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The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-15

Bad taste In the mouth is removed
viii dose Il HERBINE. 1t sweet-
ems The stomach aud purifes the liver
aoo bowels. Price Soc. Sold by all
drugEir,s
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-15

RESOLUTIONS ~ RELATION TO TIE
PURCHASE AND OWNERSHIP BY THE
TOWN uF MADISON. FLORIDA, OF THE
POWER PLANT or rlE MADISON EJEC-
THO POWER COMPANY, THE ISSUANCE
OE TIE BONDS OF SAID TOWN TO PAY
FOR TIE oAN!E,A\D FOR OTHER PUR-
POSES.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-17
Liverpool. Big Clock.

Liverpool is to have the largest
clock in the kingdom. Big Ben's dial'a
are 20 feet 6 inches IN diameter:
those on the Royal Liver building will
be "a feet. Big Ben requires the serv.
ices Of two men for I'VE hours every
other day in order that it's great
weighs. weighing az tons. may be
drawn up 100 feet to keep the clocb
goin. These weights occupy the
whole Of the center of the West
minister tower. and they represent .
grandfather clock on a tremendous
scale. With Liverpool's new clock.
however, affairs will be different,
There will be no weights at all, and
no enormous pendulum comparable ia
thataofsBig BEN. Instead, It will he
an electric clock. It will not need
winding at all, the only requisite be
ing q steady supply Of motive power
Mail.
$50 nrLE W.
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bloomed d%elicately in all of them, yet
Jack Martin paid no more attention
to her than to the goldenrod which
grew at the roadside. She conclud.
ed that she must make some effort to
swing him away from his Indifference.
She studied his habits, and found that
he took long walks in the early morn.
ing. The object of these walks, Lille
Lane said, was the sight of the sea
at dawn. He was painting a picture.
and he carried his campstool and
easel to q bluft that overlooked the
beach.
It was not easy for Grace to get up
early, but one October morning she
sailed forth in the gray light. She
wore a gray sweater and a gray skirt,
and around her head was a veil Of
rosy chiffon. She was a spirit of tho
dawn personifed. She came upon
Jack Martin silently, and a. he
turned and saw her he gave q start
Of surprise.
II wanted to see your picture" she
told him confidently.
How did you know I was paintins
1T" he asked.
lille Lane told me-"
His face frightened. "Oh. Lillie!"
he said eagerly. "she paints beautt
fully herself; have you seen her min
iatures?"
NO." Grace answered coldly.
"she IL a WONDER" Jack stated.
Some day she is going to be great,
and we'll be proud to know her"
Il don't . anything very wonder.
full about Lille" Grace remarked,
land she certainly isn't pretty"
"Oh. beauty" Jack shrugged hts
shoulders. doesn't count much IN
these days"
Grace looked at him startled. Tina,
was q new point Of view.
What does count?" she demanded
"Oh. brains, personality. charm
he said. picking up his brushes. LII
lis Lane has all Of these. I think she
10 not appreciated in our town, how.
ever"
Perhaps not" Grace admitted,
duly. She felt miserably. She did
not know what was the matter. With
her except that her world was upside
down.
Jack continued to work In silsnca
ara presently Grace said: perhaps
] had bsttsr 50 away: you're busy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-17
Mo nday's
Child
By Temple Bailey
Copyright, 1910, by Associated Literary Press,

kVOpynRuts Ablu, W AbbOClhISO 4/lGcEaty 1I090
Everybody had spoiled Grace. She
had been such a pretty little girl.
But what could you expect" her silly
little mother had said; "she is Mon
days child, and fair of face"
1t seems as If that struck the key
note of Grace's existence. Her fair
ness, which developed as she grew
older into radiant beauty, was the
Gus for everything. Bad temper,
Incidence, were overlooked because
Grace had golden hair and brown
eyes.
AS she grew to womanhood, men
and women bowed before her. At
school boys 1uttered after her like
butterflies about a rose. The girls
adored her while they envied her, and
SO Grace went on, a little queen sur
rounded by her subjects.
1t was not until she met Jack Mar
beauty is not everything. 1t took her
a long time to come to this decision.
She wondered why she could not sub
jugate Jack. He a never among
the circle of her admirers.
The climax came at a dance at the
Country club. Jack Martin was the
only MAJ with an automobile in the
little suburb where they both resid-
ed. Grace, as the acknowledged belle
Of the community, felt that 1t was be-
meath her dignity to go in a hired
cab or carriage when she might have
the elegance of Martins motor.
Therefore she smiled her sweetest at
Jack Martin very time she met him,
and was rewarded by having him
take little Lille Lane, whose straight
hair and sallow skin gave her no
claims to- loneliness.
AS the days went on Jack Martin
was seen often with Lille Lane.
Grace could not understand it. She
wore pale blue gowns, and lavender
gowns, and pink ones, and was com.
placently aware that her beauty
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-17
Aunt Ellen's
Matchmaking
By ALLEN
Copyright, 1910, by Associated Literary Press.)

Aunt Ellen Henderson, who was a
widow, had arrived at the farmhouse
Of her sister, Mrs. George Taylor, on
a visit. The family of the sister con.
sisted only Of herself, husband and
daughter Minnie, the latter having
arrived at the age of twenty-one
years. ss.sg&.s... . r
Aunt Ellen called it a visit, but in
reality it was a plot. She wouldn't
have owned even to herself that 1t
was, for she was a very conscientious
woman, but it was a plot, none the
less. e.
Besides being a very conscientious
woman, Aunt Ellen was a born
matchmaker. There were at least
thirty happy marriages in Warren
county that she had brought about by
being on hand and interfering at the
critical moment. In her home, 40
miles away, she had heard that her
services were needed at her sisters
house, and she had put off making
her fall soft soap to offer them.
Miss Minnie had two beaux. They
had been calling for two years, and
neither one of them had proposed.
They Had taken up hours and hours
Of time that she might have devoted
to cutting and sewing carpet rags or
trying to play "Old Dog Tray" on
the cottage organ, and it was time
they were made to declare them.
selves. OF course, poor Minnie
couldn't say anything, and, of course,
her mother lacked moral courage,
and of course George Taylor was a
stick of a man and a father. A strong
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-17
IMachlaveIIt.

It is indeed scarcely possible fol
any person, not we'll acquainted with
the history and literature Of Italy, ia
read without horror and amazemsnt
the celebrated treatise which has
brought so much obloquy on the name
Of Nachiavelli. Such q display Of
wickcdness, naked yet not ashamed,
such cool. %judicious. scientific atrocity
seemed rather to belong to . friend
than to the most depraved Of mon
Principles which the most hardened
rufhan would scarcely hint to . most
trusted accomplish. or avow, without
the disguise Of some p~alliating soph
ism, even to his own mind. are pro
lessed without the slightest circumlo
cution and assumed - the fundanon
tai axioms Of all political science
From Macaulay's Essays. .
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hand vas what was needed in that
family for a few days, and Aunt Ellen
had brought it along with her.
On the third night of Aunt Ellen's
stay Mr.. Graves called. He was a
farmers son and a nice young man;
he seemed to be hustling and ambi-
tious, but not quite the man Minnie
ought to have. She a hoity-toity
and he was rather serious. There
would be a clash.
Two nights later Mr.. Spinner
called. He also was a farmers son,
and very g%ood.natured. He was very
frank, and was known to be indus.
trious and saving. He was the man
for Minnie! Two years and he hadn't
proposed, but Aunt Ellen hadn't been
around. She had arrived now.
A successful matchmaker does not
work in the open. That is, she never
let's the young lady in the case know
that she is the least bit interested.
She pretends total Indifference, or
hints that old maids are after all the
happiest. If the young man in the
case happens to be mentioned, she
%carelessly observes that he is bow.
legged or lacking in character, and
then changes the subject to Sunday
school picnics. It's the young man
she drops hints to. She keeps drop.
ping and dropping until she gets him
all steamed up, and the first thing
he knows he rushes of and 10
booked.
Aunt Ellen had nothing to say to
her sister. She had nothing to say
to Minnie. She Just watched and
waited for the time for her to step
in and weld two more happy souls to-
gether. making sixty-two. more or
less,
Tho time9came in about ten days.
or when the rather serious Mr.. Graves
made his second call. She was
Watching. and she saw the love-light
In Minnie's eyes and the admiration
in his. When he left she murmured
something about fresh air and threw
. shawl over her head and walked out
to the gate with him. There she
SAD: /.
INF. Graves. I Inn . plain woman"
"Yes?"
There should be no long delay in
these matters. Have you spoken
yeti"
well. mo-"
You love her7"
Surely"
Then speak. 1 I'M sure she loves
you and will ray yes."
I'll think I WILL"
Il had sized you up to b that kiad
OF q man, Goodnight"
The matchmaker had begun, but
only half her work was accomplished.
Minnie. couldn't marry the two men.
o. course. and now that Mr.. Graves
was going to ask for her heart and
hAnd. and was sure 70 ct them. e
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-17
HER LITTLE
MISTAKE
By STACEY E. BAKER


49, (COpyf1R0C, lSlV, Oy A6SOClaV6O xLUoE6Ey fT06bsJ =
II am the" began the young
man. after an app~reciative glance at
the radiant Mrs. Collins.
The slim, youthful matrcn in the
doorway had waited long. She had
no time for introductions.
~ know she interrupted impa-
;tiently. "Mr. Collins t%elephoned to
expect you."
MI - aS..l5E.IzSs'zasssss.~1
"Mr. Collins" reiterated the wife 81
that estimable person. "And, really, !
haven't time to talk further: AS you
see, / an gs;oe,yWIned for the street.
These are the trees-these NAPLES
and poplars just in front Of the house.
Do not thin them too much; a branch
off here and there, if you willard
strive to strike an ever balance. !
will return by 5 o'clock, and If you
are finished before then, you may go,
and come back for your pay later"
The youth stared long after the de-
parting Mrs. Collins, his fingers ruff
fling the hair of a puzzled head. At
last he heaved a heavy sigh and
strobe off in the opposite direction to
that taken by the lady, a curious
smile on his lips.
Lee Forester was tall and broad
unusually tall and broad-and this
may have accounted for the heavi-
ness of the sigh in question. Also, he
was dressed very .becomingly, and in
the height of the autumn fashion.
His own eyes, could detect no flaw in
his clothes or bearing, and yet this
woman-the sister of the girl whom
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-17
"New" Thing. Not to HE Liking.

"New" Things Not to His Liking.
Taylor Arnold of Nine Mile Prairie,
who owns more land in Galloway
county than any other man, bought
his first umbrella while he was in
Fulton Monday. II had to do It," he
told a representative Of the Gazette.
II came of up here to stock sales and
left both my raincoats at home, and
when the rain came up I had to buy
an umbrella to keep from getting
soaking wet. Before today I never
carried one Of the things Owe 100
yards in my life. ana I hardly know
how to use this one I can say some.
thing else mighty few men can say"
Mr.. Arnold added. II am sixty-three
years old and l have eve owned .
watch."-Fulton (Mo.) Gazette.
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he intended to make his wife-had
promptly and on first sight assigned
him to manual labor, evidently mis-.
taking him for some outdoor worker
hired by her husband.
Nothing like favoring the idiosyn-
crasies Of relatives-to-be," mused the
youth. as he strobe into the first
hardware store he came to and or
dered the paraphernalia essential for
tree clipping.
Lee Forester was an observing
student Of the things that took place
about him. Otherwise it might have
been difficult to have essayed the role
given over to him by the mistaken
Mrs. Collins.
Forester, the son Of Battle" For.
roster, amalgamator Of a dozen rail.
roads, had no reason to know the
technique Of tree clipping. but he did.
Therefore. the naples and poplars Of
the absent Mrs. Collins we're safe.
Limbs fell before the ruthless on.
slaught Of the strenuous young man.
me for this line Of work. IL I'm
ever up against it." unused Forester,
inslegantly, as he blithely sawed and
clipped. Nov I can understand
where my august ancestors got the
family name, and some inherited cun.
ming has certainly descended to me.
I like the game"
Forrestsr's facstiousness was dse .
sudden jolt.
"say. you. what \ you doing in
that treef"
Having q brain. my friend. and
what might be termed . pair Of fairly
intelligent eyes. shall suggest that
you Sherlock Holmes your own prob
lena"
Fresh. amt you!" asked the
other. Il want you to come down."
Sorry I can't oblige you," an.
swered Forester. This 10 my busy
day"
The man below was q bulky fellow
heavy Of face. and huskily framed.
He wore . scrubby mustache. anu
appeared. ~ he pushed back the
SLOUGH hat shading his dull ensemble
of features. to b about forty-fve
years Of age
You're on my Job" he groaned,
..'and I want you to get ont OF here.
This IL the Collins bunch Of trees,
this ID, and I'm here to grab down all
the graft"
YOURS . little late" came sarcas.
hcally from tho younger man. 1--WE
been working several hours. and. n
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-17
pooesln- RSd Gross Service.

The important part played by dogs
In the Red Cross service is told in
picture and in story in Popular Me-
chanics. The Red Cross In France
has. q department for the special train
ing of dogs. and through its efforts
they are taught to search out tho
wounded and draw attention to their
location. Untiring work has trained
them not to bark or howl when COM
Ing upon q wounded soldier, but to re-.
trieve some object belonging to him
and carry It to the first Red Cross
worker that can be found. When the
worker takes the object from the
dogs mouth the animal turns about
and leads the way back.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-17

canada's Rank In shipping.
Canada takes tenth place among tho
.aa&ion's of the worlds shipping.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-03-17
a Fatal Method.

..Is that nan wide awake in his
business methodist r.
Good heavens, no! He's Just pat,
sntsd an insomnia cure"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-04-11

Line paper cases or glass or china
cups with narrow strips Of cake. Pieces
half the length and half the width of q
lsdy-6nger will be about right. Fill
with cream prepared az above. Use a
pastry bag and tube to set the cream In
place. Decorate with bits of fruit jelly
or canned or preserved fruit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-04-11
PROBATE NOTICES.
all peraons interested in either of the estates

To all persons interested IN eltner OF tne eetaes
At Probate Court, held at Paris. in and for
the County Of Oxford. on the third Tuesday OF
March, in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eleven, the following matter
having been presented for the action thereupon
hereinafter indicated, 1t Is hereby ORDERED:
That notice thereof be given to all persons In.
gerested, by causing copy OF this order 70 be
published three weeks successfully In the OK.
Td S sI spy %sg sppeS
q Probate Court to be held at said Paris, on
the third Tuesday Of April, A: ID. 1911, Of nine
II the clock In the forenoon, and be heard there'
N II they see cause:
sally T. Libby late of Hiram, deceased; will
and petition for probate thereof presented by
Francis A. Fox, the executor therein named.
sidney ID. Swallow late Of Buckfed, dc.
CEASED; will and petition for probate thereon
presented by Isabel Swallow, the executrix
therein named.
Albert o. Jordan Of Albany, ward; first &C.
count presented for allowance by Austin
Hutchinson, guardian.
James II. Ridlon late of Hiram, deceased
will and petition for probate thereof and the
appointment of Florence II. Sawyer as ad.
ministratrix with the will annexed presented
by Florence M. Sawyer, daughter.
Elson ID. Harmon Of Paris. ward; first az.
count presented for allowance by George W.
Ridlon, guardian.
Orrington York late Of Paris, deceased; nrst
account presented for allowance by Laforest
A. York, administrator.
A. J. Knight late of Rumford, deceased; first
account presented for allowance by T. A. and
c. v. Knight. executors.
FIossie Young of Oxford, minor; petition
for order to commit to Home for Feeble. Minded
presented by Franklin B. Young and Cesia l..
Young, parents.
Sidney douglass of Porter, ward; petition
for license to sell AMI convey real estate pre-.
sented by Harry Is. Pratt, guardian.
Orrin gton York late Of Paris, deceased; petit
ton Tor license to sell and convey real estate
presented by Laforest A. York, administrator.
ADDISON <. HERRICK, Judge of said Court;
" ~ ' ALBERT D. PARK. Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-04-11
s;sn. Of Easter.

II you read these learned maA'mS
md take note of each small thing Xou
NAV come to be prophet, and foretel'
the gladstone spring. When trees De-
Gin to blossom and the violets to bloom.
when the bullfrogs in the meadow
MARBLE Observation-Disclosures. wnen
ducks are dying northward and bright
butterflies are out and robins go house
keeping in the broken water spout.
when grasshoppers are hopping ana
black bats come out at night and ven
ture In your bedroom attracted by the
light. when birds Hy down the chimney
and hens walk In the door and beetles
hold conventions In the center OF the
floor, when the mud is DER your shoe
tops as you cross the new plowed
land. you may count on 1t as certain
that sweet Easter Is near at hand.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-04-11

ed very like a sob. She slipped out OF
the dining room door and up the stairs.
When she reached the little room
where she and Jenny. one OF her
younger sisters, slept she tiptoed soft:
ly, for Jenny was already in bed and
fast asleep.
It was dark, but Ruth was more
than eight years old, and there is moth
ing to be afraid Of in the dark anyway.
On box by the door was her precious
scrap book. She always kept 1t there.
From between Its covers she drew
something like sheet Of stiff paper.
She passed her fingers over It lovingly.
feeling the glazed side with the raised
picture on 1t. 1t seemed to her that
she could see plainly oil its many forms
and colors. Here was a little rose.
there was a tiny wreath Of flowers, and
now her fingers touched the figure OF
tiny prince. with his funny little hat.
his tight knee trousers and his wee
slippers with big bows. She kissed the
paper. then tenderly tucked 1t under
her arm and carried It downstairs.
Here. mother, take this" she said.
"But why have you brought me that.
darlingr
"why. heard what you and father
said about the eggs. There are lots OF
tiny little. dear little pictures here that
you could paste on the eggs"
but l shall not need all these. dear
est l will just cut out the very small
est and paste them on. And You shall
help me-"
Next day Ruth and Jenny and Carrie
were all playing dolls together. "Oh."
said Ruth. suppose we should have
eggs with pictures on them this Eas
teri
I'D Ike to have an Easter egg with
picture OF dolly on It," said Carrie.
81 think ~ egg with ring Of littla
roses around It would be prettiest.
said Jenny. "uud Maud would like n
bunny. know. 'canse she always hugs
her dirty little rag rabbit"
Ruth could hardly whit for the chi!
dren's bedtime. she was ~ anxious I"
begin work Then after supper She
helped 10 cut ont pictures and pasted
them on the eggs.
These eggs will bring high price"
said her mother. smiling. land know
of one little girl who will have n new
straw hut II they sell we'll"
"Oh. | guess you mean me-" cried
Ruth delishtedly as she kissed her
mother good night
The next morning Ruth's father car
ried large box of Easter eggs to thu
store to sell. and every one who saw
them bought at least one. 20 that the,
were gone before night
Easter morning there was dear II,
De nest at each place on the breakfas'
table. In Cnrrie's nest was IN eg.
with a dolly picture on 1t, Jenny had
wreath Of roses and little Maud n
bunny. Ruth's egg had picture Of Il
sweet little girl on 1t. and written In
red ink were the words. ITO gener
GUS little maiden"
And In her chair was big box. and
In the big box under covering Of tis
sue paper WINS beautiful brown stra"
hat trimmed with big yellow butter
cups and brown velvet ribbon
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-04-11
DRUGS OF ANTIQUITY.
The Oosss That Mankind Swallowed
1housands of Years AGO.

The 0oses That Mankind Swallowed
Thousands Of Years Ago.
1t IL admitted that the oldest medical
work known Is the Ebers p4pyrus.
discovered by Georg Ebe.s In bis
journey to Egypt In 1923. II Is u
scroll twenty yards long and a foot
wide and has been studied and trans.
lated by Won Oefele and reviewed by
Won Lippmann. II was written about
1850 B. c.. though some Of the mate.
nal Of which 1t IL compilation dates
back to about 37OO b. C.
The medical substances mentioned
include copper once more costly than
gold and silver-iead. Iron. antimony.
carbon. sulphur. salt. soda. gypsum
and other minerals: milk. fats FROM
many animals. wax. and the horr.
blood and other portions Of domestic
and wild animals: castor and other
oils. honey. raisins. grapes. figs. dates.
wine. beer. linen. nax. lanolin. papyrus
numerous resius. caraway. fennel. dill.
meliot. watercress. peppermint. corr
ander. lettuce. endive. absinth. pome
granate. calamus. aloes. safilower
crocus. indigo. henbane. mandrake
opium and other plants and vegetable
products
In preparing drugs solids were graf
ed or powdered In stone mortar
There were many processes Of treating
them. such as roasting. baking. press
Ing. sleeping. warming. boiling In vari
GUS substances. macerating with lye.
evaporating and fermenting with yeast
Liquids were filtered and clarified
Some recipes contain two or three In
gradients. but others have as many as
thirty-seven materials.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-04-11
RUTH'S
EASTER HAT

Ruth Ransom lived In a little frame
house Oh the bank Of the Allegheny
river. Her father was II clerk In the
village store. and her mother KEPT
chickens to help out.
Her father had given her lot Of Ut
tie pictures for Christmas. all fastened
together in one big page. He told her
they were to be cut out and pasted III
her scyup book. "Oh. no." Ruth had
sud: they are much too pretty I"
touch" And so she saved them.
II was now nearly Easter. Ruth was
sitting in the dining room reviewing
her spelling lesson.
"Where Is fatherT' she thought.
Then she heard him come In the kitch-
Ell and begin talking.
How many have you?" she said.
"Oh. plenty" replied his wife. THAT
II not what IL bothering me-"
81 know what 1t is. then-dye"
YES" she said. could you get me
some"
There isn't a speck Of dye in the
store. ! sold the last package a week
ago"
"Oh. pshaw! It's too bad! II could
only think OF some other way Of max
Ing eggs pretty SO they would be Eas.
ter eggs and not just plain everyda!
eggs. Can't you think Of some wayT
why. yes. II you bad some paint
you could paint them" suggested
Ruth's father.
Beautiful! And II were an artist
l could not only paint them. but also
paint pictures on them! 'If Is a very
big word"
Then they were both silent.
Ruth heard her father 60 out again.
Then she heard something that sound