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CHAPTER IX-Continued.

Tallwoods itself needed no other fence
than the vast wall of hills, and had none
save where here and there the native
stone had been heaped up roughly into
walls. along some orchard side. The
fruits of the apple, the pear, and the
peach grew here handsomely, and the
original owner had planted such trees in
abundance. The soil, through at first 1t
might have been called inhospitabIe,
showed itself productive. The corn stood
tall and strong, and here and there the
brown stalks Of the cotton plant itself
might have been seen; proof of the wish
Of the average Southerner to cultivate
the plant, even IN an environment not
wholly suitable. All about, upon the
mountain sides, stood a heavy growth
of deciduous trees, at this time of the
year lining the slopes in flaming reds
and Colds. Beyond the valleys rim, tier
on tier, stately and slow, the mountains
rose back for yet a way-mountains
rich in their means of frontier inde-
pendence later to be discovered rich also
in minerals in woods, in all the things
required by an advancing civilization.
Corn, swine, and cotton-these made
the wealth of the owner Of Tallwoods
plantation and Of the richer lands In
Brought the owner all the wealth he
needed. Here like a feudal lord, MAJ
ter of all about him, he had lived al,
his life and had. as do all created be-
ings, taken on the color and the SAVIOR
of the environment about him. Rich
he was generous; strong, he was merc!-
full; independent. he was arrogant; used
to his own way. he was fierce and cruel
when crossed in that way. Not much
difference. then, lay between this mas
ter of Tallwoods and the owner of
yonder castle along the embattled
Rhine, or the lowered stronghold of
some old lord located along an easy.
wandering. English stream; with this
to be said in favor of this solitary lord
of the wilderness. that his was place
removed and little known. 1t had been
passed by In some manner through it's
lack Of appeal 70 those seeking cotton
lands or hunting grounds. SO that 1t lay
wholly out of the ken and the under
standing of most folk of the older
States.
II in Tallwoods the owner might do
as he liked. certainly he had elsctrn
FIRST Of all to live somewhat as q gentle.
man. The mansion house was modelled
after the somewhat stereotyped pattern
of the great country places of the
South Originally planned to consist OF
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FOR THE HUSBAND.
Don't quote mother.

Don't quote mother.
Call up your wife while at
business and ask how she is, and
tell her that you called her up
just to hear her voice.
Bring her a box of candy.
One of the new books that she
is interested in.
A flower, even II it is faded
and you have picked It up off
the street.
A pretty pin or handkerchief.
And don't ever lay your head
on your pillow at night without
having done something to gain
and obtain a f1rmer hold on your
wife's love.
Kiss her every day.
At least once a month meet
her downtown and take her to
dinner and the theater.
Don't ever stop courting, for
as soon as you do some other
man will begin.
Make your wife your COM
panion.
Take her out with you, and
when you have to have a big
time take your wife along, and
the divorce evil will be lessened.
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MORROW'S MENU;
HOW TO PREPARE IT

BREAKFAST.
Graham Date Mush, with Cream.
Dried Beef. minced and creamed, served
on Toast.
Doughnuts. Coffee
LUNCHEON
Jellied Veal Potato Salad.
Blueberry Mullins. Lemonade.
DINNER.
Stringed Bean Soup.
Beefsteak Rolls, with Spaghetti and
Gravy:
Baked New Potatoes.
Tomatoes with Mayonnaise
Coffee Cream. Whole Wheat Crisps
Coffee.
Blueberry Mutins-Cream one-fourth
cup of butter with one-third cup Of
sugar; add one well-beaten egg. Sift two
and two-third cups of flour with two
heaping teaspoons of baking powder and
one-half teaspoon of salt; stir into this
one cup OF berries Add this alternately
with one cup of sweet milk to the above
mixture. Bake about twenty minutes
in a hot oven -
For the lemonade use one or two Or
anges to flavor.
Beefsteak Rclls and Spaghetti and
Gravy-Two pounds of roundsteak cut
one inch thick. One-fourth pound of salt
pork cut into small strips. Cut steak
into strips about four inches long and
two inches wide. Lay, on each a strip
Of the pork and roll up and fasten with
string or toothpicks. Place rolls in
deep kettle and just cover with boiling
water. Simmer slowly for three or four
hours, letting them brown before adding
more water for gravy. Have ready cne
cup of spaghetti cooked and drained in
the usual way. Place rolls on platter,
with the spaghetti. and pour
over all plenty of brown gravy.
Coffee Cream-Make custard by cook
ing one and one-hah cups of milk. one
half cup of sugar. and three eggs to-
yether until they coat the back of a
spoon, stirring constantly while cooking
Soak one, tablespoon of granulated gela-
tin in two-thirds of a cup of strong
coffee for ten minutes. and add to the
not custard. Stand aside to COOL When
,old add one cup of whipped cream
and pour into wet mold Place on ice
until ready to serve.
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FOR THE WIFE.
Don't quote father.

Don't quote father.
Pet your husband; he is only
a big kid.
Meet him at the door with a
smile.
Dress as carefully as you did
when he came courting.
Wear the color he likes you
in and the style Of gown.
Have something in the way
of a surprise dish for dinner.
Read the papers and magazines
and be your husbands intel
lectual equal.
Keep up with him in any
special line of work.
Encourage his hobby.
Be sympathetic, and do not tell
him all the troubles of the day;
he has had his own, more sig
nificant and important individ-
ually than all yours put to-
gether.
Keep his clothes in order, a
clean house, and good food.
Keep him or somebody else
will snap him up and make him
think she and she alone ever did
or will understand him.
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THE PURCHASE PRICE
By EMERSON HOUGH.

SO lived one, and thus indeed lived
more than one, baron on American soil
not so long ago, when this country was
more American than 1t is to-day-more
like the Old World IN many ways, more
like a young world in many others.
Here, for thirty years of his life, had
lived the present owner of Tallwoods,
sole male of the family surviving in
these parts. 49,
1t might have been called matter of
course that Warville Dunwody should be
chosen to the State legislature So
chosen. he had. through sheer force of
his commanding nature. easily become
leader among men not without
strength and individuality. Far up in
the northern corner, where the capital
of the State lay, men spoke of this
place hid somewhere down among the
hills of the lower country. Those who
in the easier acres of the northwestern
prairie lands reared their own corn and
swine and cotton. often wondered at the
half-wild man from st. Francois, who
came riding into the capital on a blood
ed horse, who was followed by negroes
also on blooded horses, a self-contained
man who never lacked money. who never
lacked wit. whose hand was heavy,
whose tongue was keen, whose mind was
strong, and whose purge was ever open.
The State which had produced a Ben
ton was now building up rival to Ben
ton. That giant, then rounding out a
history of thirty years continuous serv-
ice In the Senate of the United States,
unlike the men of this weaker day, re-
served the right to his own honest and
personal political belief. He steadily re-
fused to countenance the extending of
slavery, although himself a holder of
slaves; and, although he admitted the
legality and constitutionality of the
fugitive slave act, he deplored that act
as much as any. To the eventual day
of his defeat he stood. careless of his
fate, firm in his own principles, going
down In defeat at last because he would
not permit his own State legislature
headed then by men such as Warville
Dunwody and his friends-to dictate to
him the workings Of his own conscience.
Stronger than Daniel Webster, he was
one of those who would not obey the
OF that leader. and he did set up
his conscience above the law" These
two men. Benton and Dunwody, were
at the time of which I'VE write, two
upon .he scenes Of a wild
Western region. % yet little known In
the Eastern States. though then swiftly
coming forward into more specific no
tice
tTo be CONTINUED TOMORROW,
tcopynRht. ioil. The Bobtst Merrin Company
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the one large central edifice of brick,
with a wing on each side of somewhat
lesser height. 1t had never been entirely
completed. one wing only having been
fully erected. The main portion Of the
house was of two stories. its immediate
front occupied by the inevitable facade
with its four white pillars. which rose
from the level of the ground to the
edge of the roof. shading the front en-
trance to the middle rooms. Under this
tall gallery roof, whose front showed
high, white, and striking across the val
ley, lay four windows. and at each side
of the great double doors lay yet other
two windows. On either side of the
pillars and in each story, yet other
two admitted light to the great rooms;
and In the completed wing which lay
at one side Of the main building. deep
enlbrasures came down almost to the
level of the ground, well hidden by the
grouped shrubbery which grew close to
the walls. The visitor approaching up
the straight gravel walk might not have
noticed the heavy iron bars which
covered these, giving the place some
thing the look OF jail or fortress.
The shrubs, carelessly. and for that rea-
son more attractively planted, also stood
here and there over the wide and smooth
bluegrass lawn.
The house was built in the edge of a
growth OF great oaks and elms. which
threw their arms out over even the
lofty gables as though in protection.
Tradition had 1t mat the reason the
building had never been completed was
that the old master would have been
obliged to cut down a favorite elm in
order to make room for 1t; and he had
declared that since his wife had died and
all his children but one had followed
her. the house was large enough as 1t
was. So it stood as he had left 1t. with
its two tall chimneys, one at each end
of the mid-body of the house. marking
the two great ireplaces, with yet an
other chimney at the other end Of the
lesser wing.
Straight through the mid-body of the
house raA wide hall. usuDily left open
to all the airs of heaven: and through
this one could see far out over the ap-
proach, entirely through the house itself.
and note the framed picture beyond the
woods glowing with foliage. and masses
of shrubbery. and lesser trees among
which lay the white huts Of the negroes.
Still to the left, beyond the existing
wing. lay the fenced vegetable gardens
where grew rankly all manner of prov
ender intended for the bounteous table,
whose boast II wns that. save Tor sugar
and coffee. nothing was used at Tall
woods which was not grown upon its
grounds.
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To Make Buttonholes.

We have all been troubled in making
buttonholes in thin materials. Here is
way of overcoming the difficulty: Hold
piece of the material on the under side
and cut the hole through this as though
1t were part of the waist
After you have finished working the
buttonholes, cut away the under cloth
very carefully, so that 1t will not show
You will have no difficulty even with
chiffon. II you fold the cloth two or
three times
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For linen, pongee silk or foulard. plain
color. gingham. white serge or striped
cheviot. this model will be ideal.
The waist Is plain, with tuck at each
shoulder in front. and the neck high or
low, as desired. The skirt has six cores,
with panel front and back
The pattern, 55lS. is cut in sizes IA.
Is, and IS years. Medium size requires
three and one-half yards of A-inch ma
terial and two and one-eighth yards Of
trimming.
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending 10 cents to the Office Of this
paper.
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Cucumber Sandwiches.

Cucumber sandwiches are made SIM
ply. too. Procure a nice, ripe cucum-
ber. cut a piece off the end down to
where the seeds begin. and then cut the
skin very finely off Just as much as
will be required of the cucumber. Cut
across in the thinnest slices possible.
Lay these on a saucer with a little
vinegar and salt, and then place four
rounds between each two slices of bread.
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Put aside all your waists, lingerie.
stockings. &c, which are fit for Just one
wearing. Before going on your vacation
darn or mend them carefully and pack
in Your suit case After wearing. throw
them away, thus saving laundry bills
and giving extra space in your suit case
for souvenirs q your trip.
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Such a night gown as the one We IL
lustrate is simplicity itself TO make. Be
ing seamless at the shoulders. the tucks
can be run in very quickly, and then
there are only the hem and the side
seams.
Longcloth. cambria, lawn, and the
lightweight muslins may be used for this
gown.
The pattern, 4430. is cut in sizes go to
"A inches bust measure. Medium size re-
quires 3-S yards of 36-inch material
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending 10 cents to the office of this paper.
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ANSWERS TOQUESTONS
ASKED BY EVERYBODY

teenth. ivory: fifteenth, crystal; six
teenth. Japanned goods; seventeenth, tew-
ter; eighteenth, mahogany; nineteenth.
lnIald work; twentieth, china; twenty
ntth, silver; thirtieth, pearl; forticth,
ruby; hftieth. golden; seventy-fifth,
diamond.
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Inviting Callers.

Sixteen-1. My opinion is that a girl of
Is Is too young to be inviting young men
TO call However, 1t is never advisable
for a girl to invite a man to call when
she has been in his society but once.
After she has met him several times at
social gatherings she may suggest that
she would be glad to have him call. and
tell MIN what evenings she is at home.
think book is the most appro-
PIRATE gift girl could give to a msn
friend. =
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wedding Anniversaries.

Mrs. B.-First. cotton; second, paper; :;
third. leather; fourth. fruit and flowers:
afth. wooden; sixth. sugar; seventh,
woolen; eighth. india rubber; ninth, will
low; tenth, tin; eleventh. steel; twelfth,
silk and fine linen; thirteenth. lace; four
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What Did He Mean

From the New York Sun.
Father Bernard Vaughan at worthins
this week said: Ladies In society. are
not 30 bad as they are painted"
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Wants a Longer Waist.

Carrie-The only way to obtain longer
waist II your figure is built on a short
WASTED plan, is to wear an extra long
waisted corset. and also to have your
dresses made with a long-waisted effect,
which can be obtained by low belts. or
ly one-piece dress without any belt at
all. Fortunately. however, high-watsted
dresses are fashionable just now and
your short waist would not be noticeable.
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Crooked Teeth.

Florence M.-Most assuredly your teeth,
can be Strengthened. and you will find
your looks wonderfully improved after
the process is over. I will not say. how
ever, that it can be done in a short time.
1t will take some months, perhaps longer
and requires much patience and forti-
tude to undergo the treatment, but It is
well worth while, and / advise you to
lose no time in seeing good dentist.
Badly shaped mouths have been COM
pieteiy transformed by simply straight
ening crooked or protrudine teeth.
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Wedding Invitation.

II. e. M.-It is not customary to ac-
knowledge wedding invitation unless 1t
contains the request for your company
at a reception or some other wedding
repast.
II gift is made It should be sent to
the bride.
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Tender skin,

Mrs. William 81. 1t may be that your
skin is in need of neither the creams nor
the powders. Try water and good soap
fo- while and see if they do not prove
sufficient.
.. I advise your husband to use the
tonic for which 1 am giving the recipe.
1t should be rubbed into the scalp once
a day:
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Bay rum. add sufficient to make ounces
3. Witch hazel is very healing to the
skin, so 1 am giving the recipe for a
face cream which contains 1t. This you
may use to remove the dark lines from
the neck. Unless the circles around the
mouth and temples are caused by slad-
ows. soap and water will remove them.
Witch Hazel Cola Cream
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Melt; pour into mortar which has
been heated by being immersed some
time in boiling water. Very gradually
add three ounces of rosewater and one
ounce OF witch hazel, and assiduously
stir the mixture until an emulsion is
formed. and afterward until the mixture
is nearly cold.
This cream is particularly useful to
heal sore or stretched skin.
4. Milk Of magnesia is very good for
the teeth. 1t may be bought at almost
any drug store.
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tTo be CONTINUED TOMORROW,
Copyright. 1911. The Bobhs Merrill Company,
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Little Tales of Motherhood
By JULIA CHANDLER MANI.
An hat1 hope be- modr"ABRAHAM LINCOLN

"A that or ever hope to BE- owe to my mother-AB
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-07-19
Lost Key Worries solons,

Washington.-The master key to all
the door locks in the house Office build
ing has been lost or stolen. Officials
are much disturbed. guards have been
doubled and orders for extra vigilance
have been given.
Some of the chairmen and members
OF the special investigating commit
tees which meet there regard the az
fair as significant, but claim to have
no definite suspicious. The persons
in possession of the master key could
rummage every office in the building
unless caught by the guards.
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Directions for Preparing County
Exhibits.

l. BE sure to make top page of
Identification and the certificate of orig
inality as given and fasten securely to
each pupils work.
2. All written work should be in ink
and on but one side of good paper about
SxlO inches.
3. For drawing try to secure regu-
lar drawing paper about 5xs or sx10.
The work may be a variety of ink,
pencil, crayOns. water colors, etc.
4. Maps should be mounted on card
board and not less than 1Ox12 inches,
and better if larger. \ clothing store
will furnish card board.
S. If you have difficulty in securing
any kind of material. write the county
superintendent.
6. 1t is desired To have all work
done at school or at least under the di-
rection of the teacher.
T. If work is to be entered for a
prize it must conform quite generally
to the schedule of work.
work Has Been Planned A. Follows:
GLASS Work open to rural or
town pupil below the 9Th grade.
No l. Writing--PriZes $1.O0: Soc
About sheets of any kind of work per
pupil
No 2. Drawins-Prizes. $1.0O; soc
About sheets of work per pupil.
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Girl Wrestler Heroine Of Bouts.


Miss Bertha Rapp, an athletic Amer
lean girl of German parentage and
teacher of caiisthenics in Cincinnati.
was the chief figure in unique fourth
of July celebration on board the
steamship Adriac, just in from South
ampton. The young woman is about
Is feet 9 inches tall and weighs about
$50 pounds. Her specially is wrest-
ling and she challenged any man
aboard the ship to bouts in five min
utes each, catch-as-catch-can. Two
second cabin passengers, one an Amer
lean bicycle rider, Arthur Libby, who
weighs 140 and George Lahrmann, a
German who weighs 1856, accepted the
challenge. The bouts took place on
the part of the deck dividing the first
from the second cabin and all the
passengers except those in the steer
age crowded around the gladiators.
Miss Rapp wore a sweater and a short
skirt and the men were stripped to
their underShlrtS. Libby held out
against the young woman in the first
bout, but she put his shoulders to the
mat in the third minute of the sec
ond bout. Then she took on the stout
German. They wrestled twenty min
utes with intervals of rest between
five minute bouts. The German had
some science and much muscle, which,
combined with his weight, resisted the
gallant efforts of the young woman
to put him down. He also could do
nothing with her, in fact his chief OBJ
ject seemed to be to prevent himself
from being thrown. The referee called
the contest draw after the fourth
bout when neither wrestler seemed
fit to continues Exchange
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On the Hotel Piazza.

why don't you show a little ambi-
ton, Slithers?" asked Binks. Go in
and make a reputation for yourself"
Whats the use?" said Slithers. I'D
no sooner make it than these old
ladies on the piazza would tear it all
to pieces. "-Harper's Weekly.
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His Nerve.

Assistant-Mr. Grumbley writes: 81
don't see how you can have nerve to
sell your worthless remedy for so
cents a bottle"
Manager-Well, strike out have
nerve to" and worthless" and put the
letter in our testimonials-Ch Christian
Intelligencer.
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EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS


Mrs. Chas. Butler Superintendent
Regular School Work.
All work to be on same terms as 9TH
err exhibits, only no entrance fee.
How to File Work.
The fair will be held in Arion in Sep
TENDER, 1911. All exhibits must be
filed with the secretary by 10 o'clock
p. IN. of the first day Pupil, teacher
or superintendent may file the work
without entrance fee. You may bring
or send your exhibit to the county
superintendent He will be pleased to
attend to it for you. All work is to
remain the property Of the exhibitor
and may be recovered at the county
superintendent Office in Denison after
the fair. Work must not be removed
from the exhibit place before o'clock
on the last day of the fair.
All work should be prepared strictly
according to the directions given and
tlrat Of each pupil and school nicely
arranged for display in the different
classes in which it is to be exhibited
A top page should be securely fastened
to each exhibit and filled in completely
and fully. Use the following as a
model:
l. Kind Of Work.
2. Entered in Class. No.
3 School ................T TWP ..
4. Certificate (Signed by both teach
err and pupilD
hereby certify that have received
no more assistance in the preparation
of this, my own work. than is ordinar-
lily given in teaching, and that | am a
regular pupil in this school.
Pupil ........ Age. ...... Grade.
ADDRESS Date
believe the above statement TO be
true.
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for the study and selection of he corn.
Judging the Corn-The corn will be
Judged by the government expert on
duty at the fair. The corn winning
prizes will become the property of the
president OF the Crawford County Agri-
cultural society, who offers the money
for the prizes on the corn. All other
corn remains the pror rty Of the school
exhibiting it. 'F
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CRAWFORD COUNTY
FAIR ASSOCIATION
Will be Held September 26, 81 and %
ALREADY Preparations are Un-
der Way for Best Fair Ever.
PREMIUM LIST is NOW ISSUED
Good Premiums Are Offered in All
Racing Events and Race Cards
Promise Several Horses.

The Review publishes this week the
premium yist for the Crawford Coun-
ty Agricultural society. The dates for
holding the fair have been set for Sep
TENDER Goth, 9th and 2Sth. Already
the officers Of the association are max
ing extensive preparations and intend
making this years meet the best ever
held.
The officers for this year are: Pres
ident, VIM. Eggers, Arion; vice-pres-
ident, Chas. Smith, Dow City; secre-
tary, O. M. Criswe!l, Arion: treasurer,
j. B. Glassburner, Arion.
The people of the entire county
should take an interest in this fair,
and exhibitors ought to begin prepare
tions for good exhibits. This is par
ticularly true regarding live stock and
agricultural products. The, associa-
ton is strictly county institution
and all citizens should take interest
and help make it a success.
:. The following is the program for
each day of the fair and also a list of
premiums offered: