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Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20

fl didn't think you would when you
said you wouldn't, but
II see," said the young man quietly.
An Unborn loyalty to wOmankind kept
him from telling Rose that just as be
had started away Miss Hereford had
run to him. exclaiming that as he was
so kind to award her the prize she GER
tainly must reward him with the first
dance, etc. With a sudden impulse he
took Roses little hand in his.
She sprang up and started for the
fireplace, but he held her gently back.
Listen" he whispered.
On the glowing Goals smoked Evan
gelina, and on the rug. with eyes turn
ed to the ceiling. knelt Henrietta.
20 God" she was saying, now ! lay
me down to sleep. give my precious
dolly, so you win make the faiwy
queen wiv the cwown of her golden
hiah to bwing Mr. Arfur the little
heaht he wants for Kwismas That's
all, God, only please let me see her
when she comes. Amen"
"Grace Hereford has black hair" OBJ
served Rose inconsequently.
IT wonder II God Will" Henrietta
was murmuring
Rose went over to the fireplace and
kissed her small sister. Il think God
WILL" she said reverently. Then she
went back to radiant "Mr. Arfur."-
Ina Wright Hansen in New York
Globe.
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20
"FAGGED-OUT" WOMEN
Will Find a Helpful Suggestion
In This Letter.

Overworked, rundown, tagged
out" women who feel as though they
could hardly drag about, should profit
by Miss Richters experience. She
says: Last winter I was completely
run down and felt tagged out all the
time, was nervous and had indiges-
ton.
"One Of my friends advised me to
take Vinol, and it has done me gre
good. The tired, worn-Out feelin. }
all gone, and I am strong, vigorous
and well. The stomach trouble soon
disappeared and now l eat heartily
and have perfect digestion. I wish
every tired, weak, nervous woman
could have Vinol, for never spent
any money in my life that did me so
much good as that l spent for VinOl. q"
Marie Richter, Detroit, Mich.
Thousands of women and men
who were formerly weak and sickly
owe their present rugged health to
the wonderful strengthening effects
of Vinol. We guarantee VinOl to build
you up and make you strong. If
it does not, we give back your money.
P. S. For itching, burning skin try
our Saxo SalYe. We guarantee it.
NV. 0. Moore. Druggist, Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20
"Mr. Arfur' 5 u
Christmas Gift

r ENRIETTA, by the fireplace.
was absorbed in the taking off
of all Endellas articles Of
wearing apparel and putting
them en- again. When the last gar
ment had been adjusted she found time
to lock at Mr.. Arfur." who sat by the
window, a picture of doldrums.
"What do you want fob Kwismas?"
she inquired.
Something am afraid can never
have in all this wide world, Henrietta"
The child gazed at him curiously.
ITS heart of fine gold that want,
Henrietta, and only one person can
give it TO me. and If she won't girlie"-
'Is she a faiwy?' Henrietta's tone
was reverential.
"The queen Of them ALL"
"And has a crown on?"
''Yes. a crown of her own golden
hair, and her eyes are like brown vel
vet pansies, and she has the sweetest
red lips. Henrietta, but yesterday l met
her, and she hurried by, scarcely speak
ing, and all because-yo1 wouldn't have
believed such a queen Of a girl would
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SANITY CLAUS PLANT.

Oh, dear, so many things to do
Now Christmas eve has come!
Here's fifty thousand Christmas trees
To be delivered across the seas
And half a million dolls. if you please,
To scatter through ChristendOm.
Here's bushels OF sugar cats and dogs
To please The children small.
Thousands nf gilded nuts on strings
And jumping lacks and candy rings
And loads on loads of other things
To drop in the chimneys tall
I'm sure scarce know what to do
With such mOnstrOus pack.
A billion tons of sugar toys
To give to as many girls and boys
Is really too much for Santa Claus
To carry about on his back
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care so much because she didn't get
the prize at the masquerade. would
you nOwY
My" calculated Henrietta, but her
next eager question was cut short by
''Mr Arfur's" springing to his feet.
'Sister Wose" had entered the room,
and Henrietta. knowing that she was
decidedly de trop when they were to-
gether, went reluctantly back to Evan
gelina and the fireplace.
Good morning" said Sister Rose,
her tone suggestive of furry of snow.
Il have an engagement" But she sat
down.
"Oh, | am sorry; then will CO." he
said gently. but he also sat down.
Il am sorry that you are angry" he
began when the silence was getting
tense. Try to realize my position,
Rose. sat there, an unwilling judge
my duty awarding prizes to the best
sustained characters in the masquer-
ade Among the maskers was one to
whom my heart went out. A slender
little figure. whose white satin gown.
caught loosely around the waist with a
silken girdle. fell in straight folds to
her tiny feet. The chrysanthemum
girl was the lOvelieSt sight in the room,
but she was not the best sustained
character, So
Il hope you don't think l care be-
cause you awarded the prize to Grace
Hereford" interposed the girl scorn-
fully, 'and please don't for a minute
think ! am angry at anything. l am
only disappointed in you"
"Will you kindly explain?" added
Arthur.
II had always been so proud of your
strength Of chararter And now to
find out that you are nothing but a
chameleon. after ALL" she walled
"The other day when auntie was talk
ing about the sin Of wasting your time
in dancing yOu said that you agreed
with her that when there was work
to do folks ought to do it. You said
you wdre not going to the masquerade
for that very reason"
Wet didn't intend
''YoE said you had several hours
work At the Office that night Then
Grace Hereford came along and asked
you togo. and yon went"
Mis- Hereford had nothing to do
with t, Rose" he said gently 81
went b work as said About 0 Mr. |
Jones came in aud said that if I could |
find Hasson and get his signature to a
Certail paper and get back by II |
o'clock he would make it worth my |
while | had an idea that HassOn was
that masquerade. and that's
found him He buttonholed
me t,once to be judge Of the concern
and Wouldn't sign the paper unless ]
agreed saw could get back by II.
so / stayed"
"And had plenty of time to dance
with miss Hereford" supplemented
Rose
II oked for the chrysanthemum girl
first nd couldn't find her." he said
.ruth1 lily Il danced only once But
whatP made you think Miss Hereford
asked me to go?'
"Sl said she would wager she could
get ~ to go and that You would
lane Sdwith her first, so went to see
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20
Holly Song.
Globe.

Care is but a broken bubble,
Trill the carol. troll the catch.
Sooth we'll cry. "A truce to trOuble!'
Mirth and mistletoe shall match.
Happy follyl Wen be jolly
Who'd be melancholy now?
With "Iley. the holly, Ho. the hollyl'
Polly hangs the holly bough
Laughter lurking in the eye. sir.
Pleasure foots it frisk and free.
He who frowns or looks awry. sir.
Faith a witess wight Is hel
Merry folly What volley
Greets the hanging Of the bought
With Hey. the holly! I1O the holly!"
Who'd be mplancholy now?
Clinton Scnllard m CenturyeMagazine
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20
Staff TO TEACH AT YALE
President to Accept Professorshlp In
Law School.

President Taft will not go to Gin
cinnah and practice law when he quits
the White House. but has agreed to
accept a professorship in the Yale law
school,
This statement was made authorita.
lively in New York by a close friend
of President Taft, who said he was ac.
quainted with the presidents plans.
It was stated that President Taft
will accept the Kent professorship Of
law, which has been untitled since the
death of Edward ]. Phelps in 1900.
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20

But my sleigh is much too heavy now
For the reindeer team to pull
Ten million miles We have to 20
Over the ice and over the snow
70 visit eavh home IN the world you know
And fill the stockings full
But while SO trudging around the world
In the starlight cold and dim
The little ones sleep in their coy beds
With pleasant dreams in their curly heads
OF candies and cakes and drums and sieds
And stockings filled 10 the brim.
So off we go over ice and snow
With gifts for great and small.
With fifty thousand Christmas trees
To be delivered across the seas
And half a million dolls. II you please
And "a merry Christmas for ALI
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20
Major eeneralship For Col. eoethaIs

Senator Saunders, of Tennessee,
has introduced a bill in the senate
providing for the appointment by the
president of Colonel Goethals, engi-
neer in charge of the Panama canal
construction, to be a major general
in the army. The bill creates a new
major generalship.
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20
Retired Georgia PIal
AdTiCGtO}KidIGI'
Regarding the wonde
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much. After sufe-
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by weak kidneys. Nv

read in one of the newspapers. I was
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and before it was used felt so much re
lief that purchased one-dollar bottle
and by the time this was taken the old
pains had left my back and could sleep
the whole night through. am a retired
planter, 20 years ofage, and owing to DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, I am in the best
of health and feel like boy. am all
ways glad to recommend Swamp-RoOt to
those who are in deed of it.
Sincerely Yours.
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20
LETTER 10
OR. klLMER 8 CO.,
BlNaHAMPTON, N.Y..
Prove What Swamp Root win Do for You

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Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
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DR.. JAMES / YIF
Physician and Surgeon.
HARRINGTON,
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20
Miner Falls 7so Feet In Shaft.

WTWCT FaIIa FoV 7 EGt N oWdIti
Missing a cage as it passed the
landing, Rudolph Oehler a miner, fell
$50 feet in a shaft OF the Illinois Coal
company's mine at Pana, near Deca.
iur, ILL.,, and was killed
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20
One of Anty Drudge's Friends
Learns a Welcome Lesson

Mrs. ThrIfty-"Wel, have learned lot in the last
few weeks know now how some women can have
time to rest enjoy themselves without neglecting
their work, as / used to think they did, before
used Fels-Naptha Soap"
Antg DYgsdge-"There! Another sensible woman has
found out that what l say is true. / glad
when tired women convinced that Fes-Naptha
will do all their hard work easily and quickly
Fels-Naptha Soap is not magic" but
there are a good many women who think
it acts like magic-the way it does their
work. It makes everything clean. 1t
makes dirt disappear. And it does not
need all your time and strength to do the
work.
Work done with Fels-Naptha Soap is
different, because Fels-Naptha is the dif-
ferent kind of soap.
Millions of women look forward to
lwashday with dread After woman once
uses Fels-Naptha Soap, she never breads
washday again, nor any kind of household
cleaning. Fels-Naptha brings back fresh
ness to dull paint, cleans dirty woodwork,
takes stains out Of clothes and dissOlves
all kinds of grease. 1t does this in cool or
Iukewarm water, without hard rubbing or
scrubbing.
To save your clothes, ycur time and,
best of all, your strength, fellow The direc-
fiOns on the Red and Green Wrapper.
FELs CO. lIsLApsAPHIA
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-20
Lonuworth to Head Bank

Congressman NICHOLAS LCngworth
who was recently degeated for re-elec
tion to congress, Is to become the head
of a great banking and trust company
In Cincinnati.
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c. E. USSERY

BOWersviIIe, Ja.
Personally appeared before me, this
Sth of September, 1909, c. f. Usery, who
subscribed the above statement and made
oath that the same is true in substance
and in fact. T. H. McLANE,
Notary Public.
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yield Is estimated at from 70 to
80 bushels per acre. Mr.. Smiths
wheat and fax are also good crops
especially the wheat which Is waist
high, and q good stand.
Harlem News: The section gang
had q free.for-all fight at Zurich Mon.
day which resulted seriously for one
OF the combatants. DR.. Sproule and
Constable laswell were called but
arrived there after the victims had
been taken to Chinook for surgical
treatment. Several arms were broken
and knife wounds of q minor nature
inflicted. The men we're all for.
eigners.
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THE K0LA NUT IN AFRICA.

It Plays an Important Part In the Livss
Of tho Natives.
In the parts Of Africa where it
grows the kola nut Is much esteemed
by the natives on account of it's slim
ulating and other properties, and it
occupies a large place in African le-
gends, as we'll as In ceremonies and
cults. These tribes have been aware
Of its power as a stimulant from time
immemorial, and it is also used as a
remedy for marsh fever and other
maladies.
It is used as a pledge of friendship
OF affection, as an offering to fetch
men and also as money or for paying
tribute. In the Bambara and other
regions a young man sends a basket
of white and red kola nuts to the IA
ther of a young woman whom he de-
sires to marry. If the father consents
he keeps all the nuts, but If not he
keeps the white ones and returns the
red.
The kola tree is much respected, and
the belief is strong among the natives
that If n of them plucks a flower it
will bring him bad luck. Among the
Bagas a tree is planted at each birth
or notable occasion. In the Diorugu
region when a chief goes through the
ceremony Of naming his child he
plants a kola tree. and this afterward
belongs to the child.
In the whole Of the Sudan region
the kola nut is a symbol of friend
ship, and as 1t Is an article of luxury
the act Of offering it as a gift is taken
as a mark Of the wealth of the giver.
Eating the kola nut together is a sign
Of friendship, and it would be a great
offense to refuse to do this. Treaties.
VOWS or compacts r made binding in
the same way.-Chicago News.
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Call For Progressive County Convention

All voters Of Choutesu county, irrespective of
past political afaliations, who believe in the
furtherance Of the principles Of the Progressive
party, Is SGT forth In its national and state plat
forms, are cordially invited to convene In . mass
convention to be held ct Fort Benton, Montana,
on Monday, September !. 1919, ct 10 O'Clock .. m,
for the purpose Of perfestinE the organization Of
select delegates to attend the state convention Of
the party. which meets at Helena, Montana, on
September 3, 1919; to select . county central
committee for Chouteau county and to nominate
candidates for all county ofaces, unless the con-
vention shall decide to defer such nominations
to = delegate convention 70 be held thereafter:
F. r. STRANAHAN,
StateC Central Committeeman Of the Progressive
Party for Chouteau County.
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parents living ia Kansas. No cause
for the suicide has as yet developed.


GREAT FALLS, Aug. 17.-Chsrged
with embezzlement OF funds of the
state to the amount Of 1924, E. L. SUIT
ton. q local attorney, who was captain
OF the recently mustered out Company
G of Montana national guard, was ar.
rested here last evening on q com.
plant filed In q local court by Assis-
tant Attorney General W. S. Towner.
1t is asserted by the assistant attor.
ney general that at the time of the
organization of the state militia Sut.
ton was provided with 5000 with which
to meet the expenses of properly
equipping the sompany, and OF this
amount it is alleged 1924 has not been
properly accounted for.
BUTTE, Aug. 19.-Jack Callahan
was arrested last night and is held on
suspicion that he with Charles Gam.
NETT held up q saloon and killed
Marshal Frank A. Colcough of Mid
vale, q suburb Of Salt Lake, about
Aug. 5. He was taken into custody at
the Northern Pacific station as he was
buying a ticket for Missoula. Gala.
han admits having been with G ammet,
In Salt Lake, but denies he was In
his company during the holdup.
HELENA, Aug. 19.-Eforts of neigh.
bors and friends in Carbon county to
secure q pardon for Mike Wrote and
Toots Brown, convicted in the federal
court here two years ago of killing
two Indians on the Crow Indian reser.
walton, have been successful. A tele.
gram received in Helena this morning
stated that President Taft today com.
muted Mike Wrote's sentence to five
years and Browns so that his time will
expire when be is eligible to parole,
in October.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. l9.-Recent state
ments by the representatives of the
seed pea firms operating this year IL
the Gallatin valley indicate that abou'
one hundred persons chiefly womer
and girls, will be employed this win
ter for several months In cleaning,
sorting and packing the seed peas
raised in the valley this year. The
firms are having some difficulty il
securing sufficient warehouse room,
and another year two new warehouses
at least, are likely to be built, and
the number of employees doubled OF
tripled. The growing and caring TO,
the peas during the summer has al.
ready given employment to more than
q hundred men and boys this year
and those in q position to know, pre-
dict more firms In the valley for mex
year. and q greatly increased acreage
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Flat Woes.

"Was there a telephone call for me
this morning?" I asked the West In.
dian bellboy.
mo. SIR" he answered positively.
"Dey amt been no such call fun you
fuh two days, sah."
Are you sure?"
Eyes, sub, positive"
"Well. If one comes for me this aft
ernoon say I'll be in later.
Eyes, suh-what's youah name, suh?'
Toledo Blade.
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Reward for Estrays.

Strayed, one bay horse, six years old, white
: :sss in %. fiSes' o on ;ssa. & o. 6n left f.. hind Rdr Leg wit, VIII
and name reached. All horses hobbled
from halter to foot and are shod on front
feet. Suitable reward for information or return
of same to J. A. and H. T.. ROBINSON,
Sec. 4, Twp. Is, Range 4, Floweree, Mont.
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AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.


Shelby News: A. J. Binder, repre-
senting q large meat oncern in Spo-
kane. has been driving about ell week
with F. T. Richard in search of NUT
ton stuff, which does not seem Is
plentiful as n might suppose.
Chinook Opinion: Threshing has
started on many Of the bench farms
and will soon be general. Among the
fret crop reports to come in was that
OF r. E. O'Keefe's, whose winter wheat
threshed out al average of q little
better than 30 bushels to the acre.
The spring wheat is expected to go
better still.
Choteau Acantha: Cleve Grimsley,
the guide who was under bonds on a
charge of stealing cattle on the Black
feet reservation, and who jumped his
bonds, was re.captured in Chicago. He
became known to the officers from be.
Ing mixed up in q shooting aft air with
his lather-in.lsw, who ran amuck aud
tried to kill his family.
Glasgow Independent: The whir of
the binder Is now heard abroad in the
land aud harvest time is now upon US.
Farmers ri experiencing trouble in
obtaining farm help sufficient to har-
vest their crops. Men are demanding
three dollars q day and board and in
some cases are getting it. The har.
vest in this county is q big one this
year.
Havre Democrat: Major Samuel
Walker, the we'll known dry land
farmer and sgriculturalist as we'll as
the head of the immigration depart
ment with headquarters at this place
is somewhat disappointed in the yield
this year of his crop of wheat. 1t
only went ten bushels to the acre.
The major is also put out to some ex-
tent at the rapid decline in the price
Of the commodity.
HavrelPlaindealer: Jim Brown, the
aft able bench land farmer north OF the
city who is engaged in running q
threshing machine in this vicinity this
week completed threshing operations
for some of the farmers east Of town.
He states that G. A. Johnson's oats
went 81 bushels to the acre; Stanley
Rapstz almost "a, and that Frank
Mays spring wheat went 40 bushels
to the acre.
Choteau Acantha: Geo. w. Msgee,
the Dupuyer attorney, was acquitted
In the federal court In Helena last
week On q charge of selling liquor to
Indians. From the evidence 1t sp.
peared that the prosecution had been
brought on because Of the i'll feeling
on the part of the Indians toward Mr..
Magee because he had aided the couu.
ty attorney in . case against the To-
dams.
Havre Democrat: Iu the court house
site Injunction case In which August
Decelles Is the plaintiff and the board
of county commissioners are the de.
PENDANTS, County Attorney Griggs has
filed q disqualifying affidavit against
Judge John w. Tattsn before whom
the case is pending. The plaintiff will
also disquslify Judge Frank N.
Utter so we presume the case will be
tried by some Great Falls or Helena
judge. A restraining order has been
issued In the case.
Galata Journal: Some of the crops
to the north OF town are nothing short
of marvellous, considering the light
amount OF rainfall they have had.
Fred Smith has perhaps the best field
OF oats in this vicinity. They are
breast-high and not fully ripe yet.
and the stand is very thick. The
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So She Does.

So She Does.
"Dog watches are common on ships,
but what car a cat dol"
"She comes in handy for a pur, SIR"
Baltimore American.
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Slim Chance,

us there any chance Of a young
man escaping loss the first time he
goes into Wall street,"
"Well, it is a toss up If he escapes
the bulls and q tight squeeze If he
gets away from the observation-disclosures
American.
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Scotch Collie Pups.

Scotch collie pups for sale, thoroughbreds
from famous working family Of the noted Glen
Tana kennels. Quick at $500 to $1,000. Per
fectly marked and just the age to begin.
G. Z. FARNUM, Harlem.