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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-10-07
[To BE Continued
Speculation.

speculation.
I wonder idly when and where
My purchases o end
If l had in my pocket all
The none | could spend.
I think I'd trave round a bit
And look at all the sights,
And to supply my wants the stores
Would Ia to open nights.
What would or wouldn't l procure
To wear and drink and eat
In %luXuries and all the things
That make the life complete?
When l in spending right and left
Got action on the works
The places where the goods We're sold
Would put on extra clerks.
I'd buy enough to load a dray
Or start Il candy store.
And after | had rested up
I'd go and buy some more.
Most n ancient thing in stock
On me they could unload.
And when the clerk had wrapped it UP
I'd tote it Town the road.
Oh, life would be a busy dream
OF buying on the run,
Of getting everything that made
For comfort or for fun.
But as l find on feeling deep
I'm very nearly broke
l think I'll hunt q corner store
And buy a five cent smoke.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-10-07

vince him that he was really RESPONSE
BILE for the abrupt transformation. In
credulously he realized hat he had
drawn Calendars revolver and pulled
Stryker up short in midstride by the
mute menac of it as much as by his
hoarsc cry of warming:
"Stryker, not another foot!"
With this there chimed in Dorothy's
voice, ringing bell clear from a little
distance:
Phillip"
Like Il fash he wheeled to add yet
another picture to his mental gallery.
Perhaps twoscore feet up the side
walk Il gate stood open. Just outside
it a man of tall and slender figure, rig
ged out in a bizarre costume consist
ing mainly of a Powered dressing
gown and slippers, was waiting in an
attitude of singular impassivity. With
in it, pausing with Il foot lifted to the
doorstep, bag in hand, her head turned
as she looked back, was Dorothy.
AS he comprehended these essential
details of the composition the man in
the Powered dressing gown raised a
hand, reckoning to him in a manner
as imperative as his accompanying
words.
Kirkwood choked on a laugh that
was half a sob. ~"Brentwick..' he cried,
restoring the weapon to his pocket and
running toward his friend. "Of all
happy Incidents"
You may call it that" retorted the
elder man. with Il tleeting smile, as
Kirkwood slipped inside the dooryard.
Come he said; Tets get into the
house,
But you said-I thought you Went
to Munich" stammered Kirkwood. and
so thoroughly impregnated was his
mind with this understanding that It
was hard for him to adjust his per-
ceptions to the truth.
81 was detained-by business" re-
sponded Brentwick briefly. His gaze,
weary and wistful behind his glasses,
rested on the face of the girl ON the
threshold Of his home, and the faint,
sensitive flush of her face deepened.
He stopped and honored her with a
bow that. for all his fantastical attire,
would hlVe graced a beau of an earlier
decade. will YOU be pleased to en-
ter he suggested punctiliously. My
house. such as it is, is quite at your
disposal. And" he added, with a
glance Owe his shoulder. Il fancy that
IL word or two may presently be
passed which you would hardly care
to hear"
Kirkwood fingered with his friend
upon the door stoop. Calendar. re
covered from his temporary consterna
ton. was already at the gate, bending
ovcr 1t. fat fingers fumbling With the
latch, his round red face lifted to the
house. Garkly working with chagrin.
From his threshold, watching him
with a slight contraction of the eyes
Brentwick hailed him in tones of cloy
ing courtesy:
do you wish to see me, sir?"
The fat adventurer faltered jus
within the gateway. Then, with tru
culent swagger, 81 want my daugh
ter" he declared vociferously.
Brentwick peered mildly over hi!
glasses, first at Calendar, then at Kirk
wood. His glance fingered a momenr
on the young mans honest eyes an6
swung back to Calendar.
my good man." he said, with sub
lime tolerance, will you be pleased t.
take yourself of-to the devil If yol
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-10-07

after IN hot chase.
"How do you know what l meant TO
say?" he demanded, staring. +,
II can see it in your eyes. Besides,
you've talked and thought of nothing
else since we left the boat. Won't you
believe me, please, when / say there's
absolutely not a soul in London to
whom l could go and ask for shelter?
I don't think it's very nice Of you to
be so openly anxious to get rid of
me-"
This latter was so essentially unde-
served and so %artlessly %insincere that
he must needs, of course, treat 1t with
all seriousness.
'"That isn't fair, Miss Calendar. Real
~ it's not"
"What am l to think? I've told you
any number of times that It's only an
hours ride on to Cbiltern, where the
Pyrfords will be glad to take me in.
You may depend upon it, by 8 tonight,
at the latest, you'll have me off your
hands-the drag and worry that I've
been ever since
"Don't!" he pleaded vehemently.
Please! You know it isn't that. 1
don't want you off my hands, ever.
That is to say, l-ah"- Here he was
smitten with a dumbness and sat,
aghast at the enormity of his blunder,
entreating her forgiveness with eyes
that very likely pleaded his cause
more eloquently han he guessed.
81 mean," he %fioundered on present
ly, in the fatuous belief that he would
this time be able to control both mind
and ~tongue-"what / mean is I'd be
glad to go on serving you in any way
I might to the end of time if you'd
give me-
He left the declaration inconclusive
"a stroke Of diplomacy that would
have graced an infinitely more adept
wooer. But he used it all unconscious
ly. 80 Lord!" he groaned in spirit.
"Worse and more Of it,! Why in thun-
der can't l say the right thing right?"
"Dear Mr.. Kirkwood," she said gen.
tly, bending forward as If to read be-
tween the lines anxiety had craven on
his countenance, won't you tell me,
please, what it can be that so worries
you?"
In evaporation he interrupted al
most rudely. "Its only this-1-rm
strapped"
strapped" She knitted her brows
over this fresh specimen Of American
slang.
"Flat strapped busted - broke-on
my u%ppers-down and out" He reeled
off synonyms without q smile. II
haven't enough money to pay cab fare
across the town.
ooh" she interpolated, enlightened.
Ito say nothing Of taking us to
Chiltern. I couldn't buy you a glass
of water if you were thirsty. There
isn't a soul on earth within hail who
would trust me with Il quarter-I mean
a shilling-across London bridge. I'm
the original 1uckless wonder and the
only genuine Jonah extant."
With n face the hue Of fire be cock
ed his eyebrows askew and attempted
to laugh unconcernedly to hide his BIT
ter shame. I've led- you out Of '.~
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-10-07
CONTINUED
CHAPTER XVIII.

S the evening boat train from
u Dover swung on toward Char
ing Cross for perhaps the tenth
4 L time in the course Of his jour-
ney Kirkwood withdrew his gaze from
the window and turned to the girl, a
question ready framed upon his lips.
"Are you quite sure he began, and
then, alive to the clear and penetrating
perception in the brown eyes that
smiled into his from under their level
brows, he stammered and left the
query uncompleted. o
Continuing to regard him steadily
and smilingly, Dorothy shook her head
in playful denial and protest. do you
know" she commented. that this is
about the fifth repetition of that iden-
teal question within the last quarter
hour?'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-10-07
The Aftermath.

Talking of that banquet last night"
said Holmes, 81 suppose you heard
some fine language"
Yes" replied Booze; 81 heard some
fine language this morning that at
fectcd me very much.
"This morning?'
eyes. 1t was, Ten dollars and
COSTS"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-10-07
unwritten MESSAGES.

"Where are those young men going?
I see them pass every day about this
time"
"Just down to the postoffice."
after mail. | suppose.'
NO: they don't get mail. 1t is a fe-
male attraction"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-10-07
The Most Modern.

The Most Modern.
He had just arrived from college
With a ton Of useful knowledge,
He could talk in Greek and Latin,
Out of French could take a fall,
Juggle German for a minute,
But he found he wasn't in it
Nor at home with his companions
Till he learned to talk baseball.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09
NEW RRO@K$
Warno Weather Cos
tunoes Mill BE LAB
orately OrDa-
meDted.

In the new summer frocks OF heavy
linen. oversleeve and sheer under
sleeve effects are considerably used,
but one finds, too, long, moderately
close sleeves of the linen, trimmed up
the outside and at the wrist, or trim
med in cuff fashion half way to the ell
bow.
broad collars of finely hand embroid-
cred batiste or lawn as are in vogue
this winter will surely be popular for
simple summer frocks with women
who can successfully adopt these girl
ish modes, but the high transparent
collar or high stock shows no sign of
losing prestige.
Hand embroidery Is as much in de-
mand as ever, and the new showing Of
band fiouncing, allover and motif en-
broideries is surprisingly beautiful
English eyelet WORK is greatly in evil
dence- among the choicest of the early
showings, but 1t is of fine lacy charac-
ter and frequently combined with other
embroidery or lace. Wide bands of
this openwork embroidery in exquisite
ly intricate and fine design are dis
played In soft ecru as we'll as in white,
and lovely effects are obtained with
intermixture of delicate coloring-a
groundwork OF the fine openwork done
in white, with scattered design of soft
blue, rose, green or lavender thrown
over it, or the eyelet work in color,
with the other embroidery in white.
The new bordered materials of the
lingerie and linen classes make fire.
quent use of these embroidery combi-
nations, and many of the chic bordure
effects have plain wide borders of deli
cate color joining the sheer white ma
terial under trailing embroidery de-
signs. One charming line of bordure
batistes has a white ground over
which at wide intervals are scattered
small embroidered dots of color, say of
pink. There is six-inch border of
plain pink headed by embroidery in
soft pastel shades running up into the
white and down into the pink.
Linens, too, as has been indicated,
have border effect similar to that Just
described, only on linen the embroid-
cry designs are holder and heavier.
Lovely batistes and mulls with all
over embroidery design are numerous
and some of these suggest delightful
blouses demanding little time and eff
fort on the part of the maker For in
stance, there is a sheer, silky white
batiste which has clusters of very tiny
tucks, three in group. set at two-inch
intervals, and between these groups Of
tucks are lines or large embroidered
dots in delicate color-light blue, pink,
green or lilac.
Another beautiful white batiste has
little English eyelets embroidered in
pink scattered all over its surface. and
at intervals of about three or four
inches stripe of little pink embroid-
cred rosebuds, clustered gracefully to-
gether.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09
HAD A RIGHT MERRY TIME.
Presents and Souvenirs Distributed on
Casey's Birthday.

"Yis," began Mrs. O'Toole, Eye see.
It was Casey's birthday Yesterday, an
Casey brought home two bottles Of
rale stuff-one inside an one outside
TO sillybrate the occasion, an they
fist had the tonne of their lives last
avenin'. Iv'rybody happy an iv'rybody
handin' out presents an souvenirs OF
the evint to iv'rybody else!
Casey gave his wife an his mother
in-law black eye apiece; his wife
give Casey a punch in the bread
basket; his mother-in-law give him a
side swipe with a skillet; an Casey
give the old lady another black eye to
keep company with the first one; an
the police come an give Casey a ride
to the station house; an this mornin'
the Judge took hand in the game, an
give Casey ten days!
"Oh, twas a gran sillybration they
had all round, wild remimbrances an
souvenirs handed out regardless Of tx
pense or who they happened to hit!"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09

room. When she responded Bentley
handed her note which read:
Il have been stricken with what Is
my third stroke of paralysis. Won't
you be kind enough to send for pa
troll wagon to have me removed to the
hospital?"
The request was acceded to, but the
wagon was out, and Bentley was SO
informed. Then he wrote another
note:
II would like to have a cab, If you
would be so kind as to get me one
The landlandy was unable to find a
messenger to dispatch for a cab, and
when she offered to go for one herself
Bentley wrote: mo; I'll take a car
and go to the hospital myself"
Putting on his hat and coat, Bent
ley wrote a good-by to his landlady,
boarded a car, and when he reached
the hospital, got off without any trou-
BILE whatever. He then lighted a cigar
and stood outside the hospital en-
trance until it was finished.
In the institution he wrote his COM
plant on his pad and was examined
by the physician in the receiving ward.
Then he was put to bed, and to the
marvel of all the attending doctors, re-
tanned his wonderful composure and
vitality until death came.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09
A Packing Case Co vered with cretonne.

the table is made of piece of the ma
terial edged with cluny lace. The
lace in the sketch was only FIVE cents
a yard. The mirror over the dressing
table is one of the inexpensive oak
framed sort. These mirrors usually
come to hang vertically, but the screw
eyes may be changed so that they
may be placed horizontally. 1t Is
daintier IL the mirror has a white
frame. The wood may be sandpapered
or an opaque varnish stain may be
used.
The dressing table is now ready for
the pretty little furnishings, and no
one would ever guess how absurdly In
expensive 1t was. Girls who live In
furnished rooms might fix one up for
themselves. for the average furnished
room rarely boasts a dressing table.
Then a summer house needs just such
things to make It look artistic and
yet cool and comfortable. The cover
may be made so that Il Will slip on
easily, then the packing case may
take up its original role, and the
household goods may be packed in Il
to carry back and forth from city TO
country.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09

blue gum, sugar gum. gray gum, red
gum and mamma gum.
Blue gum is one of the largest and
most rapid growing trees in the world.
In California under favorable condi-
tons trees have attained height of
175 feet and diameter of five feet In
rs years. while In exceptional in
stances individual trees have reached
a height of 1875 feet and diameter Of
three feet in nine years. Sprouts from
the stumps of Eucalyptus trees fire.
Quently reach three inches in diane
ter and IS feet in height in eight
months.
The wood of blue gum is principally
valuable for fuel and lumber, although
II finds numerous other uses. Euca-
lyptus oil, drug of considerable com
mercial Importance, is distilled from
the leaves.
Sugar gum is also a very rapid grow
er, but like blue gum, will not tolerate
much frost. Red gum and gray gum
while possibly little slower in growth
than these, are more drought and frost
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09
I'M STGKROOM
Some Advice for Home
Nurses Who Have
TDvaIids in Their
Charge.

Many devoted and well-meaning
home nurses wonder why their pa
tients do not improve or have such
tedious convalescence. The fault often
lies with trifiing errors in nursing
which they think do not matter, yet
which drive the sick one half to
frenzy.
Here are few hints that may make
illness more bearable for the long suf-
fering invalid.
See that the doors do not creak.
Hinges should be rubbed with soap or
oiled at the beginning of an illness. Ii
Is maddening to be wakened from a
fitful sleep by an unnecessary noise.
Do not bang doors nor yet open
them with such ostentatious silence as
to make the patient think he is at
deaths door.
Never talk in brawling tones in 3
sickroom; on the other hand do nor
whisper Anything the patient should
not hear should not be discussed in his
presence. A buzzing horsefiy is no
more annoying than the sickroom con-
versation in Kissing whispers.
Walk lightly and interestingly. II
you cannot cultivate a light step, take
to felt slippers or rubber soles. A
nervous temperament is often injuri-
ously affected by slight sounds that no
one else would notice.
Sit as quietly as possible; rocking
back and forth, tapping the floor,
swinging the leg or even nervous
movements of the hands or face, often
gets unbearably on the nerves of the
patient.
Never ask an invalid what she wants
to eat. The capricious appetite must
be tempted, not consulted.
Don't groan over the hard work you
have to go or the gayeties you are miss
ing. 1t is hard enough on the sensa-
tive nature to feel herself a burden
without having her obligation rubbed
in.
Do not get depressed yourself, or at
least keep it from your patient. There
is small use for medicines If their eff
feet is counteracted by friends looking
and talking like bird of i'll omen.
Keep the patient cheerful. Remem-
Der that the power TO look on the
bright side has saved many a life.
Do not encourage too much company.
Until one is we'll on the way to recov-
cry, indiscriminate visitors are equiv
alent to a backset. Most invalids are
weaker than they realize and the eff
fort to entertain friends or even to
listen to them, is a tax on strength.
Reading aloud. in the same way
should be sparingly INDUCED in. No
matter how fond of books the invalid
may be, when well, during an illness
the effort to listen is fatiguing. Watch
the patient for signs of restlessness.
Study the sick ones peculiarities,
and humor them as far as possible.
There is no more fatal mistake in
nursing than to argue or fret an in
valid. Avoid issues.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09

The center of interest in a young
girls bedroom is, without doubt, the
dressing table. This Is always made
as attractive as possible with a pretty
cover, dainty cushions and little pin
trays.
Now one does not have to go into
the shops and pay a high price for a
dressing table, for often the home
made affairs are quite as satisfactory
and a bit daintier. The dressing table
in the sketch is made of a wooden
packing case. The case cost 25 cents,
and the cretonne to cover 1t was 30
cents a yard. Sometimes one finds
very pretty cretonnes for less-per-
haps is or 20 cents yard. These are
not as fine. but are quite as effective.
The packing case may be bought at
any small shop. Paint the case with
white enamel paint inside and out.
Stand IL so that the opening is at the
front. Tack the cretonne on across
the sides and slip brass rod through
the top of the front breadths. This
will allow the curtains being pushed
aside, and boxes may be kept under
the table II desired.
The cretonne cover for the top Of
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09

Plans are being made to have a
special study undertaken by a repre-
sentative of the United States forest
service in the near future to determine
the feasibility of the culture of the
Eucalyptus tree in the lower Rio
Grande valley and along the gulf coast
Of Texas.
The Importance of Eucalyptus cul-
ture from a commercial standpoint in
California has within the past few
months aroused general interest
throughout the country concerning
these rapid growing trees and the
district Office of the forest service at
Albuquerque receives almost daily in
quiries as to the feasibility of planting
Eucalypts in the southwest, particu-
larly in the state of Texas.
Eucalypts are native to the coast re-
gion of Australia and Tasmania, where
at least $50 distinct species are recog-
nized. They were introduced into Cal
ifornia about 1850 and first planted
near San Francisco for ornamental
purposes. The extremely rapid growth
of certain species, their value for fuel,
lumber and special products have re-
suited in the undertaking of extensive
Investigations concerning the habits
of these trees and their commercial
uses and possibilities. Fully 100 spe-
cies have been introduced into the
United States.
Among the most important species
at present planted in this country are
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09
MAKES MAN DON UNIFORM.
Dog Menaces Railroad Official Wear
ing Civilian Dress.

New York.-For Is minutes the
other day it was an open question
whether George Tillott or Roxy. an
Irish terrier, was general foreman of
the Long Island railroads trolley sys-
tenn at Huntington. l.. l.
Roxy is the Long Island railroad
mascot. He formerly belonged to Will
liam H. Baldwin, Jr president of the
road, and after Baldwin died the dog
was adopted by every man in the serv-
ice who wore a uniform. The reason
those in civilian dress did not adopt
him was because Roxy would have
nothing to do with them.
Tillott, not knowing Roxy was
there, started to go into the main of
fee of the trolley line New Years day.
Seeing he was in plain clothes, and
deeming him an intruder, Roxy i'm
mediately stood on guard and showed
by his savage barking and display of
white and well-set teeth that there
would be trouble IL the foreman per-
sisted in his purpose of entering. Til
lott tried to coax the terrier.
The animal did not know him, and
not until the foreman had gone back
to the trolley tracks and got a uni
formed man would the dog permit him
to enter his own Office After Tillott
put on a uniform coat the dog made
friends with him at once.
Roxy goes all over Long Island on
the trains and trolley cars. When
ever he is seen he is made welcome
by the trainmen. the same as they
did when the dog used to accompany
Baldwin on his tours of inspection
Now. however, they share their lunch
es with the dog, and the station men
see to II that he has the warmest
nook by the stove at night.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09
PE-RU-NA
For Cramps I'm the Stomach OF Sic Ys.rsr
Standing.

For Cramps I'm the Stomach OF Sic Yssrsr
Standing.
81 was troubled with cramps In the
stomach for six years. ! tried many
kinds of medicine. also was treated
by three doctors.
"They said that had nervous dys.
pepsia. took the medicine for two
years, then got sick again and gave
up all hopes of getting cured.
81 saw testimonial Of man whose
case was similar to mine, being cured
by Peruna, so thought would give 10
a trial. ! procured bottle at once.
and commenced taking it.
- have taken nineteen bottles, and
am entirely cured. ! believe Peruna
is all that is claimed for it."-Mrs. j.
c. Jamison, g l Marchant St., Watson.
Vile, Cal.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09
pous In Suicide pact.

South Norwalk, Gonna canine sui.
cidal compact was revealed here the
other day. when two coach dogs, owned
by Eugene r. Wilson. killed them
selves simultaneously. The dogs
Jumped into the Saugatuck river and
drowned themselves.
The two dogs we're canine affinities.
and when one was sold they refused
TO eat until they were returned to one
another's company. When they were
separated a second time they took the
first opportunity. ran to the river.
jumping in and drowning without an
Effort to save themselves
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-09
Why Louis pIdnt Come.

The attention of the principal OF
one OF the New York schools was
called to the fact that certain pupil
in one of the lower grades was keep.
ing back the entire class by his fire.
qnent absences and more than fire.
quent hardness. The teacher had
tried in vain to solve the problem be
fore appealing to the principal. The
latter sent for the mother of the child
and talked with her earnestly about
the matter. For time matters went
better, and then little Louis failed 10
appear one morning. Two days passed
and no word was received from his
parents. On the third the principal re.
ceived this astonishing communica.
ton:
Deer Teacher, exscuce Louie been
abcent and tardy, he is ded.
Mrs. B."