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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-16
This Is Leap Year

I'm weary Of being a bachelor girl, +"
"WellT
Do you know any fellow who's tired
Of being spinster mani
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-16
They VIII DO 1t.

Il thought you turned over new
leaf,
We'll, the darned thing blew back. y
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-01-16

Entered at the Postoffice at Manitowoc,
Wis, as second-class matter.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24
The Backwoods Teacher

John Macdonald, editor of tie
! Western School Journal, writes
THE teacher out here in the soil,
tude of prairies often says to her
self in the language of-the scrip
ture, "My way is hid. Here | can
achieve neither glory nor fame, the
eyes of the multitude are not upon
my work, the newspapers pass me
by as one unworthy of notice "
Judge not according TO appear
anec. You know but little and
perhaps believe less as to the posi-
bilities in the twenty or twenty
five souls under your care. More
than one teacher i'll a rough log
school house i'll remote lakewood
has had the teaching of a small
group of poorly clad and uncouth
looking youths. And he. too.
doubtless often in spirit, if not in
words asked himself the question,
Can these bones live?' He, too,
often thought his way and his
works were hid, and so they were
from the world, but it is now his
tory that two Presidents of the re-
public came from the log school
rooms. 1t is not probable, Though
possible, that in your little band
there are future presidents, but
YOU ha before you each day boys
and girls whom you can help TO do
with honesty and some degree of
skill whatever work may be given
them to do in the world. Can you
estimate the value to this nation
of twenty upright citizens? Your
way may be hid, but your work if
done righteously, with enthus-
iasm, hope, courage and, above all,
with unwavering faith, will live
forever.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24
State Land Sale.

On Monday, December %, 1908,
at ten O'Clock a. IN. of said day, the
State of Idaho will offer for sale
about 1900 acres of agricultural
land at public auction at Roswell,
Canyon cuonty, Idaho.
Terms of sale are as follows:
On all lands selling for $500
per acre or less, onetenth of the
purchase price and first years in
terest OH deferred payments, cash
on day of sale, the balance in IS
annual installments at six per cent
interest; on all lands selling for
more than $25, two-tenths of the
purchase price and first year sin
terest on deferred payments, cash
on day of sale, the balance in
sixteen annual installments at
six per cent interest.
By order of the State Board of
Land Commissioners.
M. l. Church, Register.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24
Good Cough Medicine for Children.

The season for coughs and cold.
is now at hand and too much care
cannot be used to protect the chill
dren. A child is much more like
ly to contract diphtheria or scarlet
lever when he has a cold. The
quicker you cure his cold the less
the risk. Chamberlain's cough
remedy is the sole reliance of many
mothers, and few of those who have
tried it are willing to use anV
other. Mrs. +. f. Starcher, of
Ripley, w. Va, says: II have
never used anything other than
Chamberlain cough remedy for
my children and it has alawys Civ
en- good satisfaction. =" This rem
edy contains no opium or other
narcotic and may be given as con-
fidently to a child as to an adult.
For sale by H. I. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

stood wide open are made fast.
Tonight there will be lingering be-
hind when the others 60 to bed.
There will be- getting up before
the others in the morning. Each
member Of the family goes around
trying TO look as innocent as a
sheep. but at the time bearing a
load of guilt on his conscience.
The strain has been intense for a
week past, but the mystery will
end tonight. For tomorrow will
be Christmas, and the strange &C
tons of dad and ma and Bill and
Susie will all be explained. That
is the way it was when we were a
boy. and times have changed not a
particle since then
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24
HOW 1T is DONE

The mystery begins with the
husband coming home half an
hour later than usual, so as to
have the cover of darkness when
leaving package ON the back
porch, while lie enters the house
with very innocent look on his
face and tells of having been de
tanned at lodge.
At midnight of that same night,
while his innocent hearted wife
is sleeping bv his side, he sneaks
out of bed and down stairs and
secures the package and hides it
in closet.
The next step is taken by his
wife. She takes down from the
pantry shelf pitcher in which
she had stored up dimes and nick
els aud pennies for months and
months, and, after counting them
over, she sneaks down town III the
forenoon and buys aud Tugs par
eel home and hides it away on the
top shelf OF clothes press.
Then one of the children com, $
in and looks and acts very mvs(er-
ious. and shortly afterwards may be
found hiding something among
the rafters of the garnet.
Then, as the mother suddenly
and Unexpectedly enters the parlor
she almost stumbles over a daugh.
ter who is down on her knees and
reaching under the sofa. The
mother clies out in her surprise.
but is wise enough to ask for no
explanations.
Then desk and bureau drawers
that have not been locked for a
year are found closed tighter than
a drum. Closet doors that have
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24
Idaho Rancher in East.

New York, Dec. ~. c. Cali
of Idaho, who says he owns a ranch
100 miles long by So miles wide
with 100, 600 cattle and 20OC
horses in central Idaho, arrived
with his bride last night at the
Manhattan hotel here after having
been married Sunday in Washing
ton, to a sister of the wife of eX-
Senator Thurston. There was
about bushel of kilograms and
letters of congratulations address
ed to Mr.. Carr awaiting his arri-
val when he registered. He
showed many of them but pledged
the reporter not to make their con-
tents known which were surely
amusing, but this one from his
foreman on his ranch. Bill Thomp-
son, he gave out. Bill said in his
telegram:
"We see you roped her all right.
Hog tie her and bring her back So
we can look her over and see if she
is all ris h. Yours, Bill
Mrs. Thurston, sister of the
bride. joined her today and with
the happy bridegroom enjoyed
perusing the bushel of congratula-
lions. Carr says that ranch life
is the ideal life for him and his
bride is even more enthusiastic
about the beauties of ranch life in
lar off Idaho. She got all her girl |
friends here crazy on the subject.
They all want to marry Idaho men.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24
THE COMING GUEST

Santa Claus will soon be coming
TO the children, SO it's said but he
won t be driving RENDERS, and he
won't be in a sled; for old Santa
reads the papers and he's getting
up to.date, and he won't come on
the hog train, you can bet vour
real estate. He will have an auto.
mobile and a chauffeur right from
France and he'll shy at sootystove
pipes which in cid times spoiled
his pants; and to naughty little
children he will send regrets by
wire; and he'll wear asbestos
whiskers which won't easily take
FIRE; and he won't distribute can
dies. for the pure food laws in
force; and he won't be free with
apples, for they cost too much, of
course of pruncs and homeless cod.
6sh, there's a plentiful supply, so
LET'S wait for good old Santa who
is coming by and by.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24
Mrs. McRansy's Experience.

Mrs. NJ. Mckinney, PrentisS,
MISS, writes: 81 was confined to
my bed for three months with kid
ney and bladder trouble, aud was
treated by two physicians but fail
ed to get relief. No human
tongue can tell how | suffered, and
| had given up hope of ever get
ting well until l began taking
Foley's Kidney Remedy. After
taking two bottles felt like a new
person, and feel it my duty to tell
suffering women what Foley's Kid
uey Remedy did for me. B. B.
Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24
See Crosson for cranberries.
A Personal Appeal.

If we could talk to you person.
ally about the great merit of Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar, for coughs,
cold and lung trouble, you never
could be induced to experiment
with unknown preparations that
may contain some harmful drugs.
Foley's Honey and Tar costs YOU
ne more and has a record of forty
years OF cures. BIB Davis
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24
THURSDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1908
BIOGRAPHY OF SANTA CLAUS

Santa Claus, the most widely
known and popular individual Oh
earth, was born so long ago that II
would not be ladylike for him &c
acknowledge it, so nobody knows
his exact age. Neither is il
known just where he was born,
nor who his parents were, but they
must have been emiuently respect
able people for everybody nova.
DAYS claims kin with him. he IS
the only untitled person whom 10
body calls "Mister," and he is a
bachelor of excellent rep te. Al
though he gives away more at
Christmas than Mr.. Carnegie and
Mr.. Rockefeller ever thought OF
giving, he is not classsed with the
millionaires. Still he shows a
preference for that class and he
nuts more in their stockings than
he puts in the stockings OF the
poor Perhaps he has taste Tor
ine hosiery. Some bachelors do.
I'm any event the fact remain that
the rich get more out of him than
the poor do. Maybe he is not al
together to blame for that. Any
way he doesn't ride around i'll an
automobile. This may be because
he wants TO save more TO give
away. At the same time he does
ride III the street cars. 80 there
you are.
Santa Claus is the only truly re
!igious person, for he never asks
anybody what church he belongs
to before taking up his stocking to
fill it. Neither does he care con-
tinental about politics, and he
never votes. He is especially fond
of children, and the children are so
dead stuck on him that they want
hrm to come around every day III
the year. Their parents, however,
don't ieel 50 much that way about
it, and Santa Claus kindly consid'
ers their feelings in the matter
lie knows enough not to be an
xious to work a good thing to
fiazzle.
Nobody knows where Santa
Claus lives in the summer, also
the spring and fall ard most of the
wint r, but where ever it is it must
be a healthy place, because he al
WAYS shows ND at Christmas look
ng is so fat and jolly that Ieally he
ought to advertise the location
and take in buarders. There Is
one thing certain, if he did there
wouldn't be any "No-Children
Taken" signs around the estah-
lishment.
Sauta Claus confines his atten-
ton almost exclusively to ma ,
kind, the lower animals, except the
having no pull with him ,
wha ever. J.
This is a we'll known fact in !
natural history, which may he >
proved by pictures OF Santa Clans :
md his holiday turnout coming :
~ over the snowy roofs. 6
When Stanta Claus dies there =
will be the biggest funeral ever .
Ieard of, bul there is not much y
likelihood of that as long as there :,
re any Children alive. When !,
hey are all gone Santa Clans \
'ill go too, for what's the use of :,
is monkeying with grown-ups' :,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds
that may develop into pneumonia
over night are quickly cured by
Foley's Honey and Tar, as it
soothes inflamed membranes, heals
the lungs, anu eXpels the cold
from the system. B. B. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

The discussion as to the propri-
ETY. of women smoking in public is
growing warm, but will be a long
time before we FIND them joining
the dudes on the platforms of the
street cars with cigarettes between
their teeth.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

The country at large will moi be
lieve that there was $2S, 900, 00t
graft in the Panama canal thai
was winked at by the government
at Washington. Cheap editorseek
ing cheap notoriety may annoy
President Roosevelt until he deems
it necessary to enter a denial, and
even a denunciation. But neither
is necessary with American peo-
pie. Without regard to partisan
ship, the intelligent people Of this
country believe in the personal
honesty and personal honor Of
President Roosevelt, Just as all
intelligent people believe in the
personal honor and personal hon
estv of W. J. Bryan, and no at
tacks upon him along these lines
will be given any attention by
them. 1t is strong temptation,
Of cou. Sc, to a fighter like Roose-
Welt to "get into the ring" and do
a little knocking, but there is no
necessity for it. America believes
in him, and no cheap attacks from
cheap editors will change their
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24
Tales of the Town
KATHLEEN MAvouRNeEN.

KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN. th'
gray dawn is breaking
~ The horn Of the hunter is heard
i - on the hill
The lark from her light wing tbs
night dew is shaking.
Kathleen Mavourneen. what. slumber'
ing still?
On. list thou forgotten how soon we
Oh, hast thou forgotten this day we
must part?
/ II may be for years. and 1t may be for
ever!
| Oh, why art thou silent. thou voice Of
my heart?
Kathleen MaYourneen. awake from thy
slumbers
The blue mountains glow in the suns
golden light.
An where IL the spell that once hung on
thy numbers?
Arise in thy beauty. thou star OF my
night
Mavourneen. Mavourneen. my sad tears
are falling
To think that from Erin and thee !
must partl
II may be for years. and 1t may be for
eyerl
Then why ag thou silent. thou voice Of
my heart Mrs Crawford.
Make your own Christmas merry
by making a merry Christmas for
others. ]
The kicker is bad enough, but
he is away ahead of the man who
whines.
John l.. Sullivan seems 10 have
grown tired of fighting at last.
He has applied for divorce.
Promises" in a county division
campaign are as p entieul as in an
election campaign, and just as re-
liable.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

Daug liter l think you'd
| etter let pa smoke in the house.
Nlother-I should like to know
why? Daughter Every Christ
mas we have trouble trying to find
a present for him-Everythi1g is
so expensive, you know; but we
can always get very pretty ash
trays at % cents.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

One third of the fools in this
country think they can beat a
lawyer in expounding the law.
One-haif think they can beat the
doctor in healing sick. Two
thirds of them think they can put
the minister in hole in preaching
the gospel, and all of them think
they can beat the editor in running
newspaper.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

In view of the continually in
creasing cost of white paper the
time is coming when newspapers
will advertise their rates thus:
"Per week 81, or % cents if you
return TIL used papers to this
office. "
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

Promises" in a county division
campaign are as p entieul as in an
election campaign, and just as re-
liable.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

John l.. Sullivan seems 10 have
grown tired of fighting at last.
He has applied for divorce.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

The story is told on Lou Cullen
of Brownlee to the effect that when
he decided TO engage in ranching,
he went to Sweet TO buy a horse.
"I've got the very thing you
want" said John Tally; sits a
fine road horse 5 years old, sound
as a quail S175 cash down, and he
goes 10 miles without stopping. "
Lou threw his hands skyward.
mot for me, :" he said, mot for
me. l wouldn't give you FIVE cents
for him | live II miles from
Sweet and I'd have to walk two
miles. "
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24
A clever smash at the men:

A clever smash at the men: A
young fellow undertook to jolly
an old maid, when the following
conversation took place: ''Aunty
why don't you get married." 81
am just as good as married now.
I've got a parrot, and he does the
SWEARING; I've got hog, and he
does the granting; I've got tom
cat and he STAYS out at night-if
that is not as good as tue average
husband, I'll quit. "
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

The kicker is bad enough, but
he is away ahead of the man who
whines.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-24

Make your own Christmas merr!
by making a merry Christmas for
others. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-04
OUTING FOR CHILDREN.
Navy Yard Employees Making Ar
rangements for Country Trip.

Navy yard employees plan big picnic
July IA for children who cannot afford to
pay. for outings in the country. These
children are to be invited by the Asso-
ciated Charities and taken to Chesapeake
Beach.
The committee Of the navy yard en-
ployes who have this picnic in charge are:
George Griffith. chairman; Harry NJ. Rey-
nolds, vice chairman; ]. Walter Edelin,,
secretary; Samuel D. Cole. treasurer; II.
J. Bright. representing the offices: Ralph
Bowen. representing the secondary mount
shop: Messrs. Newcombe and La Clair.
representing erecting shop: William J..
Eckhardt, representing electric shop; An
drew Johnson, representing E. G. c. SHOP:
Messrs. DeGrott and Reynolds, represent
ing w. G. c. shop; Samuel Shreeve, rep
resenting coppersmith shop; B. G. Ladd.
representing sight shop; w. NJ. Escaville.
representing gun shop: A. j. Berries, rep
resenting pattern shop: Harry Hostick.
representing tool shop; Messrs. Cole and
Price, representing B. NJ. shop: Messrs.
Huttel and McAlister. representing mis-
cellaneous: Charles Squire. representing
c. c.; Messrs. Disney and Barber. repre-
senting foundry; NJ. Thompson. represent
ing gunner's division: Messrs. Jones and
Cook. representing c. and r. department
Lunches and ice cream are to be given
the children. besides tickets for amuse-
ments. Six hundred children are expected
to reap the benefit Of this outing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-04
BEER IN THE BREEZE.
Rumor Of Free Liquid Draws Crowd.
| twas False.

Several men with overnight thirsts
came from several directions this morn
ing to eth and B streets southwest, the
breeze having carried the enticing odor
of beer to them. Some of the thirsty
ones were told that free beer was being
dispensed in the park and they hurried
there for the purpose of quenching their
thfrsts and Kidding their mouths OF that
dark brown" taste which. they say. is
characteristic of the morning after the
night before" but they were sorely disap-
pointed at finding no such celebration in
progress.
A wagon belonging to the bottling de-
partment Of the Arlington Brewing Com
pany had met with an accident. One
wheel had come off the vehicle and two
cases Of beer were wrecked. The fluid
flowed down the gutter to the sewer at
the corner Of the block while man with
a red nose stood near and thought
things
The driver of the wagon saw that the
broken glass was removed from the street.
and but little of the spilled beer was left
to tell the story when the wagon was
taken away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-04
ZION CHURCH CONFERENCE.
Reports Submitted at Annual Meet
ing Held in Washington.

Rev. NJ. L. Blalock, DID. OF Harrisburg
Pa. presiding elder of the Washington
district OF the Philadelphia Baltimore an
nual conference Of the AN. E. Zion Church
held his first quarterly conference thi:
year at Metropolitan Wesley Zion Metho
dist Church last night. The trustees sub
mitted their report, showing a collection
of 1857. The poor steward made his re
port. showing the amounts raised for pas
toral salary and for the poor. The stew
ardess board. superintendent OF the Sun
day school and G. Addison Turner, presi
dent of the " c. E., made reports. Thu
four local preachers also made report OF
their ministerial laborS.
The former board of trustees. with j
w. Thompson as chairman. was reelected
for another year. The following new class
leaders were elected: Amos Holt Lemue
Thomas and George Caldwell. The mem
bers Of the stewardess board were re
elected. with Mrs. Josephine Murray a.
president. Miss Cecilia Ellis was elected
a new member of the board to fill va
cancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-04
GU1DGwBA STOPPED H0@
QlMBEARABlIE TORTURE

about four years ago. in London. was trou-
bled by a severe itching and dry. scurfy skin
on my ankles and feet. The same. in a few
days, was the with my arms and scalp.
could hardly keep from scratching which, 1
need hardly say. made 1t worse. Then large red
patches appeared, with Inflammation and sore
ness. After ten days thousands Of small red
pimples formed. On becoming dry these caused
intense itching. I was advised to go to the
out-patient for a month or more, the
chief surgeon saying: I never saw such bad
case Of eczema But I got little or no relief
Then tried many so-called remedies, but 1
became so bad that almost gave up in despair
On coming to this country heard so many ac-
counts Of cures by Cuticura Remedies that re-
solved, as last resource. to give them trial.
This was after suffering agonies for twelve
months, and right glad am 1 that did So for
was relieved Of the almost unbearable itching
after two or three applications Of Cuticura ONT
ment. I continued its use combined with a lib
eral use Of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Resolvent
Pills and am more than thankful to say that
after using three sets Of the Remedies / was
completely cured. 1 can only add that, should
any one be suffering as I did, I hope that they
will do as did. and sure Of the results.
Henry Searle. 2O22 Cross ST., Little Rock. Ark.
Oct. and 10, Off,
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor Of Infants, Children and Adults
consists Of Cuticura Soap (25c) to Cleanse the
Skin. Cutfcura Ointment (5Oc) to Heal the Skin.
and Cuticura Resolvent t50c) Tor in the form OF
Chocolate Coated Pills. 25c per vial Of COZ to
Purify the Blood. Sold throughout the world.
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
Mass.
HMailed Free, Cuticura Book ON Skin Diseases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-04
MUST CONTRIBUTE WEEKLY.
James Stanley Charged With De-
sertine His Wife.

Charged with failing to support his col
ored wife, James Stanley, white man.
who is a familiar sight on the streets
peddling flowers. shoe strings pencils and
other small articles, was arraigned before
Judge DeLacy yesterday afternoon. and
following judgment OF guilty, was given
a sentence Of thirty days in the work
house, which was suspended on condition
that he pay $50 week for the support
of his wife.
The latter testified that her husband
deserted her about two months ago and
has not since contributed to her support
She couldn't give any reason for the de-
sertion. In his own behalf Stanley said
that he was willing to do all he could
to support his wife, but refused to live
with her because Of her habits. After In
quiring into the defendants earning ca
pacity the court fixed the amount OF
weekly payment, in default of which
Stanley will have to serve the workhouse
sentence.