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The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

anSrily. On beholding the scarecrow he
raised a huge paw to strike him down
But the scarecrow was too quick for him
He sprang aside, laughing and swinging
his arms. Then. running like a feet
footed deer, the scarecrow came on to the
side of the twins. And he spoke! For
a second Rosey and Posey thought they
must be dreaming. A scarecrow talking.
Ii was unbelievable! But another second
brought them to the full consciousness of
the situation The scarecrow was bend
ing over and saying:
THAT great black fellow with the long
sharp claws and sharp teeth Is near at
hand. Jump to my shoulders my little
friends. and Ill carry you home In
jiGy."
Without asking a question the twins
Jumped upon the scarecrOw's shoulders.
and Rosey had presence OF mInd to grab
up the basket OF seed from the ground.
They were not 4 moment too soon, for
at the very instant that Rosey lifted
the basket from the ground and the
sea areCrOw was balancing himself for u
run, the great black bear advanced upon
themy As he Dame within two feet of
the scareCrow he opened his great jaws
as II to swallow, scarecrOw. girls, bas
ket and all
"Ah, ha, my fine fellow" laughed the
scarecrow And he Just lifted. great
straw stuffed foot and thrust II down the
bears throat When he withdrew 1t his
old ragged boot was gone. but he did
not mind. II had sufficed to choke the
bear and make him stop to cough and
cough, trying TO get rid of the boot and
bunch Of straw.
While tie bear was coughing and chok-
ing, and digging into his throat with
his paw TO get the straw which was
irt oh
sCarecrow started homewaris on the run.
RoSey and Posey SIT upon his broad
shoulders, enjoying the fine ride. But
the rain, now coming down pretty hard.
was unpleasant. and Posey said: '''Wisn
we had an umbrella. sister. My jacket
will soon be wet through"
Then have one. my dEars." said the
scnrecRow. and he jerked from inside his
IIng coat a big umbrella. which he raised
The Washington herald., 1911-02-26

~ UGGY was six years old. He was
his mammals baby and his fathers
man. But even though his mamma
called him her baby, she made q
big boy of him and never petted or
humored him as one does q sure-enougb
baby. For it is right that one, at six
years Of age, should be a big boy or big
girl
And although Puggy was not spoiled" ."
as we say Of overpetted and pampered
little ones. he was often naughty
naughty with a capital letter. which
means very. very naughty. His naughti-
hess took on the form of disobedience
And for this naughtiness his mamma often
spanked him, much as she regretted hay-
ing TO do so.
One day PIGGY came into the kitchen
and saw q dish Of big pickles on the table.
His mamma was making some little cakes
and was in the kitchen at the time.
Puggy cried: "On. mamma. want a
pickle"
Pickles are not good for little boys"
explained mamma. But l will give you a
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that we-we-have a"
That we elect a secretary" whispered
in loud correction the wise Bricktop.
That We elect a secretary" said the
Chair. ''All in favor of the secretary"
"Of the notion" corrected Bricktop.
''of the notion" said the Chair. red
dening still more. ''please signify by say
ing L.
~ yelled vociferously n dozen voices.
THOSE oTposed 10 the motion say no."
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kdIu Ine Jhalr.
No. yelled one voice. II came from
small Bill Baker, who was sitting on the
floor in the rear of the room.
Say, kid, what you objecting to a sec
retary forf' asked Eavey, turning fierce
ly on the bold-voiced little Bill.
Cause. I got a right to vote to please
myself, amt IT, asked Bill, glaring at
his questioner. 81 don't have to say II
Just because you do. Smarty.'
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A Fatal Leap.

A FROG who spied crocodile
"A Soundly sleeping in the Nile
SAID Il will end that sweet repose
BY hopping on that ugly nose"
Upon his mind it did not dawn
~ The crocodile would chance to yawn
His great mistake he saw too late
To save him from an awful fate
nj OW from this tale moral reap:
y Consider well before you leap
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Astronomical Notes for 1911

~ HE planet Venus begins as Evening
Star and continues rs such till Sep
- temher Is. after which date she Is
Morning Star the remainder Of the year.
The planet Mars will be Morning Star
till November 25, and then Evening Star
till the close of the year.
The planet Jupiter begins us Morning
Star and continues as such till April
60. after which he is Evening Star till
November Is. Then he becomes Morning
Star again and continues as such till the
end OF the year.
The planet Saturn is Evening Star until
May /. after which, It becomes Morning
Star till November TO- Then II Is agalu
Evening Star till the close OF the year.
There will be two eclipses Of the sun
during 191L One will occur on April
rs, and will be only partial eclipse
here. but total in some parts of Aus
tralia and Central and Southern Pacific
Ocean. The annual eclipse will occur on
october 81. Invisible here. but visible
10 the greater part Of Asia. Australia and
portions Of the Pacific and Insian Oceans-
>~----
TO decipher obliternted inscriptions on
OH COLIN Dlnre the coins on q bot Iron
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Finding a Home.

TWO sparrows sat leafless limb;
= The weather bleak and cold;
And the poor little things did shiver and shake
They were not very big nor old.
One said to the other in little chirps:
"Oh, wouldn't warm nest be
The snuggest thing in all the world?-
A nest that would hold you and me?"
eyes, yes" the second sparrow replied,
"A nest made of feathers and hay
But-say, what is that round and dark
That thing in the tree cross the way?"
Then bird number one turned about to look
And gaily chirruped: "I'G be blest
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CFIAitiDE.


My first can't lie measured;
It's on every hand:
You find it by seashOrc.
And on very dry land.
My seconds a man
Who a bagpipe does play;
But he's not so much known
By the people today.
Ny two Joined together
Make a species o. bird;
And its chirp is as quaint
AS any you've heard.
ZIGZAG PUZZLE.
This zlgzag contains seven words o.
four letters each II the words arr
rightly guessed and written one below
another. their zlgzag letters. beginning
with the upper left-hant letter and end
ing with the lower left hand letter. VII
spell precious stone. The crossword:
are: !. Non-lumiLols. z. A small stee
used FOR smoothing z II
Kill 4. To shut a door with q loud uoise
8. That which is contained In c novel o
q play. 6. A measure. Z. Domestic AMI
mails
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The Boys Debating Society.

~ AUL SMITH was elected chairman
Of the meeting. 1t was not wholly
due to PauIs ability to preside
as an officer of dignity that caused
his comrades to confer the honor
upon him. 1t was his name which stood
him in good stead. Paul was a very
weighty name, one indicating strength of
character and wisdom Of mind.
The meetiRg-which was being held by
Tie R-vs for the nmrnose nE nrsaniZlnC
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II the thing you have pointed out
to me
Is not last years birds nestl
Lets fly cross that way and take
a peep.
We may find it is just to our
taste;
And if so we'll certainly move
right in
Not single hour will we
waste"
So into that last years nest they
moved,
And were sheltered from wind
and cold;
They were just as snug as bugs in
a rug,
Or as dear little lambs in a fold.
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TO decipher obliterated inscriptions on
OH coIns place the coins on bot iron
t0r several allnutes-
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OUT OF THE NIGHT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE SIX

CONTINUED FROM PAGE SIX
There was nothing between them
for some long time, which could le-
Ultimately be described as conver-
sation.
The mere fact OF beng together
seemed to preclude the necessity of
any other explanation. Life explain
ed itsef, as they sat spell-bound.
upon the enchanted margin of the
Pool in tender touches, thrilling
with life's magic, in kisses thai re-
solved all difficulties.
When at last they began to talk,
he things they chose to say seemed
curious.
20 Jem, / thought you were going
away because of me-"
80 | was; couldn't stand it.
And when l heard this poor chap
was coming, | thought that settled
it,"
ITO think that l never knew. Why
were you so disagreeable?'
Il can't help that; it's my nature.
But you see l was so horribly asham-
ed"
"Jem, l believe Father Conroy
knew that Il cared Before ! knew
it myself"
Yes; | think he did. | found Il
letter from him when / got back
home today, urging me to speak out,
before ii was too late"
But what made you come to the
Pool?"
That was just Destiny. ! came
merely to think about you and be
unhappy.
And now you can think about
me and be happy
Happy? That does sound weak.
We ought to invent a more impress
sive word. Though, If | could coin
one that would tell how feel, it
would make any dictionary explode "
"Jem"-very softly-"what made
you first fall in love with me?"
"You sat outside, in the rain and
darkness; and you put out a little
cold wet paw" he said, as if ab-
sently, "and laid it upon my coat
sleeve, to make me yours. And like
the cur / was, | tried at first-tried
hard to shake it off. But it was
no good; afterwards | realized that
! had known all along that it was
no good. However, there is nothing
astonishing about that. The impos.
sible thing was that you should care
for me-"
Il never knew | did till the other
day-the day of the Flower Show,
when | spoke to you for a minute
in the hall. Then | knew all at on e
that it had been going on for ever
so long. 1t was what made ne cry
when you spoke to me so roughly
in L.ancelcts Keep. Yoa won't be
rough with me. will you, Jem?"
He made another of those odd. ex-
pressiye sounds. Il was so afraid
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-15
Attacks School PRINCIPAL

A severe attack on school principal
Chas. B. Allen, Of Sylvania, Ga, 1:
thus told by him. For more thar
three years." he writes. Il suffered In
describable torture from rheumatism
liver and stomach trouble end dis
eased kidneys. All remedies failed til
| used Electric Bitters, but four bot
ties of this wonderful remedy curet
me completely" Such results are
common Thousands bless them foI
curing stomach trouble, female com
plants, kidney disorders, biliousness
and for new health and vigor. Try
them. Only soc at Ringer Drug Co.
" Hail! o King of Israel" oper;
hnuco Thursday 16
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ARDMORE, OKLA
Established 1895


Learn Shorthand at home. The Sci.
a Mail Course in Spencerian Short
hand at $40 This system is easily
learned, Is capable OF the highest
speed, and is legibe. Investigate
Write for particulars.
SELVIDGE BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Ardmore, Okla
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of making a fool of myself. he nut
tered Il wanted to kiss SO des-
.erHel.,.'
AND were YOU really never in
owe with Selma at all?"
With Selma" in high disdain--
"an amusing, spoiled kidl'
20 Jem, / meant to marry Lionel,
and go right away olt o: your life.
But today h. moment he tired 10
kiss me, knew that ! "ouldn /
even for your sake couldn'-.
He held her closer. you know.
it never occurred 20 me that "ou
could possibly mistake my feeling
for you. felt as if il blazed all
over me, like a great Earring roster
on a blank wall Oh. if you could
know even part of whlt | have
thought and felt about you, it would
horrity you, l never knew these
things could be so strong"
1T is very strong, Jem. think
| am frightened. Only | like it
And You called me Miss Wilmot,
And you said l should not be
Miss Wilmot long!"
THAT was true, at all events"
said Jem.
After a long pause
'Jem, where has he gomez"
TO Wishfield, think. He says
that Conroy always told him that
you We're in love with somebody
else and would never have him. |
suppose he will come back to Car.
ronlea for the night"
20 Jem, look, See how far west
the sun has sunk, We ought to be
going home, for we must tell Aun.
Emma all about it before he comes
back! ! wonder what she will say,"
i remember" he observed, as
he unWilIingly helped her TO her
feet, that YOU once said my wife
would in all probability object to
being a lodger az Carronlea. Will
she?"
She is poor weak creature who
Will probably submit tamely to any
thing that you arrange for her, Ah.
but be serious a moment. How
happy Aunt Emma will be, You
dent know how she loves you. Only
the other day she said, Why can
not | keep both OF YOU? This will
be the mos beautiful day of her
life! And l don't think she has the
least little tiny suspicion of the
truth"
Let us go and enlighten her." he
sad. But for all that they fingered
fingered while the sun dipped in
the now radiant west, and the rose
and violet tones of summer eve
crept imperceptibly over all.
All, magic Pool of Destiny,
1t was not until years after the
return OF Lionel Gladwyn to Van.
couver-indeed, not until the init.
macy of marriage had taught Vernon
exactly how to handle the sensitive
emotional being who lay imprisoned
under her husbands stark exterior
that she tod him the secret of the
identity of Lionel's wife.
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, cash turned in up to date and from the
returns that have been coming in from
both district, we think it will be even a
closer race than it was last week. Both
districts have been running neck and
neck from the very first and it would
be hard matter to pick a choice eth
er of the winner of the $4,000 votes
or any of the other offers for hat mat
ter.
Without exception this contest IS
the closest race that the managers
have ever conducted and when the
judges make the final count they will
find that the vote will be so close that
they will have to be very careful in
making the awards.
The free coupon has been left out
today and from now on it will be a
thing of the past, all of these coupons
must be voted before they expire.
A new wrinkle is to appear in the
contest tomorrow and it will be watch
ed with interest by the candidates and
their friends. This is the 'if'' table
Or course you don't know what an 'if''
table is but the first one will appear
tomorrow so you will soon be ac'
Quainted with it.
Only nine more working days of the
contest. Only about ninety hours TO
work in. You cant afford to let any
time go by without making an effort
to add few votes to your reserve.
You can afford to cut loose and make
things hum for few days now. Get
ir as many subscriptions as yea 1os-
sibly can and try to get some of those
votes that go to the hustlers tonight.
Any contestant who will do lit
tie hustling can be winner of one OF
the free trips to New York, so do your
best.
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:: 4. :: u y /. :: y . - 4. y u /:

{. - y q - - /. :: :: :: - :: y ::
::
3: 100000 free votes will be di-
:: yided into nine prizes as fol-
:: lows: First, $4,000; second
:: 10000; third, 10000; fourth,
{: 25,OOO; fifth, 10000; sixth, 49,
:: 600; seventh, 10000; eighth,
:: 5000, and ninth, 5000.
:: The above special votes will
:; be awarded to the nine con
:: tcstants who have the nine
z: largest amounts Of money to
3: their credit by p. m, We'd
:: nesday, March 18th. Out of
4: town candidates can mail their
:: subscriptions before this time
:: and if it reaches the contest
:: manager the next day it will
:: be counted
:: This award oil special free
:: votes has nothing to do what
!: ever with the number OF votes
!. the candidates have in the
:: paper or in reserve and they
:: are given in addition to the
.: regular votes that go with each
I: subscription turned in. They
:: are simply offered to the con-
{: testants as a special induce
!: ment for the candidates to
!: turn in all the Subscriptions
:: that they possibly can by We'd
I; nesday and as a special in
:: ducement to help the contest
{: ants to do so at once, so that
:: they will get the benefit Of
Z: special lot OF free votes, it
!: is not necessary to turn in or
:: vote the certificates for the
:: published list in the paper, as
!: these votes will be awarded to
I: the ones who have turned in
:: the most money up to the time
:; the offer expires. All money
.: that has been turned in since
:, the fist day of the contest
- will be connted in the award
3: ing of these votes. AS before
:: the names of the winners will
:; not be made public as the
:: awarding Of these votes will
:: be made by the judges on
:: the last day of the contest.
y - Il Il q e :! u 8; Il u Il
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To everyone else 1t remained for

To everyone else It remained for
ever unknown. and Laura Gladwyn
sleeps in Ponthewel Churchyard be-
meath a white marble cross carved
with sheaf of marble lilies tied
with marble ribbon, as
"The beloved wife of Daniel Trent"
::
THE END.
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Don't envy your neighbor for the
fine biscuits she is serving. Buy
Honey Bee flour and serve the kind
on your own table that fairly pops
open with luscious goodness. Felker
sells chat famous flour.
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SECOND AWARD Of FREE VOTES
At NINE O'CLOCK THIS EVENING

CONTESTANT CAN GET FREE TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY
THERE ARE MORE DAYS TO WoRK-WATCH FOR
THE "IF" TABLE ToMoRRoW-THE FREE COUPON is A THING
OF THE PASTA CLOSE CONTEST FOR FREE VOTES AND
PRIZES
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Saul Saul! Why all this bois-
ferrous revelry?" Opera house, Thurs
day night, 18th.
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What dost thou mean, thou witch 2"
Opera house, Thursday 10th.
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Today the second award of free
votes will be given to the nine contest
ants who have the largest amount OF
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WANTED-T lease for three years, a
bungalow, well located, with modern
conveniences. Phone 726 or go
green. M. ID. Smith. 1873
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Too much Stress Cam
not be Laid on the
Fact that a Piano
Isn't as Good as it
Looks--The case of
a Piano is purely or
nar1enta1.
In Purchasing a Piano

Inspect thoroughly the action,
the Sound Board and the
String Parts-they are the
vital parts of a Piano. If
they are Al you will secure
an instrument that will never
become an apology for a
Piano-with re ,sonable Clre
Our Bush g Gerts Piano
WiN bear the most rigid of
examinations.
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Read the Want Ads.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-18
Letter to smithers and Mcguire

Dear Sirs: What do you think
the Editor pays us for these educa-
tional Letters on paint and painting
and keeping property painted?
What are they worth to the
people and what are they worth to
him.
Is public wealth the Editors 8
wealth? Is public loss the Editors s
loss? Is the Editor partner with his
constituency. The answer is yes to
all these questions.
The science of paint is simple
and easy; zinc-lead-and-oil and a
dryer is almost all of it.
The science of buying paint is
easier yet: Devoe. A baby can say
it.
The science of painting isn't your
science; the science of hiring the
paint is: What'H you take to pain
my barn two coats of the least-gsl
lon paint?" And the answer is 81
a gallon. The science of keeping
property painted is: use the least
gallons paint, and do it again whel
the property needs it.
Yours truly
107 F W DEVOE & C(
P. S. Homer D. Hudson sell
our paint.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-18
DUPONT OFFERS TO ASSIST
DOVER GET BOULEVARD
WILL PAY ALL COSTS OF CON-
DEMNATION AND GIVE So, 500
Dover Board of Trade Urges the
Eastern Route Originally Selected
and Wants Dupont to Proceed

Dover Board OF Trade Urges the
Eastern Route Originally Selected
and Wants Dupont to Proceed
On Tuesday evening with big
attendance, the Dover Board of
Trade appointed a committee to
meet General T. Coleman Dupont,
authorizing the committee to pledge
on behalf of the members of the
Board of Trade, fair share of the
cost of buying or condemning the
rights of way through Dover. The
route east of State street which was
apparently abandoned by the Dupont
road engineers for the route being
run through West Dover hundred
northWard to Smyrna and thence to
Odessa, cannot all be obtained ex-
eept by condemnation and the Board
of Trades meeting Tuesday night
asked Mr.. Dupont to go ahead and
condemn. Mr.. Dupont, through
Sidney H. Henry, his business man.
ager, who was present at the meet
ing, though at the cost of an all
night ride in an automobile, offered
to pay all the costs of condemnation
proceedings and give so, 500 in cash
beside toward the righ of way
through Dover. "Nr. Dupont has
never said that he wanted to take
this western route" said Mr..
Henry, "but in order to be safe
with our line through the State, in
case we could get through here, we
ran our line to the west, as you
know" President Wharton appoint
ed as the committee to hunt up Mr..
Dupont and get his answer, Mem
bers William H. Baker, Arley B.
Magee and William D. Denney. Mr..
Magee is city solicitor and MIR.
Baker is chairman of the original
right-of-way committee. One man
present stoo willing to give $200
of the cost of bringing the boulevard
through Dover. Beside Mr.. Henry
the business manager in his sur
veyors' clothes, there were presi-
dent Captain Holcomb and Mr..
Wooten of dupont Road rights-o of
way men and Mr.. Wiley, engineer.
Smyrna times., 1911-10-18
WEEDS SELL AT AUCTION SALE
Feed and Provender So High Around
Dover That Near-Feed Sells High

Feed and Provender So High Around
Dover That Near-Feed Sells High
1lir@ prover3sr is so high in
Delaware and scarce that a stack of
weeds on the farm of Wilson C.
Moore, near Dover, sold for $3.50
cash, at Mr.. Moore's sale Satur-
day. Moore is an auctioneer and
cried his own sale. Previously he
had advertised that he wanted all
his friends and fellow citizens to at
tend this sale as it was his own and
he found his engagements in the
business world SO pressing that he
would have to quit farming. Item
mized in bold type on his bill was
lone stack of weeds. Asked what
ne meant by it, Mr.. Moore replied !
4'Well, that's all it is, and l be-
lieve in advertising just exactly
what you are going to sell and stick
ing to it. - When he came to the
"Now, gentlemen, we now have to
offer you this splendid stack Of
weeds,' his neighbors roared at his
wit and bid the thing up to S.. so.
The man who purchased it remark
ed that he hoped his cattle would
get as much fun out of it as he had
Smyrna times., 1911-10-18
China Closets Special

A shipment of China Closets that
ought to have been here for our August
Sale arrived last week. You can buy them
at August Sale price. They're OF quarter
sawed golden oak, polished finish. Are GO
inches wide and have four movable double
grooved shelves, curved door and end
glasses, and claw feet. Construction is
dovetailed. They are guaranteed both by
the manufacturers and ourselves, against
the slightest defect in material or workman
ship. Regular price SIS. 100.
Special Price $3.50
Smyrna times., 1911-10-18
CHEsNuTs ARE PLENTIFUL
Larger in Size than Usual and Selling
for 8 and 10 cents a Quart

for 8 and 10 cents a Quart
Chestnut trees in this vicinity are
very prolific this year and show
little sign of blight. Farmers
gather about two bushels to a tree
and as the popular nuts sell in
market from 10 to Is cents quart
it can be seen that a good tree nets
the grower from Sc. 40 to SO. The
trouble with people who go chestnut
hunting is that they break the
boughs of the trees. They go from
field to field and when they take
down the fence bars they do not put
them up again. Chestnut trees in
many instances are along corn fields
ard when the city folks cross the
pasture fields they do not replace
the bars and as consequence the
cattle go into the corn field and do
more damage. The chestnut crop
up the State was never better than
at the present time. Hazel nuts,
walnuts and hickory nuts are plenti-
full. The frost last night will help
to open the chestnut burs. The
chestnuts in market this year are
larger and better than in former
years.