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one of them and I've nothing-worse
than nothing. l ought to be as rich
as he-it's a drop in the bucket to
what I ought to have"
Whose fault Is it that you haven't
it," the insistent whisper came. you
threw away your chance"
II know it was a fool couldn't
be controlled. But l was young, FIVE
years ago. If my father had lived,
my uncle wouldn't have turned me
out. 1t was Sidney who was down
on me-reliable, satisfactory Sidney,
who never had a temptation-never
made a mistake-never threw away
his birthright for a mess Of pottage.
He's gone from success to success
without an effort" The man groaned.
II hate him!" he muttered. I'm his
flesh and blood, and he never throws
a thought to me. We had our Christ
mas trees together, and played with
our rocking horses on the rug before
the fire. He was kind as a big broth
er to me then. But now, the ends of
the earth are NO farther apart than
he and Carl Maxwell, my chances
all gone, q failure, a pauper.' He
shuddered. This night a thief. All"
The syllable snapped sharply and he
threw out his powerful arms. mo,
my chances r not all gone-there's
one left" He struck his breast with
his hand where the letter lay inside.
my n chance Of beginning new is
this night. I'll get that money which
ought to be mine. and tomorrow I'll
be OF for China, and take up Bill Ba-
cons offer, and be an honest man,
by Heaven, Q successful one this time!
I've got Il In me, and I've learned my
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

He'll have to-" The muscles Of his
bent arm frightened. The clinging
ghost-boy clutched closer.
you couldn't hurt him!. You could
not do it tn this place, where the good
years of your life we're passed. You
know every foot of this ground-every
foot of 1t has a happy association.
You've played hide-and-seek in that
barn of Harding's. and gone to sleep
in the hay.loft. Can you 60 there and
take money from him?"a
The mans hand few out. "It's not
his money! wouldn't rob him. It's
money that ought to be mine-it be-
longs to Sidney Maxwell, my cousin.
and it's Maxwell money-family mon
ey. They make millions a year-I'm
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24
10 Prayer Geographical?

Not long ago. in an important coun.
ty in Ohio, the women and others
prayed that it would go dry" and it
did. A few days later, the people In
Nassau and Suffolk counties, Long L.
land, prayed that these counties would
become desiccated and a count of
the votes showed that there was moth.
ing doing. In both cases only those
people prayed who were accustomed
to that form of weapon. Accordingly
there is a strong suggestion that
prayer, like the tariff, is a local issue.
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(CONTINUED.)

Lying awake, the boy could not bear
to think that the dear horse and COW
stood hungry in the barn, on their last
night of life; how he stole into the
kitchen and found the coarse bread
and the milk that were saved for his
W breakfast, and carried them out
to the stable; how, as he came to the
door, he heard strange hoarse voices
speaking low, and listened and found
that it was Friedel and Minna talking
together; how then he remembered
that once a year, at midnight on
Christmas Eve, dumb beasts may find
speech in memory of the night when
the Christ-child lay among beasts, in
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

lesson. My Godi I've learned my les
lon. I'll work hard and earn my life
and I'll, send back this three thousand
to Sidney Maxwell with my first a.
wings. I will. Jove-it's a STRAIGHT
road-it's . chance In . million for
q man at the last gasp. I'd be a COW
ardly fool not to take it-and after all
I'm just borrowing-not stealing. I'll
send Il back sure % tate"
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"Dr. Harding took you home to
lunch that day." the boy whispered,
@And the trout was cooked. and they
made an event Of It."
We'll, what Of that?" the mar an
sverad the memory aloud. TIN not
going to hurt DR.. Harding. am II"
He won't give up what he has set
himself to guard
The higsfelloM spoke again grimly:
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The big girl held the boy by the
hand as they peered in. The man, un.
prepared for this complication,
watched them, troubled, uncertain,
and Immediately the boy spoke in q
full, sweet voice.
Hes not talkin', Alice" the boy
said. Lets go back-I'd rather go
to bed"
But the girl stepped forward. warily
poised, yet determined, and drew her
brother. Maybe he doesn't know It's
u.s." she said. Il don't want to 20
back till I see." She dropped the boys
hand and was at the door of the box.
stall. Niger" she whispered. Mig
ger" and the horse whinnied and
turned his head toward her.
The boy had followed. stumbling
across the floor. Maybe he doesn't
know it's Christmas" he suggested.
Lets sing a carol SO he'll remem.
ber."
They sang it and they were silent,
waiting. Niger shifted softly. then
whinnied.
Benny's slow speech began coazL
ingly:
I had a little pony
His name was Dapple Gray:
lent him to q lady 8
He halted, listening. II thought
maybe he'd like that because it's
about a horse. thought it would in
terest him." Benny explained, and
proceeded as If by force of inertia:
Goosey, goosey gander,
Whittier do you wander
Upstairs
Alice interrupted. THAT hasn't got .
single thing to do with Christmas.
Benny"
"But it's on the next page" Benny
argued stolidly.
Alice was firm. 1T isn't the right
kind Of poetry-it ought to be sort Of
churchy and religious, because Mig
gers a clergyman's horse and its
Christmas Eve"
Maybe he's afraid" she said. in .
disappointed tone, yet still hopeful.
Benny, say the verse about Fear not
to him-that might make him not be
afraid"
The unseen audience listened as
Benny, personal---very., as man to man,
recited a hymn to Niger.
Fear not"
urged Benny
"Fear not" said He, for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind,
~ Afls--~ - r~1nA SoVy h~f~~
To you and all mankind"
'Glad tidings of great joy!" The
young man in the straw sat quiet and
listened.
Whatever encouragement for beasts
might be in a Christmas hymn. Benny
meant to extend it to Niger. On.
hurried, with the sleepy note Of .
bird going to roost, his piping voice
plodded on, telling a tale which he did
not doubt. With the full angel song
he ended:
All glory be to God On high.
And on the earth be peace.
Goodwill henceforth from Heaven -
men
Begin and never cease.
Peace! Goodwill"
There was a stir in the empty stall.
but the children did not hear 1t. From
q mile away down the road came
family a sound of hoof -beats. and
Niger blew out an agitated breath
and ,whinnied again gently. It was
very quiet. Alice and Benny. stand
ing patient, thrilled suddenly -
strange. hoarse voice issued from the
darkness.
Merry Christmas. children!" the
voice said.
The girl clutched the boys shout
der. Hes talkin'-Nigger's talk1n,,s
Benny announced. interested but I'm
perturbed.
(To II coNTINunnl
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TO the thin old horse and the hungry
old COW and heard them grieving for
the poverty of their master and mis-
tress and heard them speak Of the &C.
cret which. II the beasts might have
speech to tell 1T, would make every
thing right; how Hans went in boldly
then and gave the animals his break
fast. and asked them to tell him the
secret: how they told him, In unused.
rusty voices, that beneath the empty
stall Of the stable was q treasure Of
gold, buried . thousand years before
By the Romans, which would make
his mother and father richer than
they could dream; and how just then
the bells Of the distant village rang
Cor Christmas morning. and the poor
beasts dumb. again, and Hans
went back to his bed and waited for
daylight to tell his father and moth.
o.. who dug for the treasure and
found ~ and ere happy with the
horse and COW, and rich ever after,
The story. ended and the children
Were quiet. @ II listening. thrilled. to
those ,stammering hoarse tones Of the
good brutes In the chilly stable.
sNow, chickens. you must 60 to
your ro0sts,'' the mother broke their
dream. and her words ended in . sigh.
Father! It's too Rad to have him left
out OF Christmas Eve. isn't it,"
Eyes. T. -" agreed Benny sturdily.
s'Nobody q say Peaceful Was the
Night 'cepts father. It's too
bad for father he had to go
TO the thing-ma-jig'E funeral"
and. being Christmas Eve, Benny went
unreproved for the description Of his
great-uncle.
"Fatherll be home before morning.
won't he?" asked the girl. and went
on. "Oh. l remember. You said some
time in the night. but we can't tell
when, cause the trains get late. Well,
I hope he'll be here in the morning
when We wake up It wouldn't be
Christmas without father; would It.
mother"
Il can't bear to have him out SO
late." the little m said, and her
tones were troubled. She went on as
q thinking aloud-a way she had
with her big babies. Father isn't
well-he ought to go SOUTH wish he
could 60" and Benny answered in
strong baby tones:
"Oh. he cant 60, mother. We have
mot rot money enough-you said we
hadn't"
.No. dear. ne haven't" she sighed:
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Stamps Of German Domestics.

StaMps OF German OomestIcs.
Each week there is pasted in thb
little blank book that every servant
girl in Germany must possess a post
age stamp to the value of about five
cents.
This stamp is a donation, compul-
sorry under the German law, which the
mistress must afford the servant.
Should the girl fall i'll, the stamps are
redeemed by the government, or the
servant may retain the stamps indef-
nitely until, when she has attained q
ripe old age, the government pays her
a premium for them.-The. Sunday
Magazine.
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grown successfully up to the .sixtieth
parallel and in the years to come your
vacant land will be taken at q rate
ception. We have enough people in
the United States alone, who want
homes, to take up this land.
What you must do in Western Can.
ada Is to raise more live stock. When
you are doing what you ought to do
in this regard, the land which is now
selling for $40 per acre will be WORTH
from $50 to 800 pre- acre. 1t is as
good land as that which is selling for
more than 500 per acre in the corn
belt; n,o,,,, r.+,o, ,o,.o o.++,o n Mast.
ern Canada than in the corn belt Of
the United States. You can get your
food cheaper and the climate is bet
ter for the purpose. We have a bet
ter market, but your market will i'm.
prove faster. than your farmers will
produce the supplies. Winter wheat
can be grown in one-half Of the coun-
try through which l have passed, and
alfalfa and n Of the varieties OF
clover in three-fourths of 1t. The
farmers do not believe this, but it Is
true"
Keeping pace with wheat produc-
ton, the growth OF railways has been
country from Winnipeg to the Rocky
Mountains will soon be a network Of
trunk and branch lines. Three great
transcontinental lines are pushing
construction in every direction. and
at each siding the grain elevator Is
to be found. Manitoba being the
first settled province, has now an ele-
vator capacity of upwards of rs 5000, 900
bushels, Saskatchewan 20,0 90, and
Alberta about 1000, 900, while the cal
pacityF OF elevators at Fort William
and Port Arthur, on the Great Lakes,
Is upwards of 10000, 900 more.
Within the provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta there are
flour and oatmeal mills with a COM
bined capacity of $4,000 barrels per
day, and situated along some famous
water powers in New Ontario, there
are larger mills than will be found
anywhere in the Prairie Provinces.
Last year the wheat crop totaled
Owe 100, O00, 900 bushels. This year
the crop will yield 3O,OOO,0 900 more: A
recent summary shows hat on the LIST
Of January, 1909, the surveyed lands
of the three western provinces, totaled
134, 900, 900 acres, of which about 49,.
600, 900 have been given as subsidies to
railways, IL, 900, 900 disposed OF in 9TH
er ways and $4,000, 90 given by the
Canadian Government as free home
steads, being $4,000 homesteads of
100 acres each. Of this enormous ter
ritory, there is probably under crop
at the present time less than II, 1000.
900 acres; what the results will be
when wide awake settlers have taken
advantage Of Canada's offer and are
c%ultivating the fertile prairie lands.
M can scarcely imagine.
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lust Like Him

Howell-Do you think that DR.. Row.
ell will make much of a record in the
legislature?
Powell-Sure: the first thing he
will try to do will be to perform an
operation on the foot of the calendar.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

More life to that flavor than n
gum l have ever tasted"
WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

What a young man earns in the day.
time goes into his pocket, but what he
spends in the evening goes into his
characterize. Cuyler.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

A dealer sold imitation Spearmint
His customer gave it to a friend. The
dealer lost his customer. The Gus
toner lost his friend.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

OF course it was an old bachelor
who said that love was Matched in an
incubator and raised in an insane asy.
lum.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-24

DO NOT ACCEPT A U~BSTITUT
when you want Perry Davis Painkiller, as NOTHING
IS as good Tor rheumatism, neuralgia and similaf
troubles. 70 years in constant use. use. 36c and 60oL
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It's easy for a woman to paint q
pretty face-tf she has one.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
COUNCIL TO PROTECT
PUBLIC FROM FRAUD
ON PART OF MEDIUMS

The council yesterday instructed the
city attorney to prepare an ordinance
that, when enforced, will practically
assure patrons of mediums. clairvoy-
ants and fortune tellers that they will
not be fleeced out of any money. The
ordinance will contain provisions maxi
ing it necessary for mediums and for
tune tellers to secure credentials from
the officials of the city in which they
have last operated showing them to
have been honest in their practice and
present these credentials to the police
commission before a license will be is
sued. When the license is secured these
mediums and fortune tellers must de-
posit a bond of $500 with the city
treasurer. This bond will be held in
trust, and anyone who can prove he
has been swindled yone of this ilk
can collect from the bond. The bond
will be returned when notice is given
two weeks in advance by public ad-
vertisement that the medium expects
to leave the city.
This ordinance was suggested by a
petition presented to the council by
Robert T. Hale and Rev. William Fran
els Ireland.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
OPENING OF LAKE
SHORE DRIVE SURE
CONDEMNATION OF LAND IS
NECESSARY
Councilman Dromgold Exercised Over
Amount of Damages Which
Municipality Must
Paw

Although it took the biggest part OF
yesterday to decide the matter and
brought on a clash between Council
men Dromgold and Clampitt, the city
attorneys recommendation that he be
allowed to begin proceedings to con-
denim q portion of land to widen Lake
shore drive was adopted by the
council.
This condemnation of land is made
necessary by the fact that q portlon
of Lake Shore drive is in Echo park
1t has been used as portion or the
mark for many years until the fact
that 1t was originally a portion OF tne
street has been lost sight of. But TO
give back this portion of the street
would spoil Echo park, as 1t would
hiring the street very near the edge of
the lake. As result it has been
found necessary to take twenty feet
off the west side of the street.
Councilman Dromgold was very
much exercised about the amount of
damages the city would have to pay
as a cut of more than five feet VIII be
necessary in some places when tine
land is condemned for street purposes.
"Don't you worry about that" tartly
said Councilman Clampitt, in whose
ward the proposed street Improvement
is located "There will be enough left
to build that Buena Vista bridge or
YOURS when all the damages are paid"
The Buena Vista bridge is tender
snot with Dromgold, and he sat down
Whispering something about wanting to
be sure of his position before he took
action.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
DROMGOLD AND BURDETT
NEARLY CLASH IN COUNCIL
Secretary of Realty Board Takes Ex-
ception to Remark Of City
Legislator

Councilman Dromgold was peevish
yesterday and in the course of one of
his speeches said something that very
nearly precipitated serious trouble be-
tween himself and Herbert Burdett'
secretary of the Los Angeles Realty
board. The realty board has been
anxious to have Col. Schreiber. head
of the department of opening and
widening streets, more help. The mat
ter has been before the council for a
number of weeks, but nothing was
done about it until yesterday.
When the matter was brought up for
consideration Dromgold declared that
if Col. Schneider was to be given an
other man that Schneider should have
the power to select the man he wanted.
1--WE don't want these real estate
people coming up here and getting a
Job for someone" said Dromgold.
When Mr.. Dromgold made this re-
mark Mr.. Burdett involuntarily half
rose from his chair. He had heavy
cane in his hand and from the glitter
in his eye he evidently contemplated
using it, But he kept his seat until
Dromgold had finished when he rose
and, addressing the chair, said:
"Mr. President, may l be permitted
to answer this insult?"
He was given the permission, and
declared the realty board had no idea
of trying to get a job for anyone, that
the board s only object in seeking more
help for the opening and widening de-
partment was to facilitate work. Mr..
Dromgold declared he did not mean his
remark as an Insult, but wanted the
minds of others disabused of the sus-
picion that the realty board was after
the Job.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
FEARS OWENS RIVER
PLAN IS IMPERFECT
COUNCIL ASKED QUESTIONS BY
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUERS
Communication Represents That City
Authorities Have Failed to
obtain Complete Right
OF Way

In a communication received by the
council from the Democratic league
yesterday some questions were asked
about connecting the owens river wa
ter with the headwaters of the present
water supply in San Fernando valley:
1t was represented that in buying the
right of way for the owens river aque-
duct no right of way had been pub
chased through the San Fernando val
ley; that private syndicate had taken
UP all the available land. and that the
city would have to deal with this syn
dicate before the water could be
brought to Los Angeles.
The questions were asked why the
purchasing of a right of way had
stopped at the San Fernando valley
while lands in the valley have increased
fourfold since the inception of the Ow-
ems river project, what the probable
cost of conveying the water from the
San Fernando valley would be, and
whether or not any member of the wa
ter commission was interested either as
owner or agent in any of these San
Fernando lands.
The matter was referred to the city
attorney for report.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
PHOSPHATE COMPANY LOSES
DEAD ANIMAL CONTRACT
Attempt to Pass Measure Over Former
Mayors Veto Proves
Failure

Through the lack of one necessary
vote the resolution awarding the con-
tract for disposing of dead animals TO
the United Phosphate company was
lost Yesterday. The resolution had to
be passed over the veto of former
Mayor stephens and seven votes were
required to do this. Only six votes
favored it. Those voting against the
measure were Blanchard, Dromgold
and Wallace, the three members OF the
finance committee.
This contract gives the United Phos-
phate company the right to take all
large dead animals. For hauling them
away they are privileged to charge
$3.50 and they can use the carcasses as
they see fit. They are to pay $75 d
month to the city.
This contract has been twice vetoed,
once by former Mayor Harper, who
vetoed the measure at the request OF
D. X. Edwards, who was then mem
the second time by former Mayor
Stephens. Mr.. Stephens. in his veto.
declared he was in possession of in
formation that proved the city could
do much better by readvertising for
bids. When the matter came up yes
terday Sam G. Hanna said he was pre-
pared to submit a proposal, but pre-
ferred to give figures on the dead ami
NAL, garbage and rubbish collections
together. He did not want to state his
figures in public until sealed bids had
been asked.
Because the phosphate company had
practically been guaranteed the con-
tract and on this supposition has gone
ahead and spent some money, an eff
fort was made to pass the contract
over the mayors veto. When this
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
EUROPEAN CONCERT BAND
MAY PLAY IN CITY PARKS
ORGANIZATION of Trained Musicians
Makes Proposition to Council.
Finds Favor

Madame Won Faris of Pasadena ap-
peared before the council yesterday to
submit a proposition for furnishing
music in the parks. She represents the
European Concert band Of twenty
pieces of the finest musicians in South
ern California and she wants to fur
nish music in the parks every day, al
ternating in the different parks on diff
ferent days in the week and playing
at Central park on Sunday.
She declared she had consulted a
number of merchants in Los Angeles
and they would be willing to furnish
a portion of the expense if the city
would stand its share. She suggested
that she would expect about $100 to
$3.50 a week from the city. The matter
was referred to the finance committee
and Madame Won Faris was told to
meet the committee next Tuesday
morning.
President Pease believes the idea is
feasible He suggested that some ar
rangement be made so the city would
not have to pay anything during the
present fiscal year, but when the bud
get is made up for next year to take
the required amount from the amuse-
ment fund.
The band managed by Madame Won
Faris is recognized as one of the best
musical organizations of its kind in
the west. For its size it probably can
not be surpassed anywhere In the coun-
try and a rare musical treat would be
furnished Los Angeles residents II
| this band played in the parks