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women. work in Norway.

The scope Of women's employment Is
much wider in Norway than with u.s.,
writes Fl. II. D. Pierce In the Atlantic
Monthly. Even large public banquets
are chiefly served by maids, and in the
shops customers are waited upon, gener-
ally, by saleswomen.
This Is by no means confined to few
classes of shops, for both men and
women; in jewelers. and silversmiths' i,
in fact, in almost every branch OF retail
trade, while women are not exclusively
employed to wait upon customers, they
decidedly predominant. In the banks
also, in the post and telegraph Office,
and upon the railways women are much
employed, not only in clerical capacities,
but for work exclusively performed in
America by men.
In the University of Christiania both
sexes attend the lectures indiscriminate-
ly and are upon the same footing. In
the practice Of medicine, and especially
Of dentistry, there are quite as many
female as male practitioners. In a
small block of buildings close to the le-
CATION l have counted the signs Of six
dentists, three Of whom are women.
Even in the law women are admitted
to practice.
The hospitality Of the homes is that
truest hospitality which invites the
guest to share in good cheer without
ostentation or display. Dinner is at
three or four O'clock, served by trim,
fresh-looking maids, and supper at
eight, when, except on formal occasions,
the guest Is free to forage round the
table for himself. Adjourning to the
drawing the guests thank both
master and mistress Of the house. and
on the next meeting never fail to say,
Thanks for the last time"
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accomplished, but thus far the steep
sides Of the 29O-foot shaft have prov
ed insurmountable. No doubt the time
will come when the venturesome noun
tain climber will find a way, but many
failure is the record of the past.
Trains circle this mountain for miles
on the way from Telluride to Rico.
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CHAPTER XIV.

Three months later Walter arrived at
Columbus, the capital of the State, after
q business tour of considerable length,
during which he had visited from twenty
to thirty different towns and villages. He
had now got accustomed to the business,
and understood better what arguments to
employ to those whom he wished to pur-
chase his book. The consequence was
that he had met with degree of success
which had far exceeded his anticipations.
He had tested his powers, and found
that they were quite equal to the task
he had undertaken-that of earning his
own living. He had padded his own canoe
thus far without assistance, and he felt
confident that, if his health continued
good, he should be able to do so here
after.
After eating supper, and spending an
hour or two in the public room of the
hotel, Walter went up to his room. Here
he took out blank boot, in which he
kept an account of his sales and expendi-
lures, and, taking piece of paper, fig
ured up the grand result. He wished to
know just how he stood.
After a brief computation, he said,
with satisfaction, Il have sold two hun
dred and eighty books, which gives a
gross profit of three hundred and fifty
dollars. My expenses have been exactly
two hundred and sixty three dollars. That
leaves me eighty-seven dollars net profit. I"
This was a result which might well
yield Walter satisfaction He was only
fifteen, and this was his first business ex-
perience. Moreover, he was nearly a
thousand miles away from home and
friends, surrounded by strangers. Yet, by
his energy and business ability. he had
been able to pay all his expenses, and
these, of course, were considerable, as he
was constantly moving, and yet had made
a dollar a day clear profit.
That is rather better than working for
my board in Mr.. Drummond's store" he
reflected. Il am afraid it would have
taken me long time to make NV for
tune it | had stayed there. l wonder
how my amiable cousin Joshua is getting
along"
This thought led to the sudden recol
lection that he had written to Mr.. Shaw.
asking him to write to the hotel at Co
lumbus, where he was now stopping. Civ
Ing him any news that he might consider
interesting. Such letter might be await
ing him.
He went downstairs, and approached
the clerk. :.
cave any letters been received here
cor met" he inquired.
What nameT asked the clerk.
Walter Conrad"
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Chinese Torture.

The ingenuity Of the Chinese in de-
vising punishment for offenders sur
passes that of the most cruel people Of
the middle ages. Some time ago a boy
was kidnapped from village about
thirty miles from Chinkiang and
brought to that city to be sold. The
kidnapers were arrested and returned
to the village, where the people dug q
hole in the ground, like grave, about
three feet deep, covered the bottom
and sides with unslaked lime, placed
the offender, with his hands and feet
tied, upon the lime and covered his
body with the same material Then
they filed the hole full Of water, and
as the lime slaked he was roasted
alive and his body consumed.
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ssrhe Old Mans Notions.' -

my boy" said a father to his only
son, you are in bad company. The
lads with whom you go indulge in bad
habits. They smoke, drink, swear, play
cards, and go to theaters. They are
not safe company for you, I beg you
10 quit their society" you need not
be afraid, father" replied the boy,
haughtily; II guess know thing or
two; know how far to go. and when
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All II Il worth.

DO you think there Is anything OF
a binding obligation when man estab-
fishes oscnlatory reciprocity with 8
maid?"
"Of course not; that il mere lip ser.
Vice. !" ltimore American.
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to STOP" The boy left his fathers
house twirling his cane in his fingers,
ard laughed at his fathers notions.
A few years later and that boy,
grown to manhood, stood at the bar Of
court, before a jury which had
brought In verdict Of guilty" against
Kim for crime. Before he was SEN
fenced he addressed the court, and said
among other things:
my downward course began In dis
cbeying my parents. | thought / knew
as much Of the world as my father,
and spurned his advice, but as soon
as / had turned my back upon my
home, temptations came upon me thick
ard fast, and hurried me to ruin"
Mark that confession. ye boys who
are beginning to be wiser than your
parents.
The Bible says, Honor thy father
and thy mother, which is the first COM
mandment with promise"
Purchased Territory.
Few persons, perhaps, whether old
or young, could tell ofrhand how much
territory the United States government
has purchased. In the old times, when
ambitious, grasping rulers wanted adj
Joining territory they generally got 1t
by force Of arms. Nowadays it Is
bought and paid for: so, at least things
are done here. Following Is a list OF
our purchases:
Louisiana, from France, April 80,
1903; 877,26S square. miles; price. $15,-
100000.
Florida, from Spain, Feb. %, 1919 !;
59.268 square miles; price. $6,500O0O
California and New Mexico, from
Mexico, Feb. 2, 1913; 614,439 square
miles; price, $15. 100000.
Arizona and part Of Colorado and
Nevada. from Mexico, Dec. 80, 1853 J;
47,33O square miles price, $4,000, 900.
Alaska, from Russia, March 80,
1867; 577.3o0 square miles: price,
81, zoe, 900.
Oregon was explored by Lewis and
Clark and washington was acquired BY
treaty with Great Britain. The re-
public Of Texas was admitted to the
Union March 2, 1876. True. We ac-
quired the philippines ana Porto Rico
~ force Of arms, but that was 81 tie
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stNo Hose IN = Haircut"

No HOPE In HaIIcut' y.
The poet OF the Adams EnterpiD !,
having had his hair cut, the editor Z
the paper makes this comment:
That won't stop him. We know -,
Of 'em who IL as bald as a baby aDs
he's still peggiag away. Only last We
be wrote poem Of fourteen Vei'
There's no hope IN 4 haircut. '-AtlaD'-
Constitution.
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evidence OFT Made to order.

Tommy Pop, what Is expert testi-
mony?
Tommy's Pop 80 Expert testimony
my son, is a thing supplied by men
who tell the truth to the highest bid
der.-Philadelphia Record.
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a woman will take abuse from her.
husband through love OF him that !
clerk win take for money.
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Sometimes I WISH"
Said Teddy McNish,
THAT the earth was great baseball,
And the ball and were scooting sky-high,
And never'd come down at all.
"What'd I care
If the earth was bare
All leather instead Of grass
And the trees were gone, an the big front
lawn,
An houses, an garden-sass.
"Why, right in the game
l can get the same
Sort of thing that grows on earth.
There are diamonds to prize, of tre-men-
jous size,
Though couldn't quite name their worth.
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There are plenty of fouls
As handsome as owls;
There are bats that are blind an, oh ye!
There are flies in the air; if your hama
are bare,
They sting sometimes, guess.
There are fields, you know,
An drives also;
There are liners (not ships)-all that.
An pitchers (not wet) an then, for q pet
There's dear old One Of cat
$50 that's what WISH"
Said Teddy McNish,
"No need to come down at all
But whirl through the sky, yelling hor
yelling hi =
On my world-a great baseball"
Chicago Daily News.
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a lie never lives to be old. German
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me iron a come mems blood -
~ ~ Iron.
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strange and sudden movements by which
the contest between prominent and fav-
ored candidates causes them all to be dis
carded and the position to be given to
some heretofore unknown quantity. To
use an old and much used if not abused
figure, when the tournament opened four
renowned knights entered the lists. They
were Lewis Cass of Michigan, the de-
feated candidate of 1S4S; James Buchan-
an of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Douglas
Of Illinois and William L. Marcy of New
York. After many exciting tits, Frank
lin Pierce of New Hampshire, knight
who had remained in the shadow with
visor down, dashed in, endorsed his oppo-
nents and won the prize.
It took seventeen ballots to nominate
James Buchanan Of Pennsylvania in the
Cincinnati convention Of 1856. From the
first he was the leading candidate, but
could not control two-thirds of the votes.
On the sixteenth ballot the contest had
narrowed down to Buchanan and Doug
las. On the next ballot delegation after
delegation changed its vote until the en-
tire number, 296, were cast for Buchanan.
Stephen A. Douglas Of Illinois, who had
twice been q presidential candidate, at
last succeeded In winning the nomination
In 1850. But the shadow Of secession was
over the land, and the party, ike the
country, was suffering. The convention
assembled in Charleston April %, 1890.
and continued until May 5 After fifty
seven fruitless ballots. II which Douglas
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-09-17

Arkansas today has about as good insurance protection as it did before the legislature began to draft and pass stringent anti trust and combine acts, which drove many of the big insurance companies from the State. When the laws were modified so as to restrict only these companies which combined to fix rates in Arkansas, the big companies be gan to come back and the little mutual companies organized in the state to fail The Pruden- tial IS the latest company to give notice of return, and Geo. Tiles will probably be state agent, with Headquarters in Lit tie Rock.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-09-17

Miss Fife Crossland will show you something new in lace col lars and belts at Mum & Dukes
 Wanted A few regular board CTS at the Johnson Hotel. Fare first class.
 When you come to town and want a good dinner go to the Johnson Hotel. Price 25e.
 Those interested in the propo- gation of the Loganberry will learn all details of Culture, price of plants, etc, by addressing Paul NJ. Simms, Salem, Oregon See last issue of this paper for description.
 The Johnson Hotel IS the best S1.00 per day house in the city. Try it.
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BLOCKADED
Every Household in Prescott Should Know How to
 Resist 1t

The back aches because the kidneys are blockaded Help the kidneys with their work. The back will ache no more. Lots of proof that Doan's Kid ney Pills do this. It's the best proof, for it comes from Prescott.
 E. J. Taliaferro, living in Prescott, Ark, says: "Last winter l suffered a great deal from a disordered condition of my kidneys. There was a stiffness in my back, which extended into my neck and I was also troubled by dull feeling in my head. My back ached all the time, and my work seemed to greatly aggravate my suffering. l grew worse, and finally noticed sha the kid ney sec.etions were becoming too ire quent in action l procured a box of Doan's Kidney Pills from Hesterly' s Drug Store and they were the only remedy that ever reached my case. Since using two boxes of Doan's Kid ney Pills, I have been thoroughly cured, and feel very grateful toward this re- liable remedy.
 For sale by all dealers. Price soc. Foster MiIburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States.
 Rem, mber the name-Doan's and take no other.
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EMMETT.
Ali Galloway leaves today for a prospectory trip to Texas.

Ali Galloway leaves today for a prospectory trip to Texas.
 Mrs. Dora Clark and daughter of Bierne left Sunday morning for home after a weeks visit here. Mrs. Clark has not been here since she left, a bride, twenty years ago.
 School opened this morning. Mir. Crump came in some days ago and is boarding with Mrs. Phillips. Mrs. Hartsfeld came in Saturday evening. MT. Cal- houn has been busy getting things in order. We expect ali the ladies to be present at the opening and the men to vote for Amendment 9. and against It. cense and Amendment 10.
 Parker Sullivan Will not teacn at Pine Grove but leaves for Dunklin, Okla, to take charge of the Dry Goods store of Sam Jones. formerly of this place.
 Mir. Pat McGrory has a posit ion as superintendent of a rail- road in Texas and will leaue soon to take charge.
 No rain here yeti
 The death of little Miss Myr- tie Landers Saturday was very sad. She was sick only three days and was such a bright, pret- ty child. Her bright face will be missed from her desk this morning. She was the only daughter.
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Hoppity Hop.

Are you just barely getting around by the aid of erutches or a cane? Un- less you have lost limb or have a de- formity---if your trouble is rheumatism lumbago, sprain, stiff joints or any thing'of like nature ute Ballard Snow Liniment and in no time you can throw away your crutches and be as well as anyone, Price 25c, See, aud S1 ,00, For sale at Bakers Drug Store,
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Liquor Vote
 Is Surprise

Little Rock, Sept; 15- Special to Picayune, Il a.m.) Democratic ticket swe cps every county, except possibly Newton and Searcy. Major ity 5o,OOO. Liquor gained Perry, Conway, Monroe, Lee, Mississippi, Prairie, Wood ruff Yell and possibly Ran dolph and Lonoke and main taining hold on all counties. Crawford reported last night wet, is dry. Tucker leats Democratic ticket.
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SKACCS HEARD
 FROM AGAIN
He Claims To Be the Liy- ing Son of Jesus
 c hr s t.

Little Rock, Sept. II. Elijah Skaggs, the self styled prophet, has been granted a new trial, the state confessing error, and t h e announcement will be made in the Supreme court when it meets Monday. Skaggs is a religious fanatic who was sentenced to serve 19 years in the state pen itentiary for an assault upon Mrs. Taylor some months ago, The man went to Fort Smith from Texas, followed by some of his sect. claiming to oe the living son of Christ. A few days after he arrived in Fort Smith, Mrs. Taylor caused his arrest, saying he has criminally assault. ed her in the woods near Fort Smith. When the case came up for trial, the woman repudiated her charges. and Skaggs claimed t was a conspiracy between he and Mrs. Taylor by which he was to be hanged and have an opportunity to show the people that he would arise from the dead on a certain day, but find ing out the people were not go- ing to hang him, decided to lay bare the plot. The majority of the jury which tried him was in favor of hanging him, and the 19 years imprisonment was a com promise. While confined in the Fort Smith jail, Skaggs endeav- bring to make his bluff good, crawled upon the cage of the county Jail, tied some rags about his neck and attempted to crawl down so as to remain suspended and have the jailer find him in this condition, but the other prisoners wanted more reality to the farce; and when Skaggs went to climb down he was giv- en shove which percipitated him to the cement floor and broke a jaw. Attorneys for Skaggs then procured bond while the case was pending in the high CT court, and Skaggs went to Chicago. where he was followed by a few of the faithful, and continued his teachings. The new trial was granted because Judge Daniel left the court room while the trial was in ..progress, without suspending the taking Of testimony.
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To Be Happy.

you must have good health. You can t have good health if your liver is not doing it's duty-slow but sure poison is going on all the time under such con- ditions, Ballard's Heroine makes a perfectly healthy liver, keeps the stom- ach and bowells right and acts as a tonic for the entire system, sold by Bakers Drug Store
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A Burglar In Town.

his name is bad caugh' He dosn t care for gold or silver but he will steal your health away. If he appears in your house arrest him at once with Ballard's Horehound Syrup, it may mean consumption if you don't, A cure for all coughs, colds and chest troubles, Price g, soc, and$l, ,00 bot ties,
 For sale at BBker's Drug Store
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Have You q Baby.

Then watch it closely. And above all things don't let it suffer for any length of time with worms that is fatal. If it's complexion gets yellow and pasty, if it is listless, cross or peevish, gets thin, suffers with fatulence, give it
 Whites Cream Vermifuge, Tie only cure that ever fails aud has no bad effect, for sale at Bakers Drug Store,
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-09-17
STOCK LAW,

The columns of the Picayune are open to any farmer who wishes to discuss the stock law. We have been in favor of it for years and would like to see some action taken in the matter.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-09-17

Il do not deceive. There is no dealer who will or can under sell me in the same make and quality of high grade pianos and musical instruments. A. MoDson.
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Has To Be Cited.

Possibly there is something on earth that IS surer and quicker cure for cuts burns, aches, pains and bruises than Hunts Lightning Oil If SO, I would like to be cited For 20 years I have been unable to find anything better my self. " H. H Ward, Rayvile, La.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-09-17
SI. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern.
 SOUTH BOUND.
NORTH BOUND.

tb Don't stop at Prescott
 yE) Stops for St. Louis pRssenKe cr'v. No. S6 goes to Gurdon only. rs.ssenSet u Little Rock and north change for No s. wi-, Stops at Philadelphia Malvern and Benton
 J.TJ DAWSON. Agent.
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Balloon ascension Tues d a y at 1 o'clock.
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NOTICE TO THt PUBLIC

Any erroneous reflection upon the -saaracter, standing or reputation of any individual, firm or corporation appear ine in The Picsyune will be promptly corrected if brought to the attention of he publisher. Statements of facts, however will not be retracted.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-09-17
NOTICE.

The Nevada county union FEE. & C. U. will meet with Emmet local Union Sept. 17-18, 1908.
 J. T. Luck, Pres.
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The Johnson Hotel is up-to- date now. Gilelt a trial. J. O. Spears, Proc.
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Published Every Thursday Morning
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SUBSCRIPTION ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-06

use about 100000 poles each year
and about 12O, 100000 cords of wood
are burned. A single match factory,
of which there are more than $50
in this country, consumes 100000
board feet of sugar pine or yellow
pine logs a day. These are by no
means all of the uses to which wood
is put, but, immense as is the tax
upon the forests, and as great as it
may become in 1850, it is no more
than the supply of timber will meet
if the forests are properly cared for
But before such care can be exer-
cised in this country-it is an actu-
atty in Germany-save upon the ma
tional and state reservations which
constitute only % per cent of the
total area of forests, spirit of ma
tional economy must replace one of
national waste.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-06
THE LARGEST WOMAN.
Negroes Lately Dead in Texas
Weighed .25 Pounds.

Tipping the beam at 725 pounds,
Emma billiard, the negress who died
at her home in the rear of 91S West
Second street late Friday night, was
probably the largest woman of her
day and time. At least the local I'M
dertakers have no record of the
burial of any giant that could half
way compete on the matter of avoir-
dupois with her. 1t required the
united strength of eight men to lift
the heavy body from the bed where
il lay to the dead" wagon Of R. c.
Houston, the negro undertaken. who
conducted the unique funeral. From
the house 1t was hauled to the wood
yard of the Adams Coal and Wood
Co and there weighed on the big
wood scales. The beam rested at
the 725 notch.
Justice Maben, who viewed the re-
mains yesterday morning came to the
conclusion that the negress came to
her death from natural causes. She
had been i'll for several days. Her
16-year-Old daughter left her seated
in a chair Friday night, and returned
some thirty minutes later to find
her dead in bed. The undertaken
was notified, but concluded that the
body was Of such abnormal size that
IL would be impossible TO remove IL
yesterday morning. Accompanied by
his assistant, Undertaken Houston
went to the house again yesterday.
but was compelled TO call IN six
other men to aid him.
The negress az the time of her
death was thirty-six years Of age.
Her physique is said 20 have been Of
more than ordinary robustness dur
ing her entire lifetime She did a
great deal of servants work, how
ever. up to the time Of her death
For many years she earned her liv-
Iihood by washing. but was COM
PEELED 10 sit instead Of stand al the
washtub. Several years ago she re-
ceived an offer to place herself on
exhibition with a transient show. but
declined because Of the exsrtion nee
essary to such a task. Il IL de-
clared however. that no FIAT lady
now on the road could rise above the
dwarf stages when compared with
Fort Worth's big negroes.
The conn in which the body rst
buried was almost square. The
grave was about three times the
width Of the ordinary grave. Inter
ment was made yesterday afternoon
in the negro paupers' lot in the city
cemetery. But very little Is known
OF the dead nsgress's history.