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dunno. Anyhow. Sef fiocks wiss Betz
constant. And they understand one
another good. Trotting like side
he showed the company. up and down
the store porch Just how a sidewise
dog would be likely to trot on n hot
summer day-and then laughed joy
ousiy.
II there had been an artist eye to
see they would have been well worth
its while-Seffy and the >>lare SO af.
fectionately disparaged. and. after
all. I am not sure that the speaker
himself had not an artists eye. For
a spring pasture. or a fallow upland.
or drove OF goodly cows deep in his
clover. l know he had. perhaps you.
too, have?J And this was his best
mare and his only son.
The big bay. clad in broad banded
harness. soft with oil and glittering
with bIasses, was stumbling indolent-
ly down the hill. resisting her own
momentum by the diagonal motion
the old man had likened to a dog s
sidewise trot. The looped trace.chains
were jingling a merry dithyramb. her
head was nodding. her tail swaying.
and Seffy. propped by his elbow on
her broad back, one leg swung be-
tween the hames. the other keeping
time on her, ribs. was singing:
Il want to be an angel
And with the angels stand.
A crown upon my forehead
A harp within my hand"
His adoring father chuckled. Il
wonder what for kind of anchel he'd
make. anyhow? And Betz-theyll
have to go together. Say. wonder IL
1t is horse-anchels?"
No one knew: no one offered a sug-
gestion.
We'll. 1t ought to be. Say-he ken
perform circus wiss OIL Betz!"
They expressed their polite sur
prise at this for perhaps the hun
dredth time.
"Yas-they have kind OF circus
ring in the barnyard. He stands on
one foot then on another. and on his
hands wiss his feet kicking. and then
he says words-like hokey.pokey-
and Betz she kicks up behind and
throws him on In the dung and we all
laugh-happy efer after-Betz most OF
ALL"
After the applause he said:
Il guess Id better wake EN- up!
What you sink"
They one and all thought he had.
They knew he would do It, no matter
what they thought. His method, as
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WHERE THE DANGER LAY.
Listeners In Greater Peril Than Was
Ambitious Musician.

There was never a more conscien.
tious young man than Eben Soule. and
when he found how much absorbed he
had become with the mere idea OF
playing In the town band. he con-
suited his minister. DO you reck.
on I could give up all that time TO
music without falling from grace7" bp
asked, anxiousiy.
The good old Methodist had a sa.-
Ing sense Of humor. He saw that his
parishioner was much distressed be-
tween his wishes and mis- conscience.
but the minister smiled on him. never
theless.
It's the horn you're asked to play.
hear" he said. Ever had much ex-
perience with II. Eben?'
Never tried II hut once. but I like
the sound Of It firstrate." said the
young man.
Mini" said the minister. We'll.
think you needn't be afraid of falling
from grace on account Of 1t. but I do
hope you'll manage things SO your
family and neighbors won't have TO
pass through the fiery temptation OF
hearing you practice too often.
Eben."-Youth's Companion
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Fat Men and Jobs,

Employment agents say it's about as
hard to get work for a fat man as for
a gray-haired one. According to their
statements. employers OF labor hold
that a fat man is indolent. They as
sert that the hustler. the fast, nervous,
energetic worker. is sinewy rather
than fat. and does 30 per cent. more
work than the soft. fat fellow. 1T is
not uncommon for us TO advise fat ap-
plicants to diet" said an employment
agent. and reduce their weight before
beginning to canvass for a Job" So
far as recorded. DIR. osler has ex.
pressed no opinion on the expediency
OF chloroformIng men who are running
10 adipose tissue.
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Over 10000 deaths have resulted
from the severe famine prevailing IN
the Usoga province, Uganda. East
Africa. The government is feeding So
900 Of the natives. Crops are COM
plete failure.
After protracted negotiations 1t mas
been decided that there are too many
difficulties In the way of an athletic
meeting for track and field events be-
tween British and American teams to
follow the Olympic games in London
this summer and the matter has been
dropped.
The steamer Corwin from Seattle
for the ninth consecutive year has
been the first vessel to reach Nome.
The Corwin arrived at the mining
city June 3rd, making the trip from
Seattle in twenty-three days. eighteen
hours. For the last week the Corwtn
was working throuh the ice.
All sorts and sizes of magicians. to
the number of $50. attended the fourth
annual banquet of the Society OF
American Magicians, held in the Hotel
Marlborough. New York City. 1t took
the form Of farewell banquet to
Harry Kellar, dean of the profession.
who has retired from the stage.
Sixty young women of Pittsburg,
who II they placed their family for
tunes in one pot. would make total
OF half a billion dollars, will form the
chorus OF THE Pirates Of PenZance,"
when 1t Is given in the Alvin theater
there June 18th and 18th for the bene-
fit Of the Industrial Home OF Crippled
Children.
All hone has been abandoned for the
German steamer Europea, which sailed
days ago bound for Norfolk, Virginia,
loaded with fertilizer. The trip should
have been made in twenty-one days.
Nothing has been heard of the ship in
forty days. She carried a crew Of
twenty-seven men.
The United States Steel corpora
tion Is said to be negotiating a con-
tract with Russia to provide rails for
relaying practically the entire track
OF the Siberian railroad and that prob
ably more than 100000 tons of eighty
and eighty-five-pound rails will be re-
Quired for the purpose. The value Of
such a contract will be about $685.
100000.
No person over fifty years OF age
will be admitted hereafter to teaching
positions in the Chicago public schools.
The board Of education made this rul-
Ing by n vote OF 12 to 4. Incidentally
the trustees gave their official con-
firmation to the statement OF the SUI
perintendent's office that this age
limit appears to be the point at which
the mental and physical vigor OF those
who come to us has begun TO decline"
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father Of the present owner~(he had
red hair precisely az his daughter
had)-that they had come to blows
about it to the discontinue of Old
Baumgartner; and, afterward. they did
not speak. Yet, when the loafers at
the store laughed, Baumgartner swore
that he would, nevertheless, have that
pasture before he died. -r-tsr de-
But. then, as II fate, too. were
against him. the railroad wasabuilt,
and its station was placed SO that the
Pressel farm lay directly between it
and him, and of course the life" went
more and more in the direction of the
station-left him more and more "out
Of it"-and made him poorer and poor
er. and Pressel richer and richer. And,
when the store laughed at that, Baum
gartner swore that he would possess
half of the farm before he died; and
as Pressed and his wife died, and Sefy
grew up, and as he noticed the fond
ness of the little red-headed girl for
his little tow-headed boy. he added to
his adjuration that he would be har-
rowing that whole farm before he
died-without paying cent for it!
But both Seffy and Sally had grown
to a marriageable age without any
hing happening. Seffy had become in
brdinately shy, while the coquettish
sally had accepted the attentions Of
Sam Pritz. the clerk at the store. as
an antagonist more worthy Of her,
and in a fashion which sometimes
made the father of Seffy swear and
lose his temper-with Seffy. Though.
Of course. in the final disposition Of
the matter. he was sure that no girl
SO nice as Sally would marry such n
person as Sam PritZ, with no ex-
tremely visible means of support-a
salary of 81 a week, and an odious rep
utation for liquor. And it was for
these things. all Of which were known
tfor Baumgartner had not single
secreD that the company at the store
detected the personal equation in Old
Baumgartner's communications.
Seffy had almost arrived by this
time. and Sally was in the store, With
Sam! The situation was highly dra-
matte. But the old man consummate-
ly ignored this complication and d.
rected attention to his son. For him.
the molasses.tapper did not exist.
The fact is he was overjoyed. Seffy.
for once In his life. would be on time!
He would do the rest.
Now, boys. chust look at 'em!
Dogged II they amt bose like one an.
other. How's the proferb? Birds Of a
feather flock wiss one another?
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Useless Society.

Mrs. Jones often declared that she
enjoyed n little chat with their fish.
dealer because he was a man OF such
original ideas. but one day. says Lon
don Opinion. she returned from mar.
ket somewhat puzzled by his remarks.
Il said to him. just in the way of
conversation" declared Mrs. Jones.
that had heard that man becomes
like that with which he most associ-
ates
That's ridiculous. Mrs. jones' he
answered. I've been n fishmonger
all my life and can't swim a yard" :
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

The Republican national convention
meets in Chicago June 10th.
The Twenty.second infantry will
sail from San Francisco for Alaska
June goth.
Little Rock. declared for statewide
and anarchy.
General Sir Redvers Henry Bullc,
who has been III for some weeks. died
at London O nthe 2nd inst. He was
born In 1899.
The Baltimore conference reelected
Rev. DIR. r. J. Coke Of Tennessee edi-
tor of all the book publications Of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
The Tooth anniversary OF the birth
of jefferson Davis was observed at
Mobile June Sd. Among those who
delivered addresses was T. c. De
Leon. the blind author and editor All
banks and public buildings were
closed.
The executive committee OF the
Union Pacific Railway Company has
ratified an issue of $50.000.O0O in
bonds. This is part OF the issue OF
100000. 900 already authorized by the
stockholders.
A tornado which passed near Gen
eva, Nebraska, on the afternoon OF
the 5th inst, caused two deaths. fatally
injured two other persons and de-
stroyed several thousand dollars
worth OF property.
Two large tornadoes passed Just
east of Franklin, Nebraska, on the 5th
In nh hnn In.
one death and doing great damage to
property. Henry Madison was caught
In the center of the storm and in
stantly killed.
4 number of influential women In
England. including the Countess OF
Jersey. Mrs. Humphrey Ward and sew
eral prominent writer's and social re
formers. have started an organized
movement to oppose the granting OF
suffrage to women
Professor Alfred ]. Henry OF the
United States weather bureau at
Washington has printed forms for use
by persons experimenting in aeronaut-
les. II is requested by Professor
Henry that aero clubs throughout the
country obtain these forms.
Wilbur Wright, the American nero
pianist. has chosen the plain of Mes
Dras. in the department of the Lower
Loire. In France, for his experiments
with his aeroplane. The aeropiane
arrived in sections and is being put
together preparatory to an early flight.
Edward p. Sawyer and scores of
other friends have volunteered to pro-
vide for c. J. l.. Meyer. first president
of the Northwestern railroad, and for
mer millionaire, who applied for aImis-
sion to the Milwaukee poorhouse and
was refused because he had lost his
residence.
A rank outsider. Signorinetta.
owned by Z. Ginistrelli and quoted in
the betting at 100 to against. Tues.
day defeated all the American. British
and French cracks and captured the
Derby stakes. valued at $500 sover.
eigns and the greatest prize Of the
turf world.
Five men who were passengers on
the Mauretania will make complaint TO
the Cunard officers cor 'crning the con.
duct of Captain John Pritchard ana
other officers OF the steamship during {,
frea.for.all fight In the smoking room
Sunday night. following three days
With cards ami dice.
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Again.

Museum Attendant-we cannot t4k
whether this mammal Is one or several
million years old.
Old Gentleman-Hem. I see. Fe-
male Of its species. eh?
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Brought Humble Flower Into Favor.
Lord Beaconsfield's love for the hum.
Die primrose has been perpetuated by
the foundation of the Primrose league.
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~ am glad to write my endorse.
1enf Of the great remedy, Peruna. I
do 50 most heartily. ".-Juiia Msriowe.
Any remedy that benefits digestioSc
strengthens the nerves. ~
The nerve centers require nutrition.
II the digestion is impaired, the nerve
centers become anemic. and nervous
debility is the result. aF =
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FALLS CHURCH.

Falls Church, Texas, Dec. %
Health is very good at present i'll
this neighborhood.
Everybody enjoyed Christmas
Mrs. Grundy Aday, Misses Mary
and Rutha Aday spent Christmas
day with the Misses Mckinney.
Mr.. Sid Whitefield and family
spent Christmas at Sardis.
Mrs. j. r. Thompson and daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Sea from Sardis and Mrs.
John Woods from Oak Branch, ate
Christmas dinner with Mr.. and Mrs
]. B. Woods.
Mr.. Eyerelle Woods and family of
Oklahoma are visiting his parents
MI. and Mrs. j Il, Woods, through
the holidays.
Miss Folsom Sparks of Boz is Wis
ting Mrs Hugh Mccall this week.
Mrs. S. +. Hilburn visited her Sis
ter Saturday and Sunday at Sterrett.
Mr. and Mrs. L. b. Sparks and
son. j. D., spent Sunday night with
parents.
Mrs Gift Burrow from Wichita
Falls is visiting her sister, Mrs ed
Wood
Mrs Everett Woods and son, Carl
and Mrs. Hugh Mccall and son, j.
B., went shopping Saturday after
noon to WaXahachie.
Mr. and Mrs Jim Woods visited
their parents Christmas day.
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value would in many cases b. insult
fiCient to build the protective works
Notwithstanding the obvious fact
that the protection of the land would
greatly enhance its value and render
the security ample.
In the case of this Chambers
creek district no difficulty was ex-
perienced in that regard. The land
is assessed at $50 an acre, and 20
per cent thereof is sufficient to do
the work. But Mr.. Martin says there
are fine lands along the Trinity riv-
er now worth only $40 an acre, be-
cause of overflows, but which would
easily be worth ten times that much
if protected and yet the amount
which could be realized by issuing
bonds against them, $3.50 an acre,
would be wholly insufficient to build
protective works. He thinks some
different basis for the issuance of
bonds should be prescribed.
Mr.. Martin says he has noticed in
the newspapers suggestions about
strengthening out the Trinity river
as part of protective projects, and
he suggests that it would be well 20
bear in mind that since the Trinity
is navigable stream, no such
work can be done without the con-
sent of the United States govern
ment.
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Wedding bells are iingling over
this way. Rev, f. r, Patterson was
called to Onward the 10th to make
Nh Marvin Munden and Miss Beu-
lah Massey man and wife and on the
9th another call came to him from
Mr.. Lee Ballard and Miss Eta Kee-
see
Rev. Corbin preached to a very at
tentive congregation at the Baptist
church Sunday morning and night.
Two sisters of Amos and Clayton
Stoker are visiting in the communi-
ty. Their home is Ell Paso.
The young people enjoyed a rabbit
hunt in MIR. Jones[ Vincents pas
ture Saturday afternoon
Social gatherings are quite a fea-
ture in the community.
Mrs. Rocket entertained Saturday
night and Mr. and Mrs. c. d. Bryson
on Monday night.
Misses Kidd and Musgraves have
returned to school duties after
spending the holidays in Waxaha-
chic.
Work is progressing nicely on the
addition to the Methodist church and
when it is done Ovilla Methodists
will have a nice church
Mr. John Cason is enjoying Wis
it from his sister this week.
Arthur Schofeld of Hillsboro is
visiting friends and relatives in
Oviila.
Mesdames Tune. Spain and Scho-
field are visiting the family of Geo
Reese
Mrs. John Morton has moved and
now resides two miles north of OWL
la.
Fred and Bessie Patterson are ut
home spending the holidays. They
are attending school at Polytechnic
College, Fort Worth.
r NJ Delk has rented out his
farm near Ovilla and moved to his
farm near Waxahachie. We regret to
lose him from our community but
our loss is WaXahachie's gain.
Miss Joe Culbertson of Little
Greek attended church at Ovilla Sun
day night.
Some of our farmers are not yet
through picking cotton, while others
are preparing for another crop. All
ae busy
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TRUNiBULT..

Trumbull Dec. 29.-Robert Tur-
ner, who is attending the University
at Austin, is spending the holidays
with his parents.
V. NJ. Tate is having a neat two
story residence built on his farm
just across the railroad.
The Christmas tree was real nice,
had good order, and there were
many valuable presents on it.
jim Whitley of Dallas is spending
few days with relatives and
friends
visiting here for some time, return
ed to her home in Waco last week
accompanied by Mrs. j. NJ. Pace and
children.
Miss Alice Adams of Ferris visit
ed Mrs. Ed Davis last Thursday and
Friday.
Mrs. William Riley of Colemah is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. G.
Holder.
T. A. Gamble is now having his
new residence painted.
T. NJ. Jones OF Los Angeles, Cal.
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. J. Jones.
L. p. McBurnett and his newly
wed wife, who have been visiting
his brother, Dr. c.. w McBprnett,
returned to their home in Brennan,
Ga. last Monday
Pine LETTERS went to WaXahachie
last Saturday on business.
Leslie Standridge of Comanche is
visiting his sister, Mrs. w. S, John
son.
Mrs. Lou Ella Bailey and son,
Burnie. are visiting relatives in Cor
sicana.
Mrs. G. w. Strong OF Comanche is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. w
Jones. Ia.
| j. p Wicker and wife have re.
turned from visit to. relatives in
Rotan. Fisher county. They are ac.
companied home by Mrs. w. W. JET.
fers.
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RUENA VISTA.

Buena Vista, Dec. 29.-We have
been having some very fine. weather
lately but 1t is looking very much
like rain at present.
Health of the community is good.
School at this place is closed for
the holidays but will start again the
30th.
IS. Mr. Ed Hobson and family from
Oklahoma are visiting his sister,
Mrs. l.. J. Paul.
The young people of this commun-
ity have had quite an enjoyable
Christmas as there was an entertain
ment some where most every night.
The older people have also had
q very enjoyable. time attending
turkey dinners.
Miss Maggie West Of Mansfield Ia
Visiting Misses Sallie and Zettie
Odom. !. ID, Il. ~
Miss Fannie Oliver OF Washington
is visiting Mrs. D. II. Groos.
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A HARD STRUGGLE.
Many IL Waxahachie Citizen Finds
me Struggle Hard.

me Struggle Hard.
With a back constantly aching,
With distressing urinary disord-
ers.
Daily existence is but struggle.
No need to keep it up.
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure you
Henry Owens, 313 E. Elm street,
Hillsboro, Texas, says: Il had occas-
lonal attacks Of kidney trouble that
were most distressing. My back
would become SO lame that | would
have to lay off from work and many
times | would come home in the
evening with my back so lame and
painful that l could scarcely sit
down. If I stopped such sharp pains
would dart through my body that l
could scarcely refrain from crying
out. The kidneys were too frequent
in action and on account of this, ]
/, would have to get up during the
night. The remedies and doctors pre-
scriptions / used gave but little re-
| lief and | became discouraged. fin
Tally had Doan's Kidney Pills
brought to my attention and procur-
else had failed to do. giving me re-
IleI from UdChaCnc anu TcStoTluS my
kidneys to a healthy condition. ]
have since had no attacks of this
trouble and give all the credit to
Doan's Kidney pills"
Plenty more proof like this from
Waxahachie people. Call at B. w
Fearis' drug store and ask what Gus
toners report.
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Uni
| ted States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other. d&w12
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FoleyS
Kidney


Cures Backache, Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.
1t corrects irregularities,
strengthens the kidneys so they
will eliminate. the impurities
from the blood and tones up
the whole system.
Commence taking Foley's
Kidney Remedy at once and
avoid Bright's Disease or Dia-
betes. so. and $1.o0 bottles.
Is. w. FEARS.
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Rocket, Texas, Dec. 29.-Most of
the farmers are through gathering
their crops and are preparing their
land for another year
Everybody has enjoyed the Christ
mas holidays, especially Christmas
eve night, which was celebrated with
q Christmas tree.
School will begin again Monday
week. Some of the patrons have not
started their children on account of
the cotton not being gathered but
we hope they will start them in with
the new year, and keep them in
school the rest of the term then We
will have an up-to-date school.
Misses Erma, Clarice and Eunice
Roberts who are attending school in
Waxahachie, are spending the holt
days with home folks.
Miss Mae Graves and brother, Gu
bit, who are going to school at Trim
ity university, are spending this
week with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charley Graves.
Several people are busy moving
and swapping places this week.
Mr.. Russell of Sanger spent
Thursday and Friday with relatives
here. He returned home Saturday
and his daughter. Mrs. George Smith
accompanied him.
Mr. j. J. Risinger and daughter,
Sallie. of Palmer attended church
at Rutherford Sunday.
Mr.. Sam Prude left Saturday for
Oklahoma, where he will join
friends and spend few days hunt
ing game.
Miss Katie Garrett spent the holi-
days with her cousin, Miss Cogdia
Toomey, near Chapel Hill.
Mr., d. S. Coplen of Cenaville and
brother. Manuel, OF Boyce spent Sat
urday evening with their sister at
this place.
Rev. j. S. Evans OF Waxahachie
filed his regular appointment at
Rutherford Saturday and Sunday.
The following were the guests, OF
DR.. Wadley and wife Thursday
night: Mr. and Mrs. Charley Farrar
of Waxahachie, Misses Ollie and Eu-
nice NeSmith of Palmer and Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Wadley OF near here.
Please remember the Sunday
school at Rutherford every Sunday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Everybody Is
cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Risinger oil
near Trumbull were pleasant callers
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. l. %.
Stewart Sunday evening.
Health is very good in this COM
! munity at the present time.
Mrs. s. e. Turnipseed and little
daughter. Ruth. spent last week with
relatives in Palmer.
Mr.. H. D. Brown of Palmer. and
Ibis daughter Mrs. Mary Harris OF
| Oklahoma are visiting DR.. Wadley
| and wife this week.
| Miss Mary Oldham is visiting
friends In Plano this week.
| DR.. Aldridge and family have
moved to Ferris. where they viii
stay few weeks visiting relatives
until DIR. Aldridge can decide upoI
place of location DR.. Aldridge ha,
resided here for several years ant
he has built UP a good practice. W.
are sorry to lose these highly es
teemed people and they have a hos
of friends here who wish them sue
! cess
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Mr., Matthew Brooks OF Taylor is
visiting his sister. Mrs. j. d, Hoop
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Bell OF Bry-
an are visiting Mrs. Bells mother,
Mrs. w: p. Lyon,
Mir. William Bishop and Mr.. Ar
chic Lyon are spending the holidays
with home folks.
Miss Bonnie Wilkins of WaXaha-
chic visited friends at this place last
week.
A little girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Levy league the 29th.
The Christmas tree was a perfect
success and was greatly enjoyed by
both old and young, as everybody
received many nice presents.