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FOR "A
Store building in good Iowa town,
what have you? Address John H. Liv-
ingston, Rockwell, Iowa. 2-1r.4p
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09
Want Bounty on SQUIRRELS.

Since the bounty on squirrels was
stopped several years ago the little
pests have greatly increased in num-
bers until the question of handling
them has become of vital Importance
to the welfare of all growers Of grain
and vegetables.
Every farmer has to devote from
five to fifteen days each year in fight
ing squirrels, and the annual cost of
poison to each farmer averages SIS.
During the operation of the former
squirrel bounty law the animals be-
came quite scarce in this section, for
men often made wages in the spring
by systematic campaign against the
squirrels. The amount of damage
caused each year in this county by
squirrels runs into many thousands Of
dollars, causing a consequent decrease
in the amount Of grains, grasses and
vegetables produced and an increase
in the cost of roduction-Colville
Correspondence Spokane Herald.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

feather would have been my death
blow
Promise to forgive me, and I'll con-
fess ALL she sobbed, burying her head
in sofa pillow
ITS cinch!" answered; why,
I'm the best little forgiven that ever
signed pardon. Mention the crime
and I'll prove an alibi. I'll take my
affidavit that you were not there at the
time specified"
But | was there, john" she
groaned, and the mystery grew so deep
| nearly fell in 1t.
Il went to town"-sob-"with
Aunt Martha to do some shopping
sob-"but we went to luncheon first
sob-"and Bunch and Alice"-sob
and they dared me" sob
Il mean they coaxed me"-sob-"to
go to the races with them"-sob-
and l went"-long series of sobs
"Fidge!' said, airily; whats that
amount to? Lots Of people go to
the races. | saw several there-I
mean, I'm glad you did go. The ex-
element will do you good. 1t did
me good; that is it used to do me
good"
But, John, | made you promise
me never, never to bet again on a
horse race" she continued, solemnly.
And I've kept my promise faith
fully" / answered, whereupon she
started crying as though her heart
would break
Finally she controlled herself and
said: Bunch showed me a program,
and when | saw a horse named
Peaches in a race | became so excited
| didn't know what to do. Nobody
ever called me that but you, John,
and-and, well. just couldn't help
it,"
Couldn't help what?" laughed;
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

The instinct of the seal is marvel.
GUS 1t will leave Its young on the
ice in the morning, and, going down
through a hole, remain away all day
swimming in search of food Re-
turning in the evening 1t will locate
its offspring in the same patch"
among hundreds of thousands Of other
baby seals, Notwithstanding that the
ice may have wheeled or drifted so or
so miles during the day from wind
and tide, and Notwithstanding that the
patch may extend 80 or 40 miles
from one end 10 the other. Whether
this instinct is OF the class that en-
ables the bird, without any marx or
chart, in a forest with millions Of
trees alike, to find its way back with
ease and precision to its nest, do not
know, but ii is one Of the wonders in
nature before which human knowledge
is brought to full stop.-Sir Edward
Morris, In Wide World Magazine.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

Peaches had won!
Peaches was one of the bunch OF
seven nags my uncle owen had willed
to me, and which his old trainer, Murf
Higginbottom, had brought from their
old Kentucky home. | hadn't dared
tell the family anything about 1t, and
had let myself in for bunch Of trou-
BILE, and poor old Murf, too, had got
his from Uncle Peter.
And now Peaches had won the Cul-
mination stakes, at 100 to l, and l
feared that all was out, and that | was
in-for more trouble.
After the big race was run, | got
up and ran myself There was some
thing in the air that frightened me,
so | climbed car and hiked 1t for
home!
When | reached Doves Nest villa
I found Uncle Peter on the veranda,
tanning himself and telling Mother
Goose rhymes to the tame mosqui-
toes.
What in the world is the matter.
john" he asked in alarm; you look
positively i'll; go in and pour your
self out glass of sherry"
MIX on the pour" | answered; ITS
nothing; I've been pacemaker for
nightmare. but III wake up presently.
Where's Clara j."
she and your Aunt Martha went
to town; | suppose they'll be out on
the next train. Try a tumbler of
whisky, John; there's some good
Bourbon in the sideboard," he ad
vised.
Not me-" | answered; I've had
dose of Kentucky spirits this after
noon that will last me a lifetime"
and with that left the old gentleman
fiat and struck for the sofa to do a
lullaby.
An hour or so later | awoke from
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

did you take flying leap out of the
stand?"
mo, but Bunch told me it would
be simply criminal if l didn't bet on
my namesake, so when Aunt Martha
wasn't looking pulled a bill hastily
from my purse and told him to bet it
on Peaches to win"
Say! had grin on my face the
size OF a barn door.
after Bunch had gone | looked in
my purse and found l had given him
the wrong bill. meant to give him
$40, but by mistake I gave him the
hundred dollars you gave me to buy
that summer suit"
And Bunch played hundred
dollars for you on Peaches?" | gasped
"Ah-huh!" she nodded
AT 100 to l." shrieked
81 don't know what it was at" she
answered through her tears; for
after | realized what l had done |
nearly tainted, was so frightened
| couldn't even watch the race. When
it was over, Bunch screamed like an
Indian and rushed away. Presently
he came back and threw a bundle of
bills in my lap and | stuffed them in
Aunt Martha's purse, and-and-
cried so they had to take me home.
Can you ever forgive me, john"
Forgive you! Why, say! you are
thnr1nnhlxy
that ever brought home money to a
lazy husband. A hundred dollars on
Peaches at 100 to well, say!
Where's Aunt Martha? That's too
much money for reckless old lady to
lug around-lock all the gates!"
Then and there l tossed up every
thing from Alpha to Omaha, and |
wish you could have seen the express
sion on Clara Us face when l came to
the finish and told her that Peaches"
was our horse!
She forgave me and l forgave her,
and then we both forgave each other,
and wound up by dancing around the
room and kicking the meaning out of
all the furniture.
When presently we strolled out on
the lawn we found Bunch there, and
Alice broke away long enough to saw:
Didn't / tell you he'd forgive you!"
why Alice" l answered, for
$4,000 I'd open factory and turn out
| forgivenesses by the barrel"
Presently it was noised around the
household that owned the colt which
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09
CHILDREN AFFECTED
BY Mothers Food and Drink.

Many babies have been launched
into life with constitutions weakened
by disease taken in with their moth
ers' milk. Mothers cannot be too care
full as to the food they use while nurs-
Ing their babes.
The experience of a Kansas City
mother is case in point:
Il was great coffee drinker from
child, and thought | could not do with
out it. But / found at last it was do
ing me harm. For years | had been
troubled with dizziness, spots before
my eyes and pain in my heart, to
which was added, two years later a
chronic sour stomach.
THE baby was born 7 months ago,
and almost from the beginning, it, too,
suffered from sour stomach. She was
taking it from me!
In my distress | consulted a friend
Of more experience and she told me
to quit coffee. that coffee did not
make good milk. | have since ascer-
tanned that it really dries up the milk.
so, | quit coffee and tried tea and
at last cocoa But they did not agree
with me. Then turned to Postum
with the happiest results. 1t proved
to be the very thing l needed. 1t not
only agreed perfectly with baby and
myself, but it increased the flow of
my milk
my husband then quit coffee and
used Postum and quickly got we'll of
the dyspepsia with which he had been
troubled. I no longer suffer from the
dizziness, blind spells, pain in my
heart or sour stomach.
Now we all drink Postum from my
husband to my seven months old
baby. It has proved to be the best
hot drink we have ever used. We
would not give up Postum for the best
coffee we ever drank" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Get the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

The Russian ministry of agriculture
has established fourteen schools in diff.
ferent parts of the country for the
training of instructors in the 'koustar-
nj" or peasant industries. These lines
include weaving, carpentry, cooperage,
wood carving, sculpture, pottery, tan
ming, fur dressing, making agricultural
implements and carriages, metal work
ing and vanishing. In Vladimir prov.
ince a school has been established for
instruction in toy making, and in Ka-
IAN for making musical instruments.
Orenburg shawls, the silk and cotton
laces and embroideries, the work in
hammered brass and copper, and espe-
cially the Russian enameled jewelry
and ornaments, are among the proc.
ucts.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

troubled dreams to hear voices out.
side the window.
why, Clara j., what on earth is the
natter" Uncle Peter was saying;
you look paler than John did when
he came home. Are you ill? What's
the matter, Martha? You are trem-
bling all over How d'you do, Miss
Gray! Sit down, won't your
Where is John?" | heard Clara J.
ask in the most mournful of tones.
Before any one could answer Alice
Grays voice fioated in: 'Oh, I've
been telling them all the way out here
that there's really nothing to be so
dreadfully worried about. Why, I'm
sure Clara J. simply couldn't help it
when she saw"
Hush! please do hush, Alice!"
Clara ]. broke in, and l began to won
der what it was all about.
Clara J. couldn't help it when she
saw-saw what? Weouw my name
must have Crept into the newspa'
pers-that must be 1t. Me for the
morgue! She would never forgive me
for such long continued and pictur-
esque deception.
AS | arose, quite prepared to grab
my finish by the elbow, Clara j. came
slowly through the door
Seeing me, she lit her lamps with
pleasure for a moment and then put
them out with a burst of tears.
"Oh, John! joint" she moaned, bit
terly.
1t was all off | had been caught
with the goods and the delivery wagon
was at the door
ooh, it's too terriblei" she sobbed.
/ didn't know what to say. | felt
as hopeless as piece OF soap in the
ocean. Don't cry" / soothed her;
come on, now, be good fellow and
brace up, PeaChes."
oh! don't call me that-never,
never again" she howled, and then
| knew that my name was Pipestem.
Tell me all about til" begged her;
foxy boy for me, eager to know just
| how much she had heard
Alice Gray and Aunt Martha and
Bunch jefferson drew my attention to
| it," she said, between sobs; and i'm
mediately picked out three people
| didn't like.
"Oh, John! will you ever forgive
| me?" she walled
Forgive YOU" | repeated, and SO
surprised was | that a tap from a
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

hid wen a swell race and the change
of sentiment in favor of horses was so
sudden that the grass got frightened
and stopped growing.
Uncle Peter offered to back me for
any amount of money and said that
he was delighted to know we had a
horse in the family that was such a
credit to us.
After Dinner Clara J. and strolled
down to the gate to talk matters over,
and presently Tacks yelled at us:
Say, don't lean too heavy on that
gate, 'ause | took the hinges off to-
day SOS | could get through quicker
if that crazy man come along!"
At that very moment who should
come plodding up to the gate but Murf
and the hero of the day, Spuds!
Clara Us welcome included kiss
for them both, to their intense en-
barrassment. For the next half hour
Uncle Peter was so busy apologizing
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09
Elastic Roads in Switzerland.

An interesting experiment has been
made with promising results at Zu,
rich. Fine gravel, the grains averag.
ing from one-twentieth to one-twelfth
of an inch in diameter, the whole
carefully freed from earthly SUBJ
stances, was coated in revolving
drum with tar. These pellets were
then carefully dried and hardened, and
after eight or ten weeks were spread
during dry weather in a thick layer
upon prepared roadbed and rolled.
The road thus formed is inexpen-
sive, possesses a certain elasticity and
is said to withstand well the effects
of heavy traffic. The desirability of a
slightly elastic road for saving wear
and tear and suppressing noise is evil.
dent.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

Much history is written in the ordi
nary words OF the language "Tabby,"
for example This very domestic-ap-
pearing word for the Arabian designa-
tion of quarter OF Bagdad famous
for its manufacture OF divers colored
silks and cottons-a quarter named
after 'Attab, the greatgrandson of
Omeyya "Tabby' appears In Eng
fish literature in the first half of the
seventeenth century as the general
term for striped taffeta silks. In the
same century "tabby" is applied to
a striped or brindled cat In the
eighteenth century, TO an elderly
maiden lady" The sense development
of this word is in striking contrast
with that of another old Arab, tar
it," which came in the sixteenth cen
fury, meaning a multiplication la
BILE" and has remained essentially
unchanged to the present dav
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09
Into the Newspapers-That
Must Be IT,"
to Murf and spuds that nobody had

to Murf and Spuds that nobody had a
chance to congratulate them.
Then we had glorification for sure,
and Murf succeeded in getting his
ancient enemy so full of Bourbon that
finally loving hands had to lead Uncle
Peter out to the pump and hand him
the deluge in order to keep him from
telling all the family secrets.
Peaches" was the toast of the
evening, and If the game little colt had
been there, seat on top of the piano
for hers, with bottle of Ruinart in
each hoof
When, finally, Murf was ready to
take the count he turned to me and
said: "Yo' Uncle Owens judgment
sho'ly made good, sub; and it is
proved that Hank Peters amt no
liah, sub, for right now 20 all are big
Casino on the eastern tracks, sub;
good night" ...
Copyright by G. w Dillingham; Cob
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09
Fatal Mistake,

Gladys-Edith is so sorry she took
Herbert's ring back to the jeweler to
have 1t valued.
Penelope-Why,
Gladys-Well, the jeweler kept It,
as he said Herbert hadn't been in to
settle for it.-Exchange.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09
important TO Mothers
Rattlesnakes Appear Early.

The unusually warm weather
throughout central Wyoming the last
few weeks has caused large numbers
of rattlesnakes to leave their dens and
many have been killed by ranchmen
and others. Not in the recollection Of
the oldest inhabitants have rattle
snakes appeared as early in the year.
Casper correspondence Denver Re-
publican.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

First College Student-Dont you
think some people ask good many
fool questions in letters?
Second College Student-Yes. Now,
I'm a bank.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

If mans wife can read about poll
tics without wishing she were a man.
he will never experience the pleasure
of beiNg henpecked.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09
Some men will do anything for the
sake of a little newspaper notoriety.
ALL ACHES AND PAINS
Migd. by A. O. Richards Medicine Co., Sherman, Texas,

Druggists everywhere sell Garfield Tea,
the Herb laxative, 1t acts as a gentle aid
to Nature.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

UCe tndI 0eT lips PROMISE
the sweetest kisses that mortal ever,
dreamed of, And it is just then, too,
that she seems to have made up her
mind that those lips are the
very things that you shall never APP
proach nearer than about a yard and
a half, and then with her dear moth
er within safe observation distance, to
guard against any sudden vertigo
which her alluring eyes may inspire
After that you can't think of any
thing but the delicious sweetness that
Is lingering on those lips Of hers,
waiting to be garnered; and you un-
derstand how that impetuous person,
Byron, must have felt when he wrote
the lines about the women In the
world having single month, SO that
he could kiss them all at once
He seems pretty effective one to
mention; so you mention him, and
from him you range through the i'm
passioned poets, beginning with Sap
pho and probably using Omar as a
way station into the list of the mod
srn decadents.
And then? Well, then the earth
krembles and the heavens roll up as
a scroll, and you realize you've kissed
her.
1t may have cost you nothing more
than a few expressions of dlstin-
guished consideration-and, by the
way, they make the finest kisses
or 1t may cost you millions, if you
have them. 1t may cost you king
dom, and it may cost your life; and
1t may cost both.
Kisses never came higher than now.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

Munyon's Cold Remedy Relieves tins
head. throat and lungs almost immediate.
" Checks Fevers, stops Discharges OF
the nose, takes away all aches and pains
stinate Coughs and prevents Pneumonia.
Write Prof Munyon. 53rd and Jefferson
sts Phila., Pa, for medical advice abs
solutely free.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

u = HAT is, for the population
nA IL, at large. Nor need the
sz mass of the worlds popu-
TIT lation be called on to in
dorse the sentiment. The
q national percentages of
conspicuous examples are
too impressive to call fora census Of
the crowds, although what with the
diamond trust whooping up the price
of engagement rings and the hens or
ganized to elevate their yearly output,
the kiss market has gone up even in
France, where it was supposed TO let
happiness radiate, free as air, with
out costing more than a compliment
The conspicuous examples that
stand out in history as expensive kiss
es-like those Antony obtained from
Cleopatra and Jacob earned from La
bans attractive daughter-are being
paralleled nowadays on the wholesale
scale, with women figuring pretty
prominently among the buyers, al
though the men, as usual, are the
more udTlne opera
Very often the price that is actual
" paid reaches level far above the
original valuation. Adonis may be per-
suaded. after long youthful timidity,
to let Venus have lock of his hair
as a souvenir of their meeting, and it
turns out that he has sacrificed his
immortal soul
Whether the soul of the latest and
most romantic Adonis, Manuel of Por
tugal, went into limbo with his neat
little throne, must be settled between
Manuel and the recording angel in the
future; but Paris and Portugal had
very decided opinions, at the time of
the one-night revolution, that it was
the kiss of Mile. Gaby Deslys that
cost him the throne.
Just Boy King.
To look at Mile Gaby the average
man might confess to a willingness
10 sacrifice bouquet or two or the
front seat in the motor car for few
kisses; but he would think several
times before he would take a chance
on swapping gold-plated ancestral
throne for her, luminous eyes includ-
ed.
The trouble about being boy king.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

)U begin, usually, by gazing
into her eyes and feeling,
all at once, that some coro-
ma of glory has illumined
her whole face and is draw
ing you toward her as inev-
itably as the helpless lit
tie comets tumble into the
binding glory Of the sun,
You begin to burn up with
a feverish longing.
Just about then you no
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-09

HAT is, for the population
at large. Nor need the
mass of the worlds popu-
lation be called on to in
dorse the sentiment. The
national percentages of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-27

Here's a dandy pu1Sle TOR
you to solve. Miss Ethel Engls-
= hart had long insisted that her
. brother take her hunting with
him. One day he consented
and they started OUT but after
hunting for some time and fnd-
ing no game they decided TO
start for home. However. they
found this wasn't such an easy
talk as the snow had covered
up their tracls. After much
wandering theT finally got
home again. Take q pencil and
follow the tracks from the fect
OF each and see II you can sue
the way they got home. Re
member you must not follow
the tracks that point toward
the house, a. they are the ones
they made during their wan
wings. It's easy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-25
Taft is Considering
the Warren Case

Washington, Jan. 25.-President Taft
and Attorney General Wickersham
have become interested in the plea
for the pardon Of Fred D. Warren. pub
Usher of a paper at Girard, Kan, now
serving sentence in Leavenworth
penitentiary for sending Illegal matter
through the mails. The case had been
taken up outside Of the regular chan
nels for pardon applications at the de-
partment of Justice Warren was con.
victed of publishing in his paper an
offer Of $1,000 reward to any person
who would kidnap former Governor
Taylor Of Kentucky, from his refuge in
Indiana and carry him back to Ken
lucky for trial in connection with the
assassination Of Goebel. An extended
propaganda for his pardon recently
has been set afoot.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-25
MORRIS Is STILL
UNCONFIRMED
JUDGE DlcKERsoN HOLDS OVER
AS REPUBLICAN, MEMBER OF
THE STATE BOARD OF AFFAIRS.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 25.-so far the
senate has failed to confirm the nomi-
nation Of Eugene Morris, republican,
of Duncan, as a member Of the state
board Of affairs, and the present re-
publican member of the board will
hold over until some action is taken
to relieve the situation caused by the
senate's failure to confirm the nomi-
nation Of Mr. Morris. In the meantime
the present republican members under
the Haskell administration, j. r.
Diekerson, will remain a member OF
the board So long as the legislature
is in session. with the senate refusing
to confirm the nomination Of Mr.. Har-
ris, and with the governor remaining
firm in his choice as to the republican
member, Mr. Morris cannot assume
the duties of his office In the event
the situation at the close Of the legis-
lative session remains the same as IT
is at present, then Mr. Morris can file
his bond, take the oath Of Office and
enter upon the duties.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-25
LAUNCH MOVEMENT
TO MAKE CHICKASHA
10000 BALES MARKET


the prospects are that they will sue
ceed. The proposition has been care
fully worked out by some Of the best
business men in the ely and is con
sidered to be the best possible method
of increasing the cotton production in
chickasha's trade territory.
we can never make Chickasha a
cotton market until more Of the sta
pie is grown in this section" said a
well posted cotton man If the cot
ton is here plenty Of buyers will come
and they will pay the price to get T.
But first Of all we must see to i
that more Of the crop is grown It is
sure crop in Oklahoma and every
farmer should have at least few
acres of it. This movement that the
business men have launched, believe
will be Of tremendous benefit to both
town and country Every citizen
should do his part toward making It a
success"