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PROGRAM OF. ExA VARIATIONS


For Common School. Certificates
January 80 and 81, and =: :.
February
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
(First Grade Studies
A. M.-8:OO Enrolment
8.15 Geometry -
1000 Physics
P. M.-l:30 Algebra
3:15 Physical Geography or
General History
Agriculture may be taken at any
one of above periods, and may be
substituted for either Geometry or
Physical Geography.
FRIDAY, JANUARY.3l
(Second Grade Studies)
A. M.-8:OO Enrolment
$50 Professional Test
$50 Spelling
1000 Arithmetic
P. Mills Geography
2:l5 Composition and zen
manship
Reading
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
(Second Grade Studies Continued)
A. M.-8:00 U. S. History
s:45 English Grammar
l1:30 Music
P. Mills Physiology-Hy
2:45 Civjos
400 Drawing
Examina lions will be held on the
above dates at the following places
Court House, Worthington; Public
School building, Adrian; Public
School building, Ellsworth.
All persons intending to teach and
all teachers whose certificates expire
before September 1, 1908, should at
tend these examinations.
Applicants should bring pens and
ink. Paper will BE- furnished by the
examiner.
l.. W. ABBOTT,
Jan. 6, 1908. County Superintendent
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Eu1da
From the Republican:

From the Republican,:
Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders thank their
many friends of Fulda, Seward and
Klnbrae for their kindly remembrance
of them with many beautiful and
costly Christmas gifts. This indi-
Gates the cordial feeling existing be-
tween pastor and people, and that it
may continue and all may have a
happy and prosperous year is his
most earnest wish. ..=s
Frank Porter Converse came home
yesterday from Fort Dupont, where
he has just been discharged from a
three years service in the United
States Coast Artillery. For the last
six months he was stationed at Fort
Monroe, just across the bay from the
Jamestown Exp position. The writer
had the pleasure Of being with him
several days At the Expo sition il
June
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WILD 0UTBURsT OF JOYY. J.
Mafekins Night, When london Flung.
Aside All Dignity. ss z:sss:ss5

.., Aside All Dignity. 49, s%sI
'Mafeking night gave a verb to the
English language. ITO mafik," de-
fined in phrase, means to turn every
thing upside down in a wild outburst
of joy. Certainly we did turn every
thing upside down that night-Friday.
May 10, 19OO-in London, and we had
Joy and to spare to justify us. It was
not merely that Mafeking was relieved
the town in which Baden-Powell and
his men, edging close to starvation, had
sat tight so long and so pluckily; it was
the far greater relief that came to all
England at the end of that dark win
ter through which all England, silently,
doggedly, had taken its nasty punish
ment, with the winning at last Of
substantial victory The tense strain
was relaxed suddenly, and London,
with good cause for it, maffiked ex-~
ultingly through all that glad night
long.
Tiddlers are peacock tail feathers.
Ilddling is tickling other peoples
noses with them. With my own hap
py eyes that night I saw two White
chapel girls, with proper Whitechapel
curls twirled on their temples, fiddle
the nose of a Pail Mall policeman!
And that policeman-imagine, If you
please, all possible impossibi1ities fused
into one single ultra violet ray Of in
credibility-fairly thrust forward his
law embodying nose to be tiddled by
those worse than regicides-he was a
Pail Mall policeman, remember-and
0r1n f1oN
sneeze Of their desire!
! On the same lines 1 may cite another
example from that same evening.
saw on Piccadilly an intensely re-
| spectacle looking middle
aged, stout, gray whiskered, dressed in
seemly black and wearing a seemly
top hat-who most obviously was a
member Of the conservative middle
class, we'll to do city man, I should
say, with tidy villa at Shepherds
Bush or Hackney, who on Sundays
very likely handed the plate. And
this by rights typically phlegmatic
Briton was seated, with his chubby
legs very wide outspread before him.
on the roof Of four wheeler, and he
had the union jack in one hand and
the standard in the other, and he was
coming along the middle of one Of the
great streets of London in the thick Of
the roaring crowd filing it waving
those national banners with an incom-
! parable fervor and hurrahing just as
loud as he possibly could hurrah!
But I saw no mote In the eye Of my
phlegnut7c English brother-we were
about Of an age-fag wag;c= @1,t7 dir
Stage Caricatures.
The comedians supposed to be broad
~ humorous in our travesties are Ell
Their made up as lrishmen with green
whiskers or Germans verging on i'm
becility. In France the stage butt is
caricature of the English globe trot-
ter; In Germany, a freak imitation Of
our depictions of UNCLE. Sam:-Trayel
Magazine.
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Elk Center
Crowded out last we ek)

\NIOWO0u Out ldSG Wo6K)
Mrs. G. A. Sigsmiller and son left
Monday morning for Grover, Colo, to
join her husband, where they expect
to make their future home. Mrs.
formerly Clara Free, was
one of Elk Center's school g
and, although she has not lived her Q
for tho past few years, her old friend
and neighbors will miss her very
much.
Miss Zoe Palmer, who has been vi
sitting at the Paul Schulz home for
the past week, left on Saturday for
her home in Lake Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Oberman were
Elk Center callers Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Mark Eshleman expects to
leave on Saturday for Portland, Ore,
where Mr.. Eshleman went about a
month ago to look up a location. AS
he likes Portland quite we'll, he sent
for his wife to join him there. The
ELK Center people greatly regret tc
lose Mr.. and Mrs. Eshleman as they
are valued as genuine good neigh
bors.
Orval Anderson made a bushes!
trip to Jackson and other points las
week, returning on Monday evening
| Mr.. A. F. Eshleman and daughter
Zetta, left last Thursday for visit a
their old home in Cherokee, Ia.
! Mrs. Chas. Hilary will entertai,
the Mission Band en- Thursday O
next week. Everybody is invited t
attend.
| On Monday evening surpris,
party was given at the Eshlema,
home in honor of Lloyd's 18th birth.
day. About thirty-five were present
and all report an enjoyable time.
| Mesdames Wells and fowler, VIII,
spent few days visiting friends ane
relatives at Pringhan, returned HON,
on Saturday.
| Messers. Chas. Wolff and Johr
Kimmel and Misses Jessie Free ant
Leka Schulz attended services il
town Sunday evening. -. .
! Rev. Chas. Hilary was out t,
church on Sunday, the first time i,
nearly three months. He preached
an excellent sermon, and everybod,
enjoyed to see him out again.
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Round. Lake.
From the Graphic: !, !.

George Roster departed on last
Thursdays afternoon train, bound
for Alabama. If the Southland does
not suit him, he intends to return. to
Oregoe.
! Another first-class general mer-
chandise store is likely. to be estab-
lished in Round Lake about the mid
die of next month. :,
j. III. Peterson and assistant, of
Worthington, are doing the finishing
work on @. j. Anderson's new house
southwest of town.
Lonnie Langseth returned Monday
morning to Melvin, Ia, after a short
visit at his home. Pearl Huggins
went with him for few days. so.
journ.
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Elk.

Boys, cheer up, this is leap year.
Old maids look pleasant; there are
some old bachs somewhere for you
this year.
Andrew Felt is spending his holt
days in Iowa. The people in this
vicinity wish him a safe journey and
a good time.
Miss Shad, who was visitor at the
home of Mrs. Wells over Saturday
and Sunday, left Monday for Lismore
where she is employed in store.
Ernest Swanson and family visited
over Sunday ar the home of Chas.
Cedarblade.
Joshua Schecther Jr. returned on
Jan. 9Th from Hancock, where he
held series of meetings, and he re-
ports them very successful.
Mrs. M E. Eikenberry of Barnum,
in the northern part of the state, is
seen once more in this neck of the
woods.
Joshua Schecther, Sr. was visitor
at the home of his son, Joshua, the
past week.
Alonzo Standifer is expected bach
in this vicinity in few days. Alon
20 has been employed by Foste
Moore for the past eight months.
Ask Chas. Wolff about the Lea
Year party Monday evening at tn
home of Mr.. Eshleman.
Mic Felt returned Wednesday OIL
last week from a trip to Hinlick.
Chas. Wolff and Miss Bess Ere
we're Sunday callers at Worthingto1
last Sabbath.
L. Robins was visitor OF M
Kimmel Monday.
This certainly is fine weather.
The Misses Schulz were Sunda
evening visitors at the Ferdon home
Mrs. Glare Sigmiler left Jan. 5t
for Grover, Colo, where she expect
to make her future home.
The Kimmel Bros. and Mike Sui
venmen were Worthilgton callers las
Sunday. r..
The Literary in district No. 8 wa
we'll attended.
VergiI Fellows is working in thu
Worthington postoffce.
A surprise party was given Mr.. ant
Mrs. Geo. Hart Monday evening. A
8 o'clock about 40 young people tool
& possession Of their and played variou
kinds of games until IL o'clock. TAI
present report 9 pleasant time.
Albert DeGuse is on the sick list.
Several from this town attended tht
telephone meeting at Reading.
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Death at Rushmore.

Mrs. @. J. Fox died at her home at
Rushmore last Sunday, of pneumonia,
aged 70 years. The funeral was held
from the NJ. E. church at that place
on Wednesday, Rev. ellis conduct
ing the service. The deceased leaves
a husband, two sons and two daugh-
tiers.
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/ For amid, easy action of the bow
ela, 9 single dose Of Deans Regulets
is enough. Treatment cures habitual
onstipation. % cents . box. Ask
your drug for them
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Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with local applications, as they
cannot reach the seat of disease.
Catar1h is a blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Hall g
Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces. Hall g Catarrh
Cure is not quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years
and is regular prescription. It is
composed of the best tonics' known,
combined with the best blood
purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect COM
bination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful re-
suits in curing Catarrh. Send for
testimonials free.
F. j. Cheney and Co. Props.
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
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All He Wanted.
"Wen, what do you wantY' asked
the aeronaut of his assistant, who had
begun to whimper
Il want the earth,'' walled the young
man,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-02
Spent His Last Years AS q Hermit
in a Cave at Middlesex
Falls.
DIED IN MELR0SE HOSPITAL.
His Identity Kept secret until after
His Dcnth-Wns a Member of the
Choir in Trinity College. OK
ford--QunrrcIcd with Par
cnts aud Left Home.

Melrose. Mass Doc 97-An investisa-
ton by the officials Of the poor depart
mont and the police to-day partially I'M
tavclcd the mystery of the Identity and
life story Of 81 man who died unknown
I'm the Mclroso hospital Yesterday. The
man was known on account of his habits
Of lifc as "tho hermit Of the Middlcscx
Fails" but oNcout to one or two close
friends lis name was not known until
after his death. According to Mr. and
Mrs. George Rockford who were his
most intimate acquaintances, tho hermit
name was Charles Frederick Powell n
native of Plymouth. England, and he had
a romantic career Powell possessed an
exceptionally good education ana was
familiar with art and literature aIthoukh
ms moo" oil jill" WaE tAfit vi ''f
ite toId the h'D kiordS una al 'l.e '''.
ne was student nj lr'"'H
OXFORD an" was hiei'ocl u '''
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Studoh' t"'i' "O '"' St' .,' ,,,,oroo
S"'u' ana was .'',l'e",S u, ,,,,s,c
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-02
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
Mark Twain ~nipc Hunting. 5000.
900 Water Bili

New York December 27.-Dr. samuel
l.. Clemens. otherwise Mark Twain. has
snipe hunting again. In the manner
of snipe hunters. Inc is now agcd
in holding the bag. Thritv-two thous.
and dollars Is two modest sum which
it has cost tho humoYist for his latest
incursion into tac lndcrhrush of bust
ness and finance.
Mr.. Twains unfortunate experience.
as has been told. resulted from his
connection with the Plasmon company
Of America. 1t appears that Mark
had once been afflicted with dyspep-
STA. an ailment that seriously threat
ened his reputation as America s
principal funny man. He tried tn,
remedy manufactured ny the bank
rupt company, and II made new man
of him. In any event Mr., Twain was
induced to invest $4,000 in the stock
of the concern. Now he is holding the
bag.
1t must not be thought. however
that DR.. Clemens is unduly cast down
by the sad loss. He has lost much
money before in unwiso business vent
ures. and the experience is no novel
one. lie is still ahlc to smile, even
to laugh-for which the reople of the
world have reason to be thankful
Less pf that ability. would in my
opinion, n greater public calamity
than if President Roosevelt should
lose tnc use of his typewriter or Will
liam Jennings Bryan should become
dumb.
Mr. Clemens has amasscd much
money In his long literary career
just how much is not known nor will
he tell-so the loss of $4,000 will
not bring MIN to want or perjury He
owns large blocks of stock In several
manufacturing and publishing houses.
His connection with the latter recalls
"A story which. although It has been
published before. is worth repeatinC.
| Recently he entered the sales de-
| partme Of tho book concern IN
question and found volume which he
desired To own. CALLING. a clerk he
inquired the price. -Four dollars re-
..yoI so,, A.. r,,o,r -, o, .
nowsraror 49, Doa.. -.
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Merely Overlooked.

The ways of the crank with an In
ventlon are unaccountable. Here Is q
recent actual example. A brisk, eager
individual called on a capitalist for
the purpose OF interesting him In de
vice for dscouragins burglars
Il want to get the idea patented he
said, land | haven't any money. I'm
willing TO go halves with any man
that will give me the financial backing,
My scheme Is this. You first make
your doors and windows secure, so
that they can't be opened at all from
the outside, There are plenty Of devices
for doing that nowadays. Make all Of
them tight and fast, except one. Leave
that one so that II will open easily.
Then run n wire from that window to
the head of your bed. where you have
an alarm bell, The burglar comes
along. tries the doors and windows,
and when he comes to that one he
raises II. The alarm goes off, ana the
burglar hears II and fees. or it wakes
Won IN. and you are ready for him. In
either case IT accomplishes your pur-
pose"
But" said the capitalist. "if you
ca!r make all the doors ana windows
fast except one, why not make that
one secure, too. and thus keep the Dur
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-02
THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE

(From the American Magaziue)
Some Of our common dreams seem to
be directly traceable. Slipping down of
the blankets is followed by dreams of
Arctic relief expeditions or falling into
snowdrfts. A gas -distended stomach,
pushing UP tho diaphragm and com
pressing tho lungs. produces dreams
of something sitting on your chest
or dramatic struggles against other
form of suffocation. The common single
dream that Of falling. falling from 4
great height to wake with a gasp of
relief Just as you are about to be dash
ell to pieces IS probably due to the
general muscular relaxation and fall
ing of the head. arms and limbs which
accompanies settling down to sleep,
Careful studies have shown that II
almost invariably occurs during the
first forty-hve seconds Of sleep. A slip,
n change of position OF n sixteenth II
an inch. Is enough to suggest the idea
OF falling to the brain. 1t does the
rest and provides out of its swarminE
storehouse of images the preCipices,
flights of stairs giddy mastheads, and
other scenic effects. II the impression
is not vivid enough to wake you YOU
Strike bottom" with n delicious sensa-
| ton of restful warmth and repose. Just
such as your tired body is getting
| from its "downy couch"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-02

nings paused beside him. This morn
Ing" he said. speaking in an under
lone, "a sentry signaled from beyond
the barracks. Two or three men took
guns and ran out. They found this.
His clothes were stif with ice. He
was almost frozen. though he had been
travelling steadily. He was utterly
worn out and was crawling forward
on his hands and knees The ragged
sleeves and trousers. stained darker
from the wounds ON elbows and knees,
were mute testimony. He couldn't
see." continued the colonel. HE was
snow blind. They laid him out on a
drift and rubbed him. The surgeon
did the rest. He begged to see me-
They brought him In, and he told his
story. It's an old one. You've heard
It. But It's always new too. This is
Frank JAMESON young
AS ne heard his name the man stir.
red Strengthened his legs and let fall
his arms. He looked up.
young" gasped Lounsbury. GOOD
God" The face was aged like thu
hair
Jameson struggled weakly to his
feet, using the wall to brace him.
Colonel Cummings fastened across
and lent the support of an arm. mo
no." he protested. You mustn't talk
You're too weak"
But Jameson did not heed. "You
nm interpreter!" he asked in a raspin,
whisper.
"YOu're too weak
mo, | amt; no, amt II he'll "a
With us I'm strong enough. Why, J
IhOveled snow on the special to Bis
marck-that's how they let me ride
aud skating home didn't stop te
vest"-
ayes, yes, my boy, we know"
II walked and walked-straps brok.
II forgot to tell y0u-thats why hat
to. But 1t didn't do any good-it didn',
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THE BROOK .

dedicated to Whom II May Concern
come from sources pure enough,
From fountains sweet and ferny;
But heavens, what n lot of stun
gather on my Journey,
GO from places clean and sweet
To places evilsmelling.
And fresh contamination find
Where man'has made a dwelling.
collecting, every mile flow,
The germs OF every fever
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever.
slip. I glide by sewer and drain,
And by the pulp mills sluices,
And gather in my liquid train
A myriad OF reeky Juices
chatter by the canning works,
Where blooms the piccalill:
| lolter in lagoons where turks
A legion of baccilli,
| draw them all along, and flow
With germs of every fever;
For men may come and men may go,
But ! 80 on forever.
Puck.
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little Lobster Salad.
Terrapin, and other things,
And in a very little while
A Doctors phone bell rings.
The terrapin is on his feet
he lobster's found his claw.
And judging from the inner man
Theirs Is the "Unwritten Law"
The case is quickly diagnosed
As Inside Information,
On how "A lobster and terrapin
Can raise SO much tarnation
The trouble foun It was the thing
To furnish quick relief
And the way Rydale's Stomach Tablet,
accomplished this.
Was Simply beyond belief.
j. w. OSulivan. Burlington. ant
.harl,y q Estey. Winooskt
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thankful that thoy are not in the
position of the proprietor Of n Ger
tain big New York hotel. who were
recently presented with bill for
aRgregatiag the modest sum of 5000
900 The bonifaces arc satiricaly
hopeful that the city Will be able T,
collect It's little bin, but thcy appear
TO be doubtful as to their willingness
TO hand over tho amount demanded.
Tho city officials declare that If the
bill isn't paid somebody will be arrest
ed for larcency. They declare that
the water was stolen and that the
theft has continued for period "
fortY-sovcu years
Tho hotel in question has been pay
ing $4,000 year for its water. IT'S
large hostclry, and, however litt,e
OF the liquid may he used ny guests as
a beverage, tho bill appeared to be
remarkably small. Tho city water
register recently began an invcstigat-
lon. which resulted in the discovery
OF an unmotcrcd and unrcgis' cred
water pipe which, presumably for
fortY-sevcn years had been supplying
the hotel with 10000 gallons of Illicit
water every day
Tho hotel manager and proprietors
insist that they were ignorant of the
cxistance Of the dishonest water pipc.
and as the hotel has changed owner
ship since Il was built forty-seven
years ago, their profession bears the
stamp OF probability.
But Colonel Mike Padden. tho city
water register, has a little bin for
$500 o0o worth ot ,3ater. and he
wants someone to pay it and that
pretty quick. Whether the city
treasury win he enriched by that lit
til sum remains to be found out
NEW YEAR THOUGHTS.
| Most Nc rs. truth to tell. arc glad
/ that glorious Christmas festival is
| over and AFRO now taking stock Of our
/ financial remains. We nave re-
m'mh"r'd not alone our immediate
/ relatives. but the jaaitor and tho
oifio" boy and the elevator man and
/ III" st"nograpner and the clerk and the
/ laHdlnar and tho scrubwoman and thu
walters and the result. as set fortr
! I'm our books, IS not particularly pleas.
/ Ing
Th" result too, is physical and mon
tai ne we'll as financial. Following
/ BE- Christmas debaucn. the averap,
( New Yorker Is fatigued to the poin,
~ nervous prostration. New York
takes its holidays very seriously.
Pailosophic calm is foreign To the
+ metropolitan point Of view The
Gothamlte pursues pleasure quite un.
known to aim. He must have action