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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
But His Dancing Eyes Sobered at the
Motion of Her Head.

they keer eff | go to perdition, or jest
turn into a hopper-toad as some i'd
jerts claims dead people becomes?"
The irritated woman here slammed
down a freshly baked pan of delica-
cies to emphasize her thoughts. Her
mind was afloat on a theme with
which it had wrestled for many a
dreary year; and being over bold from
long familiarity it drew to depths that
have held to destruction many an I'M
suspecting bark.
Bah! with such religion" it whis-
pered. ut pears ter me, Mary Deyo,
eff God had ever been flesh and blood,
and was truly gone back to Heaven,
he wouldn't have let you git Tilted and
people act hathaway in His house"
Something happened at this point;
the mighty heredity bestowed by q
line of God-fearing forebears clutched
for the spirit that was aloft on the
balances; and in the act of forming
a sugar cross, the wrinkled hand
started attending as from an ague
MAY the Almighty forgive me"
moaned the woman, and swept the
buns unsugared into the closet.
Mary, the younger, passed misera-
BILE existence through the following
hours. The young minister who had
but recently come to the village was
expected that evening to sue for her
hand, and unless the proverbial worm
should turn and take matters to it.
self, his outlook was anything but
bright The elder Mary's demeanor
was more morose than combative dur
the day; her termagant tongue CIV
ing utterance to no admonitions or
rebukes, which circumstance would
have called from the girl great won
derment at any other time. Spring
had already breathed over the vii
lage lowlands, and the air was primed
with that fragrant aroma which tells
SO surely to man that he was not
peppers in the distant swamp seemed
a melancholy chorus to Mary Deyo
as she awaited in the fast-deepening
twilight her lovers coming. On the
morrow he was to lead the Easter serv-
ices at the old Meeting house: and
how joyously she had anticipated this
as the fit occasion to publish her hap
piness. "If we can not marry I will
stop going to meeting" she uncon.
sciously resolved, the delicate lines
taking to themselves something OF
the other Mary's hardness; but they
quickly softened as rapid stems could
be heard approaching.
Hello, Girl! Is II good news you
have to tell this wonderful eve of Eas
teri" cheerily greeted John Wilson
But his dancing eyes sobered at the
motion of her head. Come, stop a bit
and talk 1t over" he said gently; and
as the depth of the spinsters pref
dice was made clear to him the ma
hummed a few notes of a favorite
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
SOME HARD KNOCKS
Woman Gets Rid of "Coffee Heart"

The injurious action of Coffee on the
heart of many persons is well known
by physicians to be caused by caf
feline. This is the drug found by chem
lists in coffee and tea.
A woman suffered long time with
severe heart trouble and finally her
doctor told her she must give up cot
fee, as that was the principal cause
of the trouble. She writes:
my heart was so weak it could not
do its work properly. My husband
would sometimes have to carry me
from the table, and it would seem that
/ would never breathe again.
1.-THE doctor told me that coffee was
causing the weakness of my heart He
said | must stop it. but 1t seemed
could not give 1t up until was down
in bed with nervous prostration.
For eleven weeks | lay there and
suffered. Finally Husband brought
home some Postum and quit coffee
and started new and right Slowly
got well. Now do not have any head
aches, nor those spells with weak
heart. We know II is Postum that
helped me. The DR.. said the other day
I never thought you would be what
you are / used to weigh 90 pounds
and now weigh 1853.
Postum has done much for me and
I would not go back to coffee again
for any money, for | believe II would
kill me II I kept at 1t. Postum must
be well boiled according to directions
on pkg, then II has rich favour
and with cream is fine"
Read THE Road to MELVILLE" found
in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
ne appears from time to time. They
re genuine, truo, and full Of human
sAterest
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
ECZEMA COVERED HIM,
itching Torture Was Beyond Words
Slept Only from Sheer Exhaustion
i Relieved in ~ Hours and
Cured by Cutlcura in Month.

81 am seventy-seven years old, and
some years ago I was taken with &C.
zema from head to foot. l was sick
for six months and what / suffered
tongue could not tell. could not
sleep day or night because Of that
dreadful itching; when 1 did sleep it
was from sheer exhaustion. / was
one mass of irritation; it was even in
my scalp. The doctors medicine
seemed to make me worse and l was
almost out of my mind. / got a
set of the Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Resolvent I used them persistently
for twenty-four hours. That night I
slept like an infant, the first solid
nights sleep I had had for six months.
In month I was cured. w. Harrison
Smith, Mt Kisco, N. Y, Feb. 3, 1908"
Potter Drug s. Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
FELT SORRY FOR MRS. BROWN
Simple Explanation of Rural Mail Car
rier's Failure to Deliver Pack
age to Owner.

The rural free delivery reaches its
flower of perfection in Vermont, ac-
cording to the Saturday Evening Post.
"Mr. Carrier" said lady who was
summering among the mountains. Il
tave a letter, received several days
ago, saying a package has been for
warded to me by mail. have not re-
ceived 1t yet. Have you seen any
thing Of it?"
"a package?" asked the rural free
deliverer.
Eyes, SIR
what kind of a package?"
why, a small PACKAGE box, In
fact-covered with paper, containing
some Of my property"
"a small box; pasteboard, prob,
ably?"
Eyes"
LET me see," pondered the rural
free deliverer. "a package? oh, yes
l guess that was your package deliv'
cred to Mrs. Brown down in the foot
hills few days ago. She hadn't had
any mail for long time. and kind of
felt sorry for her."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
REPENTANCE CAME TOO LATE
Small Boy Had Taken Drastic Ac
tion to Avoid Being Invited
v to Party.

Z "A small boy had something to say
to his father at the dinner table the
other night, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord Papa" he said, johnnie Bur-
ton is going to have party mex week,
an he said he'd invite me. An I got
to take present" "a present? What's
that for?" TITS for Johnny's birth
day. All the kids take presents"
Things hadn't gone just right during
the day with the boys father He
was not in an agreeable humor.
That's all nonsense" he declared.
Every day or two it's present here
or a present there. If you can't go
to a party without taking present
you might as we'll stay at home" The
boys lip trembled, but he made no re-
ply. The next day the father regret
ted his hasty words and that night
turned to the boy. George" he said,
there are a couple of new books
in my overcoat pocket. You can take
them to your friend Johnny's party"
Its too late" said George, gloomily.
81 licked him to-day SO that he
wouldn't invite me-"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
ANOTHER IMPORTANT VICTORY
FOR THE CARTER MEDICINE
COMPANY IN THE UNITED
STATES COURT.

The United States Circuit Court for
the Southern District of New York
sitting in New York City-has just
awarded to the Carter Medicine Com
pany decree which again sustains
the company's exclusive right to use
the red package for liver pills.
BY the terms of the decree, II is,
among other things:
Adjudged that the Carter Medicine
Company is the owner of the sole and
exclusive right to the use of red col.
ored wrappers and labels upon said
small, round packages of liver pills of
the style described in the bill of com.
plant; said right having been &C.
CURED by the prior adoption of said
style and color of package for liver
pills by the complainant predecessors
more than thirty years ago, and es-
tablished by the continuous and ex-
elusive use of the same in constantly
increasing quantities by said prede.
cessors and by the complainant, the
Carter Medicine Company, itself, from
the time of their said adoption until
the present day.
The decision just announced Is per.
haps the most important and far-reach.
ing of ALL by reason of the character
of the tribunal which rendered it. No
Court in the country stands higher.
National Druggist, st. Louis, Mo.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04

lieve would not be living today" says
Mrs. Hinson. "My eyesight was poor.
/ suffered with nervous. splitting head
aches, spots would dance before my
eyes and at times would be so dizzy
/ would have to grasp something for
support. My back was SO weak and
painful could hardly bend over to but
ton my shoes and could not get around
without suffering severely. Doan's Kid
ney Pills helped me from the first, and
I continued until practically well
again."
Remember the name-Boan's Sold
by all dealers. 80 cents a box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
He Is Risen
By CHARLES EDWARD HEWITT
Copyright. by w. G. Chapman.)

An impending stiffness brooded-it
was Good Friday morning and Mary
Deyo the elder viciously manipulated
ingredients for a batch of hot-cross-
buns from the sheer habit Of Gus
tom handed down from her New Eng
land forefathers. Mary, her niece,
was TREMENDOUSLY awaiting the words
that would next come from her guard
ians tight-drawn lips. There was a
marked resemblance between the two
women, the ones angular thinness
and hard-showing features symbolic
ing a main stem that has run to seed,
whose well-pruned off-shoot takes
upon itself the comliness of youth
full fragility.
Il low we shan't marry preacher;
there's 'nough said ont" came the
rasping sentence at last.
The flush of excitement that had
previously suffused the young girls
delicate cheeks now gave place to Il
pallor which drew unto itself even
the ironical glance of the maker Of
buns. Aunt Mary" she said slowly.
"You would have married q preacher
long ago, and now you are Furnishing
John and me for that others SIM"
Land to goodness" calculated the
spinster as her neice stalked from the
kitchen. Its a blessed thing / sot
my foot down now else I'd ben clean
run from the house. That John Will
sons high steppin critter," she con-
tinued to herself. See what he's
listed into that gal already. Marry
a preacher, indeed hypocrites the
hull passed. of 'em. And there's Dec
kin Sims; and every psalm-singin'
sister in the Meetin' house. What do
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
Stolen Picture Found.

There is much joy over the return
of Vandycks celebrated canvas, Lift
ing of the Cross" to the church OF
Notre Dame, in the ancient city Of
Courtrai, Belgium. Two years age
the picture was stolen and only recov
cred recently. 1t was so roughly han
died by the thieves that 1t was neces
sary to send it to Antwerp for restora
ton. This week 1t was carried bach
to Courtrai in triumph. A long pro
cession of prominent citizens and 10
cal societies followed it reverently
through the streets, and 1t was in
stalled in its former place to the &C
compartment of choral masses.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
Lost in Antiquity

A little fellow who had just felt the
hard side of the slipper turned to
his mother for consolation.
Mother" he asked, Ibid grandpa
thrash father when he was little
boy?"
"Yes," answered his mother, i'm
pressivcly.
"And did his father thrash him
when he was little?"
Eyes"
"And did his father thrash him?'
Eyes"
A pause.
well, who started this thing, any
way?"-CasselPs Saturday Journal.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
Grace.

A paper out in northwestern Kansas
tells of a pious old farmer who has
the habit of gazing at the rafters In
his dining-room when saying grace.
One day while so engaged he for
got himself, and his grace sounded
something like this: 1--WE thank thee
for this food andy Joe! there's that
darned gimlet I've been looking for for
the last six months. I'll have Jim
go up there and get it. Thou hast
been gracious to us, o Lord, and
again we thank thee. Amen!"-Kan
sas City Star.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
As to the Hessian Fly.

The Hessian fly is German product
which was conceived in iniquity and
born in sauerkraut. 1t is a long, rangy
fly with bite like 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 glass inkwell, but Its
favorite dish is the double neck H
fat gent. This bird can perform q
two-step on sticky fly paper without
crooking its toes, and Is proof agains,
rough on rats, the daisy fly killer, and
a strychnine hypodermic. No Hessiar
fly was ever known to die of anything
but old age, which accounts for the
color of it's whiskers. If 1t ever fas
tens upon your jowl. it will stay until
removed by the undertaker.-Man
chester Qa.) Press.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04

that constant feeling
of dullness and tired
ness. will find hope
In the advice of Mrs.
Mary Hinson Of 81
Strother ST., Mt.
Sterling, Ky. Had
/ not used Doan's
Kidney Pills, / be-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
Ruled by Kindness.

Lucy Burd's success with boys at
the reform school in Bucks county,
Pennsylvania, she thinks, is due sim
ply to kindness. She has reformed
more than 100 boys in her term OF
five years as superintendent. Some OF
her boys are in the navy some on
farms. Few have gone back to their
old ways after coming under her in.
fluence.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
The Price of Courtesy.

"Politeness costs nothing" said the
man who quotes proverbs.
"You are wrong again." answered
Mr.. Sirius Barker. You have evil
IDENTIFY not figured how much it costs
to persuade a New York waiter to
look pleasant and say thank you -
Washington Star.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
In the Same Boat.

A magazine contributor, being hard
pressed by his creditors, recently
wrote to his editor: please send
check at once, as my gas bill is due"
The candid editor replied in this brief
fashion: $50 is mine. God help us
all"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
Sometime New.

Seems to me your play runs toe
much to epigram.
I'm leading up to a new form o
thrill. Instead of lodging destruction
by locomotive, buzzsaw or piledrive,
ny hero narrowly escapes being talke
o death"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04

Take hint, do your own mixing. Rough
on Rats, being all poison, one l5c box will
. will kill 500 or more rats and mice. It's
)the unbeatable exterminator. Don't die in
\the house. Beware of limitations, substi-
flutes and catch-penny ready-for-use de-
vices
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
Refuted.

Just think of it! One person In
every 81 in England is pauper!"
why, John" she returned, lit isn't
SO. | met more than 81 people in
London last summer, and there wasn't
a pauper in the lott"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04

The man and the mollycoddle are
like unto the live tree and the tele
graph pole, respectively. The first
sends out its messages and the Sec
ond only carries those of others.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
Manv Children Are SjckIy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray, G nurse in
Children's Home, New York, cure Sum-
mer Complaint, Feverishness, Headache.
Stomach Troubles, Teethng Disorders and
Destroy Worms. At all Druggists, 25c.
Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S
Oimsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
Easy.

She Cat the art exhibition How
can you tell the masterpieces?
He-By the price tags on them.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04
NEW STRENGTH FOR WoMEN's
BACKS.
How to Make Bad Back Better.

Women who suffer with backache,
bearing down pains, dizzy spells and
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04

DON'T NEGLECT THAT COUGH
IL certainly racks your system and may run into
something serious. Aliens Lung Balsam will check
itquckly and permanently. For sale at all druggists
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-12-04

The spirits fail to materialize at a
temperance seance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-28
MILTON.

Milton-Married December 21, at
the home OF the brides parents south
~ town. Miss Lola Davis and Walter
Fnness. the ceremony being performed
by Rev. w. E. Overturf of Pulaski.
George Holland, who is attending
college at Mt. Pleasant arrived Satnr-
day to spend the holidays with his
father here.
Mrs. Otto Stileer and two children
Of Denver Colo, are spending the hol-
fdays at the E. C. Holland home.
Mrs. Mable Johnson and daughter
Zoe will leave this week for Blue
Earth, Mimi, to spend a few days with
&he formers son and wife.
Mrs. J. J. Guernsey, of Bloomf1eid
epent a few days last week with her
sisters Mrs. V. F. Cooley and Mrs. >
A. Morgan.
H. C. Hargrove, of Des MONIES. was
in the city last Friday.
Glen Hall of this place made a bust
ness trip to Keokuk last, Friday.
H. C. Black has bought restaurant
IN bloomfield and will move to thai
place soon
Mrs. H. G. O'Neal spent a day OIL
two with friends in Bloomfield the
first of the week.
F. E. Campbell was transacting BUS
lfness IN Keosauqua last Thursday.
Mrs. H. E. Craven and children
spent several days last week In Mt
STERLING.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.
iT,rewer died last Saturday morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-28
RoBToWN.

Bobtown-Owing to the accommo-
dation and kindness of the Wabash
officials. Misses Nell Crowley, Marga :
ret Koran and Elsie Finarty, teachers,
arrived in Bobtown Sunday.
Mr.. Butrons of Turkey Creek is con-
fined to his home with rheumatism.
Mrs. I. Shook and family will soon
move from here to make their future
home in warmer climate
Miss Blanche Darner who has been
employed in Ottumwa for some time
has returned to her home.
| Mike Becker of Floris spent Satur-
day and Sunday at the home of Ed
ward Watcher.
Lee Baum, Jim. Harve and Walter
Young visited recently with Cha'
+, Koran. They spent the day hunting.
Mr.. Smiley an employed of the Wa
bash spent Monday evening at tn
| Skinner home.
Among those who went to Ottumws
were Harve Turner, Mike Koran ant
| Emil Jeanne.
Mrs. Frank Skinner and son Clar
ence called on Mrs. Croft recently.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-28

Saturday night for an over Sunday
visit with relatives.
Attorney r. w. Yoss returned last
week from business trip at Joplin,
No. and is on the sick list with pneu-
monia.
Fred Wetgen and wife of York
township were in Monday doing
Christmas shopping and in the after
noon visited at the hom' of Mrs. NJ
Leggats.
c. H. Rooster has purchased a home
and will move to that place in the
near future.
| Mrs. Lizzie Pierce visited Monday Mt
the home Of her brother Seth Colling-
wood.
Phil Maloy transacted business on
Monday at the Williamsburg bank.
Ed Yates, who has been at Denver
and other points in the west for year
or more is visiting at the parental
home and also at the home of his
brother Joe.
David Jenkins student at Grinnell
college came down Saturday and Wis
tied at the home of his grandfather l..
| D. Jones.
Ed Helgerman has rented the T. j.
Perry farm three miles south Of the
city and moved his personal effects to
that place.
"A. S. Murchson was in Monday and
called at the home of his daughter
Mrs. D. Lewis.
!, Thos. H. Hanson moved his family
Monday to his home in the north part
of the city, recently purchased of M
Starry.
Ed Jones and wife visited recently
at the home of his sister Mrs. w. H
Jones.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HIGHLAND CENTER.

!. 4 i. j. j. 4 + !. J. j. !. 4 + < = i i 4
Highland Center.-The school report
for the intermediate grade for the
month ending December %, follows:
Pupils neither absent nor tardy-
Alva Grove, Lester Grove, Pearl Corn
well, Florence Grove. Roy Davis, Fred
Reisalt, Willie Clamen, Marie Davis.
Not absent, tardy once-Ralph
Jones.
Primary grade-Willie Wycoff, Theo-
dore Grove. Freddie Mccormick, Dede
Clausen. Goldie Butler, Warren Law
son, Albert Clausen, Oswald Butler
Mary Bacon, Freda Clausen.
Teachers, Virgie Beedle and BY
Smith.
The following visitors were present
at the school program Thursday aft
ernoon:
| Mesdames Kirkpatrick, Rogers
Cornwell, Wycoff, Emery, Reisalt. But
| Ter, Bender, Curtis, Lawson, and the
Misses Grove. Leila Bender, Millit
Bacon, Emma Clausen, Cora and Mora
Cornwell Carrie Wycoff.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-28
HICKORY FLAT.

Hickory Flat-The new barn of
Henry Sawyers is almost completed.
Mr.. Durham and son Merrill and
daughter Garnet were in Ottumwa on
Wednesday.
There was a Christmas program at
the school Tuesday. The program fol-
lows:
Song-School.
Elmer Jones.
My Stocking-Charlie Jacobs.
Observation-Disclosures Timer.
Dialogue-Clarence King, Charlie
Jacobs Earl King.
Northumberland Durham.
Recitation-Glen Jacobs.
Song-School.
Recitation-Earl King.
Reading-Ollie Monhon, Louie Clark
son.
The First Christmas Eve.-Fern
Jacobs.
Recitation Clarence King.
Dialogne-Francis Timer, Floyd
Clarkson, Merrille Durham.
Recitation-Fay Jacobs.
eading-Orlando Jones.
Song-America
business callers in Ottumwa Saturday
| Garnet Durham is spending a few
days wit hher friend Caroline Tout
in Ottumwa.
Alt McKeener was in Ottumwa Sat,
urday.
Mrs. Florence Tilotson and Mrs
Ellen Tilotson were callers at Mrs
Mckeener's Thursday.
There will be a Christmas tree a
Zion church Christmas Eve. Every
| BODY invited.