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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
HCGWALLoW NEWS.

HCGWALLOw NEWS. E Washington Hooks shook himself out oi a persimmon tree on Musket Ridge Tues day night.
 Cricket Hicks held the lamp Sunday night while Miss Hostetter Hooks sang solo at the. Dog Hill church. At one point her voice went so high that Cricket was compelled to stand on a chair Miss Flutie Belcher is laid up with a cold, which she caught while standing in the draught of air that escaped from her accordeen while she played it at the party Thursday night.
 Ellick Helwanger has returned from the headwaters of Gimlet creek, from which point he fioated down on a raft lie brought with him a bag of turnips and an armful of the latest almanacs We ture.
 The postoffice was entered night he- fore last by some unknown person and the postmaster's sausage grinder is miss ing.
 Yam Sims, who has been seeking en- couragement in the pursuit of the fickle heart and hand of Miss Gondola Henster has found shadow of nope, she having dropped her handkerchief from her tall mule the other day in order to allow him the privilege of picking it up Sim Flinders has been seen sitting on his front fence this week with wads of paper stuck in both ears. Sim is accused of stealing a hog liver from man over near Thunderation, and does not wish to hear any of the passing remarks that are made about him. -Hogwallow Ken tucllian.
 THE DUBIOUS SORT.
 To fads and fads
 There's just no end.
 But the man with scads
 Neer lacks a friend.
 REBUFFED. "Oh, heart of mine," a lover sighed, All in his passion glowing, Tn truth I will not be denied A kiss, thy lips bestowng." Alack, alas. how sad his case, What need of further juggling? She slapped him hard upon the face And now his cheek is tinglng.
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

r the President had taken his cold just before the date of his Winona speech he would stand today much better before the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

France needs the services of the sage of Oyster Bay. She has a record in the first six months of the year of 21, ,1s9 more deaths than births.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

The chilly wave insurging over the country is thought to have been the cause of the Presidents severe cold. He is trying to live it down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

Mexico is to pay China S1,550,00O damages on account of the massacre of 330 Chinese during the Madero revolution. China needs the money, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

The Cincinnati Symphony orchestra de- sires to be rated as A 1, and the Cin- cinnatians think it should be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
A FoRBEARING FRIEND.

A FORBEARING FRIEND Blenders, you were intoxicated last night"
 "Bibbles, was nothing of the sort" "All right old chap. Have your way about it, but if I should tell you what a sorry figure you presented, trapped in revolving door, you would hang your head in shame.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

Sarah Bernhardt is about to marry a member of her company who is 26 years old. The young man must feel sure of retaining his job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
BLACKLISTED BY BRYAN
From the Fall River Globe.

From the Fall River Globe.
 ZR. BRYAN professes to discern M that Governor Harmon. who has l A been on the Nebraska publicist's blacklist, is losing ground in the race for the democratic presidential nomina- tion, but this apparently doesn't bring much satisfaction to him for the reason, as he says, the Harmon strength is shift ing to Representative Underwood, who is even more objectionable to MT. Bryan than the Ohio executive. He, as chair man of the House ways and means com mittee, was guilty of the unpardonable offense, when the democrats were con- sidering the subject of tariff revision at the recent extra session of Congress, of refusing to yield to the Nebraslxan's dic- tation and permit the latter to take the job of determining what changes should be made in the present tariff out of the hands of Mr. Underwood and his as- sociates.
 For this act of insubordinaton in declin- ing to obey the orders of the self appoint ed mentor of the democratic party MT. Bryan forthwith proceeded to pronounce Judgment on him as political traitor and renegade who has delivered himself over to the enemy and who had placed himself under the ban of excommunica- tion from the party. "He is not in har- mony," declares the editor of The Com moner, with the progressive spirit of the day. which correctly interpreted means that he is unwilling to swallow all the nostrums that Dr. Bryan prescribes some of which have proved so disastrous to the democratic party when it permit ted their inventor to try them on 1t on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

This time the United States is pa- trolling. rather than maneuvering in, the Rio Grande country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

A Toronto editor says that Canada is sorry she defeated the reciprocity treaty. But tears will not make good the lack of votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

The ladies' coats next spring are to have no collars but long rolling reyers that will outdo the collars two to one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

AS soon as China can write declara- ton of independence she will be ready to become the United States of China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

Aviation meets accumulate deficits very readily because no fence is tall enough to hold the show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

The Kansas that recently erected a monument to John Brown is the same Kansas that recently applied tar and feathers to young woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

One up state county in New York shipped to New York city 100000 pounds of cabbages in four days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

Governor Harmon is Senator Bailey s presidential favorite because he harbors no 'isms.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

Every justice of the supreme court has a doorbell when he Is off the bench.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

Up in Massachusetts they are having griddle cake mornings this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
The JOkesmith's Revel

with the approach of Thanksgiving, one notices the usual comments and car toons in the public press, anent the bird that has long since become part and parcel of that suspicious occasion, to-wlt, the turkey" said an observant citizen.
 'The war that is now waging in the Mediterranean sea, between Italy and the ottoman nation has been a. boon to the jokesmith, the punster's pen, and car toonist's pencil. and many jokes and near jokes have been perpetrated at the ex- pense of the Turk, be it, or they, man or bird.
 .'It was ever thus, in Gladstone's time when he coined the epigram. the unspeak- able Turk that will leave as long as the ages roll, l remember a cartain that ap- peared in the famous humorous periodi- cal published in London, Punch, in which was depicted the European nations seated around a festive board on which was a large turkey wearing red fez John Bull was at the head of the table presumably to do the carving, while un- derneath was the inscription, which piece will you have
 ''When the present war broke out 1t was predicted that. owing to ltaly's contro of the sea. the war would be of shorI duration, and that Turkey would be eater up' as it were, but for the present outlook it would seem that the European nations will have an ambulance of Turkey fol some lime fo cOmc.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

Life in Mexico is just one durned rev. olution after another.
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able to the interests" while Mr. Under- wood tags MT. Bryan as a meddler, who seems disposed to ruin the democratic party if not permitted to rule it.
 As it stands, it is a very pretty fight. and the two men are at an age when there is real joy in battle. Both are young, and but few years separate them. MT. Bryan's f1uency as a speaker gives him no advantage over his antag- onist so far as the tariff is concerned. That subject calls for other figures than figure of speech; and MT. Underwood has carefully rtudied the necessary figures. And when the ball opens we shall prob ably see the chairman of the ways and means committee standing unafraid in the presence of the other fellow. As the leader of his party in the House he will command all attention in whatever po- sition he may take either as to the wool. the cotton or the metal schedule of the Payne law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOI

MT. Taft's new ideas will come from under his new hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

The football season discloscs no John Franklin Baker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
A PROPERTY CHILD.

v A PROPERTY CHILD. Tlre play was great,
 The heroine wept And walled her fate.
 The "che-ild" slept And made no cry, Therein not lax; As we could spy,
 Twas formed of wax. A doll, you know,
 That softly lay In Active woe,
 Nor felt dismay, However dark
 The plot might be With care and cark
 And villainee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
A Distinguished English Writer

Louis Tracy, the brilliant newspaper man who helped T. P. O'Connor start the London Sun and who joined with Sir Alfred Harmsworth in the purchase of the London Evening News, has just landed in America to gather material for a romance, the scenes of which are to be laid in the United States said professional man. T believe that his coming will be of interest to the million readers of his previous books. MT. Tracy was a passenger on the Lusitania. It will be recalled that he is the author of The Wings of the Morning, The Pillar of Light The Silent Barrier etc, all of which have been immensely popular.
 Louis Tracy was born in Liverpool March IS, 1863 As a boy he went to college in Douai, France, after running away from home to join the navy While still a mere youth he adopted the career of journalist. That he chose we'll is evidenced by the splendid success he has made in this field It will be of interest to many to know that Tracy, like so many of our present day authors gained his experience in the reportorial field. As special cor respondent and chief reporter on one of the leading British provincial dailies, he came into direct contact with many of the most influential men of the age. He travelled with Gladstone, was a friend of the great Dean Vaughan, and knows intimately celebrities whose names are household words the world over. But there was another side to his work that the student of literature will call the more important in his development as an author, for it de- mands shrewder observation and keener Judgment of human nature to report the doings of the underworld-the world of poverty and miserable crime The acquaintance thus gained with suf- fering and downtrodden humanity no doubt stood him in good stead in after years when. upon his own responsibility and unsupported, he fed 1,500,000 starv- ing Londoners."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
BEsTIR YOURSELF.

BESTIR YOURSELF. When happy thoughts, are Hitting, And smiles are ripping round. NO time for idle sitting
 In sorrows drear profound. hise up, rise up, get busy \ Ana ventures new essay. q No cares will make you dizzy, No troubles will dismay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

A CELEBRITY. A halo rests Upon the brow Of Pauline Wayne, The White House COW.
  And when the stork Calls on the dame, Tn event doth much Increase her fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

looked upon in the north with high favor in connection with the presi-
 dential nomination; that no northern
 man bothers about the section he rep resents United States Senator Bank head in his recent visit to New York found that Underwood was exception ally strong in the east, and J. G. Schur- man, president of Cornell university,
 made splendid speech at the Under wood banquet Thursday night in which he emphasized the fact that not in 20 years had the northern people felt the least particle of prejudice against a
 statesman because he happened to be from the south.
 "Senator Tom Martin of Virginia is
 the democratic leader in the United States Senate. Champ Clark, speaker of the House of Representatives, is classed as a southern man, and par ticularly notable case of the honor con- ferred upon a southerner was the ap-
 pointment by President Taft of Ed ward D. White of Louisiana to the chief justiceship of the United States. Associate Justice Charles E. Hughes. ex-governor of New York, was promi- nently mentioned for the position of chief justice, and, as Dr. Schurman re- marked, he was eminently fitted in every way to preside over the supreme court. But the President selected for this great honor and responsibility man who was not only born and reared in the south, but who was in the Con- federate army. No northern man was ever heard to offer word of criticism because this Louisianian was appointed.
 .It looks to me as if the democrats would nominate Underwood for presi- dent. The more we think of the mat ter the more we are convinced that Underwod is not only the logical man for the nomination, but that he can beat President Taft or any other man that may head the republican ticket"
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several occasions in the past 15 years It is fact, nevertheless, that such men as Governor Harmon and Representative Underwood come much nearer represent ing the spirit and sentiments of the great majority of the democratic voters of the country than does Mir. Bryan and the rad ical element of which he is the law and the prophet Moreover, unless the signs of the times are deceiving, and despite MT. Bryan's pernicious activities in es- saying to discredt those leaders for whom he has a personal aversion or who have refused to bow the knee to Gessler, it is the purpose of the national convention
 next year to select for the democratic standardbarer candidate who will com
 mand the confidence of the great body of
 the voters and who can qualify as a safe and reliable pilot to be intrusted with the
 navigation of the ship of state, not liable
 to be lured from his course by the false
 beacon lights of the wreckers nor nisled
 into an incorrect reading of his com pass.
 If MT. Bryan persists in asserting his title to the leadership of the party and
 will not voluntarily abandon it. the na- tioral democracy may. perhaps, be forced,
 unpleasant as the duty may be, to fol-
 low the example of the democrats of Ne-
 braska, his own state, where he has been deposed as the state leader for disloyalty
 to the party there-the same cardinal sin,
 by the way, of which he accuses but
 without satisfactory evidence with which
 to substantiate the charge in the opinion
 of democrats generally, Messrs. Harmon, Underwood and other true, tried and trusted democratic chieftains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

WHERE IGNORANCE IS BLISS.
 "Judging from the way Puffkins walks. he seems to be well pleased with himself' Just so And Puffkins never seems to realize how much he stands alone in that particular"
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Regarding soatherner's Availability

VeEnrdfnE q SOu1H ''
 Tt is safe to say that no intelligent, well informed man will again give ex- pression to the idea that 1t might not be expedient to nominate a southern man for president" said an old demo- crat Limited States Senator Joseph F. Johnston made 1t plain In hls speech Thursday night that Sfssffo2 f 4 's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-25

Washington Hooks shook himself out oi a persimmon tree on Musket Ridge Tues. day night.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15

it. But first tell me how long you're
going to be here"
well, plan to hang around with
you a couple of days. My business
In the west isn't pressing"
Good: wrote you about taking a
new place for the Grahams?"
"Yes. and I'm mighty keen to meet
'em. The girl here?''
Betty? No: she's coming home to-
morrow. But Graham himself is up
stairs in the laboratory. Take you up
In a minute, but not before I've had
good look at you E.
Kellogg found himself q chair.
"Well," he inquired, twinkling, shows
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
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Arctander. March 6-Farmers.
be prepared! Robin Redbreast will
soon be here with his proclamation
of spring.
Ole Stene, Ole Doe, Henry Hal
vorson. and Ole Quie are canvassing
the territory along the proposed
route of railroad. in the interest of
the "Arctander Railway Promoting
Organization, posting notices of
meeting in each respective town.
ship, for the purpose of affecting
township organizations in such
townships as would be benefited by
such railroad. q.
Ida Roisum, who has finished a
course in dressmaking in Willmar.
returned. home last week.
Julia and Otis Jelle returned
home last Friday after two weeks
stay in Alexandria. ~
Henry Henjum and Edwin Hauge
enjoyed a few days stay in Will
mar last week.
Services will be conducted at the
East Norway Lake church next Sun
day. ...-.
Oliver Skindelien has pinned his
faith to the general orders Of Jacob
Foshager for a" period of five
months.
The Arctander Central Telephone
Company had its annual meeting
last Saturday afternoon. All the
officers were reelected except John
Foshager who was succeeded by his
brother. Jacob.
Henry Henjum was unanimously
elected lineman. whose duty is to
see that the line is kept in service
BILE condition at all times. So
Henry will have to 60 some. Say,
Henry, you had better get a pair Of
climbers and practice up monkey
stunts now before the busy season
sets in.
Oscar Hamre and Oscar Carlson
were around buying stock last
week.
Esther Negaard. who is attend
ing parochial school at the Synod
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15

pealed vehemently to the universe at
large. rs it possible that this Is Nat
Duncan. the fellow who hated work so
hard he couldn't earn living? Cad,
l believe I've arrived just in time!"
''In time for what?'
ITO save you from yourself, old
man. Here's the heiress you came
here to cop out. ready and anxious.
everything else coming your way, and
and you're more than half inclined
to back out. You make me tired"
Il suppose must. But can't help
1t. can't make you see how the
thing looks to me- You know-I've
written you all about everything
what this place has meant to me.
Until came here never realized it
was In me to make good at anything
But here | have. I'm doing so we'll
that I'd actually have some self re-
spect ii wasn't bound to play this
low down trick on Josie Lockwood.
I've worked and succeeded and been
Of some service to people who were
worth it,
"Who? Sam Graham?"
HE and his daughter
"Oh. his daughter!'
snow. get that foolish idea out Of
your head. There's nothing in it.
Betty's just simple. sweet little girl
who's had a pretty hard time and
never real chance in life-until l
managed to give it to her. And I'd
feel pretty good about that If Oh.
there's no use talking to your
mo; go on. You're very entertain
ing" Kellogg laughed mockingly.
"Well, l have tried to keep to the
terms Of our understanding. singled
out this Lockwood girl and worked all
the degrees-didn't say much. you
know-no lovemaking-just let her
catch me looking sadly at her once in
awhile
"That's the way to work it, ~
Yes. that's the way" Nat assented
gloomily.
Kellogg laughed with delight. NAT"
he cried. my poor crazy friend, listen
to me. This working and church 60
AS dLu lN-1tJluS Viu Is I'LL
very noble and fine. and I'm glad
you've done it. This drug store is
monument to the business ability that
l always knew was latent in you.
And clean living hasn't done you any
harm. But now you're due to come
down to earth This place pays you
neat profit. We'll and good. That's
all it'll ever do. It's new to you now,
and you like the novelty. and you're
having the time of your life finding
out you're good for something. But
pretty soon It'll begin to stale on you,
and before long you'll find yourself
hating it and the town. and then you'll
be back where you started. Now, Pm
going to hold you to our bargain for
your own sake. If you're stuck on
the town and the work you can keep
right on JUST as we'll after you're mar
ried. but when you do begin to tire OF
it you'll want that fortune to fall back
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
CHAPTER XVIII.

- Oslo LOCKWOOD came home
again for the Easter holidays.
but she didn't return to finish
her term in the New York
schooi--just why we never discov-
cred. The Lockwoods furnished us
with no really satisfying explanation.
They said that Josie didn't like New
York. but I've always doubted that. es-
pecially since Josie married and in
sisted on moving straight away to that
metropolis. suspect she didn't get
along with the class of young women
with whom she was thrown at school,
and I'm pretty certain she was uneasy
about Nat all the time she was so far
away from him.
1t was during this period. between
the Easter vacation and the end of the
spring school term. that Roland Bar
nette's animosity toward Duncan be-
came virulent.
Josie, of course. was prompt to GUST
Angie Tuthill from her place in the
choir. After that she sang with Nat
on Friday nights as we'll as Wednes-
days and twice per Sunday. Between
Whiles she was Il pretty constant pa
iron of the store. There was no longer
the least doubt in the collective mind
OF the town as to the inclination Of
Josie's affections -. .
The elimination came the day before
Betty was to return-a day late in
May. ] remember. and q Friday at
that.
1t began along toward evening. Dun
can. alone i'm the store. was busy be-
hind the prescription counter Alb
sorbed with his task. he thought him.
self quite alone until well kenued
voice reached his ear
"Wellv' it said. unctuous with appre-
citation Of the sight OF him. odd Dr.
Duncanv
He let the pestle fall from his hand
and jumped as if he had been stuck
with a pin. His jaw dropped and his
eyes bulged Great Scott! he cried
and in twinkling was round the
counter. throwing himself into the
arms of a man whom be hailed ecstat-
ically. Harry. by all that's wonder.
full" He fairly danced with delight
"Hepry Kellogg. Esquire" be cried.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15

Duncan. ! was only worryin' because
you and Angie is singin' together in
the choir now Josie Lockwood's gone
to school an'-an' Angles the purtiest
girl in town-an' l was 'fraid t you
might like her best when Josie's away.
An wanted to ask you to pick out
smother girl
Duncan chuckled silently. Tracey"
he said presently. 1T strikes me you
must be in love with Angie
The boy gulped. IL am
And think she's rather partial to
you"
do you, really. Mr.. Duncan?"
II do. DO you want to marry her?"
Gee: l can't hardly wait! Only"
Tracey continued. disconsolate. 1T
amt no use. really. She's so purity an
swell an old man Tuthill's so rich
not like the Lockwoods. but rich all
the samee-an' I'm only the son of the
livery stable man an fat anal that
an
Nonsense. Tracey" Nat Interrupted
firmly. IF you really want her and
will follow the rules l give you it's a
cinch''
Honest. Mr.. Duncan?'
Il guarantee it. Tracey. Listen to
me-" And Duncan expounded KEEL