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NO, 1T AMT HERE.
voice.
Mrs. Perkins nodded triumphantly.
'"Then." she said impressively. ut
must either be in the room or have
been taken out.
''Of course" she added softly. 'there
amt but one person would touch 1t.
l think the best thing would be to set
tie the matter now. Suppose we-just
we five-go to Scraps room and look.
I always did suspect the girl"
81 don't believe she took it!' walled
Miss Adelaide Mrs. Perkins paid no
attention to her, but waited watchfully
for the next opinion.
ut don't seem right to do that way.
I'd rather ask the girl" said Miss
Pratt.
"But If she's honest you'd hurt her
feelings for nothing. insinuated Mrs.
Perkins.
"And If we waited it might 60 on, I"
she said, cor others might hear Of 1t,
and then 'twould be hard on the girl.
Now, If just we five go no one need
know What do you say. Miss Vir-
ginia?"
''I'll CO." she said briefly.
''Then we'd better go right OF" said
Mrs. Perkins. "She'n be back from
school pretty soon. Come on. all" and
she led the way. But Miss Adelaide
held back.
"What are you waiting for?" said
her sister sharply. "Come along"
| So Miss Adelaide miserably Joined
| the procession. They went softly down
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I've got an old brown merino I shall
tx up. guess l can afford some trim.

I've got an old brown merino I shall
tx up. guess can afford some trim.
mings."
1--WE been a-knocking, and no one
heard me-" said Mrs. Slocum, putting
in her head. II couldn't help hearing,
and I'm glad! / was so worried l
couldn't rest easy in my mind till I'd
said I'd do suthin. I don't know what
but I've got to make up some way"
'"That's real good Of you. Mis- Slo-
cum" answered Miss Pratt, "and as
was saying
A knock at the door interrupted
them.
'There's the last one," said Miss
Virginia grimly. A fash of surprise
passed over Mrs. Perkins face as she
entered upon seeing the others.
II wonder II l don't know what
you're talking about" she said gayly.
"About Scraps? thought So. Now
I've got plan. Suppose we make
up scrap bag for her and fill it and
hang it on the door so she can find it
Christmas morning. A good many of
the others will help"
Miss Adelaide sat up in great ex-
citement.
"Oh. Mrs. Perkins," she cried, ''how
do you think Of such things? She will
be so pleasedr' Miss Adelaide's simple
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not be quite forgotten.
"Just some little thing to show it's
Christmas" she prayed, and bright
star shone down, like one of Gcd's
beautiful promises. and she lay there
content.
She never heard the five smiling old
ladies creep softly up to her door: she
did not see until morning the i'm
mense bag labeled "a Christmas
Scraps-bag." Then she was almost
overpowered.
II don't know what to say" she
cried. "only I'm so happy"
She dressed in her new clothes and
visited each room, where she was re-
ceived with admiring looks. The old
ladies saw no more the awkward girl
with her p.aked face and rough.
short hair. l.hey had worked for her.
they loved her, and-it was Christmas
day!
She went t, the room of Miss Vir-
ginia Ard .fbs Adelaide last. because
her visit e. n was tn be the most i'm
portant and lhost thrilling Of all.
"M!ss Virginia. how can l thank
ycuT' she faltered. touching the
brooch. "You felt so bad when you
thought you had lost it."
Miss Virginia kissed her stiffiy. but
there was strange culver In hel
voice.
"It wasn't lost; 1T was only put aside
for yOu." she said.
"And. Miss Adelaide" said Scraps
''these shoes are so nice. And you
| cushion had spot on it. I'm sorry
| don't know how 1t got there"
! Miss Virginia glanced swarningly a
her sister. but there was no need.
| Il like 1t. spot and ALL" she sait
pinlnly Il shall always keep it,
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Scraps
Christmas
By FRANK H. SWEET.
Copyright. 1907. by F. H. Sweet.
T was in the Old Ladies' home.
One day Miss Virginia went to
her sister with a stern face.

~ oHc Ody MISS SIFSluH went ~
her sister with stern face.
Adelaide" she said. where's
my gold pin?"
Have you looked in your best dress,
Virginia? You might have left 1t
there,
Il never did such a thing" answered
her sister, 'but I'll look"
She went to the closet just as Mrs.
Slocum and Mrs. Perkins entered the
room. With her head among the
dresses she did not hear them.
mo, it amt here, Adelaidew she
called.
what amt? What's the matterY'
cried Mrs. Perkins, looking from Miss
Adelaide's frightened face to Miss
Virginia's grim one. "Have you lost
something?'
Il can't find my pin," she said cold
ly. Il suppose I've mislaid 1t. that's
ALL"
"Miss Virginia, you don't mean you
can't find that gold pin! Here comes
Miss Pratt. Miss Pratt. poor Miss
Virginia has lost her gold pin. Least
ways she says she's lost 1t. but there's
other things besides losings."
Miss Virginia looked quickly at hel
sister. Miss Adelaide's eyes were
round and frightened.
"What do you mean?" she faltered
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front of his own farm. There is no
road that goes past your door. D.
Ward King began his successful road
drag campaign in this way. 1t has
spread from Il little Missouri town to
all parts of the world.
There is one line of road improve
ment that is more easily carried on
than any other and consequently is
more frequently overlooked. Every
roadway can be kept free from nox-
ious weeds with comparatively little
labor If the matter is taken up prompt
ly. Each weed that natures bares
more prolific crop Of seed than Its
predecessor. II the fence corners and
the roadside are kept free 1t will be
an easy matter to exterlninate the
undesirable weed pests which are COM
ing to be decided problem. II you
cannot drag your road you can at
least have regard for your adjacent
field to keep the weeds from growing
along the roadside.
When time. labor and money have
been expended upon the beds of coun-
try roads and highways there Is the
hope of compensation in the way Of
improvement
II the farmer west Of the Mississip-
pi is blessed with a good road leading
to and from his farm. why shouldn't
he pay some attention to the roadside?
There are instances where he has
an excuse. A rank growth of weeds
and briers may be more pleasing to
look at than the fence they hide. but
where land is worth $50 or more per
| acre he forfeits that excuse. A good,
| well constructed fence along the high
way will arouse certain amount Of
! pride. which acts as an incentive to
get busy WITH the scythe and ak and
clean up.
Many county supervisors and MEM
| bers Of the Iowa Good Roads associa-
tion are advocating the building Of q
good highway fence. one which Will
be an effectual guard against trespasa
and add beauty to the landscape as
| the real solution Of the clean roadside
| problem.
Most Of the road tax has been work
ed out. Presumably country roads
will need no further attention unit
next summer, but they do just ths
same They must be narrowed. drag
ged and leveled continuously until fro
zen solid This is easy; this Is fmpor
tant. Neglect 1t and the vast amour
of work and money expended will b.
largely wasted This Is the weakness
Of the present system of road man
agement in the middle west. The worl
is not economically done. There ha
been some Improvement Of late years
but not much Let the farmers he'll
by dragging and narrowing newl
made or repaired roads until col
weather.
A good way to improve sand roa
Is to spread coating of clay over
with a manure spreader.
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new ROAD MACHINE.
Grading Attachment That Can Be Put
Upon Any Traction Engine.

Grading Attachment That Can Be Put
Upon Any Traction Engine.
Streets Of. Holdrege. Neb.. have
been improved and beautified by q
very unique and eminently practical
road and street grading machine, the
invention Of Elijah A. Hollenbeck Of
Funk. Neb. The machine was built
by Mr.. HoIlenbeck himself. and not
withstanding Its crudity Of construc-
tion, owing to lack of facilities for
turning out the s@pseFss~kina of work.
1t has proved a success and money
maker from the very start, says the
Omaha World Herald. 1t is in fact
road grading attachment. so construct
ell that it can readily be put upon any
ordinary make of traction engine.
The machine is very simple In its
construction and seldom ever gets out
of order or causes any annoyance to
the operator. 1t consists Of frame
attached to the boiler and running
gear of the engine. On the left side,
directly in front of the large drive
wheel, Is beam carrying the plow.
The furrow cut by the plow is just
outside of the tread Of the drive wheel
of the engine. enabling the operator
to cut straight bank to any length
desired The dirt is dropped from the
moldboard upon belt conveyor pass
ing under the boiler Of the engine and
deposited In the middle Of the street
or road to make the grade. The outer
end Of this elevator can be raised or
lowered to meet requirements.
Mr.. Hollenbeck. the Inventor. Is
young farmer who has lived on farm
all his life He has had no special
training as a machinist- his only edu-
cation in that line being that cleaned
from practical experience In operating
thrashIng machines and other kinds of
farm machinery.
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EARLY ROAD BUILDING.
How . wrstehed Pennsylvania Turns
pike Was improved.

How wrstehed Pennsylvania Turn.
pike Was improved.
The desire to speculate hundred or
more years ago was apparently as great
as 1t is today. An example of this Is
shown by the organization Of COM
pany in 1892 to build turnpike from
Philadelphia to Lancaster, Pa, dis
tance of sixty miles. The charter was
secured. and In ten days 2,2S5 sub
scribers made application for stock.
As this was more than the law al
lowed. the names were placed in lot
terry wheel, and COO were drawn. With
these subscriptions the work began.
The road builders Of that day knew
little or nothing regarding the con-
struction of highways, and the ridicu-
lous mistakes made on this occasion
taught them some valuable lessons,
says Guy Elliott Mitchell in the Amer
lean Cultivator. The land was con-
demned, the trees felled and the road
bed prepared. The largest stones that
could be found were dumped upon It
for foundation, and upon this colos-
sal base earth and gravel were spread.
Then the work was declared complete,
but when the washing rains came deep
holes appeared on every hand, sharp
stones protruded from the surface, and
the horses received scratches and bro
ken limbs as they sank between tho
powders up to their knees.
The gigantic error Of the road build
er was then made plain. Indignation
meetings were held, at which the turn
pike company was condemned and the
legislature blamed for giving the char.
ter. Had It not been for an English
man who offered to rebuild the turn
pike on the macadam plan. as he had
seen roads built In the "old country"
improved road construction would
have received severe blow. The Eng
lishman's proposition was accepted by
the company, and he was successful In
completing the Lancaster and Phila-
delphla turnpike road, which was then
declared to be ''the best piece of high
way In the United States. master
piece Of its kind"
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Bible BriiIiants.

Of which salvation tho prophets have
enouirei and searched diligently, WHO
prophesied Of the grace that should
come unto you.-I. Peter ], 10.
And in that day thou shalt say, Q
Lord, ] viii praise thee: though thou
vast angry with me, thine anger Is
turned away, and thou comfertcdst ne.
-Isaiah xii, /.
Keep me from tho snares which they
have laid for me, and the gins OF the
workers Of in;auity. Let the wicked
fall into their own nets, whilst wlthal
cscape.-Psaim cxli, 8, 10.
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven
as they sat 1t meat, and up5raided them
with their unheiief and hardness CT
heart, because they believed rot them
which had seen him aftar he sas risen.
MARX xvi, Il.
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ing. ..I'M gORRY YOu'RE
"Qh!' answered. SICK, MISS ADE-
Miss Adela ide LAIDE-
humbly. She felt conscious OF her In
feriority. She never thought" There
was knock at the door. and Miss
Pratt entered.
FLOWS your head, Miss Adelaider
she asked.
sTt's some better, thank you"
"Was your toast hot7''
81 guess twas. didn't notice"
There was silence moment. Sud-
denly Miss Pratt burst out: Il don't
know how to say it, but feel down.
right ashamed Of this afternoon. The
idea of that child. poorer than any
church mouse, trying to be giving Us
something! III jest can't stand It.
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cradjno q Roadbed.

It Is simply extraordinary the lack
OF judgment shown by many who un-
dertake to shape roadbed. The road
allowance In various states is sixty
six feet. In rounding up the roadbed
the earth Is sometimes moved toward
the center from nearly the entire dis
lance of the width Of the road. This
means that the bitches for carrying
away the water are not distant from
the fences that hedge in the highway.
The roadbed is entirely too wide. 1t
cannot be Efficiently rounded toward
the center. and as result water does
not run Off with sufficient quickness.
The temptation to spoil roads by grad
ing them thus Is all the stronger since
road graders have come into use. This
result follows from the comparative
qnickness with which the earth can be
moved by these machines. a distance
Of forty-two to forty-five feet between
the outer edges Of the bitches fur.
nishes roadbed sufficiently wide.
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Mrs Slocum followed the hint.
Miss Virginia looked after her iron
ically, but Miss Adelaide's joy was not
to be quenched.
"She will be SO happy!' she kept
saying.
Suddenly her sister rose and went to
the medicine box.
I'm going to give you some inter.
Adelaide" she said. II don't want to
be kept awake all hours, If she will be
so happy"
Miss Adelaide sank back quietly. but
her eyes were like two dim stars
among the pillows. Suddenly she heard
an exclamation.
did you cut yourself, Virginia?
always said that broken glass was
dangerousv'
Miss Virginia dropped white and
speechiess Into the nearest chair
"Oh. what Is the matter?' cried Miss
Adelaide. pushing away the clothes to
get down to her sister.
"You lie stillv' came in a stern voice
from the chair.
Miss Adelaide crawled back and lay
there trembling. In minute Miss
Virginia came over to her.
''It's the pin," she said quickly. II
must have dropped it there Sunday
night when I went to the box for your
! cough drops"
"Oh. virginiar' gasped her sister.
"I'm so glad! I'm so sorry-that poor
child
| Miss Virginia interrupted her.
| II guess know that as we'll as you.
I'm going to give her this pin for
| Christmasw
AS Christmas day drew near Scraps
found herself in strange kind of
fairyland The rooms were decorated
with holly and green's. the air was full
of secrets, and. strangest and best of
nil, everybody was so good to her,
In those few days of kindness the
girl seemed to blossom out. The old
restraint was banished and never re
turned Love crept into her heart and
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Keen Out Of Rut-save Roads.

It Is not unlikely that American
farmers who have with them always
the question of good roads and how to
maintain them may find in the follow
ing order. which was issued by the
Panama canal commission to officers
and men on the isthmus. suggestion
of how carelessness contributes to
making good roads bad and bad roads
worse. The order says:
Notices have been posted at the cor
rails, and the corral foremen have in
structed teamsters that the custom OF
wagons following in one another's
tracks must be discontinued. Consid-
erable Of the maintenance work on the
macadam roads, especially during the
wet season. Is made necessary by
wagons wearing deep ruts. The team
sters have been instructed to distribute
travel over the full width Of the high
ways, and 1t Is believed that the cost
or road repairs will be much reduced as
soon as compliance with these instruc-
lions becomes general"
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the moor child have It. lit seems as
II we're housebreakers."
perhaps 'twould be better to tell
Miss Baker and let her look. answer
ed Miss Virginia irresolutely. Her
usual pride had quite deserted her.
and she wavered visibly. Mrs. Perkins
suddenly darted ahead.
Goodness me! never see sech a
pack O. cowards 'Tain't as II she was
one of us. She's nothing but serv-
ant Amt we got right to examine
our servants rooms for stolen goods,
I'd like to know:' She opened the
door violently.
""Twouldn't take us long to look,
at any rate" she said. '"The room
amt bigger than a twopenny bit. Now.
Miss Pratt. you feel in those clothes.
Mis- Slocum. YOU take the bed. and II
Miss Virginia will take one drawer
Til take the other. And there's Ade-
laide''--
"There don't seem to be any room
for me, and I'm only in the way. Ny
head aches too. guess I'd better &C
back"
"Adelaide" said her sister.
There's that bag under the bed.
Miss Adelaide" said Mrs. Perkins
sweetly, ''if you'd Jest as soon take
that" Miss adelaide submitted meekly
The room had space only for cot
bed. small bureau. a chair and cor
ner washstand. There was row OF
hooks behind the door. and on these
hung Scraps meager wardrobe. each
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article dropping forlornly, as If instinct

article dropping forlornly, as II instinct
with the pitiful loneliness of the girl.
Miss Pratt's ample figure as she stood
before the garments searching in the
jockets and hens made them seem
BY contrast only detected shadows.
Mrs. Slocum was poking around the
mattress, her spectacles pushed high
on her anxious forehead. Miss Ade-
laide dropped down by the other side
of the bed and rested her head against
the pillow.
Her thick SNUFF colored wig had slip
ped and showed a few thin gray hairs,
but her misery was SO real as quite to
nvershadow any humor In the situa-
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old face, wrin-
kled as it was,
looked like that
Of a happy child.
NJ rs. Perkins
flu t tered con-
scio g ly. Il
thought ou' d
like It," she said.
But you must
be tired. dear
MISS Adelaide, SO
we won't stay. 1
jest put my head
In to tell you"
She rose, and
MicS Draft and
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the cOrr10Or TILL
they came to the
door Of Scraps
room. 1t was
closed. Then for
the first time
they realized
what they were
doing. Miss Ade-
la ide put a
trembling hand
on her sisters
arm.
"COme away,
Virginia. 'Tain't
~nH>r -
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Mrs. p er rkins
gave a Quic K
glance arOu n d
the circle and
10 w cred b e r
voice.
Il mean," she
said. "ain't you
often s h 0 W G d
t hat pin to
ScrapsY"
"Yes."
"And amt she
admired iti"
YES" admit
ted Miss Ade-
laide in a low
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looked out Of
her eyes. and
the old haunted
ok fed for
ever.
She crept into
her little cot
Christmas ev
with a happy
heart. She had
left her little
gift at eac h
She felt that
Shp tOO wOuid
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tion. She put out
b err b a n d and
touched the old
bag and then
drew 1t back as II
1t had burnt her.
Her sister looked
at her and frown-
ed.
"It7it's lockedr'
pleaded Miss Ad-
elaide.
Il was wonder
ING how Inn .
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was to be bought.
But no explosion
came.
"You-you amt
angry. are you ?"
asked Miss Ade-
laide pleadingly.
81 haven't said
l was, have IT.
returned her SIS
ter. II was think :
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S. J. USS Ii
Grocer
to HUNTER Bros.

COMMISSION Merchant and dealer
~ in Grain, Hay and Feed Stuff. III
and tt3 Milan Street, Shreveport.
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CURED BRONCHITIS
Mrs. Hopkins Says Her Life Was say.
ed-choked and Gasped for
Breath.

Some FIVE years ago l was taken
with a bad attack of bronchitis. |
was affected with bronchial cough
and cold, the cough was generally
much more apparent at night and /
would wake up choking and gasping
for breath, and there seemed to be a
terrible stoppage in my throat and
tubes. My throat was tender and ir-
ritable and had an aching sensation
which was especially bad at times. /
doctored and used several remedies.
but received no permanent relief I'M
til | used Hyomei This remedy is
certainly infallible, and it saved my
life, and | accord It the credit which
1t deserves. There is nothing too
strong for me to say regarding Hyo-
mel. Mrs. Ada Hopkins, s Cutter
Avenue, Coldwater, Mich, August %,
1908.
VIM. l.. GOkay sells Hyomei (pro-
nounced High-o-me) and he guaran-
tees 1t to cure bronchitis, catarrh,
asthma. Group, hay fever, coughs and
colds or money back,
The price for a complete outfit is
onll $l.00 which includes a bottle of
Hyomei and a neat hard rubber inha-
ler
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LANDeRoVE

Mrs. Rodney Roby was at home on
Sunday.
Mrs. James Barton has been on the
sick list.
Henry W. Abbott was in Chester
Saturday.
Mrs. Louise Eager is visiting rela-
tives in Boston.
Miss Mamie Beers of Weston is Wis
lting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. w.
Beers.
Mrs. Warren Abbott who has been
visiting relatives in Springfield return
ed home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hulett of
SALISBURY visited her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Charenger recently.
Miss Pearl ]. Roby visited her
mother, Mrs. Hattie Roby at Fred
Williams in Londonderry recently
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Hooslck

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Wilson were
in Troy the 18th.
Mrs. Florence e. Armstrong moved
to Hoosick Falls this week
Mrs. Elmer Mealio has recovered
from her recent severe illness.
Dr. j. II. Donnelly has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
The recent rains have washed the
highways quite badly in places.
Mrs. John Cloke and youngest son
Donald are both on the sick list.
Road Commissioner Thurber, who
has been very i'll is again able to
be out
Miss Ada NJ. Bratt who is employed
in Troy spent Sunday here with hen
parents.
Mrs. NJ. w. Stearns of Schenectady
is home here for few days HeI
husband, Dr, Stearns spent last Sun
day here.
The Missionary Society OF the Bap
tist church will hold a meeting Thurs
day afternoon, the 18th with Mrs
John A. Cox
There will be a business meeting Of
the members of the Baptist church
Thursday evening the 18th in the par
lors of the church.
The supper given at the Baptist
church Friday evening the 18th inst
proved a success socially and financi
ally over $500. was realized.
Herman II. Bratt was in Albany
last Monday and Tuesday at conven
ton OF Bee Keepers. Addison A
Brimmer of Mapletown also attended
William Haswell has recently pur
chased the Sherwood property neal
his fathers OF Thos F. Howe. Mrs
David Rudd and family, who have oc
cupied the property the past year will
move April lst.
Fremont Reynolds who is at the
Samaritan hospital, Troy, is gaining
slowly in strength and the affection
he is troubled with is no worse, so
that with returning strength he may
recover. His brother, Harwin T.
Reynolds of Washington, Iowa who
has been with him several weeks re-
turned home about a week ago.
Messrs. Bowen and Wood of Hart
ford, Conn, having bought the hotel
property The Hoosick Inn of Mrs,
Florence r. Armstrong, took possess
ion Monday the 18th. They come
well recommended and will continue
to conduct the hosiery as first class
country hotel as it has been in the
past Improvements will be made to
the hotel building. We all welcome
our new landlords and their families.