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To Serve Ices.

Get paper watermelon mold. which
will cost about 20 cents. and line II
throughout with melted paraf'ln so
that the moisture will not ruin the
mold. Line this slightly with green
Ice cream. then put In n layer Of white
Ice cream. Have n pink lemonade par.
TALLY frozen and Ill the mold. Place
In the half frozen Ice n handful of
soaked black currants which will re.
scmble watermelon =. eds. Place this
whcr. II will freeze. When placed on
the table. stand n few black penny
dolls In the ice. II IL n suggestion
which can be reserved for future use
when the genuine watermelon shells
can be used for the purpose. taking
the place OF the paper mold.
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Beautiful Ewes,

The almost universal habit OF turn.
ing the head in whichever direction
you look deprives the eye OF the exer.
else to which It is entitled. The law
OF vision Is such that, when your eyes
are set straight to the front you can
see in almost every direction. except
behind your head. Every now and
then you see woman with eyes tina,
seem to roll in their sockets. taking
in everything without suggestion OF
head movement. Those are the eyes
that drive men to distraction. OK
eyes. Honest eyes. Usually brown
eyes. Open eyes. Altogether different
from the small, ferret eyes of the de.
tective. which pretend to be looking
at the ground. yet see sidewise out Of
both slits.
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Removing Bruises from Furniture

II the bruise is slight soak the
place In warm water. and hold n red
hot poker near the surface OF the
wood. keeping It constantly wet until
the bruise disappears. This will oc.
cur in u few moments. II the bruise
is large. an actual dent. wet the place
with warm water as before directed.
Then take piece OF brown paper.
fold It six or seven times. soak In
warm water and place over the spot.
Against the paper place n hot fiat.
iron. keeping 1t there until the mois.
ture has evaporated. This process
should be repeated until the surface
is again level.-Suburban Life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-06
Butcher's Inference.

One day Emperor Francis Joseph
was entering village in his domain
on horseback and was met on the out
skirts by a butcht . who had gone out
In hope of catching an early glimpse
of the Austrian kaiser. The emperor
asked the butcher the way to an inn.
and after directions had been given
the butcher m turn inquired: Have
you seen tie kaiser?" Very recent.
ly," answered Francis Joseph. Are
you sure? Do you know him certain.
ly?" asked the eager butcher. well.
l ought to-" replied the monarch,
pulling out his chest. 81 have shaved
him often enough" "Ah. and you are
the court barber" said the abashe,l
butcher in awestruck tones, us h.
doffed his cap and backed to tho road
side.
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Cse,nsS.. q. D.sl No. . ca .. ..
SYNOPSIS.

burton II. Barnes. . wealthy American
,.usins Corsica, r-s.u.s the young EnE'
.r. asi Ills corsisan bride. Marina.
daughter OF tho faoiis. from tho muf-
dasous vsndst,a. understanding that his
iosss. Eaid Aas,ru,h-r. sister OF ,i,v h:ns.
iish heu!.nani; The four ny from Aia.'
80 to M.i.s,iis. an lard the fF.aah
sues and III. quartet arc about To
bsafd tho train for London at Mar.siii-..
Marina Is banded msn,rftou. not"
tAaes y postpon-Ga-n, OF III. Journey.
BaInes gets part Of the inyst-riou. note
that hr is marked by Tho y-air,ia. lie
-ipgloys an Ameti,an dvtr.iise and plans
70 bsat the N-ndsti, at ti-ir own game.
OF the ~omsn BARNES ARRANGE. To hss.
f-Sdy caaItris iesss- secluded villa a,
Nice TO which the party is To b. taken
arrangements for their marriage. The
net uEht-ns about itarn-s. liz re-
s..ises not- from Ia Bell. niaekwooi.
the American adventures liarn-s h~ars
that Eiijah Emory. his d-t-ctiv.. has
been murdered by the Corsicans. lie
i-asns ,i,a, ;hs ,,,,. man ,sppcssi to be Cor.
Way to tho boat. was saile-ti. a nephew
of tho count. and that Count corT-sio
,ss paIsy's arrival Th- count wa warns rs
itAfnr- not To marry Enid unless lie
would have her also involv-.i In the nur'
fied. Soon after their wedding barnes
bstd- disapp~ars- Barn-r discovers sh"
has b-cn kidnapped and taken To Corsica.
The sroom sccur-s nshins vessel AMI
1. about TO start ia pursuit. OF his brides
rAptors when h- hear. a scream from
tho Villa and rush-s back To hear that
Anstruth-r's wife. Marina. In also mi.s.
INK Barnr. II compelled to depart for
Corsica without delay. and no h- leave.
the search for Marina to her husband
while he goes To hunt for Enid. Just b.-
fore Harness boat lands on corsica'n
shore Marina II discovered hiding In a
corner Of the vessel. She explains her
action by saying she ha. CON. to help
Iiarn.s rescue his wife from tho corai.
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HIS LECTURE ON JOB.
Brother 0ieksy Thinks He Was Over
rated a. Patient Man.

u dunno what dey call Job patient
man fer said brother Dickcy. "kazc
Of all dc growicrn I ever hcaEn tell on
hc sho' wux de .rowlihcst. but he
sho' did have enough ter max. him
growi-dat he did. dc devil say:
'LooSy ycrc. Job. you In my power.
now. an I .wine ter 'nict you Wild n
few biics.' An Job say: All right:
I kin stan Il Of you kin hut dc bilcs
commence ter break out no thick an'
fas' dat Job say: 'Looky ycrc. man.
desc amt no b!ics-dis dc smallpox.
sho' cE you bon An he cc,ch and
ccich No dat he had ter scratch his
SET wild goats head. Don de devil
git In high win and blow down Jobs
house: an dat wux too much. So oil
Job i!r up his voice an he say:
'Looky ycrc. I bargain fer bilcs. but
didn't want no harricanc th'owcd In
fer good measure ATLANTA Consti'
tusIon,
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With On Eye to the Evtuss.

Queen Alexandra attended last
springs annual Mansion House fets In
London. and because OF that auspicious
fact there is a tale to teil-and worth
the while One Of the diminutiye dow
er maidens Was both pretty and plump.
and when her majesty stopped for an
instant to smile down upon her. what
did she do but put up her wee land
tempeins) mouth for kiss. which she
received
.Noily." gasped her astounded
mother. and after the distinguished
visitor had passed on. how could
you.-
And Molly gave a good reason. u
fought" said she. 1t 'uld be interest.
In to tell my Erandehiidren."-Har'
pes's Weekly.
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I'VE Have the Beasts for = Week at
Thirty Francs Apiece"

bonnets in his hat. Some SCOT, Felix"
she commands the cook. TO make
Monsieur's eyebrows darker and his
moustache black"
''Yes. that's IL" she adds eagerly.
And your" asks Barnes placing his
eyes OIL Marina's white Parisinn fete
dress.
"Oh. I've brought Corsican peas.
ants costume with me-" and the lady
calls to Graham to bring on board a
little bundle she had left upon the
deck OF the fishing smack.
Then Marina runs down the com.
panionway and secludes herself in the
salon while Barnes gives his direc.
tions to Graham. You had better re.
turn that fishing boat to villefranche
by two of your crew."
Yes. even land lubber can sail
her across in this fine weather without
any trouble" answers the mate.
II am sorry, my gallant fellow, l
cannot take you with me-" says the
American: only Marina and l must
60"
.'Hoot, man! not lone wi that deli
cate lassie.'
I'VE are safer alone than with n
few," replies Barnes. But have the
yacht ready to sail and a sharp look
out kept for me. During the night have
boat ashore there with couple of
men in 1t. SO that If necessary, may
Immediately come on board of you.'
AYE, aye! Night and day I'll look
for you," answers the mate.
Now, bring the boat alongside"
Not yet, Monsieur" cries Leboeuf,
issuing from the galley, mot without
something to eat. to support you and
Madame" and he produces big hav-
ersack filled with provisions.
You're right. By evening we shall
be hungry. II not before" answers the
American, land 1t will be best to avoid
as much as possible native inns" He
calls: Madame Anstruther, [ am
ready"
"And so am l." And Marina trips to
the deck, a peasant girl of her island
her dark brown tresses shaded by
the graceful mandile and a faldetta of
grey cloth draping her agile figure.
Her short skirts disclose her delicate
feet shod in strong country shoes fit
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for use over the stones of mountain
paths.
Both are eager. Within Ave min
utss they are In the boat. and pulled
by two Scotch lars. soon land upon the
the soil. she looks Al IL passionatsiy
and murmurs bitterly: ITO think that
I come back To my native island With
the hands Of SO many OF the friends
Of my childhood against me. with SO
many hearts that once turned toward
me turned away" Then she draws her
self up and says desperately. yet
proudly: ''8ut will show to them my
hands are free of the blood OF To-
masso Monaidi."
clambering over the sea-washed
rocks. they reach the green woodland.
and soon through its soft foliage Of
lex. beech and wild ciiron. tread a
romantic path that leads them TO the
more dusty highway which skirts the
coast. slightly to the south OF the lit
Ito quay Of Sasone, This Marina says
Is fortunate. that they need not excite
curiosity by passing through the sea
side village to reach the road to vico.
by which they will strike east to reach
the vast glen between Monte Rotondo
and Monte Del Oro.
4 iitti. while along this road. roast.
ins beneath the hot sun and siined
by tho dust OF early summer. when
Marina says. pointing to a farmers
house: Stay her. and III bargain for
the use of two of tho native ponies I
sec In his barnyard.'
\ fs~ minutes Of apparently excited
s-stieuiation and talk with the peas
ant who Is hoeins in his ficid. and she
brings into the road two sturdy. aha.'
KY brown ponies,
Mounting astIid- one OF these. Cor.
Riean fashion. Marina says almost
saiiy: wv. have III. beasts for week
nj 30 francs apiece. Now I feel at
home AGAIN.
Upon the other Barnes would dash
forward. hut some very Scr!ous words
from his companion stop him. 1T was
lucky I saw that farmer. lie said: !
would give you a more gentle beast.
siri. had no, four men three hours ago
engaged my gentle Mandaiina for n
iady's use. or course. my best was Mt
SiSnorv s.sitcruh pfucr. j Hnd hcnfu
him speak up In the mountains Mt the
polling booth great words on the glory
] OF Corsica. which had given France
u bonapar,c and one day would give
hcr another
Suddenly the Girl calls: But you
cannot ovcr,akc Enid In second" for
the Americans heels are beating a tat.
too ON the sides Of his sturdy little
cob. and he Is hurryins forward NUT,
tcrinI: Three hours ahead of mc.
Perhaps ". can ovcrtakc my darling
before night"
Don't ride 40 fast" cxelaims his
companion. saiioping her pony to him.
Then her voice growing very solemn,
she says warninsiy: From some hill
top. should We get too near. they Will
scs us coming. and In vendetta am
bush. some knife might reach not only
your heart but-Enid's. When you
have enemies In Corsica. beware tn.
path ahead Of you"
TTO HE: cOSTISuED)
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HINTS ON HOW TO DARN.
viii De Found Very Helpful to the
Busy housewife.

The darning Of narrow lace edges
is most difficult matter.
II the tear is serious one the
edges OF the lace can be basted upon
the sslvases Of the muslin and placed
in the embroidery hoop.
Care must be taken not To sew into
the muslin.
II the edge is destroyed entirely or
in part. the lace may be bas,ed upon
white letter paper. and stitched sever
al times to form new edge and
edge In place. then the paper pulled
away and the remaining stitches put
In On the machine or by hand.
iiambnTs .dginss aud Insertions can
bs darhed In the same way. They
should preferably be FREQ of starch
and smoothly ironed To facilitate Per
feet work.
White mosquito netting that has
been washed will be found to give u
good foundation for darning eoarseiy
woven underwear on the machine. and
soft biaes mosquito netting should b.
basi-d under the holes in the knees
OF boys stockings.
II shouiG be- basted directly across
the hole aud the machine darnins b.
done directly upon II. The rough
edges and threads can aft.r~ard be-
trimmed away.
When sou ar. through darnins upon
tho machine. do not forget to replace
III. pressure On III. pressure foot and
the stitch action TO III. feed. other
wise you may be much puzzled the
next time you go to the machine and
wonder why II wont make u stitch.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-06
To Keep the Closet Door Shut.

I had tried all sorts of ways to in.
duce my son to make an effort to keep
the closet door shut. Finally, he him
self suggested that | hang on the out
side of the door his favorlte picture.
the one he always wishes to see when
he enters the room. 1t hurts him so
much to see the picture turned to the
wall that he is fast learning to keep
The door closed.-Good Housekeeping.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-06
Flower Pots on Table.

Tiny Dresden flower pots are the
latest In table decorations. On the
everyday table nothing could be dain-
tier than one of these little pots with
a tiny pink flower or one of the novel
ties in dwarfed trees. The perfect
little trees are only about six or eight
inches in height and are now brought
to nLch a perfection that they are
welcome change from the various
little ferns that have been used for so
long
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The Difference.

"Grafton calls himself 'profes.
sional man and yet he takes no part
profession or a business?''
We'll. when his side is In power it's
n business: otherwise It's merely n
profession. n."-Philadclphia Press.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-06
The Real Need,

"They say that iaziness is caused By
q germ. What iiue thing II would be
II ~e could ind something to Kill the
thing"
.Oh. no, ! know something inner
than that. Think how much nicer it
would be II We could all md some way
to crafty 1.-The Hebrew Standard.
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CHAPTER xI.-con,inued.

How many were thcrc!' tntcrIccts
barnes hurricdiy.
About four. Monsieur. Only one
know how To sail &c ship. But re night
is fine and aftairc bringing me TO
make re breakfast during re darkness.
re one who knew zc coast stcercd us
here. Zen zey drop ze anchor and
cry to me: Cook. stay on board. You
tell 10 cursed Americana. Signorc
barnes of New York TO come to Bocos.
nnno II he would rescue his wife. We
have greeting for him zere Witch he
yiii not forget Zay all take on zaire
hats. as &c young cavalier bring upon
deck your beautiful lady. who looked
like a goddess. SO naughty. SO noble.
To him rs he bowed before her. she
says: Monsieur Bernardo Saliceti.
you who were we're un gcntilhomme n
few days ago and have now become a
kidnapper. tell your savages to keep
zaire hands OF me aud will go with
you IN. M
ITO me she command as she stepped
into re boat: .Loboeuf. have u good
meal for Mr.. Barnes. who will be com.
ing soon:'a Zen she look ut me with
her eyes. know she means I am not
to forget something. All. your mariee
vas vaire brave. Only once in ze long
night. rs listen with my ears. hear
from 20 cabin short, quick Sob
My wife's eyes told you to remem.
her something? What was it," asks
,ar1ies very eagerly. though his gaze
Is dim.
Ooh, VOLTA! When re ruffians were
preparing re boat for her. Madame
whispered in my ear: Tell my hus.
band to look In re third drawer Of ze
cabin locker"
Before the last words have left the
Frenchman's lips. the American is
down the companionway and has torn
open the drawer indicated. He hur-
produces note, the superscription of
which, in the dear hand he knows.
makes him falter. 1t is simply ad.
dressed: Mr.. Burton II. Barnes" and
reads:
My Darling Husband: have little
time to write, for they are preparing to
take me on shore In boat. We are
now anchored of Corsica somewhere.
Last evening, through some careless
message of Thompson msinterpreted by
my own cagerness. l came on board the
yacht alone. thinking you had gone there
before me to avoid some encounter with
Dnnelln that might delay our wedding
trip. a boat was waiting for me at the
landing place. In the darkness, during
the short hundred yards to the yacht,
] noticed nothing suspicious in the onrs-
men, probably because my thoughts were
so entirely Of you.
Flying into the cabin. expecting to
meet you, I heard the doors close upon
me and a voice In Corsican French say:
..She is ours.'' Then the slipping of
bolts outside told me I was n prisoner.
No cries of mine or commands were
needed. The yacht got under way.
An, what n night I've passed here In
this cabin that should have been our
honeymoon home. thinking of your mis-
cry when you found you had lost mo.
but knowing by your love that you
viii pursue and find me. send You this
warning, which is of great Importance.
have learned by some careless French
conversation that has drifted In to me
1kat am to be made the lure to bring
81 to the death of the vendetta In
Bocognnno To me Saliceu hss boastAd
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A oues,lon Of Grammar.

Which is correct. to speak oi
sitting hens or "a setting hem"
Il don't know" replied the farmers
wife. 'and what's more. ] don't care.
hut there is one thing I houid like to
know. When u hen cackics. has she
been laying or Is she lying"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-06
Tho Camei's Feat.

DO you imagine II possibl. for a
camel To 30 through the ey. OF u
needie."
"Oh. ! wouldn't b. surprised. You
know how large my wife isG''
-Ycs."
.w.ii. she goes through my pockets
regularly. Post.
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$500 In Gold, Eree.

Send US the names Of your friends
who want n piano. and u We secure an
order as result We will give you eS
in gold for your trouble. Send all tho
details you can and write plainly. The
Knight ampbeii Music Co.. i6.5'ji
California st, Denver. Colo.
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Her PIsasant Rsioinder.

81 am going to the eat show" said
Mrs. framiey.
'Indeed!" replied her dearest
friend. II thought yesterday was tho
day for the closing Of the entries"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-06
WEooeo BLISS.

Salesman-You ought to have
talking machine. O..
Mr.. Grouch-I have. I married It
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-06

bonnets in his hat. Some SCOT. Felix"
she commands the cook. TO make
Monsieur's eyebrows darker and his
mOustache black"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
Professorial Standing.

A professor of English literature in
one of our universities once brought to
me to publish in this ma gazine learn
ed piece of writing 1t seemed to me
pretty dull thing and not important.
according to my Judgment, to anybody
and not possibly interesting to more
than a mere handful of special stu
dents. I told him this as politely as
could He soon came to me again and
smilingly took me into his confidence.
81 hardly expected he said, that you
would publish that study that | Of
fered you-in fact, l care little about
it myself | wrote it because my pro-
fessional standing demands that shall
produce something at certain intervals,
but now have piece of writing that
| do take great pride in, and ! want
you to publish it without betraying the
authorship to any living being. 1t
would hurt my professional standing if
it became known that / wrote this. "
1t was a novel.-Walter II. Page in
Atlantic
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
Ice and Glass.

Ice has the property = peculiar to
bodies which expand on freezing-Of
liquefying under pressure and solidify-
ing again when the pressure has been
removed Consequently the weight of
any body moving upon a sheet of ice
causes the formation of thin layer of
water which separates it from the ice
and thus, by reducing the friction to a
minimum, enables it to move smoothly
over the Surface-i e., makes the ice
more slippery" On glass, on the con-
,trary, this liquid medium is wanting,
so that the two solid and unyielding
bodies come into actual physical con-
tact, causing friction which, in spite
of the smoothness of the glass, consid-
erably retards the motion of the body.
If two smooth sheets of glass be taken
and a few drops Of water sprinkled
over the one and the other placed
above it. thin layer of water will be
formed. and until this layer has been
pressed out the upper glass will move
on the other as smoothly as if on ice.
This peculiar property Of ice is due to
the effect of pressure in lowering the
freezing point of water, so that when
ever ice is subjected to great pressure
it partially melts.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
She Believed In Presents.

An old woman in Orkney was noted
for selling whisky on the sly. Her
house was few miles from the town,
and the excise officers had often tried,
but in vain, to get her convicted. A
young officer was appointed to the
place, who said, on being told about
her. that he would soon secure her
conviction Early one morning he left
home and arrived at the old woman's
house at o'clock. Walking in, he saw
no one. Noticing a bell on the table,
he rang it, The old woman appeared,
and he asked for glass of milk. After
a little he rang again, and the old wo-
man appeared. He asked if she had
any whisky. aye, SIR" she said, 1--WE
aye have some in the bottle" setting
it down before him. Then, thanking
her, he laid down a sovereign, which
she took and walked out. After help
ing himself he rang and asked for the
change. Change. sir?'' said the old
woman. There's nae change We
haze nae license. Fat we gle we gle in
presents; fat we talk we tax in pres
ents, so good day, SIR The excise
man left the house sadder but wiser
persona ge.-Strand Magazine.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
CORRESPONDENCE
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West Porter

West Porter
Jim Earle marketed stock in Evans
vile Monday.
John Ford passed Tuesday with his
Porter friends.
Miss Marie Knight visited with friends
in Edgerton Monday.
RI Earle and family passed Xmas
with relatives in GAINESVILLE. :.
Mrs VIM Schrode of GAINESVILLE is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
James Mccarthy, who has had an
attack of quinsy, is now convalescent.
Messrs D A Mccarthy and Bert Spence
passed Saturday and Sunday in Milton.
Mr. and Mrs A Christian of Evansville
passed Sunday at the home of Frank
Young.
A number of our young folks attended
the dance in Evansville and report a
good time.
Advice to mothers: Don't let your
children waste away. Keep them strong
and healthy during the winter with Hol-
listers Rocky Mounty Tea. 1t is the
greatest tonic for children. Pure and
harmless, does the greatest good. 35c'
Tea or tablets.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
Stouqhton

Mrs Ole Stinson, who underwent a
most delicate operation at the city hos
pital last week for the removal of gall
stones, is doing nicely and will be able
to return to her home soon. The opera
ton was performed by DR. Iverson, as
sisted by Drs Omsted, Trulson and Ne.
laas.
Carl Kittilsen and wife arrived Mon
day to spend month with relatives in
this place, after an absence of four years
in Nome, Alaska. They will go to Cali
fornia in January to remain until nav
igation opens up when they will return
to Alaska. Mr. Kittilsen, in company
with his brother, DR. A N KiJtilsen, have
a rich stake in Nome where they take
out on an average of 100000 net an
nually of the gold metal.
Alderman Will Dearborn narrowly es.
capped meeting with frightful accident
at Dunkirk Saturday evening, while in
speeding the newly installed waterwheels,
together with number of his fellow al
and Mr. Clark, the engineer, who had
been experimenting the placing of the
machinery, was trying to start the other
with short iron bar, which, however,
was knocked out of his hand by the
clutch on the shaft, and after being
hurled to the ceiling, struck Mr. Dear
born in the head, cutting through his
hat and inficting scalp wound which
bled freely for time. The blow stag
gered him, and had he tainted, he would,
beyond doubt, have fallen into the big
cog wheel of the transmission gear close
10 which he was standing when the bar
struck him. The flow of blood was
staunched after while, and he is none
the worse off for the accident, except for
creepy feeling of what might have
been.