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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

Owe known him-not exactly intimately but at
~ respectful distance-all my life. Ever since
~ was a boy Il IN ten now he been to
house at Christmas, and l look on him as one
- of the cherished institutions of my youth
picture him in a red coat trimmed with white
fur stuff and carrying big sack of toys on his back,
always quite FULL which he gives to good children He
supposed to give anything to the naughty ones, as
We no doubt you know
Rotl When he hears they have been having good
time, which nearly always amounts to the same thing
as being naughty, bet he wnks his eye and laughs
all over his fat red face and saps his jolly round
tummy, and says he a boy himself once upon
time l did think of trying the experiment Of being
pass me over But l didn t try it on-he might have
done so, and it wouldn t have been worth it, ehf Be-
Sides I've discovered that if you put in fairly long
spell of being good just about the time they begin
mixing the Christmas puddngs Gt rather strain
just them, the bad and wicked past is forgotten, and
the bit of good does for the whole year. You can al
ways make up for it after Christmas.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

S5 Dorothea and the ohers-want much
VII where Santa Claus lives, and how he gets there
that all of the he lives in the hills making
Christmas and then Christmas eve he
the chimney with them his sack We don know
the hills but thought might try to lind
night We looked the cellar Onceat least began to- but we co
barrel and frightened because we he
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19


things good but funny Still the
thought jolly hard lines him
be in
stocking him.
OF stockings. them his bedroom
are you gong % pu n Dorohea
''Some of s." replied promptly.
and would much likely prefer boys She thought could give him
We hadn because had them ALL and the cupds
locked coudn
pot Of in the cupboard decided that would do instead We
that all right
then we lost the had put the pot in the stocking without Id
thing old Santa Claus would have him. and classy shaving brush and
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19


evidently did
that only he can stand We be bad like ea
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

handles to them and we put them a INTO he pig
up 1t fell to the floor and made loud crash and when picked
again all jumby that afraid something ha(
broken However, didn like to look and besides thought
perhaps would think Santa Claus had been in bit of hurry
had had accident Anyhow he would be jolly grateful
being thought of AS woudn stay left it at the foot Of
the bed where Santa Claus always puts big things
But there's pleasing people When said thought
Santa Claus who had done it they said adding decep
ton other wckednes and that if Santa Claus had known
what wicked boy leading my sister into mischief Il Liked
breaking watch and his best meerschaum pipe
and covering his hair brushes with JAM he would not have veI
anything ALL Rot bet he knew and that when he saw the
governor stocking he bursting with laughter
And after that they have the face to tell am getting toe
big hang up my stockngust want bicycle and pair OF
roller How get them without Santa Claus do not know
P. s-Anyway, know thing or two more about Santa
said because night he dropped first
ticket the city bedroom Now that could
present for pa SOCK could tf But will moi
give him away perhaps he might put the
houdn like that at all Besides there lots Of things
want first Don It youf
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

better boy he might think about il
was so wicked that his father cut
good time with that shilling.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-15

Thomas Penn had secretly sent out preliminary
party to blaze the trees along the line of the walk
Tor as great distance it thought possible for
man to walk in eighteen hours. So when the will
derness was reached, the walkers still had the best
and most direct clearly marked out for them
The Indians soon protested against the speed saying
over and over That's not fair. You run You were
to walk. But the treaty said "As far as man can
CO. and the walkers following it in letter If not
IN spirit as they hurried along Their protests being
disregarded, the Indians endeavored to delay the
progress by stopping to rest but the white men dis
mounted, and allowed the Indians to ride and thus
pushed on as rapidly as ever At last the Indians
fused to 60 any FARTHER and left the party
Before Lchigh River was reached Jennings was cx-
hausted. gave up the and Jagged behind in the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-15

- THE early twilight of September morning
more than hundred and sixty years ago.
remarkable company might have been seen
gathering about large chestnut tree at the
~&A crossroads the Friends meeting-hous
in Wrightstown,. Pennsylvania 1t is doubt
Jul whether any one of us could have guessed what
the meeting meant Most of the party were Quakers
in wide brimmed hats and plain Dress and if it had
been First-day instead of Third-day, might have
thought they gathering under the well-known
tree for a .neighbory chat before meeting" Nor
was it warlike rendezvous for the war-cry of the
-Lenape had never yet been raised against the
Children of Mgnon" Glider Brother) as the fol-
lowers of William Penn called and in a little
group somewhat apart were few athletic Indians
IN peaceful garb and friendly attitude But it evil
IDENTIFY important meeting for here were several
prominent officials including notable person
as Proprietor Thomas Penn.
In 1896, hfty-one years before this William Penn
bought from the Lenni- Lenape or Delaware Indians
section bounded the east by the Delaware on the
west by the Neshamny and extending to the north
from his previous purchases as far as a man can 20
IN a day and a half" No effort made to fix the
northern boundary until the Indians, becoming un-
easy at the encroachments of the settlers asked to
have the line definitely marked. On August 2s, 1897
after several conferences between the Deawares and
William PENIS sons, John and Thomas who after
their fathers DEATH became proprietors of Pennsyl-
vania, the treaty of 1886 was confirmed and dav
was appointed for beginning the walk This explains
why the crowd was gathering about the old chestnut
tree in The early dawn of that day. September 10 1887
Ready called out Sheriff Smith
AT the word, James Yeates, native of New Eng
land tall SLIM of much ability and speed of foot"
Solomon Jennings, "a remarkably stout and strong
man. and Edward Marshall, well-lnown hunter
over six feet TALL and noted as walker stepped from
the crowd and placed their right hands upon the tree
Thomas Penn had promised FIVE pounds in money
and FIVE hundred acres Of land to the walker who
covered the greatest distance; and these three men
were to contest for the prize Just the edge of the
sun showed above the horizon, Sheriff Smith gave the
word, and the race began
Yeates quickly took up the lead, stepping lightly
Inen came jennings accompanied by two Indians, who
were to see that the walking fairly done Closely
following them men on horseback including the
sheriff and the surveyor-generaL Thomas Penn him
rear came Marshall, walking in d careless manner.
swinging Ratchet in one hand to balance himself
and at intervals munching dry biscuit OF which h.
carried small supply He seemed to have forgotten
resolution he had made to twin the prize ~ 6va
hundred acres Of land Or lose his life in the atteOts
c0pYUaaa ~ IN znyRy cosa1Ar.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-15

WHERE was no doubt about the sel6shness of
the Morrison girls, and that was what made
il so hard for Virginia
Virginia was their cousin, and she and her
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-15
The Ualking Purchase.
BY George Wheeler.


N THE early twilight of September morning,
more than one hundred and sixty years ago.
remarkable company might have been seen
gathering about large chestnut tree at the
+ adr.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12
Lord Kitchener and the Coins.

Lord Kitchener is looked upon as a
stern man, but he has a sense of hu-
NOR. One day, when a pompous indi-
vidual was claiming old friendship
with him on the plea that their fami-
lies were friends two generations ago,
Lord Kitchener said, with a twinkle in
his eye: IF your grandfather lived
and worked with mine, they must have
been selling tea in the same shop!"
Another time, In an up-country church,
seeing the moment of the collection ap-
preaching, he tool out half-a-crown
and put IT on the seat before him. A
certain millionaire, who was in the
same pew, ~ostentatiously took out a
piece OF gold. Lord Kitchener then
as If ashamed-took out another piece
of silver, and the millionaire took out
another OF gold. This went on till there
were six pieces of money before each
man. At this moment the plate came
round, and the millionaire put In his
six gold coins, whereupon Lord Kitch-
ener quietly put five Of his back into
his pocket, and dropped in his original
Diccei
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12
HORSE

Capped Hock-Practically all swellsngs
on the point of the hook are called
capped hook The trouble Is usually
due TO some kind OF a bruise. or the
swelling may be due to al injury to the
skin and simultaneous tissue alone. When
the skin alone lis involved it puts on pres
sure. If the tendon it injured, it is hard.
1t rarely causes lameness.
Treatment-In the early stages cold APP
piications should be made. Follow this
with any of the well known Rlisters. If
the swelling feels soft it should be opened
and the fluid allowed to escape.
S~idebones-Dr. McAdree says that side
bones should not be COMPOUNDED with ring
bones. The sidebone Is just above the
heel OF the horse. 1T is a mere cartilage.
II is put into the heel TO give springiness,
10 save Inflammation there when the horse
works and travels. On low heels and es-
pecially on heavy horses, they put a
good deal of weight on the heels: they
get feverish there and Inflammation sets
in. These cartilages harden and become
bone In the effort OF nature to mend up
the little strain or make good the work
OF Inflammation there. and when they are
bony and ard you ave a horse that 10
some extent will get sore as he works.
You can see 1t In the gait and you can
find II when you take hold of those car
tilages and try to move them.
Treatment-Most veterinarians use a
blister and counter-irritation. Any of the
blisters suggested for SPAWN, spllnts or
ringbone Will prove effective.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12
The Other Side.

An article clipped from another pa
per recently appeared In our columns
IN which the name of a well-known
chemist and pure-food authority was
used in a way that might lead one to
suppose that he had condemned Calu-
met Baking Powder. We are informed
that this is not the fact, and that the
truth in regard to the exposition
award given the Calumet is as fol-
lows:
When the Worlds Pure Food Ex-
position of 1907 was organized, a Com
mission on Tests, consisting Of twelve
most eminent scientists Chemists,
psychologists and physicians) was APP
pointed which had entire control OF
the granting Of awards.
The Commission on Tests directed
the chemists as TO the nature and ex-
tent Of the tests to be applied in the
case of each particular product. The
reports made by the chemists were the
basis Of facts upon which the Commits
sion granted the awards. Every pos
sible safeguard was placed about the
granting of awards to prevent crook.
edness.
Under these circumstances the Calu-
met Baking Powder Company feels
Justly proud Of having received the
highest award for Calumet Baking
Powder.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12

BY Boiling Grease--SlSin All Came
on One Side of Face and Head
Thought Her Disngured for Life
Used Cuticura-No Scar Left.
MY baby was sitting beside the
fender and we were preparing the
breakfast when the frying-pan full of
boiling grease was upset and II went
all over one side of her face and head.
Some one wiped the scald with a tow
el, pulling the entire skin off. We took
her to a doctor. He tended her a week
and gave me some stuff TO put on. But
it all festered and l thought the baby
was %disfgured for life. l used about
three boxes of Cuticura Ointment and
it was wonderful how Ii healed. In
about five weeks 1t was better and
there wasn't a mark to tell where the
scald had been. Her skin Is just like
velvet. Mrs. Hare, /, Henry St., South
Shields, Durham, Eng, March %, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12
Bio Fioures.

From the New fork World.
Joseph ~Caccavajo, a consulting engineer
for a realty company, has added to that
merry game OF figures which consists In
estimating future populations of New
York.
BY 1920, this expert believes, we are to
be a city OF 100000. This is a million
more than the telephone engineers put
into their recent forecast, and more than
a million less than the Federation OF
churches cunts upon. IL is permitted to
prophets thus TO differ. Mr.. Caccavajo
goes ahead and gives us 9,S00,0W people In
1880, about l3,70o,0o0 In 1910 and 10, $50, 600 in
1850.
These figures nay or may not be yeri-
fed In time. Rates OF city growth are
elusive factors. Somebody will live to see
how Mr.. Caccayajo's tables come out.
The fact of vital present interest In that
while New York is adding visibly TO fits
length and breadth as a consolidated city,
it's growing pains are felt at their worst
not at it's expanding residence boundaries,
but right In the heart OF the old city.
According to MIR. C~accavate, this bor-
ough will lose In population after 1880.
But IL will not lose In business. There
still win be the rush hours" OF multi
tudes coming to work in the morning and
going home at night. What the engineer
counts pom is a multiplication OF subway
transit systems into some sort OF proper
ton to the traffic demands. Such a null
tiplication any doctor knows, is the sole
remedy. Unless 1t is fastened beyond
present signs, we fear the worst for Mr..
Caccavajo's figures.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12
The Real France.

If you wish to see the France that
c was n the France that is today
outside of Paris, says a writer in the
Bookman, come with me to Rouen, that
beautiful old city on the Seine. 1t is
only n few hours from Paris on the
south and from lie Havre on the north,
Do not. like most travellers, break your
Journey there for only half a day; but
come n settle down for some weeks
In a quiet hoSteiry on the Rue des
Carmes. The place is rather dingy and
~uninviting when you view it from the
street, but after you pass through it's
broad archway and cross a courtyard
laid with 1agstones in the good old
fashion, you will enter q lovely green
garden lying in the very heart of the
hotel, with turf-like velvet having a
sweet repese about 1t worth not merely
a cycle of Cathay, but infinite cycles
OF the raucous, h~arlot-city, Paris. Your
room will look out upon this stretch Of
turf. You will hear not noises in the
morning. You can nave your dejeuner
brought TO you there at any hour that
you please; and when you like you can
sally forth to flaner in the sunshine
which filters softly down upon the me-
diaeval streets OF Rouen itself.
The city has something Of the early
18th century about it. 1t has much
more OF the 18th and 18th centuries.
IIS ElOTlOuS CFuClIOlm CdIneufal with
Its fretted stonework, dark with time,
takes you back to the reign OF Philippe
Auguste, who expelled the half-hearted
troops of King John, Of England, about
the time when the English barons
forced hat king to set his seal to Mag
ma Charta and then to hasten away
from Runnimede with livid face, gnaw-
ing his nails to the quick and snarling
blasphemieS. What a wonderful blend
of history and fiction is linked with
this old city. Here the Burgundians
and the French contended; here the
French and English fought; here Je-
anne dare was tried, condemned and
burned after suffering indescribable In
dignity and outrage. Here, too, in our
time the tramp Of German soldiery
has been heard along the streets while
the people looked through their closed
shutters at the stolid Teutons, whose
helmets streamed up the Rue Jeanne
dare to dispense in little splashes Of
steel among the houses whose owners
were compelled to shelter them.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12
Deafness Cannot he cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an infamed condition Of the mu.
cous lining Of the Eustacbian Tube. When
this tube Is iniamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when IL is
entirely closed, Deafness IL the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored TO its normal condi-
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever nine
cases ont OF ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing ont an innamed condition
Of the mucous surfaces.
We Will gre One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by Catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Hairs Catarrb Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
II. j.. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. q.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12
Ate Out Of hia Hand.

He was selling suspenders ON the
street. but he declared that, In his
palmy days. he had been Professor
Piccolomini, the lion tanner,
What made you give II up?" he was
asked.
Well. you see, il was this way. Once
I vas engaged to tame a lion called
Frederick ~Barbarossa, who was GER
tainly a wild proposition.
But l was equal to the task. BY slow
N gradual steps / taught Frederick
good / used TO walk into his
cage. snap a whip, make him do
stunts, and all that sort OF thing.
Everything went along beautifully.
But i got into trouble when I tried to
teach Frederick TO eat out OF my
hand" \
"Howr'
why, he ate three fingers out of my
hand. confound him! Have a pair OF
Gem s~uspenders? They work without
hitching. Twenty-Five cents"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12

s. III. Rodger, Orofno, New Pierce
Co, Idaho, has this to say regarding
onion seed obtained from the John A..
Salzer Seed Co., Box G, OF La Crosse,
Wis:
Il bought garden seeds Of you last
year and was more than pleased with
same, especially the onion seed. 1
raised some of the finest Silver King
Onions that / ever saw, being over
5h inches In diameter, and Salzer's
Prizetaker were, If anything, even
finer. They paid me over $500 per
square rod, or figuring 1t by the acre.
II would be $4,000 per acre
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12

Hubert Henry Davies, the playwright,
who has spent much time in London, tells
of an amusing interview between the own
err Of a publication In the British capital.
whereof George Bernard Shaw had been
the dramatic critic. and Max Beerbohm,
on the occasion OF the latter's assumption
Of the duties laid down by G. b. 8.
The owner advised IA OF the salary
that had been paid George Bernard, OBJ
serving at the same time:
Being comparatively inexperienced,
you, Mr.. Beerbohm, cannot, of course. ex-
pect so much"
o yes, / shalt" hastily interposed
Max. Indeed, / shall expect more! Shaw
knows the drama so thoroughly that 1t is
an easy matter for him TO write OF II.
whereas /, knowing nothing whatever
about IL. shall find It dreadfully hard
work
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12
Soma.

Above the edge OF lark appear the lances
the un;
Along the mountain ridges clear his rosy
heralds run;
The vapors down the valley go
Like broken armies, dark and low.
Look up, my heart, from every hill
In folds OF rose and daffodil
The sunrise tanners low.
o fly away on silent wing, ye boding owls
of night!
o Welcome little birds that sing the COM
ing OF light
For new, and anew, and ever-new,
The golden bud within the blue;
n every morning seems TO say:
There's something happy on the way,
And God sends love TO your
Henry Van Dyke.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12
The Friendly Burglar.
From Tit-Bits

The dark lantern flashed through the
fiat. Then came the CLEAN OF a re-
volver.
Hands up!" Kissed the head of the
family. You're a burglar"
Yves" gasped the intruder, as he
faced the cold steel.
What have you stolen?"
your wife's pug dog
HIN. Eff that's all you may
sneak out quietly
And your motherinlaw's parrot
You don't say. Well, here is some
loose change"
And your daughters photograph"
Good. Here's some more loose
change"
ALSO your son punching bag"
What! Great Scot. man, come out
to the library and I'll open a special
bottle
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12
Out of the Mouthes of Babes.

CIOfl III NEW vi IltIdlu
Every Sunday some one threw a button
into the contribution box of the little
church. The annoyed pastor confided to
his wife hat he suspected the button
thrower TO be stingy old Deacon c., who
had so strongly opposed his cali to the
pastorate, but that he dare not accuse
him OF 1t for lack of evidence.
At a church ''sociable" hat week some
one suggested the playing OF games.
Deacon G.. had just partaken of oyster
soup at some one else's expense and felt
warmed and expensive.
why not play button, button-who's
got the button?'" he inquired OF a group
OF waiting children.
"Oh, yes!" exclaimed his youngest
daughter with enthusiasm. And you
lend us the button, papat" Then she drew
back timorously. Unless you want TO
save it for next Sundays contribution"
she added considerably.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12
Then the Premier Smiled.

fragettes to Mr.. Asquith, a number of
the ladies were ushered into the prime
minister's study, and following them
came a quietly dressed lady whom none
of them knew. When they were all
assembled, MI, Asquith addressed the
leader Of the deputation: NJ suppose
you are willing to accept responsibility
for the good behavior or all these la
dies" he said. Certainly" replied the
suffragette-in-chief. But" she added,
pointing to the quietly dressed woman
who vas looking on at the scene, II
cannot make myself responsible for
that lady, as l 20 not know her" oh"
replied the premier, with a smile. II
think I may accept responsibility for
her. She is my wife, After that the
deputation got through their business
as quickly as possible.