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stipulation: l must marry someone 1 had never seen before, and to whom I had never spoken until after the marriage. My uncle took this way of punishing me because years ago I re- fused to attend school he picked out. Before that I was quite his favorite, but he was very eccentric, and my re- fusal stirred up the liveliest ill-feel- ing in him.
 By leaving the kind of will he did, he thought that would be unable to carry out its stipulations; and that through whole year I would suffer the torture of having fortune almost within my grasp, yet still just beyond it. My years privilege of remaining single ended yesterday at four o'clock Unless l had been to the office of Has kin & Morris, his executors, by that time, with the word that had carried out the requirements of his will to the letter, all my claims to his fortune were to cease.
 "I had no intention of trying to win the horrible fortune until noon yester- day, when there were only four hours left. Things suddenly changed, and I had to have money. My brother he speculated, you see; and he lost, and used his employers money. He didn't mean to do anything wrong, he was carried away by his enthusiasm, but unless the money was put back yesterday he'd be found out and dis graced sent to jail"
 The girls sentences had begun to grow jerky towards the last; and she broke off abruptly, tears gathering in her eyes.
 Pemberton looked at her, his ex- pression sympathetic and tender. T had a watch in my vest pocket" he said after pause. "Will you get 1t for me?"
 Surprised, the girl dio as he re. quested
 "Open the back, please" he said, when she returned.
 The girl pried of the thin gold SONCliD6 anu DOW OChCdth IhC puO- tograph. She looked with surprise at Pemberton. "Why, it's of me-"
 q happened on 1t two years ago by an old lamp post at corner" he said. q have tried ever since to find you, but I never succeeded until yes terday. The picture-I-you sae-I fell in love with it."
 The girl looked at the floor, her cheeks flaming; Pemberton stared straight ahead.
 You are very brave," he said, softly.
 The girl looked up from the floor. For a moment her expression was un- certain, then she leaned over and kissed him.
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to , can be put on hangers, rather than pinned to the line. This pre- vents sagging or marking with clothes pins.
 Rric-a-brac containing mother-of- rearl should never be cleaned with soap and water. Instead, it should be rubbed with cloth dipped into whit ing and water.
 If, when using lemon for flavoring, you need only half one. put the n,hcr half on plate and cover with a glass tumbler. This excludes the ar and prevents it from drying up or getting moldy.
 Ii some of your country friends have sent you box of flowers that are the wose for journey, do not throw half of them out before plunging the CTS in hot water in which has been put few drops of ammonia.
 Let the flowers stand in hot water for about five minutes, then cut the ends of the stems and put them in cold water The blossoms and leaves will be found to be wonderfully revived.
 Hair brushes should be cleansed al ways once week if not oftener. Men, especially, are apt to neglect this duty, not from untidiness, but be- cause they have no time to think about it. know of one mother who ga thers up the combs and brushes of her four sons regularly once week and washes them in borax and water. A dessertspoonful of boraX to quart of hot water, she tells me, is the cor rect proportion. The brushes should always be rinsed afterward in clear water and if possible set to dry in the sun. Steam heat is apt to injure the backs
 A woman who sews great deal of the time has found that her back does not become so tired if her chair is low, or if she has a stool upon which to rest her feet. It is surprising what difference the comfortable position makes and how much more work she can do. Should the arms become weary she puts cushion in her lap. On this she rests her elbows, chang ing the position of her sewing, thus giving both arms and eyes chance to recover.
 Benzine is also good to clean the keys of piano, but denatured alcohol is quite as satisfactory and much cheaper, besides not having a dis agreeable odor. Make the rag just damp enough to remove the soil, when too wet it runs into the cracks and injures the wires.
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orOusly with nn' seed oil.
 If an iron is not at hand when marking clothes with indelible ink, hold the writing against a lighted lamp chimney or gas globe.
 Garments that are to be hung out
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Boycottinq Is Illegal.

It is reported that there is to be an increase in the price of tombstones Let us all get together now and try as long as possible to get along with. out tombstones.
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Serviceable Dust Cloths.

Most efficient and serviceable dust cloths may be made from stockings that are no longer mendable by split t.ng and sewing together.
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WILL YOU MARRY ME?
Copyright. by Daily Story Pub. Col
By A. M. PERKERSON

 . book he liked, and the acting was good. Suddenly he was jerked back from stageland to reality by something light falling into his lap. Looking down impatiently, he found it to be a programme. In one corner he could barely make out several pencil char acters.
 Will you marry mel" was what Pemberton read.
 For some time they looked at each other-Pemberton and the girl-their elbows touching on the common arm betwixt their seats. Her expression went further than mere paleness of cheeks and distended eyes. It told a story of tense, drawn nerves; and determination wrought up to an un- natural pitch. A faint color crept into Pemberton's face. His look was amazed Slowly. almost hesitatingly he drew a watch from his vest pocket and opened the back. It contained a photographer laughing, vivacious face. He studied 1t carefully. Un' doubtedly it was the face of the girl next to him.
 In his surprise at discovering the original of the photograph. he had forgotten the programme and its question. He scribbled just below where she had written.
 Please tell me who you are. Why do you ask such strange question? ?? was what he wrote.
 He passed the programme and the pencil to the girl. She took them with tense feverishness and, bending for ward so that he could no longer catch sight of her face. read hurriedly. He glimrsed faint color rising in her cheeks. With hardly pause for thought she wrote a reply.
 q can't tell you who I am or why ask you such a thing. am in difficulty. and this is the only way out. cant give any explanations now Please don't ask me any questions; just write yes or mo-"
 Pemberton read the few lines twice and looked at the girl. She was star ing straight ahead. He looked at the watch, which he held on one knee; at the photograph in the back. From it he turned to the girl. She was still staring ahead With quick, decided movement, he straightened his shoul ders and wrote one word on the program, making it heavy and dis tinct.
 Yes" was what the girl read.
 After staring for several moments at the program. she turned quick glance at Pemberton. It was fright ened. appealing; and reminded him oi white kitten that mewed up tc him one day as he was hurrying along g crowded street.
 Resting the program in her lap, the girl wrote feverishly: "Please keer this in mind; cant speak to yor until after the marriage"
 She handed the program to Penn berton, and rose, he following her ex ample, and they made their way tc the lobby.
 The girls manner had totally changed. The forced determination that had animated her was entirely gone, and by her helpless, appealing look she left everything to Pember ton. He promptly took matters into his own hands.
 We must go to the registrar first Inf course" he said "and we can he- er-that is have the ceremony per formed there"
 The girl nodded her head.
 "Tll call a cab"
 In few minutes grim, ding, building hove in sight. It was tn, courthouse. Pemberton tossed tn, driver a dollar, and they mounted tn, long flight of stone steps.
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closed upon their backs; and they found themselves again in the gloomy hall-man and wife.
 The girl fumbled in her belt and drew out watch. It was 15 minutes to four. q must be at the office of Haskin & Morris by four" she said, looking anxiously at Pemberton. q can explain then" It was the first time he had heard her voice-his wifes voice-and he noted with a thrill of pleasure how soft and rich it was.
 "They're in the Century building" he replied. We can get there easily in ten minutes"
 Without further words they left the building. Their course carried them through the crowded part of the city. It seemed that their heels were dragged back by weights, while the minutes had stolen mercury wings.
 Pemberton clicked his watch to triumphantly. Five minutes to spare," he announced. The girls expression became animated, and she looked up with bright light in her eyes.
 Pemberton took her arm. and they started across the street, keeping a wary eye out for vehicles. They had got as far as the car track. when an automobile loomed up from behind big truck, and bore down upon them. It was coming at an unusual rate They were almost at the curb'ng when the girl slipped and fell. It was an exigency that required active self possession. Grasping the girl around the waist, Pemberton half pushed half threw her out of the way of dan ser. The next instant something pounded into his ribs, and he felt him. celf hurled through the air. Then everything became black. Pemberton's next s", sation was cr ..'~"s'ng "un'hness "a wcke rom h c half conscious state to ind himself swathed in bandages; the girls hand resting on his forehead. As his eyes opened, her hand stole away and she uttered an exclamation of pleasure.
 You are not hurt" he inquired, anxiously.
 No, thanks to you"
 Were you in time?"
 "Yes, got there just on the hour" the girl replied. T couldn't leave until I saw that you would be taken care of, but by running I reached the office just at four"
 He saw with pleasure how her ex- presson had changed; how her cheeks were healthy red, and her eyes were no longer frightened and appealing.
 What happened?' he asked.
 You were thrown some distance" the girl replied, land the shock made you unconScious. All night you lay in stupor. talking deliriously at times, and l." she looked at him with a hesitating smile, q was frightened"
 To-day is?"
 "It happened yesterday. It's just eight o'clock now"
 But surely you haven't been sitting up all night?" Pemberton inquired re- monstratively.
 Yes, of course have" she replied.
 They grew quiet, and for several moments neither spoke. The girls eyes sank to the floor, and she began to toy with the edge of her sleeve.
 q was to give you an explanation of everything, yesterday" she said, at last, but that would excite you too much now"
 Pemberton moved his head slightly on the pillow. You needn't explain at all unless you want to- he said. q know your motive was good. But if you want to tell me, I'm quite strong enough now to listen"
 The girl hesitated moment. "A will was at the bottom of it all" she
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AROUND THE HOUSE
MISCELLANEOUS ODDS AND ENDS
 OF INTEREST.
To Remove Scratches from Polished Fu:niture-CIeaningM Mother-of-Pearl Posi-
 tion for Sewing.

A scratch on polished furniture can be almost obliterated by rubbing viz
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THE HEN THAT ADVERTISED.

q We read a little story q few days
ago about two hens. These particular
hens were members Of a large flock
and were direct opposites sof one an
other. One of the hens, proud Of her
accon1pl ishments, cackled loudly and
long every time she laid an. egg. and
accordingly was greatly priced by the
owner. 81. sz 2G1 = 5*3 55s$ ~
The other hen, thinking that every
body knew lit was hens business to
lay eggs, would not cackle at all but
go quietly in search Of food after en-
riching the nest with / a. nice fresh
egg *l9$s.. 49,, a@@ai;SS:ES ,@:3~,
/ onelday the owner of these chickens
grew hungry for potpie and knowing
that the Scackling hen was a layer, be-
headed the: hen that never cackled de-
claring that hen that did not cackle
was no good as layer. S$s@ s.. Hi, {
It seems to be a part Of wisdom to
let the world know what you are do
ing. so:suppose you try the cackling
game You may have many things
that the public wants but the proba-
ilities;. are that the ,sstpublic knows
nothing, about your having them
Westhope Standard. " ,,5: Il 30. 90
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Twas not long ago either that there
was consid erable land IN Ramsey coun-
.ty that was open I'd settle ment, but
they let it go, and now there are mum
erous people in this Vicinity who have
never used their homestead rights.
and who are going many miles to re-
gister9at the big opening of govern
ment land which is IN progress. ~
It was ever thus, what is easiest is
not needed until It IS too late. The
land craze had not struck the west I've
years ago, and while; people here at
home paid no attention to the opportu-
nifty at their very door, many came
long distances. from other states and
were attracted by the opportunity pre-
scented them and filed on the lands in
this vicinity s@ .~'a... ~. +, "a $. =
The result Is that some Of these peo-
pie now hove some of the finest land
in the northwest while these same peo-
pie who sat idly by and let the oppor,
tunity pass, are now Joining the wild
scramble for the last of the land to
be had from Uncle Sam, and some are
going to Canada to get part of King
Edwards domain. - :,
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NEW GARDEN OF EDEN,

Five billion dollars to make the
United States a mammoth Garden of
Eden, every acre of which shall yield
abundantly, every road of which shall
be as smooth and level as turnpike,
every river of which shall bear on its
broad bosom the commerce of pros
porous section-a Garden which shall
literally flow with the milk and honey
of contentment and property! Such
is the gigantic plan fathered by Arthur
Hooker, secretary of the board Of con-
troll of the National Irrigation Con-
gress which held its seventeenth ses-
sion in Spokane, Washington, in Au-
gust last. s
Mr.. Hooker proposes to memorialize
Congress to issue three per cent gold
bonds, running one hundred years, to
the amount of $5,00O,000,000, or as
much thereof as may be necessary, for
the following specific purposes: One
billion dollars for drainage of over
flowed and swamp lands, thus reclaim
ing an area equal to 100000 square
miles; one billion dollars for the re-
clamation by irrigation Of 100000
acres of arid and semi-arid lands, now
partly or wholly waste; one billion
dollars to construct and improve deep
waterways, to develop thousands Of
miles of territory now without ade-
quate transportation facilities; one bill
lion dollars for good roads and nation
al highways, for the lack Of which the
loss to the farm area Of the United
States is approximately 100000, 900
annually; one billion dollars for forest
protection, reforestation and conserve
ton Of forest resources, thus assuring
timber and lumber supplies for cen
turtles to come. - From "A $4,000, 000,-
900 Garden of Eden" In the November
Technical World Magazine. "a, A
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The requirements of today Tor H.
brarians of great public libraries like
Chicago's, whence 2,5O0O,0O0 people
annually get reading matter, were H.
lumined by the prolonged hunt by the
Chicago trustees before Henry E.
Legler Of Milwaukee was chosen.
Time was when librarian was not
necessarily" trained professionally.
Nowadays the head of a big public
library must combine the qualities Of
a scholar, diplomat, an executive
and literateur. The experience of
Mr.. Legler, who has been secretary
of the Wisconsin Free Library COM
mission for over Ave years, shows
what varied training and accomplish
ments are necessary. Born in Paler-
mo, Italy, he was educated in Ewitzer-
land and began work in a Milwaukee
newspaper office as a printer. Later
he was reporter and then editor, and
was elected member of the Wlscon-
sin legislature. Now he is president
OF the publishing board. the executive
board and the national council OF the
American Library association. He be-
longs to the American Library insti-
tute, he has been councillor of the b.
Biographical society of America, cur
ator OF the Wisconsin Historical scot
ety. chairman OF the League&of Ii
brary commissioners and a member of
the American Historical association.
Nevertheless, he passed the civil ser
vice examination with the highest
honors of twenty candidates, and he
has to his credit as the fruit of recent
years OF study and work several
books: "Chevalier Henry de Tonty,"
"A Moses Of the Mormons," Leading
Events Of Wisconsin History" Games
Gates Percival," Early Wisconsin I'm
prints" and a number Of historical
pamphlets. Also he has written books
on library matters. The examining
board included Clement Walker An
drews, librarian of John Crerar IL
brary, John P. Hill, librarian in Brook
Ign, and DR.. Herbert Putnam, nbrar-
ian in congress-.
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|er man gnawed out u chew. Offer
him piece of5 pie ats home from which
his wife 81 one Of the children had
taken q bite and he would boiler his
head q. AL home he VIII not drink.
out Eof a glass cup from which some
one q the family has been drinking.
Call him into the back stall Of q livery
barn, pull out a bottle and he sticks
the neck Of the bottle: half way down
his throat In order to get a swig after
half q dozen fellows had the neck Of
the same In their mouths A man is
a queer duck. -Exchange ;459 .s .s,S} !.
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OCTOBER %, 1909.
e. The officers Of whisky organization
.of some sort In Chicago have preferred

I IT, The officers of whisky organization
--sof some sort in Chicago have preferred
Charges against Gen. Frederick D.
Grant because he appeared In the
great temperance parade in dress I'M
6Aform. The claim is made hat he had
mo right to give official sanction to
BIPARTISAN demonstration. Gen. Grant
ticomes back at them with the frank
~, statement that as an officer of the
irregular order it is fit and proper that
IN ne throw his influence with law and
order and uphold the standard Of
civic righteousness. He~declares in
.egular army it is fit and proper that
.1lin e-tenths of the cases of discipline
Sn the regular army are caused by the
use of liquor.
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THE Observation-Disclosures

THE uNREMUNERATEDH U sRAND
Married women have frequently
voiced their belief that a woman
should be remunerated for being a
wife, and the law recognizes the claim
in principle by allowing alimony in d.
vorce cases. That husbands are en-
titled to compensation for merely be
ing decent husbands is a new idea.
William Decato, a. baseball player ;of
Bristol, N. H., brings it to public not
ice by entering counter claim to his
wife's suit for divorce and alimony,
in which he charges $10,500 "for sev-
en- years services as a devoted hus-
hand" -siss7Y" -a ~
For many years the American wife
has accepted the, services of her hus-
band as matter of course. And if
she belonged to society, she might
spend her husbands money in luxuri-
GUS living, reducing him to be her very
humble servant. That he was sufl-
GENTLY compensated by his position as
her devout worshiper and the provider
of her needs has been the tacit un-
derstanding in countless American
homes.
But it is evident that we are enter
ing upon new era in the marital re-
lationship, and there is to be a stricter
balancing of accounts. The days of
needless romance vanished with the
coming of the suffragette. Women are
themselves repudiating chivalry in or
der to gain what they conceive to be
more desirable ends And 1t will prob
1 ably come to pass, If women continue
to place a money value upon them
selves as wives. that husbands will
begin to ask why they should continue
| to be mere providers, frequently with:
Tout even the poor privilege of holding
the bag. Jacob served seven years for
Leah, and another seven for Rachel
But when he got them safely,;it is no,
recorded that either Of the ladies spent
half their time at watering places
and the other half sat bridgeswhist
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NOT so GooD-Go FARTHER.

Five years ago last September the
Devils Lake Indian reservations was
thrown open for settlement and at
that time there were any number of
people living here who absolutely paid
no attention to. it. They would not
even take the time and trouble to go
to the school house and register, say
ing that it did not look good to them.
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Il. metropolitan banker is eulogized
,yyyrom personal experience by Joseph
~ taI Talbert, who November / will go
IRON the vice-presidency of the Com
ssslecial National of Chicago to that of
wwhe National City institution in New
Sork - the Standard Oil institution.
tiIis advice to would-be-bankers, which
Gxpla1ns his own success, is this: 'Go
: Il ssa country bank and learn the bust
ness from the ground up. Touch ell
Rows with the farmers and the men
chic are making the west more and
7it,lore important each day In the finan-
,vvta- world" Bankers say Mr.. Tai
hers salary will be $4,000 year. He
the rudiments Of the banking
asStginess in his native state, MISSISSIPPI
sct t.s He came to Chicago In 1896 as a
rIational bank examiner and was con-
4t1scted with the liquidation of the Ma
rrcssonal Bank of Illinois which had fail
III. In December of 1884, he went to
sc Commercial National as cashier.
I'VE years later he was elected its
Zee president and for the last two
lars he has been at the head Of the
house. He has been ambition
srsonided and success has been his
so1. Toward the public his attitude
8livately has been shown by the COM
INT he made about currency reform.
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.UNDRAWN POULTRY ILLEGAL.

For some time it has been consid-
cred that the sale of undrawn poultry
is not desirable. In many states the
sale has not been permitted, and re.
Gently, after more complete investiga-
tions, other states under food laws
similar to our own, are taking steps
to prevent the sale Of the same, 4
Section 3, clause 8, Of the North
Dakota Pure food law, defines sdulter-
alton as follows: ~,n%,> ~ - ~ y
III 1t consists, wholly or in part, of
a diseased, decomposed, filthy or put
rid animal or vegetable substance, and
If such substance or substances be us-
ed in the preparation thereof, or If it
is the product OF g. diseased animal
or one that has died otherwise than:
by slaughter" 10. %:2t ~ '2sa-'t;:s,s =
The depar tment holds that undrawsni
poultry consists in, part of, "decompos-,
ed, filthy o. putrid animal or vegetable
substances and that the sale Of the
same is indirect violation Of the pure
food law Of North Dakota ,sS:' :,
The department vim. therefore, on
and after December LIST, 1909; contest
the sale, offering for sale. storing or
putting in cold storage for sale, poultry
which is not properly dressed and
drawn promptly after the animals are
\ $pv
=, .$s":r,'. go =" i a., -.
-. =. &c.: E. F. Ladd. 1914.
.s = = 5:s;t IS Commissioner, +
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2 =. ~ !, =, = E73IflS n, ~! y
JUST, MAN.

5 Men are queer. Wouldn't there be
q hullabaloo when they went home to
their meals II they had to climb up on
q high stool il front OF q table on.
which there was no cloth and eat their
meals in that fashion, yet q majority
of men when they 30 to a restaurant
ia eat will pick out a high stool and
the feed board With no cloth on top
OF it in preference TO a comfortable
chair and cloth covered table. A
man will borrow ! a chew of tobacco,
and most Of them viii set their teeth
into plug right over where some 9TH
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son, pneri
aaIa sgna. 3. III ocrgrrid SCI. s,has. a Tsays
Iar III. Davis, H3ernt Anderson.
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