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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-09-02

Slightly. Tell. Jan 1t the homIng in
stinctw he went on with a laugh.
"The desire once more to become part
and parcel Of ones native land. to be-
come factor. however small, In its
activities"
81 don't think yOu-will be-a small
factor" said the girl In low tone
She stole glance nj his face. He was
looking down. The silence heightened
He waited She seemed to find moth
ing else to say He. too did not speak
She found herself walking toward the
door,
''Goodby."
"Goodby" Tie spoke in low voice
Gas l told Captain Forsythe. you-you
need not feel concern about the story
ever coming OUT
Concern? What do You meanT'
"Your telegram to Captain Forsythe.
the fear that brought you to Lon
dom
''The-you thought thatT swiftly.
"What else?"
The Indignation In her eyes met the
surprise In his.
'"Thans you" she said thank you
for that estimate of mer'
Miss Wrayr' Contrition. doubt.
amazement. mingled in his tone.
"GOodby." she said coldly.
And suddenly. as one sees through
a rift in the clouds the clear light. be
understood.
You will 20 with me? Your
"Why, as for that
Fleece Of gold. Heaven Of blue eyes!
They were so near!
And II I did you who misinterpret
motives would think
"What?'
THAT l came here to-
II should like to think that"
"Well. l came" said the girl. ~ don't
know why. Unless the boy who was
taking down the signs had something
to do with It,"
"The"-
"He said to 60 straight up" she
laughed.
He laughed too: all the world seem.
ed laughing. He hardly knew what
he said. how she answered. only that
she was there. slender. beautiful as
the springtime full of flowers: that a
miracle had happened. was happen
ing. The notified blur In the sky had
become n spot of brightness: sunshine
filed the room: In a cage above a tiny
feathered creature began to chIrp.
"And Sir Charles? Lady Wray?" He
spoke quietly, but with wild pulsing
Of temples, exultant fierce throbbing
of heart. He held her from all the
world
"They" She was silent a moment.
then looked up with touch of her old
bright imperiousness MY uncle loves
me. has never denied me anything, and
he will not In this-that Is. II l tell
him
"What?"
Did her lips answer or was II only
In her willful. smiling eyes that he
read what he sought?
"Jocelynv'
Above the little bird. with a red spot
on its breast. bent Its beadlike eyes on
them. but neither saw. noticed. Be-
sides. 1t was only successor to the
bird that had once been hers. that had
flown like flashing jewel. from her
soul to his In that place. sea washed.
remote from the world
THE END.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-09-02

-.>4r tu1rlcsE Incn ne AIS"
"Nu. You YOU need feel no appre-
hcn>..u On that score" \ peculiar
expression cdmc iuto the others glance.
..You SEQ. his niece told him it was not
her secret: asked him to help her. TO
trust her Never WAS man more
peri lrNcd, hut Dr. kept the word he
gave hpr on leaving for London and
forhura TO question hcr. Even when
the, lrnt, '.... ucA London in that
fog
"Ycs. yes. | l;now"-
you? How
John Steele seemed not to hear. "She
saw you that night"
"Sle did alone in the garden Of
Rosemary Villa. Sir Charles behaved
eplcndidly. Al right, my dear Some
day you'll tell me. perhaps, he said to
Ter. Meanwhile I'll possess my soul
in PATIENCE So while he smoked In
the cab we talked it over"
"Well?" John Steele said shortly.
"And the upshot of ii all was"-
"She suggested my going to Lord
Ronsdale."
"To invoke his assistance, perhaps"
Steele once more laughed. "As an old
friend" Captain Forsythe started to
speak The other went on. well.
well keep his secret as long as he
keeps his compact"
But
81 promised What does 1t matter?
Sir Charles may be disappointed at not
being able to bring about But for
her sake-that is the main considera-
ton"
"And you, the question Of your inno-
cence-to herr" Forsythe looked at
him narrowly. smiled slightly to him
| self.
"Is-inconsequential! The main point
is-the Frisco Pet is dead. Gillett
won't speak. You won't. Lord Rons-
dale can't. Another to whom l am
about to tell the story will. am sure.
be equally silent"
| "Another?"
John Steele smiled. "Can you think
| Of no one to whom am bound to tell
| the truth, the whole truth? Who ex-
tended me his hand in friendship, in
vited me to his home? or course 1t
would be easier to go without speak
ing. 1t is rather difficult to own that
one has accepted a mans hospitality.
stepped beneath his roof and sat at his
board as-not to mince words-an i'm
postor. l could have delegated you
to tell him all. but that wouldn't do
1t is probably part Of the old. old
debt, but l must meet him face to face.
So / have sent for
A bell rang A servant opened the
door Of the library. Sir Charles Wray
walked in.
Below. In the cab. JOcelyn waited.
Her pale face expressed restlessness.
She held in her hand bit Of crumped
paper. 1t was John Steele's note to
Sir Charles asking him to call. stat
ing nothing beyond a mere perfume
tory request TO that end. giving no
reason for his wish to see him.
Can you drop in Mt my chambers
for few minutes?' John Steele had
written "A few minutes" The blue
eyes shone with Impotence lie was
leaving London. Captain Forsythe had
Informed her. and. she concluded. he
wanted to see her uncle before he left
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-09-02
NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY PROP
ERTY

NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY PROP
ERTY.
Notice is hereby giventhat the Board of
County Commissioners will meet on the
18th day of September, 1910, at the hour
of 10 o'clock A. NJ, at the rooms OF the
County Commissioners I'm the Court
House at Olympia, Washington. for the
purpose of hearing and determining the
ACCESSIBILITY of making sale of all the
County's interest in the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit: Lots ~ and
rs of Orchard Park Addition to the city of
Olympia, Washington: when and where
all parties Interested may appear and be
heard upon the prOpriety and advisable
ity of making such proposed sale.
C. B. MANN,
ii. A. RAYMOND,
j. A. VAN EATON.
Board of County Commissioners of Thurs
ton County, Washington.
First publication, Aug. 10. 1910. At.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25

enough to climb through.
But this is such a hodgepodge agel Cities keep
spreading out and up. Buildings poke their cornices
into the clouds and threaten break points off the stars
and most people can't afford dwell all by themselves
at least the poor folk can't
They live in layers thousands of families to the
square mile, and the floors of the teneents are
divided into separate outfits of rooms.
And as for chnneys, they don't make many real ones
any ue, of them small that the little
New Year has all that he can do to squeeze through
Soyou imagine how easyt is for dim eyed old Santa
Claus to lose track of a boy girl or SO.
Of course he found you. You're rich enough to afford
BIG chimney but here and there throughout the pitt
able crowded lanes of poverty, there's many empty
stocking this morning and many empty heart and many
woman with empty purse is trying to explain how
Santa Claus got lost the way. Did you try to
explain half starved baby why the fairy tale didn't
come true? The hydrostatic paradox IS much simpler
But, for that matter the hydrostatc paradox much
simpler than the problem of existence.
Working and without work did see
life through the roehaze, and in this year of Our Lord
1910, with and bread and and clothes costly
wartime, pennies have been especially hard to hold
You can't understand how anyone could possibly
have trouble in setting aside the price of China headed
doll ten-cent horn, pound of candy and orange
But if you and would like have such
strange thing explained you there any number
OF well posted charWOen and Seastesses at home to-day
who quite competent post you. They devot-
ing considerable thought the subject just about
And if they wanted think of other things (such
to-nights at the opera whether blue panne
velvet will make charming reception gown than
lavender messalne), little pnched faces with aching eyes
keep recalling the subject And it wouldn't be nearly
such engrossing theme for reflection Memory
whispering gently down the aisles of Yesterday remind
ing of grlhood of homes far away ges and dales and
hamlets, of Christmas mornings in the Once Ago.
Hunger biting at their souls and hunger IS gnaWng
somewhere else too They starving IN more ways
than one
Why, YOU Just can't imagine how many mistakes Santa
Claus has made how many times he lost himself And now
he gone back home and has checked his lists and found all
the And he's cang-calling you calling your
heart asking for the love of God out in his stead
and find the empty stockings and fill them in His Name.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
BY HERBERT KAUFMAN

~ us ohip OF Dreams when the last little nuddied
5 | IopPea on the floor and the last little tousled
mead had been lifted for mothers kiss he was lost
ferhas YOU heard his reindeer rambling on vo,r roof.
maybe You caught the tne of their ancient bells a he
grove about IN ndecsion. His ewes must have failed
MIN lie growing old. IS Santa Claus. Whv he's nigh
on TO TWO thousand years of age For nineteen centuries he
mas come from his castle the NorhIand to bring io and
nope and m1rth and kindness TO the heart of the world
90 II only natural that he should be bit feeble and
absent minded If you had labored as long and as
Il you ad spent millions and millions of hours contriv-
ing Jiga1nacTacks and wlirliaggs, devising racket
TalSerS, building trains and wagons carving Noahs
afks ana guns designing dolls and unpingiacls-wtv
YOU be likely to overlook an occasional DUTY too
1t mighty hard task to keep pace with everything
everywhere TO watch over all the children of all the
lands, cardlndex their yearnngs read through their mail
III lelr orders boss SIX thousand factories full of elves
and pixies and gnofnes, and make some mistakes
The Job Is enough to PROSTATE vigorous youth of
sixty or seventy, much less doddering graybeard of
nineteen hundred and ten
chances are you're mere railroad president, bloated
WITH Importance because you handle thousand miles of
traffic Or YOU may be nothing more than a
merchant prince, with dinky little twenty-story
building, actually believing that YOU are b1rCler1ed
with responsibility because you must select a
few million dollars worth of merchandise month.
But, II you want your real measure, contrast
}, yourself with this rosy checked old gentleman
Who produces the Christmas wares of uni
- verse. and not only keeps in touch with his
at1 trade, but keeps up date besides.
e What IS a railroad, after all? A paItry
~ specially which simply requires you to com
sA prehend a single branch of activitvl
IN He must Ininutey investigate all the in
IN Ventlons OF every twelve months. He must
duplicate the latest airslip and automobile, he
4SA must be IN rapport with the seasons snlartest
N creations II gowns and millinery, and garb Mad
~ enoSelle Bisque in the correct mode, from her
thumb sized nutf to her ntinitesirnal toque.
Why the range Of his research alone IS appall-
ing, Its wonder that he can carry
b little OF it in his mind. It's . marvel
i : :: :: s: 4: :: 5: i: Is: i:
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
The LOST SANTA CLAUS

IAST night at the Hour of the
. Thousand Stars, when the
Sand Man went sailing bv
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25

nearly so big. Every family in
those days could afford a home all
to itself, and chimneys were big
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25

ing Il a wonder that he can carry
d little Of it IN his mind. Its q marvel
that he ever does finish his labor
He found his work much easier when
you were boy. There weren't nearly
SO many houses then, and they weren't
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-03
Won the Frisco Scholarship.

Marvin Dubach, son of our good
German friend Richard Dubach, of
the country east of the river, depart
ed for Columbia to take a ten weeks
course in agriculture at the Missouri
State University.
Marvin was recently awarded the
above scholarship, together with
enough money to pay all other neces-
sary expenses while at school, by the
Frisco Ry. Co., for producing the best
ten ears of corn in Bates county ex-
hibited at the Frisco Corn Show held
some time since. The young man
was very proud of his prize, as was
also his dad, and his many friends in
southern Bates county. Review.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-03
Duck Coats $3.50 Black Arnold.

Misses Clara Hill and Virginia
Hampton have returned from visit
with friends in Kansas City.
Homer Cameron, who is attending
a barbering school in Kansas City,
spent Sunday in this city visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cameron.
Why don'tyou buy your next order
of fresh or cured meats from Hulse &
Swartz in Sherman's old stand?
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Cannady de-
lightfully entertained a number OF
their friends at a Halloween party at
their home on Mechanic street.
Winter caps SOC Black-Arnold.
The Carthage District of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society of
the M. E. Church will meet at the
Ohio Street M. E. Church Tuesday
afternoon at l:30 o'clock. Speakers
from a distance will be present. All
Christian workers invited.
Herbert Dalton is suffering pain
full scalp wound as a result of a fall
from the hay loft of the barn of his
father, F. F. Dalton, 3 IL miles
northeast of this city. The young
man was found unconscious by men,
bers of his family, and was brought
to town for medical attention.
Rain Coats $40. Black & Arnold.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Morrison OF
Washington and Grandma Fisher OF
Rockville, who have been here for
several days past, the guests of Thos.
Asbury and family of the East End
departed at noon for Rockville. The
former lady is sister of Mrs, AS.
bury and the latter named lady his
mother. Review.
Alva Huston, who at one time lived
with his family near Merwin, killed
his wife one day last week at Their
home in Sheffield by kicking her in
the stomach. We were unable to gel
the particulars and understand Illus.
ten, who left the house as soon as he
had injured his wife seriously, has
not yet been captured. He was con.
sidered rather a tough customer
when he lived in this section. -Mer'
win Clipper.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-03
Cemetery Association Entertain
ment a Success.

The Vaudeville, presented under
the auspices and for the benefit of
the Ladies' Cemetery Association,
in this city Thursday night was a
complete success, both in the manner
in which each part was handled and
financially as well.
The entertainment was given under
the direction of Miss Fannie Catron.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-03

Don't forget the date, next Tues
day.
Mrs Thos. M. Orr spent Sunday in
Rich Hill.
Oyeralls, Jumpers Black-Arnold.
Mrs. Phillip Pry has returned from
a visit to Rich Hill.
Wool Sweaters Black & Arnold
A. D. Brixner and family are visit
ing in Kansas City.
Stetson, Lion Hats Black-Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Walls of Adrian
visited in Butler Wednesday.
Cotton Gloves Black-Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Frazee are Wis
ting at the home of Dan Cresap at
Rich Hill.
'High Art" suits Black-Arnold.
Miss Mabel Bailey of Foster visited
and the home of Mrs. A. H. Culver
Sunday.
Douglas" shoes Black & Arnold.
Miss Myrtle McCann has returned to
Worland after visit with the family
&c n w Dickarcou
Boys Overcoats Black-Arnold.
Mrs. V. G. Harbaugh, of Wichita,
Kansas, is visiting the family of Mrs.
M. v. Nix of this city.
Corduroy Pants Black & Arnold.
Mrs. D. T. McGaughey has re-
turned from visit with the family OF
her son, Ed in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Seelinger of
Grainfield, Kansas, are visiting rela-
tives and friends in this city.
New umbrellas $1.OO, $l.25 and
observation-disclosures.
H. w. Jenkins, of Adrian, Mo-,
was business visitor to the county
seat Wednesday and made us a pleas
ant call.
New wool and silk scarfs. Walk
er-McKibbens.
A horse belonging to Rev. Snyder
of near Papinville was bitten by a
mad dog and died of hydrophobia
Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Penticuff have
returned to Kansas City after a visit
at the home of w. H. Plunkett OF
east of this city.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-03
Trunks, suit cases Black-Arnold.


Mrs. Homer Humphrey of Rich
Hill came in Saturday for visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Barr.
Boys caps, shoes Black-Arnold,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Clinkenbeard,
of Windsor, Mo-, are visiting at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Chas.
H. Burgess.
High CUT Boots Black-Arnold.
Mrs. George Dudley was called to
Kansas City Tuesday on account OF
the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. Sarah Walls.
Topsy hosiery l0c up.-Walker-
McKibbens.
Miss Rowena Tucker left Sunday
for her home in Springfield after a
visit at the home of Miss Florence
Willard.
Knit understands SOC to $l.50.-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs. R. K. Goodwin and children
have returned to their home near
Urich after visit here with the fam
lily of Levi Convey.
Warm Underwear Black G. Arnold.
DR.. j. M. Carter will preach at the
Ohio Street M. E. Church Sunday
morning. Subject: "She Hath Done
What She Could"
Wool suits $40. Black-Arno Id.
The Senior class was entertained
at a Halloween party by the Junior
class at the country home of c. L.
Pharis south of this city.
Keep us busy Black & Arnold.
|
Fred Boehm came in Tuesday from
Parsons, Kansas, and after making
The Times most pleasant call drove
out to his farm southeast Of the city,
where he expects to spend two weeks
visiting his family.
keep coming in" Black-Arnold.
George Dudley, the stockman, was
painfully, though not seriously, in.
/ jured Thursday evening, when he
was kicked on the right leg by a
horse. The limb was badly bruised,
but no bones were broken.
"Blue serge" suits Black-Arnold.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-03
Miss CrOwell Entertains.

Miss Gertrude Crowell delightfully."-
entertained a number of her many
young lady friends at a Hallowe. en-
party at her home Monday evening in
honor of her friend, Miss Hulda
Thorn of Boston. The interior of the
Crowell home was beautifully and
artistically decorated, the scheme
carrying out the Halloween spirit.
Dainty refreshments were served.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-03
Matinee at Electric.

The Electric theater, Opera House
block, have arranged to give Satur-
day afternoon matineeS from 2:3O to
5. This is done for the benefit of
ladies and children and for those who
are unable to attend the night shows.
A fine program of pictures has been
arranged for this Saturday and the
price of admission is 5 cents to every
one.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-03
Oyster Supper.

An oyster supper will be held at
Redmond School House in Summit
township Friday night, November
4th. The proceeds to 90 to the bene-
fit Of the school library.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-03
Democratic Speaking Dates.

Democratic Speaking Dates.
Thursday, Nov. 3.
7:3Op. m, Spruce, Hon. Jno. Bald
win, c. W. Ray and w. b. Dawson.
Friday. Nov. 4.
7:30p. m, Foster, W. B. Dawson
and c. j. Henry.
Saturday, Nov. 5.
7:30 p. m, Adrian, w. O. jackson,
c. w. Ray and D. c. ChaStain.
Monday. Nov. :.
7:30 p. m, Hume, Carl j. Henry.
The county candidates will attend
these meetings and will be glad to
meet their friends and voters gener-
ally. The ladies' are invited to attend
all our meetings, as they are pecu-
liarly interested in the present abnor-
mally high prices of living and the
iliquitieS of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill.
The new Baptist church at Pleasant
Gap will be dedicated Sunday, No
vember 6. Rev. Gwinn of this city
will preach the dedicatory sermon.
To find out just what sort of pro
gressive" Mr.. Roosevelt is, Senators
Cummins and Aldrich should visit
Oyster Bay and interview the flour
flusher at the same time, and they
should have a shorthand man and
notary public along with them.
The Democrat who fails to vote this
year, and who fails to see that every
other Democrat votes, will regret il
to the end of his days. There was
nevera more important election held
in the United States than this one.
The outcome is of far reaching signi-
ficance to every citizen of the nation.
Are we to be forever enslaved and to
be the hewers of wood and drawers
of water, for the trusts and the favor
ed manufacturers of the east? A de-
feat of the Democratic ticket means
higher prices, harder times and the
triumph of the plundering interests
and bloated plutocratS. Vote early,
and spend the balance of the day in
getting out your friends. Don't for
get the aged and iniirm-the lame
and the blind. They too are interest
! ed, and will appreciate your assist.
ance in getting them to the polls.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-03
Hills Cash Store Piano Contest.

Standing of those who have enlist
ed in the Piano Contest at Hills Cash
Store are as follows:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-03

rise from a Scrub" auctioneer to
that of one of the very best in the
state and while it is probably neces-
sary for him to move to larger place
to better handle the large business he
has built up by his up-to-date meth
DDS, still we regret very much to lose
him and his good wife. May the sue
cess which he has deservedly gained,
continue with him, is the wish of the
good citizenship of Amoret.-Post.
The debate between Rev. F. H.
DeVol and Hon. Jas. A. Suddath at
the club room is reported as more of
a mirthful than serious affair by
those who attended. Mr.. Suddath
opened with some strong points on
the tariff, DeVol following with Re-
publican claims of prosperity and
high price" In the wind-up consid-
cradle iollity was engaged in, and if
not all the audience enjoyed il, at
least the Democratic and independent
portion did. Republicans claim De-
Vol made a good speech. Demo
Gratis claim Suddath skinned him. "
So there you are. The writer did
not witness the fun.-Review.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-10-20
SUMMER AND FALL
Top-Drcssing and seeding Down.

Many farmers are finding II 10
their advantage TO seed down dur
Ing the summer and fall, claiming
that by so doing they are apt to
get a much better catch than the,
do when they follow the usual prae-
tice aud seed down in the spring
The same IL true regarding top
dressing grass land Some OF the
most progressive farmers put on
top-dressing Immediately after hay
ing. with perhaps small applica
tion of nitrate Of soda the follow
ing spring.
II you viii send your name and
p. o. address TO Carroll ). Page,
Hyde Park. Vt, he Will send you
free, several formulas for mixing
fertilizers especially adapted TO top
dressing and fall seeding, together
with prices OF ingredients, full direc'
tions for mixing. etc. These for
mulas have been approved by the
Vermont Experiment station aud
will be found thoroughly reliable, IA