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tum an dit her an take her away of. l don't want no baby, l don't"
 "Oh, Tottie!" And there was so much sadness in mammals voice, So much dis appointment. What would we do with out our baby? Mamma couldn't give up Tottle; so. how is she to give up Babyf"
 But Tottie shook her head. declaring that she didn't want no baby"
 "very well, little daughter" said mamma. Now run out and play, and I'll send for the stork to come and get Baby. But what will the precious little one do without Papa. Mamma and Tot tie2"
 Tottie made no answer. but went out to her sand pile to play. But somehow the thought of sending the baby away caused her to sit listless. hands in lap and eyes seeing nothing. Then she said to herself: Poor little Eabyl She has dot such ute dimples an toes. Oh. such
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she laughed just a wee bit. too. And the laugh was caused by Tottie making a big mouth at her-when mamma wasn't looking. The truth is, Tottie would not show her admiration for Baby when mamma was watching her. Just why, the little girl could not say But I know it was a bit of jealousy. However. Tot tie was too young to know of such a thing as jealousy.
 About Il o'clock mamma told Tottie 1t was time for Baby to have a nap, and that he-Tottie-might run and play in the sand pile if she wished to.
 And what do you think of Baby now ?'' mamma asked, as she kissed her elder daughter on the cheek. Don't you love her dearly f-and aren't you very grate- full to the stork for bringing her to us7'
 Tottie was serious for a moment then said emphatically, though a bit uncer- tain: "No, mamma, l want the stork to
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about the promised baby boy.
 One morning a week later Tottie was awakened at 8 o'clock by papa, who was saying in her ear: Come, little Missile, there's great big surprise awaiting you down stairs. Come, jump up; and don't wait for Nurse to dress you; just run down in your nightie."
 Tottie rubbed her eyes wide; then thought flashed through her mind. May be the stork has brunged the babyl" Then climbing down out of bed very quickly, she asked of her papa: "Did the stork tum wifi baby?'
 Well. you just run down stairs to the spare room and you'll see the sur prise." And that was all papa would tell her.
 So Tottie ran from her own room-on the third foor-to the spare room on the second floor. And there she saw very nice-looking lady, with white apron
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to be so noisy and bad-behayed at table got to stealing old MT. Lions meat and carrying it off and hiding 1t in the grass.
 At first Mrs. Elephant tried laughing the matter off, but the thefts became so fre- quentin fact, old Mir Lion couldn't turn his head to speak to Mrs. Hippo, his neighbor, but the mischieyous monk would steal away his food-that at last Mrs. Elephant took council with Mrs Giraffe, who snt next to her on the right What
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
Brave FidO.

Big Fido sits upon the step
 A-watching all about. It is this noble doggie's place
 To keep the strangers out. If through the gate a kitten peeks Big Fido growls and growls: And If tramp comes to halt.
 Then Fido howls and howls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
HIDDEN NAME PUZZLE.

By taking the initial letter of one syllable word from each of the following sentences you will spell the name Of great inventor:
 Each man should be his own master. The word dirt does not always signify filth.
 Never write that to which you dare not sign your name in ink.
 The sun is the great life-giyer.
 Man should never allow himself to grow old in heart.
 The night has DO terrors for the truly good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

A little maid named Sally Moore Had ne'er been In town before She looked up at the houses tall, And really feared the things would fall. Of all strange things that she had seen Were streets without tint of green: No trees, no grass to rest the eye; Naught there but houses grown so high. "I like 1t not p sighed Sally Moore. Who ne'er had been In town before.
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RIDDLE AND ANSWER.

In marble walls as white as milk, Lined with a skin as soft as silk, Within a fountain, crystal clear. golden apple does appear. No doors are there in this stronghold. Xet thieves break In and steal the gold.
 LAn eggl
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CURTAILINGs.

r) Curtail the cry of a cat and leave personal pronoun.
 (2) Doubly curtail an African animal and leave the name of boy.
 (3) Curtail walking stick and leave tin vessel.
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OWPuZZle Corner $
CoNuNDRUMS.

CONONDhUMS. Why is the letter 'k' like hourf Because you cdn't make cake tctthout n. If cord of wood costs two dollars how much molasses can you put in two quart pail?
 TDo quarts. What proof have we that Rome was built in a nightf Becnuse soe are told that Rome pas not built in day.
 LABYRINTH PUZZLE.
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And Johnny sat upon her,
 very heavy load. He coaxed her, and he kicked her. And then the pony, dear, So angry grew she threw him
 Right in creek quite near. And at last when Johnny
 Came out, ln sorry plight, He said: "Poor little pony,
 You served q bad boy right"
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How Pony Turned the Tables.

Johnny had pony;
 How hard he did ride! He visited most every place
 In all the country wide. But one day little pony
 Decided she would rest, And go she simply wouldn't, Though Johnny coaxed his best. Right still stood little pony
 In the middle of the road.
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HIS IDEA

HIS IDEA. Kind Old Lady-Little boy, I wouldn't smoke cigarettes if l were you. |, Newsboy-And I wouldn't smoke 'em II 1 was you. either.
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BEHEADINGS.

C) Doubly behead a rock and leave a small number.
 (2) Behead condition of temperature and leave term applied to a great grandmother.
 (8 Behead a small square of wood and leave strand of hair.
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LETTER ENIGMA.

LEIIEH fNIOHAs My first is In peach, but not In tree: My second Is In lark, but not In bee: My third is in village, but not In town My fourth is in yellow, but not in brown My whole spells word
 With a meaning most dear
 To all little children
 Throughout the whole year.
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A man got lost in the mountains and took refuge in an old cabin. His friend followed him by his foottracks and rescued him from starvation. With pencil try to follow the trail taken by the men You will be astonished at the laby. rinth of their wanderings. The starting-pIace Is marked at the right side by n square.
 Answers to Last Weeks Puzsles.
 (1) Gldss-ldss. t2) BHnks-links. tSI Prdnks-rdnks.
 (1) Mafch-mdt.. @, Tablet-fabls. (3l HoteLhot.
 Letter EniGmd Pussie.
 Hidden Name Puzsle; 0orse.
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A Democratic Editor Invited to
Join the Republican Party.

Farmers Advocate.
A few days ago we had letter
from an old and valued friend, q
Republican. living in York county,
Pennsylvania, who taunts US about
TIE result of the election. and in.
vites us to join his party, and be
on the winning side in politics
We were beaten in the election.
This we are more than willing to
admit. Yet we cannot refrain from
reminding our Republican friend
that we supported man in the con-
test who received more intelligent,
thinking, patriotio votes than ever
before cast for any candidate for
presidency, No man who voted
for him did 80 for fear of losing his
job by 80 doing. No man voted
for him because an employer play
ed upon his fears, No man voted
for him because he expected by 30
doing to secure a special privilege
to rob his fellowmen. No man
voted for him because he wanted
to protect a special privilege or
strengthen his hold on dishonest
dollars wrung from honest toll. No
servile. slinging voters we're driven
to the polls by arrogant taskmast.
ers, and ordered to vote for him.
The mon who voted for Bryan
the great masses of them-beoause
they believed in his principles, and
trusted implicitly In his integrity
of purpose. The votes he receiv-
ed were oast by men who think
above their belts. They supported
him because of the things for which
he stood. We followed his flag
because it was the flag of industri-
al independence, the flag of social
reform, the flag of justice and
equal rights. Are we ashamed of
our course in supporting himP Not
in the slightest degree. Shall we
join the Republican party, because
of the failure to elect himP Not
until the party becomes as sound
as Bryan has tried to make his
own party.
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and lowering prices of the raw
farmer's produce.
Has it ever been exercised
against railroad msgnatea for max
ing use of the ''black llst" to drive
some poor workman to starvation
or giving rebates to favored ship.
persP Who disobeys the lave and
sets fire to our forestsP Who
waters the stook of the railroad
and thereby gets something for
nothingp
Has it ever been invoked to pre-.
vent any crime of high tinanoeP
No.
Therefore we see the spectacle
of one law for the rich and power.
full and another law for the pun.
ishment of the poor man.
Is it any wonder the masses are
restless, and are crying ont against
suoh palpable abusesf The party
under whose fostering care these
abuses have developed has been
granted another four years of rule,
but let the courts beware of their
usurpation and abuse of power, fol
after all they exist by the consent
of the governed. re
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Tho Dust Problem.

After highways have been once well
tarrcd spraying OH alternate years Is
said to keep them In good order.
Dustless roads rs the remedy for the
dust nuisance has appealed TO Belglans
so forcefully that they are talking OF
making quite number of them.
The Royal Automobile Club of Eng
land will during the winter devote the
most of Its energies to study Of the
dust problem.
All the experiments abroad have
gone to show that 1t will be problem
of road rather than car construction
that will finally solve the dust ques-
ton.
Three years experiments on the Lin,
coin park system of Chicago have
shown that the best road, so far rs n
dustless condition and wearing sur
face arc concerned, Is ono made of a
limestone foundation, with a lightly
rolled torpedo sand top dressing.
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be was mere 10y himoolf and

be was mere 10y himselt and
didn't know. va
But if men lived to be $50 years
old, how would the youngsters ever
act ohanoeP Think of Mr..
Roosevelt turned loose in politics
FOR l25 yearel How much money
would the rest of the country have
left if John D. Rockefeller was
given 75 or 80 years more to gather
in the sheavesH
Living $50 years might be fine
for the ROB, but there are millions
of us who really couldn't afford it..
THE VAIL OF THE PRINTER
Yes, the days reem dark and
Clio omY, and the air seems GOLD and
gloomy, and the air seems GOLD and
murkey, though our pookets' wide
nd roomy, yet we are poor as Jobs
poor turkey, and while we cit re
dining, turning inside our pocket,
We find nothing but the lining;
and upon the sheriff's docket our
fair name will shine out boldly,
and he will soon take possession II
subscribers treat US ooldly and thus
add grief to our oppression. Now
the winds of GOLD December, make
us think of getting money; our
snbsoribers should remember that
printing paper isn't funny; toll
and trouble, work and worry, are
brought in requisition, and much
cussiug, fuss and furry, go with
each weeks addition; oft by mid
oight talIow candle do we write
the little equibbles and manipulate
the handle of the engine till our
giblets. warmed with exercise go
thorough. are consumed with in.
ward fever, but we think of the
tomorrow, and we gladly twist the
lever, but perhaps some of our
readers will perceive our cad oondi.
ton and will then become the lead
ers of the move for which we are
wishin'.
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How Would You Like To Live To
Re 1907

Professor Metchnikoff. the fam.
Gus Russian who won the Nobe!
prize, says the average man ought
to live to the ege Of $50 years. Fol
years he has been at work on thu
problem of lengthening human
life, and he believes that if he oar
find way to run certain impolitt
germs out OF the system almost
anybody osn enjoy century or 80
of life. The Professor is going to
spend the $40, 900 from tue Nobe
fund in trying to stretch out the
span of human life.
The Professor considers DIR Osler
an ssamateur 1in the art of living
He regards go years as the merc
boyhood of a man, about the age a
which he should atop friskinP
around and settle down to hom
life and steady work
shall spend the $l5,UUO on
Nobel fund money" says the Pro
fessor, "in continuing my efforts t.
discover. how the body oau be
given its chance. 30 to speak, and
how it oan be prevented from be
ing needIessly sacrificed in earl,
youth-oomparatively that is, q
10 or 80 years of age-when il
ought to hold out until it is 15O'
DR.. Osler ought TO be ashamed
of himself calling 60 years old;
why, it's positively kiddish, and
we oan account for it only on thu
ground that when DIR. Osler said il
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Ivory J,lIy.

The jelly was singularly pale. 1t al
most resenlbied junket.
ut is ivory Jelly" said the invalid,
"Afy English cousins sent me case
of it from Sheffield"
"But why is 1t called ivory jellyf
they inquired.
"Precisely because 1t is made of iyo-
nv. A third of England's ivory goes to
Sheffield, and in the process of grind
ing and cutting 1t for knife handles,
and SO forth, lot of ivory dust re
mains. fine dust, similar to the best
flour. OF this the Sheffield folk have
made jelly for many years.
"The Jelly for some reason is nour-
fishing, extremely so. The doctors pre-
scribe 1t for the anaemic. And of late
Sheffield firm has taken to manufac-
turing 1t on a large scale, Sheffield
ivory Jelly Is now on the market.
"Out Of courtesy to my cousins j
tried 1t. To my surprise found 1t
good. My doctor. sampling 1t, found 1t
good too. He told me to take the whole
case."A Buffalo Express.
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Tho Worst Of Ali Diseases.

down in our country" said Judge
Sam Cowan of Texas, I'VE had case
in one of the minor. courts where q
lawyer was trying to collect bill he
claimed was owed to the late husband
of his client.
".He didn't pay no money to the
Diseased said the lawyer. lie didn't
get the money, the diseased didn't. He
didn't receive one cent, the diseased
didn't "a
"'DlseasedT inquired the judge.
what was this person you are speak
ing about disclosed Off 4
May 1t please your honor said the
lawyer, 'he was diseased of death.'"-
Saturday Evening Post.
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Au editor got tired of lying
about deceased delinquents in hie
obituaries and wrote the follow,
ing about an old sinner who owed
several years back pay:
Dled-Aged fifty six years siz
months and fifteen days Deceased
was mild hammered pirate, with 8
mouth for whisky and an eye for
Doodle. He owed US seven dollars
on the paper. You could hear
him pray six blooks. He died
singing "Jesus Paid 1t ALL" and
we think he is right as he never
paid anything himself He wae
buried in an asbestos oasket and
his friends threw palm fans into
HE grave, as he may need them
His tombstone will be a favorite
resting place for boot OWLS.
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Good Roads School.

Georgia's State College Of Agricul-
ture will hold a good roads school in
January. Commissioners Of all the
counties and all persons interested will
DO invited to attend Ave days ses'
sion at Athens, Ga, when number
Of road building experts will deliver
lectures during each morning, Tho
afternoons will be taken up in inspec-
lions of roads In the vicinity. During
the session n United States govern.
ment expert will build mile Of road
according to methods approved by the
bureau of roads. Manufacturers have
been invited to make exhibits Of ma
chinery. -
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GOOD ROADS AS MONEY SAVER
Lay Sermon by Curtis Hin on Gospel
Of Better Hishwaye.

Of Better Hishwaye.
Curtis Hill, the state highway engl-
neer, is sending to the people of Mis-
souri, pamphlets for spreading the gos-
pei of good roads. Here is copy:
at is right that people should fear a
heavy tax rnte and should prevent
taxes from becoming eXorbltant a
certain amount of taxes. however, is
necessary to provide for public lnsti-
tutions and to improve tho country. a
low tax rate does not necessarily mean
n public saving. Not the amount OF
money spent, but the judicious cXpend-
lture of 1t, should be our position.
"Road Improvement should keep
abreast with the growth of the state.
No one internal improvement Is more
essential to the prosperity and nd
vancement of the state than good high
ways. One reason the roads nre not
improved Is because the people fear
they cannot afford 1t.
at must, however, be borne in mind
that no road official, no matter how
efficient he may be, can build roads
without funds. Permit me to quote
from letter Of one Of our county
highway engineers: we have some
very attractive scenery In our county,
but the only safe way to see 1t Is In
an old fashioned farm wagon or by
lirship. When first came to this
county could not understand why
people with such good road material
at hand had no better roads. This
was twenty-five years ago, and at pres
cnt the roads are worse than they were
then. The reason is plain from tho
following figures: Total mileage Of
roads, about 1000; road fund, $1,004.75.
not quite 81 milo for road mainte-
nanCnbn
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TAR WATERPROOF ROADS.
Expert Approves Binding Material For
Stone MetaIins.

stone MetaIina.
In an article summing up the work
of the international roads congress re-
Gently held In Pnris contributor to
Nature, the leading English scientific
weekly, says:
ION q matter of common interest
that is, the substitution of tar or btu
minous binding material In place of
the water hitherto used to consolidate
and hold together the road material
the congress practically gave n unani-
nous answer. This was to the effect
that II the tar be put on In the correct
quantity, and this quantity the small
est required to hold the individual
stones of the road metal firmly In po-
sition, SO that they never roll or move
in relation to one another, and their
upper surfaces are allowed to wear
themselves bare Of tar, 1t Is not diff
cult to obtain at moderate expense n
waterproof road which will be prncti-
cally dustless and which need not be
slippery.
at appears certain also that the an
nual cost will be considerably less
than the cost Of the existing water
bound roads.
at may be here remarked that, ow-
Ing to the cautiousness and hence the
retlcence of some of the most impor-
tont of our road authorities, the true
position OF England, which now pos
sesses the greatest lengths Of carefully
waterproofed roads of any country in
the world. was not put forward so
much as might have been the case.
at was interesting to converse with
American engineers, who on account
of the Importance of road develop
ment In America are studying this
question very closely, and to hear
from them how much more they could
learn by visiting our English roads
than anywhere in France, ut any rate
near the capital"
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1. o. 0. IF. GRAND LODGE
OFFICERS.

at the meeting Of the Crane
Lodge of Oddfellows of this state
held at Bluefeld. recently, the fol
lowing grand officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Grand Master-J. D. Marstiller
of Elkins.
Deputy Grand Master-Dr. D.
P, Kessler,of Cowan.
Grand Warden-E. W. Roush,
of Newmartinsville.
Grand Seoretary-E. A. Bill.
lingslea, of Fairmont.
Grand Treasurer-George g,
Stout. of Parkersbusg.
Grand Representative to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge-WiIlipm
FL. Oeoil, of Parkersburg.
A levy of twenty-five oents per
capita was made to bear the ex-
penses of the grand Lodge and q
levy of $l,00 per capita was laid
for the Oddfellow's Home Fund
The Rebekahs elected officers as
follows:
President-Mrs. May Ourrenoe
Vice President-Mrs, Jennie L
Hutchinson.
Grand Seoretary-Mrs. Hattie
Roney.
Grand Treasurer-MrsD Emma
johnson.
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We learn that The Wheeling
Telegraph has passed into the CON.
troll of George w Summers, re.
gently of Parkersburg, as editor
and manager. Mr.. Summers is an
up.to.dete newspaper man and
will make the Telegraph one of the
leading daily papers in the Ohio
Valley,
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Chins's Emperor and Empress
Dowager are both reported as hav..
lug died recently, That poor,
illiterate country has been thorn
in the political flesh of all the
civilized nations of the earth for
many years, and political uphea.
val or religious revolution may
ocour with her at any time.
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Latest Creation.

First of ALL" said the Sunday school
teacher. God made the world and all
the beasts and birds. Now, what was
tho last thing He created?"
Why" replied little Willie. II guess
It's that baby that came to our house
yesterday. Amt heard OF anything
later."-Philadelphia Press.
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render and rouph Parrots.

This African explorer, whose ex'
perlences are bolng published In some
OF the papers, says parrots are de-
liclous eating. always thought they
were very tough"
"But he refers to Wild parrots. It's
their association with men that makes
most parrots tough" Philadelphia
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Found on oeean,s Bod.

The oceans bed has queer deposits,
and among the queerest ever found at
the sea bottom must be numbered q
Roman temple Just accidentally found
by divers off Sfax, In Tunis. II Ia
supposed to have belonged to Roman
coast town since ingulfed by erosion.
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an N NJ AIlened.

Alter you have compilmented q.
woman ON her youthful appearance
and her beauty and praised her chiI.
dren 1t doesn't mako much dinerence
what you say about her husband
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Admit Your Error.

II YOU have made an error and rec
opn,Ee It, submit graciously. Don't
try to convince your listeners in spite
OF the error.
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One half of the world knows
not how the other half lived
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Keep Busy.
L Occupation is the necessary basis
Of all enjoyment.-Hunt.
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One takea az .0d0r Of ones com
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BANK REPORT.

NO. 57OI.
DEPORT OF THE CONDITION IiE
HI Point Pleasant National Bank, at Point
the close OF business, November n. 1908.