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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
Vivid at Least.

DR.. Hiram G. Cortlandt, the well.
known theologian of Des Molnes, said
in a recent address,
Thomas A. Edison tells us that he
thinks the soul Is not immortal but,
after all, what does this great wizard
know about souls? His forte Is cleo
tricity and machinery, and when he
talks of souls he reminds me irresist.
IDLY of the young lady who visited the
Baldwin locomotive works and then
told how locomotive Is made.
You pour she said, a lot of sand
into lot Of boxes. and you throw old
stove lids and things into furnace,
and they you empty the molten stream
into a hole In the sand, and everybody
yells and swears. Then you pour 1t
out and let 1t cool and pound It. and
then you put 1t In thing that bores
holes In 1t. Then you screw Il to-
gether, and paint 1t, and put steam In
it, and It goes splendldy; and they
take 1t to a drafting room and make
a bluep rint Of 1t, But one thing for
got-they have to make boiler. One
man gets inside and one gets outside,
and they pound frightfully; and then
they tie 1t 10 the other thing, and you
ought to see 1t GOT"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05

ting ready to discharge me-" said Ara.
more, plaintively, and l don't want
to lose my job"
"You ought to have something to
do" said Jerry. thoughtfully. AS
near as | can make out you have
never done anything but study about
pirates and collect pernicious books
on the sinful life of Capt Kidd You
should have some larger aim in life
than that and / think | know of
good position that is now open, or will
be as soon as papa has cleared out
the peanut shells we left in his desk.
! think you would make an excellent
adjutant general with full charge of
the state militia"
But you have to get rid of Gilling.
water first" suggested Ardmore, his
heart beating fast
IF you mean that he has to be re-
moved from office, l will tell you now.
Mr.. Ardmore, that Rutherford Gilling.
water will no longer sign himself
adjutant general of North Carolina,
| removed him myself in q general
order wrote yesterday afternoon just
before told papa that you and
could not act as governor any longer,
but that he must resume the yoke"
But that must have been matter
of considerable delicacy. Miss Danger
field, when you consider that you are
engaged to marry Mr.. Gillingwater."
Not in the least" said Jerry II
broke our engagement the moment
saw that he came here the other
night all dressed up to eat and not to
fight, and he Is now free to engage
himself to that thin blonde at Colds
boro whom he thinks so highly intel
lectual"
Jerry held up her left hand and re-
garded its ringless fingers judicially.
while Ardmore. his heart racing holly
against all records, watched her, and
with particular covetousness his
eyes studied that tritle of hand
Then with quick gesture he seized
her hand and raised her gently to her
feet,
jerry" he cried From the mo.
ment you winked at me | have loved
you | should have followed you
round the world until | found you. II
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
PLANTING Weddlna Oaks.

Princess August Wilhelm, wife Of
the kaiser's fourth son, has set herself
the task OF reviving one Of Germany's
oldest customs. that according to which
newly welded couples Immediately az
ter the marriage ceremony plant a cou-
pie of oak saplings side by side in a
park or by the roadside OF their ma
tive town.
The town Of Mulchausen, In Thurin-
gia. is the flrst to respond to the prin-
cess appeal. A municipal official ap-
pears ut the church door after every
wedding and invites the bride and
bridegroom to drive with him In car
riage to new road near the town and
here plant oak saplings
The tree planting idea was started
by former elector of Brandenburg
with the object Of repairing the raw
ages caused by the 30 years war Tho
elector forbade young persons to mar
ry until they had planted a number Of
fruit trees
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
An Unnecessary Confession.

A hearty laugh was occasioned az
| the Birmingham police court by pris-
oner who gave himself away In very
delightful manner The man was tft
first on the list, and the charge against
him was merely one of being drunk
and disorderly. He stepped into the
dock, however, Just at the moment
when the dock officer was reading out
few of the cases which were to come
before the court that morning, and q
guilty conscience apparently led him
to mistake these items fer a list OF his
previous convictions.
He stood passive enough while the
officer read out about dozen drunk
and disorderlies, but when he came to
one "shopbreaking" the prisoner ex.
claimed excitedly, That was eight
years ago, your honor" Everyone be-
gan to laugh, and the prisoner, realis.
ing the blunder he had made, at first
looked very black indeed, but finally
saw the humorous side of the matter,
and broad smile spread over his face.
His blunder did not cost anything
Birmingham Mail
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
An Alaskan luncheon.

Runners OF woven Indian basketry,
with white drawnwork doilles at each
of the IL covers, were used on an oval
mahogany table. The doilies were
made at Sitka, In the middle of the
table mirror held tall central vase
of frosted glass, surrounded by four
smaller vases, all filled with white
spring blossoms The edge OF the
mirror was banked with the same
flowers Four totem poles were placed
on doilles in the angles msde by tho
runners.
Place cards were water oolors OF
Alaskan scenery Abalone shells held
sailed nuts, and tiny Indian baskets
held bonbons. The soup spoons were
Of horn, several of the dishes used
were made by Alaskan Indians, and
the cakes were served on baskets.
The menu was as follows Poisson
la Boring Sea (halibut chowder)
Yukon climbers (broiled salmon, po-
tatoes Julienne), snowbirds avec
auroraborealis lroast duck with jelly),
Shungnak river turnips, Tanana
beets. Skagway hash Salad, Fair.
banks nuggets (ripe strawberries ar.
ranged on individual dishes around a
central mound of powdered sugar.,
arctic slices tbrick ice cream, Circle
City delights (small cakes), Klondlke
nuggets yellow cheese in round balls
on crackers), Nome ilrewater (coffee).
Home Companion.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright 1905 by The Bobbs- Merrill COMPANY.

Thomas Ardmore and Henry Maine
Grlswold stumble upon intrigue when the
governors of North and South Carolina
are reported to have quarreled Griswold
allies himself with Barbara Osborne
daughter of the governor of South Caro-
ma, While Ardmore espouses the cause of
jerry Dangerfield. daughter OF the gov
ernor of North Carolina. These two ladies
are trying to fill the shoes of their ia
Tiers, while the latter are missing. Both
states are in a turmoil over one Apple
weight, an outlaw with great political in
lluence -, Unaware of each others posi-
non, both Griswold and Ardmore set out
70 make the other prosecute. Both have
forces scouting the border. Griswold cap
lures Appleweight, but Jerry finds him
and takes him to Ardsley, her own pris-
oher' Ardmore arrests a man on his
properly who says he is Gov. Osborne.
Meanwhile another man is arrested as
Appleweight by the South Carolina
militia The North Carolina militia is
called into action. When Col Gillingwa-
ter, Jerrys fance, finds that real war is
afoot, he fees, Appleweight is taken Sc
cretly by Ardmore and LODGED In a iail in
south Carolina. Returning to Ardsley
Ardnore finds that Billings, the banker,
ana Foster, treasurer of North Carolina,
nave been arrested. Barbara Osborne ar
rives at Ardsley. Dispute as to who has
the real Appleweight results in the iden-
uhcation of the man Jailed by Ardmore in
South Carolina as the outlaw and that
Grlswolds prisoner is Gov. Dangerfield
of North Carolina. 1t develops that the
two governors are on the most friendly
terms, and had retired together to the
wilds Of the border for a rest from the
cares OF state
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
Pretty Good Definition.

We hear some funny things In Fleet
street sometimes, and the following
definition of the height of aggravation,
by gentleman in rather shnky boots,
whom we encountered In well.known
hostelry the other day, struck US as
being particularly choice
THE eight Of haggrayation, gentle
men," said this pothouse humorist, set.
ting his pewter on the counter and
looking round proudly with the air of
one about to let off a good thing, "the
eight of haggravation-why, trying
to ketch flea out O yer ear with a
pair of boxin' gloves London Tit.
Bits.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
Not Altogether Dead.

Mr. Robert Butler Of Marlborough
England, has had the peculiar expe,
rience of hearing his death announc.
ed, He was attending the poor law
conference at Exeter when one of
the delegates moved that, in conse.
quence of the death Of Mr. Butler,
which they all regretted another gen.
ueman, whom he named, should be
appointed to I'LL his place as one of
the representatives Of Wiltshire on
the central committee. Mr.. Butler
rose from his place on the platform
and announced to the conference,
amid much amusement. that so far
as he was aware, he was still alive
and in good health, and would be
pleased TO continue in the office If the
conference desired
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05

you can marry a worthless wretch
like me. if-oh, jerry"
She gently freed her hand and
stepped to one side, bending her head
like a bird that pauses alarmed. or
uncertain of its whereabouts, glancing
cautiously up and down the creek.
Mr. Ardmore," she said, you may
not be aware that when you asked me
to be your wlfe-and that, l take it.
was your intention--you were stand.
ing in South Carolina, while | stood
with both feet on the sacred soil OF
the Old North State. Under the cir.
cumstances | do not think your pro.
posal is legal, Moreover, unless you
are quite positive which eye it was
that so far forgot itself as to wink, |
do not think the matter can 20 fur.
Their"
The slightest suggestion of a smile
played about her lips, but he was
very deeply troubled, and, seeing this,
her eyes grew grave with kindness.
"Mr. Ardmore, if your muscles of
locomotion have not bees utterly
paralyzed, and if you will leave that
particular state of the union which,
next to Massachusetts, l most deeply
abhor, | will do what | can in my poor
weak way-as father says in begin.
ming his best speeches to assist you
to the answer"
Then for many aeons, when he had
his arms about her, a kiss, which he
had intended for the lips that were SO
near, somehow failed of its destina.
ton, and fell upon what seemed to
him a rose-leaf gone to Heaven, but
which was, in fact, Jerry Danger
fields left eye. His being tingled with
the most delicious of intoxications. to
which the clasp of her arms about
his neck added unnecessary though
not unwelcome delight. Then she
drew back and held him away with
her finger-tips for an instant.
Mr. Thomas Ardmore," she said.
with maddening deliberation, 1T might
not be important, but must tell you
in all candor that it was the other
eye"
THE ENE.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05

hospital and at the risk of death be cut
Plain common sense shows the better way
is to stop food that evidently has not been
digested.
Then, when food is required, use an easily
digested food. Grape-N Nuts or any other II
you know it to be predigested (partly digested
before taking)
We brought to Court analytical chemists
from New York Chicago and Mlshawaka Ind
who swore to the analysis of Grape-Nuts and
that part of the starchy part of the wheat and
barley had been transformed into sugar, the
kind of sugar produced in the human body by
digest1ng starch (the large part of food
Some OF the State chemists brought on by
the weekly" said Grape-Nuts could not be
called "predigesed" food because not all of
1t was digested outside the body.
The other chemists said any food which had
been partly or half digested outside the body
was commonly known as "predigested"
Splitting hairs about the meaning of & word
1t is sufficient that if only one-half of the
food is 'predigested," 1t is easier on weakened
stomach and bowels than food in which no
part is predlgested
To show the facts we introduce DR. Thos
Darlington, former chief of the n Y Board
Of Health, DR.. Ralph w. Webster, chief of the
Chicago Laboratories, and DR.. b. Sachs N Y
II we were little severe in our denuncia-
ton Of a writer, self-confessed ignorant about
appendicitis and its cause, it is possible the
public Will excuse US, In view of the fact that
our head, Mr.. c. w Post, has made a lifetime
study of food, food digestion and effects, and
the conclusions are Endorsed by many of the
best medical authorities of the day
Is it possible that we are at fault for
as Father and Mother might to
one of the family who announced pain in the
side: Stop using the food, greasy meats.
gravies mnce pie, cheese, too much starchy
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
HOLIDAYS In the States.

Washington's birthday is a holiday
in all states. Decoration day in all
states but Florida, Georgia, Louisiana.
Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Labor
day is observed everywhere. Virtu-
ally every state has legal holidays
having to do with Its own special af-
fairs-battle of New Orleans In Louis
lana, Texan independence and battle
of San Jacinto in Texas. Admission
day In California, and SO on Missls-
sippi is like the federal government
In lack Of statutory holidays, but by
common consent Independence day.
Thanksgiving end Christmas are OBJ
served. A new one is Columbus day
In few Of the states
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05

noon he was chagrined to find that
she had gone for a ride over the es
tate with her father, Gov. Osborne
Barbara and Griswold He went In
pursuit, and to his delight found her
presently sitting alone on a log by
appeared, to rescue a fledgling robin
whose cries had led her away from
her companions. She pointed out the
nest and directed him to climb the
tree and restore the bird. This done
he sat down beside her at a point
where the Raccoon curved sweepingly
and swung off abruptly into new
course.
Il hope your father didn't scold you
for anything we did," he began.
meekly.
mo; he took it all pretty well, and
promised that If / wouldn't tell
mamma what he had been doing
about coming down here with Gov.
Osborne just to settle an old score at
poker-mamma doesn't approve of
cards, you know-that he would make
me a present of better riding horse
than the one | now have, and he
might even consider trip abroad
next summer"
"Oh, you mustn't go abroad! It's
it's SO lonesome Abroad,
How perfectly ridiculous! Has it
never occurred to you that l am never
lonesome, not even when I'm alone"
WELL" said Ardmore, who saw that
he was headed for blind alley, I'm
glad your father was not displeased
with our work. It's a good thing all
this fuss about the Appleweight peo-
ple is over or I should be worse than
silly. My mind was not intended for
such heavy work"
81 think you have good mind, Mr.
Ardmore," said Jerry, with the air Of
one who makes concessions. You
really did well in all these troubles
and you did much better than |
thought you would the day hired you
for private secretary. think could
safely recommend you to any COVER
nor in need of assistance"
"You talk as though you were get
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
Too Ardent a Lover.

Georgotto Fontano, an embroiderer
who lives in the Rue Seyres in Paris,
has found herself condemned to a
months imprisonment for what seems
to her a harmless act
She was going home from concert
few evenings ago when she decided
she would like to see her fiance AS
he happens to be fireman whose
station Is in her own neighborhood 1t
occurred to her 1t would be very easy
to summon him to her side by break
ing the glass of the fire alarm and
sounding call.
She did so anr In few moments
fire engines came from several direc-
lions, all laden with firemen of course,
but alas! her fiance was not among
them, and more than that all the fire
men were angry, and before she knew
what had happened she was taken to
a magistrate, who proceeded to make
the course of true love run unsmoothly
by sending her to prison for month
in spite of her tears and protests that
she thought Il would be II simple way
of bringing her fiance to her side.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
CHAPTER XIx.--Continued.

"No!" cried Jerry. I'VE shall do
nothing of the kind! | met Mr.. APP
pleweight under peculiar circum-
stances, but | must say that formed
a high opinion of his chivalry and |
beg that we allow'him to take little
trip somewhere until the Woman's
Civic League of Raleigh and the carp.
ing Massachusetts, press have found
other business, and he can return in
peace to his home"
That" said Gov. Osborne, meets
my approval"
Two more prisoners were now
brought in.
Gov, Dangerfeld," continued Ard.
more, here is your state treasurer,
who had sought to injure you by de.
faulting the state bonds due to-day,
which is the first of June. And that
frowsy person with Mr. Foster is Sec
rotary Billings of the Bronx Loan &
Trust Company, who has treated me
at times with the greatest injustice
and condescension. Whether Treas
urer Foster has the money with which
to meet those bonds | do not know;
but | do know that | have to-day paid
them in full through the Buckhaw Ma
tional bank of Raleigh
Col Daubenspeck leaped to his feet
and swung his cap. He proposed three
cheers for Jerry Dangerfeld; and
three more for Barbara Osborne and
then the two governors were cheered
three times three; and when the
bungalow had ceased to ring it was
seen that Ardmore and Griswold were
in each others arms.
Surely, by this times said Mrs
Atchison, you have adjusted enough
of these weighty matters for one day
and I beg that you will all dine with
us at Ardsley tonight at eight o'clock,
where my brother and | will endeavor
to mark in appropriate fashion the
signing of peace between your neigh.
boring Kingdoms"
For Gov Osborne and myself /
accept, madam" replied Gov Danger
field, providing the flowing frock-
coats, which are the vesture and SYM
boil of our respective Offices, are still
in the log house on the Raccoon
where | became prisoner"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
CHAPTER Xxx.
Good-By to Jerry DangerfieId.

Good-by TO Jerry Oangerheio.
The next morning Ardmore knocked
at Griswold's door as early as he
dared and went in and talked to his
friend in their old intimate fashion,
The associate professor of admiralty
was shaving himself with care.
You won't have any hard feelings
about that scarlet fever business, will
you, Grissy? 1t was downright selfish
of me to want to keep the thing to
myself, but | thought it would be fun
to go ahead and carry 1t through and
then show you how we'll l pulled it
off"
Don't ever refer to it again, if you
love me-" spluttered Griswold, amia-
bly,. as he washed off the lather 81,
too, have ruled over a kingdom, and
have seen history in the making
quorum pars magma full"
But ! say, Grissy, there ia such a
thing as fate and destiny and all that
after all; don't you believe it?"
BORT l believe it! l know it,"
Numbered Griswold, reaching for a
towel He lifted white rose from
glass of water where 1t had spent the
night and regarded it tenderly. "The
right rose under the right star. and
the things done; the rose, the star
and the girl--the combination simply
can't be beat, Ardy."
Ardmore seized and wrung his
friends hand for the twentieth time;
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
Cripple Rides Bicycle.

George Anstey. aged 70, cripple,
of Leicester. England, is one of the
most remarkable cyclists in the couu.
try. Both his legs are withered and
useless. but the Leicester Cripples'
Guild has provided him with two
wheeled pedalless machine, with a
padded tube covering the axle bar.
Across this he lies face foremost, and
with wooden clogs strapped to his
hands he propels himself along the
streets and roads In marvelously
rapid manner. He has complete con.
troll of the machine, his hands acting
as pedals, steering gear, and brake
combined
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
Two Very Old Ladies'

We have heard great deal lately
about long-lived people. but It is prob.
able that the oldest two people I'm the
world today are Frau Dutkievitz and
another old lady named Babavaslika.
The former lives at Posem, In Prus-
sian Poland, and was born on Febru.
airy 81, 1885. She Is therefore one
hundred and twenty-five years old.
The latter, however, is nine months
her senior. having been born In May,
1884.
She is still fairly hale old woman,
and for nearly one hundred years
worked in the fields. Her descendants
number close ON 100, and these now
make her Joint allowance She lives
at the village of Bavelsko, whose
neighborhood she has never Quilted
during the whole of her long life. She
remembers events which happened at
the beginning of last century much
more clearly than those of the last
10 Dundee Advertiser
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
Rat Bounty Excltes MerrImen,

Seattle, fearing the introduction Of
bubonic plague by rats, has offered q
bounty Of ten cents rat This moves
Tacoma, safe from infection from the
sea, to raucous laughter. and the Led.
ger says that the bounty, though not
intended for rodents of Tacoma,
Everett, Bellingham and other popu.
lous and busy centers, has been find
ing Its way into the pockets of non
residents of Seattle for nonresident
rats. But the joke would be on us II
1t were found that our rat popula.
ton had found its way into the Seat
lie Censnsn
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05

but ne was preoccupied, and Griswold
fastening his collar at the mirror
hummed softly the couplet:
With the winking eye
For my battle-cry.
"Grissy'' shouted Ardmore, "she
never did it,"
"Oh-bless my soul what was
saying, Why, of course she wasn't
the one! Not Miss Dangerfield--
never!"
Wen, you like her, don't your" de.
manded Ardmore. petulantly.
of course like her, you idiot!
She's wonderful. She's"
He frowned upon the scarf he had
chosen with much care, snapped it to
shake the wrinkles out, humming
softly, while Ardmore glared at him.
Shes wise" Griswold resumed,
with the wisdom of aughter-accept
that, with my compliments. It's not
often | do so well before breakfast.
And now If you're to be congratulated
before | go back to the groves of
Academic pray bestir yourself. At this
very moment | have an engagement
to walk with lady before breakfast
thanks, yes, that's my coat. Good
BY"
Breakfast was lingering affair at
Ardsley that morning. The two gov.
ernors and the National Guard officers
who had spent the night In the house
were not in the slightest hurry to
break up the party, for such a COM
pany, they all knew, could hardly be
assembled again The governors were
trifie nervous as to the attitude of
the press, in spite of Collins efforts
to dictate what history should say of
the affair on the Raccoon but before
they left the table the Raleigh morn
ing papers We're brought in and it was
clear that the newspaper men were
keeping their contract.
Both governors had decided upon
an inspection of such portions of their
militia as were assembled on the Rae
coon, and a joint dress parade was
appointed for six o'clock.
Ardmore. anxious to make every
one at home, saw the morning pass
without chance to speak to Jerry;
and when he was free shortly before
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-01-05
MIstIetoe Is \ nanu.rous.

Few people whe know mistletoe
only as desirable feature of Christ.
mas decorations understand that the
plant is parasite dangerous to the
life of trees In the regions in which
1t grows, II Is only question of
time. after mistletoe once begins to
grow upon tree before the tree 1t,
self win be killed The parasite saps
the life of the infected branches, For
tunately, It Is OF slow growth. taking
years to develop to large proportions,
but when neglected. 1t invariably ruins
all trees Il reaches