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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

Give man ! girl he can love
AS l, oh, my love, love thee,
And his heart is great with the pulse of
fate
At home, on land, or at sea.
What is the subtle charm about an
actress which fascinates the hearts of
so many people who know them only
as they appear behind the footlights?
If the actress Is fair to look upon,
youthful, there are many masculines
to whom she appeals, irresistibly
Perchance one of party of young
men sitting in a box, or in a front
row, catches her eye as she utters
sponsive heart. In an instant the
torch OF infatuation is lighted in his
bosom. He besieges the box office for
an introduction, if he knows the man.
ager. 1t does not occur to him that
it is artifice when the manager puts
him off with one plausible excuse and
another. He sends the actress notes,
flowers and Donbons. Fate seems to
be against him because of the fact that
they do not reach her. The messen-
ger boy always returns with the gifts
or notes bearing the same story-she
was not there. If his infatuation for
the actress has taken deep root, and
he is young man who has leisure and
money to follow his inclination, he is
apt to present himself in every town
where the charmer is playing. quite
oblivious to the fact that he has had
10 encouragement
The people from behind The foot
lights, from the stage hands 70 the
star, are having no end of merriment
at his expense To the actress her
self, this homage forced upon her is
intensely annoying; especially if she
is a wife and mother. Her coquetry
and alluring smiles are her stock in
trade. her meal ticket. If men will fall
in love with her on account of il, she
is not to blame.
Every night before she goes to her
bed she writes long letter to her dear
hubby. who is travelling on the road
with another company. After two or
three pages filed up about their chill
dren of at school, she devotes anoth-
er half sheet telling him of the foolish
Johnnie" who follows the company
from town to town, still bombarding
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
Orioin of Old Joke,

Harper Pennington has revealed the
origin of the standing room only
Joke: 1t appears that there was hard
ly ever any furniture in Whistler's
house. He was peculiarly parsimo-
NOUS in the matter of chairs. This
led to a remark of Corny Grains
which became famous. "Ah, Jimmy!
Glad to see you playing to such a full
housed" said Dick (Corny) Grain when
shaking hands before a Sunday lunch
con, while glazing around the studio
with his large, protruding eyes in
search of something to sit on. What
do you mean?" asked Whistler.
Standing room only" replied the
actor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

her with letters. which she returns IN
opened
There are true and good wives and
mothers TO Re found among the pref
ty. girlish. stage beauties. They would
not care a flip of their finger whether
they were known as Mrs" or Miss"
if they could draw the same salary in
either case. Indeed. many of the IA
vorite actresses wish that they could
tell the world what happy home life
they have at least three months in
the year with an adoring husband and
large family of boys and girls about
them. The sensible man who falls IN
.cve with the actress should make It
point e find out at the outset wheth-
er she is free to receive his addresses
or not. She is one person on the
stage-quite another off. Mems de-
votion does not flatter her. She loves
only one true heart, and that one she
is lawfully bound to.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

was found murdered In sight of this
SPOT Of old-time horror. and ScoyiIle
was accused of the act.
| was older now and saw my fault
in all its enormity. / was guilty of
that crime-or so / felt in the first
heat of my sorrow and despair. may
even have said so-in dreams or in
some of my self-absorbed broodings.
Though l certainly had not lifted the
stick against Mr.. Etheridge, had left
the hand free which did. and this was
sufficient occasion for remorse or
so truly felt.
was so affected by the thought that
even my father, with his own weight
of troubles, noticed my careworn
face and asked me for an explanation
But | held him off until the verdict
was reached, and then l told him.
had not liked his looks for some time;
they seemed to convey some doubt of
l felt that if he had such doubts, they
might be eased by this certainty of
Scoville's murderous tendencies and
unquestionable greed.
And they were; but as Scoville was
already doomed, we decided that 1t
was unnecessary to make public his
past offenses. However, with an eye
upon future contingencies, my father
| exacted from me in writing this full
account of my adventure, which with
all the solemnity of an oath here de-
clare to be the true story Of what be-
fell me in the house called Spencer's
Folly, on the night of awful storm,
September II, 1895.
OLIVER OSTRANDER
Witnesses to above signature,
ARCHIBALD OSTRANDER,
Bella JEFFERSON.
Shelby, November z, 1898.
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IN LINE WITH "DE QUALITY"
Mr.. Ell Brown Felt Himself Entitled,
Considering His Position, to Let
tiers After His Name.

Eli Brown, an impressive ebony fig
ure in his long, black. clerical coat
and collar-gift of the rector Of st.
James'-had come In answer to post
card or mine, asking him TO cali and
whitewash my back fence.
Use done moved. Miss May" he
said. when he explained to me that
he could not undertake the work that
day. as a noon service at St James
necessitated his presence az the organ
bellows. "and / reckon III jes' leave
my card so you can know whar to
SEN for me when yer wants me ag'in.H
With an expression of dignified graf
ification he unfolded q scrap OF
church announcement leahet. which
he had pulled out of his vest pocket
and handed me a card with the
words:
Eli Brown. E o. B..
so Fenchurch street
what do these letters stand fort"
! asked.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
PREPARATION for Hone Use.

The woman who values her looks
should drink at least pint of alter
daily. and preferably more. including 8
tumblerful, either hot or cold. the last
shing at night
Distilled water is by far the best.
but If hot is not available. water that
has been boiled and allowed to stand
for two or TIRES hours till It has be-
come reaerated is more wholesome
than merely filtered water. especially
In districts where the water contains
an undue amount Of chalk. which. after
boiling. viii settle into a sediment
from which the remainder can be.
poured on.-Philadelphia Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
CHAPTER XIV.
The TeIenram.

Inc Telegram
This was the document and these
the words which Deborah, widow OF
the man thus doubly denounced, had
! been given to read by the father OF
| the writer, in the darkened room which
had been and still was to her, an abode
of brooding thought and unfathomable
mystery.
No wonder that during its reading
more than one exclamation of terror
and dismay escaped her. There were
so many reasons for believing this
| record to be an absolute relation OF
the truth.
Incoherent phrases which had fallen
from those long-closed lips took on
new meaning with this unwilling of
an unknown past. Repugnances for
which she could not account in those
old days, she now saw explained. He
would never, even in passing, give a
look at the ruin on the bluff, so attrac-
tive to every eye but his own. AS for
entering its gates-she had never
dared so much as to ask him to do so.
Then the watch! Deborah knew well
that watch. She had often asked him
by what stroke of luck he had got so
fine a timepiece. God! was her mind
veering back to her old idea as to his
responsibility for the crime com.
mitted in Dark Hollow? Yes; she could
not help it. Denial from a monster
like this-a man who with such memo
ries and such spoil, could return home
to wife and child, with some gay and
confused story of a great stroke In
speculation which had brought him
in the price of the tavern it had long
been his ambition to own-what was
denial from such lips worth? The
Judge was right. Oliver-whose in
genuous story had restored his image
to her mind, with some of its old
graces-had been the victim of circum-
stances and not John Scoville.
Her thoughts han reached this stage
and her hand, in obedience to the new
mood. was lightly ruffling up the pages
before her, when she felt light touch
on her shoulder and turned with a
start.
The Judge was at her back. How
long he had stood there she did not
know, nor did he say, but when upon
feeling his hand upon her shoulder she
turned, he was there; and while his
lips failed to speak, his eyes we're elo-
quent and their question single and i'm
perative.
What do you think of him now?"
feet, she met him with smile, CHASTITY
perhaps with the lividness of the
shadows through which she had been
cropping, but encouraging withal and
soothing beyond measure to his anx-
ious and harassed soul
"Oliver is innocent" she declared,
turning, once more to lay her hand
upon the sheets containing his naive
confession. THE bastard who could
shoot his host for plumber is capable of
a second crime holding out similar
inducement. Nothing now will ever
make me connect Oliver with the
crime at the bridge. AS you said, he
was simply near enough the hollow to
toss into ii the stick he had been
whiting / am his advocate from this
minute"
Her eyes were still resting mechan-
ically upon that last page lying spread
out before her, and she did not OBJ
serve in its full glory the first CLEAN
of triumphant Joy which. in all prob
ability, Judge Ostrander's countenance
had shown in years. Nor did he see,
in the glad confusion of the moment,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
Fire Engines Beginning.

1t was not until the close Of the
sixteenth century that the hand squirt
Was introduced into England. and they
were extensively used in the great
London FIRE in 1865. SoOu after the
commencement Of the seventeenth
century the Londoners perceived the
convenience that would arise from
fixing these squirts to movable els
tern. and applying their power through
the means of lever. and the first en-
CINE thus obtained was considered
great mechanical achievement
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
shrewd Old Nan.

You're an old married man. What
do you do when your wife begins TO
scold?"
Encourage her. | talk back-dis-
creetly. of course. say tantslizi1g
things | make foolish excuses. I
stammer and get husky"
But doesn't that make her a e. d
deal madder?"
of course it does. That's the In
tention- | want her TO get so mad
that she won't lave any voice left 70
as me for money"
Gee. ! wonder If I'll ever get az
hardened as that, "-Brooklyn Gag
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

is done over. For an article rightly
made or a task well done serves
better purpose than something COM
pleted in haste. People who DO every
thing hastily usually misunderstood.
Some things one may catch quickly
and so deceive himself into thinking
that be can do the whole thing in q
minute, not even knowing the import
ant point that has escaped him. To
make haste slowly" means to ac-
complish more, whatever one is do
i-g.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

While rich girls DO
not. The explana-
ton is simple:
When the poor girl
meets q young
man -hom she
likes and who has
shown interest in
her she builds her
future hopes about
him. She is salts
fed, nay happy. to
be wooed and won
by him. She looks
no farther for a
possible lover. She
is not expecting
to find faults in
him, nor hiding
any that she may
have. Hone is her
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
siorificance Of Book PLATES.

No book collector should be with
out a book plate, and a book plate
once inserted in a volume should new
er be removed. When the plate is
that of a good collector it constitutes
an Endorsement, and adds a certain in
terest and value to the volume
was once going through the col
lection OF a friend, and observing the
absence Of a book plate, asked him
why it was. He replied. The selec-
ton of book plate is such serious
matter"-A Edward Newton, in the
Atlantic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

Why, Miss May. all de quality in
our congregation has letters after der
names. Doctor Price he has D. D.:
Doctor Simmonds has NJ. D., and
dere's LIZ D. for some of 'em, and
q. 5. n. for dat Yankee Officer: and
cease l materially has 'em. too"
But what do they mean?" / insist
ed.
Now. Miss May, don't you know?
Z o. B.-Episoopal organ blower. dat
what l is."-Harper's Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

Ethel-"Jack told me that he never
loved anyone before" Marie-"Well,
excuse me for saying so. dear, but he
and / we're once engaged" Ethel
ooh, / didn't ask him about engage
ments; only asked him about love &"
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
Neal Brown [. "A. Pradt C. 8. GiIberr
ABSTRACTS

We have the only abstract of Mara
thon county. We have a thoroughly
qualified ahstractor, and make abb
stracts at reasonable prices. We are
responsible for all abstracts made by
US and guarantee that they show the
condition of the title properly as it
appears on record.
An abstract of title is useful II ycu
desire to sell or mortgage your prop
erty, and is very valuable In ascertain
ing defects in your title that can be
easily remedied, and yet might be suf-
ncient to spoil G sale. If you desire
an abstract of the title to your prop
erty. call and see us.
WausSu Law & Land Association
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
LauTdJeanLibbeu's
Talks on
Heart Topics
lSopyngnt. tSios % Go Mellufe NewxpapG Sznhcsisl
POOR GIRLS HAVE HosE-RIcH
GIRLS NONE.

Oh. that a dream so sweet. so long en-
joyed,
Should be so sadly. cruelty destroyed
1 knew. I knew 1T could not last.
Twas bright, twas heavenly, but it's
past
1t Is often a wonder to many why
poor girls often wed their first loves
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

81 hear that they belong to the earl.
settlers Well. you wouldn't think
so If you could see the bill collectors
climbing their front eps."-Judge-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
So Say We All.

Landlady-How do you like your
eggs, Mr. Newcomer?
New Boarder-Fresh, please.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

Australia contaiAs about As horses
10 every 100 residents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
MARRIED ACTRESSES.

Give man ! girl he can love
AS l, oh, my love, love thee.
And his heart is great with the pulse of
fate
AT home land or a sen
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
MATTER OF OFFICE HOURS

cTo BE CoNTINUED1
The Brinkley argus., 1915-10-08
Bring Your Poultry to the
 Fair

am dropping this last word to those that have raised good poultry this season, to remind you that we are expecting you to select some of your very best, and bring it to the School Fair at Brinkley. The object is to get the best exhibit possible be- fore the public at this time, that the people may see what can be done here with pure bred poultry. Pick your very best; wash their legs and feet clean; have them in a nice coop. and do not crowd them too much. Make your coop large enough to show them off to good advantage. and tall enough for them to stand erect without their combs touching the top. Have the coop clean, and put some leaves or straw in the bottom to keep them clean. Fasten a can in one corner of the coop to give them water. Feed them well before you bring them.
 We are sorry to say that our Poultry Association has no money on hand with which to pay premiums, but will try to arrange with the management of the Fair to have your poultry judged. It is our hope that by another year we will have our Association in such a thriving condition, and so well organized that we may be able to have a regular Poultry Show, with a real Judge, and to offer cash premiums.
 This notice does not come from the Fair Management, but from a lover of goed pure bred poultry and member of our Poultry Association who is very anxious ! to see a good display of the best poultry raised in this section.
 Don't fail please.
 1 w. T. Thurman.
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demonstrating profitable farm ing methods. This is the class of work that enables farmers working under the direction of these agents in the state to grow an average of 28 bushels of corn while the Arkansas farm er's average corn yield is only IS bushels to the acre. The cotton yield was 524 pounds, state average, but farmers fol- lowing the advice of the farm demonstration agents raised an average corn yield of 1,128 pounds to the acre.
 County Judge T. G. Trice has received a proposition from c. w. Watson, State Agent, farm demonstration work for Arkan- sas to be submitted to the Quorum Court that meets on October 27.
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Welcome to the School Fair

Oh Clarendon we welco me you And rural district too! The schools of every town For miles around, To Brinkley town and homes and Fair, You will welcome find beyond compare. Then come and join in friendly
 competition. For it is our mission to better
 the condition Of farm and home and school
 and state, So we will not be out of date, But take a leading place in the
 race for education, Which does so much to make
 a nation. Then when we are through With entertaining you, You'll never again be vexed That we can not be called
 next" But ARE the very finest town in
 the state" {" Since our welcome proved so
 great When you stopped within our
 gate.
 Mrs. w. H. Overholt,
 Member Brinkley 5. I. A.
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Nujol, Vinol and vitalitas
 Send Anywhere by Mail

Through the aid of the parcel post we can send any of the above or any liquids mp to one pint by mail, and WEPAY THE POSTAGE. Vin6l, the great tonic. $l; VitalitAs, the medicine that builds yor up. $1 and Nujol. the great laxative, better than Russian oil, 75c. Order bottle by mail and note the wonderful results. No matter what you want in the drug line, we can send it by parcel post. Try us. Snodgrass & Bracy, druggists, Little Rock, Ark.
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Arkansas Products for Ark.
 ansas People

With referen ce to the Home Products Show to be held at the Market Arcade. Little Rock, October 27-3O, Dean J. H. Miller. in charge of the Agricultural Extension work for the Univer- sity of Arkansas, says:
 Doubtless in this state, as in others, people buy from the grocer without any regard to the source of supply and in all probability the majority of the women of your towns and cities of Arkansas buy more canned vegetables and canned fruits grown in New York than they do Arkansas grown stuff. Every loyal Arkansas man and woman should demand Arkansas pro- ducts.
 Write Ray Gill. State Capitol, Little Rock, for further infor- nation.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-10-08
Names of Farms Around
 Brinkley

Quite a number of our pro- gressive farm owners around Brinkley have already named their farms. The ARGUS would like to print under this head each and every one as it is named. Kindly send in the name of your farm and those of your friends that it may be added to this list. | Fair Haven Farm" owned by A. N. Gibbs. ''The Luhollis." owned by Messrs Murphy & Legg.
 The P. &. P. Ranch" owned by Penrod and Prouty and managed by Henry Loewer.
 "The Eden Plantation" own- ed by Wm. Tait.
 "The Ilawade Farm" owned by w. D. Wade. 'Idlewild Farm" owned by o. H. Cooper.
 'The Davy Crockett Farm" owned by J. $. Crockett.
 "Westview," owned by Gus Simpson.
 Sunny Slope Farm" owned by Woodie Cooper.
 The Oaks" owned by Ed Rriar.
 Fair View Farm" owned by Alex Oelschlager.
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Modern Plano Wlre.

Supplanting the hard, high-tension strand of old, the plano wire in de- mand today for the highest-grade in- struments is tough and f1brous and of absolute uniformity. and when cut. It shows a clean, white steel. The piano makers have, by actual test. been brought to see that the softsr wire has the greater artistic merit The latter vibrates so evenly throughout, when actuated by the proper degree of energy, that true fundamentai tone results, with just enough of the octave to impart timber of the third and sixth to impart richness. and Will be amplifed by the sounding board.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-10-08
Farm Demonstration Work
 in Arkansas.

Monroe county has received a proposition from the U. s. Gov ernment and College of Agricul- ture, cooperating, offering to contribute from $450 to $666 for the improvement of farming and stock raising in the county dur ing the coming year. This money would help defray the expense of maintaining a farm demon stration agent in the work of
The Brinkley argus., 1915-10-08

|1915 Monroe County be held in Brinkley on |y and Friday, Oct. l4th D promises to be by far eSt and best ever held |unty.
 V Superintendent David has asked the Directors Ehools in Monroe county the schools on the two the Fair in order that be pupils and teachers end the School Fair. ldies of the Brinkley s. eether with the people kley will entertain the hir visitors with an old picnic dinner and )w Brinkley's apprecia- hvlng the School Fair. em Babb, manager of
 detic Department of the |alr, has been very for psecure the services of
 Cope, track coach for
 nesboro Agricultural
 s official starter and pr the athletic events.
 hlolts in Composition,
 ntlng, Arithmetic and
 came Tn promptly and
The Brinkley argus., 1915-10-08
$IO CASH REWARD
LOST BAY MULE

A red bay mare mule with white mouth. about 10 years old, IS hands high, strayed from Tom Dukes two miles southeast of Brinkley about July 10th. Was unloaded in Brinkley two years ago. She is hard to catch. $10 cash reward will be cheer fully paid for any information leading to her recovery. Phone. call or write
 Henry Wolf & Co.-+y
 Brinkley, Ark. July 13, 1915.
 Tell 'en. you saw It In the Argus-
The Brinkley argus., 1915-10-08
|E ECOUNTY SCHOOL FAIR IN
 BR|NkLEY OCT. HATH AND 18TH.
.,tv Schools to Close and Hundreds of Children Ine to Brinkley. Hundreds of Visitor Expected
Brinkley to Serve a Picnic Dinner

the same are now being judged. No prize winners will be an- nounced until Friday, October 18th.
 Intending exhibitors should bear in mind that all exhibits. except those in the Culinary and Agricultural Departments, must be in by October 1lth. Entries for the Culinary and Agricul- tural Departments close at IF o'clock, October 14th.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-10-08
Rev. Steven A. Sawyer
 Marries.

On Monday at the home of Geo. Bryant on Pea Ridge Mrs. Clara Mccain, of Monroe, was married to Rev. Steven A. Sawyer, Baptist minister south west of Brinkley, Rev. George Bryant officiating.
 They will reside at the Sawyer home near Brinkley. The ARGUS offers congratulations.
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To Ward oN Lock law,

It has been found that a number of viruses are taken up by charcoal so rapidly that they lose their toxic prop critics for the tissues. Berlin scien- lists are now experimenting to see whether lockJaw cannot be warded off by the simple expedient of applying charcoal to the infected wound.
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Sounds Fishy,

A New York lawyer tells of case tried in . fishing town of Massachu- setts. during which the chief witness under cross-examination refused to state the amount of his gross income. You must answer the question:" said the judge. "But, Your Honor," said the man. T have no gross income; I am . fisherman, and it's all net"
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Laughter Analysed.

Laughter is a sign of high devel- opment. The nearer one Is to the animal, the less one laughs. The more highly developed we become. the more do we perceive humor. For laughter, 1t must be remembered, is a sign that an emotion has suddenly been set free. It is like a touch on the trigger of a gun, the gun being eelf-restraint.