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random, running the leaves through
his fingers. ." will bring 1t back
soon."
With the book still open in his hand
he hurried from the roopI.
Five minutes later he appeared
again in the doorway.
Il shall have to go to the library
after ALL" he said, abruptly. Il have
brought back your book"
Il am sorry you did not find what
you wanted" She did not look up
from her work. She could not have
seen the color in his face and she may
not have noticed the slight tremor in
his voice as he replied:
IT'S no matter. / can find II at the
library.
1t had become a matter of course
that he should come and 20 in this
easy way, with no ceremony; but II
had not become a matter of course
that he should leave the studio with
his pulses laundering In his ears. Yet
nothing had happened. He had turned
the leaves carelessly in his hand as he
went down the stairs.
1t had stared at him from the white
page: ITO John Dalton, with love.
Helen Gordon"
IL rang in his ears as ne hurried on
hat and coat and fastened to the H.
brary. 1t danced before his eyes be-
tween the pages of books. with
love-" That meant a history. Aad
she had the book now. There had
been either a parting or a death.
Stupid! He had not guessed or
dreamed. The restful quiet of her life
covered a dead secret.
He found himself, through the day
and as he walked home at night, re.
peating oye and over, as If it were a
refrain: THE ashes of a dead love"
Yes, that was what it was like-that
re%stfulness of hers-passion burned
to ashes. Why had he never guessed?
And was it dead? Would she love
The question stung him. He quick.
ened his pace. He had not thought OF
her before as a woman And yet 1t
strange that he had not. 1t came
to him now that her womanliness was
her chief charm But 1t was so a part
Of her that he had never separated it
her. That she should be thought
'ul of others, that her voice should be
and sweet, that she should be
in every motion-all this was
Helen. He said the name half un-
Ter his breath. He stood bewildered
before his own consciousness. He
her!
During his college years Derring
had come to know hat in love he was
an idealist. Love in its true sense
could not exist on the earth. 1t was a
Vision of poets-impossible of realiza.
ion. Long since he had come to know
hat his boyhood love was such a
and that it's realization would
been a kind of tragic comedy.
But always the ideal fitted before him,
owe. now here, now there, and each
him fancy that he was in
ime he had wakened to the knowl-
that he was in love with an
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Gentlemen Two.

Two street cleaning department
men were having an alteration as
they were driving their carts side by
side along upper Broadway the other
afternoon. One was red-faced and
bulbous-nosed, the typical 'rummy."
The other was an adder-headed negro.
Both looked utterly ~disreputa BILE.
Get out O. my way" yelled the red
faced man. Don't cher know enough
to get outer der way. when o see a
gentleman"
I'm more of a gem'men than you,
you big rum" retorted the negro.
"Youall drives a garbage cart, an |
only picks up ashes."-New York
Press.
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EXAMPLE SET BEFORE CHILD
Good Idea Of Manner by Which Many
Parents Set Out to Correct
Offspring.

Slang Is tabooed in the home of a
West Philadelphia family, principally
because there is a bright little girl
who displays a persistent aptitude in
retaining expressive but u~ncultured
phrases.
The other evening at dinner the
mother, father and daughter drifted
into the vernacular and a fresh start
was necessary. The little girl start
ed it. I'm not stuck on this bread"
she remarked.
Maggie" said her mother, you
want to cut that slang out"
That's a peach of a way of cor
recting the child" commented the ia.
Their.
Il know" replied the mother, but
| just wanted to put her wise."-Phil-
adelphia Telegraph.
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E~onaparte's Resolve.

Napoleon entered the clubhouse
with a frown a foot deep on his fore
head, and a temper not fit for publica
ton.
Mile tonnerres!" he calculated. III
| ever play golf with Baron Munchau
sen again may | end my days on the
island of st. Helena"
What's the matter with Munich
Bony?" asked Caesar, looking up from
his asbestos copy of the Congressional
Record.
You get nothing but bad lies all
over the links" retorted the emperor,
-Lippincott's.
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Why Enoland Has Nc Flies.

The proof is that it has been done.
Speaking rashly, there are no flies in
England; at least. there are so few
that the inhabitants do not think it
worth while to screen their dwellings.
The reason is the simplest-the tight
little island is kept clean. Fifty years
ago flies were a nuisance in England;
though not the plague they are here.
for no other really civilized country
was ever quite so dirty as the United
States of America. This nuisance is
pretty completely abated. In so years
England has been swept and gar
nished, and the flies have starved
McClure's.
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p X.

Richards promotion came sooner
than he had dared hope. The art critic
was to take a trip to Europe. and
Derring was offered the position.
Something in the quality of his ar
ticles had attracted attention; and he
had even handed in several specials
on his own account, that were ac-
cepted with some show of interest.
He owed his rapid advancement
partly, too, to something that, for
want of a better name. we call per-
sonality. Those who came near him
felt its influence. The Office boy APP
proved of him; the managing editor
stood ready to help him. That he gave
no return to the liking he inspired
seemed to make no difference. His up
satisfied heart was a magnet, drawing
to itself the particles of humanity and
holding them.
His new work took him to the Art
Institute and into the world of artists,
and he saw his new friend often.
Sometimes they stopped for a word in
the halls; sometimes he sought her
studio in the intervals of work. Their
relation had become that of good-com-
radeship. Derring supposed that he
felt towards her as he would have felt
towards a man-if there we're such a
man. He turned to her with each new
interest. They discussed every sub
ject In the range of art, literature and
life. But their intercourse was free
from even a hint of love-making. She
had only the grays and browns of her
apparel.
With his promotion and increase of
salary Derring had changed his board
ing place to a pleasanter part of the
city. He had not thought to ask her
where she lived. 1t had not occurred
to him that he might happen on the
same place until the first night at din
ner when he raised his eyes from his
plate and found her on the opposite
side of the table. smiling quietly at his
surprise. q
That she saw the surprise was evil
dent. But that she OWNED the accom-
panying vexation could be guessed
only from the are she took to put
him at ease. 1t was like her. She
would not be so stupid as to misun-
derstand him n more than a man
would have done.
1t was three months after the be-
ginning of their acquaintance that he
hurried into the studio n morning
TO ask her to lend him a book he had
seen in her bookcase. He was short
of material, he explained. He wanted
TO work up the Arundel collection. If
she would lend him that book it would
save him a trip to the library.
In his haste he did not notice
enough he remembered afterwards
the slight hesitarsvn with which she
took the book from the case and hand
ed 1t to him. 1t was a small, leather
bound pocket edition, such as tourists
carry. aid bore in gilt, On the side,
sTEe Masterpieces OF Europe and
England
yes, that 10 it. RE oIened It ct
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Obviously.

A Denver man who visited the mu'
scum at City park recently tells of a
farmer he saw there. The ruralist
stepped in front of a portrait which
showed a man sitting in a h~igh-backed
chair. There was a small white card
on the picture reading:
"A portrait of E. H. Smith, by him.
self"
The farmer read the card and then
chuckled to himself.
Regular fools these city fellers
are" he said. Anybody who looks at
that picture d know Smiths by him,
self. They amt no n in the paintin'
with him. "-Ciucinnati Post.
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ideal. When he had been invited to
the homes of his classmates he had
fancied that he should find in one OF
these homes the fulfllment of his
dreams. But the sisters who met him
with cordial welcome, who danced.
fiirted, and played golf and tennis
with him, had seemed to him too
young to understand even the alpha.
bet of love as he would read it. He
had felt very old and experienced and
out of place. The love that he might
perhaps have won from them seemed
to him pale and insipid. He wrote
poems, but he dedicated them to the
ideal. She was a glowing presence
more real to him than any woman.
Now this ideal had paled and faded
and a quiet figure in grays and
browns filed It's place.
He was passing a florists, and he
stopped to purchase a bunch Of vio-
let's. He did not tell himself they
We're for her. He was not quite steady
yet from the shock that had come to
startled IL the quiet wood-road al
home had suddenly assumed a won.
ans face and form and claimed his
love. But deep in his heart was a
longing 20 make her reparation. He
had invaded her secret. He could not
undo that. But he could let her know
that he was sorry. Sorry! Was he?
She was not home from the studio.
But the door of her room, which was
him. He could hardly have been more
warmed from the hall, stood open,
Without crossing the threshold he
laid the vioiets on a chair inside the
door. Would she understand? Yes
teTday he would have said yes. To-
day ne could not tell. She might not
understand. or she nis4t understand
| too we'll.
She greeted him as quietly as usual
when she came in to dinner thai night.
| She wore tho viOlato t.otoa o,,olo~~rv
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Her Nav.

IF you would wear button Shoes"
not come united"
Il know it," replied she, "and if they
did not come united | could not ask a
person whom l have in mind to tie
them"
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Such a Mean Trick.

"Come home with me to dinner to-
night, Gormley."
Delighted"
Il want you to hear my youngest
daughter play the piano.
by Jove. I'm awfully sorry, old
chap, but / have forgotten a most i'm
portant engagement. Some other
night. dear boy"
Sorry about the engagement, CORN.
ley. The fact is l have neither q
youngest daughter nor a piano."
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SYNOPSIS.

Richard DerrinG. returning from a win
ter in the woods to his mothers farm
home. is overtaken by his uncle, accom-
panied by his eccentric wife, coming to
pay a visit at the farm. AUNT Jerusha's
questions about Emily Hutton, imposed
20 be Richards sweetheart. bring out the
fact that she is to marry a merchant,
Edwards. behring's disappointment slim
ulates his ambition and under the advice
OF seth Kinney, a hermit OF the woods,
he resolves TO fit himself for college. Kin
ney promises to teach him Greek. Der
ring tells his mother his resolve,
and In his grandfather's old lab
0ratory begins the study of Greek.
Seth Kinney hears Richards Greek
recitation In the woods while he and Tom
3lshop ply the cross-cut saw. Der
ring learns that he can look ndifferently
upon the loss of Emily. He visits Aunt
Ierusha, who volunteers to help him
through college. The Greek learned I'm the
woods carries Richard triumphantly
through entrance examinations, wins APP
proval from the professor and insures his
popularity among his fellows. Four yea RS
~ college obltterates the memory Of EN-
lly. Derrlng begins journalistic work in
nhlcago. He meets Helen Gordon. an ar
list.
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The Real Hero,

$50 higgins has written a historical
novel;"
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne.
who is the hero of the book?"
THE man who has undertaken to
publish it."-Washington Star.
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Skepticism.

PA, what is a skeptic?"
"A man who will not eat chicken
salad because he believes it is sinful
to butcher calves"
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EvIdence Of Inebrietv.

Nell-I'm afraid Mr.. Guzzler had toe
much drink at the dinner last night
Bell-What makes you think SOP?
Nell-When the charlotte russo was
served he was trying to blow ths
froth off.-Philadelphia Record.
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No man a be brave who considers
pain to be the greatest evil of life; nor
temperate who considers pleasure the
highest gOOd.-Cicero
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In Pittsburo.

The City Editor-Here's a mighty
good story about a young fellow who
runs away with a chorus girl.
The Night Editor-What's that! A
good story? Why. it's been done to
death.
The City Editor-This one hasn't.
It's an absolute novelty. The young
fellow is neither a millionaire nor q
Pittsburger!
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Constipation causes many serious disease SEES. IL
Is thoroughly cured by Doctor Pierce's Pleas SAINT
Pellets. One a laxative, three for cathartic.
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Hirn--You're wrong. and I've proved
aey0d-,se7s wrong. But onliy a tool
would argue with a woman.
Her-That's what I've been th.ak.
ing.-Cleyeland Leader.
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The signature on a check is a sign
If prosperity.
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Where good thoughts terminate
there is the growth of true greatness
and goodness.-Lee.
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PERRY DAVIS, PAINE
PoetjcaI Truth.

h.. N.AFTN THTNhTFITFR
ns AN ounce of prevention" as we'll as n
pound OF cure For bowel troubles Skin
wounds, colds, and other ills. Csc and SOC sizes,
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Let each MAI think he is the one
man-for the time.
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Did he knock it out of your hands?"
1T wasn't in me hand, it was in me
Stummick!"
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Where Ii Was.

What are you crying about?"
"He throwed a stone an hit me
lunCb'"
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Man. thou pendulum betwixt a smile
and tear.-Byron.
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She greeted him as quietly as usual
when she came in to dinner that night.
She wore the violets tucked c~arelessly
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Aberdeen-The Rev. w. d. Deehle,
a Congregational minister, who has
Just removed from Groton to High
more, is perhaps the first clergyman
in South Dakota to own an automo-
bile. He has purchased a fine ma
chine Of an Aberdeen dealer. Rev. Mr..
Decide has a large territory to cover,
and believes he IA better serve his
parishioners with an automobile than
he could with a horse and buggy.
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Aberdeen-Figures just compiled
show that the jobbing business OF
Aberdeen during 1909 aggregated $l2,-
900, coo, an average of 5 l,000,0 900 a
month, and about double that of 1908.
As a large number of new wholesa'e
houses have been established in Aber-
deem within the past few months, in
Guiding Crane e Ordway of Chicago,
it is believed the trade during 1910
will show another 100 per cent gain.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-10-12
APPALLING FOREST FIRES.
Fires Sweep Canadian Border, Cow
ering Area of $50 Miles With
Terrible Results.

One of the most appalling disas-
ters of history by forest fires swept
over the northern part of Mime
sofa on this side of Rainy river Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, carrying
death and destruction in its path
way. The towns of Baudette, Spoor-
er, Cedar Spur, Graceton, Pitt,
Swift and Roosevelt have been wiped
out, and the death loss may reach
1000, more conservative estimates
placing it from 200 to 500, while
the loss in property is in the mil
lions. With the wind sweeping a sea
of fire eastward on the south side of
the Rainy river at a velocity of fifty
miles an hour, the great body Of
flames caused a calamity that has
reached the proportions of an inter-
national disaster. Settlers, craZed
with grief at the loss of families
and property, roamed the woods, and
searching parties have been scour-
ing the country picking up the dead,
caring for the injured and relieving
the distress wherever possible. Spe-
cial trains were run to the burning
sections to carry people to safety,
while many escaped by water.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-10-12
JOHN DIETZ CAPTURED.
ders to Posse and is Lodged
i'm Jail.

John Dietz, the Wisconsin man
who has defied the authorities and
attracted the attention of the whole
country in his backwoods home in
Wisconsin, where himself and his
family have for years prevented the
authorities from capturing them by
defending themselves by the use of
firearms, has at last been captured,
and with his wife, son and daugh-
ter are now lodged in Jail, on the
charge of murder The trouble
dates back seven years, when he de-
fed the courts in not appearing to
show cause why he should not per-
nit the Chippewa Lumber and Boom
Co. to drive logs through Thornapple
river near Winter, Wis, which
courses it's way along the edge of
his homestead. He discovered that
the dam which controlled the head of
water was situated partly on his
land and demanded $4,000 from
the company for the privilege of
sluicing it's logs through the dam.
This was not forthcoming, and he
stationed himself, rifle in hand, at
the dam and defied the lumberjacks
to move log, and the logs have not
been moved. The courts were ap-
pealed to. Five sheriffs have tried
to serve processes on him, many
shots have been interchanged, and
finally a posse, after former ones
had failed, have accomplished his
capture. 1t is a long story, which
now will probably eliminate in his
trial for the murder of Oscar Harp
by bullet shot from the barn roof
either by himself, wife or son.
After more than two thousand
shots had been fired and a bullet had
ploughed through his left hand
DietZ surrendered Saturday When
his home had been shattered and
torn to pieces by bullets, his son
Leslie shot in the hip and nearly
every dish in the house smashed to
pieces, Dietz sent his youngest
daughter out the front door waving
white handkerchief in token of
submission. The surrender did not
come, however, till Deputy Harp had
been killed by bullet in the head,
Clarence Dietz had been shot
through the arm, Chester Colepuch,
a deputy had an ear shot off and
William Rankin had an ear grazed
by a bullet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-10-12
Work on Gas Plant.

The notice of t. Incorporation of
the DEBORAH Gas Company, announc-
ed in these clumns last week, ap-
pears today. President Lorenz and
Secretary Sanders arrived from
Vinton yesterday, and in converse
ton informed us that the company
has purchased lot in Block 8, OPP
posite the Ice Cave Mills, of F. P.
Adams, as a site for the plant. A
portion of the construction material
is expected here this week, and the
American Construction Co., which
has the contract for the work, will
get busy at once and push the work
forward to completion. 1t is ex-
peeted that the plant will be in
operation by the first of the year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-10-12
The Bonds of Matrimony.

This Wednesday afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock, at the Washington
Prairie church, Rev. P. Koren will
unite in the holy bonds of matri-
mony Mr.. Theo. Iverson of Sioux
Falls, S. d. to Miss Minnie Gjevre,
daughter of Mrs. H. Gjevre of
Springfield township. The groom is
an industrious young man who is
highly thought of by all who know
him, and his bride is a young lady
of many admirable characteristics
who will make an excellent help
mate for him. They will make
their home near Sioux Falls, S. d.
A host of friends join in hearty con-
gratulations and best wishes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-10-12
The Norwegian Old Settlers.

The annual meeting of the Nor
wegian old settlers of Winneshiek
county was held last Wednesday at
the Luther College campus. A pic
mic dinner was enjoyed by all, after
which the Luther College Band play
ed several fine selections, and the
male chorus sang some beautiful
selections. Speeches were made by
Rev. DR.. H. G. Stub, Pres. c. X.
Preus and j. Hagen. The election
of officers then took place. resulting
as follows; president, John Hegg;
1st vice president, Pres. C. X. Preus;
I'd vice president, B. Geving; secre-
tary, L. NJ. Enger; treasurer, o. c..
Johnson. The meeting next year is
to be held in June.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-10-12
WHY HESITATE?
An Offer That Involves No Risk For
Those Who Accept 1t.

We are so positive our remedy
will completely relieve constipation,
no matter how chronic it may be,
that we offer to furnish it free of all
cost if it fails.
Constipation is caused by weak
ness of the nerves and muscles of
the large intestines or descending
colon. To expect cure you mus t
therefore tone up and strengthen
those organs and restore them to
healthier activity.
We want you to try Rexall Or
derlies on our guarantee. They are
eaten like candy, and are particu-
larly ideal for children. They act
directly on the nerves and muscles
of the bowels. They have a neutral
action on the other organs or glands.
They do not purge or cause any in
convenience whatever. They will
positively overcome chronic or ha-
bitual constipation and the myriads
of associate or dependent chronic
ailments. Try Rexall Orderlies at
our risk. Two Sizes, 10c and csc.
Sold only at our store-The Rexall
Store. Brunt & Parman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-10-12
A Handsome ElectrOlier.

Muller Bros. are exhibiting a
handsome electrolier, which is one
of the most beautiful and attractive
things of the kind ever seen in the
city, as we'll as the most expensive.
1t is a large cut glass reading lamp,
all of the finest quality of cut glass.
The pattern and design is particular
ly beautiful, and it has been admir-
ed by everyone who has seen it. 1t
will be used for a window decora-
ton, or sold if anyone cares to pur-
chase it.