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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24

has many men to choose from-yOu
know that-and I'm but poor pleader
Still, I'll try
Hopkins looked appreciative and of
fered the parson pinch of SNUFF. Then
he rose, and the two men shook hands
and Hopkins went out into the sum
mer world.
Ichabod looked after him as he went
away with some complacency. So it
was this that had been keeping him
away! He would straighten out mat
tiers with Sally Dawes. The girl was
a fool not to keep a man like Hop
kins II once she had the luck to get
him Meantime there was his sermon.
so he went back to the table and again
gently rubbed his nose with his feath-
cred pen and tried once more to get the
drift OF his argument.
The next afternoon Ichabod rode over
to the Dawes plantation, where he
found two Of his younger brethren en-
joying themselves in Miss Sally's COM
pany. With patience and long suf-
fering be waited until they reluctantly
had gone, and then be proceeded at
once to deliver his message.
"And he's worthy man. and you
should be ashamed to treat him to
whom you're betrothed in such a fash
ion,' he ended
Sally listened attentively and ar
ranged her neckerchief.
ITS no different from the way
have treated the Others she answer
ed at last. with no attempt to seem
impressed with her own faults. eff
James Hopkins would come a-wooing.
let him bespeak himself and not 90
bothering the parson.s
IT'S no such great bother replied
Ichabod candidly, with the air Of one
who valves the point merely Of guam
tity, sonly You don't seem to under
stand what your actions mean to
James Hopkins. He's no man to be
forever chasing after q woman. There
are many girls IN the county who'd be
glad Of him."
They're welcome t. him, and you
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24
FOR The CHILDREN
Al Pretty Experiment.

ANY child can easily perform this
pretty experiment In Capitalization.
Take some common soda and dissolve
as much in water as the water win
hold. When no more soda will dissolve.
although you stir 1t up, the water is
what we call a saturated solution.
After the remaining soda has settled
to the bottom pour of the clear solu-
ton into tall glass. tie large bean
to one end of thread and small
piece Of glass or stone at the other
end The thread should be just long
enough to let both these objects hang
In the solution while the middle of the
thread rests on a stick placed across
the top Of the glass.
Leave 1t alone for a few days and
you win find that the bean is covered
with sharp little needles of soda look
ing like hoarfrost, while the stone or
glass has not changed The reason is
that the bean has absorbed water and
In so doing has crowded out the soda,
which deposits itself on the outside Of
the bean, while the stone, since 1t can
not absorb water, remains unchanged.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24
Mouse,a coeoanut House.

In the West Indies there lived lit
tie mouse who liked cocoanuts. He
found a tree of them, and up he ran
joyfully and searched for a fine soft
one. He gnawed a little hole, and then
he gnawed this bigger, big enough for
him to crawl through. In he went,
delightedly Here was a palace, in
deed-a nice, soft place to lie, and
plenty to eat and drink. The food in
the palace was so good that he ate and
ate and ate and ate, and when he was
thirsty he drank of the cocoanut milk.
Now cocoanut milk fattens mice
quicker than anything else does So
before our mouse knew what had hap
pened he had grown so fat that he
could not get out of the cocoanut by
the hole through which he had en-
tered Now, the worst Of 1t was that
when mousie got fat he got lazy, too,
and he didn't care much whether or
not he ever got out of his nice, warm
home
And that was how it happened that
when the cocoanut gatherers came to
that tree they found mouse in one
of the cocoanuts. -r-r
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24
Diamond Rino.

The players in this game sit in a
circle with their hands placed palm
to palm. the little fingers downward,
between the knees One of the com
pany Is chosen 70 act the part Of maid.
She takes ring between her palms.
which she keeps fat together in the
same way as the rest She then visits
each person in turn and places her
hands between the palms of each. SO
that she Is able to slip the ring into
some ones hands without the others
knowing When she has visited each
she touches one child and says
NV lady's lost her diamond ring;
fix upon you to find it
The child touched must then guess
who has the ring If she ruesses cor
rectly she becomes the maid: IL not.
she must pay forfeit The maid then
touches some one else and repeats the
two lines given above Each guesser
may be allowed three trials.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24

NnOSS cEI11ON OE- a 6GkI1O TANK
ever. 1t is seldom that Ice put up In
this manner costs as much in the coun.
try as in town.
The farm home can be fitted with
hot water heat, hot and cold water,
bath and toilet room, electric lights,
wash room in the cellar, etc, for
$1,000. The interest on $1,000 IS $50 a
year. Ten per cent for depreciation
and repairs is 500 year. The saving
in coal viii pay for the cost Of run
ming the lighting and water systems
For $l60 year the farm home can be
provided with every modern conven.
fence that the city home possesses.
BY using furnace and an acetylene
system the annual cost can be lowered
to about $50. The city man pays that
extra ST to S14 a month and more ID
increased rent and thinks nothing or
II. The farmer Is beginning to realize
that It i possible for him to live bet
ter, ana he is rapidly taking advantage
Of the opportunity
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24
A PAROCHIAL
EXPL AVIATION.
Parsons Love Story Much Like
That Of John Alden.
BY CRAIG CORNISH.
copyright by the international Literary
and News Service.l

lCopyright by the international Literary
and News Service.l
The Rev. Ichabod Duren thoughtfully
stroked his quill pen and adjusted his
glasses more evenly on his nose and
proceeded to write his sermon, in which
he was pointing out the error Of allow
ing merely temporal things to inter
fere with those Of eternal significance.
Ichabod was plain, earnest man who
worked faithfully at the problems OF a
parish in colonial Virginia. which were
much like those of every parish every
where. only that he had come into
closer touch with his people than have
many ministers before and since his
day.
Ichabod bit his pen in hope of inspira-
ton, but his thoughts would turn from
his theme to one of the younger men
IN whom he was deeply interested and
Of whom lately he had seen but little.
James Hopkins came In through the
open door and patiently waited for the
parson to finish the sentence which he
was writing. This Ichabod finally ac-
cOmplished and became aware of Hop
Hns standing near
Il didn't hear you" he said, apollo
giving.
mo matter" answered Hopkins, and
both men sat down beside the big book
laden table.
sParson. I'm in trouble,'' Hopkins
began, land want your help"
Anything can do" said Ichabod,
syou know / will"
Hopkins hesitated Then he took the
plunge. ITS about Sally Dawes. I
suppose you'll laugh at me for COM
ing" and he fumbled the hat in his
hand, but / can't make her listen to
me. and don't know what to do. She
promised to marry me, and aow she
says that she never will.''
And you want me to speak to herr"
Ichabod inquired, looking at his embar-
raised caller with some amusement.
YES" said Hopkins, land want
you to make her marry me. You could
do it. You know I'd be a good hus-
band, and you could talk about it-and
explain things"
Ichabod was-silent. He considered a
moment
well. James," he answered, 'T'Il
speak to Sally Dawes for you. but she
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24
s1,o5o For Five Minutes, Work.

Rube Geyer is big league pitcher.
You might not know this If we didn't
tell you. His name has appeared In
q big league box score only once this
year. That was about a month ago
when he pitched two-thirds of an Inn
ing for the st. Louis Cardinals. Yet
Rube has been with the Cardinals all
season more than four months. Gey-
er was considered @some pumpkins
when he was with Columbus, in the
American association, but he hasn't
shown extensively this year. He has
drawn $1,000 for working Eve minutes.
Also It should be mentioned that he
was 3derricked' after that i've minute
task.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24
Rritona After Davis Gun

The Lawn Tennis association has &C
cepted the invitation OF the Australian
association to send team to the col
ony to play the preliminary games in
the tie for the Davis cup. The Brit
ish association has also decided to ac-
cept the guarantee Of expenses offered
by the Australian association. The
names Of those who VIII make up the
team have not Jet been announced.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24
Toby's Composition.

1T stands to reason writes Toby
Trip in his composition, "that most Of
our rats come from Gnaw-away. and
that some of our choicest poultry are
cotch in China, while there are no
black folks In the Isle Of Wight. Yet
there are women in the Isle of Man.
wise people In the Scilly isles, and the
best natured men in the world are ma
dives Of Ireland"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24
Arch Ball.

Among numerous good games with
ball is one called "arch ball" The
players stand In two or more lines,
single file, players about two feet
apart. The leader throws the ball
backward over his head to the player
behind The second throws 1t In the
same way to the third, and so on down
the line. The last one runs to the
front with the ball. takes his place at
the head Of the line and begins over
again. IL the ball is missed the one
who failed to catch 1t must pick it up
and return to his place in the line be-
fore throwing It. The line wins whose
leader first gets back to the front.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24
a Problem Solved.

a hundred and one by fifty divide,
And next let cipher be duly applied.
And IL the result you should rightly al
vine,
You'll find that the whole makes but one
out OF nirHe.
Explanation CT, Gil. CLIO (Clio.
the muse Of history, one OF the nine
muses..
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24

lCopyright, 1910, by American Press Asso-
ciation.1
~ NE Of the chief reasons why
the girls and women Of the
~ farm have occasionally long
ed in the past for the city is
because Of the more convenient homes
that were found there. Many a farm
woman has had her life shortened by
carrying water from the well or the
spring, bending for hours at a time
over steaming washtubs and doing
other hard labor from which the wom-
EN- In town long ago were emancipated.
/ Today the modern farm home il
fully as well supplied with conven-
fences as the house in the city, and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-08-24
BACK TO
The FARM
w. The Modern Farm
Home.
BY G. v. GREGORY.

Copyright, 1910, by American Press Asso-
ciation.1
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Poultry Notes.

Drafts in the poultry house pre-
vent drafts on the bank
A little salt in the mash will be
beneficial to the fowls.
No incubator can think; you must
do that part Of the work.
Theoretical poultry raising which
won't work out is worthless.
A good incubator has but one
fault; it has no pride in itsl.off-
spring.
Sliding doors to the poultry house
will solve the sunlight question.
Raw. windy days work havoc
with the poultey. if allowed out in it.
Small incubators should be used
until experience has been gained.
Uniformity in size and shape
should characterize eggs for the in
cubator.
Incubators need the care of ma.
ture minds. Children cannot han
die them properly.
The farm boy and the farm Cir
should each own a flock of good
pure bred fowls.
| Don't let the lice get away
with your chicks while you wonde
what ais them.
! Apoplexy and eee-bound are al
most always the result of excessive
fairness among the fowls.
The hen is the only individual il
whom a propensity to lay thing
around is condoned.
1t would be good plan to stor
some fine loan in a dry place Il
use this winter in the dust bath.
Tricks of the trade is sometime
a polite term foI referring to dis
honest methods in the disposal (
f products.-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Home and Sunshine.

In view of the fact that home
touches and lives in all the hearts
great care should be exercised in
making it a cheerful and sunny
place. The plant that lives in the
shade is sickly and unsightly. The
animal of darkness is restless,
troublesome and fierce. And what
is there worse than a sickly, I'M
slightly plant, or wild ravenouS
beast? Nothing but the man
whose home has been cold, stormy
and cherries, with sun shut out I'M
til every thing above him is black,
every room swamp, every picture
a weeping willow.
If you want cheerfulness in your
home you must have sunshine and
genial hearts. Plan to live in the
sunshine; if there is a pleasant room
in your dwelling, live there; if there
is dark room, shut it up; keep
the children out of it; if you have
troubles shut them up there never
take them into the family circle
give home the sunniest thought and
plans of your whole life and Fill it
with love, JOY peace, gladneSs and
sunshine. Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Farmers Meeting Adiourns.

Palmyra, Mo-, Feb 5.-The Farm
ers' Institute, under the auspices Of
the State Board Of Agriculture.
closed two days session here this
afternoon. All the sessions have
been largely attended, and State
officers who were present pronounc-
ed this one OF the best institutes
ever held in Missouri.
At the morning session c. M.
Long spoke on Feeding Balanced
Rations." At the afternoon session
F. M. Jordon took up the subject
Corn Improvement and Corn Judg-
ing"
At the women's meeting Miss
Lena Bailey of the State University
spoke Of cooking of meat and bal
anced ration for man.
At the conclusion of the after
noon session a Marion County Corn
Growers Association was formed
with a membership of eighty. Scot
Cunningham was elected presiden
and Professor M. v. Dashore. secre
tary and treasurer. Vice president
were elected from the various town
ships. The first meeting will b
held March 7.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Poorer Than Last Year.

Washington. Feb. A. On the ba-
sis of an equal distribution of the
money in circulation in the United
States on Feb. 1, a person would
have 10 cents less than he or she
had a year ago. The circulation
per capita on Feb. was $S4.82. A
year ago it was $S5. Both pOpula-
ton and money in circulation have
increased during the year. Feb. /,
1909. the circulation aggregated
$3,091, 312.546; three days ago il
amounted to $S,123,5S6,72O.
More than three hundred millions
Of the general stock of money in
the United States, which amounts
to $S,428,1S5S6S, is held in the
treasury as assets Of the Govern
ment.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

We neglected last week to chron-
icIe the visit of Representative w.
B. Fahy to our city. Billy has made
a record for himself in the legisla-
ture that is second to none. With
the house against him politically,
he stood up and fought them to a
finish and should be returned with
out opposition. He is one of the
"stalwarts" and next time when the
House is democratic he will be one
of the powers behind the throne"
Rails County Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

The Charlton Courier published at
Keytesville by that prince of good
fellows, C. P. Vandiver, has just in
stalled a new Cranston press, This
is an evidence of prosperity which
we are pleased to note as Charley
Vandiver is one of Missouri'S best
newspaper men and is ever to be
found standing for justice and right.
Charlton county citizens have cause
to be proud of the Courier and its
editor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Merchants nowadays Ihave to 90

Merchants nowadays Ihave to 90
after business to get it. You can't
sit still in the store and wait for
the people to come flockins in and
falling over each other in their
eagerness to hand you their money.
The big mail order houses. which
are continually sending out allurine
bait in the way Of catalogues at
tractively illustrated will see to it
that no such condition shall con-
front you. You must advertise
and keep everlasting at it. New
Florence Leader.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Gall at q Premium.

He dropped into this Office one
day last week with an interrogation
point in his eye and a firm grasp
on hickory stick. We expected
to be anhilated at once.
Il just called to tell you that
your paper is failing, l have been
a constant reader for five years
and l don't like to see it 90 down
like that"
What's wrong about it?"
We'll we have had two weddings
and one death and a car load of
sheep shipped out of my neiehbor-
hood and never a word in the Sharp
Shooter about it."
why didn't you send the news
in?"
But its your place to get out and
hunt it up"
Did the other papers have it?"
Don't know don't read EN-"
How long have you been taking
the Sharp Shooter"
II am not a subscriber to the
Sharp Shooter but l have been
reading it over five years, l get it
from my neighbor."
We'll, here is quarter"
What is that for?"
That is for your gall."-Rolla
Sharp Shooter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

j. T. Elliott, south of town called
Monday to renew for the paper.
Tom showed us a shocking peg
made for his father, W. B. Elliott. in
1854 by HancefOrd Brown of this
city. The shocking peg is made OF
iron and has been in use every year
for forty-six years. Tom used il
last fall in his corn crop. Who has
an old implement that can bear
this recordi = Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Successful Dry Farming.

Grit and hard work are the secrets
of successful dry farming. Cultivate
the intensive plan; use just so much
acreage as you feel sure you will be
able to cultivate carefully and con-
stantly; pillow deep and frequently.
bringing from below and mixing well
with the surface sandy loan the heav-
region.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

When you help to build up and
make your home town a better one,
you are adding to the real value of
your farms. The better the town,
the better the market for all of
your surplus Observation-Disclosures
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

Reports from Fulton are that
J. W. Johnston & Son are improv-
ing the Fulton Sun and Telegraph,
That is not any surprise. however.
to those who know the Johnstons
as they are newspaper men of the
first rank. .'-... ...
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Hard To Find Best.

One OF the leaders in New York's
business world, who is also a conspic-
uOus philanthropist, writes from va
cation resort, where he went to rest:
There is no rest in the country for .
man who receives mail"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

J. A. Thompson, of Kansas City
has been visiting his brother-in-
law, Rev. B. F. Hixson who has
been very i'll for the past two
months.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
No Extra Strain.

Highblower Ito prospective butler)
-"Seventy-five dollars month? Why,
that's all l pay my bookkeeper!"
Butler-"But he doesn't have to as
sociate every day with your family,
sir!"-Puck.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. 7. B. Arnold, of Pal
myra have been visiting Mrs. Ar
nOld's sisters, Mesdames W. E
Sherman and Price Griffith.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
information.

You may never have heard Of It,"
said AIRS. Lapsling. but it's a fact
that they teach fishing in some of the
English colleges. I've often heard
Prof. Studyman. who used to live In
London, tell of the time when he was
u senior angler"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

j. E. Webb, of Venita. Okla, is
back at his old home north of the
city. He says; for a visit. but it
looks like, for Gods country.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

Node Green, John L. Green. W. B.
Arnold, W. H. Berry and Sebe Mey-
ers have been prospecting in
Texas.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Finch.

Mrs. j. X. Ely has entertained a
number of her friends at finch.
During the afternoon refreshments
were served.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Probate court next week.

Mrs. Edward Feeney and babe of
Ely have been visiting. N. A
Drescher and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

Lester Hatch. of New York has
been visiting his cousin, Mrs. Laura
Green. Mr.. Hatch has many
friends in Monroe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

For Sale An international Die
tionary in good condition. A bar
gain if taken soon, Call at Demo
Crat office
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Entertained.

Mrs. j. Porter Patton has, quite
pleasantly entertained a beyy Of
ladies at bridge whist and served
refreshments
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

MIR. and Mrs. George Chapman
and Miss Mollie Geotze are taking
in the sights at New Orleans
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

E. A. Thompson Of Rogers &
Thompson is in New York City
buying; the spring stock for the
frmF
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10
Value of Games,

Games teach one to obey orders
without recrimination, grudging or
hesitation.-Sir Clifford Allbutt
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

Rev. Harry Walker. of Ridgeway
has been visiting his brother, C. L.
Walker and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

C.L. Carpenter was Paris visit
or last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

A. W. Holmes Of Shelbina was
with friends here Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-02-10

7. w. Finniean was here from
East ST. Louis Saturday. :