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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-30


ana what look she gave mel wait
till you do-you just watt" And eyes
and hands lifted to the ceiling.
l coughed again.
The cat! And this was my darlings
friend!
But her claws raked on: IT tell you
you just can't be familiar with grooms
and hail-fellowwell-met with footmen
without demoralizing them-and that's
what Francis does" She jerked this
out viciously, and while l gasped,
went on: You know very we'll, Mr..
Lightnut, II you play cards and drink
and carouse with your men-servants
until two or three o'clock in the morn
ing, you can't reasonably look for re-
spect from them" She breathed heav-
lily. 1.-THE trouble is, Francis has no
self-respect-no pride!"
by Jove, if l were you, Miss
err" Dash me if hadn't forgotten
her name! IF you feel that way,
don't see why the de- HIM! l mean
why do you stay on here and--er--
sacrifice yourself?" l drawled this in
the most devilish sarcastic way! I'd
pack my jolly trunk and get as far
away as l could"
l added earnestly-coaxingly And
stay away, you know"
And | took deep breath, for | ex-
pected to see her wilt or 90 straigh:
up in the air. l knew it was a toss
up for either.
Not she! She just twisted a sour
smile at me.
"Ummh!" she grunted. "Pexhaps
you don't know that Francis has sug-
gested that to me several times
frankly and rudely-when l have COM
planned That may surprise you"
Dare say you've put up with Fran
ces though for Jacks sake!" let her
have it coldly, deliberately. Brother
Jack has been sort of compensa-
tion-that's it, eh?"
And shot her a foxy wink!
That is, l almost did-pulled up,
though, just on the brink. By Jove,
gave me cold marrows for an instant,
thinking how I might have compro-
missed myself, you know. Besides,
could spare her that-had rubbed 1t
in SO devilish raw, anyhow. That is,
you would have thought SO; for that
sort Of thing said to a normal Yankee
girl would have stirred her pride or
unclaimed the jolly lightnings from
her eyes-you know!
But dashed II this imported freak
didn't suddenly nod with sort of
hol
for mine.
How you do understand" she
crooned unblushingly, and she leaked
big cold tear down upon my hand
and let another splash my cuff-and
jenkins hadn't come with my things
yet, dash it! II do try to be patient
about Francis for Jacky's s&ke-he
asked me to; and do try not to mind
the way things are run, but oh, Mr..
Lightnut, what this place needs is a
head" She almost squeezed my hand,
and blinked damply at me out OF her
pasty face. And then" she SNUFF
fled, II do so want to make a home
for my father and my brothers. They
have never known what 1t was to have
a home-think OF IT,"
See here" said, fixing my mon
ocle sternly and folding my arms
for had got back my hand under
pretense Of fixing my part. You don't
mean to say that Jack would ever ask
you to take charge here!"
Rather plain and direct, that, don't
you think? Sort Of heavy broadsword
stroke, you know. But she took It
full and clean-never WINGED or
turned a hair. Juss looked thought.
full.
"Yes," she said slowly. "Jacky says
it'll have to come to that some day
some arrangement. Neither Of ID
ever want to marry"
"Oh!"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-30
SYNOPSIS.
UiSJfrGtissy BY
RAY WALTERS
(cODynsAt. 1911. BY Bobb.-Meran Company

CHAPTER I-Richerd Lightnut, an
american with an affected English ac-
k2nt, receives present from a friend in
CHAPTER 1.-THE present proves to
pair OF pajamas. A letter hints of
surprises to the wearer.
CHAPTER III.-Lightnut dons the pa
iemas and late at night gets up for a
fnd, falling to recognize Lightnut, at
eempts to put him out. Thinking the SER
Iant crazy Lightnut changes his clothes
appears jenkins falls on his neck with
Joy. confirming Lightnut's belief that he
La crazy.
CHAPTER IV.-,Jenkins tells Lightnut
Of the encounter he had with a. hideous
Chinaman dressed in pajamas.
CHAPTER Vim a message from his
Friend, Jack Billings, Lightnut is asked
10 put up "the kid'' for the night on his
gay home from college. Later Lightnut
ends beautiful girl in black pajamas III
CHAPTER VI-Lightnut is shocked bv
fhsH girls drinking, smoking and siangy
CHAPTER vII-she tells him her name
- Francis and puzzles him with story
Banned Frances. Next S morning 1G0t the eeiri
q missing and Lightnut hurries to the
BOAT to see her off. He is accosted by
~
~Dicky," but he does not see the girl
CHAPTER vIIT-Jack Billings calls to
spend the night with Lightnut. They dis
power pricesless rubies hidden in the but
cons of the pajamas.
CHAPTER IX-Bnlings dons the pa
Semas and retires.
CHAPTER X-Lightnut later discovers
In his apartment beefy person in NUT
Non-chop whiskers and wearing pajamas
Jenkins calls the police, who declare the
intruder to be criminal. called Foxy
Grandpa"
CHAPTER XI-The intruder declares
he Is Lightnut's guest and appeals to the
Halter in vain.
CHAPTER XII-He is hustled Off to
CHAPTER KILN the morning Light
and more astonished when he gets mes
sage from the latter, demanding his
bound for
girl Of the pa1amas. on the train.
CHAPTER xIv-Lishtnut speaks to
declares indignantly. that Lightnut never
saw her in black pajamas. At Tarrytown
SN Ss Is met by nu.ky college yeqth
90 thrash him for offending Frances.
Lghtnut takes the next train home.
CHAPTER XV-Biliings storms over
the outrage of his arrest. He and Light
nut discover mysterious Chinese charac-
Ners on the pajamas.
CHAPTER xvI-Professor Doozenber-
ny Is called in to interpret the hero
Giyphics.
CHAPTER xvII-He raves over what
no calls the lost silk Of Si-LnE-Chi.
CHAPTER xvIII-The writing declares
Ahmf plsn-- ~ Il Ill
take on the semhlanca of the previous
Wearer. The professor borrows the pa
1amas for experiment.
CHAPTER XIX.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-30
ovarheatIna Avoided.

The danger Of overheating which at
tends incandescent lamp sockets con.
tanning a resistance unit to lessen the
brilliancy Of the light is avoided by
distributing the resistance through q
cord, provided with a regulating
switch at the end.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-30

in way to make you sick, and cooling
and going on in nervous, half-hys-
terical way l never would have
thought her able to chirp up to. And
Billings was holding her hand!
"Hello" 1 called to him, just after
we clipped Yonkers.
He looked up at me, smiling and
nodding.
Feel all right now, old man." in
quired cheerily.
Billings looked at me hard, and
then. dash 1t, he winked! And be-
gan to wonder, by Jove. II it was just
plain drunk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-30
Tot's Idea Of Heaven.

The children's idea Of heaven Is .
place where all the mothers have colds
and big giants go around with hand
kerehiefs and wiring their noses
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-30
The Collapse Of billings.


"Are you sure. Mr.. Lightnut?"
I stood. cap In hand. one foot on
che sidewalk before the Kahoks, the
other on the running-board OF the car
"A big double-tonneau red whale sort
of affair. This was as far as l had
been admitted to the vehicle.
For the trump was sitting there be-
hind the steering wheel, looking down
at me in q nasty, sidewise fashion.
Ever have them do you that way?
Besides. somehow felt that she had
q feeling toward me as q man, an un.
voiced protest against my existence
Mt all. It found expression in her
suspicious, sniffy manner. Dash 1t,
just hated that woman from the start!
I felt 1t was bad enough, her English
clumsiness In getting the introductions
car, but now was OF half a mind that
she had done 1t purposely. Could see
with half an eye that she was de-
termined to make trouble about yes
terday.
Haven't we met before, Mr.. Light.
muir" she had asked.
But 1t struck me that Frances
glanced at me with kind OF wistruI
light In her lovely eyes. and saw
that the game was to lie like gentle
man-that sort OF thing. you know.
And, by Jove, was getting kind OF
used to 1t now, anyhow mean since
had broken the Ice last night. Not
hard at all. though. after few goes
really
So l stood out that I had never had
the pleasure. you know-all that sort
of polite rot. And all the time felt
like jolly cad. too, meeting a girl
with that, when she remembered But,
by Jove, 1t was worth sacrificing the
trump fifty times over Just to see
Frances' face brighten and note her
faint flush and smile as she looked at
me. For, dash II. knew then / had
done the right thingl
"Umi" grunted the trump. com.
pressing her lips and looking at my
darling. There's one good thing:
aha experience with Mr.. Smith Will
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-30
Never Satisfied.

Most of the people who go through
the school OF experience return for q
ost-graduate course.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-30
Difficult.

There's no danger" said the doc.
tor. TITS only carbuncle coming ON
the back OF your neck. But you must
keep your eye on It,"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
PAPER BOXES.
One Industry Alone Uses 1000 Differ
ent Sizes and Shapes.

One Industry Alone Uses 1000 Differ
ent Sizes and Shapes.
A thousand machines of many types
and sizes and designed for many rur-
poses are used today in the manutac-
ture of paper boxes. This assortment
of machines is absolutely necessary,
for the number of styles Of cardboard
boxes used for packing all sorts OF
articles is without limit
According to the Edison Monthly, one
industry alone. the making Of pens,
pencils and erasers, requires boxes OF
1000 different sizes and shapes.
Paper box making. one Of the new
but important industries Of this coun-
try, has made its greatest progress
during the last half century and par
ticularly within the last twenty years.
after modern machinery had been in
troduced. The business has assumed
wonderful proportions in New York
city. where the capital invested ex-
ceeds S5,OO0.000
One hundred years ago there was no
such thing as a paper box. The con-
tainer of those days consisted of moth
ing more than heavy sheet of paper
wrapped around the article to be car
ried. In time some progressive person
conceived the idea Of cutting part way
through the paper in order to make Ii
fold more readily. With this four sid
ed wrapper 1t became the custom to
tuck the loose ends in to prevent the
contents slipping out.
From this was evolved the idea OF
scoring the paper so both the sides
and ends folded up and then gluing the
ends together. That was the way the
first paper boxes were made, and 1t
was years before any marked improve
ment was made. In those days knife,
ii pair of shears, kettle OF paste and
Il straightcdge. with supply Of box
board were sufficient equipment to
start a man in business.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
Doqs and Porcupines.

No matter how many lessons a dog
has received. it is Popularity long
noted that it will attack porcupine
every time it is met. A setter or pointer
after partridges. just as half or full
blooded hound after deer. will throw
himself on a porcupine every time it is
seen and Immediately set up the same
familiar howl of dismay. When cor
nered the porcupine rolls up into
ball. hiding legs. head and belly and
presenting nothing except an animated
cactus. 1t has the faculty of loosen
ing it's hold on the quills, which are
imbedded in pores In its skin. and
they come off and stick to another "'-
ject at the slightest touch. In T. =.
so quick is the attack of the doS ard
so rapidly does he retreat. ho"'li".
with muzzle and breast covered vita
the spines, that many say the hec2'-
hog can throw its quills. but this IS
nonsense.-Exchange.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
NO. 4
InhosnitabIe Siberian Peasants.

The Siberian peasant. and we have
stayed or lived in fourteen OF his vii
lagos and had dealings with another
score, is not hospitable. He. or rather
his wife. will not dream of cooking any
food specially for a well paying guest
1T needs distinct effort to obtain boil
ed eggs. A plate of soup is more the
exception than the rule. Butter and
milk are frequently refused in q pros
porous agricultural village, and there is
no joint of meat or fish. Though earn
ing over so shillings a week. family
will eke out existence on bread and tea.
with an occasional treat Of piroushkies,
or hashed meat balls. You pay III
posthouse double the governments
scheduled price for victuals, and the
man and his wife grumble. In one ill.,
stance-there is no space to detail
more-a woman met us at the door with
a saucer we had used. bearing an age
old black crack. and demanded money
on the ground that we had caused it
Cor. London Express.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
China's Haunted Spots.

In China there is strong belief that
spots in rivers. creeks and ponds
where people have been drowned are
haunted by specters who spring out
upon the unwary and drown them.
Should the hauntings become very fire.
quent the spot is exercised. This cere-
mony consists in the decapitation OF
white horse by a specially selected exc
cutioner on the site of the hauntings.
The head Of the slaughtered animal Is
placed in an earthenware jar and
buried in the exact spot where 1t was
killed, which spot is carefully marked
by the erection Of stone tablet.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
AIN UNFOUGHT DUEL.
And the Reply southey Prepared For
Byron's Challenge.


lord Rvron once sent challenge to
Southey, the poet The quarrel Whlch
led 10 the challenge bad sprung from
n severe criticism of Byron's work by
the future poet laureate. 1t happened
that the friend to whom the challenge
was intrusted. Douglas kinnaird. was
too sensible to deliver it. and so the
duel never got beyond the merest pre-
iminaries. Southey nevertheless, in
full expectation of the challenge. had
prepared letter to send III reply.
This letter J. Roger Rees quotes in
The Pleasures of Bookworm." 1t
follows:
"Sir-I have the honor Of acknowl-
edging the receipt Of your letter and
do myself the pleasure Of replying to
it without delay.
I'm affairs OF this kind the partners
ought to meet upon equal terms. But
to establish the equality between you
and me there are three things which
ought to he done. and then fourth
also becomes necessary before | can
meet you On the field.
"First.-You must marry and have
four children. Please be particular
in having them all girls.
.Second.-You must prove that the
greater part of the provision which
you make for them depends upon your
life. and you must be under bond of
$4,000 not to be hanged, not to COM
NIT suicide and not TO be killed in a
duel, which are the conditions upon
which have effected an insurance of
my own life for the benefit Of my
wife and daughters.
"Third.-l must tell three direct false
hoods concerning you upon the hust-
ings or in some other not less public
assembly. and shall neither be able
to do this nor to meet you afterward
in the manner you propose unless you
can perform the fourth thing. which
is:
THAT you must convert me from the
Christian religion.
Till all this is accomplished our dis
pute must be carried on without the
use Of any more iron than is neces-
sary for blackening our ink and mend
ing our pens or any more lead than
enters into the composition of the Ed
inburgh Review.
II have the honor to subscribe my
self. sir. yours. with all proper consid-
GRAFTON. ROBERT SOUTHEI.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
Estray Notice

Virginia, In the Clerks office of
the circuit court of Highland Co.
Taken up Oh the property of f.
A. Dudley in said county, one helf-
er of the following description: A
Hereford, slit in right ear, white
face, all four feet white, left horn
off, a small bell on, color red, we'll
built and weight about 700 pounds
age about IA months and valued at
$22 90.
Lawf proceeding we had in
this matter by N. B. Woods, j. p,
and the papers fled i'll the Clerks
office of said county.
Teste: W H Mathcny, elk.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
The Thrice-a-Week Editicn of
Tie New York World.

The great political campaigns are
now at hand, and you want the
nws accurately and promptly. The
World long since established rec
ord for impartiality, and anybody
can affordit it's Thrice-a- Week edition,
which comes every other dayin the
week, except Sunday. 1t will be
of particular value to you now.
The Thrice a-Week World also
abounds in other strong features,
serial stories, humor, markets, car
toons; in fact, everything that is to
be found in first-class daily.
The Thrice-a-W eek World'sregu-
lar subscription price is only S1.00
per year, and this pays for l56 pa
pers. We offer this unequa lied
newspaper and the HIGHLAND RE-
coRDLH together for cne year for
S1.7O.
The regular subscription price o
the two papers is $500
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
Birdskin Garments.

Eskimo women wear the most curl
Gus kind of underclothing, its peculiar
ity being that it is made of the skins
Of birds. These skins before being
sewed together are chewed well by
the women in order to make them
soft. About a hundred skins are re
uuired to make 4 shirt, and the labor
of chewing the skins which form their
garments is quite enough to account
for the massive, we'll developed jaws
of Eskimo women.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
Warned In lime.

A soft answer sometimes disarms.
A story Is told Of landlord on the
north shore. A guest. seldom salts
fed. came to him and said. MIR.
Smith'-that was not the landlords s
name-"sIr Smith. your coffee is rot
ten" The landlord shook him by the
hand. Thank you. sir: thank you. |
haven't had my breakfast yet. and Ill
skin the coffee this time. Much Oblig
ed."-BoStcn Herald.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
Burden Bearers In Mexico.

Strong backed aboring men take the
place Of moving vans in Mexico. There
are huge fat trucks with four handles
into which things are piled and lugged
along the city streets. On moving day
the household furniture may be seen
paraded in full gaze Of the curious
from street to street to the new deSti
nation These men are called carSa-
dores and combine the usefulness OF
messenger boy and the porter Of the
old world The great burdens borne
thus by the strength Of single carrier
are amazing. A piano will be carried
along by two men OH one of the strong
Trucks
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
A Generous Empress.

1t Is said that one morning at break
fast a general related to the emperor
the miSfOrtuneS Of brother officer,
who. ''becauSe he had not $4,000 francs.
must be dishonored. While the en-
peror questioned further particulars
Eugene few to her room and. return
ing With package Of banknotes. said,
Take them. general. and never tell me
his name" And his name the gener.
Gus empress never knew.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
Thirteen at Dinner.

Thirteen nj dinner Is IN old Morse
myth, II was deemed unlucky be-
cause I.oki. god Of malice. once in
truGed. making thirteen guests. and
Paldur. the brilliant god. was slain at
:he inStigation of I.oki. who prevailed
upon Hodur. a strong but blind god.
TO throw MiStel. the miStletoe. n Bal
dur. pprforatin. the latter and letting
ont his divine SOnl
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
Her Alibi.

Much to the curions little girls dis
gust. her elder sister and her girl
friends had quickly closed the door or
tbe back parlor before she could
wedge her small self in among them.
She waited uneasiy for little while:
then she knocked. No response. She
knocked again. Still no attention. Her
curiosity could be controlled Il" longer
"Dodo. she called in staccato tones
as she knocked once again. ram
mel It's mammar r-Lippincotts.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
WiIIia Genenbered.

Mother reproyingly'- Willie. some
one else may like the tender bits OF
celery besides yon. Why do you al
WAYS nick them ont when the dish Is
nassed? Willie-You said. ma. that
I uust rpver take the biggest pieces
when things are passed to me- Boston
TRANSCRIPT
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
COMPLIMENTARY.

Uncle Tom-Have you named your
dog yet. Harry? Harry-Sure thing.
| named him after you. Uncle Tom
That's not very complimentary. is lit
Harry-Oh. well. he hasn't got sense
enough to know the difference.-Chi-
corO News
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
a Hesirable Limitation.

~ envy the man VIII" believes that
superStitiou about FRIDAY, sald MT
Growcher
81 consider it depressing"
Not 1T all \ man ought to be
mighty comfortable who can feel sure
there's only one unlucky day in the
week. Washington Star.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26

Fir. " S. Gunsalrs, farmer living near
Fleming. Pa, saws lie lbs used Chamberlain g
Collie, Cholera al: Diarrlloea Remedy in his
family for fourteen years, and that he has
found it to be an e1cellsnt remedy, and takes
pleasure in recommending it. For sale by
all dealers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26

"Were all medicines as meritorious u
Chamberain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy the world would be much better ID
and the percentage of suffering greatly De-
creased. writes Lindsay Scott of Temll
Ipd. For sale by all dealers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
PrestimptuouS.

Raynor-Thiuk yon could improve on
the works of nature. do you! Shyhe-
| know could if had the power. q
make some kind Of seed that roHld De
plantrd on bald head and grow ln'o
3, crop of nair.-Chcago Tribune.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26
His BUSY Time.

GLOW high did de ole mule kick
him?"
"Go long. man. You think be had
time ter measure de distanre"-Atlan-
ia Constitution.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26

If you have young children you have
perhaps noticed that disorders of the
stomach are their most common ailment
To correct this You will find Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets excel
lent. They are easy and pleasant to take,
and mild and gentle in effect. For sale
by all dealers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26

One of the most common ailments that
nard working people are afflicted with is
lame back. Apply Chamberlain's Llnln:ent
twice a day and massage the parts thorous.. lily
At each application, and you will get quick
relief. For sale by all dealers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26

J. ". Copeland, of Dayton. Ohio, pur
Chased d bottle of Chamberlain Cougl
Remedy for his boy who had cold, ant
before the bottle was all used the boys
cold was gone. Is that not better than
to pay five dollar doctors bill2 FoE
sale by all dealers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26

Men Of culture are the trne apostles
of equality Matthew Arnold.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-01-26

The value Of thing Is the peace of
mind II gives you.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-06-14

Miss Lillian Sandvig had a birthday
picnic for her many young friends on
the Iowa side of the big Sioux Tues
day.
The Aviation meet at Inwood We'd
nesday was in every respect a grand
success and the flight of the Curtis
Bi-plane was great. The aviator flew
under trying conditions and fully
demonstrated the wonderful power of
the bird machine. Canton was well
represented and we'll entertained by
the ball game, foot races and light of
the air-ship. Let the good work 20
IN. Inwood, you have the spirit.
Mr.. mccarthy was arrested and ar
raigned before City Justice Solem
Tuesday. 1t was alleged that Mr..
MCCARTHY took into his possession a
watch belonging to Photographer
Guernsie: He admitted being In the
developing rooms and seeing the
watch but denied that he took it.
He stated that he met a hobo at the