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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
Lisbon In Pepys, rImes.

Pepys's Diary gives an unflattering
picture of the Lisbon court in his
day, On October II, 1861, he talked
with Captain Lambert, fresh from
Portugal" who told him 1t was "a
very poor. dirty place; | mean the
city and court of Lisbon.
That there are no glass windows, nor
will they have any. That
the king has his meat sent up by a
dozen of lazy guards and in pipkins.
sometimes, to his own table; and
sometimes nothing but fruits. and
now and then half hen. And now
that the Infanta is become our queen
she is come to have a whole hen or
goose to her table, which is not or
binary" Some few months later,
when some Portugal iadys" had
come TO London, Pepys found them
mot handsome, and their farthingales
a strange dress. | find moth
ing in them that is pleasing; and
see they have learnt to kiss and look
freely up and down already, and do
believe will soon forget the recluse
practise of their own country. Lon
don Chronicle.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
CHATTER VII.


1t was Betty Mercer who said she
was hungry, and got us switched from
the delicate subject Of which was the
thief to the quite as pressing subjecs
of which was to be the cook. Aunt
Selma had slept quietly through the
whole thing-we learned afterward
that she customarily slept on her left
side, which was on her good ear. We
gathered in the Lallas Browns room,
and Jimmy proposed plan.
I'VE can have anything sent in that
we want" he suggested speciously,
land If Dial doesn't make good with
the city fathers, you girls can get
some clothes anyhow Then, we can
have dinner sent from one of tho
hotels"
why not all the meals?" Max sug-
gested. 81 hope you're not going to be
small about things, Jimmy"
1T ought to be easy Jim persisted,
ignoring-the remark, "for nine reason
ably intelligent people to boil eggs
and make coffee, which is all we need
for breakfast, with some fruit"
Mine of us!" Dallas said wickedly,
looking at Tom HARRISON, who was
out of earshot. why nine of US? 1
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was. His
ambition in life was to be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused to do so. his
art Is considered a huge Joke, except to
himself. II he asked people to dinner ev-
eryone expected a froic Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles they live together q year
and are divorced Jimmy's friends ar
of his divorce. Those who attend the
party are Miss katherine McNair. who
every one calls Kit. Mr.. and Mrs Dallas
and q Mr. Thomas Harrison, South
American civil engineer. The. party IS In
full swing when Jimmy receives tele-
rive in four hours to visit him and his
wife. Jimmy gets his funds from Aunt
Selma and after he marries she. doubles
his allowance. He neglects to tell her OF
his DIVORCE as she Is opposed to II. Jim
my takes Kit into his confidence. he tries
TO devise some way so that his aunt VIII
not learn that he has no longer a wire.
He suggests that Kit play the hostess LOT t,r
one night, be Mrs. Wilson pro tenn kit
,Ss but 1ely prevailed qp0r to
h had never g seem J i'm - wife. Jim's jap
%S spos Is Pe III ms rs w
enters the house and asks Kit who Is be-
Ing taken away in the ambulanee? Bella
and is IN the house. Bella tells KIT 1t
wasn't Jim, she wanted to see. but Taxa
hlra, the Jap servant, as she wished to
secure his services HARRISON steps out
on the porch and discovers a man lacking
a. card on the door He demands an ex-
PLANTATION. The man points to the pilacar.dl
and HARRISON sees the word Smallpox"
printed on 1t. The man tells him he Is
an officer of the board of health and
tells him the house Is under quarantine
and that the guests will have to remain
in the house until after the quarantine Is
lifted. The guests suddenly realize their
predicament, the women shed tears, the
men consider 1t a good Joke. HARRISON
pleads with Kit to tell him the real stu
alton of things. She finally tells him of
Bella's incarceration In the basement.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
CURE THAT cATARRH

Our climate with its sudden changes
is conducive to catarrh-whicb is
chronic Inflammation of the mucous
membrane surface of head-nose or
throat.
One months local treatment with
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic will con-
vince the most skeptical that -Paxtine
is not palliative but specific for all
catarrhal conditions.
Paxtine is perfectly harmless an
tiseptic and germicide in powder form
which contains all of the antiseptic
qualities of liquid antiseptics, but
with other valuable cleansing, germi-
cidal, and healing ingredients added.
Just little in glass of water as
needed-used as spray and gargle,
will not only remove the accumulated
secretions, but heals the Inflammation,
destroys the germs of disease, and dis
pels the disagreeable odor caused by
chronic catarrh.
For sale at all druggists, 25c and
SOC box, or postpaid upon receipt of
price. The Paxton Toilet Company,
Boston, Mass. Send for free sample.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
$3.50 RECIPE CURES
WEAK KIDNEYS, FREE
RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY
TRouBLEs, 8AcKAcHE, STRAIN
ING, SWELLING, ETC.
Stops Pain in the Bladder, Kidneys
and Back.


Wouldn't 1t be nice within a week or so
to begin to say goodbye forever to the
scalding, dribbling, straining, or too fire.
quent passage Of urine; the forehead and
the back-of-the-head aches; the stitches
and pains in the back; the growing mus
Gle weakness; spots before the eyes; yell
low skin; sluggish bowels; swollen eye
lids or ankles; leg cramps; unnatural
short breath: sleeplessness and the de-
spondency?
I have a recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on, and II you want to
make a QUICK RECOVERY. you ought
to write and get copy Of 1t. Many
doctor would charge you $3.50 just for
writing this prescription, but l have 1t
and will be glad to send it to you entire
ly free. Just drop me a line like this:
Or. A. u. Robinson, K-257 Luck Building
Detroit, Mich, and I will send it by re-
turn mall In a plain envelope. AS you will
see when you get It, this recipe contains
only pure. harmless remedies but 1t has
great healing and paln-conquering power.
1t will quickly show Its power once you
use 1t, so l think you had better see what
1t is without delay. I will send you
copy free-you can use 1t and cure your
self at home.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

over me and demanded unpleasantly,
in whisper, that stop masquerading'
as another mans wife and generally
making fool of myself which is the
way he put It. And knew in my
heart that he was right, and | hated
him for It.
Why don't you go and tell him
them?r | asked hastily No one was
paying any attention to us. Tell
them that, to be obllging, | have near
ly drowned in'a sea OF les. tell them
that am not only not married, but
that | never intend to marry; tell
them that we are lot of idiots with
nothing better to do than to trlhe with
strangers within our gates, people
who build-I mean. people that are
worth two to our onel Run and, tell
them"
He looked at me for minute, then
he turned on his heel and left me. 1t
looked as though Max might BEGGING
to be difficult.
While was improyising an apron
out of towel. and Anne was pinning
a sheet into a kimono, SO she could
take off her dinner gown and still be
proper, Dallas harked back to the
robbery
Anne put the collar on the table
there" he said. There's no mistake
about that. watched-her do it, for
l remember thinking It was the sole
reminder l had that Consolidated
Traction ever went above 49,"
Max was looking around the room,
examining the window locks and
whistling between his teeth. He was
in disgrace with every one, for by
that time 1t was light enough to see
three reporters with cameras across
the street waiting for enough sun to
snap the house, and everybody knew
that 1t was Max and his idiotic wager
that had done 1t. He had made two
or three conciliatory remarks, but no
one would speak to MIN. His antics
were so queer, however, that we were
all watching him, and when he had
felt over the rug with his hands, and
raised the edges, and tried to lift out
the chair-seats, and had shaken out
Dal's shoes Che said people often hid
things and then forgot about it), he
made proposition.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

thought Kit here, otherwise known as
Bella, was going to show of her
housewifely skill"
1t ended, however, with Mr.. Harbi-
son writing out lot of slips. cook,
scullery maid, chamber maid, parlor
main, furnace man, and butler. and as
that left two people over-we didn't
count Aunt Selina--he added another
furnace man and a trained nurse. Bet
ty Mercer drew the trained nurse slip,
and of course, she was delighted 1t
seems funny now to look back and
think what dreadful time she really
had, for Aunt Selma took the grippe,
you know. that very day.
1t was fate that l should go back
to that awful kitchen, for of course
my slip said cook Mr.. HARRISON
was butler, and Max and Dial got the
furnace, although neither of them had
ever been nearer to a bucket of coal
than the coupons on mining stock.
Anne got the bedrooms, and Leila was
parlor maid. 1t was Jimmy who got
the scullery work, but he was quite
crushed by this time. and did not
protest at all
Max was in very bad temper:
suppose he had not had enough sleep
mo one had. But he came over while
the lottery was going on and stood
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

If you will take that Internal fur
mace from around my neck, I'll under
take either to find the Jewels or to
show up the thief" he said quietly.
And, of course. with all the people In
the house under suspicion, every one
had to hail the suggestion with Joy,
and to offer his assistance. and Jimmy
had to take Max's share of the fur.
mace. eyes, had broken the police
man to them gently. OF course. Anne
said at once that he was the thief,
but they found him tucked In and
sound asleep with his back against
the furnace,)
I'm the first place." Max said, stand
Ing importantly in the middle of the
room, I'VE retired between two and
three-nearer three. So the theft oc.
CURED between three and five. when
Anne woke up. Was your door locked.
DALI"
No. The door into the hall was,
but the door into the dressing room
was open this morning"
From three until Ave." Max re-
peated. WAS any one out of his room
during that timer"
Il was, said Tom HARRISON prompt
ly, from the foot of the bed; II was
prowling all around somewhere about
four. searching'-he glanced at me-
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04


FOR drink of water. But as don't
know pearl from glass bead.
hope you exonerate me-"
Everybody laughed and said, "Of
course" and "sure. old man, and
changed the subject quickly, While
that excitement was on, got Jim to
one side and told him about Bella.
His good-natured face was radiant at
first.
II suppose she did come to see
Takahlro. eh, Kit?" he asked delicate
ly. She didn't say anything about
me9"
Nothing good. She said the house
was in a disgraceful condition." | said
heartlessly And her diamond brace
let was stolen while she took nap on
the kitchen table"-he groaned--"and.
oh, Jim, you are such a goose. If
could only manage my own affairs the
way | could my friends' She's too
sure of you, Jimmy. She knows you
adore her. and-how brutal could you
be. Jim?"
Fair" he said. 81 may have un.
discovered depths of brutality that
have never had occasion to use. How
ever, might try. Why?"
Listen. JIM" | urged LIT was al
ways Bella who did things here: She
managed the house, she tryrannized
over her friends. and she bullied you
Yes, she did. Now she's here. without
your invitation, and she has to stay
It's your turn to bully. to dictate
terms, to be coldly civil or politely
rude. Make her furious at you, II
she is jealous, so much the better"
How far would you sacrifice your
self on the altar of friendship" he
asked.
you may pay me all the attention
you like. in public replied, and
after we shook hands we went to-
gether to Bella.
There was an ominous pause when
we went into the den. Bella was sit
ting by the register, with her furs on,
and after one. glance over her shout
der at us, she looked away again with
out speaking
Bella" Jim said appealingly And
then | pinched his arm, and he drew
himself up and looked properly out
ragged
Bella" he said, colby this time, 81
cant imagine why you have put your
self in this ridiculous position, but
since you have"
put myself in this postionl" She
was frantic. ITS plot, a wretched
trick of yours, this quarantine, to keep
me here"
jim sasped, but | gave him warn
ing glance, and he swallowed hard.
"On the contrary" he said, with
maddening quiet, 81 would be the last
person in the world to wish to per
petuate an indlscretion of yours. For
1t was hardly discreet, was it, to visit
bachelor establishment alone at ten
O'Clock at night? AS far as my plot
ting to keep you here is concerned, l
assure you that nothing could be fur
Their from my mind. Our paths were
to be two parallel lines that never
touch" He looked at me for ap-
proval, and Bella was choking
you are worse than ever thought
you" she stormed. 81 thought you
were only IA fool. Now | know you
for brute!"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
WHEN AMAN
MAQpIES ~
.RYE0kl1Y E9O[BEEEdTS [a1El[EGlA[RT lsl
AlzI7CP. % Tile CIRCULAR eSTAJRcA5E-
lille. h1A.l IN LOWER Ten, ETC.
9b5-NkRRILk,.C21Haq1l

thinks the other fellow did It, this
house will be nice little hell to live
in. And If anybody'-here he glared
around-"if- anybody has got funny
and is hiding those jewels, want to
say that he'd better-speak up now.
Later, It won't be SO easy for him. It's
a mighty poor Joke"
But nobody spoke.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
USE WARES BABY powDER

for TeethlnR Babies, it has no equal Perfectly
harmless and tasteless antiseplic. Soothes, heals
and cures the stomach and bowels. Ask your
Druggist. Ware Black Powder Co., Dallas Tex
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
CHAPTER VI. (contlnued.)

At half-past four o'clock we gave up.
IT'S gone" l said. 81 don't believe
you wore 1t here. No one could have
taken It. There wasn't soul in this
part Of the house, except the police
man and ne's locked in"
At five o'clock we put her-to sleep
in the den. She was in a fearful tenn
per, and was glad enough to be able
to shut the door on her. Tom Harbi
son-that was his name--helped me
to creep upstairs, and wanted to get
me a glass of ale to make me sleep
But l said 1t would be of no use, as
I had to get up and get the breakfast
The last thing he said was that the
policeman seemed above the average
in intelligence. and perhaps we could
train him to do plain cooking and dish
washing.
did not go to sleep at once.
lay on the chintz-covered dlvan in
Bella's dressing room and stared at
the picture. of her with the violets I'M
derneath. couldn't see what there
was about Bella to inspire such indy
ing devotion, but | had to admit that
she had looked handsome that night,
and that the HARRISON man had GER
talnly been impressed.
AT seven o'clock Jimmy Wilson
pounded at my door. and-f>could have
choked him ioyfully. l dragged my
self to the door and opened It, and
then l heard excited voices. Every
body seemed to be up but Aunt Selma,
and they were all talking at once.
Anne Browne was in the center of
the group. waving her hands, while
Dallas was trying to hook the back of
her gown with one hand and hold a
blanket around himself with the other
No one was dressed except Anne and
she had been up for an hour. looking
in shoes and under the corners of
rugs and around the bed clothing for
her jeweled collar When she saw
me she began all over again.
81 had 1t on when l went into my
room" she declared, land l put 1t on
the dressing table when l undressed.
] meant to put 1t under my pillow. but
] forgot. And I didn't sleep we'll:
was awake half the night Wasn't l.
Dial? Then, when the clock down.
stairs in the hall was Ginning five,
something reused me, and I sat up in
bed. 1t was still dark, but pinched
Dial and said there was somebody in
the room. You remember that, don't
you. DALI"
81 thought you had nightmare" he
said sheepishly.
81 lay still for ages, It seemed to
me, and then-the door into the hall
closed ! heard the catch click.
turned on the light over the bed then,
and the room was empty. / thought
of my collar, and although 1t seemed
ridiculous, with the house sealed as
It is, and all of us friends for years
well, got up and looked. and It was
gonel"
No one spoke for an instant 1t was
queer situation, for the collar was
gone; Annes red eyes showed 1t was
true. And there we stood. every one
OF us a miserable picture of guilt and
tried to look innocent and debonair
and unsuspicious Finally Jim held up
his hand and signihed that he wanted
to say something.
Its like this" he said: Until this
thing is cleared up, for heavens sake.
let's try to be sane! II every fellow
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

Stella-Maude is firm believer IL
the theory that people should MARI,
their opposites.
Mabel-What makes you think so?
Stella-Why, since she became en-.
gagged to Billy Black she is bleaching
her dark hair to golden. Billy. you
know, is brunette.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

Were you angry when that man
sat on your new silk hat?" NO"
replied Senator Sorghum. 1T was too
modern and shiny, anyhow. A silk
hat doesn't look as If it belonged to a
real statesman until 1t has been
blocked and ironed few times"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
Evidently an Amateur.

Getting ready for your suburban
gardening?'
yep. I've got spade. pick, a
hoe, rake and some garden seeds,
but I've ransacked the market and
nobody seems to have any angle
worms for sale"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

Fair Debutante-Mrs. Leeder. l
wish you would teach me how to
play bridge.
Society Dame-Your mamma would
not approve of my teaching you. my
dear ] alwaya lose.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

Self-possesslon implies the capacity
for self-restraint, self-compulsion, and
self-direction w. H. Thomson.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-14
HORACE J. STEVENS
ll2 Temple Building, Houghton.
Micn L. S. A.

The Perpexing Hunt.
Prizes are hidden mysteriously about
the house. The seeker for prize Is
guided from place 10 place by some
such rhyme as the following
Perhaps youIl find It IN tie air.
II no. look underneath your chair.
Beneath his chair he'll end theGe
lines
No; you Will not find Il mere
Search the clock and have no fear.
Under the clock he finds:
You viii have to try once more.
Look behind the parlor door
Tied TO the doorknob he discovers:
u It's not out IN the stable
seek beneath the kitchen table.
Under the kitchen table hell find
this
TX your request remains uncertain,
You VIII find Il meath the curtain
And here his hunt Is rewarded by
finding a nonsensicnl souvenir appro-
pirate to Halloween
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-14

An amusing game Tor Halloween Is
to place three soup dishes or bowls on
a table, one OF which you leave empty:
into another you put clear water. and
into the third. soapy water. Each per-
son present is In turn bindfolded, and
after the dishes have been moved so as
10 change their positions the blind
folded one is led forward and told to
dip his finger into one OF the dishes.
III IL Is In the clear water dish he will
be happily married. II In the soap
water he will have many trials. and IL
IN the empty dish he will never DO
married.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-14
A Halloween Cana.

Floating needles Is good Hallow
cen game The needles must be greas
cd or dipped into sweet oil. Small
pieces OF tissue paper are then foated
in basin OF water. and each one care.
fully lays his or her needle on a piece
OF the paper. When the paper be
comes thoroughly wet II will sink, the
needles remaining fionting on the sur
face OF the water by reason OF the
coating OF oil on them. Capillarity
makes the needles act peculiarly,
some rushing TO the edge OF the basin.
others attracted to each other and still
others repealed from each other. and
the way your needle acts toward the
others Is supposed 20 be prophetic OF
your fate, as. OF course, the needles
are all named.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-14

Almost all boys are called upon once
In awhile TO perform some interesting
trick for the amusement or mystifica.
ton OF their friends one OF the sim
piest or these-one OF the easiest for a
boy TO do on short NOTICES the coin
bell trick. for whose performance are
required only an ordinary water glass.
a thread. n quarter OF dollar and
some sealing wax.
Fasten the coin 10 the thread with
the wax. Then place the elbow on n
foot rule and suspend the coin by the
thread so that II falls m the opening
OF the glass. without moving the
arm or the hand the coin will pres
emily begin TO swing.-GrIt
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-14
Hidden Fortunes.

delightful surprise FOR Halloween
guests can be provided rs follows;
Write on slips OF paper various FOR
tunes. one on each. With sympathetic
ink or simple lemon iuire
Secrete these picres nf nancr IN nut.
shells and present ~ ,mr guests Tel
them 20 hold tho Wlre"- nyor Il candle
flame Then. a. treir surprise. the
heat Will cnuSe ra % inrt naper ~
exhibit an unlousr1 fvi fortune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-14
corn.tareh Pudding With Sauce.

A pint Of milk. whites OF three eggs,
two tablespoons of cornstarch. three
tablespoons OF sugar and salt TO taste
When the milk boils add sugar and
cornstarch dissolved in little milk
Boil until thick. then remove from
fire. add the beaten whites ~ the eggs
beat them all thoroughly together and
put In a mold. Flavor with lemon For
a sauce make custard OF pint Of milk.
three tablespoons of sugar and the
beaten yolks OF the e"ps beat uil 4
thickens. stirring well The sauce may
he favored with lemon, vanilla or al.
mond
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-14
Mahogany Cake.

Yolks OF two eggs, half cup milk
two tablespoons cocoa Mix together
and cook I'm double boiler stirring till
thickened, and when cooled add one
cup sugar, one-haIf cup milk with
scant teaspoon soda. two tablespoons
melted butter. one and one-half cups
four, one teaspoon vanilla and bake.
Frosting for mahogany cake; Beat til
stiif the whites or two eggs. Boil one
and onehalf cups sugar in one half cup
water till II stiffens IN cold water. add
10 egg whites, flavor with vanilla and
beat TIL cool enough TO spread.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-14

Wash day is a big enough bugbear
for housewives who have to do the
wash themselves at home. and any
thing that lightens the work Is well
come. One labor saver Is the basket
shown here. This basket is made of
thin galvanized wire and is hung over
the shoulders by means OF straps. II
Is big enough to hold large number
OF clothes, yet not so large as 10 be
heavy or cumbersome. At one side IS
compartment for clothespins. The
constant STOPPING over the old style
clothes basket TO get pieces out for the
line is a great strain OH woman's
back. especially where the wash Is a
large one. With the receptacle here
she can carry large number of pieces
with her at time and hang them up
without having 10 bend over either for
garment or a clothespin and will
save time as well as back strain,
which is almost as important an item