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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
THE sPoTTE MOUSE.

Copyright, 1914, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Gray Mouse was proud of his nice
sleek coat. his long tail. and his lone
whiskers.
MY. am a fine looking fellow" he
sald, n all would have gone we'll with
MS vanity III at that moment he had
not heard a noise and was forced 20
Jump and run.
Gray Mouse ran under a couch i'm
the DOM. n there on the floor be-
side hin he saw something. that tool
away all his vanity and made him long
to be different.
1t was a little wooden leonard from
q a ark that caused this feeling
OF envy on the part of Gray Mouse as
ne looked at the spots on the little ami
maj and longed to possess some Just
like them.
All day long Gray Mouse was think
ing about the beautiful creature he
had seen and wondering how he could
be like it.
Gray Mouse worried SO much because
ne could no have the spots that he be-
gan TO grow thin and a big piece of
cheese no longer tempted him as it
used to. He wanted spots on his coat.
and that was all he could think about.
one nt6ht he was running about a
closet because he didn't know what
else to do. He wasn't hungry, for he
O eaten. a piece OF mince pie he
u on a shelf below. So when he
saw q queer-looking object with a
STICK standing up in IT he ran up the
! OF the object and Their up the
stick.
But this time Gray Mouse was too
heavy for the stick: it tipped. and he
Tell. striking the queer object. which
proved to be a can. and over it went.
ro!iihg 20 the edge Of the shelf and
falling to the floor.
NOW Gray Mouse was very spry and
mnen awning tipped he was sure TO
struck. but he had not counted ON
the can falling such a distance.
Gray Mouse jumped to the floor. and
then ne did q very foolish hinp-h
stopped and looked to see what had
happened. and just as he did so. bang
came something on the floor. and
and felt something touch him all over
IKE little gold drops of water.
he 9 at the object on. the floor
en0 saw that 1t was q can OF paint.
end the. stick was q slender brush. He
mad run up the handle and overturned
the can.
He looked at the paint on the floor
II was red and Gray Mouse crawled
around II, for he did not care to have
his feets covered with the tell-tale stiff.
b escould easily be tracked to his hole,
That was q pretty narrow escape
Tor me. he thought as he ran home.
Just before he reached his hole he
came across some OF his friends with
their noses poked into a big cheese.
Hello" he called. and out came ali
the little heads In q hurry.
They took one look at Gray Nous.
and then they all ran off a little dis.
tance and looked at him.
What q the matter with you. GRAY
1louse?s asked one. "Have you 70,
sfhe smeasles?
There isn't anything the matter
With an1. replied Gray. Mouse. lookina
SURPRISED. What Ii the matter with
81 ~ yQn fellows"
sssHooe Gray Mouna: he doesn't know
49, - HAIL 10 tall ] him ~ asked one.
TheYsdectded they had better tell him
Wtatg had happened TO him, so ri ol
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
"WOMEN ARE SPLENDED!"
is CRY FROM BORDEA Tx
Both French and English Fair Ones Join In %Scrubbing Floors
and Men In Hospitals of Temporary Capital Where 25,-
600 Wounded Are Being Cared For-Do the
Work Men Have Not Time For.

Charles G. King. in New York Herald.
Bordeaux-This is abo women.
There was a famous official phrase in
the days of the South African Wall
The men are splendid!" Thus they
were mentioned in dispatches" Trav-
cling about for the Daily Express i'm
Belgium and down here in the lush
valley of the Garonne l have seen what
leads me to exclaim, The women are
s%plendid!"
the charge, the thrilling joy of riding
full dash at row of the enemy, of
"sabering the gunners there" or of
swinging pennoned lance to still the
kaiser's fine Ulhans and stem the tide
of oppression n win glory or death in
a race nerve braced with JOY.
Tender. gently nurtured women,
French and English. down here i'm the
valley of the Garonne are soothing the
nguish of h 25,000 wounded French
n German soldiers privates and Off
cers. who have been brought to the
region OF the new capital of France.
Scrub Floors and Men.
There is a notable British colony here
In Bordeaux. 1t was founded a century
or two ago. Some of it's members have
been long in the wine industry in this
mellow valley, where the red juice rip
ems into clarets of price and where Il
place called Cognac gives spirit to the
world. Some Of the women are rich,
OF culture and leisure. Now that
wounded are being gathered. a harvest
of pain from the terrific battlefield of
the Marine and the Aisne from dis
tricts hard by. where
"Ardennes waves above them her
green leaves.
Dewy with Natures teardrops, as
they pass
fhacn .p1y1fprycl n,,,n I0uo r-& ,~o,
selves to work scrubbing floors and
%scrubbing men.
When you have been fighting like
fury. driving or being driven. day after
day. you ave had no time for baths
and rose water. Some of the soldiers
kaiser's men and freedoms men-have
been brought here covered with blood,
sweat. dust and dirt. l have been
watching them today coming in on the
floors OF trains on beds of soft hay
friend n foe. Tender women, seeing
that the great thing needed was scrub
bling, scrubbed.
The Daily Express nurses have
learned in the practical London nurs-
ing classes that the nurses duty docs
not begin n end with the holding OF
a mans hand. the cooling of soft words
into his languid ear. the holding If a
cool cup to his parched. grateful lips.
1t includes this-and more. So women
OF the British colony in the British coll
ony in the French capital. and women
of France are scrubbing floors and
men.
Women Are Ready and Calm.
Bordeaux. truly French has glorifiad
woman for generations in her big pub
lie squares. streets and gardens. in
bronze n stone. In this lavish, ex-
ultant statuary woman is clothed only
in beauty. In the countless hospitals
where she is tending the wounded and
%nurturing men back to strength and the
battlefield. she is clothed sweetly in
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13

white. with the small red cross on
breast or arm. There is nothing vol
uble, eNcitable. mercurial about her.
She is ready and calm.
The French m hereabouts are
thinking of copying the British exam
pie of not wearing the customary
black of mourning for their husbands,
brothers. cousins. killed in the war.
! Some are in favor of a tiny pendant of
white. small. modest. to be worn at the
throat--simple symbol that their men
| have died for freedom and for France.
AT one of the little ables of a typical
French restaurant sits a cultured wom-
an. Fortune has been good to her in
! grace and wealth. Quietly she takes
her Dime Then she steals away.
is off to work. She has had a sleep
in HI day. Now she is going to her
voluntary night duty. to tend the
FOUNDED in the dark hours.
There is substantial hope in her
work.
Arouses chaplain's Humor.
Excuse my English, parson. but
those damn Germans can't shoot for
NUTS" was the remark of one of the
Very few British wounded here to the
Rev. William Holding. the devoted
English chaplain who is, shaving in
Bordeaux.
~ SNSS CSII w hoNS Gal
aged to hit you,' answered the clergy
man with "a smile.
Yes. but it was only a bit of shrap-
nel-not much Workmanship about it"
What the nurses and doctors find is
that most of the wounds are in the
ed here scarcely any have died. So
the merciful work of these devoted
women has all the more hope in it
that of saving fighting men to fight
again.
The Rev. MIR. Holding tells me he
the French w~ounded-the desire to get
We'll quickly and have another fight
for freedom and France.
When some of the men working the
tramcars in this fine city. where you
go miles for u penny, We're called up
for the war. women stepped on the
footboard n filled their places.
Act as Tram Conductors.
Here they are. acting as tram con-
ductors. giving the tickets and taking
the money, and expediting the getting
gentle pressure of the hand, AS calm
and serious about it as though they
had been at 1T all their lives. Thus the
women are helping to keep business
as usual" and earning money toward
the maintaining of the children of the
men in red and blue and khaki ordered
north.
So. by the side of the incoming train
load of men stretched on the floors of
railway wagons or away in the scores
of hospitals. a1nong the rows Of
wounded getting. better by their help.
or amid the smiles and garlands that
make it easier for the men to leave
their homes n dear ones for the
stricken field. or in the iostle of the
tramcar crowds. keeping things going
with a brave heart. the women are
Splendid
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
Not a can.nibai.

Little Dorothy, whose father owned
1 canning factory, went to Sunday
school for the first time, but soon
came running home screaming at the
top of her voice.
why, Dorothy said the father.
what is the matter?'
20, daddy" she cried. Don't let
them do it, will you?"
DO what, my child?"
Don't let them cal me-" she
sobbed.
Can you? What do you mean?"
why, the teacher said for every
body to sing Can a little child like
me- and then 1 ran away fore they
did it,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
a LOVING HEART.
Whittier

A loving heart carries with 1t.
under every parallel OF latitude,
the warmth and light Of the trop-
les. It plants Its Eden In the Wild
erness and solitary place. and sows
with flowers the gray deoolation OF
rocks and moses
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
Why Men Swear.

Georgia Wood Pangborn, writing u
story in the Woman's Home Compan.
ion. says of one Of her characters:
He's a man, and can't cry. so he
has to say damn"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
Lost.

Does your husband ever lose his
temper?"
Not any more. He lost it perma'
nently about two years after our mar
riage."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
sa,zers White Bonanza oats.

Made C. J.. johnson of Lincoln Co.
Ainn., famous in growing 243 bushels from
az bushels sown last spring. Can yor
beat that in 1915? Wont you try?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
Principal Products.

Principal Products.
Teacher-What is the elephan,
hunted for. Emerson?
Bright Pupil-Magazine articles
Puck.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13

This great
Dat has tax.
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prizes a n d
given bigger
a II d larger
Y e l d .
t b r oughout
!. t h e United
Estates than
n y o a t
known. It's
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prolific. Just
the Dat for
Iowa, Minn.,
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SInd., Mich,
aOhjO Neh-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-13
A oiHerence

Authors nowadays don't live in
attics, do they??"
No; they prefer best sellers"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01
Real Meaning of Psychology.

Psychology is word often used to explain the meaning of something which we don't understand after it has been explained, and which if we did understand it, would not do us any good. The psychology of advertising means that someone who hasn't the ability to succeed at it tries to reduce to a mental formula the method of those who do succeed at it. Psychol- ogy, in short, like the policeman after the fight, comes around after the thing is done, swings its club and looks wise.
 The psychology of Shakespeare is the guess of someone with college degree as to what Shakespeare was thinking about when he wrote his plays, always completely ignoring the fact that the only things Shakes peare was thinking about were the box re- ceipts and how to keep his audience interested The principal difference between psychology and astrology is that astrology tells you what is not so beforehand and psychology does it af- terward.
 A psychology by any other name would know as little.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01
BEER CONDEMNED.

After twenty-five years of nr,o... Dr. s. s. Lungren, leading nhv.,o,ss and surgeon, has this to say .hon. beer; Tt is difficult to find anv r... in the confirmed beer drinkers m. chinery that Is doing It's work 9. :, should. This Is why their life co,a. snap off like glass rods when diss.sa or accident gives them a little hlow Beer drinking shortens life. This |. not a mere opinion; it is a well. settled, recognized fact. Physicians and insurance companies accent ,b,. as unquestionably as any other und.. puted fact of science. The great Enc, lish physicians decide that the hearte action is increased 13 per cent in fla efforts to throw off alcohol introduced into the circulation. The result is easily figured out. The natural pulsa beat is 76 per minute. If we multiply this by 60 an hour, and 24 hours in a day, and add 13 per cent, we find that the heart has been compelled to do an extra work during that time in throwing off the burden of a few drinks equal to 15.5 tons lifted one foot high.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01

look alter the children While I visit neighbor for a little while?" she asked.
 He did not speak, he only nodded his assent. He sank to chair thinking. dreaming, hoping! The little ones seemed to recog- nize a new mood They must not dis turb They amused themselves quiet ly in one corner of the room, while Blair sat his face buried in his hands, not noting the lapse of time.
 It was two hours later when Mrs Warrington returned. Her face was wreathed with a strange excitement. She touched his arm tremblingly.
 "Mr. Blair" she said in tones quav- ering with emotion, q have been to a neighbors whom I sent for Miss Eos ter. I have been telling her of your brave repentant life and"
 She cannot forgive!" faltered Blair abjectly.
 She has not only forgiven you, but she still loves you Come.'
 It was like the summons of some guiding angel Mrs. Warrington led Rufus Blair to the little home next door. into it's best room and closed the door as she retired
 A woman advanced toward him with radiant face and outstretched arms-she of the frosted window pane, his lost wife.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01
His Reason.

i've often heard that vir,n.
 own reward said an old yoa., 's It's to the writer recently, and ,e'lan han if l attempt to interfere with ,a me rangement in future" 'ue ar
 He had been crossing tbo
 when a gust of wind removed h;a s''eet .'s hat, which rolled under the whns, S SIX passing omnibus. oi
 As the old gentleman picked , battered headgear he was greeted dp ,.I. HIS yell of laughter from a gany os "i'a at the corner of the street '0's
 Turning furiously, with tbo ,..
 tion of reading his tormentors . eu' leu son, the old gentleman paused 'es' found one boy wearing anythinp hu. Ae cheerful expression. 'u'
 My boy" he said eAfns;u, you're the only little gentlemen y: the party. Here's a shilling for VOL ,p Now, tell me, why didn't you ,aua. ,ua' with your companions? eA
 Because, sir" replied the vor.. ster, as he pocketed the coin "I'a m, back turned and didn't see the fun,. --Tit-Bits.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01
THE FROSTED PANE
By BEATRICE WELLINGTON.

II Copyright, 1915, by w. c. ChapmanD The room was cold, something more than that, in fact, but no one within its rather cheerless four walls seemed to mind it. A sturdy pleasant-faced young man of about thirty was anus ing four children, and their bright ex, cited faces and merry laughter showed that he was amusing them we'll
 Tt makes them forget the cold, you see" he spoke to a decrepit old wom- an, their grandmother, as she entered the room.
 What would we have done without you!" she murmured in heartfelt grati- tude, as she glanced at the first fire there had been in the stove for sev- eral days.
 Tt will soon be comfortable here" replied Rufus Blair cheeringly. I've ordered ton of coal and something to fill up these little empty ones"
 Tt is too much to expect from you, a stranger" brokenly murmured the old lady, tears in her patient faded eyes.
 Bless you! Haven't I become your boarder? and l am only advancing you little money that will soon eat out with a good hearty appetite spoke Blair bluffly
 Yes, but for the same price you could get place so much more com fortable.'
 And miss the company of those four little ones!" cried Blair-"never! You call me stranger. Why, they are the only, the closest friends I have"
 Then he was back romping with the little ones, diverting their minds from discomfort until the room heated up. They watched him with rare interest as he approached a window, sharp pointed stick in his hand.
 I'll draw you some pictures" he announced T used to be quite good at that Here's my easel-the win dow frame, and old Jack Frost has given me the best canvas in the world"
 "Oh, dear.' shrieked the smallest of the little group, as Blair deftly out
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01

dear little children was boon to him.
 Come, children" finally spoke Mrs. Warrington, it is time for school"
 Two of the little ones got ready Nella, the eldest. reminded her moth CT that she had been tardy the day be- fore and the teacher had insisted on an excuse.
 My old hand trembles so. l dread the task" spoke the invalid.
 Wont my doing it serve?" inquired the accommodating Blair.
 "Oh. surely"
 Blair wrote the excuse in question md signed 1t with the name of Mrs. Warrington
 You are still thinking of-her"' spoke Mrs. Warrington, as the chill dren departed for school and the oth CTS quieted down
 Always and ever" replied Blair sorrowfully.
 "Oh if your lost wife could only see you now,H exclaimed the old lady. 'If she could only know her faithful re claimed husband!"
 Blair shook his head sadly and went away to the business tasks of the day.
 "Oh, Mir Blair" cried Nella as he returned that evening, 'I have such a strange story to tell you"
 "Indeed?" responded Blair smiling ly as he stroked the fair golden hair of his little favorite.
 Yes, it's about Miss Foster"
 The school teacher?"
 Yes, sir. When I handed her the excuse you wrote, she gave great big start and turned pale"
 'Is that true?" murmured Blair wonderingly.
 Then she asked me to stay after school for few minutes. and I did," went on the rapid narration. She began to ask me all about our home. Then she asked me who wrote the excuse"
 And what did you say?" asked Blair. getting interested, but as yet completeiy mystifed.
 T told her you did. Then she dSkcU your name, ana 1 tOIu Her that, too. Oh, MT. Blair you should have seen her. She began to tremble. Then her eyes closed, for she tainted right straight away. I screamed, and some other teachers ran in and car ried her into the office room where there is a settee'
 Blair had become pale He drew up rigid As a man fin dream he stood staring straight before him.
 The invalid had come to her feet She slowly hobbled to his side. She whispered quiveringly in his ear:
 May this mean happiness for all you have done for us!'
 And, oh,' added little Nella, T couldn't help thinking all day long how much Miss Foster looks like the picture of the lady you drew on the window pane this morning."
 Mrs Warrington was putting on her hood and shawl She touched the arm of Blair
 MT Blair, will you stay here and
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01
A BEAUTIFUL COLOR

Why use a black, nasty, Lad smelling disinfectant when you can get Ross Dead Quick" Spray? It is delightfully."- clean and will positively kill all insects and germs the moment applied. Use it in your hone. on your vegetables and on your stock. Sold in Prescott, Ark, by Hes tnrly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01
MOs r VALUABLE ASSET.

The most valuable asset of any state and nation is it's people. The wisest financiering is that which will save the people from drunkenness, poverty and crime and all the natural products of the liquor traffic. state or nation can make no mistake even from a monetary standpoint in dissociating it. self from such a business.-Lillian M. N Stevens
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01
WHAT A GALLON WILL DO.

A gallon of Ross Dead Quick Spray will destroy more bedbugS ants, fleas, moths, vegetable and plant insects, chicken mites, also mosquitoes, and do it quicker, than anything we know of. It will not soil household goods. It is easy to use. Sold in Prescott, Ark, by Hesterly Drug Store.
 Advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01

lined cat Then they all laughed as he put bird on each of its ears
 There was one evenly frosted pane that presented a fine surface for artis- tic effort. Blair began to outline a human face, It was clearly silhouet- ted. He seemed to forget his mission of entertainment, and certain sad ness crept into his face as he pro- ceeded with his task.
 Why! oh, MT Blair" spoke the eldest girl of the family, that is just the way our school teacher wears her hair"
 Why yes, it looks like her in the face, too" supplemented her brother.
 Old Mrs. Warrington glanced keen ly at the face of her good Samaritan. She noted tear in his eye.
 Tt is the picture of his lost wife," murmured the sorrowful old lady sympathizingly to herself.
 Rufus Blair had told her his heart story in a burst of confidence. He had married five years previously. He was making money then freely as a newspaper artist But reckless ways and rapid crowd of worthless hang ers-on had led him to dissipation.
 Day by day he neglected his wife. One night when intoxicated he had quarreled with her For time she endured his indifference. One day she disappeared leaving a note tell ing him that she would try to forget him, for surely he no longer loved her.
 For three years he tasted the dregs of dissipation. Then he reformed. He sought his wife. He could find no trace of her. He had taken up anew now the earnest burden of life. In- cidentally he had come across the Warringtons. His soul longed for com panionship and the presence of the
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01

For Sale Oak and Gum lumber, suitable for boxing-$3.00 up per thousand-Rh Rheinboldt X Rheinboldt, Prescott, Arkansas. Call at Hickory Mill on Terre Rouge. Advt 1w.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01
TROUBLES EXAGGERATED.

The liquor journals would have us believe that West Virginia's first months experience with the new tenn perance law has been a sad and dis Eeartening one" because, they say, the utate is full of blind tigers" and "uquor hides" We'll, so is Illinois and Ohio and New York and all the other wet" states.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-01
TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE

This is list of my dates and places for the purpose of assessing the property of Nevada County. This is the year to assess land, bring your last tax receipt. If there is any error in the description of your land, or where there is any di- vision of land bring your deed also. Wire Road, Redland, Tuesday, a. m., June l.
 Lackland, Redland Tuesday, p. m., June l.
 Bluff City, Union, Wednesday, June Theo, Union, Thursday, June 3. Hatley's, Jackson, Friday a. m., June 4.
 Blakely's Jackson, Friday, p. m., June 4.
 Woodlawn, Leake, Saturday a. m., June 5.
 Glenville, Leake, Saturday, p. m., June 5.
 Davidson, Taylor, Monday, a. m., June 2.
 Stockton, Taylor, Monday p. sn., June 2.
 Delta, Taylor, Tuesday, a. m., June Delta, Taylor, Tuesday p. m., June Willisville, Taylor, Wednesday a. m., June 9.
 Irma, Taylor, Wednesday, p. m., June 9.
 Rosston, Caney, Thursday, June 10. Gale, Caney, Friday June II. Morris, Georgia, Saturday a. m., June 12.
 Rocky Mound, Georgia, Saturday p. m., June 12.
 Mt. Moriah, Caney, Monday, June IA.
 A. l. Fincher's Albany, Tuesday June 15. Whites Chapel, Parker, Wednesday, a. m., June 16.
 Nichols School House, Alabama, Wednesday, p. m., June 16. Falcon, Alabama, Thursday, June IT.
 Abe Mitchel's, Alabama, Friday a. m., June IS.
 Fuller's, Parker, Friday, p. m, June IS.
 Union School House, Parker, Satur- day a. m., June 19.
 Bodcaw, Parker, Monday, June 21. Azor, Parker, Tuesday, a. m., June p.
 Forrest Hill, Albany, Tuesday p. m., June p.
 Sutton, Albany, Wednesday, June 23 Laneburg, Albany, Thursday, June "A. 8sss!% Emmet Emmet, Friday, June p. Boughton, Boughton, Saturday, June 26.
 Prescott, Missouri, June 2Sth to July 10.
 Fred Wallis, Assessor.