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The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-08
WARFARE THAT ENDED
 MOST UNEXPECTEDLY
By GEORGE F. sTAAT.

G66o dBdlH.
 It was 0 query, an accusation and a protest.
 Yep" said Tommy Thomas. Why not? There's more nourishment in A soft boiled"
 Feather bed" interrupted his chum. Truth is, you're too lazy to cook any thing else"
 "Ooooh, you tell whopsl And what. MT. Simian Wellington, did YOU cook last week?"
 Simeon was obliged to take the de- fensive. "Aw, but I didn't plain-boil and plain-boil till the hens came home. l served those eggs in eight different ways, and you know it."
 "Yaas, and with the shells every time. Fact is, Sim, I'm tired of pot wreslin'. I'll run you a race to the postoifice and back to see who cooks for month"
 Nay, son. Not being blessed with drumsticks like yours, I'll have to de- cline your glittering offer But I'll be sportier than that"
 He picked up an egg. held 1t to the light, listened at each end mysterious ly, and then rejected it. He took up another egg and did the same. After diagnosing the third, his face lighted with joy.
 "A very strong egg, Tommy. A per feet type of the Roman arch. Now, sir. can fix this egg so you cannot break it with an iron implement--er, that stove-lid, we'll say"
 Just try me"
 If you do, I'll cook for a month. If you don't I'm to have rig biscuits and hot rolled oats for a month."
 T weep for a poor orphan like you, Sim. but-turn on the blizzard"
 Yelling took his chosen egg-it was small one-and stood it in a corner of the room.
 It was an ancient trick, almost as old as the Columbus stunt, and Tom my knew he could not hope to break the egg in that position with the cir cular weapon. But he betrayed no chagrin. He calmly picked up poker as well as the stove-lid, and proceeded to pry away the partitions forming the corner
 T say" began Sim, fearsome for the landlady's bill. Then a brilliant idea bumped him.
 Pfosh! A moist, warm, soft-boiled egg struck Tommy on his pet cowlick and the effluvium began to cascade into his collar, thence to the back of his vest
 And the battle was on. Tommy jumped to the table and com mandeered the plate of cooked eggs. Sim ritied the cupboard of the half bagful of raw ones. Only baseball reporter could adequately deal with the doings of those eggs thereafter.
 Presently Sim retreated-or Tommy thought he did. He ran downstairs pursued by Yah, squealer, come again." from the apparent victor.
 On the first floor was grocer's shop. A sign read:
The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-08
The Churches Tomorrow

Methodist Church-Rev. B. A. Few, pastor. Sunday School 9:45 A. NJ. Preaching service, Il a. m. Silent prayer
 Voluntary.
 Openinh hymn, No. 354.
 Creed
 Prayer.
 Special music.
 Reading, o. T. Lesson.
 Gloria Patri.
 Reading, N. T. Lesson.
 Notices - Collection.
 Number by H. $. Quartette. Sermon.
 Song.
 Praynr.
 DoXology.
 Benediction. League serXice led by Mrs. Andrews 6:30 r. M. Preaching by Pastor 7:30 P. M Everybody invited to attend. lst Baptist Church Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. There will be services at both the morning and evening hours by the pastor, Rev. w. A.. Forbes.
 Every body cordially invited. Presbyterian Church. Rev. H. W. Steen, pastor. Sunday School at 10 a. m. Preaching by the pastor at II a. m. and 7:3O D. m. All are cordially invited to the services of the day.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-08

Sim Wellington. you nasty. good 'or'nothing wretch!" The victim was sputtering eggshells with every sylla- pie' Il called to tell you your aunt but won't"
 Ana the girl-young, pretty and all that-hounced down the stairs.
 was Slms sweetheart But Sim uiunt feel like calling her back.
 Foliy! gasped the gallant warrior m awe. And auntie of the money oags probably coming to see me this very day!"
The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-08
LOSES LIFE TELLING TREES

News was received here this afternooo of the death of J. W. Harrell, which occurred Tuesday afternoon near Hoquiam, Wash ington, Mr. Harrell was engag ed in felling trees when a limb struck him on the head causing concussion of the brain from which he died three hours later.
 The deceased was a son of Mir. and Mrs. F.. |. Harrell of this city and was citizen of this county some time ago. He is survived by his parents, one brother, CA Harrell. who was with him in Washington at the time of his death, another brother, E. T. Harrell, of this city, and two sis> ters. Mrs. R. c. Murrah, of Laneburg, and Mrs. T. c. Head, of near Artesian.
 The body is expected to arrive here tomorrow and the remains will be inferred in DeAnp ceme- tery. Rev. w. 0. Felts will con duct the funeral services.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-08
 Kidnev Pills

'',,aV m' They Will Do for You I,lIl They will cure your back tene tsne' strengthen your kid (,I.s;,,. (LIyS, correct urinary irreg- Int PIlatrtltles, t!les, build up the worn evoodS evo tissues, and climate the kheesur heess urlc acid that causes
 Rars;ullnatlsm. Preve ven t Eatggln Eatgnt s Disease and Dia- Rnd Rc1s, >, and restores health Isit,,st Pl;a strength. Refuse sub
The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-08
CUT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING

w. Ii. Chapman, Winnebago, Neb., tells how he did it. My two children had very bad cough and the doctors medicine did them no good. I got a bottle of Foley's Honey X Tar Com pound and before it was all used the children were free and cured of their cough. saved doctors bill for one 25 cent bottle of Foley's Honey x Tar Compound. . No opiates. Sold by Hes terly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-08
Chris tian church. -

Christian church. Bible school at 10 a. m. Servicas by pastoe at II a. m. EvangeliStic services in the evening by R. E. Snodgrass. Special music at both services. Every one invited to all ser vices.
 c. H. Gilmore, minister.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-08
Eesterly Drug Store
. HINTS FOR HoUsEKEEpERs

bound lroley's Honey & Tar Com.
 quickly b@aSs bsaSS on on hand and you can pse. 1t cont "u olI cold by it's prompt |oothes t,IIhtalns no opiates, heals and |tops tbo ,ne the lnflamed air nassagas %
 aoctor'se biHu biiHHugh and may save a bio
 bod by Res,ar,ilin in tho the yellow package.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-02-08
Do You Know How
Advertising Benefits You?

Some advertising benefits the All advertising the time But the kind advertising All the time is Newspaper advertising.
 While all good advertising performs genuine public value when reaches the number of eaccay
 Newspaper advertising aids than form It tells What Buy Where Buy all the cesies utilities and uxues of life sb advantage with the foods the reliable products the disc the attractive values and the dependable merchants with whom to deal
 Read THE NEWS closely with THE NEWS guide purchasing everything need economically from reputable dealers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Women in the Middle ACES.

Professor MaSterman has pointed
out that in the middle ages women
land owners had the same right as
male land owners of voting. He wants
to know when that right was abro-
gated, and winds up by expressing a
doubt whether women have ever lost
their old privilege. Having raised the
hopes Of the suffrag ists, as Portia did
Shylock's, he proceeds to damp them
somewhat unkindly, though, perhaps,
not efectually, by remarking that the
women land owners Of the middle ages
we're accustomed to exercise their
rights, military service, votes and the
like by proxy. This rather takes the
bloom off the peach, and, cuTiously
enough, much the same line has been
taken by the Filipinos. From the feu-
dal system of England to the budding
parliament of the Filipinos is far and
long cry, but the same idea seems to
have recommended itself in each case
The Filipinos would allow a woman
of twenty-three and upward-to vote,
provided she first obtains the consent
Of her husband in writing franchise
in leading strings!' our suffragists
will, no doubt, scornfully term this.
and We are not sure that it would not
provoke 100 much domestic discussion
to use the politest phrase-to be
quite acceptable in England
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Sometime TO 2e Thankful For

Michael Meehan was the proud pos
SCISSOR of brand new silk high hat.
At the wake of his dearest enemy he
had guarded it carefully, and as a
consequence was strolling home with
the tile unscathed. AS he passed the
site OF building operation, lady
acquaintance nodded pleasantly.
With an ostentatious wave of the
hat which exhibited it to excellent ad-
vantage, Michael bowed At the same
moment brick sailed down from an
upper floor and bounced from his
barred skull. Upon coming to he In
quired anXiously for the hat A by
stander restored it unframed. Mike
felt the egg-sized lump on his head
occasioned by the impact of the brick
and then regarded his unchanged
tile. "Begorry," he sighed in salts
faction, its lucky it is l saw the
loidy in toime!"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
DIDN'T NEED TO READ LINES
Amateur Palmist Had Other Lines of
Information Which Aided Her in
Revelations.

The fair amateur palmist looked at
the left hand of the sweet girl long
and earnestly. Breathlessly she wait
ed for the palmist's next words.
All! l see by your hand that you
are engaged to be married." said the
palmist. And" continued the read
er of the future and the past, in a
more cutting tone, 81 see that you are
engaged to Mr.. Mooney"
oh! It's perfectly extraordinary,
burst out the blushing girl. How
can you know that?"
BY my long study of the science"
was the reply.
But surely the lines on my hand
cannot tell you the ma"
Who said anything about lines?"
replied the prophetic one, with wither-
ing scorn. You are wearing the en-
gagement ring returned to him three
weeks ago"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Diary Difficulty.

Many of us, as 1918 comes in. will
contemplate the keeping of a diary, ="
said Mayor Grant at dinner in Okla
hona.
Diaries, however, are dangerous
things They make terrible revela-
tons. | know man who said to his
wife:
Don't you think, Maria, that with
the New Years advent it would be a
good thing for US to keep diary?'
eyes, perhaps Maria answered,
but if we registered all our family
quarreIs In the volume I'm afraid
most people would mistake it for
scrapbook.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
GAVE BACK HISTORIC DAGGER
Weapon. Heirloom Of the House OF
sra9anra, Has Seen Restored
to Ex-KirJ Manuel

The famous dagger OF Ghe Dukes
of Brasanza, long coveted 10y wealthy
American collectors, has been return
ed to the Portuguese government as
mysteriousfy as it disappeared from
the Royal palace Of Necessidades on
the night of October I. 1910, when
King Manuel fed from his castle TO
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
n~r advice.

Reginald" says the beauteous OBJ
ject of his alteration. Il happened to
read in the paper that sugar has gone
away up in price and for that reason
candy is more expensive. l just think
you are eXtravagant to keep bringing
me a pound every time you call"
I am glad to do it, darling" avows
Reginald
Il know YOU are but you must learn
to be economical. Papa told mamma
10 buy sugar by the barrel and get it
cheaper. SO maybe you would better
buy candy for me the same way"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

sand: everywhere are the outlines of the hump.
ed and pointed little tents, the grotesque heads
and necks of camels and sheeted human figures
passing softly to and fro through the moonlight.
All know that strangers stand and watch them,
bat while aware OF it, they utterly indiffer
ent The rejoicing Is among themselves, no
question Of display showing off for others.
They simply do what they have done for cen
turies and will do for centuries 20 come A
of something eternal, and infinite the
desert itself, rises from the camp. It stirs the
blood. Somewhere in it there is touch of awe.
At sunrise the tents struck and the entire
mass moves on across the sand in single file G
procession stretching for miles. At the tomb it
SELF two days later, to the light OF thousand
camp fires, the Fantasia is renewed in full earn
est. The animals are sacrificed There is end
less praying, dancing, singing, acting and the
rest. Then all return the way they went. The
Bedou1n scatter again to their various resting
places i nthe desert home. The camels come
slouchfng and shutting through the sands past
Helouan.
What remains with me, however is not so
much the memory of their Fantasia and wild re-
Joicing. as the moonIit picture of the little fami
lies who left the camp to continue their journey
beneath the stars For the sight stirred old deep
warnings that every Nature-lover knows too we'll
So quietly they stole away into the immeasur
able desert! All their possessions in this world
they carried easily with them and in their hearts
this ancient faith the ages cannot change. The
camels padded off, yelled women in the swaying
tents upon their backs. The shouettes were
strange and mysterious against the brilliant stars
Like dreams of forgotten world they melted
into the distance swiftly Moonlight sand and
desert took them home
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
LET GOOD CHANCE Go BY
Buffers Had Perfect Right to Be Mad,
Considering the Extremely IN
fortunate Circumstances.

Buffers bounced into the club. fam
med his hat down on table with
fierce. resembling bang, and flung him
self into an easy chair
What's wrong today. Buffers? You
look bad"
I'll never forgive myself. I kicked
man out of my house last night"
"Humph I've kicked out many a
one. Young fellow. l suppose?"
No; past middle age"
We'll, these old codgers have no
business to be coming round counting
young girls would have kicked him
out myself"
Yes. but have found out since
that this man wasn't counting my
daughter. He was after my mother.
in-law."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

far out of town. Each resident owns
his own street car, just as elsewhere
man has his own carriage. There
are, of course, public cars also, each
with its pair of boys TO push it, and
also 8 number of rather decrepit rick
shaws. As a natural corollary to the
passenger traffic, the freighting also liz
handled by the blacks on large, fat
trucks with short guiding poles. These
men are quite naked save for small
loin cloth; are beautifully shaped and
glisten all over from the perspiration
shining in the sun. So fine Is the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Dr.. Hartman SAYS:
Write to Peruna Testimonials If You
Want to Know the Truth.

Want to Know the Truth.
The following letter was received
by DR. Hartman through his regular
CORES pondence;
Il notice the testimonial of Mrs.
Alice Boyle, which you give IN your
last article If / should write her do
you suppose she would give me fur
Their particulars? I have heard it said
many times that such testimonials are
fakes; that they are either absolutely
fictitious or else the people have beer
hired &c write them. | have been iz-
clined TO write you a great many
times but these stories about patent
medicine advertisements have dis
couraged me from doing so. 7 am
afflicted with catarrh and should like
Ferg much 10 find a remedy such as
your article describes"
TO the above letter DR.. Hartman
made the following reply:
Ny dear Madam do not wonder
shat YOU are confused and have lost
all faith in advertised remedies.
There has been 50 much said against
them. SO much controversy concern
ing them, I am not surprised that
some people have lost confidence in
them
wish you would write Mrs. Boyle,
as one woman TO another I wish you
would ask her whether she has been
hired to write such a testimonial,
whether her Testimonial represents
the truth.
I hope you will remember that she
is a housewife, like yourself that she
has something TO do besides write
letters, that she Is a woman of mod
crate means and cannot afford to
write these letters and pay her own
postage hope you will enclose
stamp so she can answer you without
loss TO herself Mrs. Boyle is a very
estimable lady and no doubt you will
both profit 10y being acquainted with
each other.
Should you conclude to try Peruna
for your Catarrh I would be very glad
to hear. Of the result. l can assure you
that no use viii be made of your let
ter, except by your written consent.
Mrs Boyle very kindly consented to
have me use her letter, which is my
reason for doing so, and you viii be
treated exactly as she has been
People recover from chronic ca
tarTh who take Peruna. There is no
doubt about that. Some surprising
recOyeries are reported almost daily.
] have thousands of them in my files.
Peruna is for sale at all drug stores.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

texture OF their skins, the softness of
their color, SO ripping the play OF
muscles. that this shining perspiration
Is like beautiful polish. They push
from behind, slowly and steadily and
patiently and unwaveringly, the most
tremendous loads of the heaviest
stuffs. When the hill becomes too
steep for them they turn their backs
against the truck and by placing one
foot behind the other, few inches at
a time, they edge their burden up the
slope.-Stewart Edward White, in
Harper's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

ert air-towards another group.
where the dancing girls, who accom-
pany the pilgrimage from Cairo,
are performing to yet another cir
Gle of onlookers.
Further off, upon the outskirts of
the camp, rows of tall, shapely men
stand waving their arms, swaying to
and fro, bending their thin and
graceful necks as they recite their
songs, Of a semi-religious, semi
erottc character, towards the east.
They suddenly kneel and bow, then
rise again; the singing goes on and
on for hours, and froH; the distance
the chanting of other groups comes
in upon the breeze. It is mourn
full sound. A few hundred yards
outside the encampment these vari
Gus chanting groups combine in a
single tone that holds the monotony
Of wind blowing among the boul-
ders of the desert
And the Fantasia continues far
into the night, while the moon
climbs higher, the old Nile flows
slowly by and the desert listens sol
EMMY all round. Numbers sleep
through it; here and there some
rise up and disappear across the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

find refuge on British shores The
weapon. studded with precious stones
TO Benvenuto Cellini. is estimated to
be worth $4,000 Many foreigners
have sought to purchase it, romantic
tales associated wit the blade hav-
ing added a historic worth to its in
trinsic value. At the time of the rev.
olution the republican leaders visited
the deserted palace and took posses
sion of all the jewels and works of
art that the royal family had left be-
hind. The dagger and some other
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Queer Sex

Yes" said the man at the end of
the bar as he ordered his second
drink, women sure are queer crea-
lures. | came home tonight and
thought my wife looked a little down
in the mouth. So l said: After sup
per lets go TO the theater' And she
burst into tears and said: Me busy
ali day dong up preserves and you
come home and ask me to go TO the
theater.' She was still crying when 1
came out. 1t beats ALL doesn't it?
Bartender. think III take just one
more"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23

yaluables failed, however. to find their
way into the hands of the new authori-
ties. Some time ago the government
decided that all the furniture, jewels
aud other property seized at the pal
aces, but which belonged to the fallen
monarch and his mother, Queen
Amelia. should be returned to them in
London, and the old inventory books
OF ttse Braganza family are being ey-
amlned to separate what belongs right
fully 10 the royal family from what
is considered as tie property Of the
republic. Recently the dagger was
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Trep1 nf the Times

Ex-Governor Pennypacker, discussing
the divorce evil in Philadelphia said
with a smile:
In these times one never as the
saying goes, knows where one is at
An acquaintance Of mine extended his
hand to me at the Historical society
the other day and cried:
Congratulate me! l am the hap
piest man alivei'
Il looked at him doubtfully
e Engaged, married or divorced?' ]
asked. New York Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
ALL HAULING DONE BY HAND
Draft Animals, Except the Human
Kind. Are Absolutely Unknown
in Mombasa.

There are no horses or draft ami
mails in Mombasa; the fly is too dead
~. Therefore all hauling is done by
hand. The tiny tracks OF the unique
street-car system run everywhere any
one would wish to go, branching off
even into private grounds and to the
very front doors Of bungalows situated
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Reverse English.

I've got to see a young man today
on a delicate errand."
All, he wants to marry your daugh-
teri"
No; / want 70 marry his mother,
and | don't believe he views me In
the most suitable light. ''-Courier-
Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
IMAGINATION Needed Message.

H. D. Howells at luncheon at Kit.
novelist:
There is about as much poetry in
him as there is in McMasters.
~McMasters, you know, was walk
Ing with a beautiful girl in a wild
New England wood.
What is your faVorite flower, Mr..
McMasters?' the girl asked softly.
'McMasters thought a moment, then
cleared his throat and answered:
''TT0-l.T hefieve I like the whole
-orIz Trthune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
For 4 Ruhher Plant.

When the leaves turn yellow and
fall off the plant is dying. Feed it a
tablespoonful of olive oil every two
weeks. Also wash the plant once a
week with warm soapsuds, letting the
warm suds moisten the earth thor.
oughly. Sprinkle every other day.
This same treatment should be used
or ferns.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Then He Thought Again.

The young man was fighting out
ways and means. They say two can
i've as cheaply as one" do not de-
Jude yourself, Ferdinand" said the
girl. For one thing, l shall positive
~ have to have a separate car"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Our Draynna,

She (after the proposaI)-What! Marry YOU
a drunkard, gambler, and impostor? Ha! he 4,
Begone. sir, before | ring and have you elected,
He-Isabelle, am I to take this as a refusal?-
London Opinion
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Certainly.

Miss Gusher-Tell me, Mr. Boerd,
do you believe in big weddings or lit.
tie ones?
MIR. .-Well--er-er-as for that.
my dear lady, should say that the
former were quite essential to the lat
ter,-Dartmouth Jack o. Lanterns.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
Farmers Worry

If you have a few lazy, good-for-
nothing hens in your back yard eat
ing high-priced food, you might have
more sympathy FOR the farmar.-lIar
risburg Telegraph
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-23
In Literature

Authors Friend-Our baby enjoys your new
book more than any OF ms.
Author-HoW the Daby enjoy it?
Authors Frend-He stands on it to look orr
of the window