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dagger In his hand he knew he must
be prepared for the worst, and that
he had q cruel Italian nature to deal
with. So he took his shotgun in the
other hand and sailed forth. bound.
at all costs, to protect himself.
But hardly had he stepped outside
the door than he weakened. What,
after all. was SEQ as compared with
his life? He went back into the
house and took ten ten-dollxr bills from
hts sock. and went out again. He
walked to the crossroads and tucked
the money under the stone. and then
stood back behind a tree to zee what
would happen. In q minute or SO he
laid his shotgun ON the ground and
stole slowly toward the fat stone.
CHANGING cautiously around, he lifted
the stone. picked up the 500 and
slipped 1t into his pocket, with
cruel Italian chuckle of glee.
At that moment his stanch Scotch
nature rebelled. Never would he be
robbed In this manner! With q cry of
anger he dashed for the shotgun, and
at the very moment that he laid his
hand upon It his left hand drew the trig-
ger. Then ensued a terrific struggle.
in which his Italian nature had all
the advantage. Try as he would he
was always too close to himself to
use the shotgun, while the dagger was
just the weapon to use at close quar-
tiers. With . groan he dashed the
shotgun from him, and closed in
upon himself. Again and again he
wrested the dagger from himself. only
to have It wrested away again. At
length he put his knee upon his chest,
and pinned himself down thus. he
seized his ear in his teeth, and bit un-
til he cried for mercy. Then, putting
his hand in his pocket he pulled out
the ten bills and put them in his peck
ct. He had triumphed.
All the way home his proud Scotch
nature gloated on this unequaled
and he took his seat at
his dinner table with q feeling of
great content. He felt in his pocket
to see that the 500 was still there.
and It was.
THAT for the Black Hand!" he cried.
swapping his fingers. and he set to
work dev0uring his meal.
Suddenly he paused and q look of
fright and Amusement came over his
face. He paused with his fork half
way to his face. and stared at 1t. He
was eating spaghetti! Instantly he
knew what had happened. In his ter.
rife struggle with himself he had
mixed his two natures. and the Ital-
ian nature had triumphed after all!
He had allowed himself to take the
500 away from himself. He had al
lowed himself to black-hand him
self.
AS he finished his meal he laughed
to think how he had carried
out his threat, and at the same time
the tears ran down his cheeks as he
thought how he had been victimized.
It is . terrible thing to have two M
lures. -
Copyright. 1903. by w. g. Chapman.)
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10
0laelk In The Jabot.

In making the hast new jabot for
yourself. or, better SIN, for mother.
consider the Introduction of q touch Of
black. ~ -E -
Since these neck filings are now Of
such double and triple fulness, Il Il
perfectly possible to have the bit a
black detachable. Il may be . plait
ing Of tnlle. plain OF lace trimmed:
It may b plated and hemmed chiffon.
or again. It may be made Of chantilly
lace. goRered; but in many cases Il ID
mounted On small piece oe mate
rial % that Il may more readily b
slipped In among the folds Of the
plated jaboG
Long black velvet ends depend
from the newest jabots. and many OF
them are touched With gold lace o.
thread.
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or the Hostess
chat q shtsreslnf Topics ef May Kisds. By
5ssFzs.s Recognised Aulhority

handle Of gold. into watch fobs and
Plus have seen al these articles
ana they YIN 90 - gins to this wed
ding. A. every one Hires t. -give q
toast and often people are not pre-.
pared. there are to be perfectly ex
Quisite cards passed to each one to be
read aloud after refreshments. These
cards are done in gold lettering, with
. mother OF pearl motif worked out
beautifully. The choicest gems of our
best writer's are found on these latest
creations. must admit they are only
postcards. as the reverse side shows
For want Of . better name ] call them
Sentiment" cards. After the guests
have paid this pretty tribute the cards
are to be collected and put in . boz
covered with cloth Of gold and pre-
sented to the aged couple.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10
CARE Of THE TABLE LINEN
Best Quality will Quickly Spef u Net
Handled In the Proper.
Manner. e.

The careful keeping Of table linen
vim mean more toward . pefeet t.
BILE than perhaps the quality a
tho linen itself. The most ex-
quisite table linen win look no better
than the poorest quality II It be
thrown into Q too small drawer OF
closet.
Just q pair Of tablecloths Wi1 60
further II they are kept well aattened
o., better stu. rolled on . pasteboafd
or wooden roller than . dosen nlkept
ones.
An centerpieces. Il not rolled.
should be spread nAt n . fullsi1ed
box or q unen-covered poetfolio. The
portfolio = q reliable addition to the
dining room Or pantry. and Il nay b
made at home BY covering two pieces
of pasteboard with tan-c0lored linen.
or crash. Ringing them together With
coarse linen thread or with narrow
ribbon strips an inch In length. %
that the portfolio win hold more nat
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10
A Guessing Contest.

This clever little stunt was the IN
ale at shower given for a November
bride. A table was brought into the
room having on 1t . lot Of things. each
one representing q cake: cards were
passed bearing the duplicate number.
Of those on the articles. Great fur
was had in the guessing. Here are
some Of the objects. and q hostess
may enlarge the list as she DESIRES: A
sponge (sp0nge cake). , little toy her
for layer CAKE" q chocolate lozenEe
Chocolate cake). two little Cupids
(angel food. picture Of bride In
full wedding costume wedding cake)
q bit of gold and silver gauze or rib
bon (gold and silver cake). etc. For
prizes there were recipe books and
several beautifully decorated cakes
MADAME MERM.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10
COINS THAT SUIT LDREN
0ou1 EDoeejve Combinations Can ee
o9A1s - Uss Of Simple Black
an0 vNhite.- 49,,

R0AnRD he most effective colors-
e cs1nD 10 may can them-fur the
a~1 e3na arc black and white. II IL
. nee Hs11sf vhea- you hare tired Of
- sRvA11s prolg lon to get . shep-
assGs 80 eoSkGke xoen with the
sA~ vAns frocx ~ olaok shoes and
alDe11pR no A1fEe panama hat in
hsUg Nm this effective outat
shsuAa - aRaped with I looaly lied
011 e 11Aek satin dotted Win white
apn0D - tneA and Aal1 In diaQeter.
AnB . soeo0meod1Ag the Scnsf q
q - t1nnln&. and & u seak over
1se . I1nek. blue and scariet with
UAne dh1U speiakled over tn satin
n - e providing two diRerent
aRi11D - he same hat may be
enm1Mn1 asssmplisAed By the use Of
80 eG1Uoa searfs. and they Win Be
- semmn11nG Mock to the amateur,
. - suEf nsa1s simply the tyins
&c -.
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ECZEMA COVERED HIM.
itching Torture Was Beyond Words-
Slept Only from Sheer Exhaustion
Relieved In - Hours and
Cured BY cutieura In . Month.

II am seventy-seven years cd. and
some years ago ! was taken with &C.
zema from head to foot. I was sick
for six months and what suffered
tongue could not tell could not
sleep day or night because Of that
dDadful itching: when ] did sleep 1t
was from sheer exhaustion was
one mass Of irritation: It Was even In
my scalp. The Doctors medicine
seemed to make me worse and I was
almost out Of my mind. I got .
set Of the Cuticura Soap. Ointment and
Resolvent. ! used them persistently
for twenty-four hours. That night I
slept like an infant, the flrst solid
nights sleep I had had for nix months.
In a month was cured. ". Harrison
Smith. Mt. Kisco. N. T.. Feb ). 1908"
Rsssss Ding c1sA. 0ssD. Sale Fsaea. 1oaaa
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wxrn Italian nature rebelled and in
sisted that he write the letter. So.
to pl2cate both his natures he wrote
tie letter and addressed 1t to himself
Thea hs took the letter to the post
Office and mailed it.
When his Macintosh nature re-
eefyed The letter the next morning he
s2s Vay much excited. Never be-
fore had he received q threatening let
tel. and e made him properly angry,
6ut BE svsre that, no. matter what
happeasd - would not put 500
under . stpae, ~ the letter command
a hin - %. Instead he went out
an1 hB2S0Uod sasegun -zrum Uncle
AsAd0d C3ues. 60 - to be ready for
Ne WRA
AloaE about four o'clock that after
nooa his Italian nature took hold of
hin md 10 sat down and wrote q
threatening letter to himself. ten times
Uorse than the first, and mailed 1t to
himself
Whsn he received this letter the
neat morning his Scotch blood fair
y bOiBel He was so angry he could
hardly hold his pen while he was
writing another Black Hand letter to
himself tAat afternoon. but he was
else enough TO take every precaution.
and before he went to bed he barri-
r.ded the house by pushing all the fur
nitWe aEzinSt the doors. Even then
he v1s - excited he could not sleep,
and several times In the night he
aruoe ND wrote Black Hand letters
to himself.
BY Tie end OF the week he was in
saeA . st1te Of fear that he only ven.
tued fEua the hose once q day, and
th1t W. . mail to himself the let
tsr8 he I'D written. but the letters
kelt setting more and more threaten.
inE. M they all mentioned last
We60esy - the last day OF grace.
q Tie So vas not put under the nat
stsne 4 10 crossroads by noon that
~ ~uae vengeance would be taken
EgWyne ia Betzville noticed the
41aa0 Ut had come over Rocco
but no one suspected what
~ $500 vas. and "Wednesday morn
- 1oo sDoa q placid scene. The
1t ssnns q the cross roads was as
1t ~ ever. and the cross roads
eroa1ea - usual. but Rocco Mackin-
- ~ kviea A cr0as an the roa6o
Absuk - minutes after IL he put
a Id ~ and he instantly knew.
he ~ 0D1lG T. tho cross roads to sec
vhesA9 - 500 had been put under
the sAe - he had advised himself to
- UAsa he saw himself take q
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10
To Freshen Ribbon.

To Freshen Ribbon.
II It is only mussed, dust It and
then iron between tissue paper.
To wash colored ribbon make q
thick 1stAer- OF good white soap and
cold vatGi -
| Wash che ribbon IN this. rubbing It
about gently until the dirt is loesened.
Rinse several tines in water that is
Mt . little soapy.
WAeA partly dry smooth cut the
riblon and iron between thin pieces of
musiln.
In washing white ribbon the water
should be warm rather than hot, and
the soap me white one.
Rinse n two clear waters ana one
strong blue V1ter.
Hang In De nm until hsaf dry, then
press under clear muslin. using q
warm Iron.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

linen pieces. This. when filed is
tied together with ribbons and kept In
. napkin drawer, where even the sud
den rush for napkins can NO longer
wrinkle the embroidered linens.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

n q eiddy woman could hear what Is
sajd about her giddiness behind her
hack II would knock some Of the gid
0inesS out Of her e. = sic
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

The Hessian fly is German product
which was conceived In iniquity and
born in sauerkraut. 1t is a long. rangy
fly with bite like q steel trap. and 1t
lays a pale blue. OblOng egg at the
rate Of 10000 an hour. The Hessian
fly will eat anything from decayed
custard pie to q glass inkwell. but its
favorite dish Is the double neck Of
fat gent. This bird can perform
two-step on sticky fly paper without
crooking its toes. and is proof against
rough on rats. the daisy fy killer. and
a strychnine hypodermic. Nc Hessian
ny was ever known to die Of anything
but old age. which accounts for the
color Of its Whiskers. II It ever fas-
tens upon your jowl. 1t viii stay until
removed by the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
chester (Ia-) Press.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10
TRUTHFUL ADVERTISING
the BASIS Of SUCCESS

me- u MG1oq11of8 Entering 1egu1l
As xaev1, Ii Hovsras . CatazzA
Remedy and Tonic +
~, - undaestood
2 C0lUMeJ9, OtilO.-1hs ae.
tive t"srsdie"ts entering the a,ost
Vopular household remedy q DE
Wor'd have been made knosa 10
he public. This means . new0a
u the adssssising Of popular tam
w msdieines-Psruaa leads.
Psruns eoetains among oelssr
thinCs, golden seal. powerful u IL
eject upon the mucous mem
bsanss. Csdroa SD, q rare
msdieiao and snssspasssd tonic.
Cube6s, valuable IN nasal eatarsA
end affections ef the kidneys and
boaddsr. 9soos root, valvaase for
Ne nerves, mUeo0s @oas6ranes
% wsll - n dFepsy aad iadi.
Goo1io0.
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How Kind.

Edyth-Jack says I was made to
kiss.
Hayme-A diplomatic way o( refer
ring to your turned-up nose. wasn't II?
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

There Il q new white wash suede
that has taken the place Of silk and
Isle gloves with fashionable women
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10


"A dozen girls Who lived for years
as neighberhood friends showered one
Of their number. who IS to Be . De-
cember bride. In this unusual manner:
The hostess asked them al to meet
AZ her house !. Informally ut two
O'Clock. the bride-elect was asked to
come at three. In this way the host
ess explained her scheme. which was
az follows. She had material for each
one to make the following articles:
A busting cap. three busters. q broom
bag. ironing holder. laundry bag. kitch-
en- apron. cl0thespin bag. roller towel
and q case to wind linen doilies on
The entire cost was added and divided
equally and then each article was
wrapped in tissue paper. tied with rib
bon and hidden throughout the rooms.
When the h0nored guest arrived. they
chatted awhile. then the hostess an
n0unced that fairy godmother had
confided to her that there were pack
ages of value concealed within the
portals Of the room. to be discovered
only by bride-elect and to the tune
Of bridal music. Whereupon the host
ess sat down to the piano and played
wedding marches while the merry lit
tie bride hunted the hidden treasures.
guided by the loud or soft tones on
the piano. All the packages being dis
covered. they were opened and the
girls all set to work ON which ever
piece they chose. They pronounced
this utility shower" and it certain
~ was practical. for the guest of honor
said her mind was SO in the clouds
that she had never even dreamed Of
the articles presented. Besides It was
q jolly afternoon. Refreshments were
English toasted muf{ins. orange mar.
malade. preserved ginger and delicious
tea. brewed by the hostess.
The Golden Wedding.
A liftieth anniversary to be cele-
brated this month is going to be q
most beautiful affair. The Invitations
are lettered in gold engraving and
ask you to arrive between the hours
Of eight and ten. The decorations
throughout the rooms are to be In
yellow. consisting Of showers of gilt
wedding bells. which are to swing
from every chandelier and be sus-
pended by yellow tulle and yellow
satin ribbon over the heads of the
couple where they will stand to re-
ceive congratulations. This corner IL |
to be made a perfect bower Of green's
studded with yellow chysanthemums.
Brass candlesticks holding yellow can
dies are to stand on piano. mantel, |
bookcases, etc. The honored bride will
carry a bouquet composed of 50 yel-
low roses. and the refreshments are to |
be orange ice. New York ice cream.
sunshine cake iced with yellow. and |
the bonbons are to be wrapped in gilt |
paper. Gilt bellshaped boxes are to
be given as souvenirs. bearing the
monogram of the happy pair. The
stone Is the topaz. and It
works up beautifully into seals. with ]
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10
Many Children Are ssejdy.

Many Children Are 9be30y.
Mother Grly's Sweet Powders Tor Chill
ersn. used by Mother Gray. = nurse In
Children's Home. New York. cure Sum-
Ger Complaint. Feverishness. Headache.
Stomach troubles. Teethin9 Disorders and
Destroy Worms. At all Druggists'. &c.
Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen 8.
OlmSted. lie Roy, N. r.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

so you've rented that haunted
house which was on your hands 20
long?"
Eyes; rented II to an actor"
did he find out its reputation"
That's the very thing which de-
cided him to take the house"
Rather surprising!"
He said 1t would be such q COM
fort for him to get inside Of q house
where the ghost walked every night"
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10
READY TO FIGHT.

The big man with the fiery look on
his face had been struggling with the
car window for 20 minutes. Suddenly
1t came down on him and held him
q prisoner. With much Tuning and
wriggling he finally released himself
"Confound that blasted window"
he Numbered, almost exploding with
rage. Il feel like could chew It up
In bits, glass and all"
It was then that the humorous little
man In the next seat touched him on
the arm.
MY friend" he said, with q merry
twinkle In his eyes, don't be SO an
CRY with the window. Why, that win
dow likes you. In fact. 1t is really
affectionate."
What! Are you joshing me? The
window afIectionate?"
Certainly, sir. Didn't it fan on your
neckf" -..,a
And then the humorous little man
vanished toward the smoker.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

Mary Backstoop-Did he tell you
life with him would be one grand.
sweet song?
Aaudie Sidestreet-No: he said e
would be one grand. beveled. sweet
toned, silver-coated. indestructible
photograph record.-Puck.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

The largest alligator farm In the
country is near Hot Springs. Ark. It
contains about 500 gators. the largest
Of which is Is feet long. and whose
age Is estimated at 200 years. The
crop is sold to northern tourists.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

Those WIN work out of doors. next
to the ground" in pure air, suffer
none of the Ills experienced by those
who toll in factories and sweatshops.
and the country boy who follows the
pillow finds health and strength in the
furrOw
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

the strawberry season that his soil Is
not rich enough Some complete fer.
tilixer or q thin coating of decomposed
manure may be scattered between the
plants to increase the growth. It Is
we'll to zee that the roots Of any rank.
growing crops are not encroaching
on the strawberry bed. Even the roots
OF q tree standing 100 feet away may
be getting the plant food intended for
he plants. So We may in many ways
assist our plants in doing their best.
-Upon al farms certain expenditures
Of cash and labor are made which con-
stituts q charge against { , farming
operations % q whole rather than
AGAINST any one enterprise. As no en-.
tirely satisfactory method has been de-
termined Whereby this expense may
b properly and Justly distributed to
the various enterprises Of the farm.
the term general expense may be ap-
plied. which ON each farm will average
between 50 cents and one dollar per
acre. Thus the acre cost Of produc-
tioa n increased BY this amount
The principal reason why goats do
better than sheep in some places 10
that they are practically inexpensive
10 Tar a feeding II concerned. They
eat the leaves In summer and the soft
twigs In winter, and II there ID IN
abundance Of e1ther. they win not 70
quire anything else to sustain life. but
this condition exists only In certain
localities, and other means must be
adopted elsewhere. They arc fond Of
s.raw and fodder Of any kind. Sugar
beet pulp has been fed to them with
success. The goats must be taught
to eat II, but after once learning they
seem not to be able to get enough.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

When animals get sick on the farm.
the first question usually Is, what
medicine is wanted? Now, medicine
has its own part, but no medicine will
effect q cure without proper attend
ance and nursing. while good nursing
will often bring a patient around with
out any medicine.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

A shelf back of the kitchen table
on which to place cups, spoons and
small vessels that are used frequently.
the wash basin within reach Of the
roller towel, q drinking cup near the
water pail, all save needless exertion
and time that may be utilized for
something else or rest.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-10

fowls will lay very little. II any. t1ll
next spring. so.
The number Of people b small
who. knowing that through Their fadlt
some mistake of an injurious nature
has been made. would want only 10
attach the blame to innocent parties.
This II generally done th0ugktlessly
and ignorantly. albeit In good faith.
The idea 10 to examine. Ourselves aud
methods before condem1inE another.
N.t.. - a.. Is f.,,r-.s; =
A farmer In vefmilioa cpnnty, mn.
nois, t0t year discovered freak ear
Of corAtWhich was composed Of core
of ,Avll. the grains being neatly
wrapoa6o on the soft foundation IKE
Pea. ~, pod. He planted the corn.
ana - ears raised from Il were n.
moi 2 exact reproductiou OF uhs
'eoAleD ear. The expefimeats Vim 10
continued
ia naa wanAD . hard JOB, let him
10 out N search q . real eood farm
team. He vsn 6oa many Tor ale. bat
not one n q hsndfe1 Vim prove b -
right IN IN ssspeets. TAoeo seems %
BE- N unceasing dsmaAd Tor this class
-oe uoek teams IN au sections Of the
country. - t. mnA WAo Nm con.
tinue to raise high-srade work horses
Win always And Paying market for
them.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-12-09
.NEWfLY OFFICFRED
Continued from page l

Continued from page
prizes on samples of printing to be
presented during the year. -.
The newspaper men who attended
the meeting were: Rudolph A. Lee,
Leader, Long Prairie; 1. J. Courtright,
Headlight, Staples; A. G. Rutledge,
Daily Pioneer, Bemidji; F. A. Dare,
Pilot, Walker; C. f. Scheers, Herald
Tribune, Akeley; A. L. LaFreniere,
Independent, Grand Rapids; M. E.
sherwood, Review, Sebeka: C. II.
Bronson, Review, Osakis; P. J. Vasaly,
Herald, Little Falls; E. M. LaFond,
Transcript, Little Falls; w. A. Simon
ton, Gopher-Press, Glenwood; NJ. W.
Halloran, Sentinel Press, Sauk
Rapids; Harold Knutson, Indepen-
dent, Foley: S. w. Anderson, News,
Swanville; E. G. Haymaker, Mercury
Motley; A. NJ. Welles, Herald, Sauk
Centre.
A. NJ. Welles, the local member of
the executive committee of the as
sociation, was ably assisted in enter
tanning the visiting editors by a COM
mittee consisting of DR.. j. A. Dubois,
G. M. Sprague, Lucas Kells, J. f.
Cooper and DIR. A. F. Moynihan, all
of whom have the thanks. of the as
sociation for many courtesies extend
pd
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-12-09
SOCIAL AMENITIES
Miss frwia Gives a Shower
/ Mesdames Marshall and Ingram
IS
Entertain

Last Thursday afternoon Mis-
Annabel Erwin gave an. envelope
s'shower" for Miss Mabel Kells, soo1
to become bride. The affair was a.
the home of Miss Erwin and larg,
number of the lady friends of the pro
spective bride were present. Eacl
guest took to the 'sshower" an enve
lope containing something for tht
bride to be, who is under solemn com
pact not to open them until on hel
wedding trip to San Francisco
Dainty refreshments were served. II
4 was a highly enjoyable function.
On Monday evening Mesdames G. D.
Marshall and JAS. Ingram entertained
party of about forty ladies and
gentlemen at the Marshall home on
Pine street, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. +. Woodbury. of Hornell, N. Y.
Supper was served at six O'Clock. On
the table at which sat the guests of
honor was bouquet of chrysanthe-
NUNS. Following supper cards were
in order, and this form of entertain
ment was followed later by dancing.
It was a very pleasant affair.
On. Tuesday afternoon Mesdames
M. G.. Kelsey and III. P. Hilsdale EN-
tertained company of forty ladies
at the home of Mrs. Kelsey. A pleas
ant afternoon was passed and refresh
ments were served. On Thursday
afternoon the same ladies entertained
the same number of ladies at the Kel-
sey home in the afternoon, the
husbands being invited to supper at
6 6o'clock. The function was a very
enjoyable one. ~
3
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Cooper and Mr..
and Mrs. A. e. Erwin entertained a
party of four dozen ladies and gentle
men Wednesday evening at the
Cooper home. Cards were played and
refreshments serued. Mr.. and Mrs.
M. r. Woodbury. were the guests of
honor.
Monday afternoon Mrs. d. j. Far
rell assisted by Mesdames Geo. Fish
and II. L. Mccormick and Miss White,
the Ladies' Monday !