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Puts Arms
Around Pillow.

II has been such a perfect day only
myself and the haud-orEan man have
ben out OF tune What has happened to
you. Jim 7 wonder Z SUPPOSE I should
. he very selfish if + did not give you up
60 those that need you, for I do not
need you, although ! want YOU very
much. I suppose I might as well put
my arms around the pillow and go
TO sleep.
Monday.
] have hal a letter from Um-such
surprise. It is the FIRST BE has cvc-
written me, and 10 came from Atlantic
City. where mis- wife has gone Tor the
summer and he is coming back tomor-
row and viii call at six. 7 am so gIad
that 1 am sorry-it makes me afraid.
Dora WhittrHdEe came to see me
TINS afternoon. II iE the first time that
/ have seen her for over year. She
wants me SO drop the case and 20 back
TO Duncan As If t, or anyone else.
could 20 back. when an Of life is TO
50 forward rs braVcly as one can. She
is hts sister, but at tmcs 7 think she
is the most CuusUmmatD fool 2 have
ever met, such "a lightweight that I
wonder she 's able to stay down Un
Garth az all should think she
uouid 1oat night up 20 Heaven, al
though I'm quite sure she would dis
solve into Thin air ON the way. How
do such people manage 60 live with
themselves 7 wonder II Is sumOCat-
Iu- TO me TO see him through thelT
eyes after am the cruel things thar he
BIAS done-au the cruel. bitter things
raat J ann trying so hard t0 forget
Fur separation has been 90 sprrDw 90
-C~. 4 know. but she has $50 padded 70
one with Continental details that there
ism t trace OF its original dignity Left
Perhaps tile channels uE sorrow iu
some people are not deep enough. OF
wide enough. fp admit OF great -riefs
B hope 7 shall never see her, or any OF
them. again
Sometimes L wonder why write n
this diary az an I thiuk r shall stou
IT, All the things that really count
are written deep into my soul. 7 DO not
think 7 shall ever forget any Of them
or are the little things that one writes
in 81 diary Tho best thiuI5 to rcmCm-
Der in tho end. or none - aII2
Tomorrow afternoon ! shall sec Jim,
and II II rs as warm as ~ has been
TODAY 7 shall wear my lavender linen
II think ne VIII like I-and 7 shall
toll him that 7 arm going away
Next instaIIment Of The Other Woman
VIII be lu tomorrow Washington
Times
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which there were a Few young girls.
came rowing up.
LOOK yonder is an old wooden shoe
SailInG along" said one OF the girls.
mere little creature bound fast
TO it, said another.
lne boat came quite close 10 the
beeue's shin. and the young girls fish
"a MIN out Of the water One OF them
ore" small Of scissors from her
pocket and cut tho wooden thread
without hurting the Beetle. and when
she stepped on shore, she put him down
on the grass
creep, creep-fy, ny-if thou canst.''
she said. Liberty IS splendid thing. Do
ana the Beetle flew up, and straight
through the open window Of a great
building, there he sank down. tired and
exhausted, exactly on the name OF the
Emperors favOrite horse, who stood
IN the stable when ne was at home. and
the Beetle also. The Beetle chung fast
to the name. and sat there short time
to recover himself
Here I'm sitting on the Emperor's
favorite horse-sittinE on him Just like
the Emperor HIMSELF Yes. now 7 re-
member That's a good thought. and
quite correct. The smith asked why the
golden shoes were given to the horse.
Now I'm quite clear about the answer.
They were given to the horse on my
account"
And now the Beetle was IN good
temper again.
Travel expands the mind rarely
said he.
The suns rays came streaming into
the stable, and shone upon him. and
made the place lively and bright
THE world is not so bad upon the
whole said the Beetle. "but one must
know how to take things as they come
CTHE ENID
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Tragedy by Mansfield
Wasted on the Gallery

Actors and actresses sometimes meet
with strange interruptions in their
most thrilling scenes.
Richard Mansfield used 10 tell Crimly
Of performance OF "A Partisan Ro-
nance" In san Francisco. lie was at
his best ne would say, that night. He
carried the entire audience with him.
And when his great climax came. when
he lifted the last glass OF champagne
90 his lips. and his face twitched. and
HIS band and arm shook couvulsiveIy,
SpiashinG the wine lu all directions.
there was % profound silence. a thrilling
horror. iu the house
I'm this tense. GREATNESS moment "a
man ju tle gallery was heard to CRY
out iu fierce Iudicnati0u
Holy Moses. Wlo was that spit in
me eve2''
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Daily Fashion Talk.
By FRANCES CARROLL.

EOR the woman who has a fancy roI
L doing things" with her needle. tho
bodice published today Will prove an
acceptable suggestion for n modish. but
simple, garment.
Rat tail braid is at present the vogue,
and, given a plain piece OF net and scv-
eral bolts Of braid. the ingenious nee
dleworker may evolve something par
ticularly drcssy and becoming at small
cost. For the woman who prefers to
buy her material. the net comes aI-
ready braided
Embroidered materials, crepe dc
chine, chanseable satins. tucked net. or
net beaded I'm silver or gold also offer
themselves as fit materials for the
manufacture Of the natty bodice pic
turCd.
The skirt is a very. good model for
wear with separate waists, and panama
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THE OTHER WOMAN
SEQUEL TO
The Journal of a Neglected Wife.

guilty wretch the rest OF the day be-
gaus" ne met me iu tile park, although
DO was not premeditatcd at an. and he
couldn't very well have ignored me
after we had run across each other.
They viii probably go down town for
oHncr-sho loves the Palm Room at
the Aston. 7 boIieve-and IF ne looks
straight before him, and wears mis-
little binders. and takes not the slight
est human interest i'm anybody i'm the
place but herself and remembers that
10 Is just -n many years and months
ami days since they were married and
tells her that she is more beautiful than
ever and takes her home i'm a taNicab-
then all win be forgiven. Sometimes {
think that after an the OricutaIs real
Iy understand women better than we 90.
/ worked aII the afternoon and most
ut the evening. Helen came iu for an
Hour, and we had some delightful music
SHE sings the Strauss songs wonder
fully.
Good night, Jim dear I'm really sor-
rs FOR YOU neutrality-suspicious. Pm really
sorry for myselr-aud FOR some others.
too. TT they only were not so stupid.
J should think they would want to Tie
right down and die J wonder IF Won
would hc happy tonight Jim. If J were
your wife. You see, I've teen through
lt all, and ] know that while the wom-
an who does not try to hold her hUs-
band is a fool. the woman who lets him
see her attempts TO do SO is a bigger
one
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Quotes Also
Heavens Dimensions.

quote. also. in this connection
an account have entitled
Heaven 8 Dimensions" which
reads as follows:
"One Of those eccenttc matH-
ematical fellows who are always
calculating the distances which
given number OF things VIII
reach when extended in
straight line has been devotinE
himself to the dimensions or
heaven, taking for the basis or
his calculations the verse, And
he measured the city with the
reed, 1000 furlongs. The length
and the breadth and the heighth
OF it are equal The results
which he obtains from his figur-
ing are somewhat formidable
The entire space represents
469, 7S2, OSS. 900, 600, OOG,C0O cubic feet.
He generously comedies half or
this space for the throne and
court OF heaven, and half its re-
mainder for streets, which vou.d
still leave 12f.19S. 90. 900. OO0, 000, o.
cubic feet. Dividing this space
UP ne gets 30.321. S43, 80. 000. 01a
rooms sixteen feet square.
Figuring in a like airy way
upon the population Of the earth.
he finds that if 100 worlds con
tanning the same number Of peo-
pie as this should send AL their
Inhabitants for a thousand cen
turtles TO come to heaven there
would be more than 100 OF the
siXteen-foot square rooms for
each person"
If YOU think this would Interest
your readers, publish It. Yours
truly,
VNI. WATSON AIRES. NJ. D.
I50T T street northwest.
December q, 1900.
FRANCES CAPP0TT
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Some Curiosities in the Bible
For Benefit of the Puzzlers

enth verse, and fourteenth chap
ter, second verse. also eleventh
chapter OF St Matthew. twenty
eighth verse, and the thirty-sev-
enth Psalm. fourth verse.
The longest verse is the ninth
verse; eighth chapter or Esther.
The shortest ds the thlrty-ffh
verse, eleventh chapter or 81
John.
There are ten chapters IN Tho
book Of Esther in which the wore
Lord and God" do not occur
The eighth, fifteenth, twenty
first and thirty-first verses or
the 10th Psalm are alike. Each
verse or the 136th Psalm ends
alike Tho Nth Psalm con
taiEs but two verses, the 18TH
Psalm 116 verses There are no
words or names Of more than elk
syIlables-
To has also been discovered bv
some person unknown that iu
Joel third chapter, third verse.
the word girl occurs. and iu
the eighth chapter OF Zachariah.
firth verse. the word girls" is
mentioned for the only time On
the whole book.
The eighth chapter OF Esther,
ninth verse, contains hfty-two
IS The word SNOW" appears
twenty-four times in the Old
Testament and three tunes in the
New.
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Makes Ready
To Leave the City.

Wednesday.
7 haven't seen Jim for three days
sunday must have been too much for
him. On Monday ne sent me some
vIolets that have put on the window
ledge each night to keep them cold
Poor dears-thcir life is not Joy to
them, I fear. They are feeling a blt
wilted tonight. like myself. I wish my
soul could cut loose from my body and
have a real happy time.
Tonight 7 have sorted over an my
ciOthes-it didn't take very long ] feel
somehow as though L must get ready
and 20 away. though I haven't the least
lqea where TO. only this ] do know, that
ll ] stay mere much longer I shall fail
M love with YOU. Jim. and that would
be The thought of ii makes me feel
Ike guilty wretch without having
done anything at all. but fl consoles me
20 think how often things that I may
have done have gone unpublished.
l nave Just had a terrible thought
Perhaps ! shall not go until the TACT
that 1 have fallen in love with YOU, Jim
Holbrook, makes me. and then. of
course. ii viii be too late.
Good night, jim. I hope YOU are hap
py tonight. Nav my good night be with
YOU all the davs, and kiss YOU when all
feel cold. wonder why one always
feels colder alone
Friday.
NNIhNh very UdTN INNNNs ana &c
comDlished much. I wonder why Jim
doesn't come Whatever the reason is,
] don't think St good one.
Tomorrow night / shall go 70 the
thcater.
Saturday
die not go 10 the theatcr After
OH, ~ ls hardly worth while TO 20 TO
The thcater or anywhere else alone
7 think I shall leave New York as soon
as my case IS settled and everything
Is over. II hardly. seems possible 10
realize that only four wears ago ~
was an just beginning and I Thought
myself a happy woman for life n iq
hard 20 feel that what cost so much
90 bring about was, after all OnI,- "A
mlstake-au expenditure of effort where
there might so much better have been
none gt am. T have forgotten e. am now
after an. perhaps It is iu forgetting
That we can be happy. Jim thought 7
should have demanded alimony but
what J. gave Duncan ] gave freely T
have no desire TO make him repay me
upon the instalment plan.
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CRISP CELERY

Celery should be allowed to lie in
cold water, TO which a little salt has
been added for an hour before IL Is
required FOR the table. This will make
it very crisp.
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EXERCISE SOOTHING.

Plenty 81 opcu-air exercise should hr
taken during the day by those who
suffer from sIaCplcssuCss. Moderate
physical fatigue tends TO sOotho the
brain. II the trouble increases. Il
would be advisable 70 consult a DOCTOR
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FEELING ONIONS.

When DoelinE onions. begin at the
root end and peel upward and the
onions win scarcely affect your eyes at
all.
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pTvErcsses his interest Iu her takes per-
<pnai turn. and DC begins tn 0yCrsfap
purely professional bounds Her reserve
is a barrier at first bur her loneliness
dghts with his magnetism. and she finds
herself Welding. Her diary during this
Ting is a record Of F0uI-struEEic. with
&ntGnlaUous that the head will win over
thos heart. when this finally occurs she
sends tho diary 90 Mr. UoIbrnuE and goes
scNay. and his wife. loft alone while he
follows tho ether woman. has fnUul
ana SIS reading it.
see
Wednesday.
X IT. seems horribly lonely. lying here
all day. My head aches too much
Ito write, except I'm this foolish
diary. have one ucver-IailinE
source of amusement which may result
in mild attack of hydrophobia The
Vail paper in this room has "A queer
squire in IL, that looks just like a funny
Fetles fox terrier with very large head.
There are thousands of him, AN over
the wall somehow IL makes me feel
81 times that the happy hunting
grounds are within easy walking dis
tsnee.
Pie doctor said today that I was con-
Yalescing fast, and looked more intoIH-
gent T looked at myself in the mirror
but couldn't notice &c. Jim sent me "a
huge box Of violets today must tell
him to stop it when i see him. he'll
ruin himself. I hope he saIvcd his con-
science by sending a similar box home
Perhaps however, he figures that this
= merely a polite attention TO n sick
client Whatever ne thought, I enjoyed
them Immensely. I suppose me couldn't
come himself
I thought today that the vocal teacher
on the floor below had lost his voice. and
I intended to write him a little note Of
oougratulatlon. but I learn from the
maid that he is only ont of town. I am
Eorry 20 hear this. That man has mis-
taken his calling. tt should have teen
trains.
tried 70 write a little today. but I
couldn't Every time I started ont 10
say one thing It seemed somehow TO
turn into something else that I didn't
want 10 say at all I wonder when ]
shall ever finish that story for the
Home Magazine-it was promised for
the fifth.
I.dsrned some stockings instead. T
wonder if she darns his
By patient procrastination / have
succeeded in getting through this day
without doing a single thing worth
record. I've felt horribly conscience
stricken about Jim HoIbrook all day.
but tonight I've put all minor considera-
lions 10 bed, where they belong after
dark. and have been wishing hard all
the evening that he would come in.
Ho didn't 7 don't believe in mental
telepathy.
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sion OF puzzles and puzzlcrs, Ie
us take "A look at this interest
ing communication I received
day or so ago. Personally, I have re
ceived it with such interest and benea
that 1 am going to pass it on TO th
others who CHANGED TO read the articl
mentioned:
Editor Woman's Page. The
Washington Times
Dear Sir or Madam: In your
issue Of today [ ind an article
headed Spends Three Years in
Dissecting Bible" and this diff
fors i'm some particulars from the
same subject as given in Treats
"CUriosities OF the Bible,' where
the matter is spoken Of as being
OF Spanish origin I quote from
the account ] have OF 1t:
THE Prince OF Granada, fearing
usurpation. caused the arrest OF
the woUid-be usUrper, and by
order or the Spanish crown. ne
was thrown into an old prison
called the place Of the skulls.
situated in Madrid. where he was
confined for thirty-three years,
the rats, mice and other vermin
that frequented his dismal cell"
Prisoner Counts
Letters In the Bible
During his confinement ne
counted the letters, etc, contained
In the Bible. and scratched the
several numbers on the stone
D..
work was discovered ne was fur
nished with writing utensils and
ordered to make a copy Of the re-
suits OF his long and tedious task.
and. on its being completed, ne
finally received his liberty. The
following Is a correct copy or his
great work
The Bible contains 1864 $50 let
ters. 1915 words. 3l,1I3 verses,
lbs chapters. and 56 books
The word land" occurs 1854
times. the word Lord 1.s53
times, the word Jehovah" $3.50
times. and the word reverend
but once, which IS in the ninth
verse Of the 111th Psalm
The middle verse is the eighth
verse Of the 1l8th Psalm. The
twenty-frst verse of the seventh
chapter Of Ezra contains all the
letters of the alphabet except the
letter ].
The finest eli apter TO read is the
twenty-siXth chapter Of the Acts
Of the Apostles. The most beau
ufuI chapter IS the tventy-third
Psalm. The nineteenth chapter Of
II Kings and the thirty-seventh
chapter or Isaiah are alike.
Four Most
Inspiring Promises.
The four most inspiring prom
iscs are 10 ne found in the sixth
chapter Of St John, thirty-sev-
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Helen Visits
And Sings From Strauss.

aim said some Of these things. though
rather 10 himself than To me. He is
80 y6ne-so very good. Tie does not
blame. but feels sorry for, her. and for
himself. too. I suppose,
lie LEFT me az the gate at Seventy
second street, and ] watched him get
on car ] know just what be will do.
He viii buy some flowers at the cor
ner stand and then go home and beg
her pardon without in tho least know
iBg FOR what, and ne viii feel ike a
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FRANCES CARROLL
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The four most inspiring prom
iscs are 10 pe found in the sixth
chapter Of ST. John, thirty-sev-
The Holt County sentinel., 1909-11-19
Curzon.

w. S. Clifford was in St. Joseph
Saturday.
-Chas. Meek and wife went to St.
Joseph Sunday, returning Tuesday.
Miss Grace Gore, of New York, is
spending the week with Miss Rua
Clifford.
The infant baby of A. Aulscher
and wife, who has been quite sick, is
now some better.
Miss Eta Cole, of Quitman, spent
Monday and Tuesday visiting with P.
Schlotzhauer and wife.
Harry Cooper and wife moved to
Oregon this week. We are very sorry
to loose such good neighbors.
Everybody and his girl be sure
and come to the box supper, Friday
night, as We expect to have a good
time.
&C. Clifford and wife, of st. Joseph
and o. Conklin and wife, of Syracuse
n. Y, spent Sunday at the Clifford
/, home.
We understand Geo. Watson in
tends moving his family down this
week on the place he purchased from
Mr.. Cooper. ~-~x VERA.
The Holt County sentinel., 1909-11-19
OREGON, MO.

Frank Ball, of st. Joseph, was
visiting in our neighborhood last
week.
Weather is nice since the rain,
but left the ground in bad shape for
husking corn.
The round house at Napier is 60
ing up fast. Who knows what size
town Napier will become in the next
so years?
C. c. Brown baled hay for W. p.
Chambers and A. S. Dodge last week.
They sold it on the track at Napier
for SO per ton.
One of J. J. Browns work horses
is in bad shape from blood poisoning,
caused from snag. DR.. c. y. Scott,
of Mound City, is attending it.
j. b. Morgan returned week be-
fore last from Montana. J. B. said
while he was there he saw one turnip
that weighed Is pounds: he never said
any thing about pumpkins, guess they
we're too big to weigh. ..'
THE BusINEss MAN.
The Holt County sentinel., 1909-11-19
Monarch.

Corn husking is delayed on &C
count of the big rain.
Born, to George Hughes and wife,
a baby girl. November 16, 1909.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the care of Miss Bessie Morgan
Robert Hughes is in Andrew
county, gathering corn for Ed. Chill.
coat.
Harry Lilley and wife, of near
Savannah, visited Tom Lilley's Sun
day and Monday,
Mrs. Minnie Guy, who has been
sick for the past six weeks, is better
and is able to move.
There will be church services at
Monarch the first Saturday night,
Sunday and Sunday night in Decem-
Der.
Mrs. Laughlin has gone to her
home in Oklaho oma, and her mother,
Mrs. Allen, had so improved in health
that she was able to go home with
her.
The people of our neighborhood
were surprised at hearing the
charivari last Thursday night, of
Ross Boyles and wife, who were quiet
ly married, Wednesday, November 10,
1909. CLIFFORD.
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Richville.

NlCHvllle.
Quite number are on the sick
list.
The Sunday school decided TO
have an entertainment Christmas
Eve.
Nellie Jewel has returned home
after few weeks visit with relatives
in Nebraska.
Yves Cole, the Fillmore under
taker, undertook his usual trip to see
his best girl Sunday.
John Derr and wife, also Mrs
Kramer and daughter, Cora, visited
Uly Weigel and wife Sunday.
Harry Kee and wife spent Sunday
with Grandma Mcintyre, who has
been very sick the past week.
Rev. Brunz and the district super
intendent filled the appointment Sun
day evening, and an excellent sermon
was delivered by D. w. Smith.
"A box supper will be held at Rich
vile school house, Saturday evening
November Goth, for the benefit of the
church. All are cordially invited.
= 49, Xxx.
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Pu uBLIc SALE!

l will sell at Public Sale, at my
former residence, miles south of
the Oregon and Forest City public
road and about the same distance
southeast of Forest City, on
tuesday, November 23, 1909.
beginning at 10 O'Clock a. M, sharp.
the following described property, to-
wit:
HORSES-1 splendid Work Horse,
I years old. and a good Saddle and
Driving Horse also: yearling Colt,
saddle and driving bred, also a last
springs Colt, a full brother to the
above. 1t will do You good to look
at these Colts. / sold half brother
to these Colts for $3.50.
CATTLE-4 choice Milk Cows.
with Calves by their side. If you are
wanting a good Milk Cow, don't fail
to attend this sale. 2yearling Heifers:
l Short-Horn Bull, 2 years old, a good
individual.
l De Laval Separator. and Milk
Cans, perhaps other stuff. ! am sell
ing this property because I havn't
time to attend to it through the win.
ter.
TERMS OF SALE.
All sums of 5000 and under. cash:
over that amount a credit of 10
months will be given on bankable
notes bearing per cent interest from
date. L. J. SCOTT.
r. c. BENTON. Auctioneer.
The Holt County sentinel., 1909-11-19
Mary Spain Ryan.

Mrs. Mary Ryan, wife of Jerry Ryan
OF, White Cloud, Kas., but until a few
years ago resident of Holt county
Missouri, died November ;, 1909, al
the age of "A years.
Mary Spain Ryan was born at Ne
nagh County, Tipperary. Ireland, ir
1885: married to Jerry Ryan, at Ahal
ton, Linchair, England, in 1852. Two
years later they came to the United
States and resided eight miles east OF
Oregon until few years ago when
they removed to White Cloud, Kas.
to be near their children.
Her death occurred at the home OF
her daughter. Mrs. Thos. Winterbot.
tom. i'm Falls City, Neb., where she
had been during her last lingering ILL
ness.
The remains were taken to St. 10.
seph. Mo-, and requiem high mass
said Saturday morning at the Cathe-
dral, as she was most devout men,
ber Of the Catholic church. Inter
ment was made in the family lot at
Mt. Olivet cemetery.
She is survived by husband, Jerry
Ryan, of White Cloud, Kas., and
several children, Pat Ryan. of Omaha,
Neb., Mrs. n. Brady, of St. Joseph,
Mrs. III. Lynds, of Kansas City, Mrs:
Thos. WinterbottOm, of Falls City,
Neb.. Mrs. Milo Williams, Mrs. J. E..
Mills and Jerry Ryan, Jr., all of
White Cloud, Kas.
The sympathy of all goes out to the
sorrowing family who will greatly
feel the loss of wife and mother.
whose life has been one of loving
kindness and constant devotion, not
only to her own, but to many who
have shared her charitable help and
consolation i'm time of need and sOr-
row. X.