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The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-11-18

A happy home is the brightest lpot
va earth that the eye OF God .ooa
down upon. Love ana peace in his
home sends sunshine aro1ui the man
VINE ever he goes, disorder AID trou.
bic there is misery eyerywneta. There
are few worries OF lie which nau
cannot now and then sHakc on, but
" no can shake himself free irnm tAe
skeleton IN the closet. from the wory
OF the household, brsicr on lie
heart a day will tell hyN many a
man carried that with him without
wincing down to the pave. When
husband and wife arc helpmata to
each other in the best sense. when
order and love and goodness prevail
in the house then the man who mas
a hard battle in life to fight can leave
his struggles behind him WHOM he
enters there. with all our faults le
are the most home loving OF people
and that is the reason why We are
the greatest of people. Whatever
helps home lie is a national bless
ing whatever hurts home life is a
national curse, and the greatest curse
that can touch these blessings Ia
what would tamper with the peace
and blessedness OF our homes. Elk
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
FACETIOUS OWNER HAS
ROAD RULES FOR AUTOS

violation will be $40 for every mile an
offender is caught going in excess of it
3. Bridge whist rules of courtesy will
prevail among the chauffeurs.
4. On approaching a corner where hs
cannot command a view of the road ahead,
the automob.ltst must stop not less than
100 yards from the turn, the m~echanician
must be sent ahead to loot his horn, ring
the bell, fire a revolver, halloo, and send
up three bombs at intervals of five min
utes.
s. Automobiles must again be season.
painted-that Is, so they will merge
with the pastoral ensemble and not be
They must be green in the
spring. golden in summer, red in autumn
and whlte'in winter.
s. Automobiles running on the country
roads at night must send up a red rocket
to clear. They may then proceed,
carefully blowing their horns and shoot
ing Roman candles.
Z. In all cases where the roads are dusty
the chauffeur will slow down to one mile
an hour, sit on the radiator and lay the
the car Is air cooled he assumes all risks
of being burned,
s. All members of the society will give
Sunday to chasing automobiles, shout
Ing and shooting at them, making arrests,
and otherwise ~discouraging country tour
ing on that day.
o. In case a horse will not pass an auto
mobile, Notwithstanding the tarpaulin,
the automob4list will take the machine
apart as rapidly as possible n conceal
the parts in the grass.
1O. In case an automobile approaches q
he Will slow down to one mile an hour,
and the chauffeur will lay the dust in
front of the house with a hand sprinkler,
worked over the dashboard.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
Home Furnishings, Happy Children

Barbara Boyd, in the Sioux City Tribune.
A writer in the Outlook says: THE
refined tastes and Joyous dispositions
Of the children in a family with
whom I often came in contact was a
matter of some surprise to me, as /
could not account for the common
trait among them by the position or
special characteristics of their par
eIits. They1were In tho humblest
position socially. and all but poor. my
first visit to their modest home fur
nished me with the natural solution and
gave me much food for reflection. The
5children-there were six. occupied two
rooms int which the sunlight was
pouring as / entered. The remaining
rooms OF the apartment were sunless
for the greater part OF the day. The
color and design OF the cheap wall pa
per were cheerful and u~nobtrusive; bits
of carpet, the table cover and the cover
lets on the beds were all in harmony
and OF quiet design In nearly the ele-
mentary coiors. Everything in these
poor rooms OF poor people had been
chosen with the truest Judgment for
aesthetic effect In other words, poor
though they were, the parents had
taste and the judicious distribution
and arrangement of their belongings
to give their children q material en-
vironment rich In cultural ugges-
TONS"
Attic beginning OF a chiid's life the
world Is to 1t what the parents make
1t. And the influence OF the world thus
made In those early formative years Is
in~calculable. Parents often think that
these early years do not count for
much, that later education will really
train the child into what he should be.
But how much more will that educa-
ton do. II Il starts on a right foun-
dation. than X 1t a at the very be-
ginning to eradicate wrong ideals, pull
up weeds, as 1t were, and clear ira
ground before It can get to work. And
no matter how thoroughly 1t pulls IN
the weeds, their seeds, it seems. are
there, and h weeds keep cropping up
for many years.
Thu psychological effect OF a child.s
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
CHAPTER XVI.
Take a Vow.

For an instant, 1 was SO shaker by
that dead weight on my arm, by that
white drawn face turned blindly up to
mine, that my heart stopped in my
bosom. Then I shook the horror off.
S h has only fainted,"I told myself.
She is not dead; she cannot be dead;
1t is nothing; It will pass in a moments
and gripping my teeth together in a
very agony of effort. l lifted her in my
arms and set off up the hillside toward
the ledge which Pasdeloup had pointed
out.
How I reached 1T 1 know not, for
long ere / had covered half the dis
lance, the world was reeling red he
fore me and the blood pounding !Iks
a hammer in my brain. But reach
1t / did, after what seemed an eter-
nifty, and pushing aside that curtain
OF vines, / say behind 1t the dark
entrance to the cavern, framed by
the solid rock. I stopped and entered.
then laid my burden gently On the HARD.
dry hoor AND flung myself, weil-nigh
senseless, beside her.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15

environment simply on temperament
Is much, as the experience of this
writer shows. A certain little young
ster OF u a few years old would
continually run away from home to a
neIghbors. There were no children
there, he simply amused himself for
hours In he neighbours rooms and
could not be induced to do the same
at home. Finally, by dint of observ-
ing MIN and questioning him. the a1s;ass-
er 1t was because the neigh
bore rooms were sunny and hers dark
and gloomy. The child, In SO many
words could not tell her, but he felt
the difference. He felt depressed at
home and not like playing. But the
minute he entered the bright. sunny
rooms ne was happy and active.
Simple. artistic furnishings. har-
monious colors. good pictures. have a
restful and an uplifting influence on
q childish mind. They start him on
the road to good taste. These things
need mo be expensive, as the fur
nishings OF the home described show.
U~nobtrusive and harmonious colors In
a wall paper cost no more thar the
glaring hues aid m-onstrosittes Of de-
signing to be found in many q paper
hangers shop. Carpets or rugs IN
soft lovely tone are no higher priced
than those in which the patterns
fairly leap at you "A room can be
br1gnt n cheerful without being 9.
medley OF vivid and discordant col
orings.
Since then these things do affect
children, and affect them In their
very earliest years. 1t behooves a moth
er to give SOME little thought to the
chiidren's environment in this respect.
II she feels that she herself is lacking
IN the necessary knowledge to give
them harmonious and helpful sur
roundings, books are in plenty. maya
Zines abound. and helpful advice is herr
for the asking.
Give the little people all the aids
possible to make them happy and
healthy, and to train eye and taste
for the beautiful and good. rather
than for the inharmonious and mar
ttstic.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
PRESSED HARD.
coffee's Weight on Old Ago.

When prominent men realize the In
furious effects Of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring. they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent Of public schools
in a Southern state says: my moth.
er, since her early childhood, was an
~inveterate coffee drinker. had been
troubled with her heart for a number
OF years ana complained OF that weak
all over feeling and sick stomach.
Some time ago I was making an Of.
fetal visit to a distant part OF the
country and took dinner with one OF
the merchants of the place. I noticed
a somewhat peculiar flavor of the cot
fee. and asked him concerning 1t. Hs
replied that 1t was Postum. / was so
pleased with 1t that. after the meal was
over, / bought a package to carry
home with me, and had wife pre-
pare some for the next meal; the
whole family liked 1t so we'll that we
discontinued coffee and used Postum
entirely.
Il had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers CON
dition, but we noticed that after using
Postum for q short tims, she felt so
much better than she did prior to its
use. and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach: that tho
headaches were not SO frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as web
and hearty as the rest OF us.
Il know Postum has benefited my
SELF and the other members Of the fam.
lily. but in q more marked degree In
the case OF my mother. az she was .
victim Of long standing"
Ever read the above icttsrt A new
ore appears from time to time They
are S%-nnins, trucs aAd full Of huAaA
anferAAt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15

well at night. I believe there Is moth
Ing like the Pinkham remedies."-
Mrs. CLARA FRANKS, r. T. D.. No. s.
Knoxville, Iowa.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, infan1-
NATION, liberation. fbroid tumors, II.
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
bearing-down feeling, iatulency, indL
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
ton.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinknam:s
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine a trial
Proof Is abundant that it has cured
thousands of Others, and why should ii
not euro you?
Ifyou want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for it.
1t is free and always helpful.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
oerpetrates Set of Regulations
Which He Thinks Will Be
Fine for Some.
GOING is FAR FROM GOOD
From the Sioux City Tribune.


There Is q feeling among automobile
,wners in Sioux City. as elsewhere,
that the restrictions and regulations
applied to these vehicles are some
Zines in the unreasonable class, but
The view Is one not often aired. 1t is
he general disposition Of drivers to
take whatever may be coming and let
It go at that.
One of the local enthusiasts, how
ever, has encountered a burlesque set
Of rules applying to the use OF ma
chimes on the road which he figures is
entitled to circulation. In exaggerated
requirements the burlesque seeks to
show the possible limits that may be
reached in the matter Of regulations.
The compilation is said to have orig
mated with a driver who had just been
subjected to q fine for frightening a
.eam on a country road. The rules fol-
yow:
1. On discovering an approaching team,
the automobilist must stop offside and
cover his machine with q t%arpaulin. paint
ed to correspond with the Q
Q. The speed limit on country roads will
be secret this year. and the penalty Of
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
HAPrE xy-lcontinuedl

] sprang to one side where an
angle OF the wall shielded me from
the bullets inc paused to look about
me. The air was thick with smoke,
and not until I drew quite near could
J perceive Pasdeloup's squat figure. He
was standing at the head of the stair,
g little to one side, his huge club raised
IN his hands. At that instant a shaggy
head appeared aud the club fell upon
st, crushing 1t like a shell Of glass.
The body pitched forward quivering,
and again Pasdeloup raised his club
and waited like the very god of death.
As I silently took my place beside
below were not all yeils OF rags and
triumph: there were groans among
them and oaths and screams of o
and az the smoke lifted for an instant,
saw that the stair was numbered with
bodies.
A sort Of panic seized upon the mob
az 1t discovered its own losses, and
for a moment 1t drew back in terror
before this mysterious and fearful
weapon, which slew and slew, silent,
untiring. A sudden stiffness fell upon
Them as they contemplated that bloody
stalr-a Stiffness broken only by those
groans and curses. Then someone
of black smoke pulled into our faces
and the odor of burning straw.
AS l touched him or the arm, Pas
deloup, whose attention had been
wholly concentrated on the stair,
wheeled upon me, his club ready to
strike.
Comet" I shouted in his ear.
"comel" and l motioned to the stair
behind us.
IN. 10 Comte," he demanded. "where
la hs?"
He is SAFE" / answered. 80 are
the womenl Save yourse1fi"
He glanced again at the stair and
shifted the air with distended nos
arils.
They are going to burn us out" he
said, and even as he spoke, a tongue
OF yellow flame licked the bottom of
she stair.
Then the wounded wretchea
stretched upon It understood the fate
In store for them: their ahrieks re-
uoupled. but now there were prayers
mingled with the curses. My heart
turned sick within me as / looked
at them.
Comet" I urged and plucked at
tay companions sleeve.
This time he nodded. and l ran UP
the stair. He followed at my heels.
Here we are" I said, and paused
ut the open window.
He motioned me to precede him. l
sprang to the sill. siezed the cord
aud slid to the ground SO rapidly that
IT burnt into my fingers. but / scarce
~ felt the pain. In a moment, Pas
deloup stood beside me.
This way" he said. and without an
instant's hesitation. led the way to-
ward o thicket near the tower. We
plunged into 1t without stopping to
look back and pushed our way forward
until We came to a little eminence
bare OF trees. Here we paused to take
breath.
h dawn was just tingling the east
crn sky, but across the cold. grey light,
there burst suddenly a mighty finger
of fame. 1t was the tower blazing like
q monster torch, and / %shuddered as
] thought of the fate Of the wretches
who had persisted there.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15

not proceeded for before the usual
crank spoke up.
"Conductah!' hi exclaimed. You've
one over your number, y knowi'
with affected concern. Then, beginning
to count from the opposite end, leav-
Ing the complainant until the last. he
repeated: Wan, two, three, four, foive,
six, swim, eight, nome. tin, 'lefen.
twelve. thir-so I have sir, an be the
go!' -
And out he did co.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
She Could, bu. she Wouldn't.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Miss Johnston, an American girl, fair
and rs, vas travelling in Germany.
With an elderly friend. One day IN
Berlin the two ladies had boarded q
sightseeing car and were just comfort
ably seated when an Englishman OF a
pronounced sporting type got In ana
sat down beside the younger lady. AT
er staring at her in silence for some
time he inquired, insinuatingly:
D you speak English, m1ss?"
Yes replied Miss Johnston. with
out turning her head, Il do, but /
don't care to-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
September Flrst-The Oyster.

I do not even wait to hear
The hall clocks warning chino,
But rise upon this day of days
An hour before the time.
Anticipation thrills my soul,
I hasten to the street,
With feelings Of the kindliest
Fol every man l meet.
The waiter meets me at the door,
Attends me to n chair,
Brings pepper, salt and vinegar
And wipes the plate with care,
And then l speak the magic words,
By some unwritten law
Unheard since April passed away
two dozen, CASTOR, raw"
-Minna Irving. in LesEe's
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
MrsI Fredertck \. DUBOIS. VIE Or IN.

Mrs. Frederick T. Dubois, wife OF the
former United States senator from Ida
no. delivered the most talked about
speech at the national mothers' con-
gress recently held at Denver. In dis
cussing the causes Of unhappy mar
rtages Mrs. Dubois said: The fault
lies with men I'M women who enter
marriage unframed for Its Responsible
tiles. This fault the mothers congress-
III bound to sfsace by starting with
the children and ~implanting In them
ideas OF un~seltishness and regard for
the rights OF others.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
The Odd One,

From the Ptttsburg Chronicie-Telegraph.
AS every one who has visited Lon
don knows" said a young man former
ly attached to our embassy at the
British capital, "the number of pas
sengers carried on cerain buses is
limited by regulation.
"Once a kindly Irish conductor.
though quite aware that his 'bus was
full. had permitted a young and sick
ty woman to squeeze in. The bus had
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
Z 81. saa's sss.. Ss'ssss}} Thompson's Eye Water
English In London.

@tStaoit ~ tbA -.
Senator Depew, on the deck Of the,
Lusitania. talked about English as
q is spoken in London"
1T is very difficult to understand
that London English" he said. Il
know a man who had lodgings ali July
in Bloomsbury. near the British muv
scum.
"on his return from the museum
one afternoon. my friend said to his
landlady:
Can I have a cup Of tea. If you
please?'
Certainly. sir; at once,' the LAND
lady replied. The kettle as been
bi'lin' for ours
"But-er-I prefer freshly boiled
water, If you don't mind" stammered
my friend.
THE landlady redeemed with anger.
Look ERE she said. If I 'ad meant
wot you mean I'd ave said hours"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15

wrote to Mrs. Pink
ham and took Lydia
3. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
and Liver Pills, and
am glad to say that
your medicines and
kind letters of d.
rectons have done
more for me than
anything else and I
had the best physt~
here. I can
do INV work and reak
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
Unfair.

.E.H SIbIdtTs aAEEtE=#
Senator John H. Bankhead, discus
sing a political move. said with q
smile:
"Oh, it's too coldly calculated. It's
almost unfair. In fact, it's like Mrs-
Blank.
Mrs. Blank Is a leader Of Bar Har>
Dor society. Her husband said to her,
one afternoon, as she made a very
elaborate toilet for a garden party that
she was giving to some members OF
the British legation:
why did you write to all our guests
that this party was to be absolutely In.
formal?'
Mrs. Blank laughed.
$50 as to be the best-dressed wom-
an present, of course she satd."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15

A Canton (O.) judge has sentenced
y man TO spend every Sunday in Jail
until further notice. He gives the
prisoner the privilege of working Ill
the week In order to support his FAM
lily. but he must report at the jail every
Saturday night, The Sunday "booxaH
u thus cut on
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydlaE. Pinkha1n's Yegeta-
bic Compound Cured Her

Knoxville, Iowa. -"I suffered with
pains low down in my right side fora
year or more and was so weak and ner.
Yous that I could not.do nv work.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15
CHAPTER XVI.
The Tragedy.

Pasdeloup did not so much as glance
at he blazing tower. He was gazing
at the woods about us, scanning each
thicket with eyes preternatnrally
bright. It was still too dark for me to
discern anything at all In the smudge
or q beneath the trees, but my
companion seemed to labor under no
such disability. / knew, OF course,
sslat he was searching for some trace
VI his master.
He said that be would wait for
US at b edge Of the wood / told
him. straight westward from the
tower
we came that a said Pasde-
1oup gruffy. TT was there 7
thought to find him, but he was not
there. I will go back again. Wait
here for me-.
In an instant he had disappeared be-
meath he trees SO quietly that / did
not hear Sc much as the rustic OF a
Leaf. He melted into the forest; be-
caIle : part 2es II
turned back to the tower and
watched the flames as they leaped high
In the heavens, as though striving to
touch the stars, which faded and paled
before the growing light In the east.
Dawn was at hand. and I realized the
folly Of lingering there. That rope
hanging from the window must be soon
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS had been discov-
sred long ere this-and pursuit. OF
course, would follow instantly. And my
heart suddenly chilled at the thought
that perhaps NJ. le Comte and the
women had walked straight into q trap
which had been set for them.
The thought brought me to my
Feet. and looked to right and left
With an GverDoweriug feeiiDpSnf hsfa.
lessness. AT the first step / would
De lost. And yet ! could not stand
a sudden vivid sense Of companion
ship caused me to start around. II
vas Pasdeloup who had returned ne
notselessly as he had gone
found them ssi ssks5
Hc shook his head and SAM "a q
sitting posture, his brows knitted. hia
ayes staring straight before >him
burned to ask the direction of hts
search. the details of 1t, but gometbins
IN his attitude warned me to hold my
Then suddenly his face cleared
and he sprang to his feet. ,Es
Come" he said, and set an dour
the hin at q pace which found II no
small task to equal.
2 among the trees the going ua.
still more difficult. How INV ron,nan
ION got ahead so swiftly and easi,s :
could not understand. AS for r,vse,f
4 through the underbrush
j could; Y the best was bad eno,,sh
End more than once i fancied that
IPasdel0up had abandoned me r. ,es.
own resources, but always I found htrn
patiently aHaiting me. He seemed 10
have some ~well-dehned objective noint i
- yleNs g ne went straight forward
without looking to Right or left. wa
came At the end OF few moments
into gentle valley, nearly free III
tEees, aud up this he turned aimoat a.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15

DATEMTe,M n, ssse SH :. eg s,s,
TIA EaW y nj tns' 1sas D = a'ok s ssse i. alEs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-15

MbHTE0 LADY REPRESENTATIVES,, By large Psp.
UHiailu fumery and Toilet Requisite House.In eT>
cry locanty;, Best proposition yet offered. High GLASS
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-05-28
The Crows and the Snake.

"Strolling in Burma one day. says q
writer in the London Field, * came to
a ditch bridge, and about ten yards of
there was a mass Of black soft mud
caused by bu1faloes rolling. On the
bridge was a small brown snake about
two feet in length. This snake is an
ordinary jungle inhabitant and is very
venomous. Surrounding him were a
mob Of some dozen crows. Whenever
the snake attempted to escape the
nearest bird would jump in and jerk it
back by the tail. The crows generally
kept just out of the snakes reach, but
on three separate occasions the birds
were struck.
Immediately on being bitten crow
flew over to the wet mud and swal-
lowed three or four mouthfuls with
out a pause. 1t then perched up in a
tree and took no further part in the
fight. The incident ended in the snake
escaping between the planks Of the
bridge. What interests me is why did
the stricken birds eat the mud? Was
it taken as a kind of antidote or what
was the reason"