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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-07-06
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some Of Dir. Dickens and was cred.
tied with almost as great an effsef
on the progress OF the words work
that was translated into an Ia6.l
guages and sold in all lands? can
We see the settlement oil tile English
copyright for the works OF a poet
named Henry Wadgworth LoneteI- /
low. who sold here as widely as Al,
fred Tennyson; or Of the similar ac- !
count for the contribution to our
common noble English literature by
Nathaniel Hawthorne, washington
Irving. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Jarnts
Russell Lowell or John Lathrop Mot
ley?". Eisyil
The ambassador thought It wiser tol
forget these mutual SHORTCOMINGS
and recall instead the spirit in which.
Dickens dealt With them in that
banquet at Delmontco's forty years
ago, and his promise to have repro
duced In every subsequent edition of
Martin Chuzzlewit and the American
Notes the words he used on that oe-
casion---a pledge most honorably,
kept by his publishers to this day.
The spirit seems to me stlN OF good
omen for both England and. AmsE=
lea: kaEsIiI
1t would be better for this globe
to be riven by al earthquake, fired
by comet, overrun by. an iceberg.
and abandoned to the arctic fox and
bear, than 1t should present the spec
taele OF those two great nations. each
OF which has. in It's own way and
hour, striven so hard and success
fuzzy for freedom, ever again being
arrayed the one against the other
1 Cottage life, which used to be pic
turesque feature OF rurali England,
promises to become thing OF the
past. The cottages are falling into
ruins and no new ones are being
built. This condition is also having
serious effect on marriage In the
rural districts. Bridal couples, of the
working class cannot find homes and
the overcrowding has reproduced in
the country where space Snoulu De
ample for all residential requEe-
ments. It is said that the owners
OF the land are declining to build on
the ground that the newly enacted
land taxes make the future of the
holdings precarious.
In Essex there are parishes where
no marriages ''have taken place for
fourteen years. In other places nm
rural exodus is taking place on ae-
count OF the condemnation, and col
lapse Of the old cottages. In the
neishborhood Of small holding dis
trict Of Berkshire. several couples
were recently forced to take lodgings
in the -Torkheuse for want OF cot-
tage aceonqdpt ions..
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The Board of Education Of Tenmile
District, Harrison County, West vir-
ginia, will receive sealed bids on a
four room school building to be
built at Bristol, Harrison County,
West Virginia, and also a four room
school building to be built at Wolf
Summit, West Va.
Bids to close at II o'clock Wednes-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-07-06

The store that face a reduced ad-
vertlsing expenditure faces BACK
WARD. or course, the backward
road ds the easiest to travel-and It
leads somewhere, although not where
any awake merchant wants to go,
of counsel
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-07-06

Don't keep on paying too much for
an apartment that only half SATISFIES.
Keep in touch, through watching the
For Rent" ads, with; chances to get
more for your rent money, =,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-07-06
b. A. HEIfJzE.

CIVIL q MINING ENGnEEER
Room No. COZ, Con BUILDING
ExaminatioL and Development .
Coal Property, Surveys made. Notes
Computed, Maps and TracingS Made
Blue Printing. (
Bell Phone 1851. Cons. Phone 1921
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
PAGE SEVEN

She had nine minutes to reach the
auditorium or be late. Should she 60
to school or to the Bird Woman? Sew
eral girls passed her walking swiftly
and she remembered their faces. They
were hurrying to school. Elnora caught
the infection. She would see the Bird
Woman at noon. Algebra came first
and that professor was kind. Rerhaus
she could slip to the superintendent
and ask him for a book for the next
lesson.
AS she went down the long hall She
noticed the professor of mathematics
standing in the door Of his recitation
room. When she came up to him he
smiled and spoke to her.
II have been watching for you,' he
said, and Elnora stopped. b~ewildered-
For me-" she questioned.
Yes said Professor Henley. "Step
inside"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20

go into a city Classroom and reveal
the fact before all of them. that I ex
pected to have my books handed out
to me? Do you mean to say that you
knew I had to pay for them?"
Mrs. Comstock evaded the direct
question.
Anybody but an idiot incoming over
a book or wasting time prowling the
woods would have known you had to
pay. Of course, l knew you would
come home blubbering! But you don't
get a penny. 1 haven't a cent, and
can't get one! Have your way if you
are determined, but I think you will
find the road pretty rocky"
"Swampy. you mean. mother cor
rected Elnora. She arose white and
trembling. Perhaps some day God
will teach me how to understand YOU.
He knows l do not now. You can't
possibly realize just what you let me
go through today. or how you let me
go, but I'll tell you this. You under
stand enough that if you had the mon
ey and would offer it to me I wouldn't
touch 1t now. And I'll tell you this
much more. I'll get it myself. I'll
raise 1t and do it some honest way. I
am going back tomorrow, the next
day and the next. You need not CONF
out. I'll do the night work and hoe
the turnips."
1t was 10 o'clock when the chickens,
pigs and cattle were fed, the turnips
hoed and a heap of bean vines was
stacked by the back door.
II X +
Wesley Sinton walked down the road
a half mile and turned in at the lane
leading to his home. His heart was
hot and filed with indignation. He had
told Elnora he did not blame her moth
er, but he did. His wife met him at the
door.
did you see anything of Elnora,
Wesley" she questioned.
"Most too much. Maggie" he an
swered. What do you say to going
to town? There's a few things has
to be got right away"
"Where did you see her. Wes'ey?"
"Along the old Limberlost trail my
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
PROLOGUE.
Copyright, 1909, by Doubleday
Page & Company.

1t mas in the woods that the
girl o. the Limberlost found her
education, her love, her happi-
ness and other good things, so,
rightly, the air of the trees is in
this story Of her life. Here is a
tale for lovers of the woods and
for others who like a simple story
we'll told by one who knows the
forest, can tell about home
folks" and can find the interest
in everyday lives. Through these
pages Gutter the brilliant butter
fly Of tangled romance, the more
sober butterfly, no less beautiful,
of noble, quiet lives, we'll lived,
and the gray moth of sorrow
borne needlesszy for many years.
And if you listen closely you
may hear the buzz of the little,
busy existence. of Billy, a young
ster worth your knowing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
[To BE
N9SI2FTGHHEN'
&nn1GUPBOARD1
LENTILs.

1T is said that the delicious food for
which Esau gave up his birthright
was really a dish Of lentils. Len
ills grown in the orient are red. and
cooks there make with them many ap-
petizing dishes. Our way of eating
them is usually in soup.
Cooking Lentils.
Buttered Lentils.-Wash and soak
two cupfuls of lentils in water over
night. The next day drain and, cover
ing with warm water, put them on the
fire and allow them to boil for an hour.
Then take them off. throw out the
water and, covering them with fresh
boiling water, let them stay on the
stove until they can be mashed. Drain
and put into Il frying pan. where an
ounce OF butter has been melted, sea-
son and let them stay on the fire for
about a quarter Of an hour. when they
are ready to serve.
Boiled In Lettuce Leaves.
Lentil Savory.-Take Il half cupful of
lentils boiled as i'll the preceding recipe.
a. oAo L.1 WILL u Hall Cuplu1 VI
rice, a half cupful Of chopped ham, a
half cupful of chopped veal. a quarter
Of a teaspoonful of coriander seed and
salt and cayenne pepper to taste.
Take about ten lettuce leaves and
put a couple Of tablespoonful Of the
mixture into each. Roll and tie loose
~. Place the rolls or the bottom of a
shallow saucepan, with stock
which has been seasoned with four
cloves, a blade of mace. u bay leaf and
a small sliced onion.
Let them stew for half an hour and
when done take out so that the rolls do
not break and arrange on a hot dish.
Remove the strings.
Dressing.-For the rolls make the
following dressing: Drop a tablespoon
full Of butter into a frying pan. Melt it
and then stir in a tablespoonful of
flour, taking care to keep it smooth.
Add the stock in which the lettuce and
lentils were cooked. Let this boil. STIR
ring all the time, and season to taste.
When removed from the fire the beaten
yolk of an egg may be added. Pour
over the lettuce and lentils and serve.
A Wholesome Soup.
Lentil Soup.-Pick and wash a cup
Of lentils. Cook them soft in a quart
Of boiling water. They should then be
rubbed through a sieve. Put on the
stove to keep warm and add a pint Of
milk. Knead together a tablespoonful
Of h11tter and ono Of -four
Boil the milk and lentils together and
thicken with the flour and butter. Add
salt, paprika and a little sugar to suit
the taste.
H. -
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
dropping back in her chair, the coat
still ove her shoulders.

dropping back in her chair, the coat
still over her shoulders.
II couldn't buy this much stuff for
any other woman and nothing for my
own" said Wesley. TITS Christmas
for you, too, Margaret" He shook out
fold after fold Of soft gray satiny goods
that would look lovely against Marga-
rets pink cheeks and whitening hair.
"Oh, you old darling" she exclaimed
M fed sobbing into his arms.
At o'clock next morning Elnora was
Smelling beans. At 6 she fed chickens
and pigs, swept two of the rooms OF
the cabin built a fire and put on the
Kettle for breakfast Then she, climbed
the narrow stairs to the attic she had
occupied since a very small child and
dressed in the hated shoes and brown
calico. plastered down her crisp curls.
ate what breakfast she could and, pin
ming on her hat, started for town.
There is no sense in your going for
an hour yet" said her mother.
II must try to discover some way to
earn those books" replied Elnora. y
am perfectly positive | shall not find
them lying along the road wrapped in
tissue paper and tagged with my
name"
She went toward the city as on yes
terday. Her perplexity as to where
tuition and books were to come from
was worse, but she did not feel quite
so badly. She never again would have
to face all Of it for the first time. She
had been through it once and was vet
living. There had been times yester-
day when she had prayed to be hid
den or to drop dead. and neither had
happened. Il guess the best way to
get an answer to prayer is to work for
IT." muttered Elnora grimly.
In an Onabasha book store she ask
ed the prices Of the list Of books that
she needed and learned that Sc would
not quite supply them. She %anxiously
inquired for second hand books, but
was told that the only way to secure
them was from the last years fresh
men.
DO you wish these?" asked the clerk
hurriedly, for the store was rapidly
filling with school children wanting
anything from a dictionary to a pen.
EYES," gasped Elnora. "oh, yes! But
I cannot pay for them just now. Please
let me take them. and l will pay for
them on Friday or return them as per-
feet as they are. Please trust me for
them a few days"
The clerk looked at her doubtfully
and took her name.
"Ill ask the proprietor" he said.
When he anne back Elnora knew the
answer before he spoke.
I'm sorry" he said. but Mr.. Ham
doesn't recognize your name. You al
not a customer Of ours, and he feels
that he can't take the risk. You'll
have to bring the money"
Elnora dumped out Of the store, the
thump of her heavy shoes beating as a
hammer on her brain. She tried two
other houses with the same result and
then in sick despair came into the
street. What could she do? She was
too frightened to think.
There it stood in a bank window in
big black letters staring straight at
| her:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
Wanted. - Caterpillars, ocoon
F.. chrysalides, pupae cases, butter
flies, moths. Indian relics of all
kinds. Highest scale Of prices paid
in cash.

Elnora caught the wicket at the
cashiers desk with both hands to
brace herself against disappointment.
"Who is it wants to buy cocoons.
butterflies and moths?" she painted.
'The Bird Woman" answered the
cashier. "Have you some for sale?"
II have some, but I do not know if
they are what she would want"
"Well, you had better see her," said
the cashier. do you know where she
lives?"
"Yes," said Elnora. would you tell
me the time?"
'Twenty-one after g." was the n
swer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
CHAPTER II.-CoNTINUED

CHAPTER I.-CoNTINUED
AS Elnora neared her own door her
mother said:
"What kept you so? I expected you
an hour ago"
Elnora looked into her mothers face
and smiled. 1t was a queer sort of a
little smile and would have reached
the depths with any normal mother.
1T see you've been bawling," said
Mrs. Comstock. 81 thought you'd get
your fill in a hurry. That's why I
wouldn't go to any expense. If we
keep out Of the poorhouse we have to
cut the corners close. It's likely this
Brushwood road tax will eat up all
we've saved in years. Where the land
tax is to COME from l don't know. 1t
gets bigger every year. If they are
going to dredge the swamp ditch
again they'll just have to take the
land to pay for it. l can't, that's ALL"
Elnora again smiled that pitiful
smile.
"Do you think 1 didn't know that l
was funny and would be laughed at?"
she asked.
"Funny!!" cried Mrs. Comstock holly.
eyes. funny-a regular caricatlre,"
answered Elnora. "But there's al
ways two sides. The professor said
in the algebra class that he never had
a better solution and explanation than
mine Of the proposition he gave me,
which scored one for me in spite Of
my clothes"
"Well, 1 wouldn't brag or myself"
*'That was poor taste" admitted Ell
nora; "but. you see. it is a case Of
whistling to keep up my courage. 1
honestly could see that l would have
looked just as we'll as the rest Of
them if 1 had been dressed as they
were. We can't afford that, so I have
to find something else to brace me.
It was pretty bad. mother"
swell. I'm glad you got enough of
it,
"Oh. but l haven't!" hurried on FL
nora. II just got a start. The hard
est is over. Tomorrow they won't be
surprised. They will know what to
expect. I am sorry to hear about the
dredge. Is it really going through"
"Yes. 1 got my notification today.
The tax will be something enormous.
I don't know as 1 can spare you, even
If you are willing to be a laughing
stock for the town."
81 have had two startling pieces Of
news today" said Elnora. IT did not
know I would need any money. I
thought the city furnished the books.
and there is an out of town tuition
also. 1 need $40 in the morning. Will
you please let me have it,"
"Ten dollars!" cried Mrs. Comstock.
"Ten dollars! Why don't you say a
hundred and be done with it? I could
get one as easy as the other. I knew
what you would run into! But you are
so bulldog stubborn and set in your
way l thought l would just let you
try the world a little and see how you
liked it,"
Elnora pushed back her chair and
looked at her mother.
"Do you mean to say" she demand
ed. that you knew. when you let me
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20

girl, torn to pieces sobbing. Her cour-
age always has been fine. but the thing
she met today was too much for her.
We ought to have known better than
to let her go that way. 1 ought to
have gone in and seen about this
school business. I'm no Ia to let a
fatherless girl III into such trouble.
Don't cry, Maggie. Get me some sup
per and I'll hitch up and see what we
can do now"
"What can we do, Wesley"
IT don't just know. But we've got
to do something. Kate Comstock will
be q handful, while Elnora will be two,
but between US we must see that the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-20
iii.

Wherein Elnora Procures Her Books
and Finds Means Of Earning Money.
a ILL the way home Wesley and
Margaret Sinton discussed how
" they should give Elnora their
~ purchases and what Mrs. Com.
stock would sav
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-25
BoWDolN.

NORTH-Mrs. Hulda Small of Tops
ham is staying with Mrs. Lucy Small
who still continues in poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Pratt We're sun
day visitors in Litchfield.
Mrs. Margaret Dorsey and two chill
dren, who have been visiting for sew
eral weeks in Oakland, have returned
home.
Alonzo Paris. who has been under
medical observation for two weeks, is
having a light run of small pox.
Nathaniel Gilpatric has moved his
family into William Allard : adjoining
farm in 4itchfeld, having engaged
work with Mr.. Allard for the year
A. ID. Strout and w. c. Batehelder
each recently sold a COW to Everett
Jones Of Sabattus.
Dennis Fournier has commenced
operations on the Lincoln Wheeler
wood lot and win soon move his port
able mill to the place.
few persons in town are i'll from
the effects of vaccination.
VIM. Chadbourne and A. II. Ham
mond of Greene were in town Sun
day, and were callers at the home OF
A. ID. Chase.
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. HALLDALE.


Chester Woods from Waterville college
preached here April ~
Earl Mutt is at work for Everett
Ch0ate
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Vose went to Bel
fast last week TO stop a few weeks al
the Girls Home, while the matron was
away
Ira L. Howard. former resident OF
Montvile, died at his home in Pittsfield
April II, after a few weeks Illness.
Newell White Is enlarging his printing
shop.
1t is reported the r. X Knowlton farm
has been sold to u Mr. Rayin.
The school here will commence April 2
with Miss Nellie Clement of Montville'
teacher
j. f. Hall returned from Pittsfield,
where he has been several weeks caring
FOR Ira l.. Howard.
Miss Avis Myrick is teaching school II
Freedom village.
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MADISON.

The funeral of the infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman McAuley,
who died, Sunday. after an illness of
several weeks, were held. Wednes-
day. at the home ON Old Point ave-
nue.. Rev. George B.. Southwick, pas
tor of the Free Baptist church, oaiei-
ating. The burial was in the Forest
Hill cemetery.
Edward White Of Enfield was the
guest # friends in Madison. Tues
day. Mr. White was formerly a resi-
dent Of Madison, an ovcrseer for the
Great Northern Paper Go.
Mrs ella Hilton Of Oakland was "A
recent guest Of relatives and friends
in Madison and vicinity.
Charles A. Roberts left, Tuesday, on
a business trip to Bucafleld, where
he expects To move his family in the
near future.
The next meeting of Rainbow
Branch of the International Sunshine
Society win be held. MAY g. a. the
residence of Mrs. Walter Hilton.
Main street, Arson.
Mrs. II. f. league, who has been
the guest of her daughter in Dor
chester, Mass, for the past 70 days,
has returned to Madison
Invitations 10 the wedding OF MISS
Ethel French and Carl s. HunneweH
to take place April 30, al the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. Edward French at
Madison Center. have been received
by their friends Miss French is a
graduate of the Madison High school
and for the past few years has been
engaged in the millinery business in
SCION. Mr.. Hunnewell is the son Of
the late Or. b. S. Hunnewell and is
also n graduate of the Madison High
school, and for a time attended the
University of Maine
Thomas II. Spear, manager of the
local telephone central, who has been
in with typhoid fever for the past
five weeks is now gaining rapidly
Indian Spring Lodge, /. Q. @. F.
and Sterling Rebekah Lodge, will at
tend divine service at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday afternoon
in observance of Anniversary day, and
the sermon will be delivered by Rev.
Clayton d. Boothby of Augusta.
special musical feature will be several
solos by Mrs. Winnefred Staples
Smith of Carthage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-25
VASSAL BORO.

EAST-H. o. Lampson is in Brooks this
week finishing wagons for which he has
been making cushions the past winter.
A large number of people from this
town enjoyed the play 1.-THE Old Home
stead, in Waterville, Monday evening.
Among those who went were 10 men,
bers of the Whist club who had seats
together and spent a pleasant evening"
The funeral of George Pope took place.
Tuesday afternoon at the Friends
church in East Vassalboro. The funeral
sermon was preached by Rev. Elan Hen
derson of Oak Grove who is pastor of
the church Prayer was offered by Rev.
L. G. March at the opening of the ser
vice and by Orlando Williams of Angus
ia at the close. A quartette composed OF
Miss Florence Priest, Mrs. Louise Gates,
Percy Gates and Harold Gates, sang the
hymns. The bearers were George II.
Gates, Elijah Elwood Jones, Dana Mar
den and Albert Nichols. Many friends
sent beautiful flowers as tokens of love
and remembrance for the deceased Mr..
Popes son, George Lincoln Pope of Prov
idence, f. l., was present at the SER
vices, being called home by the illness
and death of his father. That Mr.. Pope
win be much missed and was much re-
spected and beloved was evidenced by
the large number of people who gathered
to pay him their last tribute of friend
ship The remains Were laid in the
churchyard, in the shadow of the church
which he loved so wen and for the inter-
est and glory Of which he had faith
fully worked 50 many years. The fanl-
lily have the deep sympathy of all
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skowheaan GRANGE.

Intensely Interesting discussions
took place at the meeting of the
Skowhegan Grange, Wednesday eve
ming, at which time there was a large
attendance and an excellent program
given. The first question discussed
was: Resolved That With the Same
Capital and Labor Poultry Keeping is
More Profitable Than Dairying" The
affirmative was taken by L. L. San
ford. n. r. Homestead and d. F.
Smiley: and equally as good discuss
sions for the negative were given by
Fred r. HILL Frank league and Abner
Currfer. But the interesting feature
of the meeting was the debate on the
question. Resolved. That All Organic
Trusts. Should be Dissolved; and That
Further Such Combinations Should be
Made Impossible by Operation of
Law Major ]. w. Fogler ably open,
ed the discussion for the affirmative
which was interestingly continued by
r. @. Lord and AIonzo Smith; while
L. l.. Sanford, X. l.. Marston and f.
p. Rennell handled the negative side
remarkably we'll The program also
consisted Of humorous reading by
Mrs. Jennie r.. Lewis. vocal solo
Ralph w. Leighton; reading. Mrs
Lizzie swain. natable events of the
month, Charles y. White.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-25
WHiTEFtELp.

SoUTH.-Raymond Findley Of North
Whitefeld. who is teaching in this
place is boarding at the, Matthews
homestead.
Mrs. Kate Palmer has returned to
her home after a visit in Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Matthews pass
ed the Weekend at the home of their
son in Gardiner.
Bert ErslSine and Landlord Pottle or
Alma were Sunday callerg In this place.
We are requested to say that the
friends OF Iinwnod Bailey have pre-
sented him with i purse of money IN
addition Ia the gifts presented at his
18th birthday party The money Is
understood to nay for the ring.