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The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24

The extraordinary offer to which
you have responded was made In com.
pliance with the will of our late client,
Mr.. Benjamin F. Morton. He was a
trile eccentric, and one Of his hobbies
was writing poetry. He took a great
fancy to a nephew of his and spared
no money to have the boy we'll edu-
Gated. The old gentleman himself had
a very limited education. and he was
determined that his nephew should
not be handicapped as he had been.
Well, Just about the time the boy got
through college the old gentleman
struck a snag In this poem Of his
about Fedora Lillian Hildegarde ct al,
and he called upon his nephew to help
him out with q rhyme for Rachel
The young man informed him that
there was no such rhyme, but his
uncle refused to believe 1t. He insist
ed that as the lad had had a college
education he could find a rhyme IL he
chose. Well, the upshot Of 1t was that
the old gentleman took Il into his
head that his nephew was obstinate
and ungrateful, and he cast him of. A
short time before he died, however, he
finally concluded that perhaps there
really was no rhyme for Rachel and
he decided to reinstate his nephew 10
his will; but with this proviso: That
a rhyme should first be advertised for
and that should any person produce
such a rhyme within a year, then the
money should go to such Derson. in.
stead Of the nephew.
"As the executors. we. OF course, fol.
lowed the provisions of the will, but
we we're definitely satisfied there was
no such rhyme. And yet you say you
have found n l am free to say II
seems incredible, incredible. Still, at
the same time. the offer is a bona fde
one and will be carried out to the let
ter II your rhyme proves to be a legiti-
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24
ROOSEIHT
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shaped footniarks in the snow, which
showed where as many deer had just
crossed a little plain ahead Of us.
They were walking leisurely, and from
the lay Of the land we believed that
we should find them over the ridge,
where there vas a brush coulee.
Riding to one side of the trail, we
topped the little ridge just as the sun
famed up, a burning ball of crimson,
beyond the snowy waste at our backs.
Almost Immediately afterwards my
companion leaped from his horse and
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24

NE DECEMBER, while
was out on my ranch. 40
much work had to be done
that 1t was within q week
Of Christmas before we
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24
Fifth Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Rose yer
~agreeably surprised by a large
number Of their friends last Friday
night, the occasion being their 25th
wedding anniversary. Messrs.
Charlie Potter and Henry Colvert
arranged the affair and the guests
walked in on the unsuspecting cou
pie after supper. May they enjoy
many happy returns of the oc-
casion.
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24

M NJ was gu on my ranch, no
III much work had to be done
vi hat It was within q week
Of Christmas before we
were able to take any
thought for the Christmas dinner. The
winter set In late that year., and there
had been comparatively little cold
weather, but n day the ice on the
river had been sufficiently strong to
enable US to haul up q wagonload OF
hour. with enough salt pork to last
through the winter, and a very few
tins of canned goods. to be used at
ppecial feasts. We had some bushels
OF potatoes, the heroic victors OF o
struggle for existence In which tie
rest Of our garden vegetables had sue.
cumbed to drought, frost and grass
hoppers; and we also had some wild
piums and dried elk venison. But we
had no fresh meat, and SO one day my
foreman and I agreed to make q hunt
ON the morrow.
Accordingly one Of the cowboys
rode out in the frosty afternoon to
fetch In the s%addleband from the pla.
t8sa hlO AAhiCn ohg WhCAo thOJ WCAo
grazing. 1t was after sunset when he
returned.
II was necessary to get to the hunt.
Ing grounds by sunrise, and 1t still
lacked a couple of hours OF dawn when
the foreman wakened me 40 I lay
asleep beneath the buffalo robes,
Dressing hurriedly and breakfasting
on n cup Of coffee and some mouth.
fuls OF bread and Jerked elk meat,
We slipped out to the barn. threw the
saddles on the horses. and we're of.
The air was bitterly chill; the cold
had been eve for two days, SO that
the river ice would again bear horses.
Beneath the light covering Of pow.
derry SNOW we could feel the rough
ground like wrinkled iron under the
horses hoofs. There was no moon,
but the stars shone beautifully down
through the cold. clear air, and our
willing horses galloped swiftly across
the long bottom on which the ranch
house stood. threading their way deft.
H among the clumps of s%agebrush.
A mile off we crossed the river, the
lee cracking with noises like pistol
shots as u horses picked their. way
gingerly over It. On the opposite
side was a dense Jungle Of burberry
bushes, and on breaking through this
we found ourselves %galloping up a
long. winding valley, which led back
many miles into the hills. The cram
nies and little side ravines were filled
: with brushwood and groves of stunt
ed ash, BY this time there was a
faint flush of gray in the east, and as
we rode silently along We could make
out dimly the tracks made by the wild
animals as they had passed and re-
passed in the snow. Several times
we dismounted to examine them. A
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24
False Statement

The statement that Fred E.
stockman and sister Frances have
joined and become members OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Malta Bend is absurd. Neither of
us have been present at any of the
Revival meetings. We are and al
ways have been Roman Catholics
and will remain such.
Fred e. Stockman.
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24
eH-Wood

Jas. r. Neff and Miss Stella M.
Wood were united in marriage by
Rev. d. c. Bolton at his home on
East VERIFY at 8 p. m. on Thursday
OF last week. The bride and groom
are among Saline's most excellent
young people. They have gone to
housekeeping near O%rearville.
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24

raised his rifle. and as he pulled the
trigger | saw through the twigs of a
brush. patch on our left the erect.
startled head of a young black-tailed
doe as she turned to look at US, her
great mule-like ears thrown forward,
The ball broke her neck, and she
turned a complete somersault down.
hill, while a sudden smashing Of un
derbrush told of the fight of her ter.
rifled companions.
We both laughed and called out
dinner" as we sprang down toward
her. and in a few minutes she was
dressed and hung up by the hind leg
on a small ash tree. The entrails
and viscera we threw OF to one side
nfter carefully poisoning them from
a little bottle of strychnine which
had in my pocket. Almost every cal
tleman carries poison and neglects nc
chance Of leaving out wolf bait, TO
the wolves are sources Of serious los
to the unfenced and unhoused flock
and herds. In this instance we fe,
particularly revengeful because 4
was but q few days since we had los
a fine yearling heifer. The track
on the hillside where the carcass la.
when we found II told the stor'
plainly. The wolves. two in numbe;
had crept up close before being dis
covered, and had then raced down o.
the astounded heifer almost before
she could get fairly started. On,
brute had hamstrung her with a snal
Of his vise-like jaws, and once down
she was torn open in a twinkling.
No sooner was the u up than a
warm west wind began to blow in our
faces. The weather had suddenly
changed, and within an hour the snow
wal beginning to thaw and to leave
patches OF bare ground on the hill.
sides. We left our coats with our
horses and struck Off on foot for o
group of high buttes cut UP by the
cedar canyons and gorges. in which
we knew the old bucks loved to lie
II was noon before we saw anything
more. We lunched at a clear sprine
-nOl hOCuih6 thuSh NAAhVt w vi wv
had to do was to drink a draught o
Icy water and MUNICH a strip of drieo
venison. Shortly afterward, as We
were moving along a hillside with 81
lent caution, we came to a sheer
yon OF which the opposite face wa
broken by little lodges grown up wit
wind-beaten cedars, AS we peepet
oyer the edge, my companion touched
my arm and pointed silently to on,
OF the lodges, and instantly I caugh'
the CLINT OF a bucks horns as he lay
half behind an old tree trunk. A
slight shift Of position gave me i
fair shot slanting down between hi
shoulders, and though he struggled :,
his feet he did not 60 80 yards afteI
receiving the bullet. 4
This was all we could carry. Lead
ing the horses around we packed tn,
buck behind my companions saddle
and then rode back for the doe. whicl
/ put behind mine. But We were no
destined to reach home without
slight adventure. When We got 4
the river we rode boldly on the Ice
needless oeiths thaW; and about mid
way there was q sudden. trsmendou
crash, and men. horses and deer wer
ssrambling together In the water ami
slabs OF floating Ice. However. II w
shallow aud no worse results followe
than some herd work and 3 chni
hath. Bua what cared wes We wer
rssgsainx triumphant With eur Chris
mAs alhasr.
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24
Her Heart was Broken.

because her complexion was bad
and she could find nothing to clear
it up. Ladies': a bad complexion
is caused by an inactive liver. An
inactive liver will be put in per-
feet condition by taking BaIlar ,
Herbine. The unelualled liver r G
ulator. Sold by p. H. Franklin.
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24

mate one. II will certainly prove a
most astonishing revelation to us and
Ito the nephew. Carter %Dillington."
Marjorie felt that she was about to
faint.
May I have Just a moment to
Think" she asked family.
Certainly, certainly! did not
mean to hurry you. OF course, / un.
derstand, you feel a triGe agitated;
but take your time. and you'll recall
the rhyme in a minute or two"
Several moments passed in silence.
Then Marjorie arose. She faced the
two lawyers. and With a tremor In her
voice that she struggled bravely to
subdue, she said slowly: 81 have not
forgotten the rhyme; but-but l have
decided not to submit it,"
1t was New Years day when Mar
jorie again saw Carter ellington. He
called late in the afternoon. Why had
he come? she asked herself. Was II
to torment her? To cause her wound
ed heart to bleed afresh? He appeared
not to heed her constrained manner
nor the quick nushes that Redeemed
her cheeks.
Marjorie" he said suddenly, with
an impulsiveness and a familiarity he
had V before manifested; you
have wished me a happy New Year.
Do you know that 1t is you alone who
can make the year happy for me
supremely happy? l did not dare ex.
press my feelings before l was abso-
lutely sure that l could offer you the
comforts and the pleasures you de-
serve. Now. l am independent
wealthy; and you, Marjorie. will you
share my fortune with me?"
1t was late ere the lovers were ready
to part. lis 1t any wonder" he was
saying, as he l%ingerlngly prepared to
leave, "that l avoided the subject OF
my %uncle's outlandish offer7 Suppos,
ing that by some possibility there
had been a rhyme for Rachel sup
posing some one had succeeded In
finding 1t! But thank fortune. dear
there Is none!"
"Yes. but there to a rhyme for RIA
chei.'" she answered softly. casting
down her eyes to hide her sudden
emotion. would you like TO hear ti
Let us sit down here-on the sofa
and ! will tell It to you"
H She waited q moment after the,
were seated, and then In 4 half tremu
lous whisper she rscited the followin,
linea:
"a hitting rhyme has long bean found
For zach n all Of thsse--
Fsaors. Lillian. Grace. Lorsin
And H~tidegarae Lsalss:
And In thars rames themselves us On,
The hidden rhyms Ter Rachel;
For, 10, the isttsr1 Of these Names
Are n. L.. q. Il, H. L."
Then N the Quiss CLAW Of the mil
nisit rrelieht ~ told Him he's Iitfll
story.
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24
Please Take Notice

On January 1st 1910, our $500
scholarships will be advanced to
$4,000. Our $500 combined course
scholarships will be advanced to
$3.50 {. This advance is to be made
from the fact that we are adding
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24
a Bard's Mistake.

An eastern bard starts on a "So1s
of the Workman" by SAVING II 5 /;
the song of unbroken sleap." We ia
an idea that a majority OF the wogt-
ing men wera fathers.
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24
a Foolish fiotian

Most of the men who thlnk tss
world is against them ace so inNIgu p
cant that the world has never ao1icoi
them.
The Marshall republican., 1909-12-24
The
Rhyme for
Rachel
L -
Clifford
Howard
Copyright. by shortstory Pub. Coz

Seated in a street car, Miss Marjorie
Hollis was absorbed. in the latest Issue
of the Literary Post. It contained this
week a most unusual announcement,
and 1t was this which now occupied
her attention to the exclusion Of all
else. The announcement read as fol-
lows:
We, the undersigned, executors under
the Will Of a person whose name we
withhold for the present. desire to an
.nounce tha., in accordance with the terms
of said will. the sum OF s250,o0 will be
paid to the first person who will submit
to us a rhyme for the name Rachel. This
bequest IL based on the following condi-
lions, viz: l. The rhyme must be n le-
climate one. Dialect. foreign or invented
words will not be considered. 2. This Of
fer is limited to one year, dating from
December 81, 1870.
In explanation of the foregoing offer
II Ii deemed proper to state the following
facts: Among the effects of the testator
above referred to is an unfinished poem
addressed to a lady whose full Christian
name war Fedora Lillian Grace Lorain
H~ildegarde Louise Rachel. The said
poem was written by the testator for the
purpose OF bringing into rhyme each one
OF the names aforementioned. He sue
ceeded In writing six stanzas. in which
the first six names were respectively in
PRODUCED In accordance with his afore-
said purpose; but he was unable to COM
plete the poem because OF his failure to
ind n rhyme for the last name-Rschei.
For certain personal reasons he provided
In his will that an attempt be made, In
the manner above set forth, to discover
such a rhyme.
As full conditions and all necessary in
formation are contained In the foregoing
announcement, the undersigned must de-
cline to consider any inquiries for further
explanation
D DUNDURY & BORDEAU.
Attorneys-at-Law. Washington, d. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09
M EM
The Service of Beauty

From Harper's Weekly.
 Beauty is, perhaps, the most easily ser viceable thing in the world, for there is no waste in it. Religious consolation Is much hampered by the dogmas with which it has become involved philosophy is cold porridge. except to the speculative mind; wealth, we are told, flinders the as- sault upon the Kingdom of Heaven, and the mere human joys of eating, drink ing, breathing, playing with our kind, are full of inhibitions. But there is none who may not learn to treasure the lovely face that passes us in the throng, or to look out of the window and take a long breath when the silent and chilly sunset burns gold below green across the darking hills or at the end of the gray street. Every one who lives among trees can listen for the song sparrow in Feb ruary when his first eager proclamation, Sweet! sweet sweet preudes the thrills and twitters and sudden falls he shall give us later Even those who live amid stones and bricks and motar can watch for the hour in autumn when the misty vstas of the streets are tinged with pink and mauve and violet shadows on the early hoar frost, and the street lights gleam like fiery moonstones. Then life pauses for an instant, and in the hush the spri. draws breath audibly
 The whole point is susceptible of proof. If one would know what beauty can do to soothe the fever, to ease the fret, and relax the strain of our dusty days let him turn and walk half an hour in cloister at twilight. Let him note how against the pale gray sky the curve of the arches Is pure and tranquil. Like tide, Ike darkness, quiet mounts, cooling and cleansing thought. The very soul holds breath lest it shatter the magic Ones slow steps are soft on the flags, while overhead the vaulting changes, grows plain, or vanishes like white surf watched in the darkness of a moonless night. With every turn the vista stretches long, but not far, traversed and recommended again in iteration that soothes like old nurses rocking.
 For us all are spread the neeker joys of natural loveliness. Each has at his hand, without money and without price, the mauve twilight of the city square; the deep blue dawn over empty, echoing streets: the mist that rises to the hill tops at night; the curl and scent of evening smoke; the faint odor of spring hyacinths; the rippllng voice of running waters-nay, nearer. the glint on silks or the lustrous light in jewels. Our senses we have always with us, and they can be purveyors at our will of keenest joys, ever at hand and ready to obey our beckon- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09
APRIL 30.
From the Washington Star.
 Saws The Birmingham A

From the Washington Star.
 Says The Birmingham Age-Herald:
 'If inauguration day had occurred on April 30, as some had wished, the weather would still have been detest able"
 True, the 30th of April was not an ideal day, but it was so much bet. ter than the 4th of March that no one would ever hesitate about express ing a choice. To fully express the im- provement of April 30 over March I this year it is necessary to look over the mortuary records of the four or five weeks following the inauguration. No one knows just how many peo- pie died in consequence of exposure to the snow and cold and wind on that day in Washington. But it is positive that twice as many people as were here on March 4 could have gathered in this city on April 30 without one- tenth the casualties. Whatever April 30 may be in all the. years to come short of some great cosmic change materially altering the climate of North America it can never be as bad as the last 4th of March. It Is one of the surest things conceivable that the pending joint resolution can be adopted by Congress and ratified by the legislature with perfect assur- ance that the new inauguration date will never be menace to health, how ever moist and disagreeable it may occasionally be,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09
Woman Gets Two Year Sentence.

Foanoke, Va, June S-The tria lof Mrs
 William Campbell for killing her brother in-law, W. A. Amos, was begun yester- day at Buena Vista and ended tonight when the jury, after one hours delibera- ton, returned verdict of voluntary man. slaughter with punishment of two years in the penitentiary. Motion for new trial will be argued tomorrow. Mrs. Camp bell claims she killed Amos in self-defense after he attempted to shoot her The killing occurred in April. Amos and his wife, who was a sister of Mrs. Campbell, had not lived together for some months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09
SOME DANGERS IF
 FLYING SPORTS Some Say Motoring Is More
 PeriIous WRlGHTS PREFER FLYING Many Ariators Believe They Are Much Safer in the Air Machines Than Tearing Along the Road
 in Racing Car.

Maxmilllan Foster, in Outing
 Of course, there is a certain element of danger in flying, as there Is in every sport But granting that, IL IS stiii question in the minds of those who nave tried both flying and motoring whether Inc aerodrome. at it's average gait of 3S miles an hour is not a safer vehicle than an automobile when 1t goes tearing up A road at the same rate of speed. Ana as between riding in an aerodrome ana III Vanderbilt Cup race, ask any one who has tried which he believes the saier. Farman who has given up cup raclns .o go into aviation. smiles when you put the question. and promptly chooses the nylng machine. Furthermore. I'm told you couldn't get the Wrights into racing automobile unless you dragged them into if and then sat on them. Because as tne two respectfully and earnestly suomll, i they have an extremely ahAious
 for both life and limb. o.
 One of the usual questions put 10 or- vile Wright at the Fort Myer tests was | whether flying is hard to learn
 "That depends" he answered always. "Some persons learn to run a motor car without any trouble at all It 'ahee others longer. Some never learn, ro.h | pinning him to the fact, asked Whe.h- ar7 tbis was the case with the aerodrohhe. e." seems so," he answered, aiter moments reflection ;,
 But this question, asked by so @ many ,,, ln spirit of idle curiosity IS , oI i,i' eving nortance to any one considering hytns as A sport. If you are motorist, .ae flying machine, with its engine 1il ,eyeTs, be rndders and supporting surfaces VIII pc un a Iass easv to understand-much - e sier in fact, than the involved mech mech. anism of motor car. But in l,oin funhsns nig,as To,,r automobile the road is In plain sish. Iefore vou it's hills and wales ana turn ,nrs nr clearly indicated, and every oos,ruc- ton visible before you come n to It. tel, ua at giance where your auto is likely 10 skid or bore or crmp it's forward wal, a,d %heels Son In In the air, however, sight VII a'u oso you very little. It is all matter or sensaz tion-of feel Still further the roau through the air Is highway s;,sS amOns %tg tne inc hills and hollows, path hlleu wi'n n,,fss s.
 numerable grades and pitches, eniIs, puIf,ei pulfs and and precipces, all in visible and all in state of ti chaotic d v0fny m you unTdsi wish 4. o4 a., Tn motoring you see your road; ,n dvins YOU know 1t only by the feel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09

in honor of Miss Lester Scott and MT. Maurice R. Johnson whose marriage is to take place Thursday evening. After entering the reception room the guests were served with punch by Miss Marion Kent Later in the evening the guests were served with delicious cream and cake by Miss Carrie Kent Miss Marion Kent and Miss Ola Scott. The bride was charming in a lovely gown of pale blue silk. Those present were Miss Lester Scott, Miss L.il- lie Fair Smith, Miss Bertha Cowan Miss Cecil Kron, Miss Maude Scott. Miss Zai- dee Rogers. Miss Agnes Mcdowell, Miss Edith Scott, Miss Augusta Bloodworthi Miss Carrie Kent, Miss Marion Kent, Miss Francis Reed, Miss Olo Scott, Messrs. Maurice R. Johnson, Robert Martin, Cum ningham, Jerome Byrum, Henry Wortele, Kenneth White, Claud Rogers, Mike Mel lon, Louis Smith, Roscoe Scott, E. B. Kilgore and Dr. Glasgow. MT. and Mrs. Cohn, MT. and Mrs. Foster Hamilton, Mrs. N. W. Scott, Mrs shuptrine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09
Membership Committee.

Report of membership committee, Board of Trade.
 Your committee on membership begs leave to make the following report: The membership of the Board of Trade, as you all know, is limited to the merchants and manufacturers only of Birmingham and nearly every different line of bus mess is already represented in our body and our field for new members is lim- ited.
 Twenty-Five new members have been added during the past year, 10 of this 9 added within the past 50 days During the last month your committee made d canvass especially of the produce bus mess and received five new members among this line. Our membership is held in the names of firms and not individ- uals and the most representative business houses in all lines constitute today the Board of Trade Respectfully submitted,
 B. B. BURTON, Chairman.