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of it. anvhow?" he added fiercelv, turning and
looking Bradley squarely in the eye. There amt
anv money in it. | ain found any mlionaires in
the business What is there. then. Independence?
but when it comes down to cases We ain independent
at all
To begin with, we've got your stomach bossin We
around all the time ordern We to go out and forage
for food rain shine Col dern ye. it says. What
blazes do We think YOU doln slttn around here
in the woods all day long dreamn of beefsteak and
mashed potaters? Ie can't stuff with dream
food it SAYS. So Just YOU get up Your hind legs
and hustle. If We amt back here inside o two hours
with ham sandwich and couple Q fresh eggs for
breakfast, / II give We such pain under your
weskit yell be yellin for ambylance!' That's
what Your boss old Mr.. Stomach, says to We three
times dav, and that there freedom been braggin'
yourself about all night We lay off your back
countn the stars up in the sky, begins to look like
two cents on the dollar
Then when you're walkin along the road, whs-
nice be independent and ivin the life of elegant
leisure all OF sudden to turn IN the road,
and We half dozen and BOYS
a-workin in the fields, the sweat runnn down off
their foreheads, toilin and gruntn and carryn all
the outward and visible signs of slavery in plain
sight, and the 1dee sweeps over We that when night
they go to bed satisfied because they know
that they We been dom sOnethln for somebody else;
and that freedom of yours which only that
when We do work it only for yourself and that We
never did the first thing for anybody else on this
little ball O grass and water, tastes kind O in
Your mouth and if We swaer it at all, it sets
Your heart like plate O cold wafes, chillin your
whole system, and maxim We envlous of every COM
mon, ordinary little gray Jackass We see htched up
a doin' somethin that's worth while
| guess our kind ain much good in the world,
sighed Bradley.
Much amt the word retorted the other I'VE
ain any good in the world. not to ourselves!
been in the perfesh for gon ten years. and until
pulled that rubber ball out o the fountain for little
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asked Bradley an idea coming into his mind
Don't know as | said, replied the other But
there's reason why shouldn't amt ashamed
OF it. Them used to know called me Jim
Cooper; but Lord us, its been years since any
body has cared whether had name not
WELL. say, Cooper said Bradley, drawing up
W little closer to his acquaintance. II been
thnkin about what lust said about the weak
point this life of ours ben that We don't do
nothin for nobody and its the btherin truth. It's
that that makes trampln rotten unsatstact ry line
o business, and maybe you II gimme a chance to put
little spice into mine by ettin me do sonethin for
YOU. What do We saw
Cooper turned and gazed steadily into Bradleys
eyes for moment mstrusting that he had heard
Alright. Well, | don'no " he replied with a short
laugh. Il don't scarcely know what to say. I'm
win enough to oblige ye but what is it We think We
can do for me?'
I've got fourteen dollars put by said Bradley,
and was thinkin maybe if it would help YOU to
get back home to Your folks We wouldn't mind-er-
we'll just borrown it till We felt could pay back
don't need the money just now, and | amt likely
to for sometime =
Do YOU mean it," demanded Cooper a strange
light coming into his eyes.
Never meant anything more said Bradley. II
ain t got it with me; but | get it. and it would
make me happy to feel that for once had been
good in the world to somebody else. l-l-well
don't like to think of feller bein a tramp for the
want of few dollars to get back to good home
with
It'll bear some thinkin over, old pal" said
Cooper after pause. It's mighty good OF We; but
can't help thnkin' maybe We might be sorry ye gave
me the money to-norrer. I'm hobo, all right; but
| amt second story man breakin into another
feers sympathies with hard luck tale just to sneak
his wad, specially if the other fellers behaved like
pal
But I'd like to do it, persisted Bradley.
II guess that S right, too said Cooper; but then
Continued page IS
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'thout Nav a-hollerin' not to step the Turkeys.
But the worstest time when Sisteh Sarah
Dangerfelds died an all went to the
buryin'. We es wropped them Turkeys up an
took em wifi in the oxcart an tied the ole turkey
wifi string on her laig Ssteh Sarahs fence. That
the biggest funra round yere The
preachah thah, an they fried chicken an
cake an evrything an we's jes' settin' down to
dinner-when they was a crack of thundeh, an
Mistah Washn says wes gwine to have right smart
StaWm.
les then Nav she looks out n the window to if
, the rain a-comin', an sees she's skyart. Laws,
Lucy Ellen!' Nav says. if thah amt that ole
turkey hen an all them lii Turkeys in that field
maxim tracks for home You jes git them Sunday
coes off an ketch them tukkevs!"
Evening star., 1909-07-18
LUCY ELLEN MONOLOGUES =

MON, amt got all ma wuk done, jes count
~ of that ole turkey hen cert'ny wants to git
Dustin right out the trees, Turkeys is the aggra-
vatin est fowls they is They amt got sense; but
they knows when it time for them to git out huntin
nestes They amt lax hens is Turkeys goes off
furs they kin FUN home an yo' has to watch EN-
an git they aigs fore some other varnint does
l see that turkey hen a-walkin out to the marsh
this maWnin when / Sc brngin yo' breakfast
to yo' on the Poch an she was a-pickin III bite
veren thah lax she wasn't doin' nothn pe'tc'lar,
an jes' lookin round lax yo does when yo's seein'
if Sam done his wu'k an p'etendin you amt lookin'
at him That ole turkey hen gwne long jes'
that way. But see her lookin' out'n one cawnder
her eye to see if anybodys follern her. She didn't
nothn but that ole Lady Bezant race hoss wifi
her LETT hine foot turned IN whah she done hurt it
runnin' too fast.
Ole Lady Bezant she turns up her at common
folks She don't pay tention to nobody. So |
keeps a-hunchn longsides her to what ole Miss
Turkey Hen thinks she's gwine to do Well the
ole hoss stops eat an the turkey hen stops eat;
SO Jes lays down fiat the grass ole turkey hen
won't ketch me watchn her, an sees her over by
the icehouse wifi the a-comin up the river
lax it does in the middle of the mawnin's.
An, shore S yo's bawn, didn t 60 to sleep,-non n
deed d'm,-l never even shet ma eyes; but Jes quick
that that gives jump, an the shadders
a-p'intin' to evenin an that turkey hen amt got
lii sip of watch, an talkn to that ole gobbler!
Nom, it's jes' LAX l'se tellin' yo'. couldn't git
no wuk done, case they wasn't no time. That sun
es gives one jump fun mawnin to evenn. That
cert ny was cur us way for that sun to act
THAT trlin' ole turkey henl She CANT raise no
Turkeys, noway! We didn't have tukkevs
last year, count of that ole hen. Junius an Ocobah
an Paw all set round watchin' her ev'ry mawnin'
whah she's ayin her aigs, ca Sc they knowed if
she done stole her nest an didn't hatch out TUX
keys. they'd be hard time gittn Thanksgivin'
dinner; they roosts SO high in the trees round yere,
an Paws got a ms'ry in hes back We never did
find no nest; but after awhiles that ole hen comes
walkn in wifi fourteen lii Turkeys. Nav said she
never had no sech luck in all her bawn days an she
knowed the Lawd was helpn us, case if Paw tried
to climb of them trees he'd be shore to fall an
brek his laig Std of his neck
Well, them Turkeys sight of trouble Nav
she kept 'em in the house till they grown; an
Paw said he couldn't put foot fore the yother
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ON RAISIN' TURKEYS

An she was unbuttonin' ma dress in the back an
pullin it off over had, an asquallin loud
Wanter go out in that stawm, l reckon didn't
wanter go out in that stawm-wif that chicken set
tin on the table smeln lax it was jes' ready to be
ct, l was reel hongry. An | wants to that
buryin; l amt no buryin'. But Nav She
says to shet right up an stop whisperin to June an
Octobah-an l knows Nav! es pulls ma petit
coat over ma haid an starts out a-bawlin.
The rain jes' pourin down an them Turkeys
was atrailn long in the grass wifi they haids up in
the air, peep peep, peepn, an .,u runnln 1n y eyry
hen calm 'em thoo the worstes' of the mud puddles.
My, oh, my! sech time as | had ketchin' them
triflin things, a-shakin in they skins, ca Sc they
hen long by the string, till got them back to the
house! An then wropped EN- up in ma pettcoat
an put them lii Turkeys in the oven
Cose the dinner all ct up an the folks all
done gone to the buryin' 'thout waitin' for mel
Well, thinks I'll look round an see if June an
Octobah done what tole EN- to. If they didn't, |
ketched EN-! l hunts round till finds that
bunnet done give 'em fore | starts out, an clar
to goodness that sunbunnet jes full of fried
chicken an cake an ev'rything! They's right good
chlun to mind
Yas'm, June he runs out n the do, hollerin lax
he's killed an co'se vrybody Jumps up to see what's
gotshe piles all she kin git holt of nteh that
bunnet an then she screeches out:
Nav oh Nav, the houn' dogs done got the
An they all comes a-runnn back tal1in' an
hoerin' an not KNOWN what is the matter, an
evrything a-gittin cole an when they does git set
down, they amt huff chicken to go round. Mistah
Wash'n was SO mad he couldn't preach much an
Nav said she reckoned they wasn't nobody enjoyed
that buryin much, less n it was Sisteh Sarah's maw
what died
'ROUT them III tukkeys' Well, gifts to eatin' ma
dinner an thinkin' bout that funeral summon,
an ookin round Sisteh Sarahs house, an | done
forgits all bout them Ill Turkeys in the oven Yas'm
| reckon the stove was right hot an when Nav gifts
back evry them Ill Turkeys dad. 1t
shorey pity. But that ole turkey hen CANT
raise Turkeys!
Yes n deed'm, we had turkey for Thanksgivin
Deed / did know whah that turkey come
fun | reckon the Lawd jes' sent it.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29
Art Comes Aiah.

A woman standing on the Hamburg
American lines pier In Hoboken, NJ.
j., with four trunkfuls of French
gowns. told q reporter q story about
the late NJ. Paquin.
"A New York lady she said. eonoe
yentured to demonstrate with Paquin
because he had charged her s700 for
a ball dress
The material, she said, could be
bought for 500. and surely the work
would be well paid with $50 more,
.tMadam, said Paquin, with his
grandest air, Ego to your American
painter, Sargent, In HIS little Tite
street studio, and say to him: Here
is a yard OF canyas. value SO cents;
and here are colors, value one dollar
Paint me a picture with these colors
on this canvas, and / Will pay YOU
s1.76s What VIII the painter say7
He viii say; Madam, thoDe sFb 10
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29
Great Writer'S Ruse to Escape Re
porter Who Wanted Interview.

Mr.. Algernon Charles .Swinburne.
whose latest work. THE Age Of
Shakespeare, has Just been published.
has great dislike to being inter
viewed. and he will go to almost any
length to avoid being cornered by a re-
porter. Some time ago, however. an
enterprising journalist determined TO
obtain some copy from him at all
costs, and waited on Wimbledon COM
mon at spot where he knew the poet
would pass on his daily walk. Pres:
emily Mr.. SwinburDe made his appear
ance, and the exultant scribe APP
preached him in his most persuasive
manner. For a>moment Mr.. Swinburne
was too dismayed to answer. and, feel
ing that at his age flight was impos-
sible, he was nonplused how to act.
Suddenly an idea occurred to him, and
he said: MY friend, see by your
lips that you are talking, but as / am
Stene deaf, cannot hear what yon
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

by myself, no, not for fifty pounds!"
Who'll come down to- the bar2.
said Malcolm. looking round.
you can go II you like" said one
of the others, with faint laugh;
well wait here for you"
did you see it, sir?" whispered
George.
Don't know" said Malcolm, short.
ly. Il fanciedI saw something, but it
might have been fancy. I'm in the
mood to see anything just now. How
are you feeling now, sir?H
"oh. I-feel bit better now" said
Hirst, somewhat brusquely, as all
eyes were turned upon him. Il dare
say you think I'm easily scared, but
You didn't see it,
mot at ALL said Malcolm. smiling
family despite himself
.I'm going 10 bed" said Hirst, motto
ing the smile and resenting 1t. "Will
you share my room with me, Somerg?"
Il will with pleasure said his
friend, provided you don't mind sleep
ing with the gas on all night"
He rose from his seat. and bidding
the company friendly goodnight,
left the room with his crest-fallen
friend. The others saw them TO the
foot OF the stairs, and having heard
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NOV, what's the matterY'' asked

eNow, what's the matterg' asked
Malcolm,
I've seen IT, said Hirst, with :
hystericsl sob. 20 Lord, I'll never
play the fool again. never!r
Seen what?c said the others.
HINT the ghost anything! y
said Hirst wildly.
Rotl,' said Malcolm, uneasily.
II was coming down the stairs.
said Hirst, Just capering down-as
4 thought-it ought to do. II felt q
tap, 81
He broke or suddenly and peered
nervously through the open door into
the passage.
Il thought | saw It again. he
whispered. 'Loek-at the foot OF
the stairs. Can you see anything?'.
: No. there's nothing there said
Malcolm, whose own voice shook q
little. go on, You felt tap on
your shoulder''
~ turned round and saw tia little
wicked head and white dead face.
Pah!s 5ssS
That's what | saw in the bar,s
said George, 'orrid 1t was--deviI
ish!s
Hirst shuddered, and still retaining
his nervous grip OF Malcolm's sleeve,
dropped into chair.
"Well, It's a most unaccountable
thing" said the dumbfounded Nal.
c,iuf f,rytpp rniInd ff fho nfhnro oTt,o
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29
Fight Against 4TreatIne HabIt.s

The Anti.Treat league is gaining
many new members. says Theodore
Sutro in a letter to man who IN:
quired as to the objects OF the or
ganization. Besides being step
toward intemperance, he says, -'the
foolish custom cannot be indulged IN
by men In moderate circumstances
without entsiling an unnecessary ax-
pense. We are opposed also to the
American barroom, where people
stand up In droyes and gulp down
strong liquors In lightning haste and
in indefinite quantities The aasocia.
tion is working toward the introdue.
tion OF the barless barroom. where
guests win be served at little tables.
There people may SIT down quietly
and sip their drislks as one would tea
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

1t wanted few nights to Christmas,
festival for which the small market
town of dorchester was making ex-
tensive preparations. The narrow
streets which had been thronged with
people were now almost deserted; the
cheap-jack from London, with the
remnant of breath left him after his
evenings exertions, was making fee.
Bile attempts to blow out his naphtha
lamp, and the last shops open were
rapidly closing for the night
In the comfortable coffee-room of
the old Boar's Head, half dozen
guests, principally commercial travel
ers, sat talking by the light Of the
fire. The talk had drifted from trade
to politics and politics to religion,
and so by easy stages to the super
natural Three ghost stories, never
known to fail before, had fallen fiat;
there was too much noise outside,
too much light within The fourth
story was told by an old hand with
more success; the streets were quiet,
and he had turned the gas out In the
flickering light of the fire, as 1t shone
on the glasses and danced with shad.
ows on the walls, the story proved so
enthralling that George, the waiter,
whose presence had been forgotten,
created a very disagreeable sensation
by suddenly starting up from dark
corner and gliding silently from the
room. That's what / call good
story" said one of the men, slipping
his hot whisky. "Of course it's an
old idea that spirits like to get into
the company of human beings A man
told me once that he travelled down
the Great Western with ghost and
hadn't the slightest suspicion of 1t
until the inspector came for tickets.
My friend said the way that ghost
tried to keep up appearances by feel
ing for it in all it's pockets and. look
ing on the floor was quite touching.
Ultimately 1t gave it up and with a
faint groan vanished through the ven
.ilator."
"Thatll do, Hirst," said another
man.
ITS not subject for jesting," said
little old gentleman who had been
nm attentive listener. I've never seen
an apparition myself. but know pee.
pie who have, and consider that
they form a very interesting link be.
tween us and the after-life. There's
a ghost story connected with this
house, you know"
Never heard of it," said another
speaker, "and I've been here some
years now"
"It dates back long time now
said the old gentleman. You've heard
about Jerry Bundler, George?"
"And VINO Ia this BundIer?" In
quifed a voice.
"a London thief. pickpocket, high.
wayman-anything he could turn his
dishonest hand to-" replied the old
gentleman; 'and he was run to earth
in this house one Christmas week
some 80 years ago. He took his last
supper in this very room, and after
he had gone to bed couple of Bow
street runners, who had followed him
from London but lost the scent bit,
went upstairs with the landlord and
tried the door. 1t was stout oak, and
fast. SO one went into the yard, and
by means of short ladder got onto
the window-sill, while the other stayed
outside the door Those below in the
yard saw the man crouching on the
sill, and then there was sudden
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

1t did not seem very gallant in con-
gress to accept from two women the
gift of an island for military purposes
and to accept 1t in such way that it
did not have to give the formal
thanks" to the donors which would
have allowed them the privilege Of the
floor But congress probably reasoned
that the precedent of two women on
the floor would prove equal to all the
male contingent, and sacrificed gal.
lantry TO the instinct Of self-preserYa,
hoD.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

The report from Oakland, CAL, that
a young woman of that city is facing
invalidism for life because of blood.
poisoning contracted from careless
handling of carbon paper for mani
folding should be warning to type
writer's in general. The coloring mat.
ter used in carbon paper is said to be
dangerous when it gets into the throat
or eyes.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

London newspapers, it seems, charge
something like a dollar line for pub
fishing notices Of society events. Yet
It is the fashionables who are called
"the smart set"-not the publishers
who get their money.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

Castro was quoted the other day as
saying he would return to Venezuela.
live there as private citizen and be
good. But Venezuela, through. Presl.
dent Gomez, has forbidden the return
to that country of Castro and his fam.
lily. This will probably go" and
Castro will stay where he is or some
where else outside of his native land.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

To hear that steel bar may be
stretched almost one-third of Its length
before breaking may not be news to
the engineers, but 1t is contrary to
popular estimates o: elastic sub.
stances. Such is the report OF test
of the tensile strength of a piece Of
bridge material made recently.
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Swinburne Hard to Corner

say. will, therefore, wish you good
morning" The little ruse was en-.
tirely successful. and with a dIsap.
pointed look the crestfallen interview
er departed TO think out another ar.
ticle.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

Charges are made by his country
men that Munji Bey, the Turkish con-
sui at New York, has been guilty of
grating on them by means of his Of
fetal position. II the charges are true
we should like to know If he imported
that vice from Turkey or absorbed It
after he came across the ocean.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

The new remedy, "radio-thor," is ex-
pected to cure old age. This is the
finishing blow to the Osler theory and
realizes Ponce de Icons dream of per-
petual youth. Modern science is the
real miracle-maker.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29
liluh BuiIdIrqs Healthy.

Europeans are beginning tosrealize
the hygienie value OF high buildings,
with elevators which iift people into
the dustfree. suniit higher regions,
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

or coffee. each man paying for what he
consumes. regardless OF the thirst Of
the man who may sit at ths--same
table with him. Not many men would
become Intoxicated in barrooms Of
that kind
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terms for an artist say more, I.
say, II you think my terms too high
pay me nothing and keep the robe.
Art does not descend to the llttieness
OF haggling,' =
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

American sailors feel that 1t is up
to them to protect this country to
their last drop of blood since Helen
Gould lives here.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

And now a college professor de-
scribes Roosevelt as a Combination
Of st. Paul and st. Vitus" Mime
apolis will resent this.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

The smallest baby on record has
been named after Mr.. Taft. Why on
earth didn't they think of Bonaparte?
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

Collarless coats are threatened, and
we trust the summer will see the
restoration of cuff-less trousers.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

The 0-dollar-an-ounce dog OF Nine.
Tetrazinni is dead The singer had
named it Salome. Perhaps it thought
1t had better die.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

If you care to make little money
get an option on a race course for fly
Ing machines Air grants are still to
be had for the mere taking.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

Virginia man sees moving picture
murder scene and goes out and kills
somebody. Woman sees moving pic
lures of Collinwood fire and goes
crazy. They do move.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

Your opinions are like a good many
other things you possess OF no valna
TO anyone but the owner. Atrhison
Globe
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

Hi, n Maxim is doing everything
possible with his smokeless and noise
less firearms to save the feelings Of
the man who handles the weapon.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

IL Castro sheds tears over his ex-
clusion from Venezuela 1t is a sign
that reports exaggerated the size Of
the treasure chest with which he de-
parted
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

English is to be taught In the Gaute-
mala schools. There is nation that
can see the hand of destiny without
waiting to feel it applied.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

A golf cabinet should be more efrec-
tive than tennic cabinet In that one
game permits far more conversation
than the other
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

Having caught one of the rippers
the Berlin police might inflict his suit
able punishment with his own knife.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

On rare occasions the czar Of Rus
sia is compelled to muster up cour-
age enough to go downtown. He is a
great potentate.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

Chicago man who was married by
30 women is in Jail and safe at last.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

The Berlin police will now have q
ripping time with certain prisoner.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-04-29

London's suffragettes are having as
much excitement as If circumstances
permitted them to participate in elec-
tion riots.
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JASPER. ......... ...... MISSOURI