowie-knife as well.
In the drinking and gambling saloons,
where men played for high stakes.
quarrels were frequent and sudden,
and were settled as suddenly as they
rose. The man who was quickest with
his ~six-shooter got the best of the
argument.
Dick Vests nimbleness had stood
him in good stead In many a fracas,
but failed him at the last. Before he
could pull the trigger a burning shot
from his opponents weapon had
pierced his chest and he fell MORALLY
wounded. He was not surprised. He
had always anticipated some such
end. For thirty years he had been a
law unto himself. He had left his
native land because his manner of life
made him more enemies than friends.
He had turned to his own account ev-
cry one who was simple enough to
trust him. He had cheated his best
friends without the slightest qualm Of
conscience. He had regarded every
man as fair game for his cunning.
He was buried without any unfriend-
ly demonstration. IL he had cheated
more people than any other man in
Odero that was ove now. He had
paid the penalty, and 1t was not good
form to cherish a grudge when a man
was dead.
Marion and Dinah were the only
mourners, though a crowd OF rough
men who had known Dick West gath
cred round the open grave in respect
full silence.
After the funeral Marion spent a
whole day In going through the con
tents Of the cowhide trunk. She
found the silver box at the bottom.
but did not attempt to open 1t. The
hingless lid fitted so closely that she
could not get the point Of q needle
into the chink.
There were a good many articles Of
x1-vAl~w lUtN. lnnoA-~R~a aAor4 RfUo
and even bracelets. There were also
several bundles OF greenbacks. rep
~resenting In all over a thousand dol
lars. In addition there were curios.
pistols. knives. spear-heads. beads and
. miscellaneous assortment OF papers
that appeared to be OF no particular
value. These were surmounted by ar,
ticles of underwear and a dress suit
much out Of date.
Marion allowed what was valuable
TO remain al the bottom Of the trunk,
and packed her own clothes on top.
She was not ~overstocksd with dresses.
Odero war out OF the range OF the
fashionable world, but such dresses
a. she had were well made and Of en-
during material.
There was much wailing on the
mart OF Dinah on the I've OF her de.
parture, for the negress had shared
their fortune for at least Eve years
and had cofne to regard Marion as heI
particular charge. She pleaded hare
- "a allowed TO accompany her Il
Rnxland. and Marion had considerable
.k---A ~~~vtuo3n~ ho~ 49, 49,
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Farrar, enjoys the
distinction OF hav-
ing been a passen-
ger on the first
railroad train ever
operated In Eng
land, says the Kan
sas City Star. She
remembers quite
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
They Knew Paul.

would you think Paul capable OF
deceiving a friend?"
Certainly not. Not n OF his
friends believes a word he says"
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ago 1 began to notice
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 and s
swelled so l could
not get my shoes on.
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Woman Runs English Railroad Station
Though In almost every phase Of thu
industrial life Of the nation womer
are to be found competing with tn,
sterner sex in the hurry and bustl,
Of daily existence. Whippingham, {
picturesque little Isle of Wight village
is probably unique in having a woman
station master.
For just 20 years this station hal
been in the entire charge OF Mrs
Norwood, a lady In whom the com
pany has the utmost confidence
Woman's Life.
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To BeautIfy Rioht Of WAY.

Fifty thousand packets Of howe,
seeds have been distributed by the
Canadian Pacific railroad to trainmeI
and section mon all over the lines a
the company.
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MADE FIRST TRIP
WOMAN A REAL PIONEER -
RAILRoAplNG.
Mrs. Farrar, Now of Macon, Mo-, Was
Passenger on Initial Train
Run Over the Rails In
England.

Mrs. Salina Farrar, mother OF the
postmaster OF Macon, Mo-, Charles
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Mrs. Della Meanes, 1913 e. Front
St, Maysville, KY, says: Seven years
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-04
A KENTUCKY CASE.

That viii Interest All Suffering
Women.
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In the circuit court at Belle
Fourche before Judge Rice, Conrad
Dahlberg was found guilty by a Jury
of the larceny of q steer, which he
shot while employed on the Ishal
Brown ranch In Meade county.
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CANDY.

Ito Be Continued.)
The Newtown bee., 1908-07-31
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The Newtown bee., 1908-07-31
IT CAN'T BE BEAT.

The best of all teachers is experi- ence. c. M. Harden, of Silver City, North Carolina, says: 'I find Electric Bitters does all that's claimed for it.. For Stomach, Liver and Kidney tron- bles it can't be beat. 1 have tried 1t and find it most excellent medicine. 7 Mir Harden is right; it's the best of all medicines also for weakness, lame back, and all run down conditions. Best too for chills and malaria. Sold under guarantee at R. H. Beers 6 Co.,, New town; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook; P. J. Garvin, Bethel; L. Gou- lett, Stevenson; H. w. Osborne, Eas- ton; w. B. Hawley, Sherman; Smith Brothers, Cornwall Bridge; Connery Bros, Georgetown; J. M. Sullivan, Bedding Ridge; G. F. Baker, Hawley- vile; G. w. Hurlburt & Co.,, Roxbury Allen Joyce. Roxbury Station; C. w.. Hatch, Bridgewater; w. N. Noble, New Milford; E. H. gBeardsley, New
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HATTERTOwN.
LOCAL NOTES.

Mrs E. B. Booth entertained the la. dies of the Methodist church society Of stepney at her home, last Thursday afternoon.
 Mir and Mrs Wallace Hill of Bridge port were the guests of MT and Mrs Stephen Hall, Sunday.
 Miss Mabel Stoddard of Derby IS spending week at the home Of 5. r. Davis.
 Several from this place took in the excursion to Sayin Rock, Wednesday.
 A boarder at the home of MT Gold smith is sick and under the care of Dr Gallup of Long Hill.
 The Misses Edith and Mabel Carlson and Edith Fairchild of Brooklyn are enjoying vacation at Mrs Ada Par malee's.
 Mrs Ada c. Parmelee and the Misses Fanny and Alice Warehouse enjoyed pleasure trip to Port Jefferson, last week.
 Arthur Wakeman of Southport visit ed his mother, Mrs Lizzie Wakeman, Sunday.
 Elmer and Ethel Lacey of New Ro- chelle are guests of Andrew Summers and family.
 Miss Lucy Weeks of Middletown is spending the summer with MT and Mrs Edgar Northrop.
 Mott Judd and Charles Ashman were in New Milford, Monday.
 Mrs Julia M. Lane, who has been spending several months with her niece in Meriden, returned home on Wednes- day.
 Mrs Benjamin Hoag was in New Mil ford, Wednesday.
 Walter Conn has been putting an ad- dition on his barn and building apiazza on the south side of his house.
 Mir and Mrs Brush and three children of Philadelphia were at Mrs Cum ming's, Thursday. Percy Ellsworth of Bridgeport is visiting his aunt, Mrs Cummings.
 Howard Worden returned to his home in Southbury, Wednesday.
 Mrs Carrie Cummings, Mrs Ida and Miss Mamie Cummings, Walter D. Conn and Howard Worden went fishing to Hatch pond, Tuesday.